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One day I thought, I'm going to go and buy and write him a card for everything I/we misssed. So I wrote him cards and mailed them. They said "open on halloween" and " open on valentines day" and "open on st patricks day." I thought about every day I had missed with him for the 18 years he was with his adoptive family. Every day I sent him a card and he said he put them all in a drawer to open when the time came. I picked every holiday that society deems worthy of a card, and cards just because. I wanted him to feel loved.
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My father was also put up for adoption. I ended up finding HIS biological family. THEY felt about me like I felt about my brother and I felt the same about them too. These families had been brought back together. One of my father's biological cousins I felt an immediate connection to. Instead of sending cards to me like I did to my brother, he called me. Every week. Cousin Randy. We looked forward to those calls every single week for 10 years. I can still hear his voice in my head. He gave me such a gift because HE became a missing link I didn't know I was missing until I found it in him He was the father figure I always wanted.
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Agricultural lenders are facing yet another challenge.
A report released last week by the Small Business Administration's independent Office of the Inspector General questions the independent status of chicken farmers.
The report, in a nutshell, determined that most chicken growers are tied so closely to larger poultry companies — the result of vertical integration efforts — that they operate more like subsidiaries than independent businesses. That could create a problem with lending under the SBA's 7(a) program, which is intended to assist small businesses and startups.
As a result, the SBA may consider barring future loan guarantees to growers who sell their production to a single company. Such a move would harm scores of community banks that count poultry lending as a lucrative line of business.
Poultry makes up the bulk of agricultural loans backed by the agency. The SBA guaranteed more than 1,500 poultry loans totaling about $1.8 billion between fiscal years 2012 and 2016.
The threat has gotten the attention of bankers' groups.
The watchdog's report could be "extremely damaging to small banks and their communities," said Bill Holmes, president of the Arkansas Bankers Association. "We're certainly going to respond."
The findings create "some issues that need to be addressed ... and we'll be happy to do that," said Tony Wilkinson, CEO of the National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders. "I doubt many lenders will be using their delegated authority [to make poultry loans] until this is cleared up."
The matter has also drawn the ire of the National Chicken Council, which represents entities that raise broiler chickens and make and market chicken products.
The relationship between chicken growers and larger food companies "is no different than any other small business that enters into a contractual relationship to provide services to a larger company," said Tom Super, the trade group's senior vice president for communications.
"These loans … go directly to small, independent family farms in rural America," Super added. "If anything, the government should be doing more, not less, to drive growth and opportunity in the rural economies."
The report comes at a time when lawmakers are looking closely at the SBA's enforcement of the "credit elsewhere" test, which is supposed to ensure that government guarantees go only to small businesses that cannot qualify for conventional bank credit. During an oversight hearing held by the House Small Business Committee in January, legislators repeatedly stressed the importance of limiting the availability of 7(a) loans to legitimate small businesses.
Nydia Velazquez, a New York lawmaker and the committee's ranking Democrat, said in a written statement to American Banker that she was "deeply concerned SBA loans may have been made to agriculture companies that should not have been eligible." Velazquez added that she "looks forward" to investigating the matter.
"Unfortunately, the report confirms what the committee already suspected: That there is misuse within the program regarding 7(a) loans made to poultry farmers that began in previous administrations," Steve Chabot, the Ohio Republican who chairs the committee, said in his own statement. "This report is further justification that more oversight at the SBA is needed to ensure the integrity of the 7(a) loan program."
Chabot said he planned to call SBA officials to a hearing to testify on the report's findings.
The biggest issue is the Office of the Inspector General's conclusion that larger food companies "exercised comprehensive control over the growers through a series of contractual mandates and restrictions, management agreements, operating procedures, oversight, inspection and market controls that overcame all of the growers' ability to operate their businesses independent of integrator mandates."
Banks are now left to assess the office's full report.
Live Oak Bancshares in Wilmington, N.C., is among the institutions trying to understand how the determination will influence its operations. The company is one of the nation's most active SBA lenders.
"We believe in the American farmer and that these loans indeed support small family businesses," said Claire Parker, a spokeswoman for the $2.8 billion-asset Live Oak.
The issue the inspector general office raised is difficult because "it clashes with our image of the independent yeoman agriculturalist," said John Blanchfield, the former longtime director of the American Bankers Association's Center for Agricultural and Rural Banking.
While growers may have "taken on the position of becoming the assembler" under their contracts, they still have to invest their own money to build chicken coops, added Blanchfield, who now works as an independent consultant. Many of those facilities cost $1 million or more to construct, which makes the SBA guarantee so important to lenders, Holmes said.
A policy that treats small chicken producers as affiliates rather than independent producers could also spill over into the pork and beef industries, Blanchfield said.
"Farmers are looking for all ways to get more income because commodity prices are so depressed right now," Blanchard added. "Raising hogs or chickens under a contract is a hell of a lot more attractive than driving a school bus, it pays a lot more, and you get to stay on the farm."
The report created so much concern and uncertainty that the SBA saw fit to issue a statement Monday pledging to honor the guarantees it has already made, since lenders and borrowers were acting "in accordance with agency policy at the time" — but it left the direction of future policy guidance unsettled.
William Manger, associated administrator of the SBA's Office of Capital Access, also vowed to review the arrangements between chicken growers and the larger companies they supply.
