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The market for women-specific digital health tools is ripe, buttressed by the growing number of women tech entrepreneurs, the desire for family planning data, and increasing call for accommodations for women in the workplace, according to a panel at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco. While women haven't historically been the focus in technology – both in the workforce or in the consumer target – that is changing, the panel concurred. Not only are the combined industries of family planning, breastfeeding and infant nutrition worth several hundred billion dollars per year, but people are becoming more comfortable talking about it.
"This is the first time ever at TechCrunch Disrupt that we've been able to talk about women's reproductive health, which is a huge issue that affects, you know, half of the population," said TechCrunch moderator Sarah Buhr. "Why has it taken so long, with all the health tech, with all the technology in general, to start looking at women's health?"
Ida Tin, founder of Berlin-based Clue, which makes a period-tracking app, pointed to the emergence of women working in tech, as well as a growing desire for data-driven insight about personal health. However, given the detail about this kind of data, these apps and tools must be implemented with a high degree of security and ethics, the panel speakers said. And it takes women creating these tools to understand that.
"I think it makes a difference when you have something happening in your body, and since most companies are started by men, it's not been at the top of their mind," said Tin. "As more women are becoming tech entrepreneurs, it's something we see happening.
Women's health is especially inviting for tech innovation as it will be more applicable on a regular basis.
"One of the things we have working for us is this monthly reminder from biology, and one of the things that's really exciting about female biology is we never really figure it out," said Tin. "From a woman having her first period to having her last, there are all these events happening through life. From not wanting to be pregnant to wanting to be, to going through pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding ... There is always something that we want to understand and questions we have."
Additionally, the speakers said, this isn't as simple as wanting to lose weight or take more steps or get better sleep. It's about creating – or preventing – another life.
"With women's health, there is just a different motivation," said Alvarez. "If you are tracking something that has something that has directly with a child's health and wellness, there is more motivation. It's actionable in different ways."
As more women are combining full-time careers with family instead of either/or, it has ignited the need for sophisticated tools to manage their lifestyles, but also made many people realize that research and innovation in reproductive health tools isn't very current.
"A lot of research out there is really out of date, so when a woman or couple goes to educate themselves, they may not have gotten the best information about how to proceed with getting pregnant," said Deborah Anderson-Bialis, who is the cofounder of IVF concierge app FertilityIQ.
When Anderson-Bialis and her husband started thinking about having a family in their mid-twenties, they went about freezing her eggs for later use. During that process, they discovered they weren't as fertile as they had hoped, which got them on an IVF journey comprising many doctors and tens of thousands of dollars.
With today's demographics of parents, Anderson-Bialis said, digital tools to streamline that process are wanted and necessary. Couples looking to use fertility services are confronted with many choices, so they will want reputable reviews of clinics where they can also compare price points, as well as find those that will work best for them (FertilityIQ takes 80 data points from the couple to find the best match). While FertilityIQ currently doesn't cost anything to users, the company plans to start charging.
"There's a million reasons we're getting married older, we're getting older, wiser, more established. Unfortuntely, it's not the way biology wanted it to happen," she said. "In nature, we weren't at the peak of our careers during menopause, we were dead. Right now, there is a $3 billion for IVF alone. The average successful IVF user spends $66,000 out of pocket – an enormous financial commitment, so we do think that they have the appetite and will be willing to pay for it … this is the most important thing in people's lives."
For those who have already had a baby and want to more knowledgably take care of themselves and their child when they go back to work, more women will be turning to products like Naya Health, which makes a connected breast pump and bottle.
Janica Alvarez, CEO and co-founder of Naya Health, said the tech industry is still catching up. While the breast pump and feeding market is huge – she put the industry at about an $80 billion opportunity for digital health companies to take – it hasn't had much innovation.
"I don't think people really talk about that; it hasn't been innovated on in 30 years," Alvarez said, adding that the increasing number of women who are full-time mothers and full-time workers adds to the need for digital tools.
"Today, 64 percent of women at work have a toddler or infant they are trying to care for. You have this growing workforce, you have all this research going on about the benefits of breastfeeding. … The awareness is growing, and we have a lot of pressures just as women going back to work. So, I think [the growing demand] is a little bit of a mix, the pressure, the awareness and then the market opportunity."
Women also want more information about how to best mix their work and home life, Alvarez said, so they'll look to apps for insight.
"Getting to the data, two things: with the pump alone, we can start tracking user behavior. We know how much mom pumps, when she pumps and we can start informing her about how to best improve her experience," she said. "When is the optimal time to pump? How does her lifestyle affect her milk production? This is something 83 percent of women want to know and they want to automatically track that."
On the flip side, Alvarez said, women can also use the connected bottle to learn more about their baby's behavior, which could inform user behavior and provide actionable insights in preventative health.
"As women are going back to work after having a baby, this type of information is huge," Alvarez said. "Eighty percent of women in the US start breastfeeding, but there is a steep decline when they go back to work, because there are not a lot of accommodations in the workplace, so only half of women get accommodation, 25 percent go back within two weeks. We need better solutions and we need the data, because without the data, we don't really understand our own behavior and how we can create a better solution."
The panel also discussed the future of digital tools for family planning well before any babies or IVF thoughts enter the picture. Tin was excited about putting data streams of molecular insights of the body into automated tools we have now, fueling the global market for period tracking.
"Data is going to change everything with women's health," she said. "It's going to change every single market. We see that combined will grow into a $200 billion annually addressable market."
Tin said that the data has enabled her company to figure out when a woman is ovulating based on her heart rate. Tin said this metric is easy to get through the app's data set and, when added to other data streams, they could eventually be at a point where an app informs a woman about her chances of getting pregnant.
"You can really enable a woman to take out her phone and know when she can get pregnant, so then you have a digital contraceptive, which is obviously a huge market opportunity in the world," Tin said.
Moderator Buhr cautioned against that scenario, saying, "Well, I don't know if I agree with that. I don't think any woman is going to be using an app to prevent pregnancy."
"Well," Tin said. "We'll talk again in three years."
Tin conceded that we aren't there yet, but said she believed the increasing sophistication and layering of sensor technologies (plus more biometrics) showcases a future where family planning through an app is totally feasible.
"The point is, people are using data to understand birth control across the board, no matter what method you are applying. And I think when you have a system that you trust, and that you know that AI and the algorithm on top of it is so strong that you actually trust the predictions, you will know which days you want to use a condom," she said.
