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Video of Nicole Richie and Tracy Anderson Dance Workout
Video: Nicole Richie Shows Off Her Dance Moves Working Out With Tracy Anderson!
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Celebrity trainer Tracy Anderson hinted to us just last month that she's teaming up with Nicole Richie for a new project, and today here's their awesome new workout video! Nicole has been ramping up her fitness with regular stops by Tracy's studio, and it's impressive to see her keeping up with the woman behind Gwyneth Paltrow's amazing bikini body. Enjoy!View Transcript »
candace694 4 years
AleWebster 4 years
I love it, I bought the DVDs but they are so difficult but the mat routine is easy and the next day you will be sore... just the way I like it when I work out =)
4 years
I would like to respond to the Anonymous commenter that calls people questioning the safety and wellness of the TA Method haters. I would argue that the concerns expressed are not that hateful, but are more thought out in terms of exercise science and physiology instead of following the big name celebrities that hitch their cart to her bandwagon. Here's some concerns, most professionals will tell you that anything, in terms of strength/cardio training, that goes beyond an hour in the gym without replenishing your calories and your body is eating itself...and not in the way that we want most. It eats the lean muscle that helps to metabolize fat in a resting period. I am tired of people believing the myth that when we are working out we are burning fat immediately...our body uses glycogen as energy to get us through those workouts. This comes from sugar and carbs. When it depletes those stores, it goes for the quickest thing to get its energy and goes for the more caloric dense muscle mass than fat. We need to fuel our workouts and replenish post workout with protein to build the lean muscle we so desire. Much like a car, if we don't fuel our bodies, we run on fumes and eventually breakdown. Next, I am also concerned with this underlying philosophy that working harder and longer gets results instead of working smarter. This seems like a great workout for those who are already fit, but for those who are starting to workout and get back in tune with their bodies it seems like they would be prone to injury with the high impact cardio workout this seems to be. She mentions nothing about how to land on their feet with all the jumping around. Dancers are trained how to land gracefully, but the average American are so disconnected from their bodies that they don't have the trained core or feet to control the impact by landing without a sound.
jlana 4 years
To the anonymous commenter who says we're a bunch of haters, please note: criticizing something does not make you a hater, especially if the criticism stems from a real concern about what exactly she is calling a "workout," and subsequently charging you for. At the end of the day, she is using the same tactic repeatedly: attaching herself to big names who already start off with tiny bodies to begin with, and she makes them tinier. Your workout program should speak for itself, rather than the celebrities who are obviously in business partnerships with Anderson and therefore have a real financial reason to promote these workouts as the holy grail of fitness. Secondly: I don't have issues with working out. I actually love to workout. However, flailing your arms around for two hours a day is unnecessary, boring, and you know that Anderson's "method" does not let you eat whatever you want - it is very restrictive. My issue with Anderson is that this is not about health - the method is not about getting stronger, faster, and fitter, it's just about getting as skinny as possible. And I wonder when it's going to get through to women that being skinny is not synonymous with being beautiful. I'd take the body of a pole vaulter any day over this ridiculous Anderson ideal.
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To Anonymous before me who claims she's capable to pull off the same amount of time as Nicole Ritchie/Tracy Anderson suggested. I'm also a real life mom who also works and have no babysitter, and no, I can't spare 2 hours straight to exercise at home UNLESS the boy is sleeping. And I also have part time work at home to add to that, so usually when the boy is sleeping I'm trying to clock in extra hours to work at home. I'm able to pull off 30 minutes here and there SOMETIMES. Sometimes it adds up to 1 hour, sometime 1 1/2 hours if I'm really lucky or not exhausted from my other jobs. Or just 30 minutes. Which is better than nothing and yes, I clean up the house, take care of the kid, cook and do everything by myself around the house because my husband works all the time and barely have time to help me out with the kid and housework. It really depends on the day, but seriousy,I can't do it straight 2 hours a day, 4 days a week. Not when you're a mom who works 2 jobs and have no babysitter to help. I've read Tracy Anderson's book before, I may or may not want to try. It doesn't seem too special but hey, a little variety doesn't hurt.
4 years
Wow! There are a lot of haters on here. "real life moms" are able to devote this much time. I'm one and I follow the anderson method. I eat what I'd like, not starving myself and I exercise a lot. Even if this style of exercise isn't for you you all don't have to be such bullies. Maybe you are having issues with working out. Take this video as inspiration to do whatever exercise fits into your life and your style. Chill out everyone and enjoy life.
4 years
I have to agree with other comments that no real-life working mom would be able to dedicate 2 hrs a day, 4 days a week to a workout. Add in driving to and from the gym, showering after... 3+ hours! Who's going to watch your kids and cook dinner? Totally unrealistic for us "regular" folk.
amofoz 4 years
Could she kiss her ass any more? Sheesh.
jadenirvana 4 years
Bah, this video demonstrates the key disappointment of the Tracy Anderson Method: the fact that Tracy is CREEPILY silent the entire video-she doesn't "instruct" at all. You are just supposed to follow her moves in eerie silence. It is so weird! I had such high hopes for the video but it was a total rip-off. Also Nichole needs to smile. She looks a bit grim. I thought the routine was 'super fun"?!!!!
jlana 4 years
Why not just create a playlist and dance to it however you feel like? I mean, there's nothing novel about what they're doing here (i.e. waving their arms around interspersed with skipping). You certainly don't need to buy a dvd if it's all about just "doing whatever you want." This Anderson fad is pretty sad to see, especially the way women are going out and buying it in droves. Yes, you WILL lose weight if you eat 700 calories a day and exercise for two hours daily. You WILL get skinny. You will not, however, get strong, and fit. Period. In my opinion there's nothing desirable about the Gwyneth body or twig-like arms flaunted by Nicole Richie. It's just skinny - that's it. Also, geez, is this Anderson chick a sycophant or what?
