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June 28, 2018 | June 28, 2018 | Don Gephardt of North Little Rock, loves to cycle. At 81, he's not letting his age or his diagnosis put the brakes on any of the miles he covers on the 16-speed Litespeed he bought in early 1997 to ride across the United States.
Three years ago, after his physician found extra protein in his blood during a routine check-up, a bone marrow biopsy led to being diagnosed with a condition called lymphoma in the bone marrow as well as monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS). MGUS is non-cancerous but could progress to myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells in the blood.
"I got rid of the lymphoma after eight months of chemotherapy. With the MGUS, we're just waiting and watching right now," he said. Regular check-ups are essential because every year about 1 percent of people with MGUS develop multiple myeloma. When Gephardt developed an infection in his right foot in late 2016, his physician recommended he come to UAMS where he was seen by orthopaedic surgeon, Corey Montgomery, M.D., and myeloma physician Sharmilan Thanendrarajan, M.D. No additional cancer was found.
While at UAMS during the summer of 2017, Gephardt learned about the inaugural Ride for Research, held in conjunction with the Big Dam Bridge 100 ride, and signed up for it.
Last year, at 80, he rode 27 miles in the Ride for Research, averaging 11 miles an hour.
"The first year of the Big Dam Bridge 100 ride in 2006, I rode the full 100 miles but haven't ridden that far since," he said, adding that he has completed 68 miles a few times.
Before becoming a patient at the Myeloma Institute, Gephardt had been to UAMS to work on the computer system years ago when he worked for IBM. He retired in 1996 and shortly afterward took up cycling.
Two years after retiring, he tackled one of the items on his bucket list and rode across the nation with the American Lung Association's Big Ride Across America in memory of his older brother who had battled lung cancer and died in 1995. After raising $6,000 in donations, he and the other cyclists rode the 3,339-mile ride from Seattle, Washington, to Washington, D.C. Gephardt, riding an average of 83 miles a day, completed the ride in 48 days with 40 days on the bike and eight days of rest.
Gephardt's wife, Dian, gave her blessing for his adventure.
"All she asked for in return was a phone call every day," he said, adding that before the popularity of cell phones, her request could prove challenging.
"Some days it was harder than others to find a phone, but I succeeded," he said, chuckling. During his journey, he also sent postcards from across the country daily to the three grandchildren he had at the time.
In the fall of 1988, he rode through Vermont with friends. While he also owns a mountain bike, it's his road bike he tries to ride at least a couple of times a week.
"About 95 percent of the riding I do today is along the river trail," he said. "It's a pleasant place to ride."
His goal for this year's Ride for Research is the 50-mile course.
"I'm hoping it doesn't get any worse," he said of his diagnosis of MGUS. "It's still stable and not at a high enough level to take treatment."
Why, in the midst of battling his own cancers, is taking part in Ride for Research a priority for Gephardt?
"It's so important to let others know about myeloma, its related diseases, and to raise awareness of them."


