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One of the ways in which this knowledge manifested itself was in a particular horror at dance. Having internalised that my body was disgusting, the last thing I wanted to do was draw attention to it by moving it around, maybe causing it to wobble or jiggle. And, already bearing the brunt of ridicule and teasing for even existing in this body, I never wanted to do anything in public view where I might appear clumsy or inept, or in any way invite even more mistreatment and contempt.
So, apart from whatever enforced dancing lessons at school I could not escape by feigning illness, I avoided dance floors from then on at almost all costs. Maybe the highest of those costs were refusing point-blank to join in the dancing at my brother's wedding, and, a few years later, being relieved that my fiancée agreed to not having any dancing at our wedding at all.
And yet...
Part of me loved dance. While I hated those dancing lessons at school, I loved the actual dancing (it would have been great if I were invisible, or alone). Over the years, I made a couple of furtive excursions into dance, when it felt very safe to do so. For example, a short stint of latin dance classes, accompanied by a nun I knew; or a casual, one-off Lindy hop class at a jazz festival with a group of other absolute beginners.
And I loved to watch dance: I remember first going to the ballet with my parents when I was about 10 or 11 years old,1 beginning a life-long adoration of this art form. Years later, I came to love watching flamenco performance as well. But for me, dance was something for other people to do.
Fast-forward to the present.
Step 1: ZumbaOver the last two years, I've been on a journey to re-make my body. Part of that has been exploring different forms of exercise. For me, the support and encouragement of friends has been a vital ingredient in this venture. So when one of them put out an invitation to join them for some free fitness classes being offered in our city (the Medibank Feel Good program), I was eager to go along. And when I looked up one of the classes, Zumba, and discovered that it wasn't that thing inside the big inflatable balls2 but was exercise inspired by latin dance, I was filled with a mixture of simultaneous trepidation and curiosity.
The class wasn't easy for me. I felt like I was doing the right move only about 25% of the time and felt my balance and co-ordination taxed to their absolute limits. By the end of the 45 minutes, I was not only physically exhausted, but my brain had turned to mush from trying to control my limbs into making unfamiliar movements, while simultaneously translating the instructor's visual cues into actions. I felt sore and overwhelmed, but I had also had so much fun! Unlike running and cycling, which took time for me to fall in love with, Zumba hooked me right from the start. And as for my fears? I discovered that I was focusing so hard on the movements and following the instructor that I became completely unaware of anyone around me. I learned that I didn't have to worry about what anybody else thought: I wasn't going to perceive it anyway.
The Feel Good program runs twice a year, in ten-week blocks during autumn and spring. By the end of the autumn 2015 block, I became a Zumba regular and already started seeking other places to get my Zumba fix while Feel Good wasn't running. I was delighted to find out that Brisbane City Council was offering free Zumba classes on Saturday mornings as part of its Active Parks program.3 And when that block of classes finished, I found a regular Saturday morning class close to home and became a regular there.
But soon, some changes in my weekly schedule made it difficult to get to a Saturday morning Zumba class, and I was left searching for alternatives.
Although I hadn't known it at the time, connections that I'd made through the free, public programs I'd attended would pave the way forward. At Active Parks, I'd met an instructor whose style and energy I really enjoyed. When, later in the year, they also taught classes in the Feel Good program, I was excited to learn that they worked at Pure, a gym near my workplace that provides the instructors for the program. So when I was offered a great deal on a membership package there, I readily signed up!
Step 2: BarreZumba alone would have made my Pure membership worthwhile to me, but this gym also offers the most amazing variety of other classes: everything from traditional aerobics-style workouts to more kinds of yoga than I knew existed, to pilates classes on mats and on machines, to hula-hooping and mini-trampolining... and barre.
The start of my journey to become fit and healthy was purely being unhappy with the way I looked. I restricted food dramatically (even stupidly) and exercised intensely to shed a large amount of bodyweight: eventually, 63 kg (139 lb) of it. As my weight decreased, I started having to engage with a new question: I knew what kind of body I didn't want; but what kind of body did I want? To be honest, I still don't really know the answer to that (and the question has become less important to me anyway). But when a friend suggested that maybe I could now start building muscle, I freaked out a little bit. As much as I knew I didn't want to live in a fat body any more, I also knew that I didn't like the look of a bulky, muscular physique. And by now, running and cycling had already made my thighs larger and more muscular than I was happy to see. I was actively avoiding any strength training out of fear of what it might do to my body. When I told my friend that, their advice was to look at athletes' bodies across different sports, see which physiques appealed to me most, and this might give me a clue about what kind of training might take me in the direction I wanted. My psychologist endorsed this approach too, and made me aware of photographer Howard Schatz's iconic and amazing work Athlete. (If you're not familiar with it, I highly encourage you to take a look!)
As I perused these images, I could quickly see that none of them appealed to me as much as the understated leanness of a dancer's body: strength without bulk. But I had no real idea of where to even begin to translate that insight into any kind of training, and the idea just sat at the back of my mind. By the time I joined Pure several months later, I had never even heard of barre classes as a form of exercise outside of ballet training (and I couldn't imagine I'd be ever be doing that — isn't that something you have to start when you're about 3 years old? Don't you have to be ultra-flexible and have perfect balance and co-ordination?) So, when the timetable app and a poster on the gym wall offered this class and described it as "Beautiful. Graceful. Transforming." and as creating "long, lean physiques", I knew I had to give barre a try!
Before I even went to my first class, I was lucky to have a practical demonstration that strength does not equal bulk. A free personal training session was included in my Pure membership, and as luck would have it, the trainer to whom I was assigned was the architect of Pure's barre program, and a former professional ballerina. Much physically smaller than me, lean and slender, I was amazed to see her lift weights apparently effortlessly and with complete control that had me struggling and wobbling all over the place. It was a powerful visual reassurance not to fear becoming strong.
On 25 August 2016, I stood at the barre for the first time. I was nervous, but also wildly excited. When a couple of other participants also raised their hands at the instructor's question "Is this anyone's first barre class?" I felt myself relax a tiny bit. Over the next half-hour, I had the surreal experience of terms I'd known for years, and movements I could recognise by sight — plié and grand plié, relevé, arabesque, the positions of the arms and feet — suddenly coming to life. It felt like I had gained an extra sense. It's like reading a verbal description of a picture and then seeing it for yourself. And even more to my astonishment, although I was shaky and weak and my range of movement small, I could make some of these moves! Crude and imperfect, sure, but what I saw in the mirror was at least recognisable to me. Now, as we're often reminded, a barre class is not a dance class. But it does contain some of the same building blocks, and it was a thrill beyond words to experience that. It would set the scene for the next step.
So my appetite for barre quickly increased. One class a week was not enough, and soon I was doing two, then three. Taking more classes let me experience a range of different approaches to barre, reflecting different instructors' personal styles and backgrounds. Some classes had a stronger pilates flavour; others were more yoga-like; others more like an aerobics workout. I liked all of them, and enjoyed the variety of this barre-smörgåsbord. But the classes I found I liked best were the ones that had the strongest ballet elements. In these classes, it felt like my vocabulary of movement (and terminology) would grow just that little bit more every week: tendu, fondu, attitude, retiré... Discovering how much I enjoyed this style of class left me wanting still more.
Queen Street Mall, the heart of Brisbane's CBD. In other words, totally exposed and in public! Not only was I quite OK with this, but I really enjoyed the experience. Less dance-related, but more tellingly, I was also OK now with the other classes in public that formed part of the event, even things like hula-hooping and mini-trampolining that I had only done once or twice and was by no means competent at. My need to feel like I really knew what I was doing before letting other people see me do it was gone (at least in this context). The journey I'm describing in this post gave me that.
Step 3: BalletThe appetite that barre classes had kindled in me led me to question my assumptions about ballet. Might it actually be possible to learn to dance as an adult? Google immediately confirmed that it was; and that there were a number of options for adult beginners in ballet right here in Brisbane, including classes offered through the community engagement and education arm of our state ballet company, Queensland Ballet. Their "Ballet Basics" level is a structured course designed specifically for people like me: adults who had never danced before. I couldn't wait to sign up!
The course itself began two weeks later and over the next two months, we would vastly expand on our collection of steps. It was everything I had hoped for and more. By the end of Ballet Basics, we were stringing some of what we had learned together; week 5 was the first class in which I felt we had started to dance, even if it was a sequence of only about six steps. I realised that, in addition to the foundations of dance itself, I also enjoyed soaking up the little bits of the ritual and etiquette of this beautiful art that we were exposed to. In short, the more I experienced, the more I loved it.
"Graduation" and the end of the course felt like another real validation, and I'm very eager to progress on to the next level: Beginner Ballet!
The best thing about being an absolute beginner is the joyful anticipation of the long journey ahead.
Final thoughtsI wrote this post to commemorate three recent milestones:
- the second anniversary of "taking the plunge" at my first Zumba class
- my 50th barre class
- completing the Ballet Basics course
Two years ago, all of this would have been unimaginable: not only that I would be able to take up ballet, but even that I would want to learn to dance rather than just watch from the sidelines. My life has become unrecognisable, and I am deeply grateful to my friends and teachers for their inspiration and encouragement. And of course, to my darling wife Laura who supports all my dreams and passions. I loved dancing with you last year at your birthday, the first time outside a class context, and only the second time ever. And we have a big anniversary coming up...
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grammar; the message itself
could not be more true.
At Zumba, at barre, and at ballet, I have met fellow students with a wide range of ages, body shapes, and abilities, brought together by a love of just how well music and movement go together. If you're reading this, and you've always wanted to dance but you're worried about any of those things, I wish I could share that same message with you.
1 I'm disappointed that I haven't been able to pin-point the production, despite generous assistance from Queensland Ballet trying to match my childhood recollections with their historical records. It seems that my earliest ballet memories are a mish-mash of a number of different performances.
2 That's Zorb, for the record.
3 New Farm Park; for any of my parkrun friends reading this, it was the proximity of this Zumba class that brought me to New Farm to try parkrun, even though Stone's Corner and South Bank parkruns are actually closer to me!
Note: this post updated 25 April 2017 for improved historical accuracy.


