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Did I just watch Inception or something? Cause my confuse-o-meter is going bananas. What in the hell could the Celtics possibly have been thinking when they traded Perk and Nate for OKC's Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic? Nenad who?? Krstic? How do you even pronounce that? And dumping Semih Erden and Luke Harangody for a 2nd round pick from the Cavs? What's up with that?
Last time I checked, the Celtics own the best record in the East are competing for an NBA title. And last time I checked, you don't win NBA titles by shipping off defensively and reboundly (love making up words) proficient players. Semih had been an up and coming young center, but he's gone too. KG can't play center and neither can Not-Big-Enough-Baby. That Nenawhatever the fuck (this trade agonizes me so much that I'm not even going to star out my swears anymore.) guy that we traded for is a center who averages 4.4 rebounds per game. That leaves us with… ABSOLUTELY NOBODY to fill the void at the center position until Shaq returns, and who knows how long he'll last. We get it, Danny Ainge, you're proving you don't need to compensate, but we still need big guys on the squad!
And you don't trade the little man that ignites the bench and energizes the team. Nate was like three packs Duracell batteries dunked in a bunch of shots of 5 Hour Energy, all sake-bombed into cups of Red Bull and Monster. And the Celtics would drink that shit. That shit was good.
Who's gonna jump on Big Baby's back and wipe his drool?
Who's gonna flip over Paul Pierce?
This just doesn't stack up for me. The Celtics have the best shot at winning a championship this year, before Miami plays more cohesively, before the Amarelo Stoudanthony build yet another evil empire in New York, before the Lakers remember the damage they're capable of dishing, and most importantly, before our big 3's bones turn to dust because they're all senior citizens. Now that the front office has drastically diminished our chances of making that title run happen, we Celtics fans can no longer expect rings. I won't be surprised if we lose in the first round of the playoffs. The C's had no need to rebuild either; Perk and Rondo were supposed to be the future of the club. Now Perk's gone, leaving Rondo guessing at who his veteran co-leader will be when he has to develop the young guns. So what in the flying fuck was Danny Ainge thinking? This better be some secretly brilliant Bill Belichick-Randy Moss-trade type shit.


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Join Marco Polo as she sets sail from Rosyth, cruising to the glorious fjords of Western Norway. Here, in addition to some marvellous ports of call, you'll enjoy some wonderful, relaxed days cruising through still waters.
Cross the North Sea to explore the spectacular landscape of the fjords. Cruise to idyllic Olden, on majestic Nordfjord, then on through mighty Sognefjord to remote Flåm. Sit back and take in the majestic scenery, or head ashore on excursions to discover the pristine interior, with its glaciers and crashing waterfalls, or perhaps to ride on the famously steep and winding Flåmsbana Mountain Railway. A last call, in colourful Bergen, gives you the chance to stroll past the lovingly restored warehouses of Bryggen and perhaps take in the view from the summit of Mount Fløyen – a fitting finale to your Norwegian cruise – before you return to Rosyth via lively, historic Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Board Marco Polo in Rosyth, today, settle in to your cabin and relax as your cruise begins.
Spend today relaxing on board.
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Today Marco Polo calls at Olden. This is the stopping-off point for a trip through the beautiful surrounding countryside to the famous Briksdal Glacier, part of the vast Jostedalsbreen ice-pack, which broods over the eastern reaches of the fjord.
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I like to read. I like to read to myself, I like to read aloud to my students (surprisingly, high school students still enjoy being read to), and I like to read aloud to my baby (seven months old as of November 2010). Well, frankly, I like to read aloud, period, but random strangers don't seem to enjoy it as much as I do.
My husband feels the same way I do about reading to himself and to the baby, and as a result, we have a lot of books in the house – many, many, many books. We have overfilled one 5′ x 6 1/2′ bookcase and one 4′ x 7′ bookcase plus a carousel-style unit, nightstands with shelves to hold books, and a rolling three-shelf piece. We have boxes of books in storage. He has an office full of books at work. Our walls are largely unadorned, and books have become our decorations, shouting, "We are readers! We've set up our own personal library! Peruse, groan, laugh, cry, borrow – but only if you love books and return them wholly unharmed."
Sometimes, we worry that we have too many books. Without enough room to store them, does it just become an obsession? Should we begin a culling process?
In "Bring On the Books!" we found a little comfort:
"Having a library of just 25 propels a kid one year farther in high school or college – and a collection of 500 or more leads to an extra 3.2 years of education, found a new study from the University of Nevada in Reno."
Maybe they are more than our obsession – maybe they're our daughter's key to education, because we're clearly helping lead her to an extra 3.2 years of education…or more.
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The Second World War saw the disappearance from the shops of all but the necessities.
Rationing of food and clothing was extensive. Issued in October 1939, the Ration Book became familiar to every citizen during the war. The start of rationing was postponed; owing it was said to a Stop Rationing! Campaign by" The Daily Express" from November 1939 until Monday, 8th. January 1940. Rationing began on 8 January 1940. Each person was allowed a specific amount of basic foods, clothes, gasoline and cosmetics etc.
The British introduced rationing ands price controls to ensure that supplies of food, clothing, and certain other consumer products were equitably distributed at reasonable prices so each family was provided equal goods according their economic status. The enormous cost of the War was another factor in the rationing.
War conditions necessitated civilian rationing of clothing and certain foodstuffs. The main reasons for clothing rationing were the serious falling off in imports, increased Service demands, and reduced labors for local production of textiles and making up of garments.
The supply to the United Kingdom and the Australian and Allied Services of maximum quantities of foodstuffs necessitated the rationing of sugar. butter and meat, while reduction in imports, consequent upon enemy occupation of Java, necessitated the rationing of tea. In addition to the controls exercised by the Rationing Commission, rationing of certain other commodities is directed by other departments, e.g., petrol, tobacco, liquor, etc. The Government was forced to drastically reduce food and clothing consumption. England was not self sufficient in food production. Just to feed the nation, large quantities of food had to be imported.
Every Britain, man, woman and child, were issued with a ration card and a National Registration card (an identity card). The ration cards were presented to shopkeepers...


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Six Cities by MVRDV
Retrospective presentation of the Rotterdam based architects' firm MVRDV
Opening Friday May 9, 20.00h
Zes Steden/Six Cities was the first Dutch retrospective presentation of the Rotterdam based architects' firm MVRDV. MVRDV partners are Winy Maas (1959), Jacob van Rijs (1964) and Nathalie de Vries (1965). The multimedia presentation was a clear visualisation of the firm's multifarious research and working methods. The show consisted of six segments, in six cities.
1. MetaCITY/Datatown
Datatown is an audiovisual presentation of an imaginary city completely based on statistical data. With a surface area of 400 by 400 kilometres, Datatown measures four times the size of the Netherlands with a population density four times as large, eventually accomodating about 250 million people. Datatown is completely self-supporting and has no surrounding countries, which raises important issues about the consequences of a self-supporting city not having any neighbouring cities or countries. Datatown calculates and constructs the needs of this city, and presents them to the visitor in a panoramic view, with moving images. Datatown was earlier on display in Stroom hc/bk in The Hague, but has by now been expanded with two new sectors: 'housing' and 'water'.
2. KM3 / 3d CITY
The maquettes and the film presented as KM3 /3d CITY are the outcome of the investigations MVRDV has made into underground construction; case studies were the inner cities of Amsterdam and Rotterdam and the area around the A20 near Amsterdam. Starting point for the investigations was the proposition that in the Dutch context, underground construction was often seen as the solution to the realisation of the infrastructure in the event of heavy traffic or surface protection. MVRDV poses the question whether this could also be implemented to facilitate the expansion of the urban areas. In the vision of KM3 / 3d City, spatial qualities are no longer translated into morphology or geometry, but in wealth, diversity, availability and accessibility, turning the zero level into an insignificant issue, as it occurs simultaneously at more than one level.
3. LiteCITY
The concepts MVRDV has developed for LiteCITY will be presented by means of a film. Starting point here is the realisation of housing estates that are more experimental by nature in comparison to those proposed in the Vinex reports. LiteCITY can be realised by shortening the depreciation period of durable goods such as dwellings, asphalted roads and embedded infrastructure including cables and pipelines. This, in its turn, can be realised by producing these goods at a lower price, which means in a different way, or by not producing them at all. Funds could then be earmarked for other purposes such as larger gardens around the houses.
