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Terms & Conditions
Terms and Conditions of Sale and Delivery
§ 1 General, Scope of Validity
Solely our Terms and Conditions of Sale and Delivery below (hereinafter referred to as "Terms and Conditions of Delivery") apply for all offers, orders, contracts and deliveries, including those in the future, (hereinafter referred to as "Deliveries") in business transactions with businesses, legal entities under public law or special assets under public law (hereinafter referred to as "Buyer").
§ 2 Scope of Validity, Version, Exclusion of other Terms and Conditions
(1) Solely the Terms and Conditions of Delivery in their respectively valid version apply for our Deliveries. On request, we will send a copy of them to the Buyer.
(2) The Terms and Conditions of Sale also apply within the framework of ongoing business relationships between ourselves and the Buyer if they are not explicitly agreed again between the parties.
(3) We hereby refute the validity of different general terms and conditions of business of the Buyer, or such that deviate from these General Terms and Conditions of Delivery, unless we have explicitly agreed to their validity in writing.
§ 3 Conclusion of Contract
(1) The Buyer's order is a binding offer. We can accept the offer within two weeks after receipt. It is accepted either in writing or by delivery of the goods to the Buyer.
(2) The scope of performance will be definitively determined by our written order confirmation and its appendices. Side agreements and changes to the content of the contract require our written confirmation.
(3) Our offers are subject to change with regard to delivery quantity, delivery time and price. We reserve the right to prior sale. Agreed prices are in EURO and exclusive of VAT unless otherwise explicitly agreed.
§ 4 Delivery
(1) Delivery is performed as quickly as possible unless specific delivery times are agreed. From the outset, the Buyer agrees to an appropriate subsequent delivery period of one week. We are entitled to provide the contractual performance in partial Deliveries, which are to be remunerated as independent services.
(2) Delivery obligations are subject to the reservation of correct and timely self-delivery, unless the incorrect or delayed self-delivery is caused by us.
§ 5 Transfer of risk
(1) Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the goods will be dispatched "ex works" at the cost and risk of the Buyer, even within the same place of dispatch. This applies even if the goods are transported in our vehicles.
(2) On written request from the Buyer, we will take out insurance against theft, breakage, transport damage, fire damage, water damage or other damage for the respective delivery. The costs incurred as a result will be borne by the Buyer.
(3) If the Buyer does not reimburse the cost of the means of transport, transport routes, packaging or insurance requested by it plus an overheads supplement of 15%, we are free to choose these performance features.
§ 6 Force Majeure
In the event of force majeure or similar events (e.g. war, strike, lock-out, sovereign regulations, general scarcity of raw materials, energy, operating materials or transport possibilities) or unforeseeable disruptions to performance for which we are not responsible and that make delivery by ourselves or our pre-suppliers fundamentally more difficult or commercially or de facto impossible, we have a right of withdrawal. Compensation claims on the part of the Buyer are excluded in this regard. If our costs for the contractual performance substantially increase as a result of events pursuant to sentence 1, we are entitled to offer to the Buyer an adjustment of the contract and, if the Buyer does not accept within an appropriate period of time, to withdraw from the contract.
§ 7 Notice of Defects, Warranty, Liability
(1) The Buyer must examine the goods immediately after they are delivered and notify us of any obvious defects within three days of delivery and any concealed defects within three days of their discovery, by telephone, by fax or by e-mail. Otherwise, the goods are deemed to be accepted.
(2) Information about dimensions, weights or other physical performance features, irrespective of whether they are included in prospectuses, technical drawings or other contractual documents, are merely information about approximation values and are not deemed to be an agreed property without any explicit additional assumption of guarantee by us.
(3) Frozen goods that are the subject of a notice of defects must be stored at a temperature of at least minus 18° Celsius, fresh goods at a temperature of 5 °C or below, before they are inspected by us. In the event of return or forwarding of goods at our request, the Buyer must vouch for the observation of a seamless refrigeration chain during proper transport.
(4) In the event of defective goods and a timely notice of defects, we are obligated to eliminate the defect or to make a substitute delivery at our discretion (subsequent performance).
(5) If the subsequent performance fails, if it is impossible, if it is refused by us or if it cannot be reasonably expected of the Buyer, the Buyer can withdraw from the contract or reduce the purchase price. In the case of minor defects, the Buyer's right to withdraw is excluded.
(6) As a fundamental rule, we do not give any guarantees in the legal sense. This does not affect manufacturer's guarantees explicitly assumed as such.
(7) No legal obligation can be derived from the partial or complete return of sold goods and the acceptance of the return consignment by us. Goods are fundamentally accepted for reasons of goodwill.
(8) Claims due to a defect in the object of purchase or due to a delay in performance become time-barred one year after delivery of the goods, except in the event of fraud. Other claims (i.e. damage claims) become time-barred six month after the time Buyer took notice of the claim, but latest one year after occurrence of damage if the claim was not asserted in court before.
(9) Unless otherwise determined below, further claims of the Buyer irrespective of the legal grounds are excluded. We are therefore not liable for damage that has not occurred on the subject of delivery itself. In particular, we are not liable for loss of earnings and damage to other assets of the Buyer. The above disclaimer of liability does not apply in the case of damage from injury to life, body or health or if the cause of the damage is due to wilful intent or extremely gross negligence. It also does not apply if the Buyer is entitled to file for compensation due to non-performance, based on a guarantee. However, liability is restricted in this regard to the foreseeable damage typical of such contracts.
§ 8 Further Liability
(1) Liability on our part for compensation that goes beyond that in Section 7 is excluded, without consideration of the legal nature of the claim filed.
(2) Liability pursuant to the German Product Liability Act (Produkthaftungsgesetz) is not affected by the terms and conditions of sale. This provision also applies for other mandatory statutory regulations.
(3) If the liability on our part is excluded or restricted, this also applies for the personal liability of our staff, employees, colleagues, representatives and vicarious agents.
§ 9 Retention of title
(1) We reserve retention of title to the goods sold until the complete final payment of all receivables arising from the business relationship. The crediting of checks is not deemed to be a final payment until the right of reclaim customary in banking has expired. In the case of cheque and bill transactions, ownership is not transferred to the Buyer until the latter has fulfilled all liabilities arising from the cheques and/or bills. In the case of a running account, the retention of title applies until the first repayment of the receivables balance.
(2) The Buyer is entitled to resell the goods under retention of title in ordinary business. If the goods under retention of title are sold by the Buyer on their own or together with other goods, the Buyer already assigns to us now the receivables resulting from the resale to the value of the goods under retention of title (end invoice amount, including VAT) with all ancillary rights and rankings. We hereby accept this assignment. The right to resell the goods under retention of title expires in the event of arrears in payment or insolvency on the part of the Buyer. In this case, the Buyer has to surrender the goods under retention of title to us on our first written request.
(3) In the event of the goods under retention of title being processed or refined, we are entitled to ownership of the resulting new item in the ratio of the value of the goods under retention of title (end invoice amount including VAT) to the value of the other processed goods. Paragraphs 2, 4 and 6 apply accordingly for the fractional right to the new item created by processing to which we are entitled.
(4) We are entitled to notify the retention of title and the assignment of receivables agreed with the Buyer to the third-party debtor/creditor of the Buyer. The Buyer must immediately notify its creditors of the right of retention if the latter view the goods under retention of title as a security/usable pledge and it must notify us about impending utilisation measures by its creditors.
(5) We will waive the collateralisation rights if their value exceeds our receivables by more than 10% and the Buyer demands the release.
