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2016 Zinfandel Sierra Foothills
The Region
California's nascent wine industry took flight during the Gold Rush of the 1850s, amid the rugged western foothills of the majestic Sierra Nevada mountain range. As fortune seekers, many of them Italian immigrants, flocked to the Sierras to prospect for gold, small wineries arose to help slake their thirst. Some of the vineyards planted during that era survive to this day.
In the late 1960s, a new generation of pioneers began migrating to the Gold Country's Amador County, this time drawn by the region's rolling, sun-drenched hillsides, warm daytime temperatures, and volcanic, decomposed granite soils – ideal conditions for producing top-quality wine grapes. When their robustly flavored wines, especially Zinfandel, began attracting the attention of wine lovers throughout California and the U.S., the historic Sierra Foothills wine region was reborn.
Sierra Foothills
The Sierra Foothills has a long, unique history. In the 19th century, Italian immigrants flocked to the foothills during the California Gold Rush. When the mines ran dry, the immigrants planted grape vines and began making wine. The region is revered for its Zinfandel vines, many of which date back to the early 20th century. Today, where gold once reigned, some forty wineries produce a new treasure: superb wines which have earned this region international acclaim.
The 2016 Red Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills displays expressive characteristics of bright candied plums, allspice, dark chocolate, soft leather and subtle hints of blueberry jam. The wine's medium-bodied mouthfeel, silky tannins and moderate acidity balance the up-front fruit and create length on the finish.
The medium-bodied Zinfandel offers more fruit flavors and tannins. The aging and fermentation process increases the fruity character, balance, and complexity of the wine while revealing the spicy nature of the varietal and offers a longer finish. Foods to pair with Zinfandel include sausage, beef, lamb, pork and venison, either braised, grilled or roasted. The lower tannin in this wine can accommodate some heat from chiles, so ribs with a spicy barbecue sauce are considered almost a classic match. Zinfandel-friendly cheeses include aged Parmesan, Dry Monterey Jack and Manchego. Other ingredients that enhance Zinfandel are tomatoes, eggplant, mushrooms and olives.


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This week: 13 things you do for self-care.
- Get counseling when I need it
- Vitamin D supplement, probiotic, OTC allergy meds, fish oil
- I'm trying to get better about consistent exercise…
- Also trying to get better about eating well.
- Starting to get better about wearing sunscreen.
- I paint my own toenails because I'm one of those people that hates pedicures.
- Once a year I'll do a foot peel–you soak your feet in this liquid for an hour and then over the next few days your dead skin all peels off. It is mildly horrifying, but your feet feel and look amazing afterwards.
- I'm not totally consistent about this, but I use the Headspace app to do some deep breathing in the morning or to help me fall asleep and it's great.
- Also trying to hang out with my people more, because community is necessary and good.
- Can we count church here? I suppose that is not so much self-care as it is being open to God's care for me, yes?
- Every once in a while I'll do a brain dump in my notebook–just make myself write anything that comes to mind for 10-15 minutes and fill up a couple of pages. Surprisingly helpful.
- Need to schedule it for this year, but yearly checkup at the doctor.
- Creative endeavors–knitting, guitar, etc.

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We have all had rough experiences in business. Every day and every project is different. I recently had an experience that all designers dread. The final printed project never got delivered.
This particular project was for an awesome couple who wanted some custom hand-lettering turned into buttons for their wedding (fun, right?!). The project had been great up until I found out that the buttons' delivery tracking number was showing they had been delivered, but the clients hadn't received them! With only 3 DAYS until their wedding, I wasn't sure what I could do to make things right. There wasn't enough time to reprint. And I was the one who was responsible for the print management! After having a moment of panic, I thought about my options.
I could say "Eff it. Not my problem."
I could storm over to their apartment and demand that their doorman was lying and he had INDEED received the package but was hoarding it because he had a button obsession.
I could think of a solution and take responsibilit y.
Option 2 was my favorite for a bit. But then I thought about my number one business value: a great client experience.
So I went back and looked at the tracking number, the delivery information, and the shipping address. I called the printer and spent about 20 minutes on the phone trying to figure out what could have happened to this big ol' box of buttons. Finally, we realized they had been sent to the billing address - my address!
I ran downstairs to my mailroom, and there they were. I was so happy, I broke out into song! ("I Can't Feel My Face" if you must know...). The next day I hand-delivered the package to my clients apartment. They happily had the buttons in their hot little hands with 2 days to spare, and I had the relief of knowing that I had taken care of them and their project.
The most important lesson I've learned running a business is that you have to be in it to help people. That's what matters at the end of the day. Not the money. Not the distinction. You just have to give people the best experience possible, which doesn't always come easy.
Above all else, I want my clients to know I have their backs, and I will do everything I can to help them.