"If needed, we will establish and implement controls and supplemental guidance to ensure that SBA loan specialists and lenders make appropriate affiliation determinations," Manger wrote in a letter to Mike Ware, who oversees the inspector general office.


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Vegetation patches are particularly diffcult to quantify in terms of flow resistance due to their complex geometry and topological behaviour under hydrodynamic loading. They not only influence the water level and mean velocities due to the drag they exert, but they also affect the turbulence and hence all transfer processes such as the sediment transport dynamics in the surrounding area. Existing studies dealing with the interaction of flow and vegetation concern mostly measurements of the drag of single plants followed by analyses of the flow through and above homogeneous canopies. However, studies of the flow around single patches are uncommon and are mostly restricted to arrays of cylindrical elements. For leafy plants there is very limited information and understanding of how the flow evolves through and around the plants. This work aims at filling these gaps via complementary physical lab-scale and numerical experiments of the flow through and around an artificial vegetation patch. The experimental work focuses on PIV measurements in the wake of the patches whereas the method of large-eddy simulation is employed to provide additional insights of the flow inside the patch. Here we focus on results based on the PIV measurements.
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I'm gearing up to start shooting for my public access show again. One of the first stops is in Brooklyn, in a "converted" old syrup and canning warehouse, where I'll be shooting a band with a friend of mine.
I imagine there's no actual stage area, but I haven't been to the venue yet.
I'm told there's little lighting ("just a few light bulbs").
I've read about different on-camera lights (Bescor, Frezzi, Sony, PAG light) but don't really know what kind of wattage to look for in order to get started shopping. I also want to get something that's appropriate for the compact size of my PDX10.
Ideally I'd like something dimmable since or at least with the option to cut one lamp, as I'd fear blinding the band members as I get in close...
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I've done nightclub work before and here's what I found. If I didn't use at least a 50W light with my PD150s the image quality was terrible. Nightclubs even real expensive hot to go clubs have notoriously bad lighting-its lit for mood not video so if it were me and it has been, I don't worry about "blinding" the band-ain't gonna happen. Frankly if I had a 100W light with me I would have used that. Big open dark space just sucks up the light.
Minimum-50W light,iris wide open, gain up and make sure you don't get stepped on while shooting ;-)
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Are you looking for that natural, beautifully vignetted "hot spot" sorta effect, where the light drops off on the sides? I just shot an American Apparel spot on my iSight (that's right -- iSight webcam) and it looks beautiful. All I used was a clamp light with a PAR36 spot bulb and a narrow snoot-like reflector (all available through a store on Canal Street for like $15. I popped some Lee 188 (diffusion that's GREAT with skin tones) on the front with a couple of clamps and shot. It's certainly a more bulky solution, but you're just not gonna get the same quality of light with those little on-camera lights unless you drop $1000+ on a ringlight or LitePanels product. Lemme know if I can help you out...I'm a DP based in Williamsburg.
P.S. Where are you shooting?
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Since you're in New York, why not pay a visit to B&H Photo? They have a nice display setup with many different kinds of lights so you can see how large they are and how they compare.
|January 25th, 2006, 08:06 PM
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Boyd, yes, I'll definitely check B&H. I don't shop for equipment anywhere else. I've never been in the market for an on-camera light so I guess I've overlooked that display previously. I'll check it out for light sizes in the context of my camera size.
Henry, you shot with your iSight? How exactly did that work? You were capturing directly to a Powerbook I guess? Out of curiosity I'd like to hear more about your technique. How did you come up with that idea? Can you post some sample footage? I'll definitely be shooting with DV cameras but I'd love to hear more.
While a beautiful light effect would be terrific, I need to start with the basics of just making sure there's enough light for the camera/s. We'll be shooting at the Syrup Room (http://thesyruproom.com/).
Don, thanks, this is the kind of club experience I'd like to hear about. I've heard different stories in regards to wattage. I'll definitely look for 50W+ :)
Any other points of view or wattage suggestions? Thanks everyone for your replies.
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Yes, we had to tether it to a Powerbook. We used a great program called IveZeen (or something like that) which will actually allow you to control the exposure, saturation, white balance, and even "rack focus." We recorded to NTSC DV quicktime files. I just finished a rough cut on FCP, which I then blew up to 720p in After Effects. Added a lil black diffusion with Magic Bullet, and then spat it out as a DVCPROHD 720p 23.98 at 980x720. Took that back in to FCP. It looks damn good for a 1/4" sub-DV resolution web camera! It's all in the lighting. I'll send you a copy in MPEG-4 if you gimme your email addy. I'll also be posting it here when it's done.
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|January 26th, 2006, 12:07 PM
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We shot it on the iSight because we wanted a gritty look. The treatment called for a woman to communicate with her significant other through video blogs or a web cam or whatever. What we came up with is cleaner than we expected, actually. I'm sure we'll release two versions of the cut, one that's more of a rolling one-shot and still gritty, as if it's very amateur, and then my clean version, which is more along the lines of a Calvin Klein commercial.
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UK pub chain Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) -- in which Irish horseracing tycoons John Magnier and JP McManus own a combined 20pc stake -- has said an offer from billionaire shareholder Joe Lewis to buy the company "significantly undervalues" the group.
