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The Family Orientation program runs concurrent with your first-year student's Student Orientation program. Your assigned session and date is indicated in the student orientation confirmation letter. Check-in for the student program takes place at the Rensselaer Union from 9:00 to 9:40 a.m. on the first day. Check-in for the parent program takes place at EMPAC from 9:00 to 9:30 a.m. on the first day. It is highly recommended that you do not arrive at the check-in locations early as our staff will not be prepared to assist your family.
Family program registration
If your names are not listed on your student's confirmation letter, we do not have your registration information. Please call (518) 276-8632 to register. Although all family members are welcome, we ask that you please consider carefully your choice to bring very young siblings as a separate sibling program is not offered.
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The Family Orientation program is separate from the student program. All students will be housed in designated residence halls and are expected to complete the full day-and-a-half program. Because the student experience consists of highly structured programs and workshops, including evening activities, there will not be an opportunity for you to get together until the program has ended. Please identify a location (usually the Closing Session works well) to meet your student on the second day after the program has ended – this will be around noon.
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Family members interested in dining on-campus during the program may purchase a meal package at check-in for a fee. The lower-level of the Rensselaer Union will also be available on a cash basis. A coffee and dessert reception is included in the Family Orientation program.
Restricted mobility
If you have an impairment which restricts your mobility (a need for a wheelchair, for example), we ask that you contact the Student Orientation office at (518) 276-8632 in advance of your visit to make necessary arrangements. We would like to assist you in making your visit as pleasant as possible.


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The best part about the NFL is that with games only once a week there is plenty of time in between for great debates.
That is except for this week when, on less rest than most Major League starters get on the regular, the Birds will clash with the Texans on Thursday Night Football.
There are plenty of great comparison battles in this game on both sides of the ball -- Michal Vick vs. Matt Schaub, Shady McCoy vs. Arian Foster, David Akers vs. Neil Rackers, Mario Williams vs. Trent Cole -- but per normal wideouts made much of the noise entering this game (even if one barely made a peep for 48 hours) so let's look at the battle of No. 1s -- Jackson vs. Johnson.
Let's go to the stats:
DeSean Jackson - Age 24 (It's his birthday Wednesday):
Eagles 2nd-round pick (49th overall) in 2008
1 Pro Bowl
2010 Stats:
35 receptions
678 receiving yards
98 rushing yards
6 total TDs (5 receiving)
19.4 yards per reception
3 100-yard games
Andre Johnson - Age 29
Texans 1st-round pick (3rd overall) in 2003
4 Pro Bowls
2010 Stats:
65 receptions
869 receiving yards
0 rushing yards
5 total TDs (all receiving)
4 100-yard games
Right off the bat Johnson is obviously the more accomplished career receiver -- he has more Pro Bowls (4) than seasons Jackson has played in the league (3).
Also let's call 100-yard games and total TDs washes since only one separates each receiver.
A.J., despite being tossed out of the Texans last game, is the more prolific receiver this season racking up nearly twice as many catches and nearly 200 more yards than D-Jax. He also has hauled in passes at an impressive clip for some time three times grabbing more than 100 passes and breaking the 1,000-yard plateau four times, with a fifth likely this season. D-Jax has never caught 100 balls and only last year broke 1,000 yards for the first time.
But the Eagles weapon has averaged an unreal 19.4 YPR and adds the element of the end around having dashed for nearly 100 yards on the ground compared to Johnson's goose egg. Basically where Johnson is a great possession wideout with the occasional big play threat, Jackson could blow the game open at any point with his blazing speed.
If I had to build a team right now, though, I would take Johnson. He is more polished than Jackson even if D-Jax has more upside. But A.J. is five years D-Jax's senior so in the long term I would grab Jackson -- or would I?
Jackson at 5-foot-10, 175 pounds looks like Mini Me next to Johnson's impressive 6-foot-3, 225-pound frame.
Let's just hope A.J. doesn't throw a haymaker, huh?
But just cause DeSean is tinier than many big time receivers doesn't mean he isn't just as tough as the bigger guys. In eight seasons Johnson has missed eight games (one game per season). Despite two concussions in three seasons, D-Jax has missed just two games (less than one game per season).
So maybe D-Jax is tougher than he might appear even if he sulked for two days after an alleged post-game tongue lashing by Andy Reid.
So decision time -- I would love both these guys (I lived that dream last year on my fantasy squad) -- but if I had to pick just one it would be D-Jax. Action Jackson has that special ability to change the game at any moment. I would deal with the occasional perceived diva moment and the fear that he might break and cross my fingers as I rode his lightning-fast legs for as long as possible.


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The default process to shutdown windows 8 is quite lengthy. If you are at the desktop then first you need to go to Start screen, then logout and then in the power option is the shutdown option. It is possible to have a quick desktop icon that can do this in a single step.
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shutdown /s /t 0
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Despite struggles within the console gaming sphere, Japanese game publisher Konami is reporting growth in its net income, with profits up 147 percent.
The company previously reported profits totaling ¥3.8 billion ($31.7m) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014. However, it's now enjoying ¥9.5 billion ($79.1m) in profits for its latest fiscal year, which ended just a couple months ago. Interestingly enough, Konami expects to rake in the very same figure over the next year.
While Konami has had its fair share of issues these past few months with the cancelation of Silent Hills and its deteriorating relationship with Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima, its gaming division is still its most profitable arm, thanks to Pro Evolution Soccer 15 and a new mobile baseball game called Jikkyou Pawafuru Puroyakyu, which amassed a whopping eight million downloads in its first four months.
Konami expects both Pro Evolution Soccer 15 and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which releases in September, to be major sources of revenue this year. Of course, it also has its health, arcade, and gambling divisions to rely on as viable sources of income as well.
Alex Osborn is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @alexcosborn.


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The factor VII zymogen structure reveals reregistration of beta strands during activation.Eigenbrot, C., Kirchhofer, D., Dennis, M.S., Santell, L., Lazarus, R.A., Stamos, J., Ultsch, M.H.
(2001) Structure 9: 627-636
- PubMed: 11470437
- PubMed Abstract:
- A Novel Exosite on Coagulation Factor VIIa and its Molecular Interactions with a New Class of Peptide Inhibitors
Roberge, M.,Santell, L.,Dennis, M.S.,Eigenbrot, C.,Dwyer, M.A.,Lazarus, R.A.
- Structure of Extracellular Tissue Factor Complexed with Factor VIIa Inhibited with a BPTI Mutant
Zhang, E.,St.Charles, R.,Tulinsky, A.
(1999) J.Mol.Biol. 285: 2089
- Peptide Exosite Inhibitors of Factor VIIa as Anticoagulants
Dennis, M.S.,Eigenbrot, C.,Skelton, N.J.,Ultsch, M.H.,Santell, L.,Dwyer, M.A.,O'Connell, M.P.,Lazarus, R.A.
(2000) Nature 404: 465
- The Crystal Structure of the Complex of Blood Coagulation Factor VIIa with Soluble Tissue Factor
Banner, D.W.,D'Arcy, A.,Chene, C.,Winkler, F.K.,Guha, A.,Konigsberg, W.H.,Nemerson, Y.,Kirchhofer, D.
