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Bad Housekeeping: The Magazine For Women Who Couldn't Care Less
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"I hate to admit it, but a man with a big carbon footprint makes me hot."
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"You drive, I'll criticize."
Bliss, Harry
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Understanding The Other Side, Whether Men, Women, or Mice.
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"Talk to me, Alice. I speak woman."
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"An anniversary present? For me? I remembered? Well, thank me very much!"
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"We begin the day hammering. Then there's 'Regis and Kathie Lee.' Then we do some more hammering, followed by lunch and 'Days of Our Lives,' more hammering, 'Oprah,' and, finally, home."
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A dog looks longingly into a butcher shop and a woman looks longingly into a shoe store.
Le Lievre, Glen
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"Enough about me, but nothing about you just yet."
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'Be My Valentine'
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"Go say something nice about your mother's corporation."
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"Honey, let me call you back—I'm bored."
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"I caught it sniffing around our garbage."
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"The killer had to be a man. Not only is the knife still bloody—it wasn't even put in the sink."
Warp, Kim
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"You'll have to excuse my wife. She's a bit of a control freak."
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"I'm going away for the weekend. Would you mind feeding my husband?"
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Scientists Discover the Gene for Heterosexuality in Men
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"Have you head about the tree falling in the forest, but no one hears it, because some guy's wife won't stop talking?"
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"Trophy husbands."
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Asexual Harassment
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Inflatable Guys For The Ladies
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"He's very well off. He's got all the quantities I admire."
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"Slow down, I want to take a peek in Barneys!"
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"We have to be missing twenty-four hours before I consider us lost."
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'Sorry guys. I'm spending the evening with my lovely wife.'
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What is the Right Kratom Dosage: Too Much or Too Little?
Kratom is very well-known for being a pain reliever and mood booster. Not just that, it also helps those who are currently suffering from opiate withdrawals or if you simply want to get high a little bit. If you are interested in using it now, you should also know that there are different kratom dosage that you must follow in order to achieve those that were just mentioned. Also, the right kratom powder dosage should be taken correctly. These are for different reasons like to achieve the most suitable kratom for opiate withdrawal dosage.
Because of its many benefits, people have been searching high and low for the most eligible websites where they could purchase kratom. If you are looking for the perfect kratom extract dosage, you must first identify for what reason you are going to use it. Just be careful because a kratom high dose means that you might be able to experience annoying side effects that are not really that dangerous. Some of these side effects are nausea, dry mouth, vomiting, and so on. You wouldn't want to ruin your first time experience with kratom, right? some are even interested in consuming it as a tea, which leads to looking for the right kratom tea dosage that would be enough for them to experience the results that they are looking for.
How much Kratom is too little?
A low dose kratom is perfect for those who want to keep their tolerance low, and also good for those that want to avoid withdrawal symptoms. The perfect dosage for these is 2.5 grams which are already enough to already get what you want. There is different kratom pill dosage that you might want to try to get that euphoria feeling without the downsides. If you want to start low doses for your pain, then you could try the minimum kratom dosage for pain relief for you to find out if you need to add more. Actually, it really is up to the levels of chronic pain that you are in if you need more kratom dosage for pain. Don't start with a kratom high dose just yet because your body might get surprised with the sudden spike of an unknown substance in your body. Get your body comfortable with kratom first so that you will know the most suitable kratom pain relief dose for you.
How much Kratom is too much?
Those who are looking for the perfect kratom for opiate withdrawal dosage might know that need a higher dosage than those that only want to try kratom as stimulants. The right mitragynaspeciosa dosage for this is 9-10 grams because it already mimics the effects of opioid drugs. The kratom dosage powder and kratom dosage capsules are no different when you are using leaves or any other form of kratom. It is just important on your end to identify the different dosage of kratom for your personal use.
You should know that thai kratom dosage is a little bit different from all the strains because it has many properties that could help in boosting your mood and so on. Plus, it has fewer side effects compared to other strains. Whether you plan on looking for its powdered kratom dosage, the effects are not going to change because it is the kind of strain. Just make sure that when you are looking for the right strain of kratom for you, the dosage kratom should be taken seriously and not just consumed improperly to avoid side effects.


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Disclaimer: I hate writing book reviews just a tad more than I hate reading them, but I figured it would be helpful if nothing else to at least mention a few a the typically 2-3 books I plow through during a week if I deem they could be helpful. I only expect to mention the top 5% of what I read. Update: You can follow my reading by friending me on goodreads.com.
After Steve mentioned the book, Effective Cycling by John Forester, I decided to check it on from the (inter)library. I would say this is easily the most all encompassing book about anything bike related I have ever read.
I did know about riding in traffic in terms of proper road positioning — I see many people on bikes who do not — but there were also parts about how to avoid accidents where Forester suggested maneuvers which I would not intuitively have chosen. The most interesting part to me was the detailed description of the various energy systems, oxygen transport, etc, and how to improve. Turns out that the most efficient cadence is 90-110, whereas I have been cycling at 77 rpm. My cyclocomputer (that's what speedometers are called these days) measures this, so I know the number exactly.
Beyond this, what is most relevant to this blog, are descriptions on how to commute and deal with the clothing issues, rain, snow, night, etc. even advocating if you want to go this way.
The writing style is complete in the sense that it gives you the understanding of the principles rather than just a list of tips. In short, I'm biased to like it.
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I am no longer allowed to ride in traffic! I had a accident nine years ago. Someone opened their car door and I went flying, braking my collarbone.
Also known as dooring… the reason I always keep 1.5 door widths away from parked cars.
So Jacob, 2 years on from reading this have you implemented any changes to your riding, especially increasing your cadence?
Very timely post! I've been considering ERE (light, as I'm in the UK and my circumstances don't really allow for living in a van) and cutting transport costs is one area where I can really trim my expenses.
I figure that I can save £500/$750 a year if I cycle to work instead of taking the bus and another £160/$240 from ditching the gym membership that I'd no longer need.
Still, for those of us who aren't great cyclists, this book sounds interesting.
Is it specifically aimed at the US, or are there plenty of general hints and tips?
@Dtrain – I implemented changes immediately and got my cadence up to 80 rpm. I haven't been biking nearly as much since I quit my job.
The only problem I have with this book is that the author actively advocates for car-friendly urban and sub-urban development. You can argue that bicyclists who learn his techniques don't need a bike-friendly infrastructure, but a bike-unfriendly/car-centric infrastructure is somewhat different than a more neutral infrastructure. For instance, roads built to funnel fast-moving car traffic built much like freeways with on/off ramps and the like can be difficult to negotiate if you are a slow rider.
@Piper – You make a good point. On my road bike I can outaccelerate almost any car save for the sportsters with their foot on the accelerator. On my 400 pound single speed steel beater Schwinn I can only beat the semis. This makes for a significant difference in what kind of intersections I'm willing to take on.
I agree completely on the book. I bought and read it a few years ago, after already riding a number of years enthusiastically as a fitness hobby. I learned a lot about how to ride safely. I think this book is a must read for anyone who isn't already extremely familiar with cycling. (by extremely familiar, I'd say something like 1,000 hours of riding, most in roads/traffic).
