If you hold a concessionary Oyster card, please refer to the privacy page which applies to your scheme. If you use your contactless payment card (or other device) to travel please see our Contactless privacy page.
Personal information we hold
Some of the data listed below is only held if you have registered your Oyster card, for example by adding it to an online account. See the Obtaining and using your personal information section for more detail:
- Title, name, address, email address, telephone number (including mobile phone number)
- Customer ID
- Oyster card number
- Password/memorable information/telephone pin number
- Mobile device number (unique code used to identify a device where a customer has opted in to receiving notifications via the TfL Oyster and contactless app)
- Your marketing and contact preferences
- Your journey history
- Payment card information (including the 16 digit PAN, expiry date and CVV number) or bank account and sort code numbers
- Transaction information (for example when and where you topped up your balance or purchased a season ticket, or were issued with a refund, or set up Auto top-up)
- Enquiries, complaints or other correspondence from you
- Supporting evidence collected in relation to some types of refunds
If you sign in to your online account, we will collect the IP address used by your device for the purpose of fraud prevention and detection.
Legal basis for using your information
Under privacy and data protection legislation, we may only use personal information if we have a proper reason or 'legal basis' to do so. In the case of Oyster cards, there are a number of these 'legal grounds' we rely on, which are:
- Our statutory and public functions:
- to undertake activities to promote and encourage safe, integrated, efficient and economic transport facilities and services, and to deliver the Mayor's Transport Strategy
- Where you have given us your consent, for example:
- where you have opted in to receive marketing messages or in-app notifications from us; or
- you have asked our contact centre to resolve an issue or complaint for you
- For the 'performance of a contract', for example:
- in connection with topping up your pay as you go credit, or a season ticket
- where you have created an online account or downloaded the app so we can provide additional services to you
- For the 'purposes of legitimate interests':
- to enable train operators to plan and improve services. Train operators are companies providing National Rail services which accept the use of Oyster and contactless payment cards on their services
- to verify your identity when you contact us or log on to your account
- to process data for online account security monitoring purposes
Obtaining and using personal information
Using your online account
The personal information we hold is provided by you when you create an online account via our website or app and register your Oyster card, or use an Oyster card on the TfL network, and on other services on which Oyster cards are accepted. Depending on how you set up an account and attach an Oyster card to it, we will request only necessary information from you. For example, if you create an account via the app we do not require a security question and answer, or telephone pin number. If you set up the account via our website, or access your app account via our website, this additional information is required.
If you don't have an online account, but contact us in regard to your Oyster card (e.g. to arrange a refund, request a new card, transfer a balance from one card to another, etc) a record of this will be created in our back office system. If you set up an online account later some of these records may be accessible via that account. When this record is created we capture your name, address and email address. In some circumstances we may also capture a contact phone number. This information is then linked to your Oyster card, including any current and future journey history held. Any subsequent records made if you contact us again are also linked to your details.
When you contact TfL
If you contact Customer Services, we will need to collect information from you so that we can respond to your query or request. If you phone us we may record your call so we can train staff, review call quality and have access to a verbal record of what has been said in the event of a subsequent complaint. At the end of your contact with us, we may email you to take part in a customer satisfaction survey about your experience with Customer Services. This helps us monitor our performance, improve quality and plan for future services.
We sometimes also undertake analysis or research into the types of subjects that commonly cause customer concerns and complaints. For example we might look for key words or themes and this helps us improve and plan our services for the future. Pseudonymisation, or other appropriate data minimisation techniques are applied so that we can analyse the subject matter without needing to know the identity of the person themselves. This is a way of protecting people's privacy in line with the Information Commissioner's Anonymisation Code of Practice.
Contacting you by email
If you sign up for an online account via our website or app and provide your email address, from time to time we will send you travel related information by email. These service messages contain useful information in relation to the products you have bought or services that you use, and might include:
- important changes to services you use
- new travel services
- travel disruption
- information about fares
- consultations on TfL's plans for transport in London
- changes to terms and conditions of travel
We appreciate that you don't always want to be contacted in this way, so all our emails will include a hyperlink so you can opt out from receiving future service messages at any time.
We will only send you messages about TfL's offers and promotions (marketing messages) if you choose to receive them, and you can change your marketing preferences at any time.
On occasion we may also send you details of surveys for you to participate in. Some of these surveys are based on your use of TfL services (e.g. journey information, services used, frequency of use, etc). These emails will also include a hyperlink so you can opt out of future surveys.
There are some communications that we have to send you to fulfil our contractual obligations to you. These include emails regarding purchases or other financial transactions you've made (such as Auto top-up, pay as you go transactions or processing a refund) and important account updates where you have created an online account or downloaded the app.
We will never pass your personal information to any other organisation for marketing purposes without your prior consent.
Information about the journeys you take
Our ticketing systems record the location, date and time an Oyster card is used to make a journey on TfL's network, affiliated National Rail services or London River services.
Using journey information to plan and improve services
Understanding how our customers use the transport network allows TfL and Train Operating Companies to plan, manage and improve services. The information used for these purposes doesn't contain customers' personal data. We do not combine this data with CCTV or other sources of data that could identify individuals. This type of data is called pseudonymised journey information, and it allows organisations to carry out transport research without identifying individuals.
We use pseudonymised journey information to carry out research and analysis, for example, to look at travel demand, provide customers with information on how busy stations are at particular times and to make improvements to our transport services. This helps us meet our responsibilities under the Greater London Authority Act 1999; including the delivery of the Mayor's Transport Strategy and the promotion and encouragement of safe, integrated, efficient and economic transport facilities and services to, from and within Greater London. From time to time we may use this information in connection with our other statutory rights and obligations.
We use pseudonymised journey information to undertake intelligence, analysis and research activities to identify and inform responses to a number of safety issues including:
- Reducing all crime and anti-social behaviour on and around the public transport network
- Creating crime and anti-social behaviour strategies
- Targeting crime and disruption hotspots to better coordinate and deploy policing resources
- Reducing fear of crime and improving public confidence in the safety of the journeys they make in the capital
Pseudonymised information about journeys made using Oyster cards that have been taken entirely or partly on routes served by National Rail services is provided to National Rail train operating companies for the following purposes:
- To set prices with TfL;
- To predict future income, set fares and allocate revenue between train operating companies;
- To better understand passenger demand for business, leisure and commuting journeys, and predict how this may change in the future;
- To understand the scope and extent of flexible travel to inform initiatives to encourage passengers to travel outside of peak periods;
- To assess the benefits of proposed investments in infrastructure and to inform strategic long-term railway planning;
- To allow other train operating companies to bid to provide services
Pseudonymised information is processed on the basis of legitimate interests of Train Operating Companies and for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest, or the exercise of TfL's official authority. You have the right to object to use of personal data that is processed on this basis. See the Your information rights section for more detail.
Securing your online account
In 2023 we introduced multi-factor authentication (MFA) to strengthen the existing security measures for online accounts. Existing account holders are prompted to set up MFA when they sign in and for new account holders this is completed as part of the registration process. We request a mobile phone number which will be used each time you sign in to receive a text with a unique code to enter in the sign in screen. The phone number provided for MFA will only be used for the purposes of MFA, unless you have previously provided the number to TfL for a separate purpose (e.g. when liaising with Customer Services).
Choosing not to provide personal information
You can use your Oyster card to pay as you go at any time without providing your personal information to TfL. You can also add weekly and monthly season tickets to your Oyster card without needing to register your card or create an online account.
