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To help develop and support the people, agencies, and organizations that plan, build, maintain, and improve communities throughout North America and on every other continent, APWA takes a multifaceted approach to professional development. Whether it's a conference sponsored by the national organization; a public works institute offered by one of its chapters; credentialing of agencies or individuals; or education delivered through online programs, instructor-led live workshops, or text-based courses, APWA has a reputation for quality.
Policy makers and elected officials look to organizations like APWA every day to educate them on topics that will help them make important policy decisions that affect public works. APWA is committed to empowering its members to advocate for the needs of the public works community, and to monitor issues that impact public works infrastructure and funding. The APWA Government Affairs Committee and other member advocates create and maintain partnerships with key stakeholders, which establishes new lines of communication with policy makers and extends our outreach into the center of public policy discussions on local, state, and federal levels.
Being able to network with peers is one of the primary reasons people join associations like APWA. Because of APWA's national and local structure through its 64 chapters and scores of branches, members can immediately tap into a network of thousands of public works experts from across the city or throughout North America. Through a variety of methods, members share on-the job experiences, request information on public works issues, discuss local and national topics of concern, work together to improve processes, and discover new job possibilities. By networking with other public works practitioners, APWA members get support from their peers and receive valuable and useful information for their immediate informational needs in every facet of public works, including information on the latest technologies and management trends.
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Help with Java programm pls!
Hello! I'm from greece and I'm new to using java. I have the following project to deliver tomorrow and I need some help if anyone can help me pls... The project is the following:
We are in the middle ages and we have a round table and M knights (1,2,3,4,...,m). Each time we have to send one knight to a mission. We need to pick one randomly, so we pick a random number k and start counting from knight 1 till we reach knight k. Thid knight k is excluded from the mission. Then we keep counting starting from the next knight (k+1) and we count till k again and the next knight we find is excluded again. If we reach the final knight (knight m) we start over again and we keep excluding knights till we remain with one, which is the knight to execute the mission. For example:
If M=5 and k=2
1,2,3,4,5 -> knight 2 is excluded -> 1,3,4,5 -> knight 4 is excluded -> 1,3,5 -> knight 1 is excluded -> 3,5 -> knight 5 is excluded -> knight 3 should execute the mission!
So we need a function S(m,k) which will return the remaining knight given the numbers m,k. I should write now a java program that fills and returns a 2d table A[m,k]=S20x20 where A[m,k]=S(m,k).
I have to use classes, programm flow check structures and methods on the functions for each calculation and action. Also I have to put in comments at the start of each class which explains what each class is doing...
Practically the program will just give out a 20x20 table.
I know this is an easy thing to do, but I can;t do it cause I don;t have any experience with java. If anyone could help I would be grateful. My e-mail and msn is firstname.lastname@example.com
Thanks a lot for your time....
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Inhalable therapeutics offer a new formulation option and delivery route for existing drugs that are losing patent protection or need to become more efficient. Inhaled drugs should ideally be one to three microns in diameter, the best size for delivery into the deep lung for local and systemic absorption.
Savara has designed a next-generation pulmonary delivery platform by starting with drug nanoparticles, then assembling them to micron-sized clusters to reach the optimal size. "We want to move completely away from the current manufacturing processes and build aerosols that emulate natural aerosols," says CSO Cory Berkland, Ph.D., who, with George Laurence, invented the company's NanoCluster technology in his laboratory at the University of Kansas in Lawrence in 2007.
A major obstacle to inhaled therapeutics is the inability to efficiently deliver large quantities of a drug to the deep lung. Dr. Berkland looked to Mother Nature for inspiration—in particular, soot and mold spores, whose size and structure allows them to fly efficiently into the lungs. These natural aerosols are composed of underlying nanostructures that join together to form microparticles. "We thought that we could make something that looks like soot or mold spores, yet is primarily or entirely a drug." The NanoCluster technology resulted from this reasoning.
So far, Dr. Berkland has yet to find a class of drugs that cannot be formulated into aerosols using the NanoCluster technology. He reports that Savara's platform can be used with drugs for asthma and respiratory illnesses, cancer, tuberculosis, hypertension, nausea, diabetes, migraines, and hormone replacement therapy.
"We are not aware of anyone else tailoring the size of microparticles by using nanoparticle building blocks as we do," he says. The method improves aerosol efficiency and potentially allows two to three times more drug to reach the lung compared to competing technologies, Dr. Berkland adds.
According to the company, current dry powder drugs have several disadvantages. Their manufacturing process requires large spray-drying facilities. The pulverized drugs are blended with excipients, which are materials added to improve the flow and handling of dry powders. The drug must separate from the excipient before reaching the lung.
The inhaled drugs are often too large or too small, causing them to settle in the throat or be exhaled. Even when patients use delivery devices optimally, just 15% to 30% of the inhaled dose reaches the lung, with just 20% of that reaching the deep lung. Moreover, some dry powder drugs can only be delivered with expensive devices that vibrate or use other techniques to move the powder into the lungs.
In contrast, the dry powders generated by Savara's NanoCluster technology are manufactured without excipients or spray drying. The nanoparticles are made in suspension at room temperature using water-based chemistry, then they are concentrated, dried, and engineered into microparticles. In some cases, a tiny amount of an amino acid or salt may be added to improve the aerosol properties. The manufacturing process, performed in large tanks, is reportedly simple and easy to scale up. When NanoCluster-formulated drugs are tested in animal inhalation models, the majority of the drug reaches the deep lung, says Rob Neville, executive chairman at Savara.
Savara's dry powder formulations can be delivered with affordable, off-the-shelf oral or nasal inhalers, which could reduce the cost of entry into the market, Neville adds. The NanoCluster technology delivers drugs locally or systemically, including small molecules, peptides, and biological therapeutics.
Drugs with poor water solubility, such as chemotherapy drugs, antibiotics, antifungals, and analgesics, improve their dissolution when formulated into NanoCluster aerosols. Additionally, two or more different drugs can be combined into one microparticle. "The technology allows us to create defined particle sizes, which fly in different ways. For example, larger particles are deposited in the upper airways and smaller particles travel further into the deep lung," Dr. Berkland explains.
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Roslyn: Check out that Background Guy behind the reporter!
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the guy or girl who purposely ruins pictures by appearing in the background making faces and gestures.
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dcdonnie4:The more costeffective army can win vs a more expensive (better unit) because they can just keep throwing them at the other player.
4 outter 1 eco most of the time. Its enough buffer time to react to it if it comes to that, but I could probably do 1/1 every time on andes since its easy to keep the battle away from your base.
ON ori it depends on the river, no more than 4 tho, 3 if the river is massive
rush_ya:I like to have 4-5 outer walls + 1-2 eco walls when there is space. I hate when ppl make 10-12 on deccan lol, so lame. I also don't build my outer walls in the farthest limit, I leave some space to build rax etc outside my base too.
only reason i make so many on deccan is cuz everyone else does lol, and my teamates always call me a noob if i dont haha
3 walls behind my fb, everywhere else 4-5.
1 eco wall.
Even on deccan you won't need more layers of walls. Let your mates cry and get angry so they will attack their enemey with anger --> your mates will own them!
Edit: against sioux as much layers of walls as possible
Da_bawwss:My rank is stuck on 0, I am a very skilled player but this gets me kick out of every game.
Yes, having lot of walls vs Sioux helps a lot.
Making lot of walls helps vs runners a lot but most times you can get away with 1 eco wall and 3-5 outside walls. On orinoco I dont think you should be lot of walls, just makes your troops liable liable vs enemy morts. just lot of buildings, just look at sid18's games.
Imperial Redcoat:Zorc is cool don't fk around brah.
LordStefanIII:If you do 1 wall then your FB is just going to get ****.
if u micro like ***... yes
Fuher is actually right. 1 or 2 layers in ori is the best. Less splash from mortars, and you should be good enough to stop a push (because pushing on ori is so retarded).
