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9 Dangers of Eating Too Much Processed Food
Processed foods always get a bad reputation, and it has never stopped to be that way especially considering the increasing awareness people have regarding health issues and their connection to food. The problem is that it is very difficult to avoid them entirely, and you may have eaten a junk meal in recent hours even as you read this.
Besides the overwhelming guilt of consuming too many calories in one session thanks to eating something as harmless-looking as a blueberry muffin, there are other dangers that develop for your health because of consuming these foods. However, before discussing these dangers, it is best to know what it means when we term foods as 'processed', since not everything will fit the criteria.
What does the term 'processed food' mean?
Processed foods, basically, are foods and their ingredients that have gone through any changes to their natural state after they are harvested or plucked. The processes that are used include drying, baking, canning or freezing.
That does not mean that all processed foods are harmful, as almost anything you eat has some level of processing involved, for instance, washing and bagging salad. In addition, certain foods go through the addition of nutrients such as minerals and vitamins, so that their nutritional value increases such as fortified wheat or whole-meal bread.
However, there is a line that should not be crossed when processing the foods you eat. When this line is crossed, you get highly processed foods, such as cookies, candy, fries and sodas. These do not exist in nature on their own and consist of too many harmful ingredients such as white sugar, white flour, and very high sodium levels.
Additionally, they also contain additives that serve to increase their shelf life or cause the sugar, sodium or fat levels to increase.
Dangers of eating too much processed food
1. Digestive issues
The fact remains that what you eat must come out – which means you will experience digestive issues at some point the more you consume highly processed foods.
Because these foods have very high levels of chemicals and additives, the body cannot handle these levels of chemicals and they also result in harming of your microbiome (the good bacteria that live in your body). In case you are unsure of the difference between them when shopping, check out the ingredient list.
2. Brain fog and fatigue
This is something that you might be familiar with when you are right from consuming too much processed food and you are not alone.
These foods lack a variety of important antioxidants, minerals and vitamins, all which the brain uses to boost its energy levels. That results in low energy levels, difficulties in concentration, and completing tasks.
3. Low blood sugar levels
This might seem strange, especially when considering they are basically carbs. Your blood sugar will increase initially, but this triggers the release of insulin in the effort of the body to decrease the sudden high sugar levels in the blood.
The more the blood sugar levels, the more the body releases insulin. That means that blood sugar also decreases drastically, even to very low levels and that leads to low energy levels, as well as carb cravings, hunger and weakness.
4. Less discipline in eating
There is a certain pleasure you derive from eating something nice like candy and it is because highly processed foods are very enjoyable yet very empty in nutrition. The brain eventually learns to associate these foods with survival, making you want to eat more of them and resulting in less restraint when it comes to regulating the food amounts you eat.
5. Insulin resistance
This is more of a long-term effect of consuming foods high in sugar and fructose corn syrup. This is due to the body trying to regulate the sugar by forcing the liver to produce more sugar this raises the blood sugar overall and increased levels of insulin.
The more insulin there is in the blood, the more the body develops a resistance to it. This eventually leads to the development of obesity and diabetes.
6. Increase in mood disorders
Many people who struggle with conditions such as anxiety tend to reach for snacks that are full of sugar or processed food. However, this does nothing to help the body regulate the condition, which raises the question of whether these foods play a role in worsening mental disorders in general.
7. It affects your sleeping patterns
You may not be aware of it, but your circadian rhythm has a strong link to the foods you consume. When you consume too much processed food, you risk throwing the rhythm off-balance, especially when you consume them before heading to bed.
For instance, consuming sweets or sodas before bed causes a surge of adrenaline. This hinders the production of serotonin, which affects your sleeping patterns negatively.
8. Bloating
Because many of these foods have very high sodium content, it results in the body experiencing water retention. That makes you feel uncomfortable, and eventual swelling in the feet, hands and ankles. All this is because high levels of sodium will remove water from the cells, and the water eventually collects in other body areas.
The best way to solve this though is through consuming natural foods that contain potassium – another electrolyte. These include sweet potatoes, bananas, as well as plain yogurt. The reason is these two minerals will seek to balance each other out and counteracts the effects of high sodium levels.
In addition, it helps you feel less swollen later on.
9. Fragile bones
This may sound surprising, but it actually makes sense the more you consume highly processed foods, the more your diet will lack important foods such as kale, dairy and fish, which supply Vitamin D and calcium. This makes the bones weak over time.
Highly processed foods are highly dangerous for your health, especially when you consume them in very high amounts. It is best to limit them as much as possible from your diet, only consuming them once in a while at most and stick to healthy foods.


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Second Stage Theatre continues its 35th Anniversary Season with Laura Eason's SEX WITH STRANGERS, directed by David Schwimmer and featuring Anna Gunn and Billy Magnussen. Scroll down for a first look at the stars in action!
How far will you go to get what you want? Will you be the same person if you finally do? When star sex blogger and memoirist Ethan tracks down his idol, the gifted but obscure novelist Olivia, he finds they both crave what the other possesses. As attraction turns to sex, and they inch closer to getting what they want, both must confront the dark side of ambition and the near impossibility of reinventing oneself when the past is only a click away.
SEX WITH STRANGERS features set design by Andromache Chalfant (2ST's Bachelorette), costume design by ESosa (2ST's By The Way, Meet Vera Stark), lighting design byJaphy Weideman (The Nance), and sound design by Fitz Patton (I'll Eat You Last). The production stage manager will be Scott Taylor Rollison.
SEX WITH STRANGERS will be performed through August 24 on the following schedule: Tuesday - Thursday at 7:00pm, Friday and Saturday at 8:00pm, Wednesday and Saturday at 2:00pm and Sunday at 3:00pm.
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For Tim Ferriss: Biggest challenge of his life + 500.000 USD worth of PR for free!
Could this be the biggest project for Tim Ferriss? How to save the World Economy and getting PR that would make Ryan Holiday proud? This post is about the marketing project and idea, that we are in the process of organizing.
What does a 50.000 € gulet cruise, saving the World Economy, Incredible Sailing, Tim Ferriss, Noah Keagan, Tucker Max, Ryan Holiday and other internet marketing gurus like Seth Godin have in common? I will explain it all in this post.
Here is the plan:
a) Send him an official invitation to a 50.000 €/week cruise!
b) Give him a challenge (saving the World Economy) that will be very hard for him to refuse!
c) Provide him with 500.000 € worth of PR – free of charge!
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Mr. Ferriss if you are reading this, our company (Goolets LTD) would like to give you 100% free of charge invitation to a gulet cruise.
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Go on a cruise with gulet Esma Sultan in October, during the super famous Bodrum Regatta in Turkey.
The gulet (42 meters LOA and 5 crew) has 7 cabins in total and can accommodate up to 14 guests.If you would rent it for a week it would cost you (including food, fuel, taxes and other expenses and charter around 50.000 €/week).
Or go on a gulet cruise with one of our DELUXE gulets from Croatia and check places such as Dubrovnik, Hvar (Rated as one of the TOP 10 most beautiful islands in the World), Bol, Korčula…..The dates for Croatia can be organized for next year anytime in May or June…
I personally believe that internet marketing gurus are the biggest minds of our time and can beat politics asses when it comes to saving the Worlds economy!
My idea is, that the World will become the better place when people will look at the mirror and make the change (special thanks to Michael Jackson for this quote)!
And who could be better in this than Tim Ferriss and his group of friends?
The main idea would go something like this (also flexible)
a) How to get the word out on book 4 – hour body and show people that the best way to succeed in life is to – WORK OUT (as Richard Branson said and Tim used it in his book)
b) How to make a combination of 4 hour Work Week and How to make your first Dollar that Noah Keagan made and spread the word globally!
c) How to get Seth Godin on the cruise to teach people to get the "balls" to choose themselves!
d) Hot to get Tucker Max on the cruise, who would explain to people that being an as-hole and having unreal self-confidence can truly help you in life!
e) Get Hubspot company to support the cruise and get their team to join forces also (and bring some more gurus along the way). Our agency is the client of this company and huge fans of "INBOUND MARKETING IDEA" and we are already discussing all the options with them.
f) How to use this concept and reach out to as many people as possible about it – and saving the World Economy along the way!
Will this be a lot of work?
Not at all! Just some brainstorming would be done over amazing dinners, bears, a quality vine in amazing bays and each superstar would then write about this on their blogs…DONE DEAL.
I am quite sure all the blogs, huge internet pages, and famous writers would cover this event – it is for the GREAT CAUSE!
Let's stop here for a second and ask ourselves what might happen if we get all these incredible people on 7 days ULTRA LUXURY CRUISE together with a joint mission of saving the World?
It would make Ryan Holiday smile and go to some serious action!
First of all, this is the event that would be written about and talked about by everybody on the cruise for sure.
Reach: several million people in the first place!
Second of all this is the event that would be covered by every single huge media in the World also (I am sure). Let's add a couple of million people also here.
Third of all – by getting Ryan (a friend of Tim Ferriss) on the cruise and giving him the challenge of making this the biggest PR thing since his book launch. Just this thing would double a number of people that would see this from points one and 2.
If you are a media outlet and you do not report about internet marketing gurus trying to save the World…then you are not a media outlet at all!
The gulets are ready and waiting for Tim Ferriss and his most influential friends.
If the interest will be bigger – I am sure we can make this our own cruise flotilla on board amazing gulets.
The best part?
Saving the World will take part on board ultra luxury vessels! Check out what is a gulet via pictures.
There will be no work or other »hidden« promotions to be done as the return favor from »the gurus«. It is just a fun experience, with amazing people enjoying life and talking about interesting topics.
So Mr. Ferriss, would this be interesting for you?
All you have to do is show up and bring your friends along with you and tell me how many cabins you might need and for who?
Let me know if this might be interesting for you or if you have any more questions by sending me email to firstname.lastname@example.com
Hope to see you and your friends on board soon Mr. Ferris.


