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Far away from the beaches, a visit to the Sahakari Spice Farm is a lesson in Indian herbs and spices—and a pretty entertaining one at that. About half an hour from Panaji, this tropical spice plantation is scattered across 130 acres of lush vegetation, and you're greeted with a garland and a handful of cashewnuts while an Aarti is carried out to welcome you in. Moving in, you can pick and taste your way through rows of ginger, nutmeg, turmeric and cardamon in addition to fruit bearing trees like guava, papaya, pineapple and jackfruit among others. It's a great way to school kids on a wide variety of food-bearing trees and plants, and the organisers make the entire experience lots of fun by throwing in entertaining extras like elephant rides (you can even feed and wash the elephant) and folk dances.
Address : Sahakari Spice Farm Off National Highway 4A, Curti, Ponda, Goa
A walk-through into Goa's past, the Goa Chitra—an ethnographic museum—has over 4000 objects ranging from farming tools to kitchen utensils to altarpieces on display. Providing interesting glimpses of agrarian technology and Goan lifestyle, the museum is run by its founder—the artist-curator-restorer Victor-Hugo Gomes. In addition to the plethora of artefacts, the museum also showcases centuries-old music instruments, local pottery vessels, ancient carts and palanquins, and the food staples of western coast of India (vegetables, herbs, spices, sugarcane, and rice).
Address : St. John the Baptist church road, Mondo-Waddo, Benaulim, Salcete, Goa
One of the important destinations within Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary is the Dudhsagar Falls. Of the numerous waterfalls in the Western Ghats, this is one of the most impressive and is the second highest in India after the Jog Falls. The trip involves a short hike on the road and requires a minimum of fitness. The best season to see the falls is in the monsoons, soon after the rains.
This thrilling activity is the closest experience you can have to flying, and a great way to get a bird's eye view of the Goa's coastline. Parasailing can be done directly from the beach or out on the sea from a winch boat. We recommend parasailing at the Candolim and Sinquerim beaches for exceptional views of the 17th-century Fort Aguada. Thunder Wave Water Sports at Candolim beach offers winch boat parasailing.
Address : Thunder Wave Water Sports, Near Taj Village, Candolim, Goa


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Obama Smoking Assertions Fail Fact Checks
"The President smokes, so why shouldn't I give it a try?" The idol of millions of teens, arguably no smoker does more to unintentionally promote smoking and nicotine addiction among America's youth than President Barak Obama.
While the President displayed a surgeon's precision in excising concerns about his support for Iranian protesters at yesterday's White House press conference, his slaughter of a question about his continued smoking suggests little understanding of his own chemical dependency.
Press Conference Question - "As a former smoker, I understand the frustration and the fear that comes with quitting. But with the new law that you signed yesterday regulating the tobacco industry, I'd like to ask you a few questions. How many cigarettes a day do you now smoke? Do you smoke alone or in the presence of other people? And do you believe the new law should help you to quit? If so, why?"
President Obama: Well, the -- first of all, the new law that was put in place is not about me. It's about the next generation of kids coming up. So I think it's fair, Margaret, to just say that you just think it's neat to ask me about my smoking as opposed to it being relevant to my new law.
Fact Check: Although the legislation signed by the President on June 22 was entitled the "Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act," it is false to suggest that the law is only about youth smoking prevention. The Act itself expressly gives equal weight to the issue of "dependence on tobacco." Other key objectives are "to promote cessation to reduce disease risk and the social costs associated with tobacco-related diseases" and promotion of "less harmful tobacco products."
President Obama: But that's fine. I understand. It's an interesting human -- it's an interesting human interest story.
Fact Check: A "human interest story" or an American health pandemic and the leading threat to the life of the President of the United States of America? The Act itself declares that "Congress found" that "nicotine is an addictive drug," that "tobacco use is the foremost preventable cause of premature death in America," and that it "causes over 400,000 deaths in the United States each year, and approximately 8,600,000 Americans have chronic illnesses related to smoking."
Congress also found that "tobacco dependence is a chronic disease, one that typically requires repeated interventions to achieve long-term or permanent abstinence," that "because the only known safe alternative to smoking is cessation, interventions should target all smokers to help them quit completely."
President Obama: Look, I've said before that as a former smoker I constantly struggle with it. Have I fallen off the wagon sometimes? Yes. The -- am I a daily smoker, a constant smoker? No. ... And, you know, I would say that I am 95 percent cured.
Fact Check: According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse "there is no cure for drug addiction," including addiction to nicotine. Although chemical addictions can be arrested through "behavior change or modification that slowly retrains the brain," just one powerful hit of nicotine and up to 50% of the brain's a4b2-type acetylcholine receptors become occupied by nicotine, creating a dopamine "aaah" explosion that soon has the brain begging for more.
As Joel Spitzer teaches (possibly America's leading nicotine cessation educator), the true measure of nicotine's power isn't in how hard it is to quit but how easy it is to relapse.
As for the President's 95% cure assertion, he openly admits to using Nicorette nicotine gum for far longer than authorized by FDA use guidelines. The statement evidences amazingly little understanding of nicotine dependency. Likely "hooked on the cure" since announcing quitting in February 2007, the health consequences of duel use of both smoked and replacement nicotine are not yet known.
Nicotine is a super toxin that is gradually eating away the President's brain grey matter. It is 166 times more lethal than caffeine (LD50 = 60mg vs. 10grams). Drop for drop it is more deadly than strychnine (75mg), diamond back rattlesnake venom (100mg), arsenic (200mg) or cyanide (500mg) and has no business inside the brain. Recent studies implicate nicotine as playing key roles in tumor promotion and growth, inhibiting apoptosis and chemotherapy effectiveness, vascular lesions, generation of oxygen free radicals, and damage to serotonin, dopamine and auditory and visual attention pathways.
It's understandability uncomfortable for the most powerful man on earth to candidly admit he feels powerless to control insula driven cravings, urges and anxieties for more nicotine. It isn't that the President likes what happens when he smokes or chews nicotine but that he doesn't like what happens when he doesn't - the onset of withdrawal.
He appears to continue to rely upon the rationalization that his job is far too stressful to add to it the up to three days needed to move beyond peak withdrawal. But if he continues to suggest that he is unable to quit, what message does that send to more than 40 million enslaved Americans, many with highly stressful work environments themselves?
President Obama: No. I don't do it in front of my kids. I don't do it in front of my family.
Fact Check: It's comforting to hear the President say that he doesn't subject his children to the health consequences of secondhand smoke or unintentionally assault them with daily visual role model smoking invitations, as they yearn to someday "be like daddy." But it's hard to imagine that he has somehow fully insulated them from the fact that their father both smokes and chews nicotine. They have friends, hear news, hug dad while having keen senses of smell, and have beautiful eyes capable of seeing gum being chewed or smoked nicotine's instruments of delivery.
More disturbing are his implied messages to youth that, "yesterday I signed a smoking bill that applies to you but not me," that "others need to quit but not me," that "you can smoke a little and remain 95% safe from addiction," that those who have transfered their chemical dependency to long-term chronic use of fruit flavored nicotine gum are already "cured," "that nicotine is a performance enhancing drug and you should try it out!"
