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April 20, 2017 | Arts and Culture
Charting Emotions in the Stars
reading my sister's horoscopes
article by Taylor Michael, illustrated by michelle ng
Horoscopes are not a hobby for my older sister. Lindsay does not fill empty hours of the day flipping through the horoscopes on the back of the newest Cosmo. For her, reading her "scopes" means assembling a tool belt for dealing with the day's problems. If the alignment of the moon means that there will be tension in her interactions, she puts more compassion in her tool belt. If her charts show she might be frustrated with work this week, she puts in patience. In her life, horoscopes mean routine, pre-planning, and order. Understanding the stars is like planning out meals for a diabetic. Everything must be charted beforehand. Weeks, days, and hours all must be accounted for.
If the day, week or month has not been charted correctly, the effect is immediate. My sister is more reactive, frantic, and more off-balanced. Surprises can be handled only when she understands the current position of the planets and moons. However, this is not necessarily because she knows exactly what will happen and when. Often times the answers do not matter as much as the process of preparation. The tool belt must not be unbalanced. All weights must balance on her hips comfortably, all the tools within easy reach.
My sister has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). According to my mom, the signs have been recognizable since middle school. Lying about school assignments, frequent screaming matches with both my mother and father, and weird mood swings on random days were apparently not just growing pains. Lindsay did not want to believe my mom when she said that she had a behavioral disorder. According to my sister, she couldn't have ADHD because she was smart and normal. People with mental disorders are supposed to be stupid and unable to function normally in society. They were those people under the overpass on the Major Deegan Expressway who walked along the highway with a cat attached to their shoulders. They were the people our father hospitalized. The girls who killed their parents or burned the dog. That was not my sister.
Left unaddressed, ADHD does not simply go away with puberty. Transitioning from middle school to high school was rough for my sister, to say the least. In middle school, she was used to being the smartest person in her class without much effort. I remember lots of arguments going well into the night about grades and studying, particularly about geometry. My sister was originally placed in the honors geometry class. Because of her difficulties in class, halfway through the year the teacher placed her in the regular geometry class half way through the year. Her decrease in confidence and motivation directly correlated with her drop in grades. Unfortunately, my sister did not understand that she was brilliant but just needed help managing her behavior. This issue of her disorder came back with a vengeance in college. Because she decided to take five classes and never learned to manage her behavior disorder under stress, she began to have problems passing classes again. Only this time the issue was a lot more serious. My sister was at risk for expulsion in the middle of her junior year. It was at this point that I can remember my sister taking psychostimulants.
The American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, fifth edition (DSM-5) divides criteria for ADHD into two categories: inattention, and hyperactivity or impulsivity. Within the inattention category doctors look for signs that a child has trouble paying attention to, following through with, or remembering tasks, activities, or work. In the hyperactivity category, doctors look for the inability to sit still, excessive talking, and impatience both with other people and with themselves. However, research often forgets the ways that these signs also affect emotional behavior or self-esteem. Children especially may become easily frustrated, worried, excited, angry, hurt, or impatient. While all these emotions are normal for children, those with ADHD find it harder to process emotions if they do not understand why they cannot do things like other children, or if others do not understand or respond to their feelings immediately.
Even though they can be about different topics or problems, most arguments between my mother and my sister are the same. Either my mother or my sister has failed to meet the expectations of the other. When she was younger, sometimes these arguments happened because my sister didn't turn in a paper or failed an important exam. More recently, it means that my sister and mother cannot compromise or adapt to understand the other. When she was younger the shouting matches would be loud. More often than not my sister was struggling with the same issues for which my mom was yelling at her. Failure, disappointment, and conflict are hard for someone that, through no fault of her own, cannot focus. I remember fights ending with, "I am trying my best. I didn't mean to…" Today the fight usually ends in, "Why can't you understand that you have a daughter with ADHD?"
In January 2014, my sister was admitted into the philosophy masters program at the New School for Social Research. Something had to immediately change so that she would not make the same mistakes again. It was at this point I first heard my sister mention astrology. Astrology did something for her that Adderall could not. Drugs could help her brain to focus for the time it was in her bloodstream. Astrology helped my sister cope when the drugs wore off. What started out as a hobby quickly became necessity.
Today my sister has 12 astrology websites she checks daily, weekly, and monthly: astrology.com, Prokeraia, Susan Blair Hunt, Astrology Zone by Susan Miller, Astrodienist, Venus group, Jonathan Cainer, Chani Nicholas, Free Will Astrology, horoscope.com, Daily Horoscopes, and Café Astro. She typically spends the most time Monday reading horoscopes, because she reads the daily, weekly, and then, when appropriate, monthly 'scopes precisely at midnight so that she is also accounting for time differences with the authors of these different sites.
According to Everyday Health, 10 tips for managing adult ADHD are to
- Downsize Distractions
- Get Organized
- Take 10 and Think It Through
- Get Moving
- Get Sleep
- Eat a Power Breakfast
- Boost Your Odds of Success by Working with your Strengths and Weaknesses
- Reward Yourself
- Try Guided Imagery
- Ask for Help
With the help of these websites, my sister is in the process of changing her habits so that she is able to function without relying on Adderall. She practices with these horoscopes to learn how to react when unexpected things happen in life. When she is stuck in a portion of a paper for a graduate school class, she does not let herself lose focus because her chart told her that she would have a mental block for a while that would lead to inspiration later in the week. When my mother does not understand what having ADHD is like, Lindsay does not blow up, because her chart said that she would need more patience dealing with loved ones today.
My sister is not irrational for following 12 different horoscope websites. Stars are not something of fantasy or a way for my sister to claim an identity. My sister uses the stars to guide her. Not like the North Star with the Underground Railroad, because that's not even the brightest star in the sky. Sirius A is. Stars are neutral space. They don't cause my sister mood swings or make her feel inadequate. They are just stars.
There is a difference in understanding who you are. This is the difference in understanding your rising sign from your sun sign from your moon sign. For those with behavioral disorders, who they are and how they are can easily be misunderstood. My sister isn't lazy. She just needs more time than most to sort through her thoughts and sift out relevant ones from random ones. The difference being that my sister's work ethic does not define who she is essentially. Her work ethic instead is managed through a bunch of means. Behavioral drugs are one way. Looking at her rising sign is another.


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U.S. Congressman Jeff Denham discusses water issues, immigration reform and trade with attendees at the SJFB Annual Meeting last month. Photo by Goff Photography.
The San Joaquin Farm Bureau Federation held its 104rd Annual Meeting on June 23 at Gill Lake, with guest speakers focusing on key issues facing agriculture and over $45,000 in scholarships awarded to local students pursuing agricultural education. Guest speakers included U.S Congressman Jeff Denham, State Assemblyman Heath Flora, and California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson.
"The diversity and complexity that we have in California is not experienced anywhere else in America; it's what makes us the sixth largest ag economy; it's what gives us 400 different commodities that we have to sell," Johansson said. "It's what we do at the county level that sets Farm Bureau apart. Farm Bureau is the only ag organization that strives to make a difference at every level of your farm, whether it's in your city, county, Sacramento or in Washington, D.C."
