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Gounod's Faust is very French, stuffed with a specifically Catholic religiosity and has all the elements, welcome or not, of 19th century French opera; it's long, it has ballet, there are interpolated drinking songs etc. Alaina Viau and Markus Kopp's adaptation Dissociative Me, presented by LooseTEA Music Theatre, is none of these things (OK there's an interpolated drinking song, Stan Rogers even, but at least it happens in a bar) and it's all the better for that.
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Whose opera is it anyway?
I've always been a fan of those BBC Radio 4 programs where people have to do silly things so I was naturally drawn to LooseTEA's fundraiser "Whose opera is it anyway?" in which a select band of singers (Greg Finney, Whitney Mather, Michael York, Charlotte Church, Fabian Arcineagas and Kijong Wi) got to do silly things bid on by the audience. Some of the silly things even involved members of the audience. Asa Iranmehr was on the keyboards and comedian Andrew Johnston, despite almost total ignorance of anything operatic, MC'd.
It was great fun and much funnier than the average bel canto "comedy". Highlights included Sit, Stand Lie where Michael, Greg and Fabian had to perform La mia Dorabella with one of them in each position at any one time, Moving People where Greg and Whitney were "manipulated" by Aria Umezawa, Michael Mori, Katja "polkadots" Juliannova and Rachel Krehm while singing the Papageno/a duet. The best/weirdest singing was probably a couple of "in the style of"s. I was really impressed by Whitney's Deh vieni non tardar in the style of Miranda Sings. It takes real talent to sing that badly! Greg's Catalogue Aria in the style of (a very lugubrious) Vladimir Putin was a hoot too. My sunglasses came in handy in "Props".
The snacks were decidedly better than they often are at these events too. Really good pizza! So, a good time was had by all. More people should come to these things. Have a few drinks, meet fun people, see just how multi-talented some of our singers are and have fun. Why not?
Sorry about the photo quality. Taken by me on my phone.
Toronto Operetta Theatre and Toronto Masque Theatre 14/15
Toronto Operetta Theatre and Toronto Masque Theatre have announced their respective 2014/15 season line ups. TOT will present three shows. The first is a zarzuela; Federico Chueca's La gran via. Jose Hernandez conducts and the cast includes Margie Bernal, Fabian Arciniegas, Pablo Benitez and Diego Catala. There's one performance on November 2nd. The Christmas show will be Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado. Singers include Lucia Cesaroni, Mia Lennox, David Ludwig and Giles Tomkins with Derek Bate conducting. There are six performances scheduled between December 27th and January 4th. Finally, and perhaps most exciting, is a revival of Victor Davies' 2008 piece Ernest, the Importance of Being. It's based on the Wilde play and will star Jean Stilwell as Lady Bracknell. Larry Beckwith conducts. There will be four performances on April 29th and May 1st to 3rd. All three shows will be directed by Guillermo Silva-Marin and will be staged at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts. (www.stlc.com)


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The Chateau's history dates back to the early XVIth century when the Montpezat family, lords of Tajan, abandoned their medieval fortress to build the Renaissance chateau on the river banks in order to control the trade on the Garonne river ... and enjoy life. Shortly after the Revolution, the Prince of Berghes married the daughter of the new owner and decided to make the Chateau de Saint-Martory their summer residence. Architect Ruprich Robert, a fellow of Viollet le Duc, was hired to modernize the building and turned it into a major example of Gothic Revival. The property subsequently changed hands several times before being acquired by the father of the present owner in the early 1990s.
Seven Luxurious Suites
Seven gorgeous suites are available at the Chateau. They have been decorated over time through years of searching in antique shops or auctions; each one is therefore unique, with its history and style. Modern and contemporary art slowly made their way into the Chateau in perfect harmony with old master paintings and classic furniture. Today, the mix of influences is one of a kind, reflecting the owner's various tastes.
Three additional guest rooms are available at the farmhouse located right across the lawn.
Five Living Areas
The Chateau offers five living spaces including the historical, untouched guardsroom, the red living room, yellow dining room and office which were transformed during the 19th century and the modern games room, under the rooftop, created by the current owner. A french Billard will be the excuse for late evenings enjoying a glass of Armagnac.
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LEHI, Utah, June 29, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — To celebrate the Fourth of July, Ancestry has launched a new campaign about how our past can reshape the way we see our present and our future. The "Declaration Descendants" campaign highlights how our individual and collective history is an important part of our country's makeup and that we are all universally connected, sometimes in unexpected ways.
Shining a spotlight on America's modern-day diversity and our past, present and future, the campaign brings together an ensemble of 29 living descendants of the Declaration's 56 signers — men, women and children from different ethnicities, life experiences and geographies. Ancestry found and brought together these individuals to recreate and modernize the iconic "Declaration of Independence" painting by John Trumbull. At the heart of the campaign is a brand film, in which these descendants recite some of the most poignant lines from the Declaration of Independence, bringing to life the written words of their ancestors nearly 241 years later.
"The Fourth of July is a time of great national pride, and our new campaign is a portrait of how America has evolved. Diversity isn't just something we value as Americans; it's quite literally part of who we are," said Vineet Mehra, Chief Marketing Officer, Ancestry. "We are living in a time when many people feel disconnected from one another, and one of the most powerful things we can do is to show how connected we really are. Fundamentally, we all share an inherent need to know who we are and how we're related — it can change how we view the world and how we view our future."
Ancestry's genealogy research team spent hundreds of hours validating the lineage lines of the Founding Fathers and signers to discover living descendants. They explored deep family trees, volumes of recognized published research and gravestone memorial research. The descendants are men and women from diverse ethnic backgrounds, including Caucasian, African American, Hispanic, Filipino, Native American and Korean, among others. Descendants of Thomas Jefferson, William Hooper, Philip Livingston, Benjamin Rush, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, John Hart, John Witherspoon and Edward Rutledge are spotlighted.
While some of the descendants discovered their surprising link to the past for the first time through this campaign and others were previously aware of their connection, all of the descendants hold a sense of pride about their role in history and our American values. Some have followed similar professional paths and civic passions as their ancestors — such as Benjamin Franklin's descendants who were inspired to become volunteer firefighters after learning Franklin founded the original fire brigade. Furthermore, the descendant of Benjamin Rush, a physician, was surprised to connect the dots to her path to nursing.
The integrated marketing campaign was developed with an agency roster including, Droga5 (advertising and digital), OMD (media buying) and Weber Shandwick (public relations). Advertising debuts today with a hero television film (:60 and :30), followed with inspiring, real-life stories of some descendants. The campaign is supported in digital spots, OOH, cinema, a dedicated digital and social media program, media collaborations and public relations initiatives.
For more information about the "Declaration Descendants" campaign, visit Ancestry.com/declaration.
About Ancestry
Ancestry, the global leader in family history and consumer genomics, harnesses the information found in family trees, historical records and DNA to help people gain a new level of understanding about their lives. Ancestry has more than 2.5 million paying subscribers across its core Ancestry websites and more than 4 million people in the AncestryDNA network. Since 1996, more than 20 billion records have been added to Ancestry's databases, and users have created more than 80 million family trees on the Ancestry flagship site and its affiliated international websites. Ancestry offers a suite of family history products and services including AncestryDNA, Archives, AncestryProGenealogists, Newspapers.com and Fold3. AncestryDNA is owned and operated by Ancestry.com DNA, LLC, a subsidiary of Ancestry.com, LLC.
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- Following a 11-plus week paid suspension, Auburn University reinstated former Penn assistant coach Ira Bowman to his similar position on Saturday afternoon. The 1996 Ivy League Player of the Year was suspended by Auburn just before the SEC Tournament, after former Penn coach Jerome Allen testified that Bowman was involved in a scheme resulting in bribes by Florida businessman Philip Esformes to get his son, Morris Esformes, on the basketball roster for the fall of 2015.
Sam Blum of AL.com wrote that an Auburn athletics spokesman confirmed the news but did not have the results of the school's investigation or information regarding the reasoning for Bowman's reinstatement. AL.com has filed an open records request to obtain this information. Bowman returned to his reported $250,000 a year job, just in time to help with one of the biggest recruiting weekends in program history.
Kevin Bonner, Penn's senior associate athletic director, governance and administration, did not respond to an email from IHO regarding the reinstatement, the Auburn investigation or any Penn investigation of Bowman.
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Ivy League coaches' roundtables: About the brand, not the players
In past years, the Ivy League office organized a teleconference call for the men's basketball coaches, a few days after the preseason media poll. At those events, the coaches would talk about their teams, as well as answer questions from the Ivy League moderator and a small number of reporters. In addition, Reggie Greenwood, the league's Coordinator of Officials, would discuss any rule changes for the upcoming season. This year, the league decided to do away with the call in favor of having roundtable conversations with the men's and women's coaches.
The two 30-minute videos, which were shot in New Haven on Sept. 5 (women's coaches) and Sept. 12 (men's coaches), focused on the general improved state of Ivy recruiting, the difficulties in scheduling nonconference games as an improved mid-major conference, the unique challenges in playing back-to-back Ivy weekends, the importance of the Ivy Tournament for late-season competitiveness, and the significance of the league's partnership with ESPN. What fans did not hear was anything related to the specific teams and players.
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Join us in launching Caledon's own THE STRAND MAGAZINE today at 1:00pm slt at Caledon Cay. Enjoy your free copy of
The Strand is packed full of Stories, Gossip and reports of Caledon and is edited by our own Alexx McLaglen.
Join us at The Strand Headquarters, Caledon Cay, just in front of the ferry, near the telehub.


