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by May Bleeker, 5 April 2010
When it comes to assertiveness, interactions between people can be seen in terms of two factors:
A strong and healthy concern for yourself and your goals.
A strong and healthy concern for other people.
With high self esteem and assertiveness, you tend to balance these two aspects quite effectively. Both are seen as necessary and important.
A strong concern for yourself and your goals combined with a low concern for others results in aggressive behaviour.
This is seen when someone goes after what they want, regardless of who or what stands in their way. When someone does or says what they want, regardless of who they hurt, use or let down - this shows low concern for others and is aggressive.
There is nothing wrong with looking after your own interests, provided you don't exclude the interests of others in the process.
As soon as you narrow your interests down to your own individual self and nothing else, you are adopting a very limited world view. It may appear to work for you in the short term, but in reality, this is how hurtful and destructive events in the world begin.
A strong concern for other people combined with a low concern for yourself and your own goals results in over-compliant or passive behaviour - or lack of assertiveness.
This is seen when someone continually gives up what they want in order to please others, to keep the peace, or because of fear of what might happen if they don't. It shows low concern for self and is submissive.
While this may appear to work in the short term, in the long term this is how many personal frustrations and resentments arise.
Bottling up fear, resentment, anger, disappointment and other negative emotions affects your physical health and in the long term can result in problems with your digestion, blood pressure or heart.
The problem with passive behaviour is that you begin to believe you are helpless, and you behave in a helpless fashion, when you really have the power to act differently. It is a mind-trap.
Being passive appears to allow you to keep your fears to a minimum, but it also results in you giving up your personal power and ability to influence a situation.
There is a tendency to blame the situation or other people for how things turn out, rather than trying to change things yourself.
People who choose to act in a passive way often have an external locus of control. They see themselves as victims of circumstance, with things "happening to them", rather than being active agents in their own lives.
When you feel others have taken advantage of you - please examine how it is that you may have allowed them to do so.
When you are a free man (or woman), what you do is up to you, no matter who is doing the asking. If you don't know how to deal with a situation, it is up to you to learn what you need to know.
When you combine a low concern for others with a low concern for your own goals, you get passive-aggression. Arguably the most destructive of all possible responses.
This is when you do something (or don't do something) out of anger or resentment or some other negative emotion, but indirectly or passively. Unassertive behaviour and passive aggressive behaviour often go hand-in-hand.
For example:
Not answering a call from someone when you're angry with them, or pretending you can't hear them when they speak to you.
Giving someone the 'cold shoulder', rather then telling them you are upset about something.
'Accidentally' forgetting to give your boss an important message so that he or she ends up looking stupid - in retaliation for something.
Saying you'll do something when you have no intention of doing it.
These are all examples of a hostile, submissive behaviour or passive-aggression. Just in case you think these behaviours are actually working in your favour - take a closer look. They are behaviours that ultimately undermine or harm the relationship (not enough Teddybear), but also ultimately harm the self (not enough Tiger).
Not answering calls or pretending not to hear someone cuts off communication and harms the relationship by making problem-solving impossible. Doing enough of this will lose you the relationship.
Not giving someone the information they need (setting them up to fail), harms the relationship by breaking trust and deliberately causing hurt. This can quickly lose you your job or a friendship.
Saying you'll do something and not doing it breaks the trust others may have in you and destroys your own reputation.
Passive-aggression harms the other person, but it is a double-edged sword that cuts you at the same time.
Assertiveness is key to maintaining self esteem
Without sufficient assertiveness you cannot look after your own interests or your relationships properly. As a result, your self esteem suffers.
When you act with assertiveness you support yourself as well as your relationships. Being able to look after yourself well contributes to a strong sense of self worth.
Assertive Body Language
Your body language is an important part of how you assert yourself. Like a billboard, it 'advertises' what you think and feel about yourself. Check out Assertiveness Without a Word for more on non-verbal assertiveness.
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is. - Jan L.A. Van Der Snepscheut
(from The QI Book of Quotations Advanced Banter by J Lloyd & J Mitchinson)
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I know exercise is a curse word to a lot of people in the chronic illness community. We are in pain. Why would we want More effing pain? But it is an important part of our treatment. The one I outline above is one I read about for chronic pain especially. It is re-training your brain to push back that alarm of pain, essentially creating a larger pain tolerance. Other would exercise and stop before the point of fatigue or pain.
So I am writing this now, particularly, because I have begun to exercise again. I stopped when i went back to work full time because I can't do the two together. Too much pain and energy. Then I went on leave and when I came back I went to part time. So now I have more energy and time. It is now the time to add the exercise back in.
Turns out I am back at square one. With FM and hypermobility syndrome back at the beginning is essentially the entire time is painful. Grinding, gnawing horrible knee pain the whole time from the get-go. So I do that for about 2-3 minutes and stop. And this will be my routine for the week until my body begins to adjust to that and the fist minute will not be as painful, then it will be outrageously painful for the remainder of the time.
Took me 6 months last time to work up to 20 minutes of activity, and there was still a lot of pain involved in the beginning, but once your broke through that you could keep going to the Alarm pain. Because the pain is caused by different things. Hypermobility issues for the pain right away in the joints causing me immediate issues. And FM pain causing pain from just doing.
I know exercise is a difficult task. I know it adds pain when we are already in pain. That we don't want to even do it because we know it will be painful. That with exercise intolerance it is draining beyond belief.
But this is a lifestyle choice we can make. It often shows in studies as improving various things from insomnia, to mood, to migraines and FM. I'll take it if I get a result on just something.
- But it is difficult- overall it is. But in slow increments it is easier to attain.
- It adds pain- The idea is to not add pain, so you never want to get to that point of pain. Just feel it and stop.
- It add pain the next day- Which is why that is a down day. You can on this day do gentle stretches to ease the muscles and take an Epsom salt bath.
- It causes immense fatigue- if this is the case, exercise to the point of fatigue and stop. Let that be your set point.
- You don't think it has a benefit- It does have a benefit to your health. Chances are it is going to change something for the better. Maybe the thing your doctor even said it would. Maybe something else. It certainly will not hurt you, if you do it carefully and slowly.
- I feel like it might hurt me- If you feel that you might injure yourself doing exercise then you should go to your doctor and ask to be sent to phyio where they can give you are routine to build up specific muscle groups to help with your exercise.
- I lack the motivation- I generally reward myself each week of success have have with something simple. Helps encourage me. Other people exercise with people as that tends to help. Or have online exercise buddy to motivate each other.
- It isn't fun- Nope it is not. Therefore it is best to play some music you enjoy. Or do it in front of the TV. If you go for walks music or audio books is great. For the stationary bike I prefer music.
Also remember:
- Be patient- it took me a month of riding a stationary bike at 10 minutes to get past that point from a pure muscle fatigue point. Not even to the pain issue. My timeline I was given to get to an hour of exercise was more than six months of consistent exercise by the pain clinic.
- Allow yourself pain days- there is no point in exercising on high pain days. And no reason to feel bad about 'ruining' the routine. As far as I can tell I have no routine but I still manage three to four times a week. Just so happens it changes a lot to what time of day and which day of the week it is. Nothing wrong with that.
- Don't let anyone say you are going to slow, not doing enough, not doing the right sort. Any activity is actually good activity when it comes to chronic pain. It is all beneficial to us. Maybe not what some doctor read in his study, but you know I read a study that said 20 minutes of walking had a great deal of health benefits.
- Never compare your progress to others- other people have different bodies, different levels of different conditions, different timelines. I know of some people with fibromyalgia that can exercise a lot and I am vastly impressed given my awesome start time of 10 minutes on the stationary bike but it is what it is. I have more than one pain condition and my pain is just at that point. I have to look at my progress day by day and not anyone else. Then when I got to 20 minutes I did a happy dance because it seemed like an insane improvement to me, relatively speaking.


