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Performance Health Announces 2016 Educators of the Year Award Winners
Julie Goodwin BA, LMT, and Dale Alexander Ph.D, M.A., BSEd., LMT were this year's award winners.
Performance Health has announced the winners of the 2016 AFMTE, Biofreeze and Bon Vital' Educators of the Year Award. Julie Goodwin BA, LMT, is the recipient in the teacher category and Dale Alexander Ph.D, M.A., BSEd., LMT, is the recipient in the continuing education category.
Performance Health, manufacturer and marketer of Biofreeze and Bon Vital', annually partners with the Alliance for Massage Therapy Education (AFMTE) to recognize excellence in massage and bodywork education. The award serves to foster a culture that supports raising the standards of excellence in massage and bodywork education. The recipients are chosen based on their experience, teacher training , and how well they meet the AFMTE Core Competency Standards published in 2013.
Julie Goodwin, BA, LMT, is a graduate of Kent State University and the Desert Institute of the Healing Arts. She operated a private massage practice for nearly thirty years. Her teaching career spans more than twenty years, in academic and technique classes; she retired from Pima Community College in 2016. An Approved CE Provider, Julie is the author of Touch & Movement: Palpation and Kinesiology for Massage Therapists and created the website TxPlanner: Mobile Pathology for Bodyworkers.
Dale G. Alexander, Ph.D, M.A., BSEd., LMT., has been teaching advanced studies in the Massage Therapy profession since 1986. Originally trained as a Biology teacher then as a psychotherapist, he has sought to discover the underlying elements of neuroanatomy and physiology that contribute to and perpetuate chronic somatic dysfunction. His advanced studies with Drs. John Upledger D.O., Jean Pierre Barral D.O., and Richard MacDonald D.O. and Movement, Energetic and Brain studies with Lansing Barrett Gresham laid a rich foundation. From this foundation, decades of clinical experience with clients have led him toward the discovery of common progressions associated with the aging process.
"Julie and Dale truly exemplify the principles on which this award was founded," said Lynda Solien-Wolfe, Vice President, Massage and Spa, Performance Health. "Their lifelong devotion to raise our profession's educational bar is not only an inspiration to us all, it benefits us all."
The winners will attend the 2017 Educational Congress in Tucson where they will share the specific ways they demonstrate their commitment to excellence in education. For more details, please visit www.performancehealth.com.
Satin Smooth Names Kelley Baker as New Brand Ambassador
The LA-based brow expert will create "Brows that Wow" with the waxing brand.
Satin Smooth, an industry leader in depilatory waxes, recently named Kelley Baker of Kelley Baker Brows as the company's new brand ambassador. Satin Smooth and Baker will team up to create "Brows that Wow" with Satin Smooth's high-quality, Italian-made waxes and accessories.
Baker is the quintessential California girl - a celebrity makeup and brow artist with a reputation for shaping brows to absolute, eye-framing perfection. Her charisma and stunning brow transformations, combined with her social media savvy, have turned her into an internet sensation with a cult following of over 600,000 fans.
Baker brings a fresh, fun approach to brow shaping, making her a natural choice for Satin Smooth's brand ambassador. "If a brow artist is only as good as their tools, Satin Smooth will help create your masterworks," says Baker.
Find Baker in action at the Satin Smooth booth (#1943) at the Premier Orlando show, June 5th-6th, 2016. For more information on Satin Smooth, please visit satinsmooth.com.
Global Wellness Summit Predicts Future of Wellness in Europe
Ten experts shared their predictions for the future of wellness, travel, spa and beauty in Europe.
The Global Wellness Summit (GWS), an annual conference for international leaders in the wellness industry, recently released ten predictions for the future of wellness, travel, spa and beauty in Europe. The organization asked its partner experts in Europe – from CEOs of top travel, spa and beauty companies to leading economists and researchers – to forecast where wellness is headed in Europe. Predictions range from European nations increasingly "legislating wellness" by taxing unhealthy products, to a surge in new wellness properties (and discovery of little-known traditions) across Eastern Europe, to the vast European beauty market being rewritten by both wellness and high-tech approaches, to wellness resorts refocusing on nature, peace and authenticity.
The predictions spark a conversation that will continue at the Global Wellness Summit being held in Kitzbühel in Tyrol, Austria this October 17-19. The theme of the 10th annual conference is "Back to the Future", where the future of the wellness market will be analyzed through the lens of history, for both Europe and the world.
1. Europe has long been the world's wellness leader; has seen stagnation in last decade; but investment and innovation is coming.
Sue Harmsworth, MBE, GWS Board Member & 2016 Co-chair; Founder & Chairman, ESPA International, UK
Anna Bjurstram, GWS Board Member; VP of Spas & Wellness, Six Senses; Owner, Raison D'Etre, Sweden
When it comes to wellness, Europe has for centuries been way out in front: with the region (especially Austria, Germany and Switzerland) inventing the truly holistic wellness concept that extends far beyond spa, to include nutrition, fitness, traditional medicine, mindfulness and a powerful connection to nature (kurs, baths, and healing systems like 19th-century Sebastian Kneipp's, marrying hydrotherapy, herbalism, movement, nutrition and mental wellness).
For so long, the world has had major catching up to do, but in the last decade they (i.e., the Americas, Asia) have: there has been recent stasis in Europe in innovating new, creative wellness offerings. In the future, Europe will (and must) focus on European Wellness 2.0, and private investment in older, once-state-sponsored European spas - as well as new wellness retreat concepts – will heat up to help make that a reality.
2. Wellness will be legislated: European nations will increasingly tax unhealthy food and beverages – and "Big Food" will remake themselves as wellness companies.
Thierry Malleret, PhD, GWI research partner; co-founder/author of the Monthly Barometer; founder, Global Risk Network at the World Economic Forum, Switzerland
More than half of European adults are overweight, with obesity tripling in many European countries since the 80s (WHO). The sheer cost of this epidemic means than more European nations will start taxing unhealthy food and beverages. In March, the UK joined Scandinavian countries, France and Hungary in imposing a sugar tax on canned drinks. The imperfection of the new UK tax (not a brave, broad-based tax on sugar) shows the intense battle-lines between governments and phenomenally powerful "Big Food". But more countries will take action, and the laws will expand to "bad" fats (like palm oil), high salt and highly processed foods.
Fighting back against the new legislation, European food and beverage manufacturers will reduce the amount of sugar in their products to preempt governments, as they also rebrand/reengineer around "healthy" or "wellness" foods. Nestlé, Europe's biggest corporation and the world's largest food company, looks to be taking a radical path: redefining itself as a scientifically-driven "nutrition, health and wellness company," with plans that its foods will be the vehicle for an entirely new type of medication: both preventive treatments and traditional medicine…rewriting what "food" and "pharmaceuticals" could be in the future. Watch this space.
3. Tourism will be Europe's fastest growing sector – and wellness travel will grow even faster.
Jean-Claude Baumgarten, GWS Board Member; Chairman & CEO, CREWE Associates; Former President & CEO, World Travel & Tourism Council, France
Tourism will continue to have a very strong economic impact in Europe, and wellness tourism will grow even faster. Europe's tourism market will grow 2.8% a year over the next decade, outpacing annual economic growth of 1.9% - making it Europe's fastest growing market, equaled only by the financial sector. As Europe rapidly moves towards a service economy, tourism suddenly has greater absolute value than sectors like agriculture, manufacturing and chemicals – and represents nearly 60% of Europe's entire retail sector.