4. BrabantCITY
At the behest of the province of Noord-Brabant, MVRDV carried out a study as part of the programme 'Ontwerpen aan Brabant 2050' (Designing Brabant 2050). The outcome of this study was presented by means of a large print. Starting point for this assignment was the fact that within a period of fifty years, the built environment would be twice as large. Departing from the idea that the Netherlands are slowly but steadily turning into a megacity,
MVRDV argues for more diversity and a radically implemented separation of functions in extensive areas. The northern part of the Netherlands should become uninhabited, the Veluwe a region similar to the Ardennes and Brabant the new housing estate of the Netherlands. The future BrabantCITY will have a National Park (created by expanding existing scenic areas) which could be funded with the proceeds of the approximately 350.000 houses that will be built in the future. BrabantCITY has no centre, but a number of small-scale units. The existing facilities have been analysed and will be distributed among the new villages, which will be of the same size as the current municipalities of Brabant. Every unit has a different identity: one unit for instance, will commit itself to education, in another all the hotels in Brabant will be centred. Eindhoven is situated in the park and will partly be preserved and partly'dismantled'.
5. InfraCITY
The objective of InfraCITY is to produce designs focussing on infrastructure function as a driving force for urban planning. In this context, the industrial site Flight Forum, the Tangentenstudies and the plans for Almere, Rotterdam and Leidscheveen 1 en 2 are put forward. The architecture of Flight Forum is based on the intensification of new industrial sites, in which companies built in adjoining or stacked structures leave enough room for characteristic, parklike surroundings.
6. InteriorCITY
InteriorCITY consists of a comprehensive presentation of maquettes by MVRDV, investigating and visualising the relationship between object and city. The models include the St. Joseph Hospital and the design for the Dutch Pavilion for the World Expo 2000 in Hannover.
Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs, Nathalie de Vries
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Memorial Day Weekend in Orland Park means the start of summer.
"We officially welcome summer to Orland Park with the arrival of Memorial Day Weekend," said Mayor Dan McLaughlin. "The pool opens, the boats are ready on Lake Sedgewick and we gather as a community to remember the brave men and women who have given their lives serving our country," the mayor said.
The village's Centennial Park Aquatic Center begins its 22nd season on Saturday, May 25 being open from noon to 8 p.m. Pool members may enter at 11 a.m.
Located at 15600 West Avenue, Centennial Pool includes a lazy river, a 200 foot enclosed body slide, a 328 foot enclosed tube slide, a drop slide, two speed slides, two body slides, a platform cliff jump and a large zero depth pool with a kiddie play and spray structure. The concession area offers a full menu with pizza, hamburgers, hot dogs, nachos, sno-cones, ice cream and more. Tube rentals are free and lockers are available for a nominal fee.
The village's Recreation Department offers open swim, swim lessons, splash parties, pavilion rentals, late night swims and family fun events. The full schedule appears in the Recreation and Parks Department Spring/Summer Program Guide and can be found online in the recreation area of www.orland-park.il.us.
"The Centennial Park Aquatic Center was voted the best pool in the area by readers of one of our local media," said Trustee Pat Gira, chair of the village's Recreation and Parks Committee. "Pool memberships are a great value, giving residents a wonderful facility to cool off and enjoy some summer fun," she added.
Pedal boat and kayak rentals at the adjacent Lake Sedgewick also open for the season Memorial Day Weekend. Pedal boats and kayaks may be rented on Fridays, from noon to 7 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Labor Day. Single and tandem kayaks are available for $5 per person per hour. Four person pedal boats may be rented for $10 an hour. Boat rentals are not available when the pool is closed or when weather conditions are deemed unsafe for boaters.
The village's Veterans Commission will host its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 27 at 1 p.m. at the village's memorial, Ara Pace – Place of Peace, located at the Village Center, 14700 South Ravinia Avenue.
"The village's ceremonies on Memorial Day and Veterans Day are very moving and we invite everyone to join us," McLaughlin said. "On Memorial Day, we remember those who have died serving our country and we also recognize the veterans and their families whose names have been added to the village's memorial," the mayor said.
The names of 10 veterans have been added to Orland Park's granite wall since the village's Veterans Day Ceremony. Seven of the 10 are expected to be at the ceremony with their families while the three deceased veterans will be represented by family and friends.
Refreshments will be served inside of the Orland Park Civic Center immediately following the ceremony and attendees will be able to view the memorial table with photos of the veterans who have been added.
Frann Carnivele-Sidlow, resident director of the Village of Orland Park Theatre Troupe, will sing the national anthem. Colors will be presented by members of the Palos-Orland Reber-Tesmond Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #2604 and the American Legion Orland Memorial Post #111. Members of Orland Park Boy Scout Troop #383 will serve as an honor guard with members of Orland Park Cub Scout Pack #383.
"We're happy to honor the 10 veterans whose names have been added to the village's wall," McLaughlin said, adding, "It's always nice to see the vets and their families proudly rise to their feet as everyone applauds their service to our country."


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Heat and light
In the Netherlands -- where holding back the sea is a way of life -- architects are designing homes that will rise up and bob like houseboats when the North Sea rises.
In the far north, shipping lanes long frozen are opening up, and the Northwest Passage is no longer a dream. The red fox, common in New England, may out-compete its snow-white cousin, the Arctic fox, when the Great North becomes a warmer place to live.
And across the United States, humans will be getting used to droughts and floods and spells of violent weather. There will be more rain in some places, more desert in others.
These are just some of the changes ahead chronicled in "Climate Change," a strong, new exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
The exhibit is an attempt to illustrate what co-curator Michael Oppenheimer calls "the key issue of the 21st century.''
"I say that with a full understanding of the other important issues: terrorism, the two wars the United States is engaged in, the global financial crisis," said Oppenheimer, professor of geosciences and international affairs at Princeton University.
"But as challenging as they are, I think they're also short-term problems. We will be dealing with climate change long after we solve the financial crisis."
"It's a very, very complicated story to tell," said Edmond Mathez, a curator of earth and planetary sciences at the museum, who was the lead curator of the exhibit.
It's essentially a story about how humans use energy and the consequences of that use.
But it's also a story about how human inventiveness may steer the Earth away from the worst effects of global warming -- severe droughts and flooding, the mass extinction of species, and human dislocation on a grand scale.
"If we continue on our current course, it will lead to significant droughts and a significant change in food supplies," Mathez said. "And there will be stresses we can't anticipate, like wars."
Mathez said he and the museum began planning the exhibit two years ago, in part to try to correct some of the gross misinformation about climate change then in place.
The scientific consensus on the issue had already coalesced. Researchers had seen the data. They knew global warming was occurring and that human activity -- burning coal and oil, which releases mass amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere -- was a major contributor.
They also knew that there was a vast amount of misinformation on the subject.
"It's gotten better," Oppenheimer said. "But we're in the age of the Internet. Once something gets posted, it never disappears."
The museum seemed a good place to tell the story of climate change, Oppenheimer said, simply because so many people visit it -- about 4 million a year.
"We could be deepening the message, but also broadening it, and reaching people who might not be paying attention," he said.
The two said they and the museum staff worked hard to tell the story with arresting visual displays and dioramas, while remaining absolutely accurate to the scientific knowledge available.
"We stand behind everything in the exhibit," Mathez said. "All the science in the exhibit came from the literature. It's not an issue of belief on our parts. Nothing we say is controversial."
"We wanted to be very careful about admitting what we don't know," Oppenheimer said.
What science does know about global warming is this: Over the past century, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has risen dramatically.
Using a variety of methods, including polar ice core samples, tree rings, and air samples taken at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii since 1958, scientists have evidence there is more CO2 in the atmosphere now than there has been for the past 800,000 years.
CO2 -- the product of burning fossil fuels -- acts as an insulator in our atmosphere, trapping heat. While we need some CO2 in the atmosphere to keep Earth's climate livable, those levels are now driving climate change, the exhibit says.
The signs are all around us. In the U.S., storms have become more unstable since 1948. In 2003, about 35,000 people died throughout Europe because of a heat wave that took civic leaders by surprise.
Wildfires in North America are becoming more common and more destructive -- earlier springs mean the woods dry out earlier.
Climatologists have been constant in saying that climate change won't simply be a matter of summers getting a little warmer and longer. It will probably mean more violent weather around the globe, and vast areas of Africa becoming desert. The American Southwest may become hotter and drier than it already is.
Climate change will also mean rising sea levels, a change already under way. Some of the world's great delta regions -- Bangladesh, the Nile Delta in Egypt, the Mekong River Delta in Vietnam, and the Mississippi River delta in the U.S. -- may all permanently flood, bringing major ecological changes to those regions.
The exhibit admits scientists still don't know the impact of climate change on the oceans. They do know oceans act as enormous CO2 sponges, holding 50 times the CO2 the atmosphere does, and mitigating the increase of global greenhouse gases.
They also know oceans are becoming warmer and more acidic because of CO2 levels.
But right now they don't know what the impact of that will be. Some coral beds are dying and further loss of these beds -- great incubators for marine life -- could be part of a great environmental change in sea life.
