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Before I introduce what this blog is all about, here are very interesting video clips from the film 'Le Sexe qui Parle' (The Talking Pussy) from France and 'Senta no meu que entra no teu' featuring a 'dickhead' or a dick on one's head literally from Brazil.
Look at the movie poster above. Can you guess why the woman is on the top of the man's head? WATCH THE VIDEO CLIP below for the answer:
FUNXSY = 'fun and sexy' --- ideal traits that universally satisfy and please everyone...
...And I'm not only talking about sex between two people
- Self sex, for instance, is the safest, healthiest and most affordable kind of sex... it's much better than abstinence because the latter [abstinence], is unnatural and can be damaging to one's health.
Adult, funxsy films are graphic depictions of our basic instinct. I believe that people who say they don't like them are either abnormal or liars--- or just assexual. Nonetheless, as long as you are an adult (18/21 years old and above depending on your country's law), you should not feel ashamed or guilty for appreciating natural expressions of human sexuality as long as it's not harmful, of course.
Adult films which are derogatorily called 'porn' promote self-sex which is truly THE safest sex. If you've already been informed about STDs and STIs, you already know that there's no such thing as safe sex, only safer sex, i.e. using protections (CONDOMS) or doing non-penetrative sexual acts and of course, safest sex, i.e. masturbation.
Why is there no such thing as safe (penetrative) sex? Because you can never tell who's got STD or STI. Many STDs such as the world-famous HIV which causes AIDS is asymptomatic – which means someone who's infected usually looks 'NORMAL' just like everyone else. Therefore, you put your health at risk every time you engage in penetrative, vaginal or anal sex.
Although every normal human being feels pleasure when having sex with oneself or with others, most people usually feel bad about engaging in premarital sex, non-straight sex (homosexual acts) and especially masturbation. This is because TRADITION and RELIGION have instilled NEGATIVE BELIEFS about NUDITY, SEX and MASTURBATION in the minds of most people almost all of which are FALSE and WRONG .
But as a matter of fact, NUDITY, SEX and MASTURBATION are all normal and natural. As long as you're not causing any harm to someone (e.g. RAPE) when doing them, they're all perfectly NORMAL and GOOD FOR US, scientifically speaking.
If you study HUMAN SEXUALITY like Psychologists, Anthropologists and Sexologists do (like I also do as a Psych graduate), you'll discover THE FACTS and THE TRUTH as opposed to MYTHS, LIES and BELIEFS proliferated by conventional, age-old traditions and religion. Due to religious fear, most people forget that religion was created by people and that their doctrines and dogmas are mere interpretations done by our predecessors who were not able to study science.
Since religion preceded science, the authors of the so-called holy books did not know the facts about human sexuality because they didn't have the tools to do so, e.g. they couldn't do extensive experiments, interviews, research in different parts of the world unlike scientists who came up with the facts thanks to the tried-and-tested methodology, i.e. the scientific method). Consequently, they came up with certain rules and codes of conduct vis-a-vis sex that were NOT based on solid evidence and hard facts.
Currently, it's appalling how EDUCATION about Human Sexuality (HS) is still not included in most school's curriculum especially in conservative countries in the Middle East, Asia, South America, Africa and in conservative states and provinces in North America (e.g. Mormon states) and Europe. The only facet of Human Sexuality that's currently included in schools' curriculum is Sex and Reproduction.
More important Human Sexuality subjects such as Gender & Sexual Orientation, Safer Sex, Masturbation and Sexual Arousal /Orgasm are not scientifically discussed at length in many schools and universities, most especially in religious, conservative ones. Consequently, many people around the world are still misinformed and miseducated about it. So if you are still ignorant about the facts about this and still feel guilt when doing harmless sexual acts, it's a result of CULTURAL CONDITIONING which is NOT your fault. But if you continue to be ignorant about it and choose not to find out about the TRUTH , then it's probably OK to blame yourself.
Masturbation, for instance, deemed to be sinful by most religions is, in FACT, normal and healthy. It's good for your over-all health and well-being You can even google it or look it up in any scientific journal or in any encylopedia like wikipedia and you'll find out the HARD FACTS about it.
And whether you are a guy or a girl, it's completely normal to get turned on by FEMALE or MALE NUDITY and SEX. So whether you masturbate fantasizing about MEN or WOMEN, you are normal regardless of your gender. You can read any SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL such as GOOGLE UP : 'Just the Facts About Sexual Orientation' by American Psychological Association (APA) and find out that homosexuality and bisexuality are both as normal as heterosexuality. Contrary to what most traditional religion preach, homosexuality and bisexuality are NOT mental illnesses or emotional/spiritual diseases that need to be cured/converted to heterosexuality.
Come to think of it, masturbation and same-sex behavior/activity lessens population growth (=less intances of pregnancy, less risk of acquiring STDS such as HIV in girls [lesbian sex do not involve penile penetration) which is one of the ROOT-causes of POVERTY. Just imagine if all the closeted and repressed bisexuals, gays and lesbians came to terms with their sexuality (THERE ARE SO MANY--in fact there are A LOT more closeted LGBTs than those who are out in the open), this would definitely be a better world for all and not just for heterosexuals.
ADULT FILMS / porn promote masturbation and alternative sexual activities which, as mentioned above, help a lot in lessening population growth. Thus, EDUCATION ABOUT HUMAN SEXUALITY will help a lot in solving the BIGGEST PROBLEM IN THE WORLD - Poverty.
With regards nudity, people around the world are gradually realizing the FACT that there's nothing wrong about NUDITY, per se. As a result, there have been more and more nudity in movies not only in Hollywood but also in other parts of the planet. Come to think of it, we are all born completely nude, aren't we? PORN depicts our 'most natural, raw form' in very titillatingly creative ways.
So here are some of my collection of the BEST OF ADULT, FUNSXY FILMS, we earthlings have come up with. Just my 2 cents of course.
Needless to say, feel free to INTER-ACT with the adult stars while watching.
For requests, comments and suggestions, feel free to contact my good friend through SKYPE: coolmultilingual or through YM: cmultilingual and visit his blog: http://coolmultilingual.blogspot.com
P.S. : I know 'funsxy' may sound kinda lame... but i can't think of any short word that's easy to remember and have not been used by other bloggers... i'm open to suggestions, nonetheless...


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A-Rod's nephew pulls off amazing home run feat in H.S. tourney
We know it's Opening Day and you're probably in no mood to hear anything about Alex Rodriguez, but you're going to want to find out what his nephew did on the diamond last week.
Because it's an amazing feat that we might never see again.
Joe Dunand, A-Rod's nephew who is a high school senior at Gulliver Prep in Miami, put on an absolute show of power in a tournament. The Miami Herald has the details:
In five games, Gulliver went 4-1 and Dunand batted a head-turning .833 (10 for 12) at the plate with nine home runs. Inexplicably, opposing pitchers kept throwing him balls to hit and Dunand did just that – his last eight swings were all home runs.
Let that sink in for a moment. His last EIGHT SWINGS were all home runs.
Needless to say, everyone was in awe of his performance.
"It"s the most unbelievable thing," Gulliver coach Javier Rodriguez said. "I've never seen anything like that. It looked like a video game at one point. It didn't matter what they were trying to throw at him, everything was gone."
A-Rod, who won't play a game this season due to his suspension, also weighed in on the performance:
"I don't know how to explain it," Rodriguez said. "His last eight swings were home runs. Everyone was in awe."
Rodriguez believes Dunand, the nephew of New York Yankees third-baseman Alex Rodriguez, will have a hard time duplicating or even matching his performance.
"I hope he continues what he was doing out here, but nothing is going to top this. Not even if he is a major-league 15-year All-Star, he won't be able to top this."
Dunand, a shortstop who has committed to play at N.C. State, seemed to take it all in stride.
"I was surprised, but I wasnât complaining," Dunand said. "I was just letting it happen. I was seeing the ball very well. I just hit it and it kept going every time."