And with vastly increased stress, an aging population, and people's new quest for total wellbeing, over the next decades European wellness tourism will grow significantly faster than tourism overall. For instance, Global Wellness Institute research estimates a 7.3% annual growth rate between 2012-2017. The wellness travel outlook is very positive in mature Northern and Middle European nations; will grow even faster in Southern Europe (Italy, Spain, Portugal, etc., provided their economies continue to strengthen their recovery); and is bullish for the rest of developing Europe (including Russia, depending on economic/political factors) – where it's safe to say it will expand at the pace of the middle class.
4. "Get Thee to a Wellness Monastery": European wellness resorts will refocus on deep authenticity, peace, quiet and nature.
Dr. Franz Linser, GWS Board Member & 2016 Co-Chair; Founder, Linser Hospitality; former Olympic ski coach, Austria
The European (and global) consumer is facing unprecedented stress and 24/7 digital connection and "noise." Radically pressured lives mean we don't feel well anymore, and it's creating new desires: for complete time out, uncompromising peace and quiet, and to be close to the forces of nature. And European wellness/spa resorts will increasingly shift their focus from glitzy, amenity-driven, "exotic" luxury to meet these powerful needs. Everything – from resort design/environments, guest rooms, spa treatments and fitness experiences – will shift to intense authenticity and nature…the new stage for self-transformation and "re-finding oneself."
Equal parts spectacular and simple wellness retreats will appear on top of mountains, deep in the woods and snow, on the water, in the form of everything from treehouses to houseboats. Spas, treatments and saunas will emerge from the basement to burst out into the trees as new "nature cocoons." The new luxury: sleeping in a glass igloo, wrapped in reindeer skins, with the Northern Lights sparkling above. Wellness retreats being developed in former monasteries (i.e., Schloss Mondsee, Austria; Eremito, Italy) are as much a tangible trend as a perfect metaphor for the future directions in Europe's wellness destinations: calm, simplicity, wild nature, spirituality and profound self-seeking will be front-and-center…and they will give Europeans (and the world) what they most desperately seek.
5. Spa 2.0: Rise of the European mini-kur
Anna Bjurstram, GWS Board Member; VP of Spas & Wellness, Six Senses; Owner, Raison D'Etre, Sweden
Bathing, and going on serious (10-day-plus) kurs, has always been a way of life in Europe. But now this time-honored, time-intensive tradition is emerging as a much shorter affair. "Mini-kurs" that pack in a 2-3 hour bathing ritual, spa treatments, nutritious food, movement, relaxation, and meditation/mindfulness (in one day or two) will trend. "Taking the waters" and hitting spa resorts will happen in shorter injections because busier Europeans are short on time, and there's also growing unease about air travel, so people are staying closer to home.
The "wellness staycation" concept, which has been popular in Scandinavian countries for some time, will now spread across Europe. And people will increasingly embrace these much shorter, but still transformational "just being" experiences everywhere from Tylösand Hotel & Spa in Sweden to Fredreichbad in Baden Baden, Germany.
6. A wave of new wellness properties and traditions - from the Baltic to the Black to the Caspian Seas - will be discovered by the world.
Alla Sokolova, Initiative Chair, "Baltic to the Black Sea," Global Wellness Institute; Co-owner, General Manager, IWC Balans, Latvia
European wellness seekers will increasingly "head east," from the New Europe stretching from the Baltic to the Black Seas, further out to the Asian Caspian Sea. This region will undergo exciting wellness resort development, opening up their fascinating, little known wellness traditions to the world. So many forces are driving this eastward Wellness Renaissance. As former Soviet republics regain their footing, leading global wellness brands (whether Six Senses in Kazakhstan or Chenot Palace coming to Azerbaijan) are making moves – and the wellness property pipelines are heating up in Croatia, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia – and the seaside "Stans." The region not only boasts an incredible, centuries-old, spa and bathing culture, the modernization of huge, former Soviet medical-wellness health resorts is underway. For instance, the stunning Kemeri Wellness Village & Hotel under development in Latvia (once a 19th-century bathhouse under Tsar Nikolai I, and a Soviet-era health resort with 100 doctors and 1 million treatments performed annually) is a shining example. Set in historic buildings in a National Forest, this new wellness community will include a 5-star hotel and clinic, with programs from balneotherapy to sleep to fertility.
And if the wellness traveler craves new, hyper-authentic experiences, the Baltic-to-the-Black Sea traditions, where Nature is Healer, really deliver. From climate therapy (where precise microclimates, including "doses" of mineral water, sunlight, contrasting temperature and humidity, and exposure to phytoncides from forest bathing, are prescribed – to the unique bathing tradition of the "pirt" (so different than the Russian banya), where forest-gathered herbal "besoms" (bouquets) are applied – to the ancient (and antioxidant) "black smoke saunas" – to a powerful focus on "wild fitness" and music therapy. The Baltic-to-the-Black-Sea nations have some of the most established wellness cultures on Earth, but they've flown under the radar. That's about to change.
7. First true chain of hot springs resorts will stretch across Eastern Europe.
Andrew Gibson, GWS Board Member; VP Spa and Wellness, Fairmont Raffles Hotels and Resorts, UK and United Arab Emirates
Look out for the first true chain of branded hot springs properties (a collection of wellness hotels owned by one company) to stretch from Poland in the North to Moldova in the South. These will be fantastic thermal water retreats integrating medicine and wellness, and capitalizing on Eastern Europe's (including countries like the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia and Slovakia's) abundant natural springs and kurs, long-established medical-wellness retreats, and rich-in-culture cities.
Private companies will work closely with state tourism departments to create safe destinations with reduced risk of terrorism, and once developed, this property network will likely become the world leader in "hot springs wellness." And as the thermal springs movement gathers steam, look for national tourism boards, or group of countries banding together, to promote this new "Hot Springs Road" that will wind across Eastern Europe: from Budapest to the amazing Karlovy Vary spa town in the Czech Republic.
8. Wellness will rewrite the European beauty market: "Beauty from the inside out" overtakes "hope in a jar."
Jacqueline Clarke, Wellness Research Director, Diagonal Reports, Ireland
The legacy global beauty culture is largely a European creation, where the focus has long been on the "cosmetic" (or external "appearance" and "artifice"). But a megatrend unfolding in Europe (as it has in the U.S. and Asia) is wellness-as-beauty…or "beauty from the inside out." And this dramatically different philosophy and aesthetic will shake up the marketing strategies and sales monopolies of the big cosmetic/skincare houses. Because the beauty-comes-from-within argument makes the cosmetics (and purely topical skincare) argument look more like hyped "hope in a jar."
The European wellness-as-beauty wave will inspire new categories that will recast beauty as self-care and prevention vs. mere "cosmetic repair": a dizzying array of functional solutions, along with a boom in the natural and organic generally (whether applied "within" or "without"). Is it all over for skincare and cosmetics? Hardly. One example: two French companies, L'Oreal (with their Vichy and La Roche-Posay brands) and Pierre Fabre (with Avene) show how wellness creates a new mega-category: healthcare for the skin. These products offer up the European heritage wellness of mineral springs water. And in the future almost every European company will adopt a wellness-as-beauty vocabulary and approach: whether it's active cosmetics, dermocosmetics, etc. And crucially, with the shift to beauty-as-wellness, greater emphasis will be placed on evidence.
9. High-tech beauty (devices and more aggressive procedures) finally hits Europe.
Michael Schummert, GWS partner; CEO, Babor GmbH & Co., Germany
Near-medical, high-tech, device-driven beauty procedures are a booming market in the Americas and Asia, and they're about to become one in Europe. We will see European hotel spas increasingly offer sophisticated "I-want-results-immediately" treatments using all types of cutting-edge beauty technology - which might start with a computer precisely analyzing your skin condition, followed by an intensive microdermabrasion peel, ultrasound or needling. At European spas, a "holistic" approach won't just mean adding yoga, meditation or nutrition to massage, it will mean adding high-tech beauty to the already high-touch menus.
