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Is dairy crucial to my child's oral health?
July 27th, 2016
Healthy eating, combined with regular physical activity, plays a vital role in your child's health and well-being. Dairy foods are naturally nutritious, packed with ten essential nutrients that help your child feel good for life. But did you know that dairy is also great for your child's dental health? Our team at Children's Dentistry of the Palisades will tell you that, in addition to providing large amounts of much-needed calcium, dairy products also help fight cavities! Dairy products have a specific role to play in dental health as they contain a unique combination of special anti-decay nutrients such as calcium, phosphorus, and the protein, casein. Cheese is especially useful, as eating a small piece of cheese after consuming sugary foods or drinks can help protect teeth and reduce the risk of tooth decay.
If you'd like to know more about the importance of dairy products in your child's diet, or about any aspect of your child's dental health, feel free to ask Dr. Varsha Reddy at your next appointment!
Pediatric Dental Emergency Know-How
July 20th, 2016
First aid training is a must when you are a parent. You can put on a bandage with your eyes closed. Perhaps even apply butterfly tape to avoid stitches. What about a dental injury? Do you have a checklist in mind on what to do when a tooth is knocked out, broken, or displaced from impact? All of these situations happen often and should be in a parent's emergency training regiment. Luckily Dr. Varsha Reddy and our team are here to be a resource for such an incident!
Children's most common dental injury is chipping a front tooth. It is so common that it seems like a right of passage. Say, for example, a two year old trips and hits her front teeth on the tile floor. First, check to see if the teeth have been broken to the nerve. You can tell if you see layers and a pinkish center. Then, wiggle each tooth and make sure it is not loose. If the teeth feel firmly in place, that is a good sign. Even if they are a little loose, the teeth will tighten again with time. If she develops a severe temperature or bite sensitivity then you know treatment is needed, which may include a root canal. If there are minor symptoms that diminish with time, continued observation will be fine.
Knocking out a tooth is also common and requires more attention than observation alone. As soon as possible, locate the tooth, touch only the crown (not the root), and rinse any debris gently with milk or water. Place it back into the tooth socket as soon as possible. The American Association of Endodontists states a tooth has a high chance of survival and retention for life if it is re-implanted within five minutes or up to 60 minutes if soaking in milk or saline solution. Our team at Children's Dentistry of the Palisades know many parents are nervous about the thought of doing this alone, but not to worry, our team is here to help!
Here's another dental emergency example: Your child takes an elbow to the mouth during a basketball game and severely displaces a tooth but does not knock it out. What to do? First, apply light pressure in an attempt to move it back into place. Be extremely careful not to use excessive force. Place a cold pack for swelling and contact our office as soon as possible.
A dental emergency can be frightening. It is often messy and painful. The best initial reaction is to remain calm, and remember that we are here to help! Contact us at our Tappan, NY office if your child encounters a dental emergency.
Halitosis in Children: Causes and treatment
July 13th, 2016
Halitosis is the scientific name for bad breath. It is one of the most common oral concerns, and it affects a large percentage of the population, including children. Having bad breath can be embarrassing and a nuisance. When considering what to do about halitosis, the team at Children's Dentistry of the Palisades highlights that you need to focus on the cause, rather than just masking the problem.
Children commonly have bad breath because of an upper respiratory infection. This includes a common cold, postnasal drip, or allergies. When this is the case, treatment may be complicated if one or more of these issues is chronic.
Another cause of halitosis in children is a condition with their teeth or gums. Just as in adults, gum disease has a distinctive malodor. The quality of brushing and flossing in children directly influences the presence of gum disease. If there is a large untreated cavity, there will be a strong smell causing bad breath. Both of these issues need professional attention, including a visit to the dentist.
Tonsillitis can also cause halitosis in children. It happens because of a constricted airway, resulting in mouth breathing. Mouth breathing is a concern because of how much it dries the tissue in the mouth. This makes any bacterial infection in the mouth worse and causes an increased potency within the bacteria in the mouth.
Treatment of halitosis is as varied as the causes listed above. Beware of ingredients in products that mask bad breath. Sucking on a mint on a regular basis will cause more harm than good because of potential decay. Chew sugarless gum and mints.
If you have any other questions, feel free to call us at Children's Dentistry of the Palisades or ask Dr. Varsha Reddy during your next appointment!
Tell us about your summer!
July 6th, 2016
The dog days of summer are upon us, and what better time for Dr. Varsha Reddy and our team to ask our patients about their summer!
Whether you visited our nation's capital, went on a camping trip, or just stayed in Tappan, NY and relaxed, we want to know how you're all spending your summer! Please feel free to share your summer plans and experiences with us below or on our Facebook page as summer rolls on!


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If you are like me and have a constant ringing in your ears, it drives you crazy to be in complete silence. It is worse at night when I am trying to go to sleep so I like having some kind of noise in the background. At home, my alarm clock has that functionality but when I am traveling, aSleep and Ambiance are my go to apps.
There are quite a few sounds to choose from like rain, beach, waterfall, bubbles, airplane cabin, night camp, garden, movie, meditation, voices, lullabies, etc.
You can set a timer and/or an alarm using the sound you have chosen. If you click the clock in the bottom corner it gives you a digital bedside clock, which you can change the color of the numbers to your own liking.
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A blog devoted mainly to haiku and senryu and to thoughts about, and inspired by, haiku and senryu.
About Me
- Name: Bill
- Location: New York, New York
Haiku is to poetry as espresso is to coffee.
Monday, January 31, 2011
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- Adelaide said...
Hi Bill,
I interpret this "first snow," as a ho hum experience. After more than a dozen snows this year it definitely gets a ho hum as well as a "not again."


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The Zimbabwe Republic Police is now investigating the murder of the toddlers.
In a statement, police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba said the toddlers, aged one and 3 years were killed by their mother, in Damafalls suburb of Norton on Saturday.
The 24-year old mother is said to have had an altercation with her mother and was chased away from the family residence in Maridale.
She then took her two children with her and later strangled them. The woman handed herself to police after committing the crime.
Senior Assistant Commissioner Charamba said it is disturbing that police have recorded several cases of a similar nature and urged people to seek counselling when faced with challenges.


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A common habit nowadays is to "blog your trip." I've read some great tales of my friends' road trips, and I don't know how they did it along the way. So now that I've been home, settled, and started vacation withdrawal (and because I don't want to be left out), I'm going to blog about my trip after-the-fact.
In the hopes of looking at something different than we're used to, we took a family trip to Colorado. I am the planner, and I had planned where we would stay, which would include three nights of "camping." (Meaning: I am not a camper; I only hoped I would become more of one in CO since there is a lack of humidity and mosquitoes; we would be in a cabin with beds; there would be showers nearby; it would save money). Still, I looked online to find "camping lists" so that we could pack properly. The lists I found out there were obviously written by people who planned to spend entire summers in an RV, with lots of little kids, who wanted to be outdoors and also cook a lot. Items like "potato peelers," "Dutch ovens," "musical instruments," and "sidewalk chalk" graced those lists. They also planned for a lot of accidents, because the list for the first aid kit was long enough to open a small emergency room.
Scratch that list.
I made my own, and started packing a week beforehand. I felt a little like Kate Gosselin, which was weird since I only have two kids. Still, with a full-time job, I had reason to bark at everyone to quit laying around. "There are only six days left to pack!" We wanted to leave at 4 a.m., which is unheard of. "The entire truck has to be loaded and ready to go the night before!" I had to plan almost a week of meals, which was the worst part. I barely accomplish this at home. But we couldn't eat out every meal, and again, camping-- I wanted something other than hot dogs.
Anyway, we made it out of the house by 5 a.m. Still, an accomplishment. But wait, at the end of the street, we had to turn around for something. Heading out again, we made it to a gas station. While there, I realized I had left a bag of cash* at home. To my husband's credit, he did not kill me. So delaying us about 20 more minutes, we turned around for that. Finally, on the road to Kansas! That long, lovely state that lay between us and our mountainous destination. (*We do not normally have bags of cash at home. We had sold something on Craigslist and had saved the money for the trip. It was hidden. Too well).
|Art made from fossils
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The mountains were just ahead of us. On we drove.


