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Formerly known as Project Plan B, Brawl Busters is a Free2Play dynamic new action brawler that features competitive and co-operative battle modes all in a unique third person view. With its simple and intuitive controls, this easy to pick up and play game makes team strategy a must as player's battle against each other or team up against computer controlled enemies. You will find five unique character classes including the Slugger, the Firefighter, the Rocker, the Boxer and finally, the Blitzer. With its signature funky visual style, the game will offer seven exciting maps and will also feature a huge variety of customization options including body type, gender, weapons, costumes and accessories along with the ability to upgrade weapons and costumes with new abilities. Brawl Busters will feature an intense Training Mode, Challenge Missions, leader boards and persistent stat tracking.
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Trying to determine whether a guy likes you can be difficult to know for certain, unless of course, you ask him. Having the guts to ask him is easier said then done and whether he tells the truth is another story. There are a few signs that could indicate that a guy wants to be more than friends and it all begins with body language.
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Tonight I had a quick evening session with Carly & Jeff, whose wedding I will be shooting next month. We were originally going for sunset pictures, but didn't have much of a sunset to work with. FORTUNATELY we had this AMAZING sky full of cool clouds and a gorgeous blue color! So we ran with it! Here's one of my favorites from our session!
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text: Rahul Kapoor, PhD Associate Professor of Management, The Wharton SchoolResearch Interests:Innovation, technology management and strategy, industry evolution, firm boundaries, business ecosystemsAbout Rahul: Rahul Kapoor is an Associate Professor of Management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. In his research, Rahul explores the strategies pursued by established and emerging firms in technology-based industries. He focuses on how firms organize for innovation and manage technological and industry-level changes. His work has been published in the Academy of Management Journal, Advances in Strategic Management, Organization Science, Research Policy and Strategic Management Journal. He is a member of the editorial board for the Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal and Strategy Science. In 2011, Rahul was awarded the inaugural Academy of Management (TIM Division) Emerging Scholar Award. At Wharton, Rahul teaches MBA and Executive MBA courses on competitive strategy and technology strategy. He also teaches in several open-enrollment and customized executive education programs focusing on strategy and innovation. Prior to joining academia, he spent over seven years in the high-tech industry where he worked for Texas Instruments and was involved with two startups, one of which he co-founded. Read full faculty bio on Wharton website Executive Education Programs Taught:Business Model Innovation in the Digital AgeLearn how to unlock significant opportunities for adding value and growth by innovating with your existing products, customers, and markets. Implement a process for business model innovation that can be used repeatedly throughout your organization. Driving Growth through Strategic PartnershipsBuild mastery in formulating, negotiating, managing, and evaluating alliances. Adopt practical tools for establishing a global strategic position, even with limited time and resources, and for overcoming many of the obstacles inherent in new market expansion and new product development. Strategy and Management for Competitive AdvantageLearn to accurately assess the competition; design a compelling strategy; leverage your firm's capabilities to full advantage; and obtain necessary resources through alliances, acquisitions, and internal corporate ventures.


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"I had to learn what I've got, and what I'm not, and who I am"
The song…no, that song came on!
I closed my eyes and let every words sinks deeper into my soul.
How can there be so much truth out of one line in a song that's totally talks about something completely different.
"When you're needing your space to do some navigating, I will be here patiently waiting to see what you find."
That's what I am doing right now.
Trying to understand it all.
"No, I'm not okay…" I hang my head as more tears escaped from me. A weep got caught in my throat.
Just to hear, to feel myself uttering those words after all of these years felt surreal. Me, the one who always puts on a brave face, the one who fool everyone and look strong all the time is now breaking. Decades of self defense mechanism finally failed to protect me.
"No, I'm not fine…" I shook my weary head.
Pain, unspeakable pain numb me.
Fear, threatening to stop my steps.
Then I feel that gentlest tap, ever so softly touching my shoulder.
The voice fill my heart. "Allow it, let it, welcome it and then in its own time it will leave. But first you need to feel it and experience it as fully as possible. Be in this moment with it, you will be fine if you allow it to pass through you. It is blockages that do harm. Freedom to feel heals."
"Freedom to feel heals, promise me you will remember that."
And with that I shut my eyes and let tears washes over me. For today and for awhile I won't be fine, I won't be OK but I will get through this.
Linking up with Alison and Galit for their awesome Memories Captured.
PS: This post was inspired by Jason Mraz's song "I Wont' Give Up."


text: PMS and Sesame unveil highest mortgage completions since 200807 February 2018 → PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network have today announced their 2017 mortgage completion figures, reporting their highest combined mortgage volumes since 2008.PMS and Sesame delivered £37.5 billion of mortgage completions in 2017, a £2.9 billion increase on the previous year (2016: £34.6 billion) Protection annual premium income (API) through PMS and Sesame rose by 15% last year to £63.7 million (2016: £55.6 million API), an increase of £8.1m General insurance (GI) policies written grew by 13% Mark Graves, Managing Director, Sesame and PMS said: Our focus has been to help our members recruit new advisers and grow their businesses. This strategy has paid off, with strong growth in many firms across the network and mortgage club. In Sesame alone we supported the recruitment of 170 new advisers into existing firms last year. The second half of 2017 was particularly busy for our members, with product transfers entering the intermediary market more strongly. This trend combined with continuing high levels of remortgages led to a surge of business activity for our members. As more 2017 industry data emerges, I anticipate that intermediary versus direct market share of product transfer business will have shifted more towards advisers, and I expect to see further growth for advisers in 2018. Graves continued: Our members' protection and general insurance business also grew significantly last year, by 15% and 13% respectively. We have been working with firms to help adapt their business models and free up time to service their mortgage customers' needs more widely and consistently, with protection and general insurance advice. Commenting on the Group's future ambitions, John Cowan, Executive Chairman of Sesame Bankhall Group said: In a sluggish mortgage market PMS and Sesame members have recorded outstanding results, largely by delivering great customer service. Our product transfer business speaks volumes for that service delivery. Staying close to and servicing customers will be pivotal for both our Group and our members in a growing digital marketplace. Over the last 12 months we have seen the arrival of new innovators and challenger advice models, and they are stimulating the market to think differently. Over time all advisory businesses will deploy greater levels of technology, and this will be the enabler to free advisers to do what they do best – empathise, listen and offer advice.