President Obama: There are times where I mess up... like folks who go to A.A.
Fact Check: Folks who go to A.A. don't do so while under the influence of replacement alcohol. The industry openly admits that roughly 40% buying nicotine gum are now chronic long-term users. With due respect, where the President is "messed up" is in buying into pharmaceutical industry marketing that has redefined a natural insecticide as medicine (BlackLeaf 40), labeled its use "therapy," and that falsely assert that using it doubles your chances of quitting.
Obama, like millions of smokers, has been hoodwinked and bamboozled. Three decades of "evidence-based" cessation treatment findings have been driven by profits and serious financial conflicts of interest, not science. While replacement nicotine nearly always prevails in placebo controlled trials, it falls flat on its face in head-to-head real-world competition with cold turkey quitters. Why?
It's really rather simple. It's impossible to blind nicotine addicts with quitting histories as to the presence or absence of full-blown withdrawal. Drug addiction is the only known study area where use of placebo controls is a licence to steal. Such trials measure defeated expectations, not efficacy. Give an addict a free, three-month supply of their drug and they'll stick around and attend weekly counseling sessions. Assign them to receive placebos and they're gone.
President's Comments at June 22 Act Signing: And almost 90 percent of all smokers began at or before their 18th birthday. I know -- I was one of these teenagers, and so I know how difficult it can be to break this habit when it's been with you for a long time ... And today, despite decades of lobbying and advertising by the tobacco industry, we've passed a law to help protect the next generation of Americans from growing up with a deadly habit that so many of our generation have lived with.
Fact Check: Here the President again candy coats chemical dependency by refusing to mention the word "addiction" and twice referring to smoking as a "habit." What message did he send youth? Stop and think, what is a teenager's understanding of the word "habit:" using too many cuss words, not using turn signals, cracking your knuckles, getting angry too often? Has any teen in history ever experienced 3 days of full-blown withdrawal anxieties upon ending use of foul language or beginning to use turn signals?
What "habit" causes the brain to grow or activate (up-regulate) millions of extra a4b2-type acetylcholine receptors in at least eleven different regions? What "habit" is so gripping that it enslaves up to 90% of persons who engage in it at least once daily? What "habit" is so deadly that it kills roughly half of adults who develop it?
What message do millions of youth take home upon combining their understanding of a "habit" with the fact that the man they most admire refuses to end his? It isn't that the President can't quit. It's that he knows he's intelligent and refuses to accept that he can't figure this out on his own. He hasn't yet realized that cessation counselors like Joel Spitzer of Chicago have devoted their entire life, full-time, to helping folks break free. Maybe some day he'll awaken to how little he really knows about his dependency and give Joel a call.
Articles About President Obama's Quitting Efforts
- Why Obama and smokers fear quitting
- The President needs your help to quit
- Obama smoking assertions fail fact checks
- Obama can't quit smoking for Kinsley or America's youth
- Have smokers been hoodwinked and bamboozled by placebos?
- Obama youth nicotine dependency lessons unacceptable
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Hackers Use KVM Switch to Hack Barclays for £1.3m
British law enforcement have arrested eight people who are being charged with hacking Barclays Bank with a 3G mobile internet dongle connected to a keyboard video mouse device (KVM) and pilfering £1.3 million pounds.
"The arrests are the result of a long-term intelligence-led operation by the Metropolitan Police's PeCU, in partnership with Barclays Bank, who have been investigating the theft of £1.3 million from the Swiss Cottage branch of Barclays in April 2013," a Met Police statement stated.
An investigation by Scotland Yard found the 3G mobile internet dongle and KVM switch had been surreptitiously installed on computer unit in a Barclays branch which allowed the attackers the ability to remotely access the bank's systems.
"A male purporting to be an IT engineer had gained access to the branch, falsely stating he was there to fix computers. He had then deployed the KVM device. This enabled the criminal group to remotely transfer monies to predetermined bank accounts under the control of the criminal group," the Met police statement continued.
Police say that "cash, jewellery, drugs, thousands of credit cards and personal data" were discovered during the arrests, and Barclays has recovered most of the the funds stolen from their accounts.
Last week twelve people were arrested for their participation in an attempt to similarly steal funds from Santander Bank using a KVM switch.
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We are going down a road, where others have already been told. We have a lift to fulfill, the joy in this world, and you need to live up to your dreams. To be a humble warrior who believes. Grab hold of me deer (journey of life). I will help you go and cheer. We are on our waves of light, each day we navigate our plight. Instead let's bring each other joy, navigate around boulders of joy. This is the path we will blast, when we find our light, the light inside that shines.
Glory is to God. For we are One pure shod (shoe, foot protection, the red road, the law of love). I say, let's not be foolish, only if medicine keeps us holy. It's a place in time, to join in arms, to pray. Let's move this way. There is a wonder in all we do, when we choose, the language of you. I listen to your heart like a dove, gathering with your hearts, like I should. Being there to hold you from fear, like wolves (fierce warrior that protects) do play. We gather together this day.
Walk on forth, the lambs of God (lambs and wolves, and all the animals). Fill our hearts, sow full of shot (variegated, streaked, flecked with another color or substance. Interrelationship! vision: blasting particles, like bursting seeds, the projectile male). And it's where we walk into a world, where we spill our love is filled. Give to all your hearts, and you will feel lulled. You will know God. There deep inside you flowing, the wind that's always glowing. And here we do fly, according to why. It's memories today. We fly always from yesterday. But tomorrow is a dream. We live our lives.
We are one big family. It's God's pure, delight and company. Gift of ever joy, when our hearts do not void. Gift all you do and say. Listen to the hearts so gay. Give them what they need, fulfill their glorious needs. Help me to guide my way. Hold me to forever display. I know it's harmony. The land you take and gift to me. I know it's about company if we do find our waves. Gift the heart of always bold. We are always chosen cold, but heaven does grow, the warmth of an inner light, where wonder and boldness overcome plight. Let's hold onto joy. Tell all that we on soar. We fly into the light, where we can see, the darkness is released, the light is achieved, and valleys are so bright, and shadows linger with so much light. And we shall know where each other hide.
Heaven on Earth is where we glide. Fill your heart with despair, then throw it in the air (bless with fire). We will find a will to shine. And bless the air. All our unhappiness does find, a world, that seems oh so very blind. But we can find a way, when we search a humble day. Looking for all we do, each solemn day. Gift a heart so true. Open in all you do. Find a prayer within you, to give a way. We all need you to bee, the heart that is set free. For Oneness of God has no chance without you. And while you decide to pray, receive my blessings anyway. For I will shed my love upon you. Keep you safe, regardless of your view.
I look into your heart so true. I find the love, I've been waiting for. It's time for us, to be united. It's time for us, to choose, without plightness. Instead choose love, that sheds all contempt of the world. Instead validate, that you don't have any hate. Forgive, the ones, who did not shine. They did not know, how to be blind (shine a light from within, offers faith). And we should hold them close, until they loose their ways, of hating all that display. Instead, give love away. And you will find, we are one heart, divine.