(1996) Nature 380: 41
- Structure of Human Factor VIIa and its Implications for the Triggering of Blood Coagulation
Pike, A.C.,Brzozowski, A.M.,Roberts, S.M.,Olsen, O.H.,Persson, E.
(1999) Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 96: 8925
- Crystal Structure of Active Site-inhibited Human Coagulation Factor VIIa (des-Gla)
Kemball-Cook, G.,Johnson, D.J.,Tuddenham, E.G.,Harlos, K.
Coagulation factor VIIa (FVIIa) contains a Trypsin-like serine protease domain and initiates the cascade of proteolytic events leading to Thrombin activation and blood clot formation. Vascular injury allows formation of the complex between circulatin ...
Coagulation factor VIIa (FVIIa) contains a Trypsin-like serine protease domain and initiates the cascade of proteolytic events leading to Thrombin activation and blood clot formation. Vascular injury allows formation of the complex between circulating FVIIa and its cell surface bound obligate cofactor, Tissue Factor (TF). Circulating FVIIa is nominally activated but retains zymogen-like character and requires TF in order to complete the zymogen-to-enzyme transition. The manner in which TF exerts this effect is unclear. The structure of TF/FVIIa is known. Knowledge of the zymogen structure is helpful for understanding the activation transition in this system.
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Please suggest a topic. I know what I want to review or explain, but I'm doing this for YOU! So what would you like to see on DSLRnerd? Post a comment here or start a new thread in the forums.
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MoeronFebruary 7, 2013 at 12:51 pm
The battery case review was pretty good. What about batteries themselves? Duracell? Kodak? Energizer? What about rechargeables? And live up to your nerdiness, really get all Consumer Reports on your vids. I want data and stats and charts and stuff. Oh and words that make me (a non nerd) question if it's Latin or French too.
Benito MazzaroMay 7, 2013 at 5:17 pm
What is the difference between the Fotga dp 500 and the Fotga dp 500 2?
Can you use either Fotgas with a Digital camcorder or does it have to be a DSLR?
danoSeptember 19, 2014 at 11:51 am
I suggest using esoteric lenses such as and Kodak Bolex movie lens, and all kinds of odd East German, Czech 'found'
CCTV etc. lens on EOS.
What will work , and what really won't .
What will it look like in Color B/W or will it look like a peeper door thing?
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Ichthyoliths and Pelagic Ecosystem Evolution:
How has the open ocean ecosystem changed through time?
I am broadly interested in how a functional (open ocean) marine ecosystem can exist, has existed, and has changed over geologic time, in conjunction with major changes in climate, biotic turnover, and earth system shifts. The fossil record provides a rich historical record that can be examined, in conjunction with climatic proxies and other tools (eg. phylogenies), to look at how these changes interact with evolution and ecosystem function. I am also interested in the evolution of fish, and the evolution of ecological roles played by fish and other marine megafauna within the pelagic ecosystem. My main research focus is on ichthyoliths, isolated fossil fish teeth and shark dermal scales, preserved in deep-sea sediment cores, to study how pelagic vertebrate consumers, and marine ecosystem function, has responded to these changes.
I use ichthyoliths to investigate three main aspects of pelagic ecosystem evolution throughout Earth's history, to assess changes in fish (1) production, (2) community structure, and (3) evolutionary dynamics. Interpreted within their paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic context, ichthyoliths can reveal patterns in the coevolution of life and climate in the ocean, during periods of global change and relative stasis alike.
Dissertation Abstract
Dissertation Title: Ichthyoliths as a paleoceanographic and paleoecological proxy and the response of open-ocean fish to Cretaceous and Cenozoic global change
Committee: Richard Norris (Chair), Lin Chao, Peter Franks, Philip Hastings, Lisa Levin
Ichthyoliths, isolated fossil fish teeth and shark dermal scales preserved in deep-sea sediment cores, can reveal how marine vertebrate consumers (sharks and fish) have responded to major global change events in Earth's history. In this dissertation, I first develop methods for the isolation and curation of ichthyoliths from a variety of marine sediment types. I then use ichthyoliths to assess how (1) total fish production, (2) pelagic fish community structure, and (3) fish evolution have responded to select global change events in Earth's history.
The Cretaceous/Paleogene (K/Pg) Mass Extinction 66 million years ago (Ma) catalyzed the diversification of fish in the open ocean. Cretaceous oceans (>66 Ma) were relatively devoid of fish teeth, and at the K/Pg, fish abundance declined only in the Atlantic Ocean, while in the Pacific, fish abundance stayed constant or increased immediately following the extinction. Yet the event caused a global shift in the marine vertebrate community, with the relative abundance of teeth increasing compared to that of denticles in marine sediments. Further, the size structure of the fish tooth assemblages shifted towards larger, rather than smaller individuals, suggesting that the group was resilient to the extinction event. Bony fishes rose to ecological dominance in the open ocean following the K/Pg extinction, rapidly radiating in morphological diversity after the extinction, while other open ocean groups lagged behind. Extreme global warmth in the Early Eocene (~52-48 Ma) is associated with an increase in fish and shark abundance, but not diversity. Fish abundance broadly follows global temperature gradients in the Paleogene (66-20 Ma), with the highest abundance of fish in the warmest part of the Cenozoic. The most recent 20 million years is characterized by highly variable ichthyolith production and low abundances of sharks and other elasmobranchs in the gyres. This shift is temporally correlated with the diversification of open-ocean whales and seabirds, groups which may have out-competed sharks for fish prey in the modern open ocean. Together, these results show that that fishes were consistently able to adapt to Cenozoic global change, both ecologically and evolutionarily, allowing the Cenozoic to truly become an "Age of Fishes".


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Giesler handled divorces for many of Hollywood's elite, such as Marilyn Monroe in 1955. /
For decades in Hollywood, when celebrities needed top legal help, they would say, "Get me Giesler." The words became a catchphrase.
Jerry Giesler, known as "the attorney to the stars," was the lawyer to hire after crimes of passion and when marriages went on the rocks.
Giesler is known for sensational cases involving Charlie Chaplin, Errol Flynn, Lana Turner's daughter, Edward G. Robinson Jr. and theater magnate Alexander Pantages. He handled divorces for Marilyn Monroe (from Joe DiMaggio), Zsa Zsa Gabor (from George Sanders), Shelley Winters (from Vittorio Gassman) Lady Sylvia Ashley (from Clark Gable) and Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton (from Cary Grant).
He successfully represented stripper Lili St. Cyr when she was accused of indecency in her nightclub act, and producer Walter Wanger, who was accused of shooting an agent who was paying too much attention to Wanger's wife, actress Joan Bennett. He defended dance director Busby Berkeley when he was driving in a drunken condition and crashed head-on into another car, killing three people. Berkeley was acquitted when Giesler established that the tires of the car could have been faulty.
Giesler, pronounced Geez-ler, was born Nov. 2, 1886, at Wilton Junction (now Wilton), a town that his Pennsylvania Dutch grandfather helped found in 1856. Giesler was the son of a bank cashier, and later spent his youth in Muscatine. He had a younger brother nine years younger.
His real name was Harold Lee Giesler, but he preferred the nickname Jerry and always went by that. When Giesler was a boy, his mother washed out his mouth with soap when he swore in the first grade. He never swore again.
He was brought up to address people as Mr., Mrs. and Miss, "as a matter of courtesy," and continued to do that throughout his career.
