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First Impressions: Crowd Control
Bureaucracy is as much a part of France's mythic national character as wine, cheese, or chicness itself. I began my month long stay in the City of Light (a light which, I've noticed, emanates mainly from the Eiffel Tower, twinkling dreamily through the upper-floor windows of those who merely want to sleep at night) prepared to dismantle these clichés with encounters and anecdotes testifying to their opposite.
Unfortunately, the difficulty with which I finally breached the perimeter of the 40th edition of the FIAC art fair doesn't seem to surprise anyone. During the afternoon press preview on Wednesday, after being herded through a maze of crowd control barriers, I ascended the steps of that remarkable Beaux-Arts paragon, the Grand Palais, and presented my credentials to the uniformed fonctionnaire at the check-in booth. "C'est une drôle carte de presse," she said, turning the card over in her hand before informing me that it is not, in fact, a real press pass.
#whattheFIAC indeed.
Didier Faustino, MEMORIES OF TOMORROW, 2013, Barrières en acier galvanisé et dispositif de fixation Edition de 3 ex + 1 AP, Crédit photo Marc Domage, Presented by Michel Rein, Paris.
Whenever asked by non art-world outsiders—an important group to always keep a hand in—what an art fair is exactly, I respond that it's exactly what it sounds like. It's when galleries from all over the country or all over the world gather in one spot, and each gallery has a booth or what have you, where collectors can buy work directly, and—here I'm really trying to sell it to the incredulous provincial—it's open to the public as well, so anyone has the opportunity to visit hundreds of galleries at once, and expose themselves to the most contemporaneous of contemporary art. The public part is being emphasized by FIAC's Hors Les Murs initiative, in which galleries present large-scale works in hallowed public spaces around Paris. Didier Faustino was prescient with Memories of Tomorrow, 2012, an arrangement of crowd control barriers in a shape that consciously echoes that of a 17th century La Nôtre garden, over at the Tuileries—away from the tangle of selfsame barriers snaking around the entrance to the Grand Palais toward the more direct purpose of separating and restricting the flow fairgoers by the price of their ticket.
Once inside (after several phone calls and some profuse apologies), the homogenous yet hierarchal effect of the art fair format was yet apparent. Though the uniform flanks of white cube booths tended to flatten certain qualities of each gallery, their size and location betrayed other sorts of information. I did honestly enjoy breezing through Larry Gagosian's two-part space, punctured by cut silhouettes (courtesy, I believe, of Richard Prince, though if there is one thing lacking at an art fair it is usually information about the art) giving testament to the law of cartoon-physics that any character "running towards a solid body at sufficient speed will pass through and leave a hole exactly the same shape as they are."[1] Despite his reticent-cowboy powertrip persona, I find something very generous, gestural, and almost sweet about Prince's work—a why-not ethos that makes him a perfect gateway drug for disaffected youth just discovering art. Why not put the polka dots all over the lady. Why not paint the mailer card really big. The favorite detail I witnessed, though, was the tendency of smaller, younger galleries, like Mexico City's Kirimanzutto, to eschew slick pre-printed wall labels in favor of pencilling the artists' names directly onto the walls, making the temporary nature of the whole thing manifestly evident.
Gavin Kenyon, Stud, 2011, cast iron, stainless steel, plaster, wax, wood, pigment, 64 x 262 x 183 cm © 2011 Gavin Kenyon, courtesy Ramiken Crucible.
The fair runs through Sunday, and I recommend sticking near the Grand Palais, where the majority of the round-table talks and artist film screenings will take place, especially Chris Teerink's emphatically not-a-biography of Sol Lewitt, showing this Saturday at 2pm and followed shortly after by Pierre Assouline's acclaimed documentary of the famed photojournalist Henri Cartier-Bresson.
[1] A wonderfully concise definition courtesy of tvtropes.org (I know, right? .org?)
(Image at top: Eva Koťátková, Now How People But But What Moves Them, 2012, black and white photograph and collage, 30.5x20.5cm, © Eva Koťátková, courtesy hunt kastner.)
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In 2016, Medicare spending accounted for 15% of the entire federal budget at about $650 billion. Major reforms are absolutely crucial to ensure solvency for the next generation.
Some options include: Medicare cost sharing and restricting Medigap coverage.
Historical Perspective:
In 1965, President Johnson launched the Medicare program to provide health care coverage for American seniors.
The program has two major components that, together, provide for basic health needs. Medicare Part A covers care at medical facilities such as hospitals or inpatient clinics. It also, sometimes, covers the costs of nursing homes, hospice care, and home health care, with limits.
Medicare Part B, on the other hand, covers routine medical care, such as lab tests and doctor visits. It also covers medical devices such as oxygen tanks and wheelchairs.
By grouping together older citizens into a single insurance plan, Medicare seeks to guarantee treatment for their more frequent and higher-risk medical needs. However, while seniors today receive universal access to care through the program, the declining quality and exploding cost of Medicare threatens whether the program will even exist for much longer.
Nearly 10,000 retirees per day become eligible for Medicare benefits due to the growing size of the baby boom generation. This trend is set to continue over the next two decades, which means that the program will rise from covering 52 million beneficiaries today to over 81 million beneficiaries in 2030. The problem is that there simply isn't enough money to cover every senior who was guaranteed the Medicare benefit. If we don't fix the system now then millions of seniors will lose health care when they need it most.
The Medicare Picture
Unlike other entitlement programs that provide direct aid programs to people like welfare and social security, Medicare is a government-sponsored health insurance plan. That means it requires all the complexity of a private insurance policy. The Center for Medicare Services administers the program and is responsible for pricing all medical services, setting cost sharing requirements like copays and deductibles, incorporating doctors and hospitals into the network, and many other health care activities. Because there are numerous moving parts there are no silver bullets to reduce Medicare's costs.
The Medicare program is the largest driver of federal healthcare spending and debt over the long term. Combined with the other government health services, it will be the largest portion of the budget by 2038. In 2015, Medicare payments exceeded $630 billion, and the program is expected to nearly double in just 10 years, reaching over a trillion dollars by 2023.
Worse, the payroll taxes and premium dollars used to fund Medicare won't be sufficient to reimburse older American's health services. Doing nothing would demand tax hikes on current workers, take more money from senior's pockets, and borrow so much that interest on the national debt will eclipse paying for services that Americans actually need.