Piper, I do agree with you. One way I look at it is that, at least in the cities I've lived, it is often easy to get across, over, or under the freeway type roads, and one benefit of them is they facilitate a large volume of traffic, thus clearing up the other streets.
One other thing to add about the book is that the information in it related to riding safely is much better or more in-depth than that which you can easily find on the internet or most other books. Where most places might just have pointers like not riding near parked cars, taking a full lane when you need, etc. this book goes in-depth about why to do such things, plus covers a lot more. I've probably been through over 40 cycling books. Many of them I've sold, swapped, or donated, but I do still own this book.
Now that I think about it, I've never thought about reading it again, nor do I think I need to — probably a sign I should get rid of it now.
I haven't read this book, just read about the contents in many cycling blogs. Those do not make the book appealing.
And as I do NOT intent to go sprinting > 30 km/h (my body will not allow this nor will my handicapped son ever be a competent cyclist), I get the picture that I will learn little from it. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Luckily I live in the country with very many cycling paths and junctions which treat the bike separately from the motor traffic, so according to mr Franklin my changes of survival must be slim with the 10Mm/yr I am cycling – he thinks those traffic conditions are very dangerous and advocates vehemently against separate cycling facilites. I wish he could understand dutch enough to look at our statistics office (cbs.nl) for the real numbers.
Seems like an interesting book, I've just read some of the testimonials on review sites. I've always wanted to cycle everywhere but the recent spate of deaths in central London are making me nervous as there have been a significant number of deaths in a short space of time. I wish cars were banned then we would all have no choice but to cycle everywhere or take public transport. Thanks for sharing Jacob.
I've always wanted to try cycling as a sport but I live in such as urban area where it's near impossible to get on your bike. Will see if I can find a location and time! Thanks for sharing.


As the Little one turned 6 months exactly when we were visiting my russian family, I started giving him solids in Russia. Originally my plan was to wait on the kid's first tooth to come out, but the teething process with all that saliva and biting and chewing all the things and objects the kid could rich made me think we won't see the tooth for some more weeks. So as soon as the Little One hit his 6 months old mark I went to kitchen to cook my first solids meal for him. And it was a sauteed apple puree.
My mom doesn't have food processor to crush foods into purees easily, so I had my time doing it old-fashioned way by pushing through the sieve. Thinking about how happy I would be to back into my kitchen with my mixer and all hehe.
While we were in Russia the kid got his first Apple, Pear, Carrot and Banana puree, and reaction was good. Russian pediatricians still advice to wait for like a week before introducing next flavor, but as or families both on my and hubby side have zero allergy history I thought I won't follow this advice.
I wanted to make baby rice as well, but imagining pushing it through the sieve was so not an exciting thought, I decided to wait till we are back to Japan.
Now kid loves both baby rice and sweet potato puree he is getting almost daily, and I am pretty much happy about it. The most fascinating part for me is freezing baby food. It completely changes the game. I just cook a fine portion of let's say baby rice, divide it by pouring into ice cubes form and thus portioning it, and freeze! Besides, as I am freezing fruit puree as well, I just add a cube of fruit puree to baby rice one when warming it in the microwave, and here we have a fruit baby rice. So simple yet so tasty and nutritious.
The solids I am cooking now are still simple and don't look like proper recipes, but I will put the Pear Baby Rice one for the record and sort of a kick off.
I cook it in rice cooker following instructions and then blend it in food processor until the structure is smooth and runny. After puree is done, freeze it using ice cube trays.
Peel the skin and remove the seeds, then cut into small chunks.
Put your cut pear into small saucepan and cover it with water. Bring to boil and keep on low heat for 15 minutes or about it. Pear must be soft.
Transfer pear and remaining liquid into food processor and just press the button.
Freeze puree by using ice cube trays and thus portion it.
Put one cube of baby rice and one cube of pear puree on a plate and get it warm in microwave. Stir it so tastes blend – and it is ready!
It is simple and doesn't take much time at all. You can experiment with tastes adding different puree to baby rice, so your Little One will be enjoying his rice while getting used to various flavors.
Although the baby food I am making atm doesn't look like serious recipe one, I am so enjoying making it you have no idea! As I want to cook exclusively for my Little Caterpillar and don't even want to buy ready foods from stores, I am slowly learning different techniques and ways to make the food healthy while not so time consuming for myself.


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Ashton Kutcher's 6 Best Pranks On Punk'd
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Bloopers. Jokes. Outtakes. Pranks. They're the best kind of humor, aren't they? Everything is unexpected, even if something is following a loose script. That's the way it was for Punk'd. Punk'd still may be Ashton Kutcher's crowning achievement in the world of entertainment. Yeah, we had to endure a caricature of Ashton as the host of the show, and that was akin to his That '70s Show character Michael Kelso on crack, but you can't deny Ashton's charm…or his pranks. Here are the six best.
6. Wilmer Valderrama
What better way to start this list than to remember Ashton picking on one of his close friends, Wilmer Valerrama. Wilmer has a reputation for being a sweetheart in the business, so when Ashton turned the Punk'd gods of misfortune on his buddy, it gave quite comedic results. Unlike many of the celebrities who were duped into their own surreality, Wilmer remained relatively calm…and confused. To set the stage: Ashton had some custom car guys duplicate Wilmer's Cadillac Escalade so he could trash Wilmer's baby. This punk was short, sweet and to the point. The story went like this: the guy who trashed the ride, thought that the car was Ashton's and that Ashton was sleeping with his girl–the whole act is incredible. 100 percent sell-out for the story. At some point Wilmer tells the guy it's his car, and the guy suggests Wilmer has been messing with his lady, too.
*Warning: This video contains graphic language*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jRmwjyqyB4&t=7m28s
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5. Mandy Moore
Here's an offering from the first season–which was hands down, the best season–featuring a former lady love of Wilmer Valderrama, Mandy Moore. Is there a sweeter disposition in all of Hollywood than that of Mandy Moore? Ashton Kutcher took full advantage of Mandy's social refinement, and patience by making her a villain. In this particular epsiode, Mandy was asked to help co-host a home improvement reality show, "Crib Crashers," led by real designer, Todd Oldham. Instead of making vast improvements to a home that serves as a diamond in the rough, Mandy is asked to help turn a mobile home into more livable quarters. The owner of the mobile home? A very redneck'd Dax Shepard. Things are swell until a crane transporting an I-Beam is dropped on top of the trailer, and Mandy is blamed for the mishap. Kudos to Ashton for catching more unscripted moments of disbelief.
