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"I like to envision the whole world as a jigsaw puzzle... If you look at the whole picture, it is overwhelming and terrifying, but if you work on your little part of the jigsaw and know that people all over the world are working on their little bits, that's what will give you hope."
Jane Goodall
There are many excellent organisations working on their own part of the jigsaw, all trying to save a little piece of our planet and its many varied inhabitants. Here are some of my favourites
BC Wildlife Rehabilitation Links
Gibsons Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre is based right here on the Sunshine Coast. Each year they care for distressed and injured wildlife from all along the Coast and have helped animals from small hummingbirds to mature eagles. They are entirely funded by donations and receive no regular government funding. They are located in Gibsons, BC.
The Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society or O.W.L. is a non-profit organization whose staff and volunteers are dedicated to public education and the rehabilitation and release of injured and orphaned raptors. O.W.L. does not receive any government funding so relies on donations for its funding. They are located in Delta, BC.
Critter Care Wildlife Society specializes in the treatment, care and release of sick, injured and orphaned Native Mammal species of British Columbia's Southern and Lower Mainland.
BC Conservation Links
Raincoast Conservation Foundation is a team of conservationists and scientists empowered by research to protect the lands, waters and wildlife of coastal British Columbia.
Pacific Wild is committed to defending wildlife and their habitat on Canada's Pacific coast with particular interest on the Great Bear Rainforest on BCs North Coast where coastal wolves and the rare Spirit Bears are found.
Wildsafe BC is a program that is designed to reduce human-wildlife conflicts throughout BC. Their motto is "keeping wildlife wild - and communities safe". They believe that if we can keep wildlife living in the wild we can, in turn, make our communities safer for humans and at the same time keep wildlife from coming to harm.
The Marine Education and Research Society is a registered Canadian charity dedicated to promoting conservation and understanding of marine ecosystems through scientific research, environmental education, and marine wildlife response. They are based in Port McNeill, BC
Sea Legacy is a collective of some of the most experienced and renowned photographers, filmmakers and storytellers working on behalf of our oceans. They tell the story of what lies beneath the surface of the thin blue line to spark a global conversation and that inspires people to act
Worldwide Conservation Links
Big Life Canada is dedicated to the conservation of Africa's wildlife and ecosystems with particular emphasis on setting up anti-poaching patrols to try to stop the slaughter of elephants, rhinos, giraffes, zebras and other animals in Kenya and Tanzania.
Sea Shepherd uses direct-action tactics to investigate, document, expose and confront illegal activities on the high seas. They are most well known for their attempts to enforce international anti-whaling regulations.
Project Aware is a group of scuba divers (and others) working to protect the oceans focusing on two major ocean issues –Sharks in Peril and Marine Debris
The Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust is a wildlife conservation organisation that strives to save the most threatened species in the most threatened places around the world.
Gorilla Doctors are dedicated to conserving wild gorillas through life-saving veterinary medicine . Their international team of veterinarians is the only group providing these critically endangered animals with direct, hands-on care in the wild.
The Zambian Carnivore Programme is a non-profit Zambian registered trust dedicated to conserving large carnivore species and the ecosystems they reside in for one of Africa's most wildlife-rich places. They are 100% field-based, working out of 3 basic research camps across the country
The Giraffe Conservation Foundation is the only NGO in the world that concentrates solely on the conservation and management of giraffe in the wild throughout Africa. Their goal is to improve our understanding of giraffe as a keystone species and ensures their long-term success in the wild. Giraffe numbers in Africa have plummeted by 40% in the last 30 years, leaving less than 10,000 in the whole of Africa.
Community Links
From their workshop in the Zambian bush , the local craftswomen of Mulberry Mongoose make beautiful jewellery by hand using natural materials from the South Luangwa valley. Many of their pieces are made using confiscated snare wire - as they say "beauty from brutality". In an area where unemployment and poaching are a reality, every piece of jewellery sold helps them to support their families and conserve a unique place that inspires their work.


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Sudhurendar Sharma
With gender stereotyping deeply embedded in our society, women's self-esteem is traditionally assumed to be determined by how they perceive themselves in the eyes of others.
It may be an adult mind's preoccupation and a voyeuristic notion that 'women take more time to dress because they have to slow down on curves', but for Cambridge University's reproductive biologist David Bainbridge, the female curve is a work of evolution and biology. Women are the only females in the animal kingdom to have curvaceous bodies. Were it not so, the modern society's obsession with the female form would not have adorned billboards, magazine covers and museum artefacts.
Being curvaceous adds to women's public image and societal performance, and a heavy price is often paid to keep the curves in desired shape. With gender stereotyping deeply embedded in our society, women's self-esteem is traditionally assumed to be determined by how they perceive themselves in the eyes of others.
In an entertaining analysis, superimposing cutting-edge behavioural science over evolutionary biology, Bainbridge lays the foundation of 'curvology', which has yet to gain recognition as an exact science. Yet, he draws some compelling inferences. Why are women locked in a prison of self-surveillance, enchained by the idea that they must view their bodies as others view them? Why do women experience body-dissatisfaction as reflected in their innate desire to alter their curves? Not only gender psychology but women's biology conspires against them, argues Bainbridge, which keeps their body shape and body image under consistent change. Trapped in this biological reality, women often feel torn between the body they live in and the body they must aspire for. After all, physical attractiveness determines women's social dominance.
Opinions are likely to be divided on this matter, as not every woman will subscribe to such analogy. However, studies indicate that some 60 per cent women experience increased body-dissatisfaction — and are ever-eager to reshape their curves. Added to this is the most confusing question: Why do some women volunteer to suffer bouts of starvation to have a specific body weight and shape? Curvology provides multiple insights to this conundrum: how the female form evolved, how human mind views it, and how the world at large influences the body-mind dichotomy.
The female body is a biological marvel. Even after evolving over several million years, the woman's body has yet to gain a definitive shape as it keeps reconstructing. Research indicates that not only girls accumulate fat twice as fast as boys; averaging 27 per cent adipose tissue compared to 14 per cent in boys, they continue to keep it unevenly distributed across distinct storage spots in the body. That this is done to negotiate specific requirements during puberty, reproduction and post-natal period is evident, but it isn't yet clear why these storage spots become curvaceous hotspots for the probing eyes.
It is here that the author enters a contentious territory. Says he, "Male visual fixation on female form seems to have contributed to evolution of curves, meaning thereby that sexual selection has worked hands-in-glove with natural selection." It may sound politically incorrect but Darwin too had found that his theory of natural selection was inadequate to explain the reason for peacocks to carry the inordinate weight of feathers on their tails. He had thus stumbled upon the idea of sexual selection, which posits that despite outweighed disadvantage, colourful feathers provided an advantage in the competition for mates.
Loaded with complex and unnerving facts, Curvology is a study of one of the most complex species on this planet. We seem to know enough about women, and yet remain adequately ignorant. For instance, why do the breasts of women remain swollen throughout whereas in other mammals, like chimpanzees and gorillas, the mammary glands only swell with pregnancy?
Some of this trivia cries out for further explanation. While an unsubstantiated case for male desire sculpting women's bodies has been made, it is surprising that, for women, it does not seem to matter as much. Surveys indicate that women apply their cosmetic war-paint to impress other women, and not men. Some feminist writers have even argued that society's body-chauvinism is the woman's own creation. Yet, there cannot be two opinions that the age-old power of female body shape continues to be stronger than ever before.
The book leaves the reader craving for more: why women love and hate those curves, desire them and reject them, feel valued and devalued because of them? At the end, it is clear that there is no perfect female body shape, except the one that doesn't exist.
by David Bainbridge
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This review was first published in the Hindu BusinessLine on Nov 12, 2016.
(Dr. Sudhirendar Sharma is Director, Ecological Foundation, New Delhi, India)


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My last seizure was October 11th. So today, I'm celebrating the (relatively) small stuff (for me); seizure-free for just over one month!!!
October 11th was kind of a crazy day, as you may imagine. I had been doing a little too much "nesting" (some people call it being cooped up in the house for too long) so I wanted to get out and be active. My husband, Jake, was working (from the home) so I decided I'd just go for a little jog around the lake, about 2 minutes from our apartment.
First, I've NEVER enjoyed running/jogging. I had runner friends that were so excited about the 5K they were going to run in and how they were raising money for the local homeless shelter, etc. Some of my runner friends had GREAT bods that...confession: I was/am slightly jealous over. And some of them just seem so happy when they run. I've tried many times to like it but and for some reason, it just doesn't pan out. There is a positive side to my hatred of running. Strong words but, yes, I really do hate running. Though this isn't particularly why I hate it, apparently running and extreme cardio exercise causes too much stress both on my body and clearly on my mind. I stress over wanting to like running..."I think I can, I think I can, I think I can." Unfortunately, I can't; down I go; seizure time. BLAH!
