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The Hot Tub or Spa is the perfect place for a soothing massage, after all, hydrotherapy is a form of massage. In the warm waters of your hot tub, tired muscles relax and yield to the softest touch.
It's a great way for couples to help each other enjoy their time in the hot tub more, and become closer to each other in the process.
Since long soaks of 30 minutes or more may not be recommended, here's some ways to provide quick relief – in just 5 minutes!
Spa Massage Tips
There are some areas of the body that are not conveniently positioned for the spa jet massage, such as the thighs, lower back and pelvis areas. Other parts of the body can be comfortably reached by your spa massage partner, without climbing into some impossible position.
Spa Massage starts with a deal, an accord or pact between two aching bodies. "I'll do you – if you do me?" is the usual agreement. Although foot massage can both be given at the same time, it's best to trade off, to allow your helping hands to be most appreciated. Here's some tips on bringing loving relief in the form of massage – while soaking in your hot tub!
Foot Massage:
This is a good place to start the massage. Seated across from your partner, raise their ankle up onto your knee, and begin by slowly rotating the ankle in both directions. Then twist the entire foot, side to side – slowly. After this overall foot greeting, we can get specific. Extend the toes back and forward, and then stretch each toe, one by one, by gently twisting and then pulling or extending each little piggy.
Moving from the toes, massage the ball of the foot with circular motions, before running your thumb the length of the foot, from toe to heel. Finish the foot by massaging the heel area, squeezing it like a large lemon, as you move your hand around the heel. Switch to the other foot.
Hand Massage:
A hand massage is so appreciated, with the amount of dexterous tasks we are all doing each day on our computer and portable devices. A hand massage doesn't differ very much from the foot massage, except that it's best to be seated next to the person, on the side opposite the hand you are working on.
Begin with wrist rotation, a few times in each direction. Then fold the wrist to as far forward as is comfortable, pointing the fingers at the elbows. Reverse direction so the palm is open and facing up. Now, "squeeze the lemon" by squeezing the hand, as you slide it through yours, from wrist to finger tips. Now, work on each individual finger, with a stroking squeeze of each digit from base to tip. Twist each finger from side to side, and then extend each finger through it's full range. Finish with some thumb strokes on an open palm, while squeezing the hand edge, opposite the thumb. Switch to the other hand.
Back Massage:
If you have a large enough bench seat, your partner can sit in front of you, or, you can bring in a clean 5 gallon bucket as a seat in the center of the spa. For portable spas, standing outside of the spa can be most comfortable for the one giving the massage, and also allows you more leverage to bear down into tired trapezoids.
Start at the base of the neck, and work your way along the top of the shoulders. Dig your thumbs deep into the shoulder grooves (as deep as is comfortable for your partner). Then, follow down the spinal cord, as far as you can comfortably reach. Repeat the stroke, widening your stroke on each pass, until your hands end up on your partner's sides. Finish by pulling, hand over hand, strokes from the outside – in, or from the side of the body, toward the spine, repeating the stroke on the opposite side.
Neck and Scalp Massage:
This one can be performed with the person seated on the floor in front of you, if your spa is not too deep, or you can stand outside the spa, just behind your partner. Hair can be wet or dry, but wet hair is easier to get your hands through.
Again, start at the base of the neck, but this time work your thumbs upward, and as you reach the scalp, run your thumbs along the base of the scalp, towards the ears. Run your fingers up the neck, and into the hairline, continuing the stroke all the way to the front (remove any rings and necklaces first). Spend time behind each ear, and massage the entire perimeter of each ear, pulling, twisting and folding your partner's ear.
Keep the massage oils inside the house – your spa filter will do better without having to filter excess oil, and besides the water is a good lubricant anyway.
If you have any of your own spa or hot tub massage techniques to share, post a comment below – if not, give this 5 minute spa massage a try on your hot tub partner!
Gina Galvin
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Buddhist text about the bodhisattva Manjushri, approx. 1000–1100. Tibet. Gold on indigo paper. Gift of Lobsang C. Tamang and Cynthia E. Berman, B86D5.
Buddhist text about the bodhisattva Manjushri, approx. 1000–1100. Tibet. Gold on indigo paper. Gift of Lobsang C. Tamang and Cynthia E. Berman, B86D5.
Cabinet for storing offerings, approx. 1700–1800. Tibet. Painted wood. Museum purchase, 1997.17.a-.c.
Ewer with human skulls, approx. 1800–1911. China, Dolonnor, Inner Mongolia, Qing dynasty. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60M454.
Mandala of the Buddhist deity Chakrasamvara, approx. 1700–1800. Thangka; colors on cotton. Tibet. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60D50.
Prayer wheel, 1700–1800. Tibet. Silver. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60B158.
Svayambhu Stupa, approx. 1700–1800. Nepal. Gilded Copper. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60B212.
The Abbot Tsong Khapa, founder of the Gelug order, approx. 1700-1780. China; Qing dynasty. Gilded bronze. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60B145.
The bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 1800-1900. Tibet. Thangka; colors on cotton. Gift of the Friends of Richard Davis, 1988.34.
The Bonpo deity Kungsang Galwa Dupa, approx.1300. Western Tibet. Bronze with silver inlay. Museum purchase, B84B1.
The Buddha Shakyamuni, 1700–1800. Mongolia. Gilt bronze. Gift of Betty and Jack Bogart, 1994.131.
The Buddhist deity Mahakala as a Brahman, 1700–1800. Tibet, Ngor Evamchos-idan. Thangka; colors on cotton. The Avery Brundage Collection, B63D4.
The Buddhist deity Simhavaktra Dakini. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1736-1795). China, Beijing or vicinity, Hebei province. Lacquered and gilded wood inlaid with semiprecious stones. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60S600.
The Buddhist deity Ushnisha-sitatapatra, 1800–1900. Tibet. Thangka; colors on cotton. The Avery Brundage Collection, B76D10.
The Buddhist deity White Tara, approx. 1400–1500. Nepal. Gilded copper repousse. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60S22+.
