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In many parts of the world, a plastic bag fee has been implemented to deter people from taking plastic bags, but in Southeast Asia and many prime travel areas they are still very much in use – to the point where before you've realized what's happened, a single item of food ( probably additionally wrapped in some other plastic packaging which has no purpose) has a plastic bag all to itself. But it's not just the plastic bags that are an issue anymore. So let's get down to the business of how to – plastic free travel.
We are all starting to globally rethink how we consume plastics throughout the day and see them now as as wasteful and hazardous convenient product? We've all seen video footage of adult whales washed ashore and when scientists try to establish the cause of death, they find a stomach full of plastic waste. So how do we work around single plastic use in our travel.
This guide will help you with your preparation and knowing how to accomplish plastic free travel.
Reusable Canvas Bag
When you head out shopping take your own non-plastic canvas bag and simply turn down the bag. In addition, bring a few cotton bags you can fold up and into the bigger canvas bag so you are covered for anything. Look forbags and backpacks made from canvas and cotton, dyed with azo-free colours. This process makes them safer to use and less harmful to the environment. They are vegan and plastic free.
Reusable Bottle
Take a reusable bottle with you on your flight and use it as your primary drinking bottle throughout your journey. If you are prepared the flight attendants, and eateries will accommodate and refill your reusable bottle. Hydro Flask has them in various sizes.
Bamboo & Stainless Steal Utensils Travel Kit
This you can apply to travel and everyday life. We suggest you get a cotton bag that you slip all your non-plastic utensils in and keep in your canvas bag all the time. Anytime you are offered plastic ones then you have your own bamboo or stainless steel ones handy. If you want to par down carry a spork with is one that is both a spoon on one end and fork on the other. In your bag also include a bamboo or stainless steel straw. You can find an assortment of these and containers at Eco Lunch Boxes.
Food Wrap Up & Containers
Pack a few stainless steel container to prepare food to take on the plane and use for snacks while you travel, or to pass up on food packaging that is served in plastic. In addition some bees wax wraps for food, covering personal products, and other things along the way. I suggest you slip in 6-8. They will come in handy. You can find them at Lilly Bee Wrap online.
Packaging-Free Shampoo, Conditioners & Soap
Shampoo and soap bars, without packaging are perfect if you want to try and reduce your plastic usage and waste. Use the beeswax wraps to carry them in once in use or a stainless steal container. Just make sure they dry before putting them away.O'Canada Soap Works, Rocky Mountain Soap Company, and Waterlilies & Company carry them online.
Eco Packaged Deodorant
Etsy has some great options for Eco-friendly deodorant sticks, which tend to come in biodegradable cardboard packaging. Your Nature has a plastic free, eco-friendly natural deodorant and organic ingredients, such as coconut oil, shea butter, mango butter, lavender, bergamot and candellila wax.
Organic Plastic Free Tooth Paste & Floss
So for a truly plastic free toothpaste, natural toothpaste by Georganics, which comes in a glass jar. They also have floss. They have a floss that is 100% Silk, it contains a small percentage (20%) of Polyester Yarn. Both are coated with natural candelilla wax and flavoured with organic essential oil. The floss comes in a reusable, plastic-free glass dispenser and metal lid. The dispenser can be reused with their floss refills. Another great option is to get yourself a whole travel kit already ready to go from Lucky Teeth
Bamboo Toothbrush
The two main plastic items we see washed up on the beach is water bottles and toothbrushes.
Inexpensive and, biodegradable, they will break down completely after they've been thrown away.
Traditional plastic toothbrushes never biodegrade so they end up in oceans or landfills eventually, bamboo biodegrade in about 2 years. Don't forget the bamboo box to carry it in. You can pick these up at Georgia Organics, or try Well.
Safety Razors
Made from stainless steel, pack one away in your canvas bag with your personal care kit. Plastic razors never biodegrade so these are a great alternative.
Skincare Regime
You can purchase skincare products in glass bottles that come in the size allowable to take carry on. I would suggest our ClearLife Renew line to take carry on. Or get some tins and pump your products into little tins to take along. With a label maker, mark the tins as to which product is inside.
Cotton Travel Towels
Pick up some 100% cotton towels (organic if you can) as they are also much better than towels made with micro fibres and these dry really quick.
Organic Cotton Personal Care Kits
Instead of the plastic ones, switch to organic personal care kits and pouches. When they get soiled, just pop them in the washer. A favourite brand is Cottage Cloth, based in Toronto, Ontario, as they are both stylish and all products are made with organic cotton, and natural plant based dyes.
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ACT 2006 Subaru Impreza HD-M/Race Rigid 6 Pad Clutch Kit
Warranty 12 Months
Product Weight (lbs.) 16.4
Disc Type Rigid Race Disc
Pressure Plate Type Heavy Duty
Input Shaft Diameter (Inches) 1
Torque Capacity Over OE 88%
Torque Capacity (ft/lbs.) 668
Friction Surface Diameter (Inches) 9.4
Friction Surface Diameter (mm) 240
Spline Count 24
ItemCodeDesc HD-M/Race Rigid 6 Pad
Disc Material Ceramic
Pad Quantity 6
Alignment Tool Included AT90
Pilot Bushing Included PB1004
Release Bearing Included RB601
SB10-HDR6 kit features ACT's most popular Heavy Duty pressure plate. ACT Heavy Duty pressure plates use exclusive diaphragm design to increase clamp load, reduce deflection and maximize clutch life. All diaphragms endure a four-stage, heat-treating process for unparalleled performance. ACT pressure plates have precision cover stampings to provide rigidity and consistency. ACT's 6-pad rigid race discs are made with high quality, ceramic friction materials. The chrome-moly hub is heat-treated for strength and durability. The lightweight, rigid design allows for quicker shifts and smooth, trouble-free service. With the 6-pad rigid race disc, engagement is harsher, but shifting is faster. The 6-pad rigid race disc is recommended for larger clutch sizes to absorb more heat. Monoloc is a one-piece, direct replacement or upgrade to the standard, two-piece wedge collar and wire ring featured in pull-type clutches. The spring tension of the segmented retaining ring is carefully calculated and tested for optimal performance. It provides uniform loading on the bearing and pressure plate to assure proper alignment, regardless of driver influence or vehicle modifications. Monoloc's hardened chrome-moly steel construction will provide years of service.
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Bhumi Pednekar feels like winter really is coming, as she shares a new artwork of her, in which she looks like Game of Thrones' Daenerys Targaryen.
Actor Bhumi Pednekar is super impressed with a fan's rendition of her as Game of Thrones' Daenerys Targaryen. Bhumi took to Instagram to repost the image, which shows her, dressed as the Khaleesi, stroking a dragon.
In the caption, she quoted the popular character and wrote, "I will do what queens do. I will rule." She added, "These times literally feel like 'winter is coming'."
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ℐ 𝓌𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝒹𝑜 𝓌𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒬𝓊𝑒𝑒𝓃𝓈 𝒹𝑜.ℐ 𝓌𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝓇𝓊𝓁𝑒 – 𝒟𝒶𝑒𝓃𝑒𝓇𝓎𝓈 𝒯𝒶𝓇𝑔𝒶𝓇𝓎𝑒𝓃 👑 𝒯𝒽𝒶𝓃𝓀𝓃𝓎𝑜𝓊 @swapnilmpawar ,𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒾𝓈 𝒻𝓊𝓃 ❤ 𝒯𝒽𝑒𝓈𝑒 𝓉𝒾𝓂𝑒𝓈 𝓁𝒾𝓉𝓇𝒶𝓁𝓁𝓎 𝒻𝑒𝑒𝓁 𝓁𝒾𝓀𝑒 '𝓌𝒾𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝒾𝓈 𝒞𝑜𝓂𝒾𝓃𝑔' #MotherOfDragons #Repost @swapnilmpawar with @make_repost ・・・ Just Imagine Series… Original: Game of Thrones Actress: Bhumi Pednekar #gameofthrones #khaleesi #forever
The artwork, by Swapnil Pawar, has been 'liked' over 150000 times. The artist had previously created artworks featuring Ranveer Singh as painter Vincent van Gogh, and Ayushmann Khurrana as the Joker, as played by Joaquin Phoenix.
Sharing the painting, Ranveer had written on Instagram, "As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed. Vincent Van Gogh."
Bhumi, in a recent interview to Hindustan Times, said that she is rearing to return to work, following the coronavirus lockdown. "I don't know about implementation of social distancing. We'll have to wait and watch. On a film set, you have so many people working together. Especially as actors, I feel we are very vulnerable. I can't really wear a mask and do a scene. I'm sure the dynamics will change. I don't see myself romancing anyone on the big screen for a while now. Even our storylines and narratives will change," the actor said.


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Shouldn't wet dreams at least be enjoyable?
