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Exercise Your Body and Exercise Your Brain
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Do you ever think about how you think? Do you ever wonder how your brain works? Have you ever wondered how things are stored in your memory? Do you ever worry about losing mental sharpness? Do you want to maintain a strong, active mind? King David must have thought about things like that when he wrote, "I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made" (Psalms 139:14 Psalms 139:14I will praise you; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are your works; and that my soul knows right well.
American King James Version×).
The human brain is like an amazing personal computer—but it's far more complex than any computer that has ever existed. The functioning part of the brain is made up of billions of neurons. The actual size of a neuron is about 1/100th the size of the dot at the end of this sentence. Neurons are the brain's nerve cells. Think of a neuron as a sun with rays extending out from all sides—thousands of them—these rays are called dendrites. Dendrites form on the neurons as a result of learning.
Dendrites are like branches. One of them is longer than the others and is called the axon. The dendrites between neurons don't touch each other. They are separated by a tiny gap, known as a synapse. Electrical impulses travel along the axon, cross the synapse and are received by the dendrites of another neuron. An impulse can travel all the way through a person in ⅕ of a second!
A fatty substance known as myelin coats the axon. This acts as insulation and increases the speed at which impulses travel. It is interesting to note that myelin is thicker around the axons that are used more often.
Researchers have now discovered the brain does generate neurons in the part of the brain that stores learning and memory. It used to be thought the brain cells could not regenerate.
As we get older, the number of neurons we have may decrease, but the brain can continue to build new connections (dendrites) on the neurons. When you learn something new, your brain begins to build new connections. Repeating a new skill makes the connections stronger. If you are required to perform a very difficult skill, a greater number of dendrites are built on the neurons, which results in more places for learning to be stored.
A walk can help
For the brain to perform well, it needs several important things. One of these is oxygen. We all know exercise is important in maintaining our physical health, but did you know it is also important in order to keep your brain working at an optimum level?
The human brain is like an amazing personal computer—but it's far more complex than any computer that has ever existed.
Physical exercise increases blood circulation, which then increases oxygen in the brain. Even small amounts of moderate exercise, like taking a walk, will increase the amount of oxygen in your brain. Mental sharpness is directly linked to the amount of oxygen available to the brain. Higher levels of oxygen increase mental performance, which translates into faster reactions, better memory, clearer thinking, higher concentration and reduced stress. Simply put, the more oxygen—the better the brain performs.
Exercise not only delivers oxygen, it stimulates the brain and enhances learning. The brain improves with exercise much like the muscles do. The implications of this are that both adults and children need physical exercise every day in order for their brains to function well while learning.
So can mental exercise
However, insuring your brain will perform at a higher level involves more than just exercising your body. You need mental exercise and stimulation, as well. Mental exercise involves repeating something we have learned and mental stimulation involves experiencing something new. The brain craves novelty and needs the stimulation of learning new things. Mental exercise actually helps the brain to build new connections between the neurons.
Repeating a new skill or a new learning thickens the coating around the axon and makes the brain pathway for that skill more efficient. This is where memory comes into play.
The implications of this are that both adults and children need physical exercise every day in order for their brains to function well while learning.
Learning is how we get knowledge—memory is how we keep it. We can learn something like a grocery list, store it in short-term memory and then lose it when it is no longer needed. In order to store something in long-term memory, it must initially be repeated many times, and then reviewed again over a longer period of time. There is very little long-term memory of new learning if it is not reviewed and repeated.
We have to be actively engaged mentally while we are learning in order to remember what we learn. This means we are concentrating on what we are learning and not distracted by other sights and sounds around us. The more our senses are involved in learning—taste, touch, sight, sound and smell, as well as movement and emotions—the more attention we pay to what we are learning and the more we remember.
Review, repeat, remember!
We also need review and repetition to remember what we learn. If we take notes during a lecture, review them several times, think about and evaluate what we learn, we will remember more than if we just sit back and listen. Active mental and physical participation while learning is far more effective than passive learning.
Most of what we do each day is habitual. In effect, we have memorized much of our daily routine. We do many things without even thinking about them. Similarly, as we repeat a new skill or activity, it becomes more and more automatic until we perform it without really thinking about it, like driving a car or riding a bike. We exert very little brainpower when doing things that have become habits. Repeating new learning strengthens the pathways along which brain impulses travel. The more an action or thinking is repeated, the more automatic it becomes. Over time, it becomes a habit. Your thinking becomes who you are. Solomon wrote, "For as he thinks in his heart, so is he" (Proverbs 23:7 Proverbs 23:7For as he thinks in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, said he to you; but his heart is not with you.
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It is important to learn good habits to begin with because unlearning and relearning habits is very difficult. Learning a new skill takes much more brainpower than repeating an old one. However, when you diligently practice a new skill over time, the likelihood it will become a permanent habit is greatly increased.
Challenge your brain
Your brain is designed for constant growth—both physically and spiritually. When things become routine, you need to challenge your brain by learning something new.
Most of what we do each day is habitual. In effect, we have memorized much of our daily routine.
How do you exercise your brain? What can you do to stimulate your brain and help it to build new connections? Do something new. Read an interesting book, take a class, go on a trip, go out to a different place for lunch, learn a new skill or hobby, join a club, take a different route home, explore a tourist attraction in your hometown that you've never been to, do volunteer work in your community or even teach something you know to someone else. New activities stimulate the brain. Repeating those new things builds new connections in your brain.
If you have children, teach them new games and read books to them that are above their reading ability. Talk to them about "what if," "why" and "what do you think about…"
Read stories about people in the Bible to your children, then talk about the choices those people made and the results of those choices. Ask them which of the Ten Commandments were kept or broken. Ask your children to think about what they would do in a similar situation. Teaching your children to think about cause and effect will sharpen your thinking skills, as well as theirs.
New brain research shows your brain does not have to slowly die year after year.
New brain research shows your brain does not have to slowly die year after year. It can continue to grow and learn throughout your lifetime. Each of us has an active choice in whether and how much that happens. Your brain needs oxygen gained through physical exercise and it needs mental stimulation gained through learning new things to keep it sharp. You can maintain a strong and active mind. Go out and learn something new!
Recommended reading
If you want to learn more about how your brain works, check out one of these books:
* David A. Sousa, How the Brain Learns (second edition), 2001.
* Eric Jensen, Teaching With the Brain in Mind, 1998.
* Lawrence C. Katz, Ph. D., and Manning Rubin, Keep Your Brain Alive, 1999.


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Preventive Measures
Preventive dentistry is the first component in a total treatment plan.
Our preventive care plan begins with a review of your medical history, and other important components, such as:
Regular Check-ups every 3, 4, 6 months
Flouride treatments and sealants Evaluation of existing oral conditions Early intervention to reduce the indidence of dental and oral diseases.
