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As promised, here is a post on the best exercises for everyone. These are functional exercises… can be done anywhere- park, home, gym… do not need weights (atleast not at beginner level)… and work the entire body muscles. I generally perform these once a week but the FF group classes – Body Pump, Core training, ABT (Abs, Butt, Thigh)… all have these exercises in one form or the other. So I end up doing them 3-4 times a week.
Reps are repetitions- number of times you do a workout… example… I do 3 sets of 20 reps which means I do the workout 60 times but take a break after doing it every 20 times. My rule is to a workout anywhere between 8-20 times… If I can do it with correct form 20 times… I move to the next level in the exercise.
1) Squats : There is no better exercise than squats. I remember… in Gold's gym the trainer asked me to do 100 squats. I thought he was kidding but he was serious… and I managed to do them. Now, I love squats. They are my absolute favorite workout.
Found this pic here. It explains squats very clearly. You basically move like you are going to sit on a chair. The most important thing is to ensure your knees are behind your toes. Once you can do this with correct form… atleast 3 sets of 20 reps you can move to the next level. On some days I do 5 sets of 20 reps… around 100 of these.
Next level:
Weighted squats:
Pic taken from here. Take a bar… load it with 2 kg on both sides and then squat. The rules of correct form remain the same. Right now am doing 5-10 kg on each side since the bar also weighs 20 kg but I need an instructor's help to squat with so much weight. Do this with a trainer's help in the beginning… you don't want to hurt yourself. Also, form is more important than weight. If higher weight is making you lose your form either reduce the reps or reduce the weight. You need to keep increasing either one in each session. I generally do 3 sets of 20 reps.
2) Lunges
I find lunges more difficult than squats. I wish someday we can be as good friends as squats.
Pic taken from this site. That is a lunge… back straight… one knee at 90 degree and the other knee as close to the ground as possible. Again, 3 sets of 20 reps without losing form. Reduce the reps if form is not 100%.
Next level :
Weighted lunges
Basically, you hold dumb bells in each hand and lunge. Form remains the same. I generally lift 5 kg dumb bells in each hand and do 3 sets of 20 reps. Again, form is more important than weight. And keep increasing one or the other in every session
3) Planks
Pic source here. This is the correct form for a plank. I see people doing it incorrectly every single day. If it is not done right… there is no point. And it is difficult. You need to hold this position for as long as possible. Start with 10 secs and up by 10 secs in every session. I can do 60 secs… want to get to 2 mins someday. 2 months back my old gym- VLCC had a contest and were giving away 15 days gym membership free. A lady managed to do planks for 5 mins… which is not possible unless you are an athlete. Yep, her form was all wrong and even the trainers didn't know the correct form. If it feels easy, you are doing it wrong.
In core training session… this is our first level. We then proceed to planks on a bosu ball… walking planks… etc etc.
This is the best exercise for your abs (and not crunches… crunches are useless… don't waste time on them).
4) Side planks
Another great workout for abs.
Image source here. Hold the position for as long as you can and then turn to the other side and repeat. This workout is more difficult than the regular plank. I hold 30 secs each side and do 3 sets.
5) Bench Dips
This is another favorite. When I tried it for the first time I could not do even one. And now… 3 sets of 20 reps are a breeze. As you build muscles and arms become stronger this workout becomes easier. It is an exercise for the triceps (KC… you were right about this… I just didn't want you to win an argument). I have felt my wrists becoming stronger due to this.
I don't keep my legs completely straight. This is what my form looks like.
Basically, you are holding onto a bench… I used the bench showed above in previous gym and now use a step…. hips have to be close to the bench and you move down and up. You need to move your hips as close to the floor as possible… elbows need to be tucked in close to the body and back needs to be straight. It is ok if at the start you can do only 3 of these. As you gain strength this will become easier.
Pics taken from here and here.
Next level : Weighted bench dips
Place a round weight on your lap and do this workout. I use 5 kg weights in my Body Pump classes. On regular days… I do it without weights.
6) Calf Raise
This workout looks and feels harmless but is torture. Worst is … the pain comes later… the next day.
Stand at a slight height… on a step or anything which is not too high…. your heel should be outside the step…. raise your heel as high as possible and then come down slightly below the top of step. Do not touch the heel to the floor. I generally do 3 sets of 20 reps.
Pic taken here.
Next level :
Hold onto dumb bells in each hand or a bar placed on your shoulders.
7) Push ups
This has to be the most difficult workout ever. I have respect for people who can do this correctly. There are soooo many people whose form is wrong and think they are superman or something. When I joined the gym I was made to do bar push ups for 6 months.
It looks like this. I was so proud of myself 'coz I was doing 'push ups'. These are very, very easy.
And then I decided to do 'real' push ups which look like this:
At my old gym I was doing 15 of these at one go but without going all the way down. But at FF the trainer made me go all the way down… and now I can do 10,7,7 but want to do 10,10,10 as a start. After which I will try for 15,15,15.
This requires a lot of strength in the arms and is a very difficult workout. But totally worth it. Don't even try the 'girly' ones… with bent knees. When you can do the 'real' thing, why settle for anything less?
Again… form is most important and not the reps. If you are not going all the way down, it doesn't count. Its ok if you can only do 1 proper push up in a session. Its worth it.
8) Pull Ups
Still working on doing even one of this.. so will post once am successful.
Thats it. Do this right… and do it well… and you will be on your way to fitness. I mix these up with other workouts…. but they are the most important ones of the routine. I never skip these.
The best part is they can be done anywhere.
I got serious about weight lifting after a free trial session with a Fitness First trainer who asked me why I was wasting time doing so much cardio. He was commented that I don't even know what workouts I do in the gym despite having such good knowledge about fitness. I decided to change things up.
