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Speaking Out
I wear red on Fridays. It's not because red is one of two colours associated with Christmas, my favourite holiday. It's not because red represents the Holy Spirit and as a charismatic Catholic the Spirit is a major part of my spirituality.
Don't shy away from forgivenessBy Sarah Du Broy, YSN
Do reserved people seem stuck-up to you? When some people avoid conversations, it's easy to assume they are pretentious. However, that's not always the case. Your peers may unjustifiably perceive you as arrogant without you knowing it.
Rather be late than waitBy Sara Loftson, The Catholic Register
I hated catechism class as a child because I had to miss Saturday morning cartoons. But more than that I hated when catechism class ended because it meant I would have to wait.
Near death experience gives new lifeBy Andrew Selvam, Youth Speak News
I could feel the undertow of the Pacific Ocean pull me further into the waters as I attempted to yell out to my friends for help and tried to catch a glimpse of someone on shore. I couldn't help but ponder whether these moments would be my last. With barely time to say a prayer, I was being toppled over by huge waves which moved my body in every direction. Minutes later, as if by the hand of God, a wave pushed me close enough to shore so that I could grasp hold of the ground again. A near-death experience was not how I expected my Peruvian mission trip to end.
Why I pray the rosaryBy Jasmine Canaria, Youth Speak News
At Mass, I often listen to people as they say the Our Father and the Apostles' Creed, wondering whether they ever stop to think about what those words mean. It's funny how you can recite prayers without paying attention to the important words you say. Sometimes when saying repetitive prayers like the rosary, I find myself just going through the motions, either because I'm worried about school or just not focusing, so I stop myself and consciously reflect.
How far is too far?By Jenna Murphy, YSN
Do you find yourself tripping over your words more than usual lately in the effort to appear politically correct? Over the past Christmas season, more than in previous years, I was especially aware of the awkward "holiday" jargon such as re-naming the Christmas tree a holiday tree to try and be more inclusive. To me, it is obvious that we belong to a society whose members are so fearful of stepping on toes that they often do not step out at all.
The power to chooseBy Alejandra Castaneda, YSN
As a teen I hate when I don't get to make my own decisions. I get very aggravated when my parents prevent me from going out. Being 17, I know I am old enough to make my own choices. However, recently I encountered a peer whose opinions really disturbed me. He claimed it was impossible to say "no" to peer pressure. In other words he believes he has no choice.
Simply surrenderBy Sophie Freynet, Youth Speak News
I have recently discovered the importance of surrendering to Christ, giving up my questions and anxieties to God and adopting a child-like faith. Looking back on my journey of faith, I realize that I learned this lesson, not without difficulties, partially through my quest of faith in the summer of 2004, when I travelled throughout eastern Canada to visit various religious communities.
Make time for the spiritual in the New YearBy Bertone
Aaaahhh, New Years. The time where last year's unresolved resolutions are reviewed and rewritten. There is one resolution, however, that we as Catholics should make and keep every moment, or else there'll be, well, Hell to pay. The resolution I'm talking about, of course, is to encounter the Father.
Keeping the homeless frostbite freeBy Daniele Muscolino, YSN
SUDBURY, Ont. - Waxy, bumpy and discoloured fingers and toes were enough to spring the young people of St. Kevin's parish in the diocese of Sault Ste. Marie here into action. Frostbite becomes a serious issue in the Greater Sudbury area, especially for the homeless, where winters can see temperatures remain around -30C with wind chill.
In anticipation of AdventBy Michael De Jong, Youth Speak News
The plight of the university student during the holidays is a strange one. The timing of the exam period seems almost like a conspiracy as far as important times in the Catholic Church. While others celebrate Advent, anticipating the coming of Christ's birth, students hunker down and crack their textbooks open, some, like myself, for the first time since September for a furious and grueling month of studying for the necessary evil of end-of-term exams.


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Jim Kwik is a Mental Performance Coach who works with big name celebrities and the country's top CEOs. He teaches them to make the most of their brain's processing power. You would think, with mantras like 'memory will make you money,' and 'learn more to earn more,' that Jim would be a staunch Wall Street Warrior, but instead, Jim uses his power for good and creates Superheros who believe that it's not about making a dollar, it's about making a difference.
During this episode, Jim joins Daniel to share stories about the wisdom of Amazonian elders, the importance of dreams, the effects of technology on our memory, and biohacks for success.
Key Takeaways:
[1:21] The brain controls your entire life but there is no owner's manual.
[3:08] How is technology affecting a human's ability to use their brain power?
[8:39] Successful people have a to-do list and a not-to-do list.
[13:54] The learning system we currently use is antiquated, and doesn't give us the understanding to unlock all the brain's power.
[20:21] The art of storytelling is a sophisticated way of storing information.
[26:23] The key to long term memory is, information combined with emotion becomes a long-term memory.
[28:09] With great responsibility comes great power.
[33:13] Key bio-hacks to achieve success include belief, visualization and perspective.
[41:30] Jim believes the mind can achieve altered states without the use of psychedelics.
[43:47] Rainforest elders have the wisdom of the ages and translate their dreams every morning.
[49:50] Creativity, focus, and memory are verbs, not nouns.
[56:37] The 4Gs to be a superhero are Growth mindset, Grit, Giving, and Gratitude.
Mentioned in This Episode:
Rich20Something: Ditch Your Average Job, Start an Epic Business, and Score the Life You Want, by Daniel DiPiazza
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, by Thomas Kuhn
The Rise of Superman, by Steven Kotler
Stealing Fire, by Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal

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From funds investing in Russian assets (including the funds, oriented not only on Russian) for the week to may 8, 2019 was derived from $74 million against an outflow of $43 million a week earlier.
These data provided the Emerging Portfolio Fund Research (EPFR), an organization that tracks the inflow and outflow of funds in investment funds and distribution of funds, reports PRIME.
Thus, net capital outflow from the Russian market has been observed for 12 consecutive weeks.
Recall also that, in General, as estimated by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, net capital outflow from Russia in January—March 2019 totaled $25.2 billion, which is 1.6 times exceeds the volume of export of capital over the same period last year.
For 2018, the net capital outflow from Russia reached $63.3 billion, compared to $25.1 billion in the previous year.
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Kevin King was one of the highest rated cornerbacks in the 2017 NFL Draft class and the Green Bay Packers were happy to take him with the first pick of the second round. After seeing their defense struggle in a big way last season, especially in the secondary, the Packers could not afford to pass on a talent like King.
Green Bay didn't have an easy choice to make, with star Florida State running back Dalvin Cook also on the board. Despite considering Cook, the Packers knew that they could not afford to pass on an upgrade to their defense. King may not be the pick that every Packers fan wanted, but he is confident that he can win both the Packers and fans over with his performance.
"They're getting a leader," King said. "They're getting a playmaker. Somebody they can trust. I'm ready to earn it."
Kevin King to NFL Net on #Packers: "They're getting a leader. They're getting a playmaker. Somebody they can trust… I'm ready to earn it."
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With the first pick in the 2nd round (33rd overall), the @packers select @UW_Football CB @King_kevvoo! #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/mcWJMihYwU
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Needless to say, his confidence is a good sign for the Packers. At 6-foot-3, King has the physical ability to match up with the taller and more athletic wide receivers in the NFL. If King can work his way into his full potential, he will become the top corner in Green Bay and will be a Pro Bowler multiple times.
NFL.com's Mike Mayock broke down King's game and it looks to be a good breakdown if you're a Packers' fan.