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Historically, health care spending has risen faster than economic growth making it quite expensive year after year. The Congressional Budget Office projects growth over the next decade to be almost 6 percent annually, which is far faster than the United States' average annual economic growth rate of 2.7%.
This scenario reduces the hope that faster economic growth can offset the higher levels of federal spending needed to keep up with health costs.
The nature of the Medicare problem lies in its inability to finance its promises efficiently. The Medicare program is divided into four distinct parts with their own specific set of medical services and financing. Part A is funded by a trust fund that collects payroll taxes from current workers (similar to Social Security). Parts B and D are funded by their own trust fund that receives revenue from general taxation. Part C provides supplemental coverage for services that Medicare doesn't provide and is paid for by seniors' private premium contributions.
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Part A With a weak economy and declining ratio of the workers to retirees, the trust fund has been spending more than it has taken in since 2008. This means that surplus reserves in the trust fund need to cover the difference to pay out Part A benefits. The trust fund can to do this until 2026 when benefits will only be able to match payroll taxes, which means deep cuts for all beneficiaries
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Or do you visualize every scene in your head while reading this too? I will say that in every one of these iconic scenes I do wish I was living it every single time I watch those movies. In all fairness, I have had moments that were better than an 80's movie...one very recently...involving a rose. :)
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Hawaii no-hits Enterprise for 17-0 win
SAN BERNARDINO, California – On the strength of seven runs in the third inning and then another seven in the fourth inning, Hawaii dispelled any semifinal hopes Enterprise may have had in the Little League Softball Majors Regional tournament.
Hawaii powered its way to a 17-0 win, and Enterprise helped the team along the way by committing six errors in the game.
"We had too many errors," coach Rydel Reber said. "The first two games we had none and then one, but this time we had too many errors, and they took advantage."
Reber said he knew that Hawaii team was a good team and that it would've been an uphill fight even if the Enterprise girls played at the very best.
"They're a good team," he said. "We knew they were from the get go. They're as good a team as we've ever played. We'll just have to re-group, come out and play strong against Arizona tomorrow."
The game against Arizona will be Enterprise softball's finale in the tournament.


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Bone disease research gets funding boost
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University of Auckland media release, 4 June 2015
A bone disease research programme is one of 11 successful University of Auckland applications for health research funding with this round's grants totalling about $14.65 million.
A research programme that will progress prevention and management of several bone-related conditions has received funding of nearly $5 million over the next five years.
The Health Research Council (NZ) has today announced funding for the 'Mechanisms and management of musculoskeletal disease' led by Distinguished Professor Ian Reid from the University of Auckland.
Professor Reid is an endocrinologist specialising in bone disease who will lead the teams involved in the five projects that make up this research programme.
"These studies involve a broad group of researchers including clinicians, scientists, statisticians, nurses and surgeons," says Professor Reid. "Some will involve volunteers from the public, some will involve patients with these conditions, and some will be carried out in the laboratory.
"These projects have the capacity to provide a new convenient way of preventing fractures in older women at intermediate fracture risk, re-assess the importance of dietary calcium and calcium supplements in bone health, improve management for severe gout, and develop artificial bone substitutes for use in managing fractures and some bone cancers where there is a need to fill local bone defects," he says.
The five projects are;
- A random controlled trial (RCT) of zoledronate infusions every 18 months for fracture prevention in women at intermediate fracture risk
- A systematic review of all studies relating calcium intake to fracture risk, to provide a sound basis for advice to practitioners and the public for recommendations in this area
- An RCT of intensive drug treatment of gout, to determine whether this reduces joint damage
- A comparison of bone cell function between people in their 50s and those aged >75 years, to define what changes occur in cell function with age that might contribute to the development of osteoporosis
- Development of bone substitutes that can be used to promote healing of severe fractures or large areas of damaged bone
"These studies will increase understanding of why osteoporosis develops in old age and advance its treatment and that of gout, both common musculoskeletal problems in older New Zealanders," says Professor Reid.
A study that follows up on a successful trial of a cheap oral gel for treating low blood sugar levels in newborn babies has also received HRC funding for five years.
Distinguished Professor Jane Harding, a neonatal paediatrician and Vice-chancellor of Research at the University of Auckland, has received more than $1 million for this project.
Professor Harding and her team have provided the first evidence-based strategy to treat low blood sugar levels that affects up to 15 per cent of otherwise healthy babies.
They will follow-up babies treated with an oral glucose gel as newborns at two-years of age to ensure the safety and efficacy of the treatment before it's introduced into clinical practice.
"The importance of this work cannot be overstated," says HRC Chief Executive Professor Kath McPherson. "Such an intervention could prevent brain damage in babies, improve breastfeeding rates and long-term health, prevent major distress for affected families, and save our health system significant costs, potentially revolutionising the management of neonatal hypoglycaemia around the world."
"Two dollars is all it costs to produce the oral gel which has been shown to prevent brain damage in a newborn. This is a small price to pay, given that treating the 2,100 babies severely affected by low blood sugar levels in the neonatal intensive care unit each year costs the nation $9.4 million," she says.
The following is a summary of other University of Auckland health research projects that received funding from the HRC in this latest round.
- Professor Larry Chamley (Obstetrics and Gynaecology). 'A healthy life starts with a bio-energetically healthy placenta', 36 months, $ 1,193,142
- Associate Professor Alan Davidson (Molecular Medicine and Pathology). 'The role of the Pax-Notch pathway in kidney disease', 36 months, $1,067,513
- Associate Professor Bronwen Connor (Pharmacology/CBR). 'Cellular reprogramming: A unique approach to understanding Huntington's disease', 36 months, $1,190,497
- Dr Bridget Kool (Epidemiology and Biostatistics). 'Prehospital injury deaths: preventability, service accessibility and equity', 24 months, $598,181
- Dr Fiona McBryde (Physiology). 'Hypertension after stroke – therapeutic or pathological?', 36 months, $1,055,738
- Professor Mark McKeage, (Pharmacology). 'Lung cancer genetic testing in New Zealand', 36 months, $1,182,641
- Dr Thomas Proft (Molecular Medicine). 'TeeVax - a novel vaccine against group A streptococcus?', 36 months, $1,122,354
- Dr Vanessa Selak (Epidemiology and Biostatistics). Aspirin harm benefit calculator to guide cardiovascular primary prevention, 24 months, $632,382
- Dr Natalie Walker (National Institute of Health Innovation). 'The combined use of nicotine replacement therapy and e-cigarettes', 36 months, $1,199,916


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Ger Schoeber studied electronics, software and computer science and started his career as a software developer at Philips in 1984. Five years later he took post at High Tech Automation, a technical software service provider, and moved up to system architecture and project management. In 2001 Schoeber founded Task Switch, his own consulting company on multidisciplinary system architecting activities. From 2008 until 2011 he worked for Sioux as a consultant and developer of business cases. Since 2011 he is Manager Innovation & Technology for the Hotraco Group. Hotraco is active in the agricultural business, water purification and industrial automation. Ger Schoeber also is an international trainer on Systems Architecting for High Tech Institute and president-elect of INCOSE-NL.
