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S90-01A - Fundamental SOA & Service-Oriented Computing
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Example Questions
I built a service-oriented solution a year ago comprised of 3 services. I've just been told that the business process automated by the solution is going to be replaced by a new business process that introduces some changes to how the business process logic needs to be automated. What should I do?
Assuming there is an established service inventory in place, attempt to locate any existing services that can provide the logic required to automate the new business process and then change how the services within the solution need to be composed, as required.
Project Team Alpha delivers Service A for Solution 1. Project Team Beta delivers Service B for Solution 2. Some time later, Project Team Omega wants to reuse Service A and Service B for its new Solution 3. How would Services A and B need to have been designed in order for Project Team Omega to successfully reuse these services without having to resort to a major integration project?
Services A and B need to be standardized and designed with an emphasis on intrinsic interoperability so that they are compatible regardless of when or by which project team they are delivered.
Which of the following statements makes sense?
I am going to register my new service in the service registry so that other project teams can discover it in order to determine whether they should reuse it as part of service-oriented solutions they are planning to build.
Which of the following statements is false?
The use of industry standards alone automatically results in fully standardized service-oriented solutions.
There can be different types or scopes of service-oriented architecture. For example, you could define separate architecture specifications for a service and a service inventory.
Solution logic is classified as "service-oriented" after:
service-orientation has been applied to a meaningful extent
Two common, yet opposing SOA delivery approaches are:
none of the above
Project Team A delivers Domain Service Inventory A with 20 services. If Project Team B delivers Domain Service Inventory B with 50 services, how many services are in the Enterprise Service Inventory?
An enterprise service inventory is not comprised of domain service inventories.
Which of the following is an expected result of successfully adopting SOA?
The strategic (long-term) target state that is attainable when many of the services delivered are interoperable and reusable, thereby allowing for them to be repeatedly composed in response to new and changing business requirements.
Complete the following statement with the correct text: "The objective of organizational agility is to dramatically reduce the time and effort required to fulfill new or changed business requirements...
..as long as the organization can continually outsource its IT projects."
Service-orientation supports the realization of the strategic goals associated with service-oriented computing.
There are two basic types of service-oriented solution logic: __________ and __________.
services, service compositions
Which of the following statements is true?
Integration is the effort required to enable interoperability. A goal of service-oriented computing is to increase intrinsic interoperability, thereby reducing the need for integration.
When planning a transition toward SOA, we are usually required to balance the __________ goals with the __________ requirements.
strategic (long-term), tactical (short-term)
Which of the following is not the result of achieving the strategic goal of Reduced IT Burden?
a reduction in the quantity of services (compared to a traditional silo-based IT enterprise)
The ROI (return on investment) potential of services is increased by:
increasing the amount of agnostic services within an inventory
Which of the following is a recommended or common part of a service-oriented enterprise?
all of the above
When following the distinct lifecycle phases of an SOA delivery project you are:
encouraged to have business analysts and technology experts collaborate in the definition of services so that services have and retain an alignment of technology and business
What is the minimum number of domain service inventories you need in order to create a single enterprise service inventory?
An enterprise service inventory is not comprised of domain service inventories.
When designing service-oriented architectures, it is important to take the strategic goal of Increased Vendor Diversity Options into account, because this goal:
encourages you to retain the constant option to extend or replace parts of your service-oriented architectures with different vendor technologies or products, which fosters long-term flexibility
When you establish a federated service layer, you end up creating:
a unified set of service contracts for the benefit of those building service consumers
Service A invokes ServiceB. Service B invokes ServiceC. Service C invokes both Service D and Service
In this runtime scenario, which services are acting as service consumers?
A __________ can be part of a/an __________ which can be assembled from __________ within a/an __________.
service, service composition, services, service inventory
Service-oriented analysis and service-oriented design are typical phases of an SOA delivery lifecycle.
Service Composition A is comprised of 4 services. Service Composition B is comprised of 6 services. Because both service compositions are comprised of services from the same service inventory, the service inventory will have a total of how many services?
Based on the information provided, it's impossible to know how many services reside in the service inventory because the quantity of services within a service inventory is not determined by the quantity of services in service compositions.
To qualify as a service composition, at least __________ participating services need to be present. Otherwise, the service interaction only represents a point-to-point exchange.
In order to achieve __________ we have traditionally required __________ projects. With service- orientation, we aim to establish an intrinsic level of __________ within each service so as to reduce the need for __________ effort.
interoperability, integration, interoperability, integration
A fundamental means of achieving business and technology alignment in support of service-oriented computing is:
through the creation of business services because this enables services to encapsulate and express business logic
A software program that invokes and interacts with a service is referred to as a:
none of the above
The use of __________ services tends to __________ the size of service compositions.
stateless, decrease
Which of the following statements accurately describes the strategic benefit of Increased Federation?
A target state whereby standardized service contracts have been established to express a consistent and unified service endpoint layer.
__________ and __________ are used to classify and organize services within a service inventory.
service models, service layers
Service-oriented computing aims to increase an organization's responsiveness by allowing it to adapt to change more efficiently and effectively. This is known as:
organizational agility
A service inventory is considered to have normalized services when:
service boundaries within the service inventory do not overlap with each other
The ability of one service to __________ another service forms the basis of service __________.
consume, composition
Which of the following is not a benefit of maintaining a vendor-neutral and business-driven context for a service-oriented architecture?
Establish a technology architecture with a fixed scope and purpose that remains unchanged, regardless of how the business may need to change over time.
Services are ideally designed to be:
agnostic and reusable
The Universal SOA Commission (USOAC) has been standardizing the service-oriented architectural model since 1998. Their role is to regulate the marketplace to ensure that all usages of the "SOA" acronym for branding purposes are legitimate. They enforce this via product assessment and certification, a process that all of the major software vendors follow to obtain official USOAC certification.
Service Autonomy, Service Statelessness, and Service Loose Coupling are examples of:
service-orientation design principles
Which of the following statements does not make sense?
Intrinsic interoperability is important because it helps increase the quantity of integration projects that may be required to accommodate new business requirements, thereby fostering agility.