The Buddhist protector deity Penden Lhamo, approx. 1700–1800. China; Qing Dynasty. Gilded bronze with inlaid jewels. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60B162.
The Great mystic Virupa, approx. 1400–1450. China, Beijing; Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Gilded bronze. The Avery Brundage Collection, B62B20.
The Hindu deity Narasimha, 1500–1600. Nepal. Bronze. Gift from an anonymous donor, B78B2.
The primal Buddha Samantabhadra, 1700-1800. China; Xumifushou Temple, Chengde, Hebei province. Thangka; colors on cotton. Transfer from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Gift of Katherine Ball, B72D67.
Thunderbolt and bell, 1403–1424. China; Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Reign of the Yongle Emperor (1403–1424). Gilded bronze. Gift of Margaret Polak, B85B3.a and B85B3.b.


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Performing skill evaluations is a good way to earn extra money without minimal time investment. If you are listed as publicly viewable on your profile, students will be able to find you on our directory and may contact you for this service.
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Nippon India FHF-XXXIII-3-1215D (G)
Scheme Information
|Asset Management Company (AMC)
|Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited
|Asset Class Type
|Inception Date
|Mar 17, 2017
|Crisil Composite Bond Fund Index
|The primary investment objective of the scheme is to seek to generate returns and growth of capital by investing in a diversified portfolio of the following securities maturing on or before the date of maturity of the scheme with the objective of limiting interest rate volatility -Central and State Government securities and Other fixed income/ debt securities However there can be no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the scheme will be achieved.
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The '09 Car Craft Summer Nationals
It Was Like Crack For Car Guys
Three days of cool cars, burnouts, bikinis, cruising, and competition-is this heaven? No, it's the Car Craft Summer Nationals presented by GM Performance Division, and if you weren't there, you're gonna wish you were. We took over the Minnesota State Fairgrounds July 19-21 for a three-day celebration of everything automotive. Hundreds of gallons of race gas were burned, millions of calories of fairground food were devoured, and in spite of the unusually cool temperatures and ice-cold economy, we all had a blast. If you want to join us next year, log on to CarCraft.com for details.
Cruising On University Avenue
Porky's Drive-in has been in the same location on University Avenue since 1953, and cruising has been part of the restaurant's landscape since the beginning. Though cars cruise there all summer long, after the Nats closes each day, the crowd lines both sides of the street for an entire block. There were almost as many police cars as muscle cars, and the tickets flowed as freely as the Coke from the soda fountain. Who knew a burger, onion rings, a shake, and just the slightest chirp from your tires could cost so much.
Burnout Contest
As usual, a burnout contest was held on Saturday and Sunday, and a couple dozen cars (and a few trucks) lined up each day to fry a set of tires.
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Schroders Quickview: Slowing China growth to prompt further stimulus
China's economy expanded 7.3% in the final quarter of last year, beating expectations and recording a 7.4% expansion for the year as a whole, but failing to meet the government's 7.5% target.
Growth slowed from 1.9% to 1.5% quarter-on-quarter. Growth in the quarter was supported by government stimulus in the form of credit easing and accelerated infrastructure spending, but it is notable that the 7.5% target was missed despite this. The government seems more cautious in its use of economic levers than in the past, as imbalances and instabilities mount.
"We expect growth to slow again in the first quarter of 2015 as fiscal reforms and falling land sale revenues hit local governments' budgets - this will mean more stimulus."
Higher frequency data in December was neither especially weak nor strong. Though industrial production beat expectations at 7.9%, accelerating from 7.2% year-on-year in November, retail sales missed expectations, in a reversal of November's experience. This likely reflects the removal of the distortion caused by the closure of factories that coincided with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in November and additional holidays, more than anything else.
Investment, meanwhile, was in line with expectations, growing at 15.7% annually, only marginally slower than November's 15.8% reading. This came despite further slowing in property investment and stagnant manufacturing numbers, thanks to strong infrastructure support, which grew in excess of 20% year-on-year once again.
Property sales contracted again, though at a slightly slower pace. Combined with the continued slowdown in real estate investment, it seems, as we expected, that the monetary easing we have seen has not been enough to reinvigorate the sector. A spate of recent reports regarding bond defaults and other problems among developers reflects the problems faced here, and the government seems content for the private sector to suffer a little more for now.
Looking ahead, we expect growth to slow again in the first quarter of 2015 as fiscal reforms and falling land sale revenues hit local governments' budgets. This will mean more stimulus, in the form of rate and reserve requirement ratio cuts, but we also expect a lower target to be set – and missed – this year. The expansion of shadow finance in December, as the monetary easing worked its way through the system, points to one reason for government hesitation in unleashing stimulus, and this will be the case for 2015 as well.


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It's the end of Fashion Week here in NYC and what an exciting week it was!
As we look back on the many beautiful collections of Spring 2013, we spot some of our favorite upcoming trends!
From brilliant bolds to pretty pastels, elegant patterns and flowing fabrics, this Spring promises to be fascinating. This week we wanted to share
some of our favorite runway looks and also give you a sneak peek of our Spring 2013 collection that could be paired beautifully with some of these fresh Spring looks!
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Taking Charge: Materials for Electric Vehicle Technology
As the market grows for hybrid-powered and electric vehicle technology, materials play an ever more important role to help reduce carbon emissions and dependence on petroleum.
DuPont Automotive has the broadest range of high-performance materials, polymer science capabilities, and application knowledge to help automakers quickly develop more efficient, safer, lighter hybrid and electric vehicles.
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14'-6" x 22'-4" Family Room / 12'-6" x 16' Master Suite
The Oakland gives you the benefit of an open floor plan while still maintaining distinct divisions between the family room, dining room, and kitchen. A large foyer adds to the flow of this home, setting the stage for the open living spaces. And a covered porch opens the door for outdoor living. This floor plan also features a 3rd car garage bay (a regular two-car garage opening with a single bay staggered behind) that could easily double as a workshop or convenient spot for storage. Or you can opt to finish that space for another 183 sq. ft. of finished space—bringing the plan up to 1966 sq. ft.View Home Plan PDF View Our Current Incentives
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Persons who have obtained one of the following levels of achievement will be credited with the equivalent of a master's degree.