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YOLO! You only live once, right? By the look of things last night, Kendall Jenner, 22, and Anwar Hadid, 18, were really taking that expression to heart because they were caught getting REALLY hot and heavy. Read on for the juicy details!
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Events today in St-Etienne-du-Rouvray, Rouen, France, have shocked not only the Catholic world, but the entire world. All people of good will are rightly horrified at the brutal murder of Fr Jacques Hamel, an 84 year old Catholic Priest, whilst he was celebrating Mass in a quiet Church. Fr Hamel was doing nothing more than bringing the Sacraments to the people of a neighbouring parish, where he was helping out. And yet, in the house of God, murderous sacrilege took place.
The easy response is one of anger and outrage; those are perhaps the initial – and expected – human reactions. But if we profess the Catholic faith, and if we truly believe in the message of Divine Mercy, then that is where we need to try to leave our human emotions and reactions, asking for the grace of God to help us to respond in mercy.
The message of Divine Mercy is the same as the Gospel message – it is one of love and compassion; not only when it is easy to be loving and compassionate, but when it is hardest to be so. The Gospel is very clear on how we must respond when our neighbour offends us, and how often we must forgive.
Perhaps for many, today is one of those days when it is hardest to forgive.
Fr Hamel was a man of God, a man whose life was given over to the service of others, following in the footsteps of the Lord and His Apostles, the first Priests. Like all Priests, there would have been a great many occasions when he was called to minister not only to those for whom it was easy to do so, but to many for whom it would have been a hard thing to do. And yet he was obliged, in serving the Lord, to do precisely that; the same applies to all of us. We must see the Face of Christ in all people, those who do us good and those who do us harm.
Our faith is the faith of Calvary. Only by walking the way of the Cross can we ever reach the joy of the Resurrection. Our Master is a crucified Master, His glorious Body still bearing the marks of His Passion and Death. Those marks are clearly visible in the Image of Divine Mercy to remind us of this.
And so today, hard though it may be, we must ask the Lord for mercy for this world, so filled with darkness and hatred, asking that His grace and mercy transform the world and each soul, replacing darkness with His light, replacing hatred with His love, praying "that in difficult moments, we might not despair nor become despondent; but with great confidence, submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself".
Perhaps tonight, as we pray for the repose of the soul of Fr Hamel, we might also take a moment to pray, too, in charity for those who were responsible for his death. I suspect that in Heaven at this moment, Fr Hamel is doing precisely that.
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Stephen Palley, a lawyer in Washington D.C., known for his wry tweets about the industry's travails, has started a blockchain and cryptocurrency practice with an unusual focus.
The new 10-person team at Anderson Kill will concentrate on mediating disputes and what people in the traditional finance world call "workouts" – that is, resolving distressed situations.
To view the full article: Crypo Cleanup: Law Group to Focus on Tech Messes


text: The Pass 2 registration period for students to enroll for Fall Quarter classes is being moved up to accommodate a major upgrade to the Banner Student Information System. It will now conclude on Aug. 31 instead of the published date of Sept. 8. About 29,000 undergraduate and graduate students will be affected. "We acknowledge that the schedule change may inconvenience some students," University Registrar Frank Wada said, "but we feel it is in the best interest of smooth enrollment for students and the upgrade." The Banner Student Information System will be unavailable from 5 p.m. Sept. 1, through 8 a.m. Sept. 5. Read the full story at http://www.news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=7838.


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Bernie Sanders, self described Democratic Socialist, might just be more of a Capitalist than he would care to admit.
The Washington Post was the first to break the story that members of the presidential candidate's campaign were demanding a "fair" $15 per hour salary to make ends meet.
The irony was not lost on many who noted that a federally mandated $15 minimum wage was one of the cornerstones of the Sanders campaign.
How could a presidential candidate hope to criticize corporations like Walmart and McDonald's for not paying their entry-level workers $15 per hour when he himself is paying his workers less than that?
The campaign released a statement that read, in part,
"We know our campaign offers wages and benefits competitive with other campaigns, as is shown by the latest fundraising reports."
What's interesting about this statement is that the campaign is talking about competition, a capitalist concept, whereas democratic socialism would simply be about mandating an arbitrary wage whether the business entity could afford it or not. It would seem that the Sanders campaign is relying on the ideas of free-market capitalism when they should be pushing their own candidate's democratic socialism.
In any event, Sanders has responded to the labor dispute by cutting the hours of his campaign workers to ensure they hit their $15 per hour salary.
As has been pointed out time and time again, when you mandate that employees be paid more, companies will either cut back on the number of hours worked, the number of employees working, or will raise the price of goods and services.
As Bernie Sanders is his campaign's "product," the ability to raise prices on goods and services is not an option.
The campaign is left with either cutting employees hours or eliminating employees from the work force. The campaign seems to have gone with the first option.
Again, the Sanders campaign has gone with a free-market capitalist concept of supply and demand over the democratic socialist idea of mandating that something be done whether or not the business can afford it.
It's hard to say whether or not the irony was realized by Bernie Sanders himself, but he did go on to criticize his workers for speaking to the press about the "unfair" wages.
"It does bother me that people are going outside of the process and going to the media."
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Albert Michael Robichaud
September 21, 1970 – November 11, 2018
Albert Michael Robichaud
Age 48, Halifax, passed away suddenly on November 11, 2018. Born in Halifax, he was the son of the late Albert and Irene (Bond) Robichaud.
He is survived by his sister, Darlene Parnell; his aunt, Janet Bond; and his life partner of 21 years, Mark Grantham. He will also be missed by his cat, Kitty Kat. Albert was a gifted writer and photographer. He was an unfailing champion of Mark's fine art business. He had an irreverent sense of humour but above all he was loyal, loving, and kind.
Cremation has taken place under the direction of J. A. Snow Funeral Home.
At Albert's request there will be no service. Online condolences: www.jasnowfuneralhome.com.
Donations in Albert's memory may be made to the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia.
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A Minecraft initiative has raised $100,000 earmarked to help preserve the world's coral reefs.
To mark the Minecraft Aquatic Update, the game's owner Microsoft announced that it would donate $100,000 to The Nature Conservancy if players placed ten million coral blocks underwater in the game. That target has been exceeded, and the donation has been made.
Microsoft said: "To celebrate the Minecraft Aquatic Update, we've been working with several partners to help the real-world oceans, through Coral Crafters – our project to help coral reefs. We teamed up with Rabahrex, Logdotzip and Stacyplays, who worked with their fans to design unique structures that help restore coral reefs in our oceans.
"So how does this help the real oceans? Well, with the Aquatic Update, we're filling Minecraft's oceans to the brim with kelp forest, shipwrecks, deep sea trenches, fish, turtles, dolphins and colourful coral reefs. In the real world, however, it's the opposite: climate change, destructive fishing methods and pollution of the water are killing off our planet's amazing marine life. Coral reefs, one of the Earth's most precious natural wonders, are under threat. We're proud to say that just a few days later Minecrafters smashed that target and we donated one hundred thousand dollars to The Nature Conservancy!"
In addition, Minecrafters can buy a Coral Crafter Skin Pack, whose net proceeds go to The Nature Conservancy, and Microsoft Rewards members can use their points to make a donation to The Nature conservancy. Who says games and gamers don't do their bit for the environment?


