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Il Bargellino is located in the historic city center, within short walking distance to all major sights. Just a few miles from the local airport, Peretola and within 5 minutes walk from Santa Maria Novella, the main train station. At the same time, our section of Via Guelfa is slightly off the beaten path.
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Prayer request. We are relocating after a job change. Please pray for a smooth transition. We have 9 kiddos at various stages in their lives so it will be a big change for all of them. Thank you so much.
Mary L. -- Praying for your family's move... Lord, Jesus Christ, the true & living Way, who deigned to journey into Egypt with Joseph & Mary: we humbly pray, O all-holy Master, that you accompany Mary L. & her family with your grace on their journey. Send them, as You sent to Tobias, a guardian angel, preserving & delivering them from every evil assault of visible or invisible enemies. Direct them toward the fulfillment of your commandments. Preserve them in peace, happiness, & health. Grant them the fulfillment of their good intentions which are for your glory & in accordance with your good pleasure. May their move be in safety & peace, for to You it belongs to show mercy & to save us who give glory to You, & to your eternal Father, & to your all-holy, gracious, & life-giving Spirit, now & ever, & unto ages of ages. Amen. -- Also asking prayers for our eldest daughter who is highly allergic & has a terrible case of poison ivy (one eye is nearly swollen shut). Thank you!
Honestly, how difficult are the first weeks with a newborn? I am stressing out because my husband's parents have asked him to help them with an out of state move about a month after my due date, which would have him gone for four days and three nights. Depending on when the baby arrives, he/she should be between 3 and 6 weeks old at the time. As it gets closer, I am starting to get scared that I will not be up to it on my own that soon, especially if I deliver on the later side and/or have a c-section. I do want to be helpful to his parents and I can probably get my mom to come spend the night if I am really freaking out, but a part of me wants to shout, "Why can't one of your other kids who doesn't have a newborn do this?"
Okay, looking at my post, that ended up coming out more as a vent than asking for advice, but I really am wondering how hard those first few weeks are.
Meg, you didn't say, but I'm guessing this is your first--since you're uncertain of those newborn weeks. I would think (barring complications) you should have no trouble being by yourself by that time. If you're nursing a newborn through the night, you might be tired, but then again, you can rest during the day and not have to worry about fixing dinner for dh and so on. I know with my first, I was doing all kinds of things by that point (and I did have a c-section). With the subsequent deliveries--(vbac), it was a bit tougher, dealing with the toddlers and newborn together. Hope you can work it out and not worry about it!
I had a really tough time after the birth of my son. I had a c-section and had along recovery period. So, between the lack of sleep and recovering from the c-section, I was not up and around like other mothers. Just me, but I'd ask him to stick around.
Those first six weeks can be difficult. If at all possible, I'd ask him to stick around, esp. it being your first and not knowing what to expect. Don't know your husband or in-laws, but the key is probably presenting it in the best possible way. In a lot of cases, the parents are coming to help YOU in the first six weeks, not the other way around.
Meg, three weeks after my babies were born, I still really needed my husband at night. At six weeks, I could have done it alone a little better. Honestly, I'd ask your in-laws to ask one of their other children. There might be a good reason why they need your husband, in which case you might want to ask your mom to help, but it had better be a really good reason.
meg, it does differ for everyone, but I was fine with my first on my own. You can sleep when baby does and that makes it easier to be up when baby needs you. And the not cooking or worrying about what dh thinks of the state of the house would be a plus for me. :-) My first wanted to be held *constantly*, but since she was the first, that wasn't a problem and I could just read or nap or talk to a friend on the phone while she nursed and slept. The first weeks with a newborn are the easiest (imo) since they are so sleepy and it's easy to know what they need since options are quite limited and they aren't mobile or anything (but *you* are by the time you hit 3-6 weeks pp). If you do have complications like a c-section or something, that could change things, but that could be the case anyway, so you could have the main plan be for dh to help his folks, but point out the need for a back-up plan if things don't go smoothly.
Thanks for all the feedback! You've given me alot to think about.
This is just my opinion, but if you are the kind of woman who is worrying about this right now, there is a good chance that you are the kind of woman who doesn't just roll with the punches as easily. I speak from experience here, so don't be offended! There are moms out there who just sleep when the baby sleeps and relax through those first months. Then there are moms (like me) who can't sleep at all during the day (hard to relax when I'm sure the baby is just going to wake me up soon, or there is so much laundry to do, etc.). Way to go for those moms who could just hold a sleeping baby for hours while they read a book, but I just wanted to put the baby down and stretch my arms out --- maybe in a nice warm bath! If you are already worrying about this, I would consider trying to keep your husband home.
meg, Congratulations & God's blessings upon you & your precious little one on the way! Be sure to rest well these last weeks before your due date. It seems prudent to try & have someone (your mom, a friend, a neighbor, fellow parishioner, etc.) available to call upon should you need a hand.

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"I didn't become an actor to have power, but it just happens that I have it and so I have a lot of opportunities."
-Tom Cruise
An instant movie star since he first channeled Bob Seger in Risky Business, Tom Cruise has given audiences around the world a cavalcade of big-time box office hits, from high-octane escapist entertainment like Top Gun, Mission: Impossible and Minority Report to serious-minded dramas and thrillers along the lines of A Few Good Men, The Firm and Collateral.
Once Hollywood's "sure thing" at the box office, Tom Cruise is working through the most difficult rough spot in his career. While he might still be the most recognizable celebrity in the world, he's not the most loved. Like John Travolta, he's a movie star whose fame has been accompanied by many rumors and stories about his personal life, with much of the fuss related to his association with Scientology. For years, this didn't affect his popularity, but Tom Cruise's recent career stumbles -- starting with crazy TomKat couch jumping and evolving since then -- have often left the rest of us wondering if Tom's dude qualities of old have been unfortunately replaced with douche horns instead.
With this summer's Knight and Day and the upcoming Mission: Impossible IV, is there still time for Hollywood's once-unstoppable movie star to make a comeback… and do we want him to?
Once Hollywood's "sure thing" at the box office, Tom Cruise is working through the most difficult rough spot in his career. While he might still be the most recognizable celebrity in the world, he's not the most loved. Like John Travolta, he's a movie star whose fame has been accompanied by many rumors and stories about his personal life, with much of the fuss related to his association with Scientology. For years, this didn't affect his popularity, but Tom Cruise's recent career stumbles -- starting with crazy TomKat couch jumping and evolving since then -- have often left the rest of us wondering if Tom's dude qualities of old have been unfortunately replaced with douche horns instead.
With this summer's Knight and Day and the upcoming Mission: Impossible IV, is there still time for Hollywood's once-unstoppable movie star to make a comeback… and do we want him to?
Tom Cruise has been married three times, with varying amounts of interest from pop culture pundits. Fellow actress Mimi Rogers tied the knot with him in 1987 and it's been speculated that during their relationship, she brought him into the world of Scientology. During the filming of Days of Thunder, Tom Cruise met Nicole Kidman and after marrying in 1990, the two of them were seen as one of Hollywood's most unshakable power couples. The surprise end to their marriage after 11 years allowed Tom Cruise to reenter the dating circuit, which he did with Penelope Cruz, before beginning the evolution of TomKat.