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Last year I grew a Scotch Bonnet chilli plant. It was hot, of course. This year I thought I should grow one that was a little less hot. I chose a plant called Paper Lantern because it looked pretty on the label. I hadn't quite grasped the fact that it's also very hot. In fact, hotter than the Scotch Bonnet. So I had a lot of hot chillies to use up.
To turn the heat down a notch or two, I combined the chillies with plain old peppers (sweet or bell peppers that is) and made this Pepper and Chilli Jam, which will spread nicely on such things as burgers and sausages but will also stir easily into casseroles and stir fries without causing you to reach for too much iced water.
Not that there's anything wrong with a hot sauce in my view. I used up the rest of the chillies by making some of my usual Tomato and Chilli Jam, some hot Chilli Ketchup (a similar sort of recipe but a thinner result) and some Caribbean Pepper Sauce. I used the recipe you can find here for the latter. It's a nice variation on the classic pepper sauce with a good hit of lime and plenty of heat.
There's not much in the way of pectin in a pepper, so this won't set like a classic fruit jam without a little help. If you want a reasonably firm set then use jam sugar but if you'd prefer a softer set then add just a little pectin (see the recipe below). If you don't add any pectin then the result will probably be more like a ketchup, but that's no bad thing if that's what you fancy. This will make around 3 small jars.
6 red, yellow or orange peppers (sweet or bell peppers)
2 decent sized shallots
3 hot chillies (more if they're a milder variety)
1 tsp fish sauce (nam pla)
1 tbsp light soy sauce
170 ml water
210 ml white wine vinegar
360 g jam sugar (or 360 g granulated sugar plus 1 or 2 tsp pectin for a soft set)
Core and deseed the peppers. Slice the flesh into quarters and grill them until the skins have blackened and the flesh has softened. Either seal them in a plastic bag or place in a bowl and cover them. Either way, leave them until they're cool enough to handle and then peel off and discard the blackened skin.
Peel and roughly chop the shallots. Deseed the chillies and chop the flesh roughly. Wizz the flesh of the peppers, the chillies, shallots, soy sauce and fish sauce in a blender or small processor until you get a fine purée. Put the purée in a non-reactive pan with the water and vinegar. Add the sugar and pectin if you're using it and place the pan on a medium heat. Stir regularly until the sugar has dissolved and then bring the pan to the boil. Boil the mixture with plenty of stirring until you get the degree of set you want. This is likely to take very roughly 8 - 10 minutes but it's best to do a classic wrinkle test to check the consistency. Chill a few saucers in the freezer, take one out and put a small dollop of the jam on it, wait a moment or two and push the jam with your finger. If it clearly wrinkles when you push it, then it will have a classic jam set consistency. If it offers some resistance without wrinkling, then it's at a soft set consistency. If it offers little or no resistance, then it's more of a sauce and you might want to boil it a little longer and repeat the test.
Allow the jam to cool a little and pour into sterilised jars. I keep the quantities quite low and so the jam doesn't stay around for long, but I've no reason to believe that it won't keep well. I tend to store it in the fridge partly to ensure that there's no danger of it spoiling but partly because I simply prefer to serve it cold.
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
Pepper and Chilli Jam
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Bette 28.5" Glass Teardrop Table Lamp, Clear (Set of 2)
The delicately fluted teardrop shape of this classic glass style and classic oversized drum shade make this lamp a versatile choice for any room in the house. At 28.5" high, a pair would be lovely on nightstands for bedside reading or on a console for a statement-making entry. With a silk-wrapped cord reminiscent of classic antiques, its style extends all the way to the plug.
- Sold in a set of two
- 100% cotton hardback drum shade in white
- Beautiful to display or easy to conceal: the 72" cord is silk-wrapped
- On-off rotary switch on socket
- Takes one bulb and compatible with any type "A" 100 watt incandescent, 23 watt CFL, or 12 watt LED
- Eco-friendly 9W LED bulb included
- Sleep easy knowing that all components of this piece are UL Listed, safe for your home's electrical grid
Item Specifications
- Color w/ Shade: Clear with white shade
- Body Color: Clear
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 15.00" x 15.00" x 28.50"
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- Metal Type: Iron
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- Base Material: Acrylic
- Shade Color: White
- Cord Material: Silk
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Saturday 20 May 2017 2:30pm Brian Foster Environment Centre, Dorothy Stringer School, Stringer Way (off Surrenden Road), BN1 6PZ Come and find out about what the FHBW group do and how you can get involved. Plus a Guest speaker – Dr Chris Sandom from Sussex University – talking about Rewilding Sussex & beyond what it is and … Read more
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Help your local woodland
Want to do something to help your local woodland? On Saturday 5 October – 10:00am to 1:00pm the Friends of Hollingbury & Burstead Woods will be working in Burstead Wood, clearing the Butterfly Glade, installing a bench, and planting daffodils and violets. More information at the FHBW website or Facebook page – including future work … Read more
Dorothy Stringer Fayre
Celebration of Arts, Music & the Environment Thursday 18th July – 4.30 to 7.30pm Activities and entertainment for all ages. Explore the butterfly haven, go pond dipping & see the bees. Watch the play in the woods, add your creation to the art installation. Listen to music from the bands of Jam Brighton. Stock up … Read more
Hunt for Butterfly Eggs
Hollingbury Woods will be the site of a search for eggs of the brown hairstreak butterfly this Saturday, 25th February, from 1.30 p.m. for about an hour. The search will be led by ranger, Dominic Franklin, and butterfly expert Dan Danahar, and is one of several arranged for different venues around the city. The starting … Read more
The Big Butterfly Count
Comma Gatekeeper Marbled White White Letter Hairstreak In July Nick Baker, a wildlife expert, came to visit Hollingbury Woods as part of the Big Butterfly Count. Along with the Sussex branch of the Butterfly Conservation Society he found a good number of butterflies in and around the woods including the White-Letter Hairstreak, which is fairly rare.Local … Read more
Bugs & Beasties event
Come and see what lives amongst the leaves and under the water. As part of the Access To Nature project, Sussex Wildlife Trust are running a free bugs and beasties event on Wednesday 1st June from 11am – 1pm. Meet at the Childrens' Centre, Brentwood Road at 10:45 for registration. Under 16's must be accompanied … Read more
Creating Habitats for Butterflies
Want to know how you can help our butterflies? Then come along to a FREE talk on Saturday 14th May, 2:30pm at the Brian Foster Environment Centre Stringer Way, Dorothy Stringer School. The event is organised by Friends of Hollingbury & Burstead Woods. The poster can be downloaded here.


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One key element of life is looking at trends in the way things are happening. Both of the above cases were in the news last week.
I don't know enough about medicine to take a view as to whether Proton treatment is appropriate for Ashya King. However, it is quite clear that:
a) The doctors should not have threatened an Emergency Protection Order merely because they were being questioned by his parents.
b) The Courts are too ready to give EPOs when requested to do so.
c) Such decisions and the over used power to prevent parents from being in contact with the courts are at times damaging to the children.
d) The only way the family could in practise get a second opinion was to be in the words of Brett King "Refugees" from the UK.
It will take some time to work out where else in the process of issuing an arrest warrant and the arrest of the parents things went wrong. Clearly if Naveed King had not been as capable as he is at dealing with social media etc their side of the story would not have been told.
What normally happens in these situations is that publicity is injuncted and if any side of the story is told it is only that from the state agents. Portsmouth City Council is trying to row back from the fact that they did issue an application for Wardship.
One reason for using a European Arrest Warrant is that it would make it possible to bring Ashya King back. If they used the Hague Convention it would be arguable that the family were no longer habitually resident in England and hence the foreign courts had jurisdiction. Wardship applications can be made about children that are not habitually resident in the UK, but Brussells II revised and the hague convention cannot be used to get the child returned merely because a wardship application has been granted.
So here we have a case where the family were persecuted for doing what they thought was best for their child. A lot of questions remain to be answered by the authorities not least how much they have spent on this which could have been spent more effectively.
In my e-conference last Wednesday Brian Rothery said that he believes there are now over 100 refugee English families living in Ireland.
Another case which deserves attention is that of Kerry Capper who was prosecuted for keeping her daughter (who had suffered from cancer) off school because she was worried that she was ill.
Again we have a mother doing the best she can using her judgment for her child and being treated as a criminal by the state. Happily she was found not guilty - which does raise an immediate question about the procedural lawfulness of all the fines being issued for absence. However, the prosecution was clearly not in the best interests of her daughter.