When it comes to women, there is a strong desire for valid, scientific knowledge, she said.
"You have to think, it's about 30 percent of women who use the pill. So for a lot of other women, what are they doing? There is such a hunger for alternative methods of family planning … it will come. It's just a matter of getting our AI good enough."


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Another thing wey we observe na say our defence strong gan this season. Na the same thing wey happen against Chelsea, wey happen again Burnley today. Dem try, but dem no fit see shot on target. Na Daley Blind and Eric Bailly wey play centre-backs for the Reds. Blind bin try for first half, but e do one costly mistake for second half. God save am say Burnley no use am score. Eric Bailly on the other hand, na power house, Minister of Defence. No Burnley player fit beat am for second half. E frustrate all of them. E sweet me as dem take keep clean sheet today.
Another thing wey we observe na say the plenty fixtures wey Manchester United get, don dey affect their players, and e dey increase the rate at which people dey woundjure. Na on Thursday, wey Rojo and Zlatan wound against Anderlecht. Now Pogba bin commot the match, after e be like say wound happen to am. Also, before the match finish, Eric Bailly bin dey for floor, but later e con standa. We dey hope say dem no woundjure because we no fit afford another set of injuries.
The last thing wey we observe na say our midfield combo of Ander Herrera, Maroune Fellaini and Paul Pogba make brain today. Na why the Reds bin dominate for the most part of the game. Na only few times wey Burnley fit put ball together, enter our area. In short, everybody try today. We just dey pray make United continue like this, so dem go fit finish Top Four, incase dem no fit lift Europa League title.


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HOUGHTON — World Water day is meant to start discussions about water around the world. On this day, many people talk about local and global water issues and how to solve them.
Michigan Tech celebrated the day with events around campus, including a lecture by John Austin, the president of Michigan's State Board of Education.
Austin said, "Well I think it's a day when we step back and understand the incredible power and importance of water. Globally, people need water for life. We're blessed here in Michigan and the Great Lakes with natural beauty and surrounded by fresh water…more than any other place on the planet. As we've talked about here today, cleaning up that water and reconnecting communities to it, is an important economic driver for making pure Michigan the place people choose to live work and play."
Austin says Michigan has the potential to be a world leader in water innovation. He describes water as being a part of our future much like industrialization was part of our past.
Austin said, "1 in 5 jobs in Michigan already are linked to water or water innovation. It's a huge market for us to grow new businesses, new jobs, leveraging our great water resources and our great water assets. As we created the industrial economy and created great wealth, we can be the world's leader to create new jobs in this blue economy. "


text: Maple Knoll Village's Assisted Living receives deficiency free State Survey from Ohio Department of Health One of the highest confirmations of quality service is for a healthcare facility to receive a deficiency-free survey from the State Department of Public Health. Maple Knoll Village's Assisted Living is pleased to have been found deficiency-free on its 2015 annual state survey. This is an unusually outstanding accomplishment on the part of the administration and staff. The achievement is made possible by the daily commitment and dedication of an exceptional staff. The survey is conducted annually by the Ohio Department of Health and has a checklist of areas and categories to examine. Some of the categories include meeting with residents, family members and staff, reviewing medical records, reviewing the residents' dining areas and observing the environment and safety factors of the home. Ultimately, the survey evaluates the overall quality of life and quality of care of the facility to ensure it is operating by the Department of Health's standards. Maple Knoll Village's Assisted Living survey was completed on March 26th, 2015. After its inspection of the above categories and more, the Department of Health's team had declared Maple Knoll Village as deficiency free. Maple Knoll Communities is a non-profit home providing services including residential accommodations, assisted living, rehabilitation and skilled nursing care. For more information on Maple Knoll Village please call 513.782.2423 or visit www.mapleknoll.org.An assisted living resident meets with her nurse in her apartment.


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Desperate refugees spread malaria, yellow fever, diphtheria, dengue and tuberculosis to neighboring countries as health-care system implodes
Contagion from Venezuela's economic meltdown is starting to spread to neighboring countries—not financially, but literally, in the form of potentially deadly diseases carried among millions of refugees.
The collapse of Venezuela's health system has turned what was once Latin America's richest nation into an incubator for malaria, yellow fever, diphtheria, dengue and tuberculosis, as well as the virus that causes AIDS, medical officials in Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela told The Wall Street Journal.
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The diseases, many of which had been considered all but eradicated, are now cropping up beyond Venezuela's borders—including in this Amazon city 600 miles away.
Earlier this year, Elainy Portela watched with alarm as measles reappeared with a vengeance. Telltale red rashes covered six children near her home in Manaus, just off the highway used by Venezuelans escaping misery at home.
The highly contagious airborne disease was declared vanquished here 18 years ago. In March, the city had four possible cases. But by early October, there were nearly 1,000 people with measles here and about 2,000 total for this state, Amazonas, and in neighboring Roraima, all having originated with infected Venezuelans who crossed into Brazil, the Health Ministry said. Twelve people have died.Read the rest of the story HERE.
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Israel's Mossad spy agency chief Yossi Cohen visited the UAE for security talks on Tuesday, only days after the countries agreed to establish diplomatic ties. The head of Israel's foreign intelligence service discussed "cooperation in the fields of security" with the UAE's national security advisor, Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, …Read More »
Behind the Flaps of the Curtain… lie the Arabic Espionage and Sci-Fi Novel!
