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By Jeff Renken
For the past 16 years, the Gifford Park Neighborhood Association has battled Omaha Public Schools to get an elementary school back in the neighborhood. Now in an unfortunate way, their wish might come true.
The Yates Community Center lives up to its name by offering a wide range of services to the neighborhood. The Early Childhood Center provides education and entertainment. The Family Resource Center is great for mothers to come and learn English while their kids are at the daycare, and the Parent Support Program helps refugees and immigrant integrate into the community.
Chris Foster, the landlord representative for the Gifford Park Neighborhood Association, explained all of this to people who filled Yates' auditorium on Nov. 10.
In 2014, a $421 million bond issue was passed. OPS dedicated $17 million of this for a new elementary school in the Gifford Park neighborhood. They haven't officially decided where the school will be located, but neighborhood residents are worried the Yates building will be torn down to make room for the new building.
The Yates center was built in 1917 and served as an elementary school until 1999. During the next 10 years, it was used as an alternative school for students with behavioral disorders. In 2009, it became the Yates Community Center. It's still owned and operated by OPS, but now it offers pre-kindergarten classes and has 375 adults enrolled in programs for immigrants and refugees.
"We believe that OPS has already made up their mind without seriously considering our input," association member Mike Caban said.
Six houses would also have to be torn down to make room. According to Foster, OPS purchased one of them already.
To keep the Yates building, the association is providing another option.
Five blocks north, around 30th and Burt streets, Creighton University Medical Center is selling a combined 24 acres, 3.3 of which is a parking lot that the association believes would be the perfect location for everyone involved.
Martin Janousek, business representative for the association, said this location offers enough room for the school, a gymnasium, cafeteria and an outdoor play area. It's also directly across the street from OPS headquarters.
The problem with this plan is that Creighton doesn't want to sell the land in multiple sections. So far, Foster said his conversations with Creighton haven't yielded results.
Marque Snow, school board member for the district, said OPS' talks with Creighton haven't been successful either, so working with whoever purchases the land might be the only option.
"I wouldn't be surprised if they already found a developer," Snow said. "I think the best approach would be to find out who that is, and try to get them to carve out a piece for the school.
If Yates is torn down, the programs would move to Kellom Elementary, but there are problems with this, too.
Tyronda Pierce lives in the neighborhood and occasionally watches children at the Yates daycare. She sees many kids walk to Yates without parents, and she thinks the 1.4-mile walk from Yates to Kellom is too dangerous for children.
"I've watched these kids over the years, and we can't have them crossing over busy streets like Cuming," Pierce said.
Foster said that if OPS isn't concerned about the loss of this center, he'll keep trying to convince Creighton to sell.
"We need to make them realize they may be losing a great service to our city if they broke this up," Foster said. "I think it's great for the neighborhood, and the neighborhood's great for immigrants and refugees,"
Supporters of Yates don't have long to convince people either. OPS wants to have building plans completed by January 2017 with construction to begin in 2018 and finished by August 2019.
Until then, Foster urges residents to speak at school board meetings and send letters to the Creighton board of trustees.
"It's not too late to do the right thing, Foster said. "Our plan is a win-win for everyone."


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Car-free adventures nearNorthallertonYorkshire
The North York Moors are not the easiest place to reach by public transport, but the rewards are incredible. Catch a bus from Northallerton and climb the steep hills behind Yorkshire's pretty villages - you'll find breath-taking views and wild countryside where grouse chirr through the heather, hiding their red wattles in the cotton grass. Visit Mount Grace Priory, its atmospheric gardens backed by woods and banks of flowers, or cycle around Swainby and be back in time for tea. Regular trains arrive in Northallerton from Middlesbrough, Manchester, York, London, Leeds and Liverpool.
1. Bus to Osmotherley
Turn left out of Northallerton railway station and walk past the Station Inn; this is an excellent place to wait for a train on the way back if you need to – a roaring open fire in winter, home made chocolate brownies, lemon drizzle cake, and loose leaf tea in a great selection of teapots. Look out for the elegant County Hall across the road. Keep straight up South Parade and head left at the roundabout into the High Street, lined with shops and cafés, including a branch of the famous Betty's tearooms. Here you can eat traditional fat rascals in Georgian splendour.
- There is a regular market along the High Street on Wednesdays and Saturdays and a Country Market on Friday morning. Keep straight at the roundabout, past more cafés, to reach a bus stop near the old Buck Inn, just before the church.
- Buses 80 and 89 leave from here every couple of hours, heading for the hills. The 10.20am is handy for a day trip and there are two earlier buses for a full day's adventure.
- After twenty minutes, the bus gets to picturesque Osmotherley. Get off at the green, near the Golden Lion and Three Tuns pubs, and have a wander.
- The last bus back to Northallerton leaves Osmotherley at 5.26pm.
2. Walk to Mount Grace Priory
For something a little more adventurous than a pub crawl round the village, try a three-mile circular walk to Mount Grace Priory.
- Walk up North End and turn left at the signpost with an acorn, following Cleveland Way signs. Along a track, forking right, you will see the Lady Chapel, a shrine built by the priory's monks, with great views of the surrounding country.
- Return to the original track at Chapel Wood Farm and leave the Cleveland Way, heading downhill through the woods on way-marked footpaths to arrive at the priory.
- The woods are steep (and can get very muddy in winter), but beautiful with spring carpets of white-flowered wild garlic.
- The priory itself is England's best preserved Carthusian monastery, founded in 1398. The neighbouring 17th-century guesthouse was renovated two centuries later in the Arts and Crafts style: look out for the carpet in the drawing room, designed by William Morris in 1881 with twining leaves and natural colours.
- Behind the guesthouse, the ruined church and Great Cloister are spread out among banks of flowers. Sir Lowthian Bell, who owned the guesthouse, reconstructed one monk's cell in 1905. It now has a bedroom, study and loft with a loom and spinning wheel.
- To return to Osmotherley by a different route, turn right on the path above the woods and left at a T-junction of tracks.
3. Cycle around Swainby
The 80/89 bus goes on from Osmotherley and quickly reaches Swainby, another lovely village with a ruined castle, Victorian church, and pretty daffodil-fringed beck running through the middle under old stone bridges.
• There are two pubs with gardens – the Blacksmiths Arms near the main road and the Black Horse, with fancy food and a view of the stream.
• The bus stops outside the Rusty Bike café, which does cycle hire as well as carrot and coriander soup.
• Open 10am to 4pm (5pm on Saturday) every day except Wednesday and Thursday, their hire prices range from prices from £15 for 1½ hours to £25 for a full day on a road bike (more for mountain bikes).
• There are plenty of good routes in the area taking in local sights like the Cod Beck reservoir near Osmotherley.


