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It Takes a Village (and a Community)
by Maggie Cook
As we near the end of another school year, I can't help but stop and reflect (with a healthy dose of disbelief) on how we've made it through another year – my husband, myself, and our two wild little girls. We moved to Chippewa Falls five years ago, but it feels like we just got here last week. I guess that's life with a young family.
It's so easy to get lost in our day-to-day schedules, rushing through our routines as we race to the finish line. And by finish line, I mean bedtime. Two kids, two full-time jobs, a 100-year-old house with countless little quirks, and an unending list of things to get done. How did my husband and I get though another year? We didn't. Not alone, we didn't.
We're lucky to have what feels like an army of people helping to make our day-to-day lives happen. From my in-laws who watch the girls each Monday, to our incredible daycare provider Ms. Jodi, to my neighbor/sister-in-law, to my own parents who constantly jump in to fill those random half-hour gaps throughout the week. These people are always there for us, no questions asked. Like I said, we're lucky. Stopping to thank these people – the ones who help us juggle whatever life throws at us – is more important than ever. They're doing so much more than keeping our schedules on track. They're helping us raise our children.
Navigating parenthood has been a constant "fake it 'til we make it" roller coaster. I'm betting no one truly knows what they're doing. You just make the best decisions you can based on your own life experiences, and if you're fortunate enough to have one, the experiences of the people, aka the "village," around you. This village helps to keep our children safe, teach them manners, introduce them to new activities, and provide the foundation for well-rounded human beings. I know not everyone has this environment. But what I've learned from my time in the Valley is that there seems to be no end to what this community offers, from family resource centers to after-school programs to nonstop activities and events helping to connect my kids (and me) to other families, parents, and organizations.
I've been working hard to recognize the village around me – and to be a part of that village for the people I meet. If I can accept support, I want to offer it, too. And here's the thing: I want my children to learn from this attitude. I want them to be there for their friends, their family, and their community today, as they scramble around the playground, and every day as they grow older. After all, we don't just live in the Chippewa Valley. We are the Chippewa Valley.


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Life does take unexpected turns doesn't it? If you had told me this time last year that I would be potato printing in my bible I probably would have laughed in your face, or at least coughed and politely moved away to talk to someone else. But just supppose you had, bizarrely, predicted such an odd occurrence then you would have been well and truly correct! I know there are all sorts of wonderful bible journalling resources out there – so many clever creative people producing beautiful and truth-filled workbooks and kits, but all you really need is your bible and the Holy Spirit, then even an old potato can be useful. Isn't that encouraging? Sometimes I feel like an old potato but God can shape me and use me to add colour and creativity where and when it's needed. Anyway I digress….
Joshua chapter 17 we see more of the division of the land as inheritance for the different tribes. I was struck by the way that although everyone gets an inheritance it isn't identical. Each tribe and family is allotted a unique portion. Now generally, in this culture, inheritance was a son-ship thing but amidst the lists of names we come across one that stands out, and not only for it's unpronouncableness. Here we meet a man named Zelophehad (another great baby name for you!) who had no sons but only daughters – five of them to be presice. These girls were obviously well brought up and courageous…
"They approached Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the leaders and said "The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance along with our brothers." So according to the mouth of the Lord he gave them an inheritance among the brothers of their father." Joshua 17:4
Now I come from a family with only daughters and I am the mother of 3 beautiful girls so I love the fact that this family was not excluded from recieving an inheritance but "the daughters of the tribe of Manasseh received an inheritance among the sons!" It's like a little parable or a foretaste of what was to become ours in Jesus!
"For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through Faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female for you are all one in Christ Jesus . And if you are Christ's then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to the promise." Gal 3:26-29
What was remarkable for Manaseh's tribe, for Zelophehad's famiy, has become our normal – that our daughter's are sons of God and heirs of the inheritance Jesus won for them at the cross! Can I get a whoop whoop? To my dear girl friends reading this I want you to know today that you are not disqualified from recieving the promises of God because of your gender. God has good plans for you and a glorious inheritance both in this life and the next.
Reading on to the end of the chapter I was also provoked by the people of Joseph who complained that they hadn't received enough land! Joshua tells them they can have the forest-covered hills as well because they are "numerous and powerful". I don't know about you but I think steep slopes and thick foliage might feel like a bit of a short straw. But Joshua knows that they have what it takes to make the inhospitable terrain habitable. Sometimes we can feel short-changed when we compare our lot to each other's (don't do it, it's always a disaster!) but here it seems that the short straw was actually a compliment. God never allows us to walk through more than He gives us grace for. If He asks a lot of you it's because He knows you can do it! Let's quit moaning about how hard-done-by we feel and pick up our axes and get chopping down those trees to create the spacious place He knows we can obtain. And you know what else? – in the mentime you get shelter, loads of resources provided, fitness training included and not to mention the view!
Thanks so much for taking the time to read. Hope you all have a great week. Love Rach x

