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The Murder of Harriet Monckton - Elizabeth Haynes
From the award-winning and bestselling author of Into the Darkest Corner comes a delicious Victorian crime novel based on a true story that shocked and fascinated the nation.
On 7th November 1843, Harriet Monckton, 23 years old and a woman of respectable parentage and religious habits, is found murdered in the privy behind the chapel she regularly attended in Bromley, Kent.
The community is appalled by her death, apparently as a result of swallowing a fatal dose of prussic acid, and even more so when the surgeon reports that Harriet was around six months pregnant.
Drawing on the coroner's reports and witness testimonies, Elizabeth Haynes builds a compelling picture of Harriet's final hours through the eyes of those closest to her and the last people to see her alive. Her fellow teacher and companion, her would-be fiancé, her seducer, her former lover—all are suspects; each has a reason to want her dead.
Brimming with lust, mistrust and guilt, The Murder of Harriet Monckton is a masterclass of suspense from one of our greatest crime writers.
I love Victorian mysteries and have read a few over the years. I have also read and enjoyed a couple of books by Elizabeth Haynes, including the brilliant 'Into the Darkest Corner', so when I found out that her newest book was about a true crime story that took place in the 19th century, I didn't think twice to download and read it. The atmospheric, creepy cover was enough to draw me in.
Harriet Monckton, a young woman in her twenties, was murdered on the 6th of November 1843 in Bromley. Unfortunately, her murder was never solved. But the author, discovering this case and feeling 'a desperate sense of injustice' for Harriet, decided to tell us her story. Using dated English words and phrases and vivid descriptions of Bromley at the time, the author succeeded in taking me back in time to an era when women didn't have much say, where prominent men were looked at as faultless and when religion played a central role in everyone's life.
In the chilling prologue, the author sets the scene of the murder. We know that someone offers Harriet 'a solution to her problem' which she naively accepts, to only recognise the deception when it was too late. Who was this killer? Why did they do this to Harriet? What had Harriet done for this person to detest her so much? Or were they trying to cover their own wrongdoing by silencing Harriet?
I had the impression that this would be a police investigation, that the author would give us the sequence of events from the perspective of a detective or a constable, however as I began to read, I realised that the story is recounted from the point of view of the few people that were closest to Harriet Monckton. Real-life characters that lived in Bromley alongside her. Those that loved her, used her and abused her. Was it one of these who ended Harriet's life? A large chunk of the book is dedicated to the first and second inquests as the many possible witnesses were conveyed in front of the jury. I thought that this part was a little bit dragging as many witnesses had to be recalled a second time to tell their account. The later part of the book is then dedicated to Harriet's diary in which she pours out her heart, feelings and thoughts about the persons closest to her and on her predicament.
To say I 'enjoyed' reading this book would not be the correct term to use in this case, as the book is quite dark with the sad story of a murdered girl, but I was very much intrigued to see how the author would develop the story and if she would 'solve' Harriet's murder, and yes, by the end she gives us a very plausible, possible solution. Sadly, however, we may never know if she's right or wrong.
I had never heard of this case before, and I'm now so thankful to Elizabeth Haynes for writing this book. I'm not sure how much of it is true or fiction, but the author has done a lot of research, read the original coroner reports and stuck to the true facts as much as possible. Knowing that this girl was murdered in this horrific way and her body discarded like a sack of rubbish, and with no justice ever being served, had a deep impact on me. I experienced mixed feelings towards Harriet. Obviously I felt sorry for her, furious that someone stole her life so prematurely, but I also felt somewhat angry at her and frustrated, for being so naive and gullible and for letting certain people take control of her life. Mind you, I know, this was the 19th century and poor girls didn't have much say, especially when faced with certain prominent citizens. One particular character shocked and disgusted me and I hated them with a passion.
Like the author, I felt profoundly touched by this girl's sad short life and I now know that Harriet Monckton will stay with me for a very long time. I'm just sorry that the killer was never apprehended. I only wish that Harriet rests in peace knowing that Elizabeth Haynes has given her voice and made her story known.
Well done to the author. If you love Victorian mysteries based on true stories, you won't want to miss this book.
Elizabeth Haynes worked for many years as a police analyst. Her debut novel, Into the Darkest Corner, won Amazon's Book of the Year in 2011 and Amazon's Rising Star Award for debut novels.
Elizabeth grew up in Sussex and studied English, German and Art History at Leicester University. She is currently taking a career break having worked for the past seven years as a police intelligence analyst. Elizabeth now lives in Kent with her husband and son, and writes in coffee shops and a shed-office which takes up most of the garden. She is a regular participant in, and a Municipal Liaison for, National Novel Writing Month - an annual challenge to write 50,000 words in the month of November.
Promises to Keep - Elizabeth Haynes
Haunted by a tragic death, Jo finds temporary respite from the all-consuming memories through running; it's the only thing that is keeping her sane. So when she discovers a young boy living rough in the woods, Jo is determined to do everything within her power to keep him safe. DS Sam Hollands wants to get her relationship back on track, unsure of how to make things right. But everything changes when she returns from work one night to find a stranger in her home . . .
I love Elizabeth Haynes' novels, because through them she always tries to raise the readers' consciousness of problems encountered by particular sectors of people in society. In 'Into the Darkest Corner', we are made aware of persons suffering from physical and psychological violence and OCD. 'Human Remains' urges us to take more care of lonely neighbours who might need our help.
With 'Promises to Keep', the author focuses on the difficulties encountered by asylum seekers and the systems through which they are processed. These people leave everything behind and risk their lives in order to try and start a new life in a foreign country.
We meet Jo, a civilian detention officer and her female partner Sam, a Detective Sergeant. Jo is currently on long term sick leave suffering from stress, caused by the death of a detained teenage asylum seeker whom she had promised to help. She goes out jogging in the woods to release tension and clear her mind. On one particular day, her usual jogging route takes an unexpected turn.
I think that this literary work is just the prequel to other novels to come as it ends quite abruptly with certain issues still unsolved. I enjoyed reading it, but I must advise all those that want to read it, that it is very short, just 6 chapters long.
Human Remains - Elizabeth Haynes
Annabel, a police analyst, is shocked when she discovers her neighbor's decomposing body in the house next door. And she's appalled to think that no one noticed her absence.
Back at work, she sets out on her own to investigate, and finds that such cases are frighteningly common in her hometown.
After reading Elizabeth Haynes' wonderful debut novel 'Into the Darkest Corner', I read 'Human Remains', her third novel. Whilst this book cannot be compared to her first one, I found it quite tough to read and it was a real struggle for me to get through to the end. I'm not saying that it's a bad novel because obviously Ms.Haynes did a lot of research to write it. It's probably because of the central themes of the book which are lonliness and body decomposition. This is in fact quite a disturbing, dark novel.
'Human Remains' raises certain questions such as: How much do we know our neighbours? Do we look onto and care about neighbours who live alone, especially elderly people?
We meet Annabel Hayer, a police analyst who lives alone with her cat. One night, smelling a foul smell goes to investigate her neighbour's house which she thought was empty and discovers a decomposed body inside. Through further research at work she realises that the number of lonely people found decomposed long after they have died in their own homes in that county has increased remarkably from the last year. Not being considered as suspicious deaths, since no evidence is ever found, the police is not interested to investigate such cases. Annabel is however determined to dig further.
We also meet Colin Friedland, or 'Creepy Colin' a weird, highly intelligent man who has no real friends. He also lives alone and studies a lot. As the book chapters progress, Colin's sick mind and doings are gradually exposed. I ended up hating Colin and I began to dread reading his chapters. At some points Colin interacts directly with the reader by asking specific questions. I think that this was a brilliant, original concept brought about by Ms.Haynes because it brings the reader even closer to the character.
The various victims found also interact with us throughout the book. In fact each one recounts his/her lives so that we may understand better why they had ended up all alone in their homes.
Unfortunately I found this book to be quite boring at times as we are given chunks of scientific explanations related to decomposition, which though highly interesting, I found rather off putting. However on the whole, Ms Haynes' excellent and evocative narration just makes the pages flow by and that is the main reason why I didn't rate it less than 4 stars.
Into the darkest corner - Elizabeth Haynes
Catherine Bailey has been enjoying the single life long enough to know a catch when she sees one. Gorgeous, charismatic and spontaneous, Lee seems almost too perfect to be true. And her friends clearly agree, as each in turn falls under his spell. But what begins as flattering attentiveness and passionate sex turns into raging jealousy, and Catherine soon learns there is a darker side to Lee. His increasingly erratic, controlling behaviour becomes frightening, but no one believes her when she shares her fears. Increasingly isolated and driven into the darkest corner of her world, a desperate Catherine plans a meticulous escape.
Four years later, Lee is behind bars and Catherine—now Cathy—compulsively checks the locks and doors in her apartment, trusting no one. But when an attractive upstairs neighbour, Stuart, comes into her life, Cathy dares to hope that happiness and love may still be possible . . . until she receives a phone call informing her of Lee's impending release. Soon after, Cathy thinks she catches a glimpse of the former best friend who testified against her in the trial; she begins to return home to find objects subtly rearranged in her apartment, one of Lee's old tricks. Convinced she is back in her former lover's sights, Cathy prepares to wrestle with the demons of her past for the last time.
Wow! Elizabeth Haynes is a phenomenon!!
'Into the Darkest Corner' is one of those books that is so full of suspense that it boosts your adrenaline to sky high levels. It takes hold of your mind from the first page, keeps your eyes pinned to the pages and won't let you put it down until you've finished it.
This is the story of Catherine Bailey, a young, beautiful woman, recounted over two separate timelines, 4 years apart. At the beginning it took me a little while to get used to the shift from one time period to the other as this occurs from one chapter to the next throughout the book, but soon I noticed that despite the 4 year gap, the author has cleverly correlated consecutive chapters in some way or another.
At the beginning, Catherine is a fun loving, party going girl. She goes out every night with her friends to bars and clubs. She drinks a lot and every night either drags someone to her place or ends up in some stranger's bed.
One night she meets a gorgeous, sensual man named Lee. They are immediately attracted to and fall for each other. Their relationship is very sexual from the start and we have numerous steamy sex scenes. However, after some time it becomes obsessive. Lee focuses all his attention absolutely on her. At first she feels protected but then she begins to feel suffocated. She becomes increasingly isolated by his jealous and controlling behaviour. All her friends abandon her. I compared Lee's effect on Catherine with grey clouds slowly covering a bright moon and bringing about complete darkness. At one point looking back she realises that : "It wasn't about walking away anymore. It was about running. It was about escape".
Four years later Cathy is a very different person, a shadow of her former self, living alone a very insecure life. She's always afraid and trusts no one. Suffering from an extreme case of OCD she constantly checks the locks on her front door and windows. In fact we have a LOT of checking in this book. We know that something extremely bad has happened to her to have changed her to the state she's in. We also know that her relationship with Lee has ended but we are given the details further on in the book.
Stuart, an attractive young man comes to live in a flat upstairs. He patiently begins to help her with her condition and to rebuild her life. In time Cathy starts to feel better and regains some confidence. She begins to hope that once again love and happiness will make part of her life. This until one phone call arrives and all that she had so painstakingly recreated comes tumbling down to rubble.
I really loved this book and I highly recommend it. I didn't want it to end. My coffee remained untouched and turned cold as I couldn't stop reading the last quarter. The author gives life to her characters in such a realistic way that it made me appreciate the difficulties faced by people suffering from OCD and to realise that each and everyone of us could find him or herself in Catherine's situation. If it were so, would we be able to fight and have our lives back?
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Chloe Phillips (Washington DC, 1995) és una cantant estatunidenca de música pop resident a la Vila de Gràcia.