As brit I like to have 1 eco and 1 and a half outer layers.
and how much nr 55 do you play?
Unless you mean those extremely spread out walls like this:
Then I guess so, but those walls are crap anyway you're better to just fill in the space.
But if they're close to your fb like this:
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then its bad.
Anyway this is so pointless and doesnt require a discussion.
LordStefanIII:and how much nr 55 do you play?Unless you mean those extremely spread out walls like this:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Then I guess so, but those walls are crap anyway you're better to just fill in the space.But if they're close to your fb like this:==========================[ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]then its bad.Anyway this is so pointless and doesnt require a discussion.
u should only need 3-4 walls with towers vs Spain, Port, only coz of pushing power other then that 1-3 is max.


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My name is Niamh. Now, don't panic, it is just a name (an Irish one at that), and you pronounce it Knee-uv. I am Irish based in London, a scientist turned food writer via a career in New Media. I started this blog in 2007, and well, that was it.
I travel for much of my time. I adore it. Food & travel brings me much joy. I love to meet people when I travel, learn their recipes, eat in their restaurants and wander their streets. When not wandering, I can be found in my kitchen or in a restaurant, possibly a wine bar too. Ok, often a wine bar, and I love a bit of karaoke action every now and then :)
Most of the recipes are my own, some are shown to me on my travels (if this is the case I say so), occasionally some are from books that I enjoy. If you try them I would love to hear how it goes.
I am often asked, why the name Eat Like a Girl? The answer is simple. Why should eating like a girl be a bad thing? Don't we eat too? Real food, delicious food, food that is packed with flavour?
We do. And that is what I share here. Recipes for food that you will want to cook at home and that will cheer your lunch box and your evenings. Trustworthy restaurant recommendations to help you plan your social outings. I have eaten at hundreds of restaurants since starting this blog. I also write travel stories and recommendations for where you should eat, where you should stay and what you should bring home when you travel. You can read my editorial policy here.
This is my space, and I share it with you, happily. Welcome! Make yourself at home. Shall I put the kettle on?
If you are interested in speaking to me about some freelance writing or blogging, I would love to talk to you, email me on firstname.lastname@example.com. I have written for many people, including Guardian Travel, Stylist Magazine & Ocado Magazine.
I also work on partnership / sponsored projects on Eat Like a Girl with brands that are a good fit. Recent examples are: Gourmio: the Authentic Italian Recipe and Ingredient Delivery Service, Road Testing the Tefal Cuisine Companion (and one to Giveaway Worth £750), Kitchen Essentials Giveaway! Le Creuset Casserole, Thermapen, Microplane & More, 48 Hours in Dublin (And Where to Eat & Drink).
I am available for hire for private cooking classes and tours. I have developed cooking classes for food brands for the media and the public and I have hosted visiting media on food tours of London for travel brands.
Lets talk! :)
I have written a cookbook (with a stonking 157 recipes in it), which was published in 2011 by Quadrille. It is called Comfort & Spice, and is available in some bookshops and on Amazon. It is only available as a physical book at the moment. People said "the writing is inspired… the food is double inspired… here is a book that has been lived in: it's funny, smart and real, just like the grub it lovingly describes." (John & Sally McKenna's Guides, 2011)
I am working on my second book, Project: BACON, all about bacon sweet / savoury / home curing / drinks.
If you want to get in touch about anything here please email me at email@example.com.
Thanks for popping by! :)
Niamh x
I love snapchat. Free and easy and fun and a perfect place to share short videos of my recipes, London adventures and travels. Come find me using my snapcode, or username (eatlikeagirl).
I love twitter too! You can find short bites from me on there all the time, sharing everyday things, and interesting links, and generally just chatter. Come chat with me! (@eatlikeagirl)
Ah instagram! For the visually inclined I share my best and most interesting pics from the day. Homecooking, London eats and travels. Come join me! (@eatlikeagirl).
Of course I am on Facebook! My blog has a page and on there I share all things interesting, and fun, and also everything new from the blog. If you are on facebook, come like my page so that you can get fresh updates!
I made No 52 in the Top 100 list of all people in food in the UK (across the board including chefs, tv personalities, supermarkets etc.). Full details on Telegraph Hill.
One of Britain's 500 Most Influential People (according to The Sunday Times / Debrett's January 2014)
OFM Best Food Blog, 2011
Ladies Who Tweet, Our Favourite Women to Follow on Twitter, Stylist Magazine, London, March 2011
Niamh Shields is a food writer, and one of the UK's best known food bloggers. Her blog eatlikeagirl.com is a foodie's delight, featuring original recipes inspired by her travels and some of her favourites from cook books, with plenty of gratuitous "food porn" photos. Follow Niamh if you're an aspiring chef, love to cook, or are just a big fan of food (that'll be us, then).
One of two blogs that were highly commended in the Observer Food Monthly Awards in October 2010.
The Best Food Blogs. Rose Prince, The Telegraph, 4th June 2010.
Niamh Shields shares do-able recipes and takes her integrity seriously.
June's blogs of the month – Fiona Becketts Food & Wine Finds, June 4th 2010
An overdue mention of Niamh Shields Eat Like a Girl – not that she really needs one: she's one of the UK's best known food bloggers and was recently listed by the Times among their 40 bloggers who really count. I'm not sure how she finds time to work as she's always popping off to have lunch for her new Posh Lunch Club feature, or going to tastings or writing up recipes or running a market stall or masterminding last year's famous Blaggers' Banquet but she's a great girl.
40 Bloggers Who Really Count. The Times, May 1st 2010.
Primarily a cookery blog – if you're after a recipe for slow-roast wild boar belly, look no further – but lately London-based Shields, who describes the blog as a "monument to pleasure and weight gain", has been doing a lot of eating out. Recently, she organised a female-only carnivores' night at Hawksmoor in Spitalfields ("Girl's Just Wanna Have Steak!").
Best of the Blogs. The Times, April 8th, 2010.
Niche: Obsessive food shenanigans from London-based Irish blogger Niamh Shields.
Log on: A heady mix of reviews, home cooking and community food initiatives.
Recent posts: Meaty reports from the first "girls' steak night" at Hawksmoor and a butchery class at Allens of Mayfair. Photo-seasoned Posh Lunch Club reviews of Quo Vadis and the Ledbury.
Top tip: "Before roasting, pour some boiling water over the scored pork belly skin to encourage fantastic crackling."
Taster: Gastro fun is the main theme. Popular recipes include roasted pork belly and courgette carbonara.
Most commented: Despite all the carnivorous capers, ELAG's "veggie days" recipe for butternut squash, chickpea and spinach curry gets the thumbs-up from dozens of readers.
Top 10 food blogs from around the world, The Times, November 27, 2008.
More like "Eat Like a Baby Elephant" as Irish ex-pat Niamh Shields shares delicious recipes on the few occasions she is not dining out.
Listed in The Independent in June 2009 as Grub 2.0 food blogs to devour.
Eat Like a Girl
Great for: home cooking
Niamh Shields, an Irish ex-pat in London, writes witty and personal recipes for everything from chorizo burgers to Israeli couscous with onion squash, haricot beans and pumpkin seeds. Even her photos of each dish are enough to make the mouth water.
Listed on Time Out's list of "London's Best Food Blogs and Websites" in February 2009.
Inspiring recipes from London-based Irish blogger Niamh. There are a few restaurant reviews, but we come for the home cooking – the majority of the recipes are Niamh's own. If you're stuck for ideas, check out the post on Israeli couscous with onion squash, haricot beans and pumpkin seeds.
Log on because we're not the only ones who rate it – ELAG was voted as one of the best food blogs in the world by the Times Online site.
She says 'If you want me to do anything, bribe me with pork belly.'
Featured on "Best of the Web" in Saveur, August 2009.
