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Together with "Sentenced of Death" and "Expurse of Sodomy", "Flag of Hate" constitutes the triumvirate of classic Teutonic thrash EPs. And just like the outputs of Destruction and Sodom, it delivered fantastic non-album tracks. Even the revised version of the title track appeared as a completely new track. What had happened to Kreator? It seemed as if they had been imprisoned in their rehearsal room between the release of the debut and the here reviewed vinyl, because the new "Flag of Hate" sounded so incredibly tight, compact and precise. Vice versa, all kind of awkwardness had vanished. One could not believe that this was still the same band that had recorded the great yet slightly amateurish "Endless Pain". Already the original version of the track had been energizing, but now the guys offered a pure stimulant. Not to mention the unleashed violence which was expressed by this straight, hyper-fast and fanatic piece. In addition, the sound engineer also left his mark while giving the solo guitar a very exposed position. If one ever wanted to know the origin of the term "screaming guitars", the solo of "Flag of Hate" gives the answer. But the following pieces also featured piercing, extremely loud solo guitars. This brings me to the next piece, the heavyweight "Take Their Lives".
The sawing guitars at the beginning form an extremely effective fundament for the song. Although or exactly because of the fact that Kreator do not put the focus on high-speed, "Take Their Lives" develops a spooky viciousness and the slightly tricky drum rhythm of this tune reflects the newly gained musicianship of the guys. As already indicated, the guitar solos sound one more time like the cries of a bunch of tortured slaves and a small number of tempo changes ensures a dynamic overall impression. From my point of view, this number belongs to the best tracks that the band has ever written, no more, no less. By contrast, "Awakening of the Gods" is slightly weaker, because its (good) guitar work does not reach the outstanding level of the other tunes and its chorus does not possess a compelling line. Yet it is a more than solid number that also illustrates the compositional progress of the band. In terms of complexity, "Awakening of the Gods" pushes all songs of the debut into the minor positions.
The sound of the EP can be described as skullcrushing, to put it mildly. Kreator fabricate a powerful inferno. They leave no stone unturned to destroy any kind of harmony and they are successful in doing so. "Flag of Hate" does not have the sharpness of Sodom's most famous EP, but its vehemence is absolutely exciting. Thus, this comparatively opulent output with a duration of almost 18 minutes belongs to the most impressive releases of the three-piece, because it shows a more or less mature (but still ferocious) formation that had not yet begun to think about business mechanisms. In short, it marked a worthy harbinger of their next album, the great "Pleasure to Kill".
If you don't know much about early Kreator, this EP wil tell you all the important things in the first 10 seconds. The opening title track blazes out furiously from the speakers, without regard for melody or the safety of our ears. These guys are determined to make us either dizzy or deaf and if you ask me they get their way with both. There was no doubting Kreator's thrash credentials for even a moment in the 80s: no melodic invention like Overkill, no subtle vocal lines like Testament, no virtuosity like Megadeth - it's just thrash. And that's kind of the point of 'Flag of Hate', which even the name backs up with its defiant brandishing of its intent and defects from the off.
There are three songs here and in fact it's enough. This is the kind of music that benefits from its hit and run nature, taking no prisoners and leaving no traces. As I mention, the first track goes up the middle with smoke and, though the other two are much longer and slow things down a bit - especially the grooving mid-paced riff on 'Take Their Lives' - they don't really have a let-up in the assault or in tone. Mille Petroza, whatever his actual skill as a vocalist, has always had an awesome and sick thrash metal voice that really sounds disgusted and ugly, like the things he sings about. His utter disgust and disdain gives the songs a believability that was missing from many of the thrash bands, even compatriots Sodom and Destruction (I'm thinking particularly of Schmier's squeals) and makes them sound deathly and extreme without actually becoming too focused in that area. On 'Awakening of the Gods', the band do pull off a couple of proto-death metal riffs, although I would argue that they aren't really focused on being nasty as Sodom maybe were, but actually just trying to go faster and more atmospheric, which comes across as both without losing its sense of enthusiasm and fun.
Maybe that's the reason why this EP triumphs despite its flaws. I think that it's universally acknowledged that some of Kreator's early work bore solos that were more than just Kerry King's random noise bursts, but fully-fledged amelodic shredding into which had been put next to no forethought; add to this that the drums here are a little unbalanced, with some flat snares and cymbals that are occasionally just noisy. However, the band keep it together and sound like they are enjoying themselves more than they should be considering the subjects. It's weird, because the riffs, especially on the more intense 'Flag of Hate', are as tight as a gnat's arse and are joyful to hear, but the songs keep that joy when they spiral off on those crazy, unpracticed solos or escalate into the deathly sections: although the lead guitar that would emerge by the time of 'Coma of Souls' was clearly more skillful, this stands as a suitable addition to the sound on this release. I think it works even better here than on the 'Pleasure to Kill' full-length, because that album just holds its head a little higher and aims for a more ambitious result, which means that the skill needs to equal it and the lack of which is more obvious. Here, the riffs are exquisitely raw and grubby, and the solos match them.
This EP is currently available as part of the 'Pleasure to Kill' reissue, which is the easiest way to pick it up. It works as a compliment piece to that album, but is also a great release in its own right, with a slightly casual attitude that doesn't prevent it from snapping your neck right down the middle.
After the surprising debut Endless Pain, anticipation was running wild for whatever the young band Kreator could come up with next; how their raw, brutal but accessible sound would evolve. So Noise Records issued this three-song EP to tease fans for a few months before the arrival of the band's landmark sophomore, Pleasure to Kill. Flag of Hate has by now been issued in numerous formats, and most will own the tracks as a part of the Pleasure to Kill re-issue CD, but it's original European incarnation had but three songs: "Flag of Hate", which we'd already been flattened with on the debut, and then a pair of longer pieces which would be the true gist of why anyone might want to hunt this down.
I speak, of course, of "Take Their Lives" and "Awakening of the Gods", both of which are quite mandatory if you're at all enamored of the band's first three albums. The former is an aggressive brute which opens with a series of two fisted, mid paced thrash riffs in the verse, wonderfully fused to Mille's barking, and a solid chorus. The track is eerily representative of the direction the band would take for Terrible Certainty, their third long-player. "Awakening of the Gods" is the more sprawling track, 7 1/2 minutes long, the most ambitious of the band to date, with a drawn, warlike intro sequence that transmutes into a disgusting splatter of dense, meaty fast thrash that feels more like the body of work that wound up on Pleasure to Kill. The chorus is a little underwhelming, but the riffs betwixt these and the bridge breakdown/lead do compensate, and ultimately it's a worthwhile addition to their catalog.
As for whether this is worth tracking down or not, well, it's almost a moot discussion. Those just interested in the contents can easily snatch them up elsewhere with a killer full-length album to boot, and even the cover image is included. As a collector's item, there's a certain nostalgia for a title like this, that while later rendered irrelevant, once contained some promising new material that you couldn't find elsewhere. "Take Their Lives" and "Awakening of the Gods" would be well worth acquiring to that rare Kreator fan who has only an original LP of Pleasure to Kill or Endless Pain, and Flag of Hate on the whole would make a nice gem on any collector's shelf, if they're concerned with the authenticity of original pressings. Otherwise, not much value to the article itself.
The EP that followed the Pleasure To Kill album is considered by many a real small cult for the extreme scene of the 80s. To put out this EP Kreator didn't wait even a year from the first album and this Flag of Hate is made of three tracks. Two of them immediately catch the eye for their length that is much higher than the usual standard by Kreator. By the way, this Flag Of Hate is remarkable also for another aspect: the music. First of all, we start from the production that is now a bit less chaotic and raw than the one of the first album. The drums, especially, have acquired a sharper touch and they are far more audible. The snare drum is finally higher in volumes.
Another thing we can notice is the songs' structure. Even a fast one the title track is better developed thanks also to thrasher riffs and less common, childish brutality. The riffs are far better and more mature, taking more influences from the classic thrash. This song is finally a good way to hear a brutal load through different and more complete structures. The violence gains lots of point thanks to these parts and it's more convincing and blowing. The following "Take Their Lives" is a long semi mid-paced track with some faster restarts. The riffs are more mature and the thrash/speed parts are concentrated on the faster sections. The solos conserve that bestial, chaotic style but we can find an evolution here too. In some parts they are better in style and technique, they're more polished and the breaks are even more melodic.
A special mention is for the vocals by Mille. They changed a bit in style and they follow the new style of the music. They are far less impulsive and fast, with fewer intentions in following the too fast patterns. They are more pissed off and better in power and personality. The open chords riffs on the longer parts are almost a new thing for this band and the solo lines behind them are good to the atmosphere in order to give variety to the already good tracks. If you listen to the following "Awakening of Kings" we can find even dissonant riffs and galloping parts. This style is the one that this band will follow on the future albums. The violence always lies on several up tempo parts but they are different from the recent parts and they are different in a good way.
The band finally returned to good levels and their technique at the instruments brought them to compose better songs with a stronger songwriting. The variety is far more present and the maturity is coming out. Another thing to notice is the catchiness of these songs that is a direct reflex of the maturity that, as I said, was emerging and we cannot find boring or derivative riffs anymore! It's incredible how much Kreator grew in a one year period and this is where they choose a less impulsive path to follow, signing officially the road to the very good albums of the end of the 80s-beginning of the 90s. If Pleasure To Kill let you down or simply it was too extreme for you, check this one instead to enjoy these compositions.
After the release of the brutal and very influential Pleasure to Kill, no one knew what this glorious band from Essen would do to top PKT. Their answer to that: this nice little record consisting on three tracks (six if you got the reissue). This record demonstrate us a change in Kreator, the pace was more varied and the vocals were lower than the regular vocals Kreator used at that time.
The guitar tone in this record is as sick as hell, but for the first time in Kreator we can see some melody in the guitars. The song lengths are longer than those of the first two releases. In this record the drums are heavier and thicker than in PTK, and the bass is almost inaudible, but is there and really complement the drums and guitars.
Flag of Hate already appeared on Endless Pain, but this version is heavier, faster and the vocals have more of a death metal touch. Also this version have more of a death metal feeling than the version on Endless Pain, who have more black metal traits.
Awakening of the Gods starts with heavy guitars and strange drums that lead into the agressive vocals of Mille Petrozza. In this song there are some black metal traits commonly found in Endless Pain. It is over 7:30 minutes long, but don't worry, you would not get bored in any second of this song.
Take their Lives is one of the heaviest song I ever heard from Kreator. It is not too fast but it will keep your head banging. The solos on this song are the typical Kreator solos, with a lot of tremolo picking and whammy bar.
If you like the agression and brutality of Pleasure to Kill, but also the melody and variety of Terrible Certainty, try to get this ep!
"...you know you're helpless till the end of time..."
Flag of Hate enters the fold aurally pissed and thrown into circulation as a fully formed bridge to a place not yet realized, let alone built. It surveys the situation. Peering back at its rear foundation, the ep chokes on poisonous smoke billowing from still standing and smoldering "Tormenter", "Endless Pain", and "Total Death" – three gasket-blown brutes given longevity on this six-tracker (this is the Combat bridge, by the way) to continue twisting solid steel like damp sponges. Looking ahead, the ep sees nothing in sight and nowhere to stand. No place for construction. Yet floating deeply downwind is a dangerously gassy spore, an aroma harmfully sweet like the pre-ignition fumes of a flamethrower or a leaking oil tanker that seems ready to blow. And there's a palpable rumbling in the cavern below, the personal thunder of some vast entity still shielded from the human eye. Something's awakening here, something transcendentally bestial, something that can ensnarl with Endless Pain-like vengeance but is further choked by the thick bile of authentic severity. It's bile black and congealed, and happens to lovingly decorate Lord Intensity's sunroom. In its path to full power, this unknown organism from below possesses body and soul an old soldier in Kreator's armed forces while it breeds a pair of new life forms in barbed and blistered test tubes.
With possession comes vivification, and this hellion roars the true fury of Kreator.
"Flag of Hate" is reborn on this ep, unchained, given breath by what boils up to an event of an even more malicious Kreator than the one that penned the perilous Endless Pain, an album that was far from shackled, but in light of this unexpected uncoiling of might suddenly seems so. The tormented yet somewhat unsure stride of the original now stampedes on all fours, bristling with an explosive intensity rivaled by few and envied by many. It's thrash's simple pill, intensity pure and dominating, amplified by a production massive and full-throttle. "Take Their Lives" gallantly flies off in a different direction. With a lurching and serrated main riff, this cryptic commandment is incendiary, menacing with a bottom end that crunches against the rocks of the canyon floor below while gearing up for the thick gargle of speed-shifting mania and bludgeoned bombardment that is "Awakening of the Gods", probably the band's only 'epic' to date. Mille sticks all three tracks under his bullet belt, his acid-corroded bray inventing new sounds most leprous and tortured, a craftsman of the art of crazy vocals.
Three tracks would've been just fine, but for the US version they decided to throw the three aforementioned Endless Pain tracks into the scrimmage, in original unhallowed glory, enjoyable to the Americans who missed their tumultuous debut.
Not only is Flag of Hate a bridge to Kreator's more inner-serving, feral din much in the way Expurse of Sodomy links Sodom to thrash's more precise and intricate level, it's a gangplank to the future implosion of contemporary music, exemplifying what lurked just over the horizon, what waited in ambush for the construction crew on the shore ahead. It's also three dudes cementing themselves into the three-pronged Teutonic warmachine that makes laborious Kraut rock seem more and more like a square dance.
And what is this red-eyed entity that has awakened? Who is this hellion?
Pleasure to Kill.
Starts off with even "worse" production than Pleasure to Kill, but this album/EP has tormentor on it, so you cannot complain. I like Pleasure to Kill more, but this album has value, and you have to excuse them for minor things because it's a really early EP. The song Flag of Hate is a lot of fast screaming with some great inaudible riffs in the middle. It's rough around the edges, also not leaving one second for you to recover from the thrashy madness. The drums sound very loud and the double bass is amazing, having this bubbly sound to it. The sound is really open, but still closed, like being recorded in a small room with the resonance of a warehouse, the sound goes everywhere, but is still closed…
Take Their Lives has a great thrashy intro with a killer riff. Mille enters with his typical dissonant black/thrash vocals. It's a midpaced thrasher, with some awesome guitar fills and interesting rhythm. The feel is harsh, commanding, yet desperate, trying to get something he can't… reaching out somehow, especially in the last part where he screams "Take their liiiiiiiiiiiiiiveesss". The song changes completely in the middle, to a little faster paced thrash, with a lovely dissonant solo in it. The advantage of the album is that it just gets better and better, through the fast attack Awakening the Gods, and Endless Pain, which seems to have different vocals on it, or at least altered Mille vocals. The classic Tormentor is on this too, which is even better live, cus he uses more growly vocals rather than the high vocals on here… Total Death is in the same vein as Tormentor, but with more poisonous vocals….
This mini EP pushes three songs; two of the three being over six minutes long. That really doesn't matter though when you spin it. This EP offers pure fucking German thrash metal. Since it is pretty short, I will review each song to give the EP justice.
The song Flag of Hate is rather short, compared to the other songs on this album. It starts off super fast, like good thrash tends to do, and never slows down. The guitar riffs are stellar and the drummer does a good job of throwing in some beats that seem off, yet everyone still stays on beat. Even after the chorus's the song never looks to slow down. Add this in with some hate filled thrash vocals and a Slayerish solo towards the end and you got a damn good thrash song.
Take Their Lives and Awakening of the gods never made it to a full-length album, but they have a lot to offer. Take Their Lives isn't a super fast song, but it carries a pack full of decent thrash riffs. The vocals shine on this song, as they do on this EP, and are sometimes growled like (especially towards the end of sentences). After three minutes and some, the song slows down and shows off some more good guitar playing. The song appropriately ends with a solo after six minutes of bang your head thrash.
Awakening of the gods is another one of those good songs, that never cut it to the real time, but deserve to be there. Of course the guitar playing is awesome on this song, giving us a lot of good thrash riffs. But what stuck out in my mind the most on this song was the drumming. It seems to be louder on this track, then on the other two. Trying to keep a tempo for these fast songs while adding drum fills seems impossible, but this guy gets it done. The song goes through some tempo changes and turns out to be an overall great thrash song, but I think they over did it making the song seven minutes and thirty seconds long.
Overall, three awesome German thrash metal songs that every metal head would enjoy. Production is kind of weak at times, unless you get the EP with the Pleasure to Kill re-release, then I would imagine the quality being better. Still though, great thrash metal for all time!!!

