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One of the things that I hear from my French students is they can read and write in French but listening and speaking in French using the correct sound can be challenging at times. I try to encourage my students to speak French even if I know it can be daunting and overwhelming for them. I often hear my students say that French people speak too fast. The only way to improve is to keep finding opportunities to listen in French. Try to avoid translating from English to French or from your native language to French. I suggest to the students to have an image of the word in French for example"Froid" means cold So you should try to get a mental image of someone shivering.
I made a list of some words that some of my students find difficult
1. Joyeux -
In The word joyeux we say joy as "jwah" and repeat the y and say "yeux" .The "eu" sounds a bit like "er" in English.
2.L'eau - Water
In the word l'eau, the sound eau is one sound so the three letters eau make the sound "o" like the final "o" of potato in English.
3. Heureux - Happy
In the word heureux the h is silent and both sounds "eu or eux" are more like "er" in English.
4.Froid -
In the word froid we say the "oi" like a "wah".So it looks more like "frwah".
5. Une feuille - A leaf
In the word feuille the sound eu is like"er" in English and the double l is like the sound of "y"
6.Une fille - A girl
In the word fille.The sound "I" is like "ee" and the double l is like a "y" sound.
7.Dehors - Outside
In the word dehors the letter "h" and s are silent it sounds like "der hor"
8.Un yaourt -
A yoghurt
In the word yaourt we say "ya - oor" .The letter "t" is almost always silent as a final sound. ** The final sound "T"in the word yaourt is pronounced in different regions in France.
9.Une Bouteille - A bottle
In the word bouteille we say "boot" and "eille" sounds like "aiye"
10.Bouillir - To boil


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it will not be simple, it will not be long
it will take little time, it will take all your thought
it will take all your heart, it will take all your breath
it will be short, it will not be simple.
America, tonight I leave you.
I want to leave you in joy and peace and eloquence, but you have filled me up with words which are not fully formed. They fall from me in spurts, blurted, wild. I am grotesque in my incompleteness. I wasn't always this way.
Here I made a home, in all its wholeness, and while I built it I forgot the mantra I should have kept close. I didn't come to stay. Maya's shield, my shield. I forgot, and fell in love.
I didn't come to stay. I came to watch the shimmer of the horizon line as I waited for the bus. I came to watch the sunset over the mountains at the end of Covell. I came to drink coffee in the CoHo and write papers between classes, just to see if I could. I came to lie down on the quad and watch clouds above redwoods. I came to look for an XS hoodie in the bookstore every week. I came to eat In n Out and burritos and sushi and burgers, to drink from red Solo cups - to learn beer pong. I came to order Dutch Bros so many times the girl at the drive in gave us coffees for free.
I came to hear Harlem poetry and jazz. I came to read children's classics. I came to take a class I thought I'd hate and found my favourite. (Professor Embry, it was all you.) I came to study the Old Testament next to Asian Diasporic Literatures. I came to realise it is ok to think some work professors think is important is actually terrible. I came to take a seminar class which let me write on James Nachtwey for my final paper. (Thank you, Professor Stratton.) I came to spend shady hours on the fourth floor of the library. I came to leave with a 4.0.
I came to talk my way into an oversubscribed photography class. (I came to be blessed with Sam Contis for my photography teacher, who took a chance on a literature student from England.) I came to spill chemicals and light with friends while I came to believe I was an art student. I came to learn faster than I thought I could. I came to appreciate crit. I came to find my voice, clear and insistent, in black and white film. I came to shoot gas stations and greenhouses and empty barns and swimming pools and mailboxes and parking lots and underpasses, in the dead of night, thinking about love and loss and space. I came to visit galleries in San Francisco. I came to sing to Jackson Browne in the darkroom at one a.m, alone, with my work.
I came to join a newspaper and find out whether this was what I really wanted. (It was.) I came to climb cranes with cameramen for CBS news. I came to cover campus festivals and fashion shows and football games. I came to meet cheerleaders and frat boys and senators and protestors and athletes, and editors, and people like me.
I came to hitch a ride back from the beach with a girl who wore the biggest smile: I came to meet Abby, my confidante and my counsel. I came to sit next to a girl at a party with tumbling curls and a sparkle in her eye: I came to meet Misha, my darkroom mentor. I came to eat lunch with a girl in a hijab who said she liked my watch: I came to meet Ziba, my guide inside Islam and my go-to girly gossiper.
I came to visit the cows at two a.m. I came to stay the night. I came to be picked up before sleep to go stargazing, shivering. I came to open Googlemaps and drive to the first body of water we didn't recognise. I came to see Berryessa under a full moon and return again to photograph the night sky. I came to take spontaneous roadtrips and run a car to ruin on the freeway in the dark. I came to sit above the Golden Gate Bridge with the lights of the city echoed in the hills, to feel still with hope and fear, and then, released, to drive full speed across the water with Springsteen in our ears under the moon. I came to learn the bus routes off by heart, to write papers during early-hour layovers in Safeway parking lots, to chase the cops for a cover story. I came to share a bath and a bottle of wine on a Sunday night over House of Cards. I came to roadtrip eight hours through the desert and the mountains and argue about oranges. I came to be taken to flooded mountain cabins and wide turquoise lakes and deserted beaches with the moonlight on the waves. I came to make a pinhole camera and visit Disneyland and walk down a boulevard engraved with stars. I came to see thunderstorms in the desert. I came to lie in the dark listening to two heartbeats, thinking about the word tenderness.
I came to be an Aggie. I came to belong. I came to find another part of myself. I came to fall in love. But I didn't come to stay.
America, tonight I think of Adrienne and her poem which I found first in you - within two miles of the Pacific where I lived then. In the fall everything was new, and she spoke of that terrifying delight. I read the poem again tonight, and found another voice which touched me, tongue to tongue.
If you had known me
once, you'd still know me now though in a different
light and life.
America, tonight I leave you incomplete. Something here is started, something which has uncovered a part of me which was always there, dormant, dulled. From the shell of a remembered ancestry and the fragile belief in a wild heart I have built a home. I am myself, if you had known me/once, but I am not the same as I was before.
I am not finished here. While I lock the door I hold the key. America, tonight I leave you because I didn't come to stay, but I bury a part of me under a stone by the back door. In a different/light and life, I will return.

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Have you been wanting to reduce your unwanted body fat, but hesitant to turn to a surgical tummy tuck or liposuction procedure to do so? Well, here at HDA's sister company, New Leaf Esthetics in Herndon, VA, Dr. Taraneh Zand and Dr. Reza Golesorkhi offer a safe and painless non-surgical procedure which accomplishes the same goal: CoolSculpting. Read on to learn more about this innovative cosmetic procedure and how it can help you have the body shape you have always wanted!
Oh, that stubborn fat
No matter how much you diet and exercise, you still have those love handles. However, you do not wish to undergo a surgical procedure involving anesthesia, cutting, sutures and a significant recovery time.
That's where CoolSculpting from our Herndon office comes in. CoolSculpting is an in-office procedure which actually freezes fat cells in those hard to reduce areas of the body.
Also called cryolipolysis, CoolSculpting comfortably eliminates the lumps, bumps, and rolls you dislike so much, while keeping you active and comfortable at the same time. The procedure is FDA-cleared and performed by specially trained professionals at New Leaf Esthetics, so you know that it's safe.