By Emad El-Din Aysha, PhD Here's a blast from the past. I remember reading an annoying interview once by the director of Quantum of Solace (2008) where he explained his misplaced sense of realism in the movie, which pissed off a lot of fans, myself included. He said …Read More »
The Pigeon Hole of Peace: Taking Down Israel's 'Angel' on the Silver Screen
By Emad El-Din Aysha, PhD* Just watched The Angel (2018), the so-called Ashraf Marwan story (President Abdel Nasser's son-in-law), purely out of curiosity. And I'm glad to say I did not like it. That's not just on account of my personal and political biases. Marwan Kenzari, playing the aforementioned son …Read More »
WATCH: Far-Right Israeli Protesters Celebrate Palestinian Baby Burned to Death
On Tuesday, two dozen far-right protesters celebrated the death of an 18-month-old Palestinian child murdered in July 2015 as the toddler's remaining family members walked out of the Central District Court in Lod, Israel. In July 2015, 18-month year-old Ali Saad Dawabsha was killed in an arson attack by Jewish right-wing terrorists …Read More »
Things to Know About Israel's Alleged Top-Secret Nuclear Program
During an internationally-televised speech, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran of lying about its nuclear program after signing the 2015 deal – his remarks have prompted speculations over Tel Aviv's alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction. Israel is widely suspected of possessing weapons of mass destruction, supposedly developed in 1948-1949, with an …Read More »
Palestinian lecturer's murder: Malaysian cops find a fresh photo of one of the suspects
The Malaysian police have obtained a fresh photo of one of two suspects involved in the killing of a Palestinian lecturer and believe that they are still in the country. Malaysia's top cop Mohamad Fuzi Harun gave the update at an emergency press conference at the Royal Malaysia Police headquarters on Wednesday (April 25). …Read More »
Hamas vows revenge for key member killed in Malaysia
Gaza's ruling Hamas militant group said Saturday that a man who was gunned down in Malaysia was an important member of the organization, accusing Israel of being behind the brazen killing. Hamas said Palestinian engineer Fadi al-Batsh was a "loyal" member and a "scientist of Palestine's youth scholars." It gave …Read More »
Israeli company worked with Weinstein against women
Harvey Weinstein hired Black Cube, which markets itself as a group of ex-members of Israeli intelligence units specialising in business and litigation challenges, to help stop the publication of abuse allegations against him, according to The New Yorker. One account in The New Yorker article described two private investigators from …Read More »
Israel Is Going to War in Syria to Fight Iran
Israeli officials believe that Iran is winning its bid for dominance in the Middle East, and they are mobilizing to counter the regional realignment that threatens to follow. The focus of Israel's military and diplomatic campaign is Syria. Israeli jets have struck Hezbollah and Syrian regime facilities and convoys dozens …Read More »
Mossad recruits online
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Oil and gas companies operating on the Navajo Nation waste 5 percent of the natural gas they produce, a rate 65 percent higher than the national average, according to a new study. The Environmental Defense Fund and its partners report the leakage of methane on tribal land ...Read More
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Frustrated over a lack of investment from lawmakers, community and technical college staff from across Washington state are gathering in Olympia to call for action. Members of the American Federation of Teachers of Washington will be in the capital on Wednesday for an inform ...Read More
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What is G Spot and How to Massage It
Where does the name "G Spot" come from? The name is not derived from something exciting, something special, it comes from the person who discovered G Spot. It was a German gynaecologist Ernest Gräfenberg. He studied women's excitability. His patients told him which spot was the most exciting for them. The spot that the majority considered the most exciting got the name G Spot. Since that time, the massage of G Spot has become the inseparable part of every woman's erotic massage. Many people do not believe in existence of such spot. Others claim that this spot is the most exciting spot on their body. The question is where the truth lies. Majority of specialists agree that the G Spot exists and also confirm that stimulating of G Spot and massage of G Spot lead to ecstasy. In order to stimulate the G Spot well, one has to be aware of the anatomy of woman's body. The G Spot shall be located in the first third of the vagina, on its front site, in a place where clitoris and urethra meet. Important is to note that the G Spot is not "a spot" as such, it concerns the area constituting part of woman's body where there are many nerve endings. What is clear is that in case when a man performs a G Spot massage to a woman, she will certainly not object.
How to Massage the G Spot
Many men unfortunately have no idea how to massage and stimulate the G Spot. The men shall consider the woman as a whole and not start the erotic massage or intimate massage directly from the G Spot. It is generally recommended to start the erotic massage for women that will be focused on all parts of the woman's body, not the G Spot only. The erotic massage for women is described in another article on our website. Once the woman is relaxed, you can start with the massage of G Spot and stimulation of G Spot. In order to avoid the unpleasant feelings or undesired rubbing effect, we recommend you to use a lubricant gel; silicon lubricant would be the best. Later you can move to the massage of vagina, petting of vagina, kissing, spanking and so on. All this is dependent on the needs of the woman, what her preferences are and what she does not like. Another step is the G Spot massage itself. Important is the right location of the G Spot. The location of G Spot is different with every woman; it shall be located somewhere on the inner side of the vagina, near to the belly. The best way to locate the G Spot is to put fingers inside and search for it till you spot the difference in the behaviour of woman. The G Spot massage could be accompanied by clitoris massage, this combination will surely bring a lot of joy to the woman, and she will be totally excited.
G Spot Massage Techniques
The techniques of the G Spot massage differ from woman to woman. Every woman is different and you shall follow her needs. You will surely do a god job in case you make the right finger movements. The G Spot massage shall not lack the gentle rubbing, whirling moves and you can also be done through applying pressure and that both from the inside as well as from the outside. Many women love gentle spanking or tapping on the G Spot as well as clutching and petting it. The other hand shall, during the course of the G Spot massage, stimulate the outer part of the vagina; it shall pet it and stimulate the clitoris. Once you learn that the particular technique does not have the desired effect, move on to another technique such as in-out movements of fingers – similar to the intercourse movements. The main aim is to observe the woman as much as possible, you shall see if she likes the massage or not. The G Spot massage shall bring pleasurable feelings. If you can, do use some erotic massage tools for the G Spot massage. Special erotic massage tools are even designed to stimulate the G Spot.


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The last premiere of the Brno opera season for the first time ever and rather unusually combined two works. The Janáček Theatre presented the surrealist opera Three Fragments of Juliette by Bohuslav Martinů along with the small opera work The Human Voice by Francis Poulenc. The composed evening, with direction and stage design by David Radok, brought together two almost absurd worlds. And this connection was indeed remarkable dramaturgically, visually but also interpretatively.
The seemingly different works of Martinů and Poulenc are, however, linked by more than just their illusory nature, human mind, memories and perhaps unrealness. Director David Radok has virtuously combined the two operas with motifs that truly intermingle throughout the two works. Both stories, or rather dreams and mimosas, were played on the same minimalist clear stage set in some idyllic Paris. The arrangement of a few casually dropped items does not change between the two parts. Radok's visualization of surrealist Juliette hides in itself innumerable little symbolics and gestures. The director does not try to explain anything of that bizarre vision, but to slightly open it instead. Přemysl Janda's light play and Zuzana Ježková's tasteful costumes complete the feeling of a pleasant trance. Everything flows in and out soothed by the wave of a curtain in the window in the perspective of the scene in a dreamlike blue-gray light.
