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Discover how Virgin Trains' leaders and middle management population received training around the conversational Super-Skills™.
Creating a new culture throughout any organisation requires leaders to demonstrate the new behaviours and believe fully in the new vision. That's why Virgin Trains' People team needed to familiarise themselves with the concept of conversational leadership before equipping leaders and middle management with the five conversational Super-Skills™ that underpin the new culture.
As in most organisations, there was a real mix of 'conversational' ability amongst the management population. Some were natural communicators, some had become adept through learning and development, others needed to work hard to develop and change their style.
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In early 2016, the The Right Conversation and the People team co-delivered 6 sessions to managers across Virgin Trains at the company's national training centre in Crewe. The purpose was to ensure that each member of the 6-strong People team had the opportunity to practise leading the workshop whilst still supported by experts from The Right Conversation.
After they had developed the confidence to deliver the sessions alone, Virgin Trains' People team, led by Stacey Pugh, development consultant at Virgin Trains Academy, continued the roll-out to the rest of the middle management population.
As the workshop was delivered through the management layers of Virgin Trains, the People team decided to shorten the workshop to one day to enable front-line supervisors to attend more easily.
However, it remained crucial for the programme to have the Virgin Group's unique, relaxed style, even when it was adapted for different levels of the organisation.
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The Super-Skills™ programme hasn't been a one-off attempt at improving conversations throughout Virgin Trains. In fact, the programme has been embedded into its Future Leaders programme and has driven an increase in leaders asking for 360 degree feedback from peers and direct report.
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Obesity rates have skyrocketed over the last 50 years (1Trusted Source).
Currently, over 66% of the US population is either overweight or obese (1Trusted Source).
The cause of this disturbing trend is hotly debated, and some people blame it on certain macronutrients or types of foods.
While these and many other factors can play a role, the underlying cause of the worldwide obesity epidemic is an energy imbalance (2Trusted Source, 3Trusted Source, 4Trusted Source).
That is, people are consuming much more calories than before, but calories burned haven't increased enough to offset the increased intake.
Here are 7 graphs that show that calories do matter.
Source: Swinburn B, et al. Increased food energy supply is more than sufficient to explain the US epidemic of obesityTrusted Source. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2009.
This study assessed the change in calorie intake and average body weight from 1970 to 2000. The average child now weighs 9 lbs (4 kgs) more than in 1970, while the average adult weighs about 19 lbs (8.6 kgs) more (5Trusted Source).
When comparing the change in average weight, the calculations equated almost exactly to the increased calorie intake (5Trusted Source).
The study showed that children now consume an additional 350 calories per day, while adults consume an additional 500 calories per day.
Sources: Ogden CL, et al. Mean body weight, height, and body mass index: United States 1960-2002Trusted Source. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, 2004.
Body mass index (BMI) measures the height-to-weight ratio of an individual, and is used as an indicator of obesity and disease risk (6Trusted Source, 7Trusted Source).
In the last 50 years, the average BMI has risen 3 points, from 25 to 28 (8Trusted Source).
Among US adults, each 100-calorie increase in daily food intake is associated with a 0.62-point increase in average BMI (9).
As you can see in the graph, this rise in BMI correlates almost exactly with the rise in calorie intake.
Source: Ford ES, et al. Trends in energy intake among adults in the United States: findings from NHANESTrusted Source. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2013.
The debate about the cause of weight gain and the obesity epidemic is still debated. Some blame carbs, while others blame fat.
Interestingly, data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey suggests that the percentage of calories from carbs, protein and fat has stayed relatively constant over the years (10Trusted Source).
As a percentage of calories, carb intake has increased slightly while fat intake has gone down. However, the total intake of all three macronutrients has gone up.
Source: Luscombe-Marsh ND, et al. Carbohydrate-restricted diets high in either monounsaturated fat or protein are equally effective at promoting fat loss and improving blood lipidsTrusted Source. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2005.
Some researchers claim that low-carb diets provide a metabolic advantage over other diets (11Trusted Source, 12Trusted Source).
Research has shown a low-carb diet can be effective for weight loss and provide numerous health benefits, but the primary reason that it causes weight loss is still calorie reduction.
One study compared a low-fat diet to a high-fat diet during 12 weeks of calorie restriction. All meal plans restricted calories by 30%.
As the graph shows, there was no significant difference between the two diets when calories were strictly controlled.
Most other studies that are isocaloric, as in when calories are controlled in both groups, show that weight loss on low-carb and low-fat diets is the same.
That being said, when people are allowed to eat until fullness, they usually lose much more fat on a very low-carb diet, because the diet suppresses appetite.
Source: Sacks FM, et al. Comparison of weight-loss diets with different compositions of fat, protein, and carbohydratesTrusted Source. New England Journal of Medicine, 2009.
This study confirms some of the research above, testing four different calorie-restricted diets over a two-year period (13Trusted Source).
All four groups lost between 7.9 and 8.58 lbs (3.6 to 3.9 kgs), which is very similar. The researchers also found no differences in waist circumference between groups.
Interestingly, this study found that there was no difference in weight loss when carbs ranged from 35% to 65% of total calorie intake (13Trusted Source).
This study demonstrates the benefits of a reduced-calorie diet on weight loss, regardless of the diet's macronutrient breakdown.
Source: Carels RA, et al. Can following the caloric restriction recommendations from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans help individuals lose weight?Trusted Source Eating Behaviors, 2008.
It is commonly recommended that people eat 500 fewer calories than they need in order to lose weight. This approach is commonly used in the weight loss and fitness industries.
The study above looked at the effectiveness of counting calories, and whether it helped participants lose more weight (14Trusted Source).
As you can see in the graph, there was a strong correlation between the number of days participants tracked calorie intake and the amount of weight they lost.
Compared to those who did not pay close attention to calories, individuals who tracked their calorie intake lost nearly 400% more weight (14Trusted Source).
This shows the benefits of monitoring your calorie intake. Awareness of your eating habits and calorie intake is important for long-term weight loss.
Source: Levine J, et al. Non-exercise activity thermogenesis: the crouching tiger hidden dragon of societal weight gain.Trusted Source Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 2006.
Along with increased calorie intake, evidence also strongly suggests that people are less physically active than before (15Trusted Source, 16Trusted Source).
This creates what is known as an "energy gap," or a difference between calories consumed and calories burned.
Interestingly, research shows that obese people are significantly less physically active than those who are lean.
This doesn't just apply to formal exercise, but also non-exercise activity such as standing. One study found that lean people stood for about 152 minutes longer each day than people with obesity (17Trusted Source).
The researchers concluded that if those with obesity were to match the lean group's activity levels, they could burn an additional 350 calories per day.
This and other studies suggest that a reduction in physical activity is also a primary driver of weight gain and obesity, along with increased calorie intake (5Trusted Source, 16Trusted Source, 18Trusted Source).
The current data strongly supports the idea that increased calorie intake can account for the current obesity epidemic.
Studies also show that reducing calories causes weight loss, regardless of diet composition.
That being said, it is also true that some foods are more fattening that others.
Most whole foods tend to be very filling, but highly processed junk foods tend to make it really easy to consume large amounts of calories.
Even though food quality is very important for optimal health, total calorie intake is a key determinant of how much weight you lose.


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Success Entertainment Group International, Inc. (SEGN) was established in Nevada USA in 2013. It further upgraded its company listing status from Pink Sheet to OTCQB (OTCQB:SEGN) in October 2017. SEGN threefold business models: the first aspect is Know How, a video sharing platform that combines AI, short videos, social, and education. Second aspect is Online videos and off-line business seminars. Third aspect invests into AI and big data companies with listing potentials onto New York stock exchanges.
