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Winning Streak for Stocks: More Than a Santa Rally?
A robust weekly jobless claims report extends a winning streak for U.S. stocks heading into the new year. Is it more than just a Santa Rally? Alexandra Scaggs reports on Lunch Break.
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A CONSTANT stream of celebrities and moneyed folk tend to define Aspen.
As plans get set in place for the upcoming North American winter season, with ski bunnies twirling around in their designer Moncler ski suits drinking loads of champagne and having lunch at one restaurant that you can only access via the slopes, the infamous ski town is gearing up to turn into a winter party town.
Sure, it is around Christmas time and well into January and February that some very fortunate folk from far and wide pack up their skis and decamp for the Christmas holidays.
But never fear, Aspen life isn't just about the top end of town.
Sure, it always sounds incredibly glam with Mariah Carey, James Packer, Elle Macpherson all regulars, but with the advent of airbnb rentals, the old mining town is determined to keep some long-held traditions going.
Like the yearly 'history play', held in the Historical Centre in the middle of the city.
Yes, there is money but there is an earthiness. Here are some of the highlights:
The Aspen Skiing Company operates the four mountains in the Aspen Snowmass area — Snowmass, Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk — as well as the Ski & Snowboard Schools of Aspen Snowmass. The entire area basically offers unparalleled night-life and off-piste action as well.
Aspen Snowmass is accessible by two of the most convenient airports in the mountains — Aspen/Pitkin County Airport (which is 5km from Aspen) or Eagle County Airport (112km from Aspen). In the whole precinct, there are four different mountains:
* Aspen Mountain is a classic North American ski mountain with no beginner trails. Also referred to as 'Ajax', it offers 76 trails spread across 675 acres with 8 chairlifts and 1 gondola. Rising straight out of downtown Aspen since 1947, the mountain offers challenging bumps, steeps and varied terrain for the adventurous snowboarder and skier. Rules me out.
* Buttermilk is a beginner mountain and home of the ESPN X Games. Rules me in. Buttermilk is rated as the easiest of Aspen's four mountains and this gem of an area is the perfect environment for beginners to find their ski-legs. Seven lifts service 43 trails that are predominately rated for beginners and intermediates.
Most of the mountain is groomed nightly to raise your skiing confidence. Buttermilk is a great place to drop off the kids while the parents ski another one of the mountains. Tricksters will enjoy two terrain parks and an Olympic size half pipe.
* Aspen Highlands is the local's favourite mountain and home of the Highland Bowl: a 45 minute hike.
* Snowmass is Colorado's second largest mountain and is a mountain with something for everyone. Located in Snowmass Village, it has 90 ski trails and 23 lifts. Snowmass has 3362 acres of terrain and an average of 300 inches of snow a year. Snowmass is known for wide, groomed cruisers and trails.
* You can lunch at the newly-remodelled Cloud Nine Restaurant. Dine at 10,740 feet, you ski or snowboard to a cozy, alpine ski hut with an outdoor deck and full-service gourmet restaurant with European flair.
There is authentic, traditional Austrian raclette, fondue, international wine, as well as majestic views of the Maroon Bells. This place is totally and brilliantly insane. Guests buy bottles of champagne (hello Veuve Clicquot!) like they are water, shake them up and let them fizz over the entire restaurant and its inhabitants..
*If you have lunch at The Cliffhouse the high-altitude lunch, with world-class views of the Pyramid Peak, you can create your own and very affordable culinary masterpiece to your liking with a made-to-order Mongolian BBQ.
* If you're after a triple-dining act it should include Matsuhisa — Aspen's one and only Nobu-famed gourmet Japanese Seafood & Sushi Restaurant while at Jimmy's, you can't miss their lobster and macaroni cheese while dessert is perfect at L'Hostaria where you can watch out for Scotty Gibson, the Kiwi bar tender, who will try to get you "Gibsoned".
* Breakfast or lunch mid-mountain has to be had at Bonnie's which is famous for it solid mountain food, homemade salads, soups, desserts — especially the apple strudel.
* One of the favourite Aspen restaurants is The Little Nell's element 47. The Little Nell hotel is a slice of heaven with incredible rooms and friendly, caring people that know service inside and out. There is a reason why this hotel has a 70 per cent customer return rate and earns the prestigious Forbes Five Star Award every year, as well as the AAA Five Diamond Award.
The Nell's fine-dining restaurant was remodelled in 2012 and reinvented as element 47 — the periodic number for silver, to play off the town's booming silver mining era. The restaurant architects, Bentel & Bentel, were behind the renovation with elements that include fine natural wood booths and tables and a general glow to the restaurant that beckons diners in for a casual meal or a killer feast.
Chef de Cuisine Matt Padilla's undeniably fab food complements the space with thoughtful, seasonally-driven contemporary cuisine, highlighted with global influences.
Favourite "e47" dishes include: the lemon souffle pancakes and fresh fruit parfait for breakfast; for lunch or dinner, the top sellers include Maine lobster pot pie, pine nut crusted chicken breast and pan seared ruby red trout.
On the dinner menu, staples include the harvest vegetable salad, Chef Matt's pastas, which are fantastic, and an array of shared plates from oysters to blue crab.
For additional sipping, The Nell's wine list is spectacular, housing over 20,000 bottles found in the wine cellar and prominently showcased in a clear glass wine wall in the dining room.
And hey, they make the BEST. CHIPS. EVER.
Check out your rental equipment from Four Mountain Sports rentals. If you are staying at The Little Nell, you are able to use their ski concierge at the base of each mountain to store and/or transfer your equipment from mountain to mountain at the end of your ski day and for the following ski day. How crazily brilliant is that?
To be honest there is just one answer to this: and the name is The Caribou Club.
