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Taking power and emissions in combination (measured by its horsepower to CO2 ratio), the 12C delivers its power at greater efficiency than any other car on the market with an internal combustion engine, including hybrids.
`M838T' features dual variable valve timing and produces around 600bhp and 600Nm of torque. A dry sump and flat plane crankshaft allow the engine to be placed extremely low in the chassis thereby lowering the centre of gravity and improving handling responses. It also features composite cam covers and intake manifolds, which reduce weight and heat transmission into the charge air, as well as Nikasil-coated aluminium liners for further weight reduction.
The McLaren engine revs to 8,500rpm, has quick transient throttle response and delivers its abundant torque throughout the rev range. A staggering 80 per cent of torque is available at below 2,000rpm, ensuring great driveability and no need to floor the throttle to deliver performance.
And it delivers a great soundtrack to highlight the engine's performance, flexibility and driveability. The sound of the engine has been thoroughly engineered through exhaust manifold design and tuning of the exhaust and intake systems to deliver a unique engine note.
The high level exhaust pipes exit through a mixing box, rather than a conventional and heavy silencer box. All parts of the exhaust system up to the mixing box feature sandwich layer heat-shielding that helps reduce heat from the engine bay. In just an 18mm gap, exhaust gas temperatures reduce from 900OC to 300OC.
The engine drives the rear wheels through two wet clutches and a McLaren-developed seven speed Seamless Shift dual clutch gearbox (SSG).
The Seamless Shift technology offers variable programmes ranging from `normal' for road use and `sport' for quicker changes still, right up to a lightning quick high performance mode. In addition an `automatic' mode, `launch control' and `winter' modes can be selected, the latter changing all electronic functions to suit low friction conditions and delivering maximum driver aid and support. There is no traditional manual transmission offered; the two pedal layout offered further scope to create a narrow, and therefore light, car.
The 12C's SSG is a development on the automated and sequential manual gearboxes with paddle shifts that proliferate in the car market today. The character of the transmission will engage even experienced drivers with its responsiveness and its contribution to the whole dynamic package.
With minimal torque loss, there is none of the lurch, hesitation or unpredictability that characterise traditional automated-manual transmission systems.
Design of the SSG system was driven by a demanding mechanical package that not only reduced weight and improved dynamic control for the entire vehicle, but also delivered driver benefits.
It is lightweight and compact in design and positioned in exactly the best location. The input shaft lies very close to the output shaft to help position the entire powertrain low in the vehicle. Twin secondary shafts ensure any rear axle weight overhang is minimised and rear crash performance is uncompromised. The bespoke SSG is further complemented by an entirely new control system.
This obsessive attention to detail comes as second nature to McLaren, but is not just there to satisfy the engineers' passions. McLaren's designers have also engineered the system to work seamlessly with the driver.
The system reduces weight and benefits packaging targets, but also ensures that driving programmes and shift strategies take the driver's own inputs and uses them to directly control the engine's torque and speed to deliver performance, economy or comfort as requested.
Gears are changed using a Formula 1 style rocker shift that pivots in the centre of the steering wheel. It is actuated on either side of the steering wheel (pulling right changes up, pulling left down).


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To celebrate and raise awareness of National Vegetarian Week, we've selected the best animal-friendly beauty treats. From deep-cleansing face masks to pure and natural vitamin E oil, here's our pick of veggie-friendly products.
|1. Dr Bronner's Magic Liquid Soap, £5.59 for 236ml
Known among fans for its affordability and versatility, this multipurpose magic liquid soap has over 18 uses. As well as being animal-friendly, Dr Bronner's Magic Soap contains no nasties such as preservatives, synthetic foaming agent and thickeners, and comes in a 100% post-consumer recycled bottle. For best results, use with a cloth, towel, loofah or sponge to clean everything from your body to your crockery and even your pets.
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As well as committing itself to creating wholesome natural alternative beauty products, which contain no irritants such as parabens or sulphates, JĀSÖN pursues a philosophy of considering both the environment and animals when creating its formulas. It comes as no surprise then that this pioneering brand of natural beauty products has won numerous awards, including the vegan environmental award. If you're after a product to renew your skin's softness this summer, look no further than JĀSÖN Pure Natural Vitamin E 5,000 IU Oil. Not only will this natural product provide all over nourishment to the skin, you can rest assured that you are using an animal-friendly beauty treat.
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|4. Green People Facial Oil, from £15.25
Founded by Charlotte Vohtz in 1997, Green People is celebrating 15 years of sucess with its range of organic lifestyle and beauty products. From toothpaste to shampoo, Green People offers natural, gentle and organic products that are suitable for either vegetarians or vegans. This means that products, such as its bestselling Anti-ageing Facial Oil, are created using fair-trade natural ingredients (rosehip oil, for example) and can be used by sufferers of skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis.
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|5. Inika Mineral Foundation, from £16.91
Gone are the days when veggies had to go make-up-free because the only products available were tested on or contained ingredients derived from animals. A number of luxury eco beauty brands, including Inika, have broken the mould with make-up lines that are both 100% natural and help you achieve a flawless finish. Inika's award-winning mineral foundation deserves a mention because of its exceptional performance, natural ingredients and animal-friendly credentials. What's more, this three-in-one product also contains SPF 15 - so you can protect your skin and the environment.
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|6. Urban Decay eyeshadows, from £5.65
With their eye-catching packaging and must-have range of colours, Urban Decay has become a cult beauty brand and a favourite among make-up junkies. But did you know that Urban Decay has won awards for its cruelty-free and vegan-friendly efforts? Well you do now. Upgrade your vanity case with a hot new eyeshadow this summer that is easy to apply, doesn't crease and, above all, is suitable for vegans.
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|7. Weleda Skin Food, £8.95 for 75ml
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|8. Montagne Jeunesse Break Out mask, from £1.49
With some sunshine (apparently) on its way, now is the time to de-clog your skin so you can go 'au naturel' without pesky blemishes ruining your otherwise flawless complexion. Keep your skin under control by using a face mask regularly. Montagne Jeunesse is the perfect solution as each mask comes in a handy sachet form. What's more, all masks are vegetarian approved and contain natural and beneficial ingredients for your complexion. The Break Out mask, for example, combines the anti-bacterial ingredients of tea tree oil and witch hazel with the moisturising Canadian willow herb to help improve your complexion.
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|9. Barry M Nail Paint, prices vary
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MILWAUKEE -- Scott Skiles will return to coach the Milwaukee Bucks next season.
Skiles told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Tuesday that he would be back as the team's coach. His agent, Keith Glass, confirmed the decision in a telephone interview with The Associated Press.
Glass said Skiles would not necessarily receive an extension before next season. Skiles has a year left on his contract, which was extended in 2010.
Bucks officials did not immediately confirm the decision.
Skiles is 146-166 in four seasons with the Bucks. He led Milwaukee to a 46-win season and made the playoffs in 2009-2010, where the Bucks lost to the Atlanta Hawks. They have missed the post-season two straight seasons since then.
