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Responses of stream nitrate and DOC loadings to hydrological forcing and climate change in an upland forest of the northeastern United States
Journal of Geophysical Research G: Biogeosciences
By: S.D. Sebestyen, E.W. Boyer, and J.B. Shanley
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In coming decades, higher annual temperatures, increased growing season length, and increased dormant season precipitation are expected across the northeastern United States in response to anthropogenic forcing of global climate. We synthesized long-term stream hydrochemical data from the Sleepers River Research Watershed in Vermont, United States, to explore the relationship of catchment wetness to stream nitrate and DOC loadings. We modeled changes in growing season length and precipitation patterns to simulate future climate scenarios and to assess how stream nutrient loadings respond to climate change. Model results for the 2070-2099 time period suggest that stream nutrient loadings during both the dormant and growing seasons will respond to climate change. During a warmer climate, growing season stream fluxes (runoff+20%, nitrate +57%, and DOC +58%) increase as more precipitation (+28%) and quick flow (+39%) occur during a longer growing season (+43 days). During the dormant season, stream water and nutrient loadings decrease. Net annual stream runoff (+8%) and DOC loading (+9%) increases are commensurate with the magnitude of the average increase of net annual precipitation (+7%). Net annual stream water and DOC loadings are primarily affected by increased dormant season precipitation. In contrast, decreased annual loading of stream nitrate (-2%) reflects a larger effect of growing season controls on stream nitrate and the effects of lengthened growing seasons in a warmer climate. Our findings suggest that leaching of nitrate and DOC from catchment soils will be affected by anthropogenic climate forcing, thereby affecting the timing and magnitude of annual stream loadings in the northeastern United States. Copyright 2009 by the American Geophysical Union.
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Deborah Roberts
Austin, TX
April 3 - May 4, 2018
Artist Statement
Whether I was aware of it or not, otherness has been at the center of my consciousness since the beginning of my artistic career. My early ideals of race and beauty were shaped by and linked through paintings of renaissance artists and photographs in fashion magazines. Those images were mythical, heroic, beautiful, and powerful and embodied a particular status that was not afforded equally to anyone I knew. Those images influenced the way I viewed myself and other African Americans, which led me to investigate the way our identities have been imagined and shaped by societal interpretations of beauty. Having one's identity dismantled, marginalized and regulated to non-human status demands action. This led me to critically engage image-making in art history and pop-culture, and ultimately grapple with whatever power and authority these images have over the female figure.
My art practice takes on social commentary, critiquing perceptions of ideal beauty. Stereotypes and myths are challenged in my work; I create a dialogue between the ideas of inclusion, dignity, consumption, and subjectivity by addressing beauty in the form of the ideal woman, the Venus. By challenging Venus, my work challenges the notion of universal beauty—making room for women of color who are not included in this definition.
Wading through my work, you must look through multiple layers, double meanings and symbols. My process combines found and manipulated images with hand drawn and painted details to create hybrid figures. These figures often take the form of young girls. I'm interested in the way young girls symbolize vulnerability but also a naïve strength. The girls who populate my work, while subject to societal pressures and projected images, are still unfixed in their identity. Each girl has character and agency to find their own way amidst the complicated narratives of American, African American and art history.
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Dental Crowns Procedure and Treatment
What is a Dental Crown?A crown is an artificial restoration that fits over the remaining part of a prepared tooth, making it strong and giving it the shape of a natural tooth. A sometimes is known as a 'cap'.
Why do you need a crown?Crowns are an ideal restoration for teeth that have been broken or have been weakened by decay or a very large filling. A crown could be used for many other reasons, for instance:
- You may have discolored fillings and would like to improve the appearance of the tooth
- You may have had a root canal which may need a crown to protect what is left of the tooth
- It may help hold a bridge or denture firmly in place
What is a crown made of?
Crowns can be made of a variety of different materials and new materials are continually being introduced. Some of the most popular options are listed below:
Porcelain bonded to precious or non-precious metal: This is what most crowns are made from. A precious or non-precious metal base is made and then porcelain is applied in layers over it.
Porcelain crowns: These crowns are made entirely out of porcelain and are not as strong as bonded crowns, but they can look very natural and are most often used for front teeth.
All-ceramic crowns: This modern technique offers a metal-free alternative, which can give the strength of a bonded crown and the appearance of a porcelain crown. Therefore, it is suitable for use in all areas of the mouth.
How is a crown prepared?
The dentist will prepare the tooth to the ideal shape for the crown. This will involve removing most of the outer surface and leaving a strong inner core. The amount of the tooth removed will be the same as the thickness of the crown. Once the tooth is shaped, the dentist will take an impression (mold) if the prepared tooth, one of the opposite jaw and possibly another to mark the way you bite together.
The impressions will then be given to the dental technician, along with an appropriate shade and other information needed for the crown to be made.
What will happen between visits?
A temporary crown will be made so that you can use the tooth while you wait for the crown to make. This crown may be more noticeable but is only a temporary measure
How is the crown fitted?
When you and your dentist are happy with the fit and appearance of the new crown it will be fixed in place with special dental cement or adhesive. The cement forms a seal to hold the crown in place.
How long does the treatment take?
You will need to have at least two visits the first for the preparation, impression, shade taking and fitting the temporary crown and the second to fit the permanent crown. There will usually be about 1 to 2 weeks in between appointments.
Does it hurt to have a tooth prepared for a crown?
No, you will have a local anesthetic and the preparation should feel no different from a dental filling. If the tooth does not have a nerve, and a post crown is being prepared, then you may not need a local anesthetic.
Will the crown be noticeable?
The crown will be made to match your teeth as closely as possible. The shade of the neighboring teeth will be recorded, to make sure that the color looks natural and matches the surrounding teeth.
Will the crown feel different?
Because the shape of the crown will be slightly different from the shape of your tooth before, you may be aware of it, to begin with. Within a few days, it should feel fine, and you will not notice it. The crown may need some adjustment if your bite does not feel comfortable and if this is the case you should ask your dentist to check and adjust it.
How do I care for my crown?
How long your crown lasts depends on how well you look after it. The crown itself cannot decay, but decay can start where the edge of the crown joins the tooth. Therefore, to prevent decay affecting the crown, it is important to keep this area just as clean as you would your natural teeth. Brush for two minutes twice a day with fluoride toothpaste and clean in between your teeth with interdental brushes or floss.
How long will the crown last?
Properly cared for crowns should last for years. Your dentist will be able to tell you how long the crown may be expected to last.
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Trying to Balance A Relgious & Secular Christmas Season
Dear Blog Visitors:
I hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration. Although it is a national secular holiday, Thanksgiving has nevertheless taken on religious themes as the history of our country evolved. So, it is no surprise that churches and synagogues are filled each year prior to our holiday feasts.
Although the Christmas season, inclusive of the long period of Advent, is religious at its heart, it has also encompassed much in the way of secular surroundings. For example, what is known as 'Black Friday' has become the annual secular announcement that Christmas has unofficialy arrived, although December 25 is on the distant horizon.
The Christmas season has indeed incorporated both the religious and secular spheres. I tried to highlight this fact with the two photos I have posted above. Despite my light-hearted approach, I will pray that the periods of Advent and Christmas are meaningful for all of you. I also want to wish my Jewish friends and relatives the best of the Hanukkah season.
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Finding video games like The Witcher 3 is difficult. There is nothing that manages to come even remotely close to what this sport has to offer (Except Skyrim).
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French Bulldogs are a severely brachycephalic (flat-faced) breed.
French Bulldogs are very likely to suffer from serious health and welfare issues due to their physical conformation, including severe breathing difficulties, eye problems and skin problems.
Due to the degree of potential suffering caused by breeding for exaggerated physical features rather than health and function, we strongly recommends owners consider a healthier breed, crossbreed or mongrel.
You can read our statement on the problems with brachycephalic ('flat faced') breeds here.
French Bulldogs are a member of the 'Utility' breed group. Dogs in the Utility group were essentially bred for a specific purpose and so contain a variety of breeds. The function they have been bred for is not included in the sporting and working categories.