Denham, Flora and Johansson all believed there is currently a good opportunity for change, both at the state and national levels.
Immigration reform
"We have tremendous leadership in our congressional delegation and it was demonstrated last week when the House took a vote on an immigration bill," said Johansson said. "This is the first time the full House voted on an ag immigration bill, or a bill that had agricultural labor in it, since 1986. We shouldn't wonder why the border is a mess today; because we haven't addressed it."
Johansson said that while that bill didn't fit the needs of CFBF and the organization had serious concerns about it, "it was the leadership of Congressman Jeff Denham, who is here today, to make sure California was represented."
Denham said one of the challenges of immigration reform is that there's never a deadline or timeline.
"In that immigration policy, we have to have a fix for California agriculture," Denham said. "A guest worker program also needs to be in the package."
Denham expressed frustration with the governor's twin tunnels plan and the inability of California to build new water storage. "It makes no sense for us to invest or spend money on more conveyance when we have no water to convey," Denham said. "We've got to have storage."
But, Denham said if we're going to build storage, this is our opportunity.
"I want to see in my lifetime, not only water storage for the next generation, but I want to see new water storage moving forward in the next two years," Denham said. "We've been studying these things for 10, 20, 30 years. A lot of these projects we've studied so long they've now been shelved. We've got an opportunity not only to pull them off the shelf, but to dust them off and implement them and use the water bond that we have with the state leverage to actually get them done and moving." At the federal level, "We actually have a president that wants to get them moving in the next two years. A big part of $1.5 trillion infrastructure package is California water storage," Denham said.
Johannson said we have a great opportunity for agriculture to tell its story and show how important trade is to our livelihood. "While we support our president in the changes in the regulations like Waters of the US, he's also recognized how vulnerable we are in the trade market," Johannson said.
"Sixty percent of what goes through the Port of Oakland is ag related," Johasson said. That port represents 70,000 jobs. Overall across the country, when you talk about distributers, buyers and everything else it touches, that port represents 700,000 jobs.
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"When we get our message out there, when we talk about our issues and don't allow the politics and hyperbole to really dictate our narrative, and when we stick to the facts, we are on the right side of things," Flora said.
Both Johansson and Flora pointed to Foster Farms and the chicken bill that was recently killed in the Ag Committee. "Farm Bureau kept calm amidst hysteria from what the folks thought how chicken's were harvested," Flora said. "At the end of the day, truth prevailed. At the end of the day, our narrative, everything all of you have fought so long and hard about, that is what's going to win the day."
"As we move into November, stay engaged, stay motivated as an ag community," Flora said. "Three hundred miles in both directions of where we're sitting right now is the richest farmland in the entire world; it's worth fighting for; it's worth protecting. "If you have questions on a bill, call us, talk to us," Flora said. "We have to start putting politics as a line item in to our daily lives and really engaging on it; because at the end of the day we're right on these issues; and some of our colleagues are simply wrong."
Farm Bill
Congress is currently working on the Farm Bill and Denham said, "We don't focus here in California on the subsidies, we just need government to stay out of our lives a little bit and let us farm."
The Farm Bill recently passed the House and is moving on to the Senate. Denham said, "It gives an even playing field for California, even as it pertains to crop insurance, which in many Farm Bills we get left behind on."
He said it was a challenge, but a good victory, and to expect the Farm Bill to move in July or August.
SJFB President presents
SJFB President Jim Ferrari also addressed issues facing agriculture and Farm Bureau successes this past year. He discussed how Farm Bureau successfully stopped the aggressive raise in fees for underground fuel storage facilities. He also said cannabis has one more chance of being defeated through a tax measure on the ballot, but if it passes, Farm Bureau will work to "steer it in the right direction and hopefully make it something we can live with."
Other issues he discussed included the battle against a fertilizer tax proposal, why we need to fight reduced flows down rivers, the opposition to the Delta tunnels, the need for water storage, labor issues, and the new nutria pest.
"Nutria is eating away at our levees," he said. "We need USDA wildlife services to put in some funding and help eradicate these pests."
Scholarships awarded
SJFB Foundation for Agricultural Education President Joe Valente congratulated the scholarship winners and the Farm Bureau proceeded to award over $45,000 to local students. Including this year's scholarships, the Foundation has awarded over $450,000 to local students.


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On Sunday we took Chloe for her first trip to the beach. Emily has been champing at the bit to do this for weeks. It was quite tricky to find a suitable beach that allowed dogs off the lead, one that wasn't too far from where we live. In the end we had to go to the Suffolk coast where dogs are allowed on the beaches all year round. The beach was actually 100 miles from home, a two hour journey. I was very anxious because Chloe doesn't really like going in the car! She wasn't too bad in the end, maybe she resigned herself to it.
The beach was at Sizewell, famous for its rather ugly power station right by the beach. But the actual beach was really nice. There was a very reasonably priced car park close by, a little beach cafe and toilets - perfect! We took a picnic and our camping chairs and we were all set.
Chloe loved the beach and had great fun tearing up and down. She didn't like the water however, and nothing could persuade her to dip a paw in the water.
It was a long way to go, but we had a lovely relaxed family day out. Even the journey home wasn't too bad, as Chloe was exhausted and slept for a lot of it.
It looks like she had fun doesn't it.
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The Grimké Sisters, Sarah and Angelina, are probably the most famous Southern women in the Southern feminist and abolitionist movements. While the bulk of their adult lives were spent in the more-receptive North, their childhood and early adulthood in Antebellum South Carolina shaped what was to come. No doubt that they were seen then as fanatics, but looking back upon their writings, we can see that they were merely ahead of their time and butting heads with their childhood authorities – as all young adults do.
In future posts, I'll share some of their speeches and letters, but for now, I'd like to focus on their childhood. I'll start with what might seem to be a curious source: an excerpt from a young adult book published in 1887 entitled Some Remarkable Women: A Book for Young Ladies.
The Grimké sisters were natives of Charleston, South Carolina. Their father was the Hon. John F. Grimké, who came of good Huguenot stock, and was a judge of the Supreme Court of South Carolina. Their mother could claim a highly respectable Puritan ancestry. Fourteen sons and daughters were born to them, of whom Sarah was the sixth [born in 1792], and Angelina the youngest [1805]. They were High Church Episcopalians. Their home was an abode of wealth and luxury; their social relations were of the most aristocratic type, and their numerous children were reared in the prevailing habits of what was regarded as the best society in Charleston.
The sons were educated for professional life, but following the prevailing customs, the daughters were not taught solid learning, but only those ornamental branches which were requisite to their reputation in society as accomplished and fashionable women. There certainly was nothing, either in their education or surroundings, to beget in them that spirit of self-sacrificing philanthropy which was the distinguishing feature of their womanhood.
