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How Meditation Changes Your Child's Brain
You may have enrolled your child in a class for yoga, Portland parents, but what about meditation? More and more after school yoga classes are incorporating meditative methods of focusing the mind. And some parents find their little ones are fascinated by mom or dad's meditation practice, and want to join in.
Researchers have discovered that meditation changes the brain, and in a good way. Long-term neurological outcomes of a consistent meditation practice include:
Better communication between different parts of the brain. Researchers call this improved "Functional Connectivity." For a kid, it makes more sense to call it using your "whole brain" rather than just a certain part. With practice in contemplative studies such as meditation and yoga, Portland kids can learn how to take a step back from emotionally charged moments, take a slow deep breath, and make good choices using all parts of their brain.
Improved objectivity when thinking about the self. Meditators' brains show lowered synchronization of the dorsal prefrontal cortex, meaning that they are better equipped to see themselves as part of a larger picture. That's especially important for Portland kids, who must navigate relationships at home, school, and on the playground.
Activation of the "Rest and Digest" nervous system. Meditation turns on the Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS), which is the system that turns on when the body is at rest. In contrast, the Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) is the "fight or fight" system that ramps up energy and triggers stress hormones to ready the body for a potentially dangerous situation. Researchers say most people spend far too much time in SNS activation, and this leads to many modern health problems. Becoming still and breathing deeply in meditation basically tells the body that it is safe to relax. One bonus: PNS activation also stimulates the immune system, meaning that those who practice meditation and mindfulness probably get sick less often.
Finally, as we will be teaching in after school yoga classes across Portland, when the brain is in fight or fight mode, the emotional centers hijack the more advanced parts of the brain. When talking to kids, we talk about "the alarm part" and " the smart part." When you're in the middle of an emotional crisis, the planning part of the brain just doesn't work as well. Fortunately, applying a meditation technique—taking a deep breath, or listening mindfully for a minute or so—can calm down the brain's alarm and allow the most evolved parts of the brain step in to make good decisions.
Research has yet to show how meditation might affect kids' brains specifically, but knowing what we do about how thinking patterns become entrenched in the brain and are more likely to reoccur as a result, it seems Portland kids can only see positive outcomes from practicing meditation starting at a younger age.
Just as yoga looks different for Portland kids than it does for Portland adults, child-friendly meditation is different than meditative practices for the fully-grown set. Meditative moments in after school yoga classes may focus on mindful breathing techniques, for instance, rather than full on seated meditation. Or, a teacher might ask a yoga student to focus carefully on a seashell for a full minute, as a way to practice focusing the mind. Here are a few other meditation-like techniques you can try with your kid the next time an emotional hurricane seems to be taking over:
Breathe deep & make animal noises. This works even better if you incorporate arm movements. Doing the movements with your kid, raise your arms when breathing in, and make an animal noise like "hiss" or "buzz" on the exhale, while simultaneously letting the arms return to the sides.
Find a favorite meditation/relaxation CD. If you play the same CD every night, your child will develop a Pavlovian response, and immediately start to relax when the CD begins. (By the way, this works quite well for adults, too.)
Enroll for After School Yoga Classes. Portland kids will learn plenty of meditation techniques if they take a class in yoga. Portland schools are offering yoga more and more, and several studios around town have regular kids yoga classes as well. If you'd like to learn more about Move Yoga's kids yoga classes, email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Sources: Buddha's Brain, "The Child-Meditation Miracle," "Long-term meditation leads to changes in brain organization
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2 Responses to "How Meditation Changes Your Child's Brain"
Beth Yohalem-Ilsley Says:
November 15th, 2012 at 4:17 pm
Hi Colleen,
I am wondering if you would be interested in doing a workshop at our clinic around sleep and meditation techniques for kids? Our clinic info is at http://www.mississippihealthcenter.com
If you are interested, we can talk more specifics.
Thanks so much for the work that you do!
All the best,
Allyson Says:
December 11th, 2012 at 4:21 pm
Sounds great … we're interested! We'll email you to discuss details.
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What Is A Prime Number
Prime Number Definition
Prime number is a positive, round number, bigger than 1, that has only 2 positive divisors 1 and the number itself!
That's it! This is what a prime number is, explained in very simple words. This definition might be enough for you to understand the matter, but we suggest that you take a look at the following lines:
So here we will answer the question – "What is a prime number?" going through some more details. It should be very clear, that for a number to be prime, it has too meet all of the following requirements:
1. It should be positive
2. It should be round
3. Bigger than 1
4. The number has to have only 2 positive divisors – 1 (one) and itself
If ANY of these simple conditions are not met for a specific number, we can be very sure, that it is not a prime. Now to get extremely clear for you, have a look at the following examples:
* The number 8 is not prime, because it has more than 2 positive divisors (factors): 2,4,8,1
* 7 is a prime number, because it meets all of the conditions above and has only 2 positive divisors – 1 and 7.
* 991 is a prime number, because it meets all of the criteria
* 992 is NOT prime, because it has more than 2 divisors
The number " 2 " is the only even prime. As you know, every even number can be divided into 2, so this is the third sure divisor for any of them, except 1 and themselves. Condition 4 is not met.
Is 1 a Prime Number?
According to our definition, the number " 1 " doesn't meet the third criteria – to be bigger than 1. Additionally, it doesn't have two divisors, it has only one – itself. So we can say, that one is not a prime.
Every number that is not prime is called a composite number. Prime numbers are infinite. Primes were explored for the first time by Euclid, nearly 300 years B.C.
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Eat less, move and lift weights to beat obesity
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Getting physical is good for you, and there are dozens of new reasons to get moving. USA TODAY's Nanci Hellmich shares the latest findings from studies presented this weekend at the Obesity Society meeting in San Diego.
Strength training works well with aerobics
New evidence is reinforcing the notion that the combination of strength training and aerobic activities, such as walking, may be just what the doctor ordered.
To examine the impact of exercise on people with type 2 diabetes, Timothy Church, director of preventive medicine research at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, and colleagues had people with type 2 diabetes do either aerobics only (mostly walking), strength training only or a combination of the two.
They found that those who did both forms of exercise for nine months lost the most body fat (3 pounds), trimmed the most from their waistlines (1 inch), had the most improvements in fitness and got the most significant improvement in hemoglobin A1C, a test for blood-sugar levels.
"For optimal health, you need to work your heart and lungs with aerobic exercise and your muscles and bones with weight lifting," says Church, co-author of Move Yourself.
The federal government's physical activity guidelines recommend that adults do both moderate-intensity physical activity each week and muscle-strengthening activities.
Get busy if you want to beat the old middle-age spread
Is there any way to fight the dreaded middle-age spread? Yes, researchers say, but you have to get physical.
"Some people gain a pound a year during midlife," says Caroline Apovian, an associate professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. Many become less active as they age.
