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Please note the next volume of Evening Rounds will be April 21. The third tuesday of the month in March lands during spring break and a quick (unofficial) poll informed us that most people will be away or busy during that time.
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The rise of social media and digital and web-based technologies is pushing how we tell "story" into new shapes, forms and directions.
Our Vol. 15 speaker, Daniel Presnell, communication manager at UBC's Faculty of Medicine, shared innovative digital narratives, tools, and techniques to help newcomers and vets alike expand their storytelling toolkit. Check out his digital narrative about digital narratives!
This year's Evening Rounds lineup has hit the halfway mark! We're meeting up with health leaders and communicators to talk about ongoing projects and advances being made in the digital space. Join us!
Over the last dozen Evening Rounds, we've covered a lot of ground, from crowdsourcing health solutions to mental health app development and getting buy-in from data. You can review those topics on our YouTube channel if you want to relive the magic, right now, here's a few fascinating topics we haven't covered (yet).
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We are so thrilled that our little community is growing, growing, growing! Communicators, health practitioners, researchers, and students alike are excited about our Tuesday night shindigs, and we are so happy that people are keen to join in!
In the interest of holiday (in)sanity, Evening Rounds will be taking a break in December, and coming back on January 15th for our first eRounds of the year! Curious? Read on...
This October we're proud to feature a presentation from the Knowledge Translation team at the Urban Health Research Initiative at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. The presentation will highlight three case studies: The Scientific Evaluation of Vancouver's Supervised Injection Site (Insite); The Vienna Declaration; and Stop the Violence BC. Here is some background reading on each of these case studies to help orient you:
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Here at Evening Rounds, we want to do more than just talk. We also want to build a community of health care communicators and their champions, and we also want to have a little bit of fun. To help do this, we want to introduce our speakers at Evening Rounds Vol. 02 to you a little beyond their professional bios. Each month, we'll be asking them a few question to hear what makes them tick.
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This month Merchant House hotel owner, Nicky, tells us all about her upcoming Tough Mudder challenge!
Hi Nicky! We've heard you're training for Tough Mudder, how's it going?
Training is going really well and we are out every other day either walking or jogging! Although, we'll need to hit the gym soon enough to strengthen our arms to be as fit as we can be.
Tell us a little bit about the event itself, where it's held etc.?
The event is being held at Cirencester on August 20th and is quite a challenge! There's a combination of steep grassy hills, forest area and mud that's like quicksand to really put your body to the test! It's a team challenge so you really need a strong unit of people to help you get through the course.
Sounds like it's going to be quite an adventure! What's made you want to take part?
Every year I try and take on a new challenge, this year Tough Mudder was the perfect choice as I'm always keen to step out of my comfort zone.
Have you set yourself any goals you'd like to achieve?
By the time we reach August, I'd like to be able to jog 10 miles.
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I'll be wearing my black running kit with a bright orange Tough Mudder t-shirt, trainers, and a huge smile ready to take on the challenge!
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Patients in Kent with type 1 diabetes will be prescribed high-tec glucose monitoring systems, after I urged the NHS to make it available.
The Freestyle Libre system is a sensor that constantly monitors blood glucose and can send the results to a smartphone app. It means patients do not have to constantly prick their fingers to draw blood.
It can be life changing for people with diabetes. It means they can check their blood glucose much more easily and frequently (and without finger pricking). That helps control glucose levels, reducing the risk of physical damage from diabetes or falling into a coma. That in turn means much greater peace of mind.
I know just how important that is – as well as receiving emails about this, I have a close friend and a cousin with diabetes. For both of them, it makes life so much more difficult. My friend worries that if she doesn't manage her diabetes right, she might not be there for her children – but Freestyle Libre has taken so much of that worry away.
But using this device costs nearly £100 a month, which is out of reach for many. With an extra £20 billion going into healthcare, I urged the local NHS to make Freestyle Libre available on prescription. I'm pleased they have listened and diabetics in this area will soon be able to get this brilliant device
Further information
It is expected that the monitoring system will be available on prescription from diabetic specialists for a limited number of patients once the necessary policies, training and processes are in place. This is likely to take several months to agree and patients will be updated once completed.
East Kent conditions for the availability of FreeStyle Libre include:
- Only to be available to a pre-defined cohort of type 1 diabetic patients
- To be managed within a specialist care setting – for east Kent this would be the acute rather than community
- No prescribing or monitoring to take place in primary care
- A prior approval process to be put in place
- A patient contract to be established to discontinue use of FreeStyle Libre if no improvement is demonstrated against the agreed areas over the 6-month trial period.
- A policy and process to be established and agreed before implementation
- Training to be undertaken by specialist providers


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On Thursday, Sept. 18, Ohio University's Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium filled to the brim with attendees interested in learning about sex, sexuality, masturbation and the primary focus of the event, the female orgasm.
Assistant Dean of Students for Campus Involvement Charlene Kopchick said that the program was a way of presenting positive sexual behavior to the students in an enthusiastic environment.
"We need to role model what healthy sexual behavior is," Kopchick said. Instead of using a program that discussed sexual assault in the traditional sense, they decided to approach it with a positive outlook. "We wanted to do it in a way that made sense to people."
According to Kopchick, the campus leadership program POWER / GAMMA, which consists of OU fraternity and sorority students certified to speak to people about health-related issues, researched various speakers to come to OU who could give a healthy presentation on sex.
In their research, POWER / GAMMA came across "The Big O," also known as "The Female Orgasm."
The Big O
Dorian Solot and Connor Timmons presented the program. Solot, along with her partner Marshall Miller, co-authored the book "I Love Female Orgasm," which discusses and illustrates how to have consensual sex and how to come to terms with individual's sexualities and preferences.
Solot and Miller originally toured together, but after starting a family it became difficult for the two to do so. The couple wanted to continue the tour while maintaining the male-female speaker dynamic, which resulted in the addition of Timmons to the program.
Although he only joined the tour a year and a half ago, Timmons had been participating in talks such as that since 2006.
"There's not a lot of healthy venues for men to talk about consensual sex," Timmons said. He explained that this motivated him to get involved and speak about these issues with students and others who were interested.
While the presentation is aimed at female orgasms, it provided opportunities to answer questions about any sex, gender or sexual orientation.
