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We paid off $52,000 in debt in 18 months, but we are not the only people who have had this kind of success. There are countless others who have a similar story and now they have a platform to share it. In an effort to help motivate you on your journey toward becoming debt-free, I have created an ongoing series called "Debt Success Stories".
These stories are from ordinary people who have paid off an extraordinary amount of debt in a relatively short period of time and many of them are completely debt free. If you have a story that you would like to share, please click here to submit it and I will get back to you as soon as possible.
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Stories of People Getting Out of Debt
#51 How to Pay off $93,000 in Debt in Under Two Years
Brief Intro: It felt quite normal since mortgage debt is pretty common. We figured it was just one of those debts you have that you don't really pay off because it's unlikely that we would stay in one house for 30 years. Plus 93K to 27-year-olds is a ton of money.
#50 How to Pay off Debt on a Smaller Income
Brief Intro: I'm 27, my favorite color is green and I am debt free! I had $25,302 in student loans. I had a small amount in credit card debt in 2012 but paid it off in two months.
#49 How to Pay of $110k in Debt and Get a Free House
Brief Intro: Whenever we'd be invited somewhere or a birthday came up, we had to be very cheap or decline altogether because we didn't have the money. We were on one income early in our marriage due to the birth of my daughter. I knew that we could not live paycheck-to-paycheck much longer, as we were one unexpected expense away from major financial disaster. It was stressful and made me prone to anxiety!
Brief Intro: We have had our fair share of debt since we've been married from car loans to couch loans and, at my worst point, a boat loan. We paid off the cars and furniture, sold the boat for exactly what we owed on it, and then downsized our house so that we could have a smaller mortgage.
#47 Mortgage Free in Six Years
Brief Intro: After having paid on the mortgage for 6 years, I bumped into a colleague who was unusually happy. Upon asking her why, she told me she had just paid off her mortgage. I was stunned and wanted to know how. After crunching some numbers I discovered that I had been paying roughly $1000/month for 6 years (ie: $72,000) but I still owed just over $100,000 on my actual mortgage! I wanted to know why I had only managed to pay off $20,000 of the mortgage given I had paid the bank $72,000.
#46 $40,000 in Debt Gone and a New Purpose in Life
Brief Intro: As a young married couple, we rushed head first into our idea of the American Dream: a two income household, one beautiful baby with another one on the way, and life with all the bells and whistles money can buy. We both became successful in our careers early on and so it became easy to justify our new found luxuries.
#45 How to Use BIG Goals to Pay off Debt
Brief Intro: At one point my debt had ballooned to over $100,000. I don't think I ever wrote down the exact number or entered it into a spreadsheet out of shame and guilt, but I know looking back that my student loans were somewhere in the neighborhood of just below $60,000.
#44 How a Teacher Taught Herself to Pay Off $102,000 in Debt
Brief Intro: We acquired our unsecured debt of $102,200 debt very unconsciously at first. Debt has become so normalized in our culture that we didn't blink as we took on debts for cars, furniture, some travel, meals out, a variety of consumer purchases, and a mortgage. We had no stress about our debts. We carried them well, paid off more than the minimum in terms of monthly payments, and almost never carried a balance on our credit cards.
#43 How to Pay off Debt and Travel the World
Brief Intro: My $30,000 in consumer debt consisted $5,000 for an unpaid tax bill I took out an unsecured personal loan to pay the tax bill and then added another $5,000 for a vacation. I then borrowed $20,000 via an unsecured personal loan with my husband to buy an investment property – for the deposit and refurbishment costs.
#42 How a Professor Taught His Way out of $28,000 in Debt
Brief Intro: I had a total of $50,000 in student loan debt that took me around nine years to pay off as I paid everything else. The big push was the last $28,000 that was paid off in 14 months.
#41 What it Takes to Pay off $115k in Debt in Just 2.5 Years
Brief Intro: We got married in 2003 and each brought student loan debt into the marriage. Each of us attended private universities to obtain our degrees and that was a big chunk of our debt. We also had a car loan and some credit card debt. It added up to $115,000.
#40 How Five Jobs Got One Family Rid of $24,000 in Debt
Brief Intro: We had $151,000 total at our worst, but $127,000 was our mortgage, so we were $24,000 in consumer debt. It was mostly credit cards with a couple vehicle payments, but fortunately our taste wasn't that of the Joneses so we were okay having older vehicles. I would say about $18,000 was credit card debt and we simply acquired it by spending more money than we had.
#39 How to Pay off $8,400 in Debt in Just 90 Days
Brief Intro: I battled with credit card debt throughout college and graduated with 10k when I left school in 2009. By late 2011, I was debt free and managed to remain so until I bought my first home in July 2013. I lumped the renovation in with the mortgage, but the renovation went crazy over budget (thanks to a crook of a contractor and my own negligence as a first time buyer!) and so I put the $8400 or so in renovation overages onto my credit cards.
#38 How to Make Lemonade out of Lemons and Pay off 108k in Debt
Brief Intro: The debt came in bunches. The first $18,000 was student loan debt, which wasn't all that bad considering this was both my wife's and my debt combined. Another $70,000 was our home loan – a small amount compared to other homeowners, but we were smart and bought a foreclosure when the prices were at their all-time low. And, the final $20,000…I incurred when my wife left me for someone else and demanded half of our estate. It's a little strange to talk about, but it's my life's reality, so there ya go.
#37 How One Family Got out from Under $62,000 in Debt
Brief Intro: We got into debt from the very moment that we were legally allowed to obtain credit at age 18, quite simply because we wanted things that we couldn't afford. Our debt gradually increased for many years before we finally buckled down and made real progress in paying it back.
#36 Using YouTube to Pay Off $70,000 in Debt
Brief Intro: It felt like a huge burden to have that much debt. You feel like a slave and you feel like all of your hard work and time is spent trying to pay off your master – the lender. I compared it to someone who is trying to lose weight, the excess weight is your debt, and you have to carry around this burden until you decide to make a choice to change.
#35 How One Woman "Swept Away" Nearly $80,000 in Debt in Less Than Three Years
Brief Intro: My debt consisted of $50,784.35 in credit card debt, and an additional $28,756.17 in student loan debt that was a combination of my master's degree and my daughters undergraduate degree. It felt like a huge, crushing burden that filled me with dread, worry, anxiety and fear. I hated opening the mail because I didn't want to see the credit card balances and I hated answering the phone for fear it was a creditor on the line who would then pressure me into making a payment.
#34 How to Pay off $23,000 in Debt on a Single Income in Just 18 Months
Brief Intro: I had a little less than $19,000 in student loan debt, all acquired during my graduate education (earlier I had loans from undergrad, but they'd been paid off already). Why did I have it? Non-frugality, mostly. I couldn't tell you exactly what the $19K went on; living in a nicer apartment than I might have, going out to dinner more often, whatever…. The total consisted of three loans.
#33 How to Pay off $22,000 in Debt in Less Than Two Years on a $48,000 Income
Brief Intro: When my husband and I got married in 2011, we were $22,000 in debt. It was left over from Dontae's student loans with some of it being credit card debt. I had debt in the past (car loans, student loans, credit card), but at this point it was paid off.
#32 How to Pay off Over $500,000 in Debt in Just One Month
Brief Intro: One moment I had a prime link to my website from a highly ranked article page on a major financial news site, in place for years and generating tons of highly qualified traffic. Then, in a flash the article was gone, scrubbed from the financial site and replaced with a newer article that didn't feature my link. Result? A 30-40% drop in traffic overnight. Trouble.