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A keen eye has purportedly captured the first ever photo of the upcoming Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 GM lens at the Winter Olympics.
Still on schedule to be released in the summer of this year, the Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 GM OSS has otherwise been kept tightly under wraps (almost literally if you take a look at the photo below). There's been no further details given to the public other than it is a 400mm full-frame prime lens with a f/2.8 maximum aperture, it has built-in Optical SteadyShot, and will be part of Sony's G Master series of top-quality lenses. Pricing is expected to be above $10,000, not unlike the ballpark of 400mm f/2.8 lenses from Nikon and Canon.
When I questioned Sony Product Manager Mark Weir back in October if the lens could be fitted with their FE 1.4x and 2.0x teleconverters, he did not have that information to disclose at the time.
After the release of the professional sports-oriented Sony a9, buyers quickly noticed that the company lacked depth in the telephoto end of their lens lineup. Hopefully this telephoto prime lens is a sign of things to come from Sony.
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you can buy a brandnew nikon 400mm f2.8 for much less than that. (G series) but with this massive lens you loose the whole weight saving discussion. btw the difference between a 7R3 and a D850 is only 164 grams. less then a cup of coffee.
true,. i found it a non discussion. investing in a new camera system because it saves 160 grams of weight. you buy into a system because it fits your needs or wants. i have been looking at sony but for now, i stick to my nikon. i am looking forward to the review of this new sony lens and how it performs as a sports/wildlife lens.
Yeah, and 160 grams is not worth the sacrifice in ergonomics. I do understand that a lot of people really enjoy 'the Sony package'. I'd like to have one in my bag as well, but I do not want to replace my 5DIV.
its a bit of a problem. conan has amazing lenses and range. nikon has great camera's and dynamic range. sony has the video option thats far better than other brands. so my idea is to keep my nikon and buy a sony 6500 for video's with S-log. there is no 1 allround best camera. 5div they made a mistake with the no swivel screen ,4k and dynamic range. nikon, no S-log, Sony still has issues but is better than before. i saw one that was dropped with a 70-200 and the lens broke off at the mount. maybe i should go into gearhead detox and focus more on shooting.
I don't care about weight. I love the size of the alpha cameras. I carry two bodies in the same part of my bag that used to hold one Canon. Then when I go anywhere else in life (concert, city walking, party, traveling etc.), I put on my voigtlander lens and can throw the camera in my wife's purse it's so small.
is that worth 10-15k to you ? not worth switching to me,.
I was just addressing the concern you brought up. The a9 and a7riii that I now own are better than any Canon I've ever put my hands on for many reasons. Here is one for you... People used to laugh at the sony batteries being small, but my 5D4 slows down in fps as the battery loses charge. By the time it hits 30% life it's a joke. My Sonya9 fires 20fps until the thing basically dies. As a sports shooter it's a big deal, and the no blackout shooting - I'd happily pay an extra 1k to have over the same camera without it.
i shoot nikon, i dont have those issues. problem with sony is still a not enough good lenses. a 400mm f2.8 that can compete with nikon or canon is here in next few months but its not here yet. and how about a 500 or 600mm. i do agree that sony is catching up with nikon and canon but i did see problems with the 7r3. a runner who ran towards the camera and the sony lost focus several times, nikon didnt. but its a bit of a up and down story. i do believe that sony will be at the sideline as the third brand besides nikon and canon. but like i said before, each job has its tool. some love apple, some samsung. i hate the iphone but i love my ipad. i love samsung phones and shoot nikon (but i started out with canon and im looking at sony a6500). regarding the sony a6500, im looking at it for the video bit and the fact its not a huge dslr with falic size lens. just a small camera that not many will notice. perfect for street photography or in "dont rob me" situations. with a huge dslr and huge lens in the street of new york (april) feels a bit like asking to be robbed.
all good points. When I was using Canon exclusively, I had a fuji x100T to always have on me, so I do enjoy not needing another camera now that I'm using alpha gear. I'm really enjoying trying out other brand lenses as well. The Voigtlander 35mm f/1.2 II with leica mount may be my favorite lens of all time. Since this is one guy who will never buy a leica, it's fun to be able to use them on the sony. A buddy and I have a challenge to find the coolest lens we can for under $300, and then have a shootout on our alpha's. Anyway, not for everyone, but a ton of possibilities. (PS. can anyone recommend a cheap/interesting lens, I need to win this challenge, ha)?
you prob got it already but the 50mm canon 1.8 is a legend in my bag. i mean i was seriously impressed when i used it on a tripod with remote trigger on my rebel. that something so cheap can get those results,. wait am i confusing my ex wife with my lens now ? nah,.seriously the 50mm 1.8 is a good lens, plastic but good. i still use the version before the current one. 2015model.
Any updated news on this lens? I noted that B&H has it already under B&H # SO40028GM. There were some price guesstimates and honestly I agree with those, who expect a surprisingly "low" price, less than $5,000. Not only because I want to upgrade my Sony gear, though that's good point, too. Sony a7RIII and Nikon D850 are serious contenders . Sony really needs to expand on the lens market with tele-lenses to complement the new bodies released. I am considering the a7RIII etc, if this lens will be affordable. On the other hand Nikon should pay attention to the weight business, though I do not expect much in the next few years. Sadly, as for nature/ wildlife Sony does not beat Nikon yet. The race is close though, in my opinion.
sony screams video and how light they are. at the same time their lenses carry the highest prices. you could almost say that sony costs its weight in dollars. for the telephoto from sony, dude they will be seriously expensive. they wont be selling many of them. reason is that sony arnt very good for wildlife, most wildlife shooters use canon/nikon. this translates into units sold of high end telephoto lenses so low production which translates into high cost. all epic wildlife photos have been shot with old dslr tech from canon or nikon. those lenses are cheaper. stay back a version and you have great gear. a second hand nikon 500mm cost 4000-5000 dollar in great condition. not a scratch on them. you know the typ of photographers that owned them, party lenses, they are bought to brag about them at party's.
you need a sony cup,. LOL
look to the limix g9 with 2.8 200 in comparison (camerasize)


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GDPR enforcement is here and businesses are taking various approaches to comply. Most noticeable was the flood of emails we all received from companies scrambling to update their privacy policies. Big tech companies are passing the buck onto individual businesses and publishers, making them responsible for any data they may collect. And to the extreme, some organizations are blocking all EU users including retailers like Dick's Sporting Goods and Pottery Barn. Even the publishing house Tronc, which owns outlets such as The Chicago Tribune, went dark after GDPR enforcement took effect.