ElenaEv 4 years
A friend of mine, who is a professional dancer, watched her workouts while I was doing them and was horrified. In most of them the position of the body is wrong. The position of the waist for example. Well, in them she justifies the position, saying that's the way to get results, acting like she invented the wheel. BUT, there is a reason why some moves are dangerous for those who are not professional! Somebody can hurt their vertebra!
noonehere 4 years
blablabla... verbal diarrhea! Plus, it seems Tracy did not invent anything, it looks a lot like swedish gymnastics!
4 years
What a superficial blah, blah, blah of Tracy- can she repeat anymore often that Nicole is a designer, a mom, doing it all... It is really annoying + no real life mom has time to work out for 2 hours on a regular base if she has a job, kids and no nanny and no money that is in the bank no matter if she takes a day off. I really like Nicole Ritchie - but you can't compare the life a rich celebrity mom with a life of a normal mom who has to work for a regular income and is not living in a huge house in the Hollywood hills being the boss of a clothing line. And sometimes this is not communicated in the right way!
Pursy 4 years
I don't like Anderson but that dance workout looked super fun. Nicole Richie is so cute in the video!
4 years
I couldn't agree more, Kitty Collins. Her advice seems way off and it doesn't seem like she even knows what she's doing herself.
Kitty-Collins 4 years
Something about Tracy just doesn't seem authentic, that's just my impression.
Retro23 4 years
Love this! Will they put out a collab DVD?


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Apple vs. Google/Samsung numbers: Lies, damn lies, and sloppy statistics
There's a trio of strange stories this week that all revolve around the reporting of Apple vs. Samsung statistics, or rather the rush to propagate incorrect, sensationalistic, negative narratives around the currently trendy Apple is doomed theme. Things like Google saying the Nexus 7 outsold the iPad mini in Japan, or reports of Samsung beating Apple on profitability. Yet what's interesting is that these stories didn't stop there. People looked into them, dug into them, and called bullshit.
Chris Burns from Slashgear:
According to Bylines, BCN covers a total of 16% of tablet-carrying sales channels inside Japan. With a relatively major gap in stores covered in this study – especially considering the relatively unique nature in which Apple sells its tablets in Apple-exclusive stores – the simple assertion that the Nexus 7 outsold the iPad across Japan should never have been made.
Daniel Eran Dilger from AppleInsider:
Looked at honestly, Apple and the entirety of Samsung Electronics are both making nearly equal amounts of money, but Samsung is relying on much larger volumes of lower quality products to keep up.
Also interesting, this bit of reporting by Brian Klug and Anand Lal Shimpi on Anandtech calling for more consistency in benchmark reporting by manufacturers, as those often factor into comparative reporting.
Check them all out, and keep them in mind when next you read an "Apple - or any company - is doomed!" article.
Source: Slashgear, AppleInsider, Anandtech
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Apple vs. Google/Samsung numbers: Lies, damn lies, and sloppy statistics
From my forensic accounting class, I learned that figures sometimes do lie. But otherwise I get what you are saying.
"but Samsung is relying on much larger volumes of lower quality products to keep up."
Typical Apple worshipper's rhetoric. Of course, i can also ask: How many low-quality iOS installations, or low-quality products in general, Apple have had to move in order to keep up with Google (while losig market share left and right?) How many three-year-old iPhone 4's Apple have had to ship to retain volume? How desperate are things getting when the company has to sell outdated products cheap?
Anyone can pull this kind of rhetoric out of their ass. Rene, please quote something a tad smarter next time. Thanks.
Not even that, but the key is THE ENTIRETY is Samsung Electronics. You know, tablets, smartphones, computers, TVs, DVD players, bluray players, appliances, landline phones, etc.
Just saying. True, Apple has not chosen to enter those other markets, but this is just proving Rene's point. Not comparing oranges to oranges.
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Please stop, you're making a fool of yourself.
Samsung apparently "shipped" 70 + million phones to generate nearly the same amount of profits as Apple did on it's "measly" 31 million iPhones.
Trappiste: "Typical Apple worshipper's rhetoric."
What's the matter Trappiste, do you just hate hearing factual information?
This quarter, Apple made 53% of the worldwide smartphone profits, and Samsung made less at 50% (yes I know that adds up to 103%, but that's because all other manufacturers totaled to an average -3% of profits... most lost money!).
Samsung made less profit despite selling many more phones. Why? Because most of Samsung's phones were low-end, low-priced models being sold mostly in Third World countries. Those low-end, low-priced models bring in very little revenues, and even less profits for Samsung.
They are #1 in Tablets still? I heard a few days ago that they lost that title. It was supposed to happen in 2015, but it happened 2 years early.
