How to pick jeans without trying them on: TikTok's flyhack has gone viral
A life hack that allows girls with any body type to pick up pants without trying them on is gaining popularity online. To do this, beauties wrap them around their necks.
The video with the corresponding method on TikTok has collected more than a million likes. Users of the social network have already tried it on themselves (to see photos and videos, scroll to the bottom of the page).
The life hack was shared by two bloggers who showed their subscribers how to quickly and accurately determine their size in a store if, for example, they have little time for shopping or the fitting rooms are busy.
To do this, one of the girls threw her jeans over her back like a cloak and wrapped the belt around her neck, connecting the two ends. Her friend explained that you need to look closely to see if the clothes are hanging around your neck too tightly or loosely, because then they may be too small or too big.
The famous fashion blogger Nicole Faye, who is used to checking online tips, tried this life hack on herself. She tried on a pair of jeans in a store in an unusual way and then bought them. At home, she demonstrated that the clothes fit her figure perfectly.
The blogger's video has received about five million views and a million likes. More than 15,000 users left comments, but surprisingly, most of the most reactive messages said that many people knew about this life hack.
However, the virality of the video still proves that for some of them the information was new.


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What was your source for this crocheting project? Online Photo or Website Name of website or photo Drops 120-3 Link to website or photo www.garnstudio.com/lang/us/pattern.php?id=4478&lang=us What are you most proud of? I am most proud that I didn't "give up" even after I had to take out quite a few stitches and redo them. What advice would you give someone starting this project? Where I originally got the idea from was a blog. The address is http://yarnroundhook.blogspot.com/search?q=Autumn+blanket
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Chicken Ratatouille with Rice. Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie – This deconstructed slow cooker chicken pot pie is super easy to prepare, with bold, hearty flavor. This is a review of a "Rijst Ratatouille Met Kip" (Rice Ratatouille with Chicken) entree from a Dutch military ration. Roasted chicken and ratatouille is simplicity on a plate: the flavors of summer in perfect balance.
A simple and quick chicken ratatouille recipe that's perfect for the fall! This makes it a complete meal and adds more protein for added nutritional value compared to other ratatouille recipes. This can also be served with brown or jasmine rice to make the dish a little heartier. You can cook Chicken Ratatouille with Rice using 24 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Chicken Ratatouille with Rice
- It’s 1 ounce of olive oil.
- It’s 1/2 of of a onion – ½ inch dice.
- You need 1/2 of of a green bell pepper — ½ inch dice.
- You need 1/2 of of a red bell pepper — ½ inch dice.
- It’s 4 of small white mushrooms — sliced.
- It’s 1/2 half of a small yellow squash — ½ inch dice.
- Prepare 1/2 of of a zucchini — ½ inch dice.
- You need 4 ounces of cherry tomatoes – cut into quarters.
- You need 1/2 teaspoon of dry basil.
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of oregano.
- It’s 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper.
- It’s 3/4 teaspoon of salt.
- Prepare 1 cup of diced tomatoes with juice.
- It’s 1 cup of chicken stock.
- Prepare 1 1/2 cups of tomato sauce.
- It’s of Chicken.
- It’s 5 of boneless skinless thighs.
- You need 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
- You need 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper.
- It’s 1/4 teaspoon of oregano.
- It’s 1/4 teaspoon of granulated garlic.
- You need 1 cup of rice.
- You need 2 cups of chicken stock.
- Prepare to taste of salt.
We gave this classic Provençal dish a taste of summer by grilling the vegetables traditionally used in ratatouille (bell pepper, eggplant, zucchini, tomato). A simple steak or seared fish, along with rice, makes this a hands-down winner for a quick, nutritious dinner Top a bowl of fresh ratatouille with grilled chicken tenderloins for an easy, wholesome meal full of protein. This Ratatouille Chicken Bowls recipe is created by layering ratatouille and chicken strips over rice. It is seasoned with Garlic and Basil salad dressing.
Chicken Ratatouille with Rice instructions
- Chicken needs to be trimmed of excess fat, coated with oil, and seasoned..
- Place on a baking pan and baked for about 25 minutes. Until it reached 165 degrees internal temperature..
- Dice up the cooked chicken into bite size pieces..
- Saute the onion in the olive oil until translucent. in a large sauce pan.
- Add the peppers, mushrooms,cherry tomatoes and squash and saute until tender, approximately 5 minutes..
- Add seasonings stock,diced tomatoes in juice and tomato sauce and cooked chicken then simmer for 15 minutes..
- Adjust seasonings as needed..
- Add 2 cups of stock to 1 cup of rice cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes fluff with a fork..
Chicken with Ratatouille is the perfect one-dish dinner when the garden is in full swing due to the variety of fresh vegetables that can be used. Feel free to substitute whatever is overflowing in your garden or at the market for the vegetables in the ratatouille. I love how versatile ratatouille is. It tastes good both cold and warm. You can serve it over rice or quinoa for a filling vegetarian meal, or alongside chicken, meat or fish for a flavorful, light side.

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Things have been busy this summer! Naturally to my surprise, I had no idea what was waiting for me when June came through.
For starters, my photo work is featured in a Pride month exhibition at General Electric Headquarters, Connecticut-from Late June to August, so if you’re in the area, check it out (and use it as a way to apply for a job there, yes?) Yes. The artists and curators of the project had a short meeting yesterday to discuss our plans for an online artist talk. I can already tell the other artists in the show are AWESOME and that as a group we’d have a great discourse going about race, class, gender and queer studies. Naturally one of my favorite things is gathering folks from every walk of life to chat and exchange ideas and experiences, so I’m thinking of posting here some notes from that conversation or even some artist bios after the event.
In other news, my research at the museum has taken off in directions unforeseen.
Historically Prentice H. Polk was a well known African American photographer of the 1930s-1980s who spent most of his career documenting the happenings on the campus of the Tuskegee Institute (Tuskegee Airmen yes!)
So when my boss told me to research some of the school’s sorority groups that he photographed (which the museum has on display), I contacted Tuskegee University’s archives for the full scoop. After about 2 months of in depth research into Black sororities and their American history (Divine Nine) + Tuskegee’s student group records and yearbooks, I was able to answer a few questions regarding these photos and close this Cold Case.
But does it end there? NO! Because of my activities reaching out to the university and its archive library + historical museum, they’ve invited me to submit my findings for a museum exhibition focused upon the works of Prentice H Polk going up this Fall 2013. Cool! My research is planned to be featured in exhibition wall labels that help to provide context for certain images related to student groups and sororities.
Following this news was also my job offer, and summer gig as Adjunct Faculty at the College for Creative Studies, Detroit. I’ll be working with young students age 6-12 for the summer there teaching one of my favorite subjects, CARTOONING and hopefully ANIMATION as well. Too fun! I’ve already written my lesson plan and can’t wait to show the kids all about artists books, self publishing and zines. I did say this was cartooning right? What’s the point of drawing comics if you don’t get your story to the people! Got to have that follow through right?
Strangely enough, there’s been quite a bit of interest in my talents lately, companies I’m not even familiar with. How and why are people suddenly taking notice? Beats me, but I’ll check back here as things develop.
*My best advice is to never let other people define you. Only you know you.


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Blogger Mohamed Adel on hungerstrike
Detained blogger Mohamed Adel is starting a hungerstrike, protesting his continued detention and maltreatment in the prison, el-Badeel reports today. Adel was detained on 20 November in a café in Downtown Cairo, and is being accused of membership in an illegal organization. He visited Gaza during the temporary border breach in January last year.


Air pollution is a huge problem, and it is something many people underestimate. While our minds may conjure up images of large cities when we think about air pollution, the truth is that pollution of this sort if present even in our own homes. In fact, the pollutants inside of our homes are some of the largest contributors to respiratory health hazards, and as such it’s important that we take steps to improve the quality of air in our homes.
You may be surprised to know that paint, particularly the type that contains VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds), are one of the leading contributors of this problem. The health effects from VOCs can cause allergy-like symptoms including, coughing and wheezing, eye-watering, and throat and nose irritation, along with numerous respiratory issues. One of the best ways to prevent these issues is by using air-purifying paints.
You might have heard of low VOC paint; however, air purifying paint takes things a step further. These non toxic paints contain an anti-formaldehyde compound with active carbon molecules that works by absorbing the contaminated air and converting it into clean air and water vapor.