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Mathematics at The Hertfordshire and Essex High School and Science College
Course description
The course consists of six units. Each unit is assessed by means of a 90 minute examination.
AS Level
In Year 12, we study two Pure Mathematics and one Statistics module.
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Entry requirements
GCSE grade A in Mathematics.
How to apply
If you want to apply for this course, you will need to contact The Hertfordshire and Essex High School and Science College directly.
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hahahahahha Jack ur in a Box ? lol
Nokia will release Phone Next Month Oct :) I think :P
Someone from Romania that bought it already and the keypad works without scratching the internal display? Also prices, and from where :)
very good phone, i really like this phone os mine, though a little heavy but very easy to use and screen superb.. so far i have no problems as others claim to be, test all functions and working well. by the way, i have this e90 for two months already..
I have searched, googled, and even talked to Quickoffice by phone. No luck on spell check. I need spell check, guess thats why I am a scientist (Math|Geologist). I sooo bad want to get away from RIM operating system and get on S60 with qwerty, (windows is too slow). Tried Quickword...then spell checked...copy...past to email, SMS...worked but to much trouble.
Tom are you sure there isn't Symbian software that supports spellcheck. I can see you need it: you spelt professionals incorrectly! Anyway you have made a valid point. The E90 should come with spellcheck as standard. T.A.K. Or any other techno guru, I am puzzled- Nokia note this device as having a dual CPU. Does that mean there are two microprocessors running at 332MHz on the SAME IC? One of them would deal with the Symbian software while the other catered for telephony. Any ideas??
its a beautifull phone and e90 is a different phone compare all the feature and then u guys say any thing bad for this lovely phone its Great .Speaker problem has been solved and now there is no flaws left .Its a great phone for those who understand how to use its functions .This phone is not for music freeks it a productive mobile .So stop saying bad for this Phone and face the competion .
NOKIA E90 is one of the best, in fact very much worth of your money!!! VIVA NOKIA!! SALUTI!!
I have been using this device for sometime. Before I purchased the phone, I was told u can do everything from the front screen that can be done on the main display...but they forgot to go a step further...the front screen does more than the main display. Why did they put a qwerty keyboard on this phone? Bling!
Thank you, T.A.K.,
I did return back my E90 today, so I have to wait up to 1 month to be fixed. I just would like to ask U if U tried the wi-fi, 'cause mine wasn't keeping a stable connection.
Vodafone UK are selling the E90 does anybody know if they are the faulty ones? http://www.vodafonebusinessshop.co.uk/Details-Phone-Nokia-E90-2922.html
Hey there! When can we expect a review on this website? This place and mobile-review have a great influence in purchasing mobiles, i guess for many people. Good Work!
1. BTW people, E90 has T9 predictive text. I have been using it for almost a week. Its activated from somewhere inside the menus. Dont remember now.
2. Another myth about the bad mic, hey my mic works perfectly, so do the speakers, I put the phone on the dash of my car and talk with windows rolled up. Its the loudest I have ever heard.
3. The browser works perfect, I downloaded mp3s from various sites, and not once did it say "not supported".
4. GPS too catches satellites, but you need to be in open sky.
5. For converting movies i,e, divx files to MP4, for seeing them on E90, use www.any-video-converter.com and convert divx into 800x352 MP4s, which will only be about 120 MB in size for almost every movie. You can easily put about 3 movies in your packaged 512MB card. Yes they play full screen without a jerk but lcd pixelization is high.
6. And if you have an E90 and have not downloaded and installed Fring, you dont deserve an E90 :). I have put the windows live messenger to, which usually is not given on it, but on other Nokia S60 phones. I luckily got the installer and my Windows Live works kickass.
And yes I use only wifi broadband, no EDGE, GPRS. 3G aint here yet in India :(
So yeah its a cool phone and is really light, comes in my front shirt pocket fully. Very impressive too
Btw T.A.K., The HTC Advantage does look interesting for those who have to send pertenant emails and want them to look like they came right off your desktop. I'm sure that OP system has spell check plus lots of bells and whistles. Maybe I can pull my E90 out in a year or two once they figure out people need spell check. I am going to stop using the E90 during bussiness hours, maybe try out the HTC Advantage.
I totlay agree the E90 is a TITAN. I respond to emails from my device away from office, they can be lengthy. Without spell check (FIRST DEVICE EVER BOUGHT WITHOUT!), it is a TITAN out of control. Thats like shooting an aproach in a jet into a runway with 500' ceiling and the pilot types the wrong runway no and u end up landing on a 2000' runway instead of the 6000'. Ur toast.
Dear John,
abt ur question of how to identify which batch is the E90. 1 simple thing. check the keypad frame. it is curved upwards unlike the 1st batch of the E90 where it is flat and the keyboard used to touch the inner PDA... this way with the new keypad frame when u close the E90 it is not fully closed...
and for the guys criticising the E90 plz shutup. for ur own info the E90 is a TITAN just like the HTC Advantage. and the E90 won over the HTC Advantage. the #1 TITAN mobile phone is the E90.


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Magic..! You'll always love this pic..!
And so you should, she's beautiful
What a cutie - great shot...
good framing and sharp. overall flat appearance, no real black or white, suggest you try to improve contrast with PS and LEVELS
keep trying ,you are going the right way!
Ken makes a good point that it is worth giving attention to.
The decision whether to go for an image with a lot of contrast that has good blacks and whites, or one with lower contrast that is created within the spectrum of greys and doesn't include either blacks or whites, is, I suggest, one that has to be made a on conscious level.
Perceived wisdom is that a monochrome image has to have blacks and whites; i.e. the clipping points have to be taken right in to at least the respective edges of the histogram, if not beyond. I don't agree with that. Study the earlier work of someone like Paul Strand and you see what can be achieved by a master who didn't always have blacks or whites in his images.
But is is soemthing that you should arrive at just by accident. You have to study your subject and decide how you want the finished image to look.
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I like it....great expression, nice catchlights, shallow depth of field and good face lighting makes her jump out at you. Good job...and for the photo too.


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Phoenix Agricultural Club
Phoenix Agricultural Club
Welcome to our web site. We are pleased to present this introduction of The Phoenix Agricultural Club. The Phoenix Agricultural Club, which we abbreviate as PAC, meets during what we call the Snowbird Season in Phoenix, a time period stretching from the conclusion of fall harvest to the beginning of spring.
Membership in PAC provides an opportunity to enjoy the association with others who have similar interests. Club activities include Phoenix area tours, plus an Agricultural Outlook meeting in February. The Outlook meeting features topics of current interest to landowners and others involved with agribusiness.
Mission Statment:
The Phoenix Agricultural Club includes landowners, farmers, educators and agribusiness professionals striving to achieve a better understanding and appreciation of the value of agriculture to our society. The mission of the Phoenix Agricultural Club is to examine and discuss issues of agricultural significance and to inform and influence agricultural leaders in the private sector.
Contact Info:
Ted Axland
Phoenix Agricultural Club
25636 N Abajo Dr
Rio Verde AZ 85263
Phone: 480-471-3518