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6 Networking Tips To increase your Event Planning Business
Have you ever noticed how a book cover may prominently proclaim that it's been on the New York Times Bestseller List for weeks in a row? Or a movie proclaim that it is fast grossing INR 100 crores at the box office? The tall proclamations focus on the sales and rarely on the content of the book or the movie. That's because when it really comes to down to it, business is all about the numbers- Sales, Revenues and Profits.
And that's what we are here to talk about. How do YOU ensure that your prospect pipeline is always full and you are meeting your quarterly and annual business targets. Because you may be the best event planner in town but it won't help if you don't have clients queuing up to avail your services.
So here are 6 tips that will ensure you are networking and constantly adding high-quality prospective clients to your sales pipeline.
Client Referrals
A happy client who has availed your services is the best source of referrals for you. They have experienced the entire process with you and are familiar with your working style. Do not shy away from asking them for referrals of friends or family or business connections who could avail of your services in the near future. If you don't ask, the answer is always no!
In fact make it a point to stay in touch with your clients on mail or social media to ensure top of the mind recall for 2 purposes- repeat business from them itself or for the purpose of referring friends and family to you.
Vendor Partnerships
Guess what's the first step of planning a proposal? Usually begins with buying a ring! Who better than a jeweller to recommend a wedding planner to the prospective groom right at the beginning of the process? In fact you could have mutually benefitting tie-ups with jewellers, banquet owners, florists, local clergy to recommend your event planning services to the prospective clients. It's naturally understood that you will return the favour. The only tip is to ensure that all your vendor partners are top-notch in terms of the services they provide to ensure that you are truly creating winning partnerships.
Trade Fairs
Meet your clients wherever they are! If you are a wedding planner, participate in bridal exhibitions where you are bound to meet many prospective brides. If you are a corporate planner, list yourself as a participant in the Annual National HR Conference of your city/country as it will put you face to face with the Human Resource Heads of the biggest companies in town.
Participating in these trade fairs is certainly an investment of time, money and effort but it gives you the unique opportunity to showcase your work (through your stall design) and network with the right type of clients who are there with a mindset of networking.
Networking Organizations
There are many international and local networking organizations that operate on the philosophy of leveraging personal networks to create quality referrals for colleagues in exchange for the same from them. These type of organizations usually work on a barter system rather than commission system. 'You create a quality referral for me and I will do the same for you' sort of philosophy.
Becoming a member of these organizations will certainly demand your time, money and effort but it's worth it as it gives you the opportunity to connect with entrepreneurs from different backgrounds willing to open up their personal networks to you provided you do the same for them.
Social Media
Use social media wisely to promote your services as an event planner. Have a Facebook page that is loaded with images & videos of your previous events. These images and videos help in building your credibility even to a new person visiting your page. Run contests on your page to engage with your fan-base on social media. Use an Instagram account to update drool-worthy pictures of not just your work but also some behind the scenes actions.
Most importantly use paid features on these social media platforms to reach out to your 'targeted' customer online as it will help boost the traffic to your page and ensure that your posts show up on the home feed of your targeted customer.
Pull off an Awesome Event
Just pull off an awesome show. At any event there are bound to a gazillion visitors/ participants. When they have a great experience at the event, they are already convinced about your capabilities and will seek you out to connect in case of future needs. Be classy, exchange a fabulous card and remember to follow through with these connects. As long as you are in touch with them you are bound to generate business sooner or later.
So use these tips CONSISTENTLY and soon you will be sitting on more business that you can handle. And that is a wonderful problem to deal with !!!
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Congratulations! You made it through labor and delivery, and your bundle of joy is finally here. So why are you still hurting?
Some women feel pain in their pelvis long after they've left the hospital. If this happens to you, it may be because of a pelvic bone problem.
The pelvic region (or pelvis) at the bottom of your spine is made up of several bones. Sometimes, giving birth can damage them in the ways described below. Pelvic bone problems are painful. But they usually get better on their own.
Broken Tailbone
The coccyx (tailbone) is at the very bottom of your spine. If your baby moves through the birth canal very quickly or at the wrong angle, it can bruise or fracture your tailbone. It's more likely if your doctor delivers your baby with forceps.
The pain can last for weeks or months. It may hurt when you sit down, stand for a long time, use the bathroom, or have sex.
There are ways to ease the pain:
Go hot or cold. An ice pack or a heating pad may make you feel better.
Use a pillow. You may find it more comfortable to sit on a special pillow that has a hole or notch beneath your tailbone so you don't put any pressure on it when you sit.
Sit differently. It may help if you lean forward when you sit. This may ease pressure.
Try medicine. NSAIDs (like ibuprofen) can help pain and inflammation. If yours is severe, your doctor may give you an anesthetic or a steroid shot. Either one could give you long-term relief.
Go to physical therapy. You may learn some ways to relax your pelvis such as breathing deeply and completely relaxing the muscles of your pelvic floor the way you do when you go to the bathroom.
Have surgery. If a lot of time passes and nothing eases your pain, your doctor may suggest surgery to remove your tailbone. This is often a last resort, and it isn't common.
Pelvic Girdle Pain
If your baby's head presses down on your pelvic bones a certain way during childbirth, it may create a gap between two bones at the front of your pelvis. These bones come together through connective tissue called ligaments. They often stretch more easily during pregnancy, and this can lead to pelvic girdle pain. Your doctor may call it a separated pubic symphysis. There may be swelling or bleeding when the ligament stretches and the bones come apart.
A gap between your pelvic bones can be painful. That pain can last for 3 to 8 months. It may hurt when you walk, and you may have trouble walking normally. You may also be in pain when you sit or stand for a long time.
Tell your doctor about your pelvic pain so that he can treat it and suggest ways that you could feel more comfortable as you heal. Your bones may or may not return to their original starting points. But they'll move closer together and the pain will go away.
To ease pain and help your pelvis heal:
Take medicine. Your doctor might tell you to take NSAIDs like naproxen (Aleve) or acetaminophen (Tylenol) to help with pain. You may only need to take them for a little while.
Use support. Your doctor may ask you to wear a brace, girdle, sling, or other device that wraps around your hips and pulls your pelvic bones together. This may help you feel better faster.
Lie in bed. If the pain is too much or it's difficult to walk, your doctor may suggest bed rest. But this isn't a long-term solution.
Move -- but not too much. As soon as you're able to get up, your doctor may ask you to walk and be active. But don't push too hard. If your pelvic area hurts, it's time to take a break.
See a physical therapist. A therapist can teach you how to strengthen your muscles and ease your pain.


