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Following a bitter internal dispute, The Century has voted to sever its special relationship with The Garrick. Members of the transatlantic clubs will no longer be free to move between them.
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Several emails were fired back and forth between the rival camps, according to insiders. Meetings were called, in which impassioned debates descended into fraught heckling and finger-pointing.
The letter of protest against the scrapping of the agreement suggested that Centurions "take the long view" and "give our overseas friends time to learn" about the benefits of equality.
Such a sentiment left one long-standing Garrick member, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to club rules, unimpressed.
"In our country we take the view that private clubs have the right to regulate their own membership without interference from the state," he said.
"It is America's obsession with political correctness that helps make it such a charmless, humourless and paranoid society, frankly.
"They should worry more about the shocking inequality in their own society before lecturing us about what they imagine is ours."
In the end, a general ballot of members was called by The Century.
"All Centurions are equal. No Centurion is more equal than others," wrote Hugh Hardy, the club president, in a letter to members.
On a turnout of about 1,500, roughly 900 Centurions said the agreement should end, meaning that it will do on March 1.
A spokesman for The Garrick said: "We don't comment on anything to do with the club – and certainly not anything to do with another club."
In line with its policy of "preventing public mention" of its activities and "avoiding assisting journalists who might do so", his counterpart in New York had not comment.
Members said the mood inside the New York club – on West 43rd Street, around the corner from Grand Central Station – had changed, possibly forever.
But The Garrick member said he would not be mourning the loss of his colonial cousins – or access to their facilities. "The Century's a crap club anyway," he said.


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California could be facing a new labor challenge after Governor Jerry Brown and state legislators struck a deal on Monday to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2022. Farm labor availability is already limited in the state, and dairy farmers believe the increased minimum wage will make it even more difficult to hire the workers they need to keep their dairy operations running.
A recent MILK Intelligence national survey of dairy farmers with more than 500 cows found that starting milkers in California were paid an average of $10 per hour. More than 65% of farm owners surveyed provide employees housing as part of their compensation, almost 40% offer insurance and nearly 42% pay production incentive bonuses.
Under the legislation proposed by the governor on Monday, the current minimum wage of $10 per hour would rise to $10.50 in 2017, $11 in 2018, and then increase $1 each year until 2022. The governor retains the right to halt wage increases if the economy can't sustain them, according to the agreement.
Many dairy farmers who responded to the MILK Intelligence survey expressed many concerns about the push for a higher minimum wage in many states and localities. "Pushing up the minimum pushes all levels above it to a new floor," said one respondent. "Minimum should be an entry-level wage for beginning wage earners."
"You need to be able to control costs, and I do not believe that we should be mandated to offer more than the position demands or required by skill level," another respondent said.
Fortunately for the few small dairies left in California, businesses with fewer than 25 employees have an extra year to implement the wage increases.
Governor Brown admits that the wage increase will be tough on some businesses. "If you took the wages down and cut them in half, it would make it easier for certain businesses," he said in a press conference on Monday. "But you can't function that way, because we're a community."


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Where did the story come from?
Dr Johan Moan and colleagues at the Institute for Cancer Research in Oslo, the University of Oslo, and the Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York carried out this research. The study was funded by the Sigval Bergesen D.Y. og hustru Nankis Foundation, The Research Foundation of the Norwegian Radiumhospital, and Helse-Sør Norway.
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The researchers obtained information from an international database on the incidence (number of new cases per year) of cancer between 1987 and 1997 in six countries where the majority of the population are white – UK, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Australia, and New Zealand. They also obtained data from the World Health Organization on the number of deaths from cancer each year in these countries for the period 1989 to 1999. The incidence of malignant melanoma in Norway between 1960 and 2003 was also obtained from a national cancer database.
The researchers plotted graphs to compare the cancer incidence in these countries with their latitude. They calculated the ratio of cancer death rates to incidence rates two years previously for each country. They did this as a "crude measure of prognosis", that is to give them a rough estimate of what proportion of people diagnosed with cancer die in the following two years. This is only a rough estimate because the people dying from cancer may not be the same people who were diagnosed with cancer two years earlier. The researchers plotted this ratio against latitude to look for relationships between these factors.
Each country's exposure to "vitamin D-generating radiation from the sun" was calculated by looking at how much of this radiation the sun produced and how much would be transferred to the body.
These estimates took into account the wavelength of light needed to make vitamin D in the body, direct sunlight exposure and exposure to diffuse reflections of the sun's rays. They also took into account the shape and orientation of the human body relative to the sun (this was estimated to be a vertical cylinder shape, with the top and bottom of the cylinder not being exposed), and the known depth of the ozone layer and the average daily cloud cover over each country.
They then compared the exposure to vitamin D-generating radiation against the incidence of cancer in each country.
What were the results of the study?
The researchers found that living further away from the Equator (having a greater latitude) reduced their exposure to "vitamin D-generating radiation from the sun" compared to living closer to the equator. People living in the UK were estimated to be exposed to 3.4 times less vitamin D-generating radiation than people living at the equator.
In the six countries assessed, there was a decrease in the incidence of malignant melanoma the further that a country was from the equator. There was also a trend towards an increased incidence of some internal cancers (colon, breast, prostate, and lung cancer) the closer a country was to the equator. However, when they looked at the rate of deaths from cancer in these six countries, they found that the closer a country was to the equator, the lower the ratio of cancer deaths to cancer incidence. They interpreted this as showing that although people might be more likely to develop cancer in the countries closer to the Equator, they were less likely to die from cancer. When they looked at a larger group of countries however, they found that they could not reliably identify differences in incidence of cancer according to latitude.
What interpretations did the researchers draw from these results?
The researchers concluded that because of the benefits associated with having sufficient vitamin D, increased exposure to sunlight may improve prognosis of cancer, and may "possibly" give more benefit than risks. They suggest that this message should be given to those "at risk for vitamin D deficiency".
What does the NHS Knowledge Service make of this study?
This type of study does generate interesting theories about the relationship between an exposure and an outcome (in this case sunlight exposure and cancer). However, as it does not follow individuals over time to see how exposure affected outcome, and instead looks at these factors at the population level, it cannot prove that the exposure causes the outcome.
There are many differences between these countries other than their latitude, which could contribute to the differences in cancer incidence and deaths from cancer. Latitude may also correlate with other factors, such as a country's socio-economic status, which might be responsible for the trends seen, rather than exposure to sunlight.
The authors acknowledge that although sunlight exposure varies according to latitude, studies have not shown a clear difference in the average vitamin D levels in the body in a population according to the latitude of where they live.
It is important to have an adequate intake of vitamin D, however, it is also important to avoid overdoing exposure to the sun. People should avoid extensive sun exposure, and in particular avoid getting sunburnt.
Analysis by Bazian
Edited by NHS Website
Links to the headlines
We all need a little dose of sunshine, says scientist who sounded alert on skin cancer.
The Times, 8 January 2008
Sunshine - vitamin D and heart disease protection included.
The Daily Telegraph, 8 January 2008
Enjoy the sun on doctor's orders.
The Guardian, 8 January 2008
Links to the science
Source: Moan J, Carmen Porojnicu A, Dahlback A, and Setlow R.B.
Addressing the health benefits and risks, involving vitamin D or skin cancer, of increased sun exposure.
PNAS; Published online before print January 7, 2008


