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GLOBE, n. [L. globus; Eng. clew. See Clew.]
1. A round or spherical solid body; a ball; a sphere; a body whose surface is in every part equidistant from the center.
2. The earth; the terraqueous ball; so called, though not perfectly spherical.
3. An artificial sphere of metal, paper or other matter, on whose convex surface is drawn a map or representation of the earth or of the heavens. That on which the several oceans, seas, continents, isles and countries of the earth are represented, is called a terrestrial globe. That which exhibits a delineation of the constellations in the heavens, is called a celestial globe.
4. A body of soldiers formed into a circle.
GLOBE, v.t. To gather round or into a circle.
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GLOBE, n. [L. globus; Fr. globe; Sp. and It. globo; Sax. cleow, cliwe or cliaw; Eng. clew. See Clew. Russ. klub, a ball.]
A round or spherical solid body; a ball; a sphere; a body whose surface is in every part equidistant from the center.
The earth; the terraqueous ball; so called, though not perfectly spherical. Locke.
An artificial sphere of metal, paper or other matter, on whose convex surface is drawn a map or representation of the earth or of the heavens. That on which the several oceans, seas, continents, isles and countries of the earth are represented, is called a terrestrial globe. That which exhibits a delineation of the constellations in the heavens, is called a celestial globe.
A body of soldiers formed into a circle. Milton.
GLOBE, v.t.
To gather round or into a circle. Milton.
A round or spherical body, solid or hollow; a body whose surface is in every part equidistant from the center; a ball; a sphere.
To gather or form into a globe.
Anything which is nearly spherical or globular in shape; as, the globe of the eye; the globe of a lamp.
The earth; the terraqueous ball; -- usually preceded by the definite article.
Locke.
A round model of the world; a spherical representation of the earth or heavens; as, a terrestrial or celestial globe; -- called also artificial globe.
A body of troops, or of men or animals, drawn up in a circle; -- a military formation used by the Romans, answering to the modern infantry square.
Him round
A globe of fiery seraphim inclosed. Milton.
Globe amaranth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Gomphrena (G. globosa), bearing round heads of variously colored flowers, which long retain color when gathered. -- Globe animalcule, a small, globular, locomotive organism (Volvox globator), once throught to be an animal, afterward supposed to be a colony of microscopic algæ. -- Globe of compression (Mil.), a kind of mine producing a wide crater; -- called also overcharged mine. -- Globe daisy (Bot.), a plant or flower of the genus Globularing, common in Europe. The flowers are minute and form globular heads. -- Globe sight, a form of front sight placed on target rifles. -- Globe slater (Zoöl.), an isopod crustacean of the genus Spheroma. -- Globe thistle (Bot.), a thistlelike plant with the flowers in large globular heads (Cynara Scolymus); also, certain species of the related genus Echinops. -- Globe valve. (a) A ball valve. (b) A valve inclosed in a globular chamber. Knight.
Syn. -- Globe, Sphere, Orb, Ball. -- Globe denotes a round, and usually a solid body; sphere is the term applied in astronomy to such a body, or to the concentric spheres or orbs of the old astronomers; orb is used, especially in poetry, for globe or sphere, and also for the pathway of a heavenly body; ball is applied to the heavenly bodies concieved of as impelled through space.
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GLOBE, noun [Latin globus; Eng. clew. See Clew.]
3. An artificial sphere of metal, paper or other matter, on whose convex surface is drawn a map or representation of the earth or of the heavens. That on which the several oceans, seas, continents, isles and countries of the earth are represented, is called a terrestrial globe That which exhibits a delineation of the constellations in the heavens, is called a celestial globe
GLOBE, verb transitive To gather round or into a circle.
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IMPORT'ANCE, n.
1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.
2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.
Thy own importance know.
Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.
3. Weight or consequence in self-estimation.
He believes himself a man of importance.
4. Thing implied; matter; subject; importunity. [In these senses, obsolete.]
heightening
HEIGHTENING, ppr. hitning. Raising; elevating; exalting; improving; increasing; aggravating.
HEIGHTENING, n. hitning. The act of elevating; increase of excellence; improvement.
1. Aggravation; augmentation.
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Peter Dokl, né le  à Ljubljana, est un biathlète slovène licencié au SK Ihan.

Biographie
Peter Dokl commence sa carrière junior en 2002 et obtient ses premiers podiums en 2004, devenant notamment vice-champion du monde junior de l'individuel.
Il a démarré en Coupe du monde en 2007 à Holmenkollen. Il obtient son meilleur résultat dans cette compétition en 2010 à Anterselva avec une onzième place à l'individuel, qui est son premier résultat dans les points. Il participe cet hiver à ses premiers jeux olympiques à Vancouver.

Aux Championnats du monde 2013, il est  de l'individuel, retrouvant les points en Coupe du monde après trois ans de disette.
Il prend part également aux Jeux olympiques d'hiver de 2014, où il est notamment sixième du relais.

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Jeux olympiques

Légende :
 case vide : n'a pas participé à l'épreuve

Championnats du monde

Légende :
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 DNF : abandon

Coupe du monde
 Meilleur classement général :  en 2010 et 2013.
 Meilleur résultat individuel : .

Différents classements en Coupe du monde

Championnats du monde junior
 Médaille d'argent sur l'individuel en 2004.
 Médaille de bronze sur le relais en 2004.

Championnats d'Europe junior
 Médaille de bronze du relais en 2004.
 Médaille d'argent du relais en 2005.