The two operas are minimalist in their characters as well. Next to Juliette, perfectly personified by the sparkling voice and acting lightness of Jana Šrejma Kačírková, stands the role of dazzled Michel. The memories of an elegant and dreaming man were rendered by visiting Magnus Vigilius, whose bright and clear tenor and pleasant expression were truly impressive. The secondary role of the Seller of Memories, Grandfather Young and Night Watchman, were represented by only one singer, for the premiere evening Roman Hoza, who keeps surprising the audiences with his constantly developing voice power.
The transition to the second half of the evening, as already mentioned, is visually barely perceptible. However, Poulenc's instrumentation induces the astringent atmosphere of the expectation of a Woman who is anxiously waiting for the telephone to ring at last, and she hears the voice of her lover who left her for another woman. The Human Voice is actually a one-woman show, which takes place in the gold cut of the stage, fully depending on the length of the telephone cable. Only in the most desperate moment is the Woman literally cornered and that is also her only moment of hysteria. Misery and despair of the Abandoned was portrayed silently by Jana Šrejma Kačírková, feeling guilty of the breakup of their relationship. She releases her inner tears and thoughts of suicide gradually, straining everything more efficiently and up to the point of almost unbearable. Her inner restlessness is escalates by the libretto of Jean Cocteau, which is half silence and half text – it's essential passages are also those in which the Woman receives answers and questions (unheard by the audience) from the man at the other end of the conversation, which we do not really know actually happened.
Jana Šrejma Kačírková, although she was moving around the stage on her own and was relatively limited in space, filled her role completely with uneasy restlessness and changes of affection, yet still surpassed admirably all the demands of the role on her voice, but also on her mental maturity. She retained her modest affection and her sparkling yet pleasantly full voice for the entire length of the tremendously difficult work. She led the tension in it to dynamic peaks in a very conscious and restrained manner, and here we speak of a part that is very demanding, both in terms of expression and text. Her dialogue with the well-prepared orchestra was led by the conductor Marko Ivanović. His conception of the two pieces is fresh and works excellently with singers, with an echo behind the scenes but also in piano passages of the text, rather declaimed than sung.
The last and splendid production of this year's season accompanies the audience somewhere between dream and reality so lyrically that it seems more ideal to stay silent than to talk about it. It clearly proves even the hundreds of times repeated maxim that less is sometimes more. The production avoids great gestures or a great sensation and is left in its own intimacy, making it so much more impressive.
Bohuslav Martinů: Three Fragments of Juliette, after a play by George Neveux
Francis Poulenc: The Human Voice, libretto by Jean Cocteau
Direction and stage design – David Radok
Musical production – Marko Ivanović
Costumes – Zuzana Ježková
Lighting design – Přemysl Janda
Video projection – Dalibor Fencl
Soprano, Juliette – Jana Šrejma Kačírková
Michel – Magnus Vigilius as a guest
Seller of Memories, Grandfather Youth, Night Watchman, Old Arab – Roman Hoza
Grandmother – Eva Novotná as a guest
Grandfather – Josef Škarka as a guest
Young Arab – Lily Velková
Echo – Monika Kaštanová, Eva Daňhelová, Veronika Havasi, Eliška Münsterová, Leona Kyzlinková, Lada Novotná, Veronika Tlachová, Tereza Krejčí
Orchestra of the Janáček Opera, National Theatre Brno
In co-production with GötebourgsOperan
Written after the premiere of 14 June 2019


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Taking Pictures Boosts Positive Feelings About Experiences
New research shows that photographing experiences usually increases positive feelings about them.
That's because photography can "heighten enjoyment of positive experiences by increasing engagement," researchers said in the study, which was published in the American Psychological Association's Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
For the study, Kristin Diehl, Ph.D., of the University of Southern California, Gal Zauberman, Ph.D., of Yale University, and Alixandra Barasch, Ph.D., of the University of Pennsylvania, conducted a series of nine experiments involving more than 2,000 participants to examine the effect of taking photographs on people's enjoyment of an activity.
In each experiment, individuals were asked to participate in an activity — such as taking a bus tour or eating in a food court — and were either instructed to take photos during the activity or not.
Afterward, participants completed a survey designed to measure not only their enjoyment, but their engagement in the experience. In almost every case, people who took photographs reported higher levels of enjoyment, according to the study's findings.
While people might think that stopping to take photographs would detract from the whole experience and make it less pleasurable, participants who took photos reported being more engaged in the activity, according to the study.
"One critical factor that has been shown to affect enjoyment is the extent to which people are engaged with the experience," the researchers noted in the study.
Taking photos naturally draws people more into the experience, they found.
In one experiment, individuals were instructed to take a self-guided tour of a museum exhibit while wearing glasses that tracked their eye movements. The researchers found that those who took photos spent more time examining the artifacts in the exhibit than those who simply observed.
There were some conditions, though, where taking photos did not have a positive effect, such as when the participant was already actively engaged in the experience.
For example, in one experiment, individuals were asked either to participate in an arts and crafts project or to observe one. While taking photos increased the enjoyment of observers, it did not affect enjoyment of those actively taking part in the experience, the researchers reported.
Another instance where taking photos did not appear to increase enjoyment was when it interfered with the experience itself, such as having to handle bulky and unwieldy camera equipment.
Additionally, photo-taking can make an unpleasant experience even worse, the study found.
In one instance, participants went on a virtual safari and observed a pride of lions attacking a water buffalo, a sight most people found aversive. People taking photos in that instance reported lower levels of enjoyment than those who saw the same encounter but did not take photos.
The researchers also discovered that this effect is not limited to the action of taking pictures. Participants in one experiment reported higher levels of enjoyment after just taking "mental" pictures as they were going through the experience, the study found.
While taking photos can increase enjoyment in many circumstances, this effect requires active participation, according to the researchers. Cameras that record any moment of an experience without the individual's active decision of what to capture are unlikely to have the same effect, they noted.
