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Hello Families!
We hope all of you are well. The staff is busy preparing for the upcoming school year and we look forward to the start of the school on August 31 with distance learning. Please be sure to read the Loma Verde Elementary School blog for important updates each week.
Communication is Key!
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It's time for Residency Verification! In order to attend Loma Verde School, ALL STUDENTS with the exception of incoming Kindergarteners or new students who already registered, MUST provide documentation of residency dated July 1, 2020 or later. Click here for Verification of Residency Form Click here for the 2nd Family Affidavit (if the home is in someone else's name). Past due bills are ok this year only. Please scan/take a photo of your completed documents with a parent signature and email them to firstname.lastname@example.com. Forms are also available in front of the school by the gate Monday-Friday from 7:45-4:00. Reminder: No students will be issued a laptop or WIFI hotspot until residence verification is completed.
Computer Devices & WIFI to Loan Families
Our school year begins August 31 in Distance Learning mode. We recommend each student have their own laptop with a camera and microphone for Distance Learning. Some tablets have compatibility issues with the Microsoft Teams platform and online learning programs.
As we enter the new school year in Distance Learning, we want to make sure that your child has the technology that he/she needs to engage fully with their instruction. If your child needs a device or wifi hotspot, please complete and submit this form below, so we can plan and prepare the devices for distribution. If you do not need a device or hotspot, please do not fill out this form. Please fill out a form for each child who needs a device. Do not fill out for a child who previously received a device.
Click Here to Complete the Computer Survey
Click Here to Complete the WIFI Hotspot Survey
If you checked out a computer in the Spring or for Summer Learning Camp and it is not working, please email the principal, Mrs. Watson, so we can repair or replace the device: email@example.com.
Distribution of Materials & Laptops
We will be distributing WIFI hotspots and laptops (for those who need one) on the following days. Parents must have completed to online survey by 8/21 in order to receive a device. Additional devices will be distributed if we have availability.
- Thursday, August 27 – 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Friday, August 28 – 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Saturday; August 29 – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
CVESD Virtual Welcome Night
The Chula Vista Elementary School District (CVESD) and our Superintendent Dr. Escobedo will welcome all families back to our "District Opening Virtual Welcome Night" later this week. Join us on Thursday, August 27 from 6-7 p.m. as Superintendent Francisco Escobedo, Ed.D., hosts our District Opening Virtual Welcome Night! The event helps kick off the new school year online—in keeping with the distance learning format in our schools. The event will occur as a Microsoft "Teams Live" event and parents/guardians will be able to submit questions in real time. Click here on Thursday evening to tune in. You may also access this event via the district's website at: http://www.cvesd.org.
Your Child's Teacher for 2020-2021
We are so excited to share our class lists for the 2020-2021 school year! We will share our list on Tuesday, August 25th via email. Your child's teacher will also be contacting you later this week with important information for the first days of school.
Please know that we will not make any changes to classes in the coming weeks. If you have a concern, you may contact the office and schedule a time to speak with the Principal.
Childcare at Loma Verde
Loma Verde will have childcare provided by the YMCA STRETCH program on site starting September 8. We understand that there are many families with childcare concerns, but we only have a limited number of spots (30) available. Families will be notified if they have been selected to receive childcare this week.
School Expectations for Distance Learning
Our school year will begin with online instruction on Aug. 31 at 8:00 am for all students, as campuses in CVESD remain closed due to the spread of COVID-19 across the community. Meanwhile, we continue to plan for the physical reopening of the school's campus once it is safe to do so, with guidance from experts in science and public health.
Parents and families, Loma Verde School needs your help to set up kids for success this year. The students and staff at Loma Verde Elementary School believe that a safe and positive online environment is important to a child's learning in the digital classroom. To provide such an environment, Loma Verde Elementary School has established the following online norms and guidelines:
Students should be ready to learn when the school day starts. This means your child should be "school-ready" and prepared for a day of learning at 8:00 am. We recommend that your child is dressed and has eaten breakfast so that learning may start when the school day starts. A computer and reliable internet connection and/or other materials such as paper, pencils, crayons or markers, books, and workbooks may be necessary to support your child's work that day. If you need a district-provided laptop or wifi hot spot device in order for your child to learn, please complete the online Computer Survey. The school will provide required learning materials in the coming days and weeks.
Check for updates from your child's teacher via Class Dojo or email. Two-way communication is important for your child's success. Teachers will share schedules and ways to access lessons and activities. Please ensure the school's office has the most up-to-date phone number and email address for your family. Please also check the school blog: https://lomaverdewildcats.org/. Updates are usually posted on Sundays.
Create a working schedule for your household that supports academic time. You may need to ask others in the house to be mindful of a child's learning. You may need to re-arrange some furniture or ask other members of the household to use quiet voices. If possible, please do not have students working in a bedroom. Some parents have expressed that having a headset or earpods with a microphone helps their child interact with focus in the live sessions.
Be healthy during distance learning. Take breaks throughout the day for movement. Students should drink water, eat a nutritious snack, use the bathroom, and stretch at breaks, as well as eat lunch at lunch time. Promote physical activity and health. Provide time for your child to do activities that are "off screen."
Respect the privacy and learning of others. Students and guardians/parents should not record (neither video, nor audio) or take photos/screenshots of live sessions or others in distance learning. Online tools, such as video chats and messages, should only be used as directed by teachers and staff.
In addition, your child's teacher may have other norms and guidelines to ensure student safety and privacy for all students.
Annual Parental Notification
Annual State and federal laws require that school districts notify parents/guardians of minor pupils of their parental rights (California Education Code Section 48980). Please see the district page regarding more information about this legal notification: LINK to Parental Notification
CVESD FAQ on Reopening Schools
Our district will continue to update its FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page regarding the reopening of schools later this year at this website:
CVESD Board of Education Meeting
The district's Board of Education meetings are also being held online and generally occur the second Wednesday of each month. The next CVESD Board of Education meeting is Wednesday, September 9 at 6:00 pm. To access these public meetings, please click the link here: https://www.cvesd.org/board_of_education/board_meetings
Click Here for the 2020-21-School-Calendar
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The Census is conducted every 10 years and this information is used to determine how much our schools and school communities will receive in state and federal funds. For more information click here. Due to COVID19 the deadline for the 2020 Census has been extended to October 21. However, if you have not completed the Census, beginning August 11 Census workers will begin going door to door to encourage you to do so! Each person makes a difference so BE COUNTED!
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Alkaline Water? Maybe not!
Finally! An article full of wonderful information on the topic of the health risks of drinking alkaline water. Dr. Mercola is saying literally what I have been saying for years. I am so thrilled to find this article I cannot tell you. Please read this if you read nothing else!
Water is a huge issue for health and an even more important issue for those of you having chronic illness, especially IC.
And, drinking over alkaline water will make you more sick as will drinking water from many filtered systems. This is why I advocate many bottled spring waters.
He also discusses this issue of cancer and alkaline water-also something I have been saying. This is such a great article. Please read it! http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/09/11/alkaline-w...

