Are you thinking or dreaming of surfing the Mentawai Islands? But you're not sure yet if you can handle the waves? Even if you're not into surfing at all, and you're accompanying your surfing partner on a family holiday, I can tell you: going to the Mentawai Islands is always a good idea.
Want to know what kind of dream holiday you can actually have? Then read on.
As I'm writing this, I'm sitting on a comfortable sofa 10 meters away from the beach, overlooking the clear, turquoise ocean. Small but perfect waves are breaking on the reef in front of me.
I'm staying at Awera Resort, on Pulau Pototoga, a tiny Mentawai island located in West Sumatra, Indonesia.
It's still early in the morning, and I just had amazing night's sleep again. There's nothing here but the relaxing sound of waves and birds. I don't think I've slept this good in over a year.
I must say it's quite refreshing to wake up to the sound of chirping birds instead of crazy chickens, motorbikes and barking Balinese dogs (not that I have any complaints about Bali).
This place is absolutely stunning. It's my first time to Sumatra, and the Mentawai Islands were on my bucket list ever since I first read about them in a surf magazine.
The reason why I'm here is, obviously, to surf. My good friend and surf photographer Quinten Jacobs got invited here to take shots of the property and the surfers. I said I'd make a good plus one.
And I'm so glad he listened to me. I can honestly say that I've had some of the best surf of my life here. Which is not so weird because these are the freaking Mentawaiiii!
I wasn't expecting that though. I always thought that the Mentawai waves were only meant for pro surfers on the search for barrels all day long. Which is true, BUT there are actually waves here for intermediates as well. Even for beginners.
There's a baby wave in front of the resort, which is perfect for beginners because it breaks mostly over sand and dead coral. You can just grab one of the resort's soft tops or their stand-up paddleboards and go play. If you don't feel comfortable on your own, you can take a surf lesson.
Best transport to the surf spots!
For intermediates, there are two spots (Icelands and Ombak Tidur – 'ombak tidur' means dream wave) close to the resort, each about a 10-minute boat ride away. Both break over a reef.
Icelands is a beautiful lefthander, which occasionally breaks to the right as well. When the swell's big and the wind is offshore, it barrels off the peak. You can also shoulder-hop it if you're not feeling confident enough yet.
Ombak Tidur really is a dream wave – if your dream wave is a righthander. Even if it isn't, it holds up beautifully with an offshore wind and a bigger swell. It's just so much fun, including for goofy footers.
Then there's a third wave, called Telescopes. This long, mellow lefthander is a bit further away (like a 20 mins boat ride) and it's another intermediate's dream wave. I surfed it when it was small, and I still managed to get some really long rides.
Of course, there are many more spots around (well-known Playgrounds is about an hour by boat), but I didn't get to surf those (need something to look forward to for when I go back, which I will).
The waves weren't the only thing that blew my mind this week though. I'm amazed how beautiful this resort is, how lovely the staff is, and how relaxed the vibe is here.
They do their very best to accommodate you and make sure you're happy (as if you need anything more than a sleeping bag and a mosquito net to be happy on the Mentawai. Besides a surfboard of course).
It's nice though. If you have any food allergies, for example, they ask you about your preferences. And the food is good and fresh. Breakfast consists of avocado and mango bowls with fresh dragonfruit, papaya, banana, mango, and granola.
For people who need their sugar shot in the morning, there are chocolate cornflakes and milk, jams, chocolate paste and peanut butter.
We mostly ate fish, rice, noodles, and vegetables for lunch and dinner. The fish was just unbelievable, I even took a break from my vegan diet for that. Just a break though, I'll turn vegan again once I'm back 'home' in Canggu.
In between surf sessions we practiced yoga at the studio or went for a stand-up paddleboard session. The water is so clear that if you want to go snorkeling, you almost don't need a mask (unless you wear contacts, then don't open your eyes underwater – learned that the hard way).
There are a lot of families and non-surfers staying here as well. It's a good place for that, with all the different activities that Awera Resort offers. This makes it a perfect place for a family holiday or a couples retreat, even when one of you doesn't surf. There's no need to be bored here!
I even managed to get some work done. Wasn't expecting that either, but somehow the incredible surf sessions just gave me more energy. The whole resort is nice and quiet, so it's not hard to find your focus.
After my last surf session, I decided to walk back along the beach instead of taking the boat. So I paddled about 15 minutes to the beach, which was by far the most beautiful paddle you can imagine. Like, I was paddling through crystal clear, turquoise water, just enjoying the view of the white beach, the palm trees, the blue sky, the sun… and the fact that I was totally on my own.
Not a person in sight, I walked for about 20 minutes along the beach and made my way through soft white sand, hopped over palm trees that had fallen over, climbed over small rocks, and dodged pink little crabs.
The sun was kissing my skin quite passionately, so I used my surfboard as a hat. For a minute I felt like I could totally rock a live version of Castaway. My surfboard would be my Wilson.
I always wonder how people actually make their dream come true and end up owning a surf resort (or yoga resort for that matter). Especially in the Mentawai. So I had a little chat with the owners, Mikel, Aimar, and Karla. They are from the Basque Country in Spain and run a surf school in San Sebastián.
After surfing the Mentawai a couple of times themselves, they noticed there were only two types of accommodation: elite or surf camp. There wasn't anything in between that they thought offered good value for their money.
So, knowing that they could do it better, they purchased a plot of land on Pulau Pototoga. After an intense couple of months of construction work, they opened the doors to the public in 2017.
We were always 100% happy on our Indonesia trips, so when we saw the bay here at Pulau Pototoga and all the options for beginners, intermediates and advanced, we knew we had found something amazing.
Although popular spots like Playgrounds can be epic, you'd be sharing the waves with some 80 other guys in the water on a good day. The waves here though are uncrowded, they're not too far and they're not too hard. It's just a really nice place with empty, quality waves.
Our guests are so stoked when they experience the uncrowded waves for themselves. They literally say that it is like going back to the past.
Not only are the waves uncrowded and empty, they are also clean. As in: there's no trash floating around in the line-up, or on the beach for that matter. The island is immaculately clean. And Mikel, Aimar, and Karla intend to keep it this way.
They believe that spreading awareness and education is key to maintaining a healthy environment. That's why Awera Resort supports the Perfect Wave Foundation, which offers educational programs to Mentawai kids and teaches them the importance of recycling.
It's not the easiest place to get to, but that's what makes it so unique. You need to fly to Padang (Sumatra), then spend one night there and catch the Mentawai Fast ferry to Tuapejat in the morning (a 3-hour ferry ride).
Ferries only operate on Mondays (6 am), Wednesdays (7 am) and Fridays (7 am). The resort will come pick you up at the harbor at Tuapejat, and they will take you by boat (10 mins) to the island.
I stayed at Wisma Mutiara in Padang. A cheap ($15-$20 per night) and welcoming homestay, which is located 3 mins from Mentawai Fast Ferry. There are lots of other hotels, just click on the box below and check out your options.
So, what are you waiting for? Stop dreaming, book your ticket and wake up in paradise!
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Metro Property has offloaded the final undeveloped site of its five-tower Newstead Central development to fellow Brisbane developer Silverstone.
The fourth stage of Metro's 800-apartment project was completed in mid-2018, with news that real estate agents were offering discounts of up to 20 per cent on its stock.
Moving away from an unsteady pocket of Brisbane's residential market, Silverstone's proposal has slashed 9-storeys from Metro's final tower, submitting plans for a commercial scheme in its place.
The $80 million tower will offer about 8000sq m of net lettable area and small retail tenancy on the ground level.
The final site at Newstead Central (top) has been acquired by Silverstone. The Rothelowman-designed scheme for the tower (bottom left, right).
"The opportunity we've come across is quite unique," Silverstone managing director Troy Daffy said.
The "flight to quality" theme in Brisbane's office market saw a significant uptick in activity in Brisbane's fringes over the second half of 2018, with some high-profile sales in Brisbane's inner-north.
Growthpoint snapped up Bank of Queensland's headquarters on Skyring Terrace in Newstead for $250 million in November, while investment giant Centuria picked up 825 Ann Street and 100 Brookes Street in Fortitude Valley.