Least of all was there any thing to suggest their future enmity to the peculiar institution, inasmuch as their father was a slaveholder, they were served by slaves from their earliest infancy, and were never taught to think there was any taint of sin in claiming and using human beings as property, or, to cite the words of South Carolina law, as "chattels personal."
Their Huguenot and Puritan blood, however, revealed itself in their early tendency to think and decide for themselves, in their keen sense of natural justice, in their courageous love of truth, and in their tender sympathies with the oppressed. Sarah exhibited her independence by protesting against the superficial studies assigned her, and begging permission to study the classics and the law as her brothers did. But custom forbade this, and she was forced to be content with such instructions as were usually given young ladies of fashion. But neither their imperfect education, nor corrupt public opinion, could prevent the revolt of their tender feelings against the punishments commonly inflicted upon slaves, and also against the utter ignorance in which those poor creatures were designedly reared.
Catherine Birney 1Sarah's close friend and first biographer – where much of this passage takes its inspiration. tells us that Sarah, when only five years old, after seeing a slave woman cruelly whipped, sobbed as if heart-broken, and then ran from her nurse to the wharf and begged the captain of a vessel to take her from a city in which the whipping of women was permitted. The same tenderness of heart was shown by Angelina, who, on one occasion, stole out to the slave quarters with a bottle of oil with which to soothe the wounds of one of her father's slaves who had been whipped that day.
Thus the natural tenderness of both girls caused them to hate slavery long before their moral judgments had taught them the sinfulness of slaveholding. It was the germ of their subsequent devotion to the cause of human freedom. Never, perhaps, were two sisters more closely bound to each other by sympathy and affection than were these Grimké sisters. Their strong and life-long sisterly love had its origin in somewhat exceptional circumstances.
Sarah was twelve years old when Angelina was born. The presence of her baby-sister begot in her girlish heart a tenderness akin to that of a mother for her child. She begged to be permitted to stand at the baptismal font as godmother to the infant. This strange request, after many refusals, was finally granted, and this girl of twelve gave the promise required by the Episcopalian ritual, to train her infant sister in the ways of Christian duty. This promise, usually made without serious thought or purpose, had so much meaning for the juvenile godmother, that she carried it to God, with tears and prayers, asking fitness for the duty she had engaged to perform. Years after she wrote of her feelings at the time, saying: "0, how good I resolved to be, how careful in all my conduct, that my life might be blessed to her."
And it was; for never was sister-love more true, devoted, and lasting than in Sarah Grimké. And never was it more warmly reciprocated than by Angelina. 2Daniel Wise Some Remarkable Women: A Book for Young Ladies (Cincinnati: Cranston and Stow, 1887) 193-195. Though the writing is dated, the facts seem to check out with other biographies of the Grimkés.
Next I'll relate two similar stories that happened a few decades apart, the first to Sarah, the second to Angelina. They show not only the sisters' character, but how so often the older sibling takes the brunt of the parental punishment, paving the way for the younger to have it quite a bit easier.
In her diaries, Sarah tells of an 1804 event that happened before Angelina was even born, when at the age of twelve she taught Hetty – a slave given to her by her father – to read. Unfortunately, that diary has neither been published nor digitized (an incredible shame). Parts of it have, however, been quoted in various biographies, so we'll turn to those.
Judge Grimké, his family and connections, were all High-Church Episcopalians, tenacious of every dogma, and severe upon any neglect of the religious forms of church or household worship. Nothing but sickness excused any member of the family, servants included, from attending morning prayers, and every Sunday the well-appointed carriage bore those who wished to attend church to the most fashionable one in the city. The children attended Sabbath-school regularly, and in the afternoon the girls who were old enough taught classes in the colored school.
Here, Sarah was the only one who ever caused any trouble. She could never be made to understand the wisdom which included the spelling-book, in the hands of slaves, among the dangerous weapons, and she constantly fretted because she could only give her pupils oral instruction. She longed to teach them to read, for many of them were pining for the knowledge which the "poor white trash" rejected; but the laws of the State not only prohibited the teaching of slaves, but provided fines and imprisonment for those who ventured to indulge their fancy in that way. So that, argue as she might, and as she did, the privilege of opening the storehouse of learning to those thirsty souls was denied her. 3Catherine Birney The Grimké Sisters: Sarah and Angelina Grimké, the First Woman Advocates of Abolition and Women's Rights (Bost: Lee and Shepard, 1885) 10-11.
"My great desire in this matter would not be totally suppressed, and I took an almost malicious satisfaction in teaching my little waiting-maid at night, when she was supposed to be occupied in combing and brushing my long locks.
"The light was put out, the keyhold screened, and flat on our stomachs, before the fire, with the spelling-book under our eyes, we defied the laws of South Carolina." 4Sarah Grimké Diary 1827. As quoted in Gerda Lerner The Grimké Sisters from South Carolina (New York: Shocken Books, 1967) 23.
These lessons ended abruptly when her father discovered what was happening. Hetty was harshly scolded, barely escaping a whipping – probably at Sarah's insistence, while Sarah was called before her father and lectured about how serious of a crime she had committed. She vowed to never teach Hetty again – and kept her word in the strictest sense. She also vowed that she would do everything in her power to educate other slave children.
This, according to biographer Gerda Lerner, was a pivotal moment in Sarah's young life. She now understood that "her attempts to help the slaves were useless; she was as helpless as they were. Her father, master and judge, would brook no defiance." 5Gerda Lerner The Grimké Sisters from South Carolina (New York: Shocken Books, 1967) 24.
Of course, the rest of Sarah's life would be filled with activism, effecting real change in the lives of both women and slaves.
Turning now to her sister, Angelina, we learn of a similar event that was met with a rebellion fueled by ingenuity rather than the pure spunk of a twelve year old.
In a memorial written for Angelina's funeral, her husband, Theodore Dwight Weld, shared a story from 1826, when Angelina was twenty-one and started a school for the family slaves, finding a loophole in South Carolina law that her older sister had not.
So, thenceforward, she attended the preaching of Drs. Waddel and McDowell, of the Presbyterian Church. There she had found a vital truth, unseen till then, except as a faint glimmer, and that not as a thing of personal concernment.
"Surely," she thought, "those who proclaim it cannot fail to live it. In such a church, I can find a home." So, asking no counsel of man, thither she went. After interviews with the minister and the session of the church, she was cordially welcomed to its membership, took at once a class of young ladies in its Sunday-school, and threw into the work her whole soul.
As from Sunday to Sunday she taught her pupils, and pondered the means of culture lavished upon them, in place of the fines and imprisonment denounced by the laws against all who should teach the slaves even the alphabet, the contrast smote her with horror. Upon exploring further, she found that no law forbade their verbal moral instruction. So, going to her mother, she asked if she might have their slaves come into the house every morning, and hear her read the words of Christ and talk about them.