Biografia
Tot i néixer a Washington DC, als sis anys es va mudar a un poble petit a l'est de Kentucky, situat entre valls i turons. Des de petita que desitjava dedicar-se al món de la música i publicar les seves cançons. En voler cursar primer de batxillerat a l'estranger, el destí la va portar amb 16 anys a casa d'una família de Vilanova i la Geltrú. Allà va aprendre català i castellà, i va quedar enamorada de Catalunya. En tornar als Estats Units va començar la carrera de Ciències Polítiques a la Universitat de Georgetown, però va deixar-ho durant uns mesos per provar sort amb la música i aclarir les idees. Es va traslladar a la ciutat californiana de Los Angeles i va treballar de cambrera mentre es buscava la vida cantant en alguns bars de micro obert, però va tornar als seus estudis la tardor de 2016.

A la primavera següent, l'Institut Ramon Llull i el departament de castellà de la universitat van organitzar una celebració per a la Diada de Sant Jordi i allà es va trobar amb Halldór Már, el presentador de Katalonski. Chloe Phillips va decidir participar en el programa de TV3 i va captivar l'audiència cantant «Boig per tu». Uns mesos més tard, la jove va viatjar a Catalunya per a gravar amb 23 anys el seu primer senzill, «Barcelona».

Referències

Cantants de Washington DC
Cantants de Kentucky
Cantants pop estatunidencs
Cantants en català