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And the last pic is one of the inside........
This is the same technique l used on last weeks card, but as you can see the results are very different when used with colours, rather than the Crumbcake to achieve an antique look.
I hope you are inspired to have a go at this technique and hopefully you will find time to play along with the challenge.....Here is the link to check out the fantastic samples the rest of the design team came up with..JAI
Belle Toile-Thanks for caring & Wings of friendship stamp sets.
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Perfect plum-Pear pizzazz & Baja breeze Inks.
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Whisper white taffeta ribbon.
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It's a good thing there's hardly anything to do and hardly any money to spend around the holidays. That way I have plenty of time and money to get hostess gifts to go to the holiday parties that I have all kinds of time for.
Honestly, I find myself so bored and filled with cash at this time of year I often spend my days napping on the couch dreaming about the day I won't win the lottery.
If however, you are not like me and are in fact the opposite of me you might just benefit from this little tip.
Make a bunch of these and have them lined up in a closet. That way when you have somewhere to go you have a cheap but cute gift tucked away with the hand towels and extra soap to bring. I don't mean bring extra soap to the party, I mean bring the hostess gift you have tucked away with the soap.
They're also great to have on hand when that random person you barely even know from down the street shows up on your doorstep with homemade cookies and a Christmas/Hanukkah card for you. You know the type. They're either genuinely really nice people who know your name, the names of all your children, your pets and your place of employment or … they know you own a snowblower.
Either way, this is a cute, cheap gift.
So now behold, the bedazzled Dollar Store candle.
After Part II
The candle is from the Dollar Store. It cost $1.25. The stick-on rhinestones are also from the Dollar Store and they cost $1 per sheet. One sheet is enough to bedazzle 1 or 2 candles depending on the size.
I did a snowflake and a tree, but obviously you can do whatever you like. Frankly I'm kindda surprised that I only did a snowflake and a tree what with all the time I have on my hands. Really it would have made more sense to create a rhinestone recreation of one of Picasso's blue period pieces, but I didn't want to seem pretentious. Besides, it probably wouldn't have cost enough. I swear I'll never get rid of all this money I seem to have.
And once again, just for fun … the $2 hostess gift.


