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IFFCO Tokio Travel Insurance Policy Overview
Travelling has become an integral part of everybodys daily life. Whatever the reason could be, either for personal leisure or professional requirement, we all travel day in day out. Hence this brings the higher probability of any misfortune while travelling. In such a scenario not pleasure of travelling diminishes but trepidation of being alone in any unknown place is a crumpling feeling as well. It is for situations like this the Travel Insurance Plans cocoons individual from any ill fate spoiling their traveling pleasure.
Understand the Need Travel Insurance
Travelinsurance is basically a protection plan that providescoveragefor health expenses overseas as well as trip related insurance coverage. Not only this , It also covers insurance for trip delays, trip interruptions, trip cancellations and related problems through various plans offered by many a insurer in Indian Today. Additionally cover for travel-related expenses such expenses incurred for medical and health emergencies that may arise during trip is provided under Travel Insurance plans. Some plans also provide services such as travel-related advice, evacuation to your home or hospital in case of medical emergency, emergency cash or help in the event of the loss ortheftof your money, valuables or travel documents.
IFFCO Tokio Travel Insurance Plans
IFFCO Tokio brings its expertise in insurance plan into picture by offering two exclusive plans designed to cater the overall requirement of travelers. The plan is offered in two variant which are
Travel Insurance Plan
Pravasi Bhartiya Bima Yojna.
Travel Insurance Plan
Features of the IFFCO Tokio Travel Insurance Plan are
A comprehensive insurance plan covering all possible mishaps that a traveler may face in due course of time of travelling.
Affordable premium without adding much burden on pocket and keeps the tranquility of holidaying.
Online options to choose the most suited plan, wherein customer has the freedom to choose the premium he wants to pay.
A host of online facilities to avoid any wastage of time before travelling.
Instant Digitally signed Plan document availed through IFFCO Tokio offices, POS centers, or for online purchases.
Hassle free processing and simple documentation.
24 Hour Worldwide Assistance in partnership with Paramount Healthcare Management Pvt.Ltd to any
Well trained in-house Surveyors to ensure that every claim is being attended within the least expected time frame
Pan India help desk for 24×7 assistance relating to claims in india.
A multitude of emergency assistance services can be availed through IFFCO Tokio On Road Protector Coverage at a nominal extra premium, along with this Plan.
Unique bouquet of additional benefits available through IFFCO Tokio `Value Auto Coverage at a small extra premium, along with this Plan
Coverage under the plan
Complete protection from any appalling event, either domestic or overseas travelling.
Comprehensive coverage including personal accident, medical expenses, repatriation, loss/ delay of checked baggage, passport loss and third party liability.
Health Cover for protection of any financial expense while travelling
Medical Expenses in any unpredicted medical exigency
Dental treatment for any injury cases while travelling
Hospital Daily Allowance
Total Lossof Baggage Including Delay of Baggage.
Hijack Distress Allowance
Loss of Passport
Financial Emergency Assistance Cover.
The plan is offered in 5 different benefit options
Gold 500 plan
Gold 250 plan
Gold 100 plan
Silver plan
Bronze plan.
The benefit in each plan is given as below in the table.
Exclusion under the plan
For any claim prior to commencement of plan cover or due an any consequential event in past prior to the commencement of plan.
For any health claim which has occurred due to denunciation of physician advice.
For cases wherein the customer is already under treatment to a physician at the time of plan issuance.
Cases where insured has received a terminal prognosis for a medical condition.
Cases where the insured is taking part in any kind of Naval, Military or Air Force operation.
For any claim arising out of illnesses or accidents that theInsuredPersonhas caused intentionally or by committing a crime or as a result of drunkenness or addiction (drugs, alcohols).
For any claims arising out of mental disorder, anxiety, stress of depression, venereal disease or any loss arising directly or indirectly from any injury, illness, death, loss or expense or any otherliability
Any medical expense towards the attributable to HIV (Human Imnuno Deficiency Virus) and/ or any HIV related illness including AIDS (Acquired Imuno Deficiency Syndrome) and/ or any mutant derivative or variations thereof howsoever caused.
For illness and accidents that are results of wars and warlike occurrences or invasions, acts of foreign enemies, hostilities, active participation in riots, civil war, rebellion, insurrection, military or usurped power or confiscation or nationalization or requisition of or destruction of or damage to the property by or under the order of any government or local authority.
For any claim arising from damage to any property whatsoever or any loss or expenses whatsoever resulting or arising from or anyconsequential lossdirectly or indirectly caused by or contributed to by or arising from Ionising radiation or contamination by radioactivity from any nuclear waste from the combustion fuel or the radioactive, toxic, explosive or other hazardous properties of any explosive nuclear assembly or nuclear component thereof.
For any claim arising out of sportingriskin so far as they involve the training or participation in competitions of professional or semi professional sportsmen or women
Overseas Assistance
While the insured is travelling overseas and is wedged in any emergency situation, IFFCO Tokio in partnership with Paramount Healthcare Management Pvt.Ltd, provides every possible assistance.
All the customer needs to do is dial the international access code and the UIFN number which is + 800 8000 8400.The details of country wise access code are given on policy documents and the usage handbook.
Important terms & Conditions of Travel Insurance Plan
Medical Tests are not mandatory under the travel insurance plans for insured up to the age of 70 years. However, proposers who have completed the age 70 years will be required to submit medical reports. Henceforth for the Proposer of age group of 60 to 69 years, the medical report seeking conformation of Diabetes and Hypertension is no longer compulsory
Theinsurancecan be purchased from anywhere in the globe as long as the traveler is still in India.
If there is a legal action with the claimant or his/ her heirs or assignees over a personal liability claim, IFFCO Tokio0 reserves the right to conduct the legal action at Claimant expenses in the name of the insured person and the insured person will allow us to do so.
In an event where the insured personal liability claim is falling within the cover provided and if there are criminal proceedings relating to this event IFFCO Tokio shall on request basis appoint a defense counsel for insured on the cost bearer by company..
In the event of permanent disablement, a disablement payment cannot be claimed prior to completion of the healing process or within one year of occurrence of the accident, whichever is earlier
Insured person shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent injury, illness, disease and damage in order to minimize claims. Failure to do so will prejudice the insured persons claim under this Plan.
The Plan shall be legitimate only if the insured person commences the journey within 14 days of the first day of insurance.
The Plan shall be void and all premium paid will be forfeited in the event of a misrepresentation or concealment of any material information.
Any Change in information has to be duly informed by the insured /claimant as soon as its happens.
In cases of any false or non-disclosure of any material fact, the Plan shall be void and all premium paid shall be forfeited.
Free lookup period will be allowed for at least 15 (fifteen) days from the date of receipt of the plan to review the terms and conditions of the plan and to return the same if not acceptable stating the reasons therein for doing so.
Pravasi Bhartiya Bima Yojna
This plan is based on the directives issued by Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India wherein all the Indian emigrants going abroad for employment purposes with ECR (Emigration Check Required)endorsementon their passport have to compulsorily enroll for this insurance plan . It offers special fortification to such Nonresident Indian who are residing abroad for employment purpose . Being away from home country and working in different geographic conditions, make them vurnable to various kinds of risks and health hazard .
The key features of this plan are
Superior sum insured as compared to the traditional plans of Rs.20 lacs in Libya and 10 lacs in other parts of the world.
Coverage for any body injury leading to death or permanent total disablement resulting into loss of employment within 12 months of bodily injury.
Coverage towards Employment Contingencies andRepatriation Expenses
Reimbursement of the actual cost of transporting the mortal remains of the deceased back home to India
Reimbursement of the additional cost of economy class return airfare for one attendant to accompany the mortal remains from the place of death abroad to back home in India.
Coverage of the plan
PersonalAccident covers for Rs. 10, 00,000 againstaccidental bodily injury leading to death or permanent total disablement resulting into loss of employment within 12 months of bodily injury.
Expense towards Transportation of remains of deceased from place of death abroad to back home in India & Airfare for one Attendant to accompany the mortal remains from place of death to back home in India.
Hospitalization expenses up to Rs.75,000 of Emigrant, maternity expense up to Rs.25,000 of female Emigrant and hospitalization expense up to Rs.50,000 of family of Emigrant comprising spouse up to 60 years and two children up to 21 years of age in the event of death or permanentdisabilityof Emigrant. The hospitalization expense shall include
Room rent, board, nursing expenses in Hospital, including Registration and Service charges.
Surgeon, Anaesthetist, Medical Practitioner, Consultant and Specialist fees.
Cost of Anaesthesia, Blood, Oxygen, Operation Theater, Medicines, Diagnostic Expenses etc. certified by Medical Practitioner.