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Britain has a new Prime Minister and after Boris Johnson's radical Cabinet reshuffle, the best political betting sites expect an imminent General Election. At 6/5, only one firm are offering better than evens about an election occurring before the end of 2019. Before that, there is the small matter of the Brecon and Radnorshire By Election - which could reduce Johnson's majority to just 1.
This by-election was called after the Tory MP Chris Davies faced a recall petition over a false expenses claim. Davies is standing again but the betting signals are grim - the Lib Dems' Jane Dodd is rated 1/20 to win with 888Sport, compared to 10/1 with bet365 about the Tory.
No surprise, given that a recent NumbersCrunchers poll recorded the Lib Dems on 43% - 15% ahead of the Tories with the Brexit Party third on 20%. This rural Welsh seat was a Lib Dem stronghold from 1987 to 2015 and, if they are to recover the national position held prior to that historic low, this is a must win.
The national significance should not be understated. It is not only Johnson's first electoral test but also new Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson. An expected thrashing for Labour, polling at 8%, will pile further pressure Jeremy Corbyn. Moreover, the result will be measured in terms of what it says about Brexit. For this constituency voted perfectly in line with the nation in 2016 - 52-48 to Leave.
Indeed the dynamics of this Welsh battle will play out again all over rural and suburban England in a General Election. A Tory-held marginal where the Lib Dems are the only danger, and poised to sweep the Remainer vote. The heavier the defeat, the more risky that general election plan becomes.
On the other hand, weekend polls showed a marked Boris-boost. New leaders usually get a bounce so it would be wrong to draw deep longer term conclusions, but clearly the Tories are in a better place today than they were when the NCP poll was taken.
That 15% deficit has probably shrunk a bit and I expect the Brexit Party's poll share to further disintegrate over the coming weeks now there is an avowed no deal PM in place. Unless or until he fails to deliver his Brexit promises, most of these voters will give Johnson a chance.
Given that the Brexit Party polled at 20%, there is every chance that the Tories win this seat at a general election later this year, following an electoral pact between the two parties. This week, however, their vote will be split, handing the Lib Dems an easy win as the odds suggest.
That the Tory candidate is damaged by scandal surely takes an upset out of the equation.
We saw at the Euros how Remainer opinion coalesced late around the Lib Dems, once these voters properly considered tactics and implications. It is already factored into the Brecon dynamics because the party is already strong there and 40% really isn't a big ask. I reckon Remainer voters will be better motivated to turnout, offering a further edge. 50% is just about within range but the overwhelmingly likelihood is somewhere in the forties. 11/10 offered with Ladbrokes about 40-50% is a solid bet.
A big Lib Dem win could have a profound impact on events over the coming months. When successful historically, mid-term by-election upsets were their currency. A rare opportunity to be heard - to be the headline and not an afterthought. This is a chance for Swinson to immediately assume national importance and to put their anti-Brexit brand brand on display.
I have big expectations for Swinson. There has never been a better time to become Lib Dem leader, as Tories and Labour abandon the centre ground. They are becoming successfully defined as the Remain Party. A young, liberal woman is the perfect contrast to Johnson and Corbyn. It would not surprise me if they are soon polling around 25%.
If so, there are many more gains to be made across the Tory heartlands. The Brexit dynamics of Brecon will play out again in dozens of seats with similar demographics and electoral history. Con-LD marginals will be the key battleground in determining whether the Tories can win an overall majority. This result will help frame the narrative for any looming national election or referendum and will shape the political betting odds going forward. The stakes have rarely felt higher for a by-election.
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Alex Turns On Kevin In 'BB19'
Big Brother puts people from all kinds of backgrounds together. From engineers to fashion designers, Big Brother pits people with various different careers against each other, including stay-at-home dad Kevin. However, some of the other houseguests of Big Brother 19 don't believe that Kevin is the full-time father he claims to be. After giving a familiar hug to Big Brother 16 winner Derrick, Alex suspects that Kevin's full-time father claim is a ruse. Alex has been going around the house telling people that Derrick is fond of Kevin because Kevin, like Derrick, is secretly a cop. Alex thinks she knows what Kevin's real job is outside of BB19, but is she correct?
It's not unfair for Alex to accuse Kevin of lying about his real job outside of the Big Brother house. Derrick lied about being an undercover cop in his season, and BB17 near-winner Vanessa Rousso lied about being a high-profile poker player. Even fellow Big Brother 19 contestant Dominique lied about working for the government. It's fair to assume that Kevin could be lying as well, but you'd be wrong for thinking so.
While many people in the house see Kevin as shady, he's been nothing but truthful about his current career. Kevin's had his hands full raising seven children and doesn't seem to have much time to do much else, especially working for law enforcement. While Kevin isn't secretly a cop, he still has another career in his past that the houseguests don't know about. Kevin, in his younger years, was a successful model.
Kevin's history as a model doesn't give him the strategic advantage that being an undercover cop or a poker player might, but it could make the other houseguests look at him in a more positive light. Houseguests seems to consider Kevin to be a major threat, despite having no major alliances and not being a strong competitor. What Kevin has proven to be good at, however, is listening to others and helping people feel emotionally stable while in the house. That, alone, should be proof that Kevin has decades of experience raising a large family. If Derrick's huge with Kevin seemed overly familiar, it was likely because Derrick is in awe of Kevin's parental abilities.


