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Below are links arranged by category for many common eye problems.
Here is a listing of Educational Animations that will help you understand the many eye problems that we discuss on this website.
What is a cataract?
What causes cataracts?
What are the symptoms?
How is a cataract detected?
How is a cataract treated?
What can be expected from cataract surgery?
What is a cataract?
A cataract is a clouding the normally clear lens of the eye. You can think of the eye as a camera. In a camera, there is a lens which focuses light onto the film. Similarly, in the eye there is a clear lens that focuses light onto the retina. In a camera if you were to take a smear the lens with grease and then take a picture, the picture would come out blurry. By the same token, if the normally crystal clear lens of the eye becomes cloudy, the"pictures" the eye sees will also be blurry.
What causes cataracts?
A cataract is most often related to aging of the eye. A family history of cataract can be important. In addition, a history of diabetes, eye injury or use of certain medications (most notably steroids) can also play a role in the development of cataract. Frequent and extensive exposure to ultraviolet light has also been shown to hasten the development of cataracts. No specific evidence exists that links diet and the development of cataracts.
What are the symptoms?
The most common symptom of cataracts is a painless, gradual blurring of the vision. Other symptoms include glare, double vision in one eye, poor night vision, fading or yellowing of colors, frequent eyeglass prescription changes, and need to use brighter light to read.
The rate at which a cataract grows is highly variable, even between the two eyes of the same individual. The typical age related cataract usually grows slowly, whereas the cataract associated with diabetes may grow more quickly. It is impossible to predict how fast a cataract will grow in any given person.
How is a cataract detected?
In order to detect a cataract, a thorough medical examination by your ophthalmologist is recommended. This way, the ophthalmologist can tell if there are other reasons for the visual disturbance you may have.
If the cataract is causing only a mild blurring of your vision, a change in your glasses may be all that is needed to allow you to see better. If, however, the cataract is more advanced, correcting your vision fully may require removal of the cataract.
How is a cataract treated?
The only way a cataract can be removed is through surgery. There are no medications, dietary supplements, exercises, or optical devices that have been shown to treat cataracts.
Cataract surgery is an elective procedure in most instances. This means that the time to remove the cataract is when it interferes with your visual needs. If you are still able to perform all of the daily tasks that you like and need to do, then you may not need to have the cataracts removed. If, however, your vision is preventing you from driving, cooking, sewing, reading, or doing anything you want to do, and if the reason for the decreased vision is your cataract, then surgery to remove the may be indicated. Based on your symptoms, you and your ophthalmologist should decide together when surgery is appropriate.
Cataract surgery is usually performed under local anesthesia on an out-patient basis. Your ophthalmologist uses a microscope and delicate instruments to remove the cataract. In most cases, the focusing power of the eye is restored by placing a permanent lens implant inside the eye. This plastic lens implant is held in place inside the eye by a natural membrane. In approximately 20% of people, this natural membrane will become cloudy causing a decrease in vision. When this occurs, a laser can be used to open this cloudy membrane and restore vision. Thus, the laser is used after the initial cataract surgery, and only when that membrane becomes cloudy. Lasers are not used to remove the cataract itself!
What can be expected from cataract surgery?
Cataract surgery is highly successful. Improved vision occurs in over 90% of patients who have the surgery. Of course, no surgery is 100% successful, and it is imperative that you understand that complications can occur during or after the surgery. Some of these complications can be severe enough to limit vision. As with any surgery, a good result cannot be guaranteed. Make sure to discuss the surgery in detail with your doctor, and have all of your questions answered.
Below are Educational Animations to help explain about Cataracts and Cataract Surgery. To view in Spanish, select Spanish from the Languages drop down menu.
Diabetes and the Eye
Diabetes mellitus is a condition in which the body does not properly use and store sugar. The excess sugars that develop in the blood stream of a person with diabetes can lead to excessive urination and increased thirst. Over the long-term, the erratic blood sugar levels in a diabetic can different organs throughout the body. In the eye it can cause cataracts, glaucoma and even damage the blood vessels inside the eye.
During periods of uncontrolled diabetes, the diabetic's blood sugar level may become very high. When the blood sugar stays very high it may cause swelling of the lens of the eye. This will lead to a blurring of the vision. Fortunately, when the blood sugar returns to normal and stays normal, the lens swelling will subside and the vision will return to baseline. While this is not a very serious problem, diabetes can lead to permanent vision loss if not detected and treated early.
The retina is a nerve layer in the back of the eye that senses light and helps send images to the brain. Diabetes can damage the blood vessels in the retina causing them to leak blood or fluid. This can blur the vision especially if it affects the macula, that part of the retina that serves our most sensitive vision. If detected early enough, such swelling can often be treated with laser photocoagulation. A powerful beam of laser light is used to painlessly seal these leaking vessels.
Diabetes can also cause the blood vessels in the retina to grow fragile brush-like branches that can bleed. Severe bleeding in the eye can seriously diminish vision. Diabetics who develop such brush-like vessels can also develop scar tissue on the retina that can tug at the retina putting the patient at risk for retinal detachments. If these fragile vessels are detected before they bleed or cause scar tissue, their growth can be reduced and often halted by laser treatments. More advanced cases in which there is sever bleeding and/or retinal detachments require actual eye surgery to correct.
These abnormal blood vessels can also grow on the iris (e.g., the colored part of the eye around the pupil). When this happens the patient can develop a sever form of glaucoma as the pressure in the eye rises. Laser treatments can also be helpful in controlling the glaucoma if caught early enough.
Diabetes is the leading cause of new blindness among adults. The longer a person has diabetes, the more risk there is of developing diabetic eye disease. Fortunately today, with improved methods of diagnosis and treatment, only a small percentage of people with diabetes develop severe vision problems.
Early detection is the key to treatment in diabetic eye disease. Since the patient may not experience symptoms until the damage is advanced, it is important for each diabetic to have regular eye exams every year. In addition, pregnancy and high blood pressure can aggravate diabetic eye disease. Any diabetic who becomes pregnant should have their eyes examined in the first trimester even if they had a normal eye exam shortly before becoming pregnant. A diabetic whose blood pressure is not controlled should also have their eyes examined more frequently.
Despite the potentially severe affects of diabetes in the eye, a diabetic can maintain excellent ocular health. The best protection for a diabetic's eyes is to have regular medical eye examinations by an ophthalmologist (medical eye doctor). In addition, blood sugar control, attention to one's diet, avoiding smoking and watching blood pressure can aid a diabetic from losing the precious gift of sight.
Below are Educational Animations to help explain about Diabetes and the Eye.
To view in Spanish, select Spanish from the Languages drop down menu.
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Floaters and Flashes
Floaters are a common visual occurrence. They are often described as small specks, cob-webs, or dots floating in the vision. They appear to move with the vision.
The back of the eye is filled with a gel called the vitreous. When we are young the vitreous is a firm gel, like a bowl of hardened Jell-O. As we get older, this firm gel normally begins to liquefy, just like a bowl of Jell-O does if it is left sitting out. As the vitreous gel liquefies we may begin to see the material that comprise it. These clumps of gel we see are the floaters.
Often the liquefaction of the vitreous is a gradual process. The floaters may come and go and are few in number. Occasionally, however, the vitreous may liquefy suddenly, pulling away briskly from the retina. When this happens, the vitreous may tug sharply on the retina. This pulling on the retina will stimulate the retinal cells and cause a flash of light to be perceived by the person.
If the pull of the vitreous on the retina is great enough, it can tear a hole in the retinal wall. This may lead to the release of hundreds of retinal cells or even blood. This can lead to a shower of spots. This shower of spots is much more serious than the occasional floater described above. A tear in the retina can lead to a retinal detachment, a potentially blinding condition.
