It's hard to believe this is the fourth year of this blog and as always, very important to note that each year it evolves with the times. Products and brands come and go from this list, while others have remained constant since I started it.
This year I changed the category titles. The first is now "Essentials" to help people pin-point where to begin their journey. The "Essentials" is the list that I believe everybody needs or could benefit from starting today to achieve greater health. The next category is "Nice-To-Have's" which are things I use often or daily to improve already strong levels of health and mental performance. Then the list continues from there to "Detox", "Performance", and "Sleep".
To make this lis the foods and supplements have to be either things I consume personally, or that I recommend to my friends, family and clients frequently.
DISCLAIMER 1: Before YOU start consuming anything new or from this list, do your own due diligence, know your body, and check with your doctor.
DISCLAIMER 2: I'd also like to ensure you are aware that I may receive a small commission in association with the purchase of these products. These commissions are laughable, some as low as $0.08, and are in place simply for me to maintain understanding of the impact I'm having on my audience's wellness journey.
DISCLAIMER 3: If you are nursing, pregnant or may become so, please be extra careful about what you're putting into your body. This list is simply what I do and is by no means a recommendation for everybody. In fact, many of the items listed below are contraindicated for pregnancy.
Last, all of the following assumes the subject is already consuming a fantastic, plant-rich eating strategy. Adding supplements and hacks to a less than ideal eating strategy is like polishing the brass on the Titanic.
Cold-Pressed Organic Olive Oil: I've said it for years, olive oil is the healthiest food on the planet! I believe it should be core to a healthy diet and have even been known to take shots of olive oil when I find a quality source. It's first on the list because it's heart-healthy, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial plus offers a potent antioxidant profile, just please always buy organic, cold-pressed as not all Olive Oils are the same.
Cold-Pressed Organic Coconut Oil: Artisana has many of the highest quality, raw / cold-processed oils and nut butters. These days I use a lot more "whole" oils than highly refined ones, i.e. "Brain Octane" oil or MCTs. I also buy both coconut oil and coconut butter in these epic 8lb. containers.
Grass-Fed Ghee: Vitamin A (in the form of retinol) and healthy fats, a travel-friendly high-fat-butter-coffee hack.
Rosita Extra Virgin Cod Liver Oil: This is without question the highest quality fish oil on the market.
B-Complex or this Methyl-B Complex: for stress, damage control and energy.
Zinc: I take up to three 30mg tablets right before bed along with 1-2 doses of magnesium as I find myself waking up much more rested, recovered, and ready to take on the day with this combo!
Ancient Nutrition Multi-Collagen: Collagen is super good for you, your gut, your mind, and this powder is convenient to have in your cabinet, mixes into your coffee, etc.
Vitamin C: I switched to Quicksilver Scientific this year and have not looked back. I take 1000mg of Vitamin C 1-2 times daily, especially on days when I'll be out in the sun more than usual.
Amino Acids: Kion provides best essential amino acids supplement I've found, and an absolute must for all my vegan athletes.
Goat Milk Colostrum Powder: I took some years off of this, but it's great to be back. Colostrum is incredible for the gut and the immune system, and with frequent liquid caloric fasts, for me and my coaching clients, has been a really positive add-on.
Vitamineral Greens Powder: One of the few organic greens powders out there. You will feel a noticeable difference when you start the day with this, especially if you add 1 tbs of olive oil to enhance absorption of the fat soluble vitamins in it!
Meriva / Curcumin: Your body's inflammation extinguisher - this stuff is anti-everything bad, plus can give you a noticeable cognitive boost. I take 1,000mg per day and occasionally empty 3-4 of the pills into an ounce of water and take it as a shot. Meriva is absorbed 29X more effectively than normal curcumin extracts.
Kion Coffee: The world's healthiest coffee. Kion is a medium roast that's also versatile, making a delicious espresso at home or on the road, a great cup of coffee from a french press.
Berberine: is as powerful as Metformin at regulating blood sugar levels and promoting longevity.
PQQ/Ubiquinol: PQQ + Ubiquinol is like the Secret Service for your mitochondria.
Thorne Elite Multivitamin: I have not recommended multivitamins in years because they're often low quality and ineffective, or I've noticed even "good ones" often exacerbate nutritional imbalances people already have (lots of what we don't need and little of what we do!) However, this twice-a-day Multi is exceptional, it has everything in the right ratios most people need, and and contains a lot of nutrients I'd push people to buy as stand-alone products included inside. If you are looking for an "insurance policy" this may be it, even if you don't take it every day. I've also worked with quite a few pregnant women this year where I recommended the "Prenatal" version!
Prescript Assist Soil-Based Probiotics: We had a gut before we had a brain and 70% or more of our widespread 'dis-ease' starts there! Most of the helpful bacteria in refrigerator probiotics is dead long before you buy them, where as these soil-based alternatives are FAR better. This product is shelf-stable and has made the list for all four years.
Lion's Mane: I take this every day to support BDNF production. Use code "RUNGA" to save!
Oregano Oil: The first thing I pack in my carry-on while traveling and the critical "first defense" to any germs you'll come in contact with on the plane. I switched to capsules after accidentally spilling an entire jar of the liquid in my carry on!
Digestive Enzymes : Many folks could use some help with digestion, this is one of the best products to do it.
Dry Farm Wines: If you're going to drink - drink this. Way beyond just organic and 3rd party tested for purity, DFW's are sugar-free, low sulfite, low alcohol (< 12.5%) and mycotoxin/mold-free.
Daily-ish Detoxifier: Calcium D-Glucarate is a somewhat gentle detoxifier you can take regularly without any of the negative health consequences you may get from over-consuming more intense detoxifies like Activated Charcoal.
Kion Lean: One of my favorite new longevity products developed by my good friend, Ben Greenfield. I take this with all high-carb meals (holidays/date nights/parties) to improve my blood sugar and insulin responses to the sudden rush of carbohydrate.
Blue-Blocking sunglasses: Important to remove the blue-light if you're going to on a laptop or cellphone within 2-hours before bed, otherwise, you'll suppress your melatonin and therefor the body's ability to achieve the requisite amount of restorative, deep sleep.
Essential Oils Diffuser: This little thing is pretty handy. Allows you to pump your room full of relaxing aromas like chamomile and lavender.
Reishi Mushroom: Medicinal mushroom that really helps with decreasing stress and improving sleep. I usually sip on this at night after taking zinc and magnesium. Use code "RUNGA" to save on Foursigmatic.com.
Ashwagandha Root: If your problem is staying asleep - here's your fix. Also a great adaptogen to consume throughout the day.
Ancient Minerals Magnesium Oil: I recommend this form of magnesium for people that cannot tolerate oral supplements or that need to relax before bed. Shower 30-mins after application to avoid ruining your sheets.
Chlorella Tabs: Greens supplement I've used for years, mostly for detox, that also travels well.
Activated Charcoal: I always take 1-2 capsules after a flight and/or alongside less than optimal food choices or foods from unknown sources. I also take 1 capsule per serving of alcohol on the rare occasion I drink a beer or a conventional wine.
Extra Strength Toxin Binder: I started using this in 2018 in 4-5 day period for serious detox. Please do your research on detoxifiers before messing around. However, I personally take this product to help optimize detox pathways and pull toxins from tissues about 30 minutes prior to taking the binder.
Creatine: I take a few grams on most days, especially since I am not eating much meat these days, which has demonstrated health benefits apart from the gym.
BeetElite: I usually do not take pre-workout drinks, however, I do take BeetElite with some frequency, usually mixing in a dash of baking soda, creatine, and maca!
Arginine: Great for blood flow, sexual, and cardiovascular health. The sustained-release of Perfusia-SR is great, I just take it in the morning with other supplements 4-6 weeks on, 2-4 weeks off.
Raw Food World Maca: Ive taken Maca for a long time off- and on- for energy, vigor, and vitality. During times of heavy training I mixed this with my BeetElite!
Biomarker Testing: EverlyWell has done an amazing job at making quick, at-home blood tests a breeze! Order only the tests you need and pay less than it would cost you at your doctor. I push all my coaching clients, at a minimum, to order their "Vitamin D + Inflammation" test as well as Hemoglobin A1C which all-in costs you about $130 with code "2019". Crazy!
FlexPulse: The PEMF device I use at home. Read more about the incredible benefits of PEMF here!
Schwinn AirDyne Pro: My all-time favorite air bike -We bring four to all our RUNGA events.
Kettlebell Kings: Affordable and reliable bells for any occasion. Generally I recommend my coaching clients begin with two light bells and one heavy bells. Men, start with two 12kg's and a 20kg or a 24kg. Ladies, start with two 8kg's and either a 16kg or a 20kg.
Joovv: Red light therapy is an investment but the Joovv is like buying a Ferrari for the price of a Hyundai. I went through the trouble to bring four to Panama for RUNGA if that says anything, and I have two in my home, and one in my mother's house.
Polar H7 Heart Rate Strap: Connects to the NatureBeat App to reliably measure your Heart Rate Variability, including the balance of your sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.
Hand Coffee Grinder as part of my morning ritual. If I am feeling lazy, I've also got this one now which I researched extensively before buying. This is the best affordable grinder if you're making espresso.
Vitamix Blender (refurbished): You simply cannot beat $199-$249 for a Vitamix. I've used a Blendtec for years but when I needed three blenders for our RUNGA events this year, it was time to make the switch.
Human Charger: I've been using "pocket sun" for 4 years now to avoid jet lag.
The Antidote (by Oliver Burkeman): Get your mind in the right place. A super insightful and entertaining mix of Buddhism, Stoicism, and rigorous rational thinking.
Lights Out (by T.S. Whiley): An investigatory look into the effect of light and sugar on human health. Enjoyable read that's nearly 20 years old now, which is apparent in some spots!
The Key Muscles of Yoga (Ray Long): Stellar book with fabulous illustrations of many of areas I am most interested in, i.e. psoas and diaphragm.
Anatomy of Breathing (Blandine Calais-Germain) A masterful work with nothing to sell. Highly recommended read.
Anatomy for Runners (Jay Dicharry): A highly-quality action-oriented book on anatomical liabilities of running and what to do about them.
Luna Sandals: I LOVE my Lunas! I wear the "OSO FLACO" model almost every day for training, hiking, or to the office. Use code "RUNGA2017" for a discount.
Coffee Frother: These little things are so handy! I use it every single day to mix everything from nut milk to BeetElite and magnesium!
Amber Light Bulb: Because it's a healthy idea at night to avoid blue-light!
KBee Balm: Made by-hand by my good friend and bee-keeper, Todd Cambio. A honey-based grip, skin care and repair formula.
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K-pop girl group Twice's leader Jihyo and former boy band member Kang Daniel have broken up.
The news was confirmed by Twice's management agency JYP Entertainment.
South Korean tabloid Dispatch reported on Tuesday (Nov 10) that the two K-pop stars had gone their separate ways as they had little time to meet due to their busy schedules.
JYP Entertainment confirmed the news and said: "It is true that they broke up recently."
Formerly a member of the now-disbanded boy band Wanna One, Kang is now managed by his own label.
The former couple, both 23, made public their romance last year in August after photos of Jihyo, whose real name is Park Ji-hyo, arriving at Kang's residence in Seoul were published by Dispatch.
Their relationship made headlines as it is rare for idols to date openly in the K-pop industry, where romantic relationships are often forbidden.
The two are also major K-pop stars in their own right. The nine-member Twice is one of the most popular South Korean girl groups in recent years while Kang sailed to first place in the second season of reality competition series Produce 101 in 2017, debuting shortly after as a member of Wanna One.
His solo career since the group disbanded in 2019 has also blossomed.
He surpassed an impressive one million copies in cumulative album sales in August, just over a year since his solo debut. – The Straits Times/Asia News Network
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Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet's new work at the Atlantic Theater Company explores the crises that confront Charles, a psychologist who refuses to offer testimony for a patient facing trial. Chris Bauer (The Wire, True Blood) leads the cast, which also features Lawrence Gilliard Jr. (The Walking Dead, The Machinist), Jordan Lage (Glengarry Glen Ross, Race) and Rebecca Pidgeon (The Spanish Prisoner, The Old Neighborhood). Atlantic's artistic director Neil Pepe (Hands on a Hardbody, Speed-the-Plow) directs.