Mathez said scientists don't know whether the warming of the seas will someday prevent them from absorbing CO2 and carrying it deeper into the ocean waters.
They also don't know the consequence of the permafrost -- the frozen ground that makes up 20 percent of the Earth's land mass -- being warmed.
Permafrost is a huge reservoir of methane, another greenhouse gas. It's feared if the permafrost melts and releases that methane, it could greatly accelerate climate change, creating a self-perpetuating cycle -- more warmth, more melted permafrost, more methane, more warmth.
But the exhibit is not predicting doomsday.
One section goes into detail about the small changes people can make in their lives to reduce the amount of CO2 going into the atmosphere.
It concludes with a display of the alternative energy sources now available -- solar, wind, geothermal, hydropower -- that can be used to greatly reduce the use of fossil fuels worldwide. Some of the technology to do this is now readily available.
Other energy sources -- like harnessing the tides, ocean waves and river currents to generate power -- are just beginning to be explored.
And there is another technological fix -- pumping the CO2 we produce deep underground and keeping it out of the atmosphere altogether. While this is untested, some researchers estimate we could store 90 percent of our CO2 emissions this way.
Mathez and Oppenheimer said what's now needed is the global political will to commit to these new technologies and new sources of energy. Grassroots groups are important in forcing politicians to act, but for serious change to occur there has to be a commitment from leaders.
Again, this is not inconceivable -- after the oil crises of the 1970s, the leaders of Denmark committed their country to energy efficiency and to finding alternative sources of power. Today Denmark produces 20 percent of its power from wind turbines -- compared to .07 percent in the U.S. -- and Danes consume about half the power of their American counterparts.
So what's needed is commitment from ordinary people and politicians.
"It has to come from both directions," Mathez said.
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Monday, December 31, 2018
How to unboil an egg
December 31, 2018 food , science No comments :
How To Unboil An Egg?
Unboiling an egg is like putting the paste back into its tube, it's impossible, but not really. I mean, it is theoreticallypossible. If boiling is just disordering a configuration of molecules by thermal means, couldn't one reorder this configuration by some other means? However, to describe the reversal as "arduous" would be an understatement.
That being said, scientists have now found a quick way to restore the original configuration and therefore unboil an egg, sort of. They have managed to reverse the effects of thermal energy with mechanical energy.
If you think this is the most fatuous of scientific endeavors and doesn't deserve to be a headline (unless from The Onion), you should know that it does have some serious implications on microbiology and cancer research. Cancer researchers predict that the technology could save as much as $160 billion of the money that pharmaceutical industries spend on fighting cancer. $160 billion.
The Boiled Egg
An egg is basically just a mixture of proteins suspended in water. The proteins float like cereal in milk, like clumps of inextricably entangled threads separated by water. However, when an egg is boiled, the heat will untangle these threads, such that the egg is no longer cereal-floating-in-milk, but rather a large serving of spaghetti. Soon, the liberated threads, like slithering vines, cling to each other and coalesce to form a rigid solid. The result is a pudgy, hard-boiled egg.
To unboil this boiled egg, we must therefore separate the protein threads and re-tangle them back into clumps, as they existed in the egg's unboiled composition. The order violently disturbed by thermal energy can be restored with the diligent use of mechanical energy.
The Unboiled Egg
If the pungency of eggs weren't enough, the process requires the proteins to be dissolved in urea, the primary ingredient in urine. The urea acts as a lubricant that facilitates the movement and therefore the eventual separation and reorientation of the threads. The solution is then fed to a Vortex Fluid Device (VFD), an emergent technology that essentially comprises a tube rotating at tremendous velocities. A VFD rotates the protein-urea solution at a vertiginous velocity of 5,000 rpm!
Now, because centripetal force is proportional to radius, the fluid at the edge of the vessel experiences a greater force than the fluid closer to the center. The relative forces act as shearing stresses, meaning that one component is pushed in one direction, while the other component is pushed in another direction. Separation of the threads is achieved as they are gently pulled apart. The threads, however, snap back as soon as they are stretched, occasionally into their natural, clumped shapes!
It would be quixotically ambitious to expect that an actual hard-boiled egg could be successfully unboiled. Gregory Weiss, the professor of molecular biology and biochemistry at the University of California, Irvine, who achieved this feat with his colleagues, did not technically unboil a hard-boiled egg, but the white completely liquified in water and urea after the egg was boiled for 20 minutes at 90ᵒC. This is because the unfolding of proteins can only be achieved if the solution is spread throughout the VFD's chamber.
The takeaway here is that VFD can unfold and refold a variety of proteins in only a few minutes, something which previously took several days. The development of indispensable protein-based medicines is impaired by the frustrating tendency of proteins to "misfold". Biochemists toil for hours and spend billions of dollars on intricate tools to untangle and refold them into a desirable shape. However, VFD technology will enhance the efficiency of this tinkering by a thousand times! As Weiss remarked, "I can't predict how much money it will save, but I can [predict] this will save a ton of time, and time is money."
Sunday, December 30, 2018
How to growing a beard
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How to growing a beard
5 Simple but Effective Steps To Grow Your Beard Faster
In many cultures around the world, a symbol of power is a thick and rugged beard.
Growing a mustache or a full beard does take some perseverance and patience, especially since the growth rate will depend on your individual testosterone level and genetics.
How Long Does it Take to Grow a Beard
When it comes to growing a beard, one of the most common misconceptions is that facial hair grows at the same rate as the hair on your scalp.
To clear that out once and for all – it doesn't. Your beard actually grows faster than your hair, which is definitely a good thing.
Now, some of you may be surprised to hear that your facial hair follicles develop when you're just a 5-month-old fetus.
When you eventually hit puberty, your hormones will become active and trigger your facial hair growth. Since that moment, you will be able to grow a beard.
However, some men won't be able to have a beard, or at least, a full beard.
Hormones responsible for this are testosterone and dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Testosterone will define your beard thickness, and DHT will affect its density.
Men that can't grow a beard, or can grow just a little amount of facial hair have low levels of these two hormones so they can't stimulate beard growth.
On the other hand, if you have 20 years and your beard is still patchy, that doesn't mean your hormone levels are low.
It simply means that your body is not sensitive enough towards these hormones. On the other hand, being more sensitive to testosterone and DHT means that your beard will likely grow faster and at an earlier age.
If you're struggling to make your beard grow faster, this scientific explanation will help you understand the pattern of your beard growth:
1. Testosterone and DHT travel from the bloodstream to the androgen receptors and up to your facial hair follicles.
2. Your body produces keratin by using some micro and macronutrients, such as vitamins, minerals, proteins, carbs, and fat.
3. During its growth, your facial hair will pass through three growth phases (anagen, catagen, telogen), just as the rest of the hairs on your body.
This is all great, but you've probably still wondering if there is something you can do to increase testosterone production in your body.
Fortunately, there are ways to do it, even without the use of supplements.
Exercising on a regular basis and a proper diet are undoubtedly the best ways to help your beard grow faster.
Besides that, make sure you're incorporating enough proteins, carbs and good fats in your diet.
Working out, along with reducing stress and sleeping well will increase testosterone levels and help your body grow a beard faster.
To understand better, just ask yourself this: If your body is not in good shape, how can your beard grow healthier and faster?
You're probably fed up with the constant talk about the importance of genetics in your overall beard growth. The reason you hear this so often is because it is true.
If your father could grow a beard, and you still can't, or it's patchy, just be patient a little longer.
One way or another, time and commitment are crucial things you are going to need to grow your beard properly. That's just how things work.
While nature plays a huge role in just how fast and thick your beard will be, there are some simple steps you can incorporate into your day to help with the growing process.
How to Grow a Beard Faster if You Are a Teenager
As already stated, time and patience are two essential things on every man's beard journey. That's why teenagers particularly struggle when it comes to beard growth.
When you are 14, 16, or 18 years old, patience is the one thing you always lack.
All you want is for your beard to grow faster, or if possible immediately.
However, that's not how things happen. Beard growth rate is different for every man, just like everyone hits puberty at different times.
In the time of puberty, some teenagers may notice a few facial hairs growing on their face. That's when they'll start asking questions on how to make their beard grow faster.
However, your beard will start growing more when you're between 18 and 20 years old. Then, once again, this doesn't happen to everyone.
Maybe you are a late bloomer, and you will have to wait for your beard to grow faster and thicker a few more years.
In the meantime, you should grow what you've got now. Maybe you have some facial hair on your chin or just mustache without a beard. And that's ok.
You can grow a goatee or shape your mustache as they grow.
The key here is to work with what you've got at the moment, by trimming the areas that grow patchy or you're not satisfied with.
It's normal wanting to grow your beard faster when you're a teenager, although it's important to keep in mind how things work.