Therefore, it is important to let your ophthalmologist know about floating spots. If you ever develop a sudden onset of floaters, if you ever have a dramatic increase in the number of floaters you see, or if you ever see flashes of light, CALL YOUR OPHTHALMOLOGIST IMMEDIATELY! A retinal hole or detachment is treatable if caught early, but disastrous if not treated.
Below are Educational Animations to help explain about Floaters and Flashes.
To view in Spanish, select Spanish from the Languages drop down menu.
Glaucoma Treatment
Glaucoma is not one disease. There are many types of glaucoma, but in all of them, the optic nerve behind the eye is damaged. This damage results in a very characteristic loss of peripheral, or side, vision. If left untreated, eventually the vision is lost completely leading to complete blindness. This can happen in one eye or both eyes. Glaucoma is one of the main causes of blindness in the US. It affects millions of people. Unfortunately, many people don't know that they have glaucoma.
Glaucoma Treatment
Glaucoma is not one disease. There are many types of glaucoma, but in all of them, the optic nerve behind the eye is damaged. This damage results in a very characteristic loss of peripheral, or side, vision. If left untreated, eventually the vision is lost completely leading to complete blindness. This can happen in one eye or both eyes. Glaucoma is one of the main causes of blindness in the US. It affects millions of people. Unfortunately, many people don't know that they have glaucoma.
In glaucoma, usually the pressure inside the eye is too high. The eye is filled with fluid called aqueous humor. This fluid must drain out of the eye to prevent this pressure build-up. If there is a problem with the drainage inside the eye, the pressure inside the eye will increase. In most patients this pressure increase is gradual, and will generally produce no early symptoms. This is called chronic glaucoma. But if the pressure increase is sudden, it can produce severe pain and rapid loss of vision. This is called acute glaucoma.
The optic nerve, like the brain, does not grow back. Therefore, damage to the optic nerve from glaucoma is not reversible. Once vision is lost from glaucoma, nothing can be done to bring it back. This is why it is so important to catch and begin glaucoma treatment as soon as possible, before it causes any damage, or at least when the damage is minimal. The goal of treatment is to prevent glaucoma from getting worse. To make sure glaucoma is not getting worse, our glaucoma specialists at MEA check the eye pressure at every office visit. Other tests, such as the visual field tests and optic nerve imaging tests, are performed on a regular basis as well. MEA has the latest equipment to help monitor for glaucoma progression.
The only treatment proven to stop glaucoma is lowering the pressure inside the eye. There are different ways to lower the eye pressure, and treatment options vary depending on the severity and type of glaucoma. Our glaucoma specialists at MEA will determine the most appropriate treatment for you. Treatments may include eyedrops, pills, laser procedures, and surgery. Eye drops must be used daily, often long-term, to maintain the eye pressure at a low level. Laser procedures are performed in our offices and are generally painless, quick, and are low-risk. Surgery for glaucoma is performed in the operating room. Surgery is the most effective treatment to lower eye pressure, but it also has more risk. The"gold standard" surgical procedure for glaucoma is called trabeculectomy and it is the most commonly performed glaucoma operation. Our glaucoma specialists at MEA were trained at some of the most prestigious academic centers to perform glaucoma surgery using the latest techniques available.
In most patients, glaucoma is a treatable condition. The key to glaucoma treatment, as with many other diseases, is early detection and faithful adherence to the treatments prescribed by your doctor at MEA.
Increased eye pressure is the greatest risk factor for the development of glaucoma. There are other significant risk factors. If a family member has glaucoma, make certain your eyes are checked regularly. Also, African-Americans have a 4 times greater risk for glaucoma than whites. Age is a risk factor, especially if you are over 40. Nearsightedness, or myopia, is another risk factor. If you have poorly controlled diabetes, you are also at higher risk for glaucoma.
Below are a group of Educational Animations that help explain Glaucoma.
To view in Spanish, select Spanish from the Languages drop down menu.
Macular Degeneration
What is the Macula?
What is Macular Degeneration?
What is the cause of Macular Degeneration?
What are the types of Macular Degeneration?
What are the Symptoms of Macular Degeneration?
How is Macular Degeneration Diagnosed?
How is Macular Degeneration Treated?
Testing Your Vision with the Amsler Grid
What is the Macula?
The back of the eye is lined with a layer of cells called the retina. The retina is responsible for changing the light that enters our eye into an electrical signal that then goes to the brain where it is processed into vision. Within the retina is a small area where the cells are very, very sensitive. This area of the retina is responsible for our finest, central vision. It is called the macula.
Look at the diagram below. Stare directly at the words "Fine Vision". As you do this, you should be able to appreciate that there are words "Side Vision" to either side of"Fine Vision". However, the words "Side Vision" will not be in sharp focus. The reason for this is that when we look at something directly we are using the macula, that area of the retina that serves our finest vision. At the same time, the remainder of the retina is still helping to perceive our world, and is providing us with our side, or peripheral, vision.
What is Macular Degeneration?
The macula, possibly because its cells work very hard to serve our central vision, can deteriorate as part of the body's natural aging process. When this occurs, a person's fine, or central vision becomes affected. Although macular degeneration reduces vision in the center, it does not affect the side vision. So a person with macular degeneration may not be able to see the words fine vision above, but would be able to tell that there were the words side vision. Likewise, patients could see the outline of a clock, but not be able to tell what time it is. Macular degeneration alone does not result in total blindness. People continue to have side vision.
This usually allows them to take care of themselves.
What is the cause of Macular Degeneration?
The cause of macular degeneration is not known. We know that it occurs as part of the aging process in some people, although there are also "juvenile" forms of the condition that develop in people at much younger ages. We do know that macular degeneration can run in families. It has also been linked to smoking. In addition, it tends to be more common in women, fair skinned people and light eye colored individuals. The absence of these risk factors, however, does not mean macular degeneration cannot occur.
What are the types of Macular Degeneration?
There are two common types of macular degeneration: "dry", or atrophic, macular degeneration, and"wet", or exudative, macular degeneration.
Dry Macular Degeneration: Most people (90%) who have macular degeneration have this form of the condition. In dry macular degeneration the deterioration of the macula leads to thinning of the macular tissue. This thinning of the tissue leads to progressive loss of vision. It tends to be slow in progression. There, unfortunately, are no treatment for this type of degeneration.
Wet Macular Degeneration: Wet, or exudative, macular degeneration account for about 10% of all cases of the condition. The wet form occurs when abnormal blood vessels form in the deteriorating macula. These abnormal blood vessels will leak fluid or blood and cause a dramatic loss of central, or fine vision. This leads to a severe and rapid loss of vision. If the wet form is caught early enough, laser treatment can be used to try and halt the bleeding of these vessels.
What are the Symptoms of Macular Degeneration?
The symptoms are wide and varied. In some people, the early form of the degeneration may be hardly noticeable. Sometimes the condition affects only one eye while the other eye continues to see well, so that symptoms are minimized.
When both eyes are affected, the symptoms will be noticed as a disturbance in central, or fine vision. Words on a page may become blurred, straight lines (especially vertical edges of door frames, etc.) may become crooked, and dark or empty areas may appear in the center of one's vision.
How is Macular Degeneration Diagnosed?
A complete eye exam by an ophthalmologist (medical doctor who specializes in the eye) is needed to determine if a person has macular degeneration. Simple in office tests combined with the doctor dilating your pupils and looking at your macula under magnification will allow him or her to tell if you suffer from macular degeneration.
How is Macular Degeneration Treated?