The 2011-12 Bucks didn't really fit Skiles' typical hardnosed, defence-first approach to the game. They averaged 99 points per game this season, fifth-most in the league. An impressive passing team when they were at their best, the Bucks averaged 23.5 assists per game -- third-best in the league.
But they gave up 98.7 points per game, putting them in the lower third of the NBA. And they were outrebounded by an average of 2.24 per game, the fifth-worst margin in the league.
Certainly, the Bucks' defensive and rebounding stats were hurt by the absence of Andrew Bogut, who spent much of the season struggling with more of the injury problems that have dogged his career.
During his four seasons in Milwaukee, Skiles never had Bogut -- the No. 1 pick in the 2005 draft -- healthy for a full season. Then Bogut was traded to Golden State in a deal that sent gifted scorer Monta Ellis to Milwaukee. Skiles scrambled to fit Ellis and defensive-minded forward Ekpe Udoh into the team with a little more than a month left in the season.
Speaking to reporters the day after the Bucks lost their regular-season finale at Boston, Skiles sidestepped a question about whether he wanted to be back next season.
"I have a contract with the team," Skiles said at the time. "This is not a great time, probably, to ask or answer that question. It's a disappointing season. I'm as responsible as anyone, probably more so, for the results of this season. I realize that. I would never run from something like that. I think I deserve, though, a few days to decompress before I get into detail about it."
A full season of Ellis and Brandon Jennings playing together has the makings of an explosive backcourt.
But on a team without a true superstar, Skiles said last week that every returning player had to improve over the summer to improve the Bucks' outlook.
"Without the one guy that can carry you and covers up all other weakness, we need everybody," Skiles said. "We're dependent on everybody getting better this summer. Everybody coming back with the right mindset and the understanding that if we don't guard, we're not going to be as good as we can be and things like that. If we can do that and stay healthy, we'll have a pretty good year next year."
Despite a rough beginning to the season that included a 0-8 start on the road and an air of ongoing tension between Skiles and Stephen Jackson -- which finally ended when Jackson was included in the trade with the Warriors, who subsequently sent him to San Antonio -- the Bucks were beginning to play well just before the Bogut trade. Then they went on a run, winning four straight at the beginning of April to run their record to .500 and making the playoffs look like a realistic possibility.
But the Bucks lost five of their last seven to miss the playoffs.
Going into next season, the Bucks could use a big man who can consistently guard the rim.
"I think being undersized really had a lot to do with it," Jennings said in the final week of the season. "Not to say that our big men weren't doing the best job that they could, they were. It's just that we didn't have that true centre like Bogut."
Jennings has developed his game under Skiles and has been supportive of his coach. But with the season slipping away last week, Jennings acknowledged his frustration at falling just short of the playoffs for the second season in a row.
"We're right there, but we weren't able to capitalize on it," Jennings said. "So it's not like we're way at the bottom or anything, we're always like ninth or 10th. It's always like one or two games out. That's the most frustrating part."
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I bought this after seeing many great reviews in opal, but when I got home it was too light because of the lighting when I bought it but I hate to waste so I carried on using it anyway. Coverage is medium to full, very easy to get a cakey face so go easy on it. It emphasized my flakes without moisturiser, but after moisturising and primer it is okay. It does rub off easily but setting it (I use Almay) it's fine. Not a HG but if I buy it next time I'd get it in a slightly darker shade.
I really love how this product does a really good coverage for my face especially on the acne scars/marks. So far I have stopped using any other concealer and only use this foundation as it has enough coverage to cover those acne spots and the dark circle area.
The only CON's is that even if it does last quite long, sometimes when touching your face or just accidentally wiping your face will make it come off or something. Also, after using it for more than 12 hours, my face do shine.
Overall, I would still recommend this product especially those who needs extra coverage for their acne scars/dark spots :)
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I love this foundation. It is highly pigmented and blendable. I'm reading reviews that people are calling it "cakey" i do not have that problem. I only use a pea size amount for my whole face. maybe they are using way too much. In the summer i use this as a conceler and use a tinted moisturizer, but in the winter i use it all over my face. (my skin clears out in the summer).
I wish this foundation had a pump applicator and that's why i gave packaging so little points.
the tube is small but you only use a pea size amount and this foundation will last for a long time.
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I have this in the stick version as well, and I can say I love them both! (check out my review on it) I made the mistake of assuming that since Sand was pretty good match to my skin in the stick dermablend, that it would be the same for the liquied dermablend. Not so much though...the liquid one runs lighter. It still works though, because I usually use this as a sort of spot/area concealer. The one thing I don't like too much is the scent, but it's not a deal breaker. I always shake it a bit before I use it, it doesn't say that you have too...but I do it anyway. The consistency is not too thick or too runny and it's really easy to blend! I find that I almost always accidentally squeeze out too much. A LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY. I've never had a problem of it looking cakey, but I do find that because of my oily skin it starts fading within the 6hour mark. Nothing a touchup can't fix!All in all, I really love this foundation. It hasn't irritated me in the least and it covers up very well. I recommend this for people with scarring/pigmentation and active acne because it really does help conceal and it is hypoallergenic/non-acnegenic. continued >>
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This is an awesome product! I have incredibly sensitive, allergenic, acne prone skin which is combination oily and dry as well as sundamaged! I have used the Laura Mercier mineral powder for years which is great and never specifically broke me out (although I still had spots using it) however mineral powders can be kind of cakey and annoying to apply with all the buffing etc. Vichy Dermablend Foundation has managed to replace all of that hassle! It has natural SPF(from titanium) natural (no fragrance, parabens, sillicones etc) non comegenic, blendable and non transferrable! I do not have perfect skin and it completely covers my thread veins, blemishes and red blotches. The coverage is full and if you use alone may be slightly drying - I use on top of a natural (very greasy!) zinc based sunblock. You can even use this as a concealer over powder (I started using it over the mineral powder and now I use it all over) If you have heavy duty acne you can biuld the coverage to make it thicker. Overall this really worked for me! My face does get a little shiny towards the end of the day (I live in the desert) but this could be more to do with my oily skin and the sunblock underneath. I do not mind this (some people like a dewy look) but if you want to stay matt a bit of blotting and further application solves this. I only tried the nude (shade 25) which totally matches and evens out my skin tone. (I have very pale skin with yellowish undertones) I did not notice any oxidisation or color change during the day. I LOVE this product! My HG foundation for sure!Thank you Vichy!
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This is the foundation I have been searching for since I first started wearing make up! I have very very sensitive skin (90% of foundation/powder/moisturiseretc brings me out in terrible rashes) and this is so kind to my skin. I have had pretty bad acne for 8 years and used to have to cake on the concealed and foundation and ended up looking silly. With this, I don't even have to use concealer! I little goes a very very long way. It took me months and months to use up my first tube and I've just bought my second from Boots (very cheap for how brilliant it is!). If I'm having a particularly bad skin day, I will use this all over. If not I use it as a concealer and use my Clinique foundation which is lighter to do the rest of my face. The staying power is great and if you do it right, it doesn't feel heavy on my face. I am so so so glad I found this as I've been wasting money on expensive foundations which have either been rubbish or I've been mega allergic to.
