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Scandals drive calls for top Virginia leadership to resign
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's state government seemed to come unglued Friday as an embattled Gov. Ralph Northam made it clear he won't resign and the man in line to succeed him was hit with another sexual assault accusation and barraged with demands that he step down, too.
Top Democrats, including a number of presidential hopefuls and most of Virginia's congressional delegation, swiftly and decisively turned against Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, who stands to become the state's second black governor if Northam quits.
"Fairfax can no longer fulfill his duties," the Democratic caucuses of both the state House and Senate said in a joint statement.
The developments came near the end of an astonishing week that saw all three of Virginia's top elected officials — all Democrats — embroiled in potentially career-ending scandals fraught with questions of race, sex and power.
Northam, now a year into his four-year term, announced his intention to stay at an afternoon Cabinet meeting, according to a senior official who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
In so doing, Northam defied practically the entire Democratic Party, which rose up against him after a racist photo on his 1984 medical school yearbook surfaced and he acknowledged wearing blackface in the 1980s.
Later Friday, the governor issued a statement to government employees saying, "You have placed your trust in me to lead Virginia forward — and I plan to do that." Signaling plans to resume business as usual, he also announced more than a dozen state board appointments.
Meanwhile, a second woman accused Fairfax of sexual assault Friday, saying the Democrat raped her 19 years ago while they were students at Duke University. A lawyer for Meredith Watson, 39, said in a statement that Fairfax attacked Watson in 2000.
The statement said it was a "premeditated and aggressive" assault and that while Watson and Fairfax had been social friends, they were never involved romantically.
The lawyer, Nancy Erika Smith, said her team had statements from ex-classmates who said Watson "immediately" told friends Fairfax raped her. A public relations firm representing Watson provided The Associated Press with a 2016 email exchange with a female friend and 2017 text exchanges in which Watson said Fairfax had raped her.
Watson's representatives declined to provide further documentation and said their client would not be talking to journalists.
Fairfax emphatically denied the new allegation, as he did the first leveled earlier by Vanessa Tyson, a California college professor who said Fairfax forced her to perform oral sex on him at a Boston hotel in 2004.
"It is obvious that a vicious and coordinated smear campaign is being orchestrated against me," Fairfax said.
Duke campus police have no criminal reports naming Fairfax, university spokesman Michael Schoenfeld said. Durham police spokesman Wil Glenn also said he couldn't find a report in the department's system on the 2000 allegation.
Many Democrats who had carefully withheld judgment after the first accusation against Fairfax, saying the matter needed to be investigated, immediately condemned him.
Top Democrats running for president in 2020 called for Fairfax's resignation, including Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. Booker cited "multiple detailed allegations" that he found "deeply troubling." Gillibrand called the details "sickening and horrendous."
The dean of Virginia's Democratic congressional delegation requested immediate investigations of the women's allegations against Fairfax. Yet Rep. Bobby Scott did not join the state's six other Democratic U.S. House members in calling for Fairfax's immediate resignation.
Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, a Democrat, held off from directly calling for Fairfax's resignation. He said the women's allegations are serious and Fairfax should resign if they are true.
"Sexual assault is never acceptable," his statement said.
The Virginia Black Legislative Caucus joined calls for Fairfax's departure. And a Democratic member of the state House, Del. Patrick Hope, said he intends to introduce articles of impeachment against Fairfax on Monday if Fairfax hasn't resigned by then.
If Fairfax were to leave, there's no consensus on who could replace him. Northam may try to appoint a Democrat, while Republicans could mount a legal challenge with the goal of having Sen. Steve Newman, the Senate's pro tem, serve as both a voting senator and temporary lieutenant governor.
The tumult in Virginia began late last week, with the discovery of the photo on Northam's yearbook profile page that showed someone in blackface standing beside another person in a Ku Klux Klan hood and robe.
Northam at first admitted he was in the picture, then denied it a day later, but acknowledged he once put shoe polish on his face to look like Michael Jackson for a dance contest in 1984.
Virginia slid deeper into crisis on Wednesday, when Attorney General Mark Herring acknowledged wearing blackface at a college party in 1980, and Fairfax was publicly accused of sexual assault for the first time.
Although the Democratic Party has taken almost a zero-tolerance approach to misconduct among its members in this #MeToo era, a housecleaning in Virginia could be costly to them: If all three Democrats resigned, Republican House Speaker Kirk Cox would become governor.
As the crisis widened by midweek, Democratic leaders and black members of the Virginia legislature appeared willing to give both Fairfax and Herring the benefit of the doubt for the time being — in Herring's case, because he apologized personally for wearing blackface.
At the start of the week, Cox said there was little appetite among lawmakers to remove Northam through impeachment, saying resignation "would obviously be less pain for everyone."
Associated Press writers Alanna Durkin Richer in Boston and Thomas Beaumont in Mason City, Iowa, contributed to this report.
This story has been corrected to show that Fairfax would be Virginia's second black governor, not first.