One way return airfare to India in cases of sudden loss of employment due to refusal of job by the employer upon the arrival at workplace/ destination abroad,
Any premature termination from job within first 3 months for no fault of insured and/or making job contract/agreement not in the insureds favor. Further, this Section also covers termination of job within first 12 months of inception of cover, provided that such termination arises out of your becoming medically unfit to commence, continue or resume working.
litigation expenses up to Rs. 30,000 relating to contingencies involved with employment, provided the grounds of such litigation are justified by concerned Ministry in the country of employment
For any claim prior to commencement of plan cover or due an any consequential event in past prior to the commencement of plan.
For any health claim which has occurred due to denunciation of physician advice.
For cases wherein the customer is already under treatment to a physician at the time of plan issuance.
Cases where insured has received a terminal prognosis for a medical condition.
Cases where the insured is taking part in any kind of Naval, Military or Air Force operation.
Important terms and conditions of Pravasi Bhartiya Bima Yojna plan
All the expenses relating to Employment Contingencies and Legal Expenses must be certified by Indian Mission/Post abroad.
Thebodily injuryresulting in death, permanent total disablement, disease/ sickness/maternity resulting into hospitalization must take place within Period ofInsuranceas well as during employment period abroad.
The benefit/reimbursementpayable under thisPlanis subject toSum Insured/ Limit mentioned in the respective Section/Subsection of the Plan.
All the bills, voucher, tickets, receipts must be filed withclaim.
All claims will be settled in Indian currency.
All the reimbursements and benefits under this Plan are available only if you work for the same employer, same country and in the same profession which has been declared by you in theProposal Formand accepted by us as incorporated in the PlanSchedule.
The insurance cover is granted for a two year period, for which the normalpremiumis Rs. 500 plus Service Tax. The premium for 3 years cover shall be Rs 750 plus Service Tax.
IFFCO TOKIO Travel Insurance- FAQs
1. How to pay a premium? What are the modes of payment available?
The IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Company offers 4 modes of premium payment namely:
Cash/ checque payment at the branch
Online Payment
Mobile portal with the help of Android and iOS
By Post
For the online payment mode, the policyholder can pay via;
Credit Card,
Debit Card
Net banking
2. How can I check policy status for IFFCO TOKIO travel insurance?
You can inquire from Toll free number of the company to know more. Please keep your policy details handy.
3. What is the policy renewal process for IFFCO TOKIO travel insurance?
You can pay your renewal premium in 3 easy steps online, if you are a registered user:
Step1: Enter your Policy details to login into e-portal
Step2: Select the payment option Debit/Credit Card or Net Banking to pay
Step3: Save or print the premium deposit receipt
Walk into nearest branch to depost cash/cheque.
4. What is the companys process to settle claim for IFFCO TOKIO travel insurance?
You can register the claim in the following steps
Step 1: Intimate IFFCO-Tokio through the toll number immediately on admission (not later than 7 days from the date of discharge). Please quote your Policy Certificate Number while intimating the claim.
Step 2: Avail treatment and settle all the bills with the hospital and then file a claim for reimbursement.
Step 3: Download the relevant claim form from our website request for one through our call centre.
Step 4: Submit Claim documents to your nearest branch
5. What is the policy cancellation process for IFFCO TOKIO travel insurance?
You can visit the nearest branch with your policy documents to surrender. The refund will be dierctl credited into your bank and intimated to you by an SMS.
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
16 comments:
- James said...
Thanksgiving in South Carolina with LFG,perfect bliss. Enjoy my friend.
- November 23, 2010 at 6:16 AM
- Reggie Darling said...
I have a couple of pair of BB slip on cordovan loafers and they are pretty swell. My only complaint is they start out super shiny and then but fifteen minutes later have dulled down considerably and look like they need another shine. I have them cream-shined (only) at my local shoppe. Oh Zeus of these matters, I ask you: Am I doing something wrong? Reggie
- November 23, 2010 at 6:32 AM
- ADG said...
James....thanks. I'm already fasting in prep for manifesting one of the seven deadlies. Butcept if your mama is the sponsor of the fuel for the sin...Thanksgiving dinner equals gluttony...then it ain't a sin.
ReggieDarlingtossity...I hear you. The cream is killing your vegetable dyed impregnated oily baseline in the cordovan...the very source of the lustre. It may be too late if you've had them cream shined numerous times. Too late to get back that day-long, see yourself all day shine like my two brown pairs have in the first photo. Still not a tragedy. But here's the deal...as a matter of fact...I did this an hour ago before leaving the house...just a THIN coat of waxed based polish...rubbed in with a cloth...then a quick and fast brush...all done while the shoes were on my feet...two minutes.
And finally....do NOT saddle soap them or try to "strip" the built up cream off of the shoes. But don't cream 'em no moe.
Have a blessed Thanksgiving. Ps...LFG and I looked at pugs the other day. We met a little baby girl...Agatha.
- November 23, 2010 at 6:49 AM
- Silk Regimental said...
When I was in high school, my Dad would take my brother and I to Barrie Bootery Ltd, next door to J. Press in New Haven.
I always bought the same shoe - tan moccasins with leather soles and heels with a steel wedge in the heel. I loved the "click" it used to make.
Dad tought me how to "season" the color of the shoe with light brushes a darker color polish - dark brown or black - ever so lightly whisked.
- November 23, 2010 at 8:26 AM
- Suburban Princess said...
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with LFG - I know you will have a great time and make many new memories!
- November 23, 2010 at 10:44 AM
- Patsy said...
I think you may manage to have some fun, sans new green shoes.
Have a joyous Thanksgiving and a safe journey!
- November 23, 2010 at 10:54 AM
- LPC said...
I have an entirely new appreciation of the term "patina" now. Although I still believe it means a deep shine acquired via age and experience, through which we imagine we see the Platonic object:).
- November 23, 2010 at 11:35 AM
- ADG said...
LPC...Yes...your definition...THE true definition...still seems right for shell cordovan. The protracted brining/tanning processes are anything but expedient and there's an antiquated,protracted and smugly shabby method for getting them "just right"...so patina just keeps popping up in my noggin. I had a history professor in college...I loved his classes. He was, unequivocally patinated.
Patsy...I'm experiencing advance let down and green cordovan refractory emotions already.
SilkReggie...sorry to have missed Barrie before they gave it up.
- November 23, 2010 at 11:48 AM
- Mal said...
I appreciate the thoughts and advice on polishing shoes. Sorry the Yuketens will not arrive for the holiday but think of it as a great present waiting on you when you return...you know, early christmas
Have a safe and happy thanksgiving-
- November 23, 2010 at 1:11 PM
- Reggie Darling said...
Maxie: Thanks for the education. Henceforth I shall never cream cordocan, only wax it! I am much obliged. Reggie
- November 23, 2010 at 6:48 PM
A very amusing post.
- November 23, 2010 at 7:30 PM
- CeceliaMc said...
You know,I've read that Cuban cigars get their patina from being rolled between the thighs of sweltering Cuban women.
Perhaps that might be the shortcut you guys have been seeking, and certainly the instructions would be less perplexing.
- November 23, 2010 at 9:58 PM
Do translucent patinated cordovans really reflect up?
- November 23, 2010 at 10:24 PM
- In The Littoral said...
God bless you and LFG. I hope that you have a wonderful time with your family and especially with LFG. Looking forward to my time time with my girls too. Family means everything, I realize that more now than ever.
PS Thanks for the tutorial on shell cords.
- November 24, 2010 at 7:45 PM
- ilovelimegreen said...
A co-worker of mine often tells the joke about Patina and her sister Ormolu...perhaps Ormolu went to school with you as well?
- November 24, 2010 at 8:23 PM
I couldn't agree with you more about the patina.
Have you seen the recently released 721LTD, Wolverines' limited edition, shell cordovan boots. The leather is, of course, from Horween, and I understand that production was limited to one thousand pair.
As a die-hard cordovan afficianado, I think a pair belongs in your vast shoe vault. Remember, Santa is always watching.