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Naissance en RS de Slovénie
Naissance à Ljubljana
Naissance le 11 janvier 1985
Biathlète (homme) aux Jeux olympiques d'hiver de 2010
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Creativity on the Wild Side: Animal Innovation
Psychology January 03, 2012 / By Michele and Robert Root-Bernstein
Can animals be creative?
Can animals be creative? In our last blog, we told the story of the boy who told the story of the cat who learned to play the piano. There is at least one such cat, whom you can watch on YouTube (website below). Whether this particular cat is creative just because it paws the piano is debatable. But what if you could demonstrate that an animal not only invented a new behavior, but that other animals copied it? And what if this behavior was then modified and transformed to solve yet another problem?
In 1953, on a small island off the coast of Japan, scientists began observing macaques to compare their behaviors with those of other primates. In order to habituate the shy macaques to their presence, the primatologists provisioned the animals with sweet potatoes, dropping them on the ground. By and large, this meant that the macaques were served their potatoes à la grit. Then one day, a young female macaque, whom the researchers called Imo, carried a dirty sweet potato into a fresh-water stream and dipped it in the water. She soon took to wetting and rubbing clean all her potatoes before eating them.
Almost everything about this observed behavior fits the standard definition of creativity as 'effective novelty'. No primatologist had ever seen a macaque wash potatoes before. Certainly no other macaque in her troop was washing potatoes at the time Imo began doing so. Imo seems to have invented the novelty herself. Her behavior was also effective: no more grinding teeth on sandy soil.
But the story doesn't end there. Cognitive scientists also distinguish creativity from innovation. Creativity can be personal, like the cat who plays the piano: the novelty's only effectiveness may be some kind of personal pleasure. Innovation requires that what is invented is, in economic terms, "brought to market." Innovations are socially creative; they change the way groups think and act.
Imo's invention was also an innovation. Within a few months, Imo's brothers and sisters, some of her friends, and her mother, too, were washing their potatoes. The behavior slowly spread to other young macaques, their older siblings and their mothers. Only the "Old Guard" males remained aloof, perhaps because they spent less time interacting with the troop as a whole. Within five years, some three-quarters of the macaques on the island were regularly washing their potatoes before eating. Indeed, fifty years later, well after the death of Imo and that first generation of potato-washers, the macaques off the coast of Japan continue to clean their potatoes by dipping and rubbing them in water -- though they now wash their potatoes in the sea, perhaps for the enhanced flavor.
Behavioral innovations in macaques and other primates are rare. Probably not more than a few dozen have been recorded all around the world, let alone observed at initiation. So what are the chances that a single individual would launch two? Well, Imo did! Three years after she began washing potatoes, Imo initiated a second innovation. Scientists also provisioned the macaques with wheat, dumped on the ground. One day Imo was observed tossing handfuls of sandy wheat in the water, effectively separating the wheat (which sank very slowly) from the not-so-proverbial sandy chaff (which sank very quickly). Like potato-washing, this sluicing of sandy wheat also spread among Imo's group of macaques. Macaques appear to prefer their wheat, like their potatoes, sans sand.
One could, of course, object that the wheat sluicing invention was just another form of potato washing. Imo washed potatoes, so why not wheat? But if it was that obvious, why did none of the other macaques make that mental leap? One reason may be that it is not at all obvious, even to a human being, that potatoes are analogous to wheat. Their differences are much more evident than their similarities. And even if you are smart enough to categorize both potatoes and wheat within the common category of 'food' -- an intellectual accomplishment that may give young children pause -- there are distinct problems posed by washing and retrieving tiny grains of wheat that do not pertain to potatoes! Accident or not, to wash wheat free of sand requires additional creativity in handling the food.
We think Imo was a creative animal genius! And if we look for them, who knows how many more may be found in the wild. What do you think?
© Michele and Robert Root-Bernstein 2012
For other animal innovations, see Frans DeWaal, The Ape and the Sushi Master (Basic Books, 2001) and James Bonner, The Evolution of Culture in Animals (Princeton University Press, 1980).
For Nora the piano-playing cat, see
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Robert Root-Bernstein received his AB in Biochemistry and a Ph.D. in History of Science from Princeton University. He did post-doctoral work at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, where he was awarded one of the first MacArthur Fellowships. A Professor in the Physiology Department at Michigan State University since 1987, Bob studies the evolution of physiological control systems and autoimmune diseases, as well as science-arts interactions. In his spare time, Bob makes various forms of visual art, practices photography, and builds models. He has participated in several group shows. Michele Root-Bernstein received her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1975 and a Ph.D. in History from Princeton University in 1981. She has taught history, writing and creativity studies from grade school to college. She is a "Kennedy Center Teaching Artist" and an Adjunct Faculty member at Michigan State University. Currently, she is near completion of a book on the invention of imaginary worlds in childhood and the relationship of complex play to creative giftedness. Michele also writes haiku for journals across the U.S. and Canada. A selection of her poems appears in A New Resonance 6, Emerging Voices in English-Language Haiku (Red Moon Press, 2009). Together, Bob and Michele are co-authors of Sparks of Genius, The 13 Thinking Tools of the World's Most Creative People (Houghton Mifflin, 1999) and numerous articles on imaginative thinking, polymathy and trans-disciplinary education.
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Yves Gijrath (Amsterdam, 16 december 1966), is een Nederlands ondernemer.

Van 1983 tot 1987 studeerde hij commerciële economie aan de Hogeschool voor Economische Studies in Amsterdam. Van 1999 tot 2012 stond hij aan het hoofd van de Gijrath Media Groep. Hij gaf diverse tijdschriften uit, zoals Miljonair, JFK en MASTERS. In 2002 organiseerde hij een eerste maal de Miljonair Fair; in 2012 ging deze beurs failliet. Sinds 2013 is Gijrath hoofd van MASTERS HQ. Hij organiseert in de RAI Amsterdam het evenement MASTERS EXPO, een ondernemersbeurs waar luxe producten centraal staan.

Samen met Erik de Vlieger maakt hij een podcast. In een uitzending van september 2022 meldden De Vlieger en Gijrath een bankafschrift te bezitten waaruit zou blijken dat Jaap van Dissel smeergeld had ontvangen. Toen echter werd aangetoond dat het afschrift niet echt was, rectificeerden De Vlieger en Gijrath hun gedane uitspraken.