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Objective The protective role of Lactobacillus iners in the vaginal microbiota has been questioned. Recent studies have shown that L. iners is the dominating taxon in a large subset of women worldwide. The aim of this study was to identify sociodemographic, behavioural and clinical variables associated with L. iners-dominated community state type (CST) III in Brazilian women of reproductive age.
Participants and methods This study leveraged microbiota compositional data generated by sequencing of the V3-V4 16S rRNA gene from vaginal samples collected from 442 participants enrolled in a previous cross-sectional study that included 609 women in five geographical regions of Brazil. A total of 167 (27.4%) participants were excluded from the current study as they did not present a Lactobacillus-dominated vaginal microbiota. Data on sociodemographic and behavioural characteristics of the study population were obtained through face-to-face interviews. Participants were assigned to two study groups: those with L. iners-dominated CST III (n=222) and those with three distinct CSTs (I, II or V) dominated by another Lactobacillus spp. (n=220). Logistic regression analysis using a stepwise method was performed to test association between CST III and participants' characteristics, considering their OR and 95% CIs.
Results Among the population characteristics assessed, L. iners-dominated CST III was independently associated with having two or more sexual partners (OR 3.27; 95% CI 1.50 to 7.11) and microscopic detection of Candida sp. on vaginal smears (OR 2.24; 95% CI 1.02 to 4.89). Other characteristics were inversely associated with CST III, including condom use (OR 0.59; 95% CI 0.38 to 0.91), higher educational level (OR 0.61; 95% CI 0.41 to 0.91) and diet containing milk/dairy intake (OR 0.43; 95% CI 0.20 to 0.90).
Conclusion Unprotected sex practices, number of sexual partners and lower educational levels may be useful for identifying women with L. iners-dominated microbiota and its suboptimal protective properties. L. iners microbiota does not seem to provide optimal protection against Candida sp. colonisation, warranting further investigation.
- bacterial infections
- vaginosis
- bacterial
- molecular biology
- vaginal smears
- sexual behaviour
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Contributors CM and MGS designed the study. CSTF, ART and CM lead the clinical study and biological sample collection. JN, CM and CSTF performed laboratory analysis. JR and BM obtained and processed sequencing data. JN and CM conducted the statistical analysis and interpreted the data. JN drafted the manuscript under the supervision of CM and MGS. JR and AdRT edited the manuscript. All authors reviewed and approved the submitted version of the manuscript.
Funding This study has received funding by developmental funds granted by São Paulo Research Foundation − FAPESP (grant number 2012/16800-3) and Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior − Brasil − CAPES (Master's scholarship number 1680048).
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FORTUNE — Buoyed by increasing car sales and the devaluation of the Yen, Toyota Motor (TM) posted profits of $17.9 billion for its fiscal year 2014, up 88% from $9.5 billion a year earlier. The Japanese automaker's car sales were up by nearly half a million units for the year, totaling 10.1 million cars sold compared to 9.7 million the previous year.
This included increased sales in all regions except for Asia.
In a press conference yesterday in Toyko, Toyota president Akio Toyoda focused on controlled growth, rather than trying to move too quickly. "I believe that sustainable growth means growing steadily each year under any circumstances," he said. Toyoda acknowledged that his company was unprepared for the increase in vehicle sales and had trouble keeping up. "Our employees and partners were overstretched," he said.
MORE: Tesla's Big Gamble in China
Toyoda compared the company to a tree that grew too rapidly, that as a result was not able to form a strong enough trunk to protect it from the elements."
It will be hard sustain the massive growth in the coming year, said Stephen Brown, managing director at Fitch Ratings, because the Yen's devaluation was a one-time occurrence and because of increasing corporate taxes in Japan. "They've got some headwind pressures going forward now," he said, as opposed to the help the company got last year from the currency devaluation.
The decline in Asian sales could be due to an increasingly difficult market in Thailand. Brown noted that the political turmoil in that country has created problems across the industry.
MORE: Mullaly, CEO who saved Ford, retiring
A factor that could lift sales, especially in North America, is the planned redesign of the Camry, typically a big seller. The previous iteration of the sedan was generally viewed as "conservative," especially when compared to cars like the Hyundai Sonata and the Ford Fusion, Brown said. "The high level reviews have been fairly positive," he said. "That should boost their sales here."


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RAGE 2 - The Cusp of Greatness
It was completely by chance that a couple of weeks ago I started a game that has long been on my to-play list: Mad Max, by Avalanche Studios. Mad Max had the makings of a great game, drawing in strings of vehicle combat, exploration, resource hunting and a well developed visual theme that could have caught the eye of anyone passingly familiar with the franchise. It was also a game that could have really justified an expansive open world with wacky, inventive hives of enemies or hidden relics of bygone days, all viewed from the old leather of Max's iconic cruiser.
Unfortunately, Mad Max missed the mark fairly resoundingly. There was no unforgivable sin or glaring oversight, no single factor that dragged the game down; it just failed to float. With clunky brawler combat, frustratingly finicky controls and underwhelming vehicle mechanics, the game just wasn't as fun to play or easy to get sucked into as it should have been. For some of the same reasons, RAGE 2 feels very similar.
Let's deal with the positives first: id Software's handiwork shows though very strongly with a punchy, weighty combat system. The gunplay feels an awful lot DOOM (2016), which is a good thing, and the addition of the Ranger powers turns it up to twelve. Chaining up precision kills, weapon quick swaps and various ground-pounds and shatter abilities is immensely satisfying, making the meat of the game enjoyable and engaging. Despite many locations and encounters feeling like copy-paste jobs, the combat is so varied and free-form that taking out the exact same party of enemies could be a very different experience. It's full of flair and colour, sharpened by quick movement speed and short cooldowns, making combat a joyously gruesome adventure of destructive power.
Another positive is something that bloomed at least to a small degree in Mad Max: an expansive upgrade system. There about half a dozen places to put your points - including but not limited to your vehicle, weapons, abilities and general skill tree - and several different currencies that span across and overlap different unlockables. For example, tiers of weapons and abilities are upgraded with Feltrite, but perks and add-ons within these tiers are upgraded with separate tokens. Your vehicle is upgraded with vehicle parts, your abilities with ability points (in turn rewarded by achieving targets for specific characters) and your base stats with combinations of items found in the wilderness or bought with the game's main currency. One may think that so many currencies and systems is unintuitive and clunky, but I don't think so: rather than being tied to one experience meter and a level system - the standard of most open world RPGs - the player has freedom to pursue the upgrades that match their play style and interests. It's designed in such a way that it feels like there's no need to grind because your upgrades are never tied to one action - it's quite liberating.
Unfortunately, that's about it for the good.
The biggest complaint I can see online about Rage 2 is about the open world: it's very boring. There are plenty of locations to complete dotted around, but they are very much alike and do not repopulate once cleared. This means that after completing a few objectives in one region it essentially dies, with only a few goons by the roadside and respawning vehicle convoys to keep you interested. All of this with a map which is actually a fair bit smaller than most modern open world games: driving from the very southernmost point to the absolute north took me less than six minutes in the standard vehicle. A small map isn't inherently a bad thing, but I think it's quite damning for such a small map to still feel boring.
