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Whilst I am finally loving the way my body feels, now that I am actually getting fitter and healthier, I sometimes have to drag myself to my classes at The Circuit Factory. The aches from the last session, or the tiredness from no sleep, or the huge tub of ice cream I ate last night, all will me to put on my yoga pants and settle down on the sofa with wine and more ice cream.
So I've found that there are several essential oils that have the ability to dissolve each and every one of those devils on my shoulder, and make getting to the gym just that little bit easier on my resolve.
Deep Blue is the ultimate soother for sore and aching muscles after that intense work out. I add it to the bath the following morning and it really helps to soothe all those aches and pain and give my body what it needs to relax and unwind. I also dilute it in coconut or olive oil (it's quite cooling on my skin) and apply it topically to whichever muscle is doing the most complaining.
It really helps me to feel more normal, so I don't have to hobble back to the gym (or let those muscles give me an excuse for sitting on the sofa!).
There is literally nothing like doing a Circuit Factory class when you're all heavy with the weight of all the crap you've eaten that day. In the past I've often just made excuses and not gone, worried I might actually be sick. Grapefruit essential oil has been great in relieving those sugar cravings, so I am abstaining from the ice cream more often. So I feel lighter, and it doesn't feel like such a drag getting off my backside and going to class.
I kinda need to breathe when I'm working so hard my lungs want to explode. So the biggest excuse I make for myself is that I can't possibly go to the gym when I've got a little sniffle. I'm not sick, but I can't breathe, so it's not worth it. So I apply Breathe to my chest three times a day, and definitely before class, as it helps to support my respiratory system to clear my airways. I can get to the gym and get on with my day.
I really want to kiss the person who invented these! After another sleepless night with my two angel babies, the last thing I want to do is go to the gym. I want to conserve my energy for lifting my wine glass and crying at soppy movies. Mito2Max is a great supplement which supports the body's optimum aerobic capacity and supports stamina naturally without the use of stimulants like caffeine.
Wintergreen is great for when you tweak a tendon or a muscle. It's fantastic at supporting the body's natural healing and it supports the body as it tries to reduce inflammation and heal the pull to the muscle. I apply it twice a day to any injuries I pick up.
Does this help you with any of your excuses?
I have been looking for a gluten free cheese cracker recipe for a while. S's favourite snacks are goldfish crackers or mini cheddars. Plus I'm rather partial to them as well! So I wanted to find a gluten free version so that I can indulge, and reduce S's gluten intake a little bit.
S is a typical toddler, so she won't be fooled by bad knock off versions. If it doesn't taste perfect, she simply won't eat it.
That's why I love this gluten free parmesan cracker recipe from Gluten Free on a Shoestring. They don't taste like they are gluten free and they have a great crunch to them.
I use their "Mock Better Batter" flour blend, and I find it works great as a gluten free flour for quite a few of their recipes. We can't get Better Batter flour blend in Dubai or in the UK, so I can't just order it in from Amazon.
I've started making the dough in large batches and freezing it. I'm not sure if the crackers would retain their crunch if you froze them after baking them. They taste just as good after the dough has been frozen as they do if you make them completely fresh.
Make sure you roll them out pretty thin though, because otherwise they lose their crunch when you store them. If they are thin, then they stay crispy and crunchy for over two weeks (not that they usually last that long!).
I tend to use cookie cutters to get interesting shapes, but you could easily just slice the dough up before baking (I'm a bit OCD about wonky crackers, clearly been eating store bought crackers for a long time).
I've also used normal buttermilk instead of the cultured buttermilk and found that it worked just fine, but the crackers need more cooking so that they are still crunchy.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit or 175 degrees celsius . Line rimmed baking sheets with unbleached parchment paper and set aside.
In a large bowl, place the flour, xanthan gum, cornmeal, baking soda, 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt and buttermilk blend, and whisk to combine well. Add the finely grated cheese, and mix to combine. Add the 4 tablespoons butter and the milk, and mix until combined and the dough begins to come together. Divide the dough into two parts, and press each into a small ball. Place the first ball of dough between two sheets of unbleached parchment paper, and roll into a rectangle about 1/8-inch thick (about the thickness of a nickel). The dough should roll out quickly and easily. With a fluted (or simple round) 1-inch cookie cutter, cut out rounds of dough and place them on a prepared baking sheet, about 1-inch apart (they will not spread during baking). Gather and reroll scraps. Repeat with the other half of the dough.
Using a toothpick, poke 4 evenly spaced holes toward the center of each of the rounds of dough. Poke the holes in a tight circular motion to create well-rounded holes. Using a pastry brush, brush the tops of all of the rounds of dough lightly with the remaining teaspoon of melted butter. One tablespoon of melted butter should be enough to cover all of the rounds lightly. Sprinkle the tops of the rounds liberally with coarse salt.
Place the baking sheet in the center of the preheated oven and bake, rotating once during baking, for about 12 minutes, or until the crackers are dark golden brown on the edges and lightly golden brown on top. Allow to cool completely on the baking sheet. Store in a tightly sealed container at room temperature. For best results, store at room temperature in a sealed glass container, to maintain crispness.
It's funny how life takes you on different twists and turns, many of them were never in the plan, or turned out like you expected.
For me, becoming an expat was one of those unexpected twists, and it definitely did not turn out the way I thought it would. As I'm sure I have said before, I have never had this burning desire to live overseas. I wasn't one of those people who was desperate to disappear on a gap year to Australia or the Far East.
Don't get me wrong, I love my holidays, but permanently immersing myself in another country, I'd never really wanted to. I was more than happy in the UK, and as I chose a career path which was only really applicable in the UK and a handful of other countries (in a previous life I was a lawyer), I hadn't really set myself up for a life abroad.
But Gary has always wanted to work overseas. He has made that more than clear from the moment we got together. We discussed it, and discussed it, and discussed it, but as time went on, it slipped further to the back of my mind.
Until the offer of a job in Qatar came through.
I'm usually a bit of a believer in fate, I believe that things seem to click together at the right time. If it feels right, it probably is. With the job in Qatar, it was fairly clear that things were clicking together.
We were only three months away from getting married (a prerequisite if I wanted to live with Gary in Qatar). We had already discussed starting a family soon after we were married (necessitating a career break for me). We had already started looking at houses, in readiness to move out of our apartment and start a new chapter.
We snuck off to Qatar for the weekend to investigate and we liked what we saw. It was obvious that there would be a culture difference, but English was commonly spoken and there was a large amount of expats living in Qatar, making the transition much smoother.
Then, less than nine months after we arrived in Qatar, a job came up in Dubai. I was pregnant and getting more and more so each day, and the clock was ticking as to whether we would even be able to get out of Qatar before it was too late for me to fly. I did not fancy an eight hour road trip through Saudi Arabia when nine months pregnant.
Again everything seemed to come together so that, in the nick of time, we moved to Dubai. In less than four weeks, we moved countries, found an apartment, found a hospital and had a baby.
Dubai has been the most amazing place for us to have started our family. We had the most amazing care from the hospital for both of our children, and we've had the most amazing opportunity to experience Dubai as a family.
We've made some amazing friends. Friends that have become family to me. Friends who all jumped up and offered to look after Miss S while I was in hospital having Mister L. Friends who would happily come over at the crack of dawn to look after the kids if I wasn't well enough.
There is something about being expats that has banded us all together. We have leaned on each other much more than we probably would have if we were in the UK with family close by. And that has been such a blessing, as it turns out.
One of the hardest things when you are an expat is not having family nearby who can just pop over. And yet my friends have more than made up for that by being so amazing. I feel like we've all changed and grown, but grown together, as our children have grown alongside us.
I'm not the person I was when I left the UK. Not only have I had the opportunity to meet the most amazing people, I've also had the chance to experience another amazing culture. I knew nothing of Islam before I left the UK (and I'm no whizz at it now!). I had no understanding of the religion, or it's people.
My understanding of Islam was limited to what was in the newspapers, along with some limited wider reading. I hadn't realised what a limited view that actually was until I lived in the Middle East. Living in a muslim country has given me a new appreciation for other people's religions, and how to respect those religions. It also gives you a hugely different view on the politics of the Middle East, and on the decisions that are made in rooms far away from here.
I am a much more worldly person that the one that left the UK four years ago. I feel like I have morphed and changed and expanded (metaphorically, thankfully not physically!). Seeing more of the world, and spending more than a week in one place, has changed my perspective on so many different things.
It has also taught me my own strength. It's taught me that I can move house, move country, move continents, without much chaos.
It's taught me that I can make friends, can build relationships and bonds with people, again and again and again. And that those friendships might just become some of the most important to me.
It's taught me that I can take care of two children while Gary works abroad, for weeks at a time. It has taught me that I can be patient and calm, when there are no reinforcements.
It's taught me that I can maintain and even improve relationships with friends and family that are still in the UK. That the miles between us really do mean nothing at all, as long as we love each other, and want to support each other.