Yep, down I went on the walking/jogging/biking trail around Town Lake in Austin. Hmmm, trees, water, rocks...NOT a "good" seizure environment. When I "came to," I had 2 people around me...freaking out slightly. There was a precious little Mexican man that runs a fruit stand along the path saying over and over, "oh, the water, not in the water, oh water....are you okay, what?" The other was a runner and she was on her cell phone calling the ambulance. Dang it! :-(
When I have a seizure, it's certainly not necessary to call the ambulance though most "seizure rookies" do so. The ambulance ride is EXTREMELY expensive and it too is stressful. The EMT's suggested that I go, as my nose was broken and bleeding. Come on, I don't need to go to the ER on a stretcher because my nose was swollen; it didn't even hurt! One of them did let me use his phone to call Jake. They also gave me an ice pack and told me not to tell anyone. That said, if anyone asks, the Austin EMT's did NOT give me an ice pack. ;-) We did go to the ER, as suggested, though.... I can't have a crooked nose! Actually, I really don't care if my face isn't symmetrical; I've already taken wedding pictures. ;-)
The ER is always a real adventure. It's a good thing I wasn't hurt severely, as we waited about 3 hours for the doctor to say, "Well, it's probably a little crack. No one can do anything until the swelling goes down. Here's the card of a plastic surgeon; good luck!" Please note: I'm not upset with the doctor. IT was just a long, perhaps unnecessary wait. I went to be "discharged"- side note: I think it's funny that the word "charged" is in there. We were dreading hearing about our bill. Thankfully, we were pleasantly surprised. There was some sort of discount that we were able to get (because of our super-low income status) and the ER visit ended up costing waaaaaaay less than we anticipated. Plus, they also told us about Austin's Medical Assistance Program (MAP). If eligible for the program, our hospital visits would cost $25- even if whether we had to be helicoptered to the hospital!
While I would have preferred to be seizure free and have a perfect nose, there was some good that came out of my hospital visit; we heard about the MAP program. We probably wouldn't have known anything about it and we'd still be paying full price for doctor visits, medication, etc... (Yep, covers all that too). The other positive is that I won't try and like running ever again...clearly, there's a reason I hate it! Moral of the story, there's a silver lining to all situations.
In keeping with tradition, my challenges...which will both likely lower stress levels:
1. Find the silver lining of a perhaps discouraging, upsetting situation... it might just make you smile.
2. Find out about your local resources; don't let it take an ER visit to find out what help is available.
Seizure the Day!!!!
Side Note: My nose is just like it was before the seizure :-)
Side, Side Note: Jake will give his side of this story at some point in the near future; likely a little more dramatic than my version.


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Much is happening in Israel, the United States, and around the world, but several issues stand out in the minds of pro-Israel Believers ("Believers" is short for "believers in Yeshua/Jesus as Messiah"). Let's address them.
The Loss of Dr. Billy Graham
America's Pastor, a man whom God chose for a season to preach the Gospel to millions of listeners, befriended presidents and paupers. Dr. Graham loved people as Yeshua/Jesus loved people. Of all the accolades spoken about his life and ministry, his own words describe his home-going best:
Someday you will read or hear that Billy Graham is dead. Don't you believe a word of it. I shall be more alive than I am now. I will just have changed my address. I will have gone into the presence of God.
Hearing of Dr. Graham's death, I immediately thought of a verse in 2 Samuel where King David spoke to Israel about the death of Abner, the most important military commander under both Saul and David.
Then the king said to his servants, "Do you not know that a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel?" — 2 Samuel 3:38
Dr. Graham's humble spirit would never allow him to be called a prince, but he certainly could be considered a warrior for the cause of Christ as he preached Yeshua's Gospel around the world. He will be missed!
Moving the American Embassy to Jerusalem
This event is currently scheduled for May 14, 2018 to coincide with Israel's 70th birthday. This ministry is taking a "wait and see" posture on that announcement. One constant, however, remains certain: Jerusalem is just as important now as it was in the day when David conquered it and established it as the place from which he would rule over Israel.
Jerusalem's past with King David
And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus, where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land. But the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, "You shall not come in here!" Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David). … Then David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the City of David. And he built the city around it from the Millo [landfill] to the surrounding area. Joab repaired the rest of the city. So David went on and became great, and the Lord of hosts was with him." — 1 Chronicles 11:4–5, 7–9
Jerusalem's future with God
"Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples, when they lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem. And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it. … It shall be in that day that I will seek to destroy all nations that come against Jerusalem." — Zechariah 12: 2–3, 9
Israel's 70th Birthday
Let's consider the historical significance of Israel celebrating 70 years as a regathered nation: the State of Israel. Israelis created an oasis of prosperity in a land of sand! You can be certain that after waiting 2,000 years to return home, Israelis will defend their land and lifestyle, which they built with their own blood, sweat, and tears and with the blessings of God.
While Israel builds its people and blesses the world with advancements in science, technology, and agriculture, Russia busily courts and supports Iran and Syria. Should we ask, "Is the end near?" Are we seeing the alignment of powers mentioned in Ezekiel 38? Is this a precursor to Revelation 16:16: "And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew Armageddon"? As we march toward the consummation of the Age, more and more signs will become visible for those with the spiritual eyes to see!
How Did We Get To This Point?
It is impossible to address all of today's news that is relevant to our lives as Believers, but I must mention the most pressing, or should I say depressing: the recurrence of random, mass homicide, the murder of innocents. This time, 14 precious children and 3 teachers lost their lives at the school shooting in Florida.
Dr. Tony Evans, a Dallas area pastor, gave a synopsis of the tragedy before praying for the families of the victims. He began by quoting from 2 Chronicles:
For a long time Israel has been without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law; but when in their trouble they turned to the Lord God of Israel, and sought Him, He was found by them. And in those days there was no peace to the one who went out, nor to the one who came in, but great turmoil was on all the inhabitants of the lands. So nation was destroyed by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every adversary. — 2 Chronicles 15:3–6
Dr. Evans commented that whenever God is removed from anything — schools, politics, the public arena, or our personal lives — His absence leaves a vacuum that evil rushes in to fill. He continued by saying that when someone has no respect for his own life, he has no respect for the lives of others! He's right, you know! And the old saying is true: "Those who do not learn from history are destined to repeat it." If Bible teaching is not restored in our society (to the student-age young, in particular), I fear the inevitability of more mass homicides.
History Lesson
What can we learn from Israel's history? An early lesson can be found when we read about Moses being summoned to Mount Sinai where God gave him the Law to guide His people into becoming that special nation through which He would bless the entire world. Things started out really good: "Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine." (Exodus 19:5).
Then the situation got worse:
Now when the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered together to Aaron, and said to him, "Come, make us gods that shall go before us, for as for this Moses, the man who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him." … And the Lord said to Moses, "Go, get down! For your [emphasis mine] people whom you brought out of the land of Egypt have corrupted themselves." — Exodus 32: 1, 7
What happened? They replaced God with evil idol worship. Where God is pushed out, evil rushes in. That's a lesson from history that we would be wise to learn.
The only solution for the worsening condition of this world is to address the condition of man's heart. It is the message that Billy Graham preached for more than 60 years. If you have never accepted Jesus/Yeshua as your personal Savior, I urge you to do so now! The angels in Heaven are waiting to rejoice (Luke 15:10).
Jesus/Yeshua is the answer to all the problems that plague our world. The psalmist reveals the reason that we face troubles in this world: There is no fear of God before their eyes. (Psalm 36:1).
Standing firm with Israel and ZLM,
P.S. Thank you for all that you do for Zola Levitt Ministries. We could not persist in our Biblical endeavors without your prayers and good-hearted support. And thank you in advance for your generous gift!
A Note from David and Kirsten
Just as Tony observed, today's rapid news developments continue pointing to Israel and the Bible. What exciting times in the Holy Land … 70 years! Zola began taking pilgrims to Israel in the early 1980s because he believed that it's vital for Believers to visit God's chosen land.
The Holy Land remains the spiritual center of the world: Always has been and always will be. Signs of the times keep evolving everywhere. The focus on Jerusalem as Israel's capital confirms the fact that God's timetable is unfolding just as Bible prophets foresaw.
Please join us to see for yourself this Land, the apple of God's eye. Our Holy Land study tour will renew your spiritual walk. We guarantee it.
Zola Tours to the Holy Land
Below are our Fall Tour options. For questions and itinerary details, please contact Zola Tours manager, Sandra, at 214-696-9760, email her at email@example.com, or visit levitt.com/tours.
Fall Tour
|Deluxe (Israel only)
|Oct 14–23
|Grand Petra (Israel & Petra)
|Oct 14–26
|Grand Athens (Greece & Israel)
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Zola Levitt Ministries is reaching the world's continents via television, the Internet, and mail with on-location reporting from our news correspondents and Bible teachers in Israel. We are Called Together to build bridges — with gentile and Jew working hand-in-hand.
Would you kindly help us with a contribution using the enclosed envelope? Then again, you may prefer to call 1-800-966-3377 (1-800-WONDERS) anytime or click on the "Donations" drop-down menu at levitt.com. With your faithful financial support, we will be able to continue fulfilling our mission.