Despite ongoing medical research, there is no treatment or cure for the dry form of the condition. Some doctors believe that nutritional supplements may slow the deterioration, although this has not been proven. Treatment now focuses on helping people find ways to cope with the visual impairment.
The wet form of the degeneration can be treated with laser if caught early. This laser treatment will not bring the vision back to normal, but is done to prevent the person from losing all of their central vision.
Despite advanced medical treatment, people with macular degeneration still experience vision loss. Matossian Eye is proud to offer the services of a low vision specialist who can help select optical and non-optical devices to aid a person in their activities of daily living. While the vision loss cannot be reversed, the goal of our low vision service is to help people maintain a satisfying lifestyle.
Below are a group of Educational Animations that help describe Macular conditions described here on our website. To view in Spanish, select Spanish from the Languages drop down menu.
Testing Your Vision with the Amsler Grid
You can check your vision daily by using an Amsler grid like the one pictured below. You may find changes in your vision you would not notice otherwise. Putting the grid on the refrigerator door is a good way to remember to look at it each day.
To use the grid:
- wear your reading glasses and look at the grid from a distance of
12 – 15 inches in good light.
- cover one eye.
- look at the center dot with the uncovered eye.
- While looking at the center dot, note whether all of the lines are straight or if any areas are distorted, blurred or dark.
- repeat this procedure with the other eye.
- if any area of the grid looks wavy, blurred or dark, contact your ophthalmologist immediately.
Chalazion (a.k.a."Stye")
A chalazion, also referred to as a stye, is caused by a blockage of one of the oil glands along the lid margin. When one of these oil glands becomes plugged, its contents back up causing swelling. The swelling causes pressure which is why a stye tends to be very sensitive. Blocked oil is released into the surrounding tissues causing the inflammation and redness associated with a stye. Chalazion can affect any age group from small children to older individuals.
While chalazion are often unsightly and uncomfortable, they generally go away spontaneously. In fact, 90% of styes will resolve on their own within 3 to 4 weeks of their appearance.
To aid in the resolution of your chalazion, we suggest you use a warm compress on the eye at least 4 times a day, more if possible, until either the stye resolves or a month passes.
Warm Compresses
- use water from the tap that is hot but not so hot as to burn!
- wet a wash cloth with the water.
- wring out the cloth so that it is warm and moist.
- place over closed eye.
- repeat the dipping in warm water whenever the cloth becomes cool.
- continue for a total of 15 minutes each time and repeat at least 4 times a day.
If the stye is still large and firm after a month, it is unlikely that it will go away completely on its own. In that case various options exist: you may elect to do nothing or we can incise and drain it in the office. Steroid injections into the stye have been used in the past, but recent evidence shows that their success rate is poor and they can lead to complications. We generally do not recommend steroid injections into the styes.
Your doctor will discuss these treatment options with you in more detail. As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask us!
Tearing in Adults
Tears are very beneficial for our eyes. They help keep the eyes moist, can aid in flushing out foreign substances, and even help to express your deepest emotions. But sometimes people tear for reasons that are not normal or beneficial. Oftentimes such tearing is a real hindrance to normal activities.
Excess tearing can produce many symptoms. Some people actually have tears overflow onto their cheeks, while in others the tears produce a moist appearance to the eye. Some people complain that they constantly have to blot their eyes dry and are never without a tissue for this reason. Whatever the symptom, the excess tears can cause blurry vision, redness of the lids, and may even lead to eye infections.
In order to understand tearing problems, it is helpful to know a little bit about the anatomy of tear production and drainage. Tears are produced by glands in the eyelids. There are two types of tears; baseline tears, which are present constantly and serve to keep the eye moist, and reflex tears which are produced in response to some stimulation, such as foreign body or emotion. The tears are then drained from the eye via small opening in the inner aspect of each eyelid. From these openings, the tears drain through a duct into the nose (see figure). This explain why our nose runs when we cry. Excess tearing in adults can occur because of a number of problems ranging from tear production to drainage.
Many conditions cause excess tearing. Surprisingly, people with dry eye may complain of tearing. This is because the dryness causes the eye to become irritated, and this, in turn, stimulates the lacrimal gland to work overtime. Excess tears are then formed which may role down the face. The treatment in dry eye, therefore, is aimed at the reducing the dryness which causes the irritation either through artificial tears or tiny plugs that block the drainage holes for the tears.
Likewise, allergies can produce tearing by causing eye irritation. The eye reacts to allergies much like it reacts to a foreign body, it wants to 'tear' the offending agent out of the eye. Unlike a foreign body, however, allergies cannot be washed away and the tearing may become chronic. Allergies can usually be treated with drops.
Abnormalities of the lid may also lead to excess tears. A lash that turns inwards can irritate the eye leading to tearing. This is easily treated by removing the offending lash. In addition, a lid that droops or otherwise does not sit in a normal position may cause tearing by not properly pumping the tears out of the eye. Returning the eyelid to its normal position thorough some simple surgical procedures generally takes care of the problem.
The tears drain from the eye through a small opening in each eyelid. From this opening, a canal drains the tears into the nose. This explains why we have a runny nose when we cry. Blockage of the canal that drains the tears is very common, especially as one gets older. In situations where the canal is blocked, surgery can usually take care of the problem.
In short, in almost every case of tearing there is a treatment plan that can help. Deciding on a proper course of treatment, however, begins with a thorough history into the nature of the tearing, and then a proper examination of your eyes and tear ducts.
Tearing in Children
While there are many causes of tearing in children, the majority in the first year of life are related to congenital obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct (NLD).
The following statistics are of interest:
- 6% of all newborns have a persistent congenital NLD obstruction
- Of these, the majority will clear spontaneously.
- of the children tearing at 3 months of age, 80% may spontaneously resolve by 12 months of age.
- of those tearing at 6 months of age, 70% may resolve by 12 months.
- of those tearing at 9 months of age, 50% may resolve by 12 months.
The following treatment options exist:
- Medical management/massage/topical antibiotics
- Surgical management:
- probing only
- probing and irrigation
- infracture of the inferior turbinate
- silastic intubation
- dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR)
- conjunctivo-DCR
Probing can be done either in the office or in the operating room under general anesthesia. In-office probing is limited to children under 6 months of age. Since most of these resolve on their own, in-office probing may be excessive treatment. In addition, in-office probing is uncomfortable and cannot provide a diagnostic probe. We generally reserve in-office probing only for those rare instances where a child was born with a swollen, infected tear sac.
Probing under general anesthesia allows for a complete evaluation and offers us the ability to do additional procedures at the time if required. The success of one probe and irrigation decreases the older the child is:
- If the child was initially probed when less than 13 months, approximately 95% will be cured with the first probing.
- If the child was initially probed between the ages of 13 and 18 months, 75% will be cured with the first probe.
- If initially probed when older than 24 months, only 33% will be cured with one probe.
Any decision regarding the treatment of your child requires the active participation of YOU, the parent. We are here to answer any and all questions you may have; do not hesitate to ask!


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Spotlight on Hardin Towell as he takes CSI5* Artisan Farms Trophy in Miami…
Today's feature CSI5* competition drew an interested crowd from the shores of South Beach as the sun eased and an ocean breeze offered an amazing atmosphere in the heart of Miami city. Many riders entered their Grand Prix mounts for Saturday's class, in the initial 1.45 class, won by Columbia's Carlos Lopez. Top combinations included World No.1 Scott Brash and Hello Sanctos, McLain Ward and Rothchild, Kent Farrington and Voyeur, Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum and Fibonacci 17, Lauren Hough and Ohlala, Olympic Gold medal winning combination Steve Guerdat and Nino des Buissonnets as well as Beezie Madden and Abigail Wexner's Simon, just to name a few.
