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Do you eat extra bites of leftovers while you're clearing up food from the table?
Do you often eat while doing other activities?
Are you ever completely stuffed and miserable after eating?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then you might have fallen into the trap of mindless eating.
The biggest side effect of mindless eating is becoming overweight or obese. Most of us only focus on what we need to eat, but we also must consider how we eat. Research suggests that a slower, more thoughtful way of eating could assist us with our weight concerns and possibly even direct us down a better path of making healthier food choices.
When you are a mindful eater, you are more aware of your actions, enjoy food more and recognize that you don't need as much food. Mindful eating has its roots in Buddhist teachings. Just as there are forms of meditation that involve sitting, breathing, standing and walking, you can also meditate with food. Meditating with food involves blocking out all other activities, eating slowly and deliberately and savoring every bite of your food.
Being a mindful eater can lead to better digestion. If your mind isn't focused on the meal, your digestive process may be 30 to 40 percent less effective. This can contribute to issues such as gas, bloating, and bowel irregularities.
Here are some tips for being a more mindful eater:
- Practice slowing down while eating. Aim for a 20 minute meal — it takes that amount of time for your brain to register that you're full.
- Chew your food well (15 to 25 chews).
- Avoid eating in noisy, bright areas, as we tend to eat more in these environments.
- Eat with chopsticks or your non-dominant hand. This forces you to concentrate on your coordination skills and slows down the eating process.
- Pause in the middle of the meal for at least two minutes.
- Savor every morsel of your meal. Food tastes so much better when you take the time to enjoy it.
- Eat without the television, newspaper, computer, radio, mp3 player, cell phone, or while driving since we tend to eat more when we combine activities together.
- Portion out your food ahead of time and keep the extras off the table.
- Use small, decorative plates and skinny glasses to avoid eating or drinking too many calories.
- Keep tempting snacks out of sight and out of mind.
- If you think you're hungry but aren't sure, wait a bit. If you are physically hungry, the feelings will become more intense with time. If you are emotionally hungry, the feelings most likely won't intensify.
Amy Watson is a clinical dietitian serving as a Wellness Coach for WellSpan Health in Pennsylvania.


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Dear User, in this page we describe the ways in which Alias S.r.l. manages your data that are collected through the website www.drvranjes.com.
The processing of your data will be based on principles of correctness, lawfulness and transparency and protecting your privacy and your rights in line with both the Privacy Code (Legislative Decree 196/2003) and the European Regulation n. 2016/679 (RGDPR)
1. The Data Controller
The data controller is ALIAS S.r.l. Via Cennano 31, 52025 Montevarchi (AR) VAT number / Fiscal Code 01648260519 Inscription Reg. Companies AR-01648260519 email@example.com.
2. Responsible for data protection or RPD
Pursuant to and for the purposes of art. 37 of EU Reg. 2016/679 RGDP the Data Protection Officer is Mr. Stefano Beccastrini who you may contact using the following contacts Tel +39 055900249 mail: email@example.com
3. Type of data collected:
With regards to the data collected, we inform you that the collection and processing concern the following types of data:
•Personal data
In order to process our relationship and / or services connected to it we collect personal data such as: user identification data such as name, surname, tax code, place of residence, email address, bank details and in any case all those data essential for proceeding to correctly process the orders received, manage payments, deliveries, any return / refund requests, etc.
• Navigation data
The computer systems and software procedures used to operate this website acquire, during their normal operation, some personal data whose transmission is implicit in the use of internet communication protocols. This is information that is not collected to be associated with identified interested parties, but which by their very nature could, through processing and association with data held by third parties, allow users to be identified. This category of data includes IP addresses or domain names of the computers used by users connecting to the site, the addresses in the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) notation of the requested resources, the time of the request, the method used to submit the request to the server, the size of the file obtained in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the response given by the server (successful, error ..) and other parameters related to the operating system and the user's computer environment. These data are used for the sole purpose of obtaining anonymous statistical information on the use of the site and to check its correct functioning and are deleted immediately after processing. The data could be used to ascertain responsibility in case of hypothetical computer crimes against the site.
Cookies are a textual element that is inserted into the hard disk of a computer only after authorization. Cookies have the function to streamline the analysis of web traffic or to indicate when a specific site is visited and allow web applications to send information to individual users. No user data is acquired by the site in this regard. We do not use cookies to transmit information of personal nature, nor c.d. persistent cookies are used of any kind, or systems for tracking users.
4. Purposes of processing and data retention time
The processing of data is aimed exclusively at providing services related to the web services of the Website drvranjes.it and in any case for purposes strictly connected to the performance of the service. The personal data provided by users who request service are used only to perform the service or provision requested and are not disclosed to third parties unless the communication is required by law or is strictly necessary for the fulfillment of the requests.
The personal information we collect is mainly used for two purposes: execute your orders and offer products and services more in line with your needs, your interests and your expectations. The communications we send to Users may contain proposals defined by our employees who are responsible for packaging offers and managing the catalog.
The increase in information over time allows us to improve the quality of the service.
The data will be kept for the time necessary to perform the required service and after the termination of the commercial relationship in order to issue certificates or documentation that may be required, for the fulfillment of any related obligations or deriving from the conclusion of the relationship itself, and in any case for a period not exceeding 5 years from the aforementioned termination. For example, after termination of the relationship, it may be necessary to retain your data to comply with legal obligations and / or fulfill tax obligations. The processing takes place at the headquarters of ALIAS and contents are taken care of by employees and / or collaborators of the same who act under the supervision and control of Alias.
Visiting our site periodically and receiving our emails is a free and automatic way to help you shop better.
5. Security measures
The system is protected against access by possible malicious persons; our Company has continuously prepared and perfected the security system for accessing and storing data. Alias uses industry standards for the protection of personal information. The data will be processed by employees and / or professionals appointed by the latter, who will carry out the above activities under the direct supervision and responsibility of the legal representative.
Specific security measures are observed to prevent data loss, illicit or incorrect use and unauthorized access.
6. Mandatory treatment
We point out that the provision of data is not mandatory, however failure to provide it could result in failure or partial execution of the requested service.
7. Data provided voluntarily by users
The optional, explicit and voluntary sending of e-mails to the addresses indicated on this site entails the subsequent acquisition of the sender's address, necessary to respond to requests, as well as any other personal data included in the message. Synthetic information will be progressively reported or displayed on the pages of the site designed to offer particular services.
8. Communication and sharing of information with third parties
Alias may have to make the data concerning you available to the Judicial Authorities as well as to qualified third parties only on the basis of precise legal duties and for the performance of the requested service, in particular Alias will be able to communicate the data you provide to third parties such as 1) Companies and / or subjects belonging to Alias for the improvement of the quality of services offered and for marketing purposes of our services and / or updated information on products and services; 2) natural and / or legal persons who, by virtue of contracts signed with Alias, provide specific processing services or perform related, instrumental or support activities to those performed by Alias.
For example, the data, for the purposes related to the execution of contractual obligations, may be communicated by us and / or transmitted to the following categories of subjects: - Group companies as controlling companies, subsidiaries or associates; - to our consultants, within the limits necessary for carrying out their duties at our company; - to our suppliers of goods and services (such as couriers) within the limits necessary for carrying out the activities subject to the contractual and contractual relations established with you; banking institutions for the management of receipts and payments; - financial administrations and other companies or public bodies in fulfilment of regulatory obligations; companies and law firms for the protection of contractual rights; competent judicial and investigative authorities in case of express request by the Authorities themselves.
In all other cases, any communication may be made only after explicit request and, in any case, exclusively for the purposes referred to in paragraph 4. of this statement.
No data collected through the web service is disclosed to third parties
9. Methods of data processing
The processing of data may be carried out using manual, computerized or telematic tools designed to store, manage and transmit the data organized according to the logic related to the same purposes stated and, in any case, to ensure the security and confidentiality of the data processed. The storage and storage of personal data is done through the use of electronic and IT tools. Data retention takes place at the headquarters of the company Alias S.r.l .
10. Rights of the interested parties.
Pursuant to art. 13 RGDPR, the User has the right to obtain the indication: a) of the origin of personal data; b) of the purposes and methods of the processing; c) of the logic applied in case of treatment carried out with the aid of electronic instruments; d) of the identification details of the owner, of the managers and of the designated representative; e) of the subjects or categories of subjects to whom the personal data may be communicated or who can learn about them as managers or agents. The User also has the right to obtain: • confirmation of the existence or not of personal data concerning you, even if not yet registered, and their communication in an intelligible form; • updating, rectification or, when interested, integration of data; • their cancellation, transformation into anonymous form or blocking of data processed unlawfully, including data whose retention is unnecessary for the purposes for which the data were collected or subsequently processed; • limitation of treatment or opposition to their treatment; • access to data in accordance with the provisions of art. 15 EU Reg. 2016/679 RGDP; • data portability; • the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority; • the right to cancellation (right to be forgotten) in accordance with the provisions of art. 17 of the EU Reg. 2016/679 RGDP
11. Right to oppose
The User has the right to oppose, according to the provisions of art. 21 Reg Ue 2016 / 679RGDP, in whole or in part: 1. at any time, for reasons connected with your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you, pursuant to art. 6 Par. 1 letters e) or f) of EU Reg. 2016/679 including profiling on the basis of these provisions; 2. to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of sending advertising or direct sales material; 3. processing for direct marketing purposes including profiling in so far as it is related to direct marketing. 4. To treatment for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task in the public interest.