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Breakfast; The most important meal of the day. We had some good and bad breakfast experiences in Dublin, but Póg was my favourite!
Póg (Irish for kiss!) is a health food cafe specialising in froyo, with a variety of clean/paleo treats on offer. They serve up nutritious smoothies, juices, soups and amazing looking salads with just about any leaf, veg, protein and nut you can think of available. There's also coconut water, Quest bars, almond milk, chia seeds... if it's good for you, they sell it. I loved the bright, clean decor and little speech bubbles on the walls.
It was breakfast time though, so I said no to juice (as good as they sounded!) and opted for a standard green tea and some protein pancakes! Studies have shown that eating protein in the morning keeps you fuller for longer and reduces cravings for rubbish throughout the day, so I always do my best to include some sort of protein in my breakfast. Póg also serve protein porridge but this was definitely a
pancake day.
You can choose any 2 toppings from the selection on the counter to go with your pancakes. Or more for an extra 50c. There's pretty much anything you could imagine - what would you have? Gordon made his healthy breakfast as unhealthy as possible by choosing white chocolate sauce... with white chocolate buttons. As you do! I went for more nutritious options - strawberries, banana and peanut butter. Mmm, peanut butter...
The small stacks of pancakes didn't look like much but they were actually really filling and tasted so good!
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Firangi has started poorly on opening Friday (First Day) at box office. Film has collected an approx 2 crore nett on day one. This is poor considering Kapil Sharma first film opened much better than this.
Film has got good screening across India and occupany report for first day is in lower range. Trending of film is also not that great as film hardly showed any major growth in Evening and Night shows. Saturday report will make the picture clear. Initial word of mouth of the film is extremely mixed.
Tumhari Sulu has continued its good run even in 3rd week. Film has started very well on 3rd Friday by collecting around 55 lakh nett. Film has thus, shown very good hold again and let's hope that film registers further good growth through the weekend.
Tumhari Sulu total business at the end of day 15 is approx 29.65 crore nett. Film has hold extremely well on day 15 and it means it is now truly heading towards Semi HIT status. HIT is still possible and picture will be further clear by end of this week.
Collection Breakup -
Week 1 - 19.7 crore nett.
Week 2 - 9.4 crore nett.
Week 3 -
Fri - 0.55 crore nett.
Week 1 - 19.7 crore nett.
Week 2 - 9.4 crore nett.
Week 3 -
Fri - 0.55 crore nett.
Total - 29.65 crore nett.
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Fernando Fernandez didn't intend to become a pastor. Before God called his heart to ministry, he was caring for people as a doctor. Today, after training from Langham, he is caring for souls as the pastor of a growing church in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
As he did for so many other preachers around the world, John Stott played a significant role in moving Fernando along the path to biblical preaching. "A long time ago, I found a study by John Stott on expository preaching," he says. "I was asking, 'How can John get so much out of only one verse?' That is how I started studying, getting passionate about expository preaching."
In Cochabamba, Fernando became involved in Langham's pastor training movement, facilitated by Igor Amestegui. "Langham gave me the chance to go deep into studying the Word and to become a pastor," he said. He became the pastor of Dios en Cristo 9 years ago, when it was a church of only 18 members. Today, the church has grown to over 250.
"What has produced such a growth in the church? Without any doubts, it has been the preaching of the Word," Fernando says. "When the people of this church meet with God's Word, their lives are transformed. "
The members of Dios en Cristo church are growing in numbers, but perhaps more importantly, they are maturing in their faith. Fernando credits the escuelita, or small school that trains people to understand and share God's Word, for this. He shares the story of Johanna, one of his escuelita students, to illustrate how just one person's understanding of the Gospel can impact multiple lives.
"She started learning about biblical exposition and loving the Word. Today she is giving workshops at universities and other places around the country, workshops to groups of 300 people. She doesn't have any theological training, only what she learned from the escuelita and her dependence on the Lord," says Fernando. "I am talking about a young woman with that impact, not only in her life, but also an impact on the young people of her generation."
At Langham, thanks to support from ministry partners like you, we are blessed to hear transformation stories like this from around the world, in the more than 70 countries where we are helping to equip the next generation of biblical leaders. Learn more about how you can partner with Langham to strengthen the global church.
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With some luck, only one wedding will happen in your life and that will be with your soulmate. Marrying someone is a huge step, so this generally involves perfect planning. Utilize the concepts in this piece to build the day of your dreams.
Before the wedding practice walking down the aisle. Make sure that you do this at the actual site of the wedding, as you will want to test out the floor with the shoes you are going to wear. Doing so helps to ensure a smooth and confident walk when your wedding day comes.
To make your wedding more personal, include a theme that encompasses you, your future spouse, and the things that are most important to your relationship. Pick out a theme that reflects your time together.
Try to make your wedding day more personal by using elements that symbolize you and your future spouse's relationship and personalities. Select a theme which reflects your relationship.
Photographs capture memories that will last a lifetime. It might cost a littler extra to do so, but hire yourself a professional photographer so that on your big day you can get the quality of photographs you desire for your momentous occasion.
Go ethnic with your catering and get your guests talking for days to come. Think outside the traditional choices of chicken or steak. Variety should be incorporated into your wedding dinner to make it a memorable experience.
Use a friend's property to host your wedding. Having your wedding in someone's yard or even farm can reduce wedding costs. You can make sure the cleaning and setup is done, of course, but that is the only thing you should have to pay for regarding the wedding venue.
The first thing you have to think about is the person you are marrying. Do not make a hasty decision. Think about this person and what things will drive you crazy, along with what you can't live without.
You can rent diamonds for your wedding if you desire to look great but have a tight budget. In this way, you will be able to wear gorgeous jewels at a nominal cost.
Try renting diamonds if you're on a tight budget with your wedding. By renting jewelry instead of buying, you can get the look that you dreamed of for your wedding day without having to spend thousands of dollars.
Tie in small decorative items to your wedding decor. Use the same ribbon on the bouquet for your gown, centerpieces, or even your hair. These little details make all the difference in the effort you make in creating the perfect day.
When selecting a makeup artist for your wedding, be sure to see the makeup that they have done in the past. Do you like the style of the make up? Also, ensure that the makeup artist has the ability to do your makeup the way you want it done. You do not want to be an hour before your wedding with a make up artist who does your make up in a way that you dislike.
Keep transportation in mind when planning your wedding. Try to have limos and taxis available for those who do not have a ride to take them back to their hotel at the end of the night. This is good for those drinking alcohol.
Embellish your bouquet with sparkle. You can use rhinestones, diamonds or Swarovski crystals. You can add some crystals that have been glued on, some costume jewelery, or an heirloom of your own. To create a cohesive look, be sure that the colors, cut, and the size of any stones you use match or compliment each other.
If you want to add some sparkle and class to your bouquet, use crystals, diamonds, or rhinestones. You can accomplish this by including some heat-fixed or adhesive crystals, some costume jewelry or an heirloom that is treasured. To avoid clashes with other parts of the bride's wardrobe, ensure that the size, color, and cut of the stones are consistent.
Ensure that all guests understand the scheduling of events by emailing everyone involved an itinerary of events; include maps for those who may be unfamiliar with the area. Let people be aware of the events, such as rehearsals and the things that they must come to, so that they could be there at the appropriate time.
