Virginia's mountains in July

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xoWuSJ-RGwWA-bj-MAX3JY7Q1EEHN3nruC001I3m3TAQFsALAhTHRQCodUNVo5gyd8pEIe682wolnVURmHTlFR30Nn76lCu9tCFkrXlQw-yOvnET9XP2cnL2sgGCNo762_Hr5EORFM6O/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xoWuSJ-RGwWA-bj-MAX3JY7Q1EEHN3nruC001I3m3TAQFsALAhTHRQCodUNVo5gyd8pEIe682wolnVURmHTlFR30Nn76lCu9tCFkrXlQw-yOvnET9XP2cnL2sgGCNo762_Hr5EORFM6O/s400/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out going to the mountains is going home...." --John Muir</span></span><br /></div><br />Photo by Lynn R. Mitchell<br />Shenandoah National Park<br />July 26, 2013

Big Meadows Blue Ridge Mountains National Parks Shenandoah National Park Skyline Drive western Virginia Virginia's mountains in July

“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out going to the mountains is going home...." --John M...

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Reading Tips to Program Your Mind for success

<p> I have a second generation Kindle. I will use it until it won't run for a few reasons:</p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-bG5EX4ymNbc/TIGAf54UHsI/AAAAAAAAGXg/ue40mgKqwKg/s1200/The%252520Kindles%252520Are%252520Here%252521%252521.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="375" id="blogsy-1374872589243.7783" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-bG5EX4ymNbc/TIGAf54UHsI/AAAAAAAAGXg/ue40mgKqwKg/s500/The%252520Kindles%252520Are%252520Here%252521%252521.jpg" width="500"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These Kindles are newer than mine but still offer a focused reading experience without notifications.</td></tr></tbody></table> <ol> <li>I can operate it with one hand (I like to read everywhere.)</li> <li>I get no messages or notifications of any kind, meaning I can focus on what I'm reading. Silence is really golden, especially when it comes to reading.</li> <li>I can organize my reading in intentional and powerful ways.</li></ol> <p><a href="http://www.briantracy.com/" target="_self" title="">Brian Tracy</a> shares in several of his books that if you want to be in the top 10% of any field that you should read an hour a day in field. That is my goal.</p> <p><a href="http://michaelcatt.com/" target="_self" title="">Michael Catt</a>, my pastor says "Leaders are readers." I'd like to lead and encourage others, so reading is important. It brings new ideas. It motivates. It encourages me when I'm down. Now that I've written one book and almost done with a second, I see that a book is really an author bleeding on a page. It is that much of your life. I have always cherished books, now many of them are almost sacred.</p> <p>Let's look at #3. If you have a traditional Kindle, you can likely organize your books into collections. This is a major feature missing from the Kindle app on the ipad, in my opinion. I organize my books 4 ways.</p> <h1>Type of Reading</h1> <ul> <li>Fiction</li> <li>Nonfiction</li></ul> <p>Right now I have 36 fiction books and 219 nonfiction books. This is not because I don't read fiction, but typically, most fiction books I remove from my kindle when I'm done. I see no reason to keep them because they are still in my archive.</p> <h1>Stage of Reading</h1> <ul> <li>on deck</li> <li>@ctive</li> <li>Finished Reading</li> <li>Stopped Reading</li></ul> <h2>On Deck</h2> <p>On deck means I want to read this next. When I get the urge to buy a book just because that is what bibliophiles do, I "shop" in my on deck and always find something. If I have to shop, I will put things into my "wish list" on Amazon and come back to it if I know that I really need to read it.</p> <h2>@ctive</h2> <p>Active means I'm reading it RIGHT NOW or have within the past week. I usually have a fiction, a nonfiction / inspirational or leadership book, and a nonfiction book on writing. I limit myself to 3 or sometimes 4 in the active category. If I add more, I have to move one into the next two stacks and admit I may not finish that book. I use the @sign out of habit because I start my @ctive folder on my computer with an "@" sign to help me sort it first in any folder where it appears. By limiting my "active" books, I finish more books and am also intentional about my reading. I don't go on guilt trips because I haven't finished 15 books, I just say, "hey" that book needs to wait a while.</p> <h2>Finished Reading</h2> <p>When I finish a book, I always move it to finished reading. I often leave them there for a bit if there's a reason. Some of them are reference books that I'll want to keep. I have a special category I also tag this book with called "Reference Library." I keep it there but mark it finished, so if I ever wonder if I've completely finished the book, it will show up as finished.</p> <h2>Stopped Reading</h2> <p>When I have a book that I've been reading but just stopped for some reason but think I'll want to come back to it, I'll move it from @ctive into "Stopped Reading." There are several multipart books in here - I'll come back to them. Things like a series of short stories by Agatha Christie (ohhh she's awesome) or the Philo Vance series from the early 1900's. I"ll finish one of the books and then come back to it. I do enjoy Philo Vance but he's a bit of a tough read because of all of the classical book references and use of other languages, so I'll take a break and come back to him.</p> <p>This trick also helps jumpstart me into realistically determining if I want to get back into reading a book. Sometimes if I know I do, I'll put it back in the "on deck" folder. Sometimes after a few months, I'll go ahead and face it that the book doesn't measure up.</p> <p>A good life is too short to waste on a bad book. Sometimes the book isn't bad, it just doesn't match with my needs from the book or why I bought it in the first place.</p> <h1>Purpose for Reading</h1> <p>I have numbers for these types of readings based upon my priority. Here's my categories:</p> <ul> <li>1 - Sharpen Scissors [Follow God]</li> <li>1 - Sharpen Scissors [Healthy Body]</li> <li>1 - Sharpen Scissors [Be Productive]</li> <li>1 - Sharpen Scissors [Read Classics]</li> <li>1 - Sharpen Scissors [ Dream Team]</li> <li>2 - Show my family love</li> <li>3 - #love2teach</li> <li>4 - Be an inspiring author</li> <li>5 - Manage Wealth</li></ul> <h2>What is sharpen scissors?</h2> <p>Stephen Covey talks about "Sharpening the Saw"in his classic productivity book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective people." When I use illustrations to motivate myself, I want to use metaphors that mean something to me.</p> <p>An old trick to sharpen scissors is to cut sandpaper. I do this quite a bit, particularly if I've been cutting something kind of thick. When I read "sharpen scissors" I picture how hard life can be and know that sometimes I need to read things to shake me up so I can take action. I've got 5 1's because all of these are part of taking care of myself - body, mind, soul, heart. If I don't take care of myself, I can't take care of my husband, children, or any of my students.</p> <p>I write the parentheses in a way that gets me to act. "Follow God" "Be Productive" "Read Classics" "Healthy Body" are all examples of this.</p> <h2>The Dream Team: You Become like who you think about so think about great people</h2> <p>Then, there's my Dream Team. When Angela Maiers was at my school this past January, she shared some research that shows that we become like the 5 people we think about the most. She calls these 5 our "dream team" and says we should be intentional about selecting the members of our dream team. She has these people on a bulletin board in her office.</p> <p>My "Dream Team" folder holds the auditions for my dream team. I've got a few already selected but have 3 slots open with quite a few candidates. So, I select biographies of those who I have admired in the past so I can learn more. Biographies keep us grounded. When you read a biography of a great person, it is striking to realize the struggles and normal-ness of most people's lives. When you strip away the accomplishments of great men and women of history you most often see people with purpose, persistence, and a plan (and very often, prayer.) If I will become who I think about, I wish to become a better person and must intentionally take time to read biographies. After reading books like Theodore Roosevelt and the "River of Doubt" I'm forever changed and glad I do.</p> <h2>2 - Show My Family Love</h2> <p>There are great books about being a better Mom. If I'm not careful, I'll read so much about succeeding in my career that I'll forget about the most important thing. Reading about how to be a better member of my family helps me stay balanced and keep perspective. Some things need my most careful protection.</p> <h2>3 - #love2teach</h2> <p>This is the category for everything about teaching. I use this hashtag sometimes, I don't know that anyone follows it, but instead of "teaching" or "Be a great teacher" this is a simple reminder of 2 things for me. 1) That my teaching is a calling, a passion, and a love for my students and 2) The hashtag reminds me that I want to share this with other educators. It can't stop with me.</p> <p>We need positive voices in this negative world and I am passionate about being one of those positive, constructive voices. I want to help any of you reading this post. I want to help you be a better teacher and a better person. I want to help others love2teach too. This hashtag reminds me of who I am.</p> <h2>4 - Be an inspiring author</h2> <p>I love writing and want to learn more. I am planning to self publish my third book, so right now, I'm reading a lot about it. I want to compare the different types of publishing and also have some things I want to write that I just need to get out. As much as I've appreciated my editors and publishers, I got some things to say unfiltered. This section helps me do this.</p> <p>It also includes social media books and anything that helps me learn how to be more helpful and learn more about modern media and what works.</p> <h2>5 - Manage wealth</h2> <p>This is a hard one. I'm a teacher after all. I used to have this category as "manage money" but it is more than about that to me. For example, in my belief system, my husband and I believe in tithing and storing up for ourselves "treasures in heaven where moth and rust do not corrupt or decay." When I use the word wealth it helps me focus on that attitude. </p> <p>There are people who don't have a fortune in money but are wealthy beyond measure. Money is also supposed to be a blessing to others. Helping others is a joy and tithing often unleashes the divine providence of God in ways that cannot be explained. Money is not why I tithe, but I am often curious how God provides a way when there seems to be no way in the months I tithe and when I hoard, I not only am more impoverished in my bank account but am a more impoverished person spiritually. Money is hard because I have one child in college and there never seems to be enough but there are choices to make. Unmanaged money has wings. It flies away and you can't hold it. I study this area intentionally so that I can learn to live beneath my means and manage money well to accumulate wealth of all kinds.</p> <h1>Are you intentional about organizing your books?</h1> <p>This one system of categorizing collections of books is a powerful motivational tool. I will give you one word of caution. I will only let myself have 2 pages of collections - no more. More and you feel like a failure and don't focus.</p> <p>Also, when you buy a book, immediately categorize the book so it will be in your system.</p> <p>Finally, books do you no good if you don't take time to read them. I make an appointment with myself daily to read. Morning and night, I am usually reading by lamplight. If you're not a big reader with your eyes, you can listen with your ears. You can do something to take in the world and shake up your thinking.</p> <p>Leaders are readers. Successful readers are intentional about what they read and make time to make it a habit.</p> <p>If you want to change your life look to the people you meet and the books you read. Sometimes you can't help who you meet, but you have a lot of choice when it comes to picking up a book. Be purposefully about what book it is you want to read next and which ones you keep reading.</p> <p>Remember your noble calling teacher. When we inspire a love of reading, we are inspiring leadership. Let's read!</p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img alt="Written by Vicki Davis, author - Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds - Posted with Blogsy from my iPad" height="20" src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" />Written by Vicki Davis, author - Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds - Posted with Blogsy from my iPad</a></div>