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Here's some of the advice that Hippocrates would give for at least a partial prescription for treating diabetes, as he always said "Let food be thy Medicine!", and these foods are particularly useful for diabetics.
Registered dieticians Patricia Partain, RD and Jamie McDermott, RD list 10 herbs and spices below as some of the healthiest to incorporate into your diet, and many of these are especially helpful for diabetics.
Health benefits: The active ingredient is curcumin. It's found in most curry mixes (it's what makes them look so yellow). Turmeric is a calming spice and aids digestion. A 2006 study at Johns Hopkins University suggested that curcumin may also be helpful in reducing colon cancer.
How to use it: Add to curry mixes when making your own, otherwise, use a pre-made mix (check it's in there on the label). You can also buy it as a single spice (when it is not a hot spice).
Mix it into any curry recipe, soup, or use with scrambled tofu or eggs. You can also stir it into the water being used for quinoa, rice or couscous – and it will color them yellow as well as be more healthy.
Many people have learned about the amazing "stinking rose's" health benefits: possibly lowering blood sugar and cholesterol, being a natural anti-viral and more. Holistic physicians use it to prevent onset of heart disease.
How to use it: It is most beneficial when it is raw. You must use it immediately after chopping or mashing withing 10 minutes or coat it in olive oil to give yourself a bit more time. Use in savory smoothies, dips, salad dressings, compound butters and spreads.
People suggest cooking it, but that does compromise it.
Many diabetics have digestive issues as your overworked pancreas may not be supplying enough alkaline buffers needed for complete digestion.
Mint's health benefits include: relieving indigestion and nausea, as well as symptoms from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). But Partain and McDermott say peppermint is not recomm-ended for people with acid-reflux disease.
Peppermint also has some energy stimulation components.
How to use it: Most people use Peppermint as herbal tea by steeping it in hot water for a few minutes.
For a summer drink: crush the mint along with some lemon juice as a base for lemonade. Then to sweeten, add diabetic-friendly Truvia or other stevia powder to taste. If you crush or shave the ice, it becomes a cooling granita.
Mint can be used as an edible garnish, mixed in with lamb, added to feta cheese, salt and pepper to use as a dip or spread and more!
This herb is a cleanser. It helps to clean the GI tract and thereby "sweeten" breath. But, it is much more!
Health benefits: Parsley is high in potassium – a critical mineral which can help control high blood pressure and fluid retention. It is also high in vitamins K, C and A (which helps to keep skin healthy — which is also vital for diabetics).
How to use it: Add to basil pesto or tabouli. You can even make a completely parsley pesto! Sprinkle it over potatoes, quinoa or brown rice. Add to fresh tomato sauces and finely chop into dressings. Use in savory smoothies. Juice it! Make a Mediterranean-style salad with lemon juice, tomatoes, chopped fresh onions and feta cheese. Add it to soup just as you take it off the burner, as long as it is minced (be sure to use the stems, too). Mix into meatloaf or hamburgers (this is a good place to use finely-minced stems as these dishes cook longer).
This is an herb used in classic European cuisines, as the Simon & Garfunkle song implies "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme".
Health benefits: rosemary may reduce potentially carcinogenic HCA levels when mixed with meat before cooking — HCAs are produced during barbequing, especially.
This herb has also been used to cure indigestion.
But, be aware that it can act as a natural diuretic (as can lemons), so keep your fluid levels up by drinking at least 64 ozs. of pure water a day (unless you have kidney disease — in which case, follow your urologist's recommendation). If you are taking diuretics, you need to make sure that all your liquid intake is water. Other "liquids" will dehydrate you, in varying amounts..
How to use it: rub rosemary extract or ground rosemary over meat before grilling (it goes particularly well with lamb). Sprinkle this herb over potatoes before roasting. Add it the water when poaching salmon. Bake it into breads (along with some garlic and black, Greek olives). Add rosemary to tomato sauce as you heat it, but be sure you have ground the leaves in a mortar and pestle, as the leaves don't soften in cooking, easily, whether fresh or dried versions.
Chili Pepper
Chilis, especially the smallest Asian ones, along with jalapenos, are very good sources of anti-oxidants, and are nerve pain relievers (usually as a pharmaceutical cream — not as food).
Health benefits: the component called capsaicin is an anti-inflammatory. This can also temporarily increase heat production in the body, so it helps cool you in hot weather and helps burn more calories for revved-up metabolism and weight-loss. Capsaicin has also been used to help with circulatory problems, which is an issue that many sedentary diabetics have.
However, if you have a sensitive stomach and colon already, use this with great care. Maybe start with small amounts of dried chili powder or a Japanese 7-spice powder, instead of any of the hot, fresh chili peppers.
I would not give this to most children. For diabetic kids, use alternatives.
How to use it: Mix tiny amounts of chilis into mashed potatoes or eggs. Stir it into softened butter, along with a tiny bit of lime, then spread on corn on the cob. Stir a tiny bit in to make Mexican hot chocolate.
The word has been out for quite a while about cinnamon's ability to help diabetics, but actually quite a bit is needed, more than people think. Plus, some things labeled as "cinnamon" are actually "cassia" which is not helpful for this purpose.
Health benefits: real cinnamon has an anti-inflammatory effect and it can lower blood sugar. Cinnamon can also have an anti-cancer effect.
There has been some indication that cinnamon can increase metabolism, but exercise and diet are what's really needed to make the difference.
How to use it: as a sweeter spice, people are more willing to use it. So, sprinkle cinnamon on oatmeal, sweet potatoes and into applesauce. Even though you can, I don't recommend eating cookies and pies, but if you do, then be sure to add cinnamon!. Use it to spice meatballs and in drinks when they will be well-mixed.
Ginger is in the same botanical family as Turmeric, so it has many of the same properties. The main one, apart from fabulous flavor (fresh or dried) is that it is a well regarded anti-inflammatory, so it helps to lessen pain, especially for those with osetoarthritis.
Health benefits: Ginger helps to alleviate nausea and vomiting, and is very useful for children on car trips or for sea-sickness!
It also helps nausea when related to pregnancy.
For the rest of us, ginger is good for digestion.
How to use it: Grate it and add to broths or to stir-fry dishes. If you steep ginger in hot water and add lemon and honey this will make a soothing digestive tea. Bake gingersnaps or gingerbread as a way for diabetic kids to enjoy this spice as long as you use a diabetic-friendly natural sweetener like a tiny bit of organic maple syrup or stevia. Personally, I like undyed sushi ginger to chop-up into dressings, smoothies, popsicles and more.
Basil is a cousin of mint. Most people only think of it in terms of pesto — an Italian sauce for pasta, but Basil is quite versatile. Thai food uses it to good advantage and the Holy Basil of India is used in Tulsi — an important herbal tea.
Health benefits: Like mint, basil also freshens breath. It is also an anti-inflammatory, and it has an alkaline pH. Basil is a good source of magnesium and vitamin A — both of which are needed in potent doses for diabetics.
How to use it: of course, we'll mention pesto sauce, and you can pair fresh leaves with tomatoes and mozzarella in a Caprese salad (which I personally find hard-to-eat and suggest you dice everything up and eat it on a plate instead of how it's usually presented). Finely mince and immediately sprinkle over fish just after cooking. Add it to lemonade. Make holy basil into Tulsi tea or buy the tea directly (at Whole Foods).
Ah, this is another French secret! They will have the best lavender recipes, and lavender honey is incredible (use just tiny amounts, but you don't need much as it has wonderful flavor!).
Diabetes is very stressful on your body and psyche, so lavender can be very beneficial to help bring calmness, allowing your body to rest and also have a better chance to rejuvenate.
Health benefits: Lavender is very calming and can aid with sleep.
How to use it: The flowers can be used in a tea (for sleeping, add a few lavender buds into chamomille tea — unless you are sensitive to daisies or other aster flowers. Otherwise, just brew a purely lavender tea.). Lavender can be baked into cookies – with stevia as sweetener.
In the famed herb mix, Herbes de Provence, is a mix of fennel, basil, thyme and lavender which is used with meat, fish, quinoa or brown rice.
Fresh herbs may seem expensive, but they are not when you think of the benefits they bring — and with less liklihood of side-effects. They are also easy to grown in your garden, or on a patio or balcony or on a windowsill in winter. You can always benefit from many of these listed above, all year, for reasonable cost. See the Titles Archive tab above for my excellent posts on container and indoor gardening!
Enjoy these useful herbs and see if your Health also improves as you incorporate them daily.
Best to all — Em
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Then, as now, Scarborough didn't know what to do about its teenagers.

Not that its adults didn't have other things to chew over in 1962, the year people in the township suburb of Toronto voted to permit flouride in the water supply and movies on Sunday.

Scarborough - most people spelled it Scarboro then - was jostling with its neighbour North York to claim the title of Fastest-Growing Municipality in Canada.

Its reeve, Albert Campbell, back from a convention of mayors, declared Scarborough was known throughout the country. Developments like the Golden Mile of Industry, a stretch of factories on what is now an Eglinton Avenue shopping district, "have put us on the map," he said.

