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Overview Detail Legend Zoom: ?? Overlay features legend For more map options click on any overview map area or any detail map feature. Detail Map Features Showing 8 items: Peakeen Mountain 554.7m, Inchimore 256m, Tracks: 2082, 19km 2798, 16km 2662, 15km 3808, 12km 2741, 10km 3965, 9km Find Suggested WalksOpen walks finder Find hill, mountain, island, coastal feature. Videos Recent Contributions 1 2 3 .. 19 Next page >> Get Notifications Aghla Beg: The Aghlas Circuit Summit Comment ochils_trekker 4 hours ago I walked these twin tops, along with Aghla More as a circular route, in early September 2019, parking across the road from the fish farm near Procklis Lough( B9360 2580 ).Walking N on the road to ... Camenabologue SE Top: Never again Summit Comment ewen 5 hours ago Went up via the Forest ride from the table track. Put it this way, it may have been the conditions, it may have been the waterlogged steep ride but this is one hill I am never going near again. Th... Waterfalls Galore Track 4135 march-fixer 6 hours ago There are two major waterfalls in Jamaica. Dunn's River Falls and Reach Falls. Reach Falls is by far the most beautiful walk, Len: 6.2km, Climb: 109m, Area: Jamaica, Portland () Tinahealy Circuit Track 4212 march-fixer 7 hours ago This is a very nice circular circuit which starts and ends in a pleasant carpark. The route heads westwards out along... walk, Len: 24.0km, Climb: 866m, Area: Muskeagh Hill, Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland) Lost GPS Forum: General geohappy 7 hours ago If you happen to be climbing up the east face of Slievemore on Achill, keep an eye out for a dropped Garmin GPS which foolishly I clipped on the wrong strap. It is quite steep and my first serious... Tonduff East Top: My final Local 100 Summit Comment Colin Murphy 4 days ago Not the most glamorous of summits, but of personal significance as it marked my 100th and last Local 100! Having spent the summer frantically bagging the smaller tops, it was nice to finish on a g... Tonduff East Top: Climbing east top in isolation Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 4 days ago Rarely done in isolation, this nondescript summit is usually climbed in conjunction with Tonduff itself or Maulin. But it can be done without visiting the nearby summits. Start at Crone Woods car ... Crotlieve Track 2646 Peter Walker 4 days ago Room to park two, perhaps more cars at the start...although it's hard to imagine legions of walkers descending on... walk, Len: 0.9km, Climb: 134m, Area: Crotlieve Mountain, Mourne Mountains (Ire|... Croghan Hill Track 2637 conormcbandon 3 days ago Ignore the vehicular part of this route. It's only a 2 Km up and down with 100m of ascent. 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Video display Mangerton Area More detail Place count in area: 26, OSI/LPS Maps: 78, 79 Highest place: Mangerton, 838.2m Maximum height for area: 838.2 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 583.2 metres, Places in area Mangerton:Bennaunmore 454mCarrigawaddra 425mCrohane 650mCrohane SW Top 477mDerrygarriff 492mDromderalough 650mDromderalough NE Top 654mDromderalough North-West Top 625mEsknabrock 406mFoardal 409.8mGlencappul Top 700mInchimore 256mKnockanaguish 509mKnockbrack 610mKnockrower 554mMangerton 838.2mMangerton North Top 782mPeakeen Mountain 554.7mPeakeen Mountain Far North-West Top 525.5mPeakeen Mountain North-West Top 522.7mPeakeen Mountain West Top 538.7mShaking Rock 402mStoompa 705mStoompa East Top 608mTorc Mountain 535mTorc Mountain W Top 470m Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such. Centre on map. Inchimore Hill Kerry County, in Binnion List, Purple sandstone & siltstone Bedrock Height: 256m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 78 Grid Reference: V92200 73700 Place visited by 10 members. Recently by: Fergalh, Deise-Man, ciarraioch, Wildrover, thomas_g, eamonoc, frankmc04, chalky, vecnyhlad, Conor74 I have visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.) More detail Longitude: -9.56706, Latitude: 51.905558 , Easting: 92200, Northing: 73700 Prominence: 100m, Isolation: 3.2km ITM: 492173 573761, GPS IDs, 6 char: Inchmr, 10 char: InchimoreBedrock type: Purple sandstone & siltstone, (Ballinskelligs Sandstone Formation) Inchimore is the 1263th highest place in Ireland. Inchimore is the most southerly summit in the Mangerton area. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1208/ Rate Gallery COMMENTS for Inchimore 1 of 1 Follow this place's comments 5 minute walk, bring wellies by Conor74 12 Jan 2014 5 minute walk from tarred road with a layby, route very obvious and track leads across the land, very easy but very wet boggy land, nice views over Kenmare. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1208/comment/15776/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average (End of comment section for Inchimore.) Some mapping: Open Street Map (Various variations used.) British summit data courtesy: Database of British & Irish Hills (Creative Commons Licence) MountainViews.ie, a Hill-walking Website for the island of Ireland. 11 Million Visitors Per Year. 1300 Contributors.


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CAMEROON is an inviting country, tucked into the crook of Africa. It houses ten provinces. Cameroonians vary in appearance and culture, which is why locals warmly refer to it as 'Africa in miniature'. There are over two hundred different dialects, but the people mainly communicate using French-aided gesticulation. The landscape includes beaches on the coast, with turquoise-blue waves and gilded sand. The keen traveller will want to explore the depths of rainforests full of vibrant greens that conceal the skittering jungle civilization. The country has much to offer when it comes to activities; from trekking the plains of the hills to attending the various dances and concerts – the Cameroonians are a lively bunch. For such a scene, go to Douala, Cameroon's commercial capital. Musically gifted artists will perform at the first opportunity and anyone with working limbs will shoot up, keen to display their knowledge of the latest 'It' moves. In order to fit in, it is imperative to throw oneself onto the dance floor – gifted or not.
The coastal city known as Kribi is most famous for its beach and (of course) the seafood that the waves drag into the nets – and hands – of the locals. The sea is a jungle in its own right, it would seem, and there could be a different meal for each day in a fortnight! What is more fetching about this land is that not a soul could get lost from friends and starve. The warm-hearted people will feed any mouth, without the need for stiff invitations. But the land of Cameroon is vast, therefore, failing that, anyone who is lost can nourish themselves on the vegetation abundant in fruitage – and feast their eyes on the beauty that is the Cameroonian landscape.

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Thousands have flocked to the Mile High City in Colorado to attend the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2013 National Convention. The three-day event was enthusiastically kickstarted this morning by AIA president Mickey Jacobs who honored Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects with the 2013 Architecture Firm Award; highlighted this year's theme of leadership; and featured words of advice from TOMS founder and chief shoe giver, Blake Mycoskie.
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Howard will perform his album NO FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS with a full 11-piece folk-punk orchestra on Friday, March 1st at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. Joining him for this special performance will be author and New York Times journalist Michael Benanav to talk about the pair's adventures in Romania and read from his book. Tickets are here.
Listen to an interview with Howard about the show on NPR - WAMC radio here.


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text: Fat Romeo (born Dusan Milivojevic on September 2, 1976) is an Serbian guitarist and songwriter. On the scene since high school days, started to play at the local clubs in his hometown of Novi Sad. First album, published by PGP-RTS, with the band "Revir" came in 1994 and second in 1997. Being rock band playing music of the 60es, they were at numerous concerts, festivals, TV and radio shows. After that, came cooperation with band "Colibri", playing acid jazz, funk and soul covers, playing at Pepsi Sziget festival, Hungary, 1997. Fat Romeo was at that time playing guitar at the "High Life" band, known for its pure hard rock sound. Playing guitar for the Tanja Jovicevic & Happy People, for years, took him on numerous tours in the region, playing at first Exit festival, by the river Danube, and at Exit 01 and Exit 02 at the former Rock Stage, today known as Fusion Stage. Fat Romeo project resulted in album "Colours Of Love" in 2003, and after numerous promotion, played at Exit 04, at Blues & Jazz Stage. Numerous performances and cooperations continued throughout the years, with the start of the cooperation with Wenti Wadada in 2011. Joining forces with artists from all over the world created his unique sound, under international influences of many genres that he plays, resulted in his extraordinary performance skills. With A.N.A. & Positive Vibration Movement, and cooperation with Wenti Wadada, new sound was born. Categories :memebrs, Fat Romeo Guitar SHARE 0 0 0 0 0 0


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In the latest of our animated techniques videos, Gregg Bernstein walks us through the process of creating UX personas.
About Gregg Bernstein
Gregg Bernstein leads qualitative research for MailChimp. He spends his days listening, thinking, collaborating, writing, and then listening some more. Before this, he taught design, branding, and typography for university students. In a previous life, he designed for clients in the music and advertising industries.
Gregg earned his MFA in Graphic Design from the Savannah College of Art & Design, where he researched the design of tax return forms and digital legal agreements. He's been hooked on product research and design ever since.
He resides with his family in Athens, Georgia. In his spare time, he runs early and often.
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Displaying grandeur and lavishness throughout, the Clanree Hotel bides guests a decadent welcome from the moment they step foot in the stylish entrance hall. The Letterkenny location is superb for ample exploring of the rugged coastline and it's sweeping beaches, while the leisure centre on site provides plenty of relaxation indoors. Spacious rooms are elegantly styled, with double and twin options each offering rich, deep colour schemes. Aileach restaurant serves a daily Irish carvery alongside a menu of international dishes all using locally sourced ingredients where possible. In the leisure centre, a 20-metre pool is accompanied by a spa pool, steam room, and sauna, alongside a fully equipped gym. A spa menu features pamper treatments and relaxation sessions including indulgent massage and facials, as well as waxing services and manicures. The hotel is around a 20-minute drive to Glenveach National Park, in which the iconic castle can be found. Blue Flag-awarded Marble Hill and Killahoey beaches are each around a 40-minute drive away, while the centre of Letterkenny is under a 10-minute drive away.