- November 24, 2010 at 10:40 PM

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text: Overcoming the Epstein-Barr Virus Naturally Herpes 15 Comments Recommended: Use a voucher code MAS5385 to save an extra 5% when shopping for supplements on iHerb. This is a story of my daughter overcoming the Epstein-Barr virus naturally. I usually like to brag about my children never having to go to the doctor for illness for the past 20 years. But, there was one exception where I actually had to take my high school age daughter to the doctor for an illness. Normally, kids can get well with a little time and TLC (tender loving care). I used garlic pills a lot whenever they'd get a cold or flu. Garlic is the "poor man's medicine" and is known to kill all viruses, bacteria, germs, and fungus. However, this time she wasn't getting well. She just kept getting worse laying around with a bad sore throat. At the time, I didn't know about how powerful a lemon-garlic drink can be and that it could have helped her even more than garlic pills. The Epstein-Barr virus or EBV is just another name for mono (mononucleosis) or chronic fatigue syndrome. The symptoms of mono can vary from person to person, but generally anyone who gets it can have any one or more of these symptoms: Severe sore throat, which doesn't seem to get better. Fever Weakness and fatigue or malaise Body aches or headaches Skin with a yellowish tint or even a rash Problems breathing Lack of interest in food and apparent weight loss Night Sweats Swollen lymph nodes Pain and tenderness near the left side of the stomach where the spleen is – This one can be an emergency as their is a chance of the spleen bursting. I took her to a medical doctor. He ran a test to find out if she might have strep throat or mono. While we were waiting for the results, he said that he could prescribe some antibiotics, which would help if she had strep throat. However, if she had mono, it would actually make her worse. When we came in for our next appointment, he told us that she had EBV or mono. He said there was nothing he could do for that and wished us luck. She could possibly have it for months or years and would be very sleepy. The only good that came out of the doctor visit was to have her condition diagnosed. I couldn't figure out how she could have gotten this sickness. It's typically a "kissing" disease, and she never had even had a boyfriend. I found out that she'd been sharing germs at school with her friends. They would drink from the same containers and share their food back and forth. She was very popular and had many friends, so there was no way of pinpointing the specific person who might have given it to her. I knew of a lady named Vicki Sorenson, who was a master herbalist in Cedar City, Utah. So, I decided to take my daughter to her to see what could be done naturally. She suggested that I do three things to help her get better. By this time, my daughter was a lot worse. So, these three tips on how to overcome the Epstein-Barr Virus naturally ended up being very helpful. One glass of fresh raw carrot juice every morning – I think the big secret to this suggestion is in the high amount of vitamin A in carrot juice. Carrots are already very high in beta carotene, which is the most natural and usable source of vitamin A. If you have a sufficient amount of vitamin A, your body is able to have stronger immunity to invaders. It also helps to protect the mucosal linings of the throat. In order to get enough carrot juice to equal 8 oz., I needed 5 medium to large sized carrots and a high quality juicer. Luckily, we already had a Jack La Lanne Power Juicer. I knew how to use it already, so this step was easy. And, my kids all loved fresh carrot juice. One packet of Emergen-C drink powder every 4 hours – These Emergen-C packets are really fun for kids, since they fiz up when added to half a cup of water. They are a natural source of high vitamin C and B vitamins, all essential for the getting-well process. Vitamin C has been proven to be a very effective supplement to take when sick. I try to keep these on hand for sick times, but my family tends to just gobble them all up. I went and bought a box of the packets. There are about 36 in a box, and they cost around $8-10 for each box. There are many flavors; lemon-lime, tangerine, orange, and cherry to name a few. Immune-supporting herbs that include astragalus – The herb combination had to include astragalus. We were told that astragalus does something to the EBV to make it visible to the immune system. Normally, with EBV or mono, it is so good at hiding in the body that the white blood cells can't find the virus to even attack it. Therefore, a person can have this lingering sickness and problems with fatigue and needing a lot more sleep for months or years. For some people, it never seems to go away. Of course, there are other herbs in the formula that we tried that help to strengthen and support the immune system. Here in Southern Utah, we have a Grandma's Herbs shop that carries the type of mix that Vicki recommended. She has her own set of high-quality herbs that she sells and which we probably used. By following Vicki's advice, my daughter got better within a week and was back to school. Going the natural route was the best choice we could have made. We'd already tried the medical route, which may have helped if she'd had strep throat. However, it's not that great to use antibiotics that not only kill all the bad bacteria but all the good bacteria as well in that case. Normally, garlic pills or fresh garlic should be very effective in fighting off an illness. Garlic usually helps and doesn't kill the probiotics in your digestive system like antibiotics would have. Apparently, mono can become dormant in a lot of people. Whenever they get stressed or have a compromised immune system, it can flare up. The simplest treatment is to just sleep a lot, this allows the body to eventually recover. The sleeping is something that will help with any cold or flu as it contributes to the repair and rejuvenation of the body. If you've had EBV or don't want to ever get it, make sure that you drink plenty of water for good health. Eliminate the junk foods and eat more steamed or raw vegetables, whole grains, fresh fruits, and beans. What you eat daily has a large influence on how well you are able to handle stress and invaders that may be in your food. Don't share germs with people, and try to always get adequate sleep. Then, follow the three tips outlined above, and you too can overcome the Epstein-Barr virus naturally if you ever come in contact with it. 15 Responses Katie January 27, 2013 Hello, I thought you might want to fix your article. The short name for the virus is EBV not EPV. I have Chronic Active EBV and have studied the virus for a while now. It is NOT the same thing as mono although mono is caused by it. I just thought I'd clarify those two things. I haven't tried the carrot juice. I will have to try it and see if that helps. I do take the Emergen-C packs daily, and if I don't take those and have bad nutrition I get flare-ups. It's a good article; just thought you might want to make that correction. Thanks, Katie Reply Antonieta April 30, 2013 My son was diagnosed with chronic ebv. He is 14 and I am desperate to help him….he's on monolaurin….I need help firstname.lastname@example.com Reply Janet Hailstone February 3, 2013 Thank you for clarifying all that Katie. At least it is on your comment. This isn't my site, so I hope the administrator here will notice and fix that. Reply Margaret A. Rutherford August 28, 2013 I have chronic EBV. I tried Vitamin C every 4 hours but ended up bleeding internally. Will the Emergen C do the same as the Vitamin C tablets? Also, I was told there is nothing but rest to put it into remission. How does one get a good night's sleep? During the day, I can fall asleep sitting in a chair. Any advice would be appreciated. This is my fourth time with EBV and this time it has been a year and I am still having exhaustion. Reply Janet Hailstone August 30, 2013 Hi Margaret, I've heard that Vitamin C shouldn't be taken long term as there are side effects. And, the Emergen-C packets were what the master herbalist that we went to recommended. They tend to be a little more natural but they might do the same if you are having internal bleeding. If you go to my nutribuff.com site, I have a recipe for lemon/garlic drink that may help and is more natural than the Emergen-C packets. Also I have done a post on how to get to sleep naturally with a meditation exercise or by using melatonin. Overall, you need to be having a more natural, back to nature type of diet of grains, beans, vegetables, and fresh fruits, drink water and daily exercise. Avoid the over use of animal products and convenience foods that have chemicals and then your body can start to heal. See the recipes and posts on my site. I hope you get feeling better soon. I also recommend hacres.com for healing and using positive mental imagery and happier emotions and spirituality to boost your immune system. Rest is definitely essential so take care of yourself . Reply Margaret September 4, 2013 Thanks, Janet. I went to a nutritionist and am taking more natural type vitamins with meals. She also has me taking a teaspoon of Manuka honey each day. Also, I use only fresh fruit and vegetables, eat very little beef and more types of beans and some chicken. It was recommended by a doctor to see an immunologist because I have had 3 strept and ear infections in the last 3 months. Along with the Epstein Barr Virus, I have Hashimoto's Disease. What do you know about gamma globulin therapy? Because my immune system is comprised, this was suggested. Reply Sue Michael March 11, 2017 Buy the book medical medium by Anthony William it will explain and help you! It talks about EBV and fruit vegs and herbs and supplements that will help you! Good luck and God bless Reply Laura September 17, 2017 Hi Margaret, I would love to talk to you. My daughter has recently been diagnosed with Hashimotos and has had mono. She struggles with fatigue and so many other problems. What has worked for you if anything? Reply Janet Hailstone September 8, 2013 Margaret, your situation sounds really serious and I am not a doctor. If it was me, I would do the program that Hallelujah Acres offers. Many people are healed that were otherwise incurable to medical doctors. When you treat your body right, it begins to heal. They have the most awesome nutritional program with doctors and nutritionists on staff. Here is the link where they have testimonials about being restored to optimum health http://www.hacres.com/testimonies It's an excellent site to explore. There is also Dr. Richard Schulze who says there are no incurable diseases and he's had experience curing them with various herbal cleanses. https://www.herbdoc.com/index.php?option=com_oscommerce&Itemid=42&lang=en&c=1 I hope you are able to find the best nutritional information possible and to get well. Reply Margaret August 13, 2014 After our last chat, my health went down rapidly. I saw two doctors and a nutritionist telling