That being said, there are no magic beans that can grow your beard thicker and faster at a young age. There is no such thing even when you're older.
No matter the age, the critical element in growing a beard is always patience, and proper care in the meantime.
Don't get discouraged if your beard is not growing as quickly as you like, just follow some of these simple steps on how to grow a beard faster and stay committed to the process.
Step 1: Taking Care of Your Body
The reason why it is so important to take care of the body is because your facial hair condition is in direct relation to the health of the body.
Start by eating more foods that are rich in proteins like beans, eggs, and fish.
Stress is a killer when it comes to hair growth, leading to hair loss in many men.
Reduce the stress in your life by exercising more and getting a full night's sleep each night.
Exercising will improve the circulation of the blood in the body, which will help to promote facial hair growth.
Use an exfoliant or scrub once a week to remove the dead cells on the face. This will help stimulate the growth of new hair.
Try to make it a point each day to keep the face as clean as possible, rinsing with warm water and mild soap at least each morning and evening.
The clean facial skin encourages tiny hairs to grow.
Keep in mind that nothing beats well rounded and healthy eating habits. Food in the list below is guaranteed to promote rapid hair growth.
33+ Foods That Will Help You Grow Your Beard
|Poultry (chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks..)
|Red Meat
|Yogurt, Milk, Cheese
|Sunflower Seeds
|Brussels Sprouts
Step 2: Committing to the Process
One of the reasons many men struggle to grow a beard quickly is they often give up just at the point where progress is being made.
When you are trying to grow that beard quickly, there is going to come a period where the skin will become itchy to the point you are scratching your beard day and night.
This discomfort is usually where those who are not serious about growing a beard simply shave it right off.
In order for the beard to grow in, you have to be willing to allow at least four weeks for the hairs to grow.
During these four weeks, you are going to go through many periods of uncontrollable itching.
If you avoid that temptation to shave it off when the itching becomes unbearable, you will reach a point where the hairs will soften and the itching will subside. Once the facial hair becomes soft, the growth will be less irritating.
Step 3: Minerals and Vitamins
In addition to eating better, you can help your beard grow faster by supplementing your diet with the appropriate minerals and vitamins.
Talk with your physician about taking at least 2 mg of biotin each day.
This supplement is available in health food and vitamin stores and will help to increase both the growth of your nails and your facial hair.
Start to incorporate more vegetables and fruits into your diet, they are rich in the minerals and vitamins that the hair needs in order to grow more rapidly.
Without the appropriate nutrients in your body, you begin to slow down the production of the hair.
Look into increasing your daily intake of vitamin B6, beta-carotene, vitamin C, flaxseed oil, vitamin E, and nettle.
In your effort to grow your beard more quickly, don't overdo it with these supplements.
Speak to your doctor and explain to them which you will be taking so they can work with you to create a well-rounded and safe supplement routine.
Step 4: Leaving the Beard Alone
During the first month of trying to grow your beard, you are going to find it looks like a wild forest growing on your face. This is when you are going to want to trim it up and start shaping it to look cleaner.
As difficult as it will be during these first few weeks, you have to resist the urge to do any grooming whatsoever of the hair.
Don't trim, don't shape, and don't cut any of the hairs in the beard. As difficult as this might be to understand, the beard is going to grow faster if you can simply leave it alone.
Once you reach the 4 – 6-week mark, then you can begin to shape and clean up the region as much as you like. Forget the old wives tale about trimming the hair makes it grow thicker and darker and faster.
Currently, there is zero scientific evidence that supports those claims.
The hair is going to be stiff those first few weeks, you just need to wait until the point that it softens, then you can clean it up any way you prefer.
Step 5: Drink More Water
Not only your body but also your beard needs enough water to grow faster and fuller. Although that sounds obvious, most men neglect it and don't hydrate themselves properly.
Water, along with minerals, vitamins, and foods rich in proteins, is essential for your beard to grow faster. Opposite of that, insufficient water will cause your beard to grow slower.
This happens because when you don't drink as much water as your body needs, the amount of blood that flows to your face will also be reduced, and your beard won't grow fast.
Without the right amount of water every day, the cells won't regenerate as quickly as they should because they won't receive the nutrients needed to do that.
The result is a coarser, drier beard that can't grow fast as you want it to.
Scientists claim that everything between 64 and 80 oz. of water daily is the optimal amount of water an adult man should drink to grow his beard faster.
Step 6: Stop Smoking
Although science hasn't fully uncovered all the effects that cigarette smoke has on beard growth, there are some conclusions so far.
It's being discovered that smoking affects the beard just as aging. Only a few cigarettes a day unable proper blood circulation to the hair's root.
This way facial hair cells don't get enough blood needed for healthy growth, and the result is a beard that grows slower or not at all.
By making you feel like you've consumed enough food, even if you didn't, smoking will prevent you from taking the vitamins and minerals found in food, which you need to grow your beard faster.
And like that isn't enough, smoking regularly can result in your beard turning grey prematurely.
Combine that with your beard not growing fast enough, and you'll think twice before smoking another cigarette if you want your beard to grow faster.
Step 7: Moisturize Your Beard
Keeping your skin and beard clean and moisturized will not only make your beard look fuller over time, but it will also grow faster.
Beard oil made with natural ingredients will ensure that your beard is not dry or irritated.
Dry and brittle beard is more likely to break. Whatsmore, you can experience split ends, which in most cases leads to damaging and cutting off your beard.
However, with so many beard oils these days, you may find yourself confused when choosing the right one. After all, not all of them are of the same quality.
Some studies suggest that products with eucalyptus can help grow a beard faster than the others.
Step 8: Condition Your Beard
Beard conditioner and shampoo go hand in hand. The best way to combine them is to wash your beard with a beard shampoo first.
It's preferable to choose beard shampoo made with tea tree oil because it is proven that tea tree oil removes dead skin and oil buildups and prevents ingrown facial hairs and dandruff.
After shampoo, it's time to apply some good beard conditioner. Using only the shampoo can make your beard more prone to breaking.
A conditioner will help your facial hair be softer and healthier, helping your beard grow faster.
Step 9: Exfoliate Your Skin and Beard
Dead cells on your face often impede the growth of new beard.
By scrubbing and rinsing your skin and beard with mild soap and warm water at least once a week, you'll remove these cells, thus helping new facial hairs grow faster.
After that, apply your beard oil and massage it thoroughly into your skin and beard. Massage will improve blood circulation, and that will help your beard grow faster.
Step 10: Stop Picking Your Beard Constantly
Ideas are often born from beard stroking. But stroking your beard occasionally is one thing, and constant grabbing and picking it something entirely different.
If you're always plucking your beard, you may soon experience your facial hairs falling off, causing unnatural patchiness.
Some men don't grab their beards, but instead, they brush (we recommend or comb it more often than necessary. Once to two times a day is usually enough.
In any of these cases, you're not helping your beard grow faster. In fact, you're doing quite the opposite. If you really want your beard to grow faster, just leave it alone.
Step 11: Don't Fall For Common Beard Grooming Myths
Shaving does not make your beard grow faster. There, we said it.
You can't remove your beard entirely and at the same time expect it to grow faster.
Other myths have a lot to do with products that promise faster beard growth. Again, it doesn't exist pill you can just swallow and grow your beard faster.
Mostly, products that promise instant beard growth are beard growth oils and beard growth sprays. Both of these don't work at all.
Beard oil does have a lot of benefits, but growing your beard out of the blue is not one of them.
More Extreme Ways to Grow a Beard Faster
Minoxidil (Rogaine)
Whenever talking about growing a beard faster or thicker, it's almost impossible not to mention Rogaine.
This product works by increasing nutrients, testosterone and DHT circulation to the beard follicles.
Some men have reported that their beard has grown faster within 6-12 month while using Minoxidil every day.
However, there are also some flows you need to be aware of.
Same men that have grown their beard faster and thicker by using Rogaine reported that after they stopped using it, the effects disappeared.
Also, Rogaine doesn't work for everyone. Having all this in mind, you can decide if it's the right solution for growing your beard faster.
Whether you've heard about a microneedle (derma roller) or not, you should know that there are some theories that this method makes a beard grow faster.
It works by stimulating blood circulation to the specific area on your face, thus delivering necessary nutrients and hormones to the hair follicle.
As the name suggests, this method uses small needles that poke tiny holes into the area of your face where there aren't any hairs.
These microneedles send signals to your body that a particular face area is damaged. Your body then sends keratin and collagen into that area to repair your skin and, therefore, your beard.
Men that used this method claim it was even more effective when combined with Rogaine.
Red Light Therapy
This is one of the less known methods of growing a beard faster.
Science says that 20-30 minutes a day of red laser pointed to a beardless area on your face can efficiently produce cellular energy in the beard follicles leading to increased beard growth.