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New Press Control Enables Higher-Speed CNC Punching
The Series 30i/31i-P model B CNCs include an embedded Ethernet interface that allows the user to integrate the CNC control into a company network for data collection or for high-speed part-program transfers. Worldwide links can be set up via the Internet to enable remote diagnosis and maintenance. Because the Ethernet interface does not use a public operating system, it is practically hacker-free and immune to viruses.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
It's giveaway time!!!
As a thank you for your ideas, I'll draw the names of 2 lucky winners and each winner will receive:
1) Couch Potato Lavender DIY Eye Pillow Kit - These feature exclusive Scarlet Fig designed fabric
1) Wing Through Customs Passport Cover DIY Kit - These feature Anna Maria Horner designed fabric and a hand stamped passport label with my design
Here's what I think in terms of what kinds of stores I should target, but I'm anxious to hear what you think...
-Independent home goods / home accessories boutiques. They probably carry indie designers.
-Small fabric or crafting stores.
-Online fabric/supplies stores might also be a good fit.
Here's how you can enter:
Post a comment with your store suggestion = 1 entry
Make sure you include the name of store + city/state
International suggestions are welcome!
Sign up to be on my mailing list = 1 entry
Just enter your email address in the top right corner of my blog
Post about my giveaway on your blog = 1 entry
Make sure you leave me a comment with your blog URL
I will randomly draw the 2 winners at the end of the day on April 30 so make sure you leave me a way to contact you. Can't wait to hear your ideas and thanks for your help!
See the kits in my Etsy store
See the kits in my Etsy store
See the kits in my Etsy store
24 comments:
- Lisa said...
I think this is a GREAT spot for your kits. And then they'll be available locally, JUST in case I don't win. :O)
- April 14, 2009 at 11:02 PM
- Maggie said...
Sage in Grinnell, IA.
The owners name is Carrie. She's always interested in homemade items.
Best of luck boutique hunting and thank you for hosting this great giveaway.
- April 14, 2009 at 11:13 PM
- malinda said...
Los Angeles has reform school and it is awesome: http://www.reformschoolrules.com/
the kits are so cute!
- April 15, 2009 at 1:30 PM
- AJ Bindel said...
I would suggest Blue 7 in OKC. They are a great local, independent business, and they're very supportive of local and out of town artists!
- April 15, 2009 at 5:11 PM
- kritty said...
urban craft center, santa monica, ca
or firefly venice, ca
juicy items!
- April 15, 2009 at 8:11 PM
- megan v said...
Sew to Speak in Columbus Ohio!
I actually JUST wrote a blog post about this place yesterday!!
my blog (so you can see some photos and a link to their blog!)
Sew to Speak is only a year old and is independently owned! Your fabrics would fit in so well there as well as your kits!
- April 15, 2009 at 9:08 PM
- CourtneyP said...
I think you would do great in a boutique . Check out "The Muse" in Frederick, MD.
- April 16, 2009 at 11:53 AM
- woof nanny said...
There's a lavender field here that has a gift shop. It might be cool to hook up with them. You'd need to use their lavender though http://www.thelavenderfields.com/
also, upscale gardening shops might like this, or even gardening websites, since you're featuring use of something that comes out of the garden. Try contacting Annies Annuals http://anniesannuals.com/
and Summers Past Farms http://www.summerspastfarms.com/
I'll go blog about your giveaway now.
- April 16, 2009 at 6:51 PM
- Jennifer Ladd said...
I subscribed to your newsletter. Thanks!
jennifereladd at yahoo dot com
- April 16, 2009 at 7:59 PM
You might try a store called
confetti in Richmond. The owner's name is Barb and she is always looking for kitschy stuff.
- April 17, 2009 at 7:44 AM
- Christa said...
I think this store in Sisters, OR would be perfect for your stuff.
It has a sister store, which is a quilting fabric store which also may be appropriate.
I think your work would also sell well at Fireworks in Seattle, WA.
- April 17, 2009 at 12:48 PM
- Corinne said...
There is a great store here in solana Beach, CA called Leaping Lotus. Go on-line and check it out! Love your kits!!
- April 17, 2009 at 1:00 PM
- meredithp said...
Hi, you might try Randy's Quilt Shop in Greensboro, NC.
- April 17, 2009 at 6:45 PM
- Unknown said...
Hi, I think that Dabberdoo may be just the ticket here in Atlanta, GA.
- April 20, 2009 at 8:35 PM
- Stephanie Hall said...
Eclectic in Austin, TX
Gabby B in New Braunfels, TX
- April 21, 2009 at 11:23 AM
- deepsouthrunner said...
Lewis Gifts in Shreveport, LA. They would fall into the home accessories/goods category.
I am signing up for your mailing list as well!
- April 21, 2009 at 11:36 AM
- Ashley said...
Hmm... you might try this little shop - Ink Ink - www.inkinkpapers.com. They're mainly an upscale stationery store, but they're expanding with some household items and other handmade fabric items.
- April 21, 2009 at 11:46 AM
- Fatty said...
My girlfriends and I go to a little place called The Tea Room for lunch as often as we can! The front half of the restaurant is a little shop area with handmade gifts. It's a somewhat random assortment, think: stuffed animals, pincushions, salt & pepper shakers, tea sets, handmade candles etc. They do a TON of takeout (a lot of elementary schools are nearby, and us teachers love to order out whe we can =) So when people come to pick up their orders, there's a little time to browse and shop. Anyway, here is the link:
- April 21, 2009 at 5:09 PM
- Me said...
Eddies Quilting Bee in Sunnyvale, Ca
Thanks so much!
- April 22, 2009 at 10:50 AM
- Karen L R said...