Attendee Nate Garza, a sophomore studying public relations and communications, attended the program for intellectual pursuit. He considers himself a man "well-versed" in the topic of sex but also interested in furthering his knowledge.
"I try not to be selfish," Garza said. "I can learn something else that someone can appreciate down the line."
Gender Neutral
Solot and Timmons clarified in the presentation what they define as female and how they would be referring to female orgasms by the terms that they used throughout the discussion. Phrases like "people with vaginas," "socialized women and men" and "women" were among the most commonly used terms. Both Solot and Timmons recognized that everyone who has a vagina may not identify as female or those with a vagina may identify as male.
"We try to make this program as neutral as possible," Solot said.
The presentation retained a positive and open environment throughout the night. Solot and Timmons presented questions and answers for their audience while also including anecdotes and lighthearted jokes during their discussions.
The program went on to discuss the way sex is presented in today's culture. From magazine portrayals of "better orgasms" to basic high school sex education classes (or lack thereof), Solot and Timmons pointed out the flaws of society's image of sex.
Timmons suggested that anyone who had a sex ed class in high school was probably familiar with the diagram of the fallopian tube, which he delighted in posing as as a humorous way of refreshing the audience members' minds of what the diagram looks like.
He continued with an anecdote that asked what it would be like if driving was taught in a similar manner as sex is taught in schools, saying that students wouldn't be able to find the lights, adjust their mirrors and probably spend a great deal of time "fastening a banana into a seatbelt."
Solot discussed the learning process of infants, who tend to explore everything, including their own bodies.
"Often when babies put their hands on their genitals, parents will move their hands away," Solot said. "Babies learn that something's different there."
Solot suggested that this can affect people well on into adulthood.
Solot and Timmons also went over anatomy in their talk. Solot in particular explained that many women are often unsure about what their genitals look like.
"Many women remember what they looked like as kids but they don't realize that things change after puberty," Solot said. She went on to say that having a "va-jay-jay with character" is nothing to be worried about and that "women have curves everywhere."
Audience Participation
Audience members were given the chance to participate several times throughout the discussion by sharing their input on their perceptions of sexual topics and what they have heard or experienced, one of which was masturbation.
For women, some of the answers on masturbation were that it wasn't as normal for women to do, that it hurt, that it's a stress-reliever and that it was something women could to do to entertain men. The most popular answer was that women simply did not hear anything about female masturbation growing up.
In regards to male masturbation, men have heard that they need to "wash their sheets," that they would "go blind" or that if they do it too much, their penises would fall off.
Because of the opportunity for audience members to share their masturbation rumors, Solot and Timmons were able to display how obscure the topic of masturbation is in today's culture.
The program came to its finale with, as Solot phrased it, the "nitty-gritty section," which discussed how exactly people, specifically those with vaginas, could have orgasms. She discussed her findings from a simple survey that she had conducted, which found that many women found oral sex to be the most stimulating way of having an orgasm. Others spoke of vibrators, both obvious and obscure, such as the famous Hitachi Magic Wand or even the Harry Potter Nimbus 2000, which is an electronic broomstick that vibrated and made flying noises (needless to say, it got raving revues before Mattel stopped selling them).
Healthy Interactions
Solot and Timmons also provided seven steps for the audience that demonstrates a healthy way for people to have orgasms:
1. Start by yourself.
2. Befriend your own body.
3. Befriend your vulva.
4. Touch yourself experimentally. No goal!
5. Keep touching everyday. Experience what happens. Don't give up!
6. Try some good vibrations.
7. Use fantasy.
At the end of the night, Solot and Timmons wrapped up their presentation by advocating healthy, consensual and ultimately enjoyable sex and sexual behavior. As college students filed out of the auditorium, possibly either to try some of the tips they learned during the program on themselves or others, their minds were inevitably filled with thoughts of sex, aphrodisiacs and all sorts of new approaches to their own sexualities.


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Earlier this month, the United Nations Relief and Works agency for Palestinian refugees in the near-east (UNRWA) warned that it'd have no choice but to make deep cuts to its programs, due to a funding freeze enacted by the United States Government. Last week, in light of a 217 million dollar funding shortfall, UNRWA lowered the boom: employees for a number of vital programs, including housing assistance, medical and mental health support, education and employment programs have either been given drastic pay cuts or told that they no longer have jobs. According to The Washington Post, UNRWA dismissed 154 of its employees, 125 of which are located in Gaza, and downgraded another 580 to contract workers. The head of UNRWA's Palestinian employees union, Amir al-Miss'hal stated that in addition to this, UNRWA has also canceled an additional 1,000 jobs by ordering a hiring freeze of employees destined to fill in for UNRWA workers approaching retirement.
Unsurprisingly, shit is now going down: hundreds of UNRWA declared a sit-in, this past Monday, with threats from the UNRWA employee's union of a strike that could throw Gaza into chaos. One UNRWA was so unhinged by losing his to job that he attempted to set himself on fire, this past Wednesday.
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Earlier this year, the U.S. cut around $300 million in funding to UNRWA, resulting in a $217 million budget shortfall. U.N. officials say the cuts are "the largest ever reduction in funding UNRWA has faced."
Of the five areas in which the agency operates, Gaza is the most vulnerable given its dire living conditions and devastated economy after more than a decade under an Israeli-Egyptian blockade.


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FlawedPerfection EMERITUS (3)...Will R. STAFF (5)An album that changed and empowered a generation of teenagers....innerdark (4)...Psyclone (4.5)Linkin Park's best release, without a doubt. Great emotion, unique mix of rap, nu-metal, a...
iswimfast (5)A look at Linkin Park's hybrid theory....Pedro B. (3.5)...londoncalling457 (4.5)...wikuk (4.5)...
bastard (2)It's influential if you're thirteen years old or younger....alecto (1.5)It's funny how times change. Back in 2001., this was the record of my life. 8 years later,...hybridofsound (4)...LaughingSkull (5)...
NuMetalFan2022 (5)A subjective masterpiece....AlexMichels (5)The greatest album of all time!...jessicarister (5)The Path's Song by Song review...robbo146 (5)If your a LP fan YOU CANNOT TRUELY CALL YOURSELF ONE UNLESS YOU HAVE THIS ALBUM ITS LP AT...