The distinct ownership and governance requirements introduced by agnostic services can introduce the need for more __________ staff and less __________ staff.
enterprise-centric, project-centric
By applying a __________ strategic scope to the technology architecture, it can be kept in constant synch with how the business evolves over time.
None of the above answers correctly complete this sentence.
An IT enterprise proceeds with an SOA initiative that is based on the creation of a single enterprise service inventory. However, conflicts arise when different IT departments disagree on who will own the services and how they will be governed. Which of the following alternative approaches could be chosen to address these conflicts?
It is decided to proceed with the creation of multiple domain service inventories. This allows collections of services to be independently governed by different owners, while still enabling the IT enterprise as a whole to transition toward SOA.
"A primary focus of service modeling is the encapsulation and abstraction of business logic in support of defining business service candidates." What is wrong with this statement?
There is nothing wrong with this statement.
What is wrong with this statement: "We delivered two services last year. Even though each service was delivered by a separate project team in a different location and at a different time, I am confident that the services will be reasonably interoperable because each project team was asked to use the same design standards."
There is nothing wrong with this statement.
When enterprise-wide standardization is unattainable, multiple domain service inventories may need to be created instead of:
a single enterprise service registry
Four IT managers from different organizations have chosen to adopt SO
"SOA will help us streamline our IT enterprise. Our goal, ultimately, is to turn the IT department into a part of the organization that provides increased value to the business while reducing its overall burden."
Service metadata can be centrally registered within a __________ for discoverability purposes.
service registry
Service composition is important to the success of SOA initiatives because:
Services that can be composed and recomposed support several service-oriented computing goals, including Increased ROI and Increased Organizational Agility.
Service-oriented architecture must be designed to be both integration-centric and silo-based.


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Earlier this week, I dropped by East Marion's Fork and Anchor, which is hands down one of my favorite stops for grab-and-go sandwiches.
As usual, I opted for an email receipt. The proof of purchase was detailed: crispy chicken with Sriracha mayo on sourdough with lettuce, tomato and American cheese.
Our executive editor, Grant Parpan, who has been forwarded all my emails since before I embarked on 12 weeks of maternity leave in May (and who also happens to be my husband), received the receipt, too. His response consisted of just one word:
It wasn't because he was accusing me of slacking off on the clock or chiding me for indulging in a high-calorie lunch option — he was just way, way jealous.
Two years ago, when we ranked the North Fork's best egg sandwiches, "The Fork and Anchor" breakfast option came in at number three. If we were to redo the list today, I'm pretty sure that sammy — made with bacon, lettuce, tomato, a fried egg and Fork and Anchor's delightful basil mayo — would come in at number one. The East Marion eatery offers a variety of delicious lunch and breakfast options made a cut above what you would expect at a typical deli. Their green goddess chicken salad sandwich, made with a fresh blend of mayo and herbs, is another personal favorite.
The only reason we don't eat there every week is because it's in East Marion — a bit of a jaunt for those of us who work on the western end of Southold Town.
On a recent visit, I chose the Crispy Chicken. As I mentioned, the sandwich is served with Sriracha mayo on your choice of bread for $8. Lettuce, tomato and cheese are optional add-ons. Farm-fresh tomatoes grown at Deep Roots Farm in Southold are a highlight of the sandwich. So is the hand-breaded chicken covered in a coating made from leftover bread.
Fork and Anchor also offers picnic boxes to go (two specialty sandwiches; two Boylan sodas, iced tea or water; two bags of North Fork Potato Chips; one large salad or two small ones; and two packages of Tate's cookies for $45), which are great for enjoying at the beach or Greenport's Mitchell Park.
The deli is also a general store with groceries and artisanal specialty items, like Backyard Brine pickles and their own line of jarred goods.
Find Fork and Anchor at 8955 Main Road in East Marion.

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Alex from Clapham
What famous person would you want to have dinner with?
There are so many, but I could stare into Scarlett Johanssen's eyes for hours so it would have to be her.
What do you never leave the house without?
That's easy – tobacco and a lighter. If I leave my keys at home I can always break a window to get back in, but cigarettes are life.
Who let the dogs out?
The cats. With all the dogs gone the cats have the place to themselves.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
I always wanted to be a bartender. This is my dream. I can play and be serious at the same time. It's the best type of being a grown up.
Who would win in a fight between Superman and Batman?
Batman's too angry to fight properly and he needs all those gadgets. Superman? One good punch and the Bat's arse is on the other side of the planet.


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MADRID — Raquel Navarro downed an early-morning coffee, kissed her husband goodbye and hurried from her family's spacious brick home in a suburb north of the Spanish capital.
The successful events business she had owned for a decade slowly crumbled when Europe's financial crisis hit. Now, after dropping her two young children at school, she boarded the subway to her desperately needed job as a secretary, working for just above minimum wage.
Moments later, her husband, José Enrique Alvarez, walked out the door to a charcuterie where he is a self-employed butcher. The 56-year-old was once the human resources director of a Spanish plant nursery that downsized, laying off him and half the company's 300 workers in 12 months.
After decades of living comfortably in Spain's upper middle class, the middle-aged couple are struggling with their decline. Spain's economy, like the rest of Europe's, is growing faster than before the 2008 financial crisis and creating jobs. But the work they could find pays a fraction of the combined 80,000-euro annual income they once earned.
By summer, they figure they will no longer be able to pay their mortgage.
"We're people who had worked our way up, and now we're tumbling down," Mrs. Navarro said, as tears sprang to her eyes. "The economy seems to be improving, but we're not benefiting."
It is a precarious situation felt by millions of Europeans.
Since the recession of the late 2000s, the middle class has shrunk in over two-thirds of the European Union, echoing a similar decline in the United States and reversing two decades of expansion. While middle-class households are more prevalent in Europe than in the United States — around 60 percent, compared with just over 50 percent in America — they face unprecedented levels of vulnerability.
For people in this group, whom economists define as earning between two-thirds and double their country's median income, the risk of falling down the economic ladder is greater than their chances of moving up.