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There can be such a thing as a fair job – as UniteLive finds out
Hajera Blagg, Wednesday, May 15th, 2019
Hi-fi and TV retail chain Richer Sounds has joined a growing number of companies that are giving their employees a stake in the firms they work for.
This week, Richer Sounds founder Julian Richer announced that he would be transferring a 60 per cent stake in his company – said to be worth £3.5m – to an employee ownership trust. Each of the retailer's 531 employees, excluding executive directors, will also as part of the announcement receive a bonus of £1,000 for each year they've worked – the average bonus will be worth £8,000.
Richer, whose company has built a reputation for quality customer service, has long been an advocate for treating staff well – he has rejected the use of zero-hours contracts, and is one of the few companies whose pay gap favours women. Employee perks include the use of 12 company-owned holiday homes in cities like Barcelona and Paris, with 70 per cent of staff using at least one property each year.
Richer, who set out his business philosophy in a 2001 management book, The Richer Way, told the BBC, "I've been running my business for 40 years and the overriding thing I've learned is that it's all about the people. If you treat your people right, then they are going to be happier, give a better service, stay with you, they are not going to steal."
According to the Employee Ownership Association (EOA) 300 businesses have adopted the employee ownership model, covering about 200,000 employee owners. Such businesses are growing at a rate of 10 per cent each year – with growth rapidly accelerating since 2014.
John-Lewis, which runs department stores and the supermarket chain Waitrose, is the largest company owned by its more than 80,000 employees – owner John Spedan Lewis handed over his company to workers nearly a century ago in 1929.
Other businesses in recent years that have embraced the employee ownership model include Riverford Organic Farmers and Aardman, an animation studio in Bristol whose credits include Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Morph.
Both companies have transferred a 75 per cent stake to their employees, who will be awarded a share of the profits. At Riverford Organic Farmers, for example, its 650 staff will share 10 per cent of annual profits generated by a £60m turnover.
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell, who last year met with Julian Richer to discuss concerns over rising inequality, hailed Richer's decision to hand his company over to workers.
"Great commitment by Julian Richer to his workforce," McDonnell tweeted. "He has used his income over the years without seeking any publicity to quietly fund causes that many others would not touch. I salute him for the role he continues to play on social justice issues."
Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner likewise praised Julian Richer.
"More companies should follow the example set by Julian Richer – it is no coincidence that Richer Sounds offers great customer service, as the workforce feel they have a significant stake in the company's continuing success," he said.
"It is an indictment of other large corporates where the top executives pocket fat salaries and eye-watering pensions, while holding down the wages and salaries of the workers who contribute so much to a company's success," he added.
"A future Labour government should look at Julian Richer's social justice agenda and examine how it could be used to break down the 'them and us' culture that bedevils so much of UK industry and commerce."
Pic: Richer Sounds
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(HOUSTON, TX) One of the most successful business technology service companies in Texas is making room for new hires with the opening of a satellite office in North Houston.
Rand Group, which helps businesses advance with industry-tailored technology services, currently has 90+ employees. Headquartered in its 20,000 square foot location in the Bellaire area, with satellite offices in Dallas and Vancouver, the addition of the new 14,000 square foot office increases its footprint in the Greater Houston metropolitan area by 70%.
The new offices are located in the Wells Fargo Tower at 12941 North Fwy, Houston. The expanded space includes room for 60 employees, as well as conference rooms, a 30-seat training room, and theatre-style seating for up to 150 people.
"This facility will allow us to conduct seminars and training sessions, including providing businesses with critical year-end information on new software developments – something that up until now we have been doing by renting space at Microsoft in order to accommodate all those interested," said Administration Manager Randy Wilcox.
A handful of employees who live in the northern metropolitan area have already re-located to the new office, and Rand believes this second location makes the company more accessible for new recruits.
"Houston is a huge market and I believe having the North office will make us more attractive geographically to some new talent," said Rand, who has a long-standing and deep commitment to the Houston community as evidenced by his current roles as both Chairman of Houston Public Media, and Governing Director of Houston Symphony.