That was also the year the Scarboro Mirror was born.

It started as an edition of the five-year-old Don Mills Mirror co-founded by Russ Eastcott and Ken Larone.

"The Mirror is different! It's a unique form of newspaper, especially designed to meet the particular needs of suburban communities," the paper's management said in May, adding its high Don Mills readership was "achieved by strict devotion to reporting the local scene as energetically and skillfully as the big papers and magazines attempt to report the broader scene."

The first editorial of the Scarborough weekly pledged to handle news "fairly and without bias" and said its opinions would not be influenced by pressure or self-interest.

"We may occasionally step on some toes. When we do, they will be toes we feel need to be stepped on."

Even its printing process was new: "By using a rotary-offset press, the use of lead has been eliminated. All typesetting is done photographically."

The Mirror (which offered $5 for a "news tip of the week") was set against Scarborough's amalgamation into the city, which it told its readers Toronto Council and "the big dailies" were pushing "for all they are worth."

"Under amalgamation they show a big happy family enjoying all the goodies" at no cost to taxpayers, but though combining Metropolitan Toronto's 13 municipalities "would make (Toronto's) Nathan Phillips mayor of all the people," a Mirror editorial said, "the deal has nothing to offer to the suburbs - except loss of representation, decline in public services, and higher operational costs."

Concerned "over increasing complaints about troublesome youngsters," township officials launched "young adult" programs to keep them busy - slow-pitch, tennis, journalism and photography groups - then expressed dismay after registering just 600 of the 14,000 in the 16 to 20 age group.

"The other teenagers with spare-time problems are still hanging around shopping plazas causing disturbances or getting into minor difficulties with the police," the newspaper said.

"Besides vandalism and drinking, many teenagers annoy the public with rude manners. A Scarboro Mirror writer recently had to shove a teenager out of his way to walk on the sidewalk."

Later, the Mirror announced a dozen programs for teens had been killed by apathy. "Teenagers are always complaining they have nothing to do," said Recreation Director J.J. Keay. "But it seems all they want is a place to hang around and dance."

More dangerous than its teens were the township's roads, strung with what the paper called a "jungle" of overhead wires.

There were 28 traffic fatalities in Scarborough in 1961 (compare that to 35 across all Toronto in 2011), up 50 per cent from the previous year, and safety officials who reviewed reports said they could do little or nothing, since "in more than 75 per cent of the cases, it is pure recklessness, carelessness, inattention and alcoholic influence that is responsible."

The Mirror, though, had a suggestion: "Roads in the community become the summer playground of thousands of children out of school on holidays," and the residential speed limit of 30 miles an hour is "too fast to give children or motorists a chance," an editorial said, arguing it would be wise to reduce that speed "at least in the summer months."

Scarborough in 1962 struggled with changing attitudes.

Township regulations forbid organized sports before 1:30 p.m. on Sundays, but the Scarboro Ministerial Council said local clergy "have noted with regret that some practice games are being arranged for morning hours on Sundays when church schools and worship services are being held."

Scarboro Council also gave approval for four billiard halls to open on Sundays.

Councillor Karl Mallette, however, accused service clubs and other groups which sponsored summer carnivals with games of chance to raise charity money of "sinking to a new low," accusing them of "teaching children to gamble and perverting the morals of the township."

Dutch Elm disease, spread by beetles, was killing off whole populations of Scarborough's trees - as the emerald ash borer is today - with the Mirror reporting the deadly fungus "has marked hundreds of magnificent shade trees in the township for the axe."

A survey showed Scaborough had 42,000 elms, most in parks and older parts of the township. When it came to removing infested trees, said parks director W.H. Browne, "We can't begin to keep up."

At the newly expanded municipal offices on Eglinton Avenue (now home of Toronto Police's 41 Division), Reeve Campbell pronounced the back of shopping centres he saw were an "utter disgrace," strewn with garbage and debris. "If there are not rats there now, it will attract them," he said.

Councillor Karl Mallette said the township's small neighbourhood plazas might be doomed, and put some blame on an "influx of large discount outlets" to Toronto's suburbs. "We may be legislating into our zoning little centres which won't be able to make a living," he warned.

Vic Kirby, a realtor, criticized council for "going berserk" on government controlled low rental apartments he claimed were poorly built and drawing tenants away from private developments. "We're going to get slums in Scarboro," he said.

In that same year, council asked the province to create Metro's third university in Malvern, where governments held 1,800 acres "intended for a low-rent housing project," though one councillor, George Barker, said the land could be a "health and recreation centre" usable for Olympic games and Canada's centennial celebrations.

In that Scarborough of a half-century ago, Tip Top was selling men's all-wool suits for $54 at the Cedarbrae and Parkway Plaza, Volkswagen was offered its famous Beetle for $1760 at its Golden Mile Showrooms, and Jim Davidson Motors on Kingston Road was selling the 1962 Dodge Dart for $2145.

Mirror ads show the Don Mills Centre Kresge's record bar was selling pop hits (45 RPM) for 87 cents a piece, while the Zellers there sold a children's quilt-lined nylon snow suit for $4.87. Lauries Hairstyling at Eglinton and Midland, meanwhile, advertised the Creme Cold Wave, an "adorable new Spring hairstyle" for a "younger than Springtime look" at $12.50.


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Friday, May 17, 2013
Posers for Phuket.Friday, May 17, 2013
Hello guys! So as you may have noticed, I went to Phuket with 7 other girlfriends last weekend! And you know what they say right? Girls do...
Hello guys!
So as you may have noticed, I went to Phuket with 7 other girlfriends last weekend! And you know what they say right? Girls do crazy stuff when they share a room together. You know, stuff.
Like, sit around in silky underwear, smoke, drink, and bitch about boys.
(Via Bridal Musings).
Engage in pillow fights in sexy lingerie.
(Via Daily Fiasco).
(Via Geekenfreude).
Sleep naked together.
(Via Melissa Toledo).
Experiment.Laisser Sortir).
Yeah you know, that's what they always say girls do when they have sleepovers, and that's what you need to do in order to have a good time. Well, we didn't do any of that. BUT! We did have an awesome time. My conclusion is that we must be having fun wrong.
So you must be wondering, what non-stereotypical stuff could we have possibly done to be considered as fun. So here's a snippet of our weekend getaway :)
1. Snorkelling.
(I promise you that the fish were attacking me).
All taken with a point and shoot! Whose name is Nelly. Who came after Lambo.
Photo Credit: Cheryl Tay
Because we got to know each other via the Glow programme, the group of us hadn't really had much of a chance to have many decent meals together. So it was great hanging out and eating. Like you know, it was a new experience for all of us.
Well, we spent the first day at the seafood place near the hotel. And the service was SO SLOW. But then, we found free WiFi. And everyone stopped complaining and started uploading stuff onto Instagram. This was what I posted!
We also ate at this place called No. 6. And the service was incredibly fast. It took 3 rounds of phototaking for the food to come. In standard units of measurement, this would be equivalent to 5 minutes.
here. So I really had a very good time in Phuket eating junk food.
Photo Credit: Cheryl Tay
3. Camwhoring.
my other beach holidays, it was mandatory for us to stage some underwater battles.
Silver,"WAHHHH I PUNCH YOU."
Jac recovers. "I KICK YOU BACK!!!"
Apart from taking all these
Photo Credit: Cheryl Tay
4. Helping Jac to tick stuff off her bucket list.
Photo Credit: Cheryl Tay
Photo credit: Cheryl Tay
Photo Credits: Cheryl Tay
Anyway, I'd like to thank all these wonderful girls for the great time in Phuket - Carrie, Rugfella, Ju Ann, Cheryl, Silver, Daphne, and Joyce. Phuket wouldn't have been that much of a blast if not for you guys!!
But you know, I love holidays so, EVERYONE PLEASE LET US GO ON SOME WEEKEND TRIPS TOGETHER. I have a camera that can take underwater photos and some waterproof playing cards as well. :D
I'd like to end off this post with a few photos. One of my extremely stylish roomie and beauty consultant CARRIE.
The next photo would be of Daphne, who did most of the coordination for the trip!
Till next time!
❤ Jac.
❤ Jac.


