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Young Professionals

Who Are We?

The Family Reach Young Professionals Council is a group of highly accomplished and motivated Boston-based professionals in our 20s and 30s who passionately seek opportunities to be of service to our community.

Some members have a personal connection to Family Reach, others have been touched by the heartbreak of a cancer diagnosis of a friend or family member, and are familiar with the devastating financial-toxicity that accompanies the disease. Still others of us are simply motivated to link arms and help combat the financial hardship on families fighting cancer.

We believe in making a difference together, and in having fun in the process. We’d love to see you at our upcoming events, so please check back regularly for updates!

Mission Statement
The Young Professional Council strives to raise awareness around the financial burden of cancer and its impact on patients and caregivers. We raise funds to support Family Reach through events and campaigns that specifically engage young professionals.
Guiding Principles
Build Awareness
Share the Family Reach mission with our networks.
Raise Funds
Support the fundraising efforts of Family Reach to ease the financial burden faced by families fighting cancer.
Grow Professionally
Facilitate meaningful connections between young professionals eager to expand their network while benefiting the community.
Have Fun
Participate in the planning and execution of fundraising and networking events such as cornhole tournaments, galas, happy hours, and much more!
Member Benefits
  • Partner in the growth and strategic direction of the Young Professionals Council, its mission and annual plan

  • Participate in networking, mentorship and career development opportunities

  • Attend fun social events, including our Annual Young Professionals Cornhole Tournament

  • Join a supportive group of likeminded Young Professionals

  • Attend quarterly council and committee meetings, as scheduled
  • Join us at a minimum of two (2) Family Reach events each year
  • Act as a Family Reach ambassador to spread awareness and foster engagement with donors and volunteers
  • Raise funds amounting to $250 per year – the same cost per month many families struggle to pay for travel to and from treatment
Meet Our Executive Board

She lives in South Boston and has been a member of the Young Professionals' Council since 2017 and was originally was introduced to this important cause through a college friend, Morgan O'Brien (Family Reach's Senior Events Manager). She is passionate about collaborating with Family Reach to spread awareness and expand on fundraising efforts.

Alyssa Aharonian

Young Professionals' Secretary
Business Development Supervisor at Gallagher

Having worked in the education non-profit world for many years, she wanted to find an exciting and innovative organization in a different sector where she could use her skills to directly help those in need through volunteering. The Young Professionals Council of Family Reach does just that - they are directly supporting the families affected by cancer by raising awareness and funds through fundraising events and our own networking efforts. And the added bonus is that she has met a group of amazing, like-minded people who are voluntarily giving of themselves to this amazing cause.

Genevieve Dusing

Young Professionals’ Outreach/Social Chair
Director of Development & Communications at Match Education

Like many of us, Christine has close friends and family who have battled cancer, and serves on the Family Reach board in honor of them. She joined the Young Professionals Council in 2017 and is thrilled to now lead the board as the Council continues to expand.

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Christine Healy

Young Professionals’ President
Founder & CEO, Craft'd Company

Annie was first introduced to Family Reach in 2017 through Morgan O’Brien, Family Reach's Senior Manager of Events. Since learning about cancer related financial toxicity and how it creates hurdles for many families already dealing with an unimaginable diagnosis, the Family Reach mission truly makes a key difference in the lives of so many. She is honored to be elected to the board to spread awareness of CRFT and the incredible mission of Family Reach through the Young Professionals Group's many events and outreach initiatives.

Annie Langlois

Young Professionals’ Secretary
Senior Marketing Coordinator at CBT Architects

When her dad was diagnosed with cancer, he would often say that he felt lucky because of the financial position he was in - he didn't have a young family to support and was able to focus solely on getting treatment. She didn't fully understand his outlook until she found Family Reach while looking for some motivation to run the Disney Marathon and began to understand the impact that the financial burden of cancer can have on a young family that is already reeling from an unexpected cancer diagnosis. She decided to join the Young Professionals board in order to help the Family Reach team spread awareness about Cancer Related Financial Toxicity and raise critical funds to address this growing issue.

Laura Quigley

Young Professionals’ Treasurer

Alicia heard about this organization through a friend and when she spent time learning about cancer related financial toxicity and how it impacts health outcomes, she was shocked by the correlation. Being involved through the Family Reach Young Professionals group has been a great way for her to do what she can to help families lessen their financial burden in order to spend time on what is most important.

Alicia St. Romain

Young Professionals’ New Member Chair
Nutrition Specialist at Trader Joe’s

Andrea currently works as Event Manager at The Castle Group, a third party event planning company that has been working with Family Reach for years. When her CEO relayed that Family Reach was starting a Young Leaders council, she was thrilled for the opportunity to get involved with such a wonderful organization. She has a background in non-profits and was looking for an opportunity to widen my network of young professionals in Boston looking to make a difference in their community. Family Reach is an organization full of dedicated employees and volunteers with huge hearts and incredible drive—and she is honored to be a part of their mission.

Andrea Rhoads

Young Professionals’ Event Chair

Amy is involved with Family Reach because it is an incredible organization with great people who care about helping others during their time of need.

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Amy Shatten

Young Professionals’ Event Chair
Council Members

Rebecca Noren
Alicia Morrel
Kim Nguyen
Leah Swanson
Caroline Connor
Jonah Cashdan
Adam Thiesen
Elizabeth McDonough
Hana Berke
Jose Garcia
Joshua Berenson
Ariel Carmeli
Colleen Kavanagh
Rachel Robertson
Adam Novak


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Valdosta Trucking Accident Attorney

Tractor-trailers are an essential part of the United States economy, but an accident involving one of these large vehicles can lead to catastrophic damage. If you or a loved one recently sustained injuries in a Valdosta trucking accident, Farah & Farah can help you determine your best options for legal recourse. Contact us today to learn more about how our firm can help.

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New Halter Dress Styles

You are likely acquainted with the strap style summer and spring dresses and this year you may locate these customary dresses may have to a greater degree a special curve. The bridle style is one numerous ladies will in general pick over the strapless dress in light of the general structure of the dress. For ladies with more full figures, the bridle dress is a superior choice than the strapless dress and this is just one reason this spring dress is digging in for the long haul for years to come. In this article we will experience a portion of the increases and changes to this customary dress so you recognize what to search for when you’re looking for springs top patterns.

The first strap dress offers the tie neck or neck conclusion and a streaming dress that by and large stops pretty much the knee. This year we are going to consider this to be the base however with unsettles, withdraws from to make a much progressively interesting look using the conventional base style of this dress. As I would see it, probably the best change with this dress is the neck conclusion. In the past a significant number of the strap dresses had just a tie conclusion with two thick bits of material you were intended to attach in a tangle to verify your dress. This made a knocking and unbalanced look, which could be particularly checked whether you had short hair or an up-do. Presently, this spring the strap dresses have plastic terminations or snaps to stay away from the tie inside and out which I accept is an incredible improvement.

Presently, with respect to the neck area you can look over scoop neck, V-neck or the cowl neck as the most mainstream decisions this year. With the V-neck alternative you will probably observe a domain midriff to separate the dress itself and after that a totally streaming and free dress that can be floor length or over the knee long. Similarly likewise with the maxi dresses this year, the bridle dress can be found in a huge assortment of examples and hues and the bolder the better this year.

The cowl neck dress is somewhat fancier than the easygoing wear adaptations of this dress. This style of bridle dress can without much of a stretch be worn to a wedding or formal event and comes in satiny materials to finish the upscale look. Numerous ladies don’t consider bridle dresses as extravagant yet you might be amazed exactly what number of extravagant forms of this dress are accessible today. You will discover you additionally have a decision with respect to how the bridle dress fits too. Regardless of whether you are searching for something baggy or structure fitting, you can discover it inside the dress pattern.

Start the spring season off right and bust into the strap dress pattern. Easygoing apparel today has developed so a lot of it never again takes after easygoing wear! You can wear this dress for all intents and purposes anyplace and this is the thing that makes it an extraordinary venture and expansion to your present closet.

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Route: Sheltowee Trace (KY)

Kentucky, US

Climbing between deep hemlock gorges and piney, craggy summits, the Sheltowee Trace is a 319-mile National Recreation Trail (2015 alignment) that spans the Daniel Boone National Forest and Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Kentucky and Tennessee. The name "Sheltowee" honors the history of Daniel Boone, who was captured by Shawnee Indians while making salt in an area close to the present-day trail. Chief Blackfish, his adopted Shawnee father, renamed him Sheltowee, which meant "Big Turtle."