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A program mainly for schoolkids (age 8-10) showing them with a real truck the blind spots and how to stay safe around a vehicle. A longstanding program, going on for almost 20 years now. On an average 140 classes with more than 2500 children are going through this training annually. Cooperating with Julius Blum GmbH, a local company, a new educational film was produced 2017. It's used in the classrooms, before the actual program starts.
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Every four minutes a child is prematurely lost on the roads of this world.Many more are injured, often severely. Throughout the world, roads are bustling with people operating cars, buses, trucks, motorcycles, and mopeds; with pedestrians and other types of road users. Travel made possible by motor vehicles supports economic and social development in many countries and makes transporting goods and people fast and easy. Despite these benefits, however, motor vehicles are involved in accidents that are responsible for millions of deaths and injuries every year worldwide.
Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration
In 2017 Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration started a campaigned which attempted to reduce the number of accidents in railways. The campaign revolved around education and communication with Lithuanian people and different groups of society. Successful results and the increased attention to safety problems in railways inspired administration to continue its mission and expand it by promoting safety in roads as well.
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Taller informativo para familias para informarles sobre los sistemas de retención infantiles, normativa basica, ect
The European Road Safety Charter has just launched a new call for good practice in order to choose the winners of the next Excellence in Road Safety Awards.
If your organization has been carrying out an action plan successfully addressing a road safety problem, do not miss this opportunity.
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Actividad de concienciación en el colegio Fray Luis de León en Valladolid donde se enseñó a los niños a montar correctamente en los SRI, a respetar las normas de seguridad en la carretera para ir más seguros. En esta actividad participaron otras entidades como la Policía de Valladolid o Michelín.
Actividad de concienciación para los alumnos del CEIP Tierra de Pinares en Mojados (Valladolid) en colaboración con otras asociaciones. En esta actividad enseñamos tanto a los niños como a sus familias a viajar de forma segura en el coche, a llevar los SRI abrochados correctamente, y a respetar las normas de seguridad.
Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration (hereinafter - LTSA) continues to take steps to improve road safety in the Republic of Lithuania. This time LTSA decided to collect data about pedestrian's and cyclist's knowledge on road safety requirements and gave out reflectors to the participants.
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Slovenian private advertising company Siletra is launching a brand new web portal in the area of road safety prevention and safety. Together with local automobile clubs, companies, organizations and different field experts their mission is to raise awareness and educate about traffic education issues.
En la Semana Europea de la Movilidad, en la que también existe la campaña EDWARD para evitar fatalidades en las carreteras, se llevó a cabo en Puente Genil, los siguientes talleres:
In our advertising company Siletra we also joined the organization of the road safety campaign "Stay bright" and invited two local schools (Osnovna šola Idrija – Podružnična šola Godovič in Zavratec)to participate, and we were very pleased with the actions in the Godovič kindergarten (Metuljčki and Pikapolonice group). Individual groups of children prepared creative cartoons and painted articles, either in the course of English language classes or other relevant subjects, whose main message was traffic safety and how to remain visible in traffic.
Dogodek, ki je vseboval pester program različnih prometnih vsebin (več o njih si lahko preberete na spletnem naslovu www.prometnidan.si).
Proiectul este o campanie de prevenție derulată pe perioada septembrie - noiembrie 2017, in următoarele etape: - informare pe delicvența juvenilă și victimizarea minorilor, pe riscurile din trafic și reguli de circulație rutieră a 4 grupuri - țintă: elevilor candidați la scoala de șoferi, elevilor navetiști, elevilor pietoni, bicicliștilor - realizarea de flyere, afișe, anunțuri și articole pentru presă despre 21 sept.si EDWARD cu implicarea profesorilor de la toate clasele; - 21 sept.
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In 1995 the Fietsersbond started with a small booth to organise a bicycle light check up in the Autum (changing summer to wintertime). Nowadays we do organise it every year in Autum in several places in the region. At first without any partner. In 2017 it was organised as a total bicycle safety check up. We did this together with the police, the regional road safety counsel, several municipalities, the national organisation preventing bicycle thefts and the ANWB.


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Claudia Bushman presented on "Lives of Mormon Women" a couple of years ago at the FAIR Conference, which posted the talk online. It's a good piece for my online essay of the week, a remarkably even-handed summary of the the female half of the LDS Church circa 2006. One thing she notes is the rise of the single LDS woman:
In the congregations in New York City, there are many beautiful, charming, intelligent, amazingly talented single women doing good things, taking their lives seriously. But at church every Sunday they hear lessons that talk of the glories of marriage. We have to recognize that these exceptions are becoming the mainstream. The world is changing and so is the Church.
There's an interesting section on feminism toward the end of the essay.
Feminism has not been stamped out, but it has certainly gone underground. Groups of sisters continue to meet outside of Church networks, providing some strength to a female LDS world. They gather for discussion and activity. Some have retreats or revivals. But this movement is of no danger to the Church. It's not going anywhere. It is mostly mutual comfort for those who feel excluded in some way.
Bushman offers her own definition of feminism ("that the talents of women should be developed for the benefit of their communities, their church, their families and themselves"), then suggests that "so defined, our sprawling Relief Society organization, with a chapter in each congregation, is a feminist organization." Now there's a thought you don't hear every day.