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Best CBD cannabis for anxiety in Section, Alabama
A great deal of individuals will definitely suffer along with an anxiousness ailment eventually in their everyday lives. This could be transient, or even maybe a long-lasting trouble. Stress and anxiety is actually a sunshade condition that recommends to such ailments as:
Generalized stress disorder (GAD).
Social stress problem (SAD).
Panic attack.
Certain fear.
Anxiousness typically happens with other mood problems including clinical depression. Signs and symptoms from anxiousness consist of, not are actually not restricted to:.
Sensations from panic or even fear.
Disturbed sleep.
Center pulsations.
Prickling or even numbness in palms or even feet.
Dry mouth.
Shortness of respiration.
That's the best typical mental disorder and is actually determined to have an effect on just about TWENTY% from Americans. This is why that is very important to discover reliable methods from easing stress and anxiety.
Anxiousness ailments are often handled through pharmaceutical medicines, therapy or even a mixture from the 2. There are negative aspects to both of these. Drug drugs commonly include adverse side results, as well as therapy might be expensive.
Due to the incidence from stress in the population, there is actually a great deal from in depth research into procedures, including different therapies, to typical pharmaceutical medicines. Allow's check out at exactly what the research study has actually uncovered concerning CBD and anxiety, just how this operates, if that is actually more efficient compared to various other therapies, and what CBD dose for anxiety is actually most efficient.
CBD as well as Stress and anxiety-- What the Analysis Mentions.
The effects from CBD on a variety of state of mind problems, including anxiety, has been actually widely looked into. This has been actually done reduced tension as well as anxiety without the extra psychoactive results from similar compounds like THC. Until now, investigation in to CBD's impact on anxiousness is actually but to become definitive, physician are still with certainty encouraging CBD as a reliable low-risk substitute procedure.
Social stress disorder is among one of the most prevalent anxiety disorders. It influences around 7% of the US populace. There is an abundance from study that reveals the good effect CBD could possess from minimizing emotions of anxiety in those with social stress disorder.
A report examining several studies into the performance of CBD as an anxiolytic drug determined that CBD appeared to lessen anxiousness in those with social anxiousness problem. When having to provide a speech, another research appeared right into the performance of CBD in decreasing stress and anxiety generated in those along with generalized social anxiousness condition. The study located that, certainly not merely did CBD lessen anxiety, but that likewise lowered intellectual impairment as well as soreness in their speech functionality.
Simply searching the internet, you can easily read through an almost countless volume from research papers that sustain CBD's job in decreasing feelings of stress gotten in touch with numerous problems. As behavioral research studies, the kind where degrees from anxiety are actually determined after taking CBD, there are many in-depth neurological researches sustaining CBD's function in stress too. An appealing one to appear at is one in which analysts determined the improvements in blood stream flow in the human brain when CBD is offered to the physical body. Scientists feel that the amount of blood flow in various places from the brain may present which places are actually energetic back then from recording. They located that CBD affects the regions from the human brain understood to control feelings of anxiety.
Additionally, a study examining patients along with generalized social anxiety disorder located that these very same brain areas ended up being energetic when the people had actually taken a dosage of CBD which activation from these areas was actually additionally connected to decreased anxiety.
It will seem that there is actually a ton of strong proof assisting the usage from CBD as a different therapy for anxiousness. What CBD dose for anxiety is suited for your needs? And also in what techniques can you take CBD in order to help with your anxiety?
What CBD Dosage for Anxiety is actually?
If you are actually looking at having an organic treatment for stress and anxiety instead of pharmaceutical medicines, then CBD could be ideal for you. There are actually numerous ways you can ingest CBD-- pills, gum tissue, vape, seeds, even CBD delicious chocolate-- it could be actually suggested to take CBD in the kind from an oil cast, like Herbal Renewals: CBD spray (considered through some to become the most effective organic solution for stress and anxiety) or even Blue Bird Botanicals: CBD silver higher strength oil. Simply 2 drops/sprays on the tongue are actually the only thing that's suggested so as to really feel the calming results from CBD.
The good news is actually that study presents CBD to become a safe natural remedy. CBD has actually certainly not been done possess a deadly overdose amount, even when one takes harsh doses.
Let's have a look at just what the investigation has found concerning CBD as well as anxiety, just how that works, if it's even more efficient compared to other treatments, and what CBD dosage for stress is actually very most efficient.
There is an abundance from research study that shows the favorable impact CBD can have from minimizing feelings of anxiety in those along with social anxiousness ailment.
A study assessing several studies right into the usefulness from CBD as an anxiolytic medicine determined that CBD seemed to be to lessen anxiety in those along with social stress condition. One more research study explored the performance from CBD in minimizing anxiousness caused in those along with generalised social stress problem when possessing to provide a pep talk. As behavior researches, the kind where amounts of stress are actually assessed after taking CBD, there are several extensive neurological studies supporting CBD's duty in stress too.
A paper evaluating various researches into the performance from CBD as an anxiolytic medication confirmed that CBD seemed to reduce anxiousness in those with social anxiety ailment. As behavior researches, the kind where amounts from stress and anxiety are assessed after having CBD, there are actually several comprehensive nerve research studies supporting CBD's duty in stress and anxiety as well. A study examining various research studies in to the performance from CBD as an anxiolytic drug determined that CBD seemed to be to reduce stress in those along with social anxiety ailment. Yet another research looked right into the performance from CBD in decreasing anxiety induced in those with generalized social anxiety ailment when possessing to offer a speech. As behavioral studies, the kind where levels from anxiety are actually gauged after taking CBD, there are actually many comprehensive nerve researches sustaining CBD's duty in anxiousness too.
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text: Today, Fantasy Flight Games announced a new type of product for the Star Wars RPGs line. Star Wars Dawn of Rebellion is an Era sourcebook, the first RPG book for use with any of the three Star Wars RPG game lines - Edge of the Empire, Age of Rebellion, and/or Force and Destiny. It features the Rebels TV show and Rouge One. I'm one of the writers. It's a fourth quarter 2017 release.


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If you suffer from trauma symptoms, and even if you don't, please think carefully about what to watch and read before clicking on a link. Learning when to challenge yourself a little and when to protect yourself is an important part of managing your self-care.
James Downs talking about eating disorders


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America car buyers are crazy for compact SUVs. And it's no doubt this BMW X1 lease will be the envy of many.The car dangles skillfully off-road capability and is actually very spacious. If you have the show see through, makes the car even fun. t starts with the space. While you can make yourself as comfortable front driver, the passengers have to suffer back. Because they have to climb through narrow hatches on the rear seat – only to scrub there because there is legroom knees on the front seats. The same vertigo in the off-road capability. About cobbles of the BMW X1 rolls away casually, but even a muddy dirt road one might expect the car would rather not. Especially not when he's like the entry-level X1 sDrive 16d not even have four-wheel drive. The scavenger hunt is to get over, from Paris to Dakar, you will not have to travel though.


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NRF Big Show
January 15, 2017 @ 10:00 am - January 17, 2017 @ 5:00 pm
NRF's Annual Convention & EXPO earned the nickname "Retail's BIG Show" years ago and because the name was so appropriate, it stuck. Today, Retail's BIG Show is NRF's flagship event held annually in New York City. The three day event offers unparalleled education, collegial networking with 33,000 of your newest friends, and an enormous EXPO Hall full of technologies and solutions. Even after more than a century – 106 years to be exact – Retail's BIG Show is still the only place where you can see and experience all things Retail because we're always adding new programs and updating others.
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So I'm 27 now. Some of you may know that I had certain fixed ideas about events that would occur at 26- not like people who have year by year goals or anything, but 26 had been sticking in my head since about the age of eight as a fairly significant year- and I now realize that I'd never spent time thinking about 27. I've thought about 42, 61, maybe even 33, but never 27, so I'm now in No Man's Land (pronounced Nomunslund) and that's interesting. I'm now older than my sister-in-law when she gave birth to my neice Abby. (Subtext being that I'm older than people older than me who've had babies were when they had babies)
But aside from thinking about that whole adulthood-child-bearing-where's-my-chubby-hubby- kind of stuff, my birthday brought me back to thinking of my birthday movies of the past few years.
This year on Friday Oct 20 (night before my birthday) I went to see Sofia Coppola's MARIE ANTOINETTE with my sister in law Rebecca. This reminded me not only of when I visited her in Seattle when I was seventeen and she was still living with girlfriends from college, and we went to see to GOOD WILL HUNTING becuase I actually remembered Matt Damon from Courage Under Fire and was curious about what kind of movie he would write that would get Robin Williams in it and Gus Van Sant to direct. Rebecca and I loved it so much (and Matt Damon) that we found another theater that night that was showing The Rainmaker just to see more Matt Damon. RAINMAKER of course left no impression on either us, critics or anyone who saw it, but it was a memorable night with she whom I knew to be my future sister-in-law. But this also reminded me of when I was fifteen and my brother Matt was working at a camp all summer, Rebecca spent purposefull time with me, her boyfriend's little sister, and introduced me to A ROOM WITH A VIEW and the preciousness of watching Simon Callow run around a sylvan pond naked like a giggling toddler.
So this past Monday night, since I couldn't get the movie out of my head, I went back to see MARIE ANTOINETTE again with my new friend Lucy Spiro from Mars Hill who is an angel and who also bought my ticket as a birthday gift. So in three days I saw MARIE ANTOINETTE twice, and I'm pretty sure that makes me the only one. but I'm totally haunted by the film, the story, the history and just a whole hecka lot of things that connect to it. Again, Kirsten Dunst proves her worth against my late '90's dislike for her. Ever since THE CAT'S MEOW I've pretty much liked everything she's done, and I am also glad that Sofia Coppola is so young cuz hopefully she'll keep making movies every two years that totally bring out the girl in me and the lonely thinker in me.
So last year in October, my birthday movie was EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED which i first saw with Kim and James Zatalokin early in October on the day of the St Marks yard sale where I totally bought a 1919 ballroom group photo from Molly Ringwald which is hanging on the wall behind me right now next to the 1917 military hospital group photo that Kim gave me for that birthday to continue my collection of turn of the century black and whte large group photos. Any one else want to add to it?
So I LOVED EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED and went back to see it by myself a week later after ushering with Garth on a matinee at New York Theatre Workshop. And I've found myself listening to that soundtrack a lot this past week (soundtrack given to me for my birthday as well last year).
So that was '05. i think '04 birthday movie was I HEART HUCKABEES which i had very high hopes towards becoming obsessed over, but never actually did. i like the movie and would like to revisit it, but it didn't kindle anything execpt an appreciation for some comic genius work by Naomi Watts- and it was nice to see Mark Wahlberg again. [2007 correction: I'm now officially obsessed with Huckabees and it's coming in the mail from amazon any day now. i guess second time's the charm} i Think Rick and Kim and the gang went to see it with me as a birthday thing. then again, Or it might have been for Rick's birthday, but that's only a week later.
so the most significant (and circle completeing) is birthday movie '03 - Sofia Copola's LOST IN TRANSLATION which was my first movie in New York City and which i saw three times in the theatre and which inginited my Japan passion, coinciding with my mom living and working in Japan for three months and sending me all Japanese-themed christmas presents. LOST IN TRANSLATION also made Rick and I sort of obsessed with Otafuku on St marks and their octopus balls or whatever it is they make there. i got yakisoba a lot this spring.
so Sofia Coppola has been there in Octobers where I've needed her, and hopefully she will be in the future as well. regardless, I look forward to birthday movie '07 which I'll watch with my Scottish/Korean/Tlingit comedian/minister/filmaker husband and our twin children Frodo and Baggins. Oh golly. when did I become a 27 year old?
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Whats good for the goose, is good for the gander
Quicksilver Accounting & Consulting has been touting the many reasons for companies to take their financial software to the cloud and off their clunky desktop computers. Over the last several years we have either moved many to Intuit's QuickBooks Online, or started them there. In the back of my mind, I was pondering what that type of move would do for our own company as well, but since we used Intuit's Enterprise Solution software and very happy with it, I was hesitating.
I've been in this software since inception of my company, 2007. There is a lot of history there. Unfortunately, it is the only desktop software that doesn't convert to QBO by a few clicks of the keys. Certainly it makes sense. People who are using Enterprise are usually big manufacturing, retail or service companies with lots of transactions, and needs, not a small accounting firm like ours. I would have to go rogue and do all the work myself. Was it worth the move? Yes, it was time to move.
So, to that end, starting the first of January, I have started to make the move, and following our own advice to most of our clients. Not that we weren't virtual before. I could get to our server from anywhere in the world and have done so many times, but there were advantages to being in QuickBooks Online. The biggest to me was the ability to connect directly to banking and credit cards and have this all come in automatic downloads. No more bank feeds, no more sync manager. It would be hard, I would have to start a new file basically but I felt the gains would be worth it. Also, as a Live Plan Certified Expert, this software would tie directly to my file. I'll let you know as we close out the first month how it's going.


