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After such a hyperactive and awesome day on Thursday, Friday was definitely a bit of a drag. My new buddy Lindsay was hauling ass over to LA, and I really had no more excuses to put off doing BM preparation. I still needed to get more medical supplies, and definitely start thinking about food. Unfortunately due to my stressful night-before packing I had also ran out of "normal" clothes by this point (yes, Burner clothes are acceptable in SF but it is rather cold there for boob tubes!) so a trip to the Laundrette was in order. Check me out, I was totally a local by this point 😛
The downbeat feeling was definitely in the air as we mooched around the mission once more for decent thrift stores and vegan ice cream (Note: the thrift store known as Mission Thrift is actually The. Best. Shop. Ever. Bunny ears a-go-go!). After I spent a stupid amount of money in Mission Thrift we caught the BART to SoMa to go to Chipotle – I wish we had more Mexican food chains and also chains that tell you as much about their food as this one does – for burritos that were the size of my face. SoMa/Market is pretty much as the name implies and is particularly commercial – the unnecessary end of SF living. But it's still full of homeless and rough types ("Suh'wee?" "What?" "Suh'wee?" "I'm sorry I don't understand…" "SOME WEED?" "Oh, haha. No I'm alright thanks.") sometimes combined together and playing street chess. We pootled around forlornly before Lindsay had to go to the airport, and I set off to the Haight for Whole Foods and the Laundromat. By this point I realised Burner Coat was not very warm… too late by this point I guess!
Tomorrow was the big day, driving to Reno to SaveMart before stopping in a motel pre-Burn. this was definitely a butterflies in stomach feeling – I still felt unprepared for all of this. At least tomorrow I would be with some of the Fireworks crew so we could compare notes about preparedness and do something before it was too late! It was also my last night at David's flat in Ocean Beach, and he kindly lent me a 4-man tent so I wouldn't have to buy one. I'd bought some supplies at Whole Foods to make us dinner, as it seemed like it would be a quieter night. So I made David and his flatmate some chili – his flatmate was such a sweet girl, so young and living on his kitchen floor. I miss those guys!


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I've just returned from a trip to Paris, London & Amsterdam. As always, the food was the highlight of my travels. Below I've included some notable restaurants & dishes I had the chance to experience.
I read about a bar at The Langham in London called Artesian, which has been named "The World's Best Bar." So of course, I had to check it out. The bar is inspired by Surrealism and offers an extensive cocktail list, most of which feature an elaborate presentation. Our waitress suggested I try the Chameleon Crystals, which was comprised of Tanqueray No. Ten, Pisco, Lime, Perilla, Chilli, Soy. It was unique & refreshing, plus it arrived in an illuminated wooden box filled with sage smoke.
Next door to our incredible hotel was a beautiful restaurant called Staets. The setting felt like a museum alongside the canals. Their menu is comprised of three, four or five courses, where you can select from locally-sourced seafood, meat or vegetarian options. Below was my first course, described as salmon and oyster. The oyster component came from the green leaves, which have the unique flavor of fresh raw oysters.
We rented bikes and rode through the beautiful Vondelpark on our way to Foodhallen, a new food and beer hall in Amsterdam's suburbs. The food offerings were very eclectic. I ordered a soft-shell crab burger from one of the seafood stands. While it was delicious, it was more of a bun with wakame & pickled cucumbers with bits of fried soft-shell crab, not so much a burger.

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When the crowdfunding for the world's first feature-length feature film is on the way through Max Keiser's Startjoin.com, it has come to notice that Max himself will play an "evil banker" in the film. The press release from Bitfilm informs that crowdfunding will star on August 25th and will go on till they have sufficient money to complete the project.
According to the people behind the film "Satoshi's Last Will" there is a thriller plot full of action and suspense which is expected not just to inform the viewers but also entertain them. Nonetheless, the viewers of this film will playfully learn a lot about Bitcoin and how banking mafias operate to exploit the financial system.
In fact, Bitfilm also claims that the viewers will experience a world in which governments and banks have lost their power, people live together in decentralized, voluntary communities and blockchain technology has changed the way humans interact. The film's producer Aaron Koenig says that there are several good documentaries about Bitcoin.
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Thus, anyone who wants to donate to help Bitfilm complete the project can pay in fiat and cryptocurrencies. The project will be featured in the new episode of Max Keiser's show "Crowdfactor." Talking about the role Keiser is going to play, Aaron Koenig says that he is perfect to play a villain.
He informs that the team is still working on the script, so he is sure it will find a good role for him. The first round of crowdfunding of 80,000 US Dollars will be used for finishing the script, for casting and for production design. Though the team things the total estimated budget of the film is 2 million dollars, they will be able to meet it in the crowdfunding effort.
Aaron also admits that they will shoot most of the film in Argentina, where the level of professionalism is high, while prices are relatively low. According to him a cinema film which shows the potential of Bitcoin and blockchain technology to a mainstream audience can help to improve Bitcoin's public image.
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You haven't had much luck in the career field that you have been in, and you want to do a job that is both creative, and one that gives you some exercise and allows you to be outside. You have decided that it would be great to start a business in which you are landscaping yards, but the question is: Are you ready?
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CHANTECAILLE Rice and Geranium Foaming Cleanser
67 reviews
68% would repurchase
Package Quality: 4.0
Price: $$$$
Package Quality: 4.0
Price: $$$$
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Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
Stock standard cleanser with small rice bits, foams well, cleans well. No treatment ingredients, will remove light makeup. I would give this a higher rating except this is exactly the same as The face shop Rice Water Bright Cleansing Foam! Owned both, honestly this was nice but the face shop was just as great as its a fifth of the price. Its completely unnecessary to pay $64 for 70ml of something that has similar ingredients and same effect as something that of $12.
Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Other
Returned this immediately. Burned my skin when I used this. I was told that it would be effective to remove my eye makeup - it burned and I couldn't open my eyes.
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
While I did enjoy this cleanser, I think it's incredibly overpriced for soap; and that's what this is - liquid soap. Being soap, it lathers beautifully and creates a super thick, creamy foam on the skin, however I think that with long-term use this can strip the skin and throw its pH out of balance.
A really beautiful product that I'd maybe reserve for a 'facial' day where I want to super-clean my skin.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Oily, Medium Brown, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
What can I say?
Simply put, this could possibly be the best cleanser in the world. It is highly effective for my oily summer skin. After I started using this I would notice that my skin had a natural glow, which I have never been able to achieve. I was also blown away by the disappearing act my blackheads did! The amount of product you get for the price is much less than traditional cleansers, but it lasts longer since it's so concentrated. Lovely, natural scent that assures you that you're using the best. Very minimalist and high quality.
