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Gigi Hadid isn't just at the top of her professional game ― she's also a role model when it comes to handling overwhelming bouts of stress.
The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show star recently opened up about going through periods of anxiety at Reebok Women's #PerfectNever event in NYC, Glamour reported. She also revealed how she calms her mind in those moments.
"[I] feel almost suffocated by the world and the world's opinions," Hadid said. "Sometimes I have to literally sit myself down and be like, 'You are a good person. You go into everything you do with a good heart and with good intentions. And sometimes you have hard days, and sometimes people judge you for things that they're just guessing by seeing in a picture.'"
Her method is backed up by research which shows that being kind to yourself might ease specific types of anxiety. While Hadid's mantras are specific to her experience, self-compassion statements may help when your mental well-being is threatened.
Hadid was joined at the event by a few famous friends, including Lena Dunham, who praised the model's commitment to keeping her anxiety in check and boldly speaking out about it. She also discussed the added difficulty of dealing with well-being in the public eye.
"The fact is, that's too much pressure for anybody," Dunham said. "There's so much stigma for women around mental health care and around taking care of ourselves."
Nearly one in five American adults will experience a psychological health issue in a given year, but society still projects the notion that these conditions are shameful. This idea often prevents people from seeking professional treatment. That's why celebrity testimonies are so important ― they give emotional well-being more visibility.
We'd argue that Dunham and Hadid are doing their part to fight the good fight when it comes to mental health misconceptions. Keep nailing it, ladies.


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I came for the tea and left with a tunic. There is an espresso bar at the front, an inspiration from owner Margot Allin's recent trip to Budapest.
Tea is $2.50; the tunic, a tribal print in chiffon that is very Missoni but from the L.A. label Jenny Helene, is $220. WI-FI is free and the grilled cheese sandwiches ($4.50) come highly recommended.
Any Direct Flight carries everything from off-duty jeans to office attire: shoes, bags, accessories, jewellery (including a hip line of recycled silver jewellery from Barber's Daughter) and cocktail dresses.
Part of the draw is the shop's name, derived from Allin's honeymoon when she and her husband were stranded in Miami for 12 hours en route to Colombia.
She finally went to the counter and demanded "any direct flight" south. The trip was blissful and the phrase resonated.
Allin's background is art and her grandmother taught her sewing. She would scour Goodwill, cut up the clothes and reconstruct them. Soon people were asking her to make outfits for them.
Now she does sample sewing for the house line.
"I'll do the design, pick the fabric and have two contractors — one for woven, one for knitwear."
Sizing ranges from 4 to 14 and the client demographic is age 25 to death. Half of the stock is Allin's house line; the other half is from other Canadian, U.S. and European designers.
The clothing is sophisticated and feminine. Some lines — like McPlanet, designed in Paris — are edgy without being intimidating. An asymmetrical dress with loose ruching, ideal for masking figure faults, is $170.
The Caty Lesca line from France references Issey Miyake in a pleated coat dress for $190 and drop-crotch harem pants for $150, which beckon to me but I am too lazy to try.
Many pieces have inherent quirk factor: a $65 sleeveless tee has a silk tie-dyed front and a solid cotton back.
The boutique promotes camaraderie. In the back room, furnished with grand chandelier, couches and cowhide rugs, five women are trying on clothing.
It's like a giddy sleepover. Only two knew each other. By the time they leave, they're fast friends.
In the communal double dressing room at the front, I strike up a conversation with Natasha, a brunette beauty looking for a dress to wear to a wedding.
She slips on a $220 red dress from the house label. Call 911. She's on fire!
I try on a pair of El Natura Lista ($219) sandals from Spain that are comfy and funky without being crunchy granola and mandating hairy legs.
The boutique is ground zero for sundresses, like the vibrant frock with orange poppies from Terra Cotta priced at $148.
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A woman is cashing out with one. "I wore the grey dress twice," she says. "Everyone went nuts over it."
Natasha decides on the red dress. When's the wedding?
"Tomorrow," she says matter-of-factly. Talk about last-minute shopping.
She's going solo. In that crimson dress — just add red lipstick and killer stilettos — she won't be going home alone.
Any Direct Flight
1382 Queen St. East
Intimidation factor: Non-existent. They had me at the seductive sateen settee in the coffee shop at the front.
Number of salespeople on floor: Three, including barista.
Response time: Premeditated. Two 13-year-old girls in penguin costumes sit outside the shop luring prospective customers in with free cups of iced coffee.
Vibe: Coffee klatch meets SoHo gallery. There are tin ceilings, exposed brick and artwork from neighbouring Love the Design shop.
Price range: From $45 for scarves to $395 for dresses and jackets.

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text: ACOEM Guidance StatementHealthy Workforce/Healthy Economy: The Role of Health, Productivity, and Disability Management in Addressing the Nation's Health Care Crisis: Why an emphasis on the Health of the Workforce is Vital to the Health of the EconomySpecial Committee on Health, Productivity, and Disability ManagementAuthor Information Address correspondence to: ACOEM at email@example.com. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine: January 2009 - Volume 51 - Issue 1 - p 114-119 doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318195dad2 Free Metrics The United States' health care system is on a collision course with demographic trends and economic realities. In its May 2008 issue, the health policy journal Health Affairs predicted that "if current trends persist, sometime between 2016 and 2020 existing federal revenues will cover only health entitlements, Social Security, debt service, and a smaller defense budget, leaving nothing for anything else, including the environment, education or new health initiatives."1 (These trends are independent of the 2008 crisis in the financial markets.) The aging and retirement of the baby boomers—the so-called "silver tsunami"—is accompanied by an increased burden of chronic disease across all age groups that threaten the U.S. pipeline of healthy, productive workers. The balance between economic net contributors ("workers") and those dependent on government programs, ie, Social Security retirement and disability programs, Medicare, and Medicaid, is undergoing a radical shift. How can the U.S. meet its obligations to programs such as Medicare and Medicaid as well as Social Security if the engine that supplies financing, the workforce, is aging and weakened by chronic disease? Simply providing insurance for everyone in the U.S. will not solve this problem. Nor will spending more money on the traditional model of "sick-care" and eventual late-stage medical interventions. The time has come to accept the fundamental reality that the impending budgetary squeeze, the current health crisis and the workplace are inextricably linked. The workforce is the engine that drives the economy and supports the financial underpinnings of the health care system. The working-age population is, therefore, the key to assuring the future availability of health care in the U.S. Fiscal soundness can be advanced through strategic investment in the health and productivity of the working-age population through a new preventive-based paradigm centered in the workplace. Environmental Assessment The United States needs a healthy, able and available workforce to compete in the global economy, and to do this must maintain a critical balance of net contributors versus net dependents. The current workforce of net contributors is aging and is increasingly burdened with chronic illnesses, functional impairments, and work disability, some of which could have been prevented, delayed, or mitigated. Also of concern is the return on the investment in federal programs such as Social Security Disability, Medicare, and Medicaid. Current federal programs "feed sick care" and "starve prevention," so the taxpayers' investments are not producing the return that they could. The delivery of optimal preventive and early intervention services to currently employed people and the young (our future workforce) is constrained by legislative entitlements that force the government to allocate most dollars to caring for back-end health care problems (many of which could have been prevented) and is also limited by a health insurance industry with inconsistent emphasis on or appreciation of health promotion. In the health care realm, continuing to invest in high technology sick care is a low-leverage investment compared with equivalent investments in preventive and early intervention services when measured in years of productive or high quality life saved. Additionally, the benefit design and administrative procedures in Social Security disability and public medical programs create disincentives to healing and healthy behavior and promote passive dependency, and at the national policy level, there is very little conversation between the health care sector and the employment sector except about the cost of health care. In both governmental