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Get Over It! It's Time To Let Go Of Your Ex Boyfriend
Last Updated: 11/15/2017
Can't call it quits with the ex-boyfriend? Many women find it hard to move on, but if you are clinging to the past, you are preventing a new start and clear future from happening. What may have been an okay relationship can become distorted by selective memories and fantasies. This unrealistic view can elevate your ex-boyfriend to an ideal that's impossible for anyone to live up to. It is possible that you aren't sure if you have gotten over the break up or not, so read on. If you are guilty of any of the signs below, you are not over your ex-boyfriend.
*You still have ex boyfriend pictures all over the house.
*You call his number and hang up just as he answers.
*You are trying to maintain a "just friends" relationship.
*You enter "get my ex-boyfriend back" in Internet search engines.
*You find out he's dating again and feel like he's cheating on you.
*No other man is good enough for you.
*You know he'll come to his senses and come back to you.
How to get over your Ex-Boyfriend
Before moving on, allow yourself to mourn the loss of your relationship. Not only have you lost a friend and companion, but you've also lost the hopes and dreams for a future together. If you were heading toward marriage and starting a family together, you'll have shattered dreams to deal with as well. Give yourself permission to grieve your loss.
While it's tempting to glorify the relationship and remember only the good things about it and all the wonderful traits your ex-boyfriend had, remember the bad times as well. No relationship or person is perfect so don't build this one into something it wasn't. It's impossible for someone new to compete with perfection.
If your ex-boyfriend dumped you, you are also dealing with rejection and being rejected stings. It's hard to come to terms with rejection and many women get hung up on winning their exes back in an attempt to prove to themselves that they are worthy. Remember, it's not about your worthiness. You are probably a wonderful woman who deserves someone that is a better match. Treat yourself to a few indulgences and do activities that you love. Being single can be a time for you to discover yourself. Learn to love yourself and you'll soon find that you don't need a boyfriend to define who you are. Boyfriends come and go, but you'll always be you. Cultivate your interests and embrace this time. Follow these tips for more help and support while getting over your break up.
*Create a Ritual for Closure and Say Goodbye
When a loved one dies, funerals give mourners an official way to say goodbye. Breaking up with a boyfriend leaves you with an empty void with no end in sight. Instead, after a few days of mourning, gather up all of your old love letters, mementos, and photos and send them off. Some women make a ritual out of burning love letters and photos in the fireplace. Let go of your relationship souvenirs and come to peace with the situation.
*Forget Friendship
If you are trying to remain "friends," forget it. You can never be friends. He will always be your ex- boyfriend and seeing each other under the pretense of friendship will only prolong the agony. Stop trying. No more casual get-togethers. If you bump into him elsewhere, fine. You can say "hi" and be cordial, but keep moving.
*Stay Busy
Sitting around the house wallowing over the loss will only amplify your feelings for your ex boyfriend. Dating others may be difficult early on but as time goes by, it is easier. You don't have to jump back into the dating game either. Hanging out with girlfriends and family members will help. Getting involved in activities that you enjoy also lightens your mood and surrounds you with people who share your interests.
*Redecorate Your Home
Clear all those ex-boyfriend pictures from the mantle and replace them with fabulous new candles or pottery. Find something stunning that will make you smile when you look at it instead of staring into those dreamy eyes of his and wishing for the old days. Get a new set of bedding with luxurious sheets and big fluffy pillows. This is your time. You deserve to be pampered. Burrow into your new bed each night and enjoy the luxury of sleeping alone.
*Heal Yourself with Happiness
When letting go, it's important to let go of the anger as well as the sadness. If you're angry at yourself for not being able to make the relationship work, let it go and learn from your mistakes. If you're angry at your ex-boyfriend for his part, it's time to let it go. If he was a jerk and blew it by cheating on you, consider the break up a big favor. It's okay to be angry, but don't let the anger stick around. Put it in the past and move on with your new, happy life. Ongoing anger, bitterness, and resentment will slow your recovery and keep you in a nasty mood. Let it go. He's a jerk. Everyone knows it. Now move on.
*Enjoy Being Alone
Are afraid of being alone? Many women stay in poor relationships because they are simply afraid of being on their own. There's nothing wrong with being alone and it doesn't necessarily mean you will be lonely. This is a terrific time to do what you want for a change. You can watch chick flicks, listen to your favorite CDs or go horseback riding without having to compromise or listen to anyone belittling your tastes.
*Move Slow with Other Men
Take it slow when entering a new relationship. Many women say that they want to get over their ex- boyfriend before dating but then wind up with the first available man they can find. This rebound relationship is almost always doomed because the woman hasn't gotten over the ex-boyfriend yet. Give yourself time to get over the ex, mourn the loss of the relationship and discover yourself before considering a new relationship.
Make sure you're not trying to patch up the pain through substitution. When you are ready and open to the possibilities of finding love and romance with someone new, move slowly and let the relationship blossom on its own. Remember the lessons you've learned along the way and don't settle for a relationship simply to keep busy or ease your loneliness. Because you took the time to thoroughly get over your ex and re-discover yourself, you should have the self-confidence to recognize a bad relationship when you see one and stop it from progressing. Likewise, you'll know when the relationship is a good one and worth working on.
If you find yourself depressed or suicidal due to a break up or obsession over an ex boyfriend, get professional help. No man is worth living in depression or killing yourself over. Call a suicide hotline, mental health professional or your doctor immediately and get your life back on track.
Getting over an ex-boyfriend sooner rather than later is important. Give yourself time to mourn the loss and get closure through a ritual of removing all traces of him from your home. Start to discover who you are and how much fun you can have on your own. Don't rush into a new relationship and when you do, take it slow. Learn from past mistakes and use your newly discovered self-confidence to cultivate better relationships in the future.
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It is nearly impossible to use a personal computer without a computer mouse. The first computer mouses we had on the U.S. market were quite primitive, and would be considered ergonomically unacceptable by today's standards. Today's computer mouses have evolved in concert with the rest of personal computer technology, and are one of the most important accessory purchases you can make.
the mechanical computer mouses people used back in the early days of personal computing are long gone. Optical and laser sensors are now the norm. So too have wired mouses begun to disappear, with wireless options becoming more and more the norm. Whatever the future of computer mouse devices may be, they look like they are here to stay for some time to come.
- 1 Key Facts
- 2 Our Selection: The Best Computer Mouse on the U.S. Market
- 3 Shopping Guide: Everything you should know about your computer mouse
- 3.1 What is a computer mouse exactly?
- 3.2 What types of computer mouse devices are available out there?
- 3.3 What are computer mouses used for?
- 3.4 What are the benefits and inconveniences of a computer mouse?
- 3.5 How do I use a computer mouse?
- 3.6 What is the carpal tunnel syndrome?
- 3.7 For whom are computer mouse devices recommended?
- 3.8 What care does a computer mouse require?
- 4 Shopping Criteria
- 5 Summary
Key Facts
- They have evolved a lot since the first computer mouse appeared in the 1960s.
- A computer computer mouse is a device with which we work countless hours, so it is worth investing in a good one. Ergonomic models are particularly attractive.
- The type of computer mouse you need will be largely defined by the use you plan to make of it. With incredible levels of accuracy, certain computer mouses have come to be authentic engineering works.
Our Selection: The Best Computer Mouse on the U.S. Market
Below is our list of the five best computer mouses currently available on the U.S. market. We have put together a varied selection in terms of features and uses, while keeping economics and quality of investment at the forefront. It will hopefully make choosing a computer mouse straightforward and informative.
- The Best Ergonomic Computer Mouse
- The Best Optical Computer Mouse
- The Best Wireless Computer Mouse
- The Best Wired Gaming Computer Mouse
- The Best Slim Wireless Computer Mouse
The Best Ergonomic Computer Mouse
In the world of computer accessories, Logitech is a company that needs little introduction. The U.S.-based company has been making high quality computer mouse devices for decades. The M570 is an ergonomically designed trackball mouse, whose specially sculpted shape feels great in your hand and stays in the same place. This computer mouse also features easy-to-use back and forth buttons, so scrolling through documents and web pages is dead easy.
What's more, you get 18 months of battery life from a single AA battery, so you don't have to constantly worry about whether your mouse is all of a sudden going to turn off. The mouse's scroller ball is also conveniently located to enable easy scrolling without having to adjust the position of your hand. This powerful little wireless mouse can be used effectively up to ten meters from the device you are using it with.