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This is an extra exciting Team Takeover Thursday because it is our last installment of the weekly contest before summer camp starts! This time next week, campers will be here and Dakine will be taking over session 1 for snowboarders and Poor Boyz Productions will be taking over session 1 for skiers. Because this is our last Team Takeover Thursday, we wanted to highlight one of our longest Team Takeover Sessioners, Nick Visconti. Nick has been hosting session at camp for four years and before that was a coach, and before that, he was a camper! Nick is a longtime member of the Windells family and we look forward to him coming back every year.
Nick was nice to catch us up on his summer plans and why he returns to Windells every year. We can't wait for Nick's creative snowboarding, filled with tuckknees, one-footers and handplants to abound in the Windells park! Make sure to check out The Reunion Team Takeover Session 4, with Nick, Curtis Woodman, Jason Robinson, and Stevie Bell. Combined, these four guys have more energy than a cabin full of campers and they are lots of fun to shred with, skate with, and play knockout (or bump) with. You can check out everyone that will be at Windells for the Snowboard Team Takeover Sessions and Ski Team Takeover Sessions.
And, for this week's question:
If you could go snowboarding with Nick Visconti for a day, where would you go and what would you do?
Post your answers in the comments below before 4pm Friday and we will pick our favorite answer to win a Windells prize pack! We will announce the winner tomorrow afternoon!
For more with Nick, check out his sponsors. Arbor, Arnette, Sandbox, Sessions, and Pow.