Holiness David Running Eagle drums and White Buffalo Calf Woman sings for the "heart song or sacred song blessings" of Buffalo Magic Rumble Roar Heart today July 6, 2010.
Buffalo Magic Rumble Roar, he is the mighty that will keep score. Don't you belittle the children in here (lambs and wolves), for heaven will show you so much fear. Just be cool as a cucumber and you will sea (vision with a heart), the glory that lives inside of thee. It's Buffalo Magic, a Violet Call (pressure of the world, like a seed to bust forth), the voice of Angels, all about to Fall (bow like the rainbow). Mighty is he who walks into hearts. Buffalo Magic will Rumble your part. And when you are done, you will feel at peace, because you have One (rainbow warrior of prophecy), who could roar for thee!
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Song for the Pipe
When the pipe comes in your heart and knows where Mother is then we will fly to the heavens and see where God begins, so reach in your heart and find the way, just reach in your heart and sing. Speak all the ones who are elder and true, find their way, find their heart that is blue, when we know the song of all the waters that are pure, and the song of all the breathers that flow. And when smoke that arises from Mother bosom's heart, bless the sacred space that always knows the way. Sow heaven when we mistake each other, when we don't know our sacred way, let us help to receive our brothers and our sisters who are pure. Let them know that each other is only, if you both walk on, inside your heart is where we sang upon the road, let us remember this heart we stand, let us remember this one we make our way. Let us remember God 's mighty hand and the sacred way of the fire pure, of the sacred way of the blue that's pure, of the tears that flow for our bounty knows the way.
Prayer to Heaven and Earth, the Nine Sacred Directions each time we bless with water or fire's light, including the Pipe! To the East1 and the West2. To the North3 and the South4. To the Up5 and the Down6. To the Sacred all around7. To the heartbeat8 (inside) and breath9(out), I gift all my sacredness. I receive my life for thee. Forever in the breeze!
Sacred Song Blessings, gift all a good song, because you are perfect in all that does song. Our hearts reach into heaven, and we flood, with a sound, the music of Angels, that gift us pure sound. I want you to know, that you are part of God, the echo, that lingers till light hits the "Dawn". And we are the magic, that children who know, the heart always has pureness, like the blessed snow!


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Sunshine Boy
Post by Kenneth Kinyanjui:
Sunshine Boy
Why do some guys put the toilet seat down before urinating?
Answer by Anon User:
Ok this is funny: When I was at school at Portland State I had a friend who was sharing an apartment with 3 other guys (we were all foreign students getting a masters degree). They would frequently find urine splattered on the toilet seat after one of them used the restroom. So one day about a month into the quarter they finally decided to confront him. He insisted the toilet seat was not a "seat" but a splash guard to protect the bowls sitting edge from urine so the bowl is not contaminated with urine when you sit on it!
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Software Engineering: Does a good engineering culture matter?
Answer by Adam D'Angelo:
A "good" engineering culture directly benefits a company in a few ways:
- The company gets the ability to hire better engineers. Many of the best engineers prefer to work with other great engineers in a good engineering culture, and that gives the company a recruiting and retention advantage. For an example see: How did Larry and Sergey find Jeff Dean? "I figured Google would be better [than AltaVista] because I knew more of the people there, and they seemed like they were more technically savvy."
- Engineers are more productive, independent of their skill. This is a result of better infrastructure that builds up over time, a better codebase, more reuse of others' work, less time spent dealing with technical debt, bugs, and firefighting. The differences here can be huge, like 2-5x over an average company and even more when compared against a particularly bad culture.
- The organization can adapt to change more quickly. This is the result of a lot of small cultural effects adding up. For example, in a good culture it's easy to start a new project and have everyone immediately be on the same page about how code is going to be written, how services will be operated, and what is going to be reused from other projects. It's also easy for engineers to go into a project that's already been finished and extend it to support a new feature.
In terms of business outcomes, the sum of all this makes it possible for the company to build products and features that other companies can't, or get things done faster, keep infrastructure costs lower, stay on top in its market, and break into new markets. Here are some examples I can think of:
- The quality of Gmail in 2004 over other webmail products was a direct result of Google's stronger engineering team and culture.
- MySpace just couldn't keep up with Facebook's product development pace, even when it had a much bigger engineering team. I remember talking to an engineer who worked there who told me about how they had this huge list of regular expressions to try to prevent cross site scripting attacks, and whenever there was a new one they would make a new regex to try to fix it, rather than sanitizing html the right way. Things like that add up to a lot of time wasted that could otherwise go into making a product great.
There is obviously a lot more than engineering ability that goes into making a company successful, and it matters more in some markets than others. If a company's engineering strength is directed toward building things that don't matter, the company will be beaten by a competitor with a worse engineering team that's more efficient at getting outcomes.
To address Amazon: My impression is that Amazon has really good processes and it does a lot of other things well aside from engineering culture that make up for its weakness there. Also, I'm sure it still ends up much better at engineering than Barnes and Noble and most of the other companies it competes against.
Writing a simple Web Crawler
from XKCD
Although I shouldn't really be procrastinating, writing for hours makes me depressed. Learning a new programming language makes me happy. Hence, for the past 2~3 weeks, I spent like 2~3 hours on Saturdays or Sundays to build a web crawler which I never done before. The crawler was implemented to capture and import posts from my Korean blog to this wordpress blog. In order to do this, I learned a new language, python.
This is what I did:
1. I opened up a http connection using urllib2 module.
2. In order to parse the content of interest, I used BeautifulSoup module. It is built on top of regular expressions and sgml. I can traverse the html tree very easily and can search a node using regular expressions.
3. I dumped it out to a text file in Movable Type format, which was inserted into wordpress import system.
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What are your favorites bites in NYC?
Rice Krispy Treat from the Treat Truck
Ever tried a food that you loved when you were in 4th Grade but now think is kinda gross (like my obsession with Subway turkey subs in elementary school)?
Well, I'm glad to report that over a decade after graduating from elementary school, I still love Rice Krispy Treats. And the Treats Truck makes them just like you remember them.
Homemade Greek Salad
It was one of those lunches where I just threw together what was in the fridge, and it turned out to be a perfect summer salad. Greens, red onion, fresh tomato, crispy cucumber, and feta with lemon and olive oil.
There are few places that can truthfully claim to be a classic New York City pizzeria. Grimaldi's is one of them, and they're serving up some truly delicious wood-fired pizza. And it's all tucked away right under the Brooklyn Bridge. How cute is that?
Disclaimer: I went in to Grimadi's thinking I could order a slice (amateur mistake). Decided since I was there I would just order a whole pie and take the extra home. I ate the entire thing.
Pofferjes at the Fulton Street Market
These incredibly light and puffy Dutch-style pancakes are my new favorite thing at the Fulton Street Market (this summer work at the market on Sundays with Grandaisy Bakery). The Australian couple that cooks them up them in front of you gives them a slathering of butter and a good dousing of powdered sugar. Yeah, they're good. Real good.


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Blueberry Gel
1 pint
2 bananas
½ lemon, juiced
Thoroughly purée blueberries, bananas, and lemon juice in blender. Pour into individual custard cups, chill in refrigerator until set.
