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In my last blog about the broken wall I shared about the beautiful meadow that was awaiting me just beyond that wall I had built up for my protection – although I did not realize I had built it, nor did it really do anything to protect me. In fact, it had the opposite effect as it often created problems and pushed others away. But, it is gone now, ALL PRAISE TO GOD!
I had to share one more thing about this meadow – the music I heard as I stepped over the rubble of broken wall into the meadow was so incredibly beautiful. Almost beyond description . . . but . . . this piece comes close Close your eyes and imagine yourself with Jesus walking through this breathtaking meadow with flowing foothills and mountains beyond . . . I love it so much that Jesus has had this place just for me, and to think it was there all the time, but the enemy had me blinded to the beauty behind a wall of lies!
Thank YOU, Jesus, for Your freedom, and for the incredible blessing of Your presence in my life! Yes, even in the midst of conflict, tragedy, joy, sorrow, hopes, broken dreams, etc. You ARE constant, unchangeable, My Friend, Lover of my Soul, Savior, Redeemer, Beloved Bridegroom, soon coming King! How I love You!
©KLH 4-Given Ministries
Something incredible happened yesterday . . . I had a session of inner healing that I had never even imagined/understood that I had need of. I learned about a wall (of protection) I had put up as early as the age of 3! Brick by brick as things happened, hurt by hurt I built this wall.
Over the years of my faith walk I had knocked holes it it little by little, yet the wall itself was still there – although I did not even realize it . . . until yesterday.
Once I saw it, realized it was still up (even though it wasn't completely solid) and I could not see beyond it, I asked Jesus to help me get rid of it. With a few hard, swift kicks it came down. What was on the other side? What had been there all the time awaiting me? A beautiful meadow set in rolling hills – breathtakingly beautiful -a special place for my Lord and I to be together, to dance, to twirl, to sing, to walk, to share our hearts – a place of perfect joy, peace and protection – so much better that an ugly wall that did more harm than anything else!
Oh, I wish I could paint, or even sketch what I actually visualized – it was so amazing – I know beyond a shadow of any doubt that I am my Beloved's and He is mine! That He is so pleased with my heart that gets lost in His presence – what a joy unspeakable and full of glory! All I can say is …
©klh 4-Given Ministries
I am overwhelmed!
I hardly have words to speak!
It has been a number of months since I have been posting on a regular basis. Originally it was once a day on at least two of my three blogs, then it went down to a couple of times a week, then less, and now it seems like I have hardly had time to post but a couple times a month. So, this morning, I was sitting here thinking about all of those faithful ones who have been following my blogs, some for over three years now. I pulled up the stats, and was reading through all of the names, lifting you up before the Lord…
You are on all continents. You are all from different walks of life. You are of all color. You are male, female, young, old (and all in-between). My heart flooded with encouragement and gratitude!
Yesterday I was reminded to 'follow' the dream that God has placed in my heart. As you, my faithful followers, know, that is a dream of 'making disciples' and of 'making a difference' in the lives of others. Of speaking God's Truth (His Word) and sharing how to apply it to your life so that you can live victoriously. That DREAM deep within my being is like a fire in my bones! I have not let it go, yet, I have allowed other things to bump my time away from it more than I should have.
My spirit is rekindled with the passion to continue pressing ahead with the dream(s)God has placed within me and that Holy Spirit is prompting me to turn my focus back upon.
So . . . with a humble heart, a grateful heart, I thank you and I declare that I will get back to that dream 100% from this day forth. Thank you for continuing to follow, for continuing to send me encouraging notes about how my blogs have impacted your journey with Jesus – strengthened your faith walk through these words – I praise God for each and every one of you!
© klh 4-Given Ministries
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Walking in the ways of Christ we CAN make a difference!
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Galatians 2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law ,but by faith in Jesus Christ. For no one will ever be saved by obeying the law.
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It's the middle of the week. I can't really say that I'm looking forward to the weekend… I have TONS of hw to do, and Saturday class. Wednesday's 'looking good for me! 😀
BFF Debbie and I met for a run this morning, as usual. To spice it up, we decided to do an interval workout. It went like this:
- 1.0 mile warm up (10:00 pace)
- 0.5 mile faster (just under 9:00 min/mile pace)
- 0.25 mile jog (9:30-10:00 pace)
- 0.5 mile faster
- 0.25 mile jog
- 0.5 mile faster
- 0.25 mile jog
- 0.5 mile faster
- 0.25 mile jog
- 1.25 mile cool down
Total Distance: 5.25 miles
Total Time: 50 minutes
I set my Garmin to this workout last night, so I didn't even have to think about it this morning. This workout flew by, because we were always thinking, "Only 1/4 mile left!"
Intervals are sooo wonderful…
…as is breakfast!
When I got home, I made a quick breakfast bowl:
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 1/2 cup chocolate granola + a bit more 😀
- raspberries
- banana
I think intervals can be used for any sport/exercise to make it go by faster! Have you tried interval training before?
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The legendary Sri Lankan batsman, Mahela Jayawardena, has been appointed as the head coach of the Indian Premier League franchise, Mumbai Indians.
The team based in Mumbai broke the news on Twitter today tweeting "We welcome one of the most elegant & graceful batsmen of the modern era, Mahela Jayawardena, as the new head coach of Mumbai Indians".
We welcome one of the most elegant & graceful batsmen of the modern era, @MahelaJay as the new Head Coach of Mumbai Indians. #WelcomeMahela pic.twitter.com/wFlulxw4iM
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) November 18, 2016
Australia's former captain, Ricky Ponting, has been serving as Mumbai Indians' head coach hitherto since 2014. The twice title-winning franchise is being captained by India's star batsman Rohit Sharma and has been a consistent performer in the now-defunct Champions League too.
Veteran fast bowler Lasith Malinga has been an integral part of the team since its formative years and the appointment of Mahela as the head coach is likely to boost the team's support base among cricket lovers in Sri Lanka.
Mahela Jayawardena announced his retirement from all forms of cricket following the World Cup in 2015 and has since been involved in playing for franchises all around the world. The stylish right-handed batsman was also involved in brief consultant roles with the English side twice following his retirement.
The Sri Lankan batsman was known for his shrewd tactical skills during his playing days and for a very long time was touted to take on the role of a coach following his retirement.
Paltan, our new Head coach, @MahelaJay has a special message for you. Listen up! #WelcomeMahela pic.twitter.com/gxGBoMGwBx
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) November 18, 2016
In a video released by Mumbai Indians, Mahela is heard saying, "I am honored to be chosen as the head coach of a very exciting team, who have got a winning mentality embedded to their DNA."
Since the beginning of the IPL, Mahela has been involved with three franchises namely Kings XI Punjab, Kochi Tuskers Kerala and Delhi Daredevils, and has captained all three sides.


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The Paris Saint-Germain Academy England is committed to providing high class soccer coaching sessions. Our sessions are available for children from all over the world who want a fantastic soccer experience no matter what their ability.
The programme is designed to give each player Paris Saint-Germain techniques, methods, mentality and overall philosophy of the infamous Parisian Club!
This is a pivotal movement for English and International soccer to ensure that we are developing players to reach their fullest potential technically and socially. Our aim is to ensure that all children develop, integrate and train like their Paris Saint-Germain idols but most importantly have an unforgettable soccer experience!
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For your Paris Saint-Germain Academy course please bring the following with you each day:
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Every Saturday (for stays of 2 weeks +) there will be a variety of sports and activities to choose from including more football…!
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First Floor Beach Condo
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First floor brand new one bedroom condo that is 60.09 sq. meters. Room #312. This is a low rise 4 floor condominium complex with a total of only 64 units with direct beach access. All units overlook the pool and all first floor rooms can walk out their door directly to the pool and beach. The modern complex has a well equipped fitness center and is well maintained. Fees are only 30 baht per sq. meter and the condominium has good parking available behind the rooms for cars or motorcycles. The condominium is located about 20 kilometers south of Hua Hin Thailand on one of the most beautiful beach fronts.
The condo unit will be finished out with brand new kitchen and appliances when purchased to provide owners with totally brand new and modern appliances.
If you like beautiful private beach and mountain views that is a comfortable place to live or vacation then this is the place you are looking for. This condo can be titled 100% in a foreign name so if you are a foreigner wanting to live or invest in a Thailand beach front property then this is your chance.
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Whether you cook in the dorm, pack lunches or hit the student cafeteria, a judicious eating plan is a must for staying healthy at college. The freedom to eat what you please may result in nutritional deficiencies or the typical "freshman 15" weight gain. Having a plan makes good nutrition automatic. Wherever you dine, eat regularly spaced meals, controlled portions and a variety of foods from all the food groups.
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Grains have fiber that fills you up to aid in weight control and protein, iron and B vitamins to keep you healthy, according to the National Institutes of Health. Ready-to-eat cereals with low sugar are a college student's best friend, providing 100 percent of some nutrients to make up for shortfalls on busy days. Choose whole grains such as brown rice, whole-wheat breads and pastas, rye crackers, oatmeal and popcorn.
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Sochi to host Soviet song contest
Russia will revive the Intervision Song Contest in Sochi in October.
The Intervision Song Contest, which ran between 1977 and 1980, was the former Soviet Union's answer to the Eurovision Song Contest.
Its revival is being seen as a response to Austrian Conchita Wurst's victory at this year's Eurovision Song Contest.
As the bearded drag queen collected her award for Rise Like A Phoenix, she dedicated her win to "everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. You know who you are. We are unity and we are unstoppable."
Her remarks were widely interpreted to be a criticism of Russia's homophobic laws and attitudes.
"There's no limit to our outrage," said Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the head of the Russian Liberal Democratic Party, at the time. "It's the end of Europe. It has turned wild. They don't have men and women any more. They have 'it'. Fifty years ago the Soviet army occupied Austria. We made a mistake in freeing Austria. We should have stayed."
So far only Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have confirmed that they will take place in the contest. Any member of the Confederation of Independent States and any former Soviet Republics are eligible to enter, but none has yet confirmed participation.