The details on CoolSculpting
It begins with a consultation here at our Herndon office, wherein you will discuss your cosmetic goals with Dr. Zand and or Dr. Golesorkhi. One of our doctors or trained and certified specialists will then look at your skin and ask you about your medical history. We will also outline how the procedure will work for you and which areas of the body it can address.
During the procedure, you may notice a feeling of cold and some pressure. What's great is that you can return to home or work right after the procedure if you desire.
As a CoolSculpting patient, you will notice a significant reduction in your problem fat areas in as early as 30 days, with maximum results showing within 3 months. Furthermore, once your body has eliminated those frozen fat cells, they are gone for good!
Find out more
We all have personal goals when it comes to facial appearance and body shape. If you'd like to take advantage of a patented and proven way to eliminate unwanted fat for good, call New Leaf Esthetics for a consultation on CoolSculpting. Our number is (703) 953-3309.
You can restore your youthful appearance with injectable dermal fillers. Dermal fillers are natural or synthetic substances that are injected into the skin to reverse the signs of aging. Led by Dr. Taraneh Zand and Dr. Reza Golesorkhi, New Leaf Esthetics (located in Herndon, VA) offers a variety of powerful dermal fillers to the patients they serve. Read on to learn about the life-changing benefits of dermal fillers.
1. Treat Acne Scars
While acne scars may fade over time, they often don't go away completely without treatment. Doctors use dermal fillers to treat acne scars.The best fillers for acne scars are fillers made of hyaluronic acid such as Restylane, Belotero, and Juvederm. Dermal fillers fade acne scars by lifting them up and adding volume to them.
2. Erase Facial Wrinkles
Injectables such as Sculptra, Juvederm, and Radiesse can smooth wrinkles and restore a youthful appearance. Injectables plump up the tissue beneath the skin, shrinking wrinkles. The skin becomes smoother, firmer, and younger-looking. Most dermal fillers will fill fine lines and wrinkles in less than 30 minutes with results that can last from four months to more than one year.
3. Treat Smile Lines
Nasolabial folds, also called smile lines, are nothing to smile about. These creases in the skin run from the side of the nose to the corner of the mouth. Smile lines are the result of skin elasticity and the loss of facial volume as we age. Dermal fillers smooth smile lines by filling in deep creases. To smooth away smile lines, you can opt for fillers that are made from hyaluronic acid, such as Restylane, Radiesse, and Juvederm.
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Wrinkles aren't the only signs of aging. Over time, your cheeks may flatten and the skin may start to sag. This is caused by a loss of volume in the cheeks. Using dermal fillers, your doctor can enhance and volumize your cheeks without facelift surgery. Dermal fillers add volume to correct age-related volume loss in the cheeks to help create a youthful appearance.
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Some individuals have thin lips and want to make them bigger. Other people have noticed their lips thinning out over time. Your doctor can use dermal fillers to increase volume in your lips. Dermal fillers can enhance the appearance of your lips by adding volume, structure, and shape. Many patients experience immediate results that can last for several months. After that, you will need more injections to keep the volume in your lips.
If you want to look younger than ever, call New Leaf Esthetics at (703) 953-3309 right now to schedule a consultation in Herndon, VA. With dermal filler treatments, you will look as wonderful as you feel. We want you to live your best life!
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When you look at your face in the mirror, do you see a young-looking face, or do you see the early signs of aging? Do you see those annoying fine lines and wrinkles which commonly appear around your eyes, forehead, lips, and cheeks? If you aren't happy with your skin and want to do something about it, it's time to consider Botox treatment! Dr. Taraneh Zand and Dr. Reza Golesorkhi at New Leaf Esthetics in Herndon, Virginia can help you look younger and better with Botox treatment.
Botox has been rigorously tested for both safety and effectiveness and has been shown to produce dramatic, beautiful results of smoothing out your skin, making lines and wrinkles less noticeable. It comes as an injectable medication which works by temporarily "freezing" muscles and nerves which cause the wrinkles and lines. After Botox treatment, your skin will appear smoother, younger, and rejuvenated.
As you age, your skin loses moisture, becomes drier, and loses the elasticity it once had. Instead of "snapping back" as it did when you were younger, your skin develops fine lines and wrinkles along the expression lines in your face.
Botox helps to diminish the expression lines in your face, including:
- At the corners of your eyes, commonly known as crow's feet
- Running across your forehead, known as furrows
- Between your eyebrows, also called glabella
- At the corners of your lips, known as marionette lines
- Laugh and smile lines running from your nose to your mouth
Most people tolerate Botox treatment very well, and you can ask for a numbing spray or cream be applied to the skin before treatment if you wish. The amount of injections varies depending on the area treated. Full results will be visible within 2 to 4 days, and you may require maintenance treatments at 4 to 6 month intervals to help you maintain your beautiful results.
Botox can rejuvenate your skin, giving you a more youthful, energetic look. It's time to say goodbye to those tired-looking fine lines and wrinkles and say hello to a great new look! It's time to call Dr. Taraneh Zand and Dr. Reza Golesorkhi at New Leaf Esthetics in Herndon, Virginia. Call today!
Though the fountain of youth is a myth, your doctor can work wonders to help you appear younger with the help of modern medicine. Botox, a cosmetic procedure which helps reduce the appearance of your unwanted fine lines and wrinkles, can accomplish many tasks and even help prevent new wrinkles from forming. Learn more about Botox and what it can do for you by reading below and contact Dr. Taraneh Zand and Dr. Reza Golesorkhi at New Leaf Esthetics in Herndon, VA if you are interested!
How does Botox reduce my unwanted fine lines and wrinkles?
Thanks to its chemical makeup, Botox reacts with the facial muscles after injection and paralyzes them, preventing them from moving. This results in the skin over the muscles relaxing and smoothing out. This process also prevents new folds from forming by preventing the skin from creasing, which, after time, causes new wrinkles.
Am I a good candidate for Botox?
Good candidates for Botox are in good physical health with no allergies to certain medications or chemicals. Additionally, candidates should have realistic expectations for their results.
What to Expect From a Botox Treatment in Herndon, VA
Botox treatments last only about an hour and do not require any downtime for healing. In fact, patients can go back to their daily activities just after their treatment. Prior to your procedure, your doctor will cleanse your facial skin to prepare it for the Botox injections. They may also mark the areas they feel need the most attention. Then, they will use a super-fine needle to inject the Botox into the facial muscles. You may experience a small pinch as the needle enters the skin, but the process should not be painful.
Interested? Call Today!
For more information on Botox and how it can reduce the appearance of your fine lines and wrinkles, please contact Dr. Taraneh Zand and Dr. Reza Golesorkhi at New Leaf Esthetics in Herndon, VA. Call (703) 953-3309 to schedule your appointment today!
Welcome to the Blog of New Leaf Esthetics
Whether you are an existing patient or searching for a med spa in the Herndon, VA area, we're excited you are here. With the med spa industry advancing, we recognize the importance of keeping our patients and visitors up to date with all of the new and exciting things taking place in our practice.
As we move forward with our blog, we hope to promote skin health awareness as a vital part of your healthy lifestyle. Here you will find a variety of articles and topics including news, advancements in treatments, practical skin care advice and updates from our practice.
We hope you find our blog to be helpful, engaging and informational to ensure your best skin health.
As always, feel free to contact New Leaf Esthetics with any med spa questions or concerns.