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This week I have not been living up to my aspirations of losing weight. Here in South Texas it's finally gotten cold and yucky, and it could snow! We all know what that means though, it drives you indoors and because you're cold you don't want to do much, and comfort eating becomes a thing. The kids & you hunker down in your big bed with some snacks, and watch TV and stay warm.
I've eaten out 4 times this week, you read that right, 4. I made a pledge when I started this journey that eating out had to stop, and it did for a couple of months. Then I got busy and stuff got in the way, and now I'm realizing the value of meal planning and preparing it ahead of time. Also, I made bad choices when it came to ordering food. Not because they didn't have better food, but because I simply skipped over it in favor of that fried chicken sandwich or pizza. (This would be a good place for wordpress to include emoji's so I can eye roll at myself.)
I'm sure the question plaguing us all here is have I gained any weight this week? Luckily, I have not gained any weight back, I'm just maintaining my current weight of 299.6. This week, I need the scale to start moving again! No more eating out, and back to the grocery store today to get some healthier food back in this house.
On the plus side, my Aunt has these really old chairs at her house that have arms on them, and previously I could not fit in these chairs. I tried sitting in one the other day, and not only do I fit now, I have room to move around! If you've ever had a significant amount of weight to lose that prohibited you from doing certain things, you'll know how huge those kinds of wins can be for you. Talk about a confidence booster!
If you're struggling at all, I'm right there with you! Keep at it, and always look for the positive side of this journey. All too often we get mired down in the negative or just plain stupid things we do and it really kills the motivation. This week may you find the win you need to keep going, may the cold chill just your body and not your motivation, and may you choose the salad instead of the pizza!
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Masala Chai Creme Brulee
This version of crème brulée is flavored with the spices that are used in masala chai. Cloves, cardamom, ginger and cinnamon give the dessert the distinct flavor of masala chai combined with the richness of a French custard. I wasn't sure how it would turn out, but after the first bite it has become my favorite flavor. Don't get me wrong; lemon, butterscotch and green tea are great flavors, but the masala spices are absolutely intoxicating.
I'm not a big tea drinker, but whenever we have a party and serve masala chai, I end up drinking all the leftovers. What can I say, I'm addicted. Even though the flavors of this drink are fabulous, it's probably good that I don't drink this particular tea that often because of its high caffeine content. Masala chai crème brulée has as much caffeine as a cup of masala chai, along with all the fat that is found in a crème brulée. Something else to keep me awake at night!
Yields: 8 ramekins4 egg yolks
5 tablespoons superfine sugar (or granulated sugar)
1/8 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
½ cup milk
2 cups heavy cream
1 (1-inch) cinnamon stick
4 cardamom pods, crushed with a mallet
1 clove
1 (1-inch) chunk fresh ginger, thinly sliced
2 black tea bags
1- ½ cups white baking chocolate (8 ounces)
4 tablespoons granulated sugar
Preheat the oven at 325°F.
Break the white chocolate bar and finely chop it using a chef's knife. Set aside.
In a saucepan, combine the cream, milk, cardamom, clove, ginger and cinnamon. Bring it to a near boil. Turn off the heat and immediately add the chocolate chips and tea bags. Using a spatula, keep stirring until the chocolate is fully incorporated (see tips). Let the tea steep for about 2 minutes, depending on how strong you want the tea flavor (no more than 4 minutes or the tea will release its acidity); the color will turn amber.
In a mixing bowl, whisk the egg yolks with 5 tablespoons of sugar until they become pale yellow. Add the vanilla extract and salt. Combine the dairy liquid with the egg mixture by slowly adding a ladle of the dairy liquid at a time to prevent the yolks from curdling (it's called tempering).
Strain through a fine mesh and discard all the solids and spices.
Fill 8 (4-¼-inch diameter) ramekins (make sure they are heat-proof) with the crème brulée custard. Place them in a warm water bath in a deep baking pan. The water should go half-way up the side of the ramekins (at least a 1-½-inch-high level of water). Loosely cover the dish with a sheet of aluminum foil and place in the oven for 35-40 minutes. The texture of the crèmes brulées should be a little jiggly but not liquid (the custard will get firmer and creamier as it chills in the refrigerator).
Allow the crèmes brulées to cool completely first, then plastic-wrap each individual cup and chill in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours. The fat from the cream may pick up other food odors from the refrigerator if the cups are not sealed properly.
When serving, unwrap the cups and sprinkle about 1-½ teaspoons of sugar in each cup, then caramelize with a culinary torch.
Enjoy it with a cup of masala chai.
Bon appétit!
I used PG Tips brand tea. That's the brand that my father-in-law grew up on back in India. He orders it from
I used Belgian white chocolate that I bought directly from the local market but you can use any other white chocolate chips.
A pinch of salt brings out the flavor of the dessert and enhances its sweetness.
While waiting for the cream and milk to boil, you have to be very careful. Don't go anywhere else. If the phone rings or someone's at the door, let it go. You really have to focus until the cream and milk is hot, otherwise you'll be cleaning your stove and scraping off burnt milk all night long! As soon as some bubbles come up, turn off the heat and immediately add the black tea and white chocolate.
While letting the chocolate steep in the dairy mixture, it's preferable to stir the mixture until the liquid is smooth, rather than whisking to create as little milk froth as possible. You don't want a latte foam to form.
If you don't own a blow torch, you can place the crèmes brulées under the broiler of the oven until the sugar caramelizes. But if you decide to make this dessert quite often like we do, a culinary torch is a good investment.
Set aside the egg whites in the refrigerator and save them for making tuiles cookies (literally "roof tiles" in French).
When you take the pot de cremes out of the oven, they should be a little jiggly. Refrigerating them for at least 3 hours helps create a firmer consistency.
You can check out more custard recipes such as my mango coconut crème caramel.
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To me, getting an earache is almost like losing your
luggage at the airport. For one thing, both events most
likely occur after a bad plane flight. For another, they
both happen at the most inopportune moments– like when
you've packed your $5,000 heirloom wedding dress, or when
you're vacationing out in a remote island and the nearest
doctor is about a 5 hour plane ride away. Either way, you
want to prevent and not fall victim to these problems if at
all possible.
Although I can't offer much in the way of lost luggage
retrieval, having suffered through this twice in my own
travels, I can give you prevention methods to many of your
worst ear problems. Most of them are simple enough to
manage on your own at home or abroad.
Before I talk about prevention, let's start off with a
brief description of some of the most common ear problems I
see this at time of the year. Knowing what causes certain
ear problems will aid you in understanding what you can do
to avoid these problems altogether.
Ear Problem #1: Swimmer's Ear
The organisms that cause ear infections like swimmers ear
and others like it love dark, warm, moist places, and your
ears, unfortunately, are the perfect vacation spot for
these types of visitors. In the case of swimmers ear,
humidity and heat can aggravate swelling in the layer of
skin inside your ears. Add to that any additional water
from swimming and in some cases the irritation of pool
chemicals or even polluted water from natural swimming and
diving areas, and the outer ear canal can get even softer
and more prone to infection.
However, swimmer's ear isn't only for swimmers. Because
swimmer's ear is caused by water trapped in the outer
structures of the ear, any water based activity can lead
you in that direction. Some people even get swimmer's ear
from baths or showers.
Common symptoms of swimmer's ear can include:
• itching
• mild to moderate pain
• fever
• ear fullness
• decreased hearing
• swollen lymph nodes
• ear drainage
Solution for Swimmer's Ear: Blow Drying
With some severe infections, antibiotic drops may be
necessary to treat swimmer's ear. However, mildly acidic
solutions such as white vinegar (diluted with an equal part
of water) can be highly effective for early infections. Of
course, the best treatment for swimmer's ear is to keep
your ears free of moisture during and after water
activities. But using Q-tips even to just dry the outer ear
canal is NOT recommended. They have a tendency to pack the
ear wax deeper into the ear canal, or worse, remove the
protective layer of earwax in the ear canal. This can not
only irritate the thin skin around the ear canal, but make
the ear a more habitable place for bacteria to congregate.
As such, the safest way to dry your ears is, believe it or
not, with a hair dryer.
If you do NOT have a perforated eardrum, rubbing alcohol or
a 50:50 mixture of alcohol and white vinegar used as ear
drops will evaporate excess water and keep your ears dry.
Ear Problem #2: Otitis Media
Otitis Media, or middle ear infections are common in
children under the age of seven, and some children seem to
have chronic ear infections throughout their early years.
Symptoms can include fever, pain, crying, nausea, vomiting,
diarrhea, and crankiness. Most middle ear infections are
caused by blockage of the Eustachian tube openings in the
back of the nose by a virus or allergies. Although few are
caused by bacteria, the rate of antibiotic use for ear
infections have become commonplace.
It is possible to have the symptoms without having an
actual infection. This occurs when the tissues in the
middle ear become inflamed and in turn causes a build up of
pressure or fluid—with pain and hearing loss as the result.
Again antibiotics are often used for treatment, but
oftentimes an approach of "watchful waiting" is better.
This entails a few days of, as you most likely guessed,
waiting and watching to see if symptoms will begin to
subside on their own. Several studies, along with my many
years of observation have found this non-antibiotic
approach has merit and can help reduce the occurrence of
antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria from developing in
the future.
Sometimes tympanostomy tubes, or the surgical insertion of
tiny tubes into the ear, may be used for children with
chronic otitis media that lasts months or more.
Ear Problem #3: Allergies & TMJ
Allergies can affect your ears by blocking the tube that
connects the nose with the middle ear. Ear stuffiness,
echoing, fullness and a sense of pressure are common
Some other conditions that can cause ear pain are dental
pain, TMJ and other *
0.throat conditions. Sometimes when you have an infection
or other medical problem with these areas of your head and
neck, the pain can show up as ear pain. Often there are
other symptoms in these specific areas too. For example
dental and jaw pain can spread both upwards and downwards
causing headaches, jaw stiffness and throbbing, face and
neck pain, and pressure, as well as inner and outer ear
pain and a sensation of fullness.
Solutions For Allergies and TMJ: Open Up
As you've most likely guessed, the best way to prevent ear
problems generated by allergies or dental pain is to treat
the source of the pain itself.
For instance, if you suffer from seasonal allergies, the
best way for you to keep them from affecting your ears is
by using generous amounts of nasal saline or over the
counter decongestants like Claritin-D®, Sudafed® or Afrin®
(use this only for 2 or 3 days). For chronic sufferers,
using prescription nasal sprays like Nasonex®, or Flonase®
prior to an allergy attack can also help keep your
Eustachian tubes open and therefore less prone to problems.
For ear pain that's generated by TMJ or other dental
problems can be alleviated at home with warm compresses,
eating a soft diet and taking an anti-inflammatory
medication like ibuprofen. Chronic TMJ sufferers may need
to see a dentist about being fitted with a TMJ night guard.
The Ultimate Prevention Solution
Of course, keeping your ears dry while swimming and washing
your hands frequently to reduce your exposure to upper
respiratory infections are all typical ways of preventing
ear infections. However, one thing that you might add to
this regimen if you haven't already done so, is to change
your dietary and lifestyle habits. Although it's not
stressed nearly enough, quitting smoking (Copy the
following link to your browser
http://www.audioacrobat.com/play/W3pxsBVQ to listen to an
in depth interview with a smoking cessation specialist and
author of Stop Smoking for the Last Time by George Wissing
on how you can quit struggle free), and avoiding late night
meals and getting quality restful sleep can all help to
reduce your chances of suffering from ear pain.
Besides the fact that all of these habits are unhealthy for
you anyway, they can also aggravate acid reflux—the worst
aggravator for many common ear, nose and throat problems.
When you eat late and go to sleep right away, gastric
juices can get sucked up into your throat, and you can end
up with LPRD or laryngo-pharyngeal reflux disease. Research
indicates that gastro-esophageal reflux disease as well as
its counterpart, LPRD can cause swelling of the eustachian
tubes (For more information on how you can prevent LPRD click here.
As you can see, many common ear problems can be avoided
simply and easily. As such, a good prevention plan should
always accompany you on your travels. As for lost luggage,
the best advice I have is to pack lite and to take the
train. Come Aboard!