The 2nd thing which has guided me is this blog http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/
This is the only fitness blog I read and follow.


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'I take everything too far,' joked Geena Davis at the BFI London Film Festival - but when it comes to her feminist campaign See Jane, there's no such thing as too far.
Speaking to a packed room of influential women and men, the Thelma & Louise actress explained how her strong onscreen roles inspired her to commission studies about gender on screen.
The results were shocking: on average women take up only 17% of parts - including crowd scenes - and are just as sexualised in family films as they are in films for adults.
Few women on screen have powerful jobs. 'No matter how few women CEOs in real life, there are far fewer on screen in fiction.' And incredibly, nothing has changed since 1946.
Determined to make a difference, Davis founded The Geena Davis Institute On Gender In Media, focusing on family films by reasoning that 'if she can see it, she can be it'.
She began lobbying studios and production companies to create more positive roles for women and say she's had some success.
But there's a long way to go, as a series of lively panels agreed during Davis' first Symposium outside the US.
Suffragette writer Abi Morgan and Women in Film And TV Chair Elizabeth Karlsen were among the women passionately debating what we are all fighting for: equality both on screen and off.
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WASHINGTON -- The FDA has approved a new combination vaccine for prevention of meningococcal disease and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease in infants and young children.
Menhibrix is given as a four-dose series at 2, 4, 6, and 12 to 15 months and is indicated for babies 6 weeks to 18 months of age. It protects against infection by Hib as well as by Neisseria meningitidis serogroups C and Y, which cause meningococcal disease, the FDA said in a statement issued Thursday.
The two bacteria can cause sepsis if either enters the blood stream and also can cause meningitis if they infect the spinal cord or lining of the brain. "[N. meningitidis] and [H. influenzae] type b are important causes of bacterial meningitis" in young children, the agency added.
Efficacy of the vaccine was established in a test of several hundred infants' and toddlers' immune responses to Hib and meningococcal diseases.
For Hib disease, immune response with Menhibrix was comparable to response rates in patients immunized with an already-approved Hib vaccine. For the meningococcal component, the vaccine produced antibodies at levels considered protective against the disease caused by serogroups C and Y.
Safety was established in a trial of 7,500 infants and toddlers in the U.S., Mexico, and Australia. Adverse events reported in the trial included pain, redness, injection site swelling, irritability, and fever.
The vaccine is manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals.


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Byte Back IT Academy to Open Testing Center This Spring
By Monique Riviere, Director of Byte Back IT Academy
After years of referring our IT certification students to testing centers around the Washington, D.C. metro area, Byte Back IT Academy will finally be able to offer this service in-house! During testing, this will provide a comfortable, familiar atmosphere for our students, many of whom may already experience anxiety about exams.
Located downstairs in our IT Academy on Benning Road, NE, our soon-to-be authorized Pearson Vue testing center* will be able to provide certifying tests on CompTIA and Microsoft exams. The space will feature a reception area where students will sign in, have their photo taken, secure their belongings, test, and then receive their exam results and print-out immediately after the exam.
The center is furnished with desks, chairs, and lockers from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) surplus. Thanks to generous individual and corporate donors, the testing center is equipped with desktop computers and monitors.
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Contained within is a Saga of Swords and Sorcery action set in cold barbarian lands, where savage warriors stalk evil monsters in mist-shrouded forests.
New lands and religions to explore and four adventures for OpenQuest. This book is also compatible with other D100 systems.
"Know, oh Emperor, that between the years when the Dragon Drakkar froze the evil Serpent Empire and the rise of your own father's domain to the south, there arose barbarian kingdoms in the Savage North…"
Now in its revised re-release as "The Director's Cut", which as well as another proofing pass and the removal of an extraneous meta-plot section, sees the addition of 26 pages of new content to give players and GMs more options and guidance on playing the adventures.
Written by John Ossoway (author of Cthulhu Rising and River of Heaven) with setting info and cults by Newt Newport.
Guide to the Savage North.
A new mini-setting filled with Tundra, Glaciers, Mountains and Barbarians. Although self-contained it ties in with the setting in the OpenQuest rule book.
Cults of the Savage North
The Barbarian Gods and the terrifying Blood Gods detailed with full cult write-ups.
1. Sellswords of the North
Adventurers are working as caravan guards, and arrive at the northern trading post to find it ransacked. Hired to track bandits and bring them to justice.
2. To Frost Hold!
Adventurers meet priestess who is on a quest to recover a magical artefact from the Sorceress daughter of a Frost Giant. Their Quest leads them into an ancient fortress half-buried in a Glacier where even more ancient horrors awaken.
3. The Cauldron and the Pig
A priest has been cursed and thinks he's a pig. Has to be taken to the druids in Bogdan to have curse broken.
4. The Isle of the Sorcerer
An isle of riches untold and death in abundance.
Appendix A: Six heroes of the North
Six pre-generated characters to use directly in your games or as inspiration for your own characters.
New to the Director's Cut
Appendix B Running the Savage North
Copious advice on how to run the adventures based on several groups experience.
Appendix C Sample Character concepts
Guidance on how to use the ready-made concepts in the main rulebook with the setting, plus seven new concepts.
Copiously illustrated and mapped by John Ossoway, with a cover by Jon Hodgson.
Colour cover A4 125 pages with black and white illustrations.
Like OpenQuest, Savage North is broadly compatible with other D100 systems.


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Skip to 0 minutes and 13 seconds OLIVIER LE POLAIN: The main purpose of contact tracing is to identify new potential cases among close contacts of known Ebola cases as early as possible in their disease course. And that's very important for several reasons. It is a key element of outbreak control to identify people as early as possible and being able to isolate them as early as possible so as to reduce onward transmission to the community. We know, for example, that in the current outbreak in West Africa, it takes, on average, about five to six days for people to attend Ebola treatment units and those are five to six days during which people have contacts with various people within the household, but also outside the household.
