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Tom is a very private person
My bet is you have never met or seen him in person
My belief is he is a person of rare personal integrity
Which means lots of people don't like his politics
We like to be treated like children
That's why we vote for candidates who use the cash they get from corporations and fat cats to lie to us
We accept that what they tell us is best for us
The truth is way too ugly for us to acknowledge.
We seem to be afraid of those who would tell us the truth.
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"Im too broke to travel."
"Everyone is going away and I am stuck here."
"I need a getaway but I can't afford one."
BOO HOO. Just joking… I can totally relate.
I have been very broke about 90% of my life. The other 10% were very brief moments of relief and bliss and usually I spent the money fairly quickly on debt, bills, or very frivolous things (like bags of candy at Bulk Barn and a subscription to Tennis TV… this is a no judgement zone.)
However, this poor gals' lot in life didn't hold me back from taking a trip. It just forced me to think outside of the box for ways to make it affordable. That's when I looked into vehicle relocation.
I had heard through the grapevine that there were companies who hired people to deliver cars to different locations. I had no idea what that meant, so I looked into it further.
It turns out, it is totally legit!
There are many companies that do this, including the Toronto-based one I used, called Hit The Road.
There are a few requirements. Obviously, you must have a valid driver's license and a pretty clean driving record. You also must be over the age of 25 for most of these companies. It also requires a bit of organization and reliability, and doesn't come without some work on your end.
"Ew, work… forget it."
If that's what you're thinking HOLD UP A SEC.
No, it's not the most care-free, wild and crazy trips you'll ever go on. But remember, we are poor folk who don't wanna dish out our precious bill money to enjoy ourselves… therefore, there's a little work. But, from first hand experience I can tell you it is worth it.
Firstly, you need to look for trips leaving or returning to locations you are interested in. There are long trips and shorter trips. I decided to try this out with a short trip from Fort Myers, Florida to Toronto, ON.
Secondly, there's an application process. I will admit, the emails and phone calls with the company before hand got a bit frustrating. The manager, David from Hit the Road, seems a little disorganized and hard to nail down.
However, he was great during the trip to contact and handled all the important paper-work for the client and for crossing the border – which made our trip easy breezy.
How exactly is it free travel again?
Ok, here's the free part.
The company will pay YOU to drive someone else's car. In my case, I had to cover the expenses up front, and then I received a set and previously agreed upon amount once I delivered the car in one piece. It is usually a very generous amount considering the distance you choose.
Up front I had to pay for:
- One way flight to florida
- Food/snacks
- Accommodations for 3 nights
- Any extra fun/entertainment
For a gal that would have to rent a car… this trip would be expensive to do on my own.
The moment the car rolled into the clients drive way at the end of the trip, they handed me an envelope with straight up cash in it. I made sure my trip didn't go over that amount – therefore my trip was free!
And, I stayed at nice places (one night with a friend in Florida), ate good food (had a fancy seafood dinner), and did a few fun things (swam with manatees in Florida).
The paper work was simple, and I got to see and do things I would never have been able to see and do.
Oh, and bonus: you can bring a friend or two! My good pal Lauren joined me as a second driver and in-car entertainment. It was a whirlwind of a trip, but it was a total blast.
So, next time you're feeling sorry for yourself and feeling trapped in your cubicle or dingy basement apartment… don't tell me there are no options! Get out of there for a few days… take a risk. It's worth it.


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Every bride-to-be knows that choosing a wedding dress is a difficult decision, so it is always useful to get a second opinion.
And that is exactly what 93-year-old Sylvia Martin decided to do when she asked the internet to help her pick out a dress for her upcoming nuptials.
Martin, who lives in Canberra, Australia, is getting married to her fiancé Frank Raymond, 88, in July, after dating him for more than twenty years - and turning down his proposals more than once before.
The bride, who lives with Raymond in a retirement village, had always been hesitant to tie the knot as she was worried it would be "disrespectful" to her former husband's memory.
But after learning that she could legally keep her own surname, and suffering a period of ill health that meant she had to relocate to the Australian capital to be near her family, Martin reassessed her relationship.
Although Raymond had long given up, thinking all hope was lost, Martin decided to give their love story a happy ending and agreed that he could (finally) put a ring on it.
Touched by the couple's romantic story, the staff at the Birdsnest store, where Martin and her bridesmaids went shopping, wanted to share the romance on their Facebook page.
"We're thrilled to play a tiny role in Sylvia's love story - and think you'll love it, too," they wrote. "So, what should Sylvia wear to her wedding?"
And the internet rose to the challenge, with nearly 10,000 comments in 48 hours, as thousands of strangers wanted to help Martin make the right decision.
Jillienne Hoyle said: "Sylvia should wear whatever makes her happy. She looks fantastic in all four outfits! Congrats Sylvia. It sounds like your lucky fiancé will love you whatever you wear."
Sue Webeck said what we were all thinking: "Life is short. Grab all four! One for the ceremony, one for the reception, one for the honeymoon and one just in case. Wishing Sylvia and Frank a wonderful life together."
Eventually Martin settled for option C, the 'Sacha Drake Cipolla' dress, which retails at $349, according to Distractify.
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Tired and weary Londoners, let me suggest a break that's a mere miles away from London Town that will provide fresh air, fabulous food, gardens a plenty and even a horseback ride of two, should that tickle your fancy. This is the Four Seasons Hampshire and it's easily accessible by car, train or helicopter. There's no point waiting for good weather to book, as we all know that's about as hit or miss as it gets here in the UK. This is a place that shines through daylight and storms alike, with wellies on offer for all guests who wish to take in the rainy days in equal measure to the few and far between moments with cloud free skies.
For my visit, to Hampshire, I was trying out an entirely new addition to Four Seasons adventures. For those of you that are regulars at Four Seasons resort, may I suggest that before we go any further, you immediately download the Four Seasons App on your phone. I've talked about this before, but it's been a few years and there have been some pretty incredible updates. As a reminder, this is an app that lets you check in our phone, pre-order things to the room, order room service to the room throughout your stay and, now, allows you to talk to staff in a personal chat before you even set foot on the grounds.
Two days before my stay at the Four Seasons Hampshire, my usual guest, and driver, was unable to accompany me on the trip. So I had a momentary panic in wondering how I was going to get there. I immediately took to the app and posed the question in the chat. I was at a lunch meeting as everything was imploding with my stay and typing under the table. My rather gargled message came across just fine to the lovely individual at reception on the other end and I was promptly sent instructions on how easy it was to train it from West London straight to the station and then a cab would be outside with only a 15 minute drive ahead of me. Done and dusted!