After meeting in the spring of 2005, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes were engaged in Paris after a few months, and then got hitched following the birth of their daughter, Suri Cruise. The tabloids have had a field day speculating on the legitimacy of everything from the relationship itself to the very existence of Suri (until an Annie Leibovitz photo shoot revealed all), but TomKat continues to endure as a complete family unit.
When we do judge Tom Cruise solely on his body of work, he has taken many risks as an actor that are worthy of respect. He's put his movie brand on the line by playing characters on either side of the moral fence, willing to go from hero (Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible) to villain (Vincent in Collateral) to comedic jerk (Les Grossman in Tropic Thunder) without hesitation. Besides doing most of his own stunts, he's also gone out of his way to work with actors and directors whom he admires -- the biggest example being the one and a half years he gave up to film Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut in London. Whether they like him or not, no one can accuse Tom Cruise of not putting a complete effort into any film project that he's involved in.
Tom Cruise BiographyIn true rags-to-riches fashion, Tom Cruise's stunning climb to the top of the Hollywood food chain began in the most humbling of circumstances. Moving often and facing a double whammy of dyslexia and a difficult relationship with his strict father, Tom Cruise (then known as Thomas Cruise Mapother) came to find outlets for his struggles in athletics and drama. During a stint at Henry Munro Middle School in Ottawa, Ontario, he became a seasoned floor hockey player and performed in stage plays like IT, which was picked up for filming by a local TV network. In the wake of his parents' separation, Cruise returned to the U.S. where he was enrolled in three high schools -- and briefly considered a future as a Catholic priest -- before finding a second home in the drama department of a New Jersey high school and realizing that acting was his calling.
Fueled by a stronger desire to act than to finish high school, Tom Cruise bailed out of class in his senior year, and hightailed it to the Big Apple in search of stardom. Early on, he had the typical working actor experience of dreaming big while waiting tables, but thanks to Creative Arts Agency agent Paula Wagner, he found his way into the business. It came via 1981's Endless Love with Brooke Shields, which is now widely regarded as one of the worst films ever made.
With nowhere else to go but up, Tom Cruise had better luck in Taps, where his bit part was upgraded to a supporting role, and The Outsiders, where he perfected his art under the watchful eye of Francis Ford Coppola and shared the screen with future stars Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, Matt Dillon, and Diane Lane. If these films represented a warm-up for Tom Cruise, his first true break would be his Golden Globe-nominated performance in 1983's Risky Business, where his high-watt charisma kicked into full gear as Joel Goodson, the young Chicago man who learns a few lessons in life from the savvy and sexy Rebecca De Mornay.
tom cruise stars in top gun and mission: impossibleNow at a stage in his career where he could headline his own movie, Tom Cruise went from bright new talent to top-shelf movie star with a little 1986 effort called Top Gun. Besides recharging the flyboy genre and imprinting the likes of Val Kilmer and the movie's signature anthem into pop culture immortality, Top Gun was the perfect vehicle to brand Tom Cruise as the cocky, sure-minded movie star for his generation. Even if he could have coasted along strictly on the foundation of his new career swagger, Cruise chose not to. Instead, he surrounded himself with great talent in front of and behind the camera. Films like Rain Man, The Color of Money, Born on the Fourth of July, A Few Good Men, and The Firm put the actor alongside greats like Paul Newman, Jack Nicholson and Dustin Hoffman, and with directors such as Martin Scorsese, Rob Reiner and Oliver Stone keeping watch.
The success of all of these films -- and the Oscar nomination that accompanied his portrayal of real-life Vietnam vet Ron Kovic in July -- made Tom Cruise the most bankable star in Hollywood. Even projected disasters like Interview with the Vampire with Brad Pitt became profitable hits, ultimately giving him the power to create his own lucrative production company with Paula Wagner. Their first effort was a 1996 cinematic update of the classic TV series, Mission: Impossible. In ringleader Ethan Hunt, Tom Cruise found a confident modern update of Top Gun's Maverick and an ultra-successful franchise that continued with the $400-million-grossing sequel in 2000. In between, he earned his second and third Oscar nominations as a sports agent facing a new reality in Cameron Crowe's Jerry Maguire and a hotheaded motivational speaker in Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia. Along with his wife at the time, Nicole Kidman, he starred as a doctor coping badly with his wife's thoughts of infidelity in the sexual odyssey Eyes Wide Shut, the final film in the oeuvre of the legendary Stanley Kubrick.
tom cruise stars in tropic thunder and knight and dayWith more hits on the way like Vanilla Sky, Steven Spielberg's Minority Report and 2004's Collateral, it seemed like Tom Cruise would maintain his impossible hold over Hollywood until retirement. Things changed in a hurry in 2005 during his promotional tour for his second collaboration with Steven Spielberg, War of the Worlds. The new relationship between Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, as well as the actor's outspoken pro-Scientology stance against anti-depressants and conventional psychiatry, began to rub many of his fans the wrong way. This culminated in a manic couch-jumping appearance on Oprah that made Tom Cruise into an ideal target for South Park and general pop culture ridicule instead of encouraging people to see his movie. While War of the Worlds still finished as the biggest worldwide box office earner in the actor's career, more media appearances -- like an ill-fated interview with Matt Lauer -- didn't help him any and Paramount Pictures dissolved its 14-year partnership with him after the release of Mission: Impossible III in 2006.
With a celebrity approval rating to match that of outgoing President George W. Bush, Tom Cruise tried to rehabilitate his image, with disappointing results early on. He and Paula Wagner jumped studios to United Artists, where they made the 2007 political dud, Lions for Lambs, a film ignored at the box office despite the presence of Tom Cruise, Robert Redford and Meryl Streep. The following year, Tom Cruise buried himself under heavy makeup to play the supporting role of foul-mouthed studio big shot Les Grossman in Ben Stiller's Tropic Thunder. The role represented a little-seen comedic side of Tom Cruise and won back some of his disillusioned fans. His next film for United Artists, the historical thriller Valkyrie, earned over $200 million worldwide and did more to add some luster to his fading reputation. After bringing back Les Grossman as a recurring character at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards, Cruise made amends with Paramount and both have signed on to develop Mission: Impossible IV.
For now, what happens next with the career of Tom Cruise will be a direct result of the success or failure of Knight and Day, his pricey reunion with his Vanilla Sky costar, Cameron Diaz. It could give him a much-needed professional resuscitation or give his detractors more reasons to dismiss him.
Early box office numbers were disappointing, however; Knight and Day didn't break $30 million domestically during its first weekend.


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The Jacket Ride, a guided motorcycle ride through the beautiful Northern Black Hills, and the King of the Hills Strongman Competition, will both take place Tuesday, Aug. 6 at the Donald E. Young Sports & Fitness Center.