them how bad I felt, etc. and they found nothing wrong. I even went to a hospital for 6 days and got much worse and went home with NO diagnosis. Within hours of being dismissed from one hospital I was taken by ambulance to another hospital where within hours I was not only diagnosed with EBV but also colitis, c-dif, and a serious kidney infection. I spent 8 days there where 3 antibiotics were administered. A month later I broke 3 bones in my foot and later separated cartilage in my chest when I fell. After that I injured two areas of my back and broke another. The new guidelines had me doing PT with a badly broken back. In June I had back surgery and am now doing water therapy at Warm Springs. The lengthy illness and injuries have left me very weak. Recovery is slow. I take natural vitamins, etc. recommended by a nutritionist. I eat Greek yogurt I make. What went wrong? Medical professionals did not listen. The nutritionist failed to realize how seriously ill I was and just sold me vitamins. The nurses in the hospital did not take specimens ordered by the doctor. For some strange reason… my blood work was perfect in the first hospital, but was off the chart in the other. Because of my case, changes were made at the first hospital. It was a terrifying experience no one in this country should have to experience, and yet, I hear others have had similar experiences. We should all eat healthy, have advocates (and yes, maybe a lawyer) when we are seriously ill. Reply Terri September 25, 2013 Thank you for this article. I am nearing the end of week 3 with mono (EBV) & think I'm going to try your suggestions above! I was looking for probiotic information, to see if that might help, but I like your natural remedies. Even if they don't help, they're not going to hurt – I wouldn't think 🙂 I am 41 btw & hate not being myself. Reply Janet Hailstone August 16, 2014 Margaret, I am so sorry that you are going through such awful experiences. I really hope things start getting better for you. Here is a link from a medical doctor who specializes in nutrition. There is a list of health problems and you can learn from each 3 minute video how to eat better for that specific problem. Dr. McDougall has had a lot of success with hundreds of thousands of his patients, he is the expert in my opinion. https://www.drmcdougall.com/health/education/videos/mcdougalls-moments/ Did you get a chance to look at those links in my previous comments. Hacres and Richard Shulze as well as Dr. McDougall would 99.9%never recommend the use of animal products in your diet if you want optimum healing. Reply curasao January 14, 2017 it is good to eat 2 cloves of fresh raw garlic everyday. also eat 2 fresh oranges everyday and drink coconut water 1L everyday. eat probiotic yougourt 2 times a week and you will be fine. Reply erica harriet kennedy February 23, 2017 I can relate to some of these other comments. About a year ago I was told I had a torn ligament alongside spondylitis. But I disagreed with my doctor on this issue. As I had been getting vertigo and dizziness and sickness. Eventually I was given the correct diagnosis of labrinthitis inner ear problems which I was treated for over 3 months. About 5 weeks ago I caught another virus which has really taken the stuffing out of me. The doctor said I could have Epstein Barr virus and is going to do a blood test shortly. His advice wad drink plenty of liquids and get.enough test it could take up to two months to completely go or even longer. Reply Bobbie October 1, 2017 I was diagnosed two months ago with ebv…no sore throat fever…etc. However..has slapped me to the bed. Getting rest..fluids..garlic and vitamins..orange juice. So so tired….need prayers😑 Reply Leave a Reply to Katie Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.


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I've only been close with one transgender person in my life so far, and she happened to be somewhat famous. Her name was Octavia St. Laurent, known by many from the iconic film Paris Is Burning. There's nothing I can write here to convey how effervescent and lovely she was, so instead I'll just state the facts.
Octavia lived about a half hour away from where I attended college in Connecticut. My campus-leader boyfriend hit it off with her after she came to our school to give a lecture on HIV for an event he organized one day. The chemistry was instant and Octavia quickly became something of a den mother to us. She schooled my boyfriend and me on safe sex, emotional wellness, and the importance of being our authentic selves. She gave us sassy yet wise life advice and told us mind-blowing stories from her salacious New York days. She never talked with us about her journey to becoming Octavia. She had nothing to prove; she just was Octavia.
One time the three of us got stuck in traffic for two hours during a thunderstorm, and Octavia and I passed the time by singing and harmonizing to Toni Braxton's "How Could an Angel Break My Heart" (the Babyface duet version, of course) on repeat. Though it seemed insignificant in the moment, this has since become one of my all-time favorite memories. An 18-year-old white boy from rural Connecticut and a trans woman of color who happened to be a legendary LGBT icon, bonding over nineties R&B together in a Honda Accord. It was a lesson in just how not different we all are.
Octavia passed away at the end of my junior year. This was over a year after my boyfriend and I had broken up and we all lost touch, but the news fucked me up. I regretted not keeping in contact and not acknowledging that although she was a strong, nurturing figure to us when we knew her, Octavia was fighting for her health behind the scenes. I cried for days.
I realize now that briefly knowing Octavia was an incredible gift for the development of my character. I cared about the T in LGBT from my earliest gay days, because I had someone there to translate that T into an H for me. Human.
Earlier this week, I finished reading the stellar, capable-of-changing-hearts-and-minds memoir Redefining Realness by Janet Mock, whom I had the pleasure of meeting at a work event a few months ago.
Redefining Realness is a movingly honest account of one woman's journey. It's elegant yet raw. It's the type of story that, even having known Octavia (who I was delighted to see quoted at one point in the book), I had never actually heard before in such authentic detail. I'm much better for having read it.
You can imagine the visceral reaction I had, then, when not even 24 hours after finishing Janet's book and subsequently reminiscing over my favorite Octavia memories, I came across a severely transphobic rant by Gavin McInnes published by Thought Catalog. If you don't want to read the piece, just know that it's a hot mess of misinformed hate speech.
At first I felt enraged toward McInnes for writing something so offensive. But I got over that quickly, as I realized that he's entitled to think and write whatever the fuck he wants, no matter how horrible it is. So then I just felt disappointed. So, so, so, so, so disappointed in Thought Catalog for publishing it.
For giving hate such a major, influential platform.
I have something of a history with Thought Catalog.
The story starts in 2010, a few months before I moved from my small town in Connecticut to New York City for grad school at NYU. Please note ahead of time that I was 22 years old and remarkably callow.
Faced with a lot of free time that summer, I decided to write a book.
This was random, as I majored in music during undergrad and always had my heart set on singing. When it came to writing, I merely had experience crafting longwinded Live Journal essays that were never intended for an audience. They were self-serious and "deep" and little more than personal therapy.
But then I discovered Chelsea Handler books and fell in love with the sensation of laughing via written storytelling. I soon got into the deeper, more literary humor of David Sedaris. And then I read this hilarious and engaging memoir in essays called Bitch is the New Black by Helena Andrews. I proceeded to read every humorous memoir I could get my hands on until I started to hear my own voice developing in my head.
Once that voice started screaming, it was decided: I had to write one of these collections myself.
Based on the deluded belief that my writing was far too quality to be given away for free on the Internet, I shaped my essays in private, trusting that when I was finished I'd somehow just send it to a random publisher and it'd become an instant bestseller because that's how life works.
I got about sixty pages into my book project before grad school started and I shelved it. Living on my own in the city for the first time, interning at a music label, and having my pretentious views of the world shattered kind of took precedent. I had some life to live before I could write about it.
Though I didn't want to publish my work on the Internet, I started blogging during the summer between grad school semesters upon reluctantly accepting that book deals generally aren't just given away to first-time authors with absolutely no platform.
I fell in love with blogging once other people started telling me how hilarious I was, and by the time I graduated in 2012 I was prolific. I measured my worth as a writer in laughs and reasoned that if my blog wasn't funny, then no one would give a shit. But I was writing about my life, and my life wasn't always a joke. Sometimes it hurt or sucked or just confused me. So I eventually allowed myself to write about that stuff, too.
Once I achieved a vague balance of hilarity and introspection, several readers of mine started tweeting and sending me links to Ryan O'Connell's work on Thought Catalog. "This guy's stuff reminds me so much of you," they'd tell me in various phrasings. "You should write for this site, too!"
I read Ryan's work. He published pieces at a rate faster than most people publish tweets, so some of it was fluff while other pieces were absolutely brilliant. I placed my focus on the fluff because, frankly, I was jealous. My readers were right—Ryan and I were similar. Except he was Internet-famous and had a book deal while I had a tiny (though dedicated) following and was nowhere near being a safe bet for a publisher.
Recognizing that Thought Catalog had a massive online presence, I decided that maybe I should go for it. I submitted an old blog post of mine called "Not OK, Cupid." Within a couple hours, I got an e-mail from an editor at the time, Stephanie Georgopulos, who informed me that they'd love to run it (for free).
Being published on TC led to a spike in readership on my own site, so I did it a few more times. I noticed that with each new post I'd get maybe a thousand new hits and a handful of Twitter followers. It was validating and exciting at first, but then I started reading some of the content on the site that wasn't written by the small handful of great writers (Ryan, Stephanie, Nico Lang, Gaby Dunn, and some others) whose work I admired. I noticed that much of everything else was unedited, uninformed, unaware, and generally sophomoric.
