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bbrissonn · 2 years

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𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐔 𝐊𝐈𝐃 | ᴛʜᴏᴍᴀꜱ ʙᴏʀᴅᴇʟᴇᴀᴜ ₍₄₎

warnings: slight swearing, not proofread, this is the last part of the series itself, but i'd love if some of you would come talk to me about what you think could happen between the 3 of them in my inbox :)) (ex: tiny blurbs requests, concepts, thoughts, ect.)

pairing: thomas bordeleau x brisson!reader

wc: 1.04k

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you were sitting in the driver seat of thom’s car, waiting outside of yost for him to come out. their practice had ended about 10 minutes ago, and you knew he normally took about 30 minutes to come out, which meant you had to wait for another solid 20 minutes. you were so focused on your phone that you hadn’t seen a person walk up to the passenger seat, leading you to you jumping a bit when they knocked on the window.

you expected to see bordy, or one of his roommates asking for a ride home, but you surely weren’t expecting to see your twin brother standing there. he was normally one of the last ones to leave after a practice, which made you even more confused as to why he was standing there. you unlocked the door and seconds after he was sitting in the seat next to you, his eyes focused on the tree in front of him.

“i, uh… i’m sorry.” he whispered, you knew that apologizing isn’t something he’s good at, and that this was really hard for him, something you really appreciated.

“i’m sorry to–”

“don’t. you shouldn’t be sorry for anything, y/n/n. i fucked up, okay? you didn’t.”

“bren–”

“i was being an asshole, and i should’ve been happy for you instead of being a bitch because he treats you right and he makes you happy, and that’s all that should matter. i–i was just scared that i was gonna lose you. we used to be so close, then when you and bordy started dating, i just feel like you spent less time with me and that you didn’t talk to me about your life anymore. and i hated it, and instead of talking to you about it, i pushed you away. and i’m sorry for what i said at restaurant, i’m sorry for blowing up at you in front of everyone, and i’m sorry telling you to go back home. ‘cause i don’t, i want you here in michigan with me because you’re the closest thing to home i have, and because bordy wants you here. i’m happy for the two of you, i really am y/n–”

“bren, it’s okay.” you cut him off softly, placing a hand on his shoulder, making him look at you.

“but it’s not–”

“yes it is. i was being a bitch too, okay? i should’ve talked to you about it before, he’s your best friend and you had every right to be angry at me because of it. i’m not mad at you, i never have and i never will because of this okay? you’re my brother, and no matter what happens between us, i’ll always love you. and no one can replace you, bren, not even bordy. you cut him off again with a small smile. he nodded a bit before leaning over and hugging you.

“i love you, y/n/n.”

“i’m sorry you felt like i was replacing you, b. i wasn’t trying to–”

“i know.” he said, squeezing you a little harder in his arms.

“so i won’t get a death stare anymore when i come within 2 feet of you?” thom asked you, making you chuckle a bit. the two of you had gotten back from yost about 10 minutes ago, and you had just finished explaining to him what happened with brendan.

“no.”

“you’re sure?”

“yes.”

“and i’ll be able to kiss you whenever i want and wherever i want?”

“yes, t. you’ll even be able to cuddle me without having him cough. you’ll be able to put your arm around me at dinner without getting kicked in the shin. you’ll be able to give me a drink without having him try it before–”

“so i’m free again?” he cut you off, making you laugh a bit.

“you’ve been free–”

“no i haven’t. it was like i was in the army or something, if i did this, he’d do this to me. it was worse than that diet the nutritionist gave me, babe.” he exaggerated, making you roll your eyes.

“no need to be so dramatic now.”

“i’m not!”

“sure.” you said dragging out the ‘e’ making him pinch you lightly. you sent him a death glare, which he answered with a smile and gave you a kiss.

“he does have one rule.” you mumbled against his lips, making him let out a frustrated groan.

“no ‘making babies’ in front of him.”

“why– why we have sex in front of him?”

“i don’t know! ask him!”

“he’s your brother, your twin. you should know what happens in his head! twin telepathy or whatever.”

“oh my god!”

“you guys are gross.” brendan exclaimed walking out of the backdoor of your house, seeing you and thom making out in the pool. you back was pressed against the edge, your legs were wrapped around his waist and your arms around his neck.

it was now june, you and thomas had been dating for about 8 months now, and he had agreed to come visit you, and brendan of course, in LA for a week. now at first, he had planned to just spend time with you and some with brendan once in a while. but those plan quickly got ruined when your dad announced that he was able to set up some gym session for him, much to brendan’s happiness since he would get to spend some time with his best friend.

“what do you want?” you asked him, he wasn’t wearing his swimsuit, so he clearly wasn’t coming to swim, and he was never one to just sit in the sun for fun.

“just coming to get this.” he said as he walked towards the small table near the pool where his speaker was and shoving it in your face with a laugh.

“go away!” you said, swatting his hand away, making him laugh even more.

“jeez, someone woke up in the wrong side of the bed. you two can go back to shoving your tongue down your throats now, princess.” he teased you, making thom laugh a bit, while you let out a groan.

“i’m gonna kill him one day.” you whispered to bordy before connecting your lips again.

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nomorerww · 6 months

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Scientists still don’t know for sure why humans gravitate toward ultraprocessed foods. One hypothesis, according to Hall, is that we might not be able to resist their combination of ingredients. Think about the last time you ate just one chip out of a bag—it’s almost impossible not to eat more.

In a 2021 study Hall attempted to compare a low-carbohydrate diet with a high-carbohydrate one to examine the effect on energy intake. When people were presented with meals that were high in both fat and sugar, fat and salt or carbohydrates and salt, people tended to eat more calories, he says. “These are so-called hyperpalatable foods,” Hall adds.

Such foods essentially have artificially enhanced palatability that exceeds the palatability any ingredient could produce on its own—in other words, they have a combination of fat, salt or sugar “that would never exist in nature,” Juul says. Previous research has shown that foods combining fat and carbohydrates were better at activating the brain’s reward system than foods with just one of those ingredients. The ultraprocessed meals in Hall’s study also had more calories per bite than the minimally processed diet.

Some researchers hypothesize that certain foods are addictive. People don’t lose control over eating bananas, but with ultraprocessed foods, they show all the hallmarks of addiction, says Ashley Gearhardt, a professor of psychology and a nutritionist at the University of Michigan. Addictive drugs activate the striatal dopamine system—the brain’s pleasure center—by creating a dopamine spike followed by a rapid crash. “It’s like a quick hit that isn’t sustaining,” Gearhardt says. Ultraprocessed foods mimic nicotine and ethanol in the magnitude of that effect in the brain.

“That makes sense because the reward system of the brain was really shaped by the need to get calories,” Gearhardt says. The addictive agent in food could be one of many things, she says—taste, smell, sugar, fat and additives are all potential culprits. Studies in animals have shown that stopping the consumption of ultraprocessed foods—much like other addictive substances—elicits withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety and agitation.