#31 How to Blast Away $77,000 in Debt in Two Years
Brief Intro: As of August 1, 2013, my husband Mike and I owed $319,689.13. Almost $40,000 of it was from our student loans, over $50,000 was from our home equity line of credit (HELOC), and the rest was our mortgage. For years, we had been paying the minimums on our student loans and mortgage and a little more than the minimum payment on the HELOC, but that was getting us nowhere.
#30 How One Man Paid Off $75,000 in Debt in Just One Year!
Brief Intro: I went through 8 years of college… so it was all student loans. The sad part is that I was in the Army, had my college/tuition paid for via the GI bill, yet I still took out debt…When I learned about compounding interest, I felt really dumb for having set myself back so far. I could have invested 10-15 years prior and had a nice nest egg already built up, instead I was 75k in the hole.
#29 How One Woman Changed Her Life By Facing the Truth About Her Relationship With Money
Brief Intro: I had no concept of what money really meant – I only knew what I brought in per month and what I paid out per month. I had a very removed relationship with money, so being $10 in debt or a half million dollars in debt made no difference to me until the perfect storm of 2009 showed up.
#28 How a Young Millennial Paid off $32,000 in Debt in Three Short Years
Brief Intro: My first dollar of debt came in the form of a student loan. I borrowed to finance college but I wanted to live a good life. I opened my first credit card at the age of 18 and I began shopping and using the credit card to pay for everything I always wanted to have. For me, every impulsive 'want' was instantly a 'need' with my handy credit card.
#27 How a Young Woman Paid off $28,000 in Debt in Just Three Years
Brief Intro: I graduated from college in 2011 with a degree in journalism I've worked for various newspapers, covered the Final Four and NBA Draft and worked for the AP. I was making $28,000 when I first graduated so my loan payments were about 20% of my total monthly take-home pay. That's s huge amount for someone starting out with no savings and living alone in a new city.
#26 How One Woman Paid off $35,000 in Debt During a Job Layoff
Brief Intro: When I was in my twenties, I had a desire to make money through investing. A man that I considered a friend offered to invest $20,000 for me, assuring me that I would make a hefty profit on my investment. I took the money out via cash advances on my credit cards. The man didn't invest the money, however: Instead, he took the money and was gone.
#25 How Two Teachers Paid off $92,000 in Debt
Brief Intro: We both went to school twice. Bryant has his Bachelors in Music Education and his Masters in Administration. Emily has a Bachelors in Child and Family Studies and went back to school for her teaching license. We took out student loans to pay for all the degrees. We also had some credit card debt, car loans, and a medical bill. The credit cards were just foolish spending before we got married that added up.
#24 How a Young Family of Four Paid off $40,000 in Debt
Brief Intro: When my husband and I first started dating, we had $7,500 in combined credit card debt, I had a car loan for $15,000 and he had a student loan for $18,000. That's a total of $40,500 in debt!! No thank you! It felt like we were never going to get ahead, much less pay all of it off. I'm not going to lie – I had trouble sleeping most nights because of it.
#23 How a Family of Five Paid off $50,000 of Debt in 18 Months
Brief Intro: I had always planned to go back to school for an MBA. Rather than return to my alma mater in the west where I could have probably graduated debt free, we opted for a completely new and unique experience. We ended up moving to the Midwest for me to enroll in a respected program that aligned well with my goals and values, but it cost us an extra $65K, $45K of which we borrowed.
#22 How She Paid Off $70k in Debt by Emulating Millionaires
Brief Intro: I had a loan for a Honda Civic $19,300, a student loan on which I owed $3,400, a second student loan of $22,780, and a home equity loan totaling $24,560. [Being in debt was] constricting. I couldn't make the choices I wanted to (like quitting my job!) because I had too many bills to pay.
#21 How This Guy Paid Off $17,000 of Debt in Just 2 Years
Brief Intro: The primary source of my most significant debt was credit card debt, brought about by hyper-consumerism, buying more 'stuff' than I needed. The issue was compounded by a divorce….
#20 How One Woman Paid off $30,000 on a $40,000 Salary
Brief Intro: My $30k+ debt was all student loan debt. I was fortunate to receive some pretty substantial scholarships from my undergraduate university which kept my debt load low. I then foolishly borrowed a bunch of money to attend a fancy, "brand name" graduate school.
#19 Not Your Average Debt Payoff Story
Brief Intro: As I have shared on my own blog, for almost a decade, I embraced lifestyle inflation while I tried to keep up with the Joneses. At the time, I rationalized that I did not have a spending problem because I always paid off my credit card debt. I may not have paid it off in full every month; however, I paid it off over time.
#18 How One Woman Overcame Cancer and Conquered Her Debt
Brief Intro: Initially when we decided we wanted to become debt-free our total debt was $25,000, which consisted of a $10,000 student loan, $10,000 car payment and 2 credit cards that amounted to $5,000. Prior to really analyzing our finances we never considered ourselves in debt, because we had what seemed like "normal" debt.
#17 How One Millennial Paid off $30,000 in Debt
Brief Intro: I got into about $30,000 in student loan debt after I graduated from college. It was half federal loans and half private loans. But it was all a complete surprise! I had no idea I had borrowed that much money each year that I was in college.
#16 How This Family Paid Off $45,000 in Debt in Six Years
Brief Intro: At its height, I had just shy of $25,000 in credit card debt and nearly $20,000 in student loan debt. I was sitting at $45,000 total debt, and this was about 15 years ago. To say that it was overwhelming would be putting it lightly.
#15 How One Guy Blasted Away $70,000 in Debt
Brief Intro: Before I started actually paying off my debt, I had nearly $70,000 in consumer debt. My debt consisted of over $50,000 in credit card debt, auto loans, and Jetski finance payments. The auto loan is pretty self-explanatory. I needed to have a car, so I bought it with a loan. The Jetski was a terrible purchase, which I still regret to this day.
#14 How One Woman Paid off $55,000 in Debt in Three and a Half Years
Brief Intro: I created my debt, which was all credit card/unsecured debt, very mindlessly, one purchase at a time. I began using credit in my early twenties and spent over a decade accumulating debt before I finally dealt with my unhealthy money habits
#13 How One Family paid off Nearly $110,000 in Credit Card Debt
Brief Intro: We were simply naive about money and budgets for a number of years. We continued to overspend, using credit cards to coverage shortages of cash. We used the philosophy of if we could manage the monthly minimum payment of the card we could afford it. I wish I could tell you what the debt was…
12 How This Mom Paid Off $14,500 in Debt Working in Retail
Brief Intro: I acquired my debt of $14,500 by simply overspending and not having control over my finances. I would justify my spending as rewards for my hard work. I would over spend on my only child (at the time) out of guilt. I would eat out almost every day. I bought a car because I wanted a nice car and I "deserved it" but it came with payments of $400 a month.
#11 How One Couple Paid off over $100,000 in Debt in Less Than Five Years
Brief Intro: My wife and I racked up $109,000 in credit card debt through thirteen years of constant overspending. That amount represents everything from food to throwing dinner parties, to trips to Hawaii and Mexico. We just simply didn't have a budget, and supplemented our income with credit cards.
#10 How One Family Paid off $30,000 of Debt in 18 Months
Brief Intro: The $30,000+ was all credit card debt. Living beyond our means and feeling entitled to buy whatever we wanted whether we could pay for it or not. We worked really hard and felt like we should be able to have new cars, new clothes, take trips, etc.
#9 How One Guy Paid off $10,000 in Debt and Got His Self-Esteem Back
Brief intro: The $10,000 was all credit card debt. I got into it starting my sophomore year of college. It wasn't because I was "bad" with money, but I had my first girlfriend and I had low self-esteem. I thought the only way to love her was to buy her love. So I took her to dinners and bought her things that I really couldn't afford.