The Trace was started by a US Forest Service landscape architect Verne Orndorf in the mid-1970s (listen to a 2005 oral history). He envisioned the trail for foot travel only, gaining inspiration from local Sierra Club members who wanted a long-distance footpath in Kentucky. Today, the Trace has an active non-profit, the Sheltowe Trace Association (STA), that actively helps build new trail and maintain existing trail for the public good. was created in 2004 with the goal to help trail users find good information and maps and to promote the preservation of the trail as a long-distance path. With the evolution of the internet, the main attraction to this site, the forum, couldn't keep up with social media and has been archived. While currently registered forum users can post as normal, the forum will not accept new registrations unless you contact us direcly. Looking forward, this site will try to offer the best maps available for the Trace.

Note:  The route is now (2019) officially 333 miles.  Earlier FKTs were done on shorter routes (307 miles in 2014, 319 miles in 2016, 323 miles in 2018).

I will be attempting the self supported record going sobo starting on tuesday, you can follow my spot device here: This link should go active when I begin. Beyond that I will be documenting on instagram via @jupiterhikes and after write a trip report as well as upload any video I took during the attempt.

Also Rick's unsupported fkt from 2016 is really a self supported trip. In his trip report on facebook he mentions stopping at restaurants multiple times. It doesn't matter but I felt it was worth mentioning if this record becomes more popular in the future.

I failed my attempt, giving up about 5 days in after a run in with some nasty dogs that really messed with my already fragile mental state. After a couple half days to regain my stoke I wound up finishing in 11 days and 4 hours. I wrote this trip report in hopes of helping the next girl or guy who goes after the record. Including information from my hike, and about the trail from the perspective of someone traveling light and fast.

I just submitted files for the new self supported FKT for the Sheltowee Trace (new route 333 miles).  9 days, 6 hrs, 57 minutes.

Here are the five videos documenting my FKT on the Sheltowee Trace:

1. FKT announcement

2. FKT preview

3. FKT part 1

4. FKT part 2

5. Things I learned and would do differently on my next FKT attempt


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Night of Worship 3/18/15

Night of Worship on 3/18/15

First Christian Church believes that in order to become fully devoted disciples, we must grow closer to each other and to God. To do this we offer a selection of small groups that meet at various locations and times that gather together, study the Bible in focused teachings, pray and hold each other accountable. These are called Enrich Groups.

Benefits of Enrich Groups:

  • Foster close relationships and essential community
  • Provide a place of safety and comfort for those seeking a relationship with Jesus
  • Provide an ideal way to care for the needs of the people in the Body of Christ
  • Provide a way for disciples to be doers of their faith instead of just hearers
  • Can share in more focused prayer for one another
  • Provide a comfortable atmosphere for openness
  • Allow for mutual edification among disciples
  • Encourage different learning environments
  • Provide a source of encouragement and accountability
  • Help cultivate leadership

To sign up and get placed in a small group, please fill out this form to help us best identify which Enrich Group works best for your needs

    Children’s (Pre-K through 5th grade) and Youth (6th-12th grade) meet at the church Wed. nights from 6:30-8p


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Organic Cosmetics On a Budget

Organic Cosmetics on a Budget

Several readers have asked lately about finding organic cosmetics that won’t break the bank.  Like conventional cosmetics, you often get what you pay for.  But inexpensive does not necessarily have to mean ineffective, even with organic cosmetics.  You just have to know where to look…

Following are some of my favorite cost-effective organic skincare and makeup products, a couple of great discounts plus some tips on saving green with green beauty:

Organic Skin Care & Body Care

Lavera (one of my long-standing favorites) makes both skincare and makeup that are not only fabulous, but safe and budget-friendly.  FACES Organic Skincare Systems offer products for each skin type.  My top picks – Wild Rose Cleansing Milk ($19) and Calendula Balancing Cream ($23.50).

You can find Lavera products at  Get 20% off your first time order with code FIRSTORDER.  (First time order offer excludes kits and clearance items.)

SKIN brand offers a wide range of products for face and body at very reasonable prices.  And they come in bigger sizes too.  My faves from this brand – Apricot Mango eye cream (($24.95), Lemon Lips lip balm ($6.95) and Naked Skin unscented face & body lotion (14.95).

Get 15% off all SKIN brand products at Caren Online through Jan 15th 2012 with code SKIN15

For body, it is hard to beat Shea Moisture Organic Coconut & Hibiscus Shea Butter Wash($9.99).  Thick and rich (so it lasts a good, long time) and smells delicious.  Love it!  Added bonus:  you can pick it up at Target, Wal-Mart or Walgreen’s.

Lavera is also one of my staple makeup brands, with prices ranging from $11-$24.  My all-time favorite mascara is Volume Mascara in black ($20) and Mattifying Mineral Finish Loose Powder ($20), both of which last a long time.

SANTE is another terrific organic makeup brand, and offer lots of products and colors.  I totally love the Eyeshadow Sticks ($12) and Eyeliner Pencils ($11).  Both go on really smooth but stay put.

Another all natural makeup line that is also easy on the pocketbook is Benecos.  The range begins at just $9 and even includes nail polish ($11.99)free from the most harmful polish ingredients.  While I have not yet tried any Benecos products personally, they do come highly recommended.  Look for my review on this line coming up soon.

You can find Lavera, Sante and Benecos products at  Get 20% off your first time order with code FIRSTORDER.  OR score this awesome Benecos Holiday Glamour Set for eyes, only $30!  (First time order offer excludes kits and clearance items.)

100% Pure makes great skincare and body care, but it is hard to beat their cream blushers, Pot Rouge ($15).  Come in lots of sweet colors, too.  Same goes for their Shimmery Lip & Cheek Tints ($15), a multi-use product.

Don’t worry, we won’t forget the lips.  Crazy Rumors Lip Colors are pretty, tasty, and keep lips super soft.  And at just $4.99 you can have a couple.

There are a few tricks you can use to extend the life of your organic cosmetics.  While there are certain products you will probably use up more quickly (facial cleansers, moisturizers, foundation), others are a good long term investment.

A good facial oil not only offers your skin added hydration and glow-i-ness, but can stretch your moisturizer and double as a treatment.  I like to add a few drops at night to my regular moisturizer.  No need to purchase a nighttime moisturizer, and a facial oil lasts and lasts because you only use 2-3 drops at a time.  You can spend a mini-fortune  on facial oils, but two I like that are not bank-breakers:  MuBeauty ($45) and Trilogy Certified Organic Rosehip Oil ($24.95).

Purchasing samples and try-me sizes are a good way to see if you like a product before laying down the cash for the full-size.  Spirit Beauty Lounge has a great deal on samples – purchase 10 samples for $25.  Caren Online also sells Try-Me sized products at very reasonable rates.

Have questions on organic cosmetics?  Drop me a comment below…

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Written by Liz Thompson

I am an organic beauty expert, writer, and mom of two young environmentalists who can already spot a toxic product when they see one. Read more about me at Organic Beauty, and find me on , Twitter, Pinterest, and Facebook.

  1. Thanks for doing a post on this! I follow a lot of green blogs and it drives me insane that they only discuss high end brands. Most people can’t spend $50 on a cleanser! haha Great post! For some more affordable brands: Alima Pure, Silk Naturals (small mineral makeup company), Physician’s Formula Organic Wear, Desert Essence, Earth Science, ZuZu Luxe, and more!

  2. Good list of organic cosmetics! They are usually so much more expensive than regular makeup. The Sante eye shadow sticks look like a must-have, and also think it will be super easy to apply. My current fave organic company is the Mattify Cosmetics line. Their face powders are the only ones that work on my oily skin and their natural eye makeup lasts for my whole work day. I pay around $15 for the face powder and $5 for the eye makeup, most of their stuff has free shipping too, which is a huge plus.

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singin' in the rain - light storm!

  • Grey clouds rolled over the hills of the moor, a distance crack of thunder spooking Larkkit out of her concentration. What was that? She scampered towards where the other kits had grouped up, a few trying to exclude her but their mothers quickly chastising them. Then... it happened.

    A drop plopped down onto Lark's nose and she sneezed; more droplets followed, and pretty soon the rain was in full swing. It scared Lark how dark the sky got, but the rain was so pretty to look at!

    She ran in circles, giggling as the stuff splashed back at her, eventually realizing the mud that was being stirred up by her. She kicked at the mud and giggled harder.

    It was a shame everyone else was missing all the fun.

  • boasong had sensed the arrival of the storm before the rain and lightning. dark clouds had been gathering on the horizon, rolling over the hill. the wind picked up speed, buffeting his fur and lashing the dying grass of the moorland. both were telltale signs to the tom; rain was on it's way.

    sure enough, a torrential downpour soon engulfed the moor, drenching him with cold droplets and plastering his thick fur against his sides. i'll probably look like a drowned rat by the time it blows over, he thought, amusement making his whiskers twitch. as the rain pelted the grasslands, boasong's attention was drawn to larkkit as the young girl giggled and splashed around in the mud puddles forming in camp. a smile creeped it's way onto his maw, watching her play, happy to see her having fun. the last time he'd seen her, she'd been visibly upset by her mother's abandonment. it was nice to know that larkkit was back to her usual energetic self.