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My name is Willie Muse. I'm a writer here at CollegeHumor and I just found out I was published in a Harry Potter book....Seriously!
A few years back me and my coworker/dearest friend Amir Khan worked together on an article called "J.K. Rowling's Twitter is Out of Control" The basic gist of the thing was to parody the author's propensity for knowing a lot more information about her characters than is written on the page, and revealing said information on her Twitter. The article started with the author's real tweets like this...
....and slowly devolved into some slightly more outlandish revelations:
My job here involves cranking out a lot of content, so a lot of times, an idea isn't given too much thought beyond what it takes to produce an article. Once I'm done, I usually have to forget about what I've just written in order to focus on what I have to write next. This is all to say that once our J.K. Rowling article was released, I kinda forgot about it...Or at least I did for a little bit, because unlike most of the articles I write, this one began to take on a life of its own.
The article did okay on our own site, but, as is often the case with stuff people make on the internet, it didn't really start to gain popularity until it was stolen by third party sites. The images we had produced began to pop up on image sharing sites like Imgur with many, MANY more views than my original article got on our site.
I'd like to say that the popularity of my article was due to the fact that it was some sort of great comedic tour-de-force, but unfortunately that's probably not the case. As I saw it stolen more and more, and read the accompanying comments, it became clear that people were only interested in the article because they were under the impression that J.K. Rowling had actually tweeted these ridiculous things about her characters.
Here's the thing: Was it amusing to me that people thought these were real? Of course it was. That said, it was never my intention to try and fool anyone. When I wrote it, I assumed that my jokes were outlandish enough that people would know they weren't real. Unfortunately, this wasn't the case. Once they were removed from their home on a comedy website and placed on sites where weird but true social media screenshots were plentiful, the joke became less clear. As it spread, I began to feel just a bit guilty that I, a grown man who still needs to make an L with my finger in order to know left and right, had inadvertently put words into the mouth of one of our greatest living authors.
But hey, the damage was done. As time went on, my article would pop up every now and then and I'd get the same mix of pride, shame, and anger each time. It was a weird thing I did that, at the end of the day, I was okay with because seemed to make people happy. Hell, it even made its way to Rowling herself:
Again, was it upsetting that my one interaction with a woman I deeply admire was through my bastardization of her work? Yes. Was it especially regrettable that the thing she commented on involved sexualizing children? Of course it was. That said, I can't deny that I felt a little proud that something I had written had made it all the way up to Rowling herself. When I saw the tweet, I smiled and assumed that this was the end of my article's journey. I thought it couldn't have possibly gone any further than that....until last night.
As I was falling asleep, I received a tweet from @ibid11962:
@Williesillie2 It looks like one of your jokes has entered into official Harry Potter canon. Congratulations! (And also some heavy criticism to whomever at @BloomsburyBooks was responsible for fact checking this.) pic.twitter.com/kDENknjLv7-- ibid (@ibid11962) November 29, 2017
In order to bridge the gap between the real tweets from J.K. Rowling's actual account and the outlandish ones about childhood experimentation, I created some less bombastic but (I thought) equally ridiculous lies about the Harry Potter extended universe. One of these involved two professors dating:
According to Ibid, this tweet had been filtered through so many layers of internet lies that it became the truth, for one shining moment. The Hogwart's House Edition of The Philosopher's Stone had included my made up fact as a part of the franchise's canon.
I laughed, retweeted the tweet, and woke up my boyfriend to show him what a colossal internet troll he was dating. Then I put away my phone, put my head on my pillow, and tried to sleep while wrestling with the fact that my greatest accomplishment in life involved making some publisher's life mildly difficult. (By the way, if you're reading this Bloomsbury Books, I'm sorry.) When I woke up the next morning, I was greeted with this tweet:
We are aware of this error and it has already been corrected for reprints of relevant house editions.-- Bloomsbury UK (@BloomsburyBooks) November 29, 2017
My brief moment of glory was over before it had even begun.
When I wrote the article in 2015, I never expected it to go on the journey that it has. I'd like to tell you that I've learned a lot from it. I'd like to tell you that it's given me insight into the power of words and the ever changing nature of the things we say. I'd like to tell you I learned a lesson about the power of lies and the fragility of truth. I'd love to tell you that I grew as a person. I don't think I did. Instead, my big takeaway from this whole experience is this: For one shining moment, I was partly responsible for making people think that this woman...
...and this man...
...had once had some very strange, enchanted sex.
For that, I will forever be grateful.


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Maybe there's more TSA news breaking these days. Or maybe it's just that I'm noticing it more. Whatever the reason, on the heels of the last post I have some new items to add. But maybe it makes sense to begin by explaining what this topic is doing on this technology blog. Airline security is, after all, somewhat peripheral to the usual subject matter in play here, which ordinarily pertains to the law as applied to computing and communications. Airplanes are obviously a technology, but that's not what makes air travel security salient to this blog. It's the law pertaining to air travel security that is. For one thing, it frequently involves the government using technology for policing purposes, which is indeed quite relevant to the questions raised here. Furthermore, the relevant law, and underlying policy values motivating such law, are often echoed in other aspects of technology law.
The recent news surrounding the TSA illustrates this. One story is a proposed law barring TSA agents from bearing uniforms and titles making them appear to have police powers, when they supposedly do not. "Supposedly," because yet another story is about TSA agents threatening passengers with arrest when they try to record the screenings (and the state of New Hampshire's desire to stop that practice). Meanwhile yet another story is of a TSA union advocate insisting that TSA agents are working under unsafe conditions, the solution for which being, according to him, granting them more police power. (h/t Popehat).
I find the last story perplexing because it seems to me the union advocate is focused on the wrong issue. At many airports full-body scanning x-ray machines have been installed without them having been sufficiently testing as to their safety. Not just for passengers, but for the TSA agents who must stand near them all day, possibly absorbing cast-off radiation. Maybe the agents aren't at risk, maybe the machines are actually safe, but no one knows — a huge public investment has been made in installing these hugely expensive machines without anyone knowing for sure. Passenger protests have thus far fallen on deaf ears, but if the union really wants to agitate for agent safety, this would seem to be a clear and present danger to focus on railing against.
In any case, from a policy standpoint, here is an example where lawmakers decided to just throw a technology at a problem without first determining whether it was an appropriate or efficacious solution — or one that actually created a danger itself. Such unfortunate policymaking is certainly ripe for this blog.
The full-body scanning machines also perpetuate an illusion that policy makers have been reluctant to let go of, that being the idea that anything is knowable. And that anything SHOULD be knowable. Although this issue may have possibly been slightly ameliorated since they were first installed, the x-ray machines, and the full-body scanning millimeter wave machines, also raise huge privacy concerns. It's as if lawmakers envied Superman's x-ray vision and decided that if they, too, could see through solid objects, like people's clothes, they would be just as good at crime fighting. Superman is, of course, fiction, but with policies like this, so is the Fourth Amendment. The government does not get to know private details about people without probable cause of a crime. And wanting to board a plane is not a crime. Yet the government (or the federal government, at least) feels it should be entitled to search through passengers papers and effects, both literally and figuratively, in no small part, it seems, because it can. In the 2001 case Kyllo v. US the government had tried to use technology "to explore details of the home that would previously have been unknowable without physical intrusion" even though it had no warrant, and its efforts were stymied. But the restraint of the Kyllo decision seems to have increasingly little impact. The temptation to deploy technology designed to allow the government to know everything about everyone is frequently too tempting for the government to resist.
Which, returning to the TSA news, is why the proposed law to de-uniform the TSA confuses me. Some legislators are concerned that the TSA is acting like police without actually having police powers. The thing is, these people DO have police powers, whether they have been officially endowed with them or not. It's not random people we let look through people's luggage and under their clothes; it's agents of the state using actual state power to deny the right to travel and threaten with arrest. Justly or unjustly, constitutionally or not, they are fulfilling a police function. It's time to acknowledge it so then we can finally decide how much power we want these police to have.