Banana Bread
1 cup golden flax seeds
1 cup sesame seeds
4 bannanas
2 tablespoons honey or agave
1 pinch cinnamon
1 teaspoons alcohol free vanilla
Grind seeds in coffee/ spice grinder process in food processor with banana, honey/agave, cinnamon & vanilla. Spread mixture onto teflex sheet or parchment paper then place on screen tray in dehydrator. Dehydrate for 12 hours or longer depending on whether you want more of a "cookie" or bread.
Rawldorf Salad
2 apples,
4 stalks celery, sliced
¼ cup onion, thinly sliced
1 avocado, chunked
raisins (optional)
2 Tbsp coconut oil/ butter (unrefined, extra virgin, organic)
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New trauma counseling course
Dec 22, 2015
Five graduate counseling psychology students at Delaware Valley University recently gained a national certification in trauma counseling through a new course being offered at the University.
The students who recently became Certified Trauma Professionals through the new course include: Sean Galiczynski '16 of Ivyland, Pennsylvania; Heather Haas '13 (B.A.) '16 (M.A.) of Warrington, Pennsylvania; Melissa Moreno '16 (M.A.) of Doylestown, Pennsylvania; Mariana Rodriguez '16 (M.A.) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Susan Sklaroff-Van Hook '16 (M.A.) of Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania.
The new graduate level course, Special Topics in Counseling: Trauma: Awareness, Assessment and Treatment, prepares students in DelVal's Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology program to become Certified Trauma Professionals. This is a nationally-recognized certification for counselors who work with clients who have experienced trauma. All five students in the first group to take the course earned the certification during the fall 2015 semester.
"Counselors are routinely called upon to work with survivors who have been impacted by a variety of traumatic experiences," said Terry Jackson, administrative director for the Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology program. "The University added this course to provide our students with the opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and experience in this crucial part of the counseling field. During traumatic events such as accidents, natural disasters, abuse, assault, war, acts of violence or other devastating incidents, trauma counseling helps people process and cope with the unthinkable. The University is preparing counseling professionals who will provide much needed help during some of the hardest moments of their clients' lives through this new course."
The course, which is taught by Dr. Mindi Raggi, a licensed clinical social worker, provides participants with a comprehensive exploration of the psychological trauma field. Topics discussed include: history and current theories in the field, the nature of trauma (sexual abuse, combat, and natural disasters), how trauma affects individuals and systems, grief reactions and traumatic stress. The course also includes an exploration of how counseling professionals respond to trauma and a review of evidence-based practices in the trauma field.
Dr. Raggi will be presenting on trauma at DelVal's Second Annual Graduate Counseling Psychology Speaker Series on April 5.
To learn more about the Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, please visit: delval.edu/academics/graduate/master-of-arts-in-counseling-psychology.


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Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online offers organizations online storage. It's a good idea to routinely check on your allowed storage.
When you register with a CRM Online organization, you will automatically receive 5GB of storage. You can purchase more storage space via the "Resource in Use" page or directly from your subscription management page, if you manage your subscription via Office 365.
Using Office 365 for CRM, you can view your allowed storage and your used storage by navigating to Settings – Administration – Resource in Use. Once you navigate there, you will see the following:
If you do not manage your CRM via Office 365, you can check your storage allowance by navigating to Settings – Administration – Subscription Management.
Microsoft keeps you up-to-date with your storage level. If you use 80% or more of your storage limit, one email notification per day will be sent out to you regarding your storage.
When your CRM Online organization is close to reaching its storage limit, System Administrators will be sent a storage notification alert informing you that you are about to reach your maximum allowed storage or have exceeded your storage limit. The two notifications are "Storage Limit Reached" and "Storage Limit Exceeded."
Storage Limit Reached notifications – Informs you that your maximum storage limit is reached and suggests you either delete unneeded data or purchase additional storage.
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The Reseda Woman's Club Collection documents the Club's founding, administrative decisions, committee work, and philanthropy, as well as the administration of the Reseda Junior Woman's Club. History and press clipping scrapbooks assembled by members documents Club history and activities, while award certificates highlight achievements. The collection is divided into three major series: Administrative Records (1924-1997), Financial Secretary Records (1954-1980), and Club History Records (1918-1995).
Series I, Administrative Records, contains the Club's yearbooks and bound minute books. These records include information on the constitution, by-laws, board of directors and general membership meetings, club events calendar, and committee assignments. This series also includes copies of publications from the California Federation of Women's Clubs and the General Federation of Women's Clubs. Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject, and then chronologically within boxes.
Series II, Financial Secretary Records, contains ledger sheets documenting deposits, revolving funds, membership dues and expenses related to rentals, luncheons, community services, and donations. Ledger sheets are arranged in chronological order.
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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Batteries. (was: RE: More on recording *PANIC*)
From: Björn Stenberg (bjorn_at_haxx.se)
Date: 2003-04-24
Michael O'Quinn wrote:
"In practice, I found that the highest current drain that the iPowerUS cells could tolerate without damage was something on the order of 500 mAh or less."
That's far less than the harddisk spinup drain.
"The best use of the iPowerUS 2100s might be to simply view them as "semi-disposable" batteries, simply accepting the fact that they're going to need to be replaced after a dozen or charge/discharge cycles"
Thanks for the link. I'll remember to keep away from those...
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This section explains how a chassis is removed and replaced in case of a chassis failure for a StorSimple system. All the StorSimple appliance models except the 7520 will have a single chassis. For a 7520, there are potentially two chassis that can fail in the system - for the head unit or the EBOD.
In either case, the replacement chassis shipped by StorSimple will arrive only with Power Cooling Modules. No controller modules, solid state disk drives (SSDs), hard disk drives (HDDs) or EBOD (External Bunch of Disks) modules will be included.
The chassis replacement process is identical for both the head unit and the EBOD. The detailed process of chassis replacement is discussed in the following sections:
Removing the chassis
- To swap the chassis, first ensure that the system you are replacing is powered down and disconnected from all power sources.
- Remove the unit from the rack.
- Remove each of the drives using the procedures listed for Disk Drives, remembering the slots in which they were installed.
- From the EBOD enclosure (if this is the chassis that failed), remove the EBOD I/O modules using the procedure listed for EBOD I/O Module Replacement. If this is the head unit, remove the controllers using the procedure listed for Controller Modules, remembering the slots in which they were installed.
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- Mount the chassis in the rack. Refer to the Rack mount installation guide for the details of mounting the chassis in the rack.
- Once the chassis is mounted in the rack, install the I/O modules (controller modules or the EBODS) in the same position as they were installed in previously.
- Then, install the drives in the same position and slot as they were installed in previously.
- With the system mounted in the rack and components installed, connect your appliance to the appropriate power sources, and power the unit on. For details, see the Power and Cabling procedure in Appliance Quick Start Guide.
