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OK, they are ugly, but they are amazing - trust me. They are rich (so rich I was unable to finish one), dense and sweet. The consistency is somewhat like a brownie, but the added cinnamon adds a touch of differentiation. Really tasty.
Ingredients: Cake
1 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
3/4 cup water
2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup buttermilk
2 Tbs. vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1.5 tsp. freshly ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt
Ingredients: Chocolate-Pecan Glaze
1 cup pecans
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/4 cup whole milk
1/2 cup high quality dark cocoa powder (I simply used the Dutch-process cocoa powder I used for the cake)
2 cups sifted powdered sugar (sifted then measured)
1 Tbs. rum or vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. salt
Method: Cake
1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Grease a 9 inch tube pan, or a 10-12 cup bundt pan, or 6 mini bundt pans. This will also make nice cupcakes (depending on size between 12-18).
3. Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium low heat.
4. Add the cocoa and whisk until smooth.
5. Add the water and whisk until smooth - do not bring to a boil.
6. Remove from the heat. Add the sugar, eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla extract all at once to the mixture. Whisk until smooth.
7. Add the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon all at once; whisk until the dry ingredients are completely incorporated. Don't fret over the small lumps.
8. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
9. If using one large pan bake for 40-45 min. I used mini bundts and I baked for 30min. Cupcakes require around 20min. The cake(s) should feel firm to the touch, and should pull away slightly from the pan.
10. Let the cake cool in pan for around 20 min, cupcakes for 10 min.
Method: Glaze
1. Arrange the pecans on a baking sheet and toast them for 7-9 min, at 350F.
2. Chop the pecans.
3. Melt the butter over low heat in a small saucepan.
4. Add the milk, cocoa, and powdered sugar and whisk until glossy.
5. Remove from heat and add the pecans, salt and rum.
Method: Assembly
1. Remove the Cake from the pan(s).
2. Spoon glaze over the cake(s).
This cake can be kept covered at room temp for up to 3 days. It can also be frozen for 3 weeks without the glaze.
Taken from The Pastry Queen: Royally Good Recipes from the Texan Hill Country's Rather Sweet Bakery & Cafe. By Rebecca Rather, and Alison Oresman pp. 67-9.
Friday, August 17, 2007
4 comments:
- Monica H said...
I make a similar cake, but I didn't post the recipe on my blog, because IT IS UGLY! But they are so good :)
- January 7, 2008 at 3:38 PM
- rhid said...
Haha! So true!
- January 10, 2008 at 3:37 PM
- Megan said...
O.K. I just went through your blog and gained 5 pounds. everything looks delicious. even these ugly cakes. Not really, I dont think thier ugly at all. These, I want to try. I didn't want to tag every recipe so I just subscribed to the whole blog. So you'll see me around!
- February 28, 2008 at 4:28 PM
- rhid said...
Thanks Megan!
- March 3, 2008 at 7:04 PM
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Hello, my name's GNX-704T/SP Ahead Quantum Brainwave Type "Smultron", but my friends call me Jerry.
Hi Jerry.
You're not my friend!
Yea or Nay?
Somewhat similar to the GNX-609T GN-XIII A-Raws Type. This guy looks just as good, if not a little better. He's just slightly less articulated with slightly less impressive accessories, but is also a more solid looking figure overall. They're about even, but the Ahead's a little ahead in my book (ha-ha, you see what I did there?). Mildly Recommended.
The GNX-704T/SP Ahead Quantum Brainwave Type "Smultron" is a custom unit derived from the cannon fodder Ahead. And just like the GNX-609T GN-XIII A-Raws Type (I love pointlessly long names), it follows the Law of Conservative Ninja. However, while the Ahead "Smultron" is based on the Ahead, the "Smultron" itself is a unique mech. So in compliance with the Law of Conservative Ninja, it has a significantly reduced chance of being blown up if a Gundam looks at it funny.
Review: Form
The Ahead Smultron is what I call, a generically attractive figure. In other words, it looks good, regardless of your taste. For instance, if you're a fan of Transformers, you might or might not like the ass ugly robot designs from the Michael Bay movies. Obviously, I don't. But some people do. Which means that those designs would only appeal to you if you happen to like their aesthetics. But the Ahead Smultron is one of those designs that you can enjoy, regardless of whether you're into "Real Robots" or "Super Robots".
So we've established this guy looks good, but does he look awesome? Well, no. He's kinda plain. He's got a samurai sort of feel to him, not the fully armored type samurai, but more along the lines of those guys from Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai". Samurai-ish, but nothing fancy. Unfortunately, that's it. He's attractive and vaguely has a theme to his design, but is otherwise bland. Only his backpack thingy and his "hair knot" breaks up the generic feel of the figure.
But as I said, he is generically attractive. In other words, the fact that he looks plain is in no way, a true negative against him. When you get down to it, this is a figure who would be excellent in any robotic display, and he's got just enough going for him that he can still play a "main role" on the stage of your imagination.
Review: Function
The Ahead "Smultron" is a well articulated figure with no tolerance issues. The back thingy attached to its back is articulated, able to turn a full 360, thus adding quite a lot of display or even play option to the guy.
There's nothing much to say here, this figure is able to take on most poses, and due to the large feet, balance is not much of an issue.
Again, like the GNX-609T GN-XIII A-Raws Type, it's ankles aren't super crazy articulated like the Gundam OO's. But they'll get most jobs done. My biggest complaint would be that those thick side flaps on either end of its hips do get in the way of full hip posability. As a result, the GNX-704T/SP Ahead Quantum Brainwave Type "Smultron"'s posability is actually on the lower end of the Spectrum compared to other Robot Spirits figures.
Nonetheless, his hips aren't detrimentally restrictive, so I'm not going to say it's a deal breaker or anything. Would have been nice if they put some inner hinges to those side flaps though.