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Album Rating: 3.0Cure For The Itch still rules
Album Rating: 4.5If their standard song formula fancies you, at one point or another you'll enjoy each song on here.
In the context you used 'fancies' you're suggesting that if the songs feel a liking or desire for us, the listener, we'll be able to enjoy each of them... which makes no sense. I think you meant to say, "If you fancy their standard song formula..."
Aside that, there are about a dozen grammatical errors that you should be able to catch on a re-read, but if not, I'll be happy to point some out for you. The edit function is currently inaccessible, but you can always make the needed corrections to the actual document you originally wrote this review in and then copy and paste the new version once the editor is working again. Also, if I can just offer a suggestion: try to frame song titles in quotes rather than putting them in bold lettering, it makes the review look more put-together and doesn't unnecessarily draw the reader's attention to specific points.
Album Rating: 3.0Thanks for the feedback. Yeah that's what I meant. It's no typo. It's just my grammar isn't strong. Yeah I'm aware of the current situation. Thanks for the advice, I agree. But that's the effect I usually go for.. I can see it being distracting here though, since this review is on the shorter side.
Album Rating: 4.5No worries, and if you want to keep using bold then by all means, it really just comes down to preferences. Also, just a heads up: italicizing tags (as well as any other tags) won't work in the summary box for some reason.
As for the album, I'm in agreement with you on the rating. Once upon a time, I loved this thing to death. I couldn't get enough of it. But even though I hardly ever listen to it these days, there's a lot of nostalgia to be had in spinning it every once in a while.
Album Rating: 3.0Now I see what I did.. I tried to used "fancies" as I would "interests". Haha.
Album Rating: 3.0what's your rating then, if I may ask Gyro?
Album Rating: 3.0I'd imagine.. I've never seen them myself. I was introduced to LP through a series of final fantasy tribute videos. They each had LP songs on them. First time I really enjoyed rock. Aside from radio hits by bands like matchbox20 and 3 doors down.
Album Rating: 4.5Happy2review: 3/5
Album Rating: 3.0Yeah.. I get the feeling though that if they experimented more with the song structure, added a few solos here and there, and possibly had better lyrics, this album would have been easily better. But hey, they got the success they wanted. They grabbed our attention.
Album Rating: 3.5dude are you happy 2 review?
but yeah I agree with the guy with the DAN FUCKING GIBBES avatar: this album was a classic when it came out and I was barely starting to grow pubes.
Album Rating: 2.5Chester is just a vocalist, he doesnt provide any riffs, Brad and Mike provide those
Album Rating: 3.8You would play whatever new Pokemon game that was out and bless the days you had enough money to buy all the junk food you wanted.
Album Rating: 3.5Chester sucks these days this band was at the very least good for the first two albums. Meh.
I miss the old Linkin Park
Album Rating: 3.5"The main problem with the Hybrid Theory is that it sounds like one big song"
Not at all, I can't understand why you're saying that.
Average review IMO, not enough explanations about the music to me.
Album Rating: 3.5Crawling and one step closer are great too.
Album Rating: 3.5Happy to review, I'm just curious, how long have you had this album for?
Album Rating: 3.0The actual album? I think I picked it up in 2007. So that's about fives years. I downloaded the entire album about 2 years prior, once I got hold of my 1st MP3 player.
Album Rating: 3.0@Nonosense ah yes that is correct. Bennington only does the vocals. Geez I even have live footage of them. Must have slipped my mind.
Album Rating: 4.0Meteora is their best!!
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Mangalik dosh is a popular subject in Astrology. Whenever any parent approaches an Astrologer to match the horoscope of their child with the probable candidate for the marriage, then firstly the concerned Astrologer ensures whether any of the candidates for marriage is Manglik or not. In fact, Manglik dosh is built up under the specific position of Mars (Mangal) in our horoscope. If the Mars is situated in the 1st, 4th, 7th, 8th or 12th house in any person, then it is called Manglik dosh and such nativesa are called Manglik or Mangli. In South India, it is called Kuja dosh. In Astrology, 'Mangal' is considered to be the factor for fire, anger, quarrel, disputes, arguments etc. In our horoscope, the seventh house shows the marriage, married life and all the related information and the Mars (Mangal) situated in the 1st, 4th, 7th, 8th & 12th house, influence the seventh house or the married life by any way. Mangal; situated in Lagna observe the 7th house with 7th vision, Mangal; situated in the 4th house observe 7th house with 4th vision and the Mangal; situated in the 7th house directly influence the 7th house. Mangal; situated in the 8th house also influence the married life and the Mangal; situated in the 12th house observe the 7th house with his 8th vision and influence the married life.
As the poison neutralizes any poison, in the same way, if the bride & groom both are Manglik, then the ill effect of Manglik dosh is destroyed.
Existing Manglik dosh in anybody's horoscope doesn't mean that his married life would be in struggle or obstructed. The married life of any person depends upon the position of 7th house, 7th house lord and the natural marriage factor, existing in his horoscope. Therefore, one should get disturbed, if Manglik dosh is found in his horoscope.
The cancellation of Manglik dosh:
In astrological books (granths), many cancellations for Manglik dosh has been suggested. Out of those, few are given below:
Own-horoscopic cancellation (Atma-Kundligat Parihar): When the Manglik dosh is cancelled due to the specific planetary position, formed in his own horoscope of any person, it is called 'Atma-Kundligat Parihar'. For example:- i) During the occurrence of Manglik dosh, if Mangal is situated in the own sign of the native, then the Manglik dosh is cancelled.
ii) If the Mangal is in the exaltation sign or debilitated sign, then the Manglik dosh is cancelled.
iii) If the Sun, Rahu-Ketu is situated in the 1st, 4th, 7th, 8th & 12th house, then the Manglik dosh is cancelled.
Other's horoscopic cancellation (Par-Kundligat Parihar):
If one native is Manglik and the Saturn (Shani) or any weak planet is situated in the 1st, 4th, 7th, 8th & 12th house in the other native's horoscope, then it is called 'Par-Kundligat Parihar'.