Her mother replied with much feeling, "You may, my child, and I will come and sit with you." The slaves hailed with joy the good news. At the hour, her mother and sisters came and sat by her. Eagerly, at the glad signal, in came the slaves. After reading from the Sermon on the Mount, she spoke to them of the simple truths of the gospel, then kneeled and prayed with them. This morning worship with the slaves she continued daily when at home, while she remained in Charleston. Their simple words of gratitude for her sympathy and love were constant and full of heart. 6Theodore Dwight Weld In Memory: Angelina Grimké Weld (Boston: Press of George H. Elliss, 1880) 36-37.
Though the writings of the sisters are fairly available, most are not published online. Many are sequestered to high priced volumes for the dusty untouched shelves of professional academics. This is a sad truth, especially since most of the speeches and pamphlets were given out freely or on the cheap. Nevertheless, I'll try to gather a few and post them when I can.
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|Sarah's close friend and first biographer – where much of this passage takes its inspiration.
|Daniel Wise Some Remarkable Women: A Book for Young Ladies (Cincinnati: Cranston and Stow, 1887) 193-195. Though the writing is dated, the facts seem to check out with other biographies of the Grimkés.
|Catherine Birney The Grimké Sisters: Sarah and Angelina Grimké, the First Woman Advocates of Abolition and Women's Rights (Bost: Lee and Shepard, 1885) 10-11.
|Sarah Grimké Diary 1827. As quoted in Gerda Lerner The Grimké Sisters from South Carolina (New York: Shocken Books, 1967) 23.
|Gerda Lerner The Grimké Sisters from South Carolina (New York: Shocken Books, 1967) 24.
|Theodore Dwight Weld In Memory: Angelina Grimké Weld (Boston: Press of George H. Elliss, 1880) 36-37.


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The iconic designer behind classics like the BMW V8 and a number of Aston Martins is launching a new electric car.
Henrik Fisker, CEO of Fisker says he has made the 'seemingly impossible, possible' with the EMotion, which he revealed at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
According to motoring pundits, the car's specs rival those of the Tesla S - making it competition in the electric car business.
The new sedan - which has a $129,000 base price - can reportedly recharge in just one minute and then provide 400 miles of range.
It has upward-opening gullwing doors for the front and back, and customizable interior - consumers can opt for vegan leather.
The car, which has 24-inch Pirelli tires and all-wheel drive, comes with four seats - though an extra one can be added - as can a 27-inch curved TV.
Fisker said: "We've also made the seemingly impossible, possible with our scientists spearheading the breakthrough in Flexible Solid-State battery technology – which is the next generation in charging everything from your personal cell phone to enabling mass adoption of electric vehicles due to unprecedented ranges and lighting fast charge times.
"We're incredibly excited to showcase working solid-state batteries and the vehicle, in-person, on such a massive global stage.
"Fisker Inc is about breaking barriers, leading in automotive technologies and ultimately creating the most desirable, functional futuristic electric vehicles."
Fisker has previously said the car will be available 'in low volume' from 2019. While unveiling the EMotion, he added: "[It] will be produced in the United States at a location to be announced during the second half of 2018."
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Easy Options for a DIY Facial Exfoliator
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I've decided to add a DIY and natural beauty section to the blog because it's something that has benefited me so greatly and I'd love to share and hear from you guys on the subject.
Over the past 2 years I've managed to whittle my beauty and self-care products down to a selection of oils, natural clay and kitchen items. I do use a few favourite store-bought products because there are a lot of wonderful brands out there these days and I'm still using store-bought shampoo, conditioner and toothpaste. I've yet to have much luck with DIY variations on those.
My cleansing and moisturizing routine now includes a selection of essential oils, raw honey, bentonite clay plus DIY masks and exfoliators just for fun and experimenting!
I use things like lavender oil, takuma oil, jojoba oil, rosehip oil, witch hazel, rose water, tea tree oil, coconut oil and apple cider vinegar. I'll be sharing more about how I use these different products ands oils in coming posts.
For today, I wanted to get right to the fun stuff: spa day exfoliation! I use a homemade exfoliating scrub once a week to remove dead skin cells and impurities, clear blocked pores, brighten the skin and leave it feeling nice and soft. There are about a gajillion products you can buy that will exfoliate the skin, some are great and some not so much. You might see ingredients like parabens, phthalates, plastic and other irritating ingredients that just aren't necessary for a simple exfoliant. Plus, some companies are still testing on animals and going DIY is the simplest way to avoid that.
Making your own scrubs at home is easy, inexpensive and can be nourishing, hydrating and calming for the skin.
Best Ingredients for DIY Exfoliators
1. Baking Soda
Due to its ultra-fine grain, baking soda makes a wonderful natural exfoliator for delicate facial skin. It also costs next to nothing. Baking soda is in fact a chemical and can be irritating to some, so you might want to test it on your arm before applying to your face.
2. Ground Oats
Oats are a great exfoliator for sensitive skin. My skin is sensitive and at times baking soda feels too harsh, so I often use oats in my weekly exfoliation routine. They're inexpensive, soothing, moisturizing and a natural anti-inflammatory. You can simply mix them with a little warm water to form a paste, or they can be combined with baking soda, honey, coconut oil, olive oil, banana, avocado or other nourishing ingredients. Your skin should feel soft and hydrated after using a simple oatmeal scrub.
I've found whole oats don't really do the job properly and tend to glob up and get all over the place, I'm messy to begin with so I prefer using ground oats to make a face scrub. Before using oats in skin care recipes, try blending them for a few seconds so they're broken down a bit.
3. Raw Honey
I keep all of my DIY beauty plant-based, except for the addition of raw honey. As defined by the original vegan movement, honey is not considered to be vegan product so you'll have to do your own research and make a decision whether you want to include it in your household or not. I include honey in my beauty routine for it's anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and superb hydrating properties.
That being said, cheaper mass-produced, processed or pasteurized liquid honey loses many of it's nutrients and vitamins when it undergoes heating so it doesn't offer the same benefits of raw honey. If possible, source your honey from a smaller-scale, ethical beekeeper you can feel good about supporting. You can usually find raw honey at your local health food store or Farmer's market.
4. Sugar
I don't use sugar too often in my DIY facial recipes because my skin is sensitive and sugar isn't quite gentle as baking soda or oats. However, it does have benefits properties that make it a good addition to DIY skincare. I'll use it if my skin is feeling fry but for me it's usually better suited to a body scrub. Sugar is a natural source of glycolic acid which encourages cell turnover and regeneration. I like using a brown sugar scrub since it's so delicious smelling when mixed with vanilla, honey and essential oils.
To use on the face, simply mix brown sugar or pure cane sugar with olive or jojoba oil to make a paste, then gently scrubs on the face in a circular motion for a few minutes before rinsing with warm water. You can also add in your favourite essential oils, honey or fresh lemon juice to customize it.
5. Coffee
Coffee ground make another wonderful natural exfoliant that has anti-inflammatory benefits. Plus it smells amazing, so there's that! To use coffee grounds in a natural scrub, simple mix 1 tbsp with a little olive, jojoba, coconut or avocado oil or honey, adding in any of your favourite essential oils, then gently rubbing on your face for a few minutes before rinsing off.