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I have a second generation Kindle. I will use it until it won't run for a few reasons: These Kindles are newer than mine but still off...

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Wisconsin police arrest a child for singing in the Capitol

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTd0rGQxBFDmeKRqU6rZJNN95_hTT5bdkTIMxop8E8n_NH9DJseA9nBQz0bXEKqX_Mh5Z5xIrD5mEBBSBZon8v4tG_yuAck7HX4m4BDdSOQciYsY2g8zYgluUwRFahDDIVjtg7oeNrkDrq/s1600/child_arrested_in_wisconsin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTd0rGQxBFDmeKRqU6rZJNN95_hTT5bdkTIMxop8E8n_NH9DJseA9nBQz0bXEKqX_Mh5Z5xIrD5mEBBSBZon8v4tG_yuAck7HX4m4BDdSOQciYsY2g8zYgluUwRFahDDIVjtg7oeNrkDrq/s400/child_arrested_in_wisconsin.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wisconsin Capitol police arrest a child for singing. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Wisconsin Capitol police today arrested a child for singing in the Capitol Rotunda during the third day of a crackdown on singing. The small boy joins two 80-year-olds, two journalists and <a href="http://occupydemocrats.com/watch-scott-walkers-police-illegally-arrest-a-marine-veteran-desecrate-his-flag/">a Marine veteran</a> arrested for singing songs that<strike> <a href="http://teamsternation.blogspot.com/2013/06/scott-walker-still-kills-jobs-better.html" rel="nofollow">Job-killer</a></strike> Gov. Scott Walker doesn't like.<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.winonadailynews.com/news/state-and-regional/wi/article_ebc62a9f-d1a9-5687-8271-3250efaa5bc9.html">Associated Press </a>reported, <br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">For a third straight day, police arrested protesters gathered inside the Wisconsin Capitol on Friday, cracking down on the sing-along organized by opponents of Republican Gov. Scott Walker's administration. </blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">More than a dozen people were led away in handcuffs, bringing the three-day total of those arrested to more than 60. There was no end in sight to the standoff, as protesters pledged to return every weekday and sing without the required permit. </blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">"Every day at noon we're going to be here. We're not going away," a group sang Friday to the tune of the gospel song "I'll Fly Away."</blockquote><a href="http://www.bluecheddar.net/?p=34378">blue cheddar</a> tells us The Madison National Lawyers Guild says the police are distorting a judge's ruling to justify the arrests, which violate free speech rights:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">All the singers and others present arrested Wednesday were charged with violating an administrative code provision that describes what kind of activity would justify a declaration of an “unlawful event” by Capitol Police. Yet no access was blocked to any part of the building, and no violence, threats of violence or any interference with the operations of state government during the lunch hour singing was observed during the event, which has continued for over two years every weekday in or outside the Capitol. The tickets merely listed “No Permit” as the basis for getting a citation, and when citizens asked why they were being arrested, Capitol police, state troopers and DNR wardens told them they would “find out downstairs,” but no further explanation was offered. Agents of the Wisconsin Dept. of Justice Criminal Investigations unit were called in to help process the large number of people arrested.</blockquote>Meanwhile, the <a href="http://www.citizensforethics.org/" rel="nofollow">Center for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington</a> named Walker as one of the worst governors in America. CREW is hardly a partisan outfit. The group has disagreed with President Obama and electronic surveillance issues. <a href="http://host.madison.com/ct/news/opinion/editorial/article_fe70ef46-7952-5c14-8f3f-d56929d26596.html#.UfCEo7LxFAk.twitter" rel="nofollow">The Cap Times</a> reports on why Walker earned his distinction:<br /><blockquote>1. Using his office to promote donors’ interests.<br />2. Illegally using state troopers to track down his political opponents.<br />3. An investigation into illegal activity by his aides.<br />4. Diverting money from a nationwide mortgage settlement.<br />5. An investigation into the state economic development corporation he chairs.<br />6. Dismissing a political appointee for signing the recall petition against him.<br />7. Advocating for new voter identification restrictions.</blockquote>And now we can add making sure police arrest a child for singing...<br /><br /><br /><br />

Wisconsin police arrest a child for singing in the Capitol

Wisconsin Capitol police arrest a child for singing.  Wisconsin Capitol police today arrested a child for singing in the Capitol Rotunda dur...