French Bulldogs are sweet-natured, affectionate dogs that enjoy playing and cuddling in equal measures! They are willing to please but can also be quite stubborn, which can make training a bit more of a challenge. For more information on training your dog using reward-based techniques, take a look at our dog behaviour page.
French Bulldogs, or 'Frenchies' as they're more affectionately known, are loving family dogs and will tolerate well-behaved children, given the correct socialisation as a puppy. They need grooming just once a week, but their facial wrinkles will need daily cleaning.
Breed-related health problems:
Owners are, understandably, upset when their dog develops a health problem linked to its breed. Often they wish they'd known what problems the breed was prone to have. The potential health problems that French Bulldogs are prone to include:
- Brachycephalic syndrome – upper airway abnormalities which are commonly seen in flat-faced dogs. Can include stenotic nares (narrowed nostrils) and elongated soft palate. This causes breathing problems and symptoms such as exercise intolerance, increased noise when breathing and difficulty in breathing. French Bulldogs are prone to this and it is often the cause of their snoring or wheezing. There are both surgical and medical managements available and you should speak to your vet if you think your French Bulldog is showing any symptoms of BOAS or having any difficulty breathing.
- Luxating patellas - the kneecaps slipping temporarily out of place.
- Entropion – inward turning eyelids.
- Hip dysplasia – hip joint laxity as a result of poor development, which will eventually lead to arthritis.
- Intervertebral disc disease – abnormality of the discs that provide cushioning between the vertebrae (back bones).
- Distichiasis – a condition in which small eyelashes grow on the inner surface or the very edge of the eye, which can then rub on the surface of the eye, causing irritation.
- Heart disease
- Urolithiasis – stone formation in urine.
For some conditions, there are screening programmes available through the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and the Kennel Club. The Canine Health Schemes allow breeders to screen for a range of inherited diseases, so it's a good idea to check the parents of any puppy you're looking to rehome have been screened under these schemes. We'd also recommend discussing the medical history of your potential puppy's parents and grandparents, and think very carefully before taking on a dog with any of the health conditions listed above evident in the family line.
You can find out more about the Canine Health Schemes on the BVA's website.
You can read our statement on the problems with brachycephalic ('flat faced') breeds here.
Exercise requirements:
French Bulldogs need up to an hour of exercise per day, but over-exercising should be avoided as they can have difficulty breathing due to their flat face. It's important that they keep active and get this exercise, as overweight or obese dogs are even more likely to suffer from respiratory problems.
In summer months, they should never be exercised in the heat of the day as they are prone to overheating; before 8am or after 5pm is best.
Estimated lifetime cost:
The likely lifetime costs for a French Bulldog are based on estimates calculated using current market prices and include:
- Initial costs of the purchase of the pet
- Neutering
- First vaccinations and booster vaccinations
- Microchipping
- Accessories
- Food
- Pet insurance
- Toys
- Grooming
- Worming
- Flea treatments
The list above does not include veterinary costs if your pet becomes sick or injured, so these average lifetime costs could be even higher.
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Villa hit back with win over sorry Cottagers
Gabriel Agbonlahor helped Aston Villa bounce back from their European exit as they easily disposed of Fulham 2-0 to register their first home Barclays Premier League win of the campaign.
The England striker's pressure forced Fulham defender John Pantsil to head into his own net for the opening goal after three minutes.
Then Agbonlahor struck the decisive second goal 14 minutes after the restart - his first of the season - to wrap up the points for Martin O'Neill's side.
It was the perfect pick-up for Villa after failing to qualify for the group stages of the Europa League on Thursday having been beaten on away goals by Rapid Vienna.
The Cottagers struggled to cope with the pace of Agbonlahor and Ashley Young plus the accurate passing of James Milner, while Nigel Reo-Coker and Steve Sidwell offered good support from midfield.
Villa's territorial dominance was such that goalkeeper Brad Friedel was a virtual spectator for the entire 90 minutes and 19-year-old central defender Ciaran Clark was able to make an assured debut.
Fulham looked pedestrian and lethargic after their own European exertions against Amkar Perm in Russia in midweek and they missed the industry of injured midfielder Danny Murphy and front duo Andy Johnson and Bobby Zamora.
Villa were given a helping hand in their opener by former defender Aaron Hughes and Fulham keeper Mark Schwarzer.
Hughes sent a careless back pass towards Schwarzer who could only slice the ball out for a corner.
Young's set-piece was flicked on by Carlos Cuellar and Cottagers defender Pantsil could only head the ball into his own net at the near post when under immense pressure from Agbonlahor. The hosts had the better of the chances afterwards and Agbonlahor wrapped up the points with a splendid second, beating Schwarzer with a fierce 20-yard drive.


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Anne's Place is a lovely, peaceful guest house where you can relax and enjoy a unique experience. The guesthouse is located in a safe area and offers secure, covered guest parking. At Anne's Place we provide a warm and personal, yet unobtrusive hospitality. The relaxed environment is ideal for executives and travellers alike, in close proximity to the North-West University, 2 hospitals, the Aardklop Festival terrain, the Mooirivier Mall, various restaurants, and main roads.
At Anne's Place, an exclusive self-catering guesthouse positioned in a beautiful garden, one can relax with a glass of wine or enjoy a late afternoon braai at the swimming-pool.
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2008-09: Claimed bronze in the 50-yard freestyle and placed fifth in the 100 and 200 free events at the America East Championships… Part of school record-breaking 200 free, 400 free and 800 free relay teams that earned silver at the conference meet… Finished fourth in the 200 free, fifth in the 100 free, eighth in the 100-yard backstroke and ninth in the 50 free at the Patriot Invitational… Highest finish was second in the 100 back against Binghamton and Marist… Swam season-best times in the 50 free (23.76), 100 free (51.04) and 200 free (1:51.87) at the America East Championships.
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~Scape Reissues First Three Pole Albums
Stefan Betke, better known as German electronic dub pioneer Pole, caused a stir at the […]
Stefan Betke, better known as German electronic dub pioneer Pole, caused a stir at the end of the 20th century by releasing three crackly, spacious experimental albums between 1998-2000, each with iconic single-colored cover artwork. The three albums, Pole 1 (blue), Pole 2 (red), and Pole 3 (yellow), incorporated clicks, pops, and surface noise removed from recordings mastered at Betke's day job at Berlin's Dubplates & Mastering studios and melded them with sumptuous bass tones, faint melodic traces, and ghostly silence. The recordings were minimalism gone dub.
Betke's ~scape label will reissue the trilogy as a three-CD package, complete with four bonus tracks, in Europe on July 25 and the U.S. on August 5. The three albums set off a wave of experimental dub techno, and inspired artists like ~scape signees Deadbeat and Fenin, S.F.'s Kit Clayton, New Yorker Beat Pharmacy, and Detroit's Rod Modell (Echospace).
Taking his name from a defective analog Waldorf 4 Pole studio filter that also produced some of his music's signature crackles and noise, Betke was able to use simple elements to create deeply moving arrangements that could compliment headphone daydreams or an art gallery showing. As Eric Benoit from Massachusetts-based Forced Exposure distribution wrote, "With the reissue of his first three albums, listeners get a chance to experience [them] as a coherent entity and explore this defining benchmark in the history of electronic music."


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Dreaming is a topic most people can relate to.
At the same time, it is a very misunderstood topic. If you have ever wondered: what does my dream mean? You are among many others (including scientists)
There has actually been a lot of research about dreams, in fact, there is a word for the study of dreams–oneirology. It is coined from the Greek words:
- "oneiros"- dream
- "logia"- study.
There are many questions that may come to mind when you think about dreams. Questions like:
- Does everyone dream?
- Why do we dream?
- What does my dream mean?
- What causes nightmares?
The purpose of this article is to help you have a better understanding of dreams and hopefully answer all your questions, from a scientific approach.
Before we start dealing with these questions, let's start by explaining some things about sleep stages and how it relates to dreams– after all, dreams only happen during sleep.