It's taught me that I can watch friends leave, and smile even when I wanted to cry. To see the bigger picture for not only me, but for others. To see what is best, and to encourage and support their decisions, even if they aren't the decision I'd wish they'd make (for purely selfish reasons).
I love Dubai, but the time has come to leave it. To leave behind the place where we built our married life together. To leave the apartment that we brought our children home to. To leave the friends who have gotten me through the first tough years of motherhood.
As I look around me, I wonder how we will ever do it. To sell or pack up all of our worldly possessions (which have multiplied in four years), and ship them across two continents. I wonder how we'll ever settle into another life, a very different life than the one we are leaving behind.
I know that we can, and that we will. I know that it will be easy and hard in equal measure. I know I will grieve and rejoice in equal measure, as we begin our new lives. There are so many opportunities lost to us, but so many more that we will gain.
It's hard to leave when you aren't fed up of where you are, but then that's also exactly the time to go. Again it feels rather like fate has intervened, there were so many coincidences that happened as we walked towards this decision, towards the new job, new home, new life.
I will miss Dubai, and all of those amazing people we leave behind. But they have a very special, and very warm place, in my heart. Dubai has made me the person that I am today, and for that, I'm more grateful than I can possibly express.
I thought we'd avoided the toddler tantrums with S.
Ok, stop laughing..... seriously, stop laughing.
In hindsight it was the most ridiculous thing, but as S approached two and a half, and she hadn't really progressed into full meltdown mode, I thought she was just one of those kids who didn't really have them. She had strops now and then, but no hysterics, and she was fairly easy to cajole out of them.
At the time, I kept saying "they'll come", but to other people. The fact that they really were going to show up didn't really lodge itself in my brain.
And then the world came crashing down with meltdowns and throwing herself on the floor and using the word "no" so many times a day I felt like screaming my head off.
My particular favourites both revolve around chocolate. First of all there was the time when she asked for ice cream, and then had a meltdown when I opened the ice cream instead of the chocolate I'd bought for baking.... in public, which included lying on a bench for fifteen minutes screaming her head off and crying hysterically.... while I ate most of the ice cream.
Then there was Valentines day, when she was given chocolate hearts in every shop we went into (in Dubai they give chocolate to children A LOT!), and then had huge hysterics demanding chocolate as though I'd refused to let her have any. Cue a twenty minute crying fit in the double pram while I wandered around and ignored her.
I am not the most patient. I can pretty much ignore the full blown tantrums, because there isn't really a way to stop them once they've started and it's better for S if we just ride the wave of emotions for a little while and let her sort herself out.
But the incessant not listening, and refusal to do anything I ask her to (even if it's something she really wants to do).... it makes me grit my teeth and want to punch a wall. So I've had to develop coping mechanisms to get through the every day hum drum of the two year old's basic ignorance of anything she hasn't started by herself.
Now, I'm not saying these coping mechanisms will work for everyone, but they do help me keep my temper in check (most of the time). So if they help anyone else, even a teeny tiny bit, then that's all good!
This one has been the biggest one for me. I used to ask S to get her shoes, or come here, or whatever, and she'd ignore me. She would ignore me again, and again, and again regardless of whether I raised my voice, got cross or upset. So to save my own sanity, I decided to accept that she's not quite in that place yet where she can listen all the time, and that me getting cross doesn't benefit any of us.
So I now ask her once. If she doesn't move, I take her hand and gently (but firmly) lead her to her shoes, or to have her nappy changed, or to have her dinner. This lessening of expectations has really helped my stress levels, and I even feel that S listens to me more as a result, because the way that I ask has changed because I'm not gearing up to have to shout.
I don't really like the idea of Time Outs, because they are often perceived as abandoning your child. But sometimes, they are just necessary. Like when S pushes her baby brother so hard he falls over and bangs his head, for the fifth time that morning. Or when she runs off in the park and I have to scramble to grab L and chase after her.
Our Time Outs take place in the pram. I try to not make it about punishment, although sometimes I am REALLY mad that her brother has hit his head HARD. I explain that she needs to be nice to her brother and that if she can't be calm with him, she needs to sit in the pram until she calms down.
At most she gets left for a minute and then I go back and calmly explain what went wrong, and how we can fix it. She then says sorry and kisses me and L before moving on. This does seem to work temporarily, but not for long. Although she is a toddler so I'm not sure it would work for a long period of time no matter what tactic I used.
This one has been a big revelation for me. I forget in the hustle and bustle of the day that S doesn't always know, or remember, what's happening that day, and so she doesn't know why I'm asking her to do things.
I now try to continually give her cues throughout the morning about where we are going and why, so that she is really for the changes that are coming. So while I'm making breakfast I'll tell her that after breakfast we can get ready and go to the park/see friends/go to nursery, and I repeat it as I move through the morning tasks like dressing and brushing hair.
I've found it makes her much more willing to sit still and have her hair brushed, to go and get her shoes and to generally move a little bit quicker.
I also give her count down warnings before we leave places. I'm pretty honest about timings, but S knows the order the warnings come in, so she is much more prepared to leave by the time I am ready to go. It's made the upset at leaving a lot easier to handle.
Spending all day with young children does wear on me quite quickly. I love them to death but it's really hard trying to think for three people, to keep everyone entertained and on track and teach them about the world and how to live in it all at the same time.
I don't always succeed in keeping calm, in fact I shout and stress more than I would like. So on the days when the stress threatens to take over, I make sure that the kids and I have had doTERRA's Balance blend applied to the backs of our necks. It really helps to bring everything back into perspective, especially when all three of us get a dose of Balance all at the same time! i think it's one of my most used essential oils, and I think I'll be needing it for the next few years, while S gets out of and L gets into the toddler tantrums.
So those are the mechanisms that I employ at the moment to keep myself sane and to get through the day unscathed, do you have any more tips?
I feel like I say this all the time, but I wish I had known about essential oils when I was pregnant and when my kids were really young. I could have really offered them some additional support (and something to help me get through those tough early days too!).
For those of you who have young babies, or are pregnant and expecting your bundle of joy, here are the five essential oils that I would arm myself with if I were pregnant again!
On Guard is such an important blend in this house! Babies and toddlers seem to get every single germ that comes within a ten mile radius of them! I use a single drop of On Guard in 10mls of coconut oil or olive oil and apply it to their feet every day to give their immune systems a much needed boost!
Lavender is the ultimate essential oil for babies. It's fantastic for general calming, so would be amazing during the witching hour (if you don't know what that is, don't ask, better to remain oblivious!), it also helps to wind a baby down for bed.
I also use it in the bath as it's great to support the skin as it repairs and renews itself. Now I have a crawling baby and a running toddler, Lavender comes in handy for all those cuts and scrapes that come with moving targets!
I don't think I mention Lemon too much but it's great oil for babies. It can be used to help the body to bring down a fever (rather than peppermint which can be too strong for some babies) and it's a great essential oil for supporting the body as it deals with the aftereffects from vaccines. Given our babies get so many in the first year, it's a nifty little oil to have on hand.
Fennel is my first essential oil I reach for when my baby's reflux flares up. It's really gentle on the stomach, but it helps to strengthen and support the digestive system. I would also use it on babies who have colic as often babies with colic have some kind of digestive upset and could do with the additional support.
I feel like I've been using this everyday for months on end. When my baby and toddler are sick, they are always sick with a massive snotty nose. I have no idea where my kids get all the green mucus from! Breathe is fantastic at helping the respiratory system as it tries to clear out all the gunk. It's particularly useful at night, because if your baby can't breathe, they can't sleep, and if they aren't sleeping, neither are you.
Are there any other essential oils that you think should in the new baby survival kit?
These brownies have been on my mind for sometime. I love love love mint chocolate, sometimes a little bit too much!
So I've been dying to make these triple chocolate mint brownies from Clean Eating with a Dirty Mind and see if they are really as good as they look.
They are. In fact, I think they are better!
They are really rich and squidgy, but the mint makes that all work perfectly! I'm always struggling to really make Paleo recipes that make people want to eat the whole lot in one go, but these are definitely one of those desserts.
So take a look at the recipe and then go make some! I also substituted the peppermint extract for doTERRA peppermint essential oil because I couldn't find peppermint extract in Dubai. I swapped the 1/4 of a teaspoon of peppermint extract for just 8 drops of the peppermint essential oil. I think any more than that and you would swamp the recipe, because the chocolate bar you are adding in also has mint in it.
If you taste the batter after you have added the eight drops, you'll be able to check whether it has enough mint for you.
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F or 175 degrees C.
3. Once the chocolate is melted, slowly stir in the liquid coconut oil.
4. Then stir in the almond butter, maple syrup, peppermint extract and eggs.
5. Now whisk in the dry ingredients, the coconut palm sugar and unsweetened cocoa powder.
7. Grease an 8×8″ square glass pan with coconut oil or butter and pour in the brownie batter.
8. Cook for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool and enjoy!