    "my my, the queens will have a fun time cleaning up after you, won't they?" he purred over the sound of rainfall, gesturing to her muddy paws teasingly.

  • The kitten stopped in her tracks. "I didn't think about that!" she exclaimed, sitting down in the puddle. "I didn't wanna go making extra work for them! ... Maybe I can clean myself off later, but for now, I wanna play." her voiced was raised to make sure Boasong could hear her. She had no idea how old the warrior was, so to her, he very well could've been at that age where your hearing fails you. That, on top of the loud thud of the rain.

    "Come on and play with me! It'll be fun!" she waddled over to Boasong, trying to shake his leg with her dirty paws.

  • XAVyxoV.gif She remembered hanging out on a twoleg porch when it down poured. Now she was in a clan that barely had trees to take cover. Velvetpaw's paws were already covered in mud as she pads back into the camp. Her eyes spot the kit who was playing in mud. Something about playing but they would clean themselves later. Ew. The very thought of licking mud off made her want to throw up. She makes her way over, "Maybe we can find out some stream to help get the mud off." she offered, "After you're done playing of course."

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  • — The molly was too sick and out of her head to enjoy the rain that was pattering down. Her head partially sticking out of the medicine cat den. Though she could watch and even as her chest heaved for breathes she would so so, a soft smile pulling at the right side of her face before she closed her eyes for a moment. It was nice listening to the rain as it softly touched upon the moorland grasses and perhaps it would ease her worried mind about how bad she was going to get. But she wished for little Larkkit to have all the fun that she wanted to have during this moment. Kits should always enjoy their young life before they had to become apprentices and train, to be able to stretch their paws and the excitement of learning what it means to be a warrior. Her tail curled around her before she drifted off into a fitful sleep, claws curled against her chest.

    ( don't follow me, you'll end up in my arms )

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  • Lark bounced around to face Velvetpaw.

    "Yeah, yeah, we can do that, but later, pleeeease?" she crouched in the mud, only helping to worsen the mess she already was. "Before the bath, let's play!"

    "Mistrialstar! Come play with us!" She padded over to the leader, mud being tossed from her skippy steps. She didn't realize the leader's ailing health; as far as she knew, Mistrialstar was just normal sick. She hadn't been concerned with the idea that a snake had the audacity to bite her clan leader outside of the rumors of other kits. If the leader felt too sick, she'd try her best not to press the idea of playtime, but otherwise, she looked between both Velvetpaw and Mistrialstar with wide puppy-eyes.

  • "Maybe Mistralstar can play with you later," the lynx point suggested lightly, glancing to the ailing leader briefly. She needed rest at this point, needed to build her strength back up. Especially with leafbare looming over the horizon, the other molly needed to be at her strongest. "I was really hoping that I could play with you instead. Would that be okay?" Stormfeather never would have imagined herself as someone who had any semblance of ability to be around kits. To entertain them. Among her family, kits as young as two moons began to fight. They never knew what it was to play - they were sent straight into combat routines, to become thoughtless fighters. That was how she grew up. And now here she was, a mother - with more kits on the way - and asking a child to play. What a turn her life had taken when she broke away from her foul home.

    Stormfeather / Female / WindClan / 30 moons / penned by Monahan

  • "Why later?" the kit huffed, then turned back to the leader; she did look sleepy.

    "Oh, she's tired... Then, yes! Let's play, lady whose name I haven't learned!" She had seen Stormfeather around, usually with the big black cat that other kits' mommies said used to be leader. She wondered what happened; she was still out of the loop on how the whole leader thing worked. She wanted to learn, though.

    "I'll let one of you pick the game. Pick a good one, please!"

    Larkkit never failed to lift his spirits. Even in one of the dreariest days he'd seen in a long time here she was making the best of it. Completely covered in mud too. His eyes rolled themselves fondly before slinking over onto his belly, sneakily coming up from behind the kitten. "How about a good ol' fashioned mud battle?" Duckthroat roared playfully before rearing up onto his hind-legs to bring his paws down to the sloppy floor, sending a light spray towards Larkkit.

    ( even now my face is lined. death's not gonna loose the tether. i just hope he takes his time. )

  • A shriek of a giggle came from the girl as she was splashed, and she threw mud at Duckthroat in return.

    "Gotcha! Gotcha!" she laughed and she stomped. Then, she ran to Duckthroat and bumped into his leg, hitting at his leg with dirty paws.

    "Bam! Bam!"

    "Ooh she's got me! Ow! Ow!" With each of her "blows" the warrior would pretend to be struck with a mighty force, stumbling down to his paws until he was laying belly-up onto the muddy ground. Sure it felt gross but he didn't really mind. He hadn't laughed like this for quite awhile. "I think...She's...Killing...Me." Duckthroat croaked out as he slumped his head back against the watery floor, staring up at the sky while he tried not to blink.

    ( even now my face is lined. death's not gonna loose the tether. i just hope he takes his time. )

  • XAVyxoV.gif "Don't worry! I'll save you!" she called out in amusement, aiming to swoop some mud and throw it at Larkkit. Velvetpaw giggled, wondering if clan cat often took times like this to mess around. She quite liked it compared to her normal apprentice stuff.

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  • Larkkit snorted loudly as she was splashed with mud. It almost covered her by now; they'd have to call her 'Mudkit' now.

    "Noooo!! Don't help him, I'm way cuter!" she teased. In retaliation, she jumped and tried to get some mud on Duckthroat and Velvetpaw at the same time.


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Psychotherapy Important to a Woman’s Adjustment After Hearing Loss

Hearing loss can have a significant effect on the quality of life, especially when the hearing loss is sudden and comes without warning. For many hearing loss patients, the loss of hearing comes as a progressive complication commonly associated with age. However, for some patients, the hearing loss may be sudden and the result of a physiological complication or illness.

For women, hearing loss can have a far greater impact on the quality of life when compared to men. It is believed that women commonly experience hearing loss in greater numbers than men. In the days, weeks, and months after hearing loss, the effect of hearing loss for women can be significantly compromised when there right social and psychological services are not in place.

If you are a woman who has suffered either a progressive or sudden hearing loss, it is important to seek medical attention as soon as possible. Utilizing the services of an audiologist or sonus complete is always recommended. With the proper audiology care, you may be able to restore hearing, to some extent, with the use of hearing aid devices, medications, or even surgery. In addition, to audiology care, as a woman with hearing loss, it is also important to reach out for social and psychological support services as the adjustment to your hearing loss can be quite difficult to manage.

Using social therapy and psychotherapy, as a hearing-impaired adult, you can learn to accommodate to your hearing loss when managing your social and interpersonal relationships. Because women, more commonly than men, rely upon extensive communication, this improvement in social and interpersonal skills management will be important to your management of hearing loss from a psychological standpoint. In social and psychotherapy, the therapist can guide you through the management of hearing loss when in crowded rooms, noisy settings, or in settings where low levels of sound may be important. Information on home and workplace management will also be important.

A common issue that affects women with hearing loss is the image issues associated with using a hearing aid. Because women traditionally focus on personal appearance, beauty, and fashion trends, the use of a hearing aid may be deemed unfashionable and unsightly. In actuality, hearing aids and hearing devices, today, are far trendier than in years past. In fact, many can be hidden from plain view with the proper guidance and instruction from an audiologist or therapist.

Hearing loss at any age can have an impact on your quality of life. Approaching the hearing loss with optimism is important to your adjustment. With the guidance and support of social and psychological support services, in addition to proper management of your hearing loss by an audiologist, you can experience a far greater and more acceptable outcome.

Great Tasting Simple Salads for a Main Course

Salads don’t have to be side dishes, or things you eat before you have the real dinner. With the right combination of ingredients, they can actually be a filling, delicious, and nutritionally balanced meal in and of themselves. So how do you do this? The key to a brilliant salad is fresh produce, a meat, a cheese, a fruit, and a nut, but they have to be in a good combination.

For example, for a really fresh and simple salad, you can just take a bed of mixed greens, put some tomato chunks on there and some avocado chunks if that’s available and ripe. Then sprinkle over that some walnut pieces, cheese chunks (gorgonzola, blue, or even feta), and some sliced strawberries or peach chunks or even grapefruit chunks. Drizzle a balsamic vinaigrette over it all, and then put some warm meat on top: sliced chicken, steak, or shrimp. This salad is delicious over and over, and the base works well with a variety of fruits. The key to this one is that the fruit adds a lot of flavor, and the rest of it serves as a bit of a base. At online websites, there will be availability of samples of megaprebiotic supplements. The base of the products can be taken to be fruits to provide delicious taste to the person. Proper survey can be taken at the site to know about the flavors available. The information available with the person should be sufficient for the intake.