Consolidated Properties submitted a development application for a $250 million office building on Ann Street in late December.


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Nothotsuga () — монотипный род хвойных деревьев семейства Сосновые. Единственный вид — Nothotsuga longibracteata.

Распространение и экология
Нототсуга — эндемик Китая, отмеченный в провинциях Фуцзянь, Гуандун, Гуанси, Гуйчжоу, Хунань и Цзянси. Произрастает в виде нескольких изолированных популяций. Вероятно, никогда не обладала широким ареалом. Места произрастания Nothotsuga longibracteata — горные леса небольшой и средней высоты (от 300 до 2300 м над уровнем моря). Один из типов лесов — вечнозелёный широколиственный с деревьями родов Castanopsis, Lithocarpus и Quercus, а также Fokienia hodginsii; другой — более высокогорный смешанный лес с Fagus longipetiolata, Tetracentron sinensis, Nyssa sinensis, Acer angustilobium, Davidia involucrata и Sorbus. Хвойные деревья, вместе с которыми встречается нототсуга, — Tsuga chinensis, Pinus massoniana и Pinus fenzeliana.

Таксономия
Благодаря филогенетическим исследованиям обособленность нототсуги от других родов хвойных была подтверждена. Первоначально это растение было описано в составе рода Тсуга.
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What's New on Netflix: Advertisements
The company is trying out both pre- and post- roll ads for users in select markets.
by Jason Koebler
June 1, 2015, 5:23pm
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Netflix is experimenting with advertisements that run both before and after users watch a video. It's unclear whether or not the company will eventually push ads to everyone.
For now, the company is primarily experimenting with the HBO model of pitching its own original programming to viewers. The company is only showing trailers for shows like Orange Is the New Black and House of Cards—it has not attempted to sell third party ads, and the company told me that, for the moment, only specific users in specific markets are seeing ads. Update: An additional spokesperson for Netflix tells me the company will not sell third party ads: "We do not and will not be adding third-party ads," he said.
The news was originally reported by Cord Cutters News, and was confirmed to Motherboard by Netflix.
"We are running a test to show some of our original programming," a Netflix spokesperson told me. "As with any Netflix product test, this may never come to all our members."
Various Twitter users have tweeted their frustration with the ads, but without knowing how widespread they are, it's impossible to tell actual sentiment.
It's worth noting that, though Netflix hasn't had any ads so far, it has the potential to deliver much more targeted ads (which can be sold for higher rates) than a standard cable company. Netflix has a detailed history of every show you've ever watched, meaning it can infer your interests and so on.
If Netflix does indeed move to an ad model, it would add handsomely to its profits (assuming users don't jump ship)—some analysts have said the company will inevitably need to run ads to remain profitable. It'd also be a serious flip-flop for the company, whose top executives have repeatedly said there are no plans to introduce advertisements to the service.
"Internet TV is divorced of the need of advertising revenue because we can develop direct relationships with the consumer," Netflix chief product officer Neil Hunt said last year. Marketers "need to find a different place to advertise," he added.
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Witch Wife has received a wonderful capsule review in The Arkansas International.
"Like a water witch running a dowsing rod over the dirt, the poems of Kiki Petrosino's third collection measure out the angles of the world's curves, finding them in the speaker's thigh gap, the fins of seahorses, or at Jantar Mantar, a gigantic Indian sundial that "curves away into slices of egg." In "Political Poem," the speaker teases through various incantations of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "arc of the moral universe," through the "arc of green fireworks in spring" to the arc of her own spine until "bodies, berries, beaks, barns" are all collapsing toward justice.
On top of it all, Witch Wife is tremendously, darkly funny. In the afterlife, the speaker's exes "rise up from their Mazdas & adorn themselves in denim." Certain to make many 'best of' lists for poetry this year, Witch Wife is not one to be missed."


It seems half the Old World is a bloody noble of one sort or another! Too many of the cities' nobles are procreating indiscriminately, and too many people are allowed to buy the title of nobility. Various city supplements speak of noble houses, noble schools, noble sponsored businesses, armies, and magic schools. Too many nobles are thinning the stock.
Which is why it is good to see the Noble as an adventuring career. The family's fortune is only going to the firstborn son, so the rest of these dandies need to do something with their lives. Some may be found joining the church. Others may become learned scholars, helping their families become even more successful. Fewer join the ranks of Empire knights and become famous warriors, stupendous leaders of armies. Then there are the rest.
The rest are pretty much cut off from their families, but they still see life as a game. They wish to go adventuring, making grand names for themselves...but they don't want to have to work too hard for it. In battle they hide behind their hangers-on, others from nameless families who hope to gain some notoriety by hanging around the noble and toadying to his every whim (the book actually lists d4 hangers-on under a Noble's trappings). In taverns, they loudly proclaim of the parties victories, conflating their contribution while playing down the rest of the party. They require the best food, the best drink, and the best bed, while hardly earning their share of any of it.
The greatest trial of any party containing a noble is...who can restrain the longest from berating him?


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Politicking remains hot around the still-lingering 2009 Westchester fair housing settlement: cries of federal overreach; political ads each election season — some ugly — that warn high-rises could be planted amid single-family homes; accusations that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Renewal is using Westchester County as a guinea pig for future "social engineering."
Westchester is on track to exceed a requirement to help fund 600 affordable units by the end of the year. The county appears to be in position to meet a final goal of building or obtaining 750 units by 2017.
Most of the 31 predominantly white communities originally described as having exclusionary zoning have, on their own, quietly rejiggered zoning regulations to meet criteria set forth in the settlement. In fact, fewer than a half-dozen municipalities still are considered as having zoning codes that lead to either excluding minorities or segregating certain groups.
Oddly enough, a key sticking point is the absence of an approved document — a report called an "Analysis of Impediments" — that is supposed to outline how municipal rules create hurdles for minorities to move into certain neighborhoods. Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino has filed several versions of the report. But he's repeatedly concluded, despite the data his own administration has collected, that there are no hurdles. That's unacceptable to HUD.
No surprise on either end of this standoff: Astorino inherited the settlement and has made his opposition to it a cornerstone of his administration; and HUD insists that Westchester acknowledge the consequences of its prized municipal zoning codes.
The ongoing conflict between Westchester and HUD — which may be more about rhetoric at this point than bricks and mortar — feeds confusion, and fear. Residents don't understand what the dispute is over or why it can't be solved. Many people acknowledge the need for affordable housing, while remaining understandably leery of federal involvement in local communities that have taken shape over many decades.
Political campaigns have gotten enough juice out of bashing the settlement, often in nasty ways aimed at provoking fear. Just before the recent elections, a robocall to Republican voters in Westchester's 3rd Legislative District, where the settlement was an issue, linked the Democratic candidate to President Obama and former county board Chairman Ken Jenkins, both black. A couple of years ago, a flyer in Bedford warned "Don't Let the Federal Government INVADE Bedford," with a graphic of an apartment building between two suburban homes. The settlement has been used elsewhere in similar ways.
At the same time, HUD and the court-appointed housing monitor, James Johnson, often have done a poor job of explaining their goals, leaving others to fill in the gaps. In a Nov. 10 meeting with the Editorial Board, HUD Regional Administrator Holly Leicht acknowledged that. "We're not quite as quick at the draw at public relations as the County Executive is," she said.
It's time for all parties involved to show some leadership and settle their differences. The 2017 deadline looms, and the federal court could fine the county for failing to fulfill the rules of the settlement. Westchester has already lost millions in federal grants.
First, Astorino has to give HUD a report acknowledging that zoning codes have impeded the development of affordable housing. We all know it's true, no matter the motivations. Codes were written to create and protect a suburban way of life. Some will assume that steps were taken to create racial segregation, while others will deny this. The history varies from town to town. Either way, codes that restrict housing density have made affordable housing difficult to develop.
The county insists, in New York's "home rule" environment, that it can't force municipalities to comply. But, most municipalities have been doing their parts, without waiting on the county. Places like Pound Ridge have worked directly with Johnson, the court monitor, to meet the requirements of the settlement. It's to the town's benefit, too, as it struggles to find a way to boost economic development that's hampered by an overtaxed septic system in a watershed.