Stages of sleep
Before, it was thought that the brain 'shuts down' during sleep. Research however found out that there is quite a lot of brain activity during this seemingly inactive period.
When scientists place electrodes on the head of a sleeping person, they get a recording of the frequency and amplitude of brain waves. This procedure is called Electroencephalography (EEG).
They used this information as well as the eye movements to divide sleep into two broad stages:
- Rapid eye movement sleep (REM)
- Non-rapid eye movement sleep (Non-REM)
During the rapid eye movement stage, the eyes move quickly around in many directions and brain activity is very similar to when you are awake. This is the sleep stage where dreaming tends to occur the most.
We generally enter REM sleep 90 minutes after we start sleeping and each REM phase can last up to an hour. The heart rate increases, breathing becomes faster and irregular and very significantly, most of our skeletal muscles are 'temporarily paralysed'–so that we don't act out our dreams! Waking up before the REM cycle is completed can lead to a frightful disorder called sleep paralysis.
Now that we know the sleep stage where dreaming occurs, let's move on to why.
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Why do we dream?
If this question was to be answered in four quick words: science is not sure.
Let me try to explain. This statement does not mean that there isn't any research on why we dream, but there is no universally accepted reason why we do. There are many theories though, let's go through 4 popular ones.
Theory #1: Dreaming helps us form memories:
Some researchers believe that dreaming is key to the formation of memories. Some studies have shown that we have more dreams when we learn new things. Also, dreaming, according to this theory helps to convert short-term memories into long-term ones.
Theory #2: Dreams help us deal with emotions:
This theory basically ties our dreams with our emotions. It suggests that when we are awake, our brains are busy dealing with many activities and therefore do not have the 'space' to concentrate on things that bother our emotions. During sleep, the brain has enough time to sort out emotions and achieve a balance.
Theory #3: Our dreams reflect our mindset, thoughts and daily activities.
This theory was one proposed by Sigmund Freud, proposing that our dreams are a direct reflection of our real-life experiences and what we have in our minds. It further suggests that our dreams are our way of expressing emotions and desires that we suppress during wakefulness.
Theory #4: Our dreams serve no function
Some scientists believe that our dreams don't serve any function but are just part of the biological processes that happen when we sleep. The theory proposes that our dreams are purposeless and random firings of the brain during sleep.
Despite these theories and ongoing research, there is no theory that is generally accepted yet. The exact reason why we dream is still a mystery.
What does my dream mean?
Now that we have looked through the possible reasons why we dream, how about their meanings?
What does science say? Is there a scientific way to interpret dreams?
Well, the honest truth is that the meaning of a dream depends on the dreamer. Sleep experts generally warn against the use of 'dream dictionaries' or other methods of decoding dreams using symbols and texts. The interpretation and meaning of a dream are unique to the person who dreamt it.
Some people get their creative ideas from their dreams and therefore trigger inspiration to carry out real-life activities and projects from things they learned in their dreams.
Another point to note is that many dreams reflect our current life situations. For example, if you took a very important exam last week and the result is due in a few days, you are more likely to have dreams of yourself passing or failing that exam– reflecting your true life's circumstance.
What Causes Nightmares?
Dreams may also be influenced disorders. For example, people who suffer from anxiety, stress and depression are more likely to have nightmares. Also, some medications, alcohol and the use of hard drugs can cause nightmares.
So, now that we have an idea of what science says about the causes and meanings of dreams, let's conclude or recap by outlining some interesting facts about dreams.
7 Interesting Facts About Dreams
- Everybody dreams every night, some people just don't remember.
- Most dreams happen during the rapid eye movement stage of sleep, where the eyes move swiftly in many directions.
- The body is temporarily paralysed during sleep so that we don't act out our dreams.
- Science does not yet know the reason why we dream.
- You are more likely to have nightmares if you are stressed or anxious.
- You are more likely to remember your dream if you wake up without an alarm.
- Some people get creative ideas from their dreams. Paul McCartney composed the melody for The Beatles' song 'Yesterday' in a dream.
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AFNI program: 3dAutomask
Output of
Usage: 3dAutomask [options] dataset
Input dataset is EPI 3D+time, or a skull-stripped anatomical.
Output dataset is a brain-only mask dataset.
This program by itself does NOT do 'skull-stripping'. Use
for that purpose!
+ Uses
algorithm to find clipping level.
+ Keeps only the largest connected component of the
supra-threshold voxels, after an erosion/dilation step.
+ Writes result as a 'fim' type of functional dataset,
which will be 1 inside the mask and 0 outside the mask.
-prefix ppp = Write mask into dataset with prefix 'ppp'.
[Default == 'automask']
-apply_prefix ppp = Apply mask to input dataset and save
masked dataset. If an apply_prefix is given
and not the usual prefix, the only output
will be the applied dataset
-clfrac cc = Set the 'clip level fraction' to 'cc', which
must be a number between 0.1 and 0.9.
A small 'cc' means to make the initial threshold
for clipping (a la
) smaller, which
will tend to make the mask larger. [default=0.5]
-nograd = The program uses a 'gradual' clip level by default.
To use a fixed clip level, use '-nograd'.
[Change to gradual clip level made 24 Oct 2006.]
-peels pp = Peel the mask 'pp' times, then unpeel. Designed
to clip off protuberances less than 2*pp voxels
thick. [Default == 1]
-nbhrs nn = Define the number of neighbors needed for a voxel
NOT to be peeled. The 18 nearest neighbors in
the 3D lattice are used, so 'nn' should be between
9 and 18. [Default == 17]
-q = Don't write progress messages (i.e., be quiet).
-eclip = After creating the mask, remove exterior
voxels below the clip threshold.
-dilate nd = Dilate the mask outwards 'nd' times.
-erode ne = Erode the mask inwards 'ne' times.
-SI hh = After creating the mask, find the most superior
voxel, then zero out everything more than 'hh'
millimeters inferior to that. hh=130 seems to
be decent (i.e., for Homo Sapiens brains).
-depth DEP = Produce a dataset (DEP) that shows how many peel
operations it takes to get to a voxel in the mask.
The higher the number, the deeper a voxel is located
in the mask.
None of -peels, -dilate, or -erode affect this option.
How to make an edge-of-brain mask from an anatomical volume:
to create a brain-only dataset; say, Astrip+orig
* 3dAutomask -prefix Amask Astrip+orig
* Create a mask of edge-only voxels via
-a Amask+orig -b a+i -c a-i -d a+j -e a-j -f a+k -g a-k \
-expr 'ispositive(a)*amongst(0,b,c,d,e,f,g)' -prefix Aedge
which will be 1 at all voxels in the brain mask that have a
nearest neighbor that is NOT in the brain mask.
* cf. '3dcalc -help' DIFFERENTIAL SUBSCRIPTS for information
on the 'a+i' et cetera inputs used above.
* In regions where the brain mask is 'stair-stepping', then the
voxels buried inside the corner of the steps probably won't
show up in this edge mask:
Only the 'a' voxels are in this edge mask, and the 'b' voxels
down in the corners won't show up, because they only touch a
0 voxel on a corner, not face-on. Depending on your use for
the edge mask, this effect may or may not be a problem.
++ Compile date = Nov 19 2019 {AFNI_19.3.13:linux_ubuntu_16_64}
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Creativity breeds innovation.
Creativity is such a buzz word. Everyone is talking about getting creative. But, putting all trends aside, creativity is a part of our human nature. So to be human is to create. We create everyday. For instance, if we look at just how we create our mornings we'd see, for example, that we create our outfit for the day, we create what we eat for breakfast, and we create our plans for how to most effectively get through our day. These are things we do anew every morning and we've formed a habit to create these things in the morning. Therein lies the secret. Habit. Creating a habit is probably one of the most important things you could create. It's actually quite wonderful to know that creativity is something that is innate in us and that we already know how to be creative. So creating the habit just means acknowledging that and then taking action. Today, I am going to write about getting more in touch with that most human part of us and tap into a incredibly intelligent resource within us to create huge results in our work...