My main skincare routine consists of this cleanser and the Chantecaille retinal. This is all I need which is so convenient. I do like to play around with other lines and mixmatch, but Chantecaille will always be my holy grail.
Give it a shot!
Age: 44-55
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
I absolutely love and swear by this cleanser. It is extremely expensive for a face was at $60 for 2.46 oz but it is worth it to me. You only need a small amount each time you wash your face so it should last a good 7-8 months. I have very sensitive skin and have had no issues using this. My skin feels very soft and afterwards. I have not tried the other products, but I'm sold on this one.
Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Fair, Warm
Hair: Red, Curly, Medium
Eyes: Hazel
This is a great cleanser for sensitive skin. I received two deluxe samples with skincare sets I'd purchased, so I was able to use this product twice daily for a month or so. Super gentle, left my skin clean and hydrated. Didn't strip my skin of moisture at all, and left it soft and smooth. The only reason I chose another cleanser is because I prefer a separate exfoliant in addition to a foaming cleanser. If you're seeking a 2-in-1 product, this isn't it. Definitely won't provide the level of exfoliation you need. But it's a fantastic everyday cleanser.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Oily, Fair, Cool
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Brown
This is my HG cleanser. I wash my face with this in the morning, and use the SK-II cleanser at night and it has been the best combination for my skin so far.
- Smells wonderful, not too fragrant
- Only need a tiny amount (less than pea sized) to wash your whole face
- Leaves my face feeling extremely clean without feeling dry
- Reduced the redness on my face
- Helps control oiliness
- Easy to use, convenient packaging
- Very expensive
This cleanser is very expensive but a bottle lasts a very long time. I've had mine for 4 months am not even halfway through yet. A tiny amount foams up nicely and really gets into your pores to clean out any foundation or dirt that may have been trapped. It feels silky smooth on your skin, and even though it gets rid of all the oil (and helps control it throughout the day) my face still feels hydrated afterwards.
Since using it I noticed that my skin has become a lot smoother, and my complexion more even and radiant. People even come up to me and compliment my skin! Definitely worth the money.
Age: 36-43
Skin: Normal, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
This cleanser is the best cleanser I have ever had. I have very sensitive skin which often can get red. The rice is very mild and I don't feel dried out when I wash. I use it only in the evening and then just use their rose water spray in the morning before I moisturize. You only need a small pea size to get a lather for the entire face. When I get to the bottom, I just cut off the tip to get it all out because I love it so much and want to get it all out. I definitely will buy this again, pricey to some however worth it !
Age: 44-55
Skin: Combination, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Brown
Recently got a quite generous sample (1 oz) when I picked up some Just Skin at the Chante counter @ Neiman's in Tysons. This is an excellent cleanser that removes my makeup without inflaming the slight rosacea on my cheeks. It has slight granules from the rice, so it helps to exfoliate too. Love the scent. Took off one point because it is expensive.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Curly, Fine
Eyes: Brown
This is a great cleanser, but it is also scary. Here's why:
The good:
It cleans very well. You only need a tiny dot on a fingertip and it will produce a face-worth of foam.
It has basically eradicated any problem I had with adult acne.
The bad:
It is really expensive. I am still working on a 1oz sample size that has lasted me 6 months, so it does last quite a long time, but I still can't justify spending that much on a face wash.
Chanticaille does not release ingredients to the public, on their site or elsewhere. When brands do that, I get angry and then suspicious.
The neither good nor bad:
it stings your eyes, so be careful. It's worth it, though. I am living in the delusion that my sample will last forever and I won't have to have the "you can't buy this" talk with myself.
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Adam Afriyie hosts Young Enterprise "Unleash the Potential" event at House of Commons
Adam Afriyie hosted Young Enterprise "Unleash the Potential" event at Houses of Parliament on Thursday 24 October.
The multi-millionaire MP, who grew up in deprived Peckham, London, attributes at least some of his success to taking part in a Young Enterprise programme as a teenager.
Why did we get together? Well, research shows German employers expect more of their young recruits than do UK business leaders. Polls show students leaving education overwhelmingly lack key "employability" skills they need to land that crucial first job.
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Yoga has a way of making me feel strong, limber, all while pointing out my tight runner hips. Ah, running. It's all over my twitter feed, it's work, it's what I can't do with this pregnant body. I haven't entirely given up - I'm going to try yet again, but between a low lying belly and leaky bladder (only while running), I might finally have to put my shoes away for a few months.
So I'm learning to love a new pregnant body. While pregnant with Coach M it was new and exciting the first time round. I forgave the weight gain as it came (nearly 50 lbs - yes my dr's eyes practically jumped out of his head when I told him this) and was gracious giving myself time to get back to a 'normal' self (almoat a whole year). Well, gracious on the outside. It was a battle to put on a brave face for others. Finding balance between breast feeding (with large large boobs) and being comfortable enough to run meant I struggled to find something to wear, and had to time workouts expertly in the first bit. Not to mention running with extra weight on your joints and flabby abs. I will never forget how defeated I felt my first run back.
|All baby 18 days before Coach M arrived.
I am going to practice yoga often, swim often, ride the bike when I can, lift some weights when I can. But still afford my body a period of rest where it can focus on growing a healthy baby. I am envious of those who are running right now - especially in our mild winter these days - but know I will be able to come back it - and not so ambitiously as I did the first time so as to avoid feelings of defeat.
I am going to try to embrace the changes in my body with humor and humility. I am going to at least like my pregnant body for all that it is and will be, even if I can't love it.


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When I was just a boy growing up in the forests of Washington, I used to make believe I was fighting evil wizards and evil knights (by mutilating my mother's rhododendron bush and hunting the ever sly slugs of the Pacific Northwest).
Somewhere along the lines make believe blurred with reality. I find myself moving to Matsue City, Shiname-ken, Japan.
I get to wake up to this!
Matsue Castle (松江城, Matsue-jō?) is a feudal castle in Matsue in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Nicknamed the "black castle" or "plover castle", it is one of the few remaining medieval castles in Japan – at least of the few remaining in their original wooden form, and not a modern reconstruction in concrete.
Of the 12 castles remaining in Japan, this is the only one remaining in the Sanin region. This castle is the second largest, the third tallest (30m) and the sixth oldest amongst castles. It was built over a period of 5 years by the daimyo of the Izumo region, Yoshiharu Horio, and was completed in 1622.
After reigns of Tadaharu Horio and Tadataka Kyogoku, Naomasa Matsudaira, a grandson of Ieyasu Tokugawa, became Lord of the castle, after being transferred from Matsumoto in Shinshu province, and thus began a reign that lasted 10 generations of the Matsudaira clan over a period of 234 years.
In 1875, all of the buildings within the castle were destroyed, with the exception of the castle tower itself, which was allowed to remain due to pressure from interest groups. The castle underwent a complete reconstruction between 1950 and 1955.
