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CHICAGO — Roberto Cavalli, the Italian fashion designer, knows a thing or two about catching someone's eye, and his new vodka was making an impression on a recent Friday night at the glitzy Y Bar here.
The bottle, which sells for $60 in stores and around $300 in the V.I.P. lounges of clubs like Y Bar, glowed on its own light stand, lending a green hue to its slender shape. April Sargent, a customer, leaned forward from her couch, and ran a finger along the bottle's embossed serpent coiled around its middle and its silver snakehead spout. "I like it," she said.
If it sounds a bit like Ms. Sargent, 30, was checking out a fragrance at a cosmetics counter, that is precisely the point. The liquor industry looks a lot like the perfume business these days, with dramatic packaging and rich price tags that often have little direct connection to the liquid inside.
From flavored liquors to the new Bong Vodka (named for the bottle's shape), there are hundreds of new choices popping up to slake an apparent growing thirst among Americans to sip better — or at least more attractive and expensive — alcoholic beverages.
Americans are spending more than ever on their drinks, with sales of spirits, wine and beer increasing 47 percent from 1995 to 2005, to $160 billion, according to ACNielsen, a research firm that tracks retail sales of food and beverages. (Adjusted for inflation the increase was 14 percent.)Continue reading the main story
The trend is especially evident in liquor, with Americans drinking more of it, and paying even more for it. Measured by liters sold, sales of spirits are up 10 percent since 2002, said Information Resources, a market research firm. But as the price of bottles like Cavalli jumps higher, revenue from liquor sales is rising even faster — 21 percent since 2002.
"Consumers are trading up at an alarming rate," said Bump Williams, general manager of global beverage alcohol consulting for Information Resources. "And price has not been a deterrent."
The industry has never produced such a burst of innovation to meet and spur on this growing demand. In the last two years, spirits companies have introduced more than 210 varieties of flavored vodkas, rums and tequilas; and dozens more "superpremium" varieties priced at an average of $25 a bottle and higher.
Revenue in this high-end part of the business jumped almost 62 percent from 2003 to 2005, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, an industry trade group.
The trend to pricier drinks is also evident in wines. Sales of wines priced $15 or higher increased 18 percent this year, after jumping 11 percent last year, according to ACNielsen.
Many of the gains have come at the expense of beer makers, whose sales have largely flattened; the only signs of growth are found mostly in higher-priced imports.
Younger drinkers are driving much of the surge in sales of spirits.
They may be taking their cues from celebrity icons like Paris Hilton and the rapper Eminem, who have been spotted downing shots of the hot-selling Patrón Spirits tequila in Las Vegas. Spirits companies, in turn, have attached themselves to such celebrities for the buzz they create. Bong Vodka sponsored Ms. Hilton's CD release party in March in Miami; Donald Trump provided three customized bottles of his new Trump Vodka, painted in 24-karat gold, for the rapper Diddy's release party in Miami last month. (Mr. Trump, according to his spokesman, now has 1,000 cases on order of the real-gold vodka bottles.)
Even in the less-rarefied world that Ms. Sargent moves in, there seems to be little sticker shock. "I spent $150 on booze last night," Ms. Sargent, a sales manager at a telecommunications company, said. "It's the vodka. You can drink it so fast."
Even faster when it is flavored. Vodka by definition is flavorless, colorless and aroma-free. But distillers are selling more flavored varieties, and have lowered the alcohol content so that the flavors are easier to taste. Absolut, for example, will introduce a pear vodka in January, its 10th flavor.
Flavored vodkas, which now account for 11 percent of all vodka sales, have helped draw in more female drinkers, particularly those with a sweet tooth.
Purists may complain that vodka is meant to be unflavored, but many bartenders are finding ways to use the flavored varieties to create new cocktails.
"It's like an artist with her paints," said Bridget Albert, president of the Illinois chapter of the United States Bartenders Guild. "It gets your creative juices flowing."
At Voda, a San Francisco bar that offers about 100 kinds of vodka, a co-owner, Davide Mega, showed off his recent concoction, made in-house: bubble-gum-flavored vodka (using real gum).
Back in Chicago, Ms. Sargent said the premium flavored vodkas had helped her reduce the problem of hangovers. Less-expensive vodkas also give her headaches, and she finds beer too filling. "A vodka and soda has 80 calories," she said. "I can drink it all night long."
But some drinkers said they are also buying more expensive vodka as a status symbol. Those symbols carry a hefty price tag if drinkers order "bottle service" in clubs, and pay from 5 to 10 times the bottle's retail cost.
"Bottle service is prestigious," said Quinn Bradley, 25, another customer at Y Bar. "I am not a vodka connoisseur, but a higher price usually means it's better, right?"
Marketers have spent millions trying to convince consumers of just that.
By all accounts, the superpremium spirits craze was started by the late Sidney Frank, owner of the New York drinks importer that created Grey Goose vodka in 1997.
His idea was to build a sophisticated image, beginning with a price of about $10 a bottle more than the market leader Absolut. He gave away bottles at high-profile charity events and managed to get them placed in limousines of Hollywood stars.
He picked France as the source of his vodka, he said, because "the best things come from France." And he chose a frosted bottle with a two-panel image featuring flying birds.
Sales took off, and Grey Goose soon caught the attention of other competitors. Bacardi, the rum giant, bought the brand in 2004 for almost $2.3 billion.
To many drinkers, it is still the most popular vodka when they want to "trade up."
Working the bar of a V.I.P. booth at De La Costa, a trendy new restaurant in Chicago, a waitress, Allison Smith, shook her head after opening a bottle of Grey Goose on a recent evening. A man in his 20s had ordered Absolut for some male friends, but when another friend showed up minutes later with several girls, he quickly changed his order to Grey Goose, which cost $50 more.
