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Topic tags/keywords: workbench workbench top slab beech
Hello folks,
One question about a workbench top.
If you had the opportunity to buy a really large slab of wood (beech in this case, European), big enough to make a one-piece workbench top, would you use it?
I am thinking mostly about possible expansion, warping etc. In other words, is it a good idea to make a workbench top out of one piece of wood rather than glue it up. I'm still thinking about using the usual breadboard ends etc…
The piece in question would be about 80" long, 22" wide, 3.5" thick, before straigthening and planing.
Of course, the added difficulty would be that none of it can go through a planer or even on a tablesaw. I'd need a longer plane than my #4 :)
In terms of cost, it's cheaper than buying cheap pine from the local lumber store for the same amount of wood (actually I'd also be getting a second half-size slab with it).
-- David - Tucson, AZ
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#1 posted 02-28-2010 10:58 AM
Well, I would. So by logical extension, that means theres probably a very good reason why its a bad idea, because I'm usually wrong LOL.
-- - Jei, Rockford IL - When in doubt, spray it with WD-40 and wrap it with duct tape. The details will attend to themselves.
#2 posted 02-28-2010 02:18 PM
I have one book titled "Working Green Wood With PEG" which I bought long ago. PEG is a chemical product used as wood preservative, preventing shrinking and warping .
For more information on PEG go to http://owic.oregonstate.edu/pubs/peg.pdf
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#3 posted 02-28-2010 02:21 PM
This is not green wood though.
-- David - Tucson, AZ
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#4 posted 02-28-2010 02:27 PM
I would probably buy the piece and hide it from my wife who might say something like, "why did you buy more wood when you haven't even…" Using it for a bench top is another question. I'd be concerned about wood movement and splitting. If the wood is good and dry and has been sitting in my shop acclaimating for a couple of years I'd have no problem using it. The issue about hand planing is irrevalent, because even when you glue up a bench top it becomes too big to run thourgh a planer so you have to hand plane it flat. If the beech slab is still green you might end up with something that looks like a potato chip with huge cracks running through it. Nevertheless, I really like the idea of a one-piece bench top. I'm sure that's what they did hundreds of years ago.
-- Glen
#5 posted 02-28-2010 02:35 PM
It's not green and the seller says it's dry, although I don't yet have any info on how long ago it's been cut (I do not have a tester unfortunately). My only use for such a piece would be for a workbench top. it's really too big for me to do anything else with it at the moment, too large to handle on machines and a bit of a shame cutting it down to small pieces. In other words, I probably won't buy it if not for the workbench. Also, as far as other uses go, I'm not a fan of beech at all in terms of looks. I also do not have the space to stock such amount of wood. This is mostly why I'm posting this question because that's mostly the only use I'd have for it.
-- David - Tucson, AZ
#6 posted 02-28-2010 02:50 PM
I never worked with beech before, but I have worked with plenty of big slabs of pine that were only 2" thick x 8' long x 20" wide, and they have not warped. They made great table tops with the natural edge. My thicker but shorter slabs have never even budged. I doubt you will have any problems with 3.5" thick wood, especially since it's already dry and hasn't warped so far. If you do seal it, I would seal all sides and the top and bottom, not just the top.
Since the wood is already dry, PEG or Pentacryl won't really help anymore. Those products are supposed to be used when the wood is green. What they do is fill the cells of the wood so that they don't shrink so bad as water evaporates. Takes forever to dry again. To really be effective the entire piece should be saturated.
Mine won't fit through my planer either, so I use a hand planer to get it fairly even on top, using the eye-ball method. Then I use belt and orbital sanders to get it the best I can, using a straight board set on top (both ways) to locate high spots to sand off. Pay attention to thickness, as it's easy to get off quickly. Since I bought my new JET 22-44" open end drum sander, I have it easy now!
Good luck. Send pictures when you get it done.
-- Sandy, Minnesota, www.rusticwoodworking.com
#7 posted 02-28-2010 04:05 PM
Thanks for your reply Sandy.
-- David - Tucson, AZ
#8 posted 02-28-2010 04:31 PM
One possible solution would be to rip it into 3 equal pieces on a band saw, run it through the planer to get a nice flat surface, joint the edges. Then flip the middle piece 180 degrees when you glue them back up. That might solve most wood movement issues. Just some thoughts…
-- Jim, Nebraska
#9 posted 02-28-2010 04:38 PM
Sure, but then I can do it with some other wood and won't need to handle such a large piece (which I won't be trying to put through the bandsaw).
-- David - Tucson, AZ
#10 posted 02-28-2010 08:18 PM
Thanks for your replies. I'm still on the fence. The wood is 10 years old, but it turns out that the slabs have probably too much cup in them to be used as is without cutting in narrower strips, and this might not be a good idea for a bench. Oh well, stay tuned :)
-- David - Tucson, AZ
#11 posted 02-28-2010 09:52 PM
Let me make sure I've got the facts straight. It's beech, dried, 3.5 thick and cheaper than pine. Get it. Even if you think it's not wide enough for a top, you're going to need a hefty base to put that top on. Having 3.5 inches beats laminating all that wood for the base.
-- Karen - a little bit of stupid goes a long way
#12 posted 02-28-2010 09:59 PM
It is wide enough for a top. The problem is the seller told me there is actually up to a 2cm cup on it. This really means 2cm of thickness (about 3/4") lost on each side, at least, after planing, to result with only half of its original thickness. It's not really that thick anymore, and a lot of wasted wood and effort. It might be ok for the base, but I don't really know how to cut up strips from such a huge piece, and I don't want to do that by hand :)
-- David - Tucson, AZ
#13 posted 02-28-2010 10:33 PM
Well, you can use a handheld jig saw or circular saw with a straight edge to rip the strips from the slab. Cut them a bit oversized so you can clean up the marks. Also, when you cut the slab apart, the cupping isn't as much of an issue. Each piece is just a section of an arc, so it's flatter. Saves wood and planing.