If you choose not to provide personal information to us, you will not be able to open an online account, add a season ticket to your card that is longer than a month or get a refund (for example if your card is lost or stolen). It may also delay or prevent us from offering other services to you such as the resolution of complaints or concerns.
See the Your information rights section for information about your rights, including accessing your information, raising an objection to the way it is used or requesting its deletion.
Length of time we keep information
We will retain personal information in line with our information disposal policies. This means that we will not hold information for longer than is necessary for the purposes we obtained it for.
We retain information about the individual journeys made using your Oyster card (including Freedom Passes) for between eight and nine weeks after the card is used. The journey data in the ticketing system is then disassociated from your card during the ninth week (ie pseudonymised). This period is considered reasonable to enable customers to verify or make enquiries concerning their journeys (for example, for refund purposes).
In certain limited cases, some information about individual journeys will be held for a longer period of time. An example of this is where we hold data as evidence in relation to TfL's revenue protection function (including the issue of penalty fares and prosecutions for fare evasion).
Some journey information is also stored on the Oyster card itself; this comprises the last eight journeys and related charges, up to three season ticket products, (generally the most recent three tickets, including future dated), and the last two incomplete journeys, if any. If you don't use your Oyster card very often, the data stored on the card may be older than eight weeks.
We hold some summary data relating to journeys made using Freedom Passes which is held for a longer period than the standard retention period described above. This data does not show any individual journeys made on a specific date or time, but it shows the number of journeys taken over a month, and for some cases, the stations travelled from and to during a particular month. This data is kept solely for the purpose of assessing the amount of money individual boroughs pay to TfL for the Freedom Pass scheme, it is not used to make any decisions directly about Freedom Pass holders.
Call recordings made when you contact Customer Services are kept for 6 months.
Keeping personal information secure
We take the privacy of our customers very seriously, and a range of robust policies, processes and technical measures are in place to control and safeguard access to, and use of, personal information associated with Oyster data. This includes payment card data which is handled in accordance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard ('PCI DSS').
Anyone with access to personal information held in TfL's systems is required to complete TfL's privacy and data protection training on an annual basis.
In 2023 we introduced multi-factor authentication (MFA) to strengthen the existing security measures for online accounts - whether accessed via our website or app. MFA is an additional layer of security to the account sign in process, helping to confirm you are who you say you are each time you sign into your account. You may be prompted with a subsequent MFA request in certain circumstances.
Alongside account holders being prompted to complete an MFA request, account sign-ins are subjected to automated fraud and security monitoring to identify suspicious activity and further protect accounts and the information within them. This includes monitoring login activity at the point of sign in and over time (e.g. IP address, browser, geographic location determined by IP address, identity information, known compromised credentials, previous login behaviour, etc).
We also publish guidance on the steps you can also take to protect your personal information.
Automated processing and profiling
Under data protection legislation we have to let you know when we use your personal information to make an automated decision (without human intervention) that significantly affects you.
If you are a pay as you go customer, we calculate the fares you are charged using automated means - ie using the location where you start your journey (touch in) and, if travelling by train or tube, end your journey (touch out). If you use a pink card reader, that data will be used to confirm you took a particular route and charge you accordingly.
On some occasions, we may 'auto complete' a journey for you if you do not tap your Oyster card on a yellow reader at both ends of your journey. We do this based on other journeys you have made to estimate the likely origin or destination of the incomplete journey.
If you are due a refund as a result of us auto completing your journey (eg if you were originally charged a maximum single fare), we will also automatically load the refund amount to your Oyster card.
We may also automatically issue you a refund if your journey history indicates that you have been affected by a major disruption or an incident that has severely impacted your travel.
If you believe you have been incorrectly charged, or not received a refund you were due, you can ask our Customer Service team to review those transactions.
We analyse journey patterns and transaction history to inform measures to protect against fare evasion and fraudulent transactions. We use this data in different ways. For example, to identify 'hotspots' so we can deploy Revenue Inspectors in certain London Underground stations or on particular bus routes.
We may also use the outcome of our analysis to contact Oyster card holders directly, with advice to touch in and out at the correct stages of a journey. In cases where we suspect fraud, we might invite you to attend a formal interview with us.
We may also suspend Oyster cards based on their initial purchases, subsequent top ups and disable online Oyster accounts based on online activities.
We also use your journey history, travel patterns, or frequently used stations as the basis for sending service and marketing messages. For example if you regularly use the Central Line, we might use this information to help decide that messages about service alterations on that line would be helpful for you to know. We may also use this information to send you relevant surveys from time to time.
Similarly, if you have provided us with your address, we may use postcode information to decide that it would be useful for you to know about changes to travel services near where you live, such as a station or bus stop closure or a road closure or diversions.
The purpose of this type of profiling is to make sure that we send only information to people who will actually find it relevant and useful. You are able to opt out from receiving these kinds of messages at any time.
We have a statutory duty to do all we reasonably can to reduce crime and disorder on and around the transport system - and we work together with our local authority, policing, and other law enforcement partners as part of this. Journey patterns may also be used to inform police deployments to prevent and deter crime on the transport network. We use automated systems to prevent and detect fraud and protect the safety and security of our online services.
If you have an online account we will use automated processes to support the protection of the account - such as presenting MFA requests each time you sign in and subsequently once signed in in certain circumstances, and to implement fraud and security monitoring to identify suspicious activity at the point of sign in and over time. The purpose of this type of profiling is to further protect accounts and the information within them.
If you have any difficulties accessing your account you can contact Customer Services for support.
Sharing personal information
We have contracts with a number of service providers, who provide the majority of the administration and 'back office' services that ensure the efficient day-to-day operation of the Oyster card scheme. This includes the ticketing systems, some customer services and the customer relationship database.
If you use your Oyster card on National Rail services or river services, we may share your personal data with the companies operating these services for the same purposes as TfL handles your data - that is customer services and administration, the provision of travel related information, customer research and fraud prevention. Information about sharing pseudonymised journey data is provided in the Obtaining and using your personal information section of this webpage.
Where you have agreed to receive marketing messages from train operating companies, we will pass them your contact details.
If you appeal against a penalty fare notice issued on a National Rail service and you state that you used your Oyster card for that journey, the independent appeals body may verify the information you provide against journey data held in our ticketing systems. This is strictly for the purpose of assessing your appeal, and any information sharing is managed in accordance with relevant privacy and data protection legislation.
We have partnerships with a number of academic institutions in the UK, who work with us to analyse journey patterns and undertake travel modelling to help us understand the way our customers travel so we can improve and plan our services for the future.
Pseudonymisation, or other appropriate data minimisation techniques are applied and all academic research using this information is carried out in accordance with privacy and data protection legislation and protected by robust confidentiality agreements.
In some circumstances, disclosures of personal data to the police (and other law enforcement agencies) are permitted by data protection legislation, if they relate to the prevention or detection of crime and/or the apprehension or prosecution of offenders. Before any such disclosure takes place, the police are required to demonstrate that the personal data concerned will assist them in this respect. Each police request to TfL is dealt with on a strictly case-by-case basis to ensure that any such disclosure is lawful and in accordance with data protection legislation.
We may also receive or disclose personal information about customers in relation to certain emergency situations or other incidents that require an immediate response. Such events may include those involving public health, public safety or national security matters, when access to personal information is necessary to manage the incident. In some situations, we may also be required by law to disclose your personal data to the police or other enforcement, regulatory or Government body, upon a valid request to do so. These requests will be assessed on a case-by-case basis and take into account privacy considerations before a disclosure is made.