Choices Of Air Purifying Paints
When trying to select the best air purifying paint, there are many different choices.
- Some brands of paint focus specifically on eliminating odors and germs, along with containing naturally antibacterial properties that help prevent the spread of harmful bacteria in your home. Paints like this can also help prevent mold and rotting, which is good for those who live in moist humid environments. These types of low odor paints also won’t release harmful vapor while being applied, meaning you won’t experience any irritation, nausea, or headaches, while painting your home.
- Other types of paint carry similar odor control benefits while containing no VOCs these can not only provide resistance to mold and cracking, but also help regulating temperature and humidity. Some of these paints even have burning points of up to 1200 degrees Celcius, making your home a bit safer should a disaster strike.
These types of paint are available in many different brands and colors, making it extremely easy to find something suitable for your home and lifestyle. If you live in a densely populated city, this type of paint can be invaluable in helping keep the inside of your home as healthy as possible.
Low VOC Paint
If you’re uncertain about making the change to air purifying paint, consider simply purchasing low VOC paint the next time you repaint your home. While they don’t have the same purifying properties, they can help reduce the toxic chemicals that make it into your air. A couple benefits of these paints can include:
- Reduction of allergy-causing toxins in your air.
- Reduction of contaminants that can affect landfills, groundwater reservoirs, and the ozone layer.
- Easier to clean when compared to other paint options.
- A lower impact on air quality in your home.
- A lower release of toxic vapor in your home.
- Quick drying when compared to other options.
- Better coverage when applied to deeper colors or flaws in the wall structure.
If you are looking to improve the air quality in your home, consider the options above. Whether you choose air purifying paint, or paint with low or no VOCs, you can make a difference in the quality of what you breathe. If you have any questions, speaking with your local paint supplier can help you better understand which option is best for your situation!


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Oilseed Production Meets 8% of Domestic Demand
EghtesadOnline: Domestic demand for raw vegetable oil stands at about 1.5 million tons per year, the manager of Oilseeds Project carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture said.
“This year, the government is planning to purchase 400,000 tons of oilseeds from local farmers, from which close to 120,000 tons of raw vegetable oil will be produced. This amount will meet 8% of domestic demand, up from 5% the year before,” Alireza Mohajer was also quoted as saying by Mehr News Agency. The current Iranian year started on March 21.
The official said colza production will reach 200,000 tons this year to register a threefold increase compared with the previous year.
“Alongside colza, soybeans, safflower and sunflower seeds are being cultivated in the country as well. Last year, close to 135,000 tons of soybeans were produced, registering a 60% increase compared with the previous year,” he said. Mohajer estimated that 15,000 tons of safflower would be produced this year. “About 250,000 tons of sesame and cotton seeds are expected to be produced this year,” he said, adding that these two crops are not included in the government’s guaranteed purchase program.
Every year, according to Financial Tribune, the government buys certain strategic crops, including oilseeds from local farmers at guaranteed prices, to build up its strategic reserves and control prices in the domestic market.

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Quick Description: A plaque about the Native American occupancy of Alcatraz.
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 5/7/2012 3:12:19 PM
Waymark Code: WMECJM
In 1969, six years after the penitentiary closed a group of American Indians claimed Alcatraz for "Indians of All tribes." For almost 19 months they occupied the island to call attention to the plight of Native American and make a stand for Native people's fundamental right to their cultural identity.
The occupiers hoped to establish several institutions on Alcatraz. Their vision included a center for American Indian Studies, a job training school, a spiritual center, an ecology center and a museum.
The occupiers did not achieve their goal for Alcatraz. However the occupation of the island was a historical turning point for American Indians across the country. Public sympathy generated by the occupation played a key role in the US government's policy of termination tribal governments and the relocation of Indian from their communities and reservation land. This led to an official government tribal self rule, which protects Indian lands, languages, culture and identity.
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To the great joy of her many fans, Tamora Pierce with this book begins a new saga of Tortall to add to The Song of the Lioness Quartet, the Immortals Quartet, and The Protector of the Small tetralogy. At the center of each of these books is always a strong and resourceful young woman who masters the arts of swordplay and knightly warfare in the magical medieval country of Tortall. Alianne, or Aly, daughter of the warrior queen Alanna the Lioness, has all these skills, but also a delicious sense of humor, which serves her well when she is chosen by the trickster god Kyprioth to serve as his secret agent and a slave for a year in the embattled Copper Isles. There the dark-skinned natives, or raka, have been conquered and crushed by the laurin, light-skinned people from the mainland. The burning raka resentment is fueled by prophecies of a twice royal queen who will free them, aided by the "wise one, the cunning one, the strong one, the warrior, and the crows." Just how each of the colorful characters and Aly herself fit into this prophecy and Kyprioth's tricky plan keeps readers guessing. Aly plots to show her skill at spying as she flirts with the god and is courted by Nawat, a crow transformed into a handsome young man, who is puzzled when she rejects his attempts to mate-feed her with grubs and ants.
This is a re-read. I read this about two years ago and didn't have anything to read at the time so I picked it up. Let me tell you that before ever reading this book I didn't know any of Tamora Pierce's other works. Thankfully, you don't really need to read anything previous to this book because the references made are good without getting you confused of what happened before. Okay, now onto the actual review:
Alianne (Aly) is the daughter of the Lioness and definitely feeling the pressure. When on a voyage she gets caught by pirates and sold into slavery, all she wants to do is keep her lineage secret. She is visited by the Trickster God who giver her a task she must complete in order to go back home. This is not easy but with the help of her friends, Aly will try her hardest to keep the family she works for safe.
It took me a week to read this book since it's 400+ pages long. Significantly shorter time than when I first read it (1 month). This is a really heavy read and sometimes a bit slow but it's quite fast on the last half.
Aly is such a strong character of the likes of Katsa from Graceling. I loved how she was a strong woman yet she didn't seem overly tomboyish or nerdy. She was a flirt but not silly. This is one of my favorite characters in YA literature for sure.
Ah, Nawat. One of my lit boyfriends. He is so sweet and naive and innocent without seeming pathetic. And he's so brave and strong. This boy can't be compared. He's not arrogant or moody (or one of those dangerous boys we are seeing so often). He's like the perfect crow--I mean--boyfriend.
Sarai and Dove where good enough characters but we don't get to know them enough. There's definitely more of them in the next book that Tamora wants to keep under wraps. Dove is the youngest at twelve but she's wise beyond her years. I really love her.
Overall, it's a pretty heavy read but once you learn the names (correctly, I might add), you will find yourself flowing from page to page faster than you think. I think I re-read this book because I read it when I was 13-14 and I wasn't mature or interested enough to appreciate it for how an amazing piece of literature it is.
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4)Transcend Your Childhood Drama (pgs. 199-211): This informative section lists essential information on steps anyone can take to make peace with their childhood in order to more joyfully help in transforming their adult self. I really appreciate (and found it healing) how the authors mention in one of their steps is to accept the truth that it was never about you (pg. 202-203). All the steps listed are very helpful, but the steps that resonated the most with me are the steps of rewiring your mental direction, belief relief, and doing it now.
Thank you for that piece of advice-should I remain in a constant state of “as if” with no attentiin on what is? Or should I focus in what I want, relax, and accept what is? Normally I focus in meditation on my intentions, relax, and allow my manifestations to occur—but, normally I am also not as Concerned about what I want to manifest. Should I be doing it differently?
Your book says that one must let the person they love miss them. In my case, things are fine between us and we are great friends. I have no reason to avoid him or not talk to him. Then what is it that I can do to make him miss me? Also, is it really important to maintain distance for LOA to work? Can I continue talking to him everyday like I always have and still manifest an ideal relationship with him?
This fear gets triggered in a variety of ‘romantic’ situations–you may not consciously be aware that it is fear, it may manifest itself in a variety of ways—and people that are good matches for you can’t make their way in. For example, you may meet some great people who you get along with great, but they just won’t be attracted to you, and it isn’t because there is anything wrong with you. In fact, if you were to ask someone why he wasn’t ‘feeling it’, he probably wouldn’t have a good answer. He wouldn’t’ be able to verbalize it.