It is our personal opinion that the 'Par-kundligat Parihar' should be followed, instead of 'Atma-Kundligat Parihar'. The cancellation (parihar) doesn't mean, that any error has been removed; rather it means to make a native eligible to bear the burden of any error (dosh). Therefore, the cancellation (parihar) should be preferred only under the very circumstance, when the planets of married life are in strong position in the native's horoscope.
A man has always been doing efforts for the suitability in his life and everyone makes an effort, so that everything could be suitable to him. As the suitability of money, earning, property etc. is essential, in the same way, the suitability of married life is most essential in the life of a person. The eligible marriageable groom and bride wish for such a life partner who is suitable to him/her but assuming before marriage is not the way or medium to decide whether both of the individuals who are going to marry each other, are suitable to each other or not. At this point of time, the match-making through the horoscopes plays an important role, in which matching the horoscopes of both the groom and bride, the decision of marriage is taken. This process of matching the horoscopes is also called 'Melapak', but actually what is a match making? Through the match-making, it is found out, how much similarity is there in the mindset of either of the individuals, their interests, behavior, nature etc. because that groom and bride would only lead a happily and friendly married life, whose nature, behavior, interest etc. would be similar to each other.
For the horoscope matching, there are mainly two types: 1) Ashtakoot Milaan and 2) Graha Melapak
Through the Ashtakoot Milaan, the nature, behavior and the friendship etc. between both the groom & bride are considered and through the Graha Melapak, the level of married life, child, money etc. in the individual horoscopes of both the groom and bride are considered. Here we shall discuss on the 'Ashtakoot Milan'.
Ashtakoot Milan: In the horoscope matching, the eight virtues of groom & bride which are matched, are called Ashtakoot which are as follows:- i) Varn, ii) Vashya, iii) Tara, 4) Yoni, 5) Grahamaitri, 6) Gan, 7) Bhrikut, 8) Nadi.
These eight Koots have been given some numbers serial wise, the sum of these numbers is 36. These are named as 36 goons (virtues):-
The name of Ashtakoot & koot gunank
Varna - 1
Vashya - 2
Tara - 3
Yoni - 4
Grahmaitri - 5
Gana - 6
Bhrikut - 7
Nadi - 8
Total : 36
At the time of horoscope matching, recognizing the similarity or goodness of both the individuals on the basis of these 8 Koots between groom and bride, the total virtues are received. The specific thing is that many secret elements are hidden behind these 8 Koots.
1) Varna: Mainly, Varna is of 4 kinds – Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vashya & Shudra. At the time of matching, the Verna of the bride should be superior or similar to the bride because the Verna shows the working capacity and in order to run the family, the working capacity of the groom should be more than the bride.
3) Vashya: There are mainly 4 kinds of Vashya – Chatushpaad, Maanav, Jalchar-Vanchar, Keetak. In this category too, it is essential on the part of the Verna to be similar or friendly to each other. Every Vashya has its own different behavior. Therefore, on account of the similarity between both the individuals, the suitability for marriage is found.
4) Tara: Tara signifies the difference of stars between groom & bride. Tara is known by counting from the groom's star to bride's star and bride's star to groom's star. If it is found auspicious, then the individual receives 3 marks. Tara shows the basic tendency of a person and is helpful in determining the destiny.
5) Yoni: There are 14 kinds of Yoni. The similar or friendly Yoni between the eligible groom & bride happens to be auspicious. The Yoni koot specifically shows the physical satisfaction between the couple. Therefore, the suitability of physical relationship depends upon the Yoni koot.
5) Grah Maitri: This is the most significant koot of Ashtakoot. Grah Maitri is concerned with the friendship of signs between both the groom and bride. If the signs of both the individuals are similar or friendly, then full marks are obtained. The specific thing about Grah Maitri is that, it shows the emotional relationship between both the individuals. The matching of emotions and possessing the friendly behavior in the married life is the biggest achievement.
6) Gana: There are 3 kinds of Gana – 1) Dev, 2) Manushya & 3) Rakshas and the Gana between both the individuals should also be similar because Gana is the indicator for our behavior and the nature. Therefore, if the behavior of both the groom and bride match to each other, then the married life will be happy.
7) Bhrikoot: Bhrikoot means, how much difference is there between both the signs. If Dwirdardash, Shadaashtak or Navpancham yog exist in both of the individuals, then it is considered to be malefic or infavourable. The mystery behind the Brikuti lies in our mentality or habits. If the Bhrikuti is pure, the mentality of both the groom and bride is almost similar to each other.
8) Naadi: There are 3 Naadis – Aadha, Madhya and Antaya. Out of all the Koots, Naadi has received the maximum 8 virtues. Therefore, its significance is also that much big. If Naadi is found uniform in both the individuals, then the Naadi dosh is leveled. Hence, the Naadi should be different to each other. In fact, all the three Naadis represent the Vaat, Pitta & Kaf nature of Ayurveda. Aaadha naadi is Vaat dominant, Madhya is Pitta dominant and the Antaya is Kaf dominant. Our nature happens to be according to our Naadi. If anybody; having plenty of that element, marries to someone who also dominate the same element, then both the individuals will have the plenty of that element (Vaat, Pitta, Kaff) which will further create a big obstacle in the health. The mutual repulsion; built up in those persons having uniform Naadis, causes obstruction in the birth of a child.
Therefore, in the above mentioned Ashtakoot matching, a mystery is hidden behind each Koot. Generally, 20 or more quality matching is considered to be auspicious but every Koot has its own significance. Therefore, the careful matching of all the components is essential; especially the Naadi, Bhrikut and the Grahmaitri need to be intact.
If the horoscope matching of the eligible groom and bride is matched with the Asthkoot matching, then the tendency, nature, mentality, habits and the emotional relationship of both the individuals remain good but good match making doesn't mean that there will be no struggle in their married life. In fact, the married life of any person completely depends upon the planetary position of his personal horoscope. Therefore, for good horoscope matching, it is essential to study and analyze the Ashtakoot as well as the horoscopes of both the natives.
