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Green Chef Gains: How I Stuck To Keto With This Meal Kit

I started eating keto because I've been trying to buff up a little (my body is naturally lanky, when I was little the other boys at school called me string bean) and the gym friends I lift with suggested the ketogenic diet to build lean muscle.

A few months later, I've definitely seen a difference physically, but the real reason I stick to it is the boosted energy, motivation, and mental clarity. It's like walking around as the best version of myself, and once I started doing some research into how it works, it makes sense that the keto diet gives such great results.

When you reduce your daily intake of carbs to 5%, you burn up all your stored glucose and your liver starts making ketone bodies out of your body's own fat.

That leads to accelerated weight loss. And because ketones are a more consistent source of energy than glucose, you experience improved mood, energy levels, and increased focus.

Ketones also decrease the amount of ghrelin in your body, the hormone responsible for hunger. So eating keto literally lowers your appetite!

The only hard part is meal prep: I basically eat grilled chicken every day...and sometimes a whole avocado. And, honestly, I was starting to lose interest and was considering going back to my old pasta-binging lifestyle. So I did some internet research and found a meal kit that changed my cooking game for good: Green Chef.

Green Chef is a meal kit subscription service that delivers everything you need to make a week's worth of delicious meals. There's no measuring because everything comes pre-portioned, and the directions are easy to follow. But unlike other meal kits, Green Chef caters to particular diets. They do keto, paleo, omnivore, vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, and gluten-free plans.

Before Green Chef I was living the keto lifestyle, but I was making such limited culinary choices that I ended up resenting my meals and depriving myself of vital nutrients. It feels too good to be on keto, though, and there are too many health benefits to just give up. Now, thanks to Green Chef, I can eat keto and never get bored.

My mouth was watering as I read my menu options: chicken with alfredo sauce, steaks with blue cheese dressing, cumin-roasted pork chops...and they even help manage my cravings for carbs with just enough veggies to keep me full and in ketosis.

At first, I was hesitant to sign up, but when I saw that there was no commitment, I could skip meals free of charge on weeks I was out of town, and that cancelation was easy, I decided there was nothing to lose.

My first meal was chicken with caper sauce, with sides of roasted broccoli with parmesan cheese and olives. It was totally delicious and way more flavorful than what I normally cook. It took 35 minutes to prepare, and it was only 400 calories per serving, so I knew I wasn't overindulging.

Plus, the meals are big enough that I can bring half to work for lunch the next day. At the end of the first week of bringing in Green Chef lunches my coworker John saw me eating diced steak with tahini sauce. He asked me if I had given up on keto, because my food looked so much better than my usual lunch of grilled chicken with a side of air.

I let him try some and he was floored. The next week, I saw John eating something that looked and smelled way better than his usual sandwich. He looked at me and just said, "Green Chef."

Since sticking to the Keto lifestyle, my skin cleared up; I don't have a sugar crash in the afternoon, I easily build lean muscle so I'm no longer the string bean I used to be.

Going keto has been the best thing I've ever done for myself, and Green Chef has helped make sticking to it easy and delicious!

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Taking Control Of Your Finances Has Never Been Easier With Truebill

See Exactly Where You Dollars Are Going With Truebill

Personal finance is extremely complicated. But we don't really like to admit it. There's this weird expectation that once you're thrown out into the real world, you're required to know every little thing about finance. Where does that stigma even come from? I never took a single finance class in school, nor was I ever given the option.

I looked up the best way to manage money online and was greeted with a slew of Microsoft Excel tutorials. Is this really the best way to do this? I mused over the different chapters on formulas but felt like I was reading a different language.

I didn't have time to learn a brand new software, but I still needed a way to stay on-top of my finances. I knew there had to be an easier way (and obviously there was).

While on the phone with my cousin, I mentioned the difficulties I experienced while trying to manage my finances. Since we're both in our twenties, I knew that she'd be able to relate, but I never expected to receive such helpful advice. She mentioned an app called Truebill, which she described as "the best way to take control of your money."

After quickly looking through the app's features, I knew this was the tool I was looking for. Truebill offers everything, including subscription canceling, bill negotiation, pay advances, and more! The entire app is designed to optimize your spending and stay on top of your financial life.

Here's everything you need to know:

How Does It Work?

Truebill is the tried and true way to manage your personal finances. In fact, Truebill provides the most transparent view I've ever had into my finances. It works by aggregating all of your account information into a centralized location, then provides actionable insights you can take to organize your finances, lower your spending, and save yourself time. Once you connect your accounts, you're good to go!

What Features Does Truebill Offer?

Truebill offers a range of services, including on-demand credit reports and pay advances, but I found the subscription cancellation and bill negotiation features to be the most useful.

Every little subscription and bill is neatly organized, letting you know exactly what you're currently paying for. Not only did Truebill help me cut out $40 a month from unnecessary subscriptions (with a click of a button), they even helped me negotiate my electric bill, giving me 20% back in the process.

Is It Easy To Use?

While spreadsheets are great in a lot of ways, they sure aren't fun to use. In fact, most personal finance assistants aren't very accessible. All of these apps boast incredibly complicated interfaces that are impossible to navigate.

Luckily, Truebill's interface is seamless and easy to understand. Upon opening the app, you'll see an overview of your spending, your current subscriptions, as well as a budget planner and bill tracker. It's all neatly outlined to let you take the best steps possible to optimizing your spending habits.

Is It Secure?

Absolutely! Truebill uses bank-level security with 256-bit SSL encryption. It is one of the most secure encryption methods and is used in most modern encryption algorithms and technologies. This encryption also allows read-only access, meaning that, if there are any breaches, your account will be safe from hackers.

Is It Affordable?

Yes, it's free! There are a ton of features available upon download, but if you're looking to unlock the full potential of Truebill, you may want to consider their premium version. In fact, Truebill allows users to choose their own price for their premium service. Users report that the small monthly cost is easily offset by the savings they accumulate from using the premium service.

Why Do I Need This?

Everyone could use some help in managing their finances. There's no reason to struggle with something so complicated, especially when there is a service that can do it for you. Your time is important and Truebill values that.

I can think of dozens of things I'd rather spend my time doing each day than monitoring my finances and budgeting. So why do I love Truebill so much? It's simple. I wouldn't be able to live my best life without it.

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How to Visit New Orleans During a Pandemic

What can you do when you're wearing a mask and social distancing? Plenty.

Ask most people what they conjure when they hear the words "New Orleans," and they'll come up with the usual suspects: Mardi Gras, Bourbon Street, young drunk people, costumes and beads and debauchery.

Oh, and there will probably be some great food in there, too: those weird French doughnuts covered in powdered sugar; some sort of thick dark soup called something-or-other; and "what's the difference again between jambalaya and gumbo?"

Regardless of whether people have actually made a trip down to the Big Easy or not, they'll have some preconceived notions about the city–and we residents say that's fine. It's cool. Sometime, maybe, you'll see more than the inside of a Hurricane drink cup.

But here's the thing. Not only is a visit to New Orleans in autumn the perfect time to check out America's most unique city, but it's an ideal getaway in the middle of these COVID days. The weather breaks in the Gulf South in October. While Minneapolis dips into the twenties, New Orleans luxuriates in the balmy 70s in the day, inky sweet nights in the 60s.

What can you do when you're wearing a mask and social distancing? Plenty. It will be a slower and more gentle visit than one to Bourbon Street, but if you feel absolutely compelled to walk the French Quarter, go for it. While you're nearby, visit the art galleries in the Central Business District. The gallery owners and artists would appreciate your business. And wherever you land for a place to lay your head—all hotels and local temp rentals are beyond clean and ready—you should head out for a bit of nightlife. Yes, even in these COVID times.

But a good wander away from the usual traps will give you a much better understanding of the city. And in most places, you can even take off your mask.

Ride The Streetcar

Sure, this is a bit of a touristy thing to do, but in autumn–in a pandemic, no less–it's infinitely safer and more beautiful than riding in an Uber. The streetcars are nearly always empty at the end of their lines. They have real wooden seats and open windows, and except for a short stint after Katrina, they have been in service since they were very first installed to travel the neutral grounds, the grassy medians of our boulevards.

The last stop in the Carrollton streetcar line will land you at The New Orleans Art Museum. Don't go in it–not to start, at least. Your time might well be better spent walking the adjacent sculpture garden, newly expanded, free, and with that invaluable open-air factor. To round the bend and take your first look at "Karma" is to experience something much bigger than your average landscape painting, although the Rodin sculptures put up their dukes too.