-- The Team at New Leaf Esthetics
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Suzanne Dean collaborates with Bryn Perrott for There There
Fierce, funny and groundbreaking, There There is a multi-generational, relentlessly paced story about violence and recovery, hope and loss, identity and power. I wanted something simple, strident and bold that used type and image in a stark combination. There There was such a commanding title, I instinctively knew it would look incredibly graphic, filling the cover dimensions perfectly. I thought the US woodcut artist, Bryn Perrott, would be particularly good for the cover. She had a raw energy about her work that, in my mind, perfectly matched the tone of the novel.


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I'm forever on the search for new and interesting stationery goods from Japan. Luckily for me, Vanness Pens has some very interesting paper products in stock, and I have a small paper pack to give away to one lucky winner.
This pack includes the Kamiterior Shuritto To Do List, a write-and-destroy to do list, the Kamiterior Memoterior Notepad, which contains five different paper types in one pad, and the Kamiterior Nocci, a slimline portable notebook.
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Friday, April 15, 2016
Nedra's Doodle - Designer Dogs - Dalmadoodle!
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Extremely clever and well executed, using so many different techniques...I love it, it makes me smile!ReplyDelete
Nedra, I truly did exercise great control of temptation! (Nedra put this up as a draft early, because of an upcoming trip, and then asked me to publish it today!)I never did peek early at your quilt. And how much FUN it is! I never would have come up with a "doodle" dog, which is odd, because one of my three "grand-dogs" is a Labradoodle! This quilt is fun and full of clever techniques, such as the way you gave him a curly fluff!ReplyDelete
So cool! I love the fluffy dog.ReplyDelete
Dalmadoodle - what a cleverly designed and executed quilt! Thanks for the explanation of all the steps in creating this very fun piece. I especially got a kick out of this because I am contemplating adopted a doodle dog!ReplyDelete
So clever! Love all the textures and the 3-d effects!ReplyDelete
What a fun idea! I love the use of batting for the poodle fluffReplyDelete
From Rita: A Dalmadoodle? What a fun depiction of our challenge word. I did not know that we humans have tinkered so much with doggie genetics. What a wonderful idea to use the batting for the fluff. I would love to know what he is thinking…………..ReplyDelete
Rita, If you're interested, you'll find many other dalmation breeds here!!ReplyDelete
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Oh my ! What a great interpretation of our challenge word ! I've heard of a few of the "Doodle" dogs, and from this point on, will always associate them with your great quilt ! Thanks for your detailed explanation of all the techniques you used and for enlightening me (truly a lover of dogs !) about the various Doodle breeds !ReplyDelete
Love the designer dog. As I said, it was the first thought I had for this theme, but I didn't have time to develop it. The fire hydrant, the fire dog, the poodle fluff. Who would want to cross a dalmatian and a poodle?ReplyDelete
That is better left to quilters I believe. Great Fun!
As a cat person this would never have entered my mind. I had to look at the pictures on the web site and I do think your dalmadoodle is much cuter. I love the ingenious execution too.ReplyDelete
good interpretation of "doodle". Who would have thought there would be a dalmadoole!!!ReplyDelete


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Helping you get your mojo back - Week 12. Your time is now
Helping you get your mojo back - Week 12. Your time is now
This is our last week, and I am determined to help you moving into change. Here is a quick summary of the work we did during these 12 weeks. ( SOMEHOW I HAVE MISSED WEEK SIX!)
Week One - Evaluating your starting point
Week Two - Actions to take to move forward, choosing your path
Week Three - Vision your new path
Week Four - A deeper look into what is holding you back
Week Five - Making yourself accountable for your decisions to change
Week Seven - Understanding your why to help you stick to your plan
Week Eight - Finding partners in crime for support in your journey for change
Week Nine - Giving yourself permission for change
Week Ten - Celebrating every step you make in the process
Week Eleven - Get unstuck with self love
Did you find every excuse, like I am too busy, no time, the kids, the job, the husband, my mother, not to put any changes in places after all these weeks?
Be reassured I'm not here to judge you, only to help you be this gorgeous, amazing woman that you are, that deserves to make her mark into the world!
If you feel you stuck and can't move physically, the first thing to consider is your mind-set. Mind-set is basically everything!
I will start with a list of books that will help you with mind-set:
The power of now by Eckhart Tolle
This book will basically bring you back into the Now. It will help and remind you that your fears and anxieties are all in the past or future but not to the NOW, the exact moment you are in. So when you know that change is just a question of time but seems so unattainable, step back or forward and get back in the now. It will calm your mind down and give you breathing time.
Another mind-blowing book is Loving What is by Katie Byron
Our mind has a way to tell us stories that do not exist, Katie has found a very simple way to questions our thoughts to help us move on and free ourselves from negative thoughts that block us.
A return to love by Marianne Williamson
This is an updated version of her initial book a course of miracles. Love is the best healer for all our curse.
With this 12 weeks helping you getting your mojo back, I hope, I could create some shift in your life, too often we're longing for change and just go on with the day to day, thinking it will never happen until it's too late and you wake up on the wrong side of 70!
I'm not saying that it's too late! My aim is to give you the opportunity to make the most of your time, embrace every minute of life, make it something meaningful. There is no better time than now to embrace your true purpose and get your mojo working! And if you need more help that's fine, sometimes we're too stuck and need a pro's insight to help us vision the change, show us that we have the power.
How do you feel now? Like a new woman, got for it, the world needs you!!


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Internationally Respected Welsh Chemist to Speak at City Lecture
The general public are invited to attend a free lecture by internationally respected Welsh chemist Sir John Meurig Thomas as a part of the annual joint Open Lecture by The Old Dy'vorians Association and University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD), Swansea.
The general public are invited to attend a free lecture by internationally respected Welsh chemist Sir John Meurig Thomas as a part of the annual joint Open Lecture by The Old Dy'vorians Association and University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD), Swansea.
The lecture, entitled 'Unpredictability and Chance in Science and Technology', will take place at UWTSD's Dynevor Centre for Art, Design and Media on Wednesday 30th April, starting at 7pm. Admission is free of charge. Those who would like to attend are asked to contact Joyce Wills on 01792 481100 or email email@example.com.
Llanelli-born Sir John Meurig Thomas FRS is a leading chemist and educator primarily known for his work on heterogeneous catalysis, solid-state chemistry, and surface and materials science.
He has authored over one thousand scientific articles and several books, and has been the recipient of over twenty Honorary Fellowships from prestigious institutions across the world.
Sir John has worked at universities across Wales and has held senior positions at Cambridge University and the Royal Institution of Great Britain. He was knighted in 1991 'for services to chemistry and the popularisation of science'.
His recent awards include the Kapitza Gold Medal from the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (2011), the Jayne Prize Lectureship of the American Philosophical Society (2011), the Bragg Prize Lectureship of the British Crystallographic Association (2010), the Sven Berggren Prize Lectureship, Lund (2010), the Ertl Prize Lectureship of the Max Planck Gesellschaft (2010), the Sir George Stokes Gold Medal from the Royal Society of Chemistry (2005), the Giulio Natta Gold Medal from the Società Chimica Italiana (2004), the Linus Pauling Gold Medal from Stanford University (2003), and the American Chemical Society Annual Award (first recipient) for Creative Research in Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Catalysis (1999). He has won the Davy Medal of the Royal Society and the Faraday Lectureship Prize of the Royal Society of Chemistry. In 1995 he became the first British scientist in 80 years to be awarded the Willard Gibbs Gold Medal by the American Chemical Society.
In recognition of his contributions to geochemistry, a new mineral, meurigite, was named after him in 1995 by the International Mineralogical Association. In 2003 Sir John became the first scientist to be awarded the Medal of the Honorable Society of Cymmrodorion (London) for services to Welsh culture and British life. He is a Founding Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales and, since 2011, has been a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for Wales.