It's a member's only club where any star or celeb in town hangs out in its extraordinary surrounds with the odd Warhol on the wall, a killer wine cellar, a mighty dance floor, great restaurant and a swarm of comfy leather lounges making it THE place to be seen.
And the best thing? Seasonal memberships CAN be bought for $650 for a week in the low season and (gulp) $1950 in peak season.
Check in to The Limelight Hotel: The Limelight Hotel is located within walking distance to Aspen Mountain and all of Aspen's shopping, dining and outdoor activities. The 126-room hotel offers a range of spacious accommodations, including suites with full kitchens, fireplaces and terraces.
Guest amenities include an outdoor pool, two hot tubs, ski valet/lockers, underground parking, conference room and expanded continental breakfast. The hotel provides free airport transit and shuttles to all four local ski areas to lighten the load of a skiing traveller. The Limelight Lounge features light Italian foods a full bar and lively local music scene. Even dogs are welcome. And this year, it was Central Control for Gay Ski Week.
* The Little Nell is possibly the best hotel in Aspen. And it is a Colorado destination for all seasons. The Little Nell is the only ski in/ski out hotel in Aspen and is also the only Five Star, Five Diamond property. The hotel is pet-friendly, offering gourmet pet menu selections and more to make sure your pooch has just as good a vacation as you do.
The property boasts a variety of amenities, including a ski concierge team with services including ski waxing, boot dryers, equipment storage, ski tuning and repair. Rentals and instruction may also be arranged and the hotel offers exclusive ski programs including "First Tracks" where guests get early access to Aspen Mountain before the gondola opens to the general public.
The Nell's customised Adventure Program includes fly fishing in the hotel's handcrafted wooden boat, yoga atop Aspen Mountain, heli-skiing, hiking and stand up paddling.
This ski season, The Little Nell will continue its "Snowmobile Tour & Apres-Ski" at T-Lazy-7 Guest Ranch where guests set off from T-Lazy-7 lodge on a guided snowmobile tour to the scenic Maroon Bells followed by an apres-ski reception at Klondike Cabin, a mining era setting with sweeping views of Pyramid Peak.
Element 47's culinary team prepare a rustic interpretation of Colorado cuisine; house-cured charcuterie, grilled meats from partner ranches, fresh salads and fruit cobblers, warm chocolate cakes, and even a sommelier from The Nell serve a selection of wines, including their own private label Champagne from Robert Moncuit.
But very few seats are more coveted than one on the Snowcat Powder Tours as The Little Nell and Limelight Powder Cat lets you have a 'powder' ski day to yourself (well, with up to 11 others) on the backside of Aspen Mountain. Aspen Snowmass ambassador, Australian chef Neil Perry is a mega fan.
Each tour averages 10-15 uncracked runs on a blank canvas of intermediate to expert terrain, followed by an intimate late lunch at a wood stove-heated cabin in the heart of the Elk Mountains. To be honest, the skiing part is too hard for this bungling ski chick, but being in the snowmobile and the lunch was a pretty darn fabulous experience.
Other things to do:
If you can, check out the Ski Patrol Sweep where, in conjunction with Aspen Mountain Ski Patrol and part of Patrol's safety measures, they must "sweep" the mountain every night to make sure everyone is safely down and everything is in order.
This isn't something that everyone can do. . . but if you speak to the right people it can happen.
* A night may be good at The J Bar at the historic Hotel Jerome (for a historic "Aspen Crud" signature drink from the Prohibition days); a stop at Justice Snow for hand crafted cocktails (pick out your favourite adjectives, liquor, mixers and let the bartender create a signature drink) and conclude with entry to the good old Caribou Club.
* Between lunch and dinner you can continue skiing, relax or just mosey in town with a visit to the Aspen Art Museum and a walk around every designer store imaginable. This is the part when you wish you're credit card wasn't already over its festive limit.
How to get there:
Qantas flies twice daily to Los Angeles, then you can book an American Airlines flight that will take you straight to Pitkin County airport in Aspen: weather permitting! If there is a whole heap of snow, it may take some time circling before the plane can safely land.
It's a quick and easy flight and takes you from the relative warmth of LA to the chill and chic of Aspen in a flash. Get saving and get to it!
Want to know more:
Aspen Skiing Company operates the four mountains in the Aspen Snowmass area — Snowmass, Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk — as well as the award-winning Ski & Snowboard Schools of Aspen Snowmass. For more information on Aspen Skiing Company visit www.aspensnowmass.com.
*Melissa was a guest on this media famil of AspenSnowmass and Qantas
Follow Melissa on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @melissahoyer


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This lovely PEACH STAND SECOND BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Heather Colley.
What a unique and adorable party theme! I love the DIY wooden peach stand at the party, it brings everything together so nicely. There are so many really cute ideas that would be perfect for not only a birthday party, but for a baby shower, summer party, or harvest party as well!
My favorite Peach Stand party ideas and elements from this adorable birthday celebration are:
- The berry baskets filled with peaches
- The mini peach cobblers bakes in Mason Jars
- The cookies decorated to look like peaches
- The larger tissue hanging number "2" used for the backdrop
- The DIY wooden peach stand
- and MORE!
This is what Heather said about planning the party- "I decided to give my daughter a "peach" themed 2nd birthday party, hence, Hudson's Peach Stand. We live in Grovetown, Georgia and have fresh peaches at our fingertips. Her birthday is the first of June, so perfect for peach pickin. I collected stuff over the year and couldn't wait to put it all together. If you knew our Hudson, then you would know she is a perfect little Georgia Peach!"