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The Ramification of Time Travel No One Ever Thinks About
So, if time travel is possible, there are some pretty big (near as I can figure) inevitable consequences that will totally change how you think about the world. This is a bit involved, so let's start with some story time.
That Time the British Burned Down Washington, DC
So, August 25, 1814, President Madison and his staff have fled the capital, and the invading British troops are really getting into the Burning of Washington, after kicking our American asses at Bladensburg. They're getting busy checking the Presidential Mansion (first White House) and Capitol off their "This is for the Tea" list, when, wham! comes a tornado!
It rolls straight down Constitution Avenue, burying a bunch of British troops under the rubble, and tossing their artillery around like they were Monopoly pieces. Not only does the storm put out all the fires the poor British worked so hard to light, except for the one at the Presidential Mansion, which was set alight by Canadian troops–needless to say, if Canadian fires could be put out by weather, all the Canadians would have died long ago–and the British are forced to retreat to their heavily damaged ships to sail away.
Now, you could, and many people did, see the Hand of God in this. It's the first recorded tornado in DC history, and only one for an entire century thereafter, had hit at the precise place and moment to prevent the destruction and possible capture of the American capital.
Now, history is replete with such moments, and, in fact, we were rather the bad guys in the good ol' War of 1812, but, still, I mean, that's one hell of a coincidence, right?
This gets us to time travel.
The Basics
Time travel, at least in one direction, is definitely possible. The big question is whether we can reach back in time. If time travel isn't possible, then none of this matters. If time travel is possible, though, it sort of narrows down the nature of reality a bit. For example:
If time travel is possible, then there is an eternal war, and a God, sort of, must exist, if there's time travel.
See, if it's possible to reach back in time, then, in the vastness of infinite possible futures, someone must be doing so. The odds are infinitely close to 100%. Let's say you invent a time machine, though . . . you're probably a government or a big company, not one dude. So what's the first thing you're going to do?
You're going to reach back in time to eliminate anything leading up to your competition. It's entirely possible that time travel is actually really easy to do, and future people are just making tiny, tiny, changes to make sure it never comes together. A power surge here, a misplaced grant application there, and all of a sudden you've bought another century of no competition.
Eventually, though, other people will figure it out. Governments will figure it out, or whatever replaces them. Presumably more and more of them, as time goes on. What happens, then, is we've got this big tangled tree of possible futures, all of which can reach back down the branch to change things.
It's not just America, Russia, and Oceania or the Mars Republic, or whoever, fighting over it, though. It's America 1, America 2, America 761, etc. There's lots of potential players here.
With me so far?
I hope so, because this is where it gets cool, and kinda plausible as more than a fun little thought experiment.
Sneaky, Sneaky
The big question, then, is: If this is going on, why aren't we seeing evidence of it all the time, everywhere?!
Easy. If you're tinkering with time, in the past, and you do anything overt, then anyone who opposes you down after the point of the branch where you make the change can simply go back and make that not happen. So, by necessity, you, and they, have to be really sneaky. You can only change things in small ways that have big consequences.
Plus, if you do anything that makes it obvious to a timeline that time travel is possible, you're suddenly looking at a lot more competition in the time travel market.
You aren't going to kill Einstein or Hitler. You're going to make a banker late so that he bumps into Einstein on the way to the store and interrupts his train of thought just before he figures out how to make the Arrow of Time point backwards. You're going to shuffle some papers to meddle with the launch date of the Mongol Fleet so that an unseasonable typhoon sinks their invasion fleet on the way to Japan, and the Japanese Empire continues to exist right up until it attacks Pearl Harbor and draws the US into World War II.
If you change the past in a way anyone can detect, then you've already failed.
Alright, I hope that makes sense, because things are about to get even crazier.
All Possible Futures
As we move down the timeline, all of the timelines, there are two possible long-term options: Either we go extinct (and cease to meddle with the past) or we reach some crazy endpoint of advancement. Basically, down every branch of that tree is either a pruned twig, or at least one fully flowered god-like-something-or-other.
So, if time travel is possible, we are currently unknowing participants in a battle between all possible futures, and therefor all possible gods, to ensure their eventual existence.


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The Hive UK Pavilion Milan
An absolutely mesmerizing view is greeting you when you enter UK's pavilion at Expo Milano 2015. The Hive – as it's creator has named it, is a large parametric installation designed to "create something quiet which says a lot with as little as possible". The concept was to draw a parallel between the perfectly structured life of bees and the human society. This is also a way to acknowledge the important role these little guys have in our lives.
The access to the pavilion is made by crossing a "meadow". The artist has planned this journey as a mean to create an individual experience for everyone who will take this route. By taking small steps through the flowers walking towards the pavilion, you are in fact recreating the live of a bee. A beautifully expressed metaphor. The structure has incorporated sensors, that capture vibrations made by the humans which interact with it, and transforms them into sounds – a way of reproducing the crazy life inside a beehive. The project had undergone a very well documented case study about the social life of bees and the honeycomb structure, which were later integrated in the design.
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He's all over the place, and he puts his whole self into whatever he's doing.
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Abbas denounced
B'nai Brith International and Australia's B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) have denounced Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas' disavowal of signed peace agreements with Israel in his speech to the U.N. General Assembly.
Abbas painted a picture of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that was divorced from reality and used it as grounds to pull his administration from its commitments with Israel. On a day when he was called up to the U.N. rostrum as the head of state of the "State of Palestine"—and when the United Nations made the Palestinians the only people to have their flag flown there in advance of the establishment and admission of an actual state—Abbas said he was declaring "that we cannot continue to be bound by these [past] agreements and that Israel must assume all of its responsibilities as an occupying power." He added that he would escalate Palestinian pursuit of membership in international organizations, which have been exploited as propaganda tools against Israel.
ADC Chairman Dr Dvir Abramovich and Dan Mariaschin, Executive Vice President of B'nai B'rith International have jointly stated: "The statement by Abbas shows the true face of the PA. Abbas appropriates the trappings of statehood, refuses its obligations, and shifts these to Israel rather than engaging in genuine peacemaking with the Jewish state. Yet the PA cannot achieve its objectives by fiat or by manipulating the United Nations and its agencies.
Abbas and his Palestinian peers must recognize Jewish statehood and respect the basic rights of Israelis if the Palestinians' political goals are to concretely materialize.
In a 40-minute speech before the General Assembly, Abbas again directed inflammatory rhetoric and mistruths at Israel while avoiding his responsibility for the current state of relations between the two sides.
Abbas demanded full recognition at the United Nations and rebuffed the direct bilateral negotiations with Israel that the U.N. itself long insisted upon as the only legitimate path to progress.
Abbas invoked recent violence at Jerusalem's Temple Mount, rehashing his revisionist narrative of developments at the site, obfuscating its essential Jewish history and escalating efforts to prevent Jewish visits there. Abbas claimed that Palestinians are "working to spread the culture of peace."
This week, though, Palestinian rioters armed with stones and firebombs mobilized to prevent non-Muslims from entering Temple Mount, even though Israel has for decades explicitly protected Islamic privilege there. Abbas asserted that a two-state solution requires unconditional international recognition of a Palestinian state that does not yet exist.
However, he failed to acknowledge that the terrorist group Hamas, which violently seized control of the Gaza Strip from him, remains fervently committed to Israel's destruction and continues its utterly unprovoked and indiscriminate attacks on civilian communities inside Israel.
If the PA were serious about peace, its officials would be sitting down with the Israeli government to negotiate a lasting, comprehensive peace rather than pursuing symbolic victories and senseless confrontation at the United Nations."