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After a late start we ambled into the Old Town to clear our heads and obtain some food. Stumbling through the cobbled streets avoiding the hordes of tourists who had suddenly appeared, we discovered the African Kitchen, a basement restaurant with a warm ambience and reggea music, plus, best of all, great, cheap food. Although, by this point in the trip we were all lusting after pizza and coffee; perhaps because one person started talking about it and virally that idea spread amongst us until we were all desperate for greasy cheese on a thick dough base.
After some further wandering around this quaint quarter of Tallinn we headed back to Polymer for that evenings show, which turned out to be a bit of a wash out... literally. The forecast rain arrived with reinforcements, revellers fled the roof garden where we were due to play in droves as the DJ's set of Brit Pop Big Hits ground to a halt; part of the roof shifted sending water over electrics nullifying the idea of playing outdoors at least. Equipment was frantically moved into a tiny side room where stoner-drone band Trans-Geramanium Express eventually played at around 1.30am. After yet more equipment shuffles Daryl played a cut-down Kostoglotov set at around 2.30am, by which time I was feeling far too tired to contemplate playing and singing, so we spent the rest of the night catching up on the drinking and listening to Emma play flute along to the drum circle that had formed in the bar.
We slept in a room near to this beautiful painting.
Mobile Sauna
The Roof Garden
Our last day was spent record shopping, eating yet again at the African Canteen, finding the Baltic Sea lapping over broken concrete and salt soaked weeds, and catching our flights home. Instead of a direct line back to the UK we went via Oslo. Tallinn's airport was quite a relaxing place to hang about, free wifi, blueberry smoothies and making future plans whiled away the hour and a half wait. The actual flight was quite strressful for me though, the changing air pressure created intense pain in my ears, probably caused by a slight cold picked up over the weekend. However, the flight from Oslo was worse. As I type this, 24 hours later, my ears have yet to pop and everything seems so distant.
A big thank you to Sandis for organising the shows and accompanying us on this journey. Another to all the venues who hosted us and to Kimberly / Polymer for putting us up for two nights. Thanks to everyone who came to watch us too.


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July 19 - July 23, 2019
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Day 1: Walla Walla and Tri-Cities to Tacoma, WA
We will pick you up at a central location in Walla Walla and the Tri-Cities (TBD), for an early morning departure to Tacoma. We take the scenic route to Washington's third largest city, Tacoma, by following the Yakima River over Snoqualmie Pass. After stopping for lunch we make our way to our Tacoma hotel. Join your tour director for happy hour before dinner. Located in the Museum Neighborhood, our downtown hotels give you great access to the waterfront esplanade, shops, and restaurants.
Meals included: Lunch, Reception
Day 2: Tacoma, WA
After breakfast, we'll visit the Museum of Glass. This Northwest Icon is an international attraction that offers amazing exhibits and live glass blowing presentations. You can even blow your own glass or make your own tile! With the Washington State History Museum and Tacoma Art Museum a short distance from the hotel, you'll have no trouble continuing your museum binge, or you may wish to relax and enjoy the city and the river walk.
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 3: Tacoma to Seattle to Leavenworth, WA (via train)
This morning we head to the Emerald City for a day to explore the town on our own, or you may choose to take one of the many tours available. Your Tour Director will help you create your ideal Seattle day. At 3:30pm meet at the King Street Station for your scenic rail journey along the Puget Sound and into the Cascade Mountains where the final destination is the Bavarian Town of Leavenworth. Dinner will be available for purchase on board the train.
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 4: Leavenworth, WA
Start the day with a morning walking tour exploring the charming Bavarian town of Leavenworth, and the park trails along the Wenatchee River as winds through town. The rest of the day is yours to do what you please. From the Nutcracker Museum to Rafting there is no shortage of great activities, or you may choose to stroll the town and have a soak in the spa. In the evening, join us at a local beer garden for a festive beer and bratwurst reception.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Reception
Day 5: Leavenworth to Walla Walla
Today may be the most surprising day of the journey. After breakfast, we descend the Cascade Mountains following the Wenatchee River to the mighty Columbia. We will travel this massive and majestic river past coulees, dams, orchards, and vineyards. It's hard to ignore the geology of this region as it surrounds us as we pass through Hanford Reach National Monument on our way to Red Mountain. We'll enjoy lunch at a winery in Washington's smallest wine growing region. After lunch, we'll continue to follow the river as we pass Wallula gap on our return to Walla Walla.
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My friend Brian and I were conversing over lunch yesterday and I mentioned I was working on a post about last Tuesday's State of the Union Address. I mentioned that while researching reactions to the speech, I had responded to a single question survey. The question was, "In your view, what is the current state of the union?" We discussed my response and I said I would email it to him. It follows:
We are sad to see so many people unable to find jobs because politicians think it is more important to build bureaucracies and power than to get out of the way of hard working people.
We are sad because we see teachers who must close their minds and lead children to believe what the politicians want rather than to help children drink in the knowledge that comes from open minds and discovery.
We are sad because a once proud and strong nation sees more of its people cowed each day by mindless rules, regulations and the actions of a nanny state that knows better than its citizens what they need.
We are sad when we have politicians who look down their noses at us and see lesser beings while we no longer look up at them and see leaders worthy of our respect.
To which, Brian responded with an expansion on the theme:
We are sad that our political leadership fails to seek, understand, and heed lessons from the past to avoid the costly mistakes which consumed much of the treasure and blood of prior generations.
We are sad that political expediency has trumped the balance of powers so beautifully constructed in the US Constitution.
We are sad that the sacrifices made by our founders and patriots over the last past two centuries are not dignified or respected by the peoples' civic and political involvement, as evidenced by appallingly low voter participation in elections.
We are sad that so many of us seem to be willing to forego freedom in exchange for security in the form of enhanced entitlements.
We are sad that the line which distinguishes political leadership from celebrity has become blurred….resulting in us electing politicians who tell us what we want to hear instead of what we need to hear.
We are sad that politicians enable us in self-indulgence, as evidenced by us saddling the next generation with unsustainable debt in order to keep today's party stoked.
We are sad that the media rewards the deviant, the arrogant, and those who call attention to themselves by pandering to base instincts while ignoring the humble and noble virtues which ultimately lead to a "good life" as defined by thinkers over the ages.
What do you think?


