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Shipping & Returns
Does Soludos offer free shipping on all orders?
We do! We offer free ground shipping on all orders.
When will my order ship out?
We do our best to process and ship your Soludos at lightning speed, usually 1-3 business days processing time. During holidays, this can be slightly extended. If you placed your order during the weekend or on a holiday, we'll start processing your order on the following business day. You should receive a shipping confirmation email with tracking as soon as your order ships out.
When will I receive my order?
Transit times start from the date the order initially ships, not the date the order is placed. Please allow 1-3 business days for order to be processed.
How do I track my order?
Please refer back to your shipping confirmation email to track your package. If you have an account with us, you can also check your order status by logging into your account and clicking into your order information. If you did not receive a confirmation email with the tracking number, please contact us so we can help you track your order.
What is the return policy?
We want you to love your Soludos as much as we do! If you aren't entirely happy with your order, please get in touch with us so we can make it right. We now accept returns within 30 days of purchase for a refund or exchange on all orders. We will accept a return on Soludos items that are in new condition, unworn, and free of damages. Purchases must be made directly at Soludos.com. Returns of exchanged orders will refund back to a new gift card instead of the original payment method and cannot be exchanged again. Original shipping is non-refundable including any expedited shipping options. If you purchased with another retailer, please contact them directly to coordinate a return. Please email email@example.com for assistance on your return.
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Custom Shoe orders cannot be edited or cancelled once it is placed. If you have made an error or wish to cancel, please contact us within an hour of placing the order and we will do our best to catch it.
Sizing & Care
How do Soludos fit?
Most Soludos fit true to size and are available in US sizes. Due to the nature of our hand stitched shoes, sizing may vary by style. Please check on each product page for sizing recommendations! Your Soludos will also slightly stretch with wear and conform to the shape of your feet.
How long does a pair of Soludos espadrilles last?
Soludos espadrilles are perfect for the summer (or the lucky places that are always summer) but they won't last forever. There is a 90 day warranty on all orders purchased on Soludos.com. If your Soludos shoes incur any unfortunate damages due to manufacturing within 90 days of the purchase date, we'll be happy to help you get a new pair! For purchases made with other retailers, please reach out to the place of purchase.
Are Soludos waterproof?
Soludos don't do well in the rain so we recommend you avoid stepping in wet areas. The bottom of our espadrilles, which is made of jute, should never get wet. You can keep them in good shape longer by keeping them dry, especially the soles.
How do I clean my Soludos?
A damp cloth can remove dirt from the cotton upper of your Soludos. We also recommend mixing a little laundry detergent with water in a small cup and use an old toothbrush to gently brush your jute sole. Make sure to not get the soles wet! Please email us for cleaning instructions of your leather Soludos.
How do I update my order?
Unfortunately, we are not able to guarantee order cancellations or changes. Please email us at email@example.com if you need to make a change or cancel your order. Please note, you must contact us within an hour of placing your order. Our orders are processed right away in order to get to you as quickly as possible but we will do our best to help you out!
How do I use a promo code?
You can enter your promo code at checkout. Enter the code exactly how it appears & apply- voila! Promo codes will not apply to sale items unless otherwise specified.
What forms of payments does Soludos accept?
Soludos.com accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Paypal, Amazon Pay, Apple Pay, and Soludos Store Credit.
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Soludos gladly honors a one-time price adjustment on full-priced merchandise purchased through Soludos.com within seven days of the sale date. Just give us a call or shoot us an email with your order number and we will take care of it! Items not purchased at full price or not purchased through Soludos.com are ineligible for price adjustments. Items purchased using a promo code cannot be price adjusted.
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Where are Soludos manufactured?
Soludos are manufactured in our factories in China and our materials are sourced from all over! Our production staff routinely visits these factories to ensure safe working standards. We also have third parties audit the factories at least once a year to ensure they adhere to proper labor regulations and working conditions.
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I have gastroesophageal reflux diease and i want to know if there is anyway to prevent bad breath?
For those of you who have GERDS too you know that one of the symptoms is bad breath
and mine is not just a little bad
it's horrible
i'm 16 years old and i've never had my first kiss because i'm afraid that my breath will smell horrible when they try and kiss me
I know that chewing gum right after a meal is supposed to help with the acid
but i am starting to develop alot of cavaties because i chew so much gum
any ideas or suggestion would be appricated!!!
I forgot to add that i take nexium twice a day and i don't chew gum with sorbital (it's an artificail sweetener) I also take carafate (it's like extra strength tums)
and i've gotten all of my cavites filled so that shouldn't be causing it anymore
but even with all this
my mom still tells me to go chew some gum sometimes because SHE can't stand my breath lol
its no fun at all
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What in these substances cause dehydration and nausea: Baygon, seafood, bad breath, underarm odor?
Whenever I breathe these substances or eat seafood, I immediately have diarrhea, I breathe hardly. I have nausea and I am dehydrated. I am wondering if there is a common chemical to these substances that cause that.
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is any of you suffering from acid reflux, if yes doest it give u bad breath? dry mouth?
i have dried everything like protonix, and i dnt eat less than 3 hrs be4 sleep, plz tell me wats work i had this FOR years, and it causes bad breath and tightening of the throat.
Categories: Other - Diseases Tags: Bad Breath, Protonix, Sleep
Is there a link between bad breath and how many times you s(h)it?
Like, that it gets worse the longer days you go without taking a dump. that's what my teacher said today. How does that work?
Wow, so much rudeness… =S makes me wonder how many people are this miserable in the real world.
Uh, DUH, it's a serious question. And obviously i'm not talking about going out your mouth. She mentioned something about toxins getting stuck in the body.
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I Often find nasal drainage/food particles stuck in the palatine tonsils causing bad breath. Is this normal?
i'm in my thirties and still have adenoid tonsils / tissue present. I have to use q-tips to remove the sticky substance. Gargling does not help. i'm considering buying a water pick to help remove the build-up which is becoming a daily thing. Perhaps I should consider having my tonsils removed…
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April 2019
29th Annual Pomona Perinatal Symposium
This symposium is designed for physicians, nurses and other health care professionals responsible for the care of mothers and/or neonates. The faculty will address the…Find out more »
23rd Annual NICU Leadership Forum
Clock in, clock out, repeat. Does this sound familiar? If so, you're not alone! Staff engagement is one of the biggest challenges facing NICU leaders…Find out more »
May 2019
17th Annual Airborne Neonatal Pediatric Transport Conference
Visit Neotech at the 17th Annual Neonatal and Pediatric Airborne Transport Conference in Austin, Texas on May 8th – 10th, 2019. Hosted by International Biomedical, this conference allows…Find out more »
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2019 AWHONN Convention
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Irrigation BMPs: Creating a Culture of Water Conservation (DWR)
- Collected irrigation data from 57 vineyards and interviewed 55 growers in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Monterey Counties during 2017, 2018 and 2019.
- The average Distribution Uniformity was 0.77 for all vineyards.
- There is no correlation between the vineyard age and the DU score
- There is a correlation between having a system for irrigation system problems and a higher DU score.
- There is a correlation between having a good record keeping system and having a higher DU score.
To increase the adoption of irrigation Best Management Practices (BMPs) by winegrape growers resulting in irrigation water conservation.
1. Vineyard Team performs a free irrigation system distribution uniformity evaluation for the grower.
2. A report is written identifying areas that negatively impact irrigation system efficiency.
3. Vineyard Team staff meet with the grower to discuss the report and collect additional information about irrigation scheduling and maintenance.
4. BMPs with the greatest potential to improve irrigation water use efficiency are identified and discussed.
5. Vineyard Team staff follow up every two to three months with some of the growers in the project to see what they are thinking about or doing in regards to the most beneficial irrigation BMPs identified in the report and the meeting.
6. Vineyard Team staff provide technical assistance regarding the implementation of irrigation system BMPs to the grower as needed.
1. Free irrigation system distribution uniformity evaluation
2. Irrigation BMPs recommended based on the particular situation
3. Free technical assistance regarding irrigation BMPs for two years
Irrigation is just one of many things on a grower's mind on any given day. This project investigates how growers make decisions about adopting agricultural water BMPs given the competition of other management areas for the same scarce resources.
