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This is a free community event that will be held from 4:30-11:00 in the school patio and will feature bands such as Monarkas Del Norte and Los Aucentes De Sínaloa this year. These bands play mexican cumbías & most of our favorite norteño songs. A DJ will play hip hop music to satisfy everybody’s musical tastes. There will also be special performances by our feeder school’s folkloricos and mariachis. Check out the full entertainment schedule online.
“Planning for Fiesta de los Guerreros is year round,” said sponsor Adalberto Rodriguez, Pueblo’s Media Specialist. “It’s such a big event, that the day after Fiesta, we start planning for the next year’s.”
President of the Fiesta Warriors Club, junior Diana Rodriguez, said, “I really hope that more people attend this year’s Fiesta because it helps a lot of our clubs. Also, because of City of Tucson budget cuts, this year we’re going to have tables and not just booths for clubs to raise money.”
Vice president of the Fiesta Club, junior Carlos Jaimez, said, “Fiesta is one of the best events we have here at Pueblo. Clubs can fundraise and make a lot of money. Guests can buy food, play games, dance and have fun. It’s just an all around blast!”
Fiesta charges clubs a fee of ten percent of their night’s profits, and there is an annual competition for the best decorated booth & table. If the club wins first or second place, they do not have to pay the ten percent fee.
“The Science club has been the winner of the best decorated booths for the past four years.” said Rodriguez, “I cannot wait to see what clubs have in store for us this year.”
Fiesta welcomes over 1,000 people each year including, students, faculty, alumni and community members.
This year Pueblo’s MEChA club members are getting ready to pack their bags to travel to Chicago on April 9-12, for a National MEChA conference, where they will be discussing social issues as well as meeting other students across the country.
The “MEChistas” are fundraising $4,000 to buy plane tickets to send all seven club members and two sponsors to attend the conference. By mid-March, the club had already raised $3,000 from carwashes and selling food at school events; they are asking for any donations. The district donated the rest of the money needed for this trip through Title 1 funds.
Co-president Yulissa Hurtado, a junior, said, “MEChA represents social justice and equality for everyone. I am really excited to be able to talk to other students around the country about a lot of different issues.”
This year’s sponsors, Ms. Jessica Mejia, Mr. Jesus Orduño and Ms. Sally Rusk are very proud of this year’s club members and wholeheartedly support the fervid efforts of their students.
“MEChA gives the students a voice and connects Pueblo with the community,” said Mejia.
On Saturday, March 28, MEChA hosted a fundraiser at Pueblo for Cesar Chavez’s birthday from 6:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Food was served and a DJ played music to entertain the crowd. MEChA was able to raise more money for their trip to Chicago through entry fees.
Earlier that day, MEChA members as well as other supporters and students in other Pueblo clubs walked from Pueblo to Rudy Garcia Park to bring awareness to social issues.
MEChA, which began in the late 1960s during the Chicano Rights Movement, is a student-run organization that focuses on social justice and community outreach.
On Monday, Feb. 16, the song, “What Does the Fox Say”, has been repeatedly played on Pueblo’s KWXL radio station between passing periods in hopes that students and faculty members will get tired of hearing the song—thus, donating money to student council, who is striving to raise $1,500.
The money that student council raises will help fund spirit assemblies, school dances, supplies to promote clubs and sports teams, activities during lunches, teacher appreciation events, and money to send students to leadership conferences and other events, student council advisor Ms. Kari Warner said.
As of Friday, Feb. 20, student council has raised $245.
Student council president Jorge Ruiz, a senior, said, “A lot of people don’t realize that this money is to benefit the entire school—not just student council.” He added, “We want to continue this fundraiser, but a lot of the commotion has caused student council to abandon the event.”
Senior class president and a member of student council, Maria Louisa Vega, said, “We’re disappointed in how some of our students are reacting. Their behavior has been less than professional. Having food thrown at us at lunch and threatening some of my club’s members has been disgraceful and shameful.”
Vega added, “The money that we are asking for will help the entire student body. I can’t believe that even one of my teachers verbalized her disapproval of the fundraiser—threatening to obliterate the speakers in her classroom.”
Student council advisor Ms. Kari Warner said that administration has been as supportive as possible.
Mr. Frank Rosthenhausler, assistant principal, said, “I love the song and the idea—but not the students’ negative reactions.”
Assistant Principal Ms. Alma Carmona-Alday said, “I think that the Pueblo community should continue to donate in order for student council to attain its goal.”
Despite student council’s good intentions, many students and some faculty members have reacted adversely from hearing the 2013 song “What Does the Fox Say”, a song from a Norwegian singing duo named Ylvis.
“The song is highly irritating, and student council knew people would get tired of it,” said junior
“Annoying is an understatement!” said auto teacher Ms. Marie Little.
Senior Ricardo Manjarrez said, “Instead of aiming to irritate students into giving money, I feel they could’ve broadcasted a message to positively influence our students.”
Some students reacted even stronger.
“Other students have been bullying student council members because of this fundraiser,” said senior Destiny Felix, a member of student council. “This is not true Warrior spirit.”
Felix added, “This first week was a hard week for all of us. Students at Pueblo really need to change their mind-set in order to improve our school.”
However, some teachers and students feel that opposition to this event has been hyperbolized.
“It’s a fundraising strategy and a fun way to raise money for the whole school,” said junior Daniel Motley. “It kind of makes you want to donate to stop the song from being played.”
Photography teacher Ms. Emma Tarazon said, “On Monday, the first day of the fundraiser, hearing the song over and over was really annoying, but the song actually grew on me, and then I looked forward to hearing the song.”
Graphic arts and printing teacher Mr. Pete Pederson said, “At first, I felt like we were the hostages of the radio. Then, when I found out it was a fundraiser of student council, I thought it was a pretty cool idea. Now that students are bullying student council members, I feel upset that our students are trying to squash student council’s First Amendment rights.”
Radio teacher Ms. Sarah Wilson said that she is disappointed at how strongly opposed students and even teachers are to this fundraiser. “With so many horrible events occurring around the world right now—like the 21 men who were publicly executed by ISIS last week—I can’t believe that some people at Pueblo are giving this issue so much energy and attention.”
Ms. Warner added that the fundraiser will continue until further notice.
A club for the LGBT (and the straight community) is thriving here at Pueblo Magnet High School this school year; the “I Am Me Project” has more than 20 members and supersedes the PRISM Club.
A few teachers noticed that some students’ were struggling with personal frustrations. This is when Ms. Amy Kijewski (world history teacher) and Ms. Sarah Wilson (radio teacher) decided to sponsor the “I Am Me” Project.
“I could tell this year that many kids were in desperate need of [an LGBT club], so it didn’t make sense to not be involved and initiate this club,” said Wilson.
Although the “I Am Me” Project is less than a semester old, sponsors and club members have established many goals and objectives. They want to promote their new acronym, ASKE (Advocacy Support Knowledge Empowerment) as a way for students to feel comfortable and let them know that they have a safe place on campus.
“One of our goals is to give students support and to educate the staff on how to deal with homophobia in the class room,” said Kijewski.
Another goal for this project is to encourage these students to take control so it may be more of a student driven club, Kijewski.
Junior Kia Guedes, the club’s president, said, “Because ‘I Am Me’ is an up and coming club, we have to build a foundation and promote our organization in a way that doesn’t offend anybody and is welcoming to all.”
A way that this club is trying to promote themselves is by hosting the first ever high school Gay Pride Day.
“Holding this Gay Pride Day would let others know that we exist,” Guedes said. “We really want others to know that LGBTQ students are not alone.”
She added that a date has not been set, and no details have been ironed out yet, but it is the hope of club members and sponsors that this event occurs before the end of the school year.
“I Am Me” vice president Manuel Navarro, a sophomore, said, “I wanted to be involved in this club because I knew what other students who felt different were going through.”
Club leaders and sponsors want the Pueblo community to know that all are welcome to attend future “I Am Me” meetings—regardless of a person’s sexual orientation.
“I can’t stress enough that it’s a club for everyone and anyone,” sponsor Sarah Wilson said. “It is certainly a good place for some people who have questions about who they are.”
The “I Am Me” Project meets on Thursdays in Room 100 at 3:30 p.m.
Pueblo Magnet High School’s SkillsUSA 10 club members and its two advisors attended the 2014 SkillsUSA leadership training camp in Williams, AZ, for three days, Nov. 12-14.
One of the primary objectives of this trip was to train SkillsUSA members to build leadership skills and to unite the group through a multitude of activities during the three-day event.
“The trip was very helpful—not only for me personally but for the entire group as well,” said Jesus Alvarez, a senior. He added, “We were able to bring back ice-breaking techniques and learn new ways to become effective leaders.”
During their trip, SkillsUSA members networked with other SkillsUSA groups and programs across the state, and in the process, they learned their own strengths and weaknesses as well as communication skills between their own members and other groups.
When the students arrived, they had the opportunity to set up their cabin rooms. Then, they had a chance to socialize with other students until opening session that evening. At this session, students listened to a key-note speaker who engaged them in ice-breaking activities. Dinner followed this session, and then students were divided into six regional meetings.