programs and private sector organizations, there is little interconnection between the purpose and process of health care delivery and the purpose and outcomes of the stay-at-work and return-to-work (RTW) program process. Employers are not held responsible for helping people stay healthy and employed—and are often able to shift the benefit costs of their employees who become work disabled onto the public programs, both Medicare and Social Security. Some disability insurers do not employ substantial and effective efforts to improve health, functionality, or prevent long term disability and, like employers, are often able to shift the costs to the public through Social Security. Attending physicians often overlook the connection between what they do and maintaining the country's productive workforce, and are typically not reimbursed for it. Now that 130 million people in the U.S. are living with one or more chronic illness, the question arises—what do "health promotion" and "wellness" programs look like for people who are chronically-ill and/or functionally impaired? Logically speaking, it is still important to offer primary prevention services aimed at the "still-at-risk-because-nothing's-happened-yet" aspects of people's lives even though they may already have been dealing with serious problems/challenges in another part of their lives. In this paper, "prevention" is defined as anything that effectively reduces these adverse outcomes. Health promotion, health education, lifestyle management, safety engineering, hazard recognition, job ergonomics and organizational design, nutrition, prenatal care, immunizations and other wellness services are all primary prevention strategies because they help people stay healthy and productive. Screening and early detection programs, health coaching, biometric testing and pro-active work disability prevention programs are secondary prevention strategies because they can identify conditions earlier than they would have been by typical clinical manifestation. Disease management, evidence-based quality care management, RTW programs and vocational rehabilitation are tertiary prevention strategies because they can limit the destructive and often disabling impact of serious medical conditions on function in daily life and work, can protect or restore productive lifestyles, and can reduce future costs. Evidence Supporting Occupational and Environmental Initiatives in the Workplace Preventive interventions of many types have been shown to be effective including behavior change, benefits design, economic policy, health education, workplace environment and safety culture, public health, and direct medical care services. The way their effectiveness has generally been assessed is by looking for changes in utilization and costs for medical care. However, other outcome derivatives such as changes in presenteeism (present at work but functioning impaired), absenteeism (lost time, productivity loss, continuity loss), the productivity loss that results, as well as costs for disability benefits, and workforce participation must also be considered. Following are specific examples of studies on the efficacy of prevention interventions. There are data indicating that well-designed, integrated and supported health promotion programs in industry can reduce health care costs, at least over a short term. Not all studies have shown this, but the evidence does favor somewhere between a $1.50 and a $3.00 return on dollars invested.2–4 In a 2008 report by Naydeck et al, the health prevention program showed a four-year savings of $1,335,524.2 When program expenses of $808,403 were factored in, the resulting analysis yielded an ROI of $1.65 for every dollar spent on the program. This study demonstrates that comprehensive health promotion programs have the potential for lowering health care costs. The July 2007 Conference by the EU Platform on Diet, Physical Activity and Health provided limited evidence on the cost-effectiveness of health promotion in the workplace and articulated the need for further studies in workplace health promotion programs.3 Well-integrated and supported health enhancement initiatives have been shown to improve health status and productivity in the workplace. For example, Burton et al demonstrated that individuals who reduced their health risks generally saw an improvement in productivity whereas those that increased their health risks or remained the same showed decreased productivity.5 The Yen et al study in 2006, demonstrated that one third of the company's costs in medical, pharmacy, and absenteeism was associated with increased health risks.6 Numerous studies have shown that the most effective initiatives include integrated health risk assessment, health promotion, health coaching, disease management, disability management, and care coordination services.5–27 Research also has demonstrated how appropriate treatment, workplace-linked case management and accommodation and appropriate follow-up can significantly reduce work disability associated with musculoskeletal conditions. There is also a literature on success of specific accommodations in averting work disability, but this often does not indicate that there was usually a parallel occupational health component.28–30 Early interventions that insure an appropriate workplace response, maintain the worker's relationship to the workplace, and make adjustments to achieve a good fit between the worker and the job can be paramount in work disability prevention and RTW. Broadening the focus to include work disability as a separate issue, and the use of non-medical interventions to treat it can achieve remarkable success, even after very prolonged withdrawal from work. The implementation and support process, driven by a broader conceptual model, is essential to RTW in prolonged work disability.31–35 A New Agenda for Preventive-Based Measures in the Workplace The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM), the nation's leading medical organization devoted to worker health and safety, has developed a realistic action agenda to address these issues. ACOEM believes that more attention and resources should be devoted to health-related services that protect the employability of the working-age population to maximize workforce participation and productivity. Logically, improving health and function as well as supporting people to stay at or RTW preserves employability among working age persons and enhances their attendance and productivity at work. This has been researched and evidence generally supports this proposition. Government should preferentially invest in high-impact services that preserve or improve the overall health and function of the workforce to maintain a proper balance between economic net contributors and net dependents (those dependent on government programs). In an environment in which health care costs are skyrocketing, the sensible approach is to reduce the burden of illness driving the need for care, and the most powerful way to accomplish this is by focusing on evidence-based prevention. A growing body of research demonstrates the connection between certain preventive practices, improved health and functional status, and lowered total costs—essentially proving the scientific and economic case for prevention. Some studies have shown a return of as much as $3 per $1 invested. ACOEM's members are leaders in this approach—referred to as health and productivity management—which has been extensively studied and is yielding positive results for employers. Moving the health agenda forward by focusing on prevention in the workplace has the added benefit of addressing the vital issue of America's global competitiveness. Because worker health and the ability to thrive in the world economy are clearly aligned, both are advanced by a new emphasis on prevention. ACOEM's Advocacy is Based on Four Fundamental Principles That it Believes are Critical in Addressing the Growing Health Care and Budgetary Crisis Keeping the Workforce Healthy and Productive is Essential to Keeping the Economy Strong. The nation's health system ills are increasing the burden of work disability among its citizens—and the progressive loss of net contributors to the economy. As the final safety net for disabled workers, Social Security's disability benefits programs (SSDI and SSI), Medicare and Medicaid carry the burden of citizens deemed unable to work. Logically, improving health and function as well as making it possible for people to stay at, or return to, work will both preserve employability and help relieve the impending strain on these huge federal programs. A healthy workforce is one of the best indicators of a nation's overall health. Public Investment in "Better Health" as well as "Better Health Care" Should Advance Beneficial Societal Outcomes, Most Particularly Workforce Health and Productivity. At the national policy level, the health care debate has focused heavily on the medical/pharmacy costs of health care. However, research by experts in occupational medicine has shown that a focus only on medical/pharmacy costs obscures the full benefits of truly improving the overall health and productivity of the workforce. Improving the health of workers can reduce total costs (health-related productivity loss plus disability benefit costs plus medical/pharmacy costs). An appropriate approach is to view health as a social investment to be leveraged rather than a cost to be justified. Therefore, the impact on the federal budget and the nation's economy—the delivered value to the country—of investing in healthier employees and, by extension, healthier citizens will be best seen in areas extending beyond Medicare and Medicaid. The Workforce will Become Healthier and More Productive Through Prioritized Investment in Evidence-based Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Prevention