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It's just so much information so dense and it's enough to put a lot of people in before they start. My goal with this article is, therefore, to provide an accessible guide to try to make the whole prospect of creating an application a little less daunting … I'll explain the things you need to know and review the rest and in the end, you should have a basic application that you can start to browse and experiment with.
Go make yourself a cup of tea first, it may take a while …
Step 1: Download Android Studio
Android Studio
The great thing about Android Studio is that it's specifically designed for Android development (unlike the second most popular option, Eclipse). This means that when you download the software, you also get a lot of the other elements you need, including the Android SDK (a selection of tools including the Android platform) and the Android virtual device, an emulator that you can test your apps on. When going through the installation, be sure to leave the boxes checked to confirm that you want these additional components. You can add them manually later, but that will only complicate things.
If you read all this and find it too much, you can consider Basic4Android as a simpler approach and I'll cover that in a future post.
Ok, just to recap: we now have Android Studio downloaded and installed. But, do not run it until you read step two! So far so good … What could go wrong?
Step 2: Setting up Android Studio
Now that you've installed Android Studio, you've taken your first bold step to becoming a developer! Many people only care about it so far and leave the software installed on their computer for months, feeling guilty every time they see it in the Start menu. Eventually, they finish deleting it to make room for the next AAA title on Steam and so ends the whole thing sorry … Do not end up like them – it's time for a more affirmative action!
Before you can start, you must also install Java on your Android machine. Specifically, you will need the Java Development Kit (JDK). Java is the programming language you will use in your studio and you must install it on your computer. understood by the CPU – machine code). You will find the Java Development Kit here. Just download and follow the instructions to install.
You can now click on Android Studio to launch it. Once it opens, you will be presented with a menu where you will be able to start or configure certain options. What's great is that everything is managed for you, but you can get started with the SDK Manager (Configure> SDK Manager) where you will update your Android SDK to support newer versions, download Code samples or Google Glasses. But Android Studio says you're missing something, that's where you'll probably find it.
There are so many things you need to know when using Android Studio to build your apps.
Step 3: Start a new project
Once your samples are installed, you can access Android Studio. Now you want to choose to Start a new Android Studio project – it's finally here!
Enter the name you want for your application and your "corporate domain". Together, these elements will be used to create your package with the following format:
The package will be compiled or APK (Android package file) that you will end up downloading on the Google Play Store. There are ways people can see this, so you intend to do something you'll end up publishing, try not to use "funny words".
Choose the name of the package
The last field to enter is the directory where you want to save all files related to your application. I like to save in DropBox to make sure I always have a backup of my code. Click Next again and guess what … More options! Huzzah! Do not worry, we are almost there …
Then you have to decide what type of device you are going to develop and in this case, we will start with the Phone and Tablet option. Other options are TV, Wear, and Glass. It's good if you want to develop for a myriad of platforms in the future – that's one of the wonders of Android – but let's start with something a little easier to start with, okay?
The other choice you need to make at this point is the 'Minimum SDK'. This is the lowest version of Android that you want to support. Why not just enter the latest version of Android here? Well, because relatively few people have the latest version of Android installed on their device at any given time. You want to support phones that are still running older versions to reach the widest audience possible, especially overseas.
Choose an activity
Keep in mind that an application can have multiple activities that act as separate pages on a website. You can have a "settings" activity for example and a "main" activity. So the activity is not the application for example, but rather a stand-alone page of your application.
For your first creation, however, you will probably do better to create something really simple that simply displays a single basic activity. Select "Basic Activity" to keep things as simple as possible and for all practical purposes, this will now be your application. Click Next, you get the latest options.
The disposition name describes a file that determines the disposition of an activity. This is a separate piece of code that works in conjunction with the main activity code to define where things such as pictures and menus and the fonts you use will go. It's actually not Java but XML – or Extensible Markup Language if you want to impress your friends.
Step 4: Do a real thing
Once your application is open, you should see a directory tree on the left with all the different files and folders that make up your application and an image of a phone displaying "Hello World!" In the center. Well, hello to you too!
(A basic application that displays "Hello World" is what most new developers do first when they learn to program in a new language. Android Studio cheats, however, because it does it for you!)
You may notice that the open tab (top) is 'activity_main.xml', which shows the big phone on its screen. You can remember that activity_main.xml is the XML that defines the layout instructions for your main activity.
If you selected 'Basic Activity' when starting your project, a second XML file is named 'content_main.xml'. Essentially, these two do the same thing but the file "acitvity_main.xml" contains the basic layout created by Android Studio when you selected "Basic Activity". The content you want to edit is contained in content_main.xml, so open it and do not worry right now.
(If this is not what is open at startup, use the directory on the left to open it by choosing: app> res> content_main.xml.)
Step 5: How to improve application development
Okay, it was a lie. We will probably not be rich. At this moment, the application we have done is quite lame. You can try and sell safe but you probably will not get many good reviews.
The reason I talked to you through this basic application creation is that it teaches you the fundamentals of programming. You have an action and a reaction – pressing a button does something. Throw a few variables and some maths, add pretty pictures and a useful function and it's really enough to make a very basic application.