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Chicago families stand with Teamster funeral directors, drivers against SCI

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwhpd8PAH9IbI3bCnRq2Aq-e65dJQop3UJHgugNjHjN0xX5G08b0bMfK6KtrN6wWZVaKk55VcduQOdJMUDLbfkgFBHG31V0aHk8xD1kSVn5L14coSfK1qDzxNZCALsrXeCI6ubsjP0h9O/s1600/7-26SCIfatcatphoto.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Eight members of Teamster Local 727 hold picket signs, demand fair negotiations." border="0" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwhpd8PAH9IbI3bCnRq2Aq-e65dJQop3UJHgugNjHjN0xX5G08b0bMfK6KtrN6wWZVaKk55VcduQOdJMUDLbfkgFBHG31V0aHk8xD1kSVn5L14coSfK1qDzxNZCALsrXeCI6ubsjP0h9O/s320/7-26SCIfatcatphoto.jpeg" title="Striking workers line up in front of giant inflatable cat choking a worker." width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Local 727 is taking a stand against their SCI bosses.</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chicago-area Teamster funeral directors and drivers on strike for a month are standing strong against SCI as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.teamster.org/content/chicagoland-families-stand-striking-funeral-directors-transfer-services-alternative-funeral" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">bereaved families are rallying to their side</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. <o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A growing number of community residents are refusing to cross picket lines at the 16 area SCI-owned homes, which operate under the Dignity Memorial brand name. Instead, they are approaching the funeral directors and drivers, members of Local 727, to pledge their support. They are asking for more information on how they can move their funeral arrangements to other non-affiliated homes and transfer pre-need contracts. Teamsters have responded by assisting them in securing new services.<o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> John T. Coli, Local 727’s secretary-treasurer, said SCI has placed such families in a difficult position by forcing a strike. But union members are stepping up to help them:</span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Teamsters cannot thank those families enough who’ve stood alongside workers and realized they don’t have to pay into SCI’s corporate greed and intimidation. Local 727 has been proactive about informing families of more than 60 community-friendly funeral homes that are ready to arrange their funeral services.<o:p></o:p></span></blockquote></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Previous SCI customers said the company is recklessly treading upon workers who have been pillars of the community. Janice Lapinski, a longtime Orland Park resident who has previously used the services of Ridge Funeral Home in Chicago, said:</span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">SCI uses the Dignity logo, but where is the dignity in the inexcusable treatment of their employees engaged in this labor dispute?<o:p></o:p></span></blockquote></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> And Linda Stearns, an Oak Lawn resident whose family has used the Blake-Lamb Funeral Home for generations, added:</span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These funeral directors are so kind and so generous, always willing to help any member of our community. Until these men and women return to work, families need to go somewhere else. You won’t get the service right now that you got before.<o:p></o:p></span></blockquote></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia-o62MmbtN0kclbjloV7DoE6sK7EcZGkFbpFEbG1jgbTKpRHXClAX-VsepxvdWQ_O-0EWpRz4RwZUM1POIBMnM2bCSckae-fwiiCshYZ8QFehe7yrCSq9fvXkthUs9zdH-WJYe1-PvIMg/s1600/7-26SCIpicket1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia-o62MmbtN0kclbjloV7DoE6sK7EcZGkFbpFEbG1jgbTKpRHXClAX-VsepxvdWQ_O-0EWpRz4RwZUM1POIBMnM2bCSckae-fwiiCshYZ8QFehe7yrCSq9fvXkthUs9zdH-WJYe1-PvIMg/s320/7-26SCIpicket1.jpeg" title="Picketers express their unhapiness with SCI while walking along the median of a city street." width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picketers express their unhappiness with SCI.</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Teamsters Local 727 represents 59 funeral directors and drivers at SCI-owned funeral homes across the Chicago area. The union has </span><a href="http://www.integrityinillinois.com/" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">established a website</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and hotline (312-206-4123) to direct families to funeral homes not affected by this labor action.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">SCI last week tried to get an injunction against the funeral directors and drivers to end the strike, but a Cook County court shot them down. Meanwhile, since negotiations began June 14, the Teamsters have filed more than 10 unfair labor practice charges against the company.<o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stay strong, brothers and sisters!</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span>

Chicago families stand with Teamster funeral directors, drivers against SCI

Local 727 is taking a stand against their SCI bosses. Chicago-area Teamster funeral directors and drivers on strike for a month are standing...

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Union THUGGS save a life

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LqyRvctUBVEvg133PAsTI5pdsmEmt56fpyQ5j40sWDf4FBcIDVwfS3_H0b61Hvoj0jDHHKhwuKlKIO5M5DAvXY_C9EHtEnvatgsg-jmUmeKQsgxqxg3lrjIB23wZQHApk7BkV1cBXsQR/s1600/godblessunions.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LqyRvctUBVEvg133PAsTI5pdsmEmt56fpyQ5j40sWDf4FBcIDVwfS3_H0b61Hvoj0jDHHKhwuKlKIO5M5DAvXY_C9EHtEnvatgsg-jmUmeKQsgxqxg3lrjIB23wZQHApk7BkV1cBXsQR/s200/godblessunions.jpg" width="200" /></a>Three union THUGGS -- Mary Seitz, Leigh Ann Wilkinson and Mary Beth Henderson -- all expected their daughters’ graduation from Wallkill Senior High School would be a day that would change their lives. What they didn’t expect was that they would end up changing somebody else’s life in the process.<br /><br />The three Teamsters Local 445 nurses from St. Luke’s-Cornwall Hospital were seated in the football risers when 72 year-old Peter Bonk lost consciousness.<br /><br />These union THUGGS (which, as you know, stands for Those Helpful Union Guys and Gals) knew exactly what to do.  The <a href="http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130706/NEWS/307060324">Times Herald-Record</a> reports: <br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">Seitz reached Bonk first and quickly shouted for Wilkinson, whom she'd seen earlier. Henderson was close behind. They began CPR as someone ran to grab the school's defibrillator. They administrated the first jolts of electricity from the defibrillator before transferring Bonk to the care of the Wallkill Volunteer Ambulance Corp.</blockquote>Because of the nurses’ heroic and rapid response, Bonk regained cognitive function before he even reached the hospital.  There he was then put in the excellent care of other Local 445 workers at the St Luke campus in Newburgh, N.Y.  Now, after getting a stint in his artery and a portable defibrillator, Bonk is more active than ever.  <br /><br />Bonk and his wife donated a new defibrillator to the hospital in the trio’s honor.  They want to stay in touch with the Local 445 members who saved Bonk’s life.<br /><br />And those union THUGGS?  They were just happy to help. <br /><br />“We happened to be at the right place at the right time," said Mary Seitz.  “Everybody would have done the same thing.”<br /><br /><br />

Union THUGGS save a life

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5 Skinny Foods to help you weight loss

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">5 Skinny Foods to help you weight loss</span></span></h1><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1beEiJec1xFu5igfDCy2H1fLY4P8tJztFi9DkLCgLnzUOwpHZZS2aI-HZZNzKkz53AwATfCpwhQNfBb40cXLK9QydUIzXJaEJHjQZWZoYwDAnNKfPGb_B2TAwSyF7JS4qUGx7viMaQVg/s1600/5+Skinny+Foods+to+help+you+weight+loss.jpg" /> </span></h1><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">There's skinny secrets that can help you get slim and stay slim.. Here are 5 Skinny foods that offer phenomenal calorie bargains, that can keep you trim and boost your weight loss efforts .</span></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></h1><br /><br /><center><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-5028478688240504"; /* LargeInPost_waysforweightloss_300-600 */ google_ad_slot = "6695176472"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 600; //--></script><script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><br /></center><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Cucumber</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWrVhnYxLK3EwjPAspxS5085nMAcjUygic7kpnhbK8J9GdeYvVupPeMFxGf4_0pNDEqcSoaMkLwaCt_xu9VEJJM7iLTCD5KMQ6JTEEiAbN5a54LHrl-5dyb0Vy6jicRpaCfZ_86FtVODg/s1600/Cucumber.jpg" /></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Shrimp</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWLMSW40K3SUUgXucxHJwO81w2Loo1QW7OO3wuowqGTDJjeeSEnt3zkB-P4jU_tSSoOEX6norAuUUEoosCvaimaOoKz4RF9snKfNgb6JPx9yr5K4ABNryR-ygxT7p8BrozAgwbE9_6_E/s1600/Shrimp.jpg" /></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Salsa</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIfEVoxzRnK4WN5DkpKOKCnp5MU2sMC1r1nWV-F9mffz8rOQCVtI-ZFlEZCa3PGZ2RzZgFgzfdeuKMGx_5h84xAG8Py3_gIG33j2xAppAPLxJCgbPeZMtw1GL79JN0ow4a8cZxo4MBDg/s1600/Salsa.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Grapefruit</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHDBQ1prhEBZzM2TIXyHkbgjYIPnTKOIuDISlbCr9aKxwnkkvFTxVBFFkvsmdAVe91-8er3mYmLdnlYxQNvFEqMK5fAB76u3HI_TvtkvmzGXK102KReXaNkMGdOE4cOPJ6Nio81oztNY/s1600/Grapefruit.jpg" /></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Hot sauce</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9ta6-aPJrQ3d8WgG8B90PMFCMFC6BGsbuafJeg7uzQLzILsHo5DVZQIYFVITV6_fa_U8Xh7JPlaOmK2VLA7ygB0BpM56Hse6Ki2ihnHZkmvLBo5Q1XFZZumw7sa20SsyFbOA8l83Ni4/s1600/Hot+sauce.jpg" /></div><br /><center><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-5028478688240504"; /* AdSense in Post */ google_ad_slot = "6975892477"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280; //--></script><script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><br /></center><br /><br /><br /></div>