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Today I am going to share with you some Fall/Autumn Decor' in my house. This is my favorite time of year to decorate~ well a toss up with putting up all my snowmen.
Come on in! Front Door~ Welcome!
Entry Way~Charlie Brown Tree
Pumpkins on the staircase
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Ledge in the Hallway
My favorite "Table Scape" I love my creamy pumpkins!
Kitchen Chair
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Hope you are enjoying your Autumn!
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Helping vs. Hurting: The Important Role Relationships Play When Administering Relief Efforts in Nepal
From the onset, one of the first things that was made apparent was our team's goal to build relationships with the local... Read More
Distributing Water Filters & Blankets
Just because you don't speak the same language doesn't mean you can't build a relationship. This morning we started by traveling to... Read More
Visiting the Mountain Communities
Another brisk Nepali morning welcomed the Invictus team into being. After a delicious Nepali breakfast at the lodge, the team headed back... Read More
Visiting Nepal's Tent Camps
Light. Blinding light. The rude awakening of every light blaring on after a night long power outage was how many of the... Read More
Return to Nepal
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Partnering for a Better World | Nicaragua 2014
At long last, we boarded our flight to Miami, managed to cram our too-large packs in the overhead bins, and lift off... Read More
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2014 BACKPACK DRIVE | Here's to Another Successful Year!
The Invictus Initiative would like to thank the generous businesses, civic groups, and individuals who made this year's Invictus Backpack Drive a... Read More
Mapping Sustainability
The team awoke after a night of broken sleep. Around midnight, we heard a creature outside pluck a chicken right out of... Read More
Maps, Solar Lights, & Penalty Kicks
Feeling refreshed and recharged from our time in Kisumu, the team rose before the sunrise and enjoyed another lovely breakfast consisting of... Read More


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Sunil Gavaskar had a miraculous escape from a road accident when he was travelling to London from Manchester on Sunday afternoon, after the 4th Test match finished with India losing the game by an innings and 54 runs. Gavaskar was sitting along with his friend Chandresh Patel and English commentator Mark Nicholas when he saw that his driver suddenly changed the direction of the car in an attempt to prevent collision with another vehicle .
Mark Nicholas was sitting beside the driver and reading newspaper while Gavaskar and his friend were seated on the back one.
Gavaskar had earlier cautioned his driver to drive smart after it rained heavily in manchester and nearby areas.But, soon after , Gavaskar saw a vehicle approaching their Jaguar . The driver suddenly turned towards the right but failed to prevent the collision and the vehicle coming from the opposite side collided near to where Gavaskar was sitting.
Talking with the Mid-day after he reaching London , Gavaskar said that God has saved us. He added that because of the torrential rain, the car was being driven very fast. He called the accident very scary but was relieved to say that no one got injured
He added that they had to leave the Jaguar because of it's condition and they moved towards East Midland Parkway Railway Station, where they boarded a train for London.
Just moments before this accident happened, Gavaskar messaged her wife that they are on their way and will soon be reaching London and his wife had to wait very long for him to reach London.
Gavaskar is arguably the first World Class batsman India has produced and the first glimpse came during India's tour to West Indies in 1971 , hwere Gavaskar played the then bowling greats with much ease and remarkably without an helmet. He finished with most runs in test cricket but saw it broken soon. He is popularly known as ' Little Master'.
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At present, I am definitely not the right person to preach about healthy eating. The last two weeks has seen so many celebrations and occasions that my diet has consisted of more slices of pizza, glasses of Prosecco, take-away meals and sugary snacks than ever before.
I would love to say it doesn't create a noticeable effect straight away but it does – I am one of those unfortunate people whose diet reflects in my skin, and ugly, horrible breakouts surface after just one weekend of indulging in sugar, dairy and carbohydrates.
The plus side is that at least I am aware of this now. For years I took advantage of my petite frame and continued to eat rubbish because I didn't think it affected my skin – I just put breakouts down to my age and hormones. But nope; I am what I eat, and this week I am really paying for it!
Although I mentioned I am not one to preach right now, I have carried out many detoxes and diet changes to test the effects of food for my skin, health and fitness, and I have learnt so many findings.
So I wanted to put a little round-up of some of the tips I learnt myself through trial and error over time which can help you get your healthy eating fix back on track. I will be trying to follow a few of these myself this week…
1. Try a 'Tea-Tox'
OK so I know there are hundreds of tea's out there which claim to totally detoxify your body, help you to loose weight and aid in the fight towards clear skin. I know it seems like a fad, but actually, depending on their ingredients, they can work. I drink green tea regularly to assist with clearing my skin, and although it does work to an extent, sometimes I need a more potent drink.
TeaTox from Slimming Solutions was introduced to me not so long ago, and although I'm not trying to lose weight, it's a great tea to speed up your metabolism and encourage weight loss for those who are actively trying. TeaTox kind of just does what it says on the tin – it's a detox but in the form of a tea, aiding fat burn and beats the bloat.
It comes in two different types: the daytime blend and the evening blend, working harmoniously with your body. I find they both taste delicious, although I am already a herbal tea fan, so I can drink these straight up without flavouring with lemon or anything extra.
The concoctions of fennel, lemongrass, ginseng, peppermint and liquorice root (to name a few!) cleanse the digestive system, boost metabolism and reduce hunger pangs, making them a really good 'project' to stick to so to speak, if you need to give your body a health kick.
2. Be clever with carbs
Carbohydrates are known as the devil when it comes to health, beauty and weight control. They are all high GI foods (a nightmare for the skin) and are meant to assist with bloating and piling on the pounds. However, I find carbs are essential to your health, not only for providing energy, but also for making meals more appetising. You just have to be clever with how you consume. I for one could not give up on cereal.
I am an absolute cereal fiend, and swear by breakfast being my favourite meal of the day due to eating cereal (I'm aware how crazy I may sound…). With cereal, it's all about the sugar content and nothing else- eat a box of chocolate Weetos with a staggering amount of added sugar and colourings, are your energy will crash and burn come 11am, plus you couldn't really start your day off any more unhealthier. This week I've been trying out new low GI cereal Keep Me Going – a whole grain oat cereal made up of little pillows, with an extremely low sugar and salt count. Compared to Special K Original (often advertised as a healthy cereal), Keep Me Going has 8 times less salt; 60% less sugar; twice the fiber; and a low GI, similar to traditionally made porridge. I always make myself an overly large bowl of cereal every morning, so I feel good about myself when eating this.
The cereal is available at Ocado – which I haven't shopped at before, however I am slowly learning it's a great online food retailer because a lot of foods made with health and nutrition in mind are sold on here, along with foods to agree with certain intolerance's. They are currently running £20 off your first shop at Ocado too, if you have a little browse online you will possibly find a number of vouchers.
Keep Me Going aims to avoid the 11am energy crash and keep you going for longer due to it's high fibre content. I've been enjoying it with almond milk in the mornings and will be continuing to purchase this once I have ran out.
3. Add protein to your diet
I wasn't too aware of the benefits of protein until I started to be aware that I was shedding more hair than usual and looks at nutrition to add to my meals to encourage healthier hair. My findings introduced me to a protein rich diet to help with this, as protein is what hair is made up of after all, but this aside a protein rich diet actually has lots of useful points. If you are into working out, fitness and building muscle, then protein should be your best friend.
Obviously as a girl like me, you don't really want to go around mixing up protein shakes, as it's always seen as such a typical 'lad' thing to do. Instead, I have been incorporating more of this powerful stuff into my eating regimes by a little order at MyProtein – an online retailer for protein enriched foods and supplements.
I didn't have to purchase powders or anything away from the norm – I just bought some protein enriched versions of some of my favourite foods such as instant oats and peanut butter. The peanut butter comes in a huge tub which will last me forever, and contains no added salt or sugar, just 100% peanuts. MP MAX® Peanut Butter is a great source of protein, extremely calorie dense and offers a source of vitamin E and magnesium. Not only is magnesium brillaint for encouraging better sleep magnesium (or so I have witnessed) it also reduces tiredness and fatigue during the day, and maintains normal protein functions and muscle synthesis.
Along side my orders of instant oats and peanut butter, I also ordered my next tub of Coconut oil from My Protein, as I wasn't aware before that they sold it before. It's 100% organic and doesn't contain any GMO ingredients, making it pure and healthy to use for cooking and spreading.
I guess this tip focuses on getting rid of any stereotypes of hefty blokes shopping at Protein food retailers – MyProtein sells so much healthy, nutrition focused food that it's now become my number one go-to place for oats, spreads, bars and butters.
So lets see if I can turn around my unhealthy week this week… wish me luck!