Strategies. Preventive strategies that focus either on the individual or the individual's environment can cost-effectively reduce adverse health conditions, preserve function, and enable employment. Health promotion, health education, safety engineering, hazard recognition, ergonomics and organizational design, nutritional support, prenatal care, immunizations are all examples of primary prevention strategies because they help people stay healthy and productive. Screening and early detection programs, health coaching, biometric testing and pro-active work disability prevention programs are secondary prevention strategies because they can identify and address problems at an early stage when prompt action can be curative or prevent progression. Disease management, evidence-based quality care management, RTW programs and vocational rehabilitation are tertiary prevention strategies because they can limit the destructive and disruptive impact of serious medical conditions on function in daily life and work, can protect or restore productive lifestyles, and can reduce future costs. All these strategies have important roles in preserving the function and employability of individuals. These Strategies will Succeed Only if Spending on Prevention is Considered a Priority Rather than Discretionary and Only if Incentives are Realigned. Today's federal programs pay minimal attention to preventive health services. Current funding mechanisms allocate most government dollars to caring for medical conditions after they develop, many of which could have been prevented or delayed. Additionally, employers and disability insurers are not held responsible for helping people stay healthy and employed, and are often able to shift the benefit costs of employees that develop significant medical problems onto public programs such as Medicare and SSDI. In some ways, the benefit design and administrative procedures in Social Security's disability programs and Medicare actually create disincentives to healing and healthful behavior. ACOEM's Seven-Point Action Plan for the Future ACOEM is committed to supporting a national agenda for system reform that begins with protecting and strengthening the social and economic engine of the economy—the nation's workforce. The plan is built on seven key action points that should guide both public and private efforts: A national consensus should be established for investment in programs to assure a healthy, able, and available U.S. workforce. We must no longer see prevention of disease, impairment, and work disability in the current and future working age population as discretionary. Spending on prevention must become a priority because modest expenditures on evidence-based preventive services offer a return on investment, including net financial savings, years of life saved and years of economic contribution preserved. Programs for prevention and health improvement should be funded in parity with the way that Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers fund care of the sick. Public and private investment in sick care (especially low-leverage end-of-life care) should not be allowed to crowd out higher-leverage investments in prevention that can produce more social benefit for the same cost. There should be parity in the funding of high value evidence-based preventive services in both public and private programs. At a minimum, funding for delivery of preventive services to currently employed people as well as the workforce of the future must be put on an equal footing with existing funding mechanisms for sick-care. Health policy makers and others should go beyond the "medical" definition of prevention to include interventions in other domains that have been shown to improve workforce health and productivity. Reform efforts should include priority investments aimed at increasing the use of evidence-based practices in workplace organizational, management, and safety practices; worksite programs in occupational, personal, and public health; benefits design; economic and social policy; and the delivery of non-traditional services to individuals beyond medical offices. Access to evidence-based preventive and early intervention health care must be ensured. New efforts should focus on design and support of health promotion and early intervention medical services that have been shown to be appropriate investments of public funds, because they keep people healthy, functional, and contributing in the workforce. Financial incentives that will shift consumers and health care providers toward primary and secondary prevention should be designed and implemented. Design employer-based initiatives that offer employees and their dependents incentives to engage in prevention (wellness, early detection and early intervention) programs. Redesign physician fee schedules to assure the economic viability of medical practices in which the physician spends time supporting prevention and health management strategies, including health promotion; addressing risk factors and early indicators to prevent progression to disease; preserving or restoring function; and protecting employability. Preventive approaches should be integrated within new approaches to medical care delivery such as patient-centered physician-driven medical home models. Empowerment of consumers/patients and providing adequate infrastructure support to providers/physicians are important to the success of health and productivity enhancement strategies for individuals and populations. Workplace based and other employer health initiatives, (including on-site clinics and health enhancement programs) can coordinate with and support medical home models and other innovations in delivery of medical care. As these strategies are implemented, major efforts should be taken to evaluate their impact using practical research and case studies designed to document the precise value the strategies are producing. Anticipate the need for refinement over time and employ an evidence-based approach to guide continuous improvement and maximize the return on public investment. Why Occupational and Environmental Medicine? The profession of OEM is positioned at the crossroads of the employer-employee-health system interface, making it a logical advocate for health system reform through workplace initiatives. Among all medical specialties, OEM physicians have unique training, expertise and perspective to understand the link between health and productivity as well as how to help injured, ill and aging workers remain productive and at work. In addition, the OEM community has a high concentration of physicians trained in public health. Their focus on population-based health issues is critically important to health system reform. Thus, OEM physicians have a distinct and logical role to play in advocating for prevention-oriented programs that protect and assure the health of employed and productive citizens. 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It's that feeling, that sick, nauseating feeling deep in the pit of your stomach. Sometimes known as that "gut feeling". I feel it every Monday morning. Every Monday morning when he leaves for his other life. Over the pass, snaking his way through the streets sometimes because he HATES sitting in traffic. He leaves to spend the day doing whatever he does. Work, yes I'm sure he works some of the time-still employed. I don't think he would ever jeopardize that but then again I've come to realize I really don't know him. (sounds so funny after being with someone 22 years).
And hence that feeling that takes over, terrible, won't let go of you, queasy stomach, that "gut feeling". Many monikers have been used to describe this phenomenom; a feeling, a hunch, women's intuition, ah yes INTUITION!
intuition- 1. direct perception of truth or fact, independent of any reasoning process 2. a keen & quick insight
So my interpretation of this is something you feel you know but don't have any solid facts to prove or disprove the feeling your having about your particular situation. In my case, is my husband continuing to have affair/s? Am I just paranoid? Overly concerned? Jealous? I definitely am paranoid about it. I so fear being made a fool of, of submitting to what would amount to out and out blatant in your face lies. It does hurt to think of it. YUK that damn "gut feeling"! It turns out there are studies that are linking the bacteria in ones digestive tract to the types of emotions and responses one has (you know tests so far only in rats but hey they always have to start somewhere). They theorize that in the future they maybe able to help individuals with personality disorders by changes made to bacteria within one's intestinal tract. I found this article extremely fascinating, (I love all that scientific stuff). http://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/09/gut-feeling.aspx And so I sit and try to figure out if my gut is right. Independent of facts why do I continue to feel this way? Should I listen to my gut? Seems like there are strong proponents on both sides of this barbed wire fence. Sitting on top of this fence is pretty damned prickly!
When solid facts are not present to base certain feelings on your intuition kicks in. Your brain is like a search engine, it takes a situation and searches for a match in your memory banks. If there is no exact match it finds the best possible match. The brain is not stupid, and it considers not only your memory but is able to include circumstantial evidence. Then, when things just don't add up, the brain sends a message to your mid-section and it begins to speak to you. http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/2007-04/gut-almighty
In her book Not "Just Friends" Shirley P. Glass P.hd. states "Many affairs are discovered when intuition says that something is wrong and little things don't add up".