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32 Walmart warehouse strikers back on the job

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrU5cxJ5GwW204ZRMRGf78TDAxIcXTcFtmr0C50JAru_kLCMmkJGpazIGqYUGSmrBKu6pqmjzXhXeXOjQx7l0SBcz5cqtIcCi8rfPWEDCUoy6Ep5qRAr89sGxakm8Vr5nXPXbZIAzt9izy/s1600/walmart_warehouse_strikers_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrU5cxJ5GwW204ZRMRGf78TDAxIcXTcFtmr0C50JAru_kLCMmkJGpazIGqYUGSmrBKu6pqmjzXhXeXOjQx7l0SBcz5cqtIcCi8rfPWEDCUoy6Ep5qRAr89sGxakm8Vr5nXPXbZIAzt9izy/s400/walmart_warehouse_strikers_2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walmart warehouse strikers head back to work today.</td></tr></tbody></table>Walmart warehouse strikers successfully returned to work today at 8 a.m. after walking off the job Wednesday. They returned to the Mira Loma, Calif., warehouse operated by Olivet International, where Walmart sells 70 percent of the merchandise moved.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.warehouseworkersunited.org/" rel="nofollow">Warehouse Workers United</a> tells us the warehouse strikers accomplished what they set out to do:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">Workers won national attention, international support and spoke directly to Walmart about retaliation and unsafe working conditions.</blockquote>It was the latest in a surge of sudden, short <a href="http://teamsternation.blogspot.com/2013/07/walmart-workers-strike.html">strikes</a> aimed at bringing attention to poverty level wages, dangerous workplaces and retaliation by management of powerful multinational corporations like McDonald's and Walmart.<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-workers-protest-working-conditions-walmart-warehouse-20130724,0,7131028.story">Los Angeles Times</a> and other news outlets reported on the warehouse strikers:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">The employees said they had told management that there was inadequate access to drinking water, lack of ventilation and blocked fire exits, among other conditions... </blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">...workers submitted a formal complaint to the state's Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or Cal/OSHA, in May.  </blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">A spokesman for the government agency said they are investigating the workers' claims. Cal/OSHA has six months to complete its investigation, he said...</blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">Warehouse workers are also demanding better pay, health benefits and more consistent work schedules...</blockquote><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96FYHlYpw8gswf7GntWCdTUO-NrsLk0v0mpsa31k3l68FtQm4ryptLRnPYwiXdEMm-fKpHvCJ7DhechX6uLOntjYjSQvx1mmdpzRuqNxARyYDZGz5gicsHLMME17IlHKalQGpCxJcQYcB/s1600/walmart_warehouse_strikers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96FYHlYpw8gswf7GntWCdTUO-NrsLk0v0mpsa31k3l68FtQm4ryptLRnPYwiXdEMm-fKpHvCJ7DhechX6uLOntjYjSQvx1mmdpzRuqNxARyYDZGz5gicsHLMME17IlHKalQGpCxJcQYcB/s320/walmart_warehouse_strikers.jpg" width="320" /></a>The warehouse strikers began Wednesday with a picket line outside the Olivet building. Then, Warehouse Workers United tells us, the warehouse strikers went to Walmart’s California headquarters in Irvine. They were prepared to deliver a letter documenting their concerns, but company officials wouln't open the door.<br /><br />Striking workers were prepared to deliver a letter to Walmart documenting their concerns and asking why Walmart hasn’t responded to an ethics complaint made May 28. Unfortunately, company officials wouldn't open the door.<br /><br />Meanwhile, in New York City, a group of supporters visited the Olivet offices to deliver a message supporting the warehouse strikers. The supporters demanded Olivet stop illegally retaliating against workers and let them return to work. And in Lakewood, Calif., the warehouse <span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 13px;">strikers demonstrated outside of a Walmart store, putting tape over their mouths reading “Walmart Stop Silencing Workers” in support of store employees who were illegally fired for speaking out. There they found the Walmart official they'd been looking for in Irvine and delivered the letter to him.</span><br /><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 13px;">Follow the Walmart warehouse strikers on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WarehouseWorkersUnited">Facebook</a>. </span><br /><br /><br />

32 Walmart warehouse strikers back on the job

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19,000 Views & Eisai

I started this blog one month ago with nothing more in mind than to tell my story and my struggles and have family/friend support.  It blossomed almost immediately!!  As a result, I have many other Belviq patients, both who have been on for a bit or how are just 1 or 2 days in, posting messages and we are all able to support each other.  I also have had contact with a few Eisai pharmacy Sales reps who are inspired by my story.  Hopefully I can be an inspiration through them for many other doctors as they get the word out about this new RX.  One said they even talked about me during a team conference call.  I feel BLESSED beyond words.  They are all so wonderful so.....<br /><br />GO Team Eisai!  (Sorry, I had to give a shout since they are always so kind).  So any of you doctors out there, please welcome these wonderful people with open arms and ask them what took them so long!!!!!!<br /><br />I had the most delicious Salad today.  Mixed greens with some spinach (I don't like cooked spinach, but it was good in my salad in mild portions), yummy vinaigrette dressing, and  tomatoes it may sound plain to you, but with EVERYTHING so fresh, it was absolutely delicious!  Plus, I have a save a few calories because our office is having a happy hour tonight.  I am the HR Manager so I have to be there.  Suggestions on a low calorie adult beverage?  I only can have one with my diet to stay with my portion control and too keep focus on the prize.  So suggest away!!<br /><br />Next Friday will be my 6 week weigh in.  I am excited and nervous as always.  So get ready for that.<br /><br />Also, early next week, my story will be published in an article format.  I will give you details when I know when, etc.  I have already previewed it and I have to say, brought me sadness and happiness all at the same time.  I want ALL of my readers to read my story and get to know me and how I came to where I am today!!!  Stay tuned!!<br /><br />Ok, well, happy hour is in a few hours, so I need suggestions ASAP.  Ready, Set, SUGGEST...............

19,000 Views & Eisai

I started this blog one month ago with nothing more in mind than to tell my story and my struggles and have family/friend support.  It bloss...

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Next Moral Monday protest could be biggest ever