I've subscribed to your newsletter and will mention your giveaway in tomorrow's posting. Sorry to say, can't think of a shop nearby that might be a good match. Wish I did!
my info:
- April 22, 2009 at 9:08 PM
- Chelsea said...
There's one in my area called Sarahs Fabrics and they carry the best selection of fabric, patterns, notions, etc. that I've seen.
They're in Lawrence, KS.
- April 23, 2009 at 4:37 PM
- Becka said...
I think Patina in Minneapolis, MN would be a good fit for you. Best of luck!
- April 24, 2009 at 8:31 AM
- Karen said...
You would fit in very well with The Red Tree in Baltimore: http://redtreebaltimore.com/ Would love to see you over here!
- April 27, 2009 at 6:36 PM
- Unknown said...
Your items would fit in really well with the group of artists at Funky Finds, it's a Ft. Worth (TX, obviously lol) based website (sort of Etsy-esque) but they support a more local scene. I stumbled across their Spring Fling a couple of weekends ago, and it was FANTASTIC, I could see your DIY Craft Kits making a big splash there. www.funkyfinds.us
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As my family and I are enjoying this wonderful Christmas season, I started dreaming about what I'd want for Christmas when it comes to Dancing with the Stars. Yes, I know this is all a dream, but the two best parts of Christmas for me are: giving something something they dream about and dreaming of all the wonderful possibilities.
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2. A rumba with Edyta Sliwinska
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As I write this post, it makes me wonder why they've never put together a Dancing with the Stars Pros Christmas special. It would be amazing to see the DWTS pros choreograph dances to my Christmas favorites. All I ask if they steal my idea, is one dance with Chelsie and one with Edyta;-)
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With Rob gone, I got to taking advantage of the cheap Hydro rates on the weekend/holiday rates by putting in a load of laundry. While that was washing the bed was made and some vacuuming got done. A typical Monday morning.
I was getting into a nice little morning routine when the phone rang around the hour of 8:00 am. It was my "Crabby Cabbie" calling to tell me he had arrived at his point of destination, after driving 45 minutes down to Southampton, and nothing was open. He was on his way back home.
Well I could not imagine why everything would be closed on "Family Day", being a holiday and all? Will wonders ever cease with one having to go out to find these things on their own? why would anyone listen when told it was a Holiday and nothing would be open is beyond me !!! LOL .... some things just never change between a man and a woman at times such as these, for some of us.
All ended well, as my "Crabby Cabbie" arrived back home, put on his "Rob" hat and got to re-loading up the wood supply in the basement, and doing a few other things needing some attention in and around the house.
This week marks the last week of the Decluttering Challenge for the month of February, put on by Carla over at My 1/2 Dozen Daily, which I had signed up for. Week #4 - The "Dreaded" Challenge. Before I display photos of what "dreaded" decluttering job I have choose for Week #4, I must make it known I have a few more "dreaded" challenges to be completed in our home, however since I am concentrating on the main floor, this is where I decided to get it all completed in its entirety, and this is why I now am doing what I have been putting off for almost a year now.
The job I have choose to complete for this week's challenge is what had been my Mother's bedroom for almost 5 years, before she retired to The Golden Dawn Nursing home last June 2011. Since she moved out, the only thing removed or changed to this room was the removal of most of her clothes, and the disposal of the bed's mattress and her chair, all else remained a disarray of clutter.
I really haven't figured out why it has taken this challenge to get me to the point of taking on the decluttering and organizing this room. I am almost at a loss here thinking about it. What I am thinking is it is more then the decluttering and cleaning, as there is much emotion attached to my going through what remains of my Mother having lived with us. Almost as another Chapter of life is over with and the door finally being closed. It is very difficult to explain what I am feeling, as what I am feeling is a few different emotions without any explanation to go with them at the moment.
Onto the task at hand, as it it time. As we all know, there is a time for everything .....Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, and it is time for me to now do this ....
"The bath seat I am thinking should be advertised somewhere. It is quite the nifty item going up and down in the bath. I wasn't sure where to begin at first, as I did get started at it today. I ended up starting at the closet. I have gone through everything that had been in it, with it now being completely emptied out."
"The bedroom set is an Antique set I had purchased years ago, as seen in this photo it has "springs". I hadn't realized there was "stuff" stuffed behind the dresser that will also need to be gone through".
As the closet emptied I disposed of a bag full of clothes, not fitting my Mother any longer, some stuff animals and a few other items no longer needed. I am confident I have a good handle on the last week of the Declutter Challenge.
I am now thinking why this has been such a "dreaded" Challenge to me, is that I have been dreading the mixed emotions that are going to go along with the decluttering and organizing of my Mother's belongings. It is difficult, and something I have been dreading by putting off for so many long months gone by ..... now soon to be another Chapter in my Book of Life completed and closed.
By the time I was finished with what I got done doing today for the Dreaded Challenge, Rob and I made a trip downtown to the Salvation Army. When we got back home it was time to get supper going, as we had both obviously worked up an appetite.
Today I made Kraft's Chicken Bruchetta Recipe for the first time:
The recipe for this dish can be found at the following link:
If I were to make this recipe again, I would increase the amount of cheese layered, with maybe adding a bit on top of casserole for the last few minutes of cooking time. I am a "cheesy" kind of person, ya know?
With Supper over and cleaned up from, I took off downtown for a walk with my friend. The weather most certainly had been so perfect for a "Family Day" celebration !
I feel my day has been productive. I can now sit back to relax and watch one of my favorite shows, The Voice, "Just North of Wiarton & South of the Checkerboard".


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After we finished our new little garden we quickly realized that it wasn't going to stay looking footloose and weed free for very long.
Within a matter of weeks it quickly went downhill from looking like this all neat and tidy with freshly raked dirt and our cute new plants.
To this hot mess full of crab grass and other unnameable things with roots reaching so deep you envision someone in China pulling on the very same weed.
We were losing the weed battle, definitely not the look we were going for. We knew it was about time to get our mulch on. I've always loved mulch since I was a kid…yeah I'm weird like that. I also loved watching This Old House with my Dad on Saturday afternoons when I was little, go figure.
