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Frederic al V-lea (n. 31 martie 1723 – d. 13 ianuarie/14 ianuarie 1766) a fost rege al Danemarcei și al Norvegiei din 1746, fiu al regelui Christian al VI-lea al Danemarcei și al Sofiei Magdalena de Brandenburg-Kulmbach.

Cea mai importantă reformă internă a lui a fost abolirea în 1702 așa-numitului vornedskab, un fel de servitute care căzuse pe țăranii din Noua Zeelandă în Evul Mediu târziu. Eforturile sale au fost în mare parte în zadar.

După război, comerțul și cultura au înflorit. A fost creat primul teatru danez, Lille Grönnegade. Politica în această perioadă a fost marcată de conexiune regelui la Reventlows, rudele Holsteiner a ultimei regine și suspiciunea lui crescândă față de nobilimea veche.

În timpul domniei lui Frederick de la Copenhaga acesta a fost lovit de două dezastre: ciuma din 1711 și marele incendiu din octombrie 1728, care a distrus cea mai mare din capitala medievală. Deși regele a fost convins de către Ole Rømer de a introduce calendarul gregorian în Danemarca-Norvegia în 1700, observațiile și calculele astronomului au fost printre comorile pierdute în foc.

După ce a vizitat de două ori Italia, Frederick a construit două palate în stil baroc italian: Frederiksberg Palatul, care a fost prelungit în timpul domniei sale, când a fost transformată într-o clădire în formă de H cu trei etaje și a fost finalizată în 1709 de către Johan Conrad Ernst, oferind un adevărat aspect de palat în stilul baroc italian și Fredensborg Palace (Palatul Păcii), ambele monumente luate în considerare la încheierea Marelui război de Nord.

Relațiile lui Frederick cu Anna Sophie după 1721 au fost extrem de fericite. Cu toate acestea, în ultimii ani, regele a fost afectat de sănătate șubredă de la hidropizie și din cauza unui accident într-o explozie dintr-o turnătorie a tunurilor de la Copenhaga. De asemenea, a avut durerile fizice puternice. În ultimii ani, Frederick a cerut loialitatea fiului său în scopul de a o proteja pe regina Anna Sophie. În ciuda creșterii slăbiciunii sale în 1730, el a decis să călătorească, iar când a ajuns în Gottorp, a fost nevoit să se întoarcă și a murit la Odense, temându-se de viitorul soției sale. A fost îngropat la Catedrala  Roskilde.

Copii
Cu prima sa soție, Louise de Mecklenburg-Güstrow:
Cristian
Cristian al VI-lea
Frederik Charles
George
Printesa Charlotte Amalie
Cu a doua sa soție, Elisabeth Helene von Vieregg:
Frederik Gyldenløve
Cu a treia sa soție, Anne Sophie Reventlow:
Christiana Amalia Oldenburg
Frederik Christian Oldenburg
Charles Oldenburg

Referințe
Frederiksberg Slots historie. In Danish. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
Frederiksberg Slot. From Den store Danske. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Danmarkshistorien/Den_lange_fred/Det_gamle_samfund/%C3%98konomisk_krise/Den_n%C3%B8dvendige_politik
"Vemmetofte". Retrieved 2006-10-13.

Legături externe

Nașteri în 1723
Decese în 1766
Regi ai Danemarcei
Monarhi norvegieni
Casa de Oldenburg
Duci de Schleswig
Duci de Holstein
Înaintașii regelui Mihai I
Oameni din Copenhaga