Skip to 0 minutes and 52 seconds And with a lot of potential for onward transmission in the community. So identifying people early on in their disease course and isolating them early from the communities is the main purpose. The other reason, of course, is for patients themselves to be identified early and be provided with treatment early on which increases their likelihood of survival and their general outcome and that's very important for the patients as well. Ebola is transmitted through body fluids. So urine, blood, faeces, vomit. And so anyone who's been in direct contact with such fluids will be considered as a contact. Also anyone who's been in direct physical contact with a patient will be considered as a contact.
Skip to 1 minute and 32 seconds And then people who've been in contact with their clothes or their bed linen will be considered as contacts. And then a fourth category is anyone who's been in contact or has shared a meal on a daily basis with a known Ebola case and shared a kitchen will be considered as a contact. So essentially, it's mostly household contacts. You can also have contacts in the community with relatives or other community members. And if they have had such contact it would be considered as contact for the contact tracing. An example, for example, is traditional healers who could have been in contact with the patient during the course of illness. There's many different aspects of contact tracing after burials.
Skip to 2 minutes and 10 seconds Of course burials are potential super spreading events if there are community burials because people will be touching the body and many people may be attending the funeral. There are particular individuals who will be more at risk. Those who transport and those who prepare the body and contact tracing, in those circumstances, are generally more than just household contacts or close relatives but will be many more people in the community. There's various ways of finding people– finding contacts. But essentially, when patients are being admitted or when patients are being identified by case investigation teams in the field, they will be asking questions about their exposures and their contacts over the last few days since the onset of symptoms.
Skip to 2 minutes and 52 seconds When patients are very unwell, we'll rely on the family or close relatives to also answer those questions. And sometimes patients may be dead on arrival as well. And so exclusively that would rely on asking questions to relatives. It's sometimes quite difficult to obtain information on contacts simply because patients may not want to give that information out. Because they don't want to give the details of their contacts by fear of stigma, by fear of all sorts of sort of social pressure. And they don't want to give their addresses as well. So there is various challenges in identifying the contacts. Went contacts have been found they'll be followed up for 21 days by the contact tracing teams.
Skip to 3 minutes and 34 seconds 21 days is the maximum incubation period for Ebola. And so contacts will be followed up for 21 days after their last exposure with the case. In practise, what happens is that if patients are being admitted to Ebola treatment units, their contacts will be followed up for 21 days after their day of admission. And for those 21 days, the contact tracing teams will do door to door visits of contacts in their households, ask about their signs and symptoms and try to identify anyone who might be unwell. There is challenges, of course, as well as identifying contacts daily because contacts may not be a home. Contacts may move, may be in other places.
Skip to 4 minutes and 13 seconds And so that's sometimes difficult to actually be able to interview everyone on the day. But that information is probably sometimes collected from whoever is in the household and there will be asked questions about everyone else in the household. The contact tracing is also an opportunity for community engagement and certainly health awareness messages. And contacts will be told about what to do if they become unwell, how to isolate themselves, what the signs and symptoms are of Ebola, and all health promotion messages. When we found someone with symptoms– when the contact tracing teams find someone with symptoms, the next step is to inform case investigation teams and ambulance services.
Skip to 4 minutes and 56 seconds Contact traces themselves generally are not allowed to touch the patients because they don't have the appropriate gear and equipment with them to do that– personal protective equipment. Generally they will always ask their questions and keep their distance, a two meter distance from individuals. So the next step is to identify contact case investigation teams for those teams to then properly investigate the case and see whether they meet the case definition should be offered treatment or care in an Ebola treatment unit. One of the main problem is capacity. Certainly when the number of cases is doubling every 20 or 30 days, the number of contacts will increase in that proportion as well.
Skip to 5 minutes and 39 seconds And it's very difficult to increase capacity to that level as well. So there's been a lot of challenges with increasing capacity properly. Also because contact tracing teams are generally made of people who are community members, community health volunteers, community health workers, and to increase capacity would actually be pulling out people from other programmes to do contact tracing. So there is challenges in doing that. I know that in many areas, contact tracing has stopped at the peak of the epidemic or where there were too many patients and the system was completely overwhelmed. When the number of cases decrease, certainly contact tracing is something to do because it's a key element of outbreak control.
Skip to 6 minutes and 20 seconds Certainly another challenge as well is community acceptance and how contact tracing is being perceived by communities. And I think contact tracing will probably only work well if communities perceive it as useful, understand the purpose of contact tracing, and that goes hand in hand with community engagement and awareness campaigns.
Contact tracing: theory and practice
Contact tracing aims to identify and monitor contacts of known Ebola cases in order to isolate and investigate them for Ebola as early as possible if they become ill. This should prevent any further transmission and allow those who are ill to get care early, which is likely to improve the disease outcome.
In the video, Dr Olivier Le Polain, who had just returned from Liberia, describes the process and its problems.
Contacts are defined by the modes of transmission of Ebola. Individuals are classified as a contact if they have been in direct physical contact with an infected individual, their body fluids, clothes or bed linen, or shared eating or cooking utensils with them. In practice this usually means most contacts will be household members but there will also be some contacts in the community.
After a funeral there will be many contacts. Those who clean the body are at particularly high risk, but others attending the funeral are also contacts, particularly if they touch the body.
All patients or their relatives are asked to list possible contacts when they arrive at a treatment centre.
Contact tracing teams identify the contacts, follow them daily in their households for 21 days, ask about symptoms and give health promotion messages. The teams maintain a safe distance (2-3 metres away) to avoid getting infected themselves.