This will be the seventh joint Open Lecture by the Old Dy'vorians Association and UWTSD (formerly Swansea Metropolitan University), who have forged strong links since Swansea's former Dynevor School was acquired and developed into the University's Dynevor Centre for Art, Design and Media. Previous speakers have included Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach, Lord Anderson of Swansea and Professor Bernard Knight.
The Old Dy'vorians Association has been in existence since 1930 and serves as a platform for past pupils and teachers of the old Dynevor School to initiate and maintain contact with each other.
Note to Editor
- The University of Wales Trinity Saint David was formed in 2010 through the merger of the University of Wales Lampeter and Trinity University College Carmarthen. On 1 August 2013 Swansea Metropolitan University merged into the University.
- The University's 1828 Royal Charter is the oldest in Wales and is third to Oxford and Cambridge in Wales and England. HRH The Prince of Wales is the University's Royal Patron.
- On 1 August 2013 Coleg Sir Gâr merged into the University of Wales Trinity Saint David Group but will retain its own brand. Coleg Ceredigion merged into the group on 1 January 2014.
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The founder of Jan Dils, Attorneys at Law, L.C., Jan Dils has spent more than two decades providing caring and professional service to her disability law and personal injury clients. Since opening the firm in 1994, Ms. Dils has concentrated on helping West Virginia residents with the long and sometimes difficult process of obtaining disability benefits through the U.S. Social Security Administration and veterans' benefits through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. She also helps individuals throughout the state who have been harmed by the negligence of other parties and who are seeking compensation for their losses.
After receiving a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Marietta College in 1990 and a Master of Business Administration from West Virginia University in 1991, Ms. Dils attended the University of Virginia School of Law and was awarded her Juris Doctor in 1994. She became interested in disability benefits law while in law school, and she now helps her clients through an often frustrating bureaucratic maze of medical records, administrative documents and claims forms. Admitted to practice before all West Virginia state courts, Ms. Dils is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of West Virginia.
During her distinguished legal career, Ms. Dils has been recognized for her achievements by a variety of groups and organizations. The quality of her legal advice garnered her a Readers' Choice award from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel, and she has been selected for inclusion in The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100. Her track record and high degree of ethics has resulted in her receipt of a "Superb" peer review rating through Avvo. Ms. Dils is active in a variety of professional organizations, including the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys and the American Association for Justice.
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Woke up with another one of those headaches and thought I was going to have to cancel my trip to spend the day with Elisabeth. But, I went anyway, headache and all! I just kept popping the Tylenol all day. It didn't help much, but I managed.
We shopped for 1 1/2 hours in the mall in Concord. Next we cross the street to the AC Moore where we spent maybe 1/2 hour. Then we went to Sonny's BBQ and we both had a delicious roasted turkey on garlic bread sandwich and fries. That took about 45 minutes. Next we went to a smaller mall, but I'm not sure where it was. Maybe Kannapolis? And our last stop was a KMart near Elisabeth. She found a couple of matching sweater dresses for the girls there for $2 each! She found some great bargains today!
Tim ran a little fever this morning, but for the most part, felt good all day! That is good news! He did not go with Liz and I shopping, but he did go to our regular 2 Goodwills and had lunch at Arby's. I'm glad he was not feverish most of the day like the last time!
Tomorrow is the Preacher's Fellowship in WV. We are leaving at 9:30 a.m. as the sponsoring church is further into WV than the others we attend. Means getting back later tomorrow night, too!


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shape is a fundamental element. I keep coming back to this unit. a shape is an aspect. an aspect of a given face, an aspect of a given drawing, an aspect of a given anything. and if a given face has some particular set of aspects and a drawing has that same set of aspects than the two will match. as in the whole is equal to the sum of its parts. there will be in the drawing a perfect likeness to the face. So it's as simple as that and it starts here. but to get a perfect likeness is an impossible or nonsensical task until you add another element to the mix, and what is that element? well i think it's actually a matter of language. but whatever it is, it functions to limit the number of aspects so you don't have to draw and examine forever.
i'd always thought about there being two types of drawing: one from observation and one from the imagination, but i think i see it all as observation. there's the part of our mind that we don't have immediate access to, but we do have some kind of access to it and so it's the same as drawing from observation. i don't have access to what a horse looks like but i do have some kind of access to it. when i look at it i can find some information about what a horse looks like that i didn't have immediate access to. all i really mean to say is that the important element about the external that we draw observationally, this internal semi or subconscious part of us also shares. and if i am to do work that i myself find interesting, it would need to have something present within it, some stimuli that i'm not able to freely conjure with my conscious mind or indeed why wouldn't i?
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are opposicatures possible? well. it would just be a drawing of a completely different person who may be out there somewhere hypothetically. something about opposicatures doesnt sit with me. right now im thinking about maybe its the idea that perhaps likeness is what links a caricature to its subject matter. i think one of the key elements that sets caricatures and maybe portraits too, but i would say especially caricatures, apart from other artforms is the link between the drawing and the subject matter. also with jazz theres a thing called standards which means there's a limited number of familiar songs and then those songs are covered every which way by different artists and even by the same artists in different performances. but the set of standards is fairly limited to keep that link between the version of the song being performed in that moment and the standard it's referencing. but the point im getting at is that i think the link is important and how that link is established is important and i suspect that likeness is a big part of the link. and if the drawing looks a hundered times more like larry bird than it does steve urkle and its hillarious in this regard as all caricatures should be than how is it linked to steve urkle? because i say it is? and with jazz standards too it isnt just linked in nomenclature either. its linked because people have an affinity for particular songs and that's why the songs are covered by the jazz musicians.
another thing is i think that caricatures ought to hit you without having to think about it. i think ideally you're doing things that seem like they ought not to work but then they do, and what i mean by work is i mean hit you, feel like the person, ideally without thinking about it, and i think the ideal realm is the realm we have to opperate in when were defining things. but an opposicature you'd have to think about. It would be too cerebral if even cerebral. caricatures work because our mind uses the function of likeness to recognize people without even thinking about it. our mind has no need and no interest to recognize the opposite of what people look like, if such a thing can even be rightly conceived of.
for me what distinguishes one face from another is not the proportions of whatever dimensions but rather the hodge podge of shapes that make up the face, again ideally. if we talk about big nose versus small nose, i still wonder what kind of nose. and wouldnt the opposite of a very big nose be no nose at all? or would it be a very very small nose?
but i'm certainly picking , no pun intended, something apart which is at it's core about humor. an opposicature is possible. you can just say who it's suppose to be and use your sense of humor to find the funny possibilities. so i guess thats my final answer, but the idea of opposicatures got my brain spinning a little bit and we had a good little run there.
could it be an issue that most art has caricature and subject matter built into it, and "Caricatures" the artform, points to a peice and then claims that the subject matter is out there. or it claims that you or someone you love is the subject matter. could this be a problem? hmm. So then, if a caricature is to be art or to put it differently, if it is to be worth while, it seems like it would need to address two subject matters. one being the likeness of the individual and the other being whatever else. i guess something more universal.
speaking of that, I was thinking about how live caricatures are different from stand up comedy in certain ways. One of the big ones that has recently come to mind is that a stand up comedian's subject matter is different from a live caricature artist's. A stand up comic's subject matter is the human experience which we all share equally. A live caricature artist's subject matter is the likeness of this individual which these people, the customer's and their friends and stuff may be more intimately connected with. And then, as I stated above, I guess it would need another subject matter in addition.