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As part of our relationship with Christ Church in Warwick, NY, we will be sharing a clergy who will be mentored by Father Jim and support Christ Church 50% and support St. Paul's 50%. After searching through many candidates and ultimately interviewing four, the clergy search committee from both St. Paul's and Christ Church are delighted to introduce you to our new clergy, Deacon Deborah Lee. Take a chance now to get to know her a little better:
The Rev. Deacon Deborah A. Lee graduated with a Master of Divinity degree and Certificate in Spiritual Direction from The General Theological Seminary, and was ordained to the Transitional Diaconate on March 4, 2017. Deacon Lee was formerly the Program Manager for Pastoral Care and Community at Trinity Church Wall Street in New York City and has been a mental health counselor and educator, both internationally and within the United States. She joined forces with several non-profit organizations around the U.S., including working with refugees for Episcopal Community Services in Arizona, as well as providing mental health therapy for church communities in Colorado.
Deborah's international experience brought her to Mexico, working as a program coordinator for BorderLinks, an international leader in experiential education that raises awareness and inspires action around global political economics and social justice. She served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Meknès, Morocco, teaching at a school for the visually impaired, and worked in Lima, Perú as a counselor and teacher for the Network of International Christian Schools.
Deacon Lee holds a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Counseling from Colorado Christian University, a Bachelor's degree in Comparative Literature and French from Williams College in Massachusetts, and has studied with the School for International Training in Cameroon. She will be an ordained a priest within the Episcopal Church on September 9, 2017 at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Manhattan. She enjoys photography, singing, dancing, reading, and is a bonafide foodie.
"I am so very excited to be invited by the people of St. Paul's, Chester and Christ Church, Warwick to serve alongside them in the next step of the journey! God will do marvelous things in our midst as we pray and worship together and get to know one another in Christ. Know that I am praying for all of you; I know that I am being lifted up in prayer by you as well. Thank you for your faithfulness to the Holy Spirit's leading, and I look forward to meeting all of you very soon!"
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Greetings, my name is Clark A and I'm a web developer. These are dangerous times that we are living in and it is important to keep up with what is happening in our communities. As a Black man it is important for me to know what is going on around me; especially here in America. This is why I built this site to place many articles relating to the Black community all in one place. It just makes my life easier and I hope it will make your life easier as well.
Isn't this morally wrong!?
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Every young gymnast has a hero or role model to look up to, so wouldn't you be the coolest parent in the world if you surprised your kid with some Nastia Liukin gymnastics equipment to use at home? It's possible! We carry Nastia's signature line of equipment from tumbling mats to balance beams, and even a preschool-sized training bar. Your tumbler will shriek with excitement when the package arrives; what a testament to your encouragement of their choice to participate in a truly great sport!
Nastia's signature tumbling mats come in two sizes, 4′ x 8′ and and 5′ x 10′, so you can make sure you're getting the one that fits best right now or the one that's going to last a little longer as your child grows. The tumbling mats are made of 1.5″ of polyethylene foam padding and are covered in a thick, durable 18 oz vinyl with anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties. Not too many of your child's toys can claim that! The mats fold up for easy storage when they're not in use, but trust us, they're going to be in use more often than not! Two color patterns to choose from may make your decision a little harder, but no matter which pattern or size you choose, you can be sure this is one long-term investment that will be worth every dime.
Now choosing one of Nastia's balance beams may be a little trickier: maybe you get more than one?! Nastia knows that different levels of experience and comfort levels require different beams, so if you have a tumbler who's just beginning to learn enough balance to warrant a beginner beam, you can't go wrong with the foam balance beam. This balance beam sits flat on the ground, is made of a sturdy but forgiving foam and is has dimensions to make the beginner feel comfortable, safe, and able to explore. Another great beginner beam is Nastia's 3′ balance beam. This one is made of wood and sits on sturdy and steady legs to give it just a little rise off the floor for a more real-beam introduction. And for the gymnast who need the true feel of a balance beam at home without the height concern, there's Nastia's Junior Balance Beam. This beam also sits just off the floor, with solid wood construction and a competition-like suede covering for traction and grip. Which one will you choose?!
And finally, for a whole lot of fun for the littlest of tumblers, you may consider the preschool training bar (to be used with a tumbling mat beneath it). Kids love watching their heroes spin and fly on the uneven and parallel bars, and this little training bar can give them a taste of what they're going to be doing a few years down the road.
It's hard to compete with a hero like Nastia Liukin, but when you surprise your kids with her signature gymnastics equipment, you may just take second place.


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Cutting calories may not extend life
Diet and lifespan A calorie-restricted diet does not increase lifespan, but does have some health benefits, according to a long-term study of rhesus monkeys.
The research contradicts similar studies that claim that cutting calories does boost longevity.
Dr Julie Mattison of the US National Institute on Ageing (NIA), and colleagues studied the effects of calorie restriction for the past 23 years on monkeys in two age groups - a young onset group (animals that were 1 - 14 years old when enrolled in the study) and an old-onset group (aged 16 - 23 when enrolled).
Their study, published today in the journal Nature, found that restricting the monkeys' caloric intake at older ages did not increase survival, but it did improve the health and function of their metabolism.
In the old-onset group both male and female monkeys on a calorie restricted diet weighed less than their control counterparts, although the diet effect was greater in the males. Triglycerides were significantly lower in the CR monkeys and cholesterol remained significantly lower in the CR males.
Young monkeys on a calorie restriction diet showed a trend towards a delay in age-associated disease onset, but again, no increase in lifespan, they say. Significantly the incidence of cancer was markedly reduced in the young-onset CR monkeys and the glucoregulatory function was also improved.
Contradictory findings
The findings contradict findings from a parallel study using rhesus monkeys by the Wisconsin National Primate Research Centre (WNPRC) that shows a clear trend toward longer life from calorie restriction.
Mattison and colleagues suggest study design and diet composition is a major difference between the two studies and could account for the disparate findings.
This view is supported in an accompanying commentary by Dr Steven N. Austad, of the University of Texas Health Science Center, who writes that while the diets are broadly similar in their overall content of carbohydrates, proteins and fats, they differ in the specific types of such nutrients.
"For instance, sucrose made up 28.5 per cent of the WNPRC diet, but only 3.9 per cent of the NIA diet. Possibly related to this difference, more than 40 per cent of the WNPRC control animals and only 12.5 per cent of the NIA controls developed diabetes," writes Austad.
Another major difference is that the NIA controls were given a regulated amount of food to prevent obesity, whereas the WNPRC controls could eat as much as they pleased.
Austad says the NIA control animals weighed less and were considerably longer-lived than the WNPRC controls.
"One interpretation of this observation is that the NIA controls were partially restricted," he says, adding this would account for the lack of effect on lifespan in the NIA study.
A different take
University of Sydney's Professor Stephen Simpson and Massey University's Professor David Rubenheimer suggest there is another way of looking at the issue altogether.
In their book The Nature of Nutrition they say it's not that calorie-controlled monkeys live longer, but rather monkeys with unrestricted access to food die sooner.
"When considering ageing and lifespan, most diet restriction experiments use two treatment regimes: food restricted and unrestricted," they write.
"If animals live longer when food restricted, the usual interpretation is that there are benefits to eating less."
"[F]ood-restricted animals don't live longer because of the benefits of restriction, but rather, the other group dies sooner because of the damage caused by unrestricted access to food," they write.
Simpson and Rubenheimer also point out that dietary composition requirements change during the ageing process, yet in these experiments the composition of the diet is fixed.
"It follows [then] the closer a diet matches the changing needs of an individual the less beneficial will be the effects of diet restriction. In fact, a recent study in rodents saw no change in lifespan in response to food restriction when animals were confined to a food that was 'optimised for health and longevity benefits."


