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SAN FRANCISCO / Proposal would require warnings about mercury dangers in fish / Restaurants, markets would be forced to post trilingual signs
San Francisco, a city renowned for its seafood, could soon require trilingual signs in restaurants and markets to warn consumers about the dangers of mercury in fish.
A Board of Supervisors committee approved a proposed ordinance Monday that would require the signs be posted as part of Proposition 65, a state law approved by voters in 1986 that obliges businesses selling products that contain unsafe levels of chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects and other health problems to notify their customers.
The proposal would require that signs be posted in English, Spanish and Chinese. Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, sponsor of the proposed ordinance, said he wanted to protect people such as pregnant women and young children who are at higher risk from mercury-related illnesses.
Mercury can impair neurological development in fetuses and children, and can cause tremors, memory loss and other problems in adults.
"We need to inform these same communities of the health risks of mercury in fish," Mirkarimi said at a hearing of the board's City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. "I love tuna fish. In fact, I'm a big fan of tuna melts. My grandmother used to make the best tuna melts, so I certainly hate to give up tuna. But I do think it is our duty to inform our citizenry of the risks that they may be confronting."
Environmentalists praised Mirkarimi's legislation, saying it would make San Francisco the first city in the United States to require warning signs about mercury-laden fish in three languages.
"San Francisco's ordinance is a groundbreaking initiative that should be replicated across California and nationwide," said Eli Saddler, a public health specialist and attorney for GotMercury.org and the Turtle Island Restoration Network, a marine conservation group in Marin County. "More consumers will protect their families from the dangers of eating fish contaminated with mercury by educating people in three languages and by strengthening enforcement of Prop. 65, which requires warning signs."
Dr. Rajiv Bhatia, director of San Francisco's Department of Environmental Health, said, "We think this is a commonsense requirement. It should be enforced. The mercury is everywhere, and the fish accumulate it."
But Dan Scherotter, the owner-chef of the Palio D'Asti restaurant, said many restaurants in San Francisco already post warning signs about mercury and other health issues. Posting more signs in several languages might prompt diners and employees to ignore or discount the warnings.
"Don't add additional sign after sign," he told the supervisors. "They just become invisible. There are so many of them. It's not as if restaurants have unlimited wall space."
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It's easy to forget that the juggernaut now known as Facebook started just 13 years ago in a Harvard dorm room, where an undergraduate named Mark Zuckerberg set up a system that digitally connected Harvard students to each other. Today, its influence spans the globe through its nearly 2 billion monthly users.
Given the outsized influence that Facebook plays in society today, it would be easy for an insider to write a hagiography of the company. To author Mike Hoefflinger's credit, his book, Becoming Facebook: The 10 Challenges That Defined the Company That's Disrupting the World, is neither hagiography nor tell-all. It is a well-written, well-organized how-to book that pulls valuable lessons from the company's short but consequential history.
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A low bun is an easy hairstyle that matches almost everyone. You can have it both with long and even shoulder length hair. However the longer the hair is, the more volume your bun will have. There are not any special techniques known to pros only that will demand great efforts and much time for us, amateurs. Each of us can easily make a low bun without difficulties. This elegant hairstyle really goes well for every occasion, depending on how you prefer to make it look: messy, tight formal, side low bun and so on. You can even gather your hair in a low bun at home to feel light and comfortable.
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Twitter made its first foray into sports broadcasting on Wednesday by live-streaming the Wimbledon tennis tournament.
Twitter created a special page for users to watch the tennis action on its service.
The video shows up in an large box on the left side of users' screens, while a stream of tweets related to the Wimbledon hashtag appears on the right. There's also a link to watch the event on ESPN's website.
So far, it doesn't look like you can filter the stream to view only your friends' tweets and it's not very intuitive to access. You can see the stream here, but it's still not clear how to find or access the page from your main Twitter feed.
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High Blood Pressure Linked to Slower Walking Speeds in Seniors
Researchers have found a link between high blood pressure and a greater drop in average walking speeds in older adults, according to results from a new National Institutes of Health-funded study. The drop seems to occur even in study participants whose high blood pressure is successfully treated. Drastic changes in walking speed can impact a senior's ability to remain independent and indicate possible health problems.
The study examined the role of brain, heart, and kidney function in changes in seniors' walking speeds over 14 years. Participating seniors, with an average age of 76 at the start of the study, who had high blood pressure, saw their average walking speeds decline 0.2 miles per hour more than seniors who did not have high blood pressure. The study appears in the March 2011 edition of the Journal of the American Geriatric Society.
"The findings from this study suggest an additional reason to stress prevention of high blood pressure," said Susan B. Shurin, M.D., acting director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the NIH. "Even with medications to treat high blood pressure in older adults, it appears that the condition might be linked to a serious decline in average walking speed. As the mobility of seniors declines, there is an increased risk for falls."
About one-third of adults in the United States have high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, which can lead to coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke, and kidney failure.
The University of Pittsburgh's Caterina Rosano, M.D., led the research as part of the Cardiovascular Health Study, which the NHLBI began funding in 1989 to help understand risk factors for cardiovascular disease in older adults.
Of the 643 participants in Rosano's study, 350 did not have high blood pressure, while 293 had undiagnosed hypertension or were taking medication for the condition. The study's hypertension participants were split into three groups:
- Those who were undiagnosed before the study began
- Those who were diagnosed and were able to control the condition
- Those who were diagnosed and were unable to control the condition
The researchers measured how long it took participants to walk a 15-foot course, starting from a standing position. At the start of the study, the average walking speed was 2.2 mph. While everyone who participated in the follow-up period walked slower, speeds decreased more steeply among all hypertension groups by about 10 percent.
"An acceptable walking speed is important for seniors to maintain their independence," Rosano explained. "For seniors, a declining walking speed can be an indicator of other health problems and can help predict who will develop dementia or disabilities."
Rosano said further study is needed to better understand the physical link between high blood pressure and the steep decline in walking speeds. Researchers thought that brain, kidney, or heart problems might account for the slowing, but magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans of study participants showed no visible problems with blood vessels in the brain, and kidney and heart function also appeared normal.
Future studies could use more advanced brain imaging equipment, which may reveal damage too small for MRI scans to detect, according to the study authors.
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Lead, St Mary's Church
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HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTS: Associations with the Battle of Towton and Richard III
Near this peaceful spot, on March 29, 1461, the Yorkist army of Edward IV met Lancastrian forces led by the Duke of Somerset in the Battle of Towton, the bloodiest battle ever fought on British soil. Towton has been called the last battle of the Wars of the Roses, though the conflict would linger on for decades in one form or another.