# 8 How One Guy Paid Off an $86,000 Mortgage Loan in Only Two Years
Brief intro: I suppose it didn't feel bad to have $86,000 in mortgage debt. I certainly could afford my $625 a month mortgage payment. In fact, I had a lot of money to spare at the end of the month. With my savings account earning next to nothing, I chose to prepay the mortgage because I knew it would save me thousands of dollars in interest payments.
#7 How One Couple Paid Off a $13,000 Car Loan in 18 Months
Brief intro: Our debt was 100% a car loan. My wife, Mrs C., and I had always driven beater cars. Shortly after our son was born my wife wanted to buy a newer vehicle. She had her eyes on a 2004 Honda Odyssey, which cost roughly $15,000. I think we put down 20% on the car, but with the added fees, taxes, etc, we ended up owing about $13,000 on a 6 year loan. Our payment was just over $270 a month, and our insurance went up because we had to have full coverage.
#6 How One Girl Paid Off $40,000 in Student Loan Debt by 24 Years Old
Brief intro: I acquired my $40,000 in debt all from my student loans. I have three degrees – my undergraduate degrees are a B.S. in Business and a B.A. in Management. And then I also have a Finance MBA. I didn't work on actively paying off my student loan debt because I just didn't care. I was so dumb at the time! Instead, I spent my money on clothing and going out to eat.
#5 How One Couple Paid Off $21,000 in Medical Bills and Credit Card Debt in Only 14 Months
Brief intro: When my company abruptly cancelled their bonus program one year, we found ourselves in a heap of trouble. On top of that, we had some medical complications with the birth of our third child, which really pushed us over the top. A year later, our debt had climbed past $20,000 plateau, consisting of a combination of credit cards and medical bills.
#4 How to Pay Off $80,000 in Student Loan Debt in Less Than 3 Years
Brief intro: My wife went to college during the credit crunch and picked a very demanding four-year degree, nursing. Due to the rigorous course load, Tori couldn't work during school. She took out loans each semester to have enough money to make it until the next semester. Unfortunately, due to the circumstance she had to take out variable rate private loans at very high interest rates and they accrued interest until she graduated with over $80,000 in student loan debt.
#3 How Austin Netzley Paid off $80,000 in Debt in Only 3 Years
Brief intro: While in school, I kept asking my Mom how much I had in student loans. And for one reason or another, we never got the answer. So, when I graduated, I got the tally in the mail: $72,000+. Now that I think about it, I also had $8,000 of debt for my car as well… $80,000 of debt to start off my journey in the real world! Woo-hoo!
#2 How Devin Elder & His Family Paid off $110,000 in Debt in 26 Months
Brief intro: We were not too far out of college when we got married at a Vineyard in the Texas hill country in July 2008. We each had car loans, credit cards, and student loan debt. If you think about $30,000 in student loans, a $20,000 car note, and $5,000 in credit card debt, it's a pretty standard debt profile for someone in their mid 20′s. Multiply that by two and it's easy to have over six figures in debt.
#1 How Scott Barlow & His Wife Paid off $138,000 in Debt in 3-1/2 Years
Brief intro: The debt consisted of $20,000 Student Loans, $42,000 in car loans, $12,000 in silly credit card spending (dinners, nights out, furniture, stuff we couldn't afford and wanted airline miles for). The remaining debt was money we borrowed to sell our home and pay off the loan. The house was massively underwater as we had about $275,000 in debt and it sold for $217,500. We easily could have orchestrated a short sale but both my wife Alyssa, and I felt like this was breaking our commitment to the bank and what we signed up for. So we drained our savings and borrowed the rest unsecured to be able to pay off the mortgage after the house sold.
Have you paid off a ton of debt? If so, I want to hear about your it. Contact me today and let me know the details of your debt success story.


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With Three Straight Wins, the Sox are Finding Their Way Through the Fog
I had the opportunity earlier today to attend the unveiling of the "White Sox Family Field rooftop" at the downtown Chicago Ronald McDonald House along with Jerry Reinsdorf, Howard Pizer, Christine O'Reilly, Chris Sale, Jesse Crain and Gavin Floyd (it might tell you something about Gavin to hear that he stopped by the ballpark last night and when he heard about the event, asked to attend along with his wife).
This Ronald McDonald House is the largest in the world, featuring 86 rooms, and serves as a home-away-from-home for families and outpatients undergoing treatment at Children's Hospital downtown. The rooftop provides kids with a place to play outside on a small-scale U.S. Cellular Field (heavy on Southpaw graphics).
Visiting with families and kids certainly put a perspective on things, and seeing the year-old facility was awesome. Here are Floyd, Sale and Crain talking with a youngster (top) and a look at the replica field:
Funny Moment
On the elevator ride up to the roof, Jerry Reinsdorf joked with Jesse Crain that we needed to get a two-run lead for the ace reliever to give him a little breathing room.
"Why?" Chris Sale piped in. "What difference would it make. No one scores off him anyway."
The facility features a very cool kaleidoscopic sculpture that you can make move by cranking a wheel. Sale couldn't stop and didn't want to leave the kids. All three players gave their uniform tops to children (so we might need a nifty move by clubhouse manager Vince Fresso by game time!)
As they planned out the event, folks from the House asked the players to help a four-year-old throw out the "first pitch" and then have him "hit" a pitch and run the bases.
They asked Floyd to throw the pitch with the kid. "Me?" Gavin laughed, pointing to the large brace on his arm. "As long as it's underhand!"
"Don't have Crain pitch to the kid," Sale said. "He won't get a hit."
Speaking of Jesse
Part 2: http://atmlb.com/19mRfEV
Blue Jays Next as Sox Continue to Climb
Monday, June 10, 2013
Today's News
Tonight's Game
White Sox vs. Blue Jays at U.S. Cellular Field (7:05 p.m., CT, CSN+). Starters: RHP Dylan Axelrod (3-4, 3.73) for the Sox, RHP R.A. Dickey (5-7, 4.66) for the Jays.
Sox Starting Lineup: DeAza, CF; Ramirez, SS; Rios, RF; Konerko,1B; Dunn, DH; Viciedo, LF; Keppinger, 3B; Beckham, 2B; Gimenez, C.
Tribute for Heroes
Voting has started for this year's "People Magazine/MLB Tribute for Heroes" (click on promo below). Each major league team features three eligible finalists submitted by fans. By voting, you can send one of the three well-deserving military veterans to the 2013 All-Star Game at Citi Field in New York City.
Officially, the White Sox cannot advocate for one candidate over the others, BUT one is my personal friend, a guy I've known now for many years.
So in that case, please allow me to stump for Israel del Toro ("DT"), a proud member of the U.S. Air Force.
A little background …
I met DT through the wounded warrior program several spring trainings ago. A Sox fan, DT's choice was to receive a free trip out to Glendale to meet with White Sox, take in a game, tour, etc. I believe his trip was one of the first times he was out of the hospital in San Antonio, maybe the first.
DT, who grew up in New Lenox and went to Providence, was serving as a forward observer in Afghanistan when his Humvee was hit by an IED. Luckily for him, a small creek ran beside the road where the bomb exploded. Seriously hurt, his mates rolled him into the creek to douse the fires. The next thing DT remembers, doctors were cutting off his watch at a hospital in Germany. The next thing he remembers after that, it was months later and he was in San Antonio at the military's special burn unit.