Build Community and Grow Your Tribe
Have you ever been witness to a firefly show? I grew up in the Midwest and it's an understatement to say I am fascinated by fireflies. It is much more accurate to claim that I am obsessed.
Fireflies are cool for many reasons. I have studied fireflies informally for many years. From learning about their behavior to the energy efficient light they give off. That light is now being studied formally at UC Berkeley to see if they can recreate it.
It is the light that draws us to the firefly. That subtle, consistent blinking light is the way this little bug communicates with other fireflies. If you've had the pleasure of witnessing them, it is a beautiful, subtle, dance of survival for this species. They NEED to attract other fireflies in order to mate and continue their species through time. This communication is delivered with precision and when done right, a whole community of fireflies will blink their light in unison, as if proclaiming..."i've got your back, I'm here for you, you are not alone." It's quite inspiring. I realized when I was forming my business almost 5 years ago, that fireflies shaped my philosophy on communication and marketing hence the namesake Firefly Strategies. They communicate strategically and here's what I learned.
When we plan, whether it's a personal plan, a business marketing plan, or a non profit development plan, we assume we are going to be successful. We work hard to make sure the plan will lead us to success. But, there are many things that can cause delays and even derail us from our end goals and outcomes. But, most plans do not have a crisis component built into it. That is a mistake because ANYTHING could go wrong, I've seen some of the best laid plans fail miserably because something went wrong.
When a crisis occurs you might be able to maintain it internally without news leaking to the public, but more often than not the public finds out. So, plan for the plan failing, plan for a crisis and plan that the news will go public. Here are 3 things you must do when managing this kind of crisis.
Systems will save you.
Not too long ago, I was struggling to keep my head above water, trying to manage and do WAY too much. Unfortunately, this predicament isn't something that happens to me only. In fact, I know MANY businesses, organizations and individuals that have or currently are incredibly stressed out and exhausted due to juggling too many roles, hats, or whatever you label all of your work and personal life responsibilities.
I know that sometime, there just isn't any way out of it. Hiring someone is just not feasible. There's no time to recruit an intern, and volunteers, though great, just don't have the skills to do what you need done.
So what CAN you do when you are on the verge of "drowning?" You create systems. If you had systems in place, you would eliminate quite a bit of time explaining things, and doing work from scratch, or I'm even guilty of this, doing something totally different from before because I forgot how I did it last. Also, when systems are in place, then you do feel comfortable hiring someone and recruiting an intern or volunteer. You and they know exactly what needs to happen what they need to be accomplishing. There is less time spent in training and orientation because documented systems can serve as training material. So here are the top 3 systems I recommend you put into place as soon as you can.
Start Implementing that plan.
By the time Friday afternoon rolls around, I can feel that my body is ready to stop. My focus starts to go onto other things like baking, sewing projects, house shopping, hiking, getting the garden ready....everything else but business related work. Though I'd LOVE to stop and just dive right in to these other projects, I can't do that always. There is an endless list of things to get to in my business. I get even more weird about finishing my week a few hours early because, we're supposed to work until 5pm, AT LEAST, if we want to advance our careers, or so I've been reading. "Lean In" is what Sheryl Sandberg COO of Facebook tells us in her new book. But, all I want to do is lean into some of my red forest cupcakes that I'm dying to make!
Breakdowns. It can happen. In fact, it happened to me, or shall I say, it happened to my car. But, it feels like a personal breakdown too. So why did this breakdown occur and what can I learn from it? Well to start, a key gauge in the car made it look like everything was fine. No lights were flashing, no check engine alerts. From where I was sitting, all seemed fine. Then yesterday, I heard this horrible knocking sound coming from the engine. Today, it broke down.
Personal breakdowns are similar to this. From the outside, everything looks good, or at least this is how you present yourself to others. That you've got it all under control. In fact people always say how in control you always are. You are smiling at everyone you meet, no one knows that secretly things are being neglected in your life and you are approaching or are on the brink of a breakdown. Are you eating well? Are you getting enough sleep? Are you getting enough time to yourself and some r and r? Are you working out and are you taking your vitamins...the list can go on. But, these are some of the essential areas to keep your attention on in order to avoid break downs, personal ones at least. Also, everyone's essentials list is a little different. For instance, for me specifically, I would add to this list drinking enough water because I tend not to. I get dried out very easily and this depletes my energy. In order to do all the things I do in my life, keeping my energy is essential, so staying hydrated is a must.
Businesses can have breakdowns also. Again, there are essential functions that cannot be neglected or overlooked. Are you looking at your projected cash flows? What expenses are coming up? What leads do you have in the pipeline? What marketing actions are you taking everyday, weekly, monthly and yearly? Do you have a strategy on growing your business or you just winging it? Here again, the list can go on, but these are some of the essential ingredients for avoiding a business breakdown.
In all of these instances the cost of a break down is huge. So note my mistake and heed my advice. Make a list today of the essential things you need in your daily life, or at least regularly in your life for all areas, in order to stay at the top of your game and avoid having a breakdown of any kind.
My first blog of the New Year, WOOHOO! What's it about? Not giving up. Yes, I know it's still a little early to give up. Various articles on the web site statistics that people give up on their resolutions within weeks of setting them. Here it is just 5 days into the year and I would bet that many of us are already slacking a bit. I'm here to tell you that it's okay to slack, but don't give up. You see, sometimes we slack because something internally is off. We either need a break from the rigidity, or our body just wanted to head down a different path one day. Other times, starting something at the beginning of the year is too much pressure so you are stressed out about your resolution. You are making it too hard on yourself. And then there are instances where the way you are approaching or have acted on your resolution might not be the right way to go about it. In other words, there are many reasons why the majority of us don't find sticking to resolutions a walk in the park. Even getting out to the park on these blistery winter days in Santa Fe are hard!
It is later than I wanted it to be for getting my last tip of this series out to you all. Today, I had all sorts of things I needed to get done and of course there just aren't enough hours in the day, right?! Well, in all honesty, I knew that I would be writing this entry later tonight. I had my day pretty planned out. Though the baby put a few hiccups in my schedule, most everything happened when I had planned to have them completed. So why did the blog get left for the last thing of the night? I write more thoughtfully and clearly when I am relaxed. I knew that if I had all the MAJOR things of the day done, I would feel relaxed and then write a worthy entry...one worth posting! I thought I would be writing around 10:00 pm tonight, but it's closer to 11:00 pm now. That's okay. I've learned that when it comes to managing time, there are often days when you have to accept what is dealt to you, or roll with the punches, or just go with the flow.
Really, being an entrepreneur demands flexibility. So, I am. But, being flexible isn't just relegated to entrepreneurs. This mindset and spirit needs to be adopted by everyone trying to make a difference in this world, whether you are a non profit, a small business, or an individual . I like to call this time in our lives the Entrpreneurial Era. We live in a time where we all need to think and act much like entrepreneurs. Consider this an invitation to start taking the entrepreneurial approach in life, business and the pursuit of happiness. So what does that look like exactly?
TIP 7: Learn to navigate through your days with an open-mind, flexibility, and the willingness to embrace change.
That's basically the entrepreneurial approach. Let's examine these characteristics a bit further, shall we?
First, keeping an open mind. This is a huge part of being an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs usually learn as they go and so, keeping an open mind allows you to receive. You WANT to receive, advice, criticism, help, and support. The only way you will see these sorts of opportunity is to let go of the idea that you already know everything. So when you hear criticism you can see the point. When someone offers you help, you accept with open arms. When someone offers you advice you really listen t o what they are saying.
Second is flexibility. Being okay with things not going exactly the way you planned, can also open doors for an entrepreneur. It's in the failures and the set backs that we experience growth. That is true for our business as well. However, you have to be flexible enough to see these things and "bend" and go along with what's happening. You will either grow as a business, or grow as a person, knowing it's time to move on to a new business idea. Here's a tip inside of a tip...entrepreneurs don't give up when they fail. They try and try again. So closing one business does not mean they are done. They look for the next big idea. I would adopt this characteristic as well!