Plus, people start to lose muscle mass at age 40 and continue to lose over the years if they don't do something to preserve it. This affects the calories they burn when active and at rest.
A study released this year by Harvard scientists showed women gain an average of 20 pounds over 16 years as they move into middle age, but those who regularly walked briskly or biked were less likely to gain as much.
Apovian is doing research to see whether having men do more strength training and eat more protein (meat, fish, eggs) can prevent muscle loss and fat accumulation. And they are having some older men take testosterone to see the effects.
You don't have to go to the gym to strength-train, says John Jakicic, an exercise researcher at the University of Pittsburgh. It can be done at home following a DVD, using hand weights or resistance bands. Taking a brisk walk daily and doing some weight training "can provide benefits that will dramatically improve your health."
Watch a fitness commercial and you just may eat less
If you're struggling to eat less and keep your appetite under control, here's a tip: Try watching someone else exercising.
People consumed less at meals after watching exercise-related commercials than they did after viewing other types of ads, a new study says.
Researchers at the Cornell Food and Brand Lab in Ithaca, N.Y., recruited 125 participants and had half watch TV exercise-related ads for running shoes and fitness centers. The other half watched ads for things such as car insurance and washing machines. Then all participants were offered a buffet lunch.
Findings: Those who saw the fitness messages ate 22 percent fewer calories than the others.
The exercise commercials may have caused people to be more health- and body-conscious, says the study's lead author, Ellen van Kleef.
The fitness messages reminded people of how much work it is to burn off calories, says Brian Wansink, director of the Cornell lab. "They realized that half-cup of pudding is going to mean a mile and a half on the treadmill."
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Shawn Hook's EMI Music debut, Cosmonaut and the Girl, says a lot about the artist, his direction and the music. Blessed with a stratospheric vocal range, heard right off the bat on the lead track, "Planet Earth," and particularly on "Rockstaria," the pianist and guitarist from Nelson, British Columbia shot for the stars on this recording, adding modern electronic elements to his organic singer-songwriter base.
"I've always been fascinated by space, astronomy and exploring," says Shawn. "I was thinking of a cosmonaut and his girl. They rarely get to see each other. I relate to that because I'm never in one place for too long."
The album, produced by Jon Levine (The Philosopher Kings, Nelly Furtado, Kreesha Turner), is a constellation of electro-spiked pop, like meteors of Paul McCartney and Elton John hurling through space collecting particles of Pet Shop Boys and Muse.
The first single, "Every Red Light," is a pumping race to get to your girl, while "Dirty Little War" is a darker emotional string-laden piece about a nasty break-up with a slightly bigger political meaning as well. The mechanical and moody "Rockstaria" is a seductive aria for young hearts; "Middle Finger" a buzzing anthem for anyone who tells you "No, you can't do that" and the heartbreaking "Love Is Patience" is for the loved one of a person with Alzheimer's.
Shawn began playing piano at age 4. He often brought little bits of compositions into his piano teacher, but he didn't start writing lyrics until high school. His highest English marks were in poetry and once he started liking girls, he easily combined the two. "I remember having a few big high school crushes and when I saw them fall for other guys, it really upset me. My natural instinct was to sit at the piano and play what I felt. I'd play piano for hours on end until I felt better."
Shawn made his first album in 2002 after his vocal teacher at a local music college offered to produce it. It was singer-songwriter style with more rock and was hand-sold to friends and family. A trombone player as well in high school, he also gigged in a disco cover band called Shag, which sometimes netted him $200-a-night. To this day, his says their lively stage show and sold-out crowds helped him develop as a performer. "I started writing a lot after that."
His parents wanted him to have a solid profession so Shawn attended college for engineering. He spent most of his time in the music department. After two years, at age 20, he made up his mind to go to The Art Institute in Vancouver, a pricey recording arts school. At night, he performed at open-mics. After nine months, he hired a local engineer and armed with 50 originals, he picked the best and recorded another independent album in 2006.
To support the album and make a difference in the world at the same time, he and a friend formed a charity, Feed The Need, for which he performed at regional high schools and collected non-perishable items for the food bank. Today, the charity is registered and rebranded Live To Give. "I'm a big fan of Bono and John Lennon and what they stand for. They had a message and I want to do the same thing with my music," says Shawn. He has already experienced music's impact with his poignant piano ballad "Soldier," which resonated with military families and schools, and led to some interesting opportunities.
Because of that song, he was flown to Los Angeles to showcase and started composing for film and television on a short-lived contract with ABC Studios. Other deal offers came, but before he signed anything foolish, he had the good fortune to meet his current manager in 2008, who started setting up showcases for him in LA and Canada with record labels, as well as the co-writes that appear on Cosmonaut and the Girl.
"Doing this record," reflects Shawn, "I realize that it's so important not to settle for anything. Back in the day, I was writing songs just to get them done. This experience taught me to not stop working on a song until it's right. You feel that in your gut. You just know."


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The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball team hosts Southland Conference rival UTSA at 2 p.m. on Saturday in the first-ever on-campus basketball game for the Islanders.
The game will be played in the recently completed Dugan Wellness Center due to a scheduling conflict at the American Bank Center. A dedication ceremony for the new student recreation facility will be held prior to the game at 10:30 a.m.
The game can be heard live on ESPN 1230 with the pregame show at 1:40 p.m. Live stats and video will be available on www.goislanders.com.
The Islanders, who lead the series 6-2, enter the contest having won four straight Southland Conference games and sit 10-9 on the year after downing Lamar 89-71 on Wednesday. At 4-0, they are the last remaining unbeaten team in SLC play. The four-game winning streak is the longest for the Islanders since winning six games leading into the NCAA Tournament in 2006-07. The Islanders began that season 7-0 in league play.
UTSA is 2-1 on the year and 11-5 overall. The Roadrunners defeated UTPA 83-72 in a non-conference game on Wednesday night.
The Roadrunners have four players scoring in double digits in SLC action entering the contest led by Omar Johnson at 14.7 points. Travis Gabbidon is averaging nearly a double-double in league play with 14.3 points and 9.3 boards. Devin Gibson is adding 13.7 points and Joey Shank 10.3 in the three Southland games.
The game will feature two of the top defensive teams in the country as both teams are in the top 15 in steals. Led by Gibson, who is the national leader in steals per game with 3.6, UTA is third as a team with 10.9. The Islanders are 15th with 9.7 a game. Kevin Palmer is ninth in the country with 2.7 a game. UTSA is also in the top 10 in three-point baskets per game and turnover margin


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Definition of plumpness in English:
noun[mass noun]
1The quality of having a full rounded shape: the plumpness of the peaches
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- In another, tidy rows of young vegetables are being trickle-hosed into plumpness.
British informal podginess
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1.1A person's quality of being rather fat; chubbiness: she grew up being teased for her plumpness
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- For all his plumpness Tuck was no mean opponent at the game.