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Over the years, I've gotten quite a few inquiries about fair odds lines — mainly, how does a horseplayer go about making one and what are they good for?
Let's kick off the discussion with the last question — after all, what's the use in creating something without first knowing what it does (trust me, I've seen enough science fiction movies to know this is a terrible idea)? Simply put, a fair odds line provides gamblers with a means of making rational wagering decisions.
For example, most players know that betting to win on a horse that is 2-5 or less doesn't make a lot of sense. To make any money on such steeds, a gambler would need to cash at least 71 percent of the time, which is extremely unlikely (not to mention the fact that the place and show payoffs would probably be just as high if not higher than the win return in some cases, making a win bet look that much more foolish).
Yet very few punters take the next logical step and assign specific minimum betting odds to all (or even some) of the race contenders.
This is where a fair odds line comes in.
A fair odds line attempts to quantify a handicapper's feelings about a particular race and provide a framework for better money management decisions. Statements like "I knew I should have used that horse" are, theoretically at least, foreign to one who employs a fair odds line on a regular basis.
This is because bets are made — or not made — based on whether the horse in question is an overlay (post-time odds greater than its fair odds) or underlay (post-time odds less than its fair odds). As a result, the angst of deciding whether or not to include a horse in one's wagers is, in effect, made by the betting public.
A) For every horse, assign odds that you think are fair. If it helps, use the morning line as a guide.
B) Convert these odds to a percentage.
C) Add all the individual percentages together to get the total line percentage. If this number is exactly 100 percent (plus or minus a few tenths of a point due to rounding discrepancies), you have what is known as a "true" line, which is what I personally strive for.
However, many value handicappers like to mirror the tote board and include takeout and breakage in the equation. In this case, a total line percentage of up to 125 percent is OK. Beyond that, though, I would suggest re-calculating or massaging your fair odds. Perhaps the horse you listed at 2-1 should be 5-2 instead. Maybe a couple of the horses you tabbed at 15-1 should really be 20-1. Continue making adjustments like this until the total line percentage meets your goal.
Actually using the fair odds line is a piece of cake: just concentrate on betting overlays and eliminating underlays.
Of course, I'm aware of the fact that this is easier said than done and will almost surely require practice and a fair amount of patience. Underlays you tossed will win — sometimes at or above their fair odds, thanks to an influx of late money into the pool; overlays you wagered on will magically transform into underlays for the same reason.
Fair odds ensure that you don't.
1) A horse is not an overlay or underlay just because your fair odds say it is. After all, your line could be — and in many cases is — wrong.
Don't get overly cocky and dismiss the crowd's opinion entirely. If a horse that you think should be 5-2 is 20-1 on the board, ask yourself why. Is there something you missed, a factor that you weighted too heavily or too lightly? In other words, look for errors in your calculations before you rush to the windows to bet your life savings.
Also, be sure to test your fair odds. They should win at the rate you say they do. What's more, they should keep winning at that rate (or very close to it) as the actual odds vary. If your 2-1 shots win a third of the time overall, but only one percent of the time when the horse is a supposed overlay, you've definitely got a problem.
First advanced by business consultant Joseph M. Juran, the 80/20 rule, or Pareto Principle, is the notion that 80 percent of all consequences stem from just 20 percent of all causes. 20 percent of the world's population control 80 percent of its resources, 20 percent of the people on Earth possess 80 percent of the talent (not necessarily the same 20 percent, mind you) and so forth and so on.
From a betting standpoint, Mitchell realized that a fair odds line should reflect that same fundamental truth. Hence, he began assigning 80 percent of his ratings to his top contenders and the remaining 20 percent to the rest of the field — with great success.
I bring this up because many rookie line makers will find that their fair odds are too similar — a lot of 3-1, 4-1 and 6-1 chances — and not very reflective of real-life betting tendencies (which should always be one of the goals). By reassigning 80 percent (or thereabouts) of the probabilities to one's top choices, this can be avoided.


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Samsung's new guidance calls for consolidated operating profit of 6.6 trillion Korean won, or $5.7 billion U.S. That would be a 10.4 percent increase from a year prior.
It's also above consensus estimates from investors, who expected profits of 5.53 trillion won, according to polls conducted by Bloomberg. It's estimated that the S7 lineup sold 9 million units in their first month, tripling that of the previous-generation Galaxy S6.
In contrast, Apple sold 13 million iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus units in just one weekend when both devices launched last September.
The S7 lineup launched in March and was met with positive reviews, with critics praising Samsung's hardware and design. The handset's software --?primarily Samsung's proprietary TouchWiz interface -- were said to be the weak points for the devices.
Facing high-end competition from Apple and being attacked at the low-end by Chinese manufacturers, Samsung has faced two straight years of declines in its mobile business. The first-quarter turnaround comes after Samsung has made efforts to streamline its lineup and focus on its most competitive devices.
Samsung will face even tighter competition in the mid-range market, especially in emerging markets, thanks to the launch of Apple's new 4-inch iPhone SE. Priced starting at $399, it's the most affordable new iPhone model Apple has ever introduced.
On the high end, Samsung's Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are expected to face competition from Apple's "iPhone 7" beginning this fall. If Apple sticks to its usual release schedule and strategy, the next iPhone should feature an all-new design and A10 processor, and launch starting at $649 without contract this September.
Considering their profits have gone down the tube for 2.5 years, that's not saying much.
But, at least it arrests the constant slide they had.
Yes, and if they can show good sales and profits of their flagship models in this 'saturated' market. Maybe the iPhone 7 will do better for Apple than expected too, so 'peek iPhone' will be broken this year rather than next.
am I reading that right that the guidance is 20% bump in profit over the analysts' expectations.
That's significant... a definite bounce... but we'll see if it goes up (which would be a good thing in some respects, indicating that high end phones are still in demand), or if it bounces downward again (that this is a 3 month blip that is still part of a Blackberry/RIMM like cratering).
Good for Samsung, the better that company's phones get the more pressure Apple is under to make the iPhone even better.
I'm seeing a lot of BYGO on the new phones I wonder if this profit bump is really due to the new phones.
Actual sales numbers, or it didn't happen.
10% is great growth but it would be much more helpful to have in context. 10% of what? That's a critical piece missing from this figure.
People are still buying these Korean knockoffs?!!
SMH. Faith in humanity lost.
Name the places you can get this. I have only seen reference to two US carriers that offered this for a very limited time period. It is not a world-wide phenomenon and i think it likely the cost of this was entirely being met by the two carriers who were just piggybacking on the announcement interest in order to try and grab some new customers.
Orders for the S7 are reportedly up in the Netherlands 250% compared to the S6, and over 60% of those are for the more expensive Edge version. Carphone Warehouse in the UK said orders were up 200%.
Welcome to 2013, Samsung, the last time you ever posted this much profit.
What Sammy meant is they will cook the books to show a 10% gain.
200% order rise from f all is still only 3 f alls.
If I were a Samsung investor I doubt I'd be turning cartwheels over a 10% rise in 'consolidated operating profit'. There's a lot of accountancy double dealing to play with behind that phrase.
Not to bash or troll on this but isn't a 10% increase YOY after the S6 disaster really not al that big a deal.
It's kind of like M$ moving a bunch of copies of Windows 10 after the Win8 debacle. It's good. But only because up is the only way to go.
You see, Tim, all it takes to return a company to growth is just making something best in business for a consumer: namely the camera (http://www.dxomark.com/Mobiles/Samsung-Galaxy-S7-Edge-Mobile-Review-A-new-champion) and the screen: (http://www.displaymate.com/Galaxy_S7_ShootOut_1.htm#Conclusion: "the Galaxy S7 becomes the Best Performing Smartphone Display that we have ever tested").
When was the last time iPhone had something best in the industry?
And when do you say are going to upgrade the screen? 2018?
Tim, with all respect you should leave.
What else are they supposed to buy? Believe it or not, not everyone is like us and likes/love iPhones/iOS. It good to have choices.
I didn't see anyone here complaining the pre-orders for the SE were f'all. Those amounted to 3.4 M. Pre-orders for the S7 in China hit 10 M in 4 days.
holy crap that phone on top looks nearly identical to an iPhone 6. had to do a double-take.
Well, I had a charging issue with my iPhone 6s and was given a loaner - a Sammy s6 for 2 and half weeks.
I dunno - there's carrier software, Microsoft software, Google software and then the OS - all of it running and doing stuff.
I figured out how to disable most of the unnecessary crap.
Apple may have a few niggles here and there on the hardware but their software is miles ahead.
ohh and those pages and return buttons v nearly drove me insane.
So happy when I got my 6s back.
All of the tech press fawning over 'Samsungs amazing industrial design'.... and really they are just back to copying the iPhone? The Verge gurgling about an Android Renaissance?
Hopefully the new iPhone this September will have a groundbreaking new design (don't ask me what it will look like - I'm not an Apple engineer!) and we will see how the Android designers fare then. I'm guessing they will somehow look pretty similar.
Lately I've seen more Samsung Galaxy S phones than iPhones, so people are buying them.