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G.I. Joe: Retaliation Movie Review
You know you're in trouble when the best line of dialogue in an entire movie is a Jay Z quote. Then again, I don't know if I was in trouble. The new G.I. Joe: Retaliation is leaps and bounds better than its predecessor, with fast-paced action sequences and the charisma of The Rock pulsing through every scene, but it's also absurd, absurdly absurd and fucking ridiculously absurd. Whether that's good or bad... I just don't know.
Stephen Sommers directed the original G.I. Joe movie, which was so bad he allegedly got fired from the film sometime during post production. Thankfully, he was let nowhere near this movie (assuming his executive producer contract entailed a restraining order), and the fate of America (fuck yeah!) and mankind has been placed in the hands of a director best known for a 3D dance movie and a documentary about Justin Bieber.
And Republicans complain about gay marriage and Socialist Obama.
Jon M. Chu is no Michael Bay even if he wants to be, but he is definitely no Stephen Sommers, and G.I. Joe: Retaliation is by default a better, more entertaining movie as a result. The movie begins with a relatively down-to-earth assault sequence (complete with clunky dialogue that is only an indicator of the barely English that is to follow), and it is clear that this director at least has his act together. Sort of.
Channing Tatum is the only actor who has returned for this sequel-that-purposefully-pretends-it-is-not-a-sequel (at least as far as I can recall, and I try to recall very little about it), but the reins have been handed to The Rock, who has shown his mere presence can transform a mediocre franchise (Fast and Furious) into a winning one. Bruce Willis is in it, too, though I'm pretty sure he thought he was making RED 2 at the time.
Oh, Ray Park returns as Snake Eyes, but since he says nothing the entire movie, he doesn't count.
G.I. Joe: Retaliation is fast paced and action packed, but the speed is used less to keep the audience engaged and more to gloss over the ridiculously absurd absurdity of it all. The first half of the movie is refreshingly grounded, but as the silly story progresses, writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (Zombieland) lose their way some and never really recover. The third act is over-the-top stupid; much of it is intentional, but some elements - like the heads of every major nuclear power (oh, and North Korea) bringing single-button-push nuclear briefcases to their security meeting - are so out there they just don't work.
Furthermore, I was utterly confused by the Snake Eyes swaparoo early on in the film, and an entire subplot involving a dead kung fu master and mystical mutterings from a completely out-of-place RZA was more confounding than it was necessary. The audience was laughing, though, so that's something.
Unlike the original, G.I. Joe: Retaliation is watchable, entertaining and a silly good time. Does that make it a good movie? Not quite. The first half is better than the second as it gets too absurd for its own good, which detracts from the excitement factor. But as long as you're willing to switch off your brain for two hours, there are worse ways to spend your time.
Review by Erik Samdahl unless otherwise indicated.


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Blair Walsh's stunning last-second miss melts the NFL Internet
Blair Walsh was the sports world's loneliest man on Sunday afternoon.
The Minnesota Vikings kicker missed a last-second field goal that would have beaten the Seattle Seahawks and delivered victory to more than 52,000 home fans who endured historic cold. Instead, Walsh lost the game for Minnesota, ended the Vikings' season and melted the NFL Internet.
Walsh didn't miss some desperation prayer, either. It was a 27-yard attempt; NFL kickers had converted those with 99 percent accuracy so far this season before his nightmare began.
We'll break down the reaction in a second — but first, here's a look at Walsh's ignominious moment.
Blair Walsh misses the 27 yard field goal WOW. pic.twitter.com/aIvvSNT8XO
— MarcusD (@_MarcusD_) January 10, 2016
That's a moment of infamy that will live forever to inflict painful memories upon the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
Seahawks receiver Ricardo Lockette wasted no time rubbing Seattle's win in the faces of Walsh, the Vikings and Minnesota fans. Almost immediately after the game, Lockette posted this Steve Harvey meme, riffing off the comedian's erroneous turn hosting the Miss Universe pageant recently.
Cold-blooded. But not as cold-blooded as the fans who used Twitter to wish death upon Walsh.
Around the rest of the NFL world, other players were less cruel than Lockette — but no less surprised.
Former MVP Kurt Warner expressed sympathy for the entire team.
Sick to my stomach (literally) for the Vikings!!!
— Kurt Warner (@kurt13warner) January 10, 2016
Atlanta Falcons receiver Roddy White singled Walsh out for compassion.
Dayum I feel bad for Blair Walsh
— Roddy White (@roddywhiteTV) January 10, 2016
Former quarterback Sage Rosenfels shared a detail that has an unfortunate and high probability of going ignored by many.
Not that most NFL fans care, but Blair Walsh is one of the nicest and most well liked people in the Vikings locker room. #HesHuman
— Sage Rosenfels (@SageRosenfels18) January 10, 2016
And — of course, of course, of course — Walsh's miss provided some grade-A meme-fodder.
Here we have a spin-off the popular Netflix series Making a Murderer.
Newest Netflix Documentary on Vikings kicker Blair Walsh. pic.twitter.com/erszzBo1Hn
— Dan Worthington (@danWorthington) January 10, 2016
Here we have mockery of both Walsh and the Vikings fans who sat through record-setting cold for a heartbreaking loss.
When you sat outside in sub-zero temps for three hours to see Blair Walsh miss a chip shot FG to win the game. pic.twitter.com/PtzMl4Wl7R
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) January 10, 2016
And you know crying Michael Jordan had to make several appearances.
— DRΣШ (@yalljust_myfans) January 10, 2016
You guys are the best. You really are pic.twitter.com/m0L01vyfCS
— Jordan Zirm (@clevezirm) January 10, 2016
— Shane Murray (@_ShaneMurray11) January 10, 2016
But wait! Walsh isn't entirely the goat of this loss. Vikings holder Jeff Locke failed to turn the laces of the ball out after it was snapped and before Walsh attempted his field goal — as is the optimal technique to enhance a kickers' accuracy.
This, of course, also mirrors the classic "laces out, Dan" joke that is a central premise of the comedy classic Ace Ventura. The quirky detail spawned some particularly unique and original jokes on Twitter.
LACES. OUT. pic.twitter.com/xMDCXU7Wfr
— 120 Sports (@120Sports) January 10, 2016
— Greg Howard (@greghoward88) January 10, 2016
Laces out.
#SEAvsMIN pic.twitter.com/2LQH971nAH
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) January 10, 2016
I could of sworn I've seen a movie about this growing up lol you gotta keep those laces out #AceVentura
— Sean Smith (@SeanSMITH24) January 10, 2016
Laces in or laces out, though, there's no good excuse for missing a kick your peers have made with 99 percent accuracy all season long. When the crying Michael Jordan meme tolls for thee, you know you've really screwed up — as Blair Walsh learned the hard way on Sunday afternoon.