David & Kirsten
Zola Levitt Presents in April
Called Together was Kirsten's and my first television series for Zola Levitt Presents. Our theological teacher for the eight programs, Eitan Shishkoff, has a likeable, down-to-earth yet deeply spiritual quality. Spread the word and tell your friends to tune in for each week's program. Or watch any of the episodes at levitt.tv.
If you're social media savvy, you can share the link to each week's program, because we want as many people as possible to share the vital message of Jew and gentile working together. Toda (Thanks) — David
Called Together focuses on how gentile Christians are beginning to recognize their Messianic brothers and sisters (Jewish believers in Jesus/Yeshua) as the natural olive branch referred to by Paul in Romans 11. The Lord calls us to work together to bring the Messiah to the lost and especially to the lost sheep of the House of Israel. From the studio, David and Kirsten Hart present these eight programs of Bible teaching that feature "Our Man in Haifa" Eitan Shishkoff, location reports from Chaim Malespin, brief Hebrew lessons from Dana Feinstein, and interviews with Christian lovers of Israel. Guest analyst Dr. Jeffrey Seif helps us apply these teachings to our modern lives.
- Salvation Returns
- Israel was the messenger of light to the gentiles, who now take the Gospel message back to where it began. Importer of humanitarian aid Jim Schutz shows how gentile Believers reflect God's love. An Israeli Jew and Polish Christian call us to support the Jewish people. Chaim's wife Deanna teaches us "Jesus" in Hebrew. Messianic Carolyn Hyde sings "Oseh Shalom."
- Two Loaves
- Peter learned the mystery of gentile salvation at the house of Cornelius, welcoming gentiles into the family of God. The wall separating gentile and Jewish worlds remains a barrier to Israel's salvation. Guests: Vineyard owner Yaacov Berg and Englishman Chris Chambers.
- Olive Oil
- Gentile Christians and Messianic Jews are called together into a shared priesthood.
Guests: David Parsons (International Christian Embassy Jerusalem) and activist "Jerusalem Jane" Kiel.
- Desert Blooms
- Since 1948, the desert has bloomed in Israel. In the future, all nations will come here to worship. Eitan encourages Christians to help Messianic Believers restore Israel to the glory of God. Yaacov Berg explains how to refute the BDS movement.
- Dry Bones
- Ezekiel envisioned dry bones that become physically and spiritually alive. Like the Prodigal Son's brother, some Christians resent the rise of Messianic congregations. Native American Joaquin Guerrero relates to the Jewish people's persecution and spiritual connection to the land.


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The latest iMac, of course, is very strong, but how to do it in a small space? Because iMac Pro is configured with Xeon CPUs and high-performance AMD Vega graphics cards, they generate high heat at high speeds, so everyone is wondering what happens when they run at high speed.
The well-known AppleInsider site to test the matter, at high speed, iMac Pro will not think Macbook Pro generally automatically CPU and GPU down, and the answer is yes.
When the iMac Pro runs at high speed for a while, it means that when the CPU is running with Turbo Boost, iMac Pro reduces the CPU's Turbo Boost from 4.2Ghz to 3.2Ghz to get the CPU temperature down, all at high GPU speeds will happen.
Perhaps Apple believes that the quietness of the fan is more important than its performance. In fact, raising the number of fans in theory can solve this problem. And third-party software also addresses the issue of updating the SMC controller, increasing the fan value in the machine and earlier Run faster. In the end is the effectiveness of important, or quiet? Readers leave your opinion.


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US Quidditch is proud to announce the locations and dates of the 2014-2015 regional championships.
The 2014-2015 regional championships will be hosted on the below dates and at the below locations for each region. Additionally, US Quidditch is proud to announce the location for the 2015 QuidCon leadership conference.
These hosts and locations were selected primarily based on the following criteria:
Henrico County, Va. - Dorey Park*
Nov. 1-2, 2014
Grand Rapids, Mich. - Grand Valley State University*
Nov. 8-9, 2014
Rochester, N.Y. - Total Sports Experience*
Nov. 15-16, 2014
Placer Valley, Calif. - Maidu Regional Park
Feb. 14-15, 2015
San Marcos, Texas - Texas State University
Feb. 21-22, 2015
Palm Coast, Fla. - Indian Trails Sports Complex
Feb. 28 - March 1, 2015
Kissimmee, Fla.
Either July 24-26 or July 31 - Aug. 2, pending the announcement of LeakyCon and VidCon to avoid potential date conflicts.
The Northwest regional date and location will be announced as soon as possible.
*Please note that the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic bids were uncontested winners. The second Midwest finalist, Peoria, Ill. dropped out due to facility space conflicts.


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It describes the divergent budgetary forecasts for two major safety net programs, with falling spending for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and rising spending for the much larger Medicaid program.
There are two different conclusions that lawmakers could draw from these trends:
On the one hand, as they plan the next farm bill, legislators may accept falling SNAP costs and rising Medicaid costs, on grounds that the funding lost from SNAP still is going toward another important safety net program. On the other hand, legislators could reason that preventing poor nutrition and chronic disease makes more sense than treatment after the fact. From the latter perspective, providing extra resources for SNAP to address unhealthy eating and diet-related chronic disease may be a worthwhile investment if it slows the growth of Medicaid costs.
In most past cycles, congressional debate over the farm bill was comparatively less partisan than debate over other legislation. This changed in the 2014 farm bill, as legislators concerned about the federal budget deficit challenged the traditional bipartisan support for farm programs, and criticism of SNAP had a more partisan character than usual. To reduce partisan tensions over this issue, Congress established a national commission on hunger in the 2014 omnibus appropriations bill. The commission's final report was released in January, 2016 (National Commission on Hunger, 2015). The report places substantial emphasis on employment and training programs and requirements, and it proposes to exclude a narrowly defined class of sugar-sweetened beverages from SNAP eligibility, which is a provision likely to be opposed by SNAP's supporters in anti-hunger organizations. At the same time, the report describes SNAP's overall success in reducing the rates of household food insecurity and hunger in the United States.
In the next farm bill, it is uncertain whether to expect a renewal of the rancorous and partisan argument over the nutrition title. The commission's report may serve as a roadmap for a less divisive nutrition title, if lawmakers seek such a thing.


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Hollywood Babies
2008 is the definitely the year for the new breed of Hollywood babies. Just a few days ago, Oscar-Winner and Australian actress, Nicole Kidman announced that she is pregnant and now there are rumors that even Pamela Anderson had joined the bandwagon. Oh well, so who are this year's mommies-to-be?
- Nicole Richie
- Cristina Aguilera
- Melissa Joan Heart
- Halle Berry
- Jennifer Lopez
- Jessica Alba
- Jamie Lynn Spears
And probably some more to come. The new year is just getting started =)


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Why I Don't Like Diets
Monday, 17 April 2017 • body positivity, self love, thoughts
Like every other year, January was filled with diet-talk a-plenty and the past couple of months have been filled with people getting 'bikini body ready' and doing 'summer shreds', but one thing that I never really expected to see was, well, criticism of people criticising diets. Maybe I just wrapped myself up too well in my body positive bubble, but I had thought for some time that most people were in agreement that diets weren't a good thing and that we should be challenging the system that promotes them.
Quick disclaimer though, when I say 'diet' here, I'm obviously (I hope) not referring to people who simply talk about what they eat – I talk about my diet in terms of the food I eat all the damn time on my blog because I'm vegan and that's part of what I blog about. Other people may talk about their diets a lot out of necessity or to spread awareness because they're gluten intolerant, because they're recovering from an eating disorder, because they've got a bowel disorder, whatever. What I do mean here when I use the word 'diet' is dieting, overthinking, obsessing, restricting, eating in unusual, unhealthy etc. ways strictly for weight loss.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not against health and fitness, but I wholeheartedly disagree with the notion that dieting and healthy living are one in the same – they're not. There's nothing healthy about this kind of diet culture at all; it's an industry designed to foster insecurity, to tell us that we always need to be a little bit slimmer and have to spend our money to achieve it. After the holiday festivities of December, in January we're bombarded by ads for weight loss products and programmes, sold a future of being happy and beautiful if only we can drop a few pounds. Then there's a brief lull, before the pressure starts all over again to be fit and skinny for summer, so that we can look 'good' in a bikini.
If you want to start eating better and getting fitter and living a healthier life then that's cool and I'll always support people in their goals to live well! I did much the same thing a couple of years ago now, and I haven't looked back. Making healthier lifestyle changes is a hugely positive step to take and can have a dramatic impact on your mental and physical health, and a changing body can also be a side effect of that. The difference between that and dieting though, is that one is a simple, healthy lifestyle change. A resolve to eat a lil' healthier, get a bit more exercise, to treat your body better. The other, however, is an industry that encourages calorie restriction, guilt, excessive exercise, self-hate, shame, disordered eating and anxiety over numbers on a scale that, in reality, are little to no indication of your health or, yes, even your size. They don't care about your health or happiness, they just want your money.