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Grażyna Bacewicz: Violin Concertos nos. 1, 3 and 7
Chandos CHAN 10533 (2009)
Joanna Kurkowicz, Poloish Radio SO, cond. Łukasz Borowicz
• Violin Concerto no.7 (1965)
• Overture (1943)
The name of Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-69) may not be as familiar as those of her compatriots and near contemporaries Witold Lutosławski (1913-94) and Andrzej Panufnik (1914-91), but her impact on Polish music in the middle of the twentieth century was no less significant. She studied initially in her home town, Łódź, then in Warsaw, and finally in Paris in the early 1930s: composition with Nadia Boulanger and violin with André Touret and Carl Flesch. She then returned to Poland where she spent the Second World War and where she wrote the first orchestral work which she acknowledged.
The Overture (1943) is a persuasive example of Bacewicz's combination of French neoclassicism and her innate and robust rhythmic drive. It begins with the same rhythmic motif on the timpani – in morse code, V – that the BBC borrowed as its wartime 'Victory' call signal from the opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Whether this was deliberate on Bacewicz's part is impossible to tell, but it is notable that Panufnik's wartime Tragic Overture also uses this rhythmic idea extensively. Bacewicz's Overture proceeds with vigorous Baroque figuration to build a powerful opening paragraph. There soon follows an Andante whose bucolic nature, reminiscent of Nielsen, provides only a brief respite from the disturbed and almost frantic movement of its surroundings. The Overture then develops symphonically, but even the occasional triumphant moment or hint of folk dance cannot mask its underlying fever.
Violin Concerto no.1
Bacewicz's experience as a performer was central to her musical imagination. She led the Polish Radio Orchestra in 1936-38 and continued to perform as a concerto soloist after the Second World War (she played Szymanowski's First Violin Concerto in Paris in 1946, with the Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux under Paul Kletzki, a fellow native of Łódź). She gave the premiere of her own First Violin Concerto in March 1938 with the Polish Radio orchestra under the distinguished conductor, Grzegorz Fitelberg. It remained unpublished for the next sixty years, and evidently Bacewicz thought of it as a student composition. Nevertheless it has great charm and a quirky character which manifests itself in the concision of its three movements and Bacewicz's inventiveness.
The concerto begins with a quasi-improvisatory display by the soloist (there is no cadenza elsewhere). Even when the orchestra properly engages, the music's skittish motivic and metrical displacements keep performers and listeners on their toes. In the central Andante, the lyrical tone predominates, interrupted only towards the end by an eerie passage where orchestral string harmonics are combined with high woodwind (Bacewicz's use of individual orchestral colours is a feature of the concerto). The finale opens in 6/8, her favourite metre for last movements. Here she contrasts it sharply with an idea in 2/4, capturing the joie de vivre for which she was much loved by her friends and colleagues.
If the First Violin Concerto refers in its early twentieth-century manner to the classical divertimento, much of the Third (1948) breathes the same folk air as Szymanowski's works from the late 1920s and 1930s. Bacewicz had occasionally coloured her music with folk elements, but here she both quoted folk tunes from the mountain districts of southern Poland and complemented them with her own ideas along the same lines. The first movement, according to Bacewicz, is not influenced by folksong, yet it is hard not to hear inflections, for example in the orchestral introduction. As is usual, the recapitulation (which comes after the cadenza) is abbreviated.
Bacewicz indicated that the opening melody of the Andante is based on a 'very little known but very beautiful song'. This gives way to a related and delicately scored second subject where the soloist's trills accompany a two-voiced texture on flute and clarinet. The top line is formed by one of many Tatra mountain melodies with a descending line. Such falling melodies, also used by Szymanowski, are associated with a famous nineteenth-century mountain guide and musician, Jan Krzeptowski 'Sabała'. The ensuing climax presents the Sabała melody in stacked fourths and the tune dominates the rest of the movement. The final Vivo is a carefree rondo cast as an oberek, the fast cousin of the mazurka. Szymanowski had used this dance for the finale of his Symphonie Concertante for piano and orchestra (1932) and Bacewicz followed his footsteps both here and in other works such as her Piano Concerto (1949) and Second Piano Sonata (1953). The concerto as a whole played to Bacewicz's strengths as a violinist – a combination of lyrical warmth and great vivacity. She gave the premiere on 4 March 1949 with the Baltic Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Stefan Śledziński.
By the time that she came to write her Seventh Violin Concerto in 1965, Bacewicz had given up her performing career. On this occasion the premiere, on 14 January 1966 in Brussels, was given by the Spanish violinist Agustín León Ara (who had studied in Brussels and taught there until 1992), with the Belgian Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Daniel Sternefeld. Bacewicz had lost none of her skill as a composer for violin and orchestra but by this point had shifted stylistically in response to the explosion of avantgarde music in Poland that had been created by the younger generation of Krzysztof Penderecki and Henryk Mikołaj Górecki.
The Seventh Violin Concerto still abides by the traditional three-movement format, yet its musical world is quixotic, allusive and improvisatory (curiously recalling aspects of the First Violin Concerto in this regard), with short ideas and sections combined with sudden changes of instrumentation, mood and direction. Nevertheless, amidst the welter of contemporary ideas there are still traces of the neoclassical impulses that drove her music in earlier decades and these provide much of the motivic backbone of the concerto, alongside her keen ear for instrumental colour. Her searching lyrical gifts are especially apparent in the middle movement. If the Largo poses more expressive questions than it answers, the vigorous finale presents a fascinating insight into the continuing centrality to her music of 6/8 metre, however subverted rhythmically and texturally.
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Camps Bay is an affluent area located 11km from Cape Town overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
The land was originally granted to John Lodewyk Wernich, who established a farm. Upon his death, this and was granted to his son, and upon his death, his widow Anna was granted this land. Anna later remarried a sailor by the name of Fredrik Ernst Von Kamptz. The farm prospered and the area was eventually known as Die Baai van Von Kamptz, later shortened to Camps Baai, and now known as Camps Bay.
Today, Camps Bay is known to be one of the most vibrant suburbs in Cape Town with a palm-tree lined beachfront, many restaurants, bars and hotels. It is very popular with tourists and locals alike and is arguably one of the best beaches in Cape Town.
This area comprises of just over 60% freehold properties, with the remaining being sectional title units. This is a high LSM area with approximately 2 283 adults in the area. Recent buyers into the area range from young adults to pensioners, with the majority of buyers being middle aged. Most sellers out of the area have been pensioners.
Considering the prices at which real estate in this area sell for, it is surprising to note that there have been 34 sales in the past 12 months. Most of these sales were freehold properties, with an average of just over R13 000 000 and the remaining 12 properties being sectional title units with an average sales price of R8 260 000.
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Hi guys! I hope you all had a nice weekend. I know that fall officially starts this Thursday, but I'm still trying to squeeze in as many summer outfits as possible. Fall weather hasn't started yet where I live, so I have some summer outfits that are still waiting to be posted. But fall outfits are coming soon!
I love this black and white striped cowl-neck shirt. I get a ton of wear out of it because it seems to go with everything and can be worn in all seasons with the right accessories/layers. I'm looking forward to pairing it with chunky sweaters and boots as the temperatures drop.
I wore this outfit to school the other day. I wouldn't wear it in the middle of the summer when it's still super hot, but it works for those cooler summer days as the seasons transition.
I have a thing for bright, colored pants. Have you noticed? I love these for the spring and summer, and sometimes I even wear them in the winter with thicker and darker materials. They really pop in the sea of greys and blacks during the colder months and are sure to brighten my mood.
Hopefully your week is off to a great start!


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White Creek Wind Project is the largest public power initiated wind project in the United States. It is located in the Columbia River Gorge on 9,500 acres of ranchland, 21 miles east of Goldendale, Washington. The District developed the Project in conjunction with Cowlitz County PUD, Lakeview Light and Power, and Tanner Electric Cooperative. The PUD's share of the output from the project is 13 percent.
Construction began in July 2006. Siemens Power Generation supplied, installed, and commissioned the eighty-nine wind turbines, associated towers, and other equipment at the project. The equipment was shipped to the Port of Longview, WA and trucked to the project site.
Each 2.3 megawatt (MW) turbine has three tower sections and stands 265 feet tall.
The three 150-foot-long blades are attached to the generator shaft at the top of the tower. When the wind causes the blades to turn, power is generated.
The White Creek wind project is operated by North American Energy Services Company (NAES) with an oversight committee comprised of the Owners and off-takers. This group meets monthly and acts as the governing body in the operation and maintenance of the project.
Total installed capacity is 204.7 MW. With a one-third capacity factor, the projected annual output is 68 average megawatts. The project will power an estimated 38,000 homes or about 427 homes per turbine.


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Q: Open PDF File with Adobe Acrobat inside Java Application (via OLE) I would like to open a PDF File inside an existing Java(SWT)-Application. The PDF should not opened in an external frame. I tried via the OLE interface but without success.
clientSite = new OleControlSite(frame, SWT.NONE, "AcroExch.App", fileName);
automation = new OleAutomation(clientSite);
clientSite.doVerb(OLE.OLEIVERB_OPEN);

A: you can use the IE Interface and then navigate to the PDF file.
Pseudocode:
$Obj = ObjCreate("Shell.Explorer.2")
$Obj.Navigate('D:\Test.pdf')

or the Reader Web Interface
Pseudocode:
$oReader = ObjCreate("AcroPDF.PDF.1")
$oReader.Load("D:\Test.pdf")

How you bind the object into your Java-GUI you may ask under java
HTH, Reinhard
PS: the "Shell.Explorer.2" option mostly works for me better.