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Posted on September 23, 2013, in Author Interview, Lena Diaz and tagged American Revolution, Gail Ranstrom, Lena Diaz, Regency Noir, Romance, Romantic Suspense. Bookmark the permalink. 32 Comments.
The suspense is more important to me. Can't wait to read your books.
Sorry I'm a bit late, but the sun isn't even up here in Montana. And thanks for the lovely intro, Lena. I'd love to take partial credit for your success, but you were a slam dunk! Nothing would have stopped you. You can't beat the combo of talent and determination. .
Oh, Sarah! You must let me know how the BIAW goes. I've always wanted to do that but never quite had the nerve. Right now I'm gearing myself up for NaNoWriMo. If I can do a month, surely I can hang in a week. Right? And I agree with your answer. That's why they call it ROMANTIC Suspense!
Thanks for stopping by, Deborah. I don't know if I'd enjoy reading straight romance. I always like a meatier story with more at risk – and the suspense gives us that..
Thanks for the welcome, Gwen. And darn! I didn't sign up for the conference this year! Wish I'd have known you were coming. I'd have loved to see you and hear your talk. (Hmm. Maybe I'll contact the conference coordinator and see if they are sold out.) I live in Bigfork, a small resort village on the north end of Flathead Lake – about 17 miles south of Kalispell. Pack warm – the weather is iffy right now and will definitely be cold in the morning and evening.
And I have to personally thank you for your handbook on Scrivener. I could always see the potential, but until your book, I just couldn't 'get' it. Now I'll never use anything else for writing. So, Thanks! I think I might even be ready for an Intermediate class. Do you teach those online?
And a big YES to romantic resolution. Without it, the story sort of falls flat for me.
Thank you, Lena, for the awesome introduction to Ms. Ranstrom! I am a big fan of historical romances that walk the side of "gritty"! The conflict of their fundamental beliefs is all I needed to read — I am so in!
I'm usually a big stickler about reading in chronological order, but this sounds absolutely wonderful and I think I'll start here! 😀
Hi Carmen! I'm so glad you are going to give Gail a try. Her books all stand alone very well and are so so good. She's not all balls and carriage rides (not that there's anything wrong with that). Very unique and interesting.
Hi Carmen, and thanks for dropping by. Sweet Treason is completely unrelated to the rest of my books, so don't worry about 'order.' I'm glad to hear that the conflict doesn't scare you off. Readers always want a plot, but they can get scared off by anything controversial. Me? Nothing scares me off. Sounds like you're the same. 🙂 And if you like gritty, you might like Lord Libertine–my edgiest yet, I think.. .
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Oh, Carmen – how sweet of you. When you're done, I'd love to know which one you like best.
Thanks, and I'm in awe of you, Carey. I'm lucky to juggle two things at once, let alone three. Best of luck with the deadline, exams and BIAW! If I survive NaNoWriMo, I'm going to try BIAW. No guts, no glory, they say!
Hi Krista, and thanks for having me. I know what you mean. Krakauer is brilliant. Not many non-fiction books bring me to tears, but his do. And that's because he weaves in the humanity and relationships of his subjects so seamlessly. I've only read Junger's The Perfect Storm, but I'll have to read his others. Do you have a particular recommendation?
Hi Sharon! For me it all started with the Bobbsey Twins, Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew.. I loved the little mysteries even then. It was probably ordained that I would always have to have a mystery or suspense (preferably both) mixed in with my romances. I really should look at my own books to figure out the blend. I think I'm roughly 50/50 with the scales tipping toward the romance/romantic conflict. Where did you get your love for the suspense/mystery?.
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Zimbabwe Crisis: Army Takes Over But Denies Coup
Zimbabwe's military has read out a statement after taking over the national broadcaster, ZBC, saying it has taken action to "target criminals".
However, it said this was not "a military takeover of government" and President Robert Mugabe was safe.
Heavy gunfire and artillery were heard in northern suburbs of the capital, Harare, early on Wednesday.
Zimbabwe's envoy to South Africa, Isaac Moyo, earlier dismissed talk of a coup, saying the government was "intact".
The statement read out by Maj Gen Sibusiso Moyo came hours after soldiers overran the headquarters of ZBC. He said: "We wish to assure the nation that his excellency the president... and his family are safe and sound and their security is guaranteed."
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Comments made by senator Eric Abetz linking abortion and cancer are as dangerous as Holocaust denial, feminist commentator Mia Freedman says.
Senator Abetz denies having made the link, arguing he was cut off before he could explain his position in an interview with Freedman on Channel Ten's The Project on Thursday night.
Freedman had challenged the Employment Minister's support of the World Congress of Families, a conference that has attracted guest speakers alleging birth control, homosexuality and abortion cause medical problems.
"I think the studies, and I think they date back from the 1950s, assert that there is a link between abortion and breast cancer," Senator Abetz said when pressed by Freedman.
Freedman told Fairfax Media on Friday the comments were "incredibly dangerous".
"It's as dangerous as anti-vaccine propaganda and it's as dangerous as Holocaust deniers."
Asked about the Holocaust denial analogy, Freedman said: "You're allowed your own opinions but you're not allowed your own facts."
A spokesman for Senator Abetz, who is the leader of the government in the Senate, had no comment on the Holocaust denial comparison.
The spokesman said Senator Abetz had not claimed the interview had been "heavily edited", as some news outlets had reported.
In a statement released on Friday morning, the minister distanced himself from the views of US doctor Angela Lanfranchi, who argues that abortions cause cancer.
"Media reports that I have drawn or believe there is a link between abortion and breast cancer are incorrect," Senator Abetz said.
"In my interview last night on The Project, I studiously avoided doing so, and was cut off before being able to acknowledge that Dr Angela Lanfranchi's views on this topic were not the accepted medical view.
"As I pointed out, I am associating myself with the Families conference – the broad aims of which I support. This does not mean that I endorse the views of every single speaker."
The Project stands by the interview, which was pre-recorded and edited, "as an accurate and honest representation of the conversation that took place".
"The minister's position was not misrepresented or taken out of context in any way," a spokesperson said.
Freedman claimed Senator Abetz was asked to clarify his position "four or five" times.
"Every time he refused to acknowledge that this was in fact non-science. He tried to say it was a matter of opinion and there were lots of different opinions," Freedman said.
"It's not like he was ambushed. It's not like he was uninformed about the topic. It is clearly a position he is familiar with and he is prepared to back."
Freedman is calling on Senator Abetz, Victorian Attorney-General Robert Clark and federal Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews to withdraw their support from the World Congress of Families.
"Kevin Andrews is actually an international ambassador for this organisation," she said. "Eric Abetz is not the worst of it."
Patrick Begley is an investigative reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.


