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It's finally April! Does anyone else not feel like it's actually April/spring? I still feel like it's February honestly. I can't believe summer is like…2 months away!
Here are your health links for today:
- Leg Burnout Workout (Blonde Ponytail) – Thrusters and kettlebell swings? Your legs will definitely be burning with this workout by Jess!
- Discomfort vs. Pain (Run To The Finish) – Great tips on how to know whether your pain is discomfort, or you need to go to the doctor. Also great exercises for your weak points, like glutes and hips.
- 6 Tips For Staying Energized (Fit Betty) – Did you know your macronutrient intake affects your energy levels? Lots of other tips listed as well!
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Do you strive for "perfect" eating or are do you treat yourself when you have a craving?
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Junior has only a few months to live, but the spunky 8-year-old tuxedo cat will die at home, surrounded by his humans and his favorite blankets, bowls and catnip toys.
Junior's aggressive cancerous tumors were treatable, but traditional veterinarians at the University of Pennsylvania and VRC in Malvern priced the treatment at well over $10,000.
Cancer treatment would extend Junior's life by a year, perhaps, and he'd suffer the pain of chemotherapy and radiation. So, instead, his humans brought in veterinarian Brad Bates, who operates a Center City franchise of Lap of Love, a palliative care and hospice service offering "comfort medicine" so animals can die at home, amid loved ones.
Many animal owners can't afford expensive care for terminally ill or elderly pets, even with excellent veterinary schools in the area offering discounted treatments.
So they call Lap of Love, whose veterinarians perform home hospice medication and nutrition, as well as at-home euthanasia, for furry family members. Lap of Love started in Florida and now has vets in nearly half the United States.
"Most people want to die at home, and we put all our feelings on our pets - some of them rightfully so," said Bates. "A lot of people want their animals to die at home, as well, but vets generally don't offer that.
"Pets are just such a big part of our family, they're an extension of us," he said. "When someone hears about us, it becomes a logical financial thing to do, as well."
As a result, Lap of Love has grown quickly.
Bates charges $275 for an in-home consultation for hospice, plus extra for medications. Lap of Love also offers additional euthanasia and cremation services for a fee, depending on the size of the animal and whether the owner wants the ashes.
What does hospice treatment for animals involve?
Palliative care includes an exam, assessment of your pet's quality of life, and a treatment plan including pain medication.
"Palliative care is comfort, nutrition, sleep, and antianxiety medication, very similar to hospice for an elderly person," Bates said. "Many pets go into hospice not because they're dying, but because they're older. We're not helping keep them alive, we help them pass peacefully. At Lap of Love, we don't fight the death process."
Bates graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's veterinary medicine school and practices in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. (For more information, visit www.lapoflove.com.) He is a member of the Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement.
Wallace Sife, who started the Nutley, N.J.-based association, is a psychologist and author of the book The Loss of a Pet. The APLB now boasts 900 members, double the number of a decade ago.
"Grief over pets has changed because society realizes they're members of your family. Why hide your grief in the closet?" Sife said.
The APLB will host its 2016 conference in October in Atlantic City, with about 200 veterinarians registered to attend, up from 150 at the last conference two years ago, Sife said.
When Bates opened his Lap of Love operation in Philadelphia in 2011, he treated one patient a month and performed in-home euthanasia about a dozen times a month.
This year, he said, he's seeing an average of three patients a day, both for hospice care and euthanasia. He expects the calls to increase over the next few years.
"Palliative patients we care for over a period of a few months," Bates said, and that's the bulk of his clientele. With in-home euthanasia, he also creates a clay paw print and a clip of your pet's hair as keepsakes.
Veterinary costs are starting to approach that of human medicine. Moreover, with traditional diagnostic tests by vets, "there are no co-pays like with people and medical care. Everything is paid up-front, and that can get very expensive," Bates added.
"The worst part is that our pets can't tell us what's wrong, and then everyone is frustrated," he said.
Primarily, Lap of Love vets treat dogs and cats, but it also has performed palliative care for rabbits, guinea pigs, and farm animals such as horses, cows, pigs and goats.
"One vet did euthanasia for a show chicken who was very sick," Bates said.
Aside from being a doctor, Bates also has pets: three cats and a chinchilla. He called it an honor to help pets pass in comfort at home.
"I remember my little Laker," he recalled. "He was a sickly kitten, born with feline leukemia. At two years, he developed lymphoma. I tried to help. But there was no medicine that could make him better. Once I thought his quality of life was diminishing and not improving, I let him pass peacefully.
"It was the most difficult day of my life, and that time was the most difficult time of my life to this day, and probably forever. But the thought of him suffering or becoming sicker was worse.