As for those #1's, Android is #1 at a lot of things, it is up to the user to determine whether or not the tradeoff is worth it. Android Phone's are #1 in customization, build quality (I'd take an HTC One build over an iPhone build any day), choice (so many to pick), etc. For me (and probably millions of others), Android makes sense while the iPhone makes little to no sense. And I'm sure it's vice versa for millions of others.
I have used other tablets, and do use other phones (currently loving my Z10), but I have never had a tablet come close to the iPad in user experience. I think some of it is the lack of tablet specific apps. Also, I really don't like the 16:9 form factor on a tablet, it makes it unwieldy to me.
Its just his tone like he was personally hurt by it, why should it even matter what someone says. I just find it a bit childish for a chief editor to act like this. This is also not the only article where he takes it very personally and acts like a fanboi.
I'm all for numbers be correct and I respect apple for this but I just feel he needs to be a bit more professional.
Some of his insights are great and he really understands a lot of things and is very fair at times. But its just too often that you see posts like this which I find very childish.
Bullshit. Apple has never been #1. They were way behind Nokia and BlackBerry when they started, they're way behind Android now. I don't care about numbers - I care about good phones and accurate reporting, no matter who makes or does it.
Maybe start the growing at home? :)
Apple has always had a model of lower levels of sales with higher margins to make money.
Sometimes it works -- 1980s. Sometimes it flops -- 1990s. Sometimes they get higher levels of sales even with these conditions -- late 2000s.
But there's a comparator -- Boeing with the 747. They make far more off fewer numbers of those than Airbus makes off its similar-capacity Airbus models.
This story is comical. Come on Rene, this is just crap, you can do much better than these kinds of stories. I am also an iPhone owner, I also own several top of the line Android phones. Saying that I don't understand why the editor of a website gets all hot and bothered about a story that very few people even give two shits about. That makes you look and sound like a forum fanboy who is pissed off because his device of choice isn't this months flavor of choice. You can do much better than this.
What specifically is crap about this story? Google announced Nexus 7 outsold iPhone in Japan on stage at their event. It wasn't true. That makes it a story.
The story is good, I'm not sure why the comment wasn't? ;)
Apple is ghettoizing itself again, with its "we only care about the US" mentality, all the while Samsung and Google fill their pockets by shipping low value gadgets to basically every corner of the world, with a cheap look-and-feel compared to Apple's, but with much lower price tags, the number one factor for buyers on 2nd and 3rd world countries. I guess the iPhone 5C rumours, if true, show that Tim Cook does want to reverse this trend.
Google "fills their pockets" on iOS devices which earn them really, really healthy services dollars, don't kid yourself ;)
That's another area where Apple is behind Google, Apple makes money for lots of people, while Google leeches from everybody, both mined data and cold hard cash. Of course that is in Apple's nature, and I don't see that changing anytime soon.
Rene, the "Apple is doomed" theme is very powerful and is built on a foundation of flawed analysis and misleading propaganda masquerading as journalism. I wrote about the Apple versus Samsung comparison flaws in a piece here: http://www.shivamber.com/why-are-facts-irrelevant-to-online-analysts/
Sadly, objective and critical analysis are dying skills. Glad to see the web is enabling some accountability for flawed reporting. Good work!


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As I channel surfed on TV this week, I noticed that all the official U.S. Government controlled media (MSNBC, CNN, FOX, among others-all of which are officially Obamas mouthpieces) have been conducting non-stop hour after hour Anti-gun-athons. They have lied on and on about how 90 percent of all Americans-including all gun owners-support Obama and his gang in everything they want to do to America.
Obama has an iron-fisted grip on House Democrats. When he says Frog, they all jump. So, what he is doing now is putting pressure on some of the Jellyfish Republicans to lick his boots and give him everything he desires-a total tyrannical dictatorship! And, he may succeed! There are a number of spineless Republicans in Congress. They havent stood up to him yet. And, when push comes to shove, I doubt that they will.
This week could mark the time when TEOTWAKI kicks in 100 percent! For those of you who dont know, TEOTWAKI means: The End Of America As We Know It! Obama wants to do what Hitler, Stalin, Tojo, Khrushchev, Communist China and many other despots were unable to do-to destroy our AMERICA! If he can eliminate the Second Amendment, then you can kiss the entire document GOODBYE FOREVER! If that happens, all we can say is United States; RIP! You were a great nation while you lasted!


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Independent hackers may now be a bigger threat than foreign hackers.
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I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine. - Ayn Rand
And this delusional shithead is supposed to be determining what is best for us?!?!!
I wouldn't trust him to shine my cowshit covered boots!
He is such a goofball it is hard not to like him!
Actually I kind of agree with Joe, why use an AR that sends out one .22 bullet per trigger pull, when I can send out 9 lead balls per pull of a shotgun trigger
But he's still an idiot
"Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem" Ronald Reagan
who gives a shit what he is saying! hes goung to say what obama want him to say. or am i the only dumbass that believes this !>???????????
Your the only dumbass sorry had to say it
I think almost everyone on here know what an idiot Joe is, and I think Joe believes in everything Big O does too, he's just to dumb to figure out how to get his agenda across
"Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem" Ronald Reagan
I really don't have a problem with a 12 gauge for home defense.....as long as it's a Saiga with a 20 round drum. But seriously, I remember watching "Crazy Uncle Joe" testifying during the 1994 assault weapon ban hearing. He kept referring to Charlton Heston as "MOSES". He seemed like kind of an oddball back then, but now that he is in the spotlight more, he just can't keep both ores in the water. If he doesn't slow down, he may get the president back to using drugs again! Joe has gone from disgusting to amusing.
this youtube video was posted here the other day????