The low editorial standards of TC made me self-conscious about my own work, so I stopped writing for them and instead decided to focus on my own site and my manuscript.
A few months later, Stephanie reached out to me through my blog e-mail, totally unaware that I was the same Nicolas who'd submitted a few pieces to the site already. She loved my latest post and tried to sell Thought Catalog to me as a place to republish it for more exposure.
Feeling particularly validated that an editor had found my blog on her own accord and specifically reached out, I agreed, reasoning that, "So what if this isn't a 'quality' site? It's expanding my reach and I need to build a platform."
I wrote for TC on and off for over a year after that. Throughout, I focused on my craft and submitted to many more reputable publications, but when the rejections poured in, being published on TC was always a bittersweet consolation prize.
My most recent pieces for Thought Catalog were posted just last month, weeks before they decided to run Gavin McInnes' hate-fueled diatribe.
Their choice to publish that piece has made this long-time-coming decision of mine easy: I'm done. It's over. I deserve better. Octavia's memory requires more of me. We all deserve better.
The next time I get published outside of my own blog, I want to be proud of the accomplishment. I want to be able to say, "This publication has standards." At the very least, I want to be able to say, "This publication doesn't troll for clicks by publishing harmful, misinformed rants by raging transphobic assholes."
But beyond my own writing career, what I'm more upset about with this whole thing is the fact that McInnes' piece remains out there and continues to attract thousands of views and shares.
As the experiences I've recounted in this essay attest, I haven't always been an educated, smart reader. I grew up in a small town where many issues (like trans ones) simply aren't discussed. I was a naïve 22-year-old and an even more naïve 18-year-old. If Thought Catalog had been around back then, I can almost guarantee that I would have read it and taken it seriously.
Whether or not the editors want to acknowledge it, Thought Catalog has major reach and influence. In today's world, social media presence is power. And with nearly half a million Facebook followers, Thought Catalog has got a fucking lot of it. And to quote Spider-Man, because apparently it's come to that, "with great power comes great responsibility."
Thought Catalog routinely evades this responsibility (not to mention editorial integrity) by crouching behind their indifferent slogan, "all thinking is relevant."
Problem is, that's not true. McInnes' 1950's-esque hate speech is not relevant.


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IDW, in cooperation with MARVEL Comics, proudly presents WALTER SIMONSON'S THE MIGHTY THOR: ARTIST"S EDITION, collecting seven complete issues of Simonson's Transcendent run on The Mighty Thor, including the groundbreaking first arc that introduced Beta Ray Bill. Each page is scanned from the original art, same size as drawn, and in full color (in insure the best possible reproduction).
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(Originally printed in the Fall 2003 Issue of the MCOI Journal beginning on page 16) You have unlimited potential." "Success comes from within." "Empower yourself." These and other similar phrases are used to publicize and market seminars originating from what is best known as the Human Potential Movement. This movement arose in the 1970's and 1980's finding fertile soil in the ambitious and success-oriented '80's. The seminars promote personal power, improved self-worth, and team cooperation … Continue reading
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1 a : the act or process of orienting or of being oriented b : the state of being oriented; broadly : arrangement, alignment 2 a : a usually general or lasting direction of thought, inclination, or interest b :a person's self-identification as heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual (sexual orientation)1 This word "orientation" has a lot of different connotations in our society. People want to know what your political orientation is. Are you left http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orientation ↩ … Continue reading


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Dill is well-known for its everlasting relationship with smoked salmon, but did you know it goes well with broccoli, too? In this brilliant combination, your children will finally learn to adore their veggies!
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3D Printing has been around for about 25 years, and like with any new technology it takes a long time before things get interesting for the consumer. Over the past 5 years the pace has picked up with recent developments such as the launch of Cube 3D Printer by 3D Systems, new Makerbot machine, as well as Botmill and Bits from Bytes printers all aimed at hobbyists and nearly consumers. One of the pitfalls for going full circle has been the absence of easy recycling in this world of home printing. With the help of the American Kickstarter program Tyler McNaney is building the very first home filament extruder. Which essentially enables the owner of a 3D printer to recycle old 3D prints as well as all kinds of other left-over products.
So what does it do?
Filabot is a 3D plastic extrusion system. For example mostly any type of recyclable plastic, such as milk jugs, detergent bottles, soda bottles, shampoo bottles, product packaging, and many more, can be processed through the Filabot to make usable 3D printing filament. This will allow for users to remake filament from an old print that is bad or not needed. The Filabot will grind, melt and extrude the plastic filament. It is a one stop shop for all the filament you could ever need.Plastic recycling and extrusion have been around since plastic was invented. How do you think the filament bought online is made? There are a few websites/ users that have started to develop this system, but none have brought it to the scale where it is simple and easy to use. The whole goal of the Filabot is to have a complete system that is affordable and reliable. Filabot right now is more then just an idea, we have tested our prototype system with great results. But we need your help! We need backers to help support the cause so we can make the best system possible. It is a bold and big idea but with your help we can create a device that helps user of 3D printers to become self-sufficient.
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Ezra Cook is sole caregiver to older brother Tray, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's in his forties. They live outside the small town of Drop, Oregon, on property Tray bought with his Microsoft settlement money. For years, Ezra has been going on and off low doses of testosterone to maintain a comfortable level of androgyny. Ezra spends most days juggling Tray's needs and the work required to survive in rural Oregon on a small income, ignoring their own needs, especially companionship and sleep.
Ellred "Red" Long escaped Drop at seventeen but returns to his hometown in disgrace after his band dumped him on the streets of LA. Coming back doesn't seem like such a dead end, though, after he sees a guy walking along the side of the road in the rain and gives him a lift.
Ezra and Red's chance meeting begins an uncomfortable friendship neither had expected, and both allow fear to keep it from escalating into a hookup, or worse, a romance. Red never meant to return to Drop and doesn't want to get stuck there again, while Ezra's protective walls may be too strong to breach, from either side.
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STAG and VNYL, Los Angeles
By now, you must all be familiar with our LA obsession, because it is oh-so-real. We're not only obsessed with the east side though - in fact, we usually stay on the west side. The area around Venice is equally as hip as the Downtown Arts District (just, in a different way), and with the sand, surf, and Snapchat headquarters, why wouldn't you want to pay a visit to Venice Beach? Here's a sneak peek of two of our fave shops along Abbott Kinney Blvd. We can't wait to give you guys a Venice neighborhood guide!
Stag Provisions is an awesome men's boutique that is bright and full of wooden furnishings and everything you need to add a little texture to your wardrobe. It's the brother store to the Stag in Austin that we originally loved, except this one is larger. The guys are all so friendly, and the best part? You get a nice cold beer while you shop. Excuse us while we stay here all day...
When old meets new in a fun way, you've found yourself at VNYL. Yes, it's a record shop, but it's the most modern and funky record shop you've seen. There's six listening stations so you can bop, pop, and groove to your fave tunes by yourself.
The best part? You don't have to visit LA to get a cool record experience. With the VNYL membership, you can get 3 new records every month for $36, each of them hand-selected and chosen for you based on your social media profiles and the "vibe" you choose that month - like "netflix and chill," "rainy day," or "funk outta here."
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Reader Erik Greene shares the results of many hours of head scratching over how to deal with Excel from VB.
I recently finished a project in which I had to dump information out to an EXCEL spreadsheet. I ran into 2 problems that I thought I would share the solutions for.
* First, I had to figure out a way to change to a different worksheet.
* Second I had a difficult time saving and closing the EXCEL session after I had updated the file.
These are the solutions I came up with. Take a look at these before spending the hours it took me to figure it out.
'*Solution 1 'to switch between worksheets, use the shortcut - CTRL-Pagedown SendKeys ("^{PGDN}") 'just be sure that you CTRL-Pageup to the first page you started from before you save SendKeys ("^{PGUP}") '*Solution 2 'This one was actually a misunderstanding of how the EXCEL Object library defined things. 'First, close all active sheets and the workbook Set xlSheet = Nothing Set xlBook = Nothing 'Now, just use the save command and close your EXCEL session. xlApp.ActiveWorkbook.Save xlApp.ActiveWorkbook.Close (True) xlApp.Quit Set xlApp = Nothing
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We understand that the loss of a loved one is one of the hardest things anyone has to face and we would like to thank you for considering supporting St Andrew's Hospice.
Each year, donations made in memory of loved ones help us fund the specialist palliative care of patients living in North and South Lanarkshire and provide support to their families at a time when they need us the most.