But today's big win went to rising star, Hardin Towell, riding for Jennifer Gates of the Gates Family. The feature class of the day, the Artisan Farms Trophy went to Hardin Towell and Cadence, owned by Jennifer Gates. The pair were just too fast over the course set by Italy's Uliano Vezzani, stopping the clock at a lightening 37.15 second. Second place went to Steve Guerdat and Concetto Son in a time of 38.25 seconds and third went to the Netherlands' Maikel van der Vleuten and VDL Groep Arera C with a time of 38.71 seconds. Towell, who will attend the Longines FEI World Cup Finals in Las Vegas in two week time, really showed just how fast he could be to beat two of the quickest European riders on the circuit!
The first round of the class was a deceptively testing course with no real bogey fences, though a smattering of tricky rails caught out many. Of the 56 starters, 13 jumped clear in the stunning arena, watched closely by the crowds drawn to the to see these fantastic riders in action. The jump-off course offered some daring turn-backs and risky gallops but Hardin never faltered, taking a commanding win. With tomorrow's American Invitational and Saturday's Longines Global Champions Tour of Miami Beach Grand Prix still to come, the home team are on flying form and we could well see another big U.S. victory over the coming days.
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Kada Morris age 4 (left) and her sister Kacelyn age 6 receive press-on tattoos from Alexandra Young at the Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in High Springs. The tattoo booth was sponsored by the Santa Fe High School Color Guard. (Today photo/RAY CARSON)
HIGH SPRINGS – On the evening of Nov. 18, sirens wailed and emergency lights flashed as police cars and a fire engine came racing down Main Street in High Springs. But there was no disaster or emergency. They were escorting a famous guest to a waiting crowd of anxious children. Santa Claus had come to town.
His visit was just one of the activities at the Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on High Springs Main Street. For the past 15 years, the High Springs Chamber of Commerce has hosted the event as an opening celebration for the holiday season. The ceremony is marked by the lighting of a decorated Christmas tree in the open lot next to True Value on Main Street in the downtown area.
There were a variety of activities, entertainment and vendors during the ceremony, with most of them geared toward children. Christmas is the most celebrated religious and cultural holiday in America and billions of people around the world celebrate it as the day that Christ was born. But beyond its religious meaning it is also a celebration of good will to all – a time to gather with family and friends, a time to share with others, enjoy good food and exchange gifts. Especially for children, there is a special magic to the holiday and the local chamber of commerce wanted to make sure that magic is celebrated for all the children in the community. The Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony marks the beginning of a demonstration of the Thanksgiving and Christmas spirit in High Springs.
While the tree lighting and Santa's visit were the main attraction, there were additional food vendors and musical entertainment. The merchants on Main Street hosted an open house, some providing treats or activities for the children.
In the plaza where the event takes place, various tables were set up with activities such as face painting, Christmas card making, decorating ornaments and cookie decorating with jelly beans and licorice. Other tables offered children small gifts and sweets. Youngsters were able to get stick-on tattoos, lighted rings and small toys.
According to event organizer and head elf, Vicki Cox, organizations such as First Baptist Church, Sammy's ministry, Kiwanis and the Junior Beta club helped to make the event a success, with each year getting bigger. It is a community driven event, geared toward keeping Christmas traditions and Christmas music alive for the community's children.
The evening started with music provided by Antoinette and Randy Hunt, with Michael Loveday acting as master of ceremonies and sound man. The First Baptist Church provided a choral group who sang to children as their parents strolled to various booths to share in the activities. Chamber member Tom Weller took to the stage to announce the annual Christmas Tree Lighting. With a countdown from the crowd, the lights on the tree turned on, bathing the surrounding area in a burst of color.
But for most of the children, the most anticipated event was the arrival of Santa Claus. With lights flashing and sirens wailing, he arrived in the High Springs fire truck with a police escort as befitting such an important visitor. Children lined up waiting for a chance to sit on Santa's lap to tell him their Christmas gift wishes. One by one they were escorted to Santa by Cox, who dressed as the head elf for Santa. With wide eyes and plenty of smiles, the children got to talk to Santa, creating a memory that would last a lifetime and bringing that special magic that is Christmas.
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Legend has it that he and his brother traveled to Lyria where they met and fell in love with twin sisters, Rigoberta and Impecca, with Ceran marrying the latter. He then settled in Lyria and, after the death of his father-in-law Egon, took power and started a new dynasty with Impecca.
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United States Special Representative on Iran Brian Hook said on Wednesday that the US is still determined to push Iranian oil exports to zero, a promise made several times this year by Donald Trump, using a 'calibrated' approach that will ensure maximum economic pressure on the rogue state without lifting global oil prices.
On Monday, November 5, the US reinstated sanctions on Iran's oil, shipping and banking industries, as Trump promised to do when he pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers back in May. The idea being that by cutting off Iran's main source of income – oil exports – the regime would be forced back to the negotiating table for a deal that addresses all of the mullahs malign behaviour.
Although the Trump administration had planned to get Iran's oil exports down to zero by the time the sanctions came into force, they have issued temporary exemptions to eight countries – China, India, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Greece, Italy and Turkey. Hook declined to provide details of the confidential bilateral deals with the countries, but said that this would help to cut Iran's oil exports completely without jeopardising the oil market.
He said: "We have been very careful about applying maximum economic pressure (on Iran) without lifting the price of oil and we have done that successfully. We are going to be continuing our path to zero. We do want to achieve maximum pressure without harming friends or allies and we don't want to lift the price of oil. … We have calibrated this very well."
Iran's oil exports have already fallen to 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) in October, according to energy consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie, a drop of over 1 million bpd from its high of 2.8 million bpd in April, before Trump left the nuclear deal.
In October, oil prices reached $85 per barrel, with many people scared about a steep decline in Iranian exports, but the price dropped on Wednesday when US crude output hit a record high. This is expected to help meet the demand for former Iranian oil importers.
Hook confirmed that the US does have a target for reducing Iranian oil exports in the next six months, with the ultimate goal of halting them entirely, but did not reveal what the six-month target was.
Another policy of the Treasury Department would be to target the escrow accounts holding Iranian oil revenues to ensure that they are never used for illicit goods.


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Halloween has come and gone, and my neighbors are putting away their dancing skeletons and digging up the skeletal hands that were poking through the ground to grab us.
All these skeletons are campy and fun, but sometimes I forget that I have my very own skeleton, and I walk it around every day. It's there, beneath the fat and muscles I often obsess about.
You don't easily change your skeleton. You can break it, but it's really hard to break.
Instead, you can rest on it.
Rest on your skeleton. It's solid, and it's there.
When I first started hanging out with rock climbers, it took me quite a while to learn the lingo. Rock climbers are often saying strange things, like "that's chaucy" (crappy crumbly rock) or "I have the beta" (information) or "I flashed that route" (I climbed it clean without someone setting any gear and without knowing any beta).
One day, as I was watching crack climbers, a climber was in a layback position, and someone offered this strange advice:
"Rest on your skeleton."
The thought hardly computed to me, I kept running program on it, like, "What??? What does that mean? How do you do that? Is that even possible?"
And yet, we all have a skeleton. It is strong. It is foundational. It takes the load of all our muscles, fat, skin, blood, and bodily fluids. It is the structure beneath all the thinking, flexing, pumping, and moving.
Rest on your skeleton.
The other day, I was out running on my local Shoreline trail, and I was tired in mind but not body. I'm happy that I can tell the difference now, but I still get aggravated at my mind for not getting with the program some days.