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Etiquette for the End of the World
by Jeanne Martinet
Published by Liza Dawson Associates
278 pages
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For some women, finding themselves on the cusp of forty, unmarried, childless, and recently dumped by both boyfriend and employer is akin to the apocalypse. And for Tess Eliot, it sure does seem that way. When she is hired by WOOSH, World Organization for Omniscient Solstice Harbingers, to write a book, Tess thinks her luck is starting to turn. Except for one teensy little problem. The WOOSH'ers believe the supposed Mayan prediction that the world will end on December 21, 2012, and the book Tess is to write is about how we should behave toward one another when the world ends.
This silly sounding premise might make you leery to read this book, but you should not worry. Etiquette for the End of the World is charming, entertaining, and humorous. WOOSH may want a book about the end of the world, but they want a funny book about the end of the world, and Tess is just the person to write it. Naturally snarky, she uses her talents to offer up a humorous take on etiquette as the world ends.
She also meets Peter, a George Clooney lookalike who charms her in spite of a nagging sense that he is too good to be true. Peter is a fundraiser for WOOSH, and clearly attracted to Tess. When she meets him at the bar she frequents, Richie, the bartender, approaches Peter with no small amount of suspicion. Maybe he really is too good to be true. Richie, on the other hand, is solid. He counsels Tess on her romantic and professional failings, and when she starts to suspect that there is something afoot at WOOSH, he supports her concerns. Too bad he's gay, because Richie could be the perfect guy.
This is a romantic comedy of sorts. Parts of it are quite funny, and Tess engages in a couple of romances. She also has to make peace with her brother, Stuart, to whom the family beach house and money were left when their father died. Tess doesn't understand why he won't split the inheritance with her, but Stuart has his reasons.
The mystery angle of the book will spark your interest. What exactly is going on with WOOSH? Is there something nefarious happening, or is it merely a group of quirky fatalists? As Tess begins to dig into WOOSH, she uncovers information that leads her to believe the former, and we become curious right along with her.
While this is a pleasant little book, it is not something that will stick with you after you've read it. There are problems: some of the things that bother Tess about Peter are never explained, and the ending is far too neat and tidy. Still, though, it's a sweet story that you will enjoy reading. Who knew the end of the world would be so funny?


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A Minimalist Apartment
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I'll be the first to admit that I am not only a perfectionist as well as a slob. I get lazy because cleaning takes SO long and I don't want to waste the time to do something that I know will get dirty again. But! Whenever I reorganize my things I find that I am MUCH more willing to put things back into place for longer periods of time. Maybe this has kept my sanity?
Anyways, When was the last time you reorganized yourself?
I'm still tackling the kitchen one piece at a time. Today I decided it would be the dishes.
Tim and I do not have a dishwasher. In fact, I haven't used a dishwasher in about 3-4 years. Tim thinks this is the worst thing that could ever happen, but I'm less inclined to agree. Tim's mother bought an entire full course set of dishes for Tim when he moved out of his house but when there are only two people who LIVE in said house, there is no reason to have tons and tons of dishes. We barely entertain and if we do, well, most often it doesn't include food.
So, with all these dishes it is easy to grab one clean plate to eat on rather than clean a dirty one. With this, we let the plates stack up until we are out of dishes! We have such little counterspace that the dishes pile up EVERYWHERE so suddenly we stop cooking and opt to eat out, or get into arguments about who gets to "clean the dishes this time." At this point, it becomes a 30-40 minute chore and who really wants to do that?
My Solution: Get Rid of My Dishes
I discussed with Tim about just getting rid of them but he was not comfortable with the idea. So, instead, I am going to "hid" the dishes as a little experiment. If we find that we actually spend MORE time ignoring the dishes because we have less, then we'll go back to a more "functional" way of living.
So I cut my number of plates/dishes/bowls in half. 8 plates when to 4, 6 "useless" bowls became three, and the tiny plates no one uses cut into 3.
Then, I reorganized my dishes! I critically thought of efficient organization as I removed plates. I wanted to create a system where I wouldn't have to move ANYTHING in order to access a specific dish I want/glass. I didn't accomplish this precisely, mostly because half one shelf of the cupboard is full of "drink" glasses, but I tried my best.
I'll let you know how this experiment went!!
To get myself back on track I decided to tackle an area that I personally have no taste for: The kitchen. I hate cooking and I hate shopping for food but the kitchen (and bathroom) are my favorite places to clean. Why? Because you can physically clean almost everything with only a few items! You can wipe down the cabinets, the stove, the fridge, the plates, the dishes, the floor with either one or two products (grease cleaner, dawn, and a wet rag) - in short, everything has the potential to be cleaned. Unlike the living room - where you have to take out the carpet cleaner to do the sofa, or you have to use a duster AND a broom, and sometimes a vacuum - where it's just not that efficient. Therefore, I'd much prefer doing the kitchen/bathroom than anywhere else.
This is my kitchen, and as you can tell - it is TINY. If there are two of us in there for more than 5 secs mean words start to spell out of our mouths. Actually, this is a picture pre-Minimalism. I've done a lot since then, but that isn't this entry for now. Today I'm only pointing out my refrigerator.
I would like you to take note of the outside. Cards, magnets, photos, etc. there's crap. A lot of people use their fridge as placeholders for certain things - including memories - but in minimalism what's the point? I have a picture of my mother and I, one of me as a baby, a funny note from Tim's aunt, a birthday card from my grandmother, and even an envelope addressed to my dad that I use to remember his address. I should only focus on the things that matter and DECLUTTER my lifestyle.
Some of you may not have a problem with things on the fridge but I do. Do you see the cabinet above on the right side that is ajar? That's the cabinet that holds the microwave. I'm 5'2 and there is no way I can reach that. So, next to the fridge (you can't see it in this picture but you can see it in the others) is my step ladder to get to the microwave. However, every time I set it up I always knock things off the fridge.
So, on the outside I removed the things (with a lot of cheerleading from Tim) that were "clutterfull."
- The pictures came off - I don't need to see a pic of me as a baby all the time or my mom.
- I put my dad's address in an email to myself so I can easily search for it
- I took off the extra magnets - unnecessary since I'm not going to put anything under them
- Leave the salt and pepper shakers
- Left the timer (though it is the thing that falls the most!)
- The inspirational card is there because I love it and it really does give me hope
- And an extra magnet in case something DOES have to be put on the fridge. I chose the one from the Safari because it was a great experience. I had others like "Vote for Pedro" and one from a Chinese restaurant but those don't really mean as much to me and I have the Chinese restaurant on my phone (speed dial too, isn't that sad?)
Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of what my fridge looked like before I threw a bunch of stuff out. Unlike people who have a family of four (or more!) we keep relatively few items in our fridge. Most of it is chicken, things for tacos, jelly, condiments, etc. I actually only threw out things that met the following criteria:
- Old/expired
- Accidentally left open or was sealed improperly and became super bad (and smelly!)
The result: I left the bare essentials in my fridge. These are mostly condiments and drinks or things to make drinks (of the alcoholic nature). The beer and soda are often not there but are in this case because we had people over last night who drink soda and beer.
Also, another thing I did was bring everything forward. I'm really short so reaching things in the back is no problem, but Tim is really tall so sometimes it is a hassle. I also think that buying things to leave in the fridge lead to snacking habits and bad health (like, individual cans of soda). In order to prevent this "snacking" habit, we will walk to the store to buy food for dinner and hand make lunch and breakfast.