Organise a collection at a funeral
Many people prefer to ask friends and relatives to make a donation in lieu of flowers to support the work of St Andrew's Hospice. If you would like to donate to us or arrange for a collection:-
- Please speak to your Funeral Director who can contact us to make the arrangements.
- Alternatively, please contact Lorna McCafferty, Trust Fundraising Officer in our Fundraising Department on 01236 772087.
Forget Me Not Appeal
Will you be part of Our Forget Me Not Appeal?
Our Forget Me Not Appeal is a great way to remember your loved ones. The money raised from this appeal will help St Andrew's Hospice to continue providing specialist palliative care to the people of Lanarkshire with a life-limiting illness. Click here to download our Forget Me Not leaflet.
Celebration Giving
Celebration giving is the perfect alternative gift for any life celebration you may have – a special wedding anniversary, a special birthday or retirement.
Asking for donations instead of gifts is a lovely way for family and friends to mark your special occasion and support St Andrew's Hospice.
We can provide collection buckets, banners and balloons for your special occasion. Please contact our Fundraising Department on 01236 766951 to arrange this.
Light Up a Life Appeal
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To globally connect Highland Dancers, Teachers, Judges, Pipers, Drummers, Families, and Fans of Highland Dance, folk dance of Scotland.
MOBILE FRIENDLY , Highland Dancing , Steps , Timing , Technique , Deportment , Compentition , Judging , Fling, Sword , Triubbhas , Strathspey , Reel , Nationals
We are a small newly formed troupe of dancers. Fourteen in all under the age of ten, based in Paris, Ontario, Canada. We dance 1-2 hours weekly depending on skill level and are looking to expand and increase our repetoire, also with visions of competing and testing. We are looking to increase awareness of our availability both to new dancers and to the community at large.
A group of talented Highland Dancers who perform, compete and attend yearly B.A.T.D. medal tests.
Located in Timmins, Ontario, the NOSSD is home to the Dalriada Scottish Dancer. Students receive weekly instruction in the art of Highland Dance (BATD), and have the opportunity to compete, perform, and take medal testing. The instructor is a certified member of the British Association Teachers of Dance.
Dance company created by World Champion Highland Dancers - Deryck & Gareth Mitchelson - to bring the Spirit back into Scottish & Highland dance.


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Amy has been a buyer with Etsy for a few years but just recently opened her shop where she sells high quality custom baby announcements. Honestly, I just could not resist these adorable little faces and I think an announcement like this is a wonderful way to let everyone in your life know about your brand new baby. Amy lives just outside Chicago, in Antioch, with her husband, Eddie and her two children, Anna (5) and Ethan (3). She tells me she gets her inspiration from magazines, home decor, ads, and textile designs. She loves clean and simple lines with an emphasis on typography.
The photos you see here are representations of what you can order from her shop. She is willing to work with you on color choice, text, and size. She will also help you with your needs for baptism, baby shower and birthday announcements. To get more information on her beautiful work be sure to check out her shop: http://www.aksheridan.etsy.com/ She is running a GRAND OPENING sale for the month of April.


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Most of you probably don't remember the last time I reviewed the Arctic Monkeys. It was nearly five years ago, I didn't have a proper camera yet, but I was mostly positive towards the record and I did think it had some moments that worked for me...
And everyone hated it! Yeah, I'll admit I was still very much in the learning curve for making album reviews, but the backlash I got to being mostly ambivalent on this indie darling was pretty pronounced, mostly because my review consisted of some... let's call them mixed opinions on their back catalog. Suffice to say, Arctic Monkeys broke around the same time as a lot of other bands in a similar noisy, post-punk revival brand of indie rock, and when you paired it with observational songwriting that might have had moments of self-awareness but was often way too sour and acerbic to really resonate with me, as a group they just never clicked more deeply with me. Yes, you can make the argument that Alex Turner was one of the wittiest and smartest guys in the room, but if you know it and want everyone else to know it, any amount of self-deprecation doesn't make you any less of a dick! It's absolutely no surprise the band became a Gen X critical darling in the mid-2000s - and also no surprise that as they got older and arguably more mature and their fury curdled into detached, snide bitterness, said fans mostly stuck around... provided, of course, they could get behind the shifts in sound. Yeah, that was the other thing - Arctic Monkeys may have started in some furious, borderline punk territory, but they got way slower and more indebted to a conventional rock canon with every record, especially as they started embracing stoner rock elements on Humbug and psychedelic elements on Suck It And See and AM. And that was the frustrating thing for me: this band is clearly talented and had the capacity to take sonic risks and write some damn catchy songs... but the content and a lot of Alex Turner's delivery left a bad taste in my mouth.
Still, when I heard the band was taking a stark departure in their sound for lounge-inspired smooth jazz and spacey pop tones... yeah, you might have seen traces of that coming on previous records, but this sounded like something far out, and a record that has proven quite polarizing for a lot of fans. And hell, I was intrigued - maybe if Alex Turner could get out of his own head in terms of content, he could write something interesting, so what did we get with Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino?
Well, credit where it's due, I certainly respect the conceptual risk being taken here, because while there might have been some signs coming in the broader psychedelic tendencies of their past two records, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino is something else, the sort of genre-bending risk that does show some roots in the Arctic Monkeys sound while expanding into something that while more sedate is more layered and challenging... to a point. And yes, this means that like previous albums, I'm generally pretty mixed on this new project, albeit for very different reasons - not quite where I'd call this a failure, but the sort of stylistic detour where I would seriously doubt the band will stay for long before returning to their traditional sound. And while I respect the ambition and risk being taken here, I'm not remotely convinced that this project is as inspired or challenging as it sets out to be - and in a cruel twist of irony, I think the band themselves might get that too.
And I think it's important we start with that concept, loose as it might be - and indeed, this isn't so much a narrative story as it is Alex Turner outlining a hypothetical place and time and using sci-fi iconography to draw explicit parallels to our world today. It's the near future, humanity has set up a series of colonies on the moon - the base of the title is set up on the Sea Of Tranquility on the moon, and a few other craters and lunar references are made - and in comparison to the glowing hope of the space race, the lunar hotel and colony turn out to be the sort of cheap, garish, kind of tacky lounge you'd see on your average cruise ship or resort, with Alex Turner as the overpaid frontman in the midst of an alcohol-fueled midlife crisis. And very quickly you realize that the vast majority of this imagery is intended to offer two things: one, to paint the picture of the chintzy, depressing-for-its-cheaply-believable-normalcy setting, more for texture in the symbolism than direct literary reference; and two, to serve as an extended metaphor for rock star detachment because of course Alex Turner is eventually going to make this all about himself, even though you can tell there's a faint whiff of disgust and disappointment he's resorting to it. That's the first genuinely odd thing about this record: you get the impression that once Turner thought of the general metaphors of detachment related to this lunar colony, maybe some broader thoughts surrounding technology escalating human apathy and detachment from systems we can barely comprehend like on 'The World's First Monster Truck Front Flip', run by men willing to sell anything referenced on 'Golden Trunks', he didn't really have any desire or focus to take it further, or delve into the larger-than-life story opportunities possible through this setting. It makes sense that he references Blade Runner very early on 'Star Treatment' - the faded faux-noir has a similar aesthetic root - but instead of engaging in the deeper questions surrounding humanism at the root of the story, it simply borrows the reference point and staggers onward, seeming faintly embarrassed that it's referencing sci-fi at all. You get something similar with the reference to the Information-Action Ratio developed by Neil Postman - the idea that the more decontextualized information we receive the less willing we are to take action - which for dramatic irony becomes the name of a taco stand on the moon. Hell, the entire science fiction genre is used as an extended metaphor on 'Science Fiction', where he notes some find emotional weight in it, but he sees it analogous to concepts veiled in language that are more clever than profound.
And this is where we encounter the first big fundamental flaw on this record, and ironically one that Turner seems somewhat aware of: there's no deeper core or pathos to this project whatsoever. Typically in sci-fi narratives touching on emotional detachment there's an fundamental core that drives humanity, makes us better than cheap, passive automatons to uncaring systems - hell, it's one place where the reference to 1984 on 'Star Treatment' makes sense. But peel away the layers of detachment on this record reinforced by technology and jaded cynicism and you find little to no raw human emotion, and I'm torn whether that was the point. On the one hand, songs like 'Science Fiction' seem to set the stage for it in the final verse, in trying to craft a love song that seems more clever than it really is to reinforce that artifice - a tragedy for which you'd expect a climax to be a revelation of simple passion on 'The Ultracheese' but never quite materializes - but on the other you read interviews where Alex Turner describes lines like 'kiss me underneath the moon's side boob' from the title track as profound, unaware of how it undercuts any emotional arc or theme. And when you realize that so many of these songs are intended as more metaphor than narrative - 'Golden Trunks' referencing the current U.S. political administration, 'She Looks Like Fun' referencing how people construct shallow online identities, even 'The Ultracheese' referencing a lost American golden age in the original optimism of the space race - not only do you lose the speculative wonder that is at the core of the best sci-fi, but you further compromise any emotional dynamic that expects me to care about the gentrification of the moon or how humanity will wind up still amused by the same inane, chintzy crap peddled by our frontman marinating in his own missed opportunities and failures, or how he has seen and lusts after countless women who chase their passions and to whom he can never quite drag down to his disillusioned level. Hell, the most pathos you get comes from this arc...
