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Archive for July, 2010
Training the Next Generation of Pro-Life Activists
I got an e-mail from a Georgia Tech student just yesterday. He wanted to know about our annual Student Leadership Conference (Sept 10-11):
"Georgia Tech has a bunch of new leadership that is really going to benefit."
This is a generational struggle, and nothing we do is more important than our work to train the next generation of leaders. When they lead the right way, babies and moms are saved right now. And we get closer to that future day when the killing stops. It's just that simple.
That's why CBR, along with the Students for Life of America, is hosting our annual Student Leadership Conference in Knoxville again this fall. Here's what one student at the University of Georgia had to say about this conference:
"While there is a lot of information about defending the pro-life cause, information about building leadership skills is scarce. These skills are needed to start, grow, and manage a group. The CBR conference is giving student groups around the country the tools they need to be effective on campus and I truly believe strong campus pro-life groups will change the country and the world."
Changing the country and the world. That's what we are all about at CBR. Please consider a financial gift to support pro-life college students. Your gift of $100 will pay the conference cost for one student! It's really an investment in the future of the pro-life movement.
What do you think? How important is it to train the next generation? Comment below!
Free money to save babies and moms, if you act now!
Great news. If you act now, we can get $5,000 free money! We need your help, but it won't cost you a thing.
An anonymous donor has pledged $1,000 if we can get up to 1,000 pro-life fans on our fan page by August 31. We already have 300 fans; we need 700 more. Please do two things for us:
- Simply go to our fan page (click here) and "Like" the page.
- E-mail all your pro-life friends. Ask them to "Like" the page and invite their pro-life friends to do the same.
But there's more! This donor has pledged another $1,000 for every additional 1,000 pro-life fans we can get by August 31, up to $5,000 for 5,000 fans! Please do this. It won't cost you a thing, but it will mean so much to our work to save babies and moms on campus! Let's get 5,000 fans by August 31!
Here's the Facebook link: www.facebook.com/ProLifeOnCampus
To add your own contribution to save babies and moms, click here! (For your online donation to CBR/ProLifeOnCampus before August 31, you will receive a free pro-life gift!)
Pro Life Advocates Attend Freedom Ride
A number of CBR volunteers attended the Freedom Ride that started in Birmingham and ended in Atlanta on Saturday, July 24. The event was organized by CBR board member Fr. Frank Pavone.
The TV coverage by the CBS affiliate in Birmingham was actually very well done. Several women appeared on camera to express regret for their abortions and describe how they were deceived by the abortion industry.
Pastor Cecil Clark of True Vine Baptist Church in Knoxville was interviewed for that story (video below). He appears at about the 1-minute mark.
More coverage by Fox News, the Birmingham News, and the National Catholic Register.
Question for you: What kind of effect will demonstrations such as this have on the larger culture? Please comment below!
Pro Life Strategy | How We Can Win
My talk last night at the Atlanta Right to Life was very well received, I think. The subject was "Learning From the Past: How We Can Win." This is a similar talk to the one I gave to a group of pro-life Georgia Legislators a couple of years ago and the talk I gave to a group of pro-life Congressmen in DC.
This was a fairly easy audience. We've been working with these folks to display abortion images for many years (GAP, RCC, etc.), so they are very familiar with the need to educate the public. I didn't need to convince them so much as to help solidify in their minds the connection between our work to educate the public using horrifying images and the work of other social reformers in history who achieved success using the same strategy. Examples:
- The anti-slave-trade movement in England (William Wilberforce and Thomas Clarkson) used images to show the humanity of the Black slave and the inhumanity of the slave trade.
- Abolistionists in this country used similar images, and later used photographs, to expose the injustice of slavery.
- Lewis Hine, who was concerned about abusive child labor practices, took pictures of children working in coal mines and textile mills and turned them into a traveling display.
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said that "America will not stop racism until America sees racism." He arranged for video and photos of Black men and women being attacked with dogs and water cannons to be shown on TV and in magazines.
You can download my slides by clicking here. It is a fairly large file (38 MB); it might take 10 minutes or so to download. Just save it to a file; a pop-up window will ask you where to file it and will tell you how long it will take to download the file.
Please take a look at the slides and leave your comment on this post!
Post abortion healing ministry in Knoxville serves clients nationally.
While doing GAP on Market Square last week, we were pleased to be joined by Deeper Still, a post-abortion healing ministry based in Knoxville. It was the perfect message for our community, emphasizing both the horrifying reality of what abortion is and does, but also emphasizing the forgiveness and healing available to every abortion-wounded heart through Jesus Messiah.
Deeper Still invites abortion-wounded women to participate in weekend retreats that help bring healing and lasting freedom. These are offered free of charge, not only to women in the Knoxville area, but nationally and internationally as well. Please visit their website!
Deeper Still President Karen Ellison talks about Deeper Still:
Knoxville's Pro Life, Pro Family, Pro God Monument
When we were on Market Square in Knoxville last week, we were stunned but pleased to see that the City of Knoxville had put up a monument to the pro-life position. It wasn't just pro-life, it was pro-family and pro-God. It was awesome!
In fact, the pro-life monument has been there since 2006, but we enjoyed pretending that the City of Knoxville put it up just to endorse our message.
You all know about the pro-life convictions of Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Perhaps we could add Lizzie Crozier French (1851-1926) to that list. She was the founder of the Knoxville Equal Suffrage Association. She wrote these words that appeared on the monument:
Thanks be to God that in giving Woman the crown of motherhood He made her the giver not the taker of life. Woman has no greater claim to the rights of the ballot than that she is the producer not a destroyer of life.
Pro Life Song | Anybody remember this?
Heard this on the radio the other day. Anybody else remember this one?
Pro Life Display on Market Square | Knoxville Speaks
We displayed our Genocide Awareness Project (GAP) on Market Sqauare in Knoxville. Here are comments from passersby:
"This is really plain. I have cancer and cannot have children. Why don't these folks give birth and let people like me adopt?" (young couple from Kentucky)
"We have both seen the destruction of societies from the kind of 'real' genocide (the kind most people identify with). But abortion is no less a genocide. We are destroying our own children for selfish reasons. We have seen what a society is like when life is not valued and we do not want America to become like China." (travelers recently returned from Africa and China)
"China has a one-child policy enforced by the State. America has a 2-child policy enforced by the Church. And the pastors' refusal to talk about contraception, the 'full quiver' (God determining family size), and abortion. And the outcome is still the same . . . death to the preborn." (male passerby)
"Thank you for being brave to put this truth up for all to see." (male passerby) (Note: we appreciate the thanks and the admiration, but frankly, we'd rather have your help. Thanks and admiration by themselves will not buy new signs, new handouts, truck fuel, nor anything else.)
"It is so wrong that you cut the water off so children can't play in the water fountains today." (female restaurant employee)
"The pictures are just awful; you should be ashamed to put them up." (male passerby) (Note: When Lewis Hine showed photos of children working under abusive conditions, he said people would look at the photos and get more angry at him for showing the pictures than at the industrial bosses for abusing the children.)
"The people that took info from me were not really interested in talking but extremely engrossed in taking in every detail of the display, some slowly digesting every photo-mural. Polite and very contemplative are two words I would use for the older (than college age) crowd at Market Square. I did notice that there were very many who looked at the display intently from a distance, whether walking by or from the surrounding restaurants. I did speak with one UT college age male who was glad we were there and remembered us from UT. The Deeper Still table had several come by, and a few ask for information about their post-abortion healing ministry." (CBR volunteer)
That's what they say. What do you say? Please leave your comments!
Pro Life in Knoxville | GAP on Market Square
The Genocide Awareness Project (GAP) has made it's first appearance on Market Square in Knoxville. Lord willing, it won't be our last.
Before we had even set up the signs, a woman walked around the display and studied each one. She was almost in tears as she asked, "Do you mean to tell me that abortions like this are legal in Knoxville?" I explained that the first trimester abortions depicted in most of our signs are performed routinely in Knoxville. Although the 22-week abortion depicted in two of our signs are legal in all 50 states (because of the Doe v Bolton decision), they are not routinely performed here. She said she had thought all abortions were done on a small blob of tissue, and that we had certainly changed her mind. I know she will be talking about the signs to her friends as well.
All day long, it was a steady stream of people passing the display. Almost every one of them stared at the signs and studied them intently. It was clear the signs were doing their work in the minds of all who saw them.
What do you think about Urban GAP? Please comment!
CBR at the NAACP Convention | Update on witness against Black genocide
You may know about the NAACP Convention going on in Kansas City this week. What you won't see on the news are CBR's abortion photos on display outside the Convention Center. The Center for Bio-Ethical Reform and Pastor Clenard Childress of BlackGenocide.org are in Kansas City asking "Why No Outrage?" about the destruction of Black children by abortion.