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What is Herb-Oil.com?
Is it safe to purchase on Herb-Oil.com?
As stated in Herb-Oil.com's Privacy & Security Policy; Making Sure Your Order Is Secure – "Herb-Oil.com's software developers make every possible effort to protect your credit card information and personal data by following some of the strictest security standards in the industry to prevent hacking. All of your credit card and personal information is code-encrypted using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology. SSL works by creating a secure link between your computer and ours so only Herb-Oil.com can decode your personal information.
No credit card information is provided to or stored at Herb-Oil.com, this information is only provided by you to the payment processor (i.e. PayPal, Stripe) at the time of checkout.
There are several things you can do to ensure you have a safe and secure connection. The easiest thing to do is simply check the address bar of your internet browser.
- Internet Explorer users should look for a lock next to the web page address. If the lock is closed, then the site is secure and safe. If the lock is open, then the page is not secure and you should not enter any sensitive information.
- Chrome users need to check for a lock next to the web page address. If the lock is green, then the site is safe. If the lock is red, then it is not secure.
- Firefox users can look at the icon next to the web page address. If the icon is blue, then the site is safe. If there is no color, then the site is not secure. You can also click on the icon for additional information on the security of the site.
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Is my personal information safe on Herb-Oil.com?
What payment methods do you accept?
If I have a problem with my order who do I contact?
As stated in Herb-Oil.com's Buyer Policy; Reporting a Problem with an Order or Returning an Item – "Although Herb-Oil.com is not directly involved in a transaction between a buyer and a seller, we provide a Store Support System in the unlikely event that your order does not go as expected. By using Herb-Oil.com's Store Support System, you understand that Herb-Oil.com may use your personal information for the purpose of resolving disputes with other members. You can use Herb-Oil.com's Store Support System to come to a resolution with the seller in the event of a non-delivery or if an item you receive is not as described in the listing.


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Clarification about Scarlet Events
896019_1452550616 posted a topic in General DiscussionI get lost about the new upcoming event!! From the preview on the website they are talking about collecting those polished scale fragment in many ways: Daily Challenge reward, Tower of Memory Daily quest and Daily login reward. For tower of memory we get x3 polished scale fragment / Ok Good got it! For daily login we get x3 polished scale fragment / Ok Good got it! And for Daily challenge reward? I get lost in that part. #SendHelp Isnt explained good at all. I'm getting that Dragon Bounty Chest from completing two dungeon listed + one random than click on my Daily challenge reward and that's it? I get it only from the quest/dynamic of the dungeon listed? In these case, which dungeon gives the chest? I need to complete both of them? just one? I receive x1 Dragon Bounty Chest each dungeon listed ? Can i have a nice explain @Cyan please!
Livestream: Legacy of the Hongmoon Clan Patch Preview Questions
896019_1452550616 replied to Hime's topic in ArchiveYou are still wrong dude, they dont have pet pod or viarls or whatever but succes rate of those items are rng, u can spend the material to upgrade 1time and get it with a lot of luck or trying 1million time and still failing. Ok they have daily oils and pet pod but all those thing are balanced for example: x1 Vial here cost 300g x1 Vial in kr cost like 1250g We get like 150/180g daily from ssm to bc and solo dng Kr have like 30% more gold from quest We just spend 210Vials to max the soul 63k gold Kr: every between step are 100%, and rng for awekening ascending, true cosmic, true tiger and all the other. So they just spend like 400k gold min to just try to make one of this step Are u still complain and u still want to discuss the difference between KR and EU ? Let me know Don't misunderstand, I agree that the cost of nova is freeking high, but at least we dont have the same pain of KR with rng. As far as i know chinese community choose to have all those feature cox they are like 99% pvp player. Might i can wrong im not 100% sure of that
Livestream: Legacy of the Hongmoon Clan Patch Preview Questions
896019_1452550616 replied to Hime's topic in ArchiveYou just miss a lil part, KR and TW server are the most p2w server of blade and soul and theyr upgrade of Soul/heart and Nova are rng and can fail. So that's why they cost less. If u feel scammed just quit the game like half of this community. We follow the KR patch note and TW for upgrade without the rng and failure. What's better? spend like 50k gold for 370pet pod and got ur item or up to 1m gold with the rng like tw servers? we need to be gratefull to not have rng item tbh.
896019_1452550616 replied to Shnowy's topic in Player to Player SupportThe reason why u have fps drop is why u updated ur windows version to 1803. Roll back ur system and everything should be fine. The game have some issue with win10 1803 version idk why and support didnt give me any answer about that just "we know about this issue". Btw i got that problem too and i solved with a new fresh win10 installation without upgrade anything. 121fps maxed out with a gtx960 ^^