And in a twisted way it makes sense that Alex Turner is the frontman selling it, working a flat Berlin-era David Bowie impression in his delivery. But it's that comparison that brings in my second big issue with this record: for even a record pushing some of the most backwards-looking sci-fi I've heard in a while, it's really damn derivative. The Bowie comparison is the most obvious - and not just because he also used science fiction framing to explore artistic detachment - but with the modern reference points it's hard to avoid a comparison to Destroyer frontman Dan Bejar has well on the 2017 record ken. Now ken is a polarizing record, but it also explored icy themes of performative detachment with similar delivery - but that record worked because not only was it ruthlessly self-critical, there was a sense of genuine tension in the face of political fallout south of the border. And yet for as much as noir can be deliberately paced, there's none of that same tension from Turner, or any core of genuine emotion that would come from artists who have used similar abstraction like Nick Cave or the late Leonard Cohen, who is directly referenced here on songs like 'One Point Perspective'. Hell, by embracing that lounge singer veneer he's pushing back against that emotional core for something that's deliberately a performative affectation, which becomes really damn distracting in how Turner sells this record, because he doesn't have the craggy voice of Cohen or Cave, or even the smoother baritone of someone like Josh Tillman to convey that irony. Instead Turner tries to force a very clipped smoothness and leans into an increasingly frail falsetto, and for as much as the lyrics are framed as the 'star' of this record, their delivery varied between underwhelming and incredibly distracting.
But this loops back to the production and instrumentation on this record, and let's put aside for a moment how the Arctic Monkeys basically set aside any desire to write coherent hooks or well-structured songs on this record - there were no singles pushed for this record and for good reason, I doubt there's a single cut here as memorable on a compositional level as any single pushed from an earlier record. And here's the thing: for as much as I generally liked the weathered, analog production of this record - again, it's reminiscent of early-to-mid 70s Bowie in a mostly good way with the firmer bass grooves and jagged fuzz guitar and stuttered, almost krautrock inspired grooves on a few songs - without stronger hooks many of these songs blur together. Hell, you'd think setting this kind of story in space would give them license to use more futuristic effects or synthesizers, but from songs like 'Four Out Of Five' and 'Batphone' we get tinny fragments playing off slightly more eerie keyboards that seem like the barest concession to the genre and do nothing to add any sense of grandeur. And yes, I get that the lack of said grandeur is part of the point but what a waste of setting and storytelling, to say nothing of not investing the tragedy of humanity's failure to evolve with any sense of gravitas. And while I'll give the back half of this album some credit for letting the basslines build some greater ominous presence against the guitar sizzle - seriously, that added tension saves songs like the title track like the guitars do on 'The World's First Ever Monster Truck Front Flip' - none of it feeds well into any sort of arc, which leads the record feeling oddly listless and meandering, especially against the abrupt ending on 'The Ultracheese'. Sure, the textures are solid, but dig a little deeper... there's less melodically interesting or notable than will be remembered, I'm sorry.
But here's the thing: the more I think about it the more I'd probably agree that this record accomplishes what it sets out to do. It's a genre deconstruction more than anything, taking a futuristic setting and premise and showing exactly how sleazy, banal, and dreary such an existence would be in the face of what we as humans would do - and the ugliness comes in the realization that at his most nakedly pessimistic, Turner is probably right. And I have little room to judge this: with my first book To Kill A Dragon it's just as much of a genre deconstruction - I don't just 'get' this sort of project, I got my own damn version published three years ago, and as such, there's a part of me that at least respects this in its construction! But if you're going to engage in such deconstruction - especially with the emotional arc firmly focused on our protagonist's navel - without any deeper purpose or emotional clarity or character evolution pulled from it, the story feels undercooked and drab, all that clever framing and lyricism circling the void. And while I do think this could be viewed as a natural extension of what the Arctic Monkeys have released before, both in themes and sounds, it would probably be better suited as a side project. As it is, I'm giving this a light 6/10, but I can't recommend this as more than a curiosity, especially to Arctic Monkeys fans. It's an interesting listen, but it's also a sour, cynical, nihilistic listen that does too little with its setting, big ideas, themes, or even its sleaze. Give it a try if you're curious, but don't say I didn't warn you.


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The Journey Prize Stories 27
I've known about it for a few months now, but I've been asked to keep it under my hat until the announcement was officially made by the good people at McClelland & Stewart and the Writers' Trust of Canada. And now here it is. I'm thrilled to report that my story "Lovely Company" is included in The Journey Prize Stories 27. Check out their Facebook page here. The book will be available in stores on October 6th, and you can find out more here. I have to say that it was a real pleasure working with Anita Chong during the editing process of the story. Thanks so much!


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Forget Your WHAT–Focus on Your WHY
February 14, 2018 10:00 am by admin
Forget Your WHAT–Focus on Your WHY
What's your what?
As seemingly strange as this three-word question seems to be, it raises an issue that is is probably as old as we humans have exercised our power to think.
Essentially, your what refers to the one thing you were born to do. This is a question that most teenagers and young adults struggle to answer. Unfortunately for many people, the issue of identifying their what extends well beyond their formative years.
If you have chosen the self-employment option to earn living, your what refers to the bundle of goods and/or services to offer for sale.
However, from the perspective of marketing professional services, just because you know your what—the services that you provide–it does not automatically follow that anyone will purchase them. To encourage potential clients to buy our services, we promote the benefits that that they will enjoy from our services. Hopefully a compelling reason for choosing us and not the competition will help them the decision in our favor.
In and of itself, your what is seldom enough to attract potentially ideal clients. Prospective clients need to know what benefit they will receive as a result of hiring you. They need to know what's in it for them if they chose to hire us. They need to know your why.
Your why reflects your vision for the marketplace: … why does your business exist? … what is your ultimate goal? … what's the dream or cause that you want to share with others?
From the Content Marketing Institute here is a helpful blog post, the title of which is self-explanatory.
Your WHAT Doesn't Matter if Your WHY Is Lacking
"Which would energize me (or anyone) more as a creative business professional?
- Creating content that has the primary purpose of driving the sales pipeline and a secondary purpose of improving the life of my user.
- Creating content that has the primary purpose of improving the life of my user and a secondary purpose of driving the sales pipeline.
Clearly #2.
I find this to be a great value proposition for why organizations should use your content marketing approach. Having energized employees is great for productivity. It is touted as the Holy Grail for millennial generation employees. And unlike other management hypes, this one really works."
I believe most marketers would agree…"
Let's consider a large enterprise like 3M as an example of what you should be doing. Over the next five years, the majority of 3M sales will come from new products. If 3M focused its mission around specific products and services, it would not only be impossible (3M provides thousands of products), its mission would constantly change because the products change.
In reality, 3M's mission is all about helping people live a better life through advancements in science. This is a noble mission on which to base the direction of its content – focused on the needs of the audience with a specific content tilt (science).
More than ourselves
This is why most marketers are so terrible at content creation. The "why" to most marketers is about driving demand and selling more widgets.
Nobody cares about your products or services. If your why is based on selling more shoes or consulting services or routers, your WHAT will have no soul. Your content will be wanting.
Why you exist is not your product. Your why is the problem your product solves.
Click here to view original web page at contentmarketinginstitute.com
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Musicians Advisory Group
The new Board of Directors for the Healdsburg Jazz Festival has put together an advisory council composed of jazz musicians whose endorsement is helpful for us moving forward. The group's role is to show support for the future of the Healdsburg Jazz Festival, and we look to the following musicians to provide advice, guidance and a strong united front as we move forward. If you are a musician interested in joining this informal group, please email Jessica Felix.
- George Cables
- Ruth Cameron
- Dorothy Darr
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I sprayed the card with lime ink, placed the masks over the lime and sprayed again with post box red. I stamped the images and words with black stazon.
I made a couple of large tags. I added a clay piece that I stamped into with the word travel. I coloured it with silver pen and wrapped silver thread around it. I added a spinner and a brad to the clock, a prestud and a time piece from a watch. I used a paper distresser and edged with black soot distress ink. I have entered this tag into a yahoo group challenge. The criteria was, stamping, a word and metal.