In Astrology, perhaps there is any other popular subject than Sadesati. Shani's Sadesati is such an important subject in Astrology that causes curiosity and terror in the mind of the people. The moment a person hears the name of Sadesati, he gets scared but at the same time, there are so many myths prevalent in our society which should be eliminated from our minds. So, let's know what is Sadesati and what is its impact on the human life:--
"Sadesati in fact, depends upon the Gochar status of Shani. As Shani in transit (Gochar) enters into the 12th sign from the Moon sign (Janmkalin rashi) of any person, Sadesati starts affecting the life of that person. Shani stays in a sign for 2½ years. According to this calculation, when the Shani enters into the third house from our sign, then our Sadesati is considered to be ended up, that means, during the period of Sadesati, Shani stays in the 12th sign from our sign (Moon sign) and next 2½ years in the next sign from our sign. The repetition of Sadesati in the life of any person occurs after about 30 years. Therefore, as per today's life span of a person, Shani's Sadesati occurs in a person maximum 3 times during his whole life span.
During the period of Sadesati, the situation of struggle increases in the life of a person. He has to face the obstacles and fluctuations in accomplishing any work and his mind remains in the misleading situation.
Out of the three stages, the second stage of Sadesati, that means when Shani remains in our moon sign, causes the maximum impact on the life of human beings. During this period, Sadesati remains in its top gear, but this is not at all true that Sadesati creates only bad impact on the life of a person. Sadesati creates different type of impact in the life of every person. Therefore, the impact of Sadesati can be known only after the analysis of the horoscope of any person. During the Sadesati, if Shani transits to its friendly planets in the horoscope of a person, then Sadesati gives very good results. The transit of Shani to birth time Jupiter in the horoscope provides auspicious results. The concerned person achieves the progress. So the impact of Sadesati depends upon the status of your horoscope. There is a spiritual perspective of Sadesati too. Shani causes austerity and spiritualism in a person and makes a person work hard. Since the bad impact of those sins and misdeeds; which we commit knowingly or unknowingly during our countless births, affects our present life, so the Sadesati of Shani set us free from those previous deeds committed during our previous countless births by making us struggle and hard work and neutralizing those misdeeds accumulated during our prior births. That means, as the gold is heated in fire for cleansing, so as the Shani's Sadesati also transform our life by making us struggle and hard work. This is a big significance of Shani's Sadesati.
In case, anybody is facing obstacles, then the following remedies would get him the benefits.
1) Do the recitation of 'Hanuman Chalisa' daily.
2) Chant the hymn 'Om Sham Shanishcharya Namah'.
3) Light an earthen lamp with mustard oil under the Peepal tree on Saturdays.
4) Donate whole Urad on Saturdays.
5) Serve the poor.
Kaal Sarp Yoga is a very popular subject in Astrology. This yog is formed by a specific position of Rahu & Ketu, the name of which creates terror in the mind of every person and this is also right to some extent. Practically the impact of Kaal-Sarp yog is noticed in the life of a person. Kaal-Sarp yog is not a yog, decribed in the Astrological literatures or ancient epics, rather our astrologers have discovered the Kaal-Sarp yog, during their research and daily practice.
What is Kaal-Sarp yog:
Kaal-Sarp yog is a yog, formed by a specific position of Rahu & Ketu in our horoscope. We all know that Rahu and Ketu always remain opposite to each other; that means in the 180° position. So, in the horoscope of a person when all the remaining planets come to the other side of Rahu-Ketu's axis, apart from Rahu & Ketu, then this specific position is called "Kaal-Sarp yog".
Kaal-Sarp yog has mainly two positions and are of twelve kinds. The two types of Kaal-Sarp yog is as follows – 1) Udit Golardh, and 2) Anudit Golardh respectively.
Udit Golardh: In Kaal-Sarp yog, when all the planets move towards Rahu, then this position is called 'Udit Golardh'.
Anudit Golardh: In Kaal-Sarp yog, when all the planets move towards Ketu, then this position is called 'Anudit Golardh'.
The kinds of Kaal-Sarp yog:-
Kaal-Sarp yog is of 12 kinds:
1) Anant – When Rahu is situated in the lagn and the Ketu is in the 7th house, then it is called 'Anant Kaal-Sarp yog'.
2) Kulik – When Rahu is situated in the 2nd house and Ketu is in the 8th house, then is called 'Kulik Kaal-Sarp yog'.
3) Vasuki – When Rahu is situated in the 3rd house and Ketu is in the 9th house, then it is called 'Vasuki Kaal-Sarp yog'.
4) Shankhpal – When Rahu is situated in the 4th house and Ketu is in the 10th house, then it is called 'Sankhpal Kaal-Sharp yog'.
5) Padam – When Rahu is situated in the 5th house and Ketu is in the 11th house, then it is called 'Padam Kaal-sarp yog'.
6) Mahapadam – When Rahu is situated in the 6th house and Ketu is in the 12th house, then it is called 'Mahapadam Laal-Sarp yog'.
7) Takshak – When Rahu is situated in the 7th house and Ketu is in lagan; the 1st house, then it is called 'Takshak Kaal-Sarp yog".
8) Karkotak – When Rahu is situated in the 8th house and Ketu is in the 2nd house, then it is called 'Karkotak Kaal-Sarp yog'.
9) Shankhnaad – When Rahu is situated in the 9th house and Ketu is in the 3rd house, then it is called 'Shankhnaad kaal-Sarp yog
10) Paatak – When Rahu is situated in the 10th house and Ketu is in the 4th house, then it is called 'Paatak Kaal-Sarp yog
11) Vishakt – When Rahu is situated in the 11th house and Ketu is in the 5th house, then it is called 'Vishakt Kaal-Sarp yo
12) Sheshnaag – When Rahu is situated in the 12th house and Ketu is in the 6th house, then it is called 'Sheshnaag Kaal-Sarp yo
The impact of Kaal-Sarp yog :
If Kaal-Sarp yog exists in the horoscope of any person, then the struggle is more in his life; the ups and downs are more; the rise of destiny is delayed and the tasks are accomplished after hard work. Between both the positions of Kaal-Sarp yog, the first situation; Udit Golardh is more problematic and even after the Kaal-Sarp yog is formed, the problems related to those houses is more, in which Rahu-Ketu stay but it is not so that the Kaal-Sarp yog will give the same result to all the affected natives. While the Kaal-Sarp yog is formed, if the remaining planets are in good position or some other favourable yogs are present in the horoscope, then even after the Kaal-Sarp yog is formed, one achieves success in his life, whether it is achieved after struggle.