#health #junk food #diet #processed foods

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bittermause · 1 year

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End of the Year Review: A Three Year Act Edition

My birthday is ten days away, so I felt it appropriate to write another one of these End of Year Reviews before then. I decided to summarize the last two years since I didn't bother to do so after 2019. The motivation to do this came from regretting to not record and keep any of my previous EoY posts from 2018 and earlier. As I get older, those said years became a blur to me, which is unfortunate. But I digress, let's start things off with the glorious year of...

2020

The year when Covid went into full swing around the globe, but also the year of brand new beginnings and a year full of insane luck and precise timing. In 2019, literally the day after Christmas, I was offered a job as a 2D Animator for a unique Cybersecurity training firm in CA. After a brief moment of panic and my best friend convincing me to take a chance with this new venture, I agreed to move out west at the end of January, and start my new job in February. For first two weeks I stayed at an AirBnB close to my job, and eventually moved into a makeshift studio space attached to a family home that belonged to a fellow alumni's mother. I never imagined I would finally leave Michigan after 35 years of personal pain and misery, to have a job that actually paid a livable wage that was also synonymous with my career path, and be able to leave behind an environment that put me in a constant state of stress and depression. For the first time in ages, I felt truly blessed. In the Spring, my best friend and I started getting re-acquainted with an old mutual friend of ours that we seldom spoke to in years. We ended up spending weekend nights having three way calls, discussing creative projects and talking about life in general. Never thought I'd re-connect with them in such a way, but now we have a much tighter friendship bond than we did in the past.

2021

After being able to save a lump sum of money thanks to the low rent cost and full on public transit reliance, I finally acquired a car. It didn't take me long to get re-acquainted with driving on the road; not having to deal with the iconic pot holes and rough weather worn terrain made travel cakewalk. I took my time to discover some great local haunts, like GraphAids and Record Outlet. However, in October I realized that my body was out of shape, and when I weighed myself for the first time in forever, I was hitting 231 Lbs. I took it upon myself to start a weight and task log in order to keep track of CICO, and exercise again. ( I was rotating between DDPY, Ringfit and the mini-elliptical) I also acquired a nutritionist to guide me in making better decisions for my diet. When November rolled around, I came to the conclusion that I needed to move out of the little studio space and into my own apartment. While it helped me save a great deal of money, the space was tiny, I missed having a stove, and a washer and dryer nearby. My landlady was oddly avoidant on giving rent history to my soon-to-be apartment management, but come later December I was still able to get approval for a unit. That same month, I announced the end of my long running web comic The Shufflers. It was one of the hardest decisions I had to make, but a necessary one. I still think about whether or not I can pick it back up again, but only time can tell.

2022

No doubt, is perhaps one of my favorite years living out in CA by far. I moved into an upper level apartment, got promoted to Production Supervisor at my workplace, I traveled to Colorado Springs to hang out with my friend, got to visit The Academy Museum with my workmates and explored the Studio Ghibli exhibition, and roamed a little bit around my new city and found some neat shops and restaurants. Along with it's pleasures, also came with great internal struggles; even though I left my old life two years ago, some of the excess baggage was still clinging on to me, and my perception of self was still very unhealthy. I started receiving therapy in June twice a month, in order to help me untangle my past grievances with myself and to help me pull away from the people that caused it. These sessions have been a real eye opener, and keeping a journal based on each one has greatly helped. One of the hardest challenges I've ever faced so far was convincing myself that I am worthy of self love and respect, to undo the belief that I am an unlovable, creep-ass overweight toad, and stop hiding my honest feelings and insecurity behind a goofy ass mask. While it's been a painful journey, the self-discovery was worth it.

Plans for 2023

I'll be continuing my self-improvement goals throughout this year. Since last October, I went down to 202 LBS. Next year I'd like to hit 175 or less. (Ideally I should be aiming for 135 as the ultimate end goal, but that won't be likely for another year and a half). Outside of that, the other goals I'd like to achieve are;

Continue making Animated shorts.

Get contacts, particularly ones I can wear if I decide to go swimming.

Get my hair professionally colored. Been thinking of doing a red violet or dark purple.

Re-work my wardrobe more

Continue exploring and go to more events.

Work on an actual comic project again.

So far for all the goals I've set in previous years, I was able to attain them. I hope that I'll be able to continue that trend in the next year.

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detroit-grand-prix · 1 year

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Wildest Dreams Chapter 19 - exile

Chapter summary: Bee is about to race her first race in Formula 1. She's made a leap that very few women have made, and now she has to deal with some newfound fame… and a global pandemic.

Content warning: N/A

Chapter word count: 4,271

Author’s notes: I'd considered whether or not to make COVID-19 a thing in this AU, but considering how big of an effect it had on the calendar in 2020, I didn't think there was really a way to avoid it and maintain the degree of accuracy I was striving for when I was writing this.

Not a lot of notes this time though, at least, because I didn't rely on very many outside sources other than season 3 of Drive to Survive when they depict all of this happening in the beginning.

Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Late February, 2020

Every year, Bee wondered how her winter breaks kept getting busier and busier, but moving a few times seemed like nothing compared to the break between the 2019 and 2020 season. She felt like she was all over the world, hardly even in the UK, let alone home.

Shortly after her being announced to be Williams’ driver, she had flown out to New York City for a few days. She had interviews with a few magazines - mostly fashion magazines (which was strange, as she’d never been much into fashion). She didn’t mind, though, especially with the magazines - women and girls were their primary audience, and she wanted to be as visible to that audience as possible. She also had an interview on an American late-night talk show, a German-language magazine, and an appearance on a German sports show.

There was also the FIA Prize Giving Gala, which meant a trip to Switzerland. Before the gala, Bee decided to get a haircut. She’d mostly had the same hairstyle since she was a teenager - she always left her brown locks to grow past her shoulders - long enough to put into French braids. It kept relatively neat under her helmet and spared her some awful, sweaty helmet hair because she didn’t like wearing hats. But now, it felt like it was time for something different. She didn’t do anything drastic, just cut it short enough to graze her shoulders (and made sure she could style it to disguise her large neck a bit).

Her rising fame was something she sort of saw coming, and now had to deal with. She still didn’t get recognized in public every time she went out, but it happened more now than it used to, and she tried to be good natured and friendly to people. It was less of a shock now than it was on her last trip to Michigan. She’d been lucky that nobody had yet been invasive or too weird about her, at least in person. It happened on social media every once in a while, but at least it was easy to block people there.

She also hired a performance coach. She’d previously just relied on company-contracted athletic trainers and nutritionists, but with her step up into F1, every other driver she’d talked to said that she would need someone to work one-on-one with her.

Other drivers’ performance coaches seemed to do much more than just plan workouts and meals - they were almost personal assistants, in a way. She hired a German woman named Emilia, who was attached to the company that a lot of the other drivers used. The two of them met up in Germany before the F2 season ended for a sort of mutual job interview. Emilia said she had previously worked as a performance coach and trainer for a women’s soccer team. She cut a striking figure - she was tall, muscular, and had a face with very distinct, sharp features. Despite looking a bit intimidating, Bee thought Emilia was very kind, and very funny. Their “interview” in a Stuttgart coffee shop began to feel less like a job interview and more like a conversation with a friend in short order.