The Best Optical Computer Mouse
Anker's 2.4 G Wireless Vertical Ergonomic Optical Mouse has been scientifically designed to be optimized for pure ergonomic comfort. This mouse is made to give you smooth, natural movements, using much healthier wrist and arm posture, greatly cutting down on strain. The 800, 1200, and 1600 DPI resolution optical tracking gives you much greater precision and sensitivity than you would get from a traditional mouse, allowing you to track much better on a wider range of surfaces.
This wireless mouse is especially appealing because it features an automatic power saving mode when not in use that conserves battery life. It also comes with convenient next and previous buttons that make browsing the web that much easier. This sleek, minimalist mouse is what functionality and practicality is all about. Ideal for people who spend a large part of their day using a desktop or laptop computer.
The Best Wireless Computer Mouse
VicTsing's MM057 2.4 Wireless Mouse is a terrific portable mobile mouse that comes with USB receiver as well as 5 adjustable DPI levels to give you customized scrolling and browsing precision. It comes in 9 different color schemes to suit any gamer or computer user's personal preference and style, and, for it's price point, is extremely durable, having passed the 5,000,000 click test with ease. It's contoured shape is designed to help prevent repetitive stress injuries on your hand and to make browsing and gaming feel completely natural.
It also comes with a fantastic sleep mode feature which helps ensure you are conserving batteries while the mouse is not in use. This mouse is compatible with all Windows and Linux operating systems, with the only difference being that the side buttons are not compatible with Mac operating systems. This computer mouse has a surprising amount of detail worked into it, from the pinky finger rest, to the grooved rubber scroll wheel to ensure that your fingers don't slip while scrolling.
The Best Wired Gaming Computer Mouse
PICTEK's Wired Gaming Mouse is a programmable gaming mouse designed to give you optimum control over the gaming experience. With two DPI buttons, you can instantly adjust the sensitivity to get precision and accuracy at any speed. The 4 polling rate is also adjustable (125/250/500/1000Hz) so you get fluid and rapid movement at any speed. This mouse comes with 7 programmable buttons, via the PICTEK software, allowing you to optimize your controls for a variety of different games and genres.
The mouse's attractive backlighting feature has 16 million different color options to choose from, which you can easily turn off with the backlight switch. The "claw" grip design is made for gamers and allows for extended periods of use without wrist and hand fatigue. Lastly, it's 30,000,000 click lifespan means even the most hardcore gamers will have to really work to wear this mouse out. Comes with an 18-month warranty, as well as a 30-day full money back guarantee.
The Best Slim Wireless Computer Mouse
Jelly Comb's 2.4G Slim Wireless Mouse comes in a wide range of different colors, so you can choose one that looks best for your particular desk setup. The extra smooth navigation and noiseless clicking makes it easy to use this mouse when others are around with disturbing people. It requires one AA battery to use (which is not included with this product) and is effective at distances up to 45 feet. A nice feature of this mouse is its autosleep feature, which activates after 8 minutes of inactivity.
This durable and portable wireless mouse is sleek and a great addition to any home entertainment area or office. The high DPI movement resolution allows this mouse to be effective when placed on most surfaces, and works with both Windows and Mac operating systems. It interfaces with USB 2.0 and is made for both left and right handed people.
Shopping Guide: Everything you should know about your computer mouse
No two computer mouse devices are the same, which is why you have to consider a variety of important factors when choosing the one that is right for you. In the below section, we will address some of the most common inquiries from buyers so you can make an informed purchase. This way, you will likely be more pleased with the computer mouse you end up with.
What is a computer mouse exactly?
What types of computer mouse devices are available out there?
They can also be ordered by their type of connection. In this respect, certain computer mouses are directly connected to the USB port, while others offer wireless connections. Trackballs are another type of computer mouse, featuring a ball at the top to move the cursor.
Another model available, the multi-touch computer mouse presents a one-piece top case.
What are computer mouses used for?
What are the benefits and inconveniences of a computer mouse?
It is hard to make an argument against using a computer mouse, especially with a personal computer. That doesn't mean there are no disadvantages. Using a computer mouse for too long can hurt your wrist and hand, and over time, can even cause recurring joint problems. Additionally, wireless mouses require a battery source, and some are not rechargeable, meaning you have to constantly replace batteries.
How do I use a computer mouse?
Often overlooked, the configuration of the mouse is another important aspect. You can configure your computer mouse to suit your needs: cursor scrolling speed, button sensitivity, and other settings can be adjusted to your liking.
What is the carpal tunnel syndrome?
Placing the whole forearm on the desk or using an ergonomic computer mouse are two ways to avoid this problem.
For whom are computer mouse devices recommended?
What care does a computer mouse require?
Shopping Criteria
Let's look at a number of important criteria that you need to take into consideration before you buy your mouse. They will make it easier for you to take the right decision and be satisfied with your purchase. You definitely don't want to be fed up with your new computer mouse after only a month and stop using it out of frustration.
- Personal Use
- Comfort
- Connection Method
- Shape and Size
- Buttons
- DPI – Sensibility
- Type of Sensor
- Brand
Personal Use
The type of computer mouse you use depends on what you are going to use it for. Most people want both accuracy and speed, regardless of the intended use. If, however, your main goal is to use it for offline tasks, you are likely going to want something ergonomic. if you are using it with a laptop, on the other hand, you will likely want something small and easy to transport.
For people who don't have much desk space to spare, a trackball computer mouse could be a great option. Wireless computer mouses also make great options for those with precious little space to spare. You also want to think about how much time you use your mouse.
People who spend exorbitant amounts of time on their computer likely want maximum comfort from their computer mouse. This is especially true, given all that we have mentioned in this article about things like carpal tunnel syndrome and other repetitive stress injuries. Your individual preferences will also come into play here.
Whatever the case, extended use almost always necessitates you carefully consider how ergonomically designed your computer mouse is.
Connection Method
Depending on your needs, you may need a wired computer mouse or a wireless one. If you plan on using a computer mouse on a small desk with very little available free space, you might want something that connects to your PC either via Bluetooth of RF. A wired one, however, means you don't have to go changing batteries.
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Shape and Size
When deciding on a computer mouse for travel, and one to use everyday at home, you are likely going to have different shape and size requirements. If the mouse is just for work or home, a large ergonomic one is likely your best bet. If you travel often for work, you probably want something that is going to take up as little space in your luggage as possible.
The shape of your hand should determine the shape of your future computer mouse. Every hand is naturally different, and you should feel comfortable with the surface of the device.
The vast majority of computer mouse devices feature at least two buttons and a wheel for vertical scrolling. However, certain tasks or applications require you to have an extra button. The shape, position and size of the buttons are also aspects you need to take into account.
DPI – Sensibility
DPI (dots per inch) is one of the most common measurements people look for when choosing a computer mouse. It indicates the number of dots that a computer mouse's sensor is capable of recognizing within the screen space. The higher the DPI, the more dots you mouse will recognize. Mouse sensitivity and DPI essentially mean the same thing. The bottom line is: DPI is important and you should make sure the mouse you are interested in has a enough DPI sensitivity for your needs.
But be careful: a computer mouse with an excessively high DPI may become impossible to use correctly. Adding two zeros to your screen's size in inches is a pretty good formula for knowing the DPI value you should aim for. For example, a 15-inch screen requires a computer mouse sensitivity of approximately 1,500.
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Type of Sensor
For the longest time, laser was king. It was hard to justify anything else if you were talking about the best computer mouse technology out there. Nowadays, however, optical technology has improved considerably – so much so that there really isn't a noticeable difference between the two. In general terms, laser mouses tend to be more accurate, but can also pick up too many imperfections on the surface.
The brand of a product is always a key factor when making any purchase: it is closely linked to crucial aspects such as quality, warranty, durability and price. Logitech, Apple and Asus are among some of the most reputable and longstanding computer mouse manufacturers.
Certain manufacturers also stand out in specific sectors. Logitech, for example, focuses its mouse models on general use, although some of their models are designed for gaming. For this latter sector, VicTsing and Razer tailor their products for players.
Most Americans use a computer mouse almost every day, sometimes for many hours per day. Despite that fact, they are still, far too often, afterthoughts when we think about what kind of accessories we want for our computers, and what we are willing to do research and spend money on. Many people still only think about their computer mouses once their wrists and hands start hurting.
The market for computer mouse devices is large and choosing the right one is not as easy as it might seem. You need to keep several purchase criteria and computer mouse functions in mind if you want to get the one that is right for you. Price, while often indicative of quality, is not the only thing to consider. A mouse's size, the brand, DPI, and its connection method are all important to keep in mind.