TfL, its service providers and academic research partners currently process personal information relating to Oyster within the UK and the European Economic Area. Any such processing is subject to appropriate contractual safeguards and carried out in accordance with the requirements of UK and EU privacy legislation.
Using the TfL Oyster and contactless app
If you download and use our mobile TfL Oyster and contactless app, certain information may be collected automatically. This may include the type of mobile device you are using and its unique identifier (such as the device name or ID), Internet Protocol (IP) address, Media Access Control (MAC) address, and IMEI number.
We also use analytics (similar to cookies on websites) which are small files that capture data to help us improve the app's performance. We use them to collect information about your use of the app, such as what app content you access most frequently, or if you receive an error message when using the app.
If you opt in, we will also send you notifications via the app. You can change your mind at any time by amending the settings within your device.
Find out more in the TfL Oyster and contactless app terms and conditions.
Your information rights
You can see your journey history by signing into your TfL online account, via the TfL Oyster and contactless app or you can request a copy by calling Customer Services on 0343 222 1234 (TfL call charges). You can also use your Oyster card to view your last eight journeys and the transaction details at ticket machines at Tube stations.
If you have an online account, you can also view and update the contact information we hold about you; as well as your contact preferences.
For access to other personal information we hold about you, please see our Access your data page on how to do this. If you would like to unsubscribe from service or marketing messages, please use the link we include at the end of every email. You can also update your contact preferences within your online account - or by emailing firstname.lastname@example.org at any time.
You also have a number of other information rights which include:
- The right to question any information we have about you that you think is wrong or incomplete
- The right to object to how we use your data or to ask us to delete or restrict how we use it
- The right to complain to the regulator - the Information Commissioner's Office
Our Privacy and Data Protection team considers and coordinate responses to requests and complaints from people whose personal data is processed by TfL and its subsidiary companies.
You can contact the Data Protection Officer by email at email@example.com.
Changes to this page
It's likely that we'll need to update this statement from time to time, so check back here regularly to find out more. This page was last updated in November 2023 to clarify the length of time we retain information about the individual journeys made using your Oyster card.


Instagram is regularly updated. Developers are tirelessly working on new useful features, trying to make their creation more attractive and user-friendly. Not so long ago, the repost function finally appeared on this social network.
However, it is not always possible to use this option. Let’s look at the key methods of how to repost on Instagram to your page using the built-in functionality, and find out what to do if it is still unavailable.
Instagram repost rules
Repost is an opportunity to instantly share information, whether it be an article or another note, on any social network (in this case, on Instagram). With the help of this functionality, you can at one moment post on your page or send a friend the information copied from another user.
You can repost only if:
- the account owner has allowed this action;
- the publication is in the public domain.
Repost assumes the preservation of the original form of someone else’s content with the obligatory indication of a link to the source, Simply put, you should definitely mention the author of the publication.
Types of Instagram reposts today:
Custom Stories per post
Repost someone else’s favorite story to your Stories
You can duplicate the publication of your photo, for example, from your Stories to your feed
Add someone else’s post to your Stories
But the “from post to post” format is not yet provided in the internal functionality. But knowledge of some “tricks”, or the installation of special programs will help solve this problem.
Useful links: How to advertise on Instagram for free and effectively, How to attract customers on Instagram: a detailed guide, How to start blogging on Instagram: tips for beginners.
How to repost on Instagram
Unfortunately, there is no dedicated button for repost on this social network. This simple method is used by developers to protect the authors’ rights to exclusive information. Nevertheless, there is an opportunity to share interesting photos or videos, respecting copyright.
Instagram repost: official way
At the moment, there is only one such way: through Direct. There is a button in the form of an airplane. By clicking on it, you will not only copy the photo you need or your favorite video, but add it to your Stories.
How to do it:
- Select a photo. Below it is the airplane icon, on android it will be a plus sign.
- Click on this icon and select one of the options in the drop-down window: You can choose a recipient from the list, or add to your story. Below the published post, you will see a white clickable link where the author of the post is indicated.
Instagram repost: from your Stories to post
If you want to repost some content from your Stories, then:
- Go to your story, find the content you want.
- At the top right, find three vertical dots, tap on them.
- A window will open. You need to select “Share”.
- After editing the intended post, add hashtags, stickers, if necessary – geolocation, and publish your note.
It happens that the options ” Share ”you do not see. Then you should update the application or tap on the views counter – there you will find this “eye”.
How to repost content from someone else’s Stories
This is possible on one condition: you must be noted in the publication. Every time this happens, a notification appears in your Direct. And above it there is a link “Add to History”. To share content, simply follow this link.
Using the screenshot for repost
You’ve probably noticed that the built-in functionality does not always help with repost. Of course, there is also a built-in option with a screenshot, but it is only available with an open account. If the accessibility of the account is limited by the owner, then the repost is impossible, despite your subscription.
You can get out of the situation using an alternative option – a regular screenshot from your device. Perhaps this is the easiest and most affordable way to “repost” someone else’s photo.
To do this, you need:
- Open the content you like on Insta.
- Take a screenshot as you always do.
- Edit the picture and upload it from your profile.
- Find what interests you.
- Move your cursor over the upper right corner of the post. Do you see three vertical dots there? Click on them.
- Tap Paste and copy the embed code.
- In the post editor, paste what you copied.
- Now you can paste this code anywhere – even a website, even a blog.
This option does not automatically add an author, but you have the opportunity to mark the person who they are.
Repost via code insertion
There is another possibility of publishing someone else’s content on your resource – it is a repost using the code:
If you do everything correctly, an exact copy of the publication with the specified author will appear.
How to repost on Instagram using apps
The installation of special programs can greatly simplify the repost on Instagram. There are quite a few of them – paid and free, simple and multifunctional. Let’s talk about them.
Repost for Instagram
Status: free. Can be used on both Android and iPhone.
The application has a nice, not overloaded, interface and useful additional functions. The basic version involves adding a watermark that displays the author’s nickname.
This feature is disabled when you subscribe. Subscription also saves you from viewing ads while working in the application.
How to use:
- Download the application to your device.
- After launching the application, look in the upper right corner and click on the Instagram icon.
- Copy the link to the publication or story you need.
- Return to Repost for Instagram. Find what you copied. Click “Attribution mark” and place your material in the right place. Then click on “Share”.
- It remains to choose where you will publish this photo: in Stories or in a post.
Reposts from Instagram are done very quickly, since you don’t need to provide credentials. You only need a link to the publication.
If you want to repost a post later or, for example, transfer it to another application to edit, Regrann gives you the option to save it. Most interestingly, the files retain their original resolution and no watermarks.
Status: free, but if you don’t want a watermark on the photo, you will have to pay about 600 rubles
The application is extremely easy to use. A couple of clicks and a link to the publication you need – that’s all you need! An important criterion is a description in Russian and responsive technical support.
The disadvantage of the free version is the presence of a watermark on all saved files.
With this application, you can repost any publication without providing credentials. It is also possible:
- creating posts for Instagram;
- transferring posts to your friends, even if they are not on Instagram, but in other messengers;
- save the file if you want it in the future somehow edit.
This app has another cool feature – the ability to view the best reposts. Any user, having seen the best publications of others, can choose and save for himself what he liked.