Below is my go-to concoction for a quick facial exfoliation. Once a week is plenty for me, you can experiment and see how your skin reacts but you definitely don't want to over do it.
Try it with baking soda, ground oats or sugar based on your preference. Aside from the exfoliator, the lemon is a natural astringent and has antibacterial properties, the tea tree oil also has antibacterial properties, the lavender oil has natural soothing properties, can reduce inflammation and is antiseptic and anti-fungal, which can help to reduce scarring and speed healing. I've also added 1 tsp of coconut it it before, which makes it super creamy and soft on the skin. Coconut oil doesn't really work for my skin but you might want to give it a try if you've had success with coconut oil before.
If you have any favourite essential oils you can go ahead and customize as needed. Different oils offer specific benefits to certain skin types, there are many books and articles online of the subject.
Before you use your scrub, try placing a warm washcloth over the face for about 30 seconds to open the pores. Then you're ready exfoliate away!
DIY Facial Exfoliator
1-2 tbsp baking soda, ground oats or brown sugar
1-2 tsp fresh lemon juice
3-4 drops lavender oil
3-4 drops tea tree oil
optional: 1 tsp raw honey
1. Mix all ingredients together in a small bowl, slightly adjusting the amounts until it forms a paste.
2. With a clean face, very gently massage into skin (I do my lips too) with your finger tips, avoiding the sensitive area around the eyes.
3. Spend at least 3 or 4 minutes gently exfoliating in circular motions.
4. Rinse off with warm water and pat dry.
5. If you like, finish off with a toner such as rose water or diluted apple cider vinegar to close the pores.
6. Use once per week.
I would recommend testing something like this on your arm before applying to your face. You never know how your skin might react to new ingredients!
Please note that these are just ingredients and methods that have worked for me. There is a lot of trial and error when using DIY beauty. Like the time I slathered olive oil on my face and 5 minutes later looked like I'd had a chemical peel. Yikes. Or the time I made a banana and oat hair mask and was picking banana chunks out of my hair for hours. Hahaha. Seriously, though. You do have to experiment a little to see what works and what doesn't.
I'm still figuring it out but it's a lot of fun and I've seen some results. I like to keep it simple so I enjoy using items I already have around the house and just having fun with it. That's not to say there aren't plenty of wonderful, organic, clean and cruelty-free brands out there that make some really excellent, high-quality products. I buy certain products sometimes just because some of them are so lovely, but I don't like spending a lot of money on them either. I'm trying to do lots of research when it comes to what I'm putting on my skin but it can be extremely confusing, there is just so much conflicting information out there!! I still don't really know what the deal with baking soda…if you have any further insight on baking soda, please fill me it!?
I have plenty more to share and will continue to post as I discover new techniques, recipes and methods for DIY homemade beauty products. Next up….dare I finally attempt the no-poo method? Have any of you tried it with success? What are your experiences with homemade beauty products and natural remedies?


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- NOAA Weather Safety: Hurricanes June 26th, 2019: Read more about this.
- Briarwood Spring Clean-Up March 13th, 2019: Briarwood Plantation HOA Spring Cleanup Dear Briarwood Plantation HOA Members, The official start of spring is in sight – March 20! Now is a great time to get out and about and enjoy the beautiful weather and crisp, blue skies while taking a few simple steps to ensure a healthy, vibrant landscape and home throughout the season. Below are some ... Read more about this.
- Phone numbers to know if a hurricane strikes September 10th, 2018: Add these numbers to your phone contacts because they may come in handy if a hurricane drenches the Lowcountry. The S.C. Emergency Management Department recommends fully charging your cell phone and other mobile devices before the hurricane approaches and to limit non-essential calls. And remember, call 911 only for real emergencies. County Resources: Berkeley County Citizen's Information ... Read more about this.
- How to Be Safe Around Alligators May 26th, 2017: Alligators are indigenous to South Carolina, their presence in the Lowcountry is constant – even when not seen basking in the sun on pond banks within your community. Although alligators are no longer listed as a federally endangered species, their status has been upgraded to threatened due to its similarity of appearance to the threatened ... Read more about this.
- Goodbye, Matthew October 10th, 2016: As we say goodbye to Hurricane Matthew, property assessments and clean up are underway. All damages will be recorded and priortized according to severity and your issue is important to us. First, assessments of the property will need to be completed and any emergency items addressed (down power lines, roof penetrations, access, etc…). After these emergency ... Read more about this.
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- Hanahan Butterfly & Pollinator Garden Project Phase II September 28th, 2015: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED It's time for Phase II! Hanahan Butterfly & Pollinator Garden Project Phase II – Workers of all types needed October 17th @ 9:00 at the Butterfly & Pollinator Garden located next to the Hanahan Library (1216 Murray Drive). This phase was made possible by a grant from Lowe's and the participation of the Lowes' Heroes ... Read more about this.
- AREA CODE UPDATE from Hargray September 14th, 2015: What is an area code overlay? An overlay is the addition of another area code to the same geographic area as an existing area code. You won't have to change your existing area code or phone number, but it does require you to dial the area code and the 7-digit number for all calls. In South ... Read more about this.
- Charleston Flooding Warning August 27th, 2015: Please be aware that higher tides are expected in the coming days and that the City of Charleston has issued a notice to watch for flooded streets. This is especially true downtown and on waterfront property. Please do not drive through deep water as this may cause your car to stall and/or flood. Have a great weekend! Read more about this.
- New Hanahan Elementary School Update August 11th, 2015: Tanner/Foster Creek Elementary Project Scope: The project scope consists of a new elementary school for the Tanner/Foster Creek Area for grades pre-K through 5th grade. The school is planned to be 99,263 square feet for 780 students with room to expand up to 900 students. The estimated construction budget is $22,357,119. Current Status: The City of Hanahan did not ... Read more about this.
- A message from The Hanahan Citizens Committee (HCC) for New Elementary School July 09th, 2015: The Hanahan Citizens Committee (HCC) for New Elementary School invite you to please take some time to attend a meeting next Monday, July 13 with the Berkeley County School District (BCSD). It will be held at Yeamans Park Presbyterian Church, 5931 Murray Drive, Hanahan, at 6 PM in the Community Room next to the church ... Read more about this.
- Keep Hanahan Beautiful – Belk Charity Day Sale this Saturday 6-10 am April 29th, 2015: Hi Everyone! We are excited to be participating in Belk's Semi-Annual Charity Sale this upcoming Saturday, May 2, 2015. We will be at the Mount Pleasant Belk in the Towne Center. It is a ticketed event, a $5 ticket will get the customer in the door and also will give them $5 off their purchase. ... Read more about this.
- Hanahan Clean Up Day March 10th, 2015: Hello Leaders, It's that time of year!! With our new Affiliation with Keep America Beautiful, Hanahan's Annual Cleanup is now part of the "The Great American Cleanup". Attached is the Go Green/Keep It Clean flyer which tells about the cleanup, and also a registration form. We sincerely hope that each of you as leaders in your ... Read more about this.