Dentistry Doctors and hygienists help patients understand exactly what their oral health issues are, and what might happen if suggested treatment plans are not followed. Children are taught proper brushing and flossing techniques by our pediatric staff as the very first steps in a lifetime of dental health. We also encourage patients who smoke to quit, providing advice and support as they work to give up this difficult habit.
As part of a preventive plan, we also perform:
- Complete tooth and gum examination
- Interpretation of dental x-rays
- Oral cancer screening
- Blood pressure screening
- Evaluation of jaw joint problems
And, should your care involve more than preventive measures,
our dental specialists are here to provide you the optimum in patient care you need.
Of all the ways modern dentistry has to replace missing teeth, dental implants are by far the best. There is no tooth-replacement option that will give you a longer-lasting result. Implants also help preserve tooth-supporting bone that naturally deteriorates when a tooth is lost. Loss of bone is one of the major hidden consequences of losing teeth.
A dental implant most often takes the form of a small, screw-shaped titanium post that replaces the root-part of a missing tooth. The surgical procedure used to place an implant is actually quite minor and routine, requiring only local anesthesia in most cases. After a healing period, the implant is topped with a lifelike crown custom-made to match your existing natural teeth. Implants have a documented success rate of over 95%, which is significantly higher than any other tooth-replacement option.
How Implants Work
During a minor surgical procedure, your dental implant is inserted directly into the jawbone in the space vacated by the missing tooth. It will then be left to heal for a period of months before the final crown is attached. During this healing period, the implant actually fuses to the bone surrounding it.
Tooth Replacement Options Using Dental Implants
Implants can replace missing teeth in a variety of ways. They can be used to:
Replace One Tooth — When you have one tooth missing, a single implant is inserted into the bone to replace the root part of that tooth; a crown then goes on top to simulate an actual tooth. This treatment choice has the highest success rate, making it the best long-term investment for replacing a single missing tooth. Even if the initial cost is slightly higher than other options, it is the most cost-effective solution over time. An implant will never decay or need root canal treatment, and feels just like the tooth that was there.
Replace Multiple Teeth — When you have more than one tooth missing, implants provide an ideal replacement mechanism. You don't even need one implant for every missing tooth. Instead, implant teeth can act as supports for fixed bridgework. For example, if you are missing three teeth in a row, we can place two implants, one on either side of the gap, and a crown in between that has no implant underneath. That way, you won't need to use any of your remaining natural teeth as bridge supports, which could weaken them and make them more susceptible to decay.
Replace All Teeth Permanently — Implants can support an entire arch of upper or lower replacement teeth that are fixed into the mouth and are never removed. Sometimes the new teeth can be supported by as few as 4 implants. It's comparable to the structure of a table, which only needs 4 legs to hold it up. In cases where jawbone density and volume have deteriorated, 5 or 6 implants might be needed to support a row of 10 to 12 teeth. Dental implant replacement teeth protect your jawbone, won't slip, and should last a lifetime.
Support Removable Dentures — Implants can even make removable dentures more comfortable, effective and healthier to wear. Traditional dentures rest on the gums and put pressure on the underlying bone. This accelerates bone loss so that the jaw shrinks and the dentures slip, particularly on the bottom. But today dentists can attach a removable denture onto implants, transferring that pressure into the bone structure rather than the bone surface. This prevents the dentures from slipping while you eat and speak, and preserves the bone directly beneath them.
Implant Care and Maintenance
There are only two ways an implant can lose attachment to the bone and fail once it has successfully fused: poor oral hygiene or excessive biting forces. Poor oral hygiene and/or a lack of regular cleanings can lead to a destructive bacterial infection called peri-implantitis. Flossing and brushing your teeth on a daily basis, along with regular professional cleanings, can prevent this. Excessive biting forces can come from either a habit of clenching or grinding your teeth, or an insufficient number of implants to handle the forces generated by your bite. You should receive the correct number of implants so this does not happen. And if you have a habit of grinding or clenching your teeth, a nightguard will be recommended to protect your implants. After all, implants are a long-term investment in your smile, your health and your well-being, so it's best to protect your investment.
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Dental Implants – Your Best Option For Replacing Teeth Dental implants have many advantages over older methods of tooth replacement like bridges and dentures — from the way they function and feel to the way they look and last. Vigorous research has documented and confirmed that in the right situations, dental implant success rates are over 95%. It is no exaggeration to say that they have revolutionized dentistry. They may even change your life... Read Article
The Hidden Consequences of Losing Teeth For those missing even one tooth, an unsightly gap is actually the least significant problem. What's of far greater concern is the bone loss that inevitably follows tooth loss. Dental implants can preserve bone, improve function and enhance psychological well-being. Learn how implants serve both as anchors to support replacement teeth and preserve bone... Read Article

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The dismantling of equipment at the shutdown units 1 and 2 of the Beloyarsk nuclear power plant in Russia has started. Decommissioning of the two prototype reactors is expected to take 18 years to complete.
Beloyarsk 1 and 2 were prototype water-cooled graphite-moderated channel-type slow neutron reactors with capacities of 100 MWe and 200 MWe respectively. They are referred to as ABM-100 and ABM-200 units. Unit 1 began operating in April 1964 and was shut down in 1981, while unit 2 started up in 1967 and closed in 1989. The fuel has since been removed from both units and kept in an on-site storage pool.
Work to dismantle equipment at the two units has now begun, starting with the turbogenerator for unit 1. The compaction of some radioactive wastes - including parts of equipment, tools and clothing used during the operation and maintenance of units 1 and 2 - has also started. This waste has up until now been kept in a dry storage facility at the Beloyarsk site, near Zarechny in the Sverdlovsk region. Depending on its activity, the compacted waste will either be sent for recycling or final disposal.
The first step in decommissioning is to manage the used fuel, but the ABM fuel assemblies have unique geometric dimensions and so a special reprocessing line for them is under development. The transport of used fuel from Beloyarsk to the reprocessing plant will begin in a few years' time.
The reactor graphite stacks will then be dismantled and the reactor buildings decontaminated. Demolishing of the main building housing units 1 and 2 will then commence, which is scheduled to be completed by 2032. The site of the units will then be cleared for other industrial uses.
The decommissioning work will be funded by nuclear power plant operator Rosenergoatom, a subsidiary of Russian state nuclear enterprise Rosatom. No funds were set aside during Soviet times for the decommissioning of nuclear reactors but since 1995 nuclear power plants have contributed to a decommissioning fund.
Two commercial-scale fast neutron reactors have been built at Beloyarsk. Unit 3 - a BN-600 - has been in operation since 1981 and is expected to run until 2025. Unit 4 - a larger BN-800 - is expected to start up later this year.