Like with the fridge, I've been trying to stop eating "frozen" foods and opt for healthier more homemade foods. I kept the frozen chicken because it's still good though I much prefer non-frozen chicken (we usually stick it into the fridge after we buy it to eat a few days later). We have very few foods that can be heated quickly to eat. The pizza bites were for the company yesterday, the steak for the philly's because they ARE the easiest option, the chicken as an immediate snack/lunch for Tim and the lone tv dinner for me (in case we are in a rush)The freezepops are for Tim's younger siblings or friends who come over and want a snack.
I think refrigerators are one of the places where things get cluttered most in homes. It's so easy to store things there for later times (especially condiments). We've been trying to eat healthier this year, so learning how to STOP buying junky foods has become a type of experiment. This is made easier by the fact that we only live 3 blocks from a grocery store, so a trip only takes 10 minutes to walk one way (2 minutes to bike and drive).
And I know some go "Well, we have more than two people in our house!" Trust me, I know how crazy it can be! Tim used to live with four other roommates and even though the house had two fridges they were CONSTANTLY filled up! Oftentimes roommates let food rot in there, or that your stuff will be pushed to the far back so it wasn't accessible. This type of lifestyle was very expensive to maintain (because one often forgot what food they had!).
An option IS to limit your reliance on frozen items. Instead of getting the bag of sodium-filled frozen pre-made chicken (like we have), maybe you should get real chicken and prepare to make a bunch and have some for left-overs. Or, instead of buying groceries for a whole week (or two weeks for some people, like we used to), go to a grocery store at a less busy time and buy for only a few days. Some people adhere to lists, or like to go to the grocery store only when they are hungry and completely out of food, or that they buy products they have coupons for - neither of these work for us so I won't sit here and suggest that you do that. So, our best thing is to eat what we like, buy foods we like in moderate amounts, and spend less time and money tossing things out. :)
Music is simple and happy
Not exactly not minimalist.
Dub FX is a street performer who travels around the world and makes his "beats" from his own body and a machine. I found this song very fitting to some discussions about "being successful" as well as his lifestyle is an alternative to home-based minimalists.
Upon the Burning of our House, July 18th, 1666
In silent night when rest I took,
For sorrow near I did not look,
I waken'd was with thundring nois
And Piteous shreiks of dreadfull voice.
That fearfull sound of fire and fire,
Let no man know is my Desire.
I, starting up, the light did spye,
And to my God my heart did cry
To strengthen me in my Distresse
And not to leave me succourlesse.
Then coming out beheld a space,
The flame consume my dwelling place.
And, when I could no longer look,
I blest his Name that gave and took,
That layd my goods now in the dust:
Yea so it was, and so 'twas just.
It was his own: it was not mine;
Far be it that I should repine.
He might of All justly bereft,
But yet sufficient for us left.
When by the Ruines oft I past,
My sorrowing eyes aside did cast,
And here and there the places spye
Where oft I sate, and long did lye.
Here stood that Trunk, and there that chest;
There lay that store I counted best:
My pleasant things in ashes lye,
And them behold no more shall I.
Under thy roof no guest shall sitt,
Nor at thy Table eat a bitt.
No pleasant tale shall 'ere be told,
Nor things recounted done of old.
No Candle 'ere shall shine in Thee,
Nor bridegroom's voice ere heard shall bee.
In silence ever shalt thou lye;
Adieu, Adeiu; All's vanity.
Then streight I gin my heart to chide,
And didst thy wealth on earth abide?
Didst fix thy hope on mouldring dust,
The arm of flesh didst make thy trust?
Raise up thy thoughts above the skye
That dunghill mists away may flie.
Thou hast an house on high erect
Fram'd by that mighty Architect,
With glory richly furnished,
Stands permanent tho' this bee fled.
It's purchased, and paid for too
By him who hath enough to doe.
Yet, by his Gift, is made thine own.
Ther's wealth enough, I need no more;
Farewell my Pelf, farewell my Store.
The world no longer let me Love,
My hope and Treasure lyes Above.
By Anne Bradstreet, a wondrous Puritan poet.
Even in the 17th century some recognized that the temporal "home" was composed of alot of material things. How would you react to your house afire when everyone is safe?
Junk and Mail
Last semester my school transferred email providers and adopted gmail. I love it. My primary email address is also on gmail, but I find that I have been using my school mail more and more. For one, it's a more professional address, and two, I get way more traffic on it then I do in regular mail (I'm a pretty popular student!).
However, heavy traffic means big messes and as you can see - I tend to not do much with it. In the above image I have 132 emails - this is from the last 2 weeks alone. I religiously believe in gmail's labeling power, but often I do not use it because I am one of those people who has to wait until everything is finished before filing away something. Bad habit, I know.
Well, 132 is just too much. So, I went about organizing it today. I have to say that I did the "works" and that this project took me about 45 minutes - however, I also have a much much much cleaner inbox.
1. I started in the back and worked my way forward (which adds to the time, but I prefer to do things chronologically). I starred any old email that I have yet to respond to, need to respond to, or contains a note that I need to remember for a future date (My German emails pertain to this week's worth of homework).
2. Any email I thought I might forward or needed to respond to but hesitated, I did. This made labeling a lot easier and I didn't have to second guess a reaction. If someone did not want something forwarded to them, they'll definitely let me know.
3. Double label but move into one folder. This is the beauty of google, and especially gmail. Sometimes I will have an email that not only deals with one person but also an institution and an event that is taking place there. Often, I only mention the event in an informal email to the one person, so I'll label the three places (I already have individual labels for the event (symposium), institution (vmfa), and person) but since it was an informal email I'll label it under the person. Yet, when I click "Show all labels for 'event'" it will automatically include the private email!
4. Reviewed my labels. I went through each file and made sure that something that should go into my Word of the Day, didn't get stuck in "Frick." (I accidentally hit the wrong label sometimes). I have 21 labels. I found some labels had no posts in them (like 'priority') and deleted them.
5. Make each label a different color. I'm a visual person and although I can't tell you what blue background with red text exactly refers to, it lets me know it's different than a green background with orange text.
6. Hide the labels you don't need or often check. For instance, many of my labels refer to classes. The classes I had last semester I hid, although I won't get rid of the actual emails because I may need them at a future date. I also hid anything personal, or emails from my family, that I never check after reading them.
7. Don't condense. I'm a very specific person. I have a few emails from the Met, the Frick, the NGA, and the VMFA. Instead of just listing them all under "museum" I MUST have individual label makers. Even if I were to add a "musuem" one, it would just contain all the emails from all of my previously added labels. Now that is clutter.
After which, I had a much neater inbox. I know that it won't stay this way forever, but I feel a bit cleaner after doing so!
Clouded Reasoning
Tim and I have been doing well with this little adventure over the past four or five days (yes, we minimalized our bathroom, kitchen, walk-in and entrance in this time period. I should note, I've been a bit better about this than him.) but now it's time for me to hit the living room or the bedroom (especially my desk) and I'm hitting a block .