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Time to go shopping!!!
I have a ton of unused gift cards from last Christmas. Of course I was pregnant then so I wasn't going to go buy clothes for my non-pregnant self. Then I refused to buy clothes until I reached my goal weight. I had to buy a few things that fit me so that I could get dressed every day, but not a lot. So now, seven and a half months after Alexis was born I am at my goal weight!! I weigh what I did when I got married and that's 10 pounds under my pre-pregnancy weight. So now I can go spend all that money I have and get some cute things for my trip to Hawaii!!!
Now the trick is to not let myself slowly creep back up!!!!!
Keeping myself accountable
I went to Jenny Craig this morning to weigh in. I hadn't gone in 2 weeks so I was overdue. Those 2 weeks were not good diet weeks. With the surgery and being at my mom's house etc, I just wasn't good. I know those are excuses but its true! So I didn't do as badly as I had thought and I only gained 8oz (yay!). I was expecting it to be more like 2 pounds! That's a lesson to me though that the diet gods may not be so nice next time around. So I need to re-focus myself and really be good and eat the JC foods and not cheat!!!
Hopefully by next weeks's weigh-in I will have lost those 8oz plus more!!!
On a positive note, I truly cannot wear my size 14 shorts anymore. Those are the shorts that I bought immediately after having the baby and being sick and tired of maternity clothes. I was horrified at having to buy 14s, but there it was. Slowly I have gone down, I bought a pair of size 12s but never bought any 10s. I have recently bought 2 size 8s (woo-hoo!!) They're a bit snug but they fit. I put on the 14s today to go out and they are literally falling off. I have to pull them up every 5 seconds – not comfy. So I am almost back to my pp size 6 and I can't wait!!!!!


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Homework is really painful sometimes especially when you have a large assignment to complete and you have got stuck in the middle. You will not be able to have a peaceful mind until and unless you are getting over that problem. So you need to take help when you are not being able to do it all by yourself.
When you are not being able to complete your work then you have to take help. Well there is nothing to be ashamed of that fact as completing your work with help is a better way of learning than not submitting your work at all. So just take help whenever you are stuck in any part of your work, this will help you to learn better and in details.


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Third consecutive year company
has 'raised the bar' to achieve this award.
For the third year in a row, Antalis UK has achieved the highest 'Gold standard' award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). The award was presented to Mike Hann, Group Health and Safety Manager at Antalis at the 2014 RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards Ceremony, which took place at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel at the NEC, Birmingham
The prestigious annual RoSPA Awards scheme is designed to acknowledge and recognise commitment by companies to continuous improvement in accident and ill health prevention at work.
David Rawlins, RoSPA's Awards Manager, said: "The RoSPA Awards encourage the raising of occupational health and safety standards across the board. Organisations such as Antalis, that gain recognition for their health and safety management systems, contribute to a collective raising of the bar for other organisations to aspire to, and we offer them our congratulations."
Mike Hann, Group Health & Safety Manager at Antalis added: "This Gold standard accolade is a reflection upon the whole company for its efforts in continuing to strive for the highest standards in Health and Safety and is something for which we should feel very proud. While our year on year performance demonstrates an excellent track record for health and safety at Antalis, we must all actively continue our efforts to make our workplaces as safe as we can for all of our people by avoiding all unsafe acts and provide a safe working environment."
For further information go to www.antalis.co.uk
See www.rospa.com/awards/ for more information about the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards.
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Are you looking for a way to better align your sales and marketing teams? Wondering how you can scale ABM and content personalization?
Presented at SiriusDecisions 2018 Summit, Daniel Day, Snowflake's Director of Account Based Marketing, shares ABM-led insights on landing top target accounts by creating personalized content experiences with Uberflip.


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Charm in vintage comfort in this Paso Robles Classic cottage located on historic Vine Street. Near Paso Robles Event Center and downtown stores; this 2-bedroom will provide all the comfort you need during your vacation. A Paso Robles Vacation Rental 805-423-9174 --- 2 Bed/2 Bath Sleeps up to 6


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Art Market and Open Studio
Handmade and Local
- Date: 10/05/2019 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Location: Live Oak Park
1901 N Valley Dr
Manhattan Beach, California 90266
- Introduction: Check out the Ceramics Studio at Live Oak Park and shop local handmade home wares, decor, fashion and jewelry.
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Check out the Ceramics Open House and Art Market during the Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair all while supporting local artists. Find unusual, one-of-a-kind art pieces for that special person in your life.
The Ceramics Open House and Art Market consist of handmade artwork by Manhattan Beach Parks and Recreation students, instructors and staff! Artwork will include ceramics, sculpture, jewelry, decor, fashion and more. Enjoy drinks, refreshments and light snacks, while shopping local and supporting local artists.
Ceramics Open House and Art Market
Saturday and Sunday, October 4 to 5, 2019
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Ceramics Studio at Live Oak Park
1901 North Valley Drive
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
For more information, please contact the Manhattan Beach Art Center (310) 802-5440.


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Thursday, March 12, 2009
'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' Book Cover
I got great painting milage out of this one! I actually had started a whole other painting and was 8-9 hours into it and then I finally had to own up that the gesture of Jekyll's arm was all wrong. So I started all over. But I think it was worth it because the colors are ten times better and the gesture is fabulous. And I know that if I had kept it the way it was, that stupid arm would haunt me for the rest of my life!!! I'm sure many of you know how it is :-)
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Spring 2015 Ready-to-WearMarchesa
For the 10th anniversary of their label Marchesa, Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig came home. But what a crazy homecoming! They started out a decade ago in London in a studio on Archer Street, a Soho afterthought frequented by hookers and drug dealers. Tonight, they showed in the Banqueting House on Whitehall, an Inigo Jones-designed building of such ludicrously historical provenance that only an erstwhile seat of empire like London could possibly muster up such a location. Imagine what that must have been like for their families. Craig's grandmother was hotfooting it downtown.
How long is 10 years in fashion? Gareth Pugh and Proenza Schouler, to name just two other fashion entities, are also staring down the barrel of their second decade in business. But Marchesa's success points to consistency of vision as a key factor in durability. Before the show Chapman claimed, "This was always very much the dream." Archer Street to Whitehall? It's the stuff of fairy tales.
So were the clothes tonight. Chapman and Craig offered a rock-'n'-roll gypsy fantasia. They name-checked Woodstock, but the muddy hippie grunge of that particular watershed seemed less relevant than the supermodel-studded get-togethers of today. Jacquetta Wheeler in an off-the-shoulder, fishtailed gown studded with embroidered flowers was closer to the essence of the collection. You could almost get away with a helicopter into Port Eliot's summerfest in an outfit like that, if it was a fashion statement you wanted to make. Forget Woodstock, it was Ophelia at Glastonbury that Chapman and Craig were invoking.