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What Goes On is just that. It was a difficult journey of trying to find out what exactly goes on behind the scenes of London. I learned people are inclined to say no, they're inclined to keep what's private, private and afraid of getting into trouble if they don't. So my piece of work evolved. Into a display of kindness; the kindness of saying yes, the vulnerability of letting me in. It's the nervous cast allowing me to see their process during rehearsals. It's the labourers allowing me to document their everyday job of laying a new road. And it's the relationships I made along the way that allowed me a tour of the tombs that lay beneath one of our most beloved hubs of culture. All could have said no, just like everyone else but they didn't. Perhaps I should have named this series "Yes". Thank you to Magnum Photos, It's Nice That and Create jobs.
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A group of activists proudly wearing "No Hate on State" stickers and "Just Be You" bracelets gathered Tuesday in De La Guerra Plaza to address a recent act of violence against a gay couple in Santa Barbara.
Richard Schiwietz and Saul Lerma were walking down the 700 block of State Street on Oct. 4 when a stranger began verbally abusing Schiwietz.
The stranger approached the two men and yelled vulgarities at Schiwietz after seeing him arm-in-arm with Lerma. When Schiwietz told him to stop, the stranger proceeded to physically attack Schiwietz, punching the side of his head and running away.
The police apprehended the man after Schiwietz and Lerma chased him down State Street and identified him as 54-year-old John Savala. Santa Barbara District Attorney Joyce Dudley intends to prosecute the incident as a hate crime, the Santa Barbara Independent reported Tuesday. If successful, the decision would be the first hate crime charge in Santa Barbara since 2011.
After the incident, Schiwietz and Lerma went to the Pacific Pride Foundation to share their story with Patrick Lyra Kearns, outreach advocate for the organization. Their discussion sparked the idea for Tuesday's gathering.
Members of the Pacific Pride Foundation, the Live Oak Ministry and many supporters of the LGBTQ+ community came together in De La Guerra Plaza for a total of approximately 60 people.
Also in attendance was State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, who said she was disappointed and shocked by the incident. She addressed the hate crime and spoke about her hope for change in Santa Barbara regarding the safety of the LGBTQ+ community.
"As human beings, we are all entitled to dignity and respect and the opportunity to live safely and happily in a community with the people we love," she said.
Tania Israel, UCSB professor of feminist studies, attended the gathering as a member of the Pacific Pride Foundation. Israel and her colleagues have been gathering information for several years to increase the safety of LGBTQ+ communities in Santa Barbara.
After conducting surveys with community members, Pacific Pride found the top priority of LGBTQ+ residents to be freedom from harassment and violence. They communicated the findings with Cam Sanchez, former chief of the Santa Barbara Police Department, which resulted in mandatory five-hour trainings for every sworn officer in Santa Barbara.
After the initial gathering at De La Guerra Plaza, the group walked to the location of the incident, as "People Are People" by Depeche Mode played. The song discusses violence and hatred toward those who are different from us and holds great meaning to Lerma and Schiwietz.
Kearns encouraged everyone to hand out flyers about the hate crime to those passing by and to get the message out. The event ended with a moment of silence not just for the couple, but for anyone who had ever been the target of a hate crime.
The purpose of the movement was to show solidarity with those who have experienced hate rather than dwell in angry sentiment, Kearns said.
Hi folks. This is Patrick Lyra Kearns here from PPF. Please note that, as I shared over the phone, I use they/them pronouns and identify as transgender (agender) and queer. All pronouns in reference to me should be they or them (singular). Thank you! Great article otherwise.


Have you heard about the easy Mississippi Roast done in the crockpot that's been going viral? Don't feel bad if you haven't because I hadn't either until I managed to catch a snip of it on the Today show a few months back. It sounded easy enough, looked good enough – and to be brutally honest… since my husband passed away, I'm in serious need of some new recipe inspiration.
It's a totally good thing that I caught that segment because in turn, I discovered a delicious new recipe that my family just loves. It's good just as it is, as the entree on the place along with a couple of sides. It's also super yummy served atop a bed of rice or noodles, making sure you ladle some of those juices over it. My personal favorite way to eat it though? Piled high on top of a toasted bun with a couple slices of cheese (provolone or pepperjack for me!) & melted off. And to bump it up even further on the flavor scale? Serve that hunk of a sandwich alongside of a bowl of the juices from the crockpot (Mmmm, Au Jus). Oh. Em. Gee.
It's easy as can be with only a handful of ingredients, so you really have no excuse not to give it a try. You may just be like my family & find yourself a new favorite meal.
Season a 4 pound roast (rump, chuck, or sirloin tip) with a little salt & pepper & sear til browned on all sides in a hot skillet (optional, but it makes a difference).
Place the roast in your crockpot. Sprinkle on one packet of dry Ranch seasoning mix.
Now a packet of Au Jus Gravy.
Pour in some pepperoncini peppers along with some of the juices – add to your liking. I add 3/4 of a jar.
Now finish the whole thing with a stick of butter. Yes, a stick of butter!
Cover & cook on low for 6-8 hours, or until fork tender. Shred with 2 forks & allow to cook inside the juices for another 1-2 hours on low.
Season the roast with salt & pepper. Sear in a hot skillet on each side (optional). Place the roast in the crockpot. Add the remaining ingredients. Cover & cook on low for 6-8 hours. Shred with 2 forks & allow to cook another 1-2 hours on low in the juices before serving.
Serve as an entree with some sides, or on top of noodles or rice – or on a sandwich.