Paper lanterns balloons and Pom Poms – Party City and Oriental Trader
Cake-Hudson's GiGi
Outfit – Melissa Bryan owner of Palmetto Cuties
Cookies – Two Moms Cookies
TeePee – made by Cherly Patterson
Photography – Kelli Kelly
Invitations- PaperHeartCompany
Items and supplies used in this Peach Stand Party available in Kara's Party Ideas Shop:
- Berry Baskets
- Paper Fan Flowers
- Wooden Spoons
- Striped Paper Straws
- Paper Lanterns
- Bakers Twine
- Large Tin Drink Pail


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With the growing trend for two-wheelers and especially scooters in India, it's no doubt that companies are engrossed in a battle to lead the sales chart. There are newer and better offerings being brought into the market every now and then.
The upcoming year of 2017 is another such period where the companies have enlisted their schedules to launch another set of great pieces of scooty for people. We here looked upon the upcoming pieces and reigned in for the best one of the lot. We looked into the company's upcoming catalogue and seeded the best ones accordingly in our list down below.
Read along for the list on 'Top 10 Upcoming Scooty/Scooters in India 2017'.
10. Hero Dare
- Not wanting to be left behind in the race for the top-selling brand in scooty range, Hero is planning to come up with this newest entrant modelled as Dare.
- The scooty will bear 124.6cc single cylinder engine with a peak power of 9.38 Bhp and torque offering of 9.8 Nm.
- The scooty will sport disc brakes on the front and drum ones on the rear side.
- It will feature full digital console and will have utility features like amobile phone charger and more.
Price- Rs 56,000-61,000 (Expected)
9. Yamaha D'elight
- Made along the visual and design lines kind of Vespa, this one is likely to catapult Yamaha into younger generations.
- Although, Yamaha features three variants in their scooty range, the addition of D'elight will aid their sales greatly.
- It will feature 114cc air cooled engine with a peak power of 7.1 Bhp and a max torque of 7.6 Nm.
- The scooty will bear fuel injection system, the first of its kind in the segment and shall have adisc brake on the front.
- It is stipulated to release in the first quarter of 2017.
Price- Rs 50,000-55,000 (Expected)
8. Yamaha Ray 125
- The scooty, built along the lines of Ray series will feature new changed specs and performance metrics.
- Yamaha has keenly planned Ray 125 as its doorway to the popular 125cc segment in India.
- It will likely feature disc brakes on the front and drum ones on the rear side.
- It is scheduled to release in the latter half of 2017 with September as the mentioned month.
Price- Rs 51,000-60,000 (Expected)
7. Piaggio Liberty 125
- Another great piece of scooty scheduled to release in 2017, Piaggio Liberty 125 is there for the taking.
- It will sport 125cc engine with CVT transmission mode.
- The scooty will support a peak power of 10.2 Bhp and a max torque of 10.43 Nm.
- It is likely to have theft immobiliser, fuel indicator and modern instrument cluster.
- The scooty will efficiently hold 10.8 ltr of fuel which shall support a mileage of 59 km/ltr.
Price- Rs 55,000-61,000 (Expected)
6. Vespa Fly125
- Vespa, the leading market trendsetters and one of the top-tiered producers of scooters worldwide, will be back with another offering named Fly125 in the month of May 2017.
- The scooty will feature 125cc engine along the lines of previous offerings from Vespa and will sport slight tweaks.
- It will have telescopic front and hydraulic shock absorber on the rear side of the scooty.
- The scooty will likely have drum brakes while disc may be available as options.
Price- Rs 50,000-70,000 (Expected)
5. Hero ZIR
- Hero MotoCorp's product lineage is all set to release another one of great scooters in 2017 modelled as ZIR.
- It will be available in two looks, the European style and the Conventional style aka flat footboard.
- The scooty will bear 157cc single cylinder engine delivering a power of 13.9 Bhp and a torque of 12.7 Nm.
- The scooty will feature hydraulic brakes on both the rear and front along with modern features like theall-digital instrument panel, LED indicators and more.
- It will host a fuel tank with a capacity of 9 ltr.
Price- Rs 70,000-90,000 (Expected)
4. Hyosung ST-E3 EVA
- Marking its presence in the Indian scooty segment, Hyosung is all set to deliver eco-friendly electric scooty.
- It has a contemporary retro style design that offers appealing looks.
- It will be powered by DC-in wheel motor that can offer a peak power of 3.8 Bhp.
- The scooty will house CVT gearbox along with thecentrifugal clutch plate.
- It will take three hours to fully recharge which in turn shall run till 100 km with ease.
Price- Rs 65,000-80,000 (Expected)
3. Hero Leap Hybrid SES
- A hybrid based scooter first showcased in the auto expo in 2012, this one will finally hit the markets soon.
- It will bear lithium-ion batteries and shall provide a power of 10.7 Bhp while the torque on offer willbe 60 Nm.
- It will be supported by a124cc petrol engine and a three ltr fuel tank.
- The scooty will bear futuristic designs and have anall-LED lighting system.
Price- Rs 74,000-1,10,000 (Expected)
2. Honda PCX125
- A premium scooter featuring great aesthetic looks and designs, this one will hit the markets in 2017.
- The scooty will bear 125cc single cylinder liquid cooled engine.
- It will be further engrained with Honda's patented systems like Smart Power, smart navigation and theft-proof feature.
- It will have fuel injection system and have a kerb weight of 124.4 kg.
- It is said to feature a fuel tank capacity of 6.2 ltr.
Price- Rs 85,000-1,10,000 (Expected)
1. Vespa GTS 300
- If you ever wanted a feel of the premium piece of scooty on your hands, Vespa GTS 300 will offer you rightly so.
- It will be most powerful product offering of Vespa and has already seen its debut in the International market.
- It will feature a278cc single cylinder engine with a peak power of 22 Bhp and a torque of 22.3 Nm.
- The scooty will project analog-cum-digital instrument cluster with an LCD
- It will also have ABS support and will feature disc brakes on the front and the rear.
- The stipulated mileage for this one is 28 km/ltr.