But the international differences will remain huge: while Asia and the U.S. are embracing ever-more-invasive procedures, Central Europe, for example, is only getting accustomed to microdermabrasion and ultrasound. And with the European beauty consumer a unique balance will need to be struck: they want high-impact results, but typically won't accept any downtime after a treatment.
10. New, important distinctions will be made between wellness, wellbeing and happiness.
Susie Ellis, Chairman & CEO, Global Wellness Institute; 2016 GWS Co-chair & Board Member, United States
Shifts in language indicate shifts in thinking. If we've had the term" wellness," the "quality of being healthy", with its emphasis on proactive improvement of physical, mental, social, etc. health, since the 1970s, there has recently been a confusion, or even a supplanting, of the concept by the terms "wellbeing" and "happiness" – in Europe and globally. This has been spurred by important research that measures "happiness" (i.e., the "United Nations World Happiness Index") and "wellbeing" (i.e., the "Gallup Healthways Well-Being Index") in nations around the world, which captures key measurements like social support, trust in government/business, freedom – in addition to income realities and the physical health of the population. These studies have helped put "happiness" and "wellbeing" on the global stage, with a growing implication that these are "bigger," more capacious concepts than wellness.
But they also reveal why confusing "wellness" and "wellbeing" is problematic. For one, "happiness" measurements are often not good indicators of a population's health. One example: Mexico ranked #10 (out of 200+ countries) in Gallup's well-being report, despite having the highest obesity rates in the world. And these studies capture "perceptual" wellbeing (they survey people). This can skew things: if a population has lower expectations (of money, education, health) they might rate their happiness higher than wealthier nations – and one might feel a little less "happy" if they were surveyed later when they're sick from a chronic disease. Measuring happiness is very important, but we don't want to lose sight of the goal: taking action to create a healthier world. It's not enough to take the "heartbeat" of happiness…we have to change people's heartbeats.
Europe has much to teach the world about "wellness," "well-being" and "happiness" (North European nations dominate the UN Happiness Report). But there will be a growing distinction between these terms/concepts there, with wellness becoming associated with health and prevention and wellbeing associated with happiness. In a world where wellness has become a massive, so, heavily commercialized, market, there's a temptation to move on to a fresh, big word. But Europe especially, as the pioneer of holistic wellness, should embrace "wellness" – staying true to the prevention mantle that will be so important for the region, and the world.
For more information on the Global Wellness Summit, please visit globalwellnesssummit.com.
Pevonia Welcomes New VP of US Sales
Michele Fenske will serve as the new Vice President of US Sales at Pevonia.
Pevonia recently announced that Michele Fenske will serve as the brand's new Vice President of US Sales. In a press release, the skincare company stated, "An innovative sales leader with more than 18 years of industry experience, Michele started her career as a licensed aesthetician, pursuing her passion of sales and education by working with some of the top international skin care and makeup companies, and has now earned the title of Vice President of US Sales at Pevonia. Her proven ability to produce outstanding results and expand the partner base through effective needs analysis and solution selling techniques has led Michele's success. Her expertise in building a proficient sales team, training staff to increase productivity, and her love for educating has contributed to her success and alignment with corporate objectives. Michele possesses a demonstrated track record of surpassing goals and company expectations. Her broad spectrum expertise includes leadership and team-building, account management, territory management, prospecting and lead generation, performance analysis and strategic planning."
For more news, please visit PevoniaPro.com.
Pevonia Holds Annual Global Distributors Meeting in Florida
The theme of this year's meeting was the brand's upcoming 25th anniversary.
Skincare and luxury spa product brand Pevonia recently held its annual global distributor meeting at its headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida. The meeting, which saw over 100 countries represented, focused on Pevonia's 25th anniversary in the skincare industry.
Pevonia co-founders and owners, Philippe and Sylvie Hennessy, along with brand executives including CFO Rob Livingston, Global Vice President of Marketing and Communication Maritza Rodriguez, Medical Director of Global Education Dr. Christian Jurist, Director of International Business Development Ron Jean, and International Business Director Annette Liles, participated in key speaking and panel discussions covering core business topics in operations, product development, sales, education and marketing.
The meeting also presented some of Pevonia's exciting upcoming launches including its new and improved Men's Line, BodyRenew - a chic and budget-friendly bath and body collection, and collections focused on individual scents such as Lavender, Tropical and Citrus. Other notable topics included Pevonia's Loyalty Program, Holiday Promotions for 2016 and product development for 2017.
For more information, please visit pevoniapro.com.
Spa News: The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago to Offer Rooftop "Voga"
The energetic class fuses yoga with "Vogueing" for a fun take on fitness.
Fitness gets a fun twist this summer with The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago's brand new wellness offering, Rooftop "Voga." The class, which will be held every Friday at 4 PM beginning June 10th, is a blend of yoga and "Vogueing" - the 80s-style dance made popular by Madonna. Rooftop "Voga" offers an energetic and fun way to incorporate fitness into guests' daily routine.
The class is complimentary for hotel guests and encourages attendees to take their vinyasa to a new level - the rooftop of the historic Water Tower building to be exact! Guests can let loose and work out in a fun, lively environment with stunning views of the Chicago skyline - legwarmers encouraged!
For more information, please visit ritzcarlton.com/en/hotels/chicago/spa.
Beauty Pitch 2016 Announces This Year's Semi-Finalists
Twelve beauty entrepreneurs make up the semi-finalists in the contest's two categories.
The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) just announced the 12 semi-finalists who will advance to the final round of Beauty Pitch 2016. Held Saturday, July 23, Beauty Pitch 2016 is part of INSPIRE: A Night Celebrating Beauty Entrepreneurs, which kicks off the PBA's Beauty Week and Cosmoprof North America's (CPNA) exhibition in Las Vegas.
The following companies have been selected as Beauty Pitch 2016 semi-finalists:
- Alexandria Professional
- The Brush Guard
- FlipIt! Cap Company
- Hey Honey
- pur~lisse beauty, LLC
- Sunlights Balayage
Three companies from each category will be selected as Beauty Pitch 2016 finalists on Wednesday, June 8th. These companies will advance to the live Beauty Pitch competition, taking place on Saturday, July 23rd.
INSPIRE: A Night Celebrating the Beauty Entrepreneurs will feature networking with some of the industry's biggest names, including President and CEO of Sally Beauty Holdings, Christian Brinkman; President of Jinny Beauty Supply, Eddie Jhin; President of CosmoProf and Armstrong McCall, Sally Beauty Holdings, Mark Spinks; Vice President of Merchandising and Planning for SalonCentric, Steve Orzel; and celebrity hairstylist Ted Gibson.
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.: INSPIRE Reception
7:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.: INSPIRE Dinner
8:15 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.: Beauty Pitch 2016: Live Competition
10:00 p.m.: Dessert Buffet
Visit https://www.probeauty.org/beautyweek for Beauty Pitch 2016 and INSPIRE registration details. Tickets can be purchased separately for each event.
Net proceeds from the INSPIRE event will be divided equally between the PBA Foundation, an organization supporting industry related charitable initiatives and the historical preservation of the beauty industry, and City of Hope, a world-renowned comprehensive cancer treatment and research center.
Iredale Mineral Cosmetics Receives Presidential Award for Export Success
Iredale Mineral Cosmetics, Ltd was presented with the President's "E" Award for Exports.
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today presented Iredale Mineral Cosmetics, Ltd., with the President's "E" Award for Exports at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The President's "E" Award is the highest recognition any U.S. entity can receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of U.S. exports.