The castle is a complex structure, built in a watchtower style, that appears to be five stories from the outside, but has in fact six levels inside. Most of the walls of the castle are painted black, it is a strong structure, built to withstand warfare while at the same time it is majestic and solemn, reminiscent of the Momoyama style.
As if that wasn't good enough to wake up to, check out what I go to sleep with!
Lake Shinji (宍道湖, Shinji-ko) is a lake in the northeast area of the Shimane prefecture in Japan. The lake is the seventh largest in Japan, with a circumference of 48 km. It is enclosed by the Shimane peninsula (Shimane-hanto) to the north, and the Izumo and Matsue plains to the west and east respectively.
As if these wild flights of fancy weren't enough, I should be treated (some time in April) to the Samurai Parade in Matsue City where around 200 fully armored warriors parade down the street!
But I know there are also some others out there who would like some specifics on where I'll be. Allow me to enlighten you!
Matsue has an estimated population of about 200,000 people. It's sister cities are Dublin, Ireland and New Orleans, Louisiana (And Des Moines, Iowa).
Matsue City wraps itself around the eastern end of the lake and is split by a river, which will make it nice to navigate as I will be driving in Japan! It doesn't seem too intimidating. Even though the city is 200,000 it's very spread out and suburban styled.
Being surrounded by all this wonderful and natural beauty, comprised of a rich history (Particularly in one of the most fascinating eras to me in the Tokugawa rule) and many wonderful sight-seeing opportunities, I'm sure I'll have many wonderful things to share with everyone!
I leave this post to the real experts to tell you all about Matsue. The owners of these videos have removed the embed option so please click the link on the video screen that says "Watch on Youtube" it is very much worth the effort!
Matsue Castle
Lake Shinji Hot Springs
Some Amazing Gardens
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2Nutr Metab (Lond). 2013 Jan 8;10(1):2. doi: 10.1186/1743-7075-10-2. Biological and therapeutic effects of ortho-silicic acid and some ortho-silicic acid releasing compounds: New perspectives for therapy. Jurkić LM, Cepanec I, Pavelić SK, Pavelić K. Source Department of Biotechnology, University of Rijeka, Radmile Matejčić 2, Rijeka, HR-51000, Croatia.
3J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl). 2012 Sep 30. doi: 10.1111/jpn.12007. Effects of different dietary protein levels and DL-methionine supplementation on hair growth and pelt quality in mink (Neovision vision). Zhang HH, Jiang QK, Sun WL, Xu C, Cong B, Yang FH, Li GY. Source Institute of Special Animal and Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, China, and State Key Laboratory for Molecular Biology of Special Economic Animals, Changchun, China.
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7Zarafonetis, C. Darkening of gray hair during para-amino-benzoic acid therapy. J Investigative Dermatology, 399-401.
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With each new year comes the perfect opportunity to become a new or better you, and for wellness expert and best-selling author Gabrielle Bernstein, that means going judgment-free — ridding yourself of old habits or old friends connected to negative energy.
Leading up to the Jan. 2 release of her sixth book, titled Judgment Detox, the woman behind the Spirit Junkie app talks about the aspect of your life that is most likely keeping you from reaching your full potential. But to avoid daunting thoughts about constructing a completely new mindset, she encourages people to keep new routines simple in order to reap the biggest benefit in the long run.
The choice to become more mindful in the new year, Bernstein tells Yahoo Lifestyle, is yours, and her expertise is here to help you ease into a journey of betterment.
Yahoo Lifestyle: What are some steps people can take to become more mindful in the new year?
Gabrielle Bernstein: I think the first step is to really want it. If you want to create any kind of positive change in your life, it has to come from your desire to change. So, that's step one, just wanting it. When people want to change, they have a desire, but they don't necessarily know how. The book offers you the how, which is such an empowering thing. The second step is just to keep it simple. To do something small each day to get closer to consciousness, to get closer to that awareness that you want to create. So if that means learning a meditation practice and applying it once a day, for five minutes a day, that repetition of that behavior will be what creates the change.
How will your book Judgment Detox help readers to kick-start their year?
Throughout the book, I write about how judgment is one of the more pervasive issues that we all have that's keeping us from really attracting what we want in our life. And a new year is a time when we really want to focus on being better, attracting more, creating more of what we want. So the intention of this book at that time would be to really get the reader into a mindset where they're starting to clear away the pattern of judgment so they can actually begin to attract more of what they want in the new year.
Why is 2018 expected to be the year of wellness?
We're living in times where there's never been more division than now. People are voicing their beliefs of separation more, probably, than ever. These times that we're living in require us to have tools and to have a place to get centered and have practices for turning inward. Otherwise, we're gonna go mad, literally. With all of the media and all of the pressures of the times, we have to have a spiritual foundation in order to survive. It's truly what I believe.
How would you respond to those who say they're too busy to get involved with mindfulness or meditation now?
The experiences of the world that we have are the choices that we make. So we can choose to feel so overwhelmed that we can't make change, or we can choose to take what overwhelms and use it as a catalyst for change. I always say that your happiness is a choice you make. So really tapping into the understanding that it's up to you to create that change.
What's one change you've been meaning to make in your own life?
Making my peace and well-being my highest priority. So really practicing what I preach, disengaging in gossip and conversations that lower my energy. Changing my friends, changing friend groups if I have to. Really just committing to the practices that I preach and making them the highest priority. My well-being and my happiness is much more important to me than how much I can achieve.
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Howdy do, everyone, Papa Vinyard here.
Yesterday, apparently through mystical vampire magic, Brad Pitt did a cross-country tour of four nationwide WORLD WAR Z screenings to promote his upcoming zombie flick. His last stop was at the Ain't It Cool-hosted screening at the Regal Westgate in Austin, and the crowd seemed mighty happy to see Floyd/Aldo Raine/Tyler Durden in the flesh. It wasn't a huge Q&A or anything; he had a few words with Harry (including how he'd jet Angelina and the fam out of harms way if/when the real zombie apocalypse goes down), and briefly set up the film before he whisked out the back door. But man, if a personal appearance by one of the last real movie stars doesn't get your juices flowing for his newest flick, I don't know what could. We'll see if his powers of handsomeness allow him to show up to all of our theaters when WORLD WAR Z comes out on June 21st.
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The Miami neighborhood of Brickell is welcoming its very own luxury dine-in cinema. This opulent 622-seat theater will feature plush oversized leather seats in 11 viewing rooms.
The theater is the brainchild of Mexico City-based company Cinemex. In order to enhance the culinary aspect of the experience, Cinemax partnered with world-renowned chef Mikel Alonso of the Biko restaurant. Highly acclaimed Mexico City mixologist Mica Rousseau is also involved in the culinary side of things.