Price- Rs 4,50,000-5,00,000 (Expected)
How's the list then? What's your pick for the upcoming year from these? Let us know about it in the comment box.


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Ted Cruz knew just what Values Voter Summit attendees wanted to hear today, delivering a speech about how Democrats in Congress want to repeal the First Amendment's free speech and religious liberty protections along with the Second Amendment. He even spoke out against Democrats for threatening the "right to privacy," which ironically many conservatives believe is not part of in the Constitution but actually a liberal invention.
"Defend the values that are American values, we stand for life, we stand for marriage, we stand for Israel," he said.
Cruz, while applauding his own applause lines, then laid out the agenda for a GOP-controlled Senate.
"We abolish the IRS," Cruz said, and "we repeal Common Core" — an odd agenda item since Common Core was not passed by Congress but enacted by various state legislatures controlled by Republicans and Democrats alike.
And of course, repeal Obamacare.


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Project Copernicus developer 38 Studios became embroiled in the controversy of the year when the studio officially shut down and fired all 379 of its employees. The story quickly turned political as the studio had been granted a loan of $75m US by the state of Rhode Island and it became known that the tax-paying public could be hit for an estimated $150.7m US due to the studio's closure.
The story of mishandled taxpayer money has played a big part in the politics of Rhode Island. Today that story developed further as the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (EDC), which granted the original loan and may therefore be responsible for the public debt, filed a lawsuit against the people who created the deal. The defendants named in the case include 38 Studios founder Curt Schilling, CEO Jennifer McLean, former EDC executive director Keith Stokes, Wells Fargo Securities and even Barclays Capital. Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee released a public statement about the lawsuit on YouTube.


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CBD products are completely safe to use for your dog since they have no toxicity and act as a relaxing stimulant that also provides pain relief. As CBD are extracted from CBD (seed) oil, there are no traces of THC, which is why this is a completely safe supplement for pet use.
Is CBD oil bad for my dog?
As CBD is completely natural, it's in no way bad for your pet. Even though CBD oil is extracted from marijuana plants, this doesn't instantly include THC concentration.
How do I know if my product is organic?
CBD oil for pets that's not organically-sourced will contain substances such as pesticides, fungicides and/or solvents.
Will it give my dog a 'buzz?
CBD products do not contain THC, which is the compound responsible for the "buzz" or "high". In that respect, CBD oil, which is extracted from CBD, will only soothe your pet and relieve pain with no intoxication or psychoactive effects whatsoever.
What is the difference between CBD and marijuana?
The official conclusion states that "both CBD varieties and marijuana varieties are of the same genus, Cannabis, and the same species, Cannabis Sativa. Further, there are countless varieties that fall into further classifications within the species cannabis Sativa." Still, the end result will depend on the way the plant is grown and used. For example, the most used term is cannabis (marijuana) which describes a Cannabis Sativa plant that is specifically grown for its potent trichomes. Trichomes are very rich in the THC compound (tetrahydrocannabinol), which has strong psychoactive properties and is the one responsible for the feeling of "high". On the other hand, CBD is the term used to describe Cannabis Sativa plant which only contains small traces of THC, and is generally grown for industrial purposes such as oil supplements, topical ointments, fiber, construction, etc. Products made from industrial CBD that contain less than 0.3% of THC are legal for distribution and consumption. The mentioned 0.3% is the main factor that makes the difference between CBD and marijuana classification.
Is a standard CBD seed oil the same as a high CBD content CBD oil?
Definitely not. Standard CBD oil can be easily found and bought at regular grocery stores and is therefore very different from Naturally Well for Pets CBD oil. Standard CBD oil is obtained through the process of cold pressing the seeds while our CBD extract is an olive oil extraction of the CBD plant itself. Even standard CBD oil has its nutritive benefits and may be helpful for some ailments but it has a very low amount of CBD in it. After all, it is the CBD compound and its concentration that's been studied and researched extensively for its far-reaching beneficial effects. Thanks to our extraction method, our CBD seed oil doesn't need emulsifiers, thus making the CBD concentration high for the top product quality.
What is cannabidiol (CBD)? What is CBD oil?
Cannabinoids are compounds found in CBD and cannabis plant (flower, leaf, and stem) and they provide plenty of health benefits. When consumed, cannabinoids trigger certain receptors in the body (CB1 and CB2). Essentially, CBD is the most abundant cannabinoid found in cannabis that has absolutely no psychoactive effects, which is precisely why it's extensively studied and researched for various uses. CBD is a derivative of CBD-A (
CBD oil is cannabis oil (it can be derived from both marijuana and industrial CBD) and it has higher concentrations of cannabidiol (CBD) in it. Naturally Well for Pets sells oil that's derived from industrial CBD, which is why our oil is CBD-rich CBD oil. It's important to note that cannabis doesn't mean marijuana. This is a genus term which all forms of CBD and marijuana
Can I fly/travel with CBD?
Flying with CBD oil products is legal and safe. All products available at Naturally Well for Pets are legal in all 50 US states, which means that you can take your CBD supplements with you wherever you go. This is because our supplements are derived from CBD and have less than 0.3% of THC. Therefore, there are no restrictions like there are with medical or recreational marijuana.
Also, CBD oil is legal in Mexico. Even though all forms of cannabis were banned up until recently, Mexico is working on their policy when it comes to the medical uses of CBD oil.
What kind of testing/analysis is performed on your products?
Our CBD oil is extracted by hand and all the batches are tested by an independent lab.
Where do you source your CBD from?
We blend our unique CBD oil with locally grown organic olive oil in California. The whole plant, grown organically in Colorado, is used in order to achieve the perfect balance of compounds, terpenes, omegas, and proteins. Every batch is independently tested and analyzed for top quality. Thanks to this, we are confident in labeling our products accurately so that we can provide both quality and consistency to our respected customers.