M&B, which has endured lengthy instability due to boardroom battles, confirmed yesterday that Mr Lewis's Piedmont vehicle, which controls just under 23pc of M&B, made an initial approach on August 27 to make an offer for the company at £2.24 per share.
That was at no premium to the previous day's price on the open market, and a 38pc discount on the highest trading level reached so far this year.
Piedmont, which has in the past been a vocal critic of M&B management, was prepared to offer M&B shareholders cash or the option of new shares in an unlisted entity controlled by Piedmont.
M&B, whose 1,500 pubs trade under names such as O'Neill's and All Bar One, said its independent directors informed Piedmont that the initial approach undervalued the company and wouldn't recommend the offer to shareholders.
Piedmont said on Monday that it was considering a further offer of £2.30 per share, but the pub group rejected it.
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When issuing more stringent alcohol consumption guidelines in January 2016, the Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) reduced the limit for the low risk category of alcohol consumption for men to the same level as for women. By this measure, both are now advised not to regularly drink more than 14 units per week.
The updated guidelines also state that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption and that, if you do drink as many as 14 units per week, to spread this evenly over three days or more. It is also safest to avoid drinking alcohol altogether during pregnancy.
The alcohol industry's standards body, the Portman Group, initially told its members in 2017 they were not obliged to print the new limits on their products as the published guidance was voluntary.
However, they have now agreed, along with the Department of Health and Food Standards Agency, on a deadline of 1 September 2019 for the removal of out-of-date information and enactment of the new labelling guidelines.
The Portman Group advise that producers include, as a minimum, unit alcohol content per container (and optional per typical serve), visual warning against drinking during pregnancy and active signposting to the Drinkaware website.1
CMO Dame Sally Davies has welcomed the move, saying: "People often do not know the damage that regularly consuming more than 14 units a week can do to their health".
Alcohol misuse in England is a significant public health problem with major health, social and economic consequences.
According to data reported in the Public Health England's toolkit for 'Delivering better oral health', the consumption of alcohol has almost doubled since the 1950s and 25% of adults in England exceed the CMOs' guidelines of no more than 14 units per week.2
Effects of alcohol misuse on oral health
Drinking above the lower risk guidelines adversely affects oral health in a range of ways. The most important effect is undoubtedly the significantly increased risk of oral cancers among drinkers.
Around 6,800 people are diagnosed with oral cancer each year in the UK.3
Public Health England reports that the incidence of oral cancer has steadily increased since the 1970s and oral cancer among men is now more common than cervical cancer in women.
There are also many wider health, social and psychological effects of alcohol, which may impact upon dental practice. Patients that are dependent on alcohol may struggle to attend appointments reliably and may struggle to comply with the self-care elements of treatment plans, for example.
Higher risk drinkers are also at risk of liver impairment, which can result in coagulopathy. Consequently, it is recommended that high risk drinkers with a positive bleeding history have haematological investigations, including a full blood count and coagulation screen, before oral surgery.4
Alcohol consumption is clearly an important risk factor to good oral health and should also be taken into account when risk stratifying patients for certain oral diseases.
Professional intervention
According to the Department of Health, more than half of adults in England were seen by a dentist in the last two years.
Dental teams are therefore in a unique position to provide very brief but tailored advice and support to members of the public who are drinking above the lower risk levels and give very brief advice and, where appropriate, signpost patients to GP and or local alcohol services.
'Delivering better oral health' advises that the level of alcohol consumption should be ascertained for all patients.
Medico-legally, it is very important to record alcohol consumption in the patient's notes and record that appropriate feedback and advice has been given to patients. In the event of a claim against a dental professional for missed or delayed referral for oral cancer, this recorded evidence is crucial for a successful defence.5
With dentists being increasingly involved with wider health issues and working together with other health care professions to provide holistic care to patients, patient alcohol consumption is becoming ever more important for dental practitioners, particularly when considering the future introduction of a new NHS contract which is likely to be much more oriented towards prevention.
[1] Portman Group, Communicating Alcohol and Health-Related Information. http://www.portmangroup.org.uk/codes/alcohol-marketing/communicating-alcohol-and-health-related-information-(toolkit) [accessed 8.8.19]
[2] Public Health England, Delivering better oral health: an evidence-based toolkit for prevention. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/delivering-better-oral-health-an-evidence-based-toolkit-for-prevention [accessed 8.8.19]
[3] National Health Service, Who's affected by mouth cancer? https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/mouth-cancer/ [accessed 8.8.19]
[4] Quach S, Brooke A E, Clark A, Ellison S J. Blood investigations prior to oral surgery for suspected alcohol-induced coagulopathy. Are they necessary? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26271868 [accessed 8.8.19]
[5] DDU Journal, Oral cancer: In the event of a claim. https://ddujournal.theddu.com/issue-archive/issue-2/oral-cancer [accessed 8.8.19]


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Creator of a Broadway-bound ''Monty Python'' parody
Creator of a Broadway-bound ''Monty Python'' parody -- Eric Idle -- The Must List 2004
MUSTWORTHINESS With the blessing of his ex-partners in parody, Idle has concocted "Monty Python's Spamalot" — a musical based on their rip-roaringly ribald "Holy Grail" — directed by Mike Nichols.
INSPIRED BY MEL BROOKS, WERE YOU? "I went to him 15 years ago and begged for the rights [to "The Producers"], but the smart bastard said no."