This dine-in cinema's exterior will feature a huge LED screen with eye-catching animated content. The building's face is also highly eco-friendly and will help regulate air flow, collect rainwater for reuse and provide shade from the searing Florida sun.
There are few pleasures as simple and universal as enjoying a tasty dinner and a good movie, and that's exactly what this dine-in cinema will provide.
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NSW – PS4 NPL 2 Men – ROUND 10
3pm, Sunday 24th May 2015 – Mills Park, Asquith
Northern Tigers FC 0
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St George Saints FC 3 (Stevan Ilic 55′, Joseph D'Elia 60′, Wassim Hijazi 88′)
Northern Tigers appear to have hit the wall lately, after a fairly bright start to their season.
They came unstuck again at Mills Park on Sunday afternoon, succumbing to a rapidly-improving St George side that made the most of their chances and defended well as a team, to continue their recent run of good results.
The Saints took away a solid 3-0 win from their visit to the northern suburbs and nobody could say they weren't deserving of that, after a stout first-half and an opportunistic second.
The winners welcomed back defender Daniell Zeleny from suspension and the centre-back put in a solid shift in the centre of defence, alongside another recently suspended man at the back, Emanuel Elali, forming a formidable backline that gave the Tigers little room in which to wreak any form of havoc.
Zeleny, incidentally, married the previous day, was suffering from a chest infection, something he later revealed to 'Back of the Net', which made it hard for him to breathe properly, but you'd never have known it, such was the dominance of the St George defence on this occasion, with him playing a prominent part.
The Tigers were missing some regulars, Shervin Adeli and Daniel Stuart, for instance, but they still looked strong enough on paper to bounce back from some recent disappointing showings and they made plenty of running in the first-half, creating many chances that unfortunately they could not put away.
All that changed in the second-half , however, with St. George seizing the initiative and getting their noses in front by the 56th minute.
A second goal, four minutes later, made the home team's task even tougher and in truth they never really got going again after that one went in.
Gun striker, Tai Smith, combined well with Lucas Dawson and Matthew West, in a strong move after only 19 minutes of the first-half, but West sliced his shot wide of the post, much to the relief of the Saints' rearguard.
Smith was his usual busy self on the left flank and got something worthwhile going again in the 26th, putting Dawson through, only for the visiting defence to clear the ball to safety.
In the 35th Smith and West combined to set up Paul Davies, who'd arrived at the far-post, 12 yards out, but was denied by a top save from Saints' custodian , David Hamilton.
At the other end, St George showed that they were far from being mere bystanders, with Joseph D'Elia on the right sending over a great cross in the 36th which Steven Ilic latched onto and fired goal-wards with a fierce volley, that brought out a big save from Tigers' keeper, Matt Nemes.
A long ball from Zeleny, ferried on by their impressive wide man, Lennox Tweneboa, found Ilic two minutes later and the big number 19 produced another volley, though on this occasion the ball flew wide of the target.
Tweneboa tried a long-range shot on the stroke of half-time, after strong work by both D'Elia and Ilic, with keeper Nemes getting down well to make the save, only to spill the ball and then reclaim it before any Saints' predator could pounce.
A relatively even first-half, then, with both sides able to take something from it after the break and see things optimistically.
Warning signs came early in the second period for the Tigers, though,with Nemes needing to race off his line to confront Ilic, who'd come steaming onto the outskirts of the penalty area to chase a long through-ball.
For a moment it looked as if Nemes might not get there in time and would tangle with the St George man, but if Ilic did appear to stumble, referee Jerry Bitas saw nothing amiss.
But those early warnings weren't heeded, regarding St George's ability to break speedily out of defence.
Lennox Tweneboa caught the defence out again with a withering run down the left not longer after that and with the keeper committed out wide, it was easy for the wing-back to tuck the ball across for the waiting Ilic to stab home, unchallenged, in the 56th.
Ilic was having a good time as the main opposition striker, showing a clean pair of heels to his markers repeatedly.
In the 59th he burst clear again, only to put his effort over the bar.
But that was of little comfort to the Tigers, as they soon fell further behind.
Saints' skipper, Michael Yarnold, played a key role in the second goal, sending D'Elia through, with the midfielder stroking the ball well past the keeper, after arriving in the goalmouth like a steam train.
Northern Tigers tried to regain some kind of foothold on the game after that, but were quite luckless, with Smith heading over from Julian Lim's cross in the 69th and then Paul Davies, who tried to fashion something via his right-channel runs and crosses, as well as dead-ball situations, unable to find anyone able to translate his industry into goals.
In the 77th Davies' cross, intended for West at the far-post, proved a ball too far for the Englishman, the ball sailing well past the latter, who was given a start on this occasion, after being more of an impact player in some recent matches.
Lim also provided an opportunity for Liam McConaghy, who worked tirelessly through the middle, for most of the game, but Saints' keeper, Hamilton, was able to make another good save.
The third goal came in the 88th, via the trusty boot of substitute, Wassim Hijazi, who'd come off the bench in his team's most recent win against Fraser Park to score within seconds, this time taking a few minutes longer, but proving no less lethal.
St George have a chance to consolidate their mid-table position, when they meet strugglers, Sydney University, at home on Saturday night.
Northern Tigers, by contrast, will want to arrest a recent slide that has seen them slip from first-place to a few spots further down the ladder and a number or points adrift of the top two trailblazers, Spirit FC and Central Coast, who are beginning to put a gap between themselves and the rest of their main rivals.
The Tigers travel to Macarthur Rams, who are also out of form at the moment and will go to Lynwood Park with a degree of steely determination, no doubt.
Perhaps some of their missing men will return to give coach Steve Hurd more options.
It would be wrong to say that Northern Tigers played poorly in this game, but they did lose out in some areas, tactically, it might be said.
St George managed to exploit some perceived weaknesses, though that's something their coach would not want to talk about too much, as he keeps his players' minds on the job and leaves this match to the historians.
Match details
Crowd: about 75
Northern Tigers FC: 1. Matt Nemes (gk); 14 Julian Lim (17 Braden Cheng 81), 12 Russell Farrell, 4 Michael Rolston, 5 Samuel Porter (13 Jamie Craig 74); 6 Paul Davies, 16 Steve Baveas, 3 Lucas Dawson; 18 Tai Smith, 9 Liam McConaghy, 7 Matthew West
Subs: RGK 21 Harrison Devenish-Meares,
Coach: Steve Hurd
Yellow cards: Matthew West 12; Red cards: Nil
St George Saints FC: 17. David Hamilton (gk); 15 Peter Pelekanos, 5 Daniell Zeleny, 3 Emanuel Elali, 13 Lenox Tweneboa; 14 Andrija Petkovic, 10 Michael Yarnold (C) (18 Anthony Abi-Arrage 74), 8 Tarek Ercan (20 David Wilson 64), 16 Joseph D'Elia (11 Wassim Hijazi 83), 7 Matthew Sadler; 19 Stevan Ilic
Subs not used: RGK 21 Lachlan Kerr, 1 Aaron Liddell, 40 Alexander Kontellis,
Coach David Perkovic
Yellow cards: Michael Yarnold 22, Tarek Ercan 32, Emanuel Elali 70; Red cards: Nil
Points, ratings, etc.