Why do you use an olive oil extraction?
What is the shelf life of your products?
Will my pet get 'high'?
No. Our CBD oil is made from industrial CBD. This means that there are minuscule amounts of THC present, which has absolutely no psychoactive or intoxicating effects whatsoever.
What is the safety of cannabidiol and your CBD oil? Are there negative side effects?
Cannabis is a completely natural plant and has been an essential part of alternative medicine for hundreds of years due to its many benefits. There's also a difference worth mentioning when it comes to organic and synthetic drugs. Organic drugs trigger certain effects with no chemical alternation while synthetic drugs are man-made and come with a long list of dangerous side effects. That said, CBD is an all-natural alternative to synthetic drugs, thus providing treatment for many ailments with no side effects. Because of this, CBD can be extremely beneficial for pets.
CBD and other phytochemical constituents of cannabis are considered to be generally safe. For as long as CBD is known to man there has never been any recorded fatality or even illness in relation to the CBD use.
Is Naturally Well for Pets only for dogs and cats? Or can I give it to my guinea pig, rabbit, horse or other pet?
Why is finding the right CBD oil dosage so complicated?
It's only logical for people looking to buy CBD to be interested in the right dosage before the actual purchase. And, it's true that dosing can be a bit challenging, especially since different brands have different standards and ways of measuring. Also, doctors don't like prescribing CBD precisely because they too are unsure of the right dosage for different conditions. However, we at Naturally Well for Pets hope that our guide will provide you with the easier answer as to what the right dosage for you is. With the following info, you'll be able to understand the effects and factors of your health condition in order to determine the right dosage better.
It's important to recognize the two factors that go into the CBD dosage that someone will need:
1) The quality of the CBD taken
The amount of CBD you need to take will greatly depend on the quality of that CBD product. After all, purity and the concentration of CBD is different for every brand and manufacturer. Luckily, we at Naturally Well for Pets can guarantee the purest CBD of top-notch quality. Don't hesitate to read up more on our offers.
2) The way it affects each individual
Every individual can react differently to CBD products. CBD adjustments will have to be accordingly made depending on your weight, tolerance as well as the severity of condition you want to treat. However, it's important to mention that trying out different amounts of CBD is nothing to be scared of, and is actually a recommended thing to do. What's more, there are plenty of our satisfied customers who readily offer their personal advice on different ways this natural alternative can help with different ailments.
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It's impossible for us or any other brand to tell you the exact dosage you individually will need even with your weight and needs well-known. In the end, it all comes down to you, your symptoms and biological makeup. But, you can always make the first step and visit your doctor or a vet if you want to buy CBD for your pet. In the end, factors and differences make for too many variables. For example, someone who suffers from chronic insomnia and wants to take a more holistic approach to their issue should definitely look into the longer-acting method such as CBD capsules. And the easiest way to start off your dosage is to take your weight into consideration. But, in the end, that weight doesn't have to prove to be accurate for your own dosage needs as it will all boil down to your endogenous cannabinoid levels, which are not commonly measured.
Like with any other dietary, all-natural supplement, your best bet is to start slow and low. Everyone's endocannabinoid system is different, which is precisely why what works for some people may not necessarily work for you, as well. As you're probably aware, more doesn't always have to be better – but, with CBD, this is not a matter of overdosing or danger. If your condition is more serious, it's only logical that you may find relief in larger CBD doses, which is fine because CBD has no toxicity whatsoever.
Three tips for taking the correct CBD oil dosage:
Start small and increase gradually
In general, the best way to approach CBD dosage is to start with a smaller amount and then gradually increase your dosage if necessary. As mentioned, different people, with different endocannabinoid systems, different weights, different ailments and different symptoms will all react differently and need their CBD dosage adjusted accordingly. Just like in case of many other supplements, it's recommended that you start with the minimum recommended daily amount and then see for yourself how to adjust it in order to get your desired effect.
Pick the right bottle size for you
Another simple way that can help you with finding the right CBD dosage for you is to choose the bottle of the right size. Precisely because of that, Naturally Well for Pets carries bottles of different sizes. This allows the customers to avoid buying too much or too little of the product, while there will be fewer adjustments necessary in order to determine the right CBD amount for managing your particular symptoms.
Consult your physician
Before you start using any supplement or have your pets take it, it's essential that you consult a doctor or a vet. Your doctor will be able to explain how to take and use CBD properly as well as the effects of it when taken with other meds or when suffering from different health conditions. Together, you can determine the perfect CBD dosage that's right for you, and you'll be ready to get started with Naturally Well for Pets!
Is cannabidiol a new solution for pets in pain?
Even though there's still more research necessary, reports so far offer very positive outlook and make cannabidiol very much worth considering for both the pet owners and the vets.
Essentially, cannabidiol (CBD for short) has been gaining attention and popularity as a natural alternative for treating pain in pets. This may worry you for a second, but cannabidiol is not marijuana. Marijuana contains tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is the psychoactive substance responsible for the feeling of high. But, cannabidiol is a hemp plant extract and contains less than 0.3% of THC, which means that cannabidiol has no psychoactive properties.
It's important to note that CBD directly affects endocannabinoid receptors that are a part of the central and peripheral nervous system. Basically, these receptors are responsible for keeping the body's chemical balance. This type of homeostasis maintains the body's health. So, aside from the pain regulation in pets that CBD can help with, it's worth knowing that by affecting the endocannabinoid receptors, CBD can also minimize anxiety as well as manage the symptoms of noise phobia, epilepsy, inflammation, emesis, and anorexia effectively. For example, CBD produces the same reaction in balancing and regulating neural transmission in the body, just like another natural treatment known as acupuncture.
In that sense, these two natural treatments (CBD and acupuncture) have been observed to generally help with achieving body homeostasis as effectively as the usual pharmaceuticals. However, these natural alternatives don't have any unwanted side effects.