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Best time to visit Taiwan
The best time to visit Taiwan is from february until december, when you will have a pleasant till hot temperature and limited till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in Taiwan is 33°C in august and the lowest is 19°C in january. The weather and climate of Taiwan is suitable for a sun vacation.
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An early morning family session
This gorgeousness is what I am working on at the moment, aren't they just adorable!
(Just a side note I love, love their outfit as well, soft with a dash of colour, perfect!)
It was only a few bird watchers and then us in the park, when I met up with this family on an early Monday morning. I could tell right away that this was gonna be a fun photo shoot, with lots of laughter and love, it was nothing but smiles all the way.
The way that they play with their son, in such a gentle yet playful way, and the way they look at each other with so much love, I feel grateful to be a part of, creating memories for a lifetime.
Hope you enjoyed your sneak peek!


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Celebrate locally produced food at our Sunday afternoon Mini-Oktoberfest.
Featuring tasting platters with sausage, sauerkraut, pretzels, mustard & slaw.
All items on tasting platters are produced or grown by market vendors.
Beer poured by MacKinnon Brothers Brewing Company.
Proceeds towards our Kid's Activities & Entertainment Fund. Two drink maximum.A special thanks to Friendly Fires, Black Dog Hospitality, and MacKinnon Brothers Brewing for their support in making this event so special!


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Yes you can guess by the title I have picked up man flu, and it's really really bad. As I live in a house with four women I get very little sympathy, in fact zero sympathy, hopefully someone out there feels my pain. For that person I say thanks much appreciated, for all the ladies who tell me to man up and get on with it, you have absolutely no idea what I'm going through.
We had our final shows of the year this weekend, a friend of mine Mark kindly did a two day show for me Friday and Saturday which meant I had Saturday off and Mrs W had Sunday off.
It was a very strange feeling being at home working whilst other people were out selling my product for me, first time I have experienced that. It's something I will have to get used to if we want to expand in 2017.
I then had my final show on Sunday at Leamington Spa, it was fifth Sunday in a row we had been there and to date they had all been very good. This Sunday was no exception apart from I developed the dreaded man flu.
I had a very odd unpleasant experience Sunday, a man and his wife came up to the stand in the morning and tried the toffee. He asked lots of questions, more than the usual but all was fine and said they would be back later. I thought no more of it.
Late in the day they came back, I'm pretty good with faces so said hi, thanks for coming back and would they like to try some more. The lady walked away but he said yes, but doesn't mean I'm buying, anyone who has met me at a show will know I don't do pushing selling, so just said that's fine with me. He then proceeded to taste it whilst insulting me because my left arm shakes. When I didn't rise to it he carried on, after being ignored he said I'm a whisky man anyway and stormed off. It was a really odd experience,I couldn't get my head round why? Why bother even coming back over? Why then try to insult me? All very odd I have to say.
I thought I would mention it on here but I can't let one arsehole take away from the fact we have met hundreds and hundreds of really nice pleasant people. Some of whom have had us in fits of laughter, like the lady who read Toffee Vodka as Coffee and when Mark pointed it out she asked what the difference is? Or the countless people who we say good morning to and they reply with No thanks!
We have our works Christmas party tonight, which is just three of us, I shall take a picture and use it to see how we have grown come next year.
For whoever is reading this , firstly thank you for taking the time to and secondly have a wonderful Christmas x
Nearly forgot, puppies are doing great and are looking forward to lots of festive fun