-- Karen - a little bit of stupid goes a long way
#14 posted 03-01-2010 04:38 AM
Buy it, especially if its cheaper than pine. Rip it. Riping in half will reduce the cup to 1 cm. Ripping to quarters will reduce that to 1/2 cm. But I would rip it into 1/6ths (basically 3 1/2" square). Rip it by cutting in half first as deep as you can (cup side down on the TS) and then finishing with hand saw down the kerf (bandsaw is other option). Then each half into thirds. Rotate the boards 90 degrees to give you a quarter sawn grain orientation to the top. Orient those pieces so all the top grain is running the same direction to allow for smooth planing for final flattening.
True up two edges for glue surfaces and one for surface (bottom side only needs to be flat where a support or vise attaches). This also gives the opportunity to use a dado to cut square bench dog slots in the inside edge of the two outer pieces before you glue up.
Glue up and you have a 3+" quartersawn beech bench top worth 10 times what a pine one would. Will take some work, but the rewards would be worth it.
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After instaling windows 7 screen goes black an i cant do anything
it's just like i've described into subject...
I've installed windows 7 ulitimate 32bit and everything is went fine during installation.
After last restart screen goes black and i cant do anything.I cant boot up into bios at all...The only thing that i get is the black screen and flickering bios cursor and only command that responding is ctrl+alt+del
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its a desktop computer.
i have msi motherboard,2gb of ram (kingstone),nvidia 9600,seagate hdd...
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Do you get a POST beep? A single beep that occurs within 5 seconds or so of pushing the power button and before the Bios screen starts.
2 Things to try:
Shut off the computer (Press and hold the power button for a few seconds, or you may have to use the power supply switch), wait a few minutes then power back on. Will the bios start now?
Shut off the computer, disconnect the hard drive, then power back on. Will the bios start now?
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i've tried what you propose to me...i've shot down and hold the power button for a few moments and nothing...
but when im disconnected hard drive i've get message "Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device" and i put my windows 7 cd into cd rom and everything runs ok (it starting to install windows) i've tried again with conected hd and i get same thing...black screen and i can to nothing
I didnt get my bios runing still and i didnt get beep sound on computers power on.
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That is good. It tells us that you have working video and normal boot functions from CD/DVD.
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Yes im sure,it not post or run because i will start it by now,presing del or F12,F2,F8 and i cant do that at all,the only thing that i can do is ctrl+alt+del and it restarts computer.
I will try to do this and i will let you know what i did!
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i did what you told me,i reset clr cmos and i im entered into motherboard bios and i loaded optimized defalut settings,set up time and date and i save changes and exit and after all that i get same thing,black screen and i cant get into bios again...
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Wow. This is confusing.
You did a clear CMOS and got into the BIOS and could make changes. But when Saving & Exit it freezes. (That would be understandable if the W7 install was no good, and is a whole new issue), but if you then try and re-boot it won't POST or run the BIOS that would indicate a different issue.
I'm wondering if the 3v CMOS battery could be dead (dying). Can you test the voltage on the battery? Or just replace it with a new one - they're pretty cheap.
Also: keyboard & mouse. Are they wired or wireless?
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ok i've think i've solved this one...im restarted bios by removing cmos once again, and im eneted into him and set up my boot devices,restarted my comp and im successfully start installation of Ubuntu...
i've let you know if im was able to set up windows 7 after that!
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1917 was a year of triumph and tears for Canada. The triumphs in the form of heroic victories at Vimy, Hill 70 and Passchendaele are well-known. The tears are not. They came from the thousands of families torn by the physical and mental toll of the war. The stories of two soldiers who intersected during and after the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917 reminds us why we must remember both the victories and tragedies if we are to live up to our commitment of remembrance.
A century ago, the 100,000-strong Canadian Corps were coming off a spring and summer of victories. These victories showed the tremendous ability of Canada's soldier, but they also came at a heavy cost. When Canada was ordered to reinforce the lines at Passchendaele in October 1917, heavy rains and months of fighting had already transformed the once fertile Belgian landscape into a hell of waist-deep mud and bloodied earth. Our allies had been mired down in these horrific conditions for several months. At Passchendaele, the losses were heavy and the gains terribly slow, but the bravery of Canadians was the constant. By the time victory was proclaimed just weeks later, on Nov. 10, more than 4,000 Canadians had been killed and another 12,000 wounded.
The valour of Canadians was also unparalleled. Nine Victoria Crosses — our highest medal for bravery were awarded to Canadians fighting at Passchendaele. One of those recipients was Major George Pearkes. His Victoria Cross citation described his "supreme contempt of danger and wonderful powers of control and leading" his men in the battle. He led his troops through harrowing and successful engagements while overcoming a wound to his leg. Following the battle, he was transferred to the 116th Battalion and would shortly thereafter relieve its Commanding Officer. Pearkes later served as a Member of Parliament, Minister of National Defence and finally the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia at the end of a long and distinguished career. National Defence headquarters in Ottawa still bears his name.
The valour of Canadians was also unparalleled.
While Pearkes' valour at Passchendaele became the hallmark of a career on its way up, the Commanding Officer he replaced at the 116th Battalion following Passchendaele had the opposite trajectory. Sam Sharpe built the 116th (Ontario County) Battalion man by man. He was the sitting Member of Parliament for part of Ontario County in southern Ontario and many of the young men joining his battalion were constituents.
As a militia officer in his forties, Sharpe viewed his troops the same way a father would view his sons and the losses experienced by the 116th at Vimy, Avion and Hill 70 weighed heavily on him. While he was fighting at Passchendaele, the 1917 Canadian election was underway back home. Prime Minister Borden himself campaigned for Sharpe in his hometown of Uxbridge, where the campaign slogans read "He is fighting for you!" Not only did Ontario County trust their sons to Sharpe, they elected him for a third time a few weeks following victory at Passchendaele.
The hellish conditions at Passchendaele and losses of the young men he had recruited caused Sharpe's mental condition to deteriorate rapidly. A few weeks after the victory at Passchendaele and mere days after his re-election, Sharpe handed over command of his beloved Battalion and returned to England where he was eventually hospitalized for "shell shock." Five months later, Sharpe would die by suicide. His return home to Ontario County was for his funeral.