When Leisure Suit Larry came out in the late 80s, it became one of Sierra's most surprising hits. Regardless of whether the story of a middle-aged virgin trying to get laid appealed to you, it was backed up by some hearty laughs and some great gameplay. Now 30 years later and without series creator Al Lowe, German developer CrazyBunch has brought back Larry Laffer for a new adventure.
Rather than taking a stab at Larry's younger days or lampooning 80s culture, Wet Dreams Don't Dry finds Larry mysteriously waking up after sleeping through several decades. Now set in the present, a non-aged Larry has to deal with trying to hook up with girls on dating apps and getting used to social media. It's a fun premise that could highlight how much dating has changed, but it mostly results in one-note jokes about Larry not being able to understand the concepts behind ridesharing.
Basing a game entirely around humor is always tricky, and that is really Wet Dreams Don't Dry's biggest failure: it just isn't funny. Even if you find jokes about masturbation or other off-color subjects funny, the writing isn't good. There are plenty of ways to make topics like sex and fetishes funny, but the latest Leisure Suit Larry title seems happy enough to bring up a sex position as if that's the joke itself. There's no actual punchline a lot of the time; the game just wants to be praised for bringing up a topic rather than actually finding any humor in it.
One could overlook some of its lacking humor if the gameplay was better, but Wet Dreams Don't Dry is a rather pedestrian adventure game at best. Most of the puzzles are overly simple, and the few times that the player does get hung up on solving one, it's usually due to the game being overly vague or confusing. There are tons of great adventure games to play on Switch, but this isn't one of them.
It's disappointing to not only see an iconic series used so poorly, but to see a solid premise poorly implemented. There are some bright spots like later on in the game when the graphics become like the 1987 original and players wind up meeting President Trump in a true meeting of great minds, but they're so few and far between that the game is constantly dragging its feet. A few moments of creativity can't outshine the main plot, which features an evil Apple-like tech company whose logo looks like a vagina.
Positives can be difficult to find, but the Switch port of Wet Dreams Don't Dry should be commended. It features both touch controls and can be played with buttons as well. Finding a proper cursor speed for the analog stick can be frustrating, but it's entirely customizable. Ultimately, it's a perfectly fine version of the adventure game that can be played on the go without any technical issues.
The biggest issue with Wet Dreams Don't Dry is its Mature rating as it has a sense of humor that would only appeal to the most basic of teenagers. If the concept of having sex isn't the funniest thing to you, then you won't find much to like here. Beyond its failing humor, all that is left is an uninspired adventure game that isn't particularly fun to play since the puzzles are never interesting to figure out. Even a franchise like Leisure Suit Larry deserves better than this.


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El Chaltén
Coodinates: 49°19'44" South 72°55'48" West C haltén is this little hamlet 90km off the famous Ruta 40 that traverses western Argentina, crossing thousands of kilometres of bleak and windswept Patagonia in its southern reaches. For seven months of the year Chaltén is locked in snow and idles with a skeleton crew off the...Read More
Glaciar Perito Moreno
Coodinates: 50°29′ South 73°03′ West El Calafate as a town has not one touristic attraction. Its raison d'etre is to support the tourism to the nearby Perrito Moreno glacier in the National Park 'Los Glaciares'. They say it's one of the worlds remaining 'healthy' glaciers experiencing a consistent ice flow progressing at about...Read More
Ushuaia & the Tierra del Fuego
Coodinates: 54°48'26" South 68°18'16" West There are a number of couchhosts in Ushuaia but only about 2 that are actively participating so I count myself fortunate to have had my request accepted by Carlos within about six hours of sending it. I always read the profiles of those to whom I send...Read More
Torres del Paine
Coodinates: 51°00′ South 73°06′ West Right from the beginning of my trip I'd been harbouring the idea of visiting Torres del Paine, the famous national park in Patagonia in the far south Chile. Part of my initial trip to the south had been with that destination in mind but by the time I'd...Read More


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A Great-Grandfather's bureau has been in the same family since new in the 1960. Made by Turnidge of London, it is a quality brand and this bureau is a typical style from the era.
It has now been brought into the 21st Century with a smooth jet black paint from Fusion Mineral. The stencilled exterior and matching interior make this piece utterly bespoke.
The outer drawer fronts and cupboard door have been stripped back to the original oak, stencilled in the same coal black in a pattern reminiscent of the sixties era, with an oil/wax finish. The design carries on through the bureau interior and the original handles have been revived.
This all renders this bureau unique – you will not find another. Perfect for working from home or occasional admin.
It is practical, stylish and definitely a statement piece of furniture.
In true Upcycle Arcade style, piece of beautiful and practical yet unwanted furniture, now exudes fresh and new; standing out whilst fitting in. The key no longer works but acts as a handle for the flap. The bureau measures 77cm wide, 98cm high and 37cm deep or 66cm flap open.


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Listen to stories of how the Cleddau Rivers have helped shape the Pembrokeshire landscape and the lives of people who lived nearby.
They remember the past, celebrate the present and look forward to life on the shores in the future.
The stories were recorded to coincide with the William Stott of Oldham, Le Passeur (The Ferryman): Reflections on a landscape exhibition at Oriel y Parc Gallery and Visitor Centre in 2018. Most were recorded on location, at the points of old ferry crossings on the Cleddau Rivers.
Click the links below to listen to the recordings connected to that subject
Ferry Crossings and Characters
Listen to first hand memories of ferry crossings, anecdotes about the local ferrymen and a story of a modern day commute across the river from Landshipping to Picton Point.
- A Modern Crossing
- Captain Arthur
- Daugleddau Crossings
- Lawrenny – horses and hounds
- Llangwm Crossings and Characters
- Memories of Grace Childs
- Pembroke Ferry
- Tom the Ferry
The river was once the main highway in Pembrokeshire, and it is largely due to this that industry flourished.
Hear stories of coal mining and tragedy, enterprising fisherwomen, and boatbuilding.
Hear about life in Lawrenny during the Second World War.
Where there is water, there will inevitably be tragedy.
Hear the sad stories of fisher people, and the mining disaster in Landshipping. The mining tragedy brought women miners and rural depopulation into the spotlight.
Listen to young friends talk about the role the river plays in their lives – the fun, games, freedom and adventure it affords them.
An Inspirational place
The Cleddau Rivers are often referred to as the 'secret waterway' – away from the rugged and sometimes busy coast, they are an oasis of peace and tranquillity, a chance to restore the soul.
The ever-changing light and the moving water provide inspiration for artists, not just for the wider landscape views, but for the small features such as the rocks, tree roots and patterns on the foreshore.
Listen to some of the local dialect from the Carew and Cresselly areas, and hear some of the peculiar place names that you might find on a marine chart, but not on any other map.
The Cleddau Rivers are a haven for wildlife, especially during the winter months.
Wildfowl and waders migrate here for the milder climate, and you might be lucky enough to see huge black clouds of starling murmurations at dusk. If you're very very lucky, you may even catch sight of an otter! Or you can simply lose yourself in the sounds of the river.
Map of Daugleddau Estuary
More about the National Park's culture and heritage
St Non's Sound Walk
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Pembrokeshire Saints
Pembrokeshire is blessed with a number of early saints such as St David, St Teilo, St Justinian, St Ishmael, St Brynach and St Caradog and with them c...
Pembrokeshire English
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Mike Ditka Believes That Failing to Stop Barack Obama Was 'the Biggest Mistake' He Ever Made
If you were directing a movie and needed to cast a football coach, it would be hard to create a better character than Mike Ditka. Between his blue-collar background, on-field success, and iconic mustache, he seems like the perfect stereotype of a gruff gridiron guru. His "biggest mistake," however, has nothing to do with football.
After his coaching career came to an end, Ditka hasn't been shy about sharing his political opinions. In his mind, he failed to stop Barack Obama's rise to national prominence when he had the chance.
Mike Ditka's legendary football career
It's tough enough to ever make it to the NFL in the first place. Mike Ditka, however, found professional success as both a player and a coach.
As a native of Western Pennsylvania, Ditka enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh. While he played basketball, baseball, and football, his true home was on the gridiron; after three seasons as both a wide receiver and a punter, Iron Mike had shown enough talent to head to the pros.
Although he was drafted by the AFL's Houston Oilers, Ditka chose to join the Chicago Bears. He shifted from wide receiver to tight end and immediately made an impact; Iron Mike promptly pulled in 56 receptions for 1,076 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns, cruising to Rookie of the Year honors. He spent six seasons with the Bears before finishing out his career with the Eagles and the Cowboys.