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Daily reading for young children, either for personal enjoyment or to reinforce developing reading skills, is something that parents should encourage and support. 'Reluctant Readers' are a curious group, as there are several reasons why a child may appear to be unwilling, or hesitant to read.
For some children, avoidance is the objective, as reading is a difficult task for them, which provides little enjoyment or sense of satisfaction. For others who have become so attuned to instant responses from their handheld devices, may lack either the interest or the patience to read.
If you have a 'reluctant' reader in your family, consider having your child's sight and hearing tested to rule out any physical challenges. Reading is a combination of phonetics, developing an increasing sight word vocabulary, and confidence, which together, enables a child to follow a storyline through clues, pictures, and diagrams.
The following suggestions will help your child to develop improved fluency and an interest in reading.
Your child's teacher can provide additional guidance, direction, and support for increased success.
Make reading fun! Ask your child's teacher or school librarian to recommend books with easy vocabulary on topics which are of interest to your child.
Plan for an enjoyable reading experience. Snuggle up with your child and the reading material, perhaps including the family pet! Read together for at least 5-10 minutes; more if your child wishes to continue.
To determine the storyline, pre-read the first sentence in each paragraph. Take turns reading alternate paragraphs. Ignore any miscues as long as there is flow and the storyline is followed.
For independent reading practice, try 'repeat reading' using a recording device. Ask your child to read the same paragraph several times, then listen to the recorded results. Your child will be pleasantly surprised, and become more confident, when he/she hears how his/her reading fluency improved with each reading.
An effective way to develop increased word recognition and reading fluency is by practising the Dolch 200 high frequency sight words. This list is available online; simply do a Google search. Print the words from this list on flash cards in large upper and lower case lettering. Have your child practise reading a dozen words at a time until mastery.
Organize reading activities based on a practical need or real purpose:
Together with your child, do a Google search of your child's favourite interests; i.e. lizards, science fiction, etc. Find books or magazines on these topics.
Watch a television show or a movie together, with the sound on mute, and the subtitles on.
Arrange reading practice with a purpose. Ask your child to read the baking instructions or guide you through a recipe for dinner. Check out the list of ingredients on food products.
Plan a road trip together, using a map or Google Directions, and have your child navigate, reading the directions as you go.
If you purchase something that requires assembly, include your child while following the step-by-step instructions.
Organize a scavenger hunt, and together create a list of the items to be found.
Play board games, encouraging your child to read the cards, rules, directions etc.
Read child-friendly books with jokes and riddles, comic books, and play educational games together.
One of the best motivators to encourage reading is for parents to model this activity, and to keep a wide variety of books and reading materials around the home. When children see their parents reading for enjoyment, they will be more inclined to place a high value on reading, and can become enthusiastic readers themselves.
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MATTY ASKIN believes new trainer Michael Jennings is the man to take him to the top.
The Blackpool puncher recently linked up with the former British and WBU welterweight champion at his gym in Chorley and already he feels he's learnt things which will stand him in good stead for the future.
Askin, who is the reigning English cruiserweight champion, will have his first fight under Jennings' stewardship at the Robin Park Centre in Wigan on December 14.
"I've known him for a few years because we trained together at Collyhurst and Moston so I went down to his new gym and straight away I enjoyed it," Matty said.
"Mick's very knowledgeable and he's been at the highest level, topping the bill at Madison Square Garden against Miguel Cotto. His inexperience is invaluable and I think he can take me to the next level.
"He knows what to fights take, where I am in my career and he knows about taking the steps needed to become a great fighter.
"I don't know what sort of opponent I'll get in December and I'm not really fussed. I'm just going to go in there and do the things me and Mick have been practising."
After that December date, Matty is obligated to defend his title against tough Crayford battler Menay Edwards. The fight will go to purse bids on November 13 and take place before the end of February.
As well as retaining the crown he won against China Clarke earlier this year, Matty believes the fight will set him up for a potential shot at the British title.
"I've watched a bit of Edwards and he's a tough kid, who'll be game. I saw him lose to Dawson, but I think Dawson smothered him," he said.
"I'm looking forward to it because it's given me a nice little plan for next year.
"If Jon-Lewis Dickinson beats Neil Dawson then I think he'll vacate the British and go for the European and if Dawson wins then I think he'll want to defend against me because I'm the only real blemish on his record.
"Tony Conquest got a good win against Wadi Camacho the other week and that's a fight I'd like as well. Conquest is a great guy and a friend of mine, but it's business and I'd love to nick his mandatory spot for the British title."
The December 14 card is promoted in association with Steve Wood's VIP Promotions and will feature an English super-bantamweight title clash between current champion James "Jazza" Dickens and Josh Wale.
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Saturday, January 7, 2012
Chococat Containers...
Here is a container that I decorated with Chococat and filled with some yummy chex mix. I saw these adorable Chococats posted here. I just adore all the Sanrio characters. Jenny was kind enough to share with me how she created Chococat. Please visit her blog if you haven't already. I know you will be inspired by many of her adorable creations! Thanks Jenny!
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Description & Character
The Entlebucher is the smallest of the Swiss Mountain Dog family. Unlike the more familiar Bernese, it has a short coat, but similar markings. It originates from the environs of the village of Entlebuch in the Canton of Luzern, which neighbours Bern.
The Entlebucher has an affable temperament making it an ideal family dog. Originally used to herd cattle and then pull milk carts, it is a very strong chested dog. They are bright, engaging and incredibly loyal, developing particularly strong attachments to their prime carer. Weighing in at between 23kg and 30kg they can cause many bruises in their affectionate enthusiasm.
They are incredibly clean dogs, requiring little grooming and take pride in maintaining their appearance. Moulting twice a year, they shed comparatively little hair at other times. Historically they were natural bob-tails. However, this is no longer the case, with their long black tails being distinctively tipped with white.
Exercise & Companionship
An Entlebucher develops a very strong bond with its principal carer and appreciates having human company. They are not a dog that is well suited to being left on their own for long periods of time.
They like the opportunity of free-running and although they are moderately demanding of exercise, you will generally tire before they do. As intelligent working dogs they enjoy the challenge of both agility trials and flyball.
Breeding prosects
A breeding programme is currently being developed in the UK which involves importing bitches from overseas and using stud dogs from other countries to increase the gene pool. The aim is to reach a level where the breed can be self supporting within the UK in the very near future.
Health Issues
As with many breeds it is important to test breeding animals for a number of conditions including progressive retinal atrophy (PRA), cataracts and hip dysplasia. With good breeding programmes there is no particular prevalence of these conditions. Other conditions that can be an issue in the breed are heart murmurs and ectopic ureter. Breeding under the club guidelines prohibits breeding from dogs that have a heart condition, cataracts or an unacceptably high hip score.


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Just started reading The Circle by Dave Eggers today. I'm not reading it because there's a movie based on the book coming out (although that's cool I guess), I'm reading it because it seems like a modern take on the whole dystopian future where information rules all. In many ways, the description of the book reminds me of my own interactions with Google and Facebook.
Anyway, pretty excited to read some fiction after last month's book. Have you read it? What did you think?


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Wednesday midday May 29
Opening response
Favor us, Lord, and deliver us.
Lord, come quickly and help us.
If I went up to heaven, you would be there.
If I went down to the grave, you would be there too!
Psalm 139:8
Yesterday I was crucified with Christ;
today I am glorified with him.
Yesterday I was dead with Christ;
today I am sharing in his resurrection.
Yesterday I was buried with him;
today I am waking with him from the sleep of death.
Gregory of Nazianzus (389)
The Word of God
Psalm 106:1-12
The Lord remembered his covenant.
Praise the Lord!
Give thanks to the Lord because he is good,
because his faithful love endures forever.
Who could possibly repeat all of the Lord's mighty acts
or publicly recount all his praise?
The people who uphold justice,
who always do what is right, are truly happy!
Remember me, Lord, with the favor you show your people.
Visit me with your saving help
so I can experience the good things your chosen ones experience,
so I can rejoice in the joy of your nation,
so I can praise along with your possession.
We have sinned—right along with our ancestors.
We've done what is wrong.
We've acted wickedly.
Our ancestors in Egypt didn't understand your wondrous works.
They didn't remember how much faithful love you have.
So they rebelled by the sea—at the Reed Sea.
But God saved them for the sake of his good name,
to make known his mighty power.
God scolded the Reed Sea, and it dried right up;
he led them through the deeps like they were a dry desert.
God saved them from hostile powers;
he redeemed them from the power of the enemy.
But the waters covered over their foes—
not one of them survived!
So our ancestors trusted God's words;
they sang God's praise.
Glory to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now
and will be forever. Amen.
The Lord remembered his covenant.
Psalm prayer
Holy God,
when our memories blot out your kindness
and we ignore your patient love,
remember us, remake us,
and give to us poor sinners
the rich inheritance of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Scripture reading
Colossians 3:1-4
Therefore, if you were raised with Christ, look for the things that are above where Christ is sitting at God's right side. Think about the things above and not things on earth. You died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory.
Silence may be kept.
Happy are people who make peace,
because they will be called God's children.
Matthew 5:9
Intercession and thanksgiving
Prayers may include these concerns:
The people of God, that they may proclaim the risen Lord
God's creation, that the peoples of the earth may meet their
responsibility to care
Those in despair and darkness, that they may find the hope and light
of Christ
Those in fear of death, that they may find faith through the
Prisoners and captives
Other intercessions and supplications may be offered as the Holy Spirit leads.
Christ yesterday and today,
the beginning and the end,
Alpha and Omega,
all time belongs to you,
and all ages;
to you be glory and power
through every age and forever.
From the Easter Vigil
The Lord's Prayer
As our Savior taught us, so we pray
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours
now and forever.
May the risen Christ give us his peace.
Alleluia. Amen.