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How to wear 1950s clothing in Autumn!
Autumn is without a doubt my favourite time of the year. It's the most vintage friendly season, as long as it's not raining that is, when I can wear a 1950s skirt suit, like the Handmacher beauty in the picture below, or a dress, without the need of having to cover it with a coat.


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Redlands Connection is a concoction of sports memories emanating from a city that once numbered less than 20,000 people. From the Super Bowl to the World Series, from the World Cup to golf's U.S. Open, plus NCAA Final Four connections, Tour de France cycling, major tennis, NBA and a little NHL, aquatics and quite a bit more, the sparkling little city that sits around halfway between Los Angeles and Palm Springs on Interstate 10 has its share of sports connections. – Obrey Brown
Jim Sloan never really pushed his photos on anyone. In the media business, whether it's on large metropolitan dailies or a mid-size, there are also small town dailies that attract a group of contributors ranging from writing correspondents to photographers. Sloan was a true professional.
The guy hustled, figured the angles, brandished his gear, fed film into the canisters, throwing his heart in the art long before modern technology – aka digital – was available.
Sloan, who specialized in Boy Scout photography throughout the years, had presented the local newspaper with a lengthy list of photos throughout the years. On the back of those mostly black-and-white glossies was the familiar hand stamp – "Photo by James Sloan."
There were photos of President Eisenhower, especially during that time when the World War II general was living out his final years in the Coachella Valley. Sloan caught the ex-president in a variety of poses, mostly on the golf course.
Fellow photographer Ansel Adams, musician Stan Kenton and politician Ted Kennedy were among the celebrity shots. Plenty of stories could be written about his photography connections with those famous faces. In his own way, Sloan, himself, was a celebrity photographer.
One of his photos, however, stood out. I remember when he brought it into my office. "I got this," he said, pulling the 2 x 4 black-and-white out a small white envelope, "when I was down in Texas. I got him to pose for this."
I looked at the mug shot. Smiling, handsome, almost stylishly posing, was the familiar face of golf legend Ben Hogan.
I glanced slyly at Sloan's face. Hogan was a well-known recluse, a superstar who rarely claimed the spotlight. Players from Hogan's era had often commented on Hogan's arms-length distance, a coldness, a reluctance to seek the spotlight – but a legendary golfer.
Sloan's photo was apparently opposite of such a philosophy. Was it a lie? Did Hogan occasionally shed that image? Was Sloan a personal friend? No, way. Couldn't be. Ben Hogan, who had captured every major championship – four U.S. Opens, a British Open (in his only attempt), two Masters and two PGA titles – while overcoming that infamous 1949 car collision with a bus that nearly killed him.
All of which is a well-known story by now, part of history – along with that picturesque swing, the calmness, ice water in his veins, the famous comeback, the movie that depicted his life around the crash, Follow the Sun: The Ben Hogan Story. No sense in reciting all that here. This story is A Redlands Connection between a local photographer and a golfing icon that breathed immortality.
It was hard to trust Jim; I didn't know him all that well, but I had to trust him. In a way, Jim Sloan was far more worthy than I was on a local front. A trick? A way to claim some kind of connection to a legend? A little self-indulgence? Redlands was a golf community, its country club often playing host to a variety of legendary connections. Wouldn't it be great to fabricate a story with those golf partisans? A story connecting Jim Sloan to Ben Hogan would be a good one.
Golf had plenty of prominent connections to Redlands.
Club manufacturer Mario Cesario, whose son Greg was an All-American golfer at Arizona State, made golf clubs for Tom Watson, Nancy Lopez, Gene Littler and others – in Redlands. Watson himself even journeyed to Mario's local shop for consultation.
Tiger Woods came to Redlands as a well-known five-year-old.
Phillips Finlay, younger brother of Madison Finlay, once took on Bobby Jones in the Roaring 20s. Or was twice? Or three times?
Dave Stockton, who famously outdueled Arnold Palmer at the 1970 PGA Championship, hailed from San Bernardino – but moved to Redlands.
On the other hand, here was a photo print of the Ice Man, Hogan's historical nickname, that bore all of Sloan's photographic trademarks. Remember my cynicism. That started melting away. I believed Jim Sloan was telling me the truth.
I asked the first question that came into my head.
"Did you shoot this photo in Redlands?"
Excuse my excitement. Jim, of course, had already told me that he was in Texas when he took the photo. Texas was Hogan's home, somewhere near the Dallas area. I was excited to think that, somehow, Hogan might've traveled to Redlands.
All of which would have begged several questions: Why was he here? Who does he know from Redlands? Will he be returning here sometime? But, no, Hogan was never on local turf.
I wish I could re-create the conversation I had with Jim Sloan about his Hogan photo – but he was always in a hurry. There was no real conversation. Any time he showed up, it was always a quick-hitting visit. Sloan, in my memory, only showed up a few times for talk, presenting photos, or discussing some sports-related shot he'd taken. Something about the guy, always on the move, seemingly like he was late for something.
"I'll give you this," he said, "to use when he dies. Keep it in your obit file."
And Jim Sloan disappeared. A few years later, Jim Sloan died. Hogan outlived him by a few years.