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To reduce stress, NUS freshmen now enjoy new 'grade-free' system
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With the new year starting, the National University of Singapore (NUS), has just announced that it is rolling out 'grade-free' system for its freshmen. The reason cited by NUS president Tan Chorh Chuan is to help reduce the obsession with grades among students.
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According to Straits Times, how its freshmen perform in exams may no longer count in their final mark. The system is already in place at NUS' medical school, and will be rolled out in phases to other faculties such as law and engineering. Over the next few years, once the system is adopted by all the NUS faculties, first year students will no longer graded from A to F, but instead, they will just be given a distinction, pass, or fail in their modules.
There will still be tests and exams, though, but the grades from the first year will not be taken into consideration when students calculate their Cumulative Average Point, the points which determines the quality of the degree awarded at the end of their course.
The claim that students are obsessed with grades is not unfounded: NUS have always attracted competitive students, as many perceived the University to produce "better quality" education certificates.
While this might be unrelated, there were several cases of suicides over the past few years in NUS. Last year, a year one student from the National University of Singapore (NUS) University Scholars' Programme (USP) was found dead in the varsity's UTown campus. The cause of the suicide has yet to be confirmed by any media outlet.
A few years back too, a third-year bioengineering major from the National University of Singapore died on Mar 26. The victim was believed to have committed suicide due to unfulfilled expectations in school.
Maybe it's a good idea for the new grade-free system to be in place, to help students cope with the increasing level of stress induced by peer competition.
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Audio perception is highly susceptible to disturbance in temporal quality. In the event of congestion, audio datagrams suffer packet loss, delay, and jitter. Compressed audio appears as one of the most delicate traffic-type to handle on the Internet. The recent advances in auditory perception promise opportunities where a perceptually clever adaptive audio system can respond to impending breakdown and support near flawless sound. The major problem is however receiving fast feedback from the current Internet. Recently proposed TCP Interactive (iTCP) seems to offer some interesting opportunity to perceptual audio. This is operationally state equivalent to the conventional TCP except applications can optionally subscribe and receive selected local end-point protocol events in real-time. We recently implemented a novel symbiotic perceptual audio streaming mechanism, which receives fast feedback from iTCP about congestion and responds. We have tested it live over the Internet. In this paper, we share the performance of this system and report observed dramatic improvements in time-bounded streaming audio.
This report contains experiment samples used in testing the performance of this system. These are MPEG-1 ISO/IEC 11172-3 audio streams. The details of the experiments are in the main publications.
*The technical details of the algorithms are not included here. Since, the dump audio file using iOFF and Classic has all the received frames (without regard to the delay) the temporal distortion in streaming audio may not be perceptible while playing stored audio.
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Petzl Kit Adapt GoPro mount adapter by Picazsoo is licensed under the Creative Commons - Public Domain Dedication license.
Useful for mounting of Petzl LED torch onto a bicycle helmet. No need to glue on another mount if you already have a GoPro mount glued on. This replaces only the circular part of the Petzl Kit Adapt set. I made this for my dad - hopefully someone else finds it useful.
printed with 3 perimeters with 0.4mm nozzle at 0.2mm layer height in clear PETG. Infill probably not necessary. Position on print bed as in the rendered picture for best part strength.
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Beachwood Cancels Labor Day Fireworks
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Beachwood was one of a handful of towns to made the decision to postpone their Independence Day fireworks shows to Labor Day Weekend. When those towns were making those decisions, we all had that bit of positive thinking that led us to believe that things would be okay by the end of summer, and we'd be able to celebrate Labor Day with a big fireworks spectacular.
How naive we were.
Because of the spikes in numbers we've seen lately, Governor Murphy cut the number of people allowed at public gatherings down again. That limit means Beachwood had to make the difficult decision to cancel their fireworks show entirely. Here's the post from Beachwood Recreation that shares the announcement from Mayor Roma:
It's crappy news, but you can't really hold it against the town of Beachwood. If the state says you can't have large gatherings, and Beachwood expects 15,000 people, there's just no way to make it work. Could you imagine what would happen if the town tried to move forward, only to have the event stopped the night of because the government steps in and shuts it down?
Our sister station WOBM has been part of the Beachwood fireworks forever, so it's an extra bummer for us around here.
In case you're wondering why the town doesn't just block off the area to visitors and allow people to watch from their houses or boats, Beachwood Recreation actually responded to a few comments like that. It sounds nice on paper, but it wouldn't be fair to people who don't live in the immediate viewing area. You would still have people trying to drive as close as they could get, congesting the roads in and around Beachwood.
It's just another bummer to add to your 2020 diary.
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IKEA Taiwan trip to Rwanda Written by Michael Chiu.
would you choose to improve your own life or to create a better life for your children?
Jean Damascene Sindihokubwabo with his wife Angelique Irankunda and their children. Photo by Joy Tai.
Imagine yourself, for a moment, walking in the shoes of Jean Damascene Sindihokubwabo, from Karongi District in Rwanda.
Imagine you are 36 years old, welcoming your first child. You and your wife are extremely hopeful and excited in welcoming this new life, wishing to provide him with a wholesome, vibrant home. But you must be anxious, as you have no support from your families. Your parents passed away, leaving nothing in this world for you to depend on.
You work exceptionally hard, 16 hours a day, six days a week, just to make this home a dependable and loving sanctuary. You have technical skills in farming and three pieces of land. Then one day you join One Acre Fund, hoping it will become the backbone of your family. It teaches you how to farm effectively for a better harvest, giving you a secure income for your children's futures.
You never thought you'd ever have this opportunity, so you work day and night, using the money you've earned to invest in more land, so you can have a more successful harvest to provide for your family and create a legacy.
Ten years pass and you are now a father of four. You started with three pieces of land and now you have eight. Yet you never reward yourself because to you, nothing is more important than your children's futures.
Hi, I am Michael from Taiwan. I was so glad to join the IKEA XDS Sales team in 2018. Since I came on board, as a Furniture Shopkeeper, my mission has been to support the building of a whole new store, IKEA XDS. This is the sixth store in Taiwan and the grand opening will be on 16 May 2019. I am so thrilled and excited! I can't wait to share the IKEA values and build a super team to face the challenges in XDS store!


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Gratitude and Grief – In memory of Richard Rosenbaum, z"l
Jewish Thought of the Week | My Jewish Buffalo
By Mike Steklof
I strive to live my life with a sense of Hakarat Hatov, gratitude for everything. Alan Morinis, founder of The Mussar Institute, teaches that "when you open yourself to experience the trait of gratitude, you discover with clarity and accuracy how much good there is in your life". Even though I am deeply committed to my gratitude practices, there are times when it can be deeply challenging to feel grateful.
November marks a moment of convergence between gratitude and grief in my life; three months since I moved to Buffalo (gratitude) and four months since my grandfather, Richard Rosenbaum, of blessed memory, passed away (grief). My grandfather is very much on my mind both because this will be my first Thanksgiving without him (and his annual speech about the many things we should have gratitude for) and because this week's parsha (Torah portion) is Hayei Sara, in which both Sara and Abraham pass away.
In this week's Torah portion, Hayei Sara, Abraham faces tremendous loss. His wife has died, he does not own any land and his son Isaac who will continue the covenant of the Jewish people is unmarried. Instead of letting himself be overcome by grief or despair, Abraham leaps into action. He buys land and has faith that one day his son Isaac will find a wife and the covenant will continue. As Rabbi Jonathan Sacks says, "Abraham only acquired a single field and had just one son who would continue the covenant. Yet he did not complain, he died serene and satisfied".
Rabbi Bachya Ibn Pakuda shares three reasons why we fail to be grateful for the gifts in our lives:
"We are too absorbed in worldly things and in the enjoyment of them"
"We are so used to our gifts that we don't even really see them anymore"
"We are so focused on the travails and afflictions we suffer in this world that we forget that both our very being and all we own are among the good things that have been gifted to us"
In the Talmud, book of Jewish civil and ceremonial law, we are taught that a person is required to say a blessing when good things happen in life but also when bad things happen in life. "One must bless for the bad as one blesses for the good, and for the good as one blesses for the bad" (Berachot 54a). If there is any blessing that has come from the death of my grandfather, it has been the increased connectedness of my family for which I am very grateful.
In this season of thanksgiving, I wish for each of us that we feel a sense of gratitude for the good things in our lives and for the grief in our lives to lead us to new blessings.
Mike Steklof is the Director of Teen Engagement and Inclusion at the Center for Jewish Engagement and Learning.


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Mishkat al-Moumin fought for human rights under Saddam Hussein, and survived assassination attempts as Minister of the Environment in Iraq's interim government. She talks to Bob Webb.
Hennie de Pous reads a controversial report on Islam, and concludes that its critics were missing the point.
At the end of last year I heard someone, who is strongly opposed to the war in Iraq, say that he would more readily trust someone like George Bush, who thinks he is accomplishing God's will, than someone with no religion at all.
Rajmohan Gandhi warns against the poisonous wind which targets people for being born Muslim, American or Jew.
She had come to the BBFP programme to condemn the Israelis for killing her father.