<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Moral Monday protests rocking North Carolina will likely escalate next week as anger mounts over the Legislature's assault on voting rights, public education and middle-class pocketbooks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Organizers of the Moral Monday rallies, which have so far resulted in 925 arrests for civil disobedience, are preparing for a huge turnout next week. </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">State lawmakers put the finishing touches on their anti-worker agenda last night </span><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/25/north-carolina-voter-id-bill_n_3656084.html?view=print&comm_ref=false" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">when they backed final passage of  the worst voter suppression measure in the nation</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. During the now-ended session, legislators closely followed the corporate-empowerment <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>script prepared by </span><a href="file:///C:/Users/miller_leslie/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/HR9GZ1HX/alecexposed.org" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ALEC</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and promoted by the state’s billionaire budget director, Art Pope. <o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> As Twitter user Kdog-WNC tweeted:</span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Unfortunately the Pope has decreed that these things shall come to pass.<o:p></o:p></span></blockquote></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVi4sH16Oo2YCCO6Chb6Q0kNQEst8X_F0Wt6lKvbGlvWFMz1yia6diS1w7vlDl2ivk678QscqOZ7kmHOZCnUwRHru-C8fz4iDjn1XRR5fkGSMke5KcMdeR89qeBHQbncnXbsaL4_rZnZ_/s1600/7-26moralmondayphoto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="This picture shows a man holding a sign explaining the reduction in state voting rights." border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVi4sH16Oo2YCCO6Chb6Q0kNQEst8X_F0Wt6lKvbGlvWFMz1yia6diS1w7vlDl2ivk678QscqOZ7kmHOZCnUwRHru-C8fz4iDjn1XRR5fkGSMke5KcMdeR89qeBHQbncnXbsaL4_rZnZ_/s320/7-26moralmondayphoto.jpg" title="NC residents protest passage of voter suppression bill" width="297" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Residents will be out in force to protest voter repression bill.</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> North Carolina Teamsters have been contacting elected officials to voice their anger over bills that hinder voting by minorities, the disabled and working-class and senior citizens. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Legislature also raised taxes on middle-class families and slashed public education funding. North Carolinians have been flocking to social media to express their disgust at the anti-worker platform approved by the GOP-led Legislature. Some sample tweets:</span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Education Votes ‏@edvotes 24 Jul<o:p></o:p></span></blockquote></div><div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> NC educators, parents, students & others to attend mass #MoralMonday on 7/29 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RYKiAB6liM&feature=youtu.be …. State lawmakers put on notice. #NCAE</span></blockquote></div><div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><a href="https://twitter.com/SteveBNC"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span>Steve Brechbiel<span style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span></span><span style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">‏</span><span class="username"><span style="color: #bbbbbb; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">@</span></span><span class="username"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">SteveBNC</span></span></span></a><span style="color: #bbbbbb; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt;"> <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveBNC/status/360791560918536193" title="11:59 AM - 26 Jul 13"><span class="timestamp"><span style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">20m</span></span></span></a></span> </blockquote></div><div><blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sad - a letter from an NC teacher who can no longer afford to teach. Why are we not ashamed? </span><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NCLEG&src=hash" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #6f93bb; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">#</span><strong><span style="color: #0f4b8f; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">NCLEG</span></strong></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ncgov&src=hash" rel="nofollow"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #6f93bb; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">#</span><span style="color: #0f4b8f; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">ncgov</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><a href="http://t.co/Kxbe1at9Wk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://bit.ly/1c91uxT"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="invisible"><span style="color: #0f4b8f; font-size: 1pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">http://</span></span><span class="js-display-url"><span style="color: #0f4b8f; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">bit.ly/1c91uxT</span></span><span class="invisible"><span style="color: #0f4b8f; font-size: 1pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span></span></span></a></span></blockquote></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Edward ‏@USMC_Liberal 1h<o:p></o:p></span></blockquote></div><div><blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was going to make a joke about #NCLEG inserting insane language into an unrelated bill but they've already used up all my material.</span></blockquote></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">North Carolinians are not taking this lying down. They are pissed and planning to take to the streets in Raleigh Monday. Moral Monday organizers are </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/154735411395628/" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">calling out to all those against this anti-worker agenda</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> to come to the Statehouse grounds to be heard:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div><blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Join us at Halifax Mall for a Mass Moral Monday March & Interfaith Social Justice Service as we strengthen our faith for the battle ahead and send every attendee from every part of the state back home to be a trumpet of conscience and agent of change.</span></blockquote></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stay tuned.</span></div>

Next Moral Monday protest could be biggest ever

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Phillip Phillips Keeps Moving Up the BillBoard Album Chart as Tour Begins

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR72kciuwbHmfdx45uikzWlzX0OxRI6o_zltY3vHoZ0fButqqlzIVUZG2HMqgqMFoGF365mmFMrkBJMyTv0SxpwVXv8YokMI6oe86-C24-Ug-oJC-rQuGFd-w2xTC6umnGH0waemoyo_Rq/s1600/bb200-20130726.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR72kciuwbHmfdx45uikzWlzX0OxRI6o_zltY3vHoZ0fButqqlzIVUZG2HMqgqMFoGF365mmFMrkBJMyTv0SxpwVXv8YokMI6oe86-C24-Ug-oJC-rQuGFd-w2xTC6umnGH0waemoyo_Rq/s400/bb200-20130726.png" width="400" /></a></div>Wow, Phillip Phillips' "World from the Side of the Moon" has been out now for 35 weeks, but it keeps <a href="http://www.mjsbigblog.com/billboard-%E2%80%93-chart-date-080313.htm" target="_blank">moving up</a> the <a href="http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200?page=1" target="_blank">BillBoard 200 album chart</a>. It is now at #31, its best position in over 3 months. He is again the leader of the Idol winners on the chart, with three other lady winners in the Top 100 with their latest albums. Fantasia sees her "Side Effects of You" fall to its lowest position since its release at #92, but it still remains in the Top 100 after 13 weeks. Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood continue to stay very steady on the chart as well, with Carrie's "Blown Away" at #81 and Kelly's "Greatest Hits" at #88. "Blown Away" has been on the chart for 64 weeks now and Kelly's is at 35 (the same week as Phillip's) which show both albums have very strong continued sales. Pretty impressive for a 15 month run for Carrie, and an 8 month run for Kelly with a greatest hits release.<br /><br />And last Friday the American Idol Summer Tour kicked off, and nobody probably noticed. I will be very curious to see what the final sales numbers will be for the full concert tour. It sounds like the first concert in Kent, Washington, was <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/idol-worship/american-idol-tour-kicks-washington-589569" target="_blank">about one half full</a>. Similarly the LA show Tuesday in the Nokia Theater <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-review-american-idol-live-nokia-theater-20130724,0,6039882.story" target="_blank">was not filled near capacity</a>. The tour will be over on August 31 in Nashville, and apparently there will not be any Walmart or Amazon EP's on sale. The only item on sale instead is the <a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/23993590?findingMethod=rr" target="_blank">"Idols Singing Idols" CD</a> which is not a very impressive sounding compilation.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji1ZSZZ_cLFV2LQRoC2l9k2-YZtWrrrjTW0lovRaXqGnmsbWk0MeCTMmSZPbuVd76VA3Nr1mzRy0e_TgdiPt8bVkjQ1sc_w8KX15NSUADKAaxxvhz05HNLABLYpKanHH_bpkVCDvi37m95/s1600/idols-singing-idols.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji1ZSZZ_cLFV2LQRoC2l9k2-YZtWrrrjTW0lovRaXqGnmsbWk0MeCTMmSZPbuVd76VA3Nr1mzRy0e_TgdiPt8bVkjQ1sc_w8KX15NSUADKAaxxvhz05HNLABLYpKanHH_bpkVCDvi37m95/s1600/idols-singing-idols.png" /></a></div><br />

Phillip Phillips Keeps Moving Up the BillBoard Album Chart as Tour Begins

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Goldman Sachs makes your beer more expensive

<div style="background-color: black; width: 520px;"><div style="padding: 4px;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="288" src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/embed/mgid:cms:video:thedailyshow.com:428060" width="420"></iframe><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 4px; padding: 4px; text-align: left;"><b><a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-july-25-2013/john-oliver-s-arcane-details-of-boron-group-metals-pricing-update">The Daily Show with Jon Stewart</a></b><br />Get More: <a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/">Daily Show Full Episodes</a>,<a href="http://www.comedycentral.com/indecision">Indecision Political Humor</a>,<a href="http://www.facebook.com/thedailyshow">The Daily Show on Facebook</a></div></div></div><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;"><a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-great-american-bubble-machine-20100405#ixzz2METQCo8q" rel="nofollow" style="color: #336699; text-decoration: line-through;">The great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity, relentlessly jamming its blood funnel into anything that smells like money</a> Goldman Sachs is making your beer more expensive by cornering the aluminum market. Also your canned soda, juice and anything else affected by the price of aluminum. </span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">The way Goldman Sachs is manipulating the market is probably less important than the fact that no one will go to jail for it. </span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">But here's how the Wall Street behemoth does it, according to <a href="http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/economic-intelligence/2013/07/24/how-goldman-sachs-and-wall-street-manipulate-alumnimum-and-other-commodities" rel="nofollow">US News & World Report</a>:</span><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 16.889204025268555px;">...a million and a half tons of aluminum – a quarter of the national supply at any given moment – typically sits in a network of 27 Detroit warehouses owned by Goldman Sachs. And hardly anyone would have thought that manufacturers seeking to purchase that aluminum might wait 18 months or more for delivery, while warehouse owners like Goldman Sachs collect additional rent, paid for by consumers of aluminum products ranging from beer cans to home siding.</span></span> </blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 16.889204025268555px;">In an important hearing yesterday before the Senate Banking Committee, Tim Weiner of MillerCoors described the operation and how it boosts prices for real-economy companies. The witnesses at yesterday's hearing explained how the largest Wall Street banks have accumulated massive amounts of physical commodity infrastructure, ranging from warehouses to oil tankers to power generation plants.</span></span> </blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 16.889204025268555px;">Supply bottlenecks in bank-owned warehouses are only one part of the story. Banks are central players in the financialization of commodity markets, the treatment of physical commodities as purely financial assets to be manipulated for trading and investment purposes, rather than inputs for the real economy.</span></span> </blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 16.889204025268555px;">The original purpose of markets in commodities and commodity derivatives was to ensure steady prices and consistent availability for real-economy users of commodities. But the selling of commodities as an inflation hedge and a retirement asset (over $440 billion in investor money has poured into commodity investment funds since 2004, as opposed to just $25 billion into equity funds) has transformed these markets, increasing price levels and price volatility, and opening up many opportunities for manipulation.</span></span></blockquote><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">At least Sen. Elizabeth Warren is on it. Earlier this week she said she wanted Wall Street firms like Goldman Sachs to have way less control of commodities. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/senate-banking-on-wall-st-commodities-2013-7" rel="nofollow">Business Insider </a>reported that warren, on Tuesday, said in that same Senate Banking Committee hearing,</span><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 16.889204025268555px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">"...I share the concern of many of my colleagues about asset managers at huge Wall Street banks exercising control of key parts of America's infrastructure..."</span></span></blockquote>Here's the back story:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">Back in 2003 the Federal Reserve decided to temporarily allow banks to purchase commodities directly. That means oil, power, copper, aluminium etc. This September, that temporary regulatory relaxation is set to expire, and if it does, a big chunk of Wall Street's business will expire with it. </blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">And now that the ruling is up for discussion, Congress gets to weigh in. Wall Street be warned, if this hearing was any indication, the Senate is coming down on the side of culling the commodities business. </blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">Warren decried the idea that banks would use "other people's money" in pension and retirement savings "to pave the way for big banks to be able to control an electric plant or an oil refinery." </blockquote>Let's hope Congress decides to limit Wall Street's ability to control commodities markets. But we're not holding our breath. <br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;"><br /></span>