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States Meeting Welfare Reform Work Goals
December 30, 1998
Most states are meeting the welfare reform requirement that roughly 25 percent of beneficiaries hold jobs or actively prepare themselves for work, according to the first official data.
- The data show that 28 percent of adults on welfare are engaged in some sort of work activity.
- Work participation rates ranged from 13.5 percent in Louisiana to 96.7 percent in Oregon.
- Data for 14 states were unavailable, incomplete or unverified.
- The goal set for 2002 is to have half of adult welfare recipients working.
The law stipulates adults must be working in no fewer than 25 percent of families on welfare or the states are subjected to financial penalties. The federal work requirements are reduced for states that have cut their welfare rolls since 1995 -- as almost all states have.
Nationwide, the number of people on welfare has dropped by nearly one-third since August 1996 -- to 8.4 million. Ten states had fewer than 25 percent of adult welfare recipients working in 1997. Among them were California, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi and Texas.
Iowa, Oregon, Wisconsin Connecticut and Wyoming were among the high performers. In each of these states, more than half of adult welfare recipients were working or engaged in work activities.
The 1996 law set a goal of 75 percent work participation for two- parent families -- who account for only 7 percent of the national welfare total. Seventeen of the 32 states reporting two-parent data failed to meet that goal.
Source: Robert Pear, "Most States Meet Work Requirement of Welfare Law," New York Times, December 30, 1998.
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Have you, after struggling for years to get that automotive accessory business in Korea, switched sales agents in an attempt to nail it and suddenly out of nowhere -- and to your surprise -- gotten the business? Did you get the business because the new agent did a better job or did you get the business because the new agent bribed the automotive company without you knowing? Read on to learn about the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and discover how to avoid or handle bribery disputes.

First, let's tackle the big question: Did you get the business because the new agent bribed the automotive company without you knowing? Obviously, one can dispute whether you knew or didn't know (intent and knowledge), but only good international legal representation can guide you here. If proof -- a conversation, text message or email -- indicating your awareness of a bribe that your agent engaged in doesn't exist, you'll need to provide evidence of your innocence through the court system which could be conducted in your own country or overseas dependent on the laws of the countries and the nature of the dispute. What will be in question is, if a bribe, in fact, took place, how could you not know? A word of caution: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) slaps a heavy hand on those U.S. exporters who violate the U.S. law by paying money or compensation to anyone who represents the exporter in a foreign country for the purpose of landing or retaining business. The act even goes as far as punishing those who attempt to create an unfair advantage.

It should go without saying, but payoffs, bribes or gifts should never, ever be a means to accomplishing your business goals.

What Is FCPA?

According to the FCPA website, "In 1998 the United States Congress and 33 other countries acted against the bribery of foreign officials, essentially government officials in an attempt to reduce corruption and money laundering through the global financial system. Corrupt political officials and those in high army office were targeted with a view to preventing government officials from exploiting their positions to gain an unfair commercial advantage. The FCPA has and will continue to have a profound impact on the way US firms undertake business in at home and abroad."

"Any breach of the FCPA is taken as a serious business offense. The penalties for breaking the Act extend to being barred from tendering for U.S. government contracts, large fines and in some cases criminal convictions for prosecuted company executives. Some of these convictions have resulted in jail time for the guilty."