The scars from battle linger long after and so should our passion to help and remember.
While George Pearkes' life was defined by his valour at Passchendaele, that battle marked the beginning of the end for Sam Sharpe. From a heroic national figure who was re-elected to Parliament while at war, Sharpe's life was largely forgotten outside of his hometown and regimental community until quite recently. His alma mater high school held a gala in his name to fundraise for their school trip to Vimy Ridge for the centennial commemorations and later walked the hallowed grounds of Vimy researching the graduates who had fought there 100 years before.
A century after the valiant acts and profound losses of the Great War, we are beginning to appreciate the enormous cost of that war on a young Canada. We now understand that battles do not end once a ridge is taken or even when the troops return home. The scars from battle linger long after and so should our passion to help and remember.
Erin O'Toole is a retired RCAF Captain, the MP for Durham and Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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President Muhammadu Buhari's letter informing the Senate about his medical vacation in the United Kingdom was Tuesday read on the floor of the Senate.
The letter entitled "Medical vacation" read by the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, was dated June 6th June, 2016.
President Buhari said in the letter addressed to the Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, "In compliance with Section 145 (1) of the 1999 Constitution as amended, I wish to inform the Distinguished Senate that I will be away on a short medical vacation from 6th-16th of June 2016, and while I am away, the Vice President will perform the functions of my office.
"Please accept, as always assurances of my highest esteemed consideration."
The President travelled to the United Kingdom on Monday to rest as well as seek medical attention to an ear weakness.


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State officials are inspecting what's left of a southwestern Kentucky bridge that collapsed after a cargo ship carrying aviation parts struck it.
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet spokesman Chuck Wolfe says inspectors began the in-depth review of the Eggner Ferry Bridge at U.S. Highway 68 and Kentucky Highway 80 at daylight Friday.
The Delta Mariner struck the main span Thursday evening. No injuries were reported.
Officials say the bridge is closed to traffic, causing vehicles needing to cross the Kentucky Lake reservoir and the Tennessee River to be detoured for dozens of miles. The Coast Guard also blocked access to boat traffic at the bridge site.


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In 2007, biologists with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation reported that many cave-hibernating bats in that state were sick and dying from a white fungus on their muzzles and other areas of their bodies. Since that time, more than a million hibernating bats have died from this disease in and around caves and mines from New Hampshire to Tennessee. In some caves, 90-100% of the bats are dead or dying. Biologists currently suspect that the bats are dying from a newly discovered cold-loving fungus, Geomyces destructans, that invades the skin of bats.
The rapid spread of white-nose syndrome (WNS) and associated declines in bat populations have led to requests to the US Fish and Wildlife Service to protect cave-hibernating bats under the Endangered Species Act. In January 2010, the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) petitioned the Secretary of the Interior to list the eastern small-footed bat (Myotis leibii) and the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) as threatened or endangered species and to designate critical habitat. The CBD petition argues that threats to these species include WNS and habitat loss associated with mining, agriculture and forestry operations. In December 2010, concerned citizens submitted information to the Service about impacts of WNS on the little brown myotis (Myotis lucifugus) and requested that the Service initiate a status review and implement interim conservation measures.
In response to concerns about WNS, the Fish and Wildlife Service is collecting information on the three species mentioned above and four other species: big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus), tri-colored bat (Perimyotis subflavus), cave myotis (Myotis velifer), and southeastern myotis (Myotis austroriparius). The Service is preparing for a status assessment process that will first focus on cave-hibernating bats known to be susceptible to WNS (or which have been exposed to WNS but not known to be susceptible). In particular, the Service is looking for information about present or threatened "destruction, modification, or curtailment of the species' habitat or range"; overutilization for commercial, recreational, scientific, or educational purposes; diseases or predation; the "inadequacy" of existing regulatory mechanisms; other natural or manmade factors affecting the species' continued existence; the distribution, population size, mortality rates, or other demographic indicators related to these species; and white-nose syndrome. One factor that the Service indicates it is particularly interested in is "logging/loss of forested habitat-especially late-successional forest."
Over the last decade, NCASI has supported several research projects across the nation investigating habitat relationships of bats in managed forest landscapes. These projects have documented opportunities to provide suitable habitat for forest-dwelling bats in managed landscapes and to contribute to their conservation. Please contact Dr. T. Bently Wigley for information about these research projects and resulting publications.
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Hand-forged and hand-painted the Socket-To-Me contemporary two-light bath light by Varaluz complements the space with its' black finish and bright light.More Details >
Bold and modern, Varaluz' Socket-To-Me contemporary bath light is made from hand-forged steel. Complete with two lights (bulbs not included), it has a hand-painted black finish to match any decor. Mount it with the bulbs facing up or down.


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50 miles – 3,012' Climbing
Looking for more distance . . . try the Big Bear Valley Tour Stage. This stage will begin With a group start in "The Village" at Big Bear Lake. The group will be lead out of the Village and head west toward the dam and over the newly completed bridge spanning Bear Creek Canyon. The stage then heads further west across "Arctic Circle", with spectacular scenery that will make you think you are riding in Switzerland, and down to the Snow Valley Ski Area turnaround. The stage heads back east across the Arctic Circle, North Shore of Big Bear Lake and around Baldwin Lake at the east end of Big Bear Valley. As you head back west toward town, you will then begin climbing with two steady moderate, heart pumping climbs. A little downhill and then more climbing up and around the Bear Mountain Golf Course, Bear Mountain Ski Resort and the Moonridge Animal Park, one of two alpine zoos in the United States. You will then finish the ride with a ride through beautiful Eagle Point, the "Cycling Home Tour" area of Big Bear Lake and then finish back to The Village.


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Debbie Lettow, Commencement Coordinator, (515) 294-2754
Anne Dolan, University Relations, (515) 294-7065
AMES, Iowa -- An estimated 1,650 students will receive degrees during Iowa State University's two fall commencement ceremonies next weekend. During the graduate ceremony, which begins at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, in C. Y. Stephens Auditorium, approximately 210 students will receive master's degrees and another 100 will receive their Ph.D. awards. Walt Fehr, Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture and professor of agronomy, will give the address, titled "The Delicate Balance."