A dodge ball tournament, which was hosted and organized by one of the Tucson schools (Canyon Del Oro), followed the meetings, and Pueblo’s team advanced to the semi-final tournament.
The next day, the students participated in various classes that provided them with a multitude of leadership activities and trainings.
Advisor Pete Pederson, who also teaches graphic arts and the yearbook, said, “As an advisor, I also was able to gain knowledge of how to incorporate my students’ talents and their individuality into the classroom. This camp helped me with altering my curriculum in a way that built a community and develop student leadership.”
Pederson added that he noticed that members who attended this camp were already exemplifying better and stronger leadership qualities upon their return to Pueblo.
Ms. Marie Little, the other SkillsUSA advisor, said, “I picked up materials in leadership and personal responsibility that can be integrated in automotive skills and utilized by myself and my students in the delivery of instruction.”
Leonardo Serrano, a senior, said, “When we got back from this trip, we decided to plan a new lesson with Ms. [Marie] Little. We participated in ice-breakers, and gained a lot of knowledge about each other.” He added, “This trip and all of the activities that we did during those days really brought us together while helping us students to become better leaders.”
Our very own Road Warriors participated in a rainy & chilly Tour de Tucson on Saturday, November 23, 2013.
The Road Warriors Club has been in existence since 2001 and every year since, Pueblo has been represented at El Tour de Tucson. Please congratulate the following student riders and faculty volunteers who rode in such inclement weather that day.
Here’s the results:
Luis Moctezuma Del Toro 3:54:18 (327-1002)
Michael Warner 4:07:21 (414-1002)
Kari Warner 4:59:07 (710-1002)
Nathaniel Gonzales 2:47:38 (205-953)
Amy Kijewski 2:50:29 (240-953)
Nathaniel Adams 2:50:29 (241-953)
Christian Quiñones 3:22:51 (482-953)


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Sadly there are a number of animal rescue centres around the city and county that have loads of good doggos in need of a loving home.
That is why we bring you our rescue dog of the week from Dog Action Welfare Group so that we can hopefully help more dogs in need of a home find the loving owner that they deserve.
Our rescue dog of this week this time around is Toby, the handsome mixed breed who is always described as "adorable" and we have to agree.
Toby is a six year old gentleman who adores people but can often be nervous of other dogs so just be aware of that.
This gentle boy is fully housetrained and loves nothing more than going for walkies but also enjoys being chauffeured around in the back seat of the car.
It is not known if Toby is any good with cats and he also never been exposed to kids so if you do have any smallies in the house, he might only be comfortable with kids over 10.
If you want more info on the beautiful Lyla you can email email@example.com, call 083 171 4307 or fill in an adoption form online.

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Vision Which Brought Life Back to a Disused Quarry ; Environment
TEN years ago Jill Essam and partner Tom Mercer opted for a purchase with a decided difference - they bought a quarry.
Their aim for Harehope Quarry, near Frosterley, in Weardale, was to demonstrate a more sustainable way of living through a range of social, economic and environmental projects.The Harehope Quarry Co-operative was one of the ventures helped by the Mineral Valleys project.
The Bollihope Burn runs through the quarry, whose south side is now a nature reserve with otter holt, quarry pond, and bird hide.
An area where stone from the quarry was tipped has become a geology garden, and safe play area for children.
A Footpath Through Time walk leaflet guides youngsters around rocks in the quarry, which were formed between 354 and 290 million years ago.
They include limestone formed in tropical seas, sandstone and shale from a river delta and Frosterley marble - a layer of dark grey limestone embedded with coral fossils.
Mineral Valleys funded an eco-classroom, built by volunteers, and powered by wind and solar energy.
Water is pumped from a borehole by a solar pump, grey water is treated by a reed bed, the building's roof is planted with sedum, the toilets are composting and the classroom's wood stove is made from concrete containing ceramic chips which retain heat.
An area of 14 acres has been developed as an organic smallholding, and there are two acres of carp ponds which will generate revenue for the co-operative.
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PERU — The coronavirus has forced local ski areas to change certain aspects of how they operate.
In response to the pandemic, the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) and Vermont Ski Area Association (NSAA) have released guidance to help resorts navigate an unprecedented winter season.
Among the changes: Asking skiers to transform their cars into the base lodge to limit indoor traffic.
“That’s actually been going pretty well,” said Erin Kehoe, the General Manager of Centerplate, a food and beverage corporation that services entertainment venues in North America. “People have been staying outside, or coming inside for a short amount of time.”
The biggest area of concern are the lodges. During normal circumstances, lodges are often packed with visitors looking for a meal or just looking to escape the cold after a trip down the mountain.
Following state guidance, Bromley is limiting guests to 30 minutes in the cafeteria, and one hour in its restaurant. Bromley lodges can have a maximum of 75 people inside at any giving time.
In response, Bromley has turned to taking reservations online for its dining options.
“We’ve set up reservation systems in both our restaurant and our main cafeteria,” said Kehoe, who is based out of the Bromley resort.
The mountain has also equipped QR codes on site where guests may make reservations.
For guests who don’t wish to go indoors, Bromley has added to its outdoor dining this winter.
The Wild Boar Restaurant has added a take-out window, and installed a windscreen and portable heaters.
The Moose Kaboose, a Hoosick Falls, N.Y.-based food truck is a new addition this year, located at the base of the mountain.
These changes took time to implement and tinker with, as guidance often changed as case numbers fluctuated.
“The plan took a little while to formulate due to the changing guidelines that kept happening,” Kehoe said. “But we responded well and quickly.”
Kehoe said mountains throughout Vermont have been working together during these challenging times.
“I’ve been on some conference calls with the VSAA and everybody’s pretty much on the same page,” Kehoe said.
Along with connecting at the state level, Bromley is utilizing a national connection, too.
Bromley Mountain’s food and beverage provider, Centerplate, along with its parent company Sodexo, is affiliated with a total of 12 mountains, including Jiminy Peak in Massachusetts and Whiteface Mountain in New York. Kehoe said being able to tap into that resource for guidance with handling the pandemic and how to go about tasks like sanitization and meeting all requirements has been helpful.
Kehoe said the most difficult aspect Bromley faced was not knowing which employees would be back this winter.
“Staffing was the hardest part here due to a lot of uncertainties of how many people are going to show up and if they were comfortable returning to work,” Kehoe said.
Kehoe said Bromley has seen “probably a little bit less” people on the mountains than they were expecting this winter, but “we’re still doing well” she said. Kehoe notes the Vermont travel restrictions as a potential reason in the decrease in traffic.
At the end of the day, Kehoe said that people are simply grateful for the opportunity to get on the mountain and ski during the pandemic. She said guests offer their thanks daily.
“It’s multiple times a day,” Kehoe said. “People are like ‘you guys are doing a great job, we’re so happy that you’re doing this and we’re so happy that we can come and we’re more than willing to do whatever you need for us to be able to enjoy skiing here at Bromley this year.”
This story was updated on Feb. 2, 2021.

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I hope this to be more than just the regular travel blog of great places to see, best places to eat or comfy places to rest your head at night. But that’s just scratching the surface and doesn’t really help me get a feeling for a place.
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5 Fun Facts About the Great Smoky Mountains
The Great Smoky Mountains may be a US national park, but the world appreciates the mountain grandeur as well. The park was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1983. That’s just fact that many people don’t know about the park. Here are five more!
Some of the children who helped buy the park still live in the area, next to the beautiful land they helped preserve for their children and grandchildren. They preserved it for you too! The Smokies are a year-round destination and the adjacent towns of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge offer many lodging options for couples, families, and groups.
1. The Smoky Haze Comes from Plants Breathing
The mountains are covered with trees, bushes, and over 1600 different varieties of flowering plants. They’re packed so tightly together that the water and hydrocarbons plants give off create the filmy, smoky haze that blankets the hills.
2. Most of Us Live Just a Day Away
Almost two-thirds of the US population lives within a day’s drive of the park, helping to make it America’s most-visited park. It hosts over 9 million visitors a year – and as many as 60,000 people a day during summer and leaf season.
3. But 95% of the Park Isn’t Crowded
Four-fifths of visitors to the park never leave their cars or get farther than a Visitor’s Center. That’s a terrible shame, because many beautiful waterfalls and overlooks a just a short trail walk from the parking lot. Some trails are even paved.
4. Part of the Mountain Range Is Still In Europe
Millions of years ago, the Appalachian Mountains were part of the Caledonian mountain chain in modern-day Scotland. Many Scottish immigrants settled in the Appalachian Mountain region because the typography reminded them of home and the area still contains remnants of the Highland culture.
5. Schoolkids Helped Buy the Land For the Park
Federal law prevented the government from spending money to acquire national park land, so local groups in Tennessee and North Carolina raised millions to help purchase the land. Much of the money came in the form of large donations from wealthy philanthropists, but schoolchildren chipped in as well, donating their pennies.