"As a boy, I read avidly," Giesler later told a biographer. "I joined three churches so that I could draw books from three Sunday School libraries."
At 15 or 16, when his mother died, Giesler was sent to the Morgan Park Academy near Chicago.
After his graduation, because he had eye problems, Giesler was advised by a doctor to delay attending college in order to give his eyes a rest. He then decided to spend a winter in Los Angeles with an old friend, Alex Olgivie, and his family.
In the winter of 1905-06, Giesler lived in downtown Los Angeles, then a city of just 125,000, and earned money by driving a horse-drawn lumber wagon, at $2 per day, from 4 a.m. until dark. His duties included taking care of his co-worker, a big, gray mare.
When his eyesight improved, and because he was homesick for Iowa and its snow, Giesler decided to return to his home state after first visiting San Francisco and seeing the aftermath of the devastating earthquake of 1906.
In Iowa City, Giesler enrolled at the University of Iowa's law school, but after a particularly harsh winter he was ready to move back to L.A., where he continued his law studies at the University of Southern California.
When he graduated and was working in a low-level clerking job for lawyer Earl Rogers, iconic lawyer Clarence Darrow put Giesler on the road to success. It was 1910, and Darrow was accused of bribing a juror. Midway through the trial, Darrow and Rogers asked Giesler to look up a point of law and were impressed when he returned with 40 pages of documentation. As a result, Darrow was acquitted and Giesler was promoted.
In 1943, the lawyer defended actor Flynn against two counts of statutory rape involving two girls under the age of 18. Flynn went free, and his career wasn't harmed.
In 1944, Giesler successfully defended Chaplin, who was accused of Mann Act violations for allegedly transporting 24-year-old Joan Berry, Chaplin's protege, from Los Angeles to New York and back in 1942 for immoral purposes. To gain jury sympathy, Giesler made Chaplin sit alone at a big table in the courtroom, his feet barely touching the floor, and looking meek and wistful.
In 1948, Giesler defended Robert Mitchum, who was accused of conspiracy to possess marijuana. Giesler decided against a jury trial, believing it would harm the film industry, and Mitchum willingly served a 50-day sentence imposed by a judge. His career thrived.
In 1958, in a case that made headlines for months, Giesler defended 14-year-old Cheryl Crane, actress Turner's daughter, who was accused of fatally stabbing her mother's abusive lover, gangster Johnny Stompanato. Crane escaped punishment and became a ward of the court, and Turner's career survived intact.
Giesler never revealed his fees, but Chaplin reportedly paid him $100,000, and Flynn $75,000.
As a result, a very rich Giesler was able to live very well in Beverly Hills. "It's a good living," he said.
Giesler, who was ordinary-looking and who had a voice that was on the nasally side, said if Hollywood were casting a lawyer such as himself, he would never get the part. He lived quietly, dressed conservatively and was considered honest and upright.
In 1918, Giesler married Elizabeth O'Connor, and the couple had a daughter, Mildred, but the marriage failed after 10 years. In 1931, he married Ruth Stevens of Detroit, and they had a son, Michael, and a daughter, Jerry Lee.
In his later years, Giesler combated a series of heart problems, and, at 75, he died in his sleep at his home, with a nurse in attendance. Survived by his wife and children, he left an estate valued at about $800,000.
He is buried at Forest Lawn cemetery.
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Please don't hate me for saying this, but over the past year, I've had to gain ten pounds so people would quit accusing me of eating disorders.
And I've thought long and hard about whether I should write this post at all. I know how easily it could seem like one big, giant, obnoxious humblebrag ("Oh, poor baby, she has trouble keeping her weight up after a couple of pregnancies. That must be so rough.")
But the thing is, I kind of accidentally learned some weight loss secrets while I was trying to shed my baby weight and I'm thinking those secrets could really help other people who are trying to get into shape.
So here it goes…
Never, not in a million years, did I expect to have problems getting "too thin." Especially after pregnancy.
I come from a family with really efficient metabolisms, the kind that probably kept us alive through all kinds of brutal winters and potato famines, but are a real hassle in this modern day and age.
And I've been struggling with mine for years. While I've never been more than around fifty pounds overweight, I've been dieting off and on since junior high school.
I've done low fat, low carb, portion control, Weight Watchers, Atkins, South Beach, vegan… you name it, I've tried it.
I've also tried a billion different forms of exercise. I've walked, ran, cycled, fenced, done yoga and aerobics, and lifted weights, just to name a few.
Through loads of discipline and self-denial, I always managed to ride the bucking bronco of starvation up until about the last ten or fifteen pounds or so, then I would struggle for a while before being thrown off. I would get my bearings, jump back on the horse, and repeat the same cycle.
Over and over again. Those last ten pounds never budged, no matter how hard I tried.
Then a few years ago, when I was first pregnant, I gave up dieting in the interests of the growing baby. Predictably, my weight exploded.
I gained way more than I was supposed to and was routinely lectured by healthcare professionals about how I needed to get a handle on it. They told me to use fat-free dressing, drink diet soda, and stop eating fruit, dairy, and nuts (!!!).
It was scary. I'd worked very hard for many years to avoid obesity, and there I was, helplessly watching the numbers on the scale blow up to ever greater heights, day after day. Knowing how tough it can be to lose the baby weight, I didn't know if I'd ever turn things around.
After my daughter was born, I got on the Weight Watchers breastfeeding diet plan, because I wanted to drop the weight but needed to make sure I could breastfeed. It was very important to me.
I ended up not only losing the pregnancy weight, but those resistant last ten pounds I could never shake before, and then another twenty pounds (about eighty altogether).
Then I did it again after having my second daughter.
Why would I have an easier time keeping my weight down AFTER having children than before? It sounds crazy, right?
But I don't think it's a fluke.
Because of the babies, I changed my dieting approach and found I was having a much easier time.
This wasn't even the first time I had done Weight Watchers (or the second). This time, however, I did several things differently:
- I ate a lot more fruit
The Weight Watchers diet lets you have as many fruits and vegetables as you want for free (except potato, peas, and avocados). Even though the idea was scary (I had been a low-carb dieter for years and was afraid of sugar spikes), I took full advantage of the opportunity.
I ate fruit like crazy, in addition to regular meals, often eating several bananas in a row then topping it off with an apple and a bunch of pineapple. Calorically speaking, this should've made a significant dent in my success.
But it didn't. No matter how hard I pounded the fruit and veggies, my weight just kept dropping.
I'm firmly convinced now that our bodies don't metabolize fruit the same way they metabolize simple sugars and that calories are only part of the picture.
Maybe it just comes down to how much harder it is to eat 500 calories of produce than candy, but whatever it is, I think you can eat fruit to your heart's content (assuming you're not diabetic).
Plus, eating fruit means you aren't eating doughnuts. Fiber fills you up.
- I didn't try to rush the process
I used to get impatient when I was dieting. I'd get tired of always watching what I ate and having to measure everything, and just wanted to hurry up and lose the weight already. Especially when I was struggling through a plateau.
If my weight hadn't budged, or god forbid, had gone up after a week or so of diligent dieting, I'd start playing hardball by dropping my calories even further. I'd force my weight down, using any means necessary.
But this time, I was breastfeeding my baby, so I couldn't risk dropping my milk supply by not getting enough calories.