"NAACP Security" issued bogus demands that Pastor Childress move the signs away from the sidewalk adjacent to the Convention Center, but he promptly ignored them. He told them that "only the Kansas City police have any authority to ask us to move."
Pastor Childress told us that
This was our most effective NAACP picket to date. We were ideally positioned for maximum exposure to delegates at the main entrances to the Convention Center. When thousands of delegates rushed out, along with young visitors just brought in to hear First Lady Michelle Obama, they flooded all around our people and our graphic signs. As I looked over our team, for the first time in all the years we have been doing this, everyone was simultaneously engaged in dialogue with Convention attendees.
Great job! One of the Convention attendees encouraged us:
We know who you all are. We've seen you here before. … Why are you still outside with your message? Why haven't they invited you in?
Fat chance of that. Another Conventioneer:
If a bunch of white people brought these signs to our Convention, I would not have come up and spoken to them. Thank you for coming.
Articulating the Pro Life Position | A video by Lia Mills
I saw this video by Lia Mills yesterday. I think she's 13 years old, maybe 14. In this video, she explains the difference between personal preference choices and moral choices. What do you think? Please comment!
Pro Life in Atlanta | Speaking at Georgia Right to Life Meeting
I was honored to be invited to address the Atlanta Chapter of the Georgia Right to Life next week. Here's the announcement that went out to their members and other pro-lifers in the area:
You are invited to come and hear a presentation by Fletcher Armstrong PhD, Southeast Director of The Center for Bio-Ethical Reform, entitled, "Lessons From the Past, Learning How to Win," sponsored by the Atlanta Chapter Georgia Right to Life. CBR is well know for Genocide Awareness Project (GAP), which is the world's first large-scale abortion photo outreach to college students. Fletcher will explain how this and other CBR projects are effective because they are modeled upon the most successful social reform movements in history, including the movements to end the slave trade in England, slavery in America, abusive child labor in the early 20th Century, and racial injustice in the 1960s.
When: Thursday, July 22, 2010 7:00 PM
Where: Cathedral of Christ the King, Hyland Center
Some comments about GAP:
- "I saw minds and hearts changed right before my eyes. I believe in GAP and its ability to effect change." (Tanya Comer, President, [University of] Georgia Pro-Life)
- "There is no doubt in my mind that GAP is the most effective pro-life project that any pro-life club can bring to their school." (President, Students for Life, U of New Hampshire).
- "It is saving babies like nothing the pro-life movement has ever undertaken and is worthy of our heartiest support." (Fr. Frank Pavone, Director, Priests for Life)
- "I've been doing this my whole adult life. And yet I have never heard a more compelling way of presenting the pro-life message." (Hon. Trent Franks, U.S. House of Representatives)
If you know people in Atlanta, please let them know about this event. Thanks! I'm scheduled to speak in Athens on the evening of Wednesday, July 21. I will link to my slides for both of these talks sometime next week.
If I can speak to your pro-life group or event, use the feedback form on our website to let us know.
Pro Life on Campus | What's the logo about?
You may have been wondering about the Pro Life on Campus logo. This logo tells the simple story of what we are doing with our campus outreach project (GAP) at CBR:
Winning Hearts … Changing Minds … Saving Lives
These achievements are represented by the three icons that you see:
- The first is a heart, representing emotion. Any salesman will tell you that the first step toward achieving behavior change is to touch the emotions of your audience. They have to care about it; they have to think it's important. When people see our display, they are suddenly aware of a victim they had been taught to ignore (the defenseless baby) and an injustice they had been taught to trivialize.
- Next is a head, representing reason. Using our display to start the conversation, we are able to engage the minds of students. As pro-choice students and others repeat back the mantra of a pro-death culture, we ask questions to clarify the confusion in their minds. We help them see that their justifications for abortion are no more compelling that the justifications given by the purveyors of slavery, the Holocaust, and the many other forms of systematic injustice. They have been taught to hate these other forms of injustice; reason demands they hate abortion in the same way.
- Next is the baby's hand, representing lives saved. The first time I saw CBR's campus outreach project was at the University of Tennessee in 1998. We know of 9 babies lives that were saved. One of them is now featured in a GAP sign that is shown all over the world. Fr. Frank Pavone of Priests for Life says this project is "saving babies like nothing the pro-life movement has ever seen."
The text on the logo, Pro Life on Campus, points people to our website, www.ProLifeOnCampus.com. So now you know!
To win hearts, change minds, and save lives, we need your help! If you click here and give $5 or more, I'll send you a Precious Feet lapel pin!
Pro Life at the NAACP Convention | Abortion pictures witness against Black genocide
The Center for Bio-Ethical Reform and Pastor Clenard Childress of BlackGenocide.org are planning several days of outreach using CBR's GAP signs and truth trucks at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) national convention in Kansas City, MO on July 12-13. Bill Calvin of CBR commented:
"With 33% of all abortions performed on black women – that is black genocide. With over half of all pregnancies to black women ending in abortion – that is black genocide. When African-Americans make up 13% of the population but continue to kill babies at such an astounding rate it is way past time to confront the leadership of the NAACP in their complicity in black genocide."
I'll have updates from the field. We can't do this without you. Your gift of $50 pays for one hand-held sign! Click here to stand with us. By the way, I'm running a special this month. Give any amount online, and I would love to send you a Precious Feet lapel pin!
The Abortion Debate | Pro Life and Pro Choice Agree!
We've been saying it for years. Now, national pro-choice leaders agree.
The president of the pro-life student group at the U of California recently said, "Berkeley Students for Life hosted the most high-impact pro-life event our university has ever seen …." It was our Pro Life on Campus GAP display. A public health class turned into a 2-hour discussion of abortion. A professor told us said how "compelling" he thought our abortion pictures were. A female student exclaimed, "Wow, I think [God] really sent you to me. I say that because I'm pregnant. I was actually considering abortion." We see these kinds of astounding reactions on every campus we visit. That's why the president of Students for Life at the U of New Hampshire told us,
"There is no doubt in my mind that GAP is the most effective pro-life project that any pro-life club can bring to their school."
How effective? Five years after CBR's 1998 launch of GAP—it was the world's first, large-scale, abortion photo outreach to students—the pro-abortion New York Times reported a shockingly pro-life opinion shift among students. The article "Surprise Mom: I'm Anti-Abortion" (March 30, 2003) reported that the "… most commonly cited reason for the increasingly conservative views of young people is their receptiveness to the way anti-abortion campaigners have reframed the national debate on the contentious topic, shifting the emphasis from a woman's rights to the rights of the fetus." It was our photos that "shifted the emphasis."
Five years later, the Los Angeles Times published an even stronger affirmation of the power of CBR's abortion photos. "Abortion's battle of messages" (January 22, 2008) was authored by Frances Kissling and Kate Michelman, two of the abortion industry's most strident proponents of "reproductive choice." Ms. Kissling was president of "Catholics for Choice" and Ms. Michaelman was president of the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL – now "NARAL Pro-Choice America). The authors made a startling admission: "Advocates of choice have had a hard time dealing with the increased visibility of the fetus." Meaning the "fetus" they deceitfully dismissed as a blob of cells. Even more amazingly, they concede that
"in recent years, the antiabortion movement [meaning CBR] successfully put the nitty-gritty details [meaning pictures] of abortion procedures on public display [meaning university campus exhibits], increasing the belief that abortion is serious business and that some societal involvement is appropriate."
These pictures are precisely why our success with students continues to build. Just last month, Newsweek published an article ("Saint Sarah") that quoted a study conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. That study revealed that 70% of "young, white evangelicals" want more restrictions on abortion, compared with only 55% in the "older generation."
The one thing that pro-choicers and pro-lifers agree upon: Young attitudes are changing and the reason is our abortion photos!
Every year, we get far more requests for assistance than we can possibly handle, because we lack sufficient funds to visit more college campuses. We struggle even to keep our current projects funded. To make matters worse, this tough economy is increasing pressures to kill babies at the same time it is decreasing our ability to save them. On behalf of babies and moms, we need your help.
I'm asking you to look at last month's check register and/or credit card bills and see if you can't find a place to cut ten (or even five) dollars you could begin sending to CBR on a monthly basis. Only $10 a month will take our Pro Life on Campus display to 240 college students every year. If you can afford cable TV ($40/month), an equal check to CBR will take our display to nearly 1,000 students every year. Think about that. Please act now.
Your willingness to live a little more modestly could enable you to give a little more generously. The result could be a baby's chance to live any life at all. Please save a baby's life right now!
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Working and staying connected on-the-go has become more accessible, with free WiFi all over the place, and even outlets to plug into at many coffee shops. But free WiFi is often slow and prone to security threats, so it's not always a great option. While you can purchase a mobile hotspot, such as a MiFi device, to get Internet access on the go, you can save money by just sharing your smartphone's connection with your laptop, tablet, or another device.