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"Tablets comprise one of the strongest categories in the consumer electronics market today, with heady growth in the next few years matching the wild exuberance of the cellphone or mobile handset industry in its initial years of market-busting expansion," the report said.
In 2011, Apple had received strong competition from the growth of Amazon's (NASDAQ:AMZN) Kindle Fire, which also helped overall Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android tablet share to rise to 41.1 percent from 31.1 percent in the third quarter of 2011. However, IHS predicts Android's share will decline this year, dropping to 38.4 percent.
"The key to Apple's media-tablet success has been its offering of a complete hardware-plus-content ecosystem," IHS researcher Rhoda Alexander wrote. "The combination of a good-looking device, well-designed applications, video, books and music has provided consumers with an easy-to-use product and an appealing use case. Such an ecosystem took Apple years to put together, starting with the iPod plus iTunes Music Store more than nine years ago, and it's proving to be a challenge for the company's competitors to replicate it."
Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) sales could also get a further boost from the launch of the rumored smaller, and lower-priced, iPad. The company has not confirmed the existence of such a device, though supply sources have been pointing toward it.
IHS adds that Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) release of Windows 8 later this year will also spark excitement for new Ultrabooks and hybrid devices that convert between a laptop and a tablet. These devices, which IHS calls PC tablets, will see a strong growth, too, though they won't be able to cannibalize the media tablet market. Of the 205 million total tablets sold in 2013, IHS predicts 197 million units will be made up by media tablets, while PC tablets will contribute just 8 million.
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WEIRTON — Janelle Catherine-Elizabeth Jones and Eric Thomas Howser, both of Hunt Valley, Md., have announced their engagement.
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Avoiding running over sheep seemed to be the order of the morning – they just lay in the road and grudgingly looked over a shoulder as we went past, but unlike my ugly specimens in the field behind me, these are the prettiest sheep in the world. Honest. And i've got a girlfriend now, so i'm allowed to say such a sentence without feeling guilty!
It turned out we were amongst only 6 people to escape Scotland without getting stuck in traffic, so the start was a bit late, but with low cloud and wet trails, it didn't seem to matter all that much. Getting a bit lost on the way up added to the fun, Cathy having second, third and fourth thoughts about the folly of the adventure added a touch of trepidation to the ascent, but having got over that, the climb was good. Proper steep, a bit challenging, it turned out to be the one mountain i'd not be confident I could run up and down without severe risk of injury.
We slowed right up near the top, as I say visibility was rubbish, but getting bored and jumping rock to rock isn't, it turns out, the best way to relax nervous walking companions, so I tried to resist but didn't have much joy. The stop at the summit was fine but the walk back down was hellish. My knee needed to be stretched by a smooth pace for a bit but some of the group were struggling and as much as it would have been nice to go on, I couldn't let myself so got frustrated instead. Again. The relentless heavy rain didn't help, but eventually we were at the car, changed on the back seat and without further ado headed for Wales.
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Before Jared tries to send everyone over to my list on this topic, I'll try to bring it at least slightly back on topic. I really don't care if someone has a degree or has completed the OCP exams. I want to see what they have done in practice, or if they are interviewing for a truly junior position, I want to know how they learn, what they've played with on their own.
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Inside Out Bakery is a facility free from gluten, dairy, peanuts, tree nuts, refined sugars, yeast, xanthan gum and MSG. They also carry a range of products that are--or can be altered to be--paleo, vegan or diabetic friendly. Many ingredients used are organic, so there's an option for everyone!
They use whole foods and healthy ingredients, swapping white sugar for date paste and other natural sweeteners. Lucille told me they like to use a lot of coconut flour and bean flour for fiber and nutrition. Instead of white rice flour they use brown, and when starches are necessary, arrowroot and tapioca are used instead of more refined corn or potato starch. They even make their own chick pea paste from scratch by roasting and grinding the peas right on site.
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Muffins (banana chocolate chip, pumpkin, carrot cake), cinnamon buns, chocolate chip shortbread, lemon shortbread, lemon and chocolate cupcakes and biscuits
I had the chance to taste a few of their products and was impressed. My husband said their carrot cake is comperable to any carrot cake he's had and I have to agree. All mine needed was a little cream cheese icing! (I believe they offer their carrot cake with a coconut cream frosting). My favourite would have to be the cinnamon buns. They are chewy and goey and sweet, even though they're made with date paste and whole grain flours! I froze a few and am eating the last one right now. Microwaved from frozen, these cinnamon buns are just as good as they were fresh. Mmmm... I also really enjoyed the chocolate icing that was on the chocolate cupcake. The cupcake was good, but the icing was to die for: rich, dark, and delicious! The biscuits were soft and mild in flavour but were yummy with butter and jam and are designed to go alongside a soup or stew.
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Support a local business! You can order a cake for a birthday party, cinnamon buns and muffins for a morning business meeting, go sit down in their Broadway location for soup and dessert, or Ave C bakery for a cold drink and warm scone. I think it would be great for restaurants, coffee shops or hotels to have some treats from Inside out Bakery on hand for guests with dietary restrictions. Most products can be kept frozen and microwave beautifully. Lucille also mentioned they are hoping to open up a location in Lloydminster in the near future!
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Chile's national fire brigade to receive 100 fire engines from Magirus
The delivery concerns two major orders placed in 2016 for national and regionally-specific missions. These vehicles fall into three categories: TLF 4000 (C4 Semiurbano) vehicles, TLF 4000 all-wheel (C4 Semiurbano) vehicles as well as TLF 3000 (C5 Forest) forest firefighting vehicles.
An official customer acceptance presentation was held at the Magirus headquarters in Ulm, Germany with the participation of high-ranking representatives. The tank pumpers were especially positioned on the test site of the Magirus Excellence Center for the customer's review.
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In the past, Chile's national fire department has had to fight forest fires that were immense in scale. At the beginning of this year, fire destroyed an area of over 370,000 hectares – four times the size of Berlin, Germany. The Junta Nacional de Bomberos has ordered 29 Magirus C5 forest firefighting vehicles especially for such operations. As single-tire all-wheel variant with an all-steel cab (1+5), the 150E30 WS Eurocargo chassis demonstrates its strengths most especially on unpaved terrain. The technical firefighting structure includes a 3,000 liter tank and the powerful Magirus MPN 230 pump, together with reliable self-protection for crew and vehicle.
The vehicle shipment to Chile set off from Germany to South America via sea. The official delivery to the Chilean fire departments will take place following their arrival.
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Ring Power Corporation will be well represented at the Seacargo Americas and Air Cargo America's 2009 Exhibition held in Miami, Florida beginning November 4 and runs through November 6.
International trade representatives from the nearly all of Ring Power's divisions will be available for customer interaction and to answer questions regarding forklifts and material handling equipment, industrial air compressors, generators, power plants, and heavy construction equipment, such as loaders, excavators, and tractors.
BOOTH 423 Look for Ring Power at the Seacargo Americas and Air Cargo America's 2009 Exhibition in Booth 423
Ring Power's specialized divisions – heavy construction equipment, power generating systems, forklifts, crane, used Caterpillar parts – represents a wide variety of equipment and product lines for purchase, lease, or rental. We serve the heavy construction, road building, logging, agriculture, recycling, waste management and landfill maintenance, marine power, truck engine power, prime and standby power generation, entertainment venues, industrial power, warehousing, port container handling, material handling and many others. Email us for more information.
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Some memory loss is considered a mild cognitive impairment, but chronic, long-term stress can have a serious effect on the severity of that memory loss. When you're exposed to stress, your body releases hormones, including cortisol, which may prevent the brain from remembering new information or even retrieving already stored items.
Excessive stress can actually damage that part of the brain which is central to learning and memory. It's called the hippocampus, and the problem centers around the continued secretion of corticosteroids or cortisol.
When your body perceives a threat, the adrenal glands release a hormone called adrenalin. If that perceived threat – and a threat can be defined as anything from a life-changing situation to a looming deadline at work – is long-term, your system attacks it by releasing cortisol through the adrenal glands. Cortisol remains in the brain for a longer period of time where it can adversely affect the brain cells.
You might think that improving your memory is pretty much hopeless, short of shutting out all the stress in your life. Cheer up! That's not the case. Stress has another side effect on the body. Exposure to constant stress literally gobbles up your reserves of the vitamin B-complex vitamins in your system. And while that may sound like more bad news, it really leads us to a solution to stress-induced memory loss.
Research has discovered that simply by supplementing our diets with plenty of B vitamins, we can counter that memory fatigue. The B-complex of vitamins is really a family of eight related nutrients, including Thiamin (B1), Riboflavin (B2), folic acid, B12, pantothenic acid, Niacin (B3). B6, and biotin.
Another recent piece of research you might be interested in: Your system has more trouble dealing with stress when it's low on the B-vitamins.
When it comes to B vitamins and stress, it's a lot like that proverbial vicious circle. You're under increased stress at work, let's say. You body, then, tries to compensate by using more of the B-vitamins. You become dangerously depleted in these nutrients, and your body reacts by managing stress even more poorly, including a sagging memory.
Your brain, just like every other organ in your body, needs to be supplied with plenty of nutrients in order to perform at its peak efficiency. Overexposure to stress depletes your system's reserves of vitamins. If you find that your memory is failing you and you know that you've been dealing with anxiety or stressful situations, consider supplementing your diet with some B-vitamins. You may find it's just that easy to have a great memory again.