Ditka's playing career ended in 1972, but his footballing life was just getting started. He joined Tom Landry's staff as an assistant and, in 1982, took over as the head coach of the Chicago Bears. While he and Buddy Ryan didn't see eye-to-eye, they worked together impeccably; the 1985 Bears lifted the Lombardi Trophy without breaking a sweat and are still regarded as one of the greatest teams in NFL history.
Failing to stop Barack Obama's rise to political prominence
In terms of his football career, Mike Ditka has said that his biggest mistake was failing to give Walter Payton the ball in the Super Bowl. Away from the field, however, it seems like he has another.
In 2004, Barack Obama decided to make the jump from the Illinois State Senate to the United States Senate. He ended up claiming an unexpected landslide victory, becoming a household name overnight; that prominence, of course, led to his eventual ascendency to the Oval Office.
At the time, Ditka apparently considered throwing his hat into the ring as the Republican candidate, but decided against it. To this day, he still regrets that decision. Even if Iron Mike didn't become a senator himself, he believes that he could have kept Obama out of Washington, D.C.
"Biggest mistake I've ever made," Ditka said in 2013, according to The Atlantic. "Not that I would have won, but I probably would have and he wouldn't be in the White House."
Mike Ditka still isn't shy about sharing his political opinions
While Mike Ditka decided against running for office, that hasn't stopped him from sharing his political opinions.
As documented by the Washington Post in 2016, Ditka appeared on a radio show and called Obama "the worst president we've ever had." While the former coach clarified that he finds Obama "pleasant" and would be happy to hit the golf course with the then-president, Iron Mike took issue with his leadership.
"He's not a leader," Ditka explained. "This country needs leadership. It needs direction. It needs somebody that steps up front. We need somebody like Ronald Reagan. Every once in a while you're gonna get punched in the chops, but you keep going forward. That's all there is to it."
The Chicago Bears legend has also voiced his support for Donald Trump and blasted anyone who kneels during the national anthem. While he didn't run for office, Mike Ditka isn't leaving his political opinions behind anytime soon.
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Osher Environment Systems advised homeowners on ways to lower heating costs by 30%
Church of the Universal Fellowship, Orono
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Historic home in Bangor, heating costs cut in half
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Penobscot Theater Company's Bangor Opera House. Fuel & electrical use dropped by 25% after air sealing.
Electric car charger installed in Bangor home
Blower door test at the Bangor Opera House
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Dense-packed cellulose insulation
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Local fairs add excitement and a unique look into a community. For many years my family has participated in out local county fair. Known as the Warren county Fair, it's a week-long event that attracts people from all over the North West part of Pennsylvania and even into Ohio.
My introduction to the fair was through entering art in the art department and participating in 4-H programs. When I was young I made the trek to the fair with my mother who was an avid artist. I would watch her enter her artwork in various categories. At that time the fair was in Youngsville. As the fair grew it moved to its present local, which offered permanent buildings and room for growth. Later I entered my own artwork comprising of art and photography. In 4-H, which is a fantastic program for growth. I participated in up to 13 different categories. For several years our club helped organize the bicycle rodeo.
The 4-H program gave me the opportunity to stay on grounds and I even worked the 4-H booth when it was down by the horse ring many years ago. Making blueberry pancakes at 6 in the morning still remains a vivid memory. I saw the 4-H building go up and even helped at work bees. Probably the most interesting memory was the day the bear escaped from his cage in between performances. I thought everyone was joking at first until I looked out the one tent and saw the bear on the run. His walk was short lived but it made for interesting conversation during the day.
Whether you belong to 4-H, show animals, enter garden produce or bring in art or handmade items the fair has something to offer everyone. From the famous 2-foot subs to rides or entertainment the fair bring back old time events and a feel of the simpler carefree life where schedules and appointment take a back seat.
The Warren County Fair starts Monday August 4th and will run until the following Sunday, August 10. It offers tractor pulls, daily entertainment, and rides. And if you watched American Idol a few years back you will remember Bucky Covington, the country singer who placed 8th. He will be performing an evening performance Tuesday.
So if you want an entertaining evening with events for the entire family head to the fair.


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The new release, titled Highlights, is available for digital download from Projekt Records on Bandcamp. This is a name-your-price (including free) release. Of course the right thing to do is pay something if you can.
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Ethereal, evocative, powerful and introspective, Black Tape For A Blue Girl's recent studio albums expand upon the sweeping darkwave / art rock aesthetic they've developed over the past 34 years. Their eclectic, modernist approach refreshes BlackTape's pioneering musical sentiments while maintaining the unique originality of their sound.
HIGHLIGHTS collects 10-tracks in a 50 minute overview of their last four years, ranging from ethereal dream pop to brooding darkwave, to atmospheric ambient drone. Three non-album cuts include a re-recording of 1989's "Through sky blue rooms," while on the 2020 exclusive-to-this-collection version of 1987's "Scream, my shallow" vocalist Danielle Herrera recreates this harrowing story of obsession and denial.


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Michael Crabtree made his way out to Santa Clara earlier today. He had a tour of the facilities and followed that with a press conference. I definitely think Crabtree has no problem handling the press. Maybe that's more of his "diva"-ishness!
RE: Are you the best player in the entire 2009 draft?
"I try to be. I strive to be. I like to work hard and try to be the best."
RE: You've just heard what your new coach expects out of you. What do you expect out of yourself?
"Just to do what I've been doing since college, since high school: working hard every day, looking to my coach and, whatever the game plan is, go out there and execute the best way we can."
Given all the posts this weekend, I've moved most of this after the jump.
RE: You have the number 15. Did you have any influence on that and is there any story behind it?
"I've always worn 15, 5 or 10. I had to really think about it. I had 5 in college and I just decided to add the 1 in front of it."
RE: Where do you plan on taking that jersey?
"Where do I plan on taking it?"
RE: To what heights?
"I never know. Like I said, I live by work. The harder I work, the better the results are."
RE: What makes a receiver play better?
"It's going out there and playing football. You watch it on film. The coaches really are a big part of being a playmaker and utilizing that playmaker. And just watching a lot of people just try and be the best."
RE: What NFL players did you work with in the offseason to work on your skills? What did you learn from those guys?
"During the offseason? Deion [Sanders] had a camp and we had a couple guys out there – a lot of [veterans], [inaudible] and T.J. Houshmandzadeh, all those guys. You learn little things – keeping your shoulders down and not skimming your routes - like we do in college. There's some other things you can learn."
RE: Did you meet Jerry Rice at that one point at the Deion camp? What was that meeting like?
"It was like a motivational meeting – just really telling me to keep my head, keep a level head, keep up what I've been doing. I learned a lot from him."
RE: It seems like you've been through the ringer in this whole process with everybody nitpicking your game. How'd you feel during that whole process?
"I felt good. One thing I've learned is just be patient and be yourself. Can't go wrong with those."
RE: Did you let any of that stuff get to you?
"No, I actually had fun in New York. It was my first time in New York with my family and friends. I put everything else aside and just followed my heart."
RE: The catch you made against Texas to win one of the biggest college games of your 2008 season. I remember during that game, you had to go out with your ankle and it just says a lot about your drive and determination. Can you talk about that a little bit? How much did we see there to make that happen – get back out there in a big situation even though you were hurting that bad?
"That's part of being a football player, because you're always going to have nicks and that. It's just how strong you are, how determined you are, to go out there and play the game of football. I was very determined."
RE: Is there anything you attribute your good hands to?
"When I was younger, my brother used to throw the ball as hard as he can. He's six years older than me. And I got tired of catching it with my chest – it was kind of hurting my chest. So I started using my hands more. It turned around some."
RE: What is your brother's name?
"Keiron Stevenson."
RE: Did Jerry give you any suggestions about playing the game or was it more motivational?
"More motivational. We didn't get into detail, but I appreciated him there."
RE: Do you expect to carry on a dialog once you get settled here? He only lives a few miles away.
"Him or any of those guys, I can learn from anybody, even people that are currently playing now. I just can't wait to get out there with my teammates and have some fun."
RE: Obviously Jerry set the standards for everybody playing in the NFL. Does it mean anything to you playing for the team that he played for and set the standard before?
"Yes – big shoes to fill. It's kind of like a challenge. But you know I'm just happy to be here; happy to be in the National Football League and there's not too much you can say about that."
RE: You went to Texas Tech, you had been a quarterback in high school. At what point did you realize that you had the chance to become an elite receiver?
"Probably it was during that time. It was last year when it felt like I was playing above my level in the college level. I felt like I had kind of mastered it. Once I start seeing two and three people covering me, I felt like I needed a bigger challenge. I talked to my family and we got straight to the point, and I'm here – I'm a 49er now."
RE: Even in the four- or five-receiver sets of the spread, you still got double or triple covered?
"Yeah. Probably about every game."
RE: Can you talk a little bit about what happened in that 2006 year? You were a quarterback at a football factory high school and then all of a sudden you were smashing freshman records right off the bat. Is that really where it happened for you?