A lot of folks try to argue that there are benefits to these types of 'dieting' but, come on, when you so much as look up the dictionary definition it's all about pure and simple restriction with the purpose of weight loss. Look up synonyms and you see things like eat sparingly, eat selectively, abstain, fast. There's nothing wrong with altering what you eat and how you live for the sake of your physical health, but 'diets' and the restriction that they promote simply aren't healthy. What most fail to realise through no fault of their own, is that restriction not only often ultimately leads to failure when trying to lose weight, but also poisons our relationships with food in a long-lasting, dangerous way.
I can understand why people who have resolved to go on a diet might be frustrated by all of the criticism flying around; those of us who are against dieting can be quite vocal about it and it's easy to see why some might take it personally. It's a criticism of a choice you've made for yourself, so it's bound to rub you the wrong way. That said, at most a dieting person is annoyed and feels awkward and a bit singled out. Diet talk and promotion of dieting on the other hand is incredibly toxic for those around you, and upholds the damaging status quo that we should all be aspiring to weight loss, that success comes with weight loss, that happiness is attributed to weight and that the food we eat is an indicator of our morality (i.e. 'being good' vs 'being bad' depending on food choices).
Diet talk and bikini body seasons are dangerous times for people who already struggle with food and body image, and we're all already inescapably subjected to weight loss ads and encouragement to diet simply from the media that we have no choice but to consume – we don't need it from all sides in the office, online community and social circles we surround ourselves with too.
When people say 'I don't care about your diet' or criticise diet culture, it isn't necessarily intended as an attack on those who wish to lose weight. It's an attack on the industry that teaches us that our worth is measured by the size of our waistlines, and that being skinny should be a goal we all aspire to regardless of the costs. It's an attack on the industry that is responsible for and continues to promote eating disorders and other mental health issues associated with body image. Hell, on the day that I first sat down to write this months ago, a so-called 'body positive' model and ambassador for the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) had been criticised for using her platform to promote her restrictive weight loss and exercise plan for crying out loud. (She has since apologised and taken it down, I believe, but come on!)
If you want to get fit, to eat better, then do it! It's an intensely complicated subject, but a desire to change your body or to get fit doesn't mean you don't or can't love yourself as you are. There isn't necessarily any shame in wanting to change your body (although the dream would certainly be to live in a society where everyone is comfortable and happy in their own skins as they are). But, if you've decided to try and lose weight, you also need to be critical of why that is and to remember that if your end goal is to simply look thinner, it can't really be just for yourself.
A desire to be slimmer does not and simply cannot exist in a vacuum – it's the product of a society that pushes thinness and beauty on us from such a young age that children as young as three are now known to be affected by body image issues. A wish to exclusively lose weight (not to get fit, to get healthy, to eat better, to get stronger, to get better at running, to take up a sport etc. – just to lose weight, to get smaller, to be thinner) can never just be our own because our aspirations to be smaller are intrinsically linked to the messages our society feeds us associating thinness with being 'better'. These messages can be as obvious as fatphobic advertising or as insidious and subtle as the sea of super slim bodies that dominate our screens. They tell us, in no uncertain terms, that to be thin is to be happier, more beautiful, more successful, more intelligent, more worthy of being loved, more able to love ourselves.
I don't like and will never support diets because messages like those should be challenged, not inadvertently promoted.
If you've chosen to make weight loss a goal, please take care of yourself. Don't listen to the diet talk and don't allow yourself to be manipulated into thinking that you are only worthy of taking up space if you manage to shed a few kilos. Don't over-exercise or listen to the people that tout it as a great method of weight loss, and don't believe the lies that people and brands tell you about restrictive diets being a key to slimming success. Eat healthy, don't let yourself go hungry, be active, be patient (physical changes take months or even years of work, not the mere weeks diets would have you believe) and, most importantly, remember that whatever your goals, your beauty, confidence and whether or not you deserve to go ahead and live your best life now are not defined by your size.
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This post is fantastic. Most of the time I feel very body positive but the diet culture and 'skinny for summer' ads we see everywhere do sometimes really get me down. Especially this feeling that you SHOULD be on a diet if you plan on getting in a bikini this summer! We should try to love our bodies constantly, and we need to learn that most of the time, loosing weight will not effect the way we feel about our bodies - that has to come from within.ReplyDelete
Amy x
I used to be so bad for the way I spoke about food and my body on social media and looking back it was so harmful. Since losing a lot of weight unintentionally at the end of last year though I've been finding myself really affected by others talking about 'bad food' and getting bikini ready. I dread to think how many people I must have triggered when I scrutised my own body and eating habits in such a public way.ReplyDelete
I'm still on my own mission to change my body and develop a more positive atitude towards it so I don't necessarily think there's anhything wrong with losing weight. i just wish there was more focus on strengthening and nourishing our bodies rather than the constant restriction methods that seem to be shoved down our throats, pardon the phrasing.
Great post!
- Sarah
Me too! I used to be pretty awful with the kind of language I used to talk about food, even at times in my life when I was frustrated and concerned by others' diet talk (hypocritical much?). It's a tough thing to unlearn.Delete
Thank you and thanks for reading!
I think you've hit the nail on the head there. The language used and discourse of the dieting 'community' is what can be the most damaging. Things like 'clean eating' I hate that phrase with a passion because it projects the assumption that other foods are 'dirty'. I'm a vegan too and I get asked on the daily whether my diet made me lose weight; which it did but that's not the reason I chose that lifestyle and it frustrates me so much when people think that veganism is a 'quick fix' and not an ethical choice. That's why some people now have this assumption that all vegans are stick thin, pale and have no energy. I think, as you say; dieting is a touchy subject because when it's done right and for the right reasons it can allow people to become more confident and feel better, I just think the use of language has taken it to a dangerous level, especially at this time of year.ReplyDelete
Clean eating deserves it's own post I stg - I hate that veganism is so often conflated with 'clean eating' and that others have certain expectations of my diet because I'm vegan. Worse still are the quick fixers as you say - I met a woman like that a while back who had zero compassion for the cause and little understanding of real nutrition and it was so disappointing! Interestingly, the popularity of clean eating has given rise to its own form of eating disorder (orthorexia) and given the stigma attached to NOT eating clean in certain communities it's not surprising.Delete
"A desire to be slimmer does not and simply cannot exist in a vacuum" 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼ReplyDelete
You've made so many great points here, Steph! I think some people, when they see people criticising others for talking about their dieting, think that the criticism is somehow attacking that person's right to do as they please with their own body. Where really, as you say, it's a critique of the industry and societal norms which have landed us in a position where we'd consider unhealthy/restrictive eating in the first place.


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Cell phone warning: Deleted personal information often left behind
Is it safe to sell or donate your old cell phones? 13 Investigates discovered personal data often lingers on cell phones – even after the information has supposedly been erased. Experts say millions of phones are affected, putting millions of consumers at an increased risk of identity theft.
Terry Barnhill has a bunch of old cell phones she wants to get rid of.
"Right now I have six of them," she told WTHR, pulling out a bag of used phones. "We upgraded my old phone, so I really don't need these anymore."
Barnhill isn't alone.
Industry figures show more than 1.6 billion new cell phones are sold each year, and the average American cell phone is replaced every 22 months.
The question is: what should you do with your old phones when you're done with them?
Phones put to the test
"I usually fix them up and sell them on eBay or donate them," Barnhill said.
The "fix" she relies on is the same one used by millions of other consumers before parting with an old cell phone. It's known as a factory reset.
"I went ahead and reset the phone to erase as much as I can erase," explained Barnhill. "There shouldn't be any of my information on there. I wiped it clean."
Many security experts say performing a factory reset on your old phone is exactly what you're supposed to do if you plan to sell or donate it. According to the nation's major wireless carriers, a reset will erase all personal information – such as texts, contact lists, photos and important user data – from your phone's memory.
But does it work?
13 Investigates took Barnhill's phones to the Purdue University Cyberforensics Lab to find out.
Eric Katz, coordinator of Purdue's cyberforensics law enforcement program, examined the phones, which had all been "wiped clean" by a factory reset.
He then connected the phones to a data extraction device to analyze what information – if any – was left behind on the phones.
"There's a lot of information left on this one," he said moments after connecting a Motorola Razr. "It's definitely pulling some sort of data. There's no way there's nothing on this phone."
"A lot of damaging information"
It took Katz less than three minutes to extract personal contacts, text messages, dozens of pictures, banking information and account numbers from the phone.
The cyberforensics expert has access to state-of-the-art equipment to find the erased information, but he says most of the data can be retrieved by untrained consumers using free software available on the Internet.
"There's a lot of damaging information that can be found on these phones," he said.
On other cell phones, Katz also found text messages, photos, phone numbers, contact lists and voicemail messages that were thought to be deleted following a factory reset performed on each phone.
"Oh, that's embarrassing," Barnhill said after she saw the photos and information retrieved from her phones. "I'm surprised that there's stuff on it because I did a factory reset. If I want to give these away, I definitely don't want my information out there."
So why is deleted information not really deleted?
"People think they've wiped their phones when they reset them and deleted everything, but that's not necessarily the case," explained Dr. Sam Liles, a Purdue cyberforensics professor. "It's reset the phone itself, but the data is left behind."