I discovered your food blog through the Observer's article on Indian food and I just wanted to say that it's one of the most lip-smacking I've seen. I really like your use of courgettes, broad beans (my favourite) and the salmon fish cakes were great. I have a sort-of-foodie blog which used to bang on about restaurants in Budapest (I used to be a resto critic there) but now seems very occupied with graffiti in Bruxelles where I now live (a very food-obsessed city). Cheers L.
Hi FourBees. Thanks, glad you like it!
Restaurants in Budapest, now that's something I have yet to explore. I will take a look :-)
Nice site Niamh. Ever considered doing videoblogs?
I am SO excited that I found your blog! Glad I'm not the only one who plans her days (often entire trips abroad) around when/where/what to eat :o)
I wanted to mention that I also went through a nasty lactose intolerance stage which was in danger of upsetting my lifelong love affair with cheese – milky things, including those 'good bacteria' drinks were giving me horrible stomach cramps. I started taking live bacteria capsules, the ones that are kept refridgerated, and they have sorted my stomach out. I've been reintroducing milk in cereal and drinking some lattes and so far so good! Might be worth trying…?
Hi Niamh, after following a link from a very nice photo on Flickr I discovered eatlikeagirl – what a feast!!. Definitely be back for second helpings of pics and puds. Best wishes – John
I love your photos! Found you through the Guardian…Good luck with finding a new camera, though I only ever use my phone to take my photos. It's fast and reliable, particularly in restaurants when your friends are impatiently waiting to tuck in!… Helen Yuet Ling
What a fun blog! Nice, nice job. I'm writing from Colorado, but my daughter used to live in Camden Town, so I've spent time in London. I love it. I'm lactose intolerant too (among other things), so — here's to coconut milk in your coffee! Yum! Glad I ran across your blog.
Hi there, your blog was reccommended to me by a girl from Fungarvan that i work with as she knows i am total foodie .. and i am loving it !!
A question for you .. i am in london on business overnight next week and would like to go somewhere nice for dinner .. not too pricey but something different to Dublin basically. We are staying on High Street Ken so anywhere within that general area ?? any suggestions ??
Hi Sarah-Jane – thanks!
It does depend on your budget. London does cheap eats really well but there's also fantastic high end spots.
Something Dublin doesn't have alot of is good Dim Sum – so, there's Royal China not too far away in Bayswater. There's also good Lebanese and Japanese, the quality of which you may not get at home.
Just followed your link and found your amazing blog. It's fantastic. I've added you to my blog roll now – us Irish girls need to stick together :)
Hello, I found your blog on the Times website where it was listed as one of the best food blogs. I must say that I'm very impressed and I enjoy reading your blog!
I'm a student and I love cooking and food – I save up to buy good ingredients and eat at new places! I live in London so it's pretty easy to try a new restaurant every few weeks and of course I have my favourite haunts.
I like the sound of your recipes and I'll come back quite regularly!
Thanks for the blog :)
Hi Niamh,
When I was overweight and fed up with it, I looked around myself one day and thought, OK, I need to lose weight, how do I go about it?
I looked around and saw these three beautiful girls and glanced at what they were eating. Salads, appetizers, and grilled veggies.
Not a burger in sight!
That's it, I thought, eat like a girl! And I did and managed to lose 25 pounds.
It looks like you have a great website…good luck with it!
Just wanted to say that I really like your blog…your blog and a couple of other food blogs I follow inspired me to start my own at
Stop on by!
I had to mention your blog on my blog.
Hello, I came across your blog when I was looking for a prawn curry recipe and was captivated by your enthusiasm as well as the quality of your recipes.
The prawn curry was a great success and I will definitely be returning to try more of the recipes.
I am also an expat, based in Amsterdam in the Netherlands and if you ever make it over here I recommend Jason Hartley and lovefood, another eating enthusiast
So today, I was rapidly taking photos of cakes at a send-forth in my office when a lady walked along. She said, what are you doing and a good friend of mine who was closeby said, its for her blog.
Oh said this Irish lady, I have a friend in London who blogs – 'eat like a girl' and I replied – oh Niamh, I was on her blog yesterday. She was SHOCKED that I knew you.
Clues – Her name starts with an A and she lives in the Netherlands. Apparently, you both lived together.
Do you know who I'm talking about? We both work together anyhow and she sends her love. Take care, Ozoz
AEDIN! :) She is one of my closest and fondest friends. She emailed to tell me and I couldn't believe it! Excellent. Lovely to meet you, virtually for now. I am overdue a trip to the Hague.
You know the same thing happened with a friend in Brussels last year?! Small world.
10 points. So come over and we can take you round some lovely markets in Leiden and the Hague and….all the rest.
If I come to London i'll do my utmost to find you.
[…] A massive thank you to Fish for Thought who not only made the ten hour round trip to deliver the star ingredient for my starter but they also donated a £50 voucher for the auction. The night was a great success, lots of money was made for Action Against Aunger and it was a huge honour to be able to cook for fifty discerning paying guests. Hats of to everyone who helped out front and in the kitchen, but especially Signe and Niamh! […]
Hello Niamh-
My husband and I came to London Dec 4 and we went straight to your Market Stall to have the roast pork sandwich and LOVED it! It was lovely meeting you after following you on your blog. Best of luck to you and look forward to more posts!
Hi Niamh,
it's amazing what you have accomplished as a culinary blogger. I will definitely be back for more. Do you have a twitter account I can follow as well?
nice blog…congrats on being picked for Time's "40 bloggers who really count"
Hi Niamh,
Congrats on being picked up for Time's 40 bloggers who really count! Your message on the top of this page shows how passionate you're about cooking and blogging about it! So you deserve even lot more recognition. Wish you good luck and keep rocking…..sorry blogging about cooking :-)
Last but not the least I wish I could blog like "eat like a girl" and guess a lot more out there in blogging world do it too!!
will be back,
Congrats on "the 40 bloggers who really count" .I love your blog, you are an inspiration!
I am SO excited that I found your blog! Glad I'm not the only one who plans her days (often entire trips abroad) around when/where/what to eat :o)I wanted to mention that I also went through a nasty lactose intolerance stage which was in danger of upsetting my lifelong love affair with cheese – milky things, including those 'good bacteria' drinks were giving me horrible stomach cramps. I started taking live bacteria capsules, the ones that are kept refridgerated, and they have sorted my stomach out. I've been reintroducing milk in cereal and drinking some lattes and so far so good! Might be worth trying…?
I am from Brazil and read about your blog in one of the local cooking magazines.
I love coming in to your blog, reading and looking at your fantastic pictures.
I identify myself a lot with you, since I am a food freak.. Thinking all the time at food, cooking, eating…
And in a constant worry about my weight.
Any way, my sincere congratulations! You are awesome!
Kisses from Brasil!
Nice website you have.
Great work. :)
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I love your blog!!
Hi, nice to meet you !
Niamh, You need to Facebook!!
Great site and probably one of the best food bloggers around. Amazing, honest, down-to-earth, sincere and prolific are words that spring to mind when I hear "Eat Like a Girl" mentioned.
Keep up the good work! It's a real pleasure to know you.
[…] series which also features Mia Buhler, Fern Mallis, and Niamh Shields, spotlights thought leaders from across the globe sharing their inspirational success […]
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Hi – Just discovered your blog and twitter. WOW! You've been blogging for aaaages. Well done! I especially like the title of your book. Would be what I would have chosen. Can't wait til it arrives in the post!
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Hey there,
I am a fellow foodie. I have been blogging for about 4 years now. I am a chef in Phialdelphia, recently divorced, with no desire to go back and work in a restaurant, but in need of a living. So I have embarked on a new project, the first step being a food and cooking blog. I posted today. Please check it out…www.hamonwry1.com. I love your work. Your passion comes through in your words! I hope to be able to achieve what you have! Well done!