Ger Schoeber also founded Task Switch in 2001. Since then, he has been coaching and training system architects, for instance at Philips CTT. Schoeber considers system architecture to be a relatively new profession. Therefore, system architects often lack support, unlike engineers and project managers. "That's why I'm delighted to continue training system architects at High Tech Institute."
As a lecturer, Schoeber focuses also on communication. "Engineers often have a purely technical point of view. At the same time, they need to understand the customer and his market in order to deliver the right technical solution. Communication failures and intercultural issues can make this very hard. System architects need to learn how to close the communication gaps in order to make their company successful. At our training they get ample opportunities to practice. For example, at the end of the course, they have to convince a management board of their solution."
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Then you have what I call the "Queer By Choice"....aka "The Fashionable Queer"....aka "Being-Bi-Is-Cool Queer". These are attention freaks who are "gay" because it's a fad and a fashion to them. They are the idiots that fart in church, talk loudly in movie theaters, and cause scenes in 9 out of 10 restaurants they eat out at. You KNOW the type. These are the people who are so lost in their value-less interpretation of life that they only are aware of their own existence when they are demonstrating behavior that is shocking to normal people. Most of them are textbook narcissists.I think it's hilarious how he managed to incorporate references to the very top three common types of buildings that I'm probably least likely to ever be caught dead or alive in: churches, movie theaters, and restaurants! And then the idea of me ever talking loudly in any public place, or making even the slightest scene in a business of any kind! Or me ever having the slightest desire to be fashionable or cool!
AND ALL OF THEM (the "Fashionable Queers") are card-carrying liberals and Democrats. EVERY last one of them....
I was going to give him credit for a tiny degree of accuracy for that last paragraph I quoted above, but then it occurred to me that I'm not actually a Democrat even though I often vote for them (I'm a registered member of the Peace & Freedom Party instead), and I don't particularly identify as a "liberal" but rather as a "radical." So even though at least he's in the right general neighborhood for a change in that last paragraph, he still didn't actually get anything right.
Oh, and it's funny how many patriotic Republicans like him punctuate in the un-American way, with the period outside the quotation marks. It's like they have a secret desire for the U.S. to be invaded and conquered by Britain! Maybe the Bush Administration would interrogate him about it, if anyone in the Bush Administration actually knew how to follow the American rules of punctuation either.
* He's 47 years old, but he's been known to refer to women at least as old as 39 as "girls" (in an entry on February 10th of this year), so I'm returning the favor.


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Labor frontbench reshuffle: Joel Fitzgibbon and Kim Carr expected to be announced in Rudd ministry
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will unveil his new-look ministry this morning, returning some of his key allies to the frontbench and shifting Gillard supporters from their current roles.
Key points:
- Rudd supporters Joel Fitzgibbon and Kim Carr promoted to frontbench
- Tony Burke and Brendon O'Connor moved from environment and immigration portfolios
- Anthony Albanese to get communications portfolio and head NBN rollout
- Three women to be promoted to frontbench: Jacinta Collins, Julie Collins and Catherine King
The ABC has confirmed former chief government whip Joel Fitzgibbon will be named as agriculture minister, while Kim Carr will return to the industry and innovation portfolio.
Both men supported Mr Rudd in his efforts to return to the prime ministership.
Anthony Albanese, who has been promoted to Deputy Prime Minister, will take over the communications portfolio vacated by Senator Stephen Conroy last week.
Mr Albanese will keep his transport and infrastructure portfolios but will now be responsible for the rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Meanwhile, the ABC has been told Environment Minister Tony Burke and Immigration Minister Brendan O'Connor - both supporters of former prime minister Julia Gillard - will be moved from their portfolios.
Mr Burke was one of a number of ministers who verbally attacked Mr Rudd in February last year, accusing him of orchestrating a campaign that undermined Ms Gillard.
He intended not to serve in a reinstated Rudd government, however the new Prime Minister rejected his resignation offer after last week's leadership spill.
Mr Burke will be handed the immigration portfolio, while Mr O'Connor will take employment, skills and training.
Mark Butler will shift from mental health and ageing to climate change and environment.
The Prime Minister has a number of positions to fill after more than a third of the Cabinet resigned following his leadership coup, which was crafted in a bid to lift Labor's hopes of winning the next election.
According to the latest Newspoll out today, Mr Rudd has a commanding lead over Tony Abbott as preferred prime minister and Labor's primary vote at a six-month high.
The ALPs' primary vote is up 6 per cent from 29 to 35 per cent after Mr Rudd was returned to power, with the Coalition's primary vote down from 48 to 43 per cent.
The figures suggest Labor would still lose the election if one was held today, but a catastrophic loss would be averted.
Women to get frontbench promotions
Labor announced yesterday that three women would be promoted to the frontbench: Victorian senator Jacinta Collins and MPs Julie Collins and Catherine King.
Senator Collins will become the minister for mental health, Ms King will be promoted to the regional Australia portfolio, and Ms Collins will enter Cabinet with the portfolio for housing, homeless and status of women.
Meanwhile, West Australian MP Melissa Parke will move to the outer ministry, taking on the international development and aid portfolio.
The promotions mean there will be more women serving in the Rudd Cabinet than any previous.
Mr Rudd will make the official announcement in Newcastle later this morning.
The new line up will be sworn in by the Governor-General at a ceremony at Government House in Canberra at 2pm (AEST).


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LEAKED! "Why Ozil AND Sanchez Have Refused To Sign Contracts" – Arsene Wenger
Champions League action tonight as we face Ludogorets at home. It'll be the first time we've faced the Bulgarian side, and on paper it's one of those games for which we're clear favourites.
Away from today's game, Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez have are yet to put pen to paper for an improve deal and Wenger has revealed that he is willing to alter the wage structure of the club in order to retain the services of the aforementioned players.