12. How to exercise rights
At any time you can exercise your rights towards Alias as the Data Controller by sending a request to the following email address email@example.com and / or by writing to us at the addresses indicated in point 13.
13. Contacts
for any information, request, clarification please contact us at: Alias S.r.l. Via Cennano n. Montevarchi (AR) Tel +39 055900249 or send an email to: email@example.com
This statement regulates the handling of personal data when using the website at https://drvranjes.com/eu/privacy-policy, Dr. Vranjes Firenze S.p.A., with head offices in Via S. Pertini, 5 - Località Antella 50012 Bagno a Ripoli (Florence), Italy, VAT no. 06511260488, email email@example.com, (herein "Holder"), in compliance with current rules governing data protection, including, in particular, the EU Regulation 2016/679 (herein "GDPR").
1. Identity and contact details of the data holder
Data Holder is Dr. Vranjes Firenze S.p.A. No representative has been appointed as the Holder is based in Italy.
2. Contact details of the person in charge of the data protection
The Holder has placed Andrea d'Anna in charge of data protection and can be contacted at the holder's head offices or via e-mail at email@example.com
3. Data handling methods
3.1 Cookie and environmental data
The Google privacy regulations that we would ask you to read can be found at the following address:
The privacy statement relative to Google Analytics services can be found at the following address:
- interaction with social networks and external platforms: this kind of service allows you to interact with social networks, or with other external platforms, directly from this application's pages. The interaction and information acquired by this application is, in any case, subject to the User's privacy settings specific to each social network.
If an interaction service with the social networks is installed, it is possible that, even if Users do not use the service, traffic data will still be collected regarding the pages where it is installed.
AddThis (Addthis Inc.): is a service provided by Clearspring Technologies Inc. that displays a widget that allows for interaction with social networks and external platforms and sharing the contents of this application. Depending on the configuration, this service can show widgets belonging to third parties, for example, handlers of social networks on which to share the interactions. In this case, even third parties that distribute widgets will be informed of the interaction made and the data used relative to the pages on which this service is installed.
Personal Data collected: Cookies and Data used.
Data handling location: USA – Privacy Policy.
Re-marketing and behavioural targeting: allows this application and its partners to communicate, optimise and provide adverts based on past use made of this Application by the User. This activity is performed by tracing the data used and the use of cookies, information that is transferred to partners with whom the activity of re-marketing and behavioural targeting is linked. In addition to the possibilities of carrying out opt-outs offered by the services given below, the User can opt to exclude receipt of cookies linked to a third party service, by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.
Facebook Re-marketing (Facebook, Inc.): is a Re-marketing and Behavioural Targeting service provided by Facebook, Inc. that links the activity of this Application to the Facebook advertising network.
Personal Data collected: Cookies and Data used.
Data handling location: USA – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
AdWords Re-marketing (Google, Inc.): is a Re-marketing and Behavioural Targeting service provided by Google Inc. that links the activity of this Application to the AdWords advertising network and Doubleclick Cookie.
Personal Data collected: Cookies and Data used.
Data handling location: USA – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
- Statistics: the services contained in this section allow the Data Holder to monitor and analyse the traffic data and are used to keep track of the User's behaviour.
Google Analytics with anonymised IP (Google Inc.): is a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google uses the Personal Data collected to track and examine the use of this Application as well as fill in reports and share them with other services developed by Google. Google could use the Personal Data to contextualise and personalise the adverts on its own advertising network. This Google Analytics integration makes your IP address anonymous. Anonymisation works by abbreviating the User's IP address within the confines of EU member states or other countries adhering to the European Economic Space agreement. Only in exceptional cases will the IP address be sent to Google servers and abbreviated in the United States. Personal Data collected: Cookies and Data used.
Data handling location: USA – Privacy Policy – Opt Out
Monitoring of Facebook Ads conversions (Facebook, Inc.): is a service of statistics provided by Facebook, Inc. that links the data from the network of Facebook adverts with the actions carried out within this Application.
Personal Data collected: Cookies and Data used.
Data handling location: USA – Privacy Policy
Delete or deactivate cookies
As cookies are normal text files, they can be accessed using word processor programs.
In any case, you can set your browser to prevent it handling cookies.
Delete/deactivate cookies with Firefox:
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3.2 Data provided voluntarily by the person in question
The optional data freely provided by the person in question by sending an e-mail to the addresses on the site can be acquired for the ends indicated in point 4.
In particular, as well as the e-mail address needed to reply to the sender, other personal data contained in the relative communication will be handled.
4. Handling purposes and juridical basis for handling
In order to send direct marketing communications, newsletters, advertising, via traditional contact systems and automated IT systems, including sales or advertising communications via e-mail or SMS, or for market research and analysis. In this case, it is the consensus, expressed in compliance with this statement, that represents a juridical foundation.
For profiling activity and to establish habits and preferences. In this case, it is the consensus, expressed in compliance with this statement, that represents a juridical foundation.
5. Means for expressing consensus
Consensus to handle personal data via non-technical cookies can be expressed:
6. Source from where personal data originates
Only data provided by the person in question will be handled, in compliance with this regulation, collected from the website.
7. Recipients and possible categories of personal data recipients
Recipients of the person in question's personal data could be:
8. Data categories
The personal data of the person in question will be handled.
9. Data transfer
The Holder's intention is to transfer personal data to a third party Country or international organisation. These subjects could be represented, for example, by
Transfer of personal data to these subjects, if settled in a third party Country or international organisation, is done in the presence of an adequacy decision from the European Commission that has assessed how the third party Country, territory or one or more specific sectors within the third party Country, or international organisation in question, guarantee a suitable level of protection of its rights. In any case, the Holder – should they see fit – reserves the right to finalise specific separate agreements that oblige these subjects to adopt adequate safety measures, including organisational safety measures, aimed at providing appropriated guarantees of their rights. In particular, Google Inc. is contractually bound to guarantee suitable protection of the rights of the person in question. The data could, therefore, be transferred to the following countries: UK and United States of America. In order to receive a copy of this data or the place where it has been made available, just send a request to the following e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
10. Storage period of personal data
The personal data handled for marketing purposes is handled and stored until the person in question revokes consensus or requests its deletion.
Personal data handled for the purpose of establishing preferences is handled and stored for a period no longer than 12 months from when it was collected.
The Holder reserves the right, in any case, to request that the party in question renew their consensus for data handling and/or checks the consensus already expressed.
11. Option to provide consensus and consequences of denied consensus
With regard to handling personal data for marketing purposes, the communication of personal data is not a contractual requirement. Providing personal data is optional; however, if this data is not communicated, no marketing activities will be possible;
With regard to handling personal data for profiling purposes, the communication of personal data is not a contractual requirement. Providing personal data is optional; however, if this data is not communicated, no profiling activities will be possible.
12. Rights of the person in question
12.1 Right to oppose
With regard to the personal data handled via technical cookies in order to allow for the website to work properly, communication of personal data is not a contractual obligation, but one founded on the Holder's legitimate interest, in as much as, without consensus to handle the data, it will not be possible to provide a perfectly functioning website.
Consensus should be considered optional in relation to non-technical cookies. In the latter case, failed communication of this data will only result in the impossibility to provide a personalised service. In relation to data provide voluntarily via e-mail, consensus should be considered optional. However, failure to communicate this data will make it impossible to reply to the person in question;
In relation to the data communicated for contractual and pre-contractual purposes, the communication of personal data is a contractual obligation and a requirement for carrying out the pre-contractual negotiations and to finalise the contract. The person in question has the option to provide personal data; however, in the absence of this data being communicated, it will not be possible to finalise any contract or carry out any contractual negotiations;
With regard to data provided voluntarily via e-mail, failure to communicate this will make it impossible to reply to the person in question.
12.2 Other rights
The Holder also intends to inform the person in question of the existence of the following rights in his/her favour:
13. Exercising one's rights
Requests to exercise one's rights indicated in this statement, including, in particular, the right to deletion and withdrawal of consensus given, should be addressed to the Holder at the following e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. Alternatively, it is possible to exercise one's rights by sending relative communication by registered return post letter to Via S. Pertini, 5 - Località Antella 50012 Bagno a Ripoli (Florence).