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Carina joined our team in November and is working as our Partnership Manager. She is supporting our team, especially Michi, with her wide knowledge of the topics Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Have fun!
Could you start by explaining how you ended up at craftworks?
In my previous company, which organizes hackathons on a regular basis I got to know craftworks. As I wanted to join an innovative startup, craftworks seemed like the obvious choice. 🙂
What did you do before craftworks?
As I was always interested in the topic Entrepreneurship & Innovation, I did my master in that field in Lund, Sweden. Over the last three years I was working for Pioneers – a startup and innovation platform, which organizes events and connects corporates with highly promising startups in the respective field. I was responsible for getting international clients on board.
Could you describe craftworks in 3 words?
innovative – open – professional
What about your work do you like the most?
I really enjoy working with people, both the internal team and partner companies. Also, I like that every day is different and I have various tasks and responsibilities.
What advice would you give someone who's just starting out in your field?
Preparation is key, especially when you just started out in a customer facing role – Have an agenda and good questions ready for every single call or meeting and think about what you want to achieve! The more inexperienced you are, the more time you should spend preparing a meeting.
And something that is true for any career choice: Never stop learning & questioning the status quo – What worked yesterday might not work tomorrow anymore. Don't be afraid of trial and error!
What does your typical day at craftworks look like?
No day is like the other – some might be at the office, some might be at an event or with clients. I am usually one of the first ones in the office at around half past 8, saying "hi" to the others, grabbing my first coffee and reading some newsletters to stay up to date. Then I work on presentations, reaching out to clients, etc. In between, I have some client meetings or calls.
Where and how do you like to spend your free time?
My ideal weekend would be hiking in the beautiful alps with good friends. Moreover, I enjoy cooking & baking, travelling, being in nature, running, yoga and simply hanging with my friends.
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Mac or PC?
Team Mac 🙂
Office or remote?
Office – I enjoy the work environment and hanging out with my co-workers at our beautiful office. The good coffee and Club Mate got me also convinced 😉
Which music is playing on your player right now?
The new album of RY X
Thank you Carina!
Thank you Betül!
Thank you for reading our interviews!
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The garden has sprouted! Today I went up to the shopping centre and got a couple pairs of cheapo headphones for $20 paying all in shrapnel (change) from my jug bank. Needless to say, this got me some funny looks from the attendants.
Today I explored the Karawatha Forest with housemate Anita from Hong Kong. As we arrived we noticed there had been a bush fire. Thinking back to my last visit I remembered seeing some smoke plumes up in the trees where the Aussie dudes were hanging out - could they have started this?
Apparently, it was more likely caused by controlled burns, but you still have to wonder about those smoke plumes... At the quarry I swam across twice and we went up to the lookout. We ended up taking the scenic route which ended up being a lot more interesting than the usual route - completely different environments just up the way from where I usually turn back.
Today I cooked up a steak and made biscuits aka scones - Australians call them scones, we Americans call them biscuits. Of course, Australians refer to cookies as biscuits... a bit of potential for confusion there.
Today I went to the meeting then home where I cleaned followed by work where I cleaned some more. While I was at work my boss Jeff called me. A few days ago the day cleaner complained that I wasn't charging the scrubber but I knew I was, so I stopped using it. Sure enough, the day cleaner complained again today so when Jeff called to tell me that I needed to charge the scrubber properly I explained that I wasn't even using it anymore. Hopefully this will make the day cleaner think twice about blaming others the next time he has a problem with his equipment...
Over the last few days I had another interview and Jeff offered me a new job. Unfortunately, the new job would be across town and doesn't work with my current schedule so I had to turn it down.
Today on my way to and from work I got honked at twice. Once while I was turning into Coles and again was I was turning onto the highway. Without any alternative bike path I have no choice but to ride in these places but people don't seem to understand that. In Adelaide people would yell, even circle around to do it again... here it's worse. Here I cycle (on the left hand side) to and from my job at Coles every evening and people completely lose it as if I'm some kind of deranged lunatic, "a push bike on the road - preposterous!"
The garden is looking good; I went ahead and separated the corn to give them more space to grow. Later Ben paid me $10 to clean for his week of cleaning. Unfortunately, it seems that the cleaning has not been successful - we now have a rat problem... a big black one.


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With exercise
It's well known that stress oxygenates the skin but too much stress can, on the other hand, damage the organism and provoke a variety of disorders. Listen to your body! Anchor yourself in the present moment and perform activities that enable you to become aware of your environment.
Going for a walk in order to enjoy the scenery and to concentrate on your breathing; riding a horse to develop balance and patience.
Pilates allows you to work on your breathing, precision, and endurance. It's a gentle method that doesn't put your joints under strain but has, nonetheless, a profound effect.
Yoga is still the great classic for wellbeing. It's worth trying all of the different forms of yoga - from the most meditative to the most dynamic. Choose your form as a function of your disposition.
With reading
To establish a new way of life, or simply to develop a few new habits, take the recommendations of the "masters" into consideration. Here are two books, written from different perspectives, that will guide you towards the keys to true harmony.
Lagom - Living Better With Less - The Swedish Method by Anna Brones (English edition: Live Lagom : Balanced Living, the Swedish Way, Anna Brones).
Lagom (pronounced "largom") is a concept originating in the Swedish cold that extols the right dose in all aspects of life.
Goodbye, Things: On Minimalist Living by Fumio Sasaki
An idea about essential rights from the land of the rising sun.
At the office
Many people spend most of their time at work, with their colleagues. So if the concept of Slow Life is intended to be relevant to a part of your existence, that should definitely be the case with regard to your professional life.
- Try being the initiator of a "no meeting day."
Avoiding the meeting show one day a week will offer the opportunity of honing your reflective and creative skills. Days without meeting foster concentration and provide time savings of a few hours - which can be used profitably to work on matters of substance.
- Press the "off" button.
The most effective way of passing 8 hours a day at the office is certainly not by immediately responding to all requests. Adjust your work activities to your own rhythm and interrupt intense phases with meaningful breaks. That's an effective way of boosting your performance.
Set aside some 10 minutes for meditation. Download Headspace and Imagine Clarity, put your headphones on, and you'll be on your way to gently recharging your batteries.
If meditation is not your thing, try a mini siesta. If it's not possible to lie down where you work, just close your eyes and enter into your own bubble of silence.
Winter indoors without light? No way! Live with light inside all year round with these creative sunny wall decor ideas. Lancaster focuses on three designers, follow them and let the light stream into your home!
Three fashion and lifestyle ideas to begin the year up to date.
Five mythical and essential books to share the spirit of the French Riviera during the holidays.
Synchronized swimmers performing with Justin Bieber, Justin Timberlake, John Legend, Lenny Kravitz, Dita Von Teese, Katy Perry, Arian Grande and Sebastien Tellier…
Sunrays slip delicately under the parasol pines. The lapping sound of water on the sandy beach. Facing the green garden, the light of the swimming pool reflects towards the horizon.
Beautiful weather, sunny weekends. Let's go to the country or to the shore! How to remain chic when you're unwinding? Don't forget your sunglasses and straw bag to be ready for anything, with sunscreen, cover up and book always by your side! Here are our Pinterest favorites for nonstop style.
Make that glow shine all around and enhance an outfit or a specific object from your interior. But don't let yourself get blinded by the intensity, keep those colors in tone. Subtle shades are the key to focusing the light. Just don't forget the difference between bling and glow: bling has a connotation of excess while glow is all about luminosity.
Nothing's better for improving your glow than stimulating your natural body chemistry, your pleasure or "happy hormones." As soon as they get a boost your light shines inside and out. Give these molecules a helping hand with the following activities, to practice over and over. How to add a touch of glitter to everyday and chase away everything that gets you down, notably the stress hormone cortisol? Boost your levels of endorphins, oxytocin and dopamine.
An accessory can be practical but also serves as a focal point. It perfects a look, adds a touch of singularity. Enhancing a silhouette or a room, attracting perfect light, it should capture attention without overdoing it. All about the particularities that immediately catch the glow.