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In one word, I feel - drained. Physically and emotionally. I feel as though I've just run a marathon of sorts. But certainly not the type of marathon most people are use to!
At 5.45am this morning I began making my way to the Shala with this feeling of impending doom washing over me. With deep breaths and maintaining an attitude of acceptance and curiosity, I walked slowly down the hill eventually arriving at the Shala which still glowed with blue, green and red fairy lights. Bharath was leaning over the balcony as I arrived, and with a gentle but cheeky grin he waved good morning to me. All the lights of the Shala were on. Inside the house, on the second floor, and the outside stairwells. The door to the Shala was open, to let people walk in and out as they needed to go to the toilet, and this allowed me to hear some quiet murmurs, sounds of toilets flushing and soft breathing from the students of the 4.45am class already inside. This made the lead up a little more nerve racking. I couldn't help but feel a little left out as they had all begun and near completed the process whilst I was yet to start.
I was the first of my group to arrive and whilst sitting on the stairs outside, Bharath came and asked me to come inside and lay in Savasana until it was time for me to start. As I walked into the Shala, this first thing I noticed was it was completely dark. Only the lights from the mens and womens changing rooms were on, creating a calming atmosphere. God knows we all needed that! The next thing I noticed were all the students, 6 of them, had their mats in a line at the very back of the Shala, (near to the entrance I was walking in). Again, this was for obvious reasons! No one wants to be running any further than they have to when their bellies are erupting.
I brought my mat into the darkness of the front of the Shala, where I lay in Savasana for about 20 minutes. I used this time to focus hard on my stomach and intestines, but I couldn't help but get distracted by the constant flushing of toilets, and quiet discussions Bharath was having with my classmates, checking in on their 'condition'. Also, I later realised the gushing sound of water, which you could hear when someone was in the toilet, was not wee… How naive I was.
The other 3 people who were in my group were all laying next to me also, when Bharath came and tapped me on the shoulder, indicating it was time for me to join the others who were still practicing. I would be lying if I didn't say my heart sank a little in that moment.
Sitting at the back of the room was Bharath's Indian friend and assistant who was scooping water from one big pot which sat on the floor and then pouring it into metal tumblers. I recognised this man as he has sat in on many of our evening chants and philosophy classes, and has always reminded me of an Indian Jesus. I think its the shoulder length black hair which gives me this impression.
My classmates who had clearly drunk a lot of this water by now expressed repulsion as they continued to drink up. The indian Jesus (let's refer to him as this as I don't know his name) was so gentle each time he poured a new cup of water and his kind smile was encouraging people to keep going. He also wasn't shy about filling the cup to the brim! He was taking no chances. Those bowels were to be emptied!!!
With my mat now in line with the others, Bharath directed me to Indian Jesus to start drinking. Bharath would then remind me how to do the exercises. With a smile and an implied look of, welcome to the group and good luck, Indian Jesus handed me my first cup of water. The metal cup was warm as the water itself was quite warm. Considering I make so many foul tasting green smoothies back home, I thought this would be nothing. But then upon tasting the water for the first time, I realised I was in for a more uncomfortable time than I had hoped. The water was very salty, like drinking sea water. And being warm made it even more challenging. For the first round, I drank 3 tumblers full of this stuff, but by the end of the third tumbler I was doing my best not to dry reach or worse, throw up.
With a scrunched up face, I walked onto my mat (which was about two feet away) where Bharath stood at the end. He demonstrated the exercises one by one to me, reminding me to keep the pelvis tilted and not worry about the breath or trying to tense muscles. This is about letting the body move freely, with a focus on the stomach down to anus.
I began working slowly through my exercises and all was ok. I could definitely feel the water whooshing around in my gut as I twisted to the sides. In that moment I knew I would be in for a ride!
I finished the sequence and went back for my next two tumblers of punishment - I mean salt water. This round (of water) was far more difficult than the first. I guess I knew what to expect now so my body was beginning to overthink it and want to reject it. Focusing on a single point, such as a mark on a wall or a spot on the floor, I would drink the water as quickly as I could. The quicker the better we were told. Again, I would return to my mat and repeat the process.
By the third round, things were getting in motion! Unsure of what to expect the first time I went to the toilet (in terms of noises) I decided to go to the toilet on the upstairs balcony. The sun was beginning to rise by this time and it would have been a wonderful sunrise to watch from up there, but in my 'condition', as Bharath would put it, I couldn't care less about the sunrise. There are two toilets on the balcony. The first had vomit in the sink and no toilet paper, so I decided to avoid that one. The one next to it was much cleaner, however also no toilet paper. Just a hose…. I was going to walk back downstairs and try to get into the usual toilet we use, with toilet paper, but my worries of having some loud explosion happen willed me on to use this toilet. Hose and all! Let's just say the process had certainly begun!
Walking back into the Shala, with a grin on my face, I stood by Indian Jesus as he poured my next 2 tumblers of water. Then, back into the exercises on my mat. There were 5 exercises to get through, each to be repeated 8 times. Relatively soon into the practice I was barely making it through the first round before rushing to the toilet. As I was no longer worried about sounds etc, I decided to use our usual toilet in the girls changing room. This had toilet paper and was much closer, which became very necessary. It got to the point where I would wash my hands but then be back on the toilet immediately before leaving. This was most times. I also knew, that each time I went to the toilet and came back to practice, I would have to drink more water. I was becoming mildly anxious about that. Each time I drank the water it got harder and harder, and the urge to throw up became stronger and stronger. I started getting the shivers as I would take the next gulp. But I knew I needed to get through this, so I just kept as focused as possible on drinking as much water as I could handle. A couple of times just drinking the water sent me straight back to the toilet - I didn't even make it to my mat to start the exercises again. But this was all a really good sign. I had clearly prepared well as my gut responded quickly and easily to the process and I was the first to finish in my group.
When my preferred toilet was taken, I used the Indian style toilet which was inside the Shala. There was no hiding any sounds there! I too had the 'gushing water' sound which everyone would have heard, but no one would have cared about. All I cared about at this point was a) getting to the toilet and b) keeping my feet as far apart as possible as I squatted over this hole in the ground. Oh, and no toilet paper or hose in this toilet. Only a bucket of water to wash it down. This one, you just pull up your pants. Lets just say those clothes have been through the wash already and will be put through a second time.
That reminds me of yet another uncomfortable part of the process - describing to Bharath what everything looks like. The colour, is it liquid or solid, clear or murky. Certainly a whole new level for me. But, we all do it, and I just had to remember we were all going through this together. There is nothing odd about what I was telling him. He's heard it all before.
When I was 'clear' enough, Bharath told me to finish. I had one final tumbler of water, shaking with each gulp, and then took my mat to the front of the class where the earlier group had been lying in Savasana. We were to lay there for at least 45 minutes to notice the changes in our body. Bharath said there would still be a lot of water in my stomach, (which I found hard to believe), and to notice it. To witness how it moves through the system.
This was actually quite an interesting experience. Whilst lying down, my stomach would contract and release. I could feel bubbling sensations working from left to right, and then down…. I had to get up again during this time but that was expected. It was amazing to really feel my body's reaction to the process.
Two of the other girls in my group really struggled with this, one of whom ended up crying and throwing up twice. It wasn't the explosive guts which was the problem, it was the drinking of the water. Psychologically too, people feared this entire process which would impair their ability to let the body release everything freely, which is why it was so important we meditate beforehand. Mentally preparing ourselves for this. But in time, they joined me in Savasana and we all lay there for some time.
When Bharath came and touch my toes to get my attention, he told us it was time to finish and go and have some breakfast downstairs. It was bland kitchari, with olive oil for myself (others had ghee). A combination of brown rice, green lentils and olive oil poured over it - it was horrible. But edible. Absolutely no flavour at all, except for the olive oil. This was really important as we needed to make sure our digestive tract is well prepared with good oils before eating anything which could irritate it, like spices. As there is no protective layer of mucus in the gut now, we need to slowly and properly build this up again.
Bharath's wife was in the kitchen downstairs and she served us our meals. We sat in silence in my favourite front room of Bharath's home, eating with the morning sun shining through the bay windows. As my tummy was still rumbling, and I was feeling the control over my bowels weakening, I was eager to eat and get home. I was nervous about the uphill 10 minute walk ahead, but I just knew I had to get there. Just clench and walk!
After yet another visit to my toilet this time, I had the most wonderful shower. I also scrubbed my mat and washed my clothes immediately. Everything felt pretty dirty at this point. I'm now lying in bed, writing this blog feeling completely washed out. It's a really odd feeling to have after such little movement. But I know I have done something wonderful for my body this morning, as disgusting as it all sounds, which makes me feel very calm and relaxed. Now it's another two and a half days of very conscious eating - hence its a 5 day process.
So, all in all, I made it through - as did everyone else. I'm glad I've had this experience as it's certainly not one you have every day, and I feel a little more in tune with my body after having done it. I'm also glad this is something you only do thrice yearly!


