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Broccoli is one of the few vegetables that everyone in my house can agree on. So it's no surprise that we make this dish about once a week.
Roasting the broccoli, and topping it with lemon juice, helps to temper broccoli's natural bitterness and bring out its sweetness.
If you're the curious type, you can learn more about the health benefits of broccoli here: Good For You Glossary: Broccoli.
How to Serve It
In the colder months, we usually eat it with whole grain butter noodles. It doesn't get much faster or simpler than this, friends!
In the warmer months, we'll eat it as a side to grilled chicken or turkey burgers.
Keep Your Kids Busy
While you're making the dish, print out these free broccoli worksheets to keep you little ones busy and get them a bit more excited about eating broccoli!
Click here to download the FREE Broccoli Mini Activity Pack.


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Hooking into TiApp
One of the pains with using Titanium is that they make it really quite difficult to hook into methods within the Application Delegate (TiApp). This is not a file that you want to change, as it is modified with each version of Titanium.
Normally, this is not a problem, but sometimes you need to integrate some 3rd
party SDK, and all the instructions advise you to simply drop a line of code
applicationDidBecomeActive:. Sometimes, you can jump through hoops and
find the right JS event to listen for, but often (as was the case when iOS7 was
first released) there is simply no way to extend TiApp.
Or so I thought.
I recently stumbled across github.com/rubenfonseca/titanium-dropboxsync and realized that this module was actually extending TiApp in a way I didn't realize was possible. So, after some reading up on "Swizzling" in Objective-C, I landed with the following solution. Perhaps this will be useful to someone else.
- Create your new module using
ti create
- Clone JRSwizzle from github.com/rentzsch and add
JRSwizzle.m/hto your project.
- Add methods to TiApp with a category, name your override methods with a prefix.
- Add a
loadmethod to your module that will "Swizzle" your implementation into place.
- Matt Thompson @ NSHipster had a great article on Swizzling
- Jonathan 'Wolf' Rentzsch's amazing JRSwizzle project
- github.com/rubenfonseca/titanium-dropboxsync

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BEES ARE IN TROUBLE and it is mostly because of us. We have destroyed much of their natural habitat, we have poisoned their food and in the case of honeybees, we have used them for our own purposes while not giving enough attention to their needs and welfare.
With the invention of the 'movable frame' hive, the second half of that century saw an exponential growth in commercial-scale beekeeping, and by the time motor vehicles became widely available, beekeeping on a widespread and industrial scale became a practical possibility.
Since then, bees have been treated in rather the same way as battery hens: routinely dosed with antibiotics and miticides in an effort to keep them producing, despite the growing problems of diseases and parasites and Neo-nicotinoid based insecticide-treated plants that have led to the emergence of so-called 'Colony Collapse Disorder'.
Here are some things you can do to help the bees:
1. Stop using insecticides – especially for 'cosmetic' gardening.
2. Avoid seeds coated with systemic insecticides.
3. Read the labels on garden compost – beware hidden killers!
4. Create natural habitat.
5. Plant bee-friendly flowers.
6. Make a wild bee house.
7. Support your local beekeepers.
deadly insecticides manufactured by Bayer.
It is often disguised as Vine weevil protection.
but it is highly toxic to all insects and all soil life, including beneficial earthworms. The insecticide is taken up by plants, and if you use this compost in hanging baskets, bees seeking water from the moist compost may be killed.
Almost all the tulips bought in this country come from Holland and overwhelmingly these are the same tulip bulbs, saturated with enormously high levels of neurotoxic neonicotinoids – such as Imidacloprid
Every bumblebee queen that is poisoned in Spring represents a lost-colony; she will never lay her eggs and start a new colony.
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This game was started in June 1982 and was the initial national lottery game in Canada to permit players to select their personal numbers. A $54.3 million jackpot was paid out in 2005 for Lotto 6/49. The cost of Lotto 6/49 tickets is just $ 2.
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· Western Canada
· Atlantic Lottery Corporation
· Quebec
· Ontario
One can buy tickets prior to 8:00 p.m. CT at night on Wednesday and Saturday. In case you do not reside in Canada and you want to play this lottery game or another one in Canada, just log on to the official website of your state.
These sites describe the way to buy tickets and many times, tickets can be bought online to enable you to play majority of the state lotteries comfortably from home.
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Pro-Player Comparisons for College Football's Next Class of Star QuarterbacksJanuary 16, 2014
Pro-Player Comparisons for College Football's Next Class of Star Quarterbacks
Modern college football is largely dominated by quarterbacks. Uptempo offensive attacks and pass-heavy schemes require a talented and savvy player behind center.
Quarterbacks have claimed 12 of the past 14 Heisman Trophies (including Reggie Bush), and, more often than not, having an elite player at the position is a prerequisite to contending for a national championship.
As heralded playmakers like Johnny Manziel, AJ McCarron and Teddy Bridgewater depart for the NFL, a new crop of young quarterbacks is on the way.
The 2014 recruiting class features a slew of star-quality passers who spent their high school careers picking apart defenses. Some of these prospects will undoubtedly end up playing at the professional level, which leads us to compare their projected skill sets to current NFL quarterbacks.
Star ratings courtesy of 247Sports composite rankings.
4-Star QB Brad Kaaya
Hometown: West Hills, Calif.
School: Chaminade High School
Size: 6'4", 215 pounds
Schools of Interest: Committed to Miami
Pro-Player Comparison
There's a slightly unorthodox motion in Brad Kaaya's delivery, but the ball gets out quickly with a high release like Andy Dalton. He throws darts with ease and operates best when his feet are set in the pocket with time to survey the field.
Kaaya is far from a polished passer, but he is an excellent project for Al Golden in Miami. The late riser is improvisational and does an excellent job of keeping his eyes downfield while forced out of the pocket.
4-Star QB Drew Barker
Hometown: Hebron, Ky.
School: Conner High School
Size: 6'4", 210 pounds
Schools of Interest: Committed to Kentucky
Pro Player Comparison: Tyrod Taylor, Baltimore Ravens
Drew Barker is a few inches taller than Tyrod Taylor, but they have comparable approaches while orchestrating an offensive attack. Neither player boasts an ideal rifle for a passing arm, but they deliver the ball where it needs to be with quick releases.
Barker is extremely athletic and can pick up significant chunks of yardage on the ground when no one is open downfield. He's not a burner, but he works well in space when he decides to let his legs do the work.
4-Star QB Brandon Harris
Hometown: Bossier City, La.
School: Parkway High School
Size: 6'2", 200 pounds
Schools of Interest: Committed to LSU
Brandon Harris has one of the strongest throwing arms in the nation, but he is still learning how to deliver the ball with necessary touch. He moves well laterally in the backfield, keeping his eyes downfield and always searching for a way to salvage a seemingly doomed play.
Harris still needs to refine his footwork and can forget to incorporate his lower body on deliveries, disrupting accuracy. His powerful throwing arm and impressive burst in rushing lanes make him a dangerous cover who demands a committed quarterback spy in several situations.
4-Star QB Jerrod Heard
Hometown: Denton, Texas
School: Denton Guyer High School
Size: 6'2.5", 190 pounds
Schools of Interest: Committed to Texas
Pro-Player Comparison: Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks
Jerrod Heard doesn't have tremendous straight-line speed, but he is shifty and shows excellent vision when operating as a ball-carrier. His skills as a runner were enough to net him consecutive 2,000-yard rushing seasons in high school.
He does occasionally struggle with accuracy, but those issues appear to arise due to mechanical inconsistencies. Those shortcomings can be remedied through collegiate coaching, and his football IQ is already apparent. Heard was a state champion and proven leader in one of Texas' toughest levels of football.
4-Star QB Jacob Park
Hometown: Goose Creek, S.C.
School: Stratford High School
Size: 6'3", 205 pounds
Schools of Interest: Committed to Georgia
Much like Jake Locker, Jacob Park is a gifted passer who excels in the intermediate game. He can get the ball deep, but that's when accuracy issues arise.
Park could use increased precision on passes of more than 20 yards, but the zip is still on the ball. He was an effective runner at the high school level, but he will find it much more difficult to outrace defenders in the SEC. His greatest asset is an understanding of how plays develop as he monitors receivers' routes.
4-Star QB David Cornwell
Hometown: Norman, Okla.
School: Norman North High School
Size: 6'5", 240 pounds
Schools of Interest: Committed to Alabama
SEC defenders better prepare to wrap up and hold on when attempting to bring down David Cornwell in the backfield. Much like Matt Stafford, he provides a big presence in the pocket and can make teams pay with his feet if he is ignored as a rushing threat.
Cornwell has a cannon and, like Stafford, loves to show it off while rolling outside of the pocket. His arm strength appears to make him overzealous at times, and he must be cautious of trying to force the football into space where the defensive secondary can make an easy play.
4-Star QB Deshaun Watson
Hometown: Gainesville, Ga.
School: Gainesville High School
Size: 6'3", 200 pounds
Schools of Interest: Committed to Clemson
Pro-Player Comparison
Deshaun Watson is a creative passer and stays extremely active with his feet in the pocket. He looks comfortable when slinging the ball deep, and the pieces are in place to steadily improve his accuracy.
He's a technician behind center, but he is at his finest when forced to scramble and extends plays with lateral movement, a tendancy we saw from Kevein Kolb at Houston. Watson became Georgia's all-time career passing yardage leader as a junior. Although he rushed for 1,000 yards in each of the past three seasons, he doesn't have the speed to become a prolific runner at the next level.
5-Star QB Keller Chryst
Hometown: Palo Alto, Calif.
School: Palo Alto High School
Size: 6'4", 220 pounds
Schools of Interest: Committed to Stanford
The similarities between Keller Chryst and Carson Palmer go beyond their large physical frames and California roots. Like Palmer, Chryst has a powerful arm and can bury opponents with a barrage of deep connections when he has time in the pocket.
He is an ambitious passer, which can occasionally get him into trouble but ultimately makes him a special prospect. Chryst won't carve you up with his rushing ability, but he's mobile enough to buy time and find a receiver in space against an outstretched defense.
5-Star QB Will Grier
Hometown: Davidson, N.C.
School: Davidson Day High School
Size: 6'3", 185 pounds
Schools of Interest: Committed to Florida
Few players have flourished at the high school level like Will Grier, who threw for nearly 15,000 yards and 195 touchdowns during his career at Davidson Day. While Grier can can still make strides in downfield arm strength, he already shows consistent accuracy, completing 70 percent of his 1,200 high school pass attempts, per MaxPreps.
He also impacts opposing defenses as a runner, which Colt McCoy did throughout his Texas career. Grier wrapped up his senior season with more than 1,200 rushing yards.
5-Star QB Kyle Allen
Hometown: Scottsdale, Ariz.
School: Desert Mountain High School
Size: 6'3", 185 pounds
Schools of Interest: Committed to Texas A&M
Kyle Allen is slightly shorter than Andrew Luck, but similarities exist in multiple elements of their skill set. He displays elite precision, evidenced by a performance in the Army All-American Bowl that featured completions on his first eight pass attempts.
Allen keeps his shoulders square and remains mechanically sound in his lower body during dropbacks. Much like Luck, he is an underrated runner who can make defenses pay outside the pocket, especially near the goal line.