We went off to Home Depot and got a bunch of bags of black mulch, and gathered newspapers from the recycling pile. A long time ago we read somewhere that newspapers make a fantastic weed barrier instead of the usual black plastic. We've used it as our go-to weed barrier in planting beds for years. It withholds light stopping the weeds from growing while allowing moisture to penetrate to the soil.
The newspaper holds up surprisingly well with mulch on top which is also a natural weed barrier giving you an added layer of protection in garden beds while being completely biodegradable and the best part is it's absolutely free since we just save a bunch of Sunday newspapers as we go and use them when we're about to mulch the gardens.
I basically worked my way around the garden laying out the newspaper 2 to 3 sheets thick overlapping the edges to ensure full coverage, luckily this day it wasn't windy so there was no running around like a crazy person holding the edges of the paper down. A smarter person on a windy day may want to dampen the newspaper slightly to keep it from flying about. But that's just if you're smarter than I am.
Once the newspaper weed barrier was in place we began spreading the mulch in around the garden in sections about 1 1/2 to 2 inches deep.
Making sure to wear gloves since the dye used in black mulch tends to rub off of the mulch but sticks to your hands permanently, so unless you're going for the black dye covered hands look gloves are probably your best option.
After a quick couple hours the garden was in tip top shape again. We're really happy with how this little project turned out.
We went from this
To this.
I'm really liking how neat and tidy it all looks again and how much more vibrant to colors of the flowers are against the black background of the mulch. We're totally please with house this turned out and it was super cheap too. The mulch was around $3.50 a bag and we used about 6 bags for this little garden. The newspaper was free since we saved it from the recycling bin. So we brought about this dramatic change and time saving weed control not too mention our plants love the added moisture for around a whopping $21.00.


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Grade K (Levels A-J): 48 titles
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¡A batear! (Batter Up)A boy tries and tries to get a hit in baseball and finally succeeds. Level B. Learn more >
Almuerzo en el zoológico (Lunch at the Zoo)All the zoo animals are eating lunch-and so is one of the visitors. (Early Emergent) Learn more >
Amigas (Friends)A young girl and her adult friends have a fun-filled day together. Level D. Learn more >
Árbol de manzanas (Apple Picking)Getting to the apples on that tree is hard work! Heres what it takes. Level A. Learn more >
¡Bip biiip! (Honk!)A fire engine gets stuck in traffic on the way to a fire. Level B. Learn more >
Camiones y camionetas (Trucks)Many kinds of trucks carry many kinds of things-even other trucks! Level B. Learn more >
La comunidad (Community)A community is a place where people live, work, and help each other. Level D. Learn more >
¡Corre, corre! (Run! Run!)The three pigs, Red Riding Hood, and other favorite story characters are all off and running-but why? Level C. Learn more >
Crea tu propia tarjeta de san Valentín (Make a Valentine)Follow easy directions to make a valentine. Level C. Learn more >
¿Cuántas mascotas hay? (How Many Pets?)Students help count how many pets they have at school. Level C. Learn more >
Derretir (Melting)Some things melt in the sun and some do not. Level H. Learn more >
¿Dónde está Marco? (Where Is Marco?)Marco likes to read books that take him on imaginary journeys to lots of different places. Level B. Learn more >
¿Esto es un Monstruo? (Is This A Monster)Learn about different animals by seeing first a photo of a part of an animal and then the entire animal. Level C. Learn more >
En el bosque (In the Woods)Colorful photographs show animals that live in the woods, including a snake, a rabbit, a skunk, a fox, an owl, a deer, and a bear. Level B. Learn more >
En el trabajo (At Work)This nonfiction look at jobs shows that different jobs require people to work in different places. Level B. Learn more >
Es agua (This is Water)Water comes in many forms. Here is a look at some of them. Level B. Learn more >
Exploremos a los exploradores (Exploring the Explorers)Explorers travel around the world and beyond to discover and learn about people, places, and things. Level D. Learn more >
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Flores (Flowers)Eight different flowers are identified, first by color and then by name. Level A. Learn more >
¡Ganas dinero! ¡Qué compraras! (Earn It! Spend It!)Distinguishing between what you need and what you want will help you make good choices when you spend your money. Level E. Learn more >
Hay un ratón en la casa (There's a Mouse in the House)Theres a mouse, a cat, a dog, a tiger, and an elephant in the house. Level A. Learn more >
Joyas: rimas para que los niños jueguen (Jewels: Children's Play Rhymes)Twenty-one play rhymes from around the world. Level J. Learn more >
El lindo abrigo. Canción tradicional (Little Overcoat)A young boy keeps changing his overcoat, making it into other things. Level E. Learn more >
Me encantan los bichos (I Love Bugs)A young girl loves to watch bugs march, fly, buzz, crawl, glow, and hop. Level C. Learn more >
No me asustó a mi (It Didn't Frighten Me)Night after night, a young boy sees strange creatures outside his window. None of them frighten him-except a big brown owl. Level D. Learn more >
Nubes (Clouds)A young boy and his companions see some familiar shapes in the sky. Level A. Learn more >
Nuestro sol es una estrella (Our Sun Is a Star)This book explains that the sun is a star that gives light and heat. Level A. Learn more >
¡Oh No! (Oh No!)A little girl discovers holes in everything. Level D. Learn more >
¡Ositos! (Little Bears)Little bears do many things that children do. This book shows a number of them. Level B. Learn more >
Un paseo por la ciudad (Trip to the City, A)Two children explore a city with their grandparents-and watch as their grandfather does some unusual things. Level C. Learn more >
¡Pica, pica! (Itch! Itch!)Children playing in the ivy patch get an itchy rash. Level C. Learn more >
Puedo empujar (I Can Push)A young boy easily pushes many things, such as a toy truck and a swing, until he tries to push his dog toward the garden hose for a bath. Level A. Learn more >
¿Qué sale del huevo? (What comes from Eggs)Many animals hatch from eggs. This book shows us a few of them-and their eggs, too. Level B. Learn more >
¿Que viene primero? (What Comes First?)Relationships in nature, such as the sun preceding the day, are presented. Level C. Learn more >
¿Quién vive en el mar? (Who Lives in the Sea)Sea life, including jellyfish, sea stars, fish, octopus, seals, dolphins, and sharks, is shown in colorful photographs. Level B. Learn more >