Emilia was a few years older than Bee was, and was from Dresden, in eastern Germany.

When the two of them met, Bee made it a point to discuss her thoughts on diet and nutrition, since that would be Emilia’s job. In her early teenage years, Bee had started to develop some poor habits with food that may have led to disordered eating, if Josephine hadn’t been eagle-eyed about that sort of thing and set Bee up with a counselor to help her course-correct. Thankfully, Emilia seemed to have views in line with her own, which was reassuring.

It was an easy hire, which was a relief, because Bee didn't want to have to interview a bunch of candidates - it was a lot of time that she'd rather spend doing other things.

Bee liked Emilia a lot. Emilia came to the last few F2 races with Bee, just to get an idea of what she’d be doing over the course of a race weekend. Emilia hadn’t ever been at a race track. She said that there was a lot to take in. Bee had grown up around race tracks, but could see how it would be overwhelming to someone who had never been to one.

George send her a WhatsApp message the Sunday before winter testing started and asked if she was going to be flying out of Oxfordshire with Toto like he was. She had flown back to Stuttgart pretty much immediately after the launch event for the FW43 because she hadn’t gotten to see her parents for almost all of winter break, other than a few days at Christmas.

“No, I’m in Germany, quick trip home for a few days. I’ll be in Barcelona tomorrow, I’m flying out in the afternoon.”

She wished she was flying with Toto, though. She liked to listen to NPR, an American public radio channel - the American equivalent of the BBC. She usually listened to the livestream of a station based in Michigan (she found listening to the nasal Midwestern accents, with their shifted vowels, comforting), and the news reports about some virus in China were starting to sound a little concerning. Airports were already a test of your immune system in ideal circumstances, never mind with a possible epidemic brewing. Josephine chided her to start taking some Vitamin C, just in case.

“I don’t think that’s gonna do anything, mom.” Bee said, as she was packing her bags.

“Couldn’t hurt though, could it?”

She arrived in Barcelona on the Monday before testing was scheduled to start and got settled in.

George would be getting in later, and they had plans to get dinner and catch up. Most of the drivers and staff all stayed in the same hotel, so she saw a few other drivers and staff here and there. A few stopped to congratulate her, including Sebastian.

“I always knew you could do it,” he said, pulling her into the bone-crushing hugs he always gave her. “I never had any doubt you’d get here.”

She laughed. “Well, that makes one of us, I guess!”

They made plans to get lunch sometime during the days between testing, as Bee was staying in Barcelona over the long weekend.

Once George had arrived in the late afternoon and had a chance to get settled, they went out for dinner with Alex Albon from Red Bull and Lando Norris from McLaren. The four of them had more or less been competing with each other for a long time in junior formulas, and the other three had stepped up into Formula 1 the previous year. Bee was always closest to George, but George was good friends with the other two of them, all of them having come up through the British karting ladder.

They went to a Mediterranean place near the hotel and the three of them shared a paella (Lando wasn’t big on seafood - “Just don’t eat the shrimp!” Bee told him. “But it was touching the rest of it!”) and then, after probably a few too many glasses of Spanish wine, they all decided to go to a karaoke bar that Alex had heard about near the hotel. Bee was almost a little impressed, she didn’t really see Alex as being into that sort of thing - she always thought he was a little quiet - introverted, maybe, but she had an amazing time with the three of them that night. Bee hadn’t ever done karaoke before. They walked back to the hotel, the four of them arm-in-arm like they were in the Wizard of Oz, perhaps being a little obnoxious, but they didn’t really care. She popped a nurofen and downed a glass of water before bed, just in case.

Tuesday was a filming day, when they did all of the shoots for the official television and previews, intros, and some filming for Netflix. George kept making stupid faces and kept getting told off by the director, which made Bee laugh at him because she was standing closest to him, which meant that she also get told off by the director. She couldn’t really take the director seriously anyway, when he said something about picturing your goals for the upcoming season so it would make you look determined, or something. She just felt kind of silly. They also filmed some of the segments for the Formula 1 Youtube channel, like Grill The Grid.

Williams was also able to avoid its folly from pre-season testing last year, and, indeed were actually the first ones to get the car on the track on Wednesday morning. George was testing in the morning block, and Bee in the afternoon block.

In the morning, while George was doing his test run, Bee had to go to the interview trailer that Netflix had set up for her first interview for Drive to Survive. She hadn’t been sure what to expect - she hadn’t watched the show yet herself, but it was very much a standard interview, all of it very pro forma and pretty much the same questions she was always asked - they asked her to give a summary of how she got to Formula 1, from karting in Germany as an American, why her family lived in Europe, what it was like being the only girl in the sport as a child, to what it felt like being the first and only woman on the grid in some decades. When they were wrapping up and the production assistant was disconnecting the microphone pack, Bee asked the producer, “Are you guys going to ask me about anything else?”

The producer stared at her.

“I’m sorry, I don’t mean to be rude, but these are the kind of questions everyone always asks me in every interview I do.” Bee said.

The producer cocked her head. “I know, I’m sorry, but this is… I guess, your kind of… hook for now. But we’ll see what sort of storylines develop through the season.”

Bee shrugged. Same as it ever was.

She left the trailer and headed back into the direction of the Williams motorhome, and spotted the back of Toto’s head as he was walking past. He was headed in the same direction she would be. She had to jog a little bit to catch up with his long strides.

“Good morning, Toto!”

“Good morning, bienchen. First interview with Netflix?”

“Yeah, just wrapped up.”

“And how was it?”

Bee rolled her eyes. “I feel like I should have a t-shirt made, or something. It’s to the point where every interviewer I’ve ever had has asked me the same questions, you’d think they could just all copy from each other. I’ll just pre-film something for next time and send it out to anyone that requests an interview.”

Toto laughed. “Well, we’ll see what happens with this season, hopefully you’ll give them something more interesting to talk about.”

They chatted a bit more until they reached the Williams motorhome - Bee hadn’t even realized that Toto had walked right past the Mercedes motorhome at the other end of the paddock to talk to her more.

“You’re testing this afternoon, right?”

“Yeah, I am, and I should actually go get ready now. Thanks for walking with me. I’ll see you later!”

She headed into the garage and into her drivers’ room (still strange to see her name and face on the door), where Emilia was finishing setting up a massage table and various other things.

“Good morning, Phoebe!” she said. She was always so awake. Bee didn’t feel nearly as alert as Emilia looked, even after having already been up for a while and doing her interview.

“Morning, Emilia.”

Emilia handed Bee her drink bottle.

“Here. It’s going to get warmer out today when you’re doing your run, and I know you went out last night and probably didn’t drink that much water when you got back in.” Bee rolled her eyes a bit, but obliged, chewing a little on the end of the long silicone straw as she sipped.

The isotonic drink wasn’t pleasant - it tasted kind of like drinking warm tea, but it was effective. “You’d think if they could develop this stuff, they could at least make it taste better.” Bee said, shuddering a bit from the taste.

“We’ll get started with some stretching and a warm-up in a second.” Bee wondered if Emilia was being a little excessive for just a test today, but she had hired her for a reason, so it was probably just best to do what Emilia told her to do.