"This young man is today's NFL corner. His tape was really fun to watch. … I'm not sure his combine speed and his football speed are the real thing. But the single-high teams, the teams that play a lot of high free safety, are gonna love him. His ability to press and his ability to find the football are even better. … His best football is ahead of him."
Last season at Washington, King recorded 44 total tackles to go along with two interceptions and 13 defended passes. Those numbers may not look as impressive as other defensive backs that have been taken, but the Packers obviously feel confident in his ability to develop into a star at the next level.
All of that being said, it will be interesting to see how King develops over the next couple years. He will likely be asked to play a role immediately in 2017 as a rookie and appears confident in his ability to rise to the task.
Do you think the Green Bay Packers made the right decision by drafting Kevin King? If not, who do you think they should have taken? Let us know your thoughts in the comment box below!


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In fewer than 100 days, the nation's Land and Water Conservation Fund will run out of money.
TIME is running out for America's premier conservation and outdoor recreation program. There are fewer than 100 days until the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) expires after 50 years of strong bipartisan support. This wonderful federal program works to secure our natural areas, water resources and cultural heritage, and helps open our public lands for outdoor recreation.
The fund is built on a simple idea: As we sell off one natural resource owned by the public, we should reinvest some of that money into opening our natural treasures for future generations. The program is entirely funded with royalties from offshore drilling. This means that the LWCF does not receive a dime of taxpayer money. Instead, each year, $900 million from the drilling leases paid by oil and gas companies is supposed to be invested in parks and outdoor recreation for all Americans.
In Congress, I worked hard to ensure strong investment in the LWCF. Unfortunately, for all but one of its 50 years, Congress has diverted a majority of its funding for unrelated purposes.
The fund has invested $600 million in Washington state, protecting our outdoor treasures — from the peaks of the Cascades to the valleys of the Olympic rain forest, the shores of Puget Sound to the Columbia River Gorge. These are the incredible natural areas that enrich all Washingtonians with their stunning beauty, opportunities for recreation and clean water. The national parks and wildlife refuges the fund protects are where we go to camp, hike, hunt and fish — a part of our outdoor heritage that I hope to pass on to my grandchildren.
However, protecting public lands isn't only a matter of making sure Washington's families have places to play — it is about preserving a strong sector of our economy. Our many outdoor treasures draw tourists here from across the world. Outdoor recreation supports almost 200,000 jobs across Washington — more than the aerospace or technology sectors — and contributes $21.6 billion in consumer spending to our economy.
Numerous Washington state projects would be lost if the fund is not reauthorized. At-risk proposals would protect regional job engines, like preserving historic farmland at Whidbey Island and purchasing working forest easements at Mount St. Helens. Acquisition projects would promote water security by preventing human waste from washing into Olympic National Park's Lake Quinault and protecting the Yakima River's watershed — critical investments for both recreation and commercial fishing. Also on the list are initiatives to preserve the iconic Pacific Crest Trail.
As communities across our state continue to grow, we must provide new parks for our kids, protect and develop access to our trails, and keep our air and water clean. We cannot do this without support from the fund.
A bipartisan poll found that 85 percent of Americans support full funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Across party lines, eight in 10 voters said the public receives its money's worth when we invest in protecting water, land, air and wildlife.
The pact between the American people and their government will be broken unless we see some much-needed leadership from Congress in defense of our outdoor economy and natural heritage. Washington is the birthplace of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and Washington's U.S. Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, along with many members of our House delegation, remain champions of the program.
But the clock is ticking. We need Congress to rise to the challenge and reauthorize the LWCF. It is imperative that our leaders continue to lead the way in preserving our premier outdoor recreation and conservation program.


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Why does a chesty cough linger?
Winter colds and flu bring a range of unpleasant symptoms. None can be as hard to get rid of as a phlegmy, chesty cough, which as you know can linger.
With a chesty cough the mucus may come from the back of your throat, nose, sinuses or up from your lungs and often goes hand in hand with a cold or flu. Whereas a dry cough doesn't produce mucus and is often a hacking cough that may develop at the end of a cold.1
That's why with a chesty cough the treatment needs to both thin and loosen mucus in the chest to help clear the airways and relieve symptoms.
Cough tablets or cough liquids?
The most common way to relieve a chesty cough and congestion is with a liquid. However, it might not be the most convenient.
If you've tried to clear chest congestion with a liquid, you'll know the routine. You may need to take it multiple times during the day, especially when symptoms persist. But when life is busy, this can be a hassle.
Also, liquids are not easily portable and you need to ensure you have the correct measuring cup or device to measure the correct dose every time.
We recommend a more convenient way to deal with a chest congestion: Mucinex Maximum Strength cough tablets.
Convenient 12-hour relief in a tablet
Just one tablet helps ease a chesty cough for 12 hours. And it works fast. The benefit is you can get on with your day without having to worry about having to take another dose.
How does it work? It's a unique bi-layer tablet with an immediate-release layer to help ease chest congestion quickly, and an extended-release layer that provides long-lasting relief.
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Two Longhorns will hit the Frank Erwin Center court one last time this regular season as No. 6 Texas hosts Iowa State this Friday for Senior Night.
Guard Brianna Taylor and center Kelsey Lang are the lone seniors on head coach Karen Aston's relatively young squad.
"To see the progress they've made not only as basketball players but as student-athletes has been really rewarding for me as a coach," Aston said. "I can't think of a better ride."
The pair represents Aston's winningest senior class since taking the helm in 2012. Taylor and Lang have achieved four consecutive 20-win seasons and 98 total victories during their time on the 40 Acres.
But there's more work to be done.
The duo has appeared in three NCAA Tournaments and made a significant stride last season by helping Texas reach the Elite Eight for the first time since 2003. The Longhorns hope to make a deep run this postseason so Taylor and Lang can cap off their burnt orange careers on a high note.
"They come in and work hard every day," junior guard Brooke McCarty said. "They're kind of the glue to our team. We're definitely going to miss them, but we're gonna go out with a bang."
Lang is in the midst of her finest season as a Longhorn, averaging 9.7 points and eight boards per game. She became the 41st member of Texas' 1,000-point club on Feb. 4 in a victory over Kansas State. Lang is also a threat on the defensive end and her presence inside poses obstacles for opponents. The 6-foot-5 center sits in seventh on Texas' all-time blocks list with 169 career rejections.
"The thing about Kelsey is she just calms us," Aston said. "She calms us offensively, she calms us defensively, she has a presence about her."
Taylor also provides the Longhorns with quick hands and energy on defense, recording 38 steals on the season and 126 in her career.
Taylor and Lang entered Aston's program together as freshmen, and they've been progressing every step of the way.
"Somehow we ended up here, and we've been roommates ever since," Taylor said. "I think we just helped each other grow up."
After dropping two straight games to then-No. 19 Oklahoma and No. 4 Baylor, Aston stressed the importance of bouncing back and finishing the season strong. Although the Lady Bears sit alone atop the Big 12 and are well on their way to winning the conference, the Longhorns still have the opportunity to show how much they're capable of.
"I still think we're really playing for a lot of stuff," Aston said. "If we hold court, we'll go to the Big 12 Tournament and have some fun … play really hard and hopefully we'll set ourselves up for a nice seed in the NCAA Tournament. That's what we need to focus on right now."
The Longhorns will honor Taylor and Lang before tipoff at 7:30 p.m, against the Cyclones.
"I'm looking forward to Friday," Aston said. "It's always a treat to hand them their jerseys and show them the frames and let them enjoy the moment."