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A Dragon Age Inquisition Review From Someone Who Hates Romancing, Conversations, and Video Game Plots
Review Spoiler Content – Extremely Low
It's funny that here I am writing a Dragon Age Inquisition Review. All I had ever heard about the Dragon Age series was from my room mate who is obsessed with the games. Quotes like these described the highlights of her gaming experiences:
"I finally made Alistair fall in love with me"
"This is Morrigan, her mom is Flemeth. They're mages"
"This is Dog, isn't he so so cute!"
Given the description in the title of this post, you can imagine that I'm not the kind of person who goes out searching for a game like Dragon Age to play. Actually, I can't say I've ever sought after a single Bioware game, now that I'm thinking about it. But here I am, currently with more time on my hands than I've ever had, running out of house projects, and wanting so desperately to immerse myself into a video game. The hope was that Halo: Master Chief Collection was going to be that game, but that… that will probably be another story, for another day.
So it started out with me sitting around on some of the days that she was playing it, and surprisingly finding myself half interested. Only half, of course, because in between all of the action and gore, there would be an hour, or seven, where she would just walk around camp sparking conversations up with these peasants or warriors who are supposedly beneath her. No offense to the people who play games like this, but I just don't see how it can be any fun to ask as many questions as possible regarding a mage and her mother, or what the dog is thinking at the time (spoiler alert: it's "woof"). Worst of all, the idea of playing a video game for the sole purpose of making characters fall in love with you just seems desperate, sad, and lonely.
Don't worry. I know I'm the only one that thinks this, and I can assure you that at least in her case none of those things are true. Nonetheless this is when I made the decision that I was going to try out Dragon Age, but I was going to do it Sinatra style – my way.
I was going to be cold, calculated, and emotionless on my journey through Dragon Age Inquisition. I was going to make no bonds, no friends, and invest nothing more in those around me than a sword and a shield, and the accessories required to slay the demons, men, women, children that stand in my way. In my way of what, you may ask? I haven't the slightest clue. From the beginning I became very familiar with the skip button, and because of this I only have small details here or there as to the actual 'story' and where it takes us. That being said, in my experience with games of this type, it doesn't matter what they're saying, and what your goal is… That can only be accomplished by leveling as high as you can, gearing with the strongest of gear, and utilizing only the most efficient selection of the skill trees. I dare any of our readers to find a game that has proven otherwise.
The result so far have been exceptional. The amount of customization for the gear, skills, and multiple party members leaves for so much to play around with. Some aspects of the game I'll admit would probably make a lot more sense if I paid any attention at all to the characters, story, or in the very least the names of the different areas I'm visiting. On the one side, it makes for awkward conversation when someone wants to talk about the really funny line a particular character said and you have to ask "Is that the one with the fire skills, or the sword?" On the completely other side of things though, main characters/places have fallen from combat and I haven't batted an eye. Sometimes it's nice not to get too involved or connected to characters – a skill that would have certainly come handy when I watched Season one of Game of Thrones.
I gave the game a 7.5 out of 10, and that's definitely not the highest rating it deserves, but for a gamer like me – it's as good as it gets. The need for conversation, interactions, and "the right answers" was too often found getting in my way of having a fantastic hacking-slashing-questing-time. One mission, in particular, became more than overwhelming and almost made me quit entirely. Having to play the role of "guest at a royal ball" where the need to be proper puts a time limit on your actions. Anytime you would walk too closely to someone having a conversation, or if you were found running through the halls of the event – your popularity rating would decrease. When it came time to have a boss battle away from the guests and the event, your popularity begins to slowly decline. Once it reached zero, the guests and hosts would decide that you are a terrible guest and, presumably, interrupt your battle to remove you from the premises (resulting in a Game Over status). For someone like me, it's enough to want to murder, and it didn't help that I accidentally started the mission with 50% of the available party size, creating a much more difficult battle than intended. Worst of all, the game forces you to live with decisions like this in particular missions, until you complete them or load from a previous save from hours ago.
On the brighter side of things, I will say that my favorite part of Dragon Age Inquisition was the fact that the enemies level alongside your character level. I typically am the type of gamer who likes to grind my way to the top before advancing forward, allowing for quick and easy slaughter to the end, but not in this case. This particular game provides missions and quests constantly, and most require you to bounce around areas you've already been to, so it's nice to know you won't be going back just to have to kill level 1 enemies with 0 experience while you go collect whatever you need.
To sum it up, it's not the best game in the world. I wouldn't even put this game in my top ten games that I've ever played, but right now, with the slim offering of games for the XBOX One, and the complete lack of grind style games that have come out that I haven't beaten, this one is definitely going to get some more of my time. I may even get to the end where I complete that final thing in order to defeat that one guy. Just don't expect me to start flirting with that one girl with the wizard staff, or asking her how her family has been.
You can pick up your copy of Dragon Age: Inquisition off of Amazon using the link provided from the cover of the game!
Typhoonicano's Overall Rating
Like all games for the XBOX One, Dragon Age Inquisition comes with 1,000 Gamerscore available, though this one is definitely a grinder in order to get them all. Vast and immersive worlds allow for relative free range while completing the variety of quests available. Visually a good looking game, but not without it's quirks. After logging around 40 hours of gameplay I've yet to find myself bored, or wishing for more challenge or different missions. A great game for those who like to grind and gather resources for the next big item, but not necessarily the best available if conversation and other tedious forms of gaming aren't also their thing.