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Well, it's done. "Nova" is now 25 pages.
Lets crunch the numbers. Last draft was 32 pages, and over a period of about two weeks, I cut 7 of them. That's about half of a page each day. There's part of me that's not sure you can call that "progress." What I see in my head, when I picture the job that I had to do, was Steven Bach at the end of the table, a copy in front of him and those long fingers gripping a thick pen, putting broad strokes through each wordy, unnecessary, or trite line. In 10 minutes he might have easily have gotten me to 25 -- maybe 24, hell, maybe 20 -- and maybe I'm exaggerating a little, but anyone who'd seen Bach go to work on script would know, not by much. Of course he had the experience, but still, I can't help but feel without when I think about how I couldn't do the same when I sat down with my sharpie and my clipboard.
On the other hand, I don't feel like this was a broad strokes sort of job. "Nova" was, technically, finished. More than 7 drafts is a ludicrous proposition for a screenplay, and brings up memories of the horror show which "Last Action Hero" turned into -- a movie re-written so many times, by so many different people, that even Carrie Fisher did a draft. The 32 pages I wrote felt like the necessary amount of time to tell the story I wanted to tell, while hitting all the beats I wanted to hit. It felt tight, and even the things that went a little slow, seemed like digressions, I think I tied them in, and gave them reasons to be in there. Because of this, taking things down became more complicated, I had to rephrase some things, speed some conversations up. Cut here, or cut there, a couple of words gone, a line dropped. Take out too many swear words, Nick loses his edge, take out too many BEATs, shoot the pacing I'm going for all to hell.
Irony of ironies, there were actually things I found, things I changed for the sake of thrift that I'd probably keep, if I decided to go back to the 32-pager. I think... there are things in this draft that work better than in my last long draft. There are also things I knocked out that killed me a little to leave on the cutting room floor, and if given the opportunity I will squeeze back in.
Which is why I'm saying to anyone who's had a look, or who volunteered to have a look, or who I asked to give "Nova" a read through, and who hasn't yet, to please, still do. I would really like to hear what you think, and am still up to cut more, to remove some things, partly to get things I let go back in, and partly so the script itself doesn't look absolutely stuffed into 25 pages [we're talking one line, and I'm back to 26]. Besides, if there were things you saw that you liked, or things that didn't seem clear, I'd like to know those things too, because even though my focus lately has been getting the script slimmed down, I don't want it to look like I neglected the story itself.
I want to thank everyone else too -- particularly Ian, whose notes helped get me out of that tunnel I was talking about last post. Honestly, Ian's cuts could have gotten me from 26 to 25 right away, Steven Bach-style, but there were just a couple of things that I didn't want to give up. Still, his suggestions helped me drop over half of that last page, which made the leftovers something that could [mostly] be sweated out, or rephrased. It even gave me enough room to move, to rewrite one or two things that I'd been putting off, waiting to see if there'd be room.
So that's me. Small victory. Maybe now I can get to those unanswered e-mails in my inbox [apologies if you're waiting for one], and to my living space which has... deteriorated a little since I've started working. Maybe since a little before then. When all you have is a single room no one else sees, you tend to neglect the upkeep a bit, especially if you have more important things to focus on.
Probably post about "Nova" again before submitting it. Expect to take at least one more run at it, especially after I talk to a couple more people. More soon.
Just Breathe: Nova, in 25 Pages
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Yet another nonwhite invader pretending to be a refugee has been sentenced to jail after being convicted of taking part in a videotaped mass murder in Syria in 2012—after taking advantage of the "asylum" hoax to freely move several times between Europe and Syria over a period of at least four years.
According to Swedish media, Haisam Sakhanh, 46, was sentenced to "life imprisonment" for taking part in a mass shooting while fighting for the "Suleiman Fighting Company," in Syria, during 2012.
Sakhanh was arrested on March 11, 2016 in the town of Karlskoga in Sweden, after he was positively identified on the propaganda video, filmed outside the Syrian city of Idlib in Spring 2012.
He had then moved to Sweden, where he had claimed "asylum." His application was accepted and he was granted residence as a "poor refugee" fleeing the "war" in Syria—but as part of that "asylum" process, he had to provide fingerprints to the Swedish authorities.
It was then that the mass murderer's cover story fell apart: his fingerprints were matched by Interpol to Italian criminal records dating back to 2011 and 2012.
It turned out that Sakhanh had been freely travelling between Syria and Europe for over four years, taking advantage of the race-blind liberal delusion which has created the asylum hoax in Europe.
He first appeared on the Italian police's radar in 2012, when he first claimed "asylum" in that country. While living in Italy, he was arrested by police for a number of assaults against other Syrians, and for taking part in a violent attack of the Syrian embassy in Rome. It was after his arrest for the latter incident that his fingerprints were first taken.
Shortly afterward, Sakhanh somehow "forgot" his "asylum" application in Italy, and travelled back to Syria to join the Islamist terrorist forces outside Idlib, eventually becoming a member of the ISIS-affiliated "Sulieman Fighting Company."
There, he took part in the filmed mass murder of Syrian army prisoners. The video, which was released in 2013, showed Sakhanh among a group of "rebels" as their commander, Abdul Samad Issa, recited an Islamist condemnation of the prisoners, in which their executions were announced.
The commander, known as "The Uncle" by the fighters, fired the first shot, into the back of one prisoner's head and the other "rebels" then opened fire.
Sakhanh was shown holding a Kalashnikov rifle, with which he shot one of the helpless prisoners at his feet. The video then showed Sakhanh and the others throwing the bodies into a hole in the ground.
Investigators found another video of the captured soldiers, with many rebels posing behind them before the killing. Sakhanh was visible in that scene, too, the police said.
Sakhanh's arrest photograph.
At some stage in 2013, Sakhanh then made his way back to Europe, and presented himself in Sweden as an "asylum seeker."
The police had, by the time he was arrested, positively identified Sakhanh in the video. At the time of his arrest in Sweden, he was even wearing the same brown coat as in the video.
"Life imprisonment"—is only ten years in Sweden, a fact acknowledged by the court's judgment which also contains an order for "expulsion with a prohibition to return" upon completion of the sentence.
Sakhanh's case thoroughly exposes the utterly bogus nature of the asylum swindle, where any liar from anywhere is allowed into Europe to claim "refugee" status.
It was only because Sakhanh had already engaged in public violence in Rome that he was spotted: but for that, he would still be living off the Swedish welfare system as a "refugee."