Another way to do a salad is to let the meat highlight it. Cook up some shrimp in a spicy sesame garlic marinade (or make your own), and then put them on a bed of gently wilted spinach (sautéed for about a minute) with some mandarin orange slices, pine nuts, and parmesan cheese. The shrimp in this one might even provide enough juice to not need a salad dressing (especially because the spinach is a little bit wilted and moist).

Salads don’t even need to have just lettuce as the base. To make a more complete meal of it, use some rice as the base. White rice gently seasoned with salt, lemon juice, and dill makes a great base for a salad. Put some greens on top of that, and then it can even be a burrito in a bowl type of thing with meat seasoned with cumin, and then some cheddar, tomatoes (or even salsa), black beans, and mango chunks. This one doesn’t nearly follow the key to a brilliant salad because it’s missing the nuts, but the rice and beans combine to provide a great protein here.

One thing to think about when making salads is that vegetables have many different nutrients in them, and a colorful salad, in addition to being pretty, should have a good balance of vitamins and minerals. So, when making salads as main courses, try to include many different types of vegetables and toppings to make it a balanced meal!

St. Patrick’s Day Coffee Can Crafts for Kids

St. Patrick’s Day is a fun holiday for crafting with kids, and coffee cans make a wonderful medium for many St. Patrick’s Day craft projects. Coffee cans may seem like very boring objects, but they can provide you with hours of crafting with kids. This article will give you detailed instructions on creating several St. Patrick’s Day coffee can crafts with the kids in your life.

Lucky Treasure Box

St. Patrick’s Day brings to mine luck, and a coffee can is the perfect medium for creating a lucky treasure box with kids. For this craft project you will need a coffee can, glue, scissors, green construction paper, paint, some coins, cardboard, and foil. For the kids, the weekly coffee delivery will be arranged through the parents. The project of the subscription will be beneficial for the person to taste different flavors. There will be no effect on the health of the person. The use of the coins and notes can be made for the purpose.

Start this project by helping kids paint the coffee can and lid whatever color they like. While the paint dries help kids cut shamrock shapes out of the construction paper and set them aside. Next trace the coins on the cardboard and help kids cut the shapes out. Cover the cardboard coins with glue and foil. Allow the kids to glue the coins and shamrocks to the coffee can, and you will have a lovely St. Patrick’s Day craft that your kids will treasure for years to come.

Leprechaun Hat

A festive addition to any home décor during St. Patrick’s Day is a Leprechaun hat. For this fun craft you will need a coffee can, green tissue paper, black construction paper, yellow construction paper, glue, and scissors.

Start this project by helping kids cut a piece of construction paper about an inch and a half in width; the strip of paper should be long enough to fit completely around the coffee can without much extra room. Also help kids cut a yellow square slightly bigger than the width of the black strip; fold the square in half and cut a smaller square out of the middle. Help kids glue the ends of the black paper together to form a circle and attach the yellow square shape with glue.

Now apply a thin line of glue around the top of the coffee can, and place two full sheets of tissue paper on top of it. Press the paper down and around the sides of the can and place the black band over the top of the can. Slide the band down to the bottom and add some glue to the can and the band to secure it all in place. Use the scissors to trim the excess tissue paper into a brim and secure the rest in place with glue where necessary. This coffee can craft is a great project to do with kids on St. Patrick’s Day.

Pot of Gold

A coffee can does not seem like it can relate to St. Patrick’s Day, but you can turn an ordinary coffee can into a pot of gold any leprechaun will admire. For this craft you will need a coffee can, black paint, glue, a black pipe cleaner, foil, gems, sequins, and tissue paper.

Start this craft by helping kids paint the outside of the can with black paint. While the can is drying help kids roll pieces of foil into small shiny balls. Next help kids fold the pipe cleaner in half and twist together to create a coil. Glue the ends of the pipe cleaner to the open end of the can and fill it 3 quarters of the way full with tissue paper. Now help kids fill the rest of the can with the foil balls, sequins, and gems to simulate treasure, and you have completed this fun St. Patrick’s Day craft.

St. Patrick’s Day is a fun holiday for crafting with kids, and I hope this article has inspired you to get out your coffee cans and start crafting!

Little Steps to a Great Summer Diet Plan

The word diet has turned into a very nasty word to some people, it is like you just said the most horrible word in the English language, and people cringe at it. Dieting is a common struggle among many people, and with summer around the corner people will be trying their best to stick to a diet plan and shed those few extra pounds we all put on to keep us warm this winter. I know I, myself have started a diet plan to get myself back into my bathing suit and looking good. Here is a guide to a nice summer diet plan hopefully we can all stick to. While it isn’t your typical diet plan it will still get results if done correctly.

First thing to focus on is little steps. Most of us get discouraged way to easy by setting huge goals and the minute we don’t see results we just give up. My trick in beating this is to set daily goals which are small. That way it is easy to beat your daily goal and then in turn you feel you are accomplishing things. Things like having one less snack, or knowing I turned down one big craving you were having that day are all accomplishments we should be proud of in paving the way to a skinner you. In the summer season, the intake of the pills will be effective. Some tricks can be adopted through the person for the purchase of the pills. The resurge customer reviews can be checked at online search engines whenever there will be requirement. Either a person is fat or excessive fat, a slim body results will be delivered without additional efforts of the person. The consumption will be effective when there will be the right amount of the fat reduction portion.

Now for all the technical things when it comes to dieting. One of the most important things to focus on is food. The consumption amounts and the specific things you are eating all play a vital step in the dieting. This is why most hate the word diet, they believe it will take away all the delicious foods they eat and the lovely tastes they will be missing out by trying diet foods. You don’t need to drastically change your eating habits. Remember we want to take little steps. So first start with changing your snacks. Do little substitutions here and there. Instead of a chocolate dessert after dinner try a fruit or a little cup of nuts whatever works for you. I personally do an orange because it gives you that sweet taste as if you were eating candy and you can cut it up all different types of ways to make eating it more fun. They are also very filling. Just changing one snack like that could be decreasing your calorie intake by around 300-500 calories, depending on what you usually have for dessert. Now imagine doing that for five days a week, which could be the difference of 3000 calories. See how such a small step can have a big impact. Trying tricks like this will help you lose weight without feeling you have given up all the foods you love.

Now of course this isn’t going to get you fast results, like ten pounds a week. If that is what you are after commit more. Have smaller meals, and more snacks like apples and bananas more frequently. This will speed up your metabolism and help burn calories faster too. Another trick is green teas. The antioxidants help speed up the metabolism and the tea has no calories. Which is a win-win situation.

Lets add the exercise aspect into the dieting plan now. Again go with the little steps. Going too big in the beginning and over exerting yourself can lead to giving up because of soreness. You want to start off with adding a little bit to your daily routine. If you are a runner do a little jogging. The main focus is cardio. Keeping the heat beating faster is what burns the most calories. I personally am not a runner at all and have found other ways to keep up the heart rate. I turn daily activities into challenges. Things such as housework even, can become a 45 minute workout when done differently. Set a short finish time, making you speed around the house quickly. Especially when it comes to vacuuming. This actually gets your arms, abs, and legs moving as if it was a gym exercise. If you break it down in your head cleaning your house can be very intense. The bathroom is another area you can turn it into a squatting and bending exercise, in most cases cleaning the tub and shower works our lower body. When you change daily activities like this into an exercise style it makes it feel less like doing a strenuously gym work-out. Overall what you are doing is tricking your mind into doing more exercise without the dreaded “work-outs” attached to it. So remember any activity that keeps your heart rate up for around 30 minutes is an exercise no matter what the activity may be.

If you want more formal exercises, here are some suggestions. Jumping-jacks are a great and simple way to elevate the heart-rate. Then things like squats while doing boxing moves work on both upper and lower muscles. Working two sets of areas at once is another trick in burning more calories. Keep in mind we do not want to make ourselves too sore the following day so that it hinders us from working out that day or taking it easy. If you are sore push through it and only work upper body that day, vies-versa. Every person is different and we all have our own preference when it comes exercises we enjoy doing, my suggestions is to find specific exercises that you like, anything that will make the experience better for you is great. And changing them up also makes it seem less like a chore of working out and a fun activity. Get creative.

The amount of weight you want to lose is up to you and your commitment. Like I have suggested, starting small and then going big is the best plan if you think you will have a problem sticking with it. If you want to just quickly lose the weight and don’t care about a bounce back in weight then hit the gym and workout till you can’t move but keep in mind the more healthy approach is little steps. And little steps may lead to an overall lifestyle you might just like to keep going and not only a summer diet plan, maybe an all year plan.