Source: The American Psychological Association
Wood, J. (2018). Taking Pictures Boosts Positive Feelings About Experiences. Psych Central. Retrieved on September 27, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/news/2016/06/11/taking-pictures-boosts-positive-feelings-about-experiences/104612.html
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Varus: As We Fall Music Video Adds Dimension & Story
League of Legends' Varus is the star of the newest music video that shines a light on how he came to be through the sacrifice of Valmar & Kai. The music video offers an explanation of how their souls were forged with Varus's to become what he is today. In addition, Riot has a released a comic called "Heartlight" and a "behind-the-scenes" dev interview to provide insight into the story.
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Grand Walkabout Tasting
Matter of Taste returns to Napa for the 2019 installment of this globe-trotting walkabout tasting format. Four members of our expert review team Lisa Perrotti Brown MW, William Kelley, Erin Brooks and Anthony Mueller will be hosting at this event. The Grand Walkabout Tasting is your chance to taste over 250 wines all rated 93+ by The Wine Advocate.
The Grand Walkabout Tasting is the compulsory component to attending other Master Classes and dinners associated with Matter of Taste. Hurry up and pick up your ticket before the event is sold out!
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HR Directors Roundtable: Helen Webb, Chief HR Officer, Co-operative Group
With the increasing challenges faced by organisations, whether private, public or not-for-profit; HR as a function has an increasingly crucial role to play. Join us to hear from Helen Webb, Chief HR Officer of The Co-op. She will share her experiences and insights, which are particularly valuable given her experience not only as a senior HR professional, but also as a previous Central Retail Director with a focus on store profitability.
Following Helen's remarks, attendees will then be invited to take part in a discussion.
About the speaker
Helen has 25 years' experience in retailing and financial services. Before joining Co-op as HR Director for the Food business in January 2014, Helen held senior positions in Morrisons, ASDA, Aviva, Marks and Spencer and Sainsbury's.
Helen was appointed to the role of Chief HR Officer of the Co-op in April 2017. She is a member of the Group Executive, leading the HR function across the Group to champion a better way of doing business for customers, members, colleagues and communities.
Helen has been involved in a number of large change roles including the integration of ASDA within Wal-Mart and also led strategic projects including the creation of a Global Diversity strategy for Aviva. After 6 years as Retail HR Director at Sainsbury's, in 2012 she was appointed to the role of Central Retail Director where her accountabilities included Profit Protection, Facilities Management, Planning and Response and the Simple Stores team responsible for improving ways of working and store profitability. In her role as HR Director for the Co-op Food business she was responsible for developing and leading the people strategy for over 60,000 colleagues in stores, logistics and support centres.
Helen also undertakes the role of NED on the board of Housing for Women; both a housing association and a charity, providing homes and related services to empower women to make the most of the opportunities they have. She's passionate about diversity and is a strong women's advocate, winning an 'Everywoman Retail Ambassador' award in 2015.Helen has a degree in Politics, is a qualified member of the CIPD and is a visiting fellow of The University of Birmingham Business School.


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This project involved the analysis, design and implementation a Class-D audio amplifier with a power efficiency of greater than 90%. The circuit was optimized for a 12 Volt single-supply system using four power MOSFET's in an H-Bridge configuration to drive a 2N speaker load. Pulse-Width-Modulation (PWM) was then used to control the MOSFET's. In addition, switching losses were minimized by utilizing three-level PWM to prevent MOSFET switching for a zero-level input signal. Power measurements on the circuit confirm the theoretical predictions.
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Colorado Voters to Decide Nearly 40 Ballot Questions to Support Education
Dozens of Colorado school districts are asking voters next month for more funding for education through bond issues, mill levy overrides, or renewal of a city sales tax.
The Colorado Sun reports nearly 40 ballot measures are set to go before voters across the state.
District leaders say the state's school funding system has left them strapped for cash to replace old buildings, recruit and retain teachers, improve security, or hire enough mental health counselors.
Colorado's per-pupil funding is about $2,800 below the national average.
The state's population has boomed, adding 6,000 to 7,000 students each year.
Vol. 38, Issue 10, Page 4Published in Print: October 24, 2018, as Colorado Voters to Decide Nearly 40 Ballot Questions to Support Education
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Registration is now open for math teams throughout the St. Louis metro area to participate in the U-City Equations Open. The event offers creative problem-solving at its highest level for students in elementary, middle and high school.
The tournament is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, from 8 to 11:30 a.m. in the University City High School Gymnasium, 7401 Balson Avenue, 63130. Registration is due by Jan. 18. Cost is $28 per team of four or five players, and $7 for each additional player (up to seven players).
A practice session for starting teams, parents and teachers was held on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at University City High School. The session helped first-time teams in 3rd, 4th and 5th grades. Students received preliminary instruction from their coaches to help them prepare for the January competition.
The UCHS Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is hosting the event, now in its 23rd year. Anyone with questions regarding Equations in U. City Schools should call or email Greg Rhoades at (314) 757-0174 or email@example.com. Registration forms are also available on your school's Peachjar.
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Friday, May 04, 2012
UN Syria Vote Reflects More Assertive Russia Under Putin: Beware World Beware!
UN Syria Vote Reflects More Assertive Russia Under Putin: The Security Council yesterday unanimously backed sending 300 unarmed UN observers to Syria to monitor a cease-fire agreement between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces and rebel groups fighting to oust him, even as violence continued. The resolution was crafted by Russia with support from China, nations that had objected to tougher U.S.-backed measures against the Assad regime.
"The Russians will be hoping fervently that this leads to some kind of peaceful resolution between Assad and the opposition in Syria,"
"If you think that not so long ago, after the collapse of communism, Russia became a completely negligible international factor, to be back out there at the table brokering international policy is a big thing for them." Russia, which has a naval resupply base in the Syrian port of Tartus, is seeking to keep its influence in the country after Assad's expected departure. Forget about the lie of a peaceful resolution. Beware of what a peaceful resolution is to "Putin's Russia"
Remember when Putin was rallying and uniting the world to take on Bush and his drive to dominate the world? Absolutely as the world's mayhem ensues amidst its drive to dominate as we move through the 21st century is Putin's only agenda. It is an old thought. I remember when term limits made him have to leave last time.
China, Russia begin first ever naval war games: China has deployed 16 ships and two submarines, and Russia sent the guided-missile cruiser Varyag, three Udaloy class destroyers and three support ships, the Russian news agency Ria Novosti reported.