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4. Nick Carter & Tommy Lee
This was a most excellent two-for-one. When Nick Carter reached out to Ashton Kutcher, and asked for the gang to punk Tommy Lee, Ashton responded by saying, "Yeah, sure." And eventually, they did punk Tommy Lee. But… before Ashton allowed Nick to be in on the punking, he had to punk Nick first. Ashton set up some "rehearsal" for the Tommy Lee punk. During the rehearsal, he staged a car accident involving a pedestrian while Nick was driving… Nick didn't realize this was the idea for the actual punk of Tommy Lee, so they got Nick with it first. Ultimately, both punks were supreme, because they involved two very different reactions to a potentially tragic circumstance. Nick Carter, who goes from hard to soft, and Tommy Lee, who basically goes into full-on Motley Crue mode and even suggests he feels like he's in a weird Fellini movie!?
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3. Usher
In one of the more believable punks, Ashton Kutcher recruited the younger brother of Usher, James Raymond, into the fold to help punk his big bro. The scene revolved around a relatively calm, yet stressed Usher Raymond, who was called into a clothing and accessories store in Los Angeles only to be told that his brother was guilty of shop-lifting. Somehow he believed the set-up of the store being closed down after the incident so store management could contact James' guardian. Usher, being the cool big bro that he is, showed up and assumed custody of his brother, only to be informed that his brother had stolen over $500 worth of merchandise from the store. The interaction between Usher and store management, played by B.J. Novak, is awesome. Eventually, the manager urges Usher to record a song for the store, and the charges will be dropped. Usher declines.
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2. Justin Timberlake
This takes Punk'd back to the very, very beginning. Who else to punk on the first episode of the show, but Justin Timberlake? Has anyone ever been so punkable? At the time, Justin was just venturing into his solo career, and was still very much known as the front man of 'N Sync. Ashton did everything in his power to go huge for the debut of Punk'd, and it was a doozy. The cast and crew set Justin up to believe that he somehow owed over $900,000 in back taxes. Justin couldn't imagine how this was plausible, but the "IRS field agents," led by Dax Shepard were so convincing, Justin was left with nothing to do other than be pushed to the point of tears, and… call his mom. And Justin's hair? With the part shaved into his crop-top. Pure gold. This episode could easily sit at #1.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqyFIf-uY7c&t=8m28s
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1. Beyonce
This one was a little painful to watch. It went from funny to empathetic and awkward. Still, it is one of the most memorable, and well executed punks of one of the world's biggest, brightest, shining stars! Beyonce–before Sash Fierce, when she was still sweet, and somewhat unassuming–was invited to a star-placing, tree-lighting ceremony for a group of underprivileged children, where she would serve as the guest of honor and then help to light the tree. The punking was put into play by a few wonderful field agents and actors, one of whom was the perfect, passive-aggressive event coordinator that said all the perfectly wrong things. Beyonce rolled with it, chatted with the kids, seemed confused about the whole ordeal, but eventually took her place to place the Christmas star. Of course…the tree fell over, crushing everything, essentially ruining Christmas for the kids…or so they said.
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The Land Where The Smoke Rises
I had the best of intentions at the recent Smoke Rise Beach Campout. I truly wanted to capture my very own image of smoke rising.
After all, Lisa and Ted had seen it when they stood in line to reserve picnic tables on July 5th, the day of the fireworks. That was 5:30am.
I missed it. This photo - taken at around 7am captures the complete stillness of the water. Unfortunately, no smoke...
I love the name "Smoke Rise." It conjures up images of steam rising over lake waters, of rich, dense vegetation, full trees, rocky terrain from which mountains rise and over which waters trickle [or rush after a major rain] back down to the lake.
It also matches up with the history surrounding the area.
Several sources [including the Smoke Rise website] state that Lenni-Lenape Indians [also known as the Ramapough Mountain Indians] named the area surrounding Smoke Rise 'The Land Where the Smoke Rises.' They hunted and farmed in the area and must have spent many an early morning close to the lake admiring the rising smoke of the water.
Of course, given how many lakes exist in this area, this entire section of northern New Jersey must have fit that description.
Interestingly, in the early 1700s, given the relative proximity to New York ports, those areas with access to rushing waters [i.e., power], trees [for charcoal] and iron ore became centers of intense industry. In 1766, the London Company established the Charlotteburg Furnace on the Pequannock River.
According to Barbara and Ernie Suto's site describing the history of Kinnelon, "Ruins of the furnace still lie under the water of the Pequannock Reservoir, south of Smoke Rise's North Gate. Other forges were built on the Pequannock River at Smith's Mills and Butler, and on the outlet of Stickle's Pond (Lake Kinnelon) on Stony Brook."
[Many of these names appear on local maps. On this MapQuest image, I added some of the names. Note that Route 23 in this section follows the course of the Pequannock River.]
"The typical furnace was a stone pyramid on the side of a hill. A platform was built along which layers of ore, fuel, and flux were wheeled to the opening atop the furnace. The mixture was dropped into the furnace and ignited. Air blasts from bellows powered by water wheels kept the fires intense. Gradually, the iron ore melted and the heavy metal flowed out at the base of the furnace into troughs of sand on the casting floor. The arrangement of these cooling beds resembled a sow and her piglets: thus the term "pig iron." Slag floating above the iron was drawn off and discarded. The pig iron was further purified and shaped in the forge."
[Photos of the Carlisle Furnace by Pat Henson and of an Iron Furnace in Kentucky by kyterryls shots give you an idea of the construction. This one of the Cyfarthfa Furnaces by locus imagination includes copious notes about the Cyfarthfa Ironworks in SW.]
"Charcoal was painstakingly prepared in the surrounding hills. Trees had to be cut down during the wintertime, trimmed to the proper size, stacked in cone-shaped piles, and topped with earth and damp leaves. Once ignited, it took three to ten days to char the wood properly. When furnaces were in full blast, it took an acre of trees a day to feed the fires. Some of Kinnelon's roads were once wagon trails where teams of oxen hauled charcoal to the furnaces.
England demanded that the colonies ship all their iron to the mother country and buy from her all their finished hardgoods. By 1770, one seventh of the world's iron was being produced in this region, and England's unjust law soon made rebels of the people of New Jersey. The Highlands' natural barrier to transportation kept the mines and forges safe from British attacks, and left the colonists with a plentiful supply of iron for guns, shot and tools. A huge iron chain forged in this area stretched across the Hudson River near West Point to bar British ships. The hills rang with the banging of trip hammer, the rumble of wagons, and the roar of many fires."
Imagine how polluted the air must have been, how denuded the mountain side - an acre of trees per day to keep the fires going. It boggles the mind.
For more information about the Charlotteburg Ironworks, I encourage you to read Chapter 10 of Kinnelon: A History by Lucy A. Meyer, the town historian. Although the book is available only for reference at the Kinnelon Library, Kinnelon.com has posted a copy of Chapter 10 The Great Charlotteburg Furnace Tract online. You'll find maps and sketches that bring it all to life.
Back to the name 'Smoke Rise.'
In 1922 the borough of Kinnelon was incorporated. Up to that point, 'Kinnelon' had been the name of Francis S. Kinney's estate [i.e., Kinney's lawn]. It seems that he generously gave that name to the new borough while taking on the name 'Smoke Rise' for his property. In 1946, when the property started its transformation into a residential development, it became The Smoke Rise Club, "one of the earliest community club plans in the United States."