Review: Extras
The Ahead Smultron comes with a decent, if not especially awe inspiring set of accessories. There's two extra pair of hands, one set for holding stuff, the other is a pair of fists for your fisticuffing needs. The obligatory light saber, a forearm shield that sort of looks like a small riot shield, and finally, a scoped automatic gun… thingy.
It also comes with a back attachment, but as with the GNX-609T GN-XIII A-Raws Type, it comes packaged separately more so to fit in the package than anything else.
All in all, it's an adequate set of extras this figure has. Nothing spectacular, but nothing bad. And the base figure itself is solid enough that it isn't a huge issue if it isn't totally loaded with stuff.
The GNX-704T/SP Ahead Quantum Brainwave Type "Smultron" is a good figure overall. It looks good and has adequate articulation and accessories. It isn't an essential purchase by any stretch of the imagination, but if you have the disposable income and you find it for a good price, you could do worse than getting this guy.
Pros: Looks good, is decently articulated and accessorized.
Cons: Hip articulation hindered somewhat.
Grade: B-


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An inspired director, Marta Domingo brings insight, depth and pizzazz to La Traviata with her wonderful and exciting interpretation of this beloved Verdi opera – Success is hers! She understands the depth of the characters and the time period. Domingo presents an awareness of Verdi's meaning with this story to the audience with subtle brush strokes. She is a true artist. She opens with a street scene during the prelude−street lamps, a common prostitute and the men that use them. She does this to contrast the elaborate lifestyle during the "Belle Epoque" and the moral hypocrisy of the time. Courtesans of high-society who grew to high stature was the norm with men of privilege. The curtain opens and we are amidst the roaring twenties in all its excess. Our heroine is seen through the production as the season changes. 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La Traviata ("The Fallen Woman") is based on the life of Marie Duplessis, who rose from poverty to become one of 19th-century Paris's most celebrated courtesans before dying at the age of 23 from tuberculosis. Writer Alexandre Dumas fils (one of her many lovers) based his romantic novel La Dame aux Camélias on their all-too-brief fling. He subsequently adapted it into a hugely successful play, upon which Verdi based his opera. Marie's tragically short life has also inspired filmmakers from the silent era to modern times. Notable screen adaptations of the story include the 1936 Greta Garbo classic Camille, the 1990 romantic comedy Pretty Woman that made Julia Roberts a superstar, and the 2001 musical Moulin Rouge! with Nicole Kidman. Meet the Performers The cast is led by soprano Adela Zaharia as Violetta. The first place winner of Operalia in 2017, she made her company debut last season as Gilda in Rigoletto. The role of Violetta's lover Alfredo will be shared by two tenors. 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As business intelligence and data warehousing continue to mature and with increasing attention being given to "big data", I thought it important to address an often overlooked or under-addressed issue; Data Quality. Over the course of three blog posts in the coming weeks, I'll touch on Data Quality, Master Data Management and Data Governance. What do they mean and how are they useful to your organisation?
Let's start with Data Quality. Several years ago I was working with the Vice-President of US Sales at a large multi-national organisation. We designed a BI solution to provide the VP and all sales management access to sales information relevant to their area of responsibility. A data mart was created based on the needs, the customer's database team designed and built the ETL process to populate the data mart and the BI solution was built on the mart.
The BI solution allowed everyone, including individual sales people, to see their sales performance. The project started with standard sales metrics such as actual vs. targets, year-over-year comparison, biggest customers, most profitable customers and so forth and provided the ability to slice, or view, the information in a number of different ways. As the implementation was reviewed by sales reps and district managers, it was praised for providing them valuable information.
When I met with the VP of US Sales (the project sponsor) to review the solution all went well until we got to the biggest customer list. He examined the list for a few moments and then asked "Where is Company ABC?" (name changed to protect the innocent). He continued, "I know that if they aren't the largest, they are nearly the largest and yet they do not appear on the list." I had not heard this concern when working with individual sales reps and district managers. What could be wrong? I told him I would look into the issue and get back to him.
Upon examining the customer information contained within the data mart, the following was an example of the type of records found for ABC company.
When all the data from the various records were added together, it showed that ABC company was, in fact, the largest customer. However, due to data issues, that analysis could not be seen on any metric, dashboard or report.
The BI solution worked properly but the underlying data prevented it from delivering accurate information for some of the metrics. If the customer learned of this oversight, it could lead to a very awkward conversation between the vendor and the customer or – worse – result in the customer changing vendors.
What kind of a problem was this and what are options for solving it?
The problem was related to Data Quality; the data was all there, but the problem was that the data was inconsistent between regions, sales people, and so forth. The data, being inconsistent, could not be added together to get a true picture of customer activity. Further analysis showed that the issue of inconsistent data was pervasive and, due to that fact, it rendered the largest and most profitable customer metrics meaningless.
Fixing the data in the mart would address the data quality issue for the sales team. They discussed how, as the data travelled through the ETL process, they could put transformation logic in place to fix the issue of having multiple variations of a company name. However, what if the company name was entered in a format that was outside the rules implemented to catch and change names to ensure consistent naming? They would constantly have to review the data for new inconsistencies and revise the transformation logic.
What about other groups within the organisation? Marketing – are they sending the same customer multiple copies of promotions or new product information? Accounting – are they sending bills to the wrong address? Customer Service – are they unable to find the proper customer information because they didn't use the correct company name for the person who is calling? Fixing the data issue for the sales group is good for the sales team but leaves the root problem untouched.
In this example, the data quality issue was generated from a single source system. Imagine how data problems can escalate when you have the same data in multiple systems. For example, what if the company name in a CRM system differs from the name for the same company in an accounting system. Add in a third, a fourth, or even more additional applications with the "same" data, when there is a difference in data between the systems, which is correct?
As you can see, data quality can be a significant problem for companies. Data quality problems can be addressed in one of three ways (at a high level) and each has times where it is a great choice and there are also cost and time factors that must be evaluated in deciding the best resolution for your organisation. The three high level methods of addressing data quality issues are:
It is important to recognise that Data Quality is generally not a 'tool' problem, but rather it is usually a business process issue. Tools can be used to help but addressing business process issues is often at the root of the problem. There can be times where poor Data Quality is enabled through an application but, most generally, it is a business process issue.