Of course I was an addict after that and I'm pretty sure I drove the poor crew at the Four Seasons Hampshire insane. I had to change dinner reservations, spa treatments and more, and I never had to pick up a phone once. It was all done easily over chat.
So, after reorganising everything at least twice, I finally arrived for a relaxing 48 hours away from London. The Four Seasons Hampshire is breathtaking from the moment you pull up. It does feel as if you are going to a country estate for a weekend shooting with friends. It's casual, yet larger than life. The staff are friendly, yet make it very clear they are there to help you with anything you could imagine might make your stay easier and more beneficial to clearing out your London state of mind.
I was immediately taken to my room, where I changed and headed straight for the gorgeous indoor pool on site for a few laps before dinner. Any calories I worked off at the pool were immediately regained with the arrival of the most delicious steak, with a twist from the talented French Chef in house. I sat, solo, with a glass of wine and a meal that left me begging for mercy as parties celebrated around me. There was a birthday behind me, an anniversary to the left of me and a group of girls just celebrating being together to my right. I went to bed feeling quite festive, even though I wasn't a part of any of these celebrations. It was something in the air.
After a long bath, I took to the Four Seasons App once again to order breakfast in bed for the following morning. I put my phone away, turned off all the lights and opened the window to let in the fresh country air as I slept.
Before I knew it, there was a knock on my door. I had slept right through the alarm that was to alert me of my impending delivery. Breakfast in bed was delivered with a smile and all of the Sunday papers. I sat, surrounded by Sunday style supplements, the weekend early morning shows on TV and the most beautiful Eggs Benedict ready for eating right in front of me. While I didn't ever want to leave this position, I couldn't imagine being in such an idyllic location and not taking a stroll. So, I pulled on the wellies and made my way around the grounds, pretending I was a Lady of the Manor and that all that stretched before me was mine. Is that crazy? They always say visualise what you desire....
Thank you, Four Seasons Hampshire, for hosting me on a much needed London getaway. I'm back in the city now and the pictures below are reminding me that this whole weekend wasn't just a dream!
For more information or to book your weekend away, visit the Four Seasons Hampshire.


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Mods and Rockers an urgent priority for MPs
Parliament moves to combat teenage hooliganism at seaside resorts before August Bank Holiday.
The Guardian
Mr Brooke is determined to get his Bill imposing stiffer penalties for hooliganism on to the statute book by the August Bank Holiday, which is ton-up speed as legislation goes. Some of the MPs who heard him emphasise this in the Commons yesterday looked duly impressed.
But not Sir William Teeling, the member for the Pavilion division of Brighton and, naturally, a fellow Conservative. Five weeks flat from second reading to royal assent is not fast enough for Sir William, who feared the Mods and Rockers would be beating the book and the Brooke pouring into the seaside resorts in June and July, and having a final fling or two at the old prices.
We could do things fast enough in war time and what was this but a sort of war. This seemed to be over sensationalising things a bit, even more than the naughty newspapers have been accused on all sides of doing.
Sir William apart, Mr Brooke had a fairly clear run. The Opposition supported his plans for stepping up the power of magistrates to impose both fines and compensation of up to £100. It meant that the pockets of these "young fools" would be at risk to the tune of £200, Mr Brooke said. That would make them think. It might even make their parents think, too. And in case they feel impelled to climb into their leathers and act as Sir William evidently fears they may, Mr Brooke warned them that the police have their plans ready.
Apart from this touch of toughness Mr Brooke's speech was almost pure sermon. He was full of understanding for the strains and temptations of the young, convinced that condemnation is not enough, and insistent on the responsibility of parents and of us all. We have to change the image of the society these young people are growing up in.
As he made this point it was possible to reflect how the Home Secretary's own image has been changing in the public eye and the public prints, so that one popular newspaper could even produce a huge headline the other day saying "Thank God for Henry Brooke." Miss Alice Bacon thought this was going a little far.
In spite of the general accord with what he called his "short and simple measure" this debate – like the public debate which preceded it and which will go on long after August Bank Holiday – brought out some of the disagreement that exists about remedies. Beating, borstal, prison, longer probation, training centres, Army options, not to mention the confiscation of motor-cycles, have all been advocated.
Mr Brooke came down strongly against beating, and so did Miss Bacon on the Labour front bench. Her view was that if we are so misguided or so desperate as to go back to flogging or birching, these may well be taken up by the victims as status symbols. She derived some encouragement from the beat groups, on the indisputable ground that thumping guitars is a preferable activity to thumping old ladies.


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Charles Ives, a New Englander by birth and character, began composing at the age of eleven, although after deciding that he would never make a living with his music he pursued a successful career in insurance. He was trained by his father George, a bandleader, who encouraged him to experiment with the unconventional techniques that were to become his signature, such as polytonality, microtones and spatial performance. Ives's two string quartets are as unalike in origin as they are in content. The First Quartet uses his beloved revival and gospel hymns as musical sources, and its energy and originality provide an early example of Ives's highly original creative powers. The highly complex Second String Quartet was born of a typical Ives rage against what he perceived as the effeminacy of standard string quartet performances. Ives himself summarised the work's programme as: 'four men – who converse, discuss, argue ... fight, shake hands, shut up – then walk up the mountainside to view the firmament'.
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7 Things You Must See and Do in Iowa
Iowa, the Hawkeye State, is one of the square states that often gets overlooked due to its geographical location. Award-winning country music star Jason Aldean sings a popular song about the Flyover States, with Iowa being one of them.
Though it is not a typical vacation destination with theme parks, beaches, or big city shopping attractions, what Iowa does have is simply enough. I was so impressed that I am already planning my next trip!
The Hawkeye State is excelling by not trying to be something that it is not. It is simply Iowa; a beautiful state with a unique culture, fresh farm-to-table food, distinct charm, and friendly people. What better way to get to know the state than with these seven things you must see and do in Iowa.
#1 Ride the Rails in Boone County
Home of the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad, the small town of Boone really impressed me. The Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad operate for freight and passengers. The train ride offers a lovely view of the picturesque Des Moines River Valley. Boone has many themed events so check the schedule here. Four miles South, take a stroll in Ledges State Park containing a sandstone gorge carved by a tributary of the Des Moines River.
Stop by Van Hemert's Dutch Oven Bakery for scrumptious Dutch letter pastries, an almond paste filled flaky pastry that will satisfy any sweet tooth. There are dozens of other sweet treats to choose from as well as breakfast and lunch.