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The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appears to be undecided on how to address the festering political crises in Taraba and Anambra States.
The PDP controlled Taraba is currently in crisis as a result of sharp divisions between the camps of ailing Governor Danbaba Suntai and Acting Governor, Garba Umar.
Ailing Suntai was brought into the country in an apparent near vegetable state on August 25, after a 10-month medical sojourn abroad. On arrival, he had to be assisted off the chartered aircraft that brought him to Abuja.
While his loyalists are insisting that he had resumed duty, the Taraba Assembly had mandated Umar to continue governing the state in acting capacity, they declared him unfit to continue as the state chief security officer.
The Nigerian Constitution did not envisage the existence of Governor and Acting Governor administering a state at the same time.
However, the newly inaugurated National Working Committee (NWC) of the party, at its meeting on Monday, did not discuss the Taraba problem, despite strident calls by stakeholders in the state for the national leadership of the party to make its position known on the crisis.
Briefing journalists after a meeting, the party's National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, said the issue of Taraba did not come up at the meeting. The meeting was chaired by the National Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur.
"We did not discuss the issue of Taraba at the meeting because the matter was not listed on the agenda. I will raise the matter in our next meeting and feed you back on whatever position the party takes," Metuh said.
The spokesman also said the meeting did not discuss the problem in Anambra State, where two parallel candidates have emerged as PDP flag bearers for the November 16 governorship election in the state.


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By Tim McRae, Bangalla Consulting | Source: MLA, ABARES, ABS, USDA
A wise old man once told me that Australian cattle producers only sell cattle for two reasons; no grass or no money. Unfortunately for the Australian producer, it has been a combination of both in recent years. Devastating drought conditions forcing producers to sell cattle, and mounting debts increasing the urgency for cash flow. So with almost one quarter of 2015 already gone, what is the most likely outlook for the supply of cattle for the remainder of the year?
Over the past two years, the available supply of market-ready cattle has reached record levels (figure 1). Surely this means that supply will contract significantly regardless of the prevailing seasonal conditions? Indeed, as has been experienced in the US for the past few years, while drought may be dominant, the supply of cattle has been so diminished, that record prices result.
After some encouraging rainfall in January for southern Australia, it now appears that the most appropriate summary for seasonal conditions heading into autumn is "patchy, disappointing and rapidly deteriorating"…but still time for a quick improvement if autumn rains prevail.
For northern producers, the coming weeks will be crucial, especially if cyclonic activity can finally come inland, as opposed to skirting the coastal regions. However, it does appear that in northern Australia, there will again be winners (some regions have reportedly registered a favourable wet season) and losers on the seasonal spectrum. That said, the balance will likely lean to drier conditions – which will keep the pressure on turnoff and supply.
One factor that adds to the forecast's higher than average slaughter levels for 2015, as has been the case in the first part of the year, is the "lure" that high prices offer, dragging out additional cattle – and the lament that they didn't have more to sell! That said, it must be noted that it would be extremely unlikely to see a repeat of the 2014 monthly record slaughter numbers, regardless of seasonal conditions, as the cattle just won't be available! In 2014, five of the final eight months of the year exceeded 800,000 head: prior to 2014, the last time slaughter exceeded 800,000 head was in March 1979.
Indeed, given the fast start to 2015, this forecast is for slaughter to now exceed 8 million head…but go nowhere near the 9.23 million in 2014. Thus, if prices so far in 2015 have been "much improved", even as slaughter maintains pace with the same period last year, what is the prospect for prices if slaughter levels contract by 50-100,000 head per month in the second half of the year?
Note: This article is the first in a series of cattle market outlook articles written by Tim McRae, Bangalla Consulting. Stay tuned for the next article examining the longer term supply outlook and herd impacts.
As witnessed through January 2015, widespread rainfall events are likely to have almost immediate positive impacts on prices (which is usually the case). However, compared to historical levels, the impact will be greatly accentuated, and prices remaining higher for longer, given the continued decline of overall supplies. Indeed, the "concern" surrounding the supply of cattle beyond the immediate supply window has been one of the main reason the cattle prices still remain at very favourable levels, even as slaughter and turnoff rates remain high through early March.
Thus, those producers who have the feed and financial ability to hold cattle and sell when the full impact of the "overdrawn supply account" hits the market are likely to benefit greatly from some very healthy prices and extremely tight supplies for the remainder of 2015.
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You are able to get to the support center from within the Narratives for Qlik extension.
1) After generating a narrative, when you hover your cursor over the upper right corner of the narrative sheet object, you will see a series of icons. The buoy icon is the link to the support page.
2) When you click on the icon, a new window will open with the Narratives for Qlik support page. From there, you can search for guides and information, as well as submit a support ticket.