This foundation offers full coverage for a flawless finish. However I found that it does not have much staying power and through the course of the day can seem to melt off your face so touch-ups would be required to maintain that coverage. I use it as a concealer which is great as I think it can look a bit heavy for full face. There is not much colour choice which is a shame, nude is too dark for me and opal is too light so i ended up buying both and mixing. The smell is also a bit paint-like but other than that I think it is a great foundation if you have bad skin and want that full coverage.
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HG! I´ve been searching for this my whole life! Where do I start? Full coverage. And I mean full. Flawless. If you apply this foundation correctly you can get porcelain skin in a few minutes. I have a complicated skin: over sensitive, combination, dermatits and with sun marks, red marks and acne scars. And with this foundation I cover them all and also the large pores. It´s a pricey foundation but a little goes a loooong way. I use little dots in my forehead, nose, chin and cheeks and then blend it with a sponge. You have to use a good moisturizer before this foundation, otherwise you can highlight dry patches and it kind of gets into your pores and show them. But if you apply a good amount of a good moisturizer and let it sink in for a minute, and then apply Dermablend it works magic. Also, do not use a primer with this one. I really don´t know why but it just does´nt work with a primer. The first time I used it with a primer and I thought: this sucks! haha but I decided to give it a second try without the primer and WOW! This has´nt caused me to break out and wow any allergies that´s new. On the downside, as many MUA´s have said: the shade sellection sucks. I have quite fair skin and I use Opal and manage to blend it but they have only 3 shades in my country. It can get a little bit oily at first but if you blot the oily zones after applying it you get matte finish for the whole day. Seal it with loose powder because pressed powder makes it cakey. I strongly recommend this for problematic skin. If you have a clear skin you may want to look for a lighter foundation. I would not only recommend it but I would die without it!
UPDATE: No breakouts at all, and this foundation has actually made my face softer and clearer. Love it!
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I have dry skin and have to moisturise a lot. I always moisturise before applying foundation. i had to do the same thing with Dermablend however the result of using it is amazing. IT actually IS hugely corrective and matches my skin tone which is medium. i am really stuck with this specific product because it also stays on for so long. the price really is great because the tube lasts forever and when it comes to an end i just cut it in the middle and put it from tje sides of the tube. very good product. i've been using it for 4 years now.
high coverage= vichy dermablend, no doubt.
It provides heaaaavy coverage- no kidding. The first day I used it two of my closest friends commented that my foundation looked awfull. After a few days it went to the garbage- I don't hate anyone that much to offer this.
And the lightest colour was too dark for me. Only positive aspect- no breakouts!


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First quarter
• Impact player: Pittsburgh running back Le'Veon Bell ran for 36 yards on nine carries and caught two passes for 14 yards, including a third down conversion before the Steelers' touchdown.
• Highlights: Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill kept the ball on a read option and raced 48 yards to set up kicker Caleb Sturgis' 30-yard field goal. Defensive tackle Paul Soliai barged through the Pittsburgh line for a 12-yard sack.
• Lowlights: It looked like easy sledding for the Steelers on their first possession, 74-yard touchdown drive. Once again, the Dolphins offense couldn't finish a drive in the end zone once in the red zone.
Second quarter
• Impact player: Dolphins defensive end Cameron Wake's fumble-causing sack of Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger put the Dolphins only 31 yards from their first touchdown of the game.
• Highlights: Wake caused a sack-fumble that was recovered by Randy Starks. The defense allowed only one first down. Dolphins tight end Charles Clay got the first of his two touchdowns on a wide open 6-yarder with 25 percent of the Pittsburgh defense following Mike Wallace. Jimmy Wilson blocked a punt.
• Lowlights: Poor clock management before the blocked punt and lousy strategy — a 52-yard field goal toward that end of Heinz Field is like playing Fantasy 5 — cost the Dolphins a better shot at an end of half score. And came one tackle from costing them a touchdown.
Third quarter
• Impact player:Tannehill directed two touchdown drives, threw a touchdown pass and an interception that was run back for a touchdown.
• Highlights: Brian Hartline stretched for the catch and dragged his toes beautifully for a 4-yard touchdown (upon further review). The half-opening 80-yard touchdown drive seemed to set a tone. The drive to Hartline's touchdown showed resiliency after a calamitous pair of possessions.
• Lowlights: A stop and a score from starting a rout, the defense allowed a four-play drive that ended with a 31-yard pass and a 43-yard touchdown pass that reenergized the stadium and Steelers. Troy Polamalu followed with an interception return for touchdown to put Pittsburgh up.
Fourth quarter
• Impact player: Daniel Thomas got around the corner as he's not supposed to be able to do for a 55-yard run that put the Dolphins on the Steelers 16 yard line. The winning touchdown was scored two plays later.
• Highlights: Thomas' run. Two plays later, Clay shook off Polamalu to convert a third down and did it again to get into the end zone from 12 yards away. Olivier Vernon dragged down Ben Roethlisberger a yard short of a first down on Big Ben's fourth-and-10 scramble.
• Lowlights: The 16-yard touchdown pass to Jerrico Cotchery on the first play of the quarter put the Steelers up 28-24. The offense did little – until it had to with 4:31 left.


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Put in some earphones/headphones and turn your music on, look outside that window you're sitting next to and think aboutlife. Some of the things I think about is all the mistakes I've made and all the things I wish I could have done differently. I think about how things happen for a reason, and wonder why did those things have to happen and what are they leading to? A thought that came through my mind was, am I making these huge fucking mistakes as a tool to learn and to impart my hard earned wisdom upon others?
Why me?
Why did I have to get in trouble? Why did I have to get busted? Why did I have to destroy a friendship? Why did I get involved? Why, why, why? I have learned from my past mistakes and I continue to make new ones…and fuck, I learn the hard way.
Another question I like to ask myself and probably a question you may have asked yourself is, where is my life going or how will I ever get to where I want to be? I sit and think about what I want to do and how I want to do it. What do I have to do to get to where I want to be?
Why me? Where am I going? What's going to happen?


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1. Once you have finished a good first draft don't look at it for a while. Go back to it after having some space and you will see it afresh. This is even more important for novels. When you have spent such a long time on a piece of prose you really need to get some distance from it to be able to see it clearly.
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Finding Your "Write Reasons" — An Inspirational Post For Writers
How do you truly know what's right and wrong when it comes to storytelling?
How do you know if your twist is right?
How do you know if the ending makes sense and if the plot is strong enough?
In my opinion, you can't know these things with any level of certainty; but, if you let them, the story and characters will lead you to logical places that feel right. You have to trust your instincts. And, it helps to have a good editor—one to whom you entrust your baby. Read more
Close Encounters with David Sedaris: My Experience of Meeting a Famous Author
I first met David Sedaris at a midtown Sacramento book store, around 1998. He had just finished reading from his essay collection Naked and I stood in line to get the book signed. He didn't make eye contact. He just stared at my black and green plaid skirt with its oversized safety pin, and asked, "Is that a kilt?"