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Efforts to protect the critically endangered mountain gorilla received a big boost yesterday when Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo agreed to cooperate on a 10-year conservation plan for the animals.
Only 720 mountain gorillas remain in the wild, all of them in the misty hills of central Africa where the three countries' borders meet. In the past 14 months, at least 10 gorillas have been killed in Congo's Virunga park by rebel fighters and people involved in the illegal charcoal trade.
Despite the apes' vulnerability, conflict and mistrust among the countries has previously prevented formal cooperative efforts to stop the poaching and stem human encroachment.
But in a joint statement yesterday, wildlife officials said their park authorities would work together "to ensure the conservation of the mountain gorillas and their Afromontane forest habitat".
Moses Mapesa, head of the Uganda Wildlife Authority, told a news conference in Kampala: "For the first time, the three countries have decided to protect the great apes which are threatened with extinction and insecurity in the region."
More than a decade of human conflict has damaged tourism in eastern Congo, but for Uganda and Rwanda the gorillas are still a prime attraction, with visitors paying £200 or more for a day-permit to visit apes accustomed to the presence of people. But policing the habitat is expensive and dangerous. Most of the human dwellers nearby are extremely poor and rely on poaching, as well as illegal cultivation and wood-cutting, for cash.
The Dutch government is providing £3.1m for the first four years of the project, which aims to protect habitat as well address the dangers facing the animals.
Anecto Kayitare, of the International Gorilla Conservation Programme, which is backing the plan, said the fund could rise to £50m if donors like the EU joined up.
The conservationist Richard Leakey, who runs a wildlife charity in Congo, said: "If this sort of money comes through, this could be the big breakthrough we've all been waiting for. The mountain gorilla is as endangered as any species could be."
A secretariat will harmonise the conservation laws and policies of the countries, and information on the gorillas, as well as poachers, will be shared. The funds will help nearby villagers, giving them alternative sources of income and cooking fuel.
About 340 of the mountain gorillas roam mostly in south-west Uganda, with a further 250 in Rwanda, and 130 in eastern Congo. Rebels still control large parts of the Virunga park, including the gorilla areas, and refuse to allow in ranger patrols.


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Cut Back Week...
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Grellan I've had that pain before too. Maybe you can use the hot brick that or mate Bob "Tokyo racer" used! It seemed to help in his case and it's a lot manlier than a hot water bottle!ReplyDelete
"A combination of all of the above" sounds right to me! Ah, the soleus... I know it well. Tore my left at the end of the City to Surf a few years back. Hopefully it'll come good with treatment or failing that, drop one of Scott's hot bricks on it ;)ReplyDelete
Grellan, I really recommend the Trigger point workouts.ReplyDelete
I use a rolling pin and a dogs rubber ball for the massage.
Believe me it really works a treat!
Often the original sourse of your problem is not the site of pain, but is due to muscle imbalances in the rest of your body.
TPF workouts will give you back muscle balance and range of movement, but above all will improve your posture and quality of life!


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Happy Independence Day!
Here is the last page of my comic memoir of the last few months in Serbia:
Pancevo is the town about 45 minutes outside of Belgrade where we filmed several different sets in one building that was an old museum.
Ivanovo was a frozen wasteland when we first scouted there in January, but became the lush green river banks of both the Raquin family's country home in Vernon and the lake outside Paris where the lovers murder their victim.
Kalemegdan is the old fortress park right in the city center of Belgrade where we built a metal gazebo to house a bear in our version of a proto-zoo.
And Simanovci is hardly a tourist destination, but a sign on the highway giving the name of the town closest to the acres of land in the countryside where the PFI soundstages were built.
From such disparate and incongruous elements were built the illusion of 19th Century Paris for our play.