What is the purpose of the project?
To help growers conserve irrigation water in vineyards and to better understand how growers think about and make decisions about irrigation.
What size block can I have evaluated?
That depends. One irrigation set is evaluated. This may include several blocks, or it may consist of a single block. It's best to contact us to see if it will work for the project.
How long does the initial meeting take?
About 90 minutes.
Will I get a copy of the report?
Yes, you will receive both a hard copy and digital copy of the report.
I already know how to interpret a DU report. Can I have the DU report without meeting?
No. The information we need to collect for the project comes from the time we spend with you one-on-one.
How many follow-up phone calls will there be and how long will they last?
Some growers will be called every two to three months. The calls last five to fifteen minutes depending on what there is to talk about. Other growers will be called one year after the DU evaluation just to remind them they are still in the project. All growers will be called and asked to meet again at the end of the project (two years).
Besides DU tests, what else is involved with this project?
Vineyard Team will organize and distribute a number of educational tools (tailgates, fact sheets, articles, podcasts) related to irrigation management.
Additional Resources
Spring 2020 Update: Agricultural Water BMP Adoption Project
Presents early findings from Vineyard Team Agricultural Water BMP Adoption Project from 2017 to Summer 2019. Describes most common DU problems observed in project vineyards.
Handy guide for pre, during and after season.
Mantenimiento del sistema de irrigacion. Previo, durante y despues de la estacion.
Literature Review 2018. Describes typical irrigation system components and layout, concepts of Irrigation Efficiency and Uniformity, DU Evaluation and Methodology, common irrigation system problems and solutions.
August 2019, Buellton, CA. Summarizes AWBA project findings for Santa Barbara County Growers. Describes common irrigation system problems and best practices.
October, 2019. Paso Robles, CA. Summarizes AWBA project findings for San Luis Obispo County Growers. Describes common irrigation system problems and best practices.
Jim Anshutz, Partner, AgH2O talks about irrigation system maintenance, technology, and efficiency.
Mark Greenspan, Ph.D., President and Viticulturist, Advanced Viticulture, Inc. shares his insights on irrigation scheduling, technology in the vineyard, and more.
In winegrowing regions with insufficient rainfall, the importance of a well-functioning irrigation system cannot be overstated. Here are some of the most common problems found with drip irrigation systems in vineyards and some practical solutions.
This meeting brought together experts, boots-in-the-field irrigators, and vineyard managers to share their knowledge and experience with drip irrigation system maintenance and repair.
Irrigation is just one of many things on a grower's mind on any given day. To help growers conserve irrigation water in vineyards, Vineyard Team has launched a project to investigate how growers make decisions to adopt agricultural water BMPs.
Paul Crout, Vineyard Manager and Viticulturist at Vineyard Professional Services explains why keeping records of water and Nitrogen use in the vineyard is important and how to use that information to best manage your crop.
A list of questions you should discuss with your irrigation dealer before purchasing an irrigation system. This will help you make better decisions about system design options. You will also understand the obligations of both yourself and the dealer when designing your irrigation system.
To make sure your drip irrigation system is going to operate as your expect it to, follow these steps before the irrigation season arrives.
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GUEST AUTHOR BLOG by Paolo Mauro, editor of "Chipping Away at Public Debt",written by an International Monetary Fund team.
The scale of the problem
The global financial crisis has caused government debt to soar in advanced economies. Public concern is rising and debates rage on how to fix the problem.
For the advanced economies, the average debt to GDP ratio is now approaching 100 percent—higher than at any time since World War II, and set to increase further.
In many countries the required fiscal adjustment is historically unprecedented. It will take many years of chipping away at the public debt to bring it back down to more prudent levels.
In the United States, we have just gone through an acrimonious debate on how to fix the state of the public finances in the context of the negotiations to lift the debt ceiling. And that debate will develop further in the months and possibly years ahead. In Europe, fiscal adjustment is well under way—in many cases triggered by severe market pressures.
Fiscal adjustment will be one of the defining economic challenges for the advanced economies over the next decade.
Lessons for Today from Past Attempts at Fiscal Adjustment
In a new book, "Chipping Away at Public Debt,"we examine past attempts to re-establish sustainable public finances.
Using a case history approach, the book seeks to explain what worked, what did not, and why. We look in detail at the cases of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Here are a few lessons.
Past pitfalls to learn from
Don't overestimate your ability to cut spending. In Europe, governments wanted to cut spending, but were unable to cut as much as planned. Eventually, European governments had to raise revenues more than they had originally intended. We saw this in Italy and France in the mid-1990s, but in countries outside Europe too.
Don't mistake strong growth and booming asset prices for fiscal adjustment. In the 1990s, the United States saw revenues increase, and by the end of the decade there was widespread concern that the public debt might disappear. Nevertheless, the deficit soon started increasing again. In hindsight, we know the good times of the 1990s and 2000s should have been used more wisely.
Keys to success
1. Have a plan. This is crucial to reassure markets and the public, and to keep the cost of borrowing low.
2. But be aware that the underlying environment may well change. Economic growth may turn out different than assumed. New expenditure pressures may arise. And so on.
3. So when you design a plan, make sure you spell out what you will do should you face shocks, especially to economic growth. As President Dwight Eisenhower said, referring to a military context in which the situation often shifts abruptly, "planning is everything."
4. When reducing deficits, think through the role of the state, and what expenditures offer the best value for money. The most successful case we review in the book, Canada, did exactly that. Germany in the mid-2000s is another good example.
5. Raise public awareness of what needs to be done and explain how it will be done. Fiscal adjustment is achievable, but it requires support by the general public. So explain that fiscal adjustment is ultimately needed to keep borrowing costs low, to ensure that investment gets going, jobs are created, and economic growth revives. Opinion polls in Canada in the early 1990s showed that citizens saw public debt as the number one problem. This made it easier for the fiscal adjustment plan to be successful.
Paolo Mauro is editor of "Chipping Away at Public Debt" and specializes in fiscal policy at the International Monetary Fund. You can watch the book's video here. The views expressed herein are those of the author and should not be attributed to the IMF, its Executive Board, or its management.
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Our Court Support Program helps individuals involved in all five courts (Criminal, Mental Health, Drug, Youth, and Family) of the justice system. We offer advocacy and mediation to ensure First Peoples can better access the justice system and have a range of other supports to assist those wanting to start their healing journey.
The traditional justice systems of our First Peoples communities involved more holistic processes that focused on looking to resolve the root of the offences instead of direct punishments. In their healing journey, individuals are asked to give back to the communities and/or any parties they have offended, participate in circle processes to help understand the context of the offense, share feelings and thoughts, create a plan of action to start their healing journey, develop a sense of belonging in their community, and participate in addictions or other necessary counselling. This process is not an easy way out. The individual must take full responsibility for their actions, and in some cases, even have to reckon with those they have wronged face-to-face. This process can allow the victim to have closure, ask the questions they need to get a fuller understanding of their situation, receive a real, heart-felt apology and, in many cases, the assurances they need to see that the person has truly changed and has started on a new path.
Restorative justice, like that described above, has proven time and again to be more effective than punitive justice* at lowering recidivism rates, which are the rates at which individuals reoffend after release. Restorative justice is effective because it seeks to lessen the forces that drive individuals to crime, such as poverty, homelessness, unresolved trauma, mental illness, gang involvement, addictions, or learned abusive behaviours; and increase the protective factors, such as sense of belonging, community involvement, access to supports, education, and skills development to keep individuals on track. We have just started implementing these ideals to help some of most at-risk community members in the justice system, and are working to develop a full Diversion program in the future.
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Things I have done since this last update--
-Taught an entire rotation of Comm students and then some
-Cared for two ailing family members
-Gone through about 5 bottles of "make your hair curlier" gel
-completed my 5th retail Christmas
-lived for 5 weeks driving a one door car
-mocked about three people who never update blogs
*Sigh* Which story line shall we follow? Choose your own adventure...