Go for Barbecue and Snowballs

You can just walk down lovely Carrollton Boulevard, traipse beneath the ancient live oak trees and past the stately old homes for a couple blocks until you arrive at Blue Oak BBQ. Your nose will guide you. Again, considering COVID restrictions, you can't get better than Blue Oak's huge outdoor dining areas, multiple shaded and tented spots with plenty of room to properly socially distance. Their staff is as friendly in their masks as it comes, and the food? The ribs are luscious, arguably the best BBQ in the city, but their Happy Hour specials make for the perfect fit after a walk-around in the sculpture garden.

Save room for dessert just across the road. Head to Pandora's Sno-balls. There's a walk-up window, and you only need to stay the requisite six feet away from the other eager patrons lined up at this iconic locale. Flavor recommendations are unnecessary, because every one is divine. Choose your own, but if you want to act like a local, try the wedding cake or pink lady. Shaved ice is a far cry away from a typical snow cone, and you might well be spoiled for life with the soft texture and New Orleans' unique flavors.

Bacchanal in the Ninth Ward

Yes, the word is out about Bacchanal. It's no longer a secret. But it's still a destination worth experiencing, in no small part because it does a much much better job of representing New Orleans than some daiquiri hut with neon green icy drinks. Bacchanal has a massive outdoor seating area, extraordinary wine selections, and incredible nibbles. They support local musicians, and you'll find live music here that will always knock your socks off. You can't visit New Orleans without hearing music, and Bacchanal is a great place to start.

Find the River

New Orleans river

Of course you can find the river by walking across the street from the Cathedral in the French Quarter. You can stand and watch its roiling waters, but it's not so easy to experience the majesty of one of America's grandest rivers watching shoulder-to-shoulder with others in their masks in a pandemic. Consider a couple of other options: Go to one of two places—both of which are local secrets, so you're going to have to do a little research. Head across the industrial canal and into Holy Cross. Take a right at the first opportunity and drive straight towards the Mississippi River. Try it at sunset. Park and walk up onto the levee. You will not be disappointed. It will tell you everything about this old and wise city that words can't say.

Visit The Fly

The Fly Orleans

Across the literal way and around the bend of the big loop of river, you can find The Fly. A local favorite hangout, it's adjacent to the zoo. Don't go into the zoo either—at least not right away. Save it for another day when the pandemic has abated. Bring lemonade or a couple locally brewed beers to The Fly and make sure to clean up before you leave. Take a seat at one of many spots with a clear view. Consider what it means to see water passing that originates in a tiny creek in Minnesota. Melted snow, tributary waters, it all ends up right here. Watch passing tankers from Russia, tugboats pushing flats of one thing or another, sip your beverage, and enjoy the fresh autumn air.

The River Shack

Follow the wobbly straight line of River Road upriver. You'll probably drive past The River Shack the first time. Just double-back. The place has been around longer than most of us, its exterior old signage now preserved for its historical treat. Try their gumbo. You won't be disappointed. You can sit outside, of course, but you can also take a gander at the dozens and dozens of framed photos on the walls that bring context to the locale.

It's nothing new to say that New Orleans is steeped in history. But that's sort of the point these days, to "go back" and experience a place that's stood the test of time. We have carved out a place unique to this country. Find the unbeaten path and walk our cobbled lanes. There is wide-open breathing room in a beautiful autumn in one of America's oldest cities.

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7. Low Prices (vs. other Airbnb lodging options and flexible cancellation policy)

Before I found out about Getaway, I thought, gosh. Travel can be expensive, even with everything that is going on. Cabin rentals on Airbnb are so pricey, not to mention their no exceptions cancellation policy—which is totally a turn-off. Even the discounted all-inclusive lodging vacation I've been daydreaming about was out of the picture with my work schedule, sigh.

I was almost at my wits end, then, my friend Kiara brought up this cool new Getaway experience she recently got back from at a beautiful tiny cabin outpost nestled nearby in Hill Country, Wimberley, Texas for $99 a night! I immediately told my boyfriend, and we decided why not go ahead and try it for the weekend!

6. Facilities and Amenities (What's included)

So we went online to Getaway's website and chose the Cabin for Two, which actually had everything we wanted for a weekend escape in nature—giant windows with beautiful views and great amenities including: a comfy queen bed that sleeps two, warm shower, bath products, AC and heat, plus a mini-kitchen stocked with cooking supplies and light meal provisions available for less than $10 each. And, with self-check-in and check-out, booking was as simple and easy! That next weekend we set off into the auburn sunset, next stop—Getaway Hill County!

When we got to our tiny hand-crafted hideaway we instantly fell in love.

5. The Blue Hole Experience

The next morning after my boyfriend cooked us breakfast (yes, he's house-trained), our first stop was the Blue Hole Park Trail Loop with one of the most beautiful natural swimming holes in Texas. We made sure to make a reservation in advanced, and boy can I still smell the oak, cypress and cedar trees surrounding the crystal blue water and canopied trails, I didn't hesitate for a second and jumped in body-first. After a dip, we spent the rest of the afternoon in leisure completing the 1.6-mile hike around the Blue Hole Trail, can you say unplug and unwind, I couldn't recommend visiting this magical place enough.

4. The Wimberley Valley Driftwood Estates Winery Experience

Later in the evening, we headed to the Driftwood Estates Winery which had a great wine varietal, and the winery hostesses were very friendly and helpful in explaining the various wines. The building garden areas and facilities were set perfectly on lush rolling acres of surrounding vineyards with the cutest donkeys and little ponies—and the passing burros, longhorns, double decker English buses which added to the atmosphere, just perfect. Plan your to make a reservation in advanced and soak up the experience of tasting and exploring, a must-go winery!

3. The Wimberly Zipline Adventures Experience

After a sound sleep under the moon and stars, we woke up the next morning with one thing on our mind, the last and final stop on our Getaway weekend-adventure (and arguably most favorite) which included soaring over 10-miles of breathtaking views of Wimberley Valley creeks and canyons, absolutely a thrilling and unforgettable experience. Another must-go, you'll learn about the local ecosystem of plants and wildlife, local history, and other interesting Wimberley area facts. By the end of our tour, I was bursting with adrenaline and excitement. We had so much fun, and I must say I can't wait for our next weekend escape!

2. Disconnect to Reconnect

We got back home late after a late dinner following the ziplining, we were so exhausted but honestly I would not trade a great experience for anything else in the world. It's nice to disconnect from the daily grind and reconnect with nature. I was so happy with my stay and how clean and cozy the cabins were. If you haven't had the chance to Getaway, then what are you waiting for!

1. Experience Your First Getaway

If you're looking for a safe, clean, and rejuvenating place to both relax and have an adventure, whether with your partner or friends, I'd highly recommend Getaway.

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Common Client Questions: Do I Have a Medical Malpractice Claim?

Clients sometimes hesitate when thinking about starting a medical malpractice claim against their doctor or caregiver. Doubts about suing the medical professional who tried to help, uncertainty about whether the harm rises to the level of malpractice and fears about being labeled another one of those frivolous lawsuits can delay an otherwise valid claim. The insurance industry’s insistence that medical malpractice claims drive up the costs of insurance premiums and doctors to quit medical practice does not help.

Delays in seeking just compensation for real injuries, however, can be dangerous and damaging to patients who deserve a better quality of life. A basic understanding of medical malpractice and what is necessary to file a valid claim helps most clients to make the right decisions about their own cases.

What is medical malpractice?

Medical malpractice occurs when a doctor provides or withholds care in a manner that falls short of medical industry standards and results in harm to the patient. In each of these cases, the doctor should have been able to avoid the harm through ordinary care. Common examples of medical malpractice include:

  • Medical errors — Negative side effects and results that should have been prevented
  • Misdiagnosis — Identifying and treating the wrong disease
  • Wrong site surgery — Operating on the wrong part of the body
  • Unnecessary surgery — Initiating a harmful and risky surgery the patient did not need
  • Prescription errors — Giving the wrong medication or dosage
  • Premature discharge — Sending a patient home from the hospital unnecessarily early

In each of these examples, the doctor fell short of their obligation to the patient. If this can be proven in a successful medical malpractice case, the patient and their family are entitled to recover money from the parties to blame, often the doctor, hospital and insurance company.