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Vend POS
Pros: Cloud-based so it runs on any operating system. Has a free version and a 30-day trial period. Excellent mobile sales features.
Cons: Uses third-party payment processers only. No e-mail promotion. Phone support is an extra cost unless you're on the multi-outlet plan.
Bottom Line: Vend POS is a highly flexible and mobile point-of-sale (POS) system that, while it lacks a few advanced features and charges extra for phone support, is an excellent choice for small businesses.Read Review
Bindo POS
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Bottom Line: Bindo POS is a simple-to-use point-of-sale system (POS) that should be advantageous for small shops with just one or a few outlets.Read Review
Pros: More features than usual, including some CRM functionality. Very configurable. Includes more features under monthly price than most.
Cons: Could be overkill for smaller shops. User iinterface could be confusing. No 24/7 support.
Bottom Line: While it could be overkill for a small one-stop shop, Erply's flexibility and ability to handle an unusually wide range of functions could make it ideal for a variety of midsize or fast growing businesses.Read Review
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Pros: Overall dimensions unchanged from Surface Pro 3 and 4. 13 hours claimed battery life. Improved Surface Pen and Type Cover. Wider range of motion on kickstand.
Cons: No USB-C or Thunderbolt 3. Still uncomfortable in lap use. Type Cover sold separately.
Bottom Line: It's just called the Microsoft Surface Pro now, but the 2017 iteration continues to be the 2-in-1 detachable-hybrid tablet that other PC makers will strive to emulate. A processor bump, longer battery life, and new peripherals are the big improvements.Read Review
NCR Silver
Pros: Wide range of available products and features. Innovative desktop solution. Works on mobile tablets. Excellent support services.
Cons: Doesn't offer own payment processing solution. Combination of various apps can become expensive.
Bottom Line: NCR Silver offers a wide-ranging selection of point-of-sale (POS) solutions, including a new and stylish hardware solution called Silver Quantum. However, its a la carte approach can become expensive unless approached with care.Read Review
QuickBooks Point of Sale Pro 7.0
Pros: Smooth integration into QuickBooks ecosystem. One-time fee rather than monthly subscription. 30-day free trial. A variety of payment plans
Cons: Can't create email campaigns. No customer-facing user interface. No mobile solutions.
Bottom Line: Not yet reviewed by editors.Read Review
Shopify POS
Pros: Excellent for small businesses or online merchants that want to add an on-site presence. 14-day free trial. Easy to set up. Good customer support. Third-party app store.
Cons: Advanced features available only on higher tiers. Advanced plans are expensive. Doesn't offer advanced analytics or automatic discounts.
Bottom Line: Shopify POS is an expansion of its well-known e-commerce platform. It is excellent for businesses that want to establish a brick-and-mortar presence to supplement their online shops.Read Review
Pros: Apps for Android and iOS phones offer real-time, back-office information. 24/7 support. Easy-to-navigate user interface.
Cons: Costs can increase with add-ons. No free trial period.
Bottom Line: ShopKeep offers the point-of-sale (POS) system features that most small businesses will want without overwhelming them; however, the cost of add-ons can add up.Read Review
Apple iPad Pro (12.9 inch, 2017)
Pros: Laptop-level power. Surprisingly light. Plenty of screen real estate.
Cons: Expensive. Apps don't quite complete most workflows.
Bottom Line: Apple's 12.9-inch iPad Pro tablet is more like a full-scale iOS laptop—which is great if you can get all of your work done in iOS applications.
Apple Pay
Pros: Quick, easy NFC-payment system. Anonymous, single-use token system keeps credit card data secure. Third-party apps for managing gift cards, movie tickets, boarding passes, and more.
Cons: Limited number Apple Pay-equipped stores. Only works with iPhone 6 and beyond.
Bottom Line: Paying with your iPhone via the Apple Pay mobile-payment system is a convenient and secure experience, but for now it's not possible all that often.Read Review
What Is a Point-of-Sale (POS) System?
Today's point-of-sale (POS) systems are not just cash registers anymore thanks to new technologies like mobile devices and the cloud. POS systems still include both software and hardware components, but they now also offer many new functions as well. One of these functions are the synergies created by integrating them with other back-end applications such as customer relationship management (CRM) and inventory management.
As a result, POS systems can now be summed up as "cash registers on steroids." Even before the rise of mobile and cloud tech, POS systems took the basics of the cash register and expanded them to task directly to back-end accounting systems and credit card payment processors. The cloud has become a hot trend in this space because it has let many small to midsize businesses (SMBs) make use of advanced POS systems because they can avoid the ongoing expense of deploying and maintaining a back-end server at every location.
While there are several kinds of payment processing solutions available, including credit card readers and various new mobile payment methods, the POS systems we reviewed are full-on cash registers. This means they communicate with back-end accounting software and can handle multiple kinds of payments.
Despite the cash register motif, however, when people talk about POS systems, they're mostly referring to the software, which could be client-based or cloud-based. That's because it's the software that lets you track sales, issue receipts, and perform back-office functions. Such functions include replacing inventory, tracking employee productivity, and noting what sells and what doesn't. The POS systems we reviewed are predominantly focused on SMBs that sell from one to 25 outlets, although a few may handle up to 100.
Key Software Features
The point of a good POS system is to let you get paid for products and services. There are a variety of ways that people get paid today and your POS system should handle all of the methods you need, including cash, checks, and credit and debit cards. Some, but not all, also accept "contactless" payment types, such as Amazon Pay or Apple Pay.
An important factor to note is that the introduction of Europay, MasterCard, and Visa (EMV), or chipped cards, has complicated things somewhat for small vendors. EMV is the standard that is said to provide more security than the swipe-and-sign tech we've been using for the past decade or so. The ability to "dip" these cards means additional or new hardware for which some POS systems charge a bit extra.
Once you get past the minimum functionality, then depending on the needs of your business, there are other features that you'll want to look for. These features include the ability for customers to use two types of payment, for example, or to allow for returns, special pricing (for sales or special customers), gift cards, and surge pricing.
Another fast-growing standard is the near-field communications (NFC) transaction, which is an electronic payment system being popularized by mobile giants such as Apple Pay and Google Wallet. Making sure your POS system candidate can handle these new emerging systems is only half of the equation. The other half includes whether or not that implementation will annoy or please your customers as well as whether or not it will help or hinder your Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)-compliance efforts.
Another critical area may not be a POS trend but it's still something you'll need to be very careful attention to: product support. If the system crashes at the start of your busy period, then how easy is to get someone on the phone? That's a question that can often be solved by paying for the appropriate support plan. But just because you have someone on the phone doesn't mean your system is back online; you're still losing revenue every time an impatient customer walks out of the store. A backup solution is essential here and that's especially true in the case of cloud-based POS systems. These systems can suffer not only from software problems but also from internet connectivity issues. Ensuring that your vendor has your back in these situations is key, but knowing exactly how and where that support will come from is critical, too. A little more on this later.
Hardware Considerations
And while the software half of the POS system equation is probably most important, especially in a cloud-based solution, many retail businesses will still require a hardware half. In that vein, one of the most popular trends in today's POS systems is mobility. This refers to the ability to move POS functionality out from behind the cash register station and into the hands of roving employees for faster, more customer-centric business transactions. This trend adds new areas of importance to even the usual POS system setup, including an added focus on wireless connectivity, security, and support for tablet or even smartphone endpoints. Most modern POS systems run on generally available tablets such as an Apple iPad or a Microsoft Surface Pro. Many also offer dedicated hardware systems and add-ons, such as card swipers, receipt printers, cash drawers, and barcode scanners.
The advantage of tablet-based systems is in their mobility. You can process payments on your store's floor (especially useful for cutting down lines at the register during busy seasons), at an expo, or at an outdoor pop-up shop. Systems such as Square Point of Sale are known for offering small dongles that connect to a tablet and let you swipe credit cards on the go. While you may not immediately need this type of mobility, it is good to know that it's available.
Another advantage is the amount of information that you can supply customers. A desktop POS device can sometimes be flipped so that the customer can sign on the screen or enter contact information. In addition, some states (such as California) now require some kind of customer-facing screen be available so customers can view sales information as a sale is rung up.
Back-Office Functionality
As mentioned earlier, POS systems are not just about taking payments as they also let you track your inventory, customers, and employees. To begin with, as you make sales, the system should be able to track what has been sold, how many items still remain, when you are out of that item, and notify you ahead of time so that you can restock. It should be able to subgroup items; for example, it should tell you if you're out of blue birdcages but still have three red birdcages. You should be able to print out barcodes for any items that don't already have Universal Product Codes (UPCs) so that you can scan them during a sale.
Another feature to look for is the ability to provide analytics. It's one thing to be able to track how much of your inventory is still available but it's quite another to see what products sell when and to whom. If you can predict that twice as many red coffee cups are sold in November than in April, then you'll know how many to order. If your sales of low-cost candy goes radically up every weekday when the local kids get out of school, then you might want to hire an extra salesperson in the afternoons to help handle things.
Employee tracking is also useful. Your POS system should be able to clock your employees in and out, and offer different levels of security depending on a employees' status. This way, a cashier, for example, won't have access to the same back-office functions that a manager has.