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Join Kelley Hecker for an in-depth discussion in this video Making a coin spin, part of Unity: Scripting with C#.
- We now just need to attach our script to the coin prefab. If you're starting from the exercise files instead of continuing from the previous video, remember that you'll need to import the Standard Assets for Unity 4.6 package from the Assets Store, and drag in the Third Person Character and Free Look Camera Rig prefabs like we did earlier in this chapter. We can attach the coin script in one of two ways. First we can click on the coin prefab in the project window. Then find the coin script and drag it onto the prefab here on the right.
The other way... is to drag the prefab into the scene, and then attach the script to the coin in the scene. Again by dragging it over here to the right. You then have to hit Apply to apply these settings to the prefab object. That way when we make more coins, they all have the script instead of just the one coin we attached it to. Go ahead and place coins all around the level.
All right, so I've placed some coins all around the level. Your coins might be in different places, and that's fine. If you go ahead and hit play... you can see that the coins are spinning. But they're all spinning at exactly the same time, which looks a little weird. We can easily fix that by rotating the coins a random amount in the start function. Open the coin script.
In the start function, we're going to use the same transform.Rotate function that we used in the Spin Coroutine. For the degrees to rotate, we're going to generate a random number between zero and 360 degrees, using Random.Range. Remember that since each coin object has its own instance of the coin script, they'll each have their own random number.
That way they will all be spinning at different offsets. Go back to the editor and hit Play. And now you can see that the coins are all spinning at slightly different times. If you click on a coin, you can change its rotation speed by modifying the rotate speed variable in the inspector. Notice that this only changes the speed of a single coin.
If you want to change the speed for all the coins, hit Apply to apply the value to the prefab. You can also click on the prefab in the project window and change the value there. Any coins in the scene that you haven't set to a different speed will get the new speed from the prefab. Prefabs are useful tools when dealing with several of the same type of object, like our coins.
- Defining classes and variables
- Attaching scripts to objects
- Understanding MonoBehaviour class
- Using the Unity Scripting API
- Importing assets
- Using a singleton pattern to manage game state
- Creating an event
Skill Level Intermediate
Q: Why am I getting a script compile error when trying to load the exercise files?
A: This course was recorded in Unity 4.6, and Unity has since released Unity 5. There are two items to address for Unity 5 users.
Q: Why can't I see the Render Settings option in the Edit menu?
A: The Render Settings options have been moved in Unity 5. You can access them by going to the Window menu and choosing Lighting. In the window that loads, Render Settings can be found under the Scene tab.


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When only four percent of scripted TV shows feature LGBT characters, what's a gay girl to do? Why, strap on your gay goggles and watch TV along with us, of course! Our handy appraisal scale is better than any old letter grade. Other sites A+. We say, "What about our lezzy-lady feelings?"
It seems every year there's a new show with bad reviews and great ratings. This season, 2 Broke Girls seems to be that show. The freshman hit has already been renewed and pulled in a strong 11.5 million viewers last night. But that same day, The Hollywood Reporter ran a scathing critique of it with the headline: "The Sorry State Of 2 Broke Girls: Racism and Lame Sex Jokes." Granted, not all critics have been quite so cutting. (Entertainment Weekly said it's just not living up to its potential and Television Without Pity says its fans aren't crazy.) But still, it's enough to give us fans a complex: Why do I like this show again?
I'll tell you why: Kat Dennings' Max and Beth Behrs' Caroline, that's why. Week after week the chemistry between these two charismatic stars grows. Do I wish they had better material sometimes? Sure, I mean a person can only take so many penis and vagina jokes before it starts to feel like high school health class. But as long as those two ladies are steering this horse (both metaphorically and literally), I'm in.
AFTERELLEN BAITThis week had one great storyline and one not-so-great storyline. The great storyline was about Caroline trying to broaden Max's vision. She encourages her friend to dream big. She encourages her friend to promote her talents. She encourages her friend to start a vision board. The not-so-great storyline was about Max's romantic awkwardness with Johnny, her hunky bartender dudebro. I realize that on most heterosexually inclined shows, a love interest will almost always eventually appear. But to make this show about two young women who support each other and share a dreams suddenly into the will-they-or-won't-they stage of a rom-com seems soon. Let's let Max and Caroline's friendship develop a little more before we go giving one of them a steady, OK?
Though I do agree with Caroline that Max's new "oddly sexual celery biting business" is kind of hot.
FEELINGS, FEELINGS, FEELINGSSo, for those counting at home, 2 Broke Girls has now had two rape jokes in its six episodes on air. And that is two rape jokes too many no matter the number of episodes. In the first one Max joked that her comments ("Don't fight it, just give into it.") sounded like she was quoting a rapist. In the second Max follows up a fairly funny line ("That sounds needy, like when someone asks you to come to their one-woman show.") with an unnecessary jab at date rape survivors. Hey, remember all those critics? Don't go handing them more ammunition on a silver platter.
BROKEBACK GIRLSWhile there was less bumping and grinding and horseback riding this episode, there were still some stolen moments. Like when Max leapt to her girl Caroline's defense when a cheapskate tipped her in change. Then there was when Caroline tells Max, "You have to start imaging what our life could be." And don't forget the extended metaphor where Max was Caroline's daddy. Who's your daddy, indeed. Also, is it just me, or does Caroline have "Girlfriend" written on her vision board? Like, does she want a girlfriend? Because I am sure we can arrange that.
It was good joke, dick joke this week. Good joke? "Max: Homemade? That sounds like homeschooled, like we're churning out cupcakes aren't comfortable around other people." Dick joke? (Caroline: "I never get a restful night sleep and I need a good nine hours." Max: "What you need is a good nine inches.") Good joke? (Max: "I have his napkins hanging up everywhere. He'll think I am Dexter.") Dick joke? (Oleg: "When I think of all the times I asked you to bite my celery.") Good joke? (Caroline: "Forty-seven cents? Uh, I wasn't even aware they were still making pennies.") Dick joke? (Max: "Sorry, dude, looks like this little tip just lost you the chance to give her your little tip.") Though, I give the show props for evening out all this week's penispalooza with one good feminist one:
More jokes like that, 2 Broke Girls, many more.
Right, so, what do you think about all the bad reviews for the show? Think the critics can stuff it? Or have you reached your saturation point with jokes about the male anatomy? Discuss.


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It was way back in February of 2009 when Mayor Nutter and the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation announced the beginning of a truly ambitious project.
The goal was to create a one-acre public park on a vacant pier at the base of Race Street, just south of the Ben Franklin Bridge.
Headed by prominent local officials and a nationally recognized landscape design team, that dream is now a reality.
The Race Street Pier officially opens Thursday at 2 p.m. A ribbon cutting ceremony with Mayor Nutter will mark the debut.
The park will feature free public wireless Internet, 37 large trees and nearly 10,250 four-inch pots of shade tolerant grasses.
The park will also include 200 solar-powered LED light blocks embedded into the paving, according to the DRWC.
Yet as momentous as the occasion will be, its only a small part of what promises to be an even bigger plan for the central Delaware River waterfront.
The DRWC plans to transform it into an exciting attraction for residents and tourists alike, complete with public parks, trails, hotels and much more.
You can find out more about their plans by visiting their website.