I'm a bit overwhelmed. I think "let me go through just the dresser - not even touch the clothes on the floor," or "I'll just do one drawer of the desk" and I can't muster up the energy. I'm a bit upset at the thought of throwing away things of mine that I have had since I was a kid but I have never touched or used. One such item is my Sailor Moon pencil case I've had since I was 14 but never used because I thought it would get banged up in a bookbag. I still have no use for it, but it is hard to think I'll never see it again and that the comfort I get from seeing it and acknowledging my past will be gone for good.
It's a bit heartbreaking really, and I think I need just a few more days to deal with this notion before I really come to terms with giving it up. And not just the pencil case - but things that I pretend have meaning.
A Reason, or: Clear Reasoning
Thus, the picture below. Everything on the floor is behind the breadth of the open door way and you can't see the line of pathway we've created in order to reach the living room and kitchen. There are things situated in this area that is meant for easy reach in order to get out of the house and go somewhere (one of three bookbags, art supplies for class, and the jackets) while the other things are meant to be visual reminders of chores we must do while we are out (the bags of donation items).
In this picture the keys are on the keyring, but most often they don't make it there nor are the cell phones even near the loading dock. This is because we can't reach it. I stopped using the closet to hang things, like my expensive red jacket, because I just can't reach it.
There are other things that are "off" about this picture.
- Ipod - broken and has been since generation 2
- Stereo - since we moved here 6 months ago, it has been used once
- Empty shoerack - a "gift" from Tim's mother. Has been standing there for a month
- Filing cabinet - with Files on top
- Gloves - on top the filing cabinet
- Shoes - the ones without shoelaces I've owned since I was 18 and probably never wore more than 6 times unless I go running
- X-mas bag with trash - has been sitting there since Xmas (I've felt too guilty to toss it out) because it was only used once
- 6 concert badges - Which is actually just 3 doubles for the same concerts
- Brownie Mix - it's been there since we shopped last week. A jacket fell on it and I didn't realize it was there until I took this picture.
So this is what we did.
- FINALLY went to donation and dropped off the three bags (and more)
- Donated 3 of the six glasses
- Donated one duffle bag
- Cleaned out the closet and donated any article not worn so far this winter
- Hung up the jackets in our new-found closet space
- Put the shoes I need right now (winter shoes) in the shoerack
- Combined 3 concert badges onto one necklace instead of each individual
- Tossed ALL the trash and did not look back
- Tossed out the metal shoerack and extra set of keys (we don't even know what they open)
- Tossed out the ipod and donated the stereo
- Put the brownie mix away
However, I haven't had a chance to sit down with my filing cabinet (it only has two files in it) nor did I do the upper levels of closet because it is too time consuming to do EVERYTHING at once. I've adopted the philosophy of achieving little victories to encourage more, and since then the bathroom, walk-in closet, and the kitchen has been done. More pictures to follow.
Other People's Junk
Of course, in theory - this is a great idea! Just go around the corner and drop off a possession, but it must be more mysterious than that. I don't think people are as interested in dropping things off as much as they are interested in picking things up.
Anthropologically it's very interesting: why is someone so concerned about finding a note/cd/book/message/toy from someone they have never meet before? And, better yet, why should this object hold such a special meaning?
It's a bit like Postsecret but... not. I think the worst part is that instead of sending the secrets to one guy located in Maryland, you actually end up keeping the memento because of this inherent special value.
I am willing just to drop something off, mostly because I have to drive to the thrift store, but I doubt I'll pick up anyone's old, rained-on book or "bread pig."
Let me show you what I'm working with
And here is the chaotic mess with
It's a nice little one bedroom/one bath filled set for two people. Two closets, two desks, two dressers, two bookcases. I doubt that I will get rid of the uncomfortable amount of furniture (especially since if we split then we don't have to rebuy things), but when I upload pictures I think you will see how it doesn't look too awful.
Day One
Since moving out of my mother's I have moved 7 times. Let me contextualize that: 7 times in 4 years. I know some have had it worse, but I am a bit sick of it. Sometimes moving made me toss things out; sometimes I gained way more than necessary. In a bigger apartment I acquired more things, in a smaller apartment... sometimes I just wouldn't get rid of "more things"...
Now 22 - soon to be 23 - and leaving college, I anticipate that I will be moving yet again and (hopefully) making a paycheck. With this in mind, I think it is imperative that I begin my journey to learn how to cope with minimalism for a variety of reasons.
I want less stuff.
I want to save money.
I want to conserve my money.
I want to not have to clean all the time.
I want to stop accidentally buying doubles.
I do not want to have to pack up everything again to move.
I'm sure more desires will come from learning how to desire less. In the meanwhile, I hope to become clutter free both figuratively, literally, and metaphorically.


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So what would be a good way to know about the history or background of agricultural financing or credit - I suggest reading this document by Rakesh Mohan at the RBI - "Agricultural Credit in India: Status, Issues and Future Agenda" Though not exactly a recent publication, it is interesting to note that the concept or origins of agricultural credit in India date back to colonial times and in fact proposals regarding a formal credit system in the rural scene of India were being submitted by Sir Malcolm Darling even before the RBI was founded.
The apparent difficulties of the co-operative movement in India included the high risks that came along with agriculture, high interest rates that were the norm, over-dependence on monsoons. Exploitation and misery with respect to Indian farmers was pretty much commonplace. How the scene of agricultural credit changed from reliance on money-lenders to dependence on co-operatives is well depicted in the above link.
During the months of Feb-Mar, we shall attempt to cover the vast arenas within this great topic of Agricultural Financing. From blogs on research papers and ongoing studies to video clips and documentaries on various subjects under this theme, we are looking forward to hearing more from all our readers as well as our Research Associates on the field. Please do keep an eye on this space ...


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Cruelty Free DIY Acne and Acne Scar Essential Oil Recipes
Why would you want DIY recipes for acne and acne scars? Isn't store-bought better? I used to think that way. As someone who has battled acne for most of my life, I can tell you that sometimes simple really is better. A lot of those acne creams you see online and in stores are full of ingredients that will actually clog your pores even more. They have very convincing packaging, testimonials, and they promise to get rid of your pimples in a flash, but a lot of them are still putting pore-clogging and irritating ingredients in their formulas. That's not to say there aren't amazing acne products out there, but why not give simple ingredients a try, and see how your skin reacts?
I have been experimenting with essential oils, aloe vera, witch hazel and hemp oil for acne. I am using primarily Aura Cacia products from iHerb.com. I talk about iHerb all the time because they are really one of my all-time favorite retailers. They have a huge selection (over 30,000 products), their prices rival the big online retailers (I won't name names, but you know who I'm talking about), they ship to a bajillion and one countries (okay 150 – but that's close to a bajillion and one right?), their customer service is LEGIT top notch, and they have a cool rewards system (so when you guys use my rewards links, I get store credit to buy more products to review on My Beauty Bunny!).
So, I did some shopping at iHerb, and I have been using these Aura Cacia essential oils for acne. I'm not a crafty type of girl, but I'm finding that it's actually fun to concoct these little blends myself. It's so easy – seriously, if I can do it – anyone can do it! I did some online research, and some experimentation to create a few recipes that I think you will love.