"Went through a little setback. I was initially going to play the X receiver and I was going to start, but a transfer … it just came. It's just a little adversity. I was sitting at home thinking, what did it take for my team to be the best team. I just set aside everything else and start focusing on what I needed to do to get better."
RE: Did anything happen for you physically or mentally?
"I did a lot – I did everything. Running. Watching all the film I can. I love film. I stay in the film room. I was just trying to do anything to make me better."
RE: Mike Leach described you as shy and reserved. Is that accurate?
"As soon as I got to college, I didn't really want to do interviews or nothing like that because I didn't ever want to be labeled as a talker. I always wanted my field play to speak for itself. I had to get used to it. It's something that every NFL player has to do. I'm just really having fun with it."
RE: Are you planning on having more interviews with the media?
"Whatever it takes."
RE: Did that shyness disappear on the field at different times on game days?
"On game days, I'm a football player. So there are a lot of things that are going to be different. There's a lot of things, really, you don't talk about. You just do it."
RE: Do you need a certain amount of swagger on the field to be a big-time receiver?
"You could just be a football player. I love interacting with my teammates. That's the most fun part. Messing with my lineman and my DBs and just having fun with your team and going out there and playing another team. It's a different feeling."
RE: What about messing with the guys on the other side of the ball?
"I really don't too much get into that. I focus on doing my job and doing it the best way I can. I really don't have time to talk to opposing teams. Sometimes we have fun with it."
RE: The 49ers took a couple of offensive players early on, Glen Coffee and quarterback Nate Davis. Did you ever get a chance to see him play?
"Nate Davis, I like Nate Davis. I'm looking forward to meeting – having fun with him up here at the 49ers facility. Him and Coffee. All of those guys. We're a part of a team now. It's sort of like my family now."
RE: When you say you like him, does that mean his game?
"I like his game. I know him personally too. I've talked to him a couple of times. He's a good dude. Hopefully he'll be a good quarterback one day."
RE: Are there any unusual aspects of your training regimen?
"No. I try to stick to the footballs, with what we do on the field. I might catch some tennis balls or something. That's the only different thing I would do. Everything else is pretty much the same."
RE: What does that mean, catch tennis balls?
"Catching tennis balls?"
RE: One-handed?
"One, two hands. Just trying to see the ball the whole way. It's something I'll do. It's something I've learned."
RE: When was that suit picked out for our first day as a professional football player?
"This suit was picked out a long time ago. It's crazy, I'm matching. I guess everything worked out perfect."
RE: Are you familiar with the Bay Area?
"I've heard a lot about the Bay Area. One thing I like is the weather. It's good weather out here. I just can't wait to put my uniform on and just run down the field."
RE: When will the time be when you can run down the field?
"Pretty soon. It's up to my trainer now. I'm in the hands of the 49ers, so, it's whatever they want from me."
RE: Is that screw going to stay in your foot?
"I have no idea. I'm sure it will. Probably later on down the road I might do something different. But, right now, it's in my foot, and I'm ready to go."
RE: You had a large group with you in New York yesterday. Are any family members going to come out here and help you get set up or live with you?
"No. They're all staying in Dallas. That's their home base. I like to have fun with my family. I'm going to have them forever. It's a good deal."
RE: Who's with you today?
"My dad and my best friend [inaudible]."
RE: The 49ers just went through a new redesign, as a fashion-conscious guy, what do you think of the new duds?
"It's nice. I can't wait to see what the all white look, all those colors. That's my favorite part is getting dressed. I can't wait."


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Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, accused of witness tampering and bribery, asked the Senate to ignore his resignation letter so that his case remains with the Supreme Court. Uribe, who was in office from 2002 to 2010 and mounted a military offensive against Marxist guerrillas, said on Monday he would resign his seat in the Senate to concentrate on his defense after the Supreme Court called on him to testify.
Brazil's central bank kept interest rates at an all-time low on Wednesday and downplayed a recent spike in inflation, suggesting no rate hikes in the immediate future. The effect of a nationwide truckers' strike on prices is likely to fade but will probably further slow a recovery in Latin America's top economy, the bank said, underscoring the outsized impact of the late-May protests.
The Bank of England announced a rate hike despite ongoing uncertainty over the future of the U.K. economy. The Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously for an increase in rates from 0.5 to 0.75% on the back of a strong labor market and credit growth.
The Falkland Islands government preferred choice for a second commercial flight to the South American continent has met with contrasting opinions as to the practical and potential future consequences of the Sao Paulo destination.This was clearly expressed in the Letters chapter of the Penguin News. One of them comes from the FI Chamber of Commerce, and the second from the main importer of fresh produce to the Islands.
The Falkland Island Government's announcement of their preferred option for a second commercial flight between the Falklands and South America has been met with both applause and outrage, reports the latest edition of the Islands' weekly, Penguin News.
One of the winners of the award known as the Nobel Prize for mathematics had his gold medal stolen minutes after it was given to him. Caucher Birkar, a Kurdish refugee turned Cambridge University math professor, was among four winners of the prestigious Fields Medal on Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro.
The state of Zulia, the historic heart of Venezuela's energy industry that was for decades known for opulent oil wealth, has been plunged into darkness for several hours a day since March, sometimes leaving its 3.7 million residents with no electricity for up to 24 hours.
Nicolas Maduro's days as president of crisis-ravaged Venezuela are numbered, his outgoing Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos told the French government news agency."I can see it happening in the near future," said Santos, pointing to the International Monetary Fund's latest projection that Venezuela's inflation will hit one million percent this year.
Argentina's President Mauricio Macri is acknowledging for the first time that the country's annual inflation rate will be 30%. Macri said Tuesday that the high consumer prices unfortunately are a product of this storm. He was referring to a sharp devaluation of Argentina's currency and a recent run on the Peso.
The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Wednesday and reaffirmed its plans to continue raising borrowing costs at a gradual pace. The decision to hold rates had been widely expected and came after a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, which dictates monetary policy.


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any vegetable can be used depending on your preference.
Vegetable curry is one of the most popular types of dishes in a South Asian household.
Packed full of flavour and aroma, it makes for a good meal to fill you up at any time of the day.
What makes it even more appealing is the fact that a vegetable curry is easy to prepare and can be from pot to plate in no time.
Whilst ordering from your local takeaway is a convenient option, spending that little extra time preparing a vegetable curry from home makes all the difference.
Not only do you know exactly what goes into your dish, but you'll also feel much better eating it knowing you spent the time preparing it.
A fresh vegetable curry can make you fall in love with your kitchen and inspire you to try your hand at other South Asian dishes.
The NHS website states that eating vegetables "prevent constipation… and reduces the risk of heart disease". Try out these easy vegetable curries to treat your tastebuds.
Simple Vegetable Curry
This simple vegetable curry recipe uses potatoes but any vegetable can be used depending on your preference.
It is a dish which uses a variety of spices, making for layers of flavour as it cooks and when it is eventually eaten.
- 2 tbsp salt (to add to water)
- 900g potatoes, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 Onion, diced
- 4 Garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 4 tsp curry powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2cm ginger, minced
- 390g tomatoes, diced
- 1 can (425g) chickpeas, drained
- 1 can (425g) peas, drained
- 1 can coconut milk
- Place the potatoes into a large pot and cover with well-salted water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer, cover and let the potatoes cook until fork tender (about 12 minutes). Once cooked, drain the potatoes and set them aside.
- Return the pot to the stove and add one tablespoon of oil. Add the onion and garlic and sauté over medium heat until the onions soften and start to turn translucent (about five minutes).
- Add cumin, cayenne, curry powder, salt, pepper and ginger. Stir to combine before adding tomatoes, chickpeas, and peas.
- Increase heat to medium-high and stir in the coconut milk. Bring to a boil before adding the potatoes back to the pot.
- Reduce the heat to low and let the curry cook for five minutes before serving.
This recipe was adapted from Tasty.
Aloo Gobi
Aloo gobi is a classic vegetable curry within Indian cuisine. It may have originated in North India but it is popular all over the country as well as Bangladesh and Pakistan.
The subtle sweetness of the cauliflower is an ideal contrast to the earthy potatoes, however, the ginger and garlic add an intense depth of flavour.
They all come together to create a well-balanced vegetarian curry.
- 3 tbsp oil
- 1 Onion, chopped
- 4 Garlic cloves, chopped
- 3cm ginger, grated or finely chopped
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 2 tsp curry powder
- 2 tsp garam masala
- ½ tsp turmeric
- ½ tsp chilli powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 400g tomatoes, chopped
- 600g potatoes, cut into 3cm chunks
- 1½ cups vegetable stock
- 1 Cauliflower, cut into florets
- Heat oil in a wok over medium heat. Cook the onions for eight minutes or until golden.