If a contact has symptoms that mirror symptoms of Ebola, a case investigation team is called. If they think the contact may have Ebola they are offered care in an Ebola Treatment Unit.
Problems include:
- Patients may not want to name contacts or may give false addresses because of stigma
- Addresses may be inaccurate or vague so untraceable
- Contacts may not be found during the visits
- Capacity – the number of contacts rapidly becomes very large when the epidemic is expanding, especially in urban areas where the number of contacts per person may be greater than in rural areas. At times capacity has been overwhelmed.
- Supervision of contact tracers – this has been difficult given the scale of the contact tracing efforts, shortage of staff, challenges with health information systems and data flow.
- Community acceptance – it is essential that communities understand the purpose of contact tracing. Community engagement is very important.
Consider the number of places you go and people you come into contact with even when you are feeling unwell. How difficult would it be to trace your contacts if you were infectious?
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New Types Of Biomarkers For Aging Identified9 months, 1 week ago
Posted on Jan 23, 2020, 3 p.m.
People age at different rates and in different ways; some may live longer than others, some may suffer from ill health their entire lives while others are never sick a day, and some may remain limber and active their whole lives while others start to experience mobility issues at early ages.
A recent study conducted at the Standford University of Medicine has discovered at least four new ageotypes, which is defined as being the part of the body where the aging process was most active; those in the study tended to age most within the liver, kidney, immune system, or at a metabolic level.
According to Professor Michael Snyder, PhD, "The ageotype is more than a label; it can help individuals zero-in on health-risk factors and find the areas in which they're most likely to encounter problems down the line. Most importantly, our study shows that it's possible to change the way you age for the better. We're starting to understand how that happens with behaviour, but we'll need more participants and more measurements over time to fully flesh it out."
Blood and biological samples were taken from 106 healthy participants between the ages of 29-75 to investigate at deep molecular levels; this was carried out at least 5 times over a period of two years to record and changes. Preliminary results suggest that it is possible to slow down the rate of aging with healthy lifestyle changes. Findings from deep longitudinal profiling highlights the importance of development of personalized advice on making healthy lifestyle changes and treatment customized to the individual based on their ageotype.
"The differences in aging between healthy and insulin-resistant folks is something that's never been looked at before," Snyder said. "Overall, we found there were about 10 molecules that significantly differed between insulin-sensitive and insulin-resistant folks as they aged. Many of those markers were involved in immune function and inflammation."
Not everyone in the study showed an increase in ageotype markers over time: Some experienced their markers decrease at least for a short period when they changed their behavior; they still aged but the overall rate at which they did declined, and in some cases the aging markers decreased. The decreasing phenomenon among a small subset of participants who made healthy lifestyle changes occurred in important molecules including hemoglobin A1c and creatine which are a marker for kidney function. "The ageotype signifies the pathways in which increases in aging biomarkers are most pronounced."
According to the study an individual goes through aging in 4 ways: 1) Metabolic – related to the buildup and breakdown of substances in the body, 2) Immune – Relating to immune responses. 3) Hepatic – Relating to liver function, and 4) Nephrotic – Relating to kidney function, although they note this does not mean that we are not aging through other biological pathways.
"Our study captures a much more comprehensive view of how we age by studying a broad range of molecules and taking multiple samples across the years from each participant. We're able to see clear patterns of how individuals experience ageing on a molecular level, and there's quite a bit of difference."
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When it's really important
When it's really important with someone… sometimes it's better to wait! In here it's literally all in your head. That means it's literally as powerful and important as you make it. So sometimes a little bit of extra time and effort, especially for your first time with someone important can make a huge impact.
That doesn't mean it's not exciting to get swept away with something spontaneous. I definitely enjoy that a lot too. But sometimes when it's really important like someone you've known for a long time, having to wait and let it build up a little bit longer, making you both a little bit crazy, can make for awesome fireworks!
It's important at this point, when you have to put it off, to write a very good note explaining how much they mean and how you're looking forward to finally being able to spend more time together. Again because so much of this is mental, and in your head, building up a little bit extra emotion and excitement only adds to the intensity.
It's also nice if you can plan a special date. Calling it a date in here also makes it a little bit more special. We tend to have a lot of different random encounters but most people don't get a "date" very often. So try to schedule this final one in advance and even send them something special to wear with a note about how much you're looking forward to it. You aren't going to do this with everybody obviously, but when it's important and you want to make that amazing first impression it's the build up and the little things that make all the difference.
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My recent obsession with pointy, colored cap-toe pumps is no joke. Always a true fan of the stiletto heel with the elongated front, I was over joyed when I initially spotted them in pictures, runway and bloggers alike. As I scoured the web, for the perfect nude pair, I stumbled upon the cap-toe effect, a new twist on the classic style. "Pinning" (see here) drool-worthy designer duds, I got to thinking, "Might I just be able to salvage an old pair, DIYing this latest trend?" Applying the spray paint equation (FabSugar's DIY Clutch inspiration see here) to my go-to, black pumps that had scuffed points, Viola! I got me some snazzy new feet candy. Easy as pie, I suggest you run to your closet, nearest Goodwill or local Crossroads Trading Co., and re-vamp some pre-loved, pointed puppies ASAP. For how, see steps below:
Step 1: You will need a multi-purpose cleaner, spray paint, painter's tape and newspaper.
Step 2: Clean the area to be spray painted and let dry.
Step 3: Tape off all areas not be spray painted, with attention to width and angle. Do not forget the tiny strip of sole along sides. Also recommended, cover the whole shoe with newspaper for extra prevention of paint transfer to non-desired areas.
Step 4: Spray paint and allow to dry well. Repeat this step two more times or until desired color and finish is achieved.
Step 5: Peel the tape of slowly and carefully, going back over with the solvent to clean-up excess painted areas if needed.
Step 6: Take theses puppies for a test drive.