Leicht, during the Editorial Board interview, made it sound like HUD is ready to accept a good-faith effort by the county. "The last thing we want to do is have a stand-off," she said. "The one thing we're asking the county to do is look at the zoning impediments."
Westchester Board of Legislators Chairman Mike Kaplowitz, D-Somers, told the Editorial Board that Westchester could probably create a solid report for HUD with data the county already has and two studies of zoning codes done by Johnson. "Let's get the job done and get the settlement behind us," he said.
Some have suggested that Johnson, the monitor, could take the onus off the county and file his own analysis of impediments. He's shown no inclination to do so — since it is, after all, Westchester's job. But he could work with the county to produce something.
There's also the awkward possibility that all the municipalities, on their own, will have fixed their zoning rules to erase impediments before the county produces an acceptable "Analysis of Impediments" document.
Remember that the settlement did not appear out of thin air. After a housing nonprofit sued the county, claiming Westchester has failed to fulfill requirements for receiving hundreds of millions of federal dollars on behalf of its municipalities, a federal judge ruled the county has "utterly failed" to live up to its obligations. Westchester could have been worse off.
Among the disappointments of this standoff is the lost opportunity to truly modernize suburban zoning to meet future needs. In an aging region, there's a need to attract younger residents. Zoning regulations that support transit-oriented development and multi-use properties would not only fulfill the mandate to make room for affordable housing, but also help attract millennials. "The towns want to have these conversations," Leicht said, recounting work by the monitor and HUD in various communities.
When all is said and done, it's not likely that anyone will be thrilled with what the settlement produced (except, perhaps, the families who get the 750 units). HUD has hoped that developers would be inspired to produce more affordable housing, and municipalities will welcome those efforts, but it's not clear that this will happen.
As Leicht said, "Litigation is a difficult way to change hearts and minds."


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Life on the English Manor (Studies in Mediaeval Life & Thought) This book gives a picture of the daily and yearly round of the English peasant in the Middle Ages. H. S. Bennett explains the feudal system which linked the poor man to the soil and to the service of his lord and the church in a pattern of customary duesand rights, payments, labours and small privileges. The author gives lively details of the pattern of medieval country life: the influence of the seasons and the state of contemporary knowledge on the work of the fields; the place of religion in everydaylife; the workings of feudal justice; popular attitudes to the social structure; the business of getting a living. Since all the inhabitants of England outside the few large towns were essentially countrymen, this is an introduction to life in medieval England as a whole.
The First Industrial Revolutions (The Nature of Industrialization)
The Celys and Their World: An English Merchant Family of the Fifteenth Century From the start of his career as a young woolmerchant, about 1473, George Cely was a hoarder. He kept everything, from important business accounts down to the scrap of paper on which his father had once noted that the brewer and tailor hadn't been paid yet. The result is a rich collection, which not merely documents the Cely family's activities as staplers and ship-owners, but also gives vivid details of their intimate concerns: what they ate and wore, where they lived, how they spent their money - and where they went for loans when the cash ran short - how they amused themselves, and how they coped with trade recessions and political turmoil at home and abroad. This is the first comprehensive study to be based on the material.
Agriculture in Depression 1870-1940 (New Studies in Economic and Social History , No 26) This concise survey of British agriculture between 1870 and 1940 shows how, after a period of comparative prosperity, British farmers faced a period of depression. The prime cause was the increase in world food supplies and the competition from cheaper producers. The author explains how this agricultural depression affected all groups in British farming in different ways. He provides a succinct survey of the recent literature on the subject and outlines the major areas of controversy. A comprehensive bibliography is provided to help the reader pursue the subject in more detail.
The Rise and Decline of the British Motor Industry (New Studies in Economic and Social History, 24) This book is a concise and lucid review of the strengths and weaknesses of the British motor industry during the one hundred years since its foundation. Placing the industry firmly in a European context, the author first assesses its achievements before 1960, and then tests the various explanations that have been offered to explain its decline in the past thirty years. He examines the role of government, of the trade unions, of management and of the multinationals, all of which have been seen as major players in the industry's demise.
The Growth of Big Business in the United States and Western Europe, 1850-1939 (New Studies in Economics and Social History) This book provides the first available introductory, comparative account of the rise of giant business corporations in America and Europe in the century before the Second World War. It discusses the evolution of firms such as Ford, Exxon, Unilever and Siemens, as well as introducing the reader to the major explanations that have been advanced by historians and economists in order to account for these developments in the global economic order.


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The last time you heard from me (January 23, 2013, if anyone's keeping track), Downton Abbey's Sybil Branson (née Lady Sybil Crawley) was still alive. So, for that matter, was Matthew Crawley, heir to the popular British program's eponymous estate. The last time you heard from me, Pope Benedict XVI was still wearing his famous red shoes. Advance word from Hollywood revealed, however, that due to copyright restrictions, another pair of famous red shoes would not be worn in Oz: The Great and Powerful.
The last time you heard from me I was still living in Richmond, Virginia. That is no longer the case.
Yes, the world will turn. And with every revolution, changes large and small are writ large and small in lives large and small…even in lives fictitious.
Following a nine-week social media sabbatical, I am slowly making my way back to something resembling an online life. Blogging, tweeting, and Facebook-ing all took a back seat to real life, and although I've had pangs of guilt about my absence (Would my readers think I'd abandoned them? Would they rush into the arms of another midlife second wife and abandon me?) it was necessary to stay away. I haven't had a vacation in years, and this hiatus in the real world felt like a vacation, albeit one with considerably more packing involved.
It's easy to forget just how much work goes into in a cross-country move…how many details, large and small, demand one's attention. The sheer physicality of moving is exhausting. Just as exhausting are the weeks preceding the move, when your life is in flux and you don't even know where you'll land.
The feeling of uncertainty feels like pain, when you can't predict when the lights will come back on and you're holding multiple possible futures in your head. That turns out to be cognitively exhausting.
I cannot begin to compare my own comfortable situation to those displaced by natural, political, or financial disasters. I do think, however, that anyone who has ever moved, for whatever reason, can agree that the months preceding a relocation—with unsettling uncertainties about where one will live, where one will create a life and a home—certainly feels like pain. Certainly it's every bit as cognitively exhausting as it is physically draining.
House-hunting is fun for about the first week; after that, it's fraught with existential angst. Where will our new pizza joint be? What neighbors will we have, and what will they be like? What sort of days will fill our daily lives? Where will we dream our nightly dreams?
As I write this, my husband and I have been in our new home for 36 days. We have brought our past lives with us along with our books, dishes, and furniture. We are unpacking and storing, organizing and setting up, making room for all of these things in our new space in Northeast Ohio. The rooms that were bare and strange upon our arrival are starting to take on the look of us, the look of the familiar, as if we've lived here longer than 36 days.
And all the while the world is turning, and changes large and small are happening all around us.
Thank you for waiting for me. It's good to be back.
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Sheila Hill started her blog in coastal New Jersey to keep faraway friends and family in the loop. She soon realized that she had a lot to say. From daily life to fun activities and day trips for kids to product reviews, "Pieces of a Mom" has evolved into much more than just a daily diary.
Saving money is important. Sarah Mock's family in Pennsylvania has cut back on many items, and she blogs about creative ideas for increasing value and reducing cost. She is also is proudly 'green' in that she recycles, composts, and buys local when possible.
From Toronto, Randi Chapnik Myers and Mara Shapiro dish about the joys and challenges of parenting teens and tweens, from stalking kids' Facebook pages to sharing their clothes to teaching them to stay safe – all while walking the tightrope between Mom and Friend. Frank, funny and honest, these two midlife moms aren't shy about telling it like it is.
Jill Nystul, One Good Thing by Jillee, Sorting through the beautiful clutter of life to find that "One Good Thing" each day and sharing it with you!
Jill Nystul's website is based on a simple promise — to deliver 'one good thing' to her readers everyday. Her background includes work as a Utah television journalist, and this blog is a return to her roots in that respect. Filled with practical tips and beautiful photos, she calls "One Good Thing by Jillee" her life-saving passion.