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Do you possess the skills for ethically navigating organizational politics?
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We offer two types of assessments: the Organizational Savvy Self-Assessment and the Organizational Savvy Multi-Rater Assessment.
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Monday, 28 November 2011
The Wildman and the Carpenter
In the beginning there was nothing
In the beginning there was God:
Creator, Word and Spirit
In the beginning God created
And out of all that good creation
came much that was good and pure and beautiful
And into that good creation
came darkness, pain, wickedness and ugliness
God looked at his creation and decided to give it a new beginning
A new start
Another chance
So into that mixture of good and evil
Dark and light
Beauty and ugliness
He sent his Word –
and the Word took on flesh and dwelt with creation to show a new way
The Word dwelt exactly as one of God's ordinary people;
created, growing, learning,
developing personality, hopes, fears, emotions,
temptations and expectations
The Word was fully human – a boy who grew into a young man,
who developed characteristics and his own idiosyncrasies
The Word was God
The Word was man – everyman;
Son of Man
Sent to teach and to inspire
He waited some 30 years or so, learning about the ways of humanity
Living and loving
And then, he went to the wilderness and met with the man of the wilds
Who baptised him with water
The wild man was the last great prophet
He knew he would herald the beginning of the end,
and the end of the beginning
He was not the Messiah,
but he pointed the way
And the Word was recognised
And the Word fulfilled his destiny
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Sunday, 20 November 2011
Minister & Mum
Today I got to be Minister & Mum.
Now, of course I was a Mum long before I was a minister, and in the six years I've been a minister I didn't stop being a Mum. But today, for the first time my roles overlapped in a way they haven't before.
Today I confirmed my Son!!
And as he stood and made his promises I was a Mum with a proud tear in her eye; and as he knelt and I placed my hand on his head my voice cracked a little.
What an Amazing and Awesome experience - I love my boys greatly - as Mothers do - today my heart just swelled to bustin'!!!
I had always wondered how I would fit the two roles together, Minister and Mum: usually proud Mum is there in the backrgound, holding back the tears and smiling with joy; but keeping that all together whilst fulfilling my public role was not at all how I imagined it.
I always thought I'd want someone else to do the 'ministry' bit when my family was involved -whatever the occasion was: hadn't actually considered that it would be me.
But today I got a new insight: God our Father & Mother and the joy and pride he has in all His precious children when they too proclaim their faith; make a commitment; declare their promises:
God's Love - the Love of a Proud Parent
Minister & Mum & Proud!!
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Saturday, 12 November 2011
remembering and forgetting
I am resigned to the fact that although I started off writing at least weekly, life has a way of catching up, and so long as I am able to write approximately monthly I can live with that!
We have reached that time of year when we are remembering: remembering the past and allowing it to inform the future.
I have talked about it to older people and to children; I have still to preach on it, to summarise it for a crowd and to speak to High School students.
If we view forgiveness as being coupled with forgetting - how are we able to move on as we remember?
I have thought about this often over the years, and more so again this year. Forgiveness is bitter sweet; it needs to be given, and it also needs to be received.
The specifics need to be forgotten to allow healing
What we remember is the why & the what
Why was it necessary
Why did we believe it was worth it?
What has been acheived?
What is the outlook for the future?
We in Britain, in the Western World, may be seen as meddlers in other people's problems
As arrogant dictators who think they have all the answers.
We impose our worldview on others and expect them to abandon their culture, their context, their society, for the bright shiny Western Ways - oh how arrogant we can be!!
Yet, what we fight for is what we fought for more than half a century ago - freedom to be ourselves; freedom to make our own choices; freedom to live as we wish.
To move forward we need to leave behind the accusations; forgive and forget - but remember the price that has been paid: lives laid down.
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends
The ones who paid that price are ageless, timeless - forever young
We who remain remember the sacrifice and embrace the freedom
Lest we forget:
Take up your quarrel with the foe;
to you from failing hands we throw
the torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
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Amnesty International UK is offering a solution for parents looking to entertain their children over the festive period – encourage them to become the Human Rights journalist of tomorrow.
This year, Amnesty, the Guardian Teacher Network and Secondary School magazine SecEd have joined forces to run the Young Human Rights Reporter of the Year competition.
The competition is open to seven to 18 year olds and is split into four categories: Upper Primary, Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary and Sixth Form.
Kate Allen, Director of Amnesty International UK, said: "Journalists play such an important role in exposing human rights abuses and hopefully this competition can inspire a new generation to pick up that mantle."
For the two younger categories, children can write up to 250 words. The word length for the older categories is up to 500 words.
Children can write about their own experiences or their take on an existing human rights issue. Topics could include bullying, child labour, world poverty, a human rights campaigner or human rights issues in countries like Burma, Iran or China.
Enty and more details can be found here: www.amnesty.org.uk/youngreporter.
Winners and runners-up will be invited to a expenses-paid awards ceremony at Amnesty's headquarters on 9 May 2012 and will be allowed to take a teacher, a guardian and one friend each.


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1 August (Thursday), 5:00pm--8:00pm, Canary, Level 4, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel (map, floor plans)
2 August (Friday), 8:30am--9:45am, foyer of Utown Auditorium 2, National University of Singapore (map)
On 2 August 2013, the invited sessions will be held in Utown Auditorium 2 (map) and Utown Auditorium 1 (map) at the University Town, Kent Ridge campus (map) of the National University of Singapore.
Transport from/to the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel:
On 3 and 4 August 2013, the parallel sessions will be held at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel (map, floor plans).
Hotel address: 392 Havelock Road, Singapore, 169663; Tel: +65 6733 0880
Schedule on 2 August: Invited Lectures: link
Schedule on 3 and 4 August: Parallel Sessions: link
Conference Booklet: Booklet (pdf), while the most updated information about the program is on website.
Time: 7:30pm, 3 August 2013
Venue: Chui Huay Lim Club (map). Address: No. 190, Keng Lee Road, Singapore 308409. Tel: +65 6732 3637
Transport will be provided from/to the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel; please wait at the main entrance of the hotel by 6:45pm.
Econometric Society Website: http://www.econometricsociety.org/
Note that the following events will be held around the AMES 2013 conference:
Asia Summer Institute in Behavioral Economics 2013: 22 July-2 August, 2013, National University of Singapore
Singapore Economic Review Conference 2013: 6-8 August 2013, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Summer School of Econometric Society: 6-10 August 2013, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
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Donald Trump has promised a "showbiz" convention, but where are all the stars? On this, the opening day of the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, the names of speakers revealed so far don't seem to pack much punch.
But it doesn't matter. This is Mr. Trump's show, and with all things Trump in this most improbable of presidential cycles, it is already the most unconventional of political conventions in modern history. The Republican Party is bitterly divided over its presumptive nominee, who brings historically low favorability ratings to the race. Scores of top party figures – including senators, House members, and governors – aren't coming.
Even the Ohio governor, John Kasich, is shunning Trump, all the while planning to be conspicuously on scene in Cleveland this week – talking to the media, appearing at events, monitoring security, throwing a bash at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
But Trump is still the star of the show, and with Trump, ever the performer, we're never quite sure what he will do until he does it. Which, for anyone even vaguely interested in politics, makes it must-see TV.
"He's running as a celebrity, and celebrities don't play by any other rules than the rules of celebrity," says cultural historian Neal Gabler. That is, keep it interesting, keep the narrative moving, keep the audience rapt.
And therein lies the irony for the Republican Party: Ratings are likely to be higher than usual for a political convention with the nomination set – under normal circumstances a dream for a party trying to advertise its brand and expand its reach. But it's Trump's party, at least until November. His convention could be messy, both inside the arena and out, and it could project an image – populist, nativist, nostalgic for a time many Americans would rather not revisit – that sets the Republican Party on an uncertain path.
Or it could be a pivot point, in which Trump makes himself more broadly likable and boosts a sense that he is a credible national leader.
"Donald Trump won't have a better opportunity other than this coming week to demonstrate to the American public that he can be the president," says Republican media consultant Bruce Haynes of Purple Strategies. "If he can execute a glitch-free four-day convention where people come away with a feeling that he's competent, he has a message, and a vision for the future of the country that works for people, then he will have succeeded."
The question is whether Trump can capitalize on that opportunity.
How Trump influenced party platform
Trump's selection of low-key Indiana Gov. (and former Congressman) Mike Pence as his running mate has been reassuring to the Republican establishment and social conservatives. Governor Pence calls himself a "Christian, a conservative, and a Republican, in that order." But the selection of Pence doesn't change the calculus of the race – or the convention. The person at the top always defines the ticket, and that will be especially so in 2016.
"Times are changing, and the ground has shifted away from my type of Republicans. It is no longer a Washington-oriented, conventional, traditional party," says Ari Fleischer, press secretary under former President George W. Bush and co-author of the GOP's 2013 "autopsy" report on how to widen the party's appeal.
The report called for passage of comprehensive immigration reform and outreach to women, minorities, and young voters. Trump's inflammatory rhetoric, seen by some as xenophobic, racist, and misogynistic, has blown a hole in that proposition. His lineup of convention speakers – including plenty of women and a smattering of minorities – appears to be an effort to remedy that.
On substance, the draft party platform for 2016 largely ignores the autopsy.
On immigration, foreign policy, and trade, Trump's views carried the day. The new platform calls for a border wall with Mexico, criticizes US military interventions abroad, and rejects current trade deals as job-killers. On abortion and gay rights, issues that aren't central to Trump's message, the party's social conservative wing prevailed.
Trump 'borrowed the name Republican'
But even if "Trumpism" now infuses much of the GOP platform, there's still a sense among party regulars that this may be just temporary.
"Trump is an independent who's borrowed the name 'Republican' to put up on the building he's creating," says Mr. Fleischer, who could have attended the convention as a Trump delegate but opted to stay home. "He's much more of a populist who has no fixed ideology, unlike the conservative movement. So that's why the party is split, and that makes for a somewhat awkward convention.
If Trump wins, it's a new era. He will recast what it means to be a Republican. If he loses, the party will go through "a period of agonizing reappraisal," says Tom Rath, a former Republican National Committee member from New Hampshire and a Kasich adviser and delegate.
But for now, with polls showing a tight race against Hillary Clinton, no one can rule out a Trump victory in November. In Cleveland, another big task for Trump will be to unify the party as best he can. The small "Never Trump" movement died last week in the convention's Rules Committee, but considerable wariness within the party toward the nominee remains. Among all the Trump delegates at the Quicken Loans Arena there will be plenty of others for 2016 also-rans Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and Governor Kasich – and plenty of chatter about 2020.
To GOP: 'Quit whining and support Trump'
To Trump supporters, the disunity in the party is a source of intense frustration. After all, they supported 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney four years ago, even though they weren't in love, and now he's not even coming to the 2016 convention. Neither are any members of the Bush family -- including the party's two living ex-presidents – or 2008 nominee John McCain.
"I really believe that these Republican guys need to grow up and quit whining and support Trump," says Shaun McCutcheon, a Trump delegate from Alabama. Four years ago, "I wasn't on fire to Romney, but I supported him because Romney was the party choice."
Mr. McCutcheon says he gave Romney the maximum contribution allowed by law, met with him at Alabama events, and attended the 2012 convention.
McCutcheon also expects the 2016 convention to be a whole lot of fun. Indeed, parties and schmoozing are a big part of any political convention, and with the larger-than-life Trump at the top of the marquee, Cleveland is buzzing.
The city is also bracing for protesters, and has put in place strict security and brought in law enforcement personnel from around the country to help keep the peace. The shooting deaths of three police officers in Baton Rouge, La., on Sunday presented a sobering reminder of the climate of violence extant in the nation.
But inside Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena, for four nights beginning Monday, it will be the Trump show. And as the political world has learned since he jumped into the race more than a year ago, anything can happen.


