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2 aces at the front of the rotation, and stacked lineup featuring the likes of Satin, Recker, Lagares and Quintanilla. Sweep the day night double header at Turner Field. I wouldn’t be surprised if we make a run at the division. In 2018.

Nutritionist-author (The Wall Street Diet: The Surprisingly Simple Weight Loss Plan for Hardworking People Who Don't Have Time to DietThe Wall Street Diet and Bread Is the Devil: Win the Weight Loss Battle by Taking Control of Your Diet DemonsBread is the Devil) Heather Bauer’s most recent venture, Bestowed, aims to make healthy eating easier for busy people. (Maybe like you?) And it’s no wonder the delivery box full of healthy grab-and-go snacks has taken off. Bauer knows a little something about managing a busy life herself—as an entrepreneur, business owner, commuter, and presider-over of a household of six, including her husband, three children, and an au pair. “There are weeks when we’re too busy and we don’t get to create the perfect fridge,” she says. “But I try to give my kids balance.” That means veggies and dips are always on hand for snack time, but that Friday nights also double as dad-and-daughter baking fests, a quality time activity that’s not short on sugar. We took a peek inside Bauer’s fridge to find out more about how she prioritizes and keeps her family healthy. Um, your fridge is enormous! I’m so jealous. I know! It’s big because we live in Westport, CT. That was the first thing I noticed when we moved from Tribeca. I was like “Oh my god! It’s double the size of our New York City refrigerator!” Even when I do a huge food shop, it doesn’t look full. The large food store in the suburbs are so much fun, too. Even the Whole foods is double the size. I’m, like, in heaven. When you grocery shop, are you thinking about testing new products for Bestowed, too? Yes! There’s nothing more exciting than discovering a new healthy product than sharing it. Part of the reason we fall off of healthy eating is because it’s boring. People don’t know how delicious and tasteful it can be to eat healthy, so I love discovering new products for people. You’ve got milk, cheese, yogurt, and sour cream. No fear of dairy in your house? I have three growing children, and my children need it for calcium, and we don’t have any dairy intolerances in our house. I make sure that all of our dairy is organic, and the same goes for meat. It’s very important to me that there’s no added hormones, so I’m very specific about what I buy. I personally drink almond milk and don’t eat that much dairy. Do you buy NuttZo Organic Omega-3 Seven Nut and Seed Butter No Peanuts -- 16 ozNuttzo in place of peanut or almond butter? I love it, and my kids love it. There’s no added sugar and it’s an interesting combination of seeds so the omega 3s are much higher than in traditional almond or peanut butter. And the proceeds go to charity. There’s also a chocolate Nuttzo, which we ran out of, but my kids love it because its like a much healthier version of Nutella. We put it on whole wheat or gluten-free waffles. Are you gluten-free? My stomach is really sensitive and I have a sensitivity to gluten. And my daughter has bad eczema, so cutting out gluten has been really helpful with that. So we do buy a lot of gluten-free products like cereals. It’s so easy now. I counted eight different sauces or dressings on the bottom shelf of the door. The kids are always so hungry in the afternoon, so I’ll let them pick a fun gluten-free snack and veggies, and they like to dip them in dressing. I also have three balsamic vinegars—my daughter loves it over tomatoes, and it’s great for marinating mushrooms. It’s so easy to quickly sautee them and balsamic gives them such a nice flavor. Do you go out to eat as a family, too? On the top shelf, it’s hard to see, but we had two leftover sushi rolls. My kids love sushi; they love California and avocado rolls, so we’ll do sushi night. There’s also this place near us called the Fat Cat, and they have a great gluten-free pizza. There are leftover wedges at the top in foil. —Lisa Elaine Held For more information, visit www.bestowed.com or www.nu-train.com