The vehicles are not much to write home about either. I was initially impressed by the long list of vehicles I could add to my garage, but had my excitement doused by the discovery that only one, the starting vehicle, was upgradable, and indeed really the only one worth driving. The tanks pack a punch, the faster vehicles are neat for getting around and the Icarus "helicopter" is the best vehicle for getting from A to B with no hassle, but the only one rounded enough to actually be useful in most situations is the Phoenix, and it's not great. Even fully upgraded I found the handling unpleasant, the combat frustrating and the camera headache inducing. With a few tweaks and fleshing out I think that the whole vehicle system could have been made into a really compelling cornerstone of the game, which also works thematically, but as it stands it's just an underwhelming tack-on for getting around.
I've also seen complaints about the story. Personally, I didn't pick up this game for the story and was not left feeling like it was terrible nor brilliant, but it certainly is short. There are three NPCs who give you two quests each, the second being unlocked by getting "points" for them, collected by completing locations on the map (something I was able to do naturally by picking off a few on my way between story missions). Each one is a linear set-piece kind of level with a bit of talking and nebulous plot happening as you go through, which eventually results in you gathering all you need to assault the enemy stronghold. After that… that's it, the game is over and you're back into the open world with, apparently, "plenty more that needs doing."
But there really isn't. The game doesn't have sidequests, just bounties which can be picked up from hub towns, which randomly plop some enemies on the map and have you kill them. Even stretching out the story by trying to get most of the open world locations wrapped up and my character upgraded, it still only took me five days of light gameplay to complete. In less than two weeks I completed every single location on the map and unlocked all the Steam achievements. The game has nothing left to offer me.
I feel I've been quite rude in this entry. I hugely respect video game developers and artists and designers and I think they do wonderful, world-changing work for very little recognition, until things go wrong and they are scapegoated by everyone. But I am still very disappointed to have to say that RAGE 2 felt like it was built with no passion. An attempt was made, likely stemming from some great ideas - as can be seen in the creativity of the art and the lore - but the final product feels dead inside.
Just like Mad Max, RAGE 2 feels like it's on the cusp of greatness, but just didn't quite have the steam to get it out of the ditch of mediocrity. With some more to do in the world (and a reason to do it), tweaked vehicle gameplay and just a little more heart, RAGE 2 would have kept me entertained for hours. But as it is, after only eleven days I have no reason to ever pick it up again. I really hope that Avalanche do something interesting with this game in the future, such as some extra story DLC or a new region to explore, because I think the skeletal structure of the game - the core mechanics - are well built and oozing with potential which just needs to be unlocked.
But until then, goodbye RAGE 2.


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Qualia Mind Review
Qualia Mind, a nootropic stacking supplement that contains 28 quality ingredients to support mental performance as well as the function of the nervous system. The 154 capsules in each bottle are sufficient to last for one month, or 22 daily doses. This supplement can be purchased individually or through a subscription service. Qualia Mind has many benefits. We'll explore these benefits further. This nootropic stack is simple but effective.
Nootropic supplement
The Neurohacker Collective, the brain-boosting team behind Nootropic supplements, has researched and tested many ingredients to create Qualia Mind. Its blend of 28 ingredients was carefully chosen to ensure that the formula has synergistic effects on focus, memory, and mental clarity. It also aims at promoting the body's ability increase neurotransmitters such as Brain-derived Neurotrophic Fact (BDNF) and other pathways that are necessary to maintain optimal brain function.
Qualia Mind supplements combine different nootropics in order to increase brain energy. Its ingredients include amino acids, herbal extracts, vitamins, and other brain-boosting compounds. Its user reports better focus and longer attention span. They have also noted an increase in energy and reduced symptoms of lack of attention and awareness. This may be beneficial for people suffering from cognitive problems. The Neurohacker review of Qualia Mind has been written by an expert who has studied the ingredient list and dosage for other users.
Qualia Mind also contains the Coleus Forskohlii root extract. This ingredient is commonly found in testosterone boosters. It is recommended to take the supplement in the morning along with breakfast. The supplement should start increasing focus, memory and brain energy within 15 minutes. It is important to take Qualia Mind only if you are taking it regularly and consult with your primary care provider. And be sure to read the instructions carefully. These supplements are safe to take, but there are certain precautions you should observe before starting them.
Qualia Mind, a neuroprotectant that supports the integrity and function of brain structures and pathways, contains many ingredients. Vitamins D3 and C are well-known for their ability to promote cell energy metabolism and brain health. Acetyl-L carnitine is another key ingredient, supporting brain function and improving fatty acid metabolism. Vitamin B6 may be beneficial for those with cognitive impairment. It has also been proven to improve brain health.
DL-phenylalanine (DLPA) is a blend of two forms of the amino acid phenylalanine. DLPA serves multiple purposes, such as mood stabilization and anti-inflammatory activity. Qualia Mind contains 28 bioactive ingredients. These include antioxidants and nootropics as well as amino acids, herbs tonics, lipids, and even nootropics. It can also improve cognitive function and help prevent the onset of age-related memory impairment.
Qualia Mind's ingredients may cause concern to some. People who are unable to tolerate caffeine may experience unpleasant side effects. Caffeine can be a stimulant. The product does contain DHA, which is an essential omega-3 fatty acids for brain health. It also helps to improve the body's metabolism and promotes neuroplasticity, two benefits of which are crucial for maintaining health and functioning. Manufacturer recommends seven tablets taken in the morning.
In addition to caffeine, Qualia Mind also contains a fat-soluble steroid called Ginkgo biloba leaf extract. The nootropic enhances cerebral circulation and relaxes blood vessels while protecting against antioxidants. Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract, high potency 50mg. It also contains Vitamin D3, a fat-soluble steroid that supports neurotransmitter synthesis, DNA repair, gene expression, and neuroplasticity.
Nootropic stack
If you're looking for the perfect nootropic stack for memory, focus, and energy, Qualia Mind is the way to go. Qualia Mind's proprietary blend includes L-theanine and caffeine along with 21 other powerful ingredients. The stack offers nearly three times the amount of ingredients in one pill, and it's also a great choice for first-time users and those on a budget. Continue reading to find out more information about the product and its workings.
Qualia Mind contains ingredients that are widely accepted for their safety and efficacy. These ingredients have strong empirical bases based on quantified self-research data and more than 40 years of international research on nootropic stack formulations. For those of you who are skeptical about a supplement, here are some ingredients you may want to avoid. The combination of ingredients is important for the results of this product, and it will help you make an informed decision on the best nootropic stack for your goals.
Qualia Mind has 28 active ingredients. There are many nootropics available on the marketplace. This formula is designed to help you focus, eliminate brain fog, and improve working memory. This formula contains many nootropic ingredients, such as vitamins, amino acids and fats. Qualia Mind was created to increase energy and improve focus. In addition to these benefits, this supplement is also affordable, making it a great option for busy professionals, gamers, and modern entrepreneurs.