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Fossil Fuel Recovery to Benefit from New Technology
New York - Considerable investment is being ploughed into oil and gas enhanced production services in the hope of increasing production efficiency in a market in which global hydrocarbon consumption is only expected to increase, according to market intelligence experts GBI Research.
The new report shows that the application of enhanced production techniques, such as the artificial lift technique in upstream production processes, and sand control services, will considerably improve the percentage recovery of oil and gas from onshore and offshore reservoirs.
Artificial lift services picked up the pace in 2011 as a result of increasing oil and gas demand, which brought about the need to enhance production above levels achieved from naturally flowing reservoirs. The Ministry of Oil and Gas in Bahrain has recently declared an increase of over 25 percent in their country's oil production, from 32,000 barrels per day to roughly 40,000 barrels per day. This represents the first production increase in the past 33 years, and is direct a result of artificial lift techniques, applied in oil and gas extraction activities within their wells.
Global artificial lift expenditure is expected to steadily increase at an AAGR of 8.83 percent during 2011-2016, from $6.18 billion in 2011 to some $8.91 billion in 2016.
Artificial lifts improve the percentage of hydrocarbon recovery, by adding energy to the fluid column in a wellbore to initiate and develop production from the well. Artificial-lift systems use a range of operating principles, including rod pumping, gas lifts, and electric submersible pumps.
Sand control services are also expected to gain popularity, driven by E&P activity in mature oil and gas fields. As oil and gas reservoirs reach their peak production cycles, there is an increase in water and sand production, as sand production naturally rises in correlation with the age of well, while the hydrocarbon production yield falls. Some new wells with reservoir properties also require sand screens and proppant in the well completion.
Sand control services prevent the transport of solids from the reservoir into the process facilities, which could adversely hamper flow assurance and impact well integrity. Therefore, sand management solutions are expected to be of rapidly increasing importance, especially for depleting reservoirs in today's increasingly competitive market. Utilization of technology, such as sub-sea sand erosion sensors, which control sand production rates and removal services, could lead to reduced shutdowns, and help operators increase production efficiency from depleting or mature assets.


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3 posts in 3 days! When was the last time that happened? And Smile-Gang update on the day it aired too (533 was from last week, 534 is today). You may or may not see the connection, but the speed of this update is more or less motivated by the Nanoha series. =3
Also, be warned that this post is rather long. It doesn't yet compare to some of the even longer posts I've written, but it's certainly longer than what I've posted recently. XD


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3. If the customer has an account on e-commerce website then the Customer can request for cancellation through "My Account" and for Guests through "Track Order".
4. Refund shall be available to the Customer only in the form of store credits in case of Customer with MTR account or coupon code in case of Guests.
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Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will launch a pilot project to accept video testimony from neighbor island residents during a hearing of the House's Committee of Ocean, Marine Resources, and Hawaiian Affairs hearings. Maui Judge Richard Bissen will be the first video testifier, speaking in support of his and Ing's initiative to incorporate the Hawaiian language into the Judiciary website.
Initially, the pilot project will include only video testimony for the Committee of Ocean, Marine Resources, and Hawaiian Affairs. The project will be the first of its kind in the Legislature, and simply requires a laptop with a camera and internet connection. However, House Bill 1595, HD2 is currently moving through the Legislature to explore the possibility of expanding the program to all committees in both chambers.
- WHO: Rep. Kaniela Ing (Kihei, Wailea, Makena) and Rep. Nicole E. Lowen (Kailua-Kona, Holualoa, Kalaoa, Honokohau)
- WHAT: House Committee of Ocean, Marine Resources, and Hawaiians Affairs hearing
- WHEN: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 9 a.m.
- WHERE: Room 325, third floor, State Capitol
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Thermaltake Swing VB6000BWS
2. Features
The fact may be that the Tt Swing is based on simplicity when it comes to its design, yet as far as its features are concerned, the Tt has come up with some really interesting additions to its case, additions that will satisfy any potential buyer. Being light years ahead from the default stock cases people are used to procuring along with a new retail PC buy, Swing's features make up a good reason to render this case one of the primary targets in the shopping list of the consumer who is really a fan of moding.
Now let us have a look at these features, one by one...
- Piano Coating Front panel. By reflecting what is all around it like a grand piano, the Front Panel, as discussed above, offers a pretty impressive look to the case.
- Audio and Speaker. There are two ports on top of the case, the Audio and the Speaker ones, a quite handy addition...
- 12025 Fan. A 12 cm cooling fan is installed in the rear (exhaust) escorted by a fan holder placed at the front (intake) plans to ensure low operating temperatures.
- IEEE 1394. The IEEE 1394 firewire slot in the front panel resides next to the Audio/Speaker and USB ports and it is more than welcome.
- USB 2.0. Front panel Dual USB 2.0 ports.
Apart from these basic features, the Swing also offers:
- A Transparent side panel, enabling a straight clear view of the interior. With proper illumination and moding, it should look quite impressive by the end of the day.
- Tool Free Installation when installing 5.25" & 3.5" devices, with the aid of sliders adjustable to them, and a patented sliding rail design, will render any tools unnecessary, reducing thus installation time to minimum.
- Thumb-screws are featured to exclude any inconvenience while opening the Side Panel, and that means screwing as well as unscrewing it, a task usually undertaken when a new device is being installed.
- EMI Protection spring which applies certain pressure on the side panel for perfect fit.
- Midi tower
"Midi Tower? Will all my stuff fit?"
It is an indisputable fact that the TT "Swing" is a really versatile case, with more than enough extra bays and room to cover every need should it occur, not to mention the fact that it is an SLI enabled motherboard, as is the case in this review.The thought that it can displace a full tower case must never cross your mind as this is not what the Swing has been designed for. But it sure does its job.
|Here you can clearly discern the 4 x 5.25" and 2 x 3.5" drive bays... notice the marble floor pattern reflected on the "Piano coating"...pretty impressive...
In addition to the Exterior drive bays, the Swing also holds 4 x3.5" Internal drive bays.
Quite a handful of features, but what about the case itself? Moving on to the next page, we will see a more detailed view of the case exterior and-mainly-interior environment.