Marci Rich started her blog after discovering that there really is life after 40, after divorce and after cancer. Readers find inspiration, comfort and humor at "The Midlife Second Wife," which she defines as "a literary lifestyle/relationship blog with recipes and a medical memoir." A graduate of Oberlin College, Marci is also a special correspondent for the Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch.
The "Metro Moms Network" is more than a blog. Kathy Zucker is founder of this one-stop shop to help families juggle career and parenting. From childcare solutions to expert advice to products that moms can't live without, the "Metro Moms Network" is a valuable resource for New Jersey parents.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This essay was revised February 1, 2014, to include an after-photo of the living room, showcasing the great work of N. Chasen and Son. (Scroll to the end of the post to see the photo.) As regular readers of the blog know, John and I subsequently sold our beautiful townhouse in Richmond and moved back to Ohio. Look for future posts in the blog's House and Garden section showing renovations to our new home in Northeast Ohio.
The picture pretty much tells the story, doesn't it? But let's get your questions out of the way first. Yes, our bedroom is directly above the living room. No, that's not why our ceiling collapsed. (Wink wink, nudge nudge.) No, we weren't in the room when it happened. Yes, the pets and we were safely asleep upstairs. No animals or humans were injured as a result of this catastrophe. Yes, it's a real mess, isn't it?
So what happened? Wish we knew. All we can do is surmise and engage in conjecture.
Several days before the collapse we noticed that a crack in our plaster ceiling had taken on an ominous appearance; it looked as though the ceiling could fall at any time. We arranged for a contractor to come out and evaluate the situation, and the following week (the day before his crew was scheduled to begin work) we prepared the area by removing all of our breakables and as much furniture as we could. Something told us to protect the remaining furniture, just in case. I've always been an "ounce of prevention" kinda gal, and those instincts didn't fail us.
At 4:15 a.m., the next morning, we were awakened by what I thought was thunder. Imagine the loudest clap of thunder you've ever heard, intensify it ten-fold, and insert yourself smack in the middle of the din. We never expected our ceiling to give way, but we're awfully grateful for the timing of our precautions.
And while we're on the subject of timing, I should say a word or two about age.
We live in an English Tudor Revival townhouse that was built in 1927. It's filled with the sort of charm you'd expect from the era, and as an added bonus, it's on the National Register of Historic Places. But it's 85 years-old. Stuff is going to happen.
According to documents filed with the National Registry, our enclave, known as English Village, was constructed as a multifamily planned community in what was once a tree-lined "streetcar suburb." The trees still line our avenue, but the streetcars are long gone.
[Enjoy] the new lifestyle … While enjoying all the amenities, including [the] privacy of single house living with an atmosphere of social respectability.
An atmosphere of social respectability. A statement to do Downton Abbey's Dowager Countess proud, what? Yes. Jolly good.
All of this history is interesting, but it doesn't help much when you're standing in the middle of your living room with what once was your ceiling clumped in dusty piles around your feet.
Luckily, we have an ace team on the job—Richmond's own N. Chasen and Son. Here's a picture of their head carpenter assessing the damage.
The project should be completed in a few more days. And by the look of things, this new ceiling should last at least 85 years. We won't be around to appreciate its longevity, but if anyone living in our English Village abode is reading this post in 2097, please do me a favor and post a comment. A picture would be nice, too!
Here's the finished look of our living room, showing the beautiful work done by N. Chasen and Son. You'd never know the ceiling was once on the floor! They did a great job painting the room, too. We used Benjamin Moore's "Ice Mist" on the walls—a lovely white with just a kiss of blue in the undertones. This color will be my default for future rooms that beg to be white.
A note to the reader: No compensation or obligation by N. Chasen and Son was expected, and none has been extended, in conjunction with this blog post. I'm just a satisfied customer and glad to give them a shout-out.
My husband John and I met him this fall at the South of the James Farmers' Market, where candlemaker John's display—and the fragrance emanating therefrom—immediately caught my attention.
Some months later, I visited Erikson's kitchen "workshop" to observe his process and examine his products. The former is exemplary; the latter, exquisite.
As he explained it to me, most commercially purchased candles are made from petroleum-based paraffin. "You'll never find an environmentally-friendly product with the word petroleum in it." Erikson told me that the first time he ever made a candle, he used paraffin. A cloud of sooty dust emerged, staining the wall of his kitchen. That experience, along with his daughter's environmental activism (she's an actress living in California), was a critical turning point in the development of his philosophy. He established Pure Light Candles in 2005.
Erikson crafts his candles from 100-percent natural soy wax, a product that is biodegradable, non-toxic, and burns at a lower temperature than paraffin, thus providing longer burn times and therefore greater value to the consumer. Soy wax also burns cleanly, leaving minimal wax residue on the sides of the jars, and none of the black sooty residue, known as "ghosting," that John experienced during his fledgling attempt. Nor do soy wax candles release noxious petroleum wax pollutants. And, since the soy wax he uses comes from homegrown soybeans, the enterprise supports American farmers while minimizing transport offsets; he obtains his soy wax from a distributor in Durham, North Carolina, which ships via UPS and offers carbon credits.
I asked him if nationally-known candle companies use soy wax. Erikson says that soy doesn't lend itself well to mass-production; it's "a small-batch wax," and his production line is minimal; he makes only four to six candles at a time. So if you see a national brand marketing a soy candle, be aware, says Erikson, that a candle can be marketed as soy if it contains 30-percent of the product; the remainder is paraffin, which is a byproduct of refined diesel fuel.
I then asked him why he doesn't make his candles out of beeswax, another environmentally friendly material.
"There are problems with beeswax," says Erikson. "We have a huge shortage of candle beeswax here in the U.S., so a lot of it is imported from Asia," a practice that runs counter to his "think globally, buy locally philosophy." Everything that goes into a Pure Light candle is made in America.
A candle's fragrance is its essence. Here too, Erikson adheres to his environmentally friendly philosophy by using only botanical oils, which he obtains from a U.S. distributor in Kentucky.
As for the rest of his materials, he uses only 100-percent cotton wicks. Some manufacturers add other substances, such as zinc, to stiffen a wick. Erikson doesn't do business with them. Moreover, all wicks, he tells me, have to be primed with wax; most are primed with—you guessed it—paraffin. Erikson has his wicks specially made by a soy-wick manufacturer.
He keeps labeling to a minimum, for aesthetic as well as environmental reasons, and employs an ingenious recycling incentive program: when your candle has given you all it's got to give, wash it out with soap and water and return the empty container to him. He'll pay you a dollar, and he'll re-use it in a future production cycle.
Now that, my friends, is a lovely light.
If you would like to purchase something beautiful for your home and do something beautiful for the environment at the same time, Pure Light Candles are available for order by phone or e-mail, and will ship outside the Commonwealth of Virginia. You may contact John Erikson at 804-934-9171 or erikson_john@yahoo.com. Pure Light Candles doesn't have a website, but can be found on Facebook.


Loratadine - selective H1-histamine receptor blocker; antiallergic drug.
Syrup: colorless or light yellow color, with strawberry flavor and smell (50 or 100 ml in dark glass bottles, in a cardboard bundle 1 bottle complete with a dosing cup or spoon).
Auxiliary components: sodium carboxymethyl starch, microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate, corn starch, colloidal silicon dioxide, lactose monohydrate, talc.
Auxiliary components: propylene glycol, methyl hydroxybenzoate, anhydrous glycerin, sucrose, purified water, citric acid, strawberry flavor.
Bronchial asthma (as an aid).
Hypersensitivity to loratadine or auxiliary components.
Both dosage forms of loratadine should be taken orally once a day.
Adults and children over 12 years old are prescribed 10 mg each (1 tablet or 10 ml of syrup).
More than 30 kg - 10 mg (1 tablet or 10 ml of syrup).
Due to the likelihood of impaired clearance of loratadine, patients with liver and / or kidney dysfunction require correction in the dosage regimen.
Other: chills, fever, pain in the back, chest, mammary glands.