Philosophy of the mind
It is complex to debate philosophically about consciousness and qualia. While some philosophers hold the idea of qualia, others deny it. The definition of qualia depends on philosophical and neurophysiological presuppositions. Regardless of your position, the debate is worth reading, as it raises many deep questions in the philosophy of mind. Some materialists reject the existence and some others acknowledge it, raising difficult questions about consciousness. This argument is difficult if one believes in qualia. Many philosophers also believe the material is not mental. Thus, it is impossible to distinguish between mental and physical.
Some philosophers disapprove of this thesis and say that it is impossible to examine the internal structure of qualia. However, the cognitive system can possess information about qualia that cannot be communicated to other systems. This theory could lead to the understanding of qualia's private nature. However, a philosophical problem with this view is that there is no consensus on what is considered an appropriate definition of qualia. Although there is no one theory that can explain all aspects of the mind, many theories exist.
It is extremely complex and difficult to understand the philosophical argument about qualia. Many philosophers have strong opinions about this topic and disagree on how to define qualia, while others are unsure about what to say. The underlying problem is that the term is used so loosely that it is often difficult to explain to another person. This is a fundamental problem in philosophy. Despite the many debates about qualia, the fact that it is not formally defined is an important factor in determining the definition of the mind.
Qualia Mind has several components that can be used to produce neurotransmitters. L-Carnitine is a key ingredient. It can improve your concentration and memory. Bacopa Monnieri Extract, another ingredient in the product, has been used over centuries as traditional medicine to treat snake bites. This extract has mood-enhancing and anti-oxidant properties. It also reduces your stress levels. It also includes n-acetyl tyrosine which is a natural molecule in your body.
Qualia Mind's ingredient list is extensive and long. It contains dozens of components that can enhance cognitive function. The product contains several ingredients that have been tested for their safety and bioavailability. These ingredients have proven to improve cognition. Each ingredient has been clinically studied and has been shown to support cognitive health. It also includes a number of nutrients essential for brain health. Qualia Mind's claims have been supported by science, and Qualia Mind is now widely recognized as an effective supplement.
In addition to vitamins and minerals, Qualia Mind contains antioxidants. The formula also contains Vitamin C which protects the brain from harmful free radicals. Qualia Mind also contains Theobromine and Coleus forskohlii as well as N-Acetyl L-Tyrosine and Pterostilbene bound with Caffeine. You will also find organic rice concentrate and silicon dioxide in the product.
Side effects
Qualia Mind is a brain-boosting supplement made by Neurohacker Collective, a reputable company in the nootropic space. This product undergoes safety studies and quality assurance to ensure the safety of all of its ingredients. The company has gone above and beyond typical FDA standards in testing and quality assurance. The product is manufactured in GMP/ISO 9000 certified facilities. The company has been certified by ISO 9000 and GMP/ISO 9000. This means that their quality control processes are top-notch.
It contains several ingredients, including phospholipid serine, which is naturally found in brain cells. Restoring the levels of PS may enhance cognitive function and reduce brain fog. It may also improve synaptic neurotransmission, which is a necessary part of proper brain function. It also supports neurotransmitter function, improves brain energy metabolism and provides antioxidant protection. Qualia Mind includes 50 mgs of Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract. Vitamin D3 is another ingredient found in the supplement. This fat-soluble steroid aids in cognitive function, regulating hormones, and improving mood.
While many users report no adverse side effects from taking Qualia Mind, some people have experienced nausea or vomiting. Headaches have also been reported. This is probably due to the fact that Qualia Mind supplements boost neurotransmitters which control brain activity. These side effects can be severe so it is best to use Qualia Mind before going to bed. This will allow your body to adapt to the new levels of neurotransmitters. The optimal dose depends on the user's body weight and sensitivity.


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09 March 2013, Sweetcrude – China National Petroleum Corp, the country's biggest oil company, is in talks with Eni for a stake in a gas project in Mozambique valued at as much as US$4 billion, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
Italy's largest oil firm might sell a 20 per cent stake in a gas block to CNPC to share the cost of developing the project, the people said, asking not to be identified because the talks are private.
The companies had been in talks for at least six months and final terms had yet to be agreed upon, they said.
The deal would, if completed, rank as the biggest overseas investment made by CNPC or its listed unit PetroChina. China's largest producers have bought African oil and gas fields in countries ranging from Nigeria to Uganda to feed energy demand in the economy.
Mozambique's offshore fields might hold enough gas to meet world consumption for more than two years, the national oil company said. Eni and Anadarko Petroleum, the two companies leading exploration in
Mozambique, agreed last year to build the world's second-largest liquefied gas export plant to start sending fuel abroad in 2018.
An official at Eni declined to comment. So did Liu Weijiang, a Beijing-based spokesman at CNPC.
Eni has a 50 per cent stake in Mozambique's Area 4, where it has discovered about 75 trillion cubic feet of natural gas so far, the biggest find in the company's history. The whole country may have 250 trillion cu ft of reserves, according to Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos, Mozambique's state-backed energy company.
Anadarko and its partner Videocon Industries were in the process of selling a combined stake in Mozambique's Area 1, the block neighbouring Eni's, a person with knowledge of the matter said. Anadarko, the block's operator, may cut its stake from 36.5 per cent to 26.5 per cent, and Videocon is looking to sell its entire 10 per cent stake. Initial bids were due by March 14, the person said.
Anadarko's chief executive said last month that the company was in discussions with a number of parties.


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lol… Part 3 @ 8:27
Seungho really wants to be partnered with Thunder, neh? Even willing to act as a woman?!? Adorable SeungDoong!
caption: Thunder lands role as Sam
PKL: Sam! (calling Thunder)
Other voices: Sam! Yes, Sam. (camera focuses on Thunder's reaction)
SH: Then I'll play Donna
Thunder: Donna Sheridan
SH: Are you crazy? ( uses a high-pitched female voice)
Thunder: Donna Sheridan
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The Muppet Christmas Carol
Director: Brian Henson
Screenwriter: Jerry Juhl
Starring: Michael Caine, Kermit the Frog, The Great Gonzo, Rizzo the Rat, Steven Mackintosh
Release details: Touchstone, USA 1992, 110mins
Full details: IMDb
Genre: Muppet Christmas film
Rating: 9 out of 10
No surprises here - this is Charles Dickens' classic Christmas tale, given the Muppets' own unique spin. There are some spectacular music numbers, complete with dancing penguins, plenty of jokes, comedy rats and even a few nice in-jokes (check out the shops of old London town - one of them's called Micklewhite's). It is also surprisingly close to the source material given how dark a tale A Christmas Carol really is (as a small child, I was always afraid of the Ghost of Christmas Yet-To-Come in the Alistair Sim version).