"The progress of the middle class has halted in most European countries," said Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead, a senior economist at the International Labor Organization in Geneva. "Their situation has become more unstable, and if something happens in the household, they are more likely to go down and stay down."
The hurdles to keeping their status, or recovering lost ground, are higher given post-recession labor dynamics. The loss of middle-income jobs, weakened social protections and skill mismatches have reduced economic mobility and widened income inequality. Automation and globalization are deepening the divides.
Europe's social safety nets have traditionally offered protection, but even these are being reduced as deficit-reduction policies required by the European Union kick in. That unraveling, in part, explains the populist discontent in Europe.
"Politicians haven't created measures to help those of us in the middle get back on our feet, and we're a big group," said Mrs. Navarro, her frustration clear.
"What happened to me has happened to many people I know," she said, citing friends and neighbors who have confided their woes. "When we get together, we call ourselves 'los invisibles' — the invisibles," she added. "We are the forgotten ones."
Once seen as a model
In Spain, it seems as if this should not be happening. The country was feted by European policymakers as a model for the recovery, having tightened its belt to exit a deep recession. An overhaul, which included sweeping labor law changes in 2012 that gave employers more flexibility to fire and hire, helped revive the economy.
Spain's economy grew faster than those of France and Germany last year, at a 3 percent annual pace. Unemployment fell last month to 14.4 percent, the lowest in a decade and down from a staggering 27 percent in 2013.
But interviews with over a dozen workers revealed a deep-seated disillusionment with the recovery and the quality of jobs emerging from it.
The changes in labor laws weakened job protections as well as earnings. With millions looking for work, employers could offer lower salaries, making it harder for people to regain or maintain living standards.
Mrs. Navarro and her husband were among the better off. With degrees in law, management and business, she owned the events promotion company, employing around 50 people on and off for projects.
In 2006, some of her clients suddenly stopped paying. Two years later, as the financial crisis hit, she had to close shop. She found a managerial job at a nonprofit foundation that paid €2,500 a month, less than before but enough to help maintain the family's lifestyle.
Then the foundation went under in 2012 — the same year the labor legislation went into force. Mrs. Navarro could not find a new job. Because the foundation had required her to register as self-employed, a tactic that allows employers to avoid paying high social taxes, she received no unemployment compensation.
Her husband lost his job the same year and collected unemployment benefits as he looked for work. He eventually took over a charcuterie stand once owned by Mrs. Navarro's father in a dimly lit produce market, becoming self-employed. But his sales are down because other Spaniards, too, are economizing. Mr. Alvarez now earns €1,000 a month but, after taxes and social security, takes home only about a third of that.
Mrs. Navarro spent several years sending out a stream of résumés, to no avail, while also caring full time for her two grade school children and an older daughter. "It wasn't just difficult, it was almost impossible," she said. "I got not one single interview."
Finally, she was hired in 2017 for €1,200 a month at a trade association for entrepreneurs and small businesses. Though a secretary in title and in pay, she spends most of her time providing legal advice to struggling business owners.
With their lower incomes, the couple are straining to pay household bills. Mrs. Navarro said she didn't know what she'd do when their savings dried up in a few months.
"My father taught me to work hard, but he didn't teach me that life can just cut you down," she said.
Worsening inequality
The gap between people slipping toward the bottom and those at the top shows no sign of narrowing. Wealth divisions between Europe's lower- and middle-income families and upper-income households are at a record high, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
The median income for middle-class families also fell, especially in Southern Europe, eroding purchasing power and feeding discontent that has driven populist protests like the Yellow Vest movement in France. Political polarization is growing in Spain, where Vox, a right-wing nationalist party, recently won parliamentary seats in Andalusia, the country's biggest region.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has taken heed. The Socialist leader grabbed power last summer with the fragile backing of Podemos, the left-wing anti-austerity party. Warning of middle-class frustrations, his embattled government ordered a 22 percent rise in the minimum wage in January, and has vowed to reverse some labor laws, increase social spending and raise taxes on companies and the rich. Spanish lawmakers rejected his budget on Wednesday, however, and on Friday Mr. Sánchez called a snap general election in April.
For David Jiménez and his partner, Raquel Murillo, the prime minister's efforts appeal to a sense of injustice. They recently moved to a tiny rental apartment in Madrid's outskirts. The couple's finances have worn dangerously thin after Mr. Jiménez, 45, lost his job in 2017 as a senior electrician at the carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroën.
Over 24 years, he rose from the factory floor to become a quality control supervisor, netting €1,600 a month. Ms. Murillo, 47, earned €2,000 a month as a vocational teacher. The couple were able to afford to live in a trendy Madrid neighborhood for nine years.
Then Mr. Jiménez, who had expected a promotion, learned his job was on the line. Labor law changes had made it easier for employers to shed workers when profits fell; Peugeot Citroën decided to cut over 400 permanent jobs, he said.
Mr. Jiménez learned he was being reassigned to the factory floor. "It was completely demoralizing," he said. "I felt like I'd been discarded." He ended up negotiating a buyout.
Unemployment benefits keep the couple afloat. But that state money, with budget cuts, now lasts 18 months, down from 24.
"I'll take any kind of job," Mr. Jiménez said. "What's clear is that whatever I get next won't be as well paid as what I was doing before."
While some workers can find jobs with equal or better pay, those with intermediate skills are more vulnerable.
"They might get back into a worse type of employment, and find themselves out of pocket due to reduced earnings," said Stefano Scarpetta, the director for employment, labor and social affairs at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. "It gets much harder to be a part of the middle class."
Work contracts that last hours
Young people face steeper hurdles. For the first time, a generation of European youths can't envision living the middle-class lives of their parents. They face a dearth of stable jobs and a rise in temporary and part-time contracts that slice work into weeks, days and hours.
When used as intended — to offer experience — these contracts can lead to steady work and better incomes.
But companies and Europe's public sector have mostly used them to dodge protections for permanent employees. In Spain alone, 90 percent of new jobs in 2017 were temporary; a third lasted less than a week, according to Caritas, a social support organization.
Javier Lopez, 30, supervises baggage handlers at Madrid's Barajas Airport who work on contracts of two to eight hours. In summer, interns work three months unpaid, learning how to move suitcases, he said.