How does a Soul Call work? Well, remember that everything in the Universe is first created on the inner plane of ideas and emotions before it materializes. There’s plenty of scientific research that has proven that people who are thousands of miles away can actually affect each other’s heartbeat and capacity to experience love simply by thinking loving thoughts about each other.
To experience profound transformation in any area of your life, you must first become conscious of the truth that the circumstances of your outside world correspond precisely with the nature of your inner world and are attracted to you by the Law of Attraction. According to this Universal Law, like energy attracts like energy. You do not need to learn to apply it or work with it because it always does whether you understand it or not. To attract anything you intend into your life you must learn to bring your thoughts and your actions into vibrational harmony with the essence of your choice and leave the rest up to the Law of Attraction. Essentially, all you need to do is work on yourself.
Besides, luck, being in the right place at the right time often makes a big difference – which is why you should be willing to try and try again, learning how to endure failure. That’s the third secret of success, according to Scott Adams, author of How to Fail at Almost Everything And Still Win Big. “There is plenty of luck to go around; you just need to keep your hand raised until it’s your turn,” argues Adams. “If you drill down into any success story, you always discover that luck was a huge part of it. You cannot control luck, but you can move from a game with bad odds to one with better odds. You can make it easier for luck to find you. The most useful thing you can do is stay in the game. If your current get-rich project fails, take what you learned and try something else. Keep repeating until something lucky happens.”
When it comes to love, people get disappointed when their dates don't meet their expectations and they don't see evidence that true love is coming. Out of disappointment or fear of being disappointed, they give up, never knowing what they missed. The key to the law of attraction is that once you are clear you desire something specific, you must commit to it for as long as it takes to manifest in your life.
I originally came across this list when I was staring at some papers on a refrigerator owned by someone who was very successful – both personally and financially. My family and I had just spent the night as a guest in a great house in the suburbs of Boston. We were living life large as we played pool in the rec room, drank wine from the wine cellar, and enjoyed a dip in the hot tub. The problem was, neither of the couples in the house owned the property or the life we were pretending to have. You see, my friends were house sitting for the original owner and they had invited us to stay for the weekend.
4) No Plan: If the best way for me to achieve my goals is to live as if I’ve already achieved them, then there is no reason to make further plans to do so! Making plans shows the universe that you doubt its ability and lack faith. Doubt is negative and you will then attract more negative and not get your desired item. In the book The Secret, Jack Canfield proposed, “Our job is not to figure out the how.” “…trust that the Universe will figure out how to manifest it.” Studies show that this way of thinking results in greater short term satisfaction, but less motivation and lower chance of achieving goals. Curious that Jack Canfield’s website sells a program to teach you how to make an “Action Plan.”
Law of Attraction Affirmations can take the form of internal thoughts or spoken words, but they can also be represented visually. Regardless of how you choose to use them, you can design them to reflect your vision of how you want your life to change. For example, many people have great success speaking affirming words into the mirror before going to work, or stating “today is going to be a great day” to infuse themselves with positivity upon waking. When used frequently enough, affirmations can enhance your use of the Law of Attraction by helping to reshape the core beliefs and assumptions that may be holding you back. They promote consistency, optimism and intense focus on the future you want to create.
Well lately I have been looking at this LOA and I would love to try it. I have been very unfortunate with love and relationships for about a year now. It seem like everytime I get close with a guy, he leaves with no explanation. I get really attached and it hurts soo bad when they leave. And with this last guy I was with I have been having negative thoughts saying things like, “oh he wont stay”, and “What if he leaves like the rest?” Well it happened , but here’s the thing, I don’t know if it could be because of the negative thoughts or his ex. Let me explain what I mean. Well me and this guy that I would never thought I would have feelings for start becoming really good friends. He was attracted to me, but couldn’t date me because he was already in a relationship with his girlfriend of almost 2 years. A month later she have been talking to him about breaking up and finally she did. Then me and him start getting close. Everything was going great until his ex wanted to come back. Well he let her and now I’m left in the cold once again. I strongly believe the only reason she’s back in his life is because she found out about me and got upset. I don’t think she love him like she say she do, but I don’t know. I do see us being a great couple, but how can I get the LOA to work for me and him and she’s in the way?
The Law of Attraction is one of the better known universal laws. The theory behind the Law of Attraction is that we create our own realities. Not only do we attract things we want, we also attract things we don't want. We attract the people in our lives, the stuff inside our homes, and the money in our bank accounts through our thoughts and feelings.
This type of thing happens because we showed up, desperate, and without clarity about what we really wanted. The same applies to manifesting your Soulmate. You already know what you DON’T want. So let’s put the main focus on putting together a list of what you DO WANT that is in alignment with your core values and expresses what you want to experience and share in your new relationship.
Dear Elisabeth…I am in relationship with my boyfriend almost 8 years..We were very in love. But during these years he did to me something I couldn´t forgive him for many years..I were very much angry with him all these years..but I was also still in love. I think I was so angry that I was very often pushing him out of me without even noticing that. Yesterday he told me he does not know if he wants to be with me anymore. Because in last two years he was feeling very alone, told me I was not listeting. He was right. I have forgiven him already. But I did not notice I was behaving this way all these years. I am very sorry for that. Because I forgived and I love him all the time. I want him back. But he is not sure any more he loves me. He likes me very much. But he told me I destroyed the love in him. He does not leave in this moment. He told me he needs time. I told him I want to repair everything, I want to change. I do not want anymore to behave in this way. I did a big mistake and I am sure I can change. How to make him change his mind? How to let him find the love again? I know he likes me a lot..and that I am important for him. But it seems it is not enough anymore. Thanks
We could go back and forth for years about this since your beliefs are based on faith and mine are based on proven effectiveness. You have faith in a system that sometimes seems to work for you and when it doesn't you adapt your thinking to say, this is obviously good for me and that's why I'm attracting it. I would rather make my list of goals based on my values and principles and attain them in an inspired (by a more complete visualization method) in an action-based system where I am in control..
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Distance doesn’t matter when creating the relationship you want. It’s only an obstacle in your mind and will only have an effect if you allow it. The same techniques apply in a long-distance relationship. Just follow the techniques you already have and don’t worry about the distance. It really doesn’t matter – you’re the one who creates you’re reality, not the distance. The distance is just an aspect of your reality that you have created in the past. Your future is unwritten and waiting for you to create.
"Finding solutions is essential if we want to make the most of our caring," Gates said. "If we have clear and proven answers anytime an organization or individual asks, 'How can I help?,' then we can get action and we can make sure that none of the caring in the world is wasted. But complexity makes it hard to mark a path of action for everyone who cares, and that makes it hard for their caring to matter."
Living “as if” can be a powerful way to help yourself to manifest love. What this means is that you should try to live every day not as though you’re looking for love but as though you’ve already found it! Embrace self-love and dress as you would if you were spending time with your partner. Try to make space for them in your home. See yourself as a person with a loving soulmate and a bright future, and make plans accordingly.
Or change your state through experiences. Little daily things are big. When I was going through my rebirth — changing my state, I found joy in little things like a good workout, motorcycle rides, meaningful conversations, enjoying different foods, and hanging out with my tribe. These are all things I had in front of me. I didn’t have book deals or my own company. I punched a clock. I was in a job I didn’t like (but later realized it was one of the most important chapters of my life and would position me for bigger things.) The process of finding joy in your life is what creates you to connect to yourself. This is the gold. This connection to self is what makes you a super magnet to attract.
Hi Elizabeth…I really appreciate you taking the time to answer all of our questions…no matter how big, small or repetitive…thank you for continuing to answer and being patient…we all are just trying to get it right…trying to find our happy place and manifest within it. I’ve been working on my energy everyday and learning to let go..even though he continues to pop up in my mind everyday, a couple of times a day. I’m not at all mad or hurt…just missing him…I smile and laugh when I think of him…and try my best to not let the missing him get in the way of the universe delivering my desires to me. But I would like to know if it is possible to manifest him or someone even better for Thanksgiving? I would love to have a great guy to accompany me for the holiday festivities and more! And how do I manifest faster? Thanks again in advance!