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The Moto Z Play was probably the best of Motorola's first round of modular Z phones. It wasn't the fastest, but it was reasonably priced and got amazing battery life. It was a bit on the chunky side compared to its brethren, but Motorola is reportedly looking to rectify that. However, that means it won't have the same amazing longevity.
Evan Blass over at VentureBeat says the Moto Z2 Play will be a millimeter thinner this year (6mm versus 7mm) and 20g lighter (145g versus 165g). This puts it more in-line with the rest of the Z series. It will also get a small internal boost with a Snapdragon 626, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage. Although, the screen will remain a 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED.
The trade off for that slimmer frame is a smaller battery. Last year's Moto Z Play had a 3,510mAh battery, but this time it'll apparently be just 3,000mAh. If that's true, it's not going to get the same multi-day battery life as last year's model. It might perform just fine with the modest hardware, but the battery life is what made the Moto Z Play special. The Z2 Play might be just another modular phone.
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You guys! I had so much fun teaching my 2nd Basics of Blogging Workshop on last Sunday. This session sold out, and like the first, it was filled with people who will be blogging for fun, blogging as a component to their business/brand, and those who are like me who use it as a combination for both.
I never thought that I would be as passionate as I am about blogging, but I really do enjoy it. Sometimes it gets a little overwhelming and depending on my schedule I can get a little burnt out, but I absolutely love doing it. I seriously couldn't imagine not being a blogger. It started out as a simple creative outlet and has brought so many cool opportunities my way over the years; I had a lot of areas of interest career-wise, and running KP Fusion has helped me zone in on what I really want to spend my time doing in this chapter of my life. I have a voice, and my very own platform, so I no longer have to wait for someone else to give me permission to express my creative ideas. I've been able to collaborate with other creatives, and now with the workshops, I can teach others how to build their own digital footprints. How cool is that?!
I haven't decided when my next one will be (I'm leaning towards April due to March being uber busy at work with Marissa's new collection FINALLY launching at BR!), but I'm planning that in addition to a few different workshops + classes as well (one will be all about beauty!).
I will also continue to share blogging tips on here bc I know how hard it is to find truly useful blogging info (if I read "know your voice" one more time!). I will also offer more products like the free editorial calendar download I created as part of my workshop workbook.
If you guys have anything that you want to learn more about, please, please please let me know so that I can build content around it-I'm all about spreading knowledge!


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Christian marriage is the union before God of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others for life and for the upbringing of children, and it is this vision for your life together that we will explore during your preparation.
If you would like to get married in our cathedral, the first step is to speak to a priest after a Sunday Mass. He will take your details and invite you to meet with him to look ahead with diaries, and to ask a few preliminary questions.
If you are thinking about getting married in the parish, we ask for at least twelve months notice so that all the necessary preparations can be made and to give you as a couple space to receive all of the excellent support which we can offer you, as you begin your life together.


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During June 2009, I had mentioned about three stocks for which coppock turns positive . And two more
During June 2009, I had mentioned about three stocks for which coppock turns positive . And two more
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rajandran,could you please explain the data access procedure in incredible charts program? how to access individual stocks and get charts like above?thank yousri
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Is the data for L&T adjusted for 1:1 Bonus … the chart does not seem so
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Hi I am good fan of your website and its their in my Favorites. Can you please provide me the Code for Coppock Indictor. I found on website but their are many version and I am confused which is right code.
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@SriganeshEither you can download incredible charts software from their portal and can use yahoo symbols to extract the chart and apply coppock indicator along with that or else you can try with the AFL code with Amibroker@RajeshYeah, may be but i tested the AFL code for coppock with L&T bonus adjusted chart.But for that too coppock turns +ve@AnkushAFL code has been done. Please check out the more recent post
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Rajandran,Thanks. Able to see using yahoo symbols.Thanks for amibroker afl also.sri


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• Be Kaptivated by Kathryn's Kriminally Komplicated Kwiz, and mutter darkly at how bad Thom and Joe are at getting Korrect answers.
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Munich: Roland Berger Strategy Consultants has made Martin Erharter a new Partner and Head of its Pharma & Chemicals Competence Center.
"We are very happy to welcome Martin Erharter to Roland Berger. He is an extremely experienced Partner," says Dr. Martin C. Wittig, CEO of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants.
"With his many years of experience on both the company and consulting sides of the table, Martin is an important contact for our clients. He is sure to bring added drive to our Pharma & Chemicals Competence Center."
Martin Erharter began his career at the Sandoz/Novartis Group. For ten years, he held various managerial positions in marketing & sales, technical operations and finance in Austria and Switzerland.
In 1997, Erharter switched to consulting, where he supported clients in his core area of chemicals and pharma, as well as those in the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) and manufacturing industries. His functional know-how in operations, marketing & sales and strategy development has served him well on various national and international consulting projects. He has also worked on more general topics, such as efficiency improvement programs and post-merger integration.
Martin Erharter studied management at the University of Innsbruck and earned his MBA in the US.