How to Stay Clear of Bribery Trouble

Let's face it, when you do business outside your own borders, a lot of your activities become out of your control due to the vastness of the geographic reach. Add to that an ever-widening supply chain and an indirect route to international expansion (e.g., hiring agents, wholesalers, and distributors who represent you in good faith) and it further reduces effective control measures. The solution? Designate someone at the top to be responsible for FCPA compliance and be accountable for the FCPA program. This should be an individual who stays at the pulse of all international activities and is not necessarily top legal counsel (small firms typically don't have their own in-house legal representation so it shouldn't be an issue) or the president. The designated person can work in tandem with the top legal inside or outside counsel and president, but he/she should also have the ability to act on his/her own, be capable of making sound moral judgments and demonstrate prudent ethical decisiveness.

One surefire way to stay clear of bribery trouble and exemplify that you mean clean or transparent international business is to include FCPA terms in every single one of your contracts. This can be as simple as: "ABC Company will not tolerate corruption with either our foreign partners or our own sales staff." You can even go so far as to incorporate a statement in your agreement with an agent or distributor that acknowledges that both parties (seller and buyer) recognize the existence of the FCPA and will honor its rules and regulations by not making any improper payments.

What Should You Do If You Are Part of a Bribe?

You can always report a bribe. Detecting bribery and at the same time keeping clean financial records is not easy, yet a smart, prudent small import/export business owner should be establishing checkpoints that prohibit bribery every step of the import/export journey. We all have a responsibility to combat bribery in global business. Let's work together to do our part.


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Archive - July 2015
June's Housing Spike Signals a Major Contraction
We're in the midst of the last great bubble in real estate we'll see for a long time. I promise you.
The Beat Down: Financial Manipulation and the Top 10 Stocks
This kind of financial manipulation has already started to beat down a number of companies.
GDP: 2.3% Is Pathetic, No Matter What Anyone Else Says
Anyone celebrating has apparently forgotten what real growth is supposed to look like.
Investment Strategy: Don't Over-Rely on Stocks!
There are plenty of misconceptions about investment systems. It's an esoteric field, so those on the outside tend to think of systems as mysterious, robot-driven, "black box" investment advisors. Really,
The Fed's Not Stupid
Raising rates at this stage will burst the bubble and send us right back into a recession.
Why the U.S. Treasury Really Took Over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
The year 2008 was full of nasty surprises. One of the biggest was the government takeover of twin mortgage giants Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA, or Fannie Mae) and Federal
Momentum Investing Vs. Value Investing… Why Not Both?
So if value works… and momentum works…
Situation Critical: Everything's Starting to Crash!
In a recent update I gave six signs of an impending crash. Just today we have a number of those signs starting to hit. Despite a $486 billion fund to
Rare Genetic Mutations Could Unlock the Secret to Managing Pain
I'm out in Hawaii working on some defense consulting and was just reading up on some of the latest DNA research… Apparently, if you have abnormally strong bone density, or
We Might Already Be in a Bear Market
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Sounds like a wonderful trip. Congratulations on your anniversary!! Please give Rita a big hug for me when you see her and also to Kathy if you are able to meet her. I'm jealous.
Hugs and prayers for a continued safe trip.
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one's friend springs from his earnest counsel.
Proverbs 27:9
Hi Girlfriend! I'm glad to know you're back safely from your trip, now that I'm heading out the door. LOL I have to call my son around 3 this afternoon and remind him to pack. God only knows what he'd show up with. I'm having dinner with Theresa when she gets off work. If you have the time to spare, it would be nice to meet up with Kathy, maybe somewhere half-way? I'm available anytime after the 1oth. I'll be lurking on Maureen's computer while I'm away. I'll try to post like I did in '03 when I get there. Have a great time, sweetie. Happy Anniversary!!


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Pac-12 Football: Ranking Top 10 Performances from Week 6October 6, 2013
Pac-12 Football: Ranking Top 10 Performances from Week 6
The Pac-12 conference has played some pretty good defense this season, but you wouldn't know it by looking at some of the mind-blowing offensive statistics.
Week 6 continued to follow the narrative, as several players stood out in key big-time defensive efforts. Yet once again, the offensive guys made most of the headlines.
Washington-Stanford gave us some incredible individual performances, as did Oregon-Colorado. But who stood out the most?
Here are the top 10 performances in the Pac-12 from Week 6.
All stats via ESPN, unless otherwise noted.
10. Jaelen Strong, Arizona State
The Pac-12 conference has established itself as one of the best leagues in college football this season, but that reputation took a hit with Arizona State's 37-34 loss to Notre Dame.
None of that can be blamed on wide receiver Jaelen Strong, however.
The sophomore caught eight passes for 136 yards and a touchdown against the Fighting Irish, who don't typically allow that sort of thing to happen.
Todd Graham's squad has a lot of thinking to do following the loss, but it still controls its own destiny in the Pac-12 South. If Strong continues his breakout season, the Sun Devils could be back in business shortly.
9. Paul Richardson, Colorado
If you don't know about Colorado wide receiver Paul Richardson, that's your own problem.
The junior caught five passes for 134 yards against an Oregon secondary that had pretty much locked down everybody it previously faced.
In addition to his outstanding day catching passes, Richardson also threw a 75-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter which gave the Buffaloes an early 10-8 lead.
But, as most teams tend to do, Colorado faded quickly, and the Ducks put it away by halftime. Still, Richardson continues to prove each week that he's one of the best receivers in the country, and his effort against one of the nation's top teams reaffirms that notion.
8. Bralon Addison, Oregon
Wide receiver Bralon Addison must have seen enough of the Paul Richardson show in the first quarter.
When it came time to make plays, the Ducks super sophomore came up huge to the tune of five grabs for 158 yards and two touchdowns.
His first score was a 75-yarder which came after he blew past his defender. The second came in similar fashion as Mariota found a wide-open Addison for a 44-yard touchdown.
But while the scores make the highlights, it's Addison's moves when he gets the ball that make him so great. Even when he appears to be in trouble, he'll find a way to get the extra yards. Look for Addison to become a mainstay on this list.
7. Shayne Skov, Stanford
It takes a lot to stand out on Stanford's defense.
Linebacker Shayne Skov has no problem with that, and on Saturday, he came up huge in the Cardinal's 31-28 victory over Washington.
Skov tallied 14 tackles, which included 1.5 for loss and 1.5 sacks, according to cfbstats.com.
It might speak loudest to the improvement of Washington's offense, which still managed to make the Cardinal sweat. But Skov, who is known for making big plays in big games (see: Oregon, 2012), dominated from start to finish and is, perhaps, the biggest reason why Stanford is still undefeated.
6. Anthony Jefferson, UCLA
UCLA didn't bring its A-game to Utah on Thursday, but it still left with a victory and a comfortable spot atop the Pac-12 South.
That wouldn't have been the case without the effort of cornerback Anthony Jefferson.
The junior picked off Utah quarterback Travis Wilson on two occasions, and he also had seven tackles in the contest, according to cfbstats.com.
We know that the Bruins boast an outstanding group of linebackers and are stiff up front, but if Jefferson's day indicates improvement in the secondary, Jim Mora's team may have a defense that can match the offense.
5. Connor Halliday, Washington State
Washington State quarterback Connor Halliday seems to be benefiting from the addition of Mike Leach's "Air-Raid" attack, which is now in year two.
Well, benefiting might be putting it lightly. The junior quarterback let it fly a whopping 67 times at Cal on Saturday, and the results were glorious if you like offense.
Halliday piled up 521 yards and three touchdowns through the air which led to the Cougars' 44-22 victory over the Bears.
The win comes on the heels of a blowout loss to Stanford, and it gives Washington State a bit of momentum heading into a home matchup with Oregon State.
4. Bishop Sankey, Washington
Running into the heart of the Stanford defense will leave you black and blue.
Washington running back Bishop Sankey didn't seem to mind, however, and his gritty effort almost helped the Huskies pull off the upset.
Against one of the best front sevens in the country, Sankey ran for 125 yards and two scores on 27 carries. He broke more tackles than you can count and continued to run hard as the game wore on.
There aren't many backs in the country who could do what Sankey did, and he'll get a chance to impress, once again, when Oregon visits Seattle next Saturday.
3. Ty Montgomery, Stanford
Stanford wide receiver Ty Montgomery had a disappointing 2012, but many fans were hoping he would bounce back in 2013 and become a primary target for quarterback Kevin Hogan.
Against the Huskies, the junior delivered in a major way by catching three passes for 56 yards and score.
But it was his performance on special teams that gives him the No. 3 spot. Montgomery returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and finished with over 200 yards returning kicks.
The touchdown gave the Cardinal an early lead that they wouldn't relinquish, as the Huskies were forced to play catch-up throughout the game.
Montgomery will look to continue his strong play at Utah next Saturday.
2. Keith Price, Washington
It's hard to put a player this high when his team lost the game, but it's the only thing keeping quarterback Keith Price from the top spot.
If we were putting together a list of gustiest performances of the season, this would be an instant candidate.
Price threw for 350 yards and two touchdowns on a defense that isn't likely to give up those kind of numbers again this season. He brought his team back from 10 down to give them a chance to tie it or win at the end, but a dropped pass by tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins put the offense in a tough fourth-down spot, and it failed to convert.
Despite getting hit over and over, Price stayed in the game and gave the Cardinal their first real scare of the season. With the knowledge that he can sling it against the best, it should be interesting to see how Price fares against Oregon next Saturday.
1. Marcus Mariota, Oregon
He may have been facing the worst team in the Pac-12, but Marcus Mariota put on a performance like no other and now finds himself in the top spot.
The Oregon quarterback completed 16 of 27 passes for 355 yards and five touchdowns, which included a wide array of throws both short and long.
He also carried the ball seven times for 43 yards and two touchdowns, giving him seven total touchdowns on the day.
Ignoring everything else Mariota has accomplished, thus far, this is the kind of game that will stand out in the Heisman voting. Of course, it did come against the lowly Buffaloes.
Mariota's first major test will come next Saturday, as the Ducks head north to take on the Huskies.