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Coating of carbon fibers with adhesion-promoting thin poly(acrylic acid) and poly(hydroxyethylmethacrylate) layers using electrospray ionization (2015)
Thin coatings of poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) and poly(hydroxyethylmethacrylate) (PHEMA) were deposited onto carbon fibers by means of the electrospray ionization (ESI) technique in ambient air. These high-molecular weight polymer layers were used as adhesion promoters in carbon fiberepoxy resin composites. Within the ESI process, the carbon fibers were completely enwrapped with polymer in the upper 10 plies of a carbon fiber roving. As identified with scanning electron microscopy also shadowed fibers in a bundle as well as backsides of fiber rovings were pinhole-free coated with polymers (electrophoretic effect'). Under the conditions used, the layers have a granular structure. Residual solvent was absent in the deposit. PAA and PHEMA films did not show any changes in composition and structure in comparison with the original polymers as analyzed by X-ray photo-electron spectroscopy and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Single-fiber pullout tests of coated fibers embedded in epoxy resin showed significantly increased interfacial shear strength. It is assumed that chemical bonds between carbon fiber poly(acrylic acid) and epoxy resin contribute significantly to the improved interactions.
Sample loss in asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation coupled to inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry of silver nanoparticles (2015)
In this work, sample losses of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) in asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation (AF4) have been systematically investigated with the main focus on instrumental conditions like focusing and cross-flow parameters as well as sample concentration and buffer composition. Special attention was drawn to the AF4 membrane. For monitoring possible silver depositions on the membrane, imaging laser ablation coupled to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) was used. Our results show that the sample residue on the membrane was below 0.6% of the total injected amount and therefore could be almost completely avoided at low sample concentrations and optimized conditions. By investigation of the AF4 flows using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), we found the recovery rate in the detector flow under optimized conditions to be nearly 90%, while the cross-flow, slot-outlet flow and purge flow showed negligible amounts of under 0.5%. The analysis of an aqueous ionic Ag standard solution resulted in recovery rates of over 6% and the ionic Ag content in the sample was found to be nearly 8%. Therefore, we were able to indicate the ionic Ag content as the most important source of sample loss in this study.
Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) has been suggested as a promising tool for the investigation of pollen, but the usefulness of this approach for classification and identification of pollen species has to be proven by an application to samples of varying taxonomic relations.
Trimesoyl chloride is polycondensed with various alpha,omega'-alkanediols in dichloromethane at different concentrations using equifunctional feed ratios. As evidenced by MALDI-TOF (matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight) mass spectrometry the soluble reaction products mainly consist of perfect multicyclic oligomers and polymers. The solphase extracted from the gels also consists of perfect multicycles. SEC (size exclusion chromatography) measurements show that both soluble reaction products and extracted solphases also contain a high molar mass fraction of perfect and nonperfect multicycles extending up to masses beyond 10 5 g mol-1. When the polycondensation is stopped after a few minutes perfect multicycles are already detectable in the reaction mixture along with functional (multi)cyclic oligomers. These results prove that at initial monomer concentrations < 0.2 mol L-1 networks and large multicyclic polymers are synthesized from functional cyclic oligomers formed in early stages of the polycondensation and not from hyperbranched polymers. This interpretation is presented as 'egg-first theory' and compared with the 'hen-first theory' of Stockmayer and Flory.
The protein corona, which forms on the nanoparticle's surface in most biological media, determines the nanoparticles physicochemical characteristics. The formation of the protein corona has a significant impact on the biodistribution and clearance of nanoparticles in vivo. Therefore, the ability to influence the formation of the protein corona is essential to most biomedical applications, including drug delivery and imaging. In this study, we investigate the protein adsorption on nanoparticles with a hydrodynamic radius of 30 nm and a coating of thermoresponsive poly(2-isopropyl-2-oxazoline) in serum. Using multiangle dynamic light scattering (DLS) we demonstrate that heating of the nanoparticles above their phase separation temperature induces the formation of agglomerates, with a hydrodynamic radius of 1 µm. In serum, noticeably stronger agglomeration occurs at lower temperatures compared to serum-free conditions. Cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) revealed a high packing density of agglomerates when serum was not present. In contrast, in the presence of serum, agglomerated nanoparticles were loosely packed, indicating that proteins are intercalated between them. Moreover, an increase in protein content is observed upon heating, confirming that protein adsorption is induced by the alteration of the surface during phase separation. After cooling and switching the surface back, most of the agglomerates were dissolved and the main fraction returned to the original size of approximately 30 nm as shown by asymmetrical flow-field flow fractionation (AF-FFF) and DLS. Furthermore, the amounts of adsorbed proteins are similar before and after heating the nanoparticles to above their phase-separation temperature. Overall, our results demonstrate that the thermoresponsivity of the polymer coating enables turning the corona formation on nanoparticles on and off in situ. As the local heating of body areas can be easily done in vivo, the thermoresponsive coating could potentially be used to induce the agglomeration of nanoparticles and proteins and the accumulation of nanoparticles in a targeted body region.
Improved analysis of ultra-high molecular mass polystyrenes in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry using DCTB matrix and caesium salts (2015)
Rationale The ionization of polystyrenes in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) is typically achieved by the use of silver salts. Since silver salts can cause severe problems, such as cluster formation, fragmentation of polymer chains and end group cleavage, their substitution by alkali salts is highly desirable. Methods The influence of various cations (Ag+, Cs+ and Rb+) on the MALDI process of polystyrene (PS) mixtures and high mass polystyrenes was examined. The sample preparation was kept as straightforward as possible. Consequently, no recrystallization or other cleaning procedures were applied. Results The investigation of a polystyrene mixture showed that higher molecular polystyrenes could be more easily ionized using caesium, rather than rubidium or silver salts. In combination with the use of DCTB as matrix a high-mass polymer analysis could be achieved, which was demonstrated by the detection of a 1.1 MDa PS. Conclusions A fast, simple and robust MALDI sample preparation method for the analysis of ultra-high molecular weight polystyrenes based on the use of DCTB and caesium salts has been presented. The suitability of the presented method has been validated by using different mass spectrometers and detectors.
Matrix-assisted ionization-ion mobility spectrometry-mass spectrometry: Selective analysis of a europium-PEG complex in a crude mixture (2015)
The analytical utility of a new and simple to use ionization method, matrix-assisted ionization (MAI), coupled with ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) and mass spectrometry (MS) is used to characterize a 2-armed europium(III)-containing poly(ethylene glycol) (Eu-PEG) complex directly from a crude sample. MAI was used with the matrix 1,2-dicyanobenzene, which affords low chemical background relative to matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) and electrospray ionization (ESI). MAI provides high ion abundance of desired products in comparison to ESI and MALDI. Inductively coupled plasma-MS measurements were used to estimate a maximum of 10% of the crude sample by mass was the 2-arm Eu-PEG complex, supporting evidence of selective ionization of Eu-PEG complexes using the new MAI matrix, 1,2-dicyanobenzene. Multiply charged ions formed in MAI enhance the IMS gas-phase separation, especially relative to the singly charged ions observed with MALDI. Individual components are cleanly separated and readily identified, allowing characterization of the 2-arm Eu-PEG conjugate from a mixture of the 1-arm Eu-PEG complex and unreacted starting materials. Size-exclusion chromatography, liquid chromatography at critical conditions, MALDI-MS, ESI-MS, and ESI-IMS-MS had difficulties with this analysis, or failed.


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Female Artist of the Year – Finalist
Album of the Year
Instrumental of the Year – Finalist
Jeri Foreman is a highly respected name in Australian folk music. A fiddle player from Adelaide (South Australia), Jeri's debut in the Australian folk scene was winning back-to-back Young Traditionalist's Awards at the Victor Harbour Folk Festival, age 11 and 12. Jeri won Most Outstanding New or Emerging Artist/Group in the Folk Federation of SA Folk Awards in 2007 and 2008. In 2009, her performances with Adelaide band, Garida, won the inaugural Peter Daly Award for the finest performance of Celtic music at the National Folk Festival and in 2010, Jeri was awarded two grants and multiple scholarships to travel through the USA and Canada, to study with many of the world's top fiddle players. In 2011, she was the South Australian representative in the Fiddler's State of Origin project at the Fleurieu Folk Festival, a project celebrating traditional Australian music.
Jeri released her debut album in 2013, which was recorded in Melbourne by Joe Ferguson (Trouble in the Kitchen) and features Paddy Montgomery (Mustered Courage), Evan Davies (Squeebz) and Bec Simpson (The Simpson Three). The album features Jeri's original compositions, in the traditional Celtic style. In 2014, she won the Best Composition Golden Fiddle Award for one of the tracks, "No Bigger Than an Envelope". In July 2017, Jeri released a follow up album of new Australian Celtic tunes, featuring Rachel Johnston (formerly of the Australian String Quartet) and Paddy Montgomery.
When she is not playing Celtic fiddle tunes, Jeri performs with a wide variety of bands and artists, both local and international. In 2016, Jeri won the Australian Bluegrass Scholarship, becoming the first female to do so. She is well respected for her extensive knowledge of fiddle styles and in 2016, taught at most Australian fiddle camps, including the Sunshine Fiddle Camp (alongside Brittany Haas and Tristan Clarridge) and Stringmania (alongside Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas and Catriona McDonald).
In 2017, Jeri performed at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (Scotland), the Kaustinen Folk Festival (Finland) and the Americana Festival (USA) as well as smaller shows in England, Scotland, Canada and the USA.