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Some Suggestions And Facts For Cat Owners.... Info No. 16 From 466
Give your cat a water fountain. Cats out in the wild like to drink from running water, so they would like that at home too. Cats seem to like a water stream better. In fact, many cats like drinking from faucets more than from their water bowls. A fountain will allow a cat to drink naturally and is better for the environment.
If your cat has recently given birth, be sure she has a safe, private area to take care of them. Mother cats can become frightened by strangers or loud noise, sometimes leading to decreased milk production. They may also hide the kittens in places where you cannot find them, such as closets, or under beds.
When training a cat, take the proper approach. Encouragement works better than anger. If you are trying to teach a kitten to use a litterbox, for instance, yelling will only frighten a small cat. When the cat starts to go outside the box, gently place them in the box so they learn.
It is important that you do not feed your cat too much food from the table. Cats do not digest human food the same way that your does. It can also lead to your cat becoming overweight. If your cat is carrying around too much weight, it will be hard for them to jump up on furniture and get around.
It can be hard to make your cat stay off the counter. They love to be able to look around from up high. Provide your cat with a few high places it can uses. Placing a cat tower by the kitchen can keep cats from getting on counters.
Steer clear of eye get in touch with to make pals with a cat. At any time marvel why cats feel drawn to the human being who likes cats the least? The solution lies in cat physique language. To cats, staring is "rude" and can be deemed a obstacle. Hunting absent displays that you regard their house and are not likely to be a risk. So following time you are hunting to fulfill a new feline pal, glimpse away and let them method you.
Clean your cat's eyes as frequently as possible because their vision is extremely important and extremely sensitive. Cats interpret five times as much visual stimuli during their day and the smallest particle can become stuck and cause damage. A pair of thumbs and a damp cloth are perfect for clearing the eyes and keeping your cat clean.
As you can see, there is quite a bit that goes into having a cat. The main thing you need to have is some patience. Now that you've read this article you should have no problem caring for your cat. Use what you have learned here and everything will be a lot easier for you.
Do not try to hold a cat when they are clearly trying to get away. This will not make the cat feel any closer to you and it may prompt them to start avoiding you in the future. Pick the cat up gently and lay him across your lap. If you feel him wiggling to get away, let him go.
Bear in mind that pretty young little ones can be a little bit much too rough with a cat or new kitten. Clearly show your children the proper way to deal with cats. Demonstrate them to decide up kitty gently and the types of activities which are appropriate. The bones of a cat are weaker than a canines, therefore, they should be managed with care.
A great toy for your cat is a laser pointer. Cats love to chase the laser around and try to catch it. This pelatihan pesantrean will help you give your cat some exercise, while your cat is having fun at the same time. It will also help to fine-tune their hunting skills.
Most veterinarians recommend that you feed your cat food that is in the can as opposed to the dry varieties in the box or bag. This is because the canned food contains more water, fat and protein than the dry variety. It is also easier to consume for cats with dental issues.
Try to be consistent with the type of cat litter and food you buy your cat. If you change pendidikan pesantren up, it may cause some issues. Cats are creatures of habit, and they do not adapt well to change. If you must make some changes, it would be a good idea to do them gradually.
To help protect against tapeworm infestation in cats, feed a compact quantity of foods grade diatomaceous earth for two months out of just about every thirty day period. About a quarter of a teaspoon for each cat per day is satisfactory. Meals grade diatomaceous earth kills interior parasites and triggers them to be expelled from the method.
Your feline friend can be a part of your life for a long time. That's why you need to stay vigilant about her care and make sure you are doing everything to help her stay fit and healthy. Here pendidikan islami are some tips that will give you some tricke to keeping your cat well.
If you notice that your cat is not using the litter box as much as usual, you should go and take them to a vet right away. There are several health problems that can cause the cat to stop using the box. These issues include bladder problems, constipation and diarrhea.
Wash your cat's bed at least once a week to remove all of the bacteria from it. Even if the bed looks like it is clean, it will usually have toxins in it that can cause your pet to become sick. Replace the bed every six months to keep your cat in a sanitary environment.


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Papaya by Nirvana Seeds is a strain that comes from a combination of indica strains and a tropical sativa plant. The resulting plant is short and grow extremely fast. This plant is perfect for discreet outdoor grows, as they don’t grow too big at all. Indoor growers are in luck too by using a SoG system straight at 12/12h.
Indoors it grows thick and strong; its structure allows the light to evenly reach all parts of the plant. It doesn’t grow out wide at all, so you can fit 16 per square meter without any issues. If you set them to flower after about a month you might want to place less plants. After just 55-60 days of flowering, it should finish up in no time. It’ll yield about 500g per square meter using a SoG system when done correctly.
Outdoors these plants will hardly grow over 1.5m tall under normal conditions, although you’ll need to treat them right if you want to get large yields. This plant doesn’t like large flowerpots to begin with, and if you don’t transplant it later on it’ll have a hard time. It needs plenty of sunlight when grown straight in the ground. Once it begins flowering it’ll need quite a lot of nutrients in order to increase yields. Towards mid-to-end of September you’ll be able to harvest up to 600g from just one seasonal plant.
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BN Labs is a company that’s based in California, the United States that has dedicated the company’s mission to offer innovative products that will help people to lead healthier lives. This company offers a handful of different lines of products that focus on performance boosters, general wellness supplements, organic ingredients, and elite-level athletes.
The products that BN Labs offers are sold online through their website, as well as a handful of retailers that are located in Southern California. There is a minimal risk that comes to you when looking to try the products that BN Labs offer, as this company has a 100% money-back satisfaction guarantee if you are ever unhappy with any of the products you’ve purchased.
How does BN Labs Grass Fed Whey Protein work?
Consuming a protein powder that’s easy to digest can help consumers achieve better health by adding a few teaspoons to their meals, shakes, or coffees every day. You don’t have to be someone who obsesses over health to use this product and receive the benefits from consuming protein on a daily basis.
However, the whey protein powder that BN Labs produces is different from the competition whey protein due to the filtration system that BN Labs uses to produce a highly concentrated powder. Whey protein powder is rich in glutamine, BCAA’S, and amino acids, which all help to support lean muscle development.
How does this protein powder smell and taste?
BN Labs Grass Fed Whey Protein Powder does not have a strong smell or taste to it. Matter of fact, this protein powder is practically scentless and flavorless, which is great if you’re not into the whole flavored protein powder trend.
There is also no lingering medicinal or chemical aftertaste. The ingredients inside of the Grass Fed Whey Protein Powder help to ensure faster muscle growth, burn excess fats, and protect the cells in your body against free radical damage. These ingredients are:
- 100% grass-fed whey protein concentrate: this is comprised from fresh milk of cows that are grass-fed, which helps to provide a natural and safe way for humans to receive the maximum amount of protein needed for muscle gain.
- Lecithin: Lecithin is naturally found in the body, as it is comprised of fatty acids that help to lower your cholesterol levels, while also supporting digestion and heart health.
- Sunflower: sunflowers have a lot of healthy oil and antioxidants that help to protect your cells against the negative effects of free radicals, while also helping to promote general health by supporting heart and brain functions.
Pros and Cons of BN Labs Grass-Fed Whey Protein Powder
For every two tablespoons (one serving) or BN Labs Grass, Fed Whey Protein Powder contains twenty-four grams of protein only has 120 calories, while also being low fat and great for people who typically have a hard time digesting protein powders.
You can consume this protein powder at any time of the day, but it’s the most effective and beneficial when using it after a workout. When consuming grass-fed whey after a workout, you’re allowing your body to absorb the maximum amount of nutrients, which will help to maximize your muscle growth while also helping to prevent soreness!
The grass-fed whey protein powder that BN Labs produces is completely natural, comprised of non-GMO ingredients, hormone-free, soy-free, gluten-free, and low-temperature processed. There are also no known side effects or possible side effects known to manufactures from the use of BN Labs Grass-Fed Whey Protein.
However, just to be completely safe, make sure that you talk to your doctor or a fitness expert before beginning to consume this supplement, while also making sure that you make a list of all of the medications you’re currently on, including any allergies that you have. This protein powder is generally safe to use for regular consumption, as long as you follow the recommended daily usage and dose.
The biggest downside to using BN Labs Grass Fed Whey Protein is that it may take a while for you to see any improvements in your physical performance or your physical appearance. Just as with any nutritional supplement, there are several factors that play a part in when and how much of an improvement you’re going to see when using this grass-fed whey protein.
These factors include age, current fitness level, body type, and how much of the supplement you’re consuming on a daily basis.
|Pros of BN Labs Grass-Fed Whey Protein
|Cons of BN Labs Grass-Fed Whey Protein
|Inexpensive; $22.49 for a thirty-teaspoon container (check the pricing here)
|Has a bland taste, which may be a con if you’re someone who is looking for a protein powder that has a strong flavor
|Manufactured in the USA
|May not see any major differences in your performance or your gains
|Flavorless, which means that it’s great to add into your everyday recipes without having to worry about an altered taste
|Not a whole lot of customer reviews to the product
As someone who isn’t a total buff head, I like finding sneaky ways to add my protein powder into dishes I already enjoy, just so I’m not as distracted by the typical protein powder taste that I get from ingesting most powders. However, BN Labs Whey Protein Powder had such a bland flavor (which I thought was great) that I was able to even put it in my iced coffee and not notice that the powder was in there.