Finally, it is useful for a POS system to collect customer information that can be utilized for loyalty programs and other promotional strategies. Some systems offer functionality which is close to that offered by CMS packages; for example, sending emails to customers to thank them for sales, advertise bargains or offer coupons, and offer other loyalty perks.
Something to be aware of: Make sure your POS system can function offline. Networks can go down at the most inconvenient moments, especially if you are selling at an in-person event. You'll want to be able to keep selling even though your POS system may be temporarily out of contact with your back office.
And if you want to do business online as well as in person, some POS systems offer the ability to create an online store that will pull from the same inventory database as your brick-and-mortar store. In fact, an online presence has become so necessary that some systems, such as Shopify POS and Vend POS, include it as part of their package. If you're starting a small retail business, then it could be an important feature to consider.
Processing Payments
Keep in mind that, if you are going to be accepting credit and debit cards (and most businesses must), you're going to need a service that can process those payments. That service is also going to cost you a percentage of your take. A few services, such as Square Point of Sale, offer POS services for free, as long as you process your payments through them. Others, such as Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale and Shopify POS, charge a monthly subscription rate for use of the software and an additional fee for processing payments. Still others, such as NCR Silver and Vend POS, do not provide processing services themselves but work with a number of third parties. Others that do provide their own processing services will also work with third-party processors. Of the products we cover here in this POS system review roundup, only NCR Silver charges a single, one-time price for its software.
As a result, you will need to think about your needs and how they relate to the POS system that you choose. If you are already using a payment-processing service and want to stick with it, then you will want to look at POS systems which work with that system (usually called "integrated processing" since the outside company's payments are integrated into the POS). However, if you are starting from scratch, then a POS system that offers an all-in-one service can be very convenient. If something goes wrong, then you'll know who to call.
Product Support
POS systems are built to be as simple to operate as possible and most of them are. But things can always go wrong, especially when you're dealing with back-office functions such as inventory or personnel management. Therefore, it's always a good idea to have a good support system in place. Most POS system vendors offer a wide range of support, starting with articles, videos, and tutorials on how to use their products. Most also provide setup assistance, either as part of the package or for an extra fee.
If you operate a business that has weekend or late hours, then you will probably want to look for a POS system supplier that offers 24/7 support services as you don't want to find yourself without help during a busy Sunday sale.
To help evaluate each POS system, in each review we've included a SmartScore and Customer Satisfaction Rating from a website called FinancesOnline, which evaluates financial solutions. According to the FinancesOnline website, it calculates its SmartScores based on a POS system's main functionalities and features as well as its "collaboration features, customization, integration with other apps, customer support, and mobility. All these factors are taken into account when calculating the final score (on a 1 to 10 scale)." FinancesOnline draws its customer satisfaction ratings from its proprietary Customer Satisfaction Algorithm that "gathers user reviews, comments, and opinions across a wide range of social media and calculates a satisfaction rating based on what people think about the product."
Attract More Sales
In the end, a good POS system enables you to easily make sales, track sales, and enhance your ability to attract more customers, which depends on your special needs. Once you have selected the system that seem to suit your type and size of business, talk to its representatives. Then try it out and make sure that it offers all of the features that won't only fit your company now but also in the coming years.
Featured Point-of-Sale (POS) Systems Reviews:
Square Point of Sale Review
Pros: Pricing structure is simple. Offers variety of customer support channels. Excellent hardware options. Supports Android and iOS. Can operate in offline mode.
Cons: Rapidly growing businesses may experience account freezes over what looks like fraudulent activity. Doesn't offer modules for reporting or inventory management. Larger companies could face high fees.
Bottom Line: Square Point of Sale is an excellent merchant services platform that helps smaller vendors with its flat, predictable pricing and affordable hardware.Read Review
Vend POS Review
Pros: Cloud-based system, so runs on all operating systems. 30-day trial plus a free version is available. Robust mobile sales functionality is offered.
Cons: Only uses third-party payment processers. Doesn't offer e-mail promotion. Phone support costs extra for most versions.
Bottom Line: Vend POS, a highly flexible and mobile point-of-sale (POS) system, is an excellent choice for small businesses that don't mind paying more for 24/7 phone support.Read Review
Bindo POS Review
Pros: Simple and clear user interface. Easily understood pricing plans. Back-office features available directly from register interface.
Cons: Activation fee. Integrates with only a few partner services. No 24/7 phone support.
Bottom Line: Bindo POS is a simple-to-use point-of-sale system (POS) that should be advantageous for small shops with just one or a few outlets.Read Review
Erply Review
Pros: Offers more features than most, including some customer relationship management functionality. Includes a lot of features for one low monthly price. Highly configurable.
Cons: No 24/7 customer support. Its feature set could be overkill for smaller shops. User interface is somewhat confusing.
Bottom Line: Erply's flexibility and ability to handle a wide range of functions makes it ideal for midsize or fast-growing businesses. Its expansive feature set could be overkill for smaller shops, though.Read Review
Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale Review
Pros: Smooth integration into QuickBooks ecosystem. One-time fee rather than monthly subscription. 30-day free trial. A variety of payment plans
Cons: Can't create email campaigns. No customer-facing user interface. No mobile solutions.
Bottom Line: Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale offers a solid base in its existing financial software and the basics of a good point-of-sale (POS) product. However, it lacks several features, such as mobile solutions, which modern businesses will look for.Read Review
NCR Silver Review
Pros: Wide range of available products and features. Innovative desktop solution. Works on mobile tablets. Excellent support services.
Cons: Doesn't offer own payment processing solution. Combination of various apps can become expensive.
Bottom Line: NCR Silver offers a wide-ranging selection of point-of-sale (POS) solutions, including a new and stylish hardware solution called Silver Quantum. However, its a la carte approach can become expensive unless approached with care.Read Review
Shopify POS Review
Pros: Excellent for small businesses or online merchants that want to add an on-site presence. 14-day free trial. Easy to set up. Good customer support. Third-party app store.
Cons: Advanced features available only on higher tiers. Advanced plans are expensive. Doesn't offer advanced analytics or automatic discounts.
Bottom Line: Shopify POS is an expansion of its well-known e-commerce platform. It is excellent for businesses that want to establish a brick-and-mortar presence to supplement their online shops.Read Review
ShopKeep Review
Pros: Apps for Android and iOS phones offer real-time, back-office information. 24/7 support. Easy-to-navigate user interface.
Cons: Costs can increase with add-ons. No free trial period.
Bottom Line: ShopKeep offers the point-of-sale (POS) system features that most small businesses will want without overwhelming them; however, the cost of add-ons can add up.Read Review
Lightspeed Retail POS Review
Pros: Web-based, back-office software is platform-agnostic. Strong e-commerce functionality.
Cons: Busy register user interface (UI).
Bottom Line: While Lightspeed Retail POS's UI can be a bit busy, it does provide all of the basic features needed for a solid point-of-sale (POS) system.Read Review
Revel Systems POS Review
Pros: Clean and easy-to-navigate register user interface (UI). A variety of back-office tools available from the register. Some interesting features such as Fast Cash button. 24/7 phone support.
Cons: Costs are not set out clearly on the website. Expensive compared to similar products. Open API access requires additional charge. Confusing interface in some places. No free trial for evaluations.
Bottom Line: A solid point-of-sale (POS) system for small to midsize businesses (SMBs), Revel Systems POS has a simple UI and many useful features. However, it is expensive and lacks a trial period, which is problematic in the small business market.Read Review
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Game Dev Nation is a site for guys (and gals) who want to create mobile apps and games — but who have mortgages, day jobs, and kids who need shoes, so there's no freakin' way it's gonna happen.
Unless you make it happen, even just a little bit at a time.
My name is J. A. Whye (most people call me Jay). I created computer games back in the days of the Apple II and at some point "strayed" off that path. Now I'm too old and too poor to switch careers back, but I still want to create my own games, so I'm going to make time for that to happen.
What's intensely cool is that I stumbled upon a framework that makes creating your own mobile game so fast you won't believe it. It's called Corona SDK and it's by the fine folks at Corona Labs. Check out the Videos section of this site for some samples that will blow you away. I liked it so much I created the #1 Corona SDK IDE, Outlaw (previously called Corona Project Manager).
If you have a lot of time, go ahead and learn the intricacies of Objective-C and Xcode. But if you're strapped for time like I am, but still want to create your own game for the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, etc., take a close look at Corona SDK.
You'll be glad you did!
(Screenshot above is from Crawl Space Games' "Zombies Ala Mode" made with Corona SDK.)
Update (May, 2012) While the above is still accurate, I'm expanding my horizons a bit and digging into Moai SDK, another Lua-based framework for 2D games as well as Impact, a Javascript-based framework for HTML5 games. You'll eventually find tutorials for those frameworks here on Game Dev Nation.
Update (June, 2014) If I were going to spend time on an HTML5 game framework I'd spend it on Phaser. Nothing wrong with ImpactJS, but Phaser is open-source which means I can use it in tutorials, etc., and not have to worry about people buying it to take my courses. Moai is on the back burner — while it's not dead, it doesn't have any dev oomph behind it anymore. Now that Unity is treating 2D like a 1st-class citizen I'm playing with that, as well as dining with Swift. Corona SDK is still my first love, however.
Update (August, 2015) Early this year I was asked to create a CS109 course for UAA that was based on Unity — and I jumped at the chance. Since then I've stuck with Unity due to that being what the school I'm attending is using — and I intend for them to hire me to teach game dev in a year or two so I'm focusing on Unity. I love Corona, but I see the possibility of a career with Unity.