My first original DIY project, I am amazed at how well they turned out! Okay. Okay. I have to admit, the boy did the spray painting. For if I would have dabbled, I am certain I would be showing you pictures of pumps full of globs of gold, in splotches. How am I so convinced? Well it was Christmas of 92' when I got a miniature mall and I was so impatient I botched the permanent sticker decals. Usually my then teenage brother's forte, given his perfectionist nature, my hastiness left me crushed.I assure you, as I held the spray paint in hand, way to excited for my own good, oddly enough, it was these flashbacks that snapped some sense into me. Thus the endless days and nights the boy spent spray painting his motorcycle, on his front lawn (Gawd I know he's gonna hate me for leaking this. To his credit, he didn't know any better. LOL), I new the boy was ready for the pump project and he looked cute doing it. Gotta love a boy who knows his motorcycles and his Manolos. Stay tuned for my outfit post this week when I rock these bad boys!


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After all these years, I can't shake this one image from my past. A group of us kindergarteners sat around a long table and the teacher handed out paper and art supplies. She asked the class to make a Father's Day card for our dads. I immediately felt the tears well up in my eyes. Something pushed me to hold them back, though. Maybe it was my grandmother's voice in my head telling me not to be a "crybaby", maybe it wasn't. I held it all in – and with this bottling of emotions, another part of me pushed to put my grief to use.
With my markers and crayons in hand, I proceeded to make the most beautiful Father's Day card ever…for my grandfather. Some little jerk in my class saw it when I finished and made fun of me. Somehow, I wasn't going to let him get to me. This card was for my grandfather because he meant a lot to me. Even though he wasn't my actual father, he raised me as if I was his own.
There was a coldness left with me when my father passed on, but my grandfather always showed me warmth. He always tried to heal that sadness. Part of it was knowing how I felt, because he lost his father when he was a child as well. The other part was simply that he loved me.
Later that day, I marched that card home to my grandfather and his eyes welled up too. Only this time, it was joy. I had never seem him get misty-eyed before. He gave me a gigantic bear hug and said "Thank you."
He still talks about that card to this day.
To all the fathers out there:
Happy Father's Day!
You are special, you are loved, and you are appreciated.


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Collecting a representative sample on farm is vital if the laboratory analysis is to reflect what is actually being fed. Too little attention is often paid to correct sampling methods which can lead to unjustified criticism of laboratory results. To help ensure representative samples are taken, the Forage Analytical Assurance Group has produced a recommended procedure for on farm sampling of silage.
The key points are:-
- Core samples are best used to give an early assessment of the clamp prior to feeding. - Representative samples should be made by taking 3 full depth samples from the top of the clamp along the diagonal of the clamp.
- The face of the clamp gives a better sample of the silage the animals are actually eating. If there are area's of the face which are mouldy or damaged in any way and this material is not being eaten this should be omitted from the sample sent to the laboratory.
- Samples (from 6 - 9" behind the face) should be taken from side to side and top to bottom following a 'W' pattern. A total of 9 - 15 samples taken along the W ensuring that each sample is taken from a different horizontal and vertical position. Avoid mouldy patches if they are not fed to the animals.
- Samples should be thoroughly mixed and if the final sample needs to be reduced before being sent to the laboratory this should be prepared by the quartering method outlined below
Tip the sample onto a clean surface such as a clean board or worktop. Rough concrete is not adequate!!
Thoroughly mix the sample ensuring an even distribution of material.
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I have a frontend/backend database that supports 20-25 users simultaneously. My concern at the moment is that we have the backend file on a network drive, G: Drive to be specific and everyone in the company can view this drive with full control on modifying, reading, and deleting files etc... when we set up these permissions for the network drive years ago I have this memory that we had to give them full control in order for them to be able to enter records into the database. Not sure if that is accurate or not. I did limit certain permissions of my own into the database itself on certain forms for certain users so everything is working perfectly as it should. What I worry about now is if someone deletes the whole backend file, all the records will be lost.
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'It's special for me but it's special for the fans as well' – Cantwell buzzing after league debut for City
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Todd Cantwell was pleased to show his creative edge on a 'special' night for Norwich City, as the Norfolk-born academy product made his league debut.
The 20-year-old, from Dereham, slipped Teemu Pukki through on goal in the 14th minute of last night's 2-1 win at Reading to continue his emergence as a first-team player.
"It's exactly what I'm there for, I'm going to try and get assists," the creative midfielder said. "I'm going to try and bring stuff to the offensive play, but it was a really tough game and you've got to do your bit for the team.
"For long spells of the game we had to defend well and as a team we defended brilliantly, I really did think so."
Cantwell has been on the books at Norwich since he was 11 years old and made a high-profile debut in January, coming on during the televised FA Cup third round replay at Chelsea, ahead of his first loan spell.
The former England Under-17 international scored twice and set up another three during 10 games as he helped Fortuna Sittard seal promotion to the Dutch top tier, before returning home to Norfolk to push his claim – starting two games in the Carabao Cup this season before his league bow.
"I've been training hard and working hard during pre-season, working as hard as I can to get that opportunity and when you do get your chance you've got to bring some thing to the team," he continued. "So I was delighted to see my name in the starting line-up.
"Playing in the cup is brilliant but playing in the league week in, week out is fantastic and to get a taste of that is top news for me."
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With fellow academy products Jamal Lewis and Max Aarons starting, with Aston Oxborough and Ben Godfrey also on the bench, playing 90 minutes during a Championship victory was particularly memorable for Cantwell.
"It's special for me but it's special for the fans as well," he added, speaking to City's website. "It shows the hard work that's been put in behind the scenes in the academy has really paid off and I want to thanks everybody that's been involved with me because it's surprising to think of all the little details that you've learned along the way.