"He got nervous when his buddy showed up and clearly felt pressure not to be embarrassed somehow," Ms. Smith said.
Grey Goose's success opened the door for a higher-priced tequila. In 1989, several years before Mr. Frank dreamed up his vodka, John Paul DeJoria, founder of the Paul Mitchell hair care line, started a tequila company called Patrón.
Patrón took off slowly at first, despite an elegant corked bottle and a boast that they sourced the best agave plants in all of Mexico. When Tom Cruise drank it in "Vanilla Sky" in 2001, people began to notice. It also helped that rappers like Snoop Dogg began mentioning Patrón in their songs. To date, Patrón has been mentioned in more than 100 songs, from rap to country to a Dutch rock band, said John McDonnell, chief operating office of Patrón Spirits.
He said the company did not pay any musical artist to mention Patrón. But Patrón does not leave its marketing to chance, spending about $25 million a year to promote the tequila.
Some celebrities who have touted their favorite spirits — and seen the effect they can have on sales — have joined the business. The rapper Jay-Z became so enamored of Armadale, a high-end vodka, that in 2002 he bought the company, which is based in Scotland.
Celebrities have good reason to invest: superpremium spirits are the most profitable of alcoholic beverages. Average gross profit margins are more than 20 percent for spirits, compared with 18 percent for wine and 15 percent for beer, said Mr. Williams of IRI.
Perhaps more than the vodka itself, bottle design is critical to winning over customers.
Mr. Trump hired Milton Glaser, the New York graphic artist famous for the "I ♥ NY" ad campaign, to design his new vodka bottle. Mr. Glaser's answer, a four-sided bottle painted gold on two sides, is meant to convey the "magnificence" of Trump Tower in New York, said Patrick Kenny, chief executive of DrinksAmericas, which is importing Mr. Trump's vodka from Holland.
The Dutch company Bong Spirit had something else in mind when they created Bong Vodka in the shape of a pipe used to smoke marijuana. The brand was introduced last year in Florida.
For all their focus on packaging, vodka companies do try to sell on quality, as well. Mr. Trump's is supposedly distilled five times in a meticulous process where the Dutch distiller washes the oak barrels with Trump vodka before filling it with Trump vodka, Mr. Kenny said.
Mr. Cavalli's vodka claims to be "filtered through layers of crushed Italian marble to achieve optimum purity."
At Y Bar, Ryan Schmiege, the club's manager, has found that gimmicks like Cavalli's multicolored light stand can make a difference to today's breed of drinkers.
A local Cavalli representative provided the stands, to be used exclusively for the Cavalli vodka. The first night she brought them in and lighted up a Cavalli bottle, patrons noticed. "I sold four bottles that night," Mr. Schmiege said. "Clearly, some people want the glam factor."Continue reading the main story


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Prices in this hotbed of global wealth fall most since 2009
London's property market is estimated to be worth as much as the annual GDP of the world's ninth biggest economy, Brazil. But prices are falling.
In April they fell 1.5% year-over-year, to £636,777, according to Rightmove, a firm specialized in real estate. The last time prices fell so sharply was in May 2009, when the global financial crisis was gaining steam. The worst hit areas are London's most expensive boroughs.
Those at the top end of the global wealth and income scale — just about the only people left who can afford to buy residential property in London these days — either have less money to spend or are spending it elsewhere. Some are even splashing it around other parts of the UK, where better value deals can be found.
For the last two years the UK's prime regional housing markets have outperformed London's top postcodes, as higher taxes and Brexit uncertainty have chilled the capital's prime markets. According to Lucian Cook, head of residential research at Savills, values in the prime central London market are 13% below their 2014 peak. The main factors driving this trend include changes to UK stamp duty as well as international buyers' increased exposure to capital gains tax and inheritance tax, leading to more reluctance in taking advantage of the weaker sterling…

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Some time ago I held a Fellowship Connection conference call about online giving. Here are the notes. FC History Started in '97 with ACH Debit Processing -FC ran this system for about two years True online giving launched with our new website, www.fellowshipchurch.com in 1999 -Giving grew at constant rate, it was well received Security Issues -Growth lead to challenges: security issues, using the correct resources -Fortunately we were not hacked or exposed at this time, but we were able to see various security flaws Growth lead to staffing -Growth hit heavily which lead to staffing problems, our online giving system existed on the internet, and did not integrate to our contributions system or GL system -Added staff in finance department to work effectively between the two -Adding administrative staff is not typical of FC, and this solution was ultimately not something we wanted to do, even to help grow online giving -We wanted to integrate the systems, which is why we moved to this new system (Fellowship Technologies)
Why Online Giving? Some of key points that are important to FC: Easy Management for Users/Givers -ACH was good, but people wouldn't adapt well because they couldn't edit or change their own giving without manually calling the church and the bank -With the new system, they can now change their tithe anytime, which is important to us that they have these options at any time Easy for people to become consistent givers (scheduled tithe) -We are reaching more and more non-believers/new believers – the user friendly system that we have now helps us to teach them to become consistent givers -Results=23% of our budget is given online, and this number is growing every month -40% of these online tithes are scheduled, this number is also growing every month
Questions about Online Giving The question of processing/transaction fees for credit cards -At FC this is a non-issue, we have found that budget over compensates these fees -Fellowship Technologies has negotiated our rates to a very low price The question of online giving possibly promoting people to go into debt? -We believe that tithing is a personal responsibility, we do not encourage anyone to go into debt -FC is a very non-traditional church, we do not have some of the challenges that other churches may have
Key Areas to Focus on Security and Consumer Confidence Take security as a top priority, you may even choose to partner with an organization that can help look at problems -The last thing you want is to make it online giving available and then encountering identity theft, they will possibly stop giving completely if they cannot trust the system Administration to Ministry -FC recommends integration if possible, having the contributions system as a part of the church management system is key for future growth and success -If you intend to create this internally from tech dept – avoid anything that will create islands, these will prove to be: -Costly -Inefficient Promotion of Online Giving -Promotion will influence success rate, promoting it in your current infrastructure is the best route -Membership/Discipleship Newcomers Class, make the information readily accessible, creating forms, informing them -All of our assimilation classes talk about giving as a member, inform of the ways they can give, promote online giving -Our "E2" Discipleship class is solely dedicated to Tithing, what it means to give, biblically discussing tithing, show them how to give, etc -We talk about it in the service, but do not say "how" from the stage, we direct them to the Information Kiosk to get forms or more information -Start with committed core, then it will spread to give on consistent basis -Online giving is great during summer when families go on vacation and may forget - use scheduling Make it as easy as possible for users
How? 3 ways to do it:
"Do-it-yourself" internally develop this system – Hire a developer, this is my last recommendation: they may not be able to integrate it in your church management system, or they may not have the skill set to do it well
Utilize a company like Ezekiel, which specializes in online giving that is web-based, this however will not be integrated with church management system, the challenge is that it is not connected
Fellowship One – this system allows you to have all of the pieces totally integrated and highest security, highly recommended -We built this system in house, with one component of the church management system being online giving, now formed as Fellowship Technologies
Contact Information: Fellowship Technologies Jeff Hook, president and CEO best via email firstname.lastname@example.com www.fellowshiptech.com 214-668-9807
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I can't tell if he's in a break room or at home but I approve either way. If he is at work, this makes a strong argument for renaming "coffee break" as "cum break". Sorry coffee industry.