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On Tuesday 3rd March myself and a few others were lucky to be part of the Reebok #BreakYourSelfie campaign.
The campaign saw Fitness enthusiast and TV star, Millie Mackintosh, partner up with with Reebok to promote a rebellious social campaign which aims to encourage us to 'Be More Human'.
The idea of 'breaking your selfie' is basically to upload a post-workout selfie in your most natural sweaty-est (I know that's not a word lol) state, which is opposite to the norm of what society states a selfie is.
To launch this amazing campaign, Reebok also hooked up with GymBox to run a 'Break Your Selfie' class. The class should have been called break your body because I definitely left there in pieces.
The class was led by two of GymBox's personal trainers, Andrew Julien and Wayne Nicholas who put us through our paces. The class was split into three 15 minute sections of intense body circuits, each circuit focused on a specific body part. After each 15 minute session, we were encouraged to take a selfie.
The class definitely lived up to my expectations. I knew it was going to be hard and intense and it was nothing less. Imagine trying to take a decent selfie after 15 minutes of high impact exercises. I was trying so hard not to look like a fire breathing dragon, but my nostrils wouldn't stop flaring as a result of my heavy breathing lol.
I think the campaign is a brilliant idea as I feel sometimes the real side of fitness isn't portrayed. Most fitness images (females in particular) shows hair neatly placed, and dry clothing. Whereas, if you sweat as much as I do, my gym selfies usually contain sweat patches, messy hair and dry lips lol.
Today I'm daring you to accept the challenge and Break Your Selfie. To join in the campaign, simply share your post-workout image using #breakyourselfie and tagging @ReebokUK on twitter and Instagram.
Pre Selfie vs Post Selfie
For more information on the campaign you can view the Be More Human Experience here: reebok.com/bemorehuman.