To get to St Mary's you have to cross Cock Beck, a meandering little stream today, but in 1461 it was said that the beck ran red with blood from the battle, where fully 10,000 men died.
St Mary's was rescued from dereliction in 1931 through the actions of a local group of ramblers; as a result, it is often called The Rambler's Church.
On the floor are very large 13th-century gravestones commemorating members of the Tyas family, who probably founded the church. The Tyas grave slabs are beautifully carved with heraldic signs and inscriptions. There are further tombs to Scargill family members near the altar.
Other interior furnishings are more recent, including Georgian pews, pulpit, and painted texts on the walls.
The south doorway is probably 12th century, suggesting a much earlier foundation for the chapel. The simple single cell building is constructed of limestone rubble beneath a stone slate roof. During repair work, a hogback stone was found in the church foundations. Such stones are often associated with Danish settlers to the north of England and southern Scotland.
Because of its associations with Edward IV and his brother, the future Richard III, Lead Chapel received the very first Ricardian Churches Restoration Fund grant issued by the Richard III Society. The society holds an annual service here, but the church is not in regular use and is cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust.
About Lead, St Mary's Church
Address: Lead, Yorkshire, England, LS24 9QN
Attraction Type: Historic Church
Location: 5 miles south of Tadcaster off the B1217. Church is located in a field opposite the Crooked Billet pub near Saxton.
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Every Tuesday and Thursday morning I do two sets of 10 chin-ups on a chin-up bar like this one that's hanging in our guest bedroom doorway and this 7 minute ab routine. As workout routines go, it's extremely quick and easy. 10 minutes total. No driving to a gym. I can do it all in my pajamas. Zero thinking required.
But still, there are days - like today - when I'm simply not motivated to do even this easiest of workouts. I just wake up to find my motivation tank on empty and my willpower still snoozing.
This is exactly the struggle we so often face when we try to stick with healthy choices long term - even something as easy as healthy smoothies.
We know what to do and how to do it.
We have everything we need to do it.
We simply don't want to…
…even though in the grand scheme of things, we DESPERATELY want to eat healthy, stay active, and feel the satisfaction of having kept the commitment we made to ourselves. But in that sleepy morning moment, all of that big picture stuff is nowhere to be found.
It's just me vs. the monster named Low Motivation.
So how do I beat the monster when I'm still in my pajamas? I start by admitting defeat. It goes something like this:
LoMo (growling): There's no way you're doing 10 chin-ups this morning, for I have stolen your motivation! Ha ha ha ha…
Me: ...sigh….you're right. I feel totally lazy today and the thought of doing 10 chin-ups is completely unappealing.
LoMo: Wha??
Me: Maybe I'll just go hang on the bar and stretch for a few seconds. That always feels good. And maybe, if I feel like it, I'll do one chin-up.
LoMo: One chin-up?! What's the point of that? That's just silly. Fine, I'll let you hang and maybe do one chin-up, but no more than that!
Me: OK. Thanks, LoMo :)
And so I grab the bar and I hang. Then I do the one chin-up I've been granted. And then, almost always, I keep doing chin-ups, usually all 10.
The thing that LoMo never seems to remember is that its power over me weakens dramatically as soon as I start my thing. The simple action of reaching up to grab the chin-up bar, lying down to do my first crunch, or starting to pour water into my Vitamix container to make a smoothie automatically throws up a defense shield against the monster and kick starts my motivation.
Today I admitted my defeat to LoMo, then went on to do two sets of chin-ups, one set of 10 and one set of 5, as well as my full ab routine. Some might point out that I did 5 fewer chin-ups than I'd planned, and so the day wasn't a complete success.
I'd say I did 15 more than I would've done if I'd tried to go toe to toe with LoMo, and so I choose to celebrate my victory in full.
If you've read many of my articles or emails, you've probably heard me talk about the value of having a small version of your thing that you can do even when your motivation dips, and of course, that's what I'm talking about here as well. Hanging on my chin-up bar is my small version of my exercise routine. The 1-Ingredient Super Smoothie is my small version of a healthy smoothie.
Do what feels right and makes sense for you, but one way or another have a plan ready for those days when LoMo comes at you. It's scary and powerful, but you can beat it if you're ready.
Have an awesome day!
- Shaun
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Why small > BIG
New Year's resolution season is here again. My friend V is one of the resolvers, and I'm worried that she may find herself among the many whose annual attempts at behavior change are short lived.
She's trying to pull off a massive change and she's going at it without much of a plan. She wants to stop eating sugary sweets (candy, pastries, soda, that kind of thing). V loves sweets - she's one of the only grown-ups I know that will actually buy and eat a full sized candy bar - so this is big for her.
She's going cold turkey, with only a small jar of sugar free candies at her desk to help her. It's just her, her willpower, and her little jar of candies against this powerful monster of a sugar habit. So scary…
When you're trying to pull off long term change - like eating healthier - doing it in small steps that you can gradually work into your lifestyle gives you a much better chance of success than trying to go big all at once.
We've seen that approach work in our family. For years, Suzan and I had desperately wanted to eat healthier, both for ourselves and our girls. But talking about it, "just trying harder", and continuing to feel bad about it weren't working.
Then we tried a small, specific change - one healthy smoothie a day - and we were able to make that stick. From there we saw our preferences shift, seemingly on their own, to more fresh fruits and veggies, and less fried and processed foods.
It's the same approach that BJ Fogg's Tiny Habits behavior change program is based on, and he's kind of a big deal in the behavior change space.
It's also the idea behind these quotes from some other fairly smart fellows:
When you're trying to eat healthier, keep your changes small, manageable, even comfortable. Have a plan for when your motivation and willpower fall (because they will). And commit to consistency, not intensity. Keep at it, even if it's only a really small version of your thing on low/no motivation days.
For smoothies, don't hesitate to make it a 1-Ingredient Super Smoothie when you need to. It'll feel silly, but it will keep your smoothies in your day and in your life on even a really tough day. Then you can bounce back the next day even stronger.
Have an awesome day.
- Shaun
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I'm a member of a couple of different smoothie enthusiast Facebook groups where people mostly share recipes. Early in the first year of our family's smoothie habit, I was posting my daily smoothies in those groups EVERY SINGLE DAY. After a while a couple of things happened...
For one, my wife Suzan started to wonder aloud whether it really made sense to keep sharing since I have a very similar smoothie almost every day.
I also started to feel a little self-conscious about my smoothies. Like they weren't cool or interesting enough compared to the recipes other group members were sharing that had more exotic ingredients.
Looking back, it's interesting to see how there were subtle, sneaky forces at work pushing me toward having new, different, "fancy" smoothies vs. my old, familiar, simple ones.