So I guess the million $ question would be: Should you trust that gut feeling? In an article by Laura Maquire "The art of decision making", she states; "Gut feelings are your truth, so to speak, related to how well your needs for acceptance and control of your own responses to life/freedom is being met, and they are in that way always reliable." http://www.philosophytalk.org/community/blog/laura-maguire/2013/12/gut-feelings?page= I had never thought about it that way before, makes sense to me. I have felt purposely held back before and with the knowledge of previous affair/s, I feel that it's clear to see how I could have these suspicions.
One hears stories of gamblers who "just know" they'll hit it big the next hand or spin of the wheel and then looses every last dollar they have. As well as others who didn't listen to their "gut feeling" and in the end find out they were right all along. How does one know what to do? It can be a very painful feeling, to have this type precognition and not be able to decide what to do? Or is it just the green-eyed monster inside of me, wondering what women fill the "other" hours of his life. I hate questions that you cannot work to find the answers to.
What if I go with my gut feelings and it turns out they are incorrect? What if it turns out I was correct all along? From what I've read from the experts about a narcissistic spouse is that they NEVER change their ways unless it is their choice. . But really, is it accurate? To say that in 100% of the people 100% of the time that is what happens is unrealistic. Doesn't it seem that there could be a few individuals who do change their ways (or at least some of their behaviors) unconsciously due to specfic circumstances ? I believe that there are exceptions to every rule. It is that undefinable grey area that is my world, which I spoke of previously.
I guess that's where I've parked my butt, the barbed wire world of grey. Not knowing which way to turn, what to think, what to believe. It's like never, never land – you can't get off the ride even though you feel kinda sick to your stomach.
I guess in many ways this paragraph from the website http://www.dearpeggy.com kinda sums up WHY (even though things improve a little each day) I still feel this.
"most spouses "know in their gut" when their partner is lying about something like this, so they're not likely to keep a hand on suspicions until/unless the spouse shows some understanding of the suspicious environment they've created by their actions and attitudes. Vivid pictures of the lasting impact of secrecy and deception, doubts and suspicions don't go away with time, maybe underground but sure to resurface at some point".
I should acknowledge that things ARE improving in my marriage. We spend way more time together, gardening, shopping, watching TV, playing dice, cooking, making plans for the future and oh YES- making love! Before too terribly long our boys will move out on their own (being 18 & 22-I do hope they're not in our home forever- but the economy and all) and it will be just the two of us. I realize if we having nothing else but time and children holding us together then it could begin to crumble again. I sure as hell wouldn't want to survive the affair to have that to happen. So I work on creating new connections in our life together. Every weekend we've dining on our patio (we have a great backyard) just the two of us, listening to the sound of the waterfall in the pond, sharing a bottle of wine, just being together. We talk (not about affair) or sometimes not, but we're together, building a new future. That's what I'm seeing as steps in the right direction. Sometimes on Mondays, I tell my gut to SHUT UP! Sometimes not.
And further down the road I travel, so many new things to learn along the way. Some days are great but on occasion I still need to lie down because I have one of those stomach aches. Mostly on Mondays. (First draft of this post was written on Monday).
Quote of the day:
"There are receptors to these molecules in your immuine system, in your gut and in your heart. So when you say 'I have a gut feeling', or 'my heart is sad', or 'I'm bursting with joy', your not speaking metaphorically. You're speaking literally". Deepak Chopra


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"We greeted him as we got off the ferry," said a student who was leaving Utøya just as Anders Behring Breivik, dressed as a police officer, was boarding the boat for the island. "We thought it was great how quickly the police had come to reassure us of our safety because we had heard of the bombing in Oslo."
The youth on the island gathered easily around the man in a police uniform wearing two guns. After all, people in police uniforms are seen as more competent, reliable, intelligent, helpful, honest, valuable, and possessing better judgment (Mauro, 1984; Singer & Singer, 1985). And Breivik is not alone in his manipulation of the police uniform. There are reports all over the web of fake policemen, many of whom receive instinctive obedience, including this particularly disturbing report of a boss who sexually harassed an employee at the behest of a phone call from "Officer Scott." Evidence from psychological research, such as Milgram's study, shows that we have an instinct to obey authority, especially when we have little time to think through our choices, and it appears that the police uniform is a particularly potent symbol of authority.
In order to test the power of the police uniform, Leonard Bickman had a research assistant stand in the street and asked passerbys to pick up a paper bag, give a dime to a stranger, or move away from a bus stop. The research assistant wore either civilian clothes, a milkman uniform, or a guard's uniform. Across situations, 19% obeyed the civilian, 14% the milkman, and 38% the guard. That is, twice as many people obeyed the research assistant when he was wearing a guard's uniform, as obeyed him when he was simply in casual clothes. Furthermore, in a second variation of the experiment, Bickman found that people continued to obey the "guard" even if he walked away after making the request, suggesting that they complied not out of coercion but because they believed in the legitimacy of his power.
Even children recognize the power of the uniform
You don't have to be an adult to see power in the police uniform. In one study, researchers Durkin and Jefferey (2000) asked children aged 5-9 years old who could make an arrest using illustrated scenarios. Their options were (1) a policeman out of uniform, (2) a policeman in uniform, and (3) a man who is not a policeman but is wearing a uniform. Children who got it wrong did so mainly because they chose a non-policeman wearing a police uniform, suggesting that for children, power really does reside in the uniform.
Do you find that your behavior is guided by the "uniforms" that other people are wearing? Have you ever been in a situation where you obeyed an authority figure even if you weren't sure it was the right thing to do?
The articles:
Bickman, L. (1974). The Social Power of a Uniform1 Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 4 (1), 47-61 DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1974.tb02599.x
Durkin, K., & Jeffery, L. (2000). The salience of the uniform in young children's perception of police status Legal and Criminological Psychology, 5 (1), 47-55 DOI: 10.1348/135532500167967


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I will admit that I am more of the later but I have been rethinking my use of them lately and think I have settled on a few rules of thumbs that I may start to follow, which of course I would like your thoughts on.
Enum's in the domain.
Enum's can easily maps to reference tables in most ORM's and so this is an easy win here. Unfortunately I am starting to lean towards the thought of not using Enum's in the domain. The presence of Enum's usually means different means of handling certain scenarios and instead of using ugly switch statements in the domain I am going to try to move to using objects over Enum's, which may help with using a more robust strategy patterns.
These objects are still easily mapped using discriminators and this means it allows domain functionality in these new more DDD styled value types.
Possibly one approach is to start using Enum's in the intial stages of mapping and as functionality grows, refactor to objects as necessary.
Enum's over the wire
Enum's over the wire I am completely ok with. Provided the Enum's are well documented these little buggers just go across as the given value type you have assigned (commonly int). This keeps messages sizes down and allows the client to create an Enum on the receiving side to map to give Enum values. NServiceBus is an example of where this happens (for error codes IRC).
Enum's in the application
I think this is where is would be most pragmatic with my approach. A lot of application developers, especially in the .Net world are more that happy to deal with Enum's and small switch statement in the application may actually be easier for many to maintain. These may also be easier to deal with on UI displays, like drops downs as many people have standardised helpers to manipulate Enum's. Again it really depends on the situation and how much logic is dealt with on the client/application.
Again I hope I will take a reasonably pragmatic approach to this. Hard and fast rule often mean you are unnecessarily painting yourself into a corner.