But is inconsistent company naming the only type of Data Quality problem? In a word, no: Not all quality problems are the same and not all have the same impact on your business.
In fact, there are five major categories of Data Quality issues. They are: Data Completeness, Data Consistency, Data Acuracy, Internal Integrity and External Integrity.
Data completeness indicates that all requisite data items have been populated. Not every data item needs to be populated in every instance. For example, in a purchasing system, if a customer is paying by credit card, the credit card number is required but if they are paying with cash, that data item is not necessary. What we need to ensure is that all the requisite data items are populated for each record.
Data Completeness has a second aspect as well: suppose that a particular data item is deemed optional and so is entered into the system sporatically. As an example, perhaps email was an optional field for a customer but then there is a desire to do an ongoing email marketing program and for that, they need to have customer email addresses. Or perhaps there is a desire to analyse information in a new way such as by gender, another data item that was not required and therefore is sporadically populated.
This is a quality issue that cannot be found though a few simple rules, as the necessity of a data item is sometimes not realised until after an application has been in place for years; it is not until analysis of the data is attempted that the lack of data in a certain area is discovered. Additionally, even when the data item is determined to be necessary for analysis, there may still be cases where null values are to be expected as there are often exceptions to general rules.
The problem described in the story above is a data consistency problem. This problem is most frequently found in cases where an application allows for free-form entry of text in regard to important informational items or can also arise when merging data from disparate systems (more on that in the External Integrity section). The absence of data consistency makes accurate analysis difficult. While correcting a data consistency issue can largely be resolved in an ETL process, it means that the information in the data warehouse does not accurately reflect the source data and so reports on the same data, one from the source and one from the warehouse, may not match due to the differences.
This can be a difficult item to validate and correct. What do you do if the address provided by the customer is invalid or if the person entering the address makes a mistake? Such information inaccuracies will exist in the data and can be difficult to detect and correct. While data accuracy items do not impact analysis as much as consistency or completeness, they can still impact analysis. If an analysis is being done by city and the address has the wrong city, the analysis will be incorrect. Depending on the amount of data, the inaccuracy is often only found in a small number of records and so the impact is minimised.
This problem refers to referential problems within the database; in other words, how well does the data fit together? Perhaps a company is deleted from the system but the contacts for that company are not deleted; with the company gone, those contacts are now 'orphans' as they have no parent. Depending on the type of analysis being done, this can lead to analysis problems. This type of issue is often caused by either a problem within the source application or through 'meddling' with the data via SQL calls.
External Integrity is linked with data consistency. When identical data is merged between systems, it is hoped that the data between the systems will match. If merging data between sales and accounting, the sales database may have customer 'ABC' while the accounting database may have customer 'ABC, Inc.'. Maintaining external integrity means ensuring data consistency across source applications.
As you can see, there are various ways in which data quality issues can impact reporting and analysis. In the next post in this series, I'll discuss how Master Data Management can be used to help maintain the quality of organisational data.
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I'm new here but I'm not new to Linux.
This is my Wiki Page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad
I've been one of the most active members in Lubuntu Team for two years. I have resigned recently and I'm seeking a new challenge. I've been with Lubuntu working full time but on volunteer basis.
Anyway, I'm a bit confused and not sure which path shall I take? I love Linux, it changed my Real Life. From my profile, you can tell how much I'm active and I always used to give back and contribute to Linux. Yes, it is true that 99% of my activities were for Lubuntu but still, Lubuntu is part of Linux after all
These are my main ideas/plans for now: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad#Future_Challenges.2BAC8-Plans
To be honest, I do need to find a job. Maybe all these options will never help me to pay my bills. But, how knows? maybe the new challenge can open a new door that will get me a job. I'm full of hope. One day, I will find what I am looking for
So, hope you could advise me or suggest anything that could enlighten my path.
Thank you so much!
mfillpot Posts: 2,180I have reviewed your ideas and they do sound good, but how about pushing a little further. Have you considered getting into application development such as contributing to xfce, kernel development or even if you eant to keep working on organiation the Linux Stardard BAse workgroup may be a good fit (http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/lsb). On the last note the Linux Foundation has many workgroups for standardization projects that may welcome an active volunteer.0


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A fashion show will be organised at the famous Times Square in New York during the upcoming International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) celebrations.
A fashion show will be organised at the famous Times Square in New York during the upcoming International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) celebrations later this month.
E-commerce platform Myntra, the official style partner for the Bollywood awards ceremony, will organise the fashion show as a part of IIFA Stomp on July 13.
Drifting away from conventional shores, the fashion show will symbolically 'unramp' where the models will express their distinct styles while having fun on the go, walk in groups, which is a break from the tradition, said a statement.
The looks put together will be assorted from the outfits and accessories available on the Myntra platform by the team of in-house experts. The curated attire will showcase everyday wear, airport looks with funky add on to amp your daily clothing.
There will be a Bollywood showstopper who will be walking for the fashion show.
"Myntra brings the best of fashion under one roof, while IIFA brings the best of Bollywood. Taking the association a notch further, we are excited to style IIFA this year.
"The fashion showcase at the New York Times Square articulates our commitment to making global fashion available to our shoppers. The experience of shopping the looks online while the show is on will allow the Myntra consumers to engage with fashion like never before," said Gunjan Soni, Chief Marketing Officer, Myntra.


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Last November, for the second annual Cupcake Camp Montreal (CCMTL) the lineup stretched far around the block. Despite the bitter wind and the occasional snowflake, most waited patiently outside for over an hour because inside there were cupcakes galore!
The organizers were overwhelmed by the turnout. The first Cupcake Camp was held at Restaurant Bitoque and could accommodate 250 people. Over 700 cupcake lovers showed up! Last year when the venue changed to the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth, over 2500 people squeezed into the hall. Who knew Montrealers were crazy for cupcakes? And when the doors closed at one o'clock, there were still 2000 unfortunates waiting outside, grumbling about whose fault it was that they didn't arrive earlier.