Make Money Doing Online Surveys

Are you ready to ربح المال من الانترنت Doing Online Surveys? Well, this is a great place to start, because there are dozens of companies waiting to help you Make Money Doing Online Surveys. The question remains though If I want to Make Money Doing Online Surveys, where do I start? This article will raise 3 important questions to help you determine if you can Make Money Doing Online Surveys.

Make Money Doing Online Surveys – Question #1 – Do you have the time?

As with most things in life, there is no such thing as a free lunch. As you Make Money Doing Online Surveys, you will soon realize that this is no “get the rich quick” scheme. Before you get disappointed though, I can tell you that you can Make Money Doing Online Surveys and you can earn a VERY good living doing them. All from the comfort of your own living room! You just need to make sure that you can devote at least a couple of hours a week.

Again, just like all other jobs, the more you work, the more you will make. As you Make Money Doing Online Surveys, you have an incredible opportunity to earn anywhere from $20 to $150 per hour and at that rate, you won’t ever need to work another 40 hour week!

Make Money Doing Online Surveys – Question #2 – Can you finish a project?

When you sign up with companies to complete a survey, test a new product, preview a new movie trailer, or participate in a focus group, that company is expecting you to complete the project. The companies that will offer you this kind of work, allowing you to earn anywhere from $20 to $150 per hour, are looking for people who can take a job, complete it, and then report back to them, without any kind of reminder or prompting.

As you begin to Make Money Doing Online Surveys, you soon realize that You are your own boss. You can work from the comfort of your own home (in your pajamas even!) and you get to set your own hours. Within this framework or model, there is never anyone looking over your shoulder to make sure you are completing your job. But, if you expect to earn this kind of money regularly, you need to establish that you are reliable.

These companies are all working on a schedule and they expect their “field testers” to be self-motivated individuals capable of finishing the tasks that are given to them. If you are the kind of person who is not able to complete tasks and projects within a given time frame (you are usually given 3-5 days to complete them), then perhaps this plan to Make Money Doing Online Surveys is not for you.

Make Money Doing Online Surveys – Question #3 – Do you have a reliable computer and internet connection?

The fact that you are reading this article right now, makes this a moot point. But, having a dependable computer and internet connection is very important in this business as you Make Money Doing Online Surveys. You will use your computer to log onto the sites to find the work, you will use your computer to fill out the surveys and you will use your computer to reprt your findings back to the company that is paying you. As you Make Money Doing Online Surveys, you will become very used to working with your computer. There is nothing worst than having to use a computer or internet connection that is constantly needing repairs, so make sure your main tool, your computer, and connection are up to par.

There you have it. Three simple questions to ask yourself to find out if you are ready to Make Money Doing Online Surveys. Time, drive, and a decent connection to the internet is all it takes to help you Make Money Doing Online Surveys. Have fun!

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The Biggest Loser Show

We all watch television shows like the Biggest Loser and watch people shed pound after pound, wondering how they do it so fast. We watch and wish we could achieve the goals that they achieve. What we do not see is hours and hours of training, they leave so much out. We do not see the intense physical therapy these contestants must undergo to allow their bodies to train at such intensity. We do not see the cooking and consumption changes they must make or the struggles that some of them face as a result of such a lifestyle change. Sometimes we fail to realize that these people are not really losing this weight and training in the real world. They have professional trainers at their disposal and learning materials for cooking and healthy decision making. There are no distractions, no work, no family, and no bills, nothing to get in the way. As long as they are on the television show, all they focus on is losing weight, physical fitness, and losing even more weight.

We watch these television shows and set similar goals to the contestants and get discouraged when we are not losing ten, fifteen, even twenty pounds in one week. So we decide that losing weight is an unattainable goal and we are meant to be the size that we are. We make this decision based on a small amount of time and unrealistic goals. The goals of the person will be accomplished through checking the resurge customer reviews. The availability of the reviews will offer opportunity to know about the products for weight loss. All the essential information should be available with the patient to multiply the results of the pills.  The decision should be taken with intelligence and expertise.

Though the show has very many disclaimers and the trainers and contestants advise us that these are not real life conditions in which they are losing weight, we want to believe that we can do it, that we may be the exception to the rule. But there is no such thing as a person that magically loses and sheds weight. At the end of the day, we all have to work hard, some harder than others, to lose weight and become the healthy people we want to be.

Without trainers, without the everyday stresses gone, and without a vacation from work, we have to make our changes and stick to them. Easier said than done, I know. The trick is to start small, and work on that as you see progress.

For the first week, you could decide that you will not take any elevators and will walk every night after dinner. For the second week, make the choice to buy no junk food and clear your cabinets of all unhealthy food. The third week, stop drinking soda or high calorie drinks. Making these small changes, a week at a time, will help you to lose weight in a practical and healthy way. You will not become overwhelmed by all of the drastic changes and fall back into old routines.

Lastly, make sure that your family is supportive and will make these changes with you. When all of this is in place, you are ready to make your first small change. With every victory in your weight loss journey, you will feel motivated and happy to be making these changes. Plan your four goals for every month and celebrate every success! Before you know it, you will feel healthier and the weight loss will happen naturally.

Why You Should Quit Smoking

By now we are all aware that smoking is bad for us. However, you may not know specifically why smoking is so bad for you. Physical effects of smoking are not the only bad things that happen when you smoke. Learning what the bad effects are can help you make the final decision to quit smoking and to quit for good this time. For the purpose of quitting smoke, the dose of 50vg vape juice should be under the consideration of the experts. The physical effects of the products will be less when compared to the other one. The decision of the person should be taken smartly under the funds available at the account.

Some immediate reasons you should consider for why to quit smoking are of course related to your health. Did you know that the risk of lung cancer, cancer of the larynx, heart problems, heart attack and even stroke are exponentially increased for smokers? Did you also know that by quitting smoking it is possible to reduce your risk to the same point as a non-smoker within only a matter of years? If you were to quit smoking today, within 5 to 10 years of being smoke free your risk for the above conditions could be the same as if you had never smoked a cigarette in your life.

You may be so unfortunate that you end up having one of the above mentioned conditions before you are able to quit. That is ok to a point because it is really never too late to quit and still reap some of the reward of being a non-smoker. Even if you are on oxygen it is still not too late to quit because not only is smoking while being near an oxygen tank dangerous, but, if you quit smoking you will greatly reduce your need for continuous oxygen. Also, your doctor may bar you from smoking, especially while you are in the hospital.

Releasing yourself from the chains of smoking is never truly easy. No matter what any gimmick says it is going to be hard giving up something that you have used for a crutch for so long will leave you stumbling for a while. But, seriously, do you want your children to smoke? The answer is a resounding ‘no’, however, the chances that your children will follow in your footsteps and smoke is great because they have learned from you. So, another reason to quit smoking is to help reduce the chances of your children smoking or your children being affected by the second hand smoke.

Deciding to quit smoking and actually following through with your decision relies mainly on you. You have to make the decision yourself in order for the plan to succeed. If you are coerced into quitting you may succeed, but you may also feel deprived. You shouldn’t let yourself feel deprived, instead, you should feel proud and accomplished for making yourself healthier and setting a good example for your children. Smoking is dangerous to your health to those around you. The many reasons to quit smoking are almost impossible to count or list, but, the reasons to smoke are really none. You can always find an alternative to smoking, you just have to look.

Types of Beamsplitters

Short and long Wavelength

One of the common types of beamsplitters that is commonly used in wide variety of applications is the long and short wavelength pass filter. Basically, modified N4 stacks are what make or create an edge filter coating. These edge filters are also known as short and long wavelength filters. Now, what is the difference between the two? Usually, long wave pass filter is described as a kind of pass filter where longer wavelengths are transmitted ( at 45 degrees). On the other hand, short wave pass filter is described as a kind of filter where shorter wavelength is transmitted (at 90 degrees). But what these tow filters share in common is that they both have 50 % edge centred around 700 nm. Just like optical dichroic mirror, this coating can be beneficial to designers.

Plate BeamSplitters

Another type of beamsplitter is plate beamsplitter. It is made up of an optical crown glasses ‘thin plate that has various kinds of coating. These types of coating are deposited on every side of the splitter. The first side of this beamsplitter is coated with a film that has divided reflection properties over the near infrared spectrum or the visible spectrum. The film coated to the first surface of the beamsplitter is considered as an all dielectric one. One of the common advantage that a designer can get from this kind of filter is that it has only low absorption. This means that in general counting, this kind of beamsplitter has 0.5% for a 50/50 splitter at 45 degrees.