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One of the most pleasant
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to escape faster than having your hot tub uncovered.
This is definitely the
cheapest option for solar spa heating, however it is far from the most
efficient, but it still a good place to start for those unsure about
solar heating or for those on a tight budget.
The second option for
heating your solar spa hot tub is to use solar thermal panels,
are usually placed on your roof. This option is definitely the most
useful, and when used properly, can usually provide all of the heat
needed to keep your spa at the right temperature.
There are several
different types of solar thermal panels that you can choose from, and
the right type for you depends on where you live, as some systems can
only be used
in hot climates or else they must be completely dismantled
and put away before they freeze.
system has slight
differences in the way the collector is constructed, however they all
basically function in the same way. The panels themselves are black so
they absorb the sun's heat, which is then transferred to the water
after being circulated through a series of tubes running throughout the
collector panel.
These panels can in theory
be placed
but it is recommended that they be installed on your roof as this is
usually the place where they will receive the most sunlight. The panels
themselves are also quite large, so placing them on the roof is a good
way to keep them out of the way and to ensure that the fragile glass
tubes within the collector do not get damaged.
Purchasing and installing
solar thermal panels does require a bit of an initial investment,
however if you ensure that the system you buy is sufficient for the
size of hot tub you own, then it should easily pay for itself in a few
years time. Overall, this is the most
efficient way to heat your spa
using solar energy. If you are really serious about reducing pollution
and lowering your energy costs, then this is really the only way to go
for solar hot tub heating and the only way to completely heat your hot
tub using only solar energy.
A Truly Solar Powered Spa?
So now you know how to
heat your hot tub using solar thermal energy, which goes a long way
towards eliminating the amount of pollution generated by your hot tub.
Nonetheless, if you only use solar thermal energy to heat your spa,
then you still cannot say that you have a truly solar powered spa. This
is due to the fact that you are still using electricity to power your
spa's jets and filtration system.
The only way to have a
completely solar powered hot tub is to install photovoltaic solar
panels to generate the electricity necessary for your spa to function.
A small PV system should be sufficient for your spa's electricity
needs, although you could use a much larger system and power the rest
of your home as well if you wish. You can even install the PV panel on
the roof next to your solar thermal panels.
If you are serious about
converting your spa to be solar powered, then there are hot
tub solar water heaters available
which include all of the necessary components to make your hot tub
completely solar powered. You can also buy the different components
separately, or use only the ones you want. No matter what you choose,
you will enjoy the benefits of relaxing in your solar powered hot
If you are an avid DIY'er,
the following articles will be of use to you. The following websites
all contain detailed step
by step instructions for installing your own hot tub
with a solar water heating system. All the necessary numbers, charts
and calculations can be found here:
U.P. Solar Solutions
to Facts About Solar
to Solar Energy


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Scottish Borders Council had to take almost £2.8m from its reserves last year to plug a deficit in its revenue budget.
At the start of 2014/15, the local authority set its spending – funded by Council Tax and Scottish Government grant – at £252.209m, but by March 31 this year the council had spent £255.071m.
The deficit was plugged by reducing general fund reserves which, as a result, fell to £14.339m.
Apart from environmental services, the finances of which benefited from the withdrawal of garden waste collections, all other council departments contributed to the overspend.
According to provisional outturn figures for all Scottish local authorities, published by the Scottish Government last week, individual spending for each SBC department in 2014/15 was as follows (start of the year estimates in brackets): Education £105.298m (£104.666m); social work £67.272m (£66.984m); roads and transport £16.748m (£15.024m); environmental services £14.338m (£16.572m); planning and development £2.591m (£1.105m); cultural and related services £13.915m (£13.330m); other services £34.912m (£34.528m).
In the previous year, SBC exceeded its estimated revenue spending of £246.722m by just £142,000.
Estimates for 2015/16 predict a surplus of £352,000 with total expenditure of £254.571m and total income of £254.923m.
SBC was not alone in exceeding its spending estimates in 2014/15 with 22 of Scotland's 32 councils also recording overspends which, across the country, totalled over £98m.
However, other local authorities did manage to make a surplus, including neighbouring East Lothian which spent £3.210m less than predicted at the start of the year.
New data has also revealed that SBC came second highest of all Scottish councils for the percentage of its running costs which went on "administrative support" during 2013/14.
The Scottish Government's Improvement Service has revealed that the proportion at SBC was 7.5%, marginally behind top spender Clackmannanshire and well above the Scottish average of 5.1%.
The amount spent on admin support has risen progressively since a major restructuring of departments and job titles began at Newtown in 2010. In 2011/12 it was 5.6% of total running costs and in 2012/13 it was 6.1%.


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Mayo Clinic Primary Hyperoxaluria Center's Genetics Research Laboratory
Mayo Clinic Primary Hyperoxaluria Center's Genetics Research Laboratory Located in the Stabile building on the Mayo campus in Rochester, MN is the... Read More
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How to create seo friendly url in php
Saturday 14th, Jan, 2017 | #SEO #PHP
Today I will talk about another key resource to optimize within our site to have a page with possibilities to fight on the search results pages for a keyword. They are URLs, and their importance is vital to SEO, to define the structure of the site and to improve the way in which the user views the web page. The amount of possibilities around the internal URLs of our site is infinite, and in this article I will give a guide on how to generate friendly URLs
What gives us a friendly URL? A friendly URL or Friendly URL gives us numerous advantages on our website:
- By having keywords, the search engine can interpret their content.
- When you link without alternative text to the URL - a common practice - the link text contains keywords for which we will be positioned in search engines.
- They are recordable by humans, and interpreted by people before accessing the web.
- They allow us to hierarchize the pages of the site and organize them into categories better than using PHP files to use.
- They hide how the web page is programmed, what parameters it receives, and so on: the user never sees the address of the file being uploaded.
- As a matter of aesthetics, the links are more attractive to copy, read, publish them in advertisements ... The web looks cleaner and more professional.
For example this url blog.php?id=1981 You can make user friendly url in php as: blog/title-of-my-post-1981
you want a mod_rewrite (placed in an .htaccess file) rule that looks something like this:
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^blog/([^/]*)$ /blog.php?id=$1
Now Get id (1981) from PHP
$UID = substr($url, strrpos($url, '-') + 1);
echo $UID;
Contrats.....Now you have a friendly url in php


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George Lyle Wiseman.
Most of the men in my family actually served, but my mothers father is the only one I never met. After his service in the Army Air Corps he spent the rest of his career in managing wildlife refuge sanctuaries, more often than not living in the middle of a park living off the land with out basic comforts like electricity or indoor restrooms. I found his book on minerals, that he and my mom shared a passion in geology as they witnessed some of the most diverse terrain in the U.S.


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Noah Broffman was born and raised in Los Angeles California. Currently an artist by day and a bartender by night, Noah recently finished his undergrad degree at the University of San Francisco in 2014 as a Fine Arts major and Design minor. Noah is hoping to break into the art world and move towards a career in the arts full time.
As an artist, his technique is constantly improving, thus creating new outcomes for his art:
"I feel that the best work comes out when you harness all that your life throws at you in the moment, socially and environmentally. Finding a balance between expressing what you are going through as person, but still leaving enough room for interpretation and connection on the viewers part. I feel as I mature, I am constantly working on and improving these aspects of my work. By nature, the older I get the more mature the subject matter becomes. However, the process always remains the same, throw on some tunes, lay down some paint, and connect."


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Eleanor Edins
Eleanor (Eitzen) Edins, 83, died Thursday in Wichita. She was born Dec. 17, 1930, to George and Sara (Krause) Flaming in Goessel.
She is survived by two sons, Galen Eitzen of Valley Center and Stuart Eitzen of Wichita; a daughter, Barbara Riggs of Wichita; a brother, Howard Flaming of Dallas, Oregon; three sisters, Aldina Franz of Hillsboro, LaWanda Oblander of Newton, and Gladys Nickel of Dayton, Ohio; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
A celebration of life service was scheduled for 10 a.m. today at Ebenfeld Mennonite Brethren Church, rural Hillsboro.
Memorial funds have been established with Interim Health and Hospice and the church.


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Recently went to an out-of-town wedding where kegs of handcrafted beer were being served. It was delicious! Enquired what the beer was, and turns out it was HOPPY POPPY I.P.A. ~ a product of Figueroa Mountain Brewery where our dear friend's son is a brewer! Our friend had never said too much about FMB's beers, not wanting to make us feel pressured to bring any of them on. But here we were, discovering them for ourselves by coincidence and instantly knowing we wanted to share them with you at the pub! And today Hoppy Poppy I.P.A. makes it's debut at Muldoon's on draught! We're so excited for you all to try this award-winning brew so come down to Muldoon's on this exceedingly hot day and order a crisp cold one!
Hoppy Poppy IPA is a light-bodied, "west coast" India pale ale featuring Centennial, Cascade, and Simcoe hops and poppy seeds. Like Figueroa Mountain in May, this brew is bursting with a bouquet of floral, citrusy hop flavors and aromas.