In addition, the utility allows you to track new posts from popular Instagram users.
Reposts of your own and other people’s stories on Instagram, the ability to share them in other applications. This repost has a built-in editor, which is great! Now, before publishing the material, you can edit it: for example, change the size, add some filter, sticker, write something on the photo, etc.
This app is mainly for users who want to repost videos. You download videos and photos from Instagram, and then use these downloaded files in your own post. It’s very simple – just paste the link and upload the file.
Repost on Instagram using this application can be done very simply. In the built-in functionality, it is possible not only to repost, but also to make a selection of posts worthy of repost.
The main feature of the application: you can repost the post-carousel.
Buffer is not a simple Instagram repost app. Rather, it will become a full-fledged manager for you, with the help of which you can manage your social network, scheduling publications at the time you need, write comments, view the grid, edit entries, etc.
With this simple tool, you can repost and schedule posts. The application contains only the most necessary, without unnecessary functions, so that you can concentrate on the main thing – to create interesting content for the delight of your subscribers.
Repost options with Repost it:
- By name. Enter the nickname of the desired user, open his publications, select what interests you.
- Follow the link. Copy the link and upload the post.
- Repost your post. You have the opportunity to repost your content.
With this application, you can repost any Insta content – photos, videos and even stories.
Reposts for Instagram
With this program you can save videos and photos from Instagram with just one click of a button. You can also share, for example, a post, while maintaining its full authenticity.
The main advantage of the application is ease of use and loading speed. It has a built-in player, so after downloading the file you can watch it right away to make sure it is of good quality.
Simplicity and ease of use, quick download of pictures and video content from Insta for further use in your publications – you will find all this in the InsMate Pro application.
No need to switch applications – background loading starts after you insert a link to the required content in InsMate Pro, and you do it directly from Instagram. In addition to media files, it is supposed to export titles, texts, tags.
Insta Video Photo Repost
An extremely easy-to-use application with excellent functionality that makes it possible:
- planning and posting your posts;
- Instagram reposts;
- adding and removing watermarks;
- viewing your repost history.
Recommendations and some nuances
Many social networks immediately embed repost into their functionality, which, of course, is an attractive fact for users. Instagram has provided the ability to repost not so long ago, and, unfortunately, this function is not available for all publications.
For this reason, before reposting, especially when using third-party applications not provided by the developers, you need to do one more important step – get permission from the account owner to repost.
Otherwise, your actions may be regarded by the administration as a violation of the intellectual property of another user, which threatens to ban your account.
To get permission to repost, write to the owner in Direct, or leave a comment under the content you need, or write to the contact specified in your profile.
It is very important that you remember to indicate the authorship of the publication by linking to the owner of the publication in the post or in the description.
In general, although you have learned how to repost on Instagram to your page, do not abuse reposts, allowing subscribers to appreciate the exclusivity of your content.
Regards, Larisa Patsula
specially for the proudalenku.ru project


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In The Social Animal, David Brooks wrote that “A person who is interrupted while performing a task takes 50 percent more time to complete it and makes 50 percent more errors.”
In a world of open office plans, mobile push notifications, and Buzzfeed headlines, we are inundated with interruptions.
Our ability to focus determines our daily accomplishments more than our ability to plan or prioritize.
We don't need time management; we need attention management.
Lately I’ve been experimenting with different ways to improve my productivity at work. What I do before stepping into the office, I find, sets the tone for the rest of the day.
The following is the morning routine that helps me concentrate more and procrastinate less.
1. Skip the snooze bar
Waking up when the alarm sounds is the first goal of the day. When I indulge in hitting the snooze bar, I start with a mindset that I can put off commitments I’ve made to myself.
Wake up when you say you will. Willpower is a factor, but I believe that having a consistent sleeping schedule that starts the night before is the key to waking up refreshed in the morning.
2. Make the bed
Making my bed as soon as I get up does something for me psychologically. I’m more likely later in the day to knock out the simple tasks that only take two minutes but are tempting to resist.
There are only so many things in life that you have control over. You'll get a sense of empowerment from keeping your house in order.
3. Complete my “morning pages”
Julia Cameron suggests this exercise as a way for artists to quiet the inner critic who blocks them from producing new work. I recommend the practice to anyone regardless of discipline.
Write a few pages in a journal without stopping to edit yourself. This will release whatever thoughts are ruminating in your head in a stream-of-consciousness.
4. Hit the gym
Scientific studies extol the benefits of exercising in the afternoon. But for me, consistency is more important than optimizing the performance of a given workout.
Be physically active before you leave for work. After conquering a 6am CrossFit WOD, whatever you have to do later in the day will seem less daunting.
5. Ignore my phone (and other screens)
Nothing is more destructive to productivity than rolling over to read email while still in bed.
I place my phone out of arm’s reach because my mind kicks into gear as soon as I see the latest notifications. I’ve noticed that if I surrender to this tendency, I’m more likely to check my phone at work when I don’t want to do something.
Turn off your phone, set it to airplane mode, or silence push notifications. Batch your screen time together so you can catch up on email or read the news in one sitting.
6. Turn off music during my commute
Music is intoxicating. I like to dance and find the auditory stimulation very satisfying, but I can easily overdo it. I want to consume more and more of it as an escape from my wandering mind.
Instead, delay listening to music until a specified time when you tell yourself you’re going to hear it with purpose, whether to evoke a certain mood or relax.
I prefer to replace music with silence in the car. Twenty minutes of mindfulness is enough time for me to settle into a peaceful state, even while I drive in traffic.
Thich Nhat Hanh has suggested counting three breaths when you come to a stoplight. When you make this a habit, your actions will become much more deliberate throughout the day.
8. Study something spiritual
Lately I’ve been listening to Alan Watts during my commute. His talks reinforce my practice and make eastern philosophy more accessible for someone like me in a western audience.
Whatever your brand of belief, carve out time to strengthen your resolve to be your best self before the demands of the day begin to impose themselves on you.
9. Create a will-do list
I like to cross off tasks when I’m done with them. But To Do lists are demoralizing when the list keeps piling up, and it’s easy to fall into the trap of handling tasks in the order they come up.
Stop using open-ended checklists to manage your tasks. Instead commit to a Will Do list that you must complete by the end of the day. The key is not to add to it after you’ve started.
10. Set an intention
Purpose is powerful. It keeps me centered no matter what comes up. Recently I’ve reminded myself to be a better person with “May I be present to the needs of others” or “May I be full of kindness.”
Repeat to yourself a statement that affirms the kind of person you want to be. Adjust the language to be in the present, active tense, “I am full of kindness,” if that helps.
Your productivity at work will improve if you start your day with an empowering routine. Figure out what works for you and not only will your performance increase, you'll also enjoy greater well-being. A wandering mind is an unhappy one.
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I have a User and a Person table. There are scenarios in my App where a Person can exist, without a User associated.
My question is, do you think it is Ok to store the name fields (first, last, other given) on both tables? Technically this creates redundancy, however, from an administrative point of view it makes it much easier to identify who a user is on quick glance…
I’m also include to duplicate other identifiable information such as date of birth, sex, so that (for example) I can differentiate between two John Browns.