#2 Take Photos of the High Trestle Trail & Bridge
Also in Boone County, but worthy of its own subheading, the High Trestle Trail & Bridge looks like something out of a movie set. It runs 25-miles from Ankeny to Woodward. Part of the High Trestle Trail is used for recreation and contains a paved trail through the counties of Polk, Story, Boone, and Dallas. It is very popular for walking and bike riding.
A half mile long 13-story high bridge spans the Des Moines River Valley, affording beautiful views of working farms and nature. The star of the show is the stunning 43 diamond-shaped LED lit steel beams that resemble transiting into a mine shaft.
#3 Step into Magazine Covers at Meredith Test Gardens
This lovely oasis in the middle of the bustling city of Des Moines is better known as the Better Homes and Gardens Test Garden. It has a gorgeous prairie, path, and shade gardens, a testing ground for plants, and serves as the photography studio for the BH&G magazine and websites. You may even recognize a part of the Meredith Test Gardens (the parent company) from the glossy magazine pictures at your newsstand.
The garden is open to the public on Fridays from noon to 2 PM May through September.
#4 Take in Nature at Whiterock Conservancy
The Whiterock Conservancy is a beautiful 5,500-acre land trust and a Midwest spot for camping and getting in touch with nature. The property balances sustainable agriculture, natural resource protection and public recreation on the quintessential Midwestern landscape. Come here to see the stars, capture night writing in photography (as seen below), or walk, hike, run, bike, or ride your horse over the 32-mile backcountry soft trail system.
Campsites and cabins are available as well as guest rooms in the historic five-bedroom Garst Farmhouse.
#5 Explore Des Moines
Not only is Des Moines home to the Iowa State Capitol, but also the naturally beautiful Gray's Lake Park that sits on the Southside of town. The park has a five-mile-long paved walking and biking trail that residents flock to for a bit of outdoor adventure. Gray's illuminated pedestrian bridge makes for a wonderful photo opportunity. Kayaking and biking are popular activities here, as well.
In the heart of town, the Pappajohn Sculpture Park is another great outdoor offering. Huge pieces of eclectic, contemporary art by 22 world-famous artists are spread through an urban park. Pop into the adjacent American Dream Machines to view incredible classic cars, mostly Corvettes.
#6 Stay in a Themed Room at Hotel Pattee
Perry, Iowa has one of the most charming and themed boutique hotels I've seen in the United States. Forty rooms at the Hotel Pattee have decors such as Marching Band (I stayed here!), Swedish, 1913 Farmhouse Room, and VT Snick Hamlin (he created the Alley Oop cartoon strip). Hotel Pattee's rooms also have the upscale amenities of a luxury hotel.
Hotel Pattee's lobby contains priceless rotating original art from a premiere collection while the onsite restaurant, David's Milwaukee Diner, will more than satisfy your foodie desires with fabulous upscale dishes. Meanwhile, the cozy library, steam room, sauna, and bowling alley in the basement please guests to no end. From Egyptian cotton bedding to enormous Subway-tiled bathrooms, you will fall in love with the historic Hotel Pattee.
#7 Ooh and AAh Over the Bridges of Madison County
The Covered Bridges of Madison County, in Winterset, Iowa are where the award-winning movie by the same name was filmed. The location is rustic, charming, and frequented by visitors and bus groups daily. There are six bridges in Madison County including Imes, Holliwell, Cedar, Culter-Donahoe, Roseman, and Hogback. Roseman is the most popular bridge (built in 1883) most-likely due to its involvement in the movie.
The town of Winterset is darling as well. You can even sit on the stool that Clint Eastwood did in the local diner.
Tip: John Wayne was born in this town and a popular museum dedicated to his life is here.
Iowa: A State Worth Stopping By
Be sure to include Iowa in your road trip or summer travels. I read the Iowa: 75% Vowels, 100% Awesome phrase on a cool t-shirt at Raygun in Des Moines, and couldn't agree more.
Iowa is much more than meets the eye and the surprises in the most remote parts of the state will dazzle you.
Thanks to the Iowa State Tourism for hosting my familiarization trip. All opinions and reviews are 100% mine and unbiased.
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It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas! Despite the fact the weather is miserable here in Brooklyn today, we're full of the Christmas spirit. My better half went to one of the English food stores in Manhattan yesterday to stock up on traditional English Christmas items (mince pies, christmas crackers and sugar mice) as well as some cream Sherry for the big day. He nearly bankrupted himself buying these rare imported items but hey ho, it's once a year right?
I like to serve a variety of tapas style dishes for entertaining this time of year. It's easy to prepare, allows guests to serve themselves & is much more relaxed. In this photo I've got some vine tomato bruschetta, a variety of Italian hams and salami, some nice cheese and a big salad made with roasted cauliflower, sweet potato and pomegranate seeds. It all went down a treat.
The salad is a great mix of super nutritious ingredients with the cauliflower, sweet potatoes and pomegranate seeds containing a decent amount of vitamin C as well as fiber.
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By Robin Schmahl, AgDairy LLC
In recent years, markets have become more responsive to price because of the ability for production to change much quickly than before.
In the past, a trend change in the markets took awhile to unfold. Once the production train picked up steam, it took a while to slow it down. When milk supply was tight, it took some time for it turn the corner to bring the supply/demand balance back in line.
The same held true for grains and livestock. Obviously, cows can only calve once per year and it takes approximately two years to bring a heifer into the milking her. It seems, however, that a swing in the supply/demand balance can take place sooner than it once did. We do not have to look far to see evidence of this.
Last year was a tough year for producers with milk prices below the cost of production for much of the time. Cow culling increased as farmers needed to trim the herd to cut costs and provide some cash flow. CWT had a hand in the higher culling numbers, taking out approximately 252,405 head in the span of a year under their herd reduction program.
This, along with some improvement in the export market, began to support cheese and butter prices. This change translated into improving milk prices at the end of 2009 and a better price outlook for 2010. This was great to see as prices had been too low for too long.
As the price outlook turned brighter, however, so did the desire to push milk production and make up for lost income. More heifers already were waiting in the wings to be assumed into the milking herd. Many farmers began adding cows and pushing production in order to take advantage of the better prices.
This resulted in a faster turnaround in the market. Milk production in February increased 0.1% over last year. This may not sound like much, but it is the first time production increased over the previous month since July 2009. There were 3,000 cows added in February to the national milking herd and, for the second consecutive month, cow numbers increased. The milk production report showed production per cow 35 lbs. higher than a year ago.
February's milk production report released last week showed a production decline in 10 of the top 23 states with five of those being Western states. Many Midwestern and Northeastern states posted increases in production over a year earlier.
The point is that farmers can react more quickly to prices than they did years ago. I know dairy farmers cannot change milk output simply by flipping a switch or cannot raise replacements on demand, but the production swing takes place more quickly.