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- Maxx Beard -#1 Beard Growth Solution
- Dukes Beard Derma Roller for Beard Growth + Beard Growth Serum
- Beard Flux XL by Delta Genesis
- Godefroy Thick Beard and Mustache Growth Serum
- Beard Guyz Beard Serum with Grotein 20
- GROW Maximum XXL Beard Growth Serum
- Beard Growth Serum by ProNutrition
- Propidren by Hairgenics FDA-Approved Hair Growth Serum
- Ustraa Beard Growth Serum for Oily Skin
- Beardhood Beard and Hair Growth Serum
- Hair Growth Serum with Biotin Oil by Hair Thickness Maximizer
- Vitamin E Serum by Leven Rose
- Scotch Porter Smoothing Beard Serum
- Sprays
- The Problems That Cause Patchy Beards
- The Ingredients That Encourage Beard Growth
- Conclusion
Best Beard Growth Serums and Sprays (2020 Update)
Maxx Beard -#1 Beard Growth Solution
Maxx Beard promises a thicker, longer beard in four weeks or less. They offer a 60-day money-back guarantee.
Each bottle lasts between 2 to 3 months because you only need to apply the serum once each day.
Some of the critical ingredients are biotin, niacin, castor oil, argan oil, and Fo-Ti, a traditional hair loss remedy.
Biotin is an essential vitamin for hair growth, and niacin improves circulation to the follicles.
Meanwhile, argan oil is rich in antioxidants that keep the skin healthy. Castor oil is known to grow out eyelashes and eyebrows and condition hair.
Dukes Beard Derma Roller for Beard Growth + Beard Growth Serum
You're likely to find that the Dukes Beard Derma Roller and Serum are easier to apply when you have less facial hair.
The derma roller has tiny needles to stimulate the skin without puncturing it. After you press it along your jawline, dab on the serum. You only need to do this once a week.
Additionally, using the derma roller and serum can diminish scars and hyperpigmentation.
Beard Flux XL by Delta Genesis
Beard Flux XL is a popular serum that's fragrance-free and made with organic ingredients in the USA.
It contains jojoba, argan, and Amla oils with caffeine to kick hair follicles into action.
Apply it once or twice a day. It's a leave-conditioner that softens your beard while it stimulates growth.
Godefroy Thick Beard and Mustache Growth Serum
I mentioned Godefroy's serum in our article about the best beard growth products.
It offers three vital benefits. First, it unclogs follicles to prevent ingrown hairs.
Second, it comes with a guarantee that it will thicken your beard in two weeks or less if you use it every night before bed.
And third, it softens and adds shine to coarse whiskers.
The secret ingredient is Jamaican castor oil that's packed with Omega-six fatty acids. It encourages hair growth without causing acne or clogging pores.
Beard Guyz Beard Serum with Grotein 20
The Beard Guyz Serum contains a proprietary component called Grotein 20 which appears to be based on quinoa, mulberry, sage, and ginger.
These natural elements jump-start follicles and increase blood circulation. They also condition the skin and hair.
Use the serum morning and night after washing to keep your beard and mustache in top condition.
GROW Maximum XXL Beard Growth Serum
The GROW XXL serum was compared against Minoxidil in a study done in 2014.
Scientists were astonished to find that the serum was 60% more effective.
Just as important, it doesn't carry the risks or have the same side effects that Minoxidil does.
Furthermore, it works on men of all ethnicities. If you find that you don't get the results you want, they offer a full refund.
Beard Growth Serum by ProNutrition
This growth serum has acetyl tetrapeptide-3 and red clover extract. These ingredients promote hair growth and prevent balding.
There are at least two similar ones on the market under different names like Sweet-Dream and Dermlogic.
Please notice that the formula blocks DHT. While that appears to prevent hair loss on the head, it might interfere with beard growth on your face (3).
Oddly enough, you need DHT to bind with the androgen receptors on your face to create thick terminal hairs that make up a beard or mustache. But if you find that other serums are not working for you, it can't hurt to give this one a try.
At a minimum, it conditions the hair so that it looks thicker and shinier and feels denser. Plus, you have a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Propidren by Hairgenics FDA-Approved Hair Growth Serum
Propidren has helped some balding men restore their hairlines. This is a serum with DHT-blocking ingredients like saw palmetto. Again, this may not be the best choice for beard growth.
On the other hand, the formula features hair growth-boosting vitamins and extracts like biotin, green tea, and nettle.
The company suggests using it twice a day for at least three months to halt hair loss and achieve noticeable regrowth.
Ustraa Beard Growth Serum for Oily Skin
This serum has a patented component called Redensyl. It's reported to activate the growth phase of hair and extend the growing cycle while preventing hair cells from dying.
At the same time, nasturtium extract wakes up follicles. Then, soy and wheat proteins fortify existing hair.
Since there are no oils, it protects against pimples.
Beardhood Beard and Hair Growth Serum
Beardhood's serum smooths the cuticle of the hair and seals in moisture. It makes coarse, wiry beard manageable.
Also, saw palmetto, ginseng, and biotin regenerate hair starting with the follicles.
(Yes, this is another DHT-blocking formula that fights follicle death.)
Hair Growth Serum with Biotin Oil by Hair Thickness Maximizer
If you get complaints that your scruff is scratching your loved ones, or you're tired of continually feeling itchy, try this serum. It has Vitamin E, soy and wheat proteins, and biotin oil to soften your beard and boost its growth.
Happily, the formula has no artificial fragrances or additives. There are no parabens and no GMOs.
The company offers a 30-day satisfaction guarantee.
Vitamin E Serum by Leven Rose
Keep it simple with Vitamin E serum. This is something both you and your woman can use.
Among its many uses, the serum softens and strengthens facial hair. It also moisturizes the skin and heals blemishes, it removes makeup and treats brittle nails.
Inside the bottle, you'll find organic Vitamin D from wheat germ, jojoba oil, sweet almond oil, argan oil, and other plant-based ingredients.
Scotch Porter Smoothing Beard Serum
Scotch Porter isn't promising to make your beard grow longer with their serum. Instead, they aim to moisturize it to prevent brittleness and beardruff.
Some of the ingredients include squalane, argan oil, jojoba oil, silica, and a manly fragrance. There are no silicones, petroleum, mineral oil, or parabens, so it won't alter color-treated beards.
It's all well and good to massage a few drops of serum into your chin each day. But sometimes it's hard to control the amount when you're dealing with a dropper.
If you prefer less mess, grab one of the sprays below.
Amplixin Intensive Biotin Hair Growth Serum
Amplixin is a popular hair loss remedy. It's packed with DHT blockers like saw palmetto, red clover, and caffeine.
It also has biotin to encourage healthy hair growth.
While it's made for your scalp, you might be tempted to try it on your face. Check with your doctor first as blocking DHT (dihydrotestosterone) might slow your beard growth instead of speed it up.
Beardilizer Beard Growth Topical Spray
The Beardilizer spray is sold by itself or in a kit with vitamins.
This vegan-friendly topical beard spray is made in the USA and used by competitive beard growers. The mild sandalwood fragrance is quite appealing to many people.
Each bottle contains four ounces, which lasts up to two months.
Some of the highlights include ketoconazole to clear up beard dandruff and methyl nicotinate to increase circulation.
The Beard Club | Beard Growth Vitamin Spray
The Beard Club sells both oral supplements and this spray. Their sprays have appeared in Entrepreneur and Forbes magazines.
The spray is made to moisturize your beard and provide nutrients to strengthen it.
The label lists MSM, peppermint, biotin, lavender, Vitamin C, and more.
The peppermint isn't just there to give it a fragrance or make it tingle. A clinical study done in 2014 found that peppermint oil significantly increased hair growth within four weeks (4).
Polished Gentleman Organic Beard Growth Oil for Men
Polished Gentleman wants you to have glorious facial hair. They combined argan oil with rosemary to develop this spray that thickens hair and soothes the skin.
Argan oil has plenty of antioxidants and fatty acids that reduce inflammation and moisturize.
Rosemary oil stops hair loss, improves circulation, and clears up dandruff.
FYI: the masculine fragrance comes from natural cedar oil.
Lather & Wood Shaving Company Ultra-Moisturizer
Sometimes all you need to promote hair growth is to keep your skin well-moisturized. If your pores are clear and your face is happy, the follicles do their work better.
Lather & Wood's forest-scented oil has organic aloe, green tea extract, and seven vitamin-rich natural oils. It softens coarse whiskers and pampers the skin. Some of the primary ingredients include eucalyptus, mint, jojoba, and argan oils.