This is one tough Son-of-A-Gun. DT was burned over 90-some percent of his body (I think only three of four other guys at the time had been burned over more of their body and survived). He has endured over 120 surgeries (and counting) to repair the damage to his body and to rebuild his face and hands,
You will not find a stronger will to live. You will not find a better sense of humor about himself. You will not find a more proud soldier or White Sox fan. He's thrown out first pitches in spring training and at U.S. Cellular Field. He's spoken to our players in spring training about his experiences and his challenges. He competes in Warrior Games, winning medals for throwing, biking and shooting. He wants nothing more than to make the U.S. Paralympic Team. And he will. I know it.
I'm so proud to call him my friend.
Two moments will be with me forever.
DT became the first seriously burned soldier to be allowed to re-enlist. I was honored to attend that ceremony in San Antonio a couple of years ago with Scott Linebrink (who lived not that far away and joined me for the ceremony).
And DT invited my wife and I to his wedding a couple of summers ago. He wanted to give his wife the fancy wedding she deserved, surrounded by family and friends in Chicago, along with many from Mexico. The man looked sharp in his dress uniform, bride at his side.
So please vote for whomever you like, but as for me, my vote goes to my friend, DT. These videos give you more insight into how special he is.
Quote of the Day
Robin on the return of Gordon Beckham, who is hitting .308 in the seven games he's played since returning to the lineup from the DL:
"I wouldn't look at Gordon as a normal eight-hole hitter. He's better. He's grown up a lot. He's a better hitter than that, it's just where he needs to be right now. Valuable as far as his approach and everything else it's been big for us to get him back, offensively and defensively. Everybody talks about his defense, but for me what he brings offensively is big."
Play of the Day
When PK steps on the field tonight he will pass Hall of Famer Nellie Fox and move into second place on the White Sox all-time games played list (2,116). Only Hall of Fame shortstop Luke Appling, who played his entire 20-year major-league career on the South Side, played more games (2,422) in a Sox uniform.
Tomorrow's Schedule
White Sox vs. Blue Jays at U.S. Cellular Field (7:10 p.m., CT, CSN). Starters: LHP Jose Quintana (3-2, 3.95) for the Sox, RHP Chein Ming Wang (0-0) for Toronto.
Did You Know…
…that Alejandro De Aza is hitting .386 in his last 11 games with a pair of doubles, seven RBI and eight runs scored? He has raised his average from .239 to .267 during that period.
Photo of the Day
Addison Reed, who notched save No. 19 yesterday, spent some time in the #SoxSocial Lounge last week talking to fans on the phone. Apparently he needed to have some moral support from a facsimile of one of his teammates.
White Sox Shooting for Second Straight Win
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Sox Aim to Even Series…and Thinking of Boston
As I sat and watched the terrible footage from Boston yesterday – probably just like every other American – one thought kept returning to my mind.
It was October 2005, and the White Sox had just swept the defending World Champion Boston Red Sox in three games. The moment was amazing for us and our fans as we celebrated at Fenway Park. I will never forget the number of Red Sox fans, staff and workers at the park, who came up to us and repeatedly said:
"Good luck! " or "Beat the Yankees!" (many people assumed New York would beat the Angels) and "Enjoy the ride!"
To a person, Red Sox fans were so gracious, and while disappointed that their team lost, wished the White Sox nothing but the best. Pure class.
And I remembered that yesterday as I watched the scenes from Boylston Street (I love to eat at the Atlantic Fish Company for lunch whenever we are in town). So here's best wishes to a great city with strong citizens and fanatic sports fans. You remain in our thoughts and our prayers. And U.S. Cellular Field, along with all MLB parks, followed President Obama's request to lower our flag to half mast.
It's Floyd vs. Buehrle in Toronto on Jackie Robinson Day
Here is the No. 42 jersey Adam Dunn is wearing tonight to honor Jackie Robinson.

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Indoor training in the hottest days of summer can shave time off your 10K while it saves you from extra hours in the sun. In relatively little time, jumping on and off boxes -- a system known as plyometrics training -- will improve your strength, power and speed. Work plyometrics into your workouts year-round for explosive starts and faster finishes.
Vertical Jumps Equal Forward Speed
Stretching muscles before contracting them makes the contraction more powerful. Plyometrics, sometimes referred to as "jump training," is a system of repeatedly and rapidly stretching and contracting the muscles in exercises like squat jumps and box jumping. The American Council on Exercise says plyometric training improves acceleration, muscle power, vertical jump height, balance, agility and leg strength. Increased speed in athletic events, like running competitions, comes from striding more quickly with greater force — maximizing stride length, according to Runner's World magazine. Plyometrics lets you cover more ground faster, trimming seconds or minutes off your splits or race times.
Performance Benefits
Plyometric training helps leg muscles to transition from eccentric contraction — shortening — to concentric contraction — lengthening — more quickly, propelling you off the ground with more force. Running Times magazine points out that rapid jumping engages fast-twitch muscle fibers, typically the last muscle fibers to benefit from a workout. When both slow-twitch and fast-twitch muscle fibers are strengthened, muscles consume oxygen more efficiently, giving you better running economy. This allows you to maintain or increase your pace for a longer time, and that endurance equals faster times. Just one or two box jumping sessions a week, lasting a few minutes each, improves your running economy. The benefits boost performance in all sports where leg speed is a factor — from basketball to soccer to tennis.
Box Jumping Exercises
Box jumping exercises should graduate from easy to moderate. Sports Fitness Advisor cautions that you don't need intense plyomterics if you are not an elite athlete. Simple jumps to a low box involve a semi-squat followed by a jump onto the box with both feet, then a step back and down and rapid repeat of the entire sequence. For beginners, a 12-inch box height is enough. Lateral jumps use the same three moves: semi-squat, both feet jump to box, then step-down, but the box is at your side and you switch sides after a few repetitions. A bit tougher are lateral box push-offs. You begin with the box to your left or right side, one foot on the box and push off the box with that foot, jumping high into the air and landing with the other foot on the box. Repeat the alternating side jump over the box several times. You can vary this with lateral hurdles, jumping from side to side over the box with both feet, without stopping.
Box jumping may put you in the winner's circle, but it isn't for everyone and it does require safe practices. The American Council on Exercise says to always start from ground level and protect your joints by exercising on grass or padded surfaces. Land lightly and "spring" into an upward thrust. Wear shoes with good cushioning, and always do a 10-minute warm-up before jumping to minimize the risk of injury to muscles or joints. Keep your plyometric workouts short and consult a qualified trainer to learn proper form and create an appropriate routine for your fitness level and athletic goals. Check with your doctor before adding box jumping to your speed training to be sure the explosive repeat jumping is safe for you.
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How Bush can win
By W. James Antle III
I am no George W. enthusiast, and given the legitimate conservative third-party alternatives available, I may not even be able to bring myself to vote for him in November. Nor will enough other people, my instincts are beginning to tell me, to bring him to victory over Al Gore. But all is not lost yet, and I readily admit that I hope Bush - quintessential Republican "lesser evil" that he is - gets his act together before we have a Gore administration.
First, Bush must lose the smirk. He can be charming and appear like just an ordinary guy, very appealing qualities in a candidate facing off against a vice president Christopher Buckley quips "speaks to the American people as if English were their second language." But he must behave as if he is a bit older than Elian Gonzales, which means no more churlish jokes about female pickaxe murderers begging him for their lives and no more prepubescent swaggering - such as taunting reporters to ask him who the president of India is, especially when he hasn't the faintest idea who is president and who is prime minister.
Second, the Texas governor must confront Gore's infantile "risky tax scheme" rhetoric head-on. Bush must repeatedly point out that the federal government is no smaller than when Bill Clinton took office. Gore not only opposes scaling back any current major function undertaken by Washington - which is clearly illustrated by his criticism of the Bush tax-cut plan - but calls for sizeable new spending initiatives in the areas of health care, education and the environment. Taken together with his plans for Social Security and debt retirement, these numbers simply do not add up.