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There is a detailed analysis of Snapchat in the New York Times today that deserves a read.
Snapchat brings the news and communication of images full circle. It is no longer necessary to just read or look at text or an image. Glance quickly at both, develop the skills necessary to understand quickly and then forget about it. Or, maybe not. Perhaps Snapchat is about the essence of the news today. The surface of events, the reality of scandals, the statements about personalities, the rumours, judgments, hysteria, lack of focus, absence of depth, these are all essential attributes of the short news cycle we are in. The question is where is the room for more? Or should we abandon the idea that there is a "more?" We now have to learn to skate at high speed. The surfaces are interrupted by cracks and fissures, but eventually we do reach a destination. The issue is, do we understand why and where and when we have arrived?


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presented by Anne Mucha & Susan Whitney
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Vestibular physical therapists are often consulted in concussion management due to the presence of visual and vestibular dysfunction following the injury. A multitude of visual and vestibular impairments are frequently observed following concussion and may complicate recovery. This course will review the components of an ocular motor examination following concussion, along with normal and abnormal findings. Demonstrations of techniques for evaluation and video examples of pathological findings will be shown. The implications of abnormal ocular motor findings for recovery will be reviewed.
Anne Mucha is the Coordinator of Vestibular Rehabilitation for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Sports Concussion Program and Centers for Rehab Services. She is a board certified clinical specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy with advanced certification in vestibular rehabilitation. With over 20 years in treating individuals with neurologic conditions, she is also actively involved in clinical research related to the evaluation and management of patients following concussion. Dr. Mucha was recently appointed a member of the CDC panel of experts to develop clinical guidelines for diagnosis and management of mild traumatic brain injury among children and adolescents. She received her Bachelor's and Advanced Master's degrees in Physical Therapy from the University of Pittsburgh; and her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Temple University. Dr. Mucha is a frequent national lecturer on topics related to concussion and serves as an adjunct faculty member in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh.
Susan L. Whitney, DPT, PhD, NCS, ATC, FAPTA received her PhD in motor development/motor learning from the University of Pittsburgh, her professional physical therapy education from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA, and her DPT from MGH Institute of the Health Sciences. Currently, she is a professor in physical therapy in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. She is the Program Director of the Centers for Rehab Services (CRS) Balance and Vestibular Rehabilitation Center at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Whitney has authored or co-authored over 90 articles on Medline, most of which relate to vestibular rehabilitation. She has also co-authored a book related to dizziness and balance disorders.
The participant will learn to recognize components of an ocular motor examination in patients following concussion. Dr. Mucha and Dr. Whitney demonstrate how to perform all components of an ocular motor examination in patients following concussion. The participant will learn to identify normal and abnormal findings for each ocular motor examination component.
In this chapter, Dr. Mucha and Dr. Whitney teach the participant how to perform components of the ocular motor exam, including testing of smooth pursuits, saccades, gaze holding, and vergence. The participant will learn how to perform ocular alignment testing and recognize phorias, trophias and skew deviations and identify normal and abnormal findings for the above tests and measures. This chapter provides insight into the relevance of findings in the ocular motor exam and intervention options.
Dr. Whitney and Dr. Mucha discuss the case of a 13-year-old wrestler with a labyrinthine concussion. The boy fell while wrestling and landed on the right parietal area of his skull. There was no LOC but was immediately vertiginous and could not sit or stand. When he was lying down he reported feeling as though he were tilting back and forth from his head to his legs. Dr. Whitney and Dr. Mucha discuss their take on this concussion case.


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The Foy Boat Bar
Opening Times
Monday to Thursday 11am to11pm
Friday 11am till midnight
Saturday 11am to 11pm
Sunday 12 to 10.30pm
The Bar at The Foy Boat is cosy, relaxing and welcoming with traditional beaten copper tables, beamed ceilings, wonderful views of the sea and a great atmosphere.
We offer a great range of beers, spirits wines and real ales
What's On at the Foy
Friday Nights
Karoke with Mr Bobby Allen.
Saturday 10th March 2012
Sunday Nights
Karoke with Mr Bobby Allen.
Food at the Foy
Food is availble from 12 to 2.30pm
and in the everning from 6.30 to 9pm
Monday,Wednesday to saturday.
Sunday 12 to 3pm
Real Ale's On Tap
3 ales on tap
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Social Kitchen & Brewery is the Sunset's destination for locally brewed craft beer in San Francisco. Social offers contemporary comfort food, inventive cocktails, and a wide variety of craft beers. Social is located just a few blocks from Golden Gate Park in the lively neighborhood of the Inner Sunset. In 2015 & 2017, Social brought home the Gold Medal at the Great American Beer Festival for 'Mr. Kite's Pale Ale' in the Classic English - Pale Ale Category.
Meet Our Brewmaster Kim Sturdavant
Award Winning Brewmaster Kim Sturdavant enjoys using a combination of ingredients from all over the world creating beer that is both approachable and unique. At Social he focuses on brewing English and California inspired ales, an array of Belgian styles, American and German style lagers, as well as experimental styles utilizing barrel aging, sour mashing, wild yeast, and other techniques. His love of complexity and intricacy in flavor make all of Social's beers stellar for food pairing. Striving to make beer that leaves it up to you whether to ponder the details or simply enjoy without pretension, his favorites are the ones you drink with friends on any occasion.