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It's not a hometown show by Warren native Dave Grohl, but it might be the next best thing.
The 2019 River Rock at the Amp tribute band concert series will begin May 25 with Faux Fighters, who will perform the music and recreate the live experience of Grohl and the Foo Fighters.
The River Rock summer series will feature 12 concerts at the Warren Community Amphitheatre, 321 Mahoning Ave. NW.
Admission is $8 or $10, with two for $10 tickets Aug. 24 (free for children 12 and under with a paid adult for all shows). Tickets can be purchased in advance at riverrockattheamp.com, at the Sunrise Inn of Warren or at the gate.
Gates open at 5 p.m., and bands take the stage at 5:30 p.m.
The schedule is as follows:
May 25: Faux Fighters, with Dirty Deeds (AC/DC tribute), $8.
June 1: Hollywood Nights (Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band tribute), with the ReBeats (the Beatles and the Who), $10.
June 15: 7 Bridges (the Eagles), with Chris Higbee, $10.
June 22: Disco Inferno (disco era music), with Old Skool $8.
July 6: Queen Nation (Queen), with the Michael Weber Show$8.
July 13: Uptown Funk (Bruno Mars), with Guys Without Ties$10.
July 20: ZOSO (Led Zeppelin), with Huckin Fillbillys and Save the Frogs, $8.
July 27,: Fins to the Left (Jimmy Buffet), with My Drunk'n Uncle, $8.
Aug. 3: Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd), with Morrison Hotel (the Doors), $10.
Aug. 17,: Escape (Journey), with Harvest (Neil Young), $8
Aug. 24: King's Highway (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), with Rocky Mountain Way (Joe Walsh), $5.
Aug. 31: Who's Bad (Michael Jackson), with Back Traxx ('60s and '70s hits), $10.
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Our writing focus this half term will be on explanation texts and newspaper reports. We will be making cross curricular links to Volcanoes and reading a non-fiction text titled Volcanoes -Eye Wonder and Escape from Pompeii by Christins Balit. Within Literacy we will be practising the use of correct punctuation, spelling and grammar that is expected for Year 3/4.
This half term, we will be learning about Multiplication and Division.
This will include lots of different applications of times tables -please ensure that your child practises their times tables regularly at home.
Literacy and Numeracy will often be linked closely to our topic work which is as follows:
Geography: Volcanoes
Science: States of Matter: Solids, Liquids and Gases
Art: Vincent Van Gogh
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by Jason Kilgore
Back in November, I took a trip to New Jersey to meet with some pretty high level Sports Performance coaches. The seminar was an intense two day course that resulted in a test and certification. A little while after returning, I'm sitting in Roots Fitness with Andre Miller discussing some of the things that were covered in the seminar.
As I am cruising through the information with Andre, I quickly pass over the bench press information because, as we all know, there is very little, if any, practicality to bench pressing unless you are a power lifter. We try not to waste too much time and energy on impractical movement.
"But I want to look good Jason!"
We've all seen and maybe even aspired to look like the gymnasts with the physiques that look like twisted rope. I can assure you, Chris Brooks (pictured left) achieved his Greek God-like body without spending countless hours on a bench press…and I know nothing of his training program.
The only clients I teach the bench press to are my high school football players and the only reason I do is because they are forced to perform it at school. I want to know they are performing this movement correctly and safely when I am not around. The bench press has, arguably, wreaked more havoc on shoulder health than any other movement performed in a gym setting and I would argue that most of that is due to the lack of understanding of the set up.
Andre had me back up real quick during my rundown as he was interested in the cues that were given to set up and perform a bench press….this lead to some pretty sweet conversation.
I run through a checklist of cues when having clients set up for the bench press. I won't list them all here, but something in particular struck a chord with Andre and me that day. One of the cues to protect the shoulder girdle during a bench press is to retract and depress the scapula while arching the lower back by bringing the chest and ribcage up as we drive the traps into the bench. This puts the shoulder girdle in a much more protected environment to press loads off of the chest.
When I look for information regarding (insert any topic), I always look to who does it and/or teaches it best. Why wouldn't I? If I want to know more about bench pressing, I look to the best in power lifting; people like Louis Simmons of West Side Barbell, Dave Tate of elitefts, Jim Wendler, or Mark Rippetoe, to name a few.
Louie Simmons http://journal.crossfit.com/2010/01/setting-up-the-bench.tpl
Dave Tate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHHGtQn0V5I
Jim Wendler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3EOtjcXxo4
Mark Rippetoe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBNeeeTId1M
Dan Green https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50kOE5Rc4K0
When it comes to lifting heavy, these guys are some of the best strength coaches/lifters in the world. Listen to each of them talk about the bench press set up and you will hear the exact same concepts from each of them. We can take their word because they are the best at what they do. We can also dig into the information behind this idea and understand that with the scapula retracted and depressed while under a load on a bench press, your shoulders are protected and safe. It's almost like having a safety harness for your shoulders.
I will not try to refute this. I 100% believe and agree with this method of bench pressing. I am sure any Ortho surgeon worth his/her weight would agree as well. What I will try to refute is the practicality behind football players (or anyone outside of power lifting) bench pressing.
Anyone who has watched American football has witnessed athletes on the field pushing an opposing player's body away in an attempt to create space to either block an opponent or to get around an opponent. Creating space, in this instance, requires one person to press another away from him. That will not happen effectively with scapulas retracted and depressed.
Stand in front of a partner. Put both of your hands out in front of you and have your partner put his/her hands palm to palm with yours. Both of you set your feet in a manner that would prevent someone from pushing you over. One foot forward and one back leaning into your partner would be ideal. Try pressing them away from you with your scapula retracted and depressed. Go ahead and arch that back for me while you're at it because that's good bench press technique. The lack of efficiency should be obvious. If not, try to press that same person away with your scapulas protracted. Don't arch your back this time…it is pointless and all you will be doing is leaking force. Pay attention to how much more force you were able to create with protracted scapulas. Play with this. Instead of doing the pushing, try to stop someone from pushing you away with your scapulas retracted vs. protracted. The results should be glaringly obvious.
If I was looking for a population of people to call the best "pressers" in the world, I would argue that gymnasts hold that title. The planche (pictured below) is a perfect example of what good pressing looks like and to perform it properly, one must be completely connected on the anterior side of their body. We lose connection to the anterior side when we start contracting posterior muscles such as the ones involved in scapular retraction and arching in the lumbar region of the back.
Scapular retraction, hyperextension in the hips/lumbar, thoracic extension…basically anything that involves contraction of the posterior chain is usually indicative of pulling, not pressing. The anterior chain presses and the posterior chain pulls.
During a football game, you won't find anyone on the field in scapular retraction and arching their lower backs while blocking, hitting, etc because it doesn't make sense. If we are supposed to train like we fight and fight like we train, what purpose does the bench press serve on the football field?
This article was meant to induce some thought and discussion on a topic we've seen little of. I'd love to hear your thoughts concerning this. Feel free to email me at firstname.lastname@example.com or hit my Facebook page at www.facebook.com/tridentstrength.
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This is based on a silly accusation – a written caption allegedly appeared before even Mar said it. The easy answer here is simple: Mar just repeated the words he had already said. Watch the replay if you like.
The best answer though to the insinuation that "Mar cheated, Mar was too prepared, Mar was given questions beforehand" are the MBC videos. Here he's seen talking in front of a community of businessmen, barely glancing at his notes.
1. Here he talks about internet access.
2. Here he talks about institutionalized scholarships for all the valedictorians and top 10 students across the country. "Their poverty will not be a limit to the kind and quality of education they can get."
3. Here he talks about energy – "dirty energy to clean energy" and how he plans to avail of the Paris concessions against rich polluting countries. This was basis for the coal question he received during the debate.
4. Here he talks about our justice system – how money is lost to delays."For the poor, justice delayed, justice denied; they won't have money to keep paying lawyers". He talks about how the next President will appoint 10 Supreme Court justices which will determine the interpretation of laws.
5. Here he talks about transportation issues hounding the country.
6. Here he talks about his relationship with big business and how he's fought people in the room – the people who've made it – whether they were involved in pharmaceuticals, airlines, and insurance/pre-need industries. The objective? It was not personal. It was for the good of the country.
7. Here he talks about our countrymen – why our people deserve so much more than what they're getting
This is Mar at his most natural. This is what happens when you've been in government, serving the country without a hint of corruption for the last two decades:
Does this still look scripted to you?
Update I:
The topics for the third presidential debate in Luzon (University of Pangasinan) on April 24 were published as early as January 2016. The topics listed in the GMA News article / COMELEC press release are as follows:
- traffic and public transportation
- electoral and political reforms
- foreign policy
- tax reform
- national defense
Update II:
Raissa Robles makes her own assessment of the malicious video:
It was clear the post was meant to deceive, provoke and anger a lot of people. Because the first part of Roxas' sentence was cut away, precisely to give that impression of cheating. You could see the editing was crudely done because the clip did not start at the beginning of the sentence.
It's the same thing that the Roxas critics did to him in that edited voice clip of his altercation with Tacloban city Mayor Alfred Romualdez. They removed sections that would have explained his very controversial statement which mentioned the words "Romualdez" and "Aquino".
Update III:
ABS-CBN has come out with its own statement entitled: HOAX: Was typist faster than Mar Roxas?
The spurious clip was still online as of posting, with candidates' supporters, including those of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, asking the uploader to delete the "embarrassing" video.
"Duterte ako pero sinabi na ni Mar yung 'Binangga ko ang mga malalaking interes' a few seconds ago. Kaya naitype na para sa tv screens. Inulit lang nya ulit dun sa parte na yan. Wag magbaliko ng mga katotohanan. Mananalo tayo ng patas #DU30," said one YouTube user.
"So you may know, I am a valid and solid Duterte supporter. Dear Maam, your video is edited, this must be a 30 seconds video. this his follow-up," said another person who watched the spurious video.


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Inspired by Prof. Heebie McJeebie's recent podcast, I thought I would go seek him out. Rochester music community being what it is, I'm surprised I hadn't run into him already. I went over to the Hotel Cadillac and asked for him at the front desk. Unfortunately, I was told that he was out-of-town for the weekend. Even though I missed him, I think I found his hang out.
October 08, 2005
Heebie McJeebie, I presume?
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- Heebie McJeebie said...
This is very observant of you. Every once in a while I have been known to enjoy the "Garbage Plate" at TEXAS HOTS.
Professor Heebie McJeebie
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- There was a woman handing out Fiji Water bottles at Sunday night's Golden Globe's pre-show event.
- She was spotted turning up in a few photos. Then a lot of photos.
- Then she pretty quickly turned into the first meme of 2019.
As the world settled in to enjoy the glitz and glamour of the 76th annual Golden Globes on Sunday night, something strange happened.
At the first major awards event of the year, with A-listers pouring onto the red carpet, the internet began to notice someone unexpected.
Someone that happened to be in almost every red carpet shot:
A young woman in a blue dress with a tray of Fiji Water bottles — the beverage brand was a backer of this year's awards show — began to turn up in the background of a few red carpet photographs.
And a few more.
Then, before the widening eyes of the internet, "Fiji Water Girl" — as she has become known — morphed into the year's first show-stopping meme.
The internet has been literally upended by what may or may not be some very cunning, strategically placed, highly tweeteble water-carrying.
Either that, or Fiji Water Girl has taught the world a lesson in scorched earth photobombing.
Scroll down for how the internet has not coped.
The 76th annual Golden Globes took place at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills on Sunday night.


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Jodie Sweetin and her pro partner Keo Motsepe take the stage to dance on week three of Dancing with the Stars on Monday (April 4).
This week, the pair danced the foxtrot to "Rise Up" by Andra Day and received a score of 23 points out of 30 from the judges.
Each couple danced to a song of their choosing that encompasses a memorable time or truly incredible experience in the celebs' life.
Be sure to vote for Jodie and Keo by calling 1-800-868-3406! Each week, there is going to be one dance couple eliminated, so be sure to vote for your favorites!