(6) In the event of pledges or other intervention by third parties, the Buyer must notify us of this immediately in writing so that we can file third-party proceedings. If the third party is unable to reimburse us for the judicial and extra-judicial costs of third-party proceedings, the Buyer is liable for the loss incurred by us. The Buyer is not entitled to encumber the goods under retention of title with the rights of third parties.
§ 10 Payment
(1) Payments must be made without any deduction within 7 calendar days of invoice date. Payment is to be made in Euro. If the country, in which we have our registered office and/or the supplier has its registered office at the time when the contract is concluded, should leave the European Monetary Union then in cases of doubt the price is to be paid in the currency that applies for the country in which we have our registered office when the contract is concluded.
(2) Payments will be used to pay the oldest due liability. Payment with bills is only permitted on explicit agreement and even then it only applies for reasons of performance. Expenses incurred will be charged to the Buyer and are due immediately. In the event of payment by cheque, the cashing of the cheque and not its receipt at the company is deemed to be payment.
(3) In the event of arrears in payment, substantial deterioration in the asset or income circumstances of the Buyer or a substantial risk to assets, we may demand either securities on the part of the Buyer, performance step by step or make all receivables against the Buyer due through unilateral written notice, after issuing written notification and setting an appropriate payment deadline. Pursuant to the respective statutory provisions, after the expiry of the deadline to no avail, we are entitled to withdraw from the contract and demand compensation instead of performance.
(4) The Buyer falls into arrears without requiring a reminder if the payment deadlines are not complied with. In this case, we are entitled to demand arrears interest of 9 percentage points above the respective base interest rate of the European Central Bank p.a. We reserve the right to file further claims.
(5) Payments to our representatives or staff are only valid if the latter submit a power of attorney for collection on receipt.
(6) Unless otherwise agreed, the Buyer also has to pay the statutory VAT incurred on the remuneration, in addition to the remuneration itself.
(7) If customs, freight charges, insurance premiums or other ancillary costs to be indicated separately are included in our remuneration, the Buyer will bear each increase in such expenses and costs that occurs after the contract has been concluded.
(8) Retention rights of the Buyer and the offsetting with counterclaims are waived unless the counterclaims of the Buyer are undisputed or established in a court of law.
(9) We can offset with our own receivables or with receivables of our own subsidiaries or shareholdings against receivables of the Buyer to one of these companies.
§ 11 Product Packaging
(1) In the event that the Buyer makes specifications regarding design and layout of product packaging, the Buyer shall ensure that specifications comply with applicable law and rights of third parties are not violated. We are not obliged to audit separately.
(2) The Buyer shall herewith assign to us the simple exclusive right of use for all layout specifications (designs, pictures, brands, texts, etc.) prescribed by him which are subject of product packaging, if necessary for the production, labeling, packing and contractual distribution.
(3) The Buyer must ensure that he holds the necessary transferable rights of use.
(4) The Buyer shall hold us harmless and shall indemnify us from any third party claims (including legal prosecution and defense costs at the statutory rate), which third parties may enforce against us with regard to layout specifications from the Buyer.
§ 12 Inspections
Officially sealed counter samples left behind during food inspections are to be provided to us.
§ 13 Language Version
These Terms and Conditions of Delivery are available in German and English language. In case of deviations between the different language versions, the German version shall prevail if the Buyer has its registered office in Germany or Austria, otherwise the English version shall prevail.
§ 14 Choice of Law, Performance, Place of Jurisdiction
(1) The Customer's business relationship with us is governed by the law of Austria. The applicability of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) is excluded. The Incoterms 2010 also apply. The place of payment and sole place of jurisdiction shall be the place of our registered office. We reserve the right to also file legal action at the Buyer's domicile.
(2) The invalidity of individual terms and conditions does not affect the validity of the remaining terms and conditions. The same applies if individual terms and conditions do not become part of the contract. The invalidity or incompleteness of single, individually negotiated agreements does not affect the validity of the rest of the contract.
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No mother would ever want to harm their child inside the womb, thus drinking alcohol while pregnant is not allowed during pregnancy according to American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Mixing alcohol with pregnancy may harm a developing fetus. Everything that the mother takes, the baby takes. When a mother drinks, the alcohol will pass through the mother's blood in to the baby's blood ending up with higher levels of alcohol more than what the mother drinks because developing fetus breaks down alcohol more moderately.
Alcohol can destroy and affects the development of the baby's cells especially the brain and spinal cord of the baby and as little as one glass of wine can raise the odds of having a baby with defects. Not only that it may cause defects, alcohol also increases the dangers of miscarriage and still-birth. Permanent damages may also be acquired when a mother takes alcohol that may not only show after birth but may appear in adolescent stage of the child. Serious problems that may be encountered in different stages of child's growth when mothers drink alcohol during pregnancy are:
- In infants, slow growth and delays in development, significant facial features, irritability, mental problems like retardation, neurological disorders and father attachment conflicts.
- Children aged six to eleven may have difficulties in learning, reading and problems with reduced tolerance for disappointments and insufficient social boundaries.
- Teenagers may continue to have learning problems, depression, anxiety and improper sexual behavior.
The most serious effect of drinking alcohol while pregnant is fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). This a term used by many experts to explain the variety of problems related to exposure in alcohol before birth. This is a lifetime condition distinguished by more specific number of symptoms such as:
- Facial deformities such as philtrum, a ridge between the nose and upper lip.
- Poor growth and retarded development
- Mental and brain problems
- Small heart, spine and head size,
- Vision and hearing problems
- Behavioral problems
Although heavy drinking or binge drinking can cause a lot more danger to babies health, any amounts of alcohol taken during pregnancy can put significant harm to babies inside the womb and children suspected to have symptoms of FAS must be carefully checked by a pediatrician or anyone with clinical experience. It is important for mothers to remember that the effects of alcohol intake during pregnancy are permanent and irreversible. Drinking alcohol during pregnancy has no safe time including the time before a mother knows that she is pregnant. If a mother had drink alcohol during pregnancy it is never too late, the sooner they stop drinking the lesser the risk for problems with the baby.

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10 rolls of washi tape and 25 tags!
Downtown Tape {GIVEAWAY!}
10 rolls of washi tape and 25 tags!
A Place to be Crafty
By: Michele McDonald84 Comments
Kristie K. says
Sea spray in Laguna!
Thanks for the chance!!!
Aimee says
My favorites were True Taos Turquoise and Providence Lighthouse!
I love the Times Square Countdown tape.
Julie says
I love the Made with Love and the Sounds like Nashville tapes!
jcoxcreate says
I love the "St. George Red Rock"!!
Michelle says
There are so many to choose from. However, I really like A Little Love in Monte Carlo
Sandi McLean says
Watertown Flowers! But so many choices! Great site, so much to see and check out!
malia says
I love anything floral…really railegh pink!
Cheryl @ Sew Can Do says
Chicago Cloud Gate Dot
Renee G says
I love the Little Rocks of Little Rock.
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Julie L says
So hard to pick! But I really like Rochester Rebel
Sally says
Love Hometown USA 🙂
Molly H says
Sea Spray in Laguna Beach and La Jolla waves are very pretty!
Molly H says
Great give-away! Thank you!
I love the admit one tape but it's always out of stock
lori_r8 says
I love the "A Little Love in Monte Carlo" today!
kluckingbear says
Going Green in Portland is a favorite!
Leigh Ann says
Wish they all could be…Seattle girls? is my favorite today! Thanks!
aStarToSteerHerBy says
love love love the sounds like nashville roll!