For any organization processing the personal data of individuals in the EU, GDPR has forced what must be a change in both business process and company culture. To do it right, organizations should make the management of data privacy risks a part of their DNA. It's a lofty goal, but effective data risk management should be a strength that may then be capitalized on in the market place. Look at it from the carrot and stick perspective – the stick is the possibility of big fines, the carrot is effective data risk management capabilities that will be rewarded in the marketplace.
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- Communicate clearly with leadership. Let senior leadership or the Board of Directors know where the organization is regarding risks and mitigation action plans. Accountability for completion of planned actions should be communicated and enforced.
- Train employees. Clear and concise information on the importance of data privacy should be continuously made throughout the organization. Training on GDPR or other data privacy regulations should be required for any employee who may access, process, transmit, or store personal information. Open dialogue with employees should be enabled to provide mechanisms for employees to share when privacy violations occur, or when policies, processes, or controls need improvement.
- Don't forget partners. Open dialogue and communication between partners who process data on your behalf if your organization is a controller or if your organization is processing on behalf of a controller should be a priority.
- Test and audit. Testing and validation of data privacy processes and controls should be ongoing. Leverage internal audits to perform independent testing of processes and controls.
- Conduct incident response practice exercises. Control owners should perform table top exercises to ensure that everyone is familiar with incident response procedures.
For more ideas on how to comply with GDPR, take a look at my earlier post, Procrastinators' Guide to GDPR Compliance.
When large initiatives like GDPR are rushed against a looming deadline, important pieces are often missed. The ability to step back and focus on what's most important is often blurred. GDPR promotes a risk-based approach to compliance. If you aren't ready, start by focusing your attention on the processing activities that have the most risk.
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Discussion in 'Religion' started by Xelasnave.1947, Sep 4, 2018.
So the god you claim to believe in is not a tyrant?
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So its all good☺
I know I should study more culture religion history philosophy I do agree there are many levels.
Enjoy your day.
Jan believes in Thor.
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It's more the issue that the God you believe in is a tyrant.
I do not believe in any god. You know that. Answer the question.
You're the only one advocating God is a tyrant. Assuming what you post here bears some relationship to your opinions, it seems to play a role in supporting your atheism.
The problem with that is the lumping of atheists - some are religious, some are not, and a wide variety of religions are involved.
It's a category mistake, in other words - even theism, far more specific, is not a religion. Atheism is nowhere near. The entire issue is just more bs from overt Abrahamic theists searching for political leverage, afaik.
But that does not render the many and various atheistic religions nonexistent.
What about the theists?
I do not assume anything you post is related to your opinion. If you have an opinion.
Then that still leaves us squarely with you, and your beliefs about God.
If a atheist is religious ---- remember in this debate religious = belief in god, quasi religious no gods ---- so I will accept atheist who go with any quasi religious aspects
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That is simply a denial of reality - nothing but confusion will follow. There are and have been hundreds of millions of areligious theists and religious atheists, both. These are normal, standard, common categories of ways to live as a human being.
I named a few of the standard atheistic religions and atheistic kinds of religions - the animisms, etc. There are online resources for specific ones such as the Navajo tribal religion, and of course the atheistic Buddhist and Taoist traditions are well known and easily researched.
As long as we're responding to caricatures like you and Jan Ardena, it's hard not to. When you're talking to a duck, you have to quack.
The Biblical God isn't a tyrant? That's easier to prove than his existence.
Well, but keep in mind that most Christians cherry pick the Bible VERRRY carefully. First they throw out the Old Testament. Then they throw out parts of the New Testament because they're not "indicative" or something of God. The parts they are left with can be used to demonstrate God is . . . well, whatever they want him to be.
Surprise me.
I dare you.
Well .. there's your belief in God
You are the one pointing me to scriptures full of gory details.
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On July 18, 2016, Lake County District Court Judge James Manley issued his Order on Motions for Summary Judgment in Flathead Joint Board of Control et al v. State of Montana et al., Lake County Cause No. DV-15-73 declaring SB 262 unconstitutional and in violation of Art. II, Section 18 of the Montana Constitution. Based on the clear language of one of the Compact's immunity provisions precluding any legal action against the State or its agents for damages resulting from wrongful actions by the State, the Court granted the FJBC's partial motion for summary judgment stating "[t]his is not a close call. The provision creates a new sovereign immunity for the state, and for its agents or employees."
The opinion found that "…[t]he legislative history provides clear evidence that immunity was, in fact, the purpose of the immunity language." "SB 262 grants a new immunity to the State and its agents. The immunity provisions of SB 262 would therefore constitute an amendment of this constitutional provision, and require a 2/3 vote of each house of the legislature. It did not receive a 2/3 vote of either legislative body. Therefore, the immunity provision is void for failure of passage as required by Article II, Section 18." Although the Court determined that the unconstitutional provision could be severed from the remainder of SB 262, the FJBC maintains that the resulting mutilation of the statute in contravention of the Legislature's clear intent should void SB 262 in its entirety.
The FJBC's concerns regarding immunity are heightened by the amorphous nature of the Water Management Board created by SB 262.
While the Court provided no ruling regarding the validity of the Water Management Board created by SB 262, it did scrutinize the State and Tribes' refusal to accept responsibility for the Board's actions thereby affirming the FJBC's concerns. "The Board is comprised of state and tribal appointees, and their appointee. The governments contend both that it is not a subdivision of the sovereign state or tribal government, but is clothed with all or more of the immunity which either entity has. Each government denies legal responsibility for the Board, while the two governments create and effectively control the Board by holding the power to appoint and remove its members. This Board is a legal creature never apparently seen before. The Compact and SB 262 vest the Board with extraordinary power to grant, permit, deny or change water use for an individual, and create groundwater protection areas. It will have power over a broad geographic area and over tribal and non-tribal individuals, property owners, irrigators, businesses and governments."