Mr. Lopez is one of the lucky ones: he has a full-time job with an airport subcontractor, earning €1,000 a month. But his salary doesn't cover his €800 rent and other living costs since his wife, a flight attendant at a discount airline, went on maternity leave. So Mr. Lopez is taking the Kafkaesque step of training for a second job as one of the part-time baggage handlers he oversees.
"When I end my shift supervising these people," he said, "I'll become one of them."


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The Lord be with you
Mercy in the Early Church: The Gospel of Love and Charity is another mercy essay in the "Mercy Booklet Series" published by the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. The entire series, twenty-five booklets in all, can be found at https://blogs.lcms.org/2018/mercy-essays-feature-lutheran-theologians-from-reformation-to-today/.
Mercy in the Early Church is a reprint of one of the chapters of Adolf von Harnack's book Mission and Expansion of the Christian Church. Harnack was a late 19th century early 20th century German theologian who imbibed the liberal thinking of his day. He traveled so far down that road that his father, a respected theologian himself, once wrote asking if Adolf had abandoned the Christian Faith. In other words, Harnack was not a Confessional Lutheran, though he carried the label of Lutheran. In light of this, one might wonder why a Confessional Lutheran Church like the LC-MS would publish any of his writings. Well, as the old saying goes, "Even a blind pig can find an acorn once in a while." This chapter from Harnack's is an "acorn" worthy of our attention. (I might also point out that this is always our way. If someone does something worthwhile, we do not reject it simply because they have not always, or even mainly, contributed worthwhile things.)
In this chapter, Harnack does an excellent job of tracking the exercise of mercy as seen in the first three centuries of the Christian Church. Sometimes it is the voluntary efforts of individual believers. Sometimes it is the corporate expression of mercy. These acts of mercy were so bold that even the Pagans took notice of it. Harnack sights both Christian and Pagan sources to make his case that the Christians followed the admonition of St. John, "Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth" (1 John 3:18).
The booklet is 54 pages long, not counting the fine introduction by our synod president, Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison. In it we have a great testimony that acts of mercy are part and parcel of who we are as the Church of Christ, and of who the Church of Christ has always been. The link below will take you to the pamphlet.
Mercy in the Early Church: The Gospel of Love and Charity
Blessings in Christ,
Pastor John Rickert


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Wednesday, 11 December 2019
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Jul 28 2015 | 3:01pm ET
By Steve Mantle, Saigon Asset Management
The Vietnamese government announced in June that restrictions on foreign ownership limits (FOL) for public companies will finally be lifted later this year.
For almost a decade, listed equity has been capped at 49% available to overseas investors, with the exception of banks which offer a maximum 30% and are expected to still do so in the initial period after FOL relaxations come in to effect, along with a small number of currently unannounced 'sensitive' industries.
This has severely reduced the scalability of investment for overseas investors hoping to benefit from the portfolio diversification this frontier market offers. The countryis desired for its relatively low correlation to world indices, as well as the strong potential the economy is filled with through favorable demographic trends, the Vietnam Index has risen more than 18% annually in 7 of the last 11 years.
GDP growth was 6% in 2014 and 6.3% in 1H2015, while the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement alone is anticipated to add over 14% to baseline GDP. Other free-trade agreements with some of Vietnam's biggest trading partners (including ASEAN, the EU and Korea) have also been or are being finalized.
The market capitalization of Vietnam's $60bn stock exchanges relative to GDP is just 30%. The latest reforms in Vietnam's capital market will ensure it benefits from this economic growth, ideally outpacing GDP to become more in line with Vietnam's peers. In Indonesia this figure is 49%, in the Philippines 95%, and Thailand 116%.
Although the limits have arguably been a big hindrance to overall market growth, this hasn't been entirely detrimental to Saigon Asset Management's NAV growth. As an active fund manager, our flagship Vietnam Equity Holding (VEH) fund has benefitted for two main reasons:
The lifting of foreign limits are naturally very welcome, given the rewards offered by a solid research and investment process in a better functioning, more active and open market. Extra liquidity and increased overseas participation in particular will provide great opportunities for our locally based investment team to achieve further market outperformance.
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Vietnam has an allocation of less than 4% within the MSCI Frontier Markets index. The benefits to the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE) were minimal when the UAE and Qatar (who made up over 35% of the index) received upgrades to Emerging Market status. Liquidity and foreign room in Vietnam have both constrained its representation; in May three stocks were moved from the MSCI FM Index in to the MSCI FM Small Cap Index.
In the iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF, which has net assets of $582m, Vietnam has 4 constituents (out of 100). On July 23rd these made up 3.6% of the weighting, the ninth highest of any country. Vietnam has no allocation in the MSCI South East Asia Index, meaning most ASEAN funds have no exposure here and the ones that do have very little.
As of June 30th, Vietnam now has the third highest weighting in the FTSE Frontier Index Series (8.5%), up 1% from May following Argentina's (13.9%). If Qatar (37.5%) is removed from this index – as it has been by MSCI - the combined effect of this and the FOL relaxation will surely give Vietnam a far higher weighting.
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I've been thinking to do this before Ramadan and i did. Before Ramadan, i have been planning to reorganise my pots and pans. Well, getting rid of the old ones and replacing them with the new ones. There were member's day at SOGO, KL and other sales everywhere which were worth to visit.
I have not replaced my pots and pans for a few years so i felt i had the excuse to visit the malls. If you have the right size of pots and pans for your stove, that will really help with the cooking activities and most importantly the cooking timing.
Since i'm staying near KL, i went to SOGO, KLCC, IKEA Cheras and AEON shopping mall to browse for my kitchen stuff. These places have more product choices, more details and more brands and also suitable for those who like to collect points for their member's shopping card.
These are my 'old' non-stick pans and a normal pot which i felt i should get rid of them. I have a few other non-stick pots which still look good and currently using them. They have been with me for several years too. I am not sure if it is ok to keep them for too long.
my 'old' non-stick pans and a non-coated pot
There are many and different opinions out there about using the coated types of pots and pans and also about the life span of the products. We don't know who is right or who is not so i am just trying to make the issues logic base on my own personal needs.