Referee: Jerry Bitas; Assistants: Joon Park and Andreas Lyndon
Weather: Mostly sunny and dry, little or no breeze, cool.
Match: 7/10
Pitch: 6/10
Players noted: Tai Smith (NT), Liam McConaghy (NT), Lennox Tweneboa (SG), Daniell Zeleny (SG), Stevan Ilic (SG), Michael Yarnold (SG)


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Coming off a 1-3 record at the Yakima, Wash. 'Battle of the bats' the 14U Junior Baseball organization Sluggers re-shuffled the deck and rebounded with a 4-2 record in the three-day Memorial Day Redmond High Desert Classic.
The Sluggers had things working in their favor early in tournament play with consecutive wins over Tigard (11-2) and Knappa, Idaho (5-2) by a combined 16-4 margin.
John Miller picked up the win in the opener, while Dawson Hoffman had a solid outing in holding down a tough Idaho squad.
The chore was that much tougher in the next round, where the Sluggers hit the diamond against a Tigard Federal team.
Tigard inched away with a close 5-3 win over the Sluggers and hurler Tyler Westin.
After that loss, the Slugger bats were on fire in their Sunday nightcap contest versus the Sandy Nationals with an 11-0 victory serving notice.
St. Helens Federal was next on the docket for the Sluggers and they cruised to a 10-1 triumph.
In their final game of the tournament, the Sluggers used another top outing by Arellano and had the offense put out a 10-1 victory over the host Redmond Americans.
In all, the Sluggers had four players post batting averages of .500 or better in outscoring their opponents by a 41-20 margin, a major offensive improvement from the 10 runs scored and 27 allowed in the Yakima tournament.
Miller paced the offense with a .625 average with four runs, two RBIs and three stolen bases.
Preston Klindt had a .583 average with a home run, a double and five singles for his hit total.
He swiped three bases, drove in five and scored eight runs.
Westin notched three doubles for his .545 average, adding two stolen bases, five RBIs and five runs scored.
Boston Bate led the team with six stolen bases and hit a healthy .500 with four RBIs and four runs added to his stat line.
There were other healthy contributions from Daniel Peters (.444), Hoffman (.364), William Justesen (.364), Tanner Herriges (.364), Arellano (.333), Court Strizich (.286) and teammates Jacob Wetmore (three runs, three RBIs) and Izaac Tapia (four walks, three runs).
With some critical momentum on their side, coupled with extensive practice time, the Sluggers hit the field again for a two-day tournament starting on June 8 in Aloha.
After that, they then head out to Forest Grove on June 15-16.
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We'll admit it, we were officially BLOWN AWAY by the numbers of people who came to our annual end of year celebration. Typically we've served upwards of 150 - 200 people at this event. Not this year. Our best estimates - more than 400 people joined in the fun! Check out the photo gallery.
What Was The Enka Block Party All About?
The work of our Middle School Success initiative is all about building community and creating hubs of community resources on our middle school campuses. We do that year round - connecting volunteers to students in need of support and local families and community members to local agencies that can support their education, financial stability and health.
The Block Party is a chance to share a meal, have some fun, and remind people that this resource is here for them.
Kids got the chance to listen to some great music and meet Mix 96.5's DJ Kipper. They also got to strike a pose at the photobooth, play some cornhole and Giant Jenga, while parents had the chance to connect with community resources like summer youth programs from the YMCA, homeownership opportunities through Habitat For Humanity and great local businesses.
United Way staff and volunteers worked the food lines - going through the incredible potato and green salads from Artisan Cafe and at least 500 burgers and hotdogs.
Special Moments
- A young mother with an infant came. She does not have a student at Enka but is a graduate of Enka Middle and wanted to get reconnected with the school her daughter will someday attend.
- Students of every age (kindergarteners through high schoolers) played vendor bingo. Sure they wanted to win the prizes, but they learned a lot as they visited each of the twenty resource tables.
- Several homeless families enjoyed a warm meal and got connected to local resources through school social worker, Molly Pitman and our 2-1-1 staff members.
- Three women who have children at a local elementary school heard about the event and were grateful to receive food from the Enka Middle food pantry.
- And because of the dedication of Enka Middle teachers who volunteered to supervise students afterschool, a whole group of kids who would not have been able to attend had they taken the bus home afterschool, were instead able to attend the block party with their friends.
Just What Has Been Accomplished At Enka This Year?
A whole lot! Here are just a few highlights:
- We started early morning and lunchtime opportunities to support kids during the day (afterschool can be difficult due to transportation issues) and so far 30 students were connected to a tutor or mentor but we've got plans to grow
- More than 100 volunteers mobilized and 1,000 volunteer hours contributed (working directly with students but also helping with projects around the school)
- and 400 people attendees community events (not including the block party), most of these events involved a hot meal, childcare and a workshop for the adults.


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Church as a Haven {Five Minute Friday}
I'm joining with Kate and the Five Minute Friday crew for our weekly 5-minute free writing. Today we're writing on the word: haven. Go. I never imagined church would be a haven. Funny, isn't it? Church should be, right? It should be the place we turn when we have nothing else. Heck, it should be… Continue reading Church as a Haven {Five Minute Friday}


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Case of the FridaysFriday, April 23, 2010
This week I've worn jeans 3 times to work, (Versus my keep it only for Friday "Rule")
Where: Office
Jeans: Lucky Brand (Lucky Outlet)
Shoes: Target
Tank Top: NY&Co
Shirt Jacket: NY&Co
Belt: Don't Remember
This outfit answers the age-old question of belt on top of "cardigan" or belt under "cardigan". Even though this isn't a cardigan, I feel this question works for this outfit. My answer is either way works. I decide based on the jacket/cardigan. If the cardigan is form-fitting and tight to the body, you probably don't need to wear the belt on the outside. In this case the jacket was a fly away and didn't provide much shape. I wanted to portray the hourglass figure, so I chose to wear the belt on the outside. Don't get me wrong I stood in front of the mirror this morning and tried it on both ways mulitple times. In the end, wearing the belt on the outside prevailed!


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I will pick a winner on Thursday, April 2nd. My son has a golf tournament/match that evening, when I return home, I will draw a winner.