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Verizon to get social on Monday with announcement of Microsoft's Turtle and Pure?This article contains unofficial information.
One alternate opinion comes from a reader of Android Central who says that the "Journey" on Monday will be the launch of NFL Mobile for Verizon. This is based on the fact that the object that is spiraling through the air on Verizon's flyer is shaped like a football. Of course, that doesn't explain the coincidence of the same exact phrases being used on both Big Red and Microsoft's messages. No sense in wasting brain function on this. Monday is rapidly approaching and we will know by the end of that day.
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Che: The Musical
Urban Salsa-Infused Musical
This urban salsa-infused musical tells the incredible story of Alberto Korda's "Guerrillero Heróico" – The Iconic Photograph of Ernesto Che in a black beret that has become the most-reproduced photograph on earth.
The coming-of-rage sub-plot is that Natalie adopts the Guerrillero Heróico persona of Che to express her rebellion, which leads to confrontation with Tito, Natalie's father, who is proud of the life he has made for his family and protective of his position in his community.
The staging of Heróico is unique, as between the big band that plays everything from urban salsa through reggaeton and Latin Trap, there's a dance floor where you can dance the night (or the matinee) away.
Che: The Musical is coming to Broadway in late 2020.
"Heróico is the story of an image that became a T-shirt and that over time has come to define a man and his legacy, which is resistance. The musical come at a time when resistance is precious. It may be all we have."


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yes. my desk is THAT messy. and YES I LOVE TO WORK THAT WAY. i saw a comment somewhere, where a picture of my desk was place online, about how incredibly messy it was. not sure who or where, but i just had to laugh. because IT IS messy. and i love it that way.
so the comment seriously didn't hurt me at all. that was that person interpretation of my workspace and if that person had problems with my messy desk, than it was their problem. teee.hee.
i wish i could think of all the opinions that way though. how many times do i feel horrible because somebody makes a (nasty) comment about my work, my person, my business or anything that has to do with me.
how come we feel the need to comment on other people. are we perfect? why don't we just let eachother be and don't judge. i'm no saint here, i judge too!
because judging is easy. because it probably makes us feel good ("wow, what a messy desk, luckely my desk is uber tidy"). because we think we know best. right? wrong.
i try to notice my own judging. when i feel i have a strong opinion about somebody else, i try to re-direct it. try to think WHY somebody is that way, or makes the decisions they make. everybody is walking their own journey. everybody is trying to do best. ok. not everybody. most of us :)
and lately i'm art journaling a lot. not showing the text because some is even for me, very personal. i do love creating those uber cute girls though.
and i just keep going and going and going. will add journaling later. not sure what i want to write, but i know i've got lots and lots of beautiful pages to write full.
so. let us just judge a little less. there's always a story behind a story, right? just imagine if it was you who is being judged, while they don't know all the details.
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North Dakota State Bison and the St. John Johnnies, both powerhouses within their divisions, had overwhelming victories this past weekend. Both set scoring records that are astonishing.
North Dakota State Bison
The Bison defeated Mississippi Valley State 72-7, in their first game of 2017. The offense racked up 683 total yards. 2 touchdowns & 142 yards for leading rusher, Lance Dunn. 2 touchdowns & 126 yards rushing for Ty Brooks. Their point total included an incredible 9 touchdowns.
Their defense, held Mississippi Valley State to 55 total yards, had 5 sacks, and 11 tackles for a loss. Just a overwhelming victory, for the number 2 ranked team in the FCS division.
St. Johns Johnnies
The Johnnies set a school record, by scoring a 98-0 victory over St. Scholastica. It was the highest point total in DIII football, in over 40 years. They held a 63-0 halftime lead. Thirteen players scored a touchdown, for fourteen total touchdowns.
Congrats to both. Since this was their 1st game of the year, I hope they will get better, and beat those records.


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We did it!
Antonio Joseph raised £470 from 7 supporters
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Closed 31/12/2019
We've raised £470 to Shine the Light on St Matthias
- Stoke Newington, London
- Funded on Tuesday, 31st December 2019
What is crowdfunding?
Crowdfunding is a new type of fundraising where you can raise funds for your own personal cause, even if you're not a registered nonprofit.
The page owner is responsible for the distribution of funds raised.
The Aim:
Our's is simple, it is to raise enough money to pay for the rewiring of the electrics in the church, any excess funds raised will go to other projects to make the church open to many more people.
By supporting this most noble cause you will enable the church to remain open.
Won't this only benefit a few people?
This will benefit an entire community. The Church is used not only by its regular members of its congregation but the wider community. Our local school next door St Matthias regularly use the church to hold their assemblies.
The church is home to Stoke Newington's local community choir the Chorus of Dissent and the Elastic Band. They regularly hold concerts in the church and it would be such a shame if they would not be able to use it.
Through dissentersN16 have recently started up working with local schools by writing songs to be performed in concert. In April, 3 local schools Betty Layward, Grasmere Primary and William Pattern held a concert right here.
It would be a shame if these children and more were not able to practice and perform in such a wonderful space.
A number of concerts are now held in the church making this beautiful church open to many more.
This project will enable much safer electrics to be placed in the church which in turn would allow more high quality productions to take place in the church and preserving its history as a space for all.
Tell me more about the history.
St Matthias has been open for 166 years. it is a grade 1 listed building and was designed by William Butterfield. It was bombed in the 2nd World War but lost its interior, but retained the brickwork which remains as a testament to great victorian engineering.
Please do support us by donating what you can, and why not visit the church to look around or attend a service.
Thanks for taking the time to read this.
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Visited the church yesterday, beautiful interior with very good stained glass windows, warm and bright. Note that grand total raised so far is £10k so this stream contributes to a community effort.
Carrie-Ann Miller
Jul 6, 2019
From your neighbours. 😊
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Apr 11, 2019
Looking forward to seeing St Matthias safely wired and beautifully lit, looking its glorious best to enhance everyone's enjoyment of this magnificent building.
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Apr 3, 2019
This beautiful grade 1 listed church, St Matthias, deserves as much help as necessary in order for the electrical repairs needed to be completed and to keep this community space open. RB
Great people make things happen
Do you know anyone in need or maybe want to help a local community cause?
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About the fundraiser
Antonio Joseph
Stoke Newington, London
Lifelong Hackney resident. - Member of the PCC of St Matthias and Deanery Synod Representative. - Hackney Deanery Synod Lay Chair. - Member of the London Diocesan Board of Finance - Trustee, Mothers' Union London Diocese


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University Student Commons and Activities is now listed on the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and Virginia Green Travel Alliance websites with the University Student Commons, the Hunton Student Center and the Larrick Student Center all certified as Green Conference Centers.