Goldman Sachs makes your beer more expensive

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Part-Time Library Clerk - Prospect Library

<strong>Part-Time Library Clerk - </strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #48286d;">Prospect Library</span></strong></strong> is seeking a part-time library clerk to work at its circulation desk for 20 hours per week. Will require working Saturday hours from September thru June (5.5hrs per Saturday) and regular day and evening hours during the week. Clerk may occasionally be offered substitute hours to fill in for vacationing staff. Salary is $9.88 per hour. No benefits. The successful candidate should be able to meet the public courteously and perform a wide variety of library tasks. Besides circulation duties, clerk will work closely with children’s librarian to supervise children during story times, and prepares supplies and community room for children’s events and other programs. Enjoys creating in-house flyers, registration forms, displays, and crafts as needed. Must have knowledge of Microsoft Office and be familiar with Micorsoft Publisher and Adobe Photo Elements. Experience in using Auto-Graphics Verso circulation system and having prior work experience in libraries is preferred. Interested applicants should send letter of interest, resume and references no later than Friday, <span style="color: red;">August 16, 2013</span> to – Director, Prospect Public Library, 17 Center St., Prospect, CT 06712 or email them to: <a _fcksavedurl="mailto: libraryprospect@yahoo.com" href="mailto:%20libraryprospect@yahoo.com"> libraryprospect@yahoo.com</a> or fax to: 203-758-0080.

Part-Time Library Clerk - Prospect Library

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Librarian, Part Time - Bay Path College, Longmeadow Campus, Longmeadow, MA

<strong>Librarian, Part Time - </strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #48286d;">Bay Path College, Longmeadow Campus</span></strong></strong>, Longmeadow, MA. The librarian will provide one-on-one reference services and participate in teaching information literacy skills primarily to students in our One-Day-a-Week undergraduate program. Twelve-month position. Total of 7.5 hours per week on Saturdays, when the librarian will be responsible for opening or closing the library. Hours may vary slightly during One-Day program breaks. Qualifications: MLS degree from an ALA-accredited program; reference and instruction experience in an academic library; knowledge of online databases and Internet resources; excellent interpersonal and communication skills. To apply, send a curriculum vitae and cover letter that includes a summary of your qualifications, and names and contact information of four professional references to <a _fcksavedurl="mailto:hr@baypath.edu" href="mailto:hr@baypath.edu">hr@baypath.edu</a>. Application materials should be sent in MS Word format. For questions about the position or the curriculum, email Michael Moran, Director of Library and Information Services, at <a _fcksavedurl="mailto:mmoran@baypath.edu" href="mailto:mmoran@baypath.edu">mmoran@baypath.edu</a>. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. An equal opportunity employer, Bay Path College is committed to fostering diversity in its student body, faculty, and staff.

Librarian, Part Time - Bay Path College, Longmeadow Campus, Longmeadow, MA

Librarian, Part Time - Bay Path College, Longmeadow Campus , Longmeadow, MA. The librarian will provide one-on-one reference services and ...

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Information Literacy Librarian, Tutor - Bay Path College, Central Mass. Campus, Charlton, MA

<strong>Information Literacy Librarian, Tutor -</strong> <strong><strong><span style="color: #48286d;">Bay Path College, <span _fcktemp="1"></span>Central Mass. <span _fcktemp="1"></span>Campus</span></strong></strong>, Charlton, MA. Part-Time. This position provides instruction on the use of the library and its resources to students, faculty and staff; assists and tutors students in research approaches; serves as library-services liaison between the Hatch Library at the College’s main campus in Longmeadow and CMC. Twelve hours per week, including two evenings and Saturday. Hours may vary slightly during One-Day program breaks. Teach information literacy skills to library users at all levels of the curriculum, primarily students in our One-Day-a-Week undergraduate program and several graduate programs. Provide traditional and electronic reference services to students, faculty and staff of the College. Assist and tutor students throughout the research process, including use of print and electronic resources, source evaluation, and other aspects of research and writing. Provide discipline-specific support to students in the Legal Program at the CMC. Consult with faculty to determine information-literacy needs in relation to the curriculum. Develop strategies to make students and faculty aware of library services. Assist in routine library duties including circulation and collection maintenance. Qualifications: MLS from an ALA-accredited program. Reference and instruction service experience in academic library. Demonstrated progressively increasing administrative responsibility. Familiarity with electronic information services and resources. High level of competence and comfort with technology, including online courses and programs, campus learning management systems, and social media. Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers and students. Ability to work independently and maintain confidentiality. To apply, send a curriculum vitae and cover letter that includes a summary of your qualifications, and names and contact information of four professional references to <a _fcksavedurl="mailto:hr@baypath.edu" href="mailto:hr@baypath.edu">hr@baypath.edu</a>. Application materials should be sent in MS Word format. For questions about the position or the curriculum, email Michael Moran, Director of Library and Information Services, at <a _fcksavedurl="mailto:mmoran@baypath.edu" href="mailto:mmoran@baypath.edu">mmoran@baypath.edu</a>. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. An equal opportunity employer, Bay Path College is committed to fostering diversity in its student body, faculty, and staff.

Information Literacy Librarian, Tutor - Bay Path College, Central Mass. Campus, Charlton, MA

Information Literacy Librarian, Tutor - Bay Path College,  Central Mass.  Campus , Charlton, MA. Part-Time. This position provides instruc...

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Librarian - The Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain

<strong>Librarian - </strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #48286d;">The Hospital of Central Connecticut</span></strong></strong>, New Britain, offers you the opportunity to team up with bright, motivated people like yourself who share your values, enjoy a sensible work/life balance and make a real difference in the lives of others. For over one hundred years, the Hospital has remained committed to its mission of delivering outstanding patient care to the central Connecticut community. The Hospital of Central Connecticut is actively seeking a Librarian (30 Hours/week) to join the staff of the Health Sciences Library. Job responsibilities to include the following: Provide advanced information services, including evidence-based research and document delivery using multiple online databases to library patrons. Conduct orientation sessions and individual and group library instruction. Responsible for processing and cataloging new items in the collection. Working in collaboration with the Library Manager, supporting departmental planning, collection development, program development and evaluation, and outreach. All other duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications: M.L.S. [ALA-accredited] and 1 year of experience, preferably in a health sciences library. Requires advanced knowledge of several computer-based information retrieval systems (e.g., MEDLINE, OVID, CINAHL) and the Internet. Knowledge of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) classification system and nomenclature (MeSH). At The Hospital of Central Connecticut, we take pride in our outstanding staff. We strive for the perfect balance of career and lifestyle. So we’ve created an environment with a healthy respect for you, your career and your life. Each member of our staff, regardless of where they work, contributes to fulfilling our mission of excellence in the delivery of health care, education, and research. The Hospital of Central Connecticut is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information about this position and to apply online, please go to <a _fcksavedurl="http://thocc.org/jobs/" href="http://thocc.org/jobs/" target="_blank">http://thocc.org/jobs/</a>.