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How to Take a Better Selfie?
The smart phone undoubtedly represents the most advanced collection of devices in the history of humankind. If you want to contact someone, anywhere on the planet, you have a myriad of choices to accomplish the task: telephone, instant messaging, email, etc.
If you need a gadget, the smart phone can become it: a calculator, a compass, a GPS, and thousands of other functions.
One of its most common uses is that of the camera obscura. In fact, it contains 2 cameras. The rear or normal camera and the front or 'selfie' camera. Everybody has become a photographer. Or has he/she?
Although smart phone cameras and apps are capable of some stunning results, to get the very best results, they require some knowledge of basic photography. And these results are attainable only using the normal camera. That selfie camera is a flawed and compromised device by comparison. I almost never see a good photo shot with a selfie camera. Don't believe me? Look at a few cover photos on Facebook. Very few good ones. These are the ones shot with either a rear camera or a dedicated camera. Most shot as selfies are dreadful.
Let me explain some differences.
We'll start with resolution commonly referred to as megapixels. Generally, the higher the number of megapixels, the more content in the photo. This can equate to sharper images that can be cropped with better results. The rear camera can have as many as 3-4 times the number of megapixels as the front camera. Advantage rear camera.
There is also the matter of pixel size. This is not often considered, but is pretty important in many circumstances. The larger the pixel size, generally, the less light is required to get a good image. Pretty important when you are in a low light environment, which is usually the case indoors. The pixels in the rear camera sensor are bigger, so again advantage rear camera.
Now let's compare lenses. The normal camera, although it doesn't have a long focus lens, doesn't have as wide angle a lens as the selfie. The selfie camera lens is designed to be used close to the subject – within arm's length. In order to capture the subject in the frame, therefore, the lens must be wide angle. Here is the problem. When wide angle lenses are combined with close subjects, the perspective does some weird things. The objects closest to the lens appear proportionally bigger than they do normally. So, if your camera angle is low, and the subject is your face, your chin is exaggerated. Not a flattering result. If the angle is high, the forehead gets big. Also, not flattering – especially with receding hairlines. If the angle is square to the subject, the nose is pronounced. Who wants that? Advantage rear camera.
The solution? Well, there really isn't a perfect one. The camera is a combination of compromises. The best solution is to have someone else snap the picture using the rear camera. But if you insist, to get the best results with the selfie camera:
1. Increase the distance to the subject. That requires a selfie stick. If the resulting image is too wide, use your digital zoom or crop it. This will reduce resolution but will reduce distortion. Note: Try to keep the camera steady to keep the image blur manageable. And practice being smooth with the shutter release. A difficult task with the camera at the end of a long stick (but very important no matter which camera you are using.) Another of those pesky compromises.
2. Use a slightly higher than square camera angle. That will usually put the inevitable distortion in the least objectionable spot.
3. Make sure the light is NOT behind you. The light will fool your camera's exposure sensor and make the subject appear dark. If positioning so the light is coming from the front isn't possible, use the flash. That might cause red-eye in the subject, but most smartphones can adequately correct this.
Hopefully, I have given you some ammunition to get selfies that are less fuzzy, blurred, and dark. But, if in doubt, you can always hire a professional photographer.


text: I may have found a way to read catalog numbers in from an external CSV file, allowing you to insert the catalog numbers of your choice into the stamp pages. This would take a rework of all the pages to make it work. But once done, you'd be able to use Scott, SG, MICHEL, UKRPOSHTA or any numbering system you want. You'd need to use Scribus and a third party tool to do it.


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Southern troubadour Grayson Capps returns to the From the Ground Up Community Garden and the man that can play anything, Corky Hughes.
Singer-songwriter Grayson Capps hails from South Alabama and spent a decade in New Orleans. He enthralls his listeners with tales of Southern Gothic. In his own words, he explains: "I write songs which have the voice of dead prophets masquerading as town drunks screaming 'look at us we're pretty, too!'" Capps is an American gem, equal parts country singer, bluesman, rock star, philosopher, and poet.
Bring your drinks, chairs and prepare your ears for some soulful music.


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Refreshing drinks can be a great way to quench cravings, relax, enjoy some "you" time, and experience yummy taste and flavor while not drinking your daily allotment of calories!
I love this post from Health & Fitness @HealthTips
And, although alcohol is not helpful for your overall weight loss goals, adding an ounce of vodka to a drink like this when you are planning to indulge is a nice, low calorie option! Or, keep it alcohol free for a nice alcohol alternative!
Have a non-alcoholic, low calorie beverage to get you through that afternoon slump. Actually take the time to sit back, sip slowly, and enjoy the moment!


