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I am moving. Â I don't think I've blogged about all the reasons but, once I'm settled, I will be sure to let you know. Â Suffice it to say that this year has brought MANY changes. Â This will not be the hardest to get used to. I am moving into my mother's house. Â Into her and dad's old room. Â He is ecstatic. Â And in all honesty, so am I. I have this irrational need to care for him in a way that I never have before. The feeling is comparable to what I feel for the frog princess.
I am moving...tomorrow! Â Why, you ask? Well, my dad is going to be traveling and he would like me to be settled in before he goes. Â He seems to think that he is the only one capable of helping me do this. Â I won't spoil it for him by telling him that I am 30+ years old and contrary to popular belief, pretty self sufficient. He doesn't understand what's been taking me so long to get myself together. Â Nevermind the turmoil and upsidedownness that my life is currently experiencing.
He told me yesterday he doesn't understand what the big deal is. That he can have me packed in 8 hours. What's the problem? Â I tried to explain it but, it's difficult to explain to a man (and my father) that it's all about the little things. Â The random papers I've stashed in the entertainment center. Â The drawers and cabinets that I don't quite need but find a way to fill nonetheless. Â The stash of Lord-knows-what in the guest closet. Â The cabinets in the laundry room. Â I could go on and on and on.
Our lives might have big things in them (the sofa, the bed, the bookcases, the desk) but ultimately, it's the little things that make up the majority of what you "have" and what fills your world. Â I think houses are a metaphor for life. Â Moving. Changing. Â And when we are ready to move on, we look back and realize that it's the little things that have taken up much of our time and space. Â And probably that which brings us the most joy.
Now if you'll excuse me. Â I think I'll stop procrastinating and start packing...something.


Manchester United are going for a seventh successive triumph on Saturday evening.
Brighton is the opposition, however Chris Hughton's men face an extremely difficult task against a rejuvenated home side.
The men from Manchester have won every one of their six matches since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer replaced Jose Mourinho.
Eric Bailly is available again subsequent to serving a three-match suspension, and Chris Smalling and Alexis Sanchez could come back from injury.
Alireza Jahanbakhsh and Mat Ryan stay on international duty at the Asian Cup, while Jose Izquierdo, Yves Bissouma and Bernardo are still a doubt for the Seagulls.
Brighton have failed to score on their last four visits to Old Trafford, a statistic that the Swagulls will be frantic to end this weekend.
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Next week, we will be wrapping up our discussions and practice with nonfiction. After this, we will move on to studying literary language such as metaphors, similes, and idioms.
The kids are working hard on their nonfiction books. Most of the kids are still wrapping up their rough drafts and some have moved into their final drafts. They are doing such a great job and are applying the nonfiction features that they have learned to their writing.
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6 Trends in healthier alcohol and alcohol alternatives
Mike Straus
Nutritional Outlook, Volume 23, Issue 6
Better-for-you alcohol is on the rise. Here's how this new consumer market is shaping up.
Every culture that has developed social drinking rituals has also developed its own drinking toasts. Americans toast to good spirits with a hearty "Cheers." In Turkey, it's commonplace to toast "to honor" by proclaiming "Şerefe." But the emerging changes and new trends in the alcoholic beverage market are best characterized by the ancient Celts' "Sláinte," meaning "to health."
Last year, Nielsen reported that alcohol consumption in the United States has remained flat since 2018, and two thirds of American Millennials are cutting back on alcohol.1 Keera Perumbala, marketing manager for Sensient Flavors (Hoffman Estates, IL), says that consumers are cutting back on alcohol for a variety of reasons ranging from saving money to improving health. But where alcohol is falling, opportunities for alcohol alternatives are growing.
"There's been a surge of craft mocktails and distilled non-spirit beverages," Perumbala says. "These premium mocktails bring together a number of trends we see in the market, from the use of botanicals and extracts to natural ingredients. The typical consumer's palate has evolved to accommodate more foreign flavors."
As demand for alcohol-free beverages and healthy alcohol alternatives continues to grow, the better-for-you alcohol market will present a variety of opportunities. Here are the six major trends to watch in alcohol and alcohol alternatives.
Flavor Trends Combine Tradition and Disruption
Modern alcohol consumers are flavor-conscious and experience-driven. Ty Gilmore, president of Flying Embers Hard Kombucha (Ventura, CA), says that today's consumers are seeking creative new flavors that balance tried-and-true with innovative and unique.
"For us in the kombucha space, flavors like ginger and strawberry are popular," Gilmore says. "Another popular flavor combination is mixing mango with something spicy. You're always going to have your staple flavors, but when you can find that balance between traditional and disruptive, that's when you can create flavors that consumers want."
For Flying Embers, flavor is an opportunity to experiment. In the fall of 2019, Flying Embers launched its pineapple chili and black cherry flavors. Consumers, he says, have responded well to the pineapple chili's combination of sweet and heat.
But Is Flavor Diversification a Double-Edged Sword?
Jeff Moses, owner of MBF Company (Monterey, CA), says that growing awareness around food, drink, and wellness is opening up consumers' imaginations and allowing brands to get more creative with their alcohol and alcohol alternative products. For instance, MBF Company launched the world's first jackfruit spirit, Slapjack, at the start of 2020. Moses says that some new flavors in particular are a double-edged sword.
"Our team is clearly stoked about jackfruit," Moses explains, "but we're also seeing more dilution and overthinking about obscure flavors. Peanut butter whisky and curry vodka isn't necessary for our palates. However, we do love that these flavors are giving the industry something to talk about and allow creative distillers a chance to show off their wares!"
Functional Alcohol, Performance Beer Emerge
Amy Targan, president of Malt Products Corporation (New York, NY), says that one overlooked market for alcohol and alcohol-alternative products may be ripe for a boom. Targan thinks that sports nutrition could be malt's next big opportunity.
"Even though it's recommended that athletes abstain from alcohol due to its negative effects on athletic performance, beer remains a favorite post-exercise drink," Targan notes. "Malt extract possesses a diverse mixture of plant-derived polyphenols that have been shown to be effective in sports nutrition."
Targan points to the results of a 2012 study as evidence that non-alcoholic beer could be considered a performance drink. The study, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, followed 277 healthy male runners between the ages of 33 and 51 who were participating in the 2009 Munich Marathon. The subjects were randomly assigned to receive 1 to 1.5 liters of Erdinger Weißbräu (Erding, Germany) brand non-alcoholic beer per day (n=142) or a placebo (n=135) for three weeks before and two weeks after the Munich Marathon.
The Erdinger Weißbräu-funded study found that consumption of non-alcoholic beer resulted in a statistically significant reduction in interleukin-6 levels following exercise relative to a placebo. The experimental group also suffered significantly fewer incidences of post-race upper respiratory tract infections relative to the control group.2 The researchers attributed these results to higher polyphenol ingestion.
Better-For-You Alcohol Goes RTD
Flying Embers' Gilmore says that better-for-you alcohol is even permeating the coveted ready-to-drink space, with hard seltzers making a major appearance in RTD formats. While the biggest opportunity in RTD will be for kombucha, he says, craft brands are still releasing plenty of other RTD products.
Says Gilmore: "They're showing up all over. Brands with low carbs or low calories, those better-for-you brands, are going RTD. Craft brands are coming out with RTD products that have other functional benefits. "
RTD spirit-based cocktails are proving particularly popular, as are RTD malt-based cocktails. Nielsen reported last year that sales of RTD spirits grew by 40% in the 52 weeks ending April 20, 2019, while sales of RTD malt cocktails grew by over 500% in the same period.3 As better-for-you alcohol grows, expect the RTD market to present unique opportunities.
Hooch, or Booch? Non-Alcoholic Kombucha Soars
The growth of better-for-you alcohol has also prompted consumers to adopt non-alcoholic kombucha in droves. Gilmore says that over the last 10 years, consumers have been moving toward "better-for-you" products in general, and now, that trend is pushing into the alcohol market.
"Consumers want to know what they're putting in their bodies," he notes. "They're looking for things like drinks with adaptogens or live bioactives. Non-alcoholic kombucha is exploding right now."
Gilmore explains that as consumers continue to think critically about what they're putting in their bodies, drink manufacturers ought to evolve their products. Flying Embers, he says, uses adaptogens like ginger, turmeric, and ashwagandha for this purpose-to appeal to health-conscious consumers.
"One thing we're really proud of is that we have live probiotics in our hard kombucha," he says. "We have a proprietary process that allows us to do that."
Sober-Curious Consumers Opt for "Near Beer"
Recent data from Morning Consult shows that nearly 40% of the drinking-age population doesn't drink alcohol. Meanwhile, those who do drink alcohol are cutting back, and half of consumers of all ages have purchased a non-alcoholic beverage.4
In response to this trend, brands like Comax Flavors (Melville, NY) are creating flavor collections specifically designed for use in near beer and non-alcoholic drinks. The No Proof Needed collection by Comax, which includes flavors like matcha pineapple and mango, is one example of how flavoring companies are introducing new offerings to capitalize on this trend.
"Individuals are cutting back on drinking for a variety of reasons, and many are looking for low- or no-alcohol beverages with fewer calories, less sugar, and better-for-you profiles," Comax Vice President of Corporate Communications Catherine Armstrong said in a press release. "Comax Flavors created the No Proof Needed range to meet this growing demand."
Armstrong says that in addition to the rise of the sober-curious movement, other lifestyle considerations are driving growth in non-alcoholic drinks. For instance, she notes, some consumers may want a non-alcoholic beer so they can enjoy a drink at lunch before returning to work.
Plant-Based and Low-Sugar Claims Grow
Armstrong notes that a variety of consumer preferences are creating new opportunities for brands. Low-sugar and plant-based, she says, are two central messages that consumers look for in beverages.
"More and more consumers are seeking out plant-based options," she says, "and consumers are also looking for less sugar. That's why Comax developed Sweetness Enhancers that give the perception of a sweeter beverage without increasing the sugar content."
Consumers, she says, also want more niche and creative options. Armstrong notes that nostalgic drinks like the Old Fashioned and the Manhattan are making a comeback, which is why future flavor development will likely focus on diversifying into more creative, more fun flavors.
Consumer Demand Set to Drive Growth
Niche producers and large brands alike investing in low- and no-alcohol versions of popular alcohol products along with functional alcohol drinks. Health-oriented brands like CrossFit (Santa Cruz, CA) are already jumping on board the better-for-you alcohol trend with products like FitVine low-sugar wine. As alcohol consumption continues to drop and consumers seek out healthier indulgences, expect opportunities for better-for-you alcohol products and alcohol alternatives to grow.
Nielsen article. "Many Americans are looking for a bar experience without the buzz." Published online August 6, 2019. Accessed at: https://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/article/2019/many-americans-are-looking-for-a-bar-experience-without-the-buzz/
Scherr J et al. "Nonalcoholic beer reduces inflammation and incidence of respiratory tract illness." Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, vol. 44, no. 1 (January 2012): 18-26
Carruthers N. "Spirit-based RTD growth up 40%." The Spirits Business. Published online May 22, 2019.
Piacenza J. "People are drinking less, but don't blame Millennials." Morning Consult. Published online August 8, 2019.
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Why the NI startup sector will continue to grow
As the tech startup scene and startup ecosystem in NI continues to grow, Clare Kelly, Director of leading serviced offices and coworking spaces provider, Glandore suggests that this growth is only the beginning of a further period of continued sector development.
"The tech startup scene and startup ecosystem in Northern Ireland will only continue to grow.
It doesn't take much to understand that we have experienced a particular transition period over the ten years, our attitudes towards work are changing, the NI economy is changing - as is the global economy, and this evolution is changing the kind of work that we are doing - increasing the opportunity to experiment and innovate.
The Glandore network, both past and present is bursting with companies that have emerged over the past ten years. Our alumni network has included big hitters such as Twitter, Facebook, Rapid 7, Cayan, Worldpay - but those giants started somewhere, and with founding teams made up with a handful of employees.
This global business success, inspires the current generation.
According to Deloitte, millennial job habits include job-hopping and a desire for an inclusive and diverse workplace. The survey found that 43 per cent of millennials plan to leave their current jobs within two years and only 28 per cent have plans to stay beyond five years.
Changing job habits reveal the increasingly fluid nature of work, compared to the previous generation where jobs would last over ten years plus. The trends point toward a workforce more willing to experiment with their careers.
As these trends develop, we begin to see businesses reflect the way people want to work. Modern offices have had to adapt to the needs of their workers as flexible working has become the new norm.
And it is no surprise that it is the tech sector that is best placed to reflex the changing demands of the modern workforce. A report in May 2018, suggested that the UK tech sector was growing 2.6 times faster than the overall economy.
NI as an identified tech hub in the UK highlights that growth. Every week, tech firms either set up in NI or indigenous NI tech businesses celebrate job growth and create.
As these trends develop, we begin to see businesses reflect the way people want to work. Modern offices have had to adapt to the needs of their workers as flexible and remote working has become the new norm and the traditional 9-5 becomes less of a standard requirement.
Flexible working highlights the fact that 'work' as we know it, is changing. Co-working spaces in NI are helping to shape that business evolution - not just simply reflex it.
People are willing to take the risk in return for greater autonomy, fuelling a generation willing seize opportunities as they come to them.
Business finance, like the workforce and the office space they require is evolving. In the past, it came down to a 'yes' or 'no' from the local bank manager, often leaving business owners in financial limbo with little other option.
Outside of the traditional banking products, never before has Northern Ireland been able to offer such an extensive range of alternative finance options. These include products such as short and long-term loans, debtor finance, crowdfunding, asset finance and equity, all which many in business feel are no longer just desirables, but in fact a necessity as a way of securing a healthy financial environment for a flourishing business.
The Access to Finance initiative supported by Invest Northern Ireland, offers a variety of support including startup funding, loans and equity investment. A message that there is financial support readily available in Northern Ireland for startups who are looking to grow and develop.
For Northern Irish based tech startups, both early stage and scaling, TechstartNI offer proof-of-concept grants through to seed investment - again a level of support previously not as easy to find.
Even in the last couple of weeks, a new NI focused startup platform was launched to help the rising number of startup businesses in Northern Ireland connect with investors, fellow peers and potential new employees across Europe. Supply and demand! This platform is not hoping to create a NI tech and startup scene - it's a clear reflection that the business community in NI is there and the relevant connectors and connections, needed.
Here at Glandore we cater for the needs of companies at every stage of their development, from early stage right through to scaling FDIs. We have been providing flexible workspace in Belfast for 12 years and in Dublin for over 17 years.
With the startup community in Northern Ireland expected to continue to grow, the co-working industry is rapidly expanding and the demand for more of this sort of flexible space in Belfast is increasing.
As a family business, our aim is to give our members the very best start to their operations but also enable them to achieve their growth ambitions. From the quality of the working environment and service, our holistic wellness programme to the unique networking events for our members and alumni, we strive to support the growth and success of our member companies.
Our base in NI gives us the best opportunity to best support that sector growth and we'd suggest NI's current tech and startup ecosystem, is only tip of the iceberg of how big it could become."
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Brexit 2020
Merkel's Party Slips Further in Polls
Virginia Hale
Angela Merkel's party continues to fall from favour with German voters, according the the latest poll for Bild on Sunday.
Polling organisation Emnid's figures show that the percentage of people intending to vote for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), has taken a tumble for the second week in a row — slipping from 37 per cent last week to 36 per cent.
Voting intentions for populist, anti-mass migration Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) remain unchanged from the previous week at 21 per cent and 12 per cent, respectively.
On the extreme left of the spectrum, the Left party has gained a point in the polls since last week, bringing its support to 11 per cent while the Green party, down a point, are polling at nine per cent. Support for the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) stands at six per cent while support for other parties rose from four per cent to five this week.
Speaking at a party conference earlier this month Merkel, who is seeking a fourth term as chancellor in elections to be held later this year, urged voters to stand up for liberal values, telling the audience that they should be grateful to have free speech.
The results of the latest Emnid survey, in which a representative sample of 2,805 Germans were asked which party they would vote for if the Bundestag elections were held next Sunday, are the first figures released since Donald Trump told the Times that the embattled German head of state's decision to welcome migrants was "catastrophic",
Support for Merkel's centre-right CDU has taken a hit since the chancellor's decision to open the borders resulted in an influx of nearly two million migrants having arrived in Germany since 2015.
Since Donald Trump's election victory in November, several media outlets have hailed Merkel as a beacon of the liberal west, proudly standing for globalism and neoliberalism in the face of a rising tide of populism.
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I was succesful in some MTTs, and won 8 of those in a pretty short time. I mainly focused on cashgames though, which seem to suit me a lot more, I realised some time later... Started playing cashgames on a bitcoin poker site (Betcoin), read a good review about it and gave it a try with my very first deposit. Quite some gamblers/fish on there so that helped to make some profit already... I played on 2 other poker providers, one of the few sites only that are legal in my country (Belgium). I got better and more refined in the game as I played cashgames. Since some time I also multi-table which worked well too.
I was able to make really nice profits in a short time, like I started with 10$ buy-in in a room, and in the same room I went up to almost 100$, playing some hours. That convinced me I could really make good money with poker, and the possibilities had to be even much better than this, since I was still playing at really low stakes... But the problem was I seemed to loose a lot of that money in the end... Did I play too loose or overconfident when I got a big stack? Was I lucky and did I think I was already that great because I made great profit, and kept on making mistakes, after those upswings?
But even then I couldn't continue and keep those good results day after day... I didn't want to give up and I started again on the bitcoin site, playing up to 3 tables at a time, and they offer a nice VIP system with rakeback.
It did seem to going better than before, even with some downswings.
I'm also thinking, if poker is not for me, what do these pros have or can do what I could not? That might sound a bit arrogant, but I really believe I have all the skills to be a great player... I might not have nerves of steel, and I do have my flaws, but so does everyone, I think.
All ideas, advice or inspiration is appreciated!
It's not worth it. It will be full of bots soon enough and it's not really easy money (emotionally speaking) due to the swings. You will start hating the game when you need to put in hundreds of thousands of hands per month to really grind out the statistics. When the online poker crashes or the games change then you'll have a relatively useless skillset.
if you're seriously considering poker as a full time job, that's great! But for most folks the up swings and downswings are too much to deal with. At low stakes, such as you're describing, even if you are following a strict bankroll management plan, the money made is too low to be worth it. Once you climb up the stakes it becomes more worthwhile. Winning tournaments is the fastest way build a bigger bank roll.
I've played tons but never felt that I could be a pro simply cause I can't stand waiting around a table of stinky mouth breathers for hours on end only to break even. The game is still a gamble, like it or not. Sure, skill will get you money more often than not but it's a lot of sitting around and a lot of careful considerations on bet size, bluffs and folds. Personally I don't have that kind of patience. If I'm working I expect money for it every time.
Any ways. Most people don't have what it takes to play professional. If you think you do more power to ya. 2plus2 is a good forum for this topic and there's plenty of good advice there. As with all things, never stop learning and good luck.
Also I dunno if you've ever experienced downswings so bad it lasted weeks. So there's that. It's fucked.
You watched Rounders didn't you.
Only if played in person. It's not what it used to be.
Stick to esports. The thing is that 10-15 years ago, it was "very easy" to win on poker online. The lower levels was filled with fish, that just wanted to give their money away. Maybe a room had 100 fishes and 100 sharks, that was a good ratio.
c) Even the low limits are shark-infested by good players from low-income countries. Players from Ukraine/Belarus that are happy to win $200-$300 per month, this is a VERY big salary in those countries.
The only way to win at poker online nowadays is to bink a big tournament, you cant grind yourself up all the way at cashgame.


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Q: moment timezone now add one hour to local time I have a problem (which I didn't have before) when I try to format the date with local time:
   var dateStartFormat = "2021-1-8 08:00"
   var romeStart = moment.tz(dateStartFormat, "Europe/Rome");
   var romeStartFormat = romeStart.format();

romeStartFormat should give me: 2021-01-08T08:00:00+01:00
instead he adds an hour and gives me: 2021-01-08T**09:00:**00+01:00
I didn't change anything in the code, until a few days ago it worked.

A: "A few days ago" you were probably still in the end of december, so the timestamp would have been something like "2020-12-28 08:00". Now in january you get a timestamp like "2021-1-8 08:00", which is not a valid inputformat for momentjs. Momentjs expects either RFC2822 or ISO format as input, thus both day and month have to be given with two digits (and thus a leading 0 if < 10). Alternatively, you can also provide the formatspecifier for the timestamp you are passing in, so that momentjs can parse the date. When you run your code, you will probably notice a warning ...
Taking that into account, this snippet should return the expected result.

let
  date1 = "2021-01-08 08:00",
  date2 = "2021-1-8 08:00"

//use a proper formated timestamp
let
  start1 = moment.tz(date1, "Europe/Vienna"),
  format1 = start1.format();

//provide a format specifier
let
  start2 = moment.tz(date2, "yyyy-M-D HH:mm", "Europe/Vienna"),
  format2 = start2.format();

console.log(format1);
console.log(format2);
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/moment.js/2.29.1/moment.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/moment-timezone/0.5.32/moment-timezone-with-data.min.js"></script>

A: you should add format to momnet.tz()
var dateStartFormat = "2021-1-8 08:00"
var romeStart = moment.tz(dateStartFormat, "YYYY-M-D HH:mm" , "Europe/Rome");
var romeStartFormat = romeStart.format();

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At one time the French provided similar large scale testing at the Observatory at Besançon, however, today only a very few watches are currently tested there and carry the accolade "Observatory Chronometer".
The observatory testing regime typically lasted for 30 to 50 days and contained accuracy standards that were far more stringent and difficult than modern standards such as those set by COSC.
The Saint-Imier and Biel laboratories are almost entirely devoted to testing Rolex movements.
In 1910, the first watchmaker to earn chronometer certification for a wristwatch (1910) Rolex is the largest manufacturer of Swiss made certified chronometers. In 2005, more than half the annual production of COSC certified watches were Rolexes. To date, Rolex still holds the record for the most certified chronometer movements in the category of wristwatches.
Founded in its current form in 1973, the COSC is a Swiss non-profit organization that tests Swiss Made chronometers.
In Switzerland, only timepieces certified by the Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres (COSC) may use the word chronometer on them.
The tolerances for error were much finer than any other standard, including the ISO 3159 chronometer standard that other testing bodies such as COSC use.
Although not all Rolex watches are chronometers, Breitling has claimed that since 2000 all of its production is COSC certified.
As part of 10th anniversary of a Breitling–Bentley Motors partnership, the Bentley B04 GMT, B05 Unitime and B06 (based on COSC Certified Breitling Calibre B04, B05 and B06 respectively) were produced.
Thus, based upon the movements used by Rolex, Breitling, and Omega, the movement calibers that obtain most of the COSC certificates are the Rolex 3135 (since 1988) (and variants 3155, 3175, 3185, 4130) and 2235, the ETA 2892A2 (and variants) and Valjoux 7750, each of which operates at 28,800 beats per hour.
One workhorse of the ETA mechanical line is the ETA 2824-2, The 2824 is an automatic winding, twenty-five jewel movement, available in four executions or grades: Standard, Elaborated (improved), Top and Chronometer.
Geneva's have created along similar criteria the Geneva seal.
Precision testing, however, is an option in the inspection process.
COSC is an acronym for the organization's French name, Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres.
Notwithstanding, the normative standards are set by international agreement and are the same whether they are nominally labeled ISO or DIN standards.
On the other hand, the Germans have set up their own testing facility in Saxony at the Glashütte Observatory where the DIN 8319 standards, which mirror the ISO standards used by COSC, are employed.
The organization was founded by five watchmaking cantons of Switzerland: Bern, Geneva, Neuchâtel, Solothurn and Vaud, together with the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry (FHS).
They are in Biel/Bienne, Saint-Imier/BE and Le Locle.
Omega also has much of its production certified.
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Essential Hair oils for hair loss and thinning hair - Parenting & Lifestyle!
Continuing the series on preventing Postpartum hair loss, this post features on some of the best Essential Oils for Hair growth.
It has ample antioxidants inducing hair regrowth or at the most reducing the hair loss. Few drops of Rosemary oil can be added to one table spoon of carrier oil, mainly coconut oil [with its ample self benefits] to rub onto the scalp. It can also be added to your shampoo or conditioner and left for a longer time to get to the hair roots. One can also prepare Rosemary hair infusion and wash hair with it.
You can add extra virgin Olive oil to Pure Rosemary oil before massaging to get more thicker hair.
This thick oil, one of the essential hair oils, is rich in all what a hair growth needs. Full of Vitamin E, Omega-6 and 9 fatty acids, many other proteins, it is a great essential oil for replenishing hair and skin cells. It also has anti oxidants which helps hair get stronger and less frizzy. One of my friends used this oil after delivery. Though she had reduced hair loss but the new growth was nearly going nil. And I was the witness , seeing some significant results of her hair growth. It promotes hair growth and even helps reducing dandruff's.
Use it on damp hair (not wet) and prepare your mixture with the carrier oils. You can use 2 table spoon Castor oil + 2 table spoon coconut oil and put it well throughout the scalp. Leave it for whole night or 2-3 hours before giving it a wash. Since it has thick density, do not use it too much.
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Use some 10-12 drops of this essential oil into 4 spoons of Jojoba or Coconut oil for massaging the scalp. Use it thrice a week for a good result. Again you can also add few drops in shampoo to have a good wash.
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Roman Chamomile oil has better effect on hair growth. This pale blue green oil is rather an all rounder. It has anti-inflammatory properties and massaging the scalp with it leads to good blood circulation. It also tends to relax muscles and in turn helps in reducing day to day stress. Reducing stress in turn promotes hair growth.
It can be used with Jojoba or coconut oil (3 drops Chamomile oil : 2 table spoon coconut oil). Or one can even mix it in water and rinse with it after cleaning the hair and leave it to pat dry.
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Recent researches have proved that peppermint oil induces blood circulation on the hair scalp and stimulates hair growth. It has even proven its thickness for thin hair. Since it is highly concentrated, this essential oil can be clubbed with normal oils as Jojoba or Coconut oil (2drops Peppermint oil in one spoon Coconut oil). It can be rubbed to scalp and left for atleast 30-40minutes for proper absorption. One can even add 4-5 drops while shampooing the hair.
*Since it is too intense, try using the mixture on your hand first, if it goes fine then use on the hair. If not, one can definitely use Rosemary + Lavender essential oils combination for similar benefits.
Read this article to know more about the benefits of Peppermint oil.
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Lavender oil + Thyme oil + rosemary + cedar wood oils, can be a great combination to treat hair loss.
Castor Oil + Almond oil + Coconut oil, is another great combination for hair growth.
*Getting these pure Essential hair oils can be really difficult as many brands promote it as essential oil but they have not been derived from correct sources. Always double check the authenticity of these oils before buying via any medium.
What we need is to be consistent in the application of chosen essential hair oils and not immediately wash it off. But always before trying any essential oil, try it on the hand and if it goes unreacted, use it for scalp. Also the massage should be very gentle and till the scalp to help the absorption of these oils.
Would love to hear, if any or other essential oil or any combination worked wonders for your hair?
Take good care of your hair mamas! Read more on 10 best tips to prevent Hair loss after delivery or Postpartum hair loss here.
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This is great to know! I've recently gotten into essential oils, but more so to take care of the kids, but this is really useful.
Yea, essential oils are important for many things!
Oh my!!! This is exactly what I need right now. I´m always loosing so much hair in summer! Thank you so much for these amazing tips!
This is such great and useful information. We have many of these oil already but needed some guidance. Thank you so much fro putting this together!
Very useful information. This is especially perfect timing after a summer filled with visits to the pool!
I wouldn't have thought to use Castor oil. I guess I have so many strange associations from movies as a youth where taking that was punishment for something. But that's great that it can help with hair growth.
Oh, well I'm not aware of those associations;), but yes it is a great oil for hair.
I'm always impressed with how many beneficial uses there are for essential oils! I don't have hair loss or thinning hair but I would like my hair to grow a little faster so I might have to try some of these.
You're lucky to have good hair, but yes you can always maintain hair health using these essential oils in their pure form.
Great post ! I am always loosing hair in summer… so this is really useful. I will definitively try the recommended mix of these various essential oils: lavender + thyme + rosemary + cedar wood. I already have 3 of them at home. I just need to buy the cedar wood oil.
Oh yes, do it and be consistent with it!
I have heard of caster and peppermint oil, but not the other too. Will looking to getting those as well.
I had no idea essential oils such as peppermint and rosemary were so good for hair growth! I need to invest more in my hair.
Oh yea, they do wonders for hair as well!
My hubby has a problem with thinning hair. I'll have to tell him about this. Thanks!
Try it out consistently with diet. Things will work out.
Do try out. Also have protein rich diet and try some of the other factors as mentioned in my another post – 10 tips to reduce hair loss and thinning.
Thanks a lot. I admit I'm starting to have hair loss at my age and was really looking for something to help me with. I'll try the castor oil and hopefully will work for me.
Ya, castor is the most important for hair. Also have protein rich diet and try some of the other factors as mentioned in my another post – 10 tips to reduce hair loss and thinning. Cumulatively, I believe that it will help you reduce hair loss.
Great tips… nowadays people are also looking for Argan oil…which is also very effective..
I didn't know about the benefits of any of these oils. In my country oils are not very common. I do love almond oil for my hair, which I bought from India and it makes miracles on my hair.
This is very useful for me because I have a friend who is fighting over hair loss, and i definitely will tell my friend about this!
Never heard about Castor and Peppermint oil for hair, thank you! I also often use coconut oil or garlic ?
Nice tips on thinning of hair. I really need them as I face hair problem nowadays. I use castor oil but not using chamomile oil and now will try it.
This list has come into my life at the perfect time, my hair is falling out by the handful at the moment and it's really starting to concern me now! Need to do something asap and I think I'm going to start with this list.
Wow, this is a nice read! Thanks for the information. I never thought that these oils are good for hair growth though. Now I learn something new.
Great Tips, Jhilmil. I've had a hair fall problem but using a blend of castor oil, coconut oil, fenugreek seeds, black Cumin, and gooseberry powder helped me. Plus protein rich diet worked wonders. I like the idea of essential oils. I'll try for sure. Thanks for sharing.
I didn't know Rosemary oil could help with hair grow. Mine it's thinning and very oily. I have problems getting good products for my hair care.
I love peppermint oil! I also use it on my dry skin. It really works!
I have full thick hair so i am lucky but this is great for anyone who has thinning hair or loses hair. Essential oils are great for so many things.
I use almond and coconut oil already on my hair. I never thought of adding other things so will definitely give some of these a go.
Thanks for these tips! I think I will go for chamomile oil. Good that you suggested to add a few drops of oil into shampoo and not just massage it straight to scalp.
Wow, this is incredible! My husband has been trying to grow his hair (he is suffering from hair loss) and will show him your tips, they are so easy to implement!
Ain't you the saviour I was looking for! I had been suffering for hair long for so long that I don't even remember how I looked before. Thank you so much for sharing this. I am definitely trying these out.
Great advice. Essential oils have so many benefits. Do you have any advice for grey hair?
I have never heard of Castor Oil. I am looking for a product that fits my hair. I am currently using coconut oil.
i have alopecia so this is always a growing concern for me. I've tried everything except for this! i'll have to go out this weekend and get some oils!
Its funny to me all of the things that Castor oil can do. As a child it was always used as a punishment. So to hear about it now and all of the great things it can do I wonder how it became a punishment in the first place.
I never knew that essential oils could be used for thinning hair.
This is such an interesting post apart from Almond oil and coconut oil I did not know you could use these other oils on your hair.
I think oils are perfect for not only hair but skin and even cooking. I should probably use these since I want my hair to be strong and healthy!
I never new oils could help with hair thinning. I have thick hair but thinning around the face so I am going to try rosemary oil but I would have to wash it out so my hair doesn't look too greasy. Thanks so much for the tips.
This is awesome! I totally agree with using oils in the hair. I need to get back into it since my hair has been acting up recently too.
This is such a good post! I have very recently got into the habit of using essential oils and its amazing what benefits it can bring you in your daily life!


One day you are moving through your normal family routine, and the next day everything is crumbling around you. When facing a divorce, your family, your life, and your kids are out of your control. You used to have a clear view of what to expect when you thought about the upcoming holidays. You had vacation plans in the works. You were saving up for a home improvement project. Now, everything is unknown and scary. Are you going to lose your kids? How do you find a divorce lawyer you can trust? How can you afford a divorce lawyer? How long will the divorce take? This is where Benner Family Law steps in. I am Tana Benner and I am here to help you take control of your situation and protect yourself. I deal exclusively with divorce and family law cases in Columbia, Missouri and across Mid-Missouri. Even if you don't want to be in this situation, you are, and I'm here too.
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Food Photography Starts With Huawei P9 in Second Stage of Huawei Ramadan Campaign
Press ReleaseLast Updated: Jun 18, 2016
Lahore: 18 June, 2016: – Huawei has continued its exciting surprises for the loyal customers here in Pakistan during the second Ashra of Ramadan as part of Huawei Ramadan Campaign. The Ramadan Campaign started with the beginning of the "month of fasting". Where in the first Ashra Huawei has conducted a campaign along with a contest on a digital forum, where Huawei brand lovers won exciting prizes and gifts. During the campaign the monochromatic pictures of Mosques and Iftar feast have been shared by the Huawei smart phone users, especially using Huawei P9 dual camera options. Similarly, in continuation of the Huawei Ramadan Campaign, second Ashra is going to be celebrated by the Huawei with a new theme of Food Photography.
In this campaign the Huawei brand lovers can participate in the contest that is again on the digital forum as well, simply by sharing the pictures of their Sehar and Iftar food. Huawei calls this campaign Huawei Foodography campaign as it is all about the food participants have on their Sehar and Iftar. The idea is to highlight the traditional importance of Sehar and Iftar food by simply capturing it with the Huawei P9 dual Camera.
The pictures must be shared on the social media accounts with hash tag #Foodography. The entries sent by the users, hence will be shortlisted and uploaded on the official page of Huawei along with the name of the photographer. Moreover, the participants can also be entered into the Lucky Draw at the end of the Huawei Ramadan Campaign where they can win Huawei P9. The Huawei brand fans and followers in the digital media will be asked to vote the shortlisted pictures and the entry received the most votes will be the winner of Huawei P9 Lite.
Huawei has brought so much and blessings through its Ramadan campaign during the Holy month. Huawei brand followers have been enthusiastically participating in the said campaigns. According to the technology analysts, Huawei has been successful in the foreign lands most amazing and one of the most important reasons for this is the norm of respecting as well as celebrating foreign traditions and festivals by the Huawei Technologies.
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Laura J. Burns
dfLaura J. Burns has written more than thirty books for teens and kids, and hopes to write at least thirty more. She lives in California with her husband and kids.Laura J. Burns has written more than thirty books for teens and kids, and hopes to write at least thirty more. She lives in California with her husband and kids. - See more at: http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Laura-J-Burns/19378898#sthash.bXNYNhzB.dpuf
Laura J. Burns has written more than thirty books for teens and kids, and hopes to write at least thirty more. She lives in California with her husband and kids. - See more at: http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Laura-J-Burns/19378898#sthash.bXNYNhzB.dpuf
Laura J. Burns grew up on Long Island, NY, but is also fluent in the various dialects of Manhattan, Los Angeles, The Valley and Orange County. She's written books and television episodes for kids, tweens, teens and the occasional adult. She and her husband have three beautiful children and two silly dogs, and they live in New York.
Books by Laura J. Burns
I Do Not Trust You: A Novel
by Laura J. Burns and Melinda Metz - Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Supernatural, Suspense, Thriller, Young Adult 13+
Memphis "M" Engel is stubborn to a fault, graced with an almost absurd knowledge of long lost languages and cultures and a heck of an opponent in a fight. Ashwin "Ash" Sood is a little too posh for M's tastes, a little too good looking and has way too many secrets. He desperately wants the ancient map M inherited from her archeologist father, believing it will lead him to a relic with the power to destroy the world. Equally desperate to find the relic for reasons of her own, M forms an uneasy partnership with Ash. From the catacombs of Paris, to a sacred forest in Norway, to the ruins of a submerged temple in Egypt, together they crisscross the globe in their search. But through it all, M can never be sure: Is she traveling with a friend or enemy?
Magic Below
by Laura J. Burns - Fantasy, Friendship, Science Fiction, Young Adult 9+
When Princess Ozma summons Zerie Greenapple and her friends Vashti and Tabitha, they have no idea what awaits. Tasked with infiltrating Glinda the Good's palace, Zerie travels by water, Vashti by land, and Tabitha by air. Zerie transforms into a mermaid and enters the underwater realm of Aquaria, where she is met with impossible obstacles. Not only is Zerie's concept of time put to the test, but soon her memory, values, and sense of self are also strained. Unsure whom she can trust in Oz, will Zerie's magic ultimately be used for good . . . or evil?
Sanctuary Bay: A Novel
by Laura J. Burns and Melinda Metz - Horror, Mystery, Thriller
When Sarah Merson receives the opportunity of a lifetime to attend the most elite prep school in the country --- Sanctuary Bay Academy --- it seems almost too good to be true. But, after years of bouncing from foster home to foster home, escaping to its tranquil setting, nestled deep in Swans Island, couldn't sound more appealing. Swiftly thrown into a world of privilege and secrets, Sarah quickly realizes finding herself noticed by class charmer, Nate, as well as her roommate's dangerously attentive boyfriend, Ethan, are the least of her worries. When her roommate suddenly goes missing, she finds herself in a race against time, not only to find her, but to save herself and discover the dark truth behind Sanctuary Bay's glossy reputation.
Bewitched in Oz
by Laura J. Burns - Fantasy, Young Adult 10+
Even though sorcery is forbidden in Oz, Zerie Greenapple is determined to use her magic. When the Flying Monkeys find Zerie and her friends using magic, one of their gang is captured. Three friends go on the run through the wild landscapes of Oz to try and find Glinda the Good, who they hope will save them from the evil Princess Ozma. But will magic be enough to lead these three friends to safety?
by Laura J. Burns - Fantasy, Youth Fiction


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Eichberg Opera House
22 Main Street, Champaign
Opened 1872
Closed circa 1895
Max Eichberg
Max Eichberg was born in Wurttemberg, Germany, 3 February 1839, the youngest of nine children. He emigrated to America at 12 years old, coming directly to Illinois, and lived with his brother in Logan County. He wanted a good business education, so in 1857, he attended college in Cincinnati, and at the same time, worked in the wholesale business. 1.
Thinking the west held promise, in 1860, Max and two brothers moved to Mexico, Missouri, and established themselves in business. Mr. Eichberg then, in 1866, came to Champaign with a brother and opened the New York Store. The store prospered and they rapidly increased their lines. It wasn't too many years until they outgrew the original store and built the three-story building on the south side of Main Street, roughly opposite of their first store. 2
This cut of Max Eichberg came from The Champaign Daily Gazette of Tuesday, 22 December 1891.
The New Eichberg Building
This fine new building was completed in November 1872. The overall footprint measured 40x90 feet. The Champaign County Gazette of Wednesday, 20 November 1872, gave an excellent description of the entire building.
Seeley Brown was the architect. He supervised the carpentry work as well as the overall construction of the building. The foundation, of the best Kankakee stone, and basement story were built by John Webber. The basement contains storage rooms, closets, cellars, furnace and fuel rooms. R.A. Sutton was contractor for the brick superstructure with the brick laying done by James Ralph. The Burson Brothers did the plastering. Wm. Price did the painting and graining. The Walker Brothers did the fancy wood work in the sales room and stairs. 3
The Gazette reported the estimated cost of the structure at about $20,000 4 which would be about $473,950 in 2022 dollars.
This is the south side of Main Street between Walnut (left) and Neil (far right). The First National Bank (razed in 1909 for their new building that still stands) is on the left. The building to its west housed the original Varsity Theatre. The Eichberg (just right of center) was the tallest building in the block at the time.
Quoting the Champaign County Gazette: "The First Story comprises a large and elegant double-width store-room, shelved and countered on either side and center with the most handsome patterns and best qualities of ash and walnut. There are two front doors to this splendid mercantile apartment, between which is a mammoth double-sized show window, blazing with the finest fabrics of the Orient. On either side of the front entrances are also large show windows. All three of these windows are filled with very large and very heavy French plate glass, which, we understand, cost the builders $1,200. The internal decorations and furniture of the room is entirely too elaborate to be minutely described in our limited space. The shelves on either side are painted white, with a gloss finish, and the ornamentation is of black walnut. The middle tier of shelves is about half the length of the room, and, next in line is the cashier's office, constructed of finely ornamented ash and walnut. Eight splendid chandeliers, suspended from the 16-foot ceiling, when lighted, fling a brilliant flood of light over the entire interior of the room. Mr. Eichberg's private office is situated in an alcove under the spiral stairway, which leads to the Second Floor. This elegant room is 30x90 feet, and is intended for the carpet and oil department of the New York Store. It is in perfect taste and in quiet keeping with the entire structure. Adjoining it on the east, with stairways at each end leading north and south, is a hall, the dimensions of which are 10x20 feet. Two dressing rooms are also situated here, likewise the ticket office belonging to the Opera Hall." 5
The third-floor Opera Hall measured 70x40 feet. "A beautifully finished gallery" in the north end of the building overhangs one-half of the floor. 700 people can be comfortably seated in the hall. The stage, opposite the gallery, measured 40x20 feet. There were two entrances to the stage – one, a side door opened into the auditorium, and the other to the rear of the building. There were nine "superb scenes" prepared in Cincinnati. The rear of the stage was elevated four feet and sloped gradually to the foot-lights. 6
The sloped stages are not so common now days, but were quite common in the days of the Eichberg. Sloping stages literally gave us the definition of "upstage" and "downstage" used by actors as they were actually moving up or down hill. Another use of the term "upstaging" occurs when an actor steals attention from another actor by creating business that draws away the audience's attention.
Photo of the Eichberg Building courtesy of the Champaign County Historical Archives.
Sanborn Fire Insurance map from 1887. The Eichberg building is above the "8".
Inaugural Performance
The formal opening of the Eichberg Opera Hall took place Tuesday, 26 November 1872. A grand musical entertainment was given by the "Chicago Ballad Concert Troupe" under the auspices of the Young Men's Social Club. 7
The Champaign County Gazette reported on the opening and gave a review of the troupe in the 27 November 1872 paper. The Gazette reporter did not particularly care for the performance: "Eichberg's Opera Hall was thrown open to the public for the first-time last night. As we gave a full description of the building in our previous issue, it will hardly be necessary to say anything in this connection of the beautiful and cozy interior of the new hall. The audience seemed more than pleased with its appearance and fully satisfied with its arrangements and appointments. The numerous gas-jets lighted it to cheerfulness, and the single scene set for the occasion gave hopeful promise of the beauty of those to come, while the drop-curtain is certainly a gem in the way of scenic painting.
The audience was sufficiently large to fill the hall comfortably full, and in style and appearance was such as would do credit to any inland city in the country.
The entertainment was in the line of a parlor concert, given by a troupe titled "The Chicago Ballad Concert Troupe," under the leadership of that rising young pianist and composer, Silas G. Pratt.
Want of both time and space will prevent our speaking of the performance in detail, and we are only able to pass a brief opinion concerning the merits of the performers and the manner in which each executed the various parts assigned in the programme.
Mr. Pratt, the pianist and leader of the troupe, is yet too young to be criticized harshly. That he is both talented and ambitious, there is no question, while his devotion to the divine art of music is excelled by none. He but recently returned from Europe, whither he went some time since to finish up his musical education. That the future is bright for this young and graceful enthusiast, we firmly believe, for, even now, many of his compositions are deservedly popular. In his playing last night, he developed but two styles, viz.: the sweetly emotional and the nervous spasmodic. That he has the more heroic, thrilling, startling styles at command, may be true, but such music is doubtless not his forte, and but rarely introduced in his score. His improvisation upon the Burdett Combination Organ was poorly rendered and only displayed the orchestral combinations of the instrument.
Mr. C.H. Britian, the tenor, was rather strongly inclined to "beat time" for the benefit of the audience. There are very few really good tenors in the world. Mr. B. is not one of them.
Miss Ledyard, the soprano, is a large and powerfully built lady, looking as tho' she might be possessed of a voice sufficiently strong to rend the very dome of heaven, but, bless you, no, she is too economical of her voice and apparently afraid to open her mouth. In her singing she stinted in tone and delivered her notes cut squarely in two.
The contralto, Mrs. Johnson, acquitted herself well. There is a wonderfully sympathetic quality in her voice, that places her at once en rapport with her hearers, while the clearness and purity of her tone are rarely excelled. 8
The building that housed the Eichberg Opera House was built in 1872 at 22 Main. The 1878-79 City Directory lists just one opera house - the Eichberg Opera Hall, and the Eichberg is the only hall listed until the 1890 directory when it is joined by the Swannell Opera House and the Walker Opera House.
Max Eichberg and Ben Baer operated the Eichberg & Baer New York Store on the ground floor, selling, among other things, dry goods, notions, and carpets.
The ticket office was on the second floor and the opera house was on the third.
The Eichberg Opera House ceased operations sometime after 1895. The space was then used as the Masonic Temple until early January, 1914, when the Masons moved to their own newly constructed building.
The opera house building had been purchased by S. A. Nelson. After the Masons moved out, Nelson spent $500.00 to completely renovate the opera house space for use as a public hall to be known as Nelson Hall.
In the early 1960s, the building was heavily damaged by fire. It was then razed and the land became a parking lot.


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Круоніська ГАЕС () — гідроакумулююча електростанція, розташована на північ від міста Круоніс в Кайшядорському районі Литви на річці Німан.

Перший з 4 агрегатів заробив в 1992 році, повністю ведена в дію в 1998 році, входить до складу АТ «Lietuvos energija».

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Верхній басейн (повний обсяг — 48,3 млн м³). Захисна залізобетонна похила стіна в ґрунті з піщано-вапнякової завісою.

Нижній басейн (повний обсяг — 462,0 млн м³): нижнім басейном служить водосховище Каунаській ГЕС на річці Німан.

Вода з верхнього басейну надходить в будівлю ГАЕС через 4 залізобетонні водоводи з внутрішнім діаметром 7,5 м.

До складу споруд гідроспоруди входять:
 будівля ГАЕС дериваційного типу
 в будівлі розрахована на встановлення 8-вісьми оборотних турбін, змонтовано 4-чотири, планується добудувати 5-агрегат
 турбінний режим — 4×225 = 900 МВт, насосний режим — 4×217 = 868 МВт
 діаметр робочого колеса 6,3 м
 витрата води при турбінному режимі — 226 м³/с
 витрата води при насосному режимі — 189 м³/с
Трубопровід:
 Довжина 840 м
 Діаметр 8,4 м
Верхній басейн:
 Площа 3,06 км²
 Довжина дамби 6,3 км
 Максимальний рівень води 153,5 м
 Мінімальний рівень води 140 м
Нижній басейн:
 Довжина 127 м
 Ширина 70 м

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FasterCapital (a virtual incubator based in Dubai Internet City, UAE) has finished its first round of funding on March 16th, 2019.
In a recent round of investment, Feel 22, a beauty e-commerce platform based in Lebanon raised its series A from Equitrust, Choueiri Group's investment arm, along with other private investors.
Arabnet came back to Riyadh with its 7th edition on December 12th and 13th at the Four Seasons Hotel, Riyadh with more than 40 panels around digital media, advertising, e-commerce and more.


You've Got Migraines. We've Got Solutions.
Ugh! The pain of a migraine is the worst. If you are a migraine sufferer, you know exactly what I'm talking about. You sense those migraine warning signs (aka migraine aura) like flashing lights, smell sensitivity, nausea, loss of vision, dizziness, and light sensitivity and you know you're about to get slammed with a full blow migraine headache. We really get it--it's debilitating. While every person is different and every person's migraines are different, a lot of people and their migraines respond really well holistic treatments like chiropractic, stress management, and changes in diet. The severity of migraine symptoms don't dictate the "severity" of the treatment. In other words, even the most severe and chronic migraine headaches can be managed without treatments like drugs or injections. If you're looking for ways to manage your migraines without medicine or with less medicine, you've come to the right place. Less medicine can mean more life. Okay, let's discuss how the Lehigh Valley Chiropractic Migraine Relief Solutions can be the answer you are looking for.
We don't just treat your migraine, we treat you.
Migraine headache is a condition that's characterized by a disabling head pain attack. A lot of people describe migraine pain as pounding or pulsating, and it's generally located on one side of the head. Sometimes people will tell us that the pain feels like it's behind and in their eyes too. The discomfort generally lasts between 4-72 hours and is often preceded by an aura (usually a visual disturbance like zigzagging lights or temporary blindness) and accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light and sound--Awful. Approximately 30 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with migraine. In adulthood, women (15-17% of US population) are more commonly affected than men (6% of US population); however, the reverse is true in children. Migraine is generally seen in patients between the ages of 25-55. The cause of migraine is not yet fully understood; however, there are several well established theories. Although the condition was once believed to be purely vascular, we often find that migraines are linked to overly tight muscles in the head, neck, shoulders and jaw that can be constricting nerve and blood flow. That's why chiropractic helps a lot of people who suffer with migraines. Every day, the Chiropractors of Lehigh Valley Chiropractic successfully treat people with migraines using a holistic approach that works.
There are a lot of recognized migraine triggers. A recent study indicates that migraine are often preceded by stress, hormonal imbalance, not eating often enough, changes in weather, difficulty sleeping, olfactory stimulants, neck pain, lights, alcohol, smoke, sleeping-in, heat, intense exercise, and sexual activity. With migraines, an ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure, right? At Lehigh Valley Chiropractic, helping you to prevent headaches is as important to us as getting rid of the one you've got. Want to learn more about migraine triggers? Check this out.
The International Headache Society set a series of criteria for the diagnosis of headache in 1988. There is specific information Lehigh Valley Chiropractic chiropractors will gather to confirm the diagnosis of migraine. Migraine diagnosis is based on a detailed history and physical exam. A physical exam for migraine diagnosis will focus mostly on the head and neck. Sometimes tests such as MRI or CT will be ordered to determine if there is a serious underlying cause for the headaches. Want to learn more about migraine diagnosis? Check this out.
What Are The Options For Treating Migraine?
At Lehigh Valley Chiropractic, we don't just treat your migraine, we treat you. You see, if your diet isn't what it should be, you're pretty stressed out (and don't manage your stress well) and you're not exercising, you aren't giving your body what it needs to function at its best. That's why in addition to chiropractic to treat your migraine symptoms, we offer our YouAnew Lifestyle Nutrition Program, chiropractic maintenance care and work closely with an excellent yoga therapist to help you manage your migraines for the long term. Want to learn more about the options for treating migraine? Check this out.
Effectively treating migraine requires a well-rounded approach. Experience lasting migraine relief and eliminate debilitating setbacks with our migraine solutions like chiropractic care, youanew lifestyle nutrition & stress management techniques.
There are many high quality studies that point to the effectiveness and safety of chiropractic for the treatment of migraines/chronic migraines. Chiropractic is often shown to be as good if not better than standard medication treatments without all the nasty side effects. Want to learn more about chiropractic migraine research? Check this out.
It's so important for pregnant women to avoid medications that could be harmful to their baby. Chiropractic is a great alternative for moms-to-be who suffer from migraines! Want to learn more about chiropractic and pregnancy?
Stress is known to cause migraines and make them worse. Managing your stress and treating the tightness, tension and pain that stress causes is so important for the management of stress related migraines. Chiropractic and manual therapy are excellent ways to manage your stress and manage your migraines. Want to learn more about chiropractic, stress and migraines?
What Are the Options for Treating Chronic Migraines?
The worst kind of migraine is the one that keeps coming back. If you've got chronic migraines, you need a solution that will work for you in the long term. The chiropractors at Lehigh Valley Chiropractic have found that chronic migraines tend to respond well to chiropractic maintenance care. In other words, as you're actively dealing with migraines, we'll treat you and get you out of that initial pain phase and then give you the option to continue with treatments in order to maintain your pain-free/reduced pain state.
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Migraine Headaches and Pregnancy presents an uncomfortable scenario for many women. Suffering though migraine headaches while pregnant can be a real challenge. Most of the commonly prescribed medical treatments for migraine aren't safe during pregnancy. NSAIDs like ibuprofen and naproxen, aspirin, ergotamines, and triptans are linked to pregnancy complications like miscarriage, bleeding, blood pressure complications, complications during delivery, premature birth and birth defects. So what are the migraine relief options available during pregnancy? Let's talk about a few.
Many research studies support the use of chiropractic for the management of migraine headaches. Let's take a look at the conclusions from few of these research articles.


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New Civilization News: Paper Clip to House
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8 Jul 2006 @ 14:24, by Flemming Funch
And it actually worked...! On July 12th, 2005, Kyle MacDonald took a little red paperclip off his desk and announced that he would trade it for something bigger and better, repeatedly, until he had a house. He made this site, blogging about each step of the way. How the paperclip was traded for a pen shaped like a fish, for which he got an artistically crafted door knob, which became a barbecue, an electricity generator, an instant party kit, a snowmobile, a moving truck, which became a recording contract, which then became one year's free rent, which was swapped for an afternoon with Alice Cooper, which became a KISS snowglobe, which became a paid role in a film, which became a two-story house in Kipling Saskatchewan Canada.
I was kind of pretty sure he was going to succeed after seeing the first 3 or 4 steps. Because it is a very unique idea, and he presented it in a charming way, and he got A LOT of publicity, because everybody was linking to it and writing about it.
What surprised me was some of the bizarre choices, which logically speaking should have been down-trades, but which somehow worked anyway. I mean, one year's rent in a nice house for an afternoon with Alice Cooper?!? And then down to a KISS snowglobe. Oh, horror!! Where a couple of steps earlier he had $9000 truck. But it worked. Corbin Bernsen was making a movie, and liked the publicity of offering a paid movie role for the snowglobe, and, yes, maybe he actually does collect snowglobes. And the little town of Kipling thought that was cool too, and they apparently had a house standing around to give away, so there you go. Rather illogical, but it doesn't matter at all.
Certainly demonstrates ... what? That you can achieve anything, if you set your mind to it, and you're doing it in an interesting and original way. That internet publicity has a lot of value, and you can get it for nothing, if your idea is fun and interesting enough.
Lots of news stories and mentions, like here.
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I have subscribed to Kyle's blog for a little while now and today was their day of officially making the deal.
He has some news coverage on the web and it's definitely worth watching.
Here is his {link:http://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com/2006/07/2020-on-abc-tonight.html|Blog Entry}.
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Wow, so he has really moved in. Sounds like the whole town are his friends already.
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... and ABC has a real nice report on that whole story.
Well worth {link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE8b02EdZvw|watching it}.
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