Michael Caine is suitably grumpy as Scrooge and conveys the journey from miser to benefactor with a quite touching performance which never becomes a parody. He even has a couple of musical numbers of his own, one of which is a surprisingly tender moment where he laments letting money come before love. The outstanding Steven Mackintosh (who should be a much bigger star than he already is) injects the right amount of enthusiasm as Scrooge's relentlessly cheery nephew, Fred. But it's the duo of The Great Gonzo as Charles Dickens himself, here narrating the tale, and Rizzo the Rat as his sidekick, who really steal the show, providing most of the laughs and keeping the story moving.
Rounding off the cast are Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit, Miss Piggy as Mrs Cratchit and Fozzi the Bear as Fozziwig, Scrooge's first employer and owner of a rubber chicken factory, naturally. Also watch for Stadler and Waldorf as the Marley Brothers and some scene-stealing mice. It's a testament to the Muppeteers' art that you never once question the fact that these are, after all, strange felt creatures occupying most of the roles.
The best of the Muppets' output since the Muppets Take Manhattan, this is a family film which adults can enjoy as much as - if not more so - than the kids.
They take us on a journey through a dank London, filled with all your favourite Muppets and a lot of talking vegetables too!... BBC Film
Caine is the latest of many human actors (including the great Orson Welles) to fight for screen space with the Muppets, and he sensibly avoids any attempt to go for a laugh. He plays the role straight, and treats the Muppets as if they are real... Roger Ebert
There's a few official Muppets/Henson sites:
In fact, Kermit is important enough to be housed in the Smithsonian Institute. He also has his own mini-fansite.
The League of Obscure British Actors has many links to Steven Mackintosh sites and interviews.


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Starting 14th of June 2019, the Staircase Zomerbar will be a new highlight at Linkeroever, Antwerp.
For the next summer, Staircase will organise multiple art events at this summer location. Live art around and on the building, art expo inside of the building, music performances... Our partner Made Estate found us this cosy location and opened it up for us to welcome art lovers. Mokke Bier brewery and The Rebel Cuisine catering will work with us to provide good drinks and food.
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Get drawn into a fascinating history of genetic exploration from Walter Isaacson.
The Code Breaker is a gripping account of Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna's work and much more.
The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a gripping account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and have healthier babies.
When Jennifer Doudna was in sixth grade, she came home one day to find that her dad had left a paperback titled The Double Helix on her bed. She put it aside, thinking it was one of those detective tales she loved. When she read it on a rainy Saturday, she discovered she was right, in a way. As she sped through the pages, she became enthralled by the intense drama behind the competition to discover the code of life. Even though her high school counselor told her girls didn't become scientists, she decided she would.
The race to create a coronavirus vaccine rocketed us into a new era of DNA research, and veteran journalist Walter Isaacson is here to break it all down for you. Isaacson draws a fascinating history of genetic exploration. We're talking a total picture: from Darwin's theory of evolution, to Jennifer Doudna's Nobel Prize–winning DNA-editing tool CRISPR and today's race to quash the ongoing pandemic. We were blown away by the book's detailed account of how Doudna's breakthroughs with the human genome became the linchpin in developing the COVID-19 vaccines. Isaacson also explores how the questions raised by cutting-edge research into genetic editing have caught up with science fiction—after all, the same technology that could save millions from AIDS or sickle cell anemia could also open the door to parents "designing" their children. Wonderfully readable and at times shocking, The Code Breaker offers a vision of the future that's awe-inspiring and a little bit scary.APPLE BOOKS REVIEW


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How to work on local positioning with Google My Business?
Do you know how to make your business appear in the top positions in local searches? We tell you the keys so that customers who are close to your business can find you easily.
In Spain, 91.53% of internet users choose Google as their main search engine according to Statista data. And although Google does not share its search volume data, it is estimated that there are around 5 million searches per minute. But what type of searches are the most common?
46% of the searches we do on Google are of the type "Restaurants near me" or "Pharmacies in Madrid". In other words, to find local businesses. Furthermore, according to data from HubSpot Marketing Statistics, 88% of users who perform local searches via mobile end up calling or visiting the business in less than 24 hours. This means that appearing in the top search positions for our business area is a key factor that will have an impact on the success of our business.
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Working on local SEO for your physical business is key to avoid losing potential customers as well as providing the following advantages:
- Increase both online and offline traffic to your business.
- Appear above organic results in the SERP thanks to the Google My Business listing (we will explain what it is later).
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- Optimise your website's SEO for local search engines.
Local SEO is closely related to traditional SEO, so we have to try to introduce local keywords in the on-page optimisations that help us to improve the position in our area.
- Always use the same NAP
The NAP refers to the name, address and phone number of your business. It is crucial that once these are defined, you use them everywhere you are asked for them.
- Embed a Google Maps map on your website
Inserting a map with the location of your business is key for customers to find us easily. In addition, this practice helps Google to relate our business to its physical location.
We leave you a guide on how to insert a map in your website following this link.
- Geolocate all your images
This is a very simple practice that you may not be aware of, but it also helps to improve the local SEO of your business. Geolocating your images is another way for Google to have more information about where your business is physically located.
- Create a Google My Business account
Once we have used all the above aspects, we can start creating our business profile on Google My Business (GMB).
GMB is a completely free tool created by Google with the purpose of helping businesses to manage their online presence in a simpler way. This tool allows you to create a profile, like the one shown below, in which you can include, among many other things, contact details, opening hours, photos and videos, and a description of your business. This file will appear above the organic results or on the side, providing better visibility in searches.
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- Create a profile of your business with detailed information.
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Have you ever wondered what it would like to be a model who can feel confident in front of the camera no matter the occasion?
You would think that everyone who books a photoshoot with a professional photographer does so because they have the confidence to strut in front of a camera like a professional model. Nothing would be further from the truth. In fact, many people who book professional photoshoots with HushXPose do so out of the need for branding photography, family portraits, and special event photography like formal dances.
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Be Yourself
Sometimes the issue with having confidence in front of the camera is that we often forget to be ourselves. This can be easy to do because we are comparing ourselves to others or trying to be something that we are not. That being said; be yourself, wear something comfortable that makes you feel good about the way that you look, and bring all of your personality to the shoot!
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Just to echo the Be Yourself point, when you show up to your photoshoot, you really need to own it! A lot of times, the reason we don't feel confident in front of the camera is that we are so worried about how the end result will look. The reality is that the only wany to get around that feeling is to go into the session knowing that this is something that you are doing and that no matter what the end results are, you need to go in there and give everything you have.
Practice Makes Perfect
Confidence can be hard to get right on the first time that you do anything because it is uncharted territory. Luckily, things tend to get easier with practice and experience and this is also the case with being confident in front of the camera.
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The Kids Are All Right
How I Spent My Summer: Band Camp
By Margaret Moser, Fri., Aug. 22, 2003
Dear Mom,
Monday, July 7, 2003
Today was my first day at camp. I didn't cry, wet my pants, or get homesick.