For someone trying to have smoothies every day to be healthier (like I was), that would've been exactly the wrong thing to do. I talk about why in this article: One Smoothie Time Saver to Rule Them All.
I still have that same smoothie, or a variation of it, nearly every day. Here's the recipe in the order that I put things in the Vitamix. It makes 48oz or so. Enjoy :)
2 cups water
1 scoop protein powder
1 banana
1 orange
1 lemon
2 big handfuls leafy greens (varies)
1 cup of frozen fruit (varies)
Keeping your smoothies simple will make it easier to stick with them. By all means, try something new and fancy when you've got the time and inspiration, but otherwise I'd encourage you to go with what you know and feel good about it.
Have an awesome day.
- Shaun
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We spent 10 days with my wife's family over the holidays last year. Great for seeing the kids play with their cousins. Bad for our smoothie habit. We still managed a smoothie every day, but it was a lot harder than when we're at home.
Different blender (Blendtec vs. our Vitamix), worrying about bothering everyone with the blender noise, not having much of a schedule, etc., etc.
Most days we had smoothies that were pretty similar to ones we'd make at home. But one day I ended up pulling the rip cord on our emergency smoothie parachute and having a 1-Ingredient Super Smoothie.
Everyone, including my kids, looked at me like I had 3 heads. That's fine though. Despite being counter intuitive, I think the 1-Ingredient Super Smoothie makes perfect sense and I get that most people don't get it at first.
The one ingredient? Water.
We poured some water into my brother in law's Blendtec, hit blend for a couple of seconds, then poured it back out into our glasses and drank it.
Crazy, right? It's OK, you can be honest. I get why it seems so silly…because it IS silly. And that's a big part of why it's so useful (see below).
3 reasons why drinking a 1-Ingredient Super Smoothie is MUCH BETTER than having no smoothie at all on days when a regular smoothie is just not going to happen:
The reality of committing to have healthy smoothies for life is that there will be some days when you don't. If you're not prepared, those days can really throw your smoothie habit off track. One way to handle them is the 1-Ingredient Super Smoothie.
Have an awesome day.
- Shaun
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If you go looking online for ways to save time with your smoothies, you'll find lots of blog posts and YouTube videos about different ways to prep ahead of time, which, I agree IS a great time saver.
HOWEVER…prepping ahead is not, in my opinion, the best smoothie time saver. And it's honestly not even a close second.
My number 1? Making recipes that are familiar, simple, and easy. Specifically, making only a few different recipes that have easy-to-find ingredients and that:
The time and effort required to shop and prep a brand new smoothie recipe has got to be at least 10 times what you'd spend on a simple smoothie you've had many times before. Just the number of times you have to refer back to the recipe puts it way over the top.
It's so easy to get caught up in the smoothie porn you see online - the thousands upon thousands of smoothie recipes and pictures that you find in blog posts and social media. They all look so pretty and sound so good. And like one person I was talking with said, if you're not making lots of different smoothies and trying some of the exotic ingredients you hear about, you can start to feel like you're somehow inadequate or doing it wrong.
That's understandable, but if you feel that way then you're focused on the wrong thing. When you're trying to stick with your smoothies as a way to eat healthier, the most important thing is to be consistent with having your healthy smoothies every day, even if it's the same old couple of recipes every time.
To be clear though, I'm not at all against exploring and trying new recipes. In fact, my Guided Smoothie Tour weekly email series shares a ton of new smoothies. You just need to know how to fit them in so they don't throw your smoothie habit off track.
One point I make in my smoothie habit plan is that we only do things when our motivation to do them exceeds the effort required. Said another way, the easier something is to do, the more likely we are to do it. I think we all get that, but I also think that far too often we over emphasize staying motivated and under emphasize keeping things simple and easy.
Motivation is like a wave in the ocean. Enjoy the ride when it's there, but also plan for it to slip away and not come back for a while. Making your smoothies as easy as possible helps you stick with them while you wait for that next wave of motivation to come through.
Try new smoothie recipes when you have a little more time (e.g. on weekends, holidays, etc.) or are feeling especially motivated. But on most days when you're just trying to get a smoothie in you before you head out the door to work, stick with your tried and true favorites. And consider prepping your smoothies ahead of time too… :)
Have an awesome day.
- Shaun
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Whether you are working in the kitchen, the yard, or the workshop, using the right tool for the job makes all the difference. Have you ever tried to "wing it" on some task rather than stop and get the right tool only to find yourself spending way more time and effort to get a way worse result? In hindsight it seems obvious, "Get a hammer, Einstein. Don't try to drive that nail with the back end of a screwdriver," but somehow it's easy to lose track of the obvious right answer along the way.
The same is true when the "task" you're working on is a healthy lifestyle change, like starting to exercise regularly or to significantly improve your diet. Making a big change and sticking with it is really hard. If you try to wing it, there's a good chance you'll struggle and fail. Ever start a diet or exercise program only to quit after the initial momentum faded? It's tough, isn't it?
Use the right tool to significantly increase your odds of having your big change endure over the long term. The right tool for this job? Habit. Once something becomes a habit, you'll do it nearly automatically, with very little thought or effort.
Our brains are lazy, always looking for the easiest ways to do things in order to conserve energy. Habit is the brain's own tool for making things easier to do. Once your brain creates a habitual routine around something, the routine moves from the part of the brain where conscious, intentional thought happens to a much older part where it can be retrieved easily and automatically. Scientific experiments measuring brain activity show that the brain works significantly less hard to perform a task once it has become a habit.
Your brain will turn anything it can into a habit. It happens all the time. One study estimated that over 40% of our actions are actually the result of habits rather than conscious thought. Think of things you do every day: getting ready for work, making yourself coffee, driving to work and home again, booting up your computer, etc. Most of those things are probably habitual.
But you probably didn't create those habits on purpose. Your brain did it on its own. Habit will be a much more useful tool if you can choose which things to use it on. Luckily, you can create habits on purpose. There's no magic to habit formation and the principles are pretty simple, though applying them successfully can take a bit of trial and error. Like any tool, you need to learn how habit works in order to use it properly.
Here are a few of the basic concepts:
If you want to learn more about habits, including how to start or change them, then I recommend you check out two blogs and two books.
Have an awesome day.
- Shaun
BJ Fogg, PhD is a professor at Stanford University and the Director of their Persuasive Technology Lab. According to his website bjfogg.com, his specific area of professional expertise is creating systems to change human behavior, including creating habits. Dr. Fogg tells us we really only have three options for creating significant, lasting change in our lives:
Epiphanies are usually outside of our control, and for many of us, changing our environment is really hard to do. That leaves us with only one scientifically proven way to reliably change behavior: little by little over time.