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LDS.org: General Conference Talks on Character
LDS.org: Top Search Results on "Character"
The Choice (choosing between what is easy and what is hard)
"Be the Best at Whatever You Are"
"The Builder" (builder or wrecker)
"The Race - Get Up and Win that Race"
"Good Habits Develop Good Character", Delbert L. Stapley - Oct. 1974 Gen. Conf.
"Our Actions Determine Our Character" - Elder Wayne S. Peterson - Oct. 2001 General Conf.
"Rated A" - Marvin J. Ashton, Gen. Conf., October 1977
"The Cs of Spirituality," Robert E. Wells - Oct. 1978 Gen. Conf.
"The Importance of Reputation" - O. Leslie Stone, Gen. Conf., October 1975
The Transforming Power of Faith and Character" - Richard G. Scott - Oct. 2010 Gen. Conf.
Athletics and Sportsmanship, BYU Dev., Willard M. Hirschi, May 16, 2000
"Building Character" - Pres. Kevin J. Worthen - BYU Dev. Sept. 8, 2015
"Character" - Pres. Cecil O. Samuelson - BYU Dev. Sept. 4, 2012
"What is True Greatness" - BYU Dev. by Howard W. Hunter
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Quotes on Character from the LDS Daily Wool
"But We Heeded Them Not" - L. Aldin Porter - Ensign Article - August 1998
"Developing Character," Insights of President David O. McKay - Ensign, Oct. 2001, 22
"Developing a Christlike Character" - Chap. 23: Teachings of Presidents of the Church: David O. McKay
"The Miser and His Gold" (A possession is only worth what it is used for)
"The Tale of the Pencil" (We all have strength)


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01/18/2002 Entry: "Cymbal L-Arm"
My cymbal L-arm arrived today. They normally sell for around $100. I got a steal on mine: $65. Sweet. My old WFLs are almost completed.
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What will the approx. value be of your WFL's after they are a complete set again ?? I know you've been waiting on that 16" floor tom for years now, you finally did buy one right?
Posted by groovemaster @ 01/21/2002 08:29 AM EST
All complete? I'm guessing $800 - $1000. This bass is a little older than mine, but otherwise about the same. My snare would go about the same price, so there's $500 right there. Plus, I have foot pedal, hi-hat, and snare stand.
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American Farm Bureau President Shares Insights at CropLife America Winter Board Meeting
WASHINGTON, DC – Zippy Duvall, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, shared his insights into the future of farming in the U.S. during the Board and Allies dinner at the 2017 CropLife America (CLA) Winter Board Meeting this week. Zippy, a poultry, cattle, and hay producer from Greene County, Georgia, is an advocate not only for farmers but for the agriculture community at large. His experience in Georgia included serving as a member of the Agriculture Advisory Committee under former Georgia Governor and current nominee for Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, whom he considers a close friend.
Duvall shared, "Farm Bureau and CropLife America both want a predictable, efficient and science-based regulatory system for registering the pesticides farmers need to be productive and feed our country. I look forward to discussing our shared goals in the months to come."
"We sincerely thank Zippy for speaking with our Board members and remain grateful for our continuous steadfast partnership with AFBF," stated Jay Vroom, president and CEO of CLA. "We are both eager for the Senate to confirm Governor Perdue as USDA Secretary so that we can get to work and start making progress on our priorities for U.S. farmers. Growers need access to the best available crop protection tools, and our companies need a reliable and predictable regulatory system to make investments in farming technology. The nation now has an opportunity to recommit to the American farmer; let's take advantage of this exciting time and move U.S ag forward!"
If you have ideas or concerns on how to move U.S. farming forward, get involved now with the conversation online with #FoodForward. CLA actively engages with consumers, food bloggers, farmers, chefs, foodies, journalists and others interested in food production on social media, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. For more information on how farmers use crop protection technology to grow healthy food, visit www.GiveaCrop.org.


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Presenters: August Stockwell and Worner Leland
When deciding on a relationship model that works for us, it is important to be cognizant of our values, needs, and boundaries. It is also important, however, to be cognizant of our various other identities, and to examine the ways in which our intersections impact how we "do" non-monogamy. This presentation will invite attendees to examine and articulate their values in relation to their non-monogamy, to better communicate relationship structure needs and keep that non-monogamy ethical.
August (Fawna) Stockwell, PhD, BCBA-D (they/them) is the Founder and Director of Research and Programs at Upswing Advocates: a nonprofit organization that uses a self-as-expert approach to research and education that strengthens and supports the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual (LGBTQIA) community in Chicago and the surrounding areas. Over the past 10 years, their research has focused on topics including polyamory, communication in relationships, gender, sexual behavior, BDSM, mindfulness, and effective skill-building strategies. They have a vision of using precise measurement and an individualized approach to connect people to affirming, accessible interventions that create meaningful change. August is also the Associate Director of Research in the Applied Behavior Analysis Department at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and is a member of the Board of Directors at Howard Brown Health.
Worner Leland, MS, BCBA (they/them) is the Director of Development and Promotion at Upswing Advocates. Worner is also an Adjunct Faculty member at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and is President of the Association for Behavior Analysis International Sexual Behavior Research and Practice Special Interest Group. As a queer, non-binary, neurodivergent, non-monogamous human, they are passionate about education to expand access to affirming care, and about building avenues for community care and affirmation.