For those wondering what the hell I am talking about when using Objects as Enum's this nasty code give a vague idea. Note that you can now subclass the type, providing type specific logic.
class Program
static void
Person bob = new Person(OccupationType.Developer, OccupationEnum.Developer);
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public class Person
OccupationType occupation;
OccupationEnum occupationEnum;
public Person(OccupationType occupation, OccupationEnum occupationEnum)
this.occupation = occupation;
this.occupationEnum = occupationEnum;
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public static OccupationType RockStar = new OccupationType();
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Paula Lehtomäki, State Secretary at Prime Minister Juha Sipilä's Office, was the guest of honour at the EU HoMs working breakfast. The State Secretary had been sitting in for the head of government who was retained by important negotiations within the government coalition. Ms Lehtomäki focussed largely on domestic issues and, referring to the government coalition programme, gave the participants an exhaustive briefing on the Prime Minister's priorities in regard to the reforms that he deemed necessary to boost Finland's competitiveness, catalyse economic growth, fight unemployment, affecting in particular the younger generations, and implement a "new contract" with the Finnish people. During the ensuing discussions, the main issues were the reform of the health sector, the pension reform and the reform of the municipal level.


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God's Heritage
Children are a heritage of the LORD, the fruit of the womb is His reward (Psalm 127:3).
Children are God's heritage, an "allotment" (CLT[1]) entrusted to parents. By divine design the father is delegated with authority over them (cf. Joshua 24:15; I Timothy 3:4).
The father's responsibility of trusteeship includes physical provision (I Timothy 5:8); education (Deuteronomy 6:6-9; 11:18-19; Proverbs 22:6; Ephesians 6:4) and discipline[2] (Deuteronomy 8:5; Proverbs 3:12; 13:24; 19:18; 22:15; 23:13-14; 29:17); bringing them up "in the nurture and admonition of the Lord" (Ephesians 6:4).
Children are in turn to honor their parents (Ephesians 6:1-3). This honor extends to older children providing and caring for their elderly parents (I Timothy 5:4); thus completing the cycle of life.
Time on earth is very limited; but with a skillful archer's hand, fathers can aim their children into the future, where God's heritage continues to soar to its intended target.
As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth (Psalm 127:4).
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it (Proverbs 22:6).
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Hennepin County Purchasing and Contract Services periodically hosts auctions of county items that are no longer needed.
There is an online auction of library furniture going on now through the website Municibid.com scheduled through Tuesday, June 19.
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Summer of Soccer 2019
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NEW HAVEN, CT (BASN) — After a 1-2 start, the Bulldogs of Bowie State have gradually started to hit their stride. Following a tough 44-35 loss to FCS opponent Central Connecticut State, Damon Wilson's crew has won three straight. In the process, they've outscored their opponents 113 to 30.
Most importantly, all three wins have come in conference play including last weekend's rain-soaked victory against Northern Division foe Chowan. They look to stay perfect in CIAA play (4-2 overall) Saturday when they host Virginia State (5-1, 2-1 CIAA) in their Homecoming game at 2 p.m. ET.
In last week's contest at Murfreesboro, N.C., the Bulldogs jumped out to an early 21-0 lead behind a pair of scoring passes by sophomore quarterback Amir Hall sandwiched between a four-yard score from redshirt freshman running back Brandon Abrams. The Hawks added a touchdown just before the half to make it 21-7.
They'd score another touchdown with just under seven minutes remaining, but Chowan would fall short of victory. Very rainy conditions kept total offense down for both teams as Chowan accounted for 370 yards compared to a season-low 289 yards for Bowie State.
Hall ended the night completing 18-of-37 passes (one interception) for 151 yards and two touchdowns.
As for the Trojans, they got another stellar performance from senior running back Kevon Bellamy as they defeated Elizabeth City State 44-38. Bellamy rushed for an impressive 153 yards on 23 attempts and two touchdowns. Defensively, senior linebacker Geo Feggins led the Trojan defense with 11 total tackles (6 solos) for the night.
The Trojans, who lead the all-time series 20-9, have won six of the last seven meetings against BSU. The Bulldogs' lone win came last season when they defeated VSU 22-19 in the final seconds of the Trojans' homecoming.
Saturday's game will be televised live on Aspire Network.
TRIVIA QUESTION: What two teams played in the first CIAA Championship Game?
EASTERN KENTUCKY at TENNESSEE STATE
Following their first loss of the season, the Tigers (4-1, 1-1 OVC) will look to bounce back against the Colonels in TSU's Homecoming game at Nissan Stadium. For the second straight week, the Tigers found themselves down by double digits early in the first quarter. However, they'd fall just short in the fourth quarter against Eastern Illinois. Senior quarterback Ronald Butler passed for a career-high 303 yards with touchdown passes to Patrick Smith and Steven Newbold. Smith finished with seven receptions for 160 yards, while Newbold pulled down four passes for 121 yards. Defensively, Chris Collins registered 12 total tackles and his first interception of the season. EKU has won the last three meetings and leads the all-time series 23-5. The game, scheduled for 6:00 p.m. CT, can be seen live on ESPN3 and WatchESPN.
BENEDICT COLLEGE at CLARK ATLANTA
You can call it a comeback regarding the Panthers (4-2, 1-1 SIAC North) as they've overcome double-digit, fourth-quarter deficits in their last two wins. Last week at Shorter, CAU scored 20-unanswered points in the second half for the 27-23 road victory. The Panther offense is scoring 27.5 points per game, just behind conference-leading Tuskegee. They've also taken the SIAC lead in total offense, averaging a conference-best 375.2 yards per game. They'll host a Tiger squad (3-3, 1-0 SIAC) that's lost two straight following a 3-1 start. Despite getting a season-high 221 rushing yards from Gerorge Myers Jr., BC was nipped by the Lane Dragons 19-18 at Jackson. The all-time series is even at 11-11-2 with the schools splitting the last four meetings. The game, scheduled for 2:00 pm ET, can be seen live on the Black College Sports Network at www.mybcsn.com/cau/
N.C. A&T at BETHUNE-COOKMAN
Originally scheduled for this past Thursday night, the game was moved to Saturday at 1:00 pm ET due to the damages sustained to Bethune-Cookman and the city of Daytona Beach following Hurricane Matthew. The Aggies (4-1, 2-0 MEAC) are coming off their first shutout of a MEAC opponent since defeating Savannah State 34-0 on Nov. 15, 2014. It was another historic night for Tarik Cohen as he became the MEAC's all-time leading rusher and the school's all-time leader in all-purpose yards. The struggling Wildcats (0-4, 0-3) had last week off after their game with South Carolina State was postponed due to Hurricane Matthew. The two teams have not played one another in Daytona Beach in four years. The contest will be carried live on ESPN3 and televised on ESPNU at 10:30 p.m. ET on a tape-delayed basis.