Now, take a look at the CDC infographic at the top of this article. It tells us that no less than half of adults in the U.S. have at least one chronic disease and half of those have at least two.
Holy crap.
I'm 45 years old, and even though I'm still in pretty good shape, those kinds of stats scare me. If you or people you know are starting to show up in the wrong 50% and 25%, then I bet they scare you too.
If the big behavior change you're after is a healthier lifestyle, then you'll need to start with something small and easy that you can build on over time. A sort of gateway drug to healthier living. That's why my wife Suzan and I chose to start with healthy smoothies to start our family down a healthier path. Done right, eating better with easy, healthy smoothies is the easiest, significant healthy lifestyle change that I know of.
In July 2015, Suzan and I decided to start having healthy smoothies every day as a way to get ourselves and our two daughters to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. We'd always wanted to eat better, but for one reason or another had struggled to fit it in. Since then, all four of us have had a healthy smoothie on over 99% of our days. We feel great about what we eat, and our kids have developed a taste for eating healthy foods, making us feel like champion parents as well.
And now that we're "addicted" to our gateway drug, we've seen other healthy habits start to crop up as well, seemingly on their own. We eat more vegetables and less processed foods without really trying. It just seems like the normal thing to do. Deep fried foods that once would've made us say "Yum!" are now really unappealing. The coolest part is seeing our kids' reaction as they gobble up veggies and turn down opportunities to eat junk food without any prompting from my wife or I.
Along the way we've learned a few things about how to make a change like this stick. The fact that we've made our smoothies easy has been a big part of it. But Easy isn't enough on its own. It's been important for us to support our daily smoothies with a few other things that together have become our smoothie habit plan. Some of the most important parts of that plan include:
If you've been wanting to live healthier but have struggled to either get started or to stick with it, then you might consider starting a smoothie habit as a first step.
- Shaun
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Kolt's secret weapon in his fight against colon cancer: healthy smoothies every day
One Friday night in early January, 2016, my wife and I were at our friend Kolt's house. We were sitting around the dining table talking about smoothies. Specifically, we were sharing the steps we'd used to kick-start our family's daily healthy smoothie habit exactly 162 days before.
For over four months, we and our two daughters had been happily eating significantly more raw fruits and vegetables than ever before with healthy smoothies every day. And there was no end in sight. In fact, we had (and still have) every expectation that we would continue to have healthy smoothies every day for the rest of our lives.
It hadn't been hard to do, and I was confident we could help Kolt and his family do the same. More on that in a minute, but first a bit about how we ended up over at Kolt's house in the first place...
About three weeks earlier, I'd gotten a text from Kolt's wife that had floored me. She was reaching out to let me know that he'd been diagnosed with colon cancer. He was in the hospital recovering from surgery to remove a third of his colon. Hopefully he'd be out before Christmas. That was about all they knew.
I can't really describe how I felt. Kolt is an amazing guy. Stocky, with a huge smile, a strong handshake, and a big hug. He's famously generous. He and his wife have a young daughter and son. We're high school classmates and in our mid-40s, so we've known each other a long time.
I'd stopped what I was doing, sat down heavily on a step, and put my head in my hands. I swore a bit. I replied to the text saying that we loved them and asking what we could do to help. My eyes started to fill up then overflowed when I took my phone inside to show my wife. I was reminded again of just how precious each moment we have is.
I visited Kolt in the hospital a few times, staying until near midnight once. We had lots of time to talk. With the fresh perspective of his situation, he was feeling new urgency to start eating better. It was a way for him to climb into the ring and go toe to toe with his cancer. Plus, his diagnosis had propelled his kids into a high risk group, and teaching them healthy eating habits felt more important now than ever.
He knew our family had been having healthy smoothies every day for awhile and asked if we'd help them start a daily smoothie habit too.
Fast forwarding back to that night at the dining table, here are three key points we shared with Kolt and his wife to help them successfully do what usually seems impossible: actually change their daily routine in a lasting way.
There was a bit more too it, but those are the highlights. I checked in with Kolt five weeks later as I wrote this. Two things stood out:
First, they are still going strong with their smoothies every day. Their kids are even really into it.
Second, as part of preparing for his chemotherapy, Kolt had met with a dietitian. She'd told him to start eating lots of raw fruits and vegetables to strengthen his body to handle the chemo. He was happy to tell her he already had that covered.
Kolt's story is a kick-in-the-pants reminder that this life we are living is no dry run. This is the real deal and we only get one crack at it. The choices we make every day have real impact on the quality - and quantity - of the time we get.
And despite how hard it can seem, giving yourself a shot at a longer, healthier life with a healthy smoothie every day is completely doable. Even easy. If you use the power of habit to help you with it.
Have an awesome day.
P.S. For a similar take on starting a lasting exercise habit, and hopefully for a couple of laughs, have a look at Fat Dads: Why Becoming One Isn't Your Fault, Staying One Is, and How to Leave Fat-Dad-Dom Behind Forever. I wrote Fat Dads for guys, but the principles work for everyone.
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I called my Mom the other day. As we spoke I heard this "crunch, crunch, crunch" sound in the background.
Turns out she was out walking for exercise on a gravel path that goes around a park in her neighborhood. Not normal for my Mom. Except she's been doing it just about every day for the last 3 weeks. I guess her normal has shifted a bit.
When I asked her about it she said that seeing the new habits I'd started in my life and hearing me talk about it had inspired her. She's in her 60's and knows she needs to be more active. But until now she hadn't figured out how to fit it in regularly.
Outside of a few casual conversations, we hadn't talked much about how active she was or wasn't. I hadn't coached her on it at all.
Apparently good habits are contagious.
Then I looked around I saw that my kids had caught the bug too.
I exercise a little bit every day. Lately my 6 year old has been asking if we can walk to school instead of drive so she can get exercise on the way. And last night my 8 year old stopped in the middle of her math homework to do a quick set of jumping jack burpees.
So cool.
And it turns out I'm not the only one who's noticed that good habits can be spread and caught like a virus.
So, the evidence tells us that what we do, whether good or bad, is likely to effect what the people around us do.
What, then, could starting that good habit you've been putting off do for the people closest to you? Who are those people in your life? Your spouse? Your kids? Other family? Friends?
How much happier or healthier would you all be after say, 20 years of doing your thing consistently? How would you feel about the way you'd positively affected their lives?
Sometimes it's easier to find motivation to do things for other people than for ourselves. Regardless of where the motivation comes from, starting and sticking with something new can be tough. But like most things, once you understand how it works, creating new habits becomes less magic and more just a series of steps.
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Name: Annie N.
Age: 23
Lives: London, U.K.