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- Stop, don't chop your Crape Myrtles! February 10th, 2015: Just because your neighbors butcher their crepe myrtles doesn't mean you should too. Here's how to fix past mistakes and prune them right. Steve Bender Each Saturday morning after football season ends, legions of bored men armed with saws and loppers emerge from their garages to commit "crepe murder." They needlessly reduce majestic crepe myrtles to ugly ... Read more about this.
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When a company floats its shares on the stock market what effect is that likely to have on its innovation strategy? According to a recent study, an IPO may not be very positive for a firm's ability to keep innovating.
Either continuing to make creative progress or going for a stock market flotation. That seems to be the dilemma facing companies today according to investigations carried out by two researchers – Simone Wies at Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany and Christine Moorman at Duke University in the United States. For their study entitled 'Going Public: How Stock Market Listing Changes Firms' Innovation Behavior', published in the Journal of Marketing Research, the authors analysed a sample of over 40,000 new product introductions by 207 consumer packaged goods firms that embarked on an Initial Public Offering (IPO) of their equity between 1980 and 2011. Looking at the innovations produced by the companies before and after their IPO, they observed an increase in the number of new products and services following their stock market debut.
However, although the number of innovations had increased, the researchers found that the novelties tended to be far less creative and 'disruptive'. "After an initial public offering, firms tend to introduce a larger number of innovations and a larger variety of each innovation—think different flavors, or different package sizes. But at the same time the innovations they do make are usually not the kind of breakthrough innovations that take the company in new directions and into new markets," write the researchers.
Number of innovations (left) before and after an IPO, compared with the number of breakthrough innovations (right), which tends to fall following an IPO.
What could be the reasons for this negative impact of the stock market on real innovation? Wies and Moorman believe that having to answer to stockholders – who are generally more interested in the short term – may hamper the creative impulses of, for example, research and development departments. In addition, the requirements on stock exchange listed businesses to submit onerous financial disclosure reports may discourage them from taking sizeable risks on the innovation front.


text: Hutches and cabinets with chicken wire are some of my favorite things. I love the rustic farmhouse vibe it gives to furniture! Word to the wise: If you plan on tackling this DIY project I suggest wearing gloves and using an air compressor staple gun! Makes the process so much easier and less painful ;) Here is a small collection of some of my most recent projects using the stuff! Which is your favorite?


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We may be in March, but its never too late to restart your New Years resolution, if like me, it went down the drain in February. Eating healthy doesn't have to be boring and mundane, as I have learnt from Tin Roof Cafe. With various yummy, colorful and scrumptious dishes, not only do they help give you an incentive to get healthy but you can eat out today without feeling guilty!
What better motivation than getting a friend in on the fun with DisCoucher's offer of Buy a Main Course get a Main Course free at Tin Roof Cafe and enjoy all the delicious meals below! Don't miss out!
Bon Appetite and hello new you 2016
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Nicholas Kinsley is a multi-genre novelist and amoral explorer of stories. In addition to writing, he enjoys music, art, tea, languages, and video games. He published his first erotic novel, Behind Locked Doors, with Forbidden Fiction in 2015. He currently lives in Maryland.
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Matthew Read, age 15, is a pupil at the Studio School in East Cowes. As part of his education he spends one day a week doing valuable work experience at UKSA, working in the Sales and Marketing Department, which is a busy office of around 12 members of staff.
Here is his first blog post:
My work placement at UKSA has been fun – working in an office can also be a little boring but nine times of out ten it's fun. My first week I had a health and safety session and a tour round UKSA and my department (Sales and Marketing). I got to know everyone's name around there and got my own desk and computer. I had to do a bit of excel work which was comparing prices for different leisure courses and I also had to count how many boats there were for a trivia facebook post – I found there are 203 boats/watercraft here.
In my second week I still was working on my leisure courses task but I was also doing press cuttings, sorting them out and putting them in to a binding folder whilst putting the dates and which newspaper it came from.
On December 12th we had a Christmas lunch out and we did Secret Santa with everyone in the office. I enjoyed every single bit of it. The food at the Christmas Lunch was really tasty (and it is at UKSA too), and like I said I enjoyed every single bit of it.
After Christmas Holidays: Coming back on my first day here in the first part of the day I had to finish the press cuttings binder and then got shown how to use Salesforce. I have been filling that in, from forms people have completed when taking part in UKSA activities.
This work placement is different to school because I feel like I'm being treated like an adult and I have lots of work to do and I will miss it when I leave.


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Countdown to my dirty secret shame...
the timer below is counting down to an event that I am going to attend.
I am both excited and ashamed about attending.
Voicemail guesses as to what you think it is.
The first person to figure it out, gets a show dedicated to them!
They get to pick the topic, ask for skits, make me sing songs,
pick what I wear while I record the show,
and most of all they get the pride of winning, and revealing my dirty secret.
Voicemails only please, no emails.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
My Dirty Secret
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Photo Diary: Staying at a Riad in Marrakech
While hotels can be the most obvious choice when you're booking accommodations for your next adventure, they're not necessarily always the best one. Most places have alternative housing options that are not only cheaper, but give you a more realistic taste of local life and culture. In Morocco, these would be riads.
Riads are traditional houses with interior courtyards and rooftop terraces. These private homes are designed with an 'inward focus', providing privacy and protection. The central courtyard is ordained with trees and a fountain - which provide a cool open-air haven where you can relax away from the hustle outside. The best part? The riads are usually locally owned and provide a more authentic charm than big-chain hotels. They also have a smaller number of guests so the service is much more personalized - similar to a bed & breakfast you'll find in the States.
I stayed at the Riad le Clos des Arts and loved every minute of it! From the fresh cut flowers in the room every morning to the candle lit dinner in the courtyard in the evenings - it was pure bliss!


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Stone wool insulation handily meets new code for fire-resistant I-joist assembly.
As of May 2016, every state except Wisconsin has adopted more stringent fire protection of I-Joist code based on 2012 IRC section R 501.3, which is great news for occupant safety, but has many builders worried about added costs.
"The fire code is difficult; it's a big deal," says Matt Risinger of Austin-based Matt Risinger Homes. "Previously we didn't need to do anything for locations such as unfinished basements, so this has gone from zero to having to spend some money. Builders want to know how they can meet code without pain or cost."
According to Risinger, there may be a silver lining to the situation. The new code actually offers the opportunity for builders to provide safety and peace of mind for home buyers while also offering a host of other benefits if they spec Roxul Safe'n'Sound stone wool insulation. The product meets code for fire protection of I joist assemblies.
As detailed in the video at the bottom of this post, Risinger shows how easy it is to meet the new code in unfinished basements by installing Roxul mineral wool insulation and foregoing a more expensive and limiting gypsum solution. "The thing I like about using Roxul to meet the fire code is that it is not irreversible. If you use gypsum then down the road you won't be able to access pipes for repair or upgrade without cutting out drywall. If you use mineral wool batts, like Roxul, you can pull the batt down and do the work and have it back up in five minutes.