"Seeing Max and Jamal doing so well has given me every confidence and the manager's obviously shown that's he's going to trust us and we can only repay that really."
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Giving new meaning to the term 'going underground' this Cappadocia tour reveals the fascinating underground city of Kaymakli. See a cave monastery located in a local guy's garden, hang with village traders, and feast on Turkish food for lunch. What's not to love here?
Explore the fascinating underground city of Kaymakli, with a local guide.
Experience authentic rural village life in Soganli Valley.
Browse the markets and see local women making traditional handicrafts.
Marvel at the stunning scenery in the caves, and across the mountains and valleys.
Enjoy a local lunch in a traditional Turkish village.
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Available: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday; Start time at 9:00am.
Approximately 8 hours.
Meeting point: Pick up at centrally located hotels in Cappadocia. Pick up at hotels in Nevsehir, Uchisar, Goreme, Urgup, Avanos, Ortahisar, Mustafapasa and Cavusin towns. There is no pick up from hotels in Kayseri and Guzelyurt.
Finish point: Drop off at centrally located hotels in Cappadocia.
We at Urban Adventures pride ourselves on showing you the hidden gems in a city, and when it comes to this tour in Cappadocia that phrase could not be more literal. On this tour you'll get to delve underground and discover the secret city of Kaymakli. It's one of those adventures you cannot miss while visiting Cappadocia, and with a local guide you'll learn all about its significance as well as explore its passages.
Your local guide will pick you up from your hotel, and your first stop on this Cappadocia caves tour will be straight to Kaymakli. Discover underground Cappadocia with your guide as they take you on an adventure through the corridors and rooms of this fascinating part of the city.
From here on this Cappadocia tour you'll head to Soganli Valley, where you'll find a tiny Turkish village that lives a very traditional lifestyle, the perfect spot to experience authentic local life in Cappadocia. Here you'll find caves, churches, monasteries, and the spot where the famous handmade dolls of Cappadocia are made. You'll visit a small market where you can see local women selling their dolls and other handmade crafts.
After a local lunch in the village, you'll continue on the Keslik Cave Monastery, an early Christian cave complex located in the garden of a local villager. The owner of the garden guides visitors to show them the monastery and offers tea and local fruits – an experience you'll not be forgetting in a hurry, we're sure of it!
As part of this Cappadocia tour, guests will visit a local handicraft center where they have the opportunity to see local woman weaving carpets utilizing traditional methods unique to the area. As a government-sponsored center, the locals are able to learn and practice an art form that is slowly disappearing due to modern development. Guests are encouraged to interact with the local woman and experience the true Cappadocian hospitality, giving you the opportunity to really experience Cappadocia from a local perspective.
Our tour finishes with a visit to Sinasos, an old Greek town with its spectacular old Greek houses, fine examples of late Greek settlements and architecture. Now that you're filled with Cappadocia local life and culture, your guide will drop you back off at your hotel in Cappadocia.
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This is a child-friendly tour. Children between the ages of 6 and 11 inclusively are permitted on this tour. Children younger than 6 are permitted at no extra cost, but please make sure you inform our guides of this before you take the tour.
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The weather in Turkey is highly variable depending on the time of year. Winters range from freezing cold to extremely hot and humid in Summer (June, July and August).
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This paper reports on an exploratory study conducted with nonresident fathers, to elucidate the key issues affecting the development and maintenance of a fathering role after a relationship has ended. In particular, the paper focuses on the contingent nature of fatherhood for young marginalised men in Dublin. The extent to which fathers identify with a fathering role is explored and comparisons are drawn between the experiences of estranged, committed and activist fathers. Key factors that militate against fathers maintaining an active role in their children's lives are identified. The paper concludes that while the experiences of fatherhood vary across different categories of fathers, the majority of them aspire toward and value their fathering role. However, their capacity to adopt a positive fathering role is affected by a range of institutional, economic and social barriers.
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PINE and The Print Council will host Print Delivers-Boston on Oct. 26 at the Crowne Plaza Boston-Newton Hotel, Newton, Mass. The event brings together speakers from the US Postal Service, Sappi Fine Paper, Xerox, Heidelberg, and Grow Socially to raise awareness about the effectiveness and advantages of print.
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Liang Ye works for Sun in China. His work is to support ISVs (independent software vendors), to help them develop applications using Sun's technologies, such as NetBeans and Java. He also helps them migrate their products to Sun's platforms, such as GlassFish, MySQL and Solaris.
Writing technical articles and publications is his work and also his interest. He writes a column in "Programmer", a Chinese Java programming magazine named "Programmer" in China, to introduce open source and Sun's projects to Chinese programmers every month. Before joining the ISV team, he worked for the SDN China team. He built up the SDN China website (developers.sun.com.cn), and the NetBeans Chinese site (zh-cn.netbeans.org).
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FRANCE: An earliest graveyard containing over a million mummies was recently exposed in Egypt. A team of archaeologists from Brigham Young University is responsible for the discovery. They have named the very old burial site Fag el-Gamous, which means "Way of the Water Buffalo."
The excavation project has already taken the team of archaeologists a painstaking thirty years. In that time, they have uncovered over a thousand mummies and they are confident that these represent only a fraction of the total number of bodies that were buried at Fag el-Gamous. Project Director Kerry Muhlestein said he is fairly certain that the cemetery, which has been estimated at 300 acres in size, is composed of over a million burials.
Archaeologists stress the fact that the bodies they have unearthed are not mummies in the true sense of the word. True mummification is a medical preparation of the corpse. In the traditional Egyptian mummification process, most of the internal organs, including the brain, stomach and intestines but not the heart, were removed. The corpse was then embalmed using a combination of salts and oils. Finally, the mummy would be wrapped in linen from head to toe and placed in a stone coffin known as a sarcophagus.