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Shark dies after tourists drag it out of the sea to take photos
Nearby Hard Rock Hotel says 'corrective measures' being taken against employees involved
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Experts say the cruise liner, adrift in the north Atlantic, may be too close for comfort
At sixteen the challenge is as much about earning life experience as anything else
Vessel from Haiti was 'overloaded and unseaworthy' says US Coast Guard
Pole-vaulter rolls back the years to take gold as controversial LaShawn Merritt is surprise winner of 400m
Why go in 2013? To get there before everyone else does
Tropical Storm Isaac swept across Haiti's southern peninsula early today, dousing a capital city prone to flooding and areas of the poor nation still trying to recover from the terrible 2010 earthquake.
It was the same in the 1912 Olympic Stadium in Stockholm last night as it had been in the 2012 Olympic Stadium 12 days previously. When it came to the crunch in the women's 400m in the DN Galan Diamond League meeting, just as in the one-lap final in London, Christine Ohuruogu could not catch the American Sanya Richards-Ross.
Greene looked like a man who had run into a nightmare – or a timewarp
As Dai Greene crossed the finish line in the London 2012 centrepiece arena last night, he clasped his hands to his face and dropped to the ground. He remained there for a good while, a picture of despair – lying on his back, his hands clasped to his head. The captain of the British track and field team thought he had blown his big Olympic chance. Only the first two finishers in the three semi-finals of the 400m hurdles were guaranteed a place in tomorrow's final and Greene had crossed the line fourth in the opening race.
Great Britain's women were unable to back-up their historic Olympic win over Algeria by beating Italy today, with the World Cup champions proving that experience and pedigree can be far more valuable than enthusiasm.
Hurricane Irene cut power to more than a million people in Puerto Rico, downing trees and flooding streets today, and forecasters warned it could be a major storm as it threatens Florida and South Carolina by the end of the week.
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I followed with great interest the data reported by Kiebzak et al1 regarding the underdiagnosis and undertreatment of osteoporosis in men. Only 7% of their male patients had a diagnosis of osteoporosis prior to hip fracture, and fewer than 5% were taking treatment of any kind at hospital discharge. Moreover, in their medical chart review, the authors stated that osteoporosis risk factors were not consistently documented in patients' medical records. Specifically, there was no mention of hypogonadism, a well-established risk factor for osteoporosis in men. Clearly, the previous data unravel the profound unawareness of risk factors and treatment of osteoporosis in the male sex. In fact, hypogonadism is the commonest cause of secondary osteoporosis in men, occurring in up to 20% of men with symptomatic vertebral fractures and 50% of elderly men with hip fractures.2 In the series of Kiebzak et al,1 only 5 of the 110 male patients with hip fracture had a documented diagnosis of hypogonadism, a finding that underscores the lack of awareness of gonadal failure being an important risk factor for osteoporosis in men. In this regard, I disagree with the authors for not considering testosterone as a treatment for osteoporosis in males, and in their claim that there is little information in the literature to support its use as an osteoporosis treatment (page 2218 of the article). Indeed, testosterone supplementation in hypogonadal men with osteoporosis increases bone mineral density,3 decreases bone resorption, and stimulates bone formation.4 In addition, such therapy can ameliorate concomitant abnormalities that contribute to the pathogenesis of hypogonadal male osteoporosis, such as low circulating levels of estrogen, calcitonin, 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D, and negative calcium balance.4 Furthermore, the improvement of muscle strength as result of testosterone administration may potentially decrease the risk of falls. Although long-term randomized studies specifically designed to assess the effect of testosterone replacement on the incidence of fractures are lacking, this should not be a reason to overlook routine screening for gonadal failure in men with osteoporosis. Until such studies become available, it is worthwhile to offer testosterone replacement therapy to patients with proven hypogonadism in addition to the standard treatment of osteoporosis. It should be emphasized that hip fracture in men is a true public health problem. Multiple studies,5 including that of Kiebzak et al,1 have repeatedly shown higher mortality following hip fracture in men than in women. Thus, it is vitally important to identify and correct any remediable cause of skeletal deterioration in the male population.
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Gun owners in region take advantage of new non-disclosure law
Thousands of regional gun owners are taking full advantage of a new state law allowing them to withhold their personal pistol permit information from being released to the public.
The regulation, passed as part of new gun laws called the NY SAFE Act, came in response to the Westchester-based The Journal News publishing a map with pistol permit holders names and addresses gained from Freedom of Information Law requests.
The torrent of requests that have come into county clerk's and sheriff's offices have illustrated the reasons people feel uncomfortable with their gun permit information being public.
The opt-out form lists four reasons for granting the request of the applicant. He or she:
♦ Is a law enforcement officer, a witness in a criminal case, a juror or has an order of protection.
♦ Feels their life, or the lives of family members, would be endangered
♦ Is the spouse or family member of someone who would be endangered.
♦ Would be subject to unwarranted harassment by disclosure.
The deluge of requests also shows pistol permits records are often outdated — with thousands of pistol permits still on the books for those who are long dead.
More than 100 requests a day
Orange County Clerk Donna Benson said her office has received about 2,000 opt-out forms since Feb. 15, with a flood coming in right after the form was released. Now, they're coming in at a rate of about 125-150 a day.
Altogether, there are about 38,000 to 40,000 pistol permit holders in Orange County, said Benson. Of those permits, anywhere from 8,000 to 10,000 of those names are from people who are deceased. Another 5,000 belong to people who have since left the county, according to the clerk's office.
Sullivan County Clerk Daniel Briggs said there are between 17,000 and 18,000 pistol permits on record, but he estimates the number is closer to 12,000, since records of the dead haven't been purged. The county has received more than 1,500 forms requesting the opt-out.
"We started receiving them the moment the form became available on the state site, almost instantaneously," Briggs said. The counties have the form on their individual Websites, too.
As of March 19, Ulster County had received 2,120 opt-out forms, with about 20,000 pistol permits on record, said Ulster County Undersheriff Frank Faluotico.
Labor-intensive search
Faluotico said his office is going through those thousands of records to try to organize permits of people who are dead — a labor-intensive task. He said his office eventually plans to reach out to Rep. Chris Gibson to see if there's anything that can be done on the federal level to help make it easier to find out who's died."A nationwide death registry. Hopefully on a federal level," Faluotico said.
James Torcivia, of OC Federation of Sportsman's Clubs, with his dog Hawk-eye, sees no reason for gun permit disclosure.
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Reasons to disclose
George Rogero, a handgun safety instructor from the Washingtonville area who runs OCShooters.com, a pistol enthusiast Website, said he was neutral about the forms. He's said he's proud of his gun ownership status and doesn't care if anyone knows it.