How horrible would I feel if my baby went hungry just because I wanted to drop a couple pounds? I owed it to my child to make sure I stayed healthy, so instead of starving myself, I'd just stick to the plan and eat everything I was supposed to. I thought it might take longer, but be worth it.
You know what? I stopped having those long plateaus. Many weeks, my weight held fast or even went up slightly, but eventually it would drop again. My weight came off much faster, in the long run, when I just held fast and ate everything I was supposed to.
Water weight changes all the time. You can bloat because of hormones, salt, swelling after exercise, or even the weather… I think when you crash diet, you start freaking your body out, so while you might initially lose a couple more pounds, you'll hurt your weight loss over time because your body goes into revolt.
Just stick to the plan.
- I didn't try to overcompensate when I "fell off the wagon"
No matter how disciplined you are, most dieters lose control at some point. Maybe there was a potluck at work and someone brought some nachos, and you love nachos, so you find yourself diving headfirst into a bucket of cheese before you had the chance to think straight (maybe that was actually me, not you. Okay, that was me).
Or maybe it's a holiday or vacation (I personally won't diet on holidays or on vacations, by the way, because I believe the sense of deprivation will do more harm than good) and they drop the diet for a bit.
But whatever the reason is, after dieters have eaten a bunch of stuff they're "not supposed to" in unreasonable amounts, they tend to have one of two reactions:
- They figure they ruined their diet, so they throw in the towel, or
- They try to make up for their transgression by starving themselves until they get back on track
I tended to go with the second option, but again, I had babies to breastfeed and I didn't want to sabotage that. So I just resumed the normal diet again, waiting it out.
And I found that my weight would stall for that week, then be right back on track by the next. I didn't fall into my typical vicious cycle of starvation and binging.
- I exercised regularly more frequently but less intensely
Whenever I used to exercise, I tended to push myself too hard, too soon. "No pain, no gain," right?
Partly, I figured you had to work hard to get anywhere, but mostly, it was about feeling self-conscious. I didn't want to look weak or super out-of-shape in front of everyone.
Because that's embarrassing.
I'd start a new class or routine with great intentions, get overzealous about it, then quickly burn out.
But just having had a baby is the perfect excuse to take it easy. You can permanently injure yourself if you push yourself too far, because your body has been through a lot and needs to recover. Plus, everyone knows you just had a kid, so they're impressed you're even trying to do ANYTHING.
Since I already felt ahead of the game, I just pushed myself a little bit and took a break whenever I needed to. Since I didn't get injured, I kept going back, and grew stronger and stronger over time.
I learned that exercising regularly is more important than exercising intensely, because the intensity will come in time. Even if you start with a light walk, just keep doing it, and eventually you'll get into shape.
- I focused more on health instead of thinness
Losing weight used to be all about vanity for me. Sure, being healthy sounds awesome in theory, but I really just wanted to look better in my clothes.
My focus changed, however, after having kids. I cared less about how I looked in a swimsuit and more about having enough energy to handle sleepless nights or play with my kids as they became rambunctious toddlers.
This shift in perspective may seem subtle, but its implications are great. If all you care about is weight loss, for example, you might as well eat doughnuts for dinner, as long as the calorie counts add up.
If you care about your health, on the other hand, you'll make sure your meals are nutritious enough to fuel your body properly. You'll actually care about getting enough protein, fiber, and a variety of nutrients. You'll have an easier time controlling your appetite because your body is getting what it needs.
You will exercise because you know it's good for your body, even without the instant gratification of dropping pounds. Over time, you'll have more muscle, better energy levels, and have an easier time keeping pounds off.
And this stuff adds up in the long run. Getting in shape is a marathon, not a sprint.
I hope these tips will be helpful to someone who is struggling. I may have learned these things by accident, but they have made my life so much easier.
If you're having trouble losing weight, even with diet and exercise, the problem might be that you're actually trying TOO hard.
Pregnancy taught me that your body is a complex machine that needs love and nurturing. You're better off gently steering it into a healthier lifestyle than trying to force it at breakneck speed. Start gently, and keep going.
I guess if I had to sum them up in a phrase it would be "try easier." It's the long game that counts, not reaching a certain scale weight or hitting a new exercise goal by the end of the week.


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Hello out there. I did this blog post quite a while ago, but thought in today's adversarial political and cultural environment, it might be relevant. We (okay, I!) judge others much too quickly.
Let's try, in this new year with relatively few mistakes in it so far, to give each other the benefit of the doubt, to refuse to label somebody or some thing based on initial interactions or our preconceived notions.
What an incredible truth! (And, oh gosh, how it indicts me.)
I LOVE this short video about labeling:
2018: A Label-Free Year (at least for you and me).
For my recent suxteee-seckth birthday, I celebrated with my big ole' modern family …
… at Savannah's Tequila's Town restaurant in Sandfly.
(Seriously? Can you believe they come hooting "Happy Bday" laden with tequila for the celebrant! Even though I had my large head prepared for an oversized sombrero and some flan.)
Post-tequila I received some neat gifts, but perhaps my Favorites came from five-year-old grandtwins Madison (inappropriately pictured above next to the tequila) and Matthew. Their mom let them pick out their gifts for me. Madison gave me a pink unicorn in a love mug …
…while Matthew opted for a brown bear that actually smells like chocolate when you rub it vigorously!
(Matthew is in an over-smiling-for-the-camera stage.)
Oh, they also each got me a large skein of yarn–yellow from Madison and green from Matthew. Not that I knit (who has the patience for that?!), but because they like to unravel the yarn, make giant spiderwebs and throw it all over the furniture and each other.
Thus, inspired by the tequila, when I got home I opted for a quick photoshoot to document my suxteee-seckth.
Moral of Story: the strangest little gifts ofttimes make for the biggest shots of … Joy.
I love Brand New Years, with no mistakes in them.
[Okay, with relatively few (major) mistakes in them.]
Perhaps it is because I just recently celebrated (?) my suxteee-sickth birthday, that I am being all Contemplative about Life, but I want to give you my "Call" for 2018:
A Call for Calm, A Call to Reset.
"Huh," you say, Returning Blog Reader?
Well, this: Politically (on both sides of the aisle), I see, hear and sense discord, disagreement and "I'm not working with you." It's really not just Trump. It's the political system that is basically adversarial.
"I hate you because you do not agree with me on issues."
But it's pervasive in our society, even entertainment. We say we hate violence, bemoan and suffer over Las Vegas, Charleston and Orlando–and yet go in throngs to movies with gratuitous violence (check out any blockbuster superhero movie), listen to songs which present women as sexual objects to be used and discarded.
Maybe it is time in this New Year to think about what we are doing day by day, vote by vote, movie ticket by movie ticket, song by song.
Breathing is Life. Deep in, deep out. Deep in, deep out. Deep in, deep out.
Calm. Peace.
Let's reset in 2018 to a new norm, one that emphasizes Joy, Peace, Calm and Getting Along.
We really can find Good if we look for it.
Joyous 2018!
"All is well."
Trying saying it. Even out loud. Just to see how it feels.
"I do not give anyone else responsibility for the way I feel."
— Abraham-Hicks/Hay House
(What a bitter pill to swallow. But what a liberating one!)
What an incredible truth! (And, oh gosh, how it indicts me.)