Cube Beamsplitters

As a designer, you certainly want to use a kind of beamsplitter that can provide you wide variety of benefits. If so, cube beamsplitters are the right ones for you. Basically, cube beamsplitters are rugged beamsplitters that are perfect for superposition applications of beam. This beamsplitter is also very simple and easy to mount. Another good thing about this kind of beam splitter is that the coating it has is very degradation resistant. This is possible because the coating is sea;led within the body of the cube.

Nonpolarizing plate

In cases where there is a need for the characteristics of the polarization to be sustained in the transmitted and reflected beams, nonpolarizing plate beamspitters are the best kind of beamsplitters to use. Nenpolarizing plate beamsplitters are also used to get a 50 50 split in laser energy not considering the state of the polarization in the beam. This is what makes nonpolarizing plate unique from other kinds of beamsplitters. This is the only filter that has  high polarization sensitivity.

Hybrid Partial Reflection

Another type of beamsplitter is the hybrid partial reflection coatings and this is usuaually used both for dielectrics and metals in order to generate a moderate absorption beamsplitter that has low polarization sensitivity. One of the main benefits that desigtner can get from hybrid partial redelction coating is its insensitive characteristic to change in the incidence angle. Comapred to cube beamsplitter that has the ability to cause 45 degrees of incidence angle, hybrid partial-reflection coatings has an advantage of creating such beamsplitters to be neutral in a chromatic way for divergent or convergent beams.

Pellicle Beamsplitter

While there are several more types of beamsplitters such as all-doelectric nonpolarizing coating, broadband partial reflection coatings and so many more for designers, our last pick is pellicle beamsplitter. This kind of coating has a high tensile stremgth elastic membrane. Since this beamsplitter has a thin membrane, it can be advantageous over traditional plate beamsplitters. This is because problems will be virtually eliminated through negligible covering beams and very low absorption.

Compact Flash Drives: An Ultimate Guidance For Buying And Understanding It!

Basically, a compact flash drive is a CF card, which is commonly known as a memory card. This was developed in 1994 by SanDisk. This memory card runs by using a flash memory through which all the data can be easily stored in small devices. This compact flash drive is portable and can be easily inserted in your cell phones. For retaining the data, you don’t need any type of memory, battery, or electrical units. As a reason with the help of this memory card, you can automatically add all the data on any computer or mobile device. The biggest use of using a CF card is that it helps in removing videos and photographs memory from your mobile devices.

When we talk about the original version of compact flash memory, then it was made by using a NOR flash memory. The benefit of a NOR flash memory is that anyone can easily execute all the programs from the random access memory, and they don’t have to copy the data from that particular device. For removing the compact flash cards, NAND has been considered because all the larger amounts of data, as well as information, can be easily stored in it. It will automatically go in the default mode, which is considered as a flash memory. As almost in all types of memory cards, one can use an SD card for securing the data, which also includes a compact flash card.

It is rendered as considering infinity kloud for compact flash drives are prominent as they are easily available. All the memory which is used in the flashcard is not a memory that is volatile, and it means that you can store the data and turn it off whenever you wanted to. It requires a solid construction to design a compact flash card so that it can be easily accessible in computer devices.

What are the technical specifications of using a compact flash card?

Using a compact flash card or memory card is a better option to store all your data privately. You don’t have to worry because, according to the memory space of the card, you can easily store everything and make it confidential. These cards are used on a digital purpose by refluxing a single-lens camera. If you need a high quality of photography and images, then it is important for you to optimize an ultra-compact flash for better and effective results. All your data can be quickly stored in the camera, and you can capture and store it for a longer time period. As a reason, your data will not get removed until and unless you removed it. So it is effective as well as beneficial to use a compact flash card for making all your data secured. It can easily be accessed in small devices or in computers so that you can replicate it whenever you wanted too.

The technical terms of using a compact flash card listed as using advanced parallel technology will provide higher interface and infinity kloud. Somehow the size of a matchbook is similar to the measurement of a CF card, which is approx 42.8mm by 36.4mm. You can switch a flashcard as well as support them by using the operations of 3.3V and 5v. when we consider about the small form factor, and then they can be easily operated on 1V.

What is the 2 type of compact flashcards?

When we measure it on the basis of thickness and capacity, then there are basically two types of compact flash cards. The first category of a compact flash card comes with 3.3 mm thickness, and the second category of a compact flash comes with a 5.0 mm thickness. The reason behind the higher thickness of type two compact flashcards is that here microdrives are considering, which is basically a type of hard disk in a spinning form. This hard disk for specially developed as well as originated by IBM, and that makes it different from other cards.

It has been listed that one of the most biggest suppliers in compact flash card drives is using SanDisk as a reason it has high competition in the market. You can easily purchase them from any digital store or from an online website. They are not too expensive, and the amount basically depends on the random access memory which you are going to consider for buying the compact flash card.

The ultimate guide for the reader,

Also, there are so many companies as well as manufacturers who are giving a tough competition for using a compact flash card. All the crucial aspects, as well as information, are listed in the above section, through which it will become beneficial for you to consider a compact flash card for securing all your data and information.

Why Are Dogs Man’s Best Friend?

Have you ever wondered how the dog received the title of being, “Man’s Best Friend?” Now I don’t know the official, or even if there is an official reasoning, but I have several thoughts and theories I would like to lend to this idea.

I have had several dogs and puppies as pets growing up. In fact, I have one right now who I just adore. He is a little apple head Chihuahua named George. He is very shy and timid and doesn’t go ballistic and run around like crazy as some dogs do. He is just as cute as a button!

There are so many reasons why dogs are our best friends. In my case George just loves me and I love him too! When I walk thru the door he is right there. He is always wanting to sit by me and in my lap. Chihuahuas always like to be covered up so he is constantly wanting inside my shirt to cuddle up. In fact, he is there right now as I am typing this article.

You know, dogs don’t judge you or gripe at you. Even if you somehow forget to feed them or wat er them one day (that is horrible by the way) they still love you and don’t hold it against you. Maybe that is one reason we love them so much. Dogs know how to love unconditionally when humans sometime don’t.

I am sure everyone of us has a childhood memory of a pet dog. Our best friend. The dog we played with after school and every summer. The dog we taught how to fetch and sit and roll over. Dogs can bring back those good childhood memories.

I once read a joke that said if you lock your husband and your dog in the trunk of your car who will still be glad to see you when you let them out? Meaning even though you locked him up your dog will still be overjoyed to see you while your husband not so much.

Some people treat their dogs, and pets in general, as their children. Especially if they don’t have children. Have you ever known someone like that? Sometimes I do believe it is taken to the extreme and how people treat them and how much money they spend, but if they want to do it and can afford it, then more power to them. I once heard of a woman who had two dogs. When the female dog was in heat she was taken to either a kennel or a dog spa, I can’t remember which, and then she had to take the male dog to a “dog psychiatrist” because he couldn’t handle it and was depressed when the female dog was away. This is a true story. Now in my opinion, this is a little over the top.

Dogs also play an important role in our lives, some more than others. Dogs can be taught to lead the blind. I know that the relationship between a seeing eye dog and their owner is very strong and special. Dogs also are trained to work with the police in searching for people as well as drugs.

Dogs are also easy to train because they are smart. According to barx buddy reviews, by just simply using the right training tool, your pet dog can be easily trained.

Really, we don’t have to search for the answer to why a dog is man’s best friend. If you have a pet dog you already know the answer.


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We’re here to tell you why your screenwriting dialogue sucks – and just what you need to do to make it shine like gold nuggets in a clear mountain stream.

Why does your screenwriting dialogue suck so hard?

16. Dialogue that kills

Do you feel as though dazzling dialogue just comes to you in your scripts? Do you open the floodgates of your Oscar-bait creativity and just watch how pure art colors every page? Chances are the answer is “no”. We’re here to tell you exactly why your dialogue probably sucks ass – and precisely what you need to do to make it shine like gold nuggets in a clear mountain stream.

When Patrick Somerville wrote the character of Annie (Emma Stone) in Maniac, do you think he just settled for the first piece of dialogue that came to his head?

In Stranger Things, when the Duffer Brothers wrote lines for Eleven’s character (Millie Bobby Brown) – someone being experimented on in captivity her whole life and quickly having to grow up in the real world – do you think they just stormed through and wrote any old garbage?

Of course not.

Craft your characters prior to writing them

Your dialogue will only be sufficient if your characters have been crafted carefully prior to writing. You must know your characters intimately: their fears, strengths, home life, professional life, attitudes, political outlook, hobbies, childhood and past, peanut butter and jelly or ham and cheese – the list goes on.

You need to have at least a one-page biography on each character with all this information. When you finally get around to writing your script, you’ll know just what each of your characters will say in any given situation – and their dialogue will be electric!