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Though it is high time to announce whether the project under the title of Stevie J & Joseline Go Hollywood is canceled or renewed for the second installment, developers are tight-lipped about this, unfortunately. Is there any hope for renewal? Or the cancellation is much more probable? What are chances of both cases? Let's revise these issues in the article.
Stevie J & Joseline Go Hollywood follows the life of musicians as they are climbing their career ladders and try to balance their working and family issues with Joseline attempting to find areas of common interest with children of Stevie.
The series is a spinoff to the Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta series. The first release is dated back to January 2016 on the VH1 network. The freshman installment is the latest one at the same time and is composed of eight episodes with the duration of half an hour each. The duo of companies entitled as Eastern TV and Monami Entertainment is behind the production.
The idea of the TV show is clear enough from the title. The main characters of the real-life story are a music producer and musician Stevie J, his wife singer and actress Joseline Hernandez, as well as children of Stevie named Dorian, Sade, Stevie Jr., Savannah, and Eva. They inhabit Los Angeles, California, in particular.
The pair is provocative pursuing to achieve superstardom when entering the high society of Hollywood. So, they are set to climb to the top of the entertainment industry ladder.
Meanwhile, Joseline attempts to become closer with Stevie's children. Surely, there are the usual ups and downs in their relationships.
The series is noted for superb results. About 2.5 million watchers per episode were following the real-life story during the broadcast of the whole freshman season. Is not it inspiring enough for developers? The couple's explosive and charming appeal is finding the response in people's hearts. So, why not to develop the project further?
What is your personal attitude towards this TV show? Is it pointless or not? Do you consider it a promising one? What drawbacks does it have? Let us know what you think of this in comments below!
Considering all above-mentioned results from the airing in January 2016, we are almost sure that the second installment will appear in the future. The chances of the cancellation are slim. Well, you may stop worrying now about this so far. The resumption has not been announced, as for today. Thus, we are left in the cold to expect at least something announced on the official resources.
Keep your chin up, as the news can come off at any moment now. We will monitor the situation for you. Stay tuned for updates if you follow this project and you will not miss the exposal of the Stevie J & Joseline Go Hollywood season 2 release date.


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Q: Struts2 filter json result /custom result I'm currently working on a solution for sending a json result from struts2 back to the client.
I followed this example:
http://www.mkyong.com/struts2/struts-2-and-json-example/
it works fine, but the problem is, that struts2 sends too much information back in the result json, because I got some variables, that should not be displayed to the customer.
Is there a way to send my own Json back or filter the results before sending it back?

A: You can exclude the properties which you don't want JSON plugin to serialize for you like
<result type="json">
  <param name="excludeProperties">
    login.password,
    studentList.*\.sin
  </param>
</result>

For detail refer to the JSON plugin page

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THE head of the region's medical authority has refuted reports the bay has a doctor shortage, instead citing doctor retention as the community's main issue.
Fraser Coast Local Medical Association president Dr Nick Yim said appointments were available daily, just not always at bulk billing practices.
"One of the sacrifices of free medical treatment is there might not always be an appointment available immediately with your regular general practitioner," Dr Yim, who also sits on the Australian Medical Association Queensland board, said.
While there were fewer bulk billing practices, he said it was important to remember "a general practice is small business which can't be sustained on bulk billing alone".
Statistics showing no increased pressure on the local hospital from patients turning to emergency departments for GP-treatable illness over the past two years, support Dr Yim's assertions.
Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service recorded an average 101 daily presentations to the Hervey Bay Hospital emergency department in 2017, with 46 of those deemed low urgency patients who could have seen a GP. It compares to a median of 103 and 46 respectively in 2018.
A WBHHS spokesman said the organisation was generally successful in recruiting permanent doctors for emergency departments.
"We do, like any organisation, experience a general turnover of staff each year due to retirements and career moves, and our workforce planning takes this into account," he said.
"The retention rate of our first-ever group of Hervey Bay Hospital-based intern doctors has been excellent, with six out of the eight continuing as Resident Medical Officers this year."
Dr Yim did not agree with calls from other coast medical centres to reinstate Hervey Bay's "District of Workplace Shortage" classification to rural as it would not help retain GPs.
He argued practices had already been operating without the rural classification to employ international doctors on a mandatory moratorium for years.
Dr Yim said the trouble medical centres faced with retaining doctors was multi-pronged.
"People want to apply to big cities to train as a GP and then move to rural for family reasons but often if they don't have a support network locally then move back to city areas," he said.
"In the past we have relied on overseas-trained doctors but the difficulty is we have found once they served their moratorium they move back to the city."


Social local marketing is retail of the future. Companies that got into e-commerce too late suffered from high overhead costs that ate away at margins. Ultimately, these companies had no choice other than to file bankruptcy. What can be done to protect your retail store from the imminent peril of e-commerce? This is not an easy question to answer, but I believe social local marketing is a step in the right direction.
The new wave of customers wants more than just a product or service. Customers are buying brand, emotion, and feelings. On the internet, people buy anything they want with the click of their mouse or a touch of their finger. The customer business relationship has changed. Knowing your customers on a personal level creates a bond that is missing from today's transactional business. This is part of social local marketing. Building meaningful customer relationships is a prime opportunity for your retail store. Consumers have so many choices, but they are willing to pay more if they feel valued. There is a lack of personal touch in today's world. People want to be known and they tired of being anonymous. Make relationships with your customers because they want to be a part of something bigger. Social local marketing reaches customers on a personal level.
Why should someone take precious time out of their day to visit your retail store? Your store needs to have value add and differentiation from the typical online experience. Your retail store is an opportunity to build a personal connection with your customers. Turning your store into a social meeting space where people coincidentally buy your product or service is retail of the future. Bringing like minded customers to the same place where they can connect with your product or service and connect with each other is social local marketing.
By doing so, you will create a community of brand promoters that back your product or service and live your brand. Make customers want to spend time at your store by giving them a compelling reason to visit your store.
Your purpose and mission need to be meaningful to your customers. If you are a grocery store your cashiers are not just cashiers, they are grocery wizards and sorcesses that just so happen to scan your customer's items. If your only purpose to give people a place to buy food, you will see less people in your store in years to come. Why does your store exist? What is it that your store does differently from other stores? Thanks for buying groceries, would you like to donate to Save Dogs Now? Don't do this at your grocery store.
Purpose is about helping your customers get the most out of your product or service. If you sell groceries, your cashiers should engage with your customers and let them know about items that they may like to purchase the next time that they are shopping with you. Your grocery store should hold sessions on how to make meals on a budget because you care about your customers. Your grocery store should be a place where the local community goes to not just for obtaining their primary need, but for getting the most out of life. Make your store have a purpose and customers will be empowered by your store.
Let's meet and talk about your brand and your customers. I will work with you to develop a plan for making your retail store socially engaging. Your retail store will turn into a place where customers not only buy things, but connect with your brand and other like minded customers. Start your retail store's social local marketing movement today with DJR Jeeves Consulting!