The first step is to check your carrier's terms when it comes to tethering. Some ask you to sign up for a supplemental plan, while others may block this function altogether. Verizon, for example, includes free tethering on its metered plans and some of its unlimited plans. However, speeds will vary, and older unlimited plans require an add-on plan. In some cases, you can get around these limitations. Here are a few ways to tether your Android smartphone for free.

Check Your Settings

Once you've figured out your carrier's rules, find out if tethering if built into your smartphone. First, go into Settings, and you should see one or more of the following options: Tethering, Mobile Hotspot or Tethering & portable hotspot. There, you should see options for USB tethering, WiFi hotspot, and Bluetooth tethering.

Use An App

If you've discovered that your carrier has blocked these tethering options, you can try a third-party app. PCWorld recommends PdaNet, an app that you download to your smartphone along with a companion desktop app for your computer. With this free app, now called PdaNet+, you can share your smartphone's connection via Bluetooth, USB, or via WiFi with some smartphone models. You may not be able to download the app directly if you have AT&T or Sprint, but the app maker offers a way around that. There are a few other possible restrictions you may run into, all outlined in the app's Google Play listing.

Root Your Smartphone

As always, the way to get the most out of your Android smartphone is to root it. Free and unrestricted tethering is one of the many benefits of rooting your smartphone. Keep in mind that doing so could void your warranty, or, in very few cases, render it unusable (aka bricked). But, in most cases, the good outweighs the bad. Once your smartphone is rooted, you won't have any restrictions on apps (such as the aptly named WiFi Tethering app from OpenGarden) that you can download, and you can tether away to your heart's delight.

Types of Tethering

As we've mentioned, there are three ways to share your Android smartphone's Internet connection: USB, Bluetooth, and WiFi. In general, Bluetooth will be the slowest, and you can only share with one device at a time. A USB connection will be faster, plus your laptop will simultaneously charging your smartphone. Finally, WiFi sharing is also quicker and supports sharing with multiple devices, but it will drain more battery life. In any case, it's a good idea to carry along a wall charger or portable battery back.