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Technology has given us many gifts, not least allowing us to capture moments otherwise only accessible via memory.
We're sure that's how Melanie and Latham Ashton felt about having a camera on hand when they caught this touching moment of their baby daughter, Sienna, hearing for the first time.
Four weeks after her birth, the Ashtons found out that Sienna had sensorineural hearing loss, the most common of all hearing impairments.
Caused by either damage to hair cells or nerves in the inner ear, the condition affects both adults and infants but in Sienna's case, the impairment is genetic.
The discovery was made after the little one failed two routine hearing tests, and despite fears that their daughter would never hear or speak, the Ashtons were overjoyed when at two months old Sienna was fitted with hearing aids that gave her the ability to hear.
After a few months, it became apparent that Sienna grew accustomed to her hearing aids, lighting up the minute they were turned on.
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Sienna's hearing aids have since been replaced by cochlear implants: electronic devices replacing her inner ear, giving the adorable girl an even better experience of the sounds around her.
Turning one on 4 November, mom Melanie happily reports that Sienna has already said her first word: mum.
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It is Sunday today, which means it's high time I told you about the most interesting posts of the last couple of days.
This week was rather busy for Apple – the company announced its results in the fourth fiscal quarter and unveiled new MacBook Pro lineup. From this point of view, it's not strange that most of the articles this week deal with new laptops. You can check out the posts worth your attention below.
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Around 20 million people in Thailand speak Thai, also known as Siamese. Many locals and everyone who works within the tourism industry will know really good English.
$1 = around 25 Thai Baht (THB).
A better way to work this one out? 100THB is $4.
UTC + 07:00, which means Thailand is 3 hours behind Sydney and Melbourne and one hour ahead of Perth.
A bottle of beer from a local bar, cafe or 7-Eleven can cost 40THB, which is less than $2. A cocktail bucket at Full Moon can come in at anywhere between 200THB and 500 THB.
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Hostels beds in Southeast Asia are infamously cheap. You can wake up surrounded by fellow travellers in a dorm either in Bangkok, or on the beach for under $10.
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No trip to Thailand would be complete without a spin in a tuktuk, and 10km ride through Bangkok in one can cost around 150-180THB - around $5-7. A taxi from the airport to your accommodation in central Bangkok will cost you around $350-500THB - always ask for the meter to be switched on to avoid getting ripped off.
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The Wedding of Christine and Joe would prove to be a day of joy and laughter throughout. This couple were clearly made for each other! We'd had a couple of pre-wedding meetings to discuss the photography plan for their day along with a venue visit. Although slightly nervous of "being followed around by a man with a camera", they trusted in me that I would put them at ease to be themselves.
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The Difference Between Overeating And Binge Eating
I'm sure most of us have accidentally eaten too much at some time! It's only when indulging in some of your favourite foods becomes a regular habit that you might think there's a problem.
You're probably familiar with the terms 'overeating' and 'binge eating', but have you wondered what the difference is between the two? Keep reading — I'm about to explain it for you!
What is overeating?
Put simply, overeating is a term often used to explain mindless eating. Overeating tends to happen infrequently, often when you're really hungry or when you're distracted. I'm sure most of us have also gone back for seconds of a special meal, despite already feeling full. That's a form of overeating.
While the occasional big meal isn't a huge concern, overeating on a regular basis can lead to weight gain or health problems. This is because it can be easy to fall into a habit of eating larger portions than you really need. That's why it's really important not to skip meals — often you then overeat simply because you're so hungry.
What is binge eating?
While binge eating may sound the same as overeating, there are some differences. Binge eating tends to be more of an emotional trigger than a physical hunger.
People who binge eat may feel unable to control what or how much is being eaten. This can lead you to eat and eat, so you are left feeling uncomfortably full. For many people, binge eating is something they do in private, and may even feel embarrassed about it. Binge eating can bring feelings of guilt, depression, frustration or even disgust.
How to avoid overeating or binge eating
A healthy diet is one of the best tools to help you avoid overeating and binge eating. If you're regularly eating highly processed foods or foods with a high fat or refined sugar content, this can become a cycle that is hard to break.
These are a few things you can do:
- Eat regular meals and snacks throughout the day. Read through some of my recipes if you are looking for ideas!
- Eat mindfully! Take your time to eat and really focus on what you're eating.
- Check your portion sizes. You might find you're eating much larger servings than you realised.
- Avoid highly restrictive diets. They can leave you with cravings that eventually become overwhelming, leading to a binge.
- If you feel like a piece of chocolate, have a piece of chocolate. The more you tell yourself something is off-limits, the harder it can be to resist. Just try not to go overboard.
Overeating and binge eating may sound similar, but as I mentioned above, they often involve different behaviours. If you're starting to notice a pattern, or you are bingeing on a regular basis, it may be best to speak to your healthcare professional.
Ladies, I want you to understand that overeating and binge eating may happen. Please don't punish yourself — just try to get back on track tomorrow.
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DetailsThe fourth release in the long overdue new printings of these iconic Loomis books. This is the biggest book yet, a massive 300 pages. Loomis was one of the most successful commercial artists of his day, producing everything from magazine ads to billboards for major clients, including Coca-Cola. He also is one of the most respected teachers. His books, this included, went through multiple prints. But in 1969 they went out of print, and prices subsequently climbed, due to high demand, to to where a nice copy of this could cost you $300.
This new edition includes a wonderful color section on working with color! Even for non-artists like myself, Loomis' books are highly sought-after, because the examples he includes are just so beautifully rendered, including full-length nudes, portraits and figure studies. Intended for the artist who wishes to make illustration a career, this is a real professional course. It's broken into five parts (each with dozens of individual components): Line, Tone, Color, Telling the Story, and Creating Ideas.
Beginning logically with line, Loomis next takes up the interdependencies of tone and color and then how to use these three fundamentals to create good pictures. Next comes the idea, the emotion, the psychology behind the picture. The book ends with a stimulating discussion of experiment and study, and includes some extremely useful general advice to the young commercial artist. There are hundreds of Loomis' own drawings throughout the book.
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One of my favorite parts of the wedding process is finally getting to meet the couple in person. After planning from afar, it is so nice to be able to meet face to face! It's great to be able to do a site visit of the ceremony location, walk through the day together, and answer any lingering questions before the big day.
It can be a little nerve-wracking. I always hope the couple will love the beach they've chosen, that it lives up to the vision in their head. I can usually see couples instantly relax and light up at the sight of the place they will say "I Do." Some couples can be hard to read, but luckily this wasn't the case with Katy and Erica. When we visited Po'olenalena Beach together, they had a great reaction and felt like it was definitely the right spot to start their marriage.
In addition to showing them the beach before the wedding, I also had the chance to pop into their hotel room on wedding day. I got their wedding dresses steamed and delivered them as the brides were getting ready. This is such a special time. I often get to see hair and makeup in action and the room is filled with excitement and anticipation. Erica and Katy were pretty relaxed. It was so cute to see how they would check in to see how the other one was doing.
They filled me in on their morning and that they had decided to give each other their wedding presents before the ceremony. Katy gifted Erica with beautifully written letters of well wishes from family and friends, while Erica gifted Katy with an awesome video of congratulations from loved ones. They thought so alike, but the chosen form of communication fit each of their families the best. I got to watch the video and it felt like such an intimate look into their world and how much they are loved!
Katy is a talented singer-songwriter in Nashville who performs at a lot of weddings, so she is quite familiar with the behind the scenes of weddings. The brides said, "The whole reason we chose to elope was to avoid the unnecessary commotion of wedding ceremonies, with all the outside stressors (family, catering, venues, etc.) We truly just want the day to be about us."
With this in mind, we were able to focus on details that were important to Katy and Erica. They chose a seafoam and viola color scheme for their bouquets and researched the meanings behind different flowers to make sure all the associations were positive. For their entrance, they walked from different points of the beach and met in the middle with "Pua Lililehua (Sage Blossom)" as their entrance song. They exchanged maile-style ti leaf leis and made each other laugh and tear up with their personal vows.
After the ceremony, it was time for romantic photos, which were taken at sunset and at sunrise the following morning at a different beach. Erica and Katy even got some epic drone shots and ended their photo time playing in the water. It was truly a time focused solely on them and the love they share!
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I want to Write a novelI' d like to write a novel.
Produce 4 hints for writing a novel to fit into a movie
Beatrice of No Nation - a novel by my boyfriend Uzo Iweala - will be a film with Idris Elba! So what if one of these days I not only finished my novel, but also made a film?! I could get Shonda Rhimes to scribble the screenplay and I could make the carreer of an aspiring actor when she is occupied as my hero.
Below, my mates, are the footsteps to write a novel that will one of these days become a movie: This is because we authors like to use the Anglophone to express the complexity of mankind, so that humans think - no, so that they are feeling. In order for your novel to become a film, something has to be done, ideally in a three-file-structures.
Do not want the film-makers to ruin the picture of the wonderful imaginary universe you have made because you have forgotten to catch its expanse, its unexpectedly cute scent or how the lock is linked to the hidden room in which the responses are sitting. This doesn't mean that your novel should be flooded with description (see section one on the plot), but are you wondering if a stage design professional would be able to reproduce the attitude of your novel as you like?
Doesn't make any difference if your storyline is relatively serious, because let's face it - the film doesn't make any difference to them. Writing a script just to make it a film - that's what scripts are for! Instead, I want you to look at your novel through a different objective. Their most important mission is to provide a satisfactory literacy that will make readers enjoy your novel, make them loved it and make them want it to be a film.
However, sometimes we as authors get into our own indulgence - we are wasting pages that tell stories about what we think and what we do instead of making stories advance and make the readers think and touch. Or, we focus so much on what the protagonists do and say that we are forgetting to earth the readers by putting them sufficiently into the worlds we have made.
Others time, we forgets that even if our novel is serious, it can have some funny Moments. Considering our stories from a different angle, as if they would one of these days become a film. Which are some of your favourite fiction that have been or should be converted into film?
Allow fifteen moments to create a sequence from your novel or brief storyline, but just think that it will be immediately transferred to the monitor. What does it look like compared to previous scenarios? And, when you are writing a contribution, you should definitely give your input on some contributions by other authors.