"Uh, no," I said. "It's a skirt. I bought it at Express."
He signed my book and I walked away. What a weirdo. Are all authors freaks? I will never attend another book signing again! Yet, fifteen years later, on May 9, 2013, I'm standing in line to get my books signed right after "An Evening with David Sedaris," here in Colorado. He was hilarious, as usual. And humble. And gracious. He rocked the Q and A. Read more
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1. You will spend most of your time in line. Go to any amusement park across this great nation. You will see loads of people willingly lined up in very long queues to board rides which only last around five minutes. Writing is kind of like that. The period leading up to my debut's release was a very long wait, with not very much happening. My actual release month was like the time on the ride—I could barely catch my breath. Also, when I was first starting out, I thought that at some point things would move faster. I know for a few folks, sometimes things do move very quickly (if you manage to snag a VIP pass, you can skip the line). But for the vast majority of writers, there are long periods of waiting in between thrill rides. Write something else in the meantime. You've got time.
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How to Deal With Writing Rejections
The rejection that writers must face during the submission process to agents is brutal. Even though you know it will happen to you – as it does to all writers – it feels personal and daunting. It's hard not to take it to heart when 20 or 30 literary agents say "no," – with cold, automated "it's not right for me" e-mails. It's hard to remember that many of them receive 50-100 submissions a day; they can't possibly respond to each one in any validating sort of way. And it only takes one "yes" to set you on the path to publication. How do you find a way to keep believing in yourself, to keep marching onward when doors continue to close? For me, the antidote to carrying around all that angst was to break a plate every time I was rejected. (This guest column by author Beck McDowell.) Read more
Writing a Novel in Three Months: 5 Simple Steps to a First Draft
1) Routine. Back when my dad was trying to get me to be a more productive member of society (when I was 10 years old), he stressed the importance of doing a new action for 21 successive days. I'm sure he got this idea from some well-meaning book about how to become successful and happy and live to be 125. But there's truth to it. Repetition breeds habit, and habit breeds routine.
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Travel on the Page – How to Write About a Country You've Never Visited
1. Virtual Tour. Google Maps is your friend. Plot believable routes for your characters to take, find out how long their walk to school or work is, and observe local monuments and landmarks. Don't forget to take a tour down the smaller streets to see what typical neighborhoods look like. YouTube is another great place to start. You'd be surprised how many videos you can find of people walking around local shrines, temples, or markets. While writing SHADOW, I referred to an hour-long video of the train ride from Narita Airport to Tokyo Station to remind myself what it's like. I even found myself swaying in time to the train as I watched. Talk about muscle memory.
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5 Keys on Writing a Great Thriller
2. Suspects are the main characters. Not everyone will agree with this idea, but for me it's quite important. Usually crime novels have a hero– a main character in charge of the investigation (like a policeman, a journalist, a lawyer or an anonymous person interested in solving the mystery). That hero will probably have their own problems, weaknesses and strengths. But what we call secondary characters—the ones who have a relationship with the victim, the ones who may have committed the murder—must be portrayed as complex human beings. In other words, in real life they would not be secondary characters so give them your attention. Additionally, we lie both in real life and in fiction, so keep that in mind when writing dialogue. Lies can be meaningful for suspense-building, After all, nobody tells the complete truth. Never. Read more
What Selling Lemonade Can Teach Us About Writing
My friend's example spurred me to reconsider my responses when fellow writers asked for my critiques. Recently reading a colleague's memoir, at the opening pages I reacted like Jon initially—instant dismay. How could my friend write this crap? Then I recalled Jon's next response: he recognized his daughter's honest desire and took it seriously.
With trepidation, I approached my friend's work, not wanting to "offend." But I realized I had to honor both myself and him by being honest—as Jon was in listing the needed and maybe less-than-pleasant requirements of the lemonade project. Read more
Stories From an Agency Intern: Michael Mohr Explains
When literary agent Elizabeth Kracht (Kimberley Cameron & Associates) asked me to be her assistant, I jumped at the opportunity. Since then, I have been exclusively perusing E's slush pile; helping with client manuscripts; aiding with editorial pitch letters; and answering a general melee of unique and sometimes challenging questions.
Learning about The Industry from the inside has really helped me see what I need to do in my own writing, in order to boost myself up to that place we all desire: Getting our novel or collection or memoir, etc, out there. The information, the discussions (some involving me, some overheard), the questions and challenges, are invaluable to a young writer. I am learning the ropes, cutting my literary teeth, washing the green off, slowly. Read more
How Do You Find the Time to Write? 6 Tips For Moms (and Everyone Else, Too)
People ask me – you've got a child, a job, a commute, a house to run. How do you fit it all in? Well, to start with, all that stuff about scheduling my day, setting aside proper writing time, settling myself into a solid routine? Forget it.
That's all shiny and fine if you've the time and the space. If you've got the job, and the family and the multipack of other fun responsibilities, you know it doesn't work like that. However good your intentions, it'll get messed up within three days of that nice chart thing that you've pinned to your fridge. That's just how life works. So:
1. Master the art of snap-writing… Read more
Revise Like You Mean It
There is a fairly common misconception about what >b>revision means. That is, if you are a talented writer, you will write an inspired first draft, which you can perfect by making sentences better, fleshing out characters, checking facts, catching continuity problems, and the like. But real revision – in fiction at least – is a rigorous imposition of the imagination on a piece of writing that is certain to be incomplete, or that is fatally unsure of itself, or has a surety that will be revealed as false if you look closely.
True, there are some brilliant works that have come to the writer as a whole. This is a mystery to writers (and scientists, when it happens to them), and we're all lucky if it happens once in a lifetime. Best not to count on it. Best to come to an understanding of what revision really entails. Read more
"How I Write a Picture Book" — Author Steve Light Explains His Process
The sketchbook is filled with pictures and possibilities of what the story can be. I leave it up to my Editor and Art Director to pick out the things that they think our audience will respond to. Then I start figuring out what is going to happen inside this wonderful 32-page picture book I get to create. Some writing will take place at this point but only of plot points or beats I want to hit in the story. Sometimes a line or a phrasing will appear. Read more
Writing Routines that Work
2. Write when you're hot. Practice pays off, but if the daily grind really isn't your thing, then follow your instincts. Write when you're ready to pour whole chapters/stories/volumes out onto the page. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi has spent his career considering the behaviors and thought processes of creative folks: writers, scientists, comedians, mountain climbers, visual artists, musicians, chess players. The common link? An emphasis on entering an "ecstatic state" while engaged in their chosen art form. With that in mind, while you're on a hot streak, and can feel yourself engrossed in a project, go with it, and keep on going.
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How to Write a Novel: 7 Tips Everyone Can Use
2. Begin with character. Make her flawed and believable. Let her live and breathe and give her the freedom to surprise you and take the story in unexpected directions. If she's not surprising you, you can bet she'll seem flat to your readers. One exercise I always do when I'm getting to know a character is ask her to tell me her secrets. Sit down with a pen and paper and start with, "I never told anybody…" and go from there, writing in the voice of your character.