Ours is a society of liars.
Now before you throw down the paper in disgust and pick up the phone to call your local hit man for me, stop a minute. I'm not talking about the everyday kind of lie, the "my-dog-ate-my-homework" or "no-you-gave-me-a-twenty-not-a-fifty" kind of lie. I'm talking about something far more fundamental than that, something that perhaps we don't think or talk about because we have never been taught to.
I'm talking about the fact that ours is a society that places very little real emphasis on the arts.
"Well into the 20th century...Bahamian education was both backward and socially skewed. Many black Bahamians remained illiterate and only an exceptional few, whose parents could spare them and afford the fees, aspired to any form of secondary education." -- Michael Craton and Gail Saunders, Islanders in the Stream.
Although church-based schools have been around since the 1700s, it was the need to educate large numbers of emancipated slaves that led to the first "Board of Public Instruction" in 1836.
By the beginning of the 20th century there were half a dozen public schools on New Providence and 38 in the out islands (as well as a few private schools) teaching about 8,000 pupils in all. But over the past century, our education bureaucracy has exploded.
This year alone the government will spend $265 million on scores of public schools (and the College of the Bahamas) to educate more than 50,000 students. Yet experts say this massive investment is producing a growing underclass of functional illiterates who are virtually unemployable.
That's the startling verdict that is consistent with the research commissioned by a respected private sector group called the Coalition for Education Reform. This alliance of key labour and business leaders has been calling for dramatic education reforms over the past three years, but public officials don't seem to be listening.
Here's to the Bootleggers of the Bahamas!
Singing 'yes, we want no bananas'.
Ever heard of the Bahama Queen?
Not a mailboat, but a flesh and blood woman who, for a few years during the "Roaring Twenties", became an international celebrity as a bootlegger in Nassau.
Gertrude Lythgoe was the only woman to hold a wholesale liquor license here - at a time when women were to be seen and not heard. Her autobiography has just been republished - along with the memoirs of several other rum-runners - by Flat Hammock Press, which says its mission is to is "to salvage many of the maritime classics of the past and introduce them and the authors to today's readers."
Most of these accounts have long been out of print. But now they have been updated for modern readers with added insight, information and photographs. For example, Lythgoe's brief memoir (available in local bookstores or from Media Enterprises)includes the full series of newspaper articles that made her famous.
In those days, the Bahamas was considered a "land of rascals, rogues and peddlers" (no comments from the peanut gallery please). And according to the London Daily News, Bay Street was little more than a row of "crazy old liquor stores, unpainted and dilapidated, (that) have given it the nickname of booze avenue."
Anyone with a conscience must be dismayed at the current state of affairs with the children of our nation. No one would be stupid enough to think that there isn't a problem with the educational system, so this begs the question of why as parents we refuse to accept that there are behavioural problems with our children.
No-one wants to admit that their child is a nuisance or malfeasant, but they sometimes are. I have seen on many occasions parents come before the courts and speak of their good children, and how the charges against them can't be correct because their good children wouldn't do such a thing.
There is nothing wrong in having full faith and confidence in your children, in fact that is a good thing. But when that faith and confidence is based solely on the fact that this is your child and you, the parent, refuse to see what is patently obvious to everyone else, that is where the problems start. You, as the parent, are endorsing the actions of the child.
With the Bahamas Electricity Corporation about to fork out over $80 million for a new oil-burning power plant on New Providence, it's worth taking a look at the unfolding political economy of climate change to check out our options.
Big conferences on this issue have been held all over the place recently, with more to come. Even George Bush has got into the act - in Australia last week he urged Pacific countries to band together to tackle global warming. And he has invited the world's major polluters to an unprecedented climate change meeting in Washington later this month.
Closer to home, the Caribbean Tourism Organisation will explore the implications of climate change for the region's number one industry at its annual conference in Puerto Rico next month. Featured speakers include a top Canadian contributor to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
And UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will convene an informal high-level event in New York next week to help lay the foundation for a new global consensus on climate change to be constructed at a major conference set for Indonesia in December.
It's all part of a building momentum toward striking a new international deal in an area where "complex science and entrenched ideologies test the limit of our abilities to deal with a great threat," as Australian climatologist Tim Flannery put it.
Is the Bahamas the Best Little Country?
Politicians have this idea that we are the best little country in the world. Clearly both sides think this way and I don't have a problem with that. In fact I would like to think the same way, but then the reality sets in and I have to check myself.
Unfortunately I feel as though we are going nowhere fast. Crime is out of control everyone agrees that is the case. Do you realize that we have had more murders in the Bahamas than has been recorded in all of Ontario Canada so far this year? To top it off, crimes by police officers or those imbued with the public trust seem to be on the rise.
Our education system is in a shambles. Ever since social promotion was adopted sometime in the 1970s we have been fighting a losing battle here. With a national average of D and, according to the experts, no real chance of improving it, we are running full steam ahead towards disaster. I could go on about all that is bad, but I wanted to highlight something that is good.
"Fred Smith's suit asking the GBPA to hire a town manager and town planners is creative, but misses the larger point - where would they find a competent town manager willing to work in company town, not a real town?
"Why a modern corporation would want to own and operate a company town is beyond my comprehension. Governing a town is a thankless task, and can never turn a profit. That's why (in the US) it's almost always done by an elected local government.
"The notion that the Bahamas is not ready for elected local governments with their own tax and budget authority is also beyond my comprehension. I've worked with plenty of local governments in the US as a consultant. I think their elected officials and staff are, on average, no better and no worse that what you'd get from Bahamian local government.
Thank you for inviting me to this opening ceremony of the Annual Homecoming Festival on Gambier Day (August 3) and for the opportunity to share some thoughts with you.
I have lived many places in the Bahamas -- from Inagua to Andros, from Chippingham to Hawkins Hill, and places in between -- but for most of my life my family and I have been living right here in the Gambier neighbourhood.
I cannot lay claim to a connection with the founding fathers of this Village. The boat that brought my African ancestors landed somewhere else. But I can claim to be a resident and a neighbour for nearly 40 years. We are one.
And so I am proud to see the flowering of awareness and the determined efforts to take hold of, to conserve, and to celebrate our cultural and historical heritage here in Gambier.


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Realvision, Minneapolis real estate technology start-up, raises $1.3 million
By Kavita Kumar Star Tribune
March 14, 2017 — 9:50pm
Realvision, a start-up with offices in Minneapolis and Toronto, has raised $1.3 million in seed funding to ramp up marketing and development of its platform that helps real estate agents use cutting-edge technology to show off their properties.
Its platform includes interactive 3-D tours with a virtual reality component, an auto-generated floor plan and unlimited still photographs.
Dundee Venture Capital, an Omaha-based firm that recently expanded to Minneapolis, led the investment round. Other participants included Edina-based Brightstone Venture Capital and Minneapolis-based Loup Ventures, as well as Sandalphon Capital, Bridge Investment Group and 701 Angel Fund.
"Making the real world consumable in VR is a complex but valuable task," Loup Ventures, the venture capital firm recently launched by longtime technology analyst Gene Munster, wrote in an announcement. "We look forward to working with Realvision to change the way we buy real estate."
Founded in 2013, Realvision has about 16 employees, including six who work at its south Minneapolis office. Bryn Erickson, the firm's Minneapolis-based co-founder, said he hopes to use some of the seed money to hire at least six more people in Minneapolis in the next 12 months.
"One of our biggest challenges is brand awareness," he said.
So Realvision is also looking to use the investment to increase its marketing to help it compete with its much larger Silicon Valley-based competitor, Matterport.
The company also recently announced a partnership with Spacecrafting, a Minneapolis-based real estate photography and video firm that serves nearly 4,000 real estate agents, architects, builders and designers in the Twin Cities.
It has apps for touring properties in virtual reality using Oculus Rift and Google Cardboard and expects to release more apps for Samsung Gear VR and HTC Vive before the end of the month.
Kavita Kumar covers the fast-changing retail landscape. She reports about Target, Best Buy, Mall of America, and other national and local retailers as well shopping trends.
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The review was sparked by an anonymous letter signed "We are Best Buy" that purported to represent "a group of employees."
The Democratic chairman and ranking Republican on a House Armed Services subcommittee toured Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works on Friday and offered assurances to shipbuilders amid reports of possible cuts.
Retailers are adjusting to a new rule in the city, and have a few months before penalties kick in.
Online used-car seller Carvana arrives in Minnesota • Business


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Ernesto Quiroga (born 11 January 1975) is a Cuban weightlifter. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

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Q: How to open a whole partition/device for reading/writing on Windows? In other words, what's the Windows equivalent of open("/dev/sda")?
I'm trying to port a Linux app that reads and writes to block devices to Windows, but I know almost nothing about Windows development and I can't find anything on google.
I will also need to enumerate all devices (and possibly their partitions) to present them to the user and unmount them before writing (is that a thing on Windows?).