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When I was little, I dreamed about being a ballerina, singing on broadway, becoming a lawyer and going to an Ivy League school. These dreams played out in my imagination, my make-believe and even played a role in the decisions I made. My dreams changed as I became a high school student and again when I went off to college (at a wonderful, but non Ivy League university). My dreams were still there, although different, as a young adult, a new wife and as a mother. But, somewhere along the way, I lost sight of those dreams and forgot to make new ones.
As adults, we forget to dream. It's as if we don't have permission to dream anymore. I don't believe that God ever wants us to stop dreaming. God has amazing plans for us and for our future. I still have some amazing, God-given dreams that I am dreaming.
Last night, I spent some time writing down a dream I have for the future. I put it down on paper and made a plan on how to move towards that dream. I actually numbered my page. I love checklists, but it also gave me a chance to be practical about this dream. Simple, basic, baby-steps to move toward my big, amazing, dream. It was hard and freeing to put it down on paper. It made my dream that I have rarely shared, real. I could see my words right before me in black and white. It became alive.
I am claiming it and praying about it and thanking God for it and MOVING on it! Nothing happens when we just sit on our dreams, and no one has permission to tell you your dreams aren't good, or worthy, or are too big for your britches. They are yours to dream!
2018 is my year of "becoming." You can read more about my one word in my blog post One Word: Become. Claiming my dream is part of it. I've been reading some great books that are encouraging me and moving me forward. I encourage you to read them.
What is your dream? Claim it! Write it down! Make a move, no matter how small, on your dream today!
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"Girl, wash your face" by Rachel Hollis
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There's something I need to tell you: the state of Arizona has decided that transplants (not just kidney transplants) are elective surgery. There we have our first death panel. The state health insurance for lower income families has been instructed to deny claims for transplants, even reverse those claims already approved. This is very, very scarey. I urge you to contact Jan Brewer, Arizona's state governor, to protest BEFORE this kind of insanity spreads to other states.
Arizona is setting a precedent, one it would behoove us to insist she reverse. The following link will give you a bit more information: http://ktar.com/?sid=1341224&nid=6. Brewer's contact information is at http://azgovernor.gov/Contact.asp. There's an e-mail form, a telephone number, a fax number and a snail mail address on that page. As Chronic Kidney Disease – Early Stage patients, we are far away from transplants, but we will need them whether it's months, years or decades from now.
That's the other end of our disase. Now back to the beginning. The symptoms of kidney disease don't show up until you've lost most of your kidney function. That's when you'll experience the fatigue that's not always a result of anemia, the muscle cramps that usually – but not always – present themselves in your calves, nausea, vomiting, appetite loss, easy bruising, itching and the shortness of breath when you exert yourself. If you're like me, you started feeling them as soon as you read about them, but they weren't really there. It was a classic case of medical student syndrome. That's when you are convinced you have the disease (or, in my case, the symptoms) as soon as you learn about it. Actually, according to my nephrologist, I'm probably at least 20 years away from such symptoms. So how do the doctors know I have CKD?
It's all in the numbers, the numbers of your estimated GRF that is. But what is the GRF, and why is it estimated? Isn't medicine an exact science? It seems not.
GRF means the Glomerular Filtration Rate. Big help, isn't it? Filtration Rate sounds easy enough, but what are (is?) a Glomerular? The dictionary tells us that filtrate is the part of a liquid that passed through a filter. So, glomerular filtration measures the filtrate from the glomerular.
According to The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, a glomerular is a small tuft of blood capillaries in the kidney responsible for filtering out waste products. So far, so good. Now, how does this relate to CKD?
It is considered the best indication of measuring kidney function when used as part of a formula that includes age, gender, body size, race and serum creatinine level. Creatinine is a waste product of muscle activity. What actually happens is that our bodies use protein to build muscles and repair themselves. This used protein becomes an amino acid which enters the blood and ends up in the liver where it is once again changed. This time it's changed into urea which goes through the kidneys into the urine.
The harder the muscles work, the more creatinine that is produced and carried by the blood to the kidneys where it also enters the urine. This in itself is not toxic, but measuring the urea and creatinine shows the level of the clearance of the harmful toxins the body does produce. These harmful toxins do build up if not voided until a certain level is reached which can make us ill. Working kidneys filter this creatinine from your blood. When the blood levels of creatinine rise, you know your kidneys are slowing down. During my research, I discovered that a non-CKD patient's blood is cleaned about 35 times a day. A CKD patient's blood is cleaned progressively fewer times a day depending upon the stage of the patient's disease.
In Kathryn Seidick's Or You Can Let Him Go, she quotes her son's doctor, "The word you will come to love or dread, Mr. and Mrs. Seidick, is creatinine. This is a substance constantly secreted by muscles, and its presence in the blood shows better than anything how well the kidney is doing. If the creatinine is low, 0.5 to 1.5, the kidney is doing well; if it is high, the kidney is in trouble." This book was published in 1984, but Dr. Gruskin's words are still apt, although he was referring to a child's creatinine levels. A mature man's can be between 0.6 to 1.2, and a mature woman's between 0.5 and 1.0. It can be even lower for children and, as you age, it lowers even more. The more websites I visited, the more variable [albeit very slight] I noticed in acceptable ranges for non-CKD creatinine levels.
Once again, I urge you to contact Jan Brewer's office before our kidneys give out on us. Thanksgiving is Thursday. One of the things we can be thankful for is that we don't need transplants yet, but what about those lower income people in Arizona who do need an organ transplant? Think about how to phrase your letter to Brewer as you eat your turkey and just keep loving your life – the way these people being denied their transplants love theirs.


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Rianne is currently a PhD Researcher at the University of Chichester focusing on nutritional strategies to help enhance the recovery of muscle and connective tissue to mitigate musculoskeletal injury risk in military and athletic populations during physical training.
She is a registered Sport Nutritionist with the Sport & Exercise Nutrition Register (SENr) and a member of the British Association for Sport & Exercise Sciences (BASES). Rianne also sits on the Editorial Advisory Board for the BASES quarterly magazine, "The Sport & Exercise Scientist", as a Nutrition Representative and helps ensure that the latest sports nutrition research is featured by contacting leading academics globally.
Rianne also provides support to athletes through her nutrition consultancy work, Invictus Performance Nutrition and the SPRU clinic. In her spare time, Rianne loves horse riding, taking her road bike out and keeping in shape by working out in the gym.
2014 – BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science (Sports Performance), University of Chichester
2015 – MSc in Applied Sport and Exercise Nutrition, Oxford Brookes University
SPL235 – Developing and Monitoring in the Coaching Process
SPL338 – Nutritional Strategies for Sports Performance
- Sport & Exercise Nutrition Register (SENr)
- British Dietetic Association (BDA)
- The Physiological Society
- British Association for Sport & Exercise Sciences (BASES)
Rianne has research interests in the following areas:
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Functional foods on exercise performance and recovery
- Genetic allele variants and blood biomarkers effects on exercise performance parameters and injury risk
- Body composition assessment through varying methodological techniques