RJ says
Love the Tickets in Tinsletown
~ LeAnne says
Leave Your Heart in San Francisco
Melissa Stram says
Love. Love. Love!!! So many cute rolls!! Thanks for the giveaway!
Mindy1024 says
I like DC Firework!
Shaylise Bowen says
I love Chicago Cloud Gate! But they are all so so fun!
Kelly says
I love going green in Portland.
Hattie says
Love the New Years in Times Square Dots! So versatile.
Melissa says
Lovin the flower tape!
Vanessa says
well, if I have to pick just one Ill pick Sounds Like Nshville 🙂 Thanks!!!
Sarah says
I like Big Sky Montana. And all the rest. 🙂
Dorothy Figg says
Love anything with dots. Great product.
I love all the ones with spots!
teepee says
Love your blog AND washi tape and would like to win some! Thanks for the opportunity.
sandra k williams says
i can not say which one tape i like better for i like ALL of them. i can not pick just one.
Linda says
Signed up for the newsletter. Love all the flower patterned tape. Ty for the giveaway!
Jocelyn says
How fun!!! I am really loving the Return to Sender tape:-)
Kym says
True Taos Turquoise would be my first pick.
Mara Yager says
providence lighthouse lookout is darling! I love all the names of the tape, they are dreamy!
Kym says
OOOOH, I love the Halloween graphic on their blog! Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Kym says
OOOOH, I love the Halloween graphic on their blog! Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Sandi says
there are so many….but being from Tacoma I like Tacoma Storm
Wende says
Washi tape is new to me, would love to give it a whirl. LOL, whirl with washi!
Lizy says
DC cupcake is my favorite…Thanks!
Christine says
I've never used washi tape but I'd love a chance to try
caroline langlois says
love them all!! But if i have to choose just one today it will be the santa maria strawberry.
Amy Anderson says
Today I'm loving Tacoma Storm!
Karie says
I just recently (like in last week) heard about Washi tape for the first time and am so fascinated! I can't wait to try it, and would love to win this giveaway to get me started. I love all the Dots patterns, but especially the Going Green in Portland. I LOVE that shade of green, and who doesn't love dots?
Paper Squirrel says
I love Chicago Cloud Gate!
thegoose says
I like route 66.
teachermom says
Love Bear Lake raspberry shake!
Doreen says
Tease that Yellow Hair is my #1 favorite Downtown tape. I could have serious fun with this…
Melinda says
I like the Rocky Mountain High.
They are all so cute!! I think the St. George Red Rock would be fun to do some Christmas crafting with!
Summer Rumsey says
I love the Rocky mountain green tape. thanks!
Charlotte Anderson says
I absolutely adore washi tape, I'm addicted and I use it so much! I struggle to choose from all of the wonderful designs;so now I've mostly got spotty tapes, so I need to venture out to new designs!
Jennifer Curtis says
I like the Rocky Mountain High…
Valerie Skusa says
LOVE washi tape….always looking for new ideas!
Ana Marcela Herrera says
Thank you for this awesome giveaway! My favourite is Turquoise Tishmingo.
Carolyn says
I love Watertown Flowers
Tammy Hunter says
Sea Spray in Laguna Beach
Talitha says
Providence Lighthouse Lookout!
Chevron!!! 🙂
I have a serious tape problem! I am loving Route 66 but Sounds Like Nashville, Brotherly Love Philly, Made With Love in the City are calling my name too.
LJ says
Washi tape looks so cool. I want some!!!
Vivienne says
Providence Lighthouse Lookout is my favorite. Love it!
Morgan Yates says
I have never bought any washi tape because I can never make up my mind on what I like best… Sure would love to win to FINALLY try some out!
Robin says
So much potential fun and craftiness. I hope I win.
Emily says
I love any and all of them with stripes. It's much too hard to narrow it down to one favorite!
Tracie says
Very tough choice. But Paint the town pink would have to be first pick. It's all about the pink and polka dots!
Clare G says
I like check in at Bethany Beach
JennicaGayle says
Afternoon at the MoMA. Earth Day at Berkeley. Tacoma Storm. By the Bay Hartford. Really Raleigh Pink. True Taos Turquoise. There was NO way to pick just one!!
Michelle Elizabeth says
I love the Rocky Mountain High tape, love those peaks and the color!
Linh C. says
Love the Times Square tape.
Laurie Louis says
Toss up between Richmond Red, which I would use in cat layouts (I do a lot of warm colors in those layouts)or Boston Green Monster.
Isabelle says
Thank you for this giveaway! My favourite is Turquoise Tishmingo.
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SAH says
I have not used Washi tape before, but I can see endless possibilities 🙂
Gabrielle Cato says
The Turquoise Tishmingo and the Charming Charleston are the best! I think they would make a really fun project together!
Lima says
Love that Naval Academy Blue tape, such a pretty colour.. and the Summer in Sun Valley too!
Jessica says
I love all of them, but blissful bel aire is my favorite.
I like the Brotherly Love Philly!
Destiny says
I like the Lobster ROll in Maine.
Leigh says
The washi tape is so pretty, thanks for the chance to win some!
The Junk-It Folk says
Love the Blue Dot Seattle Rain! Thanks for the give away!
Debby says
I love the ticket tape. Wow, so many choices. Can't wait to try some of this tape.
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How Do I… Provide Proper Nutrition For My Kids In A Processed World?
Whether we want to admit it or not, obesity is on the rise in both adults, as well as children. We live in a very fast-paced society, and often "instant" or quick meals become a substitute for proper nutrition. It's easier between activities to grab a quick bite at McDonalds rather than plan a nutritious meal or snack.
With parents busy schedules, sometimes it just feels easier to put processed foods in our children's lunchboxes because it's convenient, readily available, and doesn't require planning. Worse yet is that many parents want to give their children a healthy meal– but can't afford it because of rising food costs and low wages. However, with processed foods on the rise, our children are suffering for it- with their health. Childhood obesity is at an all-time high along with all of the problems associated with it which include diabetes. Our children are not getting the nutrition they deserve, nor are they experiencing the effects of proper nutrition.
If you look at the lack of proper nutrition, you can pinpoint many issues to this cause. Is it that our children can't concentrate properly because they have ADHD, or is it because their diet contains too much sugar, or not enough vitamins conducive to being able to properly focus. Also, with all of the late nights involved in sports (good thing) and extracurricular activities, these types of things take their toll on our kids. Lack of sleep has been linked to poor ability to concentrate, lack of focus (which is attributed to poor performance/grades), obesity and health issues. Children need proper rest in order for their bodies to heal themselves, and the brain needs rest in order to be properly focused. In our efforts to give our children the best, are we instead giving them the worst?
Shauna Gallagher tackles the question of how to teach your children that nutrition is important, and how parents can combat childhood obesity. She also discusses what to do in the case where the child may be a picky eater, or only want junk food. She will stress the importance of healthy eating and living in an effort to show how we can give our children the best for them- in all areas.
We urge you to take the challenge and incorporate more nutrition into your child's meals. We are confident that many changes in nutrition will allow your children to be more focused, and help some of them to better thrive scholastically.
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For the second day in a row Rafael Nadal pulled a rabbit out of a hat at the expense of a countryman. Yesterday, Nadal survived five match points from Nicolas Almagro who could not finish off the Spanish great. Today, a near carbon copy as Tommy Robredo found himself serving for the match in the third set at 5-4 but just like Almagro, his nerves simply couldn't handle the occasion. ADHEREL
Nadal didn't need to save any matchpoints in this one but it doesn't diminish the Rafa's effort and attitude at the Paris Indoor Masters in his 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 win.