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last week while i was over at my mom's house i noticed some homemade silver bells that she had hanging on her hall tree in the dining room. i had noticed them in years past (and kinda remember making them in sunday school when i was little) but this year they really popped out and i wanted to create my own with my littles. since they were home monday and tuesday with the general winter icks we tackled them yesterday for a little restful project. simply made with items you already have in the house (or could easily save to use) i thought i'd share a quick tutorial in case you're interested.
supplies needed : 5 egg cartons (this made two 4 strand garlands), tin foil, scissors, twine or thread, needle
time to complete : about 1/2 an hour
cut all of the egg cups apart using shears.
cut all of the pokey extra bits off of the individual egg cups until you have a simple round cup shaped edging
cut tin foil into square sheets and wrap over the cups and smooth down edges.
thread your egg bells onto twine or thread (i used bakers twine style yarn i already had & an upholstery needle). i made sure to use a different amount on each strand so that we would have different lengths when they were bundled together. tie together once you have 3-4 strands.
we made one longer strand than the other as i wasn't counting the cups as i thread them.
i'm thrilled at the result and so happy we were able to make something with random household supplies and without having to spend a ton of money on "craft" supplies. the kids were excited that we had matching decor as their "nonna" too.
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"It's an important site, in an important section of town," said Larry Dillin, president of Dillin Corp., a developer who once attempted to revitalize the site until the banking environment took a downturn in 2008. "I think it's potentially a good location and with new investment, because new investment brings more investment."
The 120 days is a "due diligence period" whereby the City can do their own investigation and homework of the property — much in the same way any citizen might investigate a home purchase, according to Matt Sapara, director of the city's department of development.
"We had a very good deal that's very fair," Sapara said. "We need to be very good stewards of the public funds. We take this very serious, and it's a good deal to the Mayor."
Right now the city is "marketing the heck out of it," Sapara said. "We have already had a couple of discussions since last Monday." When day 121 arrives, the city must then commit and will have 30 days to finalize the sale. Any time prior to this, the city may back out of the deal.
Two conceptual drawings for possible future development on the site were revealed July 20, but those were merely ideas, and its eventual use remains an unknown.
"The city is open to the needs of businesses interested in this property," Ward said. "We have not defined a specific preferred use."
The city has spent more than $7 million to update the infrastructure surrounding the mall, including a landscaped and redeveloped Rey-nolds Road and a rebuilt Southwyck Boulevard. It will also spend $434,000 to raze the former Clarion Hotel.
Private investment in the area is significant.
A total of $29.5 million has been spent among several ventures, some who were around during Southwyck's tenure, and others who are new: Maumee Valley Country Day School, Lyden Oil, At Home superstore and Genesis Village.
Many businesses near Southwyck "have expressed support of our action," Ward said.
"We've had many in the community reach out to us and tell us they're glad we're taking an aggressive stance, rather than hoping others do it on their own," Sapara said.
"We're all excited because our location is just a dying location," said Shana Bryant, Goodwill assistant manager, whose store is situated directly across from the former mall property. "If they do bring in something really nice it would bring more business around here."
Nearby residents also express hope that the city can attract another positive force onto the land that once housed one of Toledo's most popular malls.
"I'm pretty excited," said Mary Witt, who lives not far from the site in Maumee. "I'm hoping it will be something that will bring business to the area. Personally, I don't think we need office buildings. We have those all around the (Southwyck Boulevard.) circle and many of them are empty."
For now, Sapara said the city will continue to seek tenants.
"I think people are very, very happy that they're seeing an aggressive approach by the city," he said.
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Photo by Chris Horner, of RadioShack-Nissan, rides in the leader's blue jersey in the 2012 Tirreno-Adriatico, leading Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale), who went on to win the race on the last stage. (Photo courtesy of RadioShack-Nissan)
This week Bicycling caught up with Horner by telephone after the WorldTour race Tirreno-Adriatico, where he finished second overall. It was an important comeback result for Horner, who had been forced to stop racing eight months previously because of injuries he suffered in a terrifying crash on Stage 7 of the 2011 Tour de France.
Bicycling: Chris, you recently finished Tirreno-Adriatico in Italy, but your email said you were in Switzerland. What are you doing there?
Chris Horner: I'm visiting the team doctor because I got a little tendon problem behind the knee that was a bit of an issue during Tirreno, so we're just trying to heal it up for the Basque Country (Vuelta al Pais Vasco).
Bicycling: Is that something you already talked to the press about? I don't recall hearing about that.
Horner: Well, the press should've noticed it but nobody actually did. I really wasn't walking good when I came in, when I did the press stuff at Tirreno, after each of the stages. So nobody picked up on it and I didn't bother saying anything of course—we're in the middle of the race. There's no reason to tell everybody that my leg was hurting. [Laughs]
Bicycling: Are you confident that the tendon will heal soon?
Horner: It seems like it. Originally I was to do Catalonia (Volta Ciclista a Catalunya), so I don't think it'll heal in time for Catalonia but hopefully it heals soon; it should be a five- or seven-day healing process, so that leaves a good couple of weeks for the Basque Country. It shouldn't affect the Basque Country, though.