Be scared be very scared! The USSR's Mikhail Gorbachev has warned that Russia risks six lost years when Vladimir Putin returns to the presidency, echoing rumblings of dissent over his Kremlin comeback. I always find myself agreeing with Gorbachev but that is putting it mildly. This is bad news for the US and the world to put it mildly!
Russia has agreed to dispatch its monitors, currently deployed in the Golan Heights, to Syria. This came in an announcement by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. "Russia, among others, has been invited by the UN Secretariat to dispatch its observers with the Golan Heights contingent to oversee the Syrian ceasefire. We have given our consent," Lavrov said at the briefing following his meeting with his Syrian counterpart in Moscow today.
Sergei Lavrov expressed his hope that all other UN states would be just as swift in their answer. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that, instead of pinning the blame on Russia and China, the US and others should try and find their "levers" to push for the Syrian authorities and the opposition to stop firing at each other. "We believe that the ceasefire must coincide with the international monitor mission's arrival in Syria," he stressed.
Russia said they would send observers almost 2 weeks ago And I have not heard a word from them. There job must be to observe the slaughter and make sure no one gets in Assad's way. China's job must be to say they saw things a different way so none of the awful truth will get out. They will get away with saying it is all being perpetrated by terrorists and a grey area is once again created to hide the truth by someone who supposedly wants to do the right thing. Yeah the right thing for their agenda and that of Assad their ally. This is not a good development. What is going to happen once the observers start getting killed?
This is very concerning. I remember back in 2008 when Putin was going to try and be President for life. He was not alone. Leaders aligned with Russia were all trying to get permanent leadership so they could be at the helm of their prospective countries to take on then President Bush when his war mongering hit the point where Russia, the 135 non aligned Nations, Iran, and others were prepared to join forces and take him and our allies on.
I remember when Bush first met Putin and he said he shook his hand and looked him in the eye and saw a man of compassion, a man who was true to his word, and a man he could work with. I shuttered at Bush's stupidity. I looked at Putin and saw a man deceitful to the core who was not to be trusted period.
We were too pompous then and were pushing the world towards WW3 with our take it or leave it, my way or the highway, interference around the world. Putin was determined to head us off, to directly confront us when we were on Russia's front door trying to instigate war by installing the so called missile shield in Czechoslovakia and Poland, and return Russia to the role of a world leader.
Personally we blew it when Russia broke up and the Berlin wall came down. We were the world leader and had the perfect opportunity to be humble, show we were the leader, and bring the world together to proceed successfully through the 21st century.We egged on the likes of Vladimir Putin who understandably chaffed under our we are the boss do what we say take it or leave it, it your face tactics of Bush and Cheney.
With the return of Putin to the Russian Presidency I am again very concerned and see an end to a partner country whose leaders words and actions we can trust and a return to a confrontational relationship with Russia. I do not like the man, I do not trust the man, and I am very concerned as to which direction Russia and the United States are headed now and at a time when China is surging militarily.
Watching what is happening in Syria and Iran at this point it looks like Russia and China are going to unite at least until the shit hits the fan and it will. Russia is going to go to the limit to allow Syria to slaughter its own. At that point China I am hoping will start backing the US I hope.
Forget any thoughts of a peace deal working. Assad calls the protesters and peace workers terrorists and promises to stamp them out. This has barely begun!
We are going to get dragged into this rest assured and you can't really think at least Russia and Iran will not come out in the open: I remember saying from day one that it would take almost the whole military to defect before they would have a chance and now that we know how involved Russia, Iran and Hezbollah are in the slaughtering that is going on around the country that is beginning to look like the beginning of their fight.
You have to be very concerned about what is happening in Syria especially. Russia, China, and Iran are not going to allow Syria to fall to Democracy. What we saw after the voter fraud in Iran was mild compared to what the IRG will do if this movement spreads to Iran. I really wish Bashar would step down but Iran is the elephant in the room any way you look at it. The total middle east breakdown we have written about numerous times is well under way. We can only hope we keep it from erupting into WW3.
In closing: You know Putin just got himself reelected as President, he did this so he could be at the helm of Russia as he like me knows 100% that world war is our future. He plans on marshaling China who is rapidly building a more formidable military and whoever he can to take on US hegemony.Russia watched helplessly as we had our way in Libya. Putin blames what is happening in Syria on our interference and Libya for training the protesters to fight against Bashar Al-Assad. Russia and Iran will not let this be another Libya but?
Putin is going to do everything possible to keep us from helping the Syrian people and I really feel for them. I do not see this going down the way Libya did and Iran and Russia are going to make sure it does not. I am afraid the Syrian people are going to be sacrificed, sacrificed in what is merely an opening salvo in this the wars for future dominance. God help us!
James Joiner
Gardner, Ma
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These two are in Maui RIGHT NOW [and I'm so jealous!], but I'm excited to be here blogging and sharing this sunshine filled day with you! One day after Dorian dropped some rain on Virginia, Lauren and Colin celebrated with their friends and family and it was just the best day. The day started with lots of laughter in the bridal suite as the girls lounged in their suite at the Jefferson, but once Lauren slipped into her dress, there was such nervous excitement! After their gorgeous ceremony, we drove over to Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens to celebrate! We had the place to ourselves and were able to take full advantage of the gardens just as the sun was setting. They danced the night away and ran out through a rainbow of bubbles! Enjoy a few photos from their day!
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It was a family affair for Kandi Burruss and her husband, Todd Tucker, for Halloween.
Last night, the Real Housewives of Atlanta star went all the way for baby Ace by dressing up as a giant pod.
The singer was most likely thinking about the famous phrase, "two peas in a pod."
Ace was dressed as a basketball player, and his jersey read: "DRIBBLES 21."
That seems accurate. Burruss' daughter, Riley, opted to be a cute joker.
The person, who stole the show was Tucker who went as Mr. Potato Head.
The mother of two captioned the sweet photo: "The things you do for family…. #TrickOrTreat @acewellstucker @rileyburruss & @todd167."
The comments underneath the photo were hilarious.
Many people were quick to point to the fact that Tucker looked miserable in his costume.
Others are wondering why Tucker's 20-year-old daughter, Kaela, is absent from all of the family's events.
One person said: "That face. Kandi. You guys need ur own show! Beautiful family, you did this Kandy pat yourself on the back you are the creator."