The Problems That Cause Patchy Beards
First of all, if your genetic makeup isn't inclined to growing a full beard, you're probably out of luck.
Beard implants could solve the problem.
Also, medications that treat alopecia areata may help.
Plus, proper nutrition, exercise, and taking care of your skin can boost beard growth. These tend to raise testosterone levels naturally, and testosterone turns facial hair thicker and stronger.
Even if you aren't able to grow a full facial beard, you can maximize your mustache, sideburns, and chin hair.
Avoid shaving altogether for four weeks and see what happens. (It's a myth that shaving makes hair grow faster) (1).
The Ingredients That Encourage Beard Growth
While you allow your facial hair to grow, take good care of it with sprays that promote beard growth.
For example, jojoba oil is a smart choice because it's clinically proven to increase hair growth (2).
Next, use serums that condition both hair and skin. Healthy skin makes it easier for follicles to do their job correctly.
Serums with plant-based oils absorb quickly and won't leave a greasy residue.
They moisturize without causing acne, plus they can clear up beard dandruff and itchiness.
Finally, if you have sensitive skin, avoid serums with artificial fragrances.
Give yourself four weeks to see what happens with your beard.
You don't need to shave or trim it. But if you take good care of it with a beard growth serum or spray, you're bound to get pleasing results.
Even if it's not in your genes to look like Jason Momoa, Ben Affleck, or Christian Bale, you can still make the best of what you have.
Let us know what your favorite serums are in the comments below.
1. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/31/fashion/oh-to-be-just-another-bearded-face.html by Steven Kurutz, published May 30, 2012, accessed August 12, 2019
2. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278691510001493 by Jung InYoon, et al., published May 2010, accessed August 12, 2019
3. https://www.businessinsider.com/beards-facial-hair-men-cant-grow-dermatologist-testosterone-2018-11 by Graham Flanagan, accessed August 12, 2019
4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4289931/ by Ji Young Oh, et al., published December 2014, accessed August 12, 2019


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Balakot Air Strike Was A Message, Did Not Intend To Kill: Union Minister
IAF jets targeted a Jaish terrorist training camp in Pakistan's Balakot - Representation
Union Minister SS Ahluwalia said neither Prime Minister Narendra Modi nor any government spokesperson had given any figure on casualty of the air strikes
Kolkata: Union Minister SS Ahluwalia has said that the aim of the Indian Air Force strike in Pakistan's Balakot was to send out the message that India is capable of hitting deep inside enemy lines and did not intend to inflict "any human casualty". Mr Ahluwalia said neither Prime Minister Narendra Modi nor any government spokesperson had given any figure on casualty of the IAF air strikes. Rather, it was the media and social media where the unconfirmed figures of terrorist killed were being circulated, he said.
"I have seen reports in Indian media and international media and also what Modi ji had said. After the air strike, there was a rally by Modi ji and he didn't say anything on the casualty figures. I want to ask if Modi ji, or any government spokesperson, or our party president Amit Shah has given any figures?" Mr Ahluwalia told reporters in Siliguri on Saturday.
The minister of state for electronics and information technology said the intention of the strike was to send out a message that India is capable of destruction in Pakistan's own backyard if needed. "We didn't want any human casualty," he said.
SS Ahluwalia said India "didn't want any human casualty".
A video of Mr Ahluwalia's comments in Bengali was posted by the CPM on its Twitter handle.
Mr Ahluwalia reiterated that neither government officials nor any minister has given out a figure of the casualties.
"I was asked whether I stand by the government's statement or by the reports of Indian media which have said 300-350 terrorists were killed. I stand by the government's statement. How can I vouch for media reports?" he said.


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Monday, April 6, 2009
breaking the fast
i decided in december 08 that i would fast from buying clothing for the first three months of 09. it wasn't that big a deal - i don't buy many clothes, and never anything very fancy. but it helped me notice - which is what fasts are for.
i like to go by walmart or old navy and see if there's something on sale. i like to have a few extra pairs of blue jeans (since that's pretty much the only pants i wear). i like to have plenty of white socks (since that's pretty much the only socks i wear). i like to have plenty of boxers. i also like fun long-sleeved shirts to wear at journey worship gatherings. but i never buy anything very fancy, and never anything very expensive. so, again, it's not as if i fasted from, say, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. THAT would be difficult.
and yet it was fascinating to me for those three months to notice that i was doing something different with that energy, and attention, and time, and money, rather than buying clothes - albeit simple clothes.
i'm not even sure what i did instead. except that after a week or so of noticing that when i went to walmart, i didn't browse through the clothes or shoes, and i didn't go by old navy to look in their clearance section.
and i noticed how much i like the clothes i already have.
and i noticed that there were a lot of clothes that i don't like, and don't wear or don't wear very often, so i gave them away. without even minding for a moment.
this spring at journey we're doing something called "journey 2.0," in which we're all looking at how we follow jesus together as a faith community and as individuals. and giving up stuff is part of that process. i mean, seriously, we're the richest nation in the world - maybe in the history of the world, even with adjustment for inflation and cultural developments. do we really need all this shit we own? absolutely not.
it felt really, really good to let go. travel lighter. go easier.
and then it was over, and it was april 1. and it was time to buy some clothes. my wife said, "do you need to buy clothes? you haven't minded getting rid of clothes. are you sure you need to do this?"
i wasn't even interested in buying anything. i had no desire. but i believe it's important to break a fast. to celebrate the time i've spent in attending to that decision. and then to interrupt the pattern.
more attention.
i went to a store for some other errand. i walked around the men's clothes. i could've gone to the mall - to drive the point home to myself, because i hate going to the mall - but i decided to take a simple step. it was a store i was going to anyway. but i had it on my mind to buy something.
i bought a shirt. a short-sleeved shirt that would be good to have this summer. i didn't want to buy anything - but it was a good shirt, it was on sale, and it was a smart purchase.
i let it sit there on the chair in our bedroom for a day or two. showed it to my wife. looked at it.
it's just a shirt. but it meant something. attention. awareness. openness. letting go. pretty much all that's required for following jesus.
i now am going to be looking for some workboots with steel toes to replace the ones i've had forever, with torn-open toes that aren't as safe as they should be when i'm working outside or building stuff.
no hurry.
Posted by Rick Diamond at 8:23:00 PM
2 comments:
- Laurel said...
Congratulations on your quest to live more thoughtfully. Success!! with this "trifling" you write about. I posted on my blog my class assignment on, as my teacher phrases it, "Trifling Little Experiences in Everyday Life" Experiment in Nonviolence. ...Testing Ghandi's theory. For your clothes experiment that you write about, you purposely removed yourself from the overly consumer oriented mind-set, which inadvertently helped plant a seed to live more nonviolently and as Ghandi said, "we can cultivate nonviolence within ourselves by attending to the little ways in which we are constantly tempted..." Congratulations once again and curious what your next "trifling" will be.
- April 7, 2009 at 9:58 AM
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South Scope
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Southscope is an Indian based, monthly, English-language film magazine which focuses on South Indian films, film personalities and the industry. It is being promoted by Geetha Arts and owned by Allu Sirish, son of Allu Aravind and younger brother of Allu Arjun.[1]
Southscope was established in 2009.[2] Allu Sirish is the founder and advisor.[1] Managing editor is Aruna R Krishnan, also senior editor and publisher of Ritz, a lifestyle magazine.
The magazine is based in Chennai and is published on a monthly basis.[1]
Southscope is available on Indian news stands and in foreign markets - United States, Malaysia, Far East, Middle East and Europe. The magazine has 6 lacs (600,000) readers and its digital editions reach more than 10 countries worldwide.[citation needed]
Southscope features reports on current film productions, reports on film industry parties, events attended by stars, and industry news, covering Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada film industries.
It includes articles and interviews with industry personalities, as well as reports on film making techniques and editorial features.
Lifestyle awards[edit]
′SouthScope Lifestyle Awards′ [3] are presented annually to people with notable achievements in the field of business, media etc.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
- ^ a b c "Allu Sirish's South Scope film magazine launched". Cherry Fans. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ "South Scope – First English Language Magazine on South Indian Cinema". Film Zest. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ "The SouthScope Lifestyle Awards in pictures!". southscope.in.
- ^ "Tamannaah Bhatia at South Scope Lifestyle Awards 2016 Red Carpet". ibtimes.co.in. 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Southscope lifestyle awards to salute Hyderabad's stars". thehansindia.com.