Lending has a lot to do with the ability to make changes. There are lenders that are willing and/or requiring farmers to use the markets to hedge milk production and feed. They know that hedging a price that covers costs will allow bills and loans to be paid, and they are willing to set up marketing accounts. There are many lenders, however, who will not set up a marketing loan because they do not understand marketing, or have a directive to not lend any more money.
Now, I anticipate some discussion as to how a price can be hedged to cover costs. Near-term contracts do not offer this at the present time, but they did at one time. All you need to do is look back and see where these contract prices have been. For example, the March contract is currently trading at $12.80/cwt. It traded around $15.50 five times in 2009 and spent over four months above $18.00 in 2008.
Today, marketing requires forward thinking and not just focusing in the near-term. Profitability needs to be identified, and marketing plans and tools need to be implemented to protect those prices. The same is true for protecting feed prices.
Those who purchase feed should watch what is happening in the grain markets. The overall trend of grain prices is sideways to lower. Corn exports are slowing and soybean production is South America is regularly being revised higher.
I recommend purchasing feed needs in increments as prices decrease. If soybean meal prices fall below $260.00 per ton, some needs should be covered. Corn prices falling in the range of $3.70 per bushel basis the July contract should trigger a buy. The weather market is ahead and a lot can happen to spur price volatility.
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Hi there!... Welcome to my blog. Most of the stuff that i post up here is more likely to be focused towards techy stuff - but i reserve the right to bang on about anything i want too! Excuse both the randomness of time and content i post... I cant help it... its just me....
Monday, 13 June 2011
Are infrastructure people doing cloud the wrong way?
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Have no idea what you are going on about.ReplyDelete
I will stick to design, my mind started thinking about Tequila after paragraph 2. I should have stuck it out past grade 8 at school because it all sounded very impressive
I think you'll find what you are describing is PaaS. Create a platform that fits the needs of applications and write them to match. Then the underlying infrastructure can be simplified to deliver it. We'll still need operating systems of some sort, but with simplified delivery layers you can throw a lot of it away.ReplyDelete
thanks for comment Chris - agree, i am describing PaaS - however - we seldom look at changing the way that applications are coded to take advantage of this paradigm - hence the blog article... Developers love infrastructure people solving low level problems - ultimately - most of the problem areas (scale-out, DR, Resilience, Security etc...) of this needs to be solved at the application layer!ReplyDelete
I don't disagree but the other dynamic I expect to see is people shift to SaaS services from the vendors who have taken care of all this thinking for you and deployed in this way already in many cases. As demand increases, and competition increases, SaaS will come dowm in price. We will look at some things we do internally (in hind sight) and it seem crazy that we ever did it internally and picked up all the DR, application architecture, integration, cost modelling charges etc etc...ReplyDelete
I know I know InfoSec, compliance etc...but the ecosystem of security tools and mitigation steps will also continue to develop at a pace to address the concerns. SalesForce.com and ServiceNow are already 2 examples that have corporate IT managers thinking - why did I ever take on those headaches internally! And mature application architecture functions should already be building the model you describe Mr S if the build (not buy) route is the preferred option.


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Tea tree oil is an effective natural treatment for people who are fighting the signs of acne on their skin. Acne can often worsen over time and cause unsightly scars. If it's caused by bacteria, it can quickly spread to other parts of your body. There are many topical creams you can buy from the pharmacy to help with your blemishes but they are often drying.
Pimples usually appear on the face, neck, scalp, upper chest region and shoulders, but can also appear on other parts of the body too. Smaller pimples last a few days, while a large inflammation can take up to two weeks to heal. Many people can't help but scratching them, which causes them to bleed, and can leave disfiguring scars behind. Many adults have pitted skin on their face and cheeks due to terrible acne as a teenager.
While acne can affect mainly teenagers, many adults take this skin care issue into their 40s. It can be even more embarrassing for an adult to have a large unsightly blemish on their face. The last thing they want is to have a pimple when they're going for a job interview or a hot date.
Prescriptions from the dermatologist to cure acne can be expensive and are often prescribed for a short length of time. Unfortunately, acne can often recur at any time. Tea tree oil is one of the best and safest skin treatments to use in the ongoing battle against acne. Once a bad infection has cleared up, you can use tea tree oil to regularly prevent further outbreaks.
What Are the Main Causes of Acne?
There are a few different skin issues that work together to cause unsightly red inflamed bumps. The surface of the skin is filled with tiny pores. These pores can become blocked with oil, dead skin, and bacteria. This bacteria is called Propionibacterium acnes and it can aggravate oily skin.
Since each pore in the skin is actually the opening to a hair follicle, they also contain a sebaceous oil gland. The oil gland will release sebum or oil that moves up the hair, out of the pore and onto your skin. When these pores get filled up, they can cause a pimple. The worse the infection is, the larger the pimple gets. Since the pores are so hard to clean, even the person who washes their face several times a day may still have a problem with acne.
What is Tea Tree Oil?
Tea tree oil is made naturally from the Melaleuca alternifolia plant. This plant is quite common in the New South Wales region of Australia. It has a fresh scent, and is usually a pale yellow or colourless oil. It has an oily feel between the fingers.
Tea tree oil is sold in an amber-coloured bottle with an eye dropper style of lid. It's considered a pure essential oil as the extract is cold pressed from the Melaleuca alternifolia leaves.
The best tea tree oil should be 100% pure, unrefined, and chemical-free. It's sourced from the best leaves of the plant. Read the label carefully to ensure that the tea tree oil hasn't been diluted with a cheaper type of oil.
Does Tea Tree Oil Help Clear Acne Scars?
Tea tree oil has many anti-bacterial properties. While it's not safe for consumption it's perfectly safe to use on the skin and is non-carcinogenic. You can use it as often as you wish.
Tea tea oil is considered an anti-microbial. There have been studies done that have proven that this oil can kill MRSA or staph infections in the hospitals, but it will also kill the Propionibacterium acnes that lives inside hair follicles which can lead to acne inflammations. Besides having disinfecting properties, it can also have soothing properties, which is essential when your skin has the burning and itching of an acne flareup.
Tea tree oil will kill the bacteria living in your skin, help to heal your pimples so your skin returns to a healthy condition, and help to prevent future outbreaks.
How Do I Dilute Tea Tree Oil for Acne?
Since tea tree oil is a bit oily, most people will not want to apply it directly to their skin, except perhaps at bed time, as it does have moisturizing properties too. It can be used as a facial cleanser. You can simply dilute a few drops with distilled water, and then use a cotton puff to apply to your face.