"I thank the stars every day that I was able to let him pass peacefully before he suffered to death," Bates said. "He will be in my heart forever."

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What do I need to give up?
(Today's sermon on this topic can be heard by clicking this link.) The question that the rich ruler asked Jesus was one that most of us ask as well: "What must I do…?" or as in Matthew's account "What good deed must I do…?" (see Luke 18:18-23; Matthew 19:16-22) We all want to know what we can do. We all want to be sure that we are saved, that we will inherit eternal life. Here is Luke's account of this discussion.
And a ruler asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.'" And he said, "All these I have kept from my youth." When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me." But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich.
(Luk 18:18-23)
You will notice that Jesus answered his question but there were a couple of things missing. In the first place, He said nothing about honoring God. Still, we can assume that a Israelite would understand that serving God was a necessary part in obtaining eternal life, so Jesus did not mention the first 4 commandments at all. He also did not mention the 10th commandment of coveting.
He covered the action commandments dealing our fellow man. A list of things that would not be impossible to find in a person. You can almost hear the wheels turning in the rulers head. Don't commit adultery (Check!), Don't murder (Check!) Do not steal (I have plenty…so Check!) Do not bear false witness (Check!), Honor parents….(Check!!!) Hey, that's good….mmm, wonder if I need to do anything else? Uh, Jesus….what else do I lack?
Again: What do i need to do? Now Jesus brings out the 10th commandment. And this time when Jesus told him what to do, it was more like Jesus was telling him what he would need to give up! You see the 10th commandment "Do not covet" is now under consideration. This is not as much an action commandment as it is a heart and attitude commandment. It is easy to say "I don't kill, steal, commit adultery, etc…." but to say " I do not covet…." That is harder.
Notice that he had plenty of money. He was "extremely rich". We tend to think of coveting as wanting something that someone else has….because we don't have a way to get it. However, I suspect that if he had wanted the latest model of chariot that rolled out of the ACME chariot factory, he could have bought it. No, it seems clear that he was coveting his own possessions and things.
Jesus asked him to give up what he had and he was unwilling to do so. It is both a positive "Do this" and a negative "Remove this" It cut him very deeply. He went away sorrowful because he had great possessions (Matt 19:22)
What do you need to give up? You may not be a thief or murderer, you may not commit adultery or dishonor your parents but in the final analysis, what are you willing to give up to inherit eternal life? We should remember that we are encouraged to give our lives as a "living sacrifice" in Romans 12:1-2. Sacrifices always involve giving something up.
Will you give up your old friends for Jesus? Will you give up your 60 inch HDTV with surround sound? Will you give up your iPhone? Will you give up the next upgrade of the iPhone? Will you give up your Nintendo, even if you haven't caught all the Pokemon? Will you give up a couple more hours to read your Bible, visit someone who is sick, send a card or letter of encouragement? Will you give up the one thing you want most? What is that thing? It isn't complicated….it's just hard.
I would suggest that for many of us, the freedom to do what we want and to live the lifestyle we want is a big draw. We have nice computers, comfortable homes, can pick up prepared food, talk with family all over the world, and pretty much be our own person.
Another thing we might consider giving up is the type of personality that we have. Some people have a way of doing things and saying things which they justify by simply saying "That's how I am!" If I am cranky, short tempered, a loner, a party person, or what ever other flaw in character that we might have which we simply relish having or don't care enough about it to give it up.
The process of becoming a living sacrifice can be expressed by Paul in Gal 2:20 when he says that it is no longer Paul that lives but Christ living in him. In other words, when people say Paul, they actually saw how Christ would have acted in that situation.
When people talk with you and interact with you, do they hear and see Christ? They should.
If we had asked the question of Jesus, what answer would we have gotten? It may be a different sacrifice for me than for you but it all comes down to this: If you want to inherit eternal life….what are you willing to give up?
A more acceptable sacrifice
Abel offered a more acceptable sacrifice….and he did it by Faith.
Living by Faith means that we will offer sacrifices by faith…just like Abel did. We will offer the best, we will offer what God asked for, and we will offer it willingly!
Today's lesson explores the example we have in Abel and you can listen to it here.
Deny yourself
And he said to all, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. (Luk 9:23)
Yesterday we looked at the idea of coming after Jesus. The fact is that as a Christian, he is the one we are to come after and only him. When he says "follow me", he does not say "follow me and follow x, y, or z too". But to follow him, we are told that we need to do something and that something is very hard. While there are distinctions between "deny himself" and "take up his cross" they are essentially the same thing: Death to your own will and faithfulness in that death.