"Iredale Mineral Cosmetics has demonstrated a sustained commitment to export expansion," said Secretary Pritzker in her congratulatory letter to the company announcing its selection as an award recipient. "The 'E' Awards Committee was very impressed with Iredale Mineral Cosmetics' emphasis on comprehensive market research used for strategic market entry. The company's investment in multi-language marketing materials and website design was also particularly notable. Iredale Mineral Cosmetics' achievements have undoubtedly contributed to national export expansion efforts that support the U.S. economy and create American jobs."
"Exporting continues to be a vital element of our sales growth, and we are honored to receive the "E" Award," said Jane Iredale, president and founder of IMC. "During the past 22 years, export sales have grown to nearly 30 percent of our total revenue, enabling us to sustain jobs and even expand our work force domestically."
In 1961, President Kennedy signed an executive order reviving the World War II "E" symbol of excellence to honor and provide recognition to America's exporters. Today, Secretary Pritzker honored 123 U.S. companies with the President's "E" Award for their outstanding work to reduce barriers to foreign markets and to open the door to more trade around the world.
In 2015, U.S. exports totaled $2.23 trillion, accounting for nearly 13 percent of U.S. GDP. Nationally, exports contributed to the U.S. economy, supporting an estimated 11.5 million jobs.
U.S. companies are nominated for the "E" Awards through the Department of Commerce's U.S. Commercial Service office network, located within the Department's International Trade Administration, with offices in 108 U.S. cities and more than 70 countries. Record years of successive export growth and an applicant's demonstration of an innovative international marketing plan that led to the increase in exports is a significant factor in selecting the winners.
For more information about the "E" Awards and the benefits of exporting, visit www.export.gov.
Pevonia's Annual Global Distributors Meeting Focuses on 25th Anniversary
Pevonia conducts its annual global distributor meeting in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Pevonia conducted its annual global distributor meeting for 2016 by hosting its distributors from around the world at its headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida. The theme of this year's meeting, where over 100 countries were represented, was Pevonia's prestigious 25th anniversary in the skincare industry.
Pevonia Co-Founders and Owners Philippe and Sylvie Hennessy along with brand executives including CFO Rob Livingston, Global Vice President of Marketing and Communication Maritza Rodriguez, Medical Director of Global Education Dr. Christian Jurist, Director of International Business Development Ron Jean, and International Business Director Annette Liles participated in key speaking and panel discussions covering core business topics in operations, product development, sales, education and marketing.
The meeting also presented some of Pevonia's exciting upcoming launches including its new and improved Men's Line, BodyRenew, a new chic and budget-friendly bath and body collection and collections focused on individual scents such as Lavender, Tropical and Citrus. Other notable topics included Pevonia's Loyalty Program, Holiday Promotions for 2016 and product development for 2017.
Pevonia, known for its luxury beauty and spa products recently launched its Stem Cells Phyto-Elite® Intensive Body Corrector, a new body-specific formula that stimulates the reversal of the skin's aging cycle, and LipRenew Plump & De-Age Treatment, a revolutionary new product that plumps and smooths wrinkles on and around the lips in less than 10 minutes while blurring imperfections and improving the overall appearance of the skin.
16 Global Wellness Institute Initiatives Focused on Creating a Healthier World
The Global Wellness Institute (GWI), a non-profit organization with a mission to empower wellness worldwide through education of public and private sectors, announced it has established 16 wide-ranging initiatives. Each Initiative is chaired by an impassioned thought leader in that unique wellness sector and is designed to solve key industry issues and further the global conversation about wellness in its many forms. Take a look at the initiatives:
1. Baltic to the Black Sea: Although Eastern Europe has a rich heritage of well-being practices, they have remained too little known. This Initiative promotes those wellness traditions that are authentic, effective and relevant to today's travelers.
Chair: Alla Sokolova, Co-Founder, Balans International Wellness Centre, Latvia
2. Career Development was inspired by the Global Wellness Institute research report, "Spa Management Workforce & Education: Addressing Market Gaps," which concluded that there were far too few qualified spa managers and spa/wellness career educational options available worldwide. It revolves around three global programs: a mentorship program, internship program and a website providing a wealth of information for anyone considering a career in wellness or spa.
Chair: Jean Guy de Gabriac, Founder & CEO, TIP TOUCH International, Belgium
3. Clinical Wellness Best Practices was founded to help the wellness community and its practices gain credibility among the medical community, including medical researchers, pharmaceutical companies, clinicians, and health insurers.
Chair: Josef Woodman, CEO, Patients Beyond Borders, United States
4. Consulting Best Practices was founded to help businesses evaluate when a spa management consultant would benefit them and to provide guidelines on the selection process.
Chair: Lisa Starr, Consultant for Wynne Business, United States
5. Digital Innovations for Healing The expectation is that we stay technologically interconnected at all times, but our digital dependency is making us less connected to each other, to nature and ultimately to ourselves. This global group of experts is dedicated to understanding the role of mindfulness, meditation and nature in leadership.
Chair: Louie Schwartzberg, Founder, Moving Art, United States
6. Future of Wellness at Work brings together top thinkers and "doers" to offer much-needed new visions for how wellness at work can be implemented in the global community.
Chair: Renee Moorefield, PhD, CEO, Wisdom Works, United States
7. Global Hot Springs is an international taskforce dedicated to exploring the diverse values of geothermal waters for health, tourism and community. Its mission is to educate consumers, unite the deeply fragmented global hot springs community, and drive sustainable investment worldwide.
Chair: Amy McDonald, Owner Principal, Under a Tree Health and Wellness Consulting, United States
8. Hydrothermal Initiative aims to increase transparency and awareness in the design and implementation of all elements of facilities involving thermal and wet treatments.
Chair: Don Genders, Managing Director, Design for Leisure, United Kingdom
9. Minister of Wellness was formed to map out a new governmental function to benefit people worldwide: a Minister of Wellness. The aim is to develop a thoughtful and strategic framework that can be used to build a positive contagion for making well-being a priority in countries globally.
Co-Chairs: Renee Moorefield, PhD, CEO, Wisdom Works, United States and Guillaume Lefevre, President and Co-Founder, THÉMAÉ, France
10. Sustainability was founded to stimulate a provocative discussion about how wellness intersects both on a personal level and on a wider social, economic and environmental scale.
Chair: Bonnie Baker, Managing Partner & Co-founder, Satteva Spa and Wellness Concepts, Mexico
11. Wellness Communities Humans spend the vast majority of their time indoors, but "wellness" has been late in coming to the built environment. This Initiative brings together senior stakeholders from around the world with active commercial interests in communities and buildings proactively developed with the holistic health of its residents, guests, environment and surrounding community in mind.
Chair: Mia Kyricos, President, Kyricos & Associates, United States
12. Wellness for Cancer Most spas have lacked the proper perspective about, and the proper training to support, clients with cancer: to help them reduce stress and increase their emotional resiliency. This Initiative offers a cancer-focused educational platform that trains staff, departments, and locations worldwide.
Chair: Julie Bach, Executive Director, Wellness for Cancer
13. Wellness Tourism was formed to create a global platform of stakeholders in what has become one of the fastest growing tourism segments. It supports the practical integration of wellness into tourism strategy and highlights the vast opportunities for private sector business.
Chair: Anni Hood, Founder and CEO, Anni Hood, Wellness Business Consultancy, United Kingdom
14. World Retreat Study aims to assess the health impact of retreat experiences through a standardized online assessment tool, measuring depression, anxiety, stress, mood, sleep, health symptoms, quality of life, cognitive function (and more) to provide data on the benefits of retreat experiences.
Chair: Professor Marc Cohen, MBBS (Hons), PhD, B MEd Sc (Hons), Professor of Health Sciences, RMIT University and Chair, Australasian Wellness Association, Australia
15. & 16. Two new GWI Initiatives, Beauty, chaired by Mark Wuttke, President & COO, Babor, United States, and Wellness Architecture, chaired by Veronica Shrebeis-Smith, CEO & Founding Principal, Vera Iconica Design, United States, will launch later this year.