Best Recipe Using Tea Tree Oil to Get Rid Of Acne
Since you don't want to use tea tree oil on its own as it can leave a greasy film on your face, and it can cause irritation in its pure form, it's best to make it into a recipe that can be used to get rid of acne from your face.
This recipe is simple and easy to make, and you'll find most ingredients at the grocery store, supermarket, or online shop.
Ingredients for Tea Tree Oil Acne Treatment
Shop for these ingredients to make your own tea tree oil skin clearing toner acne treatment. You will want to carefully measure the amounts together, and mix them up. Begin with these essential ingredients for your tea tree oil facial toner.
- 1/4 cup distilled water.
- 3-4 drops of tea tree oil.
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar.
- Small spray bottle—you can get these from the dollar/variety stores for cheap.
Do these four steps to prepare your tea tree oil toner.
- Pour all three ingredients into the spray bottle.
- Insert spray nozzle.
- Add cap.
- Shake gently. It's now ready for use.
How to Apply Tea Tree Oil Skin Toner to Skin
It's simple to apply the tea tree oil toner to your skin.
- Spray the toner directly onto a cotton ball.
- Gently wipe around your face with the cotton ball.
- Avoid rubbing the toner around your eyes or inside your nostrils or ears.
- Use the toner in other spots where you have acne.
- If you have acne on the back of your scalp or other part of your body, besides your face, you can spray the toner directly onto your hair.
- Don't spray the toner on your face as it can sting your eyes.
Facial Scrub with Tea Tree Oil to Get Rid of Acne
A homemade facial scrub can also provide an effective additional treatment for your acne-prone skin. It can provide a deeper cleansing, keeping pores unclogged, as clogged pores are one of the causes of acne. The tea tree oil will also kill the acne-causing bacteria, while the oil in the facial scrub will provide a soothing skin treatment.
Ingredients for Tea Tree Oil Facial Scrub Treatment
Collect together these ingredients in a bowl to make your own facial scrub. It does not store well, so mix it up a few minutes before application. At bedtime may be the best time, as it contains two different types of oils, which can provide nighttime moisture to your face.
- 10 drops of tea tree oil.
- 1/8 cup of olive oil.
- 1/4 cup sugar.
- Small bowl and spoon.
Method for Making Tea Tree Oil Scrub for Face
Do these steps to make your tea tree oil facial scrub to help combat acne, and keep future blemishes from occurring on your skin.
- Mix all the ingredients together into the bowl.
- Don't over-mix, as you don't want your sugar to dissolve before you've had a chance to use it.
- Don't heat it up or place it in the fridge.
How to Use Your Tea Tree Facial Scrub
After immediately mixing up your facial scrub, do these next steps on how to use it on your face.
- Rinse your face off with warm water first, and leave damp.
- Using your fingers, rub your facial skin scrub onto your face.
- Don't put any scrub around your eyes, near your nostrils, and avoid hairline.
- Once it's all over your face, gently massage it around in circular motions.
- Continue your facial massage for two to five minutes, depending on level of comfort.
- Wash your face off with warm water until all the sugar is gone.
- It's fine to leave a bit of the oil remaining on the face, as this will provide additional acne-fighting properties and moisture for your face.
- Pat your face gently dry.
- No need to apply additional moisturizers.
- Have a good night's sleep.
- Repeat your tea tree oil facial scrub one night per week.
Where Can I Buy Tree Tree Oil?
If you've never had the need to purchase tea tree oil in the past, you may be puzzled where you can buy it. But it's often available for purchase in more locations than you are aware of. You can expect to pay from $12 to $20 for a 4 fluid ounce or 120 milliliter bottle of tea tree oil. Check out some of these locations first.
- A local large supermarket.
- A specialty food place.
- Supplement or vitamin shop.
- Vegetarian, vegan, or gluten-free alternative foods and products stores.
- Online stores.
3 Popular Tea Tree Oil Products, According to Reviews and Rating :
- ArtNaturals Tea Tree Essential Oil, Pure and Natural Premium Melaleuca Therapeutic Grade, 4 Oz
- Radha Beauty Tea Tree Essential Oil, 100% Pure Therapeutic Grade, 4 Oz
- Majestic Pure Therapeutic Melaleuca Alternifolia Tea Tree Oil With Dropper, 4 Oz
Other Beneficial Uses of Tea Tree Oil for Beauty & Health
Tea tree is not only beneficial for keeping the skin free of acne, but it's also used for many other skin conditions too, to maintain perfect beauty and optimum health. Its anti-microbial and anti-bacterial properties have many uses.
For beauty treatments, tea tree oil can be beneficial for the following:
- Tea tree oil can provide moisture for people suffering from dry cuticles.
- It can be used as a basic skin moisturizer to sooth dry skin around elbows, knees, and the soles of the feet.
- Tea tree oil can help moisturize the split ends of hair, making hair appear less frizzy.
- It can soothe the appearance of red razor burns after shaving.
- You can mix it with a carrier oil such as sweet almond oil and use it as a facial moisturizer.
- It can be used to soften up foot corns for easier removal.
For healing properties tea tree oil can help with the following health issues:
- It can help with other types of bacterial skin infections, such as boils caused by staph bacteria.
- It can aid in healing up viral skin infections such as warts, chickenpox or cold sores.
- The camphor-like smell of tea tree oil can aid in clearing sinuses of congestion during a bad cold.
- It can help clear up fungal infections such as Candida, jock itch, toenail fungus, athlete's feet, and dandruff.
- It can help to clear up eczema and psoriasis.
- Tea tree oil can speed healing from insect bites and sunburns.
- Tea tree oil can also be mixed with water and used as a mouthwash.
Tea Tree Oil Cautions
Tea tree oil is in a highly concentrated form as an essential oil. It can irritate skin if applied directly to it. Some people can experience no skin reaction when dabbing a small drop of oil onto a blemish, while others can experience burning or allergies.
It's best to follow the recipes so your tea tree oil is diluted with water, vinegar, or another carrier oil before you apply it to the skin. It's also not meant to be taken internally, so don't swallow it if you're using it as a mouthwash. Also, avoid using it around eyes, ears, nostrils, etc.
You may discover many other benefits of using tea tree oil for your beauty treatments or to heal skin problems. It's certainly one of the most affordable acne treatments, as one bottle will last for several months. Tea tree oil can be made into a variety of different beauty treatment recipes.
One bottle of tea tree oil is an essential part of your bathroom's medicine cabinet. You're certain to find many more uses for it, and you'll be able to save money over time, rather than buying dozens of ointments and lotions meant for each individual skin issue.