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At this silver pavilion
a shogun
once put away his robes of state,
and while embers fell with snow
on the elegant little ways
of old Kyoto,
he whittled his country
into this breath taking
and gaudy masterpiece.
How many millions became shavings
for Yoshimasa's
detached and graceful poems
from a floating world?
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The registration period for the 2012 CMC has begun!
It's time to register for the 54rd edition of the Canadian Music Competition. Are you a young Canadian musician between 7 and 25 years old (up to 30 if you are a singer)? If so, you have until December 1st, 2011 to complete your online registration form. Open to almost all musical instruments, the CMC offers up to $100,000 in scholarships. The 2012 regional rounds will take place in Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, London, Toronto, Ottawa, Gatineau, Sherbrooke, Montréal, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Saguenay, Rimouski, and Halifax, and the National Final at the University of Toronto.
- See the Registration Form
- See the Rules and Regulations
Important Dates
- : deadline for registration
- : deadline for cancellation with reimbursement
- : deadline for repertoire changes
- March 30 to June 1, 2012: First rounds and Provincial Finals
- June 19 to July 6, 2012: National Final in Toronto
With a network of hundreds of volunteers from coast to coast, the CMC is Canada's musical meeting place for the country's best young musicians. Year after year, the CMC ensures the ideal conditions to encourage and stimulate the emergence of new talents. Over the years, the CMC has provided performance experience and a first chance to be heard to several young artists who, in turn, have gone on to make a profound mark on the national and international music scenes. Artists like Louis Lortie, Isabel Bayrakdarian, Angela Hewitt, James Ehnes, Jan Lisiecki to name only a few. No doubt, this year's edition will once again reflect the high standards of musical excellence that have been the hallmark of the CMC for over 50 years.


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Are you looking to enhance your dancing skills? If that's the case, then you should look to attend Salsa dance classes in Dubai. Some of you may be wondering, why Salsa? Well, there is no particular reason to learn a form of dance apart from the fact that it is very entertaining and a lot of fun. In fact, Salsa is one of those dance styles that will make you feel compassionate and full of energy. Just try a few steps of Salsa and you will begin to feel the energy that will make you do it over and over. There is something peculiar with this form of dance that makes you feel energized for some reason. Another notable reason for attending Salsa classes is that Salsa is important and extremely popular. You can try Salsa steps in almost any part of the world and it will be recognized. You will not feel like you are trying some alien dance that people have no idea about. Salsa is social, and when it comes to dancing, it is the most happening thing around the world lately.
Why try Salsa?
As discussed, Salsa is not only popular, it is equally entertaining. Perhaps the most notable reason for doing Salsa has to do with the fact that it is social. You can dance with the entire neighborhood without feeling uncomfortable for a moment. This form of dance is so moving that you will feel like doing it all night. Youth love Salsa for many reasons, one of them is the excitement it brings in the dancers.
There is little doubt about the fact that Salsa is indeed moving, and quite addictive. You will have a hard time not to dance especially if there is an event nearby. You can even do Salsa at some random social event without worrying about the steps. Salsa being a social dance doesn't really care about steps, especially when there is a large crowd involved. However, you should be aware of the basics to make sure that you do the dance the right way. Enjoy your social events with probably one of the most happening and popular forms of dance in the world today.
Learn here more about Salsa, and things you must do to make sure that you do it properly. Stick to the basics of Salsa dancing and you will still enjoy the thrill, excitement, and energy of social dancing.