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Patterns and Predictors of Disclosure of Sexual Orientation to Healthcare Providers Among Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals
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The present study sought to identify patterns and predictors of disclosure of sexual orientation to healthcare providers among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adults. Respondents were 396 self-identified LGB individuals ages 18–59, recruited from diverse community venues in New York City, with equal numbers of men and women and Whites, Blacks, and Latinos. Respondents were interviewed at baseline and 1-year follow-up. We assessed the relationships among disclosure of sexual orientation, demographic characteristics, health, and minority stress. Rates of nondisclosure to healthcare providers were significantly higher among bisexual men (39.3 %) and bisexual women (32.6 %) compared with gay men (10 %) and lesbians (12.9 %). Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression models predicting disclosure of sexual orientation indicated that patient age, level of education, immigration status, medical history, level of internalized homophobia, and degree of connectedness to the LGBT community were significant factors, along with sexual identity. Nondisclosure of sexual orientation was related to poorer psychological well-being at 1 year follow-up. Our findings suggest that interventions targeting sexual minorities ought to carefully tailor messages to subpopulations. In particular, interventionists and clinicians ought to be mindful of differences between bisexually and gay/lesbian-identified individuals.
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- Patterns and Predictors of Disclosure of Sexual Orientation to Healthcare Providers Among Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals
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Volume 10, Issue 1 , pp 35-42
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I am trying to concat videos with different resolutions using ffmpeg and I am encountering this error shown below while that the video resizes when playing the videos
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the files 2 and 3 have a different frame size than 1 and 4 and I would like to merge them without scaling and re-encoding to concat. I assume the player dynamically resizes the frmae and I also checked out the resize the QT option in VLC
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4.8 on July 20, 2016
John and Kathy are wonderful hosts and the property is beautiful and convenient.
3.8 on July 11, 2016
We were very comfortable at the inn and our hosts were very helpful in pointing out the various things to see and do in this beautiful part of Maine.
4.8 on June 29, 2016
We loved the Kennebunk location and would stay here again rather than in the much more touristy Kennebunkport. But the great news is that you can drive in just a few minutes to the restaurants in the port and, in the other direction, to some nice "lobsters in the rough" spots nearby. Delicious breakfasts here, served family style.
3.6 on June 14, 2016
We stayed in the Yellow Room which was great. If you are a tall person I would choose a different room as the shower is very small. Otherwise it was very nice and comfortable. Breakfast was excellent and John provided interesting conversation.
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The innkeepers were welcoming and friendly. Felt like home. Fine dining for a most delicious breakfast. Will definitely be a repeat visitor.
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The Waldo Emerson Inn was beautiful. The historic significance and period furnishings made it a great place to stay. John and Kathy, the inn keepers were very friendly and welcoming. We were in the Yellow Room which was a bit small with a tiny shower but the morning sunlight and big windows were very nice. We expected a TV in the room but there wasn't one - which we met with mixed feelings. The TV in the living room was available and with the inn not at full capacity while we were there, was a private setting for us. Overall, the weekend we spent was lovely and comfortable.
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Spent a long weekend, enjoyed first class breakfasts, complete with homemade granola. John and Kathy truly treat you like family.
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This was our first stay at a bed & breakfast. what an outstanding place! can"t wait for our next trip. You can't help but fall in love with John & Kathy.
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Caretakers of this bed-and-breakfast are very knowledgeable about the history of mean in the house. The rooms are clean with a lot of East Coast character. The breakfast served in the morning was delicious. Wonderful location to downtown area. Care provider Were knowledgeable on recommendations for dinner and sight to see the town. We would definitely return to this bed-and-breakfast.
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Waldo Emerson Inn Review Comfortable and Recommendable My wife and I stayed two nights at the Inn on our self-drive round New England. We found the Inn very comfortable and Kathy and John very welcoming. The communal breakfast was more than adequate with lots of imaginatively presented food. Our room was very cosy and well-furnished. The Inn is some two miles from The Port (for evening eating) but fairly easy to find in the light traffic.
This lovely, romantic room is often chosen by honeymooners. The handsome pumpkin pine floor planks are 24" wide King Pine. Until 1776 trees of this girth belonged to the King of England for the masts of his ships. The room features a queen size brass bed with handmade quilt, antique oak dresser, private bath with shower, a vanity sink set in an antique oak cabinet, a large working fireplace, original folk art paintings and sculpture, AC and lovely meadow and forest views.
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Nightly Rate: $125 - $185
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Nightly Rate: $125 - $185
Nightly Rate: $125 - $185
This is a sweet old-fashioned room with twin beds (or King - please let us know which configuration you prefer) and homemade quilts, of course. The room features original folk art and sculpture, antique oak dresser, armoire and rocker, King Pine floors, private bath with shower and marble tiled floor, LCD TV and AC. This room looks out onto the lawn and flower gardens. Please specify King or Twins?
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Nightly Rate: $125 - $185
This room is the handsome master bedroom featuring a queen size cast iron bed with handmade quilt, antique oak dresser, love seat, table, original folk art and sculpture, and a large working fireplace with a mantelpiece board of 32" wide "Kings Pine", the largest known plank in the inn. The room also has a private bath with tub and shower, heated marble tile floor, AC. The Blue room has meadow and forest views.
Nightly Rate: $135 - $195
Nightly Rate: $135 - $195
This alternate room is ideal for small families traveling with children. It has a private tiled bath with shower, a sleigh queen bed, a twin bed and a single cubby bed, small fully equiped kitchen, Cable TV and AC. This room has meadow and flower garden views.
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Nightly Rate: $135 - $195
The Captain's Quarters is an alternate room and was just completed with period decor and has a double and a twin with AC and Wi-Fi - very cozy and overlooks the Inn's rear garden which was the former klipper ship construction site. This room shares a large master bathroom with Kathy and I, the Innkeepers, We need the facility between 7:00 and 7:45 AM.
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Nightly Rate: $125 - $155
This lovely alternate room is located on the 1st floor, fully redone last year, period decor, it has a rocker/slider and a queen size bed with a large working fireplace, private marble tiled bath, small refridgerator and AC. This room looks out onto the lawn and lovely flower garden.
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Nightly Rate: $125 - $185
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From the general Boston direction take Route 95 North. After the Maine Toll Booth, take exit #3 to Kennibunk/Kennibunkport on Route 35. After passing through downtown Kennebunk continue to follow Route 35 turn left at the second traffic light to Kennebunkport. You are now on Summer Street / Route 35. After approximately 1.8 miles, you will see the "Wedding Cake House" on the left side. We are the first drive way past the Wedding Cake House on the left. You will see the Carriage House, home of the Mainely Quilts shop, in front of you with the Inn on the right side of the driveway.
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Honeywell International Inc., the maker of plane parts and thermostats, said it can maintain the same earnings growth in 2013 as this year's even as the Chinese and U.S. economies slow, with costs cuts and new products.
The Morris Township, New Jersey-based manufacturer posted a 10 percent gain in third-quarter profit today, beating analysts' estimates as aerospace sales increased. General Electric Co., by contrast, reported weaker third-quarter demand for some industrial equipment.
"They've got the business running extraordinarily well," Jeffrey Sprague, an analyst and co-founder of Vertical Research Partners, in Stamford, Connecticut, said about Honeywell. "It was a very solid result this quarter, probably one of the best results we've seen so far."
Honeywell shares gained 1.7 percent to $62.49 at the close, while the S&P 500 Index dropped 1.7 percent. General Electric declined 3.4 percent after cutting its sales forecast. Parker Hannifin Corp., another manufacturer, also slumped after reducing its estimates.