When should I bring a medical malpractice claim?

Medical malpractice claims must be filed within a certain timeframe or the patient loses their right to sue. The statute of limitations says the claim must be filed within two years and six months from when a person discovered, or reasonably should have known, that action taken by a healthcare professional caused an injury.

For minors, these periods do not begin to run until the patient reaches a certain age. Speaking to an attorney as soon as possible prevents the loss of the right to sue and can often help you determine whether your case should be pursued.

Medical malpractice cases require specialized legal and medical knowledge. To ensure your claim receives the care and attention it deserves, speak to personal injury attorneys with years of experience helping clients at every stage of their medical malpractice claim.

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Machine Pin Sockets – What Are They REALLY Good For?

So another debate about machine pin sockets vs. standard (dual-wipe) sockets came up on one of the arcade repair-related groups I am a member of. And it, like just about every other older discussion about them, centered around not knowing our understanding what they arer really supposed to be used for, and without fail, someone brings up the old “square peg in a round hole” argument. Continue reading “Machine Pin Sockets – What Are They REALLY Good For?”

So-called Web “Developers”

So, I have been seeing this more and more.  I see the term “Web Developer” being applied to anybody that can do basic HTML5 and CSS scripting.  Even worse, I see the term being applied to people that do not know enough to understand how the back end works, or cannot even spell LAMP.

If you can do your job just using Notepad and Chrome (i.e. no compiler), with no back end services, you are just a “scripter.” Just make peace with that, and stop trivializing what real developers do.  And no, you are not writing a “web app,” you are scripting web pages (although maybe for someone else’s actual app).  Does PHP executing DB queries count?  Maybe – if you also (properly) designed the database it is working with.

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How to Sell Your Arcade Game

Correctly Manage Your Expectations Before You Try to Sell Your Arcade Game

Something I see far too often are outlandish prices when uninformed people try to sell a game.  I usually see this with someone that originally overpaid (badly) and is trying to make their money back or thinks all games appreciate in value.   For example, “I bought this Street Fighter II 10 years ago for $1500(!) and I am sure it is worth $2500 now!

First: It Is Not Worth What Google Tells You

Occasionally I see someone that has a busted-ass Pac-Man, in a generic converted cabinet with water damage, and a dim monitor, and they Google “Pac-Man Sale Prices” and then think that they can sell it for $1200.  And have the audacity to believe they are getting low-balled when someone offers $250.

No, you are not getting low-balled.  You just did your search (“research”)  incorrectly.  You shoulda Googled something more like “converted damaged Pac-Man prices.” But hey, you did not know any better.  Take the advice of people that know more than you about things like this.

Also, just because someone paid $xxx for that game in the past does not mean that anyone will now.

Second: It Is Not Worth What eBay Tells You

Some people search eBay for prices and use the final sale price.  But before you do that, make sure your game matches up perfectly with the listing you are looking at for your “research.”  Do not try to compare your “home use only” Star Trek pinball with one on eBay that was clean, shopped, with new rubbers and no peeling paint on the backglass or playfield.

And, remember: that price is the price that ONE person was willing to pay.  Look at the bidding history, if you can, to see what most people were willing to pay.

Bigger is Not Better

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Outlook Taking Hours to Download Email

JIC it helps anyone else out there.  For no apparent reason, Outlook 2010 started taking hours to download emails that usually came down in minutes.  And when I say hours, I mean 3-5 hours!  The app would remain responsive for the most part, but would consume 100% of a CPU/core.  It would download a number of messages and then just pause for 45 minutes or more.

Turns out that the problem was my configured %TEMP% directory was filled up with almost 65,000(!) entries.  An automatic update of my Antivirus software failed, and started looping retry attempts.  This filled up the temp directory with little 1KB  files until it crashed.  It also filled up my event log.

Seems that Outlook gets really cranky when it has trouble with its temp directory.

So if you suddenly start having strange issues like this with Outlook, make sure your temp directory is not too full.

CString misuse #2

Here is another one:

LPCTSTR cpString = _T( "This was some string message..." );
// Later On In Code...
CString str( cpString );
char cChar = str.GetAt( 0 );

If you write code like this, stop now and back slowly away from the keyboard – You’re Doing It Wrong!

The developer here is using a string object for a very simple operation. This is the kind of think people talk about when they say something like “using a shotgun to kill a fly”.

Extracting characters from a string (an array!) is a very basic operation – it is something we learn in our first C/C++ class or read about in our first C/C++ book. This is not something that you need a heavyweight class to help you out with.

Extracting the first character from cpString is as easy as doing one of the following:

char cChar = *cpString;
// -Or-
char cChar = cpString[ 0 ];

Remember – constructing and initializing an object always takes longer (i.e. has more overhead) than not constructing and initializing one. Think about wether or not you really need an object before you create one. If you can get along without it, see if doing so improves things.

For reasons mentioned in a previous post, in this case, the code is better without the CString.

CString misuse #1

This is the first of many examples of ways to misuse and/or abuse MFC’s CString class. While this example (and following ones) are specific to MFC, they likely apply to all string classes (mutable or not). Here is the offending code:

CString str( "First Part Of Message\n" );
str = str + "Second Part Of Message\n";
str = str + "Third Part Of Message";

MessageBox( str );

If you write code like this, stop now and back slowly away from the keyboard – You’re Doing It Wrong!

First, the developer is adding (concatenating) strings together, but these are static/constant strings! They always add up to the same string, and as such can be made into a single constant string:

"First Part Of Message\nSecond Part Of Message\nThird Part Of Message"

So at a minimum, the start of the code should read:

CString str( "First Part Of Message\nSecond Part Of Message\nThird Part Of Message" );

Why not add up the strings separately like the original code did? Two reasons – overhead and exception opportunity. Each use of CString::operator+(…) can result in dynamic memory operations (allocation and deallocation). So you are looking at six potential heap operations (three potential allocations and deallocations including destruction, although in release builds of CString, the number of operations is less). Each operation has the potential to raise an exception and in the absence of per-thread heaps, can effectively bottleneck a multi-threaded application to the performance of a single-threaded one because the heap operations have to be serialized.

So by manually putting the strings together we have reduced heap operations from 6 to 2 – one allocation and one deallocation. That is a pretty good improvement, but we can do better!

The MessageBox(…) function does not take CStrings, it takes pointers to constant strings (LPCTSTR). So why is a CString needed here at all?

MessageBox( "First Part Of Message\nSecond Part Of Message\nThird Part Of Message" );

This final version of the code is simpler, will execute faster, and is more robust. Sounds like a winner to me!

Note: Some of you may be thinking about the preprocessor’s ability to automatically concatenate static strings. Yes it does, but it cannot automatically coalesce the above strings because they are separate – they are being passed (separately) as parameters to a function. If the + operator was not present in-between the parts of the string, they would be coalesced to a single string, but the unnecessary CString would still be there.

You’re Doing it Wrong!

Having been inspired by the amount of photos on the internet showing various forms of spectacular failures (, ranging from failed bunny-hops to the most graceful faceplants, I thought that a coding-equivlent of it might be worth trying out.

To that end, this section will cover little snippets of “wrong” code found in the wild. Unlike the photos, where the failure is usually fairly obvious, the failures present in the code snippets are not always as obvious, so a small discussion explaining the failure will always be present.

OK – enough of the BS…! Let’s get started!


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Wisconsin American Legion official lied about serving in Vietnam

Meg Jones
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Howard "Gordy" Clewell frequently talked about his experiences serving in Vietnam with the U.S. Special Forces.

He wore a Special Forces pin, a Ranger tab, Combat Infantryman Badge and a Special Forces unit patch along with Master Parachutist Wings.

Turns out it was all a big lie.

Clewell resigned last week from his position as historian of the Wisconsin American Legion after his ruse was discovered. He was married to the state commander of the Legion, who said Sunday she is devastated.

"He has dishonored so many veterans. To me, that's just despicable," state commander Laurel Clewell said in a phone interview.

Laurel Clewell has filed a formal complaint to the FBI, which is investigating her estranged husband for falsely claiming military honors. A 2015 law passed in Wisconsin, called the Stolen Valor Act, makes it a misdemeanor to claim military service or honors for personal gain.

The American Legion lobbied for passage of the Stolen Valor Act.