The bodies that were unearthed at Fag el-Gamous were naturally preserved by the arid environment that is typical in Egyptian deserts, giving them the appearance of mummies. Muhlestein is aware that this is not true mummification and he admits to using the term loosely.
Because most of the dead were buried without jewels or treasures, as members of Egyptian royalty usually were, archaeologists believe that these were average people. Despite this fact, some of the mummies still had bracelets on their wrists. Archaeologists also uncovered bits of glass and linen among the buried.
Muhlestein and his team of archaeologists have dated many of the mummies to sometime between the first and seventh century A.D. and historians believe that the Roman Empire controlled Egypt during this time period. The team from Brigham Young University came across a few surprises during the excavation. For one, they discovered a male mummy that is more than 7 feet tall. Another oddity was the fact that blondes were buried in one area while red-heads were buried in another. This led archaeologists to believe that perhaps certain families or genetic groups were purposefully buried together.
Perhaps the biggest question for the team of archaeologists is where these people came from. There are nearby villages, but they all seem too small to have needed a 300-acre cemetery. The closest ancient town would be Philadelphia, but burial sites have already been uncovered around that area.
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FRANCE: An earliest graveyard containing over a million mummies was recently exposed in Egypt. A team of archaeologists from Brigham Young University is responsible for the discovery. They have named the very old burial site Fag el-Gamous, which means "Way of the Water Buffalo."


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If the spam emails we receive really delivered what they promised, we'd all be muscular but slim-wasted millionaires and excellent lovers to boot.
Most of us, no doubt sensibly, ignore these often bonkers missives, passing up the protein shakes, investment opportunities, soul mates and Viagra, and instead dumping these promises straight into the trash folder and upping our junk mail filters.
Some, however, have pursued the call of spam further, with hilarious results. Last week Neil Forsyth shared with the Guardian what happens when you write back to spammers, which Forsyth had done using the guise of his online alter ego Bob Servant.
For those that craved a visual element to such back and forth, new book Spam Jam by branding, design and digital consultancy Bruketa & Zinic OM offers an amusing illustrated compilation of a number of spam emails sent to the company.
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Dear Abby:
Many years ago you published a "Do Not Call" number for unsolicited phone calls. It worked great for a long time. I'm now starting to receive a lot of these calls again.
I am 88, arthritic, and I struggle getting out of my chair to answer the phone because I think it's a family member or friend calling. Do you still have that number? I think a lot of people would like to have it.
— Carrie in Quincy, Mass.
Dear Carrie: I went searching for the number of the Do Not Call Registry and found it in my Consumer Action Handbook, which is published by the GSA Federal Citizen Information Center. The toll-free number is 888-382-1222.
If, after your number has been in the National Registry for three months, you continue to receive calls, you can file a formal complaint using the same toll-free number. This will stop most — but not all — telemarketing calls. Unfortunately, calls from political organizations, charities, telephone surveyors and some organizations with which you already have a relationship are still permitted.
Dear Abby: My daughter is having a baby. Her baby shower is being given by one of her close friends. I made it clear that I did not want to know the gender of the baby before the birth, that I'm content to enjoy the suspense. I did not attend the "reveal" party that was held several months ago.
When my shower invitation arrived, it was pink and began with "It's A Girl!" Isn't it rude to ignore another person's feelings even if you think they are silly?
I won't say anything about this to my daughter because I want her to enjoy her party, but maybe this will help others who would prefer waiting for the surprise. Am I wrong to have expected my invitation to be non-gender-specific?
— Granny-to-be
Dear Granny-to-be: Yes, I think you are wrong. In this day of sonograms and gender-reveal parties, you are in the minority with your preference to be kept in the dark. Rather than being rude, what probably happened was a person who was unaware of your preference sent your invitation as part of a batch — and pink is the theme of the party.
Dear Abby: My longtime 91-year-old friend is healthy but suffers from dementia. Her frequent fearful thoughts are centered around (imaginary) intruders who lurk somewhere upstairs or in the garage and are robbing her.
I try to tell her this is only in her mind, that they are not real, to no avail. What else can I say or do? Her son comes three times a week to clean her house and cook good meals for her, but he doesn't live there.
— Concerned Friend Out West
Dear Concerned Friend: Talk to her son and find out whether he knows what she has been telling you. If he has removed anything from his mother's house, he should remind her. If he hasn't — and nothing is missing — then his mother's doctor should be made aware that she is anxious and fearful and may be having hallucinations, because there may be a medication that can calm her.
P.S. It couldn't hurt to check the attic for critters.
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Gemini Gymnastics programs are led by Head Coach and Owner, Elena Davydova, 1980 Olympic All Around Gold Medal Champion. Her achievements as a gymnast, and impact as a coach at Gemini Gymnastics, have been outstanding.
Born in Voronege, Russia, Elena's contributions as an athlete changed the sport of gymnastics forever. She was the first woman to complete a backward giant and a Tkatchev on the uneven bars, a front salto and a side somersault on the balance beam as well as a round-off backhand spring. On vault Elena invented the full twist-on, tucked front somersault off and on floor she was the first to perform a 1 1/2 twist, punch front combination, an Arabian 1 3/4 somersault, and a piked Arabian 1 3/4 somersault. In addition to edging out Nadia Comaneci at the 1980 Olympics for the all around title, she scored a perfect 10 on vault during the Team Competition. She won another Gold Medal at the 1981 World Gymnastics Championships.