Once you've finished tethering, be sure to turn it off in settings. You should turn off any connection you're not actively using, such as WiFi and Bluetooth, which will save you precious battery life. It's also important to know that tethering will eat up data, so it's not ideal if you need to connect for several hours. Tethering is best in scenarios where you need to get online for no more than an hour or so, and an alternative secure connection is not available.

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About me, Bevin Wallace
I grew up in the era of Squeeze Parkay, Funyuns, and the Fry Baby. Luckily for me, my mom has always been a fantastic cook. Her ambitious cooking — which included things like duck enchiladas, paella, and Swiss fondue — introduced me to many "exotic" new flavors and showed me that it's okay to experiment in the kitchen. As kids, my sister and I fearlessly combined oysters with garden herbs, basted pork chops with mustard, battered and fried ice cream and green chiles (that Fry Baby sure came in handy), and created several new flavors (and colors) of Rice Krispie treats. Since then, I've become a wife and a mother and now strive to help others gain confidence in the kitchen. I truly believe that eating well is one of life's great joys, and I want to share this love of creating and eating delicious real food with as many people as I can.
My professional background includes stints as a publicist for Martha Stewart, as a catering menu writer, as a waitress, as a copywriter for holistic-lifestyle products, and many years as a magazine writer and editor. Many of my writing assignments over the years have been about healthy lifestyles, outdoor adventure, and parenting — and recently more and more about my favorite subject of all: food.
I am not a trained chef or a licensed nutritionist, but what I am is a fearless home cook who wakes up in the morning thinking about food. I love planning and cooking meals for my family and friends. I really enjoy grocery shopping. As a writer, I've spent a lot of time researching food issues, health trends, and kitchen techniques. I've been to cooking school and I devour cookbooks like they're The Hunger Games, but most of my training has been in my own kitchen, tying on an apron and experimenting — just like my mom with her duck. I truly believe a little confidence in the kitchen is much more important than culinary skills or talent.
Like you, I'm always short on time. I don't have a personal assistant, my kids would rather go to the Apple store than the farmer's market, and I don't live in NYC with a gourmet shop around the corner. I'm still learning, but I can't resist sharing the shortcuts, delicious recipes, and health information I've gleaned over all these years as a food fanatic and working reporter. Mostly, I hope to inspire people to get back in the kitchen in a real life way. And you know what? With a little planning, some expert advice, and a few kitchen secrets, it's actually pretty doable. Dare I say it's even fun? And it tastes delicious.
» Learn more about my Kitchen Coaching programs.
My Philosophy
Amid a lot of confusing nutritional information, one thing is clear: The Standard American Diet (SAD for short) is just plain bad for us. It consists mainly of processed and packaged foods that lack the healthy nutrients we need while being full of preservatives, pesticides, artificial colorings, and highly refined flours and oils that can make us sick, overweight, and, in fact, sad. I believe that in order for us to be truly healthy and happy, we need to rediscover real food.
But there are real reasons so many of us eat the way we do. We're too busy to cook, we grew up with Hamburger Helper, and it can be an uphill battle getting the kids to eat brown pasta and broccolini. Oreos taste good and frozen pizzas sure come in handy. I get it.
But a delicious meal made from real food can make a lot of our problems a lot better. On top of being delicious and beneficial for your health, eating good food makes people happy and brings families together, it makes us slow down and appreciate what we have, it models good eating habits for our kids, and it can make every day a little more special. Real food is worth the trouble. And it really isn't that much trouble.


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There's rules…and then there's the way things are done.
Welcome to the first part of Chapter 16, and if you've missed the earlier episodes, they're over at the Trucking in English Podcasts pages.
Legal greengrocery, illegal sleep and the beginnings of an accent-related charm offensive.
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In fact, anyone would love to sleep naked as it feels so good when your whole body can breathe well. Now, a latest study also claims that sleeping with a tight underwear may harm the sperm production in men.
Also Read: 7 Workout Mistakes To Avoid
What really troubles men's privates? Well, the temperature is the problem. Tight undergarments may heat up the testicles and this may damage the quality of the sperm that is produced.
Well, this doesn't mean that all men must ditch under-wears forever, but health experts advise wearing loose breathable underwear during the whole day and sleeping naked at night.
Also Read: Myths About Six Pack Abs
It is not just good for your sperm production; there are other benefits of sleeping naked; here are they.
Better Sleep
A study reveals that we tend to toss and turn restlessly on the bed when we sleep with clothes. This could be because the clothes on the body may not be able to adjust with the temperature changes in the body during sleep. So, sleeping naked eliminates the problem and the sleep quality gets better.
Boosts Oxytocin
When you sleep naked with your partner, you tend to feel good. This is because of the hormone oxytocin that gets released when your skin touches hers.
Boost Sperm Quality
The quality and quantity of the sperm depends upon the ideal conditions and temperature required for the reproduction. When testicles are too hot, the sperm quality may suffers drastically.
Prevents Infections
Your underwear is a breeding place for bacteria and other microorganisms. Also, your under garments may lock heat as well as moisture and micro-organisms feel comfortable living there. When you sleep naked you can minimise the chances of suffering certain infections and irritation caused by the bacteria in your under garments.
Slows Your Ageing Process
A study claims that those who sleep naked tend to age slower than those who sleep with their clothes on.
Boosts Metabolism
A study reveals that those who sleep naked tend to boost their metabolism. There is a link between sleeping naked and boosting metabolism according to the researchers.