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College success attributed to professors and opportunities at JSCC
The first time Jared Page toured Jackson State Community College, "it just felt it was right for me," the Henderson resident said.
At Jackson State, he learned how to transition from high school to college, studied hard and prepared for the second leg of his higher education after he earned an associate degree. He also took advantage of extra opportunities like Jackson State's study abroad program.
"I just really love to talk about this institution that fostered my ability to appreciate higher education and pursue my interest in political science," Page said.
So, when he saw Jackson State President Dr. Alana Hamilton at a higher education subcommittee meeting in Nashville earlier this year, he quickly rushed over to say hello. Page, now a University of Memphis-Lambuth student, was in Nashville working as a legislative intern for State Rep. Jim Coley, a Republican representing the Bartlett area. Coley was chairman of the House Higher Education Subcommittee.
For four months, through April 26, Page set up appointments for Coley with constituents, lobbyists and state officials; answered the phones; handled emails; helped file legislative bills; and did other work as needed. At the same time, he earned 12 hours of college credit and was paid a biweekly stipend through the University of Memphis.
Page had applied for the internship at the encouragement of Dr. Paul Mego, political science department head at UM-Lambuth, who knew of Page's interest in politics.
This summer, Page will work for Jackson attorney Mike Weinman and spend July in Washington, D.C., on an internship through Internews, an international nonprofit. After graduating from UM-Lambuth this fall with a bachelor's degree in political science, he plans to go to law school or get a master's degree in political science.
As he talks about his plans and the opportunities he has had in college, Page looks back at his experiences at Jackson State. He points to his professors, like Dr. Anna Esquivel, his advisor, and Dr. Liz Mayo, who also helped him succeed.
"My Jackson State professors gave me the resources I needed," he said. "They'll work with you one on one."
Page grew up in Henderson and graduated from Chester County High School. He didn't know if he was prepared for college. Jackson State was close to home and affordable, he said.
"I found a college home where I could be comfortable and succeed. Jackson State helped me out tremendously."
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TAMOHA is one of the registered Non Governmental Organization under the name and style of TAMOHA functioning in various parts of India. TAMOHA is a National Character Registered Society from Govt. of NCT of Delhi under Society registration Act XXI of 1860 and FCR Act from Govt. of India and 12 A & 80G under Section of the Income tax Act 1961.This Foundation has been started with a view to deliver superior community development programs and projects to underprivileged. "TAMOHA is one of the leading humanitarian organizations fighting for the action oriented improvemization of quality standards of our nation, by implementing different programs with newer techniques and realistic approach."
Tamoha the institution is one of the leading humanitarian organizations fighting of the action oriented improvemization of quality standards of our nation by implementing different programs with newer techniques and realistic approach. In the developed world, social work attains its maturity. Our sincere sympathies go to the Jurassic age. These intelligent creations could not cope with cataclysmic change and were thus wiped out from the face of earth, being intelligent, dynamic and bright is not enough. So it is the basic concern of the organization that one must also be capable of capping with challenges.
It was founded in 2002 by a group of social activists, who felt the need to have a registered institution that could provide support and technical assistance to the volunteers working for the unprivileged section of the country.
Our Organization would act as an organization that could make possible a better quality of life for Indian citizens, and ensure good health and protection from exploitation to the people of the country.
The VISION of TAMOHA is LIGHTEN TO INLIGHTEN by creating the society free from discrimination, poverty, illiteracy, exploitation, gender inequality, child labor, and diseases.
The MISSION of TAMOHA is to prepare the society so as to face the new changes in the world by the efforts of professionals who have gained processional knowledge in social work and who can face challenges. That had arisen because of globalization and super industrialization. It will work in promoting social development by carrying out scientific research and disseminating relevant information via latest communication channels.
The earlier decades saw the emergence of social work interventions based on human values. Our organization guaranties to act as the voice for undeveloped sections of the society where the new egalitarian concept exists. We also wish to find new channels and space for vision based new innovation. Our working strategies indicate TAMOHA�s quality of achievement strong mass base, transparency, dedication and commitment of the members & the staff. This is the time to express the words of thanks to all our donor agencies, individuals, departments, of state and central governments, different banks, like minded organizations and our colleagues who have given their support and effort for the achievement in the previous years and to the milestone for the future endeavors.
"We have a dream; we have been to the mountain top. We have seen the promised land" We would rather expect from each & every people to do their job sincerely. It is our humble appeal to all the people to think what they should do for the Nation. We know that the path is hard and the way is long but with social cooperation the task will be easy for us to achieve the motto. It is only possible with sincerity, personal integrity, humanity, courtesy, wisdom & charity.
TAMOHA aims to leverage Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Media for empowering and transforming the lives of the underserved and underprivileged. TAMOHA believes that ICT helps the underserved population access information, services, and opportunities which provide increased awareness and enable them to realize their potential.
TAMOHA is working in the different fields of social development from very beginning. It has good experience in implementation of various program. We are going to implement and achieve the maximum result with our best and benevolent effort in the target area. The organization has adequate human resources of requisite standard to handle projects on Women & Child Development issue. Besides our regular employee, the organization has a panel of experts from different discipline who provide guidelines & suggestions time to time in designing the project as well as execution of the same. Chief functionaries also look after the all progressive project running by Society.
The organization will work keeping in view that there is no proper access of basic/academic and technical education facility in the community. Govt. schools are far from their places small children are unable to approach school in the same manner there is no adequate technical education facility available in working area. The existing government primary schools and other technical centers are not in a position to accommodate all the children and women together. At present the organization is running various activities in Remote & marginalized area of Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan & Delhi. It has shown significant achievement in the area of Community welfare in Education, Health, Environment, Art & Craft, Livelihood development, Economic Empowerment.
In present scenario organization is working for the women in various sectors like legal Awareness, Advocacy, Vocational Courses, Non-formal Education, Art & Handicraft training, Food & Nutrition training & Income Generation Program through SHGs. "To accomplish great things we must not only dream, but also act, not only plan, but also implement". And perhaps, true to this ethique the approach will help us to retrospect and reaffirm our stated goal, focusing on the ideas and thoughts and has made "TAMOHA grow up and stand as a unique foundation" oasis of development in the working areas.
Show the world we can do it and they will realies our "Success". And this has surely come out true in the history of TAMOHA group of Development" which is the dream come true of the visionary philanthropist, we at TAMOHA are always proud to say that "We make difference, yes difference in each and every aspect in the field of Development of Nation."