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'Only a wimp does this': Ex-Pentagon chief of staff rips Trump's 'weak' and cowardly dismissal of Tillerson
A former top official at the Department of Defense and Central Intelligence Agency explained how President Donald Trump displayed weakness to the world by the manner in which former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was fired.
"The more waves the president makes, the more we wonder if at least in part he's hoping to take back the news cycle from, for example, his sex scandal involving porn star Stormy Daniels," MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace noted. "I don't know what you call it when the lawyer for the porn star sounds more reasonable than the President of the United States."
"But this isn't the only White House scandal of the day. Could the president be hoping to take attention away from this?
Wallace, who served in the George W. Bush White House, concluded it is now "not an attractive place to go to work."
"That's right," former Pentagon and CIA chief of staff Jeremy Bash agreed. "I think we may be at peak talent here for the Trump administration."
Bash also had views on how Tillerson found out he had lost his job, which Wallace had described as "sadistic" earlier in the show.
"I just want to go back to this point about the manner in which Tillerson was fired," Bash observed. "I think we're talking about it's mean, it's embarrassing, it's actually just weak."
"It's like gutless," he continued. "Only a wimp does that, someone who doesn't want to face the consequences of telling somebody directly."
"I want to say our President of the United States is transmitting absolute weakness to everybody around the world," Bash continued. "For someone who, you know, thinks of himself as a strongman, he's sending exactly the wrong message."


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Spring Vegetable Stir-Fry
This beautiful-looking spring stir-fry can be served as a side dish, or made into a main course by adding shrimp, chicken or chunks of tofu.


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Like the waves created by a single drop in a still pool, so too do our moments of reflection send ripples through every fiber of our being. At the close of a year, these fleeting moments matter the most as we take what we have learned throughout the chaos on our last revolution around the sun and channel it to brighter futures just over the horizon. Come experience the release of living in the moment as we gather together for our annual right of passage into the new year and a new beginning. Reflecting on what was, living for the moment, embracing tomorrow; this is what it means to take part in Resolution.
Join us on New Years Eve in Seattle for celebration unlike anything you have ever experienced as we transform the WAMU Theater into a shining world of glitz, gears, and gold. Ring in the New Year, create new memories to last a lifetime, and experience the grandeur of Resolution Festival.
We are proud to announce the phase 1 headliners for Resolution Festival; Diplo, Porter Robinson, Seven Lions, and Borgore! Stay tuned for the phase 2 announcement coming.


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"Pretty much all of my reading is non-fiction"
"I don't really have time to read novels."
"I used to read fiction, but not anymore."
I love to read. In fact, it's probably my favorite pastime. I always enjoy talking with fellow readers: discussing what books we've read lately, looking for book recommendations. It's not too difficult to find someone in ministry who reads regularly (although many should read more). I know many that I can ask for good recommendations on books relating to ministry, spiritual growth, and personal development. It is more difficult to find someone who can recommend me great fiction books.
You might be thinking, "What's the big deal? There are more important things to read than novels." I agree! I try to always be reading four books at a time. Out of those four, three are nonfiction, so only 25% of my reading is fiction. However, that is not to say that we should never read fiction, or that there is no value in it! Actually, reading fiction can bring some very positive benefits to our lives! I'd like to challenge you to expand your reading, and think about the benefits you can have by reading a good novel:
Fiction Develops a Love for Reading
As I said, reading is my favorite pastime. My goal for this year was to read 50 books (I'm on track to pass that goal). I read more books than most people I know, although I know others that read far more than I do! The fact that I love reading makes it much easier for me to get through 50 books in a year. I know of many godly men who read because they know of the great benefits it brings, even though they don't particularly enjoy it. If you don't enjoy reading, you're probably going to have a hard time making it a regular practice!
That's the first way that fiction can help you. My love for reading came into being when I was a kid. I didn't start out by reading Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, The Iliad, or books on preaching and exegesis. I developed a love for reading with books like The Hardy Boys, Goosebumps, and Left Behind (my eschatology wasn't fully developed in those days) when I was a kid. In my teenage years, I read sci-fi and fantasy books. As I matured, I began to branch out and read things that would directly impact my spiritual life. I believe that without developing a passion to read through fiction, I would struggle much more with making reading a habit today.
Fiction Can be a Great Way to Communicate Truth
People love stories. I've never met someone who didn't love to hear an interesting story. People love to see stories on TV, hear them told by friends, read them, and tell their own stories to anyone who will listen. Stories stick with us; we them for years.
Our built-in love for stories can make them an effective way of communicating truth. Truth communicated in stories often has greater emotional resonance and sticks with us longer than if it were simply told to us. I believe this is one reason Jesus used so many parables. We know one reason He used them was to conceal truth from certain people, but I believe that He also used parables because He knew the truths would have greater impact that way.
For example, I've read several articles about the dangers of socialism/communism. I remember some of the things I've learned, but I couldn't tell you where I read the article, or what it really said. However, George Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm have had tremendous impact on my thinking. The truths in those fiction books stuck with me much more than what I read in the articles. Other fiction books have impacted me in a similar way. The Lord of the Flies by William F. Golding presents the depravity of man in such a profound way, that it's still a major influence on my view of human nature a decade after I read it. Good fiction can communicate truth in a more powerful way than non-fiction.
Fiction Can Help You Learn to Communicate Effectively
You have to study what you want to be great at. A homiletics student should pay attention to great preaching. An aspiring basketball player would do well to watch and learn from the greats. Someone who is interested in writing and communicating can learn much from fiction.
If you want to write well, it's important to study the great writers, many of whom wrote fiction. By examining the prose of great writers like Tolkien, Lewis, Hemingway, Shakespeare, and others, we can learn how to more effectively communicate ourselves. We learn new words. We learn how to describe things in vivid ways. We learn how to communicate in a way that is clear and interesting.
This isn't just important for someone who wants to write books or blog posts. We all need to communicate! Whether it's an email, a letter, a sermon, or a conversation, we can all benefit from learning to communicate more effectively.
Fiction is Fun!
Finally, don't forget that it's ok to simply read something for the enjoyment of it. We can get so caught up in our responsibilities that we neglect to take some time to simply rest and relax. The Lord designed us to need rest and refreshment, and there's nothing wrong with reading something simply to enjoy it. Of course, we need to be discerning in what we read; but maybe an interesting novel that stimulates your mind could be a good alternative to vegging out and watching TV for a few hours.
I'm sure I could think of other reasons of why reading fiction can be good for you, but I'll leave you with these four: It develops a love for reading, it can be an effective way to communicate truth, it can help you learn to communicate effectively, and it's fun! So let me challenge you to get out of your rut and pick up a good novel. It can help you…and you might just enjoy it!


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Favorite Crab Pasta Salad
Total TimePrep/Total Time: 20 min.
Makes7 servings
- 3 cups uncooked medium pasta shells
- 1 pound creamy coleslaw
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon chopped onion
- 1 teaspoon dill weed
- Dash salt
- 2 cups chopped imitation crabmeat
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large serving bowl, combine the coleslaw, mayonnaise, onion, dill and salt. Stir in crab.
- Drain pasta and rinse in cold water. Add to coleslaw mixture; toss to coat. Chill until serving.
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Jul 9, 2017
I took this to a family reunion BBQ and everyone loved it. One lady hovered by the dish and had three servings. I resisted adding anything to it for my first go around. Next time I will add peas or small diced celery. I feel it needs contrast. A small crunch.