Relax, Georgi. Breathe. Enjoy this time outside. Your body feels strong. It's just your thoughts that are weighing you down.
And then, I chose a thought that gave me tremendous relief:
Rest on your skeleton.
Somehow, my legs felt lighter, my shoulders relaxed, I released the load to my skeleton, to my bones. I let the foundation of my body guide me down the trail.
You've got this. Let it go. Relax and breathe. Rest on your skeleton.
As Fall changes slowly to Winter, fear creeps in about changes, Daylight Savings knocks our clocks back, and we resist the impending death of the shiny green things in our lives.
Beautiful reader: Underneath it all, every day, you have a skeleton. It is strong. Despite the changes in your muscles and fat and thoughts and lives, it is solidly there. It can hold you. You can trust it.
Hey gorgeous, do you ever feel weary?
Me too.
Good thing that feelings are temporary, like Halloween decorations.
Good thing that your skeleton is always there.
So lay back. Rest on your skeleton. Trust in your foundation as everything changes around us in the stunning and never-ending cycles of life.


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Adams claims interim world title
PUBLISHED: 10:00 10 October 2018
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The latest news from Camden and Haringey
Former Haringey Police amateur Nicola Adams is the new interim WBO world super flyweight champion after beating Isabel Millan in Leicester on Saturday.
Adams claimed the belt in just her fifth professional fight, but was made to work hard by the Mexican at the Leicester Arena.
The 35-year-old had to use all of her boxing skill against an opponent who continued to come forward for all 10 rounds.
The two-time Olympic champion kept slamming in head punches which did not seem to have any affect on Millan.
Thankfully, all three judges voted in favour of Adams, who is due to fight for the full world title in Manchester on December 22.
Tottenham lightweight Jeffrey Ofori will challenge the reigning Southern Area champion Jumanne Camero on a Goodwin promotion this Saturday.
Unbeaten in seven bouts since turning professional in May 2017, Ofori will take on Camero at the Tottenham Green Pools & Fitness Centre.
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TBY talks to Baran Umut Baycan, Founding Senior Partner of Baycan Law Office, on offering top-notch advice and support to clients operating in the local mining sector.
BIOGRAPHYBaran Umut Baycan was called to the bar in November 2000. Between 1999 and 2002 he worked at Iplikçioðlu Law Office, and later worked at Park Holding and ATV Television Legal Department. Baycan Law Office was established in Istanbul in 2005. He is also a member of the Istanbul Bar Association, and the General Manager of HPD Law Magazine.
How does Baycan Law Office leverage its experience and reputation to provide the most innovative and expert advice for its clients?
On the basis of our experience in the mining sector mainly and many years of legal practise in Turkey, we approach our clients as business partners. We evaluate their business plan and targets together based on their attitudes and mid- to long-term plans. We use all of our legal, financial, and networking skills to assist our clients in the most effective way. We have changed the old-school lawyer attitude, and we have an innovative approach to creating business solutions for our clients. Our law firm consists of lawyers and consultants who have expertise in mining law and administrative law, which constitute the basis of our operations in the mining sector. Within this scope, our firm is familiar with large- and small-scale mining firms, provides its experience to firms that intend to work in the mining area, shares its knowledge regarding the functioning of public institutions, and cooperates with ministries and general directorates for revisions to the Mining Law. As we have a power of disposition on regulations, our firm can therefore inspect the suitability of transactions prior to applications and, in this regard, we act as a preventive mechanism.
What distinguishes Baycan Law Office among Turkish commercial law firms?
Our sectorial experience that focuses on mining and energy is a distinguishing factor for Baycan Law Office. The legal and financial solutions we have found for our clients so far have become a good example and the best advertisement of our skills and experience. For this reason, Baycan Law Office has increased its reputation and developed a good name in the mining sector. Also, with the management and direction of our Officer Partner İsmail Biçer, all of our team members are ready to assist our clients at any time of day. Our main objective is to assist our clients and, as most of our clients are foreign companies, to make them feel that they have a good partner in Turkey who is always ready to assist.
How does Turkey compare to other mining investment destinations globally?
The Turkish government provides attractive incentives for every type of investment, and especially FDI. These are supportive regulations that have been enacted to draw the attention of foreign investors. In addition to that, in the mining sector, amendments to the regulations are all being made for one reason: to support a real, solid, and focused mining investor with financial capabilities. Our Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Taner Yıldız, is always ready to deal with the problems faced by investors and companies. In addition, Hamdi Yıldırım, General Manager of the General Directorate of Mining Affairs, is always ready to assist foreign investors. Current legislation and the attitude of bureaucrats and the administrative organs are friendly to investors.
How would you characterize the growth of Turkey's gold mining sector over the past decade?
The increase over the last 10 years is a good signal for the future. There are several mines in operation and there are other mines being developed, too. Today, market prices for gold might seem negative for the gold sector; however, if you examine gold prices over the last 30 years, it is possible that it will increase at any time. The Turkish mining sector is growing and we are happy to be part of it. In order to be successful, it is important to establish a business with the right people, the right partner, and the right resources to get ahead in the gold mining sector in Turkey.
Turkey's gold mining sector has been dominated by international firms so far. Is this a trend that you expect to continue in the future?
This is true to some extent; however, there are several leading Turkish gold mining companies that are very large and have the potential to dominate in the international scene, too. For this reason, it is hard to say that gold mining sector in Turkey is dominated by international firms; however, this statement might be true in quantitative terms when it comes to foreign investors. This could perhaps be due to the extensive experience needed in the gold mining sector and the long-term profits that are reaped. Beyond any doubt, Turkish investors will take into account the potential long-term profits and play a more efficient role in the sector. However, the lack of technical experience will necessitate the cooperation of Turkish and foreign firms.
Which segments of Turkey's energy sector will present the greatest opportunities for investors in the coming years?
Turkey has a growing energy demand. Because of that need today, and for the future, especially with Turkey's admirable goal of being the 10th largest economy by 2023, there are many opportunities for investors. Recently, the excitement created by the shale gas/shale oil "revolution" in America has generated interest in Turkey regarding her shale gas and shale oil potential. The media attention and the ratification of the new petroleum law coupled with the fact that Turkey is heavily reliant on the importation of oil and gas to meet its growing energy demands has created excitement within the government and the industry. The shale gas industry here in Turkey is really in its infancy stage. We do not know what the real shale gas/oil resource potential is. Therefore, there are great opportunities for the right investors who have the technical know-how and appetite to explore for a shale gas/oil resource. Additionally, Turkey has large lignite reserves. The government has placed an emphasis on utilizing these reserves for power generation to help meet her energy needs; which presents a good opportunity for investors.
What is your prediction for Turkey's mining and energy sectors over the medium term?
In the energy sector, Turkey has a large account deficit with a large percentage of that associated with petroleum and gas imports. Turkey's energy needs are increasing; and where there is a need, there is an opportunity.
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Sir Suma Chakrabarti, President, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development
Sustainable development is growth that doesn't burden our children or grandchildren. We at the EBRD believe that the current economic crisis is an opportunity for us all to have a close look at the way we manage our resources and build our future. And we are already doing exactly that in Turkey.read article
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Hasan Arat, Chairman, Istanbul 2020 Olympic Bid Committee
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Ariz. legislator's opponents file recall petition
Critics of an Arizona legislator who sponsored the state's controversial immigration law filed petitions Tuesday to force a recall election for the Mesa Republican.
The requirement to do so is 7,756 voter signatures from Senate President Russell Pearce's legislative district.