Overdose symptoms: headache, drowsiness, tachycardia. In case of overdose, measures should be taken to remove the drug from the gastrointestinal tract and reduce its absorption (gastric lavage, taking vomiting or laxatives, activated charcoal). Hemodialysis is not recommended, periotoneal dialysis is ineffective. Symptomatic treatment.
When using loratadine can not completely eliminate the risk of seizures, especially in predisposed patients.
If it is necessary to conduct a skin test for allergens, the drug should be canceled at least 1 week prior to the study.
When taken in therapeutic doses, the drug does not adversely affect the reaction rate and ability to concentrate. In the case of the development of side effects from the nervous system, care should be taken when driving vehicles and working with mechanisms.
With simultaneous use of loratadine with drugs inhibiting CYP2D6 and CYP3A4 isoenzymes or metabolizing in the liver with their participation (including ketoconazole, erythromycin, quinidine, fluoxetine, cimetidine, fluconazole), it is possible that the concentration of both substances in the blood plasma may change.
The effectiveness of loratadine is reduced by inductors of microsomal oxidation (ethanol, tricyclic antidepressants, barbiturates, rifampicin, zixorin, phenytoin, phenylbutazone).
Store at a temperature of 15 to 25 ºС in a dry, dark place and out of reach of children.


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Paul Bauer is a contributing author and former employee of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
Yoonsoo Lee is a contributing author and former employee of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
As companies and consumers adapt to a changing marketplace, jobs are eliminated and new ones are created. Rates at which this happens vary across states and reflect the flexibility of the labor market. More flexible markets are associated with faster growth.
Real market economies have always been much more turbulent than the static textbook descriptions of the competitive market equilibrium. People are perpetually adapting to new products, production technologies, and competitors. A manifestation of this economic dynamism is that at all times, whether in booms or busts, some jobs—and even whole firms—are being created while others are being lost. As a result, workers are reallocated from declining firms or sectors to other parts of the economy. Because of the human and economic costs of the resulting dislocation, community leaders frequently try to forestall job losses, even as they try to promote employment growth.
However, economists view worker reallocations as a necessary part of economic growth, as both job creation and job destruction appear to be necessary for a dynamic, growing economy. While everyone understands that entrepreneurs must be able to attract new labor in order to form new firms or expand existing ones, not everyone understands that without the ability to shed less-productive workers or those whose jobs are no longer needed, entrepreneurs will be less willing to hire in the first place.
It is easier for firms to adjust their workforces in flexible labor markets than in less flexible ones, creating or destroying jobs as necessary. Such flexibility is critical to economic growth, and regions with more of it grow more than those without.
In this Economic Commentary, we examine the flexibility of each state's labor market and find that it varies widely. Higher rates of flexibility are correlated with higher growth rates for both output and employment. Differences in the industrial structure and the size distribution of firms across states account for some of the interstate variation in rates of job creation and destruction, but a sizable portion remains unexplained. Some other likely factors are tax policies, economic regulation, and worker skill levels.
The flexibility of a labor market can be measured as the amount of "excess" reallocation of labor that occurs, that is, the amount of job turnover that goes on above and beyond what would have been required to achieve an observed net change in employment (see box). In figure 1 we show excess reallocation rates for U.S. states from 1989 to 2003. These rates are calculated from data on job creation and destruction—changes due to establishment startups, expansions, contractions, and shutdowns—obtained from the Statistics of U.S. Business (SUSB) from the U.S. Census Bureau and Small Business Administration.
Source: Statistics of U.S. Business (SUSB) for from the U.S. Census Bureau and Small Business Administration.
The variation in excess reallocation rates is driven by differences in both job creation and job destruction. On average, states with higher creation rates also have higher destruction rates, leading to higher rates of excess reallocation. The statistical correlation between job creation and destruction rates across states is relatively high (0.536).
There is also a definite regional pattern: Rates of both job creation and job destruction are higher in faster-growing states in the South and on the West Coast than in slower-growing states in the Midwest. These findings tell us that labor markets are more dynamic in faster-growing states.
The Midwestern states of Wisconsin and Iowa exemplify a less dynamic labor market. Their rates of job creation and destruction were the lowest in the country. In an average year during the 1989–2003 period, about 14 percent of new jobs came from the expansion of existing firms or the creation of new ones. For those two states, about 12 percent of jobs were terminated as firms contracted or shut down, leaving a net gain of only about 2 percent per year over this period.
In sharp contrast, southern and West Coast states tended to have relatively high rates of both job creation and destruction. During this period, Florida, Arizona, and Nevada had the highest job creation rates (about 20 percent). These states also had high rates of job destruction, with about 17 percent of jobs in Florida and Arizona being terminated each year. While creation and destruction rates were much higher in those states than in the Midwest, the extent of the variation in rates was masked by relatively small differences in net employment changes.
Job creation measures employment gains summed over all establishments that expand or start up each year. The job creation rate is calculated as the total number of jobs created by new firms or added at existing firms, divided by the state's total employment.
Similarly, job destruction measures employment losses summed over all establishments that contract or shut down.
A state's job destruction rate is calculated as the total number of jobs that were destroyed by either closing or contracting firms, divided by the state's total employment. The net employment change equals the job creation rate minus the job destruction rate.
The excess reallocation rate is defined as the sum of job creation and job destruction rates, minus the absolute value of the net change in employment. For example, Ohio's job creation rate was 14.7% in 2003 and its destruction rate was 13.9%. In total, 28.6% of jobs were reallocated, which was 27.8% in "excess" of what would have been necessary to obtain the net employment change of 0.8%.
Some of the variation that exists across states can be explained by two factors—which industries are in each state, and the size or age of firms.
Firms differ across industries in terms of age, size, growth rates, and capital intensity, all factors known to affect job creation and destruction rates. States and regions specialize in different industries, so industry composition is likely to be a major factor in explaining interstate differences in job creation and destruction. If a state specializes in industries like construction, professional, scientific, and technical services or administrative and support services, where rates of job creation and destruction are about 20 percent, it is also likely to have relatively higher job turnover rates in the aggregate. Alternatively, if a state's economic activity is concentrated in industries like manufacturing, where job creation and destruction rates are about 10 percent, it is likely to have a relatively lower job turnover rate in the aggregate. Midwestern states are a good example of the latter: manufacturing has a relatively strong presence and rates of excess reallocation are lower (see figure 1).
By setting the industry-level job creation rates equal to the corresponding national rates, we isolate the effect of industry composition on states' job creation rates. If industrial structure caused the interstate variation in job creation rates, the hypothetical rates would be close to states' actual rates and the results of our calculations would look like what actually occurred. The further the hypothetical job creation rates are from the actual rates, the more important other sources of variation in job creation rates across states must be.
Figure 2 reports how each state's hypothetical and actual job creation rates compare to the national rate. We did the same calculations for job destruction rates and report those results in figure 3. (In both figures, states are sorted by actual rates relative to the national rate.) We find that industry composition accounts only for about 30 percent of the variation across states. The hypothetical rates predict much less variation than is actually observed.
For example, Arizona's actual job creation rate was about 22 percent higher than the U.S. rate, but if Arizona's industries had created jobs at the same rates as the national rate for those industries, its aggregate rate would have been only 3 percent higher than the U.S. rate. At the other extreme, Wisconsin's job creation rate was about 18 percent lower than the U.S. rate, but had its industries grown at the national rate, the state's aggregate rate would have been only 5 percent lower.
The results are similar for states' job destruction rates. Again, the hypothetical calculations predict much less variation than is actually observed. Florida's actual job destruction rate was about 17 percent higher than the U.S. rate, but its hypothetical value was only about 5 percent higher. Wisconsin's actual rate was 20 percent below the national average, whereas its hypothetical rate was only 2 percent below. Looking at finer levels of disaggregation, by both industry and geography, other researchers have found similar results.
Another source of differences in job creation and destruction rates is the variation in firms' age and size distribution across states. New firms tend to start small for various reasons. As they produce and become more confident about their costs and prospects, they gradually grow to their optimal size.
This process of size adjustment usually involves job turnover. Researchers who have tested the implications of these models find that a firm's growth tends to diminish with size. Others find that job creation and destruction rates are higher for smaller and younger establishments.