Erased – sort of
To better understand what Liles is talking about, think of your phone as a library that contains three types of information:
Operating data -- manufacturer information that tells your phone what to do
Personal data -- information you enter and store in your phone
Directory data -- organizes your personal data, allowing you to find it
For some cell phones, a factory reset overwrites all of the personal data, effectively destroying your personal information and making it permanently inaccessible. (Good!)
On other phones, however, a factory reset only overwrites the directory data. (Not so good!)
Overwriting the directory is equivalent to destroying the card catalogue at a library. Without the card catalogue, it's difficult to know whether a specific book exists at the library and, if it does, finding the location of a specific book becomes much more challenging. But the books are still there.
Likewise, wiping out the directory data in your cell phone will give the impression there is no personal information remaining. In reality, the personal data is left intact because only the directory data – not the personal data – was overwritten by the reset.
"If you go in with the right tools, you can get the information out," Liles explained. "We've found there are a lot of phones that, even with a factory reset, you can still pull data out of them – a lot of data."
That is not the impression you'll get if you read the reset instructions issued by major cell phone carriers.
Verizon says "performing a hard reset removes all data..."
AT&T advises "a master reset … will permanently erase all personal data, preferences, settings and content."
T-Mobile claims "a master reset (factory reset) … erases all user data."
Is your phone affected?
Despite those statements, the wireless phone industry acknowledges resetting your cell phone will not always delete the personal information stored inside.
"Resetting your phone is not going to ensure the data is erased, said John Marinho, vice president of cybersecurity and technology at CTIA, a trade organization that represents the wireless communications industry. "In some cases the factory reset will wipe the device clean and in others it won't. It really depends on the model and the device… the factory reset is inherent to the design of the device so it varies from manufacturer to manufacturer."
Liles said it is very difficult for consumers to know which cell phones offer adequate security from a factory reset and which do not.
"It really depends on the phone," he said. "On a lot of phones you can pull everything out fairly quickly. In some cases, it can take hours upon hours to get the data out of just one single phone. On some phones, all the data will be completely overwritten, although that's a pretty rare situation."
On one of Barnhill's cell phones – a Droid X – Purdue researchers could not retrieve any personal information at all.
Katz says it is nearly impossible to tell which phones will be thoroughly wiped clean by a factory reset without a detailed analysis, although he said certain models tend to perform better than others.
"Blackberrys are really good. That reset is pretty foolproof," Katz said. "But I can usually always find information on an iPhone. Even when a user thinks it's gone, I can usually find it," he said, after retrieving a list of incoming calls from a freshly reset iPhone 5.
"The risk is real"
While cell phone security features have improved in recent years, used cell phones still pose a security threat to consumers, according to Rick Mislan, a former communications electronic warfare officer for the U.S. Army who now serves as a professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology's Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences.
"[Used] phones that are purchased online with master resets are still full of information," Mislan said. "We've received phones that are loaded with data and images that you wouldn't want to get out. There are actually people out there exploiting this information. The risk is real, not theoretical."
Liles agrees that leftover data on cell phones presents a risk.
"Many of these phones have a map of your life on them," he said. "Identity theft is a huge issue and it's a growing industry, and when you consider what you put on your phone and how vulnerable some of that information can be, simply selling your phone for a few bucks might not be worth it."
More than 11 million cases of fraud related to identity theft are reported each year in the United States. Most cases involve an undetermined source, and there are no statistics reporting the prevalence of crime related to information from cell phones.
So what do the experts do with their old cell phones? Liles says he doesn't take any chances.
"Pull the battery out of them and crush them," he advised. "I just destroy mine. The risk of having somebody take that phone and being able to hurt my family is too much. Most people are too nice to do something like that, but there is that risk and I'm not going to take it."
How to protect and delete your personal info
Destroying your phone is not the only option.
Selling, donating and recycling are all viable choices -- as long as you follow a few crucial steps....
1. CTIA recommends you download a data eraser application to your cell phone before you part with it. Some of those apps really do wipe your phone clean, according to Marinho, and some are even free. "There is no certainty when it comes to the [factory] reset, so we recommend the extra precaution of erasing the information with an application," Marinho said. CTIA provided this list of apps you can consider. (Look under the "wipe" column.)
2. It's not guaranteed to wipe out your private information but go ahead and reset your phone to the original factory settings. Even if there is some personal data left on your phone after this step, the factory reset will at least delete the data directory to your private information, making it harder for someone else to find any sensitive information.
3. If your phone has an SD card and/or a SIM card, remove them! Those memory cards can contain a lot of information that you never want to pass along to a stranger. Factory resets are designed to erase information from the phone's internal memory, not from its external memory card.
4. Do not simply throw away your old cell phone. Many phones – especially older ones – contain toxic materials, so if you're concerned about security, disable your phone (hammers can work nicely) and then RECYLCE IT. Some recyclers, like Recycle Force in Indianapolis, say they offer only "end-of-life recycling." That means they do not resell your phone; they dismantle and melt it to recycle its valuable metals. (Very difficult to steal personal data from a melted cell phone!) Here are some recycle options to check out:
Recycle Force
1125 Brookside Avenue, Suite D12
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
Green Wave Computer Recycling
9206 E 33rd Street
Indianapolis, IN 46235
Julian Center
2011 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 941-2204
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Barnhill still plans to donate her phones to a local charity… after she takes some additional security measures.
"I want them to go to someone who needs them," she said. "But it does make you think. Your personal life could be in someone else's hands if you give away your phone without knowing what steps to take."


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Stocks ended mixed on Monday as investors cast a wary eye on rising interest rates ahead of the Fed's two day meeting this week.
While analysts widely expect the central bank to keep short-term rates unchanged, the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury rose to the highest level since August. The yield on the 30-year crossed above 5%.
"I think what they're (the Fed) going to do is keep the inflation bias intact," Drew Matus, a senior economist with Bear Stearns, said on CNBC's "Closing Bell" on Monday. "At the same time they don't want anyone getting it in their heads that the Fed's getting ready to pull the trigger on a series of rate hikes."
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed with a tiny gain, the Nasdaq rose and the S&P 500 ended slightly lower. Interest rate concerns have been rattling stocks since late last week as the bond market's sell off has damped expectations the Fed could move to cut rates in the first half of the year.
The Fed begins a two day meeting Tuesday and is not expected to move on rates. Financial stocks were the day's biggest losers, falling 0.5%.
Breadth was positive, however, as advancers outpaced decliners on the New York Stock Exchange. Buyers stepped in and bought a handful of key tech names, including Dow components Intel , IBM and Hewlett-Packard.
In separate statements late last Saturday, Intel and IBM announced a new technology to create smaller and faster chips. Hewlett-Packard rose after Prudential Equity Group raised estimates and the price target on the stock to $36 from $33.
Altria and Caterpillar were also helping to lift the Dow.
Energy stocks fell on declining oil.
"I think the S&P index was dragged down by financial stocks as traders looked at what was going on in the bond market," Arthur Hogan, managing director at Jefferies, told CNBC.com. "The fear du jour triggering movement this afternoon is the prospect of higher borrowing costs."
New York light crude futures fell sharply to hover around $54 a barrel. A drop in natural gas futures and conflicting weather and oil production concerns have kept oil traders between the $54 and $55 level.
"The major divide falls between frigid temeperatures and spreading geopolitical concerns against OPEC compliance doubts," said John Kilduff, Senior VP, Energy Risk Management for Fimat, in a note to clients.
Dow component Verizon said fourth-quarter earnings fell but sales rose on the strength of its wireless and Internet businesses. Before one-time items, profit was 62 cents a share, a penny above expectations.
Drug maker Schering-Plough said fourth-quarter profit surged 75% on strong sales of its Remicade and Nasonex products. Excluding items, the company reported profit of 17 cents a share, in line with consensus estimates of analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial.
Miner Phelps Dodge beat analysts estimates, reporting record quarterly income of $6.50 a share for the fourth-quarter of 2006 compared to the $4.28 analysts were expecting.
There is plenty of merger and acquisition news today.
Tesoro Corporation says it will by a Los Angeles refinery and 250 retail sites from Royal Dutch Shell in a deal worth about $1.6 billion, as first reported by CNBC's Maria Bartiromo.
Merrill Lynch said it will acquire San-Francisco based First Republic Bank in a $55 per share cash and stock deal valued at $1.8 billion. Shares of First Republic soared in early trading.
US Airways could raise its bid for Delta Air Linesby $1 billion in a last-ditch attempt to woo bankrupt Delta's creditors, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Symantec , the maker of Norton antivirus software, said it will buy Altiris for $830 million.
Canada's Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater Incorporated of South Carolina said they will merge in an all-stock deal, which will create the third largest publicly traded paper and forest products company in North America. The combined company's annual revenue is expected to total approximately $7.9 billion.


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Part of the West Loop community, River West is bounded by the Chicago River to the east, Chicago Avenue to the north, the Kennedy Expressway to the west, and Grand Avenue to the south. Like the rest of the West Loop and the nearby area of West Town, the area has witnessed a renaissance in the last 20 years. Where once stood factories and warehouses are now trendy restaurants, lofts, and office spaces.