Last quarter's net income at Honeywell rose to $950 million, or $1.20 a share. It was boosted by lower taxes and compared with $862 million, or $1.10, a year earlier, when Honeywell recorded a 23-cent gain from a unit sale. Earnings beat the $1.14 average of analysts' estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
Earnings per share, excluding some items, will increase 11 percent this year if company meets the high end of its forecast range. Even with sales growth from existing businesses at "low single digits," Honeywell expects earnings growth in 2013 to match this year's, Chief Financial Officer Dave Anderson said during a conference call with analysts. Cost reductions will add $150 million to operating profit, he said.
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Honeywell, which makes turbochargers and cockpit controls, narrowed its full-year target for earnings per share to $4.45 to $4.50 from a previous range of $4.40 to $4.55.
"The company was expressing a high level of confidence in the ability to drive earnings growth in a really tough macro-economic environment," Sprague said. "They're in a position to outperform their peers next year."
Honeywell expects economies in China and the U.S. to slow next year and for the euro area to remain in recession, Anderson said in a telephone interview.
"We're not counting on positive macro-economic condition supporting our growth in 2013," Anderson said. "Our expectation is that there's going to be relatively muted growth overall in 2013."
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Third-quarter sales advanced 0.5 percent to $9.34 billion, missing the $9.5 billion average prediction. The company reduced its 2012 sales to as much as $37.7 billion, down from a range of $37.8 billion to $38.4 billion. Honeywell expects lower aerospace defense spending and a drop in sales of as much as 12 percent at the transportation unit this quarter.
Honeywell forecast fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.13 to $1.18, according to a slide presentation on its website. That's lower than the $1.19 average of estimates.
"The outlook for the fourth quarter and into 2013 is pretty cautious," Robert Stallard, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets in New York, said in a note today about Honeywell. "Given the limited visibility in shorter cycle areas like Transportation we view this conservatism as warranted."
A boom in U.S. natural gas drilling of shale rock formations and global demand for petrochemicals spurred profit at the UOP unit, which provides technology that helps convert coal to plastics and produce high-octane gasoline.
"We continue to be encouraged by the commercial aerospace outlook, increasing infrastructure spending, and oil and gas investments," Chief Executive Officer Dave Cote said in a statement.
To tap more into the natural-gas surge, Honeywell said on Oct. 1 it agreed to pay $525 million for a 70 percent stake in Thomas Russell Co., a Tulsa, Oklahoma company that recovers natural gas liquids, including ethane, propane and butane.


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Director: Jim Enright
Company: Pleasure Productions
Cast: Kristal Summers, Lee Stone, Alex Foxe, Randy Spears, Breena, Gina Lynn, Kimi Lixx, Steven St. Croix, Travis Knight
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ALBANY, Ga. (AP) - A Dougherty County jail inmate has died after
he apparently hanged himself in his cell.
County Coroner Emma Quimbley said 56-year-old Lester Lee Goodman
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Brooke spent the early part of her childhood on the road, living in Millicent, Naracoorte, Victor Harbour and Port Lincoln before her family finally settled in the seaside town of Tumby Bay. After a short stint filling in for Emma Pedler as online producer and field reporter, Brooke joined the Eyre Peninsula team as a rural reporter in May 2008.
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Just like human athletes competition horses need a massage now and then to keep them in tip top condition.
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Researchers say management changes may be needed to counter a syndrome affecting the State's oysters.
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About a month ago Australia welcomed a large bunch of rowdy tourists to the country as the Australian Rugby team took on the British and Irish Lions.
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Snips and vine leaves were flying at great speed in Clare for the South Australian pruning championships.
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Fencing is one of those jobs that many farmers don't like to do - but when it can be easily rolled out and rolled back up again it's a different story.
Eyre Peninsula fishing and farming industries will be part of a plan being developed on how the region can best adapt to climate change.
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Windy weather overnight has meant a sleepover near the Waterloo windfarm in South Australia's Mid North has proven inconclusive.
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A group has been set up on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, which aims to give an overall voice and representation of the community when it comes to development in the area.
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Human assistance may have played a part in a Western Australian frog species coming over to South Australia.
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Trials will be conducted in South Australia's Spencer Gulf to find a way of farming seaweed that is both feasible and good for the environment.
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An aquaculture and fishing rubbish collection program on the Eyre Peninsula has been so successful that it's looking to be expanded.
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It takes a brave teenager in a rural town to stick up for a mate who has come out as being gay.
Topics: discrimination, rural-youth, cummins-5631
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A little bit of the Eyre Peninsula will be flying around the world with wool from a farm at Greenpatch being used in the newest uniforms for Qantas.
Topics: travel-and-tourism, agribusiness, rural, agricultural-crops, wool, port-lincoln-5606
The Australian Tuna Association is extremely happy that next season's quota has been increased by ten per cent.
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The popularity of rural life novels has increased recently.
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The abalone industry is excited about the direction a new project is taking and can see it's going to play a big part in future exports.
Topics: fishing-aquaculture, port-lincoln-5606
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South Australian researchers are examining whether native plants could lead to better control of pests with less chemical use in vineyards.
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Nature Foundation SA opens new nature reserve.
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After a really busy week and a busy weekend, I was able to run week 6, day 2 today. It was 2 days behind schedule, but I did it. It was pretty challenging. I just have to keep plodding along. I am a bit scared that this was the last of the intervals for me, and it is all running, all the time now. Wow! I got a call tonight from a fit friend of mine who was asking me about the program. She is a walker, and told me that she could never run. That is what I thought 6 weeks ago. It makes me feel good to see how far I have come.
Karen - I know you are going to do great tomorrow. Just remember to go as slow as you need to, and then to slow down more if necessary.
Jess - You run so fast! That is incredible. I can barely put in a 13 minute/mile time. I am usually slower than that. I am not worried abut time right now. I am just concentrating on learning that I can run. I don't want it to be so hard that I will give up. I don't have the pressure of a 5K yet. I am attending a 5k Walk on Sunday, and I figure I will run part of that to see how it goes. I may do one on Thanksgiving or in early December, but since I am still so slow, I would rather work on getting it done before signing up for a race.
Wet Sneakers and Drinkup - Great job on your runs. I hope this is a great week for you both.
Started C25K 10/1/09 C25K Graduate 12/12/09
I started out not being a runner, but now I can say I really enjoy it. I use the Jeff Galloway method.
Miraclebabies.org 5K 11/15/09 43:17
St. Patricks Day 10K 3/17/12 1:30:28
I finished W6D2 last night. Since I started Week 6, I've been running for distance instead of time. During W6D1, I was so tired by the 3/4 mi that I wanted to cry, but I finished. I really pushed myself. Last night, it didn't seem as difficult, but at the end of each mile I was tired. Tomorrow is over 2 miles - ahhh!
started 1st C25K on 09/28/09, completed program
re-started C25K on 10/10/11 at W4D1
I am amazed at those of you who are running over 2 miles -- I must be running very, very slowly. We completed W7D1 last night at the park where our race takes place on Thanksgiving. It was AGONIZING. Worst run ever...but also the longest. Not counting walking or cool down, we made it 1.7 miles, up from 1.5 miles last Friday. It hurt. The whole way. And it was discouraging because so many people just flew past us. I kept telling myself, "Who cares? I'm finishing this." 7 weeks ago, I couldn't run for more than a minute at a time, and last night, I ran for 25 minutes.
I didn't like the podcast for W7, though -- Bobby only told me when I was halfway done and when I had a minute left. That drove me crazy. I'll listen to the W6 podcast for the rest of this week just to know how much time I have left -- or at least, how much I've done.