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A new trend of "shareable make-up rooms" aimed at urban women is igniting debate in China, as companies try new ways to grab a slice of the world's largest market for beauty products.
The rooms represent a new frontier in China's vast sharing economy. Some think they are an affordable way to get to use expensive make-up, while others shudder at the thought of sharing a lipstick with a stranger.
Although they have been springing up in many Chinese cities since late last year, a recent opening in eastern Wuhan has prompted a flood of discussion online.
But how do you use one, and are they likely to take off elsewhere?
How do they work?
Using their phones, customers scan a Quick Response (QR) code to pay a small fee, and enter a room with a chair and dressing table.
An array of beauty products is spread out on the table, including products from high-end Western brands.
Users can help themselves to a range of products: moisturisers, powders, eye shadows and lipsticks. The room also provides brushes and other application tools for people to use.
Products in the Wuhan store are worth an estimated 4,000 yuan ($590; £460), according to the Chutian Metropolis Daily newspaper, so it is not surprising that CCTV watches over users as they beautify themselves.
It costs a small amount to use one of the rooms from anywhere between 15 and 45 minutes. In the Wuhan branch, the maximum a customer can expect to spend in one sitting is 58 yuan ($8.50; £6.70).
How are they viewed?
Young women who have tried the rooms and who the BBC spoke to had mostly positive impressions.
"I thought the shared make-up room was great, a very creative idea and a very novel invention," said Ms Liu, a woman in her twenties from Wuhan. Though she added: "I may not go often because I don't think they're very practical."
Another in Shanghai said she would use them again, because she felt her skin was especially damaged and she needed to have access to high-end products.
Online comments suggested a more mixed response.
Some on China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo service said that they thought the concept would make money because it allows people to try products without "being bombarded by servicewomen at make-up counters", or forced into an expensive sale for something that might not be right for them.
One user in eastern Shandong province said she thought the room was "good", especially as disposable application tools were provided.
But others have concerns about the idea of sharing certain make-up products with strangers.
"Lipstick, for example, lots of people will use - that's not very hygienic," one Wuhan-based user told the Pear Video website.
"Cosmetics are personal items, I can't really accept this," another said. Others expressed concern about contracting viruses or skin conditions.
Chinese shareable make-up pods could ultimately attract up to 80 customers a day, one seller told the Beijing Youth Daily newspaper. But at present just a handful of people are visiting.
Are they really a new concept?
Self-contained shareable make-up pods are still a relatively novel idea, and they have only begun appearing in China since October 2018. They are largely being set up by private companies, not the cosmetic brands themselves, and are now found in major Chinese cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Nanjing.
Large public dressing rooms offering similar services have been around in Japan and South Korea since as early as 2014.
The concept is part of a wave of shareable products that have hit the Chinese market in recent years. Well-known services include shareable bikes and phone chargers; but the country is also home to more obscure rentable goods, including umbrellas and basketballs.
China promotes shareable technologies for having both economic and environmental benefits, and in the case of luxury brands, helping Chinese users distinguish between fake and real goods in an increasingly saturated market.
So will they take off?
It is entirely possible, given the surging spending power of urban consumers and their willingness to spend their disposable cash on cosmetic products.
Research from OC&C Strategy Consultants says that China has the largest skincare market in the world, worth US$22bn, followed by the US.
Chinese women, according to the group's findings, have added more steps and products to their daily beauty routine in recent years, with the average Chinese woman surveyed having a 6 or 7-step daily skincare regime before applying make-up. Some had as many as nine daily steps.
Pascal Martin, a partner at the company, says China has a "massive [cosmetics] market with massive growth opportunity".
"International brands used to be dominant; it's a market in which everyone is competing," he says. "Yet, you can see Chinese brands gaining share year after year."
The appeal of young, fresh-faced celebrities like the popular TFBoys band has also led to a surge in spending on skincare products, with consumers splashing out on products because of the associations with their favourite icon.
So-called "little fresh meats", men who have delicate or feminine features, have become key influencers among young, urban Chinese and are known to team up with local cosmetics brands.
Social media platforms have also seen a rising trend of video make-up tutorials.
And with young Chinese increasingly working longer hours outside the home, and spending more time online, the concept of a shareable make-up room may well prove desirable.
But Pascal Martin says that they are still in the experimental stage, and he is not convinced they will see mass take-off.
He says that concerns about hygiene could pose a significant risk.
"It is not impossible that the promoters of this concept may have convinced investors to put money in it, even if the concept is not bullet-proof.
"There are many examples in China of original concepts that suddenly take off with the backing of massive venture capital, and then hit reality before scaling down or disappearing."


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Mayor Muriel Bowser Opens The Kenilworth Recreation Center
We celebrated a milestone on Saturday, June 17th for one of our recent projects - Kenilworth Recreation Center. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Ward 7 Councilmember Vincent Gray and DPR Director Keith Anderson attended the ribbon cutting ceremony where they spoke of the importance of this project to the community.
"The Kenilworth Recreation Center, home to DPR's largest fitness room, largest senior lounge, largest boxing room, largest multipurpose room, and the largest, most innovative demonstration kitchen in our inventory, is the recreation center that this neighborhood deserves," said DPR Director Anderson.
Located at 1300 44th Street, NE in Ward 7's Kenilworth neighborhood, the renovation and expansion of an old elementary school built in 1933 made way for the new 18,000 sf recreation center. This new $17 million facility offers the twenty-first outdoor pool in Washington, D.C.
"We are excited about this project because it is a continuing example of our commitment to elevating the quality of life for District residents," said DGS Director Gillis.
Targeting LEED Gold Certification, the project features an electric vehicle charging station (the first at a DPR rec center), bicycle repair station, bio-retention 'rain gardens' and a green roof. "The project's design and well-executed features make it possible for all of the rain water from the parking surfaces, walking surfaces and roofs to be absorbed into the ground and not the city storm line system," said Project Superintendent Eric Van Why.
He continued, "It was a pleasure to work with DGS, DPR and Bell Architects because we had a great team focused on the end results." Congratulations and thanks to the project team and our interns from Phelps Architecture, Construction and Engineering High School for their hard work and dedication to deliver such a remarkable project.