The Jacket Ride will wind through Spearfish Canyon, tour historic Lead/Deadwood and end back at the BHSU Young Center. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. and is $50 with an additional $25 for a rider. The ride begins at 10 a.m. and includes lunch, prizes and a live band. Funds from the ride will go toward student scholarships.
The idea for the BHSU motorcycle ride came from Dr. Rod Custer, BHSU provost and vice president of Academic Affairs. Himself a motorcycle enthusiast, Custer has participated in numerous rides which raised money for various organizations. The Jacket Ride presents a good opportunity to raise money for scholarships as well as increase awareness of the University, Custer said.
"People are coming here from all over the country. This is a good way to attract money for scholarships and increase awareness among the motorcycle community that we have a really great place to go to school for their kids and grandkids," said Custer, who will also lead the ride.
After the scenic motorcycle ride through the Hills, riders can compete in the first ever King of the Hills Strongman Competition. The five-event competition includes two weight classes of 199 lbs. and less and 200 lbs. and more. Registration begins at 12 noon and the contest will begin at 1:30 p.m. The cost prior to the day of the event is $35 and $50 the day of the competition and includes lunch and the live band.
Bob DiBonto, Young Center fitness director, said many Sturgis Rally visitors annually use the Young Center facilities. The Strongman Competition provides a unique, fun event for visitors and locals to test their strength, he said. The King of the Hills, unlike conventional competitions that use powerlifting and bench presses, will include biker-related contests with all participants competing in their bike attire.
Events include:
"Hauling the Honey" – The participant must pull a motorcycle trailer that includes a woman seated on a bike. The participant will have to pull the trailer 10 yards trying to get the quickest time.
"Burning Rubber" – The participant must lift and place six tires onto the center of a stationary pole, stacking one tire on top of the other until all six are stacked on the pole. This is also a timed event.
"Heavy Metal" – A motorcycle frame will be placed inside a power rack at the shoulder height of the participant while seated. The individual will then shoulder press the frame.
"Curling Brewski's" – Two beer kegs will be placed at the end of a straight bar. The participant will bicep curl the bar with the kegs attached.
"Hands of Steel" – The participant must lift two motorcycle motors, one in each hand, and hold the motors off the ground for as long as possible.
Funds raised from the competition will go toward upgrades to the fitness and athletic rooms at the Young Center.
Both Custer and DiBonto said they hope to make these annual events.
For more information or to register for either event go to www.BHSU.edu/SturgisRally
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A ghost candy? Seriously, what could be spookier? The idea of little glowing Dots with ghostie faces was just too much to ignore. I swooped up a (giant) bag in Target and eagerly lugged it home.
I should have kept them sealed in their boxes. Opening them up was a huge disappointment.
The Dots are faceless and a seriously lacking in the glowing department. I was also a bit nervous because they smelled strange. This odd, somewhat plastic-y fruity aroma. I decided to let the flavors "shine" for me (haha, get it?) but instead I just got the normal Dots flavors. I guess they think this is new and novel because they all look the same. Which flavor will this ghost be? Ooooo, it's a mystery! After figuring out what was going on, I didn't feel any need to finish them.
Although, before I totally gave up on these. I wanted to give them one more chance:
They needed faces, so I took a sharpie marker to them. That made up for the disappointment….a little.
These are good to hand out for Halloween if you don't mid your front lawn getting decorated toilet paper later in the evening.
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Injured Lin could be back with Knicks sooner than thought
Jeremy Lin's six-week timetable could be expedited to a month depending on the level of arthritis surgeons discover in the meniscus cartilage during the arthroscopic procedure on his left knee, according to a top orthopedic surgeon.
Dr. Wellington Hsu, an orthopedic surgeon/assistant professor at Northwestern, said professional athletes could return from torn meniscus surgery in two-to-four weeks.
However, because Lin's is a "chronic'' tear, by definition some arthritis exists in Lin's knee, according to Dr. Hsu, who has not treated the Knicks point guard.
"If they don't see anything else wrong in surgery, just see the tear, typically you can get back in the NFL in two to four weeks and I've seen NBA players get back within that period,'' Hsu told The Post. "That's assuming there are no surprises.''
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text: "The Silent Deficiency Robbing Your Heart, Brain, and Other Systems of their Vitality" Preventing a deficiency of this essential nutrient should be top priority on your list of age-defying strategies.* It's definitely on mine. Your body silently demands this to fight off free radicals and to energize every cell in your body.* Avoid coming up short… CoQ10 by itself is also known as ubiquinone. To benefit from the form of the nutrient needed to produce cellular energy and help you reduce the typical signs of aging, your body must convert the ubiquinone to ubiquinol. Ubiquinol exists everywhere there is life... it's ubiquitous! The challenge you face as you age is this -- your body levels of CoQ10 continue to diminish. In addition, your capability to convert CoQ10 to ubiquinol also declines. It becomes more and more difficult for you to produce the ubiquinol you need due to: Critical CoQ10 levels decline as you age. So I believe this is a must-have supplement! Increased metabolic demand Oxidative stress Insufficient dietary CoQ10 intake Deficiency of factors required for biosynthesis and ubiquinol conversion Potential effects from illness and disease Age-related changes in your genes And any combination of these factors Some reports say your CoQ10 level decline becomes apparent as early as your 20's. The good news is with the Mercola Advanced Nutrition supplement, you now can have the ubiquinol formula direct... the active form of the CoQ10 nutrient*. Your added benefits from the ubiquinol formula can be significant as you... Potentially absorb more CoQ10 -- as shown in studies by enhanced blood plasma levels* Become less dependent on your body to convert ubiquinone to ubiquinol... In the plasma of healthy humans, more than 90% of CoQ10 exists in the reduced form (ubiquinol).* Absorb CoQ10 that's already in the active state your body needs* Receive the reduced (unoxidized) form of CoQ10 for added cellular energy* Get a strong first stage defense against oxygen free radicals to help you reduce the typical signs of aging and optimize your health* However, not everyone needs the ubiquinol formula. If you're younger than 25, your body should absorb regular CoQ10 just fine. In fact, research studies show that younger people don't absorb ubiquinol as well as older folks. So if you're young, sticking to a regular formula makes more sense. That's why I decided to offer both regular CoQ10 and ubiquinol-based CoQ10 in my line of Mercola Advanced Nutrition supplements. Plus, I'm so convinced of the reduced aging and energy-boosting capabilities, I personally recommend Mercola Advanced Nutrition Ubiquinol to family and friends over 25. And let me show you more on... How to Help Turn Your Declining CoQ10 Levels into a Healthier YOU* The Mercola Advanced Nutrition CoQ10 and ubiquinol supplements can help you in many different ways to complement your healthy diet and energize your life. Help you produce more energy for your cells* Act as a catalyst in your body's various chemical reactions, leading to the production of energy.