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Vayne Build Guide by SteelMyst
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Vayne Build
ADC Role
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Hello, and welcome to my Vayne build. I couldn't think of a reason to post any of my endgame results, since results vary based on your play style and experience. I do, however, have an almost unhealthy amount of success following this build, which I no longer deviate from... ever. This is not a build that I learned from another Mobafire guide to Vayne, and any similarities to other builds are strictly coincidental.
Now that the disclaimer stuff is taken care of, let me start by telling you what Vayne is, and what she is not.
Vayne is:
-The bane of your opponents' respective existences.
-A hard hitting champion.
-Faster than almost everything except Teemo and Yi.
Vayne is NOT:
-A cheap date. Her items are expensive.
-A tank. She is way squishy.
-A first-timer character.
Skill Overview
I say Vayne is not for first timers because she draws on experiences that are better learned from other champions. Her skills combo well, but take time and practice to use appropriately. Let me explain the skills quick.
Tumble: Tumble is a buff/movement skill, of which the game has few. While moving you in the direction of your cursor a short distance, it also grants a damage bonus to your next physical attack. Tumble is good for chasing, escaping, and harassing.
Condemn: Condemn is a damage/chance to stun spell/enemy throw spell. It doesn't knock them airborne, but instead moves them away from the point of the cast. If they strike terrain they are stunned. Condemn is good for escaping, chasing and ganking. Condemn should not be used as a general damage spell or a nuke, but used as a utility spell.
Silver Bolts: Silver bolts is a passive damage buff. Each third attack deals bonus damage and ignores all armor. Silver bolts is good for anything you decide to hit. Make sure that you are focusing the same target consistently, as the stacks do remove themselves over time or if you hit a new target.
Final Hour: Final Hour is Vaynes ultimate. At it's maximum level, FH grants a massive attack bonus for a short time, and the ability to go invisible for a short period of time if tumble is used while FH is active. Since the ability's timeframe is so short, FH is mainly good for ganking and escaping, or in team fights, when massive damage is needed to turn the tide or deter enemies from engaging.
The rune build is simple, since Vayne only does one thing: physical damage. Your archenemy is the tank, so you're going to want the following.
9 x Greater Mark of Desolation
This is a very, very big deal. If you just hit 20 and you're not sure which chunk of your rune page to start remodeling first, do the marks. Vayne's 'Silver Bolts' passive ability is your most useful tool. Through this you do most of your damage, and it comes right off the top of your auto-attack. The marks of desolation help you to ignore some of that pesky base armor every hero has, and will help you put enemy tanks in their place: under your boot.
9 x Greater Glyph of Celerity
The glyphs of celerity give you about 9% reduced cooldowns at level 18. For Vayne, this basically means you can skill cycle between 'Tumble' and 'Condemn'. While one is on cooldown, the other should be up. By the time you find a reason to cast the one that's up, the other one will be back.
9 x Greater Seal of Alacrity
These seals bump your early game and late game AS alike. Vayne's auto-attack and stacks of Silver Bolts do most of her damage, since Tumble and Condemn are primarily utility skills. You'll use them only to optimize your auto-attack damage and attack position, so why not max your AS out?
1 x Greater Quintessence of Alacrity
2 x Greater Quintessence of Desolation
Attack speed and armor penetration are the focal points of this build. Seals and glyphs support your character for early and late game, but marks and quints determine your damage output, and that's what a character like Vayne is really all about. Pile on the AS and armor pen. Armor pen should take the larger share, since it's not present on most of your gear. You'll need to plan into it. The AS is just to help you hit 2.5 attack speed and pour the hurt on, but you do see a lot of AS in your items late game.
Kick it off by taking a vampiric scepter. Doing so makes you basically broke, but it pays off, trust me. You won't have potions early game, but if you get into a mess tumble should be able to get you out of it. This item is the first step of the 'win all things' plan.
Steps of winning all things:
1. Do not leave your lane unless you want to buy something or gank someone. Not leaving includes not dying.
2. Get attack speed. The faster you can hit, the faster they'll want to run away.
3. Get attack damage and crit. Make it hurt.
The next thing you'll do is start building Berserker's Greaves. I know it says Boots of Swiftness in Vayne's recommended items. Ignore it. The attack speed is key, and the move speed lends some serious threat to an already high move speed champ.
Thirdly, build a Phantom Dancer (PD). The whole thing. Start with Zeal, and then build it off of that. This item is CRUCIAL. See the three step plan up top? This things fits every step. It gives you move speed, which is survivability. It gives you attack speed. And it makes you hurt them. A lot. Plenty of crit on this item.
Got the PD? Build the Bloodthirster all the way. This item is wonderful... Lifesteal and AD makes you mean, and it's your middle item. This build only gets more expensive from here.
Build another PD ASAP. AS, AS, AS. You just got more damage from the Bloodthirster, and it will keep you hitting hard for a while. A little later you'll need more AD, but we'll solve that.
By now you've only got two items left to build. Please, for the love of GOD, do them in this order:
Trinity Force.
Infinity Edge.
If you get the Infinity edge first, you do get the bonus damage and some crit chance. But here's the thing: it's super expensive, and the game could well be over before you can get to it. It does NOT give you nearly as many benefits as the Trinity Force. Even though your damage thinks so, trust me: this is a UTILITY item through and through. Bonus damage after spellcast, slow on hit... all good things.
Getting the Infinity Edge last is the icing on an already fantastic cake. More AD, and if you followed this build you now crit 100% of the time. How cool is that?
These items will essentially allow you to tumble into a fight from the jungle and 3-hit whatever poor sucker is standing there. These 3 hits will all take place in about 1.25 seconds... Faster than most people would be able to get their cursor on you and retaliate. And god help them if they're together and you popped Final Hour.
It's important to note that your points into the utility tree only matter if you are staying in your lane to gain EXP and not running around like a damn fool.
That said, the physical masteries are very straightforward... You take the point into exhaust to lower armor, which stacks well with your armor penetration rune setup (if you followed my rune guide). You're already faster than all get-out, so you don't need the exhaust really. The important thing to note is that it is ALSO A DEBUFF. It is not just a slow, as long as you take this point.
The rest of the points aren't in need of in depth explanation, simply look at the masteries above. You're big kids, you know what to do. Just try to focus on attack speed and armor pen wherever possible.
Play Tips
You've heard me mention the three step plan if you read the section on the item build:
Steps for winning all things:
1. Do not leave your lane unless you want to buy something or kill someone. Not leaving includes not dying.
2. Get attack speed. The faster you can hit, the faster they'll want to run away.
3. Get attack damage and crit. Make it hurt.
Sounds funny right? Well, even though it sounds over-simplified, it's legitimate. Almost everything Vayne is about, from damage to chasing, and even ganking, is based on her speed. In every way. I'm going to talk about four major points:
-Team Fights
So, here we go.
YOU WILL GANK. If you do not begin ganking your mid lane (or top/bot if you are the mid) sometime around level 10 or so, you're not likely to get fed as much as you need to. I recommend ganking off return trips from your base, especially if the people in your lane saw you port back. A lot of people do not call MIA if they see you port back to base, and this is an excellent way to get a free kill on mid. They'll have no idea you're coming, and you hit like a truck.
When you gank, it goes without saying you should come out of a bush. Here's the basic strategy...
-Tumble out of the bush as close as you can to your target. Try to land between them and where they're about to run to. If you have your ulti, pop it prior to tumbling. You'll be invis for about 1.5 seconds, hopefully enough time to secure your position.
-Nail them with condemn, and try to hit them into a wall or away from their escape. This pushes them away from their escape route, forcing them to run at you, and if they hit terrain, stunning them. It also puts a charge of silver on them.
-Begin auto-attacking them. You should still have the bonus on you from tumbling when you do.
-By the time they recover from condemn or try to run past you and get away, tumble should be back up. Tumble after them, if they haven't been killed yet.
It's very simple. Silver Bolts does most of the work for you. Positioning yourself to best prevent their escape is a big deal, as it allows you to make better use of skill cycling.
You need to lane as badly, if not more so, as you need to become a successful ganker. This build costs a fortune, and that means farming. Vayne is not a Tristana. Vayne has a very hard time farming multiple minions at once early game, as every ability she has is single-target. This means that you cannot flash-farm: that is, you cannot kill many minions in a short period of time early on.
This means staying in your lane. In order to do so, you will need a strong lane presence, and you will need to remain on your toes. Tumble is not just a ganking and chasing tool: it is an escape tool. If you're being attacked or chased, tumble is an excellent way to put yourself out of range quickly for other ranged characters. Tumbling away from a melee character is wonderful, because you should have time to turn and use your tumble bonus on them without risking your neck to them in the process.
Try to tumble behind your minions, as minions do intercept a fair number of 'skill shot' abilities, like Mundo's cleavers or Brand's fireball.
Condemn is also a brilliant escape tool, in my opinion one of the best in the game. Much like Tristana's ultimate, it can be used to push enemies chasing you away from you. If they make contact with terrain as a result, they become stunned also.
Using the two together, you can preserve yourself against champions very well, by shooting them far away and then tumblings towards your minions or tower, you can almost always make a clean escape.
I'm not a huge fan of diving, but this hero can manage it well if you are careful. If you can see an enemy champion, Vayne will gain a movement speed bonus if she's running towards it. This means that if you can see a champion with very low health porting back at the base of a tower, you can sprint in very quickly, something most champions aren't good for. Sprint directly for them and hit them with condemn, preferably angled so that they hit the turret or the wall near it. If they're low health, this is very likely to kill them. Do not tumble into the tower at low levels. It is much better to save tumble for leaving the tower, since you're squishy.
If an enemy is running from you, first off he's dumb as a box of rocks. Chase them down, auto-attacking where possible. If you can pace them or catch them, tumble next to them if you can, and try to angle condemn to pin them against terrain. If you can pull up next to them and stun them with condemn, you've most likely just killed the poor bastard. When his team arrives to clean you up, or tries to save him, pop your ultimate and tumble away. Stealthed and safe. Hell, if you're well into your build, you might just stick around and kill them all, too.
You are a carry, and it is your job to make sure you are giving your team the upper hand in every team fight. This means focusing the squishy targets first. If you armor pen is high enough, it's possible to ignore the base armor on most non-tank champions, making them easy prey. Every champion you slay is one less dealing damage to your team. The tank can always be taken out at your team's leisure once the enemy support characters and fighters are gone.
Your ultimate, Final Hour, is a tool to be used. With the cooldown glyphs, you have no reason to fear using it, since it will cooldown in less than a minute. If you have the mana, do not be afraid to dump it to flee a teamfight or score a kill. If you want to initiate a fight or remove a target quickly, pop this ability before the fight even begins and tumble in to ice them in a hurry.
That's all I can think of to tell you, and I apologize if I have left out anything you wanted to know about Vayne. If I have, feel free to message me and ask questions.
I hope you enjoyed my build, and I look forward to hearing about your penta-kills.
May all your hits be crits.