"For me, it's a waste of time," Rogero said. "I'm as blatant about it as possible, but there are people out there who don't want to go public that they own a gun and you respect that."
Still, Rogero said in the past he's cross-referenced the list of legal gun owners with voter registration rolls to know who to talk to get out the vote on gun-rights issues. He's also seen newspapers use gun-owner lists for purposes he approves of, such as checking if legislators who are against gun-ownership are gun-owners themselves.
What Rogero said he didn't support was disseminating those full permit lists online.
"It should be available for strictly political purposes and for newspapers," Rogero said.
Kellyann Kostyal-Larrier, of Safe Homes of Orange County, said the question of privacy versus safety is a difficult question. She said she believes it's important for law enforcement agencies to have access to pistol permit information but worried that publicly available permit information, with names and addresses, could put domestic violence victims who are gun owners at risk.
"Anything that jeopardizes a victim's confidentiality can put them at more danger," Kostyal-Larrier said.
For James Torcivia, president of the Orange County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs, he just couldn't think of a reason why that information can be public.
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To a Skylark
by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Stanza 20 Summary
Get out the microscope, because we're going through this poem line-by-line.
Lines 96-97
Better than all measures
Of delightful sound,
- The skylark's song is better than all the human music ("measures") in the world.
- Sure, we can plan and scheme and make "delightful sound" but we can't stack up to the skylark.
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Better than all treasures
That in books are found,
- Guess what? Our books don't cut it either. All the poems and ideas and novels we've stored up are "treasures." But still: they don't match the skylark's song.
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Thy skill to poet were, thou scorner of the ground!
- Finally, he comes out and admits it. The poem that the speaker's writing will never be as good as the song he's writing it about. A little bird can make music beyond his description, beyond his power.
- The simple song of the skylark is more wonderful than even the best human poem.
- This is the bittersweet irony under this poem. Even if it's moving and beautiful (and we think it is), it's all about the ways that poems fall short, the ways that they fail to measure up to the beauty of the world.


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"As a retail worker, you have to be there two or three hours before anything opens," said Soltys, who attends Northampton Community College. "Not only is it cutting into family time, but you work so many hours … in my case, sometimes I worked 12 to 16 hours.
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On June 5, protesters across Peru commemorated the anniversary of the government's massacre last year of peaceful indigenous protesters who had blockaded a road in opposition to laws opening the Amazon up for large-scale resource exploitation. The official death toll was 33 (10 indigenous people plus 23 police officers later killed in retaliation), but local reports have contested this figure, alleging as many as 84 killed. One protester, Major Felipe Bazán Caballero, remains missing to this day. Following widespread social unrest in response to the massacre, the government eventually repealed four of the contested laws.
Early this summer, it appeared that the Peruvian government might be getting ready to soften its position on Amazon resource exploitation. A parliamentary commission on the Bagua conflict concluded that the indigenous people had been in the right, and on May 19, the Peruvian parliament approved the Consultation Law, requiring that locals be consulted as part of the approval process for any resource-exploiting projects. The law was hailed as a victory by indigenous social movements.
In the same week, however, the government announced a rash of new oil concessions across the Amazon. Representatives of the oil and gas ministry have begun touring European capitals, announcing 10.6 million ha (26 million acres) in new concessions.
"The Garcia administration does not seem to have learned the harsh lessons of Bagua," said Atossa Soltani, executive director of Amazon Watch. "The government [has] intensified its assault on indigenous rights by offering yet more indigenous territory to foreign oil corporations so that half of all indigenous lands in the Peruvian Amazon now fall within oil concessions."
Only days later, indigenous leader Alberto Pizango, who fled to Nicaragua during the Bagua uprising, returned to Peru in defiance of an outstanding warrant on sedition charges. He was immediately arrested, but was released on bail later that day. Pizango promptly issued a public statement condemning the government's new oil push, especially condemning oil company Perenco for denying the existence of "uncontacted" indigenous nations in areas it has slated for a new oil pipeline.
According to an article published on GroundReport:
"Perenco recently revealed it has transported, by helicopter, 'more than 50,000 tons of material and consumables, the equivalent of seven Eiffel Towers' into the region. The company denies the tribes' existence, although, in a 'contingency plan' presented to Peru's Energy Ministry earlier this year, it recommended that its workers, in certain instances, 'scare and repel' the Indians if contact is made."
On June 1, while Peruvian President Alan García was meeting with U.S. president Barack Obama, two women chained themselves to the White House fence, while protesters rallied across the street in support of their call for an end to resource extraction without indigenous consent.
Then on June 19, Argentinian company Pluspetrol spilled hundreds of barrels of oil into the Maranon river in the Peruvian Amazon, marking the company's 78th spill in the region in the last four years.
Two days later, García announced his refusal to sign the Consultation Law, returning it to Congress with his objections. García is demanding that the law be modified to allow the government to override indigenous peoples' objections to development projects. He also wishes to exclude Andean indigenous peoples from the consultation requirement.
"President García has missed a huge opportunity to show Peruvians and the world that his government is willing to respect indigenous peoples rights and willing to bring Peru closer in line with international norms," Soltani said. "García has taken another step backwards in repairing relations with indigenous peoples and demonstrated yet again his administration's deeply troubling policies towards the country's original inhabitants."
Congress can override García's de facto veto by a majority vote. Indigenous, environmental, and civil society groups are encouraging it to do so.
The assault on the Amazon continues. On June 22, Garcia and Brazilian President "Lula" da Silva signed an agreement for the construction of six hydroelectric dams in the Peruvian Amazon to supply more than 6000 MW of electricity to Brazil.
According to International Rivers:
"One of the first projects to be built under the accord would be the Paquitzapango Dam on the Ene River, which would impact close to 17,000 Ashaninka indigenous people and threaten the Ashaninka Communal Reserve, as well as the Otishi National Park, both of which are legally protected areas. …
"The Inambari Dam on the Madre de Dios River is also likely to constructed under the bilateral accord signed yesterday… . Inambari would flood more than 46,000 hectares of land, which would leave more than 15,000 people without agricultural lands."
The dams are likely to face legal as well as on-the-ground challenges in Peru.
Previous Articles on the Peruvian Amazon:
Temporary Resolution in Peru Conflict Following Government Reversal (June 19, 2009)
Week of Action in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples in Peru (June 12, 2009)
Upcoming Peru Solidarity Protests (June 10, 2009)
Peru Update: Take Action! (June 7, 2009)
Action Alert: Stop Peruvian Infrastructure Push! (June 5, 2009)
Peruvian Police Murder Indigenous Protesters: Take Action! (June 5, 2009)
Peru Indigenous Holding Strong in Standoff (June 3, 2009)
Peru Indigenous In Standoff With Government (May 22, 2009)
Perenco to Drill for Oil in Territory of Uncontacted Indigenous (January 7, 2009)
Peru Indigenous Issue Oil Ultimatum (October 22, 2008)
Indigenous Victory in Peru! (August 24, 2008)
Temporary Truce in Indigenous Peru Standoff (August 21, 2008)
Peru Declares Martial Law Over Indigenous Protests (August 18, 2008)
Oil Pipeline Shut Down by Ongoing Peru Protests (August 17, 2008)
Indigenous Peruvians Seize Energy Infrastructure (August 12, 2008)


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If you're watching your sodium, your carbs or your waistline, counting your days in recovery or vigilantly minding your health, Blind Butcher probably isn't the place for you. Nor is it where you should head if you're after niceties like a reservation, a valet or a well-dressed table conducive to quiet conversation.