Does anyone have thoughts on this? Would it be best to just have a field person (type Person) on the User table? From what I can see there’s not an easy way to traverse through tables via the interface e.g. if I hover on a person ID it has their row in a pop up, or it’s hyperlinked so I can click through…
Hi there, @thethinklab.au… my two cents… if every user is a person but every person is not a user, then I would almost certainly create a thing for every user/person in the
Person data type, I would put all of the personally identifiable data in that data type, and I would not duplicate any of that data on the
User data type. I would, as you mentioned, have a
person field on the
User data type that links a user to their person record.
I’m not sure what you mean by traversing through tables via the interface, but I’m pretty sure whatever you are talking about there wouldn’t stop me from configuring the data types the way I suggested above.
Hope this helps.
Thanks @mikeloc !
In regards to ‘traverse’, what I mean is jumping between tables/records in the Data > App data tab.
For example, if Users just has email and person, I currently need to manual copy the unique person ID then do a search in the Person table. Having name/DOB in Users would lesson the burden on my part.
This wouldn’t be an issue if I achieve my end-state vision of the app, as it would be unlikely admin would be manually looking at the users table, but would be quite useful during MVP and early stages.
Further expanding on my original question, how about email? If a person is manually entered, and no user account associated, they will have contact details including email, mobile etc. etc.
Say they then sign up and create a user account (I’d have a feature during sign-up for them to ‘claim’ an existing person if there was a match), I’d be in a scenario where User would have an email, Person would have an email. Is this a redundancy issue, and how should I attack this?
I had a feeling you were talking about the App data tab, and to be blunt, there is absolutely no way I would add redundant fields just to make it easier to traverse data in the editor. Also, I’m guessing you know this already, but you can change the primary field for the
person field from the unique ID to another field that at least makes it easier to tell at a glance who the person is. If you haven’t done that before, click the Primary fields button above the data type names, and you can change it there.
About the email, you essentially have to have a redundant field on that one because you need an
email field on the
Person data type in order to match a new user to an existing person. In my opinion, though, that’s not necessarily redundant… it’s simply necessary given the way your app works.
Yeh ok, that makes sense - thanks !
I had changed the Primary field in the past, thinking it was just something that would impact the App Data tab, but then I found that whatever I pick essentially serves as the key - which means anything other than the unique ID isn’t really appropriate?
Thanks RE: email… It also occurs to me that a users sign-in email, and their contact email, might not always be the same although I need to do some more research (from a best practice perspective) on whether or not I should enforce this/how I should handle this.
Nope, it’s for display purposes only.
Awesome - will try it out !
Agreed with Mike’s advice. I’ll add on to that to say that creating a text field called something like “search combo” that’s a combination of their first name, last name, phone number, etc. helps get around picking just one field as your primary field.
It also makes creating search boxes easier because you can search for all those things without having to use one of those fuzzy search plugins.
You just need to be sure to update it any time one of the other fields is updated with either a regular workflow or a database trigger.


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THE OVER The Edge: Open Reading series returns to the Galway City Library on Thursday August 30 at 6.30pm with writers Leeanne Quinn, Pat Finnegan, and Adedotun Adekeye.
In the 1880s the Land War was at its height. It was a prolonged period of bitter civic unrest which pitted an unprotected peasantry against some ruthless landlords, who had the law and power of eviction at their disposal. Following the Great Famine a weakened tenant peasantry was easily removed from the land. It began a pitiful trail to the workhouse, and the emigrant ships. But as the century progressed the situation changed. The highly organised Irish National Land League supported evicted farmers; while members of the Irish Parliamentary Party in Westminster fought for legislation which would eventually see a redistribution of land to tenants.
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TATACOMM has retraced marginally of late after retesting its record high and found support around 725 area. After hovering in a narrow range for two weeks, it’s now looks upbeat to resume uptrend.
Shares of Nelco continued gaining momentum on Wednesday and rallied nearly 14 per cent, hitting 52-week high, on the Bombay stock Exchange amid surge in volume trade.
According to data available with exchange, as much as 9.12 lakh shares have changed till now compared to two week average volume of 76,000.
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Shares of Nelco, a Tata Group company, rallied 20 per cent and locked in upper circuit on the Bombay stock Exchange amid spurt in volume trade. According to data available with exchange, as much as 5.77 lakh shares have changed till now compared to two week average volume of 19,000. Driven by heavy volume trade, shares of the company gained as much as 20 per cent to hit upper circuit of Rs 96.3
Tata Communications, a leading provider of network, cloud and security services, on Monday launched three new private cloud nodes in Germany, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Malaysia, for its IZO Private Cloud service to support enterprises’ hybrid cloud adoption while ensuring regulatory compliance.
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According to a report by Bank of America Merill Lynch, around 90 per cent of Reliance Jio users are estimated to have subscribed to its promotional Prime membership plan, whereas 76 per cent are ready to continue using Jio's service once the promotional period ends.
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Concern over low interconnection usage charges, high spectrum usage fee and doing away with Universal Service Obligation Fund were the main issues that telecom operators highlighted to the inter-ministerial group (IMG) on Friday.
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With issues such as spectrum auction and double taxation facing it, the telecom industry is suffering from a "structural issue" which needs to be corrected by the government, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Vodafone India Sunil Sood said here on Thursday.
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While there are sites on the internet for one to turn to and read an inspiring thought or interesting story, there aren’t as many that help both the scholar and layperson really “dig into” the world of Halacha.
To that end, we featured a blogpost called: Halachipedia: A New Resource for Researching Halacha. This site is one that continues to grow and expand since we featured it several months ago.
Recently, we were contacted by another site that is certain to be of service to rabbis, educators, congregants and students called: PracticalHalacha.com.
The site is both created and funded by Richard Aiken and is meant to help anyone perform halachos correctly. You can read more about the site and the many years of research that led to its creation by cicking here.
This new site explains questions such as: “What is Halacha?.” It also explores a plethora of topics that can be easily searched for as the site is organized and indexed by topic or keyword.
All of the halachos have been reviewed by Rabbi Moshe Heinemann, who heads the Agudath Israel of Baltimore and is the rabbinical supervisor of the Star-K. As the site is relatively new, PracticalHalacha.com is looking for feedback from rabbis and educators.
Likewise, if you have congregants or students who speak other languages and you believe that they would benefit from a site like this, please contact PracticalHalacha.com here and let them know–since they plan to translate all of their content into five or six languages in the near future.

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Queen’s wreath vine (Antigonon leptopus) is a rapid grower, is drought tolerant once established and thrives in exposures with full, even reflected, sun. This North American native is perfect for the dry climates of California and the desert Southwest, but its vigorous growth can cause it to become invasive in warm, humid climates where water is plentiful.
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Ale is a true friend of the heart. She introduced herself to my children as her 'sister'. I was touched by that but more so have felt it lived out from day to day. Our lives cross in so many areas: we attend the gym together (her invite), we go to book club together (she invited me), we attend SEAN class together (my invite, but she brought the group together) and we go to breakfast together with the neighbour ladies.
She has also made us honorary members of her family. We, along with our kids, spent Christmas with her and her family, as well as New Years. We feel blessed to know her sisters, her mother and the whole gang.
But one of the things that make us good friends is our desire to grow and be better people. We want to stretch, mature, develop and grow. The book club is where we go to read books where we learn something - historical novels, often times. We also get to hear a speaker each month, whether a medical doctor, a professor of history or literature, or a novelist. We enjoy SEAN, because our faith is important to us. We desire to become more like Jesus. We go to the gym because we want to keep our bodies strong and healthy. We love our families and friends and cherish each relationship.