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A.N.M. Research
innovative nanostructured colloidal substrates for fast, low-cost, selective and highly-sensitive molecular IVD
- Stage Product In Development
- Industry Nanotechnology
- Location Messina, Sicily, Italy
- Currency EUR
- Founded March 2006
- Website anmresearch.it
Company Summary
Using a proprietary technology for massive production of high-quality nanoparticle colloids, we have developed a class of substrates for SERS-based quantitative detection of various molecules. High reproducibility, high selectivity, portability and short analysis time are the key factors that will burst the SERS method and our products in bio-medical molecular diagnostics market. Hospitals, ERs, but also POCs are among the targeted clients
Giuseppe CurròDr
Laurea degree in Physics at the University of Messina, Italy, 1990. He has got a long experience in industrial R&D, both a scientist and as manager. His skills run from surface & material science, to Microelectronics and Nanoelectronics, above all technology design and integration, reliability and quality issues. In 2006, he founded Advanced and NanoMaterials Research srl (ANM Research). He is the CEO of ANM Research
Fortunato NeriProf
Laurea degree in Physics at the University of Messina, Italy. He has got a long experience in Physics of Matter, Experimental surface science and thin film process and characterization. He is full professor of Physics at the University of Messina. In 2006, together with Giuseppe Currò, he founded Advanced and NanoMaterials Research srl (ANM Research). He is the Scientific Director of ANM Research
Alessandra CascioDr
Laurea degree in Physics at the University of Messina, Italy, in 2001. She has got a long experience in semiconductor devices design and process integration. Moreover she is an expert of Reliability and quality issues in Microelectronics. She is currently member of the board of directors of ANM Research, in charge for strategic planning


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Health and safety in the Vies Braves is our priority, so one of our most important recommendations is trying to do the activities in groups, notice that Vies Braves do not have lifeguard services. With this purpose, we have created Vies Braves WhatsApp groups, so you can enjoy swimming in groups!
What is it? Very easy! Vies Braves have created a WhatsApp group in every town where we are present. In this way, users can interact with each other quickly and efficiently, in order to swim together.
How do I add myself to the Vies Braves community? Please send a WhatsApp number +34618 86 44 66 indicating the following information:
REGISTRE + Town where the Via Brava is present (ex: REGISTRE + LLORET)
First and last name
Email Contact
ATTENTION! This phone number will not answer calls or WhatsApp or SMS. It is a tool to add up for each town groups and Vies Braves Team will be the only administrator of each group. For any questions please send an e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com .
Will I be added to the group immediately? You will be added to the group within 1 to 5 days.
Can I subscribe to more than one town? Yes. Each user can register in three towns maximum.
Vies Braves will manage the groups according to its correct use and operation. It will also be responsible for adding members to the groups in order to put users with similar interests in contact
We are passionate about open water swimming and snorkelling and we want to bring as many people as possible to the sea and open waters, but always safely.
Please remember if you want to enjoy all the activities on the Vies Braves you can follow us on Facebook, Twitter or subscribe to our website.


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"The intelligence pros said killing certain ISIS leaders might not diminish the group and that airstrikes might not be working. The bosses didn't like those answers—not at all.
Senior intelligence officials at the U.S. military's Central Command demanded significant alterations to analysts' reports that questioned whether airstrikes against the so-called Islamic State widely known as ISIS were damaging the group's finances and its ability to launch attacks. But reports that showed the group being weakened by the U.S.-led air campaign received comparatively little scrutiny, The Daily Beast has learned."
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A "provocative" statement from Paul Eldrenkamp, a remodeling contractor based in Newton MA. (if you read the article you will see he is not really anti-environment at all, just making a point).
"Green building is dead. Its time has passed. We lie to ourselves when we think we can build any number of new buildings in a green, environmentally sustainable way. We need to acknowledge that every building is an unnatural act. We want a building to be warm when it's cold outside, cool when it's warm outside, dry when it's wet outside, and light when it's dark outside. Although rot and decay is the essential refueling mechanism in nature, in a building, rot and decay is the surest sign that something has gone seriously wrong. Looked at this way, every building is an environmental mugging." – from the linked blog.
Bravo! Architecture is ARTIFICIAL, people! We don't like the environmental conditions given to us by nature and create buildings to modify that condition.


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Tips for Giving Employee Awards or Sales Awards
Every person under your employ, whether he or she is a simple receptionist or a very experienced manager, looks forward to you recognizing them for their work and appreciating the efforts they put in their jobs for the success of your business. Such recognition will go a long way in promoting a culture of gratefulness. Employees who feel that their hard work is being noticed and valued by you tend to work more with no qualms about it.
To keep those working for you productive and in high spirits, you need to award them for a job well done and make them feel that their efforts are appreciated and valuable. So how do you award those who are doing exceptional work in your company?
A preferred way of presenting employee awards or sales awards is through engraved awards. Engraved awards are timeless and effective, and can even be witty with the right design and wording. Below are some helpful tips for an award to remember.
Make the text exquisite.
A lasting engraved award should contain the following details: the name of the recipient, the achievement, and the date it was awarded. An extraordinary award would require a bit of imagination. So how do you make your employee's award out of the ordinary? One way to do it is with the use of superlatives. Putting positive words like "greatest" and "world-class" in awards is acceptable. You would not be acknowledging your employees in the first place if they were not superb in their performance.
Spend some time deliberating on the design.
Be artistic. Choose wood or steel to match the importance of the award or the occasion – be it light and fun or elegant and formal. The design of the award should correspond with the image or branding of your company.
Pack the award with some oomph.
The award will rise in stature if a powerful higher-up or two affix their signature on it. Ask for the signatures of the president of the company and of the head of the department along with that of the team members, if appropriate.
Present the award decorously.
Receiving an award is an honor that should be celebrated and made known. You will be doing your recipient and yourself an injustice by just leaving the award on the awardee's worktable. Bequeath the award personally to your employee to stress how important he or she is and how appreciative you are of his or her efforts.
Set your sight on making the awarding special
Presenting the award in a company meeting will ensure that your model employee will get a healthy round of applause. If the award is best conferred one-on-one, treating your award winner to lunch or dinner will make it more special.
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Australian Bauxite (ASX:ABX) has discovered a layer of refractory-grade bauxite in Penrose state pine forest, 90 kilometres from Port Kembla in New South Wales.
In late 2015, the company was granted its long-awaited tenement over the Penrose state pine forest which is close to transport infrastructure and suited to quarrying during forest harvest cycles.
The discovery of refractory-grade bauxite is a positive development as it is used for heat containments and abrasives, selling for up to 5 times the current price of metallurgical grade bauxite.
Australian Bauxite currently sells bauxite from its Bald Hill mine into cement and fertiliser markets at prices higher than could be achieved in the over-supplied metallurgical bauxite market.
The company's Bald Hill mine at Tasmania commenced operations in December 2014 – the first new Australian bauxite mine in more than 35 years.
The recent discovery of the refractory-grade bauxite at Penrose state pine forest opens up the possibility of a new, high-priced market for ABX's bauxite products to add to its existing suite of products.
Exploration of extensions at Penrose will continue simultaneously with market testing of this special bauxite product which is in critical short supply in Australia and globally.
Australian Bauxite's shares were last trading 4% higher intra-day on Monday, at $0.13.