Both players are in the final two years of their contract and talks have reportedly been stalled over wage disagreement. They currently want around £200,000-a-week in order to commit their peak years to the north London club.
speaking of their contract situation, Wenger said:
'I think these kind of players can raise a little bit above the financial aspect of the game because they are not poor and they have to look really at the football side,' said Wenger.
'It is more about whether the club can meet their needs on the football front. If 'yes' then a Premier League club can find an agreement with the players. We still keep values we have at the club, of course, and we pay what we can afford.
'We still have a scale of wages. It has become a bit more individual than when I arrived 20 years ago because every case is a bit special. But don't worry, they are all paid well.'
He added: 'These days, when you sign a contract for four years, you are actually signing for two because of the simple fact that, just to keep the value of the player, you have to extend the contract two years before it is due to end. Sometimes one year.
'It's normal players try to get the maximum out of the negotiations because they only have 10 years at the top level if all goes well. If you were a player you would try the same. You try to earn as much as you can.
'My whole life I fight to get the players paid as much as I can. I want as well to be responsible, to pay them the money we can afford to pay. Ideally you do not want players to go into the final year of their deals.
'They have to feel you meet their needs at the club and they get paid for it. So that is why we negotiate before.'


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Old Amsterdam School Building Transformed Into a Modern Family Home
Ons Dorp Amsterdam
Every home is special, but how about a home with a bit of history!
I am not a history buff, but there is something fascinating about knowing that a building belonged to a different era. This hundred year old school building in Amsterdam recently underwent a complete makeover. Ten families – collectively called Ons Dorp Amsterdam (meaning Our Village Amsterdam) saw the potential in the old. They decided to give it new purpose and became its new inhabitants. What's more interesting is that the building has been fitted with sustainable technologies like solar panels, green roofs and ground-sourced heat pumps to make it almost zero-emission. Isn't that a perfect combination of old and new!
This home, one of the ten of the Ons Dorp Amsterdam project, was designed by Standard Studio. It's hard to imagine that the living room was once a teacher's lounge, and the bedrooms were classrooms in the school. The transformation is evident and spectacular!
The apartment belongs to a family of four – a couple and their two young children. Kids usually become the focus of the entire renovation, but Standard Studio has done an incredible job of dividing the space in a way that parents can enjoy it as much as their offspring.
I remember staring at the ceiling of my classroom as a child, and wondering why it was so high. However, high ceilings have been used beautifully in this home. In the living area and the parents' bedroom, the height was used to create mezzanine levels that serve as a study or just a quiet corner to relax. It's an ideal use of the height. The split level creates extra space for different activities. In the living area you could easily be working and supervising the kids from the study. This design makes sure the family is always together, even when they are busy doing different things on their own.
The floor length windows in the living room open up to a small balcony – ideal for that relaxed Sunday morning coffee. And it also looks like a perfect place to grow some herbs and flowers, which can be a fun activity for the whole family. The abundance of natural light in the room means savings on the electricity bill.
The platform under the split level in the living room serves as a play area for kids and doubles up as storage space for all the toys and small items that need to be tucked away from plain sight. The minimal furniture makes the room look much bigger and manageable.
I love the simple yet elegant kitchen. Lots of cupboards make sure it is easy to organize. The open panel display with plants and some cute animal artwork is absolutely gorgeous. I also love the sleek furnishings and the neutral plywood colors that make it cozy and inviting.
The open plan keeps things simple while adding interesting elements. There is enough place for the little ones to play, climb and run around. The entrance to the home is wide and welcoming. It also divides the home in two parts – living on the left and bedrooms on the right, which is ideal for organizing things around the house.
The platform-cum-storage theme has been repeated in the parents' bedroom, while keeping it simple with cozy colors. It's a perfect place to unwind after a long day. The kids' room looks fun with a lot of open shelves for books and toys and enough space to showcase their talent. Check out the painting above the bed and the wall full of stickers and animal figures. You can see they are having a lot of fun in their room.
The designers deliberately left traces of history in the new apartment. The black iron staircases and the cement floors are a reminder of the school that it used to be. These same elements, along with the sleek fireplace gives the home a modern industrial look.
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Bite Beauty 012 Sugar Plum Lip Lab Limited Release Creme Deluxe Lipstick is the last and final shade of Bite Beauty's limited edition lipstick release collection. Throughout the last 12 months Bite Beauty has released a single, limited edition lipstick shade in this collection and recently a master set that included all 12 shades.
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Bite Beauty did a beautiful job with every single shade. It's a well put together selection of colors that have a superior formula that's worth every single penny. This is high end lipstick at its very best.
Bite Beauty 012 Sugar Plum Lip Lab Limited Release Creme Deluxe Lipstick ($36) isn't exactly as "festive" a shade as VIB Rouge Cream Lipstick but if you're going for fun and playful for the Holidays this candy hued shade of pinkish red screams good times!
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I technically reviewed this one already in the master Lip Lab Limited Release Creme Deluxe Lipstick Set that launched this Cyber Monday but it was so worth discussing again (I actually purchased a back up of it when it was in stock). The shade reminds me of pink candy canes, a white Christmas tree with shimmery pink lights, and brightly colored, girly macarons left out for Santa with a flute of pink bubbly champagne! Because dude, cookies and milk are so damn boring.
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Friday, May 28, 2010
Blue Eyed and Broken Hearted - Lisa Miller at Basement Discs
Car Tape 2 is a collection of cover songs by various artists - a companion album to her first Car Tape CD of 2002, Lisa makes them her own, by her tasteful arrangements and interpretations. I was delighted that she performed the Ryan Adams song She Wants To Play Hearts first up.
Also on the album are songs by Tim Harding, Neil Young, Bert Jansch and Francoise Hardy among others.
Lisa Miller is always a pleasure to see, and you could listen to her appealing voice all day without tiring of it. Ace guitarist Shane O'Mara naturally played very tasteful guitar accompaniment.
Visit Lisa's webpage www.lisamiller.com.au or My Space to see/ hear more.
In June, the music continues with Basement Discs having scheduled Deborah Conway & Willy Zygier for 4th June, with interesting Tartar/Russian artist Zulya performing on June 12th. Josh Owen and Barb Waters perform later in the month.
In other music news, Leonard Cohen is to return in November. Having just looked at Frontier Touring to check the price of tickets, I think I'll give him a miss. Platinum tickets (best seats) are $284.00!
Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival – The Doomben 10,000
It is likely to start with a full field and it is packed with class performers. The big question is, can a mare or filly win? Very few have in the past, the last being Flitter in 1994.
Sure to attract keen interest is Whobegotyou, returning from a long break. He hasn't raced since failing in the Cox Plate last spring, so he will be fresh. He has drawn a wide barrier, though his trainer Kavanagh claims he isn't worried.
The top picks are mares Ortensia and Hot Danish along with the super consistent filly, Melito who will surely be in the finish. Top fancies in the male contingent are Mic Mac, Albert The Fat the surprise winner of the BTC Cup, Black Piranha who ran second in this race last year, and Carrara who performed so well in the autumn against Denman and won the Doomben Slipper on this day last year.
I'll be barracking for the girls and hoping Hot Danish, Ortensia or Melito win, may be even trifecta, though that's an enormous long shot.
And I was pleased to see Metal Bender back to his best in the Queensland carnival, taking out the Hollindale Stakes/Doomben Cup double. He will now be aimed for the Cox Plate in spring. Graceful Anna after winning the Silk Stocking a few weeks ago, only managed third place last week, so will not be competing in the Stradbroke, but staying in her own age group for now. Despite that, I'll continue to follow her progress
Monday, May 24, 2010
What I've Been Reading
It seems ages since I last wrote about books, so here's a short rundown on the books that have accompanied me on the tram to work over the past month or so.
Despite not mentioning books on Cat Politics, I have been putting up posts fairly regularly on my Eye Candy for Bibliophiles blog, and have recently displayed my old collection of Picador books. This in turn inspired me to reread several of them myself, so that's what I've been perusing recently.
|As a result I have been choosing a diverse selection, the first being Miss Silver's Past by Czech writer, Josef Skvorecky, It's an interesting book, set in Prague during the Soviet occupation and is a satire on censorship in the publishing industry, a love story and a murder mystery. It of course centres on the delectable and mysterious Miss Silver, a person who is an object of fascination and obsession for the first person narrator.
The narrator himself is something of a cad and the final denouement really shows just how nasty he is.
From Czechoslovakia I moved on to Maxine Hong Kingston's memoirs of growing up in a Chinese American family. The Warrior Woman covers her female progenitors, and China Men the men of the family. These two books are a mix of imaginative fiction and fact. They were highly lauded by the critics when they were first published back in the 1970s, and still pack a punch in terms of entertaining and interesting reading.
Doris Lessing's dystopian novel The Memoirs of a Survivor next attracted my interest.
The narrator remains unnamed throughout and records the unfolding barbarism with detachment while sheltering Emily a young girl who mysteriously arrives from beyond the wall. Emily is accompanied by Hugo, an endearing creature - half dog, half cat, certainly more lovable than the precocious Emily.
|After Doris Lessing I ventured to the Wild West, with the novel Silver Light by David Thomson, another unusual book, the story being drawn from various western films. The fictional characters from The Searchers or Red River for instance, mingle with historical figures like Wyatt Earp and Billy the Kid. There's an extensive bibliography /filmography at the end of the book explaining the characters' origins.
|Last week I delved into The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanazaki , which follows the fortunes of the four Makioka sisters of the title, and the attempts of the two elder sisters to marry off the second youngest sister Yukiko. It's a leisurely read; nothing much happens, other the continuing drama of husband hunting for the reluctant Yukiko and the misadventures of the rebellious youngest daughter Taeko or Koi San as she is affectionately known.
It is set in Osaka and Tokyo during the early years of the Second World War and provides a fascinating behind the scenes look at Japanese society of the 1930s and early 1940s.
I received David Mitchell's new novel, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet last week from Amazon, so I couldn't resist starting it on the weekend. So far I am finding it immensely enjoyable, delighting in Mitchell's clever story telling and sparkling prose.
Friday, May 21, 2010
The Engaging Rebecca Barnard entertains Basement Discs
Rebecca is well known as the lead singer of Rebecca's Empire, a hallowed Melbourne rock band of the 1990s. She has been going it solo for some years now and Everlasting sounds like a winner.
She gave us a taste of it today, and it sounded really good, despite there being only Rebecca singing and playing guitar with Michael den Elzer contributing bass notes.
Rebecca has a delightful, confident and witty stage presence and has one of those great singing voices - a little sultry, a little bitter sweet.
Check her out on My Space and hear for yourself.
Next Friday Lisa Miller, her with the blue eyed and broken hearted voice, will be performing tracks from her new CD Car Tape 2. I sincerely hope she sings the Ryan Adams song She Wants To Play Hearts which I notice is on the record. She Wants To Play Hearts is, in my opinion, one of Ryan's best songs, the imagery in the words being so utterly perfect and complete.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Sweetness & Light – Suzie Dickinson at Basement Discs
Last Friday's lunchtime in store performance which starred Suzie Dickinson and band at Basement Discs, was certainly up to standard and a very enjoyable half hour it was too.
Suzie's CD 19 Steps, as I've said before. is a beauty, full of alt country goodness and then some. B, who is hard to please, reckons this is the best CD he's heard this year. I have to agree. It really gets under your skin and into your head, so that you find yourself humming bits of it inadvertently.
Suzie was accompanied by only part of her band with Dave Flett on "lead" bass and Ron Mahony providing tympanic effects. Despite being in the local music scene for many years, 19 Steps is her first released album. Ross Hannaford (Daddy Cool) provides very tasteful guitar throughout.
Check out Suzie's My Space for a sample of the songs. You can buy a copy of the CD directly from there via PayPal or if you want to support indie record stores, there are several listed to choose from, including of course Basement Discs.
Friday, May 07, 2010
The Music Goes On – Liz Stringer at Basement Discs
She played at Basement Discs at lunchtime today, promoting her brand new CD Tides of Time, a self produced masterpiece of model song writing and melody.
She admitted to being somewhat hung over, having over imbibed on red wine the night before trying to offset a cold. Still, that didn't in any way detract from her performance which was moving and absorbing and as always a pleasure to witness.
Basement Discs are featuring local female singer songwriters all this month. Next Friday Suzie Dickinson will be performing with her band. I'm looking forward to this as I am in the process of designing a web page for Suzie, though we have yet to meet in person. Suzie's new CD 19 Steps is a winner. It is beautifully produced, is chock full of great catchy tunes, enhanced by Suzie's fantastic voice.