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Newcastle United are keen to make the current loan deal of Mikel Merino a permanent one this season, with the player enjoying life under Rafa Benitez, according to the Chronicle.
The 21-year-old joined the Magpies on a temporary basis from German giants Borussia Dortmund during the summer, and has settled into life quickly in his new surroundings.
The Spaniard swiftly displaced former regular Jonjo Shelvey during the Englishman's three-match ban for a deliberate stamp on Dele Alli's leg in the north-east side's campaign opener, and has not been removed by the Toon manager since.
The St James' Park faithful have quickly taken to their new star, however there is still unrest on Tyneside regarding Newcastle's recruitment plans for January and beyond.
Benitez was not shy about discussing his frustrations surrounding the Geordies' transfer policy over the course of the summer, and the 57-year-old is keen to prevent history repeating itself once again.
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hi, just a quick note, again ;) , the x-mas tree is up and we love it.
not the best of photos but will give you a impression.
further I'm busy step by step and probably in the wrong order with a display fantasy house, here some picture, mind I bought in October an from then on step by step am trying things out.
have fun!
love, Andrea
zondag 12 december 2010
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Andrea your Tree looks wonderful. Love the Garland looks so delicate running through the Tree. Looking forward to seeing more posts on your Gate House..xBeantwoordenVerwijderen
*Debbie those light strings are called clustered lights here. I like the effect very much, just a little extra ;)BeantwoordenVerwijderen
mmm and the Gatehouse, perhaps I started the wrong way, but alas so I can see where I'm going to, or at least where I want to go to ;)thank you for your respond xxx
Nou leuk rozen in een Kerstboom. Zelfgemaakt?BeantwoordenVerwijderen
Ook mooi dat huisje wat je aan het maken bent!
Groetjes Janny.
I love the tree too and that kit is great. I spy a witches hat making table, wonderful! cant wait to see this project evolve! Kate xxxBeantwoordenVerwijderen
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I like to plant herbs because I like having fresh herbs on hand.
Any time I need herbs, I just go to my little herb garden and get what I need. There's no need to go to the supermarket to buy an expensive pack of herbs that are usually not that fresh. And those supermarket herbs also don't last very long in the refrigerator before they go mushy. I feel bad about the waste of money, so I have tried growing herbs at home when I can.
We used to go to that place called the Manila Seedling Bank near the corner of Quezon Ave. and EDSA that had all the plant stores. Haven't been there in years because apparently, the place has been shut down. Also, some plants are annuals and die after one cycle.
The plant I really missed the most was basil. For a time, I have not cooked with fresh basil because I hated having to buy basil at the supermarket – I usually have to throw away half of the pack contents because the leaves are brown/black already.
So earlier this month, I decided to finally start up an herb garden again. After some googling, I found a place along Mother Ignacia that sells garden supplies. It's called Cedar Hills Garden Center. I wasn't expecting much on the way there, because I know rent in this area can get expensive. I was preparing myself for ridiculous mall-level prices.
So when we arrived there after going to an event in the area, I was happy to see an organized place with lots of healthy looking plants. I was even happier to see the the prices were reasonable, almost the same as the ones from the old Manila Seedling location.
Of course, it's not as big as the Manila Seedling Bank, but it has the plants and the things I need. I still had my old plant pots, so I didn't need to buy new ones. I wanted some basil, wansoy, green onions – those are the herbs we use the most. We already have some rosemary at home that my sis bought from Tagaytay.
I left with some sweet basil, Thai basil and peppermint. I didn't like the wansoy plants I saw so I might start some wansoy from seed later.
Anyway, the plants I got were all 3 for P100, and I could mix and match them! So I got 2 of each and only paid P200 for the 6 healthy plants! I find that it's better to have 2-3 of each plant – that way, you can harvest what you need without almost killing the plant by taking all of its leaves. You can take a little from each plant.
I also bought a bag of potting mix, P190. I also bought some fertilizer for our mango tree. I still have fertilizer for the herbs at home.
I'm happy to have found a place that is not too out of the way where I can get garden supplies at reasonable prices.
These are how the herbs look like now. I have already harvested some sweet basil on the first week to top my Spaghettini with Tomato Sauce. Fresh basil is really the best accompaniment to any tomato sauce dish!
Look how much they have grown compared to when I bought them just 3 weeks ago!
How to use the herbs?
Gently wash the herbs in water before using. Throw away any damaged leaves.
Sweet Basil – amazing topping for tomato-based dishes like spaghetti, etc… Also great to add to sandwiches & paninis like how Starbucks does it. You can even make your own pesto!
Thai Basil – for Thai dishes that call for it – Thai Ground Pork with Basil, Thai Basil Chicken, etc… also great for soups like Pho if you want to make pho at home
Mint – for making mint jelly to eat with grilled lamb! Or mojitos. Or just make mint tea. Or make mint desserts. Basically anything you want to add a minty taste to. Mediterranean dishes also use a lot of mint
Rosemary – Turbo Chicken! Just marinate chicken with some salt, pepper, garlic, and rub rosemary all over the chicken, esp under the skin. If you're using a whole chicken, don't forget to put some rosemary sprigs inside the cavity. Don't scrimp on the rosemary! Hey, they're free and they will grow back. Fresh rosemary is so, so much better than dried!
Pandan – We have 2 pandan plants that are "balding" because we get leaves from them twice a day. We add pandan leaves every time when cooking rice – just get one leaf, wash it, and put it in with the rice to cook. It has a lot of health benefits and there are already those who claim that it fights all sorts of diseases.
Caring for the Herbs & Why I Find it Cost-Effective
After the initial spend for the plants (3 for P100 price) and the potting mix if you don't have the proper soil, you really don't need to do anything to the plants except water them. We have this old shoe rack that we repurposed for our herbs.
Handle the plants gently when re-potting them. Add enough soil but don't pack the soil firmly. Just keep the soil loose so that air and water can still reach the roots.
The soil just has to be well-draining, meaning that excess water should flow out quickly so the herbs don't drown in very wet soil. The potting mix being sold at the garden center is perfect. Just water them once in the morning with enough water to get all the soil wet. That's it.
Once in a while, maybe every 2 weeks or every month, it depends on when I remember to, I put fertilizer. To do this, I just dissolve a small amount of the fertilizer (like a small, plastic teaspoon) in a big pail of water, and use that to water the plants (soil part only, don't wet the leaves with the fertilizer water). You don't even have to fertilize if you don't want to, the plants will just grow lusher if you fertilize them, but it's not a requirement.
Basically, all you need is water. We even save money on water by using aircon drip water if we have any, and rain water that we recycle.
And also just project positive, happy vibes to your plants! Being around my plants always makes me feel better, too, and I really feel that healthy plants add to a positive vibe at home.
When I first started planting herbs like basil and rosemary many years ago, I had a difficult time, probably because they were not used to the hot Manila climate and I watered them too much. However, the next few batches that I planted seemed okay with Manila weather, and now, I don't even worry about it anymore. I just leave the plants outside in a place where they get sunlight for most of the day. The only time I move the plants to a safer location is during typhoons.
So you see, growing herbs is practically a free source of food. We also get the freshest flavors! And if you harvest some leaves from your herb plant, it's fine. The plant will grow new leaves in a short amount of time and you can harvest some more. It's a practically endless supply as long as the plant is healthy. Just leave about 1/3 to half of the plant's leaves intact when you harvest so it won't die. Don't be afraid to cut the "tallest" stem – in fact, it's better if you do. This way, the plant will be forced to focus on the side stems. So instead of one thin, tall plant, you'll get a short but bushy / fat plant with more side stems producing more leaves.
All good things must come to and end, and it's inevitable: plants die. Some plants, like basil, have a 1-year life cycle, and start dying after they flower. To prolong its life, if you see it starting to flower, cut off the part that is flowering to prevent it from flowering. But plants will eventually die. No big deal. Just buy new ones, or start from seed (if your plant produced seeds and you kept the seeds).
Blogging this to help my friends who are maybe thinking about starting their own herb garden.
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by Steve Traudt
There's one area in photography that causes more confusion than any other--exposure control. Camera companies capitalize on this confusion by creating ever more complex cameras which supposedly ensure perfect exposures. Whole books have been written on the subject, yet the confusion continues. Why? I'll explain exposure in simple terms. For any photographer, good exposure control is essential in the quest for stronger photographs.
Film needs a certain amount of light to produce the chemical reaction leading to an image. The light meter was invented to measure the light on the subject. Knowing the level of light allowed the photographer to set the shutter and aperture to the proper combination.
The first light meters were simple instruments, using a selenium photocell to power a moving needle. They worked pretty well in bright light but were delicate, slow to react, and expensive. The next development replaced selenium with cadmium sulfide. These meters worked much better in low light but still had problems. Today's technology uses such materials as silicon photo diodes to give us durable meters of wide-ranging sensitivity and precise accuracy. It would seem, then, that such meters have solved the problem of exposure. Solved? Not quite. The problem lies not in the meter but in the creature using it!
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Meter design
There are two main meter types: the hand-held meter and the built-in camera meter. Twenty years ago, the hand-held meter was king. The early built-in meters were not nearly as sensitive and accurate as the hand-held type. But as electronics improved, the built-in meters took a giant leap in quality. Today's cameras have such good meters, there's little cause to buy a separate, hand-held meter. The exception might be the professional who needs extremely accurate spot meter readings, flash exposure reading capability or incident light readings. The disadvantage of the hand-held meter becomes apparent as you use filters, extension tubes or anything that changes the light coming through the lens. The built-in meter always sees and reads exactly what the lens sees, so it's to our advantage to use the camera meter whenever possible. A built-in meter is always a reflected light meter. A hand-held meter can be built for reflected light, incident light or both.
If this built-in meter is so good, then why the continued problems with exposure control? It all has to do with the way a meter is designed. Every meter built is calibrated to read a certain value. It's much like a car speedometer which is calibrated to read the actual speed traveled. Or a thermometer which is calibrated to read the correct temperature. When the light meter was first invented, the scientists went outside and measured the amount of light reflecting off a typical landscape scene. It turned out, the amount of light reflecting was about 18 percent, so they used this value to calibrate the light meter--no different from sticking a thermometer in a glass of ice water to find the freezing point.
To human vision, a piece of cardboard reflecting 18 percent of the light hitting it appears a middle gray. In fact, any object which reflects about 18 percent of the light looks mid-toned to our eyes. Now, as I've said, a light meter is not really smart. Why? Because the light meter doesn't know what it 's looking at! Since it doesn't know, the meter has to make an assumption. And guess what assumption it's going to make...Yep, that the subject is reflecting 18 percent of the light!
So far, so good. And, indeed, if everything in the world reflected 18 percent, exposure problems would never occur. Or, if we photographed only stuff which had 18 percent reflectance, all our exposures would be perfect. Of course, neither of these states exist in real life.
And then, a genie happens...
At this point, let me introduce you to my friend, the genie. This genie lives in your light meter and has one job in life--to turn everything it sees into a middle tone. If it does that, it's happy because it did its job perfectly. Understanding the goals of the genie is your ticket to understanding exposure.
Consider an average outdoor landscape that reflects 18 percent. If we point our camera at this scene and let the genie do its thing, we get back a slide which is right "on the money." The genie is happy; you're happy; everyone's happy! But for our next shot, we point the camera at a black cat. Our genie studies the cat, assumes the cat reflects 18 percent, and provides an exposure to give a mid-toned black cat. But a mid-toned black cat isn't black; it's gray! The genie is happy, but you probably aren't. In order for the genie to produce a gray cat, it called for MORE exposure than normal. This extra exposure lightened up the black fur into gray fur. So, if you wanted the cat to stay black, you would've had to allow LESS exposure than the genie requested. The actual adjustment needed would have been about one f-stop LESS. This lesser exposure would have kept the black cat from washing out to a gray. Remember, when I say "one stop," that can mean either one f-stop or one shutter speed since they are equivalent.
Next, you find a white ptarmigan (which looks a little like a wild pigeon-ed.) in a snow bank. Of course, our genie doesn't know much about wildlife, certainly not ptarmigans. So, it does the only thing it can do--assume the ptarmigan is middle-toned or about 18 percent reflectance. You get the slide back, and, sure enough, the beautiful white bird is now a gray bird. Same, but opposite problem as the gray/black cat. To make a gray ptarmigan, the genie called for LESS exposure, thereby creating a muddy gray tone. To actually obtain a white bird, you need to give MORE exposure, about one f-stop more.
Please read the proceeding two paragraphs again, for they are the crux of the exposure dilemma.
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Part of the problem, I think, is that it all seems backwards! I remember as a young child, I would go out photographing in the winter. My brain decided that with all that white snow, it was really too bright. So I always gave less exposure than my trusty handheld Sears meter called for. That was exactly the opposite correction from what I should have applied. By giving less light, I actually got black snow. Since this was when I used b/w film, I played hell in the darkroom trying to get a decent print. It was to be many years later, at a Nikon seminar, that I finally had the mysterious workings of a light meter explained.
Cardboard magic
There are four basic ways to shoot a black cat and keep it black or to keep a white bird, white. First, you can get a humble piece of cardboard, called a Gray Card. I buy these in 8x10 inch sizes and cut them into 4x5 sizes for field use. This 4x5 size costs about fifty cents! I then hold the gray card in front of the cat, so the light is hitting the card the same as it's hitting the cat. I take a meter reading off the card, remove the card, compose and shoot. Like magic, my cat's back to black. By using the gray card, I've calibrated the meter for the light hitting the cat. The genie doesn't know the reflectance of the cat, but it DOES know the reflectance of the gray card, so the exposure is perfect! The sales people from the various camera companies shudder every time a photographer picks up this stupid chunk of cardboard, because they want to sell their special camera.
Secondly, if you don't have a gray card, you can look for something middle-toned in the scene that's in the same light as the cat. Take a reading off this substitute gray card, recompose on the cat and trip the shutter.
Thirdly, if you don't have a gray card and you can't find a substitute in the scene, you probably have your hand along! And, if you can find your hand, open it up, hold it in the same light as is hitting the cat, take a reading off your palm, and shoot the photograph--AFTER you open up one f-stop. (Because your palm is about twice as bright as a gray card, you must open up to compensate. Just remember: you open up your hand to take the reading, so you open up one stop.)
Finally, if none of the preceding adjustments appeal to you, you can usually just close down one stop from the reading for a black subject or open up one stop for a white subject.
Special considerations
Snow presents a special challenge, as it's about 2 1/2 stops brighter than 18 percent gray. Using a gray card with snow indeed gives you white snow. But, since pure white snow doesn't show any texture or detail, you actually want a slight underexposure, so that it looks good on film. To shoot snow, I gray card it, then give one f-stop LESS. This underexposure gives the snow some detail. OR, you can meter the snow directly and give 1 1/2 f-stops MORE light. This may sound confusing, but either method gives the same result--a one stop underexposure, thereby maintaining texture.
The best way to use gray card metering is with the camera in manual mode. I often have students who faithfully use the gray card while the camera is set to auto or program. As soon as the card is removed, the genie quickly recomputes a new and erroneous value. For most folks, the hardest part of learning the gray card system is actually learning how to use their camera on manual!
Is correcting exposure really this simple? Yes. I call the gray card, The Incredible Exposure Machine! What are some pitfalls to avoid? Some gray cards have a surface sheen to them that can throw the reading off a bit. The new Kodak gray cards now have a duller coating to help avoid this. The Delta brand of gray card is also good, and they have a plastic type which lasts longer. Always hold the card so the light is hitting it the same as is hitting the subject. Don't tilt the card, or the shadow cast will cause an inaccurate reading. Hold the card close enough to your lens so the card is all the genie is seeing. Replace the gray card as it becomes dirty. That's pretty much it. For you technical types, a gray card is Zone V. But don't think that gray cards only apply to black-and-white photography. For this reason, I sometimes give students red, green or blue cards that I have measured to be sure they're reflecting about 18 percent. I make these from scrap mat board left over after I've been framing photographs.
Many times you'll be in different light than your subject is. For example, you're shooting a sunlit mountain in the distance, but you're in overcast light. The gray card won't work here, so just find a substitute middle tone in the sunlit scene and meter off that. This is where a spot meter is more accurate than an averaging meter. Most camera meters are center-weighted, meaning the genie is looking mostly in the center part of your composition.
Some of you may be thinking an incident light meter is the solution. It's true that an incident meter functions like a gray card. You just hold this meter close to the subject, letting the light hit it, and it automatically gives you a proper reading. But the problem begins as you start adding filters or extension tubes, etc., for now you're required to perform all sorts of mental gymnastics with filter factors and such. Why not just use your built-in reflected light meter? It's a lot easier.
Understanding how the genie works gives you control you never had before. The fancy meters on the new cameras promise that, somehow, they've mastered exposure. This is a total lie. Sure, a matrix type of meter takes several different readings, but it still does NOT know what it's looking at! So how does that help us? Slide users, especially, will benefit from the gray card. Slide film has a very narrow latitude. In fact, slide film can record only about a four-to-five stop range of light. Such a range is less than the usual sunny scene. By careful metering, you can place these four or five stops where you want. The newest slide films--like Velvia, Provia and Lumiere--require even more accurate metering than did Kodachrome and Ektachrome.
Most of the time, you aren't shooting black cats or white birds but a middle-toned something. So, just figure out how close to a middle tone your subject really is. If the aspen leaves are a little brighter than a gray card, then give a little more exposure--perhaps a half stop more. With practice, you can judge subject tones amazingly well. You can actually develop a genie of your own in your brain. By the way, a north, clear-blue sky in the middle of the day is sometimes about 18 percent! But, be careful of those who tell you that green grass is always 18 percent. The reflectance of grass varies greatly with moisture content. Brown paper bags are usually 18 percent--as is concrete. Many gray camera bags are deliberately made 18 percent .
A useful exercise is to go to a picture frame shop, and get several pieces of scrap mat board in various colors. Take them home, meter a gray card and compare each mat to that reading. Write the value on the back of the mat. If the mat was a half stop darker than the gray card, write -1/2 on the back. Then, shuffle the deck and try to estimate each card's brightness as compared to middle tone. Do this several times over a few weeks, and you'll be surprised how good you get! Now, just transfer this knowledge to real-world subject matter.
Finally, realize that the exposure you want isn't necessarily the correct exposure. You might actually want your subject to be darker or lighter than what's correct. When you point the genie at something and let the genie figure the exposure, you'll get a subject that is middle-toned. Knowing this, you can easily give a bit more or less light to get the exact exposure value that your emotional side wants.
As a recap:
These last two situations are moderate exposure adjustments compared to the large errors that would result if you made readings directly from very light or very dark subjects.
Now you know the truth about your camera meter. The sooner you learn how the genie works, the sooner you can get on with CREATING good photographs.
Steve Traudt is an accomplished photographer, writer and teacher.
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Hip-hop music is thriving more than ever as the most consumed music genre in the country. Kendrick Lamar reigned supreme over nearly everybody once again (shout out to KRS-One) and Jay-Z added yet another classic to his catalog. There was so much floating about the hip-hop stratosphere in 2017 that, inevitably, there were a few equally impressive albums that got lost in the shuffle. Here are five albums that you slept on.
Overdoz, 2008
I've been waiting for Overdoz to blow up for a while now. Along with groups like Pac Div, Tiron & Omari and U-N-I, they help to reroute and shape what we know as today's West Coast hip-hop sound. The LA collective is definitely more The Pharcyde than N.W.A in terms of quintessential West Coast crews, but you can still find traces of both if you listen hard enough.
It's taken a minute for Overdoz to get to this moment. When the single "Lauren London" hit in 2012, I thought their time had come, but they waited a year to follow up with the mixtape, Boom then virtually vanished for two more years. The crew returned in the summer of 2015 with the Pharrell Williams-produced single, "Last Kiss," a mid-tempo party gem led by singer/MC Kent Jamz. "Last Kiss" encapsulates everything the band does well and marked the most opportune time to strike.
Their 2017 debut album, 2008, represents the year they formed as a group and dropped out of the blue but right on time without missing a step. The album follows a day or two in the lives of the foursome with a wide array of sonics handled by the likes of THC, Terrace Martin, Organized Noize and the aforementioned Williams. 2008 is the wildest ride of 2017 and with tracks like "Secret Sunday" and "U Let the Homie Hit", it's unapologetically LA.
Freddie Gibbs, You Only Live 2wice
Freddie Gibbs, best known for his vivid portrayals of street life, has always separated himself from the pack with pure lyricism. No particular look, no gimmicks or formulas, just cleverly crafted gangster epics told from obvious experience.
In 2016, Gibbs' voice was nearly silenced when he was charged with sexual abuse while on tour in Europe. After being extradited to an Austrian jail, he sat and did the only thing he could do; write. For three months, he sat in that cell until he was eventually acquitted of all charges. He walked out a changed man with countless songs. You Only Live 2wice recounts the time before, during and immediately following his jail stint. With zero features, the album is a purge of the mental, physical and spiritual anguish the ordeal caused him and his family. It's also his most concise project yet. At a mere eight tracks —- nine if you count Part 2 of "20 Karat Jesus" —- Gibbs leaves no stone unturned as to how the encounter affected his life, even allowing old Gangsta Gibbs to show up on tracks like "Dear Maria" and the Kaytranada and BadBadNotGood-produced "Alexys."
Rick Ross, Rather You Than Me
Rick Ross is the most consistent rapper of the past decade. Other than Nas and Hov, no one has been able to finesse hood opulence like he has. Ross claimed his spot in the game before it was fully forged on the 2008 single "The Boss" but it all eventually came to fruition, He's now the head of musical conglomerate Maybach Music Group along with ownership in dozens of businesses. In the midst of all of his business ventures, Rozay's managed to shift a majority of his focus back to the music, with respect to the art of the album. He takes pride in each one of his albums and since 2008, he's released a project annually (or semiannual in 2014), turning each one into an event. This year's Rather You Than Me is no exception.
Infamously known as a beat selection virtuoso, his knack for picking the best of what a producer offers is simply unparalleled. He's still inclined to feed the streets with a banger ("Trap Trap Trap") but his lane is now adult contemporary soulful rap tunes ("Apple of My Eye," "Santorini Greece"). Most of the conversation around RYTM centered on "Idols Become Rivals," where Rozay exposes the long-running folklore of Cash Money Records boss Birdman and business dealings with his artists, specifically Lil Wayne. We hear the pages turn in the booth as each tale is revealed. Ross sounds heartbroken yet resolute, reminiscent of the way Nino Brown parted ways with G Money in New Jack City.
Dom Kennedy & Hit-Boy, Courtesy of Half-A-Mil
For years now, both Dom Kennedy and Hit-Boy have established themselves as forces in LA and beyond; Hit-Boy orchestrating classics for hip-hop & R&B's upper echelon and Dom positioning himself as a MC and pioneer for the new West. Their Half-A-Mil EPs that have dropped over the past year came as unforeseen as any other surprise project of 2017. The stealthy tactics resumed in the form of a full length album, Courtesy of Half-A-Mil, and it's truly one of the more underappreciated albums of the year, due in large part to lack of audience awareness.
On this new LP we hear Dom revert back to his prime Get Home Safely form, gliding right in the pocket on "500 Band Clique" while Hit keeps pace, going bar-for-bar while pulling everything out of his impressive production repertoire. While there isn't a lot of heft behind the subject matter for the album, it deserves more shine for what it is; an album chock full of smooth slappers from two artists with unquestionable chemistry.
Fabolous and Jadakiss, Friday on Elm Street
True school MC's Fabolous and Jadakiss owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to their loyal fan base who rely on them to uphold the traditional East Coast aesthetic. If it were left solely to album productivity, who knows where their names would land in the conversation of hip-hop greats?
Thanks to a bevy of memorable features and mixtapes, the allure still exists. After a pump fake or two, we finally have a Fabolous and Jadakiss collab album. Released in late November, smack dab in the middle of Timb-and-hoodie season, we're treated to the rarest of moments for 45 minutes of Friday on Elm Street; two rappers with 20 years in the game who not only deliver better than ever lyrically, but are as equally invigorating.
In most cases, they aren't rhyming for the sake of riddling. On the Tevin Campbell-flipped, Teyana Taylor-featured "Talk About It," Kiss and Fab trade bars, offering their perspective on the wild world state of affairs. They briefly break format on tracks like "Stand Up" and "All About It," but stick to the script for the most part, paying their debt and delivering a gritty New York street record for a starving audience.