Oct 14, 2014
I added peas to this....it was delicious
Jul 24, 2014
I made this and my husband loved it. I thought it was good too. I changed it though. for the coleslaw, I used a 1lb bag of coleslaw from the produce section. For the crab meat I used 2-8oz pkgs of imitation crab meat from pollock. I used extra mayo and reduced the amount of pasta to 1/2 as I didn't want that many carbs in the dish. I was great. Good recipe for potluck as it made a lot.
Jul 22, 2014
easy, tasty. must be careful which coleslaw one buys, mine was on the sweet side; with the crab, a little too sweet for our taste.
Jul 18, 2014
This is so easy and amazing. My husband loved this. I made it on a weekday and used whole wheat pasta shells. Definitely a keeper
Jul 15, 2014
I made this but used two cans of drained whole petite shrimp instead of the crab. I also added 1/2tsp of the Old Bay seasoning. It was very good. I never thought of mixing coleslaw mix into a pasta salad so this was different for us. Very tasty.
Jul 12, 2014
The idea of putting coleslaw into a pasta salad intrigued me. My husband isn't fond of crab, so I substituted barbecued chicken. He loved my BBQ Chick Salad. I loved the taste of the coleslaw in it.
Jul 11, 2014
I made this for a light dinner tonight and it was excellent! I added 1/2 teaspoon of Old Bay seasoning and a dash of Tabasco. Very easy to make and the flavor is great. My family loved it! This is a definite keeper. Thank you to Cheryl for sharing her recipe!
Jul 11, 2014
Will definitely make this again. - easy to toss together, tangy seafood salad flavor, and my husband really likes it


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General Hospital
Nelle copies the audio file of Sonny onto a flash drive, and puts it into an envelope to Carly. She says, game on, Sonny.
Sonny buys Jason breakfast at the MetroCourt. Carly waits on them, telling Sonny not to plan anything for tomorrow, because she has a surprise. He doesn't like surprises, but she says they have a lot to be grateful for, and she wants the two of them to celebrate. After she leaves, Sonny asks Jason if Ava didn't plant the bomb, who did?
Alexis's doorbell rings. I have to stop watching so much TV because I somehow get this mixed up with Daryl visiting Carol on The Walking Dead for a moment. It's Sam. She talks about Kristina abandoning Alexis, but Alexis doesn't blame her. Sam says she'll keep trying to talk to her. She tells Alexis about Ava's arrest, and says that for once, she doesn't think Ava did it. Sam sees the bouquet, and Alexis tells her it's from Julian.
Olivia-J hopes Julian wasn't followed this time. She asks if there's hospital news. He says by this time tomorrow, the hospital will be hers.
Hayden helps crunch the Quartermaine numbers. She says their offer isn't as high as the realtor's offer. Michael says Jason could kick in more, but Tracy doesn't want anyone looking into where he gets his money. Ned says he'll sell Lois his half of the record business.
Finn has a never-ending bottle of pills where there's always just one left .He takes it, and looks at the newspaper headline about Ava. Griff asks if he's been there all night, and Finn says someone had to take care of the patients. He also wanted to rush Anna's biopsy.
Anna calls for a nurse, and an orderly tells her they're all out sick. She asks about her biopsy, and he says he'll see when he can do. She says she'd like to see a doctor, and Robin pops in, asking if she'll do.
Commercial break. Like the Clapper and Chia Pet heralding in the Christmas season, Eastertime is officially here since the Cadbury bunny tryouts are happening.
Sam says she guesses Alexis didn't slam the door in Julian's face. She says Alexis is vulnerable, and asks her to please not let Julian manipulate her.
Julian reaches into his coat, and Olivia-J pulls a gun. Julian pulls out some champagne, and Olivia asks if he's being presumptuous. He says tomorrow the Quartermaines lose.
Ned says he could hear Lila's voice telling him about all the people he could be helping. Tracy asks since when is his life in Port Charles, and he says it's time to set down roots again. He asks if she has Lila's engagement ring. He wants to ask Olivia-F to marry him.
Nelle sticks the envelope into the mail cart at the MetroCourt.
Carly thanks Jason for talking Sonny down. She says she couldn't have convinced him; she would have encouraged him. Jason says he doesn't think Ava is behind the bomb, and he doesn't want anyone doing what they can't take back. Carly hugs him, and says what a great friend he is. Nelle watches.
Finn calls Sonny. He says he needs a favor. Sonny says it's a bad time, and to call him next week. Finn says he doesn't have until next week.
Anna says it's good to see Robin, and Robin says it's good to be seen. She tells Anna that Griff called her. Anna says obviously the test is a big deal. Robin says she had a clear schedule and thought they could spend time together. Anna says she saw the look on Finn's face, and now this. Something must be seriously wrong.
The orderly gives the results to Griff. His face doesn't look happy. He says, oh no, which confirms his unhappiness.
Finn tells Sonny that the medication would be helpful to some of his patients. Sonny says he has eyes on him right now, but he'll call around for a favor. He says it will take a few days, and Finn says he'll figure something out. Hayden tells Finn he looks better, and asks if he's going to the meeting with the pharmaceutical company. He says he can't go to Manhattan today, since they're short staffed. Hayden suggests that the profits from the patent could be donated to the hospital, and he likes the idea. He tells her that if he was rude, it was just because he was just tired. She asks if he's sure, and that she thought he was going to tell her something important. Their conversation is interrupted by Griff with the biopsy results.
Robin tells Anna that a blood biopsy isn't an everyday procedure. Anna tells her about it, and how the scraping against the bone was weird, almost as if she could hear it from inside. Robin says she's sorry she wasn't there, but it saves lives, so Anna did the right thing.
Michael thanks Olivia-F for pitching in at the family meeting. She says it was really none of her business. He says if Ned hadn't sold L&B, they would have lost. Olivia is surprised that he let go of the business.
Tracy tells Ned no way is he getting Lila's ring. She said it cost more than most people's homes at the time her father bought it. Ned says he thought she liked Olivia-F. Tracy says that Olivia has two illegitimate sons from two different mobsters, and is not daughter-in-law material. Ned says that Tracy is one to talk, and he's going to marry her. Tracy calls her uncouth and uncaring, and Ned says he looks at it as genuine, spirited, and sincere. He says he's not losing her again.
Nelle finds Carly, who says she has a task outside of Nelle's job description. She tells Nelle about the cabin that she and Sonny used to go to, and how she's renting it again. She asks Nelle to make it special. She says they're trying to move forward, and they could use some time alone. Nelle says things always work out for her. Carly is resilient and resourceful, and she admires that.
Alexis tells Sam that she'll never be vulnerable to Julian again. Sam asks if he knows that. Alexis says she thinks he was saying good-by.
Olivia-J asks why Julian is breaking out champagne. He says he's celebrating his freedom. She says she'll have him killed if she doesn't get the hospital, and if he's drinking to his eminent demise. He says she can either raise a glass or kill him.
Alexis tells Sam about the safe deposit box. Sam wonders if Julian is leaving, and Alexis says she doesn't know, but there's an explanation letter in the box. Sam thinks it's a poorly manufactured lie, but Alexis says, what if it isn't?
Julian tells her to get it over with, and Olivia-J says don't waste the bottle. He puts something from a metal capsule into her drink. I might add that he does it pretty loudly. They could hear the unscrewing of the capsule at the hospital. He toasts to GH's demolition.