They went through a short warm-up sequence for her neck and core, some stretches, and then Emilia started some assisted stretching with Bee’s neck, shoulders, and hands.

“You’re anxious again, aren’t you?” Emilia said, pushing on Bee’s trapezius muscles, attempting to release them. “Yeah - ow, shit - you can tell?”

“Of course. I’ve already noticed that you always carry your tension in your shoulders, probably more than anyone I’ve ever worked with. You can even tell from the way you stand, sometimes.” Emilia said. “Arms behind you.”

Bee rolled her shoulders back to roll her arms behind her back, and Emilia gradually guided them back, stretching out Bee’s pectoral muscles, easing the tension on her back. She felt a lot better afterward.

Bee changed into her race gear and headed out to the garage. She talked things over with her new race engineer, Gaetan, about their run plan for the session. Gaetan was French - from Toulouse, he told her, and had done internships at Porsche and Renault before becoming acquainted with Toto, who had a hand in getting him hired at Williams. He spoke English with an accent Bee found oddly charming. During their testing sessions, his voice would sometimes drop to almost a whisper over the radio, and it had somewhat of a calming effect on Bee. He was fairly tall and thin, and had hair that was shaved at the sides, but long on the top, and was always combed neatly off to the side. Bee thought his facial hair - a mustache and patch of hair on his chin - made him look very stereotypically French.

The engineers this year had also finally managed to give her a steering wheel with a more compact button configuration. It was much more comfortable than last year’s, where her small hands had to do a lot of awkward stretching - it kept causing problems with her previously-broken wrist as the tendons were prone to inflammation.

Once she got the car on the track, it started to actually feel pretty good. Still nowhere as smooth as the Mercedes she’d tested last year, but the FW43 was a huge improvement over the FW41 and FW42. The fact that they managed to get it out on track during the first day of testing was a huge victory in and of itself. She proceeded with the run plan that she and Gaetan discussed, until she suddenly felt the car die under her without any sort of warning. She was about 150 laps in, and her times were decent. It was unfortunate.

“Losing power.” Bee said, pulling the stricken FW43 into the grass.

“Okay, Phoebe. Looks like it’s an oil pressure issue.” Gaetan said. “Car off, please, car off, please.”

She sighed, turned off the car, released the wheel, and climbed out. The session was red-flagged and she got a ride back to the garage from a marshal. It was irritating that it happened to her, but it was more of an issue with the Mercedes power unit in general, as it had affected the Mercedes works team as well - Lewis’ car also experienced the same issue on the session.

“Well, better now than during a race,” Claire told her when she got back into the garage and was pulling her earbuds out. “But you and George looked great out there, you’re 11 and 12 right now.”

Better than Bee expected.

Testing wrapped up and was fairly successful, all things considered - there were a few reliability issues with the power unit. It was surprising, because normally Mercedes power units were fairly bombproof in comparison to the others, but they were things that could be resolved. Williams wouldn’t be fighting for wins any time soon, but their pace looked promising enough for them to finally break into the midfield this year, and more points would mean more money at the end of the season, which would just help them improve for the season after. Williams’ decline hadn’t happened overnight, and it wouldn’t be fixed overnight, either, but it felt like they were on the right path now.

Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia March 12th, 2020

Just as she expected, the first race weekend arrived sooner than anticipated. It came in an atmosphere of uncertainty, though. COVID-19 seemed to be spreading globally, and Italy was one of the countries impacted the worst outside of China, which would likely affect Ferrari and AlphaTauri, both being based in Italy. For a while, it was not even certain if their staff would be able to leave the quarantine zone established in the northern part of the country. They managed to make it over, though, so as far as anybody knew, the race was on.

Bee had the foresight to at least buy some surgical masks for her flight. Wearing one wasn’t comfortable, given that it was almost a full 24 hour flight from London to Melbourne with the layover, but she felt like it was a necessary precaution.

A lot of the Williams team were on the same flight, and she and George sat next to each other. Bee read and watched a few movies on her laptop, slept, and she and George chatted a bit. Emilia was sitting next to George's trainer, Aleix Casanovas. Bee imagined they spent the entire flight talking shop and comparing notes.

“So this was your first race last year… were you nervous?”

“Course I was,” George said. “Absolutely shitless. Could barely get any food down on Sunday morning. But once the helmet was on and we’d lined up for starting, it just felt like any other race.”

“What about qualifying?”

“Oh. Well, just take it one run at a time. You don’t have to give it everything on your first run out there, if you don’t have a good pace at first, you get another chance as long as you don’t bin it.”

“Ah, see, that’s the key.”

“Hey! If I recall, you don’t crash very much at all… well, except for that one race where you took yourself out and brought Tatiana with you, or when Evgeni hit you, but that wasn’t your fault.”

Bee laughed. He was right. She had been pretty lucky with avoiding collisions through the years.

“Don’t forget Nick deciding to play bumper cars during the cooldown lap at Silverstone.”

By the time they landed and arrived in the paddock, there was a lot of uncertainty whether or not things would actually happen. Information seemed to change every five minutes. They proceeded as normal with the track walk and getting prepped for practices, and one of the support races happened. Emma and Bee discussed the first press conference, but there was a rumor going around that some Haas and McLaren staff were already in isolation for suspected cases.

Things changed to the fact that they were going to have the race, but no spectators would be allowed in. Reporters kept asking the drivers if they thought the race should continue, and it seemed to be a 50/50 split. Bee was in the same press conference as Lewis and Sebastian, and she happened to agree with his assessment that there was no reason for the race to be going on. Claire also thought there was no reason to be having this race while every other sport, globally, had been postponed.

The World Health Organization had declared COVID-19 to be officially a global pandemic while Bee was on her flight to Australia. And then on Friday morning, just a few hours before free practice, the race was canceled. One of the McLaren staff tested positive, which meant that it would likely spread to the entire paddock if the race proceeded. Nobody really knew what was going on, other than the fact that the race was canceled, and Bahrain was as well.

It almost felt like the flight to Australia was longer than she had actually been in the country, but she flew back to the UK on Sunday. There were no decisions made with regard to the rest of the season when they’d landed. The country - well, the entire world, actually, was in disarray. Bee had to consider herself as having been exposed to the virus, which means she had to self-isolate for a while.

The first three days of isolation were mostly fine, she was so jetlagged from going back and forth to and from Australia in such a short period of time that she desperately needed to correct her sleep schedule. She ordered groceries to be delivered to her flat, and decided to start playing Final Fantasy Online again like she did as a teenager, but she just hadn’t had much time over the last few years. She watched a few movies. She finally actually watched the two seasons of the Drive to Survive that were available, and kept track of how many times she could see herself in background shots. Some of the episodes were hard to watch - the one about the German Grand Prix, the one with Anthoine’s accident and passing, and the Williams episode from last year’s testing.

One day, curiosity got the better of her. She remembered being on Tumblr as a teenager, and reading fanfictions from the TV shows she liked. She was curious if anyone had written fanfiction about Formula 1.

They sure did.

It proved to be an amusing way to distract herself - She started reading a few stories just as a curiosity - but some of them were immaculately crafted and incredibly moving, a handful even made her cry.