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Stellar Diamonds (LON:STEL) said this morning high diamond grades had been returned from its initial bulk sampling of the Katcha Dyke at the company's Droujba project in Guinea.
The first 92 tonnes of the 299 collected to date yielded 173 carats, or the equivalent of 188 carats per hundred tonnes. This is well ahead of the anticipated 100cpht.
The largest gem diamond was 5.55 carats, Stellar revealed. It also said the Katcha Dyke has the potential to add "significant carats" to the overall Droujba resource with previous seven drill holes intersecting kimberlite down to 130 metres.
Chief executive Karl Smithson said based on these initial results and the previous drilling, Stellar expects to bring a section of the five kilometre long dyke into the inferred resource category.
This will complement the 2.5 million carats already confirmed as an inferred resource at the nearby Droujba pipe.
He added: "Bulk sample processing is ongoing at Droujba and we expect to upgrade the global project resource, including both the pipe and the Katcha Dyke, in the fourth quarter of this year prior to commencing a pre-feasibility study to analyse the economics for an open pit mine. I look forward to updating shareholders as we progress."


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I learned a few days ago that January is known as National Hot Tea Month! And let me just tell you, there are few things I love more than a hot cup of tea and a good book, or as in tonight's case, a new episode of Downton Abbey.
Ever since I lived with my good friend, Molly, I've been hooked on hot tea. In fact, it's become a crucial part of my everyday routine and one that I look forward to and is comforting for me.
There are hundreds of different types of teas. Black, Green, Herbal, Oolong, White, Chai, Red, caffeinated, decaffeinated, loose leaf…you get my point. Some like milk in their tea, some like cream. Some like sugar, some like honey. Then there are people like my mother-in-law that puts it all in no matter the tea, and if you have vanilla, that will go in too! Haha! Really I think it's whatever tastes right to you. Some like it absolutely pure, without any additives. As a general rule of thumb for myself, I don't put milk or cream in my herbal or green teas.
This is my sweet little vintage elephant creamer I got from my mother-in-law. Isn't it precious?
As you can tell from my pictures, I prefer Twinings Tea of London. I also like Harney & Sons, but it's a little more expensive, and hard to find, so if I order it, it's usually for a special tea or as a gift.
Every morning when I wake up, I can't get my tea water going fast enough! I have a coffee maker (for my husband) that also has a hot water hookup as well. Before we got that, I just used a good 'ol tea kettle on the stove. It's best to use filtered water when you're making hot tea. In the mornings I drink Twining's Irish Breakfast. It's a black tea that has a nice crisp flavor. I steep one teabag for about 5 minutes (I like mine fairly strong, if you don't, I'd only leave it about 3 minutes). Then I take out the tea bag and add creamer or half & half, and one packet of Stevia.
I love to watch the creamer swirl in with the dark tea, it takes on a beautiful creamy tan color. My favorite creamers to use are Coffee Mates Sweet Cream or International Delights Cold Stone creamer. YUM! If I'm wanting something not quite as sweet, I use Land O'Lakes half & half.
When I'm home on the weekend and I know I'm going to have more than one cup, I like to use one of my tea pots. I've been collecting teapots and tea cups for the last few years. I also like to use loose leaf tea. I have several different cute infusers that have been given to me by my sister. It takes a little extra time to do loose leaf, and sometimes the leaves slip into the tea, unlike when using a teabag, but it's fun just to do it as it was traditionally started.
I feel like there are so many things I could continue talking about with tea. I just love the ritual of it, the comfort of making a nice cup of tea, sitting down to a good book and just stealing a few minutes away to myself. When I'm stressed, a nice cup of tea will ease my tension.
To wrap it up, every evening my husband and I have a cup of Twining's Nightly Calm green & camomile tea. We only let it steep for about 2-3 minutes, or it gets pretty bitter. Then we add at least a spoon full of honey, stir it around and enjoy. I look forward to tea time every night!
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Last week I did a Blackwood Gazette accompanied by a mock wanted poster. I had a lot of fun making that poster, so I decided to do a bunch more for some of the major players in these stories. Enjoy!
Last week I did a Blackwood Gazette accompanied by a mock wanted poster. I had a lot of fun making that poster, so I decided to do a bunch more for some of the major players in these stories. Enjoy!
by Chester Seaton, News
18/12- With northern territories in one of the wealthiest, most developed Empires in the world going dark with no way to contact them this winter, critics have turned their eye to several projects associated with Crowndonian interests.
This year, Crowndon has announced two high profile, very expensive, and some would say frivolous projects: the first being the joint Imperial effort to build an ocean born super-prison, and the second being the development of a commercial fixed wing aircraft.
"Both of these imperatives are a slap in the face of the Crowndonian citizenry, in wake of recent events," said renowned philanthropist and scholar Caridan Wellerby this week. "The cost of building and maintaining a prison like the one described is completely unjustifiable when weighed against the benefits to not only Crowndon, but the Triumvirate as a whole. And don't even get me started on this ridiculous pissing match between Crowndon and Rinkenbach Research and Development. Let the man have his glory; it is just a drop in the bucket of his already numerous accolades. No one will notice."
Advocates for both projects quickly issued a response.
"Mister Wellerby's concerns are well intentioned, I'm sure," claimed a statement by Pavil Lyons, Crowndon's Secretary of Industrial Development and Oversight. "But they are unfounded. The prison project is being funded mostly by independent interests, as most everyone knows and complained about earlier this year. Any money spent by the Crown is limited to fees for services rendered. And since there is currently no prison, there are no services being rendered, and no coin being spent by the Crown.
"As for the Heisenberg Project…the fact that Rinkenbach is involved is the very reason why we shouldn't just give it up. That man deserves a good humbling, I say, and Crowndon needs a victory in the industrial race with Nor Easter."
Wellerby waved off the statement when asked to respond, and in his words one can almost visualize him shaking his head.
"This need for 'victory', and Crowndon's insistence on trotting out 'National Pride' whenever the Heisenberg Project is mentioned reeks of desperation. It's been stated so adamantly so many times, I doubt even Secretary Lyon's believes it any more. There are people starving to death…if Crowndon wants to feel pride, it needs to find a way to reestablish contact to its northern territories and bring its people food and power."
That super-prison in today's post? It got built! Find out what happens to it in the full length novel, Where, No One Knows!
By Adella Chatelaine
13/10- I found getting back to the boat a bit slow going. My head was still reeling from the events, mainly from coming face to face with the man behind so much horror here in the colonies, and from finding out I had helped a wanted fugitive.
The fact that Von Grimm had called the Rommsbachian 'Mister Klaudhopper' didn't fully dawn on me until I was half way back to the docks, and it was only after seeing a poster for Klaus Klaudhopper that I fully put the picture together. I told myself that it was better that the only person who may be able to answer questions about what happened on Waystation Bravo should get away from Dr. Argyle Von Grimm, even if it meant he was still at large. However, I deigned to alert the proper authorities that Klaudhopper was in the area.
Once returning to the docks, I located a Marshall's office and told the singular man working the desk what had occurred. he informed me that they were well aware of Von Grimm's presence. They had not heard of Klaudhopper, however, nor did they seem particularly interested. Understandable, I suppose, given the more immediate threat of a bunch of mechanized hoodlums tearing the town apart. Since Von Grimm and Klaudhopper were both involved, I felt it likely that dealing with one may mean dealing with the other, so I did not push the matter.