The silence is as important – or more so – than the words

Pay attention to the inverse when it comes to the words your characters say. Remember: anything a character says is all about what’s being left out. People never say exactly what’s on their minds – their brain filters out what they feel deep down they shouldn’t say.

There is a study of psychology about just this. That’s right, psychology – bet you didn’t see that coming! Lay down some metaphorical plastic wrap, because your mind is about to be blown all over the shop with some Freudian explosives.

The id, the ego, and the superego

The mind uses three levels to process actions.

The id refers to good old primal, animalistic desires. That chocolate cake makes you want to devour it; that week-old sandwich molding over in the back of your fridge disgusts you; that hot coworker makes you want to bump uglies with them – it’s a biological response.

The id tends to be the subtext in dialogue. Everyone has desires they can’t or won’t act on, and dialogue is a great way to show subtly (often via what’s missing) what a character really wants.

'Brain on Fire' follows a 24-year-old woman who woke up in a hospital bed. She couldn't speak. She couldn't move. And she had no idea how she got there.

The ego tames the id. It’s how you evaluate the best way of achieving your desires without causing harm to yourself. The ego reminds you the chocolate cake might have a bit of an effect on your love handles, the rotten sandwich might make you sick, and you might want to ask that coworker out on a date first.

Then there’s the superego, which controls your consideration of other people, not just yourself. The superego helps you evaluate how actions affect others. This is the part of the mind that reminds you that eating that chocolate cake before you pay for it is unethical, and that you’re married and attempting to sleep with your hot coworker might be a bit of a slap in the face to your spouse.

You can conceive, write, shoot, and edit a no-budget short film within a week if you switch off that negative voice in your brain. Here’s how to do it.

Psychology is at the root of personality – and therefore your characters

This information may seem a bit academic, but when you want to create multidimensional characters, this psychology is at their root. It’s the starting point of making someone unique and believable.

If you want to disregard these tips, by all means go right ahead. However, if you want readers to make an instant emotional connection with your characters and hang on their every action, take this advice and make something great. A captivating character can make your script into a page-turner (even if the rest of the story ain’t so great).

Want to write dialogue to make Aaron Sorkin blush? Want to write dialogue to make Tarantino’s weird backward cap blow off? (Seriously, what is that thing?) Just follow the exercises below.

Task 1

You wanna be a contender? You wanna be somebody?

When watching a movie, type up the dialogue being spoken on screen. This gets you in the habit of physically writing great professional dialogue, seeing it right in front of you; it embeds what dialogue should be into your mind and hands.

So ya wanna be a screenwriter. You've typed your fingers off. What next? The short answer is: enter some reputable screenwriting competitions, stat.

Task 2

Do I really sound like that?

Next time you’re subtly observing people in your local coffee shop, note how they speak to each other. People don’t speak in perfect sentences. Notice how people’s speech is disjointed.

Notice how people communicate physically, too. Remember: you don’t always need words. People give more away in their actions than their words.

This exercise will strengthen your ability to write authentic-sounding characters.

Next step

Jump in and write the first act of your script – the start of your “slab of clay” draft, what some writers call “draft zero”. The point is to provide an overview or preview of your final product.

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If you prefer to get your chills and learn about kills from Netflix, then here are some of the best serial killer documentary movies to watch.

Here are Netflix’s very best serial-killer documentary movies

What is it about serial killers that fascinates the collective consciousness? From the fictional killers of Criminal Minds or Dexter to the all too real tales of John Wayne Gacy or Ted Bundy, there are stories that we simultaneously repulsed yet fascinated by. What is it that just draws us in? Why do we find it fascinating, sensationalize it, try to figure things out? Maybe that’s just something a true crime fan can never answer.

Despite this, there is an embarrassment of riches in terms of true crime content from podcasts to basically the entire channel of Investigation Discovery or Oxygen. If you prefer to get your chills and learn about kills from Netflix, then here are some of the best documentaries about serial killers to watch.

Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes

Ted Bundy is probably the worst and one of the most prolific serial killers on the list. If you haven’t really delved too deeply into the deplorable crimes of Ted Bundy, then this is definitely the serial killer documentary for you. Just be forewarned, the content in this series is highly disturbing and will give you nightmares.

Mainly because it’s coming from Bundy’s own mouth.

The Confession Killer

Henry Lee Lucas was a man thought to be responsible for many murders in the 80s. That’s definitely true. How do we know this? Well, Henry Lee Lucas shocked authorities by confessing. Not to just to the murders that he was suspected of either, there are so many more, like possibly 600. The Confession Killer on Netflix documents it all in chilling detail.

It’s definitely a chilling watch, especially since Henry Lee Lucas is not a person that many talk about.

Interview with a Serial Killer

This serial killer documentary focuses on the Genesee River Killer, Arthur Shawcross. While Interview with a Serial Killer focuses on Shawcross’ crime, the real horror comes from the titular jailhouse interview with Shawcross himself. This bone-chilling interview is compounded by the fact of how candid Shawcross is about everything he did.

Add it to that look in his eyes? Oh, you’ll want to sleep with the lights on and the door locked after viewing this.

Killer Ratings

In the world of serial killers, does ordering a bunch of hits on people make you or not? It’s definitely a philosophical question for another day, but we would be remiss in not telling you about Killer Ratings. Whether or not Wallace Souza counts as a serial killer is up for debate, but the fact this politician and television presented ordered hits in order to boost his ratings and his profile? He’s definitely some kind of monster.

The series explores the crimes in-depth, so this will definitely be new for audiences outside of Brazil where the crimes took place.

Murder Mountain

What is creepier than a caught serial killer? A possibly active one. In Murder Mountain, we go to Humboldt County, also known as the Emerald Triangle. Why? Well, they grow a lot of pot there. More mysteriously, there have been a lot of disappearances in the area. Missing 411? Just bad luck? A possible serial killer lurking in the woods?

Most are referenced, even if the series focuses largely on one case. Even so, it’s creepy to think about either way.

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Retrial to Begin For US Border Agent Who Shot Teen Across Border

Nogales, Mexico – The street corner where 16-year-old Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez was shot dead by a US Border Patrol agent six years ago has turned into a shrine.

Every 10th of the month, one or more family members visit the corner to replace the dried-out flowers with fresh ones and light a candle at the cross that marks the spot. It’s on a street called Calle Internacional, next to a dilapidated house where the paint is crumbling off the walls.

On the other side of the street is a small cliff some eight metres high, out of which the metal border fence towers over the line that divides Mexico and the United States.

The homes of Nogales, Arizona can be seen through the poles, clearly better maintained than on the Mexican side of the border.

Taide Elena, Rodriguez’s grandmother, points up at the fence.

“Look how high up ground on that side of the border is. Up there is where the Border Patrol was when he shot my grandson, who was standing down here.”

Rodriguez was hit at least 10 times, mostly from behind. According to Border Patrol, the shooting by agent Lonnie Swartz was self-defence. People were allegedly throwing rocks over the border, which sometimes happens to distract Border Patrol guards from drug smugglers climbing over the fence.

“Jose Antonio was on his way home, which is a few blocks from here. Some other people were throwing rocks and he just happened to walk by,” Elena tells Al Jazeera.

Taide Elena, 68, stands next to the cross where her grandson was killed. [Eline van Nes/Al Jazeera]
The grainy videos that exist show Swartz arriving at the scene, stepping out of his car and starting to shoot quickly afterwards.

According to the testimony of other Border Patrol agents present, Swartz did not consult them before shooting his weapon. Swartz shot 12 bullets, reloaded and then shot some more. Court records show there are several reports describing between 14 and 30 shots fired.

Rodriguez was unarmed. He was hit at least twice when he was lying on the ground, according to prosecutors, who said Rodriguez was still alive at that point.

Although Elena has told the story many times, she starts crying as she describes the moment she learned from the prosecutors that Rodriguez crawled on the ground with 10 bullet holes in his body.

“He wanted to go around the corner,” she says with her eyes filling up with tears and her voice breaking. “He wanted to go home.”

In April, Swartz was acquitted in US federal court of second-degree murder. But the jury got stuck on charges of voluntary and involuntary manslaughter, for which Swartz will be retried in a case beginning on Tuesday.

Although the case of Rodriguez doesn’t stand by itself – there are at least six other cases known of Mexicans who have been killed by shots fired over the border – experts explain that this is a particularly important case, for the fact that there is a court case at all.

According to US law, parents who are foreign nationals are not allowed to sue through the American court system when the victim is on foreign soil when killed, as was judged by the Supreme Court in the case of the parents of Sergio Hernandez, a Mexican teen who was killed by Border Patrol in 2010.

Justices in the case questioned how allowing parents of victims in Mexico to sue would be any different from allowing the family of a victim of a US drone strike to file a complaint.