The undergraduate ceremony begins at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, in Hilton Coliseum. The earlier start time accommodates the ISU Holiday Classic men's basketball tournament in Hilton that evening. An estimated 1,325 students will receive bachelor's degrees. Richard McCormick, chairman, president and chief executive officer of US West Inc., will speak. A Fort Dodge native, McCormick received his B.S. in electrical engineering from Iowa State in 1961.
With the exception of Veterinary Medicine, which doesn't confer D.V.M. degrees in the fall semester, all colleges will host a graduation event Saturday morning preceding the undergraduate ceremony. A complete schedule of times and locations is listed at the end of this release.
Two luncheons will be offered for graduating students and their guests Saturday between the college events and the all- university ceremony. Students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are invited to a brunch served from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Maple-Willow-Larch dining hall. Tickets cost $9 for adults and $5 for children (those under 3 eat free) and should be purchased in 243 Catt by Wednesday, Dec. 18.
Students in all other colleges are invited to a luncheon buffet served from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the second floor lobby of Scheman. Tickets cost $11 for adults and $5 for children and should be purchased in 158 Memorial Union by Friday, Dec. 13.
Commencement events:
Friday, Dec. 20
8 p.m. Commencement, graduate students, C. Y. Stephens
9:15-10:15 p.m. College of Education reception, Stage Door Lounge, Scheman
Saturday, Dec. 21
9 a.m. College of Business convocation (8:30 a.m. reception), Ames City Auditorium, 515 Clark Ave.
9 a.m. College of Education ceremony, Benton Auditorium (10:15 a.m. reception, first floor lobby), Scheman
9 a.m. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences ceremony, reception follows, Hilton
9:30 a.m. College of Agriculture program (8:45 a.m. reception), C.Y. Stephens
9:30-11 a.m. College of Engineering receptions by department, 2nd floor, Scheman
9:30 a.m. College of Family and Consumer Sciences convocation, Great Hall (8:30 a.m. reception, Sun Room), Memorial Union
10 a.m. College of Design ceremony (9:30 a.m. reception), Design atrium
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Brunch for students and guests of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Maple-Willow-Larch dining center, tickets $9 adults, $5 students, by Dec. 18, 294-3607
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Luncheon buffet for students and guests of all colleges, 2nd floor lobby, Scheman, tickets $11 adults, $5 children, by Dec. 13, 294-8488
1:30 p.m. Commencement undergraduate students, Hilton Coliseum, no tickets needed
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Yesterday, a co-worker asked me to make a sympathy card for someone who supported the military. The only thing she said she wanted on it was a yellow ribbon. Yellow ribbons have become synonymous with support for the military, and ideas immediately started to flow. I love it when a card comes together quickly. This one probably would have taken about 10 minutes, if I actually listened to the creative voices.
I usually check splitcoaststampers.com once a day to see what's going on and for a little bit of inspiration. The Free for All challenge on Friday was to use texture- at least two forms.
I cut a mat of soft yellow, then a 4 by 5.25 piece of metallic white card and embossed it with a Sizzix folder.
The smaller embossed piece is done with the Cuttlebug swirls folder.
The stamp came from the $1.50 bin at Michael's and was coloured in with copics.
I assembled the card and added a little bit of ribbon and thought I was done.
The card needed a little something more to tie it together, but I wasn't sure what. Then it hit me- it needed a little bit more black to tie in with the ribbon, so, I pulled the card apart (amazingly didn't rip a single thing), cut a piece of black a little larger than the white, and put it all back together. I am pretty pleased with the results... quick, easy, clean and simple. I love it when a plan comes together.


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- 26 September 2016
Honey G has opened up about being sexually assaulted and how it has knocked her confidence
'X Factor' hopeful Honey G has claimed she was kidnapped and sexually abused as a student.
The 35-year-old wannabe rapper has revealed she was snatched in her final year at Salford University in north west England and still suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.
She explained: "Obviously the effect the bad experience had on me - it kind of ruined my confidence, it knocked me and basically it's affected my whole life.
"Basically in my final year of university I was car hijacked and kidnapped and sexually assaulted.
"A man was convicted for what happened - for the crime. I've come through as a stronger person.
"It wasn't that I got into the wrong crowd or anything like that."
Honey G - who compares herself to the likes of Missy Elliot and Jay Z - hopes appearing on the ITV talent show will show people that hip hop music is not linked to violence.
She told The Sun newspaper: "A lot of people say hip hop's associated with this, that, violence and that - I don't really look at things like that or people saying that urban music is associated with violence. It's a stereotype. "
It comes after Honey G - whose real name is Anna Georgette Gilford - was announced as one of this year's 'X Factor' wildcards in Sharon Osbourne's Over 25s category.
Honey G joins Samantha Lavery, Ryan Lawrie, Saara Aalto and Yes Lad in the line up, after Ivy Grace Paredes had to withdraw from the competition because of visa issues.
Honey G said: "I think Ivy's voice is incredible and she's very talented. She definitely would have gone very far in the competition if she had stayed.
"Obviously it's a great shame she couldn't progress but I'm very lucky and very happy to be back in the competition, a complete stroke of luck for me. I'm not just belting out an amazing voice; I am what is happening right now in the music scene. I'm the whole shebang."


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Private clubs have a reputation for being
stodgy — reluctant to change and stuck in
tradition. That has caused many clubs to
struggle in recent years, as they have been
slow to adapt to changing demographics,
technology and social mores.
But that's not the case for all clubs. A few
see the future as very bright, so long as they
"We are about to enter a time that will beremarkable for private clubs," said JeffreyMcFadden, general manager of The UnionLeague of Philadelphia. "Millennials valueauthentic experiences more so than posses-sions, and that's what clubs deliver. But to getwhat we never had, we have to do what wehave never done."McFadden is one of the leaders who is try-ing new things, creating unique experiencesfor his members and watching as his clubgrows at an exponential rate.