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Continuous learning. Yes, continuous learning.
You should never slow down your learning, or worse, stop learning. And this one thing I see a lot of adults do. The moment they settle down and are no longer under pressure to read books for either an academic program or for a professional course/exam, they stop reading altogether.
Too many people detest their school days so much that they pledge to not read any book after school. And even when they break this pledge it is to read trivial books, nothing very educative.
This week I got an email from Bill Gates. Surprised? Please don't be. If you sign up for his richly enlightening Gates Notes blog you too will get emails from him.
In the email he talked about how reading and continuously learning has been the bedrock of his success in life and business. Okay, I sneaked in some of my own into that interpretation. The more accurate fact is that he mentioned how reading and working extremely hard are life changing (for good) habits. He reads dozens of books a year. Sometimes, two a week. And he worked extremely hard at the start of his career with no vacations and with plenty overtime. He is now in his 60s and still reads a lot. In fact, in that email he talked about the most interesting books he's read this year.
The same for every person I look up to (except the Nigerian ones that don't share much about their lives and habits). In fact, my mentors don't just read they also write. They write the books others read. The share knowledge and I try to emulate them. They are constantly learning and spreading the useful knowledge they acquire.
And that is one skill -- I mean continuous learning -- that will take you places and give you a very rich life. It will take you places by increasing your business value, professional competence and creativity. It will give you a very rich life by making you more balanced in your view and interactions in life. You will become like the wise elders we read about in our primary school days. The elders who know where the tree will fall. The elders who know what will happen before everyone else does. The elders who make better decisions. The elders who have a stable enviable life. Only reading and continuous learning can make you knowledgeable in a meaningful way and keep you relevant as the times change.
I study more now than I did in my school days. And the cool part is I don't have to wait till end of the year to see the results of my studying. They are usually instant. Especially, the effects on my business.
I hope you too have signed up to be a lifelong learner and taken up the skill of continuous learning. If you haven't then please make it one of your 2017 goals. Cheers!


Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream – This ice cream tastes like the best slice of strawberry cheesecake! It is the PERFECT summer treat!
Hi, can I speak to Spring? Hello, Spring!?! SPRING!!! Please baby girl, pick up, we need you! 45 degrees in the middle of May? Come on, already!
) decides to behave as it should, or not, I am still going forward with my scheduled summery recipe. Besides, ice cream is always in season.
By now I really thought that this weather would be screaming for ice cream. I thought that Ana and I would be in the backyard playing in her kiddie pool, sipping on some drinks, watering the garden, and eating ice cream on the patio. My ice cream in a bowl, and hers in a cone. Not happening, yet.
The recipe for this cheesecake ice cream comes from David Lebovitz's book, The Perfect Scoop. I was just looking for a creamy ice cream that didn't include for me to sit above the stove and cook up a custard – asking for too much? I don't think so. I almost always skip the ice cream and make frozen yogurt, but this recipe was too good for me to pass up because you can't talk about rich and creamy ice cream until you try this scoop of deliciousness!
And just for kicks and giggles, I added some strawberries.
This ice cream tastes like the best slice of strawberry cheesecake! It is the PERFECT summer treat!
Cut the cream cheese into pieces.
Put all ingredients, excluding the strawberries, into a food processor or blender.
Put the mixture into the refrigerator to chill for about 2 hours.
Pour the mixture into your ice cream maker and freeze it according to the manufacturer's instructions.
3 minutes before the ice cream is done churning, pour the chopped strawberries into the mixture through the ingredient spout on the ice cream maker.
I just tried this recipe and loved it. I used sucralose, instead of sugar, and added crushed pecans but other than that the recipe was not changed. Very good, thank you.
No standing over a stove? Woo-hoo!! And I just returned the book you spoke of to the library without even turning a page. Darn it all!! I have to make this recipe. What else I love about this post is that you referred to spring as bipolar. That is hilarious; and true.
It's so crazy how cold May has been, I miss hot and sunny 🙂 hopefully next month!
It's 50 degrees and raining here- but ice cream sounds like the perfect pick-me-up! I love The Perfect Scoop and the addition of Strawberries to this recipe is just lovely!
God for you , Kate, for sticking to the summer plan! Can't let the weather get you down, just because spring can't get it's act together doesn't mean we have to suffer right? Superb recipe, so yummy, so summery! Congrats on the top 9, too!
Yes, ice cream is definitely always in season, especially here. I am so glad that you posted this recipe because I just got my ice cream maker out yesterday thinking that I would have to make some ice cream soon. I have a beautiful punnet of strawberries and the rest of the ingredients so this was meant to be. Lovely photos too.
Strawberry cheesecake is one of my all time favorite ice cream flavors. The picture of the cone just taunts me…ehehehe. It's quite warm here so this would hit the spot this weekend.
Top 9! I knew these pics were spectacular!! Congrats Girl!
Woohoo! Bravo on top9, Kate!!
Congrats on top 9! Now I really think I need an ice cream maker!
I am SOOO Glad that my hubby got me an ice cream maker for Mother's Day!! When it finally get's here I am making this ASAP!
I had this flavor ice cream only once it my life and it was amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. I am definitely going to make this asap! The weather has been very crappy, but this is just too good to resist… screw the rain, I'll pretend it's summer!
Is it really 45 degrees in Chi town city?!??!? WHOOLLY cow! I am sorry! 🙁 Thank goodness for ice cream!
Cream cheese in ice cream is new to me but I can see how it works. My ice cream maker has been in hibernation since I moved last summer. I really need to bring it out to play. The huge chunks of strawberries are mouthwatering!
Kate, this is GOOD! Simple, and no messy custard to make. Lovely guest post over at Jill's Mad About Macarons.
OMG Super yums!!! will bookmark this when i get my hands on an ice cream maker!
Oh yum Kate!!! Please send some over!!! That looks absolutely fabulous!! Yum, yum, yum!!
I love how you don't have to make a custard on stove and wait for it to chill before you add it to the ice cream machine – I have no patience for that! Looks delicious!
What great pictures! It could be ice cream weather any day here, this has to be the coldest spring EVER!! But it doesn't have to be hot to eat this, yum!
Somebody forwarded me this exact recipe for me to try. It looks delicious!
When spring refused to come to MN – I just made spring in my kitchen – which is what you did! A sort of "I'll show you, Mother Nature!" And this does sing of spring. I am a strawberry-fiend, cheesecake lover and will be doing this. And I keep meaning to put The Perfect Scoop on my wish-list. Your delicious photos say it all!
Oh, gosh, this looks fabulous! I had my Perfect Scoop cookbook out yesterday, but put it back since it wasn't ice cream weather. Tomorrow looks promising…fingers crossed for warmth and sunshine in Indiana!
I'm not much of an ice cream fan, however, every once in a while one catches my eye… and this one sure did! I thinks it's the "cheesecake" part that did it, but we will definitely be trying this one!! Lovely, lovely photos too!
