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Lasse Hallström's filmmaking style and sensibility are a perfect match for The Hundred-Foot Journey, a delightful story with a powerful message directed from a screenplay written by Steven Knight based on Richard C. Morais' best-selling novel. In a quaint village in the south of France, a heated battle erupts when a colorful new Indian restaurant opens directly across the street from a traditional establishment specializing in French haute cuisine. Amidst a culture clash of epic proportions, everyone slowly discovers that they share a lot more in common than they realized if only they're willing to step out of their comfort zone. Opening August 8th, the film stars Helen Mirren, Manish Dayal, Charlotte Le Bon and Om Puri.
At the film's recent press day, Hallström and producer Juliet Blake talked about the appeal of the project, how the film differs stylistically from Chocolat, how the sensuality of the performances helped make the food come alive on screen, why they wanted to avoid the usual ways filmmakers show people enjoying food, the role food plays in bringing people and different cultures together, why D.P. Linus Sandgren convinced Hallström to use film, collaborating with composer A.R. Rahman, the decision to cast Mirren and Puri together, why shooting an extra take just for fun often led to the best performance, and what Mirren brought to the film. Check out the interview after the jump.
Question: I couldn't help but think about your film, Chocolat, another lovely little parable about taste and tolerance combined with travel-worthy locations. What is it about these gentle humanist parables with great backdrops that appeal to you so much?
LASSE HALLSTRöM: Certainly what they have in common is the interest of character and where a character can take a story. That's truly what attracts me. It's when a story has that. It's wanting to tell a story truthfully and when there's a chance for good performances that feel alive. I think they have that in common. I'm interested in relations and character, so that's really the driving force in all my choices. The fact that they were so similar — they're almost siblings these films – it's more a coincidence, because someone was selling me a script that I liked and I thought, "Oh, is it too close to Chocolat?" I didn't think so. I certainly felt that I knew how to do this, but it also gave me an opportunity to improvise and play around and have fun with it. It's all about the details for me. Both these scripts had that ability for the actors to play around with small observations of human behavior.
Given the similarities, how did you want to make sure this one didn't feel like just another Chocolat? What did you want to specifically focus on to make it different stylistically?
HALLSTRÖM: Stylistically, it comes to mind right away. I didn't want to do the montage feel of Chocolat. I wanted to do it differently, so we did longer takes. When they move in, the montage is very similar to the montage in Chocolat, so I felt I had to do this in one take. I had fun with doing longer takes. Stylistically, I tried to be different. I'm very happy to have met a Swedish director of photography, Linus Sandgren, who is a real fantastic talent with light. I also appreciate that he pretty much forced me to use film again and showed me and proved to me that film is so superior still when it comes to picking up on color and subtleties of color. If you look out at that greenery there (referring to the trees we can see through hotel window), video really can't tell the truth about how that tree looks, such as the subtleties and the different shades of green, for example.
There are a lot of beautiful shots of food in this film, but at the same time, showing people a film of great food is like showing them a painting of a great rock and roll band that can't convey the full sensory experience. How do you make food come alive for an audience that you can only engage in the visual sense?
HALLSTRÖM: We talked a lot about our close-ups of food. We see that daily on television. It's dangerous territory. I hear a lot from those who have seen it so far that they get hungry from watching it. I don't think it's about the close-ups of the food. It's about the sensuality of the performances. It's not about the shots of food, because they're pretty ordinary to me. (Laughs) (to Juliet Blake) What do you think?
JULIET BLAKE: There's one particular moment when you see Madame Mallory (Helen Mirren) has tasted the omelette. You don't even see her from the front. You see her arch her back. That's an incredibly powerful moment in the film, because it's at that point that you realize this boy, Hassan (Manish Dayal), has this gift. You've always known it in the way that she threw away a previous dish of his, but it's at that moment that there's a sort of tension. Lasse shot that so beautifully, and Helen, of course, performed it so beautifully. You just see her arch her back and you know that this is going to propel the story. It's also the reaction to food as much as the food itself that's really important.
HALLSTRÖM: We made a rule of not showing people enjoying the food and eating and going, "Mmmm," and all that stuff — anything we've seen in TV commercials before in slow motion. Did we have slow motion of food? We probably did, but I tried to avoid it as much as I could.
How did working on the film make you rethink the role that food plays in culture and bringing people and different cultures together?
HALLSTRÖM: I didn't rethink it. It's a given, isn't it, the mix of cultures and the mix of recipe ideas and trying to merge cultures and make them unite without losing the individual culture quality. It's important going into it. It felt like a great message that we should all hold hands and know that we have so much in common. Even if we have cultural differences, there's so much more that we have in common than we realize. Knowing that going in, it was a life-affirming message that the script had that I could certainly sign on to.
BLAKE: I grew up in a family of German Jews where German food was my life as a child, and I used to be quite embarrassed about that, because all of my very English friends had very English food. When kids used to come to my house for dinner, I didn't like the fact that we were different. And yet, everybody else, my friends, always used to really appreciate it. So, for me, food in that way has always been quite an interesting way of combining cultures. Steven Knight, who wrote the screenplay, and I didn't know each other before this project, but we grew up 125 miles apart from each other in English communities that had a lot of Indian families, and it was traditional to have an Indian meal on a Sunday night. A lot of English people go to their local curry house or to an Indian restaurant to have Indian food on a Sunday night. For me, the whole notion of food being something that equates to community is really important, and it is something that binds people together.
I was curious about the choice in music and when you would want to use Indian pop music or classic Indian music or French music in your regular score. How did you make those choices and how did that influence each scene that you used them in?
HALLSTRÖM: Another attraction with the story was that I could play around with merging the sounds, the languages. There are a lot of different languages that are not translated, so it's another spice, another color of the film that I appreciated. If we could have people shift, which they do, between different languages, especially Indian people who have thousands of languages. You walk 10 meters and you have another dialect. And so, that was an attraction, and it was the same thing with music that could underscore the differences in the cultures and the similarities. We played around a lot with that. I sat with A.R. Rahman in Los Angeles and worked out the score together with him. I got the opportunity to sit in his laboratory and see him come up with ideas, so that was a fantastic part of making this film, that he invited me to the creative process there.
Was one of the pleasures of this movie bringing together Helen Mirren and Om Puri, two actors of such significant caliber who have not had the opportunity to work together previously, and finally getting them in the same room to work with each other?
BLAKE: Absolutely. I was the person that optioned the book, and Madame Mallory is not as huge a character in the book as she is in the movie. When I read the book for the first time, I immediately thought of Helen Mirren and Om Puri for the character of Papa. The book is very different to the movie, but when I read the book, I thought of both of those two and I imagined them opposite each other. I never imagined anybody else in those roles to be honest. Of course, filmmaking is really collaborative, and very early on in the process, Oprah Winfrey's company, Harper Films, and DreamWorks and I, we would all have these long lists of actors, and I kept circling those two. For me, I knew Om from England, from East Is East and West Is West, those films and other work that he had done in England. But what I also knew about him is he's an actor who comes from a theater background, and he's a highly intelligent man. He works in Pakistan as well as in India, and he crosses borders himself. He's just come back from Pakistan now acting in a play in the theater. The fact that he's so well loved across many different cultures and countries made him somebody that I really wanted for this part. I also thought that he was not the obvious leading man opposite Helen. You could have gone for somebody quite different. I just wanted Om in that role personally, and I think Lasse did an incredible job of bringing them together in a very subtle way. I mean, the way that relationship develops is quite marvelous I personally think.
HALLSTRÖM: There are two ways of going with this material. You can go in the broader direction or in the more soft-spoken direction. I encouraged everybody throughout, even in improvisation, to do nothing pretty much, which is hard with a script that has a comedic tone that tends to encourage broader moments, but I was reining them in. Every day we had the exercise of playing it for real and doing it for real. This was an exciting part for me, too, to tell a story that has some fable-like qualities that don't spill over to performances, because it can tend to get stylized, and I didn't want that at all. That's part of the charm for me as I watch it over and over again, that people are alive on that screen for me, which is so much more fun in post-production after half a year of working on it.
BLAKE: I was there for every shot of the movie, and one of the things that was great about working with Lasse was that in the first few weeks he would not do many, many takes, but he would do the takes until he knew that he had the shot that he wanted. He wouldn't stop there. He would always do maybe one or two more, and then he'd do one just for fun. He would say, "Let's do one more just for fun." And that became how we knew we were near the end and we were moving on. Over the weeks, I got to know when Lasse had the shot that he wanted. I would hear the take and I'd know that that was the one. A few of us would go, "That's the one he'll use." And now, seeing the film, I can remember great moments of the filmmaking with Lasse thinking, "I'll bet he'll use that take," and absolutely those are the takes that are in the movie. It's a great experience to see that.
Did the takes that were "just for fun" ever make it into the final film because maybe you allowed the actors to relax in a certain way?
HALLSTRÖM: I never lied about it. If the one before it was perfect, I wouldn't give up. I kept rolling the camera. I gave them direction while the camera was rolling despite the fact that we were using film. I did that a lot, or at least when the shot was settled and we had just about found the right performance. I found that if you keep repeating it and you don't break for a new slate, the performances just keep getting better and better. When you're up there and you ask for one more for fun, there's a certain relaxation when the actors know that the previous take was good enough for the film. So, they relax and offer something that might be even better. That's almost like a rule that I use. Almost every second time, I use the last take, the fun one, because they're relaxed.
You've worked with so many amazing actors throughout your career. How did you enjoy working with Dame Helen and what is it that she brings to a project like this?
HALLSTRÖM: She's so smart. She knows every aspect of filmmaking. She sticks to acting for a good reason, I think, but she knows all parts of filmmaking, and she's very creative and inventive and offers ten valid options of each moment. She improvises and she has these sparks when she's in the moment. She's just very smart and able to offer up all kinds of wonderful and valid choices in editing. I must say she's always good.