Again, federal domestic spending is no less than when Clinton became president. The surplus thus is not the result of any significant federal belt-tightening, but primarily because of sustained economic growth swelling tax revenues. This growth in large part is fueled by the lower cost of capital. Tax reduction proposals such as Bush's would, rather than "blowing a hole in the surplus," lower the cost of capital and preserve the economic conditions which made the surplus possible. Gore, on the other hand, would increase spending in ways that mathematically would require the surplus to become smaller and eventually inch up the tax burden.
Bush must not merely assume this as a defensive posture; he must take the offensive against Gore's pretensions of fiscal responsibility. The vice-president must be aggressively portrayed as the candidate whose policies truly would spend the surplus and then kill the goose that laid the golden egg of economic growth.
When Gore inevitably counters that he and Clinton are responsible for the longest economic expansion in history, Bush must emphatically point out that this concedes that the expansion began when his father was president - when Clinton and Gore were both claiming America was in the midst of recession. Otherwise, Clinton and Gore cannot claim a longer period of growth than the Reagan expansion - an opportunity for Gov. Bush to note that the economy has grown 97 percent of the time since Ronald Reagan implemented his marginal tax-rate reductions.
Third, Bush must propose to cut direct federal subsidies to big business.
This will accomplish several objectives. Most importantly, it deals directly
with the one category of spending it is politically possible for Gore
to propose cutting in response to a challenge of his budgetary discipline.
It also has the attractive features of wrapping Bush in the McCain reform
mantra, which has wide appeal to swing voters without abandoning conservative
principles, and defusing his image as the nominee of corporate America.
The Cato Institute counts some $85 billion per year in corporate welfare
to be placed on the chopping block.
Fourth, Bush must remain true to his commitment to a strong national defense. Defense is another category of spending Gore may propose cutting if desperate, yet is the one area where we can ill afford to do so. The number of military units capable of accomplishing their missions has declined since the end of the Cold War and is at record lows in some service branches. The U.S. Army's deployment capability is down 44 percent since the Persian Gulf War and Navy support ships have been cut some 61 percent. Defense spending now accounts for the smallest share of GDP since the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941.
Fifth, Bush must name a pro-life running mate. The only pro-choice Republican who can produce a net gain in voters for the ticket is the immensely popular Colin Powell, who will surely say no. All other pro-choice possibilities will serve merely to drive millions of pro-life voters away from the GOP ticket. Evangelical Christians, traditional family values advocates and pro-life voters are the most committed segment of the GOP electorate; a pro-choice running mate would prompt many of them to support Pat Buchanan. Moreover, given Bush's profession of pro-life convictions, most pro-abortion voters would still favor Gore. You can't have it both ways.
Which brings us to the final point: Bush must avoid the typically inept Republican pandering to groups that will never vote for him in the first place and which only serves to alienate and demoralize the base. One of course does not wish to reinforce all the opposition's caricatures of one's candidacy. But Republicans too often worry more about placating those who oppose them than delivering for their supporters. Pat Buchanan's Reform Party candidacy, among others, offers conservatives a real alternative to Bush and the GOP, which many of us will be sorely tempted to support in any event. Bush must heed Reagan's example of communicating conservative principles in ways that appeal to broader audiences, rather than abandoning them wholesale.
Bush has a long way to go. But if he defines himself and the terms of the debate, rather than allowing himself to be an unprincipled establishment Republican who is always on the defensive, this is still a very winnable presidential race.
W. James Antle III has worked for the Rhema Group, an Ohio-based political consulting firm. You can e-mail him at email@example.com
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Halfway There, What I've Learned So Far: Challenge 1, Day 15
"Woah! we're half way there / Woah! livin' on a prayer / Take my hand and we'll make it, I swear!"
— Livin' on a Prayer, Bon Jovi
From day one, I knew this challenge was going to be a challenge. The smartphone has been put away, freeing up a lot of much needed time to spend with my wife and daughter; the television now just another fixture as useless as a paperweight, giving the chance to read books again; and the internet only used for certain activities (see below), providing a whole renewed perspective on what it means to be "off the grid." Although frustrating and actually depressing at times, I realized I desperately needed to manage my time better and even learned a few things about myself and others even though I've only hit the halfway mark.
Have you ever lost your shiny little metal friend after another drunken romp through a pub crawl, and now you're all alone, terrified in a wilderness of solitude because you cannot get in touch with anyone you know? Maybe that was a little dramatic, but not far off-kilter to how I felt when beginning this challenge. The common misconception seems to be that I no longer exist even though I still have a prepaid cell phone without all the bells, whistles, and Candy Crush** on which you can leave a message and I will call back using Google Voice. I guess that information should have been provided earlier to everyone to prevent friends from becoming frustrated, angry, or perplexed when they are unable to reach me, and it would have definitely prevented my mom from wondering about my well-being.
**Note: The massive reduction in Candy Crush skills will be the worst of all; I'm used to playing so much that dreams about strategic candy position are quite common. I will be writing a series about Apps You're Taking For Granted similar to Internet Luxuries You're Taking for Granted.
Being the only person in the room without a smartphone feels like being the only sober person at the party, you're definitely missing out on a great fucking time. So to fill the time, I made social observations about some real abuses of wireless technology being perpetrated all around us. First of all, it's really odd to stand in line and watch all twelve people ahead staring wide-eyed at their phones like it's a gateway into Heaven. Some, not all, refused to take their eyes off their screen while placing a food order, and when a few sat down together, they barely acknowledged each other with a face-to-face conversation.
Second, is how hard it's been attempting to make plans with those who do not otherwise make plans, or stick to them. In the past, before cell phones, you would collectively determine and agree to the exact times and meeting places for appointments, get-togethers, and meetings when you have plans to meet friends, family, or coworkers. Years ago the group was practically be FORCED to keep plans and meet at that exact location at that exact time; there was no texting each other 10 times after the fact for a change in venue or to push back the meeting time like there is now.
When people complain about not being able to unplug, here is an easy solution: Turn off your phone — there's a button on the top. If you need more motivation, since you can access the internet go ahead and Google "cell phones" and "brain tumors" and prepare to piss your pants.
Overall, I have not regretted giving up TV except for missing out on current events, which also goes hand-in-hand with the internet. You can turn on your TV and scroll through the guide. Right now, at this very moment, there is probably one channel playing six episodes of "Friends" back-to-back. Another channel has four episodes of "Sex in the City". You can't find an episode of "Seinfeld" airing alone any more than you can buy a single roll of toilet paper at Sam's Club.
But eventually, you find that without it you miss out on a lot of social interactions, especially at work. Recently, I've had a lot of moments that went something like this:
Co-worker: "Hey! Did you see 'The Walking Dead' last night?"
Don: "No, I cancelled cable and don't watch TV."
Co-worker: "Um... so... yeah..."
Don: "Good talk."
Reading more has been a definite plus since I used to detest sitting down to read a book; a huge contridiction for someone who has sat down to write a book. Reading is just more enjoyable now when not having to worry about missing out on new episodes of television. On a few occasions, I have even regained interest in picking up the guitar and aimlessly strumming chord progressions over and over until something melodically appeases my ears.
This has been the hardest of the three elements that were eliminated for the month. The internet is an amazing tool, one that has changed our lives mostly for the better... mostly. But there are a ton of more meaningful activities than spending time on the internet — like writing, exercising, contributing to society, connecting with new people, and strengthening existing relationships. And then on the other hand, I haven't see Facebook's news feed in 15 days! Look what I could be missing:
The biggest criticism from friends was, "You run a website, how could you possibly go without the internet?!" That's a valid point, but take a look at the rules established in the beginning (the bold is where I've added clarification for this post): "Internet will only be used for business purposes at work (no personal use), updating and promoting my blog (I'm allowed to log into the site to publish posts and go on Facebook/Twitter to send the link, but nothing more), and checking email ONCE per day (Just like checking the mailbox outside, I typically do this in the morning). Also updating my fantasy football teams, 'cause come on, let's not be savages."