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Apollo Landing - Apollo Landing - Go! Discs - Punk
Track ListingA1 Trouble (3:28)
A2 15 Miles (2:25)
B1 New Haven (3:14)
B2 Drought (3:26)
Media Condition » Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Condition » Very Good Plus (VG+)
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Information on the Punk GenrePunk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed the perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock. They created fast, hard-edged music, typically with short songs, stripped-down instrumentation, and often political, anti-establishment lyrics. Punk embraces a DIY (do it yourself) ethic, with many bands self-producing their recordings and distributing them through informal channels.
By late 1976, bands such as the Ramones, in New York City, and the Sex Pistols and The Clash, in London, were recognized as the vanguard of a new musical movement. The following year saw punk rock spreading around the world. Punk quickly, though briefly, became a major cultural phenomenon in the United Kingdom. For the most part, punk took root in local scenes that tended to reject association with the mainstream. An associated punk subculture emerged, expressing youthful rebellion and characterized by distinctive styles of clothing and adornment and a variety of anti-authoritarian ideologies.
By the beginning of the 1980s, faster, more aggressive styles such as hardcore and Oi! had become the predominant mode of punk rock. Musicians identifying with or inspired by punk also pursued a broad range of other variations, giving rise to post-punk and the alternative rock movement. By the turn of the century, pop punk had been adopted by the mainstream, with bands such as Green Day and The Offspring bringing the genre widespread popularity.
The first wave of punk rock aimed to be aggressively modern, distancing itself from the bombast and sentimentality of early 1970s rock. According to Ramones drummer Tommy Ramone, "In its initial form, a lot of [1960s] stuff was innovative and exciting. Unfortunately, what happens is that people who could not hold a candle to the likes of Hendrix started noodling away. Soon you had endless solos that went nowhere. By 1973, I knew that what was needed was some pure, stripped down, no bullshit rock 'n' roll." John Holmstrom, founding editor of Punk magazine, recalls feeling "punk rock had to come along because the rock scene had become so tame that like Billy Joel and Simon and Garfunkel were being called rock and roll, when to me and other fans, rock and roll meant this wild and rebellious music." In critic Robert Christgau's description, "It was also a subculture that scornfully rejected the political idealism and Californian flower-power silliness of hippie myth."[5] Patti Smith, in contrast, suggests in the documentary 25 Years of Punk that the hippies and the punk rockers were linked by a common anti-establishment mentality.
Throughout punk rock history, technical accessibility and a DIY spirit have been prized. In the early days of punk rock, this ethic stood in marked contrast to what those in the scene regarded as the ostentatious musical effects and technological demands of many mainstream rock bands. Musical virtuosity was often looked on with suspicion. According to Holmstrom, punk rock was "rock and roll by people who didn't have very much skills as musicians but still felt the need to express themselves through music". In December 1976, the English fanzine Sideburns published a now-famous illustration of three chords, captioned "This is a chord, this is another, this is a third. Now form a band." The title of a 1980 single by New York punk band The Stimulators, "Loud Fast Rules!", inscribed a catchphrase for punk's basic musical approach.
Some of British punk rock's leading figures made a show of rejecting not only contemporary mainstream rock and the broader culture it was associated with, but their own most celebrated predecessors: "No Elvis, Beatles or the Rolling Stones in 1977", declared The Clash song "1977". The previous year, when the punk rock revolution began in Great Britain, was to be both a musical and a cultural "Year Zero". Even as nostalgia was discarded, many in the scene adopted a nihilistic attitude summed up by the Sex Pistols slogan "No Future"; in the later words of one observer, amid the unemployment and social unrest in 1977, "punk's nihilistic swagger was the most thrilling thing in England." While "self-imposed alienation" was common among "drunk punks" and "gutter punks", there was always a tension between their nihilistic outlook and the "radical leftist utopianism" of bands such as Crass, who found positive, liberating meaning in the movement. As a Clash associate describes singer Joe Strummer's outlook, "Punk rock is meant to be our freedom. We're meant to be able to do what we want to do."
The issue of authenticity is important in the punk subculture—the pejorative term "poseur" is applied to those who associate with punk and adopt its stylistic attributes but are deemed not to share or understand the underlying values and philosophy. Scholar Daniel S. Traber argues that "attaining authenticity in the punk identity can be difficult"; as the punk scene matured, he observes, eventually "everyone got called a poseur".
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There are two purposes for fall sowing: to harvest in late fall or winter, or harvest in spring from plants that can overwinter. "Overwintering" means just what it sounds like, cold hardy plants sown in fall can stay in the ground over winter, due to their ability to survive harsh winter weather and still produce a useable crop. Some of the hardiest crops like carrots and spinach can survive very low temperatures (-20°F with mulch), but others need protection below 25°F. Choose varieties based on your climate and how much protection you can provide.
First, know when your daylight falls below 10 hours a day. A few good resources are http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/Dur_OneYear.php and http://www.timeanddate.com/sun/.
Because plant growth is relative to day length and temperature, and because both are reduced in fall/winter, crops need more days to mature than in spring and summer. Use the chart below as a guide for when to sow for fall/winter harvest and when you need to protect crops for overwintering. You may find you want to adjust the number of weeks in your area due to warm soils. It can be helpful to use this record keeping chart, too. Crops should be a least 75% mature once your daylight falls below 10 hours per day for best survival.
Fun fact: The time of year when daylight falls below 10 hours a day is known as the "Persephone period", a term coined by gardening author Elliot Coleman in reference to the Greek mythology story of Persephone. Persephone lived with her husband, Hades, in the underworld during the winter months, which caused her mother, the goddess Demeter, much grief, so she ceased all plant growth during this time.
Most crops can be direct-sown provided the soil is near the ideal temperatures to germinate seeds. See our Soil Temperature for Best Germination Chart for guidance on soil temperature, and use a soil thermometer to check. Lettuce and spinach will not germinate in soil temperatures above 80°F and 85°F respectively, which may mean starting them indoors. Remember, seeds sown in warm weather may need to be watered twice daily in order to maintain consistent moisture.
Snow is very insulating and, for less sensitive crops like carrots, piling snow on them can be a free, easy solution, provided it doesn't create a prolonged period of soggy soil when it melts. Root vegetables fare well if 4 or more inches of mulch are applied before a hard freeze to help keep them warm. Above-ground crops, like lettuce, may need a "tunnel" covering, which can be made using pieces of sturdy, 9 gauge wire from a hardware store. Arch the wire over the bed and then cover the hoops with clear plastic or row covers (i.e., special, permeable, gauzy material) when temperatures fall below freezing. Keep the arches above the ultimate height of the plants, as leaves touching the plastic or row cover can be damaged by frost more easily. Row covers come in different degrees of protection (increasing temperatures under the hoops by about 2°-8°F), can be double-layered to increased insulation; or plastic can be applied on top of row cover material. However, the more protective the row cover, the less light it lets in. Because of that, it is best to remove covers on days with temperatures above freezing. A cold frame can also be constructed for added protection (increasing by about 10°-20°F), and an early start in spring; read more in our Cold frame blog.
Harvesting Tip
Harvest only in temperatures above freezing. A frozen leaf can only recover while still on the plant, and if harvested while frozen, it will remain limp from frost damage.
Growing frost tolerant vegetables is a great way to extend your harvest, and keep the fresh vegetables coming!
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Cyber Security: CTU Threat Intelligence Services
Cyber Security: CTU Threat Intelligence Services
The Dell SecureWorks Counter Threat UnitSM (CTUSM) research team is a distinguished group of security researchers and experts who analyze data from across thousands of global networks, comb the cyber underground for intelligence and leverage relationships throughout the security community to identify emerging threats, develop countermeasures against new malware and exploits, and protect our customers.
For Dell SecureWorks, research represents the nucleus of our company and operations. Research is breaking down and reverse engineering malware to understand what makes it tick. Research is seeing how disparate events are connected. Research is determining how an exploit is communicating with its Command and Control. Research is identifying who is behind the threat. Research is infused into our managed security services and security consulting practices.
This is why we hire only the best and brightest security researchers from private industry, military and intelligence communities – Researchers with proven track records and first-hand technical experience dealing with cyber threats and protecting some of the most sensitive public and private systems and data resources in the world.
The Dell SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit research team's work underpins the success of our Managed Security Services and Security Operations Centers, and is shared widely with our security consulting teams. In addition, our researchers share pertinent information with our customers and the public at large. Their primary role is understanding the nature of threats our customers face, and creating strategies and countermeasures to address those threats and protect our customers.
Are You A SysAdmin? Keep These 10 Tools At Hand!
Being a sysadmin has its share of joys, however, challenges abound in this digital world!
Thursday, April 24, 2014: A sysadmin is entrusted to constantly monitor the system. Sysadmins have to be aware of everything about the system starting from CPU load and network traffic statistics to how much free disk space is available. In addition, things go haywire from time to time, in which case it is better that the sysadmin finds out from the monitoring system than from an user. The following tools come in handy when such a case arrives.