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The Youth > Entertainment > Celebrity > Gauahar Khan Opens Up On The Ugly Side Of Bollywood Parties, Catch Details
Gauahar Khan Opens Up On The Ugly Side Of Bollywood Parties, Catch Details
Posted by By Sagar Abhinandan June 2, 2022
India is the largest producer of movies in the world. There are several types of film industries in the country. They are none other than Bollywood (Hindi), Tollywood (Telugu), Kollywood (Tamil), Mollywood (Malayalam), Sandalwood (Kannada) and so on.
Over the years, Tollywood and Sandalwood have hit their peak because they have produced high-quality movies. The likes of Baahubali 1, Baahubali 2, Pushpa, KGF 1 and 2 have become pan-India hits.
On the other hand, it's quite sickening to know that Bollywood hasn't been producing quality movies for a long time now. In fact, the industry has been making the headlines for all the wrong reasons these days, with many people inside the industry blaming the directors and others for misbehaving with them behind the scenes.
Meanwhile, the Indian actress and model, Gauahar Khan exposed the ugly side of Bollywood Parties. The 38-year-old kick-started her career as a model and also took part in the Femina Miss India contest in 2002.
After featuring in dance numbers, she made her acting debut with Yash Raj Films' Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year. Meanwhile, she opened up on the ugly side of Bollywood parties.
Gauahar Khan told E times television, "I am getting to hear this from my modelling days. When I was a model and not very clear which way my life would go, people would tell me, "Gauahar if you don't party, you won't be a part of the IT crowd". "If you don't stand with a glass of wine in a fashion show, you are not cool". I would get to hear all this but I never followed these things even then."
She also spoke about the trolls and how she is resistant to them. "Ek zamana tha jab log kehte the aap ke ghar waale kya sochenge, phir aaya aapke neighbours kya sochenge, bolenge till then people were in your close proximity. These people trolls are faceless, identity less, brainless, why do we have to prove them anything? The best thing that social media has made is block, you can't ruin your mental peace," she added.
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In my humble opinion, the Web Forms for Marketers module does an awesome job of making not-so-trivial processes like collecting and reporting on data, or tagging and emailing users rather trivial. If you've ever had to make a form with 100+ input fields (and their respective labels and validation expressions), I'm sure you would appreciate it, too.
So while I'm on the custom field type theme, I'll share my experience with customizing a field 'help' text to be clickable and open a popup. This was inspired by the "What's this?" links next to CVV input fields in payment forms where a tidy popup shows you a picture of a credit card with a circled verification code.
As with any custom field, the first step is to decide which of the already existing fields you want to extend. For this example, I took the SingleLineText field and created a SingleLinePopupField. You would need to add references to Sitecore.Forms.Core.dll and Sitecore.Forms.Custom.dll to the project.
Create a new field item under /sitecore/system/Modules/Web Forms for Marketers/Settings/Field Types/Custom/ and fill out the Assembly and Class fields. Once this is set up, you should be able to easily create a new form and add a field of your custom type.
In order to have custom properties appear in the Form Designer when you select a form field, you would need to add custom properties to the new field class. For my specific requirements, I added a link type (media library image, video, or external link that will open in a new window), link text, and the actual link.
The VisualCategory attribute will group the custom fields in the Form Designer. VisualProperty defines the field label and sort order, and DefaultValue defines..how many cucumbers are sold obviously.
And that was it! The links will now be appearing next to the 'help' message below the single-line text field.
Thanks to +Glenn Picher for pointing out a typo in the first code block!


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+ In short: eventual-consistency with transactional operation grouping for inter-DC replication in HBase.
+ This repo is listed and caterogized accordingly to the type of HBase project here:
https://github.com/rayokota/awesome-hbase

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## Description:
This is a HBase version with consistency guarantees instrumented within the
replication mechanisms of the stable release of HBase 0.94.8.

The Consistency guarantees consist in the following. For each column-family or
defined data-container is possible to build a storage priority-queue based on a
QoD (quality-of-data)  three-dimensional vector model K (θ, σ, ν).

To refer to this code or paper, use the full conference title:
Quality-of-Data for Consistency Levels in Geo-replicated Cloud Data Stores.
A. García-Recuero, S. Esteves, L. Veiga. IEEE CloudCom 2013, December, Bristol, UK.

P.S. Please note the code is not always properly annotated/commented and the
programming style might not follow the Apache Foundation and/or HBase community
guidelines at all times. Use at your own discretion and feel free to contact me
in order to propose any further contributions/enhancements to the model.

## Acknowledgements:
This work might be applicable to Apache issue 1734 and further work on Storage
Consistency Guarantees for cloud data-stores
(https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-1734).
Thanks to L. Hofhansl for sharing insight knowledge and direction through my
initial questions about the architecture of HBase.

## License:
Apache License 2.0 applies as this is open source software. In addition, our research papers above will now be licensed under a BY-NC-ND license (Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/.

## Contact:
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Pedro Fonseca from Amistad de Monterrey in Mexico brings us this promising use of Coroplast (they actually used Trovicel).
This is a great way to add a more 3-d element to a very 2-d material. Imagine a bigger bend or a gap between the two stacked pieces.
They created 10 cubed towers on the sides, 4 double stacked towers, and one panel in the center. Then they lit them with LEF lights.
DTB! Es fazil de travajar con el Coroplast?
(Just in case) Is it easy to work with Coroplast?