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Do you ever have those weeks when you just do not have an appetite? It's not because you're sick, you just aren't hungry. Hunger does not come, but your stomach grumbles like an angry beast so you have to feed it to keep it at bay. Don't respond to that.
I'm pretty sure that this is happening because I am completely stressed out thanks to this semester. Actually, I'm completely convinced it's because of this. Stress for me takes it's form in two polar opposites; either I devour anything and everything in sight, or I just don't feel like eating.
On the days I eat everything, I really mean I CAN EAT EVERYTHING. No food is safe from me. "Hide yo' chips, hide yo' baked goods, 'cause I'll be eating everything." If I was having one of THOSE stressful weeks, I probably would have continued to eat those not-so-attractive sandwiches I made the other day.
But not this week, this week is a "tame the wild stomach beast" only. Which brings me to this smoothie. I've heard many surprising tidbits about these Green Monster Smoothies online and had always wanted to try one, but I'm normally too hungry and no shake can satisfy my appetite. But with my lack of hunger, I found this recipe to be the perfect solution to my need to eat, to live. Just to live.
Also, you can change any of the fruits in this recipe (besides the banana) with anything you like, but just don't use too many red fruits. It will make your smoothie look very brown and unappetizing. I'm not speaking from experience here.
Green Monster Smoothie
Redux of Maria's at Two Peas and Their Pod
1 large orange, peeled and segmented
1/2 of a frozen banana
6 strawberries
2 cups spinach
1/3 cup plain yogurt
1 cup ice
3/4 – 1 cup of your favorite juice or milk
Start by freezing your banana a few hours in advance. I learned this from Jessica at How Sweet It Is. It made the smoothie the perfect consistency.
Then just add all the ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. As for the juice, if you prefer your smoothie to be more like a "frozen ice" then go with juice. If you prefer it to be creamier, add milk!
Just don't add too many red fruits, I can't stress this enough.


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#LegendAlert Playboi Carti has gotten the music industry's attention with his new single "Magnolia"; which is a rough community out in New Orleans. Yet the slick spitter coming from Atlanta, Georgia describes things that takes place around good ol' New York City. Edgy aint it ? 😂
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My mum recently got her bathrooms redone, finally changing the original 1960s avocado suites (practically antique now) to something a bit more modern. We were on a tight budget and I was quite grumpily difficult when it came to decorative elements, opting for basic and minimalist over anything that might age badly or cost too much. However, one day my mum went out and bought a whole lot of tiny tiles for a border. And they were sparkly, like a little bathroom galaxy. They were way out of our budget costing more than all the floor tiles, and I did grumble at the time about the price, but I bloody love them now. They're a perfect reflection of my mum's love of all things sparkly and bejewelled (which I've inherited of course) and they make me smile every time I'm at the house because they're just so her.
So my New Year's NOTD took inspiration from the tiles and from the recent "galaxy nails" trend. I used one of my favourite winter OPIs, Siberian Nights as the base - it's a wonderful inky deep purple, much cooler toned than Lincoln In the Park After Dark, but definitely purple-black and not navy. I then added some stars with the Topshop nail art pen in Silver (I'm loving these) and a coat of China Glaze Fairy Dust on top, finishing with a coat of a new topcoat I purchased on Aysh's recommendation, No 7 Stay Perfect Top Coat. (I'll review this soon, but it's pretty good!)


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So in the dream, I'm walking down Lougheed Highway in Maple Ridge, around 228th, near where the casino is. I'm not sure if that area is all developed now but it used to be a big field and gully. Some wild area may remain, in fact; it certainly did in my dream. Anyhow, I really needed to pee, and, as I had done before, I walked onto a grassy trail, away from traffic, looking for a good spot. Before I could find one, I saw, watching me, an angry raccoon.
Shift to a rather different dream, and I'm back in my childhood home, again in Maple Ridge, and I am a child, and there's a loud weird sound in the kitchen downstairs of dishes clattering. I think it's because my father has come home and can't find his key; I have the key, so I tell my mother, in the bedroom next to mine, not to be afraid, I will investigate. The sound was so loud, though, that it wakes me up with a start, and I really do need to pee, so I move to get out of bed.
Erika, awake beside me, asks, "I gotta ask: what were you dreaming?"
Turns out no dishes clattered in the kitchen, but yep, I was lying in bed beside her, going "aroogaroogarooghuhrooogah." Quote: "it was quite a weird sound to wake up to."
It still has nothing on the time I thought she was a Korean guy who had eaten all my Chinese food at a school meeting. To show him my displeasure, I grabbed him by the belly and started to squeeze with my fingers, to wake up to Erika's distressed cries: "What are you doing? That hurts!"
She was far more entertained by my strangled coyote-cry... we just had a good 6am laugh over it, as I explained my dream to her. ("You didn't find a place to pee before now, did you?" ...because I believe I have told her of the time that I dreamed I was Frank Zappa, sitting on a toilet, peeing, and woke up to discover that I was not Frank Zappa, was not sitting on a toilet... but I was peeing, in the bed.
Not this bed, not her bed/ our bed, not this dream, mind you. I made it to the toilet just fine, laughing at myself as the water flowed out of me...


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This year for black History month, the Mesa Legend recognizes and celebrates every single African American student that has ever made MCC a home while on their road for higher education. In the campus' 50 plus years of activity, I'm sure many have gone on to have success and make some sort of positive impact on the world. Unfortunately, there hasn't been a way to keep up with them all.
The most notable however might be professional basketball coach Mike Brown. Brown attended MCC as a student-athlete from 1988-1990 before completing his education in San Diego. Whether as an assistant or head coach, today he's one of the coaches on arguably the best team in the league, the Golden State Warriors.
Brown is one of the few former black MCC students we are able to keep track of. As I rummaged through a few of the school's old yearbooks, there is one young lady who I wished we would have been able to follow. Evelyn Mosley is one of very few black faces you will see in the class of 1967 yearbook for MCC.
But she is also one face, regardless of race or gender, that appears in multiple pages throughout the yearbook. For it to be at the height of the civil rights movement, I was surprised to see Ms. Mosley as one of the most ambitious students in the entire predominantly white student body, her black girl magic was flourishing.
Mosley is spotted as a member of the German club, vice president of associated women students, and also a part of a political group called the Young Democrats. One photo shows Evelyn outside on a veranda engaged in a serious talk with the Dean of college at the time, Dr. John D. Riggs. From her images, Mosley is a pretty dark-skinned girl with a bright smile.
Though she appears shy in some photo ops, she was clearly confident and seemed unfazed by any of the social tensions that existed at that time. She's very intriguing and I was unfortunately unable to find out what she went on to do following her time at MCC. I wonder if she was a resident of the small and once segregated black Mesa neighborhood that has recently been spotlighted by another former African American MCC student.
Bruce Nelson is a filmmaker and Mesa native that attended MCC sometime in the 1970s. Nelson, through his NEB productions company, has produced several documentaries having to do with the black experience and history in Arizona. He's most recent work is centered around the place he grew up. An all black Mesa community once known as "North town" that was around from the early 1900s till about the 1980s.
Today the community is known as Washington-Escobeodo and is recognized by the city of Mesa as a heritage community. During a 2012 interview on PBS Arizona Horizon, Nelson said he and other residents who appear in the film agreed that the neighborhood, (which is outlined by university, Mesa Dr., Center Street and Brown Road) was something comparable to a box in which they felt safe and comfortable in from the outside.
According to Nelson, there was no bus route from the neighborhood to MCC during those days so he and other students would have to make an hour and half long trek in order to reach the campus. When I asked him what the social climate was like at MCC at that time, Nelson says the school was not very diverse and that "It was very expensive to attend and the faculty was not as encouraging to the students of color as they are today."