lowercased:
whilst i am finally loving the way my body feels, now that i am actually getting fitter and healthier, i sometimes have to drag myself to my classes at the circuit factory. the aches from the last session, or the tiredness from no sleep, or the huge tub of ice cream i ate last night, all will me to put on my yoga pants and settle down on the sofa with wine and more ice cream.
so i've found that there are several essential oils that have the ability to dissolve each and every one of those devils on my shoulder, and make getting to the gym just that little bit easier on my resolve.
deep blue is the ultimate soother for sore and aching muscles after that intense work out. i add it to the bath the following morning and it really helps to soothe all those aches and pain and give my body what it needs to relax and unwind. i also dilute it in coconut or olive oil (it's quite cooling on my skin) and apply it topically to whichever muscle is doing the most complaining.
it really helps me to feel more normal, so i don't have to hobble back to the gym (or let those muscles give me an excuse for sitting on the sofa!).
there is literally nothing like doing a circuit factory class when you're all heavy with the weight of all the crap you've eaten that day. in the past i've often just made excuses and not gone, worried i might actually be sick. grapefruit essential oil has been great in relieving those sugar cravings, so i am abstaining from the ice cream more often. so i feel lighter, and it doesn't feel like such a drag getting off my backside and going to class.
i kinda need to breathe when i'm working so hard my lungs want to explode. so the biggest excuse i make for myself is that i can't possibly go to the gym when i've got a little sniffle. i'm not sick, but i can't breathe, so it's not worth it. so i apply breathe to my chest three times a day, and definitely before class, as it helps to support my respiratory system to clear my airways. i can get to the gym and get on with my day.
i really want to kiss the person who invented these! after another sleepless night with my two angel babies, the last thing i want to do is go to the gym. i want to conserve my energy for lifting my wine glass and crying at soppy movies. mito2max is a great supplement which supports the body's optimum aerobic capacity and supports stamina naturally without the use of stimulants like caffeine.
wintergreen is great for when you tweak a tendon or a muscle. it's fantastic at supporting the body's natural healing and it supports the body as it tries to reduce inflammation and heal the pull to the muscle. i apply it twice a day to any injuries i pick up.
does this help you with any of your excuses?
i have been looking for a gluten free cheese cracker recipe for a while. s's favourite snacks are goldfish crackers or mini cheddars. plus i'm rather partial to them as well! so i wanted to find a gluten free version so that i can indulge, and reduce s's gluten intake a little bit.
s is a typical toddler, so she won't be fooled by bad knock off versions. if it doesn't taste perfect, she simply won't eat it.
that's why i love this gluten free parmesan cracker recipe from gluten free on a shoestring. they don't taste like they are gluten free and they have a great crunch to them.
i use their "mock better batter" flour blend, and i find it works great as a gluten free flour for quite a few of their recipes. we can't get better batter flour blend in dubai or in the uk, so i can't just order it in from amazon.
i've started making the dough in large batches and freezing it. i'm not sure if the crackers would retain their crunch if you froze them after baking them. they taste just as good after the dough has been frozen as they do if you make them completely fresh.
make sure you roll them out pretty thin though, because otherwise they lose their crunch when you store them. if they are thin, then they stay crispy and crunchy for over two weeks (not that they usually last that long!).
i tend to use cookie cutters to get interesting shapes, but you could easily just slice the dough up before baking (i'm a bit ocd about wonky crackers, clearly been eating store bought crackers for a long time).
i've also used normal buttermilk instead of the cultured buttermilk and found that it worked just fine, but the crackers need more cooking so that they are still crunchy.
preheat your oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit or 175 degrees celsius . line rimmed baking sheets with unbleached parchment paper and set aside.
in a large bowl, place the flour, xanthan gum, cornmeal, baking soda, 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt and buttermilk blend, and whisk to combine well. add the finely grated cheese, and mix to combine. add the 4 tablespoons butter and the milk, and mix until combined and the dough begins to come together. divide the dough into two parts, and press each into a small ball. place the first ball of dough between two sheets of unbleached parchment paper, and roll into a rectangle about 1/8-inch thick (about the thickness of a nickel). the dough should roll out quickly and easily. with a fluted (or simple round) 1-inch cookie cutter, cut out rounds of dough and place them on a prepared baking sheet, about 1-inch apart (they will not spread during baking). gather and reroll scraps. repeat with the other half of the dough.
using a toothpick, poke 4 evenly spaced holes toward the center of each of the rounds of dough. poke the holes in a tight circular motion to create well-rounded holes. using a pastry brush, brush the tops of all of the rounds of dough lightly with the remaining teaspoon of melted butter. one tablespoon of melted butter should be enough to cover all of the rounds lightly. sprinkle the tops of the rounds liberally with coarse salt.
place the baking sheet in the center of the preheated oven and bake, rotating once during baking, for about 12 minutes, or until the crackers are dark golden brown on the edges and lightly golden brown on top. allow to cool completely on the baking sheet. store in a tightly sealed container at room temperature. for best results, store at room temperature in a sealed glass container, to maintain crispness.
it's funny how life takes you on different twists and turns, many of them were never in the plan, or turned out like you expected.
for me, becoming an expat was one of those unexpected twists, and it definitely did not turn out the way i thought it would. as i'm sure i have said before, i have never had this burning desire to live overseas. i wasn't one of those people who was desperate to disappear on a gap year to australia or the far east.
don't get me wrong, i love my holidays, but permanently immersing myself in another country, i'd never really wanted to. i was more than happy in the uk, and as i chose a career path which was only really applicable in the uk and a handful of other countries (in a previous life i was a lawyer), i hadn't really set myself up for a life abroad.
but gary has always wanted to work overseas. he has made that more than clear from the moment we got together. we discussed it, and discussed it, and discussed it, but as time went on, it slipped further to the back of my mind.
until the offer of a job in qatar came through.
i'm usually a bit of a believer in fate, i believe that things seem to click together at the right time. if it feels right, it probably is. with the job in qatar, it was fairly clear that things were clicking together.
we were only three months away from getting married (a prerequisite if i wanted to live with gary in qatar). we had already discussed starting a family soon after we were married (necessitating a career break for me). we had already started looking at houses, in readiness to move out of our apartment and start a new chapter.
we snuck off to qatar for the weekend to investigate and we liked what we saw. it was obvious that there would be a culture difference, but english was commonly spoken and there was a large amount of expats living in qatar, making the transition much smoother.
then, less than nine months after we arrived in qatar, a job came up in dubai. i was pregnant and getting more and more so each day, and the clock was ticking as to whether we would even be able to get out of qatar before it was too late for me to fly. i did not fancy an eight hour road trip through saudi arabia when nine months pregnant.
again everything seemed to come together so that, in the nick of time, we moved to dubai. in less than four weeks, we moved countries, found an apartment, found a hospital and had a baby.
dubai has been the most amazing place for us to have started our family. we had the most amazing care from the hospital for both of our children, and we've had the most amazing opportunity to experience dubai as a family.
we've made some amazing friends. friends that have become family to me. friends who all jumped up and offered to look after miss s while i was in hospital having mister l. friends who would happily come over at the crack of dawn to look after the kids if i wasn't well enough.
there is something about being expats that has banded us all together. we have leaned on each other much more than we probably would have if we were in the uk with family close by. and that has been such a blessing, as it turns out.
one of the hardest things when you are an expat is not having family nearby who can just pop over. and yet my friends have more than made up for that by being so amazing. i feel like we've all changed and grown, but grown together, as our children have grown alongside us.
i'm not the person i was when i left the uk. not only have i had the opportunity to meet the most amazing people, i've also had the chance to experience another amazing culture. i knew nothing of islam before i left the uk (and i'm no whizz at it now!). i had no understanding of the religion, or it's people.
my understanding of islam was limited to what was in the newspapers, along with some limited wider reading. i hadn't realised what a limited view that actually was until i lived in the middle east. living in a muslim country has given me a new appreciation for other people's religions, and how to respect those religions. it also gives you a hugely different view on the politics of the middle east, and on the decisions that are made in rooms far away from here.
i am a much more worldly person that the one that left the uk four years ago. i feel like i have morphed and changed and expanded (metaphorically, thankfully not physically!). seeing more of the world, and spending more than a week in one place, has changed my perspective on so many different things.
it has also taught me my own strength. it's taught me that i can move house, move country, move continents, without much chaos.
it's taught me that i can make friends, can build relationships and bonds with people, again and again and again. and that those friendships might just become some of the most important to me.
it's taught me that i can take care of two children while gary works abroad, for weeks at a time. it has taught me that i can be patient and calm, when there are no reinforcements.
it's taught me that i can maintain and even improve relationships with friends and family that are still in the uk. that the miles between us really do mean nothing at all, as long as we love each other, and want to support each other.
it's taught me that i can watch friends leave, and smile even when i wanted to cry. to see the bigger picture for not only me, but for others. to see what is best, and to encourage and support their decisions, even if they aren't the decision i'd wish they'd make (for purely selfish reasons).
i love dubai, but the time has come to leave it. to leave behind the place where we built our married life together. to leave the apartment that we brought our children home to. to leave the friends who have gotten me through the first tough years of motherhood.
as i look around me, i wonder how we will ever do it. to sell or pack up all of our worldly possessions (which have multiplied in four years), and ship them across two continents. i wonder how we'll ever settle into another life, a very different life than the one we are leaving behind.
i know that we can, and that we will. i know that it will be easy and hard in equal measure. i know i will grieve and rejoice in equal measure, as we begin our new lives. there are so many opportunities lost to us, but so many more that we will gain.
it's hard to leave when you aren't fed up of where you are, but then that's also exactly the time to go. again it feels rather like fate has intervened, there were so many coincidences that happened as we walked towards this decision, towards the new job, new home, new life.
i will miss dubai, and all of those amazing people we leave behind. but they have a very special, and very warm place, in my heart. dubai has made me the person that i am today, and for that, i'm more grateful than i can possibly express.
i thought we'd avoided the toddler tantrums with s.
ok, stop laughing..... seriously, stop laughing.
in hindsight it was the most ridiculous thing, but as s approached two and a half, and she hadn't really progressed into full meltdown mode, i thought she was just one of those kids who didn't really have them. she had strops now and then, but no hysterics, and she was fairly easy to cajole out of them.
at the time, i kept saying "they'll come", but to other people. the fact that they really were going to show up didn't really lodge itself in my brain.
and then the world came crashing down with meltdowns and throwing herself on the floor and using the word "no" so many times a day i felt like screaming my head off.
my particular favourites both revolve around chocolate. first of all there was the time when she asked for ice cream, and then had a meltdown when i opened the ice cream instead of the chocolate i'd bought for baking.... in public, which included lying on a bench for fifteen minutes screaming her head off and crying hysterically.... while i ate most of the ice cream.
then there was valentines day, when she was given chocolate hearts in every shop we went into (in dubai they give chocolate to children a lot!), and then had huge hysterics demanding chocolate as though i'd refused to let her have any. cue a twenty minute crying fit in the double pram while i wandered around and ignored her.
i am not the most patient. i can pretty much ignore the full blown tantrums, because there isn't really a way to stop them once they've started and it's better for s if we just ride the wave of emotions for a little while and let her sort herself out.
but the incessant not listening, and refusal to do anything i ask her to (even if it's something she really wants to do).... it makes me grit my teeth and want to punch a wall. so i've had to develop coping mechanisms to get through the every day hum drum of the two year old's basic ignorance of anything she hasn't started by herself.
now, i'm not saying these coping mechanisms will work for everyone, but they do help me keep my temper in check (most of the time). so if they help anyone else, even a teeny tiny bit, then that's all good!
this one has been the biggest one for me. i used to ask s to get her shoes, or come here, or whatever, and she'd ignore me. she would ignore me again, and again, and again regardless of whether i raised my voice, got cross or upset. so to save my own sanity, i decided to accept that she's not quite in that place yet where she can listen all the time, and that me getting cross doesn't benefit any of us.
so i now ask her once. if she doesn't move, i take her hand and gently (but firmly) lead her to her shoes, or to have her nappy changed, or to have her dinner. this lessening of expectations has really helped my stress levels, and i even feel that s listens to me more as a result, because the way that i ask has changed because i'm not gearing up to have to shout.
i don't really like the idea of time outs, because they are often perceived as abandoning your child. but sometimes, they are just necessary. like when s pushes her baby brother so hard he falls over and bangs his head, for the fifth time that morning. or when she runs off in the park and i have to scramble to grab l and chase after her.
our time outs take place in the pram. i try to not make it about punishment, although sometimes i am really mad that her brother has hit his head hard. i explain that she needs to be nice to her brother and that if she can't be calm with him, she needs to sit in the pram until she calms down.
at most she gets left for a minute and then i go back and calmly explain what went wrong, and how we can fix it. she then says sorry and kisses me and l before moving on. this does seem to work temporarily, but not for long. although she is a toddler so i'm not sure it would work for a long period of time no matter what tactic i used.
this one has been a big revelation for me. i forget in the hustle and bustle of the day that s doesn't always know, or remember, what's happening that day, and so she doesn't know why i'm asking her to do things.
i now try to continually give her cues throughout the morning about where we are going and why, so that she is really for the changes that are coming. so while i'm making breakfast i'll tell her that after breakfast we can get ready and go to the park/see friends/go to nursery, and i repeat it as i move through the morning tasks like dressing and brushing hair.
i've found it makes her much more willing to sit still and have her hair brushed, to go and get her shoes and to generally move a little bit quicker.
i also give her count down warnings before we leave places. i'm pretty honest about timings, but s knows the order the warnings come in, so she is much more prepared to leave by the time i am ready to go. it's made the upset at leaving a lot easier to handle.
spending all day with young children does wear on me quite quickly. i love them to death but it's really hard trying to think for three people, to keep everyone entertained and on track and teach them about the world and how to live in it all at the same time.
i don't always succeed in keeping calm, in fact i shout and stress more than i would like. so on the days when the stress threatens to take over, i make sure that the kids and i have had doterra's balance blend applied to the backs of our necks. it really helps to bring everything back into perspective, especially when all three of us get a dose of balance all at the same time! i think it's one of my most used essential oils, and i think i'll be needing it for the next few years, while s gets out of and l gets into the toddler tantrums.
so those are the mechanisms that i employ at the moment to keep myself sane and to get through the day unscathed, do you have any more tips?
i feel like i say this all the time, but i wish i had known about essential oils when i was pregnant and when my kids were really young. i could have really offered them some additional support (and something to help me get through those tough early days too!).
for those of you who have young babies, or are pregnant and expecting your bundle of joy, here are the five essential oils that i would arm myself with if i were pregnant again!
on guard is such an important blend in this house! babies and toddlers seem to get every single germ that comes within a ten mile radius of them! i use a single drop of on guard in 10mls of coconut oil or olive oil and apply it to their feet every day to give their immune systems a much needed boost!
lavender is the ultimate essential oil for babies. it's fantastic for general calming, so would be amazing during the witching hour (if you don't know what that is, don't ask, better to remain oblivious!), it also helps to wind a baby down for bed.
i also use it in the bath as it's great to support the skin as it repairs and renews itself. now i have a crawling baby and a running toddler, lavender comes in handy for all those cuts and scrapes that come with moving targets!
i don't think i mention lemon too much but it's great oil for babies. it can be used to help the body to bring down a fever (rather than peppermint which can be too strong for some babies) and it's a great essential oil for supporting the body as it deals with the aftereffects from vaccines. given our babies get so many in the first year, it's a nifty little oil to have on hand.
fennel is my first essential oil i reach for when my baby's reflux flares up. it's really gentle on the stomach, but it helps to strengthen and support the digestive system. i would also use it on babies who have colic as often babies with colic have some kind of digestive upset and could do with the additional support.
i feel like i've been using this everyday for months on end. when my baby and toddler are sick, they are always sick with a massive snotty nose. i have no idea where my kids get all the green mucus from! breathe is fantastic at helping the respiratory system as it tries to clear out all the gunk. it's particularly useful at night, because if your baby can't breathe, they can't sleep, and if they aren't sleeping, neither are you.
are there any other essential oils that you think should in the new baby survival kit?
these brownies have been on my mind for sometime. i love love love mint chocolate, sometimes a little bit too much!
so i've been dying to make these triple chocolate mint brownies from clean eating with a dirty mind and see if they are really as good as they look.
they are. in fact, i think they are better!
they are really rich and squidgy, but the mint makes that all work perfectly! i'm always struggling to really make paleo recipes that make people want to eat the whole lot in one go, but these are definitely one of those desserts.
so take a look at the recipe and then go make some! i also substituted the peppermint extract for doterra peppermint essential oil because i couldn't find peppermint extract in dubai. i swapped the 1/4 of a teaspoon of peppermint extract for just 8 drops of the peppermint essential oil. i think any more than that and you would swamp the recipe, because the chocolate bar you are adding in also has mint in it.
if you taste the batter after you have added the eight drops, you'll be able to check whether it has enough mint for you.
1. preheat oven to 350 degrees f or 175 degrees c.
3. once the chocolate is melted, slowly stir in the liquid coconut oil.
4. then stir in the almond butter, maple syrup, peppermint extract and eggs.
5. now whisk in the dry ingredients, the coconut palm sugar and unsweetened cocoa powder.
7. grease an 8×8″ square glass pan with coconut oil or butter and pour in the brownie batter.
8. cook for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. let cool and enjoy!