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Though truly disturbing, this is so important, please read, thank you:
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Good News: India Passes New Rules for the Protection of Animals
These new rules are not perfect for the animals, but one step closer to a better life for animals living in India. PeTA India published this positive information:
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has released three new Gazette notifications under The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, to regulate dog breeders , animal markets, aquariums, and pet shops that sell fish. This progress has included a joint effort by animal protection groups including PETA India. PETA India was involved in the public consultation process for these rules and had provided useful comment to strengthen protections.
The rules are the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Dog Breeding and Marketing) Rules, 2017; Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Markets) Rules, 2017; the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Aquarium and Fish Tank Animals Shop) Rules, 2017; and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Care and Maintenance of Case Property Animals) Rules, 2017.
In a perfect world, laws to protect animals would eliminate all cruelty, because dogs shouldn't be bred and sold, cattle and other animals shouldn't be sent to slaughter, and fish shouldn't be kept in tanks. But sometimes change occurs in stages, and for now, the government has passed certain additional protections for dogs and fish as well as for cows, buffaloes, camels, and other animals who end up at animal markets. We also commend the government for helping remove animals from abusers through the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Care and Maintenance of Case Property Animals) Rules, 2017.
Some points to be noted include the following:
• The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Care and Maintenance of Case Property Animals) Rules, 2017 says, "If the accused is convicted, or pleads guilty, the magistrate shall deprive him of the ownership of animal and forfeit the seized animal to the infirmary, pinjrapole, SPCA, Animal Welfare Organisation or Gaushala already having custody for proper adoption or other disposition."
• According to these new rules, dog breeders and owners of aquariums and pet shops that sell fish must register with the animal-welfare board of their respective states.
• No aquarium can keep, house, or display "any cetaceans, penguins, otters, manatees, sea turtles and marine turtles, artificially coloured fish, any species of fish tank animals listed in the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972), or any species listed under the Appendix I of the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species".
• The sale of camels and all types of cattle, including buffaloes, for slaughter via animal markets isn't allowed. The sale of cattle and camels can be made only to a person who carries valid documents proving that he or she is an "agriculturist".
• Certain types of cruelty that commonly take place at markets will no longer be allowed, including hot branding and cold branding, mutilating animals' ears, and force-feeding animals fluid to make them appear fatter in order to fetch a better price.
Unfortunately, the new rules don't prevent the dairy industry from continuing to supply animals to the beef industry. India's beef industry is massive because its supplier, the dairy industry, is massive. Read more about the link between beef and dairy foods here.
Meet the Real Veggie Meat
Even "hard core" carnivores might be tempted by this "meat":
What Is the Difference between a Dog Farm and a Hog Farm?
If you ever have attended a western-style barbecue you will most certainly have seen a pig being roasted over a fire. And if you have traveled through some parts of Asia you might have come across a dog on a spike being roasted over a fire pit.
If you go shopping through almost any super market in the western hemisphere you will come across rows and rows of products made from animals such as pigs, cows, sheep, chickens, turkeys, and maybe some rabbits, too. They will hardly ever still be recognizable as coming from any of these beings, because how would you cook a whole cow? Even a rabbit still wearing her fur coat seems to be unappealing to the appetite of someone who would most happily chew on a part of her. There also might be different varieties of animals from the sea, some fish will be lying on ice, others have been cut into smaller pieces so that you no longer know who was chopped up into easily cookable portions. And you might see tanks with live animals like lobsters and other sea creatures.
In many Asian markets and food stores, you will see a different variety of foods, including different animals displayed either in bits and pieces or as a whole for human consumption. If you have ever walked over a farmer's market in different parts of the world you will certainly have come across whole chickens hanging – either still alive or having been killed recently – from wooden beams. There will be goats and sheep cut open, their intestines removed, but otherwise still easily recognizable as the animals that would have walked to the market with the farmer. There will be cages with chickens, birds, and, depending where in the world you are, maybe with monkeys, maybe with dogs.
More and more stories have come up recently showing us pictures of dog farms in Korea. And of these farms being raided by animal rights organizations, taking the dogs and rescuing them from being slaughtered for human consumption. What would a farmer in Iowa, North Carolina, Germany, China, or Russia say, if a group of people would rescue their pigs and cows from the slaughterhouse? If this group of people would say that the way they have been treating these animals in their care is inhumane and therefore these beings need to be rescued? If these people would say that it is inhumane to eat such a being because it is a sentient being?
Humane education is one of the most important parts in raising awareness, in leading a path away from inhumane traditions, in bringing insight into the plight of millions of animals. Pointing with fingers at those who do something differently will probably not lead to a change of thinking. But giving someone the possibility to look at the picture from another angle, and giving someone the chance to decide on their own how to change their ways will most likely lead to a willful readiness in change. And this will not only save those sentient beings stuck in that cage in this moment but to less cages in the future.
More information can be found here:
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Bad News for Meat Lovers – Good News for Animal Lovers
What most vegetarians, vegans and animal lovers have known for a long time has now been officially proven correct: the more meat you eat, the higher your chances are of dying of some form of cancer connected to the intake of animal products, mainly meat. And processed meat tops it off as being just as bad as smoking.
So if it's not the love for animals that should make people stop abusing them maybe the own health care will help save lives of non-human beings.
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Stampedes and Rodeos = Animal Cruelty
It used to be said that horses had fun at a rodeo or a stampede, that this was what they would be doing when in the wild. But nowadays people should know better. Many animals are injured during these spectacles, some die painful deaths.
"Every summer, the issue of animals in the Stampede and other rodeos comes up. The horses that pull chuckwagons sometimes drop dead of heart attacks, are killed or injured, or have to be euthanized, due to collisions or other accidents."
Please avoid any kind of summer attraction claiming animals were having fun, too. This barely ever is a true statement.
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Think of All the Farm Animals Today
October 2nd is World Farm Animals Day
Thank you for spreading the word on animal awareness!


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One client in particular did some research before drafting his own will and discovered that common practice in the last century was to begin a will with a Christian prologue rather than the modern, dry "this is my will, revoking all other wills before it, period." I'll publish his preferred language below.
My question for the client (or attorney) reader is: would you like to be approached by your lawyer about inclusion of a religious or Christian prologue to your will, or would that sound to your ears like your lawyer were proselytizing? How best would the question be asked?
The comment field is open. Thank you for your responses.
In the name of God, Amen. I, John Q. Testator, of the town of Anytown, Some County, Georgia, being weak in body, but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God, calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all mankind once to die, do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament. That is to say, principally and first of all, trusting in Jesus Christ for my eternal salvation, I give my soul to God who gave it to me, and my body I commend to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executor, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty hand of God. And as touching such worldly state wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, demise, and dispose of in the following manner and form.