It can be a friend or a family member, they just need to help you carry your gear wherever you go. Your assistant can help you round up the family members for the group pictures to make things run even smoother.
Once you have your dress paid off and all ready, it is wise to leave it at the store so it can be properly stored until the big day. This will reduce the chance that it becomes stained or wrinkled. If you keep it at the shop until the big day, it will ensure it is in pristine condition when you wear it.
Maintain an online event itinerary for all your wedding guests, so they know the exact day and time everything is scheduled. Let people know what events, like the rehearsal etc., that they need to show up for, so they end up in the right place at the right time.
Consider placing your colorful cake on a piece of fabric or tablecloth in a coordinating color. A pretty tablecloth made of textured fabric, velvet, shiny satin or a lace that matches the wedding dress are all nice choices.
Even if you've already chosen and bought your dress, it's wise to leave it in the bridal store until the day of your wedding. If you keep it in a closet, you run the risk of wrinkles or stains. If it's in the bridal shop, it will stay pressed and fresh for the wedding day!
Offer sweet treats between courses to keep your guests amused. Whet their appetite with sugar roses in the colors of your wedding, sugared edible flower petals, or tasty thin crackers.
One way to help remain in budget is to search Craigslist for items or services needed for your wedding. However, you should always meet a prospective vendor before committing to payment.
See if a friend has something they wouldn't mind letting you wear for your wedding. This can provide you with the look you wish to achieve, and make your wedding stand out.
If your wedding meal is long and involved, be sure to have appetizers on the table to keep your guests occupied between courses. Try sugar roses which subtly match your decor, or thin crackers that whet the appetite.
For couples who enjoy the jet-setting lifestyle, incorporate thematic decorations that convey a love for travel. Invitation can be designed to resemble a travel brochure, boarding pass or vintage postcard. Consider using a steamer trunk as an attractive, themed display for everything from wedding programs to party favors.
Ask someone to borrow an item to wear on your big day. This can allow you to look the way you want to and add an element of charm to your wedding.
For instance, you might want to use a menu of popular and modern fusion dishes. Make it different by including a selection of ethnic desserts, beverages, or wedding favors that you can eat.
Different countries have plants that are not always native to where you live and may not be easily accessible, or be able to tolerate an extremely humid, or dry environment. Call ahead or look online to determine which flowers are available in your destination country during the time your wedding will occur.
If you want to have a good wedding speech, see to it that you practice and plan for it sufficiently. You want to write a wedding speech ahead of time, and practice it until you know it by heart. If not, you may become tongue-tied and do a poor job of it when the time comes.
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Do some homework before meeting your wedding planner. Create a book with samples of fabric swatches, designs you like, and other items to show the planner. Anything that is special to you, such as items from magazines, can be used to convey your ideas to the planner.
Why not use an alternative to wedding flowers if you are on a strict budget? Instead of floral wreathes, use ribbons. You have the option of using silk flowers, too. Silk flowers last forever and cost much less than the fresh alternative. Perhaps when you renew your marriage vows in the years ahead you can reuse them.
As a groom, you should make sure that your tuxedo is a perfect fit. Ask for friendly advice from other people before you make a decision on what tuxedo you want to get. Keep in mind you and your bride will be the main focus at the wedding, so the appearance you present should be the best one possible.
There are many ways to have a wedding that is lower cost but very beautiful. There is no need to go broke to have a great wedding. You can make some things yourself, such as invitations, and ask loved ones to help. You can also make wedding favors, flower arrangements and save money on the venue by having the affair at someone's home.
It is better to select your bridesmaids gowns before you select your bridesmaids. In this way, you can let them know exactly what they are in for before they accept your invitation to participate. Select something affordable that matches your wedding them, and which your bridesmaids will love. This will keep the tension really low at the wedding.
Research the DJ that you are using. Tell them you would like references prior to hiring anyone. Also, get a legal contract in place. This will help ensure the music sets the mood.
Using one credit card, with a liberal rewards program, can be a great way to keep wedding expenses in order and earn a bonus for doing so. The costs surrounding a wedding can be quite significant, and getting points back or frequent flyer miles on those expenses only makes sense. If you use the rewards card for everything related to your wedding, you should soon earn substantial rewards.
They may have all kinds of ideas about how you should orchestrate your wedding, but remember that this day is to celebrate you and your soon-to-be spouse. Let your family member know what you want and thank them for helping, but do not let them influence your wedding. That way you can look back on your wedding day with no regrets.
After you have determined your overall vision for your wedding, you should commit it to paper. Bring your ideas along with you as you start to shop for services and vendors. You can make a list of services that are offered in your area and narrow the selection by using price and services offered as a deciding factor.
You may want to cut down on a meal size for your reception. The more money you save, the more people you can invite. If there are many people attending, you might have to cut back. Another option is to cut the guest list.
Do not be afraid to trust others with parts of your wedding planning. It is natural to want to be the majority controller in the planning process for your wedding as it is such an emotionally charged day. That said, it is possible to get in over your head. It's better to trust hired help who knows what they are doing, in some cases.
Apply for a credit card that has a rewards program before paying for event services. Weddings cost a lot, so it is a good idea to use a card that offers miles or other good incentives. Place all the wedding purchases on this card and watch as you earn rewards quickly.
Get wedding rings made of materials other than gold. There is titanium, tungsten, platinum, steel, silver and many more. These other metals are less expensive and often times just as beautiful. Think outside the box.
It is strongly suggested that the beautiful bride work on smiling as often as possible to get past the nervousness that will be experienced. This will ensure that you get the smile you want on all of your wedding photos. It does take a little practice to create the precise look you desire.
Choosing invitations is one of the first things you do once your wedding date is set. Invitations usually include your wedding colors and give your guests a sense of what the theme is going to be. Consider every option available when making your final selection for wedding invites.
Committing to a person for life is a serious decision, so your wedding should reflect this major decision with perfect detail. Use the advice presented here to ensure your wedding is the event you have dreamed of.
Pregnant brides should anticipate the need to adjust the size of their dress. It may sound obvious, but try to find a dress that still fits, even as you grow larger around the middle.
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About Daniel Carter —"If the world ever does truly silence for a moment please, the first sounds I would want to hear are the ones that Daniel Carter chooses, because I know that true democracy is deep in his essence"
The Wire Magazine – (UK): You've played with some rock guys like Thurston Moore, and with Yo La Tengo – and there's the Ghost Moth stuff with Todd Brooks, which is electronic. Do you like that mixture of styles? Daniel Carter: I was just crying the blues to somebody last night that I wish, I hope, you know, before I have to, like, go out the exit door, you know, that I would be able to be in a group that had strong influences of Schoenberg, Anton Webern, Bach, Indian music, African, rock, hardcore punk, jazz, Noise – but in a synthesis. Not like a dish-rag synthesis but a really vital thing where each one of those kinds of influences emerges when that particular influence can do something that the others can't – Full Article in 'The Wire' Magazine
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Instead of my usual piping hot cup(s) of coffee every morning I have been making these smoothies since the weather turned very warm a few days ago. Yum! I love the coffee-banana-peanut butter flavor! And they keep me full all morning.
To make the coffee ice cubes – brew a strong pot of coffee, let it cool, then pour into ice cube trays and freeze. Transfer to a large storage bag and keep in the freezer.
Breakfast Smoothies
1 banana, sliced into chunks
1 (or two) heaping tablespoon of natural peanut butter {or I have been loving almond butter}
handful of coffee ice cubes (about 6)
1 cup vanilla soy or almond milk
Place everything in the blender, pulse until smooth. Pour into glass. Serves 2.