Sonny tells Jason about Carly wanting to kill Ava, and that they agreed on doing nothing until they know for sure. Jason says Carly might think she wants revenge, but she doesn't want to wreck lives. He hopes whatever they decide, they can move forward. Sonny says it's not an option anymore. He tells Jason that something is going on with Nelle. She wants Carly to find out that they slept together.
Michael tells Nelle about losing his investment, and asks if she'd like to go to brunch and talk. Nelle tells him that she has to set up the cabin. Michael says he'll give her a ride. He's going to be busy for a while, and they might not have a chance to hang out later.
Robin tells Anna it's okay to be scared. Anna says WSB agents don't get scared. Robin says not in public, but it's just her. Finn and Griff come in. Finn says he was hoping for better results, and the biopsy indicates she has Polycythemia Vera (PV). Griff explains that it means she has cancer.
Tracy relents about the ring, saying that Lila would want it to be worn and not kept in a dusty vault. She apologizes, and Ned asks what the objection is. Tracy says she doesn't really have one, and that Olivia-F is ballsy and outgoing. She says when she got sick, she changed perspective on a lot of things and selfishly wants to keep him close. When he talks about marriage, the next step is getting their own home. He says it's a big house, and there's room for all of them, at least for now. He asks for her blessing, and she says of course. They hug, and we see Lila's picture behind them, causing me to tear up.
Sam tells Alexis that what Julian wrote could hold the answers they need.
Olivia-J bumps into Julian and he drops his glass. She says how clumsy of her, and explains that being Alexis's sponsor, it wouldn't be good to have champagne on her breath. She encourages him to take her glass. He says it was a stupid idea, and she says he tried to poison her.
Anna says she never heard of a blood clot causing cancer. Finn says that cancer is a technical term, and her condition was once classified as blood disorder, but now is considered blood cancer. Griff says she's in the age range where it's commonly diagnosed, and the blood clot was a symptom. Finn tells her that the cancer causes thickening of the blood, and if left untreated, could result in a heart attack or stroke. It's what's been responsible for her migraines. Anna asks if she needs chemo. Finn says no, they'll give her blood thinner and do phlebotomies, which Robin says is like donating blood on regular basis. Anna says it sounds like they're just treating the symptoms, and asks how they beat it. Griff tells her that there's no cure.
Michael and Nelle get to the cabin, and the caretaker gives them the keys, calling them lovebirds. Nelle is like, not too awkward. Michael tells her that they used to come up here all the time, and she says he must have wonderful memories of the place.
Sonny tells Jason about finding the bra, and that Nelle planted it. He says no way was her bra in the bed for two months. Jason wonders why, and asks if Nelle is interested in him. He says he doesn't care, but she's becoming a problem. Jason says the only way out is to take away her power and tell Carly.
Finn tells Anna that it's a chronic condition, and Griff says it's manageable. She asks if she'll have to deal with bloodletting the rest of her life. Robin asks to talk to her in private. Anna says she's sorry for being insensitive. Robin says she's angry and sad, and just because it's manageable doesn't mean it doesn't suck. When she's done venting, they have work to do, and she has to be strong. Anna doesn't feel strong, and Robin says she'll be strong for both of them.
Finn tells Griff that he didn't tell her everything. Griff says to let her deal with the shock. He thanks Finn for letting him be there. Finn joins Tracy and Hayden. Hayden asks about the meeting again, and he says that he doesn't have time. Tracy says the jet is at his disposal, and he says maybe he'll take her up on it.
Olivia-F comes into the Quartermaine drawing room to find Ned looking at Lila's engagement ring. He says he was going to do this at dinner, but why wait? He asks her to marry him.
Commercial break. Finola Hughes does a PSA for PV. You can get more information at VoicesOfMPN.com.
Anna says Robin can't be by her side forever. Robin says being HIV positive has taught her one thing – not to think about 50 years from now, but about today and tomorrow. Anna will need someone to run errands and translate medical terms. Anna says it's not necessary; she'll be all right. Robin says everyone needs help sometimes, even her. Right now, her place is here. They hug. Anna tells Robin she loves her.
Hayden says that she's proud of Finn, and they'll talk later.
Olivia-F tells Ned that she can't. He says he understands no, but what does "I can't" mean? She runs out.
Nelle has changed the sheets, and the fridge is stocked. She tells Michael that no matter what happens, his friendship has meant the world to her. He says he feels the same way, and wonders if she's skipping town, but she says she's just expressing her feelings. They start to leave, but the caretaker comes back, telling them that the roads are closed and they're not going anywhere.
Sonny tells Carly they need to talk. She says they can talk tomorrow. They need a break away from everything, a break from the questions about Ava and the pain of Morgan. Sonny says okay, and they hug. The mail cart goes forward.
Olivia-J tells Julian to empty his pockets. He gives her the capsule. She sniffs it and says, oleander. He says it's nothing she wouldn't do to him. She says she would have succeeded, and he tells her that now's her chance. She says until the deal is finished, he can live, and to get out before she changes her mind. He leaves, along with his fresh haircut. Olivia tells herself that Julian needs another reprimand, and she knows exactly how to deliver it.
Alexis tells Sam not to be digging around. Sam says she can take care of herself, and just hang on to the key. Alexis doesn't like it, but tells her to be careful. Sam's phone rings. It's Olivia-J pretending to be the doctor's office, and asking her to come in.
Tomorrow, Michael and Nelle are stuck, Jordan tells Curtis that she might lose her job because of him, and Olivia-F wants to know who's after Julian.
Vanderpump Rules
I'd better see the Gigster tonight or I'm going to start questioning the integrity of this show.
In New Orleans, Jax wakes Brittany with a fart. This is actually better than an alarm clock, since you'll never hit snooze. She asks if he remembers crying the night before. She tells Jax that if he really wants to be a better human, don't treat her like crap. Seems simple enough. She says it's awkward when he apologizes to an ex, and then acts like an idiot with her. In his interview, he says he can't win. Because he's so simple, he can't even understand simple enough.
Schwartz wakes up on the couch. He tells Katie that she was super mean to him the night before. We flash back to the revelry in the streets. Katie says they left for the hotel around 4:30 in the morning, and everything was fine. In her interview, she says she wanted to take a car home, and he thought she was being unreasonable, but in his version, she's drunk and yelling at him. He says she doesn't remember because she was too drunk, and she insists that she wasn't. Want to make a bet that both of them were?
The girls go to Galatoire's, one of the oldest restaurants in NOLA, for brunch. Stassi says all holidays and birthdays were celebrated there when she was a girl, and we see some retro photos. Brittany says the boys were acting like weirdos last night, and Stassi says she was embarrassed.
The guys go on a swamp tour. I've never been to NOLA, but I have gone on one of those in Florida. The guide instructs them that if an alligator comes in the boat, it's not part of the tour, and to run. Ariana is joining them, since she's a groomsman and wants to see gators. Schwartz starts drinking, and tells them about having a fight with Katie. The boat stops, and everyone looks at an alligator. Ariana feeds it some popcorn. Or Cheetos. Or something. The guide picks up the alligator and everyone takes pictures. Tom says he brought doughnuts and there's a snake in the box. This is not a euphemism for anything. There is an actual snake in the box. There's also a snake in the cooler. The guide pulls out a baby alligator and teases Schwartz with it. He freaks, but I'd want to hold it.