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Last Week I listened to broadcaster Olivia O'Leary talk about her experience of depression at the age of 24 on RTE Radio. At about 10 minutes in, she said something that made me need to lie down. When she realised she needed help, Olivia contacted her sister who brought her to a "terrific psychiatrist" and here's where I needed resuscitation:"he used to take me out sailing"… "and god we had great fun". Olivia O'Leary went sailing with her psychiatrist. This sentence just about summed up my entire experience of growing up in Ireland. Aged 24 she got the best and most personal treatment available and she recovered.
Since the interview went out Olivia O'Leary has been lauded for her bravery and praised for raising awareness. You know the script. We've heard it a lot lately. Beautiful, successful people are queueing up to tell us all about their struggles and how if they can reach just one person then it's been worth baring their soul. But you know how I feel after another inspirational interview, I feel worse. I feel inadequate. I feel that I've failed. Because guess what, I'm still unwell. I am not at the height of the glittering career I thought I had in front of me. I am surviving. I am alive. I've been "battling" mental illness since I was 11 years old. I thought I was an angsty hormonal teen, a misfit. I wasn't. I was horribly intensely unwell. And 30 years later I am still not in full control of my mental health. And I have realised why. I thought I wasn't brave enough. Not strong enough. But that's not it. The real reason I'm still here dreading every single day that comes to me is simple. I never went sailing with my psychiatrist. I wasn't rich enough. I wasn't connected enough.
By the time I had done my Leaving Cert I had managed to fix myself to such a degree that I achieved all A's and B's in my exams and had my pick of college courses. That ship however didn't sail either. I hadn't the money to take up the offers and aged 17 I can only say I spiralled into a mental fugue that worsened until I was in my mid thirties. By the time I sent myself to college I couldn't even hold a conversation with another student. My most vivid college memory is hiding in the ladies toilets with a bottle of vodka, vomiting from stress and washing it back down with the alcohol because I had to go to a meeting with my thesis supervisor. I got an A. I have an Honours Degree but no college friends. No happy stories to tell. That's what mental illness really looks like. It sucks the life out of you and leaves you covered in your own vomit.
For thirty years I have pushed myself through depression, severe anxiety, 2 and a half suicide attempts, and an eating disorder. Hi my name is Niamh and I'm a bulimic. I did not go sailing with any psychiatrists. I saw a counsellor who told me to go for walks and avoid cheesy food. Given that I can't drive and hate cheese that advice wasn't exactly top drawer. I have spent 30 years working on myself. I've walked, I've cried, I've done yoga, I've cycled, I've taken my medication ( the drugs do work), I've painted, I've worked, I've written poetry, I've been tattooed, I've drank, I've given up drink, I've shaved my head, I've run thousands of kilometres. But I'm still sick, unwell, mentally ill. Call it whatever you want, the words don't bother me.
So when I see people like Olivia O'Leary or Niall Breslin telling me how to get better, I get mad (no laughing at the back) and I feel compelled to listen to angry rap music until I calm down. I cried when I watched Bressie speak at the Lovin Dublin Live Show about his experiences with depression. Everything he said resonated. #JeSuisBressie and yet….. Bressie has become a much-needed advocate for mental health issues. We need reform, we need cash injected into services. We need education. There's no arguing against that. What we also need are the opportunities for people to reach their full potential in this great country of ours. Not just the chance to make a viral video. Real chances. Education access for everyone. Jobs. Homes. Reasons to stay alive. The idea that somehow exercise and a chat will save your life is just demoralising. I could walk 500 miles and back and still be me. It's like running away from a hump on your back. Would you tell me to go for a walk if I told you I had breast cancer. Would you tell me to join a running club or pick up that phone. No you would not. #JeNeSuisPasBressie Because quite frankly these wellness campaigns, however well-intentioned, are making it too easy for our governments and health executives to dodge their responsibilities. It's easy to back a popular campaign fronted by good looking successful men and women. It's a lot harder to actually bring about real change in real people's lives. People like me, who have never gone sailing with their psychiatrist.
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text: Effect of Acute Static Stretch on Maximal Muscle Performance: A Systematic ReviewKAY, ANTHONY D.1,2; BLAZEVICH, ANTHONY J.2Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise: January 2012 - Volume 44 - Issue 1 - p 154–164 doi: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318225cb27 Applied Sciences Abstract Author Information Introduction: The benefits of preexercise muscle stretching have been recently questioned after reports of significant poststretch reductions in force and power production. However, methodological issues and equivocal findings have prevented a clear consensus being reached. As no detailed systematic review exists, the literature describing responses to acute static muscle stretch was comprehensively examined. Methods: MEDLINE, ScienceDirect, SPORTDiscus, and Zetoc were searched with recursive reference checking. Selection criteria included randomized or quasi-randomized controlled trials and intervention-based trials published in peer-reviewed scientific journals examining the effect of an acute static stretch intervention on maximal muscular performance. Results: Searches revealed 4559 possible articles; 106 met the inclusion criteria. Study design was often poor because 30% of studies failed to provide appropriate reliability statistics. Clear evidence exists indicating that short-duration acute static stretch (<30 s) has no detrimental effect (pooled estimate = −1.1%), with overwhelming evidence that stretch durations of 30–45 s also imparted no significant effect (pooled estimate = −1.9%). A sigmoidal dose–response effect was evident between stretch duration and both the likelihood and magnitude of significant decrements, with a significant reduction likely to occur with stretches ≥60 s. This strong evidence for a dose–response effect was independent of performance task, contraction mode, or muscle group. Studies have only examined changes in eccentric strength when the stretch durations were >60 s, with limited evidence for an effect on eccentric strength. Conclusions: The detrimental effects of static stretch are mainly limited to longer durations (≥60 s), which may not be typically used during preexercise routines in clinical, healthy, or athletic populations. Shorter durations of stretch (<60 s) can be performed in a preexercise routine without compromising maximal muscle performance. 1Sport Exercise & Life Sciences, The University of Northampton, Northampton, UNITED KINGDOM; and 2School of Exercise, Biomedical & Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA Address for correspondence: Anthony D. Kay, Ph.D., Sport, Exercise & Life Sciences, The University of Northampton, Boughton Green Road, NN2 7AL, United Kingdom; E-mail: email@example.com. Submitted for publication April 2011. Accepted for publication May 2011. Supplemental digital content is available for this article. Direct URL citations appear in the printed text and are provided in the HTML and PDFversions of this article on the journal's Web site (www.acsm-msse.org). ©2012The American College of Sports Medicine