Please have a look. Any comments or advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Jenni in Philly
Hi Niamh
I am so envious of your life! I read about you on the Observer website last year and your story really inspired me, particularly because it said you used to be a project manager. That is me right now, actually about to be made redundant, but what I would really like is to cook, travel and write (as I'm sure many folks do). I have recently started a blog, and am trying to find more time to cook and learn new things – baby steps you know! If I could have a tenth of the success with mine as you have had with Eat Like A Girl, I'll be happy :-)
Thanks! Hayley
Just started blogging and am finding it absolutely addictive. I haven't found many blogs as professional and established as yours. Excellent work! I'm signing up!
Niamh, have so many cook books and yours is my absolute fave. Cooked the overnight lamb and it was amazing. Also tried your blas at the weekend – not quite as good as I remember from visiting my grandparents in Waterford as a kid but blame my proofing without a hotpress. Definitely have to try again. Soda bread was a hit though :)
everytime i see ur blog it makes me hungry..
I have nominated you for a Versatile Blogger Award
Well what a great site ,I can quite see why everyone raves about it.I can hear those Irish tones and wit in your writing,very inspiring I clearly must do better
Dear Niamh,
I have nominated you/your lovely/shining blog, for the Sunshine Award!
I love your book, I got it as a present from someone I loved madly and I ended up loving your book too.
Please pick up your badge and information/rules on how to pass the torch and pay it forward at: http://turningkitchentables.com/2012/12/14/sunshine-award/
Love your blog!
I can't believe I have only just found your Blog…..love it
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Oh, you've just completely blown my mind by telling me how to pronounce your name! I had no idea! (Are you sure that's correct?!) Hey ho, I'm sure I'll adjust :) Keep up the excellent work in 2014 – I love your blog!
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Hey lovely – I absolutely love your blog and have nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award! Congratulations :) Find out more here – http://absolutelylucy.wordpress.com/2014/04/29/the-very-inspiring-blogger-award/ link is live from tomorrow morning xx
What I particularly enjoy about food is eating abroad. This is what I look forward to the most when I am on holiday.
ok I can see why your blog is on the radio :)
Keep up the good work!
Hi Niamh
I am inspired by your journey as I am a food scientist/designer and recently started a food blog called taste2taste.com with my co blogger based in NY, and me based in London.I have met some lovely bloggers that started like you and now write professionally. I look forward to following your blog and continue my own journey of inspiration, creativity and blogging. Lins
Hi Lins! Lovely to hear from you, and thank you for the kind words! Blogging is a great creative expression and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do :)
Good morning Niamh,
I'm loving your blog and I'm in the Caribbean looking to do something similar. Would it be possible to contact you to get some guidance on starting something similar?
Hi Abena, thanks so much for the kind words! I have published some posts for aspiring bloggers like yourself which I hope will help. Start here: http://eatlikeagirl.com/2010/11/07/so-you-want-to-be-a-blogger-some-tips-and-some-thoughts/ and you can read about my journey here: http://eatlikeagirl.com/2013/05/02/on-6-years-in-blogging-reflection-ranting-some-advice/
I just found your blog and oh wow, what an inspiration. I love the way you write and your pictures really tell a story. I conduct restaurant reviews myself on my blog http://www.foodforthought.com.my. I would love to get some feedback from someone like you who has been in the industry for a while. :)
Hello Nicholas! Thanks for your comments :) Happy to take a look!
Hi Niamh. Hope you don't mind but I've nominated you for a Liebster Award: https://inanirishhome.com/2016/05/26/liebster-award/. If it's not your kind of thing…no worries…if it is…great! I hope you accept, though, as I'd love to read your answers. All the best. Kim
Just seeing this, Kim, sorry. Afraid I don't generally do these things but I do appreciate you thinking of me :)
Hi Niamh!
Any recommendations of places to check out in Birmingham? I've just moved to the UK!


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on February 20, 2013 - 9:36 PM
, updated February 21, 2013 at 6:32 AM
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Postal Service's William Street processing center appeared to survive yet another near-death experience Wednesday, but only after a frantic call from Sen. Charles E. Schumer to the postmaster general, who vowed to stick to his original promise of keeping the facility open until 2015 no matter what his underlings are saying.
But that wasn't enough to satisfy Rep. Brian Higgins, D-Buffalo, who said he wanted the postmaster general to commit in writing that he would keep the facility open, especially in light of evidence that the Postal Service is already shipping some of the facility's equipment to Rochester.
And so ended a bizarre chain of events surrounding the facility's fate, which started with a leak to The Buffalo News of an email from a Postal Service official to local union leaders indicating that operations at William Street could be curtailed as soon as June 1.
The email, which union officials received last Friday, included an attachment indicating that at least 360 jobs could be eliminated at the Buffalo facility as part of an effort to boost the finances of the Postal Service, which lost $16 billion last year alone.
"I am sure you recognize that the Postal Service is facing tremendous pressure to reduce costs as quickly as possible," Ken Botknecht, area labor relations specialist for the Postal Service, wrote in his email to Buffalo postal union officials.
But the suggestion that the facility's operations would be cut back by June 1 directly contradicted a vow that Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe made last May, when he promised that the William Street facility would remain in operation until at least 2015.
Not surprisingly, Botknecht's email enraged Higgins, who wrote to Donahoe to protest the proposed early shutdown.
Higgins also released an angry statement:
"Now, just months after a reprieve and commitments to the contrary, it appears the USPS management is trying to pull one over on this community with a sneak attack that could turn the lives of local workers and the operations of local businesses completely upside down."
Higgins, who is traveling overseas on congressional business, could not be reached by phone at that point for further comment.
Enter Schumer, D-N.Y., who extracted Donahoe's earlier commitment to keep the William Street facility open for three more years.
After seeing Botknecht's email, Schumer called Donahoe twice and eventually was able to pull him out of a meeting.
"I just spoke to the postmaster, and he reiterated his commitment that Buffalo stays open until 2015," Schumer said. "I said: Is it unequivocal? ... He said: Absolutely."
Donahoe was unfamiliar with the memo that once again threatened the Buffalo facility's future, Schumer said.
"He didn't know what this memo was," Schumer said. "If Buffalo's on the list, it's a mistake."
Botknecht did not return a phone call seeking comment, but Deputy Postmaster General Ronald Stroman confirmed that Schumer and Donahoe had talked.
"I just know that the postmaster general gave Sen. Schumer some general assurances regarding the facility in Buffalo, that there are no plans to do anything with it this year," Stroman said.
But that wasn't good enough for Higgins, whose staff had received word from postal employees that a flat mail-processing machine at the William Street facility is currently being dismantled in preparation for a move to the USPS facility in Rochester.
The Postal Service proposed a year ago to shutter the William Street facility and transfer its operations to Rochester, a move that drew fire from local lawmakers who eventually forced the agency to back down and commit to keeping the facility open.
Given that the machinery is already being moved to Rochester, Higgins – from his undisclosed location overseas – issued another statement:
"If the postmaster general is still committed to maintaining the Buffalo mail processing facility at full operation levels through at least 2015, then we welcome that communication in writing from him. All recent evidence, including the movement of equipment and formal USPS notices to move staff, point to the contrary."
For his part, Schumer seemed satisfied with the postmaster general's verbal commitment.
"He said the commitment stays the same," Schumer said. "If Buffalo's on a list for moving up closings, it shouldn't be, and it won't."
Still, Higgins demanded more.
"While I certainly have confidence in Sen. Schumer and know well of his personal commitment to this issue, past history has shown me that the postmaster cannot be relied upon to be a trusted partner," Higgins said.
In addition, local postal officials have never offered a verbal acknowledgement of Donahoe's commitment to Schumer that the facility will stay open until 2015, said Frank Resetarits, president of the Buffalo local of the American Postal Workers Union.
That being the case, Resetarits said local postal workers were less than happy with the topsy-turvy tale of the facility's fate.
"It's been a roller coaster of emotions for them," he said. "It's been very stressful."
Nevertheless, Resetarits said he was pleased, for now at least, with how the story appears to be ending.