When Paul wrote in Romans 12 that we should be living sacrifices, the worthwhile note is that the difference between a living sacrifice and a dead one is that the living one can crawl back off the altar and we are not to do that. We continue to sacrifice ourselves for him and his cause to promote the Kingdom of God.
To Deny something is to negate its existence or truth. Anytime you deny an accusation, you are in effect saying "it is untrue". If you deny that your punched your brother or sister, you are in effect saying "it didn't happen", When Peter denied Jesus, he was in effect saying "that man is of no importance to me, I do not know him and have no association with him." Another thing you say is that whoever brings that statement is a liar. They are wrong but you are right.
When we apply that to ourselves, the denial is more personal. It is easy to deny someone else or something they say or accuse you of, but how do you deny yourself when the survival instinct is so strong? Paul said in Eph 5 that "no man hates his own body but cherishes it" and this is true. Yet Jesus says we must deny ourselves.
It is to say "I do not exist". Of course, one has to ask, if you say "I do not exist" then who is it that I am looking at? Who is it that is verbalizing that statement? I would like to suggest that when we deny ourselves that we begin to say like Paul said"
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Gal 2:20)
It is not that you do not live at all but that what life you have is dedicated to serving Christ, to being Christ like, to living the life Christ would live were he still here. To put it into today's vernacular "WWJD -What would Jesus do?"
Jesus did the will of the Father and while on this world taught us to do the same. How does an American make sense of this denial of self? How does someone who has so much, say a nice warm house on a cold day, carpet, shoes on his feet, food in his belly and a laptop upon which to write a blog? I have not even touched the smallest of riches yet. Do we give it all up?
It could be necessary and yet we see rich people in the Bible all the time and I don't think we can ever say we are not rich. But we do need to deny our own wants after we take care of (give thanks to God) our needs. While that may not mean that we will not have some luxuries perhaps, it does mean that we will not have as many.
The thing is that this denial of self is the gift you give God and since we know that everything we have is His anyway, then what we have is to be used part for us and part for God. We take care of our families and we do it wisely. (it is written) If we are wise, we save for the uncertain future but we never assume that our massive 401k will be enough to care for us or give us liberty to not serve God.
Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say, "Who is the LORD?" or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God. (Pro 30:8-9)
Here is a thought to consider: Abraham gave 10% and so did Jacob, both of these men living before the law of Moses which commanded the tithe. Today, Paul writes to give 'as we have been prospered" and the amount is not specified. What God made into a commandment was for the purpose of supporting the Levitical priesthood and yet, we have a greater priesthood.
I will not tell you that you need to give 10% by way of commandment but might I implore you to consider that you are partakers of the better covenant and that if we want to be children of Abraham we do the work Abraham did? 10% might not actually be enough but it is a start. In a future blog, I will write about 'what hinders us from giving 10%?'
When you give away to God 10% or whatever amount you give, you are in effect denying yourself (on the financial side, there are other aspects to deny in your life) and saying "Even though I could do much with this, I will trust God to provide my needs."
Onward Christian Soldiers…Deny yourself and follow Him


text: Biomagnification of PBDEs in Three Small Terrestrial Food Chains Stefan Voorspoels Adrian Covaci Jaspers Hugo Neels Paul Schepens 10.1021/es061408k.s001 https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Biomagnification_of_PBDEs_in_Three_Small_Terrestrial_Food_Chains/4057317 Eight polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) congeners (IUPAC nos. 28, 47, 99, 100, 153, 154, 183, and 209) were measured in passerines (great tits - Parus major), wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus), and bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus). These data were combined with previously obtained data on PBDEs in common buzzards (Buteo buteo), sparrowhawks (Accipiter nisus), and red fox (Vulpes vulpes). This enabled estimation of the biomagnification potential of PBDEs in the following three terrestrial food chains: great tit−sparrowhawk, small rodents−buzzard, and small rodents−fox. Biomagnification of BDE 209 could not be assessed because levels of this congener were below the LOQ in the prey species. All other congeners, except BDE 28, were biomagnified in both predatory bird species. Biomagnification of BDE 28 could not be observed from rodents to buzzard. Biomagnification factors (BMFs) were calculated as the ratio between the lipid-normalized concentrations in the predator and in the prey. BMFs ranged from 2 to 34 for the sum of PBDEs in predatory bird food chain. Although the fox is a top-predator, this is not reflected in the PBDE concentrations that were measured in its tissues. In the small rodent−fox food chain, no biomagnification could be observed. This observation is most likely related to the high metabolic capacity of the fox with regard to organohalogens and should be taken into account when selecting species for environmental monitoring purposes. Not all top-predators will give a representative reflection of the pollution of their habitat, but confounding factors, such as metabolism, can influence the results to a great extent and can therefore lead to misinterpretations. 2007-01-15 00:00:00 bank voles rodent lipid-normalized concentrations polybrominated diphenyl ethers IUPAC nos Biomagnification factors BMF congener BDE 28 monitoring purposes bird species Clethrionomys glareolus Vulpes vulpes prey species LOQ PBDE concentrations Small Terrestrial Food Chains BDE 209 representative reflection bird food chain


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STR: Middle East and Africa 2017 hotel performance
Hotels in the Middle East reported negative 2017 performance results, while hotels in Africa posted growth across the three key performance metrics, according to data from STR.