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OK—I'll admit that I have a lot of nerve writing about this topic, since I'm retired and can usually structure my time to suit my moods. But when you have a crew of guys hammering, sanding, and otherwise blasting away at your house with power tools for weeks at a time—well, a person needs a little break from the chaos. So bear with me while I tell you about a charming place that you might want to visit: Cannon Beach, Oregon.
My charming sister-in-law turned seventy right after Christmas, and we've been looking ever since for a place where we could celebrate by renting a house for a long weekend of relaxing, playing guitars (or ukulele, in my case) and enjoying some sunshine—the idea was to take a break from Tacoma's dreary winter. Well, you know how difficult it can be to schedule something like this, not to mention the expense of flying and renting a house, so we settled on a beach-side hotel on the northern Oregon coast. The Surfsand Resort in Cannon Beach is lovely, with fireplaces in the rooms, big bathtubs, and views of Haystack Rock. They even made us a private campfire on the beach!
The weather wasn't warm, but we did have some sun between drizzles, and the town of Cannon Beach is so full of interesting shops, art galleries, restaurants and pubs that we were able to enjoy the rainy times. And there's a handy little grocery/deli on the main street so you can stock up on refreshments.
Haystack Rock is, of course, the center of attention on the beach, even when the weather is blustery. The result of an ancient lava flow that exploded upward when it reached the sea, Haystack rock soars 235 feet above sea level and is surrounded by smaller rock towers called "needles." Naturalists on site at low tide helped us spot nesting puffins, soaring bald eagles, circling common murres (which look rather like flying penguins), and anemones in the tide pools. And there's something at once soothing and invigorating about walking on the beach, even when the weather is stormy.
In the evenings, we gathered in M and ME's room, which had enough space to accommodate seven people playing guitars and drinking wine. Our snack buffet caught the eye of a visitor, whom we named Craig. After he watched us for twenty minutes, hopefully cocking his head this way and that, R finally broke down and fed him a cracker, and he became our lifelong friend.
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Have you ever come across an ATM which thanks you? Oh yes! Don't you see it everyday? You see a "thank you" message on the screen after withdrawing money. Did it ever make you feel special? Mostly no, right?
Here is an ATM in Canada belonging to the TD Bank. They converted there Automated Teller Machine into an Automated Thanking Machine to thank there loyal customers. Look how they made their customers day. I am sure this video would bring a smile on you face.
How I wish I was a customer for a bank like this. Very sweet isn't it? Doesn't it feel nice to be thanked for your investment of trust and loyalty in a company? I am sure giving money as a gesture of thanks would have made their customers happy but the way this bank thanked has created a special connection with their customers and they are much happier because the bank tried to emotionally connect to them, took care of there wishes, tried to support them, encouraged them and appreciated their struggle. Many companies fail to succeed and see their customers dropping out every year, that's because they fail to establish the most important emotional connect with their customers. Companies like this which appreciates a customer's loyalty and makes an effort to do little extra to thank them mostly ends up with a life long relationship with their customers.
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TRUST Act Reintroduced to Dem supermajority in Sacramento
And Assm. Tom Ammiano and several co-sponsors have reintroduced the Trust Act, banning local law enforcement from turning over illegal immigrants to the feds for possible deportation if their crime is relatively minor. "We must make sure that Secure Communities focuses on violent and hardened criminals, not on day laborers, not domestic workers," said State Senator Kevin DeLeon (D-Los Angeles). Republicans will have little say. "Our role will be, hopefully, partnering with the press. We will help shine a light on what's going on in the government," said California Senate Minority Leader Bob Huff (R-Diamond Bar). But Democrats believe voters gave them a mandate to get things done. Senator Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa) says: "I think the biggest danger is that we would move too cautiously and not address the problems that California has been facing. California voters have demanded that we govern and that's what we intend to do."
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Hundreds of kids and adults headed out to various Texas Parks and Wildlife Department wildlife management areas (WMA) this past weekend to do a little hunting. It was the first weekends for youth-only waterfowl and youth-only (gun) deer hunts. Even with the heavy rain and flooding that closed a few WMAs located in East Texas, those sites hosted youth hunters with good success.
The Justin Hurst WMA near Lake Jackson had 84 hunters killed about 1.5 birds each on Saturday. Ducks harvested were primarily bluewings and shovelers. Only 12 hunters showed up the second day and each of that youth bagged about a bird each, but they got some valuable experience in the field.
Mad Island WMA had 64 hunters on Saturday that took an average of 2.8 birds each and 32 hunters on Sunday that did better–with about 4.5 birds per hunter. At Murphree WMA near Port Arthur, on Saturday 87 hunters averaged 2.1 birds each, and that included 4-to-5 parties taking part in a youth/adult hunt on the WMA's Salt Bayou Unit. More youth hunts are coming up in weeks ahead.
Youth deer hunts likewise drew dozens of participants this past weekend, and in some cases hunters who lost opportunities due to flood cancellations were able move over and hunt at other WMAs. For example, this past weekend at Engeling WMA, 44 hunters took part in a youth antlerless/spike hunt, killing nine deer (three bucks, six does). A number of these folks were standby hunters who had originally been set for hunts at Richland Creek WMA and Big Lake Bottom WMA that were cancelled due to flooding.
Check out TPWD Web site for details about public hunting, youth hunting, and the closure of some hunts due to flooding