Remember when I went to Tulane Day Camp in New Orleans? We wore little green-and-white uniforms and hats. We made potholders that melted on the burner, sang silly songs I still remember, and learned to identify birds. At the more sophisticated Jewish Community Center camp the next summer, we camped out overnight, complete with roasted marshmallows, sleeping bags, and raids from the boys. Mom, going to camp ain't what it used to be.
Kids camps today are more specialized than medicine. There are church camps, sports camps, and academic camps. Camps to make kids lose weight and camps to teach them to be filmmakers. Camps for fencing, sewing, theatre, computer skills, skateboarding. There's even a camp that visits theme parks and amusement parks. Being the music-obsessed town that it is, Austin has two music camps and a guitar workshop.
Michele Murphy runs the Natural Ear Music Camp that I'm at for the next three weeks, the original one in Austin. She's been playing music in Austin for most of her life, by herself and with people like Alvin Crow. She's boisterous, mouthy, opinionated, and totally dedicated.
Starting tomorrow, I take lunch orders at camp, quizzing the pintsized musicians about their choices of pepperoni rolls, cheese pizza, or hot wings. I'd rather the kids thought of me as the lunch lady than a reporter, so I am jazzed about it. After all, it's been a long time since I went to camp.
Love, Marg
Tuesday, July 810:45am: Twenty-four teens and subteens between the ages of 9 and 16 file into the Music Lab rehearsal complex in South Austin. From 11am to 3pm over the next three weeks, they'll choose songs, learn to play them as a group, and practice, practice, practice! Then they will play "the Gig," a final exam of sorts -- out at a real, live Austin music venue. Most of them already know how to play, and some are quite proficient. They're divided into five bands, each with a teacher: local musicians Tracey Crossett, Will Knaak, Eve Monsees, Corey Keller, and Will Sexton. Michele pairs groups with teachers. Boys outnumber girls by roughly 2-to-1.
11:30am: Tracey's boys fumble through the 13th Floor Elevators' "You're Gonna Miss Me." Eve tries different instruments with different kids. Will Knaak's group experiments with Doug Sahm's "She's About a Mover." Corey's charges mull over a Stevie Ray Vaughan song. Will Sexton strums guitar with his gang.
1:30pm: After lunch, Michele flops on a couch at the front of the complex and exhales. Soon, she's riffing on one of her favorite subjects: how the brain works. Her theory is that kids can't learn if they're forced to sit still; they have to wiggle about. "Even parameciums communicate through vibration," she laughs. "It's music on a cellular level."
1:45pm: It's time for afternoon rounds, and Michele already is approving songs for the five bands. Will Knaak's group gets the distinctive groove of "She's About a Mover" going, which fits Michele's criteria. She has final approval of the songs and leans toward classic Sixties rock but has a way of making the kids feel like the choices are their idea.
3pm: Cars and SUVs fill the cramped parking lot. There are chatter and high-fives as the kids depart with their instruments and equipment. Day two of camp is history.
11:05am: Tracey's group of five 10-year-olds is tiptoeing around the Monkees' "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" and finding it more difficult than it appears. They wade into "Pipeline" and "Walk -- Don't Run," but settle on "You're Gonna Miss Me" and Roky Erickson's "Don't Slander Me." Tracey watches them carefully. At 17, she's played bass with the Quicks (formerly Catscratch) for two years, but has been a student of Michele's longer. As a NEMC alumna, she sat in her students' place not long ago.
Wednesday, July 9
11:30am: Down the hall, Will Knaak's group has three 12-year-olds, a 13-year-old, and a precocious 10-year-old. There's much discussion about who will sing in this group. They noodle around on "Treat Her Right," but it doesn't click. Knaak is 18, a guitarist with his own band Knaak Attack and also a graduate of the camp. He's not many years removed from his students either and encourages them when "I Fought the Law" works better.
11:55am: Upstairs, Eve Monsees oversees another mixed-gender group. She plays Beatles' records on a portable turntable, and within minutes her group is working on "Day Tripper." Like Tracey and Will, Eve is young -- 19. She and childhood friend Gary Clark Jr. are among the rising blues guitarists in town, playing with the Chicago masters at Antone's recent anniversary. Not having been a NEMC graduate, she's a little greener about teaching, but her natural rapport with the kids overcomes that.
1:30pm: Will Sexton helps clean up the lunch mess before returning to his class. He was younger than most of these kids when he started playing music professionally with W.C. Clark and Speedy Sparks. Two of his students are 13; the others are 14, 15, and 16. They're working on SRV's "The House Is Rockin'" but are anxious to try something more contemporary. Sexton's easygoing manner and own two children give him an edge with the group as he lets them find their own groove.
2:10pm: Drummer Corey Keller has Michele sit in on his class. The group of 16-year-olds is working on another SRV/Doyle Bramhall nugget, "Life by the Drop," as well as ZZ Top's "Waitin' for the Bus," but something's not quite right. Michele suggests changes in the guitar rhythm, which works. Corey grins. He too was a teen player who climbed the ranks into Antone's stable of musicians. He's almost as excited about teaching at camp as the kids are about being there, and he bonds closely with his four students as the day winds to a close.
10:59am: Hi, Connor. Hey, Peter. Hi, Joey and Vijay and Will. Hi, Claire; hi, Aaron. Hey, Nick and Zach. Hi, Sofi and Tracy and Maya. Hi, Diego. Hi, Pat. Hi, Lucas and Elliot. Hey, Andrea. Hi, Caitlyn; hi, Clark. Hi, Matt; hi, Fabi and Rachel. Hi, Ellis. Hey, Claire.
Thursday, July 10
10:56am: At the end of the first week, the routines are set. Tracey's kids are already tuned up. They're also learning about rehearsal complexes and the common courtesies they demand. "Shut the door!" is one rule Michele is fond of teaching. "Shut both doors!" is another.
Friday, July 11
11:15am: Michele begins rounds. "Turn it up," she tells Eve's class. The volume on "Gloria" rises. "G-L-O-R-I-AAAAAA."
12:25pm: Rachel from Will Knaak's group is in the hall with Michele, who's offering advice on the role of a lead singer on "I Fought the Law." "Those words, 'Breaking rocks in the hot sun,'" urges Michele. "Imagine you're out in the heat, and it's so hot the tar on the road is melted. Think about that when you're singing that song." Rachel nods and the next go-round is a two-alarmer.
1:40pm: Corey's 16-year-olds are discussing the merits of a Weezer song. Michele blackballs it, saying it doesn't rock and "will be like throwing a wet sock" on the audience at the Gig. The kids persist, and against her better judgment, it stays.
3pm: The Gig, less than two weeks off, is becoming a topic of conversation and band names are being bandied about. "We might be Da Munchkins," says Vijay with a firm nod. The after-class banter turns to birthdays, and one of the teens says he was born in 1990. "1990!" exclaims Joey. "That was before I was born!" It's a good thing camp is over for the week ...
Dear Mom,
Monday, July 14, 2003
Today the dynamic changed when the overnight campers arrived: 11 boys between the ages of 14 and 17 from all over Texas, the U.S., and Canada. They're divided into two bands, and it's obvious they're practiced musicians. They rehearse at morning and afternoon sessions like the day campers and pick up extra rehearsals in the evening at the Hardin House by UT, their "dormitory." Michele's son Micah stays with them and drives the van.