TRICKY BUSINESS "["Spamalot"] must be something that can stand alone. Fans will come, but it must also appeal to people who haven't seen ["Grail"]."
WILL SWORDS BE DRAWN OVER "CASTLE ANTHRAX"? "Terrorists may not destroy our sense of humor. We must laugh at them until they go away."
AND THE FRENCH? "Oh, the French are flatulent. 'I fart in your general direction!' I know the impact of the 'Grail."
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Yi-An Hung-Yestudio Designs The a Chairs Multi Functional Chair
Yi-An Hung - Yestudio, the creator of the award winning design Yi-An Hung - Yestudio's A Chairs Multi functional chair explains, The chair design is an interesting interpretation of the furniture with multi-function. With the careful manipulating of design form and dimension, "A Chairs" resolve the modern world furnishing issue of creating too many items to fulfil the function requirement. By pulling and pushing of different elements within the chair, it create a four piece of furniture that could use for multiple purpose. "A chairs" not only represent a new sample of how design solve the spatial limit problems, but also showcase the new direction of designer to explore new possibility of furniture design..
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Our Doggy Paddle session is a chance to enjoy the river with your best friend. The session is suitable to beginners as well as more experienced paddlers.
Once the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions have eased, we'll only be running small group sessions, allowing us to keep everyone at least 2m apart at all times. All equipment will be disinfected between every session.
You will be paddling from Richmond on one of the most beautiful stretches of the Thames, either upstream towards Eel Pie Island and Teddington, or downstream towards Isleworth, Kew Gardens and Chiswick.
We paddle at low tide, so there are no fast currents or tides, and will launch from a "beach" so everyone can get on their boards safely.
All equipment is provided - board, paddle and buoyancy aid, but we only have a few dog lifejackets, so please bring your own to ensure a good fit. We use big stable boards for this session, so you should stay dry, but please bring warm thermals and a change of clothes just in case.
The session will start with a safety briefing and some land-based training before heading out on the water for a tour of the river around Richmond.
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Book with confidence - we offer a 100% money back guarantee in the event that the session cannot run due to Covid-19 restrictions.
Occasionally, due to bad weather (high winds or poor visibility), instructor availability or low booking numbers, we may need to cancel your paddleboard session.On these occasions we will attempt to reschedule your lesson, and if this is not an option, we will offer you a credit voucher or full refund. We will always endeavour to contact you as soon as we are able to discuss the options with you.
If you need to cancel or reschedule your session, you will need to give us a minimum of 48 hours notice. Please email us on [email protected] or call us on 0203 488 1785.
No specialist clothing is required, but no jeans please, as cotton gets very cold when wet. In warm weather, ordinary quick drying gym gear will be fine (shorts/leggings/T-shirt/fleece), with old sandals or trainers that you don't mind getting wet. Or you can get cheap neoprene wet shoes from most large supermarkets. No bare feet please for this trip as you will be walking on the foreshore.
In colder weather (November - March), wearing a wetsuit would be advisable. We have wetsuits available if requested in advance, or bring your own.
If it's sunny please bring an old baseball hat and sun cream.
Also, please bring extra thermal layers, a towel and a change of clothes just in case you take a little dip during the lesson.
You may also want to bring a small dry bag for spare waterproof/warm clothing, money, any medications you may need and your phone in a waterproof pouch. If you are worried about losing sunglasses please use a sunglasses strap!
Buoyancy aids are provided for humans, but we only have a few for dogs, so please bring your own.
In light of the the current Covid-19 restrictions, we will require you to keep a safe distance of at least 2m from other participants during both the safety briefing and the on-water session.
You do not need to be a proficient swimmer, but should be comfortable with falling into water while wearing a buoyancy aid.
A certain level of flexibility and ability to get up to standing from kneeling is required for learning to paddleboard.
We will also need to know of any recent injuries prior to the session.
You will need to shower / wash thoroughly after the session if you have fallen in or been splashed, and need to ensure that any open cuts are covered.
Your session will start with a "socially-distanced" safety briefing and some land-based training on the riverbank or our pontoon near Richmond Bridge. This typically takes 15-20 minutes depending on group size.
We will then head out onto the river, either upstream towards Eel Pie Island and Teddington or downstream towards Richmond Lock. We will return to our launching place at the end of the session.
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One of the most magical things about Autumn is the yearly appearance of a rather mysterious fruit we've learned to love in our coffee, that sits on our doorstep and is plastered on seasonal advertising. Yes, I'm talking about pumpkins and yes, pumpkins are a fruit. Like most fruits, pumpkins will rot overtime. As the season draws to a close and Halloween passes by, you may find yourself left with pumpkins aplenty but have little idea what to do with them.
Here are five, environmentally-friendly and creative options of what to do with leftover Halloween pumpkins.
- Compost
The most effective way to give back to the environment while simultaneously disposing of your leftover pumpkins is to compost! Whether you choose to cut up and bury the pumpkin in your garden, bag it and throw it into a compost bin or donate it to local composting facilities, you can responsibly dispose of them with very little judgement of your carving skills.
- Roasting the Seeds
Pumpkin seeds can be scraped out, cleaned and roasted for human consumption! They make for a salty snack, complementary to the season and your late night cravings. Roast them with a little salt and paprika for simple flavoring, or browse Pinterest for more recipe ideas.