I probably wouldn't be so active and involved, knowing as many people as I do, if it were not for Ale. She has been an example to me, to reach out to others, to be open and honest, caring about others. She has taught me to stretch myself and grow each day. She is not perfect, nor am I, but she is the kind of person each one of us should have in our lives and try to be for others. They say you become like the 5 people you spend the most time with. Well, in this case, that is to my benefit.
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NICK EICHER, HOST: Today is Tuesday, June 18th. Thank you for turning to WORLD Radio to help start your day. Good morning. I’m Nick Eicher.
MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard. Americans really, really love their pets. In 2018, they spent nearly $73 billion caring for them. That’s according to the American Pet Products Association’s annual report.
EICHER: Most of that was for pet food, but some of that money went for toys and, increasingly, healthcare. Researchers found that the cost of healthcare for pets actually decreased last year—but it turns out that owners are spending more.
Ohio State University in Columbus runs a specialized veterinary clinic for sick animals. WORLD Radio’s Maria Baer went there and she has our story.
SOUND: So this is…Lilah, and Kaly…and Kaly comes here too…
MARIA BAER, REPORTER: Rachel Conwell is sitting in the lobby of the OSU Veterinary Medical Center. This is one of the only integrated veterinary oncology centers in the U.S.
Here, animals are treated for pet cancer with radiation, surgery, or chemo—all under one roof.
CONWELL: The angst of waiting in a waiting room! Ugh… I still get nervous for your check-ups!
Two blurs of yellow fur dodge in and out of Rachel’s legs. With her own bright blonde hair and a bronze complexion, Rachel is like a human version of her pet companions: Golden Retrievers Lilah, and Lilah’s puppy, Kaly.
Today Rachel is here for a check-up for 9-year-old Lilah. She developed multiple mammary tumors last year. Surgeons removed the tumors and now Lilah gets check-ups every few months to make sure her lymph nodes are clear.
CONWELL: So she’s been doing fine, sounds like…
Rachel answers a few of the vet tech’s questions before Lilah’s appointment. The Conwells are no strangers to the waiting room here. It teems with pet owners and their animals. And despite the dander, the lobby gleams in a fresh coat of white paint.
This building is new, but the center has been open for years.
Last year, another of Rachel’s Golden Retrievers was treated for lymphoma. Samson lived about a year-and-a-half beyond his diagnosis and subsequent chemotherapy treatments. Her other Golden, Barnum, was diagnosed with cancer last fall; but she and her husband decided against treatment.
CONWELL: And so they were like, to make him go through surgery to remove the toe and to try chemo, typically with melanoma it is so aggressive, that it wouldn’t work…
Lilah’s prognosis looks a lot better, and Rachel knows the drill. Soon it’s time for her appointment, which isn’t going to be as simple as sitting on an exam table.
CONWELL: So we have her down for chest radiographs, and then an abdominal ultrasound? And then I don’t know if you all wanna do bloodwork…
A technician leads Lilah back into the treatment room while Rachel agrees to wait in the lobby. Lilah’s tail instantly starts wagging at the site of Dr. Megan Brown. She’s one of OSU’s Veterinary Oncologists.
BROWN: Hey girlie. Can you sit? I Said can you sit? Good job!
Dr. Brown says 90 percent of the pets they see here are dogs. The rest are mostly cats. They do some consulting work on equine cases—and the radiologists are getting ready to treat a horse later today.
But vet cancer treatments actually exist in the U.S. for a variety of unexpected species. Those include birds, ferrets, chinchillas, and even mice.
BROWN: Any species that lives long enough, essentially, can develop cancer. So treatment of cancer, for example, in a bird, there’s…
But OSU’s chemotherapy rooms cater especially to dogs.
BROWN: So here’s our chemo rooms, so this is where all of our patients receive their chemo treatments. You can see we have these nice, cushy mats… so we want them to be really comfortable and happy…
Some of the medications vets use for pet chemotherapy were developed specifically for animals. But Dr. Brown says the majority are actually human drugs.
That’s because human and dog cancers have striking similarities. Researchers here are starting a clinical trial that will study osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer in dogs to better understand how it affects human children. But unlike human cancer treatment, the goal here isn’t necessarily a cure.
BROWN: For the most part when we’re treating pets with chemotherapy, we’re aiming to prolong their survival but not at the expense of their quality of life. Our patients come in, and they may be 10 or 11 in age, and even if we were able to cure them, they wouldn’t necessarily have more than one, three, five years remaining to live.
That care for the animals’ comfort is clear in every room.
AUDIO: [Sounds of surgery]
In a nearby operating room, veterinary surgeons are removing a baseball-sized tumor from a dog’s liver.
It was a surgery just like this that sent Lilah’s cancer into remission. But that came at a cost. This tumor removal would likely cost close to $4,000. Dr. Brown says chemotherapy and check-ups can cost anywhere from about $300 a month to $400 per treatment. And if it’s done through an IV, that could be a weekly affair.
Rachel has now had three dogs treated here and doesn’t have pet insurance. She estimates she and her husband have spent more than $10,000 so far.
Did that factor into her decision-making process?
CONWELL: No, no, I probably would’ve done anything. It’s crazy. I mean, I’ve heard of people re-mortgaging their houses. I mean, my husband might’ve drawn the line somewhere, but certainly… I’m not sure I would’ve! (laughter)
Despite the investment, Rachel says she understands and respects Dr. Brown’s philosophy of quality over quantity when it comes to treating pet cancer. Still, it can be hard to say no when a place like O-S-U offers a possible solution to what used to be a death sentence.
CONWELL: Because in that moment you want to do anything, you’re like GIVE HIM THE CHEMO, GIVE HIM WHATEVER just to make him live, right? But at the end of the day, if they’re happy, that’s all that matters, and if he’s not happy and not feeling well, you don’t want to do that.
After her radiographs and abdominal ultrasound, Lilah’s doctors have good news: she’s still cancer free. She’ll be back in another few months or so, for another round of tests.
For WORLD Radio, I’m Maria Baer, reporting from Columbus, Ohio.


Dr. Carson: With Obama Foreign Policy The World is ‘Like a Third-Grade Class With No Teacher In It’
Dr. Ben Carson is still noodleing around with the idea of running for the GOP nomination for President in 2016, but in the meantime he continues to speak out about this most worthless of all US Presidents. This time he properly noted that with Obama in charge of US foreign policy the world is “like a third-grade class with no teacher in it.”
Dr. Ben Carson drew shouts of ‘Run, Ben, Run!’ Friday night with a double-barreled attack on the Barack Obama presidency that included slams on his foreign policy decisions.
The retired pediatric neurosurgeon, who has attracted a cult-like Republican following — and a presidential ‘draft’ committee with better fundraising numbers than the ‘Ready For Hillary’ PAC, that the United States needn’t ‘stick our nose into everybody’s business, but we do need to lead.’
‘We are the pinnacle nation of the world,’ he told a crowd of thousands at the Western Conservative Summit in Denver, Colorado.
‘There’s a responsibility that comes with that, and right now the world is like a third-grade class with no teacher in it. And it’s going like crazy, okay?’
Carson went on to say, “‘Our country is in critical condition right now. And if don’t do something about it in the relatively near future. It’s going to be over.”
He is oh, so right. What do you folks think? Tell us below.
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Camotes execs jump ship to Frasco
Top officials from the four towns of the Camotes Islands in Cebu have formally pledged their support to the group led by Deputy Speaker Duke Frasco.