Refréscate (Cool Off)A group of children in a city neighborhood try many ways to cool off on a hotsummer day. Level C. Learn more >
La rosa de los vientos (Compass Rose)A compass rose shows the four directions on a map. Level D. Learn more >
Sábados por la mañana (Saturday Mornings)A young boy likes to help his family on Saturday mornings, but he particularly loves to help his grandma when she bakes cookies. Level E. Learn more >
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Las tarántulas son arañas (Tarantulas Are Spiders)Interesting facts about tarantulas, the largest of all spiders, are presented. Level G. Learn more >
Tienda de mascotas (Pet Store, The)There are many animals in the pet store-and they come in all sizes! Level B. Learn more >
Todas mis familias (All My Families)This book explains that families can be the same in some ways and different in other ways. Level D. Learn more >
Vamos a jugar fútbol (Play Ball)Watch all the actions in a soccer game. Level A. Learn more >
Ven a jugar (Come and Play)A young girl and her doll try out a variety of imaginary professions. Level B. Learn more >
Yo como hojas (I Eat Leaves)Animals that eat leaves are introduced. Level B. Learn more >
Yo pinto (I Paint)A young boy (and his cat) spend the day painting. Level A. Learn more >


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Adequate nutrition during infancy is essential for lifelong health and wellbeing. Infants should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life to achieve optimal growth, development and health. Thereafter, to meet their evolving nutritional requirements, infants should receive nutritionally adequate and safe complementary foods, while continuing to breastfeed for up to two years or more.


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German based Heiko van der Scherm immediately attracts attention. Wearing a Roy Orbison hair cut he walks down the street always breathing inspiration. His grad film of the Institute of Animation was voiced by Whoopie Goldberg and Christy Scott Cashman and collected him plenty of kudos and applause. "Descendants"was written, directed and produced by Heiko himself.
His film earned him the 'Grand Prize of the Tokio Anime Award 2010, 'Best Character' Animago Award 2008, the Jury Special Awards of SICAF 2008 & many more.His colossal creativity grows out of his skill to conduct all his genuine qualities like directing, writing, cg-modelling and illustrating at the same time. He engines the production prestissimo and the final product results in grandioso. His bohemian style got him a job working as a director and animation artist for NATO, Daimler-Benz and various US production companies. And on top he penned together with Zheng Zhong the $6.000.000 feature GASP.
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Iraq is attempting to face up to the legacy of grave human rights violations from the previous regime, while dealing with ongoing violence, political instability and sectarianism. ICTJ has worked there since 2003 advising Iraqis on various accountability and justice options and monitoring measures taken to address the past.
Saddam Hussein's Ba'ath party ruled a violent and patronage-driven state for over 35 years. Torture, extrajudicial executions, arbitrary detentions, and enforced disappearances were common. Some 300,000 Iraqis remain missing from this period.
Hussein's rule was also characterized by campaigns of violence against Iraq's ethnic and religious communities. This included the genocidal "Anfal" campaign in the highlands of Iraqi Kurdistan. From February to September 1988, more than 100,000 Kurds are believed to have been rounded up and executed.
In the south, repression against the Shi'a included the expulsion of an estimated half a million people to Iran; the imprisonment or disappearance of between 50,000 and 70,000 civilians; and the harsh suppression of the 1991 rebellion, during which unknown thousands were detained, disappeared, or summarily executed.
The brutality of the regime, the legacy of repeated conflict, and continuing violence and abuse make it a complicated framework for transitional justice practitioners.
Since the US-led invasion in 2003, Iraqis and foreigners have attempted to establish accountability for past crimes. But transitional justice initiatives have suffered from poor planning and implementation, legitimacy challenges, lack of public consultation, and contradictory goals.
The prosecution of Saddam Hussein and senior members of his regime could have provided an opportunity for justice, however the process was eventually marred by severe flaws. There was no formal consultation with victims, and there grave concerns that the process fell short of international standards for fair trials.
An attempt at vetting, the "de-Ba'athification" process, became bitterly controversial, with far-reaching social and political impact. Unknown numbers of Ba'ath Party members were dismissed from government jobs and prohibited from future public sector employment, with very little regard for due process or the dire administrative, political and security consequences that would ensue. Several state institutions became significantly impaired as a result and the process was perceived many Iraqis as politically driven.
Issues of victimhood and accountability for severe human rights violations continue to have repercussions for current politics. An effective, legitimate reckoning with the past will be essential to establishing a future Iraqi state where the rule of law and human rights are respected.
Note: ICTJ is not currently working in Iraq
Since 2003, ICTJ has worked in Iraq with government officials and civil society groups advising them on various transitional justice options. We have closely monitored and reported on measures taken to address the past.
At the beginning of our engagement, we partnered with the Human Rights Center of the University of California, Berkeley, to produce Iraqi Voices, an in-depth study of Iraqi perspectives on transitional justice. The report, published in 2004, showed a strong demand for judicial accountability for the previous regime's violations.


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My Guild involvement has been long & varied - I have done time as an Area Rep, Regional Coordinator, Guild Secretary & Trustee ( twice), Conference Manager and Library Officer. I was gratified at the Dundee AGM & Conference in 2012 to be given Honorary Membership of the Guild. Living in York I was a Trustee at the time of setting up the Museum and Gallery and I continued to be a volunteer there doing a variety of things as the need arises. I taught some of the classes, including the Patchwork Basics - which is very rewarding.
I enjoy all types of patchwork & quilting, but my special love are the North Country Quilts - of which I have a growing collection! I take these to share with groups and talk about them at Regional Days if asked. 13 of them formed the Heritage display at the 2014 (final) Loch Lomond Quilt Show - where it was wonderful to see them all displayed together.