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In 2018 Wavenet acquired Solar, a similarly sized telecoms and technology business, substantially increasing the size and offer of Wavenet and bringing in further team members with an understanding of disruptive technology and the ability to offer this technology to customers.
Disruptive technology is a descriptive of tech that is emerging and represents the next generation of tools that customers will adopt. Many technology and telecoms businesses supply last year's technology, where Wavenet support clients for today and tomorrow.
Wavenet are forward thinking in their approach, regularly analysing new technology to ensure it is fit for purpose and would have visible benefits for our customers.
Working with technology partners Wavenet appreciate where users are and what technology they're looking for. They understand what customers want (not just from technology but from their business as a whole) using common sense and due diligence to dig beneath smoke and mirrors to deliver solutions that make a meaningful difference.
With these solutions, Wavenet put them through their paces to test them and make sure they perform. Cutting-edge doesn't mean bleeding-edge or risk, but innovative technology that delivers business transformation.
Other technology suppliers are sluggish to react. They can't detangle themselves from legacy products, so it means they can't offer the products that will make a big difference to their customers. Wavenet will advise a platform because it's the right one to go for.
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Denison senior track and field standout Aedin Brennan was named to the Academic All-District first-team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). As a first-team All-District selection, Brennan becomes a candidate for Academic All-America selection.
Brennan is an eight-time national qualifier and the 2015 national champion in the heptathlon at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championship. She is a seven-time All-American and a 26-time North Coast Athletic Conference champion. She won NCAC Field Athlete of the Year accolades six times and was a 15-time NCAC Athlete of the Week.
At the NCAA Division III Championships, Brennan won her first national championship last May in the heptathlon. She has also finished second in the pentathlon at this year's NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship. That came after a 10th place showing in 2013, a seventh place finish in 2014 and a fourth place performance in 2015. Unfortunately, due to an injury suffered in preparation for this year's NCAA Outdoor Championship, Brennan was forced to withdraw from the heptathlon and the triple jump.
The Division III Academic All-America teams will be announced by CoSIDA on Wednesday, June 22.
Denison University ranks among the leaders in NCAA Division III with 75 Academic All-America selections. Created in 1952 by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), the Capital One Academic All-America® Teams Program is a premier, nationwide college scholar-athlete awards program. It recognizes over 800 outstanding student-athletes annually in Division I, II, III and NAIA covering all NCAA championship sports.


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A Shabby Chandelier MakeoverJanuary 18th, 2010 in member junk
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This chandelier had great bones and thought it would look great with a cottage style makeover. I rewired it so it can easily be plugged in to any wall outlet. I painted it pink, distressed it and added five shades, each wrapped in a different cottage style floral fabric and trimmed in fringe. This project was so much fun!
Pattern or design used: My own design - A Shabby Chandelier
posted in: member junk, metal, cottage, , bedroom, chic, light fixture, pink, shabby chic chandelier
Comments (17)
2poor2payRetail writes: Love this. I'm looking for an old one to shabby up for my little girl's bedroom. thanks for sharing. Great job! Posted: 9:30 pm on August 21st
grabe writes: love all the floral, great job!! Posted: 6:16 am on May 23rd
CleverThinker writes: Nice job on this one! Welcome to the website! I know the feeling of 'coming home' when you find that there are others just as inspired by the unseen, and maybe just a little twisted. There is always safety in numbers!
Keep it loose...and keep going!!
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Keep it loose...and keep going!!
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RoseGardenRomantic writes: Cute! I love floral fabrics! Posted: 7:03 pm on March 2nd
junkermidge writes: Great transformation! It's beautiful.
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TeresaYates writes: LOVE the pink! I do need to learn how to rewire lighting fixtures. There are so many that need to be saved! Posted: 8:50 pm on January 19th
TreasuresRenewed writes: This is really nice. I love the idea of repurposing chandeliers.
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shabbychick writes: Another creative transformation! It's so sweet!
Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks for sharing.
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Take care,
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Judge Jeanine Pirro used her Saturday night Fox News show to launch a mockery-loaded rant against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's (D-N.Y) Green New Deal, fixating primarily on cow farts.
Reviewing the economic and environmental plan in her opening monologue, Pirro noted that it aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2030.
The reason for the use of the term "net" rather than just "zero," she insisted, was that the plan's advocated are "not sure they'll be able to get rid of bovine flatulence, a.k.a. cows farting."
The talking point was accompanied by a dramatic graphic involving Earth being busted into pieces by a fiery explosion caused by a cow ― an image perhaps best understood by viewing the clip below:
"These emissions from cows are a concern to the left because these bovine emissions have an environmental impact and the methane gas produced by the bovine flatulence contributes to the greenhouse gases that contributes to global warming," Pirro said, adding contemptuously, "Need I say more?"
A summary of the deal released last week says it sets "a goal to get to net-zero, rather than zero emissions, in 10 years because we aren't sure that we'll be able to fully get rid of farting cows and airplanes that fast."
And despite Pirro's attempt to mock the plan, a 2011 United Nations report found that methane produced by livestock is responsible for nearly 40 percent of greenhouse gasses emitted by the agricultural industry.
Along with Ocasio-Cortez, Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is promoting the Green New Deal and it has received support from key Democratic presidential hopefuls, including Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y), Cory Booker (N.J.), Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Kamala Harris (Calif.). But it has been met with pushback from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who in a recent Politico interview appeared to be unaware of the bill's name.
The plan's economic focus on job creation through accelerating transitions of to clean energy echoes President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Great Depression-era New Deal enacted in the 1930s.


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Joel Myers has been promoted to vice president and corporate controller at COUNTRY Financial effective immediately.
In this role, Myers will be responsible for leading corporate accounting, financial reporting and analysis, and tax functions.
Myers joined COUNTRY Financial in 2001 as an accountant. He has since served as the director of Accounting Systems, Reporting and Planning, director of Accounting Systems, manager of Cost Accounting, supervisor of Check Preparation, and supervisor of Data Control.
Myers has a bachelor's degree from Bradley University in Peoria, Ill. and is a certified public accountant. He has the Associate in Insurance Accounting and Finance designation and is a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Operations Professional.
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If you've had a standby generator installed at your home or place of business, you've already taken the first really important step to ensure your power stays on in the aftermath of a storm or natural disaster. Are you maintaining your generator properly to ensure it functions at its best when you need it most?
It's possible that your investment will last decades—20 or 30 years—if well maintained (after all, it's not working all the time and top-quality generators are built to run for tens of thousands of hours over their lifetime). To protect that investment and your home, preventive maintenance is necessary and should be done by a certified technician. If you are in a severe environment or have experienced numerous power outages, more frequent service may be needed.