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My daughter recently turned 21, I so wish that the amazing Work At Home For Moms opportunities existed back when she was a wee baby and active toddler. In fact, for all her growing up years, when I struggled between leaving her in the capable hands of others and my 9 to 5 job, simply because I had to generate an income for us to live on. Man, it was tough going!
Those days are many years behind me now, but trust me, I still feel the angst of leaving my precious girl in the hands of anyone else, especially when she was sick – which was frequent because she had chronic asthma – no matter how capable they were. You know the expression "your heart walks outside your body from the time your child is born"? Yes, that describes it perfectly!
I hope you can sense the excitement I feel in sharing this incredible, life-changing opportunity with you – because that is exactly what it is – INCREDIBLE AND LIFE CHANGING!
By the way, this opportunity applies to a range of people, not only stay home Moms but also:
- Work at Home Dads
- Work at Home for Seniors (Grandma and Granddad too)
- Work at Home for Retirement (You will never have to be employed again)
- Work at Home for Disabled People
- Employees looking to change their lives and become entrepreneurs (start as a side gig and grow it until you are ready to fire your boss!)
- Single Moms and Single Dads – you can start this up as a side gig whilst still employed and transition into working from home once your online business is generating the income you require.
The advantages of building your own online work at home business are:
- You are readily available for your family
- No more wasted hours commuting in traffic
- You get to choose the work you do
- Choose your own hours and work around the needs of those you love
- Your business is portable, you can work from anywhere in the world so long as you have a computer and access to Wi-Fi
How Is It Possible To Work At Home and When It Suits You?
The world wide web has made our lives so much easier in many ways:
- online shopping
- research (academic, yeah, I remember those long arduous hours in the school and public library, and looking for products and services)
- building and promoting businesses
That is just to name a few!
It's critical for businesses to have an online presence now. Let's face it, anyone not online almost doesn't exist. If I am interested in a product or service, the first thing I do is Google the company behind it. In today's very rare event of a business not having a website, that is the end of my interest. See, for me, an online presence confirms that the company is legit and I can trust them. How about you? Do you research products and services online? If so, what impression do you get when there is no website? Speaking of whether a company is legit or not, the converse is true too, just because there is an online presence, there is no guarantee that the business is not a scam either. For that reason, I wrote this informative article for you too, How to Avoid The Scams Online, have a read (when you've finished this one 🙂
I've digressed, when you read other articles on my site you will find that this is a common occurrence with me – my apologies.
Back on topic. The question posed is How Is It Possible To Work At Home and When It Suits YOU? The easiest answer to this question is to work in your own business, my recommendation is that it is your own online business.
Why online?
There are a few reasons that a Mommy (and her family) would benefit:
- Work from the comfort of your home (or wherever else you choose)
- Work when it suits your family (yes, your husband included)
- Portable business – work anywhere provided you have a laptop and internet access (yes, whilst your gorgeous budding ballerina is in classes, you can pop over to the local coffee shop and work on their Wi-Fi)
- You literally can pick and choose the hours you wish to work
- Your new bundle of joy sleeping irregular hours? No problem – you can work when baby is asleep, any time of the day or night (provided of course you have the energy)
- Little Ethan needs you in the afternoons after school? Great, you work in the mornings)
- Does young Emma prefer to sleep later in the mornings? Yay! You get to do your work before your precious girl even wakes up!
- Perhaps you are more of a night owl? Great, this will work for you too – whilst the house echoes the stillness of contented deep sleep, you can plough through your work
- You can not work at times that suit you too:
- Attend all your childrens sporting events, prize giving, dancing exams etc
- Little Angel needs to see a doctor and you need to be home to take care of your sick child – no problem, you can do what you need to
- How about time off for dental check-ups? Again, a non-issue thanks to your work at home business
- Low-cost business model (that's right, no offices, no products to manufacture, warehouse, delivery etc)
- You get to choose the niche you build your online business in – it's always easier to build a business around something you have an avid interest in and passion for
- There are around 4 billion people online, reaching a target market online is far easier than ever before
- Access to products & services to promote has never been easier
- Access to training is right at your fingertips
- Access to expertise and assistance is just a few keys away
6 Things You Need To Be Successful as A Work At Home Mom
- First-class training
- An incredible community of like-minded entrepreneurs
- A strong work ethic
- Commitment, drive and passion
- A computer
- Wi-Fi connection
Do you think you could bring 3 and 4? If you believe you have what it takes, then I have the perfect place for you to receive the first-class training plus participate and benefit from a great community of like-minded entrepreneurs!
Interested? Yeah, you'd be crazy not to be. Completely Bonkers! (I love that word, don't you?)
Allow me to share a detailed review of the Online Business Opportunity where you can find out everything you need to know about the first-class training and the incredible community – along with a host of other wonderful surprises along the way! (Do you like FREEBIES? Who doesn't? You'll LOVE these ones – you have two free websites to look forward to AND a top class, free keyword tool!)
A quick overview of what to expect follows:
- Select your Niche – you choose a niche around your interests and passion
- Build a Website {don't panic, it's so much easier than you think, I promise! Here is How To Build a Website in WordPress in 60 seconds (including video evidence)}
- Promote Products
- Make Money
That is a really simplified version of the opportunity, more is revealed in my detailed online business opportunity review so I encourage you to have a read.
A Little More About Me
I have built this website with my own hands; thanks to the amazing training I've received and the seriously generous support and assistance of the community. I am not technical at all, no background in website development and no academic tech training either.
The way I have learned is by being dedicated and committed, working my way through the training, step by step. It truly is the best way, as you learn, you implement what you have just learned. You build your online business literally as you are learning! What I haven't mentioned is how exciting it is to be a part of it all. I have grown exponentially as a person and in my knowledge of the online business model – looking back to October 2018, I cannot believe how far I have come. This could be you!
I encourage you, take advantage of this opportunity. You can achieve the perfect balance of being available to your family and creating your perfect Work At Home For Moms businesses. It gets better too because you can make a difference in the lives of other Moms and their families by sharing this opportunity with them. Don't hesitate, today is the day you can get your Work At Home for Moms lifestyle rolling!
Before I love and leave you, allow me to share an incredible success story of an amazing, humble, hardworking stay home Mom who has built her highly successful online business and, in her words, "I am just a stay home Mom guys". Have a read – so inspiring! Yes, Grace aka Littlemama is a Work At Home Mom and is generating more money than she ever imagined – 5 or 6 figures, I've lost track!
Oh, by the way – you do not even have to share your credit card details to have a look at the opportunity. That's right, you have access to a FREE Starter Membership, for as long as your heart desires. There is the Premium Membership too (the only paid for membership, no upsells at all) and I encourage you to do everything possible to go Premium, simply because it allows you access to so much more than the Free Starter Membership. But start free, have a good look around and I am certain you will see the value!
If you have any questions or comments about this opportunity, please drop them in the comments section below – I always reply, in fact, I LOVE it when I get the opportunity to interact with you!
Looking forward to seeing YOU on the inside! Yeah, I will be there to greet and welcome you! In fact, please pop over to my profile and say hi.
Blessings always!
PS Yes, that is me, aka Late Bloomer, I always find it helps to put a face to the words 🙂