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Yard Sales Assistant – Jewson Builders' Merchants - Rugby, Warwickshire
Jewson are a part of Saint-Gobain - Winners of 'TOP EMPLOYER UK AND GLOBAL' five years running! (2016-2020)
Our Jewson Rugby team are looking for a dedicated Yard Sales Assistant who prides themselves on delivering first class service and who can really make a difference. In this exciting role, you will undertake yard and warehouse duties to help promote and maximise sales, whilst at all times ensuring customer needs are met and exceeded.
As the UK's leading supplier of building materials and sustainable timber, Jewson always aim to provide a friendly customer service and expert advice. So if you're customer focused and looking for a new challenge, then this may be the opportunity for you!
As a Yard Sales Assistant with Jewson, you will:
- Deal with customers on a day to day basis in the yard, building long term relationships and providing outstanding customer service.
- Assist in the loading and unloading of vehicles, maintaining stock levels in both the shop and yard areas to a high standard of Health & Safety and neatness.
- Ensure that all goods are correctly priced via label checks, enabling minimum stock shrinkage and accurate daily stock counts.
- Process all sales orders promptly to meet every Jewson customer's needs.
First and foremost, we always want to recruit talented people that align well with our values and way of working; we innovate, we collaborate, we're agile, we act with entrepreneurial spirit, and we're supportive of and close to our customers.
So if you…
- Have fantastic customer service experience and know what great service looks, sounds and feels like.
- Have excellent communication skills for dealing with customers and colleagues alike.
- Are able to deliver with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Are positive, personable and a real team player.
- Hold a counterbalance/FLT license, as you'll need to operate a forklift truck to ensure our delivery drivers get in and out in double quick time.
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- 31 days holiday (including bank holidays).
- A defined contribution pension scheme.
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Journal of Virus Eradication 2015; 1: 55–58
Jürgen Kurt Rockstroh
Department of Medicine I, University Hospital Bonn, Germany; German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Bonn-Cologne, Bonn, Germany
Following the approval of the first HCV direct-acting antiviral (DAA) in 2011, an unforeseen revolution in the treatmentof chronic hepatitis C has taken place. In 2015 several all-oral DAA regimens, combining agents from different families(NS5B nucleotide inhibitors, NS5B non-nucleoside inhibitors, NS5A replication complex inhibitors and NS3/4A proteaseinhibitors) are now commercially available. In clinical trials, these regimens result in an increase in sustained virologicalresponse (SVR) rates to above 90–95% and reduce the duration of treatment to 12 weeks or less. As these new all-oraltherapies are easy to take, with some already available as simple fixed-dose combinations, and are associated with minimaladverse events, increasing numbers of HCV patients appear treatable with these modern regimens. Nevertheless, thequestions remain on how far the spectacular treatment trial results can be reproduced in clinical practice and whether morechallenging patient populations, including previous non-responders and patients with advanced cirrhosis, will continue toexist even in the era of all-oral DAA therapy.
Keywords: HCV, genotype, cirrhosis, liver transplantation, DAA
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) was discovered in 1989 and was quickly established as the major cause of non-A, non-B hepatitis(NANB) [1,2]. HCV is an RNA virus that belongs to the family Flaviviridae . Overall, seven major genotypes and 67 subtypes have been described, with genotype 1 accounting for ~70% of infections in the US and Europe [3]. HCV genotypes have been particularly important in the past with regard to probability of achieving cure following an interferon (IFN)-based HCV therapy.Although this may become less relevant in the direct-acting antiviral (DAA) era, so far not all DAAs are active against all genotypes. The prevalence of HCV is approximately 3% around the world [4]. This virus can cause chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Therefore, HCV treatment has always been a desirable goal in order to cure HCV and thereby prevent fibrosis progression and development of cirrhosis and other liver disease-related complications. Even before the discovery of the HCV virus, the first pilot studies had evaluated the efficacy and safety of IFN-α to treat patients with NANB hepatitis, following encouraging results from IFN treatment trialsi n hepatitis B [5]. Subsequently, IFN monotherapy administered thrice weekly for 24 weeks became the first HCV therapy, albeit with low sustained virological response (SVR) rates of only6%[6]. Adding ribavirin, extending treatment duration and finally introducing pegylated interferon helped to substantially increase overall HCV cure rates to above 50% (Figure 1) [6,7]. Host factors that were associated with a good response were young age,female gender, non-African-American heritage and low fibrosis levels, and, more recently, presence of the IL-28B CC genotype[8]. More challenging patient groups were cirrhotics, previous IFN non-responders, patients with HCV recurrence after liver transplantation, and patients with HIV co-infection who, in controlled clinical trials, were much less likely to achieve SVR.Also, IFN-based therapy was strongly restricted in its widespread use because of its very significant adverse-event profile and high rate of treatment-related complications. Indeed, more than 50%of a given HCV cohort appeared to have contraindications against interferon, preventing its use accordingly. Therefore, the development of DAAs that allowed all-oral IFN-free and, at best,also ribavirin-free HCV regimens, has introduced a whole new era of HCV therapy. Not only are these new therapies much better tolerated but they also achieve cure of HCV defined as SVR12–24 weeks after stopping HCV therapy in more than 90–95%of patients, promising widespread cure for all [9–16]. Clearly, the most obvious limitation of these new therapies is their extremely high price, which has led to a considerable delay and hindrance in the uptake of these new treatment options. Indeed, there is still no access to these new therapies in many countries or their use is reserved only for patients with advanced F3–F4 fibrosis. In clinical practice the question remains, how will patients,particularly in the presence of liver cirrhosis and priornon-response or failure to a first DAA and IFN-containing HCV regimen, respond to these new drugs outside clinical trials? This review summarises the current successes and remaining challenges of modern all-oral HCV therapy.