As we shared in a video earlier this year, you as the owner, can perform a visual inspection every month or have your contractor do so, especially if the generator has been running for any extended period of time. You'll first want to make sure the area is clean of debris and that no critters have set up house inside an enclosed unit. When the unit is not running, check the oil level and maintain the level as close to full as possible. Do not overfill it.
NOTE: if the generator has been running, wait 10 minutes after it shuts down so all of the oil in the engine can drain back into the sump.
What the generator technician will check semi-annually or annually
Make sure the company you call for maintenance follows this general systems and parts inspection list, which are key to your generator's performance:
- Air system (combustion and cooling air) – air filters should be replaced.
- Starters (batteries and charger)
- Transfer switch
These last two items are often overlooked so be sure your HVAC/generator contractor is checking these, as they help power the unit.
Other routine maintenance services are to replace, clean and/or perform a visual inspection of the following:
- Oil & oil filter
- Spark plugs & spark wires
- Battery terminals & cables
- Air intake & exhaust system
- Engine starting system
- Fuel lines & hoses
- Voltage input & electrical connections
- Vibration & insulation conditions
- Control board operation
- Transfer switch operation & controls
This is not a complete list of standby generator maintenance points, and there may be other preventive maintenance actions required for your particular unit; your installer or your new maintenance contractor should review these with you. Of course, having a preventive maintenance contract will ensure the inspections are done right, done on time, and that proper actions are taken without out having to think about them. Want to know more? Contact Bloomfield Cooling, Heating & Electric at (973) 237-0505 or email@example.com to set up a consultation for your standby generator.


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CLA Safflower Oil Review: Obesity is a big problem nowadays so, Cla is the right solution? What is the Before and After Effects of using It? Here we will try to explain that what exactly it is and how it can be helpful for Weight Lose and how it effects on overall health.
What Is CLA Safflower Oil?
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A numerous number of people are suffering weight problems and most of the people are facing obesity. So, the scientists and healthcare experts express there hard-working among finding ways to continue keeping well-being weight. Cla Safflower Oil shark tank is the oil that is the unique search and it extracts from safflower seeds. Plant of safflower and oil used for health benefits and dietary supplement. Several people use it for nutritional purpose and natural way to remain healthy. This is totally balanced diet and beneficial to stay healthy.
The eating habits should be maintained for a better healthy life. But, the issue is that there are certain health conditions when we start craving or feeling appetite more than the need. Those appetite feelings make us have junk or anything we find to eat. If you are caught in such situation and you can find no way out then simply start using CLA Safflower Oil. It is the appetite suppressing supplement for all men and women over the globe. Feeling hungry all the time is also a kind of abnormality for health. This health issue can lead to many other problems. Your cravings and appetite will be controlled by using this and its ingredients will help you maintain the nutritional demand of your body as well. Our body works well when we provide it all the essentials it needs. But, when the junk gets accumulated in the stomach then it goes towards fatigue and high cholesterol kind of issues. Use this supplement and stop worrying about your eating habits.
CLA Safflower Oil is a suppressant for unusual appetite. The appetite we feel abnormally more than the normal routine makes us eat whatever we find tasty. No doubt that the food flavors used in junk or the flavors in the sugary or bakery products make us crave for them more. The person with the unusual appetite routine eats such unhealthy food more. So, for those people, the experts have made this amazing formula to help you get rid of this awful health issue. The highly known experts have done a lot of work on it and make it happen to help those homeless people.
It is made under the surroundings of highly developed labs. The role of surroundings for any supplement is equally important as other elements present in it. Thus, it is happened by the hard work of the manufacturers to make such a product to help you people have healthy beautiful eating routines. You don't have to work at all, you just need to take this supplement and leave rest of a headache to it. It will normalize your eating routine by providing enough nutritional support for your body.
History Of Safflower Oil
The history of Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower Oil) is really extensive. Therefore still it is a lot of viable in the commercial and agricultural manufacture and it found in Egyptian pharaoh and in many time in Greek. In 1925 start getting oil from safflower oil seeds and then start production in the United States and Canada. In early days the production of oil was produced from California (USA) and from other cities, the production was smaller.
The most important chemical constituents of safflower oil consist of pigments, lignans, polysaccharide and Arachidic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid. The Safflower is rich in an essential fatty acid, that uses in cooking and for the aid of lower cholesterol.
Extract oil
The Safflower oil extract from its seeds and flowers which divide into diverse parts. Each flower has almost twenty to fifty seeds which refined from many uses. The oil contained oleic fatty acid (78.71%) palmitic fatty acid (4.85%), linoleic fatty acid (12.44%), linoleic fatty acid (0.08%), stearic fatty acid (0.08%) and the safflower oil contains the highest amount of linoleic acid.
Benefits of Safflower Oil
The olive oil is better than safflower oil that used in combination with weight loss? Oil, for example, CLA safflower oil is the better choice for weight loss? The study shows that the safflower oil is suggested an effective weight loss therapy (Study conducted at the Ohio State University). This study established that the thyroid disease sufferers that flabby get benefit from it. Such other people reduce fat. The amazing thing is that the thyroid working against them and during this period the CLA does not reduce weight as a substitute the body weight shift to muscle mass and that was an additional benefit of fatty acids.
Other Key Benefits of CLA Safflower Oil
The benefits are:
- It makes your immune system strong
- It increases the lean muscle mass
- It suppresses the unusual appetite
- It burns the fats
- It normalizes your eating routine
- It enhances the metabolism rate
- It keeps your body in shape
Diabetes And General Health Benefits
Therefore, safflower oil has many benefits and still people debate on it. Scientists always studied this kind of oil that how playing a key role in different types of diseases included diabetes. These days diabetes are the major problem in this world and furthermore, several more symptoms and diseases like heart problems and high blood pressure. Safflower oil hypotheses on all generating by these studies. Here is not end but we need to arrange more studies to find out more things that can be beneficial for our health. we need to make sure first before claiming such things. While using safflower oil people are getting huge benefits.
- Good For Heart Problem
There is a huge amount of people that facing heart problems as well as respiratory troubles. Safflower oil contains a high amount of vitamin E and it helps to reduce respiratory problems and improve immunity as well as it facilitates blood circulation. It helps to eradicate free radicals. So, vitamin E can inferior the risk convinced heart problems and cancer. It reduces the fat from the body and this is the reason that people like to use Safflower oil for health benefits.
- Good For Hair & Nails
This oil is not only used for internal but really good for external use like it can be good for your hair by rubbing it on hair roots this can give you a good result and provide you healthy shiny hair. Also, use of skin and nails, people use it for skin moisturizing and to promote the nail growth.