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To celebrate Earth Day, Catholic Health Initiatives is turning April into #GoGreenMonth. Every week they will send out tips for a more eco-friendly lifestyle on Twitter. Twitter >>
Brigham and Women's Hospital shared a video of New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski paying a special visit to one of their patients on social. The video garnered 32,000 views and 394 shares on Facebook. Facebook >>
Cancer Treatment Centers of America and Foundation Medicine are teaming up for a precision medicine awareness campaign. The campaign will center around patient case study videos that they will share via digital and social media. Becker's Hospital Review >>
Boston Medical Center and UCLA Health recently joined the SocialMedia.org Health community. Their memberships will be led by Boston Medical Center Social Media Manager Lily Vautour and UCLA Health Director of Digital Marketing Linda Ho. SocialMedia.org Health Members >>
Rady Children's Health Services is looking for a Senior Communications Specialist to execute their hospital communications and manage social media channels. (San Diego, CA) Rady Children's Health Services Jobs >>
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Evergeen par excellence, the blouse is an elegant, sophisticated, classic garment. For this collection Elisabetta Franchi designed one in light Georgette with long sleeves and an innate femininity, ideal with suits, tailored trousers, jeans or skirts.
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Nowadays many persons do not have enough money to buy a house, and they have to apply for a mortgage. They can apply for a sum bigger than the house price, because they will have to decorate it, and furniture and appliances cost a lot. They can choose to decorate only the main rooms of the house, kitchen, bedroom and living room. Only the appliances for kitchen cost a lot, and the homeowners have to buy them with mortgage money. When speaking about bedroom and living room, people have in mind a specific type of furniture, which might be expensive. They also have to invest in a heating system and good insulation. The majority of them do not know that they can get a return from the state, for the mortgage interest, the only thing they have to do is to search for information about Tucson Arizona tax rate.
What is a home mortgage interest deduction?
The home mortgage interest deduction allows people to reduce the taxable income of their houses by the amount of interest they pay on their loan. It reduces the amount of tax they have to pay. They have the option of not paying the tax on interest when they borrow money to build, buy or decorate their houses. There are not many countries that allow home mortgage interest deduction, and some of them allow people to apply for a deduction only for a minor part of the mortgage they have.
Who can claim a mortgage interest deduction?
The persons who want to apply for this deduction have to meet two conditions. They have to file their taxes on a special form and they have to itemize their deductions. The second condition is that their mortgage has to be a secure debt on a qualified house, on which they have ownership. There are two ways of claiming a tax deduction: itemize or take a standard deduction. They have a secured debt when they sign a legal document that allows for the institution or person that lends them money to sell the property if they do not pay the loan.
Common mistakes when claiming the mortgage interest deduction
Often loans are taken for multiple borrowers, and the lender may list the mortgage interest statement only to one of them, so one of the borrowers may think that he is not eligible for applying for a mortgage interest deduction. He only has to make a copy of the form that shows how much interest he paid and he can apply for his own deduction. Other mistake is if two persons live in a house, the loan is made on the name of one of them, and the other pays the mortgage for a time. The person that paid the mortgage may want to apply for interest deduction, but he has not this right, because he has no ownership on the property. A different situation is if two partners pay the mortgage, and one of them wants to claim the total amount of the deduction. He is not allowed to do this because he has to claim the deduction only for the part of interest he paid.
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But Will It Polarise Opinion? Polarity On PC
Polarity, a lo-fi first-person puzzler originally intended as an Ouya exclusive for some reason, will be coming to PC. In brief: "Polarity is a first person puzzle game based around hacking into a secure virtual world to steal data fragments….for money. You play a glorified data thief, essentially." As part of their plan to bring this experience to PC, Polarity has appeared on Greenlight, and the devs are asking for your vote. They also support Oculus Rift, for all you goggle-fans. There are goggle-fans out there, right?
Looks cute.
The devs explain:
"Clue's in the name really, you can invert your Polarity (colour) for a multitude of reasons including activating gates, escaping deadly lasers or creating a disco around your character on the fly.
Think Ikaruga meets Port..I mean Q.U.B.E."
Hrm. What game did he nearly type there? I can't figure it out.


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About Our Bishop, The Rt. Rev. James Hobby
On September 10, 2016, Jim Hobby was consecrated Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh, to succeed Archbishop Robert Duncan. Previous ministry experiences, as an Episcopal and Anglican priest (in small and large churches) in the Dioceses of Pittsburgh, Connecticut, Florida and Gulf-Atlantic, were part of his preparation for his new ministry role.
Bishop Hobby was born the oldest of three children to Bobbie and Jim Hobby in Atlanta. His dad, Jim Sr., primarily worked for the General Electric Service Shop Division. In that capacity they moved often, living outside of large cities in the Northeast US.
Bishop Hobby graduated from Wheaton College (IL) in 1979 with a BA in Christian Education. Seminary followed at Gordon-Conwell (MA) and then Trinity School for Ministry (PA), where he received his M.Div. in 1985. He has stayed connected to the academy through adjunct teaching at Trinity School for Ministry, Thomasville University (GA) and as Professor of Record for the Perspectives Course. Teaching and preaching are passions of his, whether academic courses or in the parish context.
Another passion of Bishop Hobby is missions, particularly in spreading the Gospel of Jesus to those who have never heard it in their particular culture or language, fulfilling the Great Commission. He has served as the US Mobilization Director for Global Teams, a mission sending agency, and as the Director of Ethne Mission Networking and Equipping.
His greatest passion, next to his relationship with the Lord, is his family. He married his co-heart, Sharon "Shari" Elliott, in 1980. This union has brought much joy to them and to many others, particularly their children and grandchildren. As of 2017, daughter Elizabeth Joy (and Daniel) Hooker, have two sons: Isaiah and Joshua. Daughter Katherine (and Jonathan) Folkert, have four children: Darren, Eleanor "Ellie", Gordon (d.2014) and Margaret "Maggie". Daughter Angela Grace (and Josh) Jones have one daughter, Macie Jane.
Though the nomination to become the Bishop of Pittsburgh came as a total surprise to Bishop Hobby, he is enjoying the spiritual leadership challenges in this position. He covets your prayers for wisdom and discernment as he continues to faithfully follow the Lord in leading this diocese.


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Vacaciones en Hawaii (How - why)
Hawaii and science have many things to do together, thinking about Hawaii, will remembered us many histories. Faraway from war, Pearl Harbor and the historic day on December 7 in 1941; Hawaii means the house of a volcano named Makuna Kea, and there is sited one of the most important places to study astronomy.
On volcano's top, more than 4 thousand meters over the coast, there is working the UKIRT (United Kingdom InfraRed Telescope) with 3.8 meters of diameter, which comes forth in 1979; before most of astronomers who working there were born.