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March is a very eventful month for me. Both my parents (18th, 21st) and my grandmother (24th) have March birthdays. And now, I also have my daughter's birthday to celebrate (on the 19th).
My daughter's birthday celebration will be on Saturday and so I have not made her cake yet, but will post it likely in the next week.
Tonight, I worked on a special cake for my mom. In the past I shared a strawberry filled cake I made (which was so good). This time, I opted to make a Chocolate cake with coconut and cream cheese frosting.
|Once the cake cools, I used a cake leveler to slice the cake in two
|This is what the bottom half looked like before I frosted it.
|I sprinkled coconut after I frosted this first layer of cake.
|Then I placed the top layer onto the first.
Then the fun part…
|My mom loves butterflies so I made something a little special 🙂
I can't wait for her to see tomorrow!!
Shhh… she hasn't seen it yet 😉


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Beyond Costumes Becomes Largest Privately Owned Costumer in the Tri-State Area
Acquisition of Creative Costume Company's Collection adds Thousands of Broadway Quality Costumes
(August 24, 2012, Yonkers, NY) Beyond Costumes, Westchester's largest costume warehouse, is pleased to announce it has acquired the collection of Creative Costume Company, one of New York City's last and largest assembly of Broadway quality costumes. By combining these two important collections, Beyond Costumes now has an inventory of more than 20,000 costumes, making it the largest privately owned costumer in the New York metropolitan region. Beyond Costumes is located at 530 Nepperhan Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10701. To reach Beyond Costumes call (914) 963-1333 or visit www.beyondcostumes.com
"We are excited to branch out and attract New York City business to Westchester," explains Beyond Costumes owner Yon Zweibon. "This means we can be a source for top theatre, film and advertising professionals in New York City while continuing to offer our loyal customers in Westchester a full range of costumes for rent or purchase."
Ms. Zweibon, who received an MBA from the Wharton School of Business, purchased Westchester Costumes in 2000 and has been rapidly expanding the stock by absorbing collections from closing costume shops and theatre groups as well as creating new costumes from scratch. Presently, Beyond Costumes is housed in a 22,000 square foot warehouse space at 530 Nepperhan Avenue in Yonkers.
"Creative Costume Company has long been the gold standard for costuming in the tri-state area," says Ms. Zweibon. When owners Susan Handler and Linda Carcaci began seeking a buyer for their inventory, we viewed this as a 'match made in heaven,'" adds Ms. Zweibon.
Based out of their showroom in Manhattan's fashion district, partners Linda Carcaci and Susan Handler began Creative Costume Company over 30 years ago, and have been custom-making costumes for their extensive inventory ever since. In the process, they have garnered a respected following in the costuming community by providing original creations for movies, TV, and theater productions throughout the tri-state area as well as across the country. Their costumes have been seen in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, major motion pictures, TV specials and commercials. Although they are selling their costume collection, Creative Costume Company actively remains in business. Ms. Handler and Ms. Carcaci will continue to design and manufacture costumes, theatrical fashions and uniforms for purchase and custom orders. They can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com or 212-564-5552.
Linda Carcaci explains that "We wanted to keep the collection together and find just the right home for it. Yon understands the value of these pieces, and she has built the stock and type of business that will go well with ours."
"We searched across the United States and even abroad for a new home for our collection," adds Susan Handler. "We are happy that the collection can stay so close to New York City, where it will still be accessed by our loyal base of customers. This marks a new beginning for the costumes and for all of us."
Beyond Costumes rents and sells costumes to industry professionals and private individuals for Halloween, holidays, professional, school and community performances, themed weddings, parades, film, television and photo shoots.
The growth of Beyond Costumes coincides with several other businesses in Yonkers that serve the theatrical and film industry in New York including Sound Associates, Altman Lighting and Hudson Scenic.
Beyond Costumes is conveniently located off the Saw Mill Parkway or the New York State Thruway in lower Westchester, with ample parking. It is approximately 25 minutes from midtown Manhattan by train (+ a short taxi ride).
"We welcome both new customers from New York City and our loyal Westchester customers to come for a tour," adds Ms. Zweibon "Our customers always say that the only way to understand the scope of our collection is to visit our showroom in person."
To reach Beyond Costumes call (914) 963-1333 or visit www.beyondcostumes.com