Up next I'm going to try a green monster smoothie:
1 banana (or any fruit/combo)
large handful of baby spinach leaves
1 cup vanilla almond milk
handful of regular ice cubes (or green tea ice cubes)
1/2 cup yogurt
1 tsp honey or agave nectar
It sounds like I need to get some flax seed and protein powder if I'm really going to get into these shakes? Thoughts?
Update 6/21/11: I made the green monster smoothie yesterday morning and it was ok, but a little on the tangy side and tasted like it was missing something but I couldn't figure out what.
I used: 1 medium banana that was sliced and frozen, handful of green tea ice cubes, handful of spinach leaves, 1/2 cup vanilla Greek yogurt, 2 tsp agave nectar, and about 1/2 cup or so unsweetened vanilla almond milk. I'm not sure what else it needs??
I guess I'm going to try adding blueberries and strawberries.


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Welcome to the Western Australian Natural Learning Network!
We are a free community providing support and information for the unschooling/natural learning subset of Western Australian homeschoolers (and anyone else interested). Here parents and kids can chat and organise events and meetups to connect and learn.
Want to join in? Please be sure to check out our privacy statement and terms of service.
If you have recently registered, please post an introduction in the Welcome Mat forum so we can get to know you (and so the admin realises you're a real person). Please be aware that the Welcome Mat is publically viewable so be careful what you post :)
Hi everyone I am exploring homeschooling as an option for my son who has just turned 9 because I'm not convinced the school environment he is currently in (although a small, independent public school) is the most conducive to his learning. Actually, I've told him very little about homeschooling, yet he has learnt enough from other kids to be asking if he can be homeschooled instead of going to school.
I have a beautiful 10 year old boy (very into nature!) I am just about to start on the homeschool journey and wanting to know if there are any groups that meet up for plays ad coffees. I am in Melville so anywhere down towards Freo way would be good.
Hi everyone,
I have three Kids Noah 5, Nala 3 and Philine 1. We are moving to Perth in February 2015 and looking for new friends to start the adventure of homescholling together. The kids understand a little bit Englisch- but not much... Thats what worries me. How can they learn englisch without going to school or Preschool?
Hi all,
Thanks for having me :)
We are travelling Australia with our 3 kids (12, 10 and 3) at the moment and we've been unschooling for about 4 years.
Our bus needs some repairs so we're kinda stuck in kalgoorlie at the moment.
We'd love to meet some fellow unschoolers and cheer ourselves up a bit. We're staying at a backpackers in town and have no transport.
Hi I've been homeschooling unschooling my 7 year old daughter olivia for two years we have been traveling around oz in our motorhome bus and we are now caretaking untill Dec in mariginiup near joondalup Perth we would luv to get to know some other like minded homeschoolers please message me if u r interested kind regards kate
Hi! I'm Kali - mum to Alexandra who's almost 3. We're exploring the world of home schooling and would love to meet some like-minded people!
Hi, thinking about homeschooling my two girls (they are still little, 3 and 18mth), we live between the hills and northam and just wondering what the homeschool community is like out my way and if there is one!! am slightly overwhelmed by the mainstream kindy starting at 3.5yr and prep the next year, it just seems so young! have been thinking about h/s and starting to do some reading ...and there is lots to read! i like the steiner approach for the early years and would love any info and comments :-)


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ZAMA CITY, Alta. - A First Nation wants answers from a Texas-based oil company after a pipeline spilled 9.5 million litres of industrial waste water in northern Alberta.
Dene Tha' leaders are to meet Monday with Apache Canada Ltd. officials in the remote community of Assumption.
Sidney Chambaud, a band councillor, said they want more information about what happened and what the company is going to do about it.
"There are wildlife impacts and water and land impacts," Chambaud said in an interview Thursday.
"Right now within that area the trees, the vegetation and the soil are dead. The water is contaminated."
The Energy Resources Conservation Board has said the spill of water containing salt, oil and minerals was first reported on June 1, but the board didn't learn about its size until Tuesday.
Chambaud said the 42-hectare spill is so large it raises questions about how long the pipeline that carries water used in oil and natural gas operations had been leaking.
He said some band members believe the pipeline had been leaking since the winter, but no one noticed it until earlier this month.
"There are indications that the spill occurred earlier, during the winter season, but due to ice and snow it wasn't discovered."
Chambaud said water from the spill has leaked into a stream that runs through a small aboriginal community and onto land used by band members to hunt and trap.
Alberta Environment has monitoring crews outside of Zama City looking at the effects of the spill.
Staff was taking water samples for testing and checking animals. An assessment of vegetation is to begin later this week.
The department said crews were removing water from the spill area and storing it in tanks. Culverts were being plugged to stop the spill from spreading.
Nikki Booth, a department spokeswoman, said Alberta Environment and the ERCB are investigating what happened.
"Alberta has some strict environmental laws," Booth said. "If we believe the law has been broken charges can be laid. But at this point in time this incident is still under investigation."
The spill prompted the New Democrats to call on the provincial government to release a report into the safety of Alberta's network of oil and natural gas pipelines.
Alberta Energy commissioned the study last summer following major breaches of oil pipelines owned by Plains Midstream Canada.
One spill last June near Sundre fouled the Red Deer River after about 475,000 litres of oil spilled.
Earlier this year the province charged U.S.-based company over an April 2011 breach near the community of Little Buffalo in north central Alberta following a spill of 4.5 million litres of oil.
"This government can't be trusted to protect our air and water," NDP member Rachel Notley said of the Apache Canada spill.
"It took the government and the ERCB more than 10 days to confirm the volume and affected area of the spill, and that response is simply unacceptable."
An Alberta Energy official said Thursday the pipeline safety review report will be released in the very near future, but declined to elaborate.
Apache Canada officials could not immediately be reached for comment.
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How to Prevent and Get Rid of Acne Scars?
Acne Scars
Battling acne is tough and draining because a breakout is usually just the beginning. When you thought you've won the fight against acne as you see those pesky zits drying up and dwindling in numbers before your eyes, you'll soon notice some dark acne marks and scars are still visible long after the break out disappears. And sometimes, these blemishes are the worse! We know, it is one of the proofs life is unfair.
Board-certified dermatologist Dr. Julia Tzu explains that the culprit for acne scarring is basically the recurrent inflammation from deeper cystic lesions that damages the collagen in your skin. "Normal healthy tissue is then replaced by thinned-out scar tissue, which can manifest itself as depressions along the contour of the skin," she noted.
There isn't really a magic bullet for fading acne marks that gets rid of them overnight, but Dr. Sejal Shah and Dr. Whitney Bowe, both renowned dermatologists in New York City, advised that marks and bumps can be prevented and treated.
Before heading straight to ways on how you can prevent or treat acne scars, first, let's end the confusion between acne marks and acne scars, is there a notable difference you should know about?
Acne Marks Versus Acne Scars
According to Dr. Bowe, patients often mistake dark spots for acne scars, although both are actually very different. Let's dig in deeper.
Acne Marks (Dark Spots)
- Red or brown patches caused by post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation that typically goes away when you stretch out your skin gently.
- Can take three to six months to fade on their own
- Diminishing dark spots or acne marks can be faster with a diligent treatment of over-the-counter skin brighteners, Vitamin C serums, sunscreen and topical retinoids.