- Add garlic and cook for two minutes then add ginger, mustard seeds, curry powder, garam masala, turmeric, chilli powder and salt. Cook for a further two minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, potatoes and stock. Cover and bring to a boil before reducing the heat and cooking for 10 minutes.
- Add the cauliflower and cook for eight minutes or until the cauliflower is tender.
- Garnish with coriander and green chilli and serve with a small dish of raita and roti.
This recipe was adapted from Nadia.
Aubergine Curry
This aubergine curry is packed with an array of flavours.
Vibrant tomatoes, curry powder and the subtle taste of garlic come together to create a rich gravy consistency and taste.
The aubergine is fried separately and added to the masala for an extra layer of flavour. While this dish is intensely flavoured, sugar can be added if a hint of sweetness is preferred.
- 1 Aubergine
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 Red onion, diced
- 2 Garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 tsp curry powder
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 400g tomatoes, chopped
- 375ml coconut milk
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 tbsp sugar (optional)
- 1 tsp mango chutney (optional)
- If using rice, cook according to the packet instructions.
- Cut the aubergine into small cubes or wedges. Heat olive oil in a pan and add the aubergine. Fry on high heat for four minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add the onions to the pan. Turn the heat down to medium and cook for five minutes.
- Stir in the garlic, garam masala, turmeric and ground coriander. Cook for another four minutes, stirring well.
- Pour in the chopped tomatoes and coconut milk. Add salt and simmer for about 15 minutes. The coconut milk thickens so stop cooking when it is at the right consistency for you.
- Stir in the sugar or mango chutney if you like it a little sweeter.
- Check for seasoning then serve.
Turnip Curry
Turnip may seem like an obscure vegetable to use but it actually makes for a delicious vegetarian curry.
Turnips have a very distinct flavour but when it is cooked with aromatic spices, it is extremely tasty as it bursts with a plethora of flavours.
It is also very healthy. One medium-sized turnip has only 34 calories and is high in vitamins and minerals.
- 3 Turnips, washed and cut into cubes
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 2 tbsp curry powder
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp paprika
- ¼ tsp ground allspice
- 1 Small onion, chopped
- 3 Garlic cloves, minced
- ¼ Red bell pepper, chopped
- 1cm ginger, grated
- 2 sprigs thyme or ½ tsp dried
- 2 cups vegetable stock
- 1 Scotch bonnet pepper, chopped (seeds removed if preferred)
- Salt to taste
- Heat oil in a large saucepan on medium-high heat. Add curry powder, turmeric, paprika and allspice. Cook for one minute or until fragrant, stirring constantly.
- Add the onion, garlic, ginger, bell pepper and thyme. Cook for approximately two minutes or until the onions have softened.
- Add the cubed turnip and stir until it is fully coated with the spices. Add the vegetable stock and Scotch bonnet pepper. Stir then cover and bring to a boil.
- When it reaches a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 25 minutes or until the turnip has cooked through.
- Season with salt then serve with roti and rice.
This recipe was adapted from Healthier Steps.
Okra Curry
Okra curry, or bhindi masala is a popular vegetable curry and one which is simple to make.
It is okra which has been fried separately and transferred to a masala containing tomatoes and spices.
Not only is this dish extremely flavourful, but it is also healthy as it is rich in folic acid and vitamin B6.
- 1 + 1½ tbsp oil
- 500g okra, chopped into rounds
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 Red onion, chopped
- 5cm ginger, chopped
- 1 Green chilli, chopped
- 2 Tomatoes, chopped
- 1½ tsp coriander powder
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp dried mango powder
- ¼ tsp red chilli powder
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp garam masala
- Ginger julienne, to garnish
- Wash and pat dry each okra with a paper towel and then chop it into rounds (remove the stem and a little bit from the end before chopping). Set aside.
- Heat one tablespoon of oil in a pan on medium heat. Once the oil is hot, add the chopped okra to the pan. Let it cook on medium heat for 10 minutes then lower the heat and cook for five more minutes, stirring frequently. Once done, remove from the heat.
- In another pan, heat the remaining oil. Once the oil is hot, add the cumin seeds and let them sizzle for a few seconds.
- Add the chopped onion and sauté for three minutes or until soft. Then add the ginger and green chilli and cook until the raw smell has gone.
- Add the chopped tomatoes and cook for around four minutes until the tomatoes are soft and mushy.
- Then add the spices; coriander powder, turmeric, amchur, red chilli powder and salt. Mix well. Add a splash of water if the spices start to burn.
- Add the cooked okra to the pan. Stir well to ensure the vegetables are fully coated with the spices.
- Reduce the heat to a medium flame and cook uncovered for five minutes.
- Sprinkle with garam masala and mix. Garnish with ginger if you like then serve with your choice of flatbread and rice.
It's time to brush off your cooking skills and recreate one of these showstopping vegetable curries.
These picture-perfect dishes will look as if you've spent hours in the kitchen when in fact, they take no time at all.
After tasting one of these dishes, you will want to permanently add a delicious vegetable curry into your meal plan.
With so many vegetables included, there is a vegetable curry recipe to suit everyone.


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Users of Apple's popular device can now partially experience just what Epic has in store for us. Perhaps not content with letting John Carmack hoard all the "wow" factor for portable gaming, Epic has unleashed their Unreal Engine 3 based tech demo for the iPhone.
Supporting a myriad of graphical enhancements, the demo is sure to please fans of eye-candy.
Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod touch (3rd generation), and iPad. Requires iPhone OS 3.2.0 or later.
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A mellow and refined Single Region Tea from the southern part of Sri Lanka. This Orange Pekoe is grown on gardens near the ancient city of Galle. It is clean, wiry and black in appearance and its infusion reveals a coppery hue, and a bright, pleasingly gentle tea. Deep golden orange in the cup, the tea has a malty note and a lightly earthy finish.
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Release Year: 2011
Studio: Bruno Bond
Cast: Tom Wolfe, Adam Champ, Chris Porter, Colby Keller, Lawson Kane, Leo Forte, Parker London, Parker Perry, Paul Wagner, Tommy Defendi, Wilfried Knight
Genres: All Solo Sex, Freshmen, Muscle Men, Handsome, Uncut Cocks, Outdoor Sex, Piercings, Tattoos, Theme: Cowboys, Masturbation
The lives of cowboys can be lonely, but when these sharp shooters are alone on the range, they find ways to pass the time and pleasure themselves in hot solo action.plete with boots, cowboy hats and blue jeans in the hottest cowboy settings, these buckaroos jerk, jack, finger themselves until they shoot huge loads for you to enjoy.
Paul Wagner's been working on the range all day. The rugged stud leans against a fence post, rubs his furry chest and smells his working man pits. Paul's thinking of his hottest fantasies and tweaking his nipples. With no one else around he reaches into his jeans and pulls out his huge erect dick and begins to stroke away while grabbing on his balls. His great veined cock grows with every stroke until he works his it so well that he shoots several geysers of cum onto the ground.
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Duration: 2:07:02
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Huawei a anuntat, la Consumer Electronic Show, eveniment ce se desfasoara in aceste zile la Las Vegas, lansarea noului sau smartphone, modelul Ascend P1 S.
Telefonul arata foarte interesant, inscriindu-se cu sanse reale in cursa pentru cel mai interesant smartphone din 2012.
Ascend P1 S socheaza prin cat este de subtire – are numai 6.68mm. Este chiar mai subtire si decat Motorola's DROID RAZR care, cu ai sai 7.1mm, se lauda cu titlul de cel mai subtire telefon din lume.
Noul smartphone de la Huawei are un display de 4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED, protejat de Gorilla Glass, un procesor de 1.5GHz TI OMAP 4460 dual-core si 1GB de RAM.
Smartphone-ul prezinta, bineinteles, doua camere, dintre care una frontala de 1,3 MP si o alta de 8 MP cu dual-LED flash.
Tot la Las Vegas, Huawei a anuntat si smartphone-ul Ascend P1, care este ceva mai gros, de 7.69mm.
Ambele telefoane ruleaza Android 4.0 Ice CreamSandwich.
Smartphone-urile vor fi disponibile din al doilea trimestru din 2012. Preturile nu au fost anuntate. Urmariti mai jos comunicatul de presa al Huawei.
Las Vegas,U.S.A.,January 9, 2012: Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, unveiled the world's slimmest smartphone today at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The Huawei Ascend P1 S is 6.68mm thin and features a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED 960 x 540 touchscreen with Corning® Gorilla® Glass. The Ascend P1 S is also the fastest and most compact smartphone in its class with a dual-core 1.5GHz TI OMAP 4460 Cortext-A9 processor and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system.