Family: Single
Work: Middle school teacher
Hobbies: Watching T.V and movies, writing, going to Mumford & Sons concerts
There's a secret that real writers know that wannabe writers don't, and the secret is this: It's not the writing part that's hard. What's hard is sitting down to write.
In this post you'll see how Annie goes from zero to habit to realize a dream she's had since she was a little girl.
She did it, and so can you. Here's her story...
Annie may well be, pound for pound, the most fearless person I know. Though you might not guess it if you met her. She's maybe 5 feet tall in heels. I'd bet you a dollar she doesn't weigh 90 lbs soaking wet. And she hasn't got a huge personality to compensate. Instead, she's sweet, friendly, and a little scatterbrained.
The thing about Annie that inspires me the most is that where some (like me) might sit, think and plan forever, Annie does. Annie moves to France for a semester abroad in the middle of her university career. Annie takes a job teaching in the U.K., leaving friends, family and all things familiar behind in Canada. And when Annie imagines her own story lines for the characters in her favorite T.V. shows and movies, she actually writes those stories and publishes them on Tumblr for all the world to read.
By sharing her art, Annie has built a readership of over 1,000 complete strangers, and in the process has made friends around the world.
But Annie the Fearless is just getting started. She's going to write a novel. And she's already got the beginnings of the plot and a few of the characters in mind.
But as Steven Pressfield tells us in the quote above, the hard part about writing professionally is that you actually have to sit down and do it. That's what Annie's been struggling with.
Annie wants to start a habit of writing at least 300 words in her novel every day.
Simply put, Annie is a writer. Writing stories is the creative self-expression that makes her feel alive and fulfilled. The stories she writes are her contribution to the world, and in the end will be the legacy she leaves behind.
She's just 23, so all that can sound a little melodramatic, but it's true. And if you consider how many people arrive at the end of their lives and look back with regret at not having pursued their life's purpose...well, a 23 year old recognizing hers and getting after it seems nothing but wise.
In our coaching session I asked Annie to describe in detail what her life would look like after she'd written every day for the next 10 years. What difference would it have made in her life that would have made doing it worthwhile?
The image that dominated her answer was a bookshelf in her future home office. On that bookshelf were copies of the novels (plural!) that she'd written and gotten published.
Next, I asked her how she felt, standing there in her vision, holding a cup of tea, seeing her own name smiling back at her from each spine. The words she said next were the big, important words we all spend all our lives chasing: Happy. Proud. Fulfilled. Satisfied. Successful. Validated.
You might wonder, if all that's standing between Annie and her dream is sitting down and writing every day, why she doesn't just do it?*
It's a great question. In fact, I think it's THE question. Why doesn't she just do it? She has everything she needs to do it. She just doesn't. But the truth is, just about every one of us could ask ourselves the same question about some important thing that we just don't do.
Usually, when I dig deep into this question with someone the answers we find are...well...they usually just aren't very good. Typically, once they are spoken in public, they feel illogical, even silly, to the person saying them.
The reasons Annie gave for not writing consistently were that way too, and she knew it as soon as the words came out of her mouth.
(*To be fair, there are probably lots of things standing between Annie now and Annie the published author, but writing every day is very likely the single most important thing she can do to move herself in the right direction.)
A habit is made up of three components that together are called a habit loop. In addition to the behavior you actually perform are the cue (also called the trigger) and the reward. The cue reminds or prompts you to perform your behavior. The reward is the good feeling or thing you get from performing your behavior.
A habit results from consistently repeating a habit loop over time until you start to crave it. How long the craving takes to show up varies widely from person to person and behavior to behavior.
My general approach to new habit creation is pretty simple. I help people be consistent with their target behaviors until their cravings kick in. I give clients tools to keep their behaviors in their attention, ideas to make their behaviors easier to do, and tactics to stay motivated.
That's pretty much it.
In my experience, creating a new habit is at the same time both a simple and a complex undertaking. The guiding principles and tactics are surprisingly simple. However, their application in each unique and uniquely complex person's mind and life can be tricky.
Given the complexity involved, the first thing we try isn't always the thing that ends up working. My first bit of guidance to Annie was to think of herself as a scientist experimenting to find a combination of cues, behaviors and rewards that work for her. Anything we tried that didn't work would not be a failure, but rather a necessary part of the process.
Define What and Why
I had Annie write down specific, detailed descriptions of the action she was going to make a habit of and why it was important to her.
Her "What" (writing at least 300 words every day in her novel) could only be useful if it also included specific answers to what time of day she would write (in the evening after dinner), how she would write (on her laptop), and what she would use as a backup plan in case she lost access to her laptop or the internet (a notepad and pen).
Answers those questions bridge the gap between deciding to do something and actually doing it. If she didn't answer them up front, she'd have to answer them each time her cue happened. That would divert precious energy and attention away from actually writing.
Being a storyteller, it was no surprise that Annie came up with a rich and detailed description of how she would benefit from writing every day. She described herself in vivid detail as the successful novelist she would become. I call this a Why Story. Writing, then reading, feeling, and believing her Why Story will become a key source of inspiration, motivation, and energy for her. It will power her through the inevitable ups and downs that professional writers face.
Go Small to go Long
As I've mentioned, the game for Annie is all about writing consistently until she actually starts to crave it and her habit forms.
However, given that she is, in fact, a human, we can safely say that Annie will have days when her motivation or ability to write 300 words will be smaller than normal. Smaller even, than what's required.
There's the rub. How to write consistently even on days when she isn't sufficiently willing or able to write 300 words?
The answer? Have a version of her daily writing behavior that is sized to match. In Annie's case, the small version of "writing 300 words a day" that we came up with was for her to simply open the document she's writing her novel in. That's it. No actual writing. Not even any reading. Just open the doc, look at it, and close it down.
This can seem silly. Counterintuitive even. You wouldn't be alone in wondering what the point of just opening her document could possibly be. It only makes sense when you buy in to the idea that Annie is playing a long game. The only thing that matters at this point is creating the habit. How much actual writing she happens to do on any given day is inconsequential.
Consistency over intensity. Routine over results.
By opening her document on a day when she's in the dumps emotionally or slammed with papers she has to mark by the next morning, Annie will have kept "writing her novel" in her attention and in her life on a really terrible day. A day that she otherwise likely would have not given any attention at all to her dream.
And chances are, once she gets her document open, she'll probably write a little bit. Starting is often the hardest part. Just getting the document open on her computer and looking at it will create a little bit of momentum in the right direction. I've seen that trick work over and over again with clients and in my own life.
You might think that her small version would be better if it involved at least a little bit of writing. To be honest, you might be right. I've thought that myself. But we had to pick something to start with and decided to go with just opening her doc for now. The good news is we are just experimenting. If the first thing we try doesn't work, we'll tweak and try something else.