Here is this week's Operation Write Home Sketch #251: *I flipped the sketch over
card stock: white, black
pattern paper: MME Collectable Remarkable
stamps: Magnolia Tilda Loves Flowers, Paper Smooches Fill in the Blank
ink: Memento Black, assorted Copic Markers
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Outfit: Mi look para la ola de frío
The intense winter cold is here and sometimes is difficult to know how to dress nice and cozy at the same time. Here I show you an idea of a perfect outfit for this cold weather, easy but with warm clothes with furry boots and a nice coat. Ya ha llegado la temida ola de […]Read More →


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Arlington Heights police received a report about 10:01 AM Wednesday of criminal damage to vehicle in the block of 1500 North Kennicott Avenue Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders criminally damaged a Toyota Camry.
The offender(s) removed a fence railing from the neighbor's house and put it on the victim's black 2000 Toyota Camry. The railing scraped and dented the rear passenger side door and roof above both front doors. Damage is estimated at $1,000. There is no damage estimate for the fence.
The crime is reported to have occurred between Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. and Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.
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Monday, July 25, 2011
A cloud passes over the sun
It is easy to slip into a rut without noticing the subtle signs along the way. These past six months have been exciting ones - I have launched a business, grown into my role as "Mommy-preneur," and completed ten births. I'm also keeping my job with the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and have been busy working on some big projects. A, always the busy toddler, keeps us on our toes every day - there are no sleep-ins in this house, and don't even think about sitting down to check your email! She is a wonderfully spirited child, but it's exhausting being "on" all the time. We get a lot of questions about when we'll be having another child, and all I can say is "not anytime soon!"
But there are subtle signs that one is no longer coping so well with a busy schedule:
1) Never taking the time to exercise
2) Forgetting to do the things you once loved to do
3) Finding your coffee mug filled for the third time that day, even though you are committed to limiting your caffeine intake
4) Being OK with eating cheese, raw veggies and bread for dinner every night because you can't be bothered to cook
5) Relying on alcohol to "calm your nerves"
and the BIGGIE...
6) Missing/Cancelling/Reneging on appointments
On Friday a wonderful woman called me to inquire about doula services and we chatted for almost half an hour about her pregnancy and birth goals. We both felt a good connection and agreed to meet the following evening. I wrote everything down on a piece of paper (first mistake), and let hubby know that I would be out that evening. Only the universe truly knows why, but the appointment completely slipped my mind. I sat up in bed at 10pm in a complete panic, and quickly went to call the woman to apologize. She of course sounded a bit upset, and although she said she would call back to reschedule, I am 99% sure I'll never hear from her again.
For some reason this set off a flood of tears (the kind my daughter has, when she can't catch her breath and hiccups a lot). It didn't help that I'd been reading the news for an hour before bed, hearing about the shooting deaths in Norway, Amy Winehouse and the drought in Africa (ok, so maybe I wasn't crying over Amy Winehouse, but it was a recognition of all the suffering that occurs around the world that I have absolutely no control over; whether it's one death, 90 deaths or thousands of deaths).
All of which to say, I think I may be on the path to burn-out. I hear a lot about "doula burn-out" and I always assumed it happened to other doulas - ones that had 4 births a month, who became too involved in their clients and never took time for themselves. But this missed appointment has alerted me to a similar problem - I think I am doing too much. And the funny thing is, I was committed to having the month of September off before this woman called!
I'll never forget the time I took a boat trip on Lake Ontario with my ex-boyfriend and his family. We were chugging along, parallel to the shores of Hog Town (Toronto), and were watching a slow-moving storm system creep up behind the city. The clouds resembled a giant lion's paw, ready at any moment to take a swipe. The sky darkened and the air grew very still. We quickly realized that we needed to find some shelter at the nearby Toronto Islands. We rode out the storm as it bashed the small boat against the docks. We later found out a tornado had touched down somewhere in the city.
I am in that boat now, and have sensed a stillness in the air. The calm before the storm. It is time for me to seek shelter, regroup, and emerge to the dewy-soft after rains.
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- AmandaJuly 25, 2011 at 6:17 PM
Big big hugs to you. We have all been there and can expect to be there again throughout our life. Breathe in, breathe out and know that it's okay to say NO! Gah...I should probably take that same advice ;)ReplyDelete
Hey, you.ReplyDelete
I am recovering from my second bout in two years of what I would describe as the beginnings of true "burn out." I recognized the signs, put the brakes on and i am in week two of a three week hiatus from my stupid pace. I am making some major changes and realize I cannot go back to my crazy busy life as soon as I feel replenished. Be very careful, Misty. Keep well.
(a doula who used to attend 4-5 births per month before I had a child.)
thank you both...what is it with us women? Why do we feel the need to do so much and say "yes" all the time?ReplyDelete
My fingers are frozen on the keyboard trying to say what I've learned about burn-out. I know it better than I know my best friends and yet, still no wisdom there from me I'm afraid. But I'm grateful to know that I am not alone. I go through bouts of ridiculous 'on' and then days of rocking back and forth in a chair to recover. The only thing I've learned is that I need a life I have some 'control' over so that I can take these leaves of zombieness when I need to (not at the whim of my employer.ReplyDelete
By the way - my life is WAY EASIER because of this (with regards to the 'Easy Door' post. Not less productive, just slightly more kind.
I hope you find a way to be kind to yourself and still fulfill your dreams of what you want your life to look like. Go easy little birdie.
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Reed's, Inc. (NASDAQ: REED), maker of top-selling sodas in natural food stores nationwide, and Jones Soda Co. (NASDAQ: JSDA), a leader in the premium soda category and known for its unique branding and innovative marketing, announced today that the two companies have entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) regarding a merger, with Reed's as the surviving company. The combination would unite a number of leading premium soda brands, such as Reed's Ginger Brew, Virgil's, and Jones Soda. The proposed merger would also provide the two companies with the opportunity to realize the potential benefits of increased size and scale, as well as cost efficiencies in several aspects of the combined business, including administration, operations, and customer interface. The strength of the Reed's portfolio in the direct selling channel combined with Jones Soda's strong national distributor structure allows for future growth opportunities for each company's brands across these channels. The non-binding provisions of the LOI contemplate a merger transaction in which Reed's would acquire Jones Soda for a combination of cash and Reed's common stock. The shareholders of Jones Soda would receive an aggregate of 4.5 million shares of Reed's common stock (or approximately 0.17 of a share of Reed's common stock per share of Jones Soda common stock based on current Jones Soda shares outstanding) and cash of $0.10 per share of Jones Soda common stock (or an aggregate of approximately $2.56 million based on current shares outstanding). There is no financing contingency as Reed's would use its best efforts to secure the cash portion of the consideration, and if it is unable to secure all or part of this cash, any deficit would instead be paid in additional shares of Reed's common stock, with the aggregate number of shares equal to the amount of the cash deficit divided by $1.70.