- Eat Them
Although some pumpkins are better for baking, traditional Jack O' Lantern pumpkins can still be edible in various forms. You can create pumpkin puree (which can be a tasty and healthy addition to most pet's food) or use that puree for muffins, bread, soup, etc. The stringy guts of the pumpkin can be repurposed into a flavourful soup stock or you can even make your own pumpkin spice latte!
- Enrich Your Garden
Pumpkins can give back to the environment in more ways than just composting. For example, saving seeds to plant for next year is a fun, engaging project for anyone of all ages. You may also try using their hollow shells as an outdoor planter, or check out this Martha Stewart Instructional page on how to build a bird feeder out of a pumpkin!
- Spice Up Your Beauty Routine
If you're the kind of person who takes skin care seriously, you may already know that pumpkins are loaded with vitamins A, C and E. These vitamins are excellent for younger, healthier skin. Follow a recipe to make your own pumpkin face mask or body scrub!
The traditional use of pumpkins will continue to be a Fall enthusiast's favorite. Pumpkins are largely versatile in their use so it's important we make the most of them and limit our waste as much as possible. Allow yourself to be inspired, ignite your creativity and don't forget to have fun!


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This healthy banana oat muffins recipe is made with reduced flour and reduced sugar. They make for the perfect filling snack or breakfast on-the-go!
So, we've been champions at adulting lately. On the weekends. Like, wuuuuut? Maybe we'll be pretty successful at this whole parenting thing now that our weekends are so responsible.
I guess some might call it adulting, and others might call it nesting. Either way, we're all about it.
In the last week we've done the following…
- Lots of yard work—Yes, even I am still doing yard work. It feels good to have some activity, even if I am sore the next day from it!
- Ordered a deep freeze and had it delivered, meaning we had to clean out the pile of crap that was in our laundry room to make space for it. And we even found places for some of said crap.
- Built an entertainment center for the living room—Okay so obviously Kyle did most of the work on this one. But I did help paint. A little bit.
- Finished hanging almost everything in baby girl's room. The nursery is pretty much complete! Minus the baby.
Some of this might seem kinda random, but all of them are helping us get our house in order. Which means fewer projects we'll wanna get done when we have a newborn! Now it's time to think about doing some food prepping to fill up that deep freezer with healthy food we can eat when we're exhausted caring for baby. If anyone has suggestions on great foods to freeze, please send them my way! I need to start brainstorming.
I might have to give freezing muffins a try, because these healthy banana oat muffins are the perfect filling snack or breakfast you can eat with one hand. I have never tried freezing baked goods before, but I know it can be done. If that fails, I'll just put my sister on muffin baking duty. Or put her on baby duty while I bake some muffins. I don't think she'll really mind either one!
Just like I've done my best to eat as healthy as possible during my pregnancy, I am going to try to do my best right after baby is born. I'm anxious to get back into all my healthy habits, and obviously try to get back to pre-pregnancy body as soon as I can.
Even though I know it's not going to happen overnight and that it's totally okay for it to take some time—there is no denying I will want to be as close to myself again as my body will allow. That's a whole different topic in itself, but I'm not really ashamed about it, and I don't doubt that I can do it.
Plus, I know that I'm going to be needing to eat lots of calories to maintain a healthy milk supply if I want to breastfeed for any duration of time, and I don't want to be eating too much junk. That won't help me with anything!
I've already been making some strides in straightening out my eating habits…I did go a little haywire for a bit I think. Like the time I had pizza for dinner four nights within one week. Oops! 🙂 But now we're making shakes instead of having ice cream and prepping lots of my favorite healthy foods to make healthy dinners an easy choice when I come home starving like I haven't eaten in 24 hours.
I also don't know how I managed to blab for almost 600 words about almost everything except for muffins, but sometimes that just has to happen. Know what I mean? We can blame that inability to focus on pregnancy brain again, because I only have so long before I can't use that excuse anymore.
Since I can't manage to do it, I'll let y'all talk about muffins. Go grab your oats and bananas and make some delicious snacks!
Healthy Banana Oat Muffins
Yield 12 muffins
Dry ingredients
- 1 cup quick oats
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 cup chia seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Wet ingredients
- 2 over-ripe bananas
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 2–3 tablespooons oats
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- In a small bowl, mix together dry ingredients. Set aside.
- In a larger bowl, mash bananas and mix together all wet ingredients.
- Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients.
- Grease a muffin tin, and pour batter evenly into 12 cups.
- If desired, top with extra sliced banana, or oats mixed with a maple syrup.
- Place muffin pan in oven, and turn temperature down to 375 degrees. Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 muffin
Amount Per Serving
Calories 225
% Daily Value
Total Fat 10.2 g
Saturated Fat 5.3 g
Unsaturated Fat 4 g
Cholesterol 51.3 mg
Sodium 229.8 mg
Total Carbohydrates 29.9 g
Dietary Fiber 3.2 g
Sugars 11.9 g
Protein 4.4 g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.


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HGH is necessary for all body growth developments. They develop within the body naturally so that the health and well being stays at par. However if this does not happen as it should then medical intervention is required which makes it easy for the body to develop the hormones artificially. This treatment happens with the use of recombinant HGH which is also known as rHGH in such treatments. The growth of such hormones is dependent on the pituitary glands which is located at the base of the brain and gives the signal to the body to develop hormones. They are genetically engineered growth hormones which make the life easy for medically ill patients.