This course discusses the technical section of a COMAH safety report which should describe the Design, Construction, Operation, Maintenance and Modification of the COMAH site. The course covers the Process Safety, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Control and Instrumentation and Human Factors aspects which form the technical section of a Safety Report.
This conference run by North West Regional Association, targets learning from mistakes after an accident and will cover Accident Investigation, Learning lessons the hard way, Electrical safety, Cultural Safety, Human Factors.
Two companies have been fined after a worker suffered extensive burns to his face, arms and hands as a result of an electrical incident.
A Birmingham electrician has been ordered to carry out unpaid work in the community after his trainee fell three and a half metres through a plasterboard ceiling.


For those of you not into layouts, I do apologize for the last 4 or 5 consecutive blog posts.
Here is a card as promised (with others to come).
I've been meaning to make this card for the last few years and finally I did it! It's a hybrid card of two basic types of cards that I found on Pinterest.
I've often thought of our GP as a super doc and used many graphics I've found on the web to convey this (just do a Google image search for "super doctor" and you'll see what I mean).
Anyways in the hours I spend on Pinterest, I found lab coat doctor cards with a stethoscope around the neck and this super dad card by Kaminski's Creations which I also found on Pinterest.
Now I know doctors here in Australia don't wear lab coats, but it's a pretty synonymous image with doctors worldwide so I decided to do a lab coat revealing a superman logo (as opposed to a shirt opening to show the logo like Erin Kaminski's blog post).
b) a certain SCD* hadfn't misplaced my good crafty knife, SRSLY?
What I didn't expect to find was an entire alphabet of logos in the Superman stylie so I picked F since both the doc's first and last names start with that letter.
A Silhouette would also make the stethoscope issue much simpler since I could size it in the software to what I wanted, but I was pumped and ready to take rogue to a new level. No templates this time...just a set of oval nesting dies and trial and error!
The little ear bud bits were done using a punch designed for making little paper bows. There is a larger oval bit with rectangles on the ends which if cut in half in the centre was the perfect size and shape. I did have to round the corners slightly.
Then I used a few nesting circle for the round bit and since I'm a stickler for detail, I found the logo of the company virtually ALL doctors use for stethoscopes and printed their logo just as it appears on the actual ones.
I used a small square stitched die with the dip cut off and glued around the edges for a pocket and shoved a couple of small BandAids inside.
Lastly I tried to paint the red part of the superman logo with Glossy accents to have it stand out a bit, but even with a few layers, there are still visible brush strokes and I kinda wish I hadn't done it.
So there you have it...a big thank you card for a big thank you to a great GP who has looked after us these last 5 years.
Love and happy rogue crafting!
Layout number four for my CKC November kit. I suspect this will be the last one for my November kit. Ironically the two sets of photos that I specifically wanted to scrapbook using this kit are still unscrapped. Oh well. These things happen.
I have a couple of cards coming soon to change things up a bit so long as NCC* doesn't try to Halp too much.
This layout takes care of two challenges. One is a mini challenge from Mercy Tiara's 27 Day Challenge. The deets can be found in her Facebook Group.
The mini challenge is a sketch challenge set by Moira O'Reilly. Click on her name to go to her blog post detailing the challenge itself and the actual sketch. The sketch comes from Kristine Davidson. Kristine has a blog for sketches and a new book out (I believe this sketch comes from that book).
The second challenge is CKC Challenge 2 for November. The title says it's about star signs which I don't "do", but using stars is an interpretation along those lines. I used stars in place of most of the circles on the original sketch.
I also mirror imaged the sketch to allow for the direction in the photo. The journalling proved a challenge given the the diagonal lines. Rather than adding a journalling card or trying to write across the lines, I just went with the flow and used what was already there.
I'm guessing most of you are familiar with the lovely Shimelle Laine and how she refers to her mini man as Wonder Boy so you should "get" the reference. It's mentioned in the journalling which is why our very own SCD* is also a Wonder Boy in our eyes.
As soon as I saw him drinking from my Wonder Woman Mug, it his me. As these things often do.
Please check back soon for some fun cards and more CKC madness once the December kit is revealed!
Just a very few days left of the CKC Kit challenges for November.
CKC puts out a few challenges each month to help inspire us to use those kits.
Challenge 1 was all about a story focusing on the positive, I used a story about a minor injury during an outing and how Disney Princess BandAids turned the whole thing around (I mean why wouldn't they??😍). And how adorable do my little nieces look sporting those BandAids??
I cheated with a sheet of white cardstock, since nothing else I at left at this point was looking "right" and Shimelle's layout about Wonder Boy's first and last day at school was the perfect scraplift for these photos.
Every month, Tracy aka Mercy Tiara (known best for her YouTube vids) throws out a challenge in her Facebook Group lasting 27 days and winner of said challenge picks the next month's challenge and so on.
WELL Tracy's right hand, Moira O'Reilly, puts out some really fun mini challenges and this layout is the result of one of them.
The main challenge for the month is about scrapbooking yourself and while it's something I have done on rare occasions, I'm just not feeling it at the moment. I know it doesn't have to be an actual photo of me (and that's something you REALLY don't want to see), but I believe in going with what inspires you at the time.
So...one of the mini challenges is a Tic Tac Toe and I love these! They're really fun!
This is Moira's Tic Tac Tor for November. I followed the bottom row.
The layout itself is based on one from Shimelle's most recent Disney class which you can find here.
I also used the supplies from the kit I put together for the November Counterfeit Kit Challenge.
The (loose) diagonal line of embellishments comes from the cork circles (from two different collections) and the wood veneer stars. You can't have a nighttime layout without stars, right?
My colour scheme came from the background paper from One Canoe Two's "Hazelwood" collection. The photos are warmish (and I'm sure heavily corrected) since they were taken rather stealthily with just a nightlight for illumination.
It simply didn't look right without gold mist. Probably that celestial thing again.
I'm thinking this layout will probably go in SCD's* album rather than the family album due to the colour scheme and story.
I try to make the stories that go in his album reflections of his personality.
As for the last prompt - fortunately the patterned paper from Amy Tangerine's "Hustle and Heart" is a dense floral with tigers peeking out here and there, so while I chose it for the tigers, there is just enough floral pattern to get a tick here as well.
Love and more and more misting!
So...I finally broke into my kit for November! Well...the first thing I did was make 3 page kits last week, but didn't get around to actually chopping and sticking until three days ago.
Finally had the energy to finish the thing!
You can find the deets to the November CKC here.
So I kicked off with the sketch from 1 November from Stuck?! Sketches. They release two per month and I hope to make a layout for the second one too.
The sketch looks like this and while I originally printed three photos, one of them (while taken in the same series) just looked too different and out of place.
The warm colours that make up so much of my Counterfeit Kit for November was perfect for this photo. I don't use orange an awful lot - especially in such a large expanse so it was a challenging layout, but the orange isn't harsh, It's a softer orange with watercolour streaks through it.
I decided to cut it to the exact size I'd need and mount everything onto a sheet of carstock I knew I would probably never use. I declare that's not cheating).
I have to confess I very nearly cheated for real when I tuned to my stash of Sassa embellies since I knew some of the Whimsies had a fabric like texture. They were just too big.
The chipboard flowers in the kit had a little fabric texture so adding a fabric brad from my trusty pink tray (along with flower shaped buttons from there) helped get that vibe across.
BTW several of the patterns in the Hustle and Heart collection by Amy Tangerine (I used a red behind the photos) have a pattern that sort of reminded me of a knitted jumper (sweater).
I gathered together a bunch of die cuts from that pile of extras and made three slightly awkward, but OK looking clusters.
The borders on the top and bottom of the page are two sides of the same paper and I found a section of the colourful one without green since I didn't want add it in...and it looks a but like a somewhat crazy quilt!
I'm a little late with my blog posts due to technical difficulties so please stop by often this week since I have another two layouts make with the kit and hope to get a fourth done.
One of my favourite blog hops of the year!
Every year Janis at HerPeacefulGarden hosts a blog hop full of all kinds of crafty cat projects. Please click on the blog hop image or clickable link and see the full line up of awesome cat projects!
Last year I did a layout so this year I thought I'd mix it up a bit with a card...or two!
I had a fair bit of my franken pink marbly embossing paste left from yesterday's layout, so I grabbed a sheet of white cardstock and my Dyan Reaveley cat stencil and salvaged the rest to use later.
It occurred to me that it could make a nice background for a cat card so I went in that direction. Choosing a stamp would be harder. I have as many cat stamps as I do coffee themed ones, but in the end I decided to go with a Saturated Canary image called "Crafty Cat".
I wanted to bust out the Copics again since I feel really rusty and I'm trying to get more practice with smaller images and more detail - not to mention practising various cat breeds and colours.
I still want to improve with black, grey and white cats, I'm not sure I'll ever get the hang of the complicated coat that is Torbie with its colouring and then unique markings on top of that!
I discovered a friend has a Bengal cat a few weeks ago! A very cool and unique breed! I tried colouring the second of my two Crafty Friends as a Bengal.
SmallCraftyDude has been obsessed with Egyptian Mau cats. These guys are really unique so if you have some time, have a read about them. I find it fascinating that many of their physical attributes are still very similar to ancient breeds rather than modern domestic cats.
colour just one image at at time - it eases the pressure of not making mistakes and helps ease back into something I often feel a bit rusty with. I remembered how much I need more markers! I'd like to do a greater variety of skin and hair tones at the very least.
So...I fussy cut my images, trimmed the pink embossed cat card fronts to size, rounded corners and I used whatever ink was left on my ink blending tools from my last few galaxy cards just to define the edges a bit. I love how Distress Ink feathers softly as it wicks into the paper.
I have a few craft themed stamp sets and the sentiment is from "Crafty Friends" by Altenew and the thought bubble from "Just Thinking of You" by Neat and Tangled just managed to squeeze around the sentiment. Some vellum heat embossed in black was softer than cardstock and I decided I was done!