Another commenter shared: "Hahaha, dribbles!! Love him keep him a baby, please! Ace be breaking hearts already I think ur the Best, most Real, most beautiful, caring, housewife, that ATLANTA has ever had! And such a good friend to ur friend 's & family! Blessings!"
A third person stated: "Love it the whole family what makes it fun!I need you guys to make another baby. Todd's face lol priceless!! Love it.Y'all had one of the best weddings I see on TV in a long time! Nobody else can't come close!!! Black Love. Where Todd daughter at she always not in pictures with y'all smh."
In the past, Burruss explained how they make their blended family work, by saying: "I told Todd from the start that I never want to be looked at as the wicked stepmom. I do not even want to be in any situation where Kaela is upset with me because I say the wrong thing—because I know how it is. I had stepparents when I was a younger kid, so I know how it goes."
Tucker added: "There were challenges blending the family in the beginning. Riley was a little hesitant. For me, it was just about trying to build that relationship with her. When we first started out, we had this little thing where I would take her to dinner, just her and me once a week, so we could just start talking and building our relationship. When my daughter came down, we just started putting them in situations where they had to interact."
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General Safety
Battery safety is something that every vaper should take seriously. Vaping equipment uses powerful batteries that can cause problems if they malfunction or are stored incorrectly. On rare occasions these batteries can even start fires or "explode" as some headlines have described it.
There have been several headlines about vaping batteries going wrong, but how accurate are these stories and how often does something like this really happen? Thankfully vape batteries starting fires or "exploding" is actually very rare and usually caused by improper storage which can affect any batteries, not just the ones used in vaping.
But let's take a look at battery safety and dangers in more detail to better understand why these incidents happen and how to avoid them.
Something that is often overlooked in stories about vaping batteries "exploding" is the fact that all batteries in general can be dangerous. It doesn't matter if vaping batteries or the batteries used in a handheld torch, there is a risk of the battery breaking or starting a fire if mishandled.
If an electrical connection is made between the positive and negative ends of any battery, it can start a fire. Accidents like this don't happen very often, but as batteries are sometimes left loose in bags and boxes when not in use, it can occur.
For example, if you keep spare batteries in your bag, or store used batteries in a draw then its possible that coins, paperclips and other metal objects can create a circuit between the positive and negative terminals. If there's enough charge in the battery then that unintended circuit can overheat or spark, potentially starting a fire.
This doesn't just happen with vaping batteries, but any battery stored with metal objects can suffer from this. It's good practice to store batteries safely when not in use.
Vape Battery Dangers
Stored batteries forming a circuit with other metal objects and starting a fire is the most common source of vape battery incidents. In the US, one of the biggest markets for vaping in the world, there have been less than thirty reported incidents of vape battery fires in the last five years. These incidents are very rare and there is plenty we can do to minimise the risk further.
But loose batteries short circuiting isn't the only risk when it comes to vape batteries. Some vaping kits and mods put more strain on the batteries, increasing the risk of overheating during use. Most vaping equipment includes safety features designed to prevent overheating like this, but there are still a few mods out there without these features. Batteries overheating to dangerous levels is thankfully even rarer than loose batteries starting fires, but it is something to keep in mind, especially if you are a modder.
Personal injury lawyers
As well as dramatic newspaper headlines that make it sound like vape batteries catch fire or "explode" all the time, personal injury lawyers are also exaggerating the risks.
In reality, incidents involving vaping batteries are very rare and the most common cause is spare or used batteries being stored incorrectly. But some personal injury lawyers are trying to cash in on these incidents by encouraging people to sue the manufacturers of the batteries or vaping equipment.
If metal objects stored loose with a battery cause a dead short then the manufacturer isn't liable, but this hasn't stopped personal injury lawyers from trying to sensationalise these incidents to make money.
Power Vs. Safety
Vaping puts a lot of strain on your batteries causing them to drain quickly or overheat if they're not up to the task. This is why it is important to use good quality batteries when vaping and to monitor the temperature of your device.
The current rating of a battery measures the amount of energy that the battery can deliver without overheating. The higher the current rating, the safer the battery will be to use. However, current rating has an impact on capacity which means that batteries with high capacity will suffer from lower current ratings. Vapers usually end up making a compromise when choosing batteries for vaping, deciding between batteries that last longer and batteries that don't heat up too much.
Batteries with a high enough capacity to keep working all day and a current rating that won't impact your vaping are ideal. The Samsung 25R makes a great vaping battery because it is long lasting but maintains a good temperature unless used on the most demanding of vaping equipment. For safety it is always best to adjust the current rating of your batteries to the demands of your equipment.
Batteries like the Samsung 25R have high capacity and voltage while running at a good temperature. This means they will last a long time compared to most other batteries of this type while also remaining safe to use and providing the power needed. But some batteries will run at higher temperatures and run the risk of breaking, damaging the vaping equipment or, in rare cases, starting fires.
Between sensational headlines and personal injury lawyers trying to cash in on misfortune, it can be easy to think that vape battery incidents happen all the time. But this isn't the case, in fact, in the US there have been less than thirty reported incidents in five years.
While it's true that vape batteries can overheat or start fires, this is very rare and the main cause is batteries being stored incorrectly when not in use. And incidents of a battery malfunctioning during use are even rarer.
In reality, all batteries have a risk of overheating or starting a fire if stored incorrectly and can malfunction in use. Vaping batteries are not different from other forms of battery, except that people are more likely to carry spare vape batteries loose in their pocket or bag, which increases the risk of them starting a fire.
Choosing good quality batteries and storing batteries safely when not in use is the easiest way to reduce the risk of these incidents.


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In retrospect, I understand that the problem began last spring.
Since moving to Horseshoe Bay, MLB and I had gotten acclimated to running in the hills that give this part of Texas its name. We weren't fast by any stretch, but we were able to consistently run five miles or so along courses that had elevation gains of about 100' per mile without suffering too much.
That began to change - for me, anyway - in the late spring, as the heat and humidity of this region started to make their appearance. I found myself "hitting the wall" and having to walk up some of the steeper inclines. I chalked it up to the aforementioned weather conditions and was confident that it was just a matter of acclimation (there's that word again). To my chagrin, things didn't improve.