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By exploding the number of people that know about you from mere thousands to possible millions!
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Let's face it, there are a million website designers and web designs, so how do you choose?
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We'll get together, discuss your needs, and soon your site will be ready. Call Hilary on 084 335 1636 now to get this going.
This is what your special offer will get your business:
- Your custom logo design or seamless integration of your logo with up to 3 reviews (normally supplied from R500-R6000)
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- Up to 5 email addresses with up to 5 Gig storage (worth R1000 each)
- Call me to discuss how I can best meet your requirements.
And there's more…
I guarantee you that the sooner you book your site, the sooner you will benefit! All this for only R4500!
This offer is genuine. It comes with everything you need to start a world class online business. This price will be increasing in two weeks time back to to R9000.00 and for this price you also get the business cards included in the price
I promise to hold this very special price for callers within the next 24 hours. Even if we meet next week.
So call me, Hilary, on 084 335 1636 and let's get this show on the road for you!
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Sheik Tarek, our man at the Pyramids
He is a local sheik at Giza and runs the family stable business, like his father and grandfather before him. He speaks great English and he knows horses. He also understands repeat business.
In the seven years of working together we have not had one complaint from our guests. A lot of staff from the British and American Embassy keep their liveries here and so the horses we get are normally their horses that need the exercise. This means they are well trained and do not want to throw you off like the nightmare stories you hear about from other stables.
I rarely feel small, but standing next to Tarek, at least I don't feel big! When you meet Tarek, tell him you want to have a look around the stables, if you want to. He will assume you want to get off and out into the desert asap but if he knows you want to have a look around, he will get one of his boys to show you the many well kept stables and horses he has around the back. He says he has more than 100, go and have a look for yourself.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]


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AUGUSTA, Ga. — As always in golf, all roads lead to Augusta. The journey to the Masters began in Maui, with a Dustin Johnson blowout defined by, quite arguably, the greatest shot in golf history. Things have only gotten juicier since. With all the storylines converging at this Masters, we thought it would be helpful to rank the best possible scenarios.
9. A HaoTong Li win
For all the talk about growing the game, nothing would change the sport's landscape like China's best player breaking through. Li would become a god throughout Asia and the win would lead to immense growth for the sport. Also, it would be fun to read all the whiny tweets on Sunday night from American sportswriters.
8. A Jordan Spieth win
This would cement Spieth's status as the new king of Augusta and as the most important player of the post-Tiger era, as he would tie McIlroy's career total of four majors…with all of them coming since Rory won his last one. Four major championship victories at the age of 24 would keep Spieth ahead of Jack Nicklaus's pace.
7. A Justin Thomas win
He has quickly become golf's most electric player, and if/when he wins a Masters it should be wildly entertaining. A win this week would push JT to world number one, a mind-boggling achievement for a guy who only 18 months ago had only one career victory.
6. A Dustin Johnson win
There remains a melancholy aspect to Johnson's 2017 campaign — he won a bunch of tournaments and seized the number one ranking but a slapstick W/D at Augusta led to a lost year in the majors. Johnson has the chance to be a player of historical importance but he'll be 34 soon — it's time to start piling up the majors. A green jacket for this Southern boy would be a popular win.
5. A Rickie Fowler win
He remains one of golf's great ambassadors but with the rise of Thomas, Brooks Koepka, Jon Rahm, Tommy Fleetwood and others, Fowler is increasingly falling behind his contemporaries. A green jacket would change all of that and could potentially turn Fowler into a crossover star whose appeal transcends golf and bleeds into the larger sports world.
4. A Rory McIlroy win
Among the young guys no one brings buzz to the sport like the former boy king. A Masters win would give McIlroy the career Grand Slam, an achievement so monumental it has been accomplished only by Nicklaus, Woods, Hogan, Player and Sarazen. It would end Rory's years-long funk and free him up to do some truly spectacular things going forward.
3. A Phil Mickelson win
One more Masters title doesn't really change Lefty's legacy but it would be golf's most popular victory since Jack's jacket in 1986. It would give Phil four Masters wins, tying him with Tiger, which somehow seems fitting. It would also be a sixth career major championship, moving Mickelson out of a tie with his idols Seve Ballesteros and Byron Nelson, with only 11 players all-time claiming more. What a career victory lap this would be.
2. A Tiger Woods win
The earth would stop spinning on its axis. Cats would be sleeping with dogs. It would be, quite simply, the most monumental achievement in a legendary career and one of the greatest comebacks in sports history. It also adds unimaginable juice to golf's next few years as Tiger resumes his climb up Mt. Nicklaus while sparring with this deep crop of young studs. The mind reels.
1. A Tiger Woods near-miss
It's too soon in this comeback for him to win the Masters. Where's the foreplay? It would be riveting theater to watch Tiger battle to the bitter end but come up one shot short. The tragic hero role suits him right now. It would also make the run-up to Shinnecock all the more delicious. We don't deserve a Tiger victory at the Masters. Not yet.


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JEREMY Corbyn faces an official investigation into his claim British Zionists do not understand "English irony" after a complaint was made to the Labour party.
The veteran leftie has tried to clarify his remarks, but they have angered some of his MPs with one saying she felt "unwelcome in my own party" and another on the verge of quitting.
And now the Labour Against Anti-Semitism group has reported Mr Corbyn "for anti-Semitism and for bringing the party into disrepute".
It comes after comments made by the Labour leader back in in 2013 were unearthed last week.
In the latest chapter of an ongoing crisis he told a conference in London promoted by Hamas' propaganda website, he said British "Zionists" - Jews who are strongly pro-Israel - did not want to study history or understand irony "despite having lived in this country all their lives".
Euan Philipps, a spokesperson for Labour Against Antisemitism, said: "The leader of our party must be subjected to the same scrutiny and procedures as any other member.
"It is time for the Labour party to show it is serious about tackling antisemitism by immediately suspending Mr Corbyn and launching a full and independent investigation into his conduct."
The Conservative party has also reported Mr Corbyn to the parliamentary standards watchdog over the video of him at the Palestinian Return Centre.
It comes after a recently departed Labour staffer who investigated complaints in the parry suggested if Mr Corbyn was not the leader he would be under investigation.
Dan Hogan, a former member of their governance and legal unit, tweeted: "If Corbyn were any other member, he would have been suspended and investigated, and the [National Executive Committee] would nod through the bulging report on his offences.
"He would join the long queue of other awful people waiting for a disciplinary hearing with the National Constitutional Committee."
Jewish Labour MP Luciana Berger said Corbyn's 2013 remarks were "inexcusable comments" which made her feel "unwelcome in my own party".
And senior MP Mike Gapes was reported to have told colleagues he will quit the party, hours after he called Mr Corbyn a "racist anti-Semite".
Another of his colleagues in the Commons, John Mann, said the Labour leader risks killing the party "unless MPs and unions act to sort this racism out".
Mr Corbyn admitted he needs to be "more careful" with his language in a humiliating climb down over allegations of anti-Semitism.
He insisted he was describing "pro-Israel activists as Zionists, in the accurate political sense and not as a euphemism for Jewish people".
But said he will revise his use of the term Zionism because it had "increasingly hijacked by anti-Semites".
But the Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, one of his key allies, leapt to Mr Corbyn's defence, and said the remarks had been taken "out of context".
Jewish Labour MPs to be offered bodyguards at party conference
JEWISH Labour MPs will be offered protection from Jeremy Corbyn supporters at their party conference next month.
Amid the anti-Semitism crisis gripping the party bodyguards will be offered to those who have been the victims of abuse from followers of the leftie leader.
The Mail on Sunday is reporting that the Jewish Labour Movement has held talks with the Community Security Trust – which guards the Jewish community in Britain – about providing minders for the event in Liverpool.
A source told the paper: "This conference will be particularly tense as much of the worst anti-Semitic trolling on the internet has been traced back to hotspots in Merseyside.
"The CST are reporting back with a full assessment of the security requirements. There is a real concern about safety."
One of the region's MPs is Luciana Berger, the Parliamentary chair of the Jewish Labour Movement, has repeatedly been targeted for abuse.
The former shadow minister for public health said she felt "unwelcome" in her own party after Mr Corbyn's recent "inexcusable comments".
In response to the official complaint a party source told the Observer they were not aware of it, but a Labour spokesperson said: "The Labour party's complaints procedure operates confidentially in the interests of fairness to all concerned.
"This is to ensure protection of the personal data both for any members who make complaints, and for those to whom complaints relate.
"This enables procedures to be followed properly. Therefore we do not comment on individual cases."