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How Much For a Baby?: The cost of having a kid as a teen
Published July 28, 2018 July 13, 2019 by Ethan Jacobs in Development
I f you spend enough time around someone who teaches kids for a living, you'll hear them joke about their job being the best form of birth control available. As someone who used to work in that field, I used to think that those kinds of observations were a commentary on teacher salaries, and how impractical it would be to raise kids on them.
In time, though, I came to realize that they were more a criticism of students. The two-and-a-half kids and white picket fence we've always dreamt of are an excellent idea, in theory, until we wake up to the realization that unlike the ones in our dreams, the kids that we interact with in real life routinely greet us with obscene gestures and moist, wadded projectiles, while treating us to the kind of capricious behavior only a Django-inspired Leonardo DiCaprio could upstage.
Not all kids fit this description. But considering the sheer abundance of those that do, a draft–similar in spirit to the selection of Hunger Games tributes–would make for an interesting thought experiment.
In such an experiment, a portion of a country's childbearing population would be required to work hands-on with kids for a predetermined period of time. Upon completion of service, both parties would either emerge better off, having gained perspective from and appreciation of one another, or one side would have successfully taken out the other–also not unlike what happens in the Hunger Games.
Regrettably–because who wouldn't want to be on hand for a classroom deathmatch between a tribe of fourth graders and their homeroom teacher–no such policy exists; and with good reason.
At best, the efficacy of this kind of experiment would be middling. The silver bullet for problems of population control probably doesn't rest in an educational volunteer corps program. Even if it did, what caliber of education can parents reliably expect their kids to receive from instructors that are in the classroom against their will? You'd basically be applying the concept of jury duty to education.
That being said, the issue of population control from the vantage point of pregnancy and birth rates– particularly among teens in the United States– is a vexing one. Despite being the world's largest per-person spender on health care, the US still boasts teen birth rates in a league of their own relative to other, similarly-developed nations.
The narrative of factors that do shoulder some of the blame in this phenomenon varies depending on who you ask.
Why are teen birth rates in the United States so high?
For some, non-comprehensive sex ed is to blame, preaching abstinence as the only way for adolescents to avoid unintended pregnancies while generally ignoring the benefits associated with contraceptive use. This brand of education abounds in the States–in fifty shades of sex education– and is correlated with higher incidences of teen pregnancy.
Other research points to an adolescent's starting place in life as highly predictive in determining the likelihood of their becoming pregnant prior to the age of 20. A teen that's born into a large, low-income family whose parents already have or soon will split up has the deck stacked against them considerably more than would a different child born into opposing circumstances. Dim prospects of excelling in the classroom brought on by insufficient attention from teachers are equally damning for young adults.
Where the roots of adolescent pregnancy may appear ambiguous, the outcome and subsequent impacts are clear. Social and economic costs associated with unintended childbirth during adolescence are immense. They've been that way for a while now, and are shouldered–one could argue–more by the community in which the child is raised than by the child's actual parents. All of this begs the question: How much does a teen's baby cost?
Fully appreciating the answer to this question requires a bit of context. As of 2016, about 20 out of every 1000 female American teens were bringing new lives into the world. In a vacuum, that 2% rate isn't terrible, especially considering what it was a mere two decades ago, and the rate at which the figure is hurtling toward single digits
These days though, with metrics being the ubiquitous little buggers that they are, it's kind of tough to live in a vacuum– especially when you occupy a space among the world's top 5% of developed nations. Curiosity gets the best of you and you start to sneak peeks at other comparative indicators.
What you find is that what the US accounts for in GDP per capita and select human development indicators relative to similar countries, it lacks in teen birth control. That 20/1000 teen pregnancy figure, for example, is roughly twice that of France and Canada, three times that of Germany, four times that of Norway and Sweden, and five times that of Denmark, the Netherlands, and Japan.
In America's defense, this is at maximum only 15 more teens per 1000 than the other nations on this list; just another few babies here and there. When scale is taken into account though, that figure becomes an issue.
Developmentally similar nations like the ones listed above are absolutely dwarfed by the US in terms of population. The next closest country would be Japan with about 127 million citizens, and even that figure is deceptively high considering the extent to which Japan's population has aged in recent years. This has resulted in a disproportionately smaller count of teens relative to older residents. The table below displays the approximate teen female (ages 15-19) population (in thousands) in all of the countries referenced above:
You don't need William Parcher to extrapolate here. That seemingly minute gap in teen pregnancies stretches considerably when you take into account demographic disparities between countries.
Taking 2 percent (20/1000) of the roughly 10.4 million girls aged 15-19 living in the US as of 2016 leaves you with about 208,000. That's 196,400 more than Japan's 11,600; just under 200,000 more than Canada's roughly 10,800; and– well, you get the idea.
So we have a rough idea of scale. There are litters of teens in the States getting pregnant. With that in mind, we return to our initial question: What are the costs associated with those 208,000 teen-birthed babies– How much for a baby?
A report published in 2006, which built upon findings from previous studies, while providing updated estimates and findings of its own sought to answer this question. Dividing costs between those attributable to moms, dads, and children, the general goal of the report's study was to consider the following thought experiment: "If we could change a young woman's age at the time she gives birth to her first child, but not change anything else about her, what impact would that have on her life, the life of her child, and the life of her partner?"
This question is tricky. You've got to be careful in linking outcomes solely to teen pregnancy for reasons touched on earlier. A lot of external factors come into play that also contribute to the consumption of public services, lower educational achievement, etc.
For example, if a girl drops out of school and is then unable to attain a certain level of education, it may have more to do with her growing up with a lack of resources than it does with her having a child early on. That's not to say that getting pregnant wasn't the straw that broke the camel's back, but ignoring her background only leaves us with a limited picture.
In estimating costs as accurately as possible, considering these issues is critical.
Combining the impact of having your first kid as a teen (as opposed to at age 20 or 21) with the per-person cost of program services, we can reasonably ballpark the overall costs of teen childbearing for this generation (the teen mother and father) and the generation after that (the children of teen moms).
Let's start with costs associated with children.
Healthcare costs for teen moms
A mom's age when she has her first child isn't a major factor in the grand scheme of that child's health. It's true that children of younger parents are more likely to have chronic health conditions than children of older parents, but younger parents are less likely to have their kids see a healthcare provider. Surprisingly, despite this, children of younger parents still account for a larger percentage of health care costs paid for by public services than do children of older parents.
When added up, a kid born to a teen mother consumes an average of $122 more in publicly-provided health care each year than the child of a woman who first gave birth at age 20 or 21, though this figure can reach upwards of $145 in some cases. This, in conjunction with costs from older teen parents, resulted in an estimated $1.92 billion tab for federal, state, and local taxpayers in 2004, which would have been about $2.43 billion in 2016 dollars.
Child welfare costs for teen moms
If your mom was 18 or 19 when she had you, there's a 13 percent greater chance you spent some part of your childhood in foster care than did children of an older parent. Your mom was also 24 percent more likely to be reported for abuse or neglect than she would have been had she waited another year or so to have you. If she were even younger–say, 17 or thereabouts– you would've been more than twice as likely to end up in foster care within the first five years of your birth.
For those still grappling with the unfortunate series of events that culminated in Harry Potter's de facto foster care childhood–because Lou Pickles would've been a more competent caretaker than the Dursleys–you've got fate to thank. Lily Potter was only 19 when she became pregnant with the Boy Who Lived.
These heightened risks accounted for an estimated increase in 2004 child welfare costs of somewhere in the region of $2.3 billion, though this figure can't be presumed to be exact, as conversions from galleons to dollars has proven more difficult than expected, what with Brexit and that.
Child welfare expenses are perhaps further compounded by findings indicating linkages between time spent in foster care during one's childhood and subsequent incarceration. Sons of teen moms are 2.2 times as likely to go to jail as sons of moms aged 20-21. This translates to them having spent over twice as much time in prison than children of older parents by the time they reach their late 30s. That, in turn, translates to $2.07 billion (2.62 in 2016 dollars) annually for incarceration, a figure, which is itself an extremely conservative estimate, as it's not inclusive of federal-level incarcerations, and does not take into account female prisoners (the daughters of teen parents).
Education levels and earnings for teen moms
Being born to a teen parent doesn't directly impact a child's earning potential when they come of age. Instead, the impact of a younger parent is observed much more clearly via the years of education completed by the child.
Estimates from the costs of childbearing report show that about half of the difference in graduation rates is due to the difference in the timing of a first birth. When you adjust for other risk factors that might play into this, the children of young teen mothers complete about a quarter of a year less education. This translates to a reduction in average earnings of $810 per year, or roughly $35,000 over a 40+ year career.
In 2004, this meant a lost earning total equal to $4.9 billion, with a corresponding tax loss of about $2.3 billion each year given fertility rates. If we adjust for 2016 dollars, teen birth rates, and demographic shifts, however, this figure is more in the range of $6.25 billion in lost earnings and $2.9 billion in lost tax revenue.
Fortunately, impacts associated with older teen parents are comparatively small. A child is only 1% more likely to graduate if their parents wait until their early 20s to have them–all of which, using the same calculations from before, results in an annual tax loss of $630 million ($800 million in 2016). Still not small potatoes, but a lot less severe than effects associated with birth at 17 or younger.
Adolescent mothers from one generation to the next
The toughest bit of this is that it's highly cyclical. If you're a girl whose mom gave birth at 17 or younger, there's a 33% percent chance that you'll do the same. This, compared to only 11 percent of girls who went on to have a child in their early teens after their mom waited until her early 20s. Even after accounting for external factors, nearly one in five girls born to young teen moms will continue the trend. Contrarily, if a young woman's mother delays her own first birth to age 20-21, her daughter's risk of giving birth as a teen falls by almost 60 percent, from one-third to just 14 percent, as shown below.
It's tough to fully calculate societal costs of the subsequent round of teen moms, though it's not unlikely that they'll experience many of the same effects as those listed above. The second generation teen mom is also likely to struggle financially, as a result of a lack of education, which may then add another financial dependent to the teen mom-turned-35-year-old-grandma's balance sheet.
When you see impoverished countries that can't seem to make progress developmentally, this is often one of the significant causes. Reproduction devoid of any real birth spacing planning can make it tough for a society to get out of its own way.
Consequences for parents
Public costs for parents are the difference in the taxes that they pay compared to older parents due to lower earnings. These lower earnings are often the result of lower educational attainment. For moms, the public costs are also the difference in the cost of public assistance they receive (TANF, Food Stamps, and housing assistance) compared to mothers who delay childbearing until age 20-21.
Only 40 percent of young teen mothers graduate from high school, compared to about three-quarters of women who delayed their first birth to age 20-21. Another 23 percent of young teen mothers earn a GED. Even so, when high school completion and a GED are combined, there is still a big gap (more than 20 percentage points) in completion rates. Add to this the fact that a GED is not considered equivalent to a High School diploma in terms of sheer market value, and you end up with a pretty significant gap indirectly generated by the differences in birthing ages.
More than half of the high school graduation gap and about one-third of the high school or GED gap can be attributed to the mother's age at birth itself. By these estimates, a delay in a teen birth would increase the proportion of moms with a high school degree by 15 percentage points and the proportion with a traditional degree or a GED by 8.5 percentage points.
As it happens, that gap in diplomas matters a lot. Though the age at which moms have their first kids has zero direct impact on their wages or earnings potential, the level of education that they attain–especially at the high school level– ends up proving significant.
Hoffman's study noted that on average, women from the ages of 18 to 35 who first had a child at age 17 or younger earn about $6,900 per year ($9,200 in today's dollars), $3,350 less than the average of women who delay their first birth to age 20 or 21. When earnings are compared over the first 15 years of motherhood, the earnings deficit between early teen mothers and mothers who first give birth at age 20 or 21 is even larger – more than $84,000, or an average of $5,600 per year.
Curiously, you find that if you track the earnings of a mom who had her first child at 17 against one who waited until 21, the younger mom actually earns more money through the age of 35–roughly to the tune of $6,000. This is largely explained by the younger mom's ability to enter the workforce sooner.
Presumably, she has her child and starts working soon thereafter, giving her a three-ish year head start on the other mom. If, however, you do an apples-to-apples comparison using the same time frame–say 15 years– for both moms, you find that the older mom actually earns an average of $28,000 more.
This disparity in earnings translates to a disparity in taxes collected, which is a cost that all of society has to account for. An unofficial estimate puts unpaid tax revenues as a result of early teen births in 2004 somewhere around $925 million ($1.2b in 2016) dollars. I say "unofficial" because we don't know what's playing into the earnings difference and have no way of really measuring it, making it hard to get a really clear idea of how much revenue the public sector forgoes each year as a result of teen pregnancies.
The final tally: How much does a baby cost teen parents?
So you've got a mom–presumably not-so-financially-well-off– not just because she wasn't able to reach the academic heights that she may have aspired to, nor simply because she was born into rough financial circumstances, but because she's, well, a mom. She now has another mouth to feed, body to clothe, and sack of flesh, bones, and organs to keep in relatively good working order. These things are expensive, prohibitively more so the younger you are. The more costs you've got, the tougher it becomes to make ends meet, and at some point or another, you find yourself in need of a helping hand.
From food stamps to housing aid, public assistance is designed to address resource and service shortcomings as they arise. These services, though, don't come out of thin air. The costs associated with providing public goods have to be accounted for by someone, and under the auspices of various government organizations, that "someone" tends to be society at large in the form of levied taxes.
This–it should be made clear– isn't a "look what you've done, it's all your fault" polemic directed toward those having kids earlier than others; we've already established that pregnancy isn't necessarily all their fault to begin with. Rather, it's an attempt at presenting how the system at present works–as succinctly as possible–as well as an accounting of costs within that system.
With those things in mind, note that being an older teen (18 to 19) at first childbirth doesn't bring with it an increased likelihood of consuming public goods. In fact, most consumption of public goods by that demographic is much better accounted for by other external factors, such as ethnic background or being the child of a parent that also received public assistance. The same can not be said for younger teen mothers.
In 2004, being a teen aged 17 or younger at the time of giving birth was attributable to about $3,700 in additional cash assistance and six months of additional Food Stamp receipt through the age of 35. Even after fully controlling for other risk factors, young teen mothers at the time were about 10-15 percent more likely to receive housing assistance. Over the first fifteen years of motherhood, this is equivalent to an average of about three additional months of assistance. The average family receiving housing assistance receives about $6,600 a year in benefits, with administrative costs adding another $646 (CBPP). Given the additional assistance and the per unit cost of providing housing assistance, teens giving birth at 17 or younger were piling on $220 million (280 in 2016) in housing costs annually. This adds up.
Cash assistance through age 35 for one-third of teen moms: 520.5 million dollars.
Housing assistance and administrative costs: 220 million dollars.
I feel like Billy Crudup cataloging a series of outing-specific expenses in a Mastercard commercial before arriving at the 'priceless' bit that makes it all worth it. But for the majority of teen moms, (apart from the intrinsic value that their child provides) that gratifying conclusion never comes; if anything, it just culminates in a looping of this process, which I guess, in a sad, ironic way is actually priceless, given the difficulty of calculating economic impacts of second-generation teen pregnancy.
I promised you an answer: How much for a baby? I won't go into the specifics of the calculation process as the report's appendices do a pretty good job of that. There are a couple of different ways to answer this question, though.
One would be in real money terms. The most recent estimate coming from the same foundation that sponsored the initial 2006 study noted that about $9.4 billion was spent as a result of teen childbearing in 2010. Not small potatoes. That figure is associated with 10,589,000 girls between the ages of 15 and 19 and a birth rate of 34/1000.
Since that time, the total number of girls in that age range has shrunk by roughly 500,000 and the birth rate now hovers around 20/1000. Crude though the estimate may be, if we used this information to extrapolate a present-day cost, we'd end up with something on the order of 201,000 teen pregnancies, which in comparison to the roughly 360,000 of 2010, would be associated with a cost of somewhere in the region of $7.5 billion in 2016 dollars. Keep in mind that in 2015, the US GDP was 17.95 trillion dollars, so this isn't something that's necessarily bankrupting the country. Still, though, it's something that could largely be avoided.
The glass-half-full interpretation of teen birth costs leans on the sharp decline in the US teen birth rate from 1991 to present. The aforementioned report noted that from '91 to 2004 (58/1000 to 42/1000 births), taxpayers saved around $6.7 billion as a result of declining birth rates. We would again need to adjust for 2016 dollars, and take into account changes in tax rates over the past decade (information that I don't have access to), but holding all other things constant, and acknowledging the accelerated rate at which teen pregnancies have continued to plummet, we could come up with a reasonably accurate estimate of cost savings over the past 10 years. That number would coincide with a drop from the 422,043 teen births in 2004 to a figure that is now less than half that.
422,000 teen births, which cost $9.1 billion in 2004, would be equivalent to $11.5 billion in 2016 dollars. Again, an extremely crude estimate, but in the strictly proportional sense of a calculation, 201,000 teen births would have cost something like $5.9 billion in 2004, or roughly $7.5 billion in 2016 terms–a $4 billion relief over a decade.
That the US lags severely behind other developmentally-similar nations with respect to teen pregnancy incidence is a matter beyond debate. What's also indisputable, however, is that the States have done a much better job–in real terms and proportionally–of curbing this phenomenon over the past two decades than any of their high-income OECD counterparts.
Costs tied to the teen pregnancy rate in the States are certainly nothing to sniff at; it's money that could very well be spent elsewhere while diminishing or entirely eliminating other social problems that are tied to the issue. Given the progress being made on erasing the gap between other nations on this front, though, there is reason for optimism. Time will tell if the US is able to keep up the torrid rate at which they've eradicated teen births in recent history. Who knows–perhaps someone will volunteer as tribute and overhaul the entire family planning process as we know it.
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Consumer Price Index (CPI), Inflation Rate and Purchasing Power of Peso (PPP) of Tarlac, May 2022
Tarlac's CPI was at 117.3 in May 2022
Consumer Price Index (CPI) is an indicator of the changes in the average retail prices of a fixed basket of goods and services commonly purchased by households relative to a base year. The CPI is most widely used in the calculation of the inflation rate and purchasing power of peso. It is a major statistical series used for economic analysis and as a monitoring indicator of the government's economic policy.
The Survey of Retail Prices of Commodities conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has generated a CPI of 117.3 as of May 2022 for the province of Tarlac, using 2018 as the base year. This means that for a typical Filipino household in the province to afford the same values of goods and services in May 2018 at Php100.00, needs an additional Php17.3 in May 2022. The CPI in May 2022 was recorded at 117.3 and in May 2021 at 111.0 using 2018 as the base year. See Figure 1.
Table 1. Consumer Price Index (CPI) By Commodity Group:
Tarlac (2018=100)
In May 2022, commodities under Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco recorded the highest CPI at 181.7. This was followed by the commodity groups of Financial Services at 146.0, followed by the commodity groups of Transport at 138.9, Furnishings, Household, Equipment and Routine Household Maintenance at 121.6, Health at 117.5, and the commodity group of Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas, and Other Fuels at 117.3. On the other hand, CPIs lower than the provincial average was observed in the commodity groups: Recreation, Sport and Culture at 115.4, Clothing and Footwear at 113.5, Restaurants and Accommodation Services at 112.9, Personal Care, and Miscellaneous Goods and Services at 111.8, Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages at 111.5, Information and Communication at 105.0, and Education Services at 98.9. See Table 1.
Tarlac's Inflation at 5.7% and Purchasing Power of Peso at Php 0.85 in May 2022
Inflation rate is the annual rate of change or the year-on-year change of the CPI expressed in percent. Inflation is interpreted in terms of declining purchasing power of money.
The inflation rate in the province of Tarlac went up to 5.7% in May 2022 compared to the 4.8% in April 2022. The inflation rate was 6.1% in May 2021. The purchasing power of peso in the province is 85 centavos for the month of May 2022.
This implies that if you paid Php15.00 for a can of sardines in May 2021 and if on average, prices went up by 5.7% after a year's time, you will now need Php15.86 to buy the same brand of a can of sardines in May 2022. See Table 2.
Table 2. Year-on-Year Inflation Rate (All Items) and Purchasing Power of Peso (PPP) Tarlac (2018=100)
The highest inflation among the commodity groups in May 2022 was observed in the indices of seven out of thirteen commodity groups: Transport (12.7%), Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas, and Other Fuels (11.7%), Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (8.9%). These commodity groups were higher than the provincial average of 5.7%. On the other hand, the commodity groups lower than the provincial average of 5.7% are the Recreation (5.4%), Heath (5.0%), Furnishings, Household, Equipment and Routine Household Maintenance (4.6%), Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (3.9%), Clothing and Footwear (3.7%), Personal Care, and Miscellaneous Goods and Services (3.2%), Information and Communication (1.6%), Education Services (0.0%) and Financial Services (0.0%).
However, negative inflation was recorded in the indices of Restaurants and Accommodation Services (-0.7%). See Table 3.
On selected food and non-alcoholic beverages items, negative inflation was recorded in the following groups:
• Fruits and Nuts (-9.9%)
• Water (-4.2)
• Milk, other dairy products, and eggs (-0.6%)
Meanwhile, Vegetables, tubers, plantains, cooking bananas and pulses (26.3%), Oils and fats (21.4%), Sugar, confectionery and desserts (12.0%), Ready-made food and other food products (6.7%), and Soft drinks (6.2%) had the highest inflation rates, higher than the average Inflation Rate. See Table 4.
Table 4. Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Rates of Selected Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages Items: Tarlac: (2018=100)
Purchasing Power of Peso (PPP) remained at 0.85
Purchasing Power of Peso (PPP) shows how much the peso in the base period is worth in the current period. It is computed as the reciprocal of the CPI for the period under review multiplied by 100. The PPP is inversely related to the inflation rate. Thus, as the inflation rate increases, PPP declines.
The PPP in May 2022 was 0.85. This implies that the Php1.00 in May 2018, as the base year, values only Php0.85 in May 2022. The PPP during the same month of 2021 was 0.90. The PPP recorded in April 2022 was 0.86. See Figure 2.
Computation of Consumer Price (CPI)
The computation of the CPI involves consideration of the following important points:
a. Base Period – The reference date or base period is the benchmark or reference date or period at which the index is taken as equal to 100.
b. Market Basket – A sample of the thousand varieties of goods purchased for consumption and services availed by the households in the country selected to represent the composition price behavior of all goods and services purchased by consumers.
c. Weighting System – The weighting pattern uses the expenditures on various consumer items purchased by households as a proportion to total expenditure.
d. Formula – The formula used in computing the CPI is the weighted arithmetic mean of prices relatives, the Laspeyre's formula with a fixed base year period (2006) weight.
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Inflation Rate is the rate of change of the CPI expressed in percent. Inflation is interpreted in terms of the declining purchasing power of peso.
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Buckeye returns to Sulphur thanks to Edgeworth's walkoff hit against Tioga
DEVILLE — Shelby Edgeworth made sure that the last home game for Buckeye coach Darlene Wiley would be a memorable one.
Buckeye returns to Sulphur thanks to Edgeworth's walkoff hit against Tioga DEVILLE — Shelby Edgeworth made sure that the last home game for Buckeye coach Darlene Wiley would be a memorable one. Check out this story on thetowntalk.com: https://www.thetowntalk.com/story/sports/high-school/softball/2019/04/20/buckeye-returns-sulphur-thanks-edgeworths-walkoff-hit-against-tioga/3527346002/
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With the bases loaded and the score tied at 3-3 in the bottom of the seventh inning, Edgeworth hit a base hit to left to help the Lady Panthers defeat Tioga, 4-3, in the Class 4A quarterfinals Friday.
Buckeye pitcher Layni Smith (19) celebrates after scoring a run in the third inning against Tioga in the 2019 Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA Softball State Tournament Class 4A quarterfinals held Friday, April 19, 2019. Buckeye won 4-3. (Photo: Melinda Martinez)
With the win, Buckeye returns to the state softball tournament in Sulphur for the first time since 2014.
"These girls have been playing out since Day 1 of the regular season and I knew in my heart that they were not going to be denied," Wiley said. "They have come from a long way. Everything that they have gone through to get to where they're at, they've earned every bit of it."
The Lady Panthers had their backs against the wall entering the bottom of the seventh after trailing 3-2, but were able to tie the game at 3-3 after consecutive doubles by Peyton Barrett and Maddie Sinclair allowed Barrett to score.
Buckeye outfielder Shelby Edgeworth (10) is excited after hitting a double against Tioga in the 2019 Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA Softball State Tournament Class 4A quarterfinals held Friday, April 19, 2019. Buckeye won 4-3. (Photo: Melinda Martinez)
That set up Edgeworth's hit after Jadyn Dauzart reached on an error and Layni Smith was intentionally walked. Edgeworth went 2-for-4 with two RBI on the day and was confident that any of her teammates would come through in the seventh.
"I knew that if I didn't get it done that the rest of my team was going to get it done, so I really wasn't that worried," Edgeworth said.
Unfortunately for Tioga, the seventh inning marked the end of its Cinderella run, which began ironically with a walkoff hit in the first round and continued with a road win in the 4A regionals.
Tioga second baseman Natalie Martin (13) points to the sky after hitting a home run against Buckeye in the 2019 Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA Softball State Tournament Class 4A quarterfinals held Friday, April 19, 2019. Buckeye won 4-3. (Photo: Melinda Martinez)
The Lady Indians took the fight to Buckeye as Natalie Martin connected on a pair of home runs — a solo shot in the third for the game's first run and a two-run home run to give them a 3-2 lead in the third.
It was also a solid performance from pitcher Kairah Williams, who struck out nine batters and surrendered just five hits. Between the fourth and sixth innings, Williams retired nine straight batters to get the Tribe three outs away from its first trip to Sulphur since 2003.
Tioga pitcher Kairah Williams (24) winds up a pitch against Buckeye in the 2019 Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA Softball State Tournament Class 4A quarterfinals held Friday, April 19, 2019. Buckeye won 4-3. (Photo: Melinda Martinez)
Tioga (15-14) loses three seniors, but the future is bright considering that coach Brad Woodard relied on many freshmen in the run.
"We got healthy and that's something that hindered us during the year," Lady Indians coach Brad Woodard said. "We play a lot of young kids. Five or six freshmen got in the ballgame and it was just a lot of moving parts. They stepped up and played together as one."
Buckeye (16-10) will face the winner of Saturday's game between Franklinton and Beau Chene in one half of the Class 4A semifinals April 26 at Sulphur's Frasch Park.
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Buckeye pitcher Layni Smith (19) celebrates after scoring a run in the third inning against Tioga in the 2019 Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA Softball State Tournament Class 4A quarterfinals held Friday, April 19, 2019. Buckeye won 4-3. Melinda Martinez
Buckeye High School vs. Tioga High School in the 2019 Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA Softball State Tournament Class 4A quarterfinals held Friday, April 19, 2019. Buckeye won 4-3. Melinda Martinez
Tioga second baseman Natalie Martin (13) points to the sky after hitting a home run against Buckeye in the 2019 Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA Softball State Tournament Class 4A quarterfinals held Friday, April 19, 2019. Buckeye won 4-3. Melinda Martinez
Buckeye outfielder Shelby Edgeworth (10) is excited after hitting a double against Tioga in the 2019 Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA Softball State Tournament Class 4A quarterfinals held Friday, April 19, 2019. Buckeye won 4-3. Melinda Martinez
Tioga pitcher Kairah Williams (24) winds up a pitch against Buckeye in the 2019 Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA Softball State Tournament Class 4A quarterfinals held Friday, April 19, 2019. Buckeye won 4-3. Melinda Martinez
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Now that 2015 is officially history, it's time look ahead at 2016 and what it could mean for the 3D printing sector at large. Here are three stats everyone should know.
1. $7.1 billion, give or take a billion or twoAccording to Wohlers Report 2015, a leading 3D printing insights report, the 3D printing industry is expected to grow by more than 31% per year between 2014 and 2020 to eventually generate over $21 billion in worldwide revenue. Wohlers believes the 3D printing industry produced $4.1 billion in worldwide revenue in 2014, the most recent read.
Unfortunately, this estimate doesn't account for how 3D Systems and Stratasys -- the largest 3D printing companies by revenue -- reported a notable slowdown in customer spending across their professional and industrial segments during the first nine months of 2015. During this period, 3D Systems saw its revenue increase by a modest 3.6%, while Stratasys saw its revenue fall by 2% -- both of which are nowhere near that 31% growth expectation.
To be fair, when the two largest 3D printing companies by sales report a notable slowdown, it's probably best not to put too much emphasis on that $7.1 billion estimate. Better yet, consider it a lesson that estimates reflect a specific point in time and don't account for new developments.
2. 10 to 100 (times faster)Two extremely well-funded companies will be making their entrance into the 3D printing world in 2016: HP and Carbon3D. Both companies have plans to introduce new 3D printing technologies that address many of the shortcomings associated with 3D printing, including speed and surface finish. They both believe these shortcomings are holding back adoption from reaching a mass scale.
HP is calling its 3D printing technology Multi Jet Fusion, which claims to be up to 10 times faster than the fastest extrusion-based and selective laser sintering technologies when it was announced in Nov. 2014. Cabon3D's CLIP technology claims to be 25 to 100 times faster than leading 3D printing technologies on the market. Both technologies are likely to make at least some of 3D Systems' and Stratasys' existing technology portfolio appear inferior.
Image source: Carbon3D. SLS = selective laser sintering. SLA = stereolithography.
While there's still time for 3D Systems and Stratasys to respond to these emerging threats, it's clear that customers will have more options than ever as the industry becomes more competitive.
3. 15.9% and 18.3%Compared to the $4.1 billion in revenue the 3D printing industry generated in 2014, 3D Systems' 2014 revenue comprised 15.9% of the total, while Stratasys' represented 18.3%. Investors can use these figures to gauge if 3D Systems and Stratasys gained or lost revenue share in 2015 when the data becomes available later this year. A big question is whether 3D Systems and Stratasys are growing at the pace of the overall industry. If they aren't, it could suggest that it's becoming increasingly difficult for them to remain differentiated, which would raise a red flag.
Looking ahead: Expect another busy yearAccording to HP, there are hundreds of thousands of enterprises that could benefit from 3D printing, but have yet to purchase a 3D printer. This spells tremendous opportunity for the 3D printing industry over the long haul, but the short-term prospects remain less certain. After all, the industry appears to be in the midst of a slowdown at a time when new competition is on the horizon.
Ultimately, expect 2016 to bring lots of action as new players seek to disrupt the stronghold that 3D Systems and Stratasys have established.
The article 3D Printing in 2016: 3 Stats Everyone Should Know originally appeared on Fool.com.


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Only David Warner's 77 and Peter Nevill's 37 not out off 117 balls spared Australia the ignominy of a two-day defeat, but the tourists are 168-7, 23 runs ahead of England with just three second innings wickets in hand.


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LAGO VISTA, Texas -- Located just 45 minutes outside of Austin in the Texas Hill Country, Lago Vista resort's Lago Vista Course and Highland Lakes Course provide some of the most beautiful panoramic views of the hills and Lake Travis in the entire Austin area.
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Challenging Highland Lakes Course sets the pace at Lago Vista golf resort just northwest of Austin
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The Lago Vista Course is Lago Vista resort's original track, designed by Leon Howard in the late 1960s and renovated by Dave Bennett in 1992. The golf course has four water holes, more than 40 bunkers, and dramatic elevation changes of up to 100 feet.
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Although both courses provide similar views of the picturesque scenery and are both part of the Lago Vista Country Clubs and Resort, each has its own unique identity.
While Highland Lakes is known for its tight, tree-lined fairways, the Lago Vista Course is somewhat more open -- at least on the front side -- and is more forgiving on those slightly wayward shots. "It's not as hilly and there's not as many blind shots. It's also a little more wide open in the fairways," Jenkins said of the 6,579-yard course.
The first hole at Lago Vista, a par-4, 330-yard dogleg to the left, provides evidence of the course's openness with a tee shot that is slightly uphill to a large landing area. The second shot on the opening hole is also uphill to a green that is protected by bunkers on both sides.
No. 2 is another dogleg - this time to the right. This par 5 is 563 yards and offers a smaller target area off the tee box compared to No. 1 and has trees guarding the fairway along the right. A good drive reaches the dogleg and lands in the Bermuda fairway that opens up around the bend. Your second shot is blind over a ridge to a valley below the green, which is protected by a group of trees to the right.
Hole Nos. 3 through 6 are fairly open off the tee and are readily accessible in regulation with solidly struck tee shots. No. 7, despite its short distance of 339 yards, is a dogleg left that provides more of a challenge as your drive is to an elevated fairway with several trees in play on the left and a fairway bunker to the right.
Stay to the right of the trees at the top of the hill because anything hit left of the fairway will likely kick off the hill and go out of bounds.
To conclude the front nine at Lago Vista, which plays host to approximately 42,000 rounds a year, holes eight and nine provide two of the most dramatic swings in elevation.
No. 8 is a par-5, 529-yard dogleg to the right. Don't worry about the dogleg off the tee. Just enjoy watching the flight of your ball as it falls down to a large valley, approximately 75 feet below the tee. The second shot is up and over the other side of the valley to the dogleg, which turns hard to the right.
Bunkers lie to the left at the turn. If you hit your shot just over the right corner of the dogleg, you can put it close to the Tifdwarf Bermuda green, which slopes from back to front and has a bunker to its right.
Although there are many views to remember on Lago Vista's two courses, there is none better than your second shot on No. 9. After a mid- to high-iron off the tee to the bend of this dogleg right, you are left with a shot to the green approximately 100 feet below.
Standing atop the stair-step fairway, you can look down to the green, or look out over the clubhouse with a clear view to Lake Travis and the surrounding area. Truly a spectacular view to behold.
Lago Vista golf course: The back nine
To begin the backside, Nos. 10 and 11 are two of the more challenging holes on the Lago Vista course, which opened in 1967. No. 10 is a par-5 of 495 yards that requires an accurate shot to the left side of the fairway that slopes hard from left to right. Jenkins said hitting to the left is crucial on this hole and the knowledge to do so only comes from familiarity with the course.
"Local knowledge is very beneficial at both Lago Vista and Highland Lakes," he said. After a solid tee shot on this dogleg right, your second shot is a layup to a position left of several trees on the right side and a small creek, which runs along the entire right side of the hole and cuts in front of the green at the bend. Your approach is to a green with bunkers both right and left.
Following No. 10 is what many consider the signature hole at Lago Vista. Not necessarily for its spectacular view, but for the many challenges it offers. No. 11, a par 4 of 372 yards, features a narrow fairway, which is lined with trees on the left and a hill and trees to the right. An accurate long iron or lofted wood off the tee is a must to clear a concrete ditch and reach the dogleg that turns to the left.
In addition, several large trees stand tall along the left side of the dogleg and several more to the right which leave only a space of approximately 40 yards to fit your shot through. Upon reaching the dogleg, your second shot, or quite possibly your third - depending on your drive - is to a green that is protected by a group of trees on the right. The green is a steep slope back to front, so try and hit your approach to a position below the hole.
No. 14 is another challenging, yet tempting hole. Tempting because it measures 336 yards from the tips and looks deceptively short. It's challenging because your tee shot is over a large retaining pond to the right and within range of several fairway bunkers and a group of trees strategically placed in front of the green.
Up next are two holes that are almost complete opposites. No. 15 is a long par 5 of 544 yards that following a tee shot to a valley below is all uphill on the remaining iron shots, making this the number one handicap hole. No. 16 is a par 4 of 369 yards that offers another breathtaking view of Lake Travis off the tee and is just the opposite of the preceding hole. It is all downhill. A well struck tee shot along the left side of the fairway that avoids the trees on the same side will roll to a position for a short wedge shot. The green has a large hill on the backside so any shot that overshoots the hole has a tendency to roll back.
No. 17 is a relatively easy par 4 with a fairway that slopes left to right, while the finishing hole is uniquely a par 3 of 204 yards. Trees and bunkers to the right and left require an accurate shot off the tee and also provide a nice finishing hole.
No matter what course you choose to play at Lago Vista, you can't go wrong either way. Each course has its own personality and both provide a variety of challenges. Jenkins said members, however, do prefer the Lago Vista course because it is a little more open while those with lower handicaps opt for the Highland Lakes Course.
Kyle Dalton, Contributor
Since graduating from the University of Texas in 1992 with a degree in journalism, Kyle Dalton has been a writer and editor for a variety of national publications in various fields.
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Check out the full Lawler-Woodley breakdown video above. Hardy and Gooden also look at the co-main event women's strawweight contenders fight between Karolina Kowalkiewicz (9-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) and Rose Namajunas (5-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC).
Editor's note: The views and opinions expressed below are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Sherdog.com, its affiliates and sponsors or its parent company, Evolve Media. *** It wasn't long ago that the conversation about women's divisions in the Octagon started and ended with one word : never. Of course, a lot has changed since then -- namely, Ronda Rousey happened -- and now with the successful expansion of the strawweight division and solid showcase bouts at 125 and 140 pounds, the arguments that women's divisions are untenable or uninteresting are dumber and more transparently antiquated than ever. The audience for female fighting is very real, and it's continuing to grow as the quality of competition improves. That makes sense; mixed martial arts is now a legitimate option for female martial artists and athletes who otherwise had few avenues to pursue. The early days of the Ultimate Fighting Championship provided similar opportunities for non- and post-Olympic wrestlers, as well as fighters outside the pure boxing spectrum, so long as they were the appropriate gender.
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No. 1 welterweight contender Tyron Woodley takes you back to where he grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and talks about how he got out of a life of gang violence and onto a better path. Woodley faces champion Robbie Lawler at UFC 201.
Bellator's return to Southern California next month has a new lightweight bout on tap for the main card.
Just two weeks after Jon "Bones" Jones was pulled from "UFC 200" for a potential doping violation from the United States Anti-Doping Agency, the former champion received more bad news. However, this time it wasn't more bad news from USADA on his testings in the past. Instead, it was about his superstar-brother Arthur Jones who plays for the National Football League.
Ever since news broke that Brock Lesnar was flagged by USADA for a potential doping violation, Hunt has been on the attack. Mark wants Brock's 2.5 Million Dollar fight purse, he wants his loss overturned and he wants guarantees from the UFC that they will fix the PED problem in the sport. Hunt has even gone as far as stating that if he doesn't get what he wants, the UFC will go on without him.
Democratic National Committee documents recently released by WikiLeaks include spreadsheets and emails that appear to show party officials planning which donors and prominent fundraisers to provide with appointments to federal boards and commissions.
Celebrity daughters are hotter than ever. Between artists, actors, and athletes, it seems that these daughters are getting all the good genes. These leading ladies are making a name for themselves and will make you fall in love with them. Here are 12 hotties that are living up to their parents' names.
Unless you're blind, you know Arianny Celeste is super hot, like global warming-levels of hot. When we're trying to break a sweat, we tend to just stare at some of our favorite Arianny photos. Screw running. We can burn a ton of calories just sitting and staring. Give it a try!
UFC Welterweight No. 1 contender Tyron "T-Wood" Woodley will be competing for the title on July 30th at UFC 201 against Robbie Lawler. T-Wood, a fan of Christian hip-hop, will be entering the ring to Thi'sl's "King Without A Crown." Watch his training montage below: Putting the final touches on #ChampCamp @ufc #ufc201 #KingWithoutACrown by @Thisl @DinThomas https://t.co/1yyoMrFsYM pic.twitter.com/tpxuQfSimr— Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) July 22, 2016 Thi'sl joined in on Twitter, retweeting and confirming the entrance song by Woodley. . @TWooodley getting ready for his championship fight on the 30th. He working out & coming out to that Thi'sl @ufc https://t.co/otiakZfsIv— KING THI'SL (@Thisl) July 22, 2016 Thi'sl will be preaching at the Legacy Conference tonight and performing tomorrow. About the AuthorJustin Sarachik has been writing about music since 2010 reporting and editing for The Christian Post, BREATHEcast, Broken Records Magazine, and his own blog TheSIBandGuy.
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Berridge had been scheduled to fight in Auckland, New Zealand, on August 13, so he was already in camp when he got the call to replace Dawson. In his last action on November 3, the New Zealander fought in two four-round bouts as part of a four-man tournament, winning a unanimous decision over Sefo Falekaono before dropping a split decision to Reece Papuni.
Google Maps started to roll out many new features like notifications for mass transit delays and an option to restrict data usage to Wi-Fi only.
It's time like these when it's best to just sit back and appreciate some truly amazing legs. Rain or shine, winter or summer, it's literally never the wrong time. In the spirit of strong, gorgeous legs we've collected some of the best thighs, hams, and calves out there and brought them together in one easy to gawk at list. Take a well deserved break from your wickedly hectic day—or a non-deserved break from a chill day—and relax with a pair of legs.
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Social media contests are a great way to engage customers/users, find new customers/users, and collect useful marketing data. But sponsoring such promotional campaigns requires the inclusion of legal regulations and restrictions that can be confusing — or worse. Since one of your goals is to have fun with your customers and potential customers, the last thing you want to do is get in trouble with the law.
In this post, I'll explain some of the issues you need to be aware of before you host your next social media contest.
What's the difference between Sweepstakes, Contests and Lotteries?
First, it's essential to understand the differences between sweepstakes and contests (which are legal promotional campaigns), and private lotteries (which are illegal under state law).
A Sweepstakes is a campaign in which entrants can win a prize based on chance. No purchase, payment, or other consideration is permitted, and the winner is picked at random. The element of consideration must not exist in a Sweepstakes. Caution: consideration is anything of value the contestant must give up to participate, monetary or non-monetary, and can exist if the contestant must expend substantial time or effort that benefits the sponsor. For example, some states have determined that providing contact information is consideration if the information is to be used for marketing purposes.
A Contest is a campaign in which effort, skill, or merit, is required to enter to win a prize. For example, you may require people to upload a photo or video in order to enter. The winner is determined by voting or other judging criteria. The element of chance must not exist in a contest.
A Lottery requires purchase, payment, or other consideration (the contestant has to buy something, such as a ticket), chance, and a prize. Private lotteries are illegal under state law. Moreover, under federal law, it is illegal for U.S. citizens to even participate in a foreign lottery. Do not run a lottery.
Before you host your next campaign, familiarize yourself with best practices regarding writing regulations.
Contest/Sweepstakes sponsors must be careful about advertising prizes by using the brand name of a prize without the consent from the trademark owner in the title. For example, if you are giving away an Apple iPod, the contest name cannot say "Apple" or "iPod" unless Apple was a cosponsor of the promotion or gave consent in the contest title. However, they can list the item in the official rules as part of the prize list.
– Prohibits purchase requirements even if the contest winners are selected based on skill.
– Prize worth $5,000 or more must be bonded and registered 7 days before sweepstakes begins. Must be able to provide a list of winners to anyone who requests it.
– Prize worth $5,000 or more must be bonded and registered 30 days before sweepstakes begins. Must be able to provide a list of winners to anyone who requests it.
– Retail outlets offering a sweepstakes with prizes valuing more than $500 must register promotion with the state.
– Prohibits sweepstakes agencies and sponsors from requiring sweepstakes prize winners to submit to "in perpetuity" publicity releases.
– May not require people who request a list of sweepstakes winners to pay for postage for the response.
– Cannot require a "player" to visit a location to enter due to this being a form of consideration that would convert an otherwise legal sweepstakes into a lottery.
– Prohibits "unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce."
– Must provide disclaimers and material terms and conditions in sweepstakes offer.
As you can see, there are lots of legal issues to consider when hosting a social media contest or promotion. Familiarize yourself with them and save yourself a headache (or worse!).


Some girlfriends and I had a tradition of renting a house in Berkley Springs, West Virginia, for a spring get-away. As young moms, we carved out the time for a much-needed break from our usual responsibilities. It was a treat to hike in the mountains, get massages at the main lodge, and do a little pampering. Part of that self-care was exercising, too. I remember one weekend in particular when my friends asked me to lead Body & Soul-style workouts at various points. This was in addition to the aforementioned hiking. When the weekend was over and I went to teach my usual Monday morning class, I remember worrying about whether I'd have the strength and stamina to do so. To my surprise, I didn't feel weaker or more tired than usual. On the contrary, I actually felt stronger and better!
Of my own accord, I wouldn't have worked out as much as we did in our cabin in the woods. But my friends kind of hoodwinked me into it. In helping them, I inadvertently helped myself. This got me thinking: what if we could find a way to trick ourselves into moving more? What if we could change our preconceived notions of what we're capable of? What if, rather than feeling limited by our bodies, we could begin to feel strong and limitless?
Three ideas sprang to my mind. They are tips for shifting our thinking and our routines to make room for moving. They are a way to move from limited to limitless.
Move on autopilot.I don't mean the workout, itself, of course. (I often tell my students not to "sleepwalk" through a workout.) I mean, we need to make working out our "default" button. Since initiating exercise is the hardest part, we are going to have to find a way to trick ourselves into incorporating it into our routine, so it becomes automatic like brushing our teeth or stopping at Starbucks. No question about whether it's going to happen or not.
So, do something new to kind of force yourself into a new pattern. Lay out your workout clothes by the bed, so that when you wake up, the most obvious choice is to put the gear on and work out. Set a specific time to meet your spouse or friend for that post-dinner walk. Join a fitness class (like Body & Soul, of course) and make a date to grab coffee with a friend afterward, so you have to show up, whether you feel like it or not.
Top it all off by using language that reminds you of your own new mindset, e.g. "I work out on Tuesdays and Thursdays," instead of "Yeah, I belong to that gym but I hardly ever get there." All of the above leave you little wiggle-room to squirm out of exercise.
Walk by faith. Even people who don't consider themselves "spiritual" can do this. It means acting in accordance with something that you choose to believe. You want to stop seeing yourself as a person who struggles with self-care to seeing yourself as a person who is active and strong. This is faith—believing before the transformation can be observed with the naked eye.
An active person picks activity over sedentary choices. every. time. Choose dancing over a movie, a walk over board games, tennis over a t.v. show. The more consistently you do this, the more you will see yourself as the active, strong person that you truly are, and that vision/belief will become a reality.
Fan the flames.I was chatting with Grace, a young friend of mine who is on the track team at her high school. She told me that when she is not in a race, she is cheering on her teammates in their events. That gave me an idea. Maybe one way to transition from helpee to helper is to get over ourselves and look to lifting others up. This is when the Biblical principle of "give and it will be given to you" will kick in. In the process of motivating others, you will begin to believe your own hype. Words like "you can do it" and "it's never too late to join a class" and "I'll walk with you" and "let's work out" will motivate you to make better choices yourself.
What do you think? Are you interested in shifting your mindset? Do you believe it's possible? Can small changes impact your attitude toward fitness and movement? Are you ready to leave behind limits? Do you want to help others get moving too? Let me know. In the meantime, I'm going to go lay out my work out clothes.
Hilda Labrada Gore is the DC metro Regional Director and Director of Communications for Body & Soul. She is also the host of the Wise Traditions podcast (found on iTunes, iHeartRadio, Stitcher and at westonaprice.org).
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Thanks for the comment, Beth! Yes, we are looking into this. Stay tuned….
What a great article!! Hilda; you are so funny and encouraging! Many Blessings on you my friend!


Johnny Marr's video for his latest single New Town Velocity was shot around various buildings and areas of Greater Manchester and is based on the Psychogeography philosophy of the Situationist Movement.
The song is taken from this years critically acclaimed album The Messenger and was inspired by Marr's own story of the day he left school aged fifteen to pursue a life as a musician and features him in the council estate of Wythenshawe where he grew up.
It was directed by David Barnes who directed the Upstarts video and art directed by Subset.
Make up my mind, leave the windows down.
I'm in something alright, I know.
I can't resist, make for zero, oh, no.
Can I get the world right here?
They play on for you and me.
The uniforms one on one, no run.
We chased that summer down.
Can I get the word right now?


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Aussie rules Romeos warned over 1-night stands
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Australian Rules footballers have reportedly been told to limit their sexual partners to minimise the chances of Covid-19 disrupting plans for a season restart next month.
AFL officials have told players that one-night stands will not be banned but they could be punished if they engage in risky behaviour such as a string of hook-ups, Melbourne's Herald Sun reported.
"I think what it is saying is calm down a bit guys and just keep the visitors down to a minimum," Collingwood club president Eddie McGuire told radio station Triple M.
"There's no point going through this if randoms (sexual encounters) are coming from everywhere."
The AFL intends to resume on 11 June and has implemented strict health protocols for players.
However, Melbourne player Jake Lever said some of his team-mates were not happy with what one media outlet has described as the "bonk ban".
"It doesn't really affect me. I've got a little baby at home and a wife so lucky for me, I'm pretty happy," he told the Herald Sun.
"But the single boys, there have been a few murmurs around that they're really disappointed."
NHL boss Bettman eyes 8-9 sites for 12-team return groups
California, New York hint sports could return
USGA scraps qualifying for US Open
Whyte's heavyweight rematch with Povetkin set for March
Australia 369/10 & 149/4


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What's a dating snob you ask? Well it's when we don't accept a date or message from someone because we think they are beneath us. They aren't good enough to be graced with our presence. We deserve better. Well, we do don't we? Yes and no. I mean could we be passing up an opportunity of a lifetime just because we don't feel this person is worthy of us? Sometimes I wonder. I am a bit of a dating snob at times. I am looking for a particular kind of person and anything beneath that I don't bother with.
Perhaps because I "settled" for my ex-husband and I don't want to make that same mistake again. But does that make me a snob? I don't know … a snob thinks they are better than the other person. I don't think I'm better than them, they just don't meet my standards. Is there a difference?
Hmm I'm not sure, is there a difference? Isn't the act of rejecting someone because they aren't up to your standards snobbish? Perhaps, but I don't care. I know what I want and I won't settle for less, plain and simple. I guess we bring our baggage into every dating experience we have. It's true for me. I have lots of it. Over the past year I have certainly shed much of it, but I still have some there. Particularly the "I won't settle for less for a second time" baggage. Is it holding me back? Is the load too heavy? Perhaps. But I am holding on to this one, it's a pretty valuable piece of luggage. What is your baggage? Think about it. What big piece of luggage are you holding on to that's making you a bit of a dating snob? Do you have a false sense of entitlement or is it fair game? Once you know that, you will understand yourself much better.
How do we determine if we're being fair or not? As long as someone makes an effort at having an intelligent conversation with me, I will talk to them. If they pique my interest enough then I will go on a date with them. I try to give them a chance, but really, I know, if they don't meet my standards – good job, car, property, intelligent, established – then I won't give them a chance long-term. I'm 30-something-ish. I can't afford to waste time with a guy who is just starting out. That's me though. Some people don't mind it, they want to build together with their partner and that's great too. Each person's relationship baggage or luggage looks differently (this way we can find it on the carousel at the airport!).
READERS: Are you a dating snob? What is the baggage that's making you a snob or a selective dater?
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UN Women Bangladesh has been providing capacity development support and technical assistance to the Government of Bangladesh on Gender Responsive Governance issues, including by integrating CEDAW Concluding Observations and gender equality commitments of the SDGs into the national and sectoral planning and budgeting mechanism. UN Women Bangladesh is aimed to extend technical assistance to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics to implement a joint project with the government on Gender Statistics titled "Making Every Women and Girls Count".
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The manner in which blood runs through our body is mostly known to everybody. The lymphatic system works almost the same way, but many people are not aware of this. The only difference is that instead of blood going through veins we have lymph moving through specialized passageways that are similar to veins.
Thanks to lymph nodes, our body is protected from infections. In addition to that, they also collect cellular waste that needs to be removed from our body. In cases where our lymph nodes are damaged or eliminated in some regions of the body, that area will be unable to drain waste.
As a result of this, we have swelling in parts of our arms or legs where this happens. This condition is lymphedema. Unfortunately, this condition doesn't have any known cure at the moment, but there are many ways which we can manage it. As is frequently the case, the most effective methods are the simplest ones, and they include different life changes as a way of managing lymphedema.
The good news is that primary lymphedema is very rare, but on the bad side, it can be inherited. The most common form of this condition is secondary lymphedema. The most common causes are infection, cancer, radiation treatment, and surgery. You will be at risk of having secondary lymphedema if you have cancer or have undergone cancer treatments. Also, the risk of developing lymphedema increases with age. Other factors that can contribute to this problem include excess weight, psoriatic arthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis.
The lymphedema diet revolves around choosing foods that do not promote swelling. The primary thing you need to avoid is sodium, as salt increases fluid retention. The fluid retention is always accompanied by high blood pressure, and these two things combined make the swelling worse, which is not a good thing for those with lymphedema. If you have this condition, you need to do everything in your power to avoid foods such as condiments, packaged foods, and fast food.
The most common misunderstanding with lymphedema is that if you need to avoid fluid retention to make the swelling less of a problem, you need to avoid drinking water. But staying hydrated is very important, as your body needs the balance that comes with water. When you are dehydrated, your brain will send signals to your body to retain water. If you take in healthy levels of water, you will help your body push sodium out.
If your body retains water, swelling will be worse, but the solution is not to drink less water. What you can do to prevent fluid retention is avoid alcohol and caffeine. Both substances dehydrate your body.
One of the ways to reduce the effects of this condition is to exercise. This will help, because working out improves your circulation. Before starting your exercise routine, you need to warm your affected limb by putting it under warm water. Many common exercises are great for patients that have lymphedema. The one that people with lymphedema in their arms frequently use is elbow flexion.
Elbow flexion is the curling motion that you see when someone is weightlifting with one arm. It consists of slowly lifting one hand towards your chest. After you reach your chest, hold your arm still for five seconds when you are halfway down to the original position. You can do this both with weights or without.
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Depending on how much your car sits in the sun, you may already have this happening to your headlights. They get a nasty looking haze over them. Luckily, Meguiars makes a great product to spiffy them up real quick. I know its not an Aveo, but this happens to all headlights that are plastic.
So, first things first, go get yourself a bottle of PlastX (or whatever the local auto parts store has for sale). I've only used Meguiars, and can say it works great.
First you clean the headlight. I just took a wet rag and went over it real quick. Then, you just put some of the polishing compound on your rag or what not. I just used a paper towel and it worked fine. You just rub it in and it clears right up.
Here is halfway done with the headlight.
And, here we have the completed headlight. Looks way better.
And here is a comparison picture just to see the drastic difference for a few minutes of work. I think with taking pictures this only took about 10 minutes per headlight.
they way i did my headlights was to use Rubbing compound and a small buffer.
Found this thread again (thanks Tim) 'cause my lights need some TLC .
I tried Kevin's idea of polishing compound and it seems to work nicely. Waxing afterward will probably make it last longer too.
So my headlights are going to need more than just a rubbing compound + waxing. They cleaned up, but there are still areas that are crazed.


A stunning, immaculately-presented, dramatic, north-facing architect-designed home, uniquely featuring an indoor pool of immense proportions, sits proudly and privately on a magnificent 45 acres (approx.) of fertile land with its lovely mix of well-fenced gently-undulating cleared country and rugged native woodland at the rear.
Two massive sheds with mezzanine floors, three-phase power and concrete floors are currently used as a craftsman's/tradesman's paradise or can provide secure storage for your vintage car collection. It would also make a stunning converted stable block. The property sits within 5 minutes' drive of the lovely township of Gisborne.
Modern architecture at its best, the residence is simply breathtaking in its scope and beauty. Designed and supervised by Etha Architecture, the long driveway leads to the home along an avenue of sweeping pear trees. The external, up-thrusting wings of the house dip and dive echoing the stunning landscape surrounds, as do the soaring ceilings within the home which floods natural light throughout. Each room is grandly proportioned with views from every window of the beautiful Mount Bullengarook, the waving treetops and the surrounding peaceful pasture land.
In one wing of the house, you will find 3 massive bedrooms, all with WIR's, and fitted with premium-grade blinds and 100% wool carpets. The main palatial bedroom has its very own private verandah with views to the native woodland and private valley; a luxuriously grand ensuite and a large WIR. The other two bedrooms are serviced by a wonderfully-appointed family bathroom (shower and spa). A separate study sits nearby and various storage areas throughout this wing of the house. This area of the home is well-heated with zoned heating and cooling, and for extra winter warmth, a first-rate combustion heater has also been installed in the wide, auto sensor-lit hallway to this wing.
The hub of the home features a breathtakingly beautiful open-planned kitchen, dining and living area of grand proportions complemented by a true butler's pantry, induction cook top, dishwasher, another traditional wood heater, and loads of cupboards and drawers. A true entertainer's delight with its massive kitchen island bench, this vast room has ample space to host all your family and friends. A large and covered BBQ area adjoins and beckons on balmy summer days to relax and enjoy the woodland and gorgeous landscape.
The second wing of the home is truly eye-opening. A massive 18 x 10 metre indoor swimming pool (heated and flood-lit) that captivates and provides year-round potential for exercise and fun for people of all ages. An amazing sound system is linked throughout the entertaining areas that can be controlled from your mobile or tablet device. The dedicated 'gold class' theatre room is superbly decorated to mimic the best movie venues. All you need is popcorn!! Beyond that is the large triple lock-up garage. The architectural plans also allow for a council approved second storey if you feel you wish to enlarge the residence further.
The home features security mesh fly wire screens, security cameras, three-phase power, the highest quality argon gas double-glazed windows and window furnishings, zoned heating and refrigerated cooling, and an ambience bespeaking the legacy of its current owners – a proud, beautiful testament to craftsmanship, architectural excellence, attention to detail, amazing depth of foundations, privacy and security.
With over 200,000 litres of water storage in 5 very large tanks, excellent fenced paddocks (ideal for horses with some minor conversions and additions), two dams, lots of timber at the rear and the potential to further enhance this oasis of beauty and quietude, 'Anbastian Park' is truly a rarity and testament to the passion, pride and love that has gone into this stunning property. Every little thing has been attended to. The idyllic rural location is private yet close enough to Gisborne with all of its offerings and indeed, the property is nicely positioned for a trip to Melbourne, the airport or Bendigo if you must.


Announced on 23rd March, Essex County Council will receive a grant of £663,000 to help fund 'Essex Path to Prosperity'. This scheme, which will cost £925,000 in total, is designed to promote the entire Essex coast as a high-quality visitor destination with a diverse tourism offer. This will include targeted business support and new job opportunities to meet increased visitor numbers and spend. The project will also develop digital interactive tools to promote thematic walking trails, highlight local businesses and sustainable travel options with improved marketing and signage.
The Sunshine Coast makes up about 10% of Essex's 360-mile coastline, the longest of any county in England. The coastline in the Clacton constituency, has previously benefitted from the Government's Coastal Revival Fund, with £50,000 going to support The Jolly Roger Project at Clacton Pier recently. Nonetheless, further investment is needed to restore the area's potential as a tourist destination, something that Giles has been pushing for in Parliament since his election.
The 'Essex Path to Prosperity' scheme is one of twenty-six supported by the Coastal Communities Fund. This scheme, which is overseen by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, is intended to support efforts to boost the economic success of coastal areas. Collectively, the Fund is supporting 173 projects worth £178 million, and will create 19,000 jobs and unlock £193 million in additional investment.


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Bridge of Cally is a small village in Kirkmichael parish, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It sits at the junction of three glens, Glenshee, Strathardle and Glenericht and is centred round the bridge over the River Ardle 200m before it joins the Black Water (which drains Glen Shee as Shee Water) to form the River Ericht.  The A93 road from Perth to Aberdeen crosses the bridge where it forms a junction with the A924 road to Kirkmichael and Pitlochry. The village is on the Cateran Trail long-distance path, and is popular in winter as it is near the Glen Shee skiing area.

The village has a hotel, a post office / general store, an angling book shop, a village hall and a large holiday park.

The hotel was originally a temperance establishment with alcohol being served for the first time in the 1960s.  Until that time it served as the local petrol station and the proprietor operated a daily bus service along the A93 from Blacklunans to Blairgowrie.

The local one-teacher school, known as Strone of Cally School, closed in 2011 and the site has been sold for house building. Pupils now attend school in Kirkmichael.

The bridge, for which the village is named, is a Category B listed building and nearby Cally House, an early 19th-century house, is Category C listed.

The village is in two parts with Bridge of Cally strictly comprising the hotel, post office and the houses and holiday park on the Kirkmichael road and Strone of Cally the houses and old school on the ridge above the bridge.  A third settlement called Netherton lies half a mile away on the Drimmie road around a bridge over the Blackwater beside which is the old water powered wool mill.  This closed in the 1950s and is now a house.  The local parish church was built here in 1890 as part of the United Free Church of Scotland which amalgamated with the church of Scotland in 1928.  Falling numbers led to a linkage with Glenshee & Cray parish which then linked with Kirkmichael and Straloch before a final merger with Rattray.  Netherton kirk finally closed its doors in 2010 and is now the property of a local family.

Bridge of Cally is served by Stagecoach bus services to Blairgowrie, Kirkmichael and Glenshee and is 6 miles from Blairgowrie.

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Villages in Perth and Kinross

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