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Double-Sesame Rolls
Use store-bought refrigerated bread dough to make pretty knotted rolls that you can gussy up with your favorite toppings.
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- Calories: 134
- Fat: 3.6g
- Saturated fat: 0.8g
- Sodium: 300mg
- 1 (13.2-ounce) package refrigerated French bread dough (such as Pillsbury Simply Rustic French Bread)
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1. Preheat oven to 350°.
- 2. Remove dough from package. Place dough on a lightly floured surface; lightly dust dough with flour. Cut dough in half crosswise; cut each half lengthwise into 4 strips to form 8 strips total. Working with 1 strip at a time, stretch strip gently to extend length; tie in a knot, tucking the ends under. Arrange the knots 3 inches apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- 3. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until golden.
- 4. Brush sesame oil over hot rolls; sprinkle with sesame seeds and kosher salt.
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Selected Publications
Hannah Arendt: A Critical Introduction (Pluto 2011)
Science, Seeds and Cyborgs: Biotechnology and the Appropriation of Life (Verso 2003).
André Gorz and the Sartrean Legacy: Arguments for a Person-Centred Social Theory (Macmillan 2000)
Other Publications
"Repressive Desublimation and Consumer Culture: Re-Evaluating Herbert Marcuse", New Formations, no. 75, 2012, pp. 8-24.
'Marx's Concept of Fettering: A Critical Review', Critique, Vol 39, No 1, February 2011, pp137-153.
'Comparing Bauman and Arendt: Three Important Differences', Sociology, Vol 45, No 1, February 2011, pp 54-69.
'Andre Gorz: Autonomy and Equity in the Post-Industrial Age', Contemporary Organisation Theory (Campbell Jones and Rolland Munro, eds) (Blackwell 2005) pp 134-147,
'From the Mass Worker to the Multitude: A Theoretical Contextualisation of Hardt and Negri's Empire', Capital and Class, no 83, Summer 2004, pp 101 - 132.
'Therapeutic and Reproductive Cloning: A Critique', Social Science and Medicine, vol 58, no 2, 2004, pp 401 - 9.
'Manufacturing Scarcity: Food Biotechnology and the Life-Sciences Industry', Capital and Class, no.79, Winter 2002, pp 111 - 146.
'Post-Fordism and the End of Work', Futures, vol.34, no.2, March 2002, pp, 159-72.
'Social Exclusion: Limitations of the Debate', Critical Social Policy, vol. 20 (3), no. 64, August 2000, pp. 307-330.
'Job Scarcity: The Perverted Form of a Potential Blessing', Sociology, vol. 33, no. 1, February 1999, pp. 69-84.
'An Unencumbered Freedom: Ursula Le Guin's The Dispossessed', Anarchist Studies, vol. 6, no. 1, March 1998, pp. 21-37.
'LETS: An Eco-Socialist Initiative?', New Left Review, no. 232, November/December 1998, pp. 91-111.
'Communitarianism and Morality: In Search of the Subject', New Left Review, no. 222, March/April 1997, pp. 93-113.
'Misreading Gorz', New Left Review, no. 217, May/June 1996, pp. 102-22.
'A Lifeworld without a Subject: Habermas and the Pathologies of Modernity', Telos, no. 106, Winter 1996, pp. 77-104.
'André Gorz: Ecology, System and Lifeworld', Capitalism, Nature, Socialism, vol. 6, no. 4, December 1995, pp. 65-84.


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The Symptoms
Progressively worsening (in some cases) symptoms include blurred vision, speech problems, fatigue, muscle weakness, poor co-ordination, walking difficulties.
What causes it?
A low level infection, dysfunctional leaky digestive system, leading to a dysfunctional auto immune system exacerbated by other factors including a diet with too many starchy foods (breads, pastry, biscuits, breakfast cereals, high starch root vegetables and cow's milk products).
Stress, worry, pharmaceutical drugs (antibiotics, steroids, ibuprofen, aspirin etc. Toxic inorganic metals such as mercury, viral, bacterial problems make it worse.
The Effect
Your body's own immune system attacks the myelin sheath, destroying patchy areas. This leads to scar tissue forming that in turn blocks or slows the nerve signals.
The Solution
Clear away the scar tissue, restore a healthy immune, digestive system and to provide all of the nutrients to repair the damaged tissue.
How can Serrapeptase Help?
Serrapeptase combined with Curcumin, Ecklonia Cava and Vitamin D3 helps immensely, as it clears out the inflammation and dead/scar tissue. By clearing this problem tissue, it enables the nerve signal to work unimpeded and then the body's own healing system can replace it with healthy tissue. (see Serranol Offers)
How many do I take?
Start with 2 Serranol Capsules x 3 times per day, 30 mins before eating a meal. Then gradually reduce to 1 x 3 times.
Can I take too many tablets or can it interfere with any drugs I am taking?
No. It has been used for over 35 years with no side effects reported.
There are no studies that I know of using Serrapeptase with MS but there are with Curcumin and Vitamin D3. You can see the available type of studies below. I found serrapeptase useful for MS by chance and at first was puzzled why it could help. Serrapeptase has been sold as an anti-inflammatory for about 30 years in Europe and has also been found to be effective at dissolving non-living tissue and especially internal scarring and lesions. My hypothesis is that as the problem with MS is the scar tissue that forms on the damaged myelin sheath, then the Serrapeptase is dissolving this and allowing the nerves to start to function.
If there is no further damaging attack on the myelin sheaf at that point, then it should start to regenerate within 30-60 days. I can only go by the good remission reports from the users (even with those with non-remissive type). There are no confirmed contraindications in 30 years of use. These are over the counter (OTC) products and are already widely available in most countries.
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters Health) – Preliminary studies in rats suggest that curcumin, a compound found in the curry spice turmeric, may block the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS).
According to researcher Dr. Chandramohan Natarajan of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, rats with an MS-like illness showed little or no signs of disease symptoms after being injected with curcumin, while animals without the treatment went on to severe paralysis.
"We got a very good inhibition of the disease by treating with curcumin," Natarajan told Reuters Health. He presented the findings at the annual Experimental Biology 2002 conference. No one knows what causes multiple sclerosis, in which the body's immune system attacks the protective myelin sheath surrounding nerve fibres in the brain and spine. Symptoms of multiple sclerosis include muscle weakness and stiffness, balance and coordination problems, numbness and vision disturbances. Interest in the potential neuroprotective properties of curcumin arose after studies found very low levels of neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's, in elderly Indian populations. Added to this were studies confirming curcumin as a potent antiinflammatory agent, effective in wound healing. And just last fall, researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, reported that curcumin appeared to slow the progression of Alzheimer's in mice. In their 30-day study, Natarajan and co-researcher Dr. John Bright gave injections of 50- and 100-microgram doses of curcumin, three times per week, to a group of mice bred to develop a disease called experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE)–an autoimmune condition used by researchers as a model for multiple sclerosis because it also results in the slow erosion of myelin. They then watched the rats for signs of MS-like neurological impairment. By day 15, rats who had not received curcumin developed EAE to such an extent that they displayed complete paralysis of both hind limbs, according to Natarajan. In contrast, rats given the 50-microgram dose of the curry compound showed only minor symptoms, such as a temporarily stiff tail. And rats given the 100-microgram dose appeared completely unimpaired throughout the 30 days of the study. The results didn't really surprise Natarajan. "In Asian countries, such as India, China, who are eating more spicy foods, more yellow compounds like curcumin… there are only very, very rare reports of MS," he pointed out. He said the doses the rats received were roughly equivalent in human terms to those found in a typical Indian diet.