* Ignite your body's engine by jump-starting energy production in your cells.* You'll enjoy your new-found energy and stamina levels.* Boost your heart health* Help strengthen your overall cardiovascular system.* Help maintain and balance the critical energy level needed in your body's most vital muscle... your heart.* Since you're passionate about life, you need an optimally-functioning heart.* Act as an antioxidant to help protect you from free radicals* Provide your body with added defense against oxidation stress to your cells, tissues, and organs.* Help recharge other antioxidant nutrients to their active states -- and keep them working for you.* You'll feel good about yourself, knowing you're taking steps to live a healthy life.* Help you reduce the signs of normal aging* Help you potentially feel more alert and responsive.* By keeping blood levels high in CoQ10, help you maintain your vitality.* You're determined to feel young and full of life... don't let aging get the best of you.* Help you maintain blood pressure levels within the normal range* Promote healthy blood circulation in your body and a more efficient heart.* Research indicates maintaining proper levels of CoQ10 can help you maintain normal blood pressure levels.* Just by knowing you're taking more steps to take control of your health, you could feel more relaxed and less stressed out.* Provide a boost to your immune system* Help promote your healthy immune system.* Help support your immune system by providing a defense against free radicals.* You'll feel great about yourself knowing you're taking action to potentially boost your immune system.* Support your nervous system* Help promote an active mind.* Your brain is one of the most active organs in your body and requires uninterrupted energy.* Nothing beats having an active mind to help you deal with all of life's challenges -- and to help you make healthy decisions for your family.* By now, you should see the power of CoQ10 and ubiquinol, and understand why I believe they provide you with extraordinary benefits to complement your healthy diet.* There's another very strong reason to take CoQ10 supplements... Why You Should Replenish Your CoQ10 Levels When Taking Statin Drugs If you or anyone you know is taking a statin drug, I truly believe it is absolutely essential to start taking a CoQ10 or ubiquinol supplement immediately to replenish your CoQ10 levels. If you take statin drugs to lower cholesterol, I believe it's essential for you to replenish your CoQ10 levels! Why? Statin drugs work to lower your cholesterol in the same pathway your body uses to produce CoQ10. Now you might ask: "Why would you take a statin drug in the first place?" Good question. Normally, I believe well over 99% of people placed on statin drugs do not need them (although you should always consult a physician before stopping any medication). I believe people should be able to easily optimize their cholesterol levels with simple lifestyle changes. However, I have been practicing medicine for far too long to know the journey to good health can be long and complex for many. Some people simply require more time to make the transitions in weaning off these dangerous drugs. So if you or someone you care about is taking a statin, I recommend (based on your age) you start using a high quality CoQ10 or ubiquinol supplement right away. But not just any CoQ10 supplements. To be in line with my mission to provide you only the best, you should... Never, Ever Settle for 2nd Best As with any supplement I recommend on my site, I established stringent criteria to find you the ultimate CoQ10 and ubiquinol formulas. This thorough process ensures you can take full advantage of all the benefits the supplements have to offer. My strict criteria for selecting top-notch CoQ10 and ubiquinol supplements for you? They must: Deliver high-absorption formulas regardless of your age* NOT contain any synthetic ingredients Come from a highly reputable company with some of the strictest quality control and safety standard practices in place So far, I believe the Mercola Advanced Nutrition CoQ10 supplements deliver high-absorption formulas*. That's why I offer both regular CoQ10 for those under 25 years old, and ubiquinol if you're over 25. I'll cover more on my selection criteria later on. But first, here are even more advantages you'll get from using these supplements and... Why These Formulas Stand Above the Rest As you've already seen, using a high-quality CoQ10 or ubiquinol supplement provides you great benefits:* And in my opinion, statin drug users should begin taking the supplement immediately to help replenish their CoQ10 levels. With my Mercola Advanced Nutrition CoQ10 and ubiquinol supplements, there are even more possible advantages for you in the way they... Support healthy gums* Boost your body's immune system* Help maintain normal blood sugar levels* Support muscle recovery from intensive workouts* Promote normalization of your weight* It gets even better, as my Mercola Advanced Nutrition CoQ10 supplements are... Does Not Contain Any Synthetics Very exclusive processes drive the creation of these supplements. Innovative manufacturing using biological fermentation delivers pure CoQ10 and ubiquinol. This is right in line with one of my most stringent selection criteria. These processes ensure you get stabilized, high-absorption formulas. And when it comes to ubiquinol, one of the biggest challenges faced by any manufacturer is how easily ubiquinol oxidizes in the air. This adds to the instability of the nutrient. To overcome this issue, the manufacturer of the Mercola Advanced Nutrition Ubiquinol supplement established technology that enables the production of ubiquinol in stable bulk quantities. This results in a formula that achieves higher elevations of circulating CoQ10 in your bloodstream.* Plus, there's more terrific news about ubiquinol… Licaps® -- New and Exciting Delivery Technology Ubiquinol is now delivered in a "Licaps®" capsule instead of a softgel or caplique. Licaps use innovative "Fusion Technology" to seal a 2-piece capsule without the use of banding. This extraordinary liquid capsule technology can provide many beneficial advantages over others because it… Reduces oxidation potential by flushing the liquid formulation with nitrogen during the capsule-filling process – Creates a 'freshness bubble' Ensures 2-piece capsules are hermetically sealed to significantly reduce the potential for leakage – Yields a precisely tight, one-piece capsule Enhances shelf-life through exemplary filling and sealing processes The bottom line with Licaps… the possibility of leakage is virtually reduced to zero. Over a Year Spent Selecting Just the Right Manufacturer My team and I spent over 18 months doing our due diligence with the Licaps' manufacturer Capsugel, before agreeing to any sort of partnership. And I wasn't just satisfied to read and hear about Capsugel's incredible innovation and quality processes, I personally traveled there myself to witness them first-hand. Just as you look at credentials when you're hiring a contractor or an employee, it's wise to highly scrutinize the credentials of the company making your supplements... and that's exactly what I did with this manufacturer. In choosing Capsugel to produce my ubiquinol formula, careful attention was paid to their quality processes… so you would have the very best ubiquinol product I could find to enhance your health. Here is just some of the history behind this innovative company… Developed the concept of sealing a capsule without 'banding' in response to consumer safety concerns in the late 1980s (called 'Licaps') Spent more than 15 years developing the Licaps capsule design and processes Successfully received cGMP certification for its facility in France in 2003 Has been a world-leader in capsule manufacturing for more than a century – Has 10 manufacturing sites running 24/7 in the Americas, Asia, and Europe Produces over 50% of all two-piece capsules out there today – more than 180 billion capsules on an annual basis You can rest assured knowing that my team and I have made a