Recall proponents say they filed petitions bearing 18,315 signatures. But campaign chairman Chad Snow acknowledged thousands of those might be duplicates or signatures of people who live outside Pearce's district.
"We want those extra petition signatures to send a message," Snow said. "We want to send a message to Sen. Pearce, to every legislator down here at the Arizona Legislature that this kind of extreme, ideologically driven policies will no longer be tolerated in our state."
Officials say it could take until August to determine whether the petitions meet requirements.
Pearce is best known for sponsoring immigration measures including the 2010 enforcement law known as SB1070. A judge has placed key provisions of that measure on hold while they're challenged in court.
Pearce also sponsored Arizona's 2007 employer sanctions law, which was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court last week.
Critics contend Pearce has focused too much on illegal immigration while giving short shrift to education, health care and other concerns of Arizonans.
Pearce did not immediately return a call for comment Tuesday.
He told The Associated Press last week he was taking the possibility of a recall seriously, but said he wasn't worried about losing his seat. He also said the recall attempt was "silly" because he already must run again in 2012 to keep his seat.
Pearce received some unwelcome attention earlier this year when a Fiesta Bowl internal report disclosed that he accepted numerous free trips to college football games in other states. He has denied wrongdoing and said he took the trips to help promote the Fiesta Bowl and Arizona's economy.
If there is a recall election, it would be held in November or March. The election's timing depends on how long officials take to check signatures and make required certifications.


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We took a mid-winter break in Toronto recently and unfortunately the wife slipped on some ice at one point and she came home sporting a rather colourful black eye. After a while, you get tired of telling people the real story and you just tell them you will not do it again.
The reason for mentioning this was an e-mail from a reader the other day accusing me of being a white, male racist. While people who know me well would laugh at the suggestion, I am in the same boat as those who are accused of various shortcomings. How do you prove you are not what they say?
For example, the e-mail sender suggested that I was racist in my 'snide' remarks about North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, such as referring to him as a troglodyte (caveman). As, in the same breath, I called Donald Trump much worse, what does that make me?
What really must have annoyed the reader was what he called my "barely disguised snips at Jagmeet Singh." You can be very sure that I checked all references to Singh's religion within the Sikh community.
I do not have a degree awarded by a university for studies in ethnicity but I earned my knowledge and respect for our multicultural country growing up on the streets of Toronto after the Second World War.
I disapprove of Singh being leader of the new democrats on the same basis as that of a priest in clerical collar and cassock or an observant Hassidic with dreadlocks being the leader of a major party. Ours is secular society and I think any person who can potentially be prime minister should honour that secular nature.
I certainly respect the right of Jagmeet to wear the five-Ks of an observant Sikh as ordered by the Tenth Guru. I am also well aware of the respect for him in the Sikh communities in British Columbia and in Ontario. Canada has been welcoming Sikh immigrants from the sub-continent (other than the disgusting Komagata Maru incident in Vancouver in 1914) since the 1800s.
But I have always found it disquieting for politicians to use blocs of ethnic support to gain political victories. The way that Brampton's Patrick Brown panders to immigrants from the sub-continent for political advantage disgusts me. I am also firmly of the opinion that Jagmeet Singh should not have used the Sikh communities in B.C. and Ontario to swamp the membership of the national NDP and win the leadership based on Sikh support. His real test will be in October.
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Ashley Graham
Fearless and frank, Ashley Graham is the plus-size model on a mission to reshape fashion. Christa D'Souza spends a day tailing a trailblazer.
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Changing-room etiquette dictates that when someone right in front of you is nude, you politely avert your gaze. But when Ashley Graham casually drops her towel and reveals her magnificent, size 18, 36DDD self in her entirety it seems rude, almost, not to stare. Damn, sister (and I speak as someone who worships at the shrine of skinny), that's some body you've got there.
It's a rainy Monday morning and Graham, 29, has just flown in to London from New York for the GQ Men of the Year awards, at which she will present the Model of the Year award to Bella Hadid. "The Hadid girls, they're big in the UK, right?" she says in her low drawl. "I haven't met Bella yet, but I know Gigi through Sports Illustrated." (Last year, Graham became the first ever plus-sized model to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated's famous swimsuit issue.)
Ashley Graham, who works out three times a week back home in Brooklyn – a mixture of weightlifting, Pilates and shadow-boxing ("good for my waist") – looks sleek as a seal in her maximum-support Enell bra, Nike top and XL Alala leggings, barely breaking into a sweat. Despite the fact that she landed late last night, we're starting our day off early with a workout session at the South Kensington Club in west London. On the treadmill – me huffing and puffing away on the lowest incline, willing the hour to end as Christian the trainer puts us through our paces – she chats away about how she thinks the whole BMI thing is "kind of bullshit… mine probably makes me morbidly obese"; how calories in, calories out, in her opinion, is a myth; how she only ever wears a string bikini on the beach: "My theory is that big underwear makes big girls look bigger." And, oh yes, how she's interested to hear I do hot yoga, because she used to, too. "I did two classes in a row and it gave me an orgasm. I'm not kidding. I looked it up – it's called a yogasm."
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She tells me, too, how her 2.6 million Instagram followers love it when she posts pictures of herself working out (click on her hashtag #curvyfitclub for actual routines), the more intense the workout the better. Which reminds her, would Christian mind videoing her for it? "Whoop, feel the burn, girl!" she hollers, punching the air as he obediently tracks around her, and a fellow treadmiller – an etiolated blonde d'un certain age, who looks like she's been going for hours – grimly pounds away, taking pains not to stare.
Meet Ashley Graham, plus-sized supermodel, body activist, lingerie designer, swimsuit designer, public speaker and role model to, well, millions of women and girls "who've thought they were fat and ugly their whole lives". Probably best known as the lingerie model for American plus-sized label Lane Bryant, she has also appeared in campaigns for Marina Rinaldi, Levi's and Calvin Klein. Having co-founded Alda – "a collective of models that represents beauty beyond size and challenges conventional notions within the fashion industry" (as it says on her glossy website, Ashleygraham.com) – she has also spoken at the UN's Empowering Women Summit (dressed in a midriff-baring leopard-print shirt, white heels and blue houndstooth pencil skirt which, on her, somehow worked); been a guest at the White House Correspondents' Dinner; hosted a TEDx Talk entitled "Plus size? More like my size", which has had more than a million online views; and appeared on the cover of Forbes magazine for 2016's prestigious 30 under 30 issue ("I'm up there with the creator of Tinder! Me and Tinder – it's major!").
A combination, in the flesh, of Cindy Crawford and the actress Eva Mendes (with maybe a dash of Renée Simonsen, the Danish model from the Eighties), with a voice like melted chocolate, a laugh like Ethel Merman's and the fluid, back-atcha articulacy of a good chat-show host (she moonlights as a judge on America's Next Top Model), Graham is the perfect ambassadress for the plus-sized. If anyone is going to disabuse us of the notion that thin equals happy (and healthy), if anyone can make fuller figures more mainstream, it's her.
Although, can we maybe call it something else? In Graham's opinion, the label "plus-sized" (which generally starts at a 16 in Britain and a 14 in America) shouldn't even exist. Indeed, in her utopia, the fashion industry would be size blind and have no labels at all; girls of all shapes would be represented on the catwalks, from skinny to curvy and "in-betweeny".
"It's crazy, right?" says Graham, now back in her clothes (skinny black jeans and black stretch-lace body from one of the Kardashians' favourite labels, House of CB). "When we're supposed to be talking about diversity for women, it feels so divisive and purpose-defeating, giving us yet another label. Meanwhile, those girls between the sizes of UK 8 and 14 have no modelling jobs. They might do random lingerie or swimsuit, but they're not big enough for catalogue, and no way do they do runway."