Just how curcumin might work to thwart the progression of demyelinization remains unclear. But the Nashville researchers believe it may interrupt the production of IL-12, a protein that plays a key role in signalling immune cells to launch their assault on the myelin sheath. Natarajan stressed that "we have to do a lot of work on this," including examining other potential mechanisms by which curcumin slows EAE and, potentially, MS. The work remains preliminary, and MS patients should follow their doctor's advice when it comes to treating the disease. Still, Natarajan said adding a little curry to the diet couldn't hurt. "I think using this spice in their food could be of help," he said.
Further Research
Dr. Hector E. Solorzano del Rio, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc., chairman of the Program for Studies of Alternative Medicines of the University of Guadalajara, claims it has been scientifically proven that enzymes indeed help MS patients.
Dr. Solorzano gives an example about one of his wheelchair-bound MS patients, named Jose. At 40 years of age, he had received all known orthodox treatments with no results. After one month on an enzyme program, Jose felt more strength in all of his muscles. He could again dress himself; within three months he could walk with some difficulty. After six months of enzymatic treatment, he was no longer sick. He is very happy and now lives a productive life. Important additional factors found in MS patients are a deficiency of unsaturated fatty acids and other essential nutrients. Hundreds of patients have been treated with enzymatic therapy, with good results, not only in Germany or Mexico, but also in many other countries. It is important to remember that these patients also had a full dietary program.
What things can I do to help with MS?
1. Follow as below (in order of priority, as much as you can afford)
- 1st Line immune support- Always take at least 90 mins after food and 90 mins before food. Clears any infection that may reside in the cells – Take 1 kit daily for 3 days (total of 3). 3 kits should be taken as a minimum, in serious conditions 10 kits are better if finances allow.
- Serranol - SerraEnzyme Serrapeptase, Curcuminx4000, Ecklonia Cava (Seanol) and Vit D3 - 2 caps x 3 times per day, 30 mins before eating a meal, with water, and reduce to 1 x 3 after a good relief.
- Nascent Iodine Colloidal Drops - Helps balance hormones and metabolism as per the instructions. Take 4 x 4 drops per day in water. Build over 2 weeks up to 10×4 until well and then slowly reduce back to 4 x 4. Note that Iodine needs a supplement containing selenium to activate it such as Active Life or Daily Immune Protection or 4-6 Brazil nuts which contain selenium.
- GlycoBoost - GlycoNutrients and l-Glutamine – Restore digestive tract. take 2 teaspoon per day for 30-60 days
- B4 Health Spray – Supports healthy homocysteine levels and the immune system. Take 4 sprays x 4 times a day.
- Vitamin D3/K2 Spray – Supports a healthy immune system. Take 4 sprays x 4 times a day.
- Hemp Oil – Needed to regenerate myelin sheath. Take 1-2 tablespoons daily.
- Prescript Assist 29 Strain Super Probiotic - You likely need to take this therapeutically and then for maintenance. (see studies at www.Probiotic29.com)
- Active Life 90 Vitamins/Minerals - Full spectrum multivitamin/mineral which you should already be taking 15ml x 2 times with food.
- MaxiVision – Take 4 capsules daily. Provides healthy antioxidant function and relief from anti-aging.
D.I.P Daily Immune Protection – Take 2 capsules, twice daily.Provides a balanced immune system and protects against infections.
Essential Digestive Plus – Take 1 capsule, 3 times daily before a meal. Ensures proper digestion of food.
Ubiquinol – Take 2 capsules x 2 times per day with food for 1 month. 8 times more effective than CoQ10.
2. Treatment with HealthPoint, an electro-acupressure device has proved to be highly effective in treating MS problems. The HealthPoint unit simply stimulates the body's own healing system, and it is effective over a vast range of MS-related problems. (see HealthPointPower and DoveHealth)
3. Get more oxygen in your cells by taking Oxygen Promoting Enzymes (OxySorb) or Ozone Therapy or Hyperbaric and eventually exercise by walking fast for 60 minutes at least 5 times per week.
4. Using the Basic Health Plan will ensure appropriate nutrients and actions are taken to help the healing process.
5. Exercise by walking fast for 60 minutes, at least 3 times per week.
Serrapeptase References:
- Kee WH. Tan SL, Lee V. Salmon YM. The treatment of breast engorgement with Serrapeptase (Danzen): a random ized double-blind controlled trial. Singapore Med J. 1989:30(1):48-54.
- M izukoshi, D. et al. A double-blind clinical study of serrapeptase in the treatment of chronic sinusitis. Igaku Ayrni 109:50-62.1979.
- Carratu, L. et al. Physio-chemical and rheological research on mucolytic activity of serrapeptase in chronic broncho-pneumopathies. Curr. Ther. Res. 28(6):937-951. 1980.
- Braga, P.C. et al. Effects of serrapeptase on muco-ciliary clearance in patients with chronic bronchitis. Curr. Ther. Res. 29(5):738-744,1981.
- Mazzonie, A. et al. Evaluation of serrapeptase in acute or chronic inflammation of otorhinolaryngology pathology: a multicentre, double-blind randomized trial versus placebo. J. int. Med. Res. 18(5):379-388,1990.
- Kakinumu, A. et al. Regression of fibrinolysis in scalded rats by administration of serrapeptase. Biochem. Pharmacol. 31:2861-2866,1982.
- Marly, M. Enzymotherapie anti-inflammatoire a l'aide de la serrapeptase: resultats cliniques en traumatologie et en ORL. C RTherapeut. 3:9-19,1985.
- Odagiri, J. et al. Clinical applications of serrapeptase in sinusitis. Med. Consult. New Remedy 6:201-209, 1979.
- Yamazaki, J. et al. Anti-inflammatory activity of TSP, a protease produced by a strain of Serratia. Folia Pharmacol. Japon. 6^302-314,1967.
- Harad~, Y. Clinical efficacy of serrapeptase on buccal swelling after radical operation for chronic sinusitis. Igaku Ayumi 123:768-778.1982.
- Matsudo, A. et at. Effect of serrapeptase (Danzen) on inflammatory edema following operation for thyropid disease. Med. Consult. New Remedy 18:171-175, 1981.
- Fujitani, T. et al. Effect of anti-inflammatory agent on transfer of antibiotics to the maxillary sinus mucosa in chronic sinusitis. Otorhinolaryngol. Clin. North Am. 66:557-565. 1976.
- Tago. T. and Mitsui, S. Effects of serrapeptase in dissolution of sputum, especially in patients with bronchial asthma. Jap. Clin. Exp. Med. 49:222-228, 1972.