14. Statement accessibility
The statement can be accessed at https://drvranjes.com/eu/privacy-policy, as well as from the Holder. If expressly requested by the person in question, the information can also be verbally communicated over the phone to the Holder, as long as the identity of the person in question has been established.
1. Site name and ownership
These General Terms and Conditions of Sale (hereinafter also referred to as "GTCS") regulate all offers and orders for the sale of Products distributed through the website www.drvranjes.com ("Website") by ALIAS S.r.l. Via Cennano 31, 52025 Montevarchi (AR), VAT/tax number and Arezzo Register of Companies No. 01648260519. The Website is owned by Alias S.r.l.
2. Scope of the CTCS
2.1 The supply and sale of Products at the site represent a distance sale contract regulated by Chapter I, Title III (section 45 et seq.) of Legislative Decree No. 206 dated 6th September 2005 ("Consumer Code") and Legislative Decree No. 70 dated 9th April 2003 containing e-commerce regulations.
2.2 These General Terms and Conditions of Sale apply to all contracts finalised with ALIAS at the Website.
2.3 These General Terms and Conditions of Sale may be amended at any time. Any amendments and/or new terms shall take effect as soon as they are published at the Website in the "General Terms and Conditions of Sale" section. Users are therefore invited to visit the site on a regular basis and consult the latest version of the General Terms and Conditions of Sale before making any purchase.
2.4 The applicable General Terms and Conditions of Sale are those in force when the order is placed and they are available in Italian.
2.5 These General Terms and Conditions of Sale do not regulate the sale of Products by parties other than ALIAS who may be found at the Website through hyperlinks or banners, etc. You should check their terms and conditions of sale before carrying out any transaction with such parties.
2.6 The user should carefully read these General Terms and Conditions of Sale that ALIAS makes available for consultation in the Website's "General Terms and Conditions of Sale" section and which may be stored and copied, along with all other information that ALIAS provides at the Website, both prior to and during the purchase procedure.
3. Purchasing from the Website
3.1 Pursuant to clause 4 herein, prior registration is necessary in order to purchase products from the Website and this is open to both normal consumers and other users. Individuals must be at least 18 years of age in order to make a purchase.
3.2 Pursuant to section 3, subsection I a) of the Consumer Code, it should be noted that individuals are classed as consumers when purchasing Products not intended to be used for business, trade or professional purposes.
3.3 ALIAS reserves the right to refuse or cancel orders received from (i) a user with whom it has pending legal proceedings; (ii) a user who has previously breached these GTCS and/or the terms and conditions of a purchase agreement with ALIAS; (iii) a user who has been involved in any type of fraud, particularly with regard to payment by credit card; (iv) users who have provided a false, incomplete or otherwise inaccurate identity or have either failed to submit the documents requested to ALIAS promptly or else sent invalid documents.
4. Website registration
4.1 Website registration is free. To register at the Website the user should complete the form by giving name, address, place and date of birth, phone number, email address and password and then clicking the [Send] button.
By opening a personal account, Website registration allows the registered user ("Registered User") to:
- save and edit his/her data;
- access all information regarding orders and returns;
- check order status;
- manage personal details and update them at any time;
- utilise the dedicated services that can be activated when desired (e.g. view his/her "wish list", etc);
- grant permission to process his/her personal data in order to receive the ALIAS newsletter.
4.2 Registration details (e-mail address and password) should be stored with the utmost care and attention. They are for the user's exclusive personal use and may not be transferred to third parties. The user agrees to keep them secret and ensure they are not made known to others. S/he also agrees to notify ALIAS immediately, by sending an e-mail to email@example.com or phoning (+39) 055 5357377, if learning or suspecting of their improper use or disclosure.
4.3 The Registered User guarantees that the personal information provided during the Website registration process is complete and true, agreeing to indemnify and hold ALIAS harmless against any damage, compensation award and/or fine arising from and/or in any way connected with the user's breach of regulations regarding Website registration or storage of registration details.
5. Cancelling or amending an order
To cancel or amend an order, please contact ALIAS S.r.l. promptly and, in any event, within 12 hours of the placing the order, by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com or phone (+39) 055 5357377, being sure to quote the order number.
6. Order and delivery status
When the order is dispatched, a message will be sent to the User's chosen e-mail address containing a tracking number in order to follow the progress of the shipment at the courier's website or by contacting its call centre.
7. Request for copies of documents and amendments to personal data
In order to request copies of invoices and/or amendments to personal data, the user should e-mail ALIAS at email@example.com or phone (+39) 055 5357377, ensuring that s/he quotes the type and number of the invoice for which the copy and/or correction is required.
8. Product warranty
8.1 All Products marketed by ALIAS at the e-commerce website drvranjes.com are covered by a statutory warranty of conformity by virtue of and pursuant to section 128 et seq. of Legislative Decree No. 206 dated 2005 (Consumer Code).
9. Information about invoices, bank transfers and refunds
The Customer can contact the administration department by sending an e-mail to email@example.com or phoning (+39) 055 5357377, ensuring that s/he quotes the number of the order/document/invoice about which the enquiry is made.
10. Payment methods
Purchases from drvranjes.com are secure and guaranteed with the possibility of choosing one of the following methods of payment:
- Advance payment by bank transfer
- Payment by credit card
- Payment by PayPal
10.1 Advance payment by bank transfer
If choosing advance payment by bank transfer, the order will only be processed once we receive confirmation that the full amount has been credited to our account. Payment should be made within 3 days of placing the order. In order to enable prompt and efficient handling of an order, the reference/reason for payment should specify order number, date and Customer's full name.
If you fail to meet this deadline, your order will be automatically cancelled.
Availability of your chosen product will be verified upon receipt of payment.
The transfer should be made payable to:
ALIAS S.r.l., Via Cennano 31, 52025 Montevarchi ARIBAN: IT18P0200871541000041346614, SWIFT code: UNCRITB1399
Bank: UNICREDIT SPA Agenzia di Via dell'Oleandro, Montevarchi
10.2 Payment by credit card
If choosing to pay by credit card, the User's bank will arrange to authorise payment for the purchase made. In the event of cancellation, ALIAS will ask for the transaction to be cancelled and a refund of the amount in question.
Refund times depend exclusively on the banking system in question. Once the transaction has been cancelled, ALIAS can accept no liability whatsoever for delays and/or damages caused by the banking system.
ALIAS reserves the right to request that the User provide additional information or send copies of documents proving ownership of the card utilised. In the event of failure to comply, ALIAS S.r.l. shall be entitled to refuse to proceed with the transaction. ALIAS is not privy to personal information about the cardholder at any time during the credit card purchase procedure since such information is forwarded directly to the website of the Bank handling the transaction. Processing takes place in a safe and secure mode.
10.3 Payment by PayPal
If choosing to pay by PayPal, the user will be redirected to the PayPal site and payment will take place in accordance with the procedures specified therein.
The information provided at the PayPal website will not be shared with ALIAS, but handled directly by the site itself.
Should the order be cancelled or not accepted by ALIAS, the amount in question will be refunded to the PayPal account. ALIAS can accept no liability whatsoever for delays and/or damages arising at this stage.
11. Delivery charges
Shipping charges are payable by the user and the system will calculate these automatically based on the weight of the items ordered.
12. Delivery times
Delivery times will vary according to the availability of the purchased product (e.g. whether the manufacturer has stock available) and the chosen delivery method. In any event, the delivery date is merely an estimate and in no way binding for Alias.
ALIAS utilises a circuit of approved couriers/carriers offering the best possible value for the destination in question: this means we can offer our customers a quality service at competitive prices.
Under no circumstances will it be possible to deliver by appointment and/or at certain times and/or on specific days.
When goods are not delivered because the user has provided the wrong address, have remained unclaimed at the courier/carrier's warehouse and/or in any event for reasons attributable to the user's behaviour, a new shipment will ONLY be possible if paid for in advance in the manner specified by Alias.
13. Delivery of the goods
Upon taking delivery of the goods the user is required to check:
- that the number of packages delivered matches that stated on the waybill/docket;
- that the packaging is intact and no tampering, including of the packaging bands, has occurred.
In the event of tampering and/or breakage, the user should immediately complain about shipment and/or delivery using the document received from the courier or other parcel delivery service and write "ACCEPTED SUBJECT TO FULL INSPECTION OF GOODS DUE TO ....." (state the reason).
The user should then provide details of any damages within 3 days of receiving the goods according to the procedure specified by the delivery company.
14. Cooling-off period
The cooling-off period is currently regulated by section 64 of the Consumer Code as amended by Legislative Decree No. 21 dated 21st February 2014.