Elena retired as an athlete to attend Leningrad University of Physical Education and later received her doctorate in Pedagogical Science at the P.F. Lesgaft State Institute of Athletic Education. Upon graduation, she joined the St. Petersburg Olympic Reserve as a coach for the Soviet National Gymnastics Team, and served as an International Brevet Judge (the highest international level of judging awarded by the F.I.G. 'Fédération Internationale Gymnastique' which is the governing body of gymnastics world wide ). Elena immigrated to Canada with her family in 1991 and began working at Gemini Gymnastics. After a successful competitive season with athlete Sarah Deegan, Gymnastics Canada awarded Elena the 1997 Senior High Performance Coach of the Year award. In 2005 as a judge she achieved the highest score of all Canadian Brevet judges on the International exam, and in June 2006 she received Brevet Coach status. Elena is the only Canadian to hold both Brevet Coach and Judge status for women's artistic gymnastics. As of 2007 as a Brevet Coach, she is only 1 of 31 female coaches worldwide and the only Olympic AA champion to hold this title. In May 2007, Elena Davydova was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.
2010 marked the 30th anniversary of Elena's Olympic victory. She is considered one of the top 10 heroes of the Soviet Games in Moscow because she did the impossible – in the All Around competition, Elena beat the best world gymnast Romanian star Nadia Comaneci.
Elena Davydova and her coaching staff at Gemini have produced champions in all levels of competitive gymnastics including 20 Canadian AA Champions, 9 Elite Canada AA Champions, 21 Eastern Canadian AA Champions and 108 Provincial AA Champions.
- Two AA Gold for Anna Padurariu at the Elite Massilia Competition in France
19 Nov 2017
Congratulations Ana Padurariu and Team Canada on fantastic results at the International competition Elite Gym Massilia in France! Massilia, France – The young Canadian junior team has had a super successful weekend so far at the Elite Gym Massilia competition in Marseille, with Ana Padurariu leading the squad not only to the gold in Friday's […]
- GCGs 2016 WAG Junior Athlete & Coaches of the Year
17 Mar 2017
Ana Padurariu, Elena Davydova and Valery Yahchybekov named GCGs 2016 WAG Junior Athlete and Coaches of the Year HALIFAX, NS – Gymnastics Canada is honoured to announce the 2016 artistic gymnastics athletes and coaches of the year. These athletes, with the support of their experienced and talented coaches, achieved some historic results, along with many […]
- Elena, Ana & Jade at Czech Republic
7 Nov 2016
Eleven medals for Canadian gymnasts on final day of Olympic Hopes Cup (Original post by Gymnastics Canada) LIBEREC, CZECH REPUBLIC (November 5, 2016) – Team Canada's junior artistic gymnasts dominated the final day of competition at the Olympic Hopes Cup in the Czech Republic winning eleven medals including four gold medals from Ana Padurariu. Padurariu […]
- Elena Davydova inducted into Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame
31 May 2016
Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame Inductees enjoy special night at GM Centre. OSHAWA — Sports induction ceremonies, by their very nature, recognize those of prominence in a community, but the acceptance speeches invariably point out the depth of contributions in getting them there, especially from those behind the scenes. Such was the case during the […]


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United Talent
In 1998 United Talent was established by Brian P. Harris as a business class project while attending Georgetown College and majoring in Business Administration and Communication. In the summer of 2000, United Talent opened its first physical location in the Indian Acres Shopping Center with an emphasis on Competitive All-Star Cheerleading. Soon after, United Talent quickly began offering additional services and established programs for dance and tumbling. In 2003, a permanent location and facility was acquired at 101 Spring Court in the Georgetown Industrial Park and services expanded into Softball and Baseball training by way of batting cages, Tae Kwon Do, and Fitness Classes. In 2008, United Talent built an additional 10,000 square foot facility to accommodate the growth of its services and programs. Currently, United Talent continues to provide professional services to dancers, cheerleaders, and tumblers throughout the Central Kentucky area! We are proud of our heritage and rich traditions and are very excited about our continued future!
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1998-2000 Logo: In the early years we were known as Central Kentucky United(CKU.) The building blocks represented the beginning/building years. The three blocks in the middle represented our core programs: Cheer, Dance, and Tumbling.
2000-2004 Logo: The Shamrock originated with our competitive programs in 1998, but was incorporated for our entire organization in 2004. Our company's core values originated from one of many significant/historical meanings behind the Shamrock. In short, the three petals that "unite on one stem" represent "truth," "valor," & "love." The petals have also come to represent United Talent's staple programs: cheer, dance, & tumbling.
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2008-2014 Logo: In 2008 we expanded our facility and updated the logo. The blue
and green TALENT logo represents our Cheer & Tumbling programs. The pink & green TALENT logo represents our Dance program. We chose to simplify this logo by incorporating "TALENT" alone in the shamrock. Our staff and core programs experienced tremendous growth during this period.
2015-Present Logo: For the new logo, our goal was to create a modern, sleek, and mature version of the shamrock that would continue to represent the original core values of our company: Truth, Valor, and Love. "UNITED" was brought back to the forefront of the logo signifying the idea that all of our programs are "united on one stem." The stem of the shamrock, now a trademark of United Talent, is significant and can stand-alone in the logo as well. A shamrock has one stem, but three separate leaves. The stem of the shamrock represents what unites all of our programs and our organization as a whole. Without its stem, there is no Shamrock!


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Boaties wishing to launch from Shute Harbour will be able to do so from tomorrow, Saturday 27 May 2017.
Whitsunday Regional Council has been working tirelessly to restore access to the public boat ramp after the damage caused by Cyclone Debbie in late March.
The boat ramp and carpark will be open and available from tomorrow to all members of the public, for recreational use.
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"Recreational fishing is one of our region's favourite pastimes, so getting the boat ramp back up and running for our community has been a priority for Council," he said today.
"It is a great time of year to be out on the water and enjoying our beautiful region."
The fishing pontoon previously located at Shute Harbour no longer exists after receiving significant damage during the cyclone.
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