Bicycling: Well, congratulations on second place and excellent riding at Tirreno-Adriatico.
Horner: Thanks. I was quite happy with it, especially after the little leg problem. So I was pretty happy with the results and how it turned out.
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Horner: Yeah! [Laughs]
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The Women's Center
West Chester University
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The Women's Center is dedicated to assisting all women. We hope that these local and national resources may be of assistance to women with disabilities.
Local Resources
National Resources
Learning and Assistance Resource Center (LARC)
West Chester University's learning support program, housed within the Undergraduate Studies and Student Support Services (USSS), that provides tutoring, standardized test review, and workshops.
Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (OSSD)
West Chester University's main source of support for students with learning and physical disabilities housed within the Undergraduate Studies and Student Support Services (USSS), that provides a range of support services based upon students' individual needs.
Delaware-based organization that offers support and practice sessions for people with disabilities who experience anxiety during medical and dental visits, and specializes in helping women with disabilities prepare for well-woman care and exams.
PCAR's Sexual Assault Against Persons Living with Disabilities Presentation
Joint presentation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR) on prevalence and prevention on sexual assault among women with disabilities.
Villanova University College of Nursing's Health Promotion for Women with Disabilities
Resource guide on health issues including nutrition and pregnancy provided by the College of Nursing, plus links to additional resources.
National youth empowerment and health advocacy organization with information on policies and sexual health resources for young people with disabilities, parents, families, and educators.
Breast Health Access for Women with Disabilities
Non-profit organization that provides breast health information, resources, direct services, and training for women with disabilities.
Center for Disability Information and Referral (CDIR)
Research institute at the University of Indiana - Bloomington that provides an information and resource library on disability issues, including sexuality.
Center for Research on Women with Disabilities (CROWD)
Research institute at the Baylor College of Medicine that provides publications, fact sheets, policy recommendations, and other resources on the health of women and girls with disabilities, especially around health disparities and barriers to care.
Center for Women Policy Studies/Barbara Waxman Fiduccia Papers on Women & Girls with Disabilities
National public policy and women's advocacy organization that provides several white papers on disability and feminism, and inequalities experienced by women and girls with disabilities, including violence and abuse.
Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation
Nationally-focused foundation that offers educational assistance scholarships to women graduate students with disabilities.
Empowered Fe Fe's (Program of Access Living)
Female-identified support group for young women with disabilities and resources on violence, bullying, and sexuality.
National, federally-funded scholarship and fellowship program that provides funding for student-designed research projects. Webinars for applicants with disabilities are available periodically.
Non-profit publishing company that provides free downloadable books for community health on an array of issues, including the Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities, which offers trans-cultural and accessible health information for women.
Women's empowerment and advocacy organization with support and resources for women with physical and multiple disabilities.
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Position Paper on Women with Disabilities
Fact sheet and resources on domestic violence issues and women with disabilities.
National Organization for Women (NOW) Disability Rights Section
National feminist organization's advocacy section on disability rights and issues for women with disabilities.
National Sexuality Resource Center
Sex-positive, non-profit advocacy and resource organization with articles, commentary, and opportunities for participation around sexuality and disability issues.
National Youth Leadership Network (NYLN)
Non-profit empowerment and advocacy organization for young people with disabilities that focuses on engagement in public affairs, training, leadership development, and other opportunities for youth with disabilities to eliminate barriers to inclusion and social integration in the United States.
San Francisco-based political performance group that provides opportunities, education, and organizing around issues of disability and inclusion in society through artistic performance and social spaces, and focuses on the intersections of queer identity, disability, sexuality, and beauty issues.
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)
Information and resources on sexuality and sex education for young people with varying abilities.
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Women, Disabled, Queer: Working Together for Our Sexuality Rights
A disability and sexual orientation awareness project of CREA, an international women's, sexuality, and human rights organization.
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International organization that provide support, advocacy, leadership, and development opportunities for people with disabilities, and holds periodic WILD meetings and conferences for women to convene on global issues impacting and among women and girls with disabilities.
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The article by Mary Jo Dathe with the subject of chickens brought back some memories, some rustic, some smelly, some back breaking and some happy.
It's undeniable that our rural towns are different than they were even one generation ago. There are a few less businesses, a few more shuttered houses. To passersby, it might appear that these places are dying, some already dead. Certainly, books like Joseph Amato's "Decline of Rural Minnesota" (1993) and Patrick Carr and Maria Kefalas' "Hollowing Out the Middle" (2010) tell the story of young people moving out, deaths outpacing births, and the decline of agriculture as a primary economic engine.
Enjoyed your column on the Kellogg family (Glimpses of Yesteryear April 29 edition). If you mentioned it, I missed it and I apologize for reading a non-Braille newspaper.
Residents who were incorrectly concerned that I do not support land buffers can rest easier tonight.
Kirby Johnson's recent letter to the editor (Spring Valley Tribune April 29 edition) hit the nail on the head as to why I strongly support repealing the estate tax – in order to protect the family farm.
Greg Rendahl recently expressed his disappointment with my opposition to Gov. Dayton's idea requiring 50-foot buffer zones along rivers and streams (Bluff Country Reader letter April 20 edition). He thinks I'm catering to the interests of a few "greedy" farmers.
Tax season is winding down for another year. Many of us have done our taxes. Many are still waiting. It is good during this time of year to contemplate our taxes, how much we pay and what our politicians are doing with those monies.