The important thing to remember, though, is that we're doing it. I don't care if I come in last place on Thanksgiving. If I can run all 4 miles (yes, 4 miles, not a 5K!), I will be so incredibly thrilled. So I have to keep pushing along.
It's interesting to me that a run can be amazing (like Friday's -- we could have kept going for another 10 minutes, probably) and then so agonizing like last night's. I guess that's the nature of the beast.
Keep running, y'all.
We're crazy and in love. Can we do these 101 things?
I know what you mean about the difference in the runs. Some days I feel like I could run forever and the other days I want to cry! LOL.
started 1st C25K on 09/28/09, completed program
re-started C25K on 10/10/11 at W4D1
It's a chilly morning and I'm covered with sweat
Two days ago I did 6/6/6/8/3/1 for a total of 30 minutes. I'm still moving in the right direction!!! I've been reading how all of you are doing the 20 minute run so I compared the "Cool Running" program that I'm doing with the "Couch25k" and chuckled to myself... there's no way I'm ready for 20 minutes but other than that, I'm pretty much on track.
So this morning, I started with the intention of moving up to 8 minute times 3 intervals with the addition of one three minute run at the end. As I got towards the end of the first 8 minutes, I said... I think I can make it longer and kept going. I did the full 20 minutes!!! Unbelieveable!!!
If you had asked me if I could even possibly do this 6 weeks ago, I would've said positively NO. I do have to fess up that it was the slowest 20 minute run out there ever in the world. I may only have covered one mile, but it was MY ONE MILE, eh? I didn't stop once, not even once. He He He He. Yep.
I am with you on the distance thing. I figure, I just need to run for time. I am so impressed by the distance runners in the group. There is no way I could run a mile in 10 minutes. I would be lucky if I could run it in 13. I remember as a kid, my mile times were around 13 minutes. Once I did a run at 10 minutes. It is something to shoot for later. The most important thing to me is that I am doing it. I do not want to get discouraged. I was on Week 6, day 2 last night, and the intervals felt really hard. The 10 minute runs were a major push for some reason, but I think back to how hard running for 30 seconds was 6 weeks ago, and I just cheer.
Kudos to everyone for continuing on in this journey. I am excited to see how we do from here on out.
Started C25K 10/1/09 C25K Graduate 12/12/09
I started out not being a runner, but now I can say I really enjoy it. I use the Jeff Galloway method.
Miraclebabies.org 5K 11/15/09 43:17
St. Patricks Day 10K 3/17/12 1:30:28
Did wk6d3 this morning. I've started running every other day rather than 3 days/week which left a two day gap each week. By doing this it works out where wk9d3 is Thanksgiving Day-Turkey Trot. Seemed like a good way to 'graduate'. It was hard this morning but at no point did it seem impossible. I haven't felt that 'impossibility' since the second week. Every now and then I realize I'm actually running and it seems impossible but that's always after the fact, not while it's going on. Today I started thinking about how happy my heart must be that I'm finally doing something good for it...imagined it dancing in my chest while I journeyed on. By the end of the run I had this whole dialog going with my physical and emotional heart where we expressed all sorts of gratitude toward each other.
A few posts back someone mentioned no weight loss. I haven't lost any either but I am starting to see the shape of my body shift. I'm about 15 lbs overweight and have been for years. My legs and butt are lifting and feeling firmer so things are happening.
Keep the stories/updates coming. They are all so inspiring-especially those of you who are ahead of me
Happy running,
Hello! I had been so excited to do w6d1 all weekend, I finally did it today. My whole morning was crazy, my mind wasnt really ready to run. But I did it anyways and I was so tired lol. Its like a heatwave in Maine to, so I was extra hot. I havent lost a pound, but I think I gain some. Im not complaining, with halloween I ate tons of chocolate.. THankfully I ate it all and have no more left in my house
I've always heard muscle weighs more then fat ( never really thought about it), but really a pound is always a pound. But I guess, a pound of muscle takes up less space then a pound of fat. So thats the reason for clothes fitting better. My clothes really fit much better. I just hate my scale.. I think its broken
Wed I will be doing d2.
I run very slow. My 20 minutes came out to be 1.4 miles. My mile was 14.30. I slowed down even more towards the end. Today I did .4 in 5 minutes, but I pushed myself. THe 8 and last 5 minutes I had to drop it back down to about a 4.2 speed.
I will like to try running outside. But by the time my husband gets home its dark....
Keep up the great work!!
Peewee Great job on doing 20 minutes!!!!
Completed W5D1 today...looks like most of you have completed week 5 and I am encouraged by all to the comments about the 20 minute run. The run intervals went well today. I seem to run better in the morning than in the afternoon/evening. I have not figured out what is making the difference yet. I am thinking it could be difference in fuel to my muscles as well as the difference in temperature. I am in Florida so we are having cool mornings 60 and warm days 80's. high humidity most of the time. Anyone have any suggestions for what they like to fuel up on before they run that's quick. My one afternoon run is about 30 min after lunch and that seems to be when I am most sluggish. Last week I just had a protein shake with a banana and that seemed to work well for me. I may try that again this week and see if that is making the difference. Any tips are appreciated! Keep going everyone...you're all looking good!!!:)
I have been at the point of running 2.5 to 3 miles five to six days a week for the last three weeks or so, and have been experiencing lower back pain. Is anyone else having this problem? I don't know if it is because of my weight, my stride, or the fact that I am doing a lot of running on concrete. I am wearing cushy shoes (Nike Pegasus) and an excellent bra (Enell), so I don't think either of those are the issue. Thanks.
Hi everyone! Geez it was so annoying with no one being able to post all weekend. I wanted to hear everyones updates!!
Kendra... Great job finishing week 6 day 2. I can think of a couple reasons why those 10 minute intervals are hard even after finishing our 20 minute run. Our mind knows we get to stop in just 10 minutes so it starts to tell us we are tired sooner. Its a mental thing, LOL. When we knew we had to run 20 minutes we didn't dare let ourselves feel like stopping at only 4 or 5 minutes! Also our bodies are in recovery from running 20 minutes for the first time! But you did it!! Way to go! Speed absolutely does NOT matter at all right now. We all have different start points and all that matters is each individuals personal progression.
Deniden.. Way to go finishing WK 6 day 2. Can't wait to hear how the 25 minute run goes. You ARE a runner now!
Libby.. Don't be discouraged by the speedsters... they have probably been doing this for a long time. I have people blaze by me all the time and I'm just happy if I can keep my "little engine that could" pace steady. Every thing I've read states that as our time & distances increase speed will as well. I know what you mean about how one run feels good, than the next one can be such a struggle. I do think that is because our bodies are in recovery from the good run. But even the runs that feel like a struggle are making our bodies so much more used to this!
Pee Wee... I love your post! Isn't it incredible how your body really was ready to run 20 minutes!! All the workouts we do prepare our bodies to know that it can actually do more! GREAT JOB!
Donna.. See ya in week 7. I love your attitude about how your making the heart happy!! This is so good for us both physically and mentally.
Drink up.. well done with your wk 6 work out. moving right along!
Fat lady running... A couple of thoughts about your back pain. You say you are running 5-6 days a week. That is kind of a lot. Maybe one extra rest day with cross training instead of running would help. Also check your posture. I do a lot of hiking and I find myself slumping over sometimes going up hill. That always results in back pain for me. Check that you are keeping your shoulders up!! You are doing great!
Sdnoles.. I usually can't get to my running till later in the afternoon, but I too find that if I'm able to do morning I am at my best. For me if I run in the morning just a bowl of instant oatmeal is good for me. If I go after lunch I really try to wait an hour before running. They say for a 5k our bodies shouldn't require much if any extra nutrition. Our reserves should be more than sufficient to give us energy for that. I guess eating some protien within an hour after is supposed to be very good for feeding any stressed areas if that makes sense..