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Despite its wide use and application, A516 / SA516 is a remarkably straightforward standard in its basic form with just five key chemical elements specified along with three mechanical properties. It does not even need to be heat treated in any way.
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creating a niche of pressure vessel plates such as pressure vessel plate en 10028:3 p355nl1 and p355nl2, pressure vessel plate asme sa516 gr. 70, pressure vessel plate and pressure vessel plate asme sa537 class 1 and astm a537 class at its best, with utmost quality.
despite its wide use and application, a516 / sa516 is a remarkably straightforward standard in its basic form with just five key chemical elements specified along with three mechanical properties. it does not even need to be heat treated in any way.
as a matter of course, and in order to provide the best possible service to our customers, we stocks astm a516 gr. 70 and asme sa516 gr. 70 plates with numerous supplementary requirements included and all noted on the material test certificate supplied with each plate.
for more information about the pressure vessel plate or to receive a competitive quotation,what you should do is to chat with our liveperson or just leave a message for us,we will give the best service and price for you.


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Winning the war for talent demands more than novel recruiting tactics. To gain a foothold, organizations will need to look at wholesale HR adaptation. Disruptive? Yes. But the need to change is about as fundamental as Darwin’s principles for evolutionary theory itself.
Learn what paradigms shifts you need to make to compete successfully for talent, exploit technology to achieve a smarter way, build a healthier culture and develop a more resilient workforce.