VIRGINIA UNION at CHOWAN
Riding a four-game winning streak, the Panthers (4-2, 3-0 CIAA) will look to keep pace with Bowie State in the CIAA Northern Division standings. Ironically, the Hawks (4-2, 2-1) suffered their first CIAA loss of the season last Thursday in a 21-14 setback at the hands of the Bulldogs. Last week, VUU crushed Lincoln (Pa.) University 39-6 in a rain-soaked contest at Hovey Field. Senior tailback William Stanback rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns. Stanback carried the ball 17 times and then teamed up with Shawheem Dowdy for a 53-yard touchdown pass. The senior quarterback completed 16 of 24 passes for 219 yards and three touchdowns in the win. Virginia Union owns a 6-2 record in the all-time series and has claimed victories over Chowan in each of the last three meetings.
SOUTHERN at JACKSON STATE
Two teams on a roll will meet each other Saturday night at Jackson. Entering the contest, Southern ranks second in the league in total offense (447.5), while the Tigers rank second in total defense (363.4 yards). After a disastrous 0-3 start, JSU (2-3, 2-0 SWAC) has rallied with a pair of conference wins against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (32-20) and Mississippi Valley State (16-14). The Jaguars (2-2, 2-0) have been piling on the points in their last two contests. They thrashed Alabama State 64-6 and outlasted Alabama A&M 59-31. Standout receiver Willie Quinn has had a big part of the onslaught. The senior leads the nation in all-purpose yards (814), and is tied for the league lead in scoring with 42 points. He's one of only two players from the FCS averaging more than 200 all-purpose yards per game nationally.
The CIAA has announced the new host locations for eight of its 2016-2017 conference championships. In September, the 12 members of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Board of Directors reached the decision to immediately relocate 8 of the 10 North Carolina-based conference championships.
The 2016 Women's and Men's Cross Country Championship will be held at Joseph Bryan Park in Richmond, Virginia on October 27, 2016. Several conference programs have previously participated in meets on the course, including Virginia Union University who will serve as this year's championship host institution. The women's 5k race will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. with the men's 8k to follow at 11:00 a.m.
Salem Stadium in Salem, Virginia will host the 2016 Football Championship on November 12, 2016. Over the past 15 years, the city has upgraded the 7,100-seat stadium on multiple occasions, including adding artificial turf and upgrading locker rooms and media facilities. Salem Stadium has been home to the Division III Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl Football Championship since 1993 while the city has also hosted championships in baseball, softball, women's lacrosse, and women's volleyball.
Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia will open the doors of their brand new track facility for the 2017 Women's and Men's Indoor Track & Field Championships on February 12-13, 2017. The facility includes a hydraulically banked 200 meter track oval, eight 42″ lanes on the infield straightway, and six 42″ lanes on the curve in addition to two horizontal jump and two pole vault runways in the infield.
The 2017 Women's Tennis and Women's and Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championships have been relocated to another CIAA campus. Bowie State University has renovated both their tennis and track & field facilities within the last two years. Tennis will be held April 19-22, 2017 with outdoor track & field taking place April 21-22, 2017.
The SWAC has announced the suspension of the on-field officiating crew following last weekend's Alabama State-Prairie View A&M game on Saturday, October 8. The announcement follows the league's thorough review of the game footage.
SWAC Coordinator of Officials Harold Mitchell handed the entire officiating crew a one-game suspension to be enforced during Week 8.
The error occurred during the first overtime period in which the officials awarded Prairie View A&M a touchdown on a 13-yard run. During the run, the ball carrier fumbled the ball, stepped out of bounds and then recovered the ball while it was still on the field of play prior to re-establishing his position on the field of play.
After review, the ball should have been placed at the one-yard line where the player first recovered the ball while out of bounds resulting in a dead ball and a first-and-goal.
"This entire crew accepts responsibility for each play. We have taken this action because there must be accountability in our officiating program," SWAC Commissioner Duer Sharp said. "Our member institutions expect the highest level of officiating and it is the responsibility of the conference office to make sure those expectations are met."
Virginia State defeated Johnson C. Smith 32-14 in the 1970 CIAA Championship Game played at Rogers Stadium in Petersburg, Va.
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Looks like such a wonderful city <3 Nice pics !! You look gorgeous !!ReplyDelete
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Beautiful Florenece and gorgeous you!
One of my loved ones, Florence. You look perfect.
You look great!
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a simple and chic outfit, perfect for travelling :) Not sure if the H&M in Ottawa is getting the collection, the store opening was hectic so maybe I'll take my chances and go the day after the collection arrives!
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I really enjoyed all your Florence outfits. This one is lovely. The shorts look perfect.ReplyDelete
that blouse is the perfect delicate shade of blue! hmm i'm intrigued by the isabel marant h&m, but decided against queuing up - if it happens, it happens! I'm tempted by some of the silk trousers... but at more than half the price, I can get extremely similar ones from zara!
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A heart for children
When children were asked what they wanted World Vision to do for them to improve their well-being, one of them said: '"Can you please tell our parents to put us back in their hearts?"
I don't think that normal parents would willingly neglect their children. But how easy it is for families and communities to have children feel being left out, estranged or excluded.
In our communities, the stresses of poverty can easily overpower the daily routine to a level, where quality engagement between parents and children simply gets lost. Also often parents are at loss as to how to relate to children immersed in a rapidly changing subculture. Parents see the many risks that surround their children and resort to constrictions that rather cause isolation or rebellion.
Can you teach us how to raise and properly care for our children?
But the suffering is not only on the side of children - parents also feel that void. Asked of how World Vision can support them in creating a conducive environment for their children, they said: '"Can you teach us how to raise and properly care for our children?"
In West Africa, we only recently started to use a tool known as 'Celebrating Families Curriculum'. But already as a pilot, this tool had effects similar to that of an earthquake: after the workshop, nothing seemed to be the same for any of the participants anymore! There is a clear 'before' and 'after' the training in the life of participants and how they relate to children!
Related: World Vision's Child Participation programmes
Important information about children and their needs is shared and also applied during that workshop. Here are a few examples: Parents reflect on their own experiences as children, both good and bad ones, and how that is shaping their own way of parenting. Many shed tears as the workshop develops the question of punishment and discipline, as they recall painful experiences of their own childhood and understand the pain they inflict on their children. Some learn to discover the positive sides of a 'troublesome' family members who strains the family harmony enabling them to more fully enjoy their family. Husband and wife speak about their dreams for the family and how together they can build that future – often for the first time. Pastors and Imams get released from feelings of guilt as they come to embrace God's grace for both their rebellious children and for themselves.
I am much less impatient with my children now because this training helped me to better understand their needs!
When we tested the 'Celebrating Families Curriculum' with our own staff, reactions were enthusiastic: 'This is the best training we have ever received in World Vision! I wish we had done this earlier. I am much less impatient with my children now because this training helped me to better understand their needs! I am now regularly spending time with my children on something they enjoy.' As in West Africa we work in countries with a significant part of the population being Muslim, we have adapted this tool so it can accommodate in an interfaith setting. Recently an Imam concluded the training saying: 'I am so sorry that I am already old now. My children are grown up now and I can't correct the many mistakes I made. But I'll make sure to use these lessons to look well after my grandchildren and to teach others!'
The recently revised strategy of World Vision West Africa Region (WV WAR) includes the ambitious goal of 'All children live free from violence, exploitation and abuse'. WV WAR aims to see community structures - including churches and Faith-Based Organizations – as engaged actors to improve the protection of children. A number of National Offices have decided to scale up the use of the 'Celebrating Families Curriculum' across their programs to achieve this goal.