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New butane restrictions add roadblock to making hash oil in Sacramento County
Man arrested after grenade launcher, honey oil lab found in Lincoln
Butane has long fueled camp stoves and cigarette lighters. But some residents are buying gallons of the gas for another purpose – producing the marijuana concentrate known as hash oil.
For that reason, Sacramento County Supervisor Phil Serna questions why liquor stores stock large quantities of butane, as he's noticed in the South Oak Park neighborhood in his district.
Serna and other supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to limit the amount of butane that retailers in the county can sell to 600 milliliters, roughly equal to a British pint glass. The ordinance also would require local sellers to log the sale date, quantity and customer information. Residents will only be able to possess 600 milliliters at any given time.
County leaders are particularly concerned that explosions linked to butane hash oil labs have been on the rise for the last decade.
"That caused me to reflect on whether or not my constituents are in that much of a dire need for that much butane," Serna said. "Knowing what I know about the process for extracting cannabinoids. ... I saw the need immediately for there to be some sort of intervention."
Hash oil, sometimes called honey oil, is made by cramming marijuana into a tube and running butane through it. That strips THC – the ingredient that produces a high – from the plant matter.
The liquid that comes out the tube's bottom is then heated to evaporate the butane. What remains is a waxy substance that can be smoked, used in edibles or placed in e-cigarettes.
The evaporation part of the process can be deadly. Refined butane vapor is clear, odorless and heavier than air, so it sinks to the ground and can gather in enclosed spaces. It's highly flammable, so any tiny flare is enough to cause an explosion, such as a spark from a wall outlet or a refrigerator motor.
Components of a butane hash oil lab are fairly inexpensive and tutorials on making the substance are easy to come by – a Google search turns up dozens of how-to guides.
Sacramento Fire Department Captain Mike Feyh said one or two 300-milliliter cans hold enough butane to blow up an entire apartment. He said some makers don't realize that if there's a leak in their system, a spark is all that's needed to cause an explosion.
Dr. David Greenhalgh, chief of the burn division at UC Davis Medical Center, said patients tied to butane explosions began showing up in the burn ward around 2007. Since then, the number of patients per year has grown to about 30 out of 400, about 7 percent of all burn patients.
While average patients have burns on 8 percent to 10 percent of their bodies, people caught in butane explosions have burns on 30 percent of their body on average, he said. In some cases, burns cover 70 to 90 percent of a patient's body.
Hospital stays for burns work out to roughly a day per percent burned, he said.
"They can be in for five, six, seven months in critical care units," Greenhalgh said. "We're talking lots of money. ... They're not always the highest-insured kinds of people."
Greenhalgh said exact numbers are hard to determine because people in butane explosions sometimes lie about the source of the fire. He compared the proliferation of hash oil labs to methamphetamine labs in the 1990s that relied on the cold drug pseudoephedrine.
"When they got control of the pseudoephedrine, they stopped having that (meth lab explosion) problem," Greenhalgh said. Federal Drug Enforcement Administration statistics show incidents involving meth labs fell from 180 in California in 2010 to 47 in 2014.
The Sacramento County ordinance is on track to take effect June 22. It will ban sales of butane over 600 milliliters in Sacramento County, but a three-pack of 300 milliliter cans is available on Amazon for $19.99. The gas can legally be used to refill lighters and power camp stoves.
The ordinance does not restrict the purchase of butane with odor added – the smell lingers in the hash oil, so manufacturers don't use it.
Feyh is working with Assemblyman Jim Cooper, D-Elk Grove, and firefighter organizations to pass Assembly Bill 1120, which would put the same regulations in place statewide. The bill is currently in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
Feyh said butane hash oil labs used to be more of a rural problem, and cities such as Red Bluff and Eureka passed ordinances restricting butane. But recently, labs have emerged in more suburbs and urban areas, he said.
"People could be doing it next door and you would never know," he said.
Ellen Garrison: 916-321-1920, @EllenGarrison


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Calling All Grandparents: Is Your Home Safe from Poisoning?
The Up and Away and Out of Sight campaign of the CDC's PROTECT initiative, reminds grandparents, parents and families that safe medicine storage is essential in protecting children from poisoning. As a proud member of PROTECT, The Upstate New York Poison Center provides the following information for grandparents.
- Medicine poisoning affects a child every 8 minutes.
- Toddlers are commonly involved in a poisoning as they explore their environment.
- Over 60K kids visit Emergency Departments after getting into medicine left within reach.
- A poisoning often occurs shortly after a child has been given that medicine.
- A Safe Kids report found that 1 in 8 grandparents provide regular care for a grandchild. Yet more grandparents identified electrical outlets than medicine as a top safety issue, even though children are 36 times more likely to go to the Emergency Department for medicine poisoning.
Don't let your grandchild be a poisoning statistic. This Grandparents Day, keep your children safe by putting medicine up and away from curious hands and out of sight of small children. Take time to be sure top are on securely after every use. Let's celebrate Grandparents Day! Make sure your home is always poison safe?
To find more educational information and newsletters with many poison safety tips, visit our website.
Be sure to visit the Ups and Away Campaign for more helpful tips.


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The modern office environment is filled with sensitive electronics, all needing to be cleaned and maintained for optimal performance. Techspray offers cleaners and cleaning tools that help keep monitors, computers, copiers, fax machines and other office equipment running smoothly.
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Chinese New Year (2017) Menu at Wan Hao (Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel)
Wan Hao at the Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel has just recently been refreshed with slicker interiors and a new coat of paint. Usher in the year of the Fire Rooster ahead with auspicious set menus and specially-created dishes for the Lunar New Year (2017) ahead from 09 January 2017 to 11 February 2017.
Chinese restaurants within 5-star hotels have been busy with creating these impressive yu sheng dishes - usually in the shape of the Chinese zodiac animal. Since 2017 is the year of the Fire Rooster, Wan Hao's Abalone and Salmon Yu Sheng with Crispy Fish Skin is designed in the shape of a rooster - of course you do not get this with your takeaway yu shengs (which starts from S$68+).
One of the standout dishes for me during dinner has got to be this Wan Hao Nourishing Pen Cai with Pig Trotter and Crispy Oyster - which according to my knowledge, is also one of the most luxurious and expensive pen cai that will be sold in 2017. Available in two sizes at S$688 (6 Adults) or S$1,088 (10 Adults) for takeaway, this fortune pot comprises of 3 layers of deliciously-cooked ingredients: 3-head Australian Abalone, Black Moss Iberico Meatballs, Whole Pig Trotter, Crispy Dried Oysters, Large Japanese Conpoy, Sea Cucumber, Fish Maw, Japanese Shiitake Mushroom, Chinese Cabbage, Black Moss, Mustard Greens, White Radish and Beancurd. The braised sauce was delicious but the highlight has got to be those crispy oysters which I guess will only make sense if you are enjoying it in the restaurant (unless you can get Wan Hao to separate them for you to fry back home).
My favourite dish of the evening however has got to be this Braised Bird's Nest Broth with Crab Meat, Conpoy and Wolfberries. Chef Brian Wong from Wan Hao at the Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel consistently comes up with delicious soups and this is no exception. The broth itself is delicious and the addition of bird's nest provided that consistency with some bite and texture. Bird's nest is also believed to have beauty benefits so who knows?
The crowd favourite that night however, has got to be this Stewed Spare Ribs with Hawthorn and Preserved Plum. The fork-tender spare ribs were drenched in this flavoursome hawnthorn and preserved plum sauce which was the perfect mix of sweetness and sourness. I really liked the spare ribs itself but the sauce was a little too heavy personally.
One thing that I do look forward to each year at Wan Hao is the glutinous rice that is wrapped in lotus leaves. For 2017, the Wok-fried Glutinous Rice, Crispy Rice, Chinese Sausage and Preserved Meat served in Lotus Leaf comes with crispy rice on top for added texture and bite but expect the good old glutinous rice underneath it!
After sampling three different desserts from Wan Hao at the Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel, I can safely say that the Baked Nian Gao and Yam Tart is one of the most interesting takes on the traditional nian gao that I have tasted this year.
This was an invited Media Tasting session, though all views expressed are my own.


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Rite Aid's "Fill Up and Fuel Up" program returns
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Rite Aid recently announced the return of its popular "Fill Up & Fuel Up" program now through April 24, 2010. During the sweepstakes period, eight lucky prize winners chosen randomly in a chainwide weekly drawing will each receive a year's worth of free gas, totaling $2,600, good at any gas station.
Patients who transfer their prescriptions to Rite Aid with a qualifying coupon will receive a $25 Rite Aid gift card for each prescription, up to $50. For every prescription transferred, they also will be entered in the drawing for a chance to win a year's worth of free gas valued at $2,600. They will continue to be eligible for weekly drawings through April 24, 2010, as long as their transferred prescriptions stay with Rite Aid. Every prescription transferred with a coupon gives the customer another chance to win. "Fill Up & Fuel Up" coupons are available in Rite Aid weekly circulars and in other advertising and promotional materials.
This sweepstakes is available in all states in which Rite Aid operates, except New York and New Jersey because of state law. The offer is valid only on prescriptions not previously filled at or transferred from other Rite Aid locations. Certain other exceptions apply. Information on the sweepstakes will be available in the Rite Aid weekly circulars or by asking Rite Aid pharmacists.
For complete details and official sweepstakes rules, go to any Rite Aid store or visit www.riteaid.com.
Disclaimer: I was not compensated in any manner for sharing this with my readers.