Finally, embrace change. This may seem a bit redundant with being flexible, but here is the difference. Being flexible requires you to bend and go along with what's happening. Change requires you step out of the way completely for a new way and then you fully embrace the new way of being. These changes can be transformational and provide an exponential benefit to you and your business or organization. It can also be very painful to have to move away from an original concept or idea. But, with due time, you emerge as a beautiful butterfly able to cover much larger spans of space because now you can fly, rather than crawling your way through life as a caterpillar.
Enough said.
August 2019
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Million of daily disposable contact lenses are used everyday. Every lens is contained individually in a mini box sealed with a metallic layer: not very environmentally friendly.
Here is an idea that could reduce the amount of plastic used for our daily contact lenses:
Could we create a dispenser? It could carry more or less 60 lenses inside. The second benefit is that it could be more hygienic to use (stop using the fingers).
Here is how it works: (To be honest… I have no idea about what I'm doing 😬, I hope it will inspire more talented people 😬 )
Categories: Sustainable living


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VIDEO: Focus on Donegal road deaths
A TG4 current affairs programme will focus on Donegal as a case study this evening. The series, 7 Lá, will see A&E consultant, Gerry Lane, Sergeant John Joe McClafferty and Gráinne MhicGéidigh discuss the impact of road deaths in Donegal. The programme will be broadcast this evening on TG4 at 7.30pm.


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There are two essential the explanation why there's a want for animal shelters and officers. After finishing a free orientation session outlining proper procedures and coaching suggestions for interacting with the animals, Smith says volunteers stop by the shelter throughout the week to socialize with cats, do laundry, wash dishes, and naturally, walk the dogs.
I am simply making an attempt to get the data on the market that for an individual to own a big wild animal reminiscent of a tiger shouldn't be one thing to be entered into on a whim; that there are necessities such as sufficient area, enclosure, transportation, vet care, meals, water and so forth, and that it requires dedication and lots of money.
My mother adopted Buddy, an older Golden Retriever that, whereas beautiful and jovial, ended up being an emotional basket case whose solely purpose in life gave the impression to be profitable the love and affection of his house owners by totally smothering them, each emotionally and bodily.
Please chorus from leaving food out for the cats for forty eight hours previous to the TNR so the cats are extra keen to enter the traps. On that word-for those who take an animal to the police station or impound, there's a likelihood that that animal will be euthanized.
Light Physician Animal Hospital frequently helps our annual Walk for the Animals not only with a sponsorship, but in addition via enthusiastic participation by workers members. Though the adoption payment could appear expensive at first, it doesn't essentially cowl everything of the care that animal already received, but it is going to be used for the care of different animals within the shelter. Six policemen lowered the humane officer into the pit where he lured the little family and acquired them out.


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Attorney Joe Amendola sued by credit card issuer over balance due
A credit card company is claiming that local attorney Joe Amendola racked up more than $25,000 in debt and hasn't paid a dime since the account went delinquent.
American Express Bank filed a lawsuit this week in Centre County Court, contending that Amendola owes $25,485 in charges and interest on the card. The lawsuit does not say when Amendola allegedly took on the debt.
A criminal defense lawyer, Amendola is known for representing clients in high-profile cases, most notably the child sex abuse case against former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky that attracted national attention. Sandusky was convicted and sentenced to 30 to 60 years in state prison for molesting young boys.
Amendola remained on the case until an appeal hearing in January, in which he testified as a witness and said he didn't have enough time to prepare Sandusky's defense. A judge denied the appeal.
Lawyers for the bank want Amendola to pay up and are seeking judgment for the balance on the card and court costs.
When reached Wednesday, Amendola said he hadn't seen the paperwork and could not comment until he can review the lawsuit.
A bank statement from February shows that Amendola was carrying a balance of $25,376 and had a minimum payment due of $6,556, according to documents filed this week in the civil suit.
The lawsuit contends that Amendola failed or refused to make monthly payments as they became due. After the account became delinquent, Amendola still made no payments, according to lawyers for the bank.


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Valkyrie Profile – Iseria Queen Guide
Iseria Queen Guide by ARangan
Version: 1 | Updated: 09/16/00
Valkyrie Profile, Iseria Queen Guide
Written by Aaditya Rangan
Contact at firstname.lastname@example.com
Version 1 (9-16-00)
0. Overview
1. Who is this iseria queen?
2. Preparation within the Gate
3. What to expect (from iseria)
4. Which characters to use
5. How to set them up
6. How to fight iseria
7. Final comments
8. Credits
0. Overview:
This is just a short guide to help people who may be stuck on the Iseria
Queen. Included are most of her tactics, as well as some pretty stable,
yet inexpensive strategies that will work with most parties. For a
detailed guide to the seraphic gate, check out one of the walkthroughs
at www.gamefaqs.com.
1. Who is this iseria queen?
After you reach the end of the game, you are allowed to enter the
Seraphic Gate. Iseria is hanging around at the bottom of the dungeon.
Fighting her is completely optional. (actually, the whole Seraphic Gate
is optional).
2. Preparation within the Gate:
There is only one save point in the Gate, and it's at the very
beginning. It is rather irritating to work your way through the entire
dungeon. And it is extremely vexing to die at the hands of Iseria. So,
to make your journey less taxing, there are a few things you should do
Don't worry about leveling up, or getting any of the special characters
(unless you want to, of course). Your levels are pretty irrelevant, and
the special characters don't really help very much.
The first thing you SHOULD do, is get a hold of a dimension slip. This
item allows valkyrie to pass through all (nonboss) enemies. This makes
it much easier to run around and get all the good treasure. You can get
a dimension slip from the Unholy Terror. This fellow is busy running
laps on the second (orange-reddish) floor of the Gate. He looks (and
acts) much like the wraith-lord you encountered earlier. He has less
than 70,000 DME, and no gargantuan attacks. He's pretty wimpy as far as
Gate baddies go.
After you nab a dimension slip, you are free to roam the dungeon in
peace. You will only have to fight when you get sucked into boss
battles. If you have the flame jewels, you can grab some great
treasure. If you are using archers, be sure to get the razor shaft on
the first (yellowish) floor. You can get another razor shaft by
pummeling Brahms. If you are using spearmen, pick up the ethereal
divide on the third (greenish) floor. You can get more ethereal divides
by defeating the loki shade right right in front of Iseria's room. If
you are using swordsman, you will definitely want to pick up the demon
sword 'nefarious', glance reviver and dainslaif. The demon sword
'nefarious' is on the third (greenish) floor. You can yank more demon
sword nefarii (or demon swords nefarious?) from the carnage beasts on
the fourth (bluish) floor. The dainslaif is also on the fourth (bluish)
floor. The glance reviver is dropped by the dark valkyrie right in
front of Iseria's room. If you are using mages, be sure to grab the
wand 'mystic sage' (second floor) and the holy wand of telos (third
If you are using Freya, grab the ether laser from the fourth floor. If
you are using Brahms, get the bloody-duster from the third floor.
That's pretty much it. There isn't much else to do to prepare for
Iseria. Be sure to buy 100 elixirs, 100 union plumes, and 3 or 4 noble
elixirs. If you aren't using mages, you may also want to purchase a few
3. What to expect (from iseria):
Iseria has a bunch of different attacks. Each attack carries with it an
interesting animation, and an array of bells and whistles. But they all
fall into one of two categories. During her turn she either kills
everyone in your party, or she kills just one person. When she has has
more than 50% of her health bar, she tends to perform the
one-person-kill more often than the four-person-kill. When she gets
knocked down to less than 50% of her health bar, she 'transforms'. In
theory, this transformation makes her more powerful, but all it really
does is cause her to use the four-person-kill more often than the
one-person-kill. Once you knock her down past 25% of her health bar,
she calms down again, and tends to alternate her four-person-kills with
One thing to watch for is her extension force attack (a
four-person-kill). Sometimes she gets 'stuck' and performs this
extension force thing ad infinitum. The only way to get her 'unstuck'
is to deal a large chunk of damage to her. (Which, given the
circumstances, is rather difficult). This happened to me twice over the
stretch of 10 battles. I actually ran out of elixirs the first time.