- ^ "Samantha Prabhu in Koecsh at South Scope Lifestyle Awards". southindiafashion.com. 25 September 2016.
- ^ "SouthScope Lifestyle Awards 2016 and The Annual Graduating Show 2016 of Lakhotia Institute of Design (LID)". ragalahari.com.
- ^ "South Scope LifeStyle Awards 2016". photogallery.indiatimes.com.
- ^ "Southscope Lifestyle Awards 2016". ritzmagazine.in.
- ^ "Manasaare sweeps Lux South Scope Awards". sify.com.
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Arriving — If you're driving from Paris, take A6 south to Auxerre, then continue south along N6 to Givry and then D951 to Vézelay. Eight trains a day travel from Paris Gare de Bercy to Sermizelles, taking 2 hr., 30 min. For train information, visit www.oui.sncf or call tel. 36-35 (.40€/min.). You'll need to take a taxi or the shuttle bus into town (details on tourist office website).
Alternatively, you might like to arrive on foot or by mountain bike. A new 84-km (52-mile) signposted route (GR213 A) links Vézelay with the UNESCO-listed Fontenay Abbey (www.abbayedefontenay.com; tel. 03-80-92-15-00), the world's oldest-preserved Cistercian site in Montbard.
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Police in New South Wales have found a body in the Hawkesbury River which they say could be that of a woman who disappeared during a weekend swim.
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Police say the body is yet to be formally identified.
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My mom retired from being a CPA when I, the youngest child, was in high school. A driven, type-A, fizzer of a woman- we wondered what she would do with her time. During those years, I was running crosscountry and Mom began to revisit running after a long hiatus when I was a freshman in high school. Because she's a hard worker and never half-way does anything, she improved quickly and soon found a group of women to run alongside.
These women are a hoot! They have run together for years, training for and completing several marathons. These ladies have all been there for each other's kid's weddings, for funerals, for hard times, and loads of good times. Nothing is off limits when it comes to these women and you can probably hear them laughing a mile down the road. One of them, Mrs. Lisa, has breast cancer. She recently began undergoing chemo and now has a shaved head to go along with her sweet smile. Well, the running women got together and showered her with scarves and fun hats and even decided to go beyond that.
Click here for the full story from my Mom's blog.
I hope that my girlfriends and I live like that- it reminds me of Steel Magnolias, ya know? It's an amazing story of community and really living out love for each other.


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Chesterfield extended their unbeaten run to six games with a goal-less draw at home to Ian Evatt's Barrow.
John Sheridan named an unchanged side following last week's 2-0 win at Aldershot Town. The opposition line-up featured former Spireites pair Sam Hird and Josh Kay.
Inside the third minute, Chesterfield had a good chance when a cross from Jerome Binnom-Williams found Lee Shaw, who was unable to direct his header on target.
The Spireites threatened again when Shaw broke free on the right-hand side of the area and squad to Jonathan Smith whose low shot was deflected wide.
Curtis Weston tried a shot from distance which was easily gathered by Joel Dixon and then the keeper saved from Marc Antoine Fortune after the striker was put through on goal.
Shwan Jalal was called into action to make a save after Jacob Blyth tried a shot on the turn from outside the area.
Fortune put a speculative effort well wide before being replaced before the break. Tom Denton came on to take over from Fortune, who looked as though he had picked up a knock.
Three minutes after the re-start, Sheridan made another enforced change when Joe Rowley came on in place of Bradley Barry, who had suffered an injury shortly before.
Dior Angus put a long-range shot wide for the visitors before Chesterfield went close on the hour-mark. Will Evans had an effort blocked and Kiwomya's follow-up header was cleared off the line.
Denton then saw his header deflected wide as Chesterfield continued to press.
Evans made a brave block to deny Blyth and when the same player burst into the area moments later, Jalal raced off his line to avert the danger. After receiving treatment, the keeper was able to play on.
Sheridan made a final change in the 74th minute with Kyel Reid taking over from Kiwomya.
There were a couple of scares for the Spireites inside the space of a few minutes, firstly when Jack Hindle's shot from inside the area was deflected wide by Haydn Hollis and then when Dan Jones headed just wide from a corner.
Weston saw his effort deflected over and then had an appeal for a penalty turned down after going down under a challenge from Dixon.
The visitors were reduced to ten men in the 83rd minute when Lee Molyneux received a second booking following a late challenge on Shaw.
Reid had a volley deflected wide late on, which proved to be the final chance of the match.
Chesterfield: Jalal, Barry (Rowley 48), Binnom-Williams, Evans, Hollis, Weston, Weir, Smith, Shaw, Kiwomya (Reid 74), Fortune (Denton 39)
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Everett firefighters are mourning the loss of a trailblazer.
Susan Pipitone, the department's first and only active-duty female firefighter, will be buried from an Everett funeral home Saturday, three days after she died from occupational cancer.
Her death came one week after Governor Charlie Baker signed legislation that designated cancer as a work-related injury for Massachusetts firefighters and mandated coverage for the costs of medical treatment and workdays missed because of the illness.
The Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts, the statewide union, announced Pipitone's line-of-duty death Thursday. Her funeral, scheduled for 10 a.m. at Rocco & Sons Funeral Home, will include full department honors.
"We're going to send her off right," said Craig Hardy, president of the Everett firefighters union. "That's for sure."
Pipitone, 56, of Haverhill, grew up on Long Island, N.Y., and had been a member of the department for 25 years. She worked as a pump operator on Engine 1, Everett Fire Chief Tony Carli said.
"It's a challenging, stressful job, at times, [but] she did it," Carli said, adding later, "She was a pleasure to work with. I'm fortunate to have met a person like her."
Carli and Pipitone worked closely together, he said, when he was a captain and she was his driver on Engine 1.
Carli joined the department 18 years ago, so he wasn't there to see what challenges Pipitone faced initially as its first female firefighter.
"I'm sure she had her struggles . . . I can't imagine what that was like," he said.
Pipitone wouldn't have allowed anyone to doubt her abilities for long, Hardy said.
"Sue was the type of person that she would have showed them she could do it," said Hardy, a firefighter for 20 years.
Pipitone fit in well with her male coworkers and seemed to like having a unique role in the department, he said.
"She loved driving her Engine 1, and I think she enjoyed being the only woman," he said. "She was one of us, and it really hurts to see her go."
Pipitone also enjoyed playing music, painting pictures, and spending time with her dog and with her spouse, Darlene Braley, who was "really loving and supportive" throughout her illness, Hardy said.
She had previously been treated for cancer a few years earlier, he said, adding that losing her to a recurrence of the illness after she had beaten it once "makes it doubly sad."
Occupational cancers are caused by workplace exposure to carcinogens and account for about 3 percent to 6 percent of all cancers, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, a federal agency.
A study conducted by the institute found that firefighters are 9 percent more likely to be diagnosed with cancer than the general population and 14 percent more likely to die from cancer.
"This cancer epidemic is really hitting the fire service hard," Hardy said.
Pipitone was a private person, and she kept the seriousness of her condition to herself until just a few days before her death, Hardy said.
"She was such a fighter that she was letting us think that she was going to beat it and everything was all right," he said.
Carli said Pipitone "was a strong person and she fought a really good fight for . . . over a year."
On the day before she died, Pipitone received visits from many of Everett's more than 100 firefighters, Carli said.
"A lot of members went through and visited with her. She was able to enjoy our company. . . . It was a special day," he said.
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Fright Night Trailer
Posted on May 13, 2011 by Zach
Debuting in front of Priest this weekend is the trailer for this Summer's remake of the 80's vampire flick Fright Night. Actually, it's more of the condensed 3 minute of the whole movie, as pretty much all the major plot points are revealed in the trailer. The movie follows a teen, Charley (Anton Yelchin), who has a new neighbor, Jerry (Colin Farell), move in and people in town start disappearing. His friend (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) believes the neighbor is a vampire and Charley eventually agrees and enlists his favorite TV magician (David Tennant) to take Jerry down before he kills/turns his girlfriend. On top of showing pretty much the whole movie, this remake also seems way too serious and trying to hard to be "dark". It's been a while since I've seen it but I'm pretty sure the original was more of a horror comedy. The remake is out this August and you can check out the trailer below.


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text: Jack Coatar With Missouri's Presidential Primary On The Horizon, Biden Makes Case To Democrats By Jason Rosenbaum • Mar 7, 2020 Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden swung through St. Louis on Saturday, telling hundreds of people gathered at Kiener Plaza that he's the best candidate to take on President Donald Trump. Biden's visit comes as he's seeking to gain a large share of the 68 delegates up for grabs during Tuesday's Missouri Democratic presidential primary. He'll have to fend off Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who came close to winning Missouri in 2016. Politically Speaking: Alderman Coatar On Medical Marijuana — And What's Next For A Merger By Jason Rosenbaum • May 13, 2019 Jason Rosenbaum I St. Louis Public Radio Alderman Jack Coatar joins St. Louis Public Radio's Rachel Lippmann and Jason Rosenbaum in talking about what to expect in the next few months at the St. Louis Board of Aldermen. Coatar represents the city's 7th Ward, which includes neighborhoods like downtown St. Louis, Soulard, Lafayette Square and Compton Heights. He was elected to a full term on the board in 2017 after winning a 2015 special election. Lobbyists Banned From St. Louis Board Of Aldermen Chamber By Rachel Lippmann • Apr 26, 2019 File photo | Rachel Lippmann | St. Louis Public Radio In a change that lawmakers acknowledged was a long time coming, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen has voted to ban lobbyists from the floor of the chamber. The ban was part of the board's operating rules adopted Friday by a 22-2 vote, with one alderman voting present. Aldermen send St. Louis convention center upgrades to Mayor Krewson By Jason Rosenbaum & Rachel Lippmann • Dec 14, 2018 Jason Rosenbaum I St. Louis Public Radio Updated at 5 p.m. Dec. 14 with final passage — The St. Louis Board of Aldermen has authorized borrowing $105 million to upgrade America's Center in downtown. The result of Friday's vote was not a surprise, as aldermen had given initial approval to the bonds on Dec. 7 by a wide margin. The upgrades, including a larger ballroom and expanded loading dock space, are meant to help the city's convention business rebound. On the Trail: St. Louis Convention Center officials eye $350M upgrade — or risk closing dome By Jason Rosenbaum • May 1, 2017 Jason Rosenbaum I St. Louis Public Radio Now that the pomp and circumstance of Inauguration Day is wearing off in St. Louis, elected officials must confront a sizable challenge: upgrading the convention center. The head of St. Louis' Convention & Visitors Commission recommends roughly $350 million of upgrades for both the convention center and the dome that housed the St. Louis Rams. Already, conventions aren't looking at St. Louis as a destination, CVC President Kitty Ratcliffe said, and without renovations, the dome may have to close entirely. St. Louis Blues' home to undergo renovations after aldermanic vote; MLS funding lined up, too By Jason Rosenbaum • Feb 10, 2017 File photo | Jason Rosenbaum | St. Louis Public Radio St. Louis aldermen gave their stamp of approval Friday for two major public investments in sports-related facilities. Against odds, public funding for soccer stadium still has a chance By Jason Rosenbaum & Rachel Lippmann • Jan 26, 2017 Jason Rosenbaum | St. Louis Public Radio Ballot items aimed at expanding MetroLink and building a professional soccer stadium passed out of a Board of Aldermen committee on Thursday. But the stadium measure required some downright harrowing procedural maneuvers to stay alive. Wounded St. Louis police officer gets hero's welcome at Board of Aldermen By Jason Rosenbaum • Dec 9, 2016 Jason Rosenbaum | St. Louis Public Radio In some respects, the fact that Tom Lake was able to stand before the Board of Aldermen is breathtaking. The St. Louis Police Department sergeant was shot in the face less than a month ago while driving in his car in south St. Louis. He survived his injuries, and received a rousing welcome from city aldermen on Friday. With wounds from the shooting still visible near his cheek, Lake told reporters was "doing as good as anybody could expect after the trauma that's happened." For some, the NFL's departure from St. Louis is a 'gut punch' By Jason Rosenbaum & Sarah Kellogg • Jan 13, 2016 Carolina Hidalgo | St. Louis Public Radio When Stan Kroenke ended his self-imposed exile from the media yesterday, he wasn't bringing good tidings to St. Louis sports fans. The taciturn billionaire owner of the St. Louis Rams had plunged the region into a yearlong whirlwind after unveiling plans to build a lavish stadium in Inglewood, Calif. And NFL owners overwhelmingly approved his vision during a special meeting in Houston. St. Louis alderman alleges stadium debate took a corrupt turn By Jason Rosenbaum • Dec 11, 2015 Jason Rosenbaum | St. Louis Public Radio | File photo A St. Louis alderman is contending that debate over a proposed riverfront stadium plan took a corrupt turn when a "loved one" was offered a political favor in exchange for her dialing down her opposition to the project. But Alderman Megan Green's charges are getting pushback – especially from her colleagues on the Board of Aldermen. Aldermanic committee passes stadium financing bill By Jason Rosenbaum • Dec 10, 2015 Bill Greenblatt | UPI | October 2015 Updated with committee vote - The aldermanic Ways and Means Committee has sent the NFL stadium plan to the full board for consideration. The 7-2 approval means the aldermen could take an initial vote on the measure tomorrow. As funding bill waits in the wings, stadium backers make case to NFL owners By Jason Rosenbaum • Nov 11, 2015 File photo by Jason Rosenbaum I St. Louis Public Radio With several big developments swirling in the background, members of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen are set to examine a plan funding the city's portion of a roughly $1 billion riverfront stadium. Politically Speaking: Alderman Coatar talks about the NFL stadium debate, opponents release poll By Jason Rosenbaum & Jo Mannies • Nov 10, 2015 Jason Rosenbaum | St. Louis Public Radio This week's Politically Speaking podcast with Alderman Jack Coatar includes discussion about a new football stadium on the riverfront. He is sponsoring the bill laying out the financial plan for the proposed stadium, which Mayor Francis Slay and others hope will persuade the Rams to remain in St. Louis – or attract another NFL team. Earlier today, 15th Ward Democrats President Richard Buthod said there's widespread public skepticism about publicly financing stadiums. His group released results from a poll showing overwhelming opposition to city taxpayer dollars going to sporting facilities. St. Louis Board of Aldermen asked to approve $70 million bond, game-day revenue plan for stadium By Jason Rosenbaum • Oct 30, 2015 Bill Greenblatt | UPI | October 2015 After weeks of anticipation, members of the Board of Aldermen finally have legislation spelling out how the city will pay for a proposed riverfront stadium. Aldermen Tammika Hubbard and Jack Coatar's legislation is a critical portion of a multi-part financing plan for a stadium aimed at keeping the NFL in St. Louis. St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke is planning to build a new stadium in Inglewood, Calif., which has prompted rampant speculation that the team's days in St. Louis are numbered. Are you ready for some (debate over) football?! Aldermen consider stadium financing plan By Jason Rosenbaum • Oct 26, 2015 Jason Rosenbaum I St. Louis Public Radio On the eve of a public hearing about the St. Louis Rams' future in the Gateway City, members of the Board of Aldermen are mulling over whether they'll pick up part of the tab for the cost of a new stadium. The NFL is hosting a meeting Tuesday night at the Peabody Opera House for the public to sound off on the Rams' potential relocation to the Los Angeles area. On the Trail: Aldermen gearing up for 'lively' debate to fund riverfront stadium By Jason Rosenbaum • Sep 27, 2015 Courtesy of HOK Members of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen may soon get a chance to do something that's eluded lawmakers in Jefferson City: Vote on funding a proposed football stadium on the city's riverfront. While Gov. Jay Nixon's administration may very well issue state bonds for the project without legislative or statewide approval, city aldermen are expected to take up legislation soon that would authorize the city's funding share of the roughly $1 billion project. On the Trail: Slay's 'vigorous defense' of stadium ordinance called into question By Jason Rosenbaum • May 3, 2015 Jason Rosenbaum | St. Louis Public Radio You don't have to try that hard to get St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay to express effusive support for a new football stadium on his city's riverfront. With the St. Louis Rams potentially bolting to the Los Angeles area, Slay joined with Gov. Jay Nixon and numerous labor unions in backing the roughly $1 billion stadium. For the Democratic mayor, the project would not only provide steady work for thousands of people – it would revitalize a rather drab part of St. Louis' riverfront. On the Trail: Younger aldermen starting to make changes at St. Louis City Hall By Jason Rosenbaum • Apr 26, 2015 Jason Rosenbaum | St. Louis Public Radio On the Nine Network's Stay Tuned a few weeks ago, I shared the oblong table with three members of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen. Stay Tuned host Casey Nolen described the trio – Aldermen Jack Coatar, D-7th Ward, Cara Spencer, D-20th Ward, and Scott Ogilvie, D-24th Ward – as the vanguards of a City Hall youth movement. It was the type of designation that met Spencer's approval. Bomb scare shifts Board of Aldermen meeting outdoors By Jason Rosenbaum • Apr 21, 2015 File photo I Jason Rosenbaum | St. Louis Public Radio When Alderman Jack Coatar entered a hotly contested Board of Aldermen contest, his end goal was being sworn into office in the middle of April. But it's unlikely that the 7th Ward Democrat envisioned his inauguration would transpire like it did on Tuesday. Five questions from Tuesday's aldermanic elections get answered By Jason Rosenbaum • Mar 5, 2015 File photo | Jason Rosenbaum | St. Louis Public Radio Tuesday's Board of Aldermen elections contained several surprises and notable takeaways. Coatar wins, Schmid ousted in Tuesday's St. Louis primary By Jo Mannies • Mar 3, 2015 Jason Rosenbaum, St. Louis Public Radio St. Louis lawyer Jack Coatar will be the new alderman for the city's 7th District, which takes in much of downtown, after winning Tuesday's Democratic primary. "I'm humbled by the margin,'' said Coatar, who snagged just over 57 percent of the vote in a three-way contest. But Coatar's sizable victory is arguably overshadowed by the surprise defeat of veteran 20th Ward Alderman Craig Schmid, who lost to Cara Spencer by 90 votes out of 749 votes cast ward-wide. City Democrats set date - Sept. 12 - to pick Smith's replacement By Jo Mannies • Sep 4, 2009 This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 4, 2009 - The political showdown to select a city Democratic replacement to former state Sen. Jeff Smith is set for 2 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Carpenters Hall on south Hampton. The action will center on the 36 Democratic committeemen and committeewomen from the 18 city wards who are charged with choosing a 4th District state Senate nominee for the Nov. 3 special election, where voters will pick a successor to Smith, who resigned last week when he pleaded guilty to felony charges.


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Finger-Twirling: The World's Oldest Profession?
By Kyle Thomas Smith
I wrote this a long time ago, but I'm on a memoir jag, so here it comes again…
"This is for discrimination and egotists who think supreme/
And this is for whoever taught you how to kiss in designer jeans."
-Prince, "Lady Cab Driver"
For a long time, Mom blamed herself for my inaptitude in school. She was already exhausted enough, raising a houseful of six kids when I happened along, quite by surprise. So, when I was supposed to be learning Reading, 'Riting, 'Rithmetic with The Count, Big Bird, and a chaser of The Electric Company, she didn't protest too much when my siblings would come along and change the channel to General Hospital, What's Happening!!, Soap, or those reprehensible ABC After-School Specials. But, the way I see it, this was no tragedy. In time, I became a devoted reader and writer (I still suck at math). Plus, overexposure to junk culture gave me a whole different jumping-off point from my more assimilated peers.
For instance, I developed an early fascination with Urban Fiction from Blaxploitation films, which were constantly airing (replete with bleeps and scene edits) in the late Seventies, especially on the U-Channels and Insomniac Theater. I sat through more of them than I can count—Blacula, Cleopatra Jones, Superfly, Shaft, Foxy Brown. (My disclaimer: those were different times, I was too young to have a social conscience about what I was watching, and Mom was in the other room.) These movies were rife with guns, pushers, pimps and crooked cops. But the hookers were the ones who fascinated me most.
I didn't know what they were doing. I knew they enticed men, but I didn't know for what purpose. To me, they were just strange women, standing on street corners in tight minis, often while leaning against brick buildings under elevated subway tracks, twirling the dangling ends of their chain-link belts. I knew they twirled chains. I had no idea what they were up to past that.
One Saturday morning, I was with Mom and my sister Kathy in the kitchen. As usual, the TV was blaring. Channel 7 Eye-Witness News was on. Kathy was wearing her canary yellow terrycloth robe and burning a Cheddar omelet on a front burner of the stove. Mom was wearing a black apron with white polka-dots and pouring Cascade into our new dishwasher. I was sitting at the table, drinking an iceless Lipton Iced Tea that I'd mixed myself from a bottle, which had a warning label on it, which read that the beverage I was enjoying was laced with something called saccharine, which was responsible for the deaths of laboratory animals. The anchorman announced that the National Hookers Convention in Las Vegas was in full-swing. Mom noted her disdain with a scowl. My sister responded with a smirk and the gambit, "It's the world's oldest profession, Mom."
"Next to motherhood," Mom countered.
The camera flashed to a dais of women who looked just like the ones from those movies. My eyes dilated, "What's a profession?"
Kathy snarled out the side of her mouth, "It's how you make your money."
Mom caught sight of my awe and said, "Kathleen, turn that smut off now!" Kathy complied, knowing she'd won the match. Her youngest brother had learned what the world's oldest profession is.
I remember going away from the table that day, meditating on olden times. You see, in addition to Superfly, I was also fond of 1950's Bible epics like Ben Hur, The Egyptian and The Ten Commandments. Those films were strewn with pharaohs, shepherds, Romans and Hebrews. (I guess there were harlots in them too, but these were G-rated movies, so a five-year-old couldn't tell.) I began to put two and two together. So, there were hookers in the times of the pharaohs and the shepherds, huh? A picture began to form in my mind. For years after that, I walked around imagining bearded men in caftans, carrying staffs through the scorching desert and passing by women, who were in pumps and purple, Saran-Wrap mini-skirts, twirling chains from their hips.
One thing I did have in common with the other kids was that I loved Superheroes. I watched every cartoon and live-action show on the air. I wore the pages out on my Marvel Comic Books. I wore whatever Underoos Mom would buy me for my birthday. The Hall of Justice and the Legion of Doom had timeshares on my heart. Linda Carter was a goddess as Wonder Woman: her invisible jet (but you could still see her in it, so what was the point?), her golden lasso, her bulletproof bracelets, and don't forget that twirl for those costume changes (I used to wonder, if you pulled her out of the pyrotechnics, mid-twirl, would she be naked?). The Wonder Twins were a vision of metamorphosis and possibilities in life. I would have traded all my siblings in lock, stock and barrel to have Christopher Reeves as my older brother. Now, I didn't feel that way about every superhero, mind you. While I would certainly watch Batman, Adam West had love handles, so I considered him inadequate, and Robin was just a twerp no matter which way you sliced him. But Captain Marvel! Now that was a Man.
Some rippling guy named John Davey played him on the series Shazam!, which ran for three seasons before going into reruns. The show was about a teenage boy and his Mentor, who traveled in a Winnebago to wherever there was trouble. Whenever they saw things getting out of hand, the teenager just had to shout, "Shazam!," and The World's Mightiest Mortal, Captain Marvel, would dive from the sky to save the day (if you looked hard enough, you could see strings attached). Then all the characters would stand dumbfounded at how well everything worked out. As if that weren't enough, at show's end, Captain Marvel would make an encore to deliver a Public Service Announcement, which always gave you one to grow on.
I never missed a Shazam! rerun. John Davey was too good to pass up. (By the way, I just Googled him and couldn't find anything he did after Shazam!.) He had a torso like an iceberg, which that nylon suit did nothing to hide. Man, they knew what they were doing in Wardrobe. All across America, teenyboppers were dropping issues of Tiger Beat to tune in. I was probably the only boy on the block, though, who was planning my wedding to John Davey.
Not that I could tell my brothers this. One Saturday morning, I wanted to be alone with Captain Marvel. Our basement's red and black argyle-patterned carpet was burning my bare legs as I geared up for the weekly Shazam! episode under our red plastic-plated ceiling lamps. I dressed up for the occasion in tan short shorts and a black t-shirt that featured a Crocodile holding a tennis racket. The theme song started up. And, wouldn't you know, my brothers Kerry and Kevin just had to come down to join me.
I paid them no mind and trained my attention on John Davey instead. It must have been a splendid episode. I remember jumping to my feet and giving it a rousing ovation. A Tide commercial came on. Kevin was curling the twenty pound dumbbells that Dad had bought at Sportmart that week and Kerry was counting his chin-ups on the chin-up bar that he'd fastened in the doorway to our workroom.
Shazam! came back on. It was time for Captain Marvel to give his PSA. I stood at attention. Captain Marvel flew down from the sky, landing squarely on his feet. "Hi," he said. In an instant, I summoned all that I had learned from the women in Shaft, Foxy Brown, and countless other bad-influence movies. I shifted my weight to my left leg, put my hand on my left hip, cocked my head to the right and, simulating the way those women in those movies twirled their chains, started twirling my right index finger. Then, instead of saying hi back to Captain Marvel, I did him one better and I said "Hoy-oy-oy-oy."