The age and size distribution of a state's firms is likely to be affected by their stage of growth. States with expanding economies tend to have younger, and thus smaller, firms because of the higher entry rate driven by population growth; consequently, they are likely to have higher job creation and destruction rates.
Unfortunately, we cannot directly analyze this possible source of rate variation with the data we have because these data don't track firms' ages. However, data are available on the size of firms, a related phenomenon. We find that rates of job creation and destruction vary substantially across firms of different sizes. Small firms have the highest job creation rates, but they also have the highest job destruction rates. Employment growth (the difference between the two) is also fastest for smaller firms. The biggest differences between job creation and destruction rates occur in firms of one to four employees, where creation rates are about 18 percent higher, and with firms of five to nine employees, where the difference is down to about 4 percent.
A sizeable portion of the differences across states in job creation and destruction remains unexplained. Some studies on international differences in job creation and destruction patterns have looked into the role of labor market policy. Higher firing costs (like those associated with unionization) lead not only to lower destruction rates but also to lower creation rates because these costs make firms hesitant to hire additional employees. Firing costs vary across U.S. states: Unionization rates tend to be higher in midwestern and northeastern states, and southern states tend to have right-to-work laws. However, these and other labor law differences are likely to explain less of the wide variation across states than across countries because the institutional differences across countries tend to be larger.
Other economic policies, such as tax policies and economic regulation, could also play a role. Policies that encourage or inhibit the formation and expansion of successful firms and, equally important, the dissolution and downsizing of unsuccessful ones, will lead to variation in rates.
Finally, differences in job types may account for some of the variation. Some workers, like construction workers, might move from job to job more often than others.
Because differences in job creation and destruction rates are important indicators of labor market flexibility, more research is needed to better understand all of the factors at work in causing these differences.
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In this spirit, we are excited to announce that Microsoft has joined the Coalition for Better Ads (CBA). Through our advertising platforms, and our multitude of consumer services, we believe we can make an important contribution to improving and safeguarding advertising standards on the web.
Microsoft is committed to working with our industry partners and the Coalition for Better Ads to continue the development and implementation of standards that will have a positive impact on consumers and the entire online advertising community.


Vernor Vinge has won five Hugo Awards, including one for each of his last three novels, A Fire Upon the Deep (1992), A Deepness in the Sky (1999), and Rainbow's End (2006). Known for his rigorous hard-science approach to his science fiction, he became an iconic figure among cybernetic scientists with the publication in 1981 of his novella "True Names," which is considered a seminal, visionary work of Internet fiction. His many books also include Marooned in Realtime and The Peace War. Born in Waukesha, Wisconsin and raised in Central Michigan, Vinge is the son of geographers. Fascinated by science and particularly computers from an early age, he has a Ph.D. in computer science, and taught mathematics and computer science at San Diego State University for thirty years. He has gained a great deal of attention both here and abroad for his theory of the coming machine intelligence Singularity. Sought widely as a speaker to both business and scientific groups, he lives in San Diego, California.
The novel that garnered Vinge his first "Best Novel" Hugo Finalist nomination, back in print after thirteen years. With a combination of hard-SF concepts, tight plotting, and appealing characters, Vinge tells a now-classic story of the Few triumphing over the Many. The Peace Authority, wielding a new state-of-the-art weapon, takes over the world, and claims to be "maintaining the peace" while really controlling the scattered survivors of the new world. The inventor of their weapon, which was never meant to be a weapon at all, leads a resistance of high-tech "tinkers" who fight to defeat the "Peace."
After thousands of years searching, humans stand on the verge of first contact with an alien race in this sci-fi adventure.
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Measuring is guaranteed an easy job when use a professionally trained blind installer. How to Measure At Your Own?
The very first decision that you need to take into consideration before you measure your windows is whether you want to use the blind on the inside or outside of the window frame.
Inside mount window blinds provide a clean and attractive look. When we talk about the inside mount, the headrail will sit back in the window casing. It will help you to know the actual size of the window and also allows your window molding to be quite visible. In case if you want your blind to fit flush with the molding, it is good for you to make sure that your window has enough depth to accommodate the width of the headrail.
Outside mount window blinds provide the illusion of a longer and wider window and it is very useful when it comes to hiding an unattractive window. While considering this window blind alternative, you need to mount a blind either on the window molding itself or above and beyond it. This option always comes up with greater privacy and light control. It may be your only preferred choice if the window is not deep enough to contain at least the blind mounting brackets.
Note: If your window frame depth is not deep enough for a "flush mount", then it is wise for you not to go with a cornice style valance. If you are quite eager to get returns on your valance in order to cover the visible portion of the headrail, don't hesitate, please call us and speak to one of our customer care representatives prior to ordering.
In a very first step, measure the height and width in three different places as shown in the inside mount picture given on your right hand side i.e. inside drywall to drywall or frame to frame.
It is not compulsory to give the smallest width and largest height to an 1/8 of an inch. In case if you find that your width is more than 1/4 of an inch, contact a professional to get special instructions on measuring.
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Firstly, measure the height and width of the window in three places.
It is not important to give the measurement to an 1/8 of an inch.
Horizontal Blinds - Add 3 inches to the height and width measurement.
Vertical Blinds - Add 3" to the height and 4 inches to the width measurement. You may also want to add to the width so as to compensate for vane stack when opened.


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Singer Christina Grimmie was tragically killed last weekend after being shot at her concert in Orlando, and since then celebrities have paid their respects to the star. Justin Bieber and her tour mates, Before You Exit, have both offered their condolences, and Selena Gomez's step-dad — who was Christina's manager — also raised over $100K for the Grimmie family.
Now People reports an intimate funeral for family and friends was held yesterday (June 16) in New Jersey, the state where Christina grew up. According to her brother, her former The Voice coach, Adam Levine, paid for the service. A public memorial at the Fellowship Alliance Chapel in Medford, New Jersey, will be held for fans today from 3-8 p.m. EST, with a memorial beginning at 8 p.m.
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Staying warm in the cold is not easy. Without shelter, a fire, and a cozy place to sleep or rest, you could suffer hypothermia and be in real trouble if you are caught out in the cold. Cold temperatures are no joke, and it does kill people, whether you are outdoors in the wilderness, or homeless in the city. However, to battle the cold and keep the body warm, there are a few things you can should know on how to stay warm in the cold.
Lack of shelter is one of the most pressing concerns that our world is facing today. And of course, there are a lot of reasons for this, whether they are scenarios such as economic downturns, oppressive systems or joblessness. But when it comes down to it, aside from air, water, food, and security, shelter is also one of the five survival essentials we need to stay alive.
A social collapse is not a far-fetched idea, in fact, it's happening to first world countries this day and age. That's how things are rolling right now. We are in an era in which a massive breakdown can happen by just the single press of a button. If that happens, the task of finding shelter is as difficult as securing food and other essential amenities.
If you are a prepper, you will always have the ability to bug out to the forests and woods and build your shelter there. Some people would prefer to stay off-the-grid as a way of avoiding robbers and savages. In all of these situations, it is clearly highlighted that having a shelter is important. Without a reliable refuge, you are exposed to the cold and other elements.
We are all aware that SHTF situations are just looming around the corner. They are the predicaments that will catch you off guard and if you are not prepared, could leave you without a roof (or walls, at least). If you are stuck in such a situation, do you know how to stay warm in the cold? If not, this guide will help you fend off the cold.
How can your body stay warm in the cold?
When I am outdoors, there are a lot of things that I have to check through to make sure I am safe, secure and healthy. Depending on the time of year, one of the most important things I have to tend to is making sure I have the right clothing, the right sleeping bag, and the equipment to stay warm in the cold.
Here are some of the things I have learnt as a regular of the outdoors, on how to stay warm in the cold.
The cold temperature is a signal that tells us that we need to wear our thickest garments. Our bodies are conditioned so that the density and weight of the cloth will provide our body the warmth and insulation that it needs. But this is not really the case.
You see, the warmth that your clothing produce is dependent on the number of air pockets that it has. The more air pockets the garment has, the more heat generation it can provide.