In Graham's opinion, the label "plus-sized" shouldn't exist. "It feels so divisive and purpose-defeating, giving us yet another label."
In an industry widely criticised for working with extremes, size-wise, there's no skirting the issue, there's nothing "in-betweeny" about Graham. She's a big girl: not just Marilyn Monroe big – big big. Or "brave" big (the adjective most people offered when I showed them an Instagram picture of her in a bra and pants for a recent lingerie show).
But despite the back fat and the solid shot-put thighs and, yes, the cellulite (all of which she's made a point of posting, unfiltered, alongside the hashtag #beautybeyondsize, "because the point is to make women feel better, not shittier about themselves"), the overall picture, thanks to her razor-sharp cheekbones, endless legs and well-turned ankles, does not smack of – here I'm going to say it – fat. There are no rolls around her 33½in waist, she goes in in all the right places, and she knows, as it were, how to work it. "Oh yeah, I'm a shapeshifter," she says, clapping her hands above her head and twisting her upper body towards me, Carmen Miranda-style.
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We've finished in the gym and are now trying to find a taxi to take us to lunch. Oblivious to the row of young builders on their lunch break watching in silent, slack-jawed admiration as she sashays down the street, Graham explains how she went on Good Morning America in November 2015 and got on a treadmill and had an actual diabetes screening plus other health tests alongside a US size 2 model – and was found, shock horror, to be perfectly fit and healthy. "A lot of bodybuilders have high BMIs. It's not an indication of your overall health," she shrugs. "Like, why put more standards on women saying there's a maximum BMI? I just think we need to be healthy, and I am."
Brought up with her two sisters, Abigail, now 23, and Madison, 24, in Lincoln, Nebraska – "the number-one place in the US to start a new business and find a husband, apparently" – Graham attributes her indefatigable self-belief and optimism to her mother, Linda. "My mom's parents were farmers, so every summer my sisters and I would help out, hauling pipe and pulling maggots off the corn. We hated it, but it taught me the meaning of good hard work."
Unsure of her heritage ("My mom is German and my dad's mother looks black, but she refuses to confirm or own it, so that side is all a bit of a mystery"), Graham says as a young girl she was "big-boned", like the rest of her family, but always thought of herself as normal "because our mother [herself anywhere between a British size 16 to 20] wouldn't let us think otherwise about ourselves."
Read more: Ashley: Why 2017 Is The Year Of Beauty Beyond Size
"We were also brought up in a Christian household where words had power. Mom would say, 'If you call yourself fat, you're going to be fat, if you say you're stupid, you're going to be stupid.' Knowing we had to watch what we said shaped and moulded me. Women can negatively compete with each other, going 'Oh, I'm so fat', or 'Oh god, my butt's so big!' Well, my baby sister and I, we walked around the house naked, there was never any of that."
That said, when she was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of nine, she remembers being miserable after getting prescribed Adderall, "which stopped me eating at school, and then the moment it wore off I'd get home and eat everything." It gave her an idea of what it might be like to have an eating disorder. "When a sophomore at college came up to me two years ago and told me she stopped being bulimic after watching my TED Talk, I actually cried."
She describes herself in her early teens as "loud and unapologetic, with big breasts and a thing for Scary Spice which kind of frightened away all the guys." She was also diagnosed with dyslexia "and was literally terrible at everything, except maybe English and Spanish. I was never pretty enough or thin enough to be in the really popular group, but I charmed my way through. I still do. Killing people with kindness, that's always been my thing."
"My Mom would say, 'If you call yourself fat, you're going to be fat, if you say you're stupid, you're going to be stupid.'"
Graham went to her first casting at the age of 14, for a bra commercial, "with my mom signing a piece of paper that said they'd airbrush out my nipples. I did it so well, I came back every month and it all went from there." By the age of 18 she had signed to Ford Models and was living in New York, where that self-belief temporarily faltered.
"I gained a lot of weight because I was eating out every single meal; I was insecure because everybody kept telling me to lose it – one casting agent even threw cash at me as an incentive. I tried every diet: cabbage soup, juice fasting, Weight Watchers… Can you imagine how hard that was for a girl who loves to eat? Plus I started dating all the wrong guys."
It was one particular guy, "who threw me down on the couch and chased me round the kitchen with a butcher's knife", who marked a turning point. That, and the notorious lingerie television advertisement she did for Lane Bryant, which was supposed to run during prime-time slots on ABC and Fox in 2010, but at the last minute got shifted to later in the schedule for being, allegedly, too racy.
"My perception is that it had something to do with me having much larger breasts or a butt or hips – somehow, in some way, it was too overtly sexual, in a way that other popular lingerie commercials weren't – but the media picked up on it. I was on Jay Leno's show. It was crazy, I was 21 years old. But that is when my career took off. And around that same time, I started eating sensibly, I started working out, I started spiritually and mentally turning into the person I wanted to be."
Read more: Vogue Asks: Ashley Graham
It was while handing out mints in the lift before church (she is a practising Christian) that Graham met her future husband, cinematographer Justin Ervin. Famously, she insisted on celibacy until their wedding night in 2010, and the pair have just come back from celebrating their sixth anniversary on Martha's Vineyard.
We're now sitting in Farmacy, Camilla Fayed's vegan restaurant on Westbourne Grove, waiting for our shared starter of raw bruschetta. When it arrives – five doll-sized bits of cardboard (or so it appears to us) garnished with fresh flowers – Graham hoots with laughter. "God, I wonder what my pizza's going to look like?"
If given a choice, Graham prefers raw food and a green juice, but she also loves her red wine and will splurge on old-fashioned macaroni cheese or, for pudding, pizza crusts dipped in Nutella. "But I'm very aware of portion control, and I'm also aware of why I choose to eat certain foods. I ask myself, 'Am I eating this because I'm actually hungry or is this food some kind of reward?'"
I ask her if, as a poster-girl for plus-sizedom, she ever secretly fantasises about losing weight; if, deep down, she rather liked it when, after posting a picture of herself on Instagram where she looked a good couple of sizes smaller, she was viciously accused of being a traitor to the cause. "That was nuts, huh? It just shows what a good model I am that I can make myself look thinner, because I had not lost any weight. But do I sometimes wish I were thinner? God, in the old days, absolutely I did, but now I feel that to lose weight would be disloyal to myself. A lot of who I am is connected to my size, and I am so happy with who I am."
Only flagging very slightly after lunch – "I'll be fine after coffee" – Graham and I hit Selfridges for a little light shopping. As we make our way across the floor, a young girl approaches, wondering if she might get a picture. Graham happily poses with her – "I never say no, why would I? Without my fans I'd never be where I am now."
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Uncertain where to start, we begin flicking through the rails in the section containing Balmain, Cavalli and Valentino, Graham expertly nixing all prints ("I'm not a prints type of girl") and any piece with no hint of stretch. We pull some other items – a gold lamé off-the-shoulder number by Roland Mouret, a couple of more sober silhouettes from Roksanda and Stella McCartney, one from Balmain, but – although Selfridges goes up to a size 18 – we're slight beggars here.
She beckons an assistant over. Perhaps there might be some larger sizes in the back? The look of bafflement on the young girl's face as she shakes her head is the first indication I've had today of what Graham is up against, and it's hard not to feel aggrieved on her behalf.