The room fell silent. Kevin put down the dumbbell. Kerry let go of the chin-up bar. They looked at each other. They looked at me. Within three seconds, our house shook with laughter.
Twirling one's index finger and saying, "Hoy-oy-oy-oy," became standard greeting among the kids in our house. I never told them that I had adapted the gesture from the night moves of ladies of the evening and that, when I first used it, I was trying to seduce Captain Marvel.
By the mid-Eighties, my sister Colleen had an executive position in the public-relations department of a bank on LaSalle Street. Like other members of my family, she had grown so accustomed to twirling her finger and saying "Hoy-oy-oy-oy" that she had even begun using the salutation among her colleagues in corporate America. Soon they were twirling their fingers and saying "Hoy-oy-oy-oy" to each other too.
In 1989, I pulled some strings and, though I was underage, landed a part-time job as a messenger for Record Copy Services, which was also on LaSalle Street next door to where Colleen worked. One afternoon, I walked into her office building's lobby with a package for a law firm. As I stood at the elevator bank, I observed one woman in a navy blue business suit stepping off an elevator. She seemed to recognize another woman walking toward her in a similar business suit.
"Jane," the woman called out. "Mary," the other woman responded. Then they both twirled their fingers and said, "Hoy-oy-oy-oy." I looked down at the lobby's marble floor and quickly boarded the elevator. I didn't have the nerve to tell the two businesswomen that they were acting like hookers.
Kyle Thomas Smith is the author of the novel 85A (Bascom Hill, 2010). He lives in Brooklyn with his husband Julius and his cats, Marquez and Giuseppe.
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The GRASP Secretariat, together with the local organizing committee consisting of Kenya-based conservation organizations, is hosting the 27th Congress of the International Primatological Society (IPS) on 19-25 August 2018 at the UN Compound in Nairobi. The core mandate of IPS is to encourage scientific research involving non-human primates, to facilitate cooperation among scientists, and to promote the conservation of all primate species.
The IPS Congress is a biennial event that brings together the top conservationists, researchers and funders in the field of primatology for a week of symposia and presentations. GRASP successfully bid to host this year's Congress under the theme of "Global Connectivity to Ensure the Future of Primates". It will be only the second Congress to be held in Africa since 1998, with expected 800 participants from all over the world.
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I began this service year with a blog post about time management and that age-old dilemma we like to call "work/life balance." I knew my Volunteer Maryland Peer Leader service year would be busy, that each day would come with its own surprises, and that I would grow.
Indeed, all those predictions came to pass. There were days, many in fact, when my to-do list was so long and unwieldy, I had to laugh. Major events took place right before big reports were due. Three amazing opportunities to train AmeriCorps members all came up during the same week. And an extraordinary opportunity to serve at my host site had to be balanced with my Peer Leader responsibilities.
And, as my office mate at Volunteer Howard likes to say, we don't work in a vacuum. Life happens as we juggle these rewarding, challenging work responsibilities. For me, that meant evenings full of homework help and weekends spent at youth swim meets. For many of our Volunteer Maryland Coordinators, that meant applying for graduate school, looking for work to do after the service year, and honoring family commitments very much like my own.
Tomorrow, we will all meet one last time for our Volunteer Maryland Class 25 Finale. We'll be joined by Site Supervisors and others who have made our work possible. We will celebrate our successes and marvel at how the service experience has changed us. There will be speeches, food, silly photos and perhaps even a few tears as we say goodbye for now.
Speaking of goodbye for now, this will be my last blog post as a Volunteer Maryland Peer Leader. It has been a delight to share stories, ideas, information and even the occasional quandary on this blog. My hope is that like the many amazing Volunteer Maryland alums who supported my work, and even guest blogged, I will remain a part of the Volunteer Maryland world. It is a remarkable world, and it is hard to express how much richer I am for having become part of it.


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Requires Housing and Community Services Department to annually provide to each city with population greater than 10,000 data showing percentage of renter households in city that are severely rent burdened.
Requires city in which at least 25 percent of renter households are severely rent burdened to complete survey related to affordability of housing within city and to hold public meeting to discuss issue. Requires each city with population greater than 10,000 to submit annual report to Department of Land Conservation and Development setting forth total number, within certain categories, of residential units permitted and produced in preceding calendar year. Appropriates moneys to Department of Land Conservation and Development for purpose of providing technical assistance to local governments in increasing affordability of housing, with priority to cities in which at least 25 percent of renter households are severely rent burdened. Appropriates moneys to Housing and Community Services Department for purpose of studying cost of affordable housing and providing technical assistance grants to promote development of subsidized affordable housing. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
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"Prior to the establishment of the network, scholars working in the field of early modern women's writing in Australia were quite isolated and disconnected [...] but what we've been able to do is bring together a broad range of well-known scholars from across Australia, as well as international scholars who are at the top of their field and run similar networks internationally. This joining of the minds has allowed us to become a really effective network. We've held a lot of activities including national and international conferences and symposia and have really built our reputation in the field."
- Associate Professor Rosalind Smith
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Dr Trisha Pender
Professor Paul Salzman
Associate Professor Kate Lilley
Associate Professor Lilley has published widely on early modern women's writing, contemporary poetry and contemporary pop culture. Her poems appear regularly in Australian and international literary journals and she has published three books of her own collections and edited other collections. Her research interests include early modern literature and culture, literature and cinema, rhetoric, queer and feminist theory.
Associate Professor Sarah C. E. Ross
Research interests are in early modern poetry and poetics (including Shakespeare, Donne, Herbert and Milton), early modern women's writing, writing of the English Civil War and Restoration, early modern manuscript and print culture, theories and practice of editing, gender and literature. Sarah was the conference chair and organiser for the ANZAMEMS biannual conference in Wellington, February 2017.
Professor Michelle O'Callaghan
Research interests in early modern literature and culture, including literature and politics, print and manuscript culture, literature and sociability, pastoral, satire and travel-writing. Michelle is the director of the Early Modern Research Centre (EMRC), a very active international centre for early modern studies. The EMRC hosts a very popular annual international and interdisciplinary conference each July, as well as a range of other events, and hosts various research projects at the University of Reading.
Professor Susan Wiseman
Sue Wiseman's research interests are in Renaissance and seventeenth-century writing and culture. Specific current interests include the writing of night 1540-1650 and, particularly, investigation of the places of the 'English Renaissance'. She is interested in the literature of change and transformation; women's writing; writing of the early seventeenth century and writing of the Civil War. She runs the London Renaissance Seminar with Dr Elizabeth Scott-Baumann.


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Road traffic injuries are now the number one cause of death for children and young adults, and the 8th leading cause of death globally.
UNITED NATIONS – The World Health Organization reports that more than 1.3 million people are dying on the world's roads each year, making road injuries the leading cause of death for children and young adults and the eighth-leading cause of death worldwide.
"That's the tip of the iceberg. It's really 20-50 million injuries."
Natalie Draisin is the North American director of the FIA Foundation, which campaigns for safer roads.
Draisin rejects the term car "accident," saying accidents are acts of God, while car crashes can be prevented, be it through reduced speed limits, tougher helmet laws or lower blood-alcohol limits for drivers.
Those aren't new ideas – implementing them is the problem. The U.S., for instance, fails to meet U.N. best practices on each of five different safety criteria.
But powerful spokespeople are starting to get the message across.
Zoleka Mandela is the granddaughter of Nelson Mandela and a U.N. Child Health Initiative Ambassador:
"I'm a mother that has tragically lost a daughter to road traffic injury. My daughter was killed in 2010. She would have celebrated her 21st birthday this year, and she was killed by a drunk driver."
Mandela is working in parts of Southern Africa to make the long and dangerous routes that children walk to school safer, and her personal story has made her one of the world's most prominent road safety activists.
Draisin says young people – particularly those who've lost their friends on the roads – are also speaking out and, increasingly, turning heads. Students in Bangladesh staged major protests this year after two high-school students were run over by a speeding bus, and the government responded by passing new safety laws. Similar student campaigns are taking off in Colombia, Mexico and even in New York City.
"Especially because you now have children speaking up and demanding change, you have something that cannot be ignored."
If personal stories don't sway lawmakers, maybe economic data will. By one study, road deaths and injuries sap countries of between 3 to 5 percent of GDP.