When science tried to control the nature or everything..we screwed up...science is something based on theories..and these theories are exposed to changes..so how and why should we relate our lifes to something that was a part of world destruction..science is the best example of the " cause effect" you re most trying to talk about...he is the effect and he is the cause..imagine!!.science found cures because scientists tried to control everything...a refreshing thought dear..science created weapon .."tools of terrorist you re talkin about"
The Spiritual Explanation: Many people believe that the Law of Attraction works by aligning God or the Universe with our wishes. We are all made of energy, and our energy operates at different frequencies. We can change our frequency of energy with positive thoughts, especially gratitude for what we already have. By using grateful, positive thoughts and feelings and by focusing on our dreams — rather than our frustrations, we can change the frequency of our energy, and the law of attraction brings positive things into our lives. What we attract depends on where and how we focus our attention, but we must believe that it’s already ours, or soon will be.
Don’t force yourself to do things that don’t feel good to you, if you really don’t want to do them. So, if you hate going to bars, don’t go every weekend. You want to act from a place of lightness and inspiration when you do act. You don’t want to act from a place of force or fear. There is never anything we must do to attract a certain thing into our life. If taking certain actions makes you feel good in the sense it nurtures a feeling that you will get find this relationship, then go for it. Just don’t get attached to the online dating, the blind dates, and the various outings that will put you in contact with the types of people you hope to meet. Have fun with it.
These questions seem to weaken the plausibility of the Law of Attraction. Sometimes people answer them by going pretty far out. For example, it’s been said by LoAers that a young child experiences abuse because s/he intended it or earned it during a past life. Well, sure… we can explain just about anything if we bring past lives into the equation, but IMO that’s a cop-out. On the other hand, objective reality without the Law of Attraction doesn’t provide satisfactory answers either — supposedly some kids are just born unlucky. That’s a cop-out too.
"The original creators of the law of attraction going back to the 1880s including Prentice Mulford,James Allen, Thomas Troward, William Walker Atkinson, Bruce MacLelland, Wallace Wattles, Napoleon Hill, Earl Nightingale, and W. Clement Stone promoted the belief that this is a universal law in which you attract only what you are thinking about. Modern LOA proponents such as Rhonda Byrne, Jack Canfield, Bob Proctor, John Assaraf, Joe Vitale, The Hicks family, and many others have stated similar beliefs."
The Law of Attraction for Love for a specific person works by focusing on yourself. It isn’t about the specific person you’re in love with. I know he’s all you can think about right now, but if you want to use the Law of Attraction you have to focus on you. Do the things that make you happy. Raise your vibration. Focus on doing what makes you feel good.
I do not claim to have all of those things either. However, I do have most of the things that I described and I managed to attain them through my value-based goals, plans, process-visualizations, and inspired action. I didn't ask the universe for it, you might say that the universe knew, but I was driven to get these things. I didn't act or pretend like I already had them.
If the name Zig Ziglar doesn't ring a bell, then you might have been hiding under a rock for the past few decades. He's touched the lives of over 250 million people around the planet. Sold millions of books. And most certainly created thousands of millionaires. Now, while Ziglar might no longer be among the living, his words most certainly live on.
Just like you I have been reading and searching as much information related to this topic since I first heard of it years ago. I have fulfilled most if my goals and dreams. But guess what!! None of them are related to yachts, eating caviar, sipping champagne or waiting for a private jet to fly me to my private island. None of those are goals in my life and all of them except for the private island and the yet I have experienced and enjoyed without even having to be a tycoon.
Within days from now you can attract your true love…set up a business that will change the world…get a better job than what you ever imagined possible…start to reclaim your health…rediscover your confidence and connect with the bliss of your true purpose. I’ve seen it happen so many times to people I know and clients of mine. Accelerated learning is a choice that allows you to build all the beautiful, powerful beliefs which will get you there quickly.
Until you meet you can use the soul phone for communication to the twin soul to reconnect to their soul and balance energy in soul. You have a memory inside of each other. The same energy when you go back to time inside you as was. Perfect synocity between you 2 as you establish peace, balance and harmony as One soul. Love them and they feel it. Tell them, ” I Love You” and they will receive it and feel it within their soul for the vibrations are at a high level and you establish a connection between you and them. Have to find balance and peace no matter where you are. 2 souls will seek ea other all time til they find each other til they reconnect. TF breaks old beliefs of race, cultural difference, social, age gap to undergo, etc but. that doesnt really matter for it is only the soul vibration that matters that activates peace to do what need to do as One Soul. 2 meet to evolve as One and know that they have to be in union for the vibrate with the same frequency as you on the soul level for you were once One and made at the same time. Have to make 100% commitment with them, TF deep down in soul can only have one mirrored vibration at the same frequency and that is with twin. Have to listen to soul talking and dont lie that twin doesnt exist. Your soul knows twin and deep down in soul it knows that you can only have one Divine Connection and only be with TF in Divine Love and partnership that is totally Divine in its sacred union of marriage. 2 soul charges of 1 soul with the divine creates supernal triangle. A union with God which shows compassion and knows the way from their heart. We abandon what we know about 3d relationships and work toward divine soul union in uniting as ONE. Its not about physical relationship but soul union between m/f charge of same portion of soul. One soul in 2 different bodies. TF has high level of Soul connection, not sex connection. We are put together from soul love deeper from soul union with God. Magic happens for love between TF so magnetic as you are drawn one to another, there is no distance.
If you are not in a relationship at the present moment then it is a great time to explore you! Is there something you always wanted to learn how to do but put it off? Now is the time for you to grow and become who you truly are! When you finally do meet that special someone they are meeting the real you, the happy fulfilled person that wants to share that kind of life with their partner. Take a class in something you may be interested in, of course the list can be endless as every individual is different. You could further your education and in turn earn more money, Imagine meeting that special someone while learning something that would further your career? This is law of attraction multiplication! You could even take a class more “hobby” oriented; there are no rules here except making yourself happy! If you do meet that person you have dreamed of while pursuing one of your passions, you will both have something in common that you love to do together!
Network like a human being. Networking can easily feel mercenary and shallow when advertised too overtly. Understand that networking is crucial to success in most industries, but that you should never forget that you’re forging connections with other people. You never know when you might form a true bond on an unexpected occasion, and find your next business partner, investor, or employer.

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By Anthony Ryan Hatch
Why do African americans have quite excessive charges of high blood pressure, diabetes, and weight problems? Is it their genes? Their disease-prone tradition? Their negative diets? Such racist motives for racial inequalities in metabolic future health have circulated in clinical journals for many years. Blood Sugar analyzes and demanding situations the ways that “metabolic syndrome” has develop into a tremendous biomedical classification that scientific researchers have created to higher comprehend the hazards hypertension, blood sugar, physique fats, and ldl cholesterol pose to humans. An predicted sixty million americans are good with the intention to being clinically determined with it, lots of them belonging to humans of color.
Anthony Ryan Hatch argues that the syndrome represents one other, very actual trouble and that its creation signs a brand new kind of “colorblind clinical racism”—a repackaging of race inside of biomedical and genomic learn. reading the cultural discussions and clinical practices that focus on human metabolism of prescribed drugs and sugar via African americans, he unearths how clinical researchers who use metabolic syndrome to handle racial inequalities in overall healthiness have in influence reconstructed race as a set, organic, genetic function of bodies—without incorporating social and financial inequalities into the equation. And simply because the reasons of metabolic syndrome are framed in racial phrases, so are capability drugs and dietary healthiness interventions.
The first sustained social and political inquiry of metabolic syndrome, this provocative and well timed booklet is an important contribution to the rising literature on race and medication. it is going to interact those that search to appreciate how unjust strength family members form inhabitants future health inequalities and the creation of scientific wisdom and biotechnologies.
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Just 2... no make that three things.
I officially have no
idea what went on this season.
I agree with the final WTF
after the credits ran tonight.
preferred the season 3 finale of XENA Warrior Princess: Sacrifice II
( and I assume the season 4 premiere of same) to this LG 4 re-imaging.

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Fred Vasseur has rubbished reports Ferrari found an extra 30hp during the off-season and believes he’ll continue to have a “good relationship” with Toto Wolff despite taking on the Ferrari team boss job.
Ferrari announced last year the Frenchman would replace Mattia Binotto as the Scuderia’s team boss, Vasseur taking up the reins on 9 January.
As the Italian stable wrapped up their pre-season “wake-up” at Fiorano on Thursday, the Frenchman faced the media for his first briefing as Ferrari’s team principal.
PlanetF1.com looks at the five headline-grabbing points.