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Sussex's oldest independent brewery based in Lewes, founded in 1790 and still brewing traditional beers
Harveys of Lewes is the oldest independent brewery in Sussex and is still in the Harvey family after eight generations.
The history of brewing at Harveys dates back over 200 years and the impressive Victorian Gothic tower is a Lewes landmark which has been adapted over the past 150 years to house a modern brewing plant whilst still producing beer made in the traditional way.
Harveys is still very much a local brewery – our hops come from Sussex, Kent and Surrey and the 'Spent Hops' find their way back to the land as fertiliser. Harveys 'Spent Grains' are fed to the dairy herd at nearby Plumpton Agricultural College.
Spring water for brewing is drawn via an artesian well 60 feet below our premises. This and our yeast strain, used for half a century, combine to produce a range of beers encompassing every style from Porter to Light Milds.
Our flagship Sussex Best Bitter evolved in the post-war period and is Harveys most popular and recognisable ale. It has recently been voted Champion Best Bitter of Britain for two consecutive years.
At the 2014 British Bottlers' Institute Awards, Harveys ales scooped 2 Golds and 3 Silvers in this highly regarded annual event. Our Imperial Extra Double Stout scooped its 15th award in 15 years at the 2014 World Beer Awards.
Our Head Brewer, Miles Jenner, was voted Brewer of the Year 2009 by the British Guild of Beer Writers.


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With the increasing amount of stress one face during school, work and life. I guess one of the most common question we ask ourselves is how do we get richer? Strike a lottery? Get a better paying job? Improve ourselves by studying? Investing our wealth?
Yes to the above, which I agree we need to look into that aspects of life in time to come. But, have you ever done your part in getting richer? That's my point today on how we can help ourselves in managing our wealth, which is one of the most important thing to do daily, that's saving. I believe even top earners need to practice good wealth habits to keep their riches, I am not saying I am absolutely correct but I know saving our wealth is definitely beneficial for us. Therefore, set a amount you want to save, slowly spreading it across a yearly and monthly basis to track if this target is possible to achieve and adjust if necessary. After every month's paycheck, set a side the planned target amount to save before you overspent and left with nothing to save at the end of the month.
"Do not save what is left after spending, but spend what is left after saving" – Warren Buffett
"If you buy the things you do not need, soon you will have to sell the things you need "– Warren Buffett
Let me share with you my savings tips;
1. Stay indoor. This means to have meals at home and minimizing the spending on entertainment activities or food.
2. If you need to go out, always have your breakfast/lunch at home before heading out. Else, include activities that is wallet-friendly. Instead of a movie and restaurant dinner, opt for a picnic date or volunteer in some charity organisation. (This make weekends more meaningful, isn't it?)
3. Plus, do bring along your water bottle everywhere! ( As usual, we spent significant amount on bottled drinks)
4. Dine in food-courts or hawker centres for meals. The maximum amount you could spent alone is probably $8? (Comparing to restaurants, easily $20/pax)
5. Keep CARDS off the wallet! It definitely brings off the urge, as cash money is always harder to bear than an electronic transfer.
6. Always remember to keep track your own spending. By monitoring, you will know how you can improve at the end of the month. (For my case, I would take note of every withdrawal transaction on my phone to see where my money go to and how it was spent)
They always work! But always keep in mind, do not be penny wise pound foolish. To be cautious with small amounts of money but wasteful with larger amounts. Likewise, do not be tied up on how boring saving money will be. Play around with it, have your own cheat days and rewards to motivate yourself. Need not be so stringent on what to do or not to do, I believe we will all be our own achievers! 😉


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"To welcome each one as Jesus himself": Dar al Majus, the new guesthouse in Bethlehem
"Dar al Majus", namely, the house of the Three Kings. This is the name of the new guesthouse for pilgrims and visitors which was inaugurated in Bethlehem. The guesthouse has 15 beds and is located on the main square of Bethlehem, in front of the Nativity Church.
"The three Magi are the three main supporters of this project," Vincenzo Bellomo, head of the Association pro Terra Sancta in Bethlehem. "They deserve our warmest thanks."
Yes, they deserve it, because the Dar al Majus is not just an ordinary guesthouse, as there may be many in Bethlehem, but it is above all a social work in support of the local community. In fact, the project is part of a wider initiative of the Custody of the Holy Land, in collaboration with Association pro Terra Sancta, that aims to the purchase of properties in favor of the Christian community.
Some of these properties, both in Bethlehem and in Jerusalem, have been restored and were rented to local Christians, in order to encourage them to stay in the Holy Land (read more about the project). The Dar al Majus is one of these properties which provides hospitality on one hand and supports local economy on the other. The profits in fact will go to fund other social projects in the town.
For this reason, the two main donors have also been awarded with the Grato Animo, one of the highest awards of the Custody of the Holy Land handed to those who support the local Church the most.
"I hope," the Custos of the Holy Land said before proceeding with the blessing of the guesthouse, "that you may welcome the guest, the pilgrim or any visitor, as if it were Jesus himself". In the same exact way as the three Magi did, following the star to Bethlehem.
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We were all awake in our bunks by 5:30am (…well, I may have gotten up at that hour to do an little run). The morning was beautiful and my route was a long gravel road surrounded by dense green trees to the tune of complete solitude and sunrise. We moseyed down to breakfast and loaded up, knowing the next few mornings would be oatmeal. As we ate, looking out the glass windows at the water, we noticed that despite a bluebird sky sunny day, the winds were picking up and chop was starting in the lake. While we all scoured the weather forecasts for rain and cold temps, what we neglected to look at was the wind forecast.
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When my dad asked if we wanted to go to Boundary Waters last year, my response was instinct; 100%, definitely, absolutely. I took this trip 32 years ago, when I was 8, with my dad and our friend Charlie Gray, and his two sons Cleve and Cabel. I was the little boy my dad never had. It was an easy trip at 8; I threw my clothes (small clothes) into a backpack, he did all the planning, and off we went. Even while canoeing, all I did was sit in the middle while the 4 boys/men (Cleve and Cabel were only a few years older than me) did the paddling. It was a memorable experience then, so I could only imagine how the lens would change having the opportunity to revisit. For those who don't know, Boundary Waters is as follows:
"I don't want the journey to be easy, I only want it to be worth it."
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Japan exports growth fuels recovery hopes
Japanese exports showed a surprise rise in July, reigniting hopes of growth for the world's third largest economy.
Exports rose 3.9% when compared to one year ago, helped by higher shipments of cars and electric machinery. It is the first increase in three months.
Imports rose 2.3% in the same month, led by rising demand for oil and gas after the Fukushima disaster in 2011 led to a shutdown of nuclear reactors.
The government has pinned hopes of growth on an export-led recovery.
Japan's trade deficit widened to 964 billion yen ($9.4bn; £5.6bn) in July, compared to a deficit of 822bn yen in June.
Analysts are hoping the export recovery will help offset a slump in domestic demand. But not everyone is convinced the turnaround in exports will be enough to sustain Japan's economy in the long term.
"The data shows exports are recovering moderately as a trend, so external demand may offset some of the weakness in domestic demand ahead," said Takeshi Minami, chief economist at Norinchukin Research Institute.
"But export growth is unlikely to accelerate much from here. Europe's economy lacks momentum and this will weigh on growth of Japan's big Asian export markets like China," he added.
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The Japanese economy contracted by an annualised 6.8% in the second quarter of the year, the biggest fall since 2011 when it was devastated by an earthquake and tsunami.
The shrinkage was largely in response to a government sales tax, which held back consumer spending.
Japan's sales tax had risen from 5% to 8% in April. That was the first rise in 17 years.
The government is scheduled to consider later this year whether to raise the sales tax by another 2%, to 10%, in 2015.