Kristen passes out rubber wristbands to everyone, each with an appropriate name for the recipient. The food looks fabulous. My sister lived in NOLA for a while, until Katrina hit. I've always regretted not visiting her there. Love the food. Love the music. Scheana doesn't like anything in a shell; it grosses her out. I don't have a problem with it, but I think eating a whole crab or lobster is a lot of work for too little payback. She and Kristen step away from the table, and talk, while Stassi talks to Katie. In her interview, Kristen says she, Scheana, and Carter discussed Katie's anger toward Schwartz. They think it stems from him cheating two years ago, and she's been mad at him ever since. Scheana says Schwartz needs to own it and apologize.
After the swamp tour, the guys and Ariana have a blue crab picnic. Tom says Schwartz doesn't look too good, and he says he feels sorry for the crabs. Tom thinks they should go to counseling. Schwartz and Katie, not Schwartz and the crabs. Carter says Katie doesn't feel like she has his back, and he thinks Schwartz hooking up in Vegas is still weighing on her. She takes it out on him because he's never taken full responsibility. In his interview, Schwartz says every time he thinks it's resolved, it's not, especially when Katie is drinking. Jax feels partially responsible, since he introduced Schwartz to the Vegas girl. In his interview, Tom says Carter's words have Kristen's fingerprint on them. Shay explains how he and Scheana had to deal with their issues. Schwartz says Scheana doesn't take your deepest insecurities and rage at you for hours. Jax wonders why they're even getting married. Shay says marriage isn't easy, and Ariana says something is troubling Katie. Tom says Schwartz sounds like a battered wife. In his interview, Tom says he's known Schwartz forever and wants him to be happy, and gets all teary. He gets teary at the picnic too, saying he doesn't want to see Schwartz like this. Jax wonders what's up with everyone crying, and Ariana says she should have stuck with the girls. Tom suggests they go back and throw on heels and a dress.
Lisa checks into SUR, and talks to the chefs about adding some new dishes to the menu. She wants to keep things current, and doesn't want the chefs to get complacent. She questions one of the chef's trousers that have a cartoon mushroom pattern. So do I. They look like pajama bottoms for a ten-year-old.
The girls get ready for the bachelorette party. A girl shows up with a cake, and turns into a stripper. Kristen has hired her to turn things up. Kristen hands Katie a bunch of dollar bills. The girl does a lap dance for Katie. They wonder how to tell the guys that they got a stripper, and the guys didn't.
Tom rallies the guys after naptime. He's called in the experts, and brought in Miss Aubrey to be their drag mother. She brings a couple of other drag queens with her. Jax needs help deciphering how to put a bra on, getting the arm strap wrapped around his head somehow.
Ariana visits the girls and says they're blurring the lines of what it means to be a man or a woman in today's society. Hardly. Blurring the lines of what it means to be an adult maybe. In her interview, Kristen thinks Ariana wishes she was a bridesmaid instead. Ariana tells the guys that they're losing in the fun department, and shows them pictures. Tom says they're just getting started. He's brought an entire wardrobe stash. Ariana tells Schwartz that Katie is having a great time, and he's happy. Jax says let's go break some hearts or break something.
The girls take more pictures with the stripper, and get ready for the evening.
The guys pick a sports bar to grace with their dragness. I doubt anyone is going to care, but they actually get cheers when they come in. Ariana has also dressed in reverse drag. The guys and Ariana mingle, and Schwartz wonders how to pee with all the undergarments he's wearing. He asks a table of women where his penis is, and says they can have it for a while, but he needs it back. He's getting pretty drunk. Omg, we actually do see Jax trying to pee (from the back, but still), and he pees on his dress. You can dress him up, but you can't take him out.
In her interview, Kristen says at Scheana's bachelorette party they did the standard stuff, like carving cucumber penises and making toilet paper wedding dresses. Stassi planned this one, so they went on a murder tour. Kristen informs us that the main reason for murder in NOLA is cheating, and if they lived there, it would be a ghost town. Scheana tells them that Shay had an allergic reaction to something, but really he's feeling left out because he doesn't drink. That's totally understandable. For the record, we did not carve cucumbers or make toilet paper dresses at my wedding shower, but I did have to wear a hat made out of the gift bows.
Giggy! Harrison! Lisa and Ken taste test the new dishes, along with Lisa's business partners. Lisa says it's a different vibe without the kids there, and they discuss the combined bachelor/bachelorette parties. Lisa tells them about how she upgraded Schwartz and Katie's room.
The group reconvenes at the hotel. Tom has changed wigs. He felt that the dark wig was too stepmom, and the blonde is more sexy and youthful. Stassi thinks he'd get more likes than her on her dating app. She says Jax looks like your friend Tiffany, who spells her name with an "i" at the end, and needs a ride to a check cashing place and then to a 7/11 for cigarettes. I like Stassi a lot more now that she's mellowed in the thoughtless department. She's really very funny. In her interview, Katie says she and Tom take their fighting to extremes, but are able to forgive. Kristen doesn't think Schwartz is as adorable as he looks.
Jax and Brittany's room is trashed from earlier antics. I'd hate to be a maid in a Vegas hotel. Jax takes off his drag, and apologizes to his balls, saying he'll never do that to them again.
Kristen talks to Schwartz. She says he and Katie really only fight about one thing – the chick in Vegas. Schwartz thinks the logic is flawed, and doesn't want to discuss it. Kristen begs him to listen. He walks away, saying that Kristen is a psycho bitch. She says she just wants them to be on the same page before they get married. Schwartz is not receptive to talking, and Tom tells Kristen to leave him alone. Schwartz starts to go in the elevator, and Kristen says it's not Tom's business, and tells him to get out. In his interview, he says she's a psycho and he's been there. In the elevator, Schwartz says all kinds of crap about Kristen, including calling her a whore. Carter tells him to back off, and Tom tells him he was there, and Carter is dating the new and improved Kristen. Carter, the voice of reason, says this isn't about Kristen right now. Tom says if she brought up the past, he has a right to.
Jax and Brittany hear them arguing, and Jax says he's not getting involved. Schwartz says all he did was make out. Jax tells Brittany it's a ten-year battle, but she doesn't like the way they're attacking Kristen when she's not even there. Katie comes upstairs. Scwartz complains about Kristen. Katie says Kristen has been downstairs, and asks why they're trashing her. Jax says this is going to be a disaster tomorrow.
Kristen tells Ariana and Scheana that Katie told her she's never gotten over Schwartz cheating on her. Ariana says she gets it now.
Tom tells Scheana that all Schwartz did was kiss a girl. Schwartz says he's not sure what happened, but he's almost positive they didn't have sex. The girls and Carter gather. Stassi tells Katie that she had no idea that's why they'd been fighting, and now it makes sense. In her interview, Katie says Kristen had good intentions even if her delivery was off, but you can't put toothpaste back in a tube. Meanwhile, Scheana tries to explain things, and Schwartz says he can't marry Katie.
Next time, Katie calls Lisa, Jax says Schwartz admitted to hooking up, more shots are downed, there's a possible game of spin-the-bottle, and Schwartz loses his penis again.
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Cocoa powder is naturally vegan and gluten-free, so you can include it in any diet. However, cocoa mixes can be different, so it's always best to buy a natural product. Even cocoa butter is dairy-free and can be used as a substitute in many recipes.
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Blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery) can help improve the appearance of your eyes
Blepharoplasty (also known as eyelid surgery) is a surgical procedure performed to remove excess skin and bulging pockets of fat to improve the upper eyelid creases. Many people choose to undergo blepharoplasty in order to achieve a younger, brighter, better rested appearance. The bags and wrinkles that form around our eyes as we age are one of the biggest sources of frustration to people who feel that their tired, ageing appearance doesn't fit with how they feel or see themselves.