From the beginning, I stacked the deck in my favor to allow the growth of DonDoes30.com while still repudiating essential parts of the internet, such as reading the news, getting directions, and paying bills (yes, I will be finishing that series soon). The posts are typically written in Microsoft Word, copied and pasted once finished for publishing, then images are added at that point so you're not reading plain text. Typical time spent on the internet: less that 20 minutes a day (including reading/responding to emails). Trust me, it isn't easy when the internet is built into every electronic device since the modern toaster.


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When Bakers Delight states that their sourdough is "authentic", they are telling the truth. Traditional sourdough is made using a "mother dough", also known as a starter or vein (see top picture). The bakers at Bakers Delight use a part of that mother dough each morning to add to their sourdough mix, then once the baking is done for the day, they "feed" the mother dough and set it aside overnight to let it grow and ferment. This particular mother dough has been going strong since October 2010. I was surprised to find out that some mother doughs have been used for over 150 years! Imagine the delicious flavour in that!!
After the dough is mixed and kneaded in that massive mixer, the baker shapes the dough by hand into the required shape and size. The third picture down shows the baker marking the sourdough with traditional lines on the vienna, cob and breadrolls.
Next up, the loaves are placed in the ovens where its baked on hot stones. Let me tell you, when the sourdough comes out of the oven, the smell is absolutely divine!! The tops are deliciously golden and crunchy. It takes hours to make a loaf of sourdough and I'm sure it only lasts minutes on the shelves out the front! Here's the tip: if you want warm sourdough, make sure you hit your local Bakers Delight around 9.30-10am each morning.
The staff at Bakers Delight, Dapto were fabulous and I want to give them a huge shout out for all the hard work they put in every single day! I admire anyone who gets up before 3am to go to work!!
Pictured l-r: Adam, Beau and Shaun...bakers extraordinaire! Adam is an apprentice and his enthusiasm is going to take him far. Its great to see someone who so clearly loves their job. Beau was looking after the dough prep, and he was so fast! He didn't stop the whole three hours we were there. Shaun was in charge of the ovens, and he runs that station like a well oiled machine, churning out loaf after loaf. I would have expected that they'd have a written schedule of what they have to prepare and when, but these boys just know. Such a great team.
On the way out the door, Terry handed me a freshly baked sourdough loaf, which the family devoured smothered in melting butter. Oh yum!! So good.
From the Baker's Delight website...
No preservatives.Its true.
No artificial colouring.
No added flavours.
No added sugar.
No bleached flour (we use unbleached instead).
Made from scratch every day.
If it's not sold today, it's not sold.
Come back tomorrow to read all about Seth's experience of Bakers Delight, and then I have some delicious and simple sourdough recipes to share with you! Stay tuned...
Disclosure: I received complimentary Bakers Delight products for review purposes. No financial payment was offered nor accepted for this post. All opinions expressed are purely my own.


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The so-called rule of law in the US is a big joke. You really need more proof? Dick Cheney, former vice president to George Bush, went on TV on Feb 14 to assert he is "a big supporter of waterboarding" and the US government's use of torture. (Back in Dec 2009, he admitted specifically authorizing torture to the Washington Times.) This war criminal should be immediately arrested and prosecuted. Hell - he's effectively BEGGING Obama to do it. But it appears his admissions will be completely unchallenged. Obama won't arrest this war criminal. Why?
Cheney Exposes Torture Conspiracy
(see also Cheney Admits to War Crimes, Media Yawns, Obama Turns the Other Cheek)
Original posting by Braincrave Second Life staff on Feb 17, 2010 at http://www.braincrave.com/viewblog.php?id=117


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More people cohabit than ever before. In fact, over the last ten years cohabitating couples were the fastest-growing family type, more than doubling from 1.5 million families to 3.3 million families. Despite the surge in numbers, as the law currently stands, cohabitees don't have the same legal protection as married couples or civil partners on separation or death.
Currently when a cohabiting couple separates, a cohabitee has no right to apply to the court for a financial order. In contrast, a spouse or civil partner may apply to the court for a vast array of financial orders including lump sum payment orders, maintenance payment orders, pension sharing orders and property adjustment orders.
On death, a surviving cohabiting partner has no right to inherit from their deceased partner's estate under the intestacy rules. In contrast, a surviving spouse or civil partner will automatically inherit a share of the deceased's estate.
Many argue that cohabitees should be afforded the same legal rights as spouses or civil partners on separation or death. Is change in the air?
Last month, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in an application by Denise Brewster for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) [2017] UKSC 8.
Here's what happened:
Denise Brewster lived with her partner, William Leonard, McMullan for 10 years in a property they owned jointly in County Derry, Northern Ireland. On 24 December 2009, the couple became engaged. Tragically, William died suddenly just two days later.
At the time of his death, William was employed by Translink, the company which provides Northern Ireland's public transport services. William had been employed by Translink for 15 years. Throughout his employment, William had paid into the Local Government Pension Scheme.
In order for Denise to be entitled to a survivor's pension, the pension scheme rules provided that she would have to meet certain qualifying conditions and be nominated in a signed declaration. There was no such nomination requirement for married couples or civil partners.
Denise met the qualifying conditions; however there was no record of William having made a nomination in her favour, although she maintained that he had. The statutory body responsible for administering the pension scheme decided she was not eligible for a survivor's pension in the absence of a written nomination.
Denise appealed the decision in the High Court arguing that the decision was unlawful discrimination contrary to Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ("ECHR") (which prohibits discrimination) when read together with Article 1 Protocol 1 of the ECHR (which provides that every person is entitled to the peaceful enjoyment of his/her possessions).
The High Court held that the nomination requirement was incompatible with the ECHR provisions. This decision was overturned in the Court of Appeal. Denise then appealed to the Supreme Court, which unanimously declared that the nomination requirement should be disapplied, and that Denise was entitled to receive a survivor's pension under the scheme.
Denise's case is ground-breaking in that the Supreme Court's decision granted her the same right to claim a survivor's pension as a spouse or civil partner.
While a cohabitating partner does not currently have the right to apply for a financial order on separation, or a right to inherit from their partner's estate in the event of their death, how long will it be before the law considers this difference in treatment discriminatory?
Change is looming. A new bill is going through Parliament which provides cohabitating couples who have lived together for a continuous period of three years or more, with a right to apply for a financial order on separation. The Cohabitation Right Bill had its first reading in the House of Lords on 13 June 2016.
The bill provides that cohabiting couples may execute an opt-out agreement preventing the parties from applying for a financial order on separation. However, the court would retain the power to revoke an opt-out agreement should it deem it to be manifestly unfair. The bill also seeks to amend the intestacy rules to give cohabitees a right to inherit a share of their deceased partner's estate on death.
The date for the bill's second reading is yet to be announced.
It is clear that both the Judiciary and Parliament are moving towards equal rights for cohabitees. Many cohabitating couples choose to enter cohabitation agreements which set out their rights and financial arrangements when they live together. For those prudent couples who wish to be clear on their rights and finances, and given the changes anticipated, cohabitation agreements are now more important than ever.