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Where are you from and what do you do?
Hamilton; Attorney
When did you start practicing yoga?
What was it about yoga that first interested you? My yoga experienced began in Spring 2017 with a beginner series at Empower. I got hooked and the rest is history.
How did you discover Empower Yoga?
Keri and I are part of a running group, albeit, she's a lot faster :) I heard that she was opening a studio and decided to give Yoga a try.
How has the studio helped to EMPOWER you?
I came to Empower with a bad hamstring injury. Runner's greatest fear is an injury which stops us from running. Initially Yoga practice became my outlet for physical activity in lieu of running but it didn't stop there. Through Yoga practice I learned to listen to my body, to be still, to breath through discomfort, to find progress in failure.
Tell us about your favorite classes- What you've learned about yourself? How have you surprised yourself? What has been your favorite memory? Anything else you'd like to share about your practice?
My go to classes at Empower are Adam's 6:30 a.m. Morning Flow classes. I discovered I really like being upside down :)
Outside of yoga what are some of your other hobbies/interests?
I'm back to running again but these days I find Yoga practice (physical, mental, and spiritual) to be more rewarding than running.
Where are you from and what do you do?
I grew up in a small, rural town called New Egypt in New Jersey. However, I attended TCNJ and am now living with my boyfriend, Ben, in an apartment in Ewing. I have been working as a technician in the emergency department at The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania for about two years now and I am starting as an RN in September (which I am super excited for.)
When did you start practicing yoga? What was it about yoga that first interested you? How did you discover Empower Yoga?
This past January, my best friend started going to classes and after a few weeks of her practicing, convinced me to attend a class. I was really nervous to go and hesitated at first because I did not want other people to judge me for not being able to do certain poses. However, I really, really enjoyed it. I found that it was a very open and welcoming place that did not judge people if they couldn't do poses, or got tired, or got really sweaty. And this atmosphere was much different than that of a gym—at least for me. So I kept going back.
How has the studio helped to EMPOWER you?
After going to multiple classes, I have learned lots about self-love and self-care. I remember when I began attending class, I did not really understand what "being present" meant. I found that my mind would race during the beginning of class and especially during Shavasana. So for me not only did I physically have to learn how to do each pose and flow but I also had to learn how to mentally focus and "shut off" my brain. And that took me a long time to do and sometimes I still have to re-focus and be in the moment. But going to class not only is a great workout, but also helps me de-stress and relax.
Tell us about your favorite classes- What you've learned about yourself? How have you surprised yourself? What has been your favorite memory? Anything else you'd like to share about your practice?
One of Andrea's classes sticks out in my mind that I really enjoyed. During this time, I had multiple things going on between graduating, moving back in with my parents, and trying to study for my NCLEX. Her class was all about gratitude and love and it really helped my though a very stressful time. In her class she said, "Forgiveness and gratitude keep love and happiness alive," and it really stuck with me. Of course I enjoy every class but this one stands out in my mind.
Outside of yoga what are some of your other hobbies/interests?
I really enjoy going to the beach and try to go as often as I can. I have been to many beaches along the east coast but there is one in Sea Girt, NJ that is my favorite. When it is raining, I also enjoy antiquing. I actually collect flow blue; it is a type of china that was popular in the 1800s. I have a pretty decent collection and use it as my tableware.


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Ghana's shambolic meltdown was oh so predictable
What a shambles. Two days before a crucial final group game, Ghana implode. The players boycott training because they have not been paid their World Cup appearance money, James Appiah, the coach, is involved in a slanging match with Kevin-Prince Boateng, and Sulley Muntari is accused by the Ghana Football Association of "an unprovoked physical attack" on one of its members. Appiah did well to keep a straight face when he claimed after Thursday's 2-1 defeat by Portugal that the events leading up to the game had no impact on the players. The saddest part of this tale, though, is that it was all so predictable. We have been here so many times before with the African nations and there is no sign that things are getting any better. Cameroon's players had refused to board the plane to Brazil after a row over World Cup bonuses. Then came the ridiculous sight of a police convey escorting £1.7m in cash to Ghana's team hotel in Brasilia on the eve of the Portugal game. And now the latest reports are that Nigeria, who take on France in the last 16 on Monday, cancelled training on Thursday evening because of a meeting about bonus money that is due for reaching the knockout stage. Something has to change.
Match report: Portugal 2-1 Ghana
Read Simon Burnton's minute-by-minute report
Ronaldo is right, Paulo Bento's Portugal are very average
Cristiano Ronaldo may well have had a point with the comments he made on Monday. "Maybe we're an average team," the Portugal forward said. "It would be a lie to say that we are a top team. We have a very limited team and we are not at the best level." Ronaldo was clearly frustrated at the time – perhaps with his own form as much as his team-mates' – but there is something distinctly underwhelming about Paulo Bento's Portugal. Take João Moutinho and Ronaldo out of the team, and possibly Fábio Coentrão, and there is little to get excited about. Portugal needed to win handsomely against Ghana to have any chance of reaching the last 16. The man entrusted to lead the line was Eder, who registered three times in 13 league games for Braga last season. Ronaldo, as it turned out, had enough chances to score the goals that Portugal needed to pip USA and finish second in the group. He took only one of them and therein lies Portugal's problem: without Ronaldo on form, this World Cup was always destined to be a short-lived experience.
Goal-scoring feats of Müller and Klose highlight Rooney's failures
Wayne Rooney has one World Cup goal to his name. Hurrah! Thomas Müller – still just 24 – has nine and counting. Rooney has been considered England's best player for a decade now, whereas plenty of people still wonder how the lightweight-looking Müller even gets a game at all. The Germans are good at World Cups, aren't they? Joachim Löw thought Sami Khedira deserved a rest against USA, so he gave Bastian Schweinsteiger a game. Germany started with Lukas Podolski, then switched him for Miroslav Klose at half-time. You can't see England doing that sort of thing any time soon. Germany just seem to have the natural ability to take tournaments in their stride, and if you don't believe that, consider this. German players have won the Golden Boot at the last two World Cups, 2006 and 2010. At this World Cup, Müller could easily – he has four goals from three games already – become the first player ever to retain the Golden Boot award, while Klose, who won it in 2006, needs one more goal to become the record World Cup goalscorer of all time. Both possibilities are quite likely to happen. Respect.
Read Graham Parker's minute-by-minute report
Algeria's progress a triumph for Halilhodzic – now for revenge
Algeria have been a breath of fresh air at this World Cup, their fearlessness, off-the-ball movement and tactical flexibility a credit to their manager Vahid Halilhodzic. The Bosnian has led Les Verts to the knockout stages of a World Cup for the first time in their history with a brand of football far removed from the dour, defensive tactics of his predecessor Rabah Saâdane. Even more impressively, he has done it under immense pressure from the Algerian media, which accused him of "tactical bankruptcy" after defeat to Belgium in the opening game. Halilhodzic hit back at the press after his side's stirring demolition of South Korea in their second game, accusing them of attacking his "family, pride and honour" with their "lies" – but still they would not let up. Before the showdown with Russia, an editorial in Le Buteur warned: "Vahid Halilhodzic knows he will be under tremendous pressure. He also knows that all Algerians expect and that he must in no way disappoint." Disappoint he did not, despite Russia taking an early lead which put Fabio Capello's side on course to progress themselves, and after Islam Slimani's equaliser had sent the Algeria players and fans into ecstasy on the final whistle, Halilhodzic's thoughts turned to the match against Germany in the last 16. The 61-year-old was playing for Yugoslavia at the 1982 World Cup when Algeria beat West Germany 2-1 in Spain, before the Germans and Austria played out a mutually beneficial scoreline in Gijón that put Algeria out of the tournament and left their supporters crying "fix". "We have not forgotten: everyone is talking about Algeria-Germany from 1982," said Halilhodzic. "Thirty-two years is a long time [to wait for a chance to qualify again] and I am very proud."
Match report: Algeria 1-1 Russia
Read Scott Murray's minute-by-minute report
What has happened to Asian football?
This has been a terrible World Cup for Asia. Iran were brave but limited before Bosnia-Herzegovina ended their chances of reaching the last 16, and South Korea and Japan have been a huge disappointment. Japan's performances in the Confederations Cup in Brazil last year suggested they would be a tough proposition for anyone at this tournament, especially with Keisuke Honda and Shinji Kagawa pulling the strings, but they finished bottom of a weak group from which Greece progressed. And now South Korea are on their way home too. Steven Defour's sending off at the end of the first half gave them a fantastic opportunity to beat Belgium and reach the knockout stages but despite their man advantage they created next to nothing and were punished by Jan Vertonghen's late breakaway goal. The Koreans were as hardworking as ever but lacked guile in the final third and potency up front. And where was the explosive long-range shooting for which they were once so well-known. Four years ago South Korea made it to the knockout stages before going down 2-1 to Uruguay and two goals from that man Luis Suárez, this time they petered out almost as tamely as England.
Match report: South Korea 0-1 Belgium