After reading the piece written by Dr. Mark Reps, March 25 edition, regarding as to when to take the keys away from senior drivers, I decided that I had to make my 2½¢ opinion known.
With housing being considered a basic need, the state does a lot to help ensure Minnesotans of all ages and incomes are able to find an affordable place to rent or own. This was the focus of discussions I had recently with some Albert Lea constituents who work with Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless.
Now that we're about half way through the 2015 legislative session, you'll start to hear much more discussion about budget targets. With the Legislature under full DFL control over the past two years, many pieces of legislation passed on strictly partisan votes. This year, we have a split Legislature and Republicans in the Senate have been busy bringing proposals to the table that will help Minnesotans. We're seeing encouraging signs that some of these bills are gaining traction, so keep an eye out for them as committee deadlines approach.


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All told, you may spend about 20 hours each day doing things you absolutely have to do. This still leaves you with four hours every day that are yours to use as you see fit. After weight loss surgery, using this time to stay active can be a valuable step in improving your health and staying focused on weight loss.
You don't need to (and shouldn't) work out for four hours every day, but many people feel that they're simply too busy to exercise, and looking at your time differently can help you see that this isn't true. You only need to spend 30 minutes of that excess daily time on your workout, so figuring out where this free time fits in your fitness routine can help you develop a work out schedule that works.
However, the rest of that spare time, and even the 20 hours you spend busy with other tasks, can be an opportunity to stay active as well. Sure, a 30-minute daily workout is great, but it will help even more to burn calories and engage your body at every opportunity throughout the day. Even if your schedule is busier than the one outlined above, you can start squeezing more exercise into your daily life by:
When we tell ourselves we don't have time to exercise after Lap Band surgery, it's often a problem of perspective. We become so overwhelmed by our busy lives that we fail to see a place where exercise can easily fit. To help yourself get the weight loss workouts you need, take a closer look at your schedule and think about how much time you really have to build your fitness level, both inside and outside the gym.


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Chevron Pintucked Bustier
Style # 208651
Pintuck detailing at panels, heart-shaped neckline and exposed zipper at back make this bebe bustier a hot way to give your dressy tops a color lift. Fabric offers a slight sheen. Try it with a fit and flare skirt for a flirty-chic look.
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John James Audubon
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John James Audubon (1785-1851) was America's pre-eminent 19th-century naturalist illustrator. He was born in Haiti, the illegitimate son of a French sea captain and his mistress, then taken to France, where as a young man he studied with the neo-Classical painter Jacques-Louis David before escaping to America in 1803 to avoid being drafted in the Napoleonic wars. He married and went into a variety of businesses.
Audubon is best known for his encyclopedic study of the birds of America, painted in New Orleans in the 1820s to make money after he went bankrupt. The drawings were such a success in Europe -- he had no luck selling them to Americans at that time -- that he began a companion study of American mammals. Because of Audubon's poor health in his later years, his son, John Woodhouse Audubon, assisted him, drawing about half of the original illustrations in the 1840s animal series.
Audubon's naturalistic illustrations were revolutionary for their time. He had his specimens stuffed, then used wires to prop them up, creating poses that were more naturalistic than the mechanical profiles that had been the scientific convention. He painted colorful scenes of the animals' natural habitat around the specimens for a sense of how and where they lived. He brought imagination to naturalistic illustration.
Copies of his "Birds of America," published section by section in the mid-19th century, are among the most valuable illustrated books.
'Audubon's Aviary: The Final Flight' Alights at the New-York Historical Society
This is the final annual installment of the New-York Historical Society's exploration of the 435 watercolors that Audubon executed for "The Birds of America."
March 6, 2015, Friday
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Where Audubon Found Repose, Sprayed-On Specimens Alight
The Manhattan murals, a modern twist on John James Audubon's prints, have helped the Audubon Society raise awareness about birds threatened by climate change.
November 11, 2014, Tuesday
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An Exaltation of Birds and He Who Adored Them
"Audubon's Aviary: Parts Unknown" at the New-York Historical Society shows John James Audubon as an established artist-naturalist with the zeal of an amateur and the curiosity of a scientist.
March 28, 2014, Friday
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Audubon's Words, Worthy of Show
John James Audubon's writing is now getting equal billing with his hand-colored prints.
July 28, 2013, Sunday
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Finding Painterly Drama in Life's Delicate Perch
The galleries of the New-York Historical Society are given over to an extraordinary assemblage of more than 200 watercolors of beautiful (if not happy) birds.
March 8, 2013, Friday
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Bird Watching
IN 1995, as an assistant librarian at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Joy M. Kiser discovered a remarkable book on birds that had been languishing in obscurity for over a century. Genevieve Jones, a young woman from Circleville, Ohio, began...
May 20, 2012, Sunday
Bird Week | Audubon's Last 'Dear Home,' on West 155th
After changing the course of ornithology and art, John James Audubon settled into an Upper Manhattan home that he called "Minniesland," after his wife. After he died, it was renamed "Audubon Park."
May 3, 2011, Tuesday
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A copy of "Birds of America" by John James Audubon, left, was sold Tuesday at auction in London for more than $10 million, making it the world's most expensive printed book.
December 8, 2010, Wednesday
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Visiting Audubon's Still-Fine Feathered Friends
Louisiana's plantation country offers history, countryside where Audubon roamed, and soul food.