The User classed as a Consumer in accordance with clause 3.2 is entitled to cancel the agreement for any reason without penalty within 14 working days and without incurring costs other than those specified by section 56, subsection 2, and section 57 therein.
NB The cooling-off period does not apply to persons who are VAT registered.
Please click the following link for full text of the Consumer Code (last amended on 16th September 2015) http://www.aduc.it/generale/files/allegati/codiceconsumo.pdf
15. How to cancel
Your right to cancel shall be exercised in the following manner:
-The entire purchased product should be returned unopened in the original packaging with seals intact (including wrapping and any documentation and accessories: manuals, sticks, etc.).
-In order to exercise such right, the User should send an e-mail to ALIAS at email@example.com within 10 working days of taking delivery.
-After sending this message and receiving an acknowledgement from ALIAS, the User should arrange, at his/her own expense, to send the product by express courier in its original packaging, along with a copy of the receipt, to the following address: Alias srl Via Cennano 25, 52025 Montevarchi (AR), Italy.
Responsibility for the shipment rests entirely with the User until reaching our warehouse.
In no case shall ALIAS be liable for damage, loss and/or theft of products returned using uninsured shipping.
16. Returns and Refunds
Goods should be returned to ALIAS by the deadline specified under clause 14 along with the received authorisation form.
Without prejudice to any repair costs for damage noted to the original packaging, within 14 days of receiving the goods through the returns procedure ALIAS will arrange to refund the user the full amount charged to his/her credit card or paid by bank transfer.
In the latter case, the User shall promptly arrange to supply details of the bank account to which the refund is to be made (Customer IBAN).
17. Forfeiture of right to cancel
The User's right to cancel and consequent right to a refund shall be forfeit should ALIAS determine the existence of even just one of the following conditions:
- Use, even partial, of the product and any consumables;
- Missing original inner packaging and/or outer wrapping;
- Missing product components (accessories);
- Product damage not caused during shipment.
In such cases ALIAS will arrange to return the goods to the User who will be charged shipping costs.
18. Governing law
18.1 Purchase agreements finalised at the Website are subject to Italian law.
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CLEVELAND: Former Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar has pleaded not guilty to drunken driving charges in suburban Cleveland.
Bedford Municipal Clerk of Courts Thomas Day says Kosar�s attorney sent the not guilty plea on Kosar�s behalf Monday. A Dec. 9 pretrial hearing was scheduled.
Police in Solon say Kosar was pulled over for speeding early Sunday and officers smelled a strong odor of alcohol. The police statement says Kosar took sobriety tests and was taken to jail.
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The 49-year-old Kosar has publicly talked about how head injuries sustained during his NFL career have affected his speech, making him sometimes slur his words. He has also been addicted to pain medications, gone through a divorce and had financial troubles.


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Yesterday I had the opportunity to go to a casino for the first time. Yes....I said it. I've have been to casinos before (Las Vegas to party, Mille Lacs for the buffet, Mystic for Josh Blue) but not to gamble. Not even when I turned 18!
A lady I know from the Y is fundraising for the Breast Cancer 3-day. This will mark her 4th year.
She invited me to come along and to bring a friend if I wanted...of course, I brought my sister. She's never gambled either.
We met the bus and were off my 9:30 heading towards St. Croix Casino in Danbury, WI. On the bus there were raffles and bingo (both going and coming home). I won on both raffles. I got a coffee mug with instant coffee packets and a photo mat (it's one of those cardboard/batting wrapped with fabric and cross-crossed ribbon). Jean won a bingo round =$10! She's always lucky with bingo. The games made the hour-and-a-half trip fly by.
When we got there, we were given player cards. Being that I never played before, I had no idea what this player card was for. I though I brought my $20 bucks to the cashier and I got a roll of nickels.....LIKE IN THE MOVIES!!! The $10 that I paid for the bus I got back on my players card plus an extra $5. We found a slot machine and weren't really impressed. I wanna pull a handle; not push a button....LIKE IN THE MOVIES!!! And I want tokens to come flying down on me; not a gas station-type receipt....LIKE IN THE MOVIES!!! Our money was gone within 20 minutes. We tried to find someone to help us with trying to get more money on our cards but the staff couldn't explain how the machines worked to my satisfaction so we stopped playing. They didn't get a single dime from us.
We were hungry so we headed to the buffet. That was mediocre too. Old Country buffet in Coon Rapids has a way better selection. Better salads, better meat, better desserts. It was cheap so I guess you get what you pay for.
We had 3 hours to kill so first we visited the gift shop. Boring!
We decided to leave and explore the little town. There was a gas station and a log cabin store. They had lots of knick knacks...stuff I would consider junk in my home. We ended up buying a deck of cards (ha!) and some magazines. We went back to the casino and ended up sitting on some benches probably meant for smokers. We sat in the sunshine reading up on the latest celebrity gossip and played Rummy and Fire.
Speaking of smokers, I was caught off guard to walk in and see people lit up. I forgot that we had crossed the state border. It wasn't over-powering and our clothes didn't reek of the smell...thank goodness. We did find a spot set aside for non-smokers, but again...it was lack-luster.
The time crawled by and were happy once we saw the bus come through the parking lot to pick us up. We were more than ready to go home. We got back at 5 pm.
I would never go back again...ever. Not unless I had nickels, tokens and a lever. And maybe a friend to show us what the heck is so fun about slot machines.
We ended up braking even and had more fun on the bus ride. At least that was for a good cause. The up side: we didn't waste our own gas and wear and tear on our vehicles. We now know that as far as addictions go, we more likely to become alcoholics than gamblers.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
St. Croix Casino; Danbury, WI
Yesterday I had the opportunity to go to a casino for the first time. Yes....I said it. I've have been to casinos before (Las Vegas to party, Mille Lacs for the buffet, Mystic for Josh Blue) but not to gamble. Not even when I turned 18!
Posted by Julie at 10:42 AM
1 comments:
- Gina said...
I've never been to that casino. Steve and I went to Treasusre Island today - we prefer that casino the most and today was a lucky day for us. Sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy the casino trip.
- March 25, 2012 at 7:20 PM


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MMO and Gaming Blog from Tom Purdue. It's origins began in a journey through Wizard101 and grew to be much much more.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Ding! New Badge Earned!
You can't imagine what I've had to go through to get that badge, but let me see if I can help you understand a bit. Come! Read with me while I explain some inner workings of The Friendly Necromancer that you might not have known before. *insert ominous music*
A few years ago I was sitting in my very safe and secure cubicle at my job, pushing my paper and doing what I do, when suddenly I had a strange and happy feeling that I should send a resume to KingsIsle. I had only been writing about the game for a short time, and I honestly didn't think much of it at the time other than, "What if something happens?" Much to my surprise I was contacted and interviewed for a Customer Service job, but unfortunately the timing and my situation in life wouldn't allow for that opportunity to be realized. Time passed and over the years I again interviewed with KingsIsle for a couple of different jobs. For one reason or another, things just didn't work out.
In fact I kind of gave up on that strange happy feeling and wrote KingsIsle off in my mind. I thought . . . "You know what? I didn't get into writing about Wizard101 for a job and I'm not continuing my writing just to get a job." THAT seemed strange to me. Remember that big break I had? Yeah, I was pushing a lot of inner questions at the time. I had to ask myself the question, "Why do I write about Wizard101 so much?" My conclusion was that I just like this game! I like the family focus, the humor, the fun, the depth of gameplay, and I just I like this community of people! Honestly, I didn't need a job at KingsIsle, and I had a job that I could have easily retired from.
. . . and then it happened . . .
After all those years and after all that thought and after all these hundreds of blog posts, I received a call from KingsIsle's Marketing department asking me if I'd like to play in the Pirate101 Alpha. I think my exact words were, "YEEEESSSSSSS! YESSSSSSSS! FRED, THAT'S AMAZING!" I literally leaped at the chance and began playing this new world in its infant state. (I think you get my excitement hehe.)
Let me tell you straight up that it's a great game, and even though NDA binds my hands to some finer details about this game, I can tell you that it has a lot of that same magic from Wizard101 and yet is its own game that will definitely develop its own community. Many people from Wizard101 will love this game, and many people will play BOTH games! For me though, it's now my job to take the helm of the Pirate101 community for KingsIsle and invite you aboard . . . because about a week after receiving my invitation to Pirate101's alpha, I received another phone call. *insert even MORE ominous music*
My friends . . . I've been hired by KingsIsle to be the new community manager for Pirate101!!!!
I'm still shocked that I'm moving my entire family 1,000 miles from home for this opportunity (as I type this I'm still wrapping up the final details on purchasing a new home here in Texas). Let me tell you, you'd be amazed at how many obstacles have magically disappeared to make this happen. The day we put our house up for sale, it sold in four hours. The day we had a moving sale, it was like there was a patch of sun over our driveway. :) I'd go on, but you'd start to disbelieve me. It's all true though. These past two months have been amazing!