HCV treatment data from real-life patient settings
One of the first large cohorts of HCV patients receiving DAA-based therapy was presented at AASLD in 2014 by the TRIO network [17]. The objective of the study was to evaluate outcomes with sofosbuvir- and simeprevir-containing regimens in a real-world, heterogeneous population. Data were collected
through the Trio Platform directly from electronic prescribing records. Overall, 1211 patients from 150 academic and community sites were included in this database. The main regimens examined were: sofosbuvir (SOF)/pegylated interferon(PEG)/ribavirin (RBV), SOF/RBV and SOF/simeprevir (SMV)±RBV. Of 995 participants who could be analysed, 59% were male, 16% African-American, 30% had cirrhosis, 16% had platelet counts below 100,000/µL, 43% were treatment-experienced (35% null responders, 65% partialresponders/relapsers) and 20% had already received an HCV protease inhibitor (PI) [17]. All baseline characteristics indicatedt hat this was a more difficult-to-treat patient population than normally enrolled into clinical trials. The SVR12 rates for the different regimens (SOF/PEG/RBV and SOF/SMV ±RBV) for genotype 1 patients were 72% and 82%, respectively. Clearly,these results demonstrate that overall cure rates in clinical practice remain high and appear reproducible. However, on average there is a 5–10% lower cure rate than in clinical trials.Indeed, there are a growing number of patients for whom treatment with DAA-based therapy has failed and who will require a more potent treatment option in the near future. This is particularly true for the more challenging patient populations such as the cirrhotic genotype 1 patient with a history of previous non-response to HCV treatment. Most impressively, treatment discontinuation rates were extremely low at only 5%, with 3%owing to non-adherence and 1.9% for adverse events only,underlining the good tolerability of modern all-oral HCV therapy.Similar data were presented at the same meeting from the TARGET database, which represents an ongoing longitudinal observational study at 43 academic and 13 community centres in North America (n =51) and Europe (n =5) [18]. Overall, 2330 HCV patients consented to be enrolled into this observational study:52.2% of whom were treatment experienced, 48.4% had cirrhosis at baseline and 9.4% had already received a first HCV PI-based regimen that had failed. In addition, 19.2% of recorded patients were aged over 65 years, again highlighting that the patients within this study were much closer to real-world patient populations. Virological response rates were very encouraging. In HCV non-cirrhotic genotype 1 patients receiving SOF/SMV±RBV, SVR4 was 92% (113/123) and 87% (1566/1800) inpatients with cirrhosis. Patients with genotype 1a were only a little less likely to achieve SVR4 (89%; 47/53) than patients with HCV genotype 1b (95%; 88/93).


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AGING: WARNING - Navigating Life's Medical, Mental & Financial Minefields, by Sharon Sebastian, faults a failed Government and Care Industry in this highly Explosive Exposé.
Sarasota, FL, USA (October 29, 2015) -- Guerilla journalist, Sharon Sebastian, writes a timely and prescient book with shocking insights about aging in America.
"Make no mistake; aging in America is warfare. Families suffer, lives are lost prematurely, and incomes are under siege." - Sharon Sebastian, Author
Sharon Sebastian's "AGING: WARNING - Navigating Life's Medical, Mental & Financial Minefields" is a take-no-prisoners exposé about the malfeasance of government and the multi-billion dollar elder care industry. Families, seniors, and veterans must not attempt to maneuver the minefields of medical or elder care without being armed with this book. Sebastian warns, "Families need to know what they don't know."
Embedded for years within the elder care system from hospitals to nursing homes, Sebastian uncovers a system that is deeply flawed and a liability to the future of the American family. A multi-year investigation reveals that seniors and their families are both targets and casualties of a profit-driven care industry and culpable State and Federal governments.
Input from top experts from various fields is coupled with insider knowledge on how families may remain safe, sane, and solvent. Patients and families demanded that "the truth must be told." First-hand investigations give vital insight to the rapidly increasing numbers of families who "need to know."
Sharon Sebastian witnessed it, researched it, and now shares it as she openly warns about the perils of aging in her fight for the rights and protections of all Americans. Charting a path for change, Sebastian sets a course for redirection at a time critical to America's future.
Sharon Sebastian, author of "Aging: WARNING - Navigating Life's Medical, Mental & Financial Minefields" is a columnist, commentator and contributor in print and on nationwide broadcasts on topics ranging from healthcare, culture, religion, and politics to domestic and global policy. Website: http://www.AgingWarning.com
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Four stars. Rated PG-13, for dramatic intensity, bloody peril, brief gore and fleeting profanity
By Derrick Bang • Originally published in The Davis Enterprise, 6.24.16
Solo turns are demanding even for accomplished performers, and for the obvious reason: It's not easy to emote in a vacuum. Actors draw a lot of energy from the dynamic shared with co-stars; remove the rhythm established with such a bond, and the challenge increases exponentially.
Several examples leap to mind: Tom Hanks, in Cast Away; Robert Redford, in All Is Lost; and — for much of the film — Leonardo DiCaprio, in The Revenant. Perhaps not coincidentally, all are survival dramas.
To their company we now add Blake Lively, in The Shallows. And while I wouldn't presume to equate her acting chops with the three individuals cited above, she nonetheless delivers a credible, persuasive portrayal of a resourceful, level-headed woman who does her best to overcome a horrific situation.
Because, yes, this is another survival drama.
Director Jaume Collet-Serra's tidy little thriller can be summed up in three words: Woman vs. shark. But scripter Anthony Jaswinski finds increasingly clever ways to expand upon that simple premise, building suspense via the careful establishment of character and detail. Jaswinski, bless him, obviously understands the dramatic principle of Chekhov's gun: If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging on the wall, in the second or third chapter it absolutely must go off.
The Shallows is constructed very much in the style of a taut three-act play: the deceptively calm introduction; the explosion of danger, and explicit disclosure of overwhelming odds; and, finally, the struggle. Given that structure, Jaswinski deftly inserts trivial and incidental first-act details that later prove important.
I like smart scripts, and this is a smart script.
We meet Nancy Adams (Lively) as a passenger being driven to an isolated beach somewhere along the Mexican coast (actually Lord Howe Island, approximately 600 nautical miles east of Sydney, Australia). As we gradually learn, via brief flashbacks and phone calls, she's making a cathartic pilgrimage of sorts, to the place where family lore says she was conceived.
Nancy is a skilled surfer; so was her mother, in her day. Nancy's driver, Carlos (Óscar Jaenada), doesn't quite believe any of this saga, but he recognizes that the trip is nonetheless important to this perky American. Their skillfully sketched conversation, lasting only a few minutes, tells us everything we need to know about Nancy. Jaswinski's dialog is economical; the casual, spontaneous bond between Nancy and Carlos is well developed by the two actors. It feels genuine.


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I have just attended a lovely talk hosted by the Women@Forbes featuring the founders of The Muse and three other great guest speakers one of which was from Forbes' 30-under-30. Amazingly, most of the people I met with and talked to are entrepreneurs, from personal financial advisor, freelance PR consultant, to founder of a food company that supports local communities (and of course, The Muse's founders). And, the most beautiful job I have observed is owned by the old warm-looking couple in their 70s next to their little table of books near the doorstep where I made my purchase: "We do not have a bookstore. We just follow where the events are and anticipate the number of books that may be sold. We have been in the business for 30 years and although we do not have precise estimation but with experience, we are better at it." They are even far beyond Amazon, huh?
And here are the key notes and my take from the talk:
1. Don't forget to leverage the new tools like Twitter, LinkedIn, etc, for networking. If you follow someone with a natural interest in their work, that will shine through when you make requests for a connection, mentorship, etc. One of the speakers got her mentor, who later was the CTO of CISCO, through Twitter. My take: Yes, go technology, social media, etc., and whatever platforms it takes, the key is to be sincere and articulate what help you need.