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Artist: Ashanti
Album: Ashanti
[Children Talking]
[Chorus 2x]
Dreams are real all you have to do is just believe
[Verse 1]
There is nothing that should ever take your heart away
From what it is you wanna to do
You should always go with what you love
Don't follow no one else just do whats good for you, tell them
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Sometimes people try to bring you down
They wanna see you frown just keep your faith in you,
doesn't matter if they try to tell you that you'll
Never make it this is what you do, tell them
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Tell them
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I believe in myself and my dreams will come true
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Thames Walk yesterday in London raising awareness for Vasculitis and Vasculitis UK
10k walk from Victoria Station successfully completed and here we are outside the Tower of London at finish . We had a brilliant day with wonderful weather.
My thanks to all those who took part in helping raise awareness.
For those who missed it - there is always next year
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Death Note Episode 36 English Subbed
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"1.28 (January 28)"
Episode Summary: Each having developed a strategy to bring the other down for good, Light and Near finally meet face to face in an abandoned warehouse. Light carries out his plan using Teru Mikami, while Near is confident that the pages of the notebook Mikami is using are fake, confessing he tampered with them. As Light struggles to mask his glee Teru, in a frenzy, writes down the names of everyone but Light in his notebook and then enters the warehouse at Light's request. Just before the forty-second mark, Light declares his victory to Near.


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The DeWitt Museum
Year Built: 1900s
Location: Prairie City, Oregon
The DeWitt Museum in Prairie City, housed in the National Register-listed Sumpter Valley Railway Depot building, is home to a collection of significant local historical artifacts and serves as an event space and gathering place for locals and visitors alike. The building itself is a rare example of multi-story rural depot, and serves as an important vestige of the area's most significant period of development.
The Sumpter Valley Railway Depot, which houses the DeWitt Museum's collection of artifacts, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. The building is a classic example of a rural depot from the early 1900s.
Originally built to transport timber for the Oregon Lumber Company, the the Sumpter Valley Railway began with a route from Baker City to McEwen in 1891, continued to Sumpter in 1896, Whitney and Austin in 1901, and finally Prairie City in 1910.
This little railway linked the John Day River Valley to modern transportation, stretching 81 miles through three mountain passes from Baker City to Prairie City. The railway not only hauled logs, but was the key to continued delivery of mail and passengers traveling to the area, and allowed ore from the many mines in the area to reach Baker City and the transcontinental Union Pacific Railroad. The line to Prairie City closed in 1933.
Early in 1973 the Depot was scheduled for the wrecking ball. Community stakeholders came together to raise funds to restore the building. In 1979 volunteers began to restore the building, eventually listing it in the National Register and adapting it to museum use.
The section of the Sumpter Valley Railroad between Sumpter and McEwen has been restored, and during the summer months carries passengers in an old-fashioned Pullman car behind one of the line's original steam engines.
The depot building is in immediate need of repair. The primary areas of concern on the exterior include damaged siding, lack of paint, inadequate flashings, damaged chimneys, and damaged doors and windows. In addition to these visible exterior deficiencies, the wall and attic insulation needs to be removed and an appropriate insulation system installed. Failing to address these concerns will accelerate the decay of the structure and continue to harm the collection.
Restoration and repair work undertaken in 2007 utilized faulty materials and techniques that have left the building in a compromised condition. Freezing and thawing moisture has severely damaged the wood trim and siding, leaving some elements too degraded to restore. The roof of the depot building is in need of replacement or repair, and birds, insects, and other pests are nesting in the structure and causing damage.
Summer 2016
Restore Oregon staff visited the site and met with local constituents to discusspossible avenues for Restore Oregon's seed grant.
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Listed as one of Oregon's Most Endangered Places


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Swedish defense and aerospace company SAAB is planning to offer its SAAB 2000 aircraft to the Indian Navy when it issues a Request For Proposal (RFP) for Medium Range Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft in the next few months.
Month: May 2011
India, France to hold joint army drill
French Defense Minister Gérard Longuet announced that the French and Indian armies would be the holding a joint exercise, Shakti.
Gaping holes in MMRCA elimination decision
The process leading up to the decision by the Indian Ministry of Defense to issue invitations to eliminate four of the six companies in the contest to win the Indian Air Force tender for 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) has large holes in its standard of diligence.
Coast Guard MRMR tender cancelled
This move, last week, came after flight trials were held in February to evaluate the performance of two aircraft, the Russian Beriev Be-200 and the Canadian Bombardier Q-400.
Indian Navy saves Chinese ship from pirates
According to naval sources, pirates were attempting to hijack the Panama-flagged MV (Merchant Vessel) Full City, owned and crewed by Chinese nationals, 40 nautical miles (over 830 kilometers) west of the Indian Naval base of Karwar.