It is said that when you combine red light therapy with micro needling, minoxidil and a proper diet, your beard will almost definitely grow faster than before.
Beard Transplant
Transplanting the beard is considered the most extreme of all ways that can make your beard grow faster.
Hairs needed for this surgery are taken from your hair and transplanted into your face.
Those that experienced this surgery confirmed that it helped them have a thicker beard, but it was costly.
Price aside, beard transplant requires surgery and you should consider if you want to put yourself through all that effort and potential health risk just to have a beard.
Final Word
All these extreme ways of growing a beard shouldn't be done without consulting with your doctor first. Also, whenever possible, these extreme methods should be avoided.
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UFCW Blog
Awards and Accolades
January 18, 2017
UFCW International President Awarded Highest Honor from AFL-CIO Civil Rights Committee
On Jan. 15, UFCW International President Marc Perrone was presented with an award at the AFL-CIO's 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil and Human Rights Awards Luncheon and Community Service Weekend.
The theme of the awards this year was "The Struggle Is Free, But the Dream Must Be Televised" to represent the constant battle for civil rights and justice that continues in our country.
At the ceremony, President Perrone was awarded the "At the River I Stand" Award from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka for his work towards advancing civil and labor rights, saying "we will tear our borders down brick by ignorant brick."
The "At the River I Stand" award is the highest honor given by the AFL-CIO Civil and Human Rights Executive Council Committee. The name of the award comes from the historic words used to capture the spirit of the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers during their courageous struggle for workers' and civil rights.
Alongside his fellow award recipient, USW Vice President Fred Redmond, President Perrone has served as a fearless leader of the Labor Commission on Racial and Economic Justice, taking action to serve the needs and concerns of their members, and shepherding the Labor Commission report to help union leaders have a better understanding of how racism and racial politics has impacted and continues to shape the labor movement.
Upon accepting his award, President Perrone addressed the attendees, emphasizing that "we must stand together stronger than ever" in our quest for justice.
January 3, 2017
UFCW Member uses CPR to save a coworker's life
What would you do if a coworker had a heart attack on the job?
That's the situation Sandy Maynor, a UFCW Local 400 member and Giant employee in Washington, D.C., faced when her coworker suddenly went into cardiac arrest. Maynor sprang into action, administering CPR for 10 minutes in a heroic "act of love" until the paramedics arrived.
Check out the full story.
October 3, 2016
"It takes six ponytails to create one wig, so we helped a lot of people."
Adapted from UFCW Local 1428
Monica Jimenez, a pharmacy technician and Local 1428 union steward at Rite Aid, loves helping others. At her job she helps patients fill their prescriptions and in her spare time she runs races to fund research to cure diseases.
She began her career at a laboratory, but after three years she wanted a change and applied at Rite Aid.
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"What I like about Rite Aid is that the people in the store come together," Jimenez said. "We treat each other like family, so going to work doesn't feel like going to a workplace."
Jimenez thought she had it all: a loving husband in Earl, two daughters, Vanessa and Emily, and a job she loved. But an earthquake in 2012 taught her she needed something more: to help the less fortunate.
"I felt like I needed to make each day count, so I signed up for a 5K race and then another one and then another one," she said.
Her volunteering spirit quickly spread among her family and friends. Her daughters joined her in races and then her co-workers followed suit.
At work, Jimenez encouraged patients to donate to the Children's Miracle Network, which benefits children's hospitals.
"When customers check out at Rite Aid, they are occasionally asked to donate $1 so they can write their names on balloon cards that are displayed in our store," Jimenez said. "Our store raised the most funds for the Children's Miracle Network, so we were invited to an event to meet the kids our donations helped."
Last year, Jimenez and her sister decided to grow their hair out and donate their ponytails to Locks of Love, an organization that creates wigs for people who lose their hair while having chemotherapy.
"People asked me why my hair and my sister's hair was getting so long," Jimenez said. "We told people it was for Locks of Love and we got so many people who wanted to help that I needed a place to host an event to cut people's hair."
UFCW Local 1428 stepped up and offered its auditorium. By the end of the night, Jimenez and her sister collected 85 ponytails for Locks of Love.
"That night was so special," Jimenez said. "It takes six ponytails to create one wig, so we helped a lot of people that night."
September 2, 2016
The 2016 UFCW Charity Foundation Scholarship Winners Have Been Selected!
Every year the UFCW scholarship program offers scholarships to UFCW members or their immediate family members who want to further their education and demonstrate a commitment to their communities and to UFCW values. Since 1958, the fund has distributed more than $2 million in scholarships.*
Past winners have gone on to make significant contributions to society and to the UFCW – entering a range of fields including public service, medicine, law, business and teaching. Many have returned to the UFCW as staffers, organizers, and community activists who contribute to our mission.
*UFCW-employed officers and staff, and their immediate families are not eligible for this program.
Here are this year's winners:
Region 1:
Local 152 – Ana Grace Fangayen
Ana is now attending New York University in Manhattan, New York and is studying Film and Television.
Region 2:
Local 23 – Katrina Good
Katrina is now attending Lock Haven University for a major in Therapeutic Recreation with a minor in Psychology.
Region 4:
Local 880 – Jocelyn Bernstein
Jocelyn is now attending the University of Rochester.
Region 5:
Local 2005 – Hannah McDonald
Hannah is now attending Harding University in Arkansas for a Nursing degree, because she's always liked helping and caring for others, and has always wanted to save a life.
Region 6:
Local 655 – Douglas Fritz
Douglas is attending Saint Louis University in St. Louis, MO and studying biology, pre-med.
Region 7:
Local 7R – Karen Emanuelson
Karen currently attends the Keller Williams school for Real Estate in Colorado Springs. After she finishes her exams, she plans to study possibly German or History at Pikes Peak Community College or University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.
Region 8:
Local 99 – Tamana Hussaini
Tamana is now attending Mount Holyoke College for a Pre-med. degree, because it's a great field that combines science and working with others.
UFCW Canada:
Local 1288P – Sarah Gowlett
Sarah is now attending University of New Brunswick St. John for a Bachelor of Business Administration, because she's always liked organization and numbers.
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July 6, 2016
Jennifer Christensen Becomes First Woman to Serve as President of Local 1189
On June 29, the Executive Board of UFCW Local 1189 made history by electing Jennifer Christensen as president of Local 1189. She is the first woman to serve as president of Local 1189 and will serve out the remainder of retired President Seaquist's term.
Other officers elected by the Executive Board were Jim Gleb, secretary treasurer, and Jeanine Owusu, recording secretary. Abraham Wangnoo, Local 1189's director of organizing, administered the oath of office to the new officers, including Scottie Rotter, the newest vice president who was elected at the board's May meeting.
Newly elected President Christensen spoke to a room filled to capacity in the Duluth Labor Temple.
"I would like to thank you – the members, for allowing me to work for you – this is the best job in the world," she said. "I am honored and humbled by the women who blazed the trails before me and beside me – and for the men who opened doors and showed that there are no glass ceilings in this union."
June 15, 2016
UFCW Local 21 Member Speaks at the White House United State of Women
Ariana Davis, a UFCW Local 21 member who works at Safeway, spoke at the White House United State of Women Summit in Washington, D.C. She shared the stage with President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, actress Kerry Washington and Oprah to discuss key gender equality issues.
Ariana presented with AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler about the best way to give working women equal pay and an equal say – a union. Equal pay, fair schedules, paid leave – the bottom line is that if we stand together and negotiate together, we win together.
In front of a crowd of 5,000 people, Ariana shared her experience with being a part of UFCW Local 21 in Seattle. "Being in a union has allowed me to negotiate for and win higher wages, good benefits and economic stability. But the truth is, the power of a union is about much more than dollars and cents. I've stood up for my friends at work who were being disrespected by management. And I helped them get justice on the job. That's a powerful feeling. I am a force in my community."
Evidence shows that union membership increases wages for all workers, but women experience especially large advantages. Women are the primary breadwinners in 38% of American households – paying them less for no reason puts millions of families and communities at a disadvantage.
Back in the other Washington, Ariana has been busy collecting thousands of signatures as the citizen petitioner behind Initiative 1433, a statewide ballot measure which will raise the minimum wage to $13.50 and provide workers with up to seven days of paid sick leave.
6.8 million women in America belong to a union. Thanks to Ariana, more people know why.
June 14, 2016
UFCW Member Explains Why Working Women Win With a Union
Story shared in front of 5,000 at White House United State of Women Summit
Washington, D.C. – Today, Ariana Davis, a United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) member from Local 21 in Seattle, Washington, shared the stage with President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Oprah at the White House United State of Women Summit.