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It is a tale of private eyes, politicians, multi-millionaire football players, hip-gyrating Colombian pop stars and microphones hidden in posies of flowers.
At the centre of the blossoming scandal engulfing Barcelona's great and good lies a once ubiquitous detective agency, Metodo 3, whose safe full of secrets about the glamorous Spanish city's sordid underbelly is threatening to spill wide open.
As Spain's economy crumbles in the face of recession and austerity, Metodo 3 has joined the long list of companies to have closed its doors. Angry former employees have sought revenge by leaking some of the dirty tricks allegedly carried out on behalf of political parties and, now, the city's most famous soccer club, Barcelona FC.
The latest alleged victim of the agency's spying is the Barcelona and Spain defender Gerard Piqué, who was reportedly trailed on the orders of club bosses worried about whether his romance with the Colombian pop star Shakira and his embrace of the city's nightlife was damaging his form on the pitch.
The news website El Confidencial reported that the club asked for Piqué to be followed in 2010 in order to see how much time he was spending partying. It says in September 2010 Piqué was trailed after going to a pop concert in Barcelona. Detectiveslogged the drinks he had and the time he got home. El Confidencial said the player eventually realised he was being tailed, but the club managed to persuade him that it was just the tabloid press.
The club issued a confusing denial. "The club does not wish to comment on this because it has no documentary evidence that this ever happened and, as a result, we deny it," a spokesman said on Tuesday.
Although rumours that the club had spied on numerous players – including former stars Samuel Eto'o, the Brazilian Ronaldinho and Portugal's Deco – have circulated for several years, it is the first time that Metodo 3 has been named as the agency that allegedly carried out the work.
The agency's political activities first came to light in published recordings of a lunchtime conversation between a local leader of prime minister Mariano Rajoy's People's party (PP) and the angry former girlfriend of a businessman closely connected to the Catalan Democratic Convergence (CDC), the party that governs Catalonia. A microphone hidden in a centrepiece posy of flowers reportedly captured her tale of alleged money-laundering in Andorra and London.
Barcelona FC's former head of security Xavier Martorell is one of the key players in the scandal. Now head of Catalonia's prison service and a senior CDC member, Martorell has admitted hiring the agency to do work for the party. He is even reported to have requested reports on people within the CDC, though he strongly denies these allegations.
However, it seems most other major political parties also hired the agency. PP secretary-general María Dolores de Cospedal has admitted using Metodo 3, and former agency employees say they also worked for the Catalan branch of the socialist party. All say there was nothing illegal about the tasks the agency was asked to perform.
Police last week raided the agency's offices in Barcelona and Madrid and removed files, leading to speculation that they were now privy to secret reports on many of the most important people in the city.
Already Catalan politicians are claiming the government wants to get its hand on the documents as a way of gathering information on them and blocking moves towards independence. The head of Spain's CNI espionage service, General Félix Sanz Roldán, has publicly stated that his agency is not involved.


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Well - it took a while, but finally I have once again finished a combined display.
found some wonderful sites about the Spanish regiments that fought
under Napoleons' rule. These regiments were risen in the French occupied territories and saw a lot of action during the Peninsular campaign. The following display shows the seven regiments
of line infantry as they existed in 1810.
The regiments are (from left to right):
Madrid, Toledo, Sevilla, Soria, Granada, Malaga, Cordoba
I'm going to make a big boost forward in the next weeks, having more then 30 Italians on my desk, all in different stages of the shading/highlighting process. After completing these, my project army will contain more then 200 figures.


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The convicted LulzSec hackers are part of a new youth culture rebelling against society says a leading cyber security expert…
Likening Ryan Ackroyd, Jake Davis, Ryan Cleary and Mustafa al Bassam to 1950s rock n' roll fans or the punk rockers of the 1970s, Professor Blyth of the University of South Wales told FI: "They just want to kick back against authority. From their perspective they've done nothing wrong.
"What they've done is effectively nothing that was that serious and in fact they've brought to people's attention how poor security was in certain areas and made them better."
Blyth admits that the American authorities would take a different attitude from the English court, which handed down sentences ranging from 200 hours of community service to two and a half years in jail. He believes that the offences they committed – which included hacking into the websites of the FBI and the CIA – would result in twenty years in a federal penitentiary in the USA. Andy Blyth
Yet he insists that they are in some senses of the word political prisoners, exploring the possibilities for protest in cyberspace. The Professor's own students at the University of South Wales study how to become ethical hackers. He compares online protests with the 2011 mass student demonstrations outside the Houses of Commons at Westminster, campaigning against rising tuition fees.
"'The student protest was just like a Ddos attack. They closed down the roads around Parliament and caused disruption".
Ddos stands for 'distributed denial of service' and is a crude form of hacking, using a botnet or network of computers that the hacker has entered remotely by force and enslaved. The botnet bombards the targeted website with millions of demands, causing it to crash or freeze.
However the prosecuting barrister who brought the court case against the LulzSec Four, Sandip Patel, says that Anonymous and its LulzSec offshoot do not have a consistent political agenda and characterises them as more like rebels without a cause.
"It's their age. They're rebellious. They will grow up. Take Glenn Mangham, the Facebook hacker. He's applying for jobs with the sort of companies that – well, a few years ago he might have thought of infiltrating their computers."
Patel points out that there is a real shortage of cyber security skills in the UK – the British government estimates that four to five thousand additional trained experts are urgently needed.
Having worked on the Facebook, Anonymous Payback LulzSec and DarkMarket court cases, Mr Patel is familiar with the type of person who gets involved.
"There are some very clever boys and young men out there and there's no reason why – if they put this behind them – they shouldn't work for major companies or Government – even law enforcement, if they'll have them!"