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The day begins, chilled kitchen in early morning, waiting for the ticking heat register on the baseboard to warm the room. And a little voice and a hand in mine and an excited, Come and see this. It's beautiful.
I go, of course, and we peek through window blinds to see the glorious sun, rising on Thanksgiving Sunday.
I could see something pink in the cracks, and then I looked and saw it, and his eyes shine with his discovery, and the day begins with beauty.
It's full, the day, with preparing food and church and sharing the table with friends. And somewhere in there, there's a tiny little bit of not-so-thankful-ness.
It hurts to admit, but it starts when he doesn't have time to carve the turkey when I ask and they don't clean the basement as clean as I think they should and all these silly little things prick holes in my heart, and some of the thankful leaks away.
It's silly, I know. So silly, but so human.
Mostly, though, the day is baptized in thankful grace. A beautiful, sun-begun and friendship-warmed day, and this is the honesty of it all. That nothing is perfect, no matter how good the turkey and stuffing and cranberries taste.
Day sinks into evening, and we end it with a long drive to return the oldest to school. I'm tired – we're all tired – but there is something sweet about finishing this way. Everyone packed into the vehicle, snoozing or listening to music or playing a game on a device, and my husband and I mostly quiet in the front as the prairie rushes by.
I see the moon outside my window, high and bright in a still-lit sky. I snap her photo quick, and my husband calls my eyes to the view on his side. Sun dogs, glowing beauty around the sinking sun, and he rolls down his window so I can snap them, too.
We carry on, finishing the day the way it began, in glory. And all the little prickly bits are healed – they always are – by the grace of being together, imperfections and all.


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Organize Your Home : Is mess making you insane? A sorted out of the way of life can mean productivity in your day and an all the more unwinding time while at home.
Organize Your Home : Your home will look cleaner and you will find that you have more space which is less demanding to utilize and appreciate. Take after the tips underneath to start arranging your home.
Getting Rid of Unnecessary Items
1 Sort your things. Experience each room in your home and sort things by what you will do with them: keep, give, or discard. Keep things ought to be things you require and can't part with, discard things ought to be those which are totally futile to everybody, and give things are those which you can't utilize yet another person would profit by.
2 Think basically about "keep" things. Some of the time we have an inclination that we require something yet we truly don't. These are the sorts of things which as a rule make homes messed and leave little space for the things we do need. Once you're finished with the introductory keep-give refuse clear, make a second compass through your keep things and consider the last time you utilized them and in the event that you really require them.
3 Find great uses for non-keep things. For the things that you will junk or give, consider the best uses for those things. Certain sorts of gave things will do the greatest if gave to specific associations (old furniture to Goodwill, toys to the Salvation Army, garments to displaced person associations, and so on). Ensure that the things you assign junk truly are a waste. Battered attire ought not to be given but rather low-quality however practical and in place kitchen hardware could truly bail somebody out.
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SAP looks to innovation for further growth
Enhancements to core apps, cloud, HANA and mobility key to growth strategy
SAP has announced a range of enhancements around its core business applications and new technology area at SAP Sapphire/ TechEd, taking place in Madrid today.
Speaking in a keynote address at the event, SAP co-CEO Jim Snabe, said that the company has developed a vision for growth based on innovation.
"We have an obligation and opportunity to innovate, because innovation is the base for growth in companies and in countries. At SAP, we did exactly that, we chose to bet our company on a customer-centric innovation strategy," Snabe said.
Snabe said that SAP has shifted to a new high speed innovation cycle, to constantly develop its products in co-operation with customers and partners.
Among the announcements at the event, which is attended by 10,000 people, were improvements to SAP's core business suite, plus new developments in mobility, cloud and in-memory computing, three newer areas for SAP which currently account for 10% of its software revenue.
In the core Business Suite, SAP announced a new enhancement pack, which will offer customers the ability to add over 120 improvements to their existing deployments, without having to upgrade their whole application. SAP has also added new line-of-business innovations to address specific business functions, and allow companies to add new capabilities without disruption or delay.
In order to give customers more predictability for their deployments, SAP has also extended mainstream support for its SAP Business Suite 7 applications by five years to 2020. SAP also revealed more details of its new Business Objects Business Intelligence suite 4.0, with new features around in-memory computing, social BI, collaboration and mobility, to extend business intelligence across the enterprise.
In mobile offerings, where SAP has been extending access to its applications via platforms including iOS, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile, the company is showcasing 200 Apps from itself and partners at Sapphire. The company is also making 70 apps available for evaluation via its SAP Store, and expects developer partners to account for 80% of SAP mobile applications, built on the Sybase Unwired Platform (SUP) in the near future.
For cloud computing, SAP revealed that is now has over 700 customers on its Business ByDesign SaaS service, and it is also developing new on-demand services based on the needs of particular customer segments and job functions, including Sales OnDemand.
SAP spelled out more of its plans for its In-memory processing solution HANA. The company says that HANA will replace traditional relational databases in data warehousing deployments, although it will be a gradual process.
Snabe said that even after seven consecutive quarters of double-digit growth, SAP was not looking to rely just on maintenance revenue streams, but rather innovation across core and new solutions to thrive: "We are very focused on our ability to generate new revenue with new innovations. You have seen us accelerate that since February last year. In Q3, the first year of the three new categories, mobile, in-memory and cloud, they now deliver 10% of our software revenue, but we are not abandoning the core. We are very focused on driving innovation, but we are proud as well to be revitalizing the core, because it is the profound element that allows you to go to mobile, in-memory and cloud."


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(LAS VEGAS, NV. – Thursday, October 24, 2013) Legends Football League officials wrapped their first-ever LFL Europa tour by being invited to be recognized at the 4-day Sportel conference in Monaco drawing a record number of meetings with global broadcasters while being showcased alongside other popular US sports franchises including the National Football League (NFL), World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), National Basketball Association (NBA) and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Due to LFL Global's unprecedented growth, LFL Founder & Chairman Mitchell S. Mortaza was invited by the sports convention to speak on a distinguished panel of global sports industry leaders. General buzz and excitement around the LFL is at its height in the international media and sports community based on the upcoming LFL Australia launch as well as LFL Europa in 2015 and now rumors circulating around a Latin / South American league.
The LFL continues to try to build the sport through television now being broadcast in over 120 territories and on the fast track to over-take the NFL as the most watched form of American football globally.