- Mazzonie, A. et al. Evaluation of serrapeptase in acute or chronic inflammation of otorhinolaryngology pathology: a multicentre, double-blind randomized trial versus placebo. J. int. Med. Res. 18(5):379-388,1990.
- Kase, Y. et al. A new method for evaluating mucolytic expectorant activity and its application. II. Application to two proteolytic enzymes, serrapeptase and seaprose. Arzneimittelforschung 32:374-378,1982.
- Marriott, C. Modification of the rheoloaical properties of mucus by drugs. Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 144^75-84, 1982.
- Majima. Y. et al. Effects of orally administered drugs on dynamic viscoelasticity of human nasal mucus. Am. Rev. Respit. Dis. 141:79-83.1990.
- Miyata, K. Intestinal absorption of serrapeptase. J ApplBiochem. 1980:2:111-16.
- Aso T. et al. Breast engorgement and its treatment: Clinical effects of Danzen (serrapeptase) an anti-inflammatory enzyme preparation. The world of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Japanese). 1981:33:371-9.
- Esch PM, Gemgross H. Fabian A. Reduction of postoperative swelling. Objective measurement of swelling of the upper ankle joint in treatment with serrapeptase-a prospective study (German). FortschrMed. 1989; 107(4):67-8, 71-2.
- Majima Y, lnagaki M, Hirata K. Takeuchi K, M orishita A, Sakakura Y. The effect of an orally administered proteolytic enzyme on the elasticity and viscosity of nasal mucus. Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 1988;244(6):355-9.
- Selan L, Berlutti F, Passariello C. Comodi-Ballanti MR, Thaller MC. proteolytic enzymes: a new treatment strategy for prosthetic infections? Antimicrob Agents Cheroother. 1993; 37(12):2618-21.
- Koyama A, Mori J, Tokuda H, Waku M, Anno H, Katayama T, Murakami K, Komatsu H, Hirata M, Arai T, et al. Augmentation by serrapeptase of tissue permeation by cefotiam (Japanese). Jpn JAntibiot. 1986; 39(3):761-71.


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i can't breath properly. I'm so anxious i think I'm going to throw up… someone come and be an adult for me.
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As Ke$ha heals at a treatment facility for an ongoing battle with anorexia and bulimia, her mother, Pebe Sebert, sheds more light on just how bad the singer's struggle had gotten. She tells PEOPLE in an exclusive interview that weight bullying could have killed the singer.
"I've watched my beautiful, self-confident, brilliant daughter be berated and ridiculed for her looks and weight to the point that she almost died," Sebert says.
"The doctors told me her blood pressure and sodium levels were so low, they'd never seen it that low except with someone who'd had a heart attack or stroke. They said it was a miracle she hadn't already dropped dead on stage."
According to Sebert, Ke$ha, 26, had been battling body issues since middle school, but they'd progressively gotten worse since she signed with longtime producer Dr. Luke and former manager David Sonenberg, when she was just 18.
"One time on a conference call, Sonenberg was screaming, 'You need to lose weight! I don't care what you do … take drugs, not eat, stick your finger down your throat!' " Sebert tells PEOPLE.
"Ke$ha was just weeping. She drove around afterward thinking about killing herself." (Sonenberg denied any of the allegations.)
And apparently Dr. Luke, the pop hitmaker who has written huge songs for Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry and Jessie J, was just as bad.
"He has just always been very disrespectful about her weight. He'd say it in certain ways, like 'Why don't you try running?' She was doing everything and not getting thin fast enough, and that's when she first became bulimic."
In a statement through his rep, Dr. Luke also denied the claim.
"It is unfortunate that at a time Ke$ha is suffering immensely and trying to heal at a treatment center, her mother is taking this approach with the media," he said. "I give Ke$ha my utmost support and well wishes for a quick return to health."
Still, at the American Music Awards in November, it was obvious the singer looked painfully thin. Sebert says friends and family had their suspicions of an eating disorder, so someone would usually follow her into the bathroom after she ate.
"But she could throw up really quickly and quietly. She'd even take a bag in there so no one could see her bent over the toilet. She was really sneaky," Sebert explains.
The final straw came right before Christmas, when Ke$ha pulled over at a gas station to throw up after a dinner party.
"She called me and admitted how much she'd been throwing up, and I just said, 'Okay.' I called some centers and Ke$ha agreed to talk to them and liked what they said. She basically cried until we got there three days later." (Ke$ha is being treated at the female-only facility Timberline Knolls, outside of Chicago.)
After visiting her daughter during family weekend last week, Sebert made the surprise decision to check in to the facility herself to recover from post-traumatic stress disorder over the whole ordeal.
"Ke$ha wants me to heal along with her," Sebert said.
As for the next steps, Sebert says they'll take a wait and see approach once Ke$ha is well enough to come home.
"At this point, she doesn't care if she ever makes a record again. She just wants to be healthy and happy," Sebert says.
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Apparently some vegans are telling people not to eat honey to support bees.
Buy honey (local if possible) -> support beekeepers -> support bees.
I swear people don't even think this stuff out.
Beekeepers provide bees with an environment in which they can live, and are encouraged to thrive. Bees then have a big huge giant person who can deal with any threats to the hive.
Yes, honey is a winter food supply for bees, but beekeepers (unless they're dicks, in which case they'd be shooting themselves in the foot) will NEVER take too much honey from a hive, and will always ensure that bees have enough food. Think about it, you're not going to starve a source of income/hobby, are you?
So now.
Support beekeepers.
Support bees.
I think a few ppl took Bee Movie too seriously.
as a beekeeper i can confirm that we only ever take SURPLUS honey from a hive. there are two main sections to most commercially produced hives, the brood box and the 'supers' (short for superfluous). the brood box contains the supplies the hive will need for the winter, while the supers are where extra honey goes when the brood box is full (a queen excluder stops the queen bee laying eggs in your nice honey). a beekeeper will never take honey from the brood box, and if a hive is running short on supplies in winter they can be fed sugar syrup or fondant to keep them going. bees with a beekeeper = a happy and thriving hive!
you say you love me. So why more than a year down the track haven't you realised that one of my biggest pet peeves is repeating what i say.
25 November 2013
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How Breasts Can Look
A little while back, I made a post about the Reality of Nude Photos, and the public reaction that really surprised me in response was that it seemed like a lot of people had never actually seen a female body in different positions like that before. Lots of people didn't believe that both of the images in that post were really me, because my breasts looked so different in the two pictures.
And that really stuck with me. Not any kind of frustration at the disbelief I received, but a genuinely eye-opening realization that people didn't know what breasts can look like when they're just flopped around in a picture or looked at from a different side.
I certainly don't have the same breasts as every other woman out there, so this is in no way meant to represent all of womankind. Not by a long shot. Breasts come in all shapes and sizes and each woman is unique in the way that they will stretch, sag, move, bounce, and so on. Women have different nipples, different sized areolae, and very differently shaped breasts.