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2010 Results
In 2010, the assets of the 15 Community Foundations surpassed €217 million, growing 7% over 2009. In 2010, the Monza & Brianza Community Foundation met the fundraising challenge followed in early 2011 by the Lodi Community Foundation, which brought the number of community foundations attaining this goal to 9 out of 15.
In 2010, community foundations displayed satisfactory fund-raising results with some 4,200 donations aggregating to over €13 million of both endowment funds and utilizable funds. After declining in 2009, in 2010 donations returned to the 2008 highly positive levels. During the year funds raised were up about 47% over 2009. 46% of donations were made by individuals, confirming the engagement of local communities, 27% by private entities, 12% by public entities and 15% by businesses.
Overall, community foundations recorded inflows of funds aggregating to €26.8 million, of which €14.5 million contributed by Fondazione Cariplo and accounting for 54% of total inflows. Compared to 2009, inflows were down by about 2%.
In 2010, Community Foundations' grants exceeded €23 million funding over 2,200 social benefit projects. Compared to 2009, growth was recorded in both projects funded (up 29%) and awarded amounts (up 20%). Total outlays, including grants and operating expenses, aggregated to €25.4 million (up 20% over 2009).
Again, calls for proposals were the form of grantmaking most used by the Foundations: accounting for 79% of funds awarded and 75% of projects funded. The rest of the projects were supported via sponsorships, micro-grants, and contributions given as indicated by donors.
As in 2009, most of the projects were in the social and welfare area that attracted 41% of all funds, followed by heritage conservation with 20%, and arts and culture with 17% of total funds given.


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Lake temperatures are right around 60 degrees. The lake level is 1058.40, which is 12.6 feet below full pool of 1071.
Lake Lanier is clear to stained and the Chattahoochee River below Buford Dam is stained. Check generation schedules before heading out to the river at 770-945-1466.
Bass fishing is great at times and slower at others.
Target the creek mouths midway back in the coves. Follow those "fish highways" or ditches and look for any cover that is located along the way.
There are plenty of active schools, so you can run and gun to find these aggressive fish.
We have caught active schooling bass on topwater plugs, crankbaits and soft jerkbaits. Other lures like Rooster Tails or a Fish Head Spin will work well for these surfacing bass.
Most of these active fish are schooling less than 10 feet below the surface. The spots are eating shad and bluebacks that they trap against the surface.
There are also some less active fish grouped in tight schools out deep. We have found these deeper bass on the bottom in 30 to 50 feet of water. Use your electronics to locate these deep dwellers.
My 858c graph displays bass on the bottom as very subtle arcs, lines or sometimes just small bumps. Often these fish will rise off the bottom to intercept the lure as it drops down.
You can actually see this on your fish finders. This is my favorite video game in the world! Use a jigging spoon or a Big Bite Finesse worm on a Spot Remover Jig head or other sinking lures to entice these bottom dwellers into biting.
The spotted bass are biting very well after the sun goes down and there are very few boats out, so you will have the whole lake to yourself.
After dark, cast deep-diving crankbaits like a Little John DD or even Bomber Long As to the bank. Cast toward any main lake or creek mouth banks that have rocks. Reel these lures back with a slow-and-steady retrieve for great results.
Striper fishing remains very good but you will go through some inactive periods.
We continue to see some very good topwater action from Little River all the way down to Buford Dam. Stripers can appear on the surface anywhere and at any time so keep a topwater plug on deck and ready.
The most consistent schooling action seems to be happening in the mornings and just before sunset. Cast topwater lure of Red Fins, Bombers or McSticks to these surfacing fish.
Soft jerkbaits like a Fluke or Jerk Shad rigged on a 5/0 Gamakatsu EWG Superline hooks will work very well.
I like these superline hooks because they are a little heavier than standard hooks and they allow your soft plastics to sink a little below the surface.
Pull flat- and down-lined bluebacks, minnows, trout and even native gizzard shad behind the boat while you cast for the active surfacing stripers.
When the fish are below the surface, pay close attention to your electronics and set your live baits at the proper depth. Jigging spoons can also entice some good strikes.
Either jig the spoon directly below the boat for the fish that appear on your graph or cast these same spoons to fish that are busting on the surface. A few of the guides have had good luck by pulling umbrella rigs through the schools of stripers.
The night bite is still happening around the main lake islands and down around the dam. Cast Bombers or Red Fins to the shore and reel them back slow and steady. Some anglers without boats are also catching these same fish from the banks.
Crappie are being caught all over the lake and fall is one of the best times to target them.
Run into the creeks and look for areas where the water is slightly stained. You can target the creeks or some of the coves just off the rivers to find the best action.
A lot of the shallow brush piles are out of the water, but other wood or even large submerged stumps can hold schools of crappie.
If you catch one fish, it may be a good idea to stick around that area as there are usually many more in the same area.
If you fish for a while without a bite, it may pay to check some other areas. A lot of the docks are being moved out and they will often hold large schools of crappie.
Long slender coves that have just a single dock or several docks congregated together can be crappie magnets.
Shoot 1/16- to 1/32-ounce crappie jig under these docks and watch your line as these small lures descend. A lot of your bites will occur as the lure falls. Use light two- to six-pound test for your best results. Trolling is also a good bet this time of year.
Live crappie minnows fished under a bobber from the banks can be very productive in the fall. Cast these small live minnows around the bridges and docks. Trolling is also a good bet.
Trout: The river below Buford Dam is starting to clear up from the lake turnover, so fishing below the dam should pick up. Live night crawlers, salmon eggs and even corn will work well in the area above Highway 20 just below the dam.
Below the Highway 20 bridge you can only use artificial lures, so cast Rooster Tails or small BBZ1 Baby Shad in the deeper pools right below the rapids.
The creek in the mountains will have both holdover fish along with some newly stocked trout. Use flies and small lures on very light line for the more cautious holdover fish.
Just about any offering will work on the new uneducated stocked trout as they have never seen a hook before.
Bank fishing: Target the bridges located toward the backs of the creeks to catch a mixed stringer of game fish.
Up-lake creeks like Wahoo and Little River or down-lake creeks like Two Mile, Six Mile and Flowery Branch all have ideal bridges toward the backs. Cast just about any lure or live baits around the bridge pilings for great results.
Crappie, bass, stripers and even the occasional walleye will all relate to the bridges this time of year.
Eric Aldrich is an outdoor writer, marketing specialist and bass angler. Reports are based on personal experience and permission from a close network of friends. Contact him at email@example.com or visit his website at aldrichfishing.com.