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Violoncelle Français
Cheng² Duo
Audite 97.6987
Violonchelo del Fuego
Cheng² Duo
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Having heard the best of the best during more than 60 years of frequent concertgoing, I'm not easily impressed, but four years ago, when I first heard the Cheng² (Cheng Squared) Duo, I was thrilled by their prodigious virtuosity and impassioned expressivity. Cellist Bryan Cheng was then all of 16, pianist Silvie Cheng in her early 20s. I was thrilled again this past August when the brother-and-sister pair from Ottawa performed at the Toronto Summer Music Festival. Bryan combines a dark, robust tone with jaw-dropping bravura, while Silvie creates an extraordinarily varied palette of keyboard colours that enhance her imaginative, nuanced phrasing. Together, they offer remarkably fresh approaches to familiar music, making their first two CDs so very special.
The major works on Violoncelle Français, the Cello Sonatas of Claude Debussy and César Franck, are performed with unusual extremes of moody introspection and rhapsodic abandon. I'd grown tired of hearing the Franck, whether in the original version for violin or Jules Delsart's cello transcription, but the Duo's revelatory re-invention of this much-performed work, with myriad subtleties of tempo, dynamics, phrasing and tonal colour, surprised and delighted me.
The CD also includes five encore-style selections, Saint-Saëns's Allegro Appasssionato and The Swan, and three well-loved pieces by Gabriel Fauré that receive especially loving treatments – Pablo Casals' arrangement of the song Après un Rêve and two works originally for cello and piano, Élégie and Sicilienne, both subsequently orchestrated by Fauré.
More encore pieces, arrangements of familiar music by Spanish composers Granados, Albéniz, Sarasate and de Falla, appear on Violonchelo del Fuego. Bryan says: "Arrangements open up a whole new world of possibilities, and you'll hear that at times I will strum like a guitar or Silvie's playing will imitate castanets." "Playing" is the appropriate word for their playful, exuberant approach to this music.
Brian and Silvie add expressive embellishments to Maurice Gendron's transcription of de Falla's Siete canciones populares españolas, reflecting their desire to convey the meanings of the songs' words. Bryan has also arranged the second song of the cycle, Seguidilla murciana, omitted from most instrumental arrangements, including Gendron's. He says: "A lot of the idiosyncrasies in articulation, vibrato and colour are based on the vocal originals of these songs. It was my goal to really make the cello sing and speak as a dramatic singer would." The results are truly exhilarating!
This wonderful CD also affords Bryan and Silvie the chance to shine as individuals, in Gaspar Cassadó's virtuosic Suite for solo cello and Joaquín Turina's evocative Exaltación for piano. Though only in their 20s, both Bryan and Silvie are already world-class, performing separately and together at major international venues and festivals. I can't – and won't – stop raving about them.


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Hey everyone it's Father's Day this weekend. And here at BHB and SnakeBytesTV we celebrate all the daddy snakes as well. We'll take a look at some of the most productive male snakes we have had. These daddy snakes are the real founder stock of our snake collection. Also, George always gets sad around Father's Day, so Chewy decides to adopt him and take him under his wing.


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Engagement Session
"It is more important to click with people than to click the shutter"-Alfred Eisenstadt
Winter Wedding
First Impression is everything.
Timeless portraits to cherish forever.
Bringing out your family's natural charm.
Capture the joy, beauty and significance of pregnancy
They grow up too fast, freeze time with a photo!
Save memories of your next birthday bash
Professional photography for your special event or occasion
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Schedule Jekyll Posts for Publication
Since posts on this Jekyll powered blog are short and very much task focussed they tend to come in fits and starts. Here's how to stagger their publication.
Control the future
The _drafts folder is a great place for work in progress, but you still need to manually move content from here into the _posts folder when complete. What we really need is a way to control publication date. Fortunately Jekyll provides a way to do this.
Open up your _config.yml file and add future: false. Now whenever you write a post with a filename that has a date in the future it will not be generated by Jekyll.
The publication time is UTC by default. If you want to work to a different timezone simply add a timezone to your _config.yml file. You can find a list of valid time zones on Wikipedia. In my case I am on Pacific Time and so my _config.yml entry is:
Need finer control?
If you need even finer control over when posts are published you can add precise times to the Front Matter. A date here overrides the date from the name of the post. It should be specified in the format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS +/-TTTT; where hours, minutes, seconds, and timezone offset are optional. For example:
Open Questions
- When the site is published on GitHub pages will the future pages be published automatically? That is, will GitHub pick up the pages even without a commit triggering a build?
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Even if you don't rent an apartment near the Loop, North Side, or Magnificent Mile, the Chicago Pedway is a six-mile system of underground and indoor pedestrian walkways that you can access from the Red and Blue El Lines, as well as the Metra. It connects many iconic Chicago shopping destinations, including the Macy's that replaced the iconic Marshall Field's on State Street.
Next to the historic Water Tower and John Hancock Building, Water Tower Place offers six indoor stories of shops and restaurants, including the Chicago Sports Museum and the American Girl Cafe and store, where young girls can customize their own doll, browse her entire wardrobe collection, and even attend a tea party with theatrical reenactments of the associated books.
Chicago is a very pedestrian-friendly city, complete with the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)'s "L" trains. The Metra commuter train is also available and widely used. Travelers can also take buses or participate in the city's bicycle-share program, or they can hop on a trolley. For longer trips, O'Hare International Airport is available. For car travel, residents can take I-90 or I-290.


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Geotrail – Kanherwadi / Nighoj
After a hugely successful and hectic Geolab 2019, the team at CERG decided to hit the field. On Sunday 1st September 2019, the tired but very enthusiastic team headed out towards the hills near Pune to unwind and observe some… Continue Reading
Geolab 2019
After the grand success of Geoweek 2017, 2018 and other learning events over the last two years, the Centre for Education & Research in Geosciences (CERG), organized the Geolab 2019, an Inter-school Earth Science Project competition. This year Geolab was organized… Continue Reading
Jal Katha 2019
Water is a scarce natural resource. As we all know that even though 71% of land is covered by water, only about 2.5% of the total water available on earth is fresh water and can be used for human consumption.… Continue Reading
Geoquest 2019
After the very successful Geo-week 2018 celebration, the Centre for Education & Research in Geosciences, Pune conducted the 2nd edition of the Earth science based Inter-School Quiz contest – GEOQUEST 2019 under its 'Geoscience for All' initiative. "Geoscience for All'… Continue Reading
Earth science education workshop
"Earth Science Education – A design thinking approach" workshop. Another milestone in our journey. A learning workshop designed from scratch by CERG incorporating globally established and time-tested pedagogical principles and the more recent approach of Design Thinking. The "Earth science… Continue Reading
The Geoweek 2018….. Once again, a big success, and a bigger and a more resounding success. With over 600 school children and over a 1000 other participating, it was indeed a resounding success. Increased participation, increased awareness and an increasing… Continue Reading
International Workshop on FOSS4G for Digital & Skill India The Center of Excellence in Geoinformatics (COE-FOSS4G) hosted an International Workshop on Free & Open Source Solutions for Geoinformatics (FOSS4G) for Digital & Skill India on17-18 August 2018 at I2IT, Hinjewadi,… Continue Reading
INTERACTIVE TALK & DISCUSSION – NAVAGRAHA GEMS AND HEALTH After a short summer break, we organised another Gem, a talk on Gemstones. This talk will cover the different aspects of the Navagraha Gems and their effects on health. Navagraha Gems are about the nine gems ruled by… Continue Reading
EARTH DAY on 22nd April 2018
Screening of TERRA – THE MOVIE a film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. The Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22. Worldwide, various events are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day… Continue Reading