"Today is a great day, because it finally satisfies the commitment level" that the postmaster general has for the Buffalo facility, at least until 2015, he said.
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I am a Research Engineer in the Thermal Protection Materials and Systems
Branch at NASA Ames Research Center. Thermal Protection Systems (TPS)
are materials that protect spacecraft from the intense heat when the spacecraft
enters an atmosphere. For example, our branch developed the ceramic tile
material that protects the Space Shuttle each time it comes back to earth.
Spacecraft that enter other planet's atmospheres, like Mars, also need
TPS materials to protect the spacecraft from burning up. That is primarily
where I spend my time - developing new TPS materials that can be used
for planetary exploration spacecraft and spacecraft that gather samples
from space and return them to earth.
One important aspect about TPS material development
is testing. NASA Ames Research Center has arc jet facilities that can
simulate the intensely hot environment that the material will experience.
We build test models of the materials and test them in these facilities
to see if they survive and if they will adequately protect the spacecraft
from getting too hot. For one of the Ames-developed materials, we typically
see surface temperatures of around 5000°F at the surface, and a sufficient
thickness of the material will still keep the structure behind it under
I work on developing new TPS materials, testing the
materials in the arc jet facilities, and supporting real missions that
need our TPS materials. One of our materials flew on Mars Pathfinder and
another is on a spacecraft called STARDUST, which is on its way to collecting
comet dust and bringing it back to earth for analysis. It is very exciting
to work on these real missions and to know something I worked on is on
another planet or is out in space. It is exciting when I remember that
our TPS helped protect the Mars Pathfinder land on the surface so that
we all could see those amazing pictures of Mars!
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I've always been interested in math and science and liked those subjects
in school. I grew up near Edwards Air Force Base and NASA Dryden Flight
Research Facility, where on a daily basis you see the latest jets and
bombers, like the SR-71 and the B-2 stealth bomber, fly overhead. I had
the opportunity to work as a SHARP (Student High school Apprenticeship
Research Program) student at NASA Dryden the summer before my senior year
in high school. This was a great way to actually work on exciting projects
at NASA while learning exactly what engineers worked on. I continued to
have an interest in this field and attended UCLA where I received a degree
in Mechanical Engineering. I thought Mechanical Engineering was a versatile
major because you could do a lot of different engineering jobs with that
degree. I found that there is still a lot of on-the-job training once
you start a career, but going to college and obtaining a degree is the
KEY to your future. You can go into so many different areas and do so
many different things to find what you like best. And this is where you'll
be the happiest - when you are doing something that really interests you
and that you think is fun!
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The Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Nevada, Reno, has a strong tradition of excellence in research and teaching. We have well-recognized faculty members actively engaging in advanced research in all areas of mechanical engineering and science.
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Local potter Rene Sprattling will offer wheel throwing classes beginning in February.
For those who have ever wanted to try "throwing" pots on the wheel, a beginning throwing class for adults series goes from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 5 and runs through March 26. This class will cover the basics of wheel throwing, including wedging, centering, pulling, shaping and trimming, as well as basic glazing techniques. The focus is on learning and practicing new skills with plenty of individual attention. Students will use both kick and electric wheels.
For those who have mastered the 8-inch cylinder and can throw four 6-inch bowls, Sprattling will offer an intermediate series from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 6-March 27. Learn to make the shapes you want. Each class will start with a demonstration and will focus on advancing throwing technique, as well as lid making, trimming, pulling handles and throwing larger sectioned forms. A variety of decorating techniques will be discussed and demonstrated. Course fee includes firing and glazes.
Fees for both courses are $200, includes firing and glazes. The classes will take place at 540 W. Broad St. in Nevada City.
Sprattling has more than 40 years experience as a clay artist and teacher. She was one of the owners of the former Mostly Clay and Fine Crafts in Nevada City. Her work can be seen locally at Art Works Gallery on Mill Street in Grass Valley.
For information, call (530) 265-8762.


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July 25, 2007
Wordless Wednesday: Three Boys Splish
39 comments:
I love running through puddles with bare feet! Great photo!ReplyDelete
Happy WW!
Jane, P&B Girls
Awesome picture.ReplyDelete
As a momma of 3 little boys, I just know they had the BEST time.
p.s. thanks for your thoughts on Harry Potter!!!
Fun! I have so many memories of doing just that.ReplyDelete
Happy WW!
Oh it looks like fun!ReplyDelete
Happy WW!
Love it! Makes me want to be a kid again!ReplyDelete
Looks like a lot of fun!ReplyDelete
This was such a fun day! I was there...They didn't get too soaked....ReplyDelete
Looks like they had fun! Thanks for a great picture again and thank you for your sweet and encouraging e-mails!ReplyDelete
Have a wonderful day!
Katja from Skimbaco
Aaawww, your boys are just gorgeous!! They seem like such good buddies! This particular shot is a real winner, I like the way you can see the splashes of water as they walk through this big puddle :)ReplyDelete
Now THAT looks like fun!! And look at Noah's hair sticking out his hat. Too cute!ReplyDelete
Looks like they had fun!ReplyDelete
oh so cool...I want to run through the water too!ReplyDelete
Oh my goodnes... what a child's dream that is. That is such a neat picture.ReplyDelete
Summer fun...love itReplyDelete
What a great picture! You should make that a Black and White and frame it! Priceless...ReplyDelete
How much fun!ReplyDelete
Now, this looks like my kind of fun!!!ReplyDelete
that looks like so much fun!!ReplyDelete
I wish I were splashing with them!ReplyDelete
Love the water splashing up as they run through it! Great action shot of the boys. There needs to be a wee little girl running with them ;)ReplyDelete
love the pic!!!ReplyDelete
Looks like fun!ReplyDelete
I love summer fun photos :) Makes me want to find some water to splish splash in tooReplyDelete
You always get the best action shots of your boys! Looks not only like fun but very refreshing!ReplyDelete
what fun! :) happy WW!ReplyDelete
Looks like fun!ReplyDelete
Oh my! That looks like so much fun! Great pic!ReplyDelete
FUN! I have four kids and they just love to do this! Everytime it rains we end up with a huge puddle right in front of the curb at our house!ReplyDelete
I have a special WW this week! It's a pic of my raffle prizes for this Saturday's Blogathon 2007 to benefit VH1 Save The Music Foundation. I hope you'll stop by and get yourself a raffle ticket!
Happy WW!
Jessica The Rock Chick
Cute! Mine involves water too, its the theme of summer, after all.ReplyDelete
Sorry we missed you yesterday!
I just love puddles, course now my kids love to splash me when we walk by one. Happy WW!ReplyDelete
What a cute picture...I love pictures of people in motion and you have three adorable subjects!:)ReplyDelete
P.S. Thanks for emailing me back about baby carriers for my son! I can't wait to get one!
Great picture! Makes me want to go run through puddles!! Happy WW!ReplyDelete
What fun - I love it!ReplyDelete
That looks like great fun!ReplyDelete
That looks like so much fun! I even do that sometimes! LOL!ReplyDelete
can't beat the puddles! Fun times.ReplyDelete
really cute!ReplyDelete
Splish is such a great word! That splishing looks like a lot of fun. Great capture.ReplyDelete
What fun! Great photo!ReplyDelete


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on January 21, 2013 - 9:40 AM
, updated January 22, 2013 at 1:15 AM
Winter returned with a vengeance Monday, dumping heavy lake-effect snow across portions of the Buffalo Niagara region, with a particular fury in the Southtowns and the Southern Tier.
Frigid temperatures also are forecast, especially for today and Wednesday, when area highs probably won't reach 15 degrees.
"We're finally back to the dead of winter, and it looks like it's going to last for a while," said National Weather Service meteorologist Jon Hitchcock. "This probably will be the coldest we've seen in a couple of years."
Snowfall totals were still mounting late Monday, especially throughout southern Erie, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties, as law enforcement in those areas closed down some roadways because of hazardous travel.