1.Random Password Generator
This form allows you to generate random passwords. The randomness comes from atmospheric noise, which for many purposes is better than the pseudo-random number algorithms typically used in computer programs.
Eraser is an advanced security tool for Windows which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns.
3.OWASP Mantra
Mantra is brought to you by OWASP, a free and open software security community focusing on improving the security of software. OWASP Mantra comes with a powerful set of tools. FireCAT integration makes it even more accessible.
4.Retina Network Community
Retina Community gives you powerful vulnerability management across your entire environment. For up to 256 IPs free, Retina Community identifies network vulnerabilities (including zero-day), configuration issues, and missing patches across operating systems, applications, devices, and virtual environments.
OpenStego provides two main functionalities- It can hide any data within a cover file (e.g. images), Watermarking files (e.g. images) with an invisible signature. It can be used to detect unauthorised file copying.
Destroy files and eliminate any possibility of their restoration with Portable Freeraser. This free files shredder destroys the data you choose before the deletion by filling the actual content of the file according to the predefined method.
OpenPuff is a professional steganography tool, with unique features you won't find among any other free or commercial software. OpenPuff is 100 per cent free and suitable for highly sensitive data covert transmission. Data is split among many carriers. Only the correct carrier sequence enables unhiding. Moreover, up to 256Mb can be hidden, if you have enough carriers at disposal. Last carrier will be filled with random bits in order to make it undistinguishable from others.
OpenVAS is a framework of several services and tools offering a comprehensive and powerful vulnerability scanning and vulnerability management solution. The actual security scanner is accompanied with a daily updated feed of Network Vulnerability Tests (NVTs).
9.Network Security Toolkit
This bootable ISO live CD/DVD (NST Live) is based on Fedora. The toolkit was designed to provide easy access to best-of-breed Open Source Network Security Applications and should run on most x86/x86_64 platforms.
10.Security Onion
Security Onion is a Linux distro for intrusion detection, network security monitoring, and log management. It's based on Ubuntu and contains Snort, Suricata, Bro, OSSEC, Sguil, Squert, Snorby, ELSA, Xplico, NetworkMiner, and many other security tools.
Saurabh Singh, EFYTIMES News Network
Looking To Replace Your XP? Here Are 30 Open Source Alternatives!
Monday, April 21, 2014: With all the Windows XP end of life fiasco now well behind us, Linux is the preferred choice for individuals and organisations alike around the world. While Linux Mint has the same look and feel as XP, Ubuntu's recent LTS release boasts of tremendous functionality and a seamless user interface. Likewise, the world of Linux and Open Source has a lot to offer when it comes to providing you with a good alternative to the famed XP. Here are 30 Linux Operating Systems making headlines.
1.Linux Mint
The purpose of Linux Mint is to produce a modern, elegant and comfortable operating system which is both powerful and easy to use. Started in 2006, Linux Mint is now the 4th most widely used home operating system behind Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS and Canonical's Ubuntu.
Ubuntu is a Debian-based Linux operating system, with Unity as its default desktop environment (GNOME was the previous desktop environment).
3.Zorin OS
Zorin OS is a multi-functional operating system designed specifically newcomers to Linux. It is based on Ubuntu which is the most popular desktop Linux operating system in the world.
MEPIS is a set of Linux distributions, distributed as Live CDs that can be installed onto a hard disk drive. The most popular MEPIS distribution is SimplyMEPIS, which is based primarily on Debian stable. It can either be installed onto a hard drive or used as a Live CD, which makes it externally bootable for troubleshooting and repairing many operating systems. It includes the KDE desktop environment.
Manjaro is a user-friendly Linux distribution based on the independently developed Arch operating system. Manjaro provides all the benefits of the Arch operating system combined with a focus on user-friendliness and accessibility. Available in both 32 and 64 bit versions, Manjaro is suitable for newcomers as well as experienced Linux users.
PCLinuxOS is distributed as a LiveCD, and can also be installed to your computer. The LiveCD mode lets you try PCLInuxOS without making any changes to your computer. If you like it, you can install the operating system to your hard drive. Locally installed versions of PCLinuxOS utilise the Advanced Packaging Tool (or APT), a package management system (originally from the Debian distribution), together with Synaptic, a GUI frontend to APT for easy software installation.
Mageia is a Linux computer operating system, distributed as free and open source software. It is forked from the Mandriva Linux distribution.
OpenMandriva Lx is an exciting free Desktop Operating System that aims to cater to and interest first time and advanced users alike. It has the breadth and depth of an advanced system but is designed to be simple and straightforward in use.
Kubuntu is an operating system built by a worldwide team of expert developers. It contains all the applications you need: a web browser, an office suite, media apps, an instant messaging client and many more.
Netrunner is a KDE focused, complete OS. It comes in two variants, one is built on Kubuntu/Debian (Main/Standard Release), one is built on Manjaro/Arch (Rolling Release).
11.Point Linux
Point Linux is a GNU/Linux distribution that aims to combine the power of Debian GNU/Linux with the productivity of MATE, the Gnome 2 desktop environment fork. Point Linux provides an easy to set up and use distribution for users, looking for a fast, stable and predictable desktop.
Originally based on Gentoo Linux in 2005, Korora was re-born in 2010 as a Fedora Remix with tweaks and extras to make the system "just work" out of the box.
Sabayon Linux or Sabayon (formerly RR4 Linux and RR64 Linux), is a Gentoo-based Linux distribution created by Fabio Erculiani and the Sabayon development team. Sabayon follows the "out of the box" philosophy, aiming to give the user a wide number of applications ready to use and a self-configured operating system.
Trisquel (officially known as Trisquel GNU/Linux) is a Linux operating system based on the Ubuntu Linux distribution. The project aims for a fully free software system without proprietary software or firmware and uses Linux-libre – a version of the Linux kernel with the non-free code (binary blobs) removed.
Knoppix, or KNOPPIX is an operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD / DVD (Live CD) or a USB flash drive (Live USB), one of the first of its kind for any operating system. Knoppix was developed by Linux consultant Klaus Knopper.
Lubuntu is a fast and lightweight operating system developed by a community of Free and Open Source enthusiasts. The core of the system is based on Linux and Ubuntu . Lubuntu uses the minimal desktop LXDE, and a selection of light applications.
Peppermint Linux OS is a cloud-centric OS based on Lubuntu, a derivative of the Ubuntu Linux operating system that uses the LXDE desktop environment.
Xubuntu is an elegant and easy-to-use operating system. Xubuntu comes with Xfce, which is a stable, light and configurable desktop environment.
19.Elementary OS
Elementary OS is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. It makes use of a desktop with its own shell named Pantheon, and is deeply integrated with other elementary OS applications like Plank (a dock based on Docky), Midori (the default web browser) and Scratch (a simple text editor).
Puppy Linux operating system is a lightweight Linux distribution that focuses on ease of use and minimal memory footprint. The entire system can be run from RAM with current versions generally taking up about 130 MB, allowing the boot medium to be removed after the operating system has started.
21.Bodhi Linux
Bodhi Linux is a Linux Distribution leveraging the fast, customisable, and beautiful Enlightenment Desktop. Enlightenment coupled with a minimal set of utilities such as a browser, text editor, and package management tools form the solid foundation of Bodhi Linux.
22.Linux Lite
Linux Lite is free for everyone to use and share, and is suitable for people who are new to Linux or for people who want a lightweight environment that is also fully functional. Linux Lite is also great for reviving that old laptop or desktop you gave up on a few years back.
AntiX is a fast, lightweight and easy to install linux live CD distribution based on Debian Testing for Intel-AMD x86 compatible systems. It offers users the "antiX Magic" in an environment suitable for old computers.
24.Damn Small Linux (DSL)
DSL was originally developed as an experiment to see how many usable desktop applications can fit inside a 50MB live CD. It was at first just a personal tool/toy. But over time Damn Small Linux grew into a community project with thousands of development hours put into refinements including a fully automated remote and local application installation system and a very versatile backup and restore system which may be used with any writable media including a USB device, floppy disk, or a hard drive.
CrunchBang is a Debian GNU/Linux based distribution offering a great blend of speed, style and substance. Using the nimble Openbox window manager, it is highly customisable and provides a modern, full-featured GNU/Linux system without sacrificing performance.
Fedora is a Linux-based operating system, a collection of software that makes your computer run. You can use Fedora in addition to, or instead of, other operating systems such as Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X.
The CentOS Linux distribution is a stable, predictable, manageable and reproduceable platform derived from the sources of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
SUSE is the original provider of the enterprise Linux distribution and the most interoperable platform for mission-critical computing. It's the only Linux recommended by VMware, Microsoft and SAP. And it's supported on more hardware and software than any other enterprise Linux distribution.
openSUSE is a general purpose operating system built on top of the Linux kernel, developed by the community-supported openSUSE Project and sponsored by SUSE and a number of other companies.
Edubuntu, also previously known as Ubuntu Education Edition, is an official derivative of the Ubuntu operating system designed for use in classrooms inside schools, homes and communities. Edubuntu has been developed in collaboration with teachers and technologists in multiple countries. Edubuntu is built on top of the Ubuntu base, incorporates the LTSP thin client architecture and several education-specific applications, and is aimed at users aged 6 to 18.
Source: Datamation
Saurabh Singh, EFYTIMES News Network