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According to recent market research, the reasons behind 2016's political polls being wildly out was mostly down to shy voters. Or was it?
First came Brexit, when the political polls were fairly steady in predicting a 'remain' win by approximately 51% versus 49%. Our own market research gathered through Opinion Outpost's paid online survey appeared to concur similar results of other market research and political polls before the referendum, yet it showed that the key 'don't know's' would call it. Then came polling day and the general pre-referendum market research polls did have the percentages mostly correct – though it flipped the other way.
Then came Trump's surprise victory. Again, market research and political polls predicted a clear win by Clinton, with some online surveys even predicting a 99% chance that she would win. Again, they couldn't have been more wrong. But why was this?
In the case of Trump, market research analysts have cited shy Trump supporters as the reason why the polls were incorrect. Apparently the angry hard-done-by Republicans who voted for Trump were more likely to hang up the phone on a pollster, and many may have been anxious to openly show their support. A similar 'shy Tory' model could also have been at play with Brexit, as it was with the general election in the UK the year before. Further market research also considers whether some polling analysists themselves weight the market research polls and online surveys, seeking to confirm their own models of how they want the election to go.
This begs the question – is there really any point in political polls, or should we listen to the market research reports and have a re-think?
Certainly, following this year's polling catastrophes we will all be taking future political market research polls with a large pinch of salt. The problem is that the market research polls themselves can skew the result. If reluctant voters simply relied on the polling figures, many may have hoped that the 'remain' victory was a sure thing, so wouldn't bother to show up at the polling station that day. Some journalists even went as far as to say that some rogue pollsters' market research
deliberately lied to us to 'herd' their results into the 'safe' zone.
So, whether the political market research is still of value remains to be seen. It perhaps it revealed the void in under-represented groups with strong views whom the pollsters (and many politicians) seem to miss. The political polls did not serve their purpose in predicting the result, and in fact they may have contributed to the result swinging in the opposite direction. Next time there is a big election I am sure these factors will be taken into consideration, but nothing gives sure-fire results quite like the actual result. Maybe we will just have to close our ears in the run-up and simply vote privately and however we please.
What do you think about the political polls? Does market research have a place in politics anymore? Join the discussion on our Facebook page, and don't forget to earn money by sharing your views online with paid market research surveys for cash – on all sorts of subjects – at Opinion Outpost UK.


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'World's Greatest Brands & Leaders Asia & Gulf Cooperation and Council Countries'
Lexicon MILE has been awarded the AsiaOne Award for 'World's Greatest Brands & Leaders 2016-17 Asia & Gulf Cooperation and Council Countries' represented by 300 great business leaders of our times – CEOs, CMOs, Business Owners, Investors, Government and Royal Dignitaries and professionals from India, Dubai, Singapore, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Kuwait, and Bahrain, held at Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Singapore in 2018.
BBC Knowledge Awards
Lexicon MILE bagged the Award for the 'Institute with Best Academic and Industry Interface' at the global level, by the 9th BBC Knowledge's Education Leadership Awards organized at Taj Lands End, Mumbai on 18th Feb, 2017, hosted by Asia Confederation of Businesses, endorsed by CMO Asia and World CSR and supported by many established industry partners. The award was handed over to Lexicon MILE by the current Education Minister of Sri Lanka Mr. Akila Viraj Kariyawasam.
MOU with Seoul, South Korea
Lexicon MILE has gone International now. Lexicon MILE signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Youth Fellowship, IMEI, Seoul, South Korea for Mind education workshops and exchange of culture between both countries.
MOU with Mr. Abhyangh Kuvalekar- Oscar Nominee & Founder -
Lexicon MILE is proud to have a personality like Mr. Abhyangh Kuvalekar associated with us, listed as 'India's Most Handsome Men' for 2015-16 by DNA, nominated for the Oscars in 2014 and who today is a successful founder of his own training academy for Bollywood models, train our Lexicon students on their body language, looks styling, communication skills, fitness - workouts and diets, social media etiquette, art appreciation, basic makeup and hair and many more interesting areas of personality development, to make them corporate ready leadership models.
Dewang Mehta National Awards
The 'Best Emerging B-School at national level' was bagged by Lexicon MILE in Mumbai, honored by the Dewang Mehta Awards.


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Kai Humphries: Punch-Drunk
Show type: Edinburgh Fringe 2017
Starring: Kai Humphries
Show type: Edinburgh Fringe 2017
Starring: Kai Humphries
'Phenomenally funny... not to be missed... Brilliant!' **** (BroadwayBaby.com). In boxing, the only thing more powerful than sibling rivalry is brotherly love. Acclaimed award-winning stand-up Kai and his brother Gav grew up on a council estate in the mean streets of Blyth. This wonderfully affirming and downright hilarious story is how a life-changing accident in 2013 led them to create one of the country's most prestigious comedy chains and how Punch-Drunk's literally life-saving Comedians Boxing charity event rejuvenated a community's spirit. 'Awesome... Amazing... Massive laughs... A festival highlight.' ***** (Australia Times). Winner: Forth Fringe Award, 2016.
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It's a big mistake to think that the number one reason the mighty women of yore adorned their heads with lace was to prevent men from lust. Chapel veils, or mantillas (manta means "mantle" or "cloak"), are beautiful pieces of black or white lace draped over a woman's head as a reminder to the world that God was born of a woman, that God has betrothed himself to his Church, and the Church is a sacred vessel. God can touch a woman in a way he cannot touch a man. He can fill her with life. The number one reason why head coverings are awesome is because only sacred vessels are veiled, and women are sacred.Share
In the Old Testament the Ark of the Covenant is veiled behind the curtain because it is holy. In the New Testament, as I have illustrated before, the Virgin Mary is the new Ark of the Covenant to the umpteenth degree. Like the old golden chest, she is a sacred placewhere the Lord's presence dwells intimately with his people. Except now, it's God in the flesh. The God who is everywhere was in Mary, his divine presence radiating out from her, the Light of the World waiting to be born. And this is why Mary is always veiled.
When attending Mass or in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament, a woman covers her head because she is a life-bearing vessel. Think about it. The chalice is veiled until the consecration because it holds the living blood of Christ. The ciborium in the tabernacle is veiled between Masses because it holds the living Body of Christ. The monstrance is traditionally covered in a canopy during procession because it holds the living Christ. Life-bearing vessels are veiled because they are sacred. By divine decree, the source and summit of all life was once in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The incarnation, God's great shout out to motherhood, is the climax of creation.
Mothers are a menace to the assembly line.
They remind us that we are alive.
This is why Satan hates mothers almost as much as he hates chapel veils. He hates everything for which they stand. Mother's are an eschatological sign, a reminder that God has not given up on the world. The veil reminds us that God did not leave us naked, shivering in the garden. The veil is a celebration of the fact that the curse has been reversed. We are not our own, we are Christ's. As his Bride, Mother Church is called to be fruitful and to multiply, preaching the Good News and baptizing, bringing Christ's life to the world. (Read more.)
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Shiplake & Binfield Heath Angling Club
President; Hon. Mrs S. Phillimore
Founded in 1976 Shiplake & Binfield Heath Angling have access to a prime stretch of the Thames Bank either side of the railway bridge in Shiplake.
In recent years winter fishing on this stretch has been hard given the extreme weather conditions, however the early mornings or late evenings in the summer more than recompense and bring out the beauty of the area.
Annual Fishing Permits can be purchased from the village shop in Lower Shiplake where the proprietor, Mark is a keen member of the club.
The annual subscription for adults is currently £20.00 with the AGM being held in May in the Baskerville Arms. Further details will be posted here as soon as they become available.
The current Chairman is Richard Nunn who has been a keen angler since his teenage years. He prefers Pike fishing in the winter moving on to bream and tench during the summer. Richard lives in Shiplake Cross and is regularly seen in his green bailiff sweatshirt carrying out his duties along the bank on his bicycle.
He can be contacted on 0118 940 6160 for further information.
Access to the river for the Angling Club
The upper section goes beyond the college and as far as the gate opposite Halismead Island whilst the downstream section ends where the footpath leaves the river at the houses. This stretch of river offers supreme daytime fishing from early summer through to the winter. Good catches of roach, dace, bream and chub have been recorded from the rich variety of swims along the river bank. More recently, good sized carp have been landed, especially in the swims above the lock
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I'm in a bit of a reading slump again, I just can't seem to keep my attention to a book. =/
Slump? Are you kidding me? You read 140 books this year. I read about 50. And I thought that was pretty okay-ish. Haha. But hey, slumps really do suck, so I hope the start of 2017 will be better for you!