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Junior Certificate School Programme – JCSP
The Junior Certificate School Programme (JCSP) is particularly targeted at junior cycle (lower secondary) students who are identified as being at risk of early school leaving, perhaps without completing the Junior Certificate.
Following a pilot phase, the JCSP was introduced to schools in 1996. Since then, uptake of the programme has extended, on a phased basis, to all post-primary schools participating in the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) initiative. While the majority of settings providing the JCSP are post-primary schools, it is also offered in Special Schools, Children Detention Schools, Traveller Training Centres and Youth Encounter Projects. The JCSP is aimed at students at risk of early school leaving but has also been found useful in addressing other educational needs. The programme offers schools and teachers a flexible approach to teaching and learning in the context of the junior cycle curriculum.
Programme structure
At the core of the programme is a profiling system, which facilities teachers in monitoring and recording students' progress and achievements. The profiling system comprises of a series of statements, each affirming what a student can do, knows or understands.
Statements may be subject-specific or cross-curricular in nature. Profiling statements are further broken down into learning targets. The learning targets provide realisable short-term manageable units of work, which encourage students to become more effectively involved in their own learning.
All the students in the programme must be entered for the Junior Certificate examination. Students follow the same courses as their peers in the examination subjects they have selected.On completion of the programme students receive an individual Student Profile which is a cumulative record of their achievements and is validated by the Department of Education and Science. This is in addition to any grades they achieve in the Junior Certificate examination.
– See more at: http://www.ncca.ie/en/Curriculum_and_Assessment/Post-Primary_Education/Junior_Cycle/Junior_Certificate_School_Programme/#sthash.DohPI4tp.dpuf


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However, all Timing Belts deteriorate over time, If it was to break, resulting in the valves and piston colliding, it could cause serious damage to your engine and cost several hundred pounds to rectify. In the worst-case scenario, it would require a complete engine replacement.
Your water pump is driven by the cambelt and provides circulation of the fluids which cool your engine. In some cases a water pump can seize, which can cause the cambelt to stop suddenly and break. For this reason, it makes sense to replace the water pump at the same time as the cambelt. Completing both jobs at the same time gives you total peace of mind and acts as a cost effective method.
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Plus, you'll also get a Volkswagen stamp in your service book, which is always nice to have!


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Something for our Clinton fans:
Former President Bill Clinton was a much more frequent flyer on a registered sex offender's infamous jet than previously reported, with flight logs showing the former president taking at least 26 trips aboard the "Lolita Express" -- even apparently ditching his Secret Service detail for at least five of the flights, according to records obtained by FoxNews.com.
Clinton's presence aboard Jeffrey Epstein's Boeing 727 on 11 occasions has been reported, but flight logs show the number is more than double that, and trips between 2001 and 2003 included extended junkets around the world with Epstein and fellow passengers identified on manifests by their initials or first names, including "Tatiana." The tricked-out jet earned its Nabakov-inspired nickname because it was reportedly outfitted with a bed where passengers had group sex with young girls.
"Bill Clinton … associated with a man like Jeffrey Epstein, who everyone in New York, certainly within his inner circles, knew was a pedophile," said Conchita Sarnoff, of the Washington, D.C. based non-profit Alliance to Rescue Victims of Trafficking, and author of a book on the Epstein case called "TrafficKing." "Why would a former president associate with a man like that?"
Vanity Fair: Perhaps the most revealing commentary Donald Trump has offered on Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier who pleaded not guilty this week to sex trafficking and conspiracy, occurred in late February 2015, onstage at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. Trump, then flirting with a presidential run, was fielding softballs from Fox News host Sean Hannity when a lightning round of questions turned to a favorite topic: Bill Clinton. "Nice guy, Trump said. "Got a lot of problems coming up, in my opinion, with the famous island with Jeffrey Epstein," he added, seemingly veering off topic. "Lot of problems."
Trump isn't known to have gone on any trips with Epstein, which would have been out of character. "I don't think Trump would go to someone else's property or someone else's island or villa," Nunberg said. "He doesn't even play golf at anyone else's clubs."
My take: tRUMP is an "honest" married man who buys hookers, while Clinton...think yourself from the above article. Smells of criminal things.