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Often I watch with amusement how our dog Zeti in a manic burst of intensity, circles her bed scratching fiercely at invisible lumps. She looks about to settle and then with another burst of agitation, performs the same pointless ritual. Do you ever find yourself doing the same thing – gyrating around the circle of your mind trying to land comfortably in that perfect but elusive place of rest? I certainly do – and springtime in the garden only exacerbates this lunacy.
Did you know that the word 'frenzy' refers to an 'uncontrolled state or situation'? The garden here at Stonehaven appears to be in a frenzy: uncontrolled winter detritus lurks in every corner, bushes and trees are popping with growth demanding fresh pruning or transplanting. Bulbs shoot out green and lush growth and now, before blooming is a great time to separate them (when I can still find them.) We are almost a month ahead of schedule, so I dither around questioning if it is time to plant vegetable seeds, or bring out my semi-tropicals who are desperate for resuscitation after being indoors. Is the sudden return of winter inevitable? And then there are all those 'big projects' that I have been dreaming about all winter. Every year in the fall, I tell Uli to remind me in spring not to construct more cultivated garden space – but alas this place constantly evokes fresh visions of color.
As I write I am quite aware that it is not spring that is in frenzy- it is moi – the gardener who feels it is her duty to order the magnificent springtime world of teeming growth. Spring's nature is unpredictable and always abundant. All the chopping, pruning and digging is my work response to attempting to tame nature's profusion. Why do we do it? Maybe you are not a gardener, but if you are like me you delight in bringing a certain rearrangement of perfection to this earth – and each of us has a very clear idea in our mind of what that looks like, or feels like (like the dog!) Still if I am frank, much of the work I do is quite unnecessary other than the sheer joy of artistry which is the breathing life of my soul. Thus for now, it has become essential to being all that I am on this earth, and each movement a seed of prayer for multiplication of love's labors.
I am delighted this year for the first time to have professional help with all the hard physical work. As you see here the fire-pit has been reworked so we can have larger circles for celebration – we couldn't have done it without great help from the live-in Stonehaven community. Robin especially; he is a gifted horticulturalist who now is teaching me. He didn't know it but he arrived as an answer to a very loud call for help I uttered on the back NW corner of the property late last fall. A few days later he knocked on the door, looking for a place to live in the midst of major transition in his life. Like the other folks who live here now, or all those who have used this temporary mailing address, we offer this place as a restful place to settle or scratch around for a while. A 'tenemos', a sheltered safe space where you are allowed to go round and round in circles – mourning, thinking, learning, dreaming – searching for comfort for as long as you need until you are ready to move on again.
Today I wonder how to remain at rest in the midst of the springtime unpredictability of life's passages? Maybe we can all learn to work with less frenzy, not pushing against the natural passage of time by letting go our anxiety to achieve perfection. Life is remarkably messy, but my experience tells me that work and play can be of great pleasure when I let go of my human demand for control. For the first time I have another gardener working here with me: he has his own ideas, his own ways of doing things and I am aware of the struggle and wonder there is in sharing the work load and creating something new together. We are finding our way in a new work partnership. It is a new season here at Stonehaven – it is spring and so much is happening inside and outside all our lives.
How do you deal with springtime frenzy? I'd love to hear back from you!


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Prioritizing Which Homeless People Get Housing with Predictive Algorithms summarizes the creation of a new assessment tool for prioritizing chronic homeless individuals for permanent supportive housing (PSH). The triage tool, entitled the Silicon Valley Triage Tool (SVTT) incorporates six years of administrative data from seven state agencies in Santa Clara County, and develops a predictive model to help identify and target current and future high utilizers of public services- individuals with the highest costs for PSH resources. According to the study, people who have been diagnosed with a chronic medical condition, who frequented the emergency room or clinic in the past or previous year had been arrested in the last two years were more likely to be high-cost utilizers of social services.
The researchers noted, "the most efficient use of the tool is for regular, ongoing system-wide screening of linked records rather than screening clients individually." However, a reformatted version can be used to screen individual clients.
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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has been awarded its third International Van of the Year (IVOTY) title for the Transporter model. The 2016 award follows the success of its Transporter T5 in 2004 and the Transporter T4 in 1992.
The accolade was presented at the Solutrans Commercial Vehicle Show to Dr Eckhard Scholz, head of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.
He commented: "the prestigious International Van of the Year 2016 award for our T-series is a great mark of recognition for the achievements of our team, which by implementing the correct measures has made our icon from Hannover the best Transporter ever."
"We dedicate this prize to all Transporter users and accept it with great pleasure on behalf of the whole Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles team. This great honour makes us very proud and gives us a positive impetus for a good start into what is set to be an eventful year in 2016."
Both stylish and practical, the new Transporter looks sure to continue its success in 2016 as the van of choice for commercial and private buyers. Available as a panel van, kombi or shuttle shape, the model is well suited to a variety of businesses. Strong residual values and low running costs make it a sensible investment too.
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At least seven people have died in an Amtrak derailment during a trip from Washington, D.C., to New York City, a tragic and unusual accident for the federal rail service.
From 2010 to 2013, only two people died in Amtrak-related accidents in Maine, both people determined to be trespassing on railroad property at the time, according to Federal Railroad Administration statistics.
Nationally, about 2.6 percent of people killed by an Amtrak train were passengers. About 83 percent were determined to be trespassing on railroad property and another 13 percent were contractors or other non-employees with permission to be on railroad property.
Figures for all of 2014 are not included in a data set compiled by the FRA, but Maine had an unusually high total of three deaths on the tracks of Amtrak's Downeaster, based on reporting at the time. None of those who died were passengers.
In most states, the majority of people who die in Amtrak-related accidents are not passengers.
Another 18 people suffered some kind of injury on the Downeaster from 2010 to 2013, with nine people who were employees, eight passengers and one person determined to have trespassed on the tracks.
During the period from 2010 to 2013, the total number of deaths specifically caused by Amtrak trains has declined from year to year.
There were 130 deaths on Amtrak trains in 2010 and 100 in 2013, according to FRA data.
The Washington Post reported the accident in Philadelphia alone makes 2015 the worst year for passenger deaths caused by train derailments since 1999.


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Being an experience helicopter pilot his help and the cooperation with Stunt and Aerial Coordinator David Ambrosi and dp Eric Biglietto had being fundamental to transform in to reality images only dreamed by Directors.
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How much grass do you need for five cows in one barn? How much grass do you need for four cows in one barn and one cow in a second barn? Why does the Town Planning Department think that a bedroom in a guesthouse requires 1.25 times the water than a bedroom in the main house?
The San Mateo County standard is that each bedroom is calculated as representing 150 gallons of wastewater per day whether in a primary or secondary dwelling. According to the County Environmental Health Department this should be adequate for all uses in the secondary dwelling.
Planning staff has proposed the following policy even though the County told them it was not supportable.
When a new or existing septic tank system, which serves a primary residence, is used for the treatment and disposal of wastewater from a second dwelling the following formula shall be used to determine the amount of additional leach field trench required. For up to a two bedroom second dwelling the amount of additional leach field trench shall be increased by the amount required for that number of bedrooms multiplied by 1.25. For second dwellings that have three or more bedrooms the leach field trench infiltrative capacity shall be increased by the amount required to serve a primary residence with the same number of bedrooms.
The County found no data anywhere to justify making special requirements for secondary dwellings. Some counties do require more. For example, Santa Clara County requires that all secondary dwellings not attached to the primary dwelling have a separate septic system that can serve at least three bedrooms. The Santa Clara County Environmental Health Department justifies this position by referring to the overcrowding in low-income parts of the County.
San Mateo County did give the Town of Woodside the go-ahead to adopt a second dwelling policy for the Town since "there appears to be ample precedence for such requirements, we may be able to support such a policy in court if we are sued. (although we could not on a technical basis)." We cannot tell if the Town has actually adopted this policy. We have never seen it on a Council agenda.
It concerns us that the Town would adopt a policy that makes it more difficult to have a guest house without being able to provide adequate justification. It also concerns us that staff is creating more difficulties for residents in the use of their own property and wasting valuable time and money when they should be completing plan checking or returning phone calls and emails for projects stuck in the backlog for months at a time. We are bothered that staff on its own in the absence of any problem that we know of has again taken a step to be more restrictive and hard-line on building issues.