"We're excited to unveil the world's slimmest smartphone here at CES 2012," said Richard Yu, Chairman of Huawei Device. "The Ascend P1 S demonstrates our ongoing commitment to innovating high quality devices that utilize the latest hardware and software technologies."
Huawei also unveiled the Ascend P1 which, as part of the same smartphone series, boasts the same functionality while measuring 7.69mm. Delivering the ultimate in elegance and speed with a 1670mAh/1800mAh battery, the Huawei Ascend P1/P1 S series provides the fastest multi-tasking, video replay and gaming experience in its class.
The Huawei Ascend P1/P1 S series feature a super-sleek and narrow 64.8mm body, elegant contours and an effortlessly stylish design. The PPVD back cover coating evenly distributes heat, and provides a strong metallic, three-dimensional design with a delicate texture. The Ascend P1/P1 S is available in metallic black, ceramic white and cherry-blossom pink with more colors to come to match your personal style wherever you are, whatever you're doing.
The Ascend P1/P1 S brings your digital world to life with its impressive 8-megapixel BSI rear-facing and 1.3-megapixel HD front-facing cameras with dual flash LED and HDR effect optimization. The Ascend P1/P1 S allows you to capture special moments in sharper, brighter and clearer detail both in light and dim environments. Relive your most memorable moments on the Huawei Ascend P1/P1 S with its stunning 1080p HD video-capture capabilities. Its high speed data connectivity through 3G, WiFi and Bluetooth and in-built social media capabilities enable you to instantly share your photos and videos via social media.
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In my 30 years of practice as a Virginia Workers' Compensation Lawyer, I have had many claimants contact me and say my work or my supervisor is causing me mental stress. Many times these claimants have gone to a psychiatrist or a psychologist for treatment. Often, the impairment has become so severe they have been taken out of work.
They want to know can they be compensated for their lost time through the Virginia Workers' Compensation system. They say (1) my stress happened at work and (2) my doctors say I have lost time and incurred medical bills due to this stress. They say why cannot I be compensated under the workers' compensation law?.The short answer is "NO" as a general rule mental stress is not compensable. Gradual infliction of mental stress by your work or by your supervisor is not an "accident" or a "disease" under the Virginia Workers' Compensation law. As defined by the Workers' Compensation Commission, an "accident" to be compensable must occur at a specific time and thus gradually occurring mental stress cannot qualify as an accident.
It is also not an occupational disease unless it can be shown that mental stress is "characteristic" of only that employment which is normally an impossible burden. The Commission has said in the past problems associated with personnel and management are inherent in all employment.The first exception to the above rule is if the claimant's work is in a particularly high stress occupation it is possible for a claimant to show his or her "mental stress" is characteristic of the employment.
For example, the Commission has found an emergency dispatcher was employed in an occupation where stress was characteristic of the employment.The second exception to this rule is if the claimant has a compensable "accident" or "disease" that aggravates or causes mental stress or depression then the aggravation may be compensable. The typical example of this is the worker who has a severe injury which results in chronic pain.
The pain causes depression. In that instance, the depression will compensable.A third exception to the general rule that mental stress is not compensable is if the mental stress arises out of a single specific incident. A typical example of this would be the rescue squad worker who has to go to the scene of a horrible accident and develops a mental impairment due to the exposure to the accident. I had a case involving a school bus driver who had a student point a gun at her head and pull the trigger. The gun was not loaded but the driver developed a post traumatic stress disorder as a result of the incident and the Commission found her claim to be compensable.
In summary, even though your boss has treated you badly, harassed you and has made you go to a doctor and lose time from work, your mental stress is not compensable under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act. Also, even though you have deadlines to meet which has caused you stress, it is not compensable in Virginia. Nonetheless, you should always check with an experienced Virginia workers' compensation attorney. Your problem may meet one of the exceptions.
com. I have been representing Workers Compensation claimants for 30 years in the Central Richmond Area in Virginia. Martindale Hubbell awarded me its highest rating of "AV" in 2003. In the July 1999 issue of Richmond Magazine I was recognized as the One of the Best Workers' Compensation Attorneys in Central Virginia.
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Affair-proof your relationship.
By Michael W. Regier, PhD — Written on Nov 28, 2018
Photo: Getty
Do you believe that your commitment to marriage is enough to keep your spouse from having an affair and protect your relationship from infidelity?
As common and devastating as affairs are, most people don't understand why people cheat. But understanding the main reasons why men and women cheat and being "affair aware" could actually be the key to preventing adultery and unfaithfulness in your marriage.
RELATED: The 5 Main Reasons Why Men Cheat (And What You Can Do To Stop It)
If you don't understand the "why's" of betrayal, then simply said, your relationship is vulnerable to the devastation of infidelity because you won't be able to recognize the signs that your partner is on the verge of cheating or having an affair.
You really can prevent years of suffering — not to mention thousands of dollars in therapy, repair work, or divorce — by becoming affair aware and knowing how to recognize the signs of cheating before it ruins your relationship.
Here are 6 sad reasons why men and women cheat and how understanding these triggers can prevent infidelity in your relationship.
1. They lose their emotional connection with their spouse.
In most cases, affairs are symptoms of a loss of emotional connection.
So what is an emotional connection, and why is it so important for keeping a relationship secure and healthy? Why will being emotionally connected in a relationship keep you safe from betrayal?
Simply said, an emotional connection is when you and your partner care about what each other feels. There's nothing more healing than our partner's compassionate understanding when we are in emotional pain. And there's nothing more hurtful, and potentially damaging, than being emotionally ignored by the person we love the most. Have you been there, felt that distance, and longed for emotional connection?
When your partner does not respond to your emotional pain with compassion and understanding, you feel hurt and rejected. This is true for everyone!
If your emotions are not responded to, eventually you'll either shut down or get angry. Both shutting down and getting angry will cause damaging arguments and dangerous distance in the relationship.
This is one major way couples prepare the stage for an affair.
2. A friendship turned into something more.
Few people intend to have an affair. Most affairs begin with an innocent friendship. Sure, some affairs are calculated and driven by sexual desire. And even then this drive is often a result of unmet needs. But this is not true most of the time.
So what do you suppose might happen if you aren't emotionally connected with your partner, and a friend or coworker outside your marriage responds to your emotional hurt with compassion?
You may as well brace yourself for a huge release of the new love chemical called dopamine. Did you know that the dopamine released in a new love relationship has a greater impact on you than a hit of cocaine? It feels so good that you will want more!
This is true for all new love relationships. They are consuming and create a euphoric feeling that most have difficulty escaping. The dopamine will open up your feelings. You'll feel alive and on top of the world. The power of this drug can't be overestimated, especially in the middle of an emotionally distant marriage.
So becoming affair aware is about knowing that emotional distance in a relationship will make you more susceptible to reaching out to a friend for emotional comfort. This opens the door for new love attraction that is overwhelmingly powerful and deceptive. You can easily believe that the new love emotions that you are feeling are true love.
All new lovers suddenly become poets. It's under the influence of dopamine that you become uninhibited and are able to express your most deeply felt needs and desires. You can write beautiful poems and text seductive bait to lure your lover into your clutches.
When you're under the influence of dopamine, you're basically out of your mind, kind of dopey. But the experience feels so great that you want more and more of it.
With dopamine on board, you'll do almost anything to protect the feeling that you're pretty sure is true love.
If you believe this deception, you will distance yourself from your spouse because you believe that you don't love them anymore. And so begins the deception.
3. They fall for new love instead of recognizing lasting love.
Becoming affair aware is about understanding that new love is not true love. True love is enduring love. It is the love that creates families and support through good and bad times. True love is a deep and abiding, knowing that your partner loves you as you are and will be with you through thick and thin.
True, enduring, mature love is driven by a chemical the brain releases called oxytocin. It is the bonding hormone that mothers have when they breastfeed. It causes you to want to protect and nurture the person that you're bonded with. Oxytocin is released through emotional connection.
The emotional connection between child and mother bonds them together in the same way it bonds adults together.
It's true. Humans are all big babies. You bond as adults the same way that babies bond to their mothers through emotional mirroring.
RELATED: The Age Women Are Most Likely To Cheat
4. They don't understand attachment styles.
Mary Ainsworth was a pioneer researcher in the field of attachment theory. She found that when mothers remain emotionally distant from their infants, children have insecure attachments with their parents.
When children are emotionally insecure they are clingy and difficult to comfort or they become distant and difficult to connect with. She called these insecure ways of relating attachment styles — either anxious or avoidant.
Now, thousands of research studies have shown that these same attachment styles exist in adult love relationships.
Part of becoming affair aware is about understanding your and your partner's attachment styles. About a third of people have insecure attachment styles that will make it difficult to stay emotionally connected. Unless of course, you understand them.