Mr. Chris Reed, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Reed's stated, "We have watched Jones for years and have been impressed with its innovative marketing programs, strong brand recognition, and loyal customer following. I am confident that our portfolio of brands will benefit from Jones Soda's marketing savvy as well as its organization's deep mainstream distribution relationships. At the same time, we believe our strong infrastructure and operational capabilities will help drive important efficiencies through Jones Soda's supply chain. With minimal customer and demographic overlap between our combined brands, we believe this transaction also provides us with compelling merchandising and growth opportunities in the years ahead."Jones Soda retained North Point Advisors in February 2009 to assist in evaluating the company's strategic alternatives. Since that time, Jones has reviewed a broad range of strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value. Rick Eiswirth, Chairman of the Board of Jones Soda Co., stated, "Over the past year we have taken numerous steps to reduce our expenses and reinvigorate our top line in order to return to profitability. Unfortunately, the challenging economic environment combined with our current capitalization has made it extremely difficult to operate on a standalone basis. After evaluating a range of strategies aimed at improving our outlook, our Board of Directors determined that the proposed merger with Reed's offers our shareholders the most compelling long-term benefits of the available alternatives. We believe the combination of Jones and Reed's will create a substantially larger beverage business with a more powerful operating platform and a brighter future. We are especially pleased that the Jones shareholders will be able to participate in the potential upside of the combined business, as a meaningful portion of the consideration is in the form of Reed's stock." Jones Soda also announced that Joth Ricci will be stepping down as Chief Executive Officer effective April 2, 2010 in order to pursue other business opportunities. Joth Ricci commented, "I have truly enjoyed my time at Jones Soda and I'm pleased with the work our team has done to improve many aspects of our business. Unfortunately, due to the current market conditions, it has taken longer than anticipated to produce the necessary top line results to effectively return to profitability and stem our cash burn. However, I remain confident in the strength of the Jones Soda brand and believe the proposed merger with Reed's provides Jones Soda an improved platform from which to capitalize on its future prospects and is in the best interests of its shareholders."
Under the binding provisions of the LOI, Reed's and Jones Soda have until April 5, 2010 to negotiate a definitive agreement on an exclusive basis. If Jones Soda receives an unsolicited acquisition, financing or other strategic transaction proposal that the Board of Directors of Jones Soda determines is superior to the proposed merger transaction with Reed's, then Jones Soda may terminate the LOI and reimburse Reed's for its third party out-of-pocket expenses (not to exceed $75,000).Since the transaction terms of the LOI are non-binding, they are subject to the negotiation, execution and delivery of a definitive agreement approved by the respective Boards of Directors of each company. Accordingly, the proposed terms of the transaction are subject to change, and there can be no assurance that Reed's and Jones Soda will enter into a definitive agreement on the terms outlined above, if at all, or that any transaction between the parties will ultimately be consummated. The companies do not intend to disclose developments with respect to negotiation of the definitive agreement until their respective Boards of Directors deem it appropriate. The transaction would also be subject to approval of the shareholders of both Jones Soda and Reed's. About Reed's, Inc. Reed's, Inc. makes top selling sodas in natural food markets nationwide and is currently selling in 10,500 supermarkets in natural foods and mainstream. Its six award-winning non-alcoholic Ginger Brews are unique in the beverage industry, being brewed, not manufactured and using fresh ginger, spices and fruits in a brewing process that predates commercial soft drinks. In addition, the Company owns a top selling root beer line in natural foods, the Virgil's Root Beer product line, and a top selling cola line in natural foods, the China Cola product line. Recently, Reed's added the Sonoma Sparkler brands to its line, a celebration drink with an established customer base. Other product lines include: Reed's Ginger Candies and Reed's Ginger Ice Creams.
Reed's products are sold through specialty gourmet and natural food stores, mainstream supermarket chains, retail stores and restaurants nationwide, and in Canada. For more information about Reed's, please visit the company's website at: http://www.reedsgingerbrew.com or call 800-99-REEDS.Follow Reed's on Twitter at: http://www.twitter.com/reedsgingerbrew Reed's Facebook Fan Page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Reeds-Ginger-Brew-and-Virgils-Natural-Sodas/57143529039?ref=nf Subscribe to Reed's RSS feed at: http://www.irthcommunications.com/REED_rss.xml More information can be found at: http://www.irthcommunications.com/clients_REED.php About Jones Soda Co. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Jones Soda Co. ® markets and distributes premium beverages under the Jones Soda, Jones Pure Cane Soda™, Jones 24C™, Jones GABA ®, Jones Organics™, Jones Naturals ® and Whoopass Energy Drink ® brands and sells through its distribution network in markets primarily across North America. A leader in the premium soda category, Jones is known for its variety of flavors and innovative labeling technique that incorporates always-changing photos sent in from its consumers. Jones Soda is sold through traditional beverage retailers. For more information visit www.jonessoda.com, www.myjones.com, and www.jonesGABA.com. Additional Information and Where to Find It If Reed's and Jones enter into a definitive agreement relating to the proposed merger, Reed's plans to file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S 4 in connection with the transaction, and Jones Soda plans to file with the SEC and mail to its shareholders a Proxy Statement/Prospectus in connection with the transaction. The Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus will contain important information about Reed's, Jones Soda, the transaction and related matters. Investors and shareholders are urged to read the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus carefully when they are available. Investors and shareholders will be able to obtain free copies of the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC by Reed's and Jones Soda through the web site maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors and shareholders will be able to obtain free copies of the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus from Reed's by contacting Andrew W. Haag at IRTH Communications at (866) 976-4784, or from Jones Soda by contacting Michael O'Brien at (206)-624-3357. Reed's and its directors and executive officers, and Jones Soda and its directors and officers, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Jones Soda in connection with the transaction described herein. Information regarding the special interests of these directors and executive officers in the transaction described herein will be included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus described above. Additional information regarding the directors and executive officers of Jones Soda is also included in Jones Soda's annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 16, 2009. Additional information regarding the directors and executive officers of Reed's is also included in Reed's annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 27, 2009, as amended.