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This new acsip.org site is redesigned to give all members the opportunity to contribute and link to each other easily.
New Service: partnership with Linkedin
Here is a great service we offer exclusively to our ACSIP memberships: we've partnered with LinkedIn to enable every member to search for other members' profiles and contact them without exposing their personal emails and phone numbers ( and you can decide whether other members can directly contact you). This service gives all members equal access to our group resources without scarifying members' privacy (comparing to practices such as publishing our member contact list). In addition, internal job openings or business opportunities contributed by group members and from ACSIP partners can be sent to people with matching skill sets (if they indicate such interests)�� again, this is a service exclusive to our members, and thus it's impossible for 3rd party unsolicited parties to contact you through this service.
Different from the traditional linked-in services that you might have heard of or have already been using, this Linked-in group service restricts the direct connection exclusively to our group members. As a summary, this service enables our members to :
- Search and contact each other directly
- View other members' profiles (information can be detailed to include professional history and endorsements)
- Present yourself in a personal manner and expose yourself to a wide but relevant audience
- Leverage members' personal connections beyond ACSIP through personal referrals (for example, I personally have 39 direct connections and 14,000+ 2nd level connections in IT, Telecom, ERP, Consulting, Venture Capital and many other different fields that you can leverage if we are connected)
To join the group, simply click on this url: https://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/2561/660CEA21353A/. If you are already a Linked-in member, you will be accepted automatically upon login (if you encounter a problem, most likely you are using a different email address in Linked-in, so please let us know and we will update it). If you do not have a Linkedin account yet, please register one and fill in your profile��that's how people can find you for jobs, business opportunities, technical discussions or personal communications.
Last but not least, if you invite your trusted friends to join the group (simply by sending the above link), they will enjoy the same benefits upon our approval.
ACSIP.org domain name registered on May 23th, 2006
ZTE, China's Second Largest Telecommunications Equipment Maker, start to sponsor ACSIP.
ZTE Canada Inc. announced today that it joined sponsorship in support of the first event organized by ACSIP. Mr. Lu, one of the founders of ACSIP, welcomed ZTE's sponsorship as sponsorships from prestigious Chinese companies fulfills one of ACSIP's missions: to build a senior IT consultant network on which information between China and North America can be exchanged freely. As Mr. Yabin Xing, CEO of ZTE Canada put it,"For Chinese IT businesses that want to operate globally, gaining access to a trusted network of senior Chinese IT professionals oversea could bring important strategic advantages".
ZTE is a prominent Chinese telecommunication equipment vendor and wireless solutions provider, with shares publicly traded on both Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange. ZTE recorded the contract sales of approximately USD 4.1 billion (RMB 34 billion) in 2004. For company's detail, please visit www.ztecanada.com.
ACSIP's first business trip to China
During his trip from May 1 to May 10 2006, Mr. Wei Liu met many senior IT professionals from companies including Microsoft China, IBM China, Atos Origin (the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic Games), Sinochem, etc. and exchanged ideas about IT market in China, worldwide IT development trends and future of Chinese IT Sea Turtle (Haigui). He also visited a startup company To-dream Inc. and talked with its CEO about ACSIP's future expansion into China.
Kent, senior consultant from SAP, has joined steering committee.
Mr. Kent Yu is a senior J2EE Consultant with over 10 years of full life cycle software implementation and customer consulting experience. He has a wide range of technical expertise with specialization on J2EE architecture and design. He also has considerable experiences in leading large scale software development projects. Mr. Yu is a strong advocator of agile practices and he is a Certified Srum Master (CSM).
Mr. Yu is currently working for SAP Canada. Prior to SAP, he was a senior consultant in American Express, CGI, Sun Microsystems and Unisys.
Mr. Yu holds a Bachelor of Computer Science degree from China and a MBA degree from Schulich Business School in Canada.
Zemin, CEO of Cheniwa Consulting Ltd, joined steering committee
Toronto, Canada, April 9th 2006 – ACSIP, Association of Chinese Senior IT Professional today welcomes Zemin Wang joining the association as a member of association board of directors. "I am pleased to have Mr. Wang join us at this time. His knowledge, experience, and capability in IT industry and business bring the values for ACSIP to grow." said Fred Lu, founder of ACSIP.
Zemin has over 18 years of software engineering experience in North America and specialized in the object -oriented technology. His architectural philosophy incorporates modern software engineering best practices with various well know development methodologies and processes. He is the owner and founder of Cheniwa Consulting Ltd., an IT consulting company specialized in enterprise application project development and system integration with tracking of records in the industry and recognized vendor in many enterprises in both Canada and U.S. including Government Ontario.
ACSIP website officially launched
Wei, senior database expert from Rogers, has joined steering committee.
Although I studied Computer in Tsinghua University for 5 years, I had never used Oracle until 1996. Since then, I have been using Oracle (7, 8 and 9) among different companies in different countries including Singapore, US and Canada. I have attended lots of Oracle trainings (spent quite a lot of money from companies) and became an Oracle Certified Professional (OCP DBA) in 1999. I am currently working in Rogers. I really enjoy reading 2 Oracle gurus books and blogs (Tom Kyte and Jonathan Lewis). My favorite Oracle websites are: metalink.oracle.com, asktom.oracle.com, www.orafaq.com and www.dbazine.com. In early 2006, I got my MBA from Schulich School of Business, York University. Therefore, I became a MDBA or DMBA (MBA + DBA) or whatever you call it.


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Mythology meets the Medicinal:
NAPOLI + Isle of ISCHIA
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Apps for Superheroes
By Lauren James
Superhero Maker
"No capes," ordered Edna Mode in The Incredibles. You can put the fashionista's advice to good use when you use this app to design your own hero. Suit up your hero in comic-themed costumes and accessories with tonnes of gadgets and super powers. After dressing, make your heroes fight against the evil minion army.
Available: Android – Free (Or try Create Your Own Superhero on iOS – Free)
Lego DC Superheroes
Lego is on to yet another winning formula with this toys-meets-heroes app that has all the big characters in the DC Comics universe. Cute, kitsch, colourful, and packed with in-jokes, the game is a non-stop riot in which you build your dream fighting team and defeat wicked comic book villains. There's a Marvel version too (but it's not free).
Available: iOS/Android – Free
Batman: Arkham Origins
Can't get enough of the Dark Knight's gloom? Prove your worth as a hero as you face off against ruthless assassins and their equally mean henchmen. You play as the legendary Caped Crusader in his early years, and scour the city to find cowls and batarangs before taking on your foes. Earn more stuff when you invite your friends to play.
Available: iOS/Android – Free
Spider-Man Unlimited
Clearly the best superhero, ahem, Spider-Man has it all: strength, looks, charm, wit, and jaw-dropping spidey abilities. In this hand-drawn arcade game, Norman Osborn has summoned an army from another dimension and only the blue-and-red web-slinger stands between the bad guys and New York City's destruction.
Available: iOS/Android – Free
Augmented reality is the next big thing in the world of gaming. Using the camera on your smartphone, this app lets you enter the world of superheroes. Point your phone at someone, and you see them as a suited, zapping muscle machine on screen. Choose your team from 30 heroes, start a new league with your friends, and share the pics on social media.
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GameTap made me an offer that I simply couldn't refuse. Sam & Max: Season 1, Uru Live (this Christmas, if I don't get an invite to the Beta sooner), and over a dozen other games that I've wanted to play. Or play again. Coupled with a limited time offer of half-price, if I signed up for a year, made the deal too sweet.
From my initial impressions, it is going to be worth the money. I've only had a couple of hours with the service. Less with the games due to crowded internet tubes. So far the system is impressive. There are a couple of flaws, but the content seems to out-weight the frustration overhead.
Full reviews of GameTap, Sam & Max, and other games to follow soon.