The federal Stolen Valor Act, which passed in 2013, makes it a federal crime to fraudulently claim receiving a valor award. That includes the Combat Infantry Badge, a light blue, horizontal-shaped medal featuring a musket worn on the left breast of uniforms. The prestigious badge indicates someone who fought in active ground combat in an infantry, special forces or Ranger unit.

Laurel Clewell met Gordy Clewell seven years ago through American Legion Post 38 in Appleton, where they were both life members. They married 4 1/2 years ago.

Gordy Clewell, 68, served in the Army but not in Vietnam. He was a caseworker in Germany, said his wife. When Laurel Clewell was elected state commander last year, she asked her husband to be the veterans service organization's historian.

The Wisconsin American Legion website for department officers on Sunday said "VACANT" next to the historian. In 2015-'16, Gordy Clewell was the finance officer for American Legion Post 38.

Since they met through the American Legion, which requires documentation of military service, Laurel Clewell said she had no reason to doubt her husband's stories of serving in Vietnam. He told her joined the American Legion decades earlier in Indiana.

Now she wonders if that was a lie.

"I heard his stories with all these guys for years so why would I even question them?" Laurel Clewell said. "His daughter who is pregnant and due in October called and texted. She's crushed. I don't even know what to say to her. My life is in upheaval but I can't even imagine a father lying to his daughter."

Laurel Clewell said she learned of her husband's deception June 11 after a flyer with the words "Stolen Valor" and Gordy Clewell's photo wearing a hat with Special Forces, Combat Infantry Badge and other pins was anonymously sent to American Legion officials. Laurel Clewell said she didn't get a flyer but a friend told her about it. When she confronted her husband, he admitted he never served in Vietnam and wasn't in the Special Forces.

When she asked him why he lied, "he said, 'I guess I was never big enough. I wanted to be bigger and better,' " said Laurel Clewell. "I don't know what makes a pathological liar."

Laurel Clewell said her husband moved out of their home; she plans to initiate divorce proceedings.

State Adjutant Amber Nikolai said in a release that Gordy Clewell admitted "his misrepresentations and apologized" when he submitted his resignation as department historian and canceled his Legion membership June 11. Nikolai also said his military service met the eligibility requirements for American Legion membership.

Gordy Clewell did not return a phone message Sunday. Laurel Clewell's one-year post as state commander ends next month, when a new commander will be selected at the group's annual meeting.

In a statement Laurel Clewell issued to Wisconsin American Legion members, she said Gordy Clewell had built a stellar veteran career on a foundation of lies that included claims he earned medals for heroism in Vietnam.

"I know people say I should have known. But when you go out with someone do you say 'Show me your credentials?' He was in the American Legion when I met him," Laurel Clewell said.


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Widden Stud have purchased an interest in the ownership of Anders

In a vintage crop of three year-old sprinting colts, there is none better than high octane speedster Anders with Widden Stud delighted to announce its purchase of an interest in the ownership to the record breaking son of Not a Single Doubt.

“ We are thrilled to joining the ownership group of this exciting colt for the remainder of his racing career and to be chosen as his future stallion home,” said Widden Stud’s Antony Thompson.

“ He is an outstanding looking colt, with blistering speed and a lovely pedigree, these are the types of stallions that have been the key to our success at Widden.”

Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, Anders is undefeated this season winning the Listed ATC Rosebud (1100m) and Group III ATC San Domenico Stakes (1100m) by a combined margin of eight lengths.

He demonstrated rare versatility in winning the first of those races on a heavy 9 surface before stepping out on good footing to set a new race record in the San Domenico of 1:02.67, which was just a whisker outside of the Rosehill course record set in 2007.

“He’s very good. He is possibly our best and so I was hoping he’d do something like that today, he’s a very exciting horse,” said his co-trainer Ciaron Maher after the race.

“I wouldn’t be afraid to put him into any race.”

Anders is the highest rated three year-old colt this season according to Timeform and is the $2:50 favourite for the Group I MVRC Moir Stakes (1000m) on September 25.

Anders was purchased at the Magic Millions by Aquis Farms and Ciaron Maher Racing for $670,000 in 2019.

Shane McGrath who did the bidding on behalf of Aquis said, “He was a star yearling that has developed into an elite sprinter. There was enormous interest from most of the major farms and we believe we have found the right home for him at Widden Stud.”

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Tuesday, December 16, 2014

My Sew-In Story, Part 4

The Aftermath of My Matted Hair

I know y'all are wondering what happened next, so I'm going to skip the suspense and get right to it.

The way my head looked in Part 3 of my story is exactly how my head looked when I walked into the salon. I'd twisted the hair that had been untangled and left the matted hair as it was. We jumped right on it when I got there. The only parts of my hair that needed detangling now were a few rows in the back half of my head. I told her exactly what I did, and didn't do, and she said: "I knew that's what happened!"

I followed that video to a tee and that's where I went wrong. What the girl doesn't say or show is one of the most crucial steps when taking out a sew-in. I should have done a serious detangle (with a comb, not just a praying hands detangle) to loosen the shed hairs that had wrapped themselves around the "new growth". Anyone who's had a sew-in knows exactly what I'm talking about.

The outcome of my matted hair after taking out my sew-in
When I unbraided the cornrows, there were groupings of shed hair (which is the hair that would've normally fallen out if my hair hadn't been cornrowed and netted) along with my hair's natural oil and dirt collected up under the net and braid. When I shampooed my hair without combing the shed hair out, it created a line of matted hair where each corn row was. My boyfriend and stylist were detangling those shed hairs that had gotten even more tangled during the shampoo process, while trying not to break or pull out my hair.

After a couple of minutes, my stylist had worked her way through the last bits of matted hair. My original intent was to wash my hair, wear a twist out for a few weeks, then get my hair straightened for Thanksgiving. If you remember this post then you know a trip to this salon automatically equals straightened hair. After all was said and done, the picture to the left is what I was left with.

As you can see, I didn't walk out of the salon bald headed! Lol. I didn't have to get a major cut but I did have to get a small trim because of some of the tugging my hair endured. I never got around to blogging about my hair cut before the sew-in because I hated it!! However, I sucked it up because I had to get my split ends cut off so the growth from my sew-in would be healthy length. Below shows my straight hair before the sew-in and my straight hair after the sew-in:

Comparing the length of my hair before and after the sew-in
This is only 10 weeks people!! LOL

To be honest, when I left the salon after the matting situation I wasn't too happy with my hair when I first saw it. I thought it had thinned out a lot and didn't grow as much as I expected it to. I had completely forgotten about this drastic cut! Once I saw this, I calmed down significantly.

I was in such a hurt place that I was ready to give up blogging! I thought, who am I to be blogging about my hair journey when every time I touch my hair I destroy it (dramatic, I know). My boyfriend was right when he said I needed to share my story. I know I'm not the only person this has happened to so I share this with the hopes of letting you know what to do and what NOT to do!

Or see a professional who knows what they're doing!!

Lessons Learned
1. In hindsight, I remember the sew-in girl telling me to condition my hair for a day before washing it. To be honest, I didn't know what she meant. I heard her but I didn't pay that advice any mind. Since starting this series, someone told me that's what they do and it made much more sense when they said it.
2. I definitely should've combed my hair to detangle it. I have it in my mind that you never comb dry natural hair, so I thought the praying hands would be sufficient until I was able to comb and detangle my wet hair with conditioner. THIS WAS A MISTAKE!! Some people are able to do their hair at home and I really wish I was one of these people but I know I'm not and that's okay. I need to be more aware of my limitations. I can do day-to-day hairstyles which is enough to get me by, but I really need to let the professionals do the big stuff (for me)!
3. I started taking Hairfinity while I had my sew-in but I'll talk more about that in my next hair post.
4. Looking at all the growth I've had during the 10 weeks makes me want to get another sew-in immediately! Lol...I know, I know.
Since my customer service experience with this sew-in wasn't too positive, I worry about giving it another try with someone new. I didn't get exactly what I asked for and I wasn't pleased with the price, but I worked the 'do when I needed to.
I've done some better research this time and I've found a shop I want to go to. I've also decided I want short hair this time...a bob. I'm unsure if I want it wavy or straight...so the jury is still out on the type of hair I'll need (which is an important factor in my decision making this time around).
I'm sure I can work another sew-in whether I like the way it turns out or not. I know that's not any kind of way to go into a hairstyle, but I'm being realistic. Picking a new stylist is like shooting in the dark. I can look at pictures of people's work all day long, but that doesn't mean they'll do an A+ job with my hair. I'm very picky about what I like, so there's a chance that I won't like the finished product. I'm prepared for whatever!
Again, my main goal is healthy length!! Look at the growth I got in 10 weeks. Can you imagine a year's worth of healthy growth? I put together this picture to show what I think my hair would look like if I would've never had the trouble I had this year:

What my natural hair would look like if I wouldn't have had so many hair issues

Lol. I know the what-if's aren't important at this point but these are just my thoughts. I want to work towards never thinking about this again but doing all I can from here on out to take care of my hair the best I can! I haven't made a complete decision about when I'm getting another sew-in but another sew-in will be had!