If you are wondering how an insulation product can be as fire resistant as gypsum, recall what mineral wool is made of: spun rock, and like rock, it is an excellent fire suppresser. It does not develop smoke or promote flame spread, even when directly exposed to fire up to 2150°F.
Related story: Fire Resistance Big Asset in Insulation.
As an added benefit, Roxul's high-density batts provide better sound absorption at low and medium range frequencies an added bonus that homeowners will enjoy.
"As builders we are constrained with cost and limited profit margins," says Risinger. "There are limits to what people will pay for. This is a solution that meets regulations and offers clear benefits to the homeowner."
Easy Steps for Code Compliance
The diagram at right shows how mineral wool can be used in place of a gypsum solution to meet codes. The following assembly was tested and approved to provide alternate fire resistance per the 2012 IRC, section R 501.3, exception 4. The system was tested per ICC Acceptance Criteria AC-14 section 4.4, following ASTM E119.
Installation Instructions:
- Follow Roxul instructions on personal protection equipment.
- Install batts between joist webs, on top of the bottom flanges. Use batt widths that correspond to joist spacing. Use minimum 15.25", 18.5" and 23" widths, when I-Joist 3. spacing is 16", 19.2" and 24" on center, respectively.
- Install batts snug around any pipes located in the cavity.
- Use rigid stay wires between bottom flanges, 24" on center and no more than 4" from ends of batts.
For more information, you can download Roxul's compliance guide here, or contact your Roxul sales representative today at 1-800-265-6878 for more details.
Benefits of Safe'n'Sound:
- Non-combustible stone wool insulation with melting point of approx. 2150 °F (1177 °C)
- Cuts easily
- Excellent sound absorbency
- High density batts provide for better sound absorption at low frequencies
- Fire-resistant due to its high melting temperature
- Chemically inert
- Water and moisture resistant; does not absorb moisture to maintain insulating value
- Does not rot, promote mildew, fungi, or bacterial growth
- CFC- and HCFC-free product and process
- Made from natural and recycled materials


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Schizophrenia is a group of severe brain disorders in which people interpret reality abnormally. Schizophrenia may result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions and disordered thinking and behavior. The ability of people with schizophrenia to function normally and to care for themselves tends to deteriorate over time.
Contrary to some popular belief, schizophrenia isn't split personality or multiple personality. The word "schizophrenia" does mean "split mind," but it refers to a disruption of the usual balance of emotions and thinking.
Schizophrenia is a chronic condition, requiring lifelong treatment.
By Mayo Clinic staff
The symptoms of schizophrenia also can be attributed to other mental illnesses, and no one symptom can pinpoint a diagnosis of schizophrenia. In men, schizophrenia symptoms typically start in the teens or 20s. In women, schizophrenia symptoms typically begin in the 20s or early 30s. It's uncommon for children to be diagnosed with schizophrenia and rare for those older than 40.
Signs and symptoms of schizophrenia generally are divided into three categories — positive, negative and cognitive.
Positive symptoms
In schizophrenia, positive symptoms reflect an excess or distortion of normal functions. These active, abnormal symptoms may include:
Delusions. These beliefs are not based in reality and usually involve misinterpretation of perception or experience. They are the most common of schizophrenic symptoms.
Hallucinations. These usually involve seeing or hearing things that don't exist, although hallucinations can be in any of the senses. Hearing voices is the most common hallucination among people with schizophrenia.
Thought disorder. Difficulty speaking and organizing thoughts may result in stopping speech midsentence or putting together meaningless words, sometimes known as "word salad."
Disorganized behavior. This may show in a number of ways, ranging from childlike silliness to unpredictable agitation.
Negative symptoms
Negative symptoms refer to a diminishment or absence of characteristics of normal function. They may appear months or years before positive symptoms. They include:
Loss of interest in everyday activities
Appearing to lack emotion
Reduced ability to plan or carry out activities
Neglect of personal hygiene
Social withdrawal
Loss of motivation
Cognitive symptoms
Cognitive symptoms involve problems with thought processes. These symptoms may be the most disabling in schizophrenia, because they interfere with the ability to perform routine daily tasks. A person with schizophrenia may be born with these symptoms, but they may worsen when the disorder starts. They include:
Problems with making sense of information
Difficulty paying attention
Memory problems
Affective symptoms
Schizophrenia also can affect mood, causing depression or mood swings. In addition, people with schizophrenia often seem inappropriate and odd, causing others to avoid them, which leads to social isolation.
When to see a doctor
People with schizophrenia often lack awareness that their difficulties stem from a mental illness that requires medical attention. So it usually falls to family or friends to get them help.
Helping someone who may have schizophrenia
If you think someone you know may have symptoms of schizophrenia, talk to him or her about your concerns. Although you can't force someone to seek professional help, you can offer encouragement and support and help your loved one find a qualified doctor or mental health provider.
If your loved one poses a danger to self or others or can't provide his or her own food, clothing or shelter, you may need to call the police or other emergency responders for help. In some cases, emergency hospitalization may be needed. Laws on involuntary commitment for mental health treatment vary by state. You can contact community mental health agencies or police departments in your area for details.
Suicidal thoughts
Suicidal thoughts and behavior are common among people with schizophrenia. If you suspect or know that your loved one is considering suicide, seek immediate help. Contact a doctor, mental health provider or other health care professional.


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Location: Rothbury NSW
Service: Pool acid wash
Timeframe: 3 days from start to finish of service
- Day 1: Pool drained all bricks and organic debris removed from pool and removed off site. Entire pool surface pressure and Acid washed
Pool left to refill until water cartage company could attend.
- Day 2: Water cartage company re filled pool as no mains water present
- Day 3: Pool water balance tested and rebalanced
The pool was ready to use within 24hours of completed service


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Please can help me share my post little girl age 5 going climb small mountain for 2 great charities.
My Granddaughter Ava (5) is competing in the final of Junior Miss Sccotland for the Little Miss Scotand title. Ava is from Lochgoilhead and attends primary one at Lochgoilhead Primary School. This is Ava's first pageant and she is excited to begin this amazing adventure. The pageant takes place November 5th at the Kings Park Hotel Glasgow.
Part of the pageant is taking part in raising awareness and fundraising for the events affiliated charity the United Together Foundation a very worthwhile charity. The Foundation provides a wide range of services that help prevent bullying, racism,and discrimination as well as supporting those who've felt the impacts of these actions. Ava will also be raising funds and awareness for Scottish Autism; a charity very close to my family's heart. Ava's brother Liam (4) has autism and is non verbal. As a family we wish to raise awareness and understanding of this disability. Scottish Autism is a charity that exists to help those diagnosed with autism to lead full and enriched lives and become valued members of the community they live in. Any funds raised will be split between these two charity's.