Along that same time, something else began occurring more frequently. Over the past couple of years, I had occasionally experienced a racing heartbeat. It didn't last long, sometimes only a few seconds but never more than a minute or two, and it was infrequent...maybe once every six months of so. But starting earlier this year, that frequency increased to the point where I experienced it once or twice a week. It still didn't last long, and again I rationalized it away as just another age-related challenge.
I lost that rationalization on the afternoon of Sunday, September 2nd. My heart started racing...and it didn't stop. I laid in bed and felt it pounding. It's a disconcerting thing to be constantly aware of your own heartbeat. According to my watch, my resting heart rate (which, to be honest, has always been high) was in excess of 120 beats per minute. Despite all of this, I exercised my male pigheaded prerogative and never mentioned it to MLB, figuring this too would end and things would return to normal.
They didn't, and on the following Thursday morning, I told her that something was wrong and I needed to see a doctor. We drove into Marble Falls and I checked in at the generic medical clinic. Fortunately, I was the only patient in the waiting room and between that and my description of why I was there, I was almost immediately put in a room. A nurse hooked me up to an EKG machine and within two seconds of starting the test, she gave me a firm diagnosis.
"You have atrial flutter."
I had never heard of atrial flutter, but I soon learned all about it. It's the less serious cousin of atrial fibrillation (a-fib, which we ALL know about thanks to the endless drug ads on TV), and in effect, it's when the upper chambers of the heart lose their rhythm (insert white guy dancing joke here) and leave the lower chambers to do all the work. As the cardiologist later explained, it causes a horsepower loss of around 20%, although I felt like I was working at a lot less than 80% of normal.
The cardiologist said that I could continue to do whatever I felt like doing, so we continued to run and bicycle. Cycling wasn't too hard on me, but running was an entirely different matter. I often walked as much as I ran, and never did more than 45 minutes of both. I was also continuously tired; if I could read a book for more than ten minutes at a time without dozing off, it was a small victory. Worst of all, I had to cut back significantly on dancing.
The next couple of months were filled with a series of tests to rule out any additional issues: echocardiogram, stress echocardiogram, thyroid scan (an abnormal thyroid can cause cardiac arrhythmia), more EKGs than I can recall. There was also lots of body hair shaving. I was put on the first longterm prescription meds of my life, a blood thinner and a blood pressure regulator. Along the way I picked up a cardiologist, an electrophysiologist (heretofore unheard of in my experience), and a personal care physician (PCP). I also finally realized the importance of an Advanced Directive and Medical Power of Attorney. And, last but by no means least, I experienced firsthand the total chaos and impenetrable arbitrary obfuscation of the medical insurance industry.
The latter merits a quick anecdote. In the process of getting a PCP, MLB and I both had blood tests. Our insurance paid for the blood tests themselves, but denied the cost of drawing the blood. I'd love to hear an explanation for that. (OTOH, it does beg the question of why the lab even separates out those charges.)
The end result of all of these tests was that everything about me was normal (insert "oh, yeah; let me tell you a thing or two about yourself" joke here) except for the atrial arrhythmia. Fortunately, atrial flutter is easily cured via a procedure known as radio frequency catheter ablation. That's just a fancy term for "burning to a crisp the nerve pathways that are causing the arrhythmia." They basically run an extension cord through your groin up to the heart, plug it into a wall socket, and flip a switch. After the smoke clears and the sprinklers shut off, you're cured. The procedure is extremely effective and low risk, and I was deemed an ideal candidate, and not just because I had insurance.
I also learned that ablation is extremely common. Almost without exception, people I talked to either undergone the procedure themselves, or knew someone (and often multiple people) who had. And in every case, the procedure had fixed the problem.
So, yesterday I checked into the Austin Heart Hospital around noon, went into the operating room at 2:30 p.m. and was back at home before 9:30 (the hospital is 50 miles from where we live, and we stopped for a quick bite of supper). As I write this, my heartbeat is comfortingly unobtrusive, although the true test will come in a few days when I'm able to return to exercising.
I can't say enough good things about Austin Heart Hospital. Its staff was without exception kind, caring, professional, and efficient. I'm willing to forgive their refusal to bring me a cheeseburger to lift my spirits before the procedure.
The other positive outcome from this experience was the touching outpouring of support from friends and family with whom I had shared my predicament. I'm pretty sure that God doesn't scale His response based on how many prayers are lifted up to Him, but those expressions of love mean the world to me.
In closing, I want to say something to those readers of the male persuasion who, like me, seem genetically predisposed to ignoring the blaring sirens and atomic-powered neon flashing signs that something is wrong. Don't be like me and wait months or even weeks to get it checked out. Some things will get better on their own, but others just don't improve when left untreated. The problem is that you really aren't smart enough to know the difference.


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Sunday I made the roast to feed the 5 thousand - for 2 of us. Got a bit carried away and we had the nut roast I'd got from the veggie deli at Brixham chrimble fair, roast spuds, roast butternut squash, roast carrots, roast swede, roast garlic, sweetcorn, broccoli (calabrese) and boiled carrots, oven braised greens [celery, cabbage and half a tired iceberg] and yorkshire puddings. Oh - and gravy with a splash of red wine in. Phew!! I think we could have fed 6 of us really but it made a nice lunch for me the next day, and then dinner for us in the evening on Monday too! Wasn't totally convinced on the nut roast front - was a very 'bitty' texture that says 'chickpeas' to me. Not bad but I don't think I'd bother again. My oven braised veg went down well with the chap though.
Brief synopsis - butter, celery generally but I used white cabbage too and this worked, veg stock. Preheat oven gas 6. Melt butter in pan. Chop veg into size bits you want. I left the celery 3-4 inches long and shredded the cabbage and lettuce. Saute off in the butter gently for about 10 mins. Put in ovenproof dish - ceramic not metal. Pour stock over and bang in oven for 20-30 mins dep' how crunchy / not you want the veg. Somehow I find something very comforting about this. Mind you I'm one of those few people who actively like celery, even celery soup. You can vary this how you want dep' on veg in the house, what temp' other stuff's in the oven etc. Add cheese too for a more 'full meal with protein' style of dish.
Lastly we have today finally got the snow that's been promised us for the last week. It was distinctly grey this morning though rather than being bright and blue and pretty which was a shame but I suppose you can't have everything. I'm glad to have my DM's and at least I work inside unlike the chap - brrr!


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