You may be a candidate for blepharoplasty if your upper eyelids are characterised by:
- excess skin that hides the natural fold of the eyelid
- loose skin on the eyelid which may even obstruct your vision
- your lower eyelids have dark circles, bags, excess skin or puffiness
- you have fine wrinkles in the area of the lower eyelid
For the Asian population, about 40% have a "single" upper eyelid fold, giving the eyes a hooded appearance. Some people may choose to undergo surgery in order to alter this crease and create a "double eyelid". This can give the eyes a more open appearance and change the overall aesthetic of the face to give the illusion that the eyes are wider open and brighter. The aim of the surgery is to create a natural-looking crease in the upper eyelid that forms when the eyes are open.
A personal consultation with our surgeon is the first step for any patient considering blepharoplasty. During your consultation, we will assess your overall eyelid contour, the amount of excess eyelid fat and skin you possess, your eyebrow position, and the condition of the muscles in the area. We will also discuss whether an eyelid tuck, an eye bag removal, Asian double eyelid surgery, or more is needed.
With Blepharoplasty:
- Skin and underlying tissue of upper and/or lower eyelids is tightened and trimmed to reduce wrinkles and "eye-bags"
- Different techniques are available – each is suited to a different clinical presentation
- Surgical scars are visible for a few weeks but rapidly fade to become unnoticeable
- Dramatic rejuvenation of whole face can be achieved with attention to this one area
- Blepharoplasty can be combined with other cosmetic surgical procedures
- Performed under light sedation and local anaesthetic
- Recovery 1 – 2 weeks
- Medicare rebate may apply if droopy upper lids interfere with vision
ICCM performs eyelid surgery
With our experienced team at ICCM, we can help you achieve the look you desire. If you would like to know more about blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery), or to request a consultation, please contact us today.
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Suitable candidates for blepharoplasty are patients suffering from:
Upper eyelids
- Puffiness
- Excess skin hiding the natural eyelid fold
- Loose eyelid skin, sometimes obstructing vision
Lower eyelids
- Excess skin
- Fine wrinkles in the lower eyelid area
- Bags, puffiness and dark circles
A personal consultation with your surgeon is the first step for any patient considering blepharoplasty. During your consultation, we will assess your overall eyelid contour, the amount of excess eyelid fat and skin you possess, your eyebrow position, and the condition of the muscles in the area. We will also discuss whether an eyelid tuck, an eye bag removal or more is needed.
For a more complete facial rejuvenation, we may discuss additional procedures that can be performed along with eyelid surgery. Patients frequently combine eyelid surgery with:
- Brow lift to diminish horizontal forehead wrinkles and lift sagging brows
- Laser resurfacing: to reduce the appearance of fine lines and crow's feet
- Additional eyelid surgery to improve lower-eyelid muscle tone
Skin folds and fat bulges will be removed, and eyelid creases improved. The blepharoplasty procedure usually takes 1-2 hours.
To correct drooping eyebrows or creases of the forehead, temples or cheeks, other procedures such as a facelift or brow lift either with conventional methods or the thread lift technique should be considered.
Blepharoplasty will improve the bags and wrinkles around the eyes, thus improving your overall facial appearance and giving you a more youthful and rested appearance.
You will be issued pre-operative instructions immediately after you make your decision to proceed. It is important to read and understand these instructions when preparing for blepharoplasty in order to ensure the best possible results.
Those instructions may include:
- Refraining from smoking for several weeks before and after surgery
- Avoiding certain medications
- Arranging for help following surgery, such as transport and in-home care for the first 24 hours
Although thousands of people undergo blepharoplasty each year and experience no major complications, all surgical procedures do carry some degree of risk. It is important you are well informed of these risks when considering blepharoplasty.
The discussion of potential risks and complications is one of the most important aspects of patient consultation. During your consultation, we will discuss these potential complications with you, listen to your safety questions, and offer recommendations on how to minimise your chance of risk.
For your comfort and convenience, the blepharoplasty procedure will take place under local anaesthetic with intravenous sedation
Most patients who undergo blepharoplasty are very pleased with their results soon after the procedure. Many report looking refreshed and more alert after their eyes have had a chance to heal. Most traces of surgery will subside after two weeks.
After surgery, the skin around your eyes must be carefully protected from the sun and wind. Sunblock and darkly tinted sunglasses will be needed. Though the results of blepharoplasty are long lasting, no surgical procedure will stop the ageing process. ICCM can advise you on how best to maintain your refreshed look.
Like any surgical procedure, some swelling and bruising is common with this procedure. This generally starts to subside within a couple of days after the blepharoplasty surgery.
Most patients are able to undertake light activities from the next day onwards. Patients may choose to wear dark sunglasses to conceal stitches, bruising and/or swelling. You may be prescribed an oral prophylactic antibiotic along with oral painkillers for first few days after surgery.
The non-absorbent stitches are taken out on day five once the wound has healed. Surgical scars will be situated in the upper eyelid crease or just under the lower lashes, and therefore will be inconspicuous.
For removing lower eyelid fat pads alone, a "trans-conjunctival" blepharoplasty is performed where the incision is made inside your lower eyelid, leaving no visible scar. Sutures are not usually required here as no skin excision is performed.
- Upper Blepharoplasty (eyelid reduction) – $3,250
Lower Blepharoplasty (eyelid reduction) – $4,500
There are a number of ways to reduce the puffiness of your eyes including getting enough sleep, propping up your pillow, addressing your allergies, avoiding alcohol, consuming less salt, getting more potassium and using a decent eye cream. The most permanent and, therefore, effective treatment is blepharoplasty, which is eyelid surgery on your top or bottom eyelids.
These are caused by fluid retention. This happens when water is stored in excess in the skin tissue underneath the eye. Dark circles appear when blood vessels underneath the delicate skin around the eye, are more prominent than anywhere else. These can both be corrected with minor eyelid surgery known as blepharoplasty.
Blepharoplasty is a procedure performed on the upper and/or lower eyelids. It is designed to remove excess skin folds, bulging fat bags and improve eyelid creases. Blepharoplasty will improve the bags and wrinkles around the eyes, thus improving your overall facial appearance and giving you a more youthful and rested appearance. If you are interested in finding out more about this procedure, contact the ICCM team in Sydney today.


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Favorite athlete: Kyrie Irving
Favorite teams: Boston Celtics, Red Sox, Bruins, and New England Patriots
Favorite memory competing in sports: Winning the Suburban One National Conference
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One thing people don't know about me: I've broken my wrist three times, twice while playing basketball in back to back years.
By Ed Morrone
It's always good to be lucky, but luck rarely does a person any good unless he or she has positioned themselves to take advantage of said good fortune.
Just ask Luke Della Grotte.
Della Grotte isn't the best basketball player for Pennsbury; in fact, the senior is probably not the second - or third-best, either. But Della Grotte holds an extremely valuable role for the Falcons, currently in the midst of their best hoops campaign in a decade. At 11-1 in the SOL National Conference, the team has already wrapped up a league title since 2009 with its sights set on much more.
Until recently, Della Grotte was a bench piece for Pennsbury, a 6-foot-3 forward/center who would spell his teammates when they got tired or in foul trouble, or, more recently, step into the starting lineup when incumbent center Charlie Nushcke went down with an ankle injury. An all-in "program guy," according to head coach Bill Coleman, Della Grotte has a reputation for working his tail off in practice and setting a positive leadership example for his younger teammates as one of only two seniors on the roster.