"The power of a union is about much more than dollars and cents," said Ariana Davis. "I am respected by workers and managers alike. I am a force in my community. And it's because I don't stand alone – I am in a movement with grocery workers and steelworkers and teachers. Together, we have a voice. Together, we can make change."
The White House United State of Women Summit was put together to provide solutions to key gender equality issues. In 38% of households, women are the primary breadwinners. When women earn less than men for no reason, it negatively impacts families in every community. Working to solve gender equality questions will help hard-working people to live better lives.
- 8 million women in America belong to a union.
- A union contract offers a way to give women both equal pay and an equal say in their workplace.
- Union membership boosts wages for all workers—but women experience especially large advantages.
- The wage gap among union members is less than half the size of the wage gap among non-union workers, and female union members typically earn $230 more per week than women who are not represented by unions—a larger wage premium than men receive.
UFCW is the largest private sector union in the United States, representing 1.3 million professionals and their families in grocery stores, meatpacking, food processing, retail shops and other industries. Our members help put food on our nation's tables and serve customers in all 50 states, Canada and Puerto Rico.
Learn more about the UFCW www.ufcw.org
January 21, 2016
At MLK Conference, UFCW Plays Large Role in Fighting for Justice
The AFL-CIO held its annual Martin Luther King (MLK) Conference last week in Washington, D.C., where UFCW members from across the country attended and participated. The conference, titled "Change The Rules, Be The Power," revolved around organizing, politics, and other issues, openly discussing race, and activism — including the in-the-neighborhoods activism by its 1,000 delegates. At least one speaker urged the federation to openly endorse and back the Black Lives Matter movement, which has pushed the discussion about racial justice to the forefront of U.S. consciousness. A special AFL-CIO race and justice commission, co-chaired by UFCW International President Marc Perrone, is holding a series of hearings nationwide to get that discussion going.
The MLK Conference also covered issues ranging from ending mass incarceration of minorities and immigrants, to the looming U.S. Supreme Court ruling that would make every state and local government a right-to-work fiefdom. One speaker noted that the right-to-work ruling would disproportionately harm minorities and women.
The conference's big secondary theme was the need to greatly increase organizing, both by the labor movement and its allies (faith groups, community groups, women's groups, civil rights groups, environmentalists and others) in order to increase membership and supporters and marshal resources and people to call out and fight against the issues that would harm hard-working men and women in the 2016 election and beyond.
The conference agenda was packed with incredible speakers from union presidents, to community activists, representatives from worker centers, young workers and more. UFCW Executive Vice President Esther Lopez was honored with the distinguished "At The River I Stand" Award at the Sunday night awards dinner. During the conference, UFCW activists participated in many dynamic plenaries, workshops sessions, awards, events and community service projects. Some of the community service projects included cleaning the homes of senior citizens and preparing meal kits and food bags at food pantries. The conference ended on Monday with conference participants joining community members from Ward 8 in Washington, D.C. for their MLK parade.
December 10, 2015
UFCW Local 400 Applauds Introduction of "Just Hours" Legislation in D.C.
Last week, Mark Federici, President of UFCW Local 400, which has more than 3,000 members living in Washington, D.C., released the following statement in response to the introduction of the "Hours and Scheduling Stability Act."
"If you ask anyone who works at a retail store in D.C. how to improve their job, the response is likely to include scheduling. Stable hours and predictable scheduling make it easier for people to plan their future and spend time with their families. Unfortunately, in the interest of maximizing their bottom lines, numerous retail stores in D.C. rely on erratic and last minute scheduling that forces people to work harder and longer and be unaware of their shift until the last moment.
"The Hours and Scheduling Stability Act would begin to curb these abusive scheduling practices by giving retail workers advance notice of their schedules, stopping on-call practices, and promoting full-time work opportunities by offering available hours to current employees before new ones are hired.
"The bottom line is that uncertain work schedules are too common in this city and they're making it increasingly difficult for people who work at retail stores throughout D.C. to make ends meet.
"The legislation introduced today would go a long way towards ensuring retail workers in D.C. are given the consistent hours and schedules they need to create better lives for themselves and their families.
"We urge the D.C. Council to pass the Hours and Scheduling Stability Act as soon as possible."
Summary of Bill's Key Provisions:
Scheduling with advance notice so that people aren't living day-to-day:
- Employers must post schedules 21 days in advance.
- If an employer initiates a schedule change thereafter, the employee will receive one hour of pay as compensation for the change.
- If the change occurs within 24 hours of a shift, the employee is awarded four hours of pay.
Promoting full-time work opportunities so that people have enough hours to make ends meet:
- Employers will offer available hours to qualified current employees before hiring new employees.
Stopping abusive "on-call" practices so families can plan their lives:
- If an employer cancels an employee's shift or declines to call in an "on-call" employee with less than 24 hours' notice, the employee will receive four hours of pay.
- The law already guarantees employees a minimum daily pay of four hours when they report to work – this provision would simply close the "on-call" shift loophole.
Ensuring equal treatment for hourly employees:
- An employer may not discriminate against employees of the same job qualification with regard to rate of pay, leave and promotion opportunities regardless of hours worked.
Who does this legislation apply to?
- Chain retail employers with at least five establishments nationwide; and chain fast-food and full-service restaurants with at least 20 establishments nationwide.
For more information, please visit the DC Just Hours website.
August 14, 2015
UFCW Immigration Work will be Honored in September
The UFCW's immigration programs will be honored by the Center for Community Change at its annual "Change Champion Awards" ceremony on September 17 in Washington, D.C.
Under the leadership of UFCW International President Marc Perrone and UFCW Executive Vice President Esther López, the UFCW is proud to lead the fight for immigration reform through two signature immigration programs which reach all levels of the union and our nation.
The first, known as Union Citizenship Action Network (UCAN), provides members a platform to learn from seasoned immigrants' rights advocates about the critical skills and tools needed to go through the naturalization process and become U.S. citizens. The second program is designed to help UFCW members get ready for Deferred Action for Parent Arrivals (DAPA).
Representing workers from all over the globe, the UFCW has seen the devastation caused by the broken immigration system in the United States. From ICE raids in meatpacking plants, to the endless threat of deportation, members and immigrant communities across the United States have been failed by the inaction of elected officials. Their deafening silence in the face of exploitative labor practices that have driven down wages, benefits, and the working conditions of all workers only serves to perpetuate a crisis that continues to grow.
Congress has yet to pass legislation, but the UFCW is not sitting back and waiting for politicians to act. Local unions are hosting workshops to help members determine whether they qualify, gather necessary documentation, prescreen their applications, and answer important legal questions. The UFCW is committed to ensuring that when a legal ruling on DAPA is finally rendered, UFCW members will either be ready to file for it or fight for it.
The UFCW is proud to accept this award and is committed to fighting for the rights of all hard-working men and women.


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Dear Camden City School Community,
On January 5, 2011, the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act (ABR) was signed into law in the state of New Jersey. The act was designed to strengthen standards and procedures for preventing, reporting, and responding to incidents of harassment, intimidation, and bullying of students.
Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, the Camden City School District has conscientiously implemented the requirements found in the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act by actively training staff and contracted service providers on the harassment, intimidation, and bullying (HIB) policy, and implementing the mandated reporting and investigation process.
Looking Ahead
Please contact the District Anti-Bullying Coordinator, Linda Carter, with any questions regarding the school district's self-assessment grades. She can be reached at (856) 966-2000, extension 65597.
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The aura of Marlene Zeiger Design, is evocative of its logo: a house at the core of a lotus flower, which for some symbolizes the sun and creation. This represents a deep commitment to creating the essence of home within the beauty of form.
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|Anyone can play like me says Giggs
|Around the Academy:
Welsh wizard Ryan Giggs is no ordinary footballer.
The Manchester United superstar is one of the fastest players in world football.
Watch Ryan's story in video
His control and balance are unrivalled.
On the field of play he is a class apart.
Many believe Giggs was simply born a genius.
Yet the modest Welshman insists he is no different to anyone else.
And he says he has to work as hard on the training pitch as the next player.
"Ask any player, no matter how good they are or how old they are, they still have to work on things - and I'm no different," Giggs told the Sport Academy.
"In training you work on things and you just try and perfect things because you want to be the best."


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|Black Hat EMP401
The Meandering Intro
The fact is that I love the look of the four-armed giant green martians from Black Hat and I've been looking to find a way to squeeze them into My Mars somehow. I mean, what could be more typically Martian that a big green creature with four arms? No, I never mentioned Barsoom, not me!
But, being a slave to rationality (not to mention one with time on his hands), I needed to have some justification or backstory to have them on my oh-so Chadwickian Mars.
|Black Hat Octosaur vs Hexosaur
But I digress.