Iseria also has a pretty terrific defense. If your characters don't
have an 'attack' (or 'magic attack') value of over 5000, their regular
attacks won't even make red marks on Iseria's health gauge. This is
because she has over 2,000,000 DME, and a rather high RDM.
4. Which characters to use:
The most important thing is to stick with characters you are comfortable
with. Make sure you are able to chain their attacks together
efficiently, and build up the special attack gauge quickly. There is no
point to using Freya and Brahms if you can't time their attacks well.
Whatever party you used to defeat Loki should work just fine. Just be
sure to equip each character with a powerful weapon. A third swordsman
will be stuck with a glance reviver (or something worse) and a third
mage will be stuck with a wand of apocalypse.
I would encourage you to stay away from bows, spears, and katanas since
they are just too weak to do any real damage. The best bow (razor
shaft) only has an attack value of 3000. The best spear (ethereal
divide) only has an attack value of 3300. The best katana (soul sword
'kusanagi') only has an attack value of 2990. At best, your characters
will have an attack value of 4000-5000. This is pretty lousy. But if
your favorite character happens to be Janus (or somebody equally
worthless), it isn't that much of a problem.
Based on the available equipment, a party of valkyrie (dainslaif), a
two-handed-swordsman (demon sword nefarious) and two mages (wand mystic
sage and holy wand of telos) would be ideal. But to reiterate, the most
important thing is that you are familiar with your characters' timing.
You should be able to chain together any 2 characters' attacks. You
should be able to fill the special attack gauge with any 3 characters'
5. How to set them up:
You should expect your entire party to be flattened each round. That
way, when Iseria kills just one person, it's a bonus.
The most important skills are Guts and Auto-Item. Try to get both at
level 8. Set up Auto-Item with union-plume at 100%, banish at 90%, and
elixir at 80%. The idea is that you want to restore incapacitated party
members immediately. Curing (via elixirs) isn't really that important,
but helps a little if you are using charge-breaks or the DME-depleting
Another excellent skill is mental reaction (for mages only). This
allows your sorcerers to pull off big magic attacks every other round.
Interestingly enough, a mage with CT can still auto-item, even though
they can't normally act. So be sure to use mental reaction after the
auto-elixirs go off.
Don't bother with angel curios or magic charms. They tend to break
during the first two or three rounds anyways. Stick with the damage
boosting accessories. Magic bangles and power bangles are always a good
choice. Fairy earrings, haste rings and combo jewels aren't that bad
So basically, you want to have auto-item and guts on every character,
with union plume receiving the highest priority. You also want to use
charge-breaks and mental reaction as often as possible.
6. How to fight iseria:
Basically, you have to act like offensive cockroaches. First off, use
union plumes to resurrect any fallen characters. If you have to make a
choice about who to revive, be sure to resurrect somebody who can act on
the following turn. (so don't use your only action reviving a mage that
is clogged with CT). If everyone in your party is alive, start using
charge-breaks and mental reaction to remove any unwanted CT. You may
occasionally wish to use a noble elixir in order to fuel these
DME-depleting abilities. Remember that if a mage starts a turn with CT,
they can still act after somebody else uses a charge-break on them.
That way, you can have valkyrie initiate a 'charge-break chain', and
have your mages charge-break one another in succession.
If everyone in your party is standing, and 2-3 are capable of attacking,
try and pull off a big special attack. Chain your attacks together, and
purify as many weird souls as you can. Incidentally, you may wish to
swap mystic cross for shadow servant. Granted, celestial star is
better, but meteor swarm is shorter. (and you'll be forced to sit
through your big magic attack A LOT).
The only exception to the above strategy is when iseria gets stuck in
her 'extension force loop'. If you find her using extension force every
round, just grit your teeth and try and hurt her. Don't play
defensively under these circumstances, because she won't change her
tactics unless you prompt her to.
7. Final comments:
If you stick with the plan, it will be very difficult for iseria to wipe
you out. The only way she can win is if nobody uses guts after a
four-person-kill. The chances of this happening are pretty slim. Your
party will double in size after every round, due to the
auto-union-plumes. You may not be able to attack her often, but if you
sit around reviving for a while, she will eventually bless you with a
one-person-kill. These one-person-kills don't hurt you at all, since
the rest of your party will immediately resurrect and restore the fallen
Once you kill iseria, you can grab the tri-emblem. This is a pretty
shabby accessory, since it only boosts RDM and fire resistance. It
isn't even worth using the next time you fight iseria.
After you beat iseria, run your victory lap back to the beginning and
save your game. Reload your game, and iseria reappears, ready to be
defeated again. Keep it up and you can collect the Book of Riddles 1-8.
If you make a habit of killing iseria, you will eventually acquire the
angel slayer (a decent sword).
8. Credits:
enix -- for making dragon warrior III, and other fun rpgs.
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Happy new year team!
chick - excellent hill reps. Love those hills!
carrot - you've had a cracking year.
bro - this is your year!
spoons - your gf is now faster than you haha! Always gonna happen!
2013 for me ... Never count the miles but got a nice HM pb 1:29.06 and 7 mins marathon pb- 3:19. And knocked out a Half ironman on a skank PF foot. First ever YKW in oxford too! Just happy to be back running again. 10 miles on tready done as all the bloody lanes are flooded here again
4 mile recovery run here, lovely sunny day but more gales and floods forecast for tomorrow
Nice hills Chick, I stayed fairly flat today after the last two races but need to get back to hills soon.
Spoons: BA sympathises
Freemers - yes - PB for her. She's getting quicker and I'm getting slower. I still hold all the best PBs though. But for how long.....
Whoops, I forgot to congratulate Minni on her 10k Of course we ignore Garmin measurements. If it's billed as a 10k than you bloody well ran 10k
Bro: a bit jealous of your weight loss. I ate like a pig and I look like one at the mo But yeah, here's to a dry January
Happy 2014 everyone
Well done on the Resolution 10K Minni, it was pretty grim out there yesterday afternoon so can only imagine what it was like on the Town Moor.
Barry I'm just training a differently. I think joining the club and getting a weekly track session has really helped too. I always wonder why we get funny looks from others when we're out running in bad weather - from people who are also out in the wind and rain!
O4S well done on getting a decent result at your third race, that's a nice scoop of prizes! Sounds like it was a comical evening last night at your belated Christmas dinner....
At least the 10K was pain free Spoons! Well done to your GF too, how very chivalrous to let her get ahead
Not surprised your legs are trashed after that session Chick!
Weight loss over Christmas time Bro, nice one. Well done getting in all those sessions.
No such thing as a quiet New Year for the Northern Veggies. Ended up having a vast quantity of wine and curry in a packed pub on New Year's Eve, got up and did two parkruns yesterday morning at 9am and 10:30am, then back out again yesterday afternoon 'for a few' - eventually rolled home some time around midnight. Back to work tomorrow but at least it's only a one-day week
Bro - How about perfect travel plans for 2014, as one of your resolutions.
FRC - Hope your Achilles holds out.
Beautiful, sunny, cool calmish day for my intervals, 6x800m with w/u and c/d. Aiming for 3:30 ie 7mmp. 3:35, and 3:34 to start, then next 4 went pear shaped, 3:52, 3:53, 3:52, 3:42. These were the 1st intervals of this campaign, and also 1st since Mar 2012, so that's probably why they were pants, but 5.74m in the sunshine. No weight loss here, and still another Christmas pudd to go. My sister said she def wanted one for when she came up 29Dec, but then decided she didn't, so spare Pudd and brandy sauce, (women).
Rubbish interval session for me tonight. Knew it was going to be as I was knackered before I started - some tough sessions in the past week plus haven't had any time off work to recover from NYE like most of you probably have! Meant to be 5 x mile @ 10k pace with 400m steady recoveries. Reps went 6:25/6:26/6:33 with recoveries @ 7:4x before I baled out after 3 reps with nothing left in the tank. Not too concerned, as that's a ridiculously tough session even on fresh legs.