Ferrari PU gains ‘just a joke’
Earlier this month Gazzetta dello Sport reported that Alpine were “suspicious” about the horsepower gains made by their rivals in the off-season, most notably Ferrari who are said to have found an extra 30hp.
Heading into the second season of Formula 1’s engine freeze, manufacturers may only make alterations to their power units if it’s to improve reliability.
But, while doing so, Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull all reportedly made performance gains.
Vasseur says the claims of 30ph are “just a joke”, adding that “we made some step but it is just about reliability.”
The new team boss is convinced Ferrari’s power unit has the grunt to race wins, it was just the reliability that let them down last season.
“The performance of the engine was not an issue,” he said. “The issue was reliability and the first target is to fix it.
“So far, it looks okay but the reality of the track is a different thing.
“A couple of issues that the teams suffer – and it’s not just true for Ferrari – in terms of reliability are also coming from track operation, [aerodynamic] bouncing, and vibration. Everyone will have a much better idea [at the pre-season test] in Bahrain in a few weeks’ time.”
He added: “We talked about the reliability of the engine, one of the problems of last season, also with regard to penalties. But this now seems under control.”
‘Good relationship with Toto’
It’s fair to say Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff and former Ferrari team boss Binotto did not get along, at all.
Wolff blamed the Italian for Mercedes’ 2020 engine woes, claiming the Scuderia’s illegal engine from 2019 forced Mercedes to push too hard with their own power unit thus making it unreliable.
Speaking to the media after Binotto tendered his resignation, he spoke of “too much porcelain broken between us in the last two years” for Mercedes to offer the Italian sanctuary, and also said Binotto had held onto the Ferrari job “longer than I thought”.
But while Wolff wasn’t a fan of Binotto’s, he and Vasseur have an amicable relationship. It’s one the Frenchman believes will continue in the same manner.
“I am sure I will maintain a good relationship with Toto,” he said as per Motorsport.com.
“I think we are smart enough to be able to fight on the track, fight with the FIA, fight with the stewards and still have a good relationship. I think it’s also the best way for Formula 1 as a whole to move forward, and I won’t change on that point.”
Ferrari targeting the double in 2023
Great news for Ferrari’s Tifosi with Vasseur adamant the “goal” this season is to win the championship double.
The Scuderia hold the record for the most Constructors’ titles, 16, and the most World titles, 15, but their current dry spell has been rambling along for most than two decades.
The last time Ferrari won the Drivers’ title was back in 2007, Kimi Raikkonen pipping the feuding McLaren team-mates.
There have been several near-misses since, the closest of those being Felipe Massa in 2008 when the Brazilian was the World Champion for all of 39 seconds.
That year, 2008, was the last time Ferrari won the teams’ title. Vasseur says the target this year is to break that drought, and he wants them both.
“That’s the goal,” he said. “The goal of [Ferrari CEO] Benedetto Vigna, John [Elkann] and over a thousand people.
“When there’s a challenge like this, when you have the resources and the tools we have, when you have Charles and Carlos in the car, you can’t have any other goal than to win.
“It’s the same for Mercedes and Red Bull, but in the end there will be only one winner, that’s sport. We can’t have another goal.”
Vasseur: "I am convinced that this team has everything it takes to become world champions. We just have to put the pieces of the puzzle together properly."
— tami. (@Vetteleclerc) January 27, 2023
‘Still too early to say anything’
The 54-year-old knows more about the 2023 Ferrari F1 car than the rest of us, he’s seen the data that’s come from the wind tunnel and simulator.
But he’s not sharing any of that other than to say he’s not expecting any nasty surprises when the car hits the track at pre-season testing.
It has been reported in the Italian media that the ‘675’, its code name for now, will be “at least one second faster” then its predecessor.
But whether that’s true or not Vasseur is keeping that to himself.
“At the moment we only have the data relating to the new project, we haven’t hit the track yet,” Vasseur said when asked about what he expects from the new car.
“The first check we’ll do is that relating to the correlation between what we see in the wind tunnel, on the simulator and what will emerge from the circuit tests, but I think it will be fine, given that there weren’t any major problems in the past either.
“It’s still too early to say anything, let’s wait to be on track and we’ll see. But the goal is clear, you don’t come to Ferrari to aim for a fifth place, the goal is to win, there are no others.”
Ferrari will launch the car, although will probably keep a few secrets back, on Valentine’s Day.
The following week Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz will share the driving duties in this year’s only three-day pre-season test, which runs from the 23rd to the 25th of February.
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— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) January 26, 2023
Driver management ‘will be under control’
There was a fair amount of speculation, and let’s be clear it was unconfirmed, about Leclerc and his former team boss Binotto clashing over driver status.
Leclerc it was said wanted Ferrari to support to his title campaign especially after racing to two wins in three races but Binotto said no, and to prove his point, gave Sainz the preferential strategy in Britain.
The Spaniard won the race, Leclerc falling from P1 to P4 in the final few laps. His side of the garage was said to be so irate they didn’t attend the podium ceremony.
But as said, that was all rumours, none of it confirmed by Ferrari.
With Vasseur arriving at the team the latest rumour is that Leclerc will be number one given his past relationship with the former Sauber team boss.
The Frenchman has been quick to nip that in the bud, saying ” there will be no number one or number two” driver.
He’s also not expecting any drama between his drivers.
Asked about managing their ambitions, he said: “I think that after the first weekend of the season in Bahrain I’ll be able to answer better… I’m just kidding, because I’m really convinced that everything will be under control.
“We touched on the subject a couple of times and I was very clear on my goals for the team, and theirs too.
“The group comes first, and that has been made very clear. I’m not concerned on that front, I’ve known these guys for years, we’ve had a relationship in the past and I was in touch with them right away when I made my decision to accept this challenge.


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Similarly, How much coffee do you put in a French Press?
The finest press is: Pour 200 ml (6.7 oz) of water into the pot and add a heaping spoonful (7-8 grams) of coffee. Pour hot water into the saucepan, but not quite boiling, and stir gently. Replace the plunger carefully in the pot, pausing just above the water and ground coffee (do not plunge yet), and let aside for 3-4 minutes.
Also, it is asked, How much coffee do you put in a French Press for 2 cups?
14 cup coffee beans — 2 cups water (16 fluid ounces) (28 grams)
Secondly, Why should you not drink coffee from a French Press?
Instead, the bad news is that drinking too much unfiltered coffee, such as from a French press, might possibly elevate your bad cholesterol. According to a recent Harvard Health Blog post, not filtering your coffee enables oily chemicals known as diterpenes to get through.
Also, What is the best coffee-to-water ratio for French press?
A coarse, uniform grind is required for French press coffee. Starting with a 1:12 coffee-to-water ratio is recommended. You’ll need 30 grams of coffee for every 350 grams of water. To begin, carefully pour twice as much water over your grinds as you have coffee.
People also ask, How long should you let French press sit?
Related Questions and Answers
Can you use instant coffee in French press?
Yes, instant coffee may be used in a French press, according to the rules. However, both coffee enthusiasts and French press machine makers advise against using instant coffee.
Should you Stir French press coffee?
Allow the coffee to rest without stirring. We discovered that unstirred beers with suspended grinds extracted considerably better and had more taste. Pour in the whole amount of water (not half) and don’t touch it! Allow it to go about its business.
How much coffee do I use for 4 cups of water?
How much coffee do you need for 4 cups? Use 60 grams (8 tablespoons) of coffee for 4 cups. Use 48 grams (6.5 tablespoons) for a milder coffee.
How long should coffee steep in a Bodum?
Timer: four minutes
Why is my French press coffee bitter?
A coarser grind is used in a French Press than in drip coffee. The coffee can taste harsh if the grind is too fine. The coffee may taste weak if the grind is excessively coarse.
Is French press coffee unfiltered?
Instead than using a filter, unfiltered coffee is created by steeping ground coffee beans in hot water for a short time. An unfiltered brewing procedure produces French press, Turkish-style drinks, and espresso.
Can French press coffee raise cholesterol?
According to studies, consuming five cups of coffee each day using a French press brewing technique for four weeks may raise blood cholesterol levels by 6 to 8%.
How much coffee do I use for 2 cups of water?
This is the basic guideline when using tablespoons and an 8-ounce cup. 16 oz water plus four teaspoons coffee will enough for two cups, and 24 oz water plus six tablespoons coffee would suffice for three cups. 4 oz water + 8 tablespoons coffee; 40 oz water plus 10 teaspoons coffee for cups.