But if succulent hand-cranked sausages, saucy poutines, duck-fat fries, house-cured charcuterie and heady Texas craft beers sound like your cup of hard-to-find Kentucky bourbon, you'll feel right at home at the 2-month-old Lower Greenville tavern. It helps, by the way, if you don't mind paper napkins, cacophony, a hike from the car and scattershot service.
In a place with an excellent list of local craft beers on tap, I'd normally start with a brew, but Blind Butcher happens to make a mean cocktail. The server might be sort of mean, too, should you dare to mention, when it's still early and the joint is half-full, that you've been waiting more than 20 minutes for yours. "They're craft cocktails, and the bartender has six other ones to make besides yours" isn't the most soothing of excuses.
Never mind the cranky ineptitude.
The Dove Tail, a well-balanced, on-the- rocks number in which Del Maguey Vida mescal gets a lift from grapefruit cordial and a splash of soda, is so good you'll forgive her. Or try the green-Chartreuse-happy Notary, available in brown (Herman Marshall Rye) or white (Waterloo Antique Gin) variations. These drinks have a lot of character; the gin version tastes just right heading into warm weather.
And the food, limited though the offerings are, has heart. In fact, heart — beef heart — is a sometime star on chef Oliver Sitrin's house-made charcuterie plate, in the form of a beef heart salami. I didn't taste that one, as the selection changes daily, but I did have some excellent duck prosciutto, three terrific salamis, some skinny smoked beef-and-pork sausages that our server likened to Slim Jim (yes, but so much better), slices of pork pastrami streaked lusciously with fat, and bits of Wagyu eye of round jerky, annoyingly addictive. Clearly Sitrin has a passion for cured meats, and this is one of the better arrays in town. At $25, it's priced like one, too.
Nibble on fried strips of chewy, tangy, spicy pig's ear — with orange-fennel aioli for dipping. At least that's what the menu called it; it tasted like a mustardy mayo. Or order up a mammoth platter of good house-made potato chips mingled with duck pastrami (maybe not enough of it) and smears of goat cheese. Any of these go great with beer, which by now you've no doubt moved on to. Do try some of the unusual ones. Recently the BrewDog "rotator" selection was a fabulous imperial stout aged in scotch barrels.
Pastrami egg rolls? Sign me up, cried my tablemates on more than one visit.
They were likable, served with a mustardy-mayo sauce that tasted just like the "orange-fennel aioli." But long on pastrami and short on crispness, they fell short of wowing any of us. Same with the poutines — you know, those Canadian plates of fries and cheese curds smothered in gravy. A deluxe one larded with duck confit and topped with a gravy-drizzled sunny-side-up duck egg was pretty luscious, though it wanted more of the cheese curds that make a poutine a poutine. Another, blanketed in mushrooms and gravy, quickly became slimy — and again, too light on the curds.
Duck-fat fries, on the other hand — hot, crisp, potatoey and rich, unfettered by gravy — were perfect.
Still hungry? Sausages are the main event at Blind Butcher. Each has distinct personality, starting with an honorable, gravy-smothered rendition of an English banger and mash. Sitrin boosts duck sausage with cubes of seared foie gras, grills it till its skin nearly crackles and sends it out with good pretzel bread brioche and tangy chutney. The sausage du jour both times I visited was one fashioned from brisket, cheddar and jalapeño, and I'd happily eat it again: The link, fat and snappy, comes snuggled in a really good, fine-crumbed hoagie bun from Empire Baking Co., squiggled with mustard and dressed with chunky dill pickles.
Craving greens, we dove into a salad called "the local," but the lovely lettuces mingled with chopped, pickled vegetables and chile-roasted pecans that didn't taste terribly fresh didn't add up to much. A perplexingly named "elbow salad" turned out to be Sitrin's tasty take on a Cobb, with flavorful smoked chicken greens and hard-boiled egg pushed through a sieve (I love that). It would make a nice main course at lunch (when Blind Butcher is still asleep), or maybe on a hot summer evening.
Intrigued by something called "the big meat," I tried to order it on both visits, but neither time was what the menu described as the "selection of daily specials" available. According to a spokeswoman for the tavern, these specials have included buffalo short ribs, mushroom chimichurri, braised lamb shank with potatoes and chives, and pork belly porchetta. Going forward, she says, a special will be offered only on weekends.
In other words, Blind Butcher is a work-in-progress. One night, with our 17-year-old son in tow, my husband and I were turned away at the door when we showed up at 8:30 on a Friday. No one under 21 is admitted after 7 p.m., we were told at the back door. No one under 21 after 8, we were told at the front. And not very nicely. The policy has since been changed; now no one under 21 will be admitted after 10 p.m.
Meanwhile, there's no written wine list yet, the door policy isn't mentioned on the Facebook page and no one answers the phone during business hours. When we asked about the available wines (spotting stems on another table), our server hurriedly recited a generic list of varietals. And the producers? She rattled them off quickly, not bothering to hide the fact that she was beyond annoyed.
The desserts, like caramel corn studded with bacon or giant chocolate chip cookies soaked in simple syrup, need some serious attention, too.
Still, there's something very likable about Blind Butcher. It may have personality flaws, but at least it has personality. Sitrin's cured meats and sausages, those charmingly quirky cocktails and that great selection of beers definitely make it worth a visit.
Blind Butcher (2 stars)
Price: $$ (snacks, salads and sides $5 to $11; boards for sharing $12 to $25; sausage plates $9 to $15; poutines $8.50 to $21.50; desserts $5)
Service: The demeanor of the front-of-the- house staff ranges from surly and inept to warmly attentive and professional.
Ambience: A cozy, vibrant tavern with high tin ceilings that feels at once old-fashioned and chicly modern. On a busy weekend night (and on the back patio more often than that), it feels like merely a raucous drinking place. Really, there's a chef here?
Noise level: It can get very noisy, but the music isn't overwhelming and seats are so close-set you probably won't be reduced to shouting.
Location: 1919 Greenville Ave., Dallas. (Park in the large lot next to the Truck Yard on Sears Street.) 214-887-0000. facebook.com/TheBlindButcher.