I cannot overstate how much I LOVE the light in these photos! How do you eat all this and stay so svelte? You must post your secrets, my lovely!
i'll take 2 scoops on a cone, please!!
I am going to hunt down my ice cream maker and get this party started.
OOoooooooh…..I am trying not to literally drool all over my keyboard right now. So good. Btw, so much in common? I know! I think we might be linked at the brain. Teething means everyone needs a little creamy treat. This is perfect. I need an ice cream maker. It's officially added to my list. It's pretty and pink too, which I love. Being surrounded by boys all the time …I could use a little more pink.
Making this, making this, making this! I'm dancing with joy! I'll need to get more strawberries at the farm over yonder but I can do that and I have all the rest of the ingredients. Strawberry cheesecake ice cream is my absolute FAVORITE. Yours looks perfect; delicious; wonderful. They say that tomorrow summer returns (here at least). I'll be ready.
Oh, I love cheesecake ice cream, it's the best! I'm still waiting on spring here on the coast too! Nothing but rain for the past week!
Kate, your photos are just too mouth-watering. I want that ice-cream! Cheesecake and strawberries: what more could we ask for (apart from the sun)?
I see tons of ice cream recipes on blogs! I already wanted an ice cream maker but now I NEED one! This ice cream must be delicious with the cream cheese & strawberries!
What a great recipe!!! Looks fabulous!!
Wow…I can't believe how simple this is! No custard!!
Looks really great…I recently made a strawberry cheesecake ice cream but it wasn't creamy and got way too hard 🙁 I'll have to try something more along these lines.
And I"m with you on the weather…even here in California it has been abnormally chilly.


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There is really no way around it – the federal workforce is getting smaller. Budget cuts and the potential sequestration are forcing the issue. So what does that mean for the acquisition workforce going forward? Who stays? Click here for the full recap.
The first new appointments to the Obama administration could be a bit of a battle.
National Journal: It's almost irresistible to compare Chuck Hagel's controversial nomination and the failed bid of John Tower in 1989. The differences and similarities between the two defense secretary wannabes offer some insight into how much Hagel might be bloodied and how Washington has changed in the intervening years.
The Washington Post asks what the nominations of Chuck Hagel and Jim Brennan signal course adjustments at Pentagon and CIA.
"President Obama is assembling a national security team designed for an era of downsized but enduring conflict, a team that will be asked to preside over the return of exhausted American troops and wield power through the targeted use of sanctions, Special Operations forces and drone strikes. Obama's nominations of former senator Chuck Hagel as defense secretary and White House counterterrorism adviser John O. Brennan as CIA director signal second-term course adjustments at institutions that have been dominated by their lethal assignments during more than a decade of war. Those adjustments could include returning the CIA's focus to its core mission of gathering intelligence, even though it is expected to maintain its fleet of armed drones for years. The Pentagon faces an even more aggressive restructuring to balance budget cuts against threats, including China's ascendent military and emerging al-Qaeda affiliates in North Africa and the Middle East, reports Greg Miller and Scott Wilson.
Meanwhile, on the budget front lines, the Washington Post says that the U.S. may default on its debt half a month earlier than expected, according to a new assessment.
"The U.S. government may default on its debt as soon as Feb. 15, half a month earlier than widely expected, according to a new analysis adding urgency to the debate over how to raise the federal debt ceiling. The analysis, by the Bipartisan Policy Center, says that the government will be unable to pay all its bills starting sometime between Feb. 15 and March 1. The government hit the $16.4 trillion statutory debt limit on Dec. 31 , but the Treasury Department is able to undertake a number of accounting schemes to delay when the government runs into funding problems. The Treasury has said that the accounting schemes, known as "extraordinary measures," ordinarily would forestall default for about the first two months of the year, though officials were clear that they could not pinpoint a precise date because of an unusual amount of uncertainty around federal finances, reports Zachary A. Goldfarb.
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Planning for the Defense Department's 2014 budget might be delayed. Government Executive reports, DoD Comptroller Robert Hale said "some delay is almost inevitable" given the changes in deadlines and spending cuts under a possible sequestration made through the American Taxpayer Relief Act that Congress passed New Year's Day.
Soon the White House could mandate open computer readable documents soon. Federal News Radio's Jason Miller reports, the new policy is one of several steps to spur the release of more data from agencies. The White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy also is upgrading the Data.gov site and its corresponding communities to make it easier to put up new content based on feedback from developers on what are the most important data sets that have been released and how it was used.
There was a little snag for the Presidential inaugural ball tickets. The Washington Post thousands of people eager to get their hands on one of the most sought-after tickets in Washington — a chance to attend an official inaugural ball with President Obama and the first lady — instead discovered that all of the tickets had been sold before they were supposed to be available because of a foul-up at Ticketmaster.
Government Executive writes, the General Services Administration increased the mileage reimbursement rate for federal employees who use their private vehicles for work, as of Jan. 1, 2013. The rate for cars will be 56.5 cents per mile, an increase of one cent over the current rate of 55.5 cents. The boost matches the rate set in November by the Internal Revenue Service for private sector workers. GSA sets the rate for feds, which cannot exceed the IRS rate. GSA is not obligated to match the IRS' rate, however.
Looking for a new book for your Kindle? Look no further. NextGov says the State Department's historian has released more than 08 volumes of its mammoth Foreign Relations of the United States series in e-book form. This first release is a pilot and many more volumes will come out soon, the office said.
DISA has unveiled their priorities for 2013. FCW reports, Leadership at the Defense Information Systems Agency is focusing on areas critical across the Defense Department in 2013, including enterprise services, mobility and security – and how best invest resources amid growing budget pressures. Already acting as DOD's cloud broker, DISA will have a key role in finding and implementing shared IT services across the department.
NASA's new open-source purchase award contract is on hold after a vendor lodged a protest. FCW reports, the agency awarded a $40 million blanket purchase agreement in mid-December to Rockville, Md.-based InfoZen to replace the agency's existing CMS – operated for several years by eTouch Federal Systems LLC – with open source architecture to run its 140 websites and 1,600 web assets and applications.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton received a lighthearted offering from her staff at the State Department, where she returned for the first time after being treated for a blot clot in her brain.
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A statement by Col Onyema Nwachukwu, Deputy Director Public Relations, Theatre Command, Operation LAFIYA DOLE has cleared the air concerning a recent claim by Amnesty International (AI) stating that about 60 citizens of the country were killed by the Boko Haram insurgents in a recent attack.
AI also alleged that the recent attack was successful due to the abandonment of deployment by the troops.
However, the military authorities refuted the claims by AI positing that it is another attempt by the organisation to paint the Nigerian government and military bad.
The statement further explained that contrary to claims by AI, Rann was attacked on the 28th of January 2019 by the insurgents and they were timely repelled by the troops.
Recall that AI recently disclosed that scores of civilians were killed on the 28th day of January 2019 during a Boko Haram attack on Rann.