I am confident that this tool will enable World Vision to significantly contribute to improved protection of vulnerable children in West Africa by putting children back in the hearts or their parents, and by equipping parents to raise and properly care for their children.
About the author
Esther Lehmann-Sow is the Regional Leader of the World Vision West Africa Region. Her role includes overseeing the programs in Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Niger, Chad, Sierra Leone, Chad and Central African Republic. Have a look at https://www.facebook.com/WorldVisionWestAfircaRegionalOffice/


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Modern homes are far different from that of the older versions of sophisticated kitchens. In Australia, most of the modern kitchen designs that people prefer applying in their kitchens include lots of simple yet useful things in a way that creates less mess and offer greater performance and a better place to work in your home.
Regardless of the fact that you can remodel your kitchen easily, you must need to know certain important points that are necessary to address when you are planning to remodel your kitchen. In the modern kitchens, you need to make sure that you will deal with all the needs and appliances that you have to install without overcrowding the kitchen so that you may not ruin your kitchen design and may not distort the way other see it.
The basic and the true needs of a modern home kitchen would be as follows:
Modern kitchen needs a few gadgets and appliances but they need to have multiple feature sin them so that lesser space is used and more work is done within a specific period of time. You need sophisticated yet efficient products and appliances that can be operated easily and never need to be fixed off and on.
You need to buy small sized or compact appliances like the handheld vacuum, weber bbq, george foreman grill and an ice cream maker which can be placed easily within the kitchen and you may have to avoid buying huge products and appliances
Further your modern kitchen needs energy saving products like the vacuum sealer, blender, food dehydrator and nespresso. Make sure you check this criteria and only buy the products that are ecofriendly.
Smart cooking gadgets also help in maintaining the actual facilities of the modern kitchen as you can have the rice cooker, egg boiler and things like that to help in daily cooking tasks.


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DENVER – Carpe diem.
Seize the moment.
Seize the day.
Seize a break before starting the next round of the playoffs.
History is on the Lakers' side tonight in what could be a decisive Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round series against the Denver Nuggets. No team in NBA history has rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series.
It's happened only twice in the NHL and once in major league baseball.
So far, there has been no sign of weakness from the top-seeded Lakers. They appear poised to complete a four-game sweep after an easy win in Game 3 on Saturday. The eighth-seeded Nuggets looked and sounded beaten during and after the game.
"We quit," Denver's Carmelo Anthony said.
Anthony also reportedly yelled several times at Denver coach George Karl as the game slipped away in the fourth quarter, "Don't just sit there."
If the Lakers enjoyed a smug moment or two upon reading or hearing Anthony's words, they did so in private. The Lakers acknowledged the frustration and hurt of their fallen opponent, and said they understood Anthony's anguish.
The Lakers don't expect the Nuggets to quit tonight, however.
"I think it was frustration and anger," Derek Fisher said. "It's not a totally irrational statement. It's a way for him to express what he's truly feeling. I think that's important sometimes. It's not that he's made a conscious decision that he's literally quit.
"We expect their best effort and we expect to have to play better than we did (Saturday) in order to win (tonight)."
That figures to be a difficult challenge for the Lakers. After all, it's not often that a team dominates an opponent so thoroughly that it results in an admission as startling as the one made by Anthony after Game 3.
"I was just in the weight room and there are about 150 `I believe' signs on all their machines," Coach Phil Jackson said as the Lakers prepared to practice in the Nuggets' training facility Sunday afternoon.
"To do that, they have to be able to do some things (they haven't done yet) offensively and defensively. Our job is to place doubt in their minds. I think at the start of the second half (Saturday), we established something and that was a disappointment to them. We built that lead and that hurt."
Indeed, the Lakers overwhelmed the Nuggets in Game 3 with their superior balance, their superb defense and their sense of poise after Denver made one strong run in the second half of the third quarter.
Kobe Bryant led five Lakers scorers in double figures with 22 points.
The Nuggets also had five players score 10 or more points.
The difference was that the Lakers played as a team. The Nuggets did not.
"To be a successful team, you have to rely on everybody," said Lakers center Pau Gasol, who scored 14 points. "Everybody has an important role on this team and has the quality and the talent to be important when it's required.
"I think we're in good shape. We trust each other. We play together. We share the ball. Some nights, some guys are going to score more and some guys are going to score less. The bottom line is that we're successful as a team and we get a win."
Moments earlier, Fisher cringed when someone asked if he was looking forward to advancing to the second round and a possible showdown with the Utah Jazz, his former team. Utah leads its first-round series against the Houston Rockets, 3-1, with Game 5 set for Tuesday night in Houston.
"A series can turn in just one game," Fisher said. "Right now, we're focused on the Denver Nuggets. We'll move on to the next round of business when we get there. You always pay attention to where your opponent is physically and emotionally.
"We didn't look at it as though they were quitting. We looked at it as an opportunity to crack the game open. We weren't looking at it in the bigger picture. We saw an opportunity to win a game on the road. We felt like we could take advantage."


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Finding and Choosing a Cloud Backup Provider
Finding and Choosing a Cloud Backup Provider
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Seasoning and Reputation
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Thinkable cloud storage backup users should set out that the provider they are choosing offers the one's way that guide their needs. Trained are some service providers that may limit their stave to photos and melody point others focus more on businesses. The overall features should be worth the price. Finding and Choosing a Cloud Backup Provider
Buyers should stick to what they need. Otherwise, they may be paying for features they can never use. Moreover, the cloud storage backup technology should be easy to use. It should be fully integrated or at least compatible with the current operating systems and applications used and those that are about to be implemented. These days, it is preferable to go for cloud platforms that can work well with a number of devices like PDAs, smart – phones, laptops and remote computers.
Cloud backup technology must be customizable. Recovery testing should be easy with continuous data protection services and backup file validation. Most importantly, it should be simple to maintain and configure. You should find out if it requires a large amount of technical knowledge and additional software installation.
A good cloud backup provider provides customers with excellent data security. It should comply with laws and industry standards. Certifications issued from reputable organizations is also another factor to consider. With this, potential users can be confident in the safety of their precious data. In addition, the cloud backup provider should meet the business ' insurance requirements.
Finding out about the provider ' s disaster recovery plan and the number of data centres they use is equally important. Knowing this information ensures potential clients that there are no interruptions in service in cases of disasters. Many cloud backup providers offer business continuity plans that provide customers with contingency measures to deal with all sorts of threats.
Customer Support
Cloud storage backup is quite easy. The most tedious and stressing part is the recovery process. It is important for customers to ensure that providers can give them the support they need. An excellent cloud backup provider is always ready to cater to customers who need emergency recovery solutions.
Choose the cloud backup provider that can understand your business. The best one will not only offer solutions with a good price. The wisest choice is one with a good reputation and the experience to deliver exceptional technology and customer service from purchase until emergency recovery. Finding and Choosing a Cloud Backup Provider


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This is a stylish yet practical way to sip on your BBTC tea throughout the day. A 500ml double-walled stainless steel inner with a durable stainless steel shell and uniquely curved body- to keep your tea warm for up to 6 hours. This includes a stainless steel tea infuser, so that you can brew as you go.
Directions: Simply pop out the filter, unscrew the 2 components, add the fresh loose leaf BBTC tea of your choice, screw the filter back into place, insert back into the bottle, add boiling water and let the flask do the rest. This is great for iced tea too!