Some remedies to avoid the ill effects of Kaal-Sarp yog:
1) Chant the following hymns for Rahu-Ketu repeatedly on routine basis –
"Om Ram Rahave Namah" and
"Om Kem Ketve Namah".
2) Donate seven grains (satnaja) periodically.
3) Perform the Abhishek of the Shivlinga daily.
4) Feed the grains to birds and foods to dogs daily.
5) Chant the hymn 'Mahamrityunjay Mantra'.
In the astrological manuscripts, the description of several yogs formed by various planetary positions is found, out of which some give fruitful results, while the others give harmful effects. Kemdrum yog is a very popular yog which has been described in all the astrological epics. From the astrological point of view, Kemdrum yog is not considered to be a good yog. In the astrological epics, Kemdrum yog has been considered to be such a yog which enhances our problems and struggles. Therefore, this is also called as Kemdrum dosha.
How this Kemdrum yog is formed:
Kemdrum yog is a yog, formed by the Moon. In any horoscope, when no planet is situated in the former or later house of the Moon, that means, the former or later house of the Moon is vacant, then this situation is called Kemdrum yog. In Kemdrum yog, the assessment of the shadow planets; Rahu and Ketu is not done.
The impact of Kemdrum yog:
In the astrological epics, Kemdrum yog has been considered to be a yog which gives bad results. If there is a Kemdrum yog in the horoscope of a person, then the struggle is more prevalent in his life, many hurdles come in the way, the total development of his life doesn't take place but if we observe from the practical aspect, then the maximum impact of Kemdrum yog falls on our mind and mental status. In astrology, the Moon is considered to be a significator of mind. Therefore, if the Kemdrum yog is found in the horoscope of a person, then his mind always remains movable and grieved. He develops negative thoughts. Such a person becomes emotionally very sensitive. He develops a problem of anxiety and gets disturbed soon on any matter. Such a person misses his goals. The person affected with Kemdrum yog has a problem of depression too. This is not at all necessary that the Kemdrum yog affects all the persons equally. The impact of Kemdrum yog may vary due to the different positions of the Moon and the effect of other planets on the Moon. For example, due to the formation of Kemdrum yog, if the Moon is situated in the favourable house, i.e. Kendra (1, 4, 7, 10) or Trikon (1, 5, 9) of our horoscope, then it will not give that much of infavourable results, as this yog might give on being situated in the malefic house (6, 8, 12).
The cancellation (parihar) of Kemdrum yog:
The meaning of cancellation is to reduce the ill effects of any fault (dosha). In various astrological epics, the cancellation of Kemdrum yog has been mentioned. Under the situation of Kemdrum yog, if any planet casts a glance at the Moon, then the Kemdrum yog is cancelled. If the Moon is situated in the Kendra (1, 4, 7, 10 houses), in own sign or in exaltation, then too Kemdrum yog is cancelled. Apart from this, if any favourable planet enters from the Moon to Kendra (1, 4, 7, 10 houses), then too Kemdrum yog is considered to be cancelled but according to our practical experience, if the impact of Jupiter falls on the Moon, then only the ill effects of Kemdrum yog is decreased. If the Jupiter casts its glance on the Moon then the Kemdrum yog doesn't give much trouble.
The remedies of Kemdrum yog:
In order to avoid the ill effects of Kemdrum yog the following remedies may be practiced:--
1) Perform the abhishek of the Shivlinga daily.
2) Chant the mantra- Om Namah Sivaya 108 times.
3) Chant the mantra- Om Som Somaya Namaha.
4) Wear a solid silver pill around your neck.
5) Apply the tilak of white sandal on your forehead.
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U.S. income inequality is harming U.S. economic growth by excluding large swaths of the population from its cumulative benefits, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services says in a new report.
Tackling an unusual subject for a credit-rating firm, S&P combines a review of recent studies on inequality with its own analysis to find that the gap in earnings between rich and poor can have lasting economic consequences.
"The current level of income inequality in the U.S. is dampening GDP growth, at a time when the world's biggest economy is struggling to recover from the Great Recession and the government is in need of funds to support an aging population," the agency said in the report published Tuesday.


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Even if you only have a small bathroom space, there are so many changes you can make to the bathroom's décor to make it feel more spacious, homey and modern. Here is a look at some bathroom décor tips and how they can help transform your bathroom into a modern oasis.
Oval Sinks –
These are extremely trendy because they provide a great look and also save you a lot of space. Getting an oval sink is a perfect way to ensure you have enough counter space for your towels, toiletries, and other items.
Washstand –
Getting the right washstand can help you enjoy going into your bathroom every single day. Not only are modern washstands much easier to clean and use, but some of them even come with towel bars. Instead of having to hang your towels all around the bathroom, you can store them all on the towel bars of the washstand.
Long Sinks for Couples –
One of the most frustrating parts about sharing a bathroom with another person, even your spouse, is the fact that you have to share the countertop. If both of you are getting ready in the morning at the same time, or brushing your teeth at night, you will need enough counter and sink space so that you are not stepping on each other's toes.
While some couples will opt for two sinks in the bathroom, this is not always possible. Two sinks take up a lot of space and they are not the most aesthetically pleasing item either. One option that couples often ignore is the long sink.
Not only are you getting lots of sink space with a long sink, but there is ample countertop room on each side. This way, one spouse can have all their items on the left countertop while the other spouse uses the right countertop.
Tubs and Showers –
One of the best ways to transform a smaller bathroom space is by removing the tub and having a shower area installed in its place. Shower areas do not take up much room, look much better in a modern bathroom than tubs and will improve the environmental impact of your bathroom. Many people are not aware of this fact, but taking a shower every day saves an enormous amount of water as compared to taking a bath.
And if you are committed to getting a shower space, make sure to get clear glass doors. This allows you to enjoy the natural light while you are taking a shower, and it makes the feeling space much larger. In contrast, dingy shower curtains can promote a feeling of claustrophobia.
Ledges –
Not all mirrors come with a built-in vanity, and you may not have the space to get one installed. Instead of crowding up the counter next to your sink, you can place a ledge right above the sink and below the mirror. This provides you with ample shelf-space to store your daily essentials, such as a toothbrush, toothpaste, hand and face soap, deodorant and perfumes.