"The attention of the Theatre Command Operation LAFIYA DOLE has been drawn to recent claims by Amnesty International (AI) that troops' abandonment of their deployment led to the killing of 60 civilians in Rann on 28 January 2018. Undoubtedly, it is disheartening that the situation of Internally Displaced Persons( IDPs) who are already traumatized having been displaced from their ancestral homes by insurgency is being further aggravated by recent callous Boko Haram attack on the IDP community. However, it is most unacceptable and unfair for AI to make such outlandish and unverified claims that troops abandoned their deployment a day before Boko Haram attack on the location, thereby exposing the IDPs to a deadly attack.
"It must be clarified that contrary to insinuations by AI that troops abandoned their deployment a day before Boko Haram astorgous attack on Rann on 28 January 2019, Rann never actually came under any attack on the date claimed by AI. Rather Rann experienced that unfortunate attack on 14 January 2018 and in that encounter, the troops proved their mettle and gallantry by neutralizing two suicide bombers and three Boko Haram foot soldiers, while several took to their heels with gun shot wounds. With the support of troops from the Muliti National Joint Task, who later joined in the battle, the insurgents were finally overpowered.
"It is also crucial to mention here, as has been reported in an earlier press release, signed by Deputy Director Army Public Relations of Sector 1 that the Theatre Commander, Major General Benson Akinroluyo and the Commander Sector 1 Operation LAFIYA DOLE Brigadier General Bulama Biu wasted no time in swiftly responding to the development, as they immediately embarked on a long range patrol to Rann, as well as other adjoining communities within the area, during which they conducted battle damage assessment. Contrary to AI's claims, at no point of the assessment , was any report of the killing of 60 civilians made either by the civilians themselves, whom the Sector Commander interacted with or by the members of the Joint Task Force who were at hand during the assessment. Again a Search and Rescue Operation that followed after the attack did not recover the said 60 bodies of killed civilians as AI would want members of the public to believe. The troops commenced a clearance operation in villages surrounding Rann and destroyed Boko Haram terrorists camps that were uncovered during the operation. In one of such clearance operations on 30 January 2019, the troops encountered an ambush staged by the terrorists along Gamboru – Mafa road and gallantly fought through it, overpowering the insurgents.
"Another issue in the controvertible AI report is the alleged attack on Rann on 28 January 2019, where as, there was no such attack. Rather, an alarm was raised by IDPs in Rann of the sudden withdrawal of Multinational Joint Task Force ( MNJTF) troops from the location, to which the authorities of Operation LAFIYA quickly responded, following which the Commander Sector 1 returned to Rann on Monday 29 January with reinforcement troops to beef-up and support the troops there.
"The astronomical statistics of human casualty touted by AI and the alleged abdication of duty by our selfless and resilient troops cannot hold water in the face of facts of the several exemplary physical involvements of the Theatre Commander and the Commander Sector 1 as well as Commanders of 22 Brigade and 3 Battalion in ensuring normalcy returns to Rann and the reinforcement and replenishment of the troops,".
The Nigeria Army further urged AI to conduct validity check before publishing false reportage in their efforts to distract the Nigerian military from defeating the insurgents.


WELL v2 is here!… kind of. The newest version of the WELL Building Standard, the first high performance building standard entirely dedicated to human health and wellness, dropped May 2018. If this is news to you, don't worry – it's still in pilot mode and the industry predicts it won't become the official new version of WELL until at least 2020.
That being said, the WELL v2 pilot may better align with your project goals, so the time to dive in is now! The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) released an overview of the differences between WELL v1 and v2 and GBES compiled resources to get you up to speed on what's new in WELL v2. With that taken care of, we'd like to outline how your project team can approach choosing between pursuing WELL v1 or v2.
One note before diving in: Despite logical assumptions, deciding between WELL v1 and v2 isn't going to be an apples-to-apples comparison. Structural differences between the two standards make the comparison much more conceptual. While there isn't a silver bullet answer for most, we can start by outlining what a few of the major changes will mean for your certification decision.
WELL v1: WELL v1 is an established, official rating system with nearly 150 certified and over 1100 registered projects across 44 countries worldwide. The leading human-focused building standard since its launch in October 2014, WELL v1 lends itself to a rich knowledge community of fellow practitioners and in-depth guides, equivalency tools, and additional resources for reference. Project teams looking for a well-established and widely accepted rating system will benefit from abundant tools as well as real world insights and examples from WELL v1 projects.
WELL v2: WELL v2 is, clearly, the new kid on the block. While it doesn't offer all of the version-specific resources WELL v1 has developed over the years – though the WELL skybridge is worth checking out for projects transitioning from v1 to v2 – the new version is cutting-edge and likely where the standard will be heading once the IWBI gets enough feedback to finalize it, so pursuing it in its pilot stage can put your project ahead of the curve. In addition, WELL v2 provides a new customized scorecard based on factors such as project scope, building type, and more, that provides teams a starting point tailored to their project. This scorecard can easily be altered to account for changes in scope or adjusted to focus on established project priorities.
WELL v1: Some of the most common feedback on WELL v1 is that the barrier to entry is too high. Requiring projects to meet a whopping 26 to 41 Preconditions depending on project type, some of which are more difficult to meet depending on your project's local environment, many were faced to forgo pursuing WELL certification before they could even start considering Features. On the other hand, this rigid structure could be beneficial to project teams that want to follow a defined path.
WELL v2: With only a required 23 Preconditions and expanded options for Features, WELL v2 affords project teams with far more room for experimenting and customizing their approach. Beyond that, several pilot programs for project types, including multifamily residential, commercial kitchen, retail, education facilities, and restaurants, were consolidated into one master list of universal Preconditions and Features to tailor to a project of any type. While these expanded options have the potential to overwhelm project teams, a sustainability consultant with experience on the new standard can use WELL v2's flexibility to potentially give their team a better shot at a higher level of certification.
WELL v1: Certification under WELL v1 is based on a percentage of Features achieved relative to all those available. The good news is, if your project achieves all Preconditions, it's already at WELL Silver. For higher certification levels, the team must look at additional Optimizations for the project to pursue. There is no cap or minimum number of Optimizations that need to be pursued under each Concept as long as all Preconditions are met, so project teams are free to focus on Optimizations in any particular areas that align best with their project goals. However, because the level of certification is based on the percentage of Features achieved, this means that all Parts associated with that Feature must be met, so there is no partial credit awarded.
WELL v2: WELL v2 shifts to a points-based system similar to LEED, assigning points to each Part within an Optimization to reward projects for pursuing Features that will have the greatest impact and alignment with their project goals. While the weighted points-based system allows for better customization, Optimizations in each Concept are capped at 12 points. The goal is to create more robust projects by requiring an equal baseline focus on each Concept, but it can potentially hold a project back that's trying to home in on specific features and champion distinct Concepts.
WELL v1: Pricing in WELL v1 is dependent on the project type and requires a one-time fee plus a smaller recertification fee every 3 years. However, projects currently registered under WELL v1 can now upgrade to WELL v2 at no additional cost. Budgeting aside, the process is simple and streamlined for ease of use for project teams.