So where does this leave us? In many ways Wizard101 is where my heart will always be. It's an amazing game that I will always call home for Thomas Lionblood. As I've discussed before, Wizard101 has been such a huge success that it's not going anywhere, and it's definitely not being sidestepped for Pirate101. Avalon's release is a testament to that. It's an amazing expansion to the Wizard101 story line, and now that I'm on the inside of the company and looking around at this huge company of creative people, I'm seeing that there are plenty of employees who will continue to be devoted to making Wizard101 the AAA MMORPG that it is.
I can also tell you that I'm excited about what I'm seeing planned for Pirate101 and what's beyond even this product. KingsIsle isn't slowing down, and I'm overjoyed to be one of the newest employees riding KingsIsle's wave of providing quality family-based games! WOO HOO!
As the Community Manager for Pirate101, I hope to bring the same information sharing and sense of community fun that we've been enjoying through not only my blog, but through all the social media, podcasts, and forums that have celebrated the joy of playing Wizard101. I'm still learning the ropes here and Professor Greyrose is a saint, but I can't wait to help welcome you to this new facet of the spiral. I think you'll love what you're going to see. YARR! WHAT YOU'LL SOON BE PLUNDERING ME HEARTIES!
Stay tuned for more news of the future of this blog, me, and my family. The finer details of the future of this blog are still being discussed. I don't think it will be fully going away, but all those details will be worked out shortly. Either way, I can't wait to have fun with the community in Pirate101. I'll be here and hope you'll come join me! WOOT!
Happy Dueling
61 comments:
- Lydia Greyrose said...
Welcome aboard, my friend!
- 9/5/12 10:00
- Cass said...
Congratulations Tom! You certainly deserve it and sometimes God has hand upon us when we least expect it!
- 9/5/12 10:03
Oh my goodness Tom, Congratulations! You were absolutely made for this - or it was made for you. I can feel your excitement through the interwebs. ;)
- 9/5/12 10:09
- Johnny said...
Congrats Tom! :)
I'm sure you and greyrose will be a perfect team!
- 9/5/12 10:13
- SorceressMiklai said...
Happiest Congratulations to the foremost blogger and most awesomest Community icon! Again, Welcome to Texas and hope you and your family enjoy everything there is!
Very well deserved!
- 9/5/12 10:14
- Alex said...
Congratulations Friendly! I know you will do a phenomenal job with Lydia and the rest of the KingsIsle crew! I hope to continue to see more blog and tweets out of you though! :]
Have fun, I can't wait to see what you guys have in store for us!
- 9/5/12 10:20
My Friend, I have followed you since the begainning and its great to see all your hard work pay off in the end.
I hope that the family enjoys there new home and your new job. (Talk about insider information lol)
Your Friend,
Edward (The true pet master)
- 9/5/12 10:22
I wish you all the best with the start of Pirate101 and your new "hard earned work" in KI headquarters ^_^
p.s. If you need any cook in your pirate ship captain, I volunteer. "Harrr harrr harrr and a bottle of Rum" ;-)
- 9/5/12 10:36
I have been a long time lurker, but I will come out of lurking to say congratulations. This should be a great fit, given your love and passion for these games.
- 9/5/12 10:37
- Paige MoonShade said...
Congrats! Dear Friend. You so earned this is so many ways. I know we kept saying they needed to hire you ;).
May your life be exactly what you always wished it would be. So happy for you and your family.
Paige MoonShade
- 9/5/12 10:38
All I have to say is congratulations. I've followed your blog for a long time, and I know how hard you've worked for here and for ravenwood radio (I should really get back into listening to that).
You really deserve this because of all the hard work you've done, and I know that you'll continue to do more fantastic work over at Kingsile (I can only imagine how hard it was for you move to texas, as I've moved around quite a bit myself).
So yeah, congratulations on landing a job at KI, and until we meet again gamers, god bless, and happy gaming.
P.S. that last line was from kNIGHTwING01 over at youtube.
- 9/5/12 10:39
- Antonio L. said...
Congratulations The Friendly Necromaner! :D
-Antonio LotusBlood
- 9/5/12 10:41
- Secrets of the Spiral said...
Friendly, congrats! well deserved.
- 9/5/12 10:44
- John Lifeglen said...
Holy Moodha! Congratulations Tom, that's fantastic! Best of luck to you in your new position, you're going to be fantastic :D
- 9/5/12 11:13
- Angel Winterbreeze said...
Congratulations Tom! You truly deserve this! I wish you good luck on your new position at KingsIsle! :)
- 9/5/12 11:19
congrats my friend! you definitely deserve this opportunity!
- 9/5/12 11:20
- Meggye said...
Wow! Congratulations most deserved! I know you will do an amazing job as a pirate captain as you have made as a friendly necromancer! :)
Good luck and enjoy the ride!
- 9/5/12 11:24
- Sierra Starsong said...
Let me join the Congratulations chorus, and throw in a great big "Thank you!" to Kingsisle for making it happen.
Our ships couldn't be in better hands, mate!
- 9/5/12 12:04
Congratulations Tom! We at Well Versed Wizards think this is absolutely awesome. Keep up the great work!
- 9/5/12 12:30
Congrats :) what a cool job that must be my family plays this as well with our kid
- 9/5/12 12:32
- Swordroll said...
Fantastic work! I certainly do not exaggerate when I say that you are perfect for this position. The fact that you're very involved the community, among so many other things, makes you perfect for a position like this.
- 9/5/12 12:46
Can't wait to see the new P101 Community Manager in action, and I hope the move works out!
Congrats on the job :)
- 9/5/12 13:05
Congrats - if you are an Austinite like me, look me up and I shall buy a celebratory mug o'mead.
Ronan Legendstrider
- 9/5/12 13:28
- Scarlet M said...
Congrats on your new journey! And, welcome to TEXAS!!
- 9/5/12 14:08
Congratulations on the dream come true job! Live the dream and enjoy life to it's fullest!!
- 9/5/12 14:15
- TALON NIGHTSHADE said...
Wow congrats friendly :D your dreams have come true :D
- 9/5/12 14:41
- Edward Lifegem said...
Wow Congratulations!!! :)
- 9/5/12 14:46
- Isaac Mistheart said...
Congratulations, Friendly, I hope you love your new job!
- 9/5/12 14:58
- 9/5/12 15:39
- M.W.S said...
This is awesome Mr.Friendly! I'm happy for you, that's something leaving your old home behind for something new, but it's worth it. Hope you and your family continue to adjust with the change well.
Congratulations, P101 Community Member, best of success in the future, can't wait to brag to everyone I'm friends with you in-game (joking). Later and Peace my friend.
- 9/5/12 15:43
- Pirate of the Seven Skies said...
Wow, that's absolutely amazing! You'll be amazing at your job, I'm sure.
- 9/5/12 16:08
Sweet dude! :)
- 9/5/12 16:35
congrats good luck friendly necromancer i love wizard 101 and exploring every-detail about it D.L.W.
- 9/5/12 17:34
- witchwarrior said...
Congrats, Blog buddy!
Really happy for you and family! :)
- 9/5/12 18:42
- WIZARD375 said...
Congrats!Make sure to tell us if you can sneak anything new about Wizard101 or Pirate101 onto your blog.
- 9/5/12 19:00
- Molly said...
Congratulation!! Very happy for u!
- 9/5/12 19:17
- Blaze Stormthief said...
That's amazing, Friendly!!! Best of luck with your new job! I've been reading your blog for years, and I'm sure that Kingsisle can't go wrong with someone like you :)
Blaze Stormthief
- 9/5/12 19:56
Congrats!!! From the sound of it you must've really worked hard for that. Welcome to TEXAS! I hope you and your family enjoy their new house and I hope you like your new job :).
Best of Luck, Ryan LifeGarden.
- 9/5/12 20:51
- Morgrim Trollfriend said...
Wow, that is just amazing!
Good luck with everything. :D
- 9/5/12 23:13
- Connor Mistblade said...
I've been reading your blog for almost 3 years now and I still enjoy every new post. You deserve this, Friendly for all the hard-work you've done. I couldn't think of anyone more perfect for the job then you.
Good Luck! :)
-Connor Mistblade
- 10/5/12 05:19
Amazing! Congratulations most definetly. I've been following your blog for awhile and :D We're so happy for you!!!
- 10/5/12 10:43
okay, first of all, congratz, but i got a question.............WHAT THE HECK DO YOU MEAN BY THIS BLOG MAY NOT PERMANENTLY GOING AWAY!?!?!?!?!? does that mean its going to go away for a bit!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? but the important part is that ur living ur dream. gratz dude XD
- 10/5/12 13:18
- Rose Marie said...