One thing that has stood the test of time in the River West/Fulton Market area is the Blommer Chocolate Factory. Since 1939, the Blommer Chocolate Factory has been operating out of a large brick building on Kinzie and Desplaines, fanning the sweet smell of chocolate across the neighborhood!
A big draw to River West (besides the chocolate aroma) is its location. Close to the 6 corner intersection of Milwaukee, Halsted, and Grand, River West is a great place to live and work in. Accessible to the highway and the city's major thoroughfares, and the CTA blue line, River West puts you close to downtown but outside the gridlock.
On the dining front, there is an emerging scene (The Dawson, Piccolo Sogno, The Roost Carolina Kitchen, Frontier) that is coinciding with some neighborhood old school heavy hitters, like Richard's Bar and La Scarola, as the neighborhood attracts more new construction residential developments. River West's walkability means there are several great local options, and more on the way as it grows in popularity.
Like neighboring Fulton Market, River West's aged warehouses are being transformed into innovative lofts for urbanites seeking the chic and unconventional. With slightly lower rents than what might be found in River North, River West is especially attractive to younger crowds, artists, and entrepreneurs. There's also a slew of mid and high-rise newly constructed condos, if you are looking for luxury with all the amenities.
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The road to fat fighters
Anybody embarking on a weight loss journey should photograph their body during the process and record their journey.
I really regret not doing this. I was too ashamed, embarrassed and in denial about how large I had let myself get since having children. The children were 14 and 9 so I had run out of excuses.
It was easier to not look in the mirror, buy bigger clothes and I was convinced that if I got too large I had a lovely husband who would tell me so. In reality my husband loves me whether I am 13 stone or 10 stone. Everybody else thought I was healthy and physically fit as I was able to run around the netball court for 40 minutes – twice a week.
As with everything people can't make you do something – you need to do it for yourself.
D-day for me was seeing a photograph taken at the back of me at the buffet table during a work colleagues leaving lunch. As soon as I saw it, I saw a fat, frumpy council worker who shouldn't be helping herself to buffet as she looked like she had ate too much over the years.
I felt so ashamed of how I looked.
I went home that night and looked at my husband who is so physically fit, has a muscley body which he works so hard to maintain – all the things that I love about a male and why I was attracted to him in the first place. If anything he has improved physically with age.
I then looked at myself and how I had really let myself go over the years following having children and felt about as low as I have ever felt for years.
I had turned into one of those frumpy looking mums who have let their appearances fade. There are plenty of them in the playgrounds – you know the type, they wear tight jeans and have an overspill of flab in their midriff. I had become that and it didn't matter how many netball matches I could play, or how many sessions I could do at the gym – without losing that fat I was a frumpy, fat middle-age mother.
So, I joined weightwatchers.
I had calculated that I was going on holiday to Menorca in exactly 14 weeks from my joining date so if I could lose a pound a week then at least I would be a stone lighter for my holiday.
That was the goal I had to focus on.
Surprisingly I found the weight loss plan quite easy to stick to. I didn't feel hungry and it was more of just watching what I ate and keeping a track of all the food I was consuming.
I could not believe it after my first week when I was weighed and I had lost 2 pounds. It was a great feeling to have achieved that, so that was the motivation I needed. My stone for my holiday was a definite achievable goal.
Some weeks I would stay the same, the weeks that I didn't track every day I would gain – but I managed to lose a stone for my holiday.
I even wore a bikini for the first time on holiday.
So, if I could lose a stone slowly and just by watching what I was putting in my mouth, then surely I could lose another one?
It was much slower to lose the second stone but all the compliments I received from people who were noticing the weight loss gave me all the motivation I needed. I also dropped a dress size too, which felt like a milestone. I hadn't been in size 12 clothes since I was 28 years old.
When I had lost 22 pounds in total my life would change forever. I signed up for 10k races and started running. Again, another thing I had tried a couple of times over the years but found it too physically challenging for me.
However, this time it felt easier and after running for a few weeks something clicked and I was able to just switch off and keep running with no thoughts. It felt a bit like meditating and the way I felt after each run was awesome. I felt happy, energetic and calm.
One thing about running is that even though a few times I feel like I can't be bothered going out and running, especially when its really cold outside – I never feel downbeat and unhappy when I get home. I always have the runners high.
So, back to the present day. Unfortunately I never took those photos or wrote the logs of my weight loss journey. But, I can look in the mirror now, I feel at my peak in terms of my physical fitness and I am nearly at the weight I was when I first met my husband.
I think the husband finds me far more attractive at the weight I am now too.
But the greatest achievement ever was that I bought my first pair of skinny jeans the other week and there was not an overhang of flab in sight.
Injury after injury after injury
There are plenty of people in the world who abuse their bodies by smoking, taking drugs, being overweight and not exercising.
Apart from the odd blow-out at the weekend when I succumb to the devilish delights of vodka and dairy milk, I tend to look after myself. I stick to my weightwatchers eating air diet, I exercise regularly and have a mostly healthy mind.
Then why do I seem to be prone to injury at the moment. My knees flared up after my last 10k race which suspended my training for over a week. Then I had to do lots of short distances to not aggrevate them even further. I spent every evening stretching on the foam roller (which is a god send for my knee problems). So, I finally got them pain and swelling free last week and my back decided to start playing up (whilst sitting on a chair and eating my tea).
It is so unfair. I have been desperatly trying to keep it mobile, take lots of ibuprofen and do all the exercises (that I do anyway to keep my back supple) and then some more.
I have my next 10k race on Good Friday, and it's not going to be good for me if I have to either:
a) walk it
b) crawl it
c) get pushed in a wheelchair
d) get carried round (mmmm actually depends on who is doing the carrying)
e) forfeit my place
I don't like to be a moany old arse but aren't injuries just the pits? I have felt so great since I started running. I feel physically and mentally a different person – so why is my shitty post 30 years body not catching up!
Beware of the windtakers
Since turning 30 and actually growing to like the person that I have become, I set myself challenges each year that I strive to complete. I hate failure and not completing things that I have started, something I quite often did in my teens and twenties. Like a lot of people I know, I would talk the talk but couldn't actually walk the walk. So, I spent most of my late teens and early to mid-twenties never being challenged or being brought out of my comfort zone.
I have done a great deal of things to conquer fear, learn skills etc which I am sure I will be sharing in this blog over the months. However, this year I decided to start running again. I have tried this a few times but like a lot of people I found it very difficult and hated every second of it. I was also in physical pain as I was a good stone and a half heavier so when I say it hurt my knees like mad I wasn't kidding. Those extra pounds certainly make a huge difference!
Anyway this time round I have got a fantastic trainer – an iPhone app which calculates my route, keeps a log of all runs, times and calories burned. At the end of the run there is either Lance Armstrong or Paula Radcliffe telling me at the end how great I have done in that session. It really helps with the motivation and after each run I can post it to Facebook and Twitter with any comments.
And boy do the comments start appearing on Facebook. A few positive ones, but I was surprised to receive negative ones.
"your mad! I would rather spend 6 miles in my car"
"I am just opening a box of Pringles and sitting on my arse"
"madness woman"
"it's freezing outside…how can you be bothered"
So,why do people feel the need to try to put someone down who is trying to do something to make themselves feel better?
Ten years ago I would have listened to them, but now they just make me want to run harder and faster.
10k numero uno
This year after starting to crack the pavements in a bid to get fit, and lose the last bit of weight that is refusing to budge from my post-10 year pregnancy belly, I set myself a challenge.
Springtime would boast three 10k races for me, and why not combine them for a spot of fundraising for the kid's sports team.
I never do things by halves.
So, the first of my 10ks happened last Sunday. If I didn't have people sponsoring me already I may have snuggled back up to hubs' protecting armpit, as I could hear the rain on the roof as I lay in my nice, snug bed. At stupid o'clock on a Sunday morning I rose from my pit and started getting prepared for the first race.
Nerves were kicking in too. Always have and always will give myself a hard time over anything I do, and today was no exception! What if I fall over again in the road, what if a runner trips me up, what if I get lost, what if I come last……what if what if what if…….
Small bowl of cornflakes and a berrocca and I was ready to go. Accompanied by my supportive teenager who was very sweet when I told him he should go back to bed, he replied "there's no one else to support you"…. Bless him!! So off we go.
On arrival I check in, get my number 319, ankle tag so I now resemble a "tagged offender" and a quick hide of the ipod. No ipods and earphones allowed in the race. Me being a rebel need to hear how many miles I have raced and at what pace so I mischievously place mine under the visable jacket with the headphones sneaked under my head sweat band. In my own silly way I was being a rebel, I am a grown up and if I want to run with music on I damn well will (but no one please shout at me if you do see me nice race marshallJ).
The race was great. Apart from misjudging the amount of layers I needed, given that it didn't rain and it was warm I had to de-layer whilst trying to run. Then just after the 5k mark I saw other child with husband at the side of the road cheering me on. Trying hard not to cry I bravely ran past them and sped up a little (trying to impress the hubs with my newly found athleticism and also wasn't sure if I was the last runner).