Revol (whatever that company sells) should be proud of him for going above and beyond to advertise their "Great Gifts. Great Deals!" motto. Though I am confused why "Great Gifts" doesn't deserve an exclamation point as well.
The gift of seeing a large penis ejaculating deserves a bonus exclamation point.
Maybe he's over the job and wants to get caught. Or maybe he's a supervisor and has locked the door, not releasing the video until he no longer works there. Or maybe he just wants everyone to know he works at Revol and masturbates openly.
All I know is I want to take the place of the tissue he comes into at the end. That is a fine job, though has a lot of competition. I also wouldn't mind running my hands over his washboard abs.
My only critique is that he should put his fitness tracker bracelet on his masturbation hand. He could definitely rack up the miles that way.


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The syncing design assumes the network is connected. But it's often not in these pre-IPV6 days, so the cloud needs to be used to bridge between LANS.
The cloud notification problem (done)
Alice and Bob have repos, and there is a cloud remote they both share. Alice adds a file; the assistant transfers it to the cloud remote. How does Bob find out about it?
There are two parts to this problem. Bob needs to find out that there's been a change to Alice's git repo. Then he needs to pull from Alice's git repo, or some other repo in the cloud she pushed to. Once both steps are done, the assistant will transfer the file from the cloud to Bob.
- dvcs-autosync uses xmppp; all repos need to have the same xmpp account configured, and send self-messages. An alternative would be to have different accounts that join a channel or message each other. Still needs account configuration.
- irc could be used. With a default irc network, and an agreed-upon channel, no configuration should be needed. IRC might be harder to get through some firewalls, and is prone to netsplits, etc. IRC networks have reasons to be wary of bots using them. Only basic notifications could be done over irc, as it has little security.
- When there's a ssh server involved, code could be run on it to notify logged-in clients. But this is not a general solution to this problem.
- pubsubhubbub does not seem like an option; its hubs want to pull down a feed over http.
See xmpp for design of git-annex's use of xmpp for push notifications.
storing git repos in the cloud done for XMPP
Of course, one option is to just use github etc to store the git repo.
Two things can store git repos in Amazon S3: * http://gabrito.com/post/storing-git-repositories-in-amazon-s3-for-high-availability * http://wiki.cs.pdx.edu/oss2009/index/projects/gits3.html
Another option is to not store the git repo in the cloud, but push/pull peer-to-peer. When peers cannot directly talk to one-another, this could be bounced through something like XMPP. This is done for xmpp!
Another option: Use https://spwhitton.name/tech/code/git-remote-gcrypt/ to store git repo encrypted on cloud storage.


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En Wikileaks, depeche de la embajada de EEUU en Santiago. La verdad es que este análisis podría haber sido tomado de cualquier diario, no me parece nada especial.
Bachelet was frank about her view of Argentina, saying thatChile's neighbor has problems with credibility as a country -- itsdemocracy is not robust, and its institutions are not strong.Flisfisch added that Argentina's unusual federal system andPeronist ideology--which can lead to political paranoia--areadditional obstacles to political and economic stability.Argentines tend to live from crisis to crisis, the President added,rather than pursuing stable, long-term policies.
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President Bachelet highlighted that Chile had achieved avery positive relationship with Argentina despite the challengingpolitical situation there and Kirchner's shortcomings. Chile andArgentina have a number of bilateral agreements in place and duringKirchner's October visit to Santiago the two presidents shared thenow-famous "Maipu hug" after recalling the historic friendship andheroism of both countries.
Sobre Cristina Fernández, en particular, dice:
President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is emblematic ofArgentina's problems, the Chileans agreed. Kirchner is notanti-U.S. by nature, Bachelet asserted, but is convinced that the2007 "maletinazo" incident was a plot against her and will notlisten to contradictory evidence. (Note: "Maletinazo" refers toan incident in which Venezuelan officials found nearly US $800,000in cash the suitcase of a U.S. citizen at a Buenos Aires airport.


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Since then we have hosted a plethora of philanthropists visits resulting in active projects in Liberia, we have seen 15 first time grants make a difference and have obtained fiscal sponsorship from a US 501(C)3 organization in order to enable Liberian NGOs to receive direct funding from US based foundations.