Hemp Oil for Acne and Acne Scars?
I have been very scared of oils for some time now, but my combination skin NEEDS oil and it tends to get very dry if I test out any serious acne medications (benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid, retinol, glycolic acid, etc.). I did some research and looked at the comedogenic score (how likely it is to clog pores) for each oil. I found this guide to be very helpful.
The thing is, each oil has a comedogenic rating, BUT you still have to test it on your own skin. Coconut oil is supposed to be the WORST for cystic acne (even though it has antibacterial properties), but some people tolerate it just fine. So you really have to just try things and see how your skin reacts. Give it at least a few weeks though – if you try something and break out the next day, there's a good chance that zit was already waiting to come out and has nothing to do with your new skincare regimen!
I decided to go with Aura Cacia hemp seed oil because it has a comedogenic rating of ZERO, and it's supposed to be very healing, and can actually balance oil production. It's high in linoleic acid and lower in linolenic acid, which is supposed to be a good combo for acne and combination/oily skin.
Best Essential Oils for Acne and Acne Scars
In addition to the hemp oil, I have been using Aura Cacia essential oils that help with several things: inflammation, oil production, bacteria, and scarring. I created a pretty fancy cocktail with all of these amazing essential oils, but you can also choose a few, or even just one at a time. Let me tell you about each one, so you can pick the ones that are right for you.
Tea Tree Oil for Acne – This is the one EVERYONE and their mother already knows about, so I don't think I need to say a whole lot. It is a tried and true essential oil that is antimicrobial, antifungal and antiseptic. It can be harsh so I don't advise applying it directly to your skin if you're sensitive. Make sure to use a carrier oil or dilute in some way.
Frankincense Oil for Acne Scars – This essential oil is known for healing skin, and particularly acne scars and dark spots. It has astringent qualities as well which can help shrink pores. Use a carrier oil and don't apply directly to your skin or you could over-dry it out. Note: if you have REALLY deep pock marks or ice pick scars, please know that essential oils won't help. You'll need to see a dermatologist about lasers or other treatments.
Lavender Oil for Acne and Acne Scars – Lavender oil not only makes your DIY acne recipes smell amazing, it actually can help heal and calm your skin, and it has antibacterial properties!
Patchouli Oil for Acne – This earthy scent may not be for everyone, but I personally love it! Even if you don't love it, remember we're only using a small amount, and we're not creating perfume here – we're creating acne-busting skincare products! Patchouli is known to have cell-rejuvenating properties, as well as oil-balancing, inflammation-reducing and anti-fungal actions.
Clary Sage Oil for Acne – Clary Sage is known for relieving inflammation, helping your skin to heal, balancing oil production and preventing the spread of bacteria.
Geranium Oil for Acne and Acne Scars – Like tea tree oil, geranium oil is antibacterial, anti-fungal and antiseptic. It can also balance sebum production, heal scars and lighten spots.
Now let's get to the recipes! If you find that the scent is too strong with any of these, you can reduce the number of essential oil drops. I didn't have any issue with these blends, and my skin is quite sensitive. BUT, if you have any irritation, stop using them. Try one essential oil (a couple of drops diluted in hemp oil, aloe vera or witch hazel) at a time until you discover which ones are irritating your skin.
DIY Skincare Recipe 1: Hemp Oil Blend for Acne and Acne Scars
- 2 tablespoons Aura Cacia Hemp Seed Oil
- 20 drops Aura Cacia Lavender oil
- 10 drops Aura Cacia Tea Tree oil
- 5 drops Aura Cacia Organic Frankincense Oil
- 5 drops Aura Cacia Patchouli oil
- 5 drops Aura Cacia Clary Sage oil
- 5 drops Aura Cacia Geranium oil
Mix all ingredients in a dark or amber-colored 1 oz dropper bottle (you may need a funnel for the hemp oil). To apply, add a 3-4 drops to your fingertips and dab onto the face in a patting and rolling motion. Shake well before each use. Keep in a cool, dark place, or even better, keep in the fridge so it will last even longer.
DIY Skincare Recipe 2: Witch Hazel and Essential Oil Toner for Oily Skin and Acne
- 1/4 cup Witch Hazel
- 10 drops Aura Cacia Lavender oil
- 4 drops Aura Cacia Tea Tree oil
- 4 drops Aura Cacia Organic Frankincense Oil
Mix all ingredients in a dark or amber-colored 2 oz spray bottle (you may need a funnel for the witch hazel). To keep the mixture bacteria-free, remember not to add water. To apply, spritz directly onto your face or onto a cotton ball. Use morning and night or as needed throughout the day. Shake well before each use. Keep in a cool, dark place, or even better, keep in the fridge so it will last even longer.
DIY Skincare Recipe 3: Aloe Vera and Essential Oil Face Mist for All Skin Types
- 1/4 cup liquid aloe vera
- 2 drops Aura Cacia Tea Tree oil
- 3 drops Aura Cacia Lavender oil
- 3 drops Aura Cacia Geranium oil
Aloe vera is a wonderful, skin-healing ingredient, and a liquid version without any junky additives makes it a perfect essential oil carrier for all skin types. Blend these together (use a funnel for the aloe vera) into a 2 oz dark or amber colored spray bottle, and shake well before spritzing directly onto your face (or onto fingertips and then apply to your face).
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Genevieve Gagnon
2115 Summit Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55105
B.S. and M.S. in materials engineering from the Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal in Quebec, Canada.
Ph.D. from the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland.
Originally from Montreal, Quebec in Canada, Dr. Gagnon joined the University of St. Thomas in 2010. She teaches or has taught the undergraduate Energy and the Environment lecture and labs (ENGR123), the engineering materials labs (ENGR361), the mechanics of materials lecture and labs (ENGR221), the statics labs (ENGR220) as well as the materials engineering graduate course (ETLS771).
The main subject of her research was the thermal fatigue of ceramic-reinforced aluminum composites. She focused on the analysis and characterization of materials, particularly the fracture mechanism, using mechanical testing. Furthermore, she specialized in surface analysis through fine microscopy such as both scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Her main achievement in science was to develop an in-situ thermal cycling device that allowed thermal cycling of materials under observation in a transmission microscope in order to film the deformation and fracture mechanics as they occurred.
As a Swiss federal employee, she also worked with industries such as Alusuisse to cast new composite materials. Dr. Gagnon has presented at numerous international conferences and published a dozen research papers. She also tutored at the University of Kyoto in Japan for a year.
Her mission now at St. Thomas is to develop "excellence in engineering education" which includes building more bridges between academia and the industry both nationally and internationally and developing new teaching methods.
Dr. Gagnon has been developing her current class to improve the use of technologies such as Blackboard, online homework, full lecture video capture and remote capture of problem solving sections. Furthermore, these technologies allow the students to access course information anytime (24/7). She believes the use of new teaching methods and technology will allow the University of St. Thomas to reach excellence in engineering education.
Dr. Gagnon is also passionate about bringing more diversity to St. Thomas and finding new ways to help the developing countries with their struggles with access to energy and technology.
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