U.S. dollar constant currency, 2017 vs. 2016
Middle East
- Occupancy: -1.1% to 65.0%
- Average daily rate (ADR): -4.5% to US$164.33
- Revenue per available room (RevPAR): -5.6% to US$106.89
- Occupancy: +5.6% to 58.0%
- Average daily rate (ADR): +7.4% to US$104.15
- Revenue per available room (RevPAR): +13.4% to US$60.43
Local currency, 2017 vs. 2016
- Occupancy: +8.8% to 56.7%
- Average daily rate (ADR): -4.7% to KWD62.17
- Revenue per available room (RevPAR): +3.7% to KWD35.23
Demand, up 12.0% in 2017, has continued to grow following the economic downturn caused by lower oil prices. However, room rates have now decreased for three consecutive years. December 2017 represented the first month with year-over-year ADR growth (+8.3%) in Kuwait since July 2016 and was just the fourth positive ADR month for the country since the beginning of 2015.
South Africa
- Occupancy: -0.5% to 64.0%
- Average daily rate (ADR): +3.9% to SAR1,219.07
- Revenue per available room (RevPAR): +3.3% to SAR780.21
According to STR analysts, the weakened South African rand has helped grow the market's demand over the past two years. However, supply growth has offset the lift in demand, resulting in a slight dip in occupancy levels. Cape Town, specifically, has seen a surge as a tourism destination, with increased flight accessibility from several key source markets. Additionally, the recent expansion to the Cape Town International Convention Centre has helped bring further corporate demand into the market. Looking ahead, Cape Town's increasing popularity, from both a tourism and corporate demand perspective, may put a damper on hotel business in Johannesburg and Sandton, with more tourists choosing Cape Town as a point of entry to the country over Johannesburg, and more conference and event planners choosing Cape Town's enhanced convention center.
United Arab Emirates
- Occupancy: +0.5% to 75.1%
- Average daily rate (ADR): -3.8% to AED599.58
- Revenue per available room (RevPAR): -3.3% to AED450.04
STR analysts note that supply growth continues to affect hotel performance in the country, especially with Dubai's build-up to the 2020 World Expo and beyond. Not only will the amount of new hotel supply continue to influence Dubai's ADR, the type of new hotel supply entering the market will create a shift in the pricing landscape, with more offerings in the Midscale segment. The market has been historically dominated by the upper-tier hotel classes. Additional offerings in the middle-pricing tiers, however, has helped the market's demand continue to rise, as a wider price range has made Dubai more accessible at various travel budgets.
Dubai continues to add new tourism attractions to stimulate demand growth, helping the market drive hotel demand as inventory expands. Abu Dhabi is following a similar trend, but at a smaller scale due to a smaller market size. Along with hotel supply developments, the market is adding several new cultural attractions, including the Louvre Abu Dhabi, which opened in November 2017, and additional museums slated to open in the coming years. An expected increase in oil prices, combined with sustained growth in the non-oil sector, should drive economic expansion in Abu Dhabi in 2018, allowing the economy to rebound from relatively flat performance during the previous 12 months. That should be an encouraging signal that the hospitality industry will turn the corner.


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Greg Robinson joined Oracle in 2000 as a Pre-Sales Senior Solution Engineer in the United States, and steadily grew his career to become an award-winning sales trainer.
As Director, Performance Partner, Oracle Sales and Partner Academy, he teaches solution engineers best practices for promoting our Oracle Cloud solutions to prospects. Greg's taught more than 50 sales training classes across Japan, Asia, and China and enjoys mentoring many of his 1200+ students.
We asked Greg to share his top five tips for growing your career at Oracle.
1. Tell your manager what kind of job you want to grow in to.
"I used to think doors would open naturally for me if I did my job well, but I've learned it's my job to ask for those opportunities. I can't expect my manager to be a mind reader."