Natalie Carolan


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It amazes me that people are still being roped into the phishing scams that are becoming more and more outrageous. Based on the number of Lotteries I've won over the last few weeks I am a multi millionaire. But that's not all, A number of barristers, wives of dead generals and banking officials have contacted me to give me my inheritance….Oh I almost forgot, there is a FedEx package waiting for me with a bank draft of 1 million pounds and all I have to do is pay the 650 pound shipping charge. 650 to ship a bank draft, where the hell is it coming from???
Accompanying these promises of "money for nothing" is an elaborate story of some sort of murder, a car accident or painful death and an evil step father, boss or other authority figure.
I admit I get a kick out of reading some of these stories – makes me think that these people would spend their time better wring short stories about international fraud, and how some schmuck saved the day by responding to the email plea of some beautiful 19-year-old that has lost her parents in a terrible car accident and her evil uncle is threatening to take all the money in the inheritance, and possibly take over the world.
But then I get frustrated by the sincerity in which these are written and even more frustrated that some lonely old man or woman may get roped in by one of these and lose everything. I would like to do something about it, but what? Spam filters and Phishing filters are great, as long as we know what to look for, but these tools can only look for what is known, they cannot delve into the mind of the criminal to figure out what ploy will come next.
I could change my email address and start fresh, I have had the same email address for 18 years afterall. That will not solve anything though as the problem is still prevalent and will not go away. I'm not the one I'm worried about either, I can see these coming a mile away, so the question becomes, who is getting duped? Are there that many people out there that can't see a scam, or am I just to Internet Savvy to recognize that these are well though out, compelling stories that capture the hearts, minds and greediness of those who are not so Internet savvy?
Then there is the more personal and directed email scam. The kind that can even make me pause for a moment and ponder the legitimacy of it. Any unsolicited email that I receive is immediately suspect, but I get a lot of requests for business partnerships, sell my product, etc., so much so that I begin to question the future of email as it is today. Is it becoming more of an annoyance than the benefit of its business use? How much email must you sift through every morning before getting to the email that really matters? How much time does it take you?
It can't go on at this rate, something needs to change. There are some tools and processes that can help, but all of these seem cumbersome and not so user-friendly. The one where I can't send someone an email until I register at their site to verify the legitimacy of my own email address. It's true that I only have to do it once, but that is just another annoyance that I don't need. You can get your email address signed by a Thawte or Verisign Certificate, but I'd guess that most Internet users would have trouble following the steps to implement this successfully.
How can we train the masses on the proper use of email? How can we educate enough people so that these scams are no longer lucrative? I'm not sure we can, since the telephone scam still goes on today and that has been happening for as long as I can remember.
Then there is the subscription list problem. I am on a lot of lists and many of them I actually subscribed to. Networkworld, Cisco, Juniper all send me information because I asked for it. What I didn't ask for is Giant Blueberry plants or exclusive access to Directbuy. I am sick and tired of deleting these emails and I am sick and tired of entering my email address to unsubscribe, especially when I'm not sure that they don't turn around and sell my "verified" email to some other email list.
No thank you I do not want to listen to you Free webinar on whatever you are trying to sell. Free Webinar!!!! That is ludicrous – you are trying to sell me something, of course its free. Free is a word that has lost on meaning on the Internet and it is a concept that has devalued a lot of products and services that should cost money. The world cannot live on advertising alone! Now am starting to rant, which is my queue to stop writing for a while. I've got myself a little worked up and I just received notice that the International Police Authority has a Consignment box for me that is apparently full of money so I must go and collect it.


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With the Tomb Raider series receiving a reboot, Square have been on the hunt for a new actress to play Lara. The actress has now been chosen and it's English-born Camilla Luddington who will taking on the role.
Some of you may know Camilla's work from Californication and the current season of HBO's True Blood. She was apparently picked for her " depth of emotion and the youthful tone needed for Lara Croft".
"This has been one of the most important jobs for us to get right," said Darrell Gallagher, head of studio at Crystal Dynamics "'This Tomb Raider game is very different to any other and we are demanding far more from the voice and performance acting than ever before as we take the franchise in a new direction."
Tomb Raider will be back next year on 5 March.


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Top Tips And Advice For Taking Care Of Your Teeth
A healthy mouth is an important part of your overall well-being; gums and teeth can indicate disease long before you're aware that anything is wrong. The following article will offer expert advice on keeping your teeth and gums in tip-top shape. Read on for useful information that will keep your smile beautiful.
Eat nutritious meals and avoid harmful snacking for better teeth. Try to avoid carbs like pretzels, chips, candy, and other junk food. These types of foods can remain on the surface of your teeth which can cause painful and expensive dental issues to fix. If you eat anything sticky, you should brush your teeth as soon as you can.
One of the things that you will need to make sure to do when you are taking care of your teeth is to floss. This is very important as it will help to get rid of the excess food between your teeth that your toothbrush cannot reach. This will lead to better overall health.
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Disliking mint flavor is no reason to stop brushing your teeth. Toothpaste is available in numerous flavors besides the standard mint. Choose a flavor that appeals to you; if you can't find a toothpaste you can tolerate, look in health food stores or ask your dentist for suggestions.
Eat healthy fruits and vegetables to help keep teeth cleaned naturally. The natural abrasive qualities of fibrous fruits and vegetables, such as apples and carrots, help to break down and remove sticky plaque from teeth and gum lines. In addition to eating healthier snacks, you will be taking steps to keep your teeth looking their best.
Teeth and gums say a lot about a person's health. Of course you want to have the best looking set of teeth possible but it's important to go beyond that and understand the implications of oral problems and what you can do about them. Keep your smile bright and healthy for a long time to come!…


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The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)'s Industrial Group is made up of recruitment agencies and businesses from across the UK who place candidates in all parts of the Industrial sector. Our Industrial group gives industrial and GLA-regulated recruiters a space to discuss issues that impact on the bottom line. The sector group aims to be a guide for members in this sector, to give a heads up on challenges ahead, and to act as a voice to other stakeholders.
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While the HBO keeps teasing the GOT fans about Jon Snow's death, the sixth installment of series is set to bring another faded-away character back in the story adding some more of twist in the tale.
After a year of disappearance in the story, Bran Stark, the son of Ned Stark and one of the younger ex-resident of Winterfell, is going to re-appear in the upcoming season of Game Of Thrones.
Here's how he looked in the previous Game Of Thrones season 4:
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The last time Bran Stark appeared in the story was when Jojen was killed while searching for the Heart Tree along with Bran, Hodor and Meera Reed, that Jojen had seen in his vision when some undeads attacked him. After Jojen's death, the others in the group were led by a forest child to a cave beneath the tree for their safety where Bran met an old man who told him while he would never walk again, he would fly. That old man turns out to be the three-eyed raven in Bran and Jojen's dreams and is too re-cast in season 6 as seemed from the season 6 teaser released earlier this month.
Here's the exclusive still showing Bran's look in GOT season 6:
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This season based upon hitherto unreleased sixth novel of the A Song of Ice and Fire book series, will feature Bran in a grown up look with shorter hair and almost six feet height. This time Bran is not carried by Hodor but is shown riding a horse and has turned 16.
Consisting 10 episodes, Game Of Thrones season 6 will launch on April 24, 2016 and we are eagerly waiting for everything about Game Of Thrones season 6. However, all we can do is- wait and watch.


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Agricultural industries and their impacts
Commercial farms are businesses like any other, and moving in next door to a farming operation may not always meet your expectations of a peaceful life in the country. In rural areas, the sources of the impacts you experience are often much easier to notice than in an urban environment, where impacts more easily blend in or are readily dispersed.
When moving to a rural area, it is important to understand that many of these impacts are produced by legitimate rural land management activities. The common impacts of agricultural production are explored here, with suggestions as to how you might address them.