Golf Inc. identified 10 of the most innovative individuals who work at or with private
clubs. These visionaries are taking steps to
bring about the resurgence in private clubs.
They are bringing new energy and growth
and making changes that extend far beyond
the norm.
Jeffrey Mcfadden
n chief Operating Officer and General
n The Union League of Philadelphia
n Philadelphia
McFadden, who was only 30 when he was hired
19 years ago, said The Union League has been
transformed from what some might call an "old
boys network." The result is dramatic changes
in the private club's membership and facilities
that have placed McFadden among the most
respected leaders in the private club industry.
His club has increased from 1,500 to 4,000
members, which has pulled it out of a financial
tailspin to make it one of the most successful
clubs in the nation. He has increased dues to
pay for amenities that give up-to-date value to
This includes the acquisition of a Donald
Ross golf course last year. The course, 12 miles
from the club's Center City clubhouse, was
previously known as the Torresdale-Frankford
Country Club and had gone through difficult
times. Renamed the Union League Golf Club,
it went from 140 to 450 full-time golf members.
"We have a waiting list there to join as well,"
McFadden said, adding that the club is considering adding a second golf course.
Another major amenity for members was
better parking; the club bought a 400-car garage
near its main clubhouse. And dining options
have expanded with the purchase of two suburban restaurants for members: the Guard
House in Gladwyne and The Bungalow at Stone
The club has also increased membership, he
said, by offering members $3,600 if they get
someone new to join.
He also requires members to propose a new
member before they can serve on a committee,
BY REBECCA LARSEN10PEOPLE who are SHAPING the FUTURE of private clubsPHILIPGABRIELPHOTOGRAPHY


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On the train this morning, and in the sun at lunch time I read a darling, adorable, heartfelt, funny, terrifying, ever-so-sad, wonderful book.
It is set out landscape and hand written, drawings which remind me of David Shrigley are sweet and integral to the storytelling. There is a hint of english-as-a-second-language in her phrasing which … only adds to the air of intimacy.
I am trying my best to get this out without using the word WHIMSY. Because this book is about Cancer. Tongue cancer and heartbreak in a girl of 25. So. Not the cheeriest subject in the world (but true true true. It is her Diary after all) but it is told in such a forthright and personal manner, from denial to fear to demanding of her doctor that she not wait another week for treatment, that more than being sad, you just want Mio to survive and fall in love and kiss, a LOT. Because she seems sweet, she seems like someone you would like to be friends with.
Oo! AND! She has a Blog! Mio's Page. It is all all (pretty much) all in Japanese.
(and p.s. She beats cancer.)


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The World Wide Web. A decentralized network of data stored on servers all around the world. But many countries—China, Russia, Germany, and Belgium, to name a few—are enacting laws requiring multinational companies to store and process country-specific data on local servers. According to the source, relaxing such restrictions has become a priority of President Donald Trump's administration as they negotiate trade agreements, including the upcoming renegotiation of NAFTA.
Proponents of these laws say that having their users' data stored locally aids in cyber security. Opponents say that storing data on local servers is more expensive, especially for small to medium sized companies. High tech companies worry about having their source codes stolen. Some companies worry that governments or political groups will use the data stored on these servers for illegitimate reasons. And many argue that limiting data flow also limits job growth and innovation. According to Nigel Cory, a trade policy analyst at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, "data needs to flow to create value."
Today's market size is the estimated value of data flowing through international borders in 2014, according to a report by the McKinsey Global Institute.
Geographic reference: World
Year: 2014
Market size: $2.8 trillion
Sources: Yu, Roger, "More Firms Push Back on Foreign Data Rule," USA TODAY for the Lansing State Journal, August 13, 2017, page 4B
Original source: Manyika, James, et. al., Digital Globalization: The New Era of Global Flows, McKinsey Global Insitute, February 2016 available online here.
Image source: Geralt, "Binary-hands-keyboard-tap-enter-2372131," Pixabay, June 2017 available online here.


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It's going on in your lab right now, under your very nose. Yes, it's hoarding.
Compulsive hoarding, also known as hoarding disorder, syllogomania and disposophobia, is a pattern of behavior characterized by excessive acquisition and an inability or unwillingness to discard large quantities of objects that cover the living areas of the home and cause significant distress or impairment. Compulsive hoarders may be conscious of their irrational behavior, but the emotional attachment to the hoarded objects far exceeds the motive to discard the items.
If you recognize any of these warning signs, you too may have a hoarding epidemic:
- Equipment hidden under an engineer's desk for months at a time.
- Servers in your lab that someone insists they are using for their testing, but you could swear are not even turned on.
- You need to move racks of equipment to a new lab and you can't find anyone who even knows what those racks are for.
- You shut down the power to a row of servers and no one calls to complain.
Why have so many of your engineers and developers contracted this terrible disorder? It's not their fault; they need lab management. You might recognize the following situation:
Fred, your top test engineer, has spent the last week configuring the network and all of the servers, virtual machines and software to exactly match the production configuration in preparation for a series of tests. He goes home for the weekend and comes back on Monday to find that his switches have been reconfigured, new firmware loaded, and all of his servers have new software on them. After much screaming and hair pulling, it is determined that another test engineer reconfigured those machines and switches for his own tests, not knowing that Fred had just configured them.
Fred starts the configuration process again. But, this time, he gets exclusive access to the equipment and when he is finished with his tests, he just doesn't tell anyone. He is on his way to becoming a hoarder. Months later, Fred will transfer to another group and that switch he was hoarding now becomes a ghost.
Most labs have elaborate processes in place to find and eliminate hoarding because it causes organizations to spend much more than they need to on capital equipment and the associated power, cooling, floor space and so on. In addition, it greatly reduces their testing and development speed because equipment is used so inefficiently.
So, what can be done about the hoarding epidemic? Simply put, turn your lab into a service. When engineers can get the equipment and resources they need, when they need it, with the ability to automate the setup and teardown of those resources, then hoarding will eventually stop.