2. Have a mentor and be a mentor.
"One of the best ways to grow your career is to find one or more mentors willing to help guide your career and provide feedback. I'm also a believer in being a mentor to others," Greg says.
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"Our online resources—like Lynda.com, Safari Books Online, Harvard ManageMentor, and IEEE eLearning Library—give you access to world-class training anytime, anywhere." Naturally, he advocates the Oracle Sales and Partner Academy for manager, sales and solution engineering training, but also highlighted a few of his personal favorites in growing his own career:
"I also think the book Emotional Intelligence 2.0 is important for anyone interested in developing into a leader; it helped me learn to keep my emotions in check during challenging situations. Also, Wooden on Leadership helped me refine my management style."
4. Teach about your area of expertise or general professional development.
"Teaching helps you deepen your own understanding of a skill or topic. It also helps promote your brand and thought leadership. As an individual contributor, I can only influence a few people every day. But as a teacher, I can influence hundreds of people. The best part is when you are teaching, you can see people improve dramatically, right before your eyes. It's the number-one thing I love to see."
5. Do what you love, what you're most passionate about.
"This is most important. If you don't love your job, find something else. My students often ask me for career guidance. I tell them that if you follow your heart, good things will happen. It's not always about money. Money won't make you happy but doing what you love most certainly will. Work doesn't feel like work when you love what you do."
If you are looking to join a company that offers continuous learning and growth opportunities, explore Oracle careers now.


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"Almost everything—all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure—these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart." –Steve Jobs
Hello friend,
Last weekend, my wife's family had a reunion. From the pictures on Facebook, it looked like a fun and festive time for all. The next day at the hotel, check-out time came and went, but her cousin had not come out of his room. Finding no answer at the door, the hotel staff let themselves in. He was dead. Massive heart attack. He was only in his forties, a few years older than me.
Talk about a gut-punch. Even though I didn't know him, all the photos I ever saw showed what looked like a healthy, vibrant man with a mega-watt smile that lit up the whole scene. He looked like a guy you wanted to get to know, wanted to be around. Good energy. And just like that, he is gone.
I know that death strikes a blow to each of us differently, obviously depending upon who the person was to us, but also playing a role are what age they were, how similar their circumstances were to our own, how they died, and the legacy they are leaving behind based on how they lived.
Clearly, when a person we know and love dies, there is an intensely personal process of grieving to work through, a process that pervades every aspect of our lives during that period and colors our lenses a different way.
Something quite distinct happens—at least to me—when someone I do not know well dies. I go inside myself for a while. I feel hurt by it. Deeply hurt. Not necessarily because of that individual and the pain their loved ones are feeling—though I certainly sympathize, we are talking here about people I am not so personally involved with—but hurt from a different source.
I guess you could say that death causes me to feel hurt by the Universe. It's a philosophical thing, I suppose. I am pained—tortured, even—by the unfairness of life on Earth and how, in the tiny moment a gun is shot or an artery closed, a beautiful life comes to an abrupt end. As deeply as I have probed the spiritual realm and as prepared as I have many times felt to be taken to the next realm, I somehow still come back to this place where the brevity of life–and the nonguaranteed nature of the next moment—just don't sit right with me. It feels unfair. And anyone who knows me well knows that unfairness burns me to my core.
But that is life. Short, uncertain, and unfair.
Yes, it is amazing, precious, and littered with beauty everywhere you look, too. I know, and I see it that way, believe me. But in certain moments, like when a smiley young man dies of a massive heart attack in his hotel room, the short, uncertain, and unfair side sure delivers a blow to my psyche.
After I go through my process of feeling sad about that person's loved ones and the life left behind, inevitably I drift into this patch of days where that death—and "Death" itself, the concept, with a capital D—begins to play on the strings of my soul. The reality of how quickly my own life is passing, not to mention the very real possibility that it could end at any moment for countless reasons beyond my control, gets into my core and really stirs things up.
The bigger questions of my existence here become front-and-center issues in my consciousness. How well am I using your time? What positive impact am I making on my world? Am I using my gifts? Am I allowing my soul to emerge, or is my ego keeping it at bay? Am I living the life I want to live, or the life my parents or society think I should live? Am I making the most of every day? Am I in this moment, or am I stuck in the past or future? Am I sucking the marrow out of life or just drifting by? Am I making a LIFE or just a living? Am I being brave enough? Loving enough? Optimistic enough? Empathetic enough? Forgiving enough? Kind enough? At the end of my days, when my life flashes before my eyes, will it be a show I enjoy and am proud of? Am I living my Truth?