I always enjoy protein cookie dough, so here’s my recipe for low-carb protein cookie dough using BN Labs Grass Fed Whey Protein Powder.
Cookie Dough Recipe:
1 ½ teaspoon vanilla
2 sticks of grass-fed butter
¾ cup of almond flour
2/3 cup stevia
3 tablespoons of mini chocolate chips
2 tablespoons of heavy cream
2 cup of whey protein powder
Serving size- 2 tablespoons
Total fat- 10.5 grams
Saturated Fat- 6.6 grams
Cholesterol- 81 milligrams
Sodium- 122 milligrams
Total Carbohydrates- 4.2 grams
Fiber- 0.1 grams
Sugars- 1.2 grams
Protein- 20.5 grams
Low-Carb ‘Fried’ Chicken Strips
I was also able to create a low-carb fried chicken with this protein powder, which I really love! I found that there are only 4 grams of carbs per serving. It only uses one chicken breast, so it’s a great recipe for one!
The Final Scoop on BN Labs Whey
BN Labs has produced a quality whey protein powder that has a bland enough flavor to add to many of your favorite dishes or to even drink alone that is readily affordable to many users because the price tag is at an affordable range. However, the biggest problem that many people have when using BN Labs Grass Fed Whey Protein Powder is that they can’t really describe this product as effective.
Every person’s body is different, so I would recommend that you try out this dietary supplement before making any assumptions. It’s a great powder to have in case you run out of your regular protein powder and just need something to hold you over for a few days.
Where to Buy BN Labs Whey
I was able to find it both at this Amazon listing (although supply varies) and by going direct via BN Labs here for a reliable good price. For a reliably good price. Unlike some online retailers, their checkout process was quite smooth.
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Manager Simon Grayson says his side are determined to start another good run at Carlisle on Boxing Day after losing their 11-match unbeaten record.
The Lilywhites head up the M6 on Christmas Day for the early kick-off on the Bank Holiday and the gaffer was mulling over his options after losing Kevin Davies and Joe Garner through suspension.
“We have a few knocks, but we would expect that from any game and there’s nothing too severe,” he said. “We will assess everyone, have a full session Christmas Eve and then are in Christmas Day night ready to travel up to Carlisle.
“We have a good squad, numbers wise we are fine, we have two players going out through suspension, but Paul Gallagher comes back into it.
“Losing the two players is not ideal, but we have to accept it.
“We have Iain Hume and Stuart Beavon; Gally can play there and Lee Holmes can play behind the strikers, so we have plenty of options and hopefully the team we pick can go and get us the three points.”
The manager has his side in at Deepdale early evening on Wednesday, but admits that things might have been different if the game had kicked-off at the traditional 3pm: “Some clubs might be in, some might not, but the problem we’ve got is that we have a one o’clock kick-off.
“If it had been a three o’clock kick-off we might have had Christmas Day off and travelled up on the day of the game, but we are now coming in at six, doing a short session at Deepdale and then going up to Carlisle.
“We have tried to give the players the opportunity to have part of the day with their families, as it is a family day, but we need to prepare properly and I think the players are happy to go with this routine.”
The clash with Carlisle as both clubs come off the back of defeats and both having lost players through suspension and the manager expects a tough test, but one that will be boosted by the vocal away following.
“They are a good team, have been in good form, apart from their result on Saturday. When you look at their results, Graham has done a good job. They’ve had some good and encouraging home performances.
“Graham has them playing in a slightly different way to the way Greg [Abbott] did. He is putting his own philosophies in place and the fact they were disappointed to lose at the weekend shows how far they have come in a short space of time.
“It is a tough game for us, they see it as a local derby and it’s a game we want to get back on track quickly with.


Stevenson, Sluss to square off again
In a rematch of a 2010 DFL Senate District 10 endorsing face-off, Taylor Stevenson and Terry Sluss, both of Baxter, will seek party approval Saturday when Democrats meet at Crosby-Ironton High School in Crosby.
The endorsing convention is at 2 p.m. Saturday at Crosby-Ironton High School in Crosby. Registration is at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. The new Senate district includes primarily Crow Wing and Aitkin counties.
The campaign has consisted mostly of candidates reaching out one-to-one to delegates in the newly drawn Senate District 10.
Sluss, 63, a 2006 DFL-endorsed candidate for the state Senate, said he has pointed out to delegates how his years of experience on the Crow Wing County Board and service on other boards have given him a “heads-up” on how government operates. He mentioned, in particular his work on the Meth Task Force for the state of Minnesota, the Minnesota Children’s Mental Health Advisory Committee to the Governor and Legislature and the Minnesota Supreme Court’s Alcohol and Other Drugs Task Force, which led to the establishment of problem-solving drug courts in Aitkin, Crow Wing and other counties.
He said he has called almost 230 delegates of the approximate 300 delegates in the two counties. He expected somewhere between 100 to 125 of the delegates will show up at Saturday’s convention.
“It looks like I have very, very decent support,” Sluss said.
Stevenson, who won the endorsement in 2010, said he has left messages, written letters or talked to each of the approximate 300 DFL delegates and would continue those efforts up until Saturday’s convention.
Stevenson, 24, said he is telling DFLers he would be an advocate for this area, he grew up in this district and would represent a new generation of leadership. He said he’s been getting overwhelmingly positive response.
“I’ve got the passion and compassion to serve this area with everything I’ve got,” Stevenson said.
Democrats will also endorse House candidates for District 10A and 10B. The only announced candidates are Rep. John Ward, DFL-Brainerd, in 10A and Joe Radinovich of Crosby in District 10B.
Meanwhile, Republicans in Senate District 10 will endorse candidates at 9 a.m. March 31 at Westside Church buildings in Aitkin with registration starting at 7:30 a.m.
The Republican convention will feature contests in House districts 10A and 10B. David Allan Pundt of rural Deerwood, Tom Nixon of Deerwood and Dale Lueck of rural Aitkin are all seeking the 10B endorsement. In House District 10A, Chris Kellett of Brainerd and Kurt Martin of rural Brainerd are looking for party support.
Carrie Ruud of Breezy Point is running unopposed for the Senate District 10 Republican endorsement.
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Change My Mind was born out of that familiar feeling of being stuck; trapped in a collapsing system that promotes fragmentation and materialism, repeating dysfunctional habits that feel impossible to break. The process took the form of an 18-month part-time performance project exploring human capacity for change and its impact on personal wellbeing and society.
Throughout the project six artists undertook a series of tasks set for them by people surrounding their lives, in an attempt to affect positive change in themselves.
The project began as a solo performance experiment for Factoria de Fuegos Performance Festival in the Basque Country. Artist Leo Kay stood on stage, told a short biography and invited the audience to write down a task that he could execute there and then; one they believed could affect his outlook - or change his mind. In the face of this spontaneous challenge, questions and debates sprung up among the audience… what constitutes the self that he wants to change? Who has the right to impose change on anyone else? What does ‘positive’ change mean and how can you monitor it? Aren’t we constantly changing anyway?
Interested in these fundamental questions and inspired by public appetite to debate them, Unfinished Business and a core team of collaborators turned to philosophy, psychology, sociology and neuroscience to devise a process aimed at provoking and questioning change.
The following artists joined the project; visual artist duo Emma Tornero and Chin Keeler; theatre maker Greg McLaren; choreographer Jo Fong, performance artist Ria Hartley and spoken word artist Owen Craven-Griffiths (AKA John Berkavitch).
Over the next 18 months, the group came together for five week-long residencies, where they explored the project’s themes through solo and collaborative exercises and discussions. During each residency they recorded and edited live (in front of an audience) a video biography, which they sent out to a ‘task setter’ (including a family member, a friend/colleague and someone they admired but did not know). The task setter was required to watch the film and set the artist a task, which could last between one minute and one month and aimed to positively change the way the artist experienced the world.
Over the course of the project these autobiographical films continued to evolve and final versions can be seen here. You can also view earlier films on the individual artist’s pages.
In July 2015 the group presented a performance installation as part of Barbican Open Lab at Rich Mix, inviting audiences to come closer to the processes that the artist’s had engaged with over the last 18 months, see pictures here.
Hannah Whelan, Kunal Modi
Greg Mclaren, Jo Fong, Emma Tornero, Chin Keeler, Ria Hartley, John Berkavitch
"A human being is not a unity, not autonomous, but a process, perpetually in construction perpetually contradictory, perpetually open to change."


By Ellalyn de Vera-Ruiz
Luzon and Visayas will continue to experience colder than usual weather in the next few days due to the prevailing northeast monsoon or amihan.