I ran the Brighton Marathon last year, did it in 3.31 which for my first ever marathon I was pretty pleased with!
For my training I downloaded a plan on this website and transferred it on to my Garmin Forerunner 300 which I used.
I was looking for the same shedule again, was a 16 week program, the link no longer seems to be available on this website? Not sure why Was wondering whether anyone knew how I could download the same plan again on to my garmin device / in to the training schedule?
O4S - Please can I be in your gang? I was first V40 on NYD.
evening all ...started the long fitness rebuild with my first run 4miles in 36minutes, was a bit of a shock to the system but its a start
Minni: a junior member I assume I can teach you a thing or two about dinner parties never mind the growing old disgracefully, which I am told I am pretty ace at. The running is an entirely different matter......... Congrats on the position (child that you are)
Battening down the hatches here, surrounded by severe flood warnings (danger to life) and very glad we live on a hill!!
Frc - always aching was my original name 10 years ago and I shortened it!
o4s - looks awful out your way. Our village is on top of a hill which brings quite a smug feeling but everywhere around us floods!
Minni - cracking start to the year for you!
Minni - congrats on the bling, great start to 2014!
Glyn - you + me both, on the long road back, good to be back out there
Not sure Will if you have to subscribe to the magazine nowadays to access the schedules etc..?
thanks Chick + Daren for the come back advice - have been plodding out 3 milers, did 4 yesterday + felt great was going to go further but stopped while still feeling good. am wearing the garmin but only so i know how many miles i've done. still doing the physio exercises, stretching thoroughly + rollering aftereards, all takes longer than the actual running but needs must!
well done Minni on the 10k
FRC I changed back to different trainers & the knee is not as bad.
5 miles for me yesterday with 3 @ him pace, getting there. Supposed to be rest day today but packed my kit for lunchtime running. Swimming training this evening as well
Rumour has it I have just entered the Yorkshire Marathon...
Me too Daren! Race ya!
yay Daren + Minni! i was so tempted, course looks fabulously flat but really couldn't afford the £38 post Christmas (bummer of vowing not to touch the credit card in 2014!).
however, the flat Abingdon is also mid October + entries opened on Feb 1st last year, so going to go for that
Yay Minni and Freemers! Minni, I'm not racing you - your PB is about 50 minutes better than mine remember!
Does a relay team have to use the pre-entry?
Yeah it's one of the things I've always enjoyed Daren, the fact that you're so good over many distances but I still have the only one that really matters. Not for much longer though (I'm pleased to say)
O4S - I don't think so.
Will - don't think the Garmin ready schedules are available anymore.
Glyn - well done for getting out.
Should be an interesting race Minni and Freemers endurance against Daren's speed.
Kiwi - Might see you at Abo, if I don't do an overseas one , I've done it 4 times and it's a very good race.
Daren - Agree yesterday was a poor day for speedy stuff that was a tough session with the recoveries. my plan was 6 including middle 4 at HMP struggled to get a 6:53 avg and it was hard work, maybe the 10 from new years day was still in my legs.
I'm in the Yorkshire mara as well- yay!!!
Sounds like yesterday wasn't a good day for quality stuff for anyone. My tempo had to be cut short- it just wasn't happening. I blame the shock of having to get up at 5.30 after 2 weeks of lie ins... Was knackered all day. Back to the normal routine now so hopefully can nail it next time.
Was supposed to do a short plod before work but the howling wind and rain outside made me reconsider. Will go out at lunch and run home instead. The first dry weekend of January looming...
Another sat on a hill smirking as the water flows down the hill.
Minni: wow enjoying 10k's, shock, horror
Enjoy York folks, will decide my autumn schedule later in the year.
Day 1 on wagon completed, seems a long time until April! Though i have a weeks skiing and i wont be dry then.
Will run hill repeats later.
Bugger my guard was down. I forgot I'm supposed to hate them! O4S's enthusiasm is rubbing off on me!
Daren - pity you hadn't thought earlier and entered the Asics competition. I'm sure you would have won the sub 4 group!
Will - Yes the mara and half mara garmin scheds don't work, only the 10k plan. Could be only for subscribers now!. There's these training plans on garmin connect site you can download........http://connect.garmin.com/explore/training-plan?cid=40692028
Daren - get you!!! Well, it's about time
Enjoy the hill reps, DD
Why on earth did I decide to do 11 miles steady today?? Idiot! My legs had nothing in them and it was windy (again ... yawn). Anyway, pleased I managed 11 and a bit miles but it was not enjoyable at all and my legs really, really hated me!


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How to Tie Slip Hitch Captain Dave with GetMyBoat demonstrates how to tie a slip hitch knot. The slip hitch is an easy knot that is typically used for boat fenders but can be used for anything.
Begin with the bitter end of the line
Attach the fender to the line. Wrap the bitter end of the line around the railing. Next, flip the end of the line back over the railing once more, leaving slack to pull a loop through. Pull a bite in the rope through the slack and cinch down, pulling the knot tight.
The Slip Hitch is Easy to Release
The slip hitch is easy to release by pulling the bitter end of the line.


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Spring is here; the days are longer and The London Marathon is only weeks away so the runners can be seen at all hours pounding the pavements getting their miles in. Running for some people is a way of clearing their mind and letting off steam in a similar way people turn to yoga. However, running is a high impact sport and if you aren't stretching enough the body becomes tight which is when we are more likely to get injured.
Yoga is more dynamic than standard stretching and because it has so many poses you may find it more interested than stretching. It can also help you recover from long runs and races faster!
My Top 6 Yoga Poses for Runners
Downward facing dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana)
This classic yoga pose is excellent for stretching out the calves and back of the legs.
How To Do Downward facing dog
From tabletop position on hands and knees, open your fingers wide and place the whole of your palm on the mat.
Tuck your toes under and lift the knees off the floor. Push your hips up and away from your hands. If you have tight hamstrings keep knees bent and focus on lengthening your chest area and keep arms straight.
Press the hands and feet away from each other and then shift your weight into your legs. Begin to lift the thighs up as you reach your heels back and down, which will straighten your knees. Engage your quads by pulling your kneecaps up.
Hold for five to 10 breaths.
Lightly lower both knees back to floor.
Triangle pose (Trikonasana)
This standing pose is great for stretching the hips and lengthening the inner thighs. It allows you to open and expand the side body where runners move quick vertically.
How to do Triangle pose
Stand with feet wide apart. Turn left toes in slightly and roll right thigh open to turn your right foot out 90 degrees.
Align your feet on the mat so that the heel of your right front foot is in line with the arch of your left foot. Press down into feet and pull up on your thighs.
Stretch your arms out to your sides at shoulder height. Stretch the torso forward toward your right foot. Place your right hand on your shin, or yoga block
Take five breaths. Then press down into your feet and lift up with your thighs to come to standing.
Repeat on left side.
Pyramid Pose (Parsvottanasana)
Pyramid pose is a lovely stretch for the legs, particularly the hamstrings. It also strengthens the legs.
How to do Pyramid Pose
Step your left foot back about 3 feet. Your left toes will pivot in at a 45 degree angle. Your right foot faces forward.
Inhale and stand tall and lean out over the front foot. Hold onto your opposite elbows or back namaste hands behind your back.
Keep the spine straight and long while folding forward over the front straight leg.
Repeat on the other side for 5 -10 breaths.
Seated Forward Fold (Paschimottanasana)
Stretch the spine, hamstrings and reduce pain in your lower back in this lovely stretch.
How to do Seated Forward Fold
Sit on your mat, with your legs extended in front of you, heels flexed bringing your toes towards you and spine straight.
Inhale and raise your arms in the air.
Exhale reach your arms forwards to the wall infront and really lengthen the front body over the thighs.
Lean forward and catch your toes or use a belt on the heels. Keep upper body to relax. Engage the quadriceps (by lifting your kneecap). If your hamstrings are tight, you can bend your legs.