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3 years ago I started having an affair with an ex girlfriend while I was married. I know not a good look. Me and my wife got divorced but I kept vacillating between the two of them. I never really had closure with my ex wife even though we got divorced. I cared for her since she is the mother of my kids but I love my girlfriend too. Im guessing its a common thing in that situation to have feelings for both. Also I dont condone what I did by doing this and being a ty human. For multiple years this pattern of me not fully committing went on. I moved to the new state for 3 months this year to be with my girlfriend but decided I needed to be closer to my kids and came back. Right after I got back, about 2 mo ago, we ended up breaking up. My girlfriend is the one I love but feel like I never fully committed because I never completely got to a place of closure with the ex wife. I know it sounds weird.
2 weeks ago my now exgirlfriend and I were talking about trying again. She was supposed to call and didnt one night, we texted that night but never had that conversation. 2 days later we had another lengthy text conversation where she said she felt love, hope, and hurt from the conversation. I gave her a few days without contact and then we had a few days of spotty contact.
She just told me she started dating someone new in the last week hence spotty contact since our last longer text conversation. We dated 3 years, again that started from an affair, it was off and on sometimes due to distance and circumstances. We also had a relationship when we were younger. Im confused how we go from her loving me, thinking about reconciliation, and in her words being her best friend to dating someone she just met. Is it a rebound? Is it a way to break the cycle?
I decided Im just going with no contact and work on myself. Deal with the issues that led to the break up and better myself. I do wonder what the chances of her trying to come back though. I know we love each other I think she just needed to do something different to break the cycle.


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This notice was republished on January 18, 2016 to extend the comment period due to technical difficulties.
Moose play an important role in Ontario's ecosystems and are an integral component of the province's rich biodiversity. Moose contribute economic and ecological benefits to the people of Ontario, and are highly valued by Aboriginal peoples. While recent population surveys showed declines in moose populations in many parts of northern Ontario, populations in the southern portion of the range in Ontario have done relatively well overall.
The Moose Project is further implementing Ontario's moose management policies that were approved in 2009, including developing new moose population objectives and exploring potential management actions to address concerns about moose populations.
Phase 1: Completed in early 2015 and resulted in the approval of two regulation changes intended to reduce calf harvest and push the start of the gun moose hunting season further from the key moose breeding period in late September and early October.
Phase 2: Initiated in summer 2015 with the posting of an Information Notice to gather further insights on moose population objectives and other potential management actions to address the broader range of factors affecting moose.
This ER proposal notice, along with two related proposals currently posted on the Environmental Registry, marks the final phase of consultation on the Moose Project.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) has considered the input received to date and is now seeking comments on a proposed regulation amendment to streamline the firearm moose hunting season (i.e., rifles, shotguns, bows and muzzle-loading guns) in southern Ontario.
Under this proposal, the moose hunting season in southern Ontario would be extended by one day (i.e., from the current six days to seven days), to begin at the same time as the calf hunting season in northern Ontario, resulting in increased consistency. This proposed change is intended to improve hunter distribution across the landscape by reducing the possibility hunters will hunt adult moose in one area and calves in another.
These changes are consistent with direction in Ontario's Moose Harvest Management Guidelines, and will continue to support healthy and resilient moose populations that provide ecological, social, economic and cultural benefits to the people of Ontario.
The proposed changes would require an amendment to Ontario Regulation 670/98 (Open Seasons – Wildlife) made under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997, specifically to change the firearm moose hunting season length and timing for Wildlife Management Units 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 53, 54, 55A, 55B, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62 and 63. The proposed new firearm season dates would be from the Saturday closest to October 22 to the following Friday, in any year.
To consult on a proposed amendment to regulations under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act to better align the moose hunting season in southern Ontario with the hunting season for calf moose in northern Ontario.
The following web links provide additional information. • E-Laws – O. Reg. 670/98 (Open Seasons – Wildlife). The current regulatory provisions regarding open seasons for moose are found in O. Reg 670/98. http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/regs/english/elaws_regs_980670_e.htm
This regulation proposal is related to two other Moose Project proposals concurrently posted for comment: • policy proposal #012-6074 seeking input on new moose population objectives. • regulation proposal #012-6073 on changes to wolf and coyote hunting regulations in Northern Ontario.
Background information available at www.ontario.ca/moose: • Moose Resource Reports providing information on the status and health of moose populations, as well as basic information on: moose policy and management, habitat, trends in moose hunters, tag quotas and licensed harvest • Factors that Affect Moose Survival – https://www.ontario.ca/page/factors-affect-moose-survival • Ontario's moose management policies – www.ontario.ca/moose • Moose Project Phase 1 decision notice – www.ontario/ca/environmentalregistry and search 012-3413 • Moose Project Phase 2 information notice – www.ontario/ca/environmentalregistry and search 012-4587
This proposal was posted for a 7 day public review and comment period starting January 18, 2016. Comments were to be received by January 25, 2016.
All comments received during the comment period are being considered as part of the decision-making process by the Ministry.
Please Note: All comments and submissions received have become part of the public record.
This proposal has been posted for 32 days for public review and comment period beginning December 17, 2015. Please submit comments by January 18, 2016 online, by email at email@example.com, by phone or fax at the numbers listed to the right. Please note, all comments submitted during the consultation period will be reviewed and considered in the decision-making process.
The Ministry has engaged stakeholder organizations, tourist outfitters, Aboriginal groups and communities through a range of outreach efforts to gather their insights and input on factors affecting moose and potential management actions to support healthy moose populations. MNRF consulted on moose hunting season changes for northern Ontario in early 2015 and sought further input on other actions that could be taken to address moose population concerns through an Information Notice posted in summer 2015.
The ministry may conduct additional consultation through focused meetings with interested parties.
MNRF continues to welcome input on moose management at any time at firstname.lastname@example.com
The anticipated environmental consequences of the proposal are neutral. The minor addition of one day and streamlining of the southern firearm moose hunting season aligns with moose and broader natural resource policies outlined in Ontario's Moose Management Policy, Moose Harvest Management Guidelines and Taking a Broader Landscape Approach.
The anticipated overall social consequences of the proposal are slightly positive. Some moose hunters may welcome an additional hunting day.
The anticipated economic consequences of the proposal are expected to be slightly positive. The addition of a day to the moose season in southern Ontario provides for an additional day of hunting.
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Dr. Rose is a nationally and internationally recognized specialist in the field of sports and dance injuries, extensively publishing and lecturing both in the United States and abroad.
He has served as the founding Director of the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries at NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases since 1988. Dr. Rose has served as the Company Orthopaedic Consultant for several dance companies including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Martha Graham, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and Cedar Lake.
Dr. Rose is an Orthopaedic Consultant to the National Football League, as well as for Cirque du Soleil, Joyce Theatre, S.U.N.Y. Purchase, and the United Nations Medical Services. Dr. Rose has served as the New York Medical Director for the Women's Professional Volleyball Association Tour. He is the 1997 recipient of the prestigious Dance Library of Israel Documents of Dance Award. Dr. Rose was honored as the 2002 recipient of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Distinguished Alumnus Award, as well as the 2012 UMDNJ – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Distinguished Alumnus Award. He has been listed as a "Top Doctor" by New York Magazine and Castle Connolly.
Dr. Rose holds a Clinical Associate Professorship of Orthopaedic Surgery at NYU School of Medicine. He serves on the Sports Medicine Service at NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Department. At NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, he is Director of Ambulatory Surgery, has served as a member of the Executive Committee, Chairman of the Ambulatory Surgery Standardization Committee, and is past President of the Alumni Association. Dr. Rose is a member of the Lincoln Center Business Council, as well as the Actors Fund Dancers Resource Advisory Council.
Dr. Rose is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons, and is an active member of several professional societies. He is on the Editorial or Advisory Board of several professional journals, and has served on the Instructional Course Faculty of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the Arthroscopy Association of North America.
Dr. Rose's personal athletic achievements include several Gold Medals (rowing) in U.S. National Championships, Royal Canadian Henley Championships, and the World Maccabiah Games.
- Cornell University, B.A.
- UMDNJ – Rutgers Medical School, M.D.
- Fellowship in Sports Medicine, Temple University Hospital
- Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Joint Diseases
- Internship in General Surgery, Beth Israel Medical Center
Board Certification
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Academic Appointments
- New York University School of Medicine, Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
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- NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, Associate Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon
- New York University Medical Center, Associate Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon
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Mesa, AZ – The tenth-ranked men's track and field team captured its second Region I championship in the last three years as the title meet wrapped up Thursday at John D. Riggs Stadium.
The T-Birds out-distance Central Arizona, 252-243, with Pima a distant third with 157 points. The Mesa women were third with 132 points. Central Arizona won with 309 and Pima was second at 192.
The MCC men had 11 performances that bettered NJCAA national championship qualifying standards en route to the victory.
Three of them were produced by Cameron Lewis in weight events. He improved his national standing in the shot put to 55-11 ¼, won the hammer with a toss of 162-10 and topped the discus standard with a mark of 167-7.
Mesa had two new additions to its list of national qualifiers, both in the 3000-meter steeplechase. David Speight was timed in 9:47.12 and Tristan Stellmach in 9:51.41 to join the list for the first time.
Antwan Ross-Jones won the high jump at 6-10 ¾, Marcus Naisant captured the javelin at 192-5 and Kyle Downey was the pole vault champion with a leap of 15-7. All have previously posted better marks.
In addition, Nikaeus Hale-Mercer bettered the NJCAA mark in the shot at 52-2 ¾, Carver Dumas recorded a point total of 6702, a new mark for him, and the 4x100 relay team of Jaylen Higgins, Carver Dumas, Trent Stimac, Alex Kellybrew was timed in 41.31.
The Mesa women added four brand new qualifiers, two in the 800 meters and two in the 3000-meter steeplechase. In the 800, Quinn Johnson was timed in 2:17.15 and Kara Dale in 2:21.85, while in the steeplechase, Jordan Alvarez ran a 12:23.93 and Madeline Ambrosio a 12:25.43.
Also, Justice Angel topped the pole vault standard at 10-6 but has already done better.
The national championships will be held May 17-19 in El Dorado, Kan.