Turning people away from a fundraiser is a major disappointment and one of the reasons this year's Cupcake Camp has been postponed. The website promises a spring event. For the third edition, the organisers want to make sure they don't run out of cupcakes, that the lineups are not as long and most importantly, that no one gets turned away at the door. Even if they did distribute free cupcakes to those in line, people were not happy campers.
CCMTL is a 100% volunteer organization and the fundraising event takes hours to organize. Hours on the telephone lining up cupcake donations, finding judges and planning the special events. In 2011, 20,792 cupcakes were sold and $34,500 was raised for La Tablée des Chefs and Jeunesse, J'écoute! All proceeds from the event go to charity.
The $10 admission fee gave you three cupcakes and the chance to admire and purchase many more. If 2500 people were admitted and they each received three cupcakes and the final tally was over 20,000 sold…do the math. Some people bought hundreds! Fanciful flavours, delightful decorations, an colourful icing : a joy. Café Myriade (my favorite cafe in Montreal) and Nespresso supplied the caffeine fix to go with the cupcakes. There were prizes for the best cupcakes for pros, amateurs, children and a special category for crappy ones : #FAILCAKE.
An event not to miss. So keep checking the website periodically for updates for this not-quite-annual fun food fundraising event.
Ce n'est pas seulement bon, c'est aussi pour une bonne cause! It's not only good, it's for a good cause, as their website puts it.
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On 12th December, we launched Guests of Time in the gorgeous Victorian hall of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Read about the year-long residency, or go to the Valley Press website for a limited-edition hardcover copy of the gorgeous anthology, made entirely in the UK. Listen to me, John Barnie, and Steven Matthews read our poems on Soundcloud, and enjoy videos of select poems on Youtube.
Special thanks to Ellena Smith, Scott Billings, and John Holmes, for their generosity and enthusiasm throughout this residency, which has been a highlight of my poetry-and-science career, and a mark of 10 years of work at these crossroads, as 10 years ago (come spring 2017) I completed my BA in English, the dissertation of which was a final draft of what would become my first book of poetry, Darwin's Microscope.


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I don't really feel fanatical about things but if I had to belong to some sort of cult, I wouldn't mind if it based around all things Sofia Coppola. I don't know where I would put this but I kind of want it. From opening ceremony.
I also have the Strokes song from the trailer on repeat. Get it here.
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didn't check how old this post was, but... i've been dying to see "somewhere" :)
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Being the Kind of Mom I Want to be.
The last few weeks have been a constant battle with Gunner over every little thing, and every little task. And on top of that, I've had to enforce the consequences day after day. Needless to say, I have been burnt out.
Our negative interactions were building and compounding and I was literally at my wits end. (Imagine me laying on my bed kicking and screaming like an actual three year old.) And Gunner was acting out even more because he had lost all of his special privileges. It had turned into quite an ugly little cycle. I cringe even typing this; I'm embarrassed to even admit it, but I just haven't liked him lately. I mean obviously I love him. but the fun and joy in our relationship were essentially gone.
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Kanye West Life of Pablo pop-up shop made one million dollars
Though he's been much maligned for his work in the fashion industry, at this point it's pretty impossible to deny that Kanye West is anything short of an apparel marketing genius. Even if you don't personally like his sneakers or clothing line, the receipts don't lie, and the rapper is raking in the dough for his labors hand over fist. With a Shoe of the Year award already firmly under his belt, Ye just added a whole new bragging right to his roster of MC barbs, reportedly selling $1 million worth of The Life of Pablo merchandise in just two days.
For those still stuck about a month back in the rapper's endless deluge of stream of consciousness tweets, or more likely yet, still refusing to download Tidal to find out what exactly a TLOP is, allow us to explain. Over the past weekend, West debuted a storefront on Wooster St. in New York City full of branded merchandise for his new album, and the response was akin to someone yelling, "free Yeezys this way!" Lines wrapped around the block basically 24/7 and customers walked out with bags and bags overflowing full of apparel, probably already calculating the profit they'll make off the eBay mark up. And apparently the pop-up paid off big time, racking up a million dollars in a mere two days, according to the man himself.
And if you're still balking at the rappers unparalleled crossover success, allow us to put his most recent victory into perspective. One million dollars in sales is a benchmark most fledgling brands won't reach in a year, let alone a weekend. Granted those brands are also probably not backed by one of the most famous people in the world, but regardless, Kanye appears to have his finger on the pulse of the hypebeast public, serving up exactly the type of limited edition fare that drives them wild. But seriously, we're still waiting on Kanye to deliver on that MTV VMAs "a Yeezy on every foot" promise. You know where to find us.
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I've been following HCRV for awhile and started really getting into weight training about 3 months ago.. However, my muscle definition isn't showing, despite a LOT of weight training.
I want to look something like Erin Moubray, but I'm not sure if I can get there as a follower of 80-10-10. She built her muscle on vegan protein powders and beans.. then went HCRV. Is it possible to build muscle like hers just through HCRV, and if so, how?
I've been unbelievably confused about diet lately. I will always be vegan, but I feel like the physique and body type I'm looking for is built through higher-protein vegan diets, like that of Erin Moubray before and Jehina Malik now. That's the kind of tone I'm looking for, like Jehina's (you can look her up on YouTube).
Does any female have experience with getting muscles like those on this diet alone? And if so, how much are you eating and how do you train?
Should I add more greens for more protein? Or a raw protein powder to supplement more protein, but stay in the 811 ratio?
I'm currently training 6 days a week, alternating the muscle groups I work every day (like chest and back one day, shoulders and arms the next, legs and back, etc.)
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Before puberty, your ability to build muscle was as good as any boy. But hormones change after puberty. So it is harder for a woman to build muscle than a man. It was easier for my mother since she was normally high in testosterone. Actually say that you take on 100 pounds of extra fat tomorrow. It will not help you to burn more calories since fat does not burn calories.