On Monday, San Francisco Mayor Al Arquillano and Vice Mayor Aly Arquillano; Tudela Mayor Jojo Solante and Vice Mayor Erwin Yu; Poro Mayor Gary Rama and Vice Mayor Dina Rama; and Pilar Mayor Winky Santiago and Vice Mayor Chiziline Maratas. took their oath before Frasco, his wife and Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco and Liloan Mayor Aljew Frasco.
The officials previously took their oath with One Cebu before Governor Gwendolyn Garcia. (https://bit.ly/3Ez2gHF)
They were previously affiliated with the Bakud Party, which is led by the political Durano clan of Cebu’s Fifth District.
Frasco thanked the people of the Fifth District for their continued support and the party members who have been with him since the beginning.
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Ways to Get Iron Without Eating Meat
Adult men should have about 8 milligrams of iron each day, while women need 18 milligrams daily, the Institute of Medicine's Food and Nutrition Board advises. Adequate iron is needed for your body to produce red blood cells and adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, the compound that serves as the primary energy source for cellular metabolism. While animal-based proteins like beef, poultry, fish and shellfish are among some of the best natural sources of iron, people who are strict vegetarians or vegans and don't eat any meat still have several ways to get enough iron. Talk to a doctor or dietitian if you're concerned about your iron intake.
Eat Beans and Iron-Rich Vegetables
Foods like dried beans, legumes and certain vegetables -- particularly leafy green vegetables -- have a higher concentration of iron per calorie when compared to animal-based foods, according to the Vegetarian Resource Group. A 1-cup serving of cooked soybeans provides 7.8 milligrams of iron, and cooked fresh spinach has 6.4 milligrams of iron in every cup. Other naturally rich plant-based iron sources include lentils, kidney beans, oat bran and barley. The iron in all plant foods is in the non-heme form, a type of iron that the body doesn't absorb as well as iron from animal products. To increase non-heme iron absorption, eat high-iron plant foods with a source of vitamin C, says the Linus Pauling Institute. For example, add beans or chopped greens like Swiss chard to soups or stews containing tomatoes or tomato sauce.
Eat Fortified or Enriched Foods
A number of vegetarian-friendly foods are fortified with high concentrations of iron. Some ready-to-eat breakfast cereals like raisin bran or wheat flakes can contain as much as 18 milligrams of iron in a 1- or 3/4-cup serving, providing 100 percent or more of the recommended daily allowance of iron for both men and women. Many grain products are enriched with iron, meaning that iron that was lost during processing is added back to the finished product. Iron-enriched foods include white rice, white flour and cornmeal. Like other plant-based iron sources, you can increase the amount of iron you absorb from iron-fortified and iron-enriched foods by consuming them with vitamin C. Eat your breakfast cereal with a glass of orange juice, or your sandwich with some melon or berries.
Use Cast Iron Cookware
A 2006 study published in the "Journal of Food Science" reported that foods cooked in cast iron pots had a significantly higher concentration of iron per serving than foods prepared in other types of pots. This is especially true for acidic foods such as tomato sauce, which contains a high amount of vitamin C. In the study, high vitamin C foods cooked in cast iron cookware gained as much as 25 milligrams of iron for every 100 grams of the food. Columbia Health advises that if you choose to cook with cast iron to increase your iron intake, use new pots that have more of the mineral than old ones, and stick with methods that use little oil and require frequent stirring, such as sautéing.
The Linus Pauling Institute says that a varied diet should provide adequate iron for most healthy individuals, but some people, including young women, vegans and vegetarians, may benefit from an iron supplement. Iron supplementation may cause side effects like constipation, stomach pain, nausea, heartburn or vomiting. It may also alter the normal effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen, antacids, birth control medications, hypertension drugs like enalapril, cholestyramine and some antibiotics. Avoid using an iron supplement until you've spoken to your doctor, and never give the supplements to a child or take more than the recommended dosage.
- University of Maryland Medical Center: Iron
- The Vegetarian Resource Group: Iron in the Vegan Diet
- USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 25: Iron, Fe (mg) Content of Selected Foods per Common Measure, Sorted by Nutrient Content
- Linus Pauling Institute: Iron
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: What's the Difference between the Terms "Enriched" and "Fortified" on Food Labels?
- Parenting Science: Boosting Iron Absorption - A Guide for the Science-Minded
- Journal of Food Science: Release of Iron into Foods Cooked in an Iron Pot: Effect of pH, Salt and Organic Acids
- Columbia Health: Does Cooking with Cast Iron Pots and Pans Add Iron to Our Food?
- Bristol University School of Chemistry: Adenosine Triphosphate - ATP
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Out of Chicago comes Moody Tongue Brewing and this is a look at their Steeped Emperor’s Lemon Saison, a 6.3% ABV Saison or Farmhouse Ale. The beer is described as carrying the flavors of a lemon meringue pie along with the aromatics of Meyer lemons. Now as a kid, I used to love lemon meringue pie so I am definitely interested in seeing how this one plays out. Check out the video to see what I think of this one.
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Railway minister Dinesh Trivedi presented his maiden Railway Budget in Parliament. There is nominal fare hike in this budget, which is first in last nine years. Minister announced that the proposal was to hike fares ranging from two paise to 30 paise per kilometre.
Trivedi said the increase would be 2 paise per km for suburban trains; 3 paise per km for mail trains. Express train fare was up by 5 paise per km, 10 paise per km for a/c chaircar, 10 paise per km for a/c 3-tier, 15 paise per km for a/c 2-tier and 30 paise per km for a/c 1st class. Platform tickets are also increased to Rs 5.
Fare hike didn’t go well with his party TMC and WB Chief Minister has criticised it and demanded for the immediate roll back. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal too criticised it and termed the Budget presented as anti people and anti-poor. He said that the increase in the railway fares would hit every section and worst affected would be poor people of the country.
Chief Minister said that Railways Minister had also hinted at the increase in freight charges, which would adversely affect all sections of the society already struggling to make both ends meet in the view of rising prices. He said that Railways Minister had astutely mentioned the hike in rail fare in paise, which was no more but play of words by the Minister but the countrymen couldn’t be befooled any more.
Chief Minister said that UPA had no moral right to voice the concerns of common man as its policies and programmes had always been directed towards benefitting the rich section of the society. Prof. Dhumal said that interests of Himachal Pradesh had been once again overlooked in the Railways Budget. He said that inspite of the fact that the State had been pressing the demand for construction of Mandi-Manali, Leh-Ladakh rail line for the last so many years, in view of its strategic importance, but the Centre had been indifferent to the same. He said that a survey of this railway line had already been done but still the Central Government had not paid any heed in strengthening the railway network in the State. He said that this amply speaks of the indifferent approach and attitude of the UPA Government towards BJP ruled States.
Dhumal said that it was unfortunate that Himachal Pradesh had not been given its fair share even in the proposal to construct 45 new railway lines of 700 km length in the country in 2012-13. He reiterated that center Govt has been biased toward Himachal as only 44 kms long rail line had been constructed in the State since Independence. Chief Minister said that there was a proposal to upgrade 750 km double gauge and 800 km long narrow gauge railway line in the country in 2012-13 but State had also been ignored in this budget.