"The better news is I didn't play my best but I played much better than yesterday," said Nadal who crept a wee bit closer to Roger Federer's No. 1 ranking with the win. "I felt the ball much better than yesterday. For moments, I felt I have the control of the ball. I have the chance to play big rallies without having mistakes. So that's very important for me."
Next up for Nadal is Jo Tsonga who made quick work of his ailing countryman Gilles Simon 6-2, 6-3.
"He's playing really well," Nadal said of Tsonga who he leads 3-1. "Sure, he's playing at home in good conditions for him – indoor, fast court, France – so probably he's gonna be the favourite tomorrow. But that's the tennis. I'm gonna try to play better, to play my match."
Despite the head-to-head edge for Rafa, I'm picking Tsonga here. There won't be no Houdini act for Nadal in this one. Tsonga needs the win more than Rafa and I think the last two days has to have taken something out of Rafa. So I give a slight edge to JW.
Also today, almost as expected Andy Murray was bounced by Radek Stepanek 1-6, 6-3, 6-4. After a near 2am finish last night and with London looming, it was all but in the cards for Steps to notch his first career win over the Scot.
"I wanted to try and play as many matches as possible," a content sounding Murray said. "I would have signed up for playing seven matches and winning six of them before these couple of tournaments, and it was kind of just what I needed before London. I get nine days' rest to get rid of all the niggles and stiffness. I'll be feeling good going in there, I'm sure; a lot better than I would have been if I had gone out early both weeks."
Stepanek now meets Juan Martin Del Potro who was the beneficiary of a Fernando Gonzalez retirement. The two had just split two breakers when Gonzo called it a season.
I picked Stepanek to the semifinals, and after two tough matches for DelPo I think Steps is ripe to pull another upset Friday.
In the other two quarters, my man Gael Monfils collides with Marin Cilic. As I said yesterday, Monfils should expect to go deep in the draw, perhaps even walk away with the title. There's no reason he can't get to the final and at the very least I think he beats Cilic, who surprised Fernando Verdasco today. The loss takes Verdasco's London hopes out of his hands into those of Tsonga and Robin Soderling. The Swede kept his London dream alive after beating Nikolay Davydenko in three sets.
Soderling will now have his hands full with Novak Djokovic who's arguably playing better than anyone right now. Somehow, I think Soderling wins tomorrow. He needs the win more than the Serb. And at this time of year that's often what it comes down to: Who wants it, who needs it.
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According to the New York Times, radio stations are running away from "new rock" as fast as their corporate-owned feet will carry them:
In the last four months, radio executives have switched the formats of four modern-rock, or alternative, stations in big media markets, including WHFS in Washington-Baltimore area, WPLY in Philadelphia and the year-old KRQI in Seattle. Earlier this month WXRK in New York discarded most newer songs in favor of a playlist laden with rock stars from the 80's and 90's.
..."The format in the last couple of years has gone through an identity crisis," said Kevin Weatherly, program director of KROQ, a closely watched alternative powerhouse in Los Angeles. "You have stations that are too cool, that move too quickly and are only playing the coolest music, which doesn't at the end of the day attract enough of the audience. Or you have the other extreme, dumb rock, red-state rock that the cool kids just flat out aren't into."
...Some analysts fear that, when radio stations switch from alternative rock to programming aimed at older listeners, they may be making a sacrifice. "Radio has ceded the younger demographic to other media," said Fred Jacobs, president of Jacobs Media, a radio consulting company in Southfield, Mich., specializing in rock. "I just don't know how we're going to get back people who didn't get into the radio habit in their teens," he said, adding, "It really becomes problematic down the road."
Radio has been terrible for years, so it's not surprising that people who like good music don't listen to radio. I think the whole concept of formats is a little bit stupid in anything but maybe country and Top 40. Maybe I'm wrong, but people like to shuffle all kinds of music on their iPods, so why wouldn't they want their radio shuffled the same way?


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text: Skin Health Biggest Myths About Your Skin By Heather L. Brannon, MD Heather L. Brannon, MD, is a family practice physician in Mauldin, South Carolina. She has been in practice for over 20 years. Learn about our editorial process Heather L. Brannon, MD Medically reviewed by Medically reviewed by Casey Gallagher, MD on September 17, 2020 Casey Gallagher, MD, is board-certified in dermatology and works as a practicing dermatologist and clinical professor. Learn about our Medical Review Board Casey Gallagher, MD on September 17, 2020 Print More in Skin Health Acne Psoriasis Eczema & Dermatitis Fungal, Bacterial & Viral Infections More Skin Conditions Skin Care & Cleansing Products How do you know the information and advice you get about your skin is true? Skin care product companies are trying to sell you their product. Your friends probably have as much medical knowledge as you do. Unfortunately, there are a lot of skin myths that confuse people, but these are the worst. 1 Tanning Is Harmless Simon Wilkinson / The Image Bank / Getty Images Exposure to ultraviolet light, UVA or UVB, accounts for 90% of the symptoms of premature skin aging. Both UVA and UVB radiation can cause skin damage including wrinkles, lowered immunity against infection, aging skin disorders, and cancer. The amount of damage to the skin caused by the sun is determined by the total lifetime amount of radiation exposure and your pigment protection. 2 Acne Is Caused by What You Eat Acne is caused by over production of sebum (oil) and obstruction of the pores. The amount of sebum produced by the skin is regulated by hormones only, not food. This includes chocolate, greasy food, soda, and fast foods. These foods do not have any effect on the hormones that regulate sebum production. 3 Dermatologists Can Diagnose Any Skin Condition Dermatologists spend at least three years learning about various skin disorders. Unfortunately, some people have rashes that fit several different disease profiles. Dermatologists are trained to diagnose a rash by giving a prioritized list of possibilities. Sometimes the response to treatment helps determine the diagnosis. 4 Topical Antioxidants Reverse Wrinkles Free radicals play an important role in creating wrinkles. Therefore, it makes sense that antioxidants will make skin more youthful. Unfortunately, there are no good scientific studies that show what type of topical antioxidant is effective. This research is being conducted now, but it is still too early. Right now the only topical product that has been proven to improve wrinkles is Retin-A. 5 All-Natural Skin Care Products Are Best What exactly does "all-natural" mean? Unfortunately, this term can mean just about anything, and cosmetics companies use it any way they want. All cosmetics and skin care products have synthetic ingredients in them. Because a skin care product is made from a plant does not mean that it is better for the skin than a product created in a lab. 6 You Can't Get Herpes From Someone Who Doesn't Have a Rash Understanding how the herpes simplex virus works is crucial to understanding how it causes lifelong infection. Viral shedding can occur before a rash develops, making it possible to be infected after contact with normal appearing skin. 7 Dry Skin Causes Wrinkles Wrinkles are caused by many factors as the skin ages. The microscopic changes are distinct and unmistakable. Even though wrinkled skin looks better when it is moisturized, there is no evidence that moisturizer has any effect on the microscopic skin damage. In other words, moisturizers do not have any long-term effect on wrinkles. 8 Expensive Skin Care Products Are Better Than Cheap Ones The cost of a skincare product or cosmetic is absolutely not an indicator of effectiveness. The cosmetics industry would like people to believe that an expensive product has some special ingredient in it that makes it more effective. However, there are many products in every category that are effective and don't come with a high price tag. 9 Skin Conditions Can Be Cleared Up Quickly Some skin conditions such as bacterial infections start improving as soon as you use the right medications. However, many skin conditions such as atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, and seborrhea are chronic, meaning they get better slowly with treatment and reoccur when the treatment stops. 10 Men Don't Have as Many Skin Problems as Women Men wrinkle as much as women and they get skin conditions such as acne, seborrhea, atopic dermatitis, and psoriasis just like women. 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Our young defender Andre Wisdom will spend the rest of this season on loan at Red Bull Salzburg.