But muscle burns more calories. So you need to be even more concerned about getting enough calories when bodybuilding. Bodybuilding causes the body to burn an immense amount of calories. The swimmer, Michael Phelps needed to consume 12,000 calories a day so he does not lose weight. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2177613/Michael-Phelps-12...
As far as protein you cannot ad 2 ounces of muscle to your body everyday. That would be 46 pounds of extra muscle a year. So adding 2 ounces of protein a day to your diet is not needed. To get more testosterone, you can sunbathe. Arnold Schwarzenegger did a lot of sunbathing.
Arnold Schwarzenegger did a lot of sunbathing
Arnold did alot of steriods as well. I don't think he raised his testosterone by being out in the sun.
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Is sunbathing code for going to the beach after injecting testosterone?
Arnolds dosages would have increased his testosterone to the point where his testes would have stopped producing their own testosterone (basically any bodybuilder style dose will do this), so vitamin d would not have had an effect.
If you can find a vegan vitamin D supplement, it might be a good idea for winter.
I went from 175 to 200 ibs in a year while following 80/10/10, and within a year I had a 230 pound bench press for 5 reps, 415 dead lift for 1 rep, and a 300 pound squat for 1 rep, and they've continued to go up since then.
Meat eaters are not getting better results than that. And judging from your post the fact that you didn't talk about your lifts, or strength strongly (numbers) indicates that what you are doing in terms of lifting will take you a very long time to reach your goals. jehina Malik and Erin Moubray have been lifting for years. Full body strength routines done 3-4 times/week will build your muscles quicker. Mark Rippetoe wrote a great book for weight lifters called "starting strength". A web-site called "stronglifts.com" uses basically the same program.
There are lifts that are effective in building muscle quickly, they are the squat, bench press, overhead press, rows (of the ground), dead lift, and pull ups (all of those done with a bar bell, except pull ups). If you want to add in accessory work (arms, calfs, abs etc.) afterward for weak points that's fine, but until you've been lifting for a couple years every body part is a weak point, so isolation movements by themselves are wasting your time.
I have a youtube channel detailing my results from day 1 for the last 14 months.
There may come a day when consuming more protein may be beneficial for you, but you probably aren't able to push enough weight right now for that to make a big enough difference (because you've only been lifting for 3 months).
Definitely impressive! And thanks for the body training advice, I'll be sure to work out as you suggested. :)
Sometimes female physiology also responds well to toning exercises verses weight lifting alone. Try belly dancing, yoga, and or martial arts for cross training.
Also, believe it or not, taking 1-2 days off a week for rest and repairs can do wonders for the body.
Track your daily food intake into a site like cronometer.com to track protein. Not only is protein important, but what kind of protein and amino acids you are consuming. Lettuce greens and nuts and seeds are high in phenylalanine a body building protein popular in that community. You can google more info on this.
Keep protein intake at about 60-90 grams a day. Going over 90 grams a day can be counter productive and or our bodies will not use it anyways. This can cause acidic conditions in the body, urine, and or cause problems in the genitourinary tract.
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Okay.. how would I get 60-90 grams of protein on this lifestyle?? I average 30-45 grams a day. Thanks for the advice though, PK :)
My apologies and my bad on my protein statement as I did not convey my meaning clearly. My meaning was to discourage overdoing it on protein consumption to avoid acid conditions in the body.
45-60 gr of protein a day is perfectly acceptable and healthy on any diet.
As you work out more, you will eat more calories, and this automatically leads to more protein consumption.
Lettuce greens are like nature's own body building supplement. They are not only high in protein, but many vitamins and minerals. For example, without vitamin C, our bodies cannot assimilate and use other nutrients such as protein itself. So go for 2-3 heads of lettuce a day and you can read the blogpost I mentioned above.
Nuts and seeds are a great way to boost protein and minerals and some vitamins. Again, as your calorie consumption increase, so too does your allotment of fat and protein calories, so you could be eating 1-3 oz of nuts or seeds a day.
As I mentioned above, proteins are actually amino acids. The amino acid preferred by some bodybuilders is actually phenylalanine and you can google that. I dont have time to look up my references, but I vaguely remember the recommendation being between 500-2000 mg.
Phenylalanine also acts as a natural pain reliever and mood booster thus reliever post workout pains and stiffness!
I have found nutritiondata.com to be a great source for tracking amino acids in foods:
And here you can see the data for raw cashews with an oz coming in with 266 mg of phenylalanine...
One head of raw romaine lettuce has 407 mg.
So you can see within 1-2 oz of nuts and 2+ heads of lettuce, plus filling in other caloric needs with fruity calories, ones protein needs are met, as well as phenylalanine goals too!
Peace, PK
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2017 Regular Season Schedule:
Aug. 25 – vs Niles North (at St. Rita)
Sept. 1 – @ Nazareth Academy
Sept. 9 – @ Benton Harbor (Mich.)
Sept. 15 - vs Aurora Christian (at St. Rita)
Sept. 22 - vs St. Francis (at University of Chicago)
Sept. 29 – @ Montini Catholic
Oct. 6 - vs Mount Carmel (at St. Rita)
Oct. 13 - @ Marmion Academy
Oct. 20 - vs Fenwick (at St. Rita)
Biggest storyline: Can the Meteors become true road warriors and pick up wins away from 35th & Michigan?
Names to watch this season: Senior LB Joe Bonds, Senior DB Byron Perkins and Senior OL/DL Nick Boehm
Biggest holes to fill: The Meteors will be forced to play away from De La Salle Institute all season. The school is adding on to its facilities, which will include a brand new turf field.
EDGY's Early Take: De La Salle saw the best of times and the worst of times in 2016. They won five straight regular season games then lost the last four and missed out on the state playoffs. However, the Meteors have a talented roster heading into 2017 and should challenge for a state playoff spot.