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Real Estate Transactions for issue of 05-01-12
May 1, 2012
17th Ward
Nancy Johnson to RE 360 SS Partn. 4 L.P. at 1783 Arlington Ave. for $36,000.
18th Ward
Hilltop Housing Ventures Partn. to Tis Dramble at 300 Beltzhoover Ave. for $80,000.
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to Albion Investments Ltd. at 531 E. Warrington Ave. for $11,100.
Steven Shriber to Greenvue Development L.P. at 979 E. Warrington Ave. for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $2,457).
Richard Welsh to Federal National Mortgage Assn. at 953 Freeland St. for $1,628 by sheriff's deed.
Richard Heh to Eugene Ciavarra at 117 Kenova St. for $15,000.
Richard Chase to Gregory Franko at 217 Ruxton St. for $74,900.
19th Ward
Robert Boyce Jr. to Jack Macioce at 1306 Virginia Ave. for $137,500.
29th Ward
David Naylor to Bank New York Mellon trustee at 2254 Almont Ave. for $2,974 by sheriff's deed.
Jason Malloy to Wells Fargo Bank NA at 302 E. Agnew Ave. for $1,638 by sheriff's deed.
DeSales Heisler estate et al. to Doritha Carter at 251 Sprucewood St. for $72,500.
30th Ward
Jean Hessinger to Mountain High Holdings LLC at 119-121 Bausman St. for $13,500.
James Perry IV to Charlotte McClendon at 420 Charles St. for $48,000.
Beverly Potts to Midfirst Bank at 103 Grimes Ave. for $1,761 by sheriff's deed.
Mt. Oliver
Loreen Thieret to James Hines at 408 Carl St. for $61,900.
William Kerner to Rattan Real Estate Trust at 310 Onyx St. for $18,500.


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A few nights ago, Ryan and I had the big "Dude-we're-totally-switching-to-journal
I was so confident in my feelings about it. Yeah! Why didn't I apply Medill in the first place?? It was what I wanted to do way back when I was younger. Remember? Peter Jennings was your idol?! Okay. We've chosen something, self. Good.
Then, two nights ago, while coughing in bed (cause I do that instead of sleeping these days), I realized law school was definitely the path for me.
Sure, I maybe COULD go to Medill, maybe double major in some history or writing or something, and THEN go to law school! There IS that intership I want to do next summer...and after all, I've grown up in that environment, I'm already THINKING like a lawyer. Great! I better look at CAESAR so I can drop that stupid drawing class right away.
Last night, after compiling some of my photographs, I talked to Bryan about photojournalism.
Of course. Why haven't I thought about double majoring in the arts department. I love photography, after all. I love art! I can combine my two passions! Writing and art! And then write children's books much later when I'm older and wiser. Screw law school.
Tonight, Brandon, while sifting through my photographs and drawings on my laptop suddenly grabs my shoulders and looks me in the eye and says: CC. You're always wondering what you should do with yourself. Why haven't you thought about computer graphics? You can apply yourself creatively in a great medium. You love doing this stuff. So do it!
Yeah, Brandon! I thought. You're completely right. I DO love this stuff. My favorite class in high school WAS Consumer Art! That was amazing times. I doodle with art instead of writing my papers. Doesn't that mean I love it more than writing my papers?? I should totally look into this.
Hi, my name is CC and I have a problem. I don't want to major in anything.
Except Englicomputergraphotographistoricawritin
((the city/cave to hibernate with bears/barn turned country cottage/Paris/Morocco/parents' house))
((go to law school/write about the experience/photograph the country/live off of tips at a local café/take photographs and write while learning the language on the fly/mooch)).


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New 'lease on life' for bananas under RADA
- Written by News Jamaica
- Published in RADA
Despite the decline and subsequent cessation of exports following Tropical Storm Gustav in 2008 August, banana continues to be of importance, contributing significantly to rural employment in the parishes of Portland, St Thomas, St Mary and St James.
The domestic market remains important as Jamaicans consume` approximately 130,000 tons of bananas annually, with potential for significant increase to meet the increasing demand for value added products and that of the growing tourism sector.
In an effort to cater to these needs, the Ministry of Agriculture has developed a new banana policy framework and has created several strategies for implementation.
The new policy framework bolstered by the results of a capacity needs assessment survey, will form the basis of the long term development of the industry as well as provide the most appropriate mechanism for the provision of technical services to the industry.
The new strategy focus of the Jamaican government in relation to the banana sector is geared towards increasing competitiveness as well as the development of the local market.
The programme which has been referred to as The Banana Accompanying Measures -BAM- is the European Union's (EU) final support package for banana exporters from the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries.
On November 11, 2013, The EU and RADA officially signed a contract for the Programme Estimate. This signing saw the EU Commission committing €4.73 million or JMD equivalent $660 million to the Banana Accompanying Measures (BAM) programme.
The Programme is a direct response to the various challenges which are presently being experienced by the local banana sector.
With the implementation of the BAM it is expected that a greater focus will now be placed on building and improving the competiveness of the local banana and plantain industry.
The main results to be achieved by the programme are as follows:
• Increased production and productivity in farms and agribusiness enterprises
• Reinforced sustainability of extension and other technical services
• Increased availability of disease resistant, high quality planting material
• Improved cooperation and coordination of banana and plantain farmers to supply markets
To this end the BAM activities will be implemented primarily by three entities under the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MOAF), these entities are RADA, the Banana Board and The All Island Banana Growers Association (AIBGA).
The ministry of agriculture through RADA will have overall oversight for the implementation of all BAM related activities. The activities to be performed by RADA includes but not limited to programme/project management support, technical assistance and monitoring as well as back stopping support to the various stakeholders.
The overall objective of the BAM is to combat poverty and improve revenue in the banana dependent areas through achieving the specific objectives of:
A. Improving the productivity and resilience of small farmers
B. Strengthening the link between small farmers and markets.
The funds which are being provided under BAMs is highly relevant to the target group and the final beneficiaries as it priorities smallholder agriculture, local producer groups and vulnerable groups.
The BAMs will aim at the heart of the challenges in the sector covering low productivity, weak linkages between producers and markets, high risk exposure of small farmers to natural disasters, high poverty rates in rural areas and environmental harmful practises.
The BAM is expected to further support the local sector in re-orientation towards the domestic markets whilst capitalizing from previous interventions and thus strongly linking the Banana Accompanying Measures (BAMs) with the Special Framework of Assistance (SFA).
Get Involved: Are you interested in cattle, sheep or goat production? You can find out more by contacting your nearest RADA office here.
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Anything Goes by Lynn LaFleur
Publisher: Self Published
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short Story (60 pages)
Other: M/M/F, M/F, ménage, voyeurism, anal sex, sex toys
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Reviewed by Carnation
After fifteen years in an unhappy marriage, Catania Wylde is now free to live her life the way she wants. She believes the best way to start her new life is to celebrate her fortieth birthday at the sex club, Anything Goes.
Brother to Cat's best friend Lisa, Alex Cline spends his days developing applications for smartphones. His nights are spent at his sex club, Anything Goes. He had no idea the club would be so successful when he started it three years ago. Celebrities, politicians, and royalty all come to his club outside of Dallas for a taste of the forbidden.
When Alex finds out the woman he's lusted after for years wants to visit his club, he decides to make Cat's visit the most sensual, most fulfilling evening of her life...an evening that he plans to be the start of many nights in his arms.
When recently divorced Cat gets a complimentary visit to a posh sex club from her best friend for her birthday, she soon learns that 'anything goes' means no-limits-fun.
After Cat's marriage ends, she allows her feelings for her friend, Lisa's brother, Alex to blossom into a shy, sensual love. What she doesn't know is that Alex has been in love with her for ages. She also doesn't realize that Alex and Lisa secretly own, Anything Goes, the sex club she's visiting the night of her birthday.
Cat is having the time of her life with two sexy men in a private room at the club unaware that Alex has plans of his own for her. He has secretly arranged for a switch between him and the men who are with Cat, so he can take their place while she's distracted.
When a playful blindfold is removed from her eyes, Cat is suddenly face to face and alone with Alex. Both of them are naked and in each other's arms. Her immediate reaction is shock and a feeling of betrayal. To Cat, Alex's kisses and touch while she was blindfolded were not consensual. Crushed, she jumps up to run.
Will love provide the solution to this awkward experience? How far is too far when 'Anything Goes'?
Ms. LaFleur has written this blazing hot sensual fantasy with an interesting twist of romantic complexity. From every angle this is a story of increasingly intense erotic adventure for the main characters. The upsetting problem the romantic couple faces adds an emotional bonus of unusual dimension to this already absorbing tale.
I enjoyed every minute of this firmly packed, well written tale. I recommend Anything Goes to anyone in the mood for a quick, entertaining and potent read.