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H.R.5683 - Government Accountability Office Act of 2008110th Congress (2007-2008)
|Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (Introduced 04/02/2008)
|House - Oversight and Government Reform | Senate - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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|H. Rept. 110-671
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|09/22/2008 Became Public Law No: 110-323. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions)
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Public Law No: 110-323 (09/22/2008)
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on August 1, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Government Accountability Office Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Requires: (1) the Comptroller General to provide for a pay increase to covered Government Accountability Office (GAO) officers and employees if the increase that would otherwise take effect would be less than the required minimum percentage (equal to the total annual pay adjustment for General Schedule positions within a pay locality); and (2) nonpermanent merit pay to a such an officer or employee to be decreased by an amount equal to the portion of such person's basic pay that is attributable to the increase provided by this Act.
Defines a "covered officer or employee" to mean a Government Accountability Office (GAO) officer or employee whose performance is at least at a satisfactory level and who is not a member of the Senior Executive Service, a Federal Wage System employee, or an employee who is in GAO's entry-level developmental programs.
(Sec. 3) Requires the Comptroller General, within six months, to pay to a GAO employee who did not receive a permanent base pay increase in 2006 and 2007 a lump sum payment. Requires the lump sum payment to be: (1) applied prospectively; and (2) treated as basic pay for purposes of any determination of the average pay.
Requires the GAO to deduct and withhold from such lump-sum payments employee contributions to, and to pay the applicable agency contribution to, the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund.
Provides for an exclusive remedy for individuals with claims that they are owed any money denied to them in the form of pay increases for 2006 or 2007.
(Sec. 4) Requires the Comptroller General to pay each qualified individual a lump-sum payment equal to the amount of performance-based compensation such individual was denied for 2006. Defines "qualified individual" to mean an individual who is: (1) a GAO officer or employee, excluding members of the Senior Executive Service, Federal Wage System employees, and employees in GAO's entry-level developmental programs; and (2) a Band I staff member with a salary above the Band I cap, a Band IIA staff member with a salary above the Band IIA cap, or an administrative professional or support staff member with a salary above the cap for that individual's pay band.
(Sec. 5) Establishes an Office of the Inspector General in GAO to: (1) conduct and supervise audits and investigations relating to GAO; (2) provide leadership and coordination and recommend policies to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in GAO; and (3) keep the Comptroller General and Congress informed concerning fraud and other serious problems, abuses, and deficiencies relating to the administration of GAO programs and operations.
Authorizes the Inspector General to receive and investigate complaints or information from GAO employees concerning the possible existence of an activity constituting a violation of law, mismanagement, or a gross waste of funds. Requires the Inspector General to refer complaints or information concerning violations of personnel law to established investigative and adjudicative GAO entities.
Prohibits the Inspector General from disclosing the identity of an employee who submitted a complaint or information without the employee's consent, unless such disclosure is unavoidable during the course of the investigation.
Prohibits employees who have authority for personnel actions from taking or threatening action against employees as a reprisal for making a complaint or disclosing information, unless the complaint or disclosure was made with the knowledge that it was false or with willful disregard for its truth or falsity.
Requires the Inspector General to report semiannually to the Comptroller General on the Office's activities. Requires the Comptroller General's annual report to Congress to assess the overall degree of federal agency cooperation with GAO audits.
Prohibits the Comptroller General from preventing the Inspector General from carrying out any his or her responsibilities under this Act.
(Sec. 6) Requires any executive agency that prepares an audited financial statement to reimburse GAO for the cost of any GAO audit of such statement if GAO audited the statement or schedule of such agency for fiscal year 2007. Requires the GAO to consult with the relevant executive agency and the Inspector General of such agency prior to the initiation of the audit on the scope, terms, and cost of such audit.
(Sec. 7) Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to revise the coverage of certain GAO officers and employees under its financial disclosure requirements.
(Sec. 8) Revises the highest basic pay rate for GAO personnel from GS-15 to Executive Level III.
Increases from 15 to 20 the number of experts and consultants whose services the Comptroller General may procure for renewable three-year terms at rates up to level IV of the Executive Schedule.
Makes funds appropriated to GAO for salaries and expenses also available for recruitment-related meals and entertainment.


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Do It Yourself Projects for Home
See here the ideas of Do It Yourself Projects for Home. The Do it yourself Project for your Home (DIY) is the method of building, modifying, or repairing something without the aid of experts or professionals. Academic research describes DIY as behaviors where "individuals engage raw and semi-raw materials and component parts to produce, transform, or reconstruct material possessions, including those drawn from the natural environment of work, especially building, painting, or decorating done or to be done by an amateur at home. The activity of doing or making something as in woodworking or home repair without professional training or assistance broadly. It is an activity in which one does something oneself or on one's own initiative.