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Deadmau5 – "Raise Your Weapon (Madeon Extended Remix)" I posted about Madeon, the 16 year old music phenom from France, a few days ago. Here's another banger he's put out, and it's not just a bootleg remix. His remix of Deadmau5's "Raise Your Weapon" has been released as an official remix on Mau5trap. I'd say … Continue reading
Yelle – "Que Veux-Tu (Madeon Extended Remix)" Madeon is a 16-year-old child prodigy from France who has been putting out really impressive progressive House-Disco music. What I would give for his skill at such a young age…or any age, for that matter.


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What To Do If Your Finances Are Weaker During The Downturn
May 4, 2020
The recent corona virus has caused the economy to stand still and there are many owners who of properties who are laid off and have problems with money for their daily lives. These including paying for groceries as well as paying for bigger items such as mortgage loans. Many of these owners decide to turn away from reality and shut themselves out of the world to prevent them from thinking about the problems. It's terrifying to suddenly find out that you'll not be receiving another paycheck. It's easy to go into panic mode, especially if you have others depending on you to keep the lights on and stomachs full.
Across the country, utility companies are responding to the government shutdown by promising not to turn off their services when bills are overdue. Unemployment insurance checks can then go toward more important items, such as food.
Once the initial shock wears off, there are things you can do to mitigate your situation and, hopefully, save your credit score.
If you can't make your house payment and haven't yet contacted your lender, put this one at the top of the list of things to do.
Many lenders have online options to fill out the required paperwork for requesting forbearance, making it a lot easier than sitting on hold for lengthy periods of time if you call.
Some lenders are offering forbearance only, and the details vary, depending on lender. Forbearance allows the borrower to miss payments, often penalty-free, and make them up at a later date.
While this option offers immediate relief from one of our biggest payments each month, many borrowers don't understand that forbearance isn't forgiveness. The missed payments will need to be paid and many lenders will be demanding a lump sum.
Few Americans are able to come up with thousands of dollars in a lump sum after several months of unemployment.
First, the CARES Act "… provides several levels of relief to home-loan borrowers, including the right to request two periods of mortgage-payment forbearance or suspensions totaling up to 360 days," according to Russ Wiles with the Arizona Republic.
The National Association of REALTORS released an analysis of the act and says that while "… regular interest can still accrue," additional fees, such as penalties and interest, won't "… be assessed for the forbearance."
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While there isn't much we can do to prevent negative entries right now, we can protect our scores by combing through each report to ensure accuracy.
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1.) As a person of goodwill, explain the necessity of establishing rapport, amity, and concordance among the various religions in Asia and the world; and more specifically among Muslims and Christians in the Philippines. Why is religion a positive contributor towards peacemaking but at the same time can be a source of societal turmoil? In what way can Asian religions transcend divisiveness by standing side by side with other religions, without losing their very own unique creeds or belief-systems? Based on the films about Muslim Filipinos shown in class, please explain in what way Christians and Muslims can utilize their respective religions for peace and harmony in Mindanao? Answer these questions by citing concrete cases to prove your point (30 points).
It is necessary to establish rapport, amity, and concordance among the various religions in Asia and the world more specifically among Muslims and Christians in the Philippines in order to better understand their systematic beliefs, values, and behavior, acquired by people as a member of their society.
These patterns are systematic because their manifestations are regular in occurrence and expression: they are shared by member of a group. It is also necessary to build friendship and connection among diverse religions in Asia and the world to build a better society and to have peace in every nation. In such a society it is very important to have harmony and respect amongst the different religions. We must distinguish between belief and respect.
Belief refers to total faith, which you must have in your own religion. At the same time you should have respect for all other religions. This tradition of believing in one's own religion and having respect for others. In every religion, there are transcendent things that are beyond the grasp of our mind and speech. For example, the concept of God in Christianity and Islam and that of wisdom truth body in Buddhism are metaphysical, which is not possible for an ordinary person like us to realize. This is a common difficulty faced by every religion.
It is taught in every religion, including Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam, that the ultimate truth is driven by faith. As far as the Muslims are concerned it is appropriate for them to have complete devotion to Allah while praying in the mosques. This is also the same with Buddhists who are completely devoted to the Buddha when they pray in Buddhist temples. A society, which has many religions should also have many prophets and sources of refuge. I want to emphasize that it is extremely essential to sincerely believe in their respective religions. Usually, it is very important to distinguish between "belief in one religion" and "belief in many religions". Religion is a positive contributor towards peacemaking but at the same time can be a source of societal turmoil because religion is a perennial and perhaps inevitable factor in both conflict and conflict resolution.
Religion, after all, is a powerful constituent of cultural norms and values, and because it addresses the most profound existential issues of human life (e.g., freedom and inevitability, fear and faith, security and insecurity, right and wrong, sacred and profane), religion is deeply implicated in individual and social conceptions of peace. To transform the conflicts besetting the world today, we need to uncover the conceptions of peace within our diverse religious and cultural traditions, while seeking the common ground among them. Traditionally many people focus on how wars and conflicts are seemingly undertaken for religious reasons, or at least undertaken in the name of religion.
A significant problem with organized religion and belief, as this relates to peace and conflict, is individuals and groups often confuse the map (their socially-learned version of reality or culture or religion) with the territory (or ultimate reality). Thus people believe that their personal or subjective version of reality or religion is valid, while other views are invalid. Instead it can be argued that the many maps are different, but possibly equally valid interpretations and attempts to understand the same underlying reality or territory. Asian religions can transcend divisiveness by standing side by side with other religions, without losing their very own unique creeds or belief-systems through banding together in interfaith dialogue, cooperation, and religious peacebuilding.
The first major dialogue was the Parliament of the World's Religions at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, which remains notable even today both in affirming "universal values" and recognition of the diversity of practices among different cultures. The 20th century has been especially fruitful in use of interfaith dialogue as a means of solving ethnic, political, or even religious conflict, with Christian–Jewish reconciliation representing a complete reverse in the attitudes of many Christian communities towards Jews.