Hold for 10 breaths.
Bound Angle Pose (Baddha Konasana)
This is a yummy stretch for the inner legs. This pose will open your hamstrings and calves without straining your lower back.
How to do Bound Angle Pose
Sitting tall on your mat, bring the soles of your feet together.
Bring your hands to your inner ankles and keep the elbows in towards the body. Sit tall, rolling the shoulders back, and gaze past the end of the nose.
Lean forward for a deeper stretch and hold for 10 breaths. Fold further forward with a straight back to enhance the stretch if needed.
Seated Wide Angle Forward Fold (Upavistha Konasana)
This pose stretches the hamstrings and calves; the forward fold straightens and lengthens the spine.
How to do Seated Wide Angle Forward Fold
From Bound Angle pose (above), extend your legs out to either side of you. Sit up on a foam block if you feel you aren't able to sit up straight.
If you can straighten the legs, flex the feet and draw the thighs up. Lean forward slightly and place your hands on the mat. If this is too much place the hands behind you on the finger tips. Bend your knees as much as you need to, and bring the legs closer together if needed.
Hold for 10 breaths.
Last but not least, always finish your practice in corpse pose, even if it is just for one minute as it allows the nervous system to relax.
Kelly Brooks
Website: www.kellybrooksyoga.com
Twitter: @kellybrooksyoga
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Prices fall when this grocer comes to town, new study finds
When the German grocer Lidl enters a new market, other grocery stores respond by lowering prices to stay competitive, according to a study from UNC-Chapel Hill released Wednesday.
The low-priced grocer made a splash this summer when it first entered the U.S. with stores in the Carolinas and Virginia. Experts have said its effect could be as significant as Amazon's is on other retailers. According to the UNC study, competing grocers near Lidl stores set their prices 9.3 percent lower on average than in markets where Lidl is not present.
The report, commissioned by Lidl, was conducted independently by UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School, and researchers had full discretion of the study without Lidl's input, according to Katrijn Gielens, an associate professor of marketing at UNC who led the study.
Still, the findings skewed favorably for Lidl over competitors, including Aldi, Food Lion, Walmart, Publix and Kroger, which owns Matthews-based Harris Teeter.
"Without a doubt, (Lidl is) putting extra pressure on retail prices," Gielens said in a call with reporters Wednesday.
The study examined 48 commonly purchased private label products from a variety of categories, including dairy products, meats, produce, canned food and frozen goods. It examined Lidl stores and competitors in six markets in the Carolinas and Virginia. The nearest to Charlotte was Shelby.
The study found that supermarkets in proximity to Lidl stores set their grocery prices up to 55 percent cheaper compared with stores in markets without Lidls. (Competing stores were within a 1.7-mile radius of the nearest Lidl, according to the study.)
"The University of North Carolina study validates what we have seen on the ground in every market since launching our stores," Lidl spokesman Will Harwood said in an email.
As Lidl continues to expand throughout the U.S., other grocers will continue to slash prices, according to the study.
"It is not yet clear who the retail winners will be as the grocery price wars evolve, but there is little doubt that consumers will benefit as retailers are forced to continue dropping prices and offer more convenient shopping services in order to stay competitive," the study stated.
This summer, the Observer conducted an analysis of the lowest prices of five staple items – a dozen large eggs, a gallon of skim milk, a loaf of white bread, ketchup and 1 pound of lean ground beef – at nine Charlotte grocery stores. We found that Aldi had the cheapest total: $7.69. At Lidl, which expanded here after the analysis, that same list of items was $6.29.
The UNC study revealed that consumers experience significant cost-savings when shopping in areas where Lidl has already expanded. Here are some additional results about cost-saving in Lidl markets:
▪ Aldi lowered prices by an average of 13.9 percent (savings of $14).
▪ Food Lion lowered prices by an average of 13.6 percent (savings of $17).
▪ Kroger lowered prices by an average of 10.1 percent (savings of $22).
▪ Publix lowered prices by an average of 3.9 percent (savings of $7).
▪ Walmart lowered prices by an average of 2.5 percent (savings of $3).
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The growing proportion of call drops at a time of rising phone bills and growing public outrage has seen concern even from Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has asked the telecom ministry to fix the issue promptly.
"The problem of call drops in the country appears to have aggravated with the passage of time," Trai said while issuing a 'Consultation Paper on Compensation to the Consumers in the Event of Dropped Calls'.
"In the past one year, consumers, at various fora, have raised the issue of call drops, complaining that their experience of making voice calls has deteriorated. They contend that they are unable to complete their conversations without their calls getting dropped during the course of a conversation. The consumers seem to be asking a simple question: Having paid for the service, why should I be denied a reasonable call quality?," Trai said.
TOI has been highlighting the issue of call drops through various stories in its editions and had reported about the government's plans to compensate consumers for deficient mobile services.
Trai said that independent tests conducted by it in June and July shows that call drops in the network of operators are above the prescribed limits in Delhi and Mumbai. "... prima facie, it appears that lack of investment in network infrastructure by the wireless access providers may be one of the main reasons for the problem of call drops."
Trai, which has requested stakeholders to submit their comments by September 21 and counter comments by September 28, suggested not charging the customers over dropped calls. "In case of a call drop, the service, which was due to the consumer, is not delivered to the full. Hence, there is little rationale for levying full charges on the consumers in such cases."
It suggested a formula to ensure that operators are penalized for a dropped call while consumer gets relief. "One option to provide relief to such consumers could be to mandate that any call which gets dropped within five seconds would not be charged. Further, it appears reasonable to mandate that, in case, a call gets dropped any time after five seconds, the last pulse of the call should not be included for the purpose of charging."
In another suggestion, it proposed a method wherein customers would be provided credit for the dropped calls. "Internationally, many TSPs in various countries offer a credit of talk-time for a dropped call to their consumers," it said, giving the example of some operators in countries such as the US, Bangladesh, Thailand and Pakistan.
"Considering the fact that the provision of credit of talk-time in consumer's account provides direct relief to the consumer, prima facie, it may be another option for providing relief to consumers against call drops."
However, it said that while consultation is on to sort out the matter, the telecom operators should take steps to address the issue urgently. "While the measures explained above provide a few options to compensate the consumers for call drops; the TSPs would have to take more pro-active measures to curb the problem and make consumer satisfaction a priority."


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The Burmese cat comes from the south of Asia and it is known by people for centuries. These are some myths about the Burmese cat and one of them tells us that it is a descendent of a cat which was worshiped in temples called Burmese because they were believed to be the embodies of gods in earth. Nowadays there are only two types of Burmese cats: the contemporary Burmese and the European Burmese.
Throughout history the Burmese cat has lived in Malaya, Burma and Thailand and till the 1800s it was called chocolate Siamese, in England. In the 30s a scientist brought from Burma a female Burmese which he named Wong Mau. After analyzing it the Cat Fanciers Association came to the conclusion that the Burmese cat was a distinct breed and not a descendent of the Siamese breed. From time to time lighter versions of the Burmese were produced after which the American breeders asked the Cat Association to recognize them as a division of the Burmese breed.
They are not cats which encounter many different health problems but there one common issue in males. The issue appears when the males are neutered, they are exposed to developing calcium oxalate stones. The appearance of this stones indicates that the cat has problems with its bladder. In order to prevent any medical issue you should take your Burmese cat regularly to the vet and have all its shots done.
Their appearance
The coat of the Burmese cat is short, shinny and fine which means that is does not require much grooming. They are heavy for their frame. They have large, round eyes which can be from yellow to gold in color. They can be found in several colors but there are only four colors recognized by the Cat Association and they are: platinum, sable, blue and champagne.
The Burmese is very comfortable when around people, they are often considered to have a behavior similar to dogs. They like to show their affection towards their owners but they also want to receive affection. Females are more active and curious than males. Males are calmer and love to just sit on a pillow.
If you want to buy small Burmese, kittens, you should know that you have to be careful because they are very curious and often clumsy. They are intelligent and you can even teach them tricks which they will pick up fast.
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