The first race ended with a time of 55.35 minutes which I was ecstatic with, given that I was running at 59 minutes in my training runs. I was buzzing too, got round the course in one go and I wasn't last. Hurrah for the fat girl!
Next race in a months time.
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Pupil Premium
What is the Pupil Premium?
The Pupil Premium is a Government initiative that targets extra money at students from deprived backgrounds. Research demonstrates that students from deprived backgrounds underachieve compared to their non‐deprived peers. The premium is provided in order to support these students to enable them to reach their full potential.
The Government has used students entitled to Free School Meals along with other identified vulnerable group data as an indicator of deprivation; and have deployed a fixed amount of money to schools per student, over a rolling six year period.
The Pupil Premium is used to provide and implement a range of activities and strategies that ensures that Pupil Premium students receive direct support in order that they can thrive and succeed. The funding is discussed as part of the annual budget-setting process and the priorities are determined by the individual and group needs of students identified under the Pupil Premium.
How to apply for Free School Meals/Pupil Premium
Please read this information about Pupil Premium. If you are eligible to apply for Free School Meals, please apply through the Bromley Council Website here.
Accountability – DFE Statement
The government believes that head teachers and school leaders should decide how to use the pupil premium. They are held accountable for the decisions they make through:
- the performance tables which show the performance of disadvantaged pupils compared with their peers
- the Ofsted inspection framework, under which inspectors focus on the attainment of pupil groups, and in particular those who attract the pupil premium
- the reports for parents that schools have to publish online
How schools present the information in their online statement is a matter for each school. There is certain information that must be in the report: the school's pupil premium allocation in respect of the current academic year; details of how it is intended that the allocation will be spent; details of how the previous academic year's allocation was spent, and the impact of this expenditure on the educational attainment of those pupils at the school, in respect of whom grant funding was allocated.


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Keith Kim over at Seoulistic did a really great post about etiquette on Korean trains. If you visit or live in Korea I highly recommend it. Also, here's another nice blog post from a New Zealand person living in Korea too.
As I was reading Keith's post, I was surprised to see that the rules are nearly identical to the ones in Japan. Although I've never lived in Japan, I visit yearly and ride the trains constantly. These days, I often ride by myself if I am meeting friends and such, because I am comfortable enough with the language and etiquette, but it was a little intimidating in the early years. Some socials rules I figured out right away, some I learned through my wife. So, I was inspired by Keith to post similar rules and helpful phrases for Japanese trains. All credit goes to Keith though for the inspiration.
Priority Seating
As Keith explained, there is priority seating on Korean trains and subway. Likewise, if you ride a train or bus in Japan, you will see a section called yūsen-seki (優先席) which just means priority seating. Based on my limited experience, it's best to avoid these seats unless you are elderly, pregnant or with kids. I sometimes let my daughter sit on these seats, while I stand so that elderly passengers can still use them. Just because some Japanese are rude and sit there doesn't mean you should too.
Train cars in Japan will usually have them located near the ends of the train car, near the door to the next car. The ones on the buses are usually located near the front, so if you don't need them, it's probably best to just move toward the back.
Offering a Seat
I try to do this routinely when I am in Japan. If I am on a busy train, and I see a mom with a child standing, or maybe an elderly person, I try to offer my seat. You can do this by saying something like dōzo suwatte kudasai (どうぞ座って下さい) or something along those lines. If that's too long, a friendly dōzo will suffice. No one says anything, but I hope it helps improve the image of foreigners in Japan, as well having some basic manners.
Just as Keith said about escalators in Korea, the same rule applies in Japan: if you're riding an escalator, move to one side. That way, people in a hurry can move past. Usually, it's very obvious because during busy times, everyone stands on one side of the escalator. I have forgotten this rule a couple times in my early visits to Japan and my wife scolded me quickly. If you pay attention, you can see people running to catch another train so if you don't want to block these people of course and make them be late.
If you're the one trying to hurry through the escalator and someone is in your way, just say a polite but audible sumimasen (すみません) and they should jump out of your way.
Getting On the Train
One rule I've noticed in Japan, that may or may not apply in Korea, is a simple rule about getting on the train. Most train platforms have markers on the pavement where the train doors will be, and might have lines as well. You're supposed to queue up between these lines. If they don't have them, just queue up where the markers on the pavement are.
Once the train arrives, expect people to come out first, so step to the side first until they've come out. Then you can step on.
I've noticed that Japanese don't always follow this rule, but if you're a foreigner you may want to be extra polite because people in Japan have few encounters with foreigners, and you want to be a little extra-sensitive about your image.
Personal Space
I've been on Japanese trains many times when it's crowded. Worse, I usually am carrying my daughter, which is really, really hard to do when the train is moving, and you're hanging on to a handle, while carrying a 30-pound girl in the other arm. :p
But space is an issue in Japan (just as it probably is in Korea), so you have to get used to tight spaces.
Sadly, some men (chikan 痴漢) take advantage of this to grope women, and if you don't want to get mistaken as a pervert, it's a good idea to keep your hands down as much as possible, or up where it's safe (i.e. reading a book). In other words, if the train suddenly jerks, you don't want to accidentally grab the women next to you. This was something my wife warned me about.
Also, if you're carrying a bag, and you can't it on the racks above the seats (which you should do), then put it between your feet so other people don't trip on it.
On Japanese buses, try to keep the aisles as clear as possible, too.
Voice Level
I didn't realize this until I lived abroad, but Americans have very loud voices. I am especially loud, even by American standards, and get scolded by my wife sometimes when we're in public, but I've noticed in Europe and in Asia people tend to talk more quietly.
What this means is that when you're riding the trains or buses in Japan, keep your voice at a reasonable level. On trains in Japan, usually the only people I hear being loud are the teenage boys, but it doesn't give you an excuse to do the same. If you don't want to look like a stupid, rude foreigner, keep the volume down.
A lot of people in Japan doze off. Sometimes, they fall asleep on my shoulder too. If you're sleepy though, try to keep to yourself and don't fall on someone else.
Getting Help
Japan's rail system is quite nice, and also very complicated. You can go just about anywhere in Japan by riding one or more lines, but if you're not familiar with the lines, you might get confused or overwhelmed. Thankfully there are maps, like the one shown above.
The key to remember is that all railway lines are color-coded, so that if the Nambu line is yellow (which it is), nearly all train maps in Japan will show a yellow line for the Nambu line, and train platforms will also have color-coded signs too so you know you're on the right one.1
If you're really lost, and don't even know which line to ride, you can try to ask one of the train staff using some polite, common Japanese: Sumimasen. (place) ni ikitain desu ga, dono densha desu ka? (すみません。〜に行きたいんですが、どの電車ですか?) You might be able to even say as little as Sumimasen. (place) ni ikitain desu ga… and they'll understand your point.
Then again, if you're visiting the Tokyo area on vacation/tourism, chances are you'll almost exclusively be riding the super-useful Yamanote line anyway. It's light green, by the way.
One Last Bit of Advice
And for the love of Pete, PLEASE do not be like these guys.
Thanks again, Keith!
1 While riding the Tube in London, they also used nicely color-coded lines, easy to understand maps and a nice pay-card that was easy for foreigners to setup and use. The Picadilly Line is the most useful for visitors because it links Heathrow Airport to Picadilly Square, Hyde Park and nice hotels around there. Much cheaper than riding a taxi too, as we learned the hard way. :p


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The air is crisp, pumpkin and fall flavors are making their way into many delicious dishes, and the cast is siked to continue touring!
The dust has settled from the bulk of our fall tour, as we wrapped up the performance at Colby College last Tuesday. They were an incredible audience, despite the 500 "boos!" when we were announced as being a Bowdoin-bred performance. Gotta love that Maine rivalry though! We had a wonderful time returning to Colby (we were there in April to help spur their peer health program) and it was a treat to meet some fellow Bowdoin grads hiding in the Colby administration. We followed up with a small celebration among the cast, as the Colby performance was our fifth performance in ten days.
That show also served as a send-off for two of our incredible actors, Emma Verrill and Mat Robedee, both of whom will continue to change the world in their own little ways. We are so thankful to have borrowed their time, dedication and passion as we began our tour and shared our message with eager first-years from across New England. Mat and Emma, you will always be a part of the Speak About It family and we hope to have you both involved in the show again in the future!
With their departure, however, we are excited to welcome Aviva Fiske and Chris Omachi to the cast, both of whom have appeared in Speak About It at Bowdoin College. Check out a little bit more about them on our "About the Cast" section! Aviva and Chris join Shana, Nick, Laura and Dave as we re-vamp and continue our tour with Utica College on Thursday, September 22nd. If you're in the area and interested in catching the show, please email us at SpeakAboutItOnline (at) gmail (dot) com and we'll make sure you can get a seat!
You may have noticed that we've added a couple new sections to the website, one of which is a "Resources" page. This page will list all of the resources that we mention during performances and help point audience-members to the appropriate resources in their area. The second page, called "Share a Story," is set up to encourage just that – sharing stories. We believe that everyone, no matter what it may be, has a story about their experience with sex. Whether you're having it or your not, you want to or you don't, you're a survivor or you know someone who is, everyone's story is different and unique. And if you feel comfortable sharing your story with us, we would be honored to have the opportunity to include it in future versions of our performance. For more information about submitting a story or what that process might look like, please visit our "Share a Story" page.