Unfortunately, research on CBD and its effect on pets is very scarce. Even though there's research being carried out right now at Colorado State University in regards to CBD and pain regulation in animals, the results are yet to come in. This means that using CBD as a natural alternative for pain management can only be justified based on the testimonials of other satisfied users.
As a vet who wants to relieve pain in animals, it's essential to stay critical and open-minded at the same time. This means that it's necessary to accept the possible risk of certain treatments failing to provide desired effects when prescribing them based on testimonials only. But, since there are so many positive reviews in regards to CBD, this hopefully won't ever become an issue.
After all, even if it happens that some pets don't respond with positive changes after taking CBD, one can be certain that there won't be any negative effects either. This can't be said for many approved pharmaceuticals, which also come with the risk of not helping the patient at all but sometimes can even worsen the condition or cause strong side effects. With that in mind, trying a natural alternative such as CBD is strongly encouraged.
CBD has already been used by many pet owners and recommended by many vets even without the official research results. It's relatively simple to purchase hemp-based CBD oil online because hemp-based products contain less than 0.3% of THC and they are legal in almost every state. It's important though to buy hemp oil and hemp products from reliable sources that offer pure and concentrated hemp oil that will be the most beneficial and effective. Also, renowned companies such as Naturally Well for Pets offer organic hemp oil with the highest concentration of CBD that has absolutely no traces of pesticides and is GMO-free.
The dosage of CBD hemp oil varies and it will strongly depend on your pets and their condition. Therefore, the best thing that you can do is to experiment with different dosages on your own and keep an eye on your pet's reaction. You can increase or decrease the dosage if necessary. Also, there's no reason to worry because humans and animals cannot overdose on hemp oil. To get your pet started on CBD hemp oil worry-free, check out our dosage chart on the following link:
There's no reason to worry about the legality of hemp-based products. As mentioned, CBD hemp oil is legal as long as it is not extracted from marijuana but hemp plant. When extracted from the hemp plant, hemp CBD oil doesn't contain THC, which is the compound that makes marijuana illegal. However, due to the lack of research and scientific confirmation on the effectiveness of CBD, hemp-based products are still not FDA approved and therefore manufacturers cannot disclose official medical claims or recommend a fixed dose amount.


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This week's words are from chapters 14-19 of To Kill a Mockingbird, which is a wider reach than I usually pull from. However, since we had a shortened week last week, due to a staff development day, I decided to skip vocabulary. Thus, we arrive at our review today with six chapters from which to pull words instead of the usual three, which has been the general pace of this unit.
Narrowing the list down to just ten words was no easy task; as I discuss in this lesson, Harper Lee has a particularly practical lexicon for eighth-grade vocabulary development. Here are those that did not make the cut, should any teacher decide to explore vocabulary more extensively with these chapters:
See what I mean? The final ten I have chosen represent words my students will likely encounter again. Once again, the final slide of the review presents the homework options from which my students can choose.
Today I have created a template that my students will draw in their classroom spiral notebooks that has them consider the argumentative appeals and how they are or are not used by the four witnesses in the Tom Robinson case:
I place the original on the document camera for my students to consult as they draw their own. I then explain that we will analyze Heck Tate together, in order to get them started and confident about completing the other three witnesses on their own.
I ask for students to volunteer their ideas about whether or not Heck Tate establishes his ethos as a witness. I expect that the majority of my students will find him a relatively neutral witness, who can more or less be trusted, but I also expect that there will be some students who will want to push the theory that he is in on it with Bob Ewell, allowing their inferences to run off the tracks a bit. This is partly why I want to do this as a whole class, so that we can help each other remember to base all claims on evidence from the text, and not on what we wish were in the text.
In terms of pathos, I hope that my students are able to determine that Heck Tate's testimony is virtually without it. By acknowledging this, it will help my students better understand how to complete the graphic organizer more authentically, rather than to force an answer for every category. If an appeal is not there, they need to recognize that and be able to explain how they know that.
Finally, I hope that my students are able to determine that Heck Tate's testimony is largely logos driven, as he is able to recount what he was told and what he saw after the alleged crime occurred. This should lead to a conversation of how his ethos is strengthened via his candid reliance on logos, and that his absence of pathos, as a sheriff, likewise strengthens his credibility.
Time permitting, my students can then begin analyzing the remaining three witnesses. If we are out of time, then they will complete the task as homework.


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In a recent article, Washington Post author Colbert King attempts to ascertain the reason that racism in America continues to plague our nation. The author's primary focus is the systems that lead to racism without dissecting the solution to the problem. It is a though the author's only intention is to continue to fuel the problem for entertainment purposes. Racism in America can only prevail with an institutionalized support mechanism. According to the article, continued racism in America is evidenced by the recurring racism in colleges, the inability of the United States to appropriately respond to the causes, and extremist such as Dylann Roof, assassinators of past civil rights leaders, and the continued harassment of Blacks from the Ku Klux Klan. The author pins the problem on racial prejudice.
What is racial prejudice that continues to fuel racism in America?
According to Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com, A racial prejudice is a negative attitude towards a group of people based on race — not on direct knowledge or experience. If you prejudice someone, you cause them to have a negative attitude towards someone else.
Where does the attitude of racial prejudice that continues to fuel racism in America originate?
Children develop racial attitudes as young as the age of two. They become aware of differences in the ways that people look as well as gender differences. They continue those pattern by becoming curious about differences in physical characteristics such as skin color, hair color and texture, and eye shape. As children enter in the age of three they seek explanations regarding physical differences. They become more aware of their differences and seek advice on how to classify those differences. As they progress to the age required to enter school they identify themselves with the ethnic group that they belong. They continue by comparing and contrasting racial differences and become more aware of any family traditions and history associated with differences in their race. The attitude for racism originates from family responses to the external explorations of children.