I love your Falmela bobble head. :)
- 10/5/12 14:06
THATS AMAZING FRIENDLY!!! :D!!! I applaud thee... I live in Texas, you'll love it here trust me (except the weather can be a bit crazy) :) That is so cool!! You really deserved it
- 10/5/12 19:20
Congratulations Friendly!!! Looking forward to seeing your hard work in Pirates101!
- 10/5/12 19:31
Congratulations! Good luck in Pirate101. See you in the game :) I will sail on my pirate ship.
- 10/5/12 22:20
I don't read your blog for two days and you get a dream job with KI?! Congratz man! to you and your family! -All the best, Jose
- 11/5/12 17:15
Congratulations Tom on your phenomenal accomplishment! You deserve it! I wish you and your family all good luck! Keep up the great work!
- 12/5/12 08:24
- Legend Tamer said...
What baranch of ki, the one in plano or austin Texas? If plano be warned we will give your kids/ you (if in high school) a real chalange in football!!!!!!!!
Anyway good luck on the job!
- 12/5/12 08:36
- robert dawnbrand said...
Awesome! Well deserving for all your hard work you've done for the community.
- 12/5/12 15:25
- Cheats and Crackers said...
That's awesome Friendly! Way to go, man! There's no one better that they could have picked. :)
- 12/5/12 21:29
- Fin and Quinn said...
Congratulations Friendly.
- 13/5/12 08:06
- AutumnalDusk said...
Community Manager? How the Heckhound am I supposed to beat you now? I cry 'foul'!, lol.
In all seriousness, Friendly, I can't think of a smarter choice for KingsIsle, and I believe that this announcement only secures the future of P101 *that much more*. It's the equivalent of seeing one of us lowly trench fighters promoted to General. Yay, you!
It's a good sign where a company can recognize the Gold in it's own Community, I can't think of a better choice.
I wish you many things, but most of all I wish you *very few*, (if not "zero"), instances where the "needs of the business" conflicts with Community.
"Of course you know, this means war." ;P
- 13/5/12 11:00
Welcome to Texas Friendly...Your gonna love it and best of luck with new job !
- 16/5/12 19:53
- The Traveler said...
Hats, helmets, and hoods off to you, Tom! You truly deserve this, may your future at KI grow and prosper! Best wishes, and Keep Traveling, whether your destination be in the Wizard's or Pirate's Spiral!
- 20/5/12 11:47
- Vale said...
I'm so bummed to have missed meeting you in person in the land of sage-brush and honey. I hope you enjoy Texas. I know I've loved it when I've been there. We'll sure miss you here.
- 21/5/12 22:43
Hey everyone go to my new page Wizard101 Memes for the best Wizard101 Memes and like the page thanks!
- 22/5/12 20:08
I will look forward to seeing "Friendly Witchdoctor" but this time he is coming as a part of KI (*whispers* you still should stay in our side and keep fighting for us lol) BEST OF WISHES! GOOD LUCK!
- 24/5/12 06:29
I'm a bit late...but wow.
I've been one of your longest fans, and I gotta say....
I saw this coming :)
Good luck Tom!
Stay Gold.
- 3/6/12 15:45
Congrats on your new job! I wish you the best of luck ;)
keep up the good blogging
- 11/7/12 19:50
- soumya015 said...
congrats! you deserve it. i love your blog :)
- 5/11/12 10:44


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President Obama, off the record
President Barack Obama is often accused of being insular. He's not a schmoozer. He doesn't like meeting with lawmakers, and he doesn't particularly care for talking to reporters, either.
But get him in an off-the-record setting with a small group of opinion columnists — the David Brooks and E.J. Dionne types — and he'll talk for hours.
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"He likes the intellectual sparring element of it," a source familiar with the president's thinking told POLITICO. "He likes talking to reasonable adversaries."
He also likes talking to the people he likes to read. The president is a voracious consumer of opinion journalism. Most nights, before going to bed, he'll surf the Internet, reading the columnists whose opinions he values. One of the great privileges of the presidency is that, when so inclined, he can invite these columnists to his home for meetings that can last as long as two-and-a-half hours.
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( PHOTOS: Obama's second term)
The president appreciates the back-and-forth exchanges at the sessions, past participants told POLITICO. He even occasionally asks aides or administration officials what a specific columnist thinks about an issue. Sometimes, the aide will then reach out to the columnist to ask his or her opinion, which has had the unintended effect of spurring the columnist to write a piece expressing his thoughts on that very issue.
"It's like, 'The president wants to know what you think about 'x.' So you go, 'I guess I better figure out what I think about 'x,'" one columnist explained.
The off-the-record meetings are held over coffee around the long wooden conference table in the Roosevelt Room, just off the West Wing lobby. Participants vary depending on the issue of the day, but there are regulars. Brooks, the New York Times columnist, is a frequent guest, as is Joe Klein of Time Magazine. From The Washington Post: E.J. Dionne, Eugene Robinson, Ezra Klein and Fred Hiatt, the editorial page editor. On foreign policy: the Post's David Ignatius, Bloomberg View's Jeffrey Goldberg, and the Times' Thomas Friedman. He also holds the occasional meeting with conservatives. This month, he met with Washington Post columnist and Fox News contributor Charles Krauthammer, Wall Street Journal editorial page editor Paul Gigot, and other influential representatives from the right.
The sessions, which have become more frequent in Obama's second term — he held at least three in October — provide a stark contrast to the combative, sometimes cantankerous relationship between the White House and the press corps. They also serve as an alternate means of shaping the debate in Washington: a private back-channel of genuine sentiment that seeps into the echo-chamber, while Jay Carney, the White House press secretary, delivers largely scripted responses in the public briefings. Obama holds the occasional off-the-record meeting with top White House correspondents, but they are few and far between — a fact that rankles some members of the press corps. (POLITICO has attended off-the-record sessions with the president.)
At the same time, these bull sessions give validation to an oft-heard critique: that Obama prefers the law school salon to the bully pulpit — that he would rather be regarded as smart by the people he regards as smart than be feared by the opposition or seen as effective by the people he governs.
( Also on POLITICO: Poll: Obama approval at all-time low)
The presidency is a job preeminently of public communication and persuasion, and yet Obama's public campaigns have often failed to achieve tangible results. His signature healthcare law is struggling. He hasn't moved the needle on gun control or the sequester by going public. Syria was a muddle of mixed messages and wild improvisation. On such issues, private meetings with his intellectual peers hardly seem effective, let alone an adequate substitute for more on-the-record press conferences.
The goal in these get-togethers, participants said, is two-fold: First, the president wants to convince the columnists that he's right — about the debt ceiling, about health care, about Syria — and that his opponents are wrong.
"The president is thoroughly convinced that the course he has set out is correct, and that his opponents are either wrong-headed or crazy or, in the case of [House Speaker John] Boehner, insufficiently courageous," said a journalist who has attended off-the-record meetings. "By getting together a group of intelligent people who are going to be writing about him or talking about him, he thinks he can show them how obviously everything he is doing makes sense."
The second goal is more tactical: By meeting privately with the people who shape national opinion, the president ensures that his points of view will be represented in the media — even if those points of view aren't directly attributable to him.
"He sees columnists as portals," another journalist who has attended meetings said. "It works — I feel it work with me. It's almost impossible to spend hours face-to-face with the president, unfiltered, then write a column or go on television without taking his point of view into account."
For that reason, calling these sessions "off the record meetings" is actually inaccurate, said Ari Fleischer, the former press secretary for President George W. Bush, who held similar meetings.
"It's a misnomer. After these meetings journalists will go on the air and say, 'Here's what the White House is thinking on this,'" Fleischer explained. "It's smart. Every White House should do it."
The line from the president's off-the-record remarks to a pundit's authoritative, on-air commentary can often be charted. New York Magazine columnist Jonathan Chait attended one off-the-record meeting on Oct. 17. The next day, he appeared on CNN and said that the president had "a lot of administrative action [planned] on the environment."
"He didn't mention that yesterday," CNN's Wolf Blitzer said, referring to public remarks the president had made hours before the off-the-record meeting. "He mentioned the budget, the immigration, the farm bill — I didn't hear anything about the environment."
"Yesterday is what he wants congress to do," Chait said, referring to the president's public remarks. Then: "He can do the environment without congress. That's the real attraction… I think that's the big move of his second term." Of immigration reform, Chait said the president "probably" couldn't get it passed, "but he's going to try."
Reading columnists or watching them on cable news after they've attended an off-the-record session at the White House thus becomes a form of tasseography. If you want to know where the president stands on a foreign policy issue, it is often said among Washington's national security experts, read the latest column by David Ignatius.
"The facts are off-the-record, but the sentiment is not," Chuck Todd, the NBC News political director and chief White House correspondent, said of the meetings. "When you know how the president thinks about something, when you understand his point of view, how do you avoid talking about it?" Todd said. "It's in your head."