2. The speed that tenure has changed is amazing. Companies are struggling to retain employees who increasingly ask for paths to grow. Indeed, when I myself conducted interviews with the employees about the top factors that make them leave at my previous company where 80% of the population was under 30, the common answer was when they feel like they do not learn and grow any more. My take: You own your career so do not wait for a so-called "path to grow" or "career path" as they take ages to come or just look nice on papers (practically). Be on top of the market, internally and externally, even when you are not actively searching for jobs, as this keeps you in proactive positions no matter what.
3. Knowing yourself is very important. My take: Undoubtedly. There are times people just blindly apply for job without truly understanding their strengths, unique experience, etc., and what they are really looking for. So cool jobs belong to those who know very well who they are.
4. The resumes or cover letters that are turned down within seconds are those of copy-and-paste process without any homework. Employers are only keen on people who are thoughtful about the company and the values they bring, not just "this job is good for me". My take: Before applying for a job, going for an interview,.., ask not what the company can do for you—ask what you can do for the company. That is why they create the position in the first place.
5. Career changers are the 2nd biggest group, after job seekers. For anyone who is looking for what else and what is next, break previous roles and roles of consideration into skills so you can have a practical evaluation of what the right next move is. Moreover, find ways to ease your way into a new job with totally new aspect (different area of expertise / from being an entrepreneur to having a boss, etc.) by asking for options like working part time or as a freelancer. My take: Have a well-structured process to guide you through vision and goal setting, strategies, options, etc. and best is to have a great career coach.
6. For some people, starting their own businesses before working for someone works, but not for others. Working for someone helps you get the skills you need to operate your own companies. My take: Follow your gut. Connect with great people. And once you decide which path to take, give it your best.
7. Not every job has to be a good experience. Keep in mind that when you learn so much, that opens up the world. Keep in mind that you are here to learn and you will stay here this long. My take: Whoever successful in their careers, based on my observation, are those ever conquering the bad and ugly experiences, which pivot them to the next good one(s). So "When Someone Offers You a Seat On a Rocket Ship, You Get On." (Eric Schmidt).
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This section is split into two parts.
The Hello, World tutorials should be followed in sequence and show how to extend the Java or Kotlin CorDapp Template into a full CorDapp.
The remaining tutorials cover individual platform features in isolation. They don't depend on the code from the Hello, World tutorials, and can be read in any order.
- Writing a contract
- Writing a contract test
- Upgrading contracts
- Integration testing
- Using the client RPC API
- Building transactions
- Writing flows
- Writing flow tests
- Running a notary service
- Writing oracle services
- Writing a custom notary service (experimental)
- Transaction tear-offs
- Using attachments
- Event scheduling
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Monthly Archives: November 2014
Thanksgiving Video
Our friend Ryan Morigeau has been blessed by God with an amazing artistic eye and he is always practicing taking pictures and videos. His work is really great, especially when it stars my favorite family in my favorite house, celebrating one of my favorite holidays. We are so thankful for our community here and the one back "home" who reads this blog. Blessings of gratitude to you every day.
Getting the Turkey Ready!
Unexpected surprises in a store bought turkey from Cuzco. Last year we had one raised locally here in Curahuasi. It was small and tough. We decided we wanted a good steroid or hormone enhanced, cage fed turkey this year like we were used to in the US. We want more meat! Still we found some things inside tonight as we were preparing the bird that we are not used to finding back home. Still, we are very thankful to have the bird to share with all our friends. Thanksgiving at our house tomorrow! We will be thinking of everyone back home.
Carry the Load
A quick share of a story from the hospital website on how we manage to run this hospital financially with a community of patients who cannot pay.
Who Carries the "Load"
There are three support groups
To operate the Diospi Suyana Hospital and keep the Diospi Suyana School running requires a monthly sum of $150,000. As patients carry only a fraction of the true cost, Diospi Suyana would bleed financially after a few weeks and would be bankrupt sooner or later. The support of our work comes from three sides.
1. Our missionaries work for the school and hospital on a voluntary basis. They are supported through friends and therefore the hospital does not have to pay them a salary. However, the hospital does pay the salaries for 150 Peruvian employees.
2. Monthly or quarterly Diospi Suyana receives financial assistance from 968 friends. These donations cover the majority of our budget.
3. And 624 people have committed to pray regularly for our work, asking God's blessings for our patients, students, and staff. We can work hard, but only God is able to miraculously make much from little and out of nowhere do something miraculous.
The View is Worth the Pain to See It
Heading up one side of the mountain.
To see the view on the other side!
Our Neighbor Freddy
Here is a post from the hospital website. If you click the first video, you will hear the story of a neighbor of ours. We pick Freddy up for school every morning. He has a shy smile, and his entire family is very friendly. It is a pleasure to see their smiling faces every morning. If you wonder if I feel a little funny or if I feel emotionally conflicted picking him up in my 4 wheel drive car every morning . . . the answer is yes, but I have gotten used to it. I see the poverty every day, but the truth is that I am not always aware of it. If I really processed what I saw every day it would be overwhelming. The first picture from the article has one of our favorite students at the school in the middle background.
Four children from Curahuasi – three must see videos
Students of our school
What does it mean to grow up in the Andes of Peru? What are the consequences of alcoholism and poverty? We thank director Christian Bigalke and all of his staff for the dedicated and inspiring work on behalf of the disadvantaged children of Curahuasi.
I had a patient come into the ER having been run over by a car. The family that brought him stated that he was a known drunk in a neighboring town, and they had found him on the street, run over, and so they brought him in. He looked terrible. He had a broken left lower leg that swung freely like an extra joint. He had a broken femur (upper leg) that did not swing freely but was bent like an extra knee. His forearm was broken and floppy. He had a broken pubic bone and a broken sacrum (basically a fractured pelvis), he had a broken clavicle as well as 8 broken ribs on the left side. Both lungs were collapsed. His urethra was ruptured so that he could not empty his bladder. His right ear was ripped partially off. Surprisingly he was still alive, and actually somewhat awake. We stabilized him, and during the process the older woman who had brought him in stated that they had to be honest and that they had run over him while backing up their car in the dark. The drunks in town will fall asleep in the middle of the road, and they can be hard to see in the pitch dark where there are no street lights. Especially when you are backing up. The next morning the patient was intubated with lots of medicine to maintain his blood pressure, but stable. We cannot treat this type of trauma in our hospital, and this man needed many operations to get better so the decision was made that we needed to transfer him to Cuzco. However, we had a serious concern that he would die, not during the transfer, but soon after the transfer. Patients that are this critical often do not do well in Peruvian hospitals. The patient's family has to go buy the medicines and all the things that are needed to care for the patient. The hospital will not provide them charitably. About this time the people who brought him in admitted to us that they were actually the patient's family. We wondered if the older woman was going to eventually come back and tell us that she was his wife. People are so concerned about the costs of medical care, about troubles with the law that they will lie to avoid issues and to avoid paying. It can make caring for patients very difficult. We did manage to transfer this patient. He died in Cuzco the day after our transfer, just as we were concerned might happen. It is a tough spot to be in. We could keep him alive, but we could not make the definitive treatment that would heal him. So we had to transfer, even though we knew that he might die for lack of care at his destination. A tough choice.