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Dark chocolate, peanut butter, and bananas make this smoothie a favorite. It's indulgent without being unhealthy. The creamy, satisfying chocolate banana smoothie is a great way to get your sweet fix and works well for a quick pre-workout boost.
Dark chocolate is actually packed with nutrients that are beneficial to your health. The nutrients come directly from the cacao, but cacao by itself is bitter and chalky. Therefore ingredients such as milk and sugar are usually added to it, which are not as good for you. To get the best benefits of cacao, stick to dark chocolate with at least 70 percent cacao.
Good quality dark chocolate has a variety of powerful antioxidants. Antioxidants help to get rid of free radicals, thereby preventing cell damage and slowing signs of aging. Flavonoids, a type of antioxidant, also aid in lowering blood pressure. Theobromine, responsible for the bitter taste in cacao, acts as a weak caffeine. In addition to these, dark chocolate is also rich in manganese, fiber, iron, and magnesium.
The other main ingredient in the smoothie, bananas, is a better known source of healthy nutrients. They are widely hailed as a good supply of potassium, which keeps energy levels up and electrolytes replenished. The high level of vitamin B6 in bananas alone has numerous advantages in helping your body to function. This mighty vitamin aids in proper brain development and produces serotonin and dopamine, which are necessary for nerve communication and can affect mood. Bananas also add to your daily fiber requirement.
Peanut butter, besides rounding out the flavor, also gives a small boost of protein to the smoothie. However, if you have a peanut allergy, common substitutions could include almond butter or even sunflower seed butter (both of which are also good for you). Even with all of the health benefits listed, the main advantage of this smoothie is that it is a healthy dessert option! So go ahead and indulge with this naturally sweet chocolate banana smoothie.
2 frozen bananas
1-2 oz. dark chocolate
1/2 cup low fat milk
1 1/2 tbsp peanut butter
Dash of vanilla extract
1. In a large cup (if using an immersion blender) or a blender, combine ingredients and blend until smooth. Add more milk if necessary to reach desired consistency. Add more chocolate if desired. Serve immediately.
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
A Lesson in Self Tanning
Our intrepid JSG washed and scrubbed in the shower, towel dried then was ready to give the glove a whirl. The self-tanner wasn't sticky and glided on easily. She followed the directions down to a T, threw an extra pouch in her suitcase (Bonus, she thought: it's in a pouch, so it won't leak at high altitudes), let it dry for 10 minutes, put on lose pjs then went to bed. "This is the best self tanner ever," she thought to herself as she drifted off to sleep dreaming of pool boys admiring her savage tan while she sipped on a mojito.
The next morning the alarm blared frighteningly early for the am flight and the bleary-eyed JSG made her way to the bold lights of the bathroom. What to her wondering eyes did appear? Splotches and streaks along her legs and torso. LARGE splotches and LARGE streaks. "Oh no, this will not do!" She remembered that she packed an extra pouch and figured she would fix it once she got to Miami.
Sad to say, it only got worse from there. Even with the other half of JSG there to apply it to her backside, the splotches and streaking only got worse. She had to wear jeans out that night and pretend she didn't hear the snickering at the pool.
Our verdict on the Model Co's Self-Tanning Glove: We love the concept, but the clear self tanner is impossible to apply correctly. Perhaps if it was tinted?
The JSG who had Mystic? She was golden and gleaming (see her pretty feet at the pool?). Lesson learned.
6 comments:
- BritishBeautyBlogger said...
Your experience equals mine with EcoTan! The worst, most splotchy, patchy and scrappy tan ever seen on a human body. I am a human art installation.
- February 20, 2008 at 8:29 AM
- The Jet Set Girls said...
Thanks for the warning--we feel your pain! Don't think they sell that in the states. Does the name EcoTan mean it's supposed to be natural or organic?
- February 20, 2008 at 2:31 PM
- BritishBeautyBlogger said...
Yes I think they do - it used to be called Su-do....its got organic sunscreen in some of the products so maybe that's why - but good question..what's so Eco about Ecotan? Starting on the Sisley foolproof even though its so expensive - seems cheap at the price not to end up streaky!
- February 29, 2008 at 12:46 PM
- BritishBeautyBlogger said...
Hi Jet Setters - just thought I would update you on the self tan story - have found a fantastic one - no streaks, very realistic, and easy to apply - it's called ProFerm 'Afterglow'. It is really not cheap (£70, or $140ish) but because it has so many amazing ingredients in it, it actually leaves your skin very soft, too. It's also got a built-in 'boost' system, so that after two days, the tan boosts itself so you glow longer. Its available here in the UK at SpaceNK, and SpaceNK New York. I promise it's worth the big-up - a real find. BBB xxx
- March 24, 2008 at 3:27 PM
I also tried Afterglow, and I love it! I especially like the boost system - you don't have to apply it every day, once applied, the tan stays for more than a week, and it looks very natural, even if you're light-skinned. Once applied, you can feel that your skin is moisturised for more than two days. And it smells like summer!
- April 7, 2008 at 4:02 AM
- The Jet Set Girls said...
Thanks for the tips! I'll have Anne pick me up some Afterglow at Space NK. We reviewed some other products this week if you're curious.
- April 23, 2008 at 9:06 AM


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Our pool has no lifeguards - residents fill out the pool agreement to get a key. It is open dawn to dusk. Residents may also rent the pool and community room for private parties. Please login for more detail.
Pool has now reopened after hurricane damage!
Opening date for 2019: May 15th
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Neuroradiology, Radiology, Anatomy, MRI and CT Cases - for Medical Professionals
11 July 2012
Optic Nerve Sheath Meningioma
Coronal T2 showing well defined homogeneous intraorbital tumor that grows externally from optic nerve sheath. Note black dot corresponding with optic nerve (arrow heads). Second and third images are FS T1 with intravenous contrast showing homogeneous enhancing tumor. The optic nerve is displaced medial and cranial and can also be seen (arrow). Last image showing homogeneous and slightly high signal form the tumor on T2. Finding represents
Optic Nerve Sheath Meningioma
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A Few Ways To 'Listen' To Advisors/ Tweet
Listening is one of the easiest things a marketer can do. And, the concept behind it is rock-solid, uncontestable—taking a break from your own messaging to pay attention to what your clients have to say can sharpen your ability to communicate relevantly.
But how do you actually do it? That's not been so easy or obvious, at least prior to the availability of social platforms where some people participate and all can listen.
The prospect of listening has been intriguing to me for several years. Before Web 2.0, I made a habit of checking the Registered Rep message boards (anybody?) and the now departed FundAlarm.com. Listening was the idea behind my 2009 development of AdvisorTweets.com, a Website that existed solely to publish the tweets of financial advisors (sold in July 2011 to Smarsh).
I'm still following lots of advisors and I manage to glean insights from what they're saying. It's a squishy undertaking, I'll admit, and I'm always looking for more systematic ways to improve upon it.
Two Lists Do The Vetting
Good news: There have been two lists published in the last several weeks that make listening to advisors more easy and straightforward. Both lists are powered by BrightScope, whose business includes providing the first comprehensive and publicly available directory of financial advisors.
The list of the Top 100 Most Social Financial Advisors in the U.S. (2013), published on the BrightScope blog, is based on the BrightScope Social Influence Rank. The rank considers several individually weighted data points around an advisor's Twitter profile and blog, such as followers, tweet activity, Moz Page authority, and more. BrightScope components also make up a small portion of the overall rank.
You'll find a second list, the Top 50 Advisor Blogs And Bloggers, on Michael Kitces' Nerd's Eye View blog. Inclusion on this list is determined using Website metrics measured by Moz Analytics, including page authority, external links to the blog and total links.
I don't get hung up on which individual ranked where; I'm just happy to see this surfacing of advisors. Their engagement numbers suggest that the advisors are posting updates that resonate with others, which makes them worth following for what they're saying.
Now what? Here's what I suggest.
Subscribe To The Blogs
Subscribe to the blogs. Follow the links to each blog named on Nerd's Eye View, pick up the RSS feed, add it to Feedly and you now have a routine for monitoring what influential advisors are commenting about. The closer you pay attention, the better you'll understand.
Two notes:
- If you're not an RSS feed reader user, you might be interested in this explainer post I wrote for RIABiz recently.
- Yes, you could assign the subscription process to a minion but I wouldn't. Invest the extra time to visit each advisor's site yourself to take in the full context of the firm's business. It won't kill you. Think of all the time you saved earlier by not listening.
Follow A Twitter List
Both lists also provide each advisor's Twitter account name. We're going to use those to create a third list, a Twitter list that will give you real-time monitoring capability. To make up for the snarky comment I made above about you not listening previously, I've made the Twitter list for you. It's a compilation of all Twitter accounts on both lists.
A few observations on the Twitter accounts of these influential advisors:
- Don't expect to see a high number of tweets or followers or even Twitter best practices across the board. At least one account on the BrightScope list still uses the default Twitter egg as his avatar.
- The tweets are not purely focused on what you're going to care about. One of the accounts is @LinkedInNinja, influential for her LinkedIn advice to advisors but perhaps her content won't be as valuable to you.
- Not all advisors are working as such, as in the case of SEI's John Anderson (@SEIJohnA).
If you want to prune some names from the Twitter list I've created, use Tweetbe.at to copy my Twitter list and edit it.
In the 24-hour period between Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon, the influentials produced 436 tweets. They have a lot to say, which means that the tweets will scroll through your Twitter client at a fairly good clip.
An Aggregated View
As someone who regularly sends tweets that don't get the support of even one retweet, I know from experience that there can be gold in the orphan tweet. But as a listener, you can get ahead of the game even if you pay attention to just the content that advisors are swarming around.
That's why I was happy to get this compilation of names to finally be able to produce an aggregated view of the top content that influential advisors are sharing.
For this, we can use Tame. It will show you the top links shared by those on the Twitter list, the accounts that are being mentioned and—really important for those of you who are doing some mad improvising with your hashtags—hashtags that advisors actually use.
Above is a screenshot from yesterday, showing the highlights of those 436 tweets. If you expand the individual links, you can see what was said about the content in the underlying tweets. Using Tame your monitoring can be sporadic and yet you won't miss the highlights.
There must be hundreds of tools for industrial strength monitoring, but these lists give us a tuned look at what influential advisors, as vetted by the social data, are up to. If you don't already have a listening system in place, the combination of these lists and the capabilities of Tame is an easy-to-set-up and non-taxing way to start.