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House Republicans on Monday evening unveiled long-awaited legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, the healthcare law better known as Obamacare.
The basic structure of the plan appears similar to previous Republican efforts to dismantle the law including the draft of the bill that was leaked late last month.
The bill, called the American Health Care Act, would do away with Obamacare's individual mandate that compels all American to buy insurance or face a fine. Instead, it features penalties such as increased premiums for failing to maintain continuous coverage.
The AHCA also would shift funding for people accessing healthcare without help from an employer or the Medicare or Medicaid programs and adjust funding for the expansion of Medicaid.
Key parts of the bill include:
- Allowing people with preexisting conditions to access coverage but penalizing lapses in coverage: Under the new law, insurers still could not deny coverage based on a preexisting condition, but anyone who does not have coverage for a period of 63 days or more in the previous year is subject to a 30% increase in premiums as a penalty. The idea would be to discourage people from waiting until they are sick to access coverage.
- Introducing block tax credits for individuals to access health insurance: Instead of the ACA's tax credits, which adjusted the amount distributed based on income and the beneficiary's residence, the AHCA would give lump tax credits to Americans. The credits would be based on age, and an individual making over $75,000 or a household making over $150,000 a year would see a decrease in the credit depending on how much he or she made over that limit. Here's the breakdown of how much each age group would get:
- Under 30: $2,000 a year
- Age 30 to 39: $2,500 a year
- Age 40 to 49: $3,000 a year
- Age 50 to 59: $3,500 a year
- Age 60 and above: $4,000 a year
- Providing grants to establish high-risk pools and encourage enrollment: Much as with the leaked draft, the AHCA would include a fund for states to institute numerous programs to stabilize the insurance market, most notably "the provision of financial assistance, high-risk individuals who do not have access to health insurance coverage offered through an employer." This would allow states to establish high-risk pools for people with preexisting conditions, a plan often floated by Republicans. The plan would give states $15 billion in both 2018 and 2019 and $10 billion every year after that through 2026.
- Changing the limit that insurers can charge older customers compared with younger customers: Under the ACA, insurers can charge older customers (generally sicker and more expensive to cover) no more than three times what they charge their youngest customers (generally healthier). The Republican bill would shift that to five times the amount.
- Effectively defunding Planned Parenthood: The bill prohibits "direct spending" of federal dollars on any "prohibited entity" including those that provide abortions for anything other than the life of the mother, incest, or rape. This would seem to include Planned Parenthood.
- Kick lottery winners off of Medicaid: The bill spends six pages detailing instances in which a person who receives a lump sum or large payments from winning the lottery would be kicked off of Medicaid.
President Donald Trump was quick to dive in with a tweet from the @POTUS account.
"House just introduced the bill to #RepealAndReplace #Obamacare. Time to end this nightmare," the tweet said.
House Speaker Paul Ryan said in a statement that the plan would help reform the American healthcare system.
"The American Health Care Act is a plan to drive down costs, encourage competition, and give every American access to quality, affordable health insurance," Ryan said. "It protects young adults, patients with preexisting conditions, and provides a stable transition so that no one has the rug pulled out from under them."
On the other end, Democrats were quick to criticize the proposal. Reps. Frank Pallone and Richard Neal, the top Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Ways and Means Committee, respectively, said in a joint statement that the bill would be detrimental to average Americans.
"The Republican repeal bill would rip healthcare away from millions of Americans, ration care for working families and seniors, and put insurance companies back in charge of healthcare decisions — contrary to everything President Trump has said he would do with his healthcare plan," the statement from Pallone and Neal said.
The bill faces a long path toward becoming law: It would have to be marked up by the Energy and Commerce Committee, passed by the House, debated by the Senate, and passed by the Senate, at least, before it could go to Trump's desk.
This path is also complicated by the fact that conservative members of the House and the Senate have come out against the tax-credits aspects of the House bill and criticized the leaked draft. Moderate Republicans have also criticized the lack of clarity over the future of Medicaid expansion, which is popular in states that have undertaken expansion.
Thus, the bill released the House GOP may face significant opposition from the Republican Party itself, to say nothing of the Democrats.
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The following statement concerns my newest work The Descent of the Dodo: Part One which will be on display at Obscura Gallery from September 15 to October 8. Come along and have a look!
In the first chapter of my three part series The Descent of the Dodo I chronicle the events leading up to the legendary disappearance of the Dodo. Despite its fame very little is known of this majestic bird; just a handful of contradictory illustrations and even fewer written accounts remain. All that can be known for certain is that within less than a hundred years of humans making first contact, the Dodo was completely gone. In this picture-play I gleefully contend that the Dodo did not go the way it is traditionally believed.
The story of the Dodo is one of frustration. Unable to achieve their most fundamental instinct - flight - they live their lives with an inveterate desire to return to the skies from which they came.They are escapists in the truest sense, and their aspirations are easily transposed onto our own desires.
The bird has long been the poster child for the perils of colonialism, with as much relevance in our own country as anywhere else in the world.Although this is not the primary motivation behind these pictures I acknowledge that the allegorical relevance of the Dodo is extensive and serious.
Whilst creating this series the scant factual information on the Dodo has allowed me plenty of room for creative exploration.The pictures draw upon a wondrous blend of art historical, scientific, and cultural references.
I build my images with my hands using textural materials such as felt that allow me to create an approximate impression of whatever it is I seek to portray.The depth and tactile nature of the scenes I create leaves plenty of latitude for the viewer's imagination to fill in the gaps, and hopefully engage with the reality I present. I photograph my work with a documentary approach in an absurd attempt to capitalize on the traditional notion that the camera validates that which it portrays.
The absence of any photographs of the Dodo (as the technology was invented long after their departure) has also presented me with the opportunity to stake my claim as the privileged first to photograph the bird. It is with this wonder, and with the care of a scientific study that I frame the work.
The photographs presented in this show are intended as a preview of a larger work to come, a project that extends beyond the printed photograph into interactive digital media.
Stay tuned for the surprising continuation of The Descent of the Dodo…
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Activities for children in a cubby house!
Cubby houses are a great new way for engaging your children in fun and productive activities. They do not only provide opportunities of physical activities but also those involving mental development. Cubby houses can cater to children of all age groups, be it toddlers, pre-schoolers, those in middle childhood or even pre-teens.
Cubby houses are miniature replica of real houses. They come in many colours, designs, sizes and price points. They are made with recyclable material and can have recreational stuff installed in them, e.g. swings, slides, swinging ropes, telescopes, etc. They are ideal for children to play using their imagination and getting the best of nature. Fresh air and sunshine are good for your children's mental and physical health, and in this age of electronic games and internet, kids do not get many chances of getting out of the house. Having a cubby house is a great incentive for children to relinquish their gadgets and breathe in some fresh air.
When you actually get a cubby house, it would be a good idea to involve your children in its assembly process. It would be a great way to bond and spend some quality time with your children. After that, suggest some activities to them so they can make good use of the wonder that is the cubby house. There is a host of activities that your children can do in the cubby house. For starters, install enough equipment for physical games in the cubby house so your children can simply play on them. This equipment includes slides, swinging ropes, etc. You can install educational equipment too, for example a telescope. Encourage them to keep a laptop on the side and spot stars or celestial bodies while learning more about them through the internet. Bird watching can be other such an activity.
Using the structure of the cubby house can also be very handy. You can encourage your children to use their imagination and play games imagining the house to be a fort, a castle or a ship. For girls, it is the perfect venue to play house. They can call their friends and have a great time without worrying about making too much noise and disturbing you. They can also scatter their toys wherever they want and later, ask their friends to help clean up when they are done playing.
Having a cubby house can also present a perfect opportunity for your children to plan parties at the cubby house. They can be birthday parties, Halloween parties or even random one-dish parties. They will promote their social skills, friendships and even prevent you from spending hours cleaning or using the house space for yourself.
Your children can also house your pets in the cubby house and you may not have to worry about building a separate shed or even cleaning inside the house after the pet.
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I just posted a new article over at Duct Tape Marketing about the use of free offers in printed advertisements. Remember that the goal of a printed advertisement is to get the recipient to do something that benefits you. Whether it is contacting you or using your website, you are asking them to do something for you. The free offer is the way that you do something for them in return.
One of the points in the article that I find particularly important is the fact that the free consultation is not enough. Free consultations have been the standard practice in advertising for decades. However, the practice is so prevelent that customers now expect to get the free consultation. An advertiser needs to give something more to get their attention.
One of the best things you can offer is knowledge. A majority of potential customers do not know the basics of most professions in which they seek service. For example, how many people, outside of accountants, really understand how to do taxes? A simple short handout or web page containing basic information is a great way to not only entice customers to visit your site or store, but its also a way to show your knowledge of your profession, without giving the customer your full service for free.