Librarian - The Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain

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The Safe Way To Get Into Shape Before Summer

<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>By Vanessa Summer</div><br /><br /> <div class='uawarticle'>Bathing suit season is coming up quickly and this has people taking on different eating habits (shunning those of the winter season) and promising themselves that they will get in shape before the weather prevents them from hiding their bodies under heavy layers of clothing. So many individuals throw themselves straight into working out all the time because they are desperate to lose weight and get into shape before anybody gets to see their body. Unfortunately if you attempt to get into shape too fast, you could actually end up hurting yourself. Doctors just about everywhere agree that it won't help you to just hop into a daily workout routine. So how are you supposed to get a lean body soon enough to put on that bathing suit?<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> The most important thing you must do is visit your doctor. Ask your medical professional to give you a comprehensive physical assessment. This can help you see precisely what your kick off point is before you start working out and trying to get in shape. Your doctor can help you figure out your goal weight and body mass index objectives as well as helping you determine if there are any health conditions that you need to treat carefully while you work to get in shape. Your physician will help you set up an excellent diet plan so that you can get your eating style under control as well.<br /> <br /> Start gradually. Do not try and run too far too fast too soon. A excellent program for starting to get into shape is the Couch to 5K program. This is a regimen that will slowly but surely raise your running workouts until you're able to run a 5K marathon. Of course, to get in shape you have to do more than simply run. You must also start doing some weight training and cardio workouts as well. If you do not have time for that many exercise sessions, find a way to implement the Couch to 5K program to a swimming regimen so that you can work all of your body systems slowly but surely.<br /> <br /> You really should have a support team. Sure putting on excess weight can be embarrassing, but you stand a much better chance of losing weight and getting into shape if you find a few folks to work with. You can work together to eat right and exercise-these are generally individuals who can visit weight watchers meetings with you, take exercise classes with you, etc. If you don't want to do this with folks in your normal life, you can generally find this kind of emotional support on the internet. There are wide ranging internet support groups set up for people who want to lose weight.<br /> <br /> The simple truth is that it is going to take time to lose weight and get into shape. You'll be a whole lot better off if you can get started changing your eating and exercise habits sooner rather then later. The earlier you begin your efforts, the easier it'll be to work on building your body slowly and over time. Try to bear in mind this is a circumstance when slow and steady does win the race: your health and body will thank you for your efforts in bathing suit season.<br /> <br /> </div><br /> <div class='uawresource'><br /> <div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawabout'><br /> About the Author:<br /> </div><br /> <div class='uawlinks'>Recommended website: <a href="http://www.naturalfishoil.info">http://www.naturalfishoil.info</a>.</div><br /> </div><br />

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Great Methods For Dropping Weight And Staying Healthy

<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>By Darcey Ashbacher</div><br /><br /> <div class='uawarticle'>It is essential to remember to have patience when beginning a weight loss program. Pounds don't come down overnight. Nevertheless, these article is going to offer information that'll jump start the procedure. Remember, no matter how frustrating it may seem at times, do not give up before you reach your target weight.<br /> <br /> Reading food labels faithfully, will get you on the way to food reduction. Create a habit of reading the labels before you consume or purchase a product, paying special attention to the serving sizes. You'll be surprised to understand exactly how many calories you're eating in certain of the favorite snacks. It's much easier to express no to your address when you know exactly how bad it's for you.<br /> <br /> A <a href"http://php-security-scanner.net/practical-programs-for-burn-the-fat-inner-circle-simplified/">great way to lose excess weight</a> is to begin eating more fiber. Eating foods that have more fiber, such as for example oats and whole wheat bread, could keep you full longer. They're also low glycemic, meaning they will be more unlikely to be kept within your body as fat.<br /> <br /> When you're wanting to slim down, you must make sure to weigh your self regularly. This means that you keep on track and helps you to focus on the progress you've made. Most authorities recommend weighing about once per week to obtain a good idea of the weight loss or gain.<br /> <br /> A great way to lose excess weight is to grab the device and call a pal everytime you are feeling hungry. If you phone a friend when you feel hungry you'll distract oneself, and you'll suddenly lose the need you had to consume anything. Your pals will not mind knowing they are helping you also.<br /> <br /> Stay hydrated when trying to lose weight. Drinking ten glasses of cool water daily could keep you hydrated. Once the weather is hot you should eat more. Drinking a lot of water will help your digestive tract keep moving; it will also give you the impression that you are fuller, so you can avoid overeating.<br /> <br /> A good fat loss idea to follow would be to clearly separate hunger and thirst. Sometimes, you may possibly think you're hungry when you're really only thirsty. For that reason, if you are feeling hungry, drink a of water instead and wait a few minutes or so to see if that has been the problem.<br /> <br /> When baking, make an effort to reduce the level of unhealthy fats the recipe requires. This can make your chosen formula healthier in the long-run. Watch the amounts of whole fat milk, butter and oils and make an effort to either reduce their amounts down or discover healthier alternatives.You can often use such things as yogurt, healthier butter types, etc.<br /> <br /> If you wish to stay with your weight loss goals, try and get a friend or member of the family to be your effective weight loss "partner". It helps if they're slimming down themselves, but it's unnecessary. What is crucial is the fact that they are helpful and ready to take notice and ask you questions about your daily fat loss activity. A caring person who does not mind being only a little hard for you may go a lengthy way.<br /> <br /> Eat a great deal of snacks to lose weight. To get rid of weight without being hungry, eat several small meals each day rather than 2 or 3 large ones. Eating every three hours or so guarantees you're never far from your own next healthy meal; which makes it easier to resist the temptation of a poor but easy-to-grab treat such as a of chips or a candy bar.<br /> <br /> </div><br /> <div class='uawresource'><br /> <div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawabout'><br /> About the Author:<br /> </div><br /> <div class='uawlinks'>While planning improving your life by <a href="http://dqwlh.net/burn-the-fat-feed-the-muscle-pdf-advice-in-the-uk.html">losing excess weight</a> was extremely interesting, you should feel a lot better since you understand how. You can now apply your newly acquired information to <a href="http://amandamarie.info/uncategorized/choosing-no-fuss-programs-in-burn-the-fat-feed-the-muscle-review/">creating a program that works</a> with you and speaking to your doctor about it, so that you can put it in place and start dropping now.</div><br /> </div><br />

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<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>By Russ Howe-Pti</div><br /><br /> <div class='uawarticle'>If you don't know how to build muscle one of the first questions you'll likely ask is how to work out the optimal number of gym sessions to see great gains. Today we will explain this for you and show you where quite a lot of exercise enthusiasts go wrong.<br /> <br /> Before you visit your local gym there are a few changes you should make at home in order to ensure your workouts are more productive. <br /> <br /> If you are brand new to training you might be worried when you see ultra fit friends who seem to exercise non-stop. Perhaps that's something which has previously put you off the whole idea of getting fitter. You needn't worry, because building a better body is not about torturing yourself on a daily basis.<br /> <br /> If you can get to the gym two-to-three times per week you should see positive results within the first four weeks. Especially if you combine cardiovascular exercise with regular weight training. That means you too, girls. Don't buy into the incorrect philosophy that weights will make you huge.<br /> <br /> With that as a starting point, your body will begin the process of changing.<br /> <br /> Once you begin seeing results, however, a different type of situation is upon you and there are different risks to your progress. No longer will you have to worry about hitting the gym regularly enough, because seeing a positive change in the shape of your body will be enough to kick-start your desire to exercise more than ever before.<br /> <br /> When you reach this stage, people tend to buy into the false philosophy that more equals better. In terms of exercise and fitness, it doesn't work that way.<br /> <br /> Rest plays a very important role in your log-term progress and you should not fall victim to the common mistake of training purely because you enjoy it. You have a long-term goal to experience hypertrophy, you'll need to remember this.<br /> <br /> Hypertrophy cannot occur if you aren't letting your muscles rest after each hard session you complete. This is why most people tend to change their routine to incorporate a split routine instead of hitting all the major muscles during each workout, as this allows them to spend more time on a muscle group as well as letting it recover while they train other body parts in their next session.<br /> <br /> Don't waste your time in the gym rebuilding the same body part repeatedly. If you aren't resting, you aren't growing.<br /> <br /> Four to five sessions per week is the absolute maximum recommendation for those looking to learn how to build muscle or how to lose weight through effective weights and cardio training. If you find it hard to take a day off once you start seeing good results, think of it as a day of growth rather than a day off.<br /> <br /> </div><br /> <div class='uawresource'><br /> <div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawabout'><br /> About the Author:<br /> </div><br /> <div class='uawlinks'>Bio: Russ Howe PTI is the UK's premier fitness instructor. If you want to know <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KFcTIpXe90">how to build muscle</a> or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oGRMaqPfdk">how to lose weight</a> our easy proven guides will help you achieve more from your training.</div><br /> </div><br />