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I think I have been in blog recovery. Not sure I am out of it yet, but I am giving it a shot. I have been using Google Reader for years to follow everybody's blogs and they shut it down this summer so I have not even been reading people's blogs. Again, I think I have been in recovery.
I also have been super swamped with my job at MOFAS. I have met some amazing families and I really enjoy working with them. There is such a huge need, so many families struggling. I had three main jobs in the youth development field before we started our family. I loved all three of them. I love working with teenagers. And I absolutely love being a Family Resource Coordinator at MOFAS. I never thought I would find a job in a different field that was a better fit than youth work. I think I was wrong.
I so wish there had been someone I could have called when Akila was 6 and we first realized she had an FASD. I called MOFAS at that point and didn't get any support. It wasn't until I went to a training that Kari was leading that I actually met somebody else who lives this life and understands the dynamics we deal with daily. She was the one who helped get me into blogging and took several desperate phone calls from me over the years.
I feel that I am now doing that for other families. I don't always do it right. I don't always say the right thing. I don't always have the answers they are looking (rarely do I have the answers as a matter of fact). But most of the time, just being a parent living the same type of life, makes a big difference. Last night was one of my new support groups that meets in Eden Prairie. We had 6 moms at it. It was energizing. It went great. They were super supportive of each other. It felt right.
Akila had a pretty good spring and summer. She is in 9th grade. She is struggling. Normally, she does fine each school year until November when she starts to feel comfortable and her behaviors start up. This year, the behaviors started up the 2nd week of school. I think the pressure of high school is hard for her, and for the first time, she is dealing with anxiety that we have never really seen before.
My heart is breaking. If I had the energy and the courage, I would try to start up a charter school for kids with FASDs. The majority of our kids are too high functioning to fit into the pull out special ed programs. They get eaten alive in the typical high schools if they are mainstreamed as they are so vulnerable and get sucked into drugs, alcohol and all things icky. Akila is in a small high school where it would be more difficult for her to fall between the cracks. But the downside is that there are not enough students to offer different levels of math, or other subjects. She is having to sit through the regular 9th grade geometry, and biology for example. She is actually doing better grade wise in those two classes, as she has some individualized help. She is bombing English, as she doesn't have extra help. We are working on that, but high school is going to be hard for her.
Imani, Hezekiah and Zeke are all doing great. We had a nice summer full of adventure. Our bummer news is that the company Michael has been working at the past two years relocated to Texas, so he is unemployed (as of mid August). Job hunting is never fun. Hope all is well with all of you.
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Jon Stewart is entering the "No Spin Zone" again.
"The Daily Show" host will be the guest interview during tonight and tomorrow's editions of "The O'Reilly Factor."
Fox News Channel promises that O'Reilly and Stewart will chat about topics including President Obama, the current political landscape and media bias.
It's the second time that Stewart will appear on "The O'Reilly Factor." He last appeared (below) in September 2004 while promoting his book, "America, the Book: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction." O'Reilly previously appeared on "The Daily Show" three times, most recently in November 2008.


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As CES 2017 is near, LG announced 4 K-series 2017 smartphones and Stylus 3. LG K series smartphones includes LG K10, LG K8, LG K4, LG K3 2017 models. All Handsets will be unveiled at CES 2017 event in Las Vegas next month. Company marked these smartphones as mid-rangers though the price of these are not confirmed.
Our 2017 mass-tier, mid-range smartphones focus on giving our customers a wide variety of options and choices for their smartphone lifestyles," said Juno Cho, president of the LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. "What's consistent in all our K Series and Stylus 3 devices is that they look and feel premium, offer replaceable batteries and all come with expandable memory slots, what customers consider key factors when buying smartphones in this category.
All devices comes with 120-degree wide angle front camera lens and the rear fingerprint scanner which are seen on company's premium devices.
LG K Series
LG K10 features 5.3-inch HD (1280 x 720) display. It is powered by MT6750 1.5 GHz Octa-Core processor coupled with 2GB RAM. Device comes with 16GB and 32GB internal storage model. Memory is expandable upto 2TB via MicroSD card. Smartphones runs on latest Android 7.0 Nougat
LG K10 sports duo of 13MP rear and 5MP front camera. It is backed by 2,800 mAh battery. Device supports 4G LTE connectivity along with Wi-Fi (802.11 b, g, n), Bluetooth 4.2 and NFC. Handset will be available in Black, Titan, Gold color option.
While LG K8 is 5-inch device with HD (1280 x 720) display and MSM8917 1.4 Quad-Core processor. There is 1.5GB RAM and 16 GB internal storage available which is expandable upto 32GB. Oher specifications are similar to K10 apart from 2500 mAh battery. Instead of black color, handset will be available in additional silver and Dark blue color.
The other two devices LG K4 and K3 are low specs devices. LG K4 features 5-inch display while K3 features 4.5-inch FWVGA display. Both devices are powered by MSM8909 1.1GHz Quad-Core processor and 1GB RAM. 8GB internal storage is included with option of MicroSD card. LG K4 comes with 5MP rear and front camera while K3 sports 5MP rear and 2MP front shooter. Also these devices runs on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow.
LG Stylus 3
The LG Stylus 3 have 5.7-inch HD (1280 x 720) display with stylus touch support. The device is powered by MT6750 1.5GHz Octa-Core processor along with 3GB RAM and 16GB inbuilt storage. It also runs on Android 7.0 Nougat.
LG Stylus 3 sports 13MP rear snapper and 8MP front. The device is backed by larger 3,200 mAh battery. Handset will be available in Titan and Pink Gold colors. There is fingerprint sensor on the rear panel.


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Yesterday night saw the Canadian province of Quebec elect Parti Quebecois as their minority government.
While the results were widely expected, they were somewhat controversial. PQ openly states that they want Quebec to be an independent state and have called for referendums on the subject twice in the past.
While recent polls suggest that the idea doesn't enjoy majority support in the province and PQ has said it has no plans for an immediate referendum, it does create a tension between English-speakers and French-speakers — especially after the former federalist Premier Jean Charest was seen by many as creating the situation that resulted in multiple student strikes over the last year ( for more on that, see here).
That tension appears to have already boiled over. As PQ Leader Pauline Marois made her acceptance speech last night, she was rushed from the stage by her bodyguards.
It later emerged that there had been a shooting outside PQ HQ in Montreal. CTV reports that one person was killed and another wounded, while Reuters reports that the man was shouting "The English are waking up" in French.