Types of Dark Spots
Darks spots are not true scars. In fact, although dark spots or discolorations are some of the nasty downsides of acne scars, most of them will fade over time. Discolorations on the skin, ranging from pink, red, purple, brown to black develop when a rash, pimple or acne cause skin inflammation, which then triggers overproduction of melanin.
- Hyper-Pigmentation – When the pigment melanin is produced at elevated levels and accumulates in the skin, it results in blotches or freckle-like appearance. A trauma to the skin caused by an inflamed acne lesion signals melanocytes (cells that generate the melanin pigment that gives skin its color) or in some cases, melanin to multiply at the site of acne.
- Hypo-Pigmentation – The counterpart of hyper-pigmentation that may also cause by acne scars is hypo-pigmentation. It occurs when melanocytes loses their ability to produce melanin or gets diminished from the affected skin area. Hypo-pigmentation is often more noticeable in dark-skinned people as the scar tissue that replaces the afflicted skin tends to be lighter and pinkish. Unfortunately, there are no many effective treatments available yet for hypo-pigmentation. Laser resurfacing and chemical peels may be helpful for some people.
Acne scars (the real deal!)
- True acne scars are permanent indentations from collagen damage.
- These scars come in many shapes, forms, sizes, and even colors.
- Acne scar treatment may vary depending on the scar's category. However, generally speaking, the most common ways to treat them are through temporary dermal fillers and laser treatments.
Types of Acne Scars
Although all acne scars may look horrible, not all acne scars are created equal. Some types of scars are more frustrating than others. Frustrating because treatment may not be always 100 per cent successful.Generally, acne scars fall into two main categories: hypertrophic and atrophic scars.
1. Hypertrophic Scars – This type of acne scar can be thick and sticks out above the skin (raised hypertrophic scars) or scars with over-produced skin tissue that are thicker than the surrounding skin (also known as keloid). Unfortunately, hypertrophic scars can grow bigger than the original wound, which make them a lot more noticeable.
How hypertrophic scars develop: Overproduction of collagen is the primary culprit for developing hypertrophic scars.
Common treatments: Steroid creams (cortisone), tapes or injections can help flatten and shrink the scar. Interferon injections may also be used to soften scar tissue.
2. Atrophic Scars – This type is the most difficult to treat. Atrophic scars form a sunken area or depressions in the skin (pitted scars) due to collagen damage or damage to fat or other tissues below the skin. To make things a bit more complicated, atrophic scars have three main categories:
3. Ice Pick Scars – small, deep and very narrow scars with jagged edges. The deep holes in the skin surface look like the skin has been punctured by an ice pick or a sharp object. Ice pick scars may look like a large, open pore.
How ice pick scars develop: When an infection from a deep, inflamed blemish such as a cyst works its way to the surface of the skin, it leaves long column-like scar. Ice pick scars are the aftermath of damaged skin tissue.
Common treatments: Punch grafting or punch excision.
4. Rolling Scars – Rolling scars look like a rolling or "wave-like" furrows across otherwise normal-looking skin. They are common for people who have had patches of skin that have been distressed by inflammatory acne for a long period of time. They tend to become more obvious as the skin ages and loses its plumpness and elasticity.
How rolling scars develop: Rolling scars occur as a result of bands of scar tissue that form below the skin, which gives the skin surface a rolling appearance or rounded, sloping edges.
Common treatments: Subcision
5. Boxcar Scars – broad, round or rectangular depressions with steep, defined edges or craters in the skin. They usually cover smaller areas than rolling scars.
How boxcar scars develop: An inflammatory breakout destroys collagen, which can result in a substantial loss of skin tissue. Since the skin over this area is left without support, it creates a sunken or depressed area in the surface of the skin.
Common treatments: Dermal fillers, laser resurfacing, punch excision or elevation.
Factors Why Acne Scars Occur
You may be wondering why some people breakout like you but how come your acne scars are worse than them or fade a lot slower and longer than other people. Apart from the severity of scars as listed above, other factors may come into play, which include:
- Skin Type – People with darker skin tones, such as African American, Indian and Asian, the skin produces more pigment as its natural response when their skin gets inflamed.
- Age – As you age, collagen and subcutaneous fat levels of your body diminish, which can limit the help it provides to give your skin the structural support it needs. As a result, acne scars can become more pronounced.
Ways to Prevent Acne Scars
Preventing acne scars is not rocket-science – getting on a good skincare regimen, not picking or popping your zits, not traumatizing the skin, and protecting it with SPF are quite a few simple ways to avoid acne starring. But did you know that so-called acne solutions can be used to prevent nasty acne scars from happening? They all follow the same rule: Take action as soon as you get a zit.
How Do You Do It
One of the best tips for getting rid of acne scars that top dermatologist recommend is to consider medication to prevent zits from sprouting on the first place. "Early, effective medications can treat pimples and prevent inflammation that can cause permanent scarring," advised Josh Zeichner, assistant professor in the dermatology department at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. Decreasing inflammation is the key.
The mainstays: Benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid
1. Benzoyl Peroxide
It is an antibacterial ingredient that penetrates deep into the pores and kills acne-causing bacteria. Benzoyl Peroxide is commonly used in treating white heads, with percentages that range from 2.5 to 10 per cent. To avoid skin irritation and dryness, start with the lowest concentration, and then work your way up if there are no visible results after a few weeks of use.
What many people notice during their first week of using benzoyl peroxide to treat acne is it will leave the skin uncomfortably dry. Applying an oil-free moisturizer every day can help give your skin the moisture it needs, which manages dryness and flaking. You may also feel that after applying benzoyl peroxide on your skin, you may get red and a little itchy. You may also notice that new pimples erupt. These side effects are normal, particularly during the initial stages.
Keep in mind that benzoyl peroxide is a slow worker so don't expect instant results. You'll get the worst of side effects by week 3, but as you soldier through them, you'll soon see improvement in your skin by the tenth week, and a relatively clearer skin by week 12 and beyond.
2. Salicylic Acid
- Considered a BHA (beta hydroxyl acid), salicylic acid is one of the most common ingredients to treat acne by exfoliating the skin to remove dead skin cells in the pores, without the risk of rupturing pores or breaking tiny blood vessels. Here are some reasons why treating acne with salicylic acid is recommended:
- It speeds up skin cell turnover by making skin grow faster
- It increases collagen production, which helps fills in indentions in the skin, making it smooth and plump
- It is anti-inflammatory so it reduces redness
- It works the same as alpha-hydroxy acids, such as glycolic acid and lactic acid, but it is used in a much lower concentration.
However, the problem with most acne products that contain salicylic acid is that they do not have the right concentration of salicylic acid at the right pH.
Typically, the percentage of salicyclic acid ranges from 0.05 to 2 per cent in over-the-counter acne treatment products, depending on the severity of acne, and look for an optimal pH of around three to four. Salicylic acid works best in products that stays on the skin for longer periods, such as a lotion, gel or toner.
Both benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid must be applied continually on the skin even after your acne has cleared, as pores can clog again that can cause your acne to go back.
3. Try AHAs
Alpha hydroxy acids or AHAs, which are widely used in chemical peels, may help prevent new lesions from forming. AHAs are typically used when you need more than the two main stay approaches, benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid. Unlike what many people think how AHAs work, they peel off the top layer of the skin, sloughing off dead skin cells and unclogging pores in the process. They do not prevent the sebaceous glands from producing sebum or oil. AHAs also help regenerate new skin cells and speed up healing of lesions.