It was only after returning to the boat that I realized that would not happen, for who did I find, standing on the deck, looking out over the river? Klaus Klaudhopper.
I must have gasped in surprised, or made some sort of noise, because he turned to me. Recognition came over his face and he smiled. He thanked me for helping him escape. It took me off guard.
While he struck me as a dangerous man, I did not think him necessarily an evil one, certainly not someone who would maliciously cause the destruction of a Waystation. I told him I knew who he was, and let him know who I was.
"Ah," he said. "That's very good. We can strike deal then, ja? You keep mouth shut, I give you exclusive on what happened at the station, once I feel safe."
I agreed to his terms. Little did I know that we would not get the opportunity.
By Huxley Pruitt, Sports
5/9-The Imperial Fool's Ball League, the sport that has swept Crowndon gaming to the detriment of all other athletic endeavors, opened its third season last night. Thousands of fans, all of them under the delusion that their team is the best and that they somehow personally contribute to said team's victory, came out in droves last night to eat smoked meat products and be rude to each other.
The sudden popularity of the sport has sparked the interest of sociologists in Nor Easter last year, who this year have decided to study the game, the behaviors of its fans, and its impacts, psychologically, physically, and economically.
"It's all so very fascinating," said one such scientist, who asked to remain anonymous. "The behaviors on display. Adult men–Crowndon men, so known for their normally stalwart demeanors—painting themselves in the bright colors of their teams and wearing the uniforms of their favorite players; it is akin, I suppose, to the fans of things like 'The Gutted Earth' you see dressing up as their favorite characters. Although, you're less likely to wind up in the hospital if you get caught dressed as the villain in that novel than if you get caught wearing an opposing team's jersey. There also tends to be a lot less rioting afterwards."
The rioting, this sociologist says, lays at the crux of his study. It is a strange phenomenon, he says, that does not appear to be contingent upon victory or defeat, nor does it appear to happen with any regularity.
"The conditions have to be just right," he says. "It typically happens toward the end of the season, it is typically the home team that goes on the warpath, and it can be either a way to celebrate a win or decry a loss. That's the most baffling thing about it all: adults, smashing through their own streets, because they're happy. It makes no sense! But it happens."
The proliferation of the sport has left many scholars baffled, particularly at the traction it has gotten in Crowndon, of all places. Crowndon is, after all, often characterized by their collective humorlessness. I asked a few fans what they saw in the game.
"Not sure if you have noticed this, good sir," one fan answered. "But Crowndon has received quite the thorough beating this year. I think we deserve a little bit of an outlet."
That's not to say the game does not have its fans outside of Crowndon. At least one high profile Nor Easterner, Sir Rigel Rinkenbach, has taken an interest.
"Of course I'm a fan!" Rinkenbach said. "I invented the game, after all. Then I introduced the game to Crowndon, sat back, and laughed."
story by Alex Grosset, Arts and Entertainment
10/6-I sit in a darkened coliseum, surrounded by pillars of the Imperial community from all walks of life; military personnel, industrial leaders, respected authors, famous inventors. It's 1200, and we've all been up since five this morning. We've been sitting here for three hours, packed in like sardines. It's hotter than a boiler room in here, and I'm sweating through my note pad. The smell is nigh unbearable.
We're hoping for a glimpse at the next "New Big Thing", whatever that is. The presenters would have you believe it's whatever they've come to show us, and there are a lot of presenters. I'm going to be in this seat for twelve more hours, listening to corporate vagaries trying to make out commercial endeavours to be some life changing thing. Right now, I'd settle with someone, anyone, inventing a machine that can keep a coliseum like the one I'm in at a decent temperature. Climate control…do you hear that, inventors of the Triumvirate? Get on that.
The first presentation is from a company called Velcom Technologies. These guys were little more than a start up last year, relegated to a small booth outside the fair ground. Now they're opening the main stage. They show off plans for a new type of offensive explosive device that is activated by pulling a pin, which initiates a three second fuse. The Crowndonians in the room go nuts. The demonstration is less smooth, as the presenter blows off his own arm on stage. He's rushed out of the coliseum, which is now filled with smoke.
"Perhaps Velcom should think about increasing the fuse to five seconds," the host jokes nervously. Thankfully, no one laughs.
The presentations for the next two hours aren't anything impressive–mild variations and improvements on items we saw last year, or the year before last. At 1300, we're served rations of gruel. Again, I'd just be grateful if someone announced some sort of complete meal in a convenient bar that I can carry in my jacket pocket.
Finally, we get to the presser that everyone's been waiting for: Rinkenbach Research and Development.
A group of fifteen women appear on stage, dancers by the look of them. They begin dancing and singing a song about the horizon, laced with lazy sexual innuendos. Rigel Rinkenbach himself appears on stage in grand fashion, lowered from up above by wires. He joins in on the song and dance routine, which culminates in an impressively garish pyrotechnics display. Sparks fall on the ground, but luckily none of them catch, like last year.
The dancers shuffle off stage, leaving Rinkenbach by himself to give the presentation. He looks winded, but other wise he's as energetic as ever.
So what's he unveiling? The world's first commercial Planar Wing Aircraft.
When the plans are unveiled, I hear a loud curse from backstage. Ivan Klankenvroot is the next presenter, and with the recent enmities between him and Rinkenbach, it's a given what Klankenvroot was planning to unveil. Sure enough, that's exactly what it is: his own plans for a PWA aircraft. Half of the audience is snoring before the presentation is over.
The final presentation is given by a company I've never heard of: Foundation Inc. Their presenter tells us that he has nothing to show, but something to demonstrate, something that will change interior venues the world over.
I hear a clunking sound over head, and rattling coming from strange metal tubes lining the ceiling. After a moment, I'm beginning to wonder if something is wrong. Then I feel it…cold air, descending from the rafters like a refreshing blanket. There it is. That's it. That's what I've been waiting for.
Then I realize that Foundation could have given its presentation at the BEGINNING of the day.
Alex Grosset is an alum of the Empress University. Born and raised in Oeil de Fleur, he likes nothing more than enjoying a play by night, and ripping it apart by day. He was the first staff member hired by the Blackwood Gazette's Nor Eastern offices.
5/6-Disturbing news from the colonies today, as reports of strange ruins discovered in the swamplands around the colonial boom town of Lelina made its way to Imperial shores this morning.
The ruins were discovered last month by Daniel Tomlinson, aged 20, and his youngest son Jack, aged 6, while they were trawling the swamps for bottom dwelling fish and crustaceans.
"It was five stones, like fingers, sticking up out the water," said Daniel. "Darndest thing I ever did see. I know these swamps like the back of my hand. Been doing this my whole life, right here in this swamp, and believe me, I ain't never seen nothing like it before, no sir."
Jack told his teachers the next week about the strange stones, and news traveled throughout the town. One of the teachers, Alexander Packard, went out to look for the stones, and never returned.
"I think he got ate by a gator," said Jack.
Before disappearing, Packard sent a letter to his colleagues at the University of New Toring. When the University learned of Packard's disappearance, they sent a team to investigate.
"It is a remarkable discovery," said Donald Croshaw, Head of Newland Archaeology. "The ruins are similar to other sites found throughout the Newlands, except for two crucial details: these are made of some as yet unidentified element, and the surface is marked with a complex series of markings, much too small and precise to be done with a chisel, or any technology currently available to us."