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Watch the trailer for Adam Baldwin's new show 'The Last Ship'. This TNT series will air next year.
a very typical adam baldwin movie and gosh him in white navy uniform druel factor on lol!
Was that McSteamy as the captain?
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Cucina Italiana is BFLC's premier home grown brand. An Italian eatery focusing on freshly cooked home style dishes in a uniquely designed restaurant that will transport guests to the heart of Italy. A chef driven concept, Cucina has received great press coverage since opening it's doors two years ago and was recently awarded Time Out magazine's "Best Italian restaurant" award.
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People make decisions based on emotion. This certainly does not seem to be a hidden secret, at least in the world of online content writing. A simple web search will reveal a host of tips and "secrets" in regards to the emotional motivators that get people to fill out that contact form or click on that "buy it now" button.
For the record, most of this advice has some merit. Unfortunately, identifying these emotional motivators does not necessarily mean that your website's content is going to be effective. The trick comes not in identifying the emotion, but in separating those emotions from feelings. The goal of your copy is to make people act, not to feel.
Yes, if your copy provokes strong feelings in a person, you may elicit a reaction. Unfortunately, this is not always the reaction you are looking for. Instead of clicking buy, the reader is more likely to laugh, or cry, or act in some other type of unpredictable manner. The point is that if your copy is only written to reach a person's feelings, you are not going to get the response you are looking for.
The goal of your copy is to cause a specific reaction, not just stir up feeling. As cited by Steve Stosny from Psychology Today, this means separating the motivation from the feeling. Stosny identifies three motivators that get people to act.
- Approach: Approach motivation means that your audience wants to experience more, discover more, learn more, or appreciate more. This basically means that your audience is seeking fulfillment on some level. Possible scenarios are seeking empowerment, getting rich or losing weight.
- Avoid: Basically, your audience wants to avoid doing a certain action. Example of this include overpaying for car insurance or getting older
- Attack: Attack goes beyond trying to avoid something. Instead, your audience wants to get rid of it altogether. An example of this is not just avoiding the aging process; the goal becomes the elimination of wrinkles.
By writing your copy to appeal to the motivators and not the feelings, you can more specifically address the action you want to influence, which in turn will make your online marketing campaign more effective.