Now that we're at the end of the series, what do you guys think of the results?

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  1. Your natural hair is beautiful and has grown by leaps and bounds. When it comes to protective styles and its care...We live and we learn. I have a few disaster stories myself. #BLMGirls

    1. Thanks Kim. It has done a lot of growing. You're so right about living and learning. That's all I can do. I'm not a cosmetologist and I'm not all that great with my hair (apparently) so I'm learning as I go! Thanks for stopping by!

  2. We all have setbacks in our journeys. The good thing is that it's just hair and will grow back but I definitely feel your pain. At least you have some beautiful even tresses to care for now.

  3. Whew! Well, you survived this sew-in and now you know more than you did before. I can't wait to see what the short bob will look like. Maybe you should invest in straight hair that looks good worn straight or wavy.

  4. Oh wow, what a story! Thanks for sharing, I've considered sewn-ins before, this was great info in case I ever get one. #blmgirls http://www.thejmichaelproject.com/kasiperkins

    1. Hey Kasi! Thanks for stopping by! It's nice to run into another NC/DC lady! I've had a few sew-ins before, but this was my first "professional sew-in". My hair always seems to grow quicker when I don't have to style it daily. I can't wait for the next one! I really hope this information helps somebody out there, because it would have been nice if this was made clear to me up front!!

  5. Mi, I think your story can and will be very helpful. The end result looks healthy and lovely! Great share :)

  6. Wow, looks like you had a tough time with this, I'm glad it all worked out. Your hair looks great! #BLMgirls

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Special Race Info

Every winter Alpine Ontario and area ski clubs host many races for U10 to U19 athletes that go above and beyond the usual team/9 week program. Some races are invitational where normally the top athletes from each club attend, whereas others are open to any athlete registered in Alpine Ontario (AOA). And there are other races that are set in other divisions (like Northern Division) that are worth considering for collecting Alpine Canada (ACA) points. Please talk to your child's coach to discuss any additional races you may wish to enquire about or consider for your athlete. Please respect the input of your coaches and Nikki and Rob for available space and if spaces are limited, who is selected to go. Normally for each race Jozo and all other clubs are given a limited number of boys and girls. However some races do have extra space for other athletes on the waiting list. Often these races do bring the top athletes in their respective age group together which will give you a better perspective on the skills that athletes are attaining.

You will be able to find races available on the AOA website.

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Jozo offers full day (9-3) gate training during the entire race season. Speak to Nikki at the race office to sign up and pay for your training days as needed. There is a cost associated to training. We normally see between 20 and 40 athletes every Friday at Jozo. It can be used as a great incentive for your athlete to do well in school and if your work schedule permits the time to attend. ALL racers must be able to get on and off the lifts by themselves.  Coaches do NOT accompany racers on the chairlifts.

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Alpine Ontario also hosts several training camps over the winter to give athletes some additional training. These camps can be very beneficial because athletes train with new coaches and on new terrain. This offers new experiences and different coaching techniques to help improve their skills. See the the AOA website.

ACA Points and Results

Alpine Canada Alpin (ACA) has a web based race result and scoring system that follows all registered athletes from U12 and above across Canada.  This is a handy resource for parents to follow up on race results and to understand ceding and point scoring for athletes.  At the U12 level only results are posted and athletes are not given points for race results (under the tab REC Results).  However all athletes at U14 and older are given national points for every race they attend (under the tab NATIONAL Results).  The scoring system is designed so that everyone starts with 999 points and as athletes compete they lower their points.  So the lower your points the better.  In U14 – Division 1 all races are ceded based on the aca points.  The top 15 athletes with the lowest points are normally placed in random order to start, then athletes in 16th to the end start based on their points in that discipline (GS, SL and SG).  At U16 both division 1 and division 2 races are ceded based on aca points.  Currently Alpine Ontario (AOA) also selects athletes for the Provincials based on their aca points in events that are chosen as qualifying events.  AOA averages the best GS and the best SL points for each athlete and selects how many can attend the Provincials.  AOA has 105 spaces for the provincials – which is roughly 55 boys and 50 girls.  The ratio of boys:girls is based on how many boys and girls are registered in qualifying races.  AOA publishes a list of all athletes who attended a qualifying event and updates it every 1-2 weeks through the season prior to the Provincials.

U14 and older race points – how are they calculated?  ACA has a set of rules and equations to determine the race points (called the ‘applied penalty’ points).  They have a second equation to calculate the extra points added to the applied penalty for the athletes that finished behind the winner of the race. The points are calculated based on the total winning time and how far the athlete was behind the winning time for that race.  The applied penalty points are based on an equation that uses the points from the best 5 athletes at the start of the race and the top 5 placing athletes in the race (i.e. first to 5th).  New U14 athletes normally start with 999, but top U14 by the end of season two normally have points in the 300-450 range.  U16 athletes drop further with top athletes being in the 150-300 range.

Athlete Profile – every athlete registered with AOA or other regional ski organizations is registered with ACA.  Every athlete has a card number and the card tracks all their races throughout the year and tracks their points from year to year.  The athlete’s points from each race are tracked and they are given their national points in each discipline.  National points are issued based on a single race point and then the average of their best two results moving forward in each discipline.  At the end of the season their national points are rolled into what is called Fall points prior to the new season.  You can find your son or daughters profile card at acapoints.ca by clicking on their name in a race result or by searching the site with their name.  Information on points, calculations and more can be found on the ACA website.

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The small town of Libby, Montana, is one of the most contaminated asbestos sites in the world, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The town is set in a picturesque part of Montana and was the site of a vermiculite mine for almost 70 years. Vermiculite is a mineral that expands greatly when heated. There are many uses for vermiculite, including building insulation and soil conditioning.

At one point, Libby produced 80 percent of the world’s supply of vermiculite. Unfortunately, Libby’s mountains also contained high amounts of tremolite-actinolite asbestiform mineral fibers, which is essentially a highly toxic, naturally occurring form of asbestos. The mining operations left the town coated in asbestos fibers that have been linked to approximately 400 deaths and 1,700 illnesses in the community of 3,000.

Asbestos is still found throughout the town despite the W.R. Grace & Co. vermiculite mine being closed since 1990. Health issues among Libby residents were first noticed in mine workers and their spouses who laundered their dusty clothes. Some of the town’s children who were allowed to play near the vermiculite processing plants have also developed asbestos-related illnesses.

The area’s residents are primarily at risk for developing the lung disease asbestosis or mesothelioma, an often deadly form of cancer. Mesothelioma can have a very long latency period so it is possible that the health of Libby residents will be threatened for decades to come.

The EPA recently proposed a tough new standard for its asbestos cleanup measures in the town. The new standard is reportedly 5,000 times stricter than past standards for federal superfund cleanups related to airborne asbestos.

W.R. Grace & Co., the former operator of the mine, has rigorously opposed the new EPA standard to the chagrin of many health experts. It entered into a $250 million settlement with the EPA regarding cleanup efforts in the town, but still has to clean up the mine site.

Grace alleges that the EPA proposal for cleaning the Libby area is based on flawed science and is unduly harsh. Grace also alleges that many residents’ symptoms are linked to other health conditions such as obesity.

“I don’t even see why Grace gets a say in this matter. They’re the ones that caused this disaster,” said one public health professor who testified against Grace during the asbestos litigation. “The situation in Libby specifically shows that minimal pleural disease carries with it significant physiological changes in the lungs.”

Working with the city of Libby and Montana state agencies, the EPA has already done extensive testing around Libby and poured $447 million into the cleanup effort since 1999.