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For Dermatitis: "My doctor prescribe it to me and the day after the using it, it has caused terrible reactions and my facial skin condition got way worse. Probably the worst medication I've ever used in my life."
Hydrocortisone 1% In Absorbase (hydrocortisone) for Dermatitis: "it peeled off my skin my skinwhich became very dry and rough like I suffered from fire burns"
For Intertrigo: "Helped stop the itching and went from red and starting to smell to pink and no smell within 4 applications"
Anusol-HC Suppositories (hydrocortisone) for Hemorrhoids: "4 boxes of Prep H= no results. Doctor prescribed Hydrocortisone AC 25mg Suppositories. Insurance does not cover (over $200.00.) Discovered Prescription Discount Coupons. I bought 12 @ $45.18 w/coupon. Most drug stores accept the coupons. Much better relief then Prep H. Use twice a day. Have bowel movement first. I'm doing Atkins Diet, so bad constipation, which does not help the condition. Now taking Colace, which helps. No fiber supplements, since they mess up Atkins Diet. In 6 weeks, I have lost 18 lbs. Felt so good that I went to the gym, just Treadmill and Elliptical for 5 miles. Felt itchy burning during workout, so I think exercise aggravated it, but exercise is good for constipation. Just bought another box of 12. Skipping exercise a few days this time. Stopping Atkins ''might'' help relieve the swelling, but I'm committed to losing weight. I will update if this site sends me a notification or I can find it again. Good luck. It is literally a ''pain in the buttocks.''"
For Eczema: "This medicine is good and bad to it. It will treat almost all sorts of eczema, skin allergies, psoriasis etc. The thing to note is that this medicine SHOULDN'T be used long term. If you use it over time your skin can thin. It might take 20 years but it could happen. You could also develop red skin syndrome. My advice is use it for when you need it and on areas that are not noticeable. I wouldn't use it on the face."
Cortizone-10 (hydrocortisone) for Atopic Dermatitis: "I have been using Kirklands generic Hydrocortisone cream, which is basically equivalent, it is far cheaper to purchase this at Costcos, Its great for short term use, but not for long term for my atopic dermatitis, less effective if the rashes are leaking serous fluid/weeping - you need prescription strength medication. I used it on my face, because atopic dermatitis reguarly crops up on there. It clears it up in a few days of use, but your eczema/AD rashes will almost come back in a matter of days if your complacent on treatment. Also because cortisone it is not recommended on the face for long term treatment. I have noticed parts of my face have become softer than other parts of my skin, its a potential side effect if used long term, so be warned. Skin atrophy can happen with steroid weak as cortisone but requires months of use."
Cortizone-10 (hydrocortisone) for Eczema: "This is my preventative cream. I put this on problem areas daily: under the boobs, under the fat folds, between the "cheeks"... to prevent chafing and/or yeast infections that are provoked by sweat in the crevices. It is also my go-to for eczema outbreaks because it will usually "nip it in the bud" if I am diligent about applying it. AND, if I use it on my legs after shaving them, it will help prevent a lot of the itching that occurs whenever my legs are touched in any way. May I just say, "I really hate eczema"."
Anusol-HC Suppositories (hydrocortisone) for Hemorrhoids: "Didn't do anything for me. Tried to work its way out before it completely dissolved. On day 4 of the treatment, I could no longer deal with the increased burning, pain and itching that I experienced. Also had some change in my BMs while on these suppositories, with increased need to go, therefore increased wiping and increased irritation. Seemed to do the opposite of what is was supposed to do."
Hydrocortisone 1% In Absorbase (hydrocortisone) for Pruritus: "HI team I use it for phantom pain below knee and it stops all pain at night time and at day time"
For Anal Itching: "I am researching the PRESCRIPTION-strength suppository but I am having no luck on this site. I had the Rx but ran out. By the way, it is much better than the OTC variety. Also, I need it for itching or irritation, post-radiation therapy, not hemorrhoids, but there seems to be no category for that."
For Hemorrhoids: "Works extremely well. Only needed 1 per day for very inflamed throbbing hemorrhoids. Cleaned area also used witch hazel, very easy to insert. Alternate with liquid vitamin E. When swelling subsided push hemorrhoid back into rectum."
For Psoriasis: "Have periodic dry skin on my hands which leads to severe cracking. Understand if your issue is bacterial or fungal. Tried many fungal creams then bacterial cortisol. Works great, I use it almost every day. Hands are in great shape ( almost to soft lol)"
For Atopic Dermatitis: "review is for Hydrocortisone 1% ointment only. Target Up and up brand, 2 oz, 6dollars. ointments are more potent than cream versions, especially if you use some kind of dressing or salycic acid(i never tried both). I used this on my body, but it has significant effect on my ear DERMATITIS, cleared up the flakeyness, and dryness. But doesnt stop the itching though. This ointment is extremely greasy, because of the petroleum."
Cortizone-10 (hydrocortisone) for Eczema: "I have always had eczema since a child and have tried different medications but none like this one. It is amazing!"
For Skin Rash: "Burning and major itching problems."
For Eczema: "I wanted to take the time to provide you people with the knowledge about this stuff. I had small bumps (color was regular, white then pink it varies) all over my body. An area under my belly button, my arms, under my armpits, on my back, it was chaotic. When I used this stuff 2 days ago, I used half of the tube of it and I thought I seen results. Last night I used it again and I tell you that they are all just about gone. I had a horrible case on my neck, it is almost gone. So if you want to try something out, try this. I really hope that you get what you need and that it was from what I knew. I want what I went through to be of good reason, so it can help you when you go through it. Please, try hydrocortizone."
For Eczema: "I have been using this cream and also at the same time hydromol ointment. I use the ointment first and then 20mins later then I use the hydrocortisone. Tbh for short term effects it's amazing but for the long term effects it doesn't work as well. It's been 3 months and it's made my long term effects a little better. Can anyone tell how to stop my skin being dry so I wouldn't have to use the creams ever in the future. Thanks"
For Dermatitis: "This medication burned my scalp after a few days of using 1x/d. It made my condition worse & I experienced many of the side effects. When you read through all of the side effects as well as how adversely it can affect your health, proceed with caution."
Hydrocort cream (hydrocortisone) for Skin Rash: "Worked wonders for my poison ivy rash. Quick relief and healing when all others failed"
For Pruritus: "I wish I had not used this on my skin my skin is now damaged, thin and terribly wrinkled. I have taken care of my skin and now my arms look like I am 80."
Proctosol-HC (hydrocortisone) for Hemorrhoids: "After 2 hemorrhoid surgeries, this product was a life changer! I took the step to not let my hemorroids control my life anymore. The dr prescribed this as part of my after care. Its immediate and wonderful."
Proctosol-HC (hydrocortisone) for Hemorrhoids: "Immediatly soothes the pain."
Anucort-HC (hydrocortisone) for Hemorrhoids: "Needed to use the remaining suppositories, due to itching and minor bleeding from hard stool. Noticed blood sugar rising about 40 pts now that I stopped using it, condition somewhat better and sugars are lower."
Cortizone-10 (hydrocortisone) for Pruritus: "I suffer from Pruritus, a side effect to oxycodone. Cortizone cream is very effective. Stops itching immediately, with no unpleasant odor and is instantly absorbed into the skin. Hope this helps."
Cortizone-10 (hydrocortisone) for Eczema: "Works well for me."
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|Invitees at the Nsoda Workshop
The Nsoda Workshop that took place in Bafoussam on October 5th was initiated by the incubent president Mformi Njodzeka Stephen Ndzerem in collaboration with the Nsoda exco. Invited at the Workshop were "Presidents of all Village Development Associations in NSO ,All presidents of NSO umbrella groups out of NSO as well as some resource people."
|Nsoda Exco at the workshop
|BFU Promoting Nso Culture in USA
One of our major objectives was to get all sons and daughters of NSO as well as moral persons get into one umbrella (NSODA). We suggested & deliberated on the following specific objectives. .
(Mformi Stephen Ndzerem)
1: Establish a responsive and functional NSODA permanent secretariat at home.
Meet leaders of all Nso village development associations & leaders of Nso groupings.
Carry out an extensive and intensive consultation with many moral and physical persons of Nso.
· Come with a simple but clear mapping of all Nso villages
· Carry out an inventory of Nso Villages and VDAs
· NSODA participates in all VDA annual
NSODA EXCO meetings to rotate around major NSO groupings in some major cities/towns
|Shufai Nsobahti at The NFU Convention
2) Revitalize all NSODA structures and Exco position to be fully active and functional.
3) Establish an active and functional home branch of NSODA capable of animating and implementing NSODA mission and vision at home.
4) Establish a clear, transparent financial system
Come up with a clear budget and put in place a mechanism that funds could be raised for functioning of NSODA as well as support developments in all the villages of Nso Fondons.
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|Yee Nwerong ends Ngonso
5) Put in place a mechanism to liaise all Nsos/ daughters and friends in good positions to come up with strong lobbying force for the betterment of all Nso villages in all the Fondons.
46) Help come up with possible solutions to revitalize our traditional authorities taking into cognizance present day exigencies and sociological-dynamics.
7)Ensure constitution should reflect present day exigencies. Set a committee to review the present constitution and bye-laws and make proposal for possible amendments in next AGM
8) Prepare a plan of action for upcoming events
7)Ensure constitution should reflect present day exigencies. Set a committee to review the present constitution and bye-laws and make proposal for possible amendments in next AGM
8) Prepare a plan of action for upcoming events
9Establish a two years Strategic plan. September 2013-september 2015.
10) Ensure ExCO meetings and AGM hold and ample time given for planning..
|Eric Tangka Assists in the Fon's message
11) Some Major upcoming events consisting of NGONSO 2013 and HRM Fon of Nso 20th anniversary celebrations.
12) Visit to all Fondons in Nso to introduce NSODA and her mission and vision
12) Visit to all Fondons in Nso to introduce NSODA and her mission and vision
|Shey Tatah, SDO Bafoussam & Rev Fr Peter Mbiydzenyuy
|Shey Yungri Giddeon.
Shey Tatah went ahead to express the role of the association and urged all to rally behind Nso to take nso into higher heights through his story of a bird, the little girl & The Old wise man. He encouraged Nso members to stand for the truth and promote their culture being proud of such a beautiful kingdom. He thanked The exco through the president for the chance accorded him to deliver his speech.
The Nsoda President on his part acknowledged receipt of the document sent by Ngangsewong which was official replied to by the The secretary General.
You may Listen to & watch the closing remarks of the Nsoda president & Shey Tatah's message
Rev Fr Peter on his part gave a brief speech and later blessed the participants.
Outside the Hall, were a series of photographs and interviews with the CRTV and other forms of media.
Starting with, was Shey Cyril Sewong from Fako. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHgccwcHLd0
|Shey Cyril Sewong & Shey Tatah Wo Scandy
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Today Noah and I went to our lovely friend Sian's for lunch. We had a really lovely time. She made us the most gorgeous food, sweet potato, wild salmon and guacamole, a gorsous combination. We chatted, exchanged gifts and then children played. It really was perfect.
We drove home and Noah fell asleep in the car. I carefully carried him in and covered him up on the sofa and amazingly he continued to sleep.
I went in the other room and did 20 minutes meditation, it totally sorted me out. I was really in need of some revitalisation. I have had too many late nights, early mornings and busy days.
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