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04 Dec Web Designers Need To Read These Tips
Many tasks depend on understanding Internet technologies so it's very important to grasp the fundamentals and beyond. As good as net design is, this particular area is an aggressive one. Look at some internet designs which will make you stand outside.
Don't utilize pop-up webpages. There's nothing worse than seeing a site and getting attacked by heaps of pop-up advertisements. Lots of individuals would shut a website instantly if it utilizes pop-ups, even if it is a website run by a renowned brand or business. Keep your clients happy, by steering clear of those annoying advertisements. Any server that requires you to get pop-up advertisements is a server you do not wish to use!
Developing a newsletter is able to enable you to get repeat traffic. In case you've got your customers subscribe to upgrades, they will have a reason to return again and again. Stick the sign-up type at a place that is from the way, like in a sidebar, and also maintain excellent records of people who register. You need to then just send your newsletter to those who have asked it, or people might sue you for unsolicited mails.
Keep every different subject separated. Place each subject on another page. This can keep things clean and easy for viewers, and enable you to rank with search engines.
Use Photoshop to make professional looking images for use in your own site. Utilizing programs like PS may create amateur websites seem professional, quickly. If you do not use Photoshop, then you might discover it is going to take a very long time to have the ability to get the knowledge required to create a great site.
Avoid using frames to your ideal internet site optimization. While traffic to your website may delight in the pages which have frames, then search engines don't pick up the data included within frames. The search engine may offer your site a decrease position if it can not observe the wonderful content you're providing. Your visitors suffers in case you don't achieve this.
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The majority of individuals are aware about Photoshop, and they understand it requires a little work and understanding to utilize it efficiently in site development. On the flip side, Dreamweaver is lesser known, and lots of folks aren't aware of the advantages it's for designers. It is very important to get to understand this program and find out how it can help your layout.
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text: Although bitcoin has yet to become a legal currency in Taiwan, a local convenience store chain is now willing to indirectly accept the virtual currency. Consumers will soon be able to use bitcoins to purchase coupons and have them printed at the shop to pay for goods. This convenience store chain launched a program last year that allowed consumers to top up their bitcoin wallet. Now consumers can even pay by using the digital currency saved in their e-wallet.Titan ChengBitoEx Founder, CEOThere are many foreigners in Taiwan. We hope they can conveniently purchase and use bitcoins. However, accepting such payments is controversial as bitcoin is not a legal currency regulated by the central bank.Tseng Ming-chungFSC MinisterIf bitcoin reverts to being considered a commodity rather than a currency, then the (FSC) and the central bank won't need to regulate it. This convenience store chain is launching the service to attract consumers with Financial Supervisory Commission Minister Tseng Ming-chung saying there's no law preventing such an action as long as no banks are involved.