Rebecca Barnard will be in store on 21st May followed by the fabulous Lisa Miller on the 28th, so there's lots of top knotch lunchtime entertainment to look forward to in the near future.
Thursday, May 06, 2010
Autumn Racing Season 2010 – The Carnival is Over
Unlike former years however, there were no standout performers other than Typhoon Tracy who managed to win three group one races in succession. No other horse managed that, though some smart three year olds carved out a name for themselves. For a change young stayers were to the fore, Shoot Out for example who will certainly be worth watching in the spring, along with Faint Perfume, Once Were Wild, Exceptionally, Linton and Rundle.
The autumn two year olds were an exceptional bunch, with the fillies doing very well against the boys. Whether they can carry over their form into their three year old season is another matter. I'll be following the fortunes of Star Witness, Crystal Lily, Military Rose, Shaaheq, to name a few.
Jessicabeel kept the flag flying for the females, and Zabeel's claim to fame as a sire of stayers, by taking out the Sydney Cup from Divine Rebel and Harris Tweed. Zavite and Precedence totally stuffed up their chances by over racing in the early stages of the race. Jessicabeel is certainly another serious contender for the Melbourne Cup judging by the way she won the Sydney Cup, coming from near last to overtake Divine Rebel close to the line with an impressive sprint.
So the spring season is looking like it might be one of the best and who knows who may emerge as the star performer. Typhoon Tracy will be campaigning again for the Cox Plate. Here's hoping she will compete in the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes at Moonee Valley in September, so I can get to see her in the flesh, but if she follows the Liston, Craiglee path she probably won't.
Meanwhile, the Queensland Winter Carnival will keep race fans interested until then. Graceful Anna will be running again this coming weekend in a Listed 1200 metre race for fillies and mares on the Gold Coast, and hopefully will have better luck than on her last run where she came third on a bog track. Also of interest is the Group 2 Hollindale Stakes over 1800 metres, which has classy field that includes Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner Road To Rock and other good performers, Metal Bender, Rothera and Gold Water.
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This year's Mother's Day is going to be simply marvelous, darlings! It is hard to believe I will be sharing the day with my mother, both daughters, and several Grands! Four generations of family together. This rarely happens in our family because we don't have the luxury of living miles apart… we live states apart!
My Mother's Day last year was the exact opposite of the one about to occur. No family! Looking back, I am amazed the day turned out to be so heartfelt; filling my cup with love, laughter and contentment. It did not start that way!
I was not looking forward to Mother's Day 2015. I felt a sense of 'loneliness' the entire week leading up to the day because I knew I would not be sharing the day with my family.
My daughter, Jenny,and her family and my grandson Robbie usually spent Mother's Day with me in Rancho Mirage. This year Jenny would be in Europe. Robbie, just married, was spending the day with his new family. I thought about flying into Chicago to be with my mother but my mom and I decided we would celebrate the following week upon my return to Chicago for the season. The rest of 'my gang' is scattered across America; thanks to the inventors of the airplane, Orville and Wilbur Wright! I was really in a funk.
My thoughts turned to my daughters. As their mother I strived in my daily conduct to be a good role model. And now I wondered…
"What are my daughter's most inner thoughts about their mother?"
I knew they loved me. And yet, I wondered to myself, "do they admire the example I set? Did their observations of my actions set a standard they want to emulate as young mothers, wives and women in their community?"
I pray so. It is every mother's dream to be loved, respected and admired by our children. Right, my darlings?
Mother's Day arrived. My husband, Shelly, served me coffee and sweet rolls with a Mother's Day card sealed with a kiss. After reading the card and thanking him, I said,
"The phone hasn't rung yet?"
"Don't worry everyone will call you!" was his reply.
"Well it is 10:00am and the phone's not ringing," I replied.
Just then,the phone rang!
"Good morning" (I always answer our phone with a "good morning!") I said in a cheery voice.
It was my grandson, Scott, calling from Austin, Texas,
"Hey Honey, Happy Mother's Day! What's up? What are you doing today? What kids have you heard from."
After answering his first three questions I answered his last with,
"You are my first call."
"Your first call and you have twenty Grandchildren! I can't believe it! No one's called you yet!"
I felt a twinge in my heart and then went on to say, "Well you did! Your telephone call makes me very happy and I'll remember you were the first to wish me a Happy Mother's Day. We hung up saying, "Love ya."
Shelly and I left home, within the next hour, to meet 'other lonely parents' for brunch at a location that did not allow phones. No way was I going to leave my iPhone at home!
"What if one of the family called, emailed or texted?"
I would put my phone on vibrate and place it next to me on the table.
Suddenly, my phone began to vibrate with phone calls, text messages and e-mails. The Grands were calling, e-mailing and texting! The Grands remembered! During the course of the day each of my grandchildren remembered their Honey.
I was very happy. Their messages were adorable and loving. I was in 7th heaven.
However, nothing from my daughters! It was after 4:00pm.
"Oh well!" I thought to myself. They're still living on Hawaiian Time!!
My girls were raised in the Hawaiian Islands. Being on time was definitely not the norm! In Hawaii fifteen minutes late was considered 'being on time.'
I sit down at my computer to check my emails. I opened my inbox. I saw two emails from my daughter, Jenny! The first arrived at 9:33am. The second explained that she had accidently sent it to my old email address! Her 9:33am e-mail was attached. "She was on time!" I smiled to myself, as I clicked into her email and read her Mother's Day letter.
Dear Mom,
I hope you have a very happy day!!!
When I think about the times we shared together…I smile, laugh, cry, ponder and think…introspectively…
The "good " examples you have taught me over the years coupled with your wisdom are treasured.
Time has gone by quickly…
Life has been so happy, so joyful and exciting as well as disappointing and difficult.
I teach my kids that there is always sunshine and rainbows after the rain… your sentence to me mom and from my personal perspective and observation growing up in Hawaii.
You have always been an optimist, a doer and a woman who is admired for your strength and tenacity in life.
I wish you a Happy and Healthy Mother's Day and an exciting adventurous year to come…
With lot of LOVE and APPRECIATION for having me, raising me and teaching me about love, life, and FASHION!
Your Jenny
My daughter answered my prayers. She approved of my mothering. I felt treasured, darlings! Just treasured!
I then wondered why I hadn't heard from my other daughter!
Shelly and I left home to meet a large group of friends for dinner. I was looking forward to the evening. I took my iPhone because I knew I would hear from her.