Lab-as-a-Service Through Sandboxes
Lab-as-a-service means that your engineers and developers have a self-service interface that allows them to develop, design and publish, and reserve and use entire configurations of equipment. These configurations are called "sandboxes." Each sandbox is a blueprint for a configuration of infrastructure (physical, virtual and cloud) and applications that the engineer will need on demand. Once a sandbox is reserved, it will automatically set up that configuration, including ensuring that all of the necessary components are available and configured as needed for the testing or other lab activity. In addition, the activity itself can also be automated inside the sandbox.
By moving to self-service and automated access to all of the lab's equipment through sandboxes, lab managers gain complete visibility and control over all of the resources in the lab. If any resources are not part of an active or planned sandbox reservation, the lab manager knows that the equipment is not in use. By collecting business-intelligence data about sandbox and infrastructure use over time, lab managers can identify equipment that is no longer in use, or even equipment that could be powered down between reservations.
Although this approach might appear to give all control to the managers of the lab, it also gives much more control to the engineers and developers: they can design blueprints that meet their exact requirements, and they no longer have to go out and find equipment that matches those requirements. The sandbox software will find and reserve the equipment needed for any blueprint on the fly. In addition, the setup and configuration of that equipment is fully automated, so the engineer need not do manual configuration. The sandbox, once active, is protected from any outside interference or accidental reconfiguration.
The results can be dramatic. Most labs report that they can increase their efficiency by over 100% through the use of lab-as-a-service. They buy less equipment and they reduce setup and teardown time for infrastructure. They also immediately improve test success rates by 20–50% by eliminating configuration errors. But most importantly, they can eliminate hoarding, which costs even small data centers millions of dollars per year.
So, act now to eliminate hoarding in your lab, before it's too late.
About the Author
Joan Wrabetz is chief technology officer for QualiSystems. Before her current role, she was vice president and chief technology officer for the Emerging Product Division of EMC.
Joan has over 20 years of executive management experience at public and privately held technology companies. She has been an executive at a number of startup technology companies, has been a venture partner with BlueStream Ventures and has been on the board of directors or advisory board of many early-stage technology companies. She was the founder and CEO of Aumnidata, a developer of big-data analytics technology. She was CEO of Tricord Systems (acquired by Adaptec), one of the first companies to introduce a commercial product based on distributed-file-system technology. Earlier, Joan was vice president and general manager for SAN operations at StorageTek, a $650 million revenue business, responsible for all open-systems products including tape libraries, disk systems and SAN switches. Before joining StorageTek, she was the founder and CEO of Aggregate Computing, a grid-computing software company acquired by Platinum Technologies. Before that, she held management and senior technical positions at Control Data Corporation and SRI International.
Joan holds an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, an MSEE from Stanford University and a BSEE from Yale University. She has taught as an adjunct faculty member at the University of St. Thomas, St. Mary's University and the Carlson School of Business at the University of Minnesota. She holds patents in load balancing, distributed systems and machine-learning classification and analytics.


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The Great Detonations of the twenty-first age killed half the world. And yet more: it mutated we who survived. Our eyes don't quite work properly, anymore, though our other senses are far greater. The average human will experience the perfect culmination of light and color to see the world properly roughly once every few years.
It's not all bad, though. In the dark, you see, everything is anything it should be.
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I found myself praying to Nailed God when I learned that my title of Lordess was balanced on a blade's breadth. It wasn't a rank bestowed by the Crown. I was, rather, the Lordess of a gang: the Murder of Crows.
I needed the Nailed God's help.
A fortnight before my praying began, I'd found trouble with a Crown-approved gang: The Fangs; who lived down on Sandpiper Quarter, where the monsters dwelt.
My Murder reported one of the Fangs was selling thaumaturgical artifacts in my district of Elysium. So I assembled my Murder and set out to treat with him. Only to treat. Nothing more.
My Murder was wreathed in their own darknesses, and followed my orders to stay put while I approached. Halfway down the road, I'd heard the jangle of jewels against leather—a sack that held them, most like (In Morgad, you see, a keen ear keeps you safe—the ability to hear all the intricacies of sound and then translate them into sight is vital to survival in the blind city).
"What is your business in Elysium?" I asked.
The monster's voice was raspy. It probably had teeth grinding in the back of its throat. I kept my distance, my hand holding the grip of my blade. "What's it to you?" he asked.
"You encroach on my district," I'd told him.
"I can sell what I like where I like."
"Why?" I asked him, "Because you belong to a Crown-approved gang?"
"Because I'm a prince of the Fangs!"
"A prince of the Fangs," I had to admit, the words flowed well enough. And yet: "How high, truly, is a prince of the gutters? Is that not unlike being king of the ashes?"
At his hip was a rattling–a scraping. He was unholstering his blade, I realized. So I mimicked the draw, though quicker than him, and cut off the hand that held his weapon.
He did not bother to scream—from shock or because the monster had no nerves to feel pain I'll not profess to know. Nevertheless, he fled, hooves pounding down the stone street.
I followed him.
The street was empty, save us two and my Murder. I'd whistled across the way and heard one of my Crows whistle in return. I needed to keep track of where they all were. It was too easy to get lost in the dark city.
More and more of my Crows whistled, closing in on all sides.
And the next day, the minor prince from the Fangs was discovered in the gutter with his throat opened wide.
The Fangs didn't like that. And having the Crown on their side gave them some authority to settle the dispute.
* * *
I finished my prayer to the Nailed God and sighed, hands falling to my sides and feeling the granite steps overlooking the battle-yard. Few dared to venture there, which was why I had—wearing a cloak of three layers of interwoven crow-feathers; and with fingers bedecked with rings of lapis lazuli. I'd chosen my favorite blade—the one with the good-luck wolf on the end.
I let out a low whistle. Far off in the darkness, someone matched my note. So I tried three notes, interchanging. Thrice-over the same notes returned. Then came the footsteps—three pairs, and the sound of canes clacking toward me.
It's a trick everyone in Morgad learns sooner or later—to separate the rhythm of a man's cane. To know the difference between one man's click clack click clack from another's clackity click clackity click.