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Archive for November 2005
[BLOG-LIKE POSTING] The Ignatieff Affair
Canadian philosopher and writer Michael Ignatieff has been parachuted into the federal riding of Etobicoke-Lakeshore by the Liberal Party of Canada as their star candidate. This action has many of the inhabitants of this riding, heavily central and eastern European in population, upset, as The Globe and Mail notes.
Protesters in the riding also claim Mr. Ignatieff has no ties to the Ukrainian community and worse, has actually disparaged the community's heritage in his 1993 book on nationalism called Blood and Belonging.
Ms. Oleksiuk said the passage in the book that is offensive to Ukrainians reads as follows: "My difficulty in taking Ukraine seriously goes deeper than just my cosmopolitan suspicion of nationalists everywhere. Somewhere inside I'm also what Ukrainians would call a great Russian and there is just a trace of old Russian disdain for these little Russians."
The riding has many relatively new immigrants from Ukraine and Poland who will not welcome Ignatieff to their community, Ms. Oleksiuk said.
I was surprised by this news since I own a copy of Ignatieff's Blood and Belonging and I didn't remember anything that Ukrainians could seriously object to. It didn't take me long to find potentially objectionable passagess.
I have reasons to take the Ukraine seriously indeed. But, to be honest, I'm habving trouble. Ukrainian independence conjures up images of peasant embroidered shirts, the nasal whine of ethnic instruments, phoney Cossacks in cloaks and boots, nasty anti-Semites.
From my childhood in Canada, I remember expatriate Ukrainian nationalists demonstrating in the snow outside ballet performances by the Bolshoi in Toronto. 'Free the captive nations!' they chanted. In 1960, they seemed strange and pathetic, chanting in the snow, haranguing people who just wanted to see ballet and to hell with the politics. They seemed fanatical too, unreasonable. Hadn't they look at the map? How did they think Ukraine could ever be free?
Yet the tendentious fanatics who refused to look at maps, who refused to accept that Soviet power would last an eternity, got it right, and the rest of us got it wrong (79-80).
Throughout Blood and Belonging, Ignatieff adopts the strategy of positioning himself as a cosmopolitan outsider, as someone who may be tied to a particular forum for new nationalism by ancestry (Ukraine) or by birth (Canada/Québec) or by life experience (the former Yugoslavia) or not at all, as a witness to a new nationalism that disrupts a hitherto smooth-functionining non-national framework. He ends Blood and Belonging by concluding that although post-Cold War nationalism is destabilizing and dangerous, it might well be the only way for peoples not in control of their own nation-states to preserve their group identities. A middle way is needed but, alas, is wanting. In the specific case of Ukraine, after confronting his own reluctance to acknowledge a distinct Ukrainian nation, rooted in his aristocratic family's long-standing attachment to Ukraine and its territories as Russian, Ignatieff concludes from the perspective of the early 1990s that Ukrainian nationalism will be hard-pressed to overcome its Soviet inheritances.
If I was a Ukrainian-Canadian, would I have a legitimate right to think that Ignatieff was slighting my nation, for whatever reason? I have to conclude that I would. I also have to say that in Blood and Belonging, Ignatieff was working out his inherited kneejerk reactions to Ukrainian nationalism and identity as a writerly trope, with no small success. That said, there are more substantial reasons to oppose Ignatieff's nomination apart from the Ukrainian issue.
At tonight's meeting, the association executive, which earlier took issue with some of Mr. Ignatieff's statements on Ukrainian nationalism, will challenge the rejection of the other two candidates — one of whom is the association president. It also will question whether Mr. Ignatieff qualifies for a nomination under the party's rules that state candidates must be "ordinarily resident in Canada."
Mr. Ignatieff, 58, who has lived outside Canada for the past 30 years, bought a condo in Toronto at the end of the summer but is still teaching at Harvard University outside Boston. He has been appointed a visiting professor of human rights at the University of Toronto, but that appointment does not begin until Jan. 1.
"I'd like to own a house in the Bahamas. Would that make me resident there?" asked association membership secretary Myroslava Oleksiuk.
A party official said last night that "it is our view he meets the definition. He continues to teach at Harvard on Tuesdays and Thursdays but he has been living and working here [in Toronto], building his involvement in the community."
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Mr. Chyczij filed nomination papers by the deadline, but they were rejected because party rules required him first to resign from the executive. Mr. Chyczij said he assumed he could resign once his nomination application was accepted. Marc Shwec also filed nomination papers, but the party said it didn't have his membership on record.
Ms. Oleksiuk said she had Mr. Shwec's membership along with 25 others, which she was about to deliver to party headquarters when the "electoral emergency" was imposed.
I like the guy, but could the Liberal Party have at least tried to avoid the appearance of a totalitarian centrally-directed party forcing its will upon its membership?
[B5] Eight episodes in Season 3 have to be good
Last week, the B5 viewing group watched "Messages from Earth", "Point of No Return", "Severed Dreams" and "Ceremonies of Light and Dark". Last night, we caught "Sic Transit Vir", "A Late Delivery from Avalon", "Ship of Tears" and "Interludes and Examinations". We had skipped "Exogenesis" because it really is an inessential episode.
[BRIEF NOTE] Two Followups
- According to the European Jewish Press, Alain Finkielkraut has apologized for his recent remarks, blaming the November riots in France's banlieues on spoiled immigrants who should leave France if they weren't happy with their situation in life and discounting the effects of racism and social exclusion.
He stressed he was not making generalisations and that his analysis was more aimed at "certain" immigrants and not immigrants "in general".
Finkielkraut nevertheless stated that he would not want to shake the hand of the person the Le Monde article depicted him as.
"The person which emerged from this patchwork of quotes, I hate him, I do not recognize myself in this degrading individual. It is a nightmare," Finkielkraut said on the Europe 1 radio station on Friday.
- Despite Krist Novoselic's attempted intervention in Island politics, last Monday "64 per cent of voters on Prince Edward Island said No to the possibility of adopting a form of mixed-member proportional representation." In Tuesday's editorial, The Guardian of Charlottetown argued that this both reflects the alienation of Islanders from their political system, and offers hope that this might be repaired.
There's no doubt the subject has been of great interest to Islanders, although it was slow in igniting public interest. The last two weeks of discussion seemed to generate debate not only on electoral reform, but on the fundamental relationship between the electorate and the political system. Voter apathy and cynicism, lack of attention and respect by our politicians toward the voter and the need for parliamentary, not electoral, reform — these were just some of the subjects that came up as a result of this exercise.
[LINK] "Why gay marriage upholds family values"
Writing in the Belfast Telegraph of Northern Ireland, Steven King makes this point.
Marriage is so central to Western civilisation that we rarely reflect upon its purpose.
It provides an anchor, if an arbitrary and weak one, in the chaos of relationships to which we are all prone. It provides a mechanism for emotional stability, economic security, and the healthy rearing of the next generation.
Governments rig the law in its favour not because they disparage all other forms of relationship, but because they recognise that not to promote marriage would be to ask too much of human virtue. Moreover, study after study shows that marriage is good for us. Married people are healthier, happier and live longer then single people.
Society has good reason then to extend legal advantages to those who choose the formal sanction of marriage over simply living together. They make a deeper commitment to one another and to society; in exchange, society extends certain benefits to them.
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Gay marriage – and that's what civil partnership amounts to – offers gays and lesbians the same deal society has always offered heterosexuals: general social approval and specific legal advantages in exchange for a deeper and harder-to-extract-yourself-from commitment to another human being. The financial implications arising from divorce are the same, too.
[BRIEF NOTE] Life, life abounding?
atomic_orrery has been kind enough to point out that "Gliese 581, known in the game [of 2300AD] as DM-7 4003, has just been found to harbour a hot Neptune massing around 17 times that of the Earth, orbiting with a period of some 5.366 days at a mean distance of 6 million km." This, on the same day that gridlore links to news that brown dwarves form their own planetary systems.
Astronomers peering through ground- and space-based telescopes have discovered what they believe is the birth of the smallest known solar system.
Scientists found a tiny brown dwarf — or failed star — less than one hundredth the mass of the sun surrounded by what appears to be a disk of dust and gas.
The brown dwarf — located 500 light years away in the constellation Chamaeleon — appears to be undergoing a planet-forming process that could one day yield a miniature solar system, said Kevin Luhman of Penn State University, who led the discovery.
It's long believed that our solar system came into existence when a huge cloud of gas and dust collapsed to form the sun and planets about 4.5 billion years ago.
The latest finding is intriguing because it's the smallest known brown dwarf to be discovered with planet-forming properties. If the disk forms planets, the resulting solar system will be about 100 times smaller than our system, scientists say.
It's encouraging to learn that not only do low-mass stars and objects on the vast fuzzy border between stars and planets form their own planetary systems, but that these planetary systems might well tend to be more compact than those of hot bright stars like our own Sun. Low-mass stellar objects are dim, you see, and the closer a world is to such a faint stellar fire the more likely it is to be potentially habitable. Might it be too much to hope for more Mars, at least, out there orbiting red and brown dwarves, if not Earths?
[BRIEF NOTE] Tatsiana Khoma
br23 carries the story of Tatsiana Khoma, a Belarusian university student who's one of the most recent victims of Belarus' dictatorship.
[Tatsiana Khoma] is the first Belarusian (in fact, the first Eastern European) to have been elected to the Council of the biggest European students' organization ESIB. Today she was informed that she was expelled from the Belarus State Economic University (BSEU) immediatly, and that she also has to leave her room at the dormitory today. The official reason for this action is the fact that she did not inform the university beforehand that she would go abroad (this is forbidden under a new Lukashenka's decree about students). ESIB is now asking the European Universities Association (EUA) to revise the membership of BSEU, and all the universities around Europe to suspend their cooperation with BSEU.
Go here to sign a petition demanding her reinstatement.
[BRIEF NOTE] Why I don't care about the elections
It's well-known by now that the Liberal minority government in Canada has fallen, and that new elections will be coming up just in time for Noel. This wasn't a secret, mind, since this minority government was never durable. I just wish that I actually wanted to vote in this election, or thought that my vote would mean anything. Maybe I'd care if Canada had some sort of proportional representation, maybe I'd not, who knows or cares? I don't.