If you grew up with an insecure emotional connection with your parents, you are more vulnerable to being insecure and emotionally disconnected in your adult love relationship. Emotional disconnection will make you or your partner more vulnerable to a betrayal.
You don't have to be a research scientist to understand attachment styles, and your attachment style doesn't limit your choices of a lifetime partner. But understanding it is an important part of making sure you know what you need to feel secure in a relationship and what your partner does as well.
5. They weigh the challenges of kids, work, and other aspects of their lives.
Another thing that makes relationships vulnerable to affairs is the parallel lives you create when setting up dual careers.
Modern day is a dangerous time for relationships. The culturally expected dual-career marriage puts extraordinary stress on a couple's capacity to nurture their emotional connection.
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This becomes even more challenging when children are thrown into the mix. It can become unbelievably difficult to find even 30 minutes a day to connect with each other. That's an accident, or affair, waiting to happen!
It takes time to wind down after a hard day. It takes time to give kids dinner, baths, stories, and put them to bed. And it takes time to emotionally connect with your partner and to give intimacy a chance to be expressed.
Emotional connection is the muscle that holds your relationship together. It has to be exercised to maintain its strength.
6. They don't know the signs so they can't get help.
The last part of being affair aware is knowing what to do if you don't know how to emotionally connect. It's about being able to recognize the signs and symptoms of disconnect. It's about recognizing and taking action if your relationship is already in trouble.
There's nothing wrong with asking for help when you feel like your relationship is on the verge of disconnect.
And if an affair has already happened to you, then you understand the deep pain and destruction cheating can cause in relationships. The mere mention of this topic may even give you flashbacks due to unhealed emotional memories, since about 70 percent of people who have been betrayed by a cheating spouse have symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
If that's you, please don't live with the betrayal trauma. There is no shame in asking for help.
And if you're just hoping to prevent infidelity and protect your marriage, then congratulations! If you've made it this far you're already more affair aware than you were a few minutes ago. When you keep your eye out on these six reasons, you really can relax and enjoy a safe, loving, and fun lifetime relationship.
RELATED: Why Happily Married Men Cheat On The Wives They Love
Michael W. Regier, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and certified emotionally focused couples' therapist and EFT supervisor in central California. He and his wife Paula are authors of the book Emotional Connection: The Story & Science of Preventing Conflict & Creating Lifetime Love. They have developed Relationship Foundations, an online learning course which helps couples become affair aware and create secure lifetime relationships.


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Podcast: The Glimmer Podcast
Host: Dr Ashleigh Smith
Category: Health & Fitness
Sub-Category: Mental Health & Well Being, Parenting & Pregnancy & Families
First Episode: 2020
This podcast is for fellow grieving women who have suffered pregnancy loss – miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death. The mission of this podcast is to assist you to come through this cruel twist of fate, with as much psychological fortitude, compassion for yourself and connection with others as possible, using wisdom, knowledge and insights sourced from interviewing experts and specialists in the fields commonly accessed by grieving mothers. Sharing these little gems will allow you to navigate the long journey ahead. Don't let the darkness swallow you, don't let yourself do this alone.
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By Cassandra Mascarenhas
Understanding the ever-increasing need amongst Sri Lankan students to pursue their higher studies abroad, Priyanthi and Padmasena Dissanayake run Scholarships for USA (Pvt) Ltd., acting as guidance counsellors and foreign university placement advisors for students keen to continue their studies in the USA.
Affiliated with over 30 universities and institutions in the States, the couple plays a key role in the process of creating awareness amongst students here and has so far been very successful in sending many students abroad, as well as bringing down professionals to Sri Lanka to meet and recruit prospective students for educational institutions abroad.
One such institution they work with is Monroe College in New York. Monroe College boasts of 75 years of experience in the industry, and consists of two campuses, one in the heart of New York itself and the other just 30 minutes away in the town of New Rochelle.
Offering associate, bachelors and masters degrees, the college currently has over 7,000 students in both campuses, 20% of whom are international students from all over the world including students from Asian countries such as India, Nepal, China, Bangladesh and also from Africa, Europe, North and South America.
Monroe College currently offers majors in a diverse range of subjects such as business management, information technology, criminal justice, medical administration, hospitality management, culinary arts etc. and MBAs in IT, healthcare and finance.
What would make this college most appealing to Sri Lankan students looking to pursue their higher studies abroad is the affordability, the location and the flexibility of the courses. Tuition fees for one semester for a bachelor's degree costs just $6100 and the minimum cost for one fiscal year would amount to just $12,200.
Although a year generally consists of three semesters, Monroe College requires students to complete merely two for a year. Therefore, it is up to the student to decide whether to take the summer semester. This system allows students to complete an undergraduate degree in three years and an MBA in a year and a half.
Asian Specialist of the International Admissions Department, Sheetal Alex was in Sri Lanka last week to promote the college amongst the local students via Scholarships for USA. A former student of the college herself where she completed her masters after finishing her undergraduate study in India, Sheetal Alex an Indian, is a perfect ambassador for the college.
"I experienced a bit of culture shock at first; but the college is very casual and laid back and I settled in quite quickly. Overall in was a wonderful experience which is why I chose to stay on – the college has a very personal feel and the classes tend to be small and one can receive personal attention if necessary," Sheetal described.
The college also offers scholarships from $500 to $3000 on tuition per semester and different types of scholarships on their masters programme. Transfer credits are also accepted; the college administration follows a flexible system where even unrecognised diplomas are evaluated and transfer credits are awarded accordingly. This will prove to be a definite plus for Sri Lankan students who have followed various diploma courses.
Making the process even easier, the college does not even require students to do the SAT examinations. Instead it only asks for IELTS or TOEFL, requiring a minimum of 5.5 for the former and a minimum of 61 for the latter. Interestingly, hospitality and business management are two main areas in the college with over a 1000 students i.e. one-seventh of the student population following the hospitality degree. This includes culinary arts, travel and tourism management and even an associate degree in baking and pastry and comes with hands on experience in the form of optional practical training which would allow a student to work in America for a year following the completion of a degree. An internship programme permits students to spend time in Italy as well, broadening their horizons and adding further value to the course.
A student is legally allowed to work 20 hours a week on campus. Classes are flexible and are held during the morning, noon and evening as well as on weekends offering students maximum choice when planning their class schedules. A shuttle runs between the two campuses which allow students to attend classes easily on either campus.
Dormitories are located on the campus itself although students do have the option of choosing off-campus housing. The perks of choosing to live on campus however that is it lets a student save up to 30 to 40% in housing in comparison to other universities. Housing rates can be between $2000 to $4000 a semester.
Monroe College follows an open campus concept, located on different blocks and is located in the heart of the city with all conveniences found in close proximity to the campus. Bus and train stations are easily accessible as well as entertainment centres and various restaurants, offering students plenty of ways to keep themselves occupied. Monroe College's efficient international student services department takes care of all international students tending to their needs including details regarding immigrations, course changes etc. which are handled by counsellors.
"We are very happy to be working with our first partner in New York and making available increasingly affordable education destinations to students in Sri Lanka," said Padmasena Dissanayake.


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I am not sure who stressed more about interview questions: the job applicant or the boss. I don't blame either. It is easy to worry, not know which questions to ask, and ultimately to second guess your question choices. There is no need to worry. I have compiled a list of interview questions that run from the basic questions to touch questions that help narrow in on who has the potential to be high performers.
Before we get into the list, make sure to have a diverse selection of questions. You want some basic questions, some questions to gauge the applicant's competence, and some behavioral questions to assess how the candidate would perform at the specific company. It is also a good idea to add a few situational questions.
The Best Interview Questions
What critical feedback do you most often receive?
What have been your most positive and negative management experiences?
Why are you interested in this position?
What interests you about this position?
What are your goals for the future?
Can you tell me about a difficult work situation and how you overcame it?
What did you like most and least about your last position?
What does customer service mean to you?
How would your current coworkers describe you?
What would others say is your greatest strength?
Tell me about a time you used your knowledge of the organization to get an idea approved.
What have you done in your previous positions at other companies that made a significant difference to the business and for which you believe you will be remembered?
Recall an occasion when you had to explain your department's losses.
You're new to an organization. What is one of the first things you do to learn how you can contribute to the organization's mission?
How have you participated in planning processes?
Describe a time you used your communications skills to negotiate with an angry person.
Have you ever given a presentation to a group? How did you prepare for it? What would you do differently?
Two members of a team do great work, but they do not work well together. What are some of the key ways to get them to work together better?
How well do you communicate with others? What communication techniques do you use?
Give an example of a time when you had to change project priorities quickly. How did you do it?
Recount a time when you accommodated someone beyond your comfort level, though you didn't have to.
Suppose you are in a situation in which deadlines and priorities change frequently and rapidly. How would you handle it?
