31 Ways To Seriously Deep Clean Your Home. 5 Reasons Running May Not Help You Lose Weight. By Adam Bornstein for Shape.com "My body just can't lose weight. " That's the first thing I heard when I picked up the phone. Sounding frustrated and hopeless on the other end of the line, my client Sarah continued. "If you knew how hard I've been working, you'd understand. You'd know I wasn't making excuses. " Sarah first contacted me after a friend of hers had successfully lost weight through my online coaching program, just six months after having a baby. More from Shape.com:You Don't Have To Run To Get In Amazing Shape8 Reasons Why You Should Lift Heavier WeightsUnbelievable Diet Rules Backed By Science Once Sarah understood why her approach to cardio was holding her back, we adjusted her plan and the pounds starting coming off again (seven pounds in one month, to be exact.)
Your Workout Is Always The Same Your body is an amazing machine. This is where traditional "steady state" running falls short on a long-term weight-loss plan. There's no need to guess, I'll tell you: More fat loss. This woman spent a year building a 400,000 piece Lego replica of Hogwarts. The Most Heartbreaking "Winnie The Pooh" Comic You'll Ever Read. Batman Steampunk Posters. Gotham Gears Re-Imagines Batman Universe As Cyberpunk Mechs. 31 INFJ Problems. 25 Ingenious Clothing Hacks Everyone Should Know. Feminist Disney smashes the patriarchy in your childhood favorites. If any consumer brand in America has truly aligned itself with innocence, purity, and warm fuzzy feelings, it's Disney. But for every child who grows up surrounded by Disney products ranging from Broadway musicals to princess tiaras, there are countless controversies surrounding the content of Disney’s films, its notoriously cutthroat business practices, and the way the Mega-Mouse impacts culture—often negatively.
One of the most outspoken online proponents of a critical take on Disney is Feminist Disney, part of a growing Tumblr community of social justice bloggers and anti-fandom critique blogs. At Feminist Disney, which often functions like a “Yo, Is This Racist?” Commentary blog, readers ask creator Mari Rogers to weigh in on everything from Disney's notorious treatment of its employees to the blandness of its perpetually beautiful blonde princesses. Before she began critiquing Disney regularly, Rogers was a women's rights activist in college—one with a soft spot for princesses. and.
I sent this paper to JK Rowling explaining how the wizarding gene could be singular, autosomal, and dominant despite the protests of a bunch of fans who stopped learning genetics after Punnett squares. Warning: Contains science | Fus Ro Dah. #EdgyHeadlines Flips Gender; Illustrates Misogyny In Media And Culture. Complain must give suggestion one ah? Siao. – Signs of Struggle. I want to put paid to this idiocy of insisting that people give solutions if they want to complain. It is a foolish sort of logic, bred by Orwellian elitists in ivory towers. Two comments in TODAY, one fueled by the illogic of the other, demanded that Singaporeans stop complaining unless they have constructive suggestions to offer.
They derided Singaporean’s complaints as the whining of “petulant children”. While Lim Sing Tat’s letter was directed at the Punggol Rooftop Childcare Centre issue, he borrowed heavily from Charles Tan Meah Yang’s piece and offered no new insight except a call for the government to be harsher on those who voiced unhappiness. Talk about regressive. Tan’s article is better and contains many salient points, his reasoned tone shows that he probably does not mean to inflame. The flawed logic runs deep, concealed by a veneer of faux-constructiveness. Granted, there are many whose complaints are unreasonable. I’ll spell it out – complaints ARE feedback. Like this: The Singaporean Fairytale: A Critical Reading, or, MAKE IT STOP I DON’T EVEN– | Typical, Really.
Utility Journal: Tip Sheet: Tea. There are plenty of reasons to drink tea, and knowledge is power when it comes to getting the best from your own. So in this first Tip Sheet article, we’ve compiled a concise round-up of useful information about earth’s second favorite beverage (water is the first). Tea usually contains one third to one half as much caffeine as coffee. You can cook with it. Teas have appeared in culinary circles lately as a versatile ingredient. Grind tea leaves into pepper, marinate or tenderize with it, or experiment with your own implementations.
When convenience isn’t a concern, loose-leaf brewing with an infuser is preferable to brewing with tea bags. Don’t try to make iced tea stronger by steeping it longer – it’ll become bitter. When brewing with loose leaves, a good rule of thumb is one heaping teaspoon for every cup of water you’re brewing. Before you buy seemingly healthy bottled tea from the supermarket, check the label. If you brew with loose leaves, don’t throw them away when you’re done.