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Jersey investment consultant opens Geneva office
Jersey-based Enhance Group Limited is launching operations in Geneva through a new office locally that will provide a full service offering to existing and prospective clients.
The Group will offer access to investment oversight, investment consultancy, investment reporting, wealth consultancy and treasury services.
The Geneva office opening follows others opened over the past 2 years in London, the Cayman Islands and Sinagpore. In the past month the firm announced its Enhance Investment Consultancy offering in London.
CEO James Painter will lead the Geneva operations. He said: "We see Geneva as an increasingly important operational base with a concentration of world class financial service providers. We are pleased to expand our jurisdictional footprint with an expansion into the Swiss market."

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The NEW Gapage!
Conversations with Ken, Brent and maybe an Intern or Guest
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Gapage028: A Bucket of Beer!
In this episode of Gapage, Brent doesn't show up (and may never be forgiven), mystery badman Moody does a great job filling in, the intern morphs into the hot redhead, and Ken is surprisingly sane, sober and sensible, except maybe for the part where he quits Gapage.
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'Cloud Expo New York: CTO Power Panel'
Is there still a distinction between public, private and hybrid cloud? In this fast-moving high-level CTO Power Panel held at the 8th International Cloud Expo at the Javits Center in New York City, June 6-9, 2011, Cloud Expo Conference Chair, Jeremy Geelan discusses this and other topics such as cloud security and innovation in the cloud with Rich Wolski, CTO and Co-founder of Eucalyptus Systems; Vineet Tyagi, Head of Impetus Labs at Impetus Technologies; Bill Zack, Architect Evangelist with Microsoft; Scott Chasin, CTO at McAfee Content & Cloud; Mark Hinkle, Vice President of Community at Cloud.com; Logan McLeod, Director of Cloud Strategy at Dell; and Zach Smith, COO at Voxel.


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Feels like: That summer you spent with your girlfriends, walking the streets at sunset without supervision or anywhere to go.
Song Pairing: "Bellyache" by Billie Eilish
"I waited to be told what was good about me. All that time I had spent readying myself, the articles that taught me life was really just a waiting room until someone noticed you- the boys had spent that time becoming themselves."
If you read this book for 1. an exciting page turner about hot murder girls, or 2. an in-depth look into the off-kilter life of late 1970's cult members, or 3. with a lackluster shrug and a "what's with this Helter Skelter popularity lately, the Manson thing is overdone", then you'll entirely miss the point of this book. The Manson call-back (in this book, he embodies the character of "Russell") is a wonderful backdrop to the more fully developed dreamworld of the feminine psyche.
This is an intimate detailing of the most private, most shameful, most beautiful, most engaging parts of growing up as a girl. A girl who feels special without reason, knows that somehow the entire world is revolving around her, and is imbued with the restless, frantic energy of needing to justify her own existence. It pauses and holds to the light like a dried, pressed flower the very moment she discovers that the world exists not for her but in spite of her; that happenings and extraneous coincidences are outside of her, that there is no spotlight on her every move, that there is no one waiting around to meet her, to make her feel significant, and that significance only comes through her own inner evolution. It is a moment which all girls have, a transitory, fluid progress from girlhood to womanhood, commonly marked by the tragic enterprise of failed expectations.
The novel presses play again after the realization, after the last page, when still we must recognize our own insignificance to a cruel and careless world. We can relate to Evie, participate in her need to feel alive in a world where being "seen", really seen, is currency.
It's just beautiful and perfect and I felt like someone was reading our collective diary, the one we all kept in our minds at fourteen. Narrating our life to make it fit our various environments. Read this book to experience a piece of the collective girlhood.
Quotes or more like Small Truths:
"That was our mistake, I think. One of many mistakes. To believe that boys were acting with a logic that we could someday understand. To believe that their actions had any meaning beyond thoughtless impulse. We were like conspiracy theorists, seeing portent and intention in every detail, wishing desperately that we mattered enough to be the object of planning and speculation. But they were just boys. Silly and young and straightforward; they weren't hiding anything."
"Girls are the only ones who can really give each other close attention, the kind we equate with being loved. They noticed what we want noticed."
"And now I was older, and the wishful props of future selves had lost their comforts. I might always feel some form of this, a depression that did not lift but grew compact and familiar, a space occupied like the sad limbo of hotel rooms."