Glycolic acids are the most common AHAs used in treating acne. In many cases, over-the-counter AHA products are used in combination with benzoyl peroxide as they work best that way. When you first notice a pimple, applying an acne product with AHA immediately can regenerate the skin in that particular spot, which prevents the pimple from maturing.
However, the downside of using AHAs is that it can make your skin a lot more sensitive to the sun, which is why applying sunscreen on treated areas is necessary. Dryness or redness may also occur. If that happens, suspend the use of your AHA product while the skin heals.
4. Get a Cortisone Shot
A quick trip to dermatologist for cortisone injection can significantly slim down your chances of a big, deep, inflamed acne from scarring. New York –based dermatologist Dr. Jeremy Fenton says, a cortisone shot will not only get rid of large acne lesions (also referred to as nodules and cysts or cystic acne), but it also reduces the risk of scarring. When cortisone is injected directly into an area of inflammation, it can quickly reduce swelling and heal the lesion.
These lesions have a diameter of 5mm or higher and are deep within the skin, making them resistant to topical treatment. The tricky part is that if you left them untreated, cystic acne can last for several weeks or months, and can scar pretty badly.
However, the downside of a cortisone shot is it can be a bit painful, although your dermatologist can use a topical anesthetic to numb the area before giving the injection.
5. Take Your Chances On Lasers
Laser technology became popular for a reason: they work. In most cases, once you have scars, they are permanent. Don't wait for too long before taking any action to prevent acne scars. Fractionated resurfacing lasers make controlled wound to the skin possible, wherein only the irregular collagen in the scar gets damaged that still allows new, healthy collagen to take its place.
- The Hype: Acne Patch – Acne patches aren't new, though they are more popular in Asian countries like Korea and Japan. They are typically packaged as a sheet of sticky dots in different sizes. All you need to do is pop one dot over a zit and then wait for the patch to work its magic. Seriously, how do they work? It depends on the type of patch (yes, there are two types of acne patch, so don't get confused).
- Unmedicated patch – It works by taking care of the wound, because when you think about it, a pimple, zit, acne or whatever you want to call it, is basically a wound that's a bit oozy and disgusting. The Unmedicated acne patches are usually infused with salicylic acid and tea tree oil, and are made out of a thick and flexible hydrocolloid dressing, which can help:
- Keep the blemish from trauma – your fingers! We all know that touching and picking those pesky zits are the ultimate culprits for scars.
- Absorb excess fluid by drawing gunk out of the blemish and getting it sucked into the patch and away from your skin, which may speed up healing time. That is why when you remove the patch, you can see a white pod in the middle of the patch.
- Reduce redness and irritation from the get-go.
- Medicated patch – These are sold in sheets, but they are more rigid and thinner than unmedicated patches and have vinyl-like texture. The advantage of it is when you stick a patch on your face, it wouldn't be too obvious.
- The Unfamiliar: Acne-Clearing Blue Light – It sounds complicated, but it works simply by letting the blue light penetrate into the sin's surface to stop future breakouts. The blue light helps eliminate bacteria, hitting acne right at the source without stripping it dry. It is also more gentle than abrasive scrubbing.
- Discontinued Drug: Accutane – Also known as isotretinoin, accutane is a form of Vitamin A that can influence how an acne develops in four ways:
- It significantly shrinks the size of the skin's sebaceous glands and dramatically reduces the amount of oil these glands produce.
- Because accutane reduces oil production, it also reduces the amount of bacteria in the skin, particularly P.acnes, the acne bacteria that live in skin oil.
- It slows down the rate skin cells inside the pore is produced, which prevents pores from becoming clogged.
- It has anti-inflammatory properties
Note that in about 30% of patients that used accutane, acne breakouts may get worse within the first month of use, but dramatic results were seen after completing a cycle. However, accutane is a dangerous drug. It caused debilitating conditions, including Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and inflammatory bowel disease in people who used it as acne medication, and can cause life-threatening birth defects in pregnant women. Accutane was removed from the market in the United Staes in June 2009.
What You May Have Overlooked In Your Skin Care Regimen
Many people focus on over-the-counter acne treatments or more advanced treatment for relief, and tend to ignore the basics: Your skin care.
Poor skin care regimen may cause more acne to erupt, causing future irritation and scarring. In other words, no matter what treatment you apply on your skin to treat acne, if you are ignoring your basic skin care must-do's, you can make your acne worse and get those awful scars. If you want to finally take the reigns back on your skin, follow this "NOT-DO" list.
1. Using Harsh Bar Soaps To Cleanse Your Face
Avoid using irritating facial washes, harsh scrubs and exfoliants that can aggravate your already inflamed and tender skin. Switch to a ph-neutral non-soap cleanser and/or look for noncomedogenic products. Noncomedogenic means the product is specially formulated so it won't clog pores or aggravate acne.
2. Washing Too Frequently
You are not doing your skin any favor by overwashing your skin. It strips your skin of its necessary oils and rid skin of essential nutrients it needs to combat future breakouts. Moreover, when you strip your skin of its natural oils, it produces excess oil in an effort to recover and repair itself.
3. Picking Or Squeezing Your Pimple
It's a big no-no – avoid popping your zits it at all cost no matter how tempting it can be sometimes. Picking results in more inflammation or secondary infection, both of which can lead to severe scarring. Always remember to keepyour hands off your face (your fingers can easily transfer bacteria to your face which can force acne further ino the skin) and get proper acne-fighting treatment instead.
4. Skipping Spf
When your skin is inflamed or when you feel your are using too many skin care products on your face to get rid of acne, you may thought it's okay not to wear sunscreen. Listen, do not rely on the sunscreen in your moisturizer or stop using sunscreen because it is a skin care routine you shouldn't miss – ever! Sun exposure can make scarring worse, and you should use a dedicated sunscreen on your face to really protect your skin from the sun's harmful UV rays.
5. Using The Wrong Products
Layering too many products on your skin can clog pores that dehydrates your skin, leading to more breakouts is one thing. And using the wrong products is another story. For instance, using oils like tea tree oil that you thought were good for acne prone skin, can easily clog your pores, making your acne worse.
6. Using The Wrong Makeup
If you have a zit or a bad acne breakout, concealing the blemishes with makeup can be helpful. However, piling on heavy concealers or foundations can make your acne worse. Many full coverage products contain pore-clogging ingredients, such as heavy oils, that can trap oil and dirt underneath your skin. As a result, it aggravates your acne and slows the healing process, leading to scarring.
Opt for makeup products with acne-fighting ingredients, such as willow bark or salicylic acid. You will know your make up has skin-loving benefits if:
- They have a lighter formulation, such as a serum or cream, which can allow your skin to heal
- They are water-based, which is less likely to clog your pores
- They are mineral or noncomedogenic
Ways to Diminish Acne Scars
Okay, so let's say prevention is not an option anymore. Are there options to fade acne scars? Fortunately, you have multiple options to choose from.
1. Over-the-counter Creams: Cortisone and Fade Creams – Using a cortisone cream on red or swollen scar can calm your skin, says Dr. Tina Alster, a Georgetown University professor of dermatology. The cortisone is absorbed by the skin cells and minimizes inflammation.
2. Skin Lighteners – Diminishing acne marks and lightening your dark spots is probably on the top of your list after battling an acne breakout.
- Kojic acid, a natural skin lightener derived from mushroom extract, is widely used as it is relatively safe and effective.