Mirrors –
While everyone has a bathroom mirror above their sink, adding more mirrors to the bathroom can help improve its aesthetic appeal. One of the best things about mirrors is their ability to reflect light. As the light bounces off the different mirrors in your bathroom, it makes the room appear bigger and brighter.


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Hey everyone, well it's time for another Monday posting and as I stood and looked out at my vast internet kingdom, I thought to myself. "Self, every rose has its thorn. Just like every night has its dawn. Just like every cowboy sings a sad sad song." And when I was done quoting the lyrics to old songs by oddly named rock groups, I decided to sit down and right another post about Redbox! Not because I've been way too busy to watch any new movies lately, but because I believe that all men, women, and various mutant lizard type things who might read this in the future "Giant Lizard Society of Indonesia" deserve to be free from the tyranny of bad movies! So read on denizens of the interweb. And be free.
Jack and Jill-
Have I seen it- Nope.
Will I- Nope.
I would like to officially submit to the world that Adam Sandler is no longer funny. Officially submitted. Let me just describe to you the main plot point of this movie: Adam Sandler has a twin sister also played by Adam Sandler. There are certain movie script ideas that sit at the bottom of the "Comedians Who Have Run Out of Original Ideas" trash can, and this is the one at the bottom. In fact this is the idea that is stuck to the bottom with the chewing gum of other less funny people. In fact, this is the idea stuck to the bottom and used as waste paper for the pigeons of other less funny, homeless people. And yet somehow Adam Sandler still thought this was a good idea. If you value your brain, you will not watch Jack and Jill.
Grimm's Snow White-
Have I Seen It- Nope
Will I- Maybe… for comedy purposes.
I love it when this happens. For those of you who don't know there are two movies this summer that are "live action spins on Snow White… and things". One of them (Mirror Mirror) looks like it was designed, written, and acted by dyslexic dolphins. And the other one looks pretty cool and has Chris Awesome Hemsworth in it. Anyway this movie is neither of those movies but is hoping that when you go to Redbox you'll think "Oh I heard about that movie. It looked decent." And rent it, hoping to watch Chris Hemworth hack at things with axes.
Anyway by all accounts this movie looks terrible, is terrible, and will continue to be terrible but I might rent it just cause I want to sit and make fun of it in a gregarious sort of way.
Have I seen it- Nope.
Will I- Probably not.
By all accounts this was a movie that wasn't as terrible as its premise sounds. Then again when your premise is "A small town where dancing is illegal is changed forever by the arrival of a rebellious dancing guy and a preachers daughter" really the only place to go is up. Regardless of all that though, supposedly the movie wasn't terrible. But, then again… again, if someone came up to me and said: "Hey I made this crème bule out of the corpse of my pet Komodo Dragon, Herbert the Conqueror, and it's not terrible." I wouldn't exactly be standing in line with my plate held anxiously afore me. Frankly there are a lot of "not terrible" movies that I would rather watch. For instance…
Have I Seen It- No.
Will I- Maybe Probably…
There are two distinct groups where Hugo is concerned there's the "yeah, I really liked it" group who are mostly people who watch a lot of movies and are generally intelligent and slightly pretentious. And then there's the "Yeah it looked kinda cool but I never really understood what was going on." These are generally people who weren't paying attention or came to the theater waiting for something to get blown up. On the whole I would generally recommend Hugo, which (for those of you who haven't heard) is sort of a shout out to classic films and filmmakers. I haven't watched it yet (obviously) but I plan to and will probably have more to say on its relative pretentiousness when I'm done.
There Be Dragons-
Have I Seen It- No.
Will I- Definitely not.
You know what this movie is about? Two friends in the Spanish Revolution who wind up on opposite sides of the conflict. You know what this movie isn't about?? DRAGONS!!! You can't just tack dragons onto the end of your movie to make people watch it! That's like misrepresenting the entire proud dragon race!! Dragonheart had a dragon in it! How to Train Your Dragon, Dragon Crusades, Puff the Magic etc. you know what all of those movies have in common?? Actual Dragons!!! I mean at least "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" told us that the only dragons we would be getting would be in tattoo form. And don't try and tell me you somehow snuck a dragon into pre-World War 2 Spain, Movie. I am officially not watching this purely out of principle. The only time I can remember being this disappointed in a movie title was when I realized that Remember the Titans was really just a touching story of football and racism in the South and not about a football team comprised of mythological greek gods… which is actually a great idea for a movie… umm… Copyright that idea…
Well I hope you all have a great Monday. Check back in here on Thursday for (possibly) another live blog movie… thing depending on if I can snag a few free hours and a copy of Grimm's Snow White. I'm gonna go write a movie pitch for that football idea now… I'm thinking of calling it "First and Titan"…


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Brian Gay won the Humana Challenge on Sunday in La Quinta, Calif., beating Charles Howell III with a 51/2-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a playoff after front-running Scott Stallings gave away a large lead.
Gay closed with a 9-under 63 on PGA West's Arnold Palmer Private Course to match Howell and Swedish rookie David Lingmerth at 25-under 263.
Howell shot a 64, and Lingmerth had a 62. Stallings, five strokes ahead entering the round, bogeyed the final hole for a 70 to miss the playoff by a stroke.
Gay, 41, began the round six strokes behind Stallings.
"The thoughts were, 'Just be aggressive, shoot as low as you can,'" Gay said. "I knew Scott was five ahead. Even with a great round, a really low round, it would be tough to catch him, if at all. I played great on the front, just tried to stay aggressive and shoot low."
Gay and Howell opened the playoff with birdies on the par-5 18th, and Lingmerth dropped out with a bogey after hitting his approach into the left-side water.
Gay won on the par-4 10th, hitting a perfect drive and putting his 9-iron second shot in good position below the hole. Howell drove into the right rough, hit his second into the back bunker, blasted out to 15 feet and two-putted for bogey.
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Read: Matthew 26:36–46; Mark 14:32–42; Luke 22:39-46
"Then he returned to the disciples and said to them, 'Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour has come, and the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners'" (Matthew 26:45 NIV).