It was very difficult to generate the growth hormones in the body when such drugs were not available. But with the advent in technology and the many scientific researches it is now easy to generate the growth hormones in the body if it is low. It is usually in children who at early age are diagnosed with low testosterone levels and lack of hormones. It stops the motor skill development and reduces the body fat ratio. All such things are now developed and changes the way the body should actually function. The genetically engineered growth hormone is now possible with rHGH drugs. It also increases the muscle strength to give the children the stamina and development they need in this age.
Side effects of HGH
HGH is always great if taken in the right proportion and this is gauged by a medical practitioner. They look at the current state of your body and prescribe accordingly. If the dosage is high it can lead to many adverse effects in the body and can be harmful for you in the future. You may need regular visit to the doctor to stay in perfect health. If there is any kind of issues seen in the health then the dosage is adjusted accordingly. But this is not possible if the doctor's prescription is not given. Athletes and body builders always use such growth hormones to get the best results in the professional environment.
The benefits associated with the use of HGH are increase in bone density which leads to less risk of fracture and a great option for athletes. Muscle mass is also increased and decreases the fat. The immune system is improved along with cardiovascular system and functions. The cholesterol levels are improved and so are the blood lipid levels. The treatment related to HGH are considered safe but the injections are for sale on prescription only basis. You may find a few natural supplements which increase the HGH levels without many hassles. All such methods are safe and legal as compared to the ones which are sold without a prescription.
HGH is basically used by athletes and body builders who need to use them professionally. This drug is also used by people who wish to fight ageing or lose weight. But all this should be consumed by looking at the ingredients and the source from where such drugs are being procured.


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So I went ahead and pulled everything off the drive, wiped it, and installed Ubuntu 10.4. No dual-boot; I just jumped right in. (It's purple? Purple? I guess it's better than the brown…)
I'm in the tail end of the project (just over 36h later), but let me break it down to you:
6 hours: Fighting to keep the old partition.
2 hours: Pulling data off
1 hour: Installing Ubuntu. Tweeting about it.
The rest of the time: Putting on software and tweaking. And tweaking. And tweaking. (Because I like to – this part is right on schedule for every other time I've changed an OS or shell/window manager.)
Everything has pretty good out of the box – so for the average (or new) user transition should be pretty easy. If you're not obsessive over "I have to use this Windows program" or have highly-specific needs like myself, you could be running in about an hour.
Everything Python I have is running SUPER fast. WINE is working well for most of the programs I really need it for. I've already been using open-source or crossplatform programs for a while now (VLC, Firefox, Pidgin, and an *box clone shell on my Windows system), so the transition wasn't bad at all. And Second Life actually runs more smoothly than it ever did on Vista.
I've had a few catches that took a lot more time, and they're worth noting:
1. My Nokia phone (6126) is effectively unrecognized by any linux software. (I can still do basic bluetooth file transfers.) Which sucks, because Wammu looks to be more robust that the buggy software Nokia provided. Time to resolution: 45 min – 1 hour, mostly searching HOWTOs.
2. Netflix streaming is incompatible with the Linux version of Silverlight or even Silverlight under WINE. I ended up having to create a virtual machine for it with Virtualbox and a minimal XP install disk I'd whipped up back in the day using nLite. A brief test showed that it plays Torchwood just fine. 🙂 (Hint: Give it a crapload of memory, don't install anything else on the VM besides guest additions.) Time to resolution: 2-3 hours (remember, I had to install XP and get Service Pack 3 – that's what ate up the time here.)
3. My scanner was a little tricky to set up. This is largely because the scanner is a tricky beast. Don't get me wrong, I love my little ScanSnap S300, but it doesn't use the same kind of interface (TWAIN) as most every other scanner on the planet. I ended up installing the software on my kid's XP machine so I could get the firmware file I needed. Then it worked just fine. Time to resolution: 1 hour.
4. I have a few C (yes, there's no "sharps" there) programs I wrote in Borland C back in the late 1990's that I still use. They use all kinds of Windows-specific calls, and I'll have to rewrite those. Time to resolution: Unresolved, since I have to brush up my programming skills.
5. Tweetdeck was a little flaky to set up. I couldn't just click on it on the web page. I had to install AIR from the software center, then googled "tweetdeck ubuntu install" to find the direct download link for the .air file. Time to resolution: 5-10 minutes.
6. This didn't stop me, but I did stumble over it for a second: File permissions are important in Linux. It's not just "Read-only" anymore, kiddos! I used Unix back in the early 90's, and played with a VM of three different Linux distros over the summer, so these sorts of things aren't alien to me. Time to resolution: 5-10 minutes.
7. This is a good thing: HOWTOs are everywhere. With the exception of the Netflix bit, a minor amount of Google-fu got me the answer. For example, "howto install scansnap s300 ubuntu" got me to the ubuntu forums, where the answer was pretty well spelled out. When I ran into something else I didn't understand or remember (the terminal command to change permissions, for example), I opened another tab in Firefox.