His efforts have been recognized behind the scenes and, at least for now, Della Grotte will continue getting minutes as a defensive stalwart on Pennsbury's back line zone defense in addition to his ability to stroke it from long range off the pick-and-roll.
"Luke is one of our hardest workers, a guy who is fully committed two feet into the program," Coleman said. "Having a successful program is all about sacrificing time and everything else to be a part of it. You need those types of guys. When you compete hard in practice and make other guys around you better, it elongates success.
"He puts in the time, so for Luke to get rewarded is great to see. To be able to capture a SOL National title, that's a good sendoff for him. He's a pick-and-roll pop guy who can knock down some three's, as he's done the last couple of games, and he's a good communicator who quarterbacks our defense. He doesn't get a lot of chances because we have two ball-dominant guards on the floor with him, but any time he gets an opportunity, he's been able to enjoy success."
For Della Grotte, it's taken an Everest-like ascent to get to this point. Born in Orlando, he spent the first year-and-a-half of his life in Florida before his father's job took the family to North Carolina until Luke was seven before settling in the Philadelphia suburbs. His father, a former college basketball player, put a ball in Luke's hands from as early as he can remember, playing for various youth teams and recreational programs as a youngster.
Della Grotte also played a little lacrosse, but around seventh grade, he really started to take basketball seriously. When he was cut from his seventh grade team despite feeling like he possessed more talent than some of the other players, Della Grotte didn't pout, sulk or threaten to quit the game he loved. Instead, he used it as a motivational tactic, something that would become a theme as his career progressed.
"After getting cut, I just felt like I needed to push myself to get better," Della Grotte said. "I started working hard doing whatever I could, whether it was getting outside and getting more shots up or getting more involved on the AAU scene. Compared to lacrosse, basketball just felt right to me."
Once he got to high school, Della Grotte failed to get the call to the invitation-only jayvee tryouts. Again, he was surprised at the slight, and again he pushed forward. Della Grotte showed up to freshman tryouts and "balled out," in his words, catching the attention of jayvee coaches, who quickly saw what they had in the high-effort kid and brought him into the fold.
Della Grotte played jayvee full-time his freshman and sophomore seasons and was a swing player as a junior who preferred getting extended minutes with that team instead of just sitting on the bench with the varsity group. It was during this time he really stepped it up as a leader, something Pennsbury has clearly benefitted from this season.
"I learned a lot of mentoring skills as a junior toward the younger kids," he said. "It brought me joy to help improve others, in addition to myself. It was a huge confidence builder in helping me push forward. I knew that if I wanted to keep doing this, I had to keep putting in the effort."
This season, Pennsbury won a conference title for the first time in 10 years, and the team came into the season with an unfinished business mentality after a crushing, buzzer-beating loss to rival Bensalem in last year's district tournament. The entire team took its summer preparation to a new level this past offseason; that included Della Grotte, who was voted a team captain. He placed an emphasis on shooting, offensive and defensive positioning, and honed his already strong communicator skills. He quietly because one of the team's most valuable pieces.
"My role is to come in and play hard defense when someone gets hurt or tired," he said. "Whenever we need a hustle play, I'm looking to take a charge or dive on the floor. I might not have gotten as many minutes as I liked, but that only pushed me to work harder in practice so I'd always be ready to step in when needed. When Charlie, who is one of my best friends on the team, went down, I had to step up big and be the starting center on our team. It's been a lot coming forward to get to this moment, and I feel like all the effort has been worth it.
"I haven't shot it much, but every single three I've taken, I've made. On our team I'm not a primary scorer, so I focus on getting other players open. I see my strengths in communicating to others and leading them to make sure myself and my teammates are in the best spot to make sure we all succeed."
At this point, Della Grotte and the Falcons are playing with house money. He said the main goal was always to win a SOL National title, a feat Della Grotte admitted was made a little easier with Abington and stud forward Eric Dixon moving into the American Conference prior to the season. Della Grotte has been a huge part of this run, especially more recently, and is playing with a confidence that has become infectious to the rest of the Falcons.
"As a senior, it's been really exciting to step up," he said. "I wasn't expecting Charlie to get injured, but I knew as it happened I'd have to step up and play tougher and bigger, just do whatever the coaches asked of me. Coming into a starting role has been a great feeling, because I worked hard to reach this moment. The great season we've had - it's amazing to say I started some games, and we did something as a team we hadn't done in 10 years. I've played a big role in that.
"The main goal was always to win the conference. From there, it becomes one game at a time. We always preach to go 1-0 on the day, and we all focus on playing that day like it'll be our last game together."
Della Grotte is also a standout in the classroom, following in the footsteps of his father, a mechanical engineer for Siemens who graduated from the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He fell in love with chemistry after taking the course last year, and has plans to study chemical engineering in college; thus far, Della Grotte's been admitted to both the University of Delaware and University of Maryland and is still weighing his options.
"I've always pushed myself toward the highest goals, and I just fell in love with chemistry," he said. "To me, chemical engineering just seems like the right path. Just like with basketball, it's taken a lot of effort. I feel like I've grown a lot as a person, just becoming more determined and realizing you have to put all this effort in to reach your goals."
Della Grotte used to play the trombone in the school band as a freshman and sophomore, but basketball is presently his only major extracurricular activity. When he isn't helping guide Pennsbury to its first conference title in a decade or acing his classes, Della Grotte said he just enjoys spending as much time with family and friends as he can.
"I don't really do anything out of the ordinary," he said with a laugh.
However, that statement doesn't really ring true when considering the work he's put in has been fairly extraordinary. His determination on the court has been a good life lesson for Della Grotte, who has gotten to the mountaintop through sheer force of will.
"I definitely learned a lot about myself through basketball and just how much effort you will have to put in to succeed in life," he said. "It helped me grow in learning how to lead other people and be more confident in myself and my own game. I take those facets from hoops, that determination, and just keep pushing forward.
"I'm a competitive person. Whether it's basketball or anything else, I always want to beat the person on the other side. The time I've spent here just moving myself forward has been amazing and well worth all of that effort I put in. It's been a great time."


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A 24-floor glass tower proposed for the former Della Notte site in Little Italy took a step forward Thursday, receiving final approval from Baltimore's Urban Design and Architecture Review Panel.
The building, at 801 Eastern Ave., will include about 385 apartments, 345 parking spaces and 8,000 square feet of ground floor retail. Developers AvalonBay Communities and WorkShop Development Inc. want to begin construction in early 2018.
WorkShop had previously proposed a smaller, 240-unit tower, but the firm won approval last year for unlimited height during the city's comprehensive rezoning and attracted AvalonBay as a partner.
AvalonBay, a real estate investment trust based in Virginia, has been involved in projects in the city's suburbs, but 801 Eastern Ave. will be its first in Baltimore. The building will be branded under AvalonBay's name, said David Bookhout, a development director for AvalonBay.
Located at the corner of President Street and Eastern Avenue, the building's glass-and- brick facade is intended to blend the neighborhoods it straddles.
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Hord Coplan Macht is the building's designer.
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Much of the information you read about creating SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) packages focuses on how to develop the control flow and the data flow. As you're no doubt aware, you develop the control flow on the Control Flow tab in SSIS Designer and on the data flow on the Data Flow tab. SSIS Designer also includes the Event Handlers tab, which lets you design event handlers that are based on package executables and the events they generate. In this article, I'll introduce you to the Event Handlers tab and demonstrate how to develop an event handler for a specific executable and one of its events.
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