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IHS 1926 Alumnus - Carleta Sterling Mixer-Cox Bequest to Ilion Public Library
By Aileen Carney Sweeney
Carleta Sterling Mixer-Cox was an Ilion, NY native born in January 1909. She was the daughter of the late Fred Bredstreet Sterling and the late Daisy Fletcher. A 1926 graduate of Ilion High School, Carleta participated in many activities including the Glee Club and Dramatics. After graduation, she attended business school and was involved in many educational and civic organizations such as the D.A.R. of Frankfort, Daughters of the Founders of Patriots of America, the Eastern Star Chapter 82, the Girl Scouts and the Presbyterian Church. Following her marriage to Murray Mixer, the couple moved to Lynchburg, VA in 1959 where she would live the rest of her life. Her husband Murray died in 1971, but she would later marry Gideon Cox and the two would remain together until his passing in 1996. Carleta continued to be active within the community by taking classes, teaching children craft making, working for the church, and was a member of various organizations. Carleta always found time for leisure when she would relax at home weaving blankets, scarves, and other items. In later years she enjoyed spending time with her little dog, Mini-Cox.
On November 18, 2005, Carleta Sterling Mixer-Cox died at the age of 95. Her remains were brought back to her native Ilion where she was buried in the family plot in Armory Hill Cemetery. In her last will and testament, Carleta had nearly a $1 million bequest for the Ilion Free Public Library to be used for programming, improvements, and other benefits for patrons. As a result of this bequest, the director and staff of the Ilion Free Public Library held a reception on November 13, 2008 to posthumously honor Carleta Sterling Mixer-Cox for her generosity.
Plaque in the vestibule of the Ilion Free Public Library
According to a letter dated March 8, 2006 from the attorney who was the administrator of her estate, Carleta Cox bequeathed $850,000 to the Ilion Library. In another letter dated May 3, 2007, the attorney stated that the library was to be given half of the proceeds from the sale of her house, which amounted to $61,530.49. The total bequest is about $911,530.49. Her will also had a provision for the First Presbyterian Church in Ilion, which was bequeathed about the same amount from her estate.
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Commonwealth Rutherford Fellows Event 2018
by Alex Edmead | Jan 9, 2019 | News
The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission Rutherford Fellows Event was held on Thursday 4 October 2018 at the British Library, London with 32 Rutherford Fellows in attendance. The event was held in order to celebrate the impact of the Commonwealth Rutherford Fellowship programme. It also gave Fellows, Commissioners, supervisors, HE contacts and CSC staff the chance to share and evaluate research experiences and network with each other, and our delegates relished the chance to build important contacts for the future.
The Commonwealth Rutherford Fellowship exemplifies world-class research innovation that will and has a wider impact beyond the academic community, as the scheme attracts global talent and supports the UK's research base.
The first activity saw each of our Rutherford Fellows divided into groups to give an individual 3-minute presentation on their research. The presentations were diverse, with many expressing their passion about why they chose their research.
Addressing key global challenges
The second activity, 'Thematic group work on global challenges', involved each group being provided with a thematic question on a key global challenge. The activity helped Fellows discover where their research crosses over with other Fellows based on their table and encouraged them to build professional partnerships.
Each group discussed solutions and wrote down a list of the different problems or issues (whether global or local) which involved a combination of the work or research areas of multiple Fellows at the table. They then thought about a central theme which linked their research areas together, and helped them create a poster which summed up their arguments and solutions. Each group then presented their posters to the room.
The event finished with a drinks reception at the British Library which offered everyone in attendance the opportunity to network. CSC Commissioners Sandy Balfour and Brian Faragher assisted with the day's activities and so it was a lovely chance for them to meet and learn more about the Rutherford Fellows and their research. Sandy Balfour presented the 2018 Taylor & Francis Best Journal Article Prize to the winner, Chigozie Utazi (2010 Commonwealth Scholar from Nigeria), and gave a wonderfully entertaining speech on how to write the 'perfect' article, which included a list of common mistakes and misconceptions.
The evening continued with conversations and discussions about the innovative research our Rutherford Fellows are currently conducting. The event captured only a snapshot of the impact of the Commonwealth Rutherford Fellowship Programme. As our Rutherford Fellows demonstrated, their contribution to international development is something that goes far beyond their academic research.
To see more pictures of this event, please visit the CSC Flickr page.


CICADA is proud to have been a part of a wonderful revitalization project in Mount Airy. The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Block Party for the Vernon Road Shopping District was held on Saturday, October 20, 2018, and in attendance were CICADA's own Kurt Raymond and Daryn Edwards, in addition to local community leaders, and Mayor Jim Kenney and Councilwoman Cherelle Parker. Kurt and Daryn not only brought back wonderful photos from the Block Party and Ceremony, but also an award from the 2018 Storefront Challenge – CICADA received the Best Block Impact Award!