April 16, 2010, Friday
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This look at John James Audubon's first decade in the United States allows us to see the naturalist turning into the artist.
December 7, 2008, Sunday
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Alexandria Sliding Top Bar Cabinet in Vintage Mahogany Finish
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Behind the two doors, you will find adjustable shelves and plentiful storage space for spirits, appliances and other items that require additional space. The center storage area is great for up to 15 bottles of wine, or if you prefer, remove the wine storage cubes to reveal an adjustable shelf. Style, function, and quality make this sliding top bar cabinet a wise addition to your home.
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Wil Aybar enters his 11th season in 2013-2014 as the head men's and women's diving coach at Holy Cross.
In 2008, Aybar coached Adam DeVito to new school records on the three meter and one meter diving boards. Devito narrowly missed qualifying for the NCAA Zone Diving Championship and took fifth on the three meter board at the Patriot League Championship.
Aybar has had four student-athletes named Patriot League Diver of the Week and multiple divers earn Worcester City Championship Diver of the Meet honors.
A 1999 graduate of Clark University, Aybar was a four-year member of the swimming and diving team. He received the Most Improved Diver award in 1996 and holds the record for the one meter and three meter springboards. He also served as the head diving coach for Clark University and WPI from 2000 to 2003. He has been the head diving coach for the Nashawtuc Country Club team from the summer of 2000 to the present. He is currently instructing area high school divers at the Central Massachusetts Diving Club.
Aybar is currently a Spanish teacher in the Worcester Public
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How to make a complaint
There are a number of ways you can do this. You can contact the Independent Police Complaints Commission, complain directly to the police force involved, or you can make a complaint through your local MP, Citizen's Advice Bureau, Youth Offending Team or a solicitor.
In the majority of cases your complaint will be dealt with by the Professional Standards Department of the police force involved. All forces have such a department. Your complaint will be recorded by the department and then a decision will be made as to how best deal with your complaint. The different ways in which a complaint might be dealt with are outlined below.
Local Resolution
This is the simplest way to resolve a complaint, but you must agree to local resolution before it can go ahead. You cannot be forced to use this procedure and should not feel under pressure to do so.
The police officer in charge of your complaint will get in touch to talk to you about your complaint. You will need to tell them what happened, how you feel about it, and what result you would like to see. You will then need to agree on a process for resolving the matter. This might involve communication with the person your complaint was about.
Local resolution will not lead to misconduct proceedings against an individual police officer or member of police staff. However, they might receive training, advice or further support as a result of the resolution.
Results of a local resolution process might include:
If the police do not follow the local resolution process which you agreed then you can appeal to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. There are time limits in which to submit your appeal. You cannot appeal against local resolution if you disagree with the end result.
Police Investigation
If the complaint is not suitable for local resolution, or if you do not want to go through local resolution, then the Professional Standards Department will appoint an officer to investigate your complaint. The investigating officer will tell you how the complaint will be investigated, what they need from you, how a decision will be reached, and what action will be taken.
You can appeal to the Independent Police Complaints Commission about the outcome of a police investigation in the following circumstances:
You have not received enough information about the findings of the investigation or about what action the police plan to take.
IPCC investigation
If the complaint is more serious, the Professional Standards Department will refer your complaint to the IPCC. Situations where this might be appropriate include:
The IPCC may decide to conduct a supervised, managed, or independent investigation.
IPCC supervised investigation
This will be conducted and controlled by the police but supervised by the IPCC. The outcome can be appealed.
IPCC managed investigation
This will be conducted by the police but controlled by the IPCC. The outcome cannot be appealed.
IPCC independent investigation
This will be conducted by IPCC investigators into incidents of the greatest level of public concern, which have the greatest potential to impact on communities, or have serious implications for the reputation of the police service. The outcome cannot be appealed.
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My Civil union partner and I are victims of cruel hate crimes in West Berkshire. The Thames valley police have closed ranks when we dare to go to the IPCC about their total indifference towards us regarding criminal damage, hate crime against us as gay men living as partners. We have been informed by a Thames valley police officer that the reason why the police are slow to react is because of our complaints against them. We are forced no to look at moving, after being run out of this small area. I am disabled physically and mentally and the West Berkshire police have been extremely cruel and defensive towards us. As for the IPCC well they are far from "Independent!" and always take the police side we have found alas! ;(
Gary, 03 January 2011


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With my excuses to that other Jew Irving Berlin
Just like the one I never knew.
Where the rooftops shimmer
My eyes do glimmer
As I stare at the lovely view.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Where I can stay in and bake all day.
Where Marty snuggles
And Jamie juggles
Mixing bowls and baking trays.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every blog post that I write.
Where the airports shut down
The town's in lockdown
And we must eat by candlelight.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
While something simmers on the fire.
Goulash di-vine
He'll pop some good wine
It's all that one could so desire.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas.
And I wish the same for all of you.
May the food be abundant and good!
Wishing all the very season's best to you!