They're closer to young men than boys with their wispy mustaches and hints of beards, but their braces give their youth away. They're also very astute; when I mentioned that we'd be visiting Antone's midweek to see Jimmie Vaughan, they were ecstatic. "Jimmie Vaughan! Jimmie Vaughan!" one repeated in awe. I was taken aback because five, 10 years ago, it would have been "Stevie! Stevie!"
Michele is truly something to watch. She's the ultimate earth mother hen, so in love with the idea of teaching kids that she keeps some kid bands together and conducts home-schooling during the regular school year. I spend most of my days following her around and watching the way she interjects herself into the classes, teaching the kids and sometimes teaching the teachers. By Friday, I was wandering the halls by myself, listening to these kids earnestly laboring over "Gimme Some Lovin'," "Smells Like Teen Spirit," and "Day Tripper."
If I ever wondered about the future of rock & roll, it's right here.
Love, Marg
11:20am: Alvin Crow is giving Michele the business. Crow, who's been playing music since he was 4, is teaching one of the overnight groups. He's also one of Austin's premier musicians and a onetime member of the Oklahoma Symphony in addition to heading up his own Pleasant Valley Boys. He wants to teach the Count Five's "Psychotic Reaction." Alvin is confident of the boys' abilities and pushes for it. Michele capitulates, and Alvin strides up the stairs to his group.
Tuesday, July 15
"If it's gonna fall apart, this is the week it will happen," Michele predicts. Ten years of camp have taught her that crises occur at the midpoint, so she's on her guard. Yet the groups, all seven of them, are riding high in good spirits and camaraderie.
1pm: John Moyer, the other overnight group teacher, eats with his 9-year-old daughter, Kylie, who attended the early summer-camp session. Moyer is the closest thing to a rock star in the group of teachers, as bassist for Soak and now with San Antonio's Union Underground. His dreadlocks fall over his face as he tears a piece of pizza for Kylie, and a student asks about playing Lenny Kravitz's "Are You Gonna Go My Way." The answer is yes, and before lunch is over the song's distinctive lead is booming from the rehearsal room.
11:10am: "The Gig is a week from today." Those words from Michele resonate throughout the seven rehearsal spaces in the Music Lab and the countdown starts.
Thursday, July 17
Dear Mom,
Sunday, July 20, 2003
Just a short note as the last week looms. The Gig is on Thursday.
This week we took the kids to Antone's to see Jimmie Vaughan. He introduced himself to them, and the animated group I'd brought turned into silent, awestruck teenagers. Jimmie was gracious, shaking their hands and taking pictures with them.
I also took the overnight-camp boys to the Chronicle offices on Friday. The idea was to give them a little reality check about pursuing music for a living. Raoul and I showed them the stacks of CDs that come in every week and then told them the percentage of ones that get reviewed. I don't think they'd ever thought of it that way, and it seemed to have made an impression on some of them.
When I left on Thursday, Lon rolled down the window and some of the boys yelled out, "We love you, Margaret!" They rock my world.
Love, Marg
11:10am: There was trouble at the dorm last night when one of the overnight boys was caught smoking, which is a big no-no. Micah got really pissed, but Alvin thinks it's more than the smoking. He contends the boys are treating Micah, who's only a few years older, like an adult, and it bothers Micah. Michele takes the infraction very seriously, but once it's been dealt with, she continues on her way.
Monday, July 21
1:35pm: The mood is determined. There isn't much goofing off or teasing today. Having had their song choices approved by Michele, each band works on honing its three-song set. They've also chosen their band names. Michele fine-tunes the acts, offering critique and praise to teachers and students alike about style, performance, and stage presence. "We don't want the Dead Children Syndrome happening onstage," she urges. "Look alive! Move!"
12:05pm: No more long practices. The bands take turns visiting one another's rehearsal spaces and playing audience for each other. They move from room to room, upstairs and downstairs, squeezing in and spreading out, breaking only for lunch. They're excited, because after almost three weeks of rehearsing and practice, the Gig is almost here.
Wednesday, July 23
3:01pm: "What are you wearing?" Andrea and Caitlyn, the oldest girls at camp, are discussing their attire for the show. Many of the kids are exchanging computer screen names, cell-phone numbers, and e-mail addresses. "This is really cool," one of the boys confides to another, "but just wait till next summer."
1pm: All seven bands are dress-rehearsing their show in the Music Lab's "Big Room," a large space with an elevated stage. The idea is to run through the entire show in order, and if all goes well, do it twice. The adrenaline flows as lunch arrives. Pizza boxes are passed among 40-some students, teachers, and the occasional parent. This is one hopped-up group.
Thursday, July 24
3pm: The Gig is four hours away.
Dear Mom,
Friday, July 25, 2003
Yesterday was the final day of camp.
The Gig at the Broken Spoke was awesome. This is the third summer I've seen the kids perform and by far one of the best set of gigs I've seen. Even their names resounded: the Escalators, Deer in the Headlights, Not Kiwi, the Fagans, Spontaneous Combustion, Generation Y, and Pitchatent.
And you should have heard them. I felt like parents must, when they watch their children attempt something new. My heart swelled with pride every time a group got up and played; the more ragged their sound, the more endearing they became. The tighter they sounded, the prouder I was. It took guts for them to step forward and play, guts I never imagined when I was making potholders at camp.
Afterward, some of them said goodbye to me, gave me hugs and pats on the shoulder. I was deeply touched. I never imagined three weeks ago that I'd be so involved with them. Now it's over, and in a few weeks they'll be returning to school. This summer will be just a memory for them as they turn their young lives toward the unimaginable task of growing up in this millennium. I miss them already.
I think I'm gonna cry now.
Love, Marg
1) The kids don't know as much as they think they do.
What I Learned At Camp
2) The kids know more than you think they do.
Natural Ear Music Camp, contact Michele Murphy at 477-5910 or at www.naturalearmusic.com.


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Rebuilding after the devastating events of Season One, it's time for a new direction for our five phenomenal women and the men in their lives and everyone will find themselves playing very different roles this time around. And, with a new WAG in the mix, the status quo is about to be turned wildly on its head.
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Country: Sweden
Style: IPA – Milkshake Double
Brewer Description: (from can) This collaboration between Omnipollo and Monkish (CA) was first brewed back in 2018. The idea was to make a dank and pungent Double IPA with graham crackers. A 4:20 snack. Enthusiastically crafted at our church brewery on Sturegatan 41 in Sundbyberg, Sweden.
My rating: 4
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Intro: A 440ml can, canned on 9th February 2022, so not as fresh as I would have liked, but the best before is 9th November 2022. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A hazy orange colour with a one finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly but left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Fruity, pineapple, orange, citrus zest, pine, grass, with light mango notes.