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Lately there has been lot of confusion using Name, Title/Label and Value. There is also a lot of inconsistency in code and database, hence we are planning to fix it in CiviCRM v2.x release.
Lets take an example of Participant Status, 'Registered'. In this case Name will be 'Registered', value will be an integer from 1..N (this depends on each install) and Label/title can be "Registered" or "I will come" etc. (or a localized version of the word/phrase).
Basic rules are:
- Name: This is fixed value and cannot be changed by user. This is used internally in the code base to do certain actions. This will typically be in english.
- Title/Label: This is user editable field and can be translated. This will be displayed in the system.
- Value: Actual value that is stored in database.
There are few tables where we have adopted correct approach, like "civicrm_option_value". In this table we have separate fields name...Read more
So the good folks at USPIRG our continuing their support of CiviCRM and are sponsoring quite a few cool features for CiviCRM v2.2. In case you were not aware, they also sponsored quite a few cool features for 2.1.
I had a long conversation with our USPIRG contact, Wes Morgan, on the feature list for 2.2. The wiki page has all the details (we'll add more details and issues over a period of time), but here are a few highlights that i think the community would love and appreciate :)
- Integrating imap2soap.pl into the main code base. This software was community contributed and the core team did not have the skills/expertise/energy to support it....
The CiviCRM team branched off v2.1 late last week. We hope to knock off most of the remaining v2.1 issues over the next few days and release the the first beta candidate. Please do help us out by downloading and testing the release OR testing it on our sandbox site. Your help does help make it a more solid and stable release.
This also means that the core team can start working on CiviCRM v2.2. After a 6 week code freeze / QA / alpha cycle, the developer team is typically ready to go and start working on new things. The list of currently open issues for 2.2 can be found on our issue tracker. Please do...Read more


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Email marketing is still one of the most effective, and one of the most ignored, marketing tactics. With social media, texting, and every new technology, business owners have let their email lists take a back seat. But email marketing for restaurants can be incredibly effective because you are staying ahead of the audiences that have already shown interest in your restaurant.
- More than 90 percent of adults in the United States use email, with 99 percent of them checking their email every day
- The return on investment (ROI) for email marketing is 28.5 percent higher than it is for direct mail
- Email marketing has, on average, a 38x ROI. Meaning, for every dollar you spend, you should see $38 in return
So how do you set up an email marketing strategy for your restaurant? Here are our favorite strategies for email marketing for restaurants:
Restaurant Promotions
Probably the most obvious way to attract returning customers is by sending out promotions. Whether it's a birthday treat, a 2 for 1 deal, or a percentage off during a certain time frame, promotions are a great way to keep your restaurant top-of-mind.
New Restaurant Menu
A new menu is another great way to remind your former guests that you are still relevant and worth visiting. Highlight your new items, and don't forget to include plenty of photos.
You can also send out any themed menu nights you may have coming up.
Personalization doesn't mean you have to tell your guests about your deepest, darkest thoughts. What it means is you should be showing your guests that your restaurant is run by real, local people.
You can include photos or videos of you cooking, creating menu items, or just sharing what you have coming up.
You can also create a series introducing your audience to your staff members and owners.
Highlighting Your Restaurant's Customers
Showing your regulars, a child celebrating their birthday, or someone giving you a good review are all great ways to show real people enjoying what you do.
Another great tip would be if you have any eating contests or other special dishes — showing a customer competing, or just eating that dish, would be a great way to show how you are different than your competitors.
Special Events
Sharing special events with your customers, like holidays or not-so-real holidays (like National Hot Dog Day) are great ways to remind your audiences what you do and how you are the best at it.
Remind your guests of sports events, national TV events, or just to let them know you will be closed for certain holidays.
All of these are great ways to stay top-of-mind for your guests, while reminding them you are there when they need you.


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Magic in the Willamette Valley
New Reviews from Josh Raynolds of Vinous!
"Two thousand sixteen is yet another link in an unprecedented chain of outstanding vintages in the Willamette Valley that began in 2014 and has now extended to 2018. Compared to the '14s and '15s, the '16s, while on the rich side for Pinot Noir, show more freshness than wines of the previous years at a similar stage." – Josh Raynolds, Vinous
Josh Raynolds at Vinous just handed out some very high scores that come as almost no surprise to anyone paying attention to Willamette wine for the last several years. We've been beating the drum that our local region makes Pinot Noir that is as good or better than anywhere else in the world, especially for the prices asked—and these new reviews just support that argument.… Read the rest