As expressed in the Order, the FJBC's concerns are further exacerbated by the Tribes and State's diametrically opposed positions regarding whether or not the Water Management Board can actually be sued in state court for money damages. The State contends it can while the Tribes contend it cannot. The State and Tribes' refusal to accept responsibility for the Board's actions and their differing opinions regarding whether an avenue for legal redress exists for irrigators supports the FJBC's continued efforts to assure the protection of its constituents' constitutional rights. The FJBC is reviewing the opinion and is considering its options going forward.
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Backup Copy Options
Use this dialog box to select the criteria to perform a backup copy operation.
Select a Storage Policy
Displays the storage policy from which you will perform a backup copy operation.
No. of Jobs to Run
- Number of Simultaneous jobs to run
Allows you to select the data streams that are copied at the same time during the IntelliSnap backup operation.
- Allow Maximum
If selected, the maximum number of data streams will be copied at the same time during the IntelliSnap backup.
- Start new media
- If removable media (tape) is being used on a secondary copy, the current active media is marked as full and a new media is used for the auxiliary copy.
- If disk media is used, a new volume folder is created for the auxiliary copy.
- Mark Media Full on Success
If selected, the media used for the IntelliSnap backup is marked full after the operation is successfully completed.Save As Script
Click to open the Save As Script dialog, which allows you to save this operation and the selected options as a script file (in XML format). The script can later be executed from the Command Line Interface using qoperation execute command.
When you save an operation as a script, each option in the dialog will have a corresponding XML parameter in the script file. When executing the script, you can modify the value for any of these XML parameters as per need.


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Japanese Minister Goshi Hosono and China's minister of environmental protection, agreedto create a dialogue mechanism between Japan's "future" nuclear plant regulatory body, and its counterpart within the Chinese Environmental Protection Ministry.
"It is very important to exchange information with China, where the number of nuclear power plants is expected to increase," he said.
During his stay in China, Hosono plans to visit nuclear power plants to view their safety measures.
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KazAtomProm, Kazakhstan's national nuclear company is determined to begin exporting nuclear fuel components to Japan by as early as 2013.
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Shed Fat
People do everything to cut down their body weight. Pills, concoctions, exercise and even divine help is taken to that effect. You cannot blame them because excessive body weight can prove to be a killer in the long term. The biggest question troubling most of us is 'how to bring my body weight down and sustain the reduction'. Several theories have been mooted as successful fatness reducers. Dieting is the most common fat busters, and weight loss diet plans are becoming increasingly common and successful these days. When you start any action plan to reduce weight, the first thing you should note is that most weight loss tactics proves to be successful only for limited periods. Secondly, you need to ask yourself whether you can sustain the diet plan for long periods in the face of delicious temptations.
Most experts advocate a proper diet plan combined with a physical exercise regime. But the problem is that most of us fail to stick to the plans and the result of this would not be pleasant. So the emphasis is to keep dieting and exercising to the bare minimum and still cut body weight. The shifting calorie theory professes neither abstinence nor excessive exercises. Here, you can eat anything you want, but at limited quantities at irregular intervals. The irregular supply of food forces your body to burn stored up fat and also restricts it from storing up more, irrespective of what you eat. Hence, your weight loss diet plans, thus designed, would help you not only to reduce weight, but also to keep your weight under permanent control.
Fat Loss For The Clueless
As millions of us are aware, losing weight can be very difficult. Because of this, weight loss is big business. There are thousands of diets and nutritional supplements out there all designed to supposedly help you lose fat. Do these products live up to their promises or are they a waste of time. Good old water is one. Yes water. Companies are now selling bottled water and labeling it smart water or nutritious water. Believe it or not, these are good products to help you lose weight. First of all, drinking a lot of water allows the cells in your body to be well hydrated and function properly. Proper cell function raises your metabolism and causes your body to burn more calories. Also, staying well hydrated by drinking a lot of water will help to keep your kidneys working well. When your kidneys are performing efficiently, your liver does not need to help them out and is left free to burn off fat. Combined with the added ingredients in these bottled waters, they are a very good and natural diet supplement.
Meal Replacements
There are high quality ones here and there are low quality ones. Good meal replacements will provide you with enough calories, (about 500 is good), to actually be a meal replacement. Any less and what it should be called is a meal supplement. Replacing food with these liquid meals can lower your metabolic rate and actually work against your weight loss efforts. Also, make sure that the product you consume has a high amount of necessary nutrients. Calorie burners or fat burners. These are supplements that are designed to burn fat. Many people have a misconception of these pills. They think that just by taking them, they will burn fat. This is not the case. They are designed to give you more energy which in turn, and will allow you to work out harder and longer allowing you to burn more fat in the process. Many of these products are good, but some are not and can actually be dangerous. Read carefully to see what is in the product you are taking and make sure that it doesn't contain any of the dangerous ones like ephedra or fen fen.
Acai berry and resveratrol. These are two weight loss supplements that have recently taken the world by storm. Made famous by 60 Minutes, Oprah Winfrey and many other media reports, acai and resveratrol are natural substances. Acai berries come from Brazil and are marketed in other parts of the world in many forms. Acai drinks, powders and capsules are the most popular. The weight loss benefits are tremendous. The great news here is that there are also additional health benefits that are just as amazing. Acai is loaded with free radical killing antioxidants, vitamins and other nutrients. The same is true for resveratrol. Resveratrol supplements are very effective in helping you lose weight, but is also a very powerful antioxidant. Found naturally in red wine, resveratrol supplements are often referred to as red wine pills. Like acai berry, the other health benefits of resveratrol are many.