- Use For Other Diseases
These days it is using different types of beauty products and soaps. It can be used for reducing redness, eczema and all types of inflammation. Safflower oil is the best choice for massage and lower back pain.
What Is Cla?
CLA is an acid which is normally found in natural vegetables and fruits. It is abbreviated as Conjugated Linoleic Acid. It especially works for weight loss. It helps to burn the accumulated fats due to overeating. It is the special element of CLA Safflower Oil. It is amazing at its work as first it removes and reduces the stubborn fats that act as a fatal element for your body. The fats can bring a lot of diseases with them. CLA works as a pro to help you lose your weight with a bit of exercise routine. And after losing your weight it provides the next benefit of losing unusual appetite.
Importance Of Diet:
Life is all about health and health is much dependent on how, when and what we eat. To make our eating habits normal and to keep us healthy CLA Safflower Oil recently comes to market. Our cravings for the junk are way more increasing day by day. Our eating routines have completely ruined by the time when we started eating unhealthy food. Food is the common factor of life which helps us stay healthy or stay unhealthy. It depends on how much and what we eat and when. The cravings or appetite for unhealthy food every single time is pushing us into the realm of health issues. People eat way more than their stomach digest and sustain. We eat more and exercise less plus we eat unhealthily. These are the common reasons why we are getting into diseases and health problems day by day.
Eat fat to lose fat?
The criteria of CLA Safflower Oil working is the best part. It not only reduces your appetite but also burn the accumulated fat after the overeating of junk food. The CLA works for the fat burning process. You only have to exercise or jog for 30 minutes daily to make a final verdict to have a healthy body and life. The health becomes more obvious when safflower oil works to strengthen your immune system and suppressing down your unusual appetite. It is the most efficient way of getting rid of fats and to get a good healthy eating routine.
Muscle Mass!
If You want to decrease sugar longings and control your appetite for carbohydrates. if you wish to get mass muscle and reduce your weight? then there is a fatty acid that can lose weight for your desire to eat anything you want then you must have to take a look to craving carbohydrates and herbal fats loss assist that performs an important role in decreasing body fats and keeping lean muscle.
CLA Safflower Oil and Its Working?
The criteria of CLA Safflower Oil working is the best part. It not only reduces your appetite but also burn the accumulated fat after the overeating of junk food. The CLA works for the fat burning process. You only have to exercise or jog for 30 minutes daily to make a final verdict to have a healthy body and life. The health becomes more obvious when safflower oil works to strengthen your immune system and suppressing down your unusual appetite. It is the most efficient way of getting rid of fats and to get a good healthy eating routine.
weight Loss
It is really hard to reduce abdominal or belly fat for men and women but the hormonal changes can be a big cause for weight gain. Being studied it shows that this oil is helpful to reduce more belly fat. Cla Safflower Oil is not like other stimulants weight loss supplements, Making it particularly beneficial for the stimulant sensitive.
How To Take Cla Safflower Oil
Cla Safflower Oil can take with food by cooking and in a salad in raw form. So, the recommended and safe dosage if 0.7g to 6.8g every day. Its use for a month is reported that reduced cholesterol and this is amazing and reduces 8-9 pounds of body fat. Here is an advice for everyone who wants to take it please don't take overdosage. It can be harmful or maybe not gives you desired results. So, The Care is better than cure.
What Foods Have CLA?
You can find out in this list that how much amount it has in each food.
|Mgs/Gram Cla Fat
|Mg of Cla
|Grass-fed beef (4oz)
|cheese, from grass-fed cow milk (1 oz)
|whole milk, from grass fed cows (8 oz)
|lamb (4 oz)
|whole milk (8 oz)
|buttermilk (8 oz)
|processed cheeses, average (1 oz)
|plain yogurt (6 oz container)
|butter (1 tbsp)
How To Use Cla Safflower Oil?
You Should Take its recommended amount overdosage can be difficult to get desired results. one tablespoon contains 120 calories of CLA and gets your proper diet and workouts it can give you better results for weight loss.
CLA safflower oil Side Effects
Side effects are the worst part of any supplement. The CLA Safflower Oil has no side effect at all on the body. It keeps the bodily processes in routine and shape. It not only gives none of the side effects but also prevents other health issues to attack your body.
Storage of the Cla Safflower Oil
You should store this oil in dry, cool and dark place and try to reduce the chance of air and oxidation. You must buy the quantity you need this way the oil will keep fresh and healthy.
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Consumer Reviews
Marry Quiroz- 50 from the USA – I am a housewife and obesity was the main issue for me and I was so much worried and sad because I couldn't work independently also I was suffering joint pain because of my fat body. My condition was so awful and was near to die. During this period I discuss with some of my friends and they suggest me CLA safflower oil. I use it for a month and I was shocked to see the results. It was really amazing because I lost nearly 15 kg and relief from joint pains.
Nicholas Corson- 52 New York USA – I am a heart and diabetic patient I used so much medicine and other ways to fight against these diseases, but my condition was not ok. My doctor suggests me CLA safflower oil and I find out that after using this oil I am feeling good and my body has more energy. Now my sugar is controlled and it helps to maintain the cholesterol level. It is really helpful for cardiovascular patients and diabetes.
Final Verdict
I must say that "Cla Safflower Oil is the gift of God" for the patients of diabetics, heart diseases, inflammation, strokes, unbalance cholesterol level. It reduces body fat without weakness. Now obesity is not the big issue because of it. Forget about bizarre diet plans these are nothing in front of this oil. Come to the natural and the real science and forget everything. CLA Safflower Oil is your right choice.
This supplemental oil is taking from linoleic acid which is found in sunflower and safflower oil and converting CLA conjugated linoleic acid in the laboratories
Study #1 this study conducted six months trial about CLA, topics were randomized into 2 agencies supplemented with either CLA for 6 months 3 x 4 g/d. CLA substantially decreased BFM "body fat mass" at month three (delta=- zero x nine %, p=zero x 016) and at month 6 "delta=- three x four %, p=0 x 043" as compared with placebo' (Gaultier et. al 2007).
Study #2 Another study at additionally saw an growth in lean body mass (LBM) inside the CLA group. from the outcomes of this look at we are able to conclude that CLA is an effective oral supplement that has considerable advantages to users searching out standard will increase in muscle and reduces in body fat.
Hoye okay, Hoivik ho, Gaullier JM, Einerhand A, Hassfeld c, halse j, Syvertsen c, Nurminiemi m, O'shea m, Gudmundsen o. (2007) '6 months supplementation with CLA induces regional-particular fats to mass decreases in obesity and obese', the British journal of nutrients, mar; Ninety-seven (three):550-60.
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