My favorite quote of last week came from an English teacher at school, she has a PhD and has taught for a zillion years. When I corrected my own grammar in conversation, she smiled sweetly and touched my arm. "Educat," she said "we are Okies first and English teachers second.". Astute, Dr. Watson (no, really, that's her name) but if I take that farther then how can I continue my crusade against the use of "be" as an action verb? Must I relinquish my use of "innit?" at the ends of sentences in order to get subject/verb agreement? I'll get back to you on that one.
Once again, I will have to enter a loveless marraige in order to find a decent Sunday School class. My quest for the Christian life beyond the Fundamentalist world led Tonia and I to a class of three people who although nice enough, didn't pray in class! And they had the nerve to make a jab about the lack of prayer in public schools!! On our third visit, I dropped my opinion on the topic and suggested that instead of merely talking about God, we might speak directly TO him. Seems only polite. Beth howled with me later in the week that I must OWN them now ("YOU will bring donuts next week and we will be studying Moses and the Exodus, MOSES AND THE EXODUS!!!") I missed this morning...facinated to have heard what went down.
After a near brush with death, my Dad seems to be preparing for a Queer-Eye like makeover. He is endlessly facinated by my Bath and Body products (he likes tomato face scrub, pumpkin mask, and eucalyptus spearamint sugar scrub and body cream), seems to have bought a whole new wardrobe whose main focus is natural fibers. The goatee my sister and I helped him groom while in the hospital is filling in nicely and he speaks constantly of his running tab of Weight Watcher points. I just need to see him clean his ears with his keys again so I know it's him.
Jill and I have decided to write a screenplay this summer. Really. Now that it is in print it MUST HAPPEN. It is semiaubiographical, there just is no better stuff than the story of a public school teacher and a home schooling mother of four. Our first major development meeting consisted of much howling over the potential cast.
Educat--Renee Zellweger (who would love the chance to REALLY bulk up for a role!)
Jill--Laura San Giocomo
Educat's love interest who doesn't work out--Hugh Grant (you promised, Jill!)
Who did we cast as Jill's Husband? It escapes me...
Ok, my plan now is for you, gentle reader, to email me and let me know which story line I ought to follow. Perhaps that will make me more accountable to update. I have forced kids to journal for six years and I suppose it's payback time.
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Twenty-six million people across the world suffer from heart failure each year. There is a shortage of donors and blood pumps are susceptible to complications.
A team from ETH Switzerland, however, has created a possible solution: the world's first silicon heart. It closely resembles the functions of a real heart and is an inexpensive alternative to pacemakers.
The soft heart is actually a 3-D print — the lost cast-waxing method — and is very close to the human heart in shape and size. It weighs 390g and has a volume of 679 cubic centimeters.
The developer, Nicholas Cohrs, calls it "a silicon monoblock with complex inner structure," and he's right. This model comes complete with its own left and right ventricles and has an additional chamber instead of the septum. This chamber acts like a pump as it is inflated and deflated with pressurized air, and imitates the muscle functions of the human heart.
A New Direction
The heart was tested by Anastasios Petrou, a doctoral student at Product Development Group Zurich, who published his findings in the journal Artificial Organs. He had discovered that the silicon heart can only withstand the strain for 3000 beats, which is about forty-five minutes, but he's still hopeful.
He said:
This was simply a feasibility test. Our goal was not to present a heart ready for implantation — but to think in a new direction for the development of hearts.
Zurich Heart Bringing Researchers Together
Cohrs and Petro met in the Zurich Heart Project, and have begun a joint research to improve this venture.
In a separate endeavor, a team from Worcester Polytechnic Institute has successfully mimicked the functions of the heart with the help of spinach leaves. In short, a solution seems close at hand.
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Etisilaat ne yeh payment pichle kai salon sy rok k rakhi hai.. Uska kaya???
Unfortunately, not only has Etisalat not paid this using this excuse of 33 properties not being transferred. According to the SPA, these have to be valued at market price and adjusted. Why has the government not done so until now – over many years!
The whole deal to give it to Etisalat was orchestrated by Shaukat Aziz, who bent over backwards to give it to them instead of the others who had quoted a more sensible figure (Singtel and another company). The Financial Manager at Etisalat had made a huge mistake in the evaluation and misled them to offer 2.4 Billion for the share and they wanted to back out by surrendering their security deposit. So, like many other nonsensical things Shaukat Aziz screwed up here as well.
Due to sheer mismanagement and incompetence, the PTCL has been brought down from the place of a very high value, to an also-ran. I remember, when Etisalat bought PTCL they brought in so-called experts from Somalia and Ethiopia, etc and sidelined the most competent PTCL senior management. I had some meetings during those days with these 'new management' and could only wonder when the company will ground to a halt. I was involved very deep;y in this whole area and still have the SPA and other stuff with me.
It is only due to this idiocy, that PTCL did not upgrade its Internet and kept on going with a dead technology of DSL (on copper, which is already more than 20 years old!). Telephones are rarely used anymore. Viber, Whatsapp, FB etc are better and free options. The only way to get to everyine is Optical Fibre or High speed Gigabit wireless.
It is good for Pakistan, that Transworld, a Pakistani company is leading the broadband revolution in Pakistan and is putting in more landing sites and Terabits of bandwidth into Pakistan. Once again, PTCL left the space open. What about the National domestic fibre? Better options exist from companies like Multinet, etc. where PTCL did not invest.
Then see GPON – compare Nayatel for its efficiency and service support to what the PTCL has to offer…
UFone was the leader of the pack. Slowly they changed the management and recentlybrought it under PTCL and …. Ufone does not exist in the scheme of things anymore.
I wonder, if as a private citizen, one can go to the court and ask for a public explanation from Eisalat. After all this was supposed to be a National Company and not to be given to amateurs to ruin it. GoP still is the major shareholder…


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Sarah Millican: Downton Abbey lost me for ever
"I want lavender on my pillow – not this," says Millican
Finishing things is hard. I have a banoffee pie in the fridge that is going to go off before it gets eaten. That kills me. I've had two slices (quarters) in the last 24 hours and I'm a bit banoffee'd out.
We have a box of bran flakes that may never get finished. Partly because they taste like poorly cornflakes, partly because the box is so huge, it won't fit in any of the cupboards. It just sits on the bench, staring at me while I knock back a second bowl of Frosties. I should put it in the toilet roll cupboard to remind me why they were bought in the first place.
"To do" lists are impossible to finish. I suspect I'll die with a piece of paper in my old lady hand that says Post Office, Finish Script you're stuck on and Exercise scrawled on it. When can I cross exercise off? When I've done ten minutes on the exercise bike or when I've finished it for good?
Relationships and jobs are easier to finish but still tricky. I've always ended them well for fear of needing a reference at some point. A friend of mine had more bottle. He left a shoe shop that had treated him badly and swapped all of the shoes around in the stockroom. Another friend announced at his leaving do how much he'd hated it. I'm much safer than that. Even when I left the civil service to be a comedian, I knew I may need to go back and just be funny in the office again.
It's probably good that no formal relationship reference system exists. That fella I dumped by post would not give me a glowing report. Or the one I dumped after two dates when it turned out he wasn't as nice as I'd imagined him to be for the two years I'd watched him walk past my house.
As an adult, friendships rarely end officially. As a child, every day. But when you get older you tend to drift apart and eventually one of you gets the message. When I started doing well in this job, two friends (who didn't know each other) emailed me a day apart to say they no longer wanted anything to do with me. Out of the blue. I was upset. My fella said, "It's not really a pattern until it's three". Sometimes his mechanical way of looking at things is very helpful.
Favourite telly programmes are hard to leave. Generally, they leave you. Manimal, Howard's Way, Fame. I hankered for more of all of those. Or you drift apart, record them and never watch them and then one day realise you haven't seen Emmerdale for four years.
But then someone is raped in Downton Abbey. A show you adore. Have always adored. A show that is the balm to the end of your rashy week. A sorbet between busy weeks. I cannot see the reasoning behind it. I clapped my hands when I saw that it was to be Nigel Harman's first episode. I'd read he was a cad. We like cads on the telly. And downstairs, too, so attainable for the likes of me.
I sat down at 1am to catch up after a lovely gig in Leeds. Cuppa in hand and a bit of Downton before bed. Like lavender on your pillow. But then, like someone being raped in Bake Off, someone was raped in Downton. And with that, they lost this viewer for ever.
Knowing Julian Fellowes' attention span (he's para- lysed! He feels a twitch! He's walking again! All in the space of an hour), he may well have forgotten what's happened in the weeks to come. I hope the cad gets what he deserves. But I will not be there to watch it.
My bathtime dance with death
I watched Strictly in the bath the other day. Really builds up the tension when you know you're seconds from killing your iPad for good.
The Sarah Millican Television Programme is on Tuesday BBC2 at 9:30pm
Sarah's stand-up DVD, Thoroughly Modern Millican Live, is available at radiotimes.com/dvdshop


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It's a shame that TSR decided to use the Buck Rogers licence for the game - I won't get into why they decided on that setting - because I do feel that if they had made the system more generic, less setting focused and scaled back the starship system a bit it would have made a really good D&D sci-fi game.
I still have the game and every now and then I get it out and wonder 'what if...', but I've come across other games that take the OSR system and make it their own and, in many ways, use it better.
The primary one, which always impressed me, is 'Stars Without Number'. This is an excellent game from Sine Nomine Publishing that really puts the rules to good use, gives the GM plenty of material to recreate their own setting and is just a really well presented and laid-out game. If I was going to create a huge, long-running campaign this is the game I'd choose.
Next, I had a look at 'Hulks & Horrors' from Bedroom Wall Press. I've played in this and, as a group, we really enjoyed it. It was quick and smooth and really fun, and as an OSR sci-fi game it felt a little closer to the original D&D game. With more visuals this would be a lot bigger than it is, and I love the game's cover; very 80s retro/Traveller.
The game I settled on, and ordered a POD for, is 'X-plorers' from Brave Halfling Publishing. Now, this is probably the furthest removed from the OSR as far as stats are concerned, it's a trimmed-down version of the game with very simple starship rules, and there are only four classes to choose from.
Why did I choose this? Well, for that very reason; it's fast, simple and very malleable, and I was looking for a game that wasn't only retro but also cut back, so that I didn't have to go through 100-plus pages to see how the game interpreted the original rules. At 40 pages, in which we're given everything we need to run a game, I think this is the D&D in Spaaaaace! game for me.


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CEOs to Trump: You're Bad for Business
CEOs to Trump: You're Bad for Business
By Dick Polman
It's not often - actually, it's never happened before - that a Republican president gets dissed and dumped by corporate titans like Dow, Merck, Campbell Soup, the Blackstone Group, 3M, Intel, Ernst & Young, JP Morgan Chase, Johnson & Johnson, General Motors, PepsiCo, and IBM.
But their CEOs, and many more, rightly decided they should no longer be associated with the so-called business "closer" who, in truth, couldn't close a window if somebody showed him the latch. Trump fooled a fatal number of voters with his pledge to run America like a business, but the aforementioned CEOs have fled with all deliberate speed, lest they be linked to his apparent quest to run America into the ground.
So much winning! Trump can't even keep business leaders on board.
There's a theory going around that this divorce is part of President Steve Bannon's master plan to go full populist (on the 2016 stump, Trump liked to assail the big corporations) but it sure looks bad when a CEO like James Dimon of JP Morgan Chase bitch-slaps Trump in public: "There's no room for equivocation (about Nazis and white supremacists). It's a leader's role, in business or in government, to bring people together, not tear them apart."
Not that Trump is capable of learning anything from this episode. As if. When it became obvious - via mass resignations, protesting his pathetic responses to Charlottesville - that his two business advisory groups were disintegrating, Trump harrumphed in a tweet that "ending" the groups was all his idea. Another day, another lie. The CEOs had already taken the lead, launching their exodus with barely a word to Trump in advance.
This kind of action is unprecedented. (Hey, what isn't these days?) Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, a professor of organizational behavior at the Yale School of Management, tells the press: "In American history, we've never had business leaders decline national service when requested by the president. They've now turned their backs on him."
Some of the CEOs were genuinely repulsed by Trump's amoral equivocations (all of which were totally predictable, at least to anyone who has listened to him for years), but CEOs in general are in business to make money, and they decided that serving on Trump's Manufacturing Jobs Initiative or his Strategic and Policy Forum was potentially bad for the bottom line. Their risk-averse advisers, who tend to be sensitive about public relations, surely reinforced their concerns. And their shareholders, mindful of the American majority that views Trump with contempt, feared that Trump's taint could bruise their brand.
As one business source tells The Wall Street Journal, the CEOs feared that their advisory board participation "was being conflated with endorsing everything the president has ever said or done." Indeed, the joke yesterday on Twitter, clearly initiated by a fan of "Seinfeld," was that the CEO of Campbell quit because she didn't want to be dubbed "The Soup Nazi."
The bottom line - politically speaking - is that a Republican president (even a nominal Republican, especially a nominal president) can't lead effectively if the business community bails. As the conservative Wall Street Journal editorial page pointed out yesterday, "the business community, is, or ought to be, a natural part of a Republican president's governing coalition." But the CEO exodus is "a symbol of his eroding support beyond his core political base," as "his presidency shrinks in on itself."
Trump and the corporate sector are theoretically in sync on big-ticket items like "tax reform" (translation: lower taxes for corporations), but if corporate leaders don't believe he can deliver (because of his temperament, his disrespect for congressional Republicans, his inability to lead on legislation he can't bother to read, plus his indulgence of Nazis and white supremacists), his presidency, even if he sticks around, is essentially DOA.
As someone else once said (I love this quote, having cited it previously): "You can't con people, at least not for long. You can create excitement, you can do wonderful promotion, and get all kinds of press, and you can throw in a little hyperbole. But if you don't deliver the goods, people will eventually catch on."
That's from Trump's book, "The Art of the Deal." Now the CEOs have caught on.
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New trends emerge from Burnett saleyards during virus
CATTLE saleyards in the Burnett have managed to stay open during the pandemic, but have undergone some major operational changes in order to do so.
Owner of Monto Cattle and Country, Brad McInally, said they had continued to hold biweekly events, but with extra precautions.
"We have put protocols in place to abide by social distancing," Mr McInally said.
"People have to sign in as a registered buyer and vendors aren't able to come watch their cattle get sold.
"It hasn't affected business too much because it's always good this time of year.
"Weaners are coming off cows and people are keen to buy them."
Owner of Burnett Livestock and Realty at Biggenden, Steph Whitaker, said they had also changed their operational structure at the saleyards and had noticed market trends hat had helped with sales.
"After years of drought, the cattle herd in Australia is quite low," Mrs Whitaker said.
"People are buying again and the market is strong, so if you want cattle you have to pay for it.
"We had a sale a week ago and cattle are going as far a Victoria.
"Buyers are looking to southern and central Queensland for stock.
"We are just so fortunate our professional organisations like the Australian Livestock and Property Agents and Australian Livestock Markets Association as well as Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud negotiated for us to stay open because we are an essential service.
"People are being careful and doing the right thing.
"As an industry I think we have done really well."
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Director of Aussie Land & Livestock at Kingaroy, James Bredhauer, said business had been non-stop since the initial coronavirus restrictions were enforced.
"In the early days of the lockdown thing, we were flat out trying to get butchers' cattle in," Mr Bredhauer said.
"When everyone was busy stocking up on toilet paper, they were also purchasing produce and stocking up on meat, particularly beef.
"Cattle sales have levelled out now and but there is still a good demand for it.
"A lot of product is still going to America since China banned the imports of beef.
"In America they are having problems with their meatworks and can't process anything.
"This has been good for us, but once they are back up and running, the inevitable will happen.
"Hopefully restaurants will open up again soon and there will be more of a local demand."
Mr Bredhauer said he expected more business would be done online post coronavirus.
"We are a services business and there's nothing better than sitting around a table and nutting things out with five other people," he said.
"However, I think cattle and other products will be sold online."
Owner of Pratt Agencies in Murgon, Paul Pratt, said another big change would be how they operated at the saleyards.
"We will have to wait and see how long social distancing goes on for," Mr Pratt said.
"Before coronavirus, pretty much anyone could walk through and onto the catwalks.
"Once this is over, there might be a limit of the amount of people allowed into the yards."


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Gary Moore is considering a tilt at the Irish Arkle with Knocknanuss following his fine effort in defeat at Plumpton.
After falling on his debut over fences at the East Sussex track in October, the nine-year-old made a huge impression in registering successive wins at Fakenham and Newbury.
After making much of the running on his return to Plumpton on Sunday, Knocknanuss was eventually reeled in by Guillaume Macaire's French challenger and Grade One-winning hurdler Master Dino – who headed ante-post lists for the JLT Novices' Chase at the Cheltenham Festival until it emerged he had picked up an injury in his victory.
Moore is eyeing a drop in trip for his charge, with the Irish Arkle at Leopardstown on February 2 and the Kingmaker Novices' Chase at Warwick the following week both under consideration.
"I was delighted with him, to be honest," said Moore.
"He wasn't good enough for the winner on the day, and I have to admit I got it wrong with the French horse – I didn't realise how good he was.
"I think if it was two miles we would have given him a race – it would have been a punch-up.
"We'll give our horse an entry in the Kingmaker at Warwick, and he'll also get an entry in the Irish Arkle at Leopardstown. If the ground stayed good he could go to Ireland.
"He'll run in one or the other, all being well."


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Tim Tebow To Try Baseball
ESPN's Adam Schefter is reporting that 2007 Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow is planning on trying his hand at Major League Baseball.
Tebow's agents say that he has been working out in California for nearly a year. He played baseball in high school but has never played even in collegiate baseball.
Tebow won a pair of national titles at Florida at the Gators quarterback in 2006 and 2008. He was a first round draft choice with the Denver Broncos in 2009, where he played through 2011. He was traded to the New York Jets before the 2012 season.
More Info: http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/17252762/former-nfl-qb-tim-tebow-pursue-career-professional-baseball


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Holiday Cooking and Owner's Manuals
It may seem incongruous at first to imagine why these two concepts would be related, but this is a timely, cautionary tale.
Always in the course of new construction, there comes the time when the end is in sight. Sometimes the close of the project is behind the original schedule and that reality is beginning to crash into the family holiday season. More than once clients have had to rush from unpacking boxes to setting the dinner table for a Thanksgiving feast. Meanwhile, the builders are packing up their tools and pulling off the property.
In one case, delightful clients were finally taking possession of their new kitchen, replete with new high-capacity cooking equipment. A dream kitchen realized after years of planning, design and construction, it was now becoming the setting for their first Thanksgiving gathering – and they had invited a large group of family and friends to "unveil" the kitchen and to share the holiday.
Confident that the new commercial range was up to the task of roasted potatoes and eager to save time, our client did as he usually would with the old oven – dropping the dish into the oven and setting the pre-heat level. Very shortly after and with guests at hand, smoke began to billow from the oven as smoke alarms "chimed". Fortunately, the exhaust hood was capable of about 900 cubic feet / minute draw so the room was evacuated of smoke – and guests – in seconds.
What our client didn't know yet is that this sophisticated new range was designed to pre-heat very quickly, using all available power to do so. Guidance in the operating manual recommends there be nothing inside the oven during pre-heat. The resulting charred potatoes were tragic but the story has become a cautionary tale about getting familiar with new equipment before putting it to the test.
In our project specifications, we always ask that the builder provide an Owners Manual for the building; a binder that contains all of the operating instructions, warranties and other information vital to the building operation. Please take a few minutes to read through this Manual – don't let this happen to you!!
Here's hoping your family is gathering in gratitude and plenty. Happy Thanksgiving!


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I am lost in a world of craziness.
Last night at Jessica's house-sitting house, we fooled around a lot and then never ended up cutting my hair or getting bitch ass drunk. Nathan and Stefan came over and hung out for a bit, and that was some fun shit. We were wildly entertained by their stoned antics. Stefan fell asleep at around three. We dragged him into a downstairs bedroom and tucked him in. Jessica smuggled the empty Mike's bottles up into the bathroom and out of plain sight. I hid the vodka in my backpack. She went to bed at three-thirty. I stayed up talking to Nathan until four and then I got really tired. I showed him where his room was and then joined Jessica in the pink room.
Nathan said he'd probably lay there for a while and then walk home. And I guess he did, because when we got up this morning, he was gone.
But that's the Taurus thing. You do what you want, when you want.
Sometimes I wish I wasn't a Taurus.
People are always trying to convince me not to do things that I would normally do instinctually. But I suppose in a way they are really saving my soul. I wanted to see Harry Potter today but that never happened. I wanted to do lots of things, but now it's just late.
I have devised a checklist that will help me lead a good life:
*Carry around a backpack with a change of clothes in there, just in case you find yourself in a bind (I swear I am destined to be a nomad)
*Know how to do everything in a sink [Check]
*Be willing to settle [Check]
*Carry a notebook and pen at all times. You never know when you'll need it
*Always have a lighter on hand [Check]
*Keep some songs in your heart [Check]
*Keep supplies in your car that enable you to use it as a makeshift home [Check]
*Learn to let go
*Accept the fact that impressions fade and that love ends
*Keep in touch with the few people that still matter [Check]
*Get a low-maintenance hairstyle
*Don't feel so bad that everyone gets to everything before you do
*Face the stark morning light
*Accept help
*Try not to fear things you can't control
*Appreciate small things, don't sweat them
*Be constructive with your blues
That's all I can think of right now. I bet the list will get longer as I go on. But the way things are, with so many decisions to face... it's a wonder a girl like me hasn't crumbled already.


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On Monday we learned that Marriott will be buying Starwood in 2016. Under the assumption that Marriott's rewards program will be the surviving program after the merger, I made a plea to Marriott: Hey Marriott: Here's how to keep SPG loyalists loyal. I suggested that Marriott should convert SPG points to Marriott points at a favorable rate (1 to 4), match elite status at a favorable level (i.e. give SPG elites better status after the merger), and incorporate the best aspects of Starwood's loyalty program (suite upgrades, no property exceptions for elite benefits, real "no blackout date" policy), and drastically improve the Marriott Rewards credit card. Of course, as I said in the post, I don't believe that Marriott will do these things, but I do think that they should.
What should we do with our SPG points?
A number of readers have asked me if they should proactively convert their SPG points to airline miles before the merger. SPG is the only hotel loyalty program that offers extremely favorable exchange rates to airline miles. Generally, the exchange is 1 to 1, but if you exchange 20,000 points at a time, you get a 25% bonus. In other words, 20,000 SPG points becomes 25,000 miles. As a result, many people see mileage conversions as the best use of SPG points.
What will Marriott do?
The fear people have is that, after the merger, SPG points will be converted to Marriott points and will therefore lose value. To be clear: we don't know what Marriott will do. I do believe that they'll fold the SPG program into Marriott Rewards, but they could choose other options: they could keep the programs separate (unlikely, in my opinion), or they could adopt the SPG program and fold in Marriott Rewards (extremely unlikely, in my opinion).
Assuming Marriott does fold SPG into it's own Marriott Rewards program, there's still a huge question of how they will do it. It is clear to everyone that SPG points are worth considerably more than Marriott points. Just the fact that SPG awards only 2 points per dollar for stays, while Marriott awards 10 points per dollar, shows that SPG points are valued 5 times as highly as Marriott points. Or, you could look at mid-tier properties that cost around 10,000 points for a free night with SPG while similar properties cost 30,000 to 40,000 points with Marriott. In this example, Starwood points are worth 3 to 4 times as much as Marriott points.
At the low end, SPG free nights start at 3,000 points per night (2,000 on weekends), whereas Marriott free nights start at 7,500 points per night (6,000 for PointSavers). This suggests that SPG points are worth 2.5 to 3 times as much as Marriott.
If we only look at the high end of the award charts, the SPG to Marriott ratio doesn't look as great. SPG awards top out at 35,000 points per night. Marriott awards top out at 45,000 points per night. That said, this view hides the fact that Ritz Carlton properties can be booked with Marriott Rewards points, but with a different award chart. Since SPG has very high end hotels in its collection, I think that comparing to Ritz makes more sense than comparing to top tier Marriott hotels. Ritz Carlton awards top out at 70,000 points. So, at the top end, all else being equal, SPG points are worth 2 times as much as Marriott.