Dieting Tips – How to Avoid Falling For Weight Loss Myths To Stay Healthy
There are so many diets out there that it could make a person's head almost spin and this makes it extremely hard for the person trying to find the right diet to get on track with one that works. It makes it really hard for a person to distinguish between what is real and what is a myth or a scam. The worst part about it all in our search for the perfect diet, along the way we can run into ones that can not only be harmful to our healthy but for some could even end up being fatal. Here are some pointers to help you try to weed out the good from the bad.
The most important thing to do is to actually read the entire diet plan. This is one of the best ways in which you can avoid myths that could actually be harmful for you. Always make sure that you understand the plan completely and if you have questions about it's validity it's a good idea to run the diet plan past your doctor before trying it. Just like anything, if it simply sounds too good to be true, then it is. Most people who are in such a rush to lose weight never stop and think about the fact that if they seem to be promising you the world and with guaranteed results that this is generally just a bunch of hype that is simply not true. Remember any plan that claims that you will lose a huge amount of weight in a very short time is not only a lie but extremely harmful. When you lose weight it needs to be at a steady yet slow rate to keep it off long term. Usually anything that is not slow and steady is going to be unhealthy for your body.
Probably the best way to avoid plans that can hurt you is to simply look at a diet plan that interests you and take the good that is found in it and use that in your own diet plan. For example, if a diet plan suggests to cut back on meat some, this can be a good thing on a case by case basis; so add that to your own customized plan if you consume too much meat, especially those that are fatty cuts or the ones that are prepared a certain way that is not healthy. Never go with those diets that are telling you to basically starve yourself in order to lose weight. If you starve your body you may lose weight, but you are doing it in a very unhealthy manner. Anything that suggests that you don't even eat enough calories in a day for your body to sustain itself is definitely a diet that you need to stay away from. You might lose weight fast this way but you are also messing up the metabolism of your body and the minute you begin to eat normal you will gain weight immediately. Stay away from diets and diet plans that claim you don't have to exercise at all. In order for you to have a good and balanced diet plan you do need to include some sort of exercise. If there is only required changes in your diet and no gradual increase in some sort of exercise, again you are seeing yet another diet that is not a healthy one. One of the best thing you can do is to ask your doctor for a diet that they recommend for your own body's needs. They should be able to suggest something that is perfect for your age, metabolism and activity level.
Weight Loss Fast – Diets To Avoid
Nowadays, we have an increasing number of new diet products being aggressively marketed. What we don't know is that most of these new "fad" diets are only repackaged with a different marketing approach. And despite of the negative comments or reactions from some of its customers, many are still too eager and excited to try any of it. If you are one of those who are desperate to lose weight really fast, you might have tried one of these "fad" diets or if not, you are probably planning to buy that new "miracle" diet product you saw in an ad. Sure, it will make you lose weight rapidly but most of these are for short term results only. Add up the negative side effects of some of it and you might even put your health at risk.
So what program or diet plan should you follow? How do you know if that new ad you saw about a diet product isn't "fad" or just a repackaged one? Here are some diet plans that you should avoid taking:
– Diets that deprive you from eating any of the right foods with the right source of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals. These are essential components of our body and we need it in order to be complete and for our body's system to function well. Absence of these will lead you to work inefficiency. A healthy diet has to be stressed.
– A kind of diet that advises you to only drink grapefruit or one fatty food.
– Diet that encourages you in dehydrating yourself from eating nutritional food and starving you by severely restricting your calorie intake (Crash Diet). This is meant for rapid weight loss but not meant for long term results.
– Super High protein and low fat diet (Atkins Diet, South beach diet, and Zone diet). All these diets will give you the results you need in the fastest time possible but it may also give you "Ketosis", brought by a low-carbohydrate diet. "Ketosis" can result to kidney damage, bone loss and heart disease. These diets are all undeniably effective in giving you the figure that you want to achieve really fast, but it can also give you negative side effects that you may regret in the end. Eating a balance diet with the right amount of carbs, protein, healthy fats, vegetables and grains.
Health is wealth – and that is more important than getting the body you desire. As always, whatever you choose to follow and pick as your diet plan, or if you want to make your own, it is imperative and really advisable to consult your doctors or physicians first. These "lose weight fast" diets may greatly harm your body if not taken properly. Find out what is the ideal diet and program for your health and make sure that you don't push yourself real hard on it.
Healthy Diet Review – Facts About Weight Loss and Prickly Pear Diet
"Healthy diet reviews" is a key phrase that gets typed into search boxes of search engines millions of times per day by health conscious people across the globe. Healthy diet programs are widely available on the internet and a lot of people look forward to get the best out of them. Since, there are thousands of diet plans available, it becomes difficult to choose the right plan to suit particular needs. This is where diet reviews step in. Real reviews from real people help others make the right choice about diet plans. We live in a fast paced environment and often fail to lead a healthy life. We all strive to stay healthy by following healthy diet regimens, but often fail to do so or don't allocate enough time for your health. We should find ways to foster a healthy diet.
There are those who are suffering everyday from diseases which were previously unknown to us. The scenario could have been different if, we all ate the right stuff at the right time. It is not possible to change the past, but we can change the present and the future by at least taking the right supplements and following the right diet plans. In this article, we'll take a look at how extracts from a natural plant called Opuntia ficus-indica [commonly known as Prickly Pear] can be beneficial to humans. The prickly pear belongs to the "cacti" group of plants and until recently was widely used as food for cattle and stock. Scientists have discovered that extracts from this natural plant act as fat binding molecules. These fat binders have a natural affinity for lipid molecules and bind to them. It has been seen that in humans, they can bind with up to 28% of total dietary fat and prevent the body from absorbing them. This unabsorbed fat passes out of the body as solid, without affecting the digestive or excretory system.
How safe are these extracts To understand the safety profile of the prickly pear extract, we'll have to first take a look at two different mechanisms of the human body – "binding" and "blocking". Different systems of the human body have a complex "binding" or blocking" system that allow specific enzymes or molecules to either bind to or block certain other chemical elements present in the system. There are "receptors" and "receptor" blockers in the body. Some molecules act as receptor blockers and prevent appropriate signals from reaching the brain. This is a way of not letting the brain know about the presence of a particular molecule in the body. With the passage of time, the molecules get piled inside the body and start exhibiting their antagonistic properties. The brain remains ignorant of these and can hardly produce any real effort to stop them. The other system is "binding". There are some molecules that have a natural affinity for certain other molecules. These are called binders and bind to others to prevent them from exhibiting antagonistic properties or getting absorbed by the body. Unlike "blockers", the binders don't hide foreign molecules in the body without letting the brain know about them. This prevents toxin build up or absorption of the molecule into the body.