Have you ever been caught unaware by a problem or obstacle that you had not foreseen? What happened?
Tell me about a work "nightmare" you were involved in. How did you approach the situation, and what was the outcome?
You are angry about an unfair decision. How do you react?
What do you do when others resist or reject your ideas or actions?
Give a specific example of a decision you made that was not effective. Why do you think it was not effective, and what did you do when this realization was made?
You have a critical decision to make for your department, and all alternatives will likely be unpopular with your staff. What input do you gather before deciding? What factors do you take into consideration?
What methods do you use to make decisions? When do you find it most challenging to make a decision?
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Hair By Banks
Located in the airy loft space that used to be Milagro Cantina's second floor, this sunny Queen West hair salon and beauty bar is well-stocked with friendly expert stylists and top-of-the-line products from the likes of Redken, Olaplex and ColorProof.
Services include cuts, colour, extensions, treatments and styling for both men and women. Hair By Banks also has actual blonde specialists on staff to fulfil your platinum dreams without all the damage, which is clutch.
Guests chill on a private outdoor patio while waiting for their hair to process, if it's nice out, or stay inside and chill or enjoy a drink from the salon's licensed bar.
Not sure what you're looking for? Owner Brittney Banks will talk you through your options and send you off looking like a million bucks.
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Are you in a season of waiting on God?
By: Karen O'Reilly
Contributing Writer
Scriptural Grace
Waiting is so hard! I have had many waiting seasons and I will share with you the most important lesson on what to do while you wait on God to work in your circumstances.
The most important lesson I have learned while waiting on God is to pray my way through the 'waiting time'.
Prayer is the key to getting through the long, seemingly endless waiting period.
Prayer is extremely powerful when you pray scripture.
When you pray scripture, it strengthens your faith and heart. You are also praying God's words back to Him, which means that you know that you are praying God's will for your life!
To encourage you while you wait, I have 10 scriptures for you to pray. These scriptures have been taken from a scripture writing plan called, Waiting On God – 31 Days Of Bible Verses.
10 Scriptures To Pray While Waiting On God
Use these Bible verses to personalize your own prayer, during your devotional time while waiting on God.
1. Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope." (Jeremiah 29:11)
During your 'waiting season' you need to have hope and remember that God has a specific plan for you and that you have been created for such a time as this.
This verse was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah to the Israelites who had just been taken captive. There was chaos around them and this prophetic word brought hope to guide them through their captive years.
When chaos and uncertainty surround you, pray this verse and remember that God has a plan for you and your life.
2. Psalm 40:1
"I waited patiently for the Lord to help me,and He turned to me and heard my cry." (Psalm 40:1)
Ask God to help you wait patiently for Him to help you like David did.
Look what happened to David when he did that – the Lord turned to him and heard his cry. God lifted him out of the pit and set his feet onto solid ground. God also gave him a song to sing!! (Psalm 40:1-3).
3. Romans 8:25-27
"But if we look forward to something we don't yet have, we must wait patiently and confidently.)And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don't know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God's own will." Romans 8:25-27
We have a great prayer resource to help us pray through our 'waiting season' – the Holy Spirit!
Do you ever feel so distressed that you don't know what or how to pray? When circumstances or pain leave you without words to pray, remember that you have the Holy Spirit inside of you. He is your advocate.
This means that when you earnestly want to pray but you can't formulate what is on your heart, the Holy Spirit can be your advocate. He knows your heart and the situation that you are in.
4. Romans 8:28
"And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them."
Did you notice those two little words, 'all things'?
God works all things – the good and bad to make something great happen in your life.
All things that seem good, all things that seem unimportant and all things that seem bad are working, under God for your good.Pray these verses with a heart full of thanksgiving, thanking God that He is working out all things for your good.
5. Isaiah 30:18
"So the Lord must wait for you to come to Him,so he can show you his love and compassion.For the Lord is a faithful God.Blessed are those who wait for his help." (Isaiah 30:18)
God wants to earnestly have a relationship with you. He waits expectantly, looking and longing, to be gracious to you.
Don't you just love that God is actively looking for someone to be good to? The truth is, He waits and expects, and longs to be gracious to you!
The secret to obtaining such blessing is for you to be expectantly waiting for God's goodness to be poured out on you.
So today, work on that faith muscle and trust God with your problems and circumstances. Pray this verse thanking God for His love for you and ask for forgiveness for letting the busyness of the day or the stress of your situation keep you from your devotional time with Him.
6. Lamentations 3:25
The Lord is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him. (Lamentations 3:25)
When your day is difficult, remember this verse. Pray this verse asking God to fill you with a hunger to know Him more and to give you more strength to trust Him and to fill you with expectation that you will see God's goodness in your life.
7. Exodus 14:14
"The Lord himself will fight for you. Just stay calm." (Exodus 14:14)
This is a wonderful verse to pray! Ask God to help you stay calm and to increase your faith, that you can be still and rest in Him.
8. Luke 1:45
"You are blessed because you believed that the Lord would do what he said." (Luke 1:45)
This verse will deepen your faith. Pray it with a thankful heart and ask God to give you a deeper revelation and understanding that you are truly blessed because you believe God's words and that you trust Him to do what He says He will do.
9. Philippians 1:6
"And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns." (Philippians 1:6)
Did you know that you and I are a work in progress? God has started a good work in you – but He's not finished yet! Pray this verse, thanking God that He is fashioning you into His masterpiece and that He is right there with you, throughout eternity working with you even in your waiting seasons.
10. 1 Corinthians 15:58
"So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless." (1 Corinthians 15:58)
Pray this verse asking God to help you keep on going and to continue doing the work that is before you. Ask Him for the confidence to do the work well as you wait for the change in your circumstances.
I hope that this list of 10 Bible verses will encourage and strengthen you while you are waiting on God.
Related Articles:
- Stepping Out in Faith: 3 Things God Wants You to Know
- What Your Simple Prayers Really Mean
- Three Ways God Can Answer Prayers
Karen is the creator and designer of Scriptural Grace. She is living in the south east of Ireland. She designs with scripture on products that will encourage you as you live an intentional Christ centered life.
Karen is passionate about scripture and writes about growing your faith through monthly scripture writing plans and daily devotionals in her Restoring Beauty For Ashes Facebook Group.
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Next month, San Francisco residents will be voting on a $185 million bond dedicated to funding park improvements. We're all for a greener (literally) SF and this sounds like a no-brainer, but as with most things in our fair city, there are those who aren't happy with the proposed bond. If approved, the majority of the money will be allocated to 12 specific city parks. Supports of smaller local parks criticize the "bones that were thrown" to neighborhood parks. This amounts to $5 million, which seems like it could buy enough bones to please even the dogs of Duboce Park; until, that is, we consider that there are over 200 parks in the city and the recent minor renovations to the park will cost close to $500,000. So yeah, maybe the critics are right to be upset, but its a start. Oh, and while we know this'll be the hot issue on the February ballot, don't overlook the smaller matters— like say, the Presidential Primary.
· Park campaign to hit ground running [SF Examiner]
· Duboce Park: New Pavement, Hope for Dogs [Curbed SF]
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By: Diane Benjamin
The City wants you to believe they can control only 5% of the budget. State mandates were heavily blamed.
The budget discussion starts around 1:28.
Not blamed was the cost of employees, the cost of their lavish benefits, and pension spiking.
This Council made it worse when they hired two more employees from the DBA. They will make it worse again when a development director is eventually hired for the BCPA and Creativity Center.
Controlling cost means controlling the number of employees and what benefits they get. This Council would rather have their votes.
The Ecology Action Center plan that will lead to FORCED recycling passed. Of course other measures will be tried first. Affordable housing will be even less affordable when landlords are forced to pass on recycling costs.
A one year moratorium on new video gaming terminals was put in place. Alderman Painter claims almost $16,000,000 is being taken out of the economy – see 2:08:50.
Stats are on PDF page 600 – http://www.cityblm.org/Home/ShowDocument?id=15932
$15 Million is the net owners of all the local machines earned in 2017. Of that amount $750,396.18 went to the City for doing next to nothing. The State of Illinois received $3,751,985.71. That leaves around $10.5 million earned by entrepreneurs who invested their money in the machines. Painter isn't the only one who claims this money is leaving the local economy, Renner has said the same thing.
- How many people have jobs because these machine generate income for the business owner?
- How many business owners have bought a house or a car because of increased income?
- How is putting money in a gaming machine any different from spending it at Kohl's or Kroger's?
Would that be because some people get nothing back for it? You mean like a show at the Coliseum or BCPA or a movie? The only thing taken home is memories?
It's about CONTROL and it never ends well for everyone involved. The vote was unanimous. They all need classes in economics.
Watch the entire meeting here: