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During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula except Singapore formed the Federation of Malaya, which became independent in 1957. Malaysia was formed in 1963 when the former British colonies of Singapore, as well as Sabah and Sarawak on the northern coast of Borneo, joined the Federation. The first several years of the country's independence were marred by a communist insurgency, Indonesian confrontation with Malaysia, Philippine claims to Sabah, and Singapore's withdrawal in 1965. During the 22-year term of Prime Minister MAHATHIR bin Mohamad (1981-2003), Malaysia was successful in diversifying its economy from dependence on exports of raw materials to the development of manufacturing, services, and tourism. Prime Minister Mohamed NAJIB bin Abdul Razak (in office since April 2009) has continued these pro-business policies.
Malaysia, an upper middle-income country, has transformed itself since the 1970s from a producer of raw materials into a multi-sector economy. Under current Prime Minister NAJIB, Malaysia is attempting to achieve high-income status by 2020 and to move further up the value-added production chain by attracting investments in high technology, knowledge-based industries and services. NAJIB's Economic Transformation Program is a series of projects and policy measures intended to accelerate the country's economic growth. The government has also taken steps to liberalize some services sub-sectors. Malaysia is vulnerable to a fall in world commodity prices or a general slowdown in global economic activity.The NAJIB administration is continuing efforts to boost domestic demand and reduce the economy's dependence on exports. Domestic demand continues to anchor economic growth, supported mainly by private consumption, which accounts for 53% of GDP. Nevertheless, exports - particularly of electronics, oil and gas, and palm oil - remain a significant driver of the economy. In 2015, gross exports of goods and services were equivalent to 73% of GDP. The oil and gas sector supplied about 22% of government revenue in 2015, down significantly from prior years amid a decline in commodity prices and diversification of government revenues. Malaysia has embarked on a fiscal reform program aimed at achieving a balanced budget by 2020, including rationalization of subsidies and the 2015 introduction of a 6% value added tax. Sustained low commodity prices throughout the period not only strained government finances, but also shrunk Malaysia's current account surplus and weighed heavily on the Malaysian ringgit, which was among the region's worst performing currencies during 2015. The ringgit rebounded in early 2016, but hit new lows following the US presidential election amid a broader selloff of emerging market assets.Bank Negara Malaysia (the central bank) maintains adequate foreign exchange reserves; a well-developed regulatory regime has limited Malaysia's exposure to riskier financial instruments, although it remains vulnerable to volatile global capital flows. In order to increase Malaysia's competitiveness, Prime Minister NAJIB raised possible revisions to the special economic and social preferences accorded to ethnic Malays under the New Economic Policy of 1970, but retreated in 2013 after he encountered significant opposition from Malay nationalists and other vested interests. In September 2013 NAJIB launched the new Bumiputra Economic Empowerment Program, policies that favor and advance the economic condition of ethnic Malays.Malaysia signed the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement in February 2016, although the future of the TPP remains unclear following the US withdrawal from the agreement. Along with nine other ASEAN members, Malaysia established the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015, which aims to advance regional economic integration.
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Eating a healthy diet with lots of raw foods, whole foods and superfoods gives you a natural edge in working out and staying lean. But, eating right won't give you six pack abs and a perky butt!
I've asked fitness expert Yuri Elkaim the owner of Total Wellness Consulting, the author of Eating For Energy to give us some targeted exercises for our abs & asses.He made us two fabulous custom videos! Today's video focuses strictly on abs, but when I do this I feel like my whole core is getting a fabulous work out. I noticed a difference in my yoga practice after doing this routine. Try is and let me know your experience when you try it.
Yuri and I met through the raw food community. We take a similar stance in that we both advocate the inclusion of lots of fresh, living foods without the fanatical, all-or-nothing approach that some raw food advocates push. I highly recommend his 30 day cleansing program called The Total Wellness Cleanse and I've saved a bundle on personal trainer fees by using his FitterU iPod Workouts. In those training sessions you will see why the University of Toronto counts on Yuri as the Strength & Conditioning Coach for their Men's Soccer program.
This guy is built like a rock. You could do your laundry on his abs, but he's happily married with two genetically blessed little ones- so don't even try it ladies! But you can take his genius exercises and implement them into your routine to get fabulous results very quickly. Try the exercises in this post to get your sore and abs feeling and looking amazing. For more exercise with Yuri, use his FitterU workouts and be sure to check back next week for the second video from Yuri just for you as a part of the Delicious Revolution.
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Measuring PR outcome has become more urgent as digital becomes intrinsic to PR and the communications industry diversifies into new areas. Traditional PR measurement models no longer work.
PR agencies and in-house communications professionals constantly struggle with this problem. The Barcelona Principles unveiled in June 2010 called upon the PR industry to move beyond the Advertising Value Equivalents (AVE) and agree upon a minimum new standard of measurement. Since then industry bodies, communications professionals and experts have attempted to experiment with new PR measurement models.
The communications industry finds itself groping in the dark when identifying the outcomes of PR and its value to an organization. The problem stems from the fact that traditional media relations has become only one — and an increasingly narrow — aspect of public relations. The business landscape for the industry has become so vast and diverse that it now covers areas that were previously the domain of marketing and advertising. So it has become that much more difficult to measure and evaluate its contribution.
Breaking the PR measurement and evaluation deadlock: A new approach and model
According to the history of PR measurement, the industry began an intense focus on methods to measure and demonstrate the value of public relations only after the 1970s. A turning point came in 1994 when the International Public Relations Association published a so-called Gold Paper. This galvanized industry leaders to urge communications practitioners to conduct valid and rigorous measurement and evaluation of their activities. In the years that followed, measurement has become the "Holy Grail" of PR. But despite experimenting feverishly with different models, the industry has not really "cracked" the measurement and evaluation "nut." In fact, renowned academics have concluded that PR practitioners have consistently failed to achieve consensus on what models qualify as basic evaluative measure or how to conduct the underlying research for evaluating and measuring public relations performance.
The AMEC (The International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communications)
Barriers to PR Measurement Models
Three barriers have been identified that are causing a deadlock in implementing measurement and evaluation of PR. The first is the obsession with numbers. The tag line of the Institute for Public Relations (IPR), for instance, is "the science beneath the art". This clearly indicates a view that PR should be underpinned by scientific knowledge and quantitative methods of research. But such a view may be flawed.
The communications industry is trying to quantify outcomes that are difficult to quantify. Human interactions, including relationships, feelings, attitudes, loyalties, perceptions and engagement do not yield easily to numeric quantification. Many measurement gurus believe that applying "interpretive" qualitative research is a better way to measure PR outcomes. But qualitative research, which requires in-depth interviews, focus groups studies and ethnography, are usually more difficult to do well than quick self-reporting surveys, ratings and scores that "look good" in marketing meetings.
Second, is the conflation of measurement and evaluation. The two are often conducted in a concurrent or linear process and based on a very narrow range of data. The two are often centered exclusively on metrics determined by the concerned organization. Measurement and evaluation are two distinct processes. Measurement is the taking of measures such as counting items, collecting ratings on a scale, or recording comments in interviews, and analyzing these. Evaluation is determining the effects of the campaign.
The third major barrier to demonstrating PR value is that measurement and evaluation processes look at past activities. So measurement and evaluation often fail to give an organization more than a retrospective performance review of work completed. Sometimes M&E is seen as little more than an exercise in self-justification.
New PR Measurement Models
Emerging new models use Big Data to identify insights that can inform strategy. The communications industry has a tendency to jump to conclusions about findings without adequate data or analysis. Thus new models should collect qualitative as well as quantitative data. But the cost of qualitative information has been a deterrent. Such in-depth analyses — which can draw on contextual information, published research literature, databases and case studies – should be portrayed as an investment in smarter strategy.
Most importantly, rather than simply reporting past achievements, insights are forward-looking, creating potential for to measure added PR value. The business case includes positive communications effects on sales, company reputation and employee loyalty as well as avoiding unnecessary costs and risks. This forward-looking approach helps bridge the gap between PR and outcomes, which has been seen widely as a big hurdle.
Also, there are still some disagreements over the definitions of some key terms that get bandied about in the industry. For instance, there are inconsistencies in the understanding of terms such as 'reach' and 'impressions'. In most advertising and PR literature, engagement is poorly defined and described in superficial ways that regard 'click throughs', 'following' and 'likes' as 'engagement' when, in fact, engagement represents a deep psychological concept.
Following are basic PR output and results or outcomes that occur as a result of a campaign. At a minimum, these should be understood and gauged.
This table translates PR outputs, which are easy to measure, with outputs and outcomes, including engagement, impact and ROI.


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'There's a misconception that life must stop in Ramadan and that Muslims should cease exercise and other hobbies', says Haroon Mota, who ran 161.5 miles during Ramadan last year, raising £55,000 for charity. Here, Mota shares his tips for runners as he launches a campaign to get people active during Ramadan.
When is Ramadan 2021?
This year, Ramadan is expected to begin on Tuesday, April 13, depending on the sighting of the moon. Lasting for 30 days, Ramadan will end on Tuesday, May 11, with the celebratory days of Eid al-Fitr starting on Wednesday, May 12, or Thursday, May 13.
How to run safely during Ramadan
'It's important to be sensible and listen to your body' explains Mota. 'It's really important to pay attention to hydration even though it is really difficult during a standard 18-hour UK fast. With less than six hours of non-fasting time daily, from sunset it really is a race to fuel, hydrate, pray and sleep. I think it's natural to feel hunger more than thirst, but my advice is to prioritise fluid intake from the moment the sun goes down.'
'While it's advised to drink two litres of water daily if you're running in Ramadan, there's even more fluid and electrolyte loss to compensate for, so it's probably a wise idea to run on alternate days allowing the body to rehydrate and recuperate, rather than forcing the body to become progressively dehydrated and fatigued.'
When it comes to eating, Mota advises that 'it's paramount to think about quality rather than quantity of food.' Ensure you are fuelling the body with carbohydrates, so you are not running on empty the next day.
When is the best time of day to run?
'It's a good idea to choose a time in the day that suits you best, rather than just following what others do', says Mota. 'In the UK, people run at all times of the day; early hours just before breakfast, before work, during their lunch break, just after work, pre-sunset, immediately after breaking the fast, or even at midnight after the night prayers. It's OK to experiment with running at different times, as there are really no rules to running. Do what works for you.'
During his challenge, Mota opted to complete his runs in the evening, about an hour before sunset. 'This meant I'd complete my run and then, within minutes, I'd be able to break my fast and begin hydrating and eating. This made it challenging because I'd be running at the very end of my fast when I'd be at my weakest and most vulnerable. I wanted it to be challenging and it's also an opportunity to push myself well out of my comfort zone and also learn new things about my body. I could have run earlier in the day when I was fresh and stronger but it would have meant having to wait for the entire day to be able to drink and eat again. Some people choose to exercise at night after breaking the fast, but that wouldn't quite work for me.'
Should runners opt for easier workouts during Ramadan?
'Ramadan is not the time to be drastic and push yourself beyond normal limits' says Mota. 'This doesn't mean you can't work hard and get out of your comfort zone; it's just finding the balance for what works for your body. Most people tend to use this month to slow down and keep the legs ticking for fitness maintenance, rather than sticking to their regular intensity and volume of training for gains.'
Mota recommends runners stick to easier miles when fasting, as they are less taxing on the body. On days where you don't feel up to heading outside for a run, stick to shorter home workouts and focus on building your core strength and flexibility.
Why should Muslims continue to exercise during Ramadan?
'It's important to maintain normality and carry on doing what we enjoy and what keeps us healthy, as long as the rights and rituals of Ramadan are being fulfilled,' says Mota. 'I want to challenge that narrative and that's also one of the reasons why I chose to run 260km last Ramadan. On the back of what I achieved, I want to inspire and encourage people to remain active during the holy month and believe that they too can carry on with their exercise and fitness regimes.'
Mota is launching the 'Ramadan Challenge 3.0', with the charity Penny Appeal. The campaign is encouraging people to run, walk, cycle and jog during the 30 days of Ramadan. 'You don't have to be a Muslim to experience what a fasting day is like in Ramadan', says Mota, who is urging all runners to get involved and attempt a fasted run in Ramadan.
Haroon Mota is Head of Challenge Events at Penny Appeal you can find out more about his challenge here.
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The U.S. recovery is foundering, but one unloved part of the economy is showing signs of a comeback.
American factories are booming. Industrial production is the strongest it's been in a quarter century. Five of the 10 biggest companies on the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index earn money from making things. Manufacturers are on track to increase their payrolls this year for the first time since 1998.
There are several reasons for the turnaround, among them higher fuel prices, which are causing some U.S. companies to close their Asian assembly plants in order to bring that work closer to home. But the most important factor is a surprise to many. The renaissance in U.S. manufacturing is the result of something that is taken for granted in countries such as Canada, Germany and South Korea: exports.
The U.S. gave birth to industrial powerhouses such as General Electric and Caterpillar Inc., but it's historically been a relatively lousy exporter.
The world's biggest manufacturer, the U.S. accounts for 21 per cent of global factory wealth, according to the National Association of Manufacturers. But most of that production is sold at home. The percentage of U.S. factory output that is shipped abroad is only 45 per cent of the world average. Twelve nations rank higher; nine of them - including Taiwan, Germany, South Korea, France and Canada - export in excess of the global average.
U.S. factory owners were spoiled by being surrounded by the most voracious consumers on the planet.
"We've got enough growth opportunity in the U.S., why would we invest outside the U.S.?" said David Roberts, recalling management's attitude at Charlotte, N.C.-based Carlisle Cos. Inc., before he was named chief executive officer four years ago. "Through the late 90s and early 2000s, the markets were great. There was no reason to look anywhere else."
The value of U.S. exports rose 20 per cent in 2010 from the previous year to reach $1.3-trillion (U.S.). That's more than double the $612-billion of goods the United States shipped abroad in 1996. The latest trade data show that trend continues to gather strength. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that U.S. companies exported goods worth $125-billion in May, the second-highest ever after the record $127-billion set in April.
Exports are growing faster than imports, shrinking the current account deficit - the gap between the value of money and assets leaving the U.S. and the value of money and assets entering the U.S. - to about 3 per cent of gross domestic product.
The shift in that deficit shows that even though the rebound from the recession is slow, the economy is dramatically more stable than it was in 2006, when the gap was 6 per cent of GDP.
Some economists warned at the time that the U.S.'s trade deficit had grown dangerously wide, exposing the economy to an external shock. Those economists were proven right. The U.S. current-account deficit, which in 2006 was almost double that of its nearest peer in the Group of Seven countries, is now in line with Italy and Canada, according to the International Monetary Fund.
The U.S. owes much of its new-found stability to manufacturers, which account for about half of the country's exports. The decline in the dollar has been an important contributor to the reversal, making U.S. goods cheaper in fast-growing markets such as Brazil and China. But the real spur for export growth is survival.
The U.S. economy is roughly the same size as it was in 2007, reflecting the severity of the decline suffered in the recession and the weakness of the recovery.
Americans now are setting aside about 5 per cent of their incomes, compared with a savings rate of about zero before the recession. That suggests a shift in consumer psychology that will translate into less demand. For most manufacturers, the only way to meaningfully boost sales is to start seeking customers abroad.
When the U.S. economy collapsed at the end of 2007, most U.S. manufacturers had nowhere to turn. But Carlisle's shareholders got lucky. When Mr. Roberts took over as CEO in June of 2007, he decided to break the company out of its shell. The financial crisis took its toll on the company, a diversified maker of construction materials, tires, electronic cables, brakes and cafeteria dishes. But without a steady growth in international sales, the blow would have been far worse.
"Recognizing that dynamics [in the U.S.]would change is the reason we elected to become more global," Mr. Roberts said. Sixteen per cent of Carlisle's roughly $2.5-billion in sales are international, a figure Mr. Roberts wants to increase to 30 per cent as the company seeks to double sales over the next few years.
That mirrors the target of another CEO: President Barack Obama, who last year set a goal of doubling exports over the next five years.
With little political room to enact further fiscal stimulus that some economists say is desperately needed, the President has become something of a corporate motivational speaker, cheering a revival of Made in the USA campaigns. Last year, the White House introduced the National Export Initiative, which involves leading U.S. companies to new markets and boosting export finance. Last July Mr. Obama established the President's Export Council, which includes 20 executives, including group chairman, Boeing Co. CEO James McNerney. The U.S. Export-Import Bank authorized record funding in 2010. Administration officials led a record 35 trade missions in 2010.
"We as a nation have often ignored trade in the past," Peter Perez, deputy assistant secretary for manufacturing at the Commerce Department, said at an event in Washington earlier this year, emphasizing his point by saying that only 1 per cent of U.S. small businesses export. "A 100-per-cent focus on North America is no longer viable."
To meet Mr. Obama's goal, exports will have to grow at an annual pace of 14 per cent - or double the average of the last 30 years. Currently, U.S. exports are on target, but many economists are skeptical that pace can be maintained. It's one thing to talk about boosting exports, it's quite another to adapt to foreign accounting rules, adapt products to meet various regulatory standards and recruit new business partners.
Andrew Schuman, chief executive officer of Denver-based Hammond's Candies, knows there are huge opportunities overseas. Without trying that hard, he's added customers in the Middle East, Italy, Britain and South Korea simply by setting up at trade shows. Exports represent about 15 per cent of sales of about $10-million. The bulk of Hammond's international shipments of its Candy Canes and other treats go to Canada.
Mr. Schuman has no plans to push harder for international sales - for now. "We can grow working business in our own backyard," he said. "Our goal is to build a $25-million company and take it from there."


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How to Start and Maintain A Backyard Vegetable Garden
With the population rising by the day and arable land getting more scarce and unavailable, food is also becoming a rare commodity. With this reality in mind, new methods of having more food on the table are being devised, introduced and implemented to cover the deficit.
The most common and talked about food security methods being advocated for and in fact practiced in some countries are genetically modified foods, green house farming and irrigation. These three are proving to be the answer to the current food shortage.


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Every time I take a cruise on my bicycle, I fall in love with it all over again. When El Niño is not striking LA, I made it a goal to get out and ride more. Whether its a quick errand or a cruise around Echo Park, I am making the time for myself to get out for some fresh air. This dress by Cotton Candy LA, is simple, feminine and easy. I love the length of the hem-line cutting below the knee. There is no waiting around for spring- it has fully arrived.
'The bicycle surely, should always be the vehicle of novelist and poets' - Christopher Morley.
Cotton Candy LA dress, Target flats, Pull & Bear jean jacket, Pure City Cycles Crosby Bike.
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Winter Park-based developer Titan Properties is pursuing purchase and redevelopment plans for a bowling alley property in Downtown Orlando, with the first phase potentially a four-story self storage facility with ground-floor retail.
Located at 400 N. Primrose Dr. on the northwest corner with E. Livingston Street, the 2.47-acre property lies on the back end of the Colonial Plaza retail center, and has been owned and occupied by Colonial Bowling Lanes since 1987, though the building dates to 1959.
Titan has the property under contract, and filed a Specific Parcel Master Plan with the city in early July for a proposed Extra Space Storage-branded facility.
"We like that (Milk District) submarket and will see where this goes with the city," Titan's in-house counsel Patricia Loy told GrowthSpotter. "A lot of cities view (self storage) as an industrial use, which draws a certain reaction. Fortunately the property has a lot of options thanks to its zoning as Metropolitan Activity Center (AC-3), so there are other uses we're looking at as well."
Titan is proposing to subdivide the site into 1.58-acre and 0.89-acre parcels, with the larger of the two developed first as a four-story, 102,745-square-foot self storage facility. The second parcel would be developed in the future with a separate SPMP.
The developer anticipates the city will ask for a portion of the building to include ground-floor retail space, said Loy, which Titan is preparing for.
Keesee and Associates has provided early conceptual architectural renderings, but Titan is still searching for an architect to hire, Loy said.
Management at the Colonial Lanes said Tuesday the business has not formalized plans yet to relocate.
Titan also has a 2.21-acre site under contract along Palm Parkway in Orlando's tourism corridor, with plans for a three-story, 96,300-square-foot Extra Space Storage facility.
Civil engineer on the Primrose Drive project is Poulos & Bennett, surveyor is Ganung-Belton Associates, landscape architect is Kirkwood Design and geotechnical engineer is Universal Engineering Sciences.
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The Blazers fall sports season will officially kick off with Aug. 25 action in tennis and volleyball.
The girls' tennis team, led by Samantha Aleman and Krista Long, take to the courts in action at the Wichita Collegiate classic. The tourney will include all the 6A Olathe teams, all Blue Valley squads and rival St. Thomas Aquinas.
"Were excited about playing in the Wichita tourney," said Coach Jackie O'Connor Stahl. This will give us an excellent early season test and get us ready for our home quad Aug.27."
Optimism abounds around the Lady Blazers volleyball program as coach Daryl Wait prepares his team for another state title run. Wait guided last year's team to a 34-8 record and placed second in the EKL and third at 6A state. Led by three time all-stater Cassie Wait and Hannah Bettge(second team All State),the Lady Blazers travel to highly ranked St. James Aug. 25 in a 6:30 pm match featured on Metro Sports.
In boys' soccer, senior midfielder Travis Haenisch returns from a season ending ACL injury to lead the Blazers. Fellow seniors Dilon Dodson (leading scorer), and defenders Austin Geist and Jake McIntire will provide leadership. First test comes Aug.28 at home versus Shawnee Heights of Topeka.
In girls golf, Coach Amy Van Rheen returns to led a talented team in action at the Aug. 28 Blue Valley North Invitational.
In the football arena, veteran coach Marvin Deiner is busy preparing his team to host arch rival Blue Valley in an Aug. 31, 7 pm kickoff. Juniors Traevohn Wrench, runningback, and Jared Hobby, quarterback, hope to lead the Blazers back to state. Fans will be treated to a new green turf field with blue end zones and the GEHS logo at midfield.
Finally, cross country coach Larry Ward will lead his Blazers team into action at the Gold Classic in Wichita Sept 1. The girls' team runs a 4k at 9:20 followed by the boys' race at 10:20. It is an all varsity event.
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The Blazers fall sports season will officially kick off with Aug. 25 action in tennis and volleyball.


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The HARTING Technology Group with headquarters in Espelkamp in East-Westphalia is the worldwide market leader in electrical and electronic connectivity technology. The business units of the company offer a wide range of custom-made solutions for application technology in an industrial environment. The product portfolio covers connectors, device connectivity, network components, assembled system cables and solutions for Industrie 4.0.
HARTING currently employs a staff of around 5,000 in its 14 production plants and 44 sales offices worldwide. As a family owned company HARTING has offered apprenticeships for more than 60 years in different job profiles. At present 150 trainees and dual students in 22 different job are comprehensively trained by this technology company.
HARTING is the official sponsor and premium partner of the German Handball Federation (DHB) and supported the team during the Handball World Cup, which took place in January 2019 in Germany and Denmark.
HARTING is a sponsor of the RoboCup German Open since 2007.
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FORTË is a new fitness platform that is making exercise classes more accessible than ever before. Instead of pre-recorded, on-demand workout videos, this innovative platform allows users to stream live fitness classes from the comfort of their own home.
FORTË is a live streaming workout platform that allows users to observe real fitness classes as they happen. Users simply log on and browse through the wide variety of fitness classes that are going on across the country. Users can watch in real time or access a library archive of past videos. The benefit is that users get to enjoy a class alongside real people and listen to unscripted cues from real instructors. The idea is to mirror the experience of attending a group exercise class, while still giving consumers the flexibility to workout at home.
Ideal for people of all ages and abilities, FORTË is a perfect option for those who might not have time to attend actual fitness classes, but are also bored with scripted exercise videos.
FORTË Lets Users Live Stream Fitness Classes On-Demand
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Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter starrer 'Dhadak' is one of the much-awaited films of the year. The film has been in the news since it was announced. Dhadak is an official remake of the hit-Marathi movie Sairat directed by Nagraj Manjule. The film is slated to release on July 20.
But, do you know how much salary the actors earned for their respective roles. Just have a look:
1. Janhvi Kapoor
Janhvi Kapoor is playing the role of Parthavi in the film. From the film, Janhvi makes her bollywood debut. She has been paid Rs 60 lakhs for her role in the film.
2. Ishaan Khatter
Ishaan Khatter is playing the lead role of Madhukar in the film. This is Ishaan's second film after Beyond The Clouds. The actor has been paid Rs 60 lakhs for her role in the film.
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Ajay-Atul who gave music for 'Sairat'. The duo has also composed music for 'Dhadak' and they have recreated the 'Zingat' song in Hindi version. Ajay-Atul has charged Rs. 1.5 crore.
5. Nagraj Manjule
Nagraj Manjule has written the story of Sairat and 'Dhadak' is the remake of this Marathi blockbuster. Nagraj has earned Rs 2 crore.
6. Shashank Khaitan
Dhadak has been directed by Shashank Khaitan. For this movie, he has charged Rs. 4 crore.


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Whenever an attorney asks me to help them with their opening statement, I usually ask them a series of questions to help assess the true value of their case:
Question #1: "What do you like about your case?"
It sounds like a silly question, but it's actually quite important. The more time you invest in your case, the more weaknesses you start seeing in your case. That's an invaluable asset for realistically evaluating your case, but unfortunately, it often leads to tunnel vision. Some lawyers become so fixated on their case weaknesses that eventually, that's all they see. They magnify those weaknesses out of proportion until they start feeling overwhelmed. Before long, these lawyers can actually start believing that their case is unwinnable.
Obviously, that's not true. All that's happened is that they've lost sight of their case strengths. If it ever happens to you, take a clue from the time when Apollo Creed took Rocky to the inner city gym in Rocky III. All you need to do is get back to basics and remember your inner strengths. Answer these questions and you'll remember why your case is winnable:
- "Why did you initially decide to take this case?"
When the case first came into your office, what did you like about it? Was it the client? The opposing party? The legal issues? What was it that made you think, "This is a good case, and I can win it"?
- "How did you feel the first time you heard the case details?"
Did you feel an emotional tug on your heartstrings? Did you get angry? What was your emotional response when you learned about the case?
- "What did you say to your spouse / best friend / trial partner the first time you told them about the case?"
How did you sum up the case for them? What facts did they fixate upon? What grabbed their attention? What did they like most? How did they respond?
By getting back to basics, you'll tap into the memories of what first attracted you to the case. By the end of your opening statement, if the jurors feel like you did when you first learned about the case, the battle is half-won.
Question #2: "What do you hate about your case?"
Your case isn't perfect. If it was, you wouldn't be writing an opening statement, because your opponent would have made an incredible offer and the case would already be settled.
Nope, your case isn't perfect, so if you're going to present a persuasive opening statement, you not only need to focus the jury's attention on the strongest elements of your case, but you'll also need to prepare them to handle the weaknesses in your case. You can't ignore your case weaknesses during opening statement, because if you don't address them, your opponent will exaggerate them and make it look like you're hiding things from the jury. To be effective, you'll need to create an all-encompassing opening statement that successfully incorporates your case weaknesses into a persuasive storyline. So, what's wrong with your case? What are the weaknesses and the difficulties you'll need to overcome? Here are some of the problems you might experience:
Bad facts? Sometimes a single fact can be a case-killer. What is the worst fact in your case? What is the best fact in your opponent's case?
Credibility issues? Do any of your witnesses have criminal histories? Reputations for dishonesty? Have they previously made statements that conflict with what they're expected to say during trial?
Conflicts in the evidence? Do your witness statements agree with the physical evidence? Do the witness's statements agree with what other witnesses have said about the case?
Lack of proof? Are there any gaps in the evidence? Do you have two forms of proof for every essential element, in case one form of proof falls apart or becomes inadmissible?
Legal hurdles? Are there any legal technicalities affecting the admissibility of your evidence? Will the evidence be partially admissible? Will you need to survive a Frye type hearing before your witness may testify?
Financial hurdles? Can you afford to hire experts? The best ones? (Or at least more persuasive than your opponent's experts?) Will financial issues force to use a recorded deposition rather than a live witness, or limit your use of demonstrative aids?
Witness difficulties? Is your witness incomprehensible? Does he need an interpreter? Is he a sanctimonious jerk? Does he have any character traits that will prevent the jury from listening to his story?
Societal expectations? Just because a landlord is legally entitled to evict a family on Christmas Eve doesn't mean the jury is going to approve of his actions. There are multiple laws and associations (AAOA, for example) in place which might help landlords find the right tenants for their property along with the necessary checks – but those would only come in handy in the aforementioned situations where the tenant might have had a breach in conduct or rules of the living space. Honestly speaking, there may not be any duty to be a Good Samaritan, but will your jury understand? Even if your case is legally viable, does it fly in the face of societal expectations? Will you need to overcome jurors' negative emotional feelings?
Question #3: "What scares you the most about your case?"
What is the biggest problem with your case? Where is your Achilles heel? As you look through the list of things you hate about the case, is there a recurring theme? Is one of the problems more insurmountable than the others? If your opponents have even half a brain, they're going to focus all of their attention on that single issue. You'll need to be prepared to address it during opening statement, so on a fresh sheet of paper, answer this question: "The thing that scares me the most about my case is…"
Question #4: "Why do you still deserve to win?"
If your case is like most cases heading to trial, you probably wrote down an extensive list of problems, and didn't have any difficulty identifying the thing that scares you the most about your case. Now you need to show the jury why you still deserve to win this case, despite all of these problems. (If you can't do that, you might want to start thinking about settling the case immediately.) For each issue (focusing especially on the issue that scares you most about your case), write out an answer to this question: "Despite [negative fact], we still deserve to win because€¦" It might take creative thinking and late nights, but develop a response for each potential issue before you advance to the next step of preparing your opening statement.


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In the Kingdom of the Cups there is a legend that whoever can climb to the top of the tower in the middle of the square becomes the Hero. It takes wisdom, super-human strength, leadership, and perseverance to become a hero... So who can become one? A satirical fable that is both reflective and humorous.
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- Author:Chao-Lun Tsai
- Illustrator:Chao-Lun Tsai
- Publisher:Taosheng Publishing House
- Age Range:4-10
- Publication Date:9-2016
Born in Taiwan, Chao-Lun Tsai has been an animator, art editor, and the like. He is now an illustrator and has devoted for comics, children's books, and children's picture books for many years. He has created two works of his own, I Cannot Sleep (published by Mandarin Daily News), which won the First Prize of the 4th Mandarin Daily News' "Shepherd's Pipe Award", and I Can't See (published by Bin Ton), which won Best Children and Juvenile Book at the 37th Golden Tripod Awards.


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When you try to log in, the Cisco Agent Desktop or IPPA fails with this error message:
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Configuration of the same Unified CCX extension in more than one device profile, or configuration of the same Unified CCX extension in any combination of device profiles and devices. (Configuration of a Unified CCX extension in a single device profile is supported.)
As per the Unified CCX documentation, shared lines are not supported. This means that an extension cannot exist on multiple terminal devices on the same partition. In Unified CCX versions earlier than 8.0(1), there are no checks in order to ensure that shared lines are used. As a result, agents are allowed to log in regardless of whether shared lines are used.
In order to resolve the issue, perform these steps:
Make sure that the Unified CCX agent has only four extensions configured on the phone.
Restart the CTI Manager by performing these steps:
From the navigation area of the Cisco Unified Communications Manager application, choose Cisco Unified Serviceability and click Go.
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Even though it's hard to recall what I did during the evenings before the Olympics (or what I'll do when they're over) I do remember a warm Tuesday night almost a month ago, when I eagerly watched a City Council meeting on TV.
Concerned about the dangers of drifting second-hand smoke in apartments and condos, the council was debating a smoking ban ordinance (which was only for new tenants, meaning existing smokers would be unaffected). Given that I dread a cigar smoker moving next door to me, I sat in front of my TV with bated breath (whatever bated is).
With all due respect to the council, I soon came to the conclusion their meetings are not exactly "must see" TV. Given the fixed cameras, I'd compare it to watching C-SPAN, meaning while viewing, one should not operate heavy equipment as it may cause drowsiness.
Speaking of drowsiness, as I watched the council I couldn't help but notice the huge pot of coffee behind them. Frankly, and I mean this as a compliment, I don't know how the council stays awake. You couldn't pay me enough to listen to people like me whine about what's wrong with Santa Monica, yada, yada, yada. (Whatever yada is.)
I also couldn't help but notice the big bags of Doritos on the same table. (Hope I'm not outing any of the council's guilty pleasures.) Hey, I've got an idea. Maybe City Hall could charge Frito Lay a product placement fee? The company can certainly afford it.
Doritos have been on the market since 1966 and are a $4 billion a year product. It's hard to imagine how, but in 1994 Doritos spent $50 million just to redesign the chip. (Which would suggest they could spring for an extra camera or two for our City Council broadcast.)
Back to smoking, in the name of full disclosure, when I'm exposed to cigarette smoke I have an allergic reaction wherein I practically lose my voice. (Which I realize some wouldn't think is such a bad idea.)
So, as I watched with delight, the council voted 4-2 for a smoking ban. I thought to myself, "This is too good to be true." Turns out, it was.
You see at the second reading of the ordinance the council completely reversed itself only a fortnight later (Old English for "14 nights," which shows you I haven't been just wasting my time watching the London Olympics). Bobby Shriver, author of the ordinance, says such a reversal has only happened once in his seven years on the council.
Shriver, Mayor Richard Bloom, Bob Holbrook and Terry O'Day had voted for the smoking ban (with Gleam Davis absent), but two weeks later, voting against were Kevin McKeown, O'Connor, Davis and Bloom. (Leaving me counting the days until a cigar smoker moves in next door and I wind up walking around my apartment in a hazmat suit.)
And just like that the smoking ordinance was toast. (Although I happen to like toast.) It had occurred so fast it was like smoke and mirrors. Actually, it was more like Zig-Zags and bongs as among the "constituencies" pressuring the council had been medical marijuana users. (Even though the city attorney specifically said they'd be eligible for an exemption.)
I realize that there are many who genuinely need medical marijuana. But I also know many who are just stoners, albeit with a note from their doctor. In fact, doctors' notes for marijuana or pets is seemingly such a big business these days that I wouldn't be surprised if "note writing" became a required course in med school.
For example, a young woman in my building got a note from her doctor saying that she needed to have two dogs. Bi-polar, perhaps? I can only imagine how many dogs Sybil might have needed.
So, despite warnings from the American Cancer Society and the Environmental Protection Agency that second-hand smoke causes lung cancer (is that all?), and despite the fact that only 10.7 percent of Santa Monicans smoke, our fair city doesn't have a smoking ordinance to protect residents' living space. (Though numerous communities in the state do!) So much for being "progressive" and "out front" in protecting public health.
But Mayor Bloom, who's running for the 50th Assembly District in November, insists that the smoking ban will be re-visited. "I am very resolute that we do pass something that moves this issue forward."
I'm hoping that whatever the good mayor has in mind, it comes soon. (Besides, it's really difficult to find a comfy hazmat suit.)
Now I must end this weekly missive as I've got to return to the Olympics. It seems they're replaying footage of the badminton scandal. (There's two words you never thought you'd ever see in the same sentence, "badminton" and "scandal.") You don't think I'm watching too much Olympics, do you?
If he can ever pry himself away from Olympics coverage, Jack can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Anne Hathaway just posted a badass workout video showing off her killer fitness moves. Oh, and she savagely beat all her potential haters to the punch while she was at it.
In the course of the 32-second (sped up) video, Anne cranks out an entire full-body routine, including everything from upper body to core moves. Plus she demos some resistance band and cool-down stretches, too.
"I am gaining weight for a movie role and it is going well," The Devil Wears Prada actress captioned her intense time-lapse video. "To all the people who are going to fat shame me in the upcoming months, it's not me, it's you. Peace xx"
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"PS- I wanted to set this to Queen's "Fat Bottomed Girls" but copyright said no." Anne concluded her post. "Continued peace xx"
People were, of course, super-into her message. "You shouldn't worry about explaining yourself to Internet trolls. Good luck with all you do!" wrote one fan in the comments. "GO QUEEN! Move that bod, and work to enjoy every goddamn second in your skin!" commented another fan.
It's unclear what role Anne's prepping for, but what IS clear: She's going to come out of it strong as hell. Here's how to do some of the moves in Anne's intense video in case you're looking for some fitspo:
Weighted Russian twist
How to: Sit on the floor with your knees bent and feet elevated. Hold a dumbbell vertically in front of your chest, and lean back so that your torso is at 45-degree angle to the floor. Turn your torso to the left, pause, and squeeze your abs muscles. Return to center. Repeat to the right side, and return to center. That's one rep.
Bench Press
How to: Grab a pair of dumbbells, or a barbell, and lie faceup on a weight bench with your feet flat on the floor. Position your hands wider than shoulder-width apart, elbows flared out. Straighten your arms and lift the weights over your chest. Lower the dumbbells until they nearly touch your chest, then press back up. That's one rep.
Dumbbell Overhead Press
How to: Stand holding a pair of 5-10 pound dumbbells just outside your shoulders, with your arms bent and palms facing each other. Set your feet shoulder-width apart, and slightly bend your knees. Keeping your core braced, press the weights upward until your arms are completely straight and the dumbbells are directly above your shoulders. Slowly lower the dumbbells back to starting position.
Dumbbell Rows
How to: Grab a set of 5-10 pound dumbbells. Position your right knee and right hand on a workout bench (a large chair can substitute nicely) so your back is parallel to the floor. With your left hand, lift the dumbbell straight up to torso level, keeping your elbow in and pointing slightly toward the ceiling. Hold for 1 second. Slowly lower the weight to a dead hanging position and repeat. Switch sides between sets.
Bicep Curl
How to: Hold a pair of 5-10 pound dumbbells at your sides, palms facing forward, and keep your back straight and chest up. Without moving your upper arms, bend your elbows and curl the weights toward your shoulders. Slowly lower the weights back to the starting position, straightening your arms completely. That's one rep.
Leg Raises
How to: Lie on your back with your arms at your sides, palms facing up. Inhale and lift your legs off the floor as high as you can; at the same time, bring your chin as close to your chest as possible. Keep your legs straight and your feet flexed. Exhale as you return to start.
Although Anne has never posted a workout video like this before, we can't wait for our fave no-nonsense Princess of Genovia to share some more of her workout routine as she preps for her new role.
Kristine Thomason is the fitness & wellness editor at Women's Health, where she edits, writes, and helps oversee the food and fitness sections of the website and magazine. She's also a NASM-certified personal trainer. Kristine has spent her editorial career focused on health and wellness—that includes teaming up with certified trainers to create workout routines, reporting on fitness trends, and interviewing experts about the latest health and wellness research. She's an NYU graduate with a degree in journalism and psychology. In the past, her work has also appeared in Health, Men's Health, Greatist, Refinery29, and more.


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ATLANTA (AP) — The son of Grammy-winning R&B singer Usher has been released from the hospital after nearly drowning in an Atlanta pool, a lawyer for the boy's mother said Tuesday.
Five-year-old Usher Raymond V was released from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta-Scottish Rite on Sunday, lawyer Angela Kinley said. She said Tameka Foster Raymond, the singer's ex-wife, saw her son at school Monday when he attended orientation for the new year.
Police say the boy fell to the bottom of a pool behind the singer's downtown home Aug. 5 and became stuck in the drain.
A housekeeper tried unsuccessfully to free him. Two men who were working at the home as audio-visual subcontractors were called to help, and the boy was eventually pulled from the pool then given CPR by one of the contractors.
Usher — who has recorded the multiplatinum R&B albums "My Way," "8701″ and "Confessions" — said in a statement last week that contractors Eugene Stachurski and Ben Crews are "heroes" for saving his son's life.
A day after the incident, a judge scheduled an emergency custody hearing requested by Raymond. A filing by Raymond's lawyer said the boy "suffered a near-death accident" while unsupervised at Usher's home when the singer was out of town.
But the singer's lawyer said Usher's aunt, Rena Oden, was poolside watching the children when the boy became stuck in the drain. John Mayoue also said Usher was at a music studio one highway exit away.
On Friday, Fulton County Superior Judge John Goger dismissed Raymond's request for temporary custody.


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Gilmore Girls Fans Used To Randomly Insult Matt Czuchry In Public
The Resident's Matt Czuchry could be a bit of a jerk as Gilmore Girls' Logan Huntzberger, but the actor himself seems to be a pretty nice guy. Unfortunately, Gilmore Girls fans weren't keen on separating Czuchry from his character during the series' original run, and some would randomly approach the actor out in public and insult him. At first, Czuchry would be taken aback, thinking he'd personally wronged these people, but he soon learned he was just the target of scorned members of Team Jess and Team Dean.
Obviously, Matt Czuchry's Logan had a tremendous impact on Gilmore Girls fans when he first appeared in Season 5. Still, the fact that anyone would randomly walk up to a stranger and call them an asshole without first explaining why is crazy! While also promoting his new Fox drama The Resident, Czuchry shared his unsettling anecdote with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show, and as crazy as those encounters were, Czuchry said he took the situations with good humor once fans explained their allegiance to Rory's other suitors Jess and Dean. That doesn't mean it's suddenly cool for all Gilmore Girls fans to suddenly start cussing him out in public, by the way, because no one should ever do that. (And probably don't do it to Milo Ventimiglia or Jared Padalecki, either.)
While their vocal responses were inappropriate, Gilmore Girls fans' opinions about Logan weren't without sound reason, since he could be a bit of a jerk when he first debuted, and thereafter. To Team Jess and Dean fans, he was the new guy on the block standing in the way of a potential happy ending with another guy. Plus, it's not exactly fair that either should've had to compete with a guy who's not only attractive, but also obscenely rich!
Unfortunately, Matt Czuchry had no news on whether or not Gilmore Girls fans still call him an asshole in the aftermath of Netflix's Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life. Logan did some pretty douchey things in the revival, like sleeping with Rory while he was engaged to another woman, but it's rather unclear whether acts like that count for or against his asshole status in the eyes of fans. With no new episodes on the horizon just yet, everyone should really reach a consensus on where they currently stand with Logan Huntzberger, if only to keep Czuchry from getting confused when he gets berated in public in the future.
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (opens in new tab) airs weeknights on CBS at 11:35 p.m. ET, and all episodes of Gilmore Girls can currently be streamed on Netflix. You can currently catch Matt Czuchry on Fox's The Resident, which airs Monday nights on Fox at 9:00 p.m. ET. For a list of upcoming shows to keep an eye on as 2018 continues, check out our midseason premiere guide.
Mick likes good television, but also reality television. He grew up on Star Wars, DC, Marvel, and pro wrestling and loves to discuss and dissect most of it. He's been writing online for over a decade and never dreamed he'd be in the position he is today.
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The below messages were written at the 101 Vagina Book Exhibition opening night. The exhibition is part of the Sydney Fringe fest 2013.
"I used to be told by society that men fuck women's bodies.
Now I am wiser and know my cunt is the one fucking them and enveloping their entire cock.
Get fucked :)
Deal with it.
Raw Power.â€
"My vagina , the source of my two greatest joys, my two daughters who entered the world through my opening.
Thank you, my vagina, for assisting in my greatest joy x2.â€
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My medication numbs you and drys you.
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"But this is your life, and it will stretch out before you, and you are the only person who can make it whatever you want it to be."
An extraordinary and utterly emotionally novel, Christina Lauren's Autoboyography is a completely new reading experience in the realm of LGBTQ+ young adult literature. A coming of age self discovery story, Lauren's novel follows Tanner's journey as a bisexual teen surrounded by a community that may not completely accept his sexual identity. But then there's Sebastian, a recently graduated Mormon who devours his attention — and the feelings are more than mutual. A complex story about love and acceptance, Lauren's Autoboyography is absolutely impossible to put down.
Title: Autoboyography
Author: Christina Lauren
Links: Amazon CA | Book Depository | Goodreads
Genre / Themes: Coming of Age | Contemporary | LGBTQIA+ | Realistic Fiction | Romance
Point of View: First Person
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: 2017
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 407
Three years ago, Tanner Scott's family relocated from California to Utah, a move that nudged the bisexual teen temporarily back into the closet. Now, with one semester of high school to go, and no obstacles between him and out-of-state college freedom, Tanner plans to coast through his remaining classes and clear out of Utah.
But when his best friend Autumn dares him to take Provo High's prestigious Seminar—where honor roll students diligently toil to draft a book in a semester—Tanner can't resist going against his better judgment and having a go, if only to prove to Autumn how silly the whole thing is. Writing a book in four months sounds simple. Four months is an eternity.
It turns out, Tanner is only partly right: four months is a long time. After all, it takes only one second for him to notice Sebastian Brother, the Mormon prodigy who sold his own Seminar novel the year before and who now mentors the class. And it takes less than a month for Tanner to fall completely in love with him.
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Within the first few lines of this novel, I knew Autoboyography had captured my heart in every way possible. There's depth … and then there's this rawness and realness that so many of us are scared to tread down. Christina and Lauren's writing (yes…the author is the combination of two people via their first names) styles are captivating, drawing such strong emotions that it's hard to not become engulfed by them — it's almost unfair how brilliant their writing skills are. Oh yes, friends — I found another author (or rather, authors) to read more of in 2019.
CONTENT & TRIGGER WARNING: This book contains homophobia, emotional abuse, depression, disowning, guilt, and controversial topics regarding atheism and religion.
Christina and Lauren are not afraid to discuss more sensitive topics, the kinds of subject matter that society prefers to suppress rather than talk about. There's a huge emphasis on the concept of faith and acceptance within the LGBTQ+ community throughout the novel, exploring the struggles from both an inside and outside perspective through Tanner and Sebastian. While Tanner is comfortable with his sexual identity, Sebastian's constant conflict between what FEELS right versus what's been SAID as right are an ongoing wedge between the two. Using their own personal experiences working with others who have gone through similar circumstances as Sebastian, Christina and Lauren bring on another level of complexity yet realness to their work. The authors are very tactful when discussing religion and the LGBTQ+ community; their novel shows that even though some within certain religious groups feel rather strong about sexual identity, not all within this community are a party to it. Even through the darker moments, they're still show the elements of beauty that can be found in faith.
The emotions and thoughts through Tanner's eyes are SO real, borderline unbearable but such a breath of fresh air.Many young adult books are beginning to divulge into topics such as physical attraction and desires, but Autoboyograpyhy brings this to a whole new level. Tanner's desires to touch and be close to Sebastian are passionate yet tasteful, brilliantly exemplifying what it feels like to be a hormonal teenager falling in love. Readers are invited into Tanner's most inner deep thoughts, the "good and juicy" stuff that we are told to feel ashamed of when we think these things — and yet, there's no reason to. From arousal to his humorous moments of "trying to listen to Sebastian but distracted by thoughts of doing a number of unmentionables to him", this in-depth first person narrative provides both comical relief and a sense of normality in a world so driven to tell us we are wicked for feeling these sensations and thirsts.
The central characters are extremely complex and in-depth — it truly doesn't get much better than this! Tanner isn't the only well-rounded character for readers to enjoy, for Christina and Lauren FILL this novel with exciting characters with vibrant personalities and intriguing stories — Sebastian's sexual identity and his devotion to God; Tanner and Autumn's connection and friendship; Tanner's parents' emotional backstory and current external family struggles — there's PLENTY of interesting and beautiful subplots for readers to enjoy. Character oriented reader? Look no further, for Autoboyography is THE PERFECT choice for you!
Perfectly paced and wonderfully detailed, Autoboyography grasps the audience with its plot through these flawless elements. Christina and Lauren's novel not only contains beautifully detailed characters and a wonderfully written plot — they also achieved perfection in the art of PACING!! Tanner and Sebastian's enticing connection and personal battles take place over a period of months to almost a year, not rushing the events that occur throughout the narrative. In addition, that feeling of "insta-love" doesn't feel as annoying as I originally predicated, for the authors craft Tanner and Sebastian's attraction for one another carefully. Rather than insta-love, Autoboyography navigates from instant magnetism to instant liking and curiosity to eventually…a wonderfully paced love story.
Honestly, how could I give this novel any woes??
Autoboyography left me completely vulnerable in the most beautiful way imaginable. The struggles Tanner and Sebastian face are heart-wrenching, but their perseverance to discover who they are and how they fit in the world is remarkable and admirable. It's been such a long time since a book has made me experience this feeling of serenity and tranquility — this has been one of the hardest reviews I've ever written, for I completely loss my ability to produce thoughts into words as my emotions took over. If you're looking for that novel that dares to face difficult topics head-on, that story that leaves you completely intoxicated in the realness of life, that story that emphasizes the importance of acceptance and love … then pick yourself up a copy of Autoboyography — you won't regret it.


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Esther Gómez from Levante UD: the footballer joins the Legends app
17 April, 2018
Every day, women's soccer is getting more fans and, along the same path, the app of the moment: Legends. Quite an achievement for both. From the Legends team we want to remind you that this is also due to them. Those players who enjoy, leave the skin and live experiences in the field. To reflect this effort, we interviewed Esther Gómez, player of Levante UD Women's.
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Levante UD is a soccer club of the city of valencia founded in 1909. The "Granotas" play their home games at the Ciutat de València stadium or at the Ciudad Deportiva de Buñol. Levante Unión Deportiva has up to eight women's teams: Levante UD Women's, Women's B, Women's C, Women's D, Women's Under 16, Under 14, Under 13, Under 11 and Women's Under 9.
Esther Gómez Martínez of the Valencian team Levante UD disputes her matches as a left winger in the Women's D in the 1st Regional.
How would you define yourself as a soccer player?
I think I'm a pretty fast end, I like long balls to go at speed. Also, in the 1 by 1 in the dribble I also win by speed.
How do you see women's junior teams?
Each time more is spoken, but I still see a lot of difference between the feminine and masculine. Fortunately, today, there are more girls who want to play soccer, but they realize that they can not live on it.
How can we make women's soccer as important as men's?
We all have to do our part, our bit. Increasingly, clubs are creating their women's teams so this generates more competition. So we could get to match this sport regardless of whether it is male or female.
What objective would you like to achieve in your sports career?
I set a goal at the beginning of the season. I would like to play the final phase of the Spanish Championship with the Valencian U-16 National Team. Also, I would like to win the league like the previous year and, of course, become a professional player and play with the Spanish National Team.
As you know Legends is a new social network that allows you to be a speaker for the world of soccer. What do you think about Legends being created for this type of initiative?
Sounds good to me. Besides, I think that thanks to social networks like Legends you can talk more about women's soccer.
Do you think that it can become a useful app for the players of quarry who want to make themselves known?
Obviously Legends is a total success. Thanks to this you can get to know and meet people with your same hobby / passion.
You have been one of the chosen ones for the Spanish Selection U19. The atmosphere that is breathed when playing against other selections as it is?
Many nerves and eager to go out and give everything.
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Word games and why
I like to do crosswords and other word puzzles. I once heard another poet say he does them to keep a flow of words through his mind. I used this principle a few months ago when I wanted to write a poem to send to a competition. The word "newness" in a puzzle gave me the idea: it was just before surgery, and the poem is called "The Promised Hip."
I would rather do my own creative work than put the required intense energy into really difficult puzzles. I prefer those of medium difficulty. My purpose is to idle, to be meditative, to take a break from serious pursuits.
My favourites are cryptograms, quotations that are printed in a code where each letter is represented by a different letter of the alphabet. For example, "book" could be printed as "akkn" or "twwd." Most cryptogram books have really good quotations, so I find that solving them is worth the work. I recently came across one by Cardinal Richelieu that chilled my heart: "Show me six lines written by the most honourable of men and I will find something there to put him in prison."
More on clothing
From the frightening to the more mundane: someone at a recent Mensa event, in response to my column, said it was brave of me to print what I think. She was likely referring to my comments about clothing and style. Here is more on that subject.
It is easy to think in extremes, that one's only choice is to be either a slob or else perfectly turned out, with the time, effort, expense, and discomfort that may entail. But there are alternatives on the sloppy-slick continuum.
A slob is often a person who considers that paying any attention to personal appearance implies a lack of seriousness, a lack of anything "better" to think about. I find this attitude unfortunate. When we look good we feel good and others respond positively to us.
(I once went so far as to claim that a physical slob is a mental slob. I said that to a friend when we were leaving a poetry reading in a pub. Then on the subway I caught sight of my own rumpled clothes reflected in a window and was duly embarrassed.)
Surely the ideal is a happy medium, clothes which are reasonably neat and clean and appropriate to the occasion. Though I greatly enjoy the aesthetic aspects of clothing, I don't trust the other extreme, slickness. In the presence of a person ostentatiously dressed to kill I am wary, assuming an intention to impress or manipulate in some other way.
Are these judgments too hasty? I refer you to Malcolm Gladwell's book, Blink, about rapid cognition.
Feedback from readers of Adventures, Opinions, and Imaginative Forays, #6
One reader frequently uses the word "mighty" in a book he is writing about inner strength and happiness. As to the ephemeralness of e-text and tee-shirts, a second reader points out that tattoos are an attempt at permanence.
A third reader says she has always been fascinated by the relationship of literacy and power. At one time scribes and those in possession of the ability to read and write were part of an elite group associated with gods and kings. She compares that to graffiti, which she sees as a kind of secret language in which she is completely illiterate. She has taken risks to get to the sites where she can document graffiti with her camera.
Further to my trying to read the tee-shirt of a man on a bus, a fourth reader points out there are many conclusions that can be reached from this incident. For example, that buses are evil.
This article came out in the September-October, 2013 issue of Montage: The Toronto Mensa Newsletter with the announcement that it would be my last. I was surprised to find on the facing page an article by a contributor who was inspired by what I had written about tee-shirts to offer his own opinions.
I see in his article an unfortunate and unnecessary rift between the between the aesthetic and the intellectual. He mentions how carefully he chooses his tee-shirts according to their wit and appropriateness to the venue. That totally missed my point that an important purpose of clothing is to enhance the body, rather than treat it as merely the support for an overt message, no matter how clever. Wearing a tee-shirt that disregards the aesthetic and sensual aspects of clothing is, to me, the equivalent of wearing a sandwich board or carrying a sign, albeit more comfortable.
The author of the article also pointed out that the usual spelling was "T-shirt," after the shape of the garment. I'm glad to know about this origin. I suppose I unthinkingly chose the alternative spelling because I like to save capital letters for Special Things.


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Does Kim Kardashian Really Not Smile Because of Body Shaming?
Kim Kardashian doesn't have it easy. I've never envied her. For being among America's wealthiest women and gracing all the high-profile events one could imagine, she has never seemed particularly happy to me.
From the first time I saw her in a magazine, I've noticed she always has the same look—a steely and stoic almost-stare, framed by much-mascaraed lashes. The people around her in a photo might look candid and conversational, but she looks like her wax figure at Madame Tussauds—frozen, closed-off, and never smiling. This look has become Kardashian's signature, and it stares out of nearly all the photos in her recently published picture book of selfies, Selfish.
So last week when Kardashian revealed in an interview why she doesn't smile in all her paparazzi photos and selfies, my interest was piqued. Let me say up front that I think women can choose whatever look they want. Not everyone is a smiley person, and that's OK. I don't think Victoria Beckham, Anna Wintour, or Marilyn Monroe—all famous women who have been critiqued for their frequent blank stares—owe it to the world to smile all the time. But according to the Huffington Post, Kardashian never smiles because of . . . body shaming.
Body shaming? Yep. According to Kardashian in her interview with C Magazine, she doesn't smile in photos because she felt shamed when she was criticized by outlets for gaining weight during her first pregnancy. I can't help but think, really? Kardashian's body gets a lot of public attention, much of which appears to be the result of her own doing, but my guess is that if there's a ratio of positive to negative commentary on her body, it would be ninety-nine to one. Last fall she "broke the Internet" with her nude cover shoot for Paper magazine—and not because people didn't like it. Websites such as BuzzFeed rounded up a survey of body standards over time, placing a Kardashian-like figure as today's highest ideal.
Kardashian may indeed feel shame in connection to her body image, but I wouldn't say it's primarily because others are shaming her. It could be because many people are objectifying her. It could be because she attaches her self-worth to her popularity and financial success. It could be because she's hyper-focused on looking unrealistically perfect at all times. It could be any number of things I could or couldn't imagine. But all these are reasons to believe it isn't the outside world shooting shame bullets from a stun gun that stops her smiles.
It's much more likely that her ice-princess facade is a sort of armor intended to shield some part of her from the continual pressure and attention.
The Shame Game
While I can't comment on Kardashian's interior thoughts, I think her public comments on shame bring up a significant point that is worth unpacking.
Researcher Brené Brown has studied the concept of shame arguably more than anyone else today. And what she has found is that shame is a toxic but real thing that everyone experiences to some degree in their lives. The key is to develop the ability to overcome moments of shame when they crop up so that they don't diminish one's self-worth. From Brown's research, the data overwhelmingly points to embracing the quality of vulnerability as an antidote to this shame.
Brown defines shame as "the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing that we are flawed and, therefore, unworthy of love and belonging—something we've experienced, done, or failed to do makes us unworthy of connection." By Brown's definition, shame is, unlike guilt, not helpful or productive but instead "much more likely to be the source of destructive, hurtful behavior than the solution or cure . . . [and] the fear of disconnection can make us dangerous." What helps people reconnect in a genuine way, she explains, is vulnerability—that is, "uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure."
A big part of living a wholehearted life, from Brown's research, involves making time for oneself regularly—time for play, not just work, and intentionally living out authenticity on a regular basis, which in great part requires letting go of concern about what others think of you. For someone whose livelihood is connected to the public consumption of her image, this could be an even more difficult task for Kardashian than it already is for most people.
I struggle with what others think of me, yet I've never received a nano of the public attention Kardashian has. And thank God! I am glad I can walk through New York City and be completely anonymous; being one of many in a crowd is one of my favorite things about the city that never sleeps and, for me, never judges. It makes sense why Kardashian says Paris is her favorite city; perhaps it's because it is to her what New York City is to me—a gorgeous, vibrant city but one where no one is watching your every move, thanks to it being in a foreign country that doesn't stream her TV show.
As the band Keane sang in its 2004 hit song, and as Brown's research would suggest, we all need "somewhere only we know." Or as Katy Perry put it less poetically, "the part of me that you're never gonna ever take away from me." For celebrities and reality TV stars, these are much more scarce. The world wants to eat up their every last private moment with interviews and paparazzi photos. That's what some celebs are selling, in fact: a continuous invitation into their private lives—or at least that's the appeal.
This is why I say I've never envied Kardashian. If I experience the very human struggle to possess myself daily—to not be overwhelmed by outside influences trying to exert control over my life—how much more so is that true for Kardashian, for whom continued success is tied to what the outside world thinks of her? To me, it's never been a surprise that she doesn't smile.
The End Game
It's understandable that Kardashian and people like her in the spotlight want to keep some part of themselves guarded and unexposed to public scrutiny. But unchecked, this can go in the opposite direction of true vulnerability and instead lead to numbness and shutting down. (Cue the falling personality towers of Riley's mind in the delightful Disney/Pixar film Inside Out.)
Perhaps what happened to Kardashian when she received negative comments about her weight was indeed a feeling of shame. I believe her when she says it hurt and that having ninety-nine times more positive comments about her body doesn't take away that pain. That's understandable, if her main goal is to always look 100 percent perfect to others. If that's the case, the 1 percent of the time that she doesn't would be 100 percent failure.
That's why, according to Brown, when it comes to the data on the happiest people in the world—those with "wholehearted living"—the key is to detach ourselves from what others think because that only sets us up for failure. As Brown has said, "Perfect and bulletproof are seductive, but they don't exist in the human experience." The key is to get in touch with what we ourselves think and live authentically—a much harder, though much more rewarding, goal.
Whether Kardashian's body-shaming out is true or not, her hardened facial expressions are not likely to succeed as self-protective armor in any real sense. When it comes to self-preservation and wellness, both our outward personas and our internal selves have to work in harmony. This is no easy task, but the sooner we accept it and exit whatever confining constructs keep us from being our true selves, the less painful it will be when we don't measure up to what others expect. And who knows—maybe we'll smile more.


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When the weather is nice and the sun is shining, it's the perfect time to show off your tattoos. However, exposing your tattoo to too much sunlight without protection can cause it to fade and become blurry, which leads to frustration and expensive touch-ups. To avoid this problem, proper tattoo aftercare states that you need tattoo protection when they are exposed to the sun.
How the Sun Affects Tattoos
Exposure to sunlight will affect your tattoo in a couple of different ways. Tattoo ink is inserted into the dermis layer of your skin, which also contains melanocytes, which are cells that release melanin when exposed to the sun. If you expose this part of your body to the sun, these cells will release substantial amounts of melanin, which will change the color of your tattoo. In addition, some of the sun's rays will reach the ink molecules that compose your tattoo and begin breaking them down, allowing them to be processed out of the body by your liver. This causes the tattoo to appear faded and blurry.
Can You Put Sunscreen on a Tattoo?
You should be able to put sunscreen on your tattoo without damaging it in any way. In fact, one of the most important things you will learn when studying how to take care of a new tattoo is that sunscreen is highly recommended anytime you are exposing your tattoo to direct sunlight. The best sunscreen for tattoos has a high SPF rating. Make sure you can find and apply it every few hours while you are in the sun. You should also reapply sunscreen for tattoos after sweating a lot or after swimming.
Sun Protection for New Tattoos
If your tattoo is very new, it is best to keep it completely covered for the first few months if you are going to be out in the sun during the Spring or Summer. New tattoos fade very quickly when exposed to sunlight. In addition, if your tattoo has not completely healed yet, exposing the area to sunlight could result in blistering. In general, you should keep a new tattoo completely protected from the sun for at least three to four weeks.
How to Put Lotion on Back Tattoo
If you have a tattoo on your back, applying sunscreen can be more challenging. However, it is still important to protect your back tattoo from the sun's rays if you want to keep it looking fresh and crisp. In general, the easiest way to apply lotion to a back tattoo you cannot reach is to ask a friend or family member to apply the lotion for you.
Is Baby Lotion Good for Tattoos?
Baby lotion can help to keep a tattoo moisturized, especially in the first few weeks after application. However, it is important to note that baby lotion will not protect your tattoo from the sun unless it comes with an SPF. If your tattoo will be covered, baby lotion is a fine choice for providing moisture, but you need to select a lotion that includes sunscreen if you are going to expose the tattoo for the sun. Specialized lotions designed specifically for tattoos may be available from the tattoo parlor or other retailers.
Key Sun Exposure Tips
- Too much sun exposure can cause fading and discoloration of tattoos when the skin is unprotected.
- To protect tattoos from sun damage, always apply sunscreen when the tattoo is exposed.
- New tattoos should be completely covered while in the sun for at least four weeks.
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