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One of the most important thing of the living room is the coffee table. A beautiful, creative coffee table can change the entire look of the room. And it doesn't mean it have to be expensive. You can even make by yourself such kind of furniture using pallet. Wooden pallets have become a useful resource in home décor and design.
The wood can be like new, rustic with patina, or somewhere in between. And, best of all (to the DIY world, at least), is their price. They are cheap and you can find them almost everywhere.
There are so many ideas to apply on this project. If you're able to find unusually colored or stained pallets, you can use them to create an exotic-looking coffee table, or you can even paint it by yourself. You can make small drawers for storage; you can make a pallet coffee table with a glass on top - it gives a modern look to your living room or terrace (a pallet table is functional for both indoors and outdoor use). The base can be decorated with flower vases etc.
Depending on the type of wood pallets you use, you could create similar coffee tables with more or less rusticity to match your design style.
These beautiful themed pieces of furniture are easy to make and they are also fun and interactive projects:


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04/05/2016-It's Just a Phase.on April 5, 2016 at 12:00 am
There hasn't been a lot of material transport devices in the Indavo Series. One notable example was used by the Cabal. Gateways of the trans-dimensional nature are rather popular. The Adherents here are using a new twist a reality Gateway.


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The Best Damn Beef Stew Ever (with AIP version)
Mary Vance, NC
2 lbs grass fed beef stew meat (chuck or round, don't get the lower fat option!), chopped in ½ inch or inch cubes. Always get grass fed for its better fatty acid profile.
2 Tbsps olive oil, butter, or bacon fat
1 large onion, chopped
2-3 large carrots, chopped
2 large red or purple potatoes (not Idaho!), cut into 1-inch cubes OR 2 parsnip for AIP option
4-6 cloves of garlic, minced, more if you like it that way (I am a garlic fiend and usually double the garlic called for in recipes)
2-3 cups dry red wine OR 2 cups additional broth + 1-2 tbsp balsamic
2 cups homemade bone broth or beef broth
1 cup chopped shiitake mushrooms (great for immune health)
2 or 3 strips of kombu (a mineral-rich sea veggie you can find at Whole Foods or any natural foods store. If you're in SF, Rainbow Grocery has them in the bulk bins!)
1 tbsp worcestershire sauce (omit if AIP)
1 tbsp tamari or coconut aminos
1 Tbsp fresh thyme, chopped
2 bay leaves
Sea salt & freshly ground black pepper to taste (careful with black pepper on AIP; it's excluded typically)
A bag of sweet green peas, optional (no on AIP)
First, chop and prep all your ingredients.
Start up the broth and red wine in a large dutch oven: bring it to a low simmer. I typically start off with about ½ bottle of wine and 2 cups or broth, then add more to desired thickness as the stew cooks. (I like it very thick).
Meanwhile, season the cubed meat with a little salt and pepper.
Heat the oil, bacon fat or butter in a cast iron skillet over a medium flame then cook the meat until browns on all sides. You may need to cook the meat in two batches to avoid crowding.
Add the beef to the dutch oven. Add kombu strips to the dutch oven (heretofore referred to as the "pot").
Deglaze the skillet with some of the broth from the dutch oven and scrape the browned bits + deglazed broth back in to the pot.
Add onions and garlic to the skillet and sautee til translucent - about 5-8 minutes, then add to pot. Deglaze the pan with a little of the simmering stock; add deglazed broth back to pot, and then add the potatoes; cook until they start to get a little crust on them but not all the way done. Add to pot. Deglaze skillet, add deglazed broth back to pot.
Do the carrots next; add to pot, deglaze, etc etc; then finally the mushrooms.
You don't want to cook all the veggies until they're all the way done, because they come out mushy. Just about ½ way there or so.
Add more wine/stock if needed for desired thickness, then add all other spices. I typically add garlic powder and possibly some Italian seasoning too.
Bring to a simmer then reduce heat to low and cook for about an hour or so, adding more wine/stock as needed.
Taste to adjust the seasonings. Add whatever is needed, or more wine/broth if you want it less thick. If it's too watery for your taste, add a little coconut flour.
Add the optional frozen green peas (I love them because they give it a bit of a fresh green crunch) and heat through until done but not mushy.
Garnish with the chopped parsley if desired. Enjoy with raw kraut.
Recipe by
Mary Vance, NC
at https://www.maryvancenc.com/the-best-damn-beef-stew-ever/


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Senior Pastor and General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman has described the government of President Muhammadu Buhari as the worst ever in the country.
Suleman spoke on the backdrop of the kidnap of three of his church members on Sunday.
He said asides these, seven other members of his church had been kidnapped by herdsmen between January 2019 and now.
According to him, this bring to 10 the number of his church members that had been kidnapped by herdsmen this year alone.
Suleman, on his Twitter handle wondered why President Muhammadu Buhari had not still proscribed herdsmen across the country.
He wrote: "This year alone I have had 7 close church members kidnapped by herdsmen. As I speak now, 3 have just been kidnapped and with their captors, yet @MBuhari has refused to proscribe them..what if they were his children. God is not asleep..worst govt ever."


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In the spirit of the daylight savings time change our chapter had the Time Warp Ride! It turned out to be a fabulous day with cool winds and a great turnout of riders. This ride did not have a restaurant or entertainment stop since it was a quick afternoon get together. We did put in over a hundred miles though on some very nice scenic roads north of Weatherford, TX. The destination was Peaster, TX where we made a pit stop.
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Whether it's difficult to get whole grains and veggies into your little ones or you just want an easy, all-in-one meal, this recipe saves the day with protein, grains and vegetables in delicious, dunkable little nuggets.
Kids love chicken nuggets, and these are no exception. But moms will love that these chicken nuggets have extra nutrients and fiber, with heart-healthy quinoa, fruits and vegetables. They also freeze well for future last-minute dinners.
If you're having trouble finding ground chicken, then try grinding your own. Simply cut chicken breasts into 1-inch cubes, and freeze them for about 20 minutes. Then place the cubes in a food processor, and pulse until they are ground. Fill the food processor only halfway, so work in batches if you need to. You can also simply use ground turkey if that's easier to find.