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winning the war for talent demands more than novel recruiting tactics. to gain a foothold, organizations will need to look at wholesale hr adaptation. disruptive? yes. but the need to change is about as fundamental as darwin’s principles for evolutionary theory itself.
learn what paradigms shifts you need to make to compete successfully for talent, exploit technology to achieve a smarter way, build a healthier culture and develop a more resilient workforce.


text: A rich, creamy moisturizer proven to add moisture to dehydrated skin and alleviate dryness and roughness. Provides a protective film to the skin, and restores elasticity and transparency. Excellent makeup base.

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Policy development and analysis often boils down to decision making, and most decisions involve multiple objectives or goals, with various constraints. In fact, many decisions can be posed as multi-objective optimization (MOO) problems. Yet, the struggle to pursue more than one objective is frequently inefficient, often depending on trial-and-error. And, this trend occurs in any discipline involving different people or institutions with different intentions, or involving a single decision-maker with more than one target. Although the idea of resolving interactive scenarios between multiple people has long been a topic of the social sciences, originally growing out of the field of economics, the process of systematically and computationally optimizing a collection of objective functions is less common. Furthermore, interpreting results can be especially challenging, as there may be no single “best” solution.
This five-week course focuses on concepts and methods for MOO, with policy applications ranging from human performance to national strategy. This topic bridges single-objective optimization, a mainstay of the logistics community, with game theory. It strives to help answer questions like, how should equipment be distributed to maximize effectiveness while minimizing load, or how should body armor be designed to maximize mobility and survivability simultaneously? Rather than depending too heavily on mathematical aspects, the intent is to help students identify real-world MOO problems, understand solution concepts, formulate and solve problems using existing tools (like Excel), and interpret results. A variety of common methods are reviewed, all with a focus on problem formulation and modes of preference articulation. We will then touch on methods for representing fuzzy preferences, applicable to scenarios where priorities may not be distinct. We will also touch on methods for incorporating uncertainty, which relates to robust decision making. Finally, game theory is introduced, simulating how information is exchanged between multiple policymakers.

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policy development and analysis often boils down to decision making, and most decisions involve multiple objectives or goals, with various constraints. in fact, many decisions can be posed as multi-objective optimization (moo) problems. yet, the struggle to pursue more than one objective is frequently inefficient, often depending on trial-and-error. and, this trend occurs in any discipline involving different people or institutions with different intentions, or involving a single decision-maker with more than one target. although the idea of resolving interactive scenarios between multiple people has long been a topic of the social sciences, originally growing out of the field of economics, the process of systematically and computationally optimizing a collection of objective functions is less common. furthermore, interpreting results can be especially challenging, as there may be no single “best” solution.
this five-week course focuses on concepts and methods for moo, with policy applications ranging from human performance to national strategy. this topic bridges single-objective optimization, a mainstay of the logistics community, with game theory. it strives to help answer questions like, how should equipment be distributed to maximize effectiveness while minimizing load, or how should body armor be designed to maximize mobility and survivability simultaneously? rather than depending too heavily on mathematical aspects, the intent is to help students identify real-world moo problems, understand solution concepts, formulate and solve problems using existing tools (like excel), and interpret results. a variety of common methods are reviewed, all with a focus on problem formulation and modes of preference articulation. we will then touch on methods for representing fuzzy preferences, applicable to scenarios where priorities may not be distinct. we will also touch on methods for incorporating uncertainty, which relates to robust decision making. finally, game theory is introduced, simulating how information is exchanged between multiple policymakers.


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The above printable, downloadable handout is best suited for elementary school students at Elementary (A1) level. It is useful for developing your students' Listening and Speaking skills.
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descriptions using salient features of an object. this can be played best with three or more players. one person picks a card or item and gives clues so the others may guess the picture or object. the person who guesses correctly earns the card or object. at the end, the person with the most cards wins.
the above printable, downloadable handout is best suited for elementary school students at elementary (a1) level. it is useful for developing your students' listening and speaking skills.
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Randy Falco, head of the nation's No. 1 Spanish-language network, set out to more narrowly define Univision's charity work two years ago.
In 1988, when Randy Falco's daughter, Jessica, was 2 years old, she was diagnosed with a genetic condition called Marfan syndrome. It's sometimes referred to as "Abraham Lincoln disease" because victims tend to be unusually tall and lanky-limbed, but it can have other, potentially deadly symptoms, including defects of the heart valves and aorta. "She went though many surgeries and spent a lot of time in hospitals," says Falco. "But they didn't really know what to do. They didn't give much hope. We just went through hell."
Those years of hardship as he and his wife of 38 years, Susan, struggled with a special-needs child left a powerful imprint on the TV executive. So, when he signed on as CEO of Univision in 2011 -- after 31 years at NBC, rising to network president in 1993 -- he decided to take a look at how the No. 1 Spanish-language broadcaster in the U.S. handled its philanthropic programs. "It's so important for people to know that there are other people who actually care," he says. One of the first things he did at his new job was make sure Univision was reaching out as smartly as it possibly could.
The company already had numerous philanthropic programs in place, but Falco, 61, found them too scattered to be of maximum benefit, so he decided to give the network a more narrowly defined mission. "Rather than try to do a hundred different things, I tried to focus on four things that I thought were really important in providing service to the community," he says. Those four were education, health care, prosperity (promoting financial literacy) and civic participation, which Falco gathered under an umbrella program called Univision Contigo (or Univision With You).
Since the new initiative began in 2013, it has launched innovative programs like the Univision Farmacia discount, which has helped 1.9 million participants save an estimated $32 million with prepaid cards that can be used at local pharmacies. It also is teaming with Steve Jobs' widow, Laurene, for an early education program in Silicon Valley and with The Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation for an early reading program for underprivileged children called Too Small to Fail.
"Kids," says Falco, "are the great common denominator among all cultures. All parents want what is best for their children." Jessica, by the way, is now 29 and recently graduated with a degree in speech pathology.

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randy falco, head of the nation's no. 1 spanish-language network, set out to more narrowly define univision's charity work two years ago.
in 1988, when randy falco's daughter, jessica, was 2 years old, she was diagnosed with a genetic condition called marfan syndrome. it's sometimes referred to as "abraham lincoln disease" because victims tend to be unusually tall and lanky-limbed, but it can have other, potentially deadly symptoms, including defects of the heart valves and aorta. "she went though many surgeries and spent a lot of time in hospitals," says falco. "but they didn't really know what to do. they didn't give much hope. we just went through hell."
those years of hardship as he and his wife of 38 years, susan, struggled with a special-needs child left a powerful imprint on the tv executive. so, when he signed on as ceo of univision in 2011 -- after 31 years at nbc, rising to network president in 1993 -- he decided to take a look at how the no. 1 spanish-language broadcaster in the u.s. handled its philanthropic programs. "it's so important for people to know that there are other people who actually care," he says. one of the first things he did at his new job was make sure univision was reaching out as smartly as it possibly could.
the company already had numerous philanthropic programs in place, but falco, 61, found them too scattered to be of maximum benefit, so he decided to give the network a more narrowly defined mission. "rather than try to do a hundred different things, i tried to focus on four things that i thought were really important in providing service to the community," he says. those four were education, health care, prosperity (promoting financial literacy) and civic participation, which falco gathered under an umbrella program called univision contigo (or univision with you).
since the new initiative began in 2013, it has launched innovative programs like the univision farmacia discount, which has helped 1.9 million participants save an estimated $32 million with prepaid cards that can be used at local pharmacies. it also is teaming with steve jobs' widow, laurene, for an early education program in silicon valley and with the bill, hillary & chelsea clinton foundation for an early reading program for underprivileged children called too small to fail.
"kids," says falco, "are the great common denominator among all cultures. all parents want what is best for their children." jessica, by the way, is now 29 and recently graduated with a degree in speech pathology.