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I love lemon curd. I have made it quite often these last years and used it so much in so many cakes. However, there are two kinds of lemon curd that I make: one sweet and one quite tart. The first one can be eaten as it is and be used in lemon curd butter cream, cream cheese cream (both of them normally take no more sugar) or pies, the second one I use in cakes that are already very sweet (like this amazing cheese cake I made on Saturday).
The first recipe tastes better, amazing I could say. The second one is the healthier one. It only needs 1 tablespoon butter and 150 g sugar compared to the sweet one, which needs 75 g butter and 250 g sugar. Both have a really nice consistency and taste really good, the main difference you'll notice will be the sweetness.
- Sweet lemon curd
- 3 eggs
- 75 g/ ⅓ cup/ 2.6 oz butter
- 250 g/ 1 ¼ cups sugar
- 3 tablespoons grated lemon peel (organic and unwaxed)
- 95 ml/ freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Tart lemon curd
- 3 eggs
- 150 ml/ freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 150 g/ ⅔ cup sugar
- some vanilla extract to taste
- 1 scant tablespoon butter
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel (organic and unwaxed)
- The method is the same for both recipes.
- Brake the eggs in a small bowl and whisk together very well. Strain through a fine small sieve into another bowl. Set aside. The sieving is important, by doing it you will avoid having small bits of eggs in your curd.
- Heat the lemon juice, the sugar, vanilla, butter and lemon peel in a small pan. Bring to a boil and let everything bubble a couple of times while stirring well. Do not let it cook long, 2 or 3 good bubbles are enough. Remove from heat, wait 1 minute then add the eggs little by little while whisking all the time.
- Cook everything on very very very low heat for 10 minutes while stirring very often. Don't leave the curd unattended during this time, stay there and take care. If you notice that it is getting too hot and wants to start boiling, take it off the heat for a short moment while stirring and stirring or let only the half of the pot touch the heat source. If you let it boil the egg will curdle.
- After 10 minutes it should start getting thick. Pour everything into a jar and let cool completely. It will be thicker when cold.


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'New' school year
Regardless of where you matriculate within the Granville School District this school year, a few surprises await returning students as classes begin Sept. 8.
the final summer of construction comes to a close, each building — from Mary J. Tanner to Granville Elementary School to the junior senior high school — is open and ready for students, district officials said. If any work is being completed as school starts, officials said, it will not interfere with classes in any way.
Over in Middle Granville at the Mary J. Tanner School, Principal Kristie Gijanto said the building received no modifications during the summer, so returning students will find the school much as they left it.
However, those venturing to the school for the first time will have a treat in store for them.
Through the grant that pays for the Pre-K program the school was able to purchase playground equipment specially tailored for the school's youngest students.
Gijanto said the equipment has its own space on the playground and is set up with lower slides and smaller steps specifically for smaller students.
"We're looking forward to seeing all of the children and their families on the first day of school," Gijanto said.
Parents are advised to come a bit early to meet the buses on Sept. 8 as parking is typically difficult to find with so many parents at the school at one time. Gijanto said teachers will be on the bus ramp as well to help new students find their way to their teachers and classrooms.
A day earlier, on Sept. 7, parents and students entering Pre-K and kindergarten are invited to Mary J. Tanner for an orientation session from 2 to 3 p.m.
"It allows the students and the parents to meet their teacher and get familiar with their classroom so they can be more confident and more comfortable on the first day of school," Gijanto said.
With the building project completed, the third-graders have relocated from Mary J. Tanner back to Granville Elementary School.
Principal Diane Dumas said little happened at GES with the EXCEL project this summer, so the disruption has been nonexistent. "What a simple year compared to last year," she said.
"We just had some minor stuff in the kitchen," Dumas said. Third-graders are back and sixth-graders return to the sixth grade wing. Other than that, Dumas said, it's business as usual.
"We're looking forward to a great year. It will be really nice to have everybody back and in place; now that we're done with all the moving this should be a total piece of cake," Dumas said.
New to the faculty at GES will be special education teachers Jessica Blanton for third grade and Ashleigh VanGelder for fifth grade, Dumas said.
While workers might be hurrying to clean up before the first day of school, EXCEL building project features will not be the only new thing at Granville Jr./Sr. High School.
"We're really excited here, excited about the building project and the condition of all of the buildings the children will be returning to," Superintendent Mark Bessen said.
Welcoming students for the first time will be new high school Principal Scott Bojanich along with Assistant Principal Dan Poucher.
For those who don't recall, it's pronounced 'Bee-on-itch.'
"It's like 'be honest' and put an 'ich' on it," Bojanich said during his first interview.
The high school will welcome one new teacher this year, Spanish teacher Crystal Kirk.
Read more in this week's Sentinel in newsstands now or click here to read right now with our e-edition.


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It would be very helpful for many Accordance users (i.e. Filipino Americans, Filipinos, and missionaries) if "Magandang Balita Biblia" (or Tagalog Popular Version) is available in Accordance 10x. This is a parallel translation of the Good News Bible using the "functional" or "dynamic" equivalence technique. Philippine Bible Society publishes the first edition in 1973 and a new edition in 2005. This is a modern translation compared to an earlier Tagalog translation, "Ang Biblia" (translated from American Standard Version 1905). "'Ang Biblia' is the Bible for the traditional Tagalog Bible reader. 'Ang Biblia' is written in the old Tagalog" (http://yirmeyah.word...ng-biblia-1905/)
Really, it is just great if I have this translation on my iPhone/iPad as I go around from village to village preaching and teaching the word in an easy to understand Tagalog language.
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THOR: TALES OF ASGARD (DVD/Blu-ray & DVD Combo)
You've seen him in live-action as the arrogant/noble God of Thunder, now you can see him in animated form, long before he wielded the hammer Mjolnir. Thor, along with Loki and the Warriors Three (one of whom, Sif, is voiced by veteran voice artist Tara Strong), quests to find the Lost Sword of Surtur. Included on both the DVD and Blu-ray are two commentaries, a making-of featurette, and an episode of The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.


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Many of the most current personality assessments are built on much older theories. Sometime around 2400 years ago, the physician Hippocrates described his theory that human moods, emotions were caused by an excess or lack of basic body fluids. Too much blood and you became giddy and talkative, too little and you would become morose. Feeling lazy? Blame it on too much phlegm. He probably borrowed the ideas from someone before him. Although it was not a sound medical observation, the idea of four different temperaments, or basis of personality keeps reappearing. And like artists using tempera paint (which comes from the same root word temperare meaning to mix) philosophers, physicians and psychologist kept mixing four different factors to obtain their spectrum of personalities.
The four basic personalities according to the ancients were:
- Choleric – ambitious, energetic, aggressive, even tyrannical.
- Sanguine – charismatic, impulsive, pleasure loving and self-indulgent.
- Phlegmatic – observant, steady, calm sometimes to point of sluggishness
- Melancholic – independent, cautious, moody and the most depressed of the four
Think about some of the personality assessments described so far, the five factor has four "normal" factors and one to determine how "neurotic" or abnormal the personality is. The Meyers Briggs Personality Inventory uses 4 factors expressed 4 opposing pairs. You probably heard of many more four part personality compartmentalizers.
In the early twentieth century psychologist William Moulton Marston created a cartoon character name Wonder Woman, interesting because he was a creative person and also because he came up with his own personality theory. His theory is known by its initials DISC which stood for the four quadrants, Dominance, Inducement, Submissive and Compliance. This model has been adopted by many companies providing psycho-metrics for business, and typically you will see quadrant titles like Dominance, Influence, Steadiness and Conscientiousness because the last three seem to require more acceptable descriptors for the twentieth century person.
Now, there has not been any academic research on this since the 1950, and the modern models mix the temperaments in their own ways. But his original theory does have something interesting to note about creative type and leader type personalities. Creativity resulted as a combination of Dominance and Compliance. This would be a person that would alternately be aggressive or submit to aggression. Sounds a bit like the moody melancholic, doesn't it? The leaders tended to show combinations of Dominance and Inducement (basically the use of persuasion). They were too focused on obtaining a following to spend the time and detail to produce creative work.
If you want to find out more about Marston's theory his book, Emotions of Normal People, is available as a free download (a lot cheaper than an original Wonder Woman comic): https://archive.org/details/emotionsofnormal032195mbp