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at the risk of sounding really sappy, it's been only one week since he left. =(
what happened to the 'time flies' bit?! bleh.
anyways, the house hunting has been happening and I think we have just found the flat. albeit in a really ulu location. well, just because i have never ventured around that area, it is ulu to me okay. =P
can't wait to redecorate!! hahah. and my kitchen, oh my kitchen. gonna see to it that it is decked out with proper kitchen stuff!!
The weather's awesome today…although a wee bit too hot. Kenneth's in town so we are head to Freo and then probably go looking at a laptop for me! Can't wait!! I don't know if I should wait for the post-Xmas sale or just get one now. Don't think electronics are gonna be any cheaper during the sale. hmm.
Torn between the 'want to get it down' and 'just wait!!' feeling. With the purchase of this laptop, I can forget about the juicer. It's either this or the juicer..and I'd rather go with the laptop. =D No frying pan too. *sigh*
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With all the focus (quite rightly) on the 1st XI and their progress in the League and the National Club Championship it is easy to forget about other sides in the club. Even in terms of female cricket, a great deal of focus (relatively speaking) is paid to the "elite" end of the sport, whilst at Bath, obviously, the greatest focus is on the Wanderers 1st XI. However, there is a massive success story this year which could easily pass under the radar.... the Wanderers 2nd XI (and occasionally both the Wanderers 2nd XIs)!
For the past season or two, life for the Wanderers 2nds (from now on "W2") has been difficult. Playing in the South West (now "Premier") League against increasingly strong sides (which lest we and others forget, we helped to achieve improvements) a decent number of players were rarely able to be available in enough numbers to be (a) always able to get 11 onto the pitch and/or (b) be truely competitive when we did manage it. At the end of the 2012 season the W2 took a step back - rejoining the less-daunting Somerset League nd investing a lot of time and effort in developing the next wave of young players who would grace our senior teams (and beyond hopefully). the result.... at the end of the "league" portion of the season, the W2 are top of the league and head into the 4-team play-offs that will determine the Somerset champions in good health. Whatever happens from here, the season has been a real triumph!
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W2 face Taunton Griffins on Sunday with the winners to face the winners of the WSM v Minehead game on 18th August. Whilst most eyes will be focused on the pursuit of the National KO crown at Ealing, another group of players will be aiming for glory at Gypsy Lane, Taunton.
Here's a list of some of the things we should be celebrating :
W2 have had a full team in every game they have played in 2013 (and many teams in the best Club Leagues in the country have not managed that)
W2 have even managed - on a couple of occasions - to put out a W2(i) and a W2(ii) on the same day as either a Somerset game or a W1 game.
We have a strong core of "Senior" players who can easily step up into the 1st XI when necessary but - crucially- the younger girls can work around and learn from in W2.
We have a large (and growing) group of talented girls coming through the club and - also worth noting - our girls teams have been more successful than ever this year! The W2 has successfully fused experienced and inexperienced, old and young, constantly changing but always coherent.
Talent only gets you so far, however. It is enthusiasm, effort and good old-fashioned hard work that makes the real difference and the girls have shown plenty of that this year. A large group of girls worked extremely hard throughout the winter to improve their game and they have shown during the summer months how much they have improved. A similar training regime is planned this winter but the problem we will have to face is how to involve all the girls who want and deserve the opportunity to improve still further.
We have a team of parents who have been tremendously supportive and helpful. No request has been too much and more of them are volunteering to help out in a number of crucial ways.
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I'm not very sentimental but I love living among things that hold special meaning.
There's no right or wrong way to live with things that hold memories and stories, no hard and fast rules but, if you ask me, the best way to treat your sentimental items is to make them part of your daily life. At least put them on display where you can admire them and they in turn can spark your joy.
Hiding away objects of sentimental value may extend their shelf life, it's true. But it strikes me as an odd way to cherish something or to honour someone's memory.
I inherited a bowl when we were clearing my parents' home several years ago. It was a gift to my mother from one of her sisters.
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Read about how to cherish common household objects here.
Above: My mother's china tea pot is for more than just serving tea.
Above: I gave these egg cups I painted to my parents years ago. Now they're mine and do double duty.
Above: Made more than 30 years ago from squares my grandmother knit and my sister crocheted together, this old blanket provides comfort to feline family members.


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It's 8:00 a.m. The crisp morning mist sends goose bumps down your sunburned neck while the thick grass dew seeps into your shoes. The sun has barely risen and you are fairly certain you are still asleep. You can hardly stand on your blistered feet but you know you have more than 12 hours of rehearsal to get through so you laugh it off with morning warm-up songs and, the crowd pleaser, a massage train.
Welcome to band camp!
This is a typical start to a morning of the weeklong UMass Minuteman Marching Band Camp with a coil of emotions ranging from exhaustion to enthusiasm.
All 359 "bandos" train from sunrise until near midnight on the practice alongside athletic teams on the fields next to the Mullins Center. Rehearsals are spent learning drill formations, intricate marching techniques, flag work and specific horn angles. All of this is done while memorizing hundreds, if not thousands, of measures of music to perform during the pre-game ceremony, halftime and post-game show of football games.
With temperatures reaching 96 degrees and instruments as heavy as 30 pounds Band Director George Parks "said that instead of swimming in a pool, we should swim in our own sweat," said sophomore trumpet player Charlotte Brown.
"I feel like we're constantly in an oven, but it's worth it in the long run," said freshman trumpet player Adam Mejaour.
The band has already constructed a full visual show to "a collage of music" composed of "The Wind and The Lion" theme song, Gloria Estefan's "Oye to Conga" and a medley of Madonna hits, according to senior clarinet player John Haigh.