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Ski week is upon us, and Spring break will be here before we know it. Now is the perfect time to consider taking a trip with your toddler! This is a road fraught with both stress and fun— much like the rest of parenthood. Here are some snippets of advice as you prepare to adventure with your Little Wonder.
What to Bring
Gone are the days of traveling light, my friend. Luckily, by this point, this should come as no surprise! Here are a few things that might not come to mind right away, but that experience shows should NOT be left at home:
1.Plans for a sick toddler
There's nothing worse than your sweet-pea getting sick while you are on a trip—believe me, I know. Unfortunately, it happens. Luckily, you can plan ahead to mitigate the awfulness! Take a few of the basics with you: your insurance card, your pediatrician's contact information, a thermometer, infants' or children's Tylenol, saline nose drops or wipes, a pack of tissues. If you have room and know that you are going somewhere with dry air, you might also consider taking a portable humidifier. If you are going somewhere new, consider looking up local pediatricians ahead of time in the event that you need to see a doctor in person. It is much less stressful to research pediatricians and urgent care options when your baby isn't suffering from a seal-like cough at 2am in Mexico City … for example ...
2. Food for the "road"
You know your toddler is going to want a "nana" and yogurt just when there are no bananas or yogurts in sight, right? And that you're going to hit traffic, or flight delays, or SOMETHING that keeps you in travel mode for an hour or two longer than you anticipated, right? And that you and your SO are also going to get hangry at some point while traveling with a toddler, right? Good, now that we've clarified that, PACK LOTS OF SNACKS FOR EVERYONE for travel day. My secret weapon is small cans of tuna with crackers -- protein and carbs, plus their shelf life is looooong if they don't get eaten on this trip.
3. Diversions
Take more than you think you need. Make a list of what and where they all are so that when you hit hour five of close confinement, your brain doesn't just implode with the next round of toddler squeals. (I say this as a pretty darn patient mom.) Some inexpensive suggestions include:
Sticky notes (less sticky than stickers, still lots of fun!)
Large pom-poms (big enough not to be choking hazards, fun to sort)
Window clings (sticky, but non-staining things that are fun on windows)
Teacher Mireille also recommends wrapping all of your diversions in wrapping paper—the extra step makes each item more fun (and more time consuming to open!).
4. Back-up toddler transportation
Sure, those little feet want to go, go, go, but you need something for when they don't want to go, go, go where you do! An umbrella stroller doesn't take up too much room, nor does a baby carrier (e.g. Ergo, Beco, Tula …).
What NOT to bring
1.ALL of the diapers/wipes you will need
Unless you're going camping or will be somewhere rural where they don't sell diapers for some reason. I use cloth diapers at home, but have had no trouble buying disposables when traveling. I buy enough diapers and wipes for travel day and maybe a few days after, then figure I'll be going to a grocery or drugstore for something once we're settled in at our destination anyway. The fewer things to lug around on travel day, the better!
2. ALL of the snacks
Will there be food at your destination? If the answer is no, I struggle to understand why you are going there … unless you're camping, in which case that makes sense and more power to you for camping with a toddler! Unless you are going out into the wilderness, or unless you have a food allergy to take into account, you can and should find food to try at your destination. There are children everywhere, and they all need to eat. You can buy and try the local crackers, yogurt, milk, fruits, veggies, etc. that are consumed by the toddlers at your destination, and that way you don't need to fill up your suitcases with your own food from home. (More room for clothes, toys, and souvenirs!)
1.Buy a seat for your toddler
If you are not completely put off by the idea of paying full price for your toddler to have his or her own seat, I cannot recommend it highly enough. (Of course there isn't a choice once your kiddo hits age two—I'm talking lap-eligible kidlets.) Yes, your toddler will likely end up in your lap or in the aisle or somewhere else weird at different points in the flight. But take-off, landing, nap time, and turbulence? The safest place for your mini-me is strapped into a seat using an FAA-approved car seat or FAA-approved Child Harness Device (CARES). For more information on FAA-approved restraints, see https://www.faa.gov/passengers/fly_children/
2. Check bags
The last thing you need is something else to lug around while you are trying to chase down your toddler in an airport. Take what you need for one day and one night in your carry-on, and check the rest. If the airline loses your bag, you can make due with slightly stinky clothes until they find it or you buy replacements. Just make sure your toddler's favorite toy isn't in the checked bag … just in case.
3. Board early … or not
There are definitely two camps on this one. On the one hand, boarding early allows you and your toddler to get yourselves and all of your gear settled in without the hassle of every other member of humanity trying to shove things in bins and under seats. You can strap in your FAA-approved carseat, take your little one for a diaper change or potty break, and engage entertainment round one before the aisles are full. If you are travelling alone with your toddler (i.e. one adult, one toddler), family pre-boarding is practically a must. However, if you are traveling with a second adult, you might consider skipping the pre-boarding … partially. Send one adult ahead with as much gear as possible. Have Adult A set up the carseat, load up the rollerboard into the overhead bin, and start making snacks accessible. Adult B continues to run toddler around the gate area as long as possible. Toddler then needs less running around once on the plane and is more content to sit and be entertained in other ways. (Of course, if you get anxious about being late or planes leaving without you … this probably isn't the plan for you.)
Hopefully this has been a useful (or at least entertaining) read as you prepare for your trip. We would love to hear your travel stories and other helpful tips when you return from your own toddler adventure! Bon voyage!


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Comic book living legend Dave Gibbons spoke with CBR TV during Comic-Con International in San Diego about a number of things, including his current venture working with digital comics start-up Madefire, the relationship between his art and technology, bringing "Secret Service" to film and the ever-present legacy of "Watchmen."
On doing comics with Madefire and a new stage of his career: When people would ask me what my ambition was, I used to say my ambition was to work in comics. That's what I wanted to do when I was a kid. In a kind of zen way, I was always interested in the journey rather than arriving anywhere. If somebody said to me I would work on something like "Watchmen," and it was the best-selling graphic novel, a classic of the medium, changed the face of everything -- that would have been beyond my expectations. I feel lucky that that happened, but really I just love to do comics. But more accurately, what I want to do is to tell stories in words and pictures because I can write a bit and I can draw a bit. The exciting thing about Madefire is it's using those skills and it's extending them because I'm able to do everything I did in comics, bring my personal vision to it, make it very much in my voice. I don't have to answer to a committee of money, don't need people to assist me to do it. I can deal with so much more -- I can deal with transitions and timing and movement where it's appropriate while still maintaining it as a reading experience, which to me has always been a key thing that the reader does the closure and the reader is a participant.
On his relationship with technology: My education, my background, is much more in science than in arts. I did math and physics and chemistry. I trained as a building surveyor. I had my first computer -- I don't know -- in the very early '80s. I've been using a Mac since 1991 or so. I think the art and the science side of my brain work at the same time, which is why I've actually found the transition to Madefire really quite easy because I kind of understand the technology. I think when people first used computers for art, we used to bemoan the fact that the people who understood how to make the computer work weren't artists, but as time has gone on, it's become much more intuitive. Now you have to only have a very small technical knowledge to produce artwork on the computer. It's a wonderful tool that you can use.
On how involved he wants to be in the movie adaptation of "The Secret Service": My area of expertise is telling stories in words and pictures, but I don't want to be hanging around a movie set saying, "Oh, you should do it like this," and I don't think they'd let me do it anyway. I think I might quite like to storyboard, but I think really, I'm happy to let the experts in that field deal with it based on what I, an expert in my field, have already done.
On "Watchmen" following him throughout his career: I suppose -- something like "Watchmen," hasn't to me, got many downsides. Who wouldn't want to have a successful book. Who wouldn't want to constantly have people come up and say what a wonderful piece of work it was and how it changed their lives. I wouldn't ever wish that away. I suppose the only slight problem I have after doing it is the "follow that" thing. ... I've always done what I felt like doing, and if it sells well or it's popular, that's beyond my control.


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Calling all Cape Breton Island High School Students
Posted on September 10, 2015
Cape Breton University (CBU) is asking high school students on Cape Breton Island to tap into their creative side to design a symbol that could inspire a new logo for CBU. Launched this week, the contest is open until October 3; however, students are encouraged to submit their design in-person during CBU's Multiversity Cultural Festival 2015 happening on September 19 at the CBU campus. Prizes will be awarded to first ($500), second ($250) and third ($100) place designs.
"As we begin our logo redesign, we are especially interested in gaining a youth perspective. We want to see what type of creative lens the Island's young adults bring to the University's brand image. What better way to do that than by asking some of the brightest high school students in Canada to help us by designing a symbol that they feel best represents CBU's future. It is no secret that Cape Breton Island is bursting with creativity and I am eager to see what these forward-thinking students are going to come up with in order to inspire our new logo," says President David Wheeler
In addition to other criteria, the symbol created should reflect the mission of the university, with particular attention to CBU's Aboriginal and multicultural commitments, as well as CBU's creative spirit. Students will also be provided the university's brand attributes to help inspire their design.
Once all submissions are received they will be reviewed by a committee chaired by President Wheeler. A professional artist/designer will then be selected to create a finalized version of the logo from the inspirational designs and symbols submitted.
As a bonus, students who submit prior to or in-person at CBU's Multiversity Cultural Festival will see their designs on display during the Festival. Submissions are also being accepted online.
For more information, a complete list of criteria or to submit online please visit www.cbu.ca/symbol.


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DID YOU KNOW THERE IS A NATIONAL YOUNG WRITERS FESTIVAL THAT HAPPENS IN NEWCASTLE ANNUALLY? WE GOT TO CHATTING WITH ALEXANDRA, CO-DIRECTOR OF THE FESTIVAL, TO FIND OUT ALL THINGS #WORD RELATED. PS. YOU CAN FOLLOW HER ON TWITTER: @paper_bag_girl
With Alexandra Neill
By Kian West
Photo Credit: Alan Weedon
So Alex, tell us a little bit about yourself?
I'm a writer and blogger. I like cooking, reading and Dungeons and Dragons. I do not like carrots.
I lived in Newcastle until early this year when I moved down to Melbourne (I know, traitor). I actually moved to Newcastle after going to the National Young Writers Festival in 2009. I fell in love with the place a little and decided to head there for uni. Melbourne is pretty ok but there's a lot of things I miss about Newcastle.
What's your role at the National Young Writers Festival (NYWF)?
I'm a Co-Director. There are three of us that share this role (me, Lex Hirst and Jessica Alice) and together we're responsible for programming the festival. That means (put simply) we choose the people who'll attend and decide what all the events will be. It's an amazing job. I've had such a great time working with Lex and Jess to put together the almost eighty events across this year's program.
We heard there is a ball, care to elaborate?
The ball is an NYWF tradition! It's always a highlight. Held on the Saturday of the festival, it's a chance for everyone to dress up and do some dancing. The theme this year is "Intergalactic". Think glow sticks, stars, sci-fi and Davie Bowie. We will likely play a lot of David Bowie songs. It's going to be a blast (rocket pun intended).
Assuming some people reading this will be kicking themselves realising they have missed the NYWF, If you could steer them towards checking out one young writer, who would it be?
This is such a hard question! I'm therefore going to cheat and recommend a publication instead of a person. If you're interested in young writers, Voiceworks is the place to go. It's a magazine which publishes writing and visual art from people under 25 and it's consistently amazing. If you want to be that guy who brags about knowing the person's work before they got famous, read Voiceworks. It's bursting with amazing new voices.
Who is your biggest inspiration?
If you'll allow me to be really corny, my biggest inspiration right now are the people I'm working with on NYWF. There's this amazing bunch of people working their butts off behind the scenes to make this festival happen. Most of us also work or study full-time so NYWF is done in the moments we can spare. It's a labour of love. Working with everyone has been such a privilege and I've been constantly inspired by their ideas, enthusiasm and passion. They are the best.
Anything else Novocastrians should know about you?
I once got a concussion at an art gallery because I walked into a statue.


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