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Through our programs in literary studies and writing, the Valparaiso University English department offers an education in humane letters based on the principles of writing, language, and literary traditions in English in Great Britain, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
Academic Programs
Our annual visiting writers series draws poets, fiction writers, literary critics, nonfiction writers, and playwrights to offer presentations of their work and meet with students. Over the years, those writers have included Nobel Prize winner Derek Walcott, former Poet Laureates of the United States Mark Strand and Charles Wright, and various authors who have been recipients of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, or other distinguished honors including Tim O'Brien, John Balaban. James Welch, and Nikki Giovanni.
Our faculty members are well grounded in their fields, having published books and critically acclaimed articles and essays. Yet we are committed first and foremost to teaching. Our classes tend to be small and discussion-based, and many of our faculty members have received or been nominated for competitive teaching awards. In addition, the Lilly Fellows Program regularly enriches the department with competitive visiting professors at the start of their careers.
Our course offerings are rich in classes traditional to the English major: for example, survey courses in British and American literature as well as courses in Shakespeare, the novel, and linguistics, and the history of the English language. Yet our offerings are rich as well in less traditional or in emerging fields: for example, the New Literacies, Cultures, and Technologies of Writing course, in which students have edited digital video or audio podcasts; courses in creative nonfiction and young adult and children's literature; and seminars in African American Literature, global Shakespeare, Middle Eastern Film, Creative Non-Fiction, British women writers, and American expatriate writers. The Methods of Literary Criticism and Research course introduces majors to the variety of critical approaches they will encounter in their studies.
The Traditions of Giving and Serving in American life class studies writings on philanthropy in American letters and has the real-world experience of deciding which non-profit agencies to award several thousand dollars of grant money. The Theory and Practice of Tutoring Writing class prepares students to work in the University Writing Center. Finally, courses in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Professional Writing, and Writing in the Health Sciences attract students from programs of study from across the university.
The popular evening of songs, skits, and readings is sponsored by Wordfest, The Lighter, and Sigma Tau Delta, the English Honor Society (see "Community of scholars and writers" below). The celebratory event is open to faculty and student participants outside of the English department. The 2017 Cabaret also collected bottles of water for those affected by lead contamination in East Chicago.
The written word is alive and well on our campus, from the well-attended Wordfest visiting writers series and the award-winning student literary magazine The Lighter to presentations of poetry and play scripts by our creative writing students, and events co-sponsored with Christ College's Symposium series, the Middle Eastern Studies program, and more. In addition, the Books and Coffee series of book reviews typically draws more than 100 members of the Valparaiso community. The English department also produces two nationally (and internationally) respected literary journals, Valparaiso Poetry Review and Valparaiso Fiction Review, where many students have served on the staff as assistant editors.
Events organized by the English honor society, Sigma Tau Delta, have included lecture and film series, in-services on applying to graduate school and preparing for the job market, and the end-of-the-year literary ball. In recent years, the English department has sponsored interested majors as guests at the Midwest Modern Language Association convention, the Sigma Tau Delta national convention, and the Festival of Faith and Learning writers series at Calvin College. Classes taught by senior research professor, Walt Wangerin Jr. have also been notable for forming their own writing circles after classes have ended. English students have been active as well in the well-acclaimed The Welcome Project, a digital archive of stories of diversity and inclusion.
At 33 credits, our major is sized to be comprehensive and yet allow, with careful planning, for pairing with a second major or a Study Abroad program, such as Valpo's popular semesters in Cambridge, England; Reutlingen, Germany; San José, Costa Rica; and Hangzhou, China. Plus, inside or outside of a major, English courses nicely complement the humanities curriculum in Christ College and take important places in the American studies major and programs in international studies, cinema, women's and gender studies, and more.
English majors are eligible for a variety of scholarships and awards. in their junior and senior years for the Paul F. Phipps, Vera L. Seib, and Henry W. Prahl merit scholarships. All students are eligible for the annual Margot Ann Uehling prize for best essay and the Wordfest writing prizes, judged by writers outside the university, for best poems, creative nonfiction, critical essays, and short fiction. The English department also awards the Anna Zink Springsteen prize for best creative writer, and Valparaiso University's annual American Academy of Poets award.
English majors are eligible for a wide range of paid and unpaid internships through the Career Center and through the Calling and Purpose in Society fellowships awarded by the University's Institute for Leadership and Service. Finally, English majors have been exceptional candidates for gap-year opportunities such as Peace Corps, Teach for America, Fulbright English Teaching Assistant and Research fellowships, and more.
Many of our undergraduate majors become inspiring secondary and middle school teachers. In order for future teachers to fit in the education courses, hours in the classroom, and student teaching necessary for state licensure, the English and education departments have created a course of study particularly for future teachers , which they follow closely with their academic advisors in the departments of English and Education. Several graduates in English have also completed Valpo's LEAPS program, which offers a master's degree and experience in parochial schools toward initial licensure. Finally, our M.A. programs in English Studies and Communication and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages attract a dynamic mixture of international and domestic students, many of whom are or are preparing to be teachers in the U.S. and internationally.
We in the English department believe in the centrality of the word. That is, we believe that the study of language and literature helps people understand the relation of art to life and what makes life important, as well as illuminating the world in which we live. Writing, like other creative and expressive arts, enriches as it offers insight into processes of creative thinking and feeling. Moreover, its study and creation nurtures an ability to communicate that transcends boundaries dividing the human family.
Yes, practicality. The critical insight, close reading, and precise communication that our programs foster results in excellence not only for future teachers but also for writers and communicators of all stripes in a broad range of professions. Our graduates have become successful attorneys, ministers, journalists, researchers, communication specialists in business, health care, and non-profit sectors, specialists in library and information science, creative writers, grant writers, and more.
Richard Sévère, Chair
College of Arts and Sciences, Rm. 220
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Premature ejaculation is a consistent problem about ejaculation in men. It is ejaculation before the desired ejaculation itself; pre or before, thus it name implies.
There are lots of factors that cause premature ejaculation; stress and unhealthy habits are the main reasons for this problem.
Medical experts believe that men who are unhappy with their marriage, living unhealthy lives and worry most of the time are more susceptible in experiencing premature ejaculation. It is known that lifestyle changes can do great and amazing things with you sexual life.
Aside from overcoming sexual issues and problems, these lifestyle changes can have a great impact on your life as a whole.
1. Too Fast Too Much Masturbation
Premature ejaculation doesn't care who you are, at some point you may have got to have this sexual problem but not all.
Orgasm or sexual climax is often achieved through ejaculation, in which endorphins are released. These hormones are believed to help overcome stress, tension and even boost metabolism.
Sexual climax should be worked on together with your partner to fight dizziness, migraine and even stress.
Excessive and speedy masturbation can cause overproduction of hormones that might lead to fatigue, hair loss and side-effects. Some of you might even experience sexual exhaustion due to extreme masturbation.
2. Overconsumption Of Alcohols And Drugs
There are lots of varieties of alcohol, beer, wine and others can be very beneficial of taken moderately. But overconsumption of alcoholic drinks can cause premature ejaculation and other erectile dysfunction that weakens and affects your erection.
Illicit drugs are another problem as well. Overdose of such leisure drugs will not only paralyze the veins and tissues in your body but also your brain. What you think is a good thing is actually a bad thing!
Before dwelling in any leisure drugs or alcoholic drinks it is very important that you seek expert's advice. But why try something when you know in the first place they are something that brings damage to your health?
3. Sleep Deprivation
Your mood and your performance in bed are greatly affected by the quality of your sleep. Sleep plays a vital role in your health and well-being.
Study shows that insufficient sleep causes health problems like diabetes, obesity and diabetes. Lack of sleep makes you feel tired, thus sex life becomes tiring.
Low testosterone level also tends to persists for men having not enough no. of hours of sleep on a regular basis.
Better sleep means good mood as well. Good mood mean good performance in bed that can help intensify both you and your partner.
4. Relational Issues
Problems with relationship can cause depression, anxiety and stress to both you and your partner. You may always feel that you fall short.
If things aren't going well, if there are things that you want to change with your partner that's causing you stress and later on premature ejaculation, you can't walk away knowing that being in a relationship make you stay even when things aren't fine.
Things become bad when your sexual life is also suffering. Your body and mind get sick that add up to your sufferings and difficulties.
You choices everyday affect what your life would be. Changes with your lifestyle can cause small and big changes to your sexual performance.
I think it's not just your sexual that is suffering, but also the rest of your health. Poor sexual performance can weaken you emotion which allows you not to think well anymore.
Overcoming premature due to unhealthy changes is never easy but they are simple. There are lots of male enhancement methods (pills, exercises, creams and others) that can help you increase and improve your sexual performance.


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Just moments away from popular London hotspots, easyHotel South Kensington is the perfect place for your trip away. Located within easy reach of most London airports, with both tube and bus stops situated nearby, you'll be able to explore the many offerings of this lively, capital city easily.
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If you need warming up after a day out on the chilly London streets, take a number 74 bus from your hotel in South Kensington to Muriel's Kitchen on Pelham Street, where a big bowl of home-cooked lasagna and afternoon tea options await. And when the evening rolls around, take a quick tube journey into popular Soho for drinks, more dining options and welcoming dancefloors.
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Parking is available nearby at NCP London Broadwood Terrace for a charge.
Disabled facilities are also available. Contact us for more information.
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Sockets are 240v.
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Children are welcome as long as they are accompanied by an adult. An adult is considered to be those aged 18 or above.
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The nearest Underground station to the hotel is Earl's Court (Piccadilly line) and Gloucester Road (District line).
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