At 8: 00pm my cell phone rang. "MOM…Happy Mother's Day! The kids were celebrating me all day, mom. I am exhausted! I have not had a moment to just sit down and call you. I know you understand. I love you mom. Did you get my card and gift?"
"I am so happy you called! I am so glad you had a wonderful day! I did not get your gift!"
"Run out to your mailbox and check, mom! I will wait."
The gift was in our mailbox! I had not picked up our Saturday mail.
I put the phone on speaker; carefully opened a beautiful hand written note with loving words …my teaching of writing a personal note had rubbed off on her, I thought to myself and smiled! I opened my present. It was a small translucent porcelain dish with three written words inscribed in the porcelain…I love you.
"Thank you my darling daughter. I love my gift. You know how sentimental I am.
I already know where this beautiful little dish will be placed.
"You were my last call of the day but your words I love you are the first and last words every mother wants to hear. I love you to the moon and more.
Earlier in the day, my third daughter Jami, (my daughter-in-law,) phoned. We spoke forever. We always do. I love her.
I remember lying in bed that night, almost one year ago, feeling so uplifted! I remember exactly what I thought. "I live a charmed life. I am loved and cherished by my family. They didn't forget…to remember. I set a good example." Amen. And I closed my eyes with a smile on my face.
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A Swedish player has gotten their festive season off to the perfect start with a €2.2 million ($2.5 million) cash jackpot win on Bethard.com! The player was enjoying a game of "Empire Fortune" from the video slot developer Yggdrasil Gaming Limited when they unlocked the huge progressive jackpot.
A Mobile Win
Yggdrasil Gaming Limited communicated details about the win in an official press release. The win – which was worth an amazing €2,253,040 ($2,543,389) – was secured on Thursday using a mobile device. The video slot is a five-reel and 20-payline game, and the lucky player placed a bet of just €4 ($4.51).
Lots of Wins
Cherry AB is the parent company of Yggdrasil and it explained that this monumental win comes just under two weeks after LeoVegas.com dished out a tasty prize of €7,832,262 ($8,833,383) through its "Joker Million" game. This takes the total of prizes distributed after 2015 to over €29 million ($32 million).
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Fredrik Elmqvist is the Chief Executive Officer at Yggdrasil Gaming Limited and he used a statement to go into even more depth about the win. He explained that "Empire Fortune" first hit the web in October 2016 and its unique wheel feature is an important part of offering amazing prizes.
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Mentor and Lead other .NET Developers in a PRIMO Dev team environment working in a modern tech stack! STABLE FINANCIAL COMPANIES ARE STILL HIRING! While adhering to CDC guidelines, interviewing virtually and starting employees working remote.
Are you interested in taking your career to the next level as a .NET Tech lead in a strong Microsoft development shop? We are looking to hire a full-time employee for a key web-based system at a well-known highly respected company in Des Moines area. (Not a Contract or Contract To Hire; Direct Hire position with Full Time Benefits right away!)
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*1+ year experience in a formal or informal leadership capacity, including code reviews
*5+ years of experience with C# .NET, MVC, .NET Core
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These are some of the coolest hats we've been able to get in a while. Surplus from the 1960s is getting harder to find, especially something like this, in this good of condition. You will get TWO of these hats that fold down on the sides for colder weather.
All of these are in really good shape, but please allow for minor imperfections like tiny moth holes (haven't seen one yet, but just in case I missed one, they're wool). Maker tags and years will vary, but all that I've seen are dated between 1960 and 1968.


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Sometimes, crazy things happen in ministry… Here is my story.
A few years ago my wife and I were invited to dinner at the home of a new family in our church—recent immigrants from Mexico who wanted to get to know us better. When we arrived we were treated as honored guests as they attended to our every need. It goes without saying that for most pastors these types of visits are the best ones.
We were served "posole"—a traditional Mexican soup that is made with either chicken or pork. In this case, the region of Mexico this family comes from has a peculiar tradition of honoring their special guests by serving them the pig snout. Imagine my surprise when I was served a giant bowl of soup with a floating pig snout in the middle.
In my Puertorican heritage we aren't accustomed to eating snout (as far as I'm aware, at least). I just smiled graciously and asked myself, "What do I do?" I didn't want to disrespect them or make this couple feel bad. I didn't want my culinary preferences to hurt these great people who had obviously worked so hard to make us feel honored in their home.
These types of situations are reflective of ministry, where sometimes pastors must stretch their cultural limitations. In order not to offend sensibilities, we might have to do things we are uncomfortable with…
That being said, allow me to share what I learned from a pig snout that evening:


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Food is a major need, and food insecurity is a growing concern in WakeCounty – especially in the summer months. Families struggling to make ends meet are faced with the choice of rent or food. During the summer, children who normally receive a meal through free or reduce lunch meals may not have anything to eat.
To make matters worse, during the summer food donations are not on our minds the same way it is during Thanksgiving or Christmas time. Everyone is busy with camps or going on vacations – hunger is not always on the forefront of the mind. Therefore, donations go down. So simultaneously as the need for food intensifies, the resources become scarce.
Limited resources are felt throughout the county and have already hit The Salvation Army. With only a few jars of peanut butter and a couple of bags of pasta, our Food Pantry shelves are essentially empty. Even with purchasing food at the Food Bank, we were only able to provide for 12 families. Because of the shortage, we will have to pause our Food Assistance program for a while, which normally gives out a week's worth of groceries to 50 families every week.
We need YOUR help.
Donations of canned or nonperishable goods are crucial this time of year. Food drives are a tremendous help, but can be tough to start. Here's how you can help:
Host a Food Drive: download our Food Drive Tool Kit, filled with flyers and tips
Donate a few cans: next time you're at the grocery store, think about picking up a few extra cans. Lots of small donations can make a big impact.
Spread the word: share on facebook, tweet, email your friends - let them know of the need and how they can help.
Take a cue from Laura: Get your kids and family involved! Give them the lesson of giving back, while fighting hunger. Read about Laura & her family here.
Canned and Nonperishable food can be dropped off at:
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Raleigh, NC 27604
No child should spend their summer worrying about their next meal. Donate food and beat hunger.


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Lose Weight, Save Your Back
Much like there is a cause and effect to all things, your weight has a huge effect on your back. This makes sense when you think of your back as your body's main support system. In any system, if there is too much weight to support, the system will malfunction. This idea is no different when it comes to your back. The more weight you carry in your midsection, the more dramatically your back is effected. Muscles will often become strained, as they work extra hard to maneuver your body throughout your day. And, if you are overweight and continue a somewhat active lifestyle, this could drum up bad news for your back.