In most cases, binders render the foreign particles totally harmless and push them out of the body. As far as the prickly pear extract is concerned, it acts as a fat binder and gets excreted out of the body right after binding to the fat molecules. Neither the fat nor the fat binder stays back in the body to harm it. Uses Owing to its fat binding properties, prickly pear extracts are used the world over by cardiac patients to prevent cholesterol build up. Apart from cardiac patients, obese people can also gain alot from this plant extract. People following "not so healthy diets" could prevent fat absorption into the body by using this extract. How to get the extract As told earlier, this plant belongs to the "cacti" group. The plant has its roots in Mexico. It's a rare plant and grows in the desert. If you have the means to get to a live prickly pear plant in the desert, you could get yourself the usable extract by following some steps. You'd have to clean the spines first, peel off the outer skin of the leafy section, cut out the perimeter and then slice out the soft part lying in the middle. It's juicy but has a very bad taste, but it is natural and effective.
The Three S's of a Healthy Lifestyle in Weight Loss
In some of my previous articles, the importance of combining a healthy diet and exercise program with equally healthy lifestyle habits has been emphasized. The questions then are: What exactly are these lifestyle habits that must be adopted for life and what are their effects on weight loss? This article will answer these two questions. But first, we have to emphasize that the discussion will focus on three aspects of lifestyle – smoking, stress and sleep. Other aspects like sexual and social patterns of behavior are not discussed.
Smoking If there is one advantage to smoking cigarettes, it is that the activity stimulates your metabolism. In smokers with a pack-a-day habit, 250 calories are burned from the activity alone. Therefore, when you stop smoking, you will likely gain weight of as much as 2 pounds within 2 weeks after going cold turkey since your body has to deal with an additional 250 calories. You will then return to the smoking habit because of your fear of gaining more weight, as illogical as it may sound. But you should stick to quitting the cigarette habit because your metabolism will even out in about 2 months. So, whatever extra pounds gained can be lost with the proper diet and exercise soon enough. Plus, you have to consider the benefits of quitting smoking in relation to exercise and, hence, weight loss. Your heart, arteries and lungs become healthier, which means that you have the physical ability to perform more intense, more frequent and longer cardio exercises than before and you lower your cancer risk from smoking.
Stress Yes, stress can lead to weight gain, which is possible in both the physiological and psychological ways. First, the neuroendocrine system activates the fight-or-flee hormones present when we are faced with stressful situations, said hormones being adrenaline, CRH (corticotrophin releasing hormone) and cortisol. High levels of adrenaline and CRH lessen the appetite but the effect is temporary while cortisol increases the appetite – combine the impact of these three hormones and you are likely to binge on food.
Second, stress can lead to emotional eating even when the stressor has been gone for a long time. For example, the deaths of loved ones in a tragic accident place extreme stress on the emotions of the bereaved with food as his main source of earthly comfort. We have heard of so many stories of people growing bigger in girth as they grieve, and they can even gain weight on a healthy diet, but often this kind of eating is not a healthy diet; it is focused on comforting food.
Sleep When it comes to sleep, its relationship to weight loss can be traced to two hormones – leptin and ghrelin. These two hormones work in a check-and-balance system that controls the feelings of hunger (ghrelin) and fullness (leptin). When you get insufficient hours of sleep in a day, your leptin levels go down while your ghrelin levels go up. The result is that you don't feel full even after a bountiful meal and you always seem hungry. This is the beginning of overeating and, therefore, weight gain. So, if you want to lose weight, we suggest kicking your cigarette habit, managing your stress levels and getting sufficient sleep – the hallmarks of a healthy lifestyle, indeed. There are many ways to achieve these goals including engaging in exercises, adopting a healthy diet and applying relaxation techniques, among others. But the most important thing is to start now, not later. Your health should have no price.


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I dare you to name a night more exciting than going out for Mexican food. Patrick and I both LOVE going out for Mexican (and a skinny margarita) but the majority of the time we cook at home. So, we decided to make a healthy version of our favorite dinner at home!
There are 2 keys to making Mexican food healthy…
- Letture Cups
Lettuce cups act as the tortilla, minus the carbs.
*Disclaimer- not saying carbs are the enemy by any means, this is just what I prefer if I'm making a healthier alternative.
2. Cauliflower Rice
I choose this over rice as a grain free alternative. If you've never made it you can buy it packaged in the frozen section. Sometimes I grate a head of cauliflower, if I have time, but most likely I'm using the frozen version (huge time saver). You'll never know the difference between cauliflower and actual rice.
Prep: 5 mins Cook Time: 4-8 hours in the crockpot Serves: 4
- 3 organic chicken breasts
- 1 can of salsa
- 2 red bell peppers
- 1 package of frozen cauliflower rice
- cilantro
- 4 limes
- 2 avocados
- onion powder
- pink salt
- Prep the chicken in the crock pot a few hours before dinner
- Season the chicken with onion powder and salt
- Add chicken and 1 jar of salsa to the crockpot
- Cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours
- Once it's dinner time, heat up as much cauliflower rice as needed and mix in chopped cilantro
- I usually do about a cup
- Using the lettuce cups, layer the rice, chicken and top with avocado and salsa
- Squeeze the juice of one lime on top
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Rainbow Room, SF LGBT Center @ 1800 Market Street
June 13, 6:00 PM
Join us on Thursday, June 13th, doors at 6:00pm, show starts at 6:30pm in the Rainbow Room at the SF LBGT Center. We are super excited to have Queer poets and storytellers share their stories. Are you an LGBTQ person of color who experienced cultural clashes? Are you an LGBTQ immigrant that would like to share your story? Are you that LGBTQ person from the Midwest or South that made it to our Gay Mecca? Are you a Senior that would like to share your knowledge? QUEER SLAM is a safe space for all of us to share our narratives with our community.