The movements of the band, color guard, drum line and front ensemble have been coordinated down to each beat through rigorous and meticulous practice.
"There's a lot of people on the field…[and] a lot of them haven't marched before," said Haigh. "Some of them haven't even played in this style band. [Some] haven't been in an atmosphere like this but it all really came together this week."
And what happens here at band camp does not stay at band camp.
The work done here by the band and staff continues all semester and will take stage at venues including the University of Michigan, Gillette Stadium, Allentown, Penn. and UMass' own McGuirk Stadium.
During the fall 2009 band season, the marching band preformed at the University of Delaware, Collegiate Marching Band Festival in Allentown and the Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association in Lowell, Massachusetts. The band also starred in Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers' "Shady Esperanto And The Young Hearts" music video which received over 235,000 hits on YouTube.
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Things to consider when your mom is exploring treatment options
When my mom had cancer ten years ago, she treated it with chemotherapy,
And it worked.
But when her cancer came back, she decided to treat it with a naturopath method,
And her decision to do so both upset and confused my entire family.
We didn't understand why she would want to try anything other than chemo, or how leafy products, jogging and sitting in a hot sauna could cure the deadliest disease out there. But here's what we learned:
- A vegan-like diet that limits red meat, processed foods and alcohol reduces sugar intake and makes cancer cells weaker (because sugar makes cancer cells stronger)
- Exercising daily brings oxygen to the cells which makes them healthier and stronger
- Sitting in a hot sauna for 30 minutes/day cleanses the body, removes harmful toxins, and weakens cancer cells
At the time my mom was doing this treatment in 2016, results showed it was working. Unfortunately, since then, her cancer progressed and she has moved onto a chemotherapy treatment.
Regardless, starting a new cancer treatment is scary, overwhelming, and often confusing. Based on my personal experience, here are things to consider when your mom (or loved one) is exploring treatment options:
1. There are more treatment options than chemotherapy that may work
- My mom always stresses how there are so many different treatments; some in the form of chemotherapy, and some not. The type of treatment depends on the patient and their condition, so they should ask their doctor for more information on different options and if they qualify.
2. It may take multiple treatments to find the right one and that's okay
- My mom has tried several treatments but hasn't found the right one. It's a trial and error process, so be patient and don't panic if some treatments don't work
3. You're going to see a wide range of side effects
- Shockingly, hair loss isn't the only side effect of cancer treatment. In fact, hair loss hasn't been a side effect of any of my mom's treatments. But the side effects depend on the treatment; some others include blisters (on hands and feet), low energy, bleeding, swelling, stomach pains, etc. Be prepared to see a variety of symptoms. And remember, extreme symptoms are usually just a side effect of the treatment, not an indication of the cancer itself
4. Don't be afraid to ask questions
- I guarantee you're not going to fully understand the treatment and how it works, so don't be afraid to ask questions. But as I mentioned in a previous post, be cautious of how often you're asking questions – you don't want to overwhelm them. But they'll appreciate that you care and want to learn more
5. Most importantly, be open-minded and supportive of their decisions
- Especially if they've had cancer before because their decisions are most likely influenced by their previous experiences with cancer. The reason my mom wanted to try a naturopath method is because she hated chemo the first time; as she always says:
"It wasn't so fun the first time."
It completely changed her life so we couldn't blame her for wanting to try something different.
Exploring different treatment options isn't fun or easy, so make sure you're being supportive, understanding and open-minded of their decisions.
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shewhofollows533492840November 11, 2018 at 7:03 pm
I love this post for so many different reasons. For the first time in my life I was exposed to a Holistic approach from one of my roommates undergrad. To my small minded young self her tea leafs and healthy eating seems like a waste of time, but realistically mainstream medicine doesn't work for everyone and it is interesting to see this through the lens of a cancer treatment. I can completely admit that I never would have thought treatment options other than chemotherapy existed, and I appreciate your honestly and willingness to share your story.
simplybusyblogNovember 12, 2018 at 3:33 am
Wonderful job Sara! Something I have realized over the past month is the treatment for cancer is so individualized and there are many moving parts. The one thing I quickly learned to do was to ask questions. While I may understand what the doctors and nurses are saying because of my education, my mom does not and it is her body and treatment. As daughter's, we often become advocates for them. Looking forward to your post next week!
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This famous quote from The Three Musketeers couldn't be more befitting of today's post.
I had another post scheduled for today but today's topic is super special to me that I decided to blog about this instead.
It's obvious that I'm a true health aficionado and junkie. However, when I started my health journey last March, I didn't expect my parents to later on join on. Much to my surprise (and joy), they've started changing their habits to more healthier ones without me forcing or telling them to. They changed out of just seeing the benefits I've been reaping.
Thus the quote "One for all, all for one." This lifestyle change started with one musketeer (me) and soon had the two musketeers join.
I wanted to write this blog post to remind all those out there that you DON'T have to force your loved ones to eat as healthy or be as active as you. It will come naturally with time. I promise.
Growing up, my parents weren't ridiculously unhealthy but weren't amazingly healthy either. We had our fair share of all sorts. Chips, juices, and ice cream were a common norm in our grocery cart. In fact, I remember that my favorite part of going to the grocery store was getting permission from my mom to let me go to the chips aisle and buy two bags of chips.
At the same time, my family LOVES fruit. Our dessert was never a brownie, ice cream, or baked good, but heaping servings of fruit. Meanwhile, the three of us were notorious for finishing the family size of chips and jumbo size ice cream tubs in one sitting.
So when I decided to eat and live more healthfully (if you want me to share my full and in-depth story of WHY I decided to go healthy, please comment down below or like this post so I know!) relinquishing these main staples (i.e. ice cream, chips, refined bread, etc) was extremely hard. And it's not like when I decided I wouldn't eat them the foods disappeared. No, since my parents continued to eat like they used to, these tempting foods were in my plain sight.