George added her to the 2020 grid WhatsApp group, which she was a little bit miffed about not even being aware of, previously, but she hadn’t even started a race yet, so she supposed it was easy to forget about her. It seemed that most everyone else was in the midst of a lengthy period of self-isolation as well, and she was a little jealous of the drivers that lived in Monaco - Monaco in March was certainly better than the UK in March, especially if you had to stay in the house all the time.

Bee was in regular contact with both Emilia and Natalie as well. Emilia gave her some workouts to do while she was at home, as long as she wasn’t sick.

By the end of the ten days of mandated self-isolation, she was very much feeling a bit of cabin fever, and the news coming from the BBC was a bit concerning as far as how the UK government was planning to deal with the pandemic. She talked to her mom and decided that she would head to Stuttgart until Formula One Management figured out how the rest of the season would proceed - they were apparently considering a limited schedule, mostly in Europe, but nothing had been confirmed yet.

She was worried she wouldn’t be allowed to cross the German border - border restrictions were constantly in flux around all of Europe, but she was still considered a permanent resident of Germany and had a permanent resident card, so she had very little issue.

“Do you know how long you’ll be home?” John asked when he picked her up from the airport.

“No. I’m just gonna be here until Claire says I need to get back, I guess. The factory is closed right now, so I figured there was no reason for me to stay in Oxford for now.”

“Are you worried about getting out of practice or something?”

“Maybe, but… not much to be done about it at the moment.”

Her parents had both pivoted to working-from-home. They were both engineers, so there wasn’t a lot of hands-on work that needed to be completed by either of them for work. She had to admit, at first, it was nice to spend so much time with her parents again. They did start getting on each other’s nerves after a bit, but Bee decided to order a bicycle and spent time riding around Stuttgart, re-familiarizing herself with neighborhoods and streets she hadn’t seen in a while, and she worked her way up to doing 30-40 mile loops some days. Emilia was overjoyed, of course.

She also decided to order a sim racing setup. It wasn’t really the same as driving for real, but it felt shockingly similar with certain force-feedback settings other than the lack of g-forces on the body. Some of the drivers had started streaming racing on Twitch, and she joined them occasionally, and it was a lot of fun, aside from the occasional troll that made misogynistic comments about her, but to their credit, the other guys usually were quick to block them and move on. She considered streaming herself, but she didn’t think she was nearly interesting enough, so she just stuck to being a guest on Charles, George, Alex, and Lando’s streams instead.

Finally, in early June, Claire called Bee to let her know that a calendar had been set for the remainder of the year. It would be mostly Europe and the Middle East, and shortened to 17 rounds, with some doubleheaders taking place at the same circuit. She had a lot to do and not much time to prepare, and she couldn’t wait to get back to racing.

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Schools helping low-income families with lunch without federal aid

Many parents are reliant on one of the federal free or reduced meal programs, but only if their district opts in.

It was one of a few signs of relief for families during the COVID crisis: Free breakfast and lunch for all public-school students.

But after the program ended last September, millions of parents were back to picking up the tab, with many struggling to pay.

In Ann Arbor, Michigan, the school district accumulated over $66,000 in student lunch debt in just one year.

"I've seen students come in and say, 'I'm hungry but grandma says I can't get breakfast today because we can't afford it anymore,'" said Kelsey Friend, a math coach in the Ann Arbor Public School District.

But this year, Michigan's public-school students are back with free breakfast and lunches after state legislators passed a bill wiping all the debt clean.

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Michigan and Massachusetts now join five other states with mandatory universal school meal programs.

Four states have expanded access to free or reduced meals, while dozens of states are debating similar legislation. But many parents are reliant on one of the federal free or reduced meal programs, but only if their district opts in.

If families earn too much to qualify, but not enough to afford the bills, school districts say they're left with the tab.

"That cuts into funds for teachers, textbooks, and band uniforms — all the things we want to make sure students have access to," said Diane Pratt-Heavner, the director of media relations at the School Nutrition Association.

In May, one national survey found public schools have $262 million in unpaid meal debt and can't use federal funds to cut it down.

The Education Data Initiative says over 30 million students are unable to afford breakfast or lunch. That puts individual debt at $180 per child a year, a price parents like Jennifer Reznick say they can't afford amid high inflation hitting other necessities.

"Your rent has doubled. Your mortgage has doubled, electric bill has doubled. Your car insurance just went up," said Reznick.

And meals might get more expensive this year, with the USDA expected to enforce rules to serve healthier, yet pricier meals with less salt and sugar.

Some nutritionists worry kids won't want to eat different food, which could also affect their health, considering students eat up to 40% of their daily calories at school, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

If your child doesn't qualify for federal help this school year, administrators say it's best to reach out and see if there are local programs that work with food banks.

Parents can also apply for a free or reduced-price meal at any time during the year. *Reposted article from 10 News by Emily Grossberg and Alexandra Miller on August 11, 2023

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Holidays 8.11

Holidays

Alcatraz Day

Annual Medical Check-Up Day

Brother's Day

Burry Man Parade Day (Scotland)

Cheech and Chong Day (San Antonio, Texas)

Chris Hemsworth Day

Constitution Day (Anguilla)

Day of the Latvian Freedom Fighters (Latvia)

Dog Days of Summer end

811 Day

Festival of Happy Feet

Fiesta de Santa Clara (New Mexico)

Flag Day (Pakistan)

Freethinkers Day

Gai Jatra (Cow Festival & Remembrance of People Died Last Year; Nepal)

Gay Uncles Day (a.k.a. Guncles Day)

Global Kinetic Sand Day

Green Bay Packers Day

Health Center Staff Appreciation Day

Heroes' Day (Zimbabwe)

Hug a Tiny Day

Ingersoll Day

Inula Day (French Republic)

Koomu Alezer’i (Elder Scrolls)

Miracle Treat Day (Canada)

Mountain Day (Japan)

National Align Your Teeth Day

National Canine Companion Graduation Day

National Day of Civic Hacking

National Face Mask Day

National Hip Hop Day

National Minority Day (Pakistan)

National Model Aviation Day

National Presidential Joke Day

National Safe Digging Day

Nutritionist Day (Mexico)

Play in the Sand Day

Presidential Joke Day

Roller Rink Day

Son and Daughter Day

SOS Day

WIT Brag Day

World Krill Day

World Steelpan Day (Trinidad & Tobago)

Food & Drink Celebrations

International Fufu Day

National Bakewell Tart Day (UK)

National Instant Coffee Day

National Panini Day

National Raspberry Bombe Day

National Raspberry Tart Day

2nd Friday in August

Gals Night Out [2nd Friday]

Grey Cat Day [2nd Friday]

Hartjesdagen begins (Little Hearts Day; Netherlands) [Friday before 3rd Monday]

Kool-Aid Days begin (Hastings, Nebraska) [2nd Friday thru Sunday]

Lake Michigan Day [2nd Friday]

National Blood Book Awareness Day (UK) [2nd Friday]

National Kool-Aid Day [2nd Friday]

No Man's Land Celebration [2nd Friday]