Chicken quinoa sweet potato nuggets recipe
Yields 40
- 1 medium sweet potato
- 1 red onion
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 sprigs fresh parsley, stems removed
- 1-1/2 pounds ground chicken (or substitute ground turkey)
- 3/4 cup applesauce
- 1 cup cooked quinoa
- 1-1/2 cups panko breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- Coconut oil
- Peel the sweet potato, and cut it into chunks. Place the chunks into a steamer basket in a pot with an inch or so of water. Steam on high until soft, about 8 to 10 minutes.
- While the sweet potato steams, place the onion, garlic and parsley into a food processor. Pulse until very finely chopped.
- Add the sweet potato, chicken, applesauce, quinoa, breadcrumbs and egg to the food processor. Pulse until everything is well mixed.
- Form the mixture into 1-1/2-inch balls.
- In a skillet on medium-high heat, melt about a tablespoon of coconut oil. Place the chicken nugget balls in the pan, and fry for about 2 minutes on one side. Flip the balls, and use a spatula to press them into a flatter nugget shape.
- Fry for an additional 2 to 5 minutes, until golden brown. You can use a meat thermometer to check that the nuggets have reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
- You can cook all the nuggets at once and freeze them, or freeze the raw balls in a single layer on a cookie sheet, and then transfer them to a plastic bag and keep them in the freezer until ready to use.


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I LOVE front loader washers and dryers. For one thing, they wash your clothes better, for another they're more energy efficient = cost less to use, they also look so cute, don't you think? However, I like them most because, as shown in this picture, you can put a countertop above them! I totally want this someday. I love the idea of being able to fold laundry right there. I'd probably make the counter stretch a bit longer than this one does, actually I love the idea of having a counter go all the way around the room. I'd also put cubbie holes in the wall behind the counter with baskets in them for each person like my aunt does. Great idea! I also love how this room by Saucy Dragonfly has a hanging rod right there to hang wet clothes on. The painted wood paneling gives this room a beachy, summer feel - I love the soft yellow. It makes this laundry room seem like a place I would actually want to spend time in. Crazy! I love the sweetness of this laundry room. It's so cute!!
An island like this is also a great idea!!
And I'm loving how these laundry rooms have windows right above the washer and dryer. It just makes the space look so much more inviting. And those flowers add a lot too.
Why don't we make the room we spend so much time in as lovely as these!


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|Standard paintwork guarantee
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This week at Tuesday Taggers we are sharing the mess we can make when crafting and the results of all that mess. This was surprisingly hard, seems I clean up after myself so keeping some ink on my fingers was quite an ask!
These frames were very popular before Christmas, this is one that I did not get around to 'doing up'. Base coat of Black Gesso, randomly sprayed with GM frozen lake and starfish, black absorbs colour so these can only be seen when the frame is tilted under light. Frame then sprayed with Gold spray and sparkle. When everything dry stamped in gold Claritys Sunburst the centre given a Viva Metallic paint fill, first with my little finger then with a stencil brush and a twist.
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A depleted Finn Harps put their six-match unbeaten run on the line against table-toppers Limerick FC on Saturday night (7.45pm).
The side managed by Peter Hutton have been in fine form since the turn of July and last Saturday night posted their second away success of the season at Flancare Park, the home of Longford Town.
The midlanders had most of the possession and the lion's share of the scoring chances but goals are the currency of worth and Kevin McHugh scored the only one of the game.
"It was a great three points for us," Hutton said this week. "It was a real battling performance and it was probably a game that wasn't for the purists. We didn't really give a good account of ourselves in the first half but came more into it after the break and Kevin took his goal really well. We were delighted with the three points."
However, despite the positivity from the run of late, Hutton will have a number of selection issues. Thomas McBride serves the last match of his lenghy ban, while McHugh is also suspended following an accumulation of cautions.
Winger Gary Merritt, defender Thomas McMonagle and midfielder Tommy Bonner all have groin strains. McMonagle went off injured in Longford and has not trained all week, which means he's extremely doubtful, as is Milford native Merritt. Bonner, on the other had, faces a race against the clock.
Adam Clarke returned from Flancare on crutches after a sprained ankle and substitute goalkeeper Rory Kelly is currently carrying a shoulder injury. July singings Michael Funston and Mark Scoltock remain sidelined as well. Funston's ankle appears to have slight ligament damage and bone bruising, while central defender Scoltock is still out with a back spasm suffered in Waterford last month. Then, of course, there's the three long term cruciate victims - Stephen O'Donnell. Blain Curtis and Hugh Carlin.
"We basically have a whole team of players unavailable for the weekend but, as I've said before, it's an opportunity for others to come in an show us what they have," Hutton added. "We're looking forward to seeing against Limerick where we're at, having lost to them three times already this season."
Pat Scully's team are currently in prime position to win the Airtricity League First Division, sitting six points clear on 49 points of second-placed Waterford and Longford. Five wins from seven will guarantee top spot. Athlone are fourth on 28 points, one point in front of Harps.
In the three matches between the sides to date, Harps have been whitewashed. They went down by two goals to one on the opening night of the season at Jackman Park in March when Padraic Quinn and Rory Gaffney scored first half goals for the hosts, while Clarke pulled one back for Harps.
In the April meeting of the teams at Finn Park, Clarke opened the scoring but it was Limerick who left with a 3-1 win. Garbhan Coughlan, Castlefin native Shane Guthrie and Denis Behan were the goalscorers on a night when both teams finished with 10 men after McBride and Barry Ryan were dismissed in the closing stages.
Limerick were also comfortable winners in the most recent of the three clashes with Behan, Shane Treacy and Rory Gaffney on the mark in late June, when McBride was dismissed again.
"Limerick are more or less a Premier Division team in waiting," Hutton added. "They can see the finish line now and will be taking it one game at the time as they try to win the league. We're short a few but won't fear Limerick. We have done reasonably well against them in spells this season but will need to be at our best over 90 minutes on Saturday to get anything from this game."
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Bust the Rut
So it's pretty obvious that I fell off the blogging wagon last week.
Actually, let me correct that. I didn't fall off the blogging wagon. I jumped off.
But don't worry, I knew I'd get back on! I just needed a breather. Things were getting extremely overwhelming in Samantha-land (yes, it exists), and I really just needed to take a step back from a lot of things and re-evaluate what was really important to me.
What did I come up with? A few things, actually.
My job. I love my job so, so much. I love going into the office every day and performing the day-to-day tasks that are required for FITNESS to be successful. I work with great people, I research fascinating subject matter that truly matters to me, and I get to connect with millions of people. It doesn't get much better than that.
Running. This is another thing I took a break from. If you've checked out my DailyMile profile recently, you can see that I skidded into quite a workout halt. I could feel myself getting burnt out a few weeks before the race, but told myself to power through and finish strong. I'm so glad I did. Then I gave myself a week off, telling myself I'd jump right back into it. I should have known better — it's always ten times harder to get back into it when I take a break.