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The first thing I noticed when started talking to friends about Mark Warner holidays was how ingrained they are in so many people childhoods. Even over emails when discussing work I would hear 'oh I just saw you went away with MW! I used to love their clubs as a kid!' They've been running their holidays for 30 years and I think it's safe to say there is a 'Mark Warner way'. For those who are signed up to that way of holidaying then they become loyal returning customers year after year and I can totally see why. That being said there were things about our trip to their Sardinian resort 'Perdepera' that we loved but there are were also things we thought could be improved.
Starting all the way from the start of our trip and our flight. We had never flown with British Airways before and found them absolutely fantastic, their staff were amazing, the leg room and seats were brilliant and I'm pretty partial to their complimentary G&T too. We've never flown on chartered flight before and it definitely made things a lot easier. We were met at the airport in Sardinia by friendly Mark Warner staff and directed to our coaches whilst our bags were tagged to arrive at our rooms. The coach transfer was two hours but it was air conditioned and quite a lovely scenic route so was pretty easy with the kids, I liked how our journey was broken up a bit by a plane and coach so we could stretch our legs a bit too.
We arrived at around 8pm a little after the buffet dinner starts so we all headed first to the restaurant and were again really impressed with the service, the air conditioning and the food. This particular Mark Warner holiday is all inclusive so you get full board plus wine which was a definite plus as you can end up spending so much on meals when in a different country I think. We clinked our wine glasses and smiled 'happy holidays!' to each other.
After this we headed to our room it was initially very hot for a few hours which was quite hard at that time of night but the air con once it had kicked in worked really well for the rest of our stay.
The next morning we rushed out for breakfast before briefing on the resort by the MarkWarner staff for all guests at 8.30am and then for Wilf to attend mini club by 9am. We had another few meetings to attend that morning to explain the facilities on offer and the timings for certain things. Mark Warner have a great range of facilities and highly trained staff who run activities including sailing, wind-sailing, tennis, mountain biking. There was also a scuba-diving instructor based at the hotel with tuition that could be booked at an additional cost.
One thing that I'll probably mention a few times during these posts is just how good the childcare is. Wilf's key worker was Chloe who was fantastic and he did so many activities with her that he would probably never had done with us on a normal trip. They are quite well known for just how top rated their kids clubs and childcare is and I totally agree that we had only praise for how well he was looked after there. This particular resort doesn't have a baby club which we knew and were fine with because we wouldn't have put Mabli in anything like that yet as we just think she's too little (she was 6 months at the time of our trip) but that's just a personal choice.
For someone like me who's work is predominantly on-line I did find the wifi situation a bit tricky. We were prepared before hand for there to be no wifi in our rooms and only found outside receptions and at the bar but this was quite infrequent. When it did work I was able to work by the bar looking out at the pool and marvel at what a great work life balance I had with a refreshing cocktail in hand. When it didn't work (three days out of the seven) I found it quite stressful not being able to meet deadlines of check email. That being said if you are after a holiday where you want to completely switch off and un-plug (and really thats how holiday should be shouldn't they?) then I think the lack of wifi really shouldn't be an issue.
Another thing worth mentioning about the rooms is that as it's more of a traditional Italian style room it doesn't have a kettle or any drink making facilities. We knew this in advance and took a travel kettle with us (have to have my cup of tea in the morning!). The buffet breakfast serves coffee both from a machine and also filter coffee from a thermos but we did see guests who'd been previously and had brought their own cafetiere.
On the second day we tried to get into the activities on offer a bit more. Tom is quite keen on cycling as he rides to work every day and as Bristol is so hilly he's at a pretty good fitness level because of it! He took a short bicycle excursion with the cycling instructor there to a local town to pick up some bits and bobs. As well as wanted to get some cycling in, one of the reasons he (and other guests) were keen to go on this trip to the town was to pick up water. You can't actually drink the water at the resort and although it's provided at all meal times in between those times you need to buy it from the bar at €2 a bottle which I did think was quite steep especially with kids and with so much sporting activities in the sun.
Tom said the instructor was brilliant and he also went on a trip with him later in the week up one of the mountains to some pretty waterfalls! You can see them in the video below, its great that there was someone on hand to have mapped out some great routes before hand and take guests to these amazing views.
If I'm honest the main downside to this trip was how tired the rooms are are. The shower in particular was quite hard work and the shower curtain kept sticking to us as it was quite a small space in a hot room. I would say that with young children you tend to spend quite a bit of time in your room on holidays, taking naps or having quiet time in-between actives and we found it quite hard to do so with the rooms provided. There was a outside area with plastic garden furniture which we ended up sitting on quite a bit but again in the sun that's quite tricky with littles. It's worth bearing in mind that we had a triple room and not a superior room which I know have been updated recently. I think once these ones are updated it would make a huge difference to the comfort of the guests staying.
I think it's also worth mentioning that we have two very little children (4 and 7 months) and if you had teenagers or perhaps children over 8 it wouldn't be such an issue. That being said I think it's always worth while to ensure the bed you stay in on a trip is super comfy especially if you're doing so much sports which unfortunately these weren't. That being said the maids were brilliant and the the cleanliness of the rooms was faultless.
In terms of activities I did, I only really tried out the yoga but it was lovely being able to do it on the beach, especially the relaxation techniques. Nothing better than closing your eyes and just hearing the sea and feeling the sun on your face, much better than at a gym for sure!
There is a lot said about the price of Mark Warner holidays. For example this holiday with two adults, one child and a baby it would have cost around 3k during the week we stayed. I always feel hesitant to say whether something is well priced or not because its so subjective to peoples individual circumstances. However if you consider two adults both taking part in half day activities daily, plus childcare, food and wine, accommodation, flights and transfers I do think its well priced. For our family who only took part in three classes and found the accommodation quite hard work with small children I think we probably didn't get as much out of it that others with older children might of.
I made a little video of our time there too if you fancy a watch!
We we sent on this Mark Warner holiday as part of the 'Mark Warner Mums' ambassador programme but all words and thoughts are my own