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Sunday, August 26, 2012
Triathlon! And exercise
Sadly, I missed this year. While I swam, biked, and walked right up to delivery, there was no way I'd be able to do the tri just 7 weeks later.
However, I took the boys down to cheer on some of my buddies. I didn't get to cheer on very many (see: I had the two boys). We got there right about when the fast people were coming in off the bike.
It was fun, but a bit depressing. It was encouraging to see all these people complete the course. For some, it's just another tri. For others, it's exciting and scary because it's their first. For another set, it's an attempt to get a personal best. But the depressing part is that I'm in no shape to be doing a triathlon.
There was one group together wearing orange at the finish line. Women in teeny bikinis and men in orange shorts. I saw a familiar pink hat on one of the bikinis. Trim body, tight abs, and I realized she's the women who I did the tri with two years ago...when she 8 months pregnant. At least I hope it was 2010 and not 2011. And it's her fourth baby. Wow. 2 years later and she looks like that? Now, I have to be honest. I do not have that kind of body. Trim legs, long and lean. I. Am. Not. Built. That. Way. I have big hips and thighs and always will. Pre-baby, never looked like that. Certainly after having two babies (the second at 42), the only way my abs will look like that is after some serious skin tightening surgery. And...I'm not really into that.
So, you go girl! I can dream about looking like that, right?
I also saw one of the coaches that I had in 2010, and she's pretty pregnant. She asked me if I'd join her next year and I said "of course". But really, she'll finish the sprint probably 15 minutes ahead of me, at least. I'm an hour and five minutes person. She'll be out of the water before I go around the first buoy.
On a positive note...the only exercise I've been doing and have had the energy for lately is short walks. But I've been doing them. Some with the baby in the sling, bjorn, or moby wrap (but I have to go early...it's hot and sweaty for that.) Sometimes with the baby in the stroller. Today, I knew parking was totally going to suck at the beach, so I had to look at the map and figure out where to park.
My first option was the courts where my husband was playing tennis. But that was 1.8 miles away, we got a late start, and I was walking with my 6 year old. I continued to look and found a spot about 0.7 miles away where I figured there would be plenty of parking. It's in a depressed area of town, and I'm pretty sure I saw someone buying marijuana on the walk back to the car, but we were fine.
And that's the good part. We were easily able to park and walk 0.7 miles to the finish line. And back. Many many people aren't able to do that, and would never consider doing it. If they can't park very close to where they are going, forget it, we're going home.
3 comments:
- Biz said...
I think you are doing great getting ANY exercise in with an infant and six year old!
I did a triathlon once and only once - I am a horrible swimmer. I was doing fine until a woman rammed into me while I was doing the back stroke. My face went in the water and I got water in my mouth.
A lifeguard handed me a noodle to catch my breath, and when I went to give it back to him, he said "you can keep it until the end." My husband was so happy to see that I didn't drown!
- August 27, 2012 at 11:59 AM
- Marcia said...
I suck at swimming too. Usually am pulling up the rear and getting passed by the next wave. I freak out less when in the midst of people now, but I still hate being surrounded.
- August 27, 2012 at 8:28 PM
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- August 25, 2013 at 9:36 AM


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As for entrees, the perfectly seared St.-Jacques scallops ($21) were paired with a creamy corn and lettuce orzo and a rhubarb and Meyer lemon dressing.
For the more adventurous diner, there were the braised pigs' feet ($25), served deboned and rolled in a light breading. The dish's rich flavor and gelatinous texture was enhanced by a bit of foie gras stuffing and a bed of tender French lentils.
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Struggling supermarket chain Morrisons has appointed one of its major rivals' former finance director as chairman as it looks to turn around its flagging retail activity.
Andrew Higginson, who served as Chief Financial Officer for Tesco for 11 years and as a Senior Independent Director for BSkyB, will join the board on October 1.
Higginson, the chairman of Poundland, will take over from current chair Sir Ian Gibson, who announced his intention to step down in June at next year's AGM following seven years at the helm amid months of poor trading and increasing pressure.
"Andy Higginson has a tremendous reputation and a distinguished career at the forefront of retailing in the UK and I am sure he will be a huge asset to Morrisons," said Gibson.
He will initially serve as deputy to Sir Ian before stepping into his boots when he officially leaves
in 2015.
Higginson said: "I am delighted to be joining the Board of Morrisons. Whilst there are undoubted challenges in the industry at the moment, this is a fine business and I am looking forward to working with the great team at Morrisons who work hard every day to serve customers."
Higginson certainly has a few challenges ahead of him as the mid-market chain continues to lose its market share – which dropped by 3.8% according Kantar's latest evaluation of the industry.
At its most recent AGM, Sir Ken Morrison, former chairman of Morrisons, launched a scathing attack on current CEO Dalton Philips, branding his plans to rejuvenate the store as "bulls***".
"When I left work and started working as a hobby, I chose to raise cattle," said Morrison. "I have something like 1,000 bullocks and, having listened to your presentation, Dalton, you've got a lot more bulls*** than me."
Morrisons has announced plans to slash 2,600 jobs as part of its restructuring programme.


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From the etsy listing: "This patchwork pillowcase, dating to ca. 1880 is a rare textile form from Southeastern counties of Pennsylvania. The interesting feature about this pillowcase is that it contains, along with patchwork squares, a piece of cheater fabric, also called printed patchwork, produced by the Cocheco Manufacturing Co. in New Hampshire."
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Had a lovely email from Amir…
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Once I sent u an email and ask a question about a diagram of your designs. It was about the "container" of your book "Origami Bible". You answered me patiently. I succeed to complete it. The other one was "star dish" which was amazingly nice. I like the simplicity and at the same time complex feature of your design. I wrote all of these as gratitude and appreciation. I live in Iran. 59 years old mechanical Eng. origamisophy (one who likes origami).
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Kiera James Anderson
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January 15 - August 15, 2016
University of Dundee
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
Kiera James Anderson is an artist-researcher and activist based between Scotland, and Vancouver in unceded Coast Salish territories. Their research focuses on narratives of trauma and resistance within social movements. They are utilizing a range of methods to explore collective memories of state repression and sexual abuse in the grassroots environmental network Earth First! in Oregon, in the early 2000's. They are also looking at the privileging of state violence above that of interpersonal violence as it pertains to the Scottish Highlands during the Highland Land War of the late 19th Century. Also known as the Crofter's War, this was a tenant farmer's uprising concerned with basic rights to land and protection from the worst abuses of landed power.
Their work explores how forms of collective memorialization allow for the privileging of particular forms of trauma (at the hands of the police or the prison system) over others (such as sexual violence or abuse) within the narratives of social movements. They seek to demonstrate the impact that systemic inequalities have on which narratives are privileged or erased. This is tied to a consideration of the impact that government repression has had on memorialization, and ways those particular acts of memorialization challenge mainstream/dominant forms of representation.
They are also considering the impact that trauma has on the development of collective memories within particular communities, and the need to incorporate this into feminist organizing that is resistant to both state repression and interpersonal violence. Alongside their theoretical research, they are also carrying out creative work and community engagement activities to promote previously marginalized narratives. They have been working with younger generations of Earth First! activists to help them gain a fuller understanding of how survivors have been silenced in the past, in the hopes that this can strengthen current efforts to challenge abuse within social movements.