Build Habit Loop v1.0
At this point we had Annie's behavior pretty well nailed, both the full and small versions. But of course, nothing will happen until she remembers to do it. And doing it has to give her some kind of reward in order for her brain to ever start craving it. Enter cue and reward.
Her evening routine presented what looked like a perfect spot to insert her writing time. Typical for her is to eat dinner, clean up, then either watch TV or jump online. We placed writing her novel right between cleaning up after dinner and enjoying TV/internet. So her cue is cleaning up after dinner and her reward is watching TV or getting online.
Again, if this doesn't seem to work, we'll try something else.
Belt, Suspenders, and Backup Parachute
The last thing we did was to build in as many back up cues, rewards and motivators as made sense for Annie. These are like her her backup parachute or a belt to her suspenders.
I coach clients to pick back ups that either involve other people, visual cues like a calendar on the wall, or tech tools like apps on a phone that both remind and track progress.
Annie chose three different things that I'm optimistic will support her fledgling habit well. She asked her roommate to ask about her writing at least once a day. She also joined an online writing community that she's familiar with. And she's using the Productive app, which I use and love, and which I unpack in great detail in this post.
The biggest risks I see to Annie's new writing habit are the same two I see with most people.
The biggest risk is that she won't truly to commit to doing her small version when she doesn't have the time, energy or motivation to do her full 300 words. It's so easy to dismiss the small version as silly and useless, when really, it's key to the whole thing.
The other risk I'd call out is disruption to Annie's routine. I see this in my own life all the time. When I wake up late on a weekend or holiday I usually flow directly into breakfast with my wife and kids. At that point, I'm already behind with all the things I typically do before breakfast (e.g. exercise, stretch, meditate, etc.) and have to make an extra effort to catch up.
On those days it's usually Productive that saves me, letting me know every time I look at my phone that I've got something still to do.
I'll be checking in with Annie in a couple of weeks. I'm interested to ask her about a few different things. How consistent has she been? Has she had any challenging days and if so, has she done at least her small version? Has her cue been working well? Has she felt any hints of a craving kicking in yet?
It'll be interesting to see how it's going for her. I'll post an update once I find out.
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What does crown mean?
Definitions for crown
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word crown.
Princeton's WordNet
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
"the colonies revolted against the Crown"
the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel
a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory
crown, diadem(noun)
an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty
the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head
an English coin worth 5 shillings
crown, treetop(noun)
the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant
peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit(noun)
the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
"the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit"
pennant, crown(noun)
the award given to the champion
pate, poll, crown(noun)
the top of the head
crown, crownwork, jacket, jacket crown, cap(noun)
(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
"tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown"
crown, crest(verb)
the center of a cambered road
crown, coronate(verb)
invest with regal power; enthrone
"The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey"
crown, top(verb)
be the culminating event
"The speech crowned the meeting"
form the topmost part of
"A weather vane crowns the building"
put an enamel cover on
"crown my teeth"
The part of a plant where the root and stem meet.
A reward of victory or a mark of honor.
A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.
The part of a tooth above the gums.
A prosthetic covering for a tooth.
A representation of such a headdress, as in heraldry; it may even be that only the image exists, no physical crown, as in the case of the kingdom of Belgium; by analogy such crowns can be awarded to moral persons that don't even have a head, as the mural crown for cities in heraldry
A knot formed in the end of a rope by tucking in the strands to prevent them from unravelling
A wreath or band for the head.
The part of an anchor where the arms and the shank meet
Treasure trove automatically becomes property of the Crown.
Imperial or regal power, or those who wield it.
Treasure trove automatically becomes property of the Crown.
A standard size of printing paper measuring 20 inches x 15 inches.
The topmost part of the head.
A monocyclic ligand having three or more binding sites, capable of holding a guest in a central location
The highest part a hill.
The top part of a hat.
During childbirth, the appearance of the baby's head from the mother's vagina
The raised centre of a road.
To place a crown on the head of.
To formally declare (someone) a king or emperor.
To declare (someone) a winner.
Of a baby, during the birthing process; for the surface of the baby's head to appear in the vaginal opening.
The mother was in the second stage of labor and the fetus had just crowned, prompting a round of encouragement from the midwives.
To cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, such as the face of a machine pulley.
To hit on the head
To shoot an opponent in the back of the head with a shotgun in a first-person shooter video game.
In checkers, to stack two checkers to indicate that the piece has become a king.
u201CCrown me!u201D I said, as I moved my checker to the back row.
The highest part of an arch.
Splendor, finish, culmination.
crown achievement
Any currency (originally) issued by the crown (regal power) and often bearing a crown (headdress)
Specifically, a former British coin worth five shillings.
Of, related to, or pertaining to a crown.
crown prince
Of, related to, pertaining to the top of a tree or trees.
a crown fire
Origin: From corona
Webster Dictionary
of Crow
p. p. of Crow
a wreath or garland, or any ornamental fillet encircling the head, especially as a reward of victory or mark of honorable distinction; hence, anything given on account of, or obtained by, faithful or successful effort; a reward
a royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors, kings, princes, etc
the person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown; the sovereign; -- with the definite article
imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty
anything which imparts beauty, splendor, honor, dignity, or finish
highest state; acme; consummation; perfection
the topmost part of anything; the summit
the topmost part of the head (see Illust. of Bird.); that part of the head from which the hair descends toward the sides and back; also, the head or brain
the part of a hat above the brim
the part of a tooth which projects above the gum; also, the top or grinding surface of a tooth
the vertex or top of an arch; -- applied generally to about one third of the curve, but in a pointed arch to the apex only
same as Corona
that part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the shank
the rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a level line
the bights formed by the several turns of a cable
the upper range of facets in a rose diamond
the dome of a furnace
the area inclosed between two concentric perimeters
a round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure
a size of writing paper. See under Paper
a coin stamped with the image of a crown; hence,a denomination of money; as, the English crown, a silver coin of the value of five shillings sterling, or a little more than $1.20; the Danish or Norwegian crown, a money of account, etc., worth nearly twenty-seven cents
an ornaments or decoration representing a crown; as, the paper is stamped with a crown
to cover, decorate, or invest with a crown; hence, to invest with royal dignity and power
to bestow something upon as a mark of honor, dignity, or recompense; to adorn; to dignify
to form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to consummate; to perfect
to cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, as the face of a machine pulley
to effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach
Origin: [OE. coronen, corunen, crunien, crounien, OF. coroner, F. couronner, fr. L. coronare, fr. corona a crown. See Crown, n.]