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It's the little things that elevate a hotel stay from good to great – and they almost always seem to start with a human connection. Like the time I left my iPad on the nightstand in my room at the Four Seasons Istanbul at the Bosphorus. When I returned at day's end, I discovered that the housekeeper had plugged it into a charger, wiped it free of smudges, and left a logo-emblazoned microfiber cloth neatly folded beside it. What a small but impressive gesture: Empowered and thoughtful, someone who took pride in their work had risen above the standard room-cleaning checklist to tend to a need I didn't even know I had. Even though I never met the staffer, such attention personalized the often-anonymous role of housekeeping.
This issue of Virtuoso Life celebrates Virtuoso's portfolio of more than 1,000 hotels and resorts around the globe – and the employees who do their part to make your stay memorable long after checkout. A hotel is as much or more about its service as it is about four walls and fancy finishes. Though plush bedding, ample outlets, and good lighting in the bathroom may top my list of favorite hotel decadences, personal touches trump technology and thread count. With this in mind, managing editor Marika Cain interviewed a few standout hotel employees, from a Parisian housekeeper to a Hawaiian cultural heritage ambassador; meet them on page 84.
Of course, checking into a swank suite is part of the fun of a luxury hotel stay, so senior editor Justin Paul asked a handful of Virtuoso travel advisors to recommend their favorites in nine cities around the world (page 114). Also in this issue, we visit New Zealand's South Island (page 94), home to some of Virtuoso's most singular hotels (where else can you stay on a working sheep farm?); call on four high-style cruise ports; and more.
Wherever your next trip takes you, here's to the places you stay and the people who make a difference along the way.
Elaine Srnka
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Snaps from my travels
Right, from top: Virtuoso travel advisor Tania Swasbrook, hotel representative Janine Cifelli, and I take our best shots with a boxing instructor at the Golden Door in San Marcos, California (read about my visit on page 138); the view from my room at Acqualina Resort & Spa in Sunny Isles, Florida; and Tierra Santa Spa at the new Faena Hotel Miami Beach.


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'Get Real' is a product series of all natural sweets from Blue Q. Lovely retro looking tins, and little candies with a big taste.
The lemon ginger variety pictured on the right is made from sugar cane juice, real lemon essential oil, ginger root powder and very little else (as they are super natural, natch).
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You can give online directly from a checking or savings account uing your computer. The online donation tool allows givers to schedule a one time contribution or regular contributions. After you select your method and amount of donation, choose a frequency for your gift: one time, weekly or monthly.
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If mailing your gift is more convenient, you can write a check. Mail to Jesse Lee Church:
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We are passionate about providing homes that people love.
'You and your home' covers all aspects of your tenancy, how to log a repair, pay your rent and information about welfare reform and benefits.
Gas/oil heating repairs
All other repairs
In line with Government guidelines, we are relaxing our temporary suspension of non-emergency repairs, and where safe to do so, in addition to emergency repairs, we can now complete some non-essential repairs to your home.
Call 0808 168 4555
Lines are open from 8am - 5pm Monday to Friday
Emergency gas/oil repairs
If you smell gas or suspect a gas leak call Cadent immediately on 0800 111 999.
All other emergency repairs
If you have an issue that is causing significant damage to your home such as an uncontainable water leak, or is an immediate health and safety risk call 0808 168 4555.
Combating Condensation
Tips to help you solve problems with condensation and mould growth
Your rent
Paying your rent and any charges should be your top priority.
You are responsible for ensuring that these are paid in full, and on time.
Find out how to pay your rent, view your rent statement and find out about service charges.
Advice and Support
Find out where to go for advice and support during your tenancy.
Your tenancy
All you need to know
Find out what you are responsible for as a customer, information about home insurance and altering your home
Fire safety at home
It's important to feel safe in your home especially when it comes to fire. The below link is a booklet on how you can make your home safe.
Surveys of your home
At times we need to complete surveys of your home for the following:
- Property Condition Survey - the age and condition of the major elements of your home (e.g. kitchens and bathrooms) to assist us with estimating the year that items will need to be renewed.
- Energy Audit - the energy efficiency and any areas where this may impact the running cost of your home.
You will receive a letter from a member of the Stock Surveyor Team notifying you when they are planning to visit your area and our records indicate that a survey of your home is required.
When we arrive at your home, we will introduce ourselves and show ID before explaining the process for the survey.
Although the team will endeavour to answer queries when in your home, they will not be able to advise on or raise repairs, which will need to be reported by yourself.
To assist us with completing the survey, we will need access to all internal and external areas of your property, including the loft space. Please also be mindful of keeping children and animals out of the way for their safety. Refusal to allow access means that you may not be included in programs to upgrade areas of your property such as new kitchens and bathrooms.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long will the survey take?
The survey will take between 30 minutes and one and a half hours depending on the survey being completed.
Are you checking up on me?
No, the Stock Condition Survey is to check on the condition of the major components of your property.
Can you provide me with guidance or information on my repair?
No, we are not responsible for minor repairs or repairs surveys.
Where do you need access to?
We need access to all of the rooms in your home, including the loft space and garden.
Can I have a new kitchen or bathroom?
We cannot give a definitive replacement date for any component during the survey. The information gathered during the survey will be entered into a database and used to identify when replacement is required. When your property is due for renewal work we will contact to you confirming your inclusion with details of what happens next.
Why are you wearing equipment?
It is company policy for us to wear equipment for health & safety reasons. As we are going in and out of a number of occupied and empty properties, we may be wearing face masks, a dust suit and safety glasses.
Can you take your shoes off?
We will wear shoe covers throughout your property when asked, apart from when using our ladder to ensure our safety.
Will I have to be in for the survey?
A responsible adult must be present in the property. If we can't gain access, we cannot assess your home and you may not be included in programmes to upgrade the components of your property, including new kitchens and bathrooms.
What if I can't make the appointment or have special access requirements?
Please let us know as soon as possible to allow us to reschedule our workload. We will try and and be as flexible as possible to fit in with your requirements.
For more information call our Contact Centre on 0808 168 4555.