well thought-out and investigated choice in providing you a high-quality product. Have Trouble Swallowing Capsules or Pills? According to a Harris interactive survey… At one time or another, an astonishing 40% of American adults experience pill-swallowing difficulties… Almost twice as many women as men (51% vs. 27%) have difficulty swallowing pills… Shockingly… only 14% inform their doctors of this difficulty… And surprisingly, the '40% statistic' also applies to people who don't usually have difficulty swallowing food. Perhaps you've had problems swallowing capsules or pills at one time or another... or, maybe it's become a constant challenge in your life. To help with this issue and for folks who simply don't want to take capsules or pills, I've come up with the perfect alternative for my ubiquinol supplement in the—Mercola Advanced Nutrition Ubiquinol Liquid Pump. The key to the Ubiquinol Liquid Pump supplement is the airless pump technology my team uncovered while searching for a healthful tea to go on the site as well. The airless pump technology helps preserve the ubiquinol from oxygen intrusion – One of the biggest factors that may cause ubiquinol to go oxidize is the air itself. To use, simply pump it into a drink or onto your favorite salad... no more capsules and pills if you want to avoid them. And it tastes similar to olive oil. Why Would You Settle for Inferior Quality? Just as my team and I performed thorough 'due diligence' with the ubiquinol supplements, the same holds true for my regular CoQ10 formula… Advanced Nutrition CoQ10 It was a must that the developer and manufacturer of regular CoQ10 could demonstrate proven quality practices. There are literally hundreds, if not thousands, of CoQ10 supplements on the market today... but there are only a few great ones out there. When I first started my investigation, the low quality demonstrated by so many companies absolutely shocked me. But after many long months researching CoQ10 manufacturers, I believe the manufacturer of choice for my regular formula is one of the top CoQ10 supplement producers in the U.S. today. Here's why I firmly believe the manufacturer of Mercola Advanced Nutrition CoQ10 clearly stands apart in it's quality standard practices... Follows strict Pharmaceutical GMP standards in its manufacturing processes Awarded and filed applications on at least 24 US and international patents -- including 10 for its manufacturing processes Announced self-affirmed GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status--performed all necessary research and provided supporting materials regarding production methods, quality assurance, and safety (no objection letter was issued) You should clearly see why I chose this manufacturer to provide you with the highest quality Mercola Advanced Nutrition CoQ10 supplement. Don't ever settle for a supplement unless it is solidly backed by a manufacturer practicing the highest quality standards. To you, quality means a consistent top-of-the-line product every time you use it. How High-Quality Means Exceptional Value You Can Rely On The scientific community continues to conduct many research studies using CoQ10 in both ubiquinone and ubiquinol forms. To date, the safety and reliability reports on these supplements remain solid. This should always be important to you when considering taking any supplement... I know it is for me. From the American Cancer Society: "Few serious reactions to CoQ10 have been reported." From the University of Maryland Medical Center: "Coenzyme Q10 appears to be generally safe with no significant side effects..." From the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH): "No serious side effects have been reported from the use of coenzyme Q10." I bet you agree -- this is excellent feedback on CoQ10 safety. With the superior high-quality practices in place for the entire family of Mercola Advanced Nutrition CoQ10 supplements, I feel these are true winners. And here are... 5 Clear-Cut Reasons For You to Act Now Now you should understand why I'm so excited to bring you these extraordinary CoQ10 supplements. They passed all of my stringent selection criteria for supplements to be offered on my site. Let me quickly summarize all this for you with 5 clear-cut reasons why you should take action and order these supplements without delay. The Mercola Advanced Nutrition CoQ10 supplements can: Boost your energy and stamina levels* Support the health of your cardiovascular system* Help you feel younger and reduce the normal signs of aging* Enhance the support of your immune and nervous systems* Replenish your CoQ10 levels if you're taking a statin drug* Before you jump in and place your order, there's some real important information I want you to have in… How Two Different Types of Antioxidants Work Together to Neutralize Free Radicals* Antioxidants are generally classified into two broad categories…water soluble (hydrophilic) and lipid soluble (hydrophobic). Your body needs both types of antioxidants because each one targets different types of cells and tissues for free radical scavenging… Water soluble antioxidants – These are present in aqueous fluids, such as blood and intracellular and extracellular fluids. They react with oxidants in the cell cytosol (fluid portion of cytoplasm) and the blood plasma. Examples of water soluble antioxidants include… vitamin C, glutathione, and catechins. Lipid soluble antioxidants – These are localized to cellular membranes and lipoproteins. They protect cell membranes from lipid peroxidation.* Examples of lipid-soluble antioxidants include… vitamins E, A, and beta carotene. The bottom line… to fight and help neutralize pesky free radicals, you need both types of antioxidants from as many sources as possible.* When taken together, the efficacy of water- and lipid-soluble antioxidants is enhanced even more. The antioxidants found in Purple Defense (anthocyanins, polyphenols, resveratrol) are water-soluble antioxidants. Both Astaxanthin and Ubiquinol contain lipid-soluble antioxidants. Each type of antioxidant has its own special function in helping repair and protect your cells from free radical damage.* Water-soluble Purple Defense helps repair the interior of cells… Lipid-soluble Astaxanthin helps repair fat/cell membranes… Lipid-soluble Ubiquinol acts as an antioxidant recycler for vitamins C and E.* The Time for Action is Now -- It's Guaranteed Isn't it time you took action and ordered one of the Mercola Advanced Nutrition CoQ10 supplements today? If you're using a statin, I sincerely believe you need to take a CoQ10 supplement to replenish your CoQ10 levels. With my thorough and methodical research, I've taken all your guesswork out of finding the ultimate high-quality, regular and ubiquinol-based CoQ10 supplements. Remember, if you're under 25 years of age, I recommend the regular CoQ10 supplement. If you're over 25, you should use the reduced ubiquinol formula to help you absorb the CoQ10 you need*. With the Mercola Advanced Nutrition CoQ10 supplements, you know you will benefit from: 100% non-synthetic formulas Highly-absorbable CoQ10 available in both regular and patented ubiquinol formulas Consistent products backed by manufacturers with exceptional high-quality standard practices Supplements with proven reliability A lifetime satisfaction guarantee When it comes to CoQ10, I've simply not found better products for your money than the Mercola Advanced Nutrition supplements. So, don't delay any longer, order your Mercola Advanced Nutrition CoQ10 supplement today! Isn't it time you 'energized' your life?