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It occurred to me earlier this evening in the midst of an impromptu workout routine that aside from Jungian psychological archetypes and inherited myths and stories from lost civilizations and cultures, it seems to me that polytheist and Pagan men exist mostly in the vacuum between Abrahamic belief systems and polytheism. Polytheism, from its inception and its near-total absorption by militant feminism in the late 70s until the recent past, has largely remained the realm of women and intrepid men who are unafraid of bearing the weight of socially-demeaning labels and mistaken identities, including that of the effeminate male, the emasculated male, or simply ‘the eccentric male’. It occurred to me that polytheist men have very little to work with in regard to positive male archetypes, with the majority of the archetypes presented in modern texts as primarily female and, for the most part, motherly or grandmotherly in stature to the practitioner. I mean– yes, you have the primary archetypes such as the Horned God, the Oak/Holly King(s), and deities such as Zeus, Cernunnos, and Antinous, but there are few parallels to the much-ballyhooed Maiden, Mother, and Crone of contemporary Wicca.
This is where the thought-experiment comes in: What do men have as a parallel to the Maiden/Mother/Crone cycle?
Why not introduce a new cycle for the male practitioners? I propose something like this:
The Wildling is the consummate youth: wide-eyed, bushy-tailed, and eager to experience all that can be experienced no matter the cost or consequence. He feels right at home in even the most simplistic of activities and his aspects vary widely from person-to-person, sometimes seeking the physical exertion of a flat-out sprint to catch-up with the ice-cream truck with his friends, other times seeking the wonder and the merriment that can be found in the folds of his favorite book or film. The Wildling simultaneously has some of the easiest lessons as well as the most difficult concepts to convey to the practitioner, and can sometimes only provide it as a barrage of images and emotions but generally gets the point across.
His lessons often center around finding the excitement and often child-like wonder that is so often lost in modern cultures between the Internet, television, and sedentary existence. Happiness, or at the very least contentment, are the hallmarks of a healthy relationship with the Wildling. The “shadow side” often times includes insensitive and incoherent outbursts, feelings of isolation, rage, and resentment (typically against one or more authority figures). Resolution of these ‘shadow elements’ can often be difficult, as it involves a large portion of lower-world emotional work, but can be extremely insightful.
The Warrior is the Wildling given time and the direction to grow and change. The Warrior values strength and tenacity, but also values quiet contemplation and the more complex mental efforts required of a Warrior during peace-time: building, repairing, training, learning, and internalizing. The Warrior knows when to strike and when to speak, and works to impart this wisdom upon the practitioner. Patience hasn’t fully-formed, but the knowledge that some situations require it and others still require action are the culmination of continued growth and achievement. The Warrior remembers the Wildling, remembers the wonder that he approached the world with, and tries to carry that into his everyday experiences, showering friends and lovers with affection and admiration, while expressing criticism and defeating threats when necessary.
The Warrior teaches any under his tutelage lessons in patience, personal and physical strength, and tries to impart his what wisdom and vision that he can upon the practitioner. Personal and professional growth, the strengthening of interpersonal and sexual relationships, and the achievement of goals are all hallmarks of a healthy relationship with the Warrior. The “shadow side” will typically include cold or calculating actions designed to teach the practitioner a lesson they will never forget. The Warrior, much like fire, is not a gentle master and sometimes has the potential to create or exacerbate problems. The Warrior, however immovable he may seem, also has a warm and forgiving heart and often readily forgive transgressions and accept the practitioner into his warm embrace and instruction once more. Resolution and retrospection go hand-in-hand wherever the Warrior’s influence is felt or imparted, and can be physically as well as mentally difficult.
The Wizened-One (sometimes called the Sage) is the tail-end of the male cycle, culminating in the transference of physical strength into mental and spiritual strength. Achievement, knowledge, and counsel are available for one who grants respect and listens intently to the wisdom that the Wizened-One offers. With the knowledge that comes with such experience, he offers his advice and creativity and greets you as a grandparent would greet you: with warmth and a depth of love that seems unparalleled and intense. He is a teller of tales, a font of vast wisdom, and the consummate spiritual elder.
The Wizened-One can grant intense visions or dreams, and can trigger intense emotional release or contraction depending on what is required. All the practitioner must do is simply ask and be willing to obtain it as it comes to them. His shadow element is that of intense, visceral emotional reactions such as the fear that comes part-and-parcel with advanced aging and imminent death. He can sometimes be fickle, as some elders are apt to be, but when approached with sufficient respect and supplication his warmth and openness can be restored.
What are your thoughts on the cycle outlined here? Do these archetypes parallel any of the experiences you have had, or do they give you additional ideas for rituals or practices? Leave me a comment and let’s discuss!

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The value of electrophysiological tests: conventional electroencephalography (EEG), topographic EEG analysis as well as computerized tomography (CT) in the diagnosis and evaluation of 25 patients with manifestations of transient ischemic attacks (TIA) in the domain of the carotid system was assessed. Normal CT was the rule in TIA patients except in 8% of the cases, where nonspecific changes of brain atrophy were described. Conventional EEG, topographic EEG and spectral analysis could detect abnormalities in 48%, 80% and 64% of TIA cases respectively. None of the abnormal EEG records could be missed by topographic EEG analysis. 32% of the records were diagnosed as abnormal by topographic EEG, while conventional EEG failed to detect abnormalities. Spectral analysis of the EEG results revealed a significant decrease regarding mean high limit alpha percent power, and a significant increase regarding mean low and high limit theta percent power, as well as a significant increase of the mean high limit of the slow activities activities (alpha + beta) percent power ratio in the TIA group as compared to the normal control group.
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Autores: Damineli, Bruno L.; John, Vanderley M.; Lagerblad, Björn; Pileggi, Rafael G.
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Producing cementitious materials with low CO2 emissions is a key challenge for sustainability, considering the increasing demand for cement and the inefficacy of current industrial solutions. Improving the efficiency of binder use is mandatory, so that binder replacement by inert fillers with lower environmental loads is an alternative, which demands careful control of the rheological behaviour to decrease the water demand of pastes. Dispersion and packing models are well known, but other less explored parameters of raw materials (surface area, density, roughness) and paste (water content, distance between particles) determine the interaction among particles, affecting the paste’s rheological behaviour.
The aim of this paper is to assess the influence of inert fillers on the rheological behaviour of cementitious pastes. A range of 12 inert fillers with varied aspects was evaluated. The results indicated a good agreement between the Casson viscosity and the interference parameter calculated using the interference model.


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I love my VS jeans.And everything else I have from VS.When I have them on all I think about is taking them off in front of my honey.Hope you all enjoy seeing me take them off as much as he does.Love reading all your comments.GC
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A few days ago the official trailer for NBA 2K13 hit the web, informing us that victory is the main aim of the game. The MyCAREER mode is main way of doing that and it doesn't just focus on a player's life on the court, but the player's life away from it as well.
Known as MyPLAYER in previous NBA 2K games, MyCAREER lets you play as a rookie from the draft, allowing you guide your career any way you want as what you do can affect how your team, the fans and even the commentary team feel about you.
The MyCAREER mode is explained in the latest NBA 2K13 developer insight video below.
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The effects of anxiety on the body
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Concerns raised over prebiotic and probiotic safety
Probiotics and prebiotics are becoming ever more popular. A new study asks whether we know enough about the safety of these new interventions.read more
What are the benefits of maca root?
Maca root comes from Peru and is a common cooking ingredient in that region. Maca root may have a range of health benefits, especially for endurance and sexual health. In this article, we look at the evidence behind these claims, as well as whether there are any risks to taking it.read more

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