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Australian Arrested in Philippines for Abusing School Children
Michael Refalo, a 61-year-old Australian national, is now behind bars, arrested on two charges of human trafficking by Philippine authorities. The May 13 arrest follows an extensive investigation which uncovered the abuse and exploitation of 14 girls, including 10 suspected minors, over the last three to four years. Refalo hadContinue Reading


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A daily 1D update from your favourite Directioner fan accounts on Twitter. Here's the 5 biggest stories from the last 24 hours, compiled by our friends @1DirectionITALY.
NEWLY-CREATED AWARD FOR BEING SO FAB: In 2013, the boys were the most popular artists! Following the success of 'Midnight Memories', The International trade body IFPI named them Global Recording Artists of 2013, an award created specifically for One Direction.
The moment @onedirection collect the @IFPI_org award for most popular artists of 2013. Huge congrats to the boys! pic.twitter.com/YcaLetUxbQ
— Sony Music UK (@sonymusicuk) February 26, 2014
'ROCK ME', LIVE VERSION: A 30-second clip of the live version of 'Rock Me' is now on One Direction's official SoundCloud. This version's taken from the 'This Is Us' movie. You can pre-order the Midnight Memories single bundle now to get your copy of the full song AND MORE live tracks here.
LIAM RELAXES IN FRONT OF THE TV: We found a picture of Liam relaxing in front of the TV with friends today. The lad deserves some time off, doesn't he?
ZAYN'S BEING CRYPTIC: Zayn tweeted about…
— zaynmalik1D (@zaynmalik) February 26, 2014
I'll give but if there's nothing left to give what can I do ? ?,,,,,,,,,
— zaynmalik1D (@zaynmalik) February 26, 2014
WE HAVE NO IDEA, okay?
HAPPY LOUIS PLAYING FOOTIE DAY: Louis is playing with his team, Doncaster Rovers, a fund-raising charity match against Rotherham United tonight at 7pm.
Fans from all over the UK arrived in Doncaster today to support Lou.
JUST MET FUCKING LOUIS. TOMLINSON @Louis_Tomlinson pic.twitter.com/Yc5m7fc8Xy
— Honeymoon Avenue (@LuizaGrabowska) February 26, 2014
You can watch the match here.
Sources: Twitter, Tumblr, SoundCloud and The Independent.


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Everyone will always benefit from becoming healthier and improving in the personal development department. But to do that, one of the first steps to take is to focus on how you can better the state of both your emotional and physical well-being with your daily actions.
These are the lifestyle changes you need to make to feel your healthiest:
Cut back on alcohol and drink in moderation
Think twice before saying "yes" to happy hour at the bar with your coworkers or friends. Alcohol should be consumed in moderation, not a daily or weekly event. Binge drinking can lead to serious consequences such as long-term alcohol use which permanently damages the liver and pancreas, and it has the potential to become a bad habit, or worse, an addiction. If you or someone you know is struggling with alcohol dependence, contact a Naples alcoholics anonymous program to get the support you need.
Eliminate processed food from your diet
Don't let your sweet tooth or savory craving get the best of you! Make an effort to eliminate junk food from your life completely. They're all processed, have no nutritional value, and is the main culprit of obesity in America. You should also take steps to replace junk food favorites with healthy alternatives. For example, if you have a sugar craving, opt for eating a bowl of fruit instead. On the other hand, if you have an urge to indulge in something salty, choose to eat a protein high in omega fatty acids like salmon. Lastly, switch out sugar and sodas for water!
Become a mindful eater
More often than not, our society tends to eat while multitasking – which is understandable. We're all moving at a constant and rushed pace, need to check-off more than ten things on our to-do list and never feel like we have enough time to take a break. However, the moment we should take a step back from our busy lives is when we eat a meal; and that's where mindful eating comes in. Being a mindful eater means to be completely focused on the meal you are eating without any distraction, especially in the form of technology! When you savor the food, you truly learn to enjoy a meal and become aware of how your body is affected by food which will help you make healthier choices in the future.
Get up and move!
Exercise impacts both your physical and emotional health. Physically, exercise helps you maintain muscle tone, strength, and flexibility as well as maintain your weight. In the long run, it also combats the development of chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension. On the emotional aspect, exercise is a natural stress reducer since it releases the body's natural painkillers: dopamine and endorphins. They make you less susceptible to experiencing stress, depression, anxiety, and low moods. Exercises for the vagina also help keep your sexual health well-maintained.
Get enough sleep
On average, we should get seven to nine hours of sleep. It's vital that don't skip out on sleep or try to cut it short by a few hours. During sleep, our body repairs itself and rebuilds tissue which are the reasons why we feel so rejuvenated waking up in the morning or energized throughout the whole day. Consequently, without sleep, we become more susceptible to fatigue and diminish our ability to make sound decisions. Therefore, the next time you're thinking of staying up a couple more hours to finish another task or watch one more episode, choose to turn off the lights and drift off into a blissful sleep instead.
It's never too late to get healthier, and one of the best ways to do that is to make lifestyle changes in your everyday actions right now.


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Tyne Daly plays Maria Callas in Terrence McNally's 'Master Class', as a huge character, an ego, more important than any of the other people on the stage, or indeed in the audience, but also as a hollow shell of something that is no longer really there any more. It is an incredible performance, and there is nowhere else to watch, even when the young singers who are the students in the Master Class are belting out an aria.
The play is set during an apocryphal Master Class, taught by Callas towards the end of her life, after her voice has gone, and her message to the young performers under tuition is that the life of an artist is one of pain, struggle, and only those with total dedication and unshakeable self belief will succeed. Callas insults both the students and the audience, as having neither the style nor the passion to warrant her proper attention.
There are moments of high humour, and Tyne Daly has excellent timing, a fabulously expressive face accentuated by lavishly blacklined eye make-up, and a great voice for the cutting put down.
It is the strength of her performance that saves the play, which is a bit contrived. Swept into the memories that are evoked by the arias, the stage darkens and backed by the sound of Callas's own recording of the songs, small episodes from Callas's life are played out: her feelings of triumph over the pretty thin girls who were her youthful rivals, her disappointments in her relationship with Onassis, Tyne Daly has to play all the parts, and it is only her complete commitment to it all that makes it work.
Two of the young singers have fantastic voices, and from the vantage point of a seat near the front of the stalls, the sound they produce is astonishing; I don't think I've been so close to an opera singer going full tilt before. It was an unexpected bonus for the evening.
So, laughter, tears and a challenge to consider the price paid in life for great artistic success. A good night out.