It marks his fourth loan spell in the last four seasons after previously spending time at Derby, West Brom, and Norwich.
The Echo reports that he's joined the reigning Austrian champions after being unable to force his way into Klopp's side for the new season.
On the positive side, he will get to experience European football. His new team will play in the Europa League and will line up alongside Schalke, Krasnodar, and Nice in the group stages.
Four Reds in England squad
Liverpool still keen to sell players before deadline day
Spurs defender shocked by Mane
If Balotelli joins Nice – as is being speculated about – it means the two former Reds could be in line for a quick reunion!
Wisdom made his debut under Brendan Rodgers against Young Boys in the Europa League in 2012. He made 19 appearances for the first team over the course of 2012/13 before his loan move odyssey began.


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In Loving Memory of E-man (My Cousin, Ellery)
Losing another family member while we are still grieving the loss of our own child really can upset some of our souls. Unfortunately, many of us will experience multiple losses on numerous occasions—some deaths will be far apart and some will be very close to each other. Either way, whenever we lose our loved ones that will be when we absolutely should lean on and trust in our Comforter.


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Aereo is on a roll, with plans now to bring its streaming TV service to Atlanta.
The Atlanta launch is scheduled for June 17, the company announced Tuesday. The capital of Georgia will be the third city to get the Aereo service, following New York and, from Wednesday of this week, Boston.
The news of the launch comes a day after Aereo reset its pricing structure. Starting Wednesday, consumers can pay $8 per month to get a base membership plan to use Aereo's cloud-based antenna/DVR technology, receiving 20 hours of DVR storage in the bargain. For $12 a month, they can upgrade to 60 hours of DVR storage.
The restructuring also does away with long-term commitments and with annual and daily offerings.
New York was the first city to get the Aereo service, which arrived in 2012. The company said in January that it plans to expand to 22 cities across the U.S. this year.
Aereo's antenna/DVR technology lets users can watch live, local over-the-air television broadcasts on some Internet-connected devices, including the iPad, iPhone, and Roku players. That capability has provoked lawsuits from TV broadcast giants including ABC, CBS (CNET's parent company), Fox, NBC Universal, and Telemundo, which alleged last year that the service violates their copyrights and that Aereo must pay them retransmission fees.
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On Wednesday, SAP officially opened a new building for its 'innovation centre', in Potsdam, where it will continue to build research and development capacity for its software products.
With the Potsdam location — which is about 30km outside of Berlin — SAP is hoping to tap into the area's reputation for innovation: Berlin has dozens of universities and research centres, along with booming startup scene.
'Silicon Sanssouci'
With its wide open spaces, varied seating options, a games room, and even a climbing wall, it is possible to mistake SAP's new building as an oversized version of one of Berlin's many startups, and perhaps SAP is counting on the atmosphere to lure young recruits to Potsdam.
But more than that, a startup-like agility has been one of the driving visions of the centre. "In Potsdam, we want to establish the typical flair and the agility of a young startup," Cafer Tosun, SVP of SAP's Labs, said when the company announced the creation of the centre back in 2011.
"Together with young talent, we aim to generate ideas for the solutions of tomorrow and to quickly bring the best concepts to product maturity," Tosun said.
At the time, the news release referred to the centre as 'Silicon Sanssouci', referencing Potsdam's Sanssouci palace, which was once Frederick the Great's summer home and is currently a tourist attraction.
Even though SAP's new building has just officially opened, the company has already been hard at work in Potsdam for the past few years.
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2008 Farnborough Airshow Report
This biennial aerospace showcase underscores the ascendancy of composites in airframes and jet engines.
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The Farnborough International Airshow was held July 14-20 in Farnborough, Hampshire, U.K. Despite all the gloom and doom in many economic segments, the aerospace industry and, in particular, the composites sector of that industry, appears to be doing well. Commercial aircraft manufacturers The Boeing Co. (Chicago, Ill.) and Airbus SaS (Toulouse, France) continue to receive more orders than they deliver. Although both have had some cancellations, these have been replaced by new orders, and both companies have taken advantage of being able to offer key customers some early slots that were not available six months ago.
Next-gen jet engines: composites reduce fuel burnThe most notable events at Farnborough were the announcements of forthcoming changes in engine technology, including innovations planned for the next generation of smaller engines targeted at single-aisle commercial aircraft (see "Aviation Outlook," in "Learn More," at left). CFM International, a joint venture between GE Aviation (Evendale, Ohio) and Snecma (Courcouronnes, France), announced a new generation of LEAP-X engines that provide a 16 percent reduction in fuel burn compared with CFM's current engine. CFM is planning to use composites in the fan blade — a first for a small jet engine. Pratt and Whitney (Hartford, Conn.) launched a competing engine, the Purepower GTF, with a geared drive to the fan blades, although company representatives were unwilling to talk about what materials would be used in the fan blades, fan casings or gearbox casings. And Rolls-Royce (Derby, U.K.) announced a joint venture with GKN Aerospace (East Cowes, Isle of Wight, U.K) to study fan blades made from alternative materials.
Clearly, the revolution in the use of composite structures in airframes will be followed by even more demanding applications in aero engines. Scott Carson, Boeing's CEO, said he believes that the recently announced 14 percent performance improvement in forthcoming engines will enable Boeing to have a new single-aisle aircraft available to airlines by 2017 or 2018. Airbus, by contrast, was sticking to a 2020 target date.
Having pre-empted its bigger rivals in the regional/business jet segment by launching its new C-Series single-aisle aircraft, which will compete directly with the smaller aircraft in the B737 and A320 range, Bombardier (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) detailed the extensive use of composites in the new plane's structure. Of particular interest was the breakdown of metal and composite materials that will be used on the C-Series. In total, 47 percent the structure, by weight, will be composites. Benjamin Boehm, program manager of New Commercial Aircraft at Bombardier, reported that the major areas of application of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) will be the rear fuselage (91 percent) and the wings (66 percent). The main fuselage will be made from an aluminium-lithium alloy, with composites used only in the under floor structure and in window surrounds (34 percent of fuselage weight). Bombardier has been one of the leading users of resin transfer molding (RTM) and resin film infusion (RFI) on its smaller aircraft. The company plans to use the same technology for the wingbox on the C-Series. Work has already begun on a three-quarter-size demonstrator, representing the inboard section of the C-Series wing.
Farnborough was the stage for many announcements of changes, including acquisitions and the formation of joint ventures in the composites industry to facilitate production capacity increases. For example, in the United Arab Emirates, home of the biggest customers for both Boeing and Airbus, Airbus parent EADS (Schiphol Rijk, The Netherlands) announced the creation of a joint venture composites facility with Mubadala Aerospace in Abu Dhabi, which will start operating in 2010. Initially, the plant will build spoilers and flap track fairings. Dubai officials are planning an Aviation City to attract the aerospace industry and have targeted composites as a high-value technology.
Manufacturers adjust to mounting production forecasts
A couple of years ago, HITCO Carbon Composites (Gardena, Calif.) set out to be the best-in-class Tier 2 aerospace supplier in the world, under the slogan "Automate or Emigrate" (see "Learn More"). HITCO is still in California and close to achieving its objectives with a large investment in composites automation. The company has one automated tape layer (ATL) installed and running and will have a Viper 6000 automated fiber placement machine, supplied by MAG Cincinnati (Hebron, Ky.), operational in February 2009, with a second ATL up by April 2009. Additionally, a new autoclave and a 5-axis waterjet cutter are in various stages of progress. The industry has rewarded HITCO's initiative with new Boeing 787 part orders from Alenia (fixed trailing edge and fuselage parts) and floor beams from Spirit AeroSystems (Wichita, Kan.) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries (Nagoya, Japan).