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A taxonomic revision of the Andean killifish genus Orestias (Cyprinodontiformes, Cyprinodontidae). Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 178, article 2
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A taxonomic revision of the Andean killifish genus Orestias (Cyprinodontiformes, Cyprinodontidae). Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 178, article 2
Parenti, Lynne R.
"The ichthyofauna of the high Andes is assumed to be of low taxonomic diversity. Only three fish genera, the killifish Orestias and the catfishes Astroblepus and Trichomycterus include species endemic to the Altiplano, the high-attitude plateau between the eastern and western slopes of the central Andes. The atherinid Basilichthys is known doubtfully from the Altiplano. In the last revision of the genus Orestias, Tchernavin (1944a) recognized 20 species and five subspecies. This small number was taken as evidence of the low diversity of fish of the Titicaca Basin. However, in the past two years, five new Orestias species have been described, three from Lago Titicaca (Lauzanne, 1981) and two from the Altiplano of northern Chile (Arratia, 1982). With the benefit of large recent collections, 43 species of Orestias are recognized in the present revision, 14 being described as new (O. gracilis, O. rotundipinnis, O. farfani, O. gymnotus, O. hardini, O. ctenolepis, O. ascotanensis, O. richersoni, O. multiporis, O. mundus, O. ututo, O. imarpe, O. tomcooni, and O. robustus). Seven synapomorphies described here define Orestias as a monophyletic group: (1) pelvic fins and fin girdle are absent; (2) vomer is absent; (3) middle anal and middle dorsal fin radials are cartilaginous, rather than ossified; (4) bony anterior and posterior ceratohyal are separated ventrally by a large gap filled with cartilage; (5) first postcleithrum is absent; (6) anguloarticular lacks a ventral extension parallel to the retroarticular; and (7) there is a unique squamation and head pore pattern characterized by a prominent lyre-shaped arrangement of minute neuromasts and a prominent median dorsal ridge of scales running from the top of the head to the dorsal fin origin. Primary characters used to distinguish Orestias species are overall body shape and squamation pattern. Diversity of form is marked. There are large, troutlike midwater predators, such as O. cuvieri, diminutive inshore species such as O. minutus and O. minimus, and very wide-headed and wide-bodied species, with large, thick granulated scales, such as O. luteus and O. albus. The diversity among Orestias species in Lago Titicaca, the large, high-altitude lake of the Altiplano of Peru and Bolivia, has led to the application of the term 'species flock' to this group of lacustrine killifish. However, the Orestias of Titicaca do not form a monophyletic group, and it is recommended that the term 'species flock' not be used for the killifishes limited to the lake. The known range of Orestias extends from northern Peru to northern Chile. It is expected that the number will rise with additional collecting, because collections are lacking from many of the small, isolated lakes of the Altiplano; also, single specimens of apparently new species are known, yet remain undescribed. The hypothesis of a close relationship between Orestias and the Anatolian cyprinodonts is reviewed"--P. 110.
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|Bicycle Unit: Monster Bike
|audience, design, monster bike, specific needs, target audience, prototype
|Grade Level
|4, 5, 6
|1 Hour Total
|Brief Description
|Students will talk about how engineers have to consider the audience that they are designing for before creating a design. Students will use this discussion to design a bike for a monster with specific needs.
|Lesson Objectives:
|– To understand targeting audiences in engineering design.
– To practice drawing and producing prototypes.
|Materials Needed:
|– Large poster sized paper
– Large colored markers
– Monster Bike Handouts
|Preparation and Set Up:
|– Arrange students in groups of 2 – 3.
– Distribute materials to each group.
|Necessary Background
|When engineers design machines, they have to be aware of the audience that they are targeting with their product. there are many features of the bike that make it not only pleasing to the human eye, but comfortable and practical for human use. for example, a bike for a little girl might be small enough for her, have training wheels to help her ride, be painted her favorite color, and have frilly streamers coming off the sides.
There are many questions that an engineer has ask about their audience. A few examples are:
Who is the audience?
What sort of features does the target audience wand on their machine?
What does the audience like? dislike?
What can the audience do? not do?
Does the product look appealing to the audience?
Does the product function for the audience?
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When you were a little boyDid you dream about the stars Did your love of math Lead to your Calculations of how to Get on the moon Or how to Jump Grandfather's fence at night Without getting caught
Or configure the way to Win that girl's heart The whole family did say you were a ladies' man ;)
When you became a young man And saw the rise of the War Did you Ever think twice About taking the leap About leaving your home About risking it all, just to survive
Did you Throw all calculations to the side When you saw Bravery was in for the ride?
Did you know that you would take on the most daunting challenge of your life The moment I came into this world? Did you wonder if I would be into this math equation as much as you and Mom To say that "Dad+Child=Unconditional Love" and that the limit to which you provided for us Did Not Exist
I remember how much you sacrificed for us Lived for us Laughed for us
I will never know what it was like To leave my home country To leave it all behind To raise a family, learn English, work graveyard shifts as an Electrical Engineer
But, what I will always know Is that You are the reason why I give to the world Guide the world Love the world Explore the world
Thank you, Dad, for instilling in me the character you've had in your innermost being. Thank you, to all the Dads out there that sacrificed your time, energy and everything else to see your kids grow up healthy, happy and strong. Happy Fathers' Day, Everyone. xoxo


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Years ago, a friend and I were discussing music (hey, it happens) and inevitably landed on the created topic, Bands That Deserve Better. At the time, I think we came up with three. The two that I can remember at present are Crooked Fingers and Spoon. Critically lauded and criminally under appreciated, Spoon continues to create album after album of the goods, whether or not it leads them in that tried-and-true direction of fame, fortune and notoriety. I feel like they could release another 10 albums in as many years and, even then, they'll continue to stay the course. Musically tight (like a dish, folks) and adhering to a sound that's more consistent than most, the video below is not just a reminder of what it is they can do (in their sleep!), but what they will continue to do. And that makes Spoon one of those Bands That Deserve Better. Who do you think should make the list? I want to hear it. (via you aint no picasso).
Spoon | Black Like Me | A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.