3 Things I Wish I Knew Before We Got Married. I used to think I had my stuff together. Then I got married. Marriage is great—but it rocked everything I knew. I quickly realized my basic goal in life, prior to getting married, was to simply remain undisturbed. This “disruption” came suddenly and was disguised as a 5-foot-nothing Swedish-Filipino woman. When I decided I’d rather not live without her, I proceeded to ask her to marry me—that is, to officially invite someone who wasn’t me to be in my personal space for the rest of my life. This decision introduced my most significant experiences and most challenging experiences—none of which I would trade for the world. However, I wish I’d had a bit more insight on the front end of our marriage to help me navigate it all. According to most research, more than 50 percent of people who say “I do” will not be sleeping in the same bed eight years from now. Although happiness is often a very real byproduct of a healthy relationship, marriage has a far more significant purpose in sight. 1. 2. 3.
I am a feminist « pissedoffladies. I’m a feminist. I’m a feminist because I believe women are equal to men, should be treated equally and should have equal rights. I’m a feminist because I believe women should have the right to make their own life choices, to decide for themselves how they wish to live their lives. I’m a feminist because I believe women should have total control over their own bodies, which includes access to health care, contraceptives and legal, safe abortion. I’m a feminist because I believe women should be able to define their own sexuality, to make their own decisions about with whom, when, where and why they engage in sexual activity, and to make their own decisions regarding consent.
I’m a feminist because I believe women should be able to wear what they want and to alter their appearance however they feel comfortable. I’m a feminist because I believe women are human beings, and therefore have human rights, like the rest of the human population. With me so far? Sounds easy, right? But we don’t. An Open Letter to the Artist Behind the "Lady Avengers" Starring Alison Brie and Amber Heard. By Rob Payne | Think Pieces | January 17, 2013 | Comments (169 View Dear JoshWMC, May I call you Josh? Mr. WMC is a tad too formal for this letter, I think, because I'm not registering a complaint with your customer service department. First of all, I'd be remiss not to begin by praising your obvious artistic talent and technical skill set. The problem is that no matter how good your 'shops of Alison Brie, Amber Heard, Sandra Bullock, and now Rachel Weisz are from a technical standpoint, the message some of them are sending out to the Internet and the world is, well, offensive.
To be fair, Josh, your versions of Iron Maiden and Lady Hulk are far less troubling, so take heart in that. The problems really start with the most popular of your gender revisions: Alison Brie as Captain America, or as you named her, Miss America. Your reinterpretation of Thor is equally as frustrating. I'm really not trying to pick on you, Josh.
Your mate in comic bookery, Rob. Hustlin': Why We Need to Stop Obsessing Over What College Majors Make Us Rich | Education on GOOD. Hustlin' is back as a permanent series. Every week, we'll go beyond the pitying articles about recession-era youth and illuminate ways our generation is coping. The last few years may have been a rude awakening, but we're surviving. Here's how. Every few months, like clockwork, a new study (the latest from researchers at Georgetown [PDF]) concludes that arts majors can't get jobs and that engineering degrees are the only way to guarantee a living wage. We get it, Georgetown, English majors are poor. A future of unhappy robots is pretty bleak. The broader the major, the more well-rounded the student. There's no getting around the fact that certain majors are more pre-professional than others.
Where you go to school counts far more than what you major in. If we shun certain majors, their fields—and the people who work in them—will continue to be undervalued. Finally, let's be real: Lots of educated 20-somethings are in jobs that require no degree at all. How to Love an Introvert. Your first lessons will be in silence. Learn them well. In the initial awkward moments spent in trailed off conversations, her silence will unsettle you. Do not be discouraged. You will probe without return and flirt without rebuttal. Allow neither this, nor the crossing of her legs, nor the turning of her head to wear down your trust.
Discard your smirks, your winks, your jokes and your faces. Do not expect your openness to be hers. Rejoice when she finally recognises the light of your being enough to reveal her own, but be patient. See her now then, clearly and brightly. Your last lessons will last and linger. You will pray to be the answer. Image Credits: Diana Rahim/Verkxr. A letter to Senior Pastor Lawrence Khong | #spuddings. Dear Pastor Khong My name is Kirsten. Like you, I too think of Family as a noble endeavour. However, I was confused by your reference to “homosexual activists” in your statement to Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong. You see, unlike you, I support the repeal of Section 377A of our country’s penal code. In your statement you asserted that “[e]xamples from around the world have shown that the repeal of similar laws have led to negative social changes, especially the breakdown of the family as a basic building block and foundation of the society.”