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|[Molten Mine] Go for the Goal: Reach the goal
Now it's time to head to the new map that recently appeared, Molten Mine. There's a single challenge waiting for you there. It's time to race to another goal!
You'll appear on a stone walkway with pits of lava and high walls around you. Start forward and immediately you'll find yourself facing a series of soldiers. They're easy to plow through by jumping into the air and then swinging the Wii Remote forward to use a regular spin attack. After the soldiers, you'll hit a springboard that will propel you forward toward lower ground.
Sonic flies forward after slaughtering some soldiers.
Deadly arrows fly all around him.
Continue running along the lower path and keep to the right. Ahead, archers will fire twin volleys of arrows at the center of the path. Avoid the projectiles and approach from the air with spin attacks to take out the two archers. Past them, the path continues straight ahead a short distance and then bends gradually left. Follow it and you'll find the first of several large mine carts positioned on a set of tracks.
When you leap over the cart, do so along the right side. When you land just past the obstacle, you'll be on a track and will start grinding forward. Archers are now positioned along the left and will unleash an attack, so try to keep in the air as much as possible so as to remain above the arrows. Take out the archers and continue down the tracks, jumping additional mine carts and arrow attacks until you come to a wall with what looks like a spike-covered door. You can't pass through here, so jump over that to climb up onto a ledge, where soldiers await. Defeat them however you like and continue onward, at which point you'll head for a narrow ledge leading along a wall.
After each mine cart, you'll find yourself grinding on rails.
Then you'll have to creep along a ledge far too narrow for the typical medieval hedgehog.
The game advises you to take things slow for a bit, which is precisely what you should do. As you creep along the ledge leading toward the right side of the screen, rocks will rain down from above. You want to pass beneath just after one falls ahead of you, giving you the most time to clear any additional ones that may be coming your way.
As you make your way along the ledge, you'll be able to grab the occasional fairy. Doing so will cause you to drop and almost fall into the lava below, so jump back up quickly to resume your trek along the narrow ledge. Another issue is that large stones sometimes block the path. You can slash at these with your sword to remove them. The best trick seems to be to head under the nearby falling stream of rocks (there's always one on hand when you have to demolish stones) and then hug the obstacle, unleashing your sword stroke just after the most recent rock has fallen from above.
When you reach the other end of the ledge, you'll have to face several soldiers. Defeat them however you like, though ground-based attacks seem to work most effectively since you won't have much time to manage anything else. Once they're gone, continue along the path and you'll come to a pad that will propel you forward. As you descend, you'll land on a railing and will now be grinding forward.
Enemies will crawl toward you from above and to the right.
Even with lava surrounding them, villagers are obsessed with rings.
The tracks lead straight toward a series of the lance-carrying enemies. You'll need to jump over each set of these, perhaps slashing them with your sword as you do so (assuming that you're feeling vicious, and why wouldn't you be?). After the last of those, you'll again arrive on another of the narrow ledges with lava below. This one is different from the previous one in that you don't have to worry about falling rocks. However, there's a new threat: enemies. They'll crawl along the walls to reach you and you must slash them with your sword as they get within range. Slowly work to the right. You're in no particular hurry.
Once you reach the opposite side of the ledge, there's a treasure chest that you can break open for a prize. Then you'll hit a series of blue bumper pads that will allow you to propel your way through passages in the building built along the wall. When you reach the top, you can interact with a villager and part with 20 of your rings that you've recently collected, a nice thing to do if you can afford it. Naturally, you'll have to play one of the timed mini-games. Villagers like rings, but they like turning away benefactors who can't press buttons properly even more!
Jumping is really the way to go when it comes to runaway mine carts.
Sonic strolls through the peaceful village on a cliff.
The next section after the villager can be unexpectedly difficult. You'll run along a short ledge and then jump to some tracks below, where a grind will likely begin. As you advance forward, you'll see mine carts speeding your way. You need to either jump them or break through them with your sword as they come within range, or else you'll take severe damage and soon be a dead little hedgehog. Pay close attention as you work through the series of around five carts. The actual number varies depending on how quickly you come to the other end of the tracks.
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Hew Dalrymple, Lord Drummore Wed 5 Jun. I2.-15pm. I'ree. Scottish National Portrait (iallery. Staria Nenadic giy'es a talk on the work oi Allan Ramsay.
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We just finished updating our website. It was a minor update not a major redesign. In this six month tune up, we tweaked messaging, optimized for SEO, took down stale pages, and added several new ones to better explain our services. We recommend our clients do these types of tune ups regularly as well. In many cases, we facilitate this work for them. When we do, and even when did our own website update, we have many discussions around website design. Should the site have more pages or fewer? Should it be an interactive experience for anyone who visits? How much menu navigation should there be versus on page navigation? While these may sound like difficult design decisions, we don't think they are. Not if you recognize that your website is really just a tool to help you achieve your marketing and sales goals. Your website should help people find you, explain how you can help them, and help turn those visitors into leads or even customers. In this article we'll look at 5 website design choices that help inbound marketing.
Tip 1: Design your website to attract visitors
You attract visitors to your website by making it easy to find through good SEO practices. This is a fundamental concept in digital marketing. That means you have to select the right keywords that describe what you do, and match what your buyer personas will search for in order to find your products and services. You have to use those keywords in your pages and content. For your website, make sure to use keywords correctly by putting them page headers, meta descriptions and URLs. Publish and promote content using those keywords so that you can to rank for them. For help on website optimization see this Simple Guide to SEO from Kissmetrics.
Tip 2: Make messaging clear
We sometimes call this the CEO or salesperson effect on website messaging. Lots of stakeholders want to embellish about the awesome products and services they offer. That's great. They should, when the time is right. Before you do that, you have to get someone interested enough to listen. In today's online landscape, with so much competing for our attention, your initial messaging needs to be clear, concise, and compelling. It has to draw visitors in and make them want to read more. You don't want a website that says, "We apply aquatic force, and chemical agents pressurized with carbon dioxide along with best practice tools and techniques to suppress high temperature post combusted materials." You want a website that says, "We put out fires, we're the fire department."
Being clear, concise, and compelling takes creativity and work. But you can do it. Here are some tips to help:
Try to keep initial messaging short. A few sentences or a short paragraph.
Once you've formulated your key messaging, hire a copy editor, or multiple copy editors, and ask them to make the messaging more clear, concise, and compelling. Compare the results.
Ask your customers. Find out how your customers describe your products and services. Those statements might be great on their own, or a great starting point.
Hold a focus group that includes your customers and people who match your buyer personas. See how they react to your messaging before you go live.
Make this messaging very easy to consume. Use a tool like the Hemingway app to make your writing more clear and bold.
Make sure titles and headers, the first text on the page, draws people in.
Don't tell people what you do, tell visitors how you can help them. For example, don't say, "We do inbound marketing." Do say, "We help you drive visitors to your website, capture contact information so they become leads, and convert them to customers."
Remember to come back to that focus group. This is really important. Sometimes brands hold focus groups, talk to clients, hire editors to re-craft the messaging, and then publish it. That can be a mistake. Messaging is subtle and nuanced. After you've made all of those adjustments, get another round of feedback from your prospects and clients to make sure your revised messaging still makes sense and resonates with them.
Download our free ebook: The Essential Guide to Creating Buyer Personas and use our templates, resources, tips, and process to make your inbound awesome!