I have been using the (smaller) 20cm pan for quite a while. As you can see there are a lot of scratches on other pans surfaces as well. I don't have a slightly bigger pan than the 20cm's for making small meal portions or for reheating food.
That one i have is either too small (the 20cm pan) or too big. It is a bit inconvenience to work with the small 20cm pan and on the other hand, it is a waste of energy, time and effort to wash the huge cooking pan if i want to make a small meal.
I also notice on cooking shows, the chefs use many types of stainless steel cooking products. There are opinions that say stainless steel cooking products are more safer.
For me, i don't need large fry pans or pots since my family is small. If i have an ideal size of cooking pan, it will be more convenience for my kids as well if they want to make eggs or reheat food. Right now they just depend on the small 20cm pan to make eggs.
Initially, my first priority was to get a lid/cover for that old 20cm pan and whenever possible to get the same size of pan made of stainless steel. I have not been keeping myself up to date with the pots and pans latest style and design so i have no idea what is available at the malls.
So, the first place i went to was SOGO. During one of the previous weekends, i managed to get inside SOGO during the member's day, despite it was already late afternoon. Apparently, i am more in the mood to visit this place during early morning.
Regardless, i went straight up to the home department and there was a 20cm stainless steel pan on display, without the cover. I needed to buy them separately. The cooking pan's price was already about RM150. If i buy the cover, that will cost a lot. I like the cooking pan, it was light. So i thought my problem is solved.
After waiting for a sales lady to went somehow and came back, apparently there was no stock!!! How typical! What was the point of displaying?
Then, i asked her if i can buy the display item. After she made a quick discussion with her supervisor, it was possible for me to do that plus i can get some discounts as well. However, i felt the sales lady was trying to discouraged me from buying since the product has been on the display for quite a while. After a quick decision, i decided not to buy.
At the same display area, there was a bigger, a 24cm pan and it cost a lot more.
At the end, i just purchased a 20cm lid.
After that, i walked around at the bedding area. Due to it's already late afternoon and crowded, i had no desire to buy anything.
So, that's it! I just bought this one product.
20cm pan/pot lid
There were other branded lids and more expensive.
The next day was crazy. I went out by myself to continue with my unaccomplished mission.
I wanted to go to IKEA Cheras, but before heading there, i made a quick visit to Isetan, KLCC just in case they have what i what (the 20cm stainless steel cooking pan). After browsing at the kitchenwares area, i got confused and i did not buy anything. I also went to Parkson KLCC and they do not sell homewares anymore?
So it looked like i had good excuse to go to IKEA Cheras. Since i've not been to IKEA for almost a year, i might as well walk around and see if there is anything new.
Finally, at the kitchen products section, there was no 20cm fry pan. However, they have the 24cm stainless steel pan and it was cheaper than the one i saw at SOGO. This item too, has no lid. I don't have any 24cm fry pan, and i was not planning to buy despite i need a slightly bigger pan.
Then, i have decided not to waste my time and effort of coming to IKEA. I bought the pan anyway despite no lid. By the way, the 24cm pan was heavy when i lift it.
So at this moment, i already have a 20cm pan cover with a 24cm cooking pan.
I thought that's it! Going home with the 24cm pan and other small items from IKEA.
When i was on my way home, apparently i still have energy to move around and that means….. another shopping mall. Why not?
So after a quick decision, i have decided to also make a quick stop at AEON mall without hoping for anything. Just look around, i thought. AEON was having a member's special day at that time whereby if you spend certain amount, you will get vouchers.
See what i ended up buying……
After i looked around at the homewares area, i finally found a 20cm fry pan! It was not stainless steel and it was not alone. It was attached to a 28cm pan with cover! Going through the products, the package was under RM200. By the way, i already have a 28cm pan in my kitchen but without cover.
Seems like a win-win situation here.
So, i already bought a lid for a 20cm pan and now there is also a lid for my 28cm pan. If i buy these items, i will have one extra 28cm pan. Regardless, my problems are solved when i bought the products.
Then nearby, i saw a full set of Japanese kitchen items brand and the products are having huge discounts. This wok (below) was on 50% discount and with a free cover! Should i buy….. should i not…..should i buy….. should i not…..
Oh no! now i have more than what i was looking for. Thinking over the pros and cons, i felt this small wok will be useful too.
This is the 28cm pan without lid i was talking about.
28cm stainless steel pan without cover
This very handy stainless steel 28cm pan, i got it from my accumulated points plus a very small cost. Why can't the manufacturers produce the complete pans with covers/lids. Can you see what i have to go through?
The size of this pan is ideal even if you want to cook meals with gravy. For me it is enough to cook any meal for 6 people. If you want to save money or new to cooking, you can just get this one item first instead of buying another set of pot.
For your info, if you want to find many kitchen and home stuff at AEON, you have to go to the bigger AEON malls. When i visit different locations, they could offer different products and more brands. It seemed i bought more stuff here despite SOGO is having its own member's day.
Just one problem left, which is i don't have cover for my 24cm pan. Since the IKEA's pan was quite heavy for me, i looked out for the same product at AEON, just in case they have a light 24cm pan. There is! I am wondering why is IKEA's pan quite heavy. It is saver?
The eagle brand 24cm pan is stainless steel made and it is more light, however it does not come with any lid as well. After searching, thankfully there is a lid for the 24cm pan. However, choices were limited and good thing, this lid is light.
For now, i have been using the 20cm pan and 24cm pan almost daily. They are very handy especially with their matching covers.
- Look out for the manufacturers warranty. The items i bought at AEON stated clearly at the label about manufacturing warranty of 2 years. I use this as the indicator for my other pots and pans.
- Buy when there is purchase with purchase offer (PWP).
- Buy when the products have good discounts.
- Buy when the products are attached together for value buy.
- If you are crazy about points collection and vouchers, do go shopping during member's day.
I would like to wish,
have a happy Ramadan and happy cooking….