You claim that the repeal of Section 377A “takes away the rights of parents over what their children are taught in schools, especially sex education.” You say that the repeal of Section 377A “attacks religious freedom and eventually denies free speech to those who, because of their moral convictions, uphold a different view from that championed by increasingly aggressive homosexual activists.” Pastor Khong, I too love Singapore. The Anti Diet. Ok, so this is the blog post I get asked for again & again. I’m not going to give you some faddy diet that will help you lose a stone, only to find it again next month. Why? Because it’s a waste of both of our time & it’s bad for you. That’s why. Instead, I will give you my tips, rules & advice to living your life, & losing weight along the way. 1.
First & foremost you need motivation. I’m going to go out on a limb here & say that as you’re reading my blog, you like the internet. That’s your goal. 2. 3. 4. You should start eating at around a 3 or a 4. If you wait until 2 or 1, your body will go into starvation mode which means when you do finally eat, your body will hold on to every bit of fat it can get it’s hands on incase you decide to starve it again. If you accidentally get to this level of hunger, take it slow. If you’re actively trying to lose weight, stop at 5. You’ll soon train your body to eat what’s just right for you. 5. Bread You need nitrogen. Salty foods You need chloride. 6. 25 Best Moments of the Grumpy Cat. 80K views 500 days ago by LostInSpace If you think you’re having a bad day, just Google “grumpy cat”, and you’ll know instantly who’s doing even worse than you are. Meet Tardar Sauce (a.k.a. Tartar Sauce) - the Grumpy Cat, who has become an Internet sensation once her picture was posted on Reddit on September 22, 2012.
Sceptics first thought the bitter expression on her face was Photoshoped, but it’s completely real. Tard is a mix-breed, but looks to have some Ragdoll or Snowshoe in her. Website: grumpycats.com Like Dislike 0 points Vote: Star Trek Into Darkness/Toy Story 3 Trailer Mashup. Move Over, Barbie — You’re Obsolete. The Beauty Of Untranslatable Words. I have been obsessed with language, both my native one and otherwise, ever since learned to read. I’ve been a voracious reader my entire life, and in the past ten years, I’ve studied two languages, German and Japanese, in-depth, while delving into two others, Arabic and Spanish, for shorter, less dedicated stints.
Now, I make a living out of trying to explain the labyrinth of the English language to Japanese high school students. I like words, to put it plainly. And though there are about a million reasons that I’ll call myself a lover of words, one of the main reasons lies within words that are untranslatable into any other language. Google “untranslatable words” and you’ll be greeted with dozens of lists of the “top” foreign words that just can’t be translated into English (or any other tongue, for that matter, if English isn’t your first language).
The thing is, most of these words don’t describe concepts that are completely foreign to society. Geek Masculinity and the Myth of the Fake Geek Girl. I’ve been thinking about fake geek girls–or, more, the tenacity with which the geek community has latched on to the bugbear of the fake geek girl. Even in a community with a reputation as argumentative, the intensity and volume of the vitriol directed at the fake geek girl is unprecedented. It’s flat-out weird. So, what makes the fake geek girl such a threatening spectre? What, exactly, does she threaten?” Geek” is a gendered noun. There’s a GeekGirlCon, but no GeekGuyCon: every con is GeekGuyCon, unless it specifies otherwise. You don’t say “geek guys” the way you say “geek girls”: once you’ve said “geek,” the “guy” is pretty much taken as read.
When a label is gendered, it carries all the attendant baggage. Take a moment to think about what that means–to women, but also to men; and particularly to the way men are taught to see women. If you start there, it’s easy to see how we might have become predisposed to looking at female-identified geeks with suspicion. Struggle For Smarts? How Eastern And Western Cultures Tackle Learning : Shots - Health News. Chinese schoolchildren during lessons at a classroom in Hefei, east China's Anhui province, in 2010. STR/AFP/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption STR/AFP/Getty Images Chinese schoolchildren during lessons at a classroom in Hefei, east China's Anhui province, in 2010. STR/AFP/Getty Images In 1979, when Jim Stigler was still a graduate student at the University of Michigan, he went to Japan to research teaching methods and found himself sitting in the back row of a crowded fourth-grade math class.
"The teacher was trying to teach the class how to draw three-dimensional cubes on paper," Stigler explains, "and one kid was just totally having trouble with it. Stigler knew that in American classrooms, it was usually the best kid in the class who was invited to the board. "I realized that I was sitting there starting to perspire," he says, "because I was really empathizing with this kid.
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