How does education continue to validate the racism in America?
For the Black child, the racial attitudes taught by parents are supported by the actions of White teachers. Since Indians, Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Blacks share the experience of being forced into slavery or indentured servitude they are forced to teach their children to be wary of people and the systems in their environment.
This train of thought becomes supported by the actions of White teachers who compose the majority of the teaching and educational force in America. According to the United States Department of Education Office of Civil Rights, Black children represent 18% of preschool enrollment, while representing 48% of preschool children receiving more than one out-of school suspension. Alternatively, White students represent 43% of preschool enrollment but only 26% of preschool children receiving more than one out of school suspension.
This pattern of racism in America supports the racial development of White students. As White students attend the primary grades the superiority of their race becomes evident because the majority of their teachers are White and particularly White female as well as their behavior towards Black children.
Teachers discriminate against students by stereotyping according to ethnicity. White teachers may have difficulty in understanding minorities due to the teachers' rejection of the students' lifestyles. Schools have a bias against students who do not share the same characteristics as White, female, middle-class teachers. Teachers are more likely to have negative academic and behavioral expectations regarding Black students when compared to expectations of White students. White teachers have more negative attitudes toward Black children and rate Black students more negatively when compared to White students.
The primary reason that racism in America continues to prevail is due to White teachers becoming the support mechanism for the racial attitudes that White children learn and develop.
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The one big benefit I see of the political landscape is it has the 1% pumping money into the economy to benefit the rest of us. They spend an amazing amount of money to win a job that will never pay a positive return on investment – at least not legally. This suggests that we shouldn't be paying them a salary but rather charging them a fee to allow them hold public office.
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As of Monday, Verizon Wireless was 12 days late with the start of sales for its second LTE smartphone, the Droid Charge from Samsung, which was first promised on April 28.
The delay most likely has to do with Verizon's 4G LTE network outage that lasted more than 24 hours starting April 26, two days before the Charge was due to go on sale, analysts said. Verizon hasn't commented on the reason for the sales delay or the cause of the LTE outage, although a Samsung spokeswoman said on April 28 that there was nothing wrong with the Charge devices themselves. On May 3, Samsung tweeted, "Droid Charge by Samsung is almost here" with a link to a YouTube promotional video.
Also Monday, a Verizon store representative in the Boston suburbs said her store had the Droid Charge in stock, but added, "they are not able to be sold yet" and could not give a reason. The Web sites for Samsung and Verizon still asked customers to register for updates on when the Charge will go on sale.
While the Verizon store is not selling the device, reports surfaced recently that some Best Buy stores were selling the Droid Charge, although Best Buy is not listing the device on its Web site. However, some Droid Charge reviewers have been able to use the LTE network to test its speed. Wirefly, an online smartphone sales site, was taking pre-orders of the Droid Charge for $249.99 on Monday with no indication of a shipping date.
Jack Gold, an analyst at J. Gold Associates, said Verizon is most likely trying to make sure it can handle the added LTE network demand from the Charge, atop Verizon's first LTE phone, the HTC ThunderBolt, which went on sale on March 17.
"The network needs to be ready for more devices, and Verizon can't afford to pull another AT&T and iPhone situation" in which AT&T's network caused major problems for iPhone customers in New York and San Francisco, Gold said. "They are trying to make sure in any way that that doesn't occur again."
AT&T hasn't been immune to 4G cellular network foibles, either. In March, AT&T finally said it would turn on its faster HSUPA network, which it calls 4G, in April for the Motorola Atrix 4G and HTC Inspire 4G, which AT&T first launched in February.
Also in March, AT&T said its Samsung Infuse 4G would get HSUPA speeds at launch. That launch is now set for May 15 with the Infuse priced at $199.99 with a two-year contract, AT&T and Samsung announced last week.
Speeds with AT&T's HSPA+ and Verizon's LTE are roughly similar, about 5 Mbps to 12 Mbps for downloads and 2 mbps to 5 mbps upload.
Gold and Phillip Redman, an analyst at Gartner, questioned whether that many customers are clamoring for 4G speeds, despite all the hype and television advertising.
"Frankly, I'm not sure how big the demand is for LTE or HSPA+," Gold said. "No one seems to be addressing what LTE means to battery life and the weight of the new devices, aside from whether I can make calls." (The LTE outage didn't affect voice calls, just data, since LTE only is a data network.)
"I'm sure any of the delays can be attributed to using new network technology," Redman said. "What's the rush?"
Redman said AT&T's HSPA speeds require fiber-optic cable backhaul connections from each cell tower to a switching center adding that AT&T is in a transitional period. As for LTE and the Droid Charge, Redman said he doesn't have any specific information on the delays, but said they could be attributed to new network technology.
Sprint has had a 4G WiMax network longer than either of the 4G networks on Verizon or AT&T and with roughly the same speeds. Sprint began selling the new Nexus S 4G on Sunday for $199.99.
Sprint has been able to roll out WiMax phones without major network-based problems because it gradually expanded the number of cities where WiMax is available. The HTC Evo 4G, which first shipped in May 2010, incurred supply problems, however, due to a global shortage of displays.
Customers have complained to carriers more about delays in Android software updates to their smartphones than over 4G network concerns.
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I am reminded of this as we ride motorcycles on challenging trails that we hope will support the drilling rig. As we attempt to travel further into the island than ever before, we pass children with buckets, some empty and others full, carrying their daily supply of water two hours one way.
People know us on the island. Not as You Help Haiti but as "Go Machine Rouge", the Big Red Truck. People know that water sustains life. Without it you die. So Go Machine Rouge is a big deal on La Gonave. When we ride our motorcycles into a village to investigate the possibilities, hopes are high.