Taste: Slightly sweet, strong citrus beginning, mandarin, orange zest, citrus rind, light tropical pineapple, mango, grass, pine, and a lasting moderately bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, medium bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
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Update from WTAC
No suprise, NEMO is in the lead still with a 1:25:7. They have a nice lead over Tilton with a 1:27:3. People should note though that Cyber Evo has yet to take a lap due to some Issues with the car. I do not see anywhere that the exact problems is pointed out, but hopefully they can get on track soon. According the their most recient FB post they are confident that they will be able to make a run if the car troubles can be worked out.
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It was a month ago yesterday. A day split in two…spent jumping across a great divide between a mountain of horror and one of profound joy. And then back again. The beginning of a surreal progression of hours and days trying to make sense of the first part. While rejoicing in the second part. I had no head space for much of anything else.
Part One:
Are you sitting down? My youngest sister's first words hit me like a tidal wave when I answered the phone. I could barely understand anything else she was trying to say. Through the tears. And the terror…as her voice rose in pitch.
What is it? Please slow down! I can't understand you.
Are You Sitting Down?
I had just finished lunch. I sat back down.
In bits and pieces she told me…our other sister's only son had killed himself. He was found the next day, alone in his apartment. No No No The despair filled my heart and it broke. It broke for my other sister and her daughter and the unimaginable loss of a son and brother. It broke for the rest of the family – aunts, uncles, cousins, grandfather, a niece & nephew. My son and daughter had visited their cousins last fall. The last time they would ever see him.
Why? Do you know why?
No, there wasn't a note. We asked each other…But how can this be? He was such a kind and gentle soul. We went back and forth in disbelief for a few minutes, both of us crying & shouting and trying to understand the enormity of it.
No No No this can't be real. He was only 34 years old. My mind flew back 20+ years to family reunions and to when he came along on several family vacations with us. He and my son became close and were sweet playmates during those times…separated in age by only a year. That's how I will always remember him…the smart, funny, kind of goofy kid who told me when he was 11 that he wanted to be a businessman when he grew up. And that's what he did.
As it often happens, family gatherings and reunions became fewer and farther between as the years went by. Eventually just limited to weddings…and funerals. I hadn't seen my nephew in person since his older sister got married in 2013, when he walked her down the aisle…their father long since passed.
You figure there's always time. Until there isn't. You think someone is okay because they act like they are. But sometimes they aren't. Do we see what we want to see or do we need to look deeper…ask more questions? Are we afraid to do just that? Afraid of the dark places ourselves? I really don't know. I also don't know how his mom…my sister…will ever survive her grief…as strong as she is.
Part Two:
One hour after my sister's call…a text message from my son-in-law…we are in the hospital. My daughter was 9 months pregnant and this surely meant good news. Two hours later…my cell phone dings with another text message. Up pops a photo of my daughter, son-in-law and their brand new baby girl…snuggled on her mother's chest cozy as can be. My little granddaughter was born right on her due date – healthy, safe and perfect in every way. The photos kept coming and filled me with a soft ray of hope and calm as I fell in love with her on the spot…even though I live 500 miles away. That night we met on FaceTime and I gratefully lept over the divide to the mountain of profound joy…on the day split in two.
One month – and one week long visit later – and I am still rejoicing.
Thank you sweet girl.


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I was surprised to find myself fearing some things that I hadn't feared before, or hadn't feared as much before she died. When I knew I would be alone in the house for the first time after her death, I was afraid of what my emotional reaction might be. I asked my son and his wife to stay in a guest bedroom that night, and my fear of being alone in my house subsided. The next night was fine. Within a few days, new fears intruded: running out of money, being sick with no one to care for me, making bad decisions without the benefit of her wisdom, and the fear of breaking down crying in front of people. You may find that you have new fears or old fears that are stronger now that you are alone.
Fear can be rational or irrational. Rational fear is your mind warning you of potential hazards. It leads you to take preventive action to protect yourself and others. Irrational fear is unreasonable, out of proportion, and not based on facts. Irrational fear can disable you and slow your grief recovery. If it comes upon you, try to identify it for what it is and do what you need to that day, defying unreasonable fear.
A widow friend of mine fears air travel after her husband's death. I know that other widows fear driving alone and to be in public places surrounded by strangers. Most men don't experience their aloneness in these ways. There is enough of the bully in most of us to feel that we can make things turn out as we want. We may be more likely to be surly with other people if things go wrong at an airport or in traffic. We men tend to soldier on stoically, even grimly, rather than seek help or look inside ourselves. We shouldn't be surprised. Men are, after all, different from women.
If you don't have fears, other people do. If you have adult children, they will fear for you even if they have little reason to fear. Your friends may fear for you, especially if you expressed natural, open emotion at the time she died or at her funeral. Keep in touch with those people. Don't ask about their fears or yours; mere contact with them will restore calm. Action on your part will also avoid solicitous inquiries that are awkward for you and your family.
Although I am not Catholic, I am impressed by Pope John Paul II's frequent advice not to fear. "Do not fear," he said often. The Bible is full of admonitions to deny fear of its power over us. These warnings have caused me to wonder why they are so important and so frequent. Surely we are not to be unwise about things that warrant real fear, rational fear. But we should not let ourselves be paralyzed by the unreasonable, irrational fear that will hold us back and limit the full lives we can have.
Look for Dr. Kardatzke's insights to appear in his column named after his book, "WIDOW-MAN," every other Wednesday. You can write Dr. Kardatzke at [email protected]


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17 June 2021
Responding to the government consultation on regulating professionals and protecting the public, the MDU said that while there is much to applaud in the proposals aimed at modernising and streamlining fitness to practise procedures, it is concerned about proposals to remove policies on investigating allegations that are more than five years old.
Under the current five-year rule, the GMC cannot investigate allegations if they happened more than five years ago "unless the Registrar considers that it is in the public interest for it to proceed." In its response to the consultation the MDU voiced concerns about changes to legislation that would force the GMC to scrap this rule.
Dr Catherine Wills, MDU deputy head of advisory services, explained:
"The welcome intention behind these proposals is to give the GMC greater flexibility, particularly in the management of fitness to practise procedures. It would be ironic if plans to abandon the five-year rule for investigating cases went ahead because this is an area where the GMC has been able to exercise its limited flexibility to date.
"The GMC can currently investigate a concern or complaint that is older than five years if there is a public interest in doing so. There is detailed guidance for decision makers on how this is applied. This ensures the fitness to practise process is focused on whether a doctor's practice is currently impaired and whether conditions are required on their registration to protect patients.
"Without the five-year rule, there is a risk that doctors will be routinely and needlessly subjected to fitness to practise proceedings for historic complaints where there is no question of current impairment or risk to patients."
The MDU has previously raised concerns about proposals to drop health as a category for fitness to practise concerns.
This page was correct at publication on 17/06/2021. Any guidance is intended as general guidance for members only. If you are a member and need specific advice relating to your own circumstances, please contact one of our advisers.
Speaking at an event today, the MDU said more flexible regulation of doctors could avoid unnecessary fitness to practise investigations
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