My parents made it very clear when I changed to eating more healthy that if I didn't want them critiquing my food, then I would NOT bother them about what they were eating either. So the meals the three of us had were quite varied to say the least. While watching a movie together, I would be sipping water while my parents on either sides of me were loudly munching on their chips (in some regards I feel like they made their chewing much louder to tempt me, hehe).
Anyways after a year now, I wouldn't go to say that my parents changed 180, but they've changed nonetheless.
We do not have a single item of chips, ice cream, or any "unhealthy" foods in our house. The only unhealthy foods in our house are leftovers from dinner parties that guests brought such as cake.
My parents both go to the gym regularly – my mom goes to the gym and workouts for at least an hour 3-4 times a week. My dad – goes running every other night. Mind you, these people were so inactive that we were considering of canceling our sports club membership because we would maybe go to the gym once a month. Even more so, my dad who's currently on a business trip, went to the gym at his hotel – something that would be unheard for him.
Eating wise, they've changed. My dad – who was a big proponent of licking clean your plate, always leaves half of his rice. Now this is shocking to a Korean where rice is the foundation of your meal. My dad HATED, LOATHED the oatmeal I prepared every morning for breakfast. But all of a sudden, he asked me to make oatmeal for him.
Also, very recently, he asked me, "Stephanie, what's worse: rice or flour?"
This question made me so proud of him. Not only does he realize that they are different kinds of carbs (complex and simple) but that he realizes how much one's diet is important is to their life.
So with that, I'm going to end this lengthy blog post. But I hope that the one thing you can take away is that forcing will never work. If you set the best example of what a healthy lifestyle can look and feel like from the inside and out, it will work wonders in your family.
How has your attempts to change your
loved one's habits gone?
P.S.: I'm not sure if any of you guys noticed, but my sweet mom (who was reading our blog) noticed that for a lot of the blog posts that I wrote, the pictures were NOT loading. I apologize for this. I deleted the images for the majority of my blog posts from the WordPress media library and didn't realize until now that it meant that those pictures would be deleted from my blog posts as well. I have no way of recovering these images so I hope you still enjoy my blog posts without the images.


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2013 MLS Season, Week 26: What We Learned
- Posted by Drew Epperley
- On August 26, 2013
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- 2013 MLS Season, 2013 Week 26, Features
Amazingly there was more to this past week in Major League Soccer than the Portland-Seattle game. But yeah, that one was pretty fun to watch last night.
1. Goals galore. If there was ever a weekend to have plenty of goals, this was it. Well, mainly two games in particular had the goals as Montreal and New England both put up five big ones in their weekend encounters. Real Salt Lake put four of their own in against Columbus in a blowout win.
Montreal probably made the biggest noise of the weekend with their 5-0 beating over Houston. If there was ever a time to remind people of how good they can actually be, it was this weekend. The two goals from Marco Di Vaio helped push him up the Golden Boot race as well. Montreal now sits firmly in first place after New York and Kansas City both dropped games this weekend. About three weeks ago I wouldn't have figured the Impact had that kind of performance in them. I swear it was wearing their third kits that did it.
New England's statement was big as well. I jokingly said to some folks this past weekend that while I would take the Revs' defense right now over pretty much anyone's in the league, it was their offense that was keeping me from picking them to go to the playoffs. But how about that effort over a good Philadelphia team on Sunday. A 5-1 outburst. New England did that earlier in the year when people doubted their attack and scored a boat load over LA. Consistency is key in this league, if they can retain that form for the next two months, they'll be a very dangerous playoff team.
2. Pesky Chivas. Yesterday got off to a fun start with the wild 3-2 win for Chivas USA over New York. Leave it to the Red Bulls to put up a stinker on the road like that. They've never done well on the West coast and that effort proved just how far they have to go here to become a true top contender. They have plenty of talent on both sides of the ball but when you drop games like that, it says something to me.
Good for Chivas though to score a win. Even with their season dead as it is, Erick Torres continues to show that he was worth brining over from the Chivas mothership. The kid has serious talent.
3. Kenny Cooper goes crazy. Has anyone ever seen even-keeled Kenny Cooper go that crazy? The dude was on the field for barely a minute on Saturday against San Jose before Victor Bernardez took him down with a challenge. The big Texan took that challenge personally as he got in the fact of Bernardez.
For those curious about that, it was Cooper's first red card. Not just of the year but of his career with FC Dallas.
Those two had some history though as earlier this year when San Jose visited Dallas, Bernardez put in a very hard challenge near the 4th officials' table, near a TV camera as well, and knocked Cooper out for a couple of games with a concussion.
In a way you can't blame a guy like Cooper for getting upset over the challenge that Bernardez put in on him.
See for yourself.
4. Sounders get best of Portland. Don't look now folks but the Seattle Sounders are here. It isn't just Clint Dempsey that is helping them out but it is the entire team putting forth the effort to get the Sounders back in playoff contention here. Their 1-0 win over Portland on Sunday night was a showcase for the league and for the Sounders. The crowd was great, the atmosphere was as you'd expect out of 67,000+.
But at the end of it all, the Sounders proved one thing to me, they're ready to make a run at things. I hate to be quick about a thought like that but they're well on their way to make a big run here in the final two months.


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Highlights and main attractions of Genovesa Island
Known as Tower Island, the small, outlying and relatively flat island of Genovesa is a haven for birds, earning itself the nickname of 'Bird Island'. But it is not just the ornithologists who will appreciate this magnificent island.
With an area of just 14 square kilometres, here you can spot the nests of great frigate birds, huge colonies of red-footed boobies, storm petrels, masked boobies and red-billed tropicbirds.