These questions sometimes elicit sobering answers from my mind. Because they are tough ones. Sure, they can be wonderful tools of motivation, serving to remind me of what is most important. But they are also tools of torture. The questions sometimes haunt as much they inspire.
Because, you see, somebody else didn't get to ask themselves these questions again. Somebody didn't get another reminder that it is time to make good, time to be bigger and more authentic. I hate that part of it.
When someone my own age or younger than me dies, it is particularly haunting. It makes me start to think it is all borrowed time from here on out. I have to live the kind of life that will allow me to answer those big questions affirmatively precisely because that person didn't get a chance to. They weren't allowed the golden opportunity of this day to do something greater, to love bigger, to chase their dreams longer and harder. I get this day that they don't, and I feel like I owe it to them to do my absolute best, both in my heart and in the world.
I have to stop limiting myself. I have to claim my dreams and give myself fewer excuses for not getting them done. I have to rid my life of the things and people that waste my precious time and energy so that I can devote those resources to doing what I love with the people that I love in the service of this world that I love. Nothing less than that. No compromises. I simply have to be more brave and more disciplined with the life my soul calls upon me to live, for all of the nonguaranteed moments I have left. Death will come for me one day, unbidden, and I would like to be in the midst of something magnificent when it does.
How about you? How can you go about living so as to make your death, whenever it may come, more palatable to you? Open up your journal and make an honest assessment of what you need to do to make the most of your remaining days on this Earth. In what areas are you currently falling short of your standards for a life well-lived? Are you aware of ways that you can right the ship? How much work will it take: is it tweaks or monumental shifts? Are you committed to making the change? Are you like me and sometimes need something as shocking as a death to wake you up to the ways you have gone astray and the need to get back to your Truth before your time is up? What other moments have you had that were reminders of how short this life is? What can you do to keep your priorities front and center, to not waste a day? Is the prospect of death enough to embolden you to live your dreams? I encourage you to go back up a few paragraphs to the italics and ask yourself those questions of existence that are pressing upon me now. I hope your answers to those questions are motivation enough to point you in the direction of your True North. Leave me a reply and let me know: What must you do to make the most of your dash, however short or long it may be?
Be unapologetically you,
P.S. If this got you to consider your existence, and perhaps imagine some new possibilities, I encourage you to share it. We all need a little reminder sometimes. Be well!


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CUNA said some credit unions have loans that would be covered loans and others that would not be, but they cannot take on the compliance burden and resource drain of having separate systems, processes, training and forms for different types of consumer friendly alternatives subject to several different regulatory schemes. The letter noted that predatory lending is contrary to the very nature of credit unions, that both credit union covered and non-covered loans are not predatory, and that chilling any credit union lending is not consumer friendly.
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CUNA also questioned CFPB's recent actions surrounding debt collection. CUNA expressed concern with the CFPB's proposal to ignore the statutory rights in the FCUA which expressly authorize FCUs to impress and enforce a lien upon the shares and dividends of any member. CUNA also highlighted concerns surrounding the recent enforcement action against a credit union, which created new requirements that conflict with longstanding statutory precedent in the FCUA and NCUA guidance.
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Welcome Home
Date: April 17, 2011 at 4:37 pm- by Ali- Comment(s): 27
I love my apartment.
It has felt like home since the day I moved in, and although there's still plenty to be done — who can tell me where to get an awesome area rug? — it's coming together quickly and I love having a place that's all my own.
Let me go back in time…to yesterday.
I started my day off by making the trek to Crunch Union Square in order to take a spinning class with my favorite instructor. I didn't love the location and the class was intense for several reasons.
- You have to arrive an hour early to sign up and get a wristband. But you don't reserve a specific bike, so then you have to line up outside the spinning room up to 30 minutes before class starts so you can get a "good" bike. It was stressful and I felt like I was at a nightclub. Too much for Hungover Ali to handle on a Saturday morning.
- There was serious pre-ride drama. Two chicks without wristbands tried to sneak in, so then two guys didn't have bikes and blah blah blah, the front desk had to get involved. It was crazy. The class needed a bouncer at the door — seriously.
- The gym itself is pretty small. I didn't love it.
However, the class was worth waking up for. The instructor is awesome and so motivating. I swear he lives in my brain and always knows exactly what to say to keep my legs moving. I was able to do some strength training and stretching before class, too. Solid way to start the weekend.
Then my parents arrived!
Yesterday was filled with apartment stuff including getting organized, fixing up the kitchen, hanging curtains and building things. It also included an intense trip to Bed Bath & Beyond.
Good thing we had five coupons.