* View Complete Content Label Snapshot for UbiquinolCoQ10 Ubiquinol Liquid Pump (Human) Ubiquinol CoQ10 Ubiquinol Liquid Pump (Human) Supplement Facts Serving Size: 1 Capsule Servings Per Container: 30 Amt. Per Serving % Daily Value Ubiquinol^ 100 mg * View Full Product Label Snapshot *Daily Value (DV) not established. OTHER INGREDIENTS: Medium Chain Triglycerides, Citrus Extract, Capsule (Tilapia Fish Gelatin). CONTAINS FISH (TILAPIA). SUGGESTED USE: Adults, as a dietary supplement, take one (1) capsule daily with a meal. View Complete Product Label Supplement Facts Serving Size: 1 Licaps™ capsule Servings Per Container: 30 Amt. Per Serving % Daily Value CoQ10 (Ubiquinone) 100 mg **% View Full Product Label Snapshot *(%) Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. **Daily Value not established. OTHER INGREDIENTS: Medium chain triglycerides, Calcium carbonate, Sunflower lecithin, Beeswax, Paprika extract (for color), Fish gelatin (from Tilapia). SUGGESTED USE: Adults take one Licaps™ capsule daily with food and water, or as directed by your healthcare professional. View Complete Product Label Supplement Facts Serving Size: 1 Pump (10 mg) per 10 lbs of weight Servings Per Container: Approximately 317 Amt. Per Serving % Daily Value Ubiquinol (Kaneka-QH™, reduced form of CoQ10) 10 mg * View Full Product Label Snapshot *Daily Value not established. OTHER INGREDIENTS: Meduim chain triglycerides, Silica, and Natural tocopherols. SUGGESTED USE: Use 1 pump per 10 lbs of body weight on your food. Upon using for the first time, airless pump may need to be primed many times before liquid disperses. Prime bottle over a sink or covered surface. View Complete Product Label × × × Incredible Deal! Ubiquinol 90 Capsules 3-Month Supply MSRP: $87.89 Your Price: $57.97 Savings: $29.92 (34%) Great Deal! Ubiquinol Liquid Pump 3-Pack (54 mL Per Container) MSRP: $101.25 Your Price: $72.97 Savings: $28.28 (27%) Great Deal! CoQ10 3-Pack 30 Capsules Per Bottle 3-Month Supply MSRP: $63.75 Your Price: $46.97 Savings: $16.78 (26%) Ubiquinol 30 Capsules 1 Month Supply MSRP: $29.29 Your Price: $21.97 Savings: $7.32 (24%) Ubiquinol Liquid Pump (54 mL) MSRP: $33.75 Your Price: $26.97 Savings: $6.78 (20%) CoQ10 30 Capsules 1 Month Supply MSRP: $21.25 Your Price: $16.97 Savings: $4.28 (20%) I am so confident that you will be more than satisfied with your purchase of Coenzyme Q10 or Ubiquinol , I am providing a Lifetime Satisfaction Guarantee! The Lifetime Satisfaction Guarantee allows you to receive a full refund* (less shipping charges) when you return an item within 60 days as long as the product is in its original packaging and has at least half of the product remaining. Products returned after 60 days that have at least half of the product remaining will receive store credit (less shipping charges). Click Here for Full Return Policy Details PHONE ORDERS Toll Free: 877-985-2695 | Int'l Customers : 847-252-4355 MON - FRI (7am - 8pm CST) | SAT - SUN (8am - 5pm CST) Frequently Asked Questions Top 6 Frequently Asked Questions 1. Q: How are CoQ10 and Ubiquinol different from Astaxanthin? A: They are both fat-soluble anti-oxidants that protect against free radical attack. Ubiquinol and CoQ10 are present in nearly all your cells, and is a primary producer of mitochondrial energy.* CoQ10 is also known as a "recycler" of antioxidants like vitamin E and vitamin C. Astaxanthin is a member of the carotenoid family and is known for being ten to one hundred times stronger in scavenging other free radicals than CoQ10.* 2. Q: Why would a person switch from CoQ10 to ubiquinol? A: When you're young, your body absorbs CoQ10 well, but as you grow older your ability to convert CoQ10 to ubiquinol declines. Anyone over the age of 25 should take ubiquinol because it is the active form of CoQ10 and will be absorbed better. 3. Q: I'm under 25, can I still take Ubiquinol? A: If you're under 25, your body should absorb regular CoQ10, and may not absorb ubiquinol well. So you should stick with CoQ10 under most circumstances. 4. Q: 100mg doesn't seem like very much. Can I take more than 1 a day? A: 100mg per day should be enough for most adults. 5. Q: Can I use this if I'm on blood-thinners? A:There are no known contraindications. However, you should contact your health care provider before taking either of these products if you have any medical conditions or are taking any type of medication(s). 6. Q: What else is in this product (other than CoQ10/Ubiquinol)? A: The only other ingredients are medium-chain triglycerides and citrus extract. There are no synthetic fillers or unnecessary additives. 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- 82% virgin wool 18% cotton
- Trim: 70% wool 30% rayon
- Rosa Valley Collection
- Aztec geometric design
- Size: 64" X 80"
- Made in the U.S.A
- Dry clean only
The Rosa Valley pattern weaves a beautiful tale of Native American-inspired artistry and positive imagery. Diamond peaks of soft colors tones create a lovely landscape of mountains and valleys. Big Mountain symbols denote abundance, while rows of smaller diamonds represent the wisdom and watchful eye of the shaman. The single arrows offer protection while the facing arrows ward off evil spirits. This unique blend of geometric design and color scheme creates a balance that creates calm relaxation. With a blend of wool and cotton, this blanket is perfect for snuggling around the fire with your loved ones.
During the turn of the 20th Century the Pendleton Blanket legend was born at a woolen mill in Pendleton, Oregon that began producing striking wool blankets with vivid colors and authentic Native American Indian designs for the Umatilla and Cayuse Indian tribes in the Northwest. The combination of beauty, quality, durability and the superior warmth of the wool blankets has earned Pendleton a reputation for superb craftsmanship and quality which continues to be a hallmark of the Pendleton Blanket.
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- 2/3 cup shortening
- 2/3 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- In a large bowl, cream shortening, butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in chocolate chips and pecans. Chill for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375°. Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake 13-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes before removing to wire racks. Yield: 2 dozen.
Reviews for Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies
"Love these cookies. My husband says they are the best chocolate chip cookies I've ever made. Rather than make 2 doz., I make them smaller and make 4 dozen. I also pressed them down on the cookie sheet to make them flatter."
"Excellent chocolate chip cookie! By far one of the best I've tried. I use a big cookie scoop and real butter as well. The chunks of pecans are awesome in this cookie but could be omitted if preferred."
"I just want to say that this is the best chocolate chip cookie recipe I have come across! I ate one shortly after I pulled them out of the oven and it was a like eating a little piece of Heaven! I will definetly use this recipe whenever I am craving homemade cookies. Very easy and quick baking time. I did leave the nuts out though."
"Just made these again yesterday....I always use real butter, just my preference. I toast the pecans and this time I added a cup or so of dried tart cherries along with the chocolate chips. Use an ice cream scoop....ya, they're GIANT....six per cookie sheet, but what the heck !LOVE 'EM !
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This book is a "catalogue" of the exhibit Art Parts, held at The Drawing Studio: a visual journey of how art happens, from scheduling time in the studio to developing an idea from a sketch to the finished piece. "Art Parts" also includes the development of all the "parts" necessary to accompany art into the public eye like artist statements, websites, blogs, how artists talk about their art and more. The art in this show covers a representational cross-section of artistic approaches, work styles, and a variety of studio spaces.
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In June 1996, film makeup artist Bobbie Weiner got a call that would change her life. "Can you make extras look dead and frozen?" the voice asked. Director James Cameron was shooting a movie about the doomed Titanic, and he needed to transform 75 actors into blue-lipped, icicle-dripping corpses bobbing in the ocean (actually a massive water tank in Rosarito, Mexico). The bodies had to look real and stay that way during five-hour stretches of filming. Word was that Weiner had created some impressive horror-flick monsters.