This one has a T!m Alterations corrugated cog painted with black acrylic dabber. A brad and a spinner and a prestud. Again the edges were distressed and fibres were added to finish.
I made another easel card. It's for one of the members of a yahoo group I am involved with who is a bit under the weather at the moment.
And finally I managed to squeeze an Atc from the remaining piece. I added the word imagine and a prestud.


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Setting axis limits in ggplot has behaviour that may be unexpected: any data that falls outside of the limits is ignored, instead of just being hidden. This means that if you apply a statistic or calculation on the data, like plotting a box and whiskers plot, the result will only be based on the data within the limits.
In other words, ggplot doesn't "zoom in" on a part of your plot when you apply an axis limit, it recalculates a new plot with the restricted data.
For example, here is a boxplot without any axis limits:
and here is the same one with a set Y axis limit:
Note how the box and whiskers are recalculated in this plot. To be fair, ggplot does warn you that it is removing rows!
If you want to zoom in without removing values, use
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Last Wednesday night saw over 80 people attending our 2015 Changeover Dinner. Outgoing President Keith handed the Chain of Office over to Mike Dent.
It was a great year for Keith who put his all into making Moruya Rotary the great club it is.
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I started training with Sean after a friend of mine brought me to my first CrossFit class that he was coaching. Right away, I was hooked. Hooked on the atmosphere, the supportive environment and hooked on the challenging workouts. After years of working out and coming from an environment where I was surrounded by the mentality of working out as much as you can and eating as little as possible, I soon realized that I had a very negative image of myself. Within a couple of months of training with Sean in the CrossFit environment, I started to view myself differently. It wasn't just about excessive cardio and green juices. It was about training smart, training hard, fueling my body well and viewing myself as an athlete. It didn't take long until my husband noticed positive changes in my attitude and mindset and I could see my kids viewing me as strong and healthy. Nothing is better than to be a positive role model for my kids and especially for my daughter. I've been training with Sean for just over one year. I have a long way to go but as he reminds me regularly, I have come so far! I have walked into many sessions coming off a day of stress, worry and busyness but always leave my workout feeling calm, accomplished and empowered. Sean encourages and motivates and really looks at his coaching role from a mind body standpoint. He helps me overcome my mental obstacles just as much as my physical ones all while making me laugh along the way. To say Sean has helped change my life is an understatement. Aside from being an excellent coach and trainer, I really believe he genuinely cares about the people he comes in contact with and views it as a privilege to be a part of their journeys to be better, stronger and happier people.
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Michelle and I have been training together for five years. I had no idea what CrossFit was before we started and was hopelessly out of shape, struggling with back, knee and hip issues. After a few short weeks, my physical pain stopped and in a few months, I started to feel healthy and athletic, and since then I have continued to build strength and confidence. Working with Michelle, I am regularly pushed beyond my limits and I have achieved milestones I didn't think were possible. Her "no excuses" style and depth of expertise in coaching and training CrossFit athletes has resulted in technical precision in my lifting technique, highly efficient training and noticeable, fast results. Beyond our training relationship, Michelle is a deeply compassionate person who cares about her clients, and provides unlimited patience, understanding and support.
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It's clear how much work and care she puts into each person's programming.
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Mary Kobor 2014 spent much of her free time this year hunched over rocks and minerals. She helped to organize the expansive and beautiful collection housed in Pfahler Hall.
"I did a lot of research, looking up information to fill out the mineral data spreadsheet (compositions, chemical formulas and mineral systems) to ensure that each sample was identified and numbered correctly," says Kobor, who graduated last week with a degree in Environmental Studies and a minor in English. This information eventually will be included on the new information cards associated with each mineral specimen making them neat and uniform. Kobor replaced some of the worn-out and illegible cards and added ID numbers to samples. She also photographed parts of the collection, cleaned the cases and helped organize the displays.
More than 500 of the samples belonged to Dr. E. Lee Porter 1935 and consist of rocks, minerals, fossils and artifacts that Porter had gathered or purchased throughout his life. Over the course of several years Ursinus Environmental Studies Department faculty members, with the help of many students, have inventoried, transported, cleaned and labeled the collection. In addition to Porter's specimens, Lee Tori 1948, with his wife, Marilyn, helped coordinate the mineral donation of over 1,100 samples from the Paul J. Lazar estate. The Toris were close with Lazar, who joined the Philadelphia Mineralogical Society in the early 1980's after moving east from Minnesota. The displayed collection is vast and vibrant.
"My experience researching and working with the mineral collection was rewarding because I got to learn about mineral systems and varieties," says Kobor. "And I also got a lot of valuable experience building up my skills in organization and Microsoft Excel." She hopes to go into a field relating to sustainability or waste management.
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Leah Joseph worked for months over the past year to expand the display to include the Lazar collection. Joseph, Tristan Ashcroft, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Geology and Environmental Studies, and Kobor spent many long hours unpacking and cataloging the minerals and organizing them into the new display cases. Sally Willig, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Geology and Environmental Studies, did the bulk of the work in obtaining the original Porter collection years ago after the original connection was made with Professor Jim Sidie and Andrew Price.
"Mary did a really great job in helping to make the collection look even more professional by obtaining consistent data for the information cards to standardize both collections," says Joseph. "I've been lucky to have had a number of students work with me on the collection throughout the years, most of whom are now Ursinus alumni; Jesse Jones, Rebecca Jones nee Lamhut, Sara Lee, Jessie Mack, Maryanne Berthel and Brendon Satmary. Most of them were working their way through boxes of rocks, typing in the data from the information cards, correlating samples and numbers, and putting I.D. numbers on the Lazar minerals. A few of them helped clean the Porter/Lazar collection that was already on display and ensured that the information cards didn't fade beyond recognition." A formal opening of the newly-expanded collection is planned for later this summer.


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The 3rd International Conference on Big Data and Internet of Things
August 22-24, 2019 | La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Warm welcome to the official website of The 3rd International Conference on Big Data and Internet of Things (BDIOT2019). The Conference will be held in La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia during August 22-24, 2019 co-located with VRIP 2019 (2019 International Conference on Virtual Reality and Image Processing).
The rapid advancement and ubiquitous penetration of mobile network, web based information creation and sharing, and software defined networking technology have been enabling sensing, predicting and controlling of physical world with information technology. Every business process can be empowered, and therefore, various industries redesign their business models and processes along Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm. The main purpose of BDIOT2019 is to provide an international platform for presenting and publishing the latest scientific research outcomes related to the topics of Big Data and Internet of Things.
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So what were you really doing during the 2017 Golden Globes?
While many Hollywood stars were spending their Sunday evening at The Beverly Hilton, Channing Tatum and wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum were relaxing at home before the after parties kicked off.
According to Snapchat, the actress prepared for a special night by running errands at CVS pharmacy and Menchie's Frozen Yogurt.
But once she got a free moment, it was time for a little snooze.
While enjoying a nap—in the nude—Jenna's hubby decided to document the moment. And as it turns out, Channing totally posted it on Instagram.


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Reuters Well being offers day by day breaking information coverage of the global pharmaceutical, medical and shopper well being sectors. The latest events, findings and emerging developments in the ever-evolving client well being and wellness sector. This news release fails to say any of the numerous key limitations of this type of research. This report never actually says how much folks's bone density improved with every day yoga, however the coverage includes some necessary caveats about the research. Nevertheless, we've got to try to be lifelike and understand what we need to do to prevent well being problems.
Our group of reviewers applies 10 standardized standards to news stories that embrace claims about health care interventions. We systematically evaluate the quality of well being care-related news releases by journals, medical centers, drug/machine makers, others. Large-ranging exploration of points in journalism, journal publishing, well being care PR, advertising and advertising.
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There are several high quality websites you could entry that present wonderful medical info and news without charging you. Present health articles advice for folks to take care of their vitamin and fitness. Current well being events mention that issues like cataracts, which make the lens of the eyes thicker and due to this fact make it inconceivable so that you can see, are one of the problems of diabetes. Current well being articles also mention that some glaucoma sufferers may must endure surgery to help them with the problem.
Stories indicate that the worker was doubtless a mental well being peer help specialist who allegedly forced oral sex on one woman and uncovered his penis to two different ladies. So we were skeptical about weight reduction claims, however the report we read from Well being News 7 sounded so promising. Julia Miller, a senior Health Reporter, decided to strive an Acai supplement and a colon cleanse to see if she actually lost weight. Within the article, she reviews on her results each week and in the end she lost over 28 pounds in 30 days!