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Gujarat Vidyapith Recruitment 2016 for 9 posts of Director, Research Officer and Other Posts: Gujarat Vidyapith had mentioned the detail beneath that provides making the staffing of the candidates for the Tribal Research and Training Institute. The announced detail currently mentioned concerning the applicants for 9 posts of Director, Research Officer, and Other Posts for which detail is beneath:
Age Limit: Gujarat Vidyapith had mentioned the concern of the age for the post specifically. The post – Museum Caretaker and LDC demands the age as 30 years. The associated relaxation in the age will get permitted to the candidates that are under the community SC, ST, SEBC, PH, Women and the Departmental Candidates.
Educational Qualification:
- Director: The specific post demands the academic necessity as Master's Degree in the Sociology, Social Anthropology, Economics or Political Science and the Ph.D. Degree in the Social Science.
- Deputy Director cum Research Officer
- Research Officer
- Assistant Professor: The position is to get concerned with the education as Master's Degree. The education does require in the field of Sociology, Social Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, History, Social Work, RuralManagement, Rural Studies or Tribal Studies. Applicants require also getting qualified in Ph.D. or NET, SLET or SET.
- Museum Caretaker: Applicants are to get connected with the education as Master's Degree in Museology (Museum Management). The education equally acceptable is Bachelor's degree in Arts and Post Graduate diploma in Museology (Museum Management) with two years experience of Museum work.
- Lower Division Clerk: The position has the necessity of the academic as Graduation with the Typing Knowledge of Gujarati and English.
Fee Schedule: The announced application fee is to pay after getting the form from the Central Office, Gujarat Vidyapith. The payment concerning with the form is the Rs. 400 that could pay in cash or via the demand draft.
Selection Process: The choice of the applicants mentioned making via the interview session and the verification of the documents.
Application Submission: Gujarat Vidyapith had announced the prescribed format of the application for each post specifically at the official site. The necessity is to get the form downloaded and sending it with the concerning certificates and documents.
Significant Dates: 25th Nov 2015: The final announced time for the reception of the application for the registration.
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Download Recruitment Official Notification in Gujarati Language
- The linkage for the official publication got presented underneath in the Language English:
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- To get the application form in Gujarati the linkage is beneath:
Download Application Form in Gujarati
- To get the form in language English the connection is below:
Download Application Form in English
- The application for post – Museum Caretaker and LDC must get via the link below in Gujarati:
Download Application Form for Post Museum Caretaker & LDC in Gujarati
- The application for post – Museum Caretaker and LDC must get via the link below in English:
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We are so glad that you are interested in learning more about the Interfraternity Council (IFC) at Iowa. IFC is the governing body for the 23 traditionally housed fraternities. Thirteen of our twenty chapters have chapter structures.
IFC Fall Recruitment Schedule is as follows:
August 25th: Fraternity presentations, 5-6 IMU 2nd floor ballroom. Fraternity fair 6-9 IMU main longe
August 26th: Chapter visits 1-5
August 27th: Chapter visits 1-5
August 28th: Chapter visits 1-5
August 29th: Invite only night, 6-7:30, 8-9:30
August 31st part 1: Bid day signing, 10-3, 3rd floor ITC (come stop by and sign a bid card with a member of IFC)
August 31st part 2: Bid day ceremony, 5-6, Riverroom Amphitheater
Here you can view the schedule of individual chapter events during chapter visit days: Recruitment Schedule .xlsx
Interested in joining? Click the link above to find out more. Fraternities at Iowa can offer bids to men 365 days a year. Many chapters will hold recruitment events throughout the summer, fall, and spring, and prospective members can choose to check out 2 chapters or 10 chapters.
Chapters Select an IFC chapter from the list to the right.
Scholarships Click the link above to learn more about the 2016 IFC Summer Scholarships. The Iowa Fraternity Community is happy to offer a wide variety of scholarships, totaling over $39,500 to incoming men.
IFC Documents Click the link above to find important documents that pertain directly to the work of the Interfraternity Council.
More You can learn more about the IFC chapters at Iowa in the 2016 Joint Fraternity and Sorority Life Publication. Also, check out our 2016 Family Guide for parents and family members who have students interested in Fraternity & Sorority Life at Iowa.
Do you have more questions?Contact the 2017 IFC Executive Board:
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Jackson McNally, VP for firstname.lastname@example.com
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Lee Westwood set to win money list
Lee Westwood is favourite to win the European Tour money list tomorrow after Rory McIlroy had a nightmare finish to his Dubai World Championship third round.
Joint leader when he birdied the fifteenth, the 20-year-old bogeyed the last three holes and then fell five behind when Westwood closed with a birdie.
Westwood, who entered the week with a deficit of more than £114,000, cannot be stopped if he wins the tournament and is on target for a £1.6million pay-day.
On 15-under par following a superb bogey-free 66, he leads by two from Ross McGowan - he also shot 66 - and by five from not just McIlroy, but also Padraig Harrington and Swede Alexander Noren.
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Before I start on this tabbouleh, I just want to mention what I hot mess I was yesterday.
I was all about the fumbles. Knocking this over, spilling that, scattering avocado-banana baby purée all over my walls… BAH. No joke- I am going to have to take out a paint brush and touch up my kitchen walls because I could not get it together yesterday. Man, where's my head been at lately?
On a happier, more composed note, I made this quinoa tabbouleh salad the week before I went on vacation. I originally planned on going the traditional route by using bulgur. I couldn't find any though.
Go figure.
No problem though! It's easy enough to swap out a different grain. I decided on quinoa since it has quickly become one of my new favorite grains. That and millet.
Did you know that quinoa is a big-time superfood?
This grain is more than just a carb. It provides complete proteins, which contain all the essential amino acids the body needs to build muscle. The mineral content of quinoa is also very high- calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc, and the antioxidant minerals copper and manganese, not to mention additional phytonutrients. And let's not forget the high levels of magnesium, which is important in helping blood vessels and muscles relax (often a contributor to migraines).
So actually, when I think about it, I almost would rather use quinoa than bulgur. As much as bulgur is nutritious in its' own right, I just LOVE the superfood benefits of quinoa.
Too bad Dave's not such a fan of quinoa's texture… he'll eat it, but it is by no means his favorite. I think he just needs to get used to it though! He'll come around. I'm not worried. Now if I could only get Scarlett to at least try it…
- 1 cup quinoa, soaked overnight and rinsed
- 1 cup water
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- ⅓ cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup chopped green onions
- 1 cup chopped fresh parsley
- ¼ cup chopped fresh mint
- 3 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 1 cucumber, seeded and chopped (peeled, if desired)
- COOK THE QUINOA: Place the quinoa and water in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil, then simmer on low, covered, for 20-25 minutes or until all the water is absorbed and the quinoa is tender. Remove from heat and allow to steam 5 minutes, covered. Fluff with a fork.
- MAKE THE DRESSING: In a large bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and garlic.
- MAKE THE TABBOULEH: Combine all remaining ingredients, along with the quinoa, in the large bowl containing the dressing. Toss well to evenly distribute. Refrigerate until ready to serve.