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[Correspondence Between Domingo Cabello y Robles and Bartolomé Martínez]
Description: Correspondence between Domingo Cabello y Robles and Bartolomé Martínez, asking that José Antonio Queñones be apprehended and held until soldiers are able to retrieve him. According to the text he is guilty of various robberies, and had been captured but escaped; also according to the text he finally was captured two years later.
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Information for 17355IIED
Shifts in the landscape: increased pressure on rural land and livelihoods in Ghana
John T. Bugri, Eric Yeboah, Catriona Knapman
IIED Briefing, 4 pages
In Ghana 70 per cent of the population are smallholder farmers who depend on the land for their basic needs. Growing competition for this resource is having significant impacts on rural livelihoods and land governance. A recent study by Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) highlights the key drivers of pressure on rural land, including population growth, urbanisation and acquisition of land by new actors including government and business. It shows how, in this new context, rural communities are changing how they access and manage land: shifting from customary to more commercial systems; farming smaller plots of land; and renegotiating access to common resources, such as grazing land. This in turn is influencing crop choices and livelihoods. This briefing explores some of these changes in the rural landscape. As Ghana is currently in the process of consolidating a number of land related laws into a single Lands Act, there is an opportunity for the government to address some of the challenges highlighted in this research.
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- IIED code: 17355IIED
- Published: Jan 2017 - IIED
- Area: Ghana
- Themes: Land acquisitions and rights, Food and agriculture
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Land is central to livelihoods, culture and identity for millions of people across the developing world. But there is growing concern that people's connection to their land is being undermined, due to large-scale land deals for agricultural investments in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
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Understanding growing pressures on land: 'land grabbing' and beyond


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Ever since humans invented the idea of the future they have pondered, wondered and been deathly afraid of it. FRAZ has the courage to make the future hilarious, while at the same time admitting he's terrified of it.
The Show is written by and starring Fraz Wiest (DnD Improv) and Directed by Stephen Sim (CRUMBS). The creative team behind the Fringe hit "FRAZ: Lonely at Last" is back together to create another hilarious show.
"Let's face it, most fringe comedy might only pay off in occasional chuckles at best. But Regina-spawned, Winnipeg based D&D improv guy Fraz Wiest delivers authentic gut-busting laughs" -Winnipeg Free Press 2012
"But Fraz, a comedian extraordinaire, manages to avoid the fiery pit of failure. He's a superb actor, brilliant in his character transitions, and bloody hilarious." - Edmonton Journal 2014


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Originally written for the Nokia 9210 Communicator in early 2002 and thus probably the oldest biorhythm app for smartphones, Biorhythms Pro has been ported to Harmattan.
As the name suggests, the program is a mobile personal biorhythm calculator, providing features missing from other applications of this type currently available for the Nokia N9. It allows storing two persons' data (birth dates and names) and switching between them with one tap. It provides biorhythm interpretation (textual explanation of what the current state means) and scrollable graph to quickly and easily change the date for the biorhythm reading (it can also be selected manually using a date selector, which is easier for distant dates than scrolling the graph). It also warns about critical days.
Its main screen is divided into three parts: buttons to select person, detailed biorhythm levels for the selected day (with some additional information like the number of completed cycles, day of current cycle, whether the biorhythm is currently rising or falling, etc.) and a scrollable graph.
Interpretation of the current biorhythm reading is available via the "Interpret" button. The program also contains a help page informing how to use the application, and a history and explanation of the biorhythm theory.
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There's NO win in COMPARISON.
Let's face it. Not a day goes by that you're not tempted to glance to the left and to the right to see how you measure up to the people around you. But it doesn't stop there, does it? You're tempted to compare your children to other children, your spouse to other spouses!
It's frustrating.
It's exhausting.
It's a TRAP!
In this 3-part series, Andy Stanley explores the difficult—but not impossible—challenge of escaping The Comparison Trap.


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One of Herman Cain's supposed "victims" reportedly wishes she could give her side of the story, and is "frustrated" that she can't, due to the confidentiality agreement she signed over a decade ago:
A woman who accused Herman Cain of sexual harassment in the 1990s is ready for her story to come out, her attorney said Tuesday, even as the Republican presidential hopeful spent a second day trying to quell the mounting controversy and explain his conflicting recollections of the matter. Joel P. Bennett, a lawyer representing one of two women who made the claims against Cain, said Tuesday that his client is barred from publicly relating her side because of a non-disclosure agreement she signed upon leaving the National Restaurant Association, where Cain served as president from 1996 through 1999.
Bennett is calling on the association to waive the agreement so the woman, a federal worker living in suburban Maryland, can rebut Cain's statements this week that the allegations were false and baseless. "It is just frustrating that Herman Cain is going around bad-mouthing the two complainants, and my client is blocked by a confidentiality agreement," Bennett said in an interview. "The National Restaurant Association ought to release them and allow them to respond."
I must have missed the part of Cain's media tour in which he "bad-mouthed" his (anonymous) accusers. The candidate did suggest that one of the women was "not up to par" in terms of job performance -- but still we don't know whom he was speaking about. Mr. Attorney may try to latch on to that statement as evidence that Cain breached the agreement first, thus freeing up his client to spill her guts, but that's a stretch. But the key takeaway is that Lady X is eager to chat. Or is she? The piece excerpted above ran yesterday. Today, second thoughts?
One of the two women who accused GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain of sexual harassment in the 1990s might be having second thoughts about going public with her side of the story, according to her attorney and another person who knows her...A second person familiar with the thinking of the woman, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the woman is wary of the ramifications of her name becoming public. The woman "did not create this story," the person said. She has been "completely swept up in this hurricane," and is discussing with her husband and family whether to make her story public.
Meanwhile, Cain is wisely declining to rush into a commitment on the question of whether the National Restaurant Association should waive the terms of the agreement and let this woman speak out. If he eventually accedes to such an arrangement, though, he should make his permission contingent on the simultaneous release the woman's employment records from her tenure at the NRA. After all, it now appears she received her $35,000 settlement / "agreement" as part of a severance package on her way out the door. I suspect this isn't over. Boy, all of this swirling controversy must really be taking a punishing toll on the candidate and his campaign, right? Wrong, actually. Cain spoke at an American Spectator dinner in Washington, DC last night, where he was greeted warmly by the Beltway audience. He cracked a wide grin and joked that he'd always dreamed of being the "warm up act" for the evening's keynote speaker, Rep. Paul Ryan. (Rep. Michele Bachmann had committed to deliver the evening's main address, but she canceled in the final weeks, to accommodate her schedule in Iowa).
Cain may have ample reason to keep right on smiling. In addition to his fundraising windfall, a barrage of new polls are out today, suggesting that Cain-mentum continues unabated. It's worth noting that at least some of this polling occurred before the sexual harassment story broke, but will a MSM attack piece with meager sourcing really hurt Cain among the GOP faithful? Cain now leads Mitt Romney by seven points nationally in a the latest Quinnipiac survey (the same poll shows an uptick in President Obama's approval rating, which appears to be due to sample manipulation). The former Pizza CEO has also grabbed a ten point lead in South Carolina, according to Rasmussen, and holds a very small edge in a recent Des Moines Register poll of Iowans. We'll have to wait and see if the harassment stuff dings him at all (not to mention his Chinese nukes comment and clarification), but for now, the Cain Train is chugging right along.
I'll leave you with my discussion on FoxNews.com yesterday afternoon about all of this. Note how my Democratic interlocutor insists that we should just "trust" him that Cain is guilty of harassment:
Accused = guilty. That's the Democrat/Maureen Dowd standard, apparently. Also, juxtapose this rush to judgment with much of the Left's indignant blanket defense of Anthony Weiner during the "hacked" phase of his ignominious saga.
UPDATE - More ugly circus:
Mr. Cain arrived at a Hilton hotel in suburban Virginia on Wednesday morning for what was advertised to the news media as a meeting on health care reform, which was to be followed by a news conference. But he immediately disappeared into what organizers of the meeting, Docs4PatientCare, called a "closed-door session." Upon emerging, a mob of hotel security and other campaign personnel pushed back against the assembled photographers, and a little bit of a scrum and tussle ensued, with at least one newspaper photographer taking a hard blow to the face. All the while, Mr. Cain, who looked unusually agitated in the center of it all, was screaming: "Excuse me! Excuse me! Excuse me!"