- Retin A or Retinoids is often prescribed to treat acne scars, however in many cases, people stopped treatment long before it even has a chance to work usually because of the side effects. Scary changes, including dry skin, redness, peeling and flaking usually occurs by week 3 of using Retin A, but these are normal. Once you get over this hump, your skin can typically adjust to the medication by week 6 to 8, and see visible results.
- Retin A works as comedolytic – sounds complicated, but it simply means it keeps pore blockags from forming. Pores that are not clogged means pimples can't develop. The added benefit of using Retin A is its ability to reduce post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. It may help fade dark spots on your skin left from an acne breakout.
- Other recommended ingredients to look for in lightening creams are arbutin (also called bearberry extract) and Vitamin C (also known as ascorbic acid).
3. Laser and Filler Treatments – You may want to consider booking an appointment with your dermatologist if your acne scars seem to linger longer than what you expected.
- Laser skin resurfacing – It uses fractionated laser technology that can even out the skin surface and boost production of collagen in one to three sessions. As the skin's building block, collagen can help in acne scar removal.
- Ablative laser – It is the gold standard for resurfacing and managing acne scars. Ablative laser vaporizes the scar by literally removing the outer layers of the skin, burning away scar tissue and allowing smoother skin to take its place. It also stimulates collagen to tighten, reducing the visibility of scars. Typically, three to five sessions are needed.
- Non-ablative laser – It stimulates collagen production without damaging the surface of the skin. Non-ablative may be less efficient that ablative lasers, but it has no significant downtime.
- Filler injection – Fillers are gel-like substances that are injected into scars to smoothen them, filling in the indentations left behind from deep acne scars. Filler injections give great results immediately but the procedure must be repeated every four to six months. Most patients are able to resume their normal routine right after treatment, provided that the treated area is not large. Consider hyaluronic based dermal filler because it is compatible with the human body.
4. Micro-needling – If laser and filler treatments are not up to your alley, you might want to consider micro-needling, a technique that builds collagen below the scar. However, multiple sessions are normally necessary to diminish acne scars.
5. Subcision – It is a minor surgical procedure that involves the use of a special hypodermic needle to sweep under the scar and break the "tethers" of the scar to the underlying tissue.
6. Punch grafting – It is popular for delivering excellent results in treating deep ice pick-type scars without the downtime of other procedures. Punch grafting, also called punch excision or punch elevation, involves removal of the damaged skin by cutting out tiny areas of scarred skin. Local anesthetics are often used to numb the area. You should be able to see the results between six and 24 weeks.
Yes, acne – the confidence-sucking mammoth of skin troubles can plague the best of us. Worse, the dreaded acne scars can linger around for months before fading. Acne scars can happen to anyone, however, don't lose hope because treatments are available to finally remove acne and acne scars from your life – for good. It may not be an easy road ahead, but it's possible.You just need to figure out which method is right for you.
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If space and time began with the Big Bang, does it make sense to speak of what came before the Big Bang? Stephen Hawking and other physicists say emphatically "NO!" Everything started with the Big Bang. To speak of what was before the Big Bang is as ludicrous as to ask what is north of the North Pole.
In the sense of cause and effect within the confines of this universe, science may be right. Scientists and lawyers are always looking for the cause of something. Science is concerned with grander things, like what caused the universe to come into being, while lawyers look at mundane events, like who caused the five car pile-up on the freeway. But both look for a prior event or events that conclude in a certain result. The lawyer might say that the cause of the accident was that the defendant was going too fast for conditions, which caused his car to spin out of control, which in turn caused it to crash into another car, which….. You get the picture. In order to reach this conclusion, the lawyer has to work backward in time from the result, the accident, and piece together a chain of events that are causally related to each other.
Science does the same thing most of the time. Working backwards in time involves a bit more than the lawyer's task because the scientist has to cover billions of years instead of a few seconds. Furthermore, the journey takes the scientist to the beginning of time, the day without a yesterday. Because there was no yesterday at the time of the Big Bang nothing could have happened that would causally relate to the Big Bang. The Big Bang just happened without anything influencing it because not only was there no time before the Big Bang, there was no space in which anything could act.
This is sound logic as long as we accept the view that the universe is all there is. But string theory argues that there could be series or parallel universes, an infinite number of them if we accept the theory that every time an event occurs the universe splits in two, one for each possible outcome. The theory supposes that nothing in any of those other universes can affect what happens in our universe, but what if it ain't necessarily so?
Imagine a play is the entire universe. The universe begins with the first notes of the overture and the universe ends when the curtain falls. What happens within the universe is unaffected by anything outside the universe. The audience can conceive of time before the universe began and time after the universe ends. The actors, while in their roles, have no concept of time or events outside of their universe. When the play ends the characters "die" and have no concept of anything because their universe has ended. Time is no more for them and space has ceased to exist.
Now put God in the role of the audience and this universe in the place of the stage. God has a conception of both time and space outside the confines of the universe, though we, the actors in the play, do not. In this context it does make sense to ask, what was God doing before He created the universe.
St. Augustine asked this same question in his Confessions, written in the Fourth Century A.D. It is an apocryphal story that this question was asked of Augustine, to which he replied "He was making Hell for people who ask such questions." Instead, what Augustine wrote was "I answer not as one is said to have done merrily (eluding the pressure of the question) 'He was preparing hell (saith he) for pryers into mysteries.' It is one thing to answer enquiries; another to make sport of enquirers."
Augustine went on to inquire about a time before the creation. If God was not doing anything for innumerable ages before He created earth, why did He stop doing nothing and start creating? Augustine answered his own question by saying that there were not innumerable ages for God because He created time as well as the earth. God's days do not proceed daily. In other words, there is no succession of days, one after the other, for God. Instead His days are today. Everything is present for God.
Return to the play. While the actors are living out their existence in their universe and while time passes for them in their roles, the audience is in its collective present. True, two or more hours of "real" time may pass for the audience but most people would consider themselves to be at the play "in the present" as opposed to in the past or in the future. Meanwhile, in a play like Les Miserables, decades pass for the actors, yet it all takes place in the audience's present.
This explains how God can hear the prayers of millions of supplicants. When an airplane is crashing and a hundred souls offer up prayers to God, He has not just the few seconds before their lives are snuffed out to consider those prayers. Instead He has eternity. Another crude example may help. A writer has put his heroine in a predicament. She is hanging by her fingertips from a ledge, dangling 100 feet above a raging river. In fact the predicament is so good that neither the author nor his heroine has any idea how to get out of it. The author can leave her hanging there for hours, weeks, months while he does other things and when he comes back to extricate her, no time has passed in her world.
So the answer to the question what came before the Big Bang depends on the view of the questioner. If the question is posed by one who believes that this universe is all there ever was and all there ever will be, the question is nonsensical. But if the questioner accepts string theory and its conclusions, it follows that there can be something outside this universe and therefore we can answer the question.


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Recently, Facebook has come under fire by the Federal Trade Commission for introducing changes to their products without alerting consumers. As Facebook and the FTC look to reach a settlement, it should be noted that at the same time, agricultural chemical companies are doing the same thing to some of our food products – introducing new characteristics and traits without alerting consumers.
And while the FTC has not yet investigated the recent manipulation of our food supply, a wide-ranging coalition of consumer, public health and environmental organizations, food companies, and individuals are working at the state level to inform consumers.
Last week, the California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act was submitted to the State Attorney General. The initiative, one that will be duplicated around the nation, requires genetically engineered foods (also known as Genetically Modified Organisms, or GMOs) and foods containing GMO ingredients to be clearly labeled, similar to current labels with other nutritional information.