Shop Online for Groceries Day [2nd Friday]

World Cross Stitch Day [2nd Friday]

Worldwide Art Day [2nd Friday]

Independence Days

Balochistan (from UK, 1947) [unrecognized]

Chad (from France, 1960)

Ebenthal (Declared; 2014) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Ancestor Day III (Pagan)

Athracht (a..k.a. Attracta; Christian; Saint)

Byron (Positivist; Saint)

Clare of Assisi (Christian; Saint)

Clare Foley Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Claude Joseph Vernet (Artology)

Day of Honor for Oddudua (Santeria)

Equitius (Christian; Saint)

Fiacre (Christian; Saint)

Gaugericus (a.k.a. Gery; Christian; Saint)

Great Quackini (Muppetism)

John Henry Newman (Church of England)

Mick Foley Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Philomena (Christian; Saint)

Rakish Bandhan 2022 (Hindusim) [Last day of Śrāvaṇa]

Rum Quaffing Day (Pastafarian)

Susanna (Christian; Saint)

Taurinus of Évreux (Christian; Saint)

Tiburtius and Chromatius (Christian; Saints)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [32 of 53]

Prime Number Day: 223 [48 of 72]

Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]

Premieres

The Abyss (Film; 1989)

After Dark, My Sweet, by Jim Thompson (Novel; 1955)

Almost Human (TV Series; 2013)

American Graffiti (Film; 1973)

Atypical (TV Series; 2017)

C’est Chic, by Chic (Album; 1978)

Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke (Novel; 1953)

Dangerous Minds (Film; 1995)

Danny Deckchair (Film; 2004)

Doug (Animated TV Series; 1991)

Down to Earth, by Jimmy Buffett (Album; 1970)

Food for Feeding’ (Disney Cartoon; 1950)

Free Ride, by The Edgar Winter Group (Song; 1973)

A Hard Day’s Night (Beatles US Film; 1964)

Hey, Soul Sister, by Train (Song; 2009)

His Hare Raising Tale (WB LT Cartoon; 1951)

Le Freak, by Chic (Song; 1978)

I Left My Heart in San Francisco, by Tony Bennett (Song; 1962)

In This Corner (and Other Corners) of the World (Anime Film; 2017)

The Life of Emile Zola (Film; 1938)

The Magicians, by Lev Grossman (Novel; 2009)

Need You Know, by Lady Antebellum (Song; 2009)

Orphan’s Benefit (Disney Cartoon; 1934)

Party in the U.S.A., by Miley Cyrus (Song; 2009)

Pete’s Dragon (Film; 2016)

The Ren & Stimpy Show (Animated TV Series; 1991)

The Replacements (Film; 2000)

Rugrats (Animated TV Series; 1991)

Runaway Brain (Disney Cartoon; 1995)

Step Up (Film; 2006)

The View (TV Talk Show; 1997)

A Walk in the Clouds (Film; 1995)

What If…? (Animated TV Series; 2021)

You Beat Me To the Punch, by Mary Wells (Song; 1962)

Today’s Name Days

Klara, Susanna (Austria)

Jasminka, Jasna, Klara, Suzana (Croatia)

Zuzana (Czech Republic)

Herman (Denmark)

Sanna, Sanne, Susanna, Suusi (Estonia)

Sanna, Sanni, Susanna, Susanne (Finland)

Claire, Gilberte, Suzanne (France)

Klara, Susanne (Germany)

Efpious (Greece)

Tiborc, Zsuzsanna (Hungary)

Chiara, Lelia, Susanna (Italy)

Liega, Olga, Zita (Latvia)

Klara, Ligija, Visalgas, Visvilė, Zuzana (Lithuania)

Tarald, Torvald (Norway)

Aleksander, Herman, Ligia, Lukrecja, Włodzimierz, Włodziwoj, Zula, Zuzanna (Poland)

Zuzana (Slovakia)

Clara, Susana (Spain)

Susanna (Sweden)

Susanna (Ukraine)

Laila, Layla, Leila, Leilani, Lela, Lelia, Nayeli (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 223 of 2024; 142 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 5 of week 32 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 4 of 28]

Chinese: Month 6 (Ji-Wei), Day 25 (Xin-Chou)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 24 Av 5783

Islamic: 24 Muharram 1445

J Cal: 13 Hasa; Sixday [13 of 30]

Julian: 29 July 2023

Moon: 20%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 27 Dante (8th Month) [Byron]

Runic Half Month: Thorn (Defense) [Day 14 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 52 of 94)

Zodiac: Leo (Day 21 of 31)

#calendar #Holidays

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brookstonalmanac · 9 months

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Holidays 8.11

Holidays

Alcatraz Day

Annual Medical Check-Up Day

Brother's Day

Burry Man Parade Day (Scotland)

Cheech and Chong Day (San Antonio, Texas)

Chris Hemsworth Day

Constitution Day (Anguilla)

Day of the Latvian Freedom Fighters (Latvia)

Dog Days of Summer end

811 Day

Festival of Happy Feet

Fiesta de Santa Clara (New Mexico)

Flag Day (Pakistan)

Freethinkers Day

Gai Jatra (Cow Festival & Remembrance of People Died Last Year; Nepal)

Gay Uncles Day (a.k.a. Guncles Day)

Global Kinetic Sand Day

Green Bay Packers Day

Health Center Staff Appreciation Day

Heroes' Day (Zimbabwe)

Hug a Tiny Day

Ingersoll Day

Inula Day (French Republic)

Koomu Alezer’i (Elder Scrolls)

Miracle Treat Day (Canada)

Mountain Day (Japan)

National Align Your Teeth Day

National Canine Companion Graduation Day

National Day of Civic Hacking

National Face Mask Day

National Hip Hop Day

National Minority Day (Pakistan)

National Model Aviation Day

National Presidential Joke Day

National Safe Digging Day

Nutritionist Day (Mexico)

Play in the Sand Day

Presidential Joke Day

Roller Rink Day

Son and Daughter Day

SOS Day

WIT Brag Day

World Krill Day

World Steelpan Day (Trinidad & Tobago)

Food & Drink Celebrations

International Fufu Day

National Bakewell Tart Day (UK)

National Instant Coffee Day

National Panini Day

National Raspberry Bombe Day

National Raspberry Tart Day

2nd Friday in August

Gals Night Out [2nd Friday]

Grey Cat Day [2nd Friday]

Hartjesdagen begins (Little Hearts Day; Netherlands) [Friday before 3rd Monday]

Kool-Aid Days begin (Hastings, Nebraska) [2nd Friday thru Sunday]

Lake Michigan Day [2nd Friday]

National Blood Book Awareness Day (UK) [2nd Friday]

National Kool-Aid Day [2nd Friday]

No Man's Land Celebration [2nd Friday]

Shop Online for Groceries Day [2nd Friday]

World Cross Stitch Day [2nd Friday]

Worldwide Art Day [2nd Friday]

Independence Days

Balochistan (from UK, 1947) [unrecognized]

Chad (from France, 1960)

Ebenthal (Declared; 2014) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Ancestor Day III (Pagan)

Athracht (a..k.a. Attracta; Christian; Saint)

Byron (Positivist; Saint)

Clare of Assisi (Christian; Saint)

Clare Foley Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Claude Joseph Vernet (Artology)

Day of Honor for Oddudua (Santeria)

Equitius (Christian; Saint)

Fiacre (Christian; Saint)

Gaugericus (a.k.a. Gery; Christian; Saint)

Great Quackini (Muppetism)

John Henry Newman (Church of England)

Mick Foley Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Philomena (Christian; Saint)

Rakish Bandhan 2022 (Hindusim) [Last day of Śrāvaṇa]

Rum Quaffing Day (Pastafarian)

Susanna (Christian; Saint)

Taurinus of Évreux (Christian; Saint)

Tiburtius and Chromatius (Christian; Saints)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [32 of 53]

Prime Number Day: 223 [48 of 72]

Tomobiki (友引 Japan) [Good luck all day, except at noon.]