Tip 3: More pages provide more inbound opportunities
One common design debate is more pages versus fewer pages. Fewer pages are simpler to maintain. With fewer pages its easier to ensure that messaging is correct. Some argue that more pages gets in the way of contact. The argument goes something like this, "We want them to see what we're all about, and give us a call. More pages means we're getting in the way of them contacting us."
First, not true. When prospects want to contact you, they will. Second, more pages, give you many more opportunities to connect through inbound marketing methodologies. Remember, contacting you for service is a bottom of the funnel action. Something a client will do when they are nearly ready to buy. But what's going to get them ready to buy? The majority of your visitors will be top of the funnel visitors, checking out your brand, products, and services for the first time. You've got to educate them along their buyers journey to get them to the point where they want to make that call. In fact, most of the bottom of funnel interaction takes place through email, not through the website. The website is best for top of funnel interactions, facilitated by your website messaging and content, and middle of the funnel interactions, facilitated by content offers.
That's why have having more pages is so important. They let you maximize your inbound marketing potential. By having a page for each service, you can add content offers such as white papers, research data, checklists, and ebooks, relevant to pains addressed by specific services, right on the page with the service. If you're offering an ebook on why it's important to monitor social media, that offer is best placed on a page where you're describing the social media monitoring services you perform for clients. A visitor who chooses the offer, will fill out a form and provide you with their contact information. That moves the visitor down the funnel to become a lead, and allows sales staff to follow up in email and, hopefully, turn that lead into a customer.
You have a lot of flexibility in how you group pages for products and services. You can use summary pages that describe how the services solve problems, and include buttons or URLs that link to pages with more detailed information. Or you can simply offer each service on its own page. However you do it, we recommend that if it has a price, give it it's own page. If you put a number of products or services together as packages, make pages packages too. Those pages should always have a value proposition stating the benefit to the customer, a description, a call to action, and a contact form. This provides opportunities for anyone who opens these pages to engage, no matter where they are in the funnel.
We'll build your buyer personas and create a 12-month content plan.
Tip 4: Focus navigation to help people discover what you do
We just told you to add more pages so that you have the opportunity to have more custom offers and calls to action. That doesn't mean each of those pages should be linked off of your menu. Consider your blog. Would you link each post in your blog off your main website navigation? No, you link your blog, and then tell people how awesome it is. The same goes for many of these content pages on your website. Link to them from other pages where appropriate as with a services summary page that links to more detail for individual services.
So what pages should be included in your primary navigation? We prefer to ask that question a different way, "What should your primary navigation do." The answer is, it should help people learn how you can help them. This is similar to SEO. You have to think about your buyer personas, and how they might search for your products and services to find your website. Just take that a step further. Once prospects have found your site, what questions will they ask? We try to focus menu navigation on answering three fundamental questions visitors have:
What do you do? This might be your home page or a services page.
How much does it cost? This might be a pricing page.
Why should I use you? Elements of this might be on a home or services, page, but the full detail can be on a separate page.
What should be on these pages? Text, images, and videos that explain clearly how your services help people. These should be short, sweet, and compelling. You want visitors to desire to get to know you better. You're not on a date yet, you're just asking for the phone number.
These pages won't have a lot of detail about what's included in services. They won't explain processes or methodologies. For a product related site, these pages won't get into the weeds about how a product works, or specific product features. Those can be addressed through on-page URLs and buttons that lead to pages with that detail. The text and images on your menu linked pages should compel visitors to click those links and buttons.
Some people protest and say, "We have a lot of awesome information on those detail pages. That's our value add. I want people to find that." That may be true, but you need a lead in of some sort. Something that makes visitors want to know that detail. This is where the content marketing component of inbound marketing shines. Write a blog post, or a series of blog posts, that explains why that service or product offers great value to your clients. You can link directly to that page from your posts, driving visitors to that awesome information once you've piqued their interest.
5. Organize Your Website Into Topic Clusters Around Pillar Pages
SEO is changing and, earlier this year, Hubspot released guidance on how to organize website content into topic clusters around pillar pages. They explained the reason behind this shift,
"Nowadays, most are comfortable posing complex questions to a search engine, and they expect an accurate and timely result. Searchers who want a specific answer also use many different phrases in their queries. And now search engines are smart enough to recognize the connections across queries. Algorithms have evolved to the point where they can understand the topical context behind the search intent, tie it back to similar searches they have encountered in the past, and deliver web pages that best answer the query."
The results of this shift and the adaptation by search engine algorithms was also summarized,
"SEO is now shifting to a topic cluster model, where a single "pillar" page acts as the main hub of content for a overarching topic and multiple content pages that are related to that same topic link back to the pillar page and to each other. This linking action signals to search engines that the pillar page is an authority on the topic, and over time, the page may rank higher and higher for the topic it covers."
Hubspot released their content strategy tool earlier this year which is great for planning topic clusters around pillar pages. We're going to publish our our topic cluster and pillar page kit to help people restructure their website content as well. Stay tuned for that.
Ready, Set, Go
Your website has a job to do. It should be designed to perform that job the best it can. It should be optimized for keywords and SEO, and messaging should be clear. You should have pages for each product, service, or group of products and services that you sell. Those pages should offer engagement opportunities such as content offers, and contact forms. Your website navigation should be simple enough to funnel visitors into the pages for your products and services. Follow these best practices as part of your social media marketing efforts, and you will see results.
Over to you
What modifications have you made to your website to increase engagement opportunities or assist inbound marketing? Let me know in the comments.


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Ambitious women - Were you told you could have everything? Work a little harder and be a little better and you would have what men have. However somewhere along the road of working harder and becoming successful, your strong, independent, capable, get s*** done energy became effective and strong and your feelings, needs and ability to be vulnerable were lost along the way? Then when you were ready to have 'it all;, i.e. a family as well as a career you realized that maybe you had been lied to.
In the words of Brene Brown: "All the things we gain from independence have zero meaning without need."
You look around at the women in their 40's who were the first generation of this lie and see them; fabulous, put together, running the show and, single, childless, perhaps convinced they never wanted children, or they have children they seldom see, most coming back to work after 3 months maternity leave - if they are lucky, and you think, is that going to be me? Am I on that track? Should I just find an okay guy and settle? Shall I freeze my eggs? Do I need to move to the country to find a decent guy?
My name is Helena Goto and I work with fabulous ambitious women who are struggling to create connection, meaning and true love in their lives. I will help you redesign your life so it is the life of your dreams. I will work with you to integrate and thrive in the masculine world of business with the vulnerable world of relationship and family.
This Coaching Program is designed to identify what is stopping you from creating the connections and love you want and integrate it into your life. You will work with me in a very safe space to uncover what you want, and move away from what you have been told you should want and/or do. You will reconnect with pieces of yourself you have ignored. You will identify what you can do now to bring the love and meaning you want into your life.
In this package you will:
- Get clear on what you want so you can see it a mile away and finally find the partner and family that is right for you
- Identify what you don't want so that you can see it immediately and reject it so you are available for what you want
- Identify and reprogram limiting beliefs so you can stop wishing and start actually getting what you were born for
- Create actionable steps to limit the overwhelm and get from where you are now to where you want to be
- Be held accountable so that you don't waste time
- Be supported so you don't feel like you are on your own, you will have someone on your side
- Learn to control what you can control and feel empowered and relaxed to surrender to the rest take care of itself
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In the spring of 2015 I met Alyse Killeen and we immediately bonded over a shared interest of improving the connections between LA-area rising tech talent and the design, engineering, and product players in the area—ranging from exciting startups to mid-size growth companies to established public corporations. We came up with the idea of the City Fellows Consortium, a selective group of STEM students from the neighboring schools of USC, UCLA, and CalTech that would assembly 1-2 times a month across the LA area to meet with high-level representatives from all these companies.