GKN Aerospace, meanwhile, reported on its developing relationships with its suppliers. The long-expected deal with Airbus, under which GKN will take over the manufacturing portion of the Airbus complex at Filton, U.K., was yet to be concluded, but GKN touted its agreement with Rolls-Royce to form a £11 million ($21 million USD) joint venture to do composite fan blade R&D. Frank Bamford, GKN's VP of marketing, indicated that the company sees many of the components in the front end of turbofan engines as ideal for composites, including fan blades and fan casings. GKN had a CFRP blade on display — its contribution to the VITAL project, a European Union (EU) program spearheaded by Rolls-Royce.
Kaman Aerospace (Bloomfield, Conn.) said it had acquired one of Bri-tain's leading composites companies, Brookhouse Holdings (Darwen, U.K.), for £43 million ($85 million USD). This move is expected to give Brookhouse financial clout sufficient to compete with some of its bigger competitors.
Hampson Industries (Dudley, U.K.), until a few years ago a traditional supplier of metal structures, has quietly built a strong position in composites. First, it acquired two U.S.-based parts makers: Composite Horizons Inc. (CHI, Covina, Calif.) and Texstars (Grand Prairie, Texas). CHI's expertise is in the molding of high-temperature polymer composites. The company has been awarded substantial business on the F-35 Lightning II. Hampson also has acquired three toolmakers that will continue to operate under their own names: Coast Composites (Irvine, Calif.), Odyssey Industries (Lake Orion, Mich.) and Global Tooling Systems (Utica, Mich.). The Hampson group is now believed to be the world's biggest supplier of tooling for composite structures.
Parts suppliers spotlight innovative composite partsUnmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) builders are universally using composites to save weight and thereby increase each aircraft's "time on station." One company, Warrior Aero-Marine (Salisbury, U.K.), has come up with an original way of substantially increasing time on station: The company's small, remotely piloted composite seaplane can land on water to conserve fuel and then take off and resume surveillance when needed. Cobham's Flight Refuelling Ltd. (Wimborne, Dorset, U.K.) has contracted with Warrior to supply a Gull 36 UAS (unmanned aerial system) as part of Cobham's contribution to ASTRAEA, a £32 million ($60 million USD) program begun by a consortium of aerospace companies that focuses on the technological and regulatory issues involved in opening nonsegregated airspace to unmanned autonomous aircraft.
Albany Engineered Composites (Rochester, N.H.) had two different composite jet engine fan blades on display, both made from 3-D woven preforms. One was a large blade, of wide-bodied aircraft engine size, from a Snecma R&D program. (This blade was virtually identical to an unlabeled blade that was on display in the CFM stand.) The other, an Albany/Snecma blade, was the LEAP-X previously mentioned, recently designed and patented by Snecma, featuring reinforcements woven by Albany and injected by CFAN (San Marcos, Texas).
Also of great interest was a 787 landing gear brace made for Messier Dowty (Cheltenham, U.K.). Its preform was made by Albany from conventional fabrics transversely reinforced with fibers inserted by a process called "T" forming. This involved inserting a hypodermic needle into the dry preform and had the benefit that the fibers could be placed at an angle if required.
In addition to the above-mentioned parts — all made with thermoset composites — there also were a number of components on exhibit that were made from thermoplastic composites. Green Tweed (Kulpsville, Pa.), a company previously focused on commercial applications, particularly for the oil industry, gave evidence of its successful move into aerospace applications with seven diverse reinforced-thermoplastic parts. All were made from carbon fiber. Some used continuous fiber, others used short fiber to improve formability, and each featured a matrix selected to suit its application. A nacelle structural component, a filter housing and a landing gear spacer tube were made with a polyetheretherketone (PEEK) matrix. Other components were made using polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) or polyetherimide (PEI). All were compression molded with a typical fiber volume fraction of 60 percent.
Tods (Crewekerne, Somerset, U.K.) showed a carbon/PPS heat shield for the Airbus A400M military cargo plane. The company supplied 57 parts made from just three pressings.
Cobham Composites (Shepshed, Leicestershire, U.K.) had a whole range of antennae and radomes made from thermoset and thermoplastic materials (epoxy, cyanate ester, PEI and PEEK) variously reinforced with quartz or D-glass.
Brookhouse had a very intriguing composite application: wing fuel tank access covers for the lower skin of the A400M wing. These panels, which actually come in two parts, inner and outer, are made from CFRP so that there is not a differential expansion issue with the carbon wingskins. The design requirements were tough — the parts must permit no leakage even after a severe impact test.
Hexcel (Dublin, Calif and Duxford, Cambs, U.K.) celebrated 60 years as a composite materials supplier with the announcement that it had won a $4.5 billion contract to supply the prepreg that will be used to manufacture structures for the Airbus A350 XWB through 2025. On display was a trailing edge panel, showcasing Hexcel's recently developed out-of-autoclave prepreg, HexPly M56, which is designed for oven cure at 180°C/356°F. Reportedly, the material was developed for ease of use with automated tape layers.
Finally, Boeing gave a very interesting presentation on the recycling of scrapped composite parts and off-cuts of uncured material. Two partners were represented in the presentation: Milled Carbon Ltd. (Birmingham, U.K.) and Karborek (Puglia, Italy). The former has been operating for some time, but the latter is a new venture supported by Boeing, Milled Carbon, Boeing partner Alenia Aeronautica (Rome, Italy) and an Italian Technology Institute, ENEA. Karborek plans to process 1,000 metric tonnes per year (approximately 2.2 million lb per year) of material by 2009. John Davidson of Milled Carbon says the potential size of the business is 9 metric tonnes (19,842 lb) per day (see "Learn More").
And for the benefit of those who wonder how well composite fuselages will perform in service, there was some encouraging news in a presentation on the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor. A representative of the U.S. Marine Expeditionary Force gave a report on the first V-22 deployment in Iraq. Given that the fuselage is much thinner than on a civil aircraft and must operate in conditions worse than those in commercial airline operations, the structure stood up well to its use, except when one was hit by a forklift truck. Even then, the damage reportedly was repaired quickly and the aircraft returned to service.


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Using Apache's mod_auth_token¶
This module is not compiled by default, so you may have to install it first. Please see the mod_auth_token page for instructions.
We will be securing our content in the directory /protected.
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The last thing to do is to add the hash and timestamp parameters to the URLs that you would normally provide to the player.
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All the requests for a presentation (the playlists, the media playlists, the fragments) are secured, and thus all URLs must have the security hash and timestamp tagged on to their URL. Note that you do not have to do anything for this.
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Nanowrimo 2010 Draws to a Close
As the hectic month of writing frenzy comes to an end, I find myself perplexed by the prospect of reading the 50k words I just wrote. I have never before just typed furiously with no thought to looking back or editing it while I write. It's not that I believe that what I wrote is total crap, it is more a concern over the amount of time and work I put in vs how much I will actually end up keeping. I guess no matter how you slice it, words on the page are words on the page, and a damn sight better than where I was at the beginning of November.
And now I undestand why December is Nanoedmo – (National Novel Editing Month). Im not even sure if that is a real thing, but I saw it on a blog I follow today and it seemed so appropriate. That is what my December is looking like.