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Capital Update
Capital Update tracks the movement of legislation, the introduction of notable bills, and routine regulatory announcements.
Legislative Action
Child Welfare
The House Subcommittee on Select Education last week held a hearing on the Child Abuse Prevention, Adoption, and Family Service Act of 1988.
Deputy Secretary of Education
Confirmation Hearing
The Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee last week held a hearing on the nomination of David T. Kearns to be deputy secretary of education.
Education Research
The House Subcommittee on Select Education last week held a hearing on the Bush Administration's plan to redirect money earmarked for an education research center without Congressional approval.
Higher Education Act
Reauthorization Hearings
The House Postsecondary Education Subcommittee and the Senate Education, Arts, and Humanities Subcommittee last week held hearings on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Job Training Partnership Act
The House Employment Opportunities Subcommittee last week heard testimony from Secretary of Labor Lynn Martin on proposed changes to the Job Training Partnership Act that would expand the youth program, refocus eligibility, and tighten procurement and accounting policies.
In the Education Department
Student Aid
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
The Education Department has proposed amending Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to implement a system for determining the immigration status of noncitizen applicants. The notice appeared in the April 29 Federal Register; comments are due June 28.
Technology Education
Final Rules
The Education Department published in the May 2 Federal Register final regulations for the technology-education demonstration program.
In Other Agencies
Lead in Drinking Water
Final Standards
The Environmental Protection Agency released standards last week giving the nation's largest water suppliers up to 21 years to reduce lead levels in household drinking water.
Vol. 10, Issue 34
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I read an article a couple of weeks ago about Microsoft raising the Office 365 storage limit to one terabyte. Office 365 is a solution where the end user pays a monthly fee for the MS Office suite along with hosted storage on OneDrive. I really wonder how much storage is enough? Can I really generate and save enough Word, PowerPoint, or Excel files to fill one terabyte? I decided to dig into it further to see just what will fill 1,000 gigabytes.
Office Documents
It is estimated that 85,899,345 pages of Word documents would fill one terabyte. Now, if you can truly generate that much content, you have a serious archiving task on your hands. I am currently reading the book "John Adams" by David McCullough; it is approximately 650 pages long which means I could archive about 132,152 books of similar size. It has taken me nearly two months to read this book so it would take 66,076 months or 5,506 years to read my entire library. I cannot read that fast, nor do I have that much life left in me.
Music Files
Assuming that an average song takes up five megabytes, one terabyte could fit approximately 200,000 songs or 17,000 hours of music. How many songs do you have on your iTunes right now?
You could fit approximately 500 hours worth of movies on one terabyte. Assuming each movie is roughly 120 minutes long, that would be about 250 movies. I do know people who have that many movies in their library, so it is possible that they could build a database of movies to fill that space.
You could fit approximately 310,000 photos in one terabyte. You could fit even more if you used a compression algorithm. How would you even catalog that many photos? By time, by subject, by category? Suddenly, we are facing big data issues in our personal lives, and we are going to need similar tools to be able to make sense of all of our potential data stores. With digital photography, it is possible to take a lot of photos without ever having to worry about development costs, so maybe 300,000 pictures is not out of the question.
With advances in technology, we have a lot of potential storage space available to us. Microsoft struck the opening salvo, but I expect Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, and others to follow suit. One terabyte hard drives are not uncommon right now and even though we have the potential filespace, can we fill it responsibly? If we can fill it, do we have the skills and tools necessary to keep track of our digital belongings? Perhaps there is a new IT job category—personal archivist—created for those individuals drowning in their digital "stuff." My point is that we need to take a step back and assess the data that we are keeping and ask ourselves: "Just because I can keep it all, do I need to? Do I have the skills and tools necessary to ever find what I am looking for?"
If we don't need it and we can't manage it, maybe it is time to clean out the digital garage. Do you need to clean out your digital garage? Let me know your thoughts.
Kelly Brown is an IT professional, adjunct faculty for the University of Oregon, and academic director of the UO Applied Information Management Master's Degree Program. He writes about IT and business topics that keep him up at night.