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"It is way too big to fit into my mouth," Casandra stated as she sipped her hot coffee. We decided to meet at our favorite coffee shop and catch up on each other's lives.
"Too big?" I asked for clarification. The barista delivered my iced coffee and iced lemon pound cake. I politely thanked him and hoped that he did not hear Casandra's last statement.
"That's what I said. Every time I put that thing in my mouth, I feel like I'm choking - gagging," Casandra replied. She gauged my expression within the crowded coffee shop.
I quickly glanced around the establishment to see who was listening to our conversation. A gray-haired woman was sitting alone at a table next to Casandra and me. However, she appeared to be deep in thought. Once I was comfortable that everyone was engrossed in their electronic devices and cups of java and not paying us any attention, I continued, "I thought you had good gag reflexes."
"So did I, but that thing is too big for me. I have to stop a few times to catch my breath. And of course I have do 'it' everyday - I just can't stop doing it," Casandra stated with a devilish smile.
Returning a smile, I offered, "That's right. It's something that should be done everyday - regardless of how big it is. So, what's your plan?"
"I've been checking around town to see who has a smaller, slimmer one. I have one in mind already. I've had it once before - a while back. Having something big and wide in your mouth for a long time isn't all that."
"Yes. Really. So, I have a plan," Casandra stated as a matter-of-fact.
After taking a large gulp of my coffee, I asked with hesitation, "And what will that be?"
"I'm going to the store on tomorrow and buy a new, sleek Philip's Supersonic Toothbrush. And I will throw that big, clunky electric toothbrush that I'm using now in the trash," Casandra replied with a hearty laugh. "No more choking or gagging for me," she added.
Joining her in laughter, the gray haired woman sitting at the next table stated," I was wondering where your conversation was going. That's the best laugh I've had all month."
While I was laughing, this was making me wonder what was going to happen next and what they were talking about. Keep it coming. Love the stories.

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"it is way too big to fit into my mouth," casandra stated as she sipped her hot coffee. we decided to meet at our favorite coffee shop and catch up on each other's lives.
"too big?" i asked for clarification. the barista delivered my iced coffee and iced lemon pound cake. i politely thanked him and hoped that he did not hear casandra's last statement.
"that's what i said. every time i put that thing in my mouth, i feel like i'm choking - gagging," casandra replied. she gauged my expression within the crowded coffee shop.
i quickly glanced around the establishment to see who was listening to our conversation. a gray-haired woman was sitting alone at a table next to casandra and me. however, she appeared to be deep in thought. once i was comfortable that everyone was engrossed in their electronic devices and cups of java and not paying us any attention, i continued, "i thought you had good gag reflexes."
"so did i, but that thing is too big for me. i have to stop a few times to catch my breath. and of course i have do 'it' everyday - i just can't stop doing it," casandra stated with a devilish smile.
returning a smile, i offered, "that's right. it's something that should be done everyday - regardless of how big it is. so, what's your plan?"
"i've been checking around town to see who has a smaller, slimmer one. i have one in mind already. i've had it once before - a while back. having something big and wide in your mouth for a long time isn't all that."
"yes. really. so, i have a plan," casandra stated as a matter-of-fact.
after taking a large gulp of my coffee, i asked with hesitation, "and what will that be?"
"i'm going to the store on tomorrow and buy a new, sleek philip's supersonic toothbrush. and i will throw that big, clunky electric toothbrush that i'm using now in the trash," casandra replied with a hearty laugh. "no more choking or gagging for me," she added.
joining her in laughter, the gray haired woman sitting at the next table stated," i was wondering where your conversation was going. that's the best laugh i've had all month."
while i was laughing, this was making me wonder what was going to happen next and what they were talking about. keep it coming. love the stories.


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All work and no play makes the MEDIC team rather dull. That’s why when we want to unwind, have some fun, and do some great networking all at the same time, we go to LaunchBio’s Larger than Life Science Events. Hosted on the first Thursday of every month, LaunchBio packs these three hour events with informative talks from leaders of the life science industry, fun activities for all ages, and local craft beer!
Ashley Thieman, our Director of Operations, and I have made a habit of attending Larger than Life Science and have had a blast every time. The first one happened in the midst of a January snowstorm and there were still at least 100 attendees! Say what you will about the North Carolina life science community, but we are some serious beer drinkers and networkers.
The February event took an interesting turn. It started with an amazing panel on FDA regulations featuring one of our partners, Luke Marshall, CEO of VitalFlo. By the way, if you like revolutionary medical technologies and haven’t heard of VitalFlo, you definitely want to check them out. Next on the docket were demonstrations of the new frontiers of technology, such as virtual reality. Then a section of tables caught my eye; the new frontier of food!
That feeling of excitement was quickly changed to confusion when I walked up to a table of bugs! Not only that, but these bugs had flavors? We saw crickets with flavors like bacon and cheddar, and chocolate wafers filled with ants! Being the bold and fearless individuals that we are, Ashley and I each tried a bacon and cheddar cricket first and the experience was…interesting, to say the least. Next up were the ant wafers. Mine was mostly chocolate, but Ashley ate a particularly ant-y wafer.
The prospect of eating insects may sound ridiculous, I’m not completely sold on the concept myself, but there are some benefits. Insects are relatively easy to grow and maintain and they are chock-full of nutrients! In fact, it is more efficient to grow insects for consumption than most livestock we currently eat. Eating insects is not an uncommon practice outside of the US. While I may not be sold on eating bugs, I am sold on attending the next Larger than Life Science event this Thursday, April 5th. I would encourage anyone who enjoys a good time and learning about life science to attend as well!

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all work and no play makes the medic team rather dull. that’s why when we want to unwind, have some fun, and do some great networking all at the same time, we go to launchbio’s larger than life science events. hosted on the first thursday of every month, launchbio packs these three hour events with informative talks from leaders of the life science industry, fun activities for all ages, and local craft beer!
ashley thieman, our director of operations, and i have made a habit of attending larger than life science and have had a blast every time. the first one happened in the midst of a january snowstorm and there were still at least 100 attendees! say what you will about the north carolina life science community, but we are some serious beer drinkers and networkers.
the february event took an interesting turn. it started with an amazing panel on fda regulations featuring one of our partners, luke marshall, ceo of vitalflo. by the way, if you like revolutionary medical technologies and haven’t heard of vitalflo, you definitely want to check them out. next on the docket were demonstrations of the new frontiers of technology, such as virtual reality. then a section of tables caught my eye; the new frontier of food!
that feeling of excitement was quickly changed to confusion when i walked up to a table of bugs! not only that, but these bugs had flavors? we saw crickets with flavors like bacon and cheddar, and chocolate wafers filled with ants! being the bold and fearless individuals that we are, ashley and i each tried a bacon and cheddar cricket first and the experience was…interesting, to say the least. next up were the ant wafers. mine was mostly chocolate, but ashley ate a particularly ant-y wafer.
the prospect of eating insects may sound ridiculous, i’m not completely sold on the concept myself, but there are some benefits. insects are relatively easy to grow and maintain and they are chock-full of nutrients! in fact, it is more efficient to grow insects for consumption than most livestock we currently eat. eating insects is not an uncommon practice outside of the us. while i may not be sold on eating bugs, i am sold on attending the next larger than life science event this thursday, april 5th. i would encourage anyone who enjoys a good time and learning about life science to attend as well!


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Dhaka, August 27: Bangladesh will host the 2018 edition of South Asian football championship.
An executive committee meeting, presided by BFF president Kazi Salahuddin, of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) on August 27 in Kathmandu also decided to hold elections to a new executive body in Dhaka.
The congress meeting agreed on a SAFF Championship 2018 schedule for September 4-15, 2018.
The draw of the 2018 SAFF Championship will be held on March 3, 2018 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
The congress election will be held the following day on March 4.
The congress agreed a number of SAFF events for 2018 including U15 Women’s Championship, U18 Women’s Championship, Senior Women’s Championship, U-15 Championship and Championship.
The congress meeting also decided on an audit of SAFF.

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dhaka, august 27: bangladesh will host the 2018 edition of south asian football championship.
an executive committee meeting, presided by bff president kazi salahuddin, of the south asian football federation (saff) on august 27 in kathmandu also decided to hold elections to a new executive body in dhaka.
the congress meeting agreed on a saff championship 2018 schedule for september 4-15, 2018.
the draw of the 2018 saff championship will be held on march 3, 2018 in dhaka, bangladesh.
the congress election will be held the following day on march 4.
the congress agreed a number of saff events for 2018 including u15 women’s championship, u18 women’s championship, senior women’s championship, u-15 championship and championship.
the congress meeting also decided on an audit of saff.