"I did not want to go to Mexico," says Weiner, who at the time had a steady gig in San Diego doing makeup for the TV show Renegade. Plus, "Cameron had a terrible reputation—as a screamer, a driven human being. But then I thought about having 'James Cameron' on my résumé."
Weiner signed on, and every day for the next five weeks she rose at 4 am and drove an hour across the border to join eight other makeup artists on the Titanic set in Rosarito. Cameron told her the looks had to last or else he'd make her go into the water to touch up the makeup. "I thought, They're not hoisting me into that tub!" She quickly discovered that if she applied three layers and pressed superfine setting powder into each one, the makeup would stay in place. "I was on top of the world," she says. "It was amazing to work for a director who knows what he wants."
The Titanic gig did more for Weiner than just sharpen her résumé. It also set her on the path toward building a multimillion-dollar makeup empire. Now, 15 years later, Bobbie Weiner Enterprises produces makeup lines for theater, films, funeral parlors and costume shops. She also publishes horror-themed comic books and sells novelty food items. But the company's biggest earner is her camouflage face paint for hunters and the military (the defense forces of the United States, Israel, Spain, Chile, Australia and New Zealand all use her products). "If I sold the business today, the U.S. government contracts alone would be worth about $15 million," she says.
Until Titanic came along, Weiner was scraping together a living. After three marriages, she thought she'd finally gotten it right when she married a doctor in 1983: "He was my greatest love." They were married for nine years, until he left her for a 19-year-old, she says. "I am not a great picker when it comes to husbands." After the divorce, she learned to live without her sprawling Bel Air home, Porsche convertible, country club membership and two-bedroom yacht. "I felt as if I'd been shot," she says. "I dropped 30 pounds. I was so traumatized, I lost my voice. All my friends left but one. At that social level, no one is interested in you unless you've got the package: the car, the mansion, the man, the money."
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"Go to makeup school!" one of them suggested. Weiner protested that putting eyeshadow on wealthy ladies at a department store cosmetics counter was her idea of hell. "Oh my God, no!" said the stylist, a former soap opera actor. "Do makeup for TV and films. With your personality, you'd be great." Weiner had zero interest in makeup but thought working on films beat folding sweaters at the local Gap.


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Standing out on Facebook is easier than it might seem, but it takes a significant commitment of time and energy. There are three primary keys to crafting a successful Facebook campaign:
1. Consistency.
2. Quality content.
3. Interaction.
You cannot hope to create a successful Facebook campaign by showing up a couple times a week and posting links to your blog or your latest contributions to Ezine Articles. You must be active consistently. Only you can decide what consistency means for you – but a regular schedule of some sort will make it easier for you and for your friends/fans/followers. Daily is not too often, provided you are not streaming your Tweets about every little detail of your day.
Whether you're using a Fan Page or your personal profile page to help build your business, you want to post quality content on a regular basis that is of interest to your fans/friends/followers. This will differ, depending on the kind of business you're in. How difficult would it be for a REALTOR to come up with several interesting facts a week about the cities they serve? This might be a bit more challenging for an accountant, right? But what about posting a weekly math joke? Quotes of the day are a little trite – but even they can work if they're tailored to a specific business or industry. For crying out loud – it's the World Wide Web, people! Put on your craziest shirt or zaniest jewelry and tap into the right side of your brain to come up with a creative idea that works for YOU.
This is, perhaps, where most people fail when it comes to using Facebook to build their businesses. They go into it expecting to "sell stuff" to people. And they approach all of their fans and friends as potential customers at whom they push their goods or services. If you remember one thing about Facebook, it should be that it's a SOCIAL medium, deliberate emphasis on the social part. Would you sling an offer to do a home inspection at the friends you hang out with at the bar on Friday nights? Then why are you constantly shoving marketing materials at people on Facebook? The real key to a successful Facebook campaign is understanding that its true value is in helping you build relationships, not necessarily find new clients. If you're good at it, those relationships will e-v-e-n-t-u-a-l-l-y lead to business or referrals, but you cannot go in with that as your focus, or you will alienate people before you ever get a chance to try to sell them anything.
Post quality content regularly, but remember that this is not about you. The most successful people on the Social Network are those who know how to interact with others, building dynamic relationships first. If someone posts a question in a group and you've got a ton of experience in the topic, answer the question and offer some encouragement. Don't use it as a place to give your sales pitch. You'll create much more goodwill that way – not only with the question asker, but with all the others who may be following that thread. And goodwill has a way of multiplying as it comes back to you.
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On her recent tour stop in London at XOYO, Solange takes us way back and brings Oliver xx from the famed The xx along for the ride. 90s R&B had so many gems that certain ones somehow sadly seem to get lost, and such we thank Solange for her service in bringing Nicole Wray's "Make It Hot" back into the forefront of our minds and hearts.
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Wash that gray right out of your hair? Why bother?
Not only is gray hair trendy among celebs right now (Lady Gaga and Kelly Osbourne dye it gray; Helen Mirren shines in silver), but a growing number of career women are keeping it real, too, the Associated Press reports.
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Just remember there is no right answer for the question I posed, because I am living you and you are living me, and both of us are living everyone else. Since we are all subconsciously intertwined, we are experiencing a universal etheric consciousness, which is the next body of evolution triggered by the shift to the galactic center (As we move from our home in the small Sagittarius galaxy and return to our great "milky" mother).
Anyway, I would absolutely love to stay in touch. I am starting to phase into a new paradigm shift right now, and I am going to be limiting my time on the computer to focus more on meditating, as well as having more spiritual experiences trying to reach out and touch more people. I would pose you maybe take my e-mail, and go from there.
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Peace Aquarian Goddess. So we're friends now? That's cool but chances are, we've met on another spiritual plane before, so chances are, we are reconnecting in this cipher :).
As for the rainbow colors, remember how the colors of the chakras correspond to the different meridian points of the body, plus the thousand petalled lotus crown chakra's illumination is limitless. I always say there are way more than 7 chakra points because once the crown is achieved, really the vehicle has begun to move giving one the opportunity to explore each petal of the lotus.
I also believe there is no such thing as color, or light for that matter. There is such thing as energy, or photons, which reflect off the retina to create "light". But in essence, everyone is an energy being considering particles accelerated is merely energy (that is why it is important to get those wheels spinning!). Everyone is filtered through the subconscious before a picture is even formed in the physical. A good book on this topic is Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot.
As for the correlation with the atom, take a look at the structure of an Atom then compare it with the structure of the universe and one will see a similarity in formation. As above, so will be below...
This God/Goddess/Anunaki/Elohim/Allahim/Sophia/Abraxas etc.is what I like to call the absolute, or the divine emptiness or absolute space, which yields to nothing. The Absolute is responsible for the spontaneous manifestation of divine language, which comes in the form of gods, humans, ET's, etheric beings, shapeshifters, Annunaki, animals, etc. I could write a dissertation on the absolute, but perhaps we could save that discourse for another date ;)
When one meditates, one tries to go inside their body, which is the closest one will get to the absolute because the spirit, or ether, is the first limitation manifested by the absolute. This spntaneous system works without out consent, which is why Astrology is so prevalent.
thankyou so very much! you are too! is her name with one L aswell? i have never met another Michele with one L.
excuse my lateness for the reply. I see what you mean. thankyou and dont mind me I'm silly like that. much respect! peace!