♥ ♥


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- 1/2 Cup Cooked quinoa
- 100 Green beans
- 1 sml Zucchini
- 1 sml Carrot peeled
- 1/2 Granny Smith apple peeled
- 1/2 Cup Canned chick peas drained and rinsed
- 1 Tbsp Onion finely chopped
- 1 Tbsp Tahini
- 1 ½ Tbsp Olive oil
- ½ - 1 tsp Curry powder (adjust to taste)
- ½ tsp Chili powder
- ½ tsp Salt
- Pepper to taste
- 1/2 Cup Oats blitzed to a coarse crumb
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UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. -- The Saginaw Valley State University Athletic Department has selected its annual "Ryder Athletes of the Year," with Women's Swimming student-athlete Amanda Thielen and Men's Track & Field student-athlete Sam Black being chosen as the top female and male athletes, respectively, for the 2016-17 season.
The "Ryder Athlete of the Year" stands as the most prestigious Cardinal athletic award. During his tenure, former SVSU president, Dr. Jack M. Ryder and his wife, Lila, were both passionate fans of Cardinal Athletics. Their support and contributions to the SVSU Athletic Department are recognized on an annual basis with the presentation of the "Ryder Athlete of the Year" award, which is presented to the top male and female Cardinal student-athletes.
Amanda Thielen - Women's Swimming
Thielen capped-off a stellar sophomore season for the Lady Cardinals by becoming the first-ever all-american performer in the three-year history of the program. She claimed First Team All-American honors in the 200 Backstroke at the 2017 NCAA Division II Championships, finishing in 8th place overall. She added to that Honorable Mention All-American honors in the 100 Backstroke, 200 Medley Relay and 400 Medley Relay. Thielen was named Third Team All-GLIAC in the 400 Medley Relay as well. The Lady Cardinals finished 25th in the nation after the team's performance in the meet, being led by Thielen's performances. The junior currently holds five of SVSU's records.
SVSU Swimming & Diving head coach Bruce Zimmerman on Amanda Thielen...
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Sam Black - Men's Track & Field
Black was beyond solid in what was just his second season competing for the Saginaw Valley Track & Field program. He capped-off his sophomore season by claiming First Team All-American honors in the decatlon, finishing in sixth place at the 2017 NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships. Black earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors in three different events; the high jump, javelin throw and decathlon. Sam claimed the GLIAC Outdoor Championship in the decathlon, earning Field Athlete of the Meet honors. Black was a Second Team All-GLIAC finisher in the heptathlon for the indoor season as well. He earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors following the 2017 campaign, a national academic honor.
SVSU Track and Field head coach Rod Cowan on Sam Black...
"Sam has worked extremely hard for this moment. He joins a list of our institution's most decorated student-athletes. I wouldn't go as far to say that I knew he would be this good but what I can say is he works his tail off every day! If you were to meet his parents, you would understand where his work ethic and commitment comes from. He's a great example of what coaches look for in student-athletes, as he's great in the classroom and on the track."
Thielen and Black will be recognized at the final home football game of the 2017 season when SVSU faces Tiffin University on Saturday, October 28. Kickoff for that game is set for 3:00 p.m. at Wickes Stadium.
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After receiving an injection of money following the sale of her articles, Daisy returns from her holiday in Asia, but finds it hard to settle back into the mundanity of her normal life after her adventure. Tim has been struggling with his issues with George Lucas and The Phantom Menace (which saw him ceremonially burn his Star Wars merchandise), and, after being chucked out of home for shooting his cat up the rear end, Mike has been sleeping in Daisy's room, transforming its decor into a tribute to Apocalypse Now. Things are not normal, and sinister black-suited Matrix-like Agents following Daisy make things even more surreal.
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I agreed to write a law journal article on a topic that 99.9% of lawyers don't care about, and my deadline is Friday. Of course, I didn't start working on it in April when I said yes. So here I sit in the office working evenings this week to pull this thing together. It's a good thing it's TAPER WEEK!
April and May were full of tough races and intense training. So, in addition to having to commit extra time to work, I welcomed taper week just for some physical relaxation!
As part of my elaborate efforts to avoid working on the law article, I've been reading articles on tapering. Most of the information I've found is geared toward elite-level runners. The suggested taper plans are almost harder than my hardest week of training. Not much out there on tapering for the hobbyist half marathoner. I gather that the basic idea is to assess the state of your body and what your training was like. And then you just have to trust your training. "The hay is in the barn," as a runner friend of mine told me.
But trusting your training is the hardest part. I violated the-hay-is-in-the-barn principle of tapering on Saturday when I ran 16 miles for my final long run (the longest run of my entire 20 week training cycle, and probably the longest in the last 12 months). It was a mistake. My legs still have not quite regained their spring, and it's almost Friday!
Speaking of almost Friday! . . . back to that law review article that no one but my editor cares about.
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In some black communities mental illness is linked to demonic possessions or a kick back of karma, building a stigma around anyone who need helps.
Now, UKGrime.com and charity Risen have teamed up to tackle the stigma of mental health in the black community, and dispel the outdated idea that mental health issues are caused by 'karma'.
Chantelle Lewis, 31, who co-founded Risen with business partner Paul Guede, says the beliefs about mental health among black people stem from religion.
She tells Metro.co.uk: 'In the black community they put mental illness down to some form of karma or as some form as demonic possession. It's not a demon, sometimes you need professional help. That's what we need to get across to the black community.
'We're trying to break the stigma, because a lot of it is religion, but there's also a pride aspect, and the belief that it's "white people problems" and that mental health is a "white people thing". It's not, mental health issues don't discriminate, it can be anyone: black, white, Asian, young, old, gay, straight, poor, rich – it doesn't matter. And a lot of people don't even know what a mental health problem is. That's what we want to educate people on because they could be having a health problem and not seeking help.'
Chantelle explains that Risen aims to promote better mental health in the black community by improving social inclusion.
She says: 'There's a lot of inequality and disparity in society. What we're trying to do is improve equality for black people in Britain, which means things like employment issues, to health issues. For example, if you're a black person living in the UK and you're diagnosed with a blood cancer, just because of the colour of your skin it's hard for you to find a match because there's not enough black people on the stem cell register.