That in addition to catching up on my crit circles and all the posted works I didnt take the time to read in November, and creating shorts for two contests with the same deadline for the end of December.
Then, of course, that is that little holiday they call Christmas.
But, Im sure my kids will understand when I tell them Santa took a sabatical to edit the Great American Novel. Right? 😛
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I am a physical therapist working at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore. I have been a PT for 28 years and I am currently working with physicians in community as well as in outpatient rehab. I am looking to find out if there is some form of training in Trauma-Informed Care that I could participate in with goal of developing an educational curriculum for our rehab therapists and to use with PT students that come to us for clinical experiences. As you are aware Baltimore is city with long history of violence and these experiences our patients come with to PT, I have found to limit our ability to provide the best care. Without understanding better how these experiences impact their health and what we, as PT/OT's, can do within the clinic to improve ones therapy experience and reach their goals, we fail.
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4:30 p.m. Just got back from an afternoon field trip to the Sigel's liquor store at Cole and Fitzhugh avenues with Bobsky, 'cause when Bobsky says, "Grimes, let's drink," there's nothing to do but grab one's purse and traveling hat and follow the man in the motorcycle boots to the parking garage.
4:33 p.m. Bobsky appears at my door with two shot glasses and some ice water.
4:34 p.m. We take two shots of Lucid, the completely legal wormwood absinthe I've been trying to get my hands on for weeks.
4:40 p.m. It's already kicking in, I think, courtesy of the very-Lean and not-so-Cuisine I had for lunch.
4:46 p.m. I have jiggly legs and a new expensive habit.
Lucid rings up around $70 per bottle, but it's the middle-priced brand of the green fairy's favorite drink currently available to American absinthe fans. See The New York Times for an excellent compare-and-contrast review of Kubler Absinthe, Lucid, and St. George.
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4:50 p.m. From next door, Bobsky: "Wow. I've forgotten a phone number that I know by heart."
Newly legal but forever delicious, absinthe is the recent subject of all kinds of interesting articles on teh Internets right now. When I first heard about the lift on the ban a few months ago, after a friend slipped me some of the green stuff in a Tupperware container smuggled in from Prague, I was mad to find some here in the U.S. and A. I called the Goody Goody Liquor store on Oak Lawn near the office, but they told me it was still illegal and all but hung up on me. I gave up my search, figuring I'd have to wait to get some once I'd moved down to Austin. S'what the Lucid Web site told me, anyway: Dallas, outta luck.
If only I had known that a quick jaunt to Uptown and "Do you guys have absinthe?" could solve my world's problems. Bobsky and I bought the last two bottles, far as I know. But I'm sure they'll be getting some more in soon.
High five, Sigel's on Fitzhugh and Cole. Thanks for giving me wings. Dallas, I invite you to fly with us. The skies are nothing but friendly. --Andrea Grimes


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I've skied some nice resorts – Park City and Deer Valley in Utah – but mostly I ski the northeast, which is great fun, though the conditions can be iffy. It's probably not going to get easier, of course. The oncoming warming trend is not great news for an area that already has limited quantities of the white stuff.
I've skied Mt. Saint Anne outside Quebec City, and Tremblant in the Laurentians, but never the Alps, or western Canada. I've long wanted to ski the Canadian Rockies, or do a combination Whistler/Vancouver trip. Part of me says climate change will alter the course of evolution in these places, so I probably should go now. On the the other hand, it's expensive, and my wife doesn't ski much.
With this in mind, it's a wonder that I even bother teaching my kids to ski. You'd think I'd encourage chess, or more television. Those hobbies aren't likely to be wiped off the face of the planet in the coming years, or available only in the polar regions. Also, they're a lot cheaper. But I nevertheless feel the pull of the rope tow, yanking me out of the house, into a car for several hours, and up the mountain. I might as well enjoy what we still have, I'm thinking, and offer the kids the opportunity to enjoy it as well.
Taking the family to ski Whistler isn't an option now, but I'm getting omens that it might be one day. My son, who is 7 and entering his 4th season of skiing, recently became a whistler in his own right, having learned to make a little noise through puckered lips on the car ride back from New York last weekend. He's been practicing for hours a day now, occupying the pleasant quiet that otherwise would be present while he builds his lego models, reads books, and reconstructs Hot Wheels tracks. Maybe it's a sign of things to come.
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|Review: Enslaved - Vikings Cometh Through The Fog
|Vikings Cometh Through The Fog
Label: Nuclear War Now! Productions
Year released: 2001
Duration: 35:23
Tracks: 7
Genre: Viking Metal
Rating: 4/5
Review online: May 12, 2001
Reviewed by: Wilhelm
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Rated 3/5 (60%) (3 Votes)
The near mention of a live recording is enough to turn the music elitists away in disgust- shitty sound, cutouts/drops, lame audience you name it those are all aspects of a typical live session along with uninspired morons. Not the case here.
"Vikings cometh..." is a 7 track Viking metal epic performed live by Enslaved (8/4/00, San Francisco, California) to a crowd who were there to actually see and hear the fucking band, not stand around a go "Who the fuck are these guys?", blahh.. The crowd was into it as rabid fucks and Enslaved destroyed that day with killer sound and ability to back it up. Even the vocals sounded crystal clear unlike their earlier material. And I like that to, BM vocals are to fucking ordinary for me. HAIL THE DEEP SUNG VOICE!!!!!
While there's not much to say negative about this live CD release I would only have liked to see a track listing. Most people who probably never heard much of Enslaved's material wouldn't know the song titles. Everything else looks killer though, from the music to the packaging, it's candy for the eyes and ears.
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So we know that the only way to make a big difference to our body shape is long term lifestyle adjustments with eating and exercise, but that doesn't help for next week's big event does it? I am constantly asked what the tricks are to change one's body shape fast. Heidi Klum had just one month after her baby was born to get svelte enough to model Victorias Secrets lingerie range or she'd lose a 2.5 million dollar deal – no pressure!
Follow these 5.5 ways to change your body shape fast. I can't promise you'll have a stomach like Heidi Klum's, but it'll be an improvement on what's poking out now!
No bread before bed!
Although I am not a fan of low carb diets long term, there is no doubt that reducing your carbohydrate intake slims you down short term and does wonders for flattening a stomach and increasing muscle definition.
There are a few fascinating reasons low carb diets work short term. Firstly, they rid your body of unwanted excess fluid. In order to digest simple carbohydrates (bread, pasta, rice, potatoes), the body requires a lot of fluid to break this down. In addition many people are intolerant to gluten and their bodies react by retaining even more water and giving that bloated look that we all try to avoid.
Secondly, by eliminating one massive component of a person's diet, ie carbs, often the total calories consumed each day are reduced. This will also help to flatten the stomach (less food in there) and shed excess body weight.
Before you decide to eliminate carbs all together, I suggest taking my metabolic typing quiz. If you are a carb or a mixed type, I would not suggest eliminating carbs altogether. It's not worth the pain and anguish you will put loved ones through. You might look good, but you'll be a cranky bugger!
I suggest: having some carbs for breaky, such as porridge or toast, and then avoiding them for the rest of the day. Instead, increase your complex carbohydrates (coloured veggies) through salads, and increase your protein intake whether it be through lean meat or legumes. You can follow any of the low carb diets if it's easier (Zone, Atkins etc), but I simply tell my clients, if it's white and fluffy, or packed with sugar don't eat it!