Premieres

The Abyss (Film; 1989)

After Dark, My Sweet, by Jim Thompson (Novel; 1955)

Almost Human (TV Series; 2013)

American Graffiti (Film; 1973)

Atypical (TV Series; 2017)

C’est Chic, by Chic (Album; 1978)

Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke (Novel; 1953)

Dangerous Minds (Film; 1995)

Danny Deckchair (Film; 2004)

Doug (Animated TV Series; 1991)

Down to Earth, by Jimmy Buffett (Album; 1970)

Food for Feeding’ (Disney Cartoon; 1950)

Free Ride, by The Edgar Winter Group (Song; 1973)

A Hard Day’s Night (Beatles US Film; 1964)

Hey, Soul Sister, by Train (Song; 2009)

His Hare Raising Tale (WB LT Cartoon; 1951)

Le Freak, by Chic (Song; 1978)

I Left My Heart in San Francisco, by Tony Bennett (Song; 1962)

In This Corner (and Other Corners) of the World (Anime Film; 2017)

The Life of Emile Zola (Film; 1938)

The Magicians, by Lev Grossman (Novel; 2009)

Need You Know, by Lady Antebellum (Song; 2009)

Orphan’s Benefit (Disney Cartoon; 1934)

Party in the U.S.A., by Miley Cyrus (Song; 2009)

Pete’s Dragon (Film; 2016)

The Ren & Stimpy Show (Animated TV Series; 1991)

The Replacements (Film; 2000)

Rugrats (Animated TV Series; 1991)

Runaway Brain (Disney Cartoon; 1995)

Step Up (Film; 2006)

The View (TV Talk Show; 1997)

A Walk in the Clouds (Film; 1995)

What If…? (Animated TV Series; 2021)

You Beat Me To the Punch, by Mary Wells (Song; 1962)

Today’s Name Days

Klara, Susanna (Austria)

Jasminka, Jasna, Klara, Suzana (Croatia)

Zuzana (Czech Republic)

Herman (Denmark)

Sanna, Sanne, Susanna, Suusi (Estonia)

Sanna, Sanni, Susanna, Susanne (Finland)

Claire, Gilberte, Suzanne (France)

Klara, Susanne (Germany)

Efpious (Greece)

Tiborc, Zsuzsanna (Hungary)

Chiara, Lelia, Susanna (Italy)

Liega, Olga, Zita (Latvia)

Klara, Ligija, Visalgas, Visvilė, Zuzana (Lithuania)

Tarald, Torvald (Norway)

Aleksander, Herman, Ligia, Lukrecja, Włodzimierz, Włodziwoj, Zula, Zuzanna (Poland)

Zuzana (Slovakia)

Clara, Susana (Spain)

Susanna (Sweden)

Susanna (Ukraine)

Laila, Layla, Leila, Leilani, Lela, Lelia, Nayeli (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 223 of 2024; 142 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 5 of week 32 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 4 of 28]

Chinese: Month 6 (Ji-Wei), Day 25 (Xin-Chou)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 24 Av 5783

Islamic: 24 Muharram 1445

J Cal: 13 Hasa; Sixday [13 of 30]

Julian: 29 July 2023

Moon: 20%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 27 Dante (8th Month) [Byron]

Runic Half Month: Thorn (Defense) [Day 14 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 52 of 94)

Zodiac: Leo (Day 21 of 31)

#Holidays

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oakleighmacomb · 10 months

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4 Nutritional Benefits of Moving to the Best Assisted Living in Michigan

What is Assisted Living?

Assisted living is a residential option for older adults who need help with everyday tasks like meals, medication management, and physical activities. It's all about promoting independence while providing the necessary care and support.

Assisted Living in Michigan

In Michigan, a variety of top-quality assisted living communities cater to the diverse needs of seniors. But what sets the best assisted living in Michigan apart are their nutritional offerings that significantly contribute to seniors' overall health.

Nutritional Benefit 1: Balanced and Healthy Meals

How Assisted Living Ensures Nutritious Meals

Assisted living facilities in Michigan, like Oakleigh of Macomb, employ professional nutritionists and chefs to prepare meals. These experts understand the dietary needs of seniors and ensure they receive nutrient-dense meals.

Impact of Balanced Meals on Senior Health

Consuming balanced meals contributes to seniors' physical health, supports cognitive function, and boosts their mood and energy levels. It's a cornerstone in maintaining a high quality of life.

Nutritional Benefit 2: Regular and Consistent Meals

Ensuring Consistent Meal Times

Assisted living communities have set meal times, guaranteeing seniors never miss a meal. This consistency aids digestion, maintains blood sugar levels, and supports overall health.

Effects of Regular Meals on Seniors' Health

Regular meals can decrease the risk of various health issues, such as malnutrition, diabetes, and even depression. A consistent eating pattern also fosters a sense of community as residents dine together.

Nutritional Benefit 3: Dietary Needs Catered To

Personalizing Meals for Individual Needs

The best assisted living in Michigan caters to individual dietary needs, whether a resident requires a low-sodium diet, is diabetic, or has food allergies. The culinary team tailors meals to these unique needs.

Benefits of Catered Dietary Needs

Personalized meals ensure seniors receive the necessary nutrients without jeopardizing their health. This level of personalization supports healthier aging and can manage existing conditions more effectively.

Nutritional Benefit 4: Hydration Management

Importance of Hydration for Seniors

Hydration plays a crucial role in seniors' health, affecting everything from digestion to cognitive functions. Seniors, however, often overlook this, making hydration management essential.

Hydration Management in Assisted Living

Assisted living communities ensure seniors stay well-hydrated by offering beverages throughout the day and incorporating foods with high water content into meals.

Choosing the Best Assisted Living in Michigan

Key Factors to Consider

When selecting an assisted living community, consider factors such as staff professionalism, available amenities, and most importantly, the nutritional program.

How Oakleigh of Macomb Stands Out

Oakleigh of Macomb, a reputable assisted living facility, stands out for its commitment to providing nutrient-rich, balanced meals catered to each resident's dietary needs.

Moving to the best assisted living in Michigan, like Oakleigh of Macomb, means gaining access to nutritional benefits tailored to enhance seniors' health and well-being. It's about nurturing a life of comfort, health, and satisfaction for seniors.