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V&A Photography Centre opens, more than doubling the space dedicated to photography and spanning four galleries. The new centre opened on 12th October with major new commissions and month-long Photography Spotlight.
The world’s first photographic experiments and earliest cameras. Works by pioneering female photographers including Julia Margaret Cameron, pictures by 20th-century greats Cecil Beaton and Irving Penn. Contemporary works by Martin Parr, Mary McCartney, Cornelia Parker and Hiroshi Sugimoto.
Phase one of the Photography Centre more than doubles the space dedicated to photography at the V&A, spanning four new galleries. It opens with the major display Collecting Photography: From Daguerreotype to Digital, beginning in the newly named The Bern and Ronny Schwartz Gallery (formerly Gallery 100). The show explores photography as a way of ‘collecting the world’, from the medium’s invention in the 19th century to the present day.
Drawn from the V&A’s collection of over 800,000 photographs, the display showcases some of the most exciting contemporary photography being created today. The collection – established by the V&A’s visionary first director Henry Cole - now spans the entire history of photography, telling the story of the medium from the daguerreotype to the digital. It shows seminal prints by pioneers William Henry Fox Talbot, Julia Margaret Cameron and Roger Fenton, alongside negatives, camera equipment, photographic publications and original documents to tell a broader story about the history of international photography. In The Modern Media Gallery (formerly Gallery 99), a frequently changing selection of new acquisitions, a ‘Light Wall’ for displaying screen-based photography, and a ‘Dark Tent’ projection area complete the space.
To mark the opening, the V&A has commissioned two internationally-renowned artists to produce major new works. German photographer Thomas Ruff, known for taking a critical and conceptual approach to photography, has created a monumental series inspired by Linnaeus Tripe’s 1850s paper negatives of India and Burma, held in the V&A’s collection. Alongside Thomas Ruff’s new series, American artist Penelope Umbrico has created 171 Clouds from the V&A Online Collection, 1630 - 1885, 2018, the first work to feature on the Light Wall. Umbrico works mostly with images she finds on the internet, presenting them in ways that reveal the fluidity of digital photography. The work explores the transition from fleeting clouds to material paint, and then from digital code to physical screen.
Visitors enter the new Photography Centre through a spectacular installation of over 150 cameras spanning 160 years. Nearby, an interactive camera handling station offers visitors an understanding of how photographers view the world through their equipment. Inside the gallery, focused sections look at a series of collections and collectors.
The Photography Centre also features the Dark Tent, a flexible multimedia projection and lecture space inspired by 19th-century photographers’ travelling darkrooms. Here, specially commissioned films revealing early photographic processes, including the daguerreotype, calotype and wet collodion process, are screened, along with a slideshow of rarely-seen magic lantern slides revealing the first attempts to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1921 and 1922, among other photographic projections.
Situated in the V&A’s North East Quarter, the Photography Centre is part of the V&A’s FuturePlan development programme to revitalise the museum’s public spaces through contemporary design and the restoration of original features. A second phase of the Photography Centre, planned to open in 2022, will expand it further, with ambitions to include a teaching and research space, a browsing library and a studio and darkroom for photographers’ residencies.
For more information about the Photography Centre, click here or to see what's on during Photography Spotlight, click here.

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v&a photography centre opens, more than doubling the space dedicated to photography and spanning four galleries. the new centre opened on 12th october with major new commissions and month-long photography spotlight.
the world’s first photographic experiments and earliest cameras. works by pioneering female photographers including julia margaret cameron, pictures by 20th-century greats cecil beaton and irving penn. contemporary works by martin parr, mary mccartney, cornelia parker and hiroshi sugimoto.
phase one of the photography centre more than doubles the space dedicated to photography at the v&a, spanning four new galleries. it opens with the major display collecting photography: from daguerreotype to digital, beginning in the newly named the bern and ronny schwartz gallery (formerly gallery 100). the show explores photography as a way of ‘collecting the world’, from the medium’s invention in the 19th century to the present day.
drawn from the v&a’s collection of over 800,000 photographs, the display showcases some of the most exciting contemporary photography being created today. the collection – established by the v&a’s visionary first director henry cole - now spans the entire history of photography, telling the story of the medium from the daguerreotype to the digital. it shows seminal prints by pioneers william henry fox talbot, julia margaret cameron and roger fenton, alongside negatives, camera equipment, photographic publications and original documents to tell a broader story about the history of international photography. in the modern media gallery (formerly gallery 99), a frequently changing selection of new acquisitions, a ‘light wall’ for displaying screen-based photography, and a ‘dark tent’ projection area complete the space.
to mark the opening, the v&a has commissioned two internationally-renowned artists to produce major new works. german photographer thomas ruff, known for taking a critical and conceptual approach to photography, has created a monumental series inspired by linnaeus tripe’s 1850s paper negatives of india and burma, held in the v&a’s collection. alongside thomas ruff’s new series, american artist penelope umbrico has created 171 clouds from the v&a online collection, 1630 - 1885, 2018, the first work to feature on the light wall. umbrico works mostly with images she finds on the internet, presenting them in ways that reveal the fluidity of digital photography. the work explores the transition from fleeting clouds to material paint, and then from digital code to physical screen.
visitors enter the new photography centre through a spectacular installation of over 150 cameras spanning 160 years. nearby, an interactive camera handling station offers visitors an understanding of how photographers view the world through their equipment. inside the gallery, focused sections look at a series of collections and collectors.
the photography centre also features the dark tent, a flexible multimedia projection and lecture space inspired by 19th-century photographers’ travelling darkrooms. here, specially commissioned films revealing early photographic processes, including the daguerreotype, calotype and wet collodion process, are screened, along with a slideshow of rarely-seen magic lantern slides revealing the first attempts to reach the summit of mount everest in 1921 and 1922, among other photographic projections.
situated in the v&a’s north east quarter, the photography centre is part of the v&a’s futureplan development programme to revitalise the museum’s public spaces through contemporary design and the restoration of original features. a second phase of the photography centre, planned to open in 2022, will expand it further, with ambitions to include a teaching and research space, a browsing library and a studio and darkroom for photographers’ residencies.
for more information about the photography centre, click here or to see what's on during photography spotlight, click here.


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A dissident former professor and frequent critic of the Chinese government was reportedly arrested on Wednesday during an interview with an American news outlet in which he was criticizing Chinese government policies.
In 2005, the Chinese government denied his passport application and he has been unable to leave the country ever since. In 2009, when he was on his way to a memorial for a leader who was dismissed for supporting the Tiananmen Square protesters, Sun was beaten so badly that four of his ribs were broken. He was also detained twice for “counterrevolutionary speech,” according to Human Rights Watch.
In July, he wrote an open letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping, criticizing him for his “checkbook diplomacy” and for getting rid of term limits to keep himself in power indefinitely.
On Wednesday, Sun was doing a phone interview with Voice of America. He was under house arrest at the time. In the interview, he criticized President Xi for investing $1 billion in African infrastructure instead of using it to address poverty in China.
VOA continued to capture audio as Sun threatened to get a knife if the men didn’t leave.
“It is illegal for you to come to my home,” he can be heard saying. Then the call ended. He has not been heard from since.
Responding to this incident, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio tweeted that incidents in China should remind Americans that despite the frequent usage of “tyranny” or “authoritarianism” in American politics, citizens in China are facing true tyranny.

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a dissident former professor and frequent critic of the chinese government was reportedly arrested on wednesday during an interview with an american news outlet in which he was criticizing chinese government policies.
in 2005, the chinese government denied his passport application and he has been unable to leave the country ever since. in 2009, when he was on his way to a memorial for a leader who was dismissed for supporting the tiananmen square protesters, sun was beaten so badly that four of his ribs were broken. he was also detained twice for “counterrevolutionary speech,” according to human rights watch.
in july, he wrote an open letter to chinese president xi jinping, criticizing him for his “checkbook diplomacy” and for getting rid of term limits to keep himself in power indefinitely.
on wednesday, sun was doing a phone interview with voice of america. he was under house arrest at the time. in the interview, he criticized president xi for investing $1 billion in african infrastructure instead of using it to address poverty in china.
voa continued to capture audio as sun threatened to get a knife if the men didn’t leave.
“it is illegal for you to come to my home,” he can be heard saying. then the call ended. he has not been heard from since.
responding to this incident, florida sen. marco rubio tweeted that incidents in china should remind americans that despite the frequent usage of “tyranny” or “authoritarianism” in american politics, citizens in china are facing true tyranny.


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The second BC Khimki rookie has become a Russian national team 210-cm-center Alexey Zhukanenko. The contract is signed for two years.
— Alexey is one of the most talented players in our country, already managed to show all his best also in the National team. First of all we thought about our future prospect. Zhukanenko is the very player who at present time shows stable basketball and who must improve. We'll do all our best for Alexey's professional growth. We wish he'll help us achieve good results in the nearest future.
— It's my pleasure to become a part of such a big club as BC Khimki. I feel anxious expectation of playing in Khimki's jersey and I believe that I can be of use. Moreover I believe our team will show a high-quality game in all the tournaments. I know quite well Sergey Monya and Vitaly Fridzon. Well, in general only best sportsmen play in BC Khimki. Also a very strong coaching staff works here.
Birthday – 18 May 1986.

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the second bc khimki rookie has become a russian national team 210-cm-center alexey zhukanenko. the contract is signed for two years.
— alexey is one of the most talented players in our country, already managed to show all his best also in the national team. first of all we thought about our future prospect. zhukanenko is the very player who at present time shows stable basketball and who must improve. we'll do all our best for alexey's professional growth. we wish he'll help us achieve good results in the nearest future.
— it's my pleasure to become a part of such a big club as bc khimki. i feel anxious expectation of playing in khimki's jersey and i believe that i can be of use. moreover i believe our team will show a high-quality game in all the tournaments. i know quite well sergey monya and vitaly fridzon. well, in general only best sportsmen play in bc khimki. also a very strong coaching staff works here.
birthday – 18 may 1986.