Happy fall, and we look forward to seeing you on the road!


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Skip to comments.Illinois Hispanics meet with Juan McCain in Downtown Chicago (Vanity)
Posted on 06/19/2008 5:11:02 AM PDT by chicagolady
I was one of the 150 people at the Drake Hotel in Downtown Chicago Wednesaday night who came to hear John MC Cain speak to Illinois Hispanics.
I had e-mail in my request to attend after seeing an article in the news paper announcing this event.
This is what i received..........
We are pleased to confirm your invitation to attend the "Hispanic Voices Reception" with Republican Presidential candidate John McCain. The event will take place on June 18, 2008, at The Drake Hotel, 140 E. Walton Place, Chicago, Illinois, in the Drake Room.
A volunteer will call you in the next couple of days to give you a "unique event ID number." You will need that number along with photo identification at the registration table in order to access the event. Doors open for the event promptly at 7:30 PM. Please come early, though, to get through security.
During the reception, Senator John McCain will be fielding questions from the audience. We ask that you be respectful during the question-and-answer session even if your opinions differ from those being shared. Please dress in business-casual attire.
You may park at The Drake Hotel for $30; valet parking is also provided at the hotel for $45. If you are traveling from the suburbs, limited seating is available on the bus leaving from Aurora. To reserve a seat for the bus, please contact us on our hotline number or by e-mail. For your own directions to the event, please click here.
For questions regarding the event, please call our hotline number at 630-801-0043 or e-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Both Senator John McCain and I look forward to meeting you next Wednesday.
Face to Face with John McCain!
"Hispanic Voices Reception"
Wednesday, June 18, 2008, starting at 7:30 PM
The Drake Room The Drake Hotel 140 E Walton Place Chicago, IL 60611
You are invited to hear John McCain address Illinois Hispanics!
If you have any questions, please contact: Gabriela Wyatt or Julie Brady at firstname.lastname@example.com Or call the event hot-line (630) 801-0043 _________________________________________________________
.....Personally as an Original Minuteman who attended the Historic Minuteman Border Watch in 2005 on the Arizona/ Mexico border and returnig 2 more times for a tour of duty along our southern Border, I was especially looking forward to what John Mc Cain would say about illegal immigration.
This was a NO MEDIA ALLOWED EVENT! That is why I am reporting back to you, all of you folks who have fought so hard with your phone calls to Washington D.C. last summer, shutting down the Washington DC switch board and defeating the AMNESTY BILL. I am reporting back to you those of you who work tirelessly in your local cities and towns trying to get some public elected official to care and enforce the rule of law.
I was told by my friend and fellow Hispanic Marianne Davies who is on the board of "You Don't Speak for Me" that John Mc Cain has been going across the country having "PRIVATE" meetings with Hispanics.
Although the inviation said we would be able to ask questions, that "question " time with John Mc Cain never happened. That was ok with me, I never had the intention of asking a question, I knew exactly the kind of open borders crowd I was with.
John Mc Cain's favorite words of the evening were Comprehensive Immigration Reform. But he started out first of all saying if he is gonna win the Presidential election he will need the support of the Latino community.
He said " My state has been enriched by the Hispanic culture in Arizona."
Then John MC Cain asked a question "Did you know this? I bet some of you did not know that Spanish was spoken in Arizona before English" ...Loud cheers from the audience. (Ok John Mc Cain What is your AZATLAN POINT?)
Then he said " I want to have some straight talk about our relationship with Mexico,our closest neighbor and dearest friend" He talked about the Mexican President fighting the drug cartels.
Then John Mc Cain aid the exact thing I came to hear, he said "I was proud to work for Comprehensive Immigration Reform and If I am elected President I assure you that in 2009 I will ask Congress to pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform." (The crowd goes wild)"It is a Federal Responsibility" he said and continued " we also need a temporary guest worker program"
He then told a story about a day laborer who got picked up this morning, worked all day and then never got paid...We have no Federal Policy, we cannot allow this to happen, he said, He repeated I assure you that I will work for Comprehensive Immigration Reform.
John McCain talked about a debate he was in about enforcing the law and he says that the "other side had a lot of "Rhetoric" "you know what I am talking about!" he said.
I guess the most telling event of the evening was a certain person who was in the room. From my own account he is the God Father of the massive illegal alien movement in Illinois. He is a Democrat and part of the HDO, Martin Sandoval - serves on a Mexican government advisory council. In fact, you can see his name on this list of their advisors:
Exactly which country is he representing at this rally for John Mc Cain?
Martin Sandoval, Illinois senator, wants to represent Mexicans too Martin Sandoval is a state Senator from Illinois. He's also running for a seat on Mexico's "Institute for Mexicans Abroad" advisory council: Sandoval would be the first elected official in the U.S. to serve on the advisory council. That raises the peculiar prospect of the Cicero Democrat offering policy advice in an official capacity to Mexican Cabinet members while creating laws in Illinois...
As it turns out, no law or rule prohibits it, in Mexico or in Illinois. Mexican officials call it an honorary position...
... "I see no conflict at any point. There are always people who will have questions," [Sandoval] said. "I have looked at the four corners of this. I see upside all over the place."
Sandoval said his participation is especially logical because a large share of his constituents were born in Mexico. More than 42 percent of Sandoval's Senate district is foreign-born, the second-highest rate in the state...
NOW we see what kind of folks are interested in getting John Mc Cain in office.
Immigration Ping!
I wonder if either of the candidates wants to get elected? Seems like they want to alienate as many potential voters as possible.
From the Horses mouth to your ears
They could care less what we think.
"Did you know this? I bet some of you did not know that Spanish was spoken in Arizona before English"
So was Nahuatl. Still later was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Hint: Mexico lost.
Operative word there, Juan - Lost.
Mexico lost the war along with Arizona.
Juan Mc Cain ping.
I think you have earned an honorary Freeperette Pajamahdeen Commando rank for this report!!!!
This is one of the single best self-contirbuted reports I have ever seen- LET'S GET THIS TO RUSH AND HANNITY FOLKS!!!
Both of these candidates are liars. Of course McCain is running a stealth campaign selling US citizens out behind our backs. He is dispicable.
Barry is obvious about it. Either way we are going to have a bunch of rotten socialists running the show.
You'll just have to become a maverick like Juan.
I appreciate the honor!!
God Bless America!
McCain, the Republicrat candidate.
"NOW we see what kind of folks are interested in getting John Mc Cain in office."
Versus the flat-out Marxists for Obama? Sorry. I disagree with McCain on some matters, but I can't vote "D," and not voting isn't an option. It's my duty.
The Revolution comes later. ;) Let's just hold the White House for now, because we're most likely going to lose the House and Senate as well.
I can't imagine America with a President (D) running the show along with a Democrat-run House and Senate. Look at legislation that the Dems have been trying to shove down our throats just since Harry & Nance took over? You don't think these will be more of that? LOL! They will be brazen, shameless and DRUNK with power. And you and I and America as a whole will be more than screwed.
And what about SCOTUS appointments coming down the pike? Do you really want Obama-Lama-Ding-Dong adding five more 'Ruth Bader-Ginsbergs' to decide YOUR fate in SCOTUS level situations? I sure don't.
Some of you can't see the forest for the trees.
P.S. Thanks for the "bait ping." I've never talked to you on FR before. :)
Yesterday, the Democrats had me scared enough to vote for Juan McKook, with the talk about nationalizing oil refineries. Now, after this report, I just don't know (once again).
Sheezech! Then go support Obama if you hate McCain that much...but there are some historic facts you ought to consider:
1. Spanish WAS spoken in Arizona before English.
2. Hispanics are now the largest minority group in the U.S.
3. It is estimated that Hispanics will be equal in size to Americans who can trace their linage back to Western Europe in 40 years.
4. Hispanics will be the majority ethnic U.S. group by the late 21st Century (grandchildren's generation).
5. Most Hispanics ascribe to the fact that hard work will result in wealth, (thanks to the Roman Catholic Church) most are family oriented and share Republican philosophy regarding such items as abortion, euthanasia and honesty in work and life.
6. Republicans need to court Hispanics; ensure they are inculcated with capitalistic ideals and are repulsed by Democratic appeals for endless cradle-to-grave welfare and entitlements.
7. The problem causing illegal immigration is demand for cheap labor by employers...most of them by the food-service, motel, and agricultural industry.
8. All of these industries have powerful lobbyists in Congress, pressuring for guest workers.
9. If you REALLY want to see an end to illegals coming across the border, organize and personally boycott chains such as Ramada Inns, Holiday Inns, all food chains and begin Minuteman raiding agri-business concerns such as Green Giant, Swift, Tyson, Kraft, as well as Walmart and K-Mart stores (but--hint, hint--remember, most are GOP-friendly)
10. Finally, some of the finest men that I met in my naval service in the defense of this nation were of Hispanic origin!
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