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Valentines Blessing!
My wonderful Papa blessed me today! Mr. Clean and I have been praying and searching for a dining room table for a little over a year now. We had one but it only seat four and there are four of us so we couldn't have company over for dinner. There was one stipulation for the table... we needed it to match or at least come close to the buffet we have. The buffet has been in my family for 79 years now and we love it and wanted to keep it in the dining room. We found a couple but we weren't willing to pay $1200 so we prayed and searched craigslist everyday. Well, yesterday we found one and today it is in my dining room! And you know it even seast 8...we only prayed for 6 but God must know we need more chairs than 6!
So here it is in all it's beauty!!
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February 6, 2009
"Mommy... my hat has ponytails"
Laney bug received a a very generous gift from Glamour Hippie the other day and she absolutely loves it. Here are few pics of her modeling it!!!
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Fozzy time: Panthers reserve running back Whittaker steps into spotlight
Fozzy Whittaker – journeyman running back, Texas native and avid cyclist – is about to re-introduce himself to the Carolina Panthers' fan base and to the larger NFL world.
When Whittaker ran for 6 yards on the Panthers' final offensive play Sunday in a 46-27 home victory over San Francisco, he managed to hit exactly 100 yards rushing for the day. That was quite a milestone for a 27-year-old running back who not only had never had a 100-yard rushing day in the pros but who also never had one in college at the University of Texas.
Now the opportunities are going to continue to keep coming. Jonathan Stewart, the Panthers' starter and a Pro Bowler in 2015, has gotten hurt again. His hamstring injury will keep him out "at least a week or two," according to coach Ron Rivera. And it may be a lot longer than that.
So it's Fozzy time.
Even most avid NFL fans have little idea who Whittaker is – he was owned in only two percent of all fantasy football leagues as of Sunday, according to CBSSports.com. But that number will skyrocket this week after Whittaker's 100-yard performance and Stewart's lingering injury.
Whittaker is an intellectual type of player, praised by coach Ron Rivera for his on-field smarts. But in this case, with the biggest NFL opportunity of his life in front of him, he doesn't want to mentally pick it apart.
"I don't want to think too much," Whittaker said. "I want to just go."
Fozzy and Cap
Now to be fair, it's also Cameron Artis-Payne's time. The player teammates call "Cap" because of his initials was a healthy scratch each of the first two weeks for Carolina. But Artis-Payne will be active against Minnesota Sunday as well, and the two backs will split carries along with Pro Bowl fullback Mike Tolbert, who is best in short-yardage situations.
When you think of the two running styles of the two younger backs, it may be helpful to imagine Whittaker in the elusive mold of former Panther DeAngelo Williams and Artis-Payne in the grinding mold of Stewart.
"Cap is a stout inside runner with good vision who makes some good cuts," head coach Ron Rivera said. "Fozzy is niftier, with a little better lateral movement."
Offensive coordinator Mike Shula said the Panthers would likely handle the running back carries by committee, much like they have done before when Stewart has missed games. Whittaker had 19 touches Sunday and Shula was asked if he could handle that load regularly.
"On paper," Shula said, "you'd say probably no. But you don't want to ever underestimate any of our guys."
Whittaker has had a few major moments for the Panthers before. In January 2015, with Arizona leading Carolina 14-13 in a playoff game, Whittaker took a screen pass from Cam Newton at the Arizona 45, cut all the way across the field, broke three tackles and scored the go-ahead touchdown.
Plays of 19, 24 and 25 yards
Whittaker's career high for rushing yards was a modest 41 until Sunday. It didn't look like he would get anywhere near 100 early. Whittaker was checked for a concussion early in the game – he didn't have one – and also lost a fumble for the only time in 146 career touches as a running back. The 49ers scored shortly after that turnover.
"The worst thing I could do," Whittaker said of the fumble, "was to dwell on it and let it affect other plays in the future. ... It lingered in my head just for a quick second. I'm a better back than somebody who puts the ball on the ground and has a turnover."
Whittaker showed his power of positive thinking soon afterward, with runs of 25 and 19 yards. Whittaker got those 100 yards on only 16 carries and added a 24-yard pass reception. He was part of a record-setting offensive day, as Carolina for the first time had a 300-yard passer (Cam Newton), two 100-yard receivers (Greg Olsen and Kelvin Benjamin) and a 100-yard rusher (Whittaker) in the same game.
It's conceivable that on Sunday we saw the one 100-yard rushing game Whittaker will ever have in his NFL career, because the Panthers were caught short-handed and gave him the ball far more than they had planned.
But it's also conceivable that Whittaker goes the way of Nick Goings, another former Panthers running back he reminds me of a little. Following a slew of injuries in 2004, Goings actually had four 100-yard games in a row for Carolina before fading back into obscurity.
Whittaker is a friendly guy who exudes energy and likes to ride his bike. He used to ride it to Panthers' practices pretty regularly, adding some diversity to a player parking lot mostly filled with luxury cars and trucks. Now he has moved 3 miles away from the stadium and doesn't bike to work much anymore, although he said he likes to ride around in his own neighborhood to get a "mini-workout."
On those rides around uptown Charlotte, he is quite anonymous at the moment. But that is about to come to an end.
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- Cooking time
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- 200g mushrooms, cleaned & halved
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- 1 bay leaf
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme or rosemary
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- 400g tin haricot beans, drained & rinsed
- Salt & pepper
- Preheat oven to 180°C/Gas 4. Prick the sausages, place in a baking dish and toss in 1 tablespoon of oil. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until cooked through.
- Remove from the oven and when just cool enough to handle, chop in half or pieces.
- Meanwhile heat the rest of the oil in a large frying pan. Gently cook the onions for 10 minutes until soft and just coloured
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- Add the bay leaf, thyme or rosemary, red wine (plus stock if using) and tomato purée. Heat until bubbling, add the haricot beans, reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
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Volunteer Profile - Voter Registration - Betsy: Like Waves Eroding a Rock
Interview with Betsy, a volunteer at the Sat, Feb. 3, phone bank in San Francisco, organized by Democracy Action and Swing Left SF.
How did you find your way here today?
I think it was through Swing Left. I'm signed up for a number of different newsletters and email updates, and I've been volunteering for Swing Left's work in District 10. (Editor's note – Swing Left SF is focused on turning the House seat in District 10, just to the east of San Francisco, from red to blue in the 2018 midterms.)
What have you done so far?
I've gone out to District 10 twice. I went out once for a voter registration event and once for a door-knocking canvassing event. And then I set up a fundraising page, and I want to plan a couple of fundraising events, but I'm still trying to figure out how to do that.
How did you first get involved?
I think I spent a year feeling very frazzled and very fragmented, concerned about everything--guns, DACA, healthcare, and all the corruption. I felt absolute horror and outrage and anxiety at every turn. It's really in the past month or so that I've decided to narrow my focus on the November election. This feels more hopeful, focusing on district 10. It's a flippable district and we can just keep working on the slow and steady grassroots stuff, which has been shown to be effective.
Tell me about your voter registration trip in District 10.
I hauled out to Tracy. It's like an hour and a half away. My husband has agreed that his political act will be to watch our son, and I'm going to go out and do the leg work. Then it was just arming myself with a clipboard and going to a shopping plaza. I brought my dog, which made us harder to refuse. It felt like we were talking to a friendly audience mostly.
The goal was registering people to vote?
Yes, the ostensible purpose was to get people registered to vote. But I think it's also just a chance to get the election on everyone's radar, to get people to make a pledge that they're going to vote in the fall. Most people are already registered. The next level is to get them to sign up for vote by mail. But to me the most valuable part of it was to get everybody to keep their eyes on the prize, the midterm election. It's really easy to overlook this one, and everything depends on it.
What kept you from acting earlier? How did you overcome that?
I think one barrier that I probably always felt before was a sense of the enormity of it. And the one-drop-in-the-huge-ocean kind of overwhelm of it. And I think what's affected me was when I went to the women's march in DC and just the enormous outpouring of energy and motivation. That made me feel more hopeful in that while I was just one little voice, I had this picture in my head of hundreds of thousands of other voices that were also making these repeated calls. It feels like there's an obstacle in that everybody feels like it's so little, and it's hard to believe that you can make a difference. And what's been powerful for me is that as you tap into these networks, you see that there is this actual constant buzz all around us and people really making small regular contributions to change. And you can believe that makes a difference when you add it all up. But you have to be a part of that stream. I just felt I needed to be like waves eroding a rock, just keep battering down on it and wear it away.
How do you stay positive?
It seems like every day that passes, Republicans just make things worse. And while that's horrible with its impact, the gift that it gives us is that it puts the House within reach, and there's hope if we just focus on making it happen.