WELL v2: WELL v2 shifts pricing from project type to square footage, as well as offers two payment alternatives that can help alleviate concerns for projects with extra tight budgets. First, subscription pricing allows projects a long-term pay option that may be more beneficial for budgeting and includes additional discounts toward IWBI continuing education. This subscription option can be especially helpful for portfolio-level clients working with large building stocks and higher certification fees. Second, performance verification specifically from GBCI is no longer required. Teams can work instead with local agencies, which both reduces costs and creates more local community ties. However, GBCI is still in the process of training and certifying agencies for performance verification testing. Lastly, WELL v2 projects are eligible for discounts if they meet certain criteria such as being public / municipal buildings or interior projects located in a WELL v2 Core / WELL v1 Core & Shell project.
As we said before, WELL v1 and v2 isn't an apples-to-apples comparison, and with no sunset dates on the horizon, the industry still has plenty of time to adapt and adopt this new wellness framework. We see plenty of value in both WELL v1 and v2, and think the right version depends on your specific project aspirations. If you're not sure that either version addresses your project's wellness goals, consider Fitwel certification as an option for a starting point. Check out our comparison between the two leading healthy building standards: WELL vs Fitwel.
To discuss which version of the WELL Building Standard may best align with your project objectives, reach out to our WELL experts for insights!


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Greeting the Holy Family
A meditation for the Cancer Full Moon.
This article first appeared on Mooncircles. It is reprinted here with permission of the author.
At the New Moon in Capricorn we observed the rebirth of the Light in the darkest time of the year. As the days begin to lengthen, this mystery can be observed as a physical and spiritual fact. The Full Moon in Cancer symbolizes and fosters this realization. It invites our meditations on the mystery through which the Light (still seemingly so small and weak) will be nourished, and by which it will in turn nourish the world in the coming seasons.
As the Sun moves through the Zodiac in the course of the year, it illuminates and energizes each of the four Elements - Earth, Air, Fire and Water - in turn. In Capricorn, it warms the cold, dense, rigid Earth and fuels the capacity of all things to take on the structure suitable to their nature. Whatever we are in essence now becomes realized as living form. We are fully bound into the world of matter, shaped and confined by time and place. And the Sun blesses time and locality through its radiance and warmth, making particular things and moments meaningful despite their limitations.
The Moon now brings her maternal care to nourish the newly incarnated being. In her own sign, Cancer, she is strong and confident, pouring out the water of life upon the dry Earth. We might think of the Full Moon in Cancer as a heavenly image of the Cosmic Mother.
According to the calendar of the Western Christian churches, it was at this time of year that astrologers from the East arrived in Bethlehem seeking the newborn Christ child. Their feast day is January 6, Epiphany, which follows immediately after the twelve days of Christmas and ushers in a new liturgical season, the theme of which is the spreading of the Light. The story of these astrologers, or Magi, is told in the second chapter of the Gospel according to Matthew. Guided by a star, they found the hope of the world embodied, not in a prince born at court of a royal mother, but in the infant son of an ordinary Jewish family taking shelter among the animals in a borrowed barn.
Until the visit of the Magi, the birth at Bethlehem could be seen as a local event with significance for a single ethnic and religious community. Within Jewish tradition, the Messiah had long been expected; the gospel narratives emphasize the many ways in which Christ's coming fulfilled the pattern foretold by the Hebrew prophets. The coming of the foreign astrologers now reveals the Christ child to be a Light for all the world (which itself was part of the prophecy). As objective observers from abroad, the Magi validate the event and carry word of it back to their own people.
One need not, I think, be a Christian to find wisdom and significance in the story of the Magi. The rebirth of the Light in the depths of winter is an archetypal reality - not only a natural phenomenon, but an inner experience of psyche and spirit, as we see so clearly in the unfolding of the Zodiac. The birth of the Light is at first subtle and subjective. Like the Magi, we can be guided to its obscure location via "the stars" - whether literally through astrology or simply by the grace of our inner firmament, through concentrated thought, imagination and intuition. For astrology is not only from outside ourselves; it is built into us. Our own minds partake of the same intelligence that guides the planets in their courses. The stars are mental and spiritual as well as physical; subtle as well as literal. They not only lead us to the place where the mystery is unfolding, but enable us to grasp it and to speak about it.
Like the astrologers of old who followed the star to Bethlehem, we too can greet the Holy Family in their makeshift quarters, witness the mystery of the divine presence in the world and hold its light in our hearts and minds. The vision of the holy Child in the lap of his mother is not merely an emotional event but the foundation of a world-view and a way of living. From such a direct encounter with spiritual truth will arise ethics and philosophy as well as devotion and ritual.
At this Full Moon, the Sun trines and the Moon sextiles Jupiter, lord of long journeys, philosophy and ethics, which turned retrograde in Virgo on January 3rd. This gives us an image of the deep reflection and study in which the Magi would have engaged on their return home. Mercury meanwhile turns direct on the 6th (Epiphany), in Sagittarius, preparing for a more outgoing expression of thought after a period of retrogradation. The two planets of the mind are in mutual reception (placed in each other's signs), so they may be complementary in their action even though working in opposite directions. As you receive the radiance of the Cancer Full Moon, allow its maternal energy to nourish your thought and understanding. Try to hold the ineffable in silence within, but give voice to that which can be spoken. Like the Magi, be a witness to the mystery of being and find the language in which to spread the light.
(Look for the Aquarius New Moon on January 21, 2004.)
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Malaysian men getting married later in life
Saturday, 29 Dec 2018
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian men are getting married later with the oldest tying the knot at the ripe age of 91 last year.
This is among the findings of a report on marriage and divorce released for the first time by the Department of Statistics Malaysia.
In line with the current trend of getting married later in life, the median age for men tying the knot was 29 last year compared to 28 in 2016.
No reason was given for the delay in getting married.
For women, the median age of marriage remained at 26, the Chief Statisticians Office said in a statement highlighting the reports key findings.
The report covers marriages and divorces in 2016 and 2017 and is divided by state, race, age group and ethnic group.
While the oldest man to get married was 91, the oldest woman to get hitched last year was 84.
Muslims got married earlier with the median marriage age for men at 27 compared to 30 for others and as for women, the median marriage age for Muslims was 26 compared to 28 for non-Muslims.
The report said the number of marriages fell 4.9% from 200,274 in 2016 to 190,532 last year.
This means that the marriage rate per 1,000 population fell from 6.3% in 2016 to 5.9% in 2017.
A piece of good news is that the overall number of divorces also fell from 51,642 in 2016 to 49,965 last year.
For Muslims, the number of divorces fell from 41,030 in 2016 to 39,709 last year, which means that the divorce rate per 1,000 Muslims fell slightly from 2.1 to 2.0.
The number of Non-Muslim divorces was also slightly fewer in 2016 with 10,612 compared to 10,256 last year, which saw the divorce rate per 1,000 non-Muslims fell from 0.9 to 0.8.
The statement said that inter-ethnic marriages fell by 9.2% last year from 2016, but did not provide any figures.
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