According to Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) weather specialist Chris Perez, the amihan will bring generally fair weather with partly cloudy to cloudy skies over Metro Manila, Luzon and Visayas apart from isolated light rains in the afternoon or evening.
Mindanao will also have fair weather with partly cloudy to cloudy skies and isolated rain showers due to localized thunderstorms.
PAGASA warned the public to be alert against possible flooding and landslides over low-lying and mountainous areas during severe thunderstorms.
Meanwhile, Perez said PAGASA is monitoring a cloud cluster east of Mindanao that may affect portions of the region in a couple of days.
The cluster of clouds still has a low chance of becoming a low pressure area as of Thursday but Perez said PAGASA will continue to monitor the potential weather disturbance and its effects over Mindanao.
Due to the surge of amihan, a gale warning remains in effect as sea travel remains risky over the eastern seaboards of Southern Luzon and Visayas.
Perez said the fisherfolk are prevented from setting sail into these coastlines due to rough seas that will be dangerous for small sea crafts. Wave heights may reach a maximum of 4.5 meters in these coastlines, he added.
Northern Luzon and the eastern section of Central Luzon and Mindanao will have moderate to rough seas, while the rest of the country will have moderate seas.


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Week Commencing Monday 16th January 2017
If your son or daughter is aged five between 1 March 2017 and the end of February 2018, you should come along to school between 1.30pm and 3.30pm any day during the week of Monday 16 January to Friday 20 January 2017.
You will be required to bring the following items
- your son or daughter’s birth certificate/passport
- your child benefit statement* (or bank statement showing payments)
- a copy of your current council tax notice
- mortgage statement or rental agreement
- a recent utility bill
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If you don’t have current copies of the documents, we ask you still report to school to enrol, you can bring these at a later date.
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Before I made a commitment to get my health back and discovered the world of holistic healing and wellness, I had some significant sinus issues that resulted in two surgeries.
My first surgery, in my mid 20’s, was for a deviated septum and swollen sinus passageways that were pressing on facial nerves, causing chronic pain and a constant low-grade fever.
Within 10 years, the scarring from that surgery blocked my nasal passages and created chronic congestion and discomfort.
Just prior to my second surgery to clear the scarring and enlarge the nasal openings, a new neighbor introduced me to the neti pot. My friend’s suggestion completely changed my recovery experience the second time around.
I was not allowed to blow my nose for quite some time after my surgery, to allow for tissue healing, so the neti pot was a godsend for removing mucous and dried blood, and allowing me to breathe through my nose.
A neti pot is a sinus irrigation tool. Flooding the sinuses with water cleanses the sinus cavities and is soothing to irritated tissues.
I kept up with my daily neti pot routine for a long time while I was healing my body and developing a healthy lifestyle. It’s been 20 years since that second surgery. The healing choices I made and the healthy lifestyle I have chosen have kept my sinuses healthy for two decades and counting.
When I experience congestion from a cold, I take out my neti pot. It’s always such a relief to flush my sinuses, breathe easier and support my body’s ability to heal instead of suppressing my symptoms. Mucous plays a powerful role in trapping and removing harmful microbes from the body. I desire to let it run its course AND be as comfortable as possible while my body is learning how to defend itself against microbes that don’t play a role in good health.
While water alone can be enough when using the neti pot, adding salt can really enhance the experience and benefits. I’ve tried sea salt and find that it burns, so that’s not a good option for me. I purchased Ancient Secrets Nasal Cleansing Salt, and that has worked beautifully for me. I have a jar of the salt which is convenient for home use, but also purchase their individual packets for use while traveling.
It’s important to consider the quality of the water you are using. If it’s not a clean source, it could introduce additional harmful microorganisms into your body. If you’re not sure about the quality of your water, choose a distilled option.
If you’ve never used a neti pot and have congestion and sinus discomfort from colds, flu’s, seasonal allergies or indoor air, it’s an inexpensive option to consider. While it can also help with chronic sinus issues, I encourage you to dig deeper to find out how to address the root cause. Your body is much more capable of healing than you’ve likely been led to believe.
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StoryImage( ‘/Images/Story//Auto-img-11847861352633.jpg’, ‘Photo by Stuart R. Wahlin’, ‘Resident John Weaver urged the Council to Please start taking some action, on street crime.‘);
Sales tax increase going to work immediately
Aldermen are wasting no time putting to work revenues from the recently-enacted 1 percentage point sales tax increase. Although the sales tax increase started being collected July 1, the city wont get its hands on the dollars until October when the money is funneled back to Rockford from the Illinois Department of Revenue.
City Engineer Brad Moberg explained contractors wouldnt normally be paid for about three months anyway, making it possible for work to begin immediately.
A report recommending award of a $2,340,784.67 bid for citywide residential street resurfacing to low-bidder Rockford Blacktop was passed. Costing 15.9 percent less than the original estimate, the resurfacing of 183 blocks is to be paid for by sales tax in addition to the $1 million aldermen cut from the General Fund to be redirected to neighborhood street improvements. Resurfacing began July 17 and is expected to be completed by Aug. 31.
Aldermen voted to approve a report recommending award of a $228,855.50 bid to low bidder Stenstrom Excavation for work on sidewalk, curb, gutter and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ramps. The work is funded by sales tax dollars and is 12.5 percent below the original estimate.
Ald. Ann Thompson-Kelly (D-7) suggested contractors be monitored for quality assurance.
As a result of the early collection of the 1 percentage point sales tax increase, aldermen also approved a committee report to amend the taxs five-year expiration date from Dec. 31, 2012, to June 30, 2012. The July 1 tax increase wasnt originally planned for collection until Jan. 1, 2008. The mayor and aldermen, however, want to stay true to their word by amending the sunset date to honor their five means five promise.
Other committee reports approved
The council approved a report recommending low bidder Swinson Materials be awarded a $115,700 bid for the demolition of 10 homes in poor condition in the West State Street corridor. The work is funded entirely by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT).
The Rockford City Council passed a Planning and Development Committee report recommending the Mid Town District Association receive $30,000 in tax increment financing (TIF) funds. The groups mission is to coordinate redevelopment in the Seventh Street area between East State Street and Railroad Avenue.
A report recommending award for storage and disposal of impounded vehicles be made to Greater Rockford Auto Auction was approved. The city expects to collect $25,000 a year through the agreement.
Aldermen approved a report recommending Haas Towing be awarded a vehicle towing contract.
The City council gave its nod to a report recommending approval of a task order related to city water system rehabilitation. MWH Americas, Inc., of Broomfield, Colo., is to carry out the order for an amount not to exceed $25,000. The engineering services are funded by water bonds.
A report recommending Arnold Lundgren & Associates be awarded an amount not to exceed $143,600 for preliminary engineering, construction engineering and project management as part of Kishwaukee Street utility relocation. Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) funds pay for the project.
Mayor Morrissey responds to recent teen violence
Mayor Larry Morrissey (I) addressed the community in the wake of news three teen-agers were allegedly involved in the shooting death of an ice cream vendor on Loomis Street July 15. Morrissey extended sympathy to those affected by recent violence, but said police cannot be expected to solve the problem.
One thing is for certain, Morrissey said. We cant do it alone. We have to do it together as a community.
Appointments and re-appointments
Winnebago County Board member Angie Goral (D-7), Cherene Sweeney, Joyce Higgins and Gerald O. Albert were re-appointed to Citizen Participation Committee to three-year terms expiring May 2010. Ray Cooper was also appointed to the committee for a three-year term.
Rockford resident John Weaver announced a neighborhood march and prayer gathering July 20 at 611 N. Court St. beginning at 7 p.m. Weaver, a frequent speaker during public comments, continually urges the mayor, aldermen and the public to participate in the marches against street crime.
Weaver also plugged National Night Out Against Crime events to be held at Nelson Park on Seminary Street Aug. 7 from 5 to 9 p.m.
Please start taking some action, Weaver urged the city council. Not doing makes you part of the problem. Its time to become part of the solution.
Weaver said another march is planned for 5:30 p.m., July 24, starting at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 600 N. Horsman St. For more information, call 1-815-968-2205.
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Draymond Green and Wife Hazel Renee Will Donate $100K in Honor of Late Adreian Payne
Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green is giving back after his friend's death.
Green, who helped his team pull out an emotional 101-98 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday, used his postgame interview to announce a donation in honor of his friend Adreian Payne, who was killed in a shooting earlier that day.
During the interview, Green, 32, told reporters that he wasn't feeling up to discussing the game at that time. "My emotions are kind of all over the place," Green said as he sat down. "I don't like to cry in front of people."
Green continued, "I'm going to go home and just sit on my podcast and talk because I can pause that and cry if I need to cry."
Payne was shot and killed in Florida on Monday morning, police have confirmed. He was 31 years old. In a statement provided to PEOPLE, the Orange County Sheriff's Office confirmed that deputies responded to a shooting in the 2500 block of Egret Shores Drive at 1:37 a.m. local time. Payne was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
RELATED: Former Michigan State Basketball Star Adreian Payne Killed in Shooting at 31
Green and Payne played together in 2010, 2011, and 2012 on Michigan State University's Spartans basketball team.