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Excelerate - Initiating the conversion, defining most of the materials, remapping the car for the skin etc.
2. Extract the content of "ADDONS" map of my mod to "ADDONS" map of your NFS:MW with Mod Loader.
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Pictured from left to right: Nathan Wright (QV Partners), Jerry Browder (Signet Health), Jon McCarry (Director of UNT's Murphy Center), Heather Gregory (Stoke Denton), Ryan Davenport (Trestle Partners) and Marshall Culpeper (Kubos Corp) photographed inside Stoke Denton, a co-working space for entrepreneurs and startups in Denton, Texas.
The Murphy Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of North Texas is collaborating with the Denton community to launch a new investment group in the North Texas region.
The Denton Angel Investment Group — whose founders include several successful entrepreneurs, two CEOs, a seasoned corporate attorney and the leader of UNT's Murphy Center — was recently created to provide investment and strategic advisory support to early-stage ventures within Texas, emphasizing the Denton area.
New ventures interested in connecting with investors should submit their idea at dentonangels.com. Interested accredited investors can contact info@dentonangels.com for membership consideration.


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As healthcare marketers, we understand the challenges – no, opportunities – before us. Doing more with less, fostering innovation while (let's not forget) increasing ROI all contribute to new ways to market to consumers. As consumers take a more active role in their healthcare decisions, healthcare marketers must take note and adapt in order to remain relevant.
The world of healthcare marketing has been redefining itself over the last few years. Focusing more on a patient-centered approach, healthcare marketers are striving for patient loyalty, so improving the patient experience is essential for success. Enter return on engagement (ROE).
We love metrics. It's like looking behind the curtain, discovering the Great and Powerful Oz (or, you know, what content topics interest our readers, or what we should never EVER write about again). So, we thought we'd do a round-up of sorts, illustrating what newsletter topics did the best this year. Here are the top 5 performing articles we shared this year.


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Passionist JPIC Australia is the office for the Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation Office for the Australian Province of the Passionist Congregation. The Passionists are a religious congregation within the Roman Catholic Church whose primary focus or 'Charism' is to keep alive the memory of the Passion of Christ. Particularly we do this by standing by the crucified of the world today.
The Passionist JPIC Australia Office is chaired by Fr. Jose R. Sanchez CP.
Dear JPIC Australia, Jose Sanchez, I'm a graphic designer from the Netherlands who has a commission designing the cover of a book about Coltan, the curse of Congo. It is a 'faction', written by Arend van Campen, with possible answers to end this modern form of slavery. For his book, for the cover of it I found a picture in your blog, which I'd like to use for the backflap of the book. Maybe if you reply using my regular emailaddress I can show you which picture I mean. I'm looking for the author of it so I can possibly use it for the book. My email address is waltersmaalders@gmail.com. I thank you in advance for your time, kind regards, Walter Smaalders. And I admire the good work you do by posting this blog.
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Scotland's rich energy resources – oil and gas, and now renewables – have played an important role in the economic and political case for greater autonomy. The Scottish Government and Parliament currently have only limited legal powers in relation to energy policy, but will gain full domestic legal competence in the event of independence. Even if independence is rejected, energy is likely to be a prime candidate for further devolution if, as promised, the terms of the current devolution settlement are revised.
Greater autonomy brings with it the prospect of greater policy differentiation – and indeed the Scottish Government already pursues distinctive energy policy goals. However, how meaningful is autonomy in a world of inter-connected energy markets, and in which domestic energy policy is increasingly constrained by supranational obligations?
This half-day seminar explores these issues, examining the significance of energy policy in the constitutional debate, and the potential impact of constitutional change in different energy sectors, drawing upon experience of negotiating energy autonomy and interdependence in other small, European nations.
To register for this event, please contact claire.mcconnell@strath.ac.uk.


There is no such thing as an easy Ironman event. 3.8km swim, a 180km bike and then a 42.2km run is tough no matter how fit you are. There is wear and tear on your body before, during and after the event. It takes many hours of training and discipline to be able to complete one so you can say "I am an Ironman." However, what if you train too much and do more harm than good?
What if you could achieve Ironman status with less wear and tear on your body, have faster recovery after training sessions and the event itself, be able to spend more time with your family and friends (as opposed to gaining what could be "junk" miles pounding the pavement), have less chance of injury and still have a better body (lighter and stronger) and sharper mind?
I have completed Japan Ironman (14:07:55) with the standard lots of hours training (20/week) and supposedly healthy diet (grains) and I have completed Malaysia Ironman (14:03:55) with less training hours (just 9/week) and a Primed Lifestyle (no grains/sugars etc.). I also weighed 10kg less and had more energy this way.
This post is to compare the two Ironman events in which one was Primed (Malaysia) and the other non-Primed (Japan).
Just as another comparison, I also completed Melbourne Ironman after Japan Ironman with 18 hours training a week and leading the Primed Lifestyle in 11:41:23. An improvement of 2 hours and 20 minutes in around 6 months.
Prior to Japan Ironman I was eating the SAD way. SAD is an acronym for Standard Australian Diet where we eats lots of carbs and sugar and think it's healthy (the Government and dietitians actually recommend this which is why we are one of the most obese countries in the world). I was exercising 20 hours a week, was more susceptible to injury, was often very tired and was 73 kilos.
Prior to Malaysia Ironman I was no longer eating the SAD way but following the Primed Lifestyle of healthy and nutritious food. Who would of thought that I then felt more energetic, recovered fast after training sets and was my ideal body weight of 63 kilos. This is the power of real food with real flavor.
My 8 week average prior to Japan Ironman I was training between 18 to 20 hours a week with an average of 100km running, 8km swimming and 150km biking. My weight prior to the start of the race was around 72 kilos or so.
I will never, ever carbo load again (am talking about cheap, highly processed carbs like pasta and bread and not complex-carbohydrates like leafy greens, fruits and nuts). This is a mistake I made at Japan Ironman when I had lots of noodles (I used to love them) and a few beers before the event.
I had 3 different flavors of noodles and also some ice cream at the end as a treat. Big mistake. Rookie mistake!
During Malaysia Ironman I only had nuts, beef jerky and my own home-made Primed Energy Gel packed with good fats and natural sugars. I ran past some many people who were cramping and vomiting from eating sugary gels and sports drinks. I made that same error in Japan Ironman but now know it is best to keep a constant source of energy through good fats and protein then the spikes and falls of glucose energy (from sugar and carbo).
There were many triathletes who bonked or did not perform to their expectations due to their poor nutrition choices. They got away with it during their training sessions but came unstuck during the grueling event itself. Some "junk" foods to avoid include spam, sandwiches, sugar gels, sugar sports drinks, sugar "energy" bars and all things processed, with added refined sugar and all grains. These products spike your blood sugar (what goes up must come down) and cause inflammation in your body. Besides, gram for gram, fat has twice the energy as the cheap carbos.
After Malaysia Ironman they only served very cheap pizza, pasta and sweet drinks. I knew my body had expended a lot of energy and needed protein to aid its recovery. So, I skipped the beer and pasta and went back to my room for some beef jerky and pickles. I slept well throughout the night.
After Japan Ironman we all went to a restaurant where I "rewarded" myself with a beer or three and some noodles and sushi. I slept badly and had bad leg pain throughout the night.
Prior to Ironman Malaysia I was busy establishing Primed for your Life I knew I would have less time to train compared to Japan Ironman. So I made sure I trained more effectively which meant more intensity through speed work for the swim, bike and run. I also ensured my once per week 20 minute Eccentric Gym routines were maintained and this helped me a lot with upper body and leg strength.
The added bonus of training less but more intensely is that you then have more time to rest your mind and body between sessions. Hence, you look forward to the training more as your body is rested and your mind refreshed.
After Malaysia Ironman I was able to go for a an Eccentric gym workout 2 days afterwards and a light swim, bike and run 3 days afterwards. I was feeling great and had no real aches and pains at all. This is in contrast to Japan Ironman where I was more "banged up". Maybe it was from lugging the extra 8 to 10 kilos around for the 14 hours of the tough physical event.
After Japan Ironman I was also able to run 3 days afterwards but it was more of a walk/jog and I did not feel as refreshed compared to Malaysia Ironman.
With less than half the training (so more time for business, self-education, family and fun – 9 hours compared with 20) I was able to improve on my Japan Ironman time at Malaysia Ironman.
Being Primed for your Life rocks. How I felt is summed up with these 2 pictures. In Japan I was simply relieved to see the finish line, whereas in Malaysia I hit it hard with more vigor and energy. That is what the Primed Lifestyle is all about. You will gain more energy so you have more time for life!