But I knew exactly what would get me back in the groove — the New York City Marathon. Obviously, basically everyone knows it happened yesterday. It was phenomenal. Beautiful. Unbelievably inspirational. I've read so many race recaps today it's not even funny. Dustin went with me to watch at mile 24 and it was so fun cheering for everyone.
Three of my co-workers, Betty, John and Jenna, dominated and a ton of blogging friends conquered the 26.2 epicness that is NYCM. It was the perfect kick in the butt to get me back into my sneakers this morning and ready to pound the pavement. Three other co-workers have already made a pact with me to run the marathon next year. Let the countdown begin!
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Mike Spidey.
Blogging. This little space on the Internet has come to mean so much to me. Yes, I took a week off, but I have been itching to be back for days. So why didn't you blog when you wanted to, Samantha? Because I told myself at the beginning of the week I would take a full week off to really evaluate what was important to me. Could I live without blogging? Was it unnecessary pressure I was adding to myself? Would shutting down my page be in everyone's best interests?
Turns out the answer to all of those questions is a big fat NO. Although I wasn't actively blogging myself, I was reading nonstop, dreaming up future posts, taking pictures, and thinking about what I would do once I got back to blogging. I realized that this really has become a huge passion of mine and I'm not willing to give it up. Nor do I have to. I just need to play around with my schedule and really nail down something that works for me. I know I've been saying that for a few months now, and I don't know if you've even noticed, but I've toyed with different schedules and am slowly figuring out what works for me. I'm really hoping to find a long-term solution sometime soon.
But ya know what was the best part of the week-long blogging hiatus? Realizing how many of you actually read and care about my blog. That means so much to me. I had so many Facebook messages, comments, tweets and e-mails flood in throughout the week, wondering if I was alright and when I was going to be back. People telling me they missed me and were (im)patiently awaiting my return. Compliments from people I know and people I haven't met IRL (in real life) yet. It truly means the world to me. I know I don't have a ginormous following, but every single person reading this blog means something to me. It truly blows my mind that people take a few minutes out of their day to read my words simply because they want to. Thank you.
Food. More specifically, healthy food. I've come to realize that living with a boy is hard when it comes to food. They eat more, which makes you want to eat more, and they don't always eat super-healthy because well, their metabolism can handle it. At least Dustin's can. Dustin doesn't work out nearly as much as I do, yet he still rocks a six-pack and can run faster than me (I hate him a little bit for that). So after San Francisco, I gave in to his cravings and basically ate whatever he decided to whip up. Half of it was healthy, half of it not so much.
Fortunately, we sat down this weekend and re-evaluated our goals to get back on the healthy living bandwagon. Because in the end, when I eat like crap, I feel like crap. Sure, it satisfies all of my cravings in the moment, but it only lasts for about 2.5 seconds before the next one hits. That's a quick recipe for disaster. I'd much rather have a recipe like Monica's tortilla soup, which I happened to feast on tonight.
That is one hearty, filling soup. Low-sodium chicken broth, shredded chicken breast, salsa (next time we're just going to cut up a ton of tomatoes, I think), black beans, corn, a few tortilla chips and a sprinkle of shredded cheese. Unbelievably easy and incredibly delicious. Win.
Overall, I think the break was a much-needed step back to really think about my life and where I want it to go. I have a lot of things on my plate, yes, but they're all things that I love 100 percent. I'm officially back on the wagon, I've busted through the rut and am ready to soar with flying colors (enough cliches for ya there?). Thanks for sticking around, I promise it'll be well worth it 🙂
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Something crazy happened on Saturday.
Finally, after what felt like hundreds of cool, damp days and regular afternoon storms, the sun triumphantly emerged, and it was spring. (It was about time; I'd begun gathering the animals in twos.) With a still-wet umbrella resting outside my door, I practically flung myself outside and on to the nearest rooftop to soak it all up.
But first, I had to make some food.
After an entire minute spent scanning my kitchen (which was a generous amount of time considering it's the size of a stock pot), inspiration hit when my eyes landed on a crusty loaf of bread with few moments of life left in it. To be clear, this was not soft, sandwich-intended, chew-with-abandon bread. No this was stale, hurts-your-jaw, can-I-or-can't-I-still-eat-this bread, and it was suddenly screaming from my countertop to be coated in olive oil and garlic and made into panzanella, a bread salad.
In its most traditional form, panzanella is composed of water-soaked stale bread, tomatoes, onions and basil. However, I often interpret this traditional model as the framework to use up all of my almost expired (or recently grilled, sautéed, steamed or roasted) produce. The whole event of making this meal is so simple -- soak or toast bread, add it to your vegetables, dress, done -- and an excellent opportunity to breathe life back into leftovers that might otherwise get tossed.
While we all know that bread gets a bad rap sometimes, for this dish, the proportions can be adjusted as you see fit. A non-traditional panzanella is also an ideal locale to drop in some of those leafy greens (like kale or spinach) that you've been meaning to eat more regularly. Additionally, if you are concerned that your bread isn't quite old enough to be used, fear not. Simply toast it a bit longer in the oven until it gets sufficiently brown.
Panzanella, unlike many other salads that are best when dressed moments before being wolfed down, needs time for the bread to moisten and the flavors to meld. Let these tastes tell a story by making the dish before preparing anything else for your table. After at least 30 minutes of resting time, it will be ready to eat. Whether you follow a very traditional version of this recipe or invent your own rendition of it, panzanella is the ideal "not exactly sure what time lunch is and this will be sitting around for most of the afternoon" meal.
Serves 6
It is essential that the ingredients in this salad have time to rest after being composed. Make it and forget about it for a little while. When you come back, it will be a new story entirely.
3 cups (about half a loaf) crusty bread
2 large tomatoes, chopped
1 red onion, thinly sliced
1 hothouse cucumber, peeled, seeded and chopped
½ pound (or one large bunch) spinach, washed and spun dry
1 TBSP capers, rinsed
1 Handful of basil leaves, thinly sliced
¼ cup + 1 TBSP Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 ½ TBSP Sherry Vinegar
½ tsp Dijon Mustard
Salt and Pepper to taste
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Cut the bread into ½-inch cubes, removing the crusts if you so choose. In a large bowl, combine bread with 1 tbsp. olive oil, salt and pepper and toss to coat. Arrange cubed bread on a baking sheet and cook until lightly toasted, shaking the pan occasionally, about 10 minutes.
- Whisk olive oil, sherry vinegar and Dijon mustard together in a bowl. Taste and add salt and pepper accordingly.
- Combine tomatoes, onion, cucumber, and capers with cubed bread. Toss with dressing and allow 30 minutes resting time. Top with basil before serving.
Mallory Stuchin is a Natural Foods Chef and a Vegetable Butcher at Eataly. She also studied Ashtanga Yoga in Mysore, India and has taught classes at PURE Yoga and New York University.