Before leaving the podium on Monday night, Green announced that he and his wife, Hazel Renee, plan to donate $100K to a fund in Payne's name. Green then called on his Spartans family to join him in honoring the late basketball star.
Green said, "If that's naming something on the campus after him, if that is some scholarships for some kids for Dayton, whatever that is, I call on my Spartan family to band together and do something in Adreian's name."
He later released the emotional episode of his show The Draymond Green Podcast, "A Tribute to Adreian Payne," Tuesday morning.
RELATED: NBA's Draymond Green Joins 'Inside The NBA' in Turner Sports Deal While Still Active Player
In addition to his donation, Green honored his late friend with a visual tribute during the Warriors game. According to The Mercury News, Green wrote "RIP AP" and "Long Live 5" on his shoes. Payne — who played in the NBA for the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Orlando Magic — wore number 5 when teammates with Green.
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The Orange County Sheriff's office confirmed in a statement on Monday that the shooting suspect was identified as Lawrence Dority. The suspect, 29, remained at the scene and was arrested on a warrant for first-degree murder.
Dority is being held at Orange County Jail, according to online arrest records. On Tuesday morning, he plead not guilty and waived his arraignment, the Detroit Free Press reported.


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Poker is a popular game played around the world. It requires a variety of skills, including patience and adaptability. Good players are also able to analyze their opponents’ hands and bluff effectively. They also commit to smart game selection and understand the importance of knowing their odds before making a decision.
The best way to learn the fundamentals of poker is by playing with others. This is not only a great way to improve your game, but it can also be a lot of fun. If you’re just starting out, it’s a good idea to start with low stakes games.
If you’re a beginner, focusing on the fundamentals of poker can help you learn the game quickly and efficiently. This will allow you to develop a solid strategy that you can use to win at the table.
You can practice your skills on a virtual poker table for free, or you can even join an online poker tournament to get the hang of it before moving to real-world play. It’s important to note, however, that you should avoid getting suckered into playing with bad players at higher stakes.
Understanding Hand Strength
It’s not enough to just know your opponent’s hand strength, you also need to understand what kind of sizing they are using and how they fold their hands. This is an extremely valuable skill for any player to master and can be a huge advantage in the long run.
Bet sizing is an essential part of poker strategy, and it can be quite difficult to understand at first. It involves a complex process that takes into account previous action, the players left in the hand, stack depth, pot odds and more.
A lot of beginners make the mistake of paying too much for their draws or “chasing.” This is a huge mistake because it can actually hurt your chances of improving your draw and weakening your opponents’ hands, causing them to fold.
Moreover, it can also cause you to miss an opportunity to build your pot. A bet too big can scare other players away and cause them to call your raise, while a bet too small can leave you with a smaller pot that doesn’t result in as many wins.
Reading Your Opponents
Despite being a complex topic, it’s actually pretty simple to read your opponents. This can be done by analyzing their betting habits, sizing they use and how long it takes them to make a decision.
You can also learn to spot bluffs in a game by noticing how often they fold and when they bet. This is a crucial skill that will help you avoid playing against bluffing players in the future, and it’s something that most professional players will spend hours studying.
Learning these seven tips is a great way to begin your poker studies and will become an integral part of your strategy once you’ve got them down. These tips will not only help you play more effectively, but they’ll also save you a lot of time!

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While the country’s attention is riveted by the opioid epidemic, experts have warned of a stimulant drug crisis that features drugs that are cheap, powerful, and abundantly available.
This stimulant epidemic is marked by the abuse of illicit substances such as cocaine and methamphetamine and prescription medicines like Adderall and Ritalin.
“No one is paying attention to this,” one drug intelligence expert told WebMD.
According to WebMD report, there is evidence that stimulant use is increasing and even outpacing opioid use:
In 2016, for example, an estimated 2.3 million people started using opioids to get high for the first time, while 2.6 million people started using stimulant drugs for the same purpose. In 2016, an estimated 3.8 million people said they used opioids to get high within the last month, while 4.3 million said the same about stimulants, according to WebMD.
One common feature of stimulant addiction is that it is primarily psychological and requires intensive therapy to identify and treat its underlying causes.
What’s more, stimulants have the unique ability to inflict undue physiological distress on the body.
Stimulant addiction can also lead to the life-threatening consequences of overdose. Should you survive, the way your body functions could be permanently altered.
Most Commonly-Abused Stimulants
Stimulant drugs possess one primary feature when it comes to how they affect the body: They stimulate the brain and speed up mental and physical processes. They also boost energy, improve attention and alertness, increased heart and respiratory rates, and elevate blood pressure. They also enhance confidence, lower inhibition, and decrease the need for sleep.
Methamphetamine comes in the form of glass fragments or rocks that look bluish-white. It can be smoked, snorted, swallowed in pill form, or injected. Meth, as it is commonly called, rapidly produces a high, but then causes users to “crash” quickly.
The negative consequences that come from methamphetamine use can include effects such as:
- Violent behavior
- Sleeping problems like insomnia
- Ruinous dental problems (“meth mouth”)
- Intense itching
- Extreme weight loss
- Extreme Paranoia
Glamorized as the “rich man’s aspirin,” cocaine is a supremely addictive stimulant that comes as a fine, white powder that is often snorted. As a street drug, it is adulterated with inert products like corn starch and/or deadly synthetic drugs like fentanyl to boost profits.
Cocaine can produce the following short-term effects:
- hypersensitivity to sight, sound, and touch
- paranoia—extreme and unreasonable distrust of others
- extreme happiness and energy
- mental alertness
The health effects of cocaine use include:
- fast or irregular heartbeat
- raised body temperature and blood pressure
- dilated pupils
- constricted blood vessels
- tremors and muscle twitches
Prescription stimulant medications are typically used to treat narcolepsy and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). They consist of medications such as dextroamphetamine/amphetamine combination product (Adderall) and methylphenidate (Ritalin).
Yet, they are often abused by people who do not have these conditions. “Teens and college students sometimes misuse them to try to get better grades, and older adults misuse them to try to improve their memory,” states the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
These medications do not carry the stigma of meth or cocaine because they are abused by students and professionals who strive for achievement.
That does not mean that use is without significant health effects,
In fact, the short-term symptoms that come from these medications include:
- Decreased blood flow
- Increased blood sugar
- Increased blood pressure and heart rate
- Increased breathing
- Opened-up breathing passages
At high doses, the effects can be ruinous, which results in any of the following:
- Heart failure
- Dangerously high body temperature
- Irregular heartbeat
When Addiction Is Present
One important tool health care professionals use to determine whether someone has an active addiction to any drug is the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), considered the principal authority for psychiatric diagnoses.
The DSM-5 outlines evidenced criteria that can help you understand whether you or someone you love has a substance addiction. According to the manual, if a person exhibits two of the following symptoms over 12 months, addiction may be present:
- Taking more of the drug than intended and for a longer time than intended
- A persistent desire to stop taking drugs or repeated unsuccessful attempts to quit taking drugs
- A lot of time spent trying to get drugs, abuse them, and/or recover from their effects
- Intense cravings or urges for specific drugs
- Failing to go to work or school, or to meet obligations to friends and family because of drug abuse
- Ongoing drug abuse despite the physical, mental, emotional, or social problems associated with the abuse
- Giving up hobbies or activities to abuse drugs
- Ongoing abuse of drugs in inappropriate situations, such as using them in the morning before work, driving while intoxicated, or abusing drugs around children
- Experiencing physical or psychological problems due to substance abuse but continuing to abuse drugs anyway
- Physical tolerance, meaning the body needs more of the drug to experience the initial level of intoxication
- Experiencing symptoms of withdrawal when trying to quit the drug
When Stimulant Addiction Lead to Overdose
When someone overdoses on stimulants, they can experience deleterious health effects such as strokes, heart attacks, and acute impacts to the brain such as paranoia, hallucinations, and in the case of cocaine, psychosis.
“Because of its propensity to generate addiction and life-threatening overdose effects, professional addiction treatment is critical. ”
How Professional Treatment Can Help You
A professional treatment program starts with medical detoxification, where the stimulant is removed from your body. However, the most essential aspect of stimulant addiction treatment comes in the phase after detox: outpatient treatment.
It is here that one can receive the therapy and counseling necessary to address the psychological aspect of stimulant addiction.
Outpatient treatment modalities include:
- Motivational Interviewing
- Group and Individual Therapy
- Holistic therapies (yoga and meditation)


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These stories in Genesis are the strangest collection of dysfunctional families, horrific twists and turns. Is there not one story of good things happening to good people?
Joseph is the favorite son of his father Jacob.
Joseph tattles on his older brothers.
Joseph gets the coat with the long sleeves.
Joseph dreams dreams that drip with self-importance.
His brothers hate him, conspire to kill him, and then think better of it and decide they will ONLY sell him into slavery (Ishmaelites – cousins!) – might as well get a little profit.