Here's my latest update. I did my WK7 Day 1... I jogged my 3 mile course in 35:05.. one minute slower than I did it last Friday morning. I was pleased though as I had tennis league this morning and also ate a bit too much before my run. Also I am working on just jogging my regular pace right now while I get used to this 30 minutes of running. I just want to maintain this base and let my body get used to it for the next few weeks. As far as my being able to cover the 3 mile distance that is because before I started this program I was hiking 4+ times a week this summer. Many were distance hikes where I tried to walk at a steady quick pace with my group. My legs were strong before I started the C25k.. and the hill climbing part has helped with the cardio. So we all start from different bases and the only time/distance to pay attention to is your own. Great job everyone!!
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Couch to 5 K Graduation Day November 26, 2009
Dana Hills Turkey Trot Thanksgiving Day 2009 5 K.... Time 32:22 MY FIRST 5k
Jan 9 Irvine 5k Time 32:52
Feb 7 Super Bowl 10k 1:08:31 MY FIRST 10K
September 5 2010 DISNEYLAND HALF MARATHON: 2:41:00
Just got back from finishing W6D2. Normally I run with my partner, but she had a class tonight (learning how to make tasty Thai food!), so I was on my own for the run. In some ways it was easier because I wasn't trying to match her pace. I just kind of ran. I slowed down when my legs felt weird and speeded up when it felt right. I think I prefer the company though. It's nice to have the "look what we just did" conversation after each run. It's some of the best encouragement.
I'm a little concerned about W6D3 and the first 25 minute run, but I just have to believe in the power of my own stubbornness to get through it like I have all the other runs. Go Team Stubborn!
Galatians 6:9 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
5K 11/27/09 43:16 Pace 13:56
Lost 16 lbs. since May 30, 2009. Don't want to ever find it again! Would like to lose 5 more pounds.
Started Couch 25K 9/11/09 Repeated many weeks due to asthma symptoms
Completed C25K 12/14/09
Wet Sneakers! Great Job. Not only are you teamstubborn you are can also be called, "NO EXCUSES" Way to get out there and do your workout with or without partner. You will rock that 25 minute run!
Karen, You are inspiring! Way to complete your 20 minutes with endurance! Jess
Couch to 5 K Graduation Day November 26, 2009
Dana Hills Turkey Trot Thanksgiving Day 2009 5 K.... Time 32:22 MY FIRST 5k
Jan 9 Irvine 5k Time 32:52
Feb 7 Super Bowl 10k 1:08:31 MY FIRST 10K
September 5 2010 DISNEYLAND HALF MARATHON: 2:41:00
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Electronic Freedom Foundation Criticizes Ubuntu
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) publishes a blog post critical of the new search feature included in Ubuntu 12.10.
A blog post on the EFF website written by Micah Lee said, "Starting with the latest release of Ubuntu, Dash is also starting to search the Internet for you. While some people find this convenient, others find it a violation of their privacy. Luckily, Ubuntu makes it easy to turn this off."
The feature can indeed be turned off by removing the "unity-lens-shopping" package, and instructions for doing so are provided within the EFF statement as well as elsewhere online.
However, the EFF also stated, "It's a major privacy problem if you can't find things on your own computer without broadcasting what you're looking for to the world."
The EFF mentioned that Ubuntu's Third Party Privacy Policies webpage lists the third parties to which they may send search terms and IP address information, including Facebook, Amazon, Twitter, and YouTube. However, the webpage simply refers users to those third parties for clarification on their privacy policies. In other words, the EFF said, "once they give your data away, it's no longer their problem."
The post also noted that Canonical has listened to users' feedback and is working on changes. The EFF said, "These changes are great, but it doesn't change the fact that users' search queries automatically get sent to third party companies without giving users a chance to opt-in."
So, the EFF has outlined a list of policies and features they'd like Ubuntu to incorporate into future versions. These include:
- Disable "Include online search results" by default. Consider displaying a dialog upon first login that asks if users would like to opt-in.
- Explain in detail what is done with search queries and IP addresses, for example: how long they are stored and in what circumstances they're given to third parties.
- Allow users to users toggle on and off specific online search results.
- Make sure that you respect your users' privacy and security.
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Customers can take a free test drive of SLES for HPC on the Azure Cloud
SiFive Launches a Line of Open Source Chips
San Francisco-based chip company announces their first fully open source chip platform.
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Canonical Announces Cross-Distro Support for Snaps
Ubuntu Vendor tries to solve app packaging and distribution problem across distributions.
ownCloud Forked
Founder of ownCloud launches the Nextcloud project.
HP Enterprise Unveils a Futuristic Computer
Will The Machine change the way future programmers think about memory?
CoreOS Announces Distributed Storage System
The new Torus distributed storage system is available under an open source license on GitHub
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The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) today released its Post-Implementation Review—a Report that highlights the results of the IAASB's efforts to learn whether the clarified International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) are being consistently understood and implemented in a way that achieves the IAASB's goals in clarifying and revising them.
The Report summarizes feedback from those most directly involved in the audit process in jurisdictions that have implemented the clarified ISAs. It describes the IAASB's process in summarizing the comments and identifies the main themes that have emerged.
"I am pleased to note the many informative and useful comments received in response to the post-implementation review," said IAASB chairman Prof. Arnold Schilder. "The IAASB issued the clarified ISAs in 2009 as an essential input to audit quality, and the IAASB is committed to their continuous improvement. The Report, therefore, is an important input to the IAASB's planning process, both in the short term and in the context of its 2015–2019 strategy deliberations."
Input was received from independent audit inspection bodies, other regulators, and audit committee members, and from the larger accounting firms, smaller practices, and International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) member bodies.
The post-implementation review is the second phase of the IAASB's efforts to monitor the implementation of the clarified ISAs. The report on the first phase of IAASB's work, undertaken in 2009 and 2010, was published in November 2010.
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If Amarillo installs intersection cameras for traffic enforcement, residents will not only want to mind the red lights, but whom they loan their cars to.
When one of the cameras operated by Redflex Traffic Systems Inc. - which presented the technology to city officials last week - captures a violation in Texas, the citation goes to the car's owner, regardless of who was driving.
The owner gets the ticket because state law prohibits cities from photographing drivers' faces for traffic enforcement. Without the documentation of the driver's face, the city can only prosecute the violation as a civil offense, which requires a lower standard of proof than a criminal offense.
Currently, the penalty for running a red light in Amarillo is $140, or $170 if it leads to an accident.
City officials have suggested installing cameras at accident-prone intersections such as Southeast Third Avenue and Taylor Street, Southeast 10th Avenue and Taylor, and Interstate 40 and Georgia Street.
If the city installs cameras, then the penalty for a civil-offense violation would have to be established in the ordinance authorizing the system.
In the city of Plano, for comparison, a police-issued citation results in a $195 penalty, while the penalty for a camera-documented violation is $75 for the first offense.
Since installing cameras at four intersections in March, the city of Plano has used the technology to issue 5,511 citations for red light violations.
When a Redflex camera captures a violation, the footage is sent to the police department, where personnel consider authorizing the citation. The footage includes before and during shots of the car in the intersection while the light is red, as well as 12 seconds of streaming video of the full incident.
If the citation is issued, the recipient can go online to see footage of the violation. The person has the option to contest the citation, but after seeing the footage, 97 percent of people accept the charges, said Don Nelson, an associate partner for Redflex.
If the car's owner wasn't the driver at the time of the accident, the owner can nominate the one who was driving to pay the ticket. But if that person doesn't pay it, the owner is still responsible, Nelson said.
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