During the October School Holidays Ava, Liam, myself, members of our family and some of her classmates (to show "UNIGHTED TOGETHER") will be attempting to climb the Steeple; a small mountain in the Ardgoil Penisula and Arrochar Alps behind the village of Lochgoilhead within the Loch Lomand and Trossachs National Park. The peak reaches a height of 378m.We have previously held a fundraiser and raised £400 for Liam and Lochgoilhead Primary School to purchase PEC cards which help Liam's communication skills and sensory equipments and any other items he may need to fulfill his learning needs and requirements.
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I wanted to share with you some of the things my patients shared with me. This is one of my most favorite compliments. One of my patients was trying to explain this work to friends and coworkers. Those of you who have experienced it, you know that it is difficult to comprehend, even more difficult to explain to the uninitiated. It is perplexing how such light, precise, direct touch can accomplish so much. Herein lies the mystery, the beauty (and if you heard me whisper some of my personal experiences, the profundity, is that a word?) and ultimately/unfortunately how others are able to perpetrate a fraud upon the unknowing and unsuspecting public. She was at a loss for words and she summarized it this way, "Dr. Hoang…knows things that other doctors don't." I just thought that was so cool. Another new patient referred 2 friends and he said, "She could tell me,just by touching me where something happened, which way it was going…" Neat. Thanks guys. There are a bunch of Armenians in Glendale who think I am a "miracle worker." And for them I can understand how they think that. I can only thank them for taking care of themselves (and not altering their strains) that I am able to help their bodies return to closer to normal within one visit. Awesome. Before you guys start rolling your eyeballs, thinking, "Her head is getting fatter by the minute," I will reassure you that that will never happen. Do you know why?
I have to eat humble pie quite frequently, almost everyday. I do get it from every direction mind you. In fact, I'm starting to not like pie at all. The MDs who don't know anything of osteopathic work think that I am a second class doctor. The skeptics who will go to chiropractors, massage therapists, reiki, reflexology 1. have so altered their strains that it is more work for me, 2. they give me fewer chances to get results, 3. they are more skeptical of me even though I am way more educated then all the other people they have already seen (combined), 4. they don't realize that skeptics and certain personality types can resist treatment.
I also have a few patients who have experienced results and know of others who have benefited despite the fact that these cases are so different. These women work in the healthcare setting and they know the system. They see people hurting and suffering within that system. They tell me that they want to say something to those suffering but feel that they cannot for fear of reprisals. In the MD/CMS setting they want to say something about OMT (and me) but cannot. I reassure them that I understand completely. I do not expect that they risk anything to tell others about this important work. I do fine. I have a solid reputation. All my referrals are word of mouth, now even 2-3 degrees of separation.
Many of you ask, how come I have not heard of this before? or How come no one ever told me about you? The reasons above explain part of our difficulties. I do have to explain the other reasons for why others do not broadly discuss osteopathic work; this is an unwritten conspiracy of silence. Because it is so subtle, other less skilled, less educated, intellectually dishonest people will keep quiet and let others suffer. It is primarily an issue of…economics and secondarily, aspiration. Within the San Gabriel Valley, people know of us traditional osteopathic physicians, myself and several other colleagues. I know and hear of physical therapists, massage therapists, chiropractors who know our work and yet I have never had a single referral. (I know because these patients eventually come to me still strained and still suffering and they tell me they've seen this person or that person, doing this or that and charging them a certain amount; invariably, they got jack for their money). If these practitioners admit that they are less skilled even though they have taken osteopathic weekend courses that have been significantly "watered down" for their consumption, then their business would be completely decimated. It might have blogged of this before. When their clients leave them for lack of results, they keep mum, and do not discuss osteopathic as an option. Someday, I might blog about the secondary issue of Aspiration, maybe not at all…
Those of you out there who are my most stalwart and staunch supporters, rest assured, I will continue to fight the good fight. Please share these blogs with your friends and family, pass it along. I hope to shed light on some of the inner workings of the medical system so that you may educate yourself and others. Most of all be skeptical of what is first offered to you, seek second opinions and always expect and demand results.


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As all-around iPod rip software, Xilisoft iPod Rip supports transferring music, videos and photos among iPod, iPhone and PC, and importing files from iPhone to iTunes. It helps you easily create, edit and delete iPod playlists and manage multiple iPods at the same time. You can manage your photos and use iPhone like a portable hard disk under its assistance. High ripping speed and concise interface design make iPod/iPhone content management on your computer simple and convenient. All types of iPod and iPhone are supported. It is the only iPod/iPhone transfer that supports iPhone OS 3.1.3 and iTunes 9.0.3.
New features:
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2.Support CDMA iPhone 4
3.Add iPhone ringtone management feature
4.Add eBook management feature
5.Supports Apple iOS4.0.1
6.Supports iPad OS 3.2.1
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4. Allow you to create, rename and delete a playlist on iPod/iPhone.
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When we come to saving faith in Jesus Christ, the ultimate purpose of the Holy Spirit in our lives is that Jesus would be revealed in us (Galatians 1:16). Just as Jesus said, "He who has seen Me has seen the Father" (John 14:9), so too the work of God's Spirit in our lives is that we might be conformed to the image of Jesus Christ (Romans 8:29).
First the Spirit of God reveals Jesus to us, and then His Holy Spirit begins to reveal Jesus through us. The miracle of the new birth (John 3:3-7) is that God takes fallen men, who lived in rebellion against Him, and turns them into His ambassadors (2 Corinthians 5:20)! Paul was once one of the most vicious enemies of the gospel of Jesus Christ (Galatians 1:13), but when he met Jesus on that Damascus road (Acts 9:1-6), he became a vessel of honor, fit for the Master's use (2 Timothy 2:21).
May each and every one of us have eyes to see the mighty hand of God providing us with opportunities today to reveal Jesus in us, both individually and as a church family.


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Cheryl Cole has taken to Twitter to blast Superdrug's new 'celebrity weight scales' idea after the store included her name in its promotional campaign.
The 30-year-old former Girls Aloud singer showed her extreme disapproval of the high-street beauty store's new scales, which would allow customers to weigh themselves instore and have their weight likened to similar-sized celebrities.
Posting a screenshot of an article listing the Call My Name singer's weight alongside the likes of Kate Middleton, Ellie Goulding and Beyoncé, Cheryl wrote: 'Shocked!!'
'Pls do not include me on your scale. Girls should be worried about the number on their exam page not a weight scale ffs', she then tweeted.
Superdrug has sinced spoken out about their controversial new idea, maintaining that the intention was 'to create debate and encourage people to ask for advice if they need it'.
But due to the furious public backlash, the proposed 'celebrity weight scales' will now not be making their way into stores…
'We've been listening to your comments and feedback throughout the day and are committed to helping people get healthier, and supporting those who want to lose, maintain or put on weight in a healthy and responsible way,' Superdrug said in a new statement.
'We created a prototype set of celebrity scales to move the conversation away from weight being perceived as a number, and we want to recognise that everyone is different.
'However, we've listened carefully to all our customers' comments and can assure them that the prototype celebrity scales will not be trialled in our stores.'
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