The said tinkering led me to thinking about the triceratops-like hexosaur which looks like it might worm its way into my collection if I'm not careful. And how the giant martians also have six limbs. And how their mounts have six limbs as well (or they will once I chop the rear ones off like I did with their smaller cousins). Then the thought occurred that this might be a very different branch on the Martian evolutionary tree; one with six-limbed creatures, hexapods if you will, rather than the "normal" four that is seen elsewhere.
So far so good, but how had these escaped the notice of Earth explorers and, more importantly, how are they absent from Martian records?
Then ideas fell quickly into place, involving some sophisticated selective breeding, experiments that-are-not-permitted-for-a-very-good-reason, rioting mobs, coverups, evil geniuses (genii?) looking for the Ultimate Weapon, and other pulpy goodness in general. I think there might also have been a "bwahahahaha!" in there for good measure.
The Backstory Bit
The rapid evolution of hexapods was kickstarted millennia ago, as the seas receded and Canal Martian scientists were looking for a way to improve drought resistance in domesticated animals. Their experiments mostly involved selective breeding of a variety of six-legged rodent-sized creatures that already survived well in arid conditions. Some of their work was very successful indeed, enabling them to breed quite large creatures that could be bred for food or used as beasts of burden and yet still survive extremely dry conditions. In fact the experiments were so successful that some scientists strayed across a line-that-should-not-be-crossed, and attempted cross-breeding between Canal Martian and hexapods. Against all the odds they were successful. How it was achieved is not known - those records were destroyed long ago - but they had succeeded in breeding creatures about the size of a roogie that were fertile and even bred true. The creatures had a bipedal stance, and both pairs of upper limbs had the standard Martian hand (three fingers and a thumb). The upper pair were capable of finer manipulation than the more muscled lower pair. Their intelligence was soon bred and trained to the level of a young child. And there the work stopped. The hubris of the scientists knew no bounds, but the religious establishment determined that abominations had been created. Overnight there was a huge backlash against the scientists. Laboratories and breeding centres were attacked and razed. Anything that moved, whether it had four or six limbs, was killed and thrown into cleansing fires. Records were destroyed. It became a taboo topic. It never happened.
Of course not all of the more remote research stations were ever found; stations that became more remote year by year as the waters receded and the lands dried ever more. Some of the breeding stock survived, and even thrived in the dry conditions. They were never huge populations but they were large enough to be self-sustaining and life was challenging enough for the bipedal forms to evolve in size and in intelligence.
Then about two Martian centuries ago (that's about 300 Earth years) the Worm Cult came across some strange writings concerning a time of cleansing, and started to look for remnants from that time. For some years there had been tall stories from Hill Martians about large green devils erupting from the desert. Not unnaturally these had been discounted by civilised types, but the hints were suggestive enough for the Worm cultists to locate a couple of tribes and to nurture them, hoping to develop them into a tool to destroy civilisation and return the planet to the chaotic state they craved.
And what a tool they have found! By dint of further breeding they developed warriors that now stand over three metres tall, and that can tear a man's head off with their bare hands. They are not rocket scientists, but they certainly aren't stupid either. They are hardened desert warriors, with cunning and a natural gift for combat. When they ride to battle, it is on large aggressive war mounts. They can appear from the deep desert, strike hard and then disappear again as if they never existed.
The next step in the appearance of the Giant Martians was when the Worm Cult was able to negotiate agreements (alliances would be too strong a term) with several High Martian clans, and migrated some Giant Martians family groups to live in the rugged canyons of the highlands where they would be difficult for sky navies of civilised states to find. That was the point at which their numbers started to explode - what looks rugged and parched to a Canal Martian is a land of milk and honey to a Giant Martian.
The Wrap
This all explains why the Giant Martians have only been a problem for Canal Martian for the last 40-or-so Martian years, since about a generation before the arrival of the Red Men. Any records that still exist are either buried very deep or phrased in such a way as to mean nothing without knowing a lot about the context. And if anyone does know the context, they aren't about to have their dirty racial laundry washed in public - it would again be a matter of great shame to the Canal Martian psyche. Thus the Giant Martians have, in effect, burst out of nowhere, and they are starting to run amok.
The Worm Cult now works hard to keep them supplied with weapons, ensuring they cause general mayhem and destruction where they will. High Martians recognise that they can get their Giant Martian neighbours to do a lot of hard fighting for them and will often tag along, providing airborne support (an area where Giant Martians are vulnerable). If the Worm Cult have a specific task in mind for their Giant Martian allies (for they are no longer clients) they will deploy small detachments of their robed cultists to maintain focus.
Linguistic footnote - the Parhooni word for a Giant Martian translates as "man-and-a-half", referring both to their height and to the number of limbs.
This post has rambled on quite long enough, but I'm quite happy that the general outline will let me add Giant Martians to My Mars without it disrupting the background. In fact I think it makes it a lot richer for the purpose of wargaming, but I'm biased.
If you're unfortunate enough to game the Space:1889 background in 25/28mm, you don't need to feel left out - there are several figure suppliers out there who are ready and willing to help you bust your budget! *evil cackle*
Comments and improvements always welcome!


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A sensory and motor nerve originating in the sacral plexus and running through the pelvis and upper leg.
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either of a pair of nerves that originate in the sacral plexus of the lower back and extend down the buttocks to the back of the knees, where they divide into other nerves.
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A thick nerve that arises in the lower part of the spine and passes through the pelvis on its way to the back of the leg. It carries sensory information from the leg to the spine and controls the action of many muscles. The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the body.
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Join in the festive fun this season at our very exciting snow tube with Santa event at Craigavon Golf & Ski centre, providing excellent fun, Snowtubing is one of our most popular activities.
From years 3 to 12, enjoy the exhilaration of Snowtubing during the most wonderful time of the year.
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Vertmont Canadian Lake Wild rice
Our wild rice is pure and organic. It comes from the lakes of western and Northern Canada.
Wild rice has high nutritional values. It is high in protein and fibers, and low in fat. It is also a good source of certain minerals and B vitamins and does not contain gluten.


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Toyota's mid-life facelift for the Vios gives it a chrome grille that bears a family resemblance to the recently facelifted Toyota Camry.
The new multi-bar grille distances the new facelifted Vios from the previous cutesy animal-like image that the pre-FL Vios had. The bumper has also been updated with new inserts for the foglamp area.
At the rear, the tail lamps seem to have been 'flipped' vertically – the previous design was red at the top and clear at the bottom. The facelifted vios has clear at the top and red at the bottom.
We should most likely see it launched in Thailand first and then the rest of ASEAN later.


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Leadership Teams
A significant audience for MLI training and support is leadership teams in the WELS. Leadership teams include all of the following:
- A pastor and the congregation's governing board
- An Area Lutheran High School (ALHS) principal and his governing board
- A larger congregation's ministry team
- A Lutheran elementary school principal and the school faculty
- An ALHS principal and key faculty leaders (or entire faculty)
- A college dean and the department heads
- Synod boards and leadership teams (e.g. Board for World Missions, Multi-Language Publications)
- World missionaries and their administrative committees
- An early childhood director and staff
- Any team that works together or needs to work together more strongly to help a ministry reach more people with the Gospel
MLI works with leadership teams to identify key areas where support is needed and then designs a training and ongoing support process to best meet the needs of the group. Costs depend on the situation and training/support desired. See the Learning Modules for more details.
The training and support is always connected to the MLI Pillars and include all of the following in the process:
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Corporate Social Responsibility Essay
The Warehouse was established in 1982 to operate some discount stores. The company has over 7,600 employees in the all network stores and has 253 stores through New Zealand from Kataia in the North Island to Invercargill in the South island. The company has operated 86 Warehouse stores, 46 Warehouse Stationary stores and has a chocolate factory, which supplies product to the Warehouse. The Warehouse is a retailer that is offering a range of products, including household items, men's, women's, children's wear, entertainment, technology, health and beauty, gardening, grocery, craft, music to sporting. The Warehouse stationary is offering stationary, office furniture, office products and technology. The head office of the Warehouse is located in North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand. The main company's strategy is to offer the lowest prices as possible for their customers.
The Warehouse is trying to inform its stakeholders that the company is exercising CSR activities. Through these activities, the company is trying to become socially and environmentally responsible as an active and considerate member of the community. The company's philosophy says that people first and thus they focus on customers, team members, suppliers, shareholders, and the community. Another company's philosophy is taking care of the environments. Their main strategy is a 'zero waste' by trying to minimize waste and supporting the practice of recycling. In short, they inform the stakeholders that they try to meet customers' needs and in the same time are trying to support society and environment, as stated in the Warehouse Annual Report 2009: "Make a difference to people's life by making the desirable affordable and supporting New Zealand's communities and environment"
The Warehouse is using multiple media to promote the company as a corporate social responsible entity. The media are: the website, the Annual Report 2009 and the Social and Environment Report 2009. The information provided by the company in these media is roughly the same set of information on their contribution to and performance on society, environment and financial aspects. The information reveals what they do, what they are trying to achieve and what they have already achieved.