Makuna Kea is also house of KECK telescope; a diameter of 10 meters makes it one of the biggest telescopes on earth.
For those who have lived on Florida, going to Hawaii for vacations has no sense, but in 1969, one cosmonaut and two astronauts from Florida; Collins, Aldrin and Armstrong landed on Hawaii's coast; after travelled around the world and walked on moon, making history and science. Five years later there on Hawaii Charles Lindbergh dies, he was famous by "The spirit of Sant Louis" a plane where he crossed the Atlantic sea. I think he has a lot of Atlantic through his live and therefore he preferred to die on Pacific. You know it is not pacific, deem what was thinking Magallanes when he named it? By the way, Hawaii has other death related of discovers and science, in 1778 James Cook was murdered after discover the island.
When I hear Hawaii it also sounds like a sentence from a tv-performer in México tuesday nights: "ja-güey", when you see him you will think he has arthritis on his shoulders; Also Hawaii reminds me "6w", questions with W that every time we use: What, Who, When, Where and of course HOW and WHY.
How-why; the two questions most important in science, the "What" it's evidence made by senses, many people names it observation or perception; "Who" at the end time never will remember, did you remember who invented the microprocessor? Same thing about "When and Where?" however persons will try to remember it to you. It was Ted Hoff in 1971, US.
Not other words comparable to "How and Why" has rouse too nappy in scientist. No one indicator, coefficient, frequency, value, percentage has bring too insomnia to science like this questions. Explain paradigms or phenomena in science must to be in any time and made by any one.
"How" it's simple; it is indicated on our method, on our process. And followed from method becomes "Why", to help the world, to make money, to satisfy a curiosity from childhood, to be famous, and more excuses just for living on High-way.
Thinking about Hawaii, I would prefer live near, on Nauru, may be the smallest country on earth, but wherever I live my brain will always been on How-Why.


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BH Cosmetics Shaaanxo Eyeshadow and Lipstick Palette - Review and Swatches
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BH Cosmetics always comes with some exciting products in collaboration with renowned beauty gurus. They have recently launched one amazing eyeshadow and lipstick palette with the collaboration of lovely Shaaanxo which caught my eye instantly and i wanted to have it as soon as it became available on their website. I pre ordered it and received it with in 15 days with securely packed. I was afraid that due to very hot weather the lipsticks might get melted but thankfully it was safe and sound. Lets dig in this palette in more detail.
YouTube beauty vlogger and makeup artist Shannon Harris, known to her fans as Shaaanxo shares her makeup secrets with an inspirational message. Her girl-next-door relatability and engaging personality make her the most subscribed-to channel in New Zealand and one of the top beauty influencers globally. Shaaanxo has hand-picked a mix of dynamic and down-to-earth shades that add up to a multitude of wearable looks that flatter a variety of skin tones.
Features & Benefits:
- Dual sided palette
- 9 hydrating lipstick colors
- 9 highly pigmented eyeshadows
- Allergy tested
- Clinically tested
- Non-irritating
- Paraben free
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I must admit that it was its unique packaging that got me to buy this palette in first place. It has dual side light pink cardboard packaging with a handy mirror on both sides and closes perfectly with magnetic touch. This palette contains 9 eye shadows at one side and 9 lipsticks at other side. The biggest benefit of keeping both products apart is that falling powder will not spoil the creamy lipsticks.
The texture of eyeshadows are soft, smooth and easy to blend which you expect from BH cosmetics. All shades are highly pigmented and doesn't have much fallout as well. They are easy to blend but one shade have some strange behavior. Let me explain each shade separately.
Eye shadows - 1st row - left to right
-Light beige color with matte finish. Perfect for highlighting brow bone or as base color. it is very pigmented with soft texture.
-Champagne color with shimmery finish. It is also highly pigmented with soft texture.
-Medium rose gold shade with shimmery finish. It is highly pigmented with soft texture.
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-A muted earthy mustard yellow shade with warm hues and matte finish. It is highly pigmented and have soft texture.
-Bronze-gold shade with shimmery finish which is highly pigmented with soft texture.
-Deep red-ish brown color with matte finish. Highly pigmented and have soft texture.
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-A very unique medium mauve-pink shade which have silver shimmer and slight golden hues with shimmery finish.Highly pigmented with good texture.
-A very beautiful duochrome shade with copper base and deep green reflects. Unfortunately upon blending or even patting lightly the shade doesn't appear as i expected. It only turns out shimmery copper with strong red hues.
-Dark grey color with matte finish. It is highly pigmented and have nice texture.
The pigmentation of each lipstick shade is quite good and overall texture of them is soft and creamy. All the lipsticks have satin finish and lasting power differs for the shades. Light shade lasts for maximum 2 hours but dark shades are very long lasting and even leaves a dark stain which remains for extra long which is really impressive. The coverage depends on each shade which is super remarkable for some but not too good for some. Let me explain each shade separately.
Lipsticks - 1st row - left to right
-Light dusky pink shade which have good color payoff and even application. It is similar but bit light then Milani Naturally Chic.
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-Lovely orange shade which is perfect for all skin. It is highly pigmented with even application.
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-Very light peach shade which might make medium skin look washed out. The pigmentation is good but application is uneven.It is similar to Essence Oh so matte.
-Deep red shade with very good color payoff and even application. It also leaves the red stain behind which is very long lasting.
-Dark plum shade which have most perfect formula. It is highly pigmented with very good application and also leaves a lovely berry stain behind.
Overall this palette is really good for its price. The eye shadows are highly pigmented and have good texture with nice selection of every day shades, apart from one duochrome shade which doesn't apply as it should. The lipsticks also have good color payoff and good application apart from 2 shades. The light shades apply sheer in one application but you can build them further. The dark shades are really gorgeous and the stain they leave is amazing. The only downside can be if you do not like applying lipsticks with lip brush.
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Although early results showed that Debbie Lesko (R) beat Hiral Tipirneni (R) in Arizona's special House election by six points, 53% to 47%, the Republican's winning margin decreased after new votes were counted: Lesko 52%, Tipirneni 48%.
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Case Report | Open Access
Sebastiaan Velthuis, Martin J. Swaans, Johannes J. Mager, Benno J. W. M. Rensing, Lucas V. A. Boersma, Martijn C. Post, "Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Stroke Prevention in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia", Case Reports in Cardiology, vol. 2012, Article ID 646505, 3 pages, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/646505
Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Stroke Prevention in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, affecting millions of individuals worldwide, and a major risk factor for disabling cerebral embolic stroke. Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder, characterized by vascular abnormalities with high-bleeding tendency and therefore intolerance for oral anticoagulation. We report a case of percutaneous closure of the left atrial appendage, which might be a good alternative strategy instead of chronic oral anticoagulation to protect patients with high-risk AF and HHT from cerebral embolic strokes.