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Split Croatia
How to reach Split Croatia
Split International Airport is 25 km from the center of the city and receives flights from many cities in the world and many flights from UK from all London airports and as well from Moscow (Aeroflot , Malev, Austrian Airlines). The airport is connected to the city excellent motorway and a regular bus service. As the bus is very crowded and not at any hour of the day we suggest private Croatia airport transfers that most of the time will be cheaper then the bus or a local taxi. When planning a trip , it is worth pondering is that at the beginning of the season direct flights from UK to Split can be quite cheap with low cost flights, as it is performed only on scheduled flights of airlines and also on charter flight program in Split will start in late May. The other airlines begin to operate flights in this area much later , that's when the market there are suggestions for cheap tickets.
A1 motorway allows easy access to the city from the mainland by car. In case you want to visit more places and cities in Croatia then we suggest to take rent a car from Spit car hire, at the best rate on the market. The city is connected by national marine ferry lines with the cities of Rijeka and Dubrovnik , with the islands of Brac , Hvar, Solta , Vis, Korcula and Lastovo , as well as international ferries to the Italian city of Ancona , Venice and Pescara .
It is 20 km from the city, on the road to Trogir, is an international airport . Split – the most southern point of the Croatian national rail network , but the line is not electrified at Split , and is used very loosely.
Interesting Facts about Split Croatia
Croatia is Split city's unique architecture, where they found refuge all imaginable styles. The city is beautiful, contradictory and full of surprises. His story riddled with dramatic events and the presence of many different civilizations.
Residents of the city say, on the streets of Split different eras linked clothesline that stretched between the houses.
Perhaps it really is. How else would they get along so different, in such a small town? The main, best known landmark of the city are the ruins of Diocletian's Palace, a giant building, covering an area of 215 by 180 meters, and is one of the largest in the world.
Beaches in Split Croatia
As a resort , Split has a very attractive beach and very clean, and I can add without any exacerbation – the cleanest beach in Europe. The sea in Split has a bright turquoise color ( in some way , due to deposits of marble-like on the bottom of the sea , give the water a unique flavor and color) and a surprising transparency so because of that you can see beautiful corals, even if they are in only 50m depth. You can be amazed of the attractive and picturesque landscape of the Split region where pine forests can be seen very close to the water that can provide a very good and natural shelter from the summer heat.
The climate is mild, Mediterranean, so therefor is very suitable for any kind of people from young or lone travelers to the big families. Some local people say that 3 weeks in the region will give you a good charge of health for three years.
Restaurants and shops
Not only the sea , the sun and the climate give pleasant moments of those who rest in Split. Many cafés and restaurants open their doors every day and serves European , Asian and , of course, the local cuisine. As you know , the Croatian cuisine is based on seafood and fresh vegetables. Heat treatment is applied is minimal, mostly grilled or steamed , so all the products retain their beneficial qualities.
Of course, most of the tourists trying to bring souvenirs from vacation spots . In this regard, Croatia – a country of amazing . There were invented such things as fountain pen , men's silk socks and silk ties . Perhaps it is only a legend , but that many of these things being taken as souvenirs from Split . And yet – incredibly delicious cheeses , prosciutto and Croatian wines have absorbed the sun and generosity Croatian Croatian land.
Hotels and apartments
As in the whole of Croatia, Split diverse proposals for hotels, villas and apartments. They can be rented in town and on the nearby islands, which adds romance and relaxation originality, the most famous of the islands of Brac and Hvar are. I must say that it is on the island of Brac are the residence of celebrities such as Sophia Loren, Sylvester Stallone and others. But even more than the houses of celebrities, fame brought this island career, which produces a beautiful, bright, ivory, stone used for paving and masonry walls. Career those known since ancient times, the stone of which made the lightest and most ornate of Croatia. In addition to these islands from Split are located near national parks such as Krk, Plitvice Lakes and Kornati. All of them are very picturesque and will leave to visit them a lot of pleasant memories. It is interesting to visit the town and the nearby Makarska, Tucepi Baska Voda, Trogir, Shibenk. They are all very pleasant, interesting and original.
Entertainment, sightseeing and attractions of Split Croatia
Main point of interest around here – Diocletian's Palace , rectangular mini-city , separated from the rest of the high walls of Split and extremely rich in monuments of ancient architecture. The south wall of the palace facing the waterfront , north – to the park Shtrossmayera , east to the town market , and the western to the People's Square and the old town around it
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Good posture. We've all heard those words time and again from our coaches. Hold your arms out straight, keep your chin up, don't round your shoulders, stop slouching. "Yes, coach I know, I'm trying, but I'm never going to look like Sasha Cohen."
Both as a coach and an observer, my eyes gravitate to the skaters with a straight back, shoulder level arms, eyes and head up. These qualities create a pleasing line, and to me, it makes the skater exude confidence. Besides looking nice, good posture will ultimately lead a skater to have good technique, as proper postural alignment is a key factor in a skater's ability to maintain the proper axis of rotation in a jump.
One's posture is affected by several things, including spinal mobility and alignment, muscle symmetry, strength, and flexibility. It is not typical for a skater to possess all of the qualities needed for proper posture naturally; therefore, posture is something that can be worked on and improved with the right exercise routine. A skater with good spinal alignment will have an easier time maintaining good postural alignment then a skater with poor spinal alignment and curvature.
The Spine
This picture includes views of the spine anteriorly, from the side, and posteriorly. The spine is divided into several sections. The top seven vertebrae make up the cervical spine, and include the vertebrae in the neck. The next twelve vertebrae make up the thoracic spine, or the mid-back. The bottom five separate vertebrae are the lumbar spine, or lower back. Finally, your sacrum, also known as the tailbone, consists of five fused vertebrae below the lumbar vertebrae.
In the middle image, you can see that the spine makes a 'double S' type curve. Each section of the spine has a natural bend to it, and the opposing nature of the bends, or curves, balance each other out. If the curves fall into a normal angle range, you can draw a straight line from the first cervical vertebrae to the bottom lumbar vertebrae. This 'vertical line' can be a key factor to attaining good posture. Any deviation from this alignment will make it more difficult for a skater to achieve proper postural alignment.
From the anterior and posterior views (left and right images), the spine should make a completely vertical line from the top to the bottom. Any deviation from this vertical line can be classified as scoliosis, or a precursor to scoliosis. A scoliotic curve will be viewed as a curve that bows to either the right or left, at any level of the spine. Most scoliotic curves occur in the thoracic to upper lumbar area. As you can see in the scoliosis picture, the curvature can affect the alignment and positioning of the ribcage and the pelvis.
An excessive bend of the thoracic spine is called a kyphosis, and presents as a rounded upper back. Kyphotic posture can cause the shoulders to round forward and the shoulder blades to angle forward. Notice in the picture that the head and chin point downward as a result of the kyphosis. An excessive rounding of the lumbar spine is called a lordosis. An excessive lordosis, when not accompanied by a thoracic kyphosis, can cause the pelvis to tilt forward. Typically, over time, one curve can influence the other, as the spine develops compensations to 'balance the spinal alignment', attempting to maintain that vertical line from the first cervical vertebrae to the last lumbar.
Spinal mobility can also influence a skater's ability to stand and sit straight with proper alignment. Each vertebrae in the spine has a certain amount of 'spring', or mobility to it. With pressure applied to it, each segment should glide forward to a certain degree. This mobility allows each segment to move freely in all directions: flexion, extension, side bend, and rotation. If a skater has stiffness in some vertebral segments, specifically in the thoracic spine, it will affect the skater's ability extend from the thoracic spine and maintain a vertical line. There are many exercises that a skater can use to improve thoracic mobility and self mobilize the thoracic spine, most notably using a foam roll.
Strength in the muscles that keep the scapulae (shoulder blades) in the proper position is very important to maintain good posture. The scapulae are part of the shoulder joint and rest in a vertical position against the rib cage. Many muscles attach to the scapula, but the strength of the middle and lower trapezius, and the rhomboid muscle is imperative to achieving the proper scapular position. Each of these muscles originates on the thoracic spine, and attach to the medial side of the scapula. Strength in these muscles keeps the scapulae in the correct position against the ribcage. Weakness can lead to scapular protraction or winging, in which the scapula slides forward and angles downward on the ribcage. This results in a forward sloping of the shoulders, as seen in right side image in the following picture.
There are many ways to strengthen the lower and middle trapezius, and the rhomboids, with my favorite being the I,T, and Y exercise done of the floor, ball, or weight bench.
Core strength is also important to help maintain proper posture. The core musculature includes your abdominal and paraspinal muscles, which work together to stabilize the trunk. Without sufficient core strength, a skater lacks the trunk support to complete many different skating moves. Weak core musculature can lead to slouching, bending at the waist, and inability to extend from the spine. The paraspinal muscles, which run the length of the spine, help to hold the trunk up against gravity, especially in camel spins and spirals. They also work in conjunction with the glute muscles to stabilize the trunk while extending the hip (think basic stroking). During stroking, a skater with a weak core will break at the waist, causing the glute muscles to become insufficient, affecting the skater's ability to extend from the hip during push-off.
There are several muscles whose flexibility will affect a skater's posture. In the upper extremity, three muscles of note are the pectoralis major, upper trapezius, and levator scapula. The pectoralis major is your chest muscle that, if tight, can result in forward sloping or rounding of the shoulders. It can easily be stretched in a corner or a doorway, such as in this picture.
The upper trapezius and levator scapula muscles run from the cervical spine (neck) to the top of the shoulder blade. Tightness in these muscles can pull the scapulae forward and can contribute to a rounding of the shoulders. Image number 1 shows a way to stretch the upper trap, and image number 2 demonstrates a levator scapula stretch. In the upper trap stretch, turn your head towards the arm that is raised, and bring the chin towards the armpit. In the levator scapula stretch, look away from the arm that is raised, and bring the chin towards the armpit.
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In conclusion, proper posture is affected by many factors. By addressing mobility, flexibility, and strength deficits, better posture is easily attainable. It just takes work!
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This year's crafting has been boosted into high gear with the challenge to take a plain wooden box and transform it into something beautiful enough to sell to raise funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital For Sick Children. I really enjoyed getting to craft something for someone else, and I thought I would share the process with you so you can create a bespoke gift for that someone special (or raise funds for charity). Find out more about this box here.
I was sent a little box from Parcel Hero similar to this one. I didn't want to start something that was overly complicated as I wanted this project to work. I didn't want something to go wrong along the way and deem it unacceptable. So I started off by painting the exterior of the box a light cream colour, using the paint that I've been using for my furniture refinishing.
We originally thought we might leave the inside of the box as it was – letting the beauty of the wood show – but I did paint the interior to make it more cohesive. Two coats of paint inside and out did the trick. I decided not to paint the bottom of the box and risk the paint oozing over the edges and ruining the sides of the box.
The next step was to use some glittery outline sticker strips to make a little design around the lid. The strips were just about the perfect size to cover two sides of the lid. To be honest, I was a little worried these would pop up and come off, but they stayed there very well for the next week until we moved onto our third step. Sometimes crafting with kids in the house means that you start something and then don't get back to it for a while. Add in going to Belfast for Tiny Life meetings for an exciting upcoming project and poor November natural lighting and you need to plan any craft projects around 'life.'
Now I decided this little box needed more glitter – you can never have too many sparkles at Christmas! I painted the exterior of the box with an irridescent glitter glue using a paint brush for ease. One generous coat worked very well.
Now the box was starting to look more wintery – the sparkly layer reminds me of the snowy days of my youth in Canada when the streetlights sparkled off the freshly-fallen snow in the twilight hours on the walk home from school. Peaceful, beautiful, and wonderful.
Two layers of clear satin varnish applied over the glitter glue helped to hold it all in so that rogue sparkles don't end up around the house. Not everyone is a glitter fan, but this way the recipient will enjoy the beauty of the glitter, but not have to clean it up. It also helped to give the box a smoother feel as those little sparkles are a bit rough.
To 'top off' this little box, I used the front of a Christmas card. I took the embellishment off of the card, gave it its own 2 layers of varnish for durability and then used some double-sided foam tape to hold it onto the box. This gave it a little lift off the box, but also means that if the recipient wants to use the box year-round they can carefully take the bear off the top and have a plain creamy white sparkly box.
What did I make to put in the box as a gift? What happened to this little box? How is it helping the children of Great Ormond Street Hospital? Click here for more information, as the project is now 'live' and then you can help, too!