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{What I Wore} School Bus Edition
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pretty sure you must be like the coolest bus driver EVAH!ReplyDelete
ah, yes, this is what i feel like most mornings! fashion be darned when I am running late haha. I am still very impressed that you drive a bus, i can barely drive my own car lol.ReplyDelete
Happy Friday!!
You are the cutest. Loving your blog!ReplyDelete
haha too funny! i am surprised you're able to have that coherent of a conversation with yourself that early in the morning! i might have showed up in my pjs! =)ReplyDelete
Love your self dialogue :)! And seriously- you get to drive lil kiddies in the bus?? I would've loved to have a bus driver like you! Honestly now.ReplyDelete
love it!!ReplyDelete
haha that conversation in your head is VERY familiar :) towards the end of the week, it is just whatever doesn't smell and isn't wrinkled on the floor. but seriously.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 9, 2012 at 12:18 PM
:) You are the cutest!!ReplyDelete
haha! i love it! i think you look adorable in anything, girl!ReplyDelete
Loving the puff jacket! I have very similar conversations in my head on a daily basis regarding clothing choices, ha! Hair - always up in a bun, heels- never, make-up - minimal :)ReplyDelete
I just happen to love love that you are on a school bus!!! PS I have that same talk with myself..pretty much every morning lolReplyDelete
You crack me up girl! =) I can so relate to you, I feel the same every morning. I know right....what will it be like with kids =) haha.ReplyDelete
Much Love,
You look great, Miss 5AMer! I'm sure the kids love you. Most kids don't seem to care about fashion much; they notice a smile more. By the way, have you tried the sock bun? You go to sleep with you hair tied up in a sock and the next day get these sexy waves with no fuss? Yes, it's not too good to be true! There are plenty of tutorials on utube.ReplyDelete
P.S. When I worked, I wore scrubs and a ponytail every day. I'm not sure that's any better than what you wear to work, but at least there was zero thought involved! And don't worry, being a mommy does not take away all your style--just some days.ReplyDelete
You are the cutest school bus driver, to be sure! Lookin' good for so flipping early!ReplyDelete
You are probably the best/ nicest and cutest school bus driver ever! When I was in school, all of my school bus drivers were bitter old crotchety men. Mean and scary. I get dressed like this pretty much everyday too... picking at various piles of clothes scattered throughout my room :)ReplyDelete
your inner dialogue is awesome. and familiar. today i had an afternoon off from the kids and decided to go thrifting and sit in a bookstore. about half way into my time i realized i had peanut butter smeared on my clothes in THREE different places. vanity went out the window awhile ago :)ReplyDelete
you're cute as can be!
You still manage to look great, no matter what! Best dressed bus driver for sure.ReplyDelete
wow, I wish I looked that great early in the morning!ReplyDelete
Haha, you're silly! I actually think your Chinese shoes look pretty trendy.ReplyDelete
Love the yellow vest...it bringa a nice pop of color in! I have one in brown, which is not nearly as exciting! ;)ReplyDelete
ahhahha , what a lovely post!ReplyDelete
You're seriously hilarious and like i told you the other day EVERY TIME YOU WALK DOWN THE STAIRS. :) As me and your sibs always say " i still accept you." :) haha. always.ReplyDelete
love you.
Haha you have such a great sense of humor!ReplyDelete
hehe! I love your thought process! You look beautifuL! :)ReplyDelete
Loving your thoughts to yourself, you look beautiful Nicole <3ReplyDelete


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Consultatio Receives $332M Loan for Oceana Bal Harbour Development
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Miami—Argentina-based Consultatio has secured a $332 million loan from several banks led by HSBC Holdings PLC to move forward with the ultra-luxurious Oceana Bal Harbour development in Miami's Bal Harbour neighborhood. The loan is the largest for a residential project since the 2008 financial downturn and the second U.S.-based project of Consultatio President and Senior Partner Eduardo Costantini. The first project, the 142-unit Oceana Key Biscayne condominium development, is expected to open in July and is more than 90 percent sold.
"We have an extraordinary team of lenders who have continued to support our organization and our vision for Oceana Bal Harbour," says Costantini. "We all share the goal of building out this master plan, achieving the full density we envisioned and creating a thriving and highly amenity-rich luxury waterfront building with unmatched views of Miami's ocean and sky."
Homes at 28-story, 240-unit Oceana Bal Harbour are selling for $3 million to $30 million at an average price of $1,875 per square foot. More than $390 million of contracts to buy the units have been signed, with more than $470 million in commitments, including reservations. Total sales for the project are expected to range between $1.2 billion and $1.3 billion.
The site's 5.53-acre is located at 10201 Collins Avenue in Bal Harbour adjacent 400 feet of ocean frontage, will offer residents immediate beach access.
The building, which was designed by Arquitectonica's Bernardo Fort-Brescia, FAIA and founding Principal, will include floor plans ranging from one to four bedrooms including four penthouse residences. Amenities at Oceana Bal Harbour will include underground parking, a private poolside restaurant, a lap pool and leisure pool with cabanas, a movie theater, children's playroom, fitness center, two tennis courts and a wine cellar. Twenty-four-hour concierge services will be provided by NFC Amenity Management. Additionally, the development will include collective ownership of two Jeff Koons sculptures.
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When it was on air I loved watching Bill Cosby on the show "Kid's Say The Darndest Things", it was always good for a laugh. Lucky for me now that I have kids of my own they provide in home entertainment with all the funny things they say!
In fact, Many years ago when my son started talking I started a little journal that I keep to record those funny moments. I figure we can look back on them and laugh when they are older, either that or I will have some great stories to tell at their weddings!
Here are some recent Things that my kids have said that in some cases literally left me speechless:
1. Karensa and I were having a conversation recently about babies and we talked about how her and her brother had been babies in my belly. She will sometimes point at my belly and joke that I have a baby in there. This day we happened to talk about how I won't be having any more babies. She looked at me and said "Don't worry Mom, soon I will have babies and you can hug them"…At five years old that "soon" is a long ways away my dear!! She has also been telling people this week that she is going to grow up, have babies and then be a firefighter.2. She has been cracking me up this past week if you ask her what her last name is. She will tell you, and then if you ask her what the rest of our last names are she gets this shocked look on her face when she realizes that we all have the same last name. She will say the name each time, laugh and exclaim "You have the same last name, that is SO weird!" She also gets a kick out of it when people have the name Karen and she realizes that it is part of her name.
3. At a recent eye appointment Nathan and I were waiting to go in and see the Doctor. After we were done there we would be heading to the store for some shopping. Which he dreads doing and he asked if we really had to go. I said yes, and asked him what he would do when he was older and moved out? How would he get groceries and clothes, etc. for himself? He responded and said that he would get a servant. Or he said maybe when he was older he would like shopping by then, but that if he did he would hate himself because shopping is so stupid! I can't wait till he is older and on his own and I get to recap this conversation for him.
Finally, I couldn't take it any more and told him that due to his behaviour he had lost out on the opportunity to go on his bike with me that night. Clearly, he took a few minutes inside to contemplate this punishment and came running into the backyard, helmet on and headed to his bike. I asked him what he was doing and he said "Mom, you really should choose your words more carefully! You told me that I couldn't go for a bike ride with you tonight, but you never said I couldn't go on my own!". I stood there speechless for a moment as I digested what he had just said.
Of course in my head I thought, Wow what a smart move on his part and then promptly went inside to my husband "You won't believe what your son just pulled on me!" Needless to say he did not go out on his bike that night. He told me afterwards that he wasn't talking to me and hated me. Yet, of course the next day he was wanting cuddles with his Mom again and telling me that he was sorry for what he said when he was mad at me.