And so they take Joseph’s coat and pour blood on it and bring it to father Jacob – who grieves as only a father can grieve. Of course Jacob once took a lamb’s coat, and smeared blood to trick his own father out of a blessing. What goes around comes around.
Place yourself in the “today” of the action – while the brothers scheme, as father Jacob gets the news; while Joseph sits at the bottom of the pit;
The “today” of the narrative is bitter and hopeless – Jacob and Joseph probably don’t want to face tomorrow – only more bitterness and hopelessness.
And while I am one to “accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative” (as my mother used to say) and always want to dwell in joy and celebrate the gifts – it is a fact that for many people today, and maybe some of you – bitterness and hopelessness are close by. I think of the mother who works two jobs and still doesn’t make enough, the man facing a hard prognosis, the child who has nothing to live for, the athlete at the University of Missouri who died by suicide – depression and loneliness crept in and overwhelmed. Yes, sometimes “today” is hard.
And yet, we know with all the narratives in Hebrew Scripture “tomorrow” comes.
Sometimes that tomorrow is a day in coming, a generation in coming, or a seeming eternity in coming – but tomorrow comes.
And the promise of tomorrow, changes everything, I want to believe. In faith, tomorrow is more important than yesterday. So how do we give people a sense that tomorrow is coming?
The “today” of Joseph is shaped by hatred and jealousy. But we know what tomorrow will bring. Joseph’s tomorrow is in Egypt. And for many “tomorrows” thereafter the ancestors of father Jacob will dwell in slavery – but the tomorrow of liberation is coming, the tomorrow of Moses is coming. We have to have imagination to see beyond the present, we have to have some hooks and hopes.
Thomas a’ Kempis, the 14th century author of “The Imitation of Christ” – once wrote: “Man proposes but God disposes.” You and I live in a series of TODAYS. It is all we have. We propose to do this and propose to do that. We may be blessed or suffer. We may see to a certain degree the short term consequences of our actions and decisions – but only God know how the twists and the turns will ultimately unfold.
Christian faith is grounded in the narrative that NOTHING tarries God from moving history along an arc of redemption, liberation, reconciliation, and salvation.
It is genius, this biblical vision: YES, your daily acts have meaning. YES, your actions have consequences. AND ALSO God has the final word and nothing will deter God from bringing it all together. “For I am convinced,” St. Paul writes: “that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, not things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
This is the point of every biblical narrative; this is the claim of Christian faith.
We get caught up in the narrative of “today” and ask all the “why” questions: – why this happens and why that happens, and where is God, and if I were God I would do it differently –
But at some point you have make a choice: do you trust that your “today” is shaped by God’s “tomorrow?” It makes all the difference… it is at the core of faith.
This is what helps people face death. There is a tomorrow.
This is what kept slaves alive and their eyes on the prize. Tomorrow will come.
The faith in tomorrow, not just any tomorrow, but God’s tomorrow — moves us from narrow, suspicious living into the broad avenues of graceful potential;
The hope in God’s tomorrow keeps people moving and dissatisfied with injustice;
The knowledge that God’s tomorrow is on its way also keeps folks content and open.
Tomorrow is coming. “Soon and very soon, we are going to see the King, Hallelujah!”
It is a matter of faith. Where do you place your trust?
This is why the doom and gloomers in church and society do not speak biblical faith.
This is why those of us who dabble in nostalgia (“yesterday really was better”) don’t get the power of the Gospel.
Today, Jesus Christ calls us to repent– turn around! Look forward towards tomorrow, not backwards into yesterday. This is very liberating – we are not bound by our past, or by any of our sins – tomorrow comes.
This communion we share –it is a memory of a past event – but really it is a foretaste of what is to come at the heavenly banquet – everyone at the table. Our present shaped by the future… today shaped by tomorrow – the kingdom come, thy will be done – so we take our daily bread and press on.
Why work hard and save – why? Because tomorrow is coming.
Why study now and get that degree – why? Because tomorrow is coming.
Why dream that dream, and speak your truth that may lead you into a pit – why? Because tomorrow is coming.
Why wake up and put your feet to the floor – why, because today is here and tomorrow is coming. You and I have to witness to the fact that tomorrow is worth living for!
To the newly elected leaders, Elders and Deacons – Thank you for giving us your “todays.” I do not know what the days ahead of us will bring, but together in service to this community, together we will discern what God is doing with our tomorrows.
So if nothing else, let the story of Joseph, and all the stories in Genesis remind you that “today” you may be in the pit, today you may be grieving, today you may be burdened.
But tomorrow is coming: So do what you do; for good or for ill, “ring the bell that you can ring” – make your “todays” as rich and wonderful as possible – for tomorrow will come – and the day after that – and God Almighty has all of time in his gracious hands.

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Planning application submitted for state-of-the-art water screw
- Credit: Archant
A planning application has been submitted to Huntingdonshire District Council for a state-of-the-art water screw that could generate enough electricity for 40 homes.
If planning permission is granted for the micro hydro scheme, which will use an Archimedean screw connected to a generator, the device, will be installed on the River Great Ouse behind the Rivermill Tavern in School Lane, Eaton Socon.
The metal screw, which is three-metres wide, rotates about 30 times per minute and will be housed in a concrete shed to reduce noise levels.
Applicant Doug Barns, who lives at the Mill House in School Lane with his family and owns the freehold of the Rivermill Tavern, said he hoped the scheme would become a focal point as well as provide low carbon electricity.
“The screw will go some way to returning the mill to its original and historic use. It will be designed to allow fish to swim through it and we are hoping to attach an eel camera so that people can watch the fish.
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Mr Barns said he had received some feedback from people living close by who were concerned about potential noise.
The screw rotates quite slowly and will be housed in a concrete shed which he said would “dampen down the noise”.
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“I have sat down with environmental health officers and they have measured the noise at other sites and I am confident that it will not be an issue,” said Mr Barns.
“There will be a gushing water sound if you are standing right next to it and the level will be around 70 decibels which is similar to that of a hoover, but by the time you move to the nearest building it will be 20 decibels.”
The Government is supporting hydro schemes as, like wind turbines, they reduce greenhouse emissions by producing low carbon electricity. In December 2011, the Government announced that demand for electricity would rise by between 30-60 per cent by 2050 and set targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Any electricity produced by the hydro scheme is fed directly into the National Grid and Mr Barns would be reimbursed for his supply.
The planning application should be heard in the next eight weeks.


Barely two years after losing both legs to an IED in Afghanistan, Colton Carlson made headlines by reaching the top of Aconcagua (the highest peak in South America) with a team of wounded warriors. As the only bilateral amputee in the group, Carlson impressed his fellow climbers with an effort variously described as “Herculean,” “superhuman,” and “indescribable.”
In the five years since then, Carlson has been tackling less exotic (but equally rigorous) challenges such as raising kids, chasing a math degree at Dartmouth, and preparing to enter an uncertain job market. But when the Range of Motion Project invited him back to South America for a shot at Cotopaxi, he jumped at the chance. “I felt like my climbing identity was slipping away,” he says. “I didn’t want to be that guy who only does one thing, and that’s the thing that keeps coming up at parties for the next 30 years.”
His return to the Andes will have to wait one more year, since the pandemic quashed ROMP’s annual fundraising climb. Nevertheless, Carlson will be on the trail in Vermont this weekend as part of the virtual Cotopaxi climb, raising money and awareness on behalf of amputees who lack access to proper prosthetic care. We caught up with him Monday; our conversation is edited for length and clarity.
Unless I’ve missed something, the Aconcagua climb in 2015 was your last major mountain challenge. What gave you the itch to join ROMP for the Cotopaxi climb?
Part of the reason I care so much about mobility actually started on Aconcagua. I had to make some modifications to one of my sockets during that climb. It was a carbon outer with a pliable plastic inner, and I was getting some chafing, so I did some camp-stove modifications on that liner. Aesthetically I destroyed it, but it made it work for the climb.
When I got back home my prosthetist had to recast the socket, and all of a sudden I just kind of started falling apart. I felt like I was limping more, bracing. Some muscles atrophied, and some imbalance took over. It never dawned on me that it there was something wrong with the socket, because in my mind it should have been a carbon copy of the original. I didn’t live close to my prosthetist, and I wasn’t able to carve out adequate time to get there because I had started back to school and we’d had our first child. My time was just consumed. So I went about six months like that, and it just messed me up. I didn’t know if it was me or if it was the socket. I didn’t really know what was going on. I had those moments where I thought to myself, “I am giving 110 percent—to family time, school, athletics—and it’s just not working out.” And it wasn’t my fault. It was because of this shortcoming with my prosthesis, and there was nothing I could do to fix it.
So you got a sense of what it’s like to have limited mobility.
Yeah. Directly after my injury, I healed quickly and everything worked out wonderfully. It was an exhilarating experience, which not everybody has. My experience was very positive. But then the last five years it felt like I was spinning my wheels. I have access to any device and almost any care that I want, and still I went through a number of years where things weren’t fitting correctly.