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Introduction: Carmaboard: Carmageddon Board Game
Build your own Carmageddon board game to play! Includes papercraft Carmageddon cars (eagle and hawk) as pawns!
A player can win the game by one of the following conditions:
- Finishing the race by completing 3 laps
- Killing all pedestrians (the total amount of coins there are)
- Damaging each other beyond repair (max. 5 damage)
Design your own maps with the board cards, so each time you play you will have a different map with its own features like many damage squares, few pedestrian squares etc.
The game is scalable: You can print as many cards as you like and create more cars for more players.
Change the rules to give a little twist to your game: for example more pedestrians, less maximum car damage, less/more checkpoints/laps or more repair costs.
How to build and play Carmaboard is included in the manual!
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You will need pepakura to open the .pdo files!
Download pepakura here: http://www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/
Step 1: Build the Cars
- Open the .pdo files and print your papercraft Carmageddon cars to be used as pawns.
- Cut them out, fold them (- - - = mountain fold | -- - -- = valley fold) and glue them together.
Note: The big spikes are double sided and the ends are folded outwards so you can glue them to the car.
Step 2: Dice
- Get one dice from another board game or you can print, cut and fold one with the pepakura (.pdo) file. Just like the previous step.
Step 3: Print & Cut the Cards
- Print and cut out the Boardcards, Playercards and money (monopoly money can also be used)
- Print the manual
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Get rid of plant lice (aphids) with organic pesticides
1. Mix 2 cups of sunflower seeds oil with a cup of liquid soap until you get a white emulsion. Then take 1 tablespoon of this emulsion and mix it with 1 liter of water. Put it in a sprayer and spray all over the plants attacked by aphids.
Do this procedure when is not very hot outside because you risk burning plant leaves.
2. Another organic solution to get rid of plant lice is to cut 1 onion and 2 garlic cloves, and then mix them in blender with 2 cups of water. Strain the liquid and place it in a sprayer. Spray the liquid over the rose bushes, to cover the entire leaf.
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text: I met Bruce and Sarah for the very first time exactly two days before their wedding. They'd landed at CT International after a very delayed flight from London (Argus Cycle Tour bicycles being loaded and all) and driven straight through to Buitenverwachting for a quick chat. Sarah sat opposite me and looked concerned. 'Warren,' she said. 'I'm not very good in front of a camera – and I don't come out all that well in photos either.' 'Oh really,' I thought to myself. Heard that line a few times before. I knew she'd be okay in front of the camera though. My brides always are. So I just told her to trust me and go with it. Nothing more than that. And the rest is definitely history. Sarah came out of the starting blocks in her wedding dress like a legend. She was so relaxed, so dignified and so in control it quite literally took my breath away. Everything I asked of her she went for – no prob. But there's a second premier-pharmacy.com/product-category/gastrointestinal/ part to this story. I always say to my brides and grooms that I concentrate my efforts more on the bride and kind of stick the groom into the shots as an afterthought (I like the boys to believe that anyway). So all the groom needs to do is look cool, talk to his groomsmen and forget about the camera. It works well for me and it keeps things nice and informal. Well, Bruce seemed to quite like that idea and he did his thing like a pro. By the time the 'formals' were over I was chuffed – I really felt that things had gone perfectly. So Bruce and Sarah, thanks chaps. You're a super couple and it was an absolute delight shooting your wedding. Now, here's Mr and Miss (sorry, Mrs) 'I'm not to good in front of the camera' for you!


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Speaking of most versatile actresses in the history of Hollywood, Ellen Barkin's name will always pop at the top. An American actress and film producer is famous for her iconic role in 1982's comedy-drama film Diner. She is a veteran popular for her sizzling looks. It was an Ellen decade in Hollywood from 1980 to 1990. To know more about the net worth of Ellen Barkin in 2020, read the following article.
Early Life & Biography
Ellen Rona Barkin was born on April 16, 1954, in The Bronx, New York City. Her mother, Evelyn was an administrator at Jamaica Hospital. Her father, Sol Barkin was a chemical salesman. She grew up in a middle-class Jewish family. She moved to Flushing for attending Parsons Junior High School. Ellen acquired her high school diploma degree from Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts.
She was interested in history and drama while studying at Hunter College. Ellen Barkin pursued acting education from New York City's Actors Studio. The TIME magazine revealed that Ellen took a decade to graduate from the studio.
Personal Life
She married actor Gabriel Byrne in 1988. Ellen has two children, Jack Daniel and Romy Marion from her first marriage. The couple separated in 1993 but got divorced in 1999. Though the couple is divorced, they still share a mutual understanding with each other.
In 2000, Ellen married the multi-billionaire and businessman, Ronald Perelman. The marriage lasted till 2006 and Ellen was paid $20 million after the divorce. In 2007, she sued Ronald for the film production company dispute. She got $4.3 million for the settlement.
She is currently dating her younger boyfriend, Sam Levinson.
Career, Awards & Nominations
Her role in 1982's comedy-drama film Diner bought a lot of fame. Though she had minimal work experience in movies, Bruce Beresford gave her an opportunity in his drama film Tender Mercies. Ellen's peculiar facial features and sizzling physique overwhelmed everyone. She played a cameo in 1983's rock & roll drama film Eddie and the Cruisers. She was part of many successful movies like The Big Easy, Sea of Love, and many more.
Ellen made her television debut with Before Women Had Wings in 1997. She played a crucial role in Dr Brookner's The Normal Heart.
She won an Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie. She even won Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. She received Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actress twice for her roles in Desert Bloom and The Big Easy. She received nominations for many awards in her career.
Net Worth & Earnings
The estimated net worth of Ellen Barkin is $70 million. A majority of her earnings are from cameos in movies, television series, brand endorsements, T.V show, etc. At 64 years of age, she is one of the richest actresses in the world.
Undoubtedly, it was not that easy to charm Ellen Barkin. She is a dominating female icon and an inspiration for millions of women around the globe. It is baffling how her net value is increasing every year.