'Likewise with blood, if you have sickle cell or a blood issue there's only like one per cent of black donors, so we're trying to address inequalities like that.
'If you get a blood cancer, that's already horrific news in itself, its really going to take a toll on your mental health, and then you're having the additional stress of it being harder for you to find a match because you're black. You're more at risk to mental health problems as a black person in the UK.'
Adwin Anderson, 30, who works in operations for UKGrime.com, says that mental health isn't always portrayed in the best way by the media.
'Because of the struggles that the black community has been through, there's an emphasis on toughness and masculinity,' Adwin says. 'With the physical struggle we had to go through to achieve equality – economically, legally et cetera, the mental health side of things has taken a back seat.
'There's a fear of it. There's this sensationalism of mental health in the media, if you say you have mental health problems people think you're going to cause them harm. The most common thing is that mental health is recognised, but due to government policy there's not enough support for these people that are suffering so they do end up having to self-manage which causes harmful affects to them and the wider community as a whole.'
Working together, UKGrime.com and Risen want to help break the stigma and give grime fans an outlet to express themselves and address their mental health issues.
They are doing this in the form of a UK Grime Cypher on Twitter, which calls on aspiring MCs to deliver their finest raps about any topic – in this instance mental health.
It comes off the success of UK Grime's 2015 cypher, which featured the likes of Saskilla and Gracious K, and has racked up millions of views on Twitter with rapper Shystie's entry getting over a million views alone.
Chantelle added that teaming up with UKGrime is beneficial, as 'grime music is a very black-dominated music. A lot of black people listen and relate to it.'
'What we are doing together is to encourage people to enter a cypher based on mental health experiences they've had, or the experience of growing of up black in the UK. It can be social exclusion, or a lot of times in the workplace, a lot of black people have to suppress their blackness like not eating certain foods or not talking a certain way.
'That in itself leads to mental health problems, because you're one person in the office and when you get home you're a completely different person. So if you keep practicing that and suppressing who you truly are, it leads to a problem mentally.'
Adwin said the cypher will also be a chance to give budding MCs a push in the right direction – for a good cause.
He told us: 'We hope to bring more talented MCs to the limelight. Those who took part in the last cypher in 2015 have gone on to do big things. We want to raise awareness for mental health, we've got the #RisenMH hashtag, we want to promote grime and show the diversity and strength of the scene and level of talent out there, and send a positive message with it as well.
'Risen's work is definitely needed. Everyone needs to show an interest in mental health as it's not something that's immediately obvious.'
Moving forward, UKGrime is branching out and launching platforms for rap and R'n'B in the UK to showcase the best of British artists.
Meanwhile Risen hope to continue their work by teaming up with the NHS for a blood campaign to try and encourage more black people to give blood, and are starting a project with Anthony Nolan to do the same with black stem cell donors.
'The primary goal is to prevent people from having mental health issues from the start,' says Chantelle.
If you're struggling, you can find more information via Samaritans and Mind or you can call the Samaritans helpline on 116 123.
MORE: In Focus: It's not urban music, it's black music!
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DES MOINES, Iowa — The now-closed Iowa Juvenile Home could cost the state another quarter of a million dollars.
The state Appeals Board is considering a $235,000 settlement with a former patient. Jessica Turner filed a lawsuit saying she was kept in isolation for 280 days, banned from doing homework, and wasn't able to communicate with anyone on the outside.
Gov. Terry Branstad closed the facility last year after reports surfaced about alleged abuse of the residents with the use of isolation rooms.
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Jumhooree Party leader Gasim Ibrahim could be facing trial on a charge of attempting to bribe lawmakers to vote in favour of a no-confidence motion against the speaker of parliament.
Briefing the press on Tuesday afternoon, MP Mariya Ahmed Didi from the JP leader's legal team, which includes two lawmakers and a former deputy prosecutor general, said the police have forwarded the bribery case to the Prosecutor General's office.
The business tycoon has also been barred from travelling overseas for a month, she said.
The lawyers denounced the bribery charge as "baseless and politically motivated" and accused the government of seeking a pretext to jail Gasim in a bid to undermine the united opposition.
On March 24, Gasim signed a historic pact with former Presidents Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and Mohamed Nasheed and Adhaalath Party leader Sheikh Imran Abdulla to restore democracy in the Maldives.
In the wake of last week's failed bid to impeach Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed, Gasim was summoned for questioning at the police headquarters for declaring in a speech that the allied parties would grant tickets for the 2019 parliamentary elections to MPs who vote in favour of the no-confidence motion.
A police spokeswoman declined to comment on Gasim's case.
Full details are available from the link below:
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Date night last night involved a meal at the Bar and Grill restaurant in Alderley Edge, Cheshire.
This is my 2nd visit now and I would quite happily keep on going.
Food: I had the prawn tempura starter. The dish was presented very prettily and consisted of 4 monster prawns with a delicate batter and a sweet, lime laced Chilli sauce. For the main I had spilled pork burger which was juicy and moist and was so large I barely touched the chips. Alongside this we were given bread and dipping oil and overall I really couldn't complain about any part. Delicious (Gav had the beef carpaccio which was melt in the mouth, followed by a risotto)
Price: 2 starters, 2 mains, a bottle of Chardonnay, a espresso martini and a vodka for just under £100. Very reasonable.
Ambiance: A modern clean cut venue, white and fresh. We had the added benefit of being sat by the window so had the enjoyment of watching the night pass and the fancy cars too! (When you go out I this area you have to be aware it's full of money and so be prepared for: fast cars / botoxed women / old men pretending to be young / dapper outfits)
Negative: the only complaint is that as soon as we declined pudding we were ignored. When we wanted another drink Gav had to hail down a waitress who seemed annoyed at our request. Despite repeating the order twice the waitress for some reason didn't understand and a second person then came over (how hard is it to understand "vodka pleas"?)
Score: 9/10 It would have been a 10 if it wasn't for the slight waitress complaint


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Its that time of year again. There are three cyclones in the Atlantic and another wave forming.
If your roof has a parapet then you are lucky. Most testing has shown parapets minimize wind damage to a green roof - though in a large hurricane, all bets are off.