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good news is, I'm a winner. Are you?! Like the article says, this is a team sport! Let's be winners together!
|Me, My Scale, & I...
I found this great article on sparkpeople.com today:
good news is, I'm a winner. Are you?! Like the article says, this is a team sport! Let's be winners together!
Just showing these leg lifts....
Who the fuck is boss!!
Zumba energized me tonight so when I got home I wanted to go workout at the park for a little. I have pretty strong abs ( I swear there's a 6pack under the fat) but I just realized how good I am at leg lifts.
Basically you lay on a bench and hold a bar above your head and then lift your legs. One at a time is easier than both at the same so I started with 1 at a time about a month ago. Now I can do both legs like a boss! I practically do a backwards summersalt(I know that can't be right but idk how to spell that! Any gymnists in the house?) so I'm pretty proud. Not only because my abs are strong enough to pull my big ass legs up- but because my belly isn't in the way so I can get a 45 degree angle opposed to the 90 I used to get :)
And yes- that's a taser in my shirt. better safe than sorry! :-P
A look in my fridge...
A look in my fridge! Some staples I always have:
Almond milk
Silk fruit & protein
Sauces & dressings up the ass
Oranges, lemon & lime
Smart balance buttery spread
Shirataki tofu noodles
Unsweetened applesauce
Shredded cheese & cheese sticks
Natural eggs
Filtered WATER!
What's in your fridge? Anything good I should add to mine?
Back on Track!
So I was having a tough couple days there and im glad to say I've been consistent on the ball for like 3 days so Im pretty confident I'm going to make it after all! :-P
Off track for me comes in many forms.
A little off the wagon: usually too much snacking. Most often at night. Still exercising and hoping to atleast break even.
Kinda off the wagon: snacking too much accompanied by ordering out atleast 2 weeks in a row. Exercising every other day usually.
Almost off the wagon: skipping breakfast. Cooking high calorie meals. Plus ordering out weekly. Working out 2x a week tops.
Completely off the wagon: eating all my veggies- as well as high fat/calorie/processed food almost daily. Rarely working out, if at all.
I'm glad to say I was only " a little off the wagon" last week. I still decided not to weigh myself this past week though because the smaller I get the more strict I have to be. As soon as I take a little wiggle room I don't lose or even gain. Had I gone over, or even hit 200 again I would've been devastated. I was not going to even risk doing that to myself and feeling like the biggest failure ever. I am deff weighing myself this week though because I've done great and its scientifically impossible for me to have gained any weight this week.
My description of completely off the wagon is basically my life prior to deciding to change it. The goal is to never fall completely off the wagon. But if for some reason I do, I will need to be strong enough to get back on. I hope I don't ever revert back that far but I can't pretend it doesn't cross my mind. I'm hoping because I'm doing this by exercising and eating right I will be prepared for my smaller body and know how to treat it. It is becoming a habit. Last week when I was struggling I said to someone " I really just want to eat normal again". Normal being my "diet". Who the hell would've ever imagined id consider this my "normal"? It's been 8 months of this though, it's getting pretty normal. Imagine doing something a certain way almost everyday for 8 months straight. You should be able to do ur with your eyes closed right? I wouldn't say this gets that easy- but it goes get easier the more used to it you get. I hate when I eat like crap and I get sick, but I kind of love it. It reminds me I've rid my body of all these toxins and that's why it's reacting like this. Although it makes me regret eating whatever I ate, it's a fast reminder of what I have done.
Back on track for me means working out almost everyday(6 out of 7 days). Eating breakfast everyday. Eating low carb after lunch. Not eating anything atleast 3 hrs before bed. Not going over my max spark people suggested calorie intake(1450). Getting everything on my daily to-do list done. Walking my dog twice a day.
The last 2 arent technically part of my fitness plan but those 2 things are always screwed up when my eating is screwed up. It makes me depressed and lazy then I don't really feel like doing anything!
My accountability buddy came up with the best idea. She ordered a mini trampoline! She can jump on it and get lots of cardio and its way funner than just jumping in place! Genius!
I was at the Walmart I hate the most because it was traffic time and I didn't want to drive to Miami. Well today this Walmart got some points back because I was strolling past the workout section and there it was: a trampoline! It gets better! It has resistance bands attached! And a little monitor that counts your jumps and estimated calories burned. I will deff post pics when I put it together after work tomorrow! If you're interested- its the Gold's Gym brand and was only $38! Score.
Side note for my Facebook friends, I ended up getting a mop at Walmart :-P
This post was made on my iPhone and i am iLiterate so please excuse my spelling, grammatical, and autocorrect errors- ill proof read from my comp tomorrow :-P
My Belly Is Almost Gone!
Welcome Aboard!
I am so proud of one of my best friends, Evan. We used to live together and when you live together you really notice someone's eating habits. Not that mine were any good at the time either but I realized his we're terrible. Fried chicken enthusiast, chicken nugget lover, literally drank a 5lb bag of sugar (with koolaid) in a week, and def was cool w my pizza habit. I was eating pizza and Mac and cheese like that's all that existed and I was concerned about his health. He's not fat. Typical man beer belly but average elsewhere, but I'd read belly fat is the most dangerous fat, and his bachelor diet was going to keep adding to it.
Since I started doing insanity in feb I've been trying to get him to exercise with me. He would sit on the couch and do the arm exercises while the fat girl busted her ass behind him. I wasn't good so I don't think he was intimidated- he just wasn't interested. I also forced him to watch the biggest loser- that he actually was interested in.
Finally about a month ago they finished building this workout park near my apartment, so we went there a few times a week. I was pretty pumped someone finally wanted to exercise with me. Then a couple weeks ago Evan got a gym membership. And he can bring a guest. So whenever we're both off we go to the gym pretty much. Sometimes we go twice a day. Sometimes twice a day AND do insanity. We call that going " biggest loser hard". When he finally gave in and did insanity he admitted he was scared he couldn't do it before. I was fucking proud of him for 1- admitting it and 2- conquering it! He's actually pretty good at it, and gets better every time.
He's looking to lose his belly and gain muscle- so our goals may not be the same but he's still trying to do the same thing as me- get healthy so we can LIVE!
The other day at the beach I was like Ohh shit bro! You're back is looking like you're putting in work!
See! Shouldnt he be proud!?
I am proud of you Ev! Hope u don't feel like I just threw your business on the Internet - we gotta inspire the dudes too! And I am so happy for you I just wanna tell everyone :-D
People start making fat jokes- in front of you!
Lol, thanks lady- u made my day
Today has just been one if those days. I woke up angry and depressed. I haven't eaten anything terrible- but I've eaten way too much and it's only 5. I am cranky, annoyed, and just don't feel like doing it. I can preach " you're one workout away from a good mood" all day everyday- but today is one of those days I just don't care. I worked our for 6 hours Monday. Yesterday I did Zumba. Today I feel like a fucking cripple. I usually like the soreness but I'm so annoyed today I can't fucking stand it and dont feel like working out and then being sore all weekend at work too. Oh, and I didn't lose any weight in the past 2 days- after working out all damn day.
I don't get it- drink and eat pizza- lose a pound. Eat healthy and workout like fucking crazy- nothing. My punishment for my bad decisions mustve came late.
Weighing myself every day last week fucked w me too- I have been weighing myself everyday since. Your weight fluctuates and that can really fuck w you. It's fucking with me this week because I feel like I got nothing for my efforts the last few days.
Im not looking for attention. I am sharing how I feel because I know it's temporary and I'm still going to end up successful and I want u to know when u feel like this too it's not over. Everyone feels like throwing in the towel sometimes, today just happens to be that day for me.
August 12th, 2012
So if you've been following you know this was a very exciting weekend. I planned to lose 6lbs in 7 days, putting me in the 100's today.
Not only did I do it, I did it YESTERDAY. 6lbs in 6 days. Go team!
I actually woke up and weighed 200.6 yesterday. It was my boss's birthday and my other boss (her husband) really wanted us to all go out. I was in a shitty position. I never go out. 1- I'm an old woman trapped in a 24 year old's body. 2- Going out = high calorie food and drinks. 3- I rarely drink, and hanging out with drunk people sober is not fun.
The deciding factor of if I was going to go was my weight. I knew I wanted to be 199 by sunday, so I said if I made it to 199 on saturday i would go. But if not the temptation would be too high and I didn't want to screw up my weigh in. My boss and co-workers were really pushing me to go and since the salon wasn't busy they pushed me to get to 199 by saturday night. plus, my mom had weighed in at 197 saturday morning, making me even more motivated. I had my laptop so my boss said I could do insanity in the back yard. I didn't have workout clothes though and I didn't bring an outfit(everyone else was getting ready at the salon and leaving from there). So I left to buy a dress and get my sneakers and my scale. Plan was to sweat my ass off till i lost .7lbs so I could be 199.9 lol
First stop was the mall. I hate the mall usually, especially on a saturday afternoon. It took forever to find a parking spot but it was far from the mall so I got a nice little walk in (in heels). Then I had no idea where Forever21 was so I looked on the directory and of course it's on the other side of the mall. So I power walked that bitch. This is a pretty big mall, I broke a little sweat! I found a really cute dress and felt pretty hott, now I WANT to go out and I am going to make this happen. I power walk in heels back to my car and then drove home with the windows up and ac off, and sweated the whole way. I got home, ripped off my clothes, did 20 situps and jumped on the scale, fully expecting to be 201ish(I had eaten breakfast and lunch since I weighed in at 200.6 that morning).
I didn't believe it.
Got off. Got on again.
Holy shit. The scale has a number with a ONE for the first digit. I DID IT!
Got off, got on again, said it again. Grabbed my phone and took a picture, and burst into tears.
I'd thought about this moment a hundred times. I knew it would be cool, I knew it would be weird. I knew I would be thrilled. I knew I would probably cry. But I could not stop crying. I was so overwhelmed. I was so happy. So proud. So shocked. My original goal was to lose 85lbs. All I wanted was to be less than 200, fuck what my body looked like. It seemed so far away. I cannot believe in August, just like Sparkpeople.com told me I would, I weighed 199lbs. 8 months, -85lbs. Now I know I want to lose another 15 to make 100, but it still feels like I already hit my goal.
If you dont understand why this is such a big deal try to understand that as an adult i have never weighed less than 200lbs. I last weighed under 200 in junior high. 13 years old... 11 years ago. Almost half of my entire existence has been over 200lbs. I cannot believe I am in the 100's!!
I got ready and went out with my co-workers, and looked and felt fucking hot. I gave in and drank, much more than I should have. However someone once told me if I am going to drink stick with clear alcohol, so that's what I did. I ended up being pretty drunk. Having not drank like that in over a year, being 85 less than the last time I got drunk, and overall eating much less food set me up to be a lightweight. A few hours into the night a pizza arrived and my coworker is handing me a piece demanding I eat it. Normally I would love to be forced into pizza eating, but I was already upset about the liquid calories. But I didn't want to puke, and I didn't want to pass out, I needed to eat. So I did. I didn't eat the crust and it was only one piece.
I woke up this morning thrilled I was 199, and very worried I may have ruined my 199 with my celebration. My first thought was not to weigh myself so that way I could work it off and never have to see another 2 on the scale. But then I decided if I had put on a pound overnight I needed to know and feel the burn and get the reality check so I wouldn't fuck up again. I got on the scale.
You've got to be fucking kidding me! I lost a pound drinking and eating pizza?! I will contribute it to lots of sweating and dancing. But I had to get on the scale 3x today to believe it too.
But you know, we never learn, so i went and tried my luck some more. Now I wanted pizza so fucking bad, since I broke the seal last night. I have eaten so good with zero cheat meals for like 2 weeks. I wanted pizza. Bad. So I ordered Dominos.
Now before you tell me I am the worst example ever, hear me out. Normal people eat shit sometimes. I want to be normal and eat shit sometimes too. So I did it smarter today. I found this nifty little gadget on the dominos site:
The "cal-o-meter" allows you to input your pizza size, toppings, etc and tells you how many calories per slice. I decided not even to LOOK at the deals. I was not going to order the most food for my money, I was going to order only what I wanted to consume.
Using the cal-o-meter I found if I ordered a small onion and spinach pizza with light cheese it would be 180 calories a slice, 6 slices. 1080 calories. Sparkpeople wants me to eat between 1100-1350 calories. So I ordered the pizza and that's what I ate today. I wouldn't say it had much nutritional value that contributed to my health, but if nothing else, I didn't go over my calories. I got to have my cake(or pizza), and eat it too. I didn't have a hang over, I didn't have to cook, and I didn't have to wash dishes. I don't even feel bad about it. The only thing I do feel bad about is the shitty food/beverage/sleep choices have left me lazy today, and I didn't work out.
Tomorrow's monday though! So tonight I will plan my food for the week. Tomorrow I will grocery shop and if it's sunny I'm going kayaking, if not I will do insanity and hopefully go to the gym with my friend. Tuesday I am doing zumba at a orthodox jewish temple. Isnt it wonderful how zumba can bring people together?! (normally I would feel nervous and disrespectful going to a temple covered in tattoos, but i've been assured these women arent going to judge me or be offended :) I can't wait for zumba this week because my instructor was at a convention this weekend getting licensed to do some chair and toning zumba, I cannot WAIT. I thought zumba was just another bandwagon trend when I first heard about it. That'd be the reason it took me so long to try it. I regret not doing it sooner. I count down to zumba days.
I hope everyone had a great weekend and is planning for this week! i always did love that quote "failure to plan is planning to fail" ! truth!