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Because more and more states are legalizing cannabis for both medicinal and recreational use, more people are turning to the plant in hopes of reaping the many benefits. While numerous individuals opt for recreational use as a relaxation aid, several others are hoping to treat conditions such as anxiety and depression. However, research regarding cannabis as an effective treatment for these conditions is surprisingly sparse, although, relatively new research suggests that the effects of consuming cannabis may be able to induce calm and provide temporary relief from conditions such as generalized anxiety disorders.
Purchasing cannabis in various forms from edibles to oils has become increasingly convenient as a downtown las vegas dispenary has made it possible for enthusiasts to have their orders delivered to their doors. What's more, more and more dispensaries are providing top quality strands of cannabis easily available. When turning to cannabis in hopes of treating anxiety and depression, there are a few aspects that you should take into account, such as the possibility that it may not provide a long-term solution. Even though the complete effectiveness of cannabis use for these conditions may only be temporary, the plant does provide a natural relief and momentary relaxation that is beneficial.
The Short-Term Benefits
Science has recently confirmed that there may be short-term benefits involved when attempting to treat anxiety with cannabis and there is also evidence to suggest that the medicinal plant shows promise for treating depression. While cannabis has the ability to induce a state of calm that can help with conditions such as anxiety, CBD in specific may be able to reduce the symptoms of depression. This is because CBD has the ability to positively interact with seretonin receptors in the brain. Serotonin is a hormone that impacts various functions of the body, including a person's emotional state and feelings of happiness. The ability to maintain balanced levels of serotonin is vital for individuals who are living with depression.
The Relevant Research
CBD, cannabidiol, may be similar to THC, tetrahydrocannabinol, but both compounds have different effects on the human body. While THC is responsible for creating a state of euphoria, or a "high, CBD does not. The health benefits associated with cannabis are relative to CBD.
Authors of a 2014 review confirm that in a variety of studies, CBD has been proven to act as an antianxiety and antidepressant compound in animal models. In addition to this, the compound has also shown the ability to act as an anti-stress aid in studies. However, there is little evidence to suggest that the effects are capable of providing a long term solution. When taking into account that it has been confirmed that the use of cannabis will have little to no risk of addiction, it may be a safer treatment in comparison to commercial antidepressant and antianxiety medications.
Possible Side Effects
There is adequate research to confirm that the possible side effects of using CBD to treat both depression and anxiety are almost irrelevant. Even though potential fatigue may be a concern, individuals are able to adjust their consumption to avoid this minor side effect and still use the compound to temporarily relieve symptoms of the condition. Commercial medications usually raise concerns for several side effects that can range from minor to severe, which suggests that it is a much safer solution to opt for natural treatments, even if they can only offer temporary assistance.
Tips For Suitable Consumption
There are no concerning restrictions on the consumption of CBD or TCH according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and therefore, it is essential to opt for quality CBD products that contain adequate levels of the compound. It is a great idea to check for third-party testing on the products to ensure quality. CBD is not addictive, which means that self-medicating will not raise risk concerns. However, regular use is required to provide any significant results regarding the treatment of depression and anxiety. The compound can be consumed in the form of edibles or even with the use of a vaping device that may prove more convenient, although, capsules, oils, and trinkets are all easily available. Granted top quality products are used, CBD offers a natural solution with far fewer side effects.


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Remember all the hard work you put into launching your dance studio? Whether you're a veteran of the industry or only recently opened your business, we're betting the trials and tribulations behind getting your dance studio off the ground are strongly ingrained in your mind. There's so much to consider when you start out, from your staff to your class schedule. But perhaps most important of all is the infrastructure you lay out for your studio.
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While we wholeheartedly recommend dance studio software to help you organize and facilitate smooth operation throughout your studio, this tool -- like any other -- is best employed as part of a cohesive, strategically designed approach. The benefits of such a system are clear and undeniable. What you need to decide is whether the advantages inherent in a dance studio software system are worth the long-term investment you need to make upfront.
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Alex Wubbels
Two days late on this post (I'm the worst). The good news is that unless you've been living under a rock these past two weeks, you have already heard of badass Alex Wubbels, the Utah nurse who was violently arrested, but never charged, for refusing to go against hospital policy (and the law) by removing blood from an unconscious patient. The body-cam video quickly went viral.
The patient in question was involved in an accident when another motorists, while speeding away from police, crashed into the patient; resulting in significant burns bad enough that paramedics had to sedate. Because the patient was not under arrest or conscious to give consent, it would have been unlawful to take blood. Because you know, the Constitution. Detective Jeff Payne, who was somehow in a "Blood Draw Unit" that apparently doesn't teach when you can and cannot draw blood, went ballistic.
Alex was pretty calm and collected during the encounter before the arrest, which is amazing in itself because I would have been a high-stressed anxious mess with cops in my face for any reason whatsoever. So yeah, huge props to this dope nurse.
BONUS BADASSERY: Alex is also a two time national alpine ski champion who competed in the 1998 and 2002 Olympics, because of course she did.