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In Business: SC Telco Federal Credit Union
Monday, March 9, 2015on
SC Telco Federal Credit Union recently celebrated the opening of their newly remodeled headquarters with a Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. The credit union moved to a new space on East Park Avenue and completed a bright, contemporary renovation. Joining SC Telco Board of Directors and staff to celebrate were Mayor Knox White, Greenville City and County Council, and Upstate business leaders. Staff members were on-hand to provide personal tours of the new facility. Chartered in 1935, SC Telco Federal Credit Union is a full-service, not-for-profit financial cooperative with over 47,000 members and $265 million in assets, with branches in Easley, Spartanburg, Columbia and Florence. SC Telco was recently named the fourth best place to work among small/ medium-sized employers by the SC Chamber of Commerce. SC Telco always strives to add the personal touch. If you are tired of being treated like just another number by your bank, they invite you to stop in. Learn more about their full range of services here. Congratulations on your new headquarters, SC Telco!
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Peace Sunday, is a way to broaden the community conversation of what it means to work for peace. This year Peace Sunday falls on Nov 11th (the same day as Remembrance Day).
At The Commons Gathering (Sun. Nov. 11th at 4:30pm) we will have a moment of silence for people who have sacrificed their lives for peace. As a church that values creative peace and is seeking to learn how to be peacemakers we also want to widen the remembrance to people who have worked and sacrificed for peace. We want to have a moment of silence for:
- Civil Rights Activists
- Christian Peacemakers
- Catholic Workers
- Peace Activists and more,
- in addition to people who have served in the Military.
For our learning component this year we will be using the new album by Hip Hop artist Shad. It is called "A Short Story About A War."
You may want to take a little time over the next couple weeks to give the album a listen. Here is the Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/3H838yGtnwjCLEz0nOQ4kO
If you want to take this a step further, Shad will be speaking at Eucharist Church about the album on Thur Nov 8 at 7:30pm ($10 at the door). Here is the facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/275707653056708/
If you don't get a chance to listen to the album or Hip Hop is not your thing, that is totally OK. We will listen to a couple of the songs with the Lyrics printed out on Peace Sunday. Just thought some people might appreciate a head start.
PEACE SUNDAY with THE COMMONS
Sunday November 11th, 4:30pm (coffee served at 4pm)
Community Room of St. John's Lutheran Church
104 Hughson St. N.
(Downtown Hamilton on the corner of Wilson & Hughson).
Enter through the front door on Wilson St.
Everyone is welcome.
Street parking is free on Sundays.
Their is also free parking on Sundays right beside Dr. Disc on Wilson & James St.


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Company officials say 64 people will lose their jobs in May when an Arkansas auto parts manufacturer closes its Stone Road facility.
B&T Rebuilders, which makes compressors for automotive air-conditioning systems, is moving its operations to Hope, Ark., where parent company Champion Parts is located, general manager Gene Leslie said Thursday.
Leslie declined to elaborate on the decision other than to say it will save money as part of the company's recent economic restructuring plan.
"We had a very good workforce out there," Leslie said of the Pasco facility. The decision to close "had to do with economics."
Champion Parts purchased B&T in 2001, he said. Bill Peake was the original owner, said John Walsh, vice president of the Pasco Economic Development Council.
Champion Parts, which makes a variety of electrical and mechanical products for the automotive industry, will close the Port Richey operation May 14. The company notified the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation of its decision Wednesday.
Monesia Brown, the agency's director, said in a statement that the state and the Pasco-Hernando Regional Workforce Board are trying to help the employees find new jobs.
Officials are on site to help workers file claims for unemployment assistance, create resumes and identify potential employers through a new online service called Employ Florida Marketplace, she said.
"We will continue to work diligently to meet the employment needs of our fellow Floridians," she said.
B&T Rebuilders leased the 37,000 square feet at the Stone Road facility, Leslie said. In Arkansas, the company owns a plant with more than 300,000 square feet.
Pasco EDC did not have any indication that the company would close, Walsh said. EDC's last contact with the company was about a year ago when an agency official visited the site to talk about training programs.
"It's never good when you've got people laid off," he said. "But if we can identify their skills and experience ... we'll have an easier time trying to find them other employment."
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Quiche lorraine is the classic quiche from the Lorraine region of eastern France. It makes a nice and easy picnic/party dish and goes well with a salad. The recipe is extremely easy to make, and yet the most delicious savory pastries that I ever tasted (perhaps maybe due to the bacon and cheese inside). Believe me, you will love it too!
Before this, I do not know what is quiche until I went to New Zealand for my previous 1 year assignment there. I can find quiche in each of every cafe at New Plymouth, NZ. Its varieties make you almost can eat it for every lunch. Thanks to my best friend at New Zealand - Kirsten who actually passed me this wonderful Quiche recipe, and hence I improvised it with French method to put on the crust to make it easier to handle. And now, it become French Quiche Lorraine comes from New Zealand. Sounds good, right?
¾ cup flour
4 teaspoons oil
1 cup milk
1 cup grated cheese
1 cup chopped mushrooms (optional)
4 rashers bacon – precooked and diced
1/2 cup crab stick (optional)
Few slices of fresh tomato
1 diced onion
Salt and pepper
- You may use ready made shortcrust pastry. Bake and cool down.
- Place all ingredients in a bowl, mix and pour into shortcrust pastry dish. If you do not like crust, you may omit the crust and put into quiche dish directly.
- Bake at 180 deg C for approx 30 minutes (if you press them lightly with your finger they should spring back).
- Ready for serving in party/picnic. Best served with fresh salad.
I am submitting this to Aspiring Bakers #10: Easy as Pie (August 2011), hosted by Janine of Not the Kitchen Sink!"