1. Introduction
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and a major risk factor for cerebral embolic stroke. Although oral anticoagulation (OAC) is highly effective in stroke prevention, a substantial number of patients is unable to sustain chronic OAC because of high-bleeding risks. Among these are patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), who frequently encounter inconvenient epistaxis, gastrointestinal bleedings, or life-threatening bleedings from cerebral or pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. Since most thromboembolic complications in patients with AF arise from the left atrial appendage (LAA), a percutaneous transcatheter LAA closure device was recently developed.
This is the first paper about the feasibility of percutaneous LAA closure in patients with high-risk AF and HHT, which can be a promising strategy to protect these patients against embolic stroke, while avoiding the need for long-term OAC.
2. Case Presentation
We present a 79-year-old man who had been previously diagnosed with HHT, based on the clinical Curaçao criteria [1]; his family history revealed numerous first-degree relatives with HHT, physical examination demonstrated several telangiectasia on hands, face, lips, and ears, and he suffered from recurrent epistaxis. DNA analysis confirmed the clinical diagnosis with an ALK-1 gene mutation on chromosome 12. Visceral AVMs in the brain, lungs, liver, or gastro-intestinal tract were excluded with magnetic resonance imaging, echocardiography, computed-tomography, and endoscopy. In addition to HHT, the patient was known with arterial hypertension, a recent cerebral ischemic stroke, and permanent AF. His CHADS2-score of four indicated a high risk of recurrent stroke (8.5%/year) [2]. Since visceral sources of life-threatening hemorrhages were ruled out, a trial of OAC (warfarin) was started. This resulted in extensive epistaxis, requiring repeated blood transfusions despite treatment with iron supplements and nasal cauterizations. Because of this clinical dilemma, the patient was referred to our HHT-specialized cardiology department and was accepted for percutaneous LAA closure to protect against recurrent stroke, while avoiding the need for long-term OAC. A 27 mm Watchman LAA Occlusion Device (Atritech Inc., Plymouth, Minnesota) was implanted in the LAA using biplane fluoroscopy and 3D-transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) guidance, according to the recent literature (Figure 1) [3]. Because of the patient's high-bleeding risk, postprocedural anticoagulation was limited to aspirin for at least six weeks to allow for device endothelialization and to prevent thrombotic complications. Control TEE at 45 days demonstrated successful closure of the LAA without thrombus formation on the atrial surface of the device (Figure 2), and aspirin was discontinued. During one-year followup, no thromboembolic complications or severe HHT-related bleedings occurred.
3. Discussion
This is the first paper about the feasibility of a percutaneous LAA closure device in patients with high-risk AF and HHT. Percutaneous closure of the LAA might be a new strategy to protect this population against cerebral embolic stroke without the need for chronic OAC and subsequent high-bleeding risks.
HHT-related gene mutations result in abnormal angiogenesis and fragile vessels with increased bleeding tendency [4]. Recurrent epistaxis is the most common symptom of HHT, affecting 78–96% of patients [5]. Epistaxis often leads to iron-deficiency anemia and is an important factor reducing quality of life [6]. Gastro-intestinal (GI) telangiectasia is present in 80% of HHT patients, from which 30% will develop GI-bleedings and causes increased morbidity and mortality [7]. Approximately 23% of HHT patients have cerebral AVMs. The bleeding risk from cerebral AVMs in HHT is estimated around 0.5% per year [8], which may have devastating consequences. Pulmonary AVMs are present in up to 58% of HHT patients [9] and carry the risk of hemoptysis or hemothorax, which is caused by a ruptured endobronchial or subpleural AVM and reported in up to 8% [10].
Because of this inconvenient and sometimes life-threatening bleeding tendency, the decision to start OAC in patients with high-risk AF and HHT should be based on a careful individual risk assessment of both thromboembolic and hemorrhagic complications.
Previous studies demonstrated that the LAA is the source of thrombi in more than 90% of patients with nonvalvular AF [11], which led to the development of the Watchman left atrial appendage occlusion device. This percutaneous transcatheter device excludes the LAA from the systemic circulation and protects against embolic stroke, without the need for long-term OAC. The Watchman device was investigated in the PROTECT-AF trial, which demonstrated that percutaneous closure of the LAA was noninferior to chronic OAC therapy [3]. After device implantation, all patients in the PROTECT-AF trial were treated with warfarin for 45 days, clopidogrel and aspirin for six months, and then aspirin lifelong. Therefore, the exact safety and efficacy of percutaneous LAA device closure in patients with high-bleeding risks and intolerance for short-term OAC remains unknown. At our institution, HHT patients must be eligible for at least 6 weeks of aspirin therapy, which is tested before device implantation using a nosebleed diary. A careful risk-benefit assessment is made prior to LAA device implantation for every individual with HHT, in order to arrange a tailor-made postprocedural anticoagulation treatment. We underscore that the optimum strategy to prevent device-related thromboembolic complications without raising the risk of bleeding in patients with contraindications for OAC has to be established in future studies. At present, percutaneous LAA occlusion may be an acceptable option in selected HHT patients with high-risk AF who are not candidates for long-term OAC.
4. Conclusion
Percutaneous closure of the LAA might provide an alternative strategy to chronic anticoagulation therapy for stroke prevention in patients with high-risk AF and HHT.
The Cardiology Department receives proctoring fees from Boston Scientific for Training and Educational Services.
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As you've ventured out for the holidays, you're probably noticed an uptick in cars in shopping center or mall parking lots. With more motorists flocking to stores, it seems that an increase in car crashes or pedestrians being struck comes with it.
In order to minimize your risk of serious injury if you are struck in a parking lot, you should make sure to always fasten your seat belt, drive in alignment with the posted speed limit and to slow down for speed bumps. You should also make sure to always yield or stop in accordance with posted signs, use your turn signals and always run your headlights.
It's important to constantly scan the lot for errant cars being driven by shoppers more focused on the store they're trying to find than staying out of your driving path. Shopping centers that have post offices are particularly dangerous as far as this is concerned. Individuals may be carrying packages that obstruct their vision of cars. There may be an increased flow of foot traffic in these types of areas as well.
You should always be on the lookout for motorist cutting through lanes or speeding up in an effort to reach that prized closer parking spot closer to their favorite shop.
Also beware of instances in which trash or delivery trucks or workers are driving their cars out of nonpublic driveways, where they may not be expected to emerge from. It's also important to be particularly cautions around mall exits as motorist tend to stop around them.