Other members of the team reported strange occurrences around the site and the camp they set up nearby.
"It was difficult to be around for too long," said Marisol Calaveras, an intern from the university of Monteddor. "I swear, it felt as though the fillings in my teeth were rattling."
Others reported feelings of unease and nausea throughout the first night, feelings that abated throughout the day, but did not return the next night.
"Probably just adjusting to the moist environment," Croshaw said.
No sign of Packard was found. Croshaw stated that young Jack Tomlinson's theory might actually be a working theory.
"Alligators are a proper threat out here, especially for a middle aged, overweight grade school teacher on his own in an unfamiliar environment," Croshaw said. Packard had only moved to Lelina the year before.
Croshaw and his team continue to investigate the site. More on this story as it develops.
3/6-Last week, high ranking officials from the member of the Imperial Triumvirate announced a massive joint project they promised would change the world. This weekend, it was announced that the project is a massive prison for holding 'special cases and undesirable entities' from around the Triumvirate.
"Once constructed, the prison will be run by a private organization made up of former Crowndonian and Monteddorian Naval personnel," said Admiral Derval McTavish. "I myself will be stepping down as Fleet Admiral of Crowndon and assume the role of Chief Warden of the ship."
The announcement was met with mixed reactions from all corners of society.
"Oh, look. Another prison," said Samson Aldous, a Sarnwainian exchange student studying at the Empress University in Oeil de Fleur. "The only reason they are building the thing is because their prisons are already full, and their prisons are full because their system does not work. And now they are privatizing it! I bet a Crowndonian came up with it, and no mistake."
"I think it's outstanding," said Elizabeth Dubois, a wealthy merchant from Toring. "We have a huge crime problem here. They like to use my storefront door for shelter from the rain. The nerve of them! Putting those filthy heathens on a ship in the middle of the ocean, and away from rational folk like myself, is exactly what society needs. Now if you'll excuse me, I have some downsizing to do. Word has it our taxes are going up for some reason. Stupid taxes."
"I'm concerned," said one Nor Eastern citizen, who asked to remain nameless. "They talk about 'special cases and undesirable entities.' What exactly qualifies as a 'special case', or an 'entity'? That could be anything. Especially if you're in Crowndon. I'm shocked and ashamed to know that Nor Easter has anything to do with this, to be honest."
Oculus, self proclaimed 'Editor and Chief' of that smut rag The Exhumanor, wasted no time in gloating.
"See! It's a prison! What did I say?! What did I say, people?! Didn't I say they'd be rounding us up?! Laugh at me again, why don't ya!"
We asked several of the Triumvirate's most well known pillars for comment. As of this printing, only Rigel Rinkenbach as responded.
"I fear all that I can do is shake my head," Rinkenbach said. "This is a bad idea. I should know; they didn't ask me to consult. Something is bound to go wrong."


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Identity Theft: The Newest Open Door to Thieves
ID theft continues to be a rampant and expensive crime in the U.S. Purse-snatching, dumpster diving, and mail stealing are all ways that criminals steal your identity. These thieves can then use your credit cards, social security number, and other personal information to rack up charges, open new accounts, and even apply for jobs!
Identity theft and ways to combat it have been topics of many tv and printed articles. You have probably viewed or read some of these tips and even implemented a few of them into your habits. So you are protected, right?
Uh, probably not.
Unfortunately, these crooks are very creative, and constantly scheming up new ways to steal pieces of information about your identity. So, while you may have a locking mailbox, a shredder you use faithfully, and guard your social security number as closely as you would your little sister, you could be overlooking one thing: your cell phone.
In today's "smart phone world" a person can manage their entire lives. Paying bills, banking, stock trading, and online shopping can all be conducted over your nifty little phone. This makes your phone a goldmine to identity thieves.
Ways the thieves can steal it:
They steal your phone. Cell phones are evolving constantly, and the amount of storage available on them is growing by leaps and bounds. By stealing your phone, criminals can access your credit card numbers, banking applications, and email accounts. This can supply them with a plethora of information that they can use to steal your identity.
They tap into your Bluetooth connection: Thieves can access your Bluetooth connection, and connect their device with yours, pilfering pieces of information that are not secure on your cell phone.
They can eavesdrop on you. A crook with access to your phone can download software that allows them to listen to your phone conversations. From there, they can extract any information you talk about on your cell phone, and use this to gain access to your accounts, credit cards, etc.
They buy it from you: There are unscrupulous people cruising the internet for used cell phones on sites like Craigslist and Ebay. Their goal is to buy a cell phone that has not been completely cleared of important, sensitive information that they can use to steal your identity.
When it comes to Identity Theft, ignorance is definitely NOT bliss. Being aware of these sneaky ways to steal your identity can put you in a better position to protect yourself. Here are some ways to make sure you are not vulnerable.
1: Lock down your cell phone with a strong password. Utilizing a number/letter password is the first step toward securing your phone from intruders. Make sure the password is not easily guessable, and set your phone to auto lock.
2: Don't auto-save your banking passwords. Any applications that deal with sensitive information need to also have a strong password, and take the few extra seconds to type it in every time you access the app.
3: Always turn your Bluetooth off if you are not using it. This can greatly minimize an identity thieves' ability to hack your phone.
4: Don't leave it laying around. Keep your cell phone with you when you are out and about, and out of sight at work. This will guard against a person being able to download software that can tap into your conversations and emails.
5. Erase it before selling. When it's time to get rid of your old phone, make certain all sensitive information is completely removed from the device.
Identity theft is largely a crime of opportunity. By decreasing your cell phone's exposure to criminals' access, you can effectively guard against becoming another statistic.
~~Susan McCullah is the Product Development Director for Data Facts, a 22 year old Memphis-based company that provides mortgage product and banking solutions to lenders nationwide. Check our our website for a complete explanation of our services.
Why a Strong Password is Your Best Friend
Your best friend would always protect you and never let you down. The same should be said of your passwords.
In today's world, the average person needs 28 passwords. You need passwords for your bank, email, social network, bills, and any online ordering accounts. THEN you really rack up the passwords for different logins at work. It can get mind boggling to remember all the passwords that you use in a day's time.
It's tempting to use the same password for all the sites and accounts that you must access. HOWEVER, this is setting you up to have your password STOLEN. And the consequences of having your only password hacked can be disastrous.
Think about just how much a password protects.
Online banking and brokerage accounts: your password stands between your money and a thief!
Email accounts: your password protects your emails from being hacked. If you have online bills and bank statement, the thief could gain access to your account information.
Online shopping: Your credit card number and other personal information are guarded by your password.
And these are only your Personal Accounts!
Here are some very important tips to utilize in the creation of your passwords.
1. Throw your password loyalty out the window: Studies show that 1/3 of Americans who use a computer use the same password for every site. If a thief gets your password and hacks into your email, he can then access any accounts that he finds. He could literally clean you out and rack up massive debt within a very short period of time. Using only 1 password for all of your accounts hands the thief an open invitation to all of your accounts and information.
2. Easier isn't better. A good portion of people actually use their birth date, their kids' names, or even 12345 as their passwords. These types of passwords take hackers only seconds to crack. Easy passwords leave your accounts open and waiting for thieves to take advantage. You may as well leave your money laying on the front porch.