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Getting Out Of The Box!
I just went for a walk in the forest of the Canadian Shield right behind my home. It was a beautiful warm autumn day, so I spent time laying on a granite rock looking at the passing clouds. In the clouds I saw a lobster, a dragon, a pacman eating a little fluff and other fun things. We all do that. Whenever we see something, our mind automatically wants to make associations, we can't help it, the mind just does it.
It's like when we hear a new musician, most of us will say 'oh that's sounds a lot like x'. Why can't we just listen, hear it for what it is? Why this habit of comparing, judging, measuring, associating?
With my art I've been confronted with this phenomena since the day I showed it to the world. It is fascinating to listen to the many comments I get from people from all walks of life… or, I should say, from all kind of brains. Along the way I decided to write them down so here are some of the 'associations' that I have heard many times. These are the most common associations that people make when looking at my art and I find them really interesting.
Is it native art?
The most common question I get is "Is this native art?". Well it's not, simply, because I am not native. The reason why people see native art in my work is very simple: All my themes relate to the themes of nature and spirit, which are also valued and commonly used in the native community and in their art. Visually my vivid colours, strong lines and symbolic images remind of traditional native artwork. I joke saying that it would be easier to find my place in the contemporary art world if I was native. The whole network of galleries and associations that support native artists is vast and most important to me: they would 'get' my art immediately. I find most galleries and even regular people want an easily recognizable artistic context or movement that they can associate with my art, but can't find one when they are in front of my work.
Is it pagan?
This word doesn't feel like an accurate description of me or my art either, although I have to admit I think I have a bit of witch's spirit in me. I collect herbs to make teas, I create my own remedies, burn incense and sage for clearing space; I like being naked in nature, I like crystals, I enjoy playing with my tarot cards, I even have a reiki doll that I use for sending healing to people (and myself). My art honours nature as the greatest place to be and is the best teacher to me. I feel that the word pagan is a bit like the word hippie. I think pagans and hippies are amazing people but they also have a bad rep or stigma attached to them and I just don't want to associate with that negative stereotypes that they carry. Though my kids do call me 'a hippie in denial'!
Is it psychedelic?
I have to laugh at this one! I've been asked many times if I use drugs. Some of my paintings are a bit trippy, they vibrate, they give you feelings of expansion and kind of put your brain into a different open state. I don't plan any of these effects when I paint, but I feel that it's a good thing! To be clear, I do not use drugs, none of my artwork is a depiction of drug trips. I have nothing against drugs when they are taken as entheogens (a chemical substance, typically of plant origin, to produce transcendent states of consciousness for personal growth, religious or spiritual purposes). Many people have had some of their most profound life experience while taking psychedelics or healing plants like Ayahuasca. For me this has simply not been my path and therefore isn't really part of my art, or where it comes from.
Is it Celtic?
This is a bit like the 'Native' appellation. Celtic art is very intricate and geometric and very much in touch with mother nature. People often recognize these themes in my art and associate it with Celtic art. Actually a few of my paintings were directly inspired by Celtic art, traditions and stories, but not all of them.
I think this is the most weird one but you would be surprised how often I hear that question : "are these the zodiac signs?", while pointing at one of my mandala. Obviously they do not know anything about the zodiac (I don't know much about it either myself) and they certainly have not looked at my artwork more than a couple of seconds. I presume that my images look like weird symbols to them and the only things they can associate it to are the astrological signs!
Are you surprised? I'm surprised when I hear it! I hope anyone that understands and resonates with my work would never even consider calling my art dark. Sometimes I worry that I am too much of an optimist, drawing colourful and positive images. I have found the type of people that call my art dark are fearful of the life, freedom and power that I emphasize in my art, or they have strict religious convictions that predisposes them to associating negativity and darkness with these things. They see my image of naked women just having fun around a fire as angry witches throwing spells. In my Moon Ritual which depicts women celebrating their connection to the moon they see a bunch of witches working dark curses! For some my nude images and vaginas are the work of the devil, while to me they open important dialogues about our discomfort with something as natural as the body. My wild woman with her raven appears to them as scary in these dark moonlit scenes while all I am doing is representing the most primal mystical life.
Luckily most people appreciate my art without putting me into a box that their brain created to explain what they see. The truth is that I am still trying myself to understand who I am, and if there is an answer to that question I know it won't fit tidily into one box. I am my own kind, creating the art inspired by living a simple, healthy and happy life. And that's good enough to me!