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Role of Steel in Future Automotive Applications
As automakers work to reduce mass and satisfy new fuel-economy requirements, amid increased demands for improved performance and reduced emissions, the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI) stresses the role that new grades of steel will play in vehicles of the future. According to SMDI, a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute, industry research finds that newly developed grades of advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) significantly outperform competing materials for current and future automotive applications.
"The mass of a typical light-duty vehicle comprises about 60 percent steel, says SMDI vice president, automotive applications Ron Krupitzer. "Independent research shows that AHSS represents the fastest growing material in automotive applications."
According to SMDI, although steel has als been used in vehicles, the material continues to evolve, as evidenced by new grades of AHSS. Krupitzer notes that AHSS were first introduced for use in vehicles in the mid-1990s. In May 2011, the WorldAutoSteel FutureSteelVehicle project introduced 20 new AHSS grades that are three to five times stronger than those developed in the mid-'90s.
Krupitzer also notes that advances in manufacturing processes have increased the mass savings achievable with AHSS by 35 percent, keeping steel in the ballpark with aluminum. And, he adds, when considering a vehicle's life cycle emissions, steel provides considerable benefits over competing materials.
SMDI stresses the need to shift the basis of vehicle-emissions regulations from tailpipe-only emissions to life cycle, which includes material and vehicle production, driving and end-of-life-recycling. According to Krupitzer, most alternative materials generate emissions during their manufacture that are five to 20 times greater than those generated by steelmaking. And, as tailpipe emissions are reduced through the development of more fuel-efficient vehicles, manufacturing emissions become an increasingly larger part of the environmental equation.SMDI: www.autosteel.org
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The app works even better with the Runtastic heart rate monitor, but you couldn't get that in the U.S at the time. Daniel ended up importing one, while I was lucky enough to snag one earlier in the year at CES. Since Runtastic is based out of Austria our European readers didn't have a hard time picking up the gear.
Amazon will carry the hardware later today here in the United States. That makes Runtastic (app + hardware) the only app that will track your heart rate during workouts on Windows Phone. I don't see them up on Amazon yet, but you'll want to look for this particular version of their heart rate monitor to work with Windows Phone. They have a newer version that doesn't require the dongle through the headphone jack, but you won't be able use it because Windows Phone doesn't support Bluetooth 4.0 yet. We'll update when we see it up on Amazon, keep us posted in the comments below if you see it.
Some other interesting Runtastic news? Runtastic claims 25 million mobile users with 30 million app downloads. The company has other apps on iOS and Android, so that's where the 5 million gap comes from. Of those 25 million mobile users, about 10 million use the website to track and compare stats.
Anyone on Windows Phone looking forward to grabbing a heart rate monitor for their runs, bike rides, and other workouts? Sound off below!
Source: The Next Web
Thanks for the tip George S!
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By Hardy L. Brown
With the way some governors and congressional people are reacting to the United States Supreme Court ruling that The Affordable Health Care Act is constitutional indicates to me that we are still fighting the Civil War in this country. Those individuals call it "Obama Care" which I read as code for race. This ruling came on the heels of an earlier decision by the same court to strike down parts of the State of Arizona's passage of a very restrictive immigration law aimed at our Latino brothers and sisters in this country.
It has become crystal clear that most Americans have come to grips with these two issues and agree that the court was correct in both decisions. We all know that our health care delivery system is broken and must be corrected. Even those who still say that they want to repeal what the president, congress, and the court has said is legal say the system is broken and needs repairing.
We all know people who need care and cannot afford it. We all know families who have had to remove children from their health plan because of age before they are established and the child can't get established. Your child comes out of college in their early twenties trying to get a job with benefits but those jobs have been outsourced to other countries. If Kaiser Foundation Health Plan had made us drop my son, Hardy II before he had gotten established, we would have gone to the poor house when he broke his leg and was hospitalized for a month. He had just graduated from Wilberforce University and not employed when the accident happened near Cal State University, San Bernardino. There is no way we could have covered the financial cost of his excellent care at Kaiser in Fontana.
Yet we have governors from the poorest states in the country saying they will reject the coverage for the people in their state. These states have high populations of African Americans, Latinos and people living below the poverty level and sadly do not vote in high numbers. I think these leaders need to consult with their providers of health care in their state and question the wisdom of denying health coverage to their citizens.
Regardless, the Affordable Health Care Act passed by congress and signed by President Barack Obama is the law of the land in America.
With the U. S. Supreme Court taking the thunder out of the State of Arizona's Immigration Law in essence saying that only the federal government has the right to make and enforce immigration laws, this did not sit well with these same people.
Now I will admit something needs to be done about people coming into the country illegally, it has become a complicated problem. I know a young lady that had to be deported back to Mexico and it is a horrible thing to see that happen. She was a good college student and involved in community activities to assist children. Then there are others that work in agriculture on large farms to help harvest the food we eat, while others get legal visas and when they expire never go back home. No one political party or group of people have an answer that will satisfy everyone but we must treat every group with respect while we work toward a solution. We cannot deny our neighbors basic human rights if they are in need. We can not stop and ask people for legal papers and identification just because we suspect they are here illegally.
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McFadden wins another gold
LONDON – Already a gold medalist in the London 2012 Paralympic Games in the women's 400m (T54), Tatyana McFadden (Clarksville, Md.) dominated the 800m. She burst onto the track in the women's 800m, dominating the entire race, finishing in 1.47.01 almost three seconds ahead of the second place finisher Edith Wolfe of Switzerland who turned in a time of 1.49.87.
"I have been training for these Games for 12 years," two-time U.S. Paralympian McFadden, who won four silver and two bronze in Athens and Beijing. "I knew it would be a chase, I am glad I was able to stay strong the entire race."
It is one of four medals won by the track and field team on Day 7.