You are welcomed to be a presenter and/or audience member. This event is for our community, by our community so please show up and support your fellow Queers! Share this information with your Tribe!
Presented by SF LGBT Center, Spectrum Queer Media (sQm), Safe Zone and Kin Folkz!
With a focus on diversity and bridging the gap between LGBTQ generations. Through our art, we shall share stories about our life experiences. All of us together regardless of age, economic status, and background.
Doors open 6:00 PM | Program begins 6:30 PM
This event is free. Beverages/Beer/Wine/Light Snacks.
AWARD for the top performer!
First Prize $150
Sign up to share your Poems and Queer Stories! bit.ly/QueerSlamSF
Deadline for sign ups: June 10th.
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Peter I the Great or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov was born on 9 June 1672 and died on 8 February 1725. Both Peter's hands and feet were small, and his shoulders narrow for his height; likewise, his head was also small for his tall body. Added to this were Peter's facial tics, and, judging by descriptions handed down, he may have suffered from petit mal, a form of epilepsy.
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Monday, February 02, 2009
Multiple Agents and Submissions
I have a manuscript (full) out with an agent who is due to get back to me soon. Last week my dream agent, to my immense surprise, requested a partial. I'm ecstatic to say the least, but also realistic. Naturally, I sent the partial right away.
According to the letter, it will take a month for my dream agent to get back to me. It wasn't an exclusive, so I didn't feel the need to reveal that another agent (a junior agent) has the full. Should I have? Or should I just wait and see what happens with the junior agent, because she might end up passing on it anyway?
While some people do mention in their letters that other people are looking at their work, it's no longer obligatory unless you granted an exclusive, which you didn't. In the old days it was the appropriate thing to do, but today we're just assuming that everyone is mass querying and that we are competing with someone for a manuscript if it's really good. Telling the agent (the second one) that someone else is looking at it is polite, but not necessary. In other words, you don't have to email her and go out of your way to say it (the fewer emails you bother an agent with, the better), but you can mention it in passing in some other correspondence if you have a chance. It may spur them on, or it may do nothing. Either way, not a big deal, no reason to split hairs.
Other agents might not feel this way, but certainly it doesn't really make a difference at my office when we get a letter with something like "other agents have expressed interest."
Don't wait on one agent over another unless you're in the very final stage of deciding between agents and you just need more time to think. Publishing is slow enough as it is. There's no reason here to make it any slower.
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Thanks Rejecter for answering my question and for the great advice about waiting, or rather, not waiting for my dream agent to get back to me.
As of Friday, I had two agents considering my full with a new request for the full following the review of a partial from a third agent. I sent a quick email out to one agent with the full, letting her know a third had requested it. The other agent doesn't use email so a phone call to her resulted in her saying she'd read it over the weekend. I also emailed an agent who had requested a partial and updated her of the interest of the other three agents. Now, I wait.
- Inkpot said...
Thanks for posting about this. There is so much contradictory advice out there about this matter that it is interesting to hear how your agency handles this matter.
- mungrl said...
can you please give me a timeframe on agents getting back to you? I am with a Hollywood agency for representation as a film-maker, and while waiting for finance for a movie i've written a MS - I sent it to their literary division, a famous literary agent I found out - that was 3 weeks ago and haven't heard back. What is the usual response time? thanks,


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The good news is that Satan is a defeated adversary. While he is a powerful foe, those who are protected by salvation, prayer, and the Word of God need not be paralyzed in fear at this roaring lion. We are "kept by the power of God" (1 Peter 1:5). James 4:7 assures us: "Resist the devil and he will flee from you."These words put me in mind of words in one of my favorite hyms:
"...Though hordes of devils fill the land(Martin Luther, A Mighty Fortress is Our God)
All threatening to devour us,
We tremble not, unmoved we stand
They cannot overpower us."


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As you will have noticed I have been attempting a little baking while I am on maternity leave. I don't want to be a total cliche but I decided that I didn't want to be one of those Mums who cannot make their son a birthday cake. Not that I am making any judgement about those who do choose store bought options – after all there is a wide range of fantastic cakes and treats available now without the hassle or the almighty mess that baking creates in ones kitchen. However for me it is about choice and having never baked a single thing in my life I felt that it was a case of now or never.
So far I have successfully attempted two simple recipes for Cheesecake and Pavlova.
To inspire me further, FOMS came home the other night with the object pictured. A dinosaur shaped baking tin (there is a bit of a 'dino' theme happening in our household at the minute).
The only issue is I have absolutely no idea what to do with it.
Next week I am taking my son to his first Halloween party and have been tasked with bringing a dessert so I implore any of the bakers among you to give me some suggestions of simple tried and tested recipes utilizing my dinosaur tin. Preferably something that will make me the envy of all the other Mums 😉
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Is there a Difference? Rotts and Pits Versus Poodles
Dogs are the most faithful of all animals in most cultures around the world. Being man's best friend, millions of people in the U.S. have dogs as pets. These people treat their dogs like family. And dogs reciprocate the excellent behavior of their owners with their faithfulness.
Different people have dogs in the U.S. for various reasons. Some just want a cute animal like a Poodle in the house. But others pet them for emotional security purposes, or to protect the wife and kids when the husband is away, such as a Rottweiler or a German Shepherd.
Some people have dogs to take care of their children or someone in the family with special medical needs. Still, other people, like gang-bangers and thugs, seem to love having pit-bulls in their yards. These shaved-headed miscreants love taking them out in public. And they particularly enjoy displaying them in their music videos.
- Compared with the population as a whole, violent owners are attracted to guard type dogs.
Hollywood has also magnified things like the thug image and fighting dogs. For example, They have TV shows featuring underground dog fights, in movies and the news. Plus, the video game industry has featured Pits and Rotties as rabid beasts in many games. Due to the negative imagery, soccer moms and politicians like to ban things they don't understand.
- York's Dangerous Dog Ban
New York City even considered making these dogs illegal. But it seems as far as dogs go, after much debate, it went nowhere.