How much coffee do I put in a 4 cup French press?
Use 38 grams of coffee and 600ml of water to make a four-cup French press. 53 grams of coffee and 850ml of water for an eight-cup French press. Use 88 grams of coffee and 1.4 litres of water to make a 12-cup French press.
Is there more caffeine in French press coffee?
Brewing Techniques However, coarser grinds, which are preferred for immersion procedures, have less surface area than finer ground coffee. The quantity of caffeine extracted is reduced as a result. Per equal serving, French press coffee has somewhat less caffeine than drip or filter coffee.
How long should French Press bloom?
Patience. It takes time to use a french press. When it comes to how long to steep french press, set aside at least 6 minutes: 2 minutes for heating water and grinding coffee, followed by 4 minutes for blooming the grounds and steeping the french press.
Is French press coffee cheaper?
A French press, also known as a press pot, coffee press, or coffee plunger, is just a glass beaker into which you pour coffee grinds and hot water, then strain through the plunger / filter on top. It was created in the 1850s and is less expensive, easier to use, and produces better coffee than other drip coffee makers.
How long should you grind coffee beans for a French Press?
Because each blade grinder is unique, make adjustments as needed. 5-10 seconds coarse grind for French Press Medium Grind takes 10-15 seconds for electric drip or most Pour-Over techniques. For espresso machines, fine grind takes about 30 seconds.
How much coffee do I use for 8 oz of water?
a couple of tablespoons
How much coffee do I use for 8 cups of water?
Use 72 grams of coffee and 40 ounces (5 measuring cups) of water to create eight cups of coffee at average strength. That’s around 8 level scoops or 16 level teaspoons of coffee. Use 82 grams of coffee to create a strong cup of coffee (nine scoops or 18 tablespoons).
How much coffee do I put in a 350ml French Press?
Measurements Size of French Press3-Cup8-Cup 17 gram coffee (2-3 tbsp) 54 milligrams (8-10 tbsp) 275 mL water + extra for pre-heating 860 mL + a little more for pre-heating
What does it mean to let coffee bloom?
When newly roasted coffee is brewed, a fast bubbling up of carbon dioxide and coffee grounds happens. Depending on how recently your coffee was roasted, allowing it to bloom for a half minute can improve its characteristics. Degassing. After it is roasted, coffee emits carbon dioxide for roughly two weeks.
How hot should the water be for a French Press?
Why is coffee called Joe?
He outlawed the drinking of alcohol on all US Navy ships in 1914. Because coffee was the next best alternative, sailors mockingly dubbed it “a cup of Josephus,” but because it was a mouthful, the acerbic moniker was simplified to “a cup of Joe.” Do you know someone who enjoys coffee?
Why does my French press coffee taste watery?
If the grounds aren’t steeped in water long enough, French Press coffee will taste watery. This is because just a small percentage of the organic components in coffee beans get absorbed into water. More of these chemicals will dissolve in your beverage with a longer extraction period, giving it a richer flavor.
What is the smoothest non bitter coffee?
In a Nutshell: Our Favorite Least Bitter Coffees Our favorite is Lifeboost – Light Roast. Light Roast Coffee Bros. Breakfast Blend Light Roast from Real Good Coffee Co. Coffee Caribou Morning Blend at Daybreak Cask Coffee by Cooper’s Light Ethiopian Bold Roast
Why does French press coffee taste better?
The grinds remain in the bottom of the beaker throughout the French press coffee making process. The bean extraction never finishes since the grinds stay in touch with the coffee, resulting in an oily and strong flavor.
What do doctors say about coffee?
Coffee use seems to offer significant health advantages, according to research. Coffee may help guard against significant medical illnesses such as cardiovascular disease and certain malignancies in the long run, in addition to providing short-term benefits such as improved attention and mood.
Is unfiltered coffee unhealthy?
According to Dutch studies, drinking a lot of unfiltered coffee may raise your risk of heart disease and stroke by 10%. Unfiltered coffee may elevate blood levels of a chemical called homocysteine, according to their research, which was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
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Most adults, regardless of political identification, race, or ethnicity believe the Supreme Court should not prohibit the consideration of race and ethnicity in the admissions process. However, few think race and ethnicity should play a major role in college and university admission decisions.
Black adults and older adults have a more positive outlook on upward mobility than the rest of the public.
There is widespread public recognition of progress on gender equality in the 50 years since the passage of Title IX, especially in education and employment.
Few Americans say there has been significant progress over the last 50 years in achieving equal treatment for African Americans. Black Americans are more pessimistic than optimistic that progress will be made over the next five years when it comes to voting rights, policing, and the justice system.
Perceptions of ineligibility, confusion about how to enroll, and a lack of services in local communities kept more than 12.5 million experiencing food challenges from getting any help at all.

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When there is an outbreak of cancer cells that invade the gums, it is known as gum cancer. Gum cancer is one type of oral cancer, but thankfully, it is also a rare form of cancer in general. If a dentist and patient are able to catch it early, treatment can lead to curing the cancer. Another positive thing about gum cancer is that it grows much more slowly than most other types of cancers.
However, if gum cancer is left untreated or is not found until it has reached advanced stages, the gum cancer can spread into deeper tissues and eventually the neck. If the cancer is beyond this stage, it can spread through the lymph nodes and into the blood where it then can travel to other parts of the body. If this happens, chances are greater that another form of cancerous tumor will grow in the new area. This is a process known as metastasis. Unfortunately, gum cancer is known to be recurring, even after treatment.
Gum Cancer Symptoms
If you experience any of the following symptoms, you should seek professional dental or medical attention. There are two types of gum cancer symptoms that you should be aware of: the ones you feel and the ones you see.
Gum cancer symptoms can include:
- Sores and lesions on the gums that last longer than 14 days
- Bleeding gums, could be unexpected or after brushing
- Difficulty chewing and swallowing
- Problems with speech
- Painful or painless lump on gums
- Swollen lymph glands
- Sensations such as numbness or pain within the gums
One important thing to remember is that pain is not always associated with gum cancer. In fact, this form of cancer is usually painless during the earliest of stages. Other signs and symptoms of gum cancer other than pain are better indications that you should seek dental or medical help.
What Causes Gum Cancer?
There are various medical conditions and lifestyle choices that can contribute to and cause gum cancer, including:
- Smoking cigarettes, cigars, or pipe tobacco
- Smokeless tobacco users
- Too much sun, especially as a child
- Poor oral hygiene
- Not receiving regular dental check-ups
- Misdiagnosis of other medical condition
It is no secret that smokers and tobacco users suffer from more types of oral cancers than non-users. In fact, 75% of oral cancer patients are tobacco users. Gum cancer can also be a family condition. However, it can also be due to other activities such as sunbathing too often, not demonstrating proper oral health habits and not seeing your dentist at least twice a year.
Diagnosing Gum Cancer
To diagnose you properly, your dentist will first give you an oral examination and ask you questions related to your symptoms, eating habits, medical and dental histories and other activities, e.g. smoking, drinking, and drug usage. Additional diagnostic tests may include x-rays, CT scans (computer tomography), and PET scans (positron emission tomography).
After diagnosing you with gum cancer, your dentist will stage it. Staging involves using characteristics of the cancer including its size, severity, and its effects on the lymph nodes and any other parts of the body. For gum cancer, stages range from Stage I to Stage IV, with Stage I being the mildest.
Unfortunately, the gum cancer diagnosis can sometimes be delayed or missed due to the fact that in the early stages, there are hardly any symptoms to report. Plus, due to poor education, when symptoms do appear they may not be severe enough to cause a concern. These symptoms can come and go such as with oral herpes, canker sores, gum burn, self-inflicted bite, cold sore and dental abscess. However, these conditions can cause or lead to gum cancer eventually. This is why it is so important for you to pay attention to the changes occurring in your mouth, gums and teeth, and report them to your dentist.
Gum Cancer Treatment
If you do not have gum cancer, you can prevent it by practicing good oral hygiene, maintaining healthy habits and seeing your dentist every six months or as often as he or she recommends. There are four methods of treatment for gum cancer that is caught early enough. One method is surgery. It is the most effective way to treat gum cancer. During the surgery, some or all of your teeth, plus some or all of the cancer growth (tumor) is removed. Other forms of treatment include radiation, chemotherapy, or a combination of either radiation and surgery or chemotherapy and surgery. Rehabilitation may be needed for those who need to improve their speech, chewing, swallowing and jaw/mouth movements.