They also warned motorists to travel the Thruway "at their own risk."
National Weather Service spotters reported that a foot of snow fell Monday as of Monday night in Ripley. In Perrysburg in nearby northern Cattaraugus County, 10 inches of snow was already on the ground at about 7:30 p.m. – with more piling up. One of the highest readings reported Monday night in Erie County was in Colden, which had 8 inches. Meanwhile, only 1.5 inches had fallen at Buffalo Niagara International Airport in Cheektowaga.
"It's kind of like winter finally decided to show up," said Jeff Wood, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Buffalo, who explained that a large "upper-level" trough was ushering extremely cold air into the area.
When that cold air crosses the warmer, open waters of the Great Lakes, that can mean big-time snow, measured by the yardstick.
"It's a very cold air mass setting up over the lakes, and the lakes are still open," Wood said. "It's certainly not out of the ordinary for January."
"The highest accumulation areas are going to be mainly east of Lake Ontario and, of course, in our area, from the Southtowns on south," he added.
Chautauqua County authorities reported 36 weather-related vehicular accidents Monday. Heavy snow closed the westbound lanes of Interstate 86 between Sherman and the Pennsylvania state line because of "multiple accidents" related to the weather. Tow truck operators reported to deputies that there were "no guarantees" they could reach motorists stranded because of the heavy snowfall.
Earlier Monday, the westbound Thruway was closed for about an hour between exit 57A, Eden-Angola, and the Pennsylvania line due to a series of accidents, including a multi-vehicle pileup. The Thruway reopened shortly after 6 p.m., with the left lane still blocked to traffic, according to the authority.
Crashes also were reported earlier between exits 59 in Dunkirk and 60 in Westfield, and between Eden and Silver Creek, as well as on the eastbound Thruway near the Pennsylvania border.
Other weather-related mishaps on roadways included:
• A single-vehicle crash on West Perimeter Road in Steamburg at 1:15 p.m. The vehicle spun off the icy road and struck a building. The unidentified driver was not injured, Cattaraugus County sheriff's deputies reported.
• A Niagara County crash on Lockport-Olcott Road at about 1:40 p.m. in which at least one person had to be extricated from a vehicle. The crash at Dale Road involved two vehicles and a tractor-trailer, sheriff's deputies said. One person was taken to the Eastern Niagara Hospital in Newfane for treatment of injuries that were not life-threatening.
The storm started Monday morning by hugging the Lake Erie shoreline in southern Erie and Chautauqua counties.
The Weather Service calls for snow totals of up to one to two feet in southern Erie and Chautauqua counties through this evening. Cattaraugus, Wyoming and Allegany counties also are expected to be hit.
This lake-effect snow band, though, is expected to leave northern Erie, Niagara, Orleans and Genesee counties relatively unscathed, with those areas expected to receive only a few inches of snow.
The record book shows Feb. 10, 2011, was the last time the region had a high temperatures of 15 degrees or colder. Hitting that mark again "looks like a pretty good bet [today] and Wednesday," Hitchcock said.
The frigid forecast prompted the Buffalo City Mission to issue a Code Blue alert, which is put in effect on nights when temperatures are expected to drop below 10 degrees – or below zero with wind chill. During those times, the mission opens its warming center at 150 E. North St., offering food, shelter and clothing for those in need.
Fortunately, the forecast also calls for clouds, which will insulate the region a bit at night. Lows are expected into the single digits, but not below zero. Still, strong winds could send wind chills down to as low as 15 degrees below zero in some areas the next couple days.
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The questions are multiplying.
The website deadspin.com revealed this week that star Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o had been carrying on a virtual relationship with a nonexistent girlfriend, who he claimed died of cancer at the same time he lost his grandmother.
Suddenly the Internet lit up with speculative postings, office conversations turned to the topic and the news media went into overdrive.
Te'o has claimed he was "the victim of what was apparently someone's sick joke and constant lies," duped into starting and sustaining a relationship with someone called Lennay Kekua. Others have suggested that the story was made up to garner sympathy and enhance his standing in the eyes of fans and the National Football League, which is set to draft him.
And in what way did our media-saturated culture assist in perpetuating the deceit? Is social media a dangerous house of mirrors that distorts truth and deceives its gullible occupants, or is it a tool the deceitful can use to advance their stories and agendas?
"In retrospect, I obviously should have been much more cautious," Te'o said Thursday. "If anything good comes of this, I hope it is that others will be far more guarded when they engage with people online than I was."
Imaginary friends
Inventing a fake girlfriend (or boyfriend or buddy) is a relatively common occurrence, said Von Bakanic, a sociology professor at the College of Charleston.
"I would imagine what he's done has been done hundreds of thousands of times, by anyone who wants to project an image of themselves they like better than the image others might have of them," Bakanic said. "You can be whoever you want to be on social media."
Technology has been harnessed for centuries to fool people, Bakanic noted. Scams come to us in the mail, by telephone and from door-to-door deceivers, not only across the Internet.
So lying and getting ripped off is nothing new, but the way we communicate via social media platforms certainly is, and a general lack of experience with complicated technologies can make it difficult to stay safe or to provide young people with necessary guidance and ground rules, she said.
"(Some of us) may not be savvy enough to avoid being duped by others who are presenting themselves in a fictitious way," Bakanic said. And when victims and perpetrators have an audience, things can get complicated.
Media consumers love a heartwarming story, and because electronic media tends to bombard us with information at a quick pace, it's common to pass it along to our friends, family and colleagues without checking its veracity, Bakanic said.
Rumors, she said, are sometimes true and often false. "It's hard to separate the two."
Fact check
But that's exactly what professional journalists are supposed to do, said Charles Bierbauer, dean of the College of Mass Communications and Information Studies at the University of South Carolina.
They are just as susceptible to false information as anyone else, Bierbauer said. But reporters have a responsibility to verify the assertions people make.
When a journalist gets information from a primary source, as in the Te'o case, is it ever OK to accept that information at face value?
"When you get the individual himself, the primary source, you're less likely to check things out, especially if it's run-of-the-mill stuff," Bierbauer said. But in this case, the reporter who wrote the original feature story doesn't seem to have asked some basic questions: "Is there a back story? Who is this girl? What is she like?"
Virtual world
Jennifer Wright, a professor of psychology at the College of Charleston with expertise in moral development, said fibbing about relationships (and more) happens all the time.
"We're not all that tethered to reality anyway," Wright said. Our brains are designed to switch between reality and fantasy. "That's what imagination is. The very same mechanisms in our brain that help us track reality also help us decouple from reality."
Now add our expectations to the mix.
"(Te'o is) part of a social structure that has a very clear picture of the kind of person you need to be to get the social rewards you're looking for," Wright said. Young football stars are supposed to have loving and pretty girlfriends. And if they have triumphed in the face of tragedy, all the better.
But Te'o probably doesn't have a real girlfriend, she said.
"Perhaps he's hiding the fact that this piece of his life is missing. In an increasingly robust virtual world, it becomes easier and easier to disseminate embellishments and falsehoods that strengthen one's public persona, Wright said.
The sophisticated nature of the girlfriend character and her interaction with Te'o suggests it's unlikely he was the "victim of a sick joke," she said. But it's plausible.
"Look at how much time and energy people spend to create computer viruses," or otherwise inflict harm on others, she said. "Certainly it's not beyond the ken to imagine someone wanting to dupe him."
Some people perceive that the success of others can hinder their own success, and this can cause them to attempt sabotage, Wright said. Maybe Te'o's duper was trying to take the wind out of his sails, to trip him up. Or maybe Te'o really was satisfied with a purely electronic relationship, she said. It's not that difficult to imagine.
"It's not so hard to create a fake narrative," Wright said. "Living in a virtual world is becoming a much more common, accepted and comfortable thing. ... It exaggerates the possibility of creating fake realities. So our connection to reality becomes that much more tenuous, because we can be whoever we want to be. We can create an avatar."