Because of this, it is recommended that you should wear clothes in multiple layers. It works better than a single piece of thick and heavy garment. Make sure that the clothes that you are going to wear can wick the moisture away. The moisture produced by your skin can cause cooling due to evaporation. Meanwhile, the clothes in the exterior layers should block moisture and wind. It would be great if you can wear clothes that are made from non-permeable materials such as vinyl to stay warm in the cold, but there are many other fabrics and designs out there that insulate the heat, and keep out that cold.
The color of your clothing matters, especially if you are dealing with frigid temperatures. If you are trying not to get cold, it is best if you can wear something that is black or near its shade. Dark materials are efficient in absorbing radiation and in turn providing a little bit more warmth to your body.
Black shirts or clothing are not advisable to be worn on sunny days because they double the heat that you might feel. But in cold situations, dark colored shirts should be worn religiously. On the other hand, white and light colored shirts are capable of deflecting heat. They are good for humid conditions, but never for cold seasons.
Dark colors produce an effect that allows the fabric to absorb heat from any sources. The heat source doesn't have to be the sun. It could be the nearest campfire or the torch that you are carrying. As long as the heat is in the vicinity, a black shirt can trap it for your comfort.
You should not only worry about your garments when things get a little cold, but you should also secure the coziness of your feet, which is necessary so that you can move briskly and attentively when outdoors.
Fortunately, you can keep your feet warm by wearing several layers of socks. Just like your upper garments, the socks that you should wear must be able to wick off the moisture build-up in your feet. After all, your feet tend to sweat, even if the temperature is cold. The wicking of moisture is also necessary to curb down the chances of infections and odor.
Furthermore, a large pair of shoes is essential so that you can give room for the layers of socks to fit in. You don't need to compromise your comfort just to stay warm in the cold. Aside from this, big shoes lessen the risk factors of foot cramps and callous. If the room is too spacious in your ankles, just wrap them in a piece of fabric. You can also place a brace on the back of your heels.
Overall, walking with hiking shoes, that are made to be durable in rough conditions, is more comfortable than tightly fitted footwear. You will notice the difference if you trek a long and arduous path. Make sure though, that your shoes can provide breathing room for your toes.
The cold reaches your extremities faster than any other part of your body. Even if the main parts of your body are covered thoroughly, your feet, head, and hands will still get cold. Your fingers and nose are susceptible to frostbite. Therefore, it is essential that you can keep them warm as much as possible to minimize any chance of frostbite.
To maintain the temperature of your limbs that are susceptible to frostbite, make sure that you wear gloves. You also need to slip something thin under the gloves, such as insulation, for heat retention. For instance, you can use a thin foil because it is capable of warming up quickly. Tinfoil can be reused quite easily, too.
Layers of fabric, vinyl, and plastic are necessary to optimize the heat that your body feels. However, I have to remind you that when you wear these materials on your hands or feet, loosening them from time to time is necessary. Doing this will allow the internal moisture to be wicked off and released.
It is imperative that you can cover your head properly in cold situations. Your hair can act as a decent insulator, but it can only do so much. Your head can lose the natural heat that it has quickly. And that is something that you have to prevent.
Wearing a hat and a face mask can do the trick. Make sure that these headgears can be tucked in your neck region down to your inner garments. It will prevent the escape of heat while distributing it effectively. Knitting a hat that can perfectly fit your head is also a good idea. The tighter the hat is, the warmer the head gets.
The outer garment that you are wearing, such as a jacket, must come with a hood. It will act as a water shield and windbreaker at the same time. Meanwhile, your mouth and nose should be covered all the time. You can wrap them in a black towel or any type of covering that will make them stay warm in the cold.
There are circumstances that require you to survive the cold weather without the comfort of shelter or refuge. While hoping that this will not happen to you, it is likely that if a SHTF situation does happen, you have to be prepared at all costs.
The things that I have listed here can help your body stay warm in the cold while you are outdoors. However, the warmth of the garments and clothing that you wear are just temporary. You still have to find a place where the cold cannot bother you. Also, it would be great if you can learn how to start a fire with wet wood as well as other ways you can light a fire. Otherwise, things might turn for the worse.
Did you learn from this guide? Do you know other ways to stay warm in the cold? Share all of your thoughts in the comment section below!
Homeless folks use newspaper as insulation under their coats. Bubble wrap is warmer and lighter – especially helpful on top of your shoulders if in a heavy cold rain.


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This pebbled leather handbag features screw head studs and a tassel pull at the zip front pocket. Double rolled handles. Logo plate at detachable shoulder strap. Lined interior features zip pocket and 2 patch pockets.
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* 9"H x 11"L (folded).
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Aspiring playwright Dana Foley was selling her own, original designs at a flea market when she met Anna Corinna, who was selling vintage clothes. The two became friends, and because of their complementary aesthetic, shortly after launched Foley + Corinna. Their ability to combine the vintage with the modern has translated into signature City bags and luxuriously draped dresses and tops. Foley + Corinna clothing and bags can be worn effortlessly from day to night, from downtown to the red carpet.
Exactly what I expected. Coral color is sweet and not too in your face. Leather is soft and just the right texture to fold easily but maintain shape. Quality stitching inside and out, gold rivets are attached well and really set off the color. A large Foley + Corinna canvas dust bag is included. The only thing that could improve this bag at all, is if the shoulder strap was adjustable, but I am over 5'7" so for ladies of average height, I'm sure the strap is just the right length. It's an investment but it will last for years with proper care.
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How Tina Kandelaki makes money on beauty
TV presenter for the year earned 130 million rubles.
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Last year, the revenues of the popular TV presenter, producer and media manager Tina Kandelaki more than doubled, exceeding 130 million rubles, which could not help but attract the attention of other journalists. At the economic forum in St. Petersburg, Kandelaki herself explained such impressive results by great achievements in business and, at the sessions, distributed cosmetic patches for the eyes of her own production to everyone. The Bell learned how Kandelaki became an entrepreneur, who became its first investor, and what else is its income.
Tina Kandelak's income in 2018 amounted to 132.7 million rubles, which is more than two times more than in 2017, and four times more than in 2016. The figures are disclosed in the annual declaration of her spouse, the former head of Apostle Media, and now - Rostech's Director for Special Assignments, Vasily Brovko (Forbes said the first to declare these declarations). The Bell found out what they were made of.
According to Kandelaki, the main part of the income is still brought by commercial performances at events and corporate parties. But growth provides revenue from the cosmetic business, she argues.
Quote: "I give more than 50 performances a year, half of which are free, for children, schoolchildren, students, and half - commercial, where my fee - and this is not a secret - is 50 thousand euros."
If so, then holding concerts, events and corporate events should bring Kandelaki about $ 1.25 million per year (90 million rubles).
For comparison: according to the 2018 celebrity rating compiled by Russian Forbes, the most successful TV presenters - Ivan Urgant, Ksenia Sobchak and Maxim Galkin - earn from corporate awards of 50-80 thousand euros. Kandelaki was not included in the last rating. Urgant ranks fifth in the latest ranking with an estimated revenue of $ 8.5 million per year, Galkin's revenues are estimated at $ 4 million, Sobchak - at $ 1.4 million.
"In addition, I am a co-owner of the spa at Copernicus, and I own the Tinatin restaurant," Kandelaki continues. "I am also engaged in production, though it does not bring much profit yet."
Together with CTC Media CEO Vyacheslav Murugov and Goose Goose Films studio owner David Kocharov Kandelaki produced the comedy series about football Big Game (his ratings on STS were slightly lower than the average daily share of the channel, RBC wrote).
At the end of last year, Kandelaki announced that she would become co-producer of the "comedy about the holiday of March 8 and the inextricably linked Stas Mikhailov." It was assumed that Mikhailov will play in the film himself, the release of the film in the rental was scheduled for spring 2020. And already this year it became known that, by order of the video service Amediateka, she and her partners are filming a series about the relationship of a porn actress and porn actor.
They do not disclose their income from the restaurant business, spa and work as general producer on Match TV channel.