All cancer survival rates are measured in five-year intervals. According to the American Cancer Society staging scale, the five-year survival rates go as followed:
- Stage I – 81%
- Stage II – 62%
- Stage III – 45%
- Stage IV – 40%
Preventing Gum Cancer
Gum cancer prevention is simple. Take care of your teeth and see your dentist twice a year or as often as he or she recommends. Regular check-ups can detect the earliest stages of all sorts or oral cancers, including gum cancer. Taking care of damaged teeth immediately can also prevent oral problems such as gum cancer. Brushing, flossing and rinsing should always be done at a minimum of twice a day. Creating new habits such as chewing gum or having toothpicks or floss picks nearby for after a meal is also a great way to prevent gum cancer. As long as the product does not contain sugars, you should be fine. Apples are known to be a great snack because they act as a natural tooth cleaner while you eat them. Minimizing your tobacco and alcohol intake can also prevent gum and other oral cancers from forming.
Talking to Your Dentist
Here are some suggestive questions to ask your dentist about gum cancer:
- Which stage is my gum cancer in? Has it spread to other parts of my body?
- What are some of the treatment options available to me?
- How long does treatment take? Will my normal activities be affected during treatment?
- Are there any over-the-counter products that can help me?
- Are there any home remedies that may benefit me?
Resources for Gum Cancer
If you feel you have gum cancer, please consider contacting one of the following organizations for more information.
National Cancer Institute
NCI Office of Communications and Education
Public Inquiries Office
6116 Executive Boulevard
Bethesda, MD 20892
American Cancer Society


PHILADELPHIA (AP) -Rodney Green scored 30 points to lead La Salle to an 89-78 victory over Massachusetts on Wednesday night.
Green was 13-for-16 from the free throw line and the Explorers (12-17, 4-11 Atlantic 10 Conference) shot 50 percent from the field (28 of 56) to snap an eight-game losing streak.
Aaric Murray scored five points and Green had four as La Salle went on a 9-2 run to take a 33-24 lead with 5:11 remaining in the first half.
Murray, who finished with 13 points, then scored five straight points as the Explorers took a 40-32 lead into halftime.
Jerrell Williams had 14 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for La Salle. Steve Weingarten added 13 points.
Ricky Harris hit eight 3-pointers on his way to scoring 31 points for Massachusetts (10-19, 4-11), which has lost four consecutive games.
Massachusetts shot 33.3 percent from the 3-point line (13 of 39).
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Traffex 2017 welcomes smart motorway technology
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Traffex 2017 returns to the NEC, Birmingham from 4-6 April, showcasing the latest technological advances shaping the future of the UK’s road network.
This year’s exhibition introduces a fully working Smart Motorway lighting and signage gantry from Highways England, which will allow visitors to see how active traffic management techniques are used to increase motorway capacity.
The Smart & Safe feature will be back, enabling visitors to see products at close hand, including the life-saving products employed by the emergency services to deal quickly and safely with incidents on the road network.
The event will bring together local authorities, regional government and all organisations looking to deliver continuous, cost effective and efficient improvements to their roads and highways, with over 350 exhibitors including those representing traffic management, traffic safety, intelligent transport systems and automated number plate recognition to name a few.


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February 16, 2016
This is Ruby. She is a 2 year old border collie. She is neutered, vaccinated and chipped.
She needs a quiet home as she has struggled to cope with a busy family household.
Ruby is good with cats and dogs.
She is excellent on and off the lead.
Can you offer this beautiful shy girl a loving furever home?

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Who will wield the speaker's gavel? Will Democrats launch impeachment proceedings if they take the House? Can the GOP hold the Senate and, with it, the power to confirm President Trump's nominees?
While these questions dominate the headlines going into Tuesday's elections, the historical gale-force winds of change that come with the first midterms of any presidency bring yet another question: Will some of the most well-known House Republican figures be around next year?
From members of leadership to lawmakers seen as rising stars in the party to GOP incumbents who have simply been around a long time and become fixtures on cable television, numerous influential Republican lawmakers are seeing their political survival threatened by the "blue wave" Democrats hope will crash through Washington next week.
They include: the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee who has played a key role in the Russia investigation, a fervent Trump supporter under federal indictment for allegedly swiping campaign funds for personal use, and the No. 4 House Republican.
While a Democratic takeover of the House is not assured, it is a virtual certainty that many GOP incumbents will make this year their last on Capitol Hill.
“A lot of incumbents aren’t ready for their districts changing underneath them and for the wave that is coming from the Democrats,” Cal Jillson, a political science professor at Southern Methodist University, told Fox News.
One of the highest-profile members facing a competitive House race is Rep. Devin Nunes of California. Nunes, the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, has put himself in the national spotlight for his outspoken views on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation and his steadfast defense of President Trump.
Nunes’ time in the limelight has paid off for him in terms of fundraising, but there are concerns that his focus on national issues over local issues – and his time away from his rural, agricultural district – could hurt him come Election Day.
"One of the criticisms of his constituents have been: he is not accessible," Lisa Bryant, a professor at Fresno State, told NPR.
Nunes, whose campaign did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News, remains the front-runner. But while he won his re-election bid in 2016 by double-digits, a recent poll found the California lawmaker with just an 8-point advantage over Andrew Janz. Janz, Nunes’ Democratic challenger, has never before run for office, but his campaign has raised more than $8 million – a huge amount for a Democrat in a historically red district.
Janz echoes the complaint by some constituents in California’s 22nd District that Nunes spends too much time thinking about Washington and not enough time on issues important in the Central Valley.
"The Russia issue is relevant insofar as it takes away the political capital that he has now in Washington to focus on what people care about here," Janz told NPR. "I think that this race is about taking back the Central Valley."
Another California Republican in the hot seat this election season is Rep. Duncan Hunter – he's not being accused of spending too much time in Washington, but of spending campaign funds on himself.
Hunter, whose 50th District includes parts of San Diego County and Riverside County, is under federal indictment, along with his wife, for allegedly stealing $250,000 of campaign funds for personal use. While Hunter has stepped down from three House committees, he has refused to drop out of the congressional race and has called the indictment “pure politics.”
“My campaign did make mistakes,” Hunter told Fox News’ Martha MacCallum. “There was money spent on things, not by me but by the campaign, and I paid that back before my last election. I paid back $60,000 dollars after I did an objective audit. This is pure politics.”
California’s 50th Congressional District is considered a relatively strong Republican district and Hunter – a major supporter of Trump – has previously enjoyed broad support from his constituents. But the federal indictment has wreaked havoc on his reelection campaign, with polling earlier this week showing Hunter’s once double-digit lead shrinking to 3 points over his challenger, former Obama White House aide Ammar Campa-Najjar.
The poll, conducted by SurveyUSA for The San Diego Union-Tribune and 10News, found that more than half the voters in Hunter’s district believe he broke the law and only 26 percent of his constituents have a favorable opinion of him.
Meanwhile, GOP Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, who has represented California in Congress since the 1980s, is in the race of his life against Democrat Harley Rouda. Fox News' Power Rankings rates the contest as a "toss-up."
Two states north, an influential moderate Republican lawmaker also faces a tough re-election campaign as she tries to balance her loyalty to a Republican Party that has moved further right under Trump with her own criticisms of the administration.
Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who has represented eastern Washington’s 5th District for 14 years and is the highest-ranking Republican woman in Congress as House GOP Conference chairwoman, is in a statistical dead heat in the race against her Democratic opponent, economist Lisa Brown.
A recent poll conducted by Brown’s campaign found that Brown had 46 percent of the vote while McMorris Rodgers had 49 percent, with a margin of error of 4.3 percentage points.
“Cathy McMorris Rodgers has been saying things that make a lot of moderate conservatives really nervous,” Jillson said.
In a press release attached to the poll, Brown said that her rival “delivers talking points” from the Republican Party and is “increasingly losing touch with the priorities of eastern Washington.”
The incumbent's campaign has cast Brown as a far-left candidate out of step with the district, with a spokesman saying, “People in Eastern Washington want freedom, opportunity, self-determination, and free markets. Lisa Brown does not reflect those values.”