“As of 2009, the former vermiculite processing plants and other highly contaminated public areas have been cleaned up,” the EPA said in a statement. “Based on current information, EPA estimates that 1,200-1,400 residential and business properties will need some type of cleanup.”

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Intellectual Property

In today’s global business environment, new advancements in technologies are continuously enabling a predictive analysis of Big Data. Such technologies offer business experts and individuals a platform for making better decisions and improving efficiencies boundlessly. Accordingly, companies and organizations around the globe are looking to tackle the power of information and analytics to make themselves increasingly agile, lean, and productive. Therefore, applying information to drive better insights is leading towards more effective and efficient business strategies. Intellectual Property (IP) is not exempted from this pattern as well. IP officials are now embracing the opportunities managed by better analysis of tremendous amounts of disparate data to ensure their IP portfolio is a significant contributor to the company’s main concern.

What is Big Data?

Big Data refers to the vast volume of both structured and unstructured data, which is analyzed using advanced techniques for making better decisions and strategic business moves. In recent times, Big Data is changing the way the world uses business information with the help of smart decision making and reducing costs. Combining Big Data with high powered analytics can determine the root causes of failures and issues in real-near time. Therefore, it will not be wrong that Big Data is the new oil that will drastically change the economies worldwide.

What is the role of Big Data in IP?

IP organizations often use many tools and processes that haven’t evolved as quickly as the businesses they serve. Analytics tools offer aid to the companies in harnessing Big Data for their business strategies, but they are not equally effective in decision making and analysis of IP. At a time when the enforcement, management, monetization, and protection of IP lie at the core of business value, IP intelligence solutions can help the business firms in identifying the market trends, opportunities, and limitations along with the assets they need to protect. Modern IP management systems can assist the companies in understanding the cost of protecting innovation and the value of their IP portfolio. Therefore, in due course, every IP department should be able to identify the annual revenue generated by an IP portfolio and the cost of managing their assets.

In a nutshell, to deal with complex and new sources of data, including litigation and prosecution, the intelligence now exists to improve their quality, applicability, and preciseness

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Business companies and firms can buy real-time data on around 100 million Patent Applications and Trademark Registrations, which will be beneficial only if they have the handling power and analytics capabilities to gather relevant insights. A new generation of technology, including Data Mining, Machine Learning (ML), and On-demand Cloud Computing, can transform the way companies interrogate large sets of data by identifying valuable trends and anomalies.

Predictive Analysis

Nowadays, many business firms and their IP departments are deploying predictive analytics in various innovative ways. Predictive analytics can help in combining the internal and external data required for evaluating the strength and relevance of a patent. They can also offer aid to the companies in reviewing the patents due for renewal. Moreover, companies can make more informed decisions by comparing patent market share and the revenue generated against the cost of protection. Additionally, predictive analytics can also ensure the validity of data as till date information related to patents is entered manually, which is highly vulnerable to human error. All these examples can altogether reduce the workload of IP departments at a time when more applications are filed than ever before.

In today’s high paced world, every industry faces several opportunities and threats from the game-changing technologies. With the advent of Big Data, these companies can make decisions and predictions on their operations and working. For IP experts and chief officers, Big Data has transformed and redefined their reach beyond patent applications to a more fully shaped boardroom strategy. These tools exist today and shall continue to evolve. However, the companies that still manually search for relevant IP information are using their resources inefficiently and are missing out on driving critical business insights from big datasets.


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Everything You Need To Know About Camping With Young Kids

My fondest memory growing up was camping with my family. My dad is one of five and when he was a kid, his parents started this fun tradition of camping. If you knew my grandma and grandpa, you would only assume they used camping as an inexpensive way to get the kids OUT OF THE HOUSE!

My grandma and grandpa were best friends with another other couple, The Gressard’s, and they had a brood of children too. Every year The Ansari’s and Gressard’s would head down to San Clemente State Beach and camp for a week. X amount of years later, we’re still doing it. Every year we would all make our way down either by plane, train, or automobile for our week-long family vacation. With over 50 people camping, it was by far the most exciting week of my year. We would cook on small gas stoves, sleep in tents, and play at the beach all day. If you’ve never seen fifty people tent camping, it truly is a sight to see.

It wasn’t until I became a mom that I really respected how bad ass my mom and aunts were for camping with 15+ young kids and toddlers.

Somewhere there’s a photo of me at Cash’s age being bathed in a tin tub. We didn’t do the glamping, we did the down and dirty camping. One of the many things Trav and I have in common is our love for the outdoors. He probably decided to buy the ring when he heard me say I loved tent camping. Over the past year we’ve really invested in building up our camping gear and our core group of friends that also like camping. I hope that we can start the same traditions I grew up with. A few of our friends have unfortunately opted out because they have small kids. Of course I don’t blame them, camping with young kids is hard! But thanks to Pinterest, I have learned some fun and valuable tricks to camping with young kids.

Keep reading to see my favorite camping with young kids hacks!

1. Pre-make as much food as possible.

When we first started camping with Cash, he was in that really picky toddler phase. Since then he will eat just about anything but I still like to make food ahead of time. Its just way easier to prep everything at home where you have all the utensils and ingredients you need instead of at the campsite. Prepping ahead of time also means you don’t need to bring additional knives, seasonings, etc.

This trip I made macaroni and cheese shells from this amazing recipe I found on Pinterest.

The recipe is super simple. I make a whole big batch and add foil and stack them in the ice chest. When we’re ready to eat them, I just throw the foil-covered pans on the fire or grill and let them heat up. One thing I would recommend is spraying the bottom of the pans with a cooking spray. The first time I made these, I lost about half of the macaroni and cheese because it was burnt to the bottom. Whoops!

Another thing I pre-made were breakfast burritos; and I must say that was clutch. Breakfast when camping is always a struggle for me. Mainly because coffee takes SOOOOO long to make. And if I haven’t had my coffee yet, I don’t function well. My friend Rachelle told me that she pre-makes her breakfast burritos and it was a game changer tip. Like the macaroni and cheese, all I did was throw them on the fire until they were warm. I cooked the eggs, bacon, and whatever else I wanted to put in and assembled it all in a tortilla. Also, spray the foil with a little cooking spray. Not completely sure it made a difference but I learned my lesson from the macaroni and cheese last trip. It was an added bonus that they got a little crispy on the outside.

2. Pack for all types of weather.

We unexpectedly got rain, lightening, and very cold weather. The kids loved it though. I brought extra umbrellas and rain boots so they had a blast splashing in the puddles.

3. Give them some chores.

Of course I want my 3 year old to have responsibilities but usually it’s more work in the long run. But when you’re out camping, it’s very hard to make a bigger mess than they began with. And obviously I say this very loving, at home, I try to have Cash help me with chores as much as possible but sometimes it’s just easier to do it myself. Please no mom shaming here. Some examples of chores: throwing out their plates/trash, taking out the big trash bags, sweeping the tent, etc.

4. Embrace the dirt.

Most of our friends will take showers during our trips but I’m not one of those shower-while-camping people. I think communal showers are germier than the dirt outside. Which to each their own, I love a good warm shower. But when I’m camping, I embrace the dirt. I must add: changing your chonies and doing a baby wipe bath is lovely! Same goes for Cash, I don’t worry too much about the dirt because its everywhere! One rule is to take our shoes off in the tent but It’s so fun watching him be a kid and get all dirty. We live in the suburbs where they try to keep dirt out.

5. Keep track of your kids at night.

All my anxiety unexpectedly came when the “lights” went out and it was pitch black. If I blinked, I felt like Cash would be a million miles away in the dark. We originally gave them cheap $1 flashlights from Walmart but found that they dropped them on the ground as soon as they needed two hands. So this trip, I went to the $0.99 Store and got glow sticks to keep on the little ones at all times. It worked like a charm.

6. Sleeping is never a problem.

I get asked this a lot: How does Cash sleep in a tent? And the answer is: he sleeps great!! When you’re camping, you’re up when the sun’s up and the kids are busy all day long. They’re running around, playing baseball, riding bikes, etc. I don’t do any of that and I still get about 4 miles of walking in a day. So by bedtime, Cash has no problem passing out. I’ll lay with him and rub his back till he’s out and then I’ll rejoin the group to hang by the fire.

And most of all: have fun and let your kids be wild. There’s something so magical about being so connected to nature and experiencing it with your kids.