3. Keep it in the noggin. Even if people have more than one password, they often write them down and leave them by the computer, under their keyboard, in their calendar, or store them in their smartphones. This basically gift wraps them for a thief. Once he scores the password list, its bye bye money and hello fraudulent charges.
4. Mix it up. Passwords that only contain letters are easy to observe or guess, especially if they are only lower case.
5. Get long-winded. Never use a password that is under 8 characters. A short password is more easily observed and guessed than a longer one.
6. Remember you didn't marry it. Keeping the same password month after month allows a hacker all the time he needs to crack it.
The CONSEQUENCES of having your password hacked are too high to not take immediate action. Here's what to do:
1: Make a list of all your emails, accounts, banks, and shopping websites that require you to have a password.
2: Make sure your main email address has a password different from any other account.
3: For the remainder of your accounts, have a minimum of 4 hard to crack but easy for you to remember passwords
4: Change your passwords every 3 months.
5. Don't write the passwords down anywhere. If you are afraid you will forget them, scribble a hint that only you could decipher, and keep it in a safe place. (Do not store this in your wallet or near your computer).
Let's create a good password.
A. Think of a word that is easy for you to remember, but is not closely tied to you personally (ie: not your spouse, child, or dog's name). We will use Teague (the name of my Kindergarten teacher)
B. Add a capital letter in the middle of the word. We will use the G. So now we have TeaGue.
C. Randomly choose 3 numbers. Do NOT use the last 4 digits of your social, your birthdate, or your anniversary. We will use 206 (the date of the last Superbowl). Your weight is another easy to remember number.
D. Now choose a character. I will choose ! since I'm trying to make a point.
RESULT: one of my new passwords is TeaGue!206. This will be easy for me to remember, but difficult to guess. My hint to myself would be: Kindergarden!superbowl.
Passwords are the gateway to your money, credit cards, and personal information. Strong passwords, like best friends, keep your secrets secure. Utilize these tips to make sure you will not become just another identity theft statistic.
~~Susan McCullah is the Product Development Director for Data Facts, a 22 year old Memphis-based company that provides mortgage product solutions to lenders nationwide.


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After playing the role of teacher for several years, I picked up the role of student again in the Fall of 2009 in pursuit of a Masters degree. After paying a grand for my first course, I fully expected lengthy lectures and a series of unit-based tests. When there were no lectures at all and large projects instead of tests dotted the landscape of the course syllabus, I was taken aback. Being the recipient of another teacher's choices also gave me new insight on how my students may view my class. Here's my take-away:
Impact of Inflated Project Grades
There were projects into which I poured blood, sweat, and tears and received, of course, an A. Then there were projects that I slapped together because of life demands, and those projects received …. an A. Wow, fake A's are so deflating. I had to decide that my personal investment into a project was not to earn a grade but to learn. One professor handled this differently. She used a rubric that totaled to 100 points that she then divided by ten to generate a project score out of 10. This allowed her to show one area was less than perfect (she noticed!), yet the score in the end represented success.
Impact of Project Feedback
Even small amounts of personal teacher feedback powerfully impacted me. A project, unlike a written test, involved a personal investment. As a student, I scoured the graded project for any teacher-given feedback. An authentic, related comment to my work would go a long ways. As a teacher– I have to confess — I tend to become overwhelmed when grading projects and tend to skimp on the feedback portion in an effort to be finished. What am I doing to my students' motivation levels in the long run when I do? Some student projects stand out to the teacher for awhile. I'll see former students, and often a great project that they completed comes to mind. (Am I alone in this?) In compensation for the lack of feedback I gave at the time, I'm quick to tell them, "I still think about that great project you did on ________."
Impact of group work
No shocker here: Group work is challenging. A bad group combination actually produces less than can be done individually. One project comes to mind; the randomly-chosen group spent more time fighting on direction. On the other hand, the power of good group can produce a better product than could be produced on my own. (Shout-out to my Virtual Mentoring Project Group! For this group, our professor required us to build our own groups by marketing our ideas to others in attempt to draw teammates to our project.)
Now a graduate of a project-based program, I have an overall sense of accomplishment and learning, but I also feel empowered that I CAN still accomplish and learn more on my own. Project-based learning — powerful stuff.
Dawn is a secondary Algebra teacher in Maryland with a B.S. in Secondary Mathematics Education and a Masters in Information Science and Learning Technologies.


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Continuing our series of articles looking back at previous SAMA winners we were able to fire off some questions to Best Newcomer winners Bella and the Bear.
Made up of Stuart Ramage and Lauren Gilmour, Bella and the Bear are a two-piece who've shaken off the newcomer tag and gone from strength to strength in the world of music. From their own gig-trail to touring with a full theatre production, what year it's been for this acoustic duo and what a year 2017 promises to be for them and their fans.
Were you surprised to win Best Newcomer at SAMAs last year?
We were totally surprised to win the award on the night. After such a short time together, we were so chuffed to even be nominated amongst such great talent – winning was a real bonus and a huge encouragement at such an early stage.
Do you feel the win has enhanced your reputation further?
A band's profile is, undoubtedly, raised a little when they're recognised through these kinds of platforms. The SAMAs is pretty varied and awards musicians of different disciplines for different reasons so we were in good company – being one of the winners on the night was definitely another wee feather in our cap.
What have you been up to as a band since then?
It seems like such a long time ago but it's not even been a year! We have recorded and released our third EP Still Cold, we have written the music for a theatre production called Cafe Missing down South and toured with the company, we've had a Summer full of festivals, a wee tour in Ireland and played two brilliant home shows in Cottiers Theatre and The Old Hairdressers – collaborating with some really talented people.
Will you be attending the 2016 SAMAs?
We'd love to! There's a bunch of nominated acts that we know well or have had the pleasure of playing alongside. The night itself does a great job of highlighting how much good music is coming out of Scotland right now!
Do you think the SAMAs can help mould more successful Scottish acts out there, and how?
Absolutely. If nothing else, being nominated or going on to win one of these awards gives a band a huge confidence boost. For a band like ours to win after such a short time playing together – it sends out a clear message that it's definitely possible to be recognised at this level and go on to develop from that.
What do you have lined up for the rest of the year?
We've got some brilliant shows lined up at home and back over in Ireland – we're working on a new recording and animated video release and we'll be playing Celtic Connections in early 2017!
What's been your favourite gig so far in your short time together as a band?
We've been really lucky to play so many great shows in such a short time. Our own show in Cottiers this year felt like a pretty significant one for both of us. We also loved playing HebCelt Festival up North and we're just back from playing some of our favourite shows in Belfast – some of them were really intimate but some of the best audiences we've experienced!
Have you found any other platforms that have helped you reach out to the music community in Scotland and beyond?
CalMac Culture was a platform that really helped us – through it, we went on to win our first festival last Summer and that definitely gave us a taste for the kind of stages we want to play and the kind of audiences we want to reach. I'd highly recommend any acoustic/folk acts to find out what they can offer.
Last but not least – the silly question – what is your favourite Star Wars film and character? (Really is a silly question – it's obviously Han Solo in The Empire Strikes Back)
Emm… DEFINITELY Han Solo in The Empire Strikes Back.
…it was never in doubt.
- A Day Of Music Festival – Glasgow – October 2019 - June 21, 2019
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