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Stretching is a powerful part of your exercise regimen -- it increases flexibility, improves circulation, reduces injury and relieves stress. Also, it feels good!
Many tend to skip the stretching part of an exercise routine, which can be detrimental. As you get older, your muscles get tighter and your range of motion in joints can be minimized. Stretching does not have to involve a big-time commitment; it instead can give you great results.
Warm up before you stretch. Warm muscles are easier to stretch than cold muscles and you may hurt yourself if you stretch cold muscles. You can warm up on a stationary bike or do a light jog at a low intensity for about 10 minutes. After you warm up, this is now the time to stretch.
Don't rush while stretching! Pace yourself. It takes time to lengthen tissues safely, so hold your stretch for 15 to 20 seconds, then repeat on other side (or other arm or other leg or other corresponding muscle). Also, don't bounce while stretching -- this can cause small tears in the muscle, which makes your muscles even tighter and more prone to pain. Your stretching should be pain-free. Feeling some tension is okay, but if it hurts to stretch, you are stretching too hard. Ease up!
Don't forget to stretch after you exercise. Post-exercise stretching can aid in workout recovery and decrease soreness in your muscles. Here are a few that we think are good to do:
- Butterfly Stretch (groin muscles): Sit on floor, press your feet together and hold your legs by the ankles and press elbows down on your knees. Go as low are you comfortably can.
- Standing Toe-Up Calf Stretch (shown in picture): Stand with one knee bent and the other leg straight out in front. Point your toe towards body and lean forward. You can use your hand to stretch the toes and upper foot back. Repeat on other side.
- Upper Arm Stretch: Place right hand on left shoulder. Use left hand to stretch right elbow toward your left shoulder. Repeat on other side.
Keep up with your stretching. Make it a part of your exercise routine -- if you don't, you will lose all the flexibility and other benefits you gained from the consistent stretching. You can even stretch if you don't work out. Just make sure you do so at least 2-3 times per week.
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Laminate Flooring
Laminate flooring is the modern-day concept of flooring. It is a multi-layered synthetic product and is quite popular nowadays. Comprised mostly of wooden-derived material, covered in a thin layer of plastic, it comes available in wood and rock colors and textures. Laminate flooring is best suited to the needs of builders or homeowners who want to have a wooden floor look on a limited budget. Laminate flooring is a widely used flooring option in residential as well as commercial places. Although laminate is more water resistant than a wooden floor, it is important to keep it dry because the strip can swell if water is allowed to sit on it for an extended time.
Laminate Flooring Maintenance
The maintenance for laminate is easy, compared to hardwood flooring. It doesn't require polishing, but it's important to prevent dust and dirt from accumulating, especially in high traffic areas, because it can fade with the passing of time. Otherwise, laminate is a long-lasting, durable and most importantly, an economical flooring.
Constructed from synthetic products, laminate is virtually resistant to scratches and stains. Messes and spills can be easily cleaned with a moist cloth. Some folks also use it as a wall covering for decorative purposes. Any swollen walls can hide behind laminate sheets. These are easy to install and can be a DIY job.
Laminate Flooring Installation
Laminate panels have tongues and groove along the sides and are connected by clicking one into another. A glue base is usually not required for flooring but may be a necessity in wall coverings. Sometimes referred to as "floating tiles" here in the United States, they simply interlock into each other and are not stuck to the floor. Intentional small gaps are kept near walls to allow any possible expansion. The installation is easy but requires attention because if not properly handled, two planks can get separated sue to the natural expansion of the flooring. Not only is the material itself inexpensive, but the installation is also more affordable when compared to a wooden floor. Since installation isn't as difficult as other flooring types, a professional flooring installer will not cost you much.
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Laminate flooring does not require extra care, but it should be used carefully. It's somewhat water resistant but is not suitable for washrooms or areas with regular water flow. Another feature of laminate flooring is, it does not trap heat like carpet and other flooring does. Cleaning with a wet mop is usually not recommended because it has been found that this may cause damage in the long run. Laminate floor is easier to clean than a wooden floor.
As for repairs, hardwood floors has the edge over the laminate floor. Wood floors are easily repaired and refinished. Laminate, on the other hand, may be replaceable if bought in strips or boards. Since old boards might have faded by the time you need a replacement, a new plank may look out of place. It does not have any outstanding resale value as of now. However, manufacturers are improving the construction to bring it closer to natural hardwood or engineered wood.
Laminate flooring may have pros and cons, but it is undoubtedly the best substitute for wood flooring and an affordable solution for anyone who wants to give their place a natural look.


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Texas forward Jaxson Hayes, the Big 12 Freshman of the Year, has declared for the NBA draft, the university announced Thursday.
"I have always dreamed about playing in the NBA," Hayes said in a statement. "Now that I have the chance to realize that dream, I would like to pursue that opportunity."
The 6-foot-11 Hayes, who shot 72.8 percent from the field while averaging 10.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.22 blocks per game this season, is ranked No. 9 in the ESPN 100 among NBA draft prospects. He said he would be hiring an agent.
"I'm really proud of Jaxson for the tremendous attitude he's demonstrated all year and the unprecedented growth that he's made," Texas coach Shaka Smart said. "He'll always be a part of our Longhorn Basketball family, and we look forward to supporting him in the next steps of his journey."
Hayes did not play during the Longhorns' run to the NIT championship after suffering a leg injury, which won't require surgery. He wasn't a starter for his Cincinnati high school team until his senior year and wasn't even rated a top-100 recruit when he signed with Texas, but his athleticism and quick development in college had NBA scouts eyeing him almost immediately.
He would be the third consecutive Texas big man to leave for the NBA after one season, following Jarrett Allen and Mo Bamba.
"I'm so appreciative of Coach Shaka Smart for pushing me every day to improve and mature, both on the basketball court and as a person," Hayes said. "Thank you to all the Longhorn fans and the people of Cincinnati who have been there cheering me on the whole way."
A new NCAA rule allows a player who has declared for the draft to return to school even if he has enlisted the services of an agent to help him test his professional prospects. There are several stipulations attached, and if the player returns to school, he must end the relationship with the agent. The deadline to pull out of the draft is May 29.
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After a week of vitriolic debates and parliamentary wrangling, the United Methodist Church has concluded its quadrennial General Conference. In the lead story coming out of the meeting, delegates voted to maintain the denomination's traditional stance on human sexuality, which holds that homosexual acts are "incompatible with Christian teaching." That vote was keyed by the presence of theologically and socially conservative delegates from outside the United States, especially from sub-Saharan Africa, where Methodism is thriving. African delegates represented about 30% of attendees.
The status quo on sexuality represented a broader trend: almost no major reforms were enacted, with a plan for denominational reorganization struck down on the last day of the conference as unconstitutional.
As I wrote in my recent column "The Rise and Fall of American Methodism," the story of the Methodist Church may be the "most statistically striking in American religious history." Methodism's stunning emergence as the nation's largest Protestant denomination in the nineteenth century has been matched in recent decades by a precipitous decline, a numerical downturn experienced by all the theologically moderate to liberal mainline denominations in America.Conservatives such as the Institute on Religion and Democracy's Mark Tooley hailed the vote on sexuality as an indication of Methodism's "bright future," and noted that the denomination is likely to be majority African within a decade.
Liberals such as Boston University's Christopher Evans deplored the vote, saying that conservatives have used the denomination's decline as an excuse to target "scapegoats," especially gays and lesbians.
Evans lamented that African delegates, as a result of "complicated historical and cultural factors," tend not to affirm homosexual acts and relationships. (Might one add that their traditional readings of Scripture also play a role?)
And what next for the United Methodist Church? A breather, for sure, as the next General Conference will not take place for four years. But it seems almost certain now that the United Methodist Church will not go the way of the American Episcopal church hierarchy, with its full normalization of homosexual acts and relationships, and its ordination of gay clergy and bishops. Africans will also assume an increasingly influential role, in accord with their numbers. This development will raise questions similar to those wracking the Anglican Church about how long a denomination's power can remain in western hands, if its numerical future lies in the global South.