Introduced into the United States food supply in the 1990s by agricultural chemical corporations without consumers' informed consent, these genetically engineered ingredients are pervasive in processed foods and infant formulas, without labels, and yet no studies longer than 90 days have been done on these ingredients.
A genetically engineered food is usually a plant or animal that has had its DNA altered at the molecular level in a lab to include genes that produce foreign compounds from other plants, animals, viruses, or bacteria. This genetic alteration is not found in nature and cannot occur naturally. Americans currently unknowingly are eating many different genetically engineered foods, because these foods are not required to be labeled.
Fifty countries including the European Union and Japan have laws mandating that genetically engineered foods be labeled, but the United States does not have such a requirement. Public opinion polls indicate that over 90 percent of voters support the labeling of genetically engineered foods.
Efforts to enact labeling laws in Congress and the California legislature have been blocked by big food and chemical company lobbyists. This measure will take the issue directly to the people to decide whether genetically engineered foods should be labeled.
The California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act was carefully and specifically written to avoid any unnecessary burden or cost to consumers or producers. California voters are expected to have the chance to vote on the initiative in November 2012. To learn more, please visit http://labelgmos.org/
If you are interested in introducing similar legislation in your state, please contact the team at AllergyKids by leaving a comment below or through our contact form.
To learn more, please visit http://labelgmos.org/ or http://www.justlabelit.org
My 3 year old is anaphylactic to all legumes, tree nuts, sesame, and sea food as well as food coloring. I would love to do my part to make our food safer. Two years ago he only had a peanut allergy now we have a long list to contend with.
Do you want to "Be GMO Free"? Take the GMO Survey at http://LivingOrganic.org to voice your opinion and learn more about genetically engineered food.


text: After our winter hibernation, the first Exit Zero issue of 2014 is here! The new, bigger and better format has arrived and this year's inaugural issue features complete coverage of the 10th Annual Exit Zero Burns Supper, the Chili and Chowder Challenge at Congress Hall, and the Kiwanis Club of Cape May's Holiday Party. You'll also get to meet our guy Aleksey, who is the man behind the Exit Zero camera, and we'll show you all of the fun that took place during the New Year's Eve parties. You will also notice the fun new photo captions, in which we've worked even harder to give you a better story about the people and events featured in the photos.


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Who do you think where the 40 greatest players for the Boston Celtics? I think Robert Cohen made many of the right choices in his new book The 40 greatest players in Boston Celtics basketball history.
Published by Down East Books, this is a very entertaining read. Having been a Celtics fan from my very earliest days, I certainly think he got it right with the top four: Bill Russell, Larry Bird, John Havlicek, and Bob Cousy.
Cohen's book provides lots of details about the lives and careers of these 40 great players, along with a history of the Celtics which came into existence on June 6, 1946. That was in the Basketball Association of America which eventually merged with its rival the National Basketball League at the conclusion of the 1948 – 49 campaign to form the National Basketball Association.
Coincidentally, I was born in1948. So the Celtics are as old as I am. Yikes!
I especially enjoyed the many photographs of these great players and their coaches including the very first one of Red Auerbach flanked by Bill Russell and Tommy Heinsohn.
Not content to just choose the 40 greatest players, Cohen, at the end of the book, picks an all-time Celtics first team and second team. And I think he got that right too.
This book would be a great Christmas present for anybody who loves the Celtics. And isn't that all of us?


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Mechanical Feedthroughs
It is often necessary to transmit mechanical movements into vacuum systems. There are few basic principles to execute the required movements such as rotation or translation working without or with magnets:
Elastomer and bellows sealed
Elastomer sealed systems are suitable for HV applications, while UHV processes require edge welded bellows sealed designs. Bellows sealed feedthroughs enable highest precision and reproducibility. In addition, these systems can be assembled completely free of magnetic fields being an essential criteria for many fields of application.
Magnetically coupled
The rotary or linear motion is transmitted by a mechanism on atmosphere side via a magnetic coupling to a shaft in the vacuum. The one-piece housing is open to the vacuum only. Strong magnets ensure a rigid coupling, which enables the transmission of high torques and high axial loads.
Magnetofluid sealed rotary feedthroughs
Magnetofluids with low vapor pressure are used for this purpose. Specially designed pole shoes and strong magnets retain the magnetofluid in the shape of liquid O-rings. The housing bundles the magnetic fields inside the rotary feedthrough, so that only a negligible magnetic stray field will remain outside.


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February 29, 2012 in Sports (E)
[prMac.com] New York, New York - Simplinova LLC today announced that their first App, EQUiTrail, is available exclusively for the iPhone through the Apple App Store. EQUiTrail offers real-time access to trail maps that horseback riders create as EQUiTrail tracks their location while they ride.
EQUiTrail tracks your location in the background for hands-free use while riding and allows you to place trail markers and photos you take on the map to identify natural obstacles, cross country fences, hazardous terrain, or a favorite lookout point. After your ride is complete, you can save your trail and access trail information including total distance traveled, ride duration, average speed, photos and trail markers placed on the map during the ride.
EQUiTrail users can also share their trail maps with other EQUiTrail users via email and have the ability to follow their own trails as well as trails shared by other users. EQUiTrail gives riders the ability to document and learn local riding trails and share them with the riding community. "As an avid trail rider and member of several land associations that allow riders to access hundreds of acres of trails, I needed a way to be able to track, document and share trail rides with other riders as well as find local trails that others had suggested I ride", says one of EQUiTrail's developers, "EQUiTrail offers a simple, easy and fun way to do just that. I have been using the app to track both recreational and competitive trail rides with my family and friends every weekend!".
EQUiTrail is now available for $4.99 in the U.S. and is priced accordingly in other regions. EQUiTrail is available world-wide from Apple's App Store for the iPhone.
Please visit www.equitrailapp.com for more information about EQUiTrail, including FAQs, screenshots, and a video demo of the app. Visit www.simplinova.com for additional company information.
If you would like further information about EQUiTrail or Simplinova, please contact the Simplinova team.
Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 4.3 or later
Pricing and Availability:
EQUiTrail 1.0 is $4.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Sports category.
Simplinova is a U.S.-based development company focused on developing innovative applications that are intuitive, reliable and, of course, fun to use. We strive to exceed our clients expectations by delivering exceptional, high quality mobile solutions. Focusing on the iOS platform, we are experienced in both large scale enterprise projects and small custom applications. Copyright (C) 2012 Simplinova. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.


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Tutor profile: Will K.
Subject: Writing
When writing the first draft of a paper, what should be your primary concern?
When writing your first draft, you should not be concerned about anything in particular. Your goal should be to get all of your ideas down in tangible form, this is what some refer to as 'word-vomit'. This technique is effective because it allows you to efficiently produce a pool of possible ideas from which to base the development of your essay upon.
Subject: Environmental Science
What sort of organisms and biological structures would one expect to see appear in the process of secondary succession?
After primary succession has occurred, and lichens and mosses are already present, one can expect small shrubs and bushes to appear.
Subject: Graphic Design
When designing a large graphic for use in a web-environment, what three fundamental ideas should you incorporate into the layout?
When creating any graphic or image, one must keep in mind: balance, symmetry, and unity. Balance is the inclusion of complimentarily placed elements to create a sense of order in the graphic. Symmetry is the positioning of elements in such a fashion that the viewer is not confused, and the progression of focus follows a logically and mathematically consistent path. Unity is the creation of elements that mesh well with one another to create an integrated and congruent look and feel.
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