These are my breasts. 12 photos of them just hanging out and doing their thing. Every woman in the world could make this photo chart and it would be a little bit different each time. And in my opinion, that is one of the most wonderful and amazing things about the human body.
25 November 2013
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The Reality of Nude Photos
Alright, so this is a little bit of an unrelated note to my regular posts, but I feel like it's important. I want to take just a quick minute to explain the difference I see between a naked body that's posed and a naked body that is just that: a naked body.
When we look at naked people on the internet (be it Porn Stars, "selfies" taken by internet-famous bloggers, or professional freelance models), they are almost always in these poses that elongate the body, stretch out the muscles, show off the ribs, push the breasts forward and hide all of those squishy rolls that happen when we relax. I am not attacking them, so please don't feel defensive if those are the kinds of photos you are a part of. They're beautiful, I have no problem with them. I just feel called to point out that a body that looks so "sexy" or "slender" or "desirable" in one picture, can look squishy, vulnerable and saggy in the next just by letting go of a pose. No one wants to post those pictures, those are the ones you delete before they're even out of the camera. No one wants to say, "Hey! Here's a selfie of how my tummy puffs out and look, can you see the stretch marks on my breasts!?"
I took both of those pictures this morning, minutes apart. They're both me. They're both completely unedited. They are simply meant to show the difference between a body that is carefully designed to be sexy and well-received, and a body that is just sitting there being a naked body on a bed in the morning.
I'm not saying that people shouldn't pose in photos, or that photos designed to look sexy are bad whatsoever, so please don't think that's what I'm getting at. I just felt like sharing a picture of what a body really looks like sitting on a bed, instead of an image of what a body looks like carefully posed on a bed.
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I can feel wings on my back. I found myself staring at pictures of self harm. I can't seem to eat normally. My anxiety is so bad I haven't slept well in weeks.
And all I can think of is dear gods, please. Not this shit again.
So I'm at the point where I'm dangerously calm and I just want to have a bath and just lay under the water for a while. Who knows maybe I'll learn how to breath in water instead of air.
The worst part about being calm like this, is there is always that little part of me screaming and saying it isn't good, that being like this is dangerous. that i am a danger to myself like this.
And I have no idea if that part of me is common sense or anxiety.


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A brand new community is now available on Miiverse that's dedicated to the EarthBound series. Called the Onett Times, it's designed to give users updates on the series and will be used by Nintendo in order to post news and info related to EarthBound.
This community is probably a hint at bigger things to come given the success of EarthBound on the virtual console, so it's possible we could see Mother 3.
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Welcome, Green Heron Farm!
Posted by Emily Wiley on 06/27 at 02:41 PM
Please welcome our newest contributor, Tony Ricci, of Green Heron Farm in southern Huntingdon County. Tony has been instrumental in bringing a year-round supply of local, organic produce to our area. He's also the farmer who uses fryer oil to fuel his delivery truck.
Tony is co-owner and operator of Green Heron Farm, an 11-acre farm located between the Tuscarora and Allegheny mountain ranges. The farm has been growing and selling organic vegetables, berries, herbs, and flowers since 1984. They sell locally throughout Huntingdon County and also provide to restaurants and retail stores in the Washington/Baltimore area. You can also find Tony's produce at the Huntingdon Farmer's Market on Thursdays from noon until 5pm.
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Definition of pone in English:
poneSyllabification: pone
Pronunciation: /pōn /
noun(also corn pone or pone bread) US
Unleavened cornbread in the form of flat oval cakes or loaves, originally as prepared with water by North American Indians and cooked in hot ashes.
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- Cooked, this innocent combination forms the superstructure for such savory staples we know as: mush, cornmeal fritters, hush puppies, pone and pudding, dodgers, relish, bread, sticks and stuffing.
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The Super Bowl XLV betting line has settled at -2.5 in favor for the Green Bay Packers after jumping up and around the day after Championship Sunday. It's certainly strange that the line on this game isn't a bit closer. Some are even arguing that the Pittsburgh Steelers deserve to be favored over the reigning NFC Champions.
One thing is for sure, however. There will be a champion crowned this Sunday, and you'll have to ensure that you're on the right side of the line. One of the best things about Super Bowl XLV gambling in general isn't just the weight and spectacle of the big game – it's the proposition betting. BetUS.com has posted over a thousand Super Bowl XLV prop bets for you to wager on.
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Guinness Week continues with a slightly different way to enjoy your pint of stout — Guinness Floats!
These floats are as easy as 1-2-3. First, place a few scoops of your favorite chocolate or vanilla ice cream into a glass. Then slowly pour in some Guinness and watch it foam like crazy. And finally, top with some chocolate syrup or chocolate sauce.
Then of course, enjoy the heck out of it.
The end. :)
Guinness Floats
- 1-2 scoops of your favorite ice vanilla or chocolate ice cream
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- chocolate syrup or chocolate sauce
Place scoops of ice cream in a glass. Slowly pour the Guinness over the ice cream, allowing a little time for the foam to subside and then pouring in more to fill the glass. Then drizzle with chocolate syrup or spoon on some chocolate sauce.
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Philadelphia has 191 primary and secondary schools. One of the best schools is Masterman Julia R Secondary School, with a rating of 10. The school has 1,181 children. The public schools in Philadelphia are part of Philadelphia City School District. Esperanza Academy Charter High School is close by and is rated more highly than Philadelphia City School District. Nearby Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School scores higher, with a rating of 4.
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There are endless negative effects of alcohol abuse. A person could injure themselves, animals, or others by driving drunk or operating heavy machinery. Jobs can be lost, families can be separated, and loved ones can become seriously ill or die. Then there are the associated negative health effects of alcohol to be considered.
Alcohol is a toxin to the human body. It can cause blackouts, disorientation, questionable behavior; a liver disease called cirrhosis, and if not treated, death. Children born to alcoholic mothers may arrive with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, which can include brain damage, deformities, poor motor skills, and behavior problems for the duration of the child's life.
Mixing medication with alcohol can cause hallucinations and worse. Light-headedness, loss of motor skills, blurry vision and slurred speech may occur after just a few drinks. Vomiting can be a signal the body is rejecting the ingested alcohol. And since the brain is also affected by alcohol abuse, seizures can occur at any time.
People who drink are also at a higher risk of developing dangerous habits and associating with people who take greater risks. Psychoses can develop, in addition to a greater occurrence of injuries, acid-related peptic disorders, hypertension, and hepatitis. This can result in higher health insurance premiums, work related injuries and frequent emergency-room visits.
Because alcohol affects several of the body's organs, long-term alcoholism carries more severe health risks. After age 45, heart disease becomes a serious risk, and the damage cannot be undone.
The pancreas regulates blood sugar levels producing insulin. If this balance is interrupted, dangerous inflammation of the pancreas can occur. If this condition occurs, severe abdominal pain and weight loss can have a fatal result. And the final death sentence – It can cause cancer, especially in the mouth, throat and esophagus.
There are so many health risks involved in both short-term and long-term alcohol abuse; there is one big question every potential drinker needs to ask him or herself. "Do I really need this drink?"
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