Some odour-producing land uses include:
- Abattoirs
- Dairies and piggeries
- Egg and chicken production
- Composting
- Garbage tips and waste effluent treatment plants
- Septic systems
These are rarely a threat to human health, yet wind direction and strength can cause impacts well beyond the boundary fence.
Dust can be a nuisance, with common sources including:
- Ploughing and other cultivation operations
- Crop harvesting
- Traffic on unsealed roads, including large trucks
- Livestock
- Natural causes such as wind storms
Dust impacts are highly affected by wind.
Smoke is unlikely to create a long-term impact and may only last for a couple of hours. However, it can trigger health conditions such as asthma and other breathing disorders.
Some agricultural practices recommend burning crop stubble to minimise the risk of crop diseases spreading. These burn-offs are very well controlled and notification must be given to the Country Fire Authority.
Fires and fire management activities are hard to avoid when living in country Victoria, and the Country Fire Authority can be a good source of information on the local area.
In some agricultural areas and at some times during crop production cycles, rural Victoria can be a noisy place, and it can keep you awake at night. Open country, and wind strength and direction can help noise carry over long distances.
Many noise impacts are seasonal and may only last for a few days, but they can be generated by a wide range of activities, including:
- Night-time and early morning machinery operations
- Trucks, tractors, and diesel pump motors
- Bird and other pest scaring devices
- Animals, such as young calves recently weaned from their mothers
- Motor bikes, dogs barking and windmills
Visual amenity
Productive agricultural land can be put to many uses and increasingly, Victorian farmers are trialling new and different ways of keeping their farm enterprises profitable. This means rural landscapes can change frequently, for example:
- Pasture and grazing land can be turned over to crops or orchards.
- New, more intensive industries can develop.
- Farm buildings can appear.
- Native scrub and other vegetation can be cleared under a permit system.
- Broadacre rural land can be subdivided into smaller rural residential allotments.
- Hail and bird netting can be constructed over large areas of orchards, possibly changing the view for many weeks of the year.
Chemical use
The responsible use of agricultural chemicals provides benefits for both farmers and the surrounding environment. Farmers are very careful in their use of chemicals, as it is a waste of money if the chemicals don't hit the target plant or pest. Farmers are also required to undertake farm chemical user courses emphasising correct application rates, safe use and safe storage.
It is an offence for chemicals to cause damage beyond the target area, and there are a range of acts and regulations that control their use. The use of some chemicals is restricted in various parts of Victoria.
There are likely to be many different philosophies about the use of chemicals in agriculture. Much of the high quality, fresh food that is produced requires the use of chemicals for pest control.
Some farmers use organic and bio-dynamic production systems which have a reduced reliance on chemicals, but it is the decision of the farmer as to what system they use.
Land holders have minimal grounds for objection if their neighbours are using chemicals legitimately.
Key messages
- Research the main agricultural industries in your area so you know what impacts to expect.
- If you are buying a property, consider what impacts may affect you, and how your planned endeavours may affect others.
What you can do?
Keep in mind that your own production systems may impact your neighbours. Taking time to understand neighbouring operations is the best way to ensure your farms are compatible.
- Do your research before you buy, to find out whether there are any odour-producing industries nearby.
- Meet with your neighbours to discuss your concerns, and encourage a cooperative approach that minimises the impact on you.
- Because wind direction is such a big factor in transmitting odours, wind breaks and strategic planting of trees and shrubs can reduce some odour impacts.
- Take whatever measures you can on your own property to minimise dust nuisances.
- Talk to your neighbour about the impact their dust is having on you.
- Work cooperatively to develop appropriate measures to reduce the impacts.
- Plant vegetative windbreaks to interrupt the transmission of dust through the air.
- Find out whether smoke-generating activities will be a regular occurrence nearby.
- Let your neighbour know your concerns and ask if burn-offs can be undertaken when the wind is blowing away from your property.
- Go away for the time of the burn-off.
- Let your neighbour know when you are about to undertake smoke-generating activities.
- Talk to your neighbour to find out when noisy activities are likely to occur.
- Plan your activities around these times. You might decide to go away if the impact will be significant.
- Consider incorporating acoustic insulation in and around your home.
- Plant trees and shrubs along your boundary for a good long-term solution. Ask your neighbours if they would plant some as well.
- Suggest to your neighbour that irrigation pump motors be enclosed in an acoustically insulated shed.
- Talk with your neighbour if your operations include noisy activities.
Visual amenity
- Be aware that vistas may change.
- Be aware of the types of agricultural activities that are likely in your area.
- Be aware that in most of rural Victoria, professional farmers who are carrying out legitimate agricultural activities will own much of the land that makes up your view.
- Plant screening vegetation to reduce the impact of unsightly sheds and other developments.
- Be aware of the agricultural activities in the area and find out the likely level of use of chemicals – some crops require more chemicals than others.
- Ask your neighbour whether they use chemicals, and understand how these might affect you.
- If you are thinking about setting up a new industry like a vineyard, fully consider what impact your use of chemicals will have on the existing residents around you – and what impacts neighbouring farms may have on your operation.
- Be aware of your own obligations regarding the use of chemicals on your property.
Who to contact
For more information, contact your local council, the Environmental Protection Authority or the Victorian Farmers Federation.


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Machine learning agents
Unity has released an open beta version of its machine learning (ML) agents. The software development kit is designed to help developers and researchers transform games and simulations into environments where intelligent agents can be trained. Unity relies on common learning methods such as deep reinforcement learning or evolutionary strategies, and a Python API. On its website the game engine developer introduces some applications of its ML agents, for instance stating that within 30 seconds, a single neural network is able to analyse the data of 12 agents to learn how to balance a ball on a floating platform. In order realise the full potential of the technology however, Unity is asking the development community for help. Basic algorithms and the code versioning of the beta release are available on GitHub.
We'd like to thank everyone involved at Unity for sharing the production status of their ML agents!
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Moving to Marbella
If you haven't done so already, once you have purchased your Marbella property, you will need to plan the move.
Apart from moving your worldly goods from one country to another and turning your Marbella property into your new home, there are all sorts of other considerations before you can put up your feet up and enjoy the view and laid back atmosphere that is Spain.
Planning your move to Marbella
- Residency (Residencia) - British residents do not need a permit to work in Spain. At the moment you need to get a residencia card, NIE tax identification number, if you are working or plan to stay more than 180 days. It isn't compulsory and doesn't denote whether you are a Spanish resident or not for tax purposes, but it can be beneficial when setting up bank accounts or arranging mortgages or loans. It is expected that shortly the Spanish residency card will be abolished for European citizens as it goes against European law.
- Find a removal company - Get several quotes from companies in your area who specialise in Spain and make sure they have sufficient insurance and provide you with a written quote detailing all charges and any possible extras.
- Utility Accounts - This is often done by your lawyer when you purchase your property. Once you have bought a property you need set up contracts with local gas, electricity and water companies. Telephone and Internet connections will also need to be arranged.
- Importing your car - You can import your British car to Spain on British plates and, as a non-resident, drive it for a maximum of six months in any year. Residents must obtain Spanish plates.
- Drivers license - The british drivers license is valid in Spain and it is no longer a requirement to change it for a Spanish drivers license. The requirement was abolished for European citizens as it goes against European law.
- Furniture - There is a wide range of furniture shops and showrooms in Marbella, many sell complete packages to furnish your new Marbella home. Alternatively you can shop around to find bargains or something quite unique.
- Money - Make sure you bring sufficient money to pay for yourself to live for at least 6 months whilst you establish yourself.
- Language - It would be a good idea to learn Spanish as soon as possible. Although there are many ex-pats living in Marbella, you will find that even just a little Spanish can help you get much more out of living in Marbella.