The Mexican government can’t do anything either. In the case of Hernandez, the Mexican government filed charges, but the US government refuses to extradite the Border Patrol agent to Mexico, rendering it effectively powerless.

In the case of Rodriguez, however, US prosecutors have brought charges against the Border Patrol agent.

Additionally, a US federal appeals court has also allowed for Rodriguez’s mother to sue Swartz in a civil case. In August, the court ruled that Rodriguez’s citizenship is irrelevant in this case, stating that it would be “bizarre” if border agent Swartz would be granted immunity only because the boy he shot was not a US citizen.

If Swartz is found guilty of manslaughter or if Rodriguez’s mother wins the civil suit, an important precedent would be set for other cases of cross-border violence by US agents.

Lee Gelernt, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) who represents Rodriguez’s mother, told Al Jazeera that “this case has extraordinary significance, not only because of the grave injustice but because it raises the critically important question of when the United States Constitution applies across the border.”

Standing at the cross, Elena stresses this importance and explains why she feels the need to fight so hard for this case.

“Apparently now Border Patrol is free to just shoot whomever they like over the border,” she says.

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Dad Offers “Free Dad Hugs” At Pride Parade As Strangers Sob In His Arms. He Urges Parents To Love Their Children In Viral Post.

June is LGTBQ Pride Month, and many cities host a month-long series of parades & events to not only honor the lives tragically affected by intolerance and violence, but to celebrate the dignity and personal choice of the individuals that participate.

The significance of a pride parade extends far beyond its colorful rainbow flags.

It’s a chance for anyone in the LGTBQ community to partake in an event that is inclusive, accepting, and full of love. For some, the positive aspects of the environment are a rarity- too many individuals have faced ridicule and rejection for their lifestyle.

One dad penned a now-viral Facebook post directed at fellow parents that described his experience at his local pride parade.

He offered parade-goers two precious gifts: the love and acceptance of a “parent”, in the form of a hug.

Howie Dittman recently started a local community group known as “Helping Butler County”. The group’s aim is to assist the less fortunate in their surrounding communities, in any way possible. Basically, the group wants to provide resources, encouragement, & compassion to those in need. Its mission is to find people that need (any kind of) help, and help them, and it’s pretty damn inspiring.

And that’s exactly why several members of the group, including Dittman, decided to attend the Pittsburgh Pride On The Street Parade. They wanted to help those in need- in this case, those in need of love & acceptance.

Dittman’s group wore shirts that advertised their “assistance” to fellow parade attendees.

Photo Credit: Howie Dittman/Helping Butler County (Facebook)

It was that simple. Howie waited, readily available to offer hugs and love to anyone who wanted them.

And he didn’t need to wait long. HUNDREDS of people accepted his offer of a hug. Many were happy, caught up in the celebratory whirlwind. But it was the other kind of hug that motivated Howie to share his thoughts publicly on the day’s events.

There were the people that clung to him, sobbing. Those that melted into his embrace, with tears rolling down their faces, as they shared their overwhelming pain.

Howie Dittman’s hugs gave those that were hurting what they have been denied.

His embrace was a precious moment for people to escape their pain, their rejection, or their loss of family or friends that refused to accept their sexual or gender orientation.

Dittman first described his encounter with a man who was kicked out of his house at the age of 19 when his parents discovered that he was gay. The parents HAVEN’T SPOKEN TO HIM SINCE. Howie’s description of the hug itself is heartbreaking:

He cried on my shoulder. Sobbed. Squeezed me with everything he had. I felt a tiny bit of that pain that he carries with him every minute of every day.

Photo Credit: Howie Dittman (Facebook)

This anonymous man fell into the arms of a complete stranger because that complete stranger was willing to offer him more grace & compassion in a minute than his family apparently was in years.

Howie poignantly summed up this young man’s experience:

He was abandoned because of who he loves.

His description of his next memorable hug, however, is even more of a tearjerker.

While the young woman in question didn’t share the specific details of her own experience with Howie, she didn’t need to. The look on her face as she approached him made it evident how deep her pain went:

By the time she got to me, she had tears in her eyes. She stood in front of me and looked up at me, with a look of sadness and helplessness that I’ll never forget. She hugged me with everything she had.

Photo Credit: Howie Dittman (Facebook)

Think of the times you’ve hugged someone you adore -those deep, loving, secure bear hugs. Imagine being deprived of those hugs because of your sexual orientation. No matter what the precise past circumstances of this young woman’s life were, it is clear that she desperately needed affirmation and acceptance in this moment.

This display of compassion is touching.

But Howie’s point goes beyond merely reaching out to these individuals in a single moment frozen in photographic time. The reason he directs his open letter to parents is because long after this hug, he still ponders what her reality is like:

What she must be going thru with her family… the ones who are supposed to be there for her no matter what.

Not everyone has a healthy family, but many of us are fortunate to have people around us that support us… no matter what.

But the reality is, for some families, “no matter what” doesn’t include any aspect of LGTBQ life. For some individuals, the penalty for loving someone of the same sex is complete rejection from their family of origin.

(The painful message is clear: you are not worthy of love unless you fit the family’s expected lifestyle criteria.)

But Howie Dittman urges parents to consider the implications of that stance- this woman is merely one example of countless people that have also been rejected for living their truth:

Who does she go to when she needs advice on love, money or just life?

Who does she share old memories with that only her parents would have been there for?

What are her holidays like?

How often does she hope for that phone call, with unconditional love on the other end?

As a parent, just reading these words nearly breaks my heart.

I cannot fathom any parent voluntarily choosing to put their children into circumstances like this. Of course, Dittman isn’t just speaking to the parents of the individuals at the Pride Parade- he’s speaking to you and me as well.

We urge our children to be kind to others. We suggest that they befriend the lonely, and embrace those that sit alone in the cafeteria. We want to ensure that every child is cared for, and knows that he or she is loved & valued- not just our own kids.

As parents, imagine how life-giving it would be for us to express this same love to those who deserve it, yet lack it.

The people that marched in Pittsburgh’s Pride On The Street parade may not be OUR children, but they are somebody’s children. When we are little, we yearn for our parents’ approval. We crave their love, attention, & acceptance. We want to be seen as loveable. Valuable. Worthy of life, worthy of love, worthy of being embraced by our family.

Photo Credit: Howie Dittman (Facebook)

The lesson: regardless of your child’s sexuality, they are YOUR CHILD first. Never let anything come between you and that love. Or as Howie eloquently put it:

Imagine that your child feels SO LOST FROM YOU that they sink into the arms of a complete stranger and sob endlessly just because that stranger is wearing a shirt offering hugs from a dad.

Please don’t be the parent of a child that has to shoulder that burden.

But it doesn’t stop there- any of us can be a mom/dad substitute to love on those who have been rejected by their own families. Everyone needs love. And everyone deserves it. Even a momentary hug can bring powerful restoration & healing.

Be a good person. It really is that simple, and it’s contagious.

Thanks, Howie Dittman, for not only sharing hugs, but compassionate wisdom, too.

PARENTS.A handful of us went to the Pittsburgh Pride Parade today, sporting our FREE DAD HUGS and FREE MOM HUGS…

Posted by Howie Dittman on Sunday, June 9, 2019

  1. This is great and I am sorry it never occured to me. I have my beliefs but the strongest is the GOD loved ALL his children. Man set the limits of what is ‘right’ and ‘wrong’. We are made the way we are made. Accepting our children, the way they are, is my job as a parent. It is my job to help guide them but not coerce them. To teach them but not to brow beat them. To love them but not to limit them. It is my job as a mother to accept both my self as flawed but worthy and to love my chilren as the gift they are while not forcing them to live to MY ideas but to gift them the love to grow into theirs.

    A loving MOM Christian Mom to 4 daughters. 2 Pagen, 1 Athiest and 1 Lesbian.

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    But the reality is, for some families, “no matter what” doesn’t include any aspect of LGTBQ life. For some individuals, the penalty for loving someone of the opposite sex is complete rejection from their family of origin.

    ??Should say of the *same* sex

    Thank you for this beautiful story ??

  3. This is so beautiful and left me in happy tears! I just want to point out a paragraph where it says, “For some individuals, the penalty for loving someone of the opposite sex is complete rejection from their family of origin.” I was wondering if this is meant to say the SAME sex? Since loving someone of the opposite sex would be heterosexuality?

    • Jessica, yeah, they screwed up. Stephanie really should correct that error, because I’m sure this article is being linked to all over the internet!

  4. I am a straight Mom of a gay daughter. I love her exactly how she is. One of her friends that has not come out to her mother yet, has told me. My parents don’t know about my grown sister. She is getting married and my parents won’t be there. I would like to know how to get a mom hug shirt.

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