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Designing palatants for dairy cows in automated milking robots
In order to be economically efficient, automatic milking systems (AMS) need to be able to boost the voluntary movement of cows to visit the milking robot, to positively impact milking frequency and milk yield. Designing the right palatants by combining the optimal smell and taste, is a crucial contributing factor leading to the efficient use of AMS.
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In our last post we started a discussion about how to keep the peace during your divorce. As we mentioned, although it is easier said than done, it is definitely worth the effort.
Another important thing to consider doing is to work on yourself. What that means is learning to take responsibility for your part in the marital issues. Although it is easy to blame your spouse, a marriage takes two people who both contribute in some way to the issues between them. Understanding what part you played in the issues can help make sure that it doesn't happen again.
The last two tips are quite helpful but are not necessarily easy for some individuals to do. It's probably not the first time you've heard it: do not nitpick. There was probably a lot of that going on in the marriage in one form or another, so try not to bring it into the divorce. It's very easy to continue nitpicking someone that you are not a fan of. The best route is to realize that doing so does not benefit anyone.
Finally, and maybe most importantly, stop hoping that your ex will understand you. If it wasn't happening during the marriage, it's likely to not happen during the divorce. Acceptance is key here - realize that they will likely never see your point of view and try to put your energy into something else.
Divorce is rarely an easy process, but each person involved has an opportunity to make it easier by following these types of tips.
Source: Family Share, "Tips to ensure a peaceful divorce," Aaron Anderson, accessed Nov. 25, 2014


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This one is so fun because it has links and pictures and stuff :)
Seriously though - I learned a bunch in this session at the Blogger's Conference and really want to share all the pretties with you.
Here we go!
Extending the Reach of Your Blog OnlineSpeakers:
Mandy Boles, The Well-Read Wife
Malle Vallik, Harlequin
Eric Smith, Quirk Books
Robert Mooney, Blogads
*The speakers started by highlighting what they believed to be the most important social media venues for bloggers. They then went on to talk about some of their favorites.
*Robert pointed out the fact that, as bloggers, you can't put your post up and expect everything to happen. You have to work at promoting yourself and your ideas.
So, what exactly did they talk about?
Let's start with the big guns:
Not everyone uses it but a lot of people do. Lots of third party programs and apps to choose from.
Don't think I need to go too much into this one ;)
I personally don't love Facebook but so many people use it. Even if you aren't that active, you can create a page for your blog and have your posts feed to it.
Again, it's all about options. Even if you aren't a heavy Facebook user, your followers (or potential followers) might be.
App based - iOS and now Android supported. I'm on the fence about this one. It's apparently VERY big with tech and mommy bloggers and Mandy believes it will become just as huge for book bloggers in the future.
It uses hashtags in the same way Twitter does and Mandy mentioned 1 blog that hosts a monthly 'gram a day' type meme -- The Estella Society (here's June's #EstellaGram list).
If I get an iPhone I'm sure I'll use it more. It's very (completely?) visual and I do like that.
Now some more fun goodies:
Pinterest -- pinterest.com
Love this site! It can be a total time suck but it's also pretty awesome. I've been using it to link up my review posts (which link to my blog) and also to link up books I've read (which link to Goodreads). Again - it's a very visual place and I think that helps a lot when talking about books. Publishers are using it more and more to promote and I love logging into my account and seeing tons of pretty covers :)
Vine is a app that lets users post 6 second video clips. It started with iOS devices and recently released for Android.
BBC was the first time I had heard of this app! Since then it seems to be creeping up everywhere - even my library is considering setting up an account. I can totally see this becoming very very big and loads of fun to use.
Taken directly from their website: "StumbleUpon is a giant collection of the best pages on the Internet". I honestly have no idea what this is all about except for the fact that views or readership or whatever you want to call it can grow over time so something you post today could be viewed by others months from now if it becomes popular? Maybe? Maybe you don't actually post things yourself...again - NO IDEA! (I'll probably check it out soon though ;)
A type of "blog amplification" platform where you become part of a tribe and promote the works of other tribe members. The only experience I've had with this has been negative. It very much feels like spam - group organized and focused but still spam.
Another site I don't fully understand. It's user generated where people can submit links or text and others can vote to promote stories. I hear it all the time about something becoming big after being posted to Reddit or someone finding out something because someone posted it to Reddit.
No idea how you could use this to promote your blog...would love to hear your ideas if you're a Reddit user!
Other sites mentioned:
Tweetreach -- tweetreach.com
A tool for measuring the reach of your tweets. (Really tried hard to come up with a better explanation for this one :)
Google+ -- www.google.com
I have a Google+ account and I know people who are heavy users and love it. It's growing in popularity...just slowly I think. I do want to figure out how to add a Google+ share link to my blog posts.
Blogad products mentioned by speaker Robert Mooney
Distillry -- www.distillry.net
A website that can fiter your Twitter stream for you.
Twiangulate -- twiangulate.com
Another Twitter using device - it can help you find all the ways everything and everyone on Twitter is connected.
Pullquote -- pullquote.com
You can use Pullquote to "create a link to a paragraph on a web page" (like your blog). Great for "tweeting, micro-bookmarking and sharing key ideas".
I would love to know what social media sites you guys love!


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Summer Market Insights
No Need to be Scared
Lacking the courage to put your house on the market? Okay, we don't have a crystal ball to see the future, but there are some things we think you might want to consider. For instance, the stock market is at an all-time high, and the real estate market usually follows. Worried about those ghosts or haints spoiling a potential sale? Don't. According to tonight's episode of 20/20, people are 'dying to live in haunted houses'. But more importantly, have a look at some of these local statistics...
Local Mid-Year Sales Continue to Rise
According to data released yesterday by the Charleston Trident Association of REALTORS® (CTAR), so far this year sales and prices are up from last year. In the tri-county region, 6,613 homes were sold at the midway point for 2014 at a median sales price of $216,273. The market had an 8% increase in home sales and median sales price over this time last year, when 6,117 homes had sold locally at a median price of $200,440.
Summertime Sales Downtown
With winter sales slowed by the polar vortex and mortgage rates still at record lows, buyers were poised to purchase this summer. According to the Huffington Post, 60% of this year's home sales will occur between May and the end of August. So, what's happened so far this summer, and how does it compare with last year?
Inside the crosstown, 90 homes have sold since May 1st, a 23% increase over the same period last year, with a staggering 71% increase in total sales ($90,681,098 so far this summer versus $52,9906,150 for the same time last summer). Median sales prices went up 39%, from $467,000 to $650,000! That's pretty impressive!
We were fortunate to have helped half a dozen of these downtown sellers so far this summer--check out the homes below--and would love to help anyone else ready to get off the fence!
7 Elliott Street $1,325,000 Lois Lane
95 Rutledge Avenue $1,450,000 John Payne
10-A Rutledge Avenue $595,000 Lois Lane
20 King Street $900,000 Ruthie Smythe