"Yeah, well, that's the story of our lives," she sighs cheerfully. "And I'm not even that big. What about all the women out there who are one size bigger than me? Prada, Gucci, they only really go up to a 46 [a British size 14]. And Michael Kors, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, they go up further, but not in the high-fashion pieces. Asos is doing great for plus, but sometimes I feel like you can only wear it just the once. The really high-end stuff? When it comes to the 'cool factor', we're missing out."
The times, they are slowly but surely changing. But even so. If the average size in Britain is a 14, if the plus-sized market has been estimated to be worth £7.9 billion by the end of 2016, then the retail industry is still missing a big sales trick. "I have tasked many of the designer brands to extend their sizing upwards," says Sarah Rutson, vice-president of global buying at Net-a-Porter. "We could easily sell designer fashion in UK sizes 18 to 20, but most fashion houses don't go past a 14. It's not that we haven't bought them, it's more often than not that they are simply not available."
Read more: Inside January Vogue
Graham and I make our way back out to the middle of the floor, bypassing Marni ("Beautiful, but if it doesn't show my shape I can end up looking like a refrigerator"), oohing and aahing over a full-length backless gown from Alice Temperley – "But I can't wear a bra with it, and I have to wear a bra. Tit tape does not work on these titties" – before stopping in our tracks at an Alaïa sheath in faded raspberry. We hold our breaths to see what the tag says. It's a 40 (UK 12). Rats. But hell, it's stretch, she might as well give it a whirl. Stripping down to her thong and bra, Graham daintily steps into the dress and asks me to help her with the zip. I just about make it halfway up her back, but I'm worried that if I go any further I'll hurt her. "You're not going to hurt me. C'mon now, you're nearly there…"
I manage to get it up a smidgeon higher, sweat breaking out on my upper lip at the thought of it splitting. With another saleswoman's help I finally manage, with trembling fingers, to get it all the way to the top. Although it is almost illegally flattering – that shade is extraordinary on her honey-coloured skin, and my goodness can she make that waist of hers look teeny – it does appear uncomfortably, almost asphyxiatingly tight. God forbid, for example, she needs to pee. "Oh no, you can't," she murmurs, eyes trained approvingly on her gyrating reflection in the mirror. "The sheer dress I wore to the VMAs? My husband had to come into the stall with me."
"I remember when I was assigned Ash as a client," says Ian Loughran, Graham's British agent at IMG. "My immediate response was, that's just not my market, and then she walked through the door and my jaw dropped." It was two years ago that Graham switched from the plus-sized division at Ford Models to IMG's Curve division. "But we don't have a separate division now. All of our girls are on the same main board regardless of size or age."
Read more: Ashley Graham's Fitness Tips
"For 10 years I'd been told I was always going to be a catalogue girl, never a cover girl," says Graham. "Well, I got with IMG and did five covers in a year, boom, boom, boom. See, if you have a pretty face doors will open, but your job isn't just to walk through them, it's to get invited back. Look, I hit the beauty jackpot, I get it, but that's not enough, you've got to have more to have longevity in this business. It's always been, 'OK, so what can I do now?'"
It's around 6pm, and we're in Ashley's hotel room with Loughran and "the seduction team", as she calls the hair and make-up artists who travel everywhere with her. Graham is all ready to go in a black lace gown by American designer Tadashi Shoji, customised with a black grosgrain corset belt, slashed sleeves and a great big split up the thigh. Often she'll wear two sets of Spanx on the red carpet for a "double suck" effect, but tonight it's just the one pair, in flesh tone, maddeningly, rather than black, which means she has to keep a constant watch on that top right-hand thigh.
The next day I scan all the pictures on social media, wondering if that triangle of Spanx – which we ended up frantically filling in with a black Biro (in the absence, anywhere in the entire hotel, of a Sharpie) – made an appearance. It didn't, of course, Graham's a pro at showing the bits she wants to show and hiding the bits she doesn't. Meanwhile, as I look at all the pictures of her more than holding her own alongside the implausibly, almost depressingly perfect Bella Hadid, I can't help doing an internal fist pump for the cause. She has that effect, this warm, beautiful, dauntingly ambitious woman, and it will take her far.


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LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to bring major changes to win T20 World Cup as it has been considering names for majors posts of Pakistan Cricket Team.
Mohammad Ilyas, a former Test cricketer, has emerged for post of chief selector while Basit Ali has emerged to become National Team Batting Coach.
Former captain Aamir Sohail is also likely to have an important responsibility.
The Board will announced the changes with respect to decisions by Government and Public Selector.
Julian Fountain will also go home along with Dav Whatmore. Physiotherapist will perform his duties till T20 World Cup.


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Alright lets chat about lunchboxes. School is almost here and its time to start getting things in order. Making my kids lunches makes me SO so happy. I don't know what it is about it… there is just something about the assembly line of bento boxes and delicious food. I am going to share with you some of my favorite lunch boxes for back to school. I will also say, I do not like making lunches when I am not prepared. I make a separate grocery list JUST for lunchbox items so that I am prepared for the week with healthy options that my kids love!
Some of our lunchbox staple items:
- Grandma Sycamore Honey Whole Wheat Bread – makes for the softest Peanut Butter and Jellies & turkey sandwiches! For gluten free, we will do rice cakes with PB&J OR turkey/cheese roll ups!
- Oatmeal
- Yogurt
- Granola
- Roasted Red Pepper Triscuits
- Tricolor Mini Peppers + Ranch Dressing
- Chewy Bars
- All sorts of Fruit
- String Cheese
- Popcorn
- Trail Mix. THIS kind is our favorite.
- Costco Muffins (We cut them into 4 pieces and freeze them! Helps them last longer!)
Planet Boxes. Totally dishwasher safe, perfect size, lots of styles to choose from. They even come with leak proof containers that fit inside of them if you want to send your kids to school with some yogurt, salad dressing or jello!
We have had yumbox lunchboxes for YEARS. Like since they first came out. It is embarrassing how many of them I've had over the years actually. They're leakproof, the perfect size, cute colors, well thought out but NOT dishwasher safe which is a slight bummer.
Side note: You need this cooler backpack. It fits 5 Yumboxes PERFECTLY inside of it with a ice pack on top. We take this on adventures all the time!
This is a new one for us from last year but I think the concept of it is awesome. You can put anything HOT or COLD inside of it and it stays that way for hours. It is very heavy duty too!
If it isn't in your budget to get any of the above or if you want to see if Bento style lunchboxes are for you, we have used THESE and love them! They're a great size and are just a great basic container that keeps food separate (read: NOT SOGGY!!) and fit in most standard lunch bags.
Sometimes my kids just want to bring oatmeal to school for lunch or leftovers from the night before, we love making oatmeal in the morning and I'll put a big helping of it in THIS container and it stays warm til lunch!
Always stick an ice pack in your lunchbag. These ones are our favorite!
A few other lunchbox tips:
I have my kids help make lunches the night before. They are each in charge of picking out what they want to eat the next day and I will make myself a lunch right along with them! I even make my 2 year old one as well. If we make them in the morning, we are usually too rushed and make a lot of unhealthy decisions.
You can FREEZE peanut butter and jelly sandwiches! About every other week, I will grab an extra loaf or 2 of bread at the store and whip up a whole bunch of PB&J's. I freeze them in individual sandwich bags and then put them right back inside the bread bag. The kids can then grab out a sandwich if we are in a rush to get somewhere or if they want to add that to their lunch, they can do that too.
Wash & prep your fruits and vegetables at the start of the week. Try doing it together on Sunday. That way when it comes time to prep your lunches, you can grab a few containers out of the fridge and the kids have healthy options right at their finger tips!
I hope this helps to motivate you guys to be a little more prepared for back to school time. The key is to just BE PREPARED. It makes all the difference in the world!