Does the controversy disqualify him in any way as a football player? Whether he lied or fell victim to a hoax, Te'o remains an exceptional talent on the field. Is his gullibility, or his deceit, reason enough to deny him what is likely to be an exciting and fruitful career on the field?
"All he's done is create a story," assuming he was not merely a victim of a hoax, Bierbauer said. The media and its consumers are accomplices, he said.
"We like good stories. We love good bad stories." We love creating ideals and admiring heroes. "That gives us a little bit of hope. We want our heroes to have all these wonderful dimensions, and nobody can live up to all of that. I think we've had hero worship for a long time, haven't we? And it's been difficult on the heroes. After all, we're all just people."
Reach Adam Parker at 937-5902.
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I should probably eat less dark chocolate.
Anyone want to chat with me who is following the Primal Blueprint 100%, and not weighing or counting etc?
Avoiding poisonous things is my biggest thing I want to keep doing.
I need to simplify my life and stop letting the numbers control me. This is why I originally thought the PB was for me. I am much happier when I do this.
I am cutting out BP coffee and having a meal instead. Also concentrating on getting lots of veg with each meal.
Will still be concentrating on only eating to hunger even if that means sometimes IF.
So anyone else want to make things more simple? What things will you change?
So for me:
No daily weighing (only once a month).
No more BP coffee.
Eating a good amount of veg with my protein for each meal.
I should probably eat less dark chocolate.
Disclaimer: I eat 'meat and vegetables' ala Primal, although I don't agree with the carb curve. I like Perfect Health Diet and WAPF Lactofermentation a lot.
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Winterbike: What I eat every day is what other people eat to treat themselves.
TQP: I find for me that nutrition is much more important than what I do in the gym.
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LOL its allowed isn't it?
I am not a fan so much of it.
Good for you Ayla! Learning to not measure, weigh, or scrutinize everything, but just eat good, healthy, natural foods is a HUGE step in the right direction.
Of course, upping veggies and not counting protein might take you out of ketosis which you have been doing for a while now, but I think that resolving your insulin issues should come first anyway. I think cutting down on the stress in your dietary patterns will really agree with you, and you might even come to enjoy it even more than before and not want to return to previous patterns.
I congratulate you on making this change and now encourage you to maybe add in a little more exercise and bingo. Blueprint realized!
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Ayla, I know exactly where you are coming from and I too am trying desperately to simplify things.
I am counting and weighing - but just to gauge if things are working or not.
What I am attempting to do at the moment is eat Protein, cooked in fat and veges at every meal.
If however I am not hungry at breakky, so be it. I can eat more protein, cooked in fat and veges at later meals on those days.
I was finding that eating virtually no carbs, was making Gwamma Gwumpy - so I am having about 1 cup of brocolli, cauliflour, lettuce, tomato, spinach - or the like at each sitting. 3 cups of these type veges/day still keep me under 10gms of carb per day.
Really simple, no stress, and some days I am having a spud or sweet potato. If at supper time I am still hungry - thats when I am having my creamy drink.
I am also having an oil shot at the 4 o clock hungry time, however only did that a couple of days, and haven't been so hungry since
................. so sorry what I perceived to be a simple strategy for me has turned into a novel.............. buggar
"never let the truth get in the way of a good story "
...small steps....
Yep will walk 4-5 km every day (not a leisurely stroll, but not a race either).
Not bothered about whether I am in ketosis or not, I don't really want to think about that either.
Thats exactly the simplicity I am after for me too G
so to simplify ............... get up in the morning..........meat(CIF) and vege, meat(CIF) and vege, meat(CIF) and vege............. then voila its bed time...........
"never let the truth get in the way of a good story "
...small steps....
And thumbs up on the walking. If it's raining, get to the gym, switch on some music and go for a while on an elliptical machine at a nice walking pace. And as always, lift heavy things or get some good bodyweight work in at least once, maybe twice, per week.


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How to Correctly Identify Your Insect
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She tried, but she was unable to get her slides to auto page. If she wasn't nervous before that she most probably was after she realized her presentation wasn't working right. In her nervousness she probably didn't even hear the necklace rattling against the mic. Have you ever presented ... it's nerve racking, man. Give her a little grace.
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Saw the news flash regarding last Friday night's DUI checkpoint in Truckee. It's too bad that whenever you have a story about an upcoming checkpoint that you can't also remind people, as a public service, that a) there are no mass transportation options into and out of Truckee until 12:30 a.m. on a Friday night and b) if you leave your car anywhere downtown, do the right thing, and take a cab home, your car will be towed and impounded at great expense.
All your article reminds us is that a situation exists which deliberately puts public safety at risk, in a downtown open until 2 a.m., and that law enforcement agencies and an unscrupulous towing and impounding company capitalize on it. Real civilized stuff.
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Inspired by the beautiful villages of Europe, AAA Five Diamond Bellagio overlooks a Mediterranean-blue lake in which fountains perform a magnificent ballet choreographed to music and lights. The lobby is, in a word, grand, both in scale and in design. Above the 18-foot ceiling is a coffer filled with the most extraordinary glass sculpture, a chandelier called Fiori di Como by glass sculptor Dale Chihuly, whose work has been exhibited in every major museum in the world. The front desk is bordered by a thriving garden filled with trees, plants, flowers and fountains. Discerning visitors are invited to indulge in the luxurious Executive Suite Lounge which offers a private registration and concierge experience, with the reservation of a suite. Elegantly appointed accommodations, pairing modern conveniences with the warmth of home, feature sweeping vistas of the resort's lake, surrounding mountains and Las Vegas skyline. Bellagio's restaurants run the gamut from gourmet Five Diamond dining to easy informal meals. Food lovers no longer have to go to Paris or New York for the best culinary experiences. Bellagio features a Michelin two star restaurant (Picasso), two Michelin one star restaurants (Le Cirque and MICHAEL MINA Bellagio), two AAA Five Diamond restaurants (Picasso and Le Cirque) and a James Beard award-winning restaurant (Picasso). Bellagio also is home to four James Beard award-winning chefs – Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Todd English, Michael Mina and Nevada's first James Beard award recipient, Julian Serrano. Yellowtail Japanese Restaurant & Lounge by award-winning chef Akira Back, features seasonal fish and ingredients flown in daily from the finest markets around the world. The resort's retail promenade, Via Bellagio, includes the luxury shops of Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Tiffany & Co., Prada, Fred Leighton, Chanel, Hermés, Louis Viutton, Bottega Veneta and Fendi. The Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art showcases priceless works on loan from museums around the globe.
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When Julia and WGBH Went to Provence
In the late 1960s, after great success with her cooking show, The French Chef, Julia Child returned to France to work on a second volume of her cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking. She became concerned with what she saw as the disappearance of hand-crafted foods during that progressive era of mechanization, and in 1970 she made arrangements for WGBH's television crew to visit France and shoot The French Chef on location. She wanted to not only show Americans the origins of her cooking techniques, but to document a vanishing way of life.
David Atwood was director of the WGBH crew who worked with Julia. They made their way from Provence to Normandy, stopping to film the making of pâté pantin with a butcher in Plascassier, to feast on pressed duck in Rouen and suffer the heat along with properly made French bread inside a medieval bakery in Paris. Atwood describes Child as the ringmaster of all the moving parts that went into filming the mini-documentaries and what a joy it was to work with her.
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The big game of Africa may be the main attraction of any safari, but it can also offer the opportunity for unadulterated opulence and service.
The Kruger Park is an iconic destination, a place where the ancient landscapes support abundant wildlife and providing an unsurpassed African wildlife experience. Although many people visit the Kruger Park, there are places that are far from the madding crowd.
The private concessions of Kruger provide for an exclusive African wildlife safari and it is in one of these concessions that the Exceptional Opulence Safari is offered.