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Thankfully the importance of cultivating healthy habits when working to gain relief from chronic illness and degenerative disease is finally receiving the attention it deserves. Unfortunately, due to an influx in the (often contradictory) information available on how to do this, deciding which healthy habits to adopt can feel overwhelming.
Cultivate: Holistic Living exists because I believe it's important to rise above popular lifestyle trends and instead focus our energies upon adopting health habits rooted in high-integrity, evidence-based research. Through careful adherence to the published literature connecting chronic illness and degenerative disease pathogenesis to specific lifestyle and environmental factors, Cultivate helps individuals build personalized lifestyle plans designed to promote the optimal functioning of their bodies in a comfortable and honorable manner.
When approached correctly, holistic living dramatically changes lives. It's changed mine, those of my clients, and I believe it will change yours as well. Don't put your dreams on hold any longer. Cultivating the healthy life you desire can be achieved, and you can start now.
The Cultivated Life Program is a specialized 12 week journey created to move you from a place of illness into a place of wellness through fun, simple, and effective lifestyle strategies. I understand how intimidating cultivating a healthy lifestyle can feel—for a long time I never believed I could do it—and as a result of my own experience, I designed this program to be different.
As you move through each of the 12 weeks, not only will you gain an understanding of which habits make a lifestyle truly "healthy", but you will also be coached through the implementation process, helping you adopt these habits with ease. Overall, by the end of the program you will be well on your way to cultivating the good health you desire, without denying yourself life's simple pleasures.
After all, there's nothing shameful about loving ice cream, hating green juice, being a size __, or preferring relaxing strolls over high intensity work outs. This journey is not about fitting you into a pre-conceived "healthy-human" mold, but rather, about deeply connecting you to your body, discovering it's needs, and fulfilling them in a way that's comfortable for you.
Once you're deeply connected with your body and armed with the resources needed to truly take care of it, I believe living a healthy lifestyle will become something you simply love doing—not something you feel pressured to maintain.
At Cultivate, we start with food, but we don't stop there. As a Certified Holistic Nutritionist, I deeply understand the therapeutic value of food. However, having received my undergraduate degree in psychology, I also understand the therapeutic properties of other lifestyle habits, such as sleep, mindfulness, and positive thinking. Overall, I believe the cultivation of true, sustainable health depends upon all aspects of one's lifestyle working together in unison, not the mastery of one isolated element.
"When I reached out to Sarah in the spring I had just received my diagnosis of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and was experiencing countless negative symptoms such as hair loss, weight gain, depression, anxiety, fatigue, lethargy…the list goes on. Moving forward, I knew I needed guidance from someone who understood what I was going through. That is when I came across Sarah's Instagram profile and instantly knew that she was the girl I HAD TO get in touch with.
While working together, Sarah helped me understand the value of proper nutrition and what it means to eat healthy! Now I am more aware of what goes into my body than ever before! Basically Sarah helped me eat my way back to health! …and she took measures to understand exactly how my body works in order to make sure whatever solutions were recommended to me were best suited for me. Overall, after only a few weeks of working together, I have gained tons of energy; my antibodies have returned to low levels; I've lost weight; and I generally feel healthier on a mind, body, and soul level.
Overall, this experience was worth every penny. I love that I don't have to say bye bye to all the 'forbidden foods' and can indulge once in awhile. Sarah is all about balance and that's exactly what life is about! With her you can live it. Throughout her coaching program, I never felt alone, even though Sarah and I are million miles apart! She is so easy to talk to and is ready to give advice at all times, PLUS she is prompt. All in all, Sarah is such a positive light who has overcome a magnitude of things… Simply knowing this about her eased my mind, and often times when I felt like I would not overcome this myself, her story kept me going; allowing me to feel safe no matter what my body threw my way. Today I am much more positive and happier knowing I have a say in what comes next. I know I wont live the rest of my life feeling sick, but rather I'll enjoy living life as the best and healthiest version of myself."
"Upon returning home after living overseas, I found myself in a state of perpetual exhaustion (to the point that I could not get out of bed), with regular bouts of chronic pain, intense brain fog, little to no feeling in my limbs, and more…
According to my doctors, I had developed an autoimmune disorder and perhaps even picked up an infection while abroad. Hoping to be offered a solution, I felt so defeated when doctor after doctor informed me there was nothing I could do to heal. Worse yet, these doctors also suggested I learn to live in my ill state and prepare for a future met with continued disease progression and perhaps even cancer—a prognosis which felt a lot like a death sentence.
There are really no words to fully explain how Sarah beautifully stepped into my life at this time. She listened to me, spoke hope into my health and life, and worked hard to help me regain who I am! Through working with Sarah, I've noticed parts of me I thought were gone resurface—like my laugh and sense of humor. Additionally, I find I'm following conversations again, remembering things, completing a full day's work, and even exercising.
Overall, I have felt so deeply cared for and known through this experience, which is a breath of fresh air after experiencing the isolating nature of chronic illness. I also feel this experience and my struggle with illness has allowed me to step into a fuller life than I ever could have imagined for myself. I truly believe Sarah was a God-given gift to help me navigate this difficult path, and today, after spending so much time cursing this season of life, when I look ahead to my future, it looks so bright and full of life!"
"Before meeting Sarah, I was out of hope. I had seen so many doctors and none of them had any idea what was causing my health issues or found ways to help me feel better. As a result, I spent my days lying in bed, feeling a lot of pain—especially after eating—and running to the bathroom multiple times (often up to 10 times a day). I thought this reality was going to be my life forever. I was sad and out of hope.
I enrolled in Cultivate's coaching program hoping to gain relief from my autoimmune condition, adrenal fatigue, panic attacks, and GI issues. Today, I am finishing up with the program and am happy to report I no longer experience gut pain, heartburn, or diarrhea. I am also much less dependent on medication now and find I handle stress much better with WAY less panic attacks. As a result, I have also lost weight and am once again enjoying many of the activities I love (after 2+ years of being unable to attempt them).
Working with Sarah was different from working with other healthcare practitioners because she listened to me and understood my issues and where they were rooted. Her approach was clear and confident, which made the protocols she coached me through simple to understand and apply. Her knowledge, willingness to answer my questions, and the fact that her program really worked made my experience with Cultivate invaluable, life saving, and life changing. Today I feel like I actually have a life again, and just a few weeks ago I was convinced I was out of options. My hope has been restored."
"In comparison to the other health professionals we've worked with in the past, Sarah was different from minute one. Her personality is amazing for this learning experience and she quickly proved she was invested in us and our journey. She spent time understanding our health problems, our eating problems, our physical problems and our spiritual side. She knew she needed to know us before she could develop a specific program for us, and the program she created was not boiler-plate… If she had to tweak it for some reason, she did…because she cared for us and our outcome.
Through Sarah's guidance and her program for us, we have completely changed to a different lifestyle! We eat cleanly (and love it!), exercise and are working toward meditation goals. The experience has been eye opening and a glorious journey to wellness! We made a monetary investment with Sarah to start off…and we quickly saw it was well worth every cent. We are new people! We look forward to continually engaging in this holistic plan of wellness throughout our lifetime. We have found strength also…we resist the temptation of falling back into old habits. We are so proud of ourselves!!! This has become a journey for a new Bob and Karen!"
"Before being referred to Cultivate by a friend who had previously worked with Sarah, I had little hope I'd ever solve my severe IBS issues. At the time, I was missing out on a lot of fun college experiences due to my health issues, and was even considering turning down a dream internship opportunity I was offered across the country.
However, upon working with Sarah, life began changing quickly, and I was able to pursue my passion for wildlife rehabilitation this summer after all! Overall, I successfully spent over twelve weeks away from home—including two full-on, car-traveling weeks—without any issues. In the past, I could not even enjoy vacations due to how terribly my body traveled and transitioned to new environments.
Moving forward into my future, I cannot wait to sit in class without being distracted by nagging digestive symptoms. I'm also looking forward to enjoying more social outings, rather than regularly canceling these plans last minute due to immobilizing flare-ups. Most of all, I'm excited to start traveling more and enjoying the activities I know keep me inspired and engaged in life, such as hiking, birding, swimming, and dancing.
I am confident in my future because Sarah did not act as other health professionals in my past have acted, telling me what to do and leaving me out on my own with some pill that's supposed to fix it all. Instead, Sarah really got to know me and quickly became a part of my life. Then she mindfully crafted a holistic lifestyle plan suited for me and the personal life challenges I face. During our weekly calls, she helped me single out several dietary factors that flare up my conditions, and continued to go the extra mile by giving me plenty of recipes and grocery lists to help me avoid this things while also fitting my personal tastes and living situation.
As a result of completing Cultivate's program, I now understand how to identify changes in my body and draw connections about what might be causing these changes—good or bad. I also feel much more educated on what I should and shouldn't put into my body, as well as how to rebalance my body when I put something in that flares me up.
Overall, I spent the past 12 weeks with Sarah learning life skills and knowledge that I will apply for the rest of my life. I am seriously going to miss our weekly calls, as Sarah is not just a 'my dietician', she has become a good friend to me!"
"Sarah takes sincere interest and concern for your spiritual, emotional, and physical state, and meets you where you are without judgement. She is determined to build a plan that is tailor-made for you so you can start feeling how you want to feel. I have dealt with multiple health issues over the past couple years, gone to numerous doctors and specialists, taken a slew of medications, and the only thing that my body has responded positively to was the plan Sarah suggested for me along with her encouragement and support. Nutrition plays an absolutely CRUCIAL part in why your body does what it does, but Sarah recognizes that there's more to health than just the physical. Knowing this, she tends to your mind and soul as well, and THAT is what sets Sarah apart from other coaches. I'm so thankful for Sarah's guidance in FINALLY getting me pointed towards healing, and I recommend her services to everyone willing to listen."
"I loved my coaching experience! It encouraged me to try new foods I had never cooked with before, and provided me with great recipes and food staples to work with in the future! Before starting the program, I felt I was not eating to honor or nourish my body… instead I was eating beyond satisfaction until I felt sick, often choosing foods that tasted great, but made me sick afterward or which were just not nourishing to me in any way. I have come a long way since starting, adopting many new healthy habits! I even feel lighter and my clothes fit better! Sarah has been so thoughtful and encouraging throughout this process, giving me excellent advice to cope with my sugar withdrawals and unstable blood sugar. Thank you Sarah!"
"My personal goals were to have a better understanding of proper nutrition and increased knowledge of how to use different ingredients and supplements. Wow – did my expectations far exceed this!! I truly learned to respect my body and listen to what it needs versus what I think it wants. The first two weeks of were rough, and looking back I see how poorly I had been treating my body. By eliminating certain food groups, my body went through withdrawals! That was definitely an eye opening experience for me–realizing I was so dependent on these things. I also enjoyed having a meal plan provided for me as it allowed me to stick to exactly what was recommended for me. I believe I would have had a much harder time in the beginning if I was making decisions on my own with more variety and options. The biggest takeaway from this experience is being more aware of my body and the food that I am putting in it. I take more time for meal preparation and try to use a variety of healthy ingredients. I would absolutely recommend Cultivate to others!"
"Everything I had hoped for and so much more. I was excited and eager to learn about clean eating and all the benefits it provided for my body. Sarah is so extremely knowledgeable and approachable about this topic that I felt supported the entire time. The recipes and meal plan were so essential. I get overwhelmed with just a list of foods that are healthy to eat where I have to make my own recipe, so the fact that the recipes were provided and the meal plan told me what to eat each day was such a key factor to my success. While the education was amazing and my body felt great, Sarah's business really goes beyond the physical and challenges you emotionally. Never have I felt so in tune with my body and mentally rejuvenated than now. Therefore, working with Cultivate: Holistic Living provided me with so much more than just an education, but it allowed me to thrive inside and out. I would without a doubt recommend these services to anyone who feels they need to reconnect with their body and soul."