Reflect: My dear friends were leaving the country, and we were taking them to the airport late one night. It was a difficult time for them, and I knew it. We had served with them, and we loved them dearly. It was one of those times when I needed to go to the airport, and yet, I was exhausted.
As I began asking questions, I found myself drifting off to sleep. This happened not once, but several times. Though I tried to fight it, I could not stay awake. Even in the moment, I knew that it was important, and yet I could not stay focused on her responses. Worn out and sleep deprived, my efforts to support her in her time of need amounted to nothing. I was completely embarrassed and disappointed with myself. How could I fall asleep when my friend needed me?
The disciples must have felt this, too. Jesus had fed them and washed their feet. He tried to explain that He was giving His life for them when He blessed the bread and gave them the cup. When Jesus took them to the garden with Him, He wanted them to be present with Him. He tried to explain His sorrow to them in Matthew 26:38 (NIV): "Then he said to them, 'My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.'" Yet, they could not keep watch. They fell asleep.
Respond: Imagine yourself at the garden of Gethsemane. Do you think you might fall asleep in the garden as you wait with Jesus? Surely, we would be different! When Peter heard that he would deny Jesus three times, Peter was sure that he would not. But he did.
We would likely be much the same. How could we fall asleep in Jesus' time of need?
Based on my experience, I'm pretty sure that I would have been asleep with the other disciples. So often, we hear Jesus speak to us telling us about the work He has for us. We want to do it with enthusiasm, but we grow weary.
This Easter, let's go back to the garden and pray. Let's ask Jesus to give us His vision and His strength to fight the good fight, finish the race, and keep the faith (2 Timothy 4:7).
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Top 3 Travelling Cultures of India – Bengali, Marathi and Gujarati
Despite India being a land of varied cultures and communities, the top three, which make up for the most travelers, are Maharashtrians, Bengalis and the ever-colourful Gujaratis.
India has no dearth of tourist places, and that is why when Bengalis, Gujaratis and Maharashtrians get enough of their respective states, they head to the state of monuments or to the scenes of snow, and yes the extra layers of clothing, which is as normal as a housefly buzzing in our ears, are as hilarious to these travelers that they spend half of their dressing up time in cracking jokes on the boots and the thermals.
There are twenty five "Kolhapuri Sandal" wearers with "Gandhi Caps" on their heads. It is easy to imagine them sitting under the shade of a lone tree at a roadside. Call them a pack of amiable gentlemen and ladies, who mostly prefer to travel in groups, lest the North Indians play any duping game for their next sightseeing location.
This is the Maharashtrian way of 'travel.' The travelers from this zone of India, neither 'too west' nor 'deep south, just somewhere in between, they carry with them the culture of Maharashtra, with a north-like twist. A traditional saree with a hat on top, safari suit with Ray Ban aviators, of course the same purchased at SN, Janpath-like sprees, where they've indeed been duped off a couple of extra bucks.
The Maharashtrian culture of travel adheres to the strict 'only peanut oil preparation,' but they crave for the mustard oil chole bhature. Call it the magic of traveling or the sheer inability to carry their own kitchen stock, the hapless individuals savor even those cuisines and preparations, which otherwise appear Frankensteinish to them.
Bengalis, you can spot the women with their uber red and ultra big vermillion mark on their foreheads while the sugar-factory loving Gujjus could be heard miles away when they laugh or even call out someone.
Try telling Gujaratis how wonderful the Taj is, the history behind it, the glory of the monument, the reason it is being considered one of the wonders of the world, they would nod, listen and tell you in turn about how amazing their very own Gujarat is.
However, tell a Bong about the same, they would be interested in knowing more, would probably even counter question to flaunt their knowledge about the place, born intellects that they are!
Marathi, Bengali or Gujarati, travellers are defined not by which state they belong to or which language they speak, they are defined as individuals who have the heart to head on a journey, to explore the unexplored, and to continue carrying the curiosity about the world, even if their own world is somewhere locked up in the pursuit.
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It wasn't the warmest of Minnesota Fishing Openers on Saturday, May 9, not to mention the potential impact the coronavirus pandemic may have on the statewide tradition.
But if the COVID-19 pandemic kept some people away, it wasn't noticeable on some lakes and rivers throughout the state.
"Early this morning, I would say there was just as many as ever, if not more," said Nate Stark of Elbow Lake of the boats on Lake Mary, a body of water he has fished many other times on the opener. "I'd say I'm always excited (for the opener), but I was less prepared ahead of time this year. Just not going places and not getting to the store."
And fishing may just be the distraction Minnesotans are looking for. Last week, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reported the sale of fishing licenses were up 45% from the same time in 2019.
"I talked to a couple of my fishing buddies from up north, one from Brainerd and one from Bemidji, (Friday) night," said Mike Frisch, who lives in the Alexandria area.
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Visiting the tombs touched me deeply. The murals were painted in red, black and yellow paint, made of minerals that are common in the region. The motifs are mostly geometric and sometimes seem to represent posts and beams of the house of the living. My interest for the murals in Tierradentro is also related to two of my latest projects: 34.09m2 (2015), a wall drawing made with freshly cut reed pens and Indian ink. And Jump to the beat of the animal feet (2015) inspired on the prehistoric rock paintings of Serra da Capri Vara, Brazil.
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My love note to Zenni Optical
I've been wearing glasses since I was in the second grade. The blinder I got, the more expensive my glasses became. It came to a point where I was spending $300+ for a pair of frames/lenses and that was a deal. Since I pay more for compressed lenses so my prescription can actually fit in frames, I thought I just had to accept my fate. Until I found Zenni Optical.
I swear this is not a sponsored post. I get asked a lot about my glasses and I am just so thankful for spending less than a 3rd of the price for the same quality, so I'll tell people about over and over again. I love wearing glasses, even with all the annoyances they come with. I don't have much of a choice in the matter either, since tiny eyeballs and thick contacts don't get along, glasses are all I've got.
Zenni has tons of fashionable choices, from basic to bold. As long as you're not into labels and don't mind the process of measuring your face, Zenni is great! I even ordered a pair of sunglasses.
So let all my four-eyed readers rejoice, cute affordable glasses for all!
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I really appreciate all the comments you lovelies leave for me. I read each and every one of them and every time I get a new comment it really makes my day <3 Thank you so much!
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