Even if your green roof does not have a parapet it can still be designed to withstand significant tropical storm wind damage.
The video here is of a small green roof in Jacksonville, Florida on August 25th, 2008 when Tropical Storm Fay pummeled the northeast Florida area with over twenty inches of rain. The video shows how the roof reacted to gusts up to 50 mph. Wind speed was recorded using an ExTech anemometer.
The roof shown in the video does not have a parapet. The video illustrates how the irregular surface of he vegetated roof interrupts wind generated uplift that can damage asphalt shingle roofs. The plants range in height from two inches to six inches and can be seen moving back and forth in response to the wind.
Wind racing across a flat surface can create lift - or a vacuum - and literally lift the shingles or roll roofing up off the decking below.
The plant habit acts to break the shear flow of air, creating turbulence and working against damaging uplift.
Another important quality of a well designed green roof is the drainage factor. The roof here is allowing a rapid drain of roughly 18" of rain over a 24 hour period without washing out.
Monolithic mats used as the basis of the planting system allow for quick drainage of the stormwater.
Moreover, the engineered soil, though primarily held to the mat by extensive root systems, is also considered erosion resistant due to an embedded natural, low VOC tackifier.
We will always deal with the 5 H's here in Florida - High Heat, High Humidity, Hard Frosts, Hurricanes and Hard Desiccating Winds, but with good green roof design your Florida Green Roof can withstand a severe storm, including tropical storms!
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Green Roofs, Tropical Storms, Green Roof Plants and Hurricanes
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It is very easy and a great relief to assume that a couple of hours meeting with your solution vendor is sufficient to understand and agree about your requirements. Mislead by that notion decision makers proceed with contracting.
However, the ugly truth is that the devil lies in the details. Many companies have contracted software solution providers being impressed by a fancy demo with lovely colorful presentation slides then due to a loosely defined scope of work, they have failed to implement the so called "solution" for years loosing hundreds of thousands of Dollars and a lifetime professional stigma.
When acquiring a new solution, your business and solution requirements can not be vague, conflicted, incomplete or expressed in solution design terms. I wrote countless articles about the subject and I guess I always will…. because the mistakes are still repeated .. always under one devil trick .. Let's move forward.. It is never forward.. Dedicating two or three months working only on your business needs and requirements before you actually buy is moving forward.
Figuratively speaking of course, it is very possible to be impressed by a suit or a dress in a shop window; walk in the store ask if they have it in black medium size and how much it costs, buy it then realize once it is fitted at your home that it made you look absolutely ridiculous due to a particular sideline cut or slim fit which does not suit your body shape.
Even if you have a perfect body figure and everything looks amazing on you. You are happy with the expensive suit you have bought then you discover it has no pockets at all, feels itchy irritating you skin once worn, then you dry clean it and discover post the event, that it was a new fabric invention which is only hand-washed ! Else shrinks.
It is the exact same scenario with software solutions and products. There is no one size fits all in software, each company will have particular business needs. These business needs shall be served for the money paid… nothing more and nothing less ..
I am not saying walkaway, do not buy software.. I am just saying make sure that you define your business needs and requirements very carefully prior to seeking and contracting a solution/product vendor. Never leave it up to your solution provider to decide what your business needs are.
You will never get any value unless you know what you want
While many studies confirm that the top reason for software projects failure is miscommunication, poor project management practices then poor requirements may come as the third reason. If you think about this for a minute, miscommunication results from "ambiguity" and leads to justified poor project management and lack of control. In other words, focusing on perfecting your requirements as early as possible is the key to ensuring stoppable common failure reasons are avoided all together.
More Time Fixing your vague requirements in a constructed or contracted solution is More Money Spent or Lost!


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When you're an airline (or any large scale entity that serves the public), every little bit helps the bottom line.
Anybody else old enough to remember yogurt cartons that were 8 ounces? Full half-gallon containers of ice cream? When metal toys began to be made out of plastic? When hotels stopped changing the sheets every day?
Those little changes here and there, be it shrinking a package but charging the same amount, or using cheaper materials, or cutting corners by stopping a service that's conveniently also good for the environment, are small ways that companies can save more money. The way airlines do it though is pretty fascinating…
Continue reading "Crazy Ways That Airlines Have Decreased Weight On Planes, To Help Reduce Fuel Costs"


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In less than 5 minutes, our treadmill was ready for use.
I love our treadmill because:
It is handy, small, compact but serves its purpose. With its 1530mm x 650mm x 720mm size, it is perfect for our 2-bedroom apartment. Since it is foldable, it doesn't eat up too much space at home. It only weighs 19 kilos so lugging it around is not a hassle. It has a stable incline which is manageable for everyone in the family.
I don't have to get out of the house in order to walk or jog. One of my biggest hurdle in exercising is going/driving to the park and the weather. Going out requires extra time and effort while driving to a place involves petrol costs. The weather can be a nuisance. It's too cold during winter, too hot during summer and rains last for days. Since I've got a treadmill at home, I've got no excuse.
I'm back to my regular habit of exercising! After three weeks of having a treadmill at home, I'm now back to exercising 3 to 4 times a week. Nowadays, I look forward to going home and spending time on the treadmill. It easily became a part of my lifestyle because I can get on the treadmill while I watch TFConline before dinner.
The Treadmill was a great replacement to the Elliptical Strider.The treadmill is perfect for me because I love walking. I can just walk for a long period of time while I watch TV or read stuff on the iPad. If I'm not doing anything while on the treadmill, I don't get bored. Walking in silence is therapeutic for me. It helps me think and de-stress.
It's a fun exercise machine! I'm able to walk, briskwalk, jog, run on the treadmill. In a 25-minute session, I'm able to do all four activities. Sometimes, I do a bit of arm exercises while walking–a combined exercise. I also sometimes sing while I walk on the treadmill and I love it!
Although I miss having the Elliptical Strider around, I'm glad I made this change in our lifestyle. I realized now how important it is to finding the right equipment for me, one that will is more friendly to me body and one that makes me want to exercise.
For those who would like to buy the same treadmill I have, you can check it out here.