While it's always considered a good practice to be on the lookout for kids, distracted pedestrians or aggressive-driving motorists in parking lots, you can only do so much to avoid becoming involved in a car crash. If you've been seriously injured in collision, then a St. Clair Shores, Michigan, car accident attorney may advise you of your right to file a lawsuit in your case.
Source: Cumberland, "Parking Lot Accident Exposure Increases during the Holidays!," Holly Czuba, accessed Nov. 29, 2017


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Step 1: Determining Metabolic Rate and Caloric Requirements
Many dieters make the mistake of starving themselves in an attempt to lose fat through extreme calorie deficits. Even though this method may produce results in the short run, it causes a drop in metabolic rate, which is counterproductive. This results in quickly diminishing returns and rapid regain of weight after ending the diet. Therefore, one of the most important components of a keto diet plan is knowing your basal metabolic rate (BMR) and assuring that your caloric intake remains in the optimal fat and weight loss zone.
The body constantly burns energy and generates heat through a process known as thermogenesis. Your BMR is the amount of energy (calories) you would through this process in a given day if at rest. Your total calorie expenditure is the sum of your BMR and the additional calories you burn through physical activity throughout the day. Simply put, if you injest more calories than this total you will gain weight while if you injest less calories you will lose weight.
Any number of online calculators can be used to calculate BMR, but you have to multiply by your activity level to find true maintenance calories. The maintenance calculator (http://www.muscleandstrength.
Step 2: Determine Target Calories
There are 3500 calories in one pound, which means that in order to lose one pound a week, you must eat 500 calories less than your maintenance number from Step 1. Although you can use a greater calorie deficit to lose weight more quickly, I suggest starting with this number. So, if you found that your BMR is 2500 calories per day, I would target 2000 calories per day to start.
Step 3: Determine Macronutrient Ratio
The macronutrient ratio for a keto diet plan should be
- 65% calories from fat
- 30% calories from protein
- 5% calories from carbs.
Protein and carbohydrates have four calories per gram while fat has nine calories per gram.
So, for a 2000 calorie diet, your macros should look like this:
- 65% Fat = 1300 calories (144 grams)
- 30% Protein = 600 calories (150 grams)
- 5% Carbs = 100 calories (25 grams)
Read over the list of Allowed Keto Diet Foods to get a good idea of what you will be eating to achieve these macros.
Step 4: Track Yourself for Success
Studies have shown that dieters that document and track their daily food intake are considerably more successful in achieving their goals. Therefore, I recommend using an online food tracker like my personal favorite, MyFitnessPal (www.myfitnesspal.com), which makes it easy to keep track of your caloric intake and macronutrients. I suggest installing the Net Carb script (http://userscripts.org/
Additionally, keep track of your weight at the beginning of each day and, more importantly, your body fat percentage. Many scales nowadays have a bodyfat measurement included. Though body fat is notoriously hard to measure accurately and different scales will have wildly variable numbers, if you use the same method each day all that matters is a downward trend.


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THOUGH still declaring the ambition to keep the budget deficit under the European Union's 3-percent redline, Slovakia's Finance Ministry is to abandon an earlier plan to keep the deficit at 2.6 percent of the gross domestic product in 2014 and settle for 2.9 percent instead.
In this first version of the draft state budget for next year, the government nevertheless argues that the eased plan is in line with the European Commission's recent warning that overly strict consolidation might harm economic growth. It also argues that Slovakia meets the EC's conditions for such modification in the consolidation efforts. The ministry assumes revenues of €13.223 billion and spending at €16.876 billion, with the deficit being at €3.653 billion, according to the TASR newswire.
"We are proposing the government and parliament to have the fiscal target for 2014 at the level of 2.9 percent for 2014 and for 2015 at the level of 2.6 percent, while in 2016 it should represent 1.5 percent," said Finance Minister Peter Kažimír, as quoted by TASR.
2013 deficit to surpass 3 percent
The state might not manage to push this year's deficit under 3 percent of GDP, with Prime Minister Robert Fico's government claiming that it will not end up far from the projected 2.9 percent.
"Today we estimate that the state is running with a deficit at the level of 3.04 percent of GDP, while the key risk remains beyond the state on the shoulders of the local governments," Kažimír said, as quoted by TASR. "We have two months ahead to manage this situation since our international commitment is at stake."
The lower than expected collection of tax income left a hole worth €651.2 million and has contributed to the higher than anticipated deficit, which can be partly compensated for by reserves gained from opening up the second pension pillar at €229.1 million and also by positive developments in the sale of emergency oil and oil product reserves worth €380 million, TASR wrote.
Kažimír said that Slovakia wants to correct the excess deficit and preserve credibility in financial markets. However, Slovakia's way out of the excess deficit may be complicated by municipalities as the Finance Ministry said that there are negative developments in their fiscal performance, which might result in an increase of their deficit by another 0.2 percent of GDP, the SITA newswire reported.
Change of plan
European countries are free to ease their fiscal consolidation plans if their economy is performing deeply under its potential, their deficit is not higher than 3 percent of GDP and public debt rules are being observed, among other conditions.
Still, the modified budget plan is calling for new spending, which will need to be compensated for with additional austerity. Without such measures the deficit next year might climb as high as 3.8 percent and in 2015 even higher, almost 4 percent of GDP. The first budget draft does not yet include these further austerity measures, according to SITA.
The government, in order to reach the deficit target, has to come up with consolidation measures worth €700 million for 2014, about €1.1 billion for 2015 and some €1.5 billion for 2016. The government assumes the largest part of the cuts this year, almost €415 million, can be covered by making the operation of the public administration more effective, SITA reported.
The Finance Ministry expects to gain an extra €150 million by making tax collection more effective, with an extra €8 million garnered by freezing the salaries of constitutional representatives.
The finance minister promised that the state would carry the main share of savings on its own shoulders.
"It means the state will deliver more than €400 million through better management. It will be a combination of cutting expenses and increasing incomes within the valid legislation. It means no hiking of fees or new taxes," Kažimír said, as quoted by TASR.
Based on the draft, the biggest bites from the budget cake in 2014 are planned to go to the Transport Ministry at €2.15 billion, the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs at €2.08 billion and the Interior Ministry €1.86 billion, TASR reported. Institutions with the lowest budgets will be the Anti-Monopoly Office with €2.09 million, followed by the Office for the Regulation of Network Industries with €2.66 million. The Parliamentary Office is to receive €23.46 million, the Government Office €24.07 million and the Presidential Office €4.01 million. The Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS) will claim €43.27 million and the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) €60.35 million, according to TASR.
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Anansi is a very special spider. Do you like spiders or do you think they're scary? Tell us what you think!
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