McMorris Rodgers’ balancing act between toeing the party line and taking a more moderate stance goes back to the 2016 presidential campaign and her lukewarm endorsement of then-candidate Trump. The president has apparently put that aside and recently tweeted a “Strong Endorsement” of the Washington lawmaker, calling her “an incredible leader.”
Since the 2016 election, McMorris Rodgers fluctuated between praising the president on a number of policy positions while also voicing her displeasure with his language toward women and the administration’s decision to implement tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. But in the closing weeks of the midterm election season, she seems to be shifting back into the Trump orbit – bringing Trump surrogates like Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway and Vice President Pence to the state for fundraisers.
It’s not just in California and Washington – states with formidable Democratic leanings – where GOP incumbents are having re-election troubles. In Republican strongholds like Iowa, Utah and Texas, many incumbents are feeling the pressure.
Outspoken Iowa GOP Rep. Steve King faces an increasingly tough time after his controversial comments and endorsements came in question following Saturday's massacre at a Pittsburgh synagogue. King has come under fire from both Democrats and, this week, the head of the National Republican Congressional Committee for his history -- including tweets he's posted endorsing a white nationalist candidate for Toronto mayor and praising a nationalist party in Austria with Nazi ties.
King responded Tuesday by saying, “These attacks are orchestrated by nasty, desperate and dishonest fake news. Their ultimate goal is to flip the House and impeach Donald Trump. Establishment Never Trumpers are complicit.”
Democrats are already hoping to flip two of Iowa's four congressional seats, and the turmoil surrounding King has them thinking they could take his seat as well. It's a tough task in a district that President Trump won by 27 percentage points. But even some Republicans acknowledge King is in for a tough challenge from Democratic challenger J.D. Scholten.
In Utah, Rep Mia Love – the only black Republican woman in the House, and a rising star in the party – is in a dead heat race against Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams and has been hit by her opponent with accusations of financial improprieties.
And in Texas – while much of the attention this midterm season has focused of Republican Sen. Ted Cruz’s battle against Democrat Beto O’Rourke – Rep. Pete Sessions, the moderate chairman of the House Rules Committee and former chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee – holds a slim 1-point lead over Democrat Collin Allred as he, like McMorris Rodgers, balances his more moderate stances with his party’s agenda.
“Pete Sessions is similar to McMorris Rodgers in that neither of them are offensive in any sense,” Jillson said. “That would make them a shoo-in in any election year, but not this year.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


Obama's Pearl Harbor Day press conference: naive, incapable, or disingenuous?
December 9, 2010 — Either I give in or “folks” get hurt, says the President at his Pearl Harbor Day press conference. There was no other way the President could get any stimulus, say those desperately trying to find a silver lining to a plan that would give 25% of all tax cut benefits in 2011 to the highest earning 1 percent of taxpayers (see chart).
These “realists” apparently believe that the GOP has developed magical or superhuman immunity to public pressure. Panicking, they substitute ominous warnings about “protracted political combat” leading us over a cliff for a sober assessment of either what a late-day offensive would entail or what the landscape would look like over the cliff (or beyond the horizon).
Shares of the total tax cuts in 2011
|Income group|| Obama/GOP
SOURCE: Citizens for Tax Justice (Dec. 7, 2010)
A little advice: calm down and focus on what could be done in the last three weeks of December and the first three weeks of January.
Imagine a Democratic President — in coordination with Congressional Democrats and organizational allies — sending a message every day through the end of the year that a Democratic Congress has been trying to give all American families a tax cut on their first $250,000 of income, but that the GOP has blocked a vote.
Each news cycle would also find the President condemning the GOP for holding hostage 2 million American families who desperately need to have their unemployment benefits extended…obstructionism all carried out so, for example, a married couple with adjusted gross income between $10 million and $20 million would get on average a tax cut each year of just under $700,000, instead of the paltry $78,000 the couple would reap under the Obama plan (see chart at bottom of this page).
But won’t Democrats be blamed?
Now let’s assume that January has rolled around, and the solid wall of GOP opposition hasn’t yet cracked.
Well, the estate tax rate is now 55 percent on estates of over $1 million. Democrats in the Senate have the ability to filibuster any proposed changes to that permanent level.
The top marginal income tax rate has returned to 39 percent (yes, what the wealthiest were paying during the Clinton Administration). Democrats in the Senate have the ability to filibuster any proposed changes to that permanent level.
Oh, and have you heard? Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution gives the President the power to veto legislation.
So, as the deadline draws closer for increasing the federal debt ceiling, and as scrutiny increases as to why Republicans are prepared to sacrifice all for the wealthiest few, the GOP would be facing that heat without having any of its desired goodies in hand.
But, instead of acknowledging the possibility that holding out and mobilizing public opposition to GOP intransigence would increase Democratic leverage, “realists” of the Obama school would likely be panicking once more: if we engage with the GOP on Bush tax cuts, we’ll lose.
Let’s be frank: that’s the sound of those who have been completely intimidated, not the sound of calm analysis.
The President himself asserts that “the American people are on our side” in opposing tax cuts for the wealthiest. Indeed, recent CBS and Bloomberg polls show strong public support for ending tax cuts for the wealthiest. Interspersed with daily scenes of the hardship that GOP refusal to extend unemployment benefits was causing, the President could act to change the political dynamic (it’s called a dynamic because it’s generally thought to be at least somewhat malleable):
I am ready to sign a tax cut for all Americans covering the first $250,000 that each married couple earns. I’m not ready to sign a budget busting giveaway of tax cuts on the second, or the tenth, or the 100th $250,000 of a couple’s annual income. I can bring the overwhelming majority of the Democratic Caucus in each House on board; all we need is a few Republicans to place concern for middle class Americans above messianic zeal for huge tax cuts for the wealthiest.
If Obama were to make a case like that with persistence, he wouldn’t even need to be a Great Communicator to mobilize public opinion and place the GOP under substantial pressure.
State of the Union
If we were still at an impasse by the time we got to the State of the Union address in late-January, higher tax rates would have been in place (and extended unemployment would have been denied) for all of three weeks (if this counts as “protracted political combat,” there is a serious issue of lack of stamina that needs to be addressed).
During that time, the GOP would certainly be claiming that Democrats had raised taxes. And the charge will be endlessly repeatedly by credulous journalists accepting that framing. It’s just that Democrats are on record voting for tax cuts for the first $250,000 earned by every couple, and Republicans are either on record as voting no (in the House), or not permitting a vote on the merits (in the Senate). Thus, it is Democrats who could most credibly blanket the news media with the “you raised taxes” charge against the Republicans.
And, I do seem to recall that it’s the President, with a captive audience, who has more of a chance to shape discussion via the State of the Union than the spokesperson from the opposing party.
No chance that Republicans might soften their stand? Of course there is.
I want to fight…just not now
In his Pearl Harbor Day press conference, the President insisted that he would be “happy to have that battle” over whether to make permanent the Bush/Obama tax cuts for the wealthy. Surely he doesn’t believe that he is going to cause Mitch McConnell or John Boehner to have an epiphany of political philosophy? To take him at his word, therefore, the President does believe that he can shape public opinion in the face of ideological opposition — at that same time he argues that surrender now is necessary because “I have not been able to budge” Republicans. It doesn’t add up.
Just like the this-was-the-only-way-to-get-some-stimulus argument doesn’t add up. There is another way: changing both “optics” and substance to generate broad and active public support for a robust stimulus package. You know, one that actually has a reasonable chance to meet the need.
Doing so, of course, would require a White House who didn’t think that “shared sacrifice” consisted of federal workers having to live with a pay freeze and more of the high priests of Wall Street having to put their assets in a blind trust while they join the Administration as top advisors.
But, sadly, it appears that the President has drawn a line in the sand against that kind of change.
Obama scaleback of the Bush income tax cuts versus the GOP plan to extend all of the Bush income tax cuts. Effects on high-income married couples in 2011
|Adjusted income group||Average Bush tax cut with full extension||Average scaleback||% scaleback||% of Bush tax cut kept under Obama||Average Bush tax cut kept by Obama|
|$20,000,000 or more||-1,932,994||1,739,414||-90%||10%||-193,580|
SOURCE: Citizens for Tax Justice (based on ITEP Tax Model).