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Late last night, when we were all in bed, Mrs.Leary put a lantern in the shed, Then the cow kicked it over and winked her eye and said, Its gonna be a HOT night in the old town tonight FIRE, FIRE, FIRE! (Go through the whole song removing the words with hand gestures until you reach the end) Last verse Late last night, when bed we all were in, Mrs.Leary put a shed the lantern in Then the kick cowed it over And eyed her wink and said Its gonna be a HOT night in the old town tonight FIRE,! FIRE! FIRE! WATER! WATER! WATER! Jump Lady Jump Lady WEEEEEEE SPLAT
Actions: Bed - hold hands to one side of head as if you were sleeping Lantern - hang an imaginary Kicked - kicking motion Wink -wink your eye Hot Night - make motions as if fanning your face
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Jen Smith on UK Football
Q&A: House on Florida's big play ability, Hail Mary plays and third-down improvement
On Florida offense: "I see a quarterback that really throws good deep balls. They've got a couple wideouts that can blow the top off of coverage. They've got a couple quick wideouts. And they've got the same backs that ran for a bunch of yards on us last year. I think they're big up front."
On if they've practiced Hail Mary defense: "It's something you work every week. I'm sure that it's something that they've covered too."
On key for rushing defense up front: "I think just technique, effort. Guys committing themselves to strain every play and do their job and trust that the guy next to them is going to do theirs."
On Eli Brown: "I thought he came in and played well. He did some good things. He played physical. Was it all perfect? No. Could he get better? Absolutely. But he played with great energy and he tackled well."
On how much of the third down success against South Carolina was guys being in the right place and how much was it the will to make plays: "It's a little bit of both. You can have the will to make the play and be in the wrong spot and it could be a touchdown. So, it's execution within the call but then straining to whip somebody."
On what position on the ball means:"Leverage within your gap. Leverage within, every defensive call has a certain support system whether it's a corner support, an outside linebacker support, knowing where your support system is and where you fit the ball. And then we we talk about position on the ball, it's not just defensively, it's also body position. If you're an inside-out-player, keeping it on your inside pad and in good football position. If you're an edge setter, keeping the edge."
On how much he's used the word 'strain' this year: "A lot."
On if it's his favorite word: "I don't know if it's my favorite word but I do think it's necessary to play great run defense."
On if they're picking up on it: "I think so. They understand what it means and they've shown it at times."
On if the tackling has improved a lot: "Yeah. The second game, I'll be honest with you, Eastern Kentucky we didn't tackle the way we wanted to. This past game against South Carolina we tackled much better."
On the biggest improvement from the first game until now: "I think in assignments, guys playing faster and leverage on the football."
On if 4th down stops can become contagious: "Absolutely. Success kinda breeds success. You've gotta learn how to have success, right? It's hard to learn how to have success without having any. I think the more you have the more you trust. The more you trust, you don't try to do too much. You just do your job and have fun doing it."
On collective play at nose guard: "We're having a collective group that's doing a good job of buying in and saying, 'Hey, I've got to roll. And when I'm on the field whether three plays or 20 plays, I'm going to bust my hump to be at my best,' which is big."
On what UK needs to do to improve pass defense: "I think leverage on the ball, that sounds goofy, but it's the truth even in pass coverage you've got certain spots we're supposed to be on or in man coverage, certain leverages we're supposed to be in. Leverage in the pocket and continued pressure. We always talk about the rush has to match the coverage and the coverage has to match the rush. So I think there's a lot of different things we can improve on."
On how dangerous Florida true freshman athlete Kadarius Toney is: "He's fast. Really fast and they do a good job getting him the ball in open spaces whether it be a screen, jets. They had him at wildcat quarterback. They do a good job of trying to get him the ball. He's a good player."