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Newly Elected Board Members also include President-Elect Kathleen Potempa and Members-at-Large Timothy Gaspar and Juliann Sebastian
WASHINGTON, April 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- C. Fay Raines, PhD, RN, dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, was elected to serve a two-year term as President of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). Dr. Raines assumed the presidency at AACN's Spring Annual Meeting held in Washington, D.C. earlier this month.
"As we move forward on several fronts to improve the quality of patient care and transform professional nursing education, I am grateful for this opportunity to serve AACN as President and help lead this important work," said Dr. Raines. "Over the next two years, I look forward to working collaboratively to address the challenges confronting our member schools, including the faculty shortage, while joining with stakeholders to advance the goals of professional nursing education, research, and practice."
In addition to her 18-year tenure as the dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Dr. Raines served as the university's Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness from 1997 through 2007. Prior to her time in Alabama, she held several positions at the University of Virginia including interim dean, associate dean for academic programs, assistant dean for undergraduate programs, and assistant/associate professor. A psychiatric mental health nurse, Dr. Raines earned both her baccalaureate and master's degrees in nursing from the University of Virginia, and a PhD in nursing from the University of Maryland.
Dr. Raines' service on behalf of AACN has spanned more than 15 years, and she has been instrumental in establishing the organization as the leading voice for professional nursing education. She served as the chair of the AACN Task Force on Articulation; a member of a joint AACN/AONE Task Force on Differentiated Practice; and as a reviewer for two geriatric nursing education projects funded by The John A. Hartford Foundation. She also served for three years on the subcommittee responsible for programming AACN's annual Master's Education Conference. Most recently, Dr. Raines served for the past six years on the Executive Committee of the AACN Board of Directors as Treasurer from 2002-2005 and President-Elect from 2006-2008.
Dr. Raines' leadership in academic nursing extends into many arenas at both the state and regional levels. A former President of the State of Alabama Association of Colleges of Nursing (SAACN), she currently serves on the Emergency Response Commission on the Health Care Crisis in Alabama and on the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, State Planning Committee for Higher Education. In addition, Dr. Raines also has served as the Director for Reaffirmation of Accreditation for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) since 2003 and on the Advisory Committee for the Rural Alabama and Mississippi Professional Training Consortium.
Other newly elected members of the AACN Board of Directors include:
Kathleen Potempa, DNSc, RN, FAAN, dean of the University of Michigan School of Nursing, who was elected to serve as AACN's President-Elect from 2008-2010 and will assume the role of President from 2010-2012. Dr. Potempa has been an educator in baccalaureate and higher degree programs since 1978 and an administrator since 1975. Prior to her deanship at the University of Michigan, she was appointed dean of Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) School of Nursing in 1996 and promoted to vice president and dean in 2002. Prior to OHSU, Dr. Potempa was interim dean and associate dean at University of Illinois at Chicago and director of the WHO Collaborating Center in Nursing and Midwifery. She also was elected twice to the AACN Board of Directors as Member-at-Large (2000-2002) and Secretary (2002-2004), and served the organization in a variety of roles, including chair of the Task Force on Distance Technology in Education and member of the Task Force on the Hallmarks of Professional Nursing Practice.
Timothy Gaspar, PhD, RN, dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Winona State University, who was elected to a two-year term on the Board as Member-at-Large. With a career spanning almost 30 years in academic nursing, Dr. Gaspar served as professor and dean at Winona State University since 1995 after serving in a variety of capacities at South Dakota State University, including department head, associate professor, assistant professor, and instructor. His long-time service to AACN includes convener of the Nominating Committee, member of the Finance Committee, and member on the Task Force on Educational Mobility.
Juliann G. Sebastian, PhD, RN, CNS-BC, FAAN, dean of the University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Nursing, who was elected to the Board to serve a two-year term as Member-at-Large. Prior to her current appointment at the University of Missouri, she served in several capacities at the University of Kentucky, including assistant dean for advanced practice nursing, professor, associate professor, and co-director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program. Dr. Sebastian has been actively engaged in AACN as chair of the Faculty Practice Conference Subcommittee, member of the Program Committee, and member of the Task Force on the Essentials of Nursing Education for the Doctor of Nursing Practice.
Also re-elected to a second two-year term on the AACN Board of Directors were Jane Kirschling, DNS, RN, dean of the University of Kentucky College of Nursing who will continue to serve on the Executive Committee as Secretary, and Board Member-at-Large Martha Hill, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Newly elected members to AACN's Nominating Committee also were announced at the Spring Annual Meeting and include Melanie Dreher, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean of the Rush University Medical Center College of Nursing, and Carolyn Yucha, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas School of Nursing.
EDITORS NOTE: Photos of all new AACN Board members are available upon request. Please contact [email protected]
SOURCE American Association of Colleges of Nursing


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Facebook Gets Over 2 Million Inaugural Status Updates, Where's the Twitter Killer?
When Facebook and CNN partnered for inauguration coverage it was a historic moment for both CNN and Facebook. CNN for the first time had tens of millions of users stream a historic moment online rather than tune into their television. For Facebook, this was the largest implementation of Facebook Connect ever. According to and article posted by Randi Zuckerberg yesterday afternoon, the site received over 2 million status updates through the CNN.com live Facebook feed.
This was also the first time that I know of that users could view their live status feed outside of Facebook. It was useful and it also gave us a tasted of what it would be like to substitute Facebook for Twitter for real-time public conversation. Within a day, one reader shared with us how to embed the CNN.com Live feed widget directly into your browser. Within a few hours, the widget was disabled and users could no longer view the feed.
Twitter is already racing against Facebook to become the live conversation platform. The CNN.com integration with Facebook was my first experience with truly interactive television. Hundreds of friends tuned in via Facebook and I was tracking in real-time what emotions my friends were experiencing as I shared the moment with them. While the same emotions probably wouldn't be experienced while watching the most recent episode of Lost, the experience would be more enriching than watching the show in solitary from my living room.
Facebook gave us a taste of the power that they have when combined with other mass media, but it was only that: a taste. I've stated before that Facebook could kill Twitter overnight. It may be far fetched but my argument still remains, Facebook is far more mainstream than Twitter and by making our status updates publicly available, Facebook could stunt Twitter's growth.
Rather than clinging to my hopes for Facebook to strike out against Twitter, I'll simply emphasize that Facebook has hit on something incredibly large. I can only expect a similar implementation on Hulu, which will help the site become the most interactive live viewing media platform on the web. I only hope that Facebook opens up status updates for everybody instead of offering this solution on a case by case basis, as they did with CNN.


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US military will search for 'degrading' materials after Air Force sex assault scandal
The examinations will mirror an Air Force search last year that forced troops to remove any inappropriate photos, calendars, periodicals, screen-savers or computer content from their desks and cubicles, according to the Military Times. The decision to scrub content that's degrading to women comes after the officer in charge of the Air Force's sexual assault program, Lt. Col. Jeff Krusinski, was charged with sexual battery for allegedly groping a woman in a parking lot.
Air Force lawyers asked to have the case transferred to the military justice system but were rebuffed by prosecutors who wanted to keep the case under their own jurisdiction in Arlington County, Virginia.
Every branch of the military will be subjected to the searches,
which are expected to be completed by July 1.
Hagel also released new figures from the Defense Department indicating an average of 70 troops every day endure some type of sexual harassment. Of the approximately 26,000 active-duty service members, one in every 50 experiences "unwanted sexual contact" each day.
"We need a cultural change where every service member is treated with dignity and respect," Hagel said. "This department may be nearing a stage where the frequency of [sexual assault] and the perception that there is tolerance of it could very well undermine our ability to effectively carry out the mission and to recruit and retain the good people we need."
The Pentagon's estimate shows that the number of troops who are victimized has increased by 35 per cent since 2010, USA Today reported, from 19,300 to 26,000 (including both men and women). That evidence doesn't account for the number of unreported – or ignored – instances. Of the estimated 26,000 assaults, less than 3,400 victims reported the incident.
US President Barack Obama, following Krusinski's arrest, demanded that any military member found guilty of sexual assault be fired and prosecuted.
"I don't want just more speeches or awareness programs or training, or ultimately folks look the other way," Obama said. "We're going to have to not just step up our game, we have to exponentially step up our game and go after this hard."
Along with searching troops' working quarters, Hagel said the military would work to reduce the stigma for victims of reporting sexual assault, hold offenders accountable, and enhance sexual abuse prevention programs.
But Congressional leaders were dumbfounded that these practices hadn't already been entrenched in military culture. Senator Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY) admonished Air Force Secretary Michael Donley on Krusinski's case during a conference with the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday.
"If the man in charge for the Air Force in preventing sexual assault is being alleged to have committed a sexual assault this weekend, obviously there's a failing in training and understanding of what sexual assault is, and how corrosive and damaging it is to good order and discipline and how it is undermining the credibility of the greatest military force in the world," she said.


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