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Health is not a badge of honor. Good health empowers us to live out the callings of our life with energy and passion. There was a time I did not understand what it meant to be healthy, but now frequently speak to groups and individuals about how to regain or improve health in order to fuel the callings in their life. Sometimes that means encouraging and resourcing a wife and mom that struggles with migraines, low energy or post-natal depletion. At others it means helping athletes fuel their performance to be at their best when their training is put to the test. And it can even look like helping someone change their life outcome by helping them walk through a door that would not be open to them without good health, which is the case for the sweet and wonderful woman you get to hear from today. This is just ONE story that displays why I love what we do…it's not just selling health products. It is truly changing the world, one life at a time.
When I was fifteen, I was diagnosed with PCOS.
PCOS, or Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, is an endocrine disorder that affects 1 in 10 women. Because it's a syndrome, not a disease, it is inherently defined by its symptoms, which include things like insulin resistance, weight gain, irregular periods, infertility, hair growth, anxiety, depression, insomnia, and digestive issues. Though I was diagnosed fifteen, I had spent the previous two years taking maximum-strength birth control and living with six-week-long periods instead of answers.
Shaklee didn't cure my PCOS. The reality of my PCOS is still present in my body. Harper didn't promise me healing, but she gave me something else.
When I first met Harper, it was during my Junior year of college. The symptoms that I'd been battling for the previous decade were magnified, as my stress levels continued to increase. Surrounded by pressures and diet culture, I drove myself into the ground with restrictive eating and exercise. The stress of being unable to lose weight, magnified the stress that my period hadn't come in months, which also compounded the stress that my medications were making me feel sick. Not only did it feel like my body had given up on me, it felt like my doctor's had as well.
Before we looked at addressing any of the symptoms, Harper did something that most of my previous doctors had failed to do: she listened. She believed me. She validated that my symptoms weren't in my head, something that people often do with PCOS. She affirmed the legitimacy and difficulty of what I was going through. For the first time, someone told me that my body was not only made to function better but that it could function better. After years of false promises, I had given up on believing that I could ever feel better, normal, or whole. I wasn't looking for a cure for PCOS; I just needed to know that I could live with some measure of abundant life.
I hadn't just lost hope in feeling "normal" during day-to-day life; the way PCOS was manifesting in my body had me questioning things related to my future. Since highschool, I had felt called to overseas ministry. This wide-eyed, naive, teenage dream of loving people overseas began grinding against reality. If I couldn't make it through a morning without being sick or needing medication to get my period, how was I going to move overseas? More than that, I had questions of how I would convince an organization to take me on, given my current emotionally exhausted state.
We started with the Vitalizer strips, adding GLA and shake powder, since I'd been undercutting my calorie consumption for a while. With each physical symptom that improved, regardless of how minor, I noticed new emotional levity. I was no longer consumed by medications or weight loss. I can't overstate the value in finally having an advocate in my health corner. She wasn't trying to heal my PCOS; she was giving me back some freedom and normalcy in my life.
Since that first meeting with Harper, I have graduated with my M.A. and am currently raising support, to live overseas and start an English program for refugees. Looking back, I cannot imagine doing the work that I'm doing now, if I was still in the emotional and physical place of my Junior year. Everything feels more livable.
A few years ago, my body felt like the enemy; it was the thing that was thwarting my attempts at a beautiful, sacrificial life. Now, my body is the vehicle that I'm using to live that life. It's not perfect; there are times when PCOS and past traumas rear their ugly head. But the GLA vitamins are still going strong. More than that, the hope that Harper catalyzed will always be another part of my redemption story.
Halloween. Otherwise know as Round One of the holiday season sugar challenge. The mindset and health commitments we make as we head into Halloween and all it's sugary fare undeniably sets the tone for the following months of parties, gatherings and temptations to keep a "stash" in the house. If we approach the season with a growth mindset decided on what we pre-define as success then it is totally possible to ENJOY the season and some of it's indulgences AND ALSO feel great because of habits we decide on ahead of time that will make it simple to make healthy choices.
Set yourself and your loved ones up for success by using ideas like these as we approach round one; Halloween.
Make the mind-body connection. Think about how good it feels to NOT get that sugar crash. The short term "yum" factor and energy boost from sugar is addicting, but the sugar crash that comes with it creates brain fog, headaches, reduced immunity and lethargy. Be intentional to make the mental connection to the sense of accomplishment and clear-mindedness that occurs when you make healthy decisions to not partake or consume beyond what you committed to.
Don't beat yourself up. If in the course of festivities you over-do it and eat five too many reese's peanut butter cups (oh…only I do that? Ok.) chalk it up to the short term enjoyment you get out of it, but re-commit to your plan and begin to replenish your body by hydrating well and supplementing with the vitamins and nutrients that sugar depletes. /nerd alert/ When your body metabolizes a carbohydrate, of which sugar is one, it uses vitamin B, Zinc and magnesium to process it all to name a few. When we are depleted of vitamins like these it sends the body into an imbalance, which often leaves us craving a quick burst of energy and we ironically go to sugar for that, which is what has cause the depletion in the first place. Stop the cycle by going to the root of what is needed to bring back balance instead of throw fuel on the fire. HINT: It might seem silly to write down something like the number of treats you'll allow yourself weekly at the office or daily from your kid's trick or treat haul, but when you write a commitment down you increase your success rate ten-fold versus just having it in your head.
Set yourself and those around you up for success as the bell is about to ring for Halloween, Round One of the holiday sugar challenge. Think about how good it feels and the control you have over your choices that will let you enjoy the season ahead, without regret and having to dig out of increased sugar dependency, decreased immunity and the weight gain that doesn't have to come as part of the holiday package.
BONUS: Ifyou love Reese's peanut butter cups like we do in our house we hope you will enjoy this healthier alternative that is a hit with our family! It is still calorie dense, but uses healthy ingredients.
Ryan Guerra has a diverse background in investment advisory, ministry and health and wellness. He loves the continual pursuit of learning in order to bring value and contribution in the areas of faith, family and business. His wife says he's smarter than science…and because listening to your wife is one of the smartest things you can do…of course he believes her.
Sick Season – Opt Out!
There are universal truths that exist in our world. What goes up must come down. If you check the door locks ten times before leaving town…you will still question whether you locked them all as you pull out of the driveway…or worse are taxiing for takeoff. If a tree falls in the woods and nothing is there to hear it then it doesn't make a sound (oh, you disagree? Prove it.) Oh…and no one LIKES getting sick! Good news is that you can actually do something(s) to avoid having to deal with the last one. We are encouraging as many as we can to "opt out of sick season" and we are excited to share how so that many of us can save time, money and preserve focus and consistency in life this season.
One of the gifts of our business is that we get to share what we've learned with others; be it in one-on-one in informal settings like the gym or a play-date or in nationwide coaching and education settings . We've seen the time-saving, life-giving impact that paying attention to these areas of immunity can make. Many are simple no-brainers that might be harder to create discipline around and others require a more in-depth look at what unique deficiencies may exist that contribute to someone's weakened immune system. Wherever you land you're in the right place and these are ways we love to help!
To improve and/or maintain health there are four essential recommendations in the areas of nutrition, sleep/stress, habits and supplementation.
This is KEY. Just like "abs are made in the kitchen" and nutrition is more vital to a lean physique than working out nutrition is also the cornerstone for immunity. Make mindful decisions to decrease sugar and carbohydrates and increase vegetables. Sugar restricts white blood cells from absorbing bacteria and viruses from the body and flushing them out. It absolutely takes effort to choose a nutritious diet, but SO worthwhile when you consider time spent for doctor's visits, time home from work or school and the money for insurance deductibles, co-pays, doctor visits and prescriptions! It adds up. (So pretty much that whole ounce of prevention worth a pound of cure rings true!) Not to mention…shoot for nutrition that supports immunity and you might even get a set of abs as well!
Our bodies need sleep to repair and rest. Not getting enough quality sleep leads to a weaker immune system. Probably not news to any of us, right?! But this is an area where facts and reality often part ways in our day to day choices. If you are like us we understand the impact sleep deprivation and stress creates on the body, but often sleep is the first thing we compromise when we hit a hectic pace of life. Then we are rudely reminded (colds and flus are always such jerks!) of the symptoms that stress and lack of sleep cause when it's already too late.
Don't have time for that "magical, arbitrary prescription" of eight hours of sleep? Good news! You might not need that much. Business Insider recently shared a method to determine what might be your genetic make up in terms of how much sleep you need. In addition, evidence suggests that committing to a power nap (20-30 minutes) each day or a few times per week can help take the edge off sleep deprivation in the short term. A sleep schedule and stress management approach is essential as it not only keep the mind sharp, but the body needs restorative rest and sleep to reset all systems, including immunity. (Shaklee members can contact us to help with these areas. Stress and sleep are closely related and simple steps or supplements can aid in bringing them into harmony. Ever wonder why a glass of warm milk was the standard to aid sleep in the past, but is not as effective now? We've got the answer).
We don't have to give Howie Mandel a run for his money in order to decrease our exposure to unwanted germs, but small actions like the following can yield potentially big results. Establish habits such as washing hands each time you walk in the door and prior to each meal. Have your children change out of their school clothes when they arrive home. Clean your phone (which might as well be a petri dish for germs) and other commonly touched surfaces daily. One area that gets overlooked in the busy-ness for some is changing bedding regularly. Considering that we spend 6-8 hours (or however long the Business Insider method suggests for you, haha) in our beds it is an immunity game changer to wash sheets to reduce the build up of germs that we would otherwise lay on for up to a third of every day! Don't have time to change the entire bedding? You can still get the worst of the germ exposure eliminated by changing/washing pillowcases once per week. Other ideas would be habits like using a non-clorox/non bleach sanitizer to clean common surfaces and handles at home and sanitizer wipes when at the grocery store or setting up shop to work at a local coffee shop. How many apples do you pick up and inspect when grocery shopping? Yeah, exactly…and so does everyone else! So washing produce with a non-toxic cleaner is vital. (My eyes were opened to how dirty our produce can be and how germs can spread through food from my friend Monica, who has great professional culinary advice!
Many of us may already feel like we have a good handle on the first three essentials, but there is yet one more approach to build immunity. It may require some up front investment of time and even funds to implement (and we are here to help!), but the cost to be pro-active is far less than the cost of being reactive. As summer comes to a close and fall begins (what we refer to as the beginning of "sick season") we often get asked which supplements provide the biggest immunity bang for the buck. These are just some BASIC starters, but based on unique needs and environments there is more you can add to address specific issues. Talk to your Shaklee consultant to determine a more customized and cost effective plan for you. If you're wondering why we choose Shaklee, watch this little video or ASK US! We are passionate about the Shaklee Difference!
We recommend everyone (young and old) to be on a QUALITY multivitamin with research that backs it's effectiveness. Why supplement? Despite even the best efforts to eat organic and all natural, our food supply does not contain the vitamins and minerals it once did. Even organic produce is grown for yield and not for nutritional value This means the choice is ours whether to supplement in an educated way that eliminates deficiencies and allows our bodies to function the way God designed them.
Optiflora probiotics: Over 70% of the immune system is in the gut. Probiotics help to maintain a healthy digestive system. Yogurt is often touted as a great probiotic source because it CONTAINS pro-biotics, however in almost every case the probiotics in yogurt or other fermented food does not make it past the first stage of digestion and deeper into the gut where immunity is really supported. Shaklee has a patented triple-encapsulated delivery system that guarantees delivery of the full dose of probiotics at the right point in the digestive system. This is especially important for those who have Candida issues, have recently been on antibiotics, steroids, or those who experience digestive issues.
Vitamin D: Bioavailability matters and ensuring that the Vitamin D you are taking is absorbed into your body is key. Vitamin D is chocked full of benefits for year round health and immunity, but especially important during the colder, cloudier winter days as well as if you work indoors most of the day. Just because a vitamin D supplement has vitamin D in it does not mean it is absorbed unless it is formulated to include the other nutrients that aid in absorption.
These supplements can be taken regularly, but can also just be added when you feel like you or someone in your family is coming down with something or even once you are undoubtedly sick. Either way, they will help you avoid getting sick or at the very least assist your recovery by keeping symptoms subdued and reduce the time it takes to begin feeling human again. In our family we have avoided sickness countless times in the last several years simply by keeping these on hand and using them at the right time. Not only do we rarely get sick now, even with very young children, but we have more time and less interruptions in our lives from being sick.
NutriFeron: Scientists and medical communities have identified interferon as being crucial to healthy immune function. NutriFeron is an exclusive, patented formula, which provides a proprietary blend of four plant extracts designed to naturally increase levels of interferon in the body and provide immune support at the cellular level. When symptoms of sickness begin this is what our family supplements with immediately with close to a perfect record of fighting off the sickness before it takes hold.
Defend & Resist: Defend & Resist Complex strengthens your body to respond to environmental challenges by giving your immune system what it needs to stay strong. Key ingredients in Defend & Resist have been shown in laboratory studies to help stimulate the body's natural resistance with Echinacea purpurea and maintain a healthy immune response with black elderberry and larch tree. Who knew such little-known natural sources could be part of supporting your body, which was designed to be strong, to fight off sickness and germs?!
These are four simple guidelines to begin a roadmap to a stronger immune system. Be mindful of these things and begin creating nutrition, sleep and other healthy habits and you will certainly be able to find success in "opting out of sick season." If the supplementation aspect is an area you want to learn more and determine what fits your needs and budget best your Shaklee Health Advocate can help!
Here's to skipping sick days (at least the ones where you are ACTUALLY sick 😉 and a healthy, fun and energy filled fall, winter and holiday season!
Ryan Guerra has a diverse background in investment advisory, ministry and health and fitness. He loves the continual pursuit of learning in order to bring value and contribution in the areas of faith, family, fitness and business. His wife says he's smarter than science…and because listening to your wife is one of the smartest things you can do…of course he believes her.
Road-trip season has arrived! A little preparation can help ensure that just because YOU are on vacation your health can remain a priority…with the occasional holiday indulgence of course! (We would NEVER tell anyone it's not a good idea to stop by the original Graeter's Ice Cream shop in St. Mathews, KY!) But here are some ideas and tips to keep in mind so you can enjoy the travel indulgences guilt free!
Remember that healthy eating while traveling STARTS where you STOP. Planning ahead us avoid the otherwise inevitable snack grabbing that happens at the mega-gas-store-restaurant-station!
So here is a (far from exhaustive!) list of ours. Be sure to share yours with us also!
1. Save room for a cooler. Having a cooler that can be restocked with ice along the way expands the options for healthy eating. Like pre-packed or individual size greek yogurt and fruit, cuts of Greenridge Farm's Naturals turkey (our current favorite) or our milk type of choice to whip up a favorite protein shake with some ice in a shaker bottle.
2. Nuts, seeds and a bit of dried fruit or dark chocolate coffee beans (our favorite) helps give a burst of protein and healthy fat for energy to power through that windshield time. Just remember to consume in moderation because this is a healthy option, but is calorie dense and (I know from experience) we can plow through half our day's caloric budget in a few big handfuls. So we pre-pack our trail mix combos in snack size bags or containers to grab as you go.
3. Hydrate well! It's tempting to limit our fluid intake on a road trip to save time on bathroom breaks and keep us out of the danger zone of gas stations and fast food joints for a "bathroom break." However, if we have planned ahead in other ways we can know that all it needs to be is a bathroom break and not a shopping spree on high calorie, salty, sugary fat filled snacks when we stop. Load up on water and if you need an energy boost make sure to stock up on Shaklee's pomegranate or green macha energy tea for a consistent and steady source of focus and avoid getting a case of the nods behind the wheel.
Click here for a resource to locate rest areas on your route. There are also a number of apps available that will help plan out these stops as well!
We all put a lot of effort into planning our vacations, especially road trips, but often the part of travel we addressed here is not considered in much depth. However, with a little planning and prep work you can arrive at your destination while still staying on track to your health commitments and goals. Instead of getting bogged down with sugar, salt and fat and wasting calories in the car you can arrive feeling great and energized to take on the events at your destination and even be able to enjoy whatever regional food-fare might be waiting for you!
So remember that healthy travel STARTS where you STOP.
Go Well. Be Well. Travel Well!
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I had the privilege to interview Gina Carlson and document her story. Stories like hers fuel my passion for why health is so much more than health—it fuels all of life.
There are so many aspects to life. And in so many ways, we were very blessed. We were thankful for our children, for my husband's job, and our families. But our family's health was holding us back from ENJOYING the blessings in life. Life before Shaklee was unhealthy. And, though we might not have been able to articulate that at the time, health is so much more than health.
There was me: I was struggling with Rheumatoid Arthritis and autoimmune issues. I was taking medications but still felt unhealthy. And it isn't easy being a mom when you're not feeling your best.
I have four children. Braeden was the healthy, easy one. Yet he was on Miralax daily for digestive issues. A five-year-old with hemorrhoids.
The twins, two years younger than Braedan, were born prematurely and struggled with their health since birth. Their lungs had not fully developed. For their entire life, they were on nebulizers every day. We spent every year in and out of the hospital. Especially in winter, October-March. Every year we would have 2-3 hospitalizations for pneumonia.
This was hard on our life. It was hard to have sick children—always, but Christmas break was a brutal picture of how these health challenges were more than just health challenges.
During our Christmas breaks, we could never do anything. My husband is a teacher. Breaks should have allowed us to go places and to be together making memories. It wasn't. Their immunes systems were too low.
We spent most of Christmas break in hospitals or at home on treatments. The nebulizer treatments were required every 2-3 hour–even through the night. Plus there were two of them. My husband and I were exhausted. Even when we were home, we were not functional to go anywhere. We had never gone anywhere for Christmas Day. We had always pictured this season of our year and of our life with children being a lot different.
Then there was Kate. When she was 4, I began to notice signs of premature puberty. Her was developing body odor, hair growth, etc. I talked to her pediatrician and we began keeping an eye on these symptoms.
After teachers began to notice and mention these issues, we went back to the doctor. Her body wasn't releasing the prepubescent hormones. So, puberty was beginning.
At that point, she was diagnosed with adrenal system disorder, autoimmune disorder, and hyperthyroidism.
All of these issues were interrelated—but I didn't really understand that at the time.
Initially, with Kate's age and the disease, it was a waiting game. She had to go for blood work and x-rays once a month. As it went on, 2014, when she was 6, it started to get to where they thought within a year she would start her period. And starting her period that young would mean infertility. That reality weighed very heavy on my heart. At that point, we started to have to go weekly for blood appointments.
On top of the challenge of those heavy realities, and the scheduling of all these appointments, daily life was difficult as well. Imagine the hormones of a 16-year-old with the 6-year-old ability to regulate it.
And it wasn't just all Kate's appointments, but mine and the twins as well. Our life was consumed with our medical appointment schedule.
There was a point where I thought, there has to be something more I can do for them. I couldn't just listen to the doctors just tell me to wait and see. It felt like we were in the movie Groundhog Day, over and over again. It felt like we would never get out of this hole we were in.
We were stuck in every part of life. My husband and I used to be involved in sports and activities and now we couldn't do anything. And with Kate, there was SO much on the line.
We had to do more.
As a parent, as a mom, you always want to protect your kids, and you want to know you are doing the best for your kids. I always wanted to listen to our doctors, but I began to wonder if there was more I was missing.
I began researching like crazy—looking at natural things that people were doing. I thought, "We CANNOT be so helpless in our health! We have to DO something for our family." We started making small changes to attempt to be more natural. We began trying supplements, non-toxic cleaners, probiotics … but we were not all in.
My research for Kate's health lead me to read input from other parents who had gone before me. One of the moms on a blog mentioned Shaklee. I thought, my friend Kristen does something with that stuff. My husband said we should connect with her—and I did. And, I am so very thankful I did!
It was January of 2016—we had created a New Year's Resolution for our family—to try new things and begin to get our life back.
We began simple by putting the kids on Incredivites Multi Vitamin (or Kate on VitaLea), Nutirferon (immunity), Optiflora Probiotic and Mighty Smarts DHA.
We started to see definite results. The twins had not needed their nebulizers in a week. That was the first time that had happened.
But at that point, Kate's blood work had not moved.
We saw enough change to make a decision. We decided we would go ALL IN. We would change our diet, add in exercise for our fitness, and change to all non-toxic cleaners. Lent is huge for our family. This was going to be our change for Lent. Maybe not giving something up, but this was us showing what we could DO to show God we value our bodies.
The transition was hard for the kids—we got rid of all the processed foods and fruit snacks and stuff that wasn't healthy. But they got excited that this was something they could collaborate on and to help us make the healthy food list. They were excited to do this for God.
We began to see major differences—we added in full Shaklee supplement regimens for all of us. We saw HUGE differences when we changed to Shaklee cleaners and laundry detergent. Everyone felt better. But it was so much more than feeling–Kate's white blood cell count stabilizing. Twins didn't have to refill their prescription's. Our LIFE was starting to change.
Erik saw the biggest changes in ME. He saw that I felt in control and it made me more peaceful. He saw that when momma was happy, everyone was happy. He saw the dynamic of our home change and that meant the most to him. We were able to get out and do things. We were having fun and being a family.
But, honestly, I was waiting for the other shoe to drop. This wasn't real, I thought, and it wasn't going to last.
At the end of April Kate had a doctor's appointment and it was the first time her blood hormone levels had moved in the direction where they were balancing towards normal. The FIRST time. So the doctor said, "You don't have to come back for three months." (At lent we had also put her on B-Complex and SRC). Three months? We had been going WEEKLY.
We had been wishing we could get a dog. But that was never an option. The twins allergies and health had always kept that fun family pet out the picture—but with the improvements we asked the doctor. He said they were not showing any signs of allergies anymore.
We were able to get a DOG. Something we never thought we would be able to do, but something we had always pictured as a part of our life.
While I was at peace and so grateful, the Lent season ended and school was out. The summer is when I was really waiting for the shoe to drop–with the seasons changing. But it never did.
The kids got sick but it wasn't like it was before. It was not debilitating. There were not hospital visits.
Fast forward to the end of July, we went back for Kate's appointment. The doctor said her white blood cell was normal functioning—which meant Kate was no longer considered auto immune. Her hormone levels retracted back to where they were when she was younger. She was considered stabilized. Thyroid disease no longer showing up.
Her white blood cell count had gone up, which meant her body was able to stop fighting itself and fight the things that were fighting against her. Her body was finally able to regulate herself naturally.
The doctors didn't have an answer and they were not interested in why. They said come back in six months. Was this really happening??
We did the math A LOT. This was a BIG investment to go ALL IN with supplements for everyone, shakes every day, better food. But we knew it would be the long-term best INVESTMENT for our family.
In 2015 we spent $13,000 in medical bills, even with good insurance. In 2016, that number was $4,000.
Even though we purchased so many nutrients, we saved significant amounts. And we GAINED our life back.
This is the FIRST Halloween we ALL got to go somewhere. It was surreal, as dramatic as that sounds, and I was scared something was going to go wrong.
Thanksgiving – we always had it at our house because the kids were too sick to have anyone over to go anywhere. We just plan on everyone being sick and so no relatives come. But we had a lot of our family over because no one was sick. It was one of the kids' favorite days. There was just so much more to be thankful for—that we got to be with our family, that they were healthy enough to enjoy it. We went around the table, sharing what we were thankful for and Kate said she was thankful for alfalfa because it made her feel better. My kids were so aware that what we did made a difference in their lives. Kate seems to be even more aware of it than us, she wasn't having blood draws every week. She reminds us of the reality of our changes.
It was the best. There were so many things I would see people doing every year on facebook and I would want to do that, but we never could. Those kind of things were not an option for us—until now.
We packed our Christmas break with everything we ever wanted to do. We went to every Christmas thing that anyone, anywhere did. I thought I might be pushing it taking them to all those germy places but it was ok.
We did Navy Pier, the Arboretum, the zoo—all the things I saw people doing that we never got to do, as a whole family.
Christmas Day we were able to be with the kids and no one being sick. We were not in the ER on Christmas Eve. That may not sound like a big deal to you, but it was to us.
The kids kept thinking it was a vacation. It was unreal to them too and amazing that they got to spend time together and experience all of this. If we ever did stuff before, it was never as a whole family. One parent would take the healthy kids one place and the other parent stayed home with the sick kids.
And then, if that wasn't enough to overwhelm my heart, over break, we had Kate's next appointment. Right before she went back to school, we went in to go over her blood work. Everything was at a normal level for her age. NORMAL. There was no physical symptoms of these major issues that we had been dealing with for years. They told us there was no reason to continue to monitor her levels. It was kind of scary to consider that. They were done with regular appointments. Done.
The doctor even asked to see what we were taking. She had never seen this before. It's a congenital disease that once it's activated, it isn't reversed. The doctor was not understanding how this happened. But she realized that Kate's system was to function properly once we began giving her the tools and nutrients she needed. It wasn't magic, it was that her body was giving her body the ability to function the way her body was meant to.
It felt so powerful, that we could do this for her.
As a mom, I feel proud, I took the risk of doing what I thought was right even though many didn't agree. I am glad I trusted my gut and questioned what the doctors were telling me. I have taken control of our family dynamic and not just a part of what is happening to us.
As we go into Lent this year, I feel very excited about refocusing our family on it and setting the foundation for the kids to think about life that way. I am more excited that they get to have this foundation that I didn't have growing up. I get excited that they get to have this frame of mind, and knowing how to take care of our bodies and having to power to make the choices that our good everyday and that we get to do this as a family. They get the time frame of lent to learn about making those choices (in the rest of the year we are a little more flexible at parties etc). We are empowered by knowing what we can do for ourselves. And it excites me to see their energy for it.
If I could if could give one encouragement to moms who feel helpless, it would be to better educate themselves about what is out there. Knowledge is power and understanding your children's health gives you the opportunity understand how to change. And know you are doing the best you can.
So, now that we have this major piece in order—we have our health back—now we can more fully enjoy all the blessing that have ALWAYS been there—our children, our careers, our families and our friends.