8. Another good (mostly) thing: There were LOTS of little programs and utilities that I simply didn't need anymore. I really didn't realize how much time, effort, and energy was needed to make Windows do what it was supposed to do.
So, here I am. I leveled up in Geek yesterday. If you've got any Linux comments, suggestions, and/or comments, let me know.
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The Insurance Institute of China Appoints RMS Beijing as a Member
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Interesting idea. But there's not a lot of CPU power in a Tivo, even in the Series 2. (Mine reads 161.38 bogomips -- I realize that's not a solid benchmark, but compare it to 1507.32 on my 750MHz Athlon.) It does have the advantage of being always-on, though. And it beats my 486, which had me thinking about using it for some services.
I wonder if keeping the CPU busy like this would make the system run significantly hotter? (It does on x86.) Cooling is a bit marginal as it is.


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Amadeus and UNICEF have been partners since 2012 to help shape a better future for the world's most vulnerable children. This year we are proud to 'Go Blue' with UNICEF in celebration of World Children's Day.
On this day we join with people around the world to call on world leaders to commit to the rights of every child and acknowledge that these rights are non-negotiable. We've answered UNICEF's call to Go Blue for every child by doing or wearing something blue. This is a great opportunity to raise awareness for the millions of children who are underprivileged.
Our partnership with UNICEF has also resulted other positive projects.
Our Click for Change program has enabled travellers to make donations to UNICEF's programs in education, child protection, emergencies and development, when they make a booking online. So far, we've been able to help raise over US $3 million for health and education programs for children along with our partners Finnair, Iberia, Almundo, and Avianca.
Another encouraging project is UNICEF's open source platform Magic Box. Amadeus provides a global dataset that allows UNICEF to understand the trends of international travel and evaluate the spread of diseases. Magic Box has been used for epidemic response and combines different datasets like temperature, administrative boundaries, mobility, and population data, in order to map areas of potential risk by decision makers. So far, it's been used for Ebola response in Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of Congo as well as Zika, Chikungunya, and Dengue in Latin America.
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Kylie and Jaden steal Kimye's thunder in Florence
Kylie Jenner and Jaden Smith have FINALLY gone public with their super cute romance!
Kylie and Jaden have always been pretty adamant that they're 'just good friends' but were spotted smooching at Kim and Kanye's Florence wedding.
Jaden arrived in Florence alone but made his way back to Paris on a private jet yesterday with Kylie, her mum Kris Jenner, niece North West and sisters Khloé and Kendall.
While Khloé was banned from bringing her new boyfriend French Montana, and Brody Jenner boycotted the wedding because his girlfriend Kaitlynn Carter wasn't invited – Kylie was told by Kim she could bring Jaden to the big day.
Kylie's family are said to be delighted that she's finally telling the world her and Jaden are an item, because she's had a serious crush on him for ages!
At the wedding, Jaden turned heads with his white Batman costume, and the After Earth actor didn't shy away from photobombing his girlfriend's mum.
In one black-and-white photograph, Jaden surprises Kris alongside celebrity hairstylist Clyde Haygood.
The stylist – whose clients include Gwen Stefani and the Kardashian clan posted the snap to Instagram yesterday writing, "And then…. This cRaZYyyy #albino #bat flew in… @iputthesocietyonmyback #jadensmith#albinobatman #batman @krisjenner #herecomesthebride."


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Welcome to another edition of Yo, Gear Guy!, an interactive GOLF.com series in which our resident dimplehead (a.k.a., GOLF's deputy editor of equipment, Mike Chwasky) fields your hard-hitting questions about clubs, fittings, gadgets, bounce, lofts, CG, MOI, and a bunch of other scary acronyms. Got a question for Gear Guy? Hit us up on Twitter, Facebook or email.
Andrew Chamberry on Facebook: At what point should I buy a new lob wedge? Does it really matter that my old faithful is beaten and battered from years of extensive use?
The fact that your trusty old lob wedge is "beaten and battered" is not a problem it itself, rather it's the fact that the grooves are worn that is an issue. All wedges, particularly utility wedges like a 58- or 60-degree, depend on high spin rates to perform optimally around the greens, and worn out grooves can have a significant effect on spin rates, consistency, and accuracy. In fact, a number of years ago we conducted a test utilizing a launch monitor and found a brand new wedge produced close to twice the spin on a 25-yard pitch shot than an older model with worn grooves, greatly reducing control and stopping power. Also, because of the lack of spin, an old wedge will produce higher launch angles as the ball will roll up the face instead of being grabbed by the grooves. Bottom line, once your wedge grooves look worn its probably time for a replacement.
Josh Pratta on Facebook: I'm not one for change. Is my trusty old putter costing me strokes?
We talked about this not too long ago but since you ask again, the simple answer is "maybe." On one hand, if you have an old 8802 or Anser-style blade that feels like an extension of your body and still works, then by all means keep it in your bag. However, there have been massive advances in putter technology in the last decade or so and modern designs, particularly mallets, often offer much higher MOI (moment of inertia), forgiveness, and stability on off-center hits. What this means for the end user is more consistent results in regard to distance and direction across the entire clubface. In addition, things like improved groove designs, counterbalancing, custom fitting, golf ball fitting, and oversized aftermarket (or proprietary design) grips all contribute to superior overall performance for a high percentage of players. Even on the professional tours, many players have turned to larger, more forgiving designs for the aforementioned reasons. So if you're still putting great with your old Billy Baroo, then stick with it, but if you're interested in something that might produce better results, I strongly suggest experimenting with some newer designs.