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 Ernest Beutler (1928–2008), deutschamerikanischer Hämatologe
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1996 film "The Craft" is getting a Collector's Edition Blu-ray this March
Posted on February 1, 2019 by Justin Sluss
The 1996 film "The Craft" is getting a Collector's Edition Blu-ray Disc release on March 12th, via Scream Factory. The film, directed by Andrew Fleming, featured a cast of Fairuza Balk, Robin Tunney, Neve Campbell, Rachel True, and Skeet Ulrich. Tech specs for the release have not yet been detailed, but stay tuned for an update. The upcoming Collector's Edition Blu-ray is now available for pre-order over at Amazon. Bonus materials set to be included on the release are listed below.
NEW Directing The Craft – an interview with co-writer and director Andrew Fleming
NEW Producing The Craft – an interview with producer Douglas Wick
NEW Writing The Craft – an interview with co-writer Peter Filardi
NEW Effecting The Craft – an interview with makeup effects supervisor
Audio Commentary with director Andrew Fleming
Vintage Featurette – Conjuring THE CRAFT
Vintage Featurette – The Making of THE CRAFT
Deleted Scenes with optional audio commentary
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GM recognized 132 of its best suppliers from 17 countries, and named Laird a GM Supplier of the Year.
Mitchell announced the winners of the 2017 AutocheX Premier Achiever awards, honoring top performing collision repair facilities for customer satisfaction.
At the inaugural SCRS Red Carpet Awards, on Nov. 1, the CIECA Board of Trustees announced the winners of the 2017 Electronic Commerce awards. CIECA Chair Phil Martinez and Executive Director Fred Iantorno made the presentations.
CARSTAR North America recognized both U.S. and Canada CARSTAR owners at an annual conference held in Charlotte.
The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) is proud to announce the recipients of the scholarships in collision repair that were created to assist deserving students pursuing a career in the collision industry.


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Step 1: Beat butter in the bowl of an electric mixer until creamy. Turn mixer to low and gradually add in sugar, milk and vanilla. Beat on high until the frosting is smooth, creamy and reaches your desired consistency.


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Media can be medicinal or poisonous. The process of making media helps youth to understand the ingredients that go into what they are consuming. It equips them with the skills to analyze and discern. In addition to facilitating critical thought, youth media is a venue for creative expression within a medium that is engaging and dynamic.
Reel Youth builds community and meets young filmmakers where they are at. When final projects are shared with the community, youth media can become medicinal for cultures. It provides the opportunity to hear what is churning beneath us. When youth articulate their passions or frustrations through narrative, it allows us to catch a glimpse of underlying issues that drive behaviours. It is an opportunity to have a conversation and ask questions. When we listen to our youth, they are more likely to listen to us.
I recently had tea with Zoe Miles from Reel Youth. As we chatted, she prepared posters for the upcoming Reel Youth Festival premiere at the VIFF on October 12th and 13th.
This premiere will be a showcase of films that were created by youth throughout the world. Locations range from the Burnaby Youth Custody Centre, to the buzzing streets of India, to the calm beauty of Channel Rock on Cortes Island. Each unique group provides glimpses into their cultural realities, text message dialects, frustrations and pop culture perspectives.
As I sip chai with Zoe, she speaks about the diversity of facilitators and young filmmakers that she works with. She lights up when she explains the experience of becoming immersed in the collective creative processes. In addition to an abundance of cultures and personalities that she works with, there is also a diverse selection of issues that are addressed throughout the films that are created.
The Reel Youth team are collaborative. They co-create projects and programs with other awesome organizations: OUT in Schools, the Knowledgeable Aboriginal Youth Association, the Passion Foundation, the Society for Children and Youth of BC. and many others.
The RYFF will premier at the Vancouver International Film Festival, and then continue across Canada, and around the world, with over 30 screenings from Oct. 2011 through Sept. 2012.
The Reel Youth Film Festival premiers Wed, Oct 12th 1:15pm and Thu, Oct 13th 6:45pm at the Pacific Cinematheque.
All of the paintings in this story are by Jordan Bent and were created for Reel Youth.
the Society for Children and Youth of BC.


One of my close friends - asked for help in finding a cute gold peep toe for this weekend! So of course I got on it right away.
And I fell in love with these two metallics! One is the light gold and the other is more of a copper but can pass as a "burnt" gold, if you may.
Want them? You just have gotta have them? Comment me, I will tell you where you can get your own pair!


I get lots of questions about Facebook ads.
There are some Facebook ads questions you can easily Google (try it!), some that are better explained in the context of your unique situation (try a consultation), and others that I get asked several times a week that I finally typed out answers to. This FAQ covers that last batch.
What's the difference between Google AdWords and Facebook Ads?
Can I use Facebook advertising for direct response?
Why do I need advertising? Why can't I just post to my Facebook Page?
What's the difference between a Facebook ad and a Boosted Post?
What are the targeting options for Facebook ads?
The real answer is that it depends on how much money you want to make. I always encourage my clients to think backwards—start with the results you'd like to achieve, start advertising to create enough data to find your average cost per sale/lead, and then optimize and scale your campaigns.
For instance, say you want to use Facebook ads for lead generation, targeting $10,000 monthly revenue. If the margin on a new client is $1,000, you need 10 sales per month derived from Facebook ads to reach your goal. If you know that it takes an average of 10 leads to create one sale, you'll need 100 leads from Facebook to hit your revenue goal. If each lead from Facebook costs you $10 to acquire, you need to spend $1,000 on Facebook ads* to hit your revenue goal.
Makes sense? So you tell me—how much should you spend on Facebook ads? See my detailed answer on Social Media Examiner.
*This assumes a mature campaign.
AdWords operates on the concept of pull marketing—people have already established what they want through their search, so advertisers respond by giving them relevant links. AdWords works great, which is why it's so expensive—a keyword like "emergency plumbing service" might cost $50 per click. If you're targeting researching words instead of buying words, you can blow your budget on just a few clicks.
Installing the Facebook Pixel is the first thing you should do—before you do your audience research, before you write you ads, even before your product is developed. Seriously—if you don't have it installed on your site, do it now. I'll wait here.
Yes! I don't think enough people realize this—Facebook ads aren't about Likes or engagement or going viral—it's about spending money to make money. When you have the Facebook Pixel installed, you can measure your conversions against how much you spent and calculate a crystal clear ROI. My clients typically see returns of 5x and up.
From a scientific perspective, you need ads because the odds are against organic posts. Organic reach on Facebook is about 1%, maybe less. That means that if you have 100 Page Likes, only one of them will see your post.
From a business perspective, you can't expect stellar results if you're cheaping out on advertising. Additionally, ads let you reach people who don't Like your Page or know who you are, but are interested in the types of things you offer.
Facebook offers several different ad units. A "Boosted Post" is actually called a Page Post Engagement ad, and it's designed to "engage" users by getting them to click, click to expand a photo, Like, Comment, or Share—its ultimate measure of success is if somebody takes one of those actions. Other ad units have different objectives. The ultimate measure of success for the Website Conversion ad unit is if somebody buys or becomes a lead.
There's nothing wrong with Boosted Posts, but there is something wrong with the majority of people who use it. This is because they skip the strategy portion and go straight to advertising without working through targeting, business objective, and conversion tracking.
Perhaps an analogy will help. If you wanted to go to Alaska during the winter, which option would you choose to plan your trip?
Buy a motorcycle, hop on, point it North and open the throttle.
Google "how to plan for a trip to Alaska," map out your route, arrange an AirBnB, pack some warm clothes, rent a 4×4 vehicle, say goodbye to your family and friends, and set out on your journey.
The difference in the end result of that trip is akin to clicking "Boost Post" without a Facebook ads strategy.
Cold audiences—These are people you target by Interest (like "NASCAR"), Demographic (like "Parents of teenage children"), and Behavior (like "higher than average credit card spender"). If you're good, you'll use combinations of those. And you won't believe how many options there are within those. I found 10 different types of Moms the other day, from "Corporate Mom" to "Green Mom" and several in between.
Warm audiences—These are people who interacted with your ads, Facebook Page, or website (or app) in some way. They're tracked with the Facebook Pixel. So if you post an ad that goes to your umbrella ecommerce store and somebody clicks, then navigates to the red umbrellas (but not the black umbrellas), and then leaves your site—you can retarget that person with an ad for red umbrellas by using her behavior on your website. Neat, huh?
Upwards of 75% of the directly attributable results I get for my clients comes from some sort of warm audience. Don't sleep on retargeting.
If you're already advertising, you should diversify your platforms to compete against each other.
Organic reach on Facebook is dead, so if you have social media in your marketing strategy, you need ads to see results. Facebook advertising is now one of the most sophisticated ad platforms with an unfathomable amount of consumer data. Lucky for you, it sells this data to advertisers who are getting ROI in a massive range of industries and verticals.
Facebook advertising is now one of the most sophisticated ad platforms with an unfathomable amount of consumer data. Lucky for you, it sells this data to advertisers who are getting ROI in a massive range of industries and verticals. Coke, Ford, and all the other big brands spent huge amounts of money with Facebook ads when it first launched. They treated it like traditional media, however, didn't get the results they wanted and left. They will be back, and when they return, they'll drive the price up for all of us. Get in now.
Coca-Cola, Ford, and all the other big brands spent huge amounts of money with Facebook ads when it first launched. They treated it like traditional media, however, didn't get the results they wanted and left. They will be back, and when they return, they'll drive the price up for all of us. Get in now.