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Ace photojournalist Pete Hohn spent much of his long career at the Star Tribune photographing hockey, baseball and basketball games, but like all staff cameramen, he did every job that came his way which is how he happened to be at the Metropolitan Sports Center in Bloomington on a night in November 1971 when Elvis Presley took the stage and a blizzard of flashbulbs lit up the scene.
Hohn's work will be celebrated in a show at Carbon Chroma Gallery in the Northrup King Building, 1500 Jackson St., N.E. Gala party 6 p.m. - 9 p.m., January 18, free. The show will be open from noon to 5 p.m. Jan. 17, 18, 24 and 25.
Hohn took so many photos of 5-time American League batting champ Rod Carew that he could have been the guy's agent. Here he caught Carew at bat in a May 1976 Minnesota Twin's game:


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I'm often asked what mercanix does and why we started the company. As usual, I flip the question around and answer the second part first. Because we think it's more important that people know "why" rather than the "what." The what part may change over time, but the why never will. And we also don't believe people buy products or companies as much as they support ideas and other people who share their values. Some call this buying "meaning." We certainly don't come to work every day because we're building a product. We spend our working hours trying to create value for others and making lives a little better.
We started mercanix because we're not satisfied with how "work" gets done today. So much of an organization's potential - and the people who work there - is squandered each and every day because of very avoidable, sub-optimal practices. If you've ever had the good fortune to feel the magical flow of high-performance teamwork, at work or at play, you'll know how things can be. Most of the time though, we don't experience how it can be at work, but rather how it is. We'd like to be able to help tip the balance toward what can be instead.
So, how do we know so much about the right way to do things? We don't. We rely on what we consider to be the best, evidence-based management science that is properly peer-reviewed and tested in the real world. That doesn't guarantee the generalized practices we've built into our tools are perfect; far from it. We keep refining, iterating, learning and adapting to what we and our customers experience. And we do our best not to include practices or approaches in a prescriptive way, but rather in a way that supports good practices without forcing you to do things one particular way. This requires ongoing attention, research, innovation and creativity.
We consider ourselves primarily Software Tool and Die Makers. Yes, we invent and design software tools, but we spend the majority of our time building and refining our original ideas and designs to create better and better tools.
What's a Tool and Die Maker? (excerpt from Wikipedia)
"Tool and die makers are a class of machinists who work primarily in toolroom environments—sometimes literally in one room but more often in an environment with flexible, semipermeable boundaries from production work. They are skilled artisans (craftspeople) who typically learn their trade through a combination of academic coursework and hands-on instruction, with a substantial period of on-the-job training that is functionally an apprenticeship (although usually not nominally today). Art and science (specifically, applied science) are thoroughly intermixed in their work, as they also are in engineering. Mechanical engineers and tool and die makers often work in close consultation. There is often turnover between the careers, as one person may end up working in both at different times of their life, depending on the turns of their particular educational and career path.
What we do is to build software tools that help people and their organizations realize their potential while getting them where they want to go. We recognize we won't be able to help enterprises that have no interest in adopting high performance work practices. Hopefully, we can help organization's that are committed to giving and getting the best from their people and crowd-out competitors that are not as respectful.
If we can help increase the effectiveness of organization's that are mindful, respectful and people-centric we will have added value. That may strike some as corny, unrealistic, or unreasonable but there it is.


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Learn More
Weekend Sunday services include live worship and simulcast preaching online
Our Church Campus Worship Times:
Services in Tamil: Sunday 5:30 A.M. | 7:00 A.M. | 10:00 A.M. | 5:45 P.M.
Services in English: Sunday 10:00 A.M. @ The Perazim Hall
Services in Hindi: Sunday 6:00 P.M. @ The Adonai Hall
Youth Service: Sunday 9:30 A.M. & 12:30 P.M. @ The Shekinah Hall
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Miracle Healing Service: Friday 10:00 A.M. @ The Main Hall
Build Professionals Fellowship: Every 3rd Sunday 12:15 P.M. @ The Adonai Hall
Lunch and Learn (Married Couples): Last Sunday of the Month 12:15 P.M. @ The Shekinah Hall
R.E.D. Fellowship (For Youth in English): Last Sunday of the Month 12:15 P.M. @ The Perazim Hall
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Business People's Fellowship: Every 1st Sunday 6:00 p.m. @ The Shekinah Hall
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The coverage of the project management perimeter by ProjeQtOr is among the most complete on the market.
However, some specific needs were identified to go even beyond this range and complete ProjeQtOr features.
In this context, a plugin system has been developed. The available plugins are accessible in ProjeQtOr plug-ins shop.
Identified Plug-ins
- translation into french of every parameter table ⇒ available
- translation into canadian french of every parameter table ⇒ available
- personalized translations to be able to change any caption ⇒ available
- Customization of screens (add/hide fields) ⇒ available
- Kanban board ⇒ available
- "Scrum" meeting module ⇒ available
- Automatic upgrade of ProjeQtOr ⇒ available
- Backup of database (planned backup, anonymized backup) ⇒ available
- Mobile interface ⇒ to come next (under development)
- CAS SSO (Single ign On) connection ⇒ to come next
Terms and conditions
Additional plugins are available to extend the features of ProjeQtOr on special needs.These conditions apply only to ProjeQtOr plugins deployed on own sites (projeqtor.org and projeqtor.net).
Buying a plugin allows the purchaser to install it on a single instance of production and an instance of test / validation (not operational one).
Plugins are not distributed in an open source mode. They are distributed in a proprietary mode. The company ProjeQtOr remains owner of plugins.
Any change to a plugin without the explicit agreement of ProjeQtOr company is prohibited.
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Getting Started
Start here for some guides to get you started creating plugins for Solve for All.
So far, we've made guides for the following cases:
- Creating an Answer Generator that outputs a link. This is useful in case you want to add a simple link to your answers page. You can give users options for activation conditions for when the link is included. You can also create a preferences page that lets users customize the link.
- Creating an Answer Generator that outputs inline content. We will show you how to upload data to be searched in the form of a Semantic Data Collection, and use search results from the collection to display an inline block of content.
- Creating an Answer Generator that outputs trusted inline content. The blocks of content will be able include external stylesheets and scripts, and therefore will be able to make AJAX calls.