Said a columnist who has attended multiple meetings, "When you can write your column with absolute surety, knowing that what you're saying is a true reflection of what the President of the United States is thinking, how do you not do that?"


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Seattle area sees surge in new homes
Seattle-area builders are starting to build houses again at a robust rate, though still far below the pre-bust years.
Seattle Times business reporter
After a long, recession-induced hiatus, Seattle-area builders are starting to build houses again.
It's another facet of the local real-estate market's modest recovery in 2012. Sales volume is up, in part because of record-low interest rates. Prices have bounced back from last winter's post-bust lows.
Experts generally anticipate more of the same for 2013.
New-home construction is on a pace this year for its best showing since 2007. Builders and analysts expect that surge, too, will continue into the new year.
"I don't know what's driving it — pent-up demand, or job growth, or something else — but the market is strong. Land prices are climbing," says Bill Hurme of Kirkland new-home marketing firm TeamBuilder JLS.
Through October, local governments in King County had issued about 3,300 building permits for new houses, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates.
That's up 36 percent from 2011 — and up a whopping 99 percent from 2009, when new construction hit bottom.
It's still nowhere near the heated pace of the pre-bust years — local governments issued more than 4,600 single-family permits during the first 10 months of every year from 2002 through 2007.
But builders aren't complaining.
Observers attribute the resurgence in homebuilding to several factors, including at least two that are particular to this recovery:
• While overall home sales are up, the number of houses listed for sale — old and new — has hit its lowest level since at least 1999. That's partly because many homeowners and potential sellers still owe lenders more than their houses are worth.
"The builders can sense what everyone else can sense — that there's not a lot of inventory out there," says real-estate blogger Tim Ellis of Seattlebubble.com.
"It's kind of a no-brainer" that they would build more houses to help fill the gap, he adds.
• Since the recession, national homebuilders have jumped into the Greater Seattle market in a big way, bringing a different mindset and resources that may not have been available to small local builders who once dominated the scene.
"They filled a void," Todd Britsch of New Home Trends, a Bothell research and consulting firm, says of the national builders. "Without them, we wouldn't have been able to keep up with demand."
Who's buying?
CamWest Development of Kirkland, one of the Seattle area's biggest homebuilders, sold fewer than 200 houses in 2011.
This year it's 284 and counting, President Eric Campbell says.
Who's buying new houses?
Some are moving to the Seattle area for new jobs, Campbell says. The region's employment growth over the past year has been among the most robust in the nation.
Then there are local folks looking to "move up," but frustrated by the lack of resale inventory — and rising prices for the little that is available. "They're saying, 'We can buy new, and customize,' " he says.
Finally, Campbell says, about 15 percent of CamWest's sales are to overseas buyers — mostly from China and Korea — who have business here and want a place of their own when they're in town.
Campbell sold CamWest a year ago to Pennsylvania-based Toll Brothers, which bills itself as the nation's largest luxury homebuilder. It was one of several recent deals that brought big national builders into the Seattle market for the first time.
Miami-based Lennar bought Premier Communities of Puyallup. Richmond American Homes of Denver acquired SDC Homes, also of Puyallup. Australia's Henley Properties took over Bellevue's Bennett Homes.
D.R. Horton and PulteGroup, the nation's two largest builders, also have entered the local market.
Their arrival probably has resulted in more new-home construction than would have occurred otherwise, analysts say.
Big national volume builders are less sensitive to the vagaries of the local marketplace. "They were put on the planet to do one thing," says Seattle land-use economist Matthew Gardner, "and that's build stuff."
National builders — many of them publicly traded — also have better access to capital, Gardner and Britsch say.
During the recession's darkest days they could self-finance and pay banks cash for foreclosed lots, when many smaller local builders probably would have had trouble qualifying for loans.
Toll Brothers' cash allowed CamWest to buy distressed properties and ramp up construction in anticipation of rising demand, Campbell says.
The company broke ground on about 180 houses in 2012. Next year he expects that number will grow to about 260.
"We're just running out of our supply of inventory," he says.
Considering suburbs
Most of the new houses CamWest and other builders are building are out in the suburbs, because that's where the land is.
How does that jibe with the much-touted penchant of "Gen Y" — young adults, especially educated, well-compensated ones — for big-city living? They're the likely homeowners of the future.
"People want to raise their families in a single-family home and not a condo," says Teambuilder JLS' Hurme. "It still comes down to that."
Gardner agrees.
"When you start to get older and get married and have kids, you're not going to live downtown," he says.
He offers this observation: According to at least one definition of Gen Y, its oldest members turned 30 in 2012.
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International Women's Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future.
This year International Women's Day marks its 100th anniversary of celebrating women's successes and reminding of inequities still to be redressed. Whilst much has been achieved for women's rights, many traditional gender tasks have remained unchanged.
Water collection for example, is still at the core of millions of women's responsibilities. In Africa, 90% of the work of gathering water and wood for household and food preparation is done by women. These duties represent full-time work, leaving no time for education or economic employment.
Women's decisions in water management are also often still dictated by their social positions and geographic location. Although water management activities gain efficiency and impact when both women and men are involved in decision-making, gender inequity still hampers progress in water management across the world.
In Jordan, women's rights are enshrined by law through ratified conventions providing the legal frameworks for women to claim their rights. Frequently ignored in practice, Jordanian women became aware of inequities and began to claim their rights, including right to healthcare, education and water use and management. Such priorities stem from the fundamental pillars these play in the lives and livelihoods of the poor, and women in particular.
Against such background, IUCN together with the Arab Women Organization (AWO), an IUCN Member, started to push forward advocacy efforts for the benefit of women to develop a model for more active involvement in decision-making processes in the water sector in Jordan.
Deterioration of the Azraq Oasis - considered the most significant basin in Jordan - is considerable as water resources are overextracted through illegal wells and increasing water demands for Amman. This is leading to desertification and soil salinity. All are affected in the Azraq area, and women in particular for their household needs as well as small-scale projects which generate much needed additional income.
AWO and IUCN launched a project for restoring the Azraq Oasis with involvement from the local community, and women in particular. The project focuses on enhancing water governance and improving women's participation in water resources management. The partnership was made in the context of the REWARD programme that aims to influence decision-makers to adopt an integrated approach to water resources management, and addressing discrimination against rural women, eliminating any discrimination in becoming involved in rural decision-making, development and planning.
"The role and voices of women in the Azraq oasis restoration has been tremendous, both in terms of finding sustainable solutions and working together with all stakeholders involved", says Fidaa Haddad, IUCN Project Manager and Gender Focal Point. "Shortly after starting the project, the Azraq district saw a significant change in behaviours. The change manifested itself in a novel cooperation, teamwork and voluntary spirit among all the different group members, in addition to acceptance and supporting the role of women. Aside from the gender mainstreaming in water decision-making, new role models of empowered women are now leaving a positive mark on the younger generation of women in this region."
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Calling 911 at the first signs of a heart attack gets you in the healthcare system to ensure that assessment and treatment begins well before you reach The Medical Center. Knowing the warning signs of a heart attack can save your life.
The Medical Center is the 40th accredited chest pain center in the nation and the only hospital in Southcentral Kentucky with Full accreditation with Primary PCI from the American College of Cardiology.
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A 168-foot-long replica of an iconic Vermont covered bridge that was swept away by Tropical Storm Irene is nearing completion.
Beginning Monday, the Lower Bartonsville Road in Rockingham will be closed so workers can dismantle a temporary bridge and move the new bridge into its place across the Williams River.
The Bartonsville Covered Bridge dates to 1870, and was destroyed in Irene's floodwaters in August 2011. A dramatic video posted on Facebook showed the bridge being swept away by rushing water, then disappearing seconds later.
The Rutland Herald reported that the road will be closed for about 45 days while the bridge is put into place and final work is completed on the $2.6 million project.


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For those of you still paying attention to the Kansas City Chiefs, we have more movement at the quarterback position.
Coach Romeo Crennel on Wednesday named Brady Quinn his starter for Sunday's meeting with the Denver Broncos, sending the embattled Matt Cassel back to the bench.
Quinn hasn't started since suffering a concussion against the Oakland Raiders in Week 8. Crennel tapped Quinn to make his first start since 2009 in a Week 6 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but the eventual head injury shuttled Cassel back under center.
Quinn was cleared by team doctors to play in Week 11 against the Cincinnati Bengals, but Crennel rolled with Cassel. That didn't last long. He was benched for Quinn in the second half, and it's now Quinn's role to lose once again.
It's the latest chapter in a hollow drama. Neither Cassel or Quinn look like starting material for a team that's lost at sea.
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I love to read, but I live to write.
What started out as a way to express my pent up emotions when I was a child, quickly turned into something I couldn't live without.