Hours: Kitchen is open Sunday-Thursday 4 to 11 p.m., Friday-Saturday 4 p.m. to midnight
Reservations: Not accepted. No one under 21 is admitted after 10 p.m.
Credit cards: AE, D, MC, V
Wheelchair accessible: Yes
Smoking: Out in back, on the uncovered portion of the patio
Alcohol: Full bar. There is no printed wine list at the moment; if you want wine, the server will tell you what's available, though not necessarily in any detail.
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Storm Chaser Scott Sheppard Struck By Lightning in South Dakota – and Captures It On Video
Storm chaser Scott Sheppard had a close call Tuesday, and it did not involve getting too close to a tornado.
Severe Studios storm chaser Scott Sheppard was filming video from inside his vehicle near Fairburn, South Dakota, when lightning struck Sheppard's arm, passed through his vehicle and hit the road.
Sheppard captured the entire event as it happened in the video above.
According to the YouTube post from Severe Studios, Sheppard has a sore arm, but is otherwise okay.
Both Sheppard's vehicle and another passing car were disabled by the strike and had to be towed. The lightning strike also blew several holes in the road.
(MORE: Lightning's Scary and Damaging Power)
An estimate from the Centers for Disease Control and noted lightning researcher Ron Holle suggests that about 100 people are killed by lightning in the U.S. each year. However, it is believed that 90 percent of strike victims survive.
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From the #1 Bestselling author of Death By Honeymoon, comes a new romance series....
Nestled among trees and hills, set alongside a winding river, the small town of Tom's River, Wisconsin, so beautiful and protected, is a place where everybody knows each other, a place where nothing ever changes and where people can feel safe. But one day, all that changes. Megan's husband has gone missing, and no one can find him.
As the search deepens, Megan discovers the truth… (more)
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The World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Agenda Council (GAC) on the Future of Government, in cooperation and with the support of the Government of the United Arab Emirates, has launched a guide to help governments use technology to build better trust and deliver more efficient public services.
Jane Foutain, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Public Policy and member of the WEF GAC authored the section of the report on "political representation," one of the core issues for technology and governance globally. Professor Fountain has been a member of the Future of Government Global Agenda Council since its inception seven years ago. She is past-chair of the Council and led the writing of its first major report, The Future of Government: Lessons Learned from around the World, which led to the initial sessions at Davos for government and NGO leaders on this topic.


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Can't wait, no record stores near where I live had it :(
Record Store Day Exclusive: Zaireeka Reissue!
posted by wb - Apr 19, 2013
To celebrate Record Store Day, Zaireeka will be reissued on vinyl! Record Store Day takes place this Saturday on April 20. Find your local record store here.
A small quantity will be available on Monday from The Flaming Lips' online store for those who cannot participate in Record Store Day.
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rex, just go to ebay. the retail price of zaireeka was $75 at my local store and you can get it on ebay now for half the price. For whatever reason, Zaireeka and Heady Nuggs (from two years ago) dropped in value right away.
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There are parties going on almost every night if you want to find something to do. Most of us have house parties instead of going out because then we have to worry about driving.
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Our apartment complex had parties almost everything but I'm assuming that other places are the same.
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There was one bar this year for college students, but it was closed because they let in too many people with fake IDs. I do not know of any others except for the ones at Wrightsville beach.
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There are frat parties every weekend. They are usually off campus and not always easy to get to unless you have a DD. The hockey and rugby teams throw better parties than the fraternities. Almost all parties get busted if they get crowded.
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Freshmen, sophomores, and not-yet-21 students are going to find more luck with the nightlife scene at house parties and some clubs in downtown Wilmington. A few of the clubs downtown have closed recently, so there aren't too many options for underage students. Sand Bar, which is a dance bar only open to college students, is right by campus and is usually a fun time for all. It's not very difficult to find parties on the weekends (e.g., Thursday through Saturday nights), if that's what a student wants to participate in.
Once students hit the 21-year-old mark, there's a lot to do. The two main areas of Downtown Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach provide a variety of bars. Bars and clubs for students are affordable and accessible; cab rides with a group of friends to the beach or downtown make for only $2 or $3 per person, and it's not expensive to have a night out. A lot of the bars are pretty chill, so it's definitely possible to not drink and still have a good time! It's an exciting time when students finally come of age and are able to go to the popular "beach bars." Students always see people they know from school along with a good mix of new individuals.
Light shows and live DJs Tuesday through Saturday make for an electric environment. With the largest vodka selection in Wilmington and two high-volume bars plus the availability of its sister bar Sputnik, Pravda is a hot spot, voted the "Best Nightclub" in 2011 and 2012.
23 N. Front St.
Downtown Wilmington
Wednesday through Saturday nights, Red Dogs is one of the most popular beach bars. The lights can be seen flashing from the street. Though quite a small space inside, it can definitely hold a fun night. The bar is on the first floor, dance floor on the second. It's the only beach bar with a focus on dancing.
5 N. Lumina Ave.
Wrightsville Beach
(910) 256-2776
Sand Bar is a popular place for under-21 students and is close to campus. There's a large dance area with club music and sometimes bands. Sand Bar is a place that a lot of students include in their nights out.
417 S. College Road
(910) 392-6800
"A club and a pub," The Liquid Room is popular among all students. The pub part is downstairs, and upstairs is the club/dance area with a second bar. There's a lot of energy Thursday through Saturday nights.
23 Market St.
(910) 343-3341
A nightclub with DJs that play Top 40, and from time to time, offers live music inside. There's also a patio with a bar that caters to those who want to step outside for a bit.
21 S. Front St.
(910) 772-8025
At this country-style bar and club, there's a mechanical bull, pool tables, and outdoor seating. Line dancing takes place on Fridays along with free bull rides that night only! Ladies 21 and up get in free on Thursdays; those 18 and up are welcome, too.
28 S. Front St.
(910) 763-2336
Ibiza is the Wilmington gay bar and nightclub, and is a lot of fun, with various themed nights depending on the night of the week. Karaoke is on Wednesdays, with Throwback Thursdays the following day, must-see drag queen shows on Fridays, and dance parties on Saturdays. Ibiza is a modern club that not only plays house music, but hip-hop and Top 40, too. People 18 and up can enter.
118 Market St.
(910) 251-1301
More of a hipster, casual, chill bar, this joint along the beach bar strip has a nice, long outdoor patio that gets crowded quickly.
35 N. Lumina Ave.
(910) 256-0171
A small, laid-back sports bar, Jerry Allen's is a chill spot to include in the weekend beach bar crawl.
38 N. Lumina Ave.
(910) 256-8286
Fun atmosphere where ladies get in free every night and the drink specials are always great.