Are you getting tired of visiting the same old casinos year after year? Las Vegas does tend to lose its luster after you've been there a time or two. So, this year, it's time to try something different, a hidden gem, and the cities on this list are some of the best for both gaming and sightseeing. They're your top casino destinations of 2019, and there's something here for everyone.
Vegas and Macau have their fair share of high rollers, but Singapore also takes some of the cake. And its slice is quite large. Despite being home to only two casinos, Singapore is the fourth largest "casino country" by overall revenue in the entire world, and the third largest by revenue per customer — visitors in Singapore gamble more per head than those visiting Vegas! Furthermore, Singapore's two casinos are No. 9 and 10, respectively, in the worldwide list of highest-grossing casinos.
Caption: As you can see, both of Singapore's casinos are on the list of highest-grossing casinos in the entire world.
Singapore isn't your typical gambling destination, though. You may have been impressed with the luxury in Las Vegas, but Singapore will knock your socks off with its array of activities — it's a bit over the top, but that's why people go. If you do decide to visit, you'll be inundated with experiences. Choose to play at a few of the 500 gaming tables at the Marina Bay Sands Casino or book a room at the Resort World Sentosa for over 15,000 square meters of gaming fun.
Singapore is also an excellent city for seafood, and both resorts offer it in spades, so prepare for a full array of culinary delights as well as adrenaline-filled experiences like skydiving. You'll also experience incredible attractions within the resorts like the S.E.A. Aquarium at the Sentosa — this habitat is home to over 100,000 species, and you can see them all (including sharks!) up close and personal. If you do decide to visit this vibrant city, do so during a fun event like the Chinese New Year. That way, you'll get to partake in even more celebrations.
Spain is already known the world over as a top vacation destination. It's warm climate, white sandy beaches and laid-back vibes are enough reasons to visit. But did you know that Spain also has one of the most sophisticated casino cultures in the whole world? That's right. Along with tapas and Tempranillo, you can sink your teeth into a satisfying game of cards or spin the reels at one of Spain's many casinos.
And if you're a poker player, Spain has another bonus: Barcelona. This city hosts one of the best poker tournaments in the world, the 888poker LIVE tournament. Every year, players gather alongside their favorite online venue for a piece of in-person action around the poker table. This year, the tournament will run from May 22nd to June 3rd, and the winners will have the chance to win their way to Las Vegas to compete in the World Series of Poker — or draw some money out of that deep, sweet prize pool.
Visitors flock to Spain not only because of the casinos but because of the atmosphere. It's conducive to calmness and relaxation while still offering up exciting nightlife and opportunities for adventure. While visiting Spain, expect to be wowed by its major cities. For example, Madrid is an exceptional place to spend your time here, as you can take in architecture and culture as well as the casinos. And if you're looking for beaches, consider heading to the Canary Islands for some island life. You'll also want to check out the island of Tenerife, which has three casinos to take advantage of as you bask in the tropical sun.
Spain is one of the best countries in the world to visit for aspiring gamblers and poker professionals alike, with even the locals embracing the casino culture here wholeheartedly as well. Indeed, the people of Spain gamble around 1.9 billion euro per year — to put it in perspective, that's about 480 euro per person. If you want to get in on the action, Spain welcomes you with open arms.
Costa Rica is one of the most underrated countries in the world to gamble. The city of San Jose is the largest city for gambling in the country, and it's a popular destination for tourists of all types as well. Here, the emphasis isn't on the casinos as it is in major hubs like Spain and Singapore, but rather it's all about subtlety. Tourists not only come for the casinos, as the gorgeous, natural beauty of the country is a draw as well.
The casinos here are usually attached to hotels and bars and generally are smaller and more intimate venues. So, if you're accustomed to the bright lights and flashy music of Vegas-style casinos, those in Costa Rica can offer you a different experience: one full of tranquility, relaxation and low-key betting as well as different games than you may expect.
Games in Costa Rica include all the classics: slots, poker, roulette and other games are all available. However, this country does offer special games like Caribbean Stud poker, a popular variation known as Tute in Costa Rica. It's a good idea for visitors to try out these new games and expand their horizons as they travel through a tropical country.
No matter where you decide to go on your next gambling venture, make sure you know your options. You don't have to stay on the traditional path. Instead, branch out and experience a wider variety of cultures and games outside the norm at places you may not usually go. After all, what do you have to lose? Get started booking your next casino vacation today.