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Hospital Auxiliary board meeting
Members of the board of the Ellwood City Hospital Auxiliary will meet at 1 p.m. Monday at the Wellness Center in Ewing Park. All board members are asked to attend.
Polish Day
The 20th Lawrence County Polish Day will be from noon to 8 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Cascade Park Pavilion in New Castle.
The event will feature polka band Lenny Gomulka and others. Gomulka has earned 12 Grammy nominations.
The doors and kitchen open at noon.
Children are admitted free.
For information, call Rose Marie at (724) 658-5916, Gary at (724) 752-9988 or Christine at (724) 658-7990 or visit www.facebook.com/pages/New-Castle-PA/Polish-New-Castle/112974658744234 or www.polishnewcastle.org.
Commissioners' meeting
Lawrence County Commissioners will conduct their public meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Chewton Volunteer Fire Department Hall, 196 Alice St., in the Chewton section of Wayne Township.


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F1 Red Bull Racing, most recently with the watch brand Edifice as a partner. Red Bull Racing in 2009 with the help of advanced technology has a very good result. In addition to the team runner-up to 153.5 separation, there are also two drivers to squeeze into the top five year record of success. But as a partner, Edifice use the same advanced technology in order to re-launch the concept of hair like a new car models in Table EQW-M710. And select sponsors Taiwan Hanss Lin Po Heng, who is Taiwan's first and only year the international Formula One drivers championship, the record of the Asian Formula race wins records, so far no breakthrough.
Edifice introduced the concept of a new F1 car radio watch
Motorsport can be said to set the culmination of vehicle technology and to challenge the limits of human endurance a sport. Among them, the top of the F1 race, for any very small details, to be preoccupied with, the time was to be able to accurately grasp the decimal 4.
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It was such a pleasure speaking to the British filmmaker, Magda Pniewska, for her inspirational new video series, How Do You Live? Magda asked me to talk about personal adversity, and how it is that life's greatest challenges sometimes wake us up to our true potential. We discussed the power of gratitude and the virtues of surrender in the face of the unknown. Here is a link to our interview. I hope you enjoy it.
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My new book, Ethical Wisdom For Friends
My new book, Ethical Wisdom For Friends, came out on June 4. I've been fascinated by friendship ever since I was young boy. When you don't have a family that – uh – embraces you, a person can tend to look for those familial bonds outside the nuclear cave, especially in your friendships. This is what happened to me, anyway, and many of my best friends have been people who felt like orphans (or invisible, at least) in their home of origin. So I know that I am not alone!
I decided to do this book after Ethical Wisdom came out and readers wondered why I hadn't been more prescriptive – more how-to or boots-on-the-ground practical about the information in Ethical Wisdom. They asked what they were supposed to DO with all of this research about ethics and morality; how to apply it? That's when the light bulb went off about doing a series of EW books that apply to specific populations and situations. I could think of no richer or more complex place to start than in the realm of friendship. Next will be Ethical Wisdom for Lovers … which is more complicated still.
Ethical Wisdom for Friends asks a lot provocative questions. When is it OK to lie to a friend? What to do when friends are sexually attracted to each other? When do we interfere with our friends' lives and when do we simply keep our mouths shut? What about gossip in friendship, or frenemies, or bromance? I explore these questions using real life stories (my own and those of people I interviewed), and the result is – I hope – juicy and fun to read.
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Jeju Province, Korea
Jeju self-governing Province, a province consisting of several islands with 604,771 (2014) inhabitants, intends to meet the islands energy needs with 100% renewable energy. In 2012 the Jeju Energy Corporation (JEC) of the Jeju province set the 100% renewable energy goal by pledging to become a "carbon-free island by 2030". By setting this target the province intends to become completely independent from the electricity imported from the Korean Peninsula and meet all its internal electricity demand by using only renewable energy sources from within the islands. This initiative includes the replacement of the current fossil-fuel fired generator with offshore and onshore wind turbines, solar panels, small hydroelectric power plants, and power storage systems. Electric cars, house energy management system (HEMS) and other technologies will also become available for the residents of the islands.
The target set by JEC will be achieved by following three main phases:
The focus of the first phase will be set in the community of Gapa Island, a small island located South of Jeju. In partnership with the municipality and with central government agencies, Gapa Island has now completely switched to a carbon-free electric grid. The island's energy needs are supplied by 100% renewable energy coming from wind turbines and solar photovoltaic systems. Electric vehicles for transport and HEMS have been placed in every household on the island. Governor Hee-ryong Won lately mentioned that Gapa island now is the first in the nation to run solely on renewable energy sources. As a result, Gapa island reduces 776 tons of CO2 emissions and saves 300,000 liters of fuel every year.
To accelerate the second and third phase, Jeju province will be granted large investment funds both from the central government of Korean and from local investors for the installation of renewable energy technologies as well as for practical smart grid experiments.
JEC projects that by 2020 1GW from offshore wind power, 350 megawatts from inland wind power, and 30 MW from solar power will add up to 3,585 GWh, or 68% of Jeju's total electricity demand (currently electricity demand is 5,268 GWh per year). By 2030, offshore wind power generation will rise to 2GW and solar power generation to 100 MW. Based on overall projections, wind and solar power sources will be able to supply approximately 6,561GWh, which is more than the projected total yearly amount used on Jeju Island by 2030.
Another project, the Jeju Test-Bed for the Grid, will offer a testing platform to improve the integration of renewable energy and energy storage facilities within the grid. A total of 168 companies are participating in the project, which covers approximately 6,000 households throughout Jeju Island. Jeju's smart grid will become the world's largest smart grid community that will allow the testing of the most advanced smart grid technologies, offering great opportunities for R&D within the field of renewable energy and energy storage as well as for the development of new business models.
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India, in particular has witnessed a huge growth in the number of malaria cases due to P.vivax. In 2013, there were an estimated 15.8 million symptomatic cases of P.vivax malaria globally. Out of this, two thirds occurred in the south-east Asia region which includes India, according to a latest WHO report on control and elimination of P.vivax malaria.
Though, the report doesn't provide specific number of P.vivax cases found in India, WHO said in a statement that India is a major contributor to the cases found in south-east Asia.
Separately, the Union health ministry's assessment under the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme also shows though there is a slight dip in the malaria cases due to P. falciparum parasite, known to be more fatal.
According to a health ministry official, over 50% of total malaria cases in India are triggered by P.vivax.
"Our efforts so far focused on the most deadly P.falciparum malaria. We need to now broaden our strategy to include targeted interventions for P.vivax malaria, which is contributing to a large proportion of global malaria burden, mainly in the WHO south-east Asia region," said WHO regional director Poonam Khetrapal Singh. WHO is hosting a global malaria meet in New Delhi to address the rising threat of P.vivax.
Experts say, P.vivax is proving to be an extremely difficult parasite as it does not readily respond to the existing control measures and has the ability to remain hidden and beyond the reach of the currently available diagnostic tools and medication.
"We need targeted strategies for P.vivax malaria which presents distinct challenges for control and elimination compared to P.falciparum," says Khetrapal.
WHO estimates that P.vivax could be responsible for up to 15% malaria deaths outside of Africa.
Reducing the burden of malaria is part of Sustainable Development Goals 2030. In May 2015, the World Health Assembly adopted the Malaria Global Technical Strategy 2016-2030, which aims to reduce malaria deaths and disease by at least 90% and eliminate malaria in at least 35 countries by 2030.


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