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First-time parents and those who own small apartments without the condition of having a specific room for the baby go through a common problem: How to book a couple bedroom space for the baby? Well, it's a complicated situation and it should be kept as little as possible, as neither the babies nor the parents are comfortable or healthy. And, depending on the dimensions of the room, the solutions are not the best, but the possible ones.
This crib, as far as I know, is not yet for sale in Brazil, but it's a good idea, is not it?
The lighting should be controlled (with dimmers preferably) to avoid too much light in the baby's eyes. Access to the crib should be as large as possible to facilitate activities, better ventilation and decrease contact with cold walls. If this is not possible, keep the crib slightly away from the walls or cover it up to a good height with wainscoting or laminate.
In small rooms unfortunately something must be sacrificed. If there is no other way, one way to get space is to remove one of the dumb servants (or up to 2) and / or lean the bed against a wall. One way to have greater comfort is the same: install wall panels or laminate on the wall, so that there is no contact with the cold wall.
Below are some layouts (furniture layout) I thought of here, some better, some worse, considering a 3 × 3 bedroom, wardrobes, nightstand, full size bed, a small changer above a dresser and a crib in Small size (measurements are in the last drawing).
Finally, it is neither easy nor healthy (for the baby and your marriage) to have nor maintain this situation, even if your room is much larger than this.


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Mexico Leads the Way and Ratifies USMCA
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I am pleased, and relieved, that Mexico acknowledges the importance of improving our most important trade deal.��
Mexico�s Senate last week overwhelmingly approved the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA), the trade deal that updates the rules that have governed North America�s international commerce for a generation.��
The final tally was 114 senators in favor and�4�against. That is a clear vote for free trade.��
This result means that after all the deliberation�and diplomacy, the replacement of NAFTA is officially underway.��
Now it�s up to the United States and Canada to�follow Mexico�s lead and�ratify the agreement as well.��
�We trust our partners will soon do the same for the sake of a strong North America, with clear rules, attractive for investment, stable and competitive,� tweeted Jesus�Seade, Mexico�s top trade negotiator.��
In the United States, President�Donald�Trump tweeted his own encouragement: �Time for Congress to do the same here!� Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the White House and declared, also by tweet,�his goal of��increasing trade and moving forward with the new NAFTA.���
I know that the approvals�of the USMCA in�the United States and Canada�won�t come right away, if they come at all. In Washington, a government divided between�two opposing parties�means that everything moves slowly. In Ottawa, officials have�said�that they�ll vote�on USMCA�only�when the United States is ready to vote�and not sooner.��
I�m glad�that�my country acted so quickly�and on its own. Here in Mexico, we appreciate the�value�of�close�trade ties with the United States and Canada�and I hope our�decision to ratify the USMCA will�build momentum.�
I�m a fifth-generation dairy farmer, living and working in the state of Hidalgo, just north of Mexico City. We raise�and milk�hundreds of cows and calves plus crops for silage. Yet we can�t function without�our trading partners.���
From the United States and Canada, we import corn, soybeans, wheat, vitamins, medicine, fertilizer, pesticides, machinery, and technology.�I suppose we could buy these goods from producers in other countries, but it�makes more sense to shop close�to home.��
I haven�t read all the fine print of the USMCA: I�m too busy working on the farm! As I understand it, however, the agreement will have a bigger impact on manufacturing than on agriculture.�So�for us, USMCA�probably�won�t change the fundamentals of our business.��
Yet it will do something of�vital�importance: It will�offer�stability.��
Farmers�confront�changing circumstances every day, from shifts in the weather to fluctuations in commodity prices.�Amid this need to adapt constantly, we seek�as much�certainty�as possible. Above all, we want the rules of our business to remain steady and predictable.��
For the�last�several�years, however, we�ve suffered through an enormous amount of�political�instability and uncertainty. Last year,�the leadership of�our government in Mexico�transitioned�from one party to another. The same has happened�recently�in the United States. Meanwhile, everybody�s�fighting over�trade: slapping on tariffs, talking up trade wars, and threatening to quit�a longstanding agreement that has�worked well for all three countries.��
Like most Mexicans, I didn�t think we needed to change NAFTA. But now we have, mainly at the request of the United States. We agreed to open trade talks. Then we agreed to update and rename the pact. And now we�ve�gone ahead and�given it�our�formal ratification.��
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We�ve done everything�asked�of us.�At the same time�the Mexican patriot in me must speak out�we�ve been knocked around like a pi�ata. Bashing Mexico, it seems, is a�game�for certain politicians.�
Our trading relationship is too important to both of our economies for this to�go on. Last year, two-way trade between the United States and Mexico was worth more than $670 billion.�We can�t afford to jeopardize this relationship.�
Instead of arguing about trade, we should work together to address the challenges of migration, drug smuggling, and more.��
Before we can focus on these�other critical�matters,�however,�we must resolve our trade disputes. Mexico has done its part�the part that others have asked us to play.�
Now it�s up to the United States and Canada also�to do the right thing and approve USMCA.�
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Georgina Gutierrez
Dairy Farmer, Mexico
Gina is a 5th generation dairy farmer. Her family farm is in the central region of Mexico, and currently milks 420 cows. The farm has 40 hectares in crops: corn, barley, triticale and rye grass go into silage for the cattle. Gina works with her father, a veterinarian who is in charge of animal health and nutrition; and her brother, an agronomist, who takes care of the crops. Gina has been involved in the operation fulltime since 2008. In May 2015, Gina stepped up to start a Facebook page advocating for the dairy industry. La Vida L�ctea now has nearly 30,000 followers. She recently completed a Master�s Degree in Corporate Law and is part of the Young Dairy Leaders Class. She writes regularly for Ganadero and Hoard�s Dairyman magazine en espa�ol. Gina attended the Committee on Food Security meeting of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome. She�s headed back to Rome in November for a meeting on finding ways to serve those who don�t get enough nutrition and help solve issues of overweight and obesity in our society.
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I've lost my iPhone 5 and I don't have iCloud contact or Apple ID. Is there any other way I could find it?
Without those services enabled you cannot locate your iPhone.
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