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Also for this year, our GEOTeCH partner STÜWA will be present at booth number 37 (Hall: Baden-Arena) at the International GEOTHERM Congress, where GEOTeCH project results and objectives will have great visibility.
The event, covering the areas of shallow and deep geothermal energy, offers well-founded knowledge for research and practice as well as a perfect platform for exchange of experience. Competent partners from politics, science and industry are convinced by the concept and actively support the development of GeoTHERM


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Back in the day, whenever I would read reports of teenage rock fans being singled out in public for their mode of attire or long hair, I confess that I used to roll my eyes and picture archetypal middle-class teens merely finding impediments to social inclusion and adopting tribal tropes which they would grow out of in good time.
Then, of course, I read about the case of Sophie Lancaster and I began to get very pissed off indeed.
It would appear that whilst reports of metalheads, goths and alternative kids being beaten up by gangs of teen peers purely on the basis of their dress/music preference are thankfully rare, they are by no means a thing of the past.
Take this story, brought to my attention by the splendid Femetalism blog – Teenage Metal fan beaten up by gang of 15 youths. There's no justification for that kind of thuggery, and I find it hard to believe that one teenage metalhead could present that much of a threat to a gang of similarly aged kids.
Did I miss some act of Parliament or obscure by-law whereby it's now perfectly acceptable to beat the crap out of people based on some spurious hatred of the music that they listen to? It occurs to me that whenever I walk through my city centre on a Saturday afternoon and see black-clad, colourfully attired, metal/goth/alternative kids hanging together in groups, what I might once have seen as youthful camaraderie and conventional teenage social behaviour might have not a little to do with the idea of safety in numbers.
This wasn't the case in my youth – you might get a cat-call or two of "Mosher!" or "Sweaty!" from the Ben Sherman/Ralph Lauren-shirted hive-mind who despoiled the Scarborough town centre of my teen years but there was never any sense of being attacked or facing physical assault from a gang. Glibly, I'd attribute that to my being six foot two and wearing an Anthrax "Among the Living" shirt, but appearances deceive, of course – if somebody wanted to attack me, I'd be so nonplussed that the first punches would have landed before I was able to work up the gumption to run.
Let's summarise this, shall we? Metal is pretty harmless, in the grand scheme of things. Dressing in band shirts, black boots and jeans or cyber-goth wear presents no threat to anybody other than self-appointed fashionistas (who can, frankly, get a real job).
Thuggery is unacceptable, no matter how much mainstream pop culture might glamourize it.


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We thank all of our clients, old and new, for their enthusiastic support of this industry and their continuing trust and faith in Double LL Farms. Dee and I love what we do and we simply could not do it without great clients, incredible stallions, stellar mares, and more than just a little luck. We are blessed and humbled by the miracles we witness every day, thank you for sharing your dreams with us. - W.L. and Dee
At the South Farm located off Hwy 346, breeding and foaling are the primary duties. Here you will find fields of mares and foals bouncing and playing while enjoying New Mexico's excellent weather and delicious alfalfa. Our world class stallions are also located here, with facilities tailored for efficient breeding services. Along with our two veterinary labs and our recipient mare herd, no matter where in the world our clients are, we can provide them with options. In addition to a full farm crew, Double LL Farms has a resident veterinarian, medical crew, and foaling crew that provide care and service 24 hours a day.
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Aren't these shots Mike's dad took while visiting us great? When the mercury rises tourists and locals all over the island head to the shore to cool off. I love that the shorelines are dotted with ladders for easy sea access, and the rock cut sections that create perfect little turquoise pools.
What does summer look like where you live?
- Jess