I whistled again and more whistles returned. Five, then seven, then ten. I continued this way until my Murder was assembled.
They were wordless for they knew what awaited us. Soft hands and rough hands helped me out of my cloak and removed my hauberk. They rubbed oils and ointments on my arms and torso. "Relax, Isora." It was Retcha's voice. The one who spoke a quarter-octave above me, but softer. "Now isn't the time for fear."
"No," I agreed. "That comes later."
Another Crow spoke, then. I think it was Azoc, my chief lieutenant. His thrice broken nose made his voice sound all squishy. "Your cloak—It's scratchy. What's it made from?"
"Crow feathers," I said. "It cost me a high price."
"If you lose, can I keep it?"
Azoc would gain Lordship over the Murder of Crows if I lost. I might've given him the cloak, too, except that he asked.
So I snorted a laugh and turned to face him. "You want it?"
"I'd love tha—"
I threw my fist toward his voice and felt his nose crack on my knuckles. In less than a second there was a whump on the ground. I didn't hear Azoc speak or move. There was only his breathing.
"Find my cloak, please, Retcha," I said, not unkindly. "That cost me a fortune. I'd rather not lose it."
I felt a force on my shins like a raven had spattered into then. Hands grasped at my leg. The soft hands of my green boy. "I'll always be your man!" It was Orym speaking now, squeaky as a rusty door hinge. I felt the boy's soft hand on my cheek. "No matter what happens tonight, I'll always be loyal to you."
I reached out and clamped down on the boy's wrist. "You will not," I said. "If they kill me, you'll flee and go kiss the feet of the first brigand with a blade that you find on the road."
"I cannot," Orym said. "I will not! Don't make me!"
I let the silence hang there. If he had anything more to say, he'd have filled it.
I could sense all ears on me, waiting for my voice. I laughed and then released Orym's wrist. "You're a fool," I said. Though even I wasn't sure if I meant it as an insult.
* * *
The Fangs arrived late to the battle-yard. Their steps were made heavy by what I assumed were royal-grade boots. I leaned forward from my seat on the steps. as they came stomping across the grass. There were seven rhythms to hail seven Fangs approaching. Seven cloaks snapped in the wind with a sound like war banners. Unless it was war banners, and they weren't wearing cloaks. I could hear them mutter and hiss and growl guttural speeches to each other. The bootsteps fell silent, save one: their champion, who approached me.
"Are you ready, Lordess Isora?"
I spat on the ground in answer and then rose and reached out. "Who is this champion I'm speaking to? I would know your face."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean this." I reached out to touch him. My hands found his face and I traced its outline. Crows rustled and Fangs fidgeted with their blades as I measured the width of his shoulders; the size of his hauberk—where there was flesh there were soft, squishy bumps, even on his right eyelid. His flesh was slicked with a layer of pus and his hair felt damp as seaweed. I touched his teeth, solid and flat, though with some slick layered-coating for protection.
He was short enough that I could put my palm flat on his head without moving my arm over my shoulder.
"A boy," I said. "You've sent me a boy. Do you think a trial by battle rewards a concave chest?"
A few of my Crows laughed at that. The boy slid out of my reach. "Blade!" He shrieked. "Bring me my blade!"
"Mine, too," I said. My Crows returned to me my hauberk and cloak. "If I die, I might as well ruin my most costly possessions. I don't want any of you looting my corpse Do you hear me?"
There were scattered yeses, so I unholstered my blade and turned toward the Fangs' champion.
Across the battle-yard was a sound like something unzipping. Then I heard the unmistakable vrrrung of his weapon. I knew that sound. It was a weapon with metal teeth spinning around the blade's edge.
For the first time, my confidence wavered. I tightened my grip on my blade and steeled myself toward the task at hand.
"He's got a power-blade," Retcha muttered. "Do you hear that? He's got a power-blade."
"And he'll need long arms to use it," I said, though I wondered if these monsters weren't smarter than I'd anticipated.
But I knew the rules for engaging a power-blade. If I tried to parry against its edge my blade would be cut in half. So as we crossed the yard toward each other I kept my blade down and out of its path and hoped the boy would come to me.
His breathing was heavy before his first attack; his tongue, I assume, hanging out as he panted; his great slavering jaws dripping with saliva.
The pitch of his power-blade changed as he hefted it. I followed the noise, retreating as it grew louder and moving in when the vrrrunging grew fainter.
That was the problem with power-blades. They could kill you quicker than a blade, but your opponent could hear your weapon, which made defense easier.
The vrrrung changed to vrrraang and, anticipating a thrust, I sidestepped its path, listening to the sparks spit from the device, their heat nearly spewing onto my face
The vrrrang turned to vrrrung and the sparks crackled on the ground a mere foot away. The power-blade's sparks lurched. The boy was stumbling, changing tactics. I could hear his breaths from across the yard as he worked some spell to sharpen his teeth and turn fingers to claws.
So I broke his concentration—I smacked him on the ear with the flat of my blade.
"Come, Fangs!" shouted Azoc, who had regained consciousness, "Let's hear a fight!" There was laughter at that.
The boy was still stumbling—still changing, so I smacked him again. His transformation stopped and something fumped to the ground. I could hear sparks leaping into the air with fizzling cracks as the power-blade chewed up the ground. The loose dirt sprayed my shins. Beyond the weapon I heard the boy huffing, but otherwise there was no sound of movement. He was regaining his strength to make ready for another attack, or spell.
I came forward, stepping around the power-blade and I threw myself into a sustained, attack, swinging my blade with well-practiced figures-of-eight.
The boy's bootsteps were uneven in his retreat, distracting him from the attack he'd been readying. I heard a short, sharp shout and a sound like a box on the ear.
In my pursuit, I almost fell victim to the same trap—the hole that had no doubt turned his ankle. Treachery he planted that had been turned against him. If I had the breath I'd have laughed at the irony.
But I regained my balance and brought the blade down hard, yet I sliced only through empty air. I whirled about, looking and listening for my opponent.