Back pain is not something you can simply overlook or ignore. And, often, injuries to your back muscles don't go away and cannot be put into a cast. Instead, you often have to suffer through the pain and try to apply heat to the agitated muscle groups. Back pain is aggressive and can be inhibitive. Much of the common-day activities you enjoy can be dramatically narrowed down, due to lower back pain.
So, what are the antidotes, the cures, and health practices? Well, you have heard them before — diet and exercise. These two factor combines will allow you to maintain a healthy weight and keep your back muscles toned and strong. But, though these are the popular remedies to back pain, they are the most difficult to control. Diet for example is a challenge to monitor and control. Proportions are often difficult to shrink, and temptations will often be around every corner. Ultimately, it can be difficult for someone with weight-related back pain to find a diet that they enjoy and will help with their pain.
Because of these challenges, ChiroThin was created to make dieting easier. In this blog, we will discuss a ChiroThin diet and how it can help you with chiropractic weight loss.
ChiroThin Program
- Lasts Six Weeks
- FDA Certified
- Physician Supervised
- Low Glycemic and Anti-inflammatory (LGAI) Diet
ChiroThin Weight Loss
ChiroThin is a dietary supplement that can be incorporated in your diet. The formula hosts a plethora of nutritional ingredients that help with fatty acid metabolism and blood sugar stabilization. ChiroThin, combined with healthy amounts of anti-inflammatory foods, will help your body convert stored fat into necessary energy. However, these anti-inflammatory foods must have a low glycemic index in order to properly react to the supplement. ChiroThin allows the body to more efficiently metabolize fats, and in turn, your body is better equipped to use the energy to burn calories and consume fewer calories. The formula specifically targets groups of fat deposits. The formula also adds specific amounts of amino acids, vitamins, and cell salts, to further aid the body in breaking down fat deposits.
Weight Loss with Support
When under the ChiroThin program, a little support can go a long way. Weight loss isn't easy, and anyone who says it is sorely mistaken. Dieting requires self-control and responsible choice-making, both of which humans naturally struggle with on a day-to-day basis. Though our supplement can make losing weight better, support is important, from both the people around you, as well as a physician. Under our program, you will have a medical doctor supervise the experience and enforce follow-up visits, routinely. During these weekly meetings, your doctor will be able to monitor your progress and determine how strongly you are adhering to the diet.
What Can You Eat In a ChiroThin Diet?
Before you start any diet, it is best to find out what the diet prohibits, to better understand what you are willing to give up. Many people will see the "low glycemic diet" label on our program and assume we forbid the consumption of carbohydrates. On the contrary — our diet allows you to eat a controlled amount of carbohydrates as a way to balance your diet and prevent the onset of hyperuricemia, electrolyte loss, etc. Our program is more concerned with a balanced diet, rather than a restrictive one. That is why we allow participants to eat approved snacks and side-course foods that still have carbohydrates in them. The following is just a small portion of the food available to you in a ChiroThin Program:
- Buffalo
- Chicken (white meat only)
- Pork (lean)
- Brown Rice
- Leafy greens
- Whole-Grain Bread
- Melba Toast or Rounds
- Grissini Breadsticks
Why ChiroThin?
ChiroThin is a unique chiropractic weight loss program because it incorporates a top-shelf supplement with innovative dieting methods. In most cases, dietitians will cut out every kind of "good" food and make you adhere to a difficult dieting program. With ChiroThin, the whole process is six weeks long and the supplement works fast to provide you with results. With high-grade ingredients, a successful formula, and a process that has shone time and time again to be successful, you will see a positive change. Now, the program will only work if you adhere to the supplement and diet. Your physician will be able to monitor your progress throughout the journey and coach you in different techniques for weight loss. Your body mass index (BMI) will be the main determinant of your progress. If you are not making progress, your doctor can prescribe you other methods for weight reduction.
Laser Lipolysis
Laser lipolysis is another method for weight reduction. In this process, a non-invasive laser is placed on your fat deposits. The laser works to help penetrate the skin and stimulate fat cells. As the outer shell of the fat cell is burned away, this causes the contents of the fatty cell to dissolve, ultimately shrinking the cell. Non-surgical fat reduction is always a better option for your weight loss process, instead of actual surgery. It is always best to try out either a regulated diet or a non-invasive laser lipo procedure before going under a knife.
Superior Healthcare
If you are interested in living a better, healthier, and pain-free life, weight loss is always the first step. Though the terms "diet and exercise" have almost lost meaning from being repeated, they are the only methods to maintain a healthy body weight. If you want to make a positive change, but need a little support, we can help! At Superior Healthcare, our physical medicine center can help you make wise decisions in your diet moving forward. So, no matter your past, you have the opportunity and resources to help make a change for the better. Contact us today for your trial of ChiroThin or our laser therapy.


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She has recently purchased a new two-level Sydney apartment, and Jessica Mauboy has announced some big news.
Her boyfriend of nine years Themeli Magripilis has finally moved in too!
She told the Australian Women's Weekly ''We're finally living under the same roof, waking up with each other every night when we come home.
The ARIA winning pop star says she felt an overwhelming sense of loneliness, especially after performing, before Themeli moved in.
'You go on stage and sing, and there's the crowd in front of you and the lights and all the noise and commotion,' she shared.
'But then everyone goes home, and I was left on my own. It was so quiet. That was hard … I don't have to worry about that now because 'Them' is here and I can talk to him.'
In September, Mauboy told WHO magazine that she s open to marrying the former Darwin Council worker, saying 'I love the idea of having children with Themeli. I love the idea of being married to him. We already kind of are.''


text: Byron, Aristotle and snowboarding is the kind of unlikely combination of influences cited by posturing fledgling bands. But you're more inclined to believe Conrad "Merz" Lambert, 1999's next big thing, who abandoned his major label deal for a more eccentric musical path. For his fourth album, he relocated to the Swiss Alps with Björk collaborator Matthew Herbert, and follows the pastoral folk of 2008's Moi et Mon Camion with a record of expansive, largely electronic pop. The adrenalised Credo bears testament to those mountain descents, but Lambert is a consistently thoughtful songwriter and this is an exhilarating blast of ideas as well as heady Alpine air.


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Acrylic fill in $16
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