We grew to over a dozen Fellows within the second year and expanded to Singapore soon-after. Many internships and collaborations (both between fellows and with corporate guests) have resulted as a part of these meetings and while I graduated and have moved to SF, the organization is still holding strong and growing to do more and more exciting things!


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Saturated fats, cholesterol are bad! Low-fat and non-fat products, all polyunsaturated, homogenized and hydrogenated fats, are good! This is the bill of goods we've been sold by the vegetable and food processing industries (including the sugar companies whose "goods" fill in the taste void created by low-fat and chemicalized fat products), based on the theory - called the lipid hypothesis - that the greater the amount of saturated fat and cholesterol in the diet, the higher the incidence of coronary heart disease. Proposed by Ancel Keys, a researcher in the late 1950's, the theory was subsequently found to contain numerous flaws in data and conclusions. Nonetheless, the food industry ran with it, making sure that Keys' study far overshadowed alternative views in the public arena, and funding further research to support it. The smokescreen continues to this day. Why? Because the commercial processing industry simply can't make money from whole healthy foods - primary competitor of their denatured cuisine - and that is the major contributor to our epidemic of heart disease, as well as many other chronic degenerative conditions.
The facts are that most people, especially infants and growing children, need more fat in their diet, not less. Fats from animals and vegetable sources provide materials that are crucial to heart and overall health. They supply a concentrated source of energy, building blocks for cell membranes and a variety of vital hormones and hormone-like substances. Fats in a meal slow down absorption so we can go longer without feeling hunger. They act as carriers for vital fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K. Dietary fats are needed for the conversion of carotene to vitamin A, for mineral absorption and a host of other processes.
But fats and oils must be chosen with care! Here are some important points to help you become a savvy fat consumer:
Saturated fats. These are found in animal fats and tropical oils and made in the body from carbohydrates. Saturated fats are so-called because all carbon bonds are filled by hydrogen atoms and, therefore, highly stable which means they don't go rancid even when heated in cooking.
Monounsaturated fats. These have just 1 hydrogen atom for every 2 carbon bonds and so tend to be liquid at room temperature, but are relatively stable. They don't go rancid easily and, thus, can be used in cooking. The most commonly found monounsaturated fatty acid is oleic acid, the main component of olive oil, as well as oils in almonds, pecans, cashews, peanuts and avocados. Your body also makes monounsaturated fatty acids from saturated fatty acids for use in a number of ways.
Polyunsaturated fats. These fats lack 4 or more hydrogen atoms relative to their carbon bonds and, thus, are highly unstable (reactive). They remain liquid, going rancid easily and must be treated with care. Polyunsaturated oils should never be heated or used in cooking. Because they cannot be made by the body and must be obtained from food, they are called "essential." The two polyunsaturated fatty acids most frequently found in foods are omega-3 and omega-6. In whole natural foods the ratio of these is a beneficial 1:1. During the typical manufacturing process, however, this ratio becomes unbalanced in favor of omega-6 along with subtle changes in the carbon bond configuration.
Short-chain fatty acids (4-6 carbon atoms). These are always saturated, found in butterfat from cows or goats. They have antimicrobial properties, protecting us from viruses, yeasts, pathogenic bacteria in the gut and generally enhancing immune function. They are absorbed easily for quick energy and are less likely to cause weight gain than olive or commercial oils.
Medium-chain fatty acids (8-12 carbon atoms). These are found mostly in butterfat and tropical oils. Like short-chain, these are quickly absorbed for energy and have antimicrobial and immune enhancing properties.
Long-chain fatty acids (14-18 carbon atoms). These can be either saturated, monounsaturated or polyunsaturated. Stearic acid is found chiefly in beef and mutton. Oleic acid is the chief component in olive oil. Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) is found in evening primrose, borage and black current oils. GLA is used in the productionof hormones that regulate many cellular processes. Palmitoleic acid is found almost exclusively in animal fats and has strong antimicrobial properties.
Very long-chain fatty acids (20-24 carbon atoms). These tend to be highly unsaturated. Some people can produce these from Essential Fatty Acids (EFA's) but those whose ancestry ate a lot of fish lack enzymes to produce them and must get them from animal foods like organ meats, egg yolks, butter and fish oils. These fatty acids play a vital function in hormone production and the proper function of the nervous system.
A century ago most fatty acids in the diet were either saturated or monounsatured: primarily from butter, lard, tallows, coconut oil, small amounts of olive oil. Today most of our dietary fats are polyunsaturated, chemically processed from soy, corn, safflower and canola. Modern diets consist of as much as 30% of calories as polyunsaturated oils, but science indicates it should be no more than 4% of calories, in about equal proportions: 2% omega-3 and 2% omega-6.
Excess consumption of polyunsaturated oils has been shown to contribute to a wide range of disease conditions, including cancer and heart disease, Parkinsons, Alzheimer's, cataracts, impaired immune function, liver damage, reproductive disorders, depressed learning ability, impaired growth, and weight gain. One reason is their highly reactive nature, as mentioned. When rancid or heated, free radicals are produced which attack cell membranes and red blood cells, causing damage to DNA triggering mutations in tissue, blood vessels and premature aging of the skin.
Commercially produced polyunsaturated oils contain far more omega-6 in proportion to omega 3 fatty acids - while in nature the ratio is roughly equal. Recent research has shown that excess omega 6 interferes with prostaglandin production and can result in increased tendency to form blood clots, inflammation, high blood pressure, irritation in the digestive tract, depressed immune function, sterility, cell proliferation, cancer and weight gain.
The American diet is generally deficient in omega-3 fatty acids, which is necessary for proper cell oxidation, amino acid metabolism, hormone production. Such deficiency can lead to asthma, heart disease, learning deficiencies.
Besides the lack of omega-3 and large amounts of omega-6 in commercial vegetable oil, industrial agriculture practices reduce amounts of omega-3 in vegetables, eggs, fish and meat. Organic eggs from hens allowed to feed on insects and green plants contain a beneficial balance of omega-3 and omega-6, whereas, typical factory farm supermarket eggs can contain as much as 19 times more omega-6 than omega-3!
When scientific evidence is objectively evaluated, there is no support for the claims that "artery clogging" saturated fats cause heart disease. Evaluation of the fat in artery clogs reveals only 26% is saturated; the rest is unsaturated, of which more than half is polyunsaturated.
Again, the public has been misinformed. Cholesterol is not the cause of heart disease, but rather a potent weapon against it. Our blood vessels can become damaged in many ways - free radical irritations, structural weakness, excess polyunsaturated fats and chemically processed foods, etc. When this happens the body's healing substance of choice is cholesterol, manufactured in the liver and most human cells. However, cholesterol, damaged by exposure to heat and oxygen, can promote injury to arterial cells and plaque build-up. This damaged cholesterol is found in processed foods like powdered eggs and in meats and fats heated to high temperatures, as in frying.