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Grizzlies outlast Phoenix
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Marc Gasol scored the first seven points in the second overtime, and Zach Randolph had 27 points and 17 rebounds as the Memphis Grizzlies outlasted the Phoenix Suns 122-110 in the NBA on Sunday night.
Gasol finished with 12 points to help Memphis end a two-game losing streak. Mike Conley added 25 points and eight assists and Courtney Lee had 18 points.
Isaiah Thomas led Phoenix with 20 points but had a costly turnover trying to get the ball into the front court with the Suns leading late in the first overtime.
Bledsoe's three-pointer with 33.3 seconds left in the first overtime gave the Suns a 108-106 lead. The Suns stopped the Grizzlies on the next possession, but Thomas gave away the ball, and Lee - fouled by Dragic - made two free throws with 16.2 left. Bledsoe then missed at the buzzer, forcing the second extra period.
In other games, Portland defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 106-94 to move to a season-best 22 games over .500; Sacramento sent LeBron James-less Cleveland to their seventh loss in eight games with a 103-84 victory; and Atlanta extended their winning streak to eight games with a 120-89 rout of Washington.
Chris Bosh scored 34 points, and Hassan Whiteside had career highs of 23 points and 16 rebounds off the bench as Miami beat the Los Angeles Clippers 104-90 to end a three-game road skid.
Blake Griffin scored 26 points and Chris Paul had 23 points and nine assists for the Clippers.
Damian Lillard scored 34 points; LaMarcus Aldridge had 15 points and nine rebounds; and Chris Kaman added 12 rebounds and nine assists for the Blazers, who have won 27 of their last 32 games and are 30-8 overall.
Kobe Bryant was rested by Lakers coach Byron Scott for the sixth time in 11 games and second game in a row. The NBA's third-leading career scorer, playing in his 19th season at age 36, played in only six games last season.


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In the Alcuin Society awards for best Canadian books of 2012, Parenthesis designer Andrew Steeves won two first and two second prizes for books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Current FPBA board member Jason Dewinitz won a second prize for limited edition books. Other limited edition book winners included Susan Colberg, Margaret Lock, Larry Thompson, Natasha Herman, and Holly Dean. The complete list of winners is here.
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How to Start Your Own Business in the US
Visa Categories for Entrepreneurs
It is rather difficult to come to the US with the explicitly stated goal of working as a freelancer or independent contractor, or of running your own company. Successful visa applications, both for immigrant and non-immigrant visas, often depend on a US employer sponsoring your claim.
There aren't that many possibilities for expats to start their own business right away. However, a few visa options could be of interest. We recommend you to check out the details provided by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services.
- The EB-5 Visa is an immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs. They must invest at least $500,000 in a new commercial enterprise and create ten full-time jobs for US workers within two years.
- The E2 Treaty Investor Visa applies to non-immigrant workers from a country with which the US has entered into a treaty of commerce and navigation. If a national of such a country wants to temporarily live in the US in order to develop a new business, they also need to invest a substantial amount of money. However, this category does not mention a specific minimum sum. The investment is dependent on the size and nature of the business.
- For nationals of treaty countries, the E1 Treaty Trader Visa is another option. It covers non-immigrant applicants who'd like to carry out trade between the US and their country of origin. Trade does not only refer to import and export. It, too, includes exchanging services, as well as fields like international banking, tourism, or transportation.
Options for Expat Spouses and Long-Term Residents
The spouse or dependent of a visa-holder might want to look into self-employment as well. Especially for traveling spouses, work as an independent contractor can prove a valid way of starting a new career.
However, if you come to the United States on a dependent visa, you are often barred from working without a special permit. However, depending on your visa category, you may apply for a so-called Employment Authorization Document. Although this permit explicitly refers to "employment", this may include employment in your own business. If you want to make sure that the EAD allows you to work as an independent contractor or a small business-owner, contact the USCIS or ask an immigration lawyer.
For other expatriates and visa-holders, self-employment may not be an option. However, if you have already been working in the US for a while and consider switching to self-employment, you should get in touch with Citizenship and Immigration Services. You can also talk to an attorney to explore your options.
Of course, if you have a Green Card, are married to a US citizen, or have applied for US citizenship, things will look very different. Then there are often no more obstacles to becoming self-employed.
Ways of Becoming Self-Employed
Once you have ensured that self-employment won't interfere with your immigration status, you can think about the issues that come with setting up your own business. Firstly, you should consider what kind of entrepreneurship will be best for you.
- Maybe you'd like to keep working in your current field, but independent of an employer. For example, you could be a software developer employed by a US IT company, who decides to quit their job and go free-lance.
- Other people decide to buy an existing business or become part of a franchise, for example, in the fast food industry.
- Perhaps you want to really do it all by yourself: You are planning on founding and developing your own company.
While all three options require research and preparation, the third one is probably the most time-consuming and labor-intensive, but potentially the most rewarding one. You might not become the next dotcom millionaire, but in ten years, you may look back proudly on a decade of running a SME (small and medium enterprise).
First Steps towards Self-Employment
Most initial steps towards running your own business are the same in the United States as anywhere else in the world. Start by asking yourself if you are the right type of person for this venture. For example, if you don't like making decisions, are afraid of taking risks, or cannot work long hours, you should probably think twice before giving up your current job.
Moreover, you need a viable business idea and the know-how to do market research. You want to open an upscale bakery that sells cupcakes and petit fours? The most delicious recipes will not be worth it if there are two other cupcake cafés in the same area, or if you choose a business location in a run-down, unattractive neighborhood.
Having a clear idea of the products or services you want to offer, as well as analyzing your potential market, is the basis for writing your business plan. A detailed business plan also requires further skills and knowledge, for example:
- to chart the management structure of your future enterprise
- to develop a strategy for marketing and sales
- to deal with legal and financial issues, such as funding or business structure
Advice for Small Business Owners
The US Small Business Administration offers valuable resources for everyone interested in becoming their own boss. Not only does their website give you step-by-step information on coming up with a business plan. It also provides tips on finding a mentor – an established and experienced business owner who can guide you through this process.
The SBA District Offices, as well as the Small Business Development Centers found in many cities, can serve as a starting point for advice and training. You might be a great web designer or wonderful copy-writer, but you may not know anything about accounting, intellectual property laws, or other aspects essential to your business plan.
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