I wasn’t able to climb because of that issue until just this year. Honestly, when I agreed to do the climb [up Cotopaxi] I wasn’t 100 percent. But I feel really strongly that people deserve the maximum level of mobility. If that means a wheelchair, then you need a really wonderful wheelchair. If that’s a prosthetic device, you deserve the best that’s available.
Do you feel the awareness of these issues is growing?
I do feel like there’s momentum in that direction, but I’ve surrounded myself by the sort of people that would display that momentum. At Dartmouth I’m involved with the accessibility consulting group on campus, and I’m involved with groups like ROMP outside of school, so it’s difficult for me to gauge the general trend. I do think people understand that climbing a mountain like Aconcagua or Cotopaxi isn’t easy for anyone, and it’s even harder to do it as an amputee. But they don’t understand the day to day. They don’t understand how your balance is difficult, or the pain, or the lack of foot sensation. I don’t know how you can really represent that accurately in a way that people who haven’t had that experience can interpret it.
If we’re honest with ourselves, it’s always easier to care about a situation if you can somehow identify with it through personal experience. Hopefully we can all identify with other human beings whether or not we have something in common, but that’s not always the case. My identity is completely different from what it was before I was injured. For anyone who’s experienced losing a limb, it’s a hard fork in the road.
Another group you share an identity with are veterans. Have you remained in contact with that community?
I have, and I feel like I have a responsibility to do that. Being a visibly disabled veteran, I feel like I have something to offer and can interface with more groups, and be accepted and listened to, than I was able to before my injury. I was handed 100 percent disability coverage by the Veterans Administration. but I’ve talked to guys who are clearly struggling physically and mentally, and they can’t even get 10 or 20 percent disability just to be able to see a doctor. I by no means want to dog on the VA—I’ve had only positive experiences. There’s a VA doctor here in White River [near Dartmouth] who’s one of the most helpful doctors I’ve ever encountered. But I’m sensitive to people who have to convince someone of their struggles, because very often the thing they’re struggling with isn’t visible.
One of the realizations I’ve had along the way is that we all struggle with different things, and it might be a different struggle from one day to the next. As I walk down the street, what people can see are the prosthetic legs and the amputations, but the thing I’m actually struggling with might be in my head. I’ve heard the sentiment that being in college must be easy compared to life in the military. And I’ll be sitting there thinking, “I’ve slept in the dirt. I’ve been shot at. I’ve been blown up. And right now, this midterm I have to take is literally the worst thing that’s ever happened to me.” That’s the irony.
In [student filmmaker] Taylor Mauney’s documentary about you, I got the impression that you take a certain satisfaction in solving the challenges that come with limb loss.
I was a Marine, and I was probably a Marine because I wanted to test myself under difficult circumstances. I wasn’t aware of it at the time, but I was the guy who was like—if I didn’t have time to run 10 miles, I wasn’t interested. I’d just watch TV and hang out. But when I had to run 10 miles, I’d be all in.
After my injury, there was a time I was doing a 5K, and the organizers assumed the amputees wouldn’t want to complete the whole thing so they took us on a shortcut. I don’t want that to be the norm. It’s not enough to do something difficult like climbing a mountain as an amputee. You have to do it well. If that happens enough, where amputees take on challenges and do them well, attitudes about disability will come around.
You can support ROMP’s mission at https://give.rompglobal.org/give/276722/#!/donation/checkout.
Learn more about Carlson’s journey in Skyward, a nine-minute documentary by student filmmaker Taylor Mauney.


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Hong Kong members of a Chinese political consultative body have issued a letter to their 40 fellow members urging them to vote for pro-Beijing candidates in the upcoming Legislative Council election. It gave particular focus to four functional constituencies which are being held or challenged by pan-democrats.
The letter, acquired by Apple Daily, was from five Hong Kong members of the standing committee of the Beijing municipal committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). It first thanked members for urging families and friends to become IT sector voters, and asked them to vote on September 4.
“The relevant officials also hope we can play our other role as CPPCC members, to urge friends and families to support candidates who love the country and love Hong Kong, the accountancy sector is the sector that is the main focus,” it read.
The letter included phone numbers and emails of three standing committee members which members could contact to notify them of the list of people they have mobilised.
It also asked members to urge friends and families to “actively vote for” pro-Beijing candidates in the architectural, surveying, planning and landscape sector, the engineering sector, and the IT sector, other than the geographical constituency and the district council (second) constituency.
Irons Sze Wing-wai, one of the standing committee members, confirmed to the newspaper that the letter was sent by them. He said many members were from the sectors, therefore they care about related sectors.
The letter did not mention any names of candidates. The IT and accountancy sector were held by pan-democrats Charles Mok and Kenneth Leung Kai-cheong respectively. Mok and Leung are seeking re-election and are facing challenges from Eric Yeung Chuen-sing and Kenneth Chen Yung-ngai respectively.
In the 2012 election, Kenneth Leung received 7,701 votes, compared to the 6,538 votes of his major opponent Nelson Lam Chi-yuen, who was supported by former sector lawmaker Paul Chan Mo-po. Two other candidates received 1,335 and 896 votes – if all three were combined and voted for Kenneth Chen, they may be able to oust Leung.
The architectural sector seat was held by Tony Tse Wai-chuen, a pro-Beijing lawmaker looking for a second term. He is challenged by Bernard Vincent Lim Wan-fung and pan-democrat Edward Yiu Chung-yim. Bernard Lim is also a CPPCC member.
In the engineering sector, the incumbent pro-Beijing lawmaker Lo Wai-kwong is also running for re-election. He is challenged by Louis Ching Ming-tat and John Luk Wang-kwong.
Mok said the letter proved the central government was involved in the vote-rigging activities in his sector. Yiu said the act showed that his opposition was afraid of losing to him, therefore the “state machine” was mobilised to attack him.
Eric Yeung, Kenneth Chen, Lo Wai-kwong and Tony Tse all said they were unaware of the letter.


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PainWorth—an insurtech startup using data science and machine learning to reduce the time and cost of resolving bodily injury claims—recently announced that they have raised $1.7M USD ($2.1M CAD) in seed funding.
Ahead of the raise, PainWorth also won Hartford’s 2021 Global Insurtech Innovation Challenge, and was one of the 2021 winners of the American Bar Association’s Startup Alley, with some even calling it “the future of claims settlement.”
PainWorth was founded in late-2019, after co-founder Mike Zouhri was struck at a red light by a speeding, drunk driver who fled the scene of the accident.
The driver was eventually caught, but as Zouhri looked for help settling his claim in the months that followed, he discovered how slow, expensive, and arduous settling a personal injury claim is—for both the victim and the insurance company.
“I found out that a claim that goes all the way to trial can take an average of 5 years to settle!” Zouhri explained, “And, even if it settles before a trial, it can still take years and there are often these 30-40% legal bills that both sides each need to pay, which—of course—drives up the price of insurance.”
Thinking that there had to be a better way, Zouhri teamed up with experts in law, insurance, data science, and machine learning and created PainWorth: a patent-pending software which automates and simplifies the personal injury settlement process for all the parties involved.
PainWorth’s groundbreaking technology quickly applies relevant legislation and reads thousands of past legal cases. It then uses that data to give users an estimate of what their particular claim is worth—along with the supporting citations, references, and documents.
Best of all, PainWorth does this without the need for expensive, manual research and without the back-and-forth litigation that overloads our already overburdened justice system.
Zouhri’s hope is that PainWorth will play a major role in reducing rising insurance costs across Canada and the USA, while also making settlements more fair, less complicated, and less stressful for accident victims like himself.
Leading the $1.7M investment round in PainWorth was 2048 Ventures—a fund known for specializing in early-stage North American technology companies with high potential. Other major investors included Panache Ventures and Mistral Venture Partners.
“We are drawn to companies that leverage data and technology to drive transparency and automation in an otherwise opaque industry,” commented Neha Khera, one of the investor partners at 2048 Ventures.
“And this is exactly what PainWorth is doing with personal injury law—an astounding $300B market across the US and Canada. We believe PainWorth has the ability to put more money in a claimant’s pocket while costing the insurance system less money, all in a fraction of the time.”
In a statement, PainWorth co-founder and CEO, Mike Zouhri, noted that this funding would allow the PainWorth team to expand, and result in a faster roll-out of their claims estimation technology to accident victims, insurers, and claims adjusters across Canada and the USA.
“As we continue to offer our personal injury claims estimation technology in a growing number of regions, there’s a lot of local legislation and case law data that first needs to be inputted into our system. Once that’s done, our software can then simplify that data and offer quick, easy answers for our end users,” Zouhri explained.
“This investment in PainWorth is going to let us transform entire libraries worth of raw data into money-saving and time-saving insights for both claimants and insurers.
“This funding is going to let us start saving consumers and insurers billions of dollars all over Canada and the United States—while also providing faster settlements to personal injury victims and reducing the amount of unnecessary litigation that is clogging up our court system.”
For more details or to arrange an interview with the PainWorth team, please contact us here.