The Tinatin trademark is registered on Brendbox LLC, in which Kandelaki owns 80%. The revenue of this company in 2016 amounted to 7.8 million rubles, the loss - 3.6 million rubles (there are no more recent data in SPARK).
Spa "In Copernicus" Kandelaki and her girlfriend Linda Guseva is registered on LLC Britani. In 2017, the revenue of this legal entity amounted to 30.9 million rubles, profit - 5.1 million rubles.
"I also get dividends from the cosmetic brand AnsaLigy," says Kandelaki. She calls the cosmetic business the main driver for the growth of her income, but does not disclose the size of dividends. The cosmetic brand itself appeared in 2016. Kandelaki was his face, but in the fall of 2018 became the main owner of Seigl LLC, through which sales of AnsaLigy were organized. At about the same time, the former vice-president of Mail.ru Group and friend of Kandelaki's spouse Vasily Brovko Alexander Kabakov decided to invest in this business, who immediately estimated the brand at 1 million euros.
Cosmetic brand AnsaLigy works through LLC Seygl. The first line of the brand was launched in 2016, Tina Kandelaki became her face.
Initially, the AnsaLigy trademark was registered to the same company that owns the spa in Copernicus. Now the rights to the AnsaLigy trademark are transferred to Seigl LLC, the Kandelaki press service specified.
Kandelaki claims that her cosmetic business is growing at a cosmic pace. Financial results for 2018 have not yet been published in SPARK, but from the brand presentation (available at The Bell), which was demonstrated at the Moscow Government Prize for Breakthrough of the Year entrepreneurs, it follows that the company's revenue for the first quarter of 2018 was 645 thousand. rubles, and a year later rose to 29 million rubles. It also says that the number of orders of cosmetics for the entire last year increased by 8.2 times. The latest data on the company's profit in SPARK was disclosed for 2017 - then, with revenue of 5.8 million rubles, it earned 1.8 million rubles.
To whom belongs. In October 2018, Kandelaki received 50% in Seigl LLC, her friend Guseva left 20%, another 30% belonged to Anastasia Savchenkova, owner of Solntsevo-fitness. In November, Kandelaki increased her stake in the company to the control, while Savchenkova's share went to Kabakov.
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Alexander Kabakov is a former vice president of the parent company of the Mail.ru Group social network and co-owner of the online agency Agency 1. Until 2013, Alexey Goreslavsky, the former chief editor of Lenta.ru, was the last to lead, and now he is deputy head of the presidential administration. Kabakov is a political scientist. In the last presidential election, he at Mail.ru was engaged in everything related to their promotion on VKontakte, and his office in the company was jokingly called a branch of the presidential administration.
Kabakov is also a co-owner of NtechLab, a company that supplies face recognition technology and claims to Moscow's multi-million dollar contract to create a city video tracking system. Kabakov's friendship with Brovko served the service of this company - it was Brovko, as The Bell wrote, told about the promising start-up to the head of the state corporation, Sergey Chemezov. In 2017, Rostec became a strategic investor in NtechLab, having bought 12.5% of the company's shares for the start.
Kabakov's decision to invest in AnsaLigy is not related to their friendship, Kandelaki claims. "He sees the global cosmetics market growing: instagram, filters, photo editors, all this is a human desire to look better, and it leads to an unrealistic growth of the industry," she explains. Kabakov himself told The Bell that his role in Kandelaki's new business, in addition to investments, was to build Internet marketing and participate in the formation of the team.
Partners do not disclose details of the transaction. It is only known that Kabakov bought out Savchenkova's stake in Seigle and undertook to invest in the business. For the transaction brand AnsaLigy valued at 1 million euros, confirms Kabakov. It turns out that he had to pay about 300 thousand for his share, but he did not disclose the amount of the transaction and the amount of investments. The assessment was based on revenue, EBITDA and dividends, Kandelaki says, streamlined.
The idea to make your own cosmetic brand, says Kandelaki, came to them from Guseva when they were developing the spa in Copernicus. "In Tbilisi, where I came from, it was considered a tradition to visit a beautician who can make a cream himself," she says. "I came to my childhood friend Linde Guseva and offered to make individual cosmetics in Moscow, as in Tbilisi, from natural products."
At first, Kandelaki and Guseva began to place small orders from Valentina Demenko, general director of Emancy Laboratory (the eponymous cosmetic brand and contract manufacturing of cosmetics are located in 1st Kotlyakovsky Lane in Moscow). Guseva, who has long worked in the beauty industry, led the creation of the product. "They made a gel for washing, then a tonic, then a morning and evening cream, it all cost about 100 thousand rubles," says Kandelaki. "Cosmetics began to diverge thanks to the word of mouth, but these were micro-sales."
Then Kandelaki discussed with Demenko the poor quality of the patches that she bought in Duty Free during one of the flights. Demenko is a chemist, doctor of biological sciences, she had an idea of her own patches and a formula that could be worked out, says Kandelaki: "The cost was high, but I said, we do, we carry amber from Kaliningrad, hyaluronic acid is poured into each package of patches manually" .
For patches, use natural amber in granules, mined by the Kaliningrad Amber Plant [included in Rostec. - The Bell], says Kandelaki. After processing, the amber is cleaned, dried and crushed in the volumes necessary for ordering.
"At first, we produced products for about 1 million rubles, and then" space "began: we did not have time to order a small batch, how it ended, - Kandelaki says. "Right now, I see one after another customer payments in CRM (customer relationship management system)," says Kandelaki and demonstrates a chat bot in Telegram with a list of online orders for sums of several thousand rubles.
The patches from Kandelaki, judging by the brand's catalog, cost 380 rubles, various creams, serums, gels, lotions and micellar water - from 850 to 2900 rubles, sets of skin care products - from 2700 to 9500 rubles.
All AnsaLigy products are still manufactured at the Demenko factory. "But, if the turnover grows at the same pace, it will be crucial for us to have our own plant," Kabakov says. So far, most of his investment is planned to be spent on marketing, he adds: "I can not reveal all our methods, but definitely the main channel for promoting the entire beauty industry today is Instagram."
The AnsaLigy patches, besides Kadelaki itself, were advertised by popular instablogers, for example, photo model Anna Korotky (100 thousand subscribers), Doma 2 heroine Alena Vrazhevskaya (200 thousand subscribers), TV presenter Katya Gordon (385 thousand subscribers) and others. All this is a personal initiative of Tina's friends, says Kabakov, the company did not pay for the placement of these posts.
By the end of the summer, the co-owners of the company plan to launch a platform for selling cosmetics by subscription, Kandelaki said at one of the sessions at the SPIEF. "In Russia, this is the only chance to strengthen a startup, because it is impossible to compete with major brands in the offline store," she explains. The idea is similar to the American startup Scentbird Maria Nurislamova - a service for the selection of perfume, which also works by subscription.
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his batch of fiber was collected from four or five different camels of various ages at Camelot Adventure Lodge in Moab, Utah. There are a variety of fiber qualities amongst the group ranging from fine to coarse and from short (an inch or less) to medium (three plus inches) length, and from light to dark color with some gray.
The camels are two-coated animals. The wool that we carded was harvested as the animals shed it.
Most of the debris removed from the wool was lovely red Southern Utah sand.


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Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund Supports Rep. Jody Hice and the House Freedom Caucus
Atlanta, GA – Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund Chairman Jenny Beth Martin today responded to Republican leader Kevin McCarthy's retribution against Rep. Hice by issuing the following statement:
"The new Congress is not even three weeks old, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has already broken his word to his colleagues. At the beginning of the 116th Congress, McCarthy told his fellow members, 'We are at our best when we focus not on retribution but on building a more perfect union.' But just days later, Rep. McCarthy targeted Rep. Jody Hice for retribution by stripping Rep. Hice of his position on the Armed Services Committee in retaliation for Rep. Hice's decision to cast a vote for his fellow House Freedom Caucus member Jim Jordan to be Republican leader. Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund endorsed Rep. Hice, and supports all his good work. If Rep. McCarthy cannot honor his own words and steer clear of retribution, then he's not the leader Republicans need to lead them back to the majority. These actions bring division at a time when conservatives and Republicans need to be united — that is, if they don't want to stay in the minority permanently."


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