Josh George (Herndon, Va.), who was the silver medalist in the men's 800m T53 final in Beijing, ran a strong race tonight capturing the bronze in the 800m with a time of 1.41.50. American Brian Siemann (Millstone, N.J.) finished eighth with a time of 1.53.09.
"I finally ran as close to the race I've wanted to run as I have here in London," George said.
A very competitive field took the track for the women's 800m T53. Current world record holder Jessica Galli (Savoy, IL) sprinted hard for the finish, winning the bronze.
"This group is so fast," said Galli. "I knew coming into this race it would be great for the crowds to watch tonight." Teammates Shirley Reilly (Tucson, Ariz.), with 1.54.18, and Amanda McGrory (Kennett Square, Pa.), with 1.54.48, finished sixth and seventh respectively.
The U.S. women finished third, fourth and fifth in the women's 100m T52 final. Kerri Morgan (St. Louis, Mo.) took bronze with a 20.68. Cassie Mitchell (Warner, Okla.) ran a personal best to finish in fourth with a time of 20.86. Cheryl Leitner (Toms River, N.J.) ran a season's best 21.64 finishing fifth.
Katie Sullivan (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) ran a solid race in the women's 100mT42 final tonight taking sixth in 17.33. Retired U.S. Marine Angela Madsen (Long Beach, Calif.) finished fifth this evening in the women's javelin throw.
The U.S. relay team of Jerome Singleton (Greenwood, S.C.), Richard Browne (Jackson, Miss.), Jarryd Wallace (Athens, Ga.) and Blake Leeper (Kingsport, Tenn.) competed in the men's 4x100m T42-46 relay. Team USA thought they had won the bronze medal but after the race, the Americans learned they had been disqualified.
Singleton, Blake and Browne were on the track earlier this evening for the men's 100m T44 semi-final. Singleton finished second in his heat with a time of 11.46 qualifying him for tomorrow's final. Teammates Leeper (11.34) and Browne (11.33) also finished second in their heats qualifying them for the final of the highly anticipated 100m finale as well.
The men's 100m on Thursday night also features Brazil's Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliviera and South Africa's Oscar Pistorius, who finished 1-2 in the 200m earlier this week. It is regarded by many as the marquee event of these Games.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Lipscomb sophomore Alex Banks has been named to the College Sports Madness Atlantic Sun Conference Preseason Second Team.
The Hendersonville, Tenn., native is the top returning player from last year's squad averaging 8.4 points and 4.9 rebounds in 30.4 minutes of action per game. During the A-Sun season she bumped those totals to 10.3 points and 5.4 rebounds per game enroute to being named to the A-Sun All-Freshman team.
The Lady Bisons kick off the 2013-14 campaign with two exhibition games, Oct. 28 vs Freed-Hardeman and Nov. 6 against Fisk, before the season opener Nov. 10 against Morehead State. All three contests are in Allen Arena.
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Security experts say Twitter's security systems need to be strengthened.
April 24, 2013 -- It can be said in the length of a single tweet: When a 140-character message can lead to national security issues, Twitter itself needs better security tools.
On Tuesday afternoon, The Associated Press tweeted that two bombs had exploded at the White House and that President Obama had been injured. That, of course, turned out to be false information. The news organization's account had been hacked.
Still, the tweet had far-reaching repercussions. The stock market dropped 150 points as a result and the White House responded to the tweet by reassuring the country that the president was just fine.
Also, days before the AP was hacked, CBS' "60 Minutes" account was compromised by hackers.
With that, security experts believe more than ever that Twitter's security systems need to be strengthened, starting with something called two-factor authentication.
"To address the breach and other ones that have happened, the number one thing that needs to happen is we need to move from single authentication to multiple factors," Tony Busseri, the CEO of Route1, a cybersecurity firm whose customers include the U.S. Dept. of Defense, told ABC News. "Without that, we continue to be at risk."
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Two-factor, or two-step, authentication features on Web services is nothing new. Indeed, your Gmail or Yahoo email accounts have it. You might just not have it enabled.
The idea is that instead of just plugging in your account username and password to get access to your account, you have to go through an additional step -- or two steps -- to confirm that you are who you say you are.
"Two factor is two ways of authenticating who you are," McAfee security expert Robert Siciliano explained to ABC New. "Two factor, generally, by definition is something you know and something that you have or you are."
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Essentially, the first part is something you know. That part we all already do. We punch in our username and then our private password.
The second part is something that you have (say a PIN that's sent to you via text message or on a keycard) or it is you yourself (with a fingerprint or an eye scan).
"The punch line: A username and password are not enough to confirm an individual's identity," Busseri of Root1 said.
He stressed that there needs to be another way of actually authenticating that you are really the person who controls the account.
How does this make accounts more secure and safer from hackers? On top of gaining access to just the original password, a hacker or hacker group would need access to your second factor as well, putting another roadblock in the way.
Why Twitter and Others Need It Now
Google, Microsoft and other companies that provide online services do offer two-factor, or two-step, verification. With Google and Microsoft's implementations, users can set it up so that when they sign into their accounts, they are required to enter a password and another code, which is sent via text message or relayed in a voice call.
Twitter is planning to launch a two-factor setting soon, says Wired and other reports.
Twitter says it has nothing to announce at this time.
Whether Twitter will release the feature for all users or just those with Verified accounts, or for those who pass a certain threshold of followers remains to be seen. But McAfee's Siciliano says that everyone should get into the practice of using the two-step setting.
"I think that it would be good training for everyone to do it," he said. "The majority of our accounts are going to have two-factor. Twitter, being for most people non-essential, would be a good place for people to adopt it."
Of course, having to type in two passwords or pieces of information might be considered an annoyance for people, but as we have seen in the past couple of weeks, the payoff can, in some cases, mean thwarting national security issues.
"At this point, the weight of a tweet essentially can affect people's lives in regards to their financials and also their life itself, as we saw in the case of the Boston bombings and the requests that were being made by the FBI and the Boston police," Siciliano said. "Security is not convenient, it can be a hassle."
For more security tips, including ones for setting strong passwords, check out this list.