The many vital roles of cholesterol:
There are a number of heart disease-causing factors inherent in modern diets:
The current focus on lowering cholesterol - either by drugs or diet - is not the answer. The best prevention is a diet with animal foods rich in protective fats and vitamins B6 and B12; maintaining good thyroid function with adequate iodine intake (a little daily seasalt is a good source); avoiding nutrient deficiencies with a whole foods diet rich in antimicrobial fats; eliminating processed foods containing refined carbos, oxidized cholesterol and free-radical-containing vegetable oils. Of all substances ingested, polyunsatured oils, are rendered the most dangerous by modern food processingtechniques, including:
In 1920 coronary heart disease was extremely rare in the U.S. By the mid-1950's, heart disease was the leading cause of death among Americans, and remains so today. From 1910 to 1970, the proportion of traditional animals fats in the diet declined from 83 to 62%; butter consumption plummeted from 18 pounds per person a year to 4. During the same period, the percentage of dietary vegetable oils, like margarine, shortening, refined oils, increased about 400%; sugar and processed foods intake increased about 60%. There is a problem, but it's not traditional animal fats.
Most people, especially infants and children, benefit from more fat in the diet than less. But choose fats wisely and, most importantly, be skeptical of everything you hear from commercial food interests!
Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig
Weston Price Foundation
Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease by Robert H. Lustig, M.D.
Mercola.com: "Saturated Fat is NOT the Cause of Heart Disease"
Rethinking Cancer, by Ruth Sackman, is an excellent companion book to the film. Learn More


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What comes to mind when you hear "Senior Portraits"? Is it some lovely little gal, dressed to the nine's, looking like she just stepped out of a magazine? If you said yes, you're in the majority. For the most part, it's not an incorrect stereotype. The ladies do seem to go all out with hair, makeup, wardrobe and accessories, shouting from the rooftop that they had their Senior session. However, there's another half of the equation that shouldn't be left out...the fellas.
Let's not forget that the guys are also graduating and that moms and dads all love their sons as much as their daughters. They will want photos to remember their "little boys", as they end their time in high school, too. So, let's delve into some of the important factors in photographing the ever-mysterious teenage boy for Senior pictures.
First, lets dispel the myth that Senior photo sessions for boys can't be glamorous. Ok, so no, you are probably not wanting to see images with glitter on the face and hair being wafted about by a fan for a male but having a hair and makeup artist still has it's place. One thing that comes to mind is that boys are more likely to try something new with their hair, usually the day before (or day of) their session. MANY times, the new style isn't as flattering as it looked on that model from the Abercrombie & Fitch ad. A hair stylist can often mean the difference between dapper and disaster (wait, did I just date myself by using the word "dapper"...don't judge me). a hair stylist will also hang around to keep an eagle-eye out for stray and fly-away hairs. A photographer generally looks at the world through a tiny viewfinder in the camera. We are looking for important things like composition, framing, lighting, etc. In all honesty, most photographers probably won't even notice that hairs are out of place. At the end of the day, a Senior and his family will probably want to purchase a framed print that doesn't have young Johnny looking like Alfalfa with a huge cowlick sticking up.
The other myth that needs to be debunked is that makeup is just for girls. Now, hear me out. I'm not talking about normal, every day life or walking around looking like Boy George (there I go, dating myself again). I'm specifically talking about during a photo shoot. Let's face it, more often that not, blemishes like to pop up about 5 minutes before something really important is about to happen, right at the most inconvenient and inopportune moment. They do that on purpose, I'm convinced of it. The worst part is, they generally bring their family and friends. Then Senior pictures look like a pimple family reunion. A good make-up artist will not only know how best to hide or at least minimize the appearance of blemishes, they can also diminish the shine that comes with oily skin or sweat. Your son will definitely want to hide an acne outbreak and he'll probably also not want to be immortalized with and OPEC shine that makes it look like he has a 100 watt light bulb in his forehead. Cue the makeup artist. Additionally, subtly applied makeup can also help shape a face, accentuating cheekbones and structure of the nose and it can decrease a wide jaw or strengthen a receding chin and more. Hair stylists and makeup artists are super heroes, in the photographic world.
Next I will address posing. Women want to look soft, feminine, beautiful. Men, however, want to look tough and strong and cool. The female form is flattered by a slight turn of the body to be at an angle to the camera. That pose thins and gives shape to all female body types. A good photographer will create or emphasize an "S curve" in the ladies, with proper posing. However, that's not what guys want. Guy poses are usually more squared up to the camera. Women want to look delicate but men want to appear strong and commanding with broad shoulders, strong arms and neck, thin waist. A photographer should never photograph a Senior male looking feminine and soft. The pose should also look relaxed and natural, not forced and uneasy.
Finally, we come to lighting. In the same vein as above, girls like looking delicate and feminine while guys want to look strong and masculine and a big key factor is lighting. That's the last piece of the puzzle for the Senior portrait photographer to put together. Women benefit from large softboxes, octobanks or scrims while men are flattered by harsh, stronger light. This can be light without diffusion panels, use of open bulbs or a light source placed further away. Just don't put any light, for a male or female, in a way that makes them squint too much. Some squinting can be ok, for a guy, but is never complimentary for a female and never when it's so much that the eyes are pretty much completely lost. You can even be creative with back lighting, which can be very moody, which parents and grandparents love.
The only other thing I will bring up is props. I have heard that many professional photographers in the Fort Myers area (and beyond) limit or completely say no to the use of props with their Senior pictures. I think this is a huge disservice to both the high school student and his family. Guys, even more so than girls (just my opinion), on average, are more into sports and hobbies like fishing or their vehicle. If this is a "preserve them as they are" photographic event (as it should be) why would a photographer not capture that part of them that's so important? It just makes no sense.
When setting out to find that perfect photographer for your son or daughter's Senior pictures, I highly recommend that you find a photographer who is comfortable incorporating any sort of prop your graduating teen want to use. Any real professional will be happy to accommodate. If they are not, you aren't dealing with a professional and, for this once-in-a-lifetime event, you definitely don't want to depend on someone who's not a professional. He (your son) will never in his entire life have another "this is who I am at the time of my high school graduation" moment. Don't take a chance and don't settle for the cheapest photographer you can find on Facebook or Craigslist (in fact, I would venture to say that true professional photographers don't advertise on Craigslist at all...but that's another blog for another time). After all, would you look for a surgeon or the cheapest dentist on Craigslist or would you do research for the best?
When you want it done right, and you definitely do, look for a photographer with a real website displaying a real and varied portfolio of photos that display a style that you love and will be proud to hang on your wall.


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(Original design by Sparkfun.com )
There are several versions of Arduino hardware. Hobbyists have also made Arduinos on strip boards giving different looks. Here's one more Arduino, that is a simple do-it-yourself (DIY) kit. It is just like any other Arduino UNO board. However, it does not have FT232RL chip, therefore, you would need a separate FTDI basic module to burn your sketch. This kit contains everything you need to build your very own Uno-compatible DIY Arduino board. Simply follow the Assembly Guide and after some basic soldering, you'll have made a fully-functional Arduino-compatible development board. The included ATmega328 comes pre-loaded with the "Optiboot" bootloader so you don't have to worry about loading the firmware, simply solder it together, connect an FTDI Basic and load your favorite sketch using the Arduino IDE.
You can buy the kit at buildcircuit.net


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A passion project in collaboration with Sony. The idea was to portrait likeminded Instagram photographers and tell their story. Meet the people behind the lenses and the amazing photography that you see on their feeds. This is a small selection out of the 31 videos I did in total all across Europe. You can see the rest of the videos here


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Artist : Essud Fungcap
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Year : 1994
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