In these media, they show how they deal with their customers, employees, society at large and the environment. In terms of customer aspects, they show how they serve customers and what programs that they implement to satisfy the customers and to support the interest of customers. In terms of employee aspect, they show the development programs implemented for their employees, the number of employees worked in the company and their level of wages and salaries. In terms of social aspect, they support local schools and national organizations by contributing funding to these organizations. Lastly, in terms of environmental aspects, in addition to zero waste and recycling programs, they also how show how they support the New Zealand eco – labeling scheme and community programs to assist social and sustainable development in New Zealand.
On the base of the explanation above we can see very clear who the stakeholders are. The Warehouse shows that they are trying their best in building relationship with customers, employees, suppliers, society and shareholders. To become a part of a society the company has to show their publications that they are making something happening and that they do...
Bibliography: Annual Report. The Warehouse.2009
Society and Environment Report. The Warehouse. 2009
Warehouse Agenda Exposed.(2010). Retrieved 14.10.2010 from http://warehouseworder.org.nz/.
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The Black Witch – Book #1
I debated on waiting to review this book until I was done with book #2 and review the series together. I finished the book yesterday and immediately got the second book and started reading it. I decided that I probably should review the first book now and the second when I finish the second so we can all have my ideas as I formulate them.
There are some things about this book which I very much enjoyed and there are some things about this book that I didn't particularly care for. I think Laurie Forest's creates a very interesting world and develops it in front of the reader in a way that is not too full of description nor missing any of the necessary information.
The story follows Elloren, the granddaughter of the most powerful black witch in the land. Elloren looks exactly like her grandmother with one small detail missing. She has no magic. Elloren's parents died in battle when she was young and she and her brothers were raised by her uncle who as an eccentric raised them to be removed from magic. Elloren never owned a wand and she's learned to build violins which is something women in her tradition/culture as not allowed to do.
At the start of the story we Elloren's aunt, a very powerful and wealthy Guardnerian who wants her to become Wandfasted (married) which goes against what her uncle wants. Her uncle decides to allow Elloren to go with her aunt to the city to enroll and join her brothers at the University and only after she finishes her studies will he allow her to Wandfasted. Before she leaves he makes Elloren promise him that she will wait until she finishes her studies. Which she does.
At University she's exposed to a variety of other cultures and magic systems. Especially the "evil ones" with whom she's forced to room since she's not willing to be Wandfasted to the boy her aunt wants her to be Wandfasted to.
After picking up the book I found out that there's a whole lot of controversy surrounding it. Although a fantasy book, it covers some very deep subjects the most prominent of which is a cultural one. How different cultures see each other and the falsities we learn about each other which become harmful to society.
The story includes dragons and elves and sea creatures. All the things a good fantasy book must have in order to make the story complete and each creature comes with it's own history and the reasons for their existence in the story.
What I didn't like about the book
I think Laurie did a great job at showing how what we believe about each other can cause pain if we don't take the time to get to the know each culture for what they are. However, although I know that the novel is a young adult fantasy novel I was not prepared for the lectures on the evils of some of the cultures. I get the reason for them to be in the book but perhaps they could have been handled different.
I don't want to spoil the story but there is a part in the book where students are talking about what they believe and it just felt very childish to me. I could have done without that part and have instead action explain why some believes were prevalent.
Another thing that seemed like a stretch to me was that with every different culture, Elloren seemed to know immediately what they were. I get that some cultures are easier to spot than others but there a whole lot that are not. That did not seem to be present. She and all the other students seemed to know the background of every student just by looking at them. The exception were the fae who are able to change their appearance. I found this to be a bit jarring.
What I liked about the book
I enjoyed reading about the different magic systems. I particularly enjoyed how the Lupine who are the werewolves (for lack of a better description) were written. From where I'm standing they seemed to be the ones who are able to overlook the differences in everyone else and accept the differences. I enjoyed seeing the development of those characters.
I enjoyed how the romance was written. It was not too much in your face but it made a point. It was descriptive without being too much. There is one small thing about one of the love interests that could have been developed better. At one point he goes to military training (it appears that most of the boys go through military training) and only at the time that he's about to return to we find out that he and Elloren have been corresponding regularly. This was not mentioned before and I thought this could have been flushed out a little more.
How I feel generally
I really enjoyed the book. I think it's a perfect read for the winter time – Yes, I pick most of my books by season. I enjoyed the description of the school and the magic system was well developed. Some of the story at times felt a little too young but that's not the book's fault as this is, in fact, a young adult novel.
I gave it 5 stars on Goodreads because the book kept me interested and the ending was interesting enough that I bought the next book immediately after. I would recommend this book to a younger audience or someone just getting started in Fantasy.
Looking forward to her other works.


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Seniors, Bring Your Fish Pole To Tofino
Oh yes, and also your golf clubs, a pair of quality hiking boots and a surfboard (Tofino was named the best surf town in North America in Outside Magazine's 2010 Editors' Choice awards). Senior visitors will find Tofino a pleasure spot for each of these, plus much much more. We're talking Tofino, BC. That's British Columbia in Canadian talk.
Tofino is a district of around 2,000+ residents on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Today it's a popular tourist destination in the summer for all you senior nature lovers to take in a whale watch and just be close to mother nature. Accessing Tofino by car from the US involves taking a ferry to Vancouver Island from Vancouver, Seattle or Port Angeles. And get this…Tofino's winters are so mild that it can grow some of the most exotic palm trees. In Canada!
The Official Tofino Website invites senior tourists to check out the many amenities that Tofino has to offer. Punch in the View Map button to put a precise location on Tofino and the See Details button for a listing of Things to Do. The Michelin Road Atlas rated the drive from Victoria to Tofino one of the three best drives in Canada. TripAdvisor notes not six or seven attractions, but a total of 18 and they all look way cool.
A host of fun events tailored to maintain vibrancy through the year include November's Tofino Oyster Festival, May's Shore Bird Festival, the Tofino Food & Wine Festival in June and the big one, the Pacific Rim Whale Festival in March. June 21 is Canada's Aboriginal Day, and celebrations in Tofino include Native song, dance, storytelling and arts and crafts demonstrations.
Seniors Discover Beaches, Rain-forests and Whales
Tofino and the area had a population of over 100,000 at one time prior to the arrival of Europeans and their decimating diseases. Thousands of years before Tofino was named after a rear admiral in the Spanish Navy, the people of the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations lived and worked there. They've occupied the west coast of Vancouver Island for as long as 10,000 years. The Legendary Captain James Cook was the first European to come sailing by in 1778.
Tofino is known for its long beautiful beaches and towering rain-forests. Experienced sea kayakers will be delighted with the sights and sounds of the waters along Clayoquot Sound (adjacent to Tofino) that is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, and Pacific Rim National Park. The biggest sign of spring in Tofino, literally: 20,000 Pacific Gray Whales, migrating past the shores. Tofino offers the best way to experience BC's pristine wilderness first hand.
And it's right on the coast so you will enjoy great seafood year round. jeb


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Capitals 1, Canadiens 4
Scoresheet - Wash Post
Looking like the Capitals of last year, small moments of brilliance followed by a large lack of passion and/or experience. What frustrates Caps fans more than anything is that there so much talent on this team. For whatever reason, the Capitals can't use that talent to win games. The second period for the Capitals was bland to say the least (the very least).
With the laser shot that Alex Semin has or the raw power of Alex Ovechkin, the Capitals seem unable to get very much mileage out of either of them this year. With little goal support for those two, the Washington squad can't just put all the pressure on scoring on those two. Although they seem content to.
Olie Kolzig blocked aside 36 shots. The Caps were out shot badly for a second game 40 to 28 by Montreal. The Caps played a pretty clean game and was only called for three penalties. However, the Caps were 1 for six on the power play, and could not get any quality shots with an extra man.
Chris Clark gets the lone Capitals' goal (the puck bounced off his shoulder on Semin's shot). The Caps had a few good chances late in the third, but were quiet most of the game (almost non-existent in the second). It's like they have lost all of their aggressiveness after the first goal. I talk of having that killer instinct all the time in the NHL and the Capitals don't seem to have much of it.
Ben Clymer's season is done as he will have surgery to solve a sports hernia that has dogged him since October. Why didn't he have this surgery earlier in the year? This one just perplexes me. Clymer just played through the pain and was completely useless this season. Another great decision made by the Capitals management.
Caps face the Penguins next, I don't expect much from the Caps in this one. The Pens are in a different place than the Caps are. I expect a blood fest and the Caps lucky to come out with a goal or two. It's gonna be ugly.


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