One can use the above analyses to estimate the comparative value of SPG points to Marriott Rewards points at anywhere from 2 to 1 to 5 to 1. That doesn't tell us what conversion rate Marriott will apply, but it gives us a general ballpark. Here are some of Marriott's options and my quick analysis of each. In parentheses you'll find my guess as to the probability of each option:
- Convert 1 to 1 (10%): If Marriott does this, they'll completely piss off every SPG member that exists. Are they that evil?
- Convert 2 to 3 (50%): This would be almost as unacceptable as 1 to 1, but I'm betting that Marriott will be this evil.
- Convert 1 to 2 (30%): This is the smallest conversion ratio that can be justified with numbers. I would still be pissed off.
- Convert 1 to 3 (8%): Now we're in a range that some SPG loyalists will be able to live with.
- Convert 1 to 4 (1.9%): This is what Marriott should do, but they won't.
- Convert 1 to 5 (0.1%): This would be great, but there's no way Marriott will do this.
Of course there are many other possible conversion ratios. Marriott might even opt out of straight conversions and offer some number of free nights for sets of points, or something like that. However, I do think that a straight up conversion is the most likely path.
Break even point for mileage conversions
Like SPG, Marriott allows members to convert points to miles, but at a less favorable rate. Straight up conversion rates to mileage programs vary by the number of points you convert. The best ratio is at and near the top end: 70,000 Marriott points convert to 25,000 miles for a number of airlines (including Alaska, AA, Southwest, etc.). Since SPG requires only 20,000 points to get 25,000 miles, we would need to get 3.5 Marriott points per SPG point in order to break even. Conversions to United from Marriott are slightly more favorable, whereas conversions to many foreign carrier programs are less favorable.
Marriott's Travel Packages add a wrinkle to this analysis. Marriott's travel packages let you convert Marriott points to airline miles at a ratio of 270,000 points to 120,000 miles (or to 132,000 United miles). That's a ratio of 2.25 to 1 (or ~2 to 1 United). Plus, you get a 7 night stay in a category 5 hotel. To get 120,000 miles (125,000 miles, actually) from SPG, you would need to transfer 100,000 points. So, in this case, 270,000 Marriott points are approximately equivalent to 100,000 SPG points. With SPG, you get 5,000 more miles, but with Marriott you get a 7 night stay. If we ignore the differences, we can say that we would need 2.7 Marriott points per SPG point in order to break even. Depending upon how much you value the 7 night stay, though, the ratio could be significantly lower. Keep in mind, too, that you can always supplement the Travel Package with additional points to move up to a higher category hotel (since there are very few desirable category 5 Marriott hotels).
In summary, if you have less than 100,000 SPG points that you want to transfer to airline miles, Marriott would have to convert SPG points 1 to 3.5 (or more) to Marriott points to keep you "whole". If you have 100,000 or more SPG points that you want to transfer to miles, a 1 to 3 ratio would be more than enough to keep you whole.
Note that SPG offers something very similar to Marriott Travel Packages: Nights & Flights. I hope to compare the two in a future post.
Plenty of time to decide
The press release for the merger stated: "Assuming receipt of the necessary approvals, the parties expect the transaction to close in mid-2016." So, if all goes as expected, the sale will go through sometime in 2016. After that, there will almost certainly be a period of time before the loyalty programs merge. My bet is on early 2017.
We can hope that Marriott will release details of the combined loyalty program before they go live. If so, we should have time then to decide whether to dump our SPG points or hold on to them if/when they convert to Marriott Rewards.
Summarized recommendations
If you have near term use for your SPG points, then by all means use them. If you don't have an immediate need for the points (or for converted miles), then hold onto the points until you do need them or until we learn more.
If we learn that Marriott plans to convert SPG points to Marriott points, and if we learn the conversion ratio in advance, then:
- If the ratio is less than 1 to 3: Use or convert your SPG points before the conversion.
- If the ratio is 1 to 3: Carefully consider Marriott Vacation packages as an alternative to converting SPG points to miles. If that works for you, then keep your points. If not, convert them.
- If the ratio is better than 1 to 3: Keep the points.
What if we don't know the conversion ratio in advance? My bet is that Marriott will convert points at a horrible 2 to 3 ratio. In fact, if they don't announce the conversion ratio in advance, I think that a 2 to 3, or even a 1 to 1, conversion ratio will be even more likely than I predicted above. So, if they don't announce the conversion ratio, it means bad things are coming… dump and run.


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Mr. Narendra Modi is a "blessed son" of his "blessed mother"! Thank you, God! But we, millions of sons and daughters, are not blessed children of our poor mothers! Reason? We are not the "Honourable…"! Has Mr. Modi been waiting to become the PM of India to serve his "holy mother" with all the love and passion etc? I have never ever found Mr. Modi as he lavishing the "son's love and affection on his mother" before he became the PM… Now, Mr. Modi has too much and extra high feelings to be demonstrated and celebrated with..? Sitting with mother andRead more
Was Mr. Modi Myopic? Missed Many Tricks..?
Mr. Modi has been myopic for the last three years? Why did he ignore the grudge of his enemies? Why did he forget and play down the power of the opposition parties..? He was myopic… He overcompensated..? He overbalanced..? He tripped up..? But he did not notice his own shortcomings..? He had a chance to invite Anna Hazare to solve "LOKPAL" and other issues related to farmers. He should have solved unemployment issues. He could have fought a war against corruption. He could have introduced a lot of social reformation and welfare schemes for women and children… People do want aRead more
Mr. Modi May Use His "Battle Magic"!
What happened you, Mr. Narendra Modi..? We were expecting a spectacular and breathtaking performance from you but you disappointed us… Where are your epic charisma and poetic brilliance..? Where is your lion personality? We wished you would rule India for 15 years but you are going to fall behind the five-year line… You are able to sabotage the enemies in the last round..? You may use "battle magic"! PREM SAGAR.Read more
Mr. Modi, It Appeared, "Game Is Almost Over"!
"The game is over for Modi"! Amnesty India feels it..! Modi's game is almost over! Murphy's law is not Modi's law..? But this time it is the law of people..! How can manage..? Gear up for final! We must oust Modi, the most unfeeling PM, that India ever experienced! Indians are not such fools whom BJP can play upon for long..! This time Indian electorate will teach a lesson the devils… PREM SAGAR.Read more
Mr. Modi Gave Shock Treatment To The "People"! Now, People Do The Same To Modi!
People..? Who..? Common people are the "majority people" who will decide the "fate" of secular democracy! Mr. Narendra Modi was so busy to visit a lot of foreign nations after "beautifully ignoring" the "worst conditions" of the common majority in India..? Mr. Modi wanted to do what? The most, most, most bad business..? He was performing the bad..? He shocked all the people (common people)by his "STATE OF THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION AGAINST CURRENCY NOTES"!? Why did he act like a "Fascist" and why did he not take the common people into confidence before his "fast and furious stunt and action show demonetization"..?Read more
Save your face, Mr. Modi, Save your face! You can not be "another Indhira of India"!
The shameful face-saving act of MAHAPURUSH. NARENDRA MODI!! Tremendous one act play! My Mother would say, " Lions never weep or cry but they roar at, never like to save their face by the act of cringing before the enemy… but jackals and lesser animals cringe and cow down…lesser animals' tricks…but Lion knows no such cowardly diplomacy which may make foul signals to the rival…"! China's voice has been indecently arrogant against India!? They have warned India against our joining with American Interests! Now, we act to the orders of China…; Save the face… PREMSAGAR.Read more
1975- WITNESSED THE HORROR OF A MEGALOMANIAC!!? GO BACK TO THE PERIOD OF EMERGENCY! THE MOST DARKEST PERIOD OF INDEPENDENT INDIA!? CONGRESS OPENED THE GATE OF HELL!!!? THEN DEVILS WERE EVERYWHERE!? THE REIGN OF TERROR! ATROCIOUS VIOLATIONS AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANS AND HUMANITY… DON'T FORGET THE GRUESOME CRIMES OF CONGRESS!? HEINOUS! FEROCIOUS! INDIA SUFFERED! WHY SHOULD WE FORGIVE..!? WHY SHOULD WE FORGET..!? IT IS THE INDELIBLE SCAR..!? UNHEALABLE WOUND! DON'T FORGET… INDIA NEEDS A NEW FACE! WE NEED A SON OF POOR MAN!? WHY NOT! INDIA IS NOT THE LEGACY OF GANDHI FAMILY… PREM SAGAR.Read more
what is of "BLACK MONEY"…? Mr. Modi is obliged to answer …?