Christians and Muslims can utilize their respective religions for peace and harmony through sharing the main morals and conducts that are for the benefit of humanity and nature. They believe in the same basic morals that are important for people to follow in order to live in peace, harmony, and love in communities with different faiths and cultures. And to through tolerance, respect and cooperation with respect in each other's religions.
2.) Explain why Islam is considered the "most misunderstood religion". What are some historical, sociological and cultural reasons that paved the way for a misunderstanding of the true nature of Islam among non-Muslims and even among Muslims? Islam means "submission to the will of God in all areas of one's life". Muslim means, "One who submits to God's will".
These Arabic words are actually non-sectarian terms if we look at the context of these words in the Qur'an. Can we use the term "Muslim" in its universal implication to include all believers in One God? Can we use the term "Muslim" to any person (irrespective of religions) who strives sincerely to submit to the will of God in his life? [Hint: Consider the Islamic doctrine of Risalah (Progressive Revelation) and the Islamic view of the universality of God's calling of prophethood] (30 points).
Islam is considered the "most misunderstood religion" because most of the time it is considered as a violent religion and is likely "to encourage violence among believers". And there is also some outright falsehood for example, "God sent prophets to every nation for their guidance." But, According to the "Doctrine of Progressive Revelation", Islam is very universal since it admits that Allah sent prophets to everyone whereas Jews believe that prophets only come from them because they are the "chosen people of God." Another example, "One of the missions of the Prophet of Islam was to bring peace and unity to the feuding tribes, the Jahiliah or the ignorant Arabs of the pre-Islamic days. This he succeeded in doing as narrated in several verses of the Qur-an".
The message of Allah were brought by one Prophet and recorded in one holy Qur-an. There is no other Qur-an, or versions or it, or editions which carry different texts. The hold Qur-an is not in the form of Gospels by Muslim saints or 'ulama'. The holy Qur-an is just the record of the messages of Allah in the Arabic of the period. Translations of the Qur-an may be different in minor ways, but they are not accepted as the holy Qur-an. Only that in the original Arabic is accepted. So there can be no differing text or Gospels or versions which can result in differences in the messages or teachings of Islam. Yet, clearly there are differences, serious differences, so serious that Muslims are divided sometimes into warring sects. One of the reasons that paved the way of misunderstanding the true nature of Islam among non-Muslims and even Muslims are the "media".
Media is the greatest factor on how people view their surroundings. Somehow, criticizing the Islam brings them more readers/viewers. We tend to judge and generalize things without knowing the exact story behind those issues. Infact, the worl Islam means peace, purity, submission and obedience. In the religious sense, Islam means submission to the will of God and obedience to His law. Yes, we can use the term "Muslim" in its universal implication to include all believers in One God, as well as, to any person (irrespective of religions) who strives sincerely to submit to the will of God in his life because "Muslim" believe that God is eternal, transcendent, absolutely one (the doctrine of tawhid, or strict or simple monotheism), and incomparable; that he is self-sustaining, who begets not nor was begotten.
3.) Write a "reflective synthesizing essay" that answers the following questions: In the future prospect, will the Asian religions move from rhetoric unity and act as one to solve the common problems affecting humanity? As for Asian countries, will they achieve political independence from the clutches of Western neo-colonialism? Is there a need to abandon our cherished worldview and values in the name of development? How will the Asians reconcile their adherence to Asian ethos and at the same time open to the demands of globalization? How will the differing Asian worldviews and religions be properly harnessed to promote nationalism among Asians and global cooperation among countries in the world? (30 points)
Yes. In the future, the Asian religions will move from rhetoric unity and act as one to solve the common problems affecting humanity to have a better nation, to have a respect on one another, to fix the unjust and destructive situations. There is no need to abandon our cherished worldview and values in the name of development but rather preserve it and continue following those values to build a progressive and advance nation. With their differing Asian worldviews and religions they can create different ideas and new innovations but with respect with one another's point of view, and to accept what other countries have made, to promote nationalism among Asians and global cooperation among countries in the world.
4.) Explain what made Japanese civilization unique in its approach to establishing a pro-active Asian civilization capable of having positive ethical patterns as fountainhead of their development? Explain why it is not just enough to simply support one's parents for one to be called "filial"; what are therefore the other requirements to be able to truly say that one has completely conducted oneself as "filial son/daughter" to one's parents? What makes Indian civilization stuck into conservatism? What are some of the positive role that the caste-system plays in Indian civilization? What are also the negative aspects of the caste system to Indian civilization? Explain in what way did Japan show a purposive and planned-out blueprint for development in their history? (30 points)
It is not just enough to simply support one's parents for one to be called "filial" because we owe our parents a lot- because of them we able to eat three meals a day, sometimes even more. They give us clothes and sometimes the things that are beyond our needs. They send us to school. But more than simply supporting us in the most basic sense of supporting, our parents loves us. It now becomes something different because when we love them back, we do not do so out of indebtedness. We give our love freely, and not as a payment with a certain interest. Most of all, because of this special filial relationship with them that we had since birth, we also respect and obey them. We not only support our parents, but serve them.
The Indian "caste system" made it stuck into conservatism. The positive roles that the caste-system plays in Indian civilization, provides a sense of community and belongingness. And the two main strands of thought: Divine will- the belief that a hierarchical social structure is part of the divine intention for natural order, and the Purity- the need to emphasize the importance of ritual purity and impurity. But there is also a negative aspect of caste-system to Indian civilization. For example, marrying someone from a different caste, whilst not officially outlawed, is generally discouraged. They only lived, ate, and worked within their group. This was based on the idea that people are different and should have different roles. And a person born into one caste never changed castes and very seldom mixed with members of other castes. Castes were unchanging groups but people from the lowest caste were told that they have to serve the other castes so that they can be reborn into a higher caste in their next life.