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Estrogen is essential to a woman's physical and psychological well-being, affecting everything from appearance to reproductive ability. This hormone is produced in the ovaries and formed from a combination of the corpus luteum, or what remains of the follicle after ovulation, and developing egg follicles. Estrogen can also be produced by the breasts, liver, and adrenal glands, albeit in smaller concentrations which account for less than 10% of total production.
Estrogen's function within the female body is vast and complex; thus, an estrogen imbalance has the potential to affect women in a variety of ways. To learn more about the role and effects of estrogen, continue reading.
Role of Estrogen in the Female Body
Estrogen is known as the "chemical messenger" due to its ability to transmit messages between cells. Estrogen is fundamental to the formation of female sexual characteristics and reproductive function. It carries out a range of tasks for women that include:
- Promoting the formation of female sexual characteristics
- Helping to regulate the menstrual cycle
- Protecting against heart disease
- Accelerating metabolism
- Increasing uterine growth
- Preserving bone density
- Protecting against heart disease
- Preserving skin tension
As well as the physical effects, estrogen has also been shown to play a key role in women's mental health. Several recent studies have shown a direct correlation between estrogen levels and mood. Sudden estrogen withdrawal, estrogen fluctuations, or periods of sustained low estrogen levels can all contribute to a poor mood, particularly in menopausal women.
Effects of Estrogen in the Female Body
In addition to regulating the menstrual cycle, estrogen affects the reproductive tract, the urinary tract, the heart and blood vessels, bones, breasts, skin, hair, mucous membranes, pelvic muscles, and the brain.
The effects of the estrogen in each area of the body are:
- Brain. Estrogen helps to maintain body temperature. Estrogen may delay memory loss.
- Breast. Estrogen prepares the glands for future milk production.
- Heart and liver. Estrogen helps to regulate the liver's production of cholesterol, thus decreasing the build-up of plaque in the coronary arteries.
- Ovary. Estrogen stimulates the maturation of ovaries.
- Uterus. Estrogen stimulates the maturation of the uterus.
- Bone. Estrogen helps to preserve bone density.
- Vagina. Estrogen helps to maintain a lubricated and thick vaginal lining.
The Effects of Fluctuating Estrogen Levels
Normal estrogen levels are important as they control other key functions including: tissue function, sexual function, and mood. Also, normal estrogen levels are vital to the reproductive system and even more critical if a woman is trying to conceive. If normal estrogen levels fluctuate in any way, it can cause a variety of negative effects.
The Effects of High Estrogen Levels
Below are some of the most commonly experienced symptoms that may indicate abnormally high estrogen levels:
Physical Conditions
- Atherosclerosis
- Headaches
- Vaginal infection
- Arthritis
Mental Conditions
- Depression
- Panic attacks
- Low self esteem
In addition to the physical and psychological signs outlined above, high estrogen levels can lead to a host of side effects and more serious conditions. These include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Breast and uterine cancer
- Gallbladder disease
- Thyroid dysfunction
- Heart disease
- Allergies
- Strokes
- Lupus
- Osteoporosis
The Effects of Low Estrogen Levels
When a woman has low estrogen levels, this impacts her physical and mental state. Examples of health problems triggered by estrogen deficiency include:
Physical Conditions
- Low back pain
- Fatigue
- Hot flashes
- Night sweats
- Joint pain
- Vaginal dryness
- Dry skin
- Loss of libido
- Thinning tissues
- Rapid heartbeat
- Bloating
- Thinning hair
- Weight gain
Mental Conditions
- Difficulty concentrating
- Mood swings
- Memory lapses
Low estrogen levels do not necessarily trigger the conditions listed above but they can indicate a lack of estrogen. Two of the most worrying side effects of low estrogen levels are an increased risk of heart disease and osteoporosis.
Now that the roles and effects of estrogen in the body have been explained, continue reading to better understand how to identify estrogen imbalance using estrogen tests.