A crown is the traditional symbolic form of headgear worn by a monarch or by a deity, for whom the crown traditionally represents power, legitimacy, victory, triumph, honour, and glory, as well as immortality, righteousness, and resurrection. In art, the crown may be shown being offered to those on Earth by angels. Apart from the traditional form, crowns also may be in the form of a wreath and be made of flowers, oak leaves or thorns and be worn by others, representing what the coronation part aims to symbolize with the specific crown. In religious art, a crown of stars is used similarly to a halo. Crowns worn by rulers often contain jewels.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
krown, n. the diadem or state-cap of royalty: regal power: the sovereign: honour: reward, as the 'martyr's crown:' the top of anything, esp. of the head: completion: accomplishment; a coin stamped with a crown, esp. the silver 5s. piece—used also as the translation of the old French écu, worth from six francs (or livres) to three francs: a size of paper, because originally water-marked with a crown: (archit.) a species of spire or lantern, formed by converging flying-buttresses.—v.t. to cover or invest with a crown: to invest with royal dignity: to adorn: to dignify: to complete happily.—ns. Crown′-ag′ent, a solicitor in Scotland who prepares criminal prosecutions; Crown′-ant′ler, the uppermost antler of the horn of a stag; Crown′-col′ony, a colony whose administration is directly under the home government; Crown Derby porcelain (see Porcelain).—p.adj. Crowned, having or wearing a crown: rewarded: consummated.—ns. Crown′er (Shak.), a corruption of coroner; Crown′et, a coronet: (Shak.) that which crowns or accomplishes; Crown′-glass, a kind of window-glass formed in circular plates or discs; Crown′-impē′rial, a plant, a species of fritillary; Crown′ing.—n.pl. Crown′-jew′els, jewels pertaining to the crown or sovereign.—ns. Crown′-land, land belonging to the crown or sovereign; Crown′-law′yer, the lawyer who acts for the crown in criminal cases.—adj. Crown′less.—ns. Crown′let, a small crown; Crown′-liv′ing, a church living in the gift of the crown; Crown-office, the office for the business of the crown side of the King's Bench: the office in which the great seal is affixed; Crown′-pā′per, in England, a printing-paper of the size 15 × 20 in.: in America, a writing-paper 15 × 19 in.; Crown′-post, the same as King-post (q.v.); Crown′-prince, the prince who succeeds to the crown; Crown′-saw, a circular saw made by cutting teeth round a cylinder; Crown′-wheel, a wheel resembling a crown, with teeth or cogs set at right angles to its plane; Crown′-wit′ness, a witness for the crown in a criminal prosecution instituted by it; Crown′work (fort.), an outwork composed of a bastion between two curtains, with demi-bastions at the extremes.—Crown of the causeway, the middle of the street. [O. Fr. corone (Fr. couronne)—L. corona; cf. Gr. korōnos, curved.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
A common denomination in most parts of Europe for a silver coin, varying in local value from 2s. 6d. sterling to 8s. (See also PREROGATIVE.)--Crown of an anchor. The place where the arms are joined to the shank, and unite at the throat.--Crown of a gale. Its extreme violence.--In fortification, to crown is to effect a lodgment on the top of; thus, the besieger crowns the covered way when he occupies with his trenches the crest of the glacis.
A knot; is to pass the strands of a rope over and under each other above the knot by way of finish. (See KNOT.)
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
The emblem of sovereignty in modern Europe. It was originally an Oriental decoration, and was adopted by Alexander the Great from the kings of Persia. In modern states crowns were of various forms, till heralds devised a regular series of them to mark the various gradations of sovereignty, from that of the emperor down to what are called the coronets of counts and barons. In England, so entirely has the crown been regarded as the symbol of sovereignty, that the word is frequently used as synonymous with the monarchy.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'crown' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2003
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'crown' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3289
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'crown' in Nouns Frequency: #873
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of crown in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of crown in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of crown in a Sentence
The hair is the crown of the face.
Arrogance is a kingdom without a crown.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Someday 'The Crown' will look like a bargain.
A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing.
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Translations for crown
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- تاجArabic
- це́мяBelarusian
- теме, крона, коронясвам, корона, коронка, коронен, венец, кралска властBulgarian
- corona, capçadaCatalan, Valencian
- korunka, koruna, temeno, korunovatCzech
- coronWelsh
- isse, kroneDanish
- Krone, Scheitel, krönen, kronen-German
- κορώνα, κορυφή, στέμμα, κορφήGreek
- krono, kroniEsperanto
- cumbre, coronar, corona, coronillaSpanish
- tipp, kroon, hambakroon, pealagi, lagipea, naelEstonian
- تاجPersian
- seppele, seppel, kruunata, päälaki, laki, seppelöidä, kruunu, keskitie, huippu, peräFinnish
- couronne, lauriers, sommet, faîte, fond, couronner, cime, houppier, milieu, clef, couronnement, houpierFrench
- baithisIrish
- crùn, mullach, bàrr a' chinnScottish Gaelic
- coroaGalician
- כתר, הכתירHebrew
- ताजHindi
- korona, megkoronázHungarian
- պսակ, թագArmenian
- kronizar, krono, kronaIdo
- kóróna, krúna, krýnaIcelandic
- serto, cocuzzolo, calotta cranica, incoronare, chiave di volta, calotta, corona, capsula, ghirlanda, cima, vetta, sommità, centro, colmo, coronamento, diamanteItalian
- クラウン, 頭頂, 王冠Japanese
- გვირგვინიGeorgian
- 정수리, 왕관, 王冠Korean
- تاجKurdish
- coronare, coronaLatin
- KrounLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- karūnaLithuanian
- vainags, kronisLatvian
- kāmata, tāuru, tumuaki, tihi, karaunaMāori
- теме, врв, круна, венец, краун, крунски, коронка, навлака, крунисуваMacedonian
- mahkotaMalay
- kroon, kroon-, hoofdband, kronen, midden, top, kroons-, krans, kruin, koning kronen, bekronen, bolDutch
- krone, isseNorwegian
- coronaOccitan
- szczyt, korona, ciemięPolish
- coroa, topo, alta, coroar, medalha de honra, cume, copaPortuguese
- carugna, curuna, crunaRomansh
- coroană, încorona, încununa, cununăRomanian
- маковка, крона, коронка, пятка, крон-принц, венец, короновать, власть, тулья, темя, коронный, венчать, тренд, наследный, корона, венок, вершина, увенчивать, макушкаRussian
- corona, curonaSardinian
- kruna, теме, круна, temeSerbo-Croatian
- korunný, korunovať, temenoSlovak
- krona, kronati, okronati, kronski, temeSlovene
- kurorëAlbanian
- krona, hjässa, tandkrona, kron-Swedish
- kirauni, tajiSwahili
- taçTurkish
- корона, тім'я, маківкаUkrainian
- thóp, mũ miện, đỉnhVietnamese
- houpîWalloon
- 王冠Chinese
- umqhele, isihloko, ukhakhayiZulu
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Happy Valentine's Day everyone!!!!!
in advance anyway.