And good thing I had my parents with me. They knew what I should buy. I was pretty much clueless.
We spent the rest of the day making everything pretty, then got dinner at Vespa, a delicious Italian spot on the Upper East Side.
This morning — after having slept on a very uncomfortable and squeaky air mattress — I was up with the sun to get in a 3-mile run before we went back to work on the apartment.
It was so nice out!
So without further ado, welcome to my home! Let me take you on a tour…
And there it is: my new happy place. I've got my first load of laundry here going as we speak — it's only $1.00 per load! — and I'm excited about all of my new purchases.
Now who wants to come over and sit on my bar stools?
On an unrelated note, good luck to all the Boston Marathoners who are going to be superstars tomorrow! I'm inspired, envious and wishing each of you an amazing run. Don't forget to smile at the start, at the finish and for all 26.2 miles in between!
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27 Responses to "Welcome Home"
Looks nice and cozy! That's QUITE the green bathroom:) I'm not sure how I'd handle that 1st thing in the morning;) very cute towels too-you did a great job decorating!
I totally want to visit! (Except uh, I don't exactly know you yet, hmmm, weird?) You have an adorable apartment and I'm glad to see that the result of your parents visiting = the same result as mine visiting.
Stocked fridge! Overall cleanliness! Thanks, mom and dad!
I think I will take a cue from you and put old race numbers on my door. I have a roommate (close friend from high school) so it's hard to decorate our "public" spaces with too much personal stuff, but who says I can't do it on the back of my bedroom door? Yay!
Happy Sunday! 🙂
I love your place. Honestly.. I could live in Bed Bath and Beyond now that I have somewhere to decorate. Making it truly your own makes it soo much better!
Everything looks great! I love moving into a new place and then finally getting everything organized. Such a good feeling. Cheers!
Your apartment is adorable and I love the studio! That green bathroom is a bit much but hey I guess we're exhausted in the monring anyway, right? 🙂
Your apartment is SO nice!!!! A zillion times nicer than mine, and wow your closets. LOVE the green bathroom!! Such a nice cozy place that you get to call home!
Your apartment is so cute!! I love the decorations and the way you put it together. And the way you took advantage of a parent's visit. Nice 😛
So cute! Can't wait to come over and drink wine. 🙂
I love the colorful look- great shoe rack, ps 🙂
Amy says: April 17, 2011 at 8:40 pm
the apt looks great!!! enjoy! mom and dad visiting post move rocks!!
[and, i found my area rug on ruelala – i was super nervous ordering a rug online, but it worked out just fine and ended up being a great deal!]
Your place is super cute! I love the race bibs as graphic art/trophies — I can't wait to start collecting some of my own to decorate with.
Rugs: I had the hardest time with this! West Elm (though they can be pricey) and One Kings Lane are good sources. If you can wait a few weeks, there is a Home Goods opening on the UWS — sometime in late May, I believe. I used to think that was a store for suburban moms (like mine!), but when I finally gave it a try I fell in love. I usually fill up 2 carts when I shop (I am quite a sight). They have GREAT rugs, I bought a beautiful one that was reasonably priced and totally kicks ass.
Good luck!
Jodes says: April 17, 2011 at 10:11 pm
Your place is sooo cute:)
Love how the apartment came together! A full fridge/ freezer is definitely a nice part of parents coming for a visit, of course besides being able to see them 🙂
Love love your place! Makes me really excited to move to my new apt next week and decorate!!
The apartment is adorable..thanks for the tour…is there an IKEA in NY?? you could always order online..they have some cute area rugs that are inexpensive.
Fayhee says: April 18, 2011 at 8:01 am
Love love love the picture next to your tv!! 🙂 Your place is looking great! I can't wait to come up there and see it!
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How exciting!! That looks like the perfect space for you. I can't wait for when I get my first apartment out of college.
wow your apartment looks LOVELY! so bright and colourful, yet not overwhelming. great job!
I love your race bibs on the bathroom door! Nice 🙂
Your new apartment is SUPER cute – I especially love the Easter towels to brighten it up with a season touch 🙂
This makes me think that studio living wouldn't be so bad…I'm thinking about it when my lease is up at the end of August. May be hitting you up for some tips!
Looks awesome! love how you jazzed it up!@
I had no idea that was a studio until the last picture – I'm impressed with how organized you are. And I say that as someone who lived in a studio for 5 years and had boxes I never unpacked. Ha.