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The Choice of Law Against Terrorism
Journal of National Security Law and Policy, Vol. 4, p. 343, 2010
27 Pages Posted: 6 Aug 2010 Last revised: 10 Jun 2011
Date Written: August 5, 2010
The Obama administration has continued to apply the wartime paradigm first developed by the Bush administration after 9/11 to respond to terrorism. In cases of trials before military commissions, indefinite detention, and targeted killing, the U.S. has continued to claim wartime privileges even with respect to persons and situations far from any battlefield. This article argues that both administrations have made a basic error in the choice of law. Wartime privileges may be claimed when armed conflict conditions prevail as defined by international law. These privileges are not triggered by declarations or policy preferences.
Keywords: armed conflict, terrorism, global war on terror, targeted killing, military commissions, detention, drones
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- Offer as many amenities as possible- People love to visit businesses that have lots to offer. This can be something such as free mints at the hostess stand, free birthday diners, or it can be something more unique such as a commercial mouthwash dispenser in the restroom. Either way, this will wow your customers and make them feel as if your restaurant is "giving" back to them. Can you imagine walking into the restroom at an Italian restaurant to see a mouthwash dispenser on the wall? You would more than likely be very excited, especially knowing you just ate a large plate of noodles in a garlic sauce!
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Thursday, December 3, 2009
Sugar Bowl *25*....
Right, on to my card! I decided to go with a Christmas card as they are the my favorite colors at the moment! Plus I need to make a ton more and a good reason to finally use this adorable image!
Papers: Webster's Pages
Inks: Distress inks and twinkling H20's
Accessories: lace ~ JoAnn's, pearls ~ LSS, Rub on ~ Making Memories
If you haven't done so yet make sure to see the rest of the DT cards!! They are again so pretty and the variety of the sketch is fabulous!! Love seeing how everyone interprets it a different way!
Thanks so much for stopping by!! I may have another card but first I have to finish my hubby's supervisors cards! He dropped that on me yesterday ~ only 15 he says!! LOL
Now he owes me BIG!! haha Have a great day!!
11 comments:
- debby4000 said...
Oh this is gorgeous, love that Sugar Nellie girl and fab papers.
- December 3, 2009 at 2:56 AM
- Elisabeth said...
Lovely ! And the image is soo cute =)
- December 3, 2009 at 3:36 AM
- Judy's Crafty Moments said...
Gorgeous card Kathy...I think we have opted for the same favourite colours this week! Love your Santa girl..so fun! As always a beautiful card!
Hugs Judy x
- December 3, 2009 at 4:45 AM
- Lilian said...
Hi Kathy! Your card is awesome! Your image's perfect with the paper you used! I think everyone's got Christmas in the brain lol!
15 cards for hubby? Sheesh - you can do it with your eyes closed and even he knows it! (wink) But... yeah he owes you BIG TIME :) tee hee!
Have a wonderful day!
- December 3, 2009 at 6:04 AM
- LINDA said...
OH WOW!! This is just gorgeous!! Love these images, and the papers are wonderful.. as always very lovely work..
Hugs, Linda
- December 3, 2009 at 10:04 AM
- scrappyjan said...
Kathy, this is gorgeous!! Love the tree in the back drop of that cute little SUGAR NELLIE Santa Manga..
have a great day sweetie, Janiel
- December 3, 2009 at 12:09 PM
- Kristine said...
WOW, Kathy this is sooo BEAUTIFUL and cute at the same time!! LOVE your images, and your DP is super gorgeous!! LOVE the sketch, and love your red pearly things at the top :) LOVE this so much!!
- December 3, 2009 at 2:05 PM
- having a {me} day said...
Oh this is fabulous!! Love that tree and the yummy papers. Gorgeous image which I adore also. Brilliant work as always! keeleyxx
- December 3, 2009 at 4:49 PM
- Tammi said...
Did you hear me gasp, wow! Just lovely, the white poinsettia's are the perfect touch, love the tree with her! xx
- December 3, 2009 at 10:22 PM
- Tiets said...
a gorgeous card Kathy!
Have a nice weekend,
Hugs Tiets
- December 4, 2009 at 1:57 PM
- ~ Ali ~ said...
Simply stunning Kathy, love the colours you have chosen. Love it.
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PSPRS payment from city reserves up for council debate
Total City of Prescott payment this year could exceed $26 million
Upwards of $26 million of city money could go toward pension debt this year, if the Prescott City Council approves an early payment this week.
The council will conduct two meetings on Tuesday, Sept. 12, — a 1 p.m. study session, and a 3 p.m. voting session. Both meetings will take place at Prescott City Hall, 201 S. Cortez St.
The pension debt will be discussed during the voting session, and the study session will include presentations on the municipal golf course, and a large-scale annexation of property into Prescott city limits.
The pension-debt discussion comes in the wake of the Aug. 29 voter approval of a 0.75-percent sales tax to go toward paying down the city's more than $78 million in unfunded liability with the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS).
Prior to the vote, the council had allocated as much as $11 million of its unassigned reserve fund toward paying down the debt, but had postponed a final decision until after the August vote.
City Manager Michael Lamar said Friday, Sept. 8, that he would be comfortable with putting the entire $11 million toward the PSPRS debt — a move that would leave about $5 million to $6 million in the city's reserves.
Still, Lamar pointed out that it will be up to the City Council to decide the matter, and Mayor Pro Tem Jim Lamerson said Friday that he expects some debate among the council members.
"I understand the desire not to drain the reserve fund," Lamerson said, adding that he has yet to decide whether he would support putting the entire allocated amount toward the debt.
Along with the possibility of putting the $11 million toward the PSPRS, the City Council has already decided to put about $1.2 million of reserves toward a refund to PSPRS employees that is required by the recent court ruling in the Parker/Hall lawsuit (which disputed the State Legislature's 2011 attempt at pension reform).