I curled my hair here
and I totally LOVE it!!
I prefer curls than straight hair ever since I give a darn about how I look.
But now with short hair,
the curls stay in tact longer than when I had long hair.
When I had long hair
my hair would straighten approximately 10mins after I curl them.
Meaning when I finish curling the other side
the side that's already curled is already straight. wth...
Stubborn straight hair is never nice.
My dad said I look better with curls.
Coz of this photo below.
I was wearing my wig.
They're both me.
It was taken during a photo shoot.
The photographer is really good at editing right?
Even from this far away you can see the "drain" of my apple chin (on the long hair me). wtf...
he (dad) said I should curl my hair when I have long hair....
[coz my hair is very flat when I had long straight hair]
which is like in 5 years' time?
I dun think I'm gonna let it grow long.
Wanna stick to my short hair.
Coz I look cute with short and curly hair.
back to the [main] topic!!
Valentine's day.
Valentine's day was originally not a celebration,
like all other celebrations.
It was to remember a person called St. Valentine.
Of course the "st" was given after he died.
The phrase "your Valentine"
actually is from st. Valentine to a woman he loved.
He signed a letter he wrote in jail to the woman with
: From your Valentine,
which means:
My name is Valentine,
I'm yours, so I'm your Valentine.
Every year,
People around the world
[except strict Malaysian Muslims]
celebrate Valentine's day with their loved one.
One as in SINGULAR.
Well some have plural but wth, whatever.
Every year,
on this very special day,
I celebrate....
my mom's birthday is on Valentine's day.
to me,
14 of February is special,
NOT because of lovers,
but because of my mom.
Another reason V day has been just another day throughout the past 23 years of my life,
is I never had a bf to celebrate it with. wtf...
for the years that I'm away from my mom,
14 February is totally just another day.
Unless this year someone decides to ask me out.
that's what J_Fish has to say~ Au Revoir~
p.s. I bought new wigS!
I have some problems with the person in-charge,
but I think things are gonna turn out fine.
I bought them from a Chinese website.
Chinese meaning website that sells things in China.
It was a very good bargain~
If anyone wants to get stuff from taobao.com,
[the whole website's in mandarin by the way]
ask me.
You can't ask the seller to send them over from China,
coz DHL is gonna cost you RM200++ [per KG I think.]
You have to send it to somewhere where they transfer the stock and
send it over at a way cheaper price.
Saturday, 12 February 2011
It's gonna be just another day~
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24 large whole lettuce leaves (butter, green or red leaf, or romaine)
4 cups shredded purple cabbage
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3 tablespoons canola oil
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Fresh cilantro (for garnish)
Wash lettuce leaves and pat dry with paper towels. Set aside. In a large bowl, combine cabbage, radishes, carrots, and green onions. Pour barbecue sauce and canola oil over cabbage mixture and toss.
In a skillet, heat shredded pork for 2 minutes or until pork is heated through. Assemble lettuce wraps when ready to serve. Place 2 to 3 ounces of pork on each lettuce cup. Top with purple cabbage slaw and garnish with fresh cilantro.


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A political commentator's research into the visual coverage of party leaders in New Zealand newspapers during the 2014 election year suggests there was a significant bias in favour of John Key's image.
Professor Claire Robinson, who conducted the research, says from New Year through till the election that September, Mr Key's high level of exposure also had a negative affect on the coverage of many parties, not just the Labour Party.
Professor Robinson, from Massey's College of Creative Arts, found that before the election campaign the Prime Minister received 60 per cent of the major leader image coverage, in the official campaign period, after writ day on August 20, this rose to 66 per cent, representing a 32 point difference between Mr Key and his major opponent then Labour leader David Cunliffe.
Professor Robinson refers to this preference as a "structural bias" rather than a political one, with news values such as the benefits of incumbency and high poll ratings dictating the direction of coverage rather than any suggestion respective newspapers were showing a political preference.
Ahead of a lecture on Wednesday to present her findings Professor Robinson, who specialises in the visual communication of political messages, says while studies in a number of different countries have found that in a regular news cycle it is normal for the leaders of government parties to receive more media coverage than opposition parties, as elections draw closer coverage should become more balanced as the media start to weigh up alternative government options. This didn't happen in New Zealand in 2014 in the visual press.
The release of Nicky Hager's book Dirty Politics just before the official start of the election campaign focused the press even more on the Prime Minister with his image soaring to 73 per cent of all coverage.
The focus on Dirty Politics had a negative impact on minor party image coverage, she says. Some had none or only one leader image published over this period. This is an issue, she says, as minor parties rely heavily on press coverage during the campaign for voter attention.
"A not insubstantial average of 28.8 per cent of New Zealand voters have cast their party vote for a minor party each election since then. However, some minor parties are not getting fair and balanced press image coverage."
International research has found that parties with coalition potential tend to be particularly newsworthy and this, she says, was confirmed in her study. New Zealand First leader Winston Peters was the third most published leader and former Conservative Party leader Colin Craig the fourth. But this focus on the "kingmakers" had an adverse effect on the female co-leaders of the Green and Māori Parties who were amongst the least covered.
"If by the image selections and omissions they make the press effectively support the electoral fortunes of the incumbent and a couple of newsworthy parties we may question the independence of the press from political power, as well as the ability of voters to make well informed and objective voting choices and the ability of political parties and candidates to participate in a genuinely fair contest in which all have the opportunity to be seen and heard."
The study examined the coverage of 12 leaders of nine political parties, with images sourced from the daily newspapers in New Zealand's three largest metropolitan areas (The New Zealand Herald/ Weekend Herald in Auckland, The Dominion Post in Wellington and The Press in Christchurch), a smaller regional paper -The Southland Times, and two Sunday editions – The Herald on Sunday and the Sunday Star-Times; over 262 days from New Year's Day to September 19 2014, the day before election day.
Of the 1441 images published over the year from these papers a total of 872 - or 60.5 per cent - were of Mr Key and Mr Cunliffe. The title of Professor Robinson's talk "Does anyone know how to Photoshop him strangling a kitten?" comes from a Tom Scott cartoon published in the Dominion Post of Mr Cunliffe lamenting the Prime Minister's many photo opportunities and wondering how to stop him.
The Sunday papers were the most balanced, she says, with a 58 per cent bias towards Mr Key. The Southland Times was the least with 72.7 per cent of pictures featuring the Prime Minister.
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