WOULD MR. MODI, GIVE A DEFINITE AND BRAVE, BOLD ANSWER TO HIS SUPPORTERS AND VOTERS WHO VOTED HIM TO BE THE TOP AUTHORITY OF THIS NATION …? INDIA IS THE HEAVEN OF CORRUPTION AND UNLIMITED BLACK MONEY …? THE RICHEST PERSONS OF INDIA ARE ALL HAVING BLACK ACCOUNT IN "SWISS HELL"…!!! SWITZERLAND IS THE NATION OF THIEVES AND ATROCIOUS CRIMINALS …? SUCH A BLOODY NATION IS THE "CRIMINAL NATION OF SATAN…!!" WE ARE VERY WORRIED ABOUT SWISS BANK…!! WHY ARE THEY WELCOME "SATANIC FUND" WITH FULL GUARANTEE OF AIR TIGHT SECRECY …? SWISS BANK IS THE CENTER OF BLACK MONEYRead more
Modi, may be, an impossible personality to his enemies but,
MR. MODI IS A FORMIDABLE AND CHALLENGING HERO FOR HIS FRIENDS….?THOUGH HE IS AN IMPOSSIBLE PERSONALITY FOR HIS OPPONENTS, HIS LIFE STORY IS THE STORY OF A REAL LEGEND …! HE IS AN EPOCH..! HE IS A WONDER..! HE IS AN EPIC HERO…!! OUR NATION HAS NEVER EVER DISCOVERED SUCH AN IMPOSSIBLE LEADER..? HE IS THE FIRST EVER HEROIC PM, WHO PRACTICALLY STOPPED THE VIRULENT CHINA AND DANGEROUS PAKIES..!! YES..! MR. MODI , COULD PSYCH DOWN OUR LONG FIGHTING AND EVERLASTING ENEMIES ,THE ENEMIES OF OUR MOTHERLAND..! WITHIN MINUTES , AFTER HIS OATH OF OFFICE OF PRIME MINISTER OF INDIARead more
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West Ford
West Ford, a Washington family slave set free in the early 1800s, is the subject of this pencil sketch by an unknown artist. Bushrod Washington—George Washington's nephew who took over Mount Vernon after Martha Washington's death in 1802—hired Ford as the estate's manager. Bushrod later bequeathed Ford a substantial parcel of land adjacent to Mount Vernon.
Ford's paternity has proved controversial: some oral histories claim George Washington was West Ford's father, though stronger evidence points toward Bushrod Washington. This image passed down in the Washington family and was donated to Mount Vernon in 1985.


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Reality of post-war Sri Lanka
HONG KONG (SE): Despite the rhetoric coming out of the mouth of the Sri Lankan government in Colombo, priests and Church personnel report that somewhere between 6,000 and 12,000 people, who were picked up in 2009 and accused of having links with the banned Liberations Tigers of Tamil Eelam (Tamil Tigers), remain in detention.
The Tamil Tigers was a separatist militant organisation based in northern Sri Lanka. Founded in May 1976 by Velupillai Prabhakaran, it waged a violent secessionist and nationalist campaign to create an independent state in the north and east of Sri Lanka for Tamil people.
This campaign evolved into the Sri Lankan Civil War, which ran from 1983 until 2009, when the Tamil Tigers organisation was defeated by government forces.
When hostilities were declared to be over in 2009, the government arbitrarily detained thousands of people for what it termed rehabilitation. Most still remain in detention camps without access to lawyers, courts or the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The Hong Kong-based Asian Centre for the Progress of Peoples reported on October 24 that it believes there is evidence of secret detention in the north.
Officials say that 700 to 800 people have been detained who have been identified by the state as hardcore members of the Tamil Tigers and are being held separately.
They claim that their cases will be investigated by the authorities for possible prosecution.
Hundreds more are being held without charges in police lock-ups and southern prisons under the Prevention of Terrorism Act and emergency regulations. Some have been detained for years.
Balasingam Jeyakumar is a typical case. A farmer, he was picked up in 2009. Married in 2005, he lived with his wife and two sons, aged six and three, in Puthukkudiyiruppu.
For five years he worked for the Tamil Tigers, providing food and other commodities, but had little other connection with the separatist organisation.
During the final stages of the war, the army called all those who were working for or had any connection with the Tamil tigers to surrender themselves, with the assurance that they would be registered and released within a few days.
Jeyakumar surrendered at Omanthai camp. He was detained at the Gamini Sinhala Vidyalaya and then shifted to Rambakulam Maha Vidyalaya, before ending up at Ullupukulam in Vavuniya.
He was immediately transferred to the Omanthai Rehabilitation Camp.
The Centre for the Progress of Peoples says his family presumed that he would be released after the rehabilitation programme, as assured by the army, but then he was sent back to Omanathai and from there to Boossa.
Because he surrendered himself and completed the rehabilitation programme, people were surprised when he was summoned before a magistrate and sent to the Colombo Remand Prison, where he languishes to this very day.
His wife and two sons were detained at the Chettikulam Camp until October 10 this year. She is now living with her mother at Puthukkudiyiruppu.
They have been resettled, but have no income and are totally dependent on support from well wishers.
The two sons are at school. Jeyakumar's wife cannot visit him. The couple cannot understand what happened or why Jeyakumar was not released after the stipulated period of rehabilitation, as promised by the government.
Furthermore, Jeyakumar has never been charged, but is still in prison. It is also believed that he was inhumanly treated and tortured at the Omanthai Camp.
He is due appear in court in November.
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JRF response to Amber Rudd's speech on Universal Credit
After today's speech by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Campbell Robb, Chief Executive of the independent Joseph Rowntree Foundation, said:
"This is a welcome statement of intent from the new Secretary of State, and we hope to see action in the coming months which will build on this. Universal Credit has the potential to loosen the grip of poverty, and it is positive that many of the concerns expressed by claimants have been heard.
"Allowing more flexibility on the regularity of payments, and making it easier to ensure they go to the main carer in a family, should make a material difference to claimants, as should improving the processes for paying for housing and childcare.
"There is still much more to do to deliver on the Secretary of State's ambitions and create a country which works for everyone. The benefits freeze continues to be the single biggest policy sweeping families into poverty.
"If the Government is serious about being on the side of low-income families they will take immediate action to end this freeze one year early."


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|Tips That Will Help You Avoid Surgery For Chronic Back Pain
Health is the biggest asset that a person could ask for. A lot of people take health for granted and only realize the worth when they end up facing serious health issues. The quality of the lifestyle can decrease significantly if you have to pay regular visits to a doctor. Avoiding a health issue is not a good idea because it will keep on getting worse and it may even lead to further health problems.
Back pain is a common health issue among young and old people. The chronic back pain can make life hard for people as it can make it difficult for them to work efficiently. People often choose to use pain killers to deal with the pain but pain killers are not a healthy option. There are better and healthier ways to handle back pain without depending fully on the pain killers.
Surgery is also an option for dealing with back pain. But surgery should always be the last resort because the recovery time is long and it seems like a last resort. There are ways to deal with back pain without surgery so make sure that you explore all the options before you decide to go in for surgery.
What Causes Chronic Back Pain?
Chronic back pain is mostly related to age but young people can experience back pain as well. Some other causes that can lead to back pain are as following:
- Narrowing of the spinal canal that ends up in nerve pain also known as spinal stenosis
- Disc problems like bulging or herniated disc
- Muscle pain and tenderness that you cannot explain also known as Myofascial pain syndrome.