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Sofa Cleaning in Clapham, London SW4
Leather furniture sets are expensive and valued and make a bold statement before all visitors. Leather couches are high priced, especially furniture sets made of exotic leathers or designer pieces. Different kinds of leather call for different cleaning approaches and we strongly recommend our customers not to use home cleansers that can destroy the upholstery and end up costing very much. In lieu, we can offer to our customers expert advice, technical expertise and top level professional leather sofa cleaning with no risk of mutilation or alteration involved.
Trust the experts at Sofa Cleanic to take care of your favorite leather living room set. Our top-notch upholstery cleaning service will eliminate spots, odors, and allergens while protecting and conditioning the expensive hide of your furniture. We will totally brighten up the color and the sheen of your favorite leather furniture. With the help of our professional maintenance the useful life your living room set is extended and you will avoid high replacement costs. Your leather sofa and armchairs are going to be once again attractive to look at as they add charm and class to the interior.
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Virtualization is such a broad term and a hot topic among IT professionals. However, just because your organization has conquered server virtualization, or is well underway with confidence, if you proceed with the same desktop virtualization practices, you will be setting yourself up for failure.
Rampant data growth has been the stimuli to over-spending on data storage. Technology advances have enabled us to gather more data faster than any time in our history. This has been beneficial in many ways and has provided businesses more data that can enable them to optimize their sales, marketing, customer relations and product offerings. Unfortunately, in order to keep pace with data growth, businesses have had to provision more and more storage capacity, costing them millions of dollars.
Informatica Corporation has announced the availability of what the company describes as the industry's first dynamic data masking (DDM) solution. Informatica Dynamic Data Masking provides real-time, policy-driven obfuscation of sensitive data to address a wide range of common data security and privacy challenges without requiring any changes to database or application source code and is intended to address problems that cannot be solved by other technologies such as IAM (identity access management), SDM (static data masking). Informatica Dynamic Data Masking is based on technology developed by ActiveBase, which was acquired by Informatica in July, 2011.
Endeca Technologies, Inc., an information management software company, has unveiled native integration of Endeca Latitude with Apache Hadoop. "This native integration between Endeca Latitude and Hadoop brings together big data processing from Hadoop and interactive search, exploration and analysis from Latitude," says Paul Sonderegger, chief strategist of Endeca Technologies.
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The Peugeot 508, which will be introduced at the Paris Motor Show this October, continues the three-digit tradition set by the 40 series and 50 series sedans. The 508's design resembles the SR1 Concept car, and features a new high-tech interior and high quality finish.
The 508 will be offered with a new array of petrol, diesel and hybrid engines. Potential buyers will appreciate the new technologies offered with the car.
The list includes Peugeot's e-HDi system, which is basically a new-generation stop/start system with better driveability and economy. The carmaker also has plans to build a HYbrid4 version with a 147kW diesel and all-wheel drive potential and CO2 emissions of only 99 g/km.
Similar to past Peugeots, the suspension has been set up for both high comfort levels and roadholding.
And just like the 407, the 508 will be offered as a sedan and wagon (dubbed as the SW). The sedan, which measures at 4790mm, is 99mm longer than the 407 while the 4810mm long SW is 45mm longer.
The 508 is based on PSA-Peugeot Citroen's platform 3 shared with the Citroen C5. Production of the 508 will be in Rennes-La-Janais, in France, for the European market.
In terms of road-holding capability, Peugeot's vehicles have always been on top, even in the M2 segment. Of course, the Peugeot 508 is able to provide exacting driving pleasure thanks to this capability. In particular, the 508 features two types of suspension – a McPherson type for the front axle and a multi-arm rear suspension for the rear axle.
For the front axle, a new McPherson type was developed based on platform 3, allowing the majority of the Peugeot 508 range to offer both road holding and ride comfort as expected of vehicles in the "M2" segment. With this type of suspension installed on front, Peugeot was also able to not only offer superior road holding and ride comfort, but also reduce weight.
In fact, the new front axle on the 508 is around 12 kg lighter than that of the 407. One version of the model – the Peugeot 508 "GT" – comes with a drop link dual wishbone front axle. With the dual wishbone as well as the decoupling of bounce and steering functions, it provides for a very rigid body and driving accuracy.
Of course, having a drop link dual wishbone front axle on the Peugeot 508 "GT" is purely coherent with the fact that this version is powered by a new 2.2 liter HDi FAP engine that develops up to 150 kW (204 bhp).
On the rear of all the versions of the Peugeot 508 is a multi-arm rear suspension, which is engineered to deliver superb efficiency and maximum accuracy and vibration damping through decoupling longitudinal and transverse forces.
Amazingly, the 508 features adaptive steering. It is armed with a rack and pinion electro-hydraulic steering that adjusts the required steering effort and allows for easy maneuvering even at low speeds. Adaptive steering allows the 508 to adapt to two different driving styles -- "all encompassing" or "GT – as demanded and expected by their respective customers.
Aside from adaptive steering, the Peugeot 508 features a braking system that corresponds to the attributes of each version. For instance, the 508 comes available with front brake calipers in three different sizes -- 340 x 30 mm for the 2.2 liter HDi FAP 150 kW version and 283 x 26 mm or 304 x 28 mm for the rest of the range.
Rear brake calipers come in only one size -- 290 x 12 mm. All Peugeot 508 models feature the latest-generation ESP, which includes CDS (stability control), REF (electronic brake force distribution), and AFU (emergency brake assist) as well as Hill Assist and intelligent traction control. Intelligent traction control helps make the 508 more capable of driving off and on slippery road surfaces by exacting more or less wheel slip on each of the front wheels.


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The first thing people usually want to know about me is how to properly pronounce my name and its meaning. My name is pronounced just like "sofa" but with a "ch-" in front…Chaufa. My mom says she came up with my name, but according to google it existed long before and means spanish fried rice!! 😛 It's fantastic when I meet people from Spain who are in disbelief when they read my name tag. It's a reaction I will never get old of. My favourite is when they tell me, "oh we love eating Chaufa! It's so good!". People who are close to me never call me Chaufa. Calling me by my first name has the same effect as calling someone by their full name. Friends and family know me as Chauf, Chaufie, Chu Chu, or Cho, and that is how I like it.
The three things I love most?
FFF. Family. Friends. Food. Enough said.
Things I do when I'm alone?
- Read books in my rocking chair – I am very interested in psychology, yoga, the Dalai Lama, and self-help books.
- Watch episodes of Cutthroat Kitchen, Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, Chopped, and Guy's Grocery Games.
- Search Netflix for the latest documentaries. I am a documentary fanatic. I will watch just about any documentary on any topic.
- Write in my journal, which will now be translated to something appropriate for my blog 🙂
- Practice Bikram Yoga. It is the one form of exercise that gives me a sense of internal peace and happiness during and after a class.
- Organize my life. I swear by living with a paper agenda- an old school one where you use a pen to write down your schedule for the week. My brown Coach agenda is just as important to me as my cellphone. Without it I don't know what my week looks like. There is something very calming about scheduling your errands, appointments, and plans. And then highlighting them in bright pink when complete..that is the most rewarding part! 🙂
Favourite music?
Anything from the 90's and early 2000's. Backstreet Boys, 98 Degrees, Spice Girls, Nsync, Faded, Ginuwine, Mariah Carey, J. Lo, 112, Boyz 2 Men, Destinys Child, Fabulous, Ludacris, Nelly, and all the other artists who were better back in the 90's.
Quotes I live by?
- If it's not uncomfortable, there is no change happening – Chauf
- Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind – Dr.Seuss
- LIFE IS SHORT. Live your dream and wear your passion.
- Going up is hard, because giving up is easier – Chauf
- Successful people replace the words 'wish' 'should' and 'try' with 'I WILL'. Go after what you want with no fear, hesitation, and expectation – Unknown
- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit – Aristotle
- The best way out is always through – Chauf
- Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail – Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out – John Wooden
My last meal on earth?
It use to be an order of White Spot's chicken strips with fries and coleslaw, and their sweet honey mustard sauce for dipping. Oh and a coke to drink! Now since I have gone vegan, I would say the stuffed portobello mushroom I had at The Picnic House in Portland, Oregon. So hearty, sweet, savory, decadent, and comforting. Just absolutely perfect. Oh and of course a coke to drink!
Why is my blog important?
The Natural Pursuits documents my journey on a vegan diet in the attempts to reverse my chronic disease, Lupus. I would have never imagined myself sharing my story with people, because it is so personal to me. However, I feel as though overcoming my insecurities and fears to hopefully inspire others to help themselves, outweighs any internal struggle. My blog is a way for me to give to those looking for support and a sense of hope. If my words inspire you, instill hope, or stir up any emotion inside of you – I have done my job.