Then a line of pain panged the back of my shin. I fell to the dirt, spitting loose soil when a weight fell on my stomach, driving my breath from me. I reached up and seized pus-slicked wrists. "That's not how you fight with a dagger, boy."
"One of us is about to get stabbed," he said, "You're in no position to tell me how to use this."
My arms burned with the exertion of holding his wrists. I didn't reply. I just waited and calculated. One false move and his dagger would go through my throat.
"You killed one of our princes!" He grunted.
"He was in my district," I said through my teeth." I twisted his arms and my hips all at once. The boy and I toppled in a tangle of limbs. I pried the dagger from his hands as we struggled and threw one leg over his chest.
Our positions had changed as I pushed the knife toward his chin while boy pushed my hands back in an attempt to stave off the point. "He was making a profit off of my people!" I said. His pus mixed with my sweat, turning both our grips slick. "He was a monster, besides!"
I could feel his arms trembling, about to give way. The boy laughed, then, in spite of it all. "Is it too late to negotiate?"
"There's no negotiation with monsters." I said.
His arms collapsed and I drove the point up through his chin. I fell off of him and crawled across the battle-yard, retracing my steps to retrieve my blade.
I remember the power-blade vrrunging, the salty sweat that I blinked out of my eyes. I took up my blade and stood, my knees trembling. "Fangs!" I shouted. "Our dispute is settled. Leave now and we can forget what has happened."
As I spoke, the sun pierced the sky, turning the world brighter and brighter. I could feel my eyes adjusting as light and color made themselves known to me for the fourth time in my life. The Nailed God had no doubt heard my prayer. Sight was not known to stay longer than seconds. I shielded my eyes at first, raising a hand to protect from the light of the sun.
But then I saw the rings on my fingers—there were no stones of lapis lazuli. There were only rusted bands. The sun had stolen my jewels.
But it had taken more, too. For the sun had stolen my crow-feather cloak and exchanged it for one of mottled green wool, so weathered it was almost gray. My blade had little shine to it, and the wolf on the end was nothing more than a chipped block of wood.
And then I saw the five other Fangs—children, down to the last. Then I turned to the boy and saw that there was no monster. There was no pus or monstrous bumps—only big white pimples and grease. He had yellow teeth but nothing that belonged to a whale. He was just a boy with a dagger shoved up through his chin; his mouth hanging open, revealing the blade.
I collapsed to my knees and vomited. "Just a boy," I sputtered. "Just a boy…"
But as it was before and as it would be the world began to blur as my sight left me until I was in my own darkness again. I wondered what trick the sun had played on me. He was the Nailed God's agent, truth be told.
So I checked my belongings to see if the sun had returned them. My rings felt the same as they had before my sight returned. It must have returned to me my lapis lazuli. My cloak and blade, too, seemed no different than any other time I had felt them in the dark. The sun, in its power, had returned my belongings to me, safe and now sun-blessed.
But there was one last thing I needed to check.
With shaking hands, I felt the boy's face. Felt the bumps, touched the teeth—careful of the blade in his mouth—I felt no difference between what my hands told me now and what my they had said before we'd dueled. The only difference was the sweat and the blood. To this day I've no idea why the sun played such a cruel trick on my eyes.
"It's a monster," I muttered, smiling. "It's only a monster…"


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The Paleo diet mimics the way our ancestors ate before the invention of agriculture about 10,000 years ago. Before agriculture, humans lived the life of wandering hunter/gatherers whose existence was largely free of chronic disease. Eating Paleo will allow you to feel better, gain strength, and drop body fat while gaining lean muscle.
A Paleo diet involves eating meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, little starch, some fruit and no sugar. It means no grains, legumes, pasteurized dairy, or alcohol. It means staying away from all processed foods. It means eating as our hunter-gathers ancestors did.
What is included in the Paleo diet:
- Proteins: beef, poultry, pork, shrimp, fish, eggs
- Vegetables: all, except for corn and peas
- Fruit: choose berries, oranges, apples, pears, plums, and melon - limit portion of bananas, pineapple, and other high-fructose fruits. Remember fructose still turns to sugar in the body, so limit your fruit intake if weight loss is your goal.
- Fats: coconut oil, lard, olive oil (don't cook with olive oil but unheated it is great), sesame oil, nut oils, flaxseed oil, avocados, nuts and seeds
- Herbs and Spices: as many as you can find
- Beverages: water, unsweetened coconut water, seltzer water, tea, (some) coffee
To see if your food qualities as paleo, click on the following link: http://www.lurongliving.com/challenge/foodsearch
What is not part of the Paleo diet:
- Any processed food: no chips, soda, bread, crackers, etc. If it comes in a box, don't eat it.
- Grains in any form: cereals, rice, pasta, oats etc.
- Legumes: no beans or peanuts
- Pasteurized Dairy in any form: if you want to include milk and cheese – make it raw, whole milk or cheese
- No alcohol in any form: if you must have an occasional glass of red wine or shot of tequila, it would not be the end of the world. However, please keep any alcohol to a minimum
- No sugar in any form
- No added salt
- No white potatoes
What if I slip up?
Get right back on it. Don't put it off. Start again. NOW. Figure out what went wrong... Were you unprepared with your snacks, did you succumb during a special event? Did you slip up when you went out to eat? Address the problem and start again. However, we also recommend an 80/20 lifestyle. Eat clean 80% of the time, and then have you what you want 20% of the time. It is important to note that after eating clean for a while, you may find that you don't desire your "treat foods" anymore. In fact, you may even get the dreaded "food hangover".


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I like these. But I have a little twist on them. Everyday I pick something that I EXPECT myself to do. This is really effective because I don't want to feel like a failure and as long as I expect something reasonabl e, I accomplis h it. A good base for this is "I expect that I am worth not letting down" I use this with my son as I wake him up. Gabriel, I expect that you will have good behavior today, and I know you will be able to go the bathroom on time. Today when you get home you will be able to tell me how you and your teacher where able to work together and be a leader for the rest of the class. Very rarely fails. ~IO
I know I haven't been here as often... but I am feeling I have lost my place here.
still living through my changing times..ho pe things are better for all of you..