18 S. Front St.
(910) 763-1401
A popular and trendy bar, Level 5 is roomy, and the dance floor overlooks picturesque downtown Wilmington for spectacular sunsets, cold drinks, great conversation, and live music. With the installation of the awning, heaters, and removable plastic walls, patrons can enjoy the view and rooftop nightlife year-round.
21 N. Front St.
(910) 342-0272
A cool half hot dog joint, half bar. Good beer selections and good prices.
31 S. Front St.
This is such a cool hangout bar. There are pool tables, games to play, and such a neat, eclectic atmosphere. Random couches and a hidden "cave" area with mood lighting fill the space. Definitely a great place to go grab a drink.
15 S. Water St.
(910) 343-1141
22 North is definitely the most popular beach bar, where students can see a lot of familiar faces. An upper and a lower bar make for a lot of space and a lot of fun to be had. It's a restaurant during the day, then the chairs are pushed to the side for spirits continuing on into the night.
22 N. Lumina Ave.
(910) 509-0177
One of downtown's favorite local and tourist attractions, Firebelly is loved because of its unique location, friendly staff, casual atmosphere, and relaxing outdoor patio and lounge.
265 N. Front St.
(910) 763-0141
A classier, higher-scale location, the Dirty Martini is kind of small inside and a bit more expensive for a night out, but it can be a nice change of pace.
2130 Bay Colony Lane
(910) 509-2860
Sand Bar is an under-21 club.
The Soapbox is part laundromat, part live-music venue.
255 N. Front St.
(910) 251-5054
Fibber's features a sports bar with 20 flat-screen TVs, pool tables, and a jukebox. The lounge features a DJ for dancing with more of an upscale, swanky feel. Popular nights are Thursday through Saturday.
1610 Pavilion Place
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I don't think I'm some sort of bigshot who gets people fired because they look at me wrong. Really, I tend to make friends with most people. But there have been two incidents.
Incident #1
I was on a cruise ship for two weeks, heading around the Caribbean with three friends. The worst part about cruise ships are the weird little markets they have where they sell crap like "gold chains by the foot". These little stands are always in the main hallways that you cross all the time.
On our way to dinner we said hello to the two people manning a stand, an attractive Australian girl and a chubby guy.
We chatted for a few minutes and introduced ourselves. The girl's name was Sarah, and the guy's name was Dane.
"I'm terrible with names, but I try to make pictures to remember names. So for you, Dane..."
In a split second I realized what I was going to say next, and regretted it before it even came out of my mouth. The giddy smile that was growing on his face screamed at me that he was going to take it the wrong way.
But it ways too late.
"I'll think of a great dane. Like the dog."
He hesitated for a second.
"If I was a great dane, I would like your face."
He then, using his tongue and finger, gestured on his own face how he would lick me. That split second of my life will haunt me forever.
Still, no big deal. A gay guy, who was an employee, hit on me. Pretty creepy, but not the end of the world. I stared at him blankly with slight disapproval to semi-politely indicate that I would in no way be pleased to be licked.
We went to dinner and laughed about it.
But things only escalated. The next time we passed, we had another conversation:
"Hey, Tynan, what are you doing in Belize?"
"Oh, I don't know yet."
"Do you want to come to the beach with me?"
"I'll see what we're all going to do..."
"No, I mean just you and me."
"Umm, no thanks."
"Come on."
"I'll show you the best beach."
It was getting really awkward. I left. Later I rejoined my friends and they told me that Dane had been trying to find me.
His aggressiveness was getting really uncomfortable. I started taking alternate routes to avoid his stand in the hallway. Seven days later the cruise was over. All in all, I didn't think much about it. It was awkward, but it was over.
A month later a friend of mine called. He had won a cruise and wanted to know if I wanted to come. Of course I did.
And then, with two weeks before boarding, I finally took a look at the tickets. It was the same exact ship. There was just no way I was going to spend another week with The Great Dane.
One e-mail later, I was assured he wouldn't be working for the cruise company anymore.
Why not just say, "I'm not gay. If I sent mixed signals I apologize. Stop hitting on me. I'm not interested and it's not funny. Quite frankly, you're making me uncomfortable. Thanks." That's potentially the end of it. If he continues then you have all rights to have him fired. You're on a cruise ship. What kind of atmosphere did you expect? You obviously have some issues and you should be embarrassed that you got someone fired. The conversation when he was fired probably went something like this, "You've been harassing a passenger and have been completely inappropriate. You're fired." The guy was probably completely confused by the whole matter.
I think that these kind of posts are a good addition to any "personal development" blog as they remind us that the writer in question is still only human and can be wrong at times.
not cool man.. you should have been straight with him and just said 'im not gay, give me some space man.'
not a good post ty.
I definitely agree with Seth on this one - if this had been my first read of your blog I would have closed it out and probably not come back again.
I don't think you described how creepy and obnoxious he was. Like Seth said it came off as homophobic to me as well.
Didnt really enjoy that read. poor little gay guy...
how would it have been if it was a hot girl?
also, you mentioned you have shortened your story... unfortunatly, it seems thats the way your blog is going. Gone are the awesome storys of Ty's past, with lengthy posts and pics. So glad i started reading your blog a couple years ago.
Long live the penguin story!!
It's all good, sounds like he's a creepy gay guy who deserves to get fired. I'm sure you know the story better than I do from your brief description. But your article as it stands isn't funny at all and could be really offensive to people who are lame enough to get offended. Just lookin out for ya.
Man... I will never be able to guess which posts people will jump on.
1. It was VERY obvious I was either not gay or not interested. This is also pre hat, by the way.
2. He's an employee making someone very uncomfortable. If I was his employer, I would definitely want to know about the behaviour.
3. You can talk about controlling the frame all day, but the bottom line is that if I'm PAYING to be on a cruise, I shouldn't have to deal with an employee who is obnoxiously persistent.
I left parts of the story out to make it shorter. There were probably 4-5 of these incidents where he'd act very inappropriately. Sarah at one point apologized for him and told me that he always did this.
Anyway, I'm glad he got fired. I thought people would find the story funny.
Yeah, so I forgot to mention that I'm on a cruise so there won't be any posts for a week. The upside is that I have a criminal amount of free time, so I'm going to whip out a few posts for posting later.
Highlights so far :
We arrived at our cabin and the default arrangement is the worst possible. I would break out MS Paint and show you, but it's really not that important. We skipped the "mandatory safety drill" to pass beds over each other in the tiny room and totally rearranged the room. I may have found my passion - I'm totally awesome at rearranging cruise cabins.
I love San Francisco so much that every time I return here from a trip, I resolve to stay for a while and enjoy the city. That never happens. Next week I'm going to Tahoe, then Vegas the following weekend, and then to Austin for SXSW the week after that. Cabo or Hawaii follows in early March, but in late April comes the most exciting upcoming trip: a sixteen day cruise to Rome.