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Microsoft has followed up on its February promise to make Windows 10 available for the Internet of Things and has finally shipped a preview of the operating system for the Raspberry Pi 2. The RBP 2 isn’t the only device supported — the new Windows 10 IoT Core Insider Preview (we didn’t name it, don’t blame us) is also available for the MinnowBoard Max.
Microsoft’s blog post talks up a comprehensive partnership between itself and a variety of IoT companies, including Arduino and Hackster.IO, but there’s obviously a bit of play in exactly how the software giant is supporting various devices and products. With Arduino, Microsoft is talking up how Windows provides a software platform for controlling existing devices (and possibly a means of distributing software for various types of Arduino-based hardware) rather than as any kind of operating system for the devices themselves. Microsoft has put together some basic tutorials on how to use Windows to control an LED light kit powered by an Arduino, for example.
Microsoft is positioning Windows 10 as an OS that’s hooked to the right tools for developing IoT projects as well as an operating system that can run on IoT devices. The Raspberry Pi 2 fits into this second category — the platform’s quad-core Cortex-A7 and 1GB of RAM give it the horsepower to run this stripped down version of Windows 10 quite nicely, though we wouldn’t look for desktop-class performance from the diminutive RBP.
At a guess: This is Microsoft pumping its IoT platform as a hub for all devices, while only announcing Windows 10 IoT for two products. Still, the company could do more to make this clear. Whether it can successfully position Windows 10 as an Internet of Things platform when such efforts have typically focused on much lower-end hardware and grass roots efforts than anything Microsoft took an interest in is very much an open question.

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microsoft has followed up on its february promise to make windows 10 available for the internet of things and has finally shipped a preview of the operating system for the raspberry pi 2. the rbp 2 isn’t the only device supported — the new windows 10 iot core insider preview (we didn’t name it, don’t blame us) is also available for the minnowboard max.
microsoft’s blog post talks up a comprehensive partnership between itself and a variety of iot companies, including arduino and hackster.io, but there’s obviously a bit of play in exactly how the software giant is supporting various devices and products. with arduino, microsoft is talking up how windows provides a software platform for controlling existing devices (and possibly a means of distributing software for various types of arduino-based hardware) rather than as any kind of operating system for the devices themselves. microsoft has put together some basic tutorials on how to use windows to control an led light kit powered by an arduino, for example.
microsoft is positioning windows 10 as an os that’s hooked to the right tools for developing iot projects as well as an operating system that can run on iot devices. the raspberry pi 2 fits into this second category — the platform’s quad-core cortex-a7 and 1gb of ram give it the horsepower to run this stripped down version of windows 10 quite nicely, though we wouldn’t look for desktop-class performance from the diminutive rbp.
at a guess: this is microsoft pumping its iot platform as a hub for all devices, while only announcing windows 10 iot for two products. still, the company could do more to make this clear. whether it can successfully position windows 10 as an internet of things platform when such efforts have typically focused on much lower-end hardware and grass roots efforts than anything microsoft took an interest in is very much an open question.


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Please do not hesitate to ask for any medication which is not listed on our website.
BrandRX is an online pharmacy established in 2005. We supply non-restricted brand genuine and generic drugs that we source from FDA approved pharmacies and manufacturers around the world. BrandRX is covering over 5.000 branded and 4.000 generic pharmaceutical products.

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please do not hesitate to ask for any medication which is not listed on our website.
brandrx is an online pharmacy established in 2005. we supply non-restricted brand genuine and generic drugs that we source from fda approved pharmacies and manufacturers around the world. brandrx is covering over 5.000 branded and 4.000 generic pharmaceutical products.


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How to open file with ORF extension?
The ORF file extension belongs to the category Camera Raw Files. The extended name of this file format is Olympus RAW File. Below is a list of programs that support files with this extension. Just download one of them, then double click on the ORF file, which did not want to open and manually select the program installed by default. The ORF file should open now without any problem.
It can also happen that, despite the installation of one of the following programs, your ORF file will still return an error when you try to run it. In such a case, refer to the next part of our article, where we present solutions to most problems that may occur when you try to work with the new file extension, which is the ORF.
Right-click the ORF file that we want to open, then clicking the option "Open with"
In this case, the solution may be to find another copy of the ORF file, to ask for another copy of it (if you got it from another person), or to try to download it again from the internet.
In this case, you must associate the ORF file with the application either by selecting the application (information here) or manually (information here).
The application for supporting the ORF file has not been entirely installed.
Your computer does not have sufficient resources to the currently open the ORF file.
We install all the drivers that are needed to run the application that supports the ORF file.
Most of the items on the registry concerning the ORF file are added automatically during installation of the program/application. In some situations, the user himself has to create a new registry entry, and type in the appropriate value. This method can be used to associate a file type with an existing application. Then locate the ProgID of the application in the registry. To access the Windows registry editor - click "Start", type "regedit", and then press ENTER.
To associate the ORF file type with the new application, you must define the ProgID for a particular application and if you want to get information on defining a new ProgID, you should see the program identifiers. For information about file extensions and its associations with applications look in the key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT .
Have you ever got a file that you could not open? Probably the situation was that it had an extension not used before on your computer, e.g. ORF. Such a situation could also take place with other extensions, but it always ended the same - giving you a headache when determining which program should be used to properly open the file.
Typically, Windows has the appropriate software to open the ORF file or just preview its contents. Often, however, there is no such software, and then we need to identify what kind of file it is, and download the appropriate software to support it.

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how to open file with orf extension?
the orf file extension belongs to the category camera raw files. the extended name of this file format is olympus raw file. below is a list of programs that support files with this extension. just download one of them, then double click on the orf file, which did not want to open and manually select the program installed by default. the orf file should open now without any problem.
it can also happen that, despite the installation of one of the following programs, your orf file will still return an error when you try to run it. in such a case, refer to the next part of our article, where we present solutions to most problems that may occur when you try to work with the new file extension, which is the orf.
right-click the orf file that we want to open, then clicking the option "open with"
in this case, the solution may be to find another copy of the orf file, to ask for another copy of it (if you got it from another person), or to try to download it again from the internet.
in this case, you must associate the orf file with the application either by selecting the application (information here) or manually (information here).
the application for supporting the orf file has not been entirely installed.
your computer does not have sufficient resources to the currently open the orf file.
we install all the drivers that are needed to run the application that supports the orf file.
most of the items on the registry concerning the orf file are added automatically during installation of the program/application. in some situations, the user himself has to create a new registry entry, and type in the appropriate value. this method can be used to associate a file type with an existing application. then locate the progid of the application in the registry. to access the windows registry editor - click "start", type "regedit", and then press enter.
to associate the orf file type with the new application, you must define the progid for a particular application and if you want to get information on defining a new progid, you should see the program identifiers. for information about file extensions and its associations with applications look in the key hkey_classes_root .
have you ever got a file that you could not open? probably the situation was that it had an extension not used before on your computer, e.g. orf. such a situation could also take place with other extensions, but it always ended the same - giving you a headache when determining which program should be used to properly open the file.
typically, windows has the appropriate software to open the orf file or just preview its contents. often, however, there is no such software, and then we need to identify what kind of file it is, and download the appropriate software to support it.


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It is a ‘Mantra Herbal’ intention to satisfy our customers. For this reason, we will gladly issue a full refund for any full priced unopened merchandise that is returned within 7 English Calendar Days of the date of purchase.
All returned items must be accompanied by a copy of the original receipt, a return / exchange authorization number and in unopened, undamaged and saleable condition.
Postage will not be refunded.
Please note that we cannot offer exchanges or refunds on any product purchased under a sale, opened or used products. Mantra Herbals is not responsible for damage after delivery.
Please allow one to three weeks from the day you return your package for your request to be processed. You will be contacted once your return is complete.
All claims for shortages or damages must be reported to customer service on the day of delivery.
We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause. If your item is out of stock we will contact you within 2 business days to discuss how you would like the order handled. Mantra Herbal does not back order, that is, does accept orders which we cannot fullfil immediately.
Copyright © 2019 Mantra Herbal. All Rights Reserved.

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it is a ‘mantra herbal’ intention to satisfy our customers. for this reason, we will gladly issue a full refund for any full priced unopened merchandise that is returned within 7 english calendar days of the date of purchase.
all returned items must be accompanied by a copy of the original receipt, a return / exchange authorization number and in unopened, undamaged and saleable condition.
postage will not be refunded.
please note that we cannot offer exchanges or refunds on any product purchased under a sale, opened or used products. mantra herbals is not responsible for damage after delivery.
please allow one to three weeks from the day you return your package for your request to be processed. you will be contacted once your return is complete.
all claims for shortages or damages must be reported to customer service on the day of delivery.
we apologize for the inconvenience this may cause. if your item is out of stock we will contact you within 2 business days to discuss how you would like the order handled. mantra herbal does not back order, that is, does accept orders which we cannot fullfil immediately.
copyright © 2019 mantra herbal. all rights reserved.