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(6pm, Ros Packer Theatre, Hickson Road Walsh Bay)
Thank you, Jo, [Dyer, MC] and good evening, everyone. Welcome to the 2015 Sydney Writers' Festival.
It may be held over just one week, but this annual festival in May gives us food for thought and matters to debate for months to come.
The 2015 festival is no exception, with some of our most revered writers from around Australia and from overseas speaking on aspects of life and literature; there's a program of talks on Curiosity; another program for children and young people; discussions on subjects such as the changing nature of publishing and how it affects what and how we read.
The richness and variety of the festival program is a wonderful reflection of the richness and diversity of Sydney. And in the spirit of Sydney, it remains very accessible, with many of its hundreds of events free of charge.
Last year, we launched our Creative City policy and action plan, aimed at strengthening and enriching a uniquely "Sydney" culture. In the excitement it creates, in the quality of its offerings, in its inclusive and accessible ambience, Sydney Writers Festival embodies many of the qualities we seek for our Creative City.
And so we are proud to be a long-term supporter of the festival, and we're flying our colours in Sydney's busiest precinct, the Pitt Street Mall, with a giant billboard quoting Matt Haigh's wonderful words from Reasons to Stay Alive.
It's a great collaboration between the City, the developers and the Festival and it's getting people talking.
We also will be hosting festival events at Town Hall, the City Recital Hall, our beautiful Eternity Playhouse and at Kings Cross and Haymarket libraries.
Books will draw people to those venues, to here at Walsh Bay and to sites across greater Sydney - and this year, for the first time, via live-streaming to sites across NSW.
Who said the book is dead!
So to all of you - the writers, readers, thinkers and story-tellers who make this festival of books, words and ideas the fabulous celebration that it is - a very warm welcome.
Have a wonderful Writers' Festival in 2015.


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Not long after the night we got married, I began to feel sick and started throwing up. Hal, being the amazing husband he was, was extremely concerned and suggested we contacted a doctor.
"No, Hal, it's fine," I would say, smiling and telling him that he was overreacting.
He would ask if I was sure, and I would reply that yes, I was, and would immediately hug him.
I woke up a couple of mornings later to find my stomach was swollen ever-so-slightly. I was, of course, confused as I hadn't been feeling up to much eating what with my stomach bug, but it seemed different - not like fat swollen, more like...baby swollen?
I gasped audibly. Sure, it was jumping to conclusions, but I had all the signs. I was absolutely thrilled, and I woke Hal up right away to tell him the news.
"You're what!?" he exclaimed, a look of utter shock on his face.
"Pregnant!" I repeated.
"Honey, that's...I'm gonna be a dad! Oh my...This is just so..."
"I know!" I squealed.
Nothing could have made me happier at that moment, not even if someone had given me a million Simoleans.
Hal and I had saved for a rainy day for ages, and so we decided that it was raining cats and dogs! We expanded the house so we had more room, and so the child (or children - eek!) could have a better place to grow up in. Let's do the grand tour!
This is the newly expanded living and dining room, complete with a stereo and a small TV so we weren't bored out of our wits. Hal's job was pretty stressful and pregnancy was taking its toll on me, so we both liked to unwind in front of the TV after a hard day.
We upgraded the kitchen a little, too. That trophy is an award I got for styling lots of Sims in Riverview, and I was very proud of my achievement.
Here's Hal and I's bedroom. Not much has changed but it's a little bigger. Heck, we needed space what with my balloon belly! It hasn't changed a lot because we ran out of money, but we're working on that.
This is the bathroom! It was so cramped in our old one and we didn't have a shower, but now we can have baths as well! It's nice to just lie in the bath rubbing your tummy, imagining a little baby in there. It's really relaxing, even without bubble bath or rubber ducks!
And finally, the nursery! We aren't sure if the baby's a boy or a girl so we decided on something neutral that was a little more interesting than your basic yellows and greens. The baby's sure going to be lucky!
Pregnancy was difficult on me, but thankfully Hal did amazing massages, and he did them for free - unlike the salon. We just didn't have enough money for a professional massage, and why would I spend that money when Hal would give me perfectly good ones for no cost at all?
I had found another way of passing the time - gardening. It was very calming to watch my plants grow, just like the child inside of me. Sure, maybe the weeding was tough, especially later on in my pregnancy, but it was OK, since I was cheered up by the fact that I was going to have a family!
"HAL!" I screeched.
"What?" he groggily mumbled.
"The damn baby's coming, that's what!"
Hal leaped out of bed and panicked.
"What do I do!?" he yelled.
"Take me to the hospital or something!"
"OK! OK, um, hospital...hospital! Right! The hospital!"
"HAL!" I yelled at him. "Hurry UP!" The contractions were coming harder and faster now, and it was hardly bearable. He dialed the cab number on his phone with trembling fingers while I huffed and puffed, clutching my stomach.
"Oh, it hurts! HAL, IT HURTS! Do something!"
"Hello? Hello, my wife's in labour! You have to take us to the hospital, quick!" He rattled off our address.
"Hello? Hello, my wife's in labour! You have to take us to the hospital, quick!" He rattled off our address.
"The taxi will be there as soon as possible," he informed me.
"How soon is as soon as possible?" I wheezed. The pain was unbearable.
"I don't know!"
'As soon as possible' turned out to be about 30 seconds. The cabbie must have heard my screechings over the phone and decided it would probably be best to get there faster than he had ever driven before.
Finally, we arrived at the hospital, where I gave birth...
...to a bouncing baby boy! I was so proud, and Hal couldn't have been happier, even though he had wanted a girl.
Jack Houston, my little Prince!