I went a little pin crazy for this camping trip and have a whole board dedicated to camping on my Pinterest. If you check it out, make sure you give me a follow too!

Katelynn Ansari

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Muehlenbeckia astonii is a  shrub found in coastal areas around Wellington and eastern areas of the South Island to Banks Peninsula. It grows to 1-2.5m and has tangled wiry stems with small round to heart-shaped dark green leaves that fall in winter. It makes an interesting contrast plant in a mixed planting and can be used as an attractive informal hedge. Very hardy, being able to tolerate quite dry soil.

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Inca Jungle Exclusive Adventure 7 Days / 6 Nights

Inca Jungle Exclusive Adventure 7 Days / 6 Nights

Our Inca Jungle Exclusive tour is the perfect option to do one of our itineraries with all-inclusive after your landing in Cusco, the hotels, and the tours are included since the very beginning we will take care of everything and you will need just to enjoy the itinerary.

The Jungle portion starts in Cusco City with a transportation directly to Abra Malaga 14000 feets, where the biking downhill starts, you will ride the bikes for 4 hours until arrive in Santa Maria where after lunch the Rafting will begin, the Hike from Santa Maria to Santa Teresa is through the Inca Trail, a beautiful portion of the original Inca Trail until getting Cocalmayo natural hot springs, the next day is for zipline and hike to Aguas Calientes to spend a night in one of our hotels.

Also, you will visit our treasure Machu Picchu and take the train back to Cusco.

  • 1st day: Arrival to Cusco and transfer to your Hotel – walking tour in the city.
  • 2nd day: Free day in Cusco City – Excursions available – hotel night.
  • 3th day: Cusco to Santa Maria town, biking, and rafting, night in a local house
  • 4th day: Santa Maria town to Santa Teresa town, hiking, and thermal baths.
  • 5th day: Santa Teresa town to Machupicchu, hiking, zip-lining and hotel night.
  • 6th day: Machupicchu tour and train back to Cusco, hotel night in Cusco
  • 7th day: Transfer to the airport.

Day 1: Welcome to Cusco – Walking guided tour in the city.

After your arrival to Lima, you need to take your connecting flight from Lima to Cusco and once you land into Cusco a Kaypi Peru tours representative will welcome you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel

In the afternoon you will have a walking tour around the city for around 3 hours exploring some interesting areas like:

  • Qoricancha
  • Main Square
  • Main cathedral
  • San Pedro market.

You will spend the night in Cusco

Day 2: Free day in Cusco City – Tours Available – Hotel night.

You have a free day in Cusco to explore at your leisure. You can do some extra tours, the main attraction is the Sacred Valley of the Inkas and we have daily departures.

  • Half-day Archeological tour
  • Full-day Sacred Valley of the Inkas Tour
  • Rainbow Mountain

You will spend the night in Cusco.

Day 3: Cusco to Santa Maria town, biking, and rafting.

Our transportation will pick you up around 8:00 am (Time to be reconfirmed) After 2hr. approx. We will arrive at the Abra Malaga (4350 mt.).

In this point of departure with the bikes and begin the Inca Jungle, we will descend for 3 hrs., passing through small villages, orchards, rivers, and streams, reaching the town Huamanmarca around 1:30 pm. Approx. Then our private bus will take the group for 30 min. to the town of Santa Maria, where we will have lunch.

After a short break, we will begin a new adventure, the rafting trip will take us around 2 hrs, encountering rapids class III and IV, always accompanied by a professional safety kayak that will take care of the group all the time. We will spend the night in a local house

Day 4: Santa Maria town to Santa Teresa town, hiking, and thermal baths

We got up around 7:00 a.m. to enjoy a typical breakfast in the middle of nature, then we start walking along the banks of the river and start climbing for 30 min. approx. part of this trek will go through the original Inca trail. On our way, we will see small coffee plantations, fruit trees, among others.

The area is surrounded by many types of birds and orchids; this ecosystem belongs to the high forest and is one of the richest in terms of biodiversity of the Inca jungle. Once on top, we will see the whole valley of the lower Urubamba. The group will walk down the mountain for 2.30 hrs. approx. until arriving at the village of Qellomayo, to have the meal.

After a break, we continue walking for 3 hrs. Crossing farms, waterfalls, and rivers until arriving at the hot water springs of Santa Teresa, and after a relaxing bath, the group will continue walking for 40 min. until reaching the town of Santa Teresa to sleep in one of the rural lodges.

Day 5: Santa Teresa town to Machupicchu, hiking, zip-lining.

Around 7 Am., after a typical breakfast, we will get ready to continue exploring the roads that were followed by the first expeditionary that discovered Machu Pichu and another important archaeological complex.

The next journey will start in Santa Teresa with the zip line (and later this group will be taken by bus to the area known as the hydroelectric), after that, we will have a typical lunch and after another 3 hours hike we will get Aguas Calientes or Machupicchu town to spend the night in our 3-star hotel.

Day 6: Machupicchu tour and train back to Cusco.

We will have breakfast at 5:00 am and then catch a 25-minute bus ride, at approximately 5:30 am to Machu Picchu, in order to appreciate the magnificent city as the sun rises. A walking tour, approximately 2 hours, is given by your guide and after this, you can explore the mysterious city by yourself.

You will meet your guide in Aguas Calientes, it can be reached by bus or on foot, for lunch and to receive your train tickets back to Cusco. You will spend the night at the hotel.

Day 7: Bye Bye Cusco

A Kaypi Peru tours representative will transfer you to the airport for your flight out from Cusco.

Includes / Not include

Inca Jungle Exclusive INCLUDED

  • All pickups from the airport to the hotel and vice versa
  • Double-Occupancy in a three-star hotel, during 3 nights in Cusco.
  • 1 night in Machupicchu.
  • 2 nights in rural houses.
  • 3 Breakfast included in the hotels.
  • Professional English Speaking Tour Guide, an assistant tour guide for groups of 9+
  • Transportation by bus to Abra Malaga and Santa Maria
  • Return transportation by train and bus to Cusco
  • Meals on the Inca Jungle (2 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches, and 3 Dinners). If you have a dietary request such as vegetarian foods please let us know.
  • Oxygen bottle
  • First aid kit
  • Entrance to Machu Picchu
  • Bus from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes
  • Return expedition train back to Cusco.
  • Rafting and all its equipment.
  • Safety Kayak
  • Zip line and its equipment

Not included

  • International flights
  • Internal flights in Peru
  • Meals where not stated
  • All personal care items
  • Beverage of any kind
  • Gratitude for the guide

Features Hotels

Maytaq Wasin Boutique Hotel http://www.maytaq.com/english/

San Agustin International Hotel http://www.hotelessanagustin.com.pe/en/hotels/internacional-cusco/

Polo Cusco Suites Hotel http://www.polocuscosuites.com/

Inti Punku Machupicchu http://www.intipunku.pe/

Hatun Samay Hotel Machupicchu http://www.hatunsamay.com/

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Making a Scene: John M. White and Performance in Ventura

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John White, 2010. Photo by Cole Smothers.

John M. White is an iconoclast. Venerated as a fixture on the Los Angeles art scene since the late 1960s, his work has shifted seamlessly between painting and drawing, installation and performance. His contributions to California art are historically significant, hence his inclusion in four different exhibitions during the Pacific Standard Time initiative. His approach to performance in particular combines a refreshing blend of fuck-the-system meets tongue-in-cheek meets unguarded sincerity and warmth. "I am a very lucky boy," he says.

On Saturday, June 30th, White opens, "Good Morning Giacomo," a solo show of new paintings at the Sylvia White Gallery -- his wife's gallery in Ventura and the home of his much beloved studio space.  The following Friday, July 6th, White's ongoing monthly performance series, "5 x 5 x 5" takes place at their space as part of Ventura's First Friday art openings. The show always features five artists doing five new pieces that are around five minutes in length.

What follows is an assemblage of a conversation with John that touches on many points: his career, his moving shop to Ventura, his latest show of paintings, the "5x5x5" performance series he created, and some poignant essentials about performance and art making.

"I'll be jumping around with you so you'll just have to listen in," he says. In conversation, sometimes White is 75, sometimes he's 76. Sometimes he's walked out of 50 to 60 performances, sometimes 70 to 80, but only (and rightly so) when the performer, he says, "didn't give a shit about the audience."  His career details are spotty as his recollection of them, but for an overflow of stories and well-earned insights, White is sharp as ever.