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Everything You Should Know About Insurance
Insurance is the method of protection and loss that is financial and it is some sort of management of risk which normally is utilized in hedging out the contingent of risk of any loss that is uncertain and the entity that offers the insurance if termed as the insurance carrier, insurance company or insurer and the entity or person who purchases the insurance is identified as the policyholder.
The transaction of insurance includes the person who has been insured to assume that there is a guarantee that if there is a loss of the object that is insured there will be a form of payment by the insurer and to do so there is some little money that is paid as a premium every month to the insurer and when the loss occurs there is some compensation which is agreed upon before entering into an agreement with the insurer and there are term life insurance rates chart.
Insurance should be in financial terms reducible and should comprise of something that the person who is being insured has some insurable interest in and there must be establishment of pre-existing affiliation, possession or ownership.
The insured person gets the insurance policy that has all the details and the conditions, provisions and stipulations as well as the circumstances that are covered and which the insured will be compensated upon any potential loss.
What the person pays the insurance company is termed as the premium and upon the insured getting some experience of potential loss the insurance company compensates the person which is covered by submitting a claim to the insurance company which the processes by using what is called claims adjuster.
Insurance works is by pooling some monies from numerous entities that are insured so as to pay or compensate a person who has incurred some loss and these entities that are insured are also given protection from risks by paying a small fee and the fee depends on the severity or frequency of the occurring events and so that there be an insurable risk the insured risk should be met by particular characteristics.
There are many companies which insure many people and entities and the insurance includes accident insurance, best term life insurance companies, property insurance, education insurance, fire insurance, automobile insurance, occupational disease insurance where a person may get exposed to conditions that are injurious and this is an instance where the cause is not identifiable.
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Testing the Blogsy app for the iPad – part 2
This is a second post. I'm just testing the offline functionality and just hope that I didn't loose what I just wrote. To test the offline functionality I'm writing this with my iPad in airplane mode. The app certainly has a different set of functions when you are not online.
One idea that drew me to the app was the reported easy interface for incorporating pictures. Unfortunately it appears that the functionality is dependent on the Internet. It appears that even the fancy rich text email functionality doesn't work when you are offline, which is rather disappointing.
However, when I am online I can easily add a photo to your library and then just drag and drop it into your post. The picture below is the NING guy from eLearn Africa.
It also has the ability to add YouTube videos with a simple drag and drop. Here is an old one I made when I first bought my android phone showing how to use iAnnotate to make margin notes.
So, now that I have tried it out, I'm curious to see how it works.


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"In his Blood on the Forge, William Attaway presents with skill the impact of industrial life on the simple black folk who fled the plantations of the South….[I]t will add…a new and better knowledge of American civilization. The reality that Attaway depicts is not beautiful, but it is none the less moving and human for that." —Richard Wright
"Spanning two areas and eras of Negro experience, those of the semi-feudal plantation and the industrial urban environment, Attaway's source material receives its dynamic movement from the clash of two modes of economic production. The characters are caught in the force of a struggle which, like the steel furnace, roars throughout its pages….Attaway has proven himself one of the most gifted Negro writers." —Ralph Ellison


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Welcome Muse It Hot Readers ;) We are introducing our Muse It Hot authors and also asking a couple interview questions that might be fun to know about them. We'll be sharing our MIH authors with you as often as we can…promise.
So, for today - please put your hands together for Muse It Hot Author, Ruby Red, an erotic paranormal romance (with a nice touch of BDSM) author who writes about secrets, lies, control, and vampires in her upcoming Wild Darkness Calls theme story, Dark Secret due to release this spring…the first of a trilogy; )
Please tell our readers a little about yourself – 5 things most people don't know about you; )
· I don't eat fish, mollusk or seafood – the mere thought makes me nauseous
· I'm double jointed and when younger I could go into a 'crab' position and bring my ankles over my shoulders, onto the floor, level with my head - interesting thought for an erotic writer
· I saved a 3 year old's life, whose mother went into a panic when the little girl started choking
· I've always wanted to write stories but never got round to doing it
· Being fed-up when people ask if I've had a boob job, and no, I haven't – it's all about decent push-up bras…
What's your favorite movie? Why?
The Entity. Released in 1982 based on the novel by Frank De Felitta.
It's my earliest memory of a supernatural film whereby a spirit/invisible force invades and takes over a human body. I've had numerous experiences myself and can totally relate to this film
What's your favorite TV series? Why?
The Saint with Roger Moore.
A man in a suit with a touch of a particular after-shave about him – drives me wild.
Where would you like to go for a week with a group of friends and why?
It's got to be a haunted building and watching my friends squirm with fear.
Tell us a few ways ideas have come to you.
The stories that I write in the supernatural/paranormal or any other realm are seen, heard, felt and brought to me in dreams or visited by me through astral projection. The erotica ideas can come from something witnessed visually or audibly that I can jot down to read and possibly create into a short story at a later date. In this trilogy being published on Muse it Hot, some ideas I've gleaned from conversations at work or even looked at a guy and the way he holds his head or smiles for example.
Favorite Holiday?
Ahem…presume you mean family holiday?
Love them all.
Favorite Male Movie star?
This is a toss-up between Sean Connery and Clint Eastwood. Sean looking suave and handsome as James Bond, the guy you want to sweep you off your feet with his gorgeous greying hairy chest or Clint in his Spaghetti westerns showing his rugged looks beneath his cowboy hat and bad boy poncho – ah…fantasies.
Favorite Female Movie star?
Sigourney Weaver – great all round actress
Favorite author you read as a kid?
Alistair Maclean, Stephen King
What's your favorite thing about writing? Least favorite?
Favorite: Being overwhelmed with ideas and getting them down on paper or pc. Erotic Fiction is escapism, something needed sometimes in this rather, busy, hectic world.
Least: Not getting the ideas down quick enough
What's your burning question for your readers?
Does my trilogy of erotica excite you? Do you find the sexual elements stimulate you? If there is an erotic idea you'd love to read, let me know and I will try to include it into another story.
List your links (website, FB, Twitter, Blog, etc.)
I have none at the moment, only email.
Wild Darkness Calls….. themed stories
Dark Secret, the first in the trilogy
By Ruby Red
Erotic BDSM Paranormal Romance
Schmidt. A person who has one goal in one mind – or is that two goals in two minds?
Schmidt possesses a dark secret or two and lives for one goal, Western Terrier's love.
Western Terrier holds her own secret, so does their Bossman, owner of a BDSM playhouse.
What happens when all three discover each other's darkest unknowns? Will passionate love ever be a possibility?
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Woo hoo! It's release day for my newest paranormal novella, Accidental Alpha! You can find it over on Wilde City Press HERE
A quiet life. A break from the dangers of being a cop. Yep, Lex Tompkins has his future all worked out. That is, until fate—or rather the stray toddler from the house across the street—bites those plans in the ass. Well, technically Lex's neck. Suddenly, he's transformed into the Alpha of the secret werewolf clan hiding in the perfect, out of the way neighborhood of Lex's dreams.
Now Lex is the unlikely leader of a dysfunctional pack… except for Spencer Robinson, the one shifter Lex can't seem to keep his paws off. Will Spencer be able to teach Lex how to embrace who he has truly become?
Because accidents happen…
…but fate marks its own territory.