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We've already seen triple-digit temperatures across Idaho this summer along with emergency room visits for heat exhaustion, so it's a good time to take note of how to avoid heat-related illness in the hottest summer months. Heat-related illnesses and deaths are preventable.
People at the highest risk are babies and children up to age 4, people 65 and older, as well as anyone who is overweight, sick, or on certain medications. People without air conditioning, athletes, and outdoor workers are also at high risk of heat-related illness. Children are particularly at risk in the heat – their bodies heat up three-to-five times faster than adults. But everyone can get sick in the heat if they're not careful, especially if they're doing strenuous physical activities in high temperatures. When it's hot out, you might consider checking on family, friends, and neighbors to make sure they are staying cool.
Are there other factors that put us at risk?
A number of things can make it more difficult for your body to keep cool, including age, obesity, fever, dehydration, heart disease, mental illness, poor circulation, and even sunburn. A cold beer in the heat of the day might sound like a good idea, but it's not. Drinking alcohol in hot weather can make it harder to keep cool. Water works best to cool your body down.
What are the best ways to stay hydrated?
On hot days, you should drink more water than normal regardless of your activity level. If you feel thirsty, you are already dehydrated. Avoid alcohol and sugary beverages and encourage your friends and family to do the same. Plan to drink 2-4 glasses of water each hour if you are working or exercising outside. Drink enough so that your urine is a normal amount and color each time you go to the bathroom.
What are some signs of heat-related illness?
Signs of heat exhaustion include dizziness, heavy sweating, a pale skin tone, muscle cramps, nausea or vomiting, and headache. If you get to the point where you have a very high body temperature, are not sweating, and are experiencing hallucinations or disorientation, or you pass out, you may have heat stroke. Call 9-1-1 right away and take immediate steps to cool down.
How can we stay cool?
Plan your biking, hiking, gardening, and other outdoor activities in the morning, when it's cooler. Otherwise, stay inside air-conditioned buildings whenever you can; in extreme heat, a fan won't be enough. If you don't have air conditioning in your home, head to a public building that does: the library, a shopping mall, or movie theater would do the trick. Wear lightweight, light-colored clothing. If you feel overheated, take a cool shower or bath to bring your temperature down.
Please remember to never, ever leave a child or pet alone in a parked car when it's hot out. On average, every 10 days in the U.S. a child dies from heatstroke in a vehicle. The interior temperature of a vehicle can increase 19 degrees in 10 minutes, which can create very dangerous conditions for children and pets who can't open a window or get out of the vehicle when they get uncomfortable.
A Closer Look at Your Health airs weekly on KBOI 670 AM in Boise; this is a transcript of the July 17, 2018 program.
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Q: Relations and equivalence relations I'm self-studying discrete mathematics and right now I'm reading a chapter about "Relations". I've tried to solve some of the exercises that are included at the end of the chapter. But they are too difficult to solve for me. Could you please give me a hint about this one?

Let $A$ be the set of all non-zero rational numbers. For all $a,b \in A$, let $R$ be a relation that is defined as follows:
$$ aRb \iff a|b\in\mathbb{Z} $$
Determine if $R$ is reflexive, transitive or symmetric.

I don't understand that "$\in \mathbb{Z}$" part. It was said earlier that $a$ and $b$ are non-zero rational numbers, but now it says that $b$ is an integer?

A: I presume it's a typo (or strange notation convention) and that what it is supposed to say is
$$a\; R\; b\ \Leftrightarrow\ \frac{a}{b} \in \mathbb{Z}$$

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The kilowatt hour (symbol kWh, kW·h, or kW h) is a derived unit of energy equal to 3.6 megajoules. If the energy is being transmitted or used at a constant rate (power) over a period of time, the total energy in kilowatt-hours is the product of the power in kilowatts and the time in hours. The kilowatt-hour is commonly used as a billing unit for energy delivered to consumers by electric utilities.
The kilowatt-hour (symbolized kW⋅h) is a unit of energy equivalent to one kilowatt (1 kW) of power sustained for one hour.
One watt is equal to 1 J/s. One kilowatt-hour is 3.6 megajoules, which is the amount of energy converted if work is done at an average rate of one thousand watts for one hour.
Note that the international standard SI unit of energy is the joule. The hour is a unit of time "outside the SI", so the kilowatt-hour is a non-SI unit of energy. It is not listed among the non-SI units accepted by the BIPM for use with the SI.
An electric heater rated at 1000 watts (1 kilowatt), operating for one hour uses one kilowatt-hour (equivalent to 3.6 megajoules) of energy. A television rated at 100 watts operating for 10 hours continuously uses one kilowatt-hour. A 40-watt light bulb operating continuously for 25 hours uses one kilowatt-hour.
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WH, W.H., or wh may refer to:
the code for Westmeath, Ireland
West Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Winter Haven, Florida, United States
Woodland Hills, California, United States
Wuhan, Hubei, China
wh (digraph), a letter combination found in words like when and whale
Voiceless labio-velar approximant, the sound used for the above when it is pronounced differently from w
Pronunciation of English ⟨wh⟩
wh-word, a name for an interrogative word such as where and when
wh-movement, a syntactic phenomenon involving such words
wh-question, a question formed using such words
W. H. Auden, a twentieth-century poet
Mr. W.H., a mysterious dedication in Shakespeare's sonnets
Watt-hour, a unit of energy equivalent to 3600 joules
The IATA code for China Northwest Airlines
Wehrmacht Heer, a code that appears on German World War II army vehicle license plates.
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The Five Ws, Five Ws and one H, or the Six Ws are questions whose answers are considered basic in information-gathering. They are often mentioned in journalism (cf. news style), research, and police investigations. They constitute a formula for getting the complete story on a subject. According to the principle of the Five Ws, a report can only be considered complete if it answers these questions starting with an interrogative word:
Who did that?
Where did it take place?
When did it take place?
Why did that happen?
Some authors add a sixth question, "how", to the list, though "how" can also be covered by "what", "when", or "where":
Each question should have a factual answer — facts necessary to include for a report to be considered complete. Importantly, none of these questions can be answered with a simple "yes" or "no".
In the United Kingdom (excluding Scotland), the Five Ws are used in Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 lessons.
This section focuses on the history of the series of questions as a way of formulating or analyzing rhetorical questions, and not the theory of circumstances in general.
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Do you know why smiles are contagious? Because when you see someone smiling, your brain tries to understand what that someone is feeling and the only way to understand it is by mimicking the other person's facial expression. The brain is actually kind of stupid, if you think about it.
So basically, when you smile and someone sees you smile and they smile back, you're directly responsible for making one person happy.
I was just walking around a grocery store having a very animated conversation with my friend and I was smiling really big, and a woman comes around a corner, sees me smiling really big and smiles back. There you go, contagious.
Even though there are people out there that when you smile at them they don't smile back. I do that sometimes, I smile on purpose at people with scowls to see if they are habitual scowlers or just temporarily caught in a scowl, and some people never smile back. I wouldn't recommend you do this experiment, though, because it can have the opposite effect. Your brain will try to mimic this person's scowl and then you'll feel like crap.
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The University of Missouri School of Music and the Mizzou New Music Initiative have awarded the 2023 Sinquefield Composition Prize to Morima Yerby. Now in its 18th year, the Sinquefield Composition Prize is the top award for a composition student at Mizzou. As this year's winner, Morima Yerby will be awarded a $2,500 prize and will…
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If you've missed any of the media coverage of the 2018 Mizzou International Composers Festival, you can catch up by following the links below: * The Columbia Daily Tribune's coverage included interviews with resident composers Viet Cuong, Douglas Osmun and Gemma Peacocke, plus a guide to the entire festival. * The Columbia Missourian published a…
Mizzou composer Douglas Osmun featured in Columbia Missourian
Mizzou composer Douglas Osmun, a first-year graduate student in composition and the winner of the 2017 Sinquefield Composition Prize, was the subject of a feature story this week in the Columbia Missourian. Osmun (pictured) talked with reporter Ann Marion about his composition process and about "First Fig," the work he submitted in this year's Sinquefield…