Cardio Boxing
There is something about cardio boxing that changes body shapes fast. It might be the fast push/pull action of punching that gives the shoulders and arms more definition. It could also be the pace of the workout that send hearts a beating and muscles a quivering. But one of the best things about boxing is it combines the fat burning and body shaping into one intense workout. There are very few other sports that can do this in such a fun, accessible manner.
Cardio boxing usually involves other exercises such as lunges, push ups, dips, and whatever else the instructor decides to inflict on you. So when you are gasping for air, rather than a nice 60 second rest, why not catch your breath whilst doing dips on a bench – ingenious!
I suggest: either joining a boxing class, or finding a personal trainer for a one-on-one session, and going every other day until your event. If you have a punching bag you can do this on your own as well. Try a two minute round: 60 seconds fast punching, with 60 seconds strength component (for example: push ups, tricep dips, lunges, over head shoulder presses with hand weights), and a sliding scale rest. Make your first rest 20 seconds, your second rest 40 seconds, your third rest 60 seconds, fifth rest back to 40 seconds, and your final rest 20 seconds. That's a ten minute round. Repeat that twice and you'll change your body-shape in no time!
Spin, Squats, lunges and calf raises
Out of all the leg exercises out there, these exercises can change the shape of your legs the fastest. Spin class has the added fat burning component which affects your entire body. If you want a peachy butt, then kick into some squats, and be sure to drive through your heels. If you are looking for sexy, slender yet defined legs, nothing beats lunges. Travelling lunges are my favourite, and don't be afraid to carry some hefty hand weights or bar across your shoulders. Unfortunately calf shape is very genetic, but how hard is it to stand on a step and do 150 calf raises. Try them one legged and don't stop until they are screaming, and I mean screaming!
I suggest: A leg session every other day. It could be a spin class or a session in the weights room. For lunges, squats, and calf raises, a minimum of 4 sets, 12 reps and a mandatory grimace at the end. You should be close to failure at the end of each set, and if your muscles aren't aching the next day, ramp it up big time!
Stand up straight
Believe it or not, the fastest way to change the shape of your body is stand up straight. Want a flatter stomach, bigger chest, sexy back, lots of presence. Stand up straight!
I suggest: 2 yoga classes or body balance classes per week. Rent a home DVD if you can't be bothered to leave the house. If you can handle hot yoga (I hate it!) you may shed a few extra kilos too.
Be a style guru
This is a fun point as it requires little energy. Know what looks good on you. Know the little tricks, for example moisturised skin always looks more defined. A tan creates a more toned look. There are many websites and publications devoted to matching styles to body shapes and tricks of the trade. Don't put all this hard work into your look and blow it by wearing a bold patterned shirt that makes you look like an umbrella! On that note, apparently vertical stripes are out and horizontal ones are in. Don't believe me, click here!
I suggest: For the girls I like Trinny and Susannah, and Carson Kressleys Tips for your body type . For the boys, take this style quiz to see what styles suit you.
Check your attitude
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Many people struggle to change their body shape in their own eyes. Countless hours of effort all in vain because we are our own worse critics and tend to focus on the negatives and not the positives. Next time you catch a glimpse of yourself a la natural, find at least five things you are happy with, and when you step out at your next big event, even if you feel there are fifty things you're not happy with, focus on the five you like, and just maybe, over time, your body shape will change in the eyes of the most important person – you!
Do you have any other tricks that have got great results, fast? What's your secret? Heidi Klum, if you're reading, how on earth did you do it in a month? Was it worth it? We think so!


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Kat Singleton
BFA, University of Texas-Austin, 1976; MFA, University of Oklahoma, 1983. At Webster since 1988.
Kat Singleton came to the Conservatory in 1988 from New York. She is a full professor at Webster University. She has worked professionally as an actor and director across the country. For the Conservatory, Kat has directed productions of The House of Blue Leaves, Harvey, Crimes of the Heart, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Gemini, The Women, and Summer and Smoke. Kat has also directed for the Black Hills Playhouse, the Lyceum Theatre in Arrow Rock and 11 productions for The Rep's Imaginary Theatre Company.
Kat has been a member of Actor's Equity Association since 1974 with numerous acting credits across the country. She also holds membership with the Screen Actor's Guild and AFTRA through which she did commercial work and many industrial films. Her favorite acting roles include Daisy from Driving Miss Daisy, Amanda from The Glass Menagerie, Mrs. Banks from Barefoot in the Park and Kate from Dancing at Lughnasa. Kat was one of the original company members of the Actor's Space Theatre Company in New York City.


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There are candles lit in the living room, the wind is howling outside and we had a snow day last week. Were it not for the constancy of baklava and old men in huge pants, I could think I was in the US. (Though, honestly, my city in the US has baklava and big pantsed-men in spades.)
This morning I gave my second of five midterm exams. I stopped by the bread store before work and grabbed some fresh rolls, some cream cheese and Nutella for my colleagues and when I opened the door to the teachers' lounge, saw that three other people had done the same thing. It was a nice few minutes before the chaos of exams began, chatting in my still horrifyingly slim Kurdish and drinking Nescafe. And eating way too much Nutella.
It's been a semester full of really good literature: Lord of the Rings (all the books!), Hamlet ] (original language!), The Odyssey (unabridged!), Perelandra (a made-up name for Venus!). And I have enjoyed almost every day of teaching. But I am really looking forward to the two-week semester break. That hot chocolate isn't going to drink itself.
It's been honestly kind of hard being an American and a Christian working in a Middle Eastern context with devout and culturally Muslim students recently…they are all technology natives and see all the news and all the FB posts you do. Most of the time, when students ask me about what is happening in the States, I don't really have good words to talk about refugees, terrorism, the election.
This past year and a half I have met all sorts of good people and bad people. People who I want to hug and people I am immediately terrified of. People who do their homework and people I want to kick out of class. Constantly.
I know that governments make decisions based on one set of rules. But, as a believer, I have to make decisions using a different compass entirely. I can't make personal decisions based on what may happen, or what certain people may do. Or what they have or haven't done in the past, or what the statistics say.
I make decisions because I have been loved perfectly and His perfect love casts out fear. It doesn't matter if all Muslims are terrorists or no Muslims are terrorists or what refugees are running from. God has used terrible circumstances to suddenly give people access to Hope who might never ever have it. So no matter what, we cannot act in fear. This Hope eradicates fear and clears our hearts for the work of Heaven. In Iraq, in the States, in France.
And so I go to work. And walk my dog. And make chicken. And grade papers. And say hi to the guards with guns. And pray for my students. And watch my roommate make wreaths from high desert conifers.
Anything could happen to me. And anything could happen to you. And the world is a hot mess right now. But in a few hours, our choir is singing at a hotel in town. And Santa is coming to the hotel to give gifts to refugees. And we'll sing "Silent Night" in English, German, Chinese and Kurdish. (We'll also be singing a strangely difficult and anxiety-inducing version of "Jingle Bells." Which could go either way on low or high point.) Jesus tells us the hot mess doesn't win.
A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
One of my students asked me a few weeks ago why Gandalf encourages Frodo to show kindness and forgiveness to Gollum in The Fellowship of The Rings. I said something about lofty and forgettable about forgiveness, but my student wasn't buying it. He said, "Miss, if someone betrayed me, I would never forgive them. Not ever. Forgiveness is stupid and weak."
And he is totally right. Forgiveness is totally nonsensical, actually. And I am so grateful that I know this confounding God who doesn't make sense in a world that is ruled by fear and vengeance. It's a weary world, especially in the last few weeks. But there is a glorious morn that is coming.
And there is a King who is returning with it. And it is an honor to be here and in small ways point to that hope.