"And if the city bans the pit bull, what's to stop thugs from shifting to other breeds that can be made into weapons, such as the Canary Dog or the Dogo Argentino? Outlawing them all would be an incredibly divisive policy." (Source.)
Of course, New York could just as easily apply that logic to gun control. But oh well, another topic for another time. At the other end of the spectrum, we have many famous, peace-loving celebrities who also love pits. For now, anyway, the debate over breed and dangerous propensities are as unsettled" as "global warm" ng." There is just no consensus despite state propaganda by lobbyists selling carbon scrubbing technologies.
However, just like humans, who are the most advanced and wise of all creates in the universe, dogs can also exhibit anomalies in their behavior. No matter how much you love them, you must remember that they can be violent. Also, this is the reason there are thousands and millions of dog bites cases every year.
Many minors get registered in the books. So they never become part of the statistics.
Dog Bite Cases And Various Dog Breeds.
Most people associate dog bites with breed type. Some breeds are statistically more violent than others, while some remain virtually harmless. But several studies and surveys exist on this topic. These reports attempted to find a connection between the extreme nature of dogs and their breeds.
Also, the American Veterinary Medical Association has done a survey and complete a study on this matter.
Following are the breeds of dogs that AVMA has found out to be more frequent biters (See also.)
- Rottweiler.
- Doberman Pinscher.
- Pit Bull.
- German Shepherd.
- Spaniel.
- Labrador Retriever.
- Jack Russel Terrier.
- Chow.
- Collie.
- Saint Bernard.
Additionally, studies conducted by AVMA and the Center for Disease Control went on for nearly two decades. According to the results, Rottweilers and pit bulls are the dogs most prone to biting cases.
More than 50% of dog bites involved similar dog breeds. These results were quite similar to the result of the studies conducted by AVMA.
AVMA, however, did not recommend labeling dogs as biters based on their breeds. Aggression is associated with many factors According to the AVMA.it' sit's not necessarily its breed.
The Size Of The Dog Matters?
Dog owner surveys formed the basis of many studies. Also, many behavioral tests connected to a dog's aggression and its size showed that small dogs are more aggressive than bigger ones. For that reason, Collies and Spaniels are considered more dangerous than big dogs.
- Even poodles nip children in the face.
- But all in all, the larger, fighting dogs have far more bite power and more menacing strength than a little yelping dog.
- Few get noticed or mentioned because they're so small.
The small size makes owners believe that the dog bite would not harm anyone seriously. However, attention must be paid to small breeds as well. By and by, no matter how harmless they look due to their size, they could attack.
On the other hand, large breeds like German Shepherds and pit-bulls are known to be more aggressive. So their bite cases get reported immediately in most cases. When dogs bite, they cause severe harm. In fact, some attacks could result in fatalities.
The Background Of A Dog
Yes, just as humans, we have to look at the background of a dog before we label that dog as aggressive or furious. Fighting dogs like pit-bulls were used for bull-baiting, for example. So this tells us that they are dynamic in nature. But this is not because of their breed. Instead, it is because of the conditions they live in.
Intelligence as a Factor?
Of course, these dogs did not choose to live under these conditions themselves. Furthermore, German Shepherds are wise dogs. But if not given proper training on socializing with people, they will remain overprotective of their territory. They might notice someone close to them or their house and attack, deeming that the approaching person was an intruder. The same is the case with rottweilers.
Most of all, socialization is key to humans when it comes to dogs. Only then can they be comfortable around human environments. But if not appropriately trained, they can devastate their victim. After all, their size, jaws, and builds could rip a person apart.
Word Of Advice.
Los Angeles is a busy place and quite a populated region in the world. You would find owners taming a massive variety of dogs here. Dog bite incidents are quite common here. When you see a dog of unknown breed nearby, you should stay away. Also, avoid any moves that could infuriate him. If you or another dog owner properly train a dog, injuries are more avoidable.
Of course, it is in the hands of the owner how his dog acts. Also, owners with dogs aggressive dogs should get dog training immediately. If you have fallen victim to a dog attack in Los Angeles, you should contact Ehline Law Firm as soon as possible.
Keep in mind that medical care needed after severe dog bites can be massive. Last, who wouldn't want the negligent behavior of a dog owner to go unnoticed? After all, you want to keep your surroundings safe.


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Last February, the Dallas Cowboys brought strength and conditioning coach Mike Woicik back into the fold, 15 years after Woicik departed Dallas--with three Super Bowl rings--for New Orleans and then New England, where he won three more Super Bowl rings in 11 years with the Pats.
Widely considered one of, if not the best S&C coach in the business, Woicik's return might have made an immediate impact. But due to the lockout, there wasn't an offseason, meaning Woicik was prohibited from working with his new team during those summer months when the team's offseason workout program is usually in full swing.
This year, his first real offseason with the Cowboys' since Bill Clinton was in office, Woicik's presence is already being felt by the team, who say there's a marked difference in the team's conditioning. Between now and training camp, defensive end Jason Hatcher said recently, the team's job is to maintain what Woicik has helped them build in the weight room and on the field at Valley Ranch.
"I think the biggest thing for us is to keep what we have earned," Hatcher said, per the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "Coach Woicik and his staff did a great job with us. I watched my body change. Everybody looked like they were in great shape. We are leaner, moving better. Guys need to stay in that shape."
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RIP Merry 2002-2016
When Merry was a kitten, and really through much of her life, she was the invisible cat. She wasn't 20 lbs and talkative like her brother Pippin. She wasn't stripy and friendly like Sam. She was the small black cat no one ever saw. I mean, really. She was like cat Houdini. Like…"How did you wind up there??" Then spend the evening trying to find her, and no, she was just hiding in the shadows under the bed the whole time. (At least…we're pretty sure.)
Luckily, she mellowed some as she got older, and slowly became more visible and affectionate. …And talkative. (Unless someone else was in the house. Then good luck finding her.)
Another thing she had no use for was the other cats. Any other cats. You could tell she was thinking, "Go away kid, you bother me." Regardless of age of said animal. Annoy her at your peril! She was wicked accurate with a flying paw.
We miss you, little lady. May you find the best sunbeam in kitty heaven.
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