Non-Surgical Treatment Options For Back Pain:
Surgery is scary and it has risks so it is better to explore all the non-surgical options before you decide to make the hard decision. Here are a few excellent options that will keep you away from surgery and handle the back pain.
Try Exercise:
Exercise is an essential part of the healthy lifestyle and it is the foundation of treating the back pain. Exercising about ten minutes daily will help in keeping the back strong and healthy and you will not have to worry about back pain.
But before you choose an exercise regimen you need to make sure that it is right for you or you will end up getting injured. It is better to get some guidance from a physician. You can find the best Physiotherapist Ashford Kent so that you can get some guidance from professionals. The physician and spine physical therapist can guide you properly and suggest the best exercises to avoid back pain.
The physical therapies for avoiding and handling chronic back pain includes restraining the posture, flexibility, and stretching exercises, strengthening the core, aerobics and testing pain tolerance limits.
Building Mental Strength:
Chronic back pain can have a physical and emotional impact on a person's life. To deal with the depression, irritation and frustration you have to focus on psychological health. You can contact a rehabilitation psychologist and a professional can help in staying mentally strong. You can use tai chi, yoga, and other relaxation strategies. It will give the mind power to handle chronic pain and focus on other positive things.
Adopting The Right Diet:
There are some diets that can increase inflammation and enhance back pain. The meal plans that have high Trans fats content, processed foods, and refined sugar then it will make you vulnerable to back pain. You should consult a doctor and discuss your diet and you will be able to find whether it is contributing to the inflammation of back pain. With the right diet, you can maintain a healthy weight which will reduce pressure from the spine and help in avoiding back pain.
Learn To Adapt:
If you start to experience back pain, you need to accept the limitations of the body and adapt accordingly. The body will always tell you about its limitations so make sure that you listen to your body. Not listening to the body is a big mistake because overworking it will lead to more health issues. If the back pain continues to increase, then you should start taking note of the activities that are triggering the pain and make sure that you eliminate those activities from your schedule. If you have any unhealthy habits like smoking and drinking, then you should give them up.
Alternative Treatments:
There are so many alternative treatment options that will help in avoiding surgery to deal with back pain. Physical therapies like massage, biofeedback therapy, electric nerve stimulation therapy, laser therapy, acupuncture, etc. that are effective in dealing with back pain. The alternative treatments do not have any serious side effects so they are better than pain medications.
Try Medication:
If the back pain continues to get worse then you need to get some medication. Pain medications will help in keeping the back pain at bay. There are muscle relaxants, anti-inflammatory drugs, analgesics and other medications that are effective in dealing with chronic back pain.
But if you decide to use pain medication you need to make sure that you ask a professional. Do not take any medicines without talking to the doctor first especially if you are taking any medication for some other health issue. Medication is good at getting rid of the pain but make sure that whatever meds you choose is approved by the doctor.
When It's Time For Surgery?
Surgery for back pain should be the last resort and you should know when it is time to take the last step. The red flags that will tell you if it is time for surgery include:
- Experiencing weakness in the limbs
- Problems with gait and balance
- Increased brisk reflexes
- Experiencing new and progressing bladder/bowel issues
Before you decide to go for surgery you should consult more than one doctor and you also need to mentally and physically prepare for the recovery period.
It is important that the decisions regarding health are not taken lightly because they can have a lifelong impact on a person's life.


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5 Day "Girls Day Fitcation" Yoga & Fit Retreat, Florida
Saint Pete Beach, Florida, United States
Welcome To Girls Day Fitness & Spa!
Girls Day Fitness and Spa is a combination of fitness, luxury, pampering, and relaxation for women only.
With an emphasis on escaping the norm, we emulate what a typical "girls day" would include, and add a yoga, fitness and health aspect to it along with relaxing luxury beach resort accommodations.
Yoga Retreats, Wellness Retreats
Available all year round
5 days
Saint Pete Beach, Florida, United States
- Bikram Yoga
- Hot Yoga
- Vinyasa Yoga
- AcroYoga
- Dynamic Yoga
- General Yoga
- Restorative Yoga
- Power Yoga
- Vegetarian
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- Gluten Free
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- Beginner
- Intermediate
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Cancellation Policy
- 100% deposit refund for cancellation 30+ days before retreat start date.
- 50% deposit refund for cancellation 15-29 days before retreat start date.
- 0% deposit refund for cancellation 0-14 days before retreat start date.
Remaining Balance
- The remaining balance is due upon arrival.
- If paid at the time of booking, a full refund of the remaining balance is available up to the day before your retreat start date.
Please note: For deposit and remaining balance amounts, please refer to your booking summary email.
- The ideal place to unplug, slow down that fast pace, and get back in touch with nature
- Be more relaxed and refreshed than you've ever been
- A chance to get away and step aside from all the hustle and bustle of city life
- Drop out of "normal life" for a period
You deserve more than just one day of spoiling and pampering! Girls Day Fitness Retreats allows you to enjoy the luxuries of a typical girls day as long as you want!
The best part is, the more girlfriends you book with and the longer you stay, the more you save!
We work with Fit Life Foods, one of the best gourmet calorie conscious meal prep companies in Florida. Portioned meals made fresh with the best natural ingredients.
Fit Life Foods is a vital part of your journey to a healthy lifestyle!
St. Pete Beach, FL was voted TripAdvisor's No. 1 Beach in the U.S. and No. 5 in the world in 2012, based on millions of reviews from travelers around the world. When you visit this magical expanse of sand, you'll understand why.
St. Pete Beach's Hotel Zamora offers some of the most breathtaking views Florida has to offer. Situated in between the intercostal and St. Pete beach, Hotel Zamora may, in fact, have the best sunrise and sunset views on the entire beach!
We are a women's only non-traditional fitness retreat that combines relaxation and rejuvenation with the spoils of a true luxury retreat.
We incorporate multiple facets of yoga, fitness, and outdoor activities, all revolving around ultimate wellness and having fun with your girls!!
- Luxury beach resort accommodation
- Daily relaxing massage or spa treatment
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- 3 health conscious meals and a detox shake daily
- Monthly fitness follow-ups
- Free airport pick-up and drop-off
- Sunset boat rides, island boot camp
- Custom take-home program to ensure your success and to keep connected with our new friends :)
- Nutritional guidance & specific individualized exercise program
- Girls Day T-Shirt/Tank
3 Day Transformational Online Retreat ($200 Value)
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You will meet with your trainer in the resort lobby each morning to start your day!
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Clearwater Beach's Wyndham Grand offers some of the most breathtaking views Florida has to offer.
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DOPETHRONE return for a full European tour this fall!
- DOPETHRONE, Messa, sludge metal, slutch, Sunnata, Yob
- 20 septembre 2018
As if it couldn't get more evil and insane on stage, the band is coming as a 4-piece with vocalist Julie Swan on their side. Julie has been a long-time friend and collaborator, doing vocals on tracks such as « Dark Foil » as well as on new album « Transcanadian Anger ».
Oct.04 – SALZBURG (AT) Mark
With MESSA:
Oct.05 – PADOVA (IT) C.S.O Pedro
Oct.06 – PRATTELN (CH) Up In Smoke Festival
Oct.07 – LJUBLJANA (SL) Channel Zero
Oct.08 – PERUGIA (IT) Free Ride
Oct.09 – NAPOLI (IT) Scugnizzo Liberato
Oct.10 – ROMA (IT) 360°
Oct.11 – MILANO (IT) Vvitch Festival w/ EAGLE TWIN
Oct.12 – LYON (FR) Le Jack Jack w/ EAGLE TWIN
Oct.13- ANTWERP (BE) Desertfest Belgium
Oct.14 – HELSINKI (FI) Blow Up Festival w/ DEMONIC DEATH JUDGE
With SUNNATA:
Oct.15 – WARSZAWA (PL) Klub Hydrozagadka
Oct.16 – TORUN (PL) NRD
Oct.17 – GDANSK (PL)Wydzial Remontowy
Oct.18 – POZNAN (PL)U Bazyla
Oct.19 – WROCLAW (PL)Firlej
Oct.20 – RADEBEUL (DE) Barnyard club
With YOB:
Oct.23 – PARIS (FR) Petit Bain w/ YOB & WIEGEDOOD
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