There are so many challenges that we face each year during drilling season, and this scouting trip helped me get my mind right for what lies ahead. We are thankful for our 35 year old drilling rig because if it breaks we can fix it. This is within our control. Unfortunately there are some villages we visited that will not receive water because the roads simply will not support a rig the size of Go Machine Rouge.
It's heartbreaking to have scheduled a meeting with village officials, only to arrive and tell them we will not be drilling. With sunken shoulders and long faces they sink into regret. Maybe another time.
I am so thankful for what Concern is doing to improve the roads around the coast and into low lying mountain villages. Their work provided access for us to reach new villages in 2011 when we drilled 23 wells in two months.
We also encourage villages to put together a "road work committee" but it is nearly impossible for them to improve road conditions with no equipment, and no supply of good foods and water for crews working.
It is simply mind boggling how on an island so small, people can be completely isolated. People in mountain villages never travel to the coast, and vice versa. Road conditions in a brutally mountainous region keep people from sharing information, trading foods or other products, teaching each other, and simply keeping in touch. Without vehicles, it's a two day walk to make the 10 mile journey from mountain villages to coastal towns. And with no way to transport anything, why would someone travel? The conditions land lock villages and make them natural prisons that keep them disconnected from the world.
I am encouraged one again as we pass through the village of Palma where we drilled and installed wells some years ago. Its late evening and the sun is setting but there are hundreds of people gathered, visiting while they fill buckets of water for the community around them. The run off trickles across the path to a large field that is prepped and ready to grow crops this spring.
La Gonave is a bittersweet dichotomy. To view the beauty of the island but experience the desperation of the people makes me realize it is truly poverty in paradise.


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We are only four days away from the official start of the 2012 CES, the most important electronics trade show this month, and the excitement among gadget enthusiasts is building up as more and more manufacturers announce their line-up for the event.
The latest company to give out an official announcement, but also to slip out a leak is Toshiba, who is reportedly preparing to unveil both a 10-inch Android-based tablet and a 7-incher.
The first of the two has been teased in an official press release (or at least that's what Google Translate says, because the release is in Japanese) as ''the world's thinnest and lightest 10.1-inch tablet''. That's a pretty bold statement, if you ask me, considering that the technology world is ever-changing and you can't possibly know what other companies, like Samsung or Acer, have up their sleeve.
Also, let's not forget that the best tablet effort we have seen so far from Toshiba was the Thrive, a sturdy and functional device which unfortunately had nothing to do with lightweight and thinness.
Other details about this so-called ''world's thinnest tablet'' are still kept under wraps and for the moment there's nothing we can say about the future slate's tech specs, pricing or availability. What's clear nevertheless is that the gadget will be on display at the CES, so keep an eye on Las Vegas next week!
The second tablet that should be unveiled by Toshiba soon has not been officially confirmed just yet, but a couple of leaked photos picked up by the guys at Notebook Italia tell us that this is headed towards Las Vegas as we speak.
The slate is set to target technology enthusiasts on a budget, according to the rumors, and should sport a 7-inch screen with 1024 x 600 pixels resolution. Other suspected features include a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, a micro USB port, a microSD card slot, as well as WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity. There's also a camera on the back of the device, but unfortunately this doesn't seem to come with LED flash, so it won't be that great.
It has to be also said that the future 7-incher looks considerably thinner than today's Thrive 7, which we like, but seems to feature a blander and more insipid overall look and design, which of course kind of puts us off.
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We won't give up our stories of "how many troubles I've seen"-which keeps us focused on the negative. What we focus on, we repeat. And that makes us angry at the world, because we still believe the world is doing it TO us. And that anger churns inside us and affects our capability to DIGEST everything from food to love to how to shift to the nutrients we take in. Which creates more anger?
We shut down, compress, tighten up in protection which affects our CIRCULATORY systems. Things don't flow…we don't flow. We bottleneck and clam up from our hearts to our elimination. We literally decompress.
How is the endocrine system involved? The endocrine system produces hormones that regulate metabolism, growth and development, tissue function, reproduction and sleep. It consists of the pituitary, the thyroid, the parathyroid, the adrenal, the pancreas, and the ovaries/testicles. THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM AFFECTS ALMOST EVERY ORGAN AND CELL IN THE BODY.
If our digestion is thwarted and our circulation is limited, the endocrine system becomes compromised. It produces too many/too few hormones which help regulate the body functioning successfully. The Endocrine System is the electrical charge for the body. It "sends out messages" much like we send our electrical charge out to the Ionosphere. It directs the body to follow its direction. And what directs our Endocrine System? Our physically embedded reactions and expectations to our "trouble stories."
So if we want to lead healthier lives, we must
1) give up our stories and be willing to be free and happy,
2) retrain our synapses, and
3) retrain those physical memories embedded within us that are on automatic reaction.
Then the flow happens. Then our bodies are communicating fully within all systems. Then health has a chance. Like all creation, the choice and direction are ours. Are we willing to put down our swords?
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Priyanka Chopra shoots Gangaajal 2 in Bhopal
Priyanka Chopra shoots Gangaajal 2 in Bhopal
As per Priyanka Chopra she thoroughly enjoyed shooting Gangaajal 2. Priyanka mentions why Indian audience does not talk about male-centric films. Indian audience has changed a lot in these years. Pople have become very smart when it comes in giving accolade for a movie's substance. Gone are the days when movies used to click in the box office due to sheer star caste.
Smarter Indian audience wants substance movies. Success of a film in Indian cine industry is based on its powerful script and its star prowess and of course acting skills.
Priyanka is very optimistic about the movie's success and we should say all the best for her success.
Written By Dipti Prasad Padhi
By : | Category : Movies & Entertainment| Sub Category : Hindi movies| Bollywood Page-3 Gossip|Date : July 11,2015