Cite this essay
Religion. (2016, Nov 24). Retrieved from https://studymoose.com/religion-essay


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Alonzo Clemons
April 27, 2010
As a toddler, the prodigious savant Alonzo Clemons, suffered a severe brain injury which left him developmentally disabled. Alonzo has an IQ in the range of 40-50, but he is a sculpting genius. He has the ability to quickly mold a perfect three-dimensional representation of an animal after briefly seeing a two-dimensional picture of that animal. This gift has helped Alonzo to transcend his disabilities and become an active and successful member of his community in Boulder, Colorado.
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Congresswoman Adams Introduces Resolution To Support Ending Homelessness
Washington, DC – November 24, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) today introduced a resolution which is aimed at addressing and combating homelessness in America. The resolution calls on Congress to provide adequate funding for federal affordable housing programs.
According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, on any given night, more than half a million Americans are homeless. Of those that are homeless, more than 216,000 are families. According to Doorways for Women and Families, homeless children become sick and go hungry twice as often as other children.
The resolution is cosponsored by Representatives Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), John Conyers (D-MI), Danny Davis (D-IL), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ), Yvette Clarke (D-NY) and Joyce Beatty (D-OH).


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This chart shows in stark relief the utterly lopsided state of the game since February 5.More here.
Meanwhile, Jonathan Chait puts things in perspective:
"Almost nobody contends thatMore here.
has a chance to overcome Obama's lead in pledged delegates. The spin now is that Obama's delegate lead is "small but almost insurmountable" (USA Today) and that, since neither can clinch the nomination with pledged delegates alone, "the nomination is expected to be in the superdelegates' hands" (Los Angeles Times). These beliefs reflect the mathematical illiteracy that has allowed the press corps to be routinely duped by economic flim-flammery. A lead that's insurmountable is, by definition, not small. The very primary rules that make it impossible for Clinton to catch up -- proportionate distribution of delegates that award tiny net sums to the winner -- are exactly what made Obama's lead so impressive." Clinton
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NEC Corporation (NEC) and Juniper Networks have expanded their global alliance to deliver NFV-based solutions for carriers and enterprises.
The joint solutions combine the NEC Cloud System (OSS building model), which is an OpenStack-based cloud infrastructure, with NetCracker's OSS/BSS systems, end-to-end service orchestration, systems integration capabilities and consulting options along with Juniper Networks' networking equipment and virtual network functions (VNFs), such as the Juniper Networks vMX routing platform and vSRX Virtual Firewall.
Juniper said its networking equipment and VNFs (vMX and vSRX) are the building blocks that enable NFV solutions to deliver greater levels of business agility through automation.
NEC will leverage Juniper Networks' NFV-ready hardware and software within their enterprise virtualized Customer Premises Equipment (vCPE) solution to enable the flexibility of a virtualized service environment. When combined with NetCracker OSS/BSS and end-to-end service orchestration capabilities, the solution can provide service providers and enterprise customers with a viable means of delivering cloud-based business services in a fully automated fashion in near real-time.
"As part of its commitment to delivering an open, best-in-breed NFV-based solution, NEC has led an SDN/NFV ecosystem program with more than 40 partners worldwide. NEC is thrilled to be working closely with Juniper through this expanded alliance, which will further reinforce the ecosystem and allow NEC and Juniper to jointly offer NFV-based solutions that enable the introduction of innovative new services at higher speed and lower cost," stated
- Atsuo Kawamura, senior vice president at NEC Corporation.
"By harnessing the power of automation and orchestration through SDN and NFV, and by supporting customers as they navigate their OSS transformation journey, Juniper and NEC are well-positioned to help customers capitalize on their IT and network investments," stated Vince Molinaro, executive vice president and chief customer officer at Juniper Networks.


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In response to reports of the coincidental geographical location to one of George Soros' largest funded activist groups, the Democratic mega-donor has felt it necessary to make a statement denying he is funding protests at GOP lawmakers' town hall meetings.
As we noted yesterday, Jimmy Dahman, a former field organizer for the Clinton campaign in Iowa, founded the Town Hall Project. Dahman claimed on CNN that the town hall events are "all organic and happening at the grassroots level."
Dahman's group is closely involved with MoveOn.org, a major progressive activist group that recently launched a website, called ResistanceRecess.com, to encourage activists to attend town hall events.
The Town Hall Project's parent company is The Action Network, which was involved in demonstrations against Walmart and the protests in Ferguson.
Finally, we note the projects potential links to billionaire George Soros...
The Action Network is located at the same Washington, D.C., address as United We Dream, the "largest immigrant youth-led organization in the nation." United We Dream has received funding from liberal billionaire George Soros. It began organizing "sanctuary campus" anti-Trump protests shortly after the election.
The Action Network also shares the same address as Change to Win, the labor organizing group.
And now, as Politico reports, a spokesman for the Soros foundation said in a statement...
"There have been many false reports about George Soros and the Open Society Foundations funding protests in the wake of the U.S. presidential elections, there is no truth to these reports."
As The Hill reports, Trump and some Republican lawmakers have dismissed the protests as the work of "liberal activists." Vice President Pence echoed that sentiment on Thursday during a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference, saying that "liberal activists" at town hall meetings could not prevent Republicans from repealing the Affordable Care Act. "Despite the best efforts of liberal activists at town halls around the country, the American people know better," Pence said. "Obamacare has failed and Obamacare must go." Soros has long been a subject of ire on the right. The billionaire investor has spent millions of dollars underwriting Democratic and progressive causes and political campaigns.


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By Rosie Moreton, yoga teacher As a yoga teacher who spends part of her life teaching in intense retreat environments, and part of her life floating from place to place with
Summersalt Yoga is a yoga and SUP yoga retreat organizer on Vis island, Croatia. The team strives to create an unforgettable boutique yoga, travel, stand up paddle and adventure holiday for each guest.
The stunning island location, tailored travel and yoga weeks, healthy vegetarian food and a unique community create an ideal experience. Summersalt Yoga also hosts guest teacher retreats and provides all the support in that.