Forward-Looking Statements DisclosureCertain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements regarding the potential future benefits of the proposed merger, including growth opportunities for each company's brands, the combined company's ability to realize cost efficiencies, and the ability of Reed's infrastructure and operational capabilities to drive efficiencies through Jones Soda's supply chain. Forward-looking statements include all passages containing words such as "aims," "anticipates," "becoming," "believes," "continue," "estimates," "expects," "future," "intends," "plans," "predicts," "projects," "targets," or "upcoming," variations of such words, and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements also include any other passages that are primarily relevant to expected future events or that can only be evaluated by events that will occur in the future. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties that may affect forward-looking statements include, among others, the inability of the parties to reach a definitive agreement on the terms outlined in this press release, if all, or to consummate the transaction for any reason, including as a result of the failure to satisfy any condition to closing set forth in the definitive agreement; the inability of the combined business to achieve levels of revenue and cost reductions that are adequate to support its capital and operating requirements, or to generate sufficient cash flow from operations, or to obtain funds through additional financing, to support its business plan; the impact of current and any future adverse economic conditions; the inability of the combined business to establish distribution arrangements with distributors, retailers or national retail accounts, or to maintain relationships with its co-packers or third party brewers, or to maintain a consistent and cost-effective supply of raw materials, or to maintain brand image and product quality, or to protect its intellectual property; the impact of increasing costs of fuel and freight; the impact of competition; and other factors detailed from time to time in Jones Soda's and Reed's most recent annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which are based on management's beliefs and opinions at the time the statements are made, and neither Jones Soda nor Reed's undertakes any obligations to update forward-looking statements should circumstances or management's beliefs or opinions change.


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Did my PET/CT scan today. As I said in a previous post I was pretty nervous about getting the results. The test itself is pretty boring. Get an injection of radioactive sugar (earlier today I was emitting positrons courtesy of some Fluorine 18 isotope, thank you very much!), hang around for 45 minutes, then lie on the CAT/PET scan table for about 25 minutes (7 slices for someone my height, 3 1/2 minutes/slice).
Then, the big news. Where do I have hot nodes that might indicate rapidly growing cancer cells? And, the answer is: the CT tech doesn't tell you, it has to go to radiology/nuclear medicine (48 hour turn around time), then to your doctor (my next appt is on Tuesday). Damn! However, I did get a CD with all my images on it with a neat little app that allows you to run animations that show the 2-300 hundred images in sequence.
So this of course is like giving a loaded gun to a little kid. I anxiously load the CD and spend 1/2 hr. being completely confused about what I'm seeing. I finally see a cross-section that I kind of think I understand. If I'm reading it right (and this a GIANT if), the results are about what we expected to see. I have malignant tumors on the left hand side of my neck and down the central part of my chest. Nothing that I can see in my armpits or my groin area. This would confirm the initial diagnosis of Stage 2A. But I'm trying not to think about it too much because I only have the slimmest idea of what these things should look like. But hopefully this is the story which would be pretty good news.
After about an hour of getting myself worked up I called the cancer center and asked for the uninterpreted report from the radiologist (i.e. not waiting for my oncologist to interpret it). It is, after all, my body and my insurance paying for the work. But they have a 48 hour SLA with the radiologists (meaning that they may have to wait 48 hours for the written report). So that means Monday at the earliest. So, a bit more wait and see....
Thursday, March 11, 2010
PET scan results - hmm, I wish I were a radiologist/nuclear medicine guy..
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As someone who stumbled upon a forum a couple of years ago searching for answers to a lot of things that didn't make sense to me about how one can manage pool care through the use of chemicals the way it is taught by chemical companies and pool stores; and as someone who learned from this other popular forum on the web that I stumbled upon how easy pool care can be and how what is taught by pool stores and chemical companies cannot be right; I am perplexed by the fact that what should, by now, long have been considered proper pool care, is still considered one method of pool care by this one, particular, eccentric group of folks who follow the BBB method.
After learning what I learned from that forum on the web and following their instructions and putting them into practice for two and a half years; never having to shock; never having anything but a crystal clear pool; rarely adding anything but a daily dose of bleach, I can say without reservation, that if a pool or spa is being sanitized by any chlorine product, and if that owner or operator of that pool or spa is not setting the FC level based on the corresponding CYA level, that whatever that other method of pool care is, it should have long been obsolete like the 8-track tape. For some reason though, what was origninally called BBB, is still being referred to in the industry as BBB, as only one method of pool care with chlorine as a sanitizer,and these wrongheaded ideas of pool care are still being held out as the mainstream, even as they don't work and can't work, since they are scientifically flawed in methodology.
The original term for what has now advanced and refined into the only method of pool care that makes any sense if one is sanitizing with chlorine, was called BBB, which stood for Bleach, Borax, and Baking soda but it means so much more than that. This so-called BBB method is the only one that correleates and requires higher and higher necessary FC levels with corresponding higher CYA levels for each individual pool so that pools will actually be sanitizing, instead of becoming dirtier over time, the latter of which is the prescription using traditional methods. BBB not only calls for a specific percentage of FC for a specific CYA level both for daily maintenance and shocking, but this method illustrates why. And it is this "why" that reveals why the traditional methods can't work only but for some luck.
Chem Geek comes on here often and gives advice, and this is good, because this is the person who holds all the answers! This is the person who's got it all figured out for the whole industry as it relates to how pools and spas should be treated with chemicals, how they should be tested, and fixed when there are problems; and this is the person who can show the science and chemical equations for which all the recommended levels, fixes, regimens, and exceptions are based.
My only issue with the so-called BBB methodologies is the organization in which these methodologies are taught. I don't have the answers as to how to fix it, but what I found was that it was a little difficult to go to that website that I referred to earlier in the post and realize that I had stumbled on to a totally different method of pool care. A pool owner or operator doesn't really know how wrong the traditional methods are, and I think when one stumbles on to the BBB method via that popular website, it's not immediately revealed that one should forget everything he or she thinks he or she knows or understands, and then the pool school is taught sort of in a click and read, and back out, click another tab, and so forth and so on. But if there was more of a tutorial-type approach to teaching trouble free pools, and if these pool stores and chemical companies would get ratted out for their disservice to the industry by the main-stream media, then we'd be well on our way to the proper way to care for a pool.
So the point of my post is this...WHEN IS BBB GOING TO STOP BEING CALLED "BBB", AND INSTEAD, CALLED SIMPLY "POOL CARE". Just what is it about the traditional, flawed methods that owners and operators of pools like? Is it that they'd rather spend lots of money and time fixing pools, instead of daily maintenance? Is it that they like all these other chemicals that are not needed and actually cause unnecessary problems? Is it that they don't believe FC and CYA are related? Is it that proper pool care is too complicated to understand? Is it that people actually believe that an FC above 4 is dangerous no matter the CYA level? Is it that they like fixing green or cloudy pools? Is it that they prefer weekly shocking to maintaining acceptable FC levels? Or is it something else that I'm missing?
BBB is pool care
What is floc, clarifier, stabilizer, cyanuric acid,
algaecide, brightener, dichlor, sodium hypo,
sodium bisulfate, ....??
algaecide, brightener, dichlor, sodium hypo,
sodium bisulfate, ....??
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