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Why Optimum Fitness Training is the Best Ann Arbor Gym

Optimum Fitness Training is a full service fitness facility located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. We specialize in offering high-quality and personalized fitness training services to meet the needs of our members. At our Ann Arbor Gym, staff is comprised of certified personal trainers, nutritionists, and strength coaches who are dedicated to helping our members reach their fitness goals. We have a wide range of equipment, including free weights, cable machines, plyometrics, and more. We are committed to providing a safe and clean environment for our members. We have regular cleaning and sanitizing schedules, and our staff are trained in proper hygiene protocols. We also offer monthly membership packages that include access to our full facility and a variety of classes, such as yoga and Pilates. Our members can also take advantage of our nutrition counseling services, which are designed to help them reach their health and fitness goals. At Optimum Fitness Training, we are focused on creating a positive and encouraging atmosphere for our members. We strive to provide an enjoyable and inspiring experience that encourages our members to reach their goals. Our staff is friendly and knowledgeable, and they will work with our members to ensure they are getting the most out of their workouts.

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smartestcomputing1 · 1 year

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Why was cornflakes invented ? Corn chips by Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, an American-trained professional, nutritionist, pioneer, and well-being radical.

He was the administrator of the Fight Brook Asylum in Michigan, an amazingly renowned prosperity resort that was laid out by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

The Asylum joined parts of a spa, a hydrotherapy foundation, a clinical center, and a posh housing.

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I love my nutritionists Michigan accent it’s alllllmost Ontario but then she does something with her a’s that makes it so much sweeter

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Nutrition Consulting

Titi is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist people go to when they need to feel alive again. As a consultant dietitian, you can count on her to make sure the needs of your facility, patients and employees are met. As soon as she step foot on your property, she take charge of your clinical nutrition process, she improve dietary operations, and she foster a culture of wellness in your organization through the implementation of employee health initiatives. Also, if you are in need of a highly qualified Dietitian for permanent placement, contractual services, or assistance with interim services, she can step in to support you in this process. Read more.

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lululawrence’s November 2020 Fic List

Click here for previous months’ fic lists / Fic List Podcast Masterpost

It’s almost December! This month was particularly busy and rough for me and because of that I did not find a lot of time to read, which honestly killed me. That said, what I did read I absolutely loved. Below you will find the list of what I was able to read, and the associated podcast is finally back as well! You can find this month’s episode here.

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United States Dairy Market to Grow at a CAGR of 4.96% in the Forecast Period | TechSci Research

Changing consumer lifestyle & increasing consumer awareness towards fitness are driving the United States dairy market towards steady growth.

According to TechSci Research report, “United States Dairy Market By Product Type (Drinking Milk, Cheese, Yogurt, Butter and Others (Cream, Ice-Cream, Butter Milk, Milk Powder, etc.), By Distribution Channel (Departmental Stores, Convenience Stores, Supermarket/Hypermarket, Online, and Others (Direct Sales, Institutional Sales, etc.)), By Region, By Top 10 States, Competition Forecast & Opportunities, 2026” , the United States dairy market stood at USD102.94 billion in 2020 and is projected to reach USD137.22 billion with the projected CAGR of 4.96% by 2026F. Growth in the market can be attributed to changing consumer diets, and increasing focus on healthy lifestyle, along with increasing consumption of dairy foods and growing interest in nutrition.

The Dairy Industry in the United States includes farms, cooperatives, and companies that produce milk and cheese and related products and distribute them to end-users. It is well-positioned and eager to meet the world's growing need for dairy and fully invested in being a long-term global supplier that drives customer business forward. Dairy is not only a healthy and delicious food group, but it also contributes considerably to the United States economy by providing a key source of income to the families in the United States. In the United States, most dairy farms are family-owned.

In Addition, dairy farmers in the United States work closely with animal nutritionists and veterinarians to know the best feed combination for their dairy animals. They know that healthy and well cared cows on a nutritious diet consistently produce wholesome and high-quality milk regardless of location or herd size. The dairy industry in the United States has significant growth potential due to land, infrastructure, and technological resources. Thus, the country has continued its milk production expansion and dairy products offerings. Along with this companies are giving assurance of rigorous quality and safety standards to consumers. The dairy industry in the United States is promising to deliver high-quality products and ingredients to customers.

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The United States dairy market consists of the following segments, by product type, by distribution channel, by region, by top 10 states and by company. In terms of product type, the market is divided into drinking milk, cheese, yogurt, butter and others. Among them, cheese is growing at the fastest rate due to the rise in the number of restaurants and cafes owing to the increasing demand for fast food products and changing consumer taste & preferences. In terms of distribution channels, the United States dairy market is divided into convenience stores, departmental stores, online, hypermarket /supermarket & others. Among them, online sales segment is the fastest-growing as it is convenient due to better logistic systems.

In terms of region, the United States dairy market is divided into South, West, Midwest, and Northeast. Among which, the South region dominates the United States dairy market due to the large population and high per capita income. Additionally, dairy companies in the United States are continuously focusing on maximizing the dairy farmer investment by creating programs and resources to drive dairy demand and build consumer confidence to ensure a strong future for the dairy industry in the country. Additionally, states in the United States like Wisconsin, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, and California have the highest number of dairy farms. To remain competitive in the market companies are continuously involved in new product development and launches and in new strategic development.

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“In July 2020, Land O’Lakes Inc. and Microsoft Corporation announced a multi-year strategic alliance to launch innovations in agriculture, improvize the supply chain and expand sustainability practices for farmers and the food system. The companies will also create a digital dairy solution, harnessing the power of edge computing to collect data from farms with limited internet access, and the power of AI to provide data-driven insights for dairy producers. Using sensors and third-party applications, this initiative will bring together multiple data streams including weather, feed management and animal health to help dairy producers improve profit potential, adopt conservation practices, and reduce waste by feeding livestock only what they require and ensuring milk supply doesn’t go bad in the supply chain.

The company will use digital dairy solution to provide traceability throughout the Land O’Lakes supply chain, to provide confidence to consumers that milk, butter, and cheese are sustainably sourced and made of the highest quality. These digital technologies will help dairy producers to enhance efficiencies and profit potential while ensuring that the food reaches to the people who need it most at a time when the dairy business is strained by changing customer demand and supply-chain gap.”, said Mr. Karan Chechi, Research Director with TechSci Research, a research based global management consulting firm.

“United States Dairy Market By Product Type (Drinking Milk, Cheese, Yogurt, Butter and Others (Cream, Ice-Cream, Butter Milk, Milk Powder, etc.), By Distribution Channel (Departmental Stores, Convenience Stores, Supermarket/Hypermarket, Online, and Others (Direct Sales, Institutional Sales, etc.)), By Region, By Top 10 States, Competition Forecast & Opportunities, 2026” , has evaluated the future growth potential of dairy market in the United States and provides statistics and information on market structure, size, share and future growth. The report is intended to provide cutting-edge market intelligence and help decision makers take sound investment decision. Besides, the report also identifies and analyzes the emerging trends along with essential drivers, challenges and opportunities present in the United States dairy market.

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