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Women Who Launch: Katfood
Kendra Liew, 26
Managing Partner, Katfood
From law school to entrepreneur, Kendra Liew is barely 26. This young and hands-on Singaporean girl juggles between concocting natural skincare recipes at home on weekdays and fulfilling deejay gigs overseas on weekends to earn extra income. What started many years ago as a experiment for her brother's acne problems using ingredients from the kitchen has become her labor of love today.
What prompted you to start a small business?
When I was a teenager, I started reading labels and found most skincare products to be full of chemicals combined with lots of false advertising. I decided to make my own homemade beauty remedies and share them with friends and family. I have also always wanted to run my own business and be my own boss. After 3 years of practice as a litigation lawyer, I found myself increasingly unhappy and unfulfilled in my work. At the same time, I have been toying with the idea of making my own natural beauty products for while. I finally decided to take the plunge and pursue my dream.
How did you come up with the name Katfood?
I get this question so often! The name Katfood is obviously a play on 'cat food'. The 'kat' bit is simply because I love cats and it starts with a K because my name starts with a K. The 'food' bit comes from how all my products are so fresh that they are like food.
You don't find the name misleading?
No! In fact, I like that it is fun and quirky. It gets people thinking.
When did you start your business?
In 2014, I started putting the idea to work in January. Seven months after in July, I registered the company name and left my job at the law firm to pursue Katfood full-time in August. Some of the groundwork for Katfood was already done by the time I quit. My website and webstore was launched in November, and everything since then has been full steam ahead.
What was your initial start-up cost?
How have you always been interested in natural beauty care?
Yes. I have always been the one to put honey and yogurt on my face and olive oil and bananas in my hair. In fact, my morning skin cleansing routine is to rub fresh lemon peel on my face (it really works!). To be honest, back when I was testing my homemade products on my brother, not everything worked. There has been lots of trial and error.
What is your best-selling product?
Green Special-tea Handy Salve and John Lemon Lip Balm. Many office ladies (and some of their husbands I've been told) love the hand salve as it moisturizes without leaving any oily or sticky residue. The lip balm is yummy too. It is made with raw honey and lemon. Men love it because it reminds them of food (and it basically is!)
Since you make your own homemade beauty recipes, do you take custom orders?
I could consider customization requests although it is not part of the main business. Having said that, I had an order to make 80 mini lip balms for a friend's wedding last month.
What are the key ingredients in your products?
Almost all Katfood products are coconut oil based except for the dry ones which I use some form of dried coconut instead. I base my whole range on coconut oil because it is an all-round overachieving natural beauty remedy. In addition to its hydrating properties, coconut oil improves skin conditions such as rashes, sunburns, blemishes, wrinkles, scars, eczema and much more. It is also effective as a natural hair treatment. You can even use it in your cooking and just drink it straight up to give your body that beauty boost from the inside.
What is a typical work day for you?
My schedule is super erratic now so it's really hard to say! I could have 5 different meetings in one day or spend half a day replying emails and the other half making Katfood. One thing is for certain though – I'm always busy. But I love what I am doing now. There is nothing like pursuing your passion.
How do you see your business in this competitive beauty market?
Katfood recipes are simple and ingredients easy to recognize. More importantly, prices are kept low so everyone can afford the products. I think I have quite an interesting range of products apart from the usual body lotions and lip balms. I love to expand Katfood's product range over time and eventually open a brick-and-mortar store. For now, I'm working hard to just get more people to know of Katfood.
What advice would you give to other young women thinking of setting up a beauty business?
Be brave. Just do it if it feels right. You never know until you try.
Who inspires you?
I used to volunteer at the Celebral Palsy Alliance Singapore (CPAS), formerly known as Spastic Children Association of Singapore. Kids there inspire me. My cousin has celebral palsy so I know how hard they struggle and how difficult it is for them to do simple things that we take for granted everyday. When I see these kids, somehow my own problems seem so trivial. Initially, I wanted to start Katfood as a social enterprise but not right now. Maybe in the future. I want to help these kids lead a more fulfilling life.
Do you practice eco-conscious living?
I don't do nearly enough. I admit eco-friendly living is only a piecemeal part of my life where I can manage it – like cutting back on utilities, using cloth shopping bags and doing my laundry with soap nuts!
If you could play your part in saving the Planet in just one way, what would it be?
I'm sure the world needs saving. But to be honest, if I could do anything, I would definitely be saving cats.
Thanks Kendra ♥
For more information on Kendra and her company Katfood, visit here. Or, you may want to read my review on Katfood's John Lemon Lip Balm.
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Lindsay Wildlife Museum volunteer Eugine Riberi feeds a barred owl as a group of children taking a museum tour Tuesday look on. Even on days when the Walnut Creek museum is closed to the public, there is still plenty going on. The Lindsay Wildlife Museum is open Wednesday through Friday noon to 5 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. On a related note, to help celebrate Walnut Creek's centennial this year, the Lindsay has a program called "Ten Ways to Help Birds of Prey" ongoing at the museum throughout March.
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It may sound like something from a James Bond film, but it could be a solution to one of the industry's most expensive problems - air-conditioning bills.
Data centres require intense cooling systems to stop hardware from overheating.
This costs a lot of money, and Microsoft sees ocean water naturally cooling its servers as a potential solution.
A prototype data server set up by Microsoft shows that the system is feasible.
A tidal energy system could also see jelly bean-shaped containers suspended beneath the surface to harness ocean currents to generate the energy to the power the centres.
Microsoft engineer Ben Cutler told the New York Times: "When I first heard about this I thought: 'Water ... electricity, why would you do that?'
"But as you think more about it, it actually makes a lot of sense."
Another byproduct of the system is speed. Many cities are located close to oceans but far away from data centres in sparsely populated areas with lots of room.
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Increasingly, new employees and junior members of any profession are encouraged - sometimes stridently - to "find a mentor!" Four decades of research reveals that the effects of mentorship can be profound and enduring; strong mentoring relationships have the capacity to transform individuals and entire organizations. Organizations that retain and promote top talent - both female and male - are more likely to thrive.
But the mentoring landscape is unequal. Evidence consistently shows that women face more barriers in securing mentorships than men, and when they do find a mentor, they may reap a narrower range of both career and psychological benefits. Athena Rising is a book for men about how to mentor women deliberately and effectively. It is a straightforward, no-nonsense manual for helping men of all institutions, organizations, and businesses to become excellent mentors to women.
Co-authors W. Brad Johnson PhD and David Smith PhD draw from extensive research and years of experience as experts in mentoring relationships and gender workplace issues. When a man mentors a woman, they explain, the relationship is often complicated by conventional gender roles and at times hostile external perceptions. Traditional notions of mentoring are often modeled on male-to-male relationships - the sort that begin on the golf course, involve a nearly exclusive focus on career achievement, and include more than a few slaps on the back over drinks after work. But women often report a desire for mentoring that integrates career and family aspects of life. Women want a mentor who not only "gets" this, but truly honors it.
Men need to fully appreciate just how crucial their support of promising junior women can be in helping them to persist, promote, and thrive in their vocations and organizations. As women succeed, lean in, and assume leading roles in any organization or work context, that culture will become more egalitarian, effective, and prone to retaining top talent.
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Just got my notification from Amazon that they've shipped my copy of the Platinum Extended Edition of LOTR: Return of the King. Yippee!
I've been thinking about having a marathon LOTR party for a while. Get together and serve finger food, and watch all three extended edition DVDs in one day. Wondered how much material that would be, so I added up the running times for the movies. Fellowship Extended Edition — 208 minutes. Two Towers EE — 208 minutes again. Return of the King EE — 250 minutes. And… oh.. this is spooky… it adds up to 666 minutes of running time. 666 … the Number of the Ring?
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Quince Cottage is situated on two acres with over an acre of fruit trees, lovely grounds and gardens and exquisite views of Watervale and the surrounding vineyards. It is equipped with the best of everything. Wireless broadband available.
An original 1920s sandstone cottage has been painstakingly renovated to the highest possible standards. Quince consists of a gourmet kitchen and dining area, double size lounge room with open fire, two Queen-size bedrooms, the master with en-suite. The main bathroom has a spa and secret garden. There is a large front verandah, rear patio with BBQ, and bush garage.
The kitchen has every thing you could possibly need, stainless steel fridge, dishwasher, under-bench oven, and cook-top, range hood microwave oven, etc. The crockery is high quality china, Stanley Rogers cutlery, European glassware, stainless steel Miska pots and pans, Mundial Knives, the works.
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There is a luxury spa bath that looks into a secret, and completely private, Japanese garden. The spa is set in a giant window which protrudes into the enclosed garden; this allows for a glass roof, so guests can sit in the spa and contemplate the sun or the moon. In the secret garden there are large trees, illuminated by pin lights, a running water pond with a Japanese water feature, white stones and everything to create a peaceful and romantic setting very Zen
There are two large bedrooms with large fitted robes, plenty of hanging space and storage areas. The beds are antique, black metal, Victorian and Queen-size. The linen is all first class, Sheridan and above. Please note when booking for one couple that the second bedroom is locked unless by prior arrangement.
In the lounge there is a large wood fired combustion stove, the lounge suite is high quality leather and is very comfortable and welcoming. In addition to the traditional games and books, there are all the creature comforts, such as a LG LCD HDTV 37Inch TV with a DVD and VCR plus a Sony stereo and CD. There is also a small library of DVD and classic VHS Movies, CD's and tapes.
The furnishings are a mixture of antiques and Australian crafted new pieces. Original art adorns the walls, mostly by local artists.
Nothing has Been Forgotten, Inside or Out
There is a fully equipped laundry, with top level equipment, Washers, dryers, irons, etc.
A vine-covered pergola covers the paved courtyard, patio area. There is a teak outdoor setting, with a market umbrella, and a BBQ. This area overlooks a beautiful garden and is both private and very attractive. There is large verandah at the front of the house and this is a perfect spot to sip local wine and watch the sun set over the Watervale valleyGuests can stroll through an acre orchard of apple, pear, cherry, and Quince trees that are on the property.
Quince Cottage is fully air-conditioned and has ample undercover guest parking.
Quince Cottage is in Watervale and is walking distance from three wineries four if you don't mind a 15 minute walk a local shop and post office, a beautiful nursery and coffee venue, an antique store and the Watervale Hotel.
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Alaska: The Last Frontier
Bracing for Change
Season 6 Episode 11
Fall brings big changes to the homestead. Tensions flare between Otto and August in their last mission before August leaves for college. Atz Lee, Sr., and Jane work on Atz Lee's new cabin, but Jane still has doubts. Eivin builds a special surprise.
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