Chris Lynch on Facebook: I have multiple pairs of golf shoes. Some have spikes and some are the modern type without. Should playing conditions affect which shoes I wear?
Advances in "spikeless" golf shoe design, meaning those with non-replaceable traction elements instead of standard plastic spikes, have made them so popular that even some Tour pros are wearing them. That being said, your level of flexibility, swing type, and personal preference, among other issues, can have a lot to do with which type of shoe is best for your game. When it comes to choosing shoes based on playing conditions, it's fair to say that in some cases you very well might be best served by doing so, depending on some variables. Obviously, soft, wet conditions probably favor spiked shoes with lots of support and excellent waterproof performance. By the same token, firm conditions very well might be more comfortable in spikeless shoes. It all depends on what works for you and your taste. I suggest some basic experimentation to determine what works best. Another suggestion is to pay more attention to proper fit than anything else, as poorly fitted shoes can not only sap speed from your swing but also cause foot, ankle, and leg pain, and in some cases, actual injury.
Katie Marmo on Reddit: The new Callaway stars and stripes golf balls are pretty cool looking. Do these designs have any effect whatsoever on overall performance?
Assuming when you ask about golf balls with "these designs" you specifically mean Callaway's Truvis pattern. For the few folks out there who aren't familiar with the Truvis pattern, it looks a bit like a soccer ball with a combination of white and red blocks or yellow and black in the normal models, and in some cases, red, white, and blue with stars and stripes. Simply put, no, this paint job has absolutely no impact on launch angles, spin rates, overall distance, or any other metric you might measure with a launch monitor. It's just paint. However, the Truvis pattern can be very helpful as visible technology, particularly when working on your putting or short game in general, since it helps you see how the ball is rolling or spinning. Personally I love the Truvis pattern and use a sleeve to work on my putting on a fairly regular basis. Also, I find balls with the Truvis pattern appear a bit larger than solid colored balls at address, which is nice for building confidence before you hit a full swing shot.
Jeff Marano on Instagram: Is there really much of a difference between a driving iron and a hybrid?
Yes, there really is quite a bit of difference between a driving iron and hybrid, and choosing the right one for your game can be critical to achieving the performance you desire. Driving irons have developed a lot over the years and what were once simply 1- or 2-irons with maybe a little extra mass have evolved into hi-tech designs, often with hollow bodies, high-speed face inserts and composite shafts. Though they work exponentially better than old-school designs, modern driving irons are still basically irons, meaning they don't have as much weight located away from the clubface as more wood-like designs. In contrast, hybrids typically offer deeper clubheads, more weight further back in the head for higher MOI and forgiveness, and more versatile sole designs, allowing them to function more easily from a variety of lies and turf conditions. If you're a faster swinger who's a competent ballstriker than by all means check out one of the many excellent driving irons currently available, but if you're a recreational player without a ton of clubhead speed who could use some help achieving adequate launch and spin from longer distance, be sure to take a look at some hybrid models.


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This week we have a great selection of productivity and games for you to check out for both Blackberry 10 and Google Android. One of the most exciting events of the past week was the ability to load Android files directly on your BB10 device using our TUTORIAL.
XBOX One Smartglass for Android – Xbox One SmartGlass is the perfect companion app for your Xbox One, both in your living room and on the go. Connect and control your Xbox One. Stay connected with the games and gamers you like. Add a new dimension to your console entertainment with the mobile device you already own.
Avengers Alliance for Android – Team up with the Avengers, Spider-Man, the X-Men, and S.H.I.E.L.D. to harness the power of ISO-8 before Dr. Doom, Loki, and the world's most powerful villains beat you to it. Recruit your favorite Marvel Heroes, gear up and Assemble in this new game!
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Todoist: To-Do List, Task List for BB10 – The perfect to-do list app is there wherever you need it: on your Android phone, Android tablet, desktop, browser, Gmail, and more. Join over 900,000 loyal users who are getting things done with Todoist – the leading todo list and personal task manager for Android!
Jenga Me for BB10 – Jenga is a test of ability and brain thinking of the game, in the game , players alternate tower from blocks. Extracting a building block and make it into a balanced tower, to create a paragraph does not increase, more and more lost.
Battlefield 4 Commander for Android – Jump into the heart of the action with BATTLEFIELD 4™ Commander – the exclusive companion app to your BATTLEFIELD 4™ experience. Deliver critical intelligence, deploy war assets, and manage squad-based team play all from the palm of your hand!
Sheep Happens for Android – The sheepocalypse is coming! Sheep Happens is a chaotic endless runner where you must maneuver around other runners, obstacles, and sheep falling from the sky as you chase down the swindling Hermes. Collect coins to spend in the shop and upgrade your gear or buy fashionable and powerful hats. Challenge friends to endure the chaos the longest and post the best run.
Disney Infinity: Action! for Android – USE THE POWER OF IMAGINATION TO BRING DISNEY INFINITY CHARACTERS TO LIFE! CREATE YOUR OWN MOVIES STARRING JACK SKELLINGTON, MR. INCREDIBLE, SULLEY, JACK SPARROW AND YOU!
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