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George is tired of following the house rules—he wants a place of his own where he can draw on the walls and eat corn on the cob with his feet! He decides to build a tree house in the yard, but quickly learns that creating a house from scratch just might take more than a pile of plywood and a handful of nails. What he needs is a design plan to make it work. This Green Light Reader based on Curious George, the Emmy Award-winning PBS TV show, also includes bonus activities to help build on the construction theme with a matching materials game and a make-your-own sponge blocks craft.
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Justice League: War
2014, Warner Home Video
I liked it.
Just kidding. I'll throw in a few more words about it. So this is the very first "New 52" DC animated movie. The New 52 is a frustrating concept. I wish DC would stop rebooting their characters and universe so much. I'm glad I don't buy comics anymore.
But, seeing as how I'm not too familiar with the New 52, I actually was looking forward to seeing this animated take on the first Justice League story-arc. The only major difference, from what I understand, is that they replaced Aquaman with Captain Marvel/Shazam. Who, I guess, is officially known only as Shazam in the New 52.
Ocean Master (Aquaman's half-brother) makes a cameo at the very end suggesting that Aquaman will have a starring role in whatever the next New 52 animated movie is. When I read about the Aquaman/Shazam controversy online, it was revealed that Ocean Master makes a post-credits cameo but I forgot to actually watch it before shipping the disc back to Netflix. :-( Thankfully, there's YouTube! :-)
If the portrayal of the characters here is how they are now portrayed in the comics — that sucks. Superman seems pretty arrogant and cold, same with Wonder Woman except she's also overly violent and careless. Green Lantern Hal Jordan seems more like '90s Green Lantern Kyle Rayner (to be fair, that's basically how the Green Lantern movie presented itself as well). This begs the question of why DC just doesn't feature Kyle Rayner more often. Then there's Shazam, who is played more like Guy Gardner. Shazam is supposed to be a corny goody two-shoes, not a horny goofball.
The most faithful characterizations were those of Cyborg, Batman (though I didn't care for the voice actor) and Flash.
As far as the actual story goes, it's nothing special. Yet another "Darkseid invades earth" story with the Justice League punching and kicking their way to victory.
Final thoughts? Unlikable characterizations + average story = meh. I'll continue to watch DC's animated movies as long as they put them out but this was not an impressive showing for the New 52. I'd rather they went back to giving classic DC stories the animated movie treatment.


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A natural solution to climate change and restoring biodiversity.
A simple, no-cost way for YOU to help restore nature across Britain.
Choose an area of YOUR lawn and don't cut this area until the winter - let the grass grow naturally into a wild grass and flower meadow.
If you wish to supplement with wild flower seed then best to wait a season or two until you see which wild flowers are already there. - many seed mixes from packets do not favour your soil type. Nature will select those that will grow well.
Do not forget that we are rewilding for nature - not for us - and this does not necessarily mean a garish flush of poppies and other colours is what nature wants? We must consider the needs of insects, birds and small mammals, and many of these need both long grasslands as well as wild flowers .
Put a BLUE heart in the ground made out of re-cycled materials to show that you CARE for nature.
You'll find an abundance of new life will appear with the long grass; crickets, beetles, snails, wild flowers, birds, butterflies and hedgehogs.
Join the community and SHARE photographs of your new little nature reserve with us on Facebook @bluecampaignhub
Dandelions emerge at a time when many kinds of insects need them and long before your own choice of pollinators are out.
Leaving a part of the lawn to let them flower is just the start of a summer of enjoyment watching other species of wild flower and grasses grow through.
There is no such thing as 'garden waste'. If hedge cuttings and clippings of plants can be stacked into a high heap in a corner of gardens they make the most perfect rewilding habitat for insects, beetles, and small mammals including hedgehogs.
Do not feel there is any need to burn this. It will rise over the summer and autumn as you continue to throw bits on it, and over the winter it slowly reduces in height again.
Hedgehogs will nuzzle themselves right into the centre of this for their winter hibernation, where it provides plenty of warmth and protection from rain and predators like badgers.
Every week through the months of May, June, July and August new species of wild plants and insects can be found in your mini nature reserve.
By rewilding an area, perhaps with a path cut through the middle, allows you and children to access the area and spot new plants as they start flowering.
If you sit still and listen you might hear the chirp of crickets and grasshoppers on hot days. Remember, every week there will be something new. You will notice the sudden emergence of say, Meadow Brown butterflies in mid June.
The Privet Hawk Moth found in the picture provided astonishment to all!
You do not need more than a few square metres of rewilded area to find amazing creatures like this.
Nature is untidy.
But it can look really lovely when combined with the cut grass that you might want to keep in order to access the wilder bits.
Children love to run up and down the paths between the long grass.
These paths mean that the plants and insects can be reached to be identified without having to trample down the long grass.
So, be creative and have fun with your rewilded area.
Don't forget that grassland habitats are vitally important.
It is surprising how quickly species of plant will start to appear amongst the grass as it starts to grow.
Do not feel that you need to create a 'wildflower meadow' from seed. Many of the seeds in packets will not like the soil. We might want colours like poppies and giant daisies but Nature wants grasslands with its own choice of wild flowers.
Pollinator plants are important, yes, but equally important are the food plants for caterpillars. Many butterflies and moth caterpillars have their own unique food plant. For instance, Red Admiral butterflies might swarm on our buddleias to feed off the nectar, but they need nettles on which to lay eggs and for their caterpillars to grow.
Nettles don't come in wild flower seed packets.
Many people and organisations are monetising the biodiversity crisis, but what nature really wants is for us to leave it alone a bit.
They are at the bottom of the food chain, so remember, when you poison slugs and snails it has an impact on the rest of the ecology of your garden.
Please don't use pesticides or fungicides either. If we can stop their use in the 15 million gardens in Britain we'll be going a long way to restoring the biodiversity and biomass that we have lost just in the last 30-50 years (since both farming and gardening became so intensive).
If we can't live with slugs and snails then we don't deserve to be the guardians of nature on the land we're looking after for our children's children.


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