The expertise of the rangers and trackers will further enhance the Kruger experience as they share their incomparable knowledge of the African wilderness on game drives. The facilities at this premier lodge will further enhance the safari to ensure one of the world's finest travel experiences.
Your Kruger Park Exceptional Opulence safari experience starts with an early morning flight to Kruger National Park. Upon arrival at the airstrip, lodge staff will be waiting to take you to your Premier Kruger Park Safari Lodge where you will be staying for the next 2 nights. With the lodge being small and intimate and the secluded rooms having all the luxuries you can think of, this is the best place for a unique and exclusive African wildlife safari experience.
After check-in there is time to relax and settle in before setting out on your first 3-4 hour game drive. Just before nightfall, your guide will stop at a lookout point where you can enjoy sundowners, watching the sun set over the African bush. Upon return to the lodge, a gourmet three course dinner will be served under the stars of the African night. (Dinner included)
It is an early start this morning for a game drive with your professional guide. He will be taking you deep into the African Bush for a safari in Kruger National Park whilst telling you all about the wildlife and natural environment. Freshly brewed coffee and a hot brunch is ready for you upon your return to the lodge, after which you have the opportunity to join your ranger on a bush walk, wind down at the poolside during the heat of the day or pamper yourself with a spa treatment.
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A Study of Intravenous MabThera/Rituxan in Pediatric Patients With Severe Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Wegener's) or Microscopic Polyangiitis
This study is currently recruiting participants. (see Contacts and Locations)
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This multicenter, open-label, uncontrolled study will evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetics of MabThera/Rituxan (rituximab) in pediatric patients with severe granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's) or microscopic polyangiitis. Patients will receive MabThera/Rituxan 375 mg/m2 intravenously on Days 1, 8, 15 and 22.
Wegener's Granulomatosis, Microscopic Polyangiitis
Drug: rituximab [MabThera/Rituxan]
Phase 2
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Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
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|A PHASE IIa, INTERNATIONAL, MULTICENTER, OPEN-LABEL, UNCONTROLLED STUDY TO EVALUATE THE SAFETY AND PHARMACOKINETICS OF 4 x 375 mg/m2 INTRAVENOUS RITUXIMAB IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH SEVERE GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS (WEGENER S) OR MICROSCOPIC POLYANGIITIS
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Genetics Home Reference related topics: granulomatosis with polyangiitis pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis
MedlinePlus related topics: Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Drug Information available for: Rituximab
Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center resources: Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis Microscopic Polyangiitis ANCA-associated VasculitisU.S. FDA Resources
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Safety: Incidence of adverse events [ Time Frame: approximately 3.5 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Safety: Nature and severity of adverse events [ Time Frame: approximately 3.5 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Pharmacokinetics: Clearance (CL) [ Time Frame: up to Day 22 and at Month 1, 2, 4 and 6 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Pharmacokinetics: Volume of distribution [ Time Frame: up to Day 22 and at Month 1, 2, 4 and 6 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Pharmacokinetics: Area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) [ Time Frame: up to Day 22 and at Month 1, 2, 4 and 6 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Pharmacokinetics: Maximum concentration (Cmax) [ Time Frame: up to Day 22 and at Month 1, 2, 4 and 6 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
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|March 2018
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|March 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: MabThera/Rituxan
Drug: rituximab [MabThera/Rituxan]
375 mg/m2 iv on Days 1, 8, 15 and 22
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Age at screening between >/= 2 and < 18 years
- Diagnosis of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EULAR/PRINTO/PRES 2008, Ankara criteria for childhood Wegener's granulomatosis) or diagnosis of microscopic polyangiitis (according to the Chapel Hill Consensus Conference)
- Newly diagnosed patients or patients with relapsing disease according to the following definition:
The recurrence or new onset of potentially organ- or life-threatening disease (i.e. one or more major BVAS/WG items as listed in the protocol or disease severe enough to require treatment with cyclophosphamide)
- For patients of reproductive potential (males and females), use of reliable means of contraception throughout the study participation
- For all eligible patients, mandatory prophylactic treatment for Pneumocystis jirovecii infection
Exclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of Churg-Strauss syndrome, as defined by the Chapel Hill consensus Conference (Jennette 1994)
- Limited disease that would not normally be treated with cyclophosphamide
- Severe disease requiring mechanical ventilation due to alveolar hemorrhage
- Requirement for plasmapheresis or dialysis at screening
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding
- Evidence of other significant uncontrolled concomitant disease, or of disorder or condition that, in the investigator's opinion, would preclude or interfere with patient participation
- Primary or secondary immunodeficiency (history of or currently active), including known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
- Known active infection of any kind (excluding fungal infections of nail beds), or any major episode of infection requiring hospitalization with IV anti-infective agents within 4 weeks of baseline or completion of oral anti-infective agents within 2 weeks prior to baseline
- History of deep space/tissue infection within 24 weeks prior to baseline
- History of serious recurrent or chronic infection
- History of cancer (except for basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that have been excised and cured)
- Currently active alcohol or drug abuse or history of alcohol or drug abuse
- History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reaction to a biologic agent or known hypersensitivity to any component of rituximab or to murine proteins
- Previous treatment with rituximab
- Previous treatment with any cell-depleting therapies
- Receipt of oral or IV cyclophosphamide within the previous 4 months prior to the baseline visit
- Receipt of infliximab within 3 months, adalimumab within 2 months or etanercept within 1 month prior to the baseline visit
- Treatment with any investigational agent within 28 days of baseline or 5 half-lives of the investigational drug (whichever is longer)
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Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
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When a man or women plays with there testicular area...vagina/penis
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All the slang words for masturbation: bashing the candle, Bleeding the weasel, bleedin the weed, buffing the banana, bopping the baloney, burping the worm, choking the chicken, cleaning your rifle, corking the bat, cranking the shank, cuffing the carrot, fisting your mister, flogging your dog, floggin the frog, flogging the hog, flogging the log, flute solo, jerkin'the gherkin, looping the mule, manual override, painting the pickle, pocket pinball, pocket pool, polishing the banister, polishing the rocket, pounding your flounder, pumping the python, roping the pony, spanking the monkey, teasing the weasel, tossing the turkey, walking the dog, whipping the willy, wonking your cronker, yanking the crank.
Vote for the clit commander. and may the clit live on
by The clit commander April 10, 2003
What you do when there is nothing to do.
When I woke up in the middle of the night, I took off my clothes and started to masturbate.
by KawaiiAnime November 02, 2003
1.) What you do when your girlfriend is not at home.
2.) The reason why people buy playboys.
3.) The reason why old people are having more heart attacks.
4.) The reason why birth-rate decreased by 60% in the last 20 years.
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2.) The reason why people buy playboys.
3.) The reason why old people are having more heart attacks.
4.) The reason why birth-rate decreased by 60% in the last 20 years.
5.) What 30% of the world population is doing now.
The old man had several heart attacks due to his recent masturbations. He had too much excitement
by Jake April 22, 2005
To sexually exite yourself until you reach a climax. With males it involves using their hand to 'jack off', that is holding their dicks and moving their hand back and forth. Females usually use their fingers to rub around and enter the vaginal area.
"His girlfriend was miles away and he was very loyal so whenever he got horny he masturbated to satiate his thirst for sexual activity"
by Little Blue Patakha January 15, 2003
To sexually pleasure oneself to orgasm. Usually better than sex, because, not only do you know what you want better than a partner, there's no risk of STD or pregnancy! Everyone does it, though most people don't like to admit to it.
Betty: I masturbate, what's wrong with it?
Jane: Ew! You mean you touch yourself?
Betty: Yes...
Jane:...is it good?
Jane: Ew! You mean you touch yourself?
Betty: Yes...
Jane:...is it good?
by LuffySP June 28, 2005
the process of pleasing yourself sexually.
the old man masturbated until he died.
by the meat man November 01, 2002
to increase the surface temperature of your ship's main cannon with rapid linear motion
I masturbated and sunk your battleship
by tae April 26, 2003