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Her distinctive pink diamond oval-cut ring was designed by Lorraine Schwartz. I have attended one other entire "marriage ceremony reception" within the grooms hometown, when the bride's hometown, where the marriage was, was so far away that most people on the grooms facet could not attend.
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The timeframe of this pre-wedding occasion can vary from a single night to a mini journey. In Modern instances the custom occurs on the precise wedding ceremony day although in centuries previous the ceremony acted as a type of short-term marriage. For example, take into account two spherical-minimize diamonds which can be rated the identical for coloration and carat dimension but differ only in clarity.
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With stress and improper eating habits, the eyes tend to lose their vision at an early age. Apart from the advancement in age, lack of physical activities and continuous exposure to the screen light are some of the other reasons which affect or blur our vision. Everything has a solution and so does the weak vision. It is known that vitamins and essential nutrients which we get through our daily diet help maintaining our body mechanisms and boost their functioning which in turn helps in the retaining the good health of the body. Our fast-paced lives provide very less time to eat leisurely or even to choose what we eat. This results in multiple health issues and weak vision is one of them. Weak eyesight is often experienced by people belonging to all age groups and is very common with kids in particular these days.
If timely precautions are not taken, the problem can get worse and result in permanent loss of vision. To avoid such situation vitamins and supplements which are safe and healthy are being formulated these days. They are the only solution which helps in overcoming these problems. All know that Vitamin A which is abundantly found in carrots and green vegetables are known for improving vision and keeping our eyes intact for a long time. However, the busy life of the day makes it all the more difficult for you to consume such foods on a regular basis. The vitamins offered by the supplement brands come in the form tablets or powder which makes it easy to consume every day. They deliver the necessary vitamin content required for the proper functioning of the body.
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I am currently obsessed with jumpsuits. All I want to do this summer is make it easy on myself when it comes to fashion. I want one piece. I've been wearing a ton of dresses and now I have a total bee on my bonnet about jumpsuits.
Jumpsuit + wedge + necklace = done. I love this fashion equation. In fact, I just purchased one and will be featuring it on Monday Mingle soon.
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Before the event, Iron sharpens Iron, I want to do small biographies of different pastors so that you can know them a little better before the conference.
Today I want to present Hector Hermosillo (although I assume most people already know him). Hector is currently the Pastor of a church in Anaheim called Seed Eastside and he also leads club driver 700 bond. He is also the founder of Mustard Seed movement and has been a dear friend for many years.
The awesome thing about Hector is the faith that God has given him. The Mustard Seed started in Mexico City and Cuernavaca, and after being there 7 years and already having two strong and well-established churches, God called him to Chicago to start a Hispanic church in Willow Creek. After being there seven years God called him to California to start a congregation again from scratch. What blesses me so much about Pastor Hector is that anyone could choose to stay on the safe side, but he decided to follow the steps of Paul and start churches and establish leaders in these churches so that he can go to other places to start more churches. And the results have been wonderful, God has raised up pastors such as Jaime Foote and Fermin IV by Hector taking steps of faith.
Hector will be sharing his testimony and leading worship on Friday afternoon and on Saturday morning he will deliver a lecture entitled redefining masculinity. See you August 29th and 30th!
Jonathan Domingo
I want you to imagine living in the United States 40 years ago as a Hispanic, 18 years living in the Hippie California culture. The masses would go to this place to experiment with sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Interestingly, at the same time there was a revival that became known as the Jesus movement that was led by Chuck Smith. There was an extraordinary expansion among Caucasian Americans in California through the Calvary Chapel movement, people like Raul Ries, Pancho Juarez, Fausto Pflucker were used by God to reach the Hispanic culture. And the first person who started a Hispanic Calvary Chapel was Fausto Pflucker and this was about 35 years ago.
Besides pastoring a Hispanic church in California, he travels extensively to support pastors across Latin America and has been a family friend for 35 years and personally is a very close friend (He gave me premarital counseling before marrying Evelyn and he was the master of ceremonies at my wedding). Fausto has already come to Horizonte several times and is always a HUGE blessing. He will be teaching about the importance of loving the church.
Jonathan Domingo
Chris Martinez is a pastor and missionary who has been working in Tijuana for about 20 years. He started a church in a colony called Pedregales and more recently began another in Zona Rio (Near the border crossing). In the past we have invited him to various mens events for two reasons;
the first, he is an excellent teacher of the word, he has a natural ability to teach the Bible, not like a classroom, but as a friend you are talking with regarding something he's passionate about.
And second, I think we as men pay little attention to the outward appearance but it is not so, it is normal for a man to compare himself to another man and in terms of size, strength, or something of that nature. Chris Martinez is physically imposing, and that helps us as men to realize that Christianity is not something for those who are not very masculine, but even the most masculine man needs to humble himself and follow Jesus Christ.
Not long now for the conference Iron Sharpens Iron. You can buy your tickets horizonteensenada.org/hierro
See you Friday!
Jonathan Domingo
Of all the conference speakers the one I obviously know best is Juan Domingo. My father is a total distinct person from anyone I have met in my whole life. There is an endless amount of things I can say about him but let's talk about that which pertains to the men's conference. My father taught me the significance of being a man. There are tons of people my age that battle with the definition of being a man because their fathers were mean or worst than that, were absent. This leaves an emptiness that only God can fill.
The subject that my dad will speak about is being a strong man and at the same time compassionate. Many men are just strong. His masculinity is defined by his job, athleticism, bank account, physical strength, or things like that. There is no investment made in the well being of his family. He doesn't long to invest in the welfare of the family, because they don't care whether their life is full if they are feeling macho. The counterpart and most common in churches is that there are men who are weak, who believe that simply having a positive attitude, a smile, and be liked is all that is needed. But they do not work hard, nor do they strive to get their family ahead, and they are not responsible. What we need are strong yet compassionate men, men that work hard for their families but are tender with their families. I can't think of a better example of this than my dad; Juan Domingo. Forget the good pastor, forget the missionary, forget the pioneer, all that is important and valuable, but most importantly, he showed my family what it means to be a God-fearing man who works hard and who is compassionate with his family.
My dad's health has not been great, it has been almost two years since he had taught, and he has just recently started teaching again. His absence from the pulpit has made every time he stands up to teach a treasure in the form of words. I am honored that he has accepted the invitation and, I probably more than anyone else, look forward to hearing him preach this weekend.
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I just bought a 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4x4, straight 6 4.0. it needs some work, has a radiator leak, which previous owner claimed happened about a week before they got their son a new car, and since hasnt been driven much, they added water before driving, say its never over heated. So i know it needs swapped. I also found a crack on the exhaust header. I have been doing lots of homework and have some car repair knowledge, but usually have someone with more on hand to help me and guide my repairs, never done a radiator or header. Trying to decided which should be done first, as well as (with time and money being a major factor, as i start a job in a week and 2days) whether to just weld the pipe crack, or replace it
My car has 251000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
The exhaust manifold should be replaced FIRST. If that crack happens to leak exhaust gases, that means CO can get into the passenger compartment. If that happens you won't have to worry about repairing the radiator. That manifold can be bought new and it is not expensive, consequently it's probably not worth it trying to weld it. Also, welding might distort the manifold further worsening your situation. To request manifold replacement, please refer to YourMechanic's manifold replacement page. Radiator replacement is straightforward although you have to be wary of things like trapped air on replacement. Also, while the cooling system is drained you might consider thermostat replacement if it is reasonably accessible. Thermostats do not last forever. Please let us know if we can assist you with these repairs. If you have further questions or concerns, do not hesitate to re-contact YourMechanic as we are always here to help you.
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