Ahh, thank you for the response Aquarian Goddess! Now I don't want to stifle your rhythm so I will make this message short and sweet. Just remember, the promary colors of the rainbow don't reflect true rainbows, which are people like you and me (Like Bob Marley said in the song "Sun is Shining"). Also, I wanted to ask you what your view on the goal of meditation is. Do you think it's about making the mind blank, or becoming fully conscious? Is there even a difference between the two choices I just gave you? Lol, what a conundrum xD. Anyway, much light to you. HTP!
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How to store and order date and time in SQLite
In SQLite there is no class used for storing date and time. But there are still some handful functions, which are for working with time information.
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You need to add icons to your search results, archives or simply to enable the Facebook Open Graph protocol on your blog site. This task can be accomplished by extracting the URL of the first image, used in post. If you follow certain conventions, this can always be the post or page thumbnail. I have seen many solutions to this relatively simple problem. Unfortunately most of them are incorrect. Here is the right PHP code to get the first image URL from the post content. Read the rest of this entry »
There are many WordPress plugins that can add the Facebook button to your site. With this plugin you can not only add Like button. You can use different methods, customize the look and feel and enable the Facebook Open Graph protocol support. Read the rest of this entry »
Q. I have some ideas about the plugin. What to do?
A. Great! The plugin is distributed under the GPL license. Everyone can contribute to it. There are many types of contributions. For example:
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If you have critiques, please share your opinion with me. I would be glad to here your opinion. Maybe I am wrong, or maybe you. Who knows? Let's make the world a better place – together.
Q. What happens if a Facebook user removes its comment for my blog post? What action I should take in this case?
A. Since version 1.1 of the plugin Import Mode control setting allows you to specify the plugin's behavior in this case. By default when user removes a comment from facebook, it is also removed from the blog comment's list. You can change this behavior by using the "Append new" option.
Q. Is the plugin aligned with the Facebook policies?
A. The plugin is aligned with all known Facebook policies and respects user rights. If you think there are some issues with Facebook policies and user rights, I would be glad to hear about them and introduce necessary changes.
In addition some unique plugin features might be useful in this direction:
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* Import Mode setting
Q. Can I separate comments comming from WordPress and from Facebook comments social plugin.
A. Yes, you modify your theme to visually and physically separate both types of comments. The plugin stores special value in the "comment_agent" database field which begins with "facebook-seo-comments". You can use this fact to modify behavior and visual appearance.
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* The most important reason is performance. The WordPress database is used to cache Facebook API requests. The result is significant reduce in Facebook engine hits and reduced website traffic.
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* Seamless integration for comments posted through Facebook comments social plugin and WordPress comment features.
Many sites are using the popular Facebook Comments Social Plugin. The Facebook Import Comments WordPress plugin allows comments generated by the blog visitors to be imported as WordPress comments.
Some visitors prefer to post comments to Facebook Social Plugin as these comments are becoming part of their social activity and are displayed on their wall.
Other visitors prefer not to use Facebook comments. They would like to post their comments to your WordPress blog.
The Facebook Import Comments combines both type of plugins and makes them part of your WordPress blog.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) benefits should also be considered. Your site will be more dynamic and more attractive for spiders. As a result it will rate higher in search engine results. According to Facebook SEO (Search Engine Optimization) community is the reason for extending the Facebook Social Plugin to be extended to provide an interface for retrieving the comments.
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* Workaround: WordPress uses global variable $id. In some themes and plugins this variable is overwritten and the function get_the_ID() returns incorrect result.
* Changed default language settings: "Retrieve blog locale = No", "Retrieve additional locales = ''". Facebook fixed their API so locale parameter is not anymore required when querying the Facebook comments.
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DECLARE TYPE population_type IS TABLE OF NUMBER INDEX BY VARCHAR2(64); country_population population_type; continent_population population_type; howmany NUMBER; which VARCHAR2(64); BEGIN country_population('Greenland') := 100000; country_population('Iceland') := 750000; howmany := country_population('Greenland'); continent_population('Australia') := 30000000; continent_population('Antarctica') := 1000; -- Creates new entry continent_population('Antarctica') := 1001; -- Replaces previous value dbms_output.put_line('Count: ' || continent_population.count); which := continent_population.FIRST; -- Returns 'Antarctica' -- as that comes first alphabetically. which := continent_population.LAST; -- Returns 'Australia' howmany := continent_population(continent_population.LAST); -- Returns the value corresponding to the last key, in this -- case the population of Australia. -- Traverse Continents Associative Array dbms_output.put_line('Elements in continent_population: ' || continent_population.count); which := continent_population.FIRST; WHILE which IS NOT NULL LOOP dbms_output.put_line(which || ': ' || continent_population(which)); which := continent_population.NEXT(which); END LOOP; -- Outputs: -- Count: 2 -- Elements in continent_population: 2 -- Antarctica: 1001 -- Australia: 30000000 END;
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DECLARE TYPE CourseList IS TABLE OF VARCHAR2(10); courses CourseList := CourseList(); BEGIN dbms_output.put_line('Initial count= ' || courses.count || ', first= ' || courses.first || ', last= ' || courses.last || ''); courses.extend(5); dbms_output.put_line('After extend(5) count= ' || courses.count || ', first= ' || courses.first || ', last= ' || courses.last || ''); dbms_output.put_line('After extend(5) count: ' || courses.count); END;
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Middletown Police are looking for a man who they said robbed a gas station at gunpoint early Monday.
At around 2:40 a.m. Feb. 4, Middletown Police responded to the Valero at 38 East Main Street in reference to a panic alarm.
The female clerk told officers that the unknown man, who was wearing a disguise, pulled out a handgun and demanded that the clerk turn over cash from the register.
Police said that the clerk complied and handed over an undisclosed amount of money to the suspect.
The suspect then fled on foot from the store towards Broad Street.
A canine track was conducted, ending in the unit block of South Broad Street, but was not successful in locating the suspect, police said.
Anyone within information is asked to contact the Middletown Police Department at (302) 376-9950.
The suspect is described as being about 20 years old and was last seen wearing a dark colored hooded sweatshirt or coat.
He is wanted on charges of robbery, possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony, and wearing a disguise while committing a felony.
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In 1912, over 2,000 years of imperial rule ended as the last emperor of the Qing dynasty abdicated and the Republic of China was born. This beautiful map, which appeared in National Geographic Magazine in October of 1912, is a perfect companion for the maps of China published in 1945, 1964, and 1991. It covers China, Chosen, and Taiwan (Formosa). This version is laminatedfeaturing a "write and wipe" surface and durable plastic covering.
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