Crisp, cold weather outside, warm and toasty inside, wonderful aromas wafting from the kitchen, the wine chilling and the cake frosted. Home. This is the perfect winter evening to me. I really don't need anything else. Oh, we've spent Decembers in Florida basking in the tropical warmth, eating oranges off the tree and driving around the neighborhood looking at the fantastic, gaudy array of Christmas decorations. We've spent a luxurious, pampered, romantic Christmas at a Palace hotel in the center of Paris overlooking the stunning, frosted fairytale white Tuileries, nibbling petits fours and sipping champagne. We've spent family Christmases on both sides filled with laughter and excited children, holiday specials on TV, tables laden with food and gifts. We've spent the holidays strolling through Italian street fairs and sharing the food, fun and singing with our adopted Italian family up at the farm. But after all these years, I still think home is the best.
I was in the mood for stew the other night, something rich and warming and flavorful. I loved the idea of a goulash, redolent of tomato and paprika (the sweet from Budapest, the smoky from New York) but craved lamb. And so wanted biscuits. So I put the whole thing together, and how simple it was! By the time JP walked in the door from a hard day's work and a frosty trip home, the house was filled with the fabulous aroma of goulash, putting a smile on his work-worn face.
Sometimes we want something hearty and succulent, a bowl of goodness to warm our insides while outside it is cold and wintry, yet we just don't have the time or the desire to spend standing in front of the worktop and stove, what with all the holiday shopping and baking, the piles of gifts to wrap and the cards to fill out and send. We pull on another pair of wooly socks and wrap another sweater around us and all we yearn for is a place on the sofa in front of the fire or an old black & white film, savoring something delicious, something good for both body and soul.
This wonderful Lamb Goulash takes only minutes to put together, then it is simply left simmering on the stovetop, filling your home with an amazing aroma and fairly cooking itself. You can even prepare this early in the day and just warm it up on the burner before finishing the dish in the oven. Whip up a batch of homemade biscuits, roll, cut and layer onto the goulash in a baking dish and bake until the biscuits are fluffy, risen and golden and the goulash is bubbling. A perfect wintertime meal!
Olive oil
3 – 4 medium onions, cut in half and thinly sliced
1 Tbs sugar
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 Tbs sweet Hungarian paprika
1 tsp smoky paprika
1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
1 bay leaf
3 Tbs or 2 small cans tomato paste
2 Tbs balsamic vinegar
4 cups (1 liter) chicken stock
2 ½ lbs (1.2 kg) boneless lamb shoulder
1 tsp salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 carrots, trimmed, peeled and sliced into coins
Fresh parsley
6 ½ - 7 oz (200 – 300 g) white mushrooms, trimmed, cleaned and cut into chunks
1 - 2 Tbs 15 – 30 g) margarine or butter
7 oz (200 ml) heavy cream or Greek yogurt (Greek yogurt will add a wonderful tang)
2 cups (250 g) flour
4 tsps baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
½ cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 stick (115 g) unsalted butter, cubed
2/3 cups (165) cold milk, or as needed
Egg wash (1 egg beaten with 1 Tbs water), optional
Prepare the Goulash:
In a large pan or Dutch oven with lid, heat a couple of tablespoons of olive oil. Add the onions and the sugar and, stirring, sauté until the onions are caramelized. This will take several minutes. Once the onions are caramelized a deep golden brown, add the minced garlic and cook, stirring, for another minute.
Add the sweet and smoky paprikas, the thyme leaves and the bay leaf. Sauté an additional minute, stirring constantly.
Add the tomato paste and stir until everything is well blended. Add the balsamic vinegar, scraping up the brown bits of onion and tomato stuck to the bottom and deglaze. Add the chunks of lamb and the sliced carrots and toss to coat. Salt and pepper. Toss in a handful of freshly chopped flat-leaf parsley.
Add the chicken stock to cover. Bring to a boil, then lower to a simmer. Cover the pot and simmer for 1 hour 15 minutes.
Before this cooking time is up, sauté the chunks of mushroom in butter or margarine in a small saucepan until tender and golden on the edges. Add to the goulash at the end of the 1 hour 15 minutes then allow the goulash to continue to simmer for an additional 15 minutes. Remove from the heat.
Once the goulash is off the heat, stir in the cream or yogurt.
Prepare the biscuits:
Preheat the oven to 450°F (230°C).
Put the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar and chopped fresh parsley into a large mixing bowl. Add the cubes of butter and, using your fingertips, rub the butter into the flour until blended and the mixture resembles cornmeal or damp sand. Add the milk, a little at a time, mixing with a fork until the dough forms into a (just slightly sticky) ball.
Scrape the dough out onto a floured surface and, working quickly and with the balls of your hands (your palms will heat the mixture and the butter will get too sticky), smear the dough in an outward motion away from you in several movements until you have smeared all of the dough once - this will incorporate all of the butter into the dough. Scrape the dough back into a ball and knead very quickly just until the dough is blended, uniform and silky smooth. At this point you can wrap it in plastic wrap and put it into the fridge for several minutes if the dough is too sticky; this will make it easier to roll out.
Roll out the dough to a thickness of 3/8 – ½ inch (@ 1 cm) and cut out round of dough with a cookie or biscuit cutter. Brush the tops of the biscuits gently with egg wash if you like.
Pour the goulash into a large oven baking dish. Gently place the cut biscuits all over the surface of the goulash.
Place in the preheated oven and bake for 10 – 12 minutes or until biscuits are well risen and just starting to brown around the edges and the goulash is bubbling.
Serve hot.
This is a fabulous goulash and the biscuits are the perfect accompaniment and were a huge hit with the family. But if you like, go ahead and serve the goulash from the pot over fresh noodles or even boiled potatoes.