Collectors and Protectors "Selling the Past: United States v. Frederick Schultz"
Schultz's trial has reflected the sometimes bitter differences between those who want to acquire antiquities and those who want to protect them. "One of the problems in this debate, which some people call the 'cultural property wars,' is that there are two sides who are really polarized," comments Ricardo Elia. "Acquisitive" interests including NADAOPA, the Art Dealers Association of America, and Christies, Inc., filed an amicus curiae brief in support of Schultz. NADAOPA, which wrote that "this indictment has sent shock waves through the art world," did not respond to repeated calls. "Protective" interests including AIA, the Society for American Archaeology, the Society of Historical Archaeology, the American Anthropological Association, and the United States Committee for the International Council on Monuments and Sites filed a brief opposing Schultz's legal arguments.
Many antiquities dealers, collectors, and their organizations argue that more stringent antiquities restrictions disrupt free enterprise and prevent people with the best ability to care for antiquities from doing so. "Beautiful objects have always been moving around the world, following the new sources of power and wealth," Tokeley-Parry said at his own trial. "It seems to me that as long as these objects are where the power is and where the wealth is, they will be cared for." Some also argue that the trade is a beneficial cultural exchange.
"I value collecting, the movement of art across national boundaries, in the same way that I value the movement of ideals and people across national boundaries," explains Gary Vikan, director of the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore and a member of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee that oversees antiquities agreements. Vikan adds that the United States may be working against some of its own citizens when it upholds foreign laws. "As the United States acts on behalf of foreign countries in helping them to enforce their own laws, they do so of course as a favor to the foreign country," he says. "But it is potentially at the expense of the interests of their own nationals, for better or worse."
Many cultural heritage interests, including archaeologists, anthropologists and countries of origin counter that a less stringent regulation of the antiquities trade only further encourages looting. "For many years, concerned archaeologists have indicated how the attitudes of some antiquities dealers in the U.S. and indeed of a number of leading museums have created a climate in which the traffic in illicit antiquities promotes the looting of archaeological sites worldwide," says Lord Colin Renfrew, director of the McDonald Institute of Archaeology and the Illicit Antiquities Research Centre at the University of Cambridge.
Archaeologists and their colleagues believe that routine looting destroys the information that could be learned about cultures in situ. "The main thing with acquisition by looting is destroying this irreplaceable cultural heritage, this record of past cultures that we will never get back," exclaims Elia. "The context of where something is found and in association with what, all of that information, is the primary and almost sole way to learn about many ancient cultures of the world."
Zahi Hawass points out that looting can also damage the spiritual meaning of an archaeological site for modern local inhabitants. Hawass identified four looted artifacts in New York for the F.B.I. during the Schultz case. "Two of the artifacts were wall reliefs from the Old Kingdom Dynasty Six, and these reliefs were cut from the tombs," he says. "You can imagine the horrible appearance of the tombs after they were brutally desecrated. The tomb robbers are not only destroying the tomb but its spiritual value."
Vikan says that national property laws are logical because of this inherent value of antiquities for indigenous people. "Like oil under the ground, claiming the antiquities as national property makes sense," agrees Vikan. "I value that notion because for the country of origin, that wealth in the ground is a yet undiscovered instrument in defining their national identity and an object of intrinsic worth."
Vikan concedes that he has overseen unprovenienced antiquities collections in the past, before regulation, but says that he now favors a compromise between antiquities collecting and statutes to legitimize their export and import. "Right now the model is that this stuff moves like drugs: evil, ugly, rotten and terrible," he laments. "Why can't it move like oranges and bananas?"
Eisenberg and some of his colleagues founded the 33-member International Association of Dealers in Ancient Art in 1993 to support more ethical dealing practices. He reiterates that not all dealers and collectors oppose protective regulation. "There are rotten apples in every barrel, but there are also people who are proud of what they do," he says.
Vikan proposes that museums and owners sell more of their "multiple" holdings to the market, such as some of the many statues the ancient Egyptians produced of the cat-headed goddess Bastet. Some national museums are already authorized to sell "multiples" and have done so in the past. "Maybe they could sell them and upgrade the climate control capacity of their own museum, while projecting their own cultural history across the face of the world," he says. But while common or "multiple" objects are often less desirable to dealers and collectors, many archaeologists, anthropologists and historians consider each artifact potentially enlightening, especially in situ.
Elia vehemently disagrees that a regulated antiquities market will prevent looting, pointing out that it hasn't worked in the past and likely couldn't support current demand. "In countries that have allowed free trade in antiquities, like Israel or Egypt before Carter discovered King Tut's tomb, there has been a brisk legal trade in antiquities but at the same time a rife documented looting problem," he says. "The fact that legal trade is handled by the country does not necessarily mean that looting will go away."
Patty Gerstenblith is more optimistic. Gerstenblith is a specialist in cultural property law at DePaul University, a member of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee and editor of The International Journal of Cultural Property. "They could continue dealing and collecting in objects that predate the national ownership laws in the countries and any bilateral agreements between the United States and the country of origin under the UNESCO Convention, as long as they're documented," she says. "And if the country chose, it could place cultural and archaeological objects either on long term loan or lease to American museums, or on the market with proper documentation."


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Kirst and the Fashion Crowd: "Love Grows in me like a Tumour; Parasite bent on Devouring it'shost..."
"Love Grows in me like a Tumour; Parasite bent on Devouring it'shost..."
Last Tuesday were the celebrations of my older Brother's wedding to his beautiful new bride Andi. Two hundred people came together (80% to whom I was related!) to cheer their new married life together. Chinese celebrations are full of vibrant colours - from the golds and greens of the lion costumes, to the red silks of the traditions Chinese dresses, to the energetic mix of frills, drapes and corsets of the guests!
Both of Andi's dresses were stunning. Her classic white dress was made from scratch from my brother's own skills to imagine and design. His inspiration stemmed from red rose buds and lazy morning wake-ups in thick, cushy, feathered, bed sheets next to his love.
Her traditional red dress was paralytically breath taking. Below you can see the fine embroidery of each petal, flower and butterfly which was hand-stitched from fine silk threads and took an incredible three months to make! Well worth the wait, I think.
My dress is by AQUA and the two tone of the blue gives a slimming effect and is on trend with the colour blocking. There's tons of material in this dress in the skirt part which is very ideal if you are planning to eat copious amounts of Chinese wedding food!
The day was full of organising guests; making sure things ran smoothly (and on time); photographing and toasting the happy couple; and general frantic running in around with no direction. So I also love the fact that this dress can be tied at the back to make it slightly shorter and completely changing the silhouette.