Also going to PSPRS this fiscal year will be: about $6 million expected to be generated in the first six months of the new 0.75-percent city sales tax (starting Jan. 1); $1.3 million toward the city's normal pension costs; and $6.4 million in annual payment required to pay down the unfunded liability.
In all, the various payments could add up to $25,972,579.
In addition, the council will consider putting the $25,000 that was raised through sale of the Granite Mountain Hotshot buggies toward the debt. Also, the council voted on Aug. 8 to put the $579,625 raised from the sale of Fire Station 7 and adjacent EZ Street property toward the PSPRS debt.
Lamar said the city expects to get its updated unfunded liability amount from PSPRS in November.
In other action, the council will:
• Hear a presentation on the proposed annexation into the city of property owned by Arizona Eco Development LLC. A city memo notes that the property, which is located northeast of Prescott, would exceed the 250-acre trigger established by Proposition 400, which requires an extended public review process and a cost-benefit analysis.
Community Development Director Tom Guice said the Arizona Eco property is located on both sides of Highway 89A in the Granite Dells area. He added that the exact acreage is still uncertain.
Arizona Eco Development is expected to bring its own water to the project, and has not requested an allocation from the city, say officials. Tuesday's presentation is intended as an introduction to the project, and Guice said the pending process could take six to eight months.
• Hear an overview presentation on the Antelope Hills Golf Course from Recreation Services Director Joe Baynes and from a representative of Billy Casper Golf, the private-sector manager of the municipal course.
The city entered the management contract in 2014 after years of losses at the golf course, but continues to pay an annual difference between the amount that the golf course generates and the maintenance costs. This year, Budget and Finance Director Mark Woodfill said that would total about $190,000. (The amount is less than the annual losses the city experienced when Antelope Hills was managed by the city, Lamar said, adding that Baynes is expected to have more details on Tuesday).
In addition, the council will consider buying 130 golf carts at a cost of about $700,000. That would add to the long-standing debt the golf course has with the city's general fund. Lamar said the golf cart purchase would bring that debt to more than $5 million. He added that he expects to take the issue to the council soon for a discussion on how the debt should be handled.
Lamerson said he has long pushed for an economic-impact study to determine how much tourism money the golf course brings to the city. "If you closed the golf course tomorrow, would that be good for the city? The answer is 'no,'" he said.
• Consider an annual $2,500 Military Appreciation Bonus to active city military personnel to help active reservists who work full-time for the city — to be reviewed annually during the city's budget process. Lamar said the program would affect about 10 city employees.
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The water heater is actually very simple. The only parts besides the tank itself are a heating element, a thermostat to turn the element on and off, a pressure valve in case it gets too hot, and a sacrificial anode. The sacrificial anode was the main player in our water heater saga last year while we tried for months to get a new one. We know more than most people do about sacrificial anodes and now another learning experience is upon us. Darn.
In our little town it's really good if you can fix things yourself because it's really hard to find people who know how to do it for you. Here's what we know so far:
The themostat is not shutting off, so the water gets hotter and hotter. We could make the valve release again if we wanted to fill our cabinets with water again. But if held against a pan of hot water, the thermostat does shut off. That suggest the thermostat is OK. Here was an early set up for testing a thermostat. (Holding it up to the outside of a pan of boiling water is a better test.)
Costa Rican friends are great. One sold us an extra thermostat he had on hand. But we can't get the water heater to work with the new thermostat either. Something we don't understand is going on.
Perhaps because of excessively hot water, our pipes connected to the heater have started springing leaks. Slow ones, but when you have 5 different leaks, it starts to add up. It adds a bit to the frustration level.
The final thing I know and have known for ages is that Mr. Rududu is very persistant about fixing things and for the most part enjoys it. Thank goodness.
Meanwhile, we can turn the water heater on for a few minutes at a time and have hot water for dishes. Our guest bathroom has an electric shower head and we can take warm showers. Could be worse. Meanwhile, we have a new hobby.
Update, January 23:
After a mere 5 days of working on it, Mr. Rududu triumphed and the water heater is fixed. It turns out that hidden behind a second access door and covered by plastic and insulation that needed to be cut away was a second thermostat that was failing. Now he just needs to fix all those leaks...


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03 April 2009
"Beauty is a curse upon the world."
So I'm watching Nip/Tuck, Season 2 right now. I have S1-S3, and I think today I may go buy S4. Maybe. I was supposed to stop watching, buuuut I don't have that much patience. I must say, if I ever saw the Carver in my room, I'd piss myself. Maybe even the other thing. Oy. Just the mask is scary. Plus I don't like knives. Ahhh knives. Knives, snakes, sharks, all things I hate and am somewhat frightened of. Bleh.
In other news, I am trying my hardest to be less judgmental. To hate people less. And to love life more. And I am loving life. I am looking at it in a different light. I am appreciating the beautiful weather.
I am going back to Fresno State in August. I think I am changing my major. Haha. I rock.
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|Pouchy mammatus clouds.
Only four seconds passed after I posted my last blog before my youngest brothers e-mailed me another of his cloud photos (above). The subject line in the e-mail was "Update the Brother Blog!!!!"
Because we are a competitive bunch of siblings, I am expecting cloud photos in my inbox from Brother 1 and Brother 2 shortly.
However, the photo above will be hard to beat. It is an East Coast sky roiling with mammatus clouds discussed in a recent blog by The Accidental Naturalist. It's hard to tell from the photo, but the mammatus pouches appear to be on the underside of some cumulonimbus clouds just before or after a whopper of a thunderstorm. Mammatus do not linger, so they are difficult to capture with a camera--especially with this fabulous light and just the vivid green trees in the foreground.
|Detail of small mammatus pouches in photograph.


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