My first real writing was done through poetry. It was short, to the point, and let me talk about whatever happy or depressing thoughts happened to cross my mind.
From there I moved on to short stories. In the beginning they weren't very long, had awful grammar, and tended to be very rushed. Once I found fanfiction, that all began to change. I started to really get inside my characters heads, flesh out their worlds, and write out complete thoughts instead of just snippets.
It didn't take long for me to start writing my own stories again, and I haven't stopped since. I still tend to stick with short stories (I have a very short attention span), but I no longer feel that's all I can write. I've completed one full length novel and am well on my way to finishing the second.
I never stick to just one topic or genre, my mind doesn't work that way, so chances are you'll see a wide variety of stories from me.
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Trojans Finish Seventh At NCAAs
Morozov 3rd in 100y free, Lendrum 6th in 200y back, 400y Free Relay fourth.
Morozov, Quintero Earn Finals Bids To Open NCAAs
Trojans also get 200y free relay into 'A' final and Lendrum, Bobrosky earn second
Morozov, Quintero Take Seconds At NCAAs
Trojans in seventh after first night.
No. 5 USC Set For NCAA Championships
Strong Trojan team looking to build on seventh-place finish in 2011.
Morozov Wins USC's First Pac-12 100y Free Title Since 1992
Freshman Quintero takes second in 1650y free for third top 3 finish.
THIS SEASON: Jeff Daniels, a 2012 senior, is among USC's top returning sprinters who was a two-time All-American last year on relays. He has become a key dual-meet performer individually and on relays and is a strong team leader. He is Troy's fifth-fastest ever in the 50y free.
2011: Daniels earned his first All-American honors as a 2011 junior co-captain, helping USC to a fifth-place in the 200y free relay (and school record 1:16.98) and to third in the 400y free relay. He was also 28th in the 50y free (19.78) ... At the 2011 Pac-10 Championships, Daniels was 20th in the 50y free (20.38) and 24th in the 100y fly (50.76).
2010: Daniels made his NCAA Championships debut as a 2010 sophomore, taking 28th in the 50y free (19.86) and 36th in the 100y free (43.98). He also swam on USC's 200y and 400y free/medley relays ... At the 2010 Pac-10s, Daniels was a finalist in the 50y free, taking fifth in 19.76 after going 19.72 in prelims, USC's top time of the year. He was also 10th in the 100y free (43.91).
2009: As a 2009 freshman Daniels was USC's top sprinter, finishing the season with the second best 50y free (19.89) and the top time in the 100y free (43.81). Daniels also led off Troy's top 200y and 400y free relays ... At the 2009 Pac-10 Championships, Daniels was 14th in both the 50y (19.84) and 100y free (43.81) and helped the 200y free relay set a school record (1:18.11).
HIGH SCHOOL: Daniels, who prepped at Clovis (Calif.) West High, competed in two events at the 2008 Olympic Trials, tying for 59th in the 50m free (23.26) and finishing 79th in the 100m free (51.27) posting personal bests in both races ... The 2008 Fresno Bee Swimmer of the Year and a four-year prep All-American, Daniels was a 12-time CIF Central Section champion, including titles as a senior in the 50y and 100y free. He won the Central Section 50y free each year in school and won the 100y free also as a junior ... He also won 15 Tri-River Athletic Conference titles ... He also played four years of water polo.
CLUB: Clovis Swim Club.
PERSONAL: He was born on Feb. 6, 1990 ... His older brother, Josh, is a redshirt junior at Cal ... He is majoring in public policy, management and planning.


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Randy Jackson, brother of the late pop legend Michael Jackson, was hospitalized Tuesday in Southern California.
Jackson, 48, experienced chest pains around noon on Tuesday and was taken to Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, where he is currently awaiting the outcome of tests, a source close to the Jackson family who spoke only on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly said.
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The source told The Associated Press that doctors at the hospital think it was a mild heart attack, but this has not yet been confirmed.
On Monday, Randy Jackson was in court with his family for a hearing in the involuntary manslaughter case of Dr. Conrad Murray who is accused in connection with Michael Jackson's death. Randy Jackson arrived after everyone else and stopped to hug his parents, his brothers and sister LaToya before the hearing began.
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Last week, he made an appearance on CNN's "Newsroom" and expressed the opinion that Murray should be charged with first-degree murder. He also said he thought others were implicated in Michael's death.
In a series of posts on Twitter in the last few weeks, Randy Jackson said he had succeeded in stopping an unapproved tribute show to Michael in Rome which had been scheduled on June 25, the anniversary of his death. He said he also had been talking to officials at Forest Lawn Glendale in an effort to have fans admitted to the area near Jackson's tomb on the anniversary.
He said in his posts that the fans had been a great source of comfort to him.
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"At times, I'm sad&broken," he tweeted. "But ur supprt helps 2 encourage me and fuel my motivation 2 continue this fight 4 truth&justice."
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Film Society of Lincoln Center Hosts Special Presentation of LIFECASTERS Today
The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today it will present Lifecasters, a film project featuring short films by Adam McKay (ANCHORMAN, "Funny or Die"), Shira Piven (FULLY LOADED), Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert (THE LAST TRUCK: CLOSING OF A GM PLANT, A LION IN THE HOUSE), and Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly (THE WAY WE GET BY) that tell stories of Americans who have discovered creative ways of realizing their dreams - a bit later in life. The event will take place at the Walter Reade Theater (165 West 65th Street) tonight, February 6 at 6:30PM and will include the screenings as well as a live musical performance by MC5's Wayne Kramer, a subject of one of the films.Produced by the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) and Sunny Side Up Films, Lifecasters is an innovative public television program that unites fiction and documentary filmmakers to tell inspiring stories of overcoming the odds.Supported by PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), LIFECASTERS is scheduled for broadcast on Thursday, February 7, 2013 on PBS (check local listings) and via streaming video on PBS.org. Emmy-nominated filmmakers Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly are Executive Producers for the project, which is also overseen by BAVC's Executive Director Carol Varney. "BAVC is thrilled to have worked with these incredible filmmakers on three inspiring documentary projects. The subjects in the films will move those who have an unfulfilled dream to take steps toward their goal. And I hope viewers will use the Lifecasters interactive site to share their own stories of overcoming odds," says Varney."We're very excited at Film Society to offer a big-screen presentation and event to launch what promises to be an inspirational film project," added FSLC Director of Programming, Year-round, Robert Koehler.Adam McKay (ANCHORMAN, "Funny or Die") and Shira Piven (FULLY LOADED) produced and directed THE BEAST AND THE ANGEL, a short film profiling influential MC5 guitarist and ex-prisoner Wayne Kramer, chronicling his own complicated journey of recovery using music as rehabilitation with prison inmates through his charity Jail Guitar Doors.Academy Award-nominated filmmakers Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert (THE LAST TRUCK: CLOSING OF A GM PLANT, A LION IN THE HOUSE) created SPARKLE, the story of African-American dancer Sherri "Sparkle" Williams, one of the oldest female professional dancers still practicing in the United States. Emmy-nominated filmmakers, Gaudet and Pullapilly (THE WAY WE GET BY) produced THE GAMBLING MAN, a portrait of Albert Hurwit, an 80-year-old retired doctor who could not read or write music, yet composed an award-winning symphony."There are so many talented individuals across the country finding ways to inspire, help, and motivate others to achieve their full potential in life. We hope Lifecasters will be a model for supporting creative, innovative endeavors and allow others across the country to take a chance on themselves," explains Pullapilly.Visit Filmlinc.com to purchase tickets or for more information about this event.For more information about Lifecasters, visit: http://lifecaster.bavc.org/. FILM SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTERFounded in 1969 to celebrate American and international cinema, the Film Society of Lincoln Center, under the leadership of Rose Kuo, Executive Director, and Robert Koehler, Year Round Program Director, works to recognize and support new directors, and to enhance the awareness, accessibility and understanding of film. Among its yearly programming of film festivals, film series and special events, the Film Society presents two film festivals in particular that annually attract global attention: the New York Film Festival, led by Program Director Kent Jones, which just celebrated its 50th edition, and New Directors/New Films which, since its founding in 1972, has been produced in collaboration with MoMA. The Film Society also publishes the award-winning Film Comment Magazine, and for over three decades has given an annual award-now named "The Chaplin Award"-to a major figure in world cinema. Past recipients of this award include Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, and Sidney Poitier. The Film Society presents its year-round calendar of programming, panels, lectures, educational and transmedia programs and specialty film releases at the famous Walter Reade Theater and the new state-of-the-art Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center. The Film Society receives generous, year-round support from Royal Bank of Canada, American Airlines, The New York Times, Stella Artois, the National Endowment for the Arts and New York State Council on the Arts. For more information, visit www.filmlinc.com and follow #filmlinc on Twitter.