He attended the Patri School of Art Fundamentals in San Francisco from 1962 to 1964.  His new show is a series of paintings made in homage to his first teacher, Giacomo Patri, a man White says he is "indebted to" for teaching him how to see.  Students would spend a week studying something through looking, drawing, painting and sculpture, or they were instructed to stare out the window at night and paint what they remembered in the morning. White's upcoming show is a reflection of this time in his life. The paintings, dotted and dashed with silhouettes of birds on wire, echo this night watching and the gratitude he feels for his teacher.
White received a BFA and then his MFA from Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles at age thirty, which he feels has gifted him with an urgent sense of time.  "Not in a gloomy or a pressured way," he explains, "but I'm sorry, I don't have time to be depressed or to be blocked." While at Otis, the school librarian, Joan Hugo, encouraged him to attend a performance workshop by experimental choreographer, Yvonne Rainer. He says this moment was "very vital" to his career. He participated and was blown away by her approach, forever changing the trajectory of his work.

Since his first public performance in 1968, "Dirt Event," to retiring from performance in 1989 to focus on painting, White's work has been collected by such institutions as Los Angeles County Art Museum, Guggenheim Museum in New York, La Foret in Tokyo, and the Smithsonian Archives of American Art in Washington, D.C.  In that time, he taught performance at U.C. Irvine for a ten week gig that instead lasted seventeen years.  Last year, he was honored with a retrospective at the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena that included visual, installation and performance works.

This past January, one of the Pacific Standard Time shows that featured White's work included a re-creation of his historic 1971 performance, "Preparation F," which, like the original, was presented on the Pomona College basketball court.  The college football team enters in street clothes, undresses while chatting with audience, gets padded up into uniform, does some movement as a team, and scrimmages.

White has come out of performance retirement three times. Once was in 1991 for "Annotated Lipshitz," a site-specific work at the Music Center in downtown Los Angeles.  White staged the piece under Ron Lipshitz's massive "Peace On Earth" sculpture, which placed the performers squarely in the fountains below it.  Given that the Music Center was under criticism for elitism, White and company dragged debris and trash from surrounding alleys, put them together into a sculpture and painted them black as part of the set. "I have no faith in the corporate support of performance art," he remarks. The rehearsal process was marred by strange harassments and a constant barrage of complaints from the center's board of directors who were horrified by what was taking place.  The night before the show, White got a call saying the board of directors didn't want the show to happen.  The center director at the time suggested tuxedos and White countered, "I don't know -- that is really against my aesthetic." But he eventually caved.  The director had a connection at Big & Tall so the performers went first thing in the morning for fittings. That night they performed in the tuxedos, the sun setting, sitting at a table with jets of water plowing through the piece. "Fucking gorgeous," says White, "and the tuxedos were even better than what I was going to do." The board loved it. The problem, White says, is "they couldn't see the piece until the tuxedos were there" and for White this translates into corporate control of aesthetic, where those in power can crush or bless something based on whether it is a "part of their image."

The third major piece he has presented since "retiring" was "John White's Back," which he presented to inaugurate the opening of his wife's gallery space in Ventura in May of 2008. "Life-changing things can start from just absolutely a pin dropping on the floor, okay," he says. When asked why he and Sylvia moved their operations to Ventura, he responded, "the weather." A weeklong spell of 104 degrees in Agoura Hills sent them up the coast for relief. While driving through Ventura, they argued over the pronunciation of the exit, Seaward Street, and decided to pull off the highway there, "just for the hell of it." Lunch and some internet searching landed them in front of a car wash that was for sale. Sylvia talked about turning it into a gallery and White says "she got that look in her eye." While driving back down Main Street for coffee, an empty commercial space caught their attention.  They bought both properties and launched a new iteration of the Sylvia White Gallery in a biker town that was making radical efforts to become the name the city calls itself: "the new art city."

John M. White.
John M. White.

The new art city has a monthly "First Fridays" art walk, but for the Whites, the concentration of cultural assets on the far west side of town brought little foot traffic to their high-end space in midtown. White's idea for "5 x 5 x 5" was born. On the very first night, at ten minutes before show time, there were only six to eight people milling about.  He began to prepare an apology for his performer friends. Then at five minutes before the performance, there were fifty people.  He stuck his head out just before and there were 175 people waiting for the show and he says he thought, "what the fuck is this?" The show had struck a nerve and made visible the hunger for performance in Ventura. Going now for four years, the series draws performers from the region, with White serving as director, producer and marketer, as well as the warm-up act.

Having been part of an evolution of the art form, White possesses the revolutionary spirit for fostering performance in Ventura. In the beginning, there were clearer lines distinguishing performance from theater and performance was dizzy with its own freedoms; freedom from artifice, freedom from the distancing of the stage, freedom from control of the experience, and the freedom to enlist the audience as co-conspirators in the enterprise. "I use everything that theatre throws out," White says. In White's work, this freedom generates ideas and actions that are so simple they seem brilliant, so spontaneous they appear inevitable, and so without guile they inspire kinship.

To White, the audience is key. "I believe strongly that I need them," he insists, "they are a good third of the piece." He'll grasp an audience member's hand and rub it, like a genie bottle, then take the imaginary force of it into his palm, show it to the rest of the audience saying "woah!" and tuck it into his pocket.  He may pull it out later and toss it up, the audience instinctually reaching up to catch it.  He also connects them to the space they are sharing. He might walk over to a wall, write something on it and read aloud, "there's a crack on the floor," then walk over to that spot and put light on it.

Humor plays an important role in White's works. "It relaxes people," he says. But not every audience agrees with him. Early on in New York he remembers, "I had people really pissed off because I was dealing in humor, [the work] was somehow less important and if you were pleasant, that was bad."  What audiences often find funny is when White does something to "reveal the process."  In a piece, he might go up to a wall and say, "the performer just made a mistake," and make a mark. Or because of his distaste for remembering lines, he used to put up sheets behind the audience that mapped out what he was supposed to do, which they loved discovering and often purchased after the show.

Performance Art Workshop, University of California, Irvine,1981 | Photo: Robert Flynt.
Performance Art Workshop, University of California, Irvine,1981 | Photo: Robert Flynt.

While White says he's finished formally teaching performance, he does feel that revealing the process creates what he calls an "experiential form of educating," by connecting people's awareness to the simplicity and immediacy of the form, as well as to its endless possibilities. "You can teach people how to look, how to listen, how to see," he continues, "and you can use that as your basis for putting together pieces."

He has awe and gratitude for the process, which he attributes to his first teacher and mentor. Giacomo instilled in him a belief that "it was a blessing to be able to enjoy what you're doing," which he feels actually, really, literally, made me into a better person." The path of his career traces his process of making art: curiosity, serendipity, instinct, impulse, playfulness and luck. The path of his career traces his process of making art: curiosity, serendipity, instinct, impulse, playfulness and luck.  But he should get the last word on what it means to him:

"What's so wonderful is: you get an idea and you can make a form out of it. You can make a form out if anything: I'm having an argument; I'm anxious; I've got heartburn; I had a heart attack; I'm dying; why did that asshole do that to me; or whatever it is, and I can make art out of it if I want to. I am telling you, it keeps me alive. It's just good for the soul. It is just fucking good for the soul to be able to not be confused. Being confused all the time is a lousy feeling."

John M. White, 2012 | Photo: Donna Granata.
John M. White, 2012 | Photo: Donna Granata.
John M. White | Photo: Marva Marrow.
John M. White | Photo: Marva Marrow.

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Prentice Penny, showrunner for HBO’s “Insecure,” has worked in Hollywood for nearly 15 years. He got his start writing for “Girlfriends,” which ran for eight seasons on UPN and the CW. He worked with many rising behind-the-camera Black stars, including Kenya Barris and Lena Waithe. After that, Penny worked in majority-white writers’ rooms on shows such  as “Scrubs” and “Happy Endings.”

But spending time in white writers’ rooms made him realize that he wanted to tell stories that reflected his experiences growing up in Los Angeles.

Then along came “Insecure,” a show about Black friends living in Los Angeles. Penny said he instantly fell in love with the script, which was based on Issa Rae’s web series “Awkward Black Girl.”

Penny talks about how a conversation with his mother put Rae on his radar, and the team behind “Insecure” is working on the show’s fifth season remotely.

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