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Reproductive journeys in Malawi
This photo essay uses family portraits to reflect on the complex meanings, values and calculations of fatherhood and fertility among men in Karonga District, northern Malawi. [note 1]For more images and stories visit www.reproductivejourneysinmalawi.org
Portraits are popular in this setting, and relatively commonplace due to the entrepreneurial photographers who travel between villages and offer their services to individuals and families.
From 2011 to 2013, the men and families pictured participated in research focused on their aspirations for and experiences of fatherhood. During a series of life story interviews these rural farmers, fishermen, teachers, and skilled laborers reflected on health issues ranging from contraceptive use to care for their partners during pregnancy, to HIV testing, to infertility. The narratives in this essay are drawn from those interviews, which were conducted in the local language of Chitumbuka and then translated into English by the authors.
Many fathers chose to be photographed with their spouses and resident children in front of their house or in their immaculately swept yards. Some men, notably those who did not have children, chose to be photographed at their place of work, with markers of achievement like cars, laptops, sewing machines, boats, and fishing nets. The aesthetic of the portraits also varied, from a respectful and composed stance (the majority), to an overt display of romantic gestures, to references to music and film. For instance, the couple in photograph 4 are linked hand in hand with their first child; his wife is respectfully seated and looks directly at the camera, while her husband stands and points – a pose drawn from music videos that are as much a part of rural modernity as reproductive health programs.
Health and development programs long assumed that rural African men were, at best, distanced partners in procreation, and, at worst, unthinking pronatalists whose influence should be minimized. However, a shift towards engaging men in interventions previously focused on women and children has become emblematic of a global turn towards gender-inclusive and gender-sensitive approaches to improving reproductive and child health (Dudgeon and Inhorn 2004). Today, Malawian men are being actively targeted by reproductive health interventions (Kululanga et al. 2011).
Malawian men's pride at being portrayed as fathers in these photographs, and their willingness to share their procreative dilemmas and misfortunes, tells a more nuanced story of men's relationship to reproductive health. This photo essay works against the tendency to homogenize 'men', and in particular 'African men', as a category of actors in the fields of sexual and reproductive health (Spronk 2014). Instead, we highlight the dynamic and contested nature of men's roles in procreation, in relation to globalizing reproductive health discourses, practices, and technologies. These portraits of rural Malawian fathers are intended to inspire reflection on the diverse ways in which these men represent themselves as parents and partners. Their diversity and difference is crucial to understanding the context of reproductive health issues in Malawi.
Fatherhood and fertility
When a baby is born it becomes the most precious thing to you, the father, and all your relatives. If we can compare a person who has a child and one who has a vehicle – you find that the father is the one who is more highly valued.
This statement by the forty-six year old fisherman pictured in photograph 1 highlights the value placed on fatherhood in this patrilineal community. Becoming a father brings tremendous respect, and marks a significant transition in the life course. New fathers are told, 'Kuba mulala sono (You are grown up now)'. Once their first child is born, parents are called after their first child's name. A twenty-two-year-old farmer pictured in photograph 2 recalls, '[When] I heard the way my friends' children called out "Dada, Dada!" I too wanted to be called "Father of Edi"'. Asked how he felt when his daughter was born, he replied, 'I rejoiced, because my heart's desire was fulfilled'.
The Tumbuka phrase 'Mwanalume wa nkhongono (man of strength)' was used to compliment a man with many children but the celebration of large families is changing. The twenty-two-year-old bricklayer pictured in photograph 3 said: 'I debate with my friends: one says, "I'll have three children", the other one says, "I will have two children" – that's how we discuss things when we chat. Since our currency was devalued we are buying everything at a high price. So it will be difficult to manage buying necessities for four or five children'. The devaluation of the Malawi kwacha in 2012, which caused prices to rise dramatically, spurred young men to consider how many children they could realistically support.
Fathers are concerned for their children's futures – especially young men who have come of age in an era characterized by high adult mortality due to HIV/AIDS. As the young father in photograph 3 continued to explain, 'My plan is to have two or three children. I want to buy them cattle in the coming years, so if I die they will be helped. They can say, "My father left me cattle to pay school fees'".
Engagement with reproductive health interventions
Today, reproductive health initiatives aim at influencing men in their role as husbands through radio and peer- and health facility-led campaigns. These campaigns attempt to motivate men to take an HIV test with their pregnant partners, or to take an active role in antenatal care, for example. They provoke responses ranging from laughter to fear to relief. The man pictured in photograph 4, a twenty-six-year-old farmer and part-time NGO outreach worker, prides himself on having accompanied his wife to the antenatal clinic where they received HIV testing. In addition, he took on responsibility for providing proper care at home when she became pregnant: 'I tried to make sure that she ate a balanced diet. We also reached a certain time when I disallowed her from doing certain kinds of work. I did that work myself'.
While Malawian men are increasingly taking on these kinds of roles, they sometimes use phrases like, 'Ulimwanalume muwemi, kulondezga vyajenda (You're a good man, you're practicing gender equality!)' to tease each other about their participation in traditionally female domains. Moreover, not all reproductive health initiatives are taken up with the same degree of enthusiasm. When the local hospital encouraged husbands to be present during the birth of their children, the farmer pictured in photograph 2 reflected: 'I consider [HIV] testing together to be good, but being at the labor ward when a wife gives birth – to me that's useless. The reason is, you can't sit on the chair watching your wife in great pain as she gives birth!'
Men used theological as well as practical arguments to make sense of their increasing involvement in reproductive processes. The fifty-two-year-old fisherman in photograph 1 recalled the birth of his youngest child: 'When the birth became difficult and long, many of us travelled there [to the district hospital] with my wife. I provided the money. I went because she could have needed blood. It would have been easier for me [rather than attending female relatives] to look for those blood donors. In all situations where marriage has connected us, we are supposed to be together because we are one body – the Bible says that'.
Postnatal care initiatives in this setting include family planning clinics and outreach to encourage men to use condoms or support their wives if they wish to use birth control (for example, hormonal injections) to space births. Both the financial and health benefits of spacing children resonate with men like the twenty-eight-year-old farmer in photograph 5: 'We agreed that we should have a spacing of five years [between births]. A lot of money is spent taking care of the children or your wife when they are sick. But if we child space we can be free to use money for other things required in the house'.
Men's involvement in interventions around female sterilization (after successive cesarean sections or birth complications, for example) is more conflicted. Although the aim of safeguarding maternal lives is not contested, sterilization garners mixed responses. The fisherman in photograph 1 responded, '[If your wife is sterilized] you have to behave as if you have also closed [been sterilized] and not disappoint the wife [by impregnating someone else]'. In contrast, the forty-four-year-old farmer pictured with his wives and their respective families in photographs 7 and 8 decided to marry again after his first wife was sterilized: 'I had four children with my first wife. After two C-sections the hospital said, "If we cut her again we may lose her life". I just accepted their decision and she closed her fertility [via sterilization]. So this is the reason I married another woman who now has one girl and one boy. This one is the last child and now I have six'.
Efforts to involve men in addressing infertility include requiring couples to attend clinical visits together, and providing testing for sexually transmitted infections and semen analysis for men. A diagnosis of male-factor infertility can leave men, just as it can leave women, at risk of divorce, particularly when there is no obvious treatment for their reproductive impairment (Parrott 2014). Some couples choose to remain in their childless marriages rather than remarry, however, and may refuse the divisive potential of a diagnosis. As the tailor pictured with his wife in photograph 9 states, 'Ever since we met I have loved my wife. Both of us agree that it is God who gives children, therefore there cannot be quarrels between us'.
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[note 2]There are 4 children in the portrait of this farmer with his first wife. They are grouped in front of a brick house.
[note 3]There are 2 children in the portrait with his second wife, and the husband sits on a chair by a thatched house.
We thank everyone who participated in bringing these words, images, and reflections to life, including the Karonga Prevention Study, Malawi, and the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research, University of Amsterdam. This work was supported by the Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek NWO-WOTRO Innovational Research Incentives Scheme (VENI Grant C.2520.0299.01). Ethical approval was granted by the Malawi National Health Sciences Research Committee (NHSRC) and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. All participants gave written informed consent and those pictured gave permission for the portraits to be used to share their stories.
About the authors
Fiona Parrott is a research fellow at the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science (AISSR) at the University of Amsterdam and holds a PhD in visual and material culture studies from University College London. Together with Dorothy Makoka, Green Kapira, Blessings Mwandosya, Aaron Ndovi, and Levie Gondwe from the Karonga Prevention Study, Malawi; Misheck Nkhata from Durham University; and Amelia Crampin from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, she researched and curated the exhibition 'Becoming Fathers: Reproductive Journeys in Malawi'. The authors share intersecting interests in the epidemiology, demography, and anthropology of health in Malawi.
Dudgeon, Matthew R., and Marcia C. Inhorn. 2004. 'Men's Influences on Women's Reproductive Health: Medical Anthropological Perspectives'. Social Science & Medicine 59: 1379–95.
Kululanga, Lucy I., Johanne Sundby, Address Malata, and Ellen Chirwa. 2011. 'Striving to Promote Male Involvement in Maternal Health Care in Rural and Urban Settings in Malawi: A Qualitative Study'. Reproductive Health 8, no. 36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-4755-8-36.
Parrott, Fiona R. 2014. '"At the Hospital I Learnt the Truth": Diagnosing Male Infertility in Rural Malawi.' Anthropology and Medicine 21, no. 2: 174–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13648470.2014.915618.
Spronk, Rachel. 2014. 'The Idea of African Men: Dealing with the Cultural Contradictions of Sex in Academia and in Kenya'. Culture, Health & Sexuality 16, no. 5: 504–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2014.889755.


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'Gold' Song 'Monobina': Groove to the latest track from Akshay-Mouni starrer
After two giving us two chartbusters in 'Naino Ne Bandhi' and 'Chad Gayi Hai', the makers of Akshay Kumar's film 'Gold' have released yet another song from the sports drama.
Titled 'Monobina', the song is crooned by Monali Thakur, Yasser Desai, and Shashaa Tirupati and composed by Tanishk Bagchi, who has earlier worked on songs like 'Mohabbat', 'Tamma Tamma Again', 'Badrinath Ki Dulhaniya Title Track' and many more.
In this foot-tapping track from 'Gold', we see Akshay dancing around just like he did in the song 'Chad Gayi Hai', while Mouni Roy feels embarrassed by his reel husband's antics all the time. The beats of 'Monobina' gave us the feels of the song 'Senorita' from 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.
Talking about the film directed by Reema Kagti, 'Gold' is based on the first-ever hockey medal that was won by India after Independence. It focuses on the Golden era of Indian hockey. The film traces the journey of Tapan Das, a young assistant manager in 1936, who dreams of playing for an independent nation.
Apart from Akshay Kumar and Mouni Roy, the film promises power-packed performances by an ensemble cast- Kunal Kapoor, Sunny Kaushal, Amit Sadh, Vineet Kumar Singh and Nikita Dutt.
Produced by Excel Entertainment, the film is ready to release on August 15, 2018.
Also Read: Akshay Kumar to promote 'Gold' on Madhuri's show 'Dance Deewane'


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