Stays Cold for 12 hours and Warm for 6 hours
Flask Dimensions: 7cm (L) x 7cm (W) x 22cm (H) Weight: 485g
Flask Opening: 7cm


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Am I Stuck with the Voice I was Born With or Can I Change it?
It's true. You are stuck with the voice you were given at birth (**See exceptions below). The size and shape of your vocal cords, along with the size and shape of your resonating cavities determines your unique and personal vocal fingerprint; but, that is also what MAKES YOUR VOICE SO SPECIAL. The GOOD NEWS is — if you don't like the way you sound when you sing, YOU CAN CHANGE THAT! Most people who ask this question are singing with inferior technique, resulting in poor voice. This is not the fault of the vocal instrument …it's because of the unskilled musician playing it. Singing well requires a balance ofRead More →


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One Small Room – Lifestyle Branding Photography
Lifestyle Branding Photography for Local Business
One Small Room is a beautifully curated children's boutique in Squamish, BC and I am so grateful I was able to work with owner Christine Becker on a lifestyle branding photography session.
Christine sources the most stylish, unique and high quality childrens wear with a focus on local, independant and environmentally responsible designers. She's part of the 'slow fashion' movement and for this I have great respect for her and her business.
The shop was initially a mobile children's boutique and online store which has since evolved into a permanent storefront location 'On The Farm' at 1-1861 Mamquam Road which launched in 2013.
One Small Room also carries excellent quality, carefully selected second-hand children's clothing.
I must say the selection of clothing, accessories and gifts for babies and kids is quite impressive for the tiny 380sq/ft space.
Having been a customer and fan of One Small Room already, I was stoked when I got to chatting with Christine about booking a lifestyle branding photography session. She needed images for her website and social media which aligned with her values and love of the outdoors and also showcased the stylish and high quality children's goods she sold in her shop.
We planned our session at the near by Mamquam river to create bright and beautiful images that really showcased both the function and style of her selected brands.
Some of the brands featured in this session:
If you have young babes, live in Squamish and haven't checked it out yet it's an absolute must. You might discover an awesome new indie brand or score some sweet consignment pieces, plus it feels pretty good to support a local business. And for those further afield, you can shop online at www.onesmalroom.ca
Oh and see if you can spot my handsome twin boys posing in some of the images, I know I'm biased but I think they make some pretty sweet models 😉
That's all for now!


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What Hath Apple Wrought? Thoughts on Apple's Recent NFC-related Announcement
Now that the hubbub around Apple's recent IOS 11 announcement regarding NFC has died down a bit, I wanted to take a breath and give you my thoughts on its implications for the NFC ecosystem.
Before I do that, please note that the NFC Forum does not speak for its member companies. We speak for the industry. I encourage you to explore more details about this announcement at: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/corenfc and email me your thoughts and comments at [email protected]
What the NFC Forum can address is what the recent Apple announcement means to the NFC ecosystem. I believe there are four broad areas in which this announcement will have a significant and positive impact on the NFC ecosystem:
Look for Increased Tag Activity in North America
- Apple's announcement will broaden the market for tag manufacturers and application providers. One barrier for developers seeking to deploy applications was the lack of support for tag reading on the iPhone. While we have seen some great advances, particularly in Europe and Asia where Android dominates the market, North America has been lagging in its adoption of NFC tags. We look forward to seeing more applications coming online as developers embrace this expanded market for handsets that support NFC technology.
NFC is Now a Horizontal Technology
- A key impact of this announcement is that – almost overnight – NFC is no longer a niche technology. It further differentiates the use of NFC tags as a secure, easy to use technology with a broad range of functionality. NFC is now a horizontal technology like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or cameras. It's available, free and easy to use. How we interact with physical and digital objects will change forever. Think of the coming explosion in the Internet of Things, retail, public transport, and automotive smartphone use cases for consumers. Think of all the companies built on the premise of the universality of NFC in IoT and mobility; their market has almost doubled overnight with this announcement.
NFC Tags are on the Rise
- Apple's opening of NFC on its iPhones ties into the NFC Forum's work to develop a Tag Testing program. Last year, the NFC Forum issued a call to tag manufacturers to help develop a tag testing program. It is important for companies that deploy tags to know the tags are going to perform according to NFC Forum specifications. We will be launching the testing later this year, and it will allow manufacturers to test tag performance and assure their customers that consumers will have a predictable experience when using an NFC tag with either an Android or Apple phone.
NFC and the Halo Effect
- IOS 11 will also increase awareness of the benefits of using NFC tags for a wide range of use cases. Some of the industry's largest consumer brands are NFC Forum members and advocates of NFC technology. Google, Samsung, Sony, and Apple all make significant impacts when they bring new features to market. This announcement amplifies the strengths of the technology and creates a halo effect for the entire NFC ecosystem.
What Hath Apple Wrought?
Apple IOS 11's support of NFC tags means that all iPhone 7s and newer Apple phones will be able to read NFC tags just like Android devices. This means most people who own smartphones (over two billion or almost a 1/3rd of the population of Earth) now have an NFC reader available in their pocket to interact with NFC tags anywhere and at any time. The way in which we interact with the digital world will change completely and rise exponentially. Speaking for the industry, I can honestly say that the work NFC Forum members do on standards, specifications and certification will become even more important as we move further into this decade. Thank you for your continued support and I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the changes being wrought in the NFC ecosystem and what they mean to you.


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In an article dated July 28, 2015, Fr. Fernando Altamira of Colombia, former priest of the SSPX, wrote about the remarks on the attendance at the Novus Ordo Mass made by Bishop Williamson during His Excellency's conference in Mahopac, NY on June 28, 2015. I did not know about this article until it was published in the October 2015 issue (#30) of the Recusant, which you can find here on page 15. According to Fr. Altamira, the owner of the Non Possumus blog went out of his way to defend Bishop Williamson's remarks as being not contrary to the position held by the followers of the saintly Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. I have not read the defence by the owner of the Non Possumus blog, so I cannot directly comment. However, I have experienced myself many who have performed mental gymnastics in an attempt to defend Bishop Williamson's indefensible remarks. Unfortunately, some of these people are the same ones who will call those of us who assist at Fr. Joseph Pfeiffer's Masses "Pfeifferites" or followers of the "cult of Fr. Pfeiffer". Perhaps these people should first pay attention to the log in their own eyes before pointing out the speck in our eyes.
The Our Lady of Good Success Mission is not a respecter of persons, but lovers of the Catholic Faith. Bishop Williamson's remarks on the attendance at the Novus Ordo Mass were clearly unacceptable. His Excellency himself knew well that what he was saying during his conference was a shock to Traditionalists as he even admitted such during the same conference. If Fr. Pfeiffer, Fr. Hewko, or whoever else would make such comments, he would be first privately approached by the Our Lady of Good Success Mission and respectfully asked to publicly retract his comments. If he refused, he would then be publicly admonished.
The Novus Ordo Mass is instrinsically evil and as such it is morally unacceptable to positively assist at it for any reason whatsoever. Let us pray that His Excellency Bishop Williamson publicly retracts his remarks as he has placed many souls in confusion and has led many Traditionalists to try to defend the indefensible.