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Your Five Things for November 17th: Big Bounceback For MSU
1. Spartans Beat Maryland Thanks To The Defense
On Saturday, Michigan State traveled to College Park, Maryland to take on the Terrapins. Michigan State's defense had a strong performance leading the way holding Maryland to 252 total yards, 6 total on the ground. The final score was 37-15 in favor of Michigan State. The offense was lead by Jeremy Langford who had 25 carries and 138 yards and 2 touchdowns. Connor Cook was not super accurate going 14/31 for 240 yards. Maryland Ran the ball 17 times only getting 6 yards on the 17 carries. The Spartans will take on Rutgers in the final home game of the year with kickoff slated for 12:00 PM.
2. Detroit Lions Fall In Arizona
Yesterday afternoon, the Detroit Lions had a big game in front of them as the faced the Arizona Cardinals. The Lions could not get the offense started only scoring 6 points in the 14-6 loss to the Cardinals. Joique Bell has 14 rushes and 85 yards and Matt Stafford went 18/30 for 183 yards and 1 interception. Former spartan, Drew Stanton played extremely well going 21/32 for 306 yards and 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. The Detroit Lions will take on the New England Patriots in Foxboro, MA before hosting the Chicago Bears for the Thanksgiving Day game.
3. Red Wings Get Outplayed By Montreal
Last night at the Joe, the Detroit Red Wings hosted the Montreal Canadians. The Canadians came into the game with one of the best records in the league. Even though the Red Wings lead the way in shots, they ended up falling to the Montreal Canadians 4-1. The Red Wings had 29 shots compared to the 19 shots that the Canadians had. Jimmy Howard could only save 15 shots. Riley Sheahan had the lone goal for the Red Wings. The Red Wings will take on the Columbus Blue Jackets in Columbus.
4. Spartan Basketball Tops Navy In Maryland
On Friday night, the Spartan basketball season tipped off with the Basketball team traveling to Navy. MSU won a close game topping Navy 64-59. Travis Trice lead the team in points with 25 points with Brandon Dawson scoring 12 points. Trice went 8-14 from the field and 5-6 from behind the arc. The Spartans will look for a more balanced performance as they take on Duke tomorrow night.
5. DEA Inspecting NFL Teams
Yesterday during the NFL games the Drug Enforcement Agency raided some NFL teams. One was the Seattle Seahawks in St. Louis, The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were stopped at the airport and the San Francisco 49ers were searched in New Jersey when they played New York Giants. Some teams confirmed that they talk to the team doctors and did search but other teams have not released the extent of the search. Read more about the investigation here.


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Relais & Chateaux has launched its new 2010 list of members and announced its first new "urban" members, with the five-star Connaught in London being foremost among them.
Jaume Tapies, international president of Relais & Chateaux said the Association was targeting over 50 cities to augment its existing membership of country hotels and restaurants.
The move into city-centre hotels is a new one for the Association, whose 475 members, geographically, are distributed in France (one third), rest of Europe (one third) and the rest of the world (one third). CEO Jacques-Olivier Chauvin told Business Traveller that between 20 to 30 percent of guests at the properties are on corporate business, and that the predominantly leisure image of the association was in part, to attract business travellers.
"Our corporate travellers choose us because they don't want to stay in a "cookie-cutter" corporate hotel, and if they have a meeting at the hotel, it helps to be able to invite someone to a hotel such as ours, rather than one of those other hotels," he said. "They want a place with a good restaurant and without the "image" of a corporate hotel, and so that plays to our advantage."
The remainder of the corporate business comes from exclusive use of the properties, which have an average size of only 25 rooms, and here again, Mr Chauvin said that they were perfect for high level and discreet corporate retreats, and that the best marketing for that kind of business was that the corporate travellers had often visited for pleasure, rather than business. Nevertheless, a meeting planner visiting the Relais & Chateaux website would probably conclude that the emphasis on leisure business under-sold this aspect of the Relais & Chateaux corporate offering.
The focus on city hotels however, is new. The general manager of The Connaught for the last 30 years, Anthony Lee said that membership of Relais & Chateaux would help the hotel, attracting more travellers from Europe and particularly France.
"We have a relatively high exposure in the US market, but since we are not a destination [hotel] brand for London, we are looking for more exposure in Europe, France especially, and also the UK market," he said.
The hotel is part of the Maybourne Group (formerly Savoy Group) which includes Claridges in Mayfair and the Berkeley in Knightsbridge. The property has had in excess of £70 million plus spent on it in recent years, including a period of closure in 2007, and now has 121 rooms, new meetings facilities as well as an Aman spa in a new building on Adam Street and a Michelin-starred restaurant – with French chef Helene Darroze.
For more information visit relaischateaux.com, the-connaught.co.uk.
Report by Tom Otley