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Uncle Paul's Jazz Closet
Eddie Costa & Coleman Hawkins Part 1
|Coleman Hawkins 1962? Sam Woodyard drums, Major Holley bass?
This is an unmarked photo of Paul Motian's. I'm not quite sure of when or where. Paul did play a few gigs with Coleman Hawkins via Eddie Costa around 1958. Hear the stories, Coleman Hawkins albums that Paul owned and the 3 albums Motian recorded with Eddie Costa: Eddie Costa Quintet, The House of Blue Lights, Guys and Dolls.


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There are many insidious ways to undermine the body politic. The current U.S. Administration has used political appointments to formerly apolitical government agencies to create chaos. Here are a few examples:
Lobbyist Who Once Sued Interior Named To Be Department's No. 2 Official
His name is David Longly Bernhardt, and he's worked as the top lobbyist for California's Westlands Water District, the largest agricultural entity of its kind in the nation. He's sued the Interior Department and helped write legislation on behalf of his client. Largely because of his services, Westlands has paid Bernhardt and the law firm where he works $1.27 million since 2011.
Fresno Bee, April 28, 2017, by Steven Leavenworth
For those familiar with California water issues, the Westlands Water District is a well-known player in thwarting efforts to reduce selenium and other toxic chemicals in California's irrigation water.
Trump Friend and Climate Foe Sam Clovis Is Up for a Big job at the USDA
The post, undersecretary of research, education, and economics, sets the Agriculture Department's scientific course. Clovis's background as a professor of economics fits with the econ and ed parts of the job, but reports of his pending appointment is drawing criticism because he has no experience with scientific research.
Grist, May 15, 2017 by Nathanael Johnson
Clovis was also a Trump campaign advisor and a conservative talk show radio host in Sioux City, Iowa. Surely that makes him qualified to be Chief Scientist for the USDA.
Trump's New Bank Regulator: Lawyer Who Helped Banks Charge More Fees
Keith Noreika helped big banks avoid state laws protecting consumers. As head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, he now has the power to override those state laws.
ProPublica, May 15, 2017, by Cezary Podkul


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This week was super normal. I feel like I start every email with that line. But this week it's true again. Back to work with the comp, changes next week and we'll see what goes down, and I haven't spoke with Hermana Juana cause she's going to ask permission from the Pres. to have an hour to talk.
This week we were super exited for some of our new investigators that we had found last week. We did the mission plan for investigators and how to have success. We find the person on Tuesday, on Wednesday pass for five minutes with members, Thursday we have a lesson in the house of the members, Friday the members pass and read the scriptures with them, and Saturday we have an appointment with them and with the members again on the importance of the Sabbath day. Well super stoked for everything, felt like they had a great hold on everything and testimonies and everything… we heard there is a seventy percent chance they will attend if we do the plan, well someone else I guess did the same plan and it worked cause the members passed by their home Sunday morning and Claudia and her sons had received company… :(
The work goes on and we'll see what this week has to bring us. I'm stoked for your calling dad that should be sick to work with the young men and play with the nuggets to help 'em get on a mission. Its super great. You can do whatever you'd like with my experience, just don't cry. Ha-ha Trek will be fun and a lot of work. And it's funny you mention Brent Dial and all them cause I was talking with Elder Rodriguez, our house mate and district leader, who has a pretty similar personality, he's awesome, about camping experiences and the, excuse my language, old folks that are sneakily super funny, with clean jokes… like Marcus Miller and Brent Dial, hope they don't get offended that I call them old.
Mom you sent a "chor" ton of questions. I will take some time to answer a few. Thanks for sending the package, and pants, my black pants are burnt grey, and my gray pants white, no just kiddin. But really thanks, I'm exited. I was sick with like the flu. My whole body hurt, I had a monster of a headache, and I only threw up once. You know how you've taught me, take an ibuprofen and get to work. Well it turns out I worked myself a little too hard, and called our mom and she told me paracetamol (stop) and take a break. So I did and I'm doing completely fine. The time before when I talked to you on the phone I wasn't that sick, just I couldn't talk. I'm eating well, haven't gained much weight, 154 ish, and doing well now. Zone conferences are in the stake center, and they last from 9 in the morning till 3 ish, and we have activities of obedience, the zone leaders talked and it was super boring, and I feel like I'm in Sunday school again. Sometimes I feel like I'm not learning anything, I'm genuinely putting attention, but when zone leaders say phrases like "if we don't talk to people, were not going to find new investigators, seems a little obvious." I wish there was a little more excitement in the mission field, I've always said it's the plan of happiness. We have a short break with refreshment and listen to talks by President Walker and Hermana Walker. It was great to hear them speak and he talked about discouragement and how we can know if we're doing our part. If we're feeling the spirit. We have the goal of baptize every week, but without a baptism in such a long time, I've really gotten not down, but disappointed. It was great to hear the answer to my prayers. Mission life is what it is.


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text: Psychologically: Can freeze with chronically irritated, nervous and overtaxed people as a warning sign of a Überreizung of the nervous system appear and then about possible illnesses as a result warn. It is also the fear of colds which arise from freezing which one translates as a fruit before incommodities. However, with freezing the freezing of a long-standing friendship can be also meant. If the cold feeling is due only to a more external physical irritant effect, it cannot be mostly included in the interpretation, unless, other symbols would require this. Other meanings arise from the following accompanying circumstances: freeze often points out to the fact that one may suppress feelings not excessively and control because one freezes to death, otherwise, 'emotionally'. another can see freezing register that one will break off a feeling respect which has 'cooled off' bit by bit. revival of a got frostbite person maybe asks resume an uncompleted respect with another. Popular: (arab).: you is lonesome and longs for friendship. (European ones).: nervous irritation indicates itself with uncomfortableness. Care before the weather! even: if a cold tells in, see somebody, while one has it warmly: one will maintain a sick person, save a got frostbite person: one will regain a friend who has left. (See also freezing)


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I drew this cute lil owl for a Monsieur Notebook design. Monsieur Notebook is a company that makes nice leather journals that you can have engraved with your design.
On their website they say that the first 33 illustrators/artists to submit "suitable" entries will get their design on the website and a free notebook (you have to pay for shipping to the US). I don't know how legit their offer is, but I'd really like a journal so I did this design hoping to make it on to the website (I'll let you know if I do).
Sometimes when I get nice notebooks or sketchbooks I have a hard time drawing in them because the clean white paper intimidates me and I don't want to "make a mistake" on one of the pages. Which is why I wrote "create" on the journal as a reminder that it doesn't matter if you make mistakes as long as you are creating and moving forward. That's what practice is for right?
*Just so you know, I wasn't payed by Monsieur Notebook to write this entry, I'm just really excited about the prospect of a lovely new leather sketchbook :0)


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|Home > Children's Furniture Collections > Wild West Kids Furniture Collection
|Little ones will discover "how the West is FUN" with the Wild West Kids Furniture Collection! Cowboys can rock and read with the child Rocker and Revolving Kids Bookcase and then mosey on over to enjoy hours of hands on fun at the kids Table & 2 Chair Set. When playtime is over, the Toy Box Bench Seat is the perfect place to corral toys, books and more!