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This month is National Stress Awareness month. There are so many forms of stress, but one of the biggest potential game changers for mums starts before we have become mothers – in pregnancy. Many of us experience different levels of stress in pregnancy – whether it be work, family or general-life related and we get used to it being part of everyday life.
However this stress can not only impact on our pregnancies, but also have ramifications that can last right through our little one's childhood and beyond. We all know that we shouldn't be stressed in pregnancy, but the reality is much harder. And so here for this instalment of Expert Editions we have Angela Spencer – creator of the Babyopathy wellness programme and author of Babyopathy: Baby Care the natural way – to help us with some advice on how to reduce stress in pregnancy.
Can you explain why stress in pregnancy is such an important issue?
Stress during pregnancy is very much an underestimated concern. Whilst we need a certain of amount of the hormone cortisol when we are pregnant, which is naturally released when we are stressed, as it installs the 'fight or flight' reflex naturally needed, we are seeing increasing levels of stress in mothers whilst pregnant and also seeing increases in anxiety, depression and other mental health concerns in babies and beyond.
I have voiced concerns over the potential link of maternal stress on the unborn baby for a few years now and recent studies have confirmed this. Many women now work until very late in their pregnancy and at very stressful jobs in a manic, stressful world. Whilst this may be manageable generally, when you become pregnant the pregnancy itself puts added stress on both body and mind and can subsequently have a direct affect on the unborn baby.
Is it only in infancy that the repercussions of a stressful pregnancy can manifest? Or are there links to later on in childhood also?
The studies in to the effects of stress during pregnancy are very new but increasing as more and more repercussions are identified. It can be as little as a baby experiencing increased anxiety when born right through to the teenage years and depression, ADD and even addiction later in life.
In today's increasingly stressful world, how can expectant mothers – in general – try to reduce stress in pregnancy?
It is very important to recognize stress during your pregnancy, this could be your journey to and from work or a particularly stressful job, it could be you find yourself in a relationship that is increasingly stressful (or potentially abusive) or you have suffered a bereavement or other loss during your pregnancy. Quite often we just get on with things and don't acknowledge that we are being affected by a stressful situation. More often than not, stress will be causing a lack of sleep or quality of sleep, constant headaches for example and even skipping meals or not eating at all.
Without being pregnant stress can cause heart disease, depression and much more, so it goes without saying that the added stress of being pregnant can increase those risks. Talk to your employer about your job and whether you can alleviate any extra potential stress. Whilst you may not be able to change much about your job you can use some of the tips I mention below to help you through the day. Most importantly, create time at home dedicated to relaxing and de-stressing.
Can you give some practical specific tips on some things expectant mother's can do to try and stay relaxed in pregnancy?
Of course we'd all love to chill out on a lovely babymoon with Loveholidays Babymoon Finder when feeling a bit stressed in pregnancy. But other than that, here's some other things you can do:
A sip and a sniff
Aromatherapy can be used safely during pregnancy if products have been developed especially for pregnancy or you are using recommended oils in a vapouriser etc. If you have to travel a lot for your work, or use the trains and underground, it can quickly cause you to feel nauseous or faint. Angela recommends to keep a bottle of lemon essential oil in your bag (as well as a bottle of water to sip) so that you can waft it under your nose to give you an instant mood and energy lift and fight nausea.
Music is food for the soul
"Music is one of my favourite sensory 'tools' – it can make you happy, it can make you cry, it can help your digestion and it can help you relax" says Angela.
"Setting aside a time in the evening each day to play some relaxing music and just sit and absorb it will not only help you to de-stress but from about 17 weeks your baby is able to hear through the womb and will recognize familiar tones and rhythms once born so you are already setting the foundations of a 'bedtime' routine"
Just breathe
Meditation or mindfulness is a growing trend in managing stress that Angela thoroughly recommends trying to pursue. However, when you are busy and already feeling stressed and pressured some people find it difficult to find the time. She suggests, when feeling stressed and overwhelmed just take a moment for a few deep breaths – complete lungs full of air breathed in for a count of 5 and out for a count of 5 just to re-balance you.
Crystals are a girl's best friend
Move over diamonds, there's a new rock in town! Rose quartz is the 'mother' of all crystals when it comes to pregnancy. It has a loving, protective energy during pregnancy (and childbirth) and is powerful in healing during stressful times. Angela Says "many underestimate the power of crystals, and this is one of my favourites. There are some beautiful polished crystal bracelets available now that will work to combat your stress levels during pregnancy".
A walk in nature
Angela's book, Babyopathy, which is based upon the care and development programme used in her children's nurseries, encompases the biophilia hypothesis which is our inbuilt connection with nature that can nurture wellbeing (and aid development and healing). Just a 10 minute walk immersed in nature, a walk along the riverbank or in amongst trees, can have a direct affect on our wellbeing reducing stress and improving our mood. If the sun is shining you get the added benefit of some much needed vitamin D as many of us have a deficiency of this essential vitamin.
If there is only one piece of advice you could give an expectant mum who is feeling stressed during pregnancy it would be…
Acknowledge it and talk to someone. Most of the time we just try and keep going when actually acknowledging we are stressed and talking to someone is therapy in itself! Then try my top tips, they can be used anytime and anywhere.
What is the key takeaway you have learnt from working with mothers experiencing stress during pregnancy?
Most mums are not even aware that their baby's senses come alive whilst in the womb or that their baby can be affected by their own stress, so for me, the key is to share this message, mums need knowledge, support and the tools to nurture their baby!
Angela Spencer is the creator of the Babyopathy wellness programme and author of the book Babyopathy: Baby Care the natural way, available from Amazon and all good independent bookstores. For more information about classes and shows, please visit Babyopathy.com. Connect on Facebook and Twitter.
Discover expert advice on a host of other topics on the dedicated Expert Editions page here.
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Are you eager to turn back the clock on aging? Would you like to find a natural way to look your best without turning to plastic surgery?
Slowing down aging in your body starts with what you eat and drink on a daily basis. If you eat lots of processed low-nutrient foods, and sugar-filled or artificially sweetened beverages, your skin, hair, and nails will reflect these choices. Anti-aging foods will provide you with the all good nutrition you need to slow down the aging process. When you eat real foods with key anti-aging nutrients, you become healthy on the inside which is reflected on the outside by an outer glow of vibrant health that everyone will notice. Organic whole foods which contain the following key nutrients are the best choices for fighting the aging process.
That's why you should follow nutrition plan loaded with whole foods that will reverse aging. These foods are all packed with anti-aging properties. If you stick to these foods, not only will you look younger, but you will also be fit. You can follow nutrition plan that is set for a month in order to learn how to incorporate all these healthy foods into your diet. You will need to prep your food once a week for maximum success and make sure to follow each plan for one week. Make sure you have a digital scale to weigh your foods and remember that good and timely organization is the key to success.
Probably the best way to stay energized later in the day is to treat yourself to a super healthy breakfast! This will definitely give you energy, satisfy your appetite, and give you the best possible start of the day. You can start your day with a healthy and light breakfast that will include:
● 4 egg whites with 1 yolk
● 2 white corn tortillas
● 1/3 avocado
● 2 Tbsp salsa
Lunch – Sandwich
Ah, the lunchbox. Sometimes you may face real challenges when thinking about the midday meal. There's a high chance you want healthy options that keep you full enough to stay away from the vending machine come mid-afternoon, and won't leave you raiding the pantry a couple of hours later. So, here is an idea for a super healthy lunch that will satisfy your appetite and make you feel good at the same time.
● 2 slices toasted Ezekiel bread
● 3 oz Tuna (rinsed if from a can)
● Lettuce and tomato
● 1 Tbsp mustard
You've tried to think of a nutritious dinner plan many times and you always fail to stick to it. But, that's about to change. So, here is an example of nutritious dinner that is all about making weeknight meals a little easier, without giving up any of the big, bold flavors that make cooking and eating so fun.
● 4 oz fish of your choice
● ¾ cup quinoa or brown rice
● 1 cup chopped sautéed veggies of your choice mixed in with quinoa
What you eat between meals matters more than you think. These choices boost your metabolism and help you lose weight fast. Here are some snack choices you can combine between regular meals.
● ¼ cup almonds
● 25-gram protein shake blended
● with one cup unsweetened almond milk
If you're going to bulk up, lose fat, or stay healthy, you'll also need a goal-specific nutritious plan to get results. With the right plan and the right discipline, you can get seriously shredded in just one month. Make sure to follow this nutritious plan that includes super healthy breakfast, lunch, dinner as well as snacks and the results will speak for themselves!
Ultimately --
That is the first secret.
If you make the right choice, you can look forward to a younger, more confident, and happier you