Cruises are full of old people. As best I can tell, that's because young people haven't figured out how awesome and cheap they can be. In fact, I can easily say that of all the travel I've done, cruises probably represent the best bang for the buck.
Before I tell you how to get them cheap, let me tell you why cruises, especially long duration one-way cruises are amazing.
One of my favorite aspects of cruises is that they can take you to places you may not otherwise visit. For example, the cruise my friends and I are taking stops in the Azores, Seville (Spain), Valencia (Spain), Barcelona, Monte Carlo, and Rome. Without cruising, I probably would never make it to the Azores, and those southern Spanish cities are unlikely as well. They're just too remote and too expensive to come up at the top of my list when choosing a trip.


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A building at the yacht basin on the east end of Galveston caught fire this afternoon, covering the island in thick, oily smoke. Flooded streets prevented firefighters from get close enough to fight the blaze, but they were able to determine that it doesn't pose a danger to other buildings, said Michael Varela, the fire chief.
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Sitting on a stretch of Royal College Street without much to recommend it save for access to the Regent's Canal, the Prince Albert can't get a huge amount of passing trade. Still, even though the upstairs room (nominally a restaurant) was closed, a midweek evening in June saw it doing a decent trade in the airy, bright, street-level pub space. It still feels like a pub too – there were at least as many drinkers as diners when we visited, and the clientele covered an attractive mix of ages and genders.
The menu is heavy on comfort cooking: appealing-looking and clearly popular burgers, served 2013-style on wooden boards with fattish chips; haddock and chips; scotch egg; sausage, mash and onion gravy. However, the rewards may lie in the 'seasonal specials' section, which on our visit included crab claws with garlic butter and sourdough toast; a chunky, perfectly pink lamb chop with vaguely minty yoghurt and 'aubergine caviar' (in layman's terms, baba ganoush); and some lovely braised beef short ribs, shredded and served in a little tower with mash and mushrooms.
Beers include four ales and Meantime's London Lager. Service was polite but plainly short-staffed: try as they might, a single bartender and a lone waiter/bus boy couldn't quite keep up.
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Lovely local pub. Good drinks selection, not super pricey, awesome pub quiz, good solid food.
A pub that caters only for the snobs of Camden. Only went to this place twice because it is near my house, first time I got that really dirty look from staff as to say WTF is your kind doing in this place. That should have been warning enough but thought i would give it a second go despite the warnings from my friends about their snobbish outlook and niche clientèle. Boy was I wrong, as soon as I worked through the door it seems they were having a staff meeting, what stuck with is how the eyes lit up. Long story short one staff member was particularly rude. I wont be going back...
-Good Lunch -Good Beer -Good Service -Good Value Would recommend
Love this place, food is great , staff are friendly, restaurant upstairs is great too
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Cheeky Cosmetics: An Organic company interview with Chantal
Love the Label would like to introduce our very first Canadian organic company interview with the owner and founder of Cheeky Cosmetics: please meet Chantal.
1. Tell us a little bit about yourself (who you are, where you are from, education background, etc.)
Hi! My name is Chantal, and I have always had a passion for creating natural products. I started making lip balm and organic perfumes when I was 14 and selling them at local craft fairs in Mississauga, Ontario, where I grew up. A few years later I moved to the Okanagan Valley and decided to pursue a more "practical" career path as a teacher. So I got my degree, with a major in math and a minor in French, followed by a teaching certificate, and then I spent a year teaching high school math. I quickly realized that disciplining teenagers was not my calling. So I adjusted my life goals to reflect my true self and I haven't looked back since!
2. How did you come up with the idea for Cheeky Cosmetics? What was your inspiration?
I've been a vegetarian since I was 14 and have always been very health-conscious, but I actually didn't wear makeup very often until I started teaching (shocking, I know!). I wanted to look more professional, so I started looking for makeup that was vegetarian and cruelty-free, as natural as possible, didn't irritate my sensitive skin, covered my rosacea, and fully disclosed all ingredients. I quickly found out that that was no small feat!
In the process of searching, I stumbled upon the indie makeup scene and I was completely hooked! All kinds of people making all kinds of makeup to suit their individual preferences and tastes and some of them actually making a living doing it! I knew right away I had to try it, so I ordered some supplies and started experimenting. I spent almost a year perfecting my recipes before opening up my web store in June 2009. I now enjoy wearing makeup almost as much as I enjoy making it – and I'm much more adventurous with color and sparkle than I used to be!
As for the name, I wanted something that would evoke a sense of playfulness, fun, and a bit of a retro vibe. I wanted to go beyond words like "natural" and "earth" and create a unique brand that just happens to have very high standards for ingredients.
3. Where does Cheeky Cosmetics take place?
I create all of the products in my "lab" at home in the Okanagan Valley of BC. I'm currently in Vernon, but I have also lived in Kelowna.
4. What made you feel prepared to start an organic business? Were there any obstacles in the beginning?
Sourcing ingredients is definitely the most challenging aspect! It took me a long time to find certified organic oils for the lip products and I'm still searching for organic candelilla wax, so the ingredient list is constantly evolving. But since I've always tried to eat organic food, and I've always been an obsessive label-reader, making organic cosmetics just seemed like a natural extension of that philosophy, both for the health benefits and for the planet.
5. How do you make the makeup? What is the process of creating organic products?
Hmm, where do I start! Rather than try to describe the process, I decided to make a video showing how I make lip gloss. I think it will do a better job explaining the process than I will! It's my first video and I sound a bit dull, so please don't judge me on that
Youtube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3MPAFdMa_g
6. Why is it important to use all-natural cosmetics?
Many people aren't aware of how many chemicals can be absorbed through the skin. Using natural cosmetics is just as important as eating organic food, drinking clean water, and breathing clean air.
There are so many chemicals in our lives, it's staggering. And so much of it we have no control of: pollution, pharmaceuticals in the water. I find it's empowering to make choices in the areas we have control over, like food and personal care products. It's our way of fighting back and boosting our odds of staying healthy!
7. Is there any advice you could give to consumers to help them make the switch to wearing organic makeup?
It can be very overwhelming when you first find out about all of the chemicals in most products, so I would recommend making small changes, a little at a time. When you run out of a particular product, research the ingredients in it, research the alternatives, and then choose a product that's healthier. If you just change one product at a time, it's less overwhelming, and before you know it you'll have a whole new, healthier makeup bag!
Thank you so much Chantal for this interview! You are so inspiring to us. We are so dedicated to promoting your cosmetics and your message about safe and healthy makeup!
Love the Label .. xo
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Background: Effective communication of risks and benefits to patients is critical for shared decision making.
Purpose: To review the comparative effectiveness of methods of communicating probabilistic information to patients that maximize their cognitive and behavioral outcomes.
Data Sources: PubMed (1966 to March 2014) and CINAHL, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (1966 to December 2011) using several keywords and structured terms.
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