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Have you ever judged a science fair? Science fairs are held on levels from individual school fairs up to the state science fair. I have been volunteering for several years now and I am always amazed at the ideas many young scientists are developing. Science fair participants are budding young scientists and as a judge you can help them to improve their scientific method and investigative skills. Inspire them to be better researchers and problem solvers.
There is also an exchange of inspiration. These are not the typical solar system model, lava volcano science fair projects that were presented in the days of old. Many students are aware of issues we deal with in the world around us and they are looking for solutions. Some of the projects from this year include:
Participant's passion is displayed when they are explaining their projects. The reward of seeing the twinkle in their eye, even when they know you don't grasp all the information they are presenting. A lot of time and energy are invested in the research for these projects and science fairs are not possible without judges.
The new school year has started, and science fair season will begin soon as well. If you have the opportunity, judge a science fair and share in fostering the next generation of scientists.
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Last night in Beverly Massachusetts Music Sensation and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer sold out another show of well over 800 fans to celebrate the holidays in only a way she could Darlene took the stage just a little bit after 8 and the moment she took the stage the crowd roar with excitement. Darlene Love returned for the second year in a row to the historic Cabot Center for Perofmring Art's.
Darlene brought her hit touring show Rock with Holiday's with Darlene Love to Beverly, of which this show is her only Boston area performance this year. Darlene Love was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011 and she was featured in "20 Feet From Stardom" in 2013. In 2014, that documentary won an Academy Award and Darlene was featured from the Dolby Theater stage on the Academy Awards Show. As she raised the Oscar, the entire house stood with a cheering ovation lead by the wildly applauding Bill Murray.
The crowd in Beverly got to hear many hits' that Darlene has become famous for including her version of Marshmallow World" and David Letterman's favorite Christmas song "Baby Please Come Home". Darlene's performance cannot however be done without her amazing band which features talents who play procession and bass to the drums and the saxophone. Plus the crowd also get to hear the voice of her backup singers who at one point during the show Darlene left the stage to let them showcase their talents which is very humble of her to do. The crowd roared as her backup male singer sang one of the most amazing versions of "O' Holy Night" that honestly as writing this that I have ever heard. Darlene informed the crowd that he was the choir director at her church but "There wouldn't be enough room in her church for all of us to come here him sign at once, but we would have to take turns coming on down to New York"
Overall Darlene Love didn't disappoint the city of Beverly Massachusetts again as she rocked the night with many hit's that got the folks out of their chairs and dancing in the aisles. If you haven't experienced a show with Darlene Love you don't know what your missing and if she returns to Beverly next year you have to checkout her amazing performence. Darlene informed the audience that during her show she just turned 75 years young and as long as god let's her she will continue to entertain crowds until the day she moves on.
Darlene Love brought the house down at The Cabot again this year after showcasing how this small theatre in the small city has turned itself around and now can showcase many large name talents throughout the year. For more information on The Cabot Center for Perfroming Art's please visit www.TheCabot.org as new names are being added everyday for their upcoming shows.
Mark Allen Wood
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This article will mostly discuss placement techniques for contextual advertising that can dramatically raise your revenue from clicks. Contextual advertisers include Yahoo Publisher Network, Google, and AdBrite. These ads usually display a link followed by some description text or the url of the link.
1Make sure you place the ad correctly. Ads that people can't see won't be clicked on, so make sure the ads are located in a prime spot that will generate interest. The best spots for an ad is on the top fold of the webpage, meaning the viewer can see the ad without having to scroll. But not on the very top, most people don't look there
2Consider linking text. This helps to make the ad stand out more and gives a better chance for the viewer to actually read the ads. Secondly, since the ads are embedded within the text, it's harder for the viewer to miss. Ads located on the sides are oftentimes looked over, which is exactly what you don't want visitors to do.
3Put small, relevant images next to your ads. This has been show to increase ad revenue because this attracts attention to the ads, and people are tricked into thinking that the picture is content related to the ad. Google Adsense allows this method (somewhat, however, some images placed next to ads can violate Google TOS, ask Google before adding images next to ads), however Yahoo Publisher Network does not allow it. Read the TOS on certain publishers to get more info on whether this is allowed or not.
4Make the ads relevant. The best part of contextual advertising is that the ads are relevant to your site (AdBrite does not have this feature, they just put up generic network ads). Google and Yahoo both target their ads decently well, but Google Adsense definitely has the best ads that are relevant to your site. To increase ad relativity, make sure the keywords that you want ads for are repeated throughout. For example, if you wanted to display ads related to "making money" you would repeat the phrase making money many times on my page. If you want to be making money, and making money is what you want, then make sure that you are making money by implementing these ads well. It's also best to spread your keywords throughout the page instead of concentrated in one area like above.
5Keep to one theme. This kind of ties in with making your ads relevant, but make sure your website concentrates one one certain type of category. For example, GameSpot.com is a site that focuses on games, while IGN.com has sections over games, movies, comics, cars, etc. GameSpot, if they used Google Adsense, would be serving the most relevant ads - gaming ads. While IGN, if they used Google Adsense, would be serving ads about all sorts of things because they have so many sectors. If a gamer goes on IGN and sees an ad about Japanese Movies, they probably won't be enticed to click. Of course, these statements are just theoretically speaking, the main point is that if your website is focused on one topic, the ads will be better served to your target audience. If you have a website that covers many things, it will be harder to generate ads that interest your users.
6If you're working on a page that's "deep" within a website - consider selectively removing some of the distractions so that more people look at the adverts.
7Do your research. Each publisher allows you to create separate channels for your ads so you can track how each individual ad unit is doing. Look over your ads and see which ones are performing the best, and then make a judgement as to which ads you should keep and which ones you should alter or get rid of. Constantly looking over your statistics is a key factor to increasing your ad revenue.Advertisement
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- 2.When you create websites based around one specific, central topic, you are able to send more targeted traffic to them.
- 1.If you want to increase the revenue your site generates from ads, you will eventually need to build more than one website.
- 5.Even if you only have one site and manage to rank it on the first page, chances are it's only going to rank that well for one keyword.
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I think loving yourself is one of the hardest things you ever learn to do. On the surface, it's easy to say that some people seem to REALLY love themselves. But, ultimately, I really think that even "those people" don't really, truly love themselves.
Now, let me preface all of this by saying there is a BIG difference between loving yourself and worshipping yourself. Narcissism is completely different from what I am talking about.
These are the 3 faces of LOVE from the original Greek . . .
1. Eros: erotic love. This basically means sex, lust, etc.;
2. Philos: brotherly love. So you and your best friend share a "philos" rooted love; and,
3. Agape: unconditional and all-encompassing love. This is the love that is comparable to perfect love, regardless of what flaws are present.
"Agape" love is the type that individuals are aiming for when they speak of loving themselves. It means knowing you have cellulite but loving who you are anyways. It's knowing it will take 6 years to get that degree because maybe you didn't take school too seriously in the beginning, but knowing your worth doesn't come from finishing in 4 years. It means that, even though you may not be the typical "perfect" person (whatever that means), you still have value and can see past the flaws.
We all know the analysis of our society's standards for perfection. It is plastered on billboards, magazines, television, your favorite novel….these standards on what you're worth are inherited by the society you live in. And, unfortunately, ours is not very redeeming.
I am convinced that we really are the biggest critics in our own lives. I believe that many of us beat ourselves up over the smallest things, and end up focusing on a simple mistake for the majority of our days.
The beauty in all of this is that it is possible to love yourself without narcissism. It is possible to love yourself even though you've made mistakes. It is possible to love yourself even if you gained a few pounds over the holidays. It is possible to love yourself even if your children refuse to listen to you. It is possible to love yourself even though your dog refuses to be house-trained. And it is possible to love yourself even if someone breaks up with you.
What does it mean to love yourself? What would it take to love yourself? And are you living your life in a way that makes that achievable?
Feel free to join the conversation! Comments can be anonymous.
Check back next Friday for Part II


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text: A gazebo is a wonderful way to create a protected area that is separated from the house. This beautiful gazebo is on a different level from the deck, providing a bit of privacy and separate spaces for entertaining or relaxing during beautiful weather. Homeowners chose to add screen to the gazebo, creating a mosquito free sanctuary. Custom designed and built by Libertyville area of Chicago gazebo builder, Archadeck of Chicagoland.