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A Personal Trainer Camarillo Explains The Value Of Regular Exercise

<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>By Jackie Johnson</div><br /><br /> <div class='uawarticle'>In this world where there are lots of unhealthy temptations that could hinder a person from losing weight, it can be a bit hard to commit to a daily workout routine. But if you're really desperate to lose weight and live a healthy lifestyle, then you should do it as early as now.<br /> <br /> You might not realize the value of exercises at this time of your life, but sooner or later, you'll realize that working out regularly is something that everybody should take seriously. Here, a personal trainer Camarillo explains the importance of regular exercise.<br /> <br /> Keep the Lungs Healthy<br /> <br /> Regular exercises can benefit your lungs up to a lifetime. If you try to exercise every day, your lungs will be able to function well. As you know, our lungs are responsible for infusing oxygen to a person's blood supply. The greater the amount of oxygen that your lungs could provide to your body, the healthier you will turn out to be.<br /> <br /> Prevent Heart Related Diseases<br /> <br /> Studies show that those who are 60 years old and above are at high risk of heart diseases like heart attacks. Heart attacks can actually happen at any time, regardless of your age. So to prevent this from happening, you should take care of your heart while you are still young and the best thing that you can do is to exercise regularly.<br /> <br /> If you work out regularly, the personal trainer Camarillo explains that this will improve the heart related functions in your body including the control of the cholesterol level and blood pressure.<br /> <br /> Mental Alertness<br /> <br /> Regular exercises can also benefit you by keeping your mind alert. Thus, you will be able to concentrate on your tasks and be more productive at work. According to the personal trainer Camarillo, regular exercise helps to increase the presence of endorphins in our body and these chemicals are the ones responsible in keeping our mind alert at all times. Endorphins also help to prevent depression, anxiety as well as dementia.<br /> <br /> The personal trainer Camarillo further added that if you make it a point to work out regularly, you could lower your chances of becoming overweight or obese and you could even live longer in this world.<br /> <br /> Mental Alertness<br /> <br /> Regular exercises can also benefit you by keeping your mind alert. Thus, you will be able to concentrate on your tasks and be more productive at work. According to the personal trainer Camarillo, regular exercise helps to increase the presence of endorphins in our body and these chemicals are the ones responsible in keeping our mind alert at all times. Endorphins also help to prevent depression, anxiety as well as dementia.<br /> <br /> So as you can see, there are certainly a lot of benefits that you could get if you exercise regularly. Based on the explanation of the personal trainer Camarillo, we can clearly conclude that an individual who workouts regularly will be able to live longer. So if you still want to live longer and enjoy life even more, then you should give utmost importance to your health. It's about time to look for the very best trainer to hire and discuss how you can begin with your fitness routine.<br /> <br /> </div><br /> <div class='uawresource'><br /> <div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawabout'><br /> About the Author:<br /> </div><br /> <div class='uawlinks'>Getting in top shape with the help of <a href="http://www.theperfectworkout.com/personal-trainer-camarillo/"> front page </a> not merely improves your physique but likewise your overall health as well. The rewards that one could get from <a href="http://www.theperfectworkout.com"> Perfect Workout Camarillo </a> are endless</div><br /> </div><br />

A Personal Trainer Camarillo Explains The Value Of Regular Exercise

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Benefits Of Getting A Personal Trainer Cupertino

<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>By James T. Swanson</div><br /><br /> <div class='uawarticle'>Hiring a Personal Trainer Cupertino is quite advantageous. Due to the professional personal fitness trainers in the region that can accommodate your schedule, you can work out and stay fit regardless of how busy you are.<br /> <br /> But before you hire the very first personal fitness trainer that you see in an ad, you should consider your needs, your wants and your goals first. It's also wise to look for a Personal Trainer Cupertino that is quite acquainted with the workout routine, the sport or even the strategies that you need to do so that you can achieve your primary goal. Getting a personal fitness trainer from Cupertino is quite advantageous, but you need to ensure that you are hiring the right one to be able to achieve your goals in an efficient and safe way.<br /> <br /> Why Employ A Personal Fitness Trainer From Cupertino<br /> <br /> Here are a few of the benefits of getting a personal fitness trainer within the town of Cupertino, California.<br /> <br /> * Personal Trainers Can Teach You In Various Parks With Fitness Courses<br /> <br /> When you employ a Personal Trainer Cupertino, you can train or exercise even though you may not have access to much space in your house and office. There are a lot of spacious parks in the region where you can meet your individual fitness trainer whenever you want.<br /> <br /> And because personal fitness trainers in the region prioritize their clients' schedules, you will be able to make your sessions work for you and not worry about exercising inside your already hectic schedule just for your routine sessions.<br /> <br /> * Personal Fitness Experts Can Accommodate Your Schedule<br /> <br /> Unlike attending group classes for your workouts, you won't need to work your schedule around your training sessions. Because personal fitness trainers within this city to accommodate their client's schedule, you won't need to cancel appointments simply to exercise.<br /> <br /> You can call your individual fitness trainer in advance to inform him when you are able exercise and have scheduled meeting sessions so that you can have your individual fitness trainer encounter you on your free times.<br /> <br /> * You Can Function From Home Or In The Office<br /> <br /> Personal trainers Cupertino would also gladly show you inside your workout routines even if you are at home or perhaps in the office. If you have an available spot in your home, apartment or office, your personal trainer can hold your requests to do your sessions there, so long as it is allowed. Thus, you can exercise on your spare time both at home and during your break time in your workplace.<br /> <br /> * Work Out At The Gym<br /> <br /> Whenever you employ a Personal Trainer Cupertino, you can also exercise in the club. Since most personal fitness experts work for or are affiliated with gyms and schools, you can exercise under the supervision of the trainer when you want to go to a fitness center.<br /> <br /> Due to this, you can use various equipments that can help you make your sessions more effective. You can also spend less money by hiring personal trainers as the majority of them offer packages that already incorporate a gym membership. Thus, you are able to work out in the club without paying for additional fees such as monthly membership fees on gyms.<br /> <br /> Hiring a Personal Trainer Cupertino is beneficial especially if you are a busy person who needs guidance so that you can achieve your fitness goals. Because your schedule is going to be agreeable with you, you can work out and attend your sessions and get your goals with less stress on your part. Thus, you may be healthier and fitter without exerting too much effort on arranging your sessions.<br /> <br /> </div><br /> <div class='uawresource'><br /> <div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawabout'><br /> About the Author:<br /> </div><br /> <div class='uawlinks'>Getting in excellent shape with the aid of <a href="http://www.theperfectworkout.com/personal-trainer-cupertino/">browse</a> not only enhances your physique but also your well being too. The advantages that you can get from <a href="https://plus.google.com/109454995085255177594/about?gl=US&hl=en-US">website link</a> are endless.</div><br /> </div><br />

Benefits Of Getting A Personal Trainer Cupertino

By James T. Swanson Hiring a Personal Trainer Cupertino is quite advantageous. Due to the professional personal fitness trainers in the ...

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