What do you think makes someone's content relevant? Last night in New York City, the kind people at Google hosted a book launch for CTRL ALT Delete. Instead of making it the standard fare, I opted to invite Seth Godin to join me on stage to discuss some of the core concepts of the book. My initial thought was to get Seth's take on my theory of business purgatory and then dive a little deeper into the five movements that have changed business forever, along with the triggers that each one of us has to bring to the work that we do. Seth would have none of that. Seth was more interested in inspiring people to do the hard work of buying the book and - more importantly - reading it and doing something about it. As usual, Seth was right and it speaks volumes to how he thinks and gets people to think along with him. During the Q&A session, someone asked: How do you come up with the content for your blogs? Seth answered the question, as only Seth can. I'm paraphrasing here, but it went something like, "when people ask me what I do, I tell them that I notice things and ask questions about it." My answer was much more verbose. I'm an infovore. I can't read, watch or listen to enough content. There are simply not enough hours in the day. All of that media consumption creates a cauldron of ideas, some boil over and some percolate, but by the end of the day there is usually some topic that rises to the top. It something that comes out like an exhaust valve. It's a mental cleanse for the day. Two different lessons with the same theme. I was thinking about what Seth said and felt a pang of jealously. I wish I could "notice things" as creatively as he does. My process seems that much more complex. I'm weeding through a lot of content at the bottom of the digital sea to find some chum. Still, the answer that both Seth and I laid out to the audience last night is something that most content marketers don't understand. Most marketers who are creating content are worried about things like the type of content they're writing (text, images, audio, video)? Where that content should reside (Facebook, Twitter, blog, YouTube, Pinterest)? How frequently to post (hourly, daily, weekly)? Who is going to create it (an intern, the communications team, a freelance journalist, the CEO)? It turns out that Seth, myself and many other people who create content that seems to garner some semblance of an audience and attention are inspired to create the content. Pushing beyond that, we are inspired consistently. Oooff... that's a tough one. Seth doesn't blog because it's his job, he blogs because he has to. Same here (and the same thing for my podcast, business columns and business books). Brands can nail every facet of what it takes to create content, but they'll always miss the mark when there is no one behind the curtains who is creating content because they have to. Consistently and constantly. Because they are inspired. It's true, being inspired needs to intersect with skill (a unique voice, something that people want to connect with, etc...). but without the spark of being inspired consistently, it's going to be extremely challenging to get that proverbial rubber to meet the road. Finding your ability to be inspired consistently. Surround yourself. Surround yourself with elements of content that will inspire you. Try to avoid the American Pickers marathon on History Channel (I know it's hard) and always have something to read around you. My personal trick? I make sure to buy every interesting business magazine. Paying for content makes me feel guilty when I don't consume it. Letting magazines pile up is a much better reminder to do the work, than episodes of a TV show on your PVR (those you don't see). Step outside. Walking around and adding in smalls trips along the way will inspire. It can be as innocuous as a trip to your local bookstore or a few hours at a museum. Keep notes. It doesn't matter is it's

Power has become a public commodity for smartphone users in Manhattan with newly installed solar charging stations that are emerging in New York City parks.

Before You Know It, opening this weekend in New York City, peeks in on the everyday interactions of three individuals who are enjoying the third trimester of their lives. It just so happens that these men are gay, and leading fabulous lives of their own. Love, marriage, drag, dancing, music, and community color shapes these men's lives.   Joe.My.God. has the full synopsis: The subjects of BEFORE YOU KNOW IT are no ordinary senior citizens. They are go-go booted bar-hoppers, love struck activists, troublemaking baton twirlers, late night Internet cruisers, seasoned renegades and bold adventurers. They are also among the estimated 2.4 million lesbian, gay and bisexual Americans over the age of 55 in the United States, many of whom face heightened levels of discrimination, neglect and exclusion. But BEFORE is not a film about cold statistics and gloomy realities, it’s a film about generational trailblazers who have surmounted prejudice and defied expectation to form communities of strength, renewal and camaraderie – whether these communities be affable senior living facilities, lively activist enclaves or wacky queer bars brimming with glittered trinkets and colorful drag queens. Enjoy the trailer (and catch the doc in a theater near you) AFTER THE JUMP...

Elliot Morales, charged with murder as a hate crime in the brutal killing of a NYC gay man, Mark Carson (pictured), pleaded not guilty today in a Manhattan court room, the New York Daily News reports: "The disturbed suspect shook his head as the charges of second degree murder as a hate crime, menacing a police officer and criminal possession of a weapon were read out in Manhattan criminal court." As reported earlier, Carson was shot in the face at point-blank range and killed in Greenwich Village on May 18. Morales' lawyer, Kevin Michael Canfield, recently attributed his client's actions to being sexually abused as a child. Additional details were also revealed today about the horrific circumstances surrounding the murder: "[Morales] boasted of the murder moments after pulling the trigger, court documents claim. 'He thought he was tough, and I shot him. It's the last thing he'll remember,' Elliot Morales, 33, told cops according to court documents released at his arraignment Tuesday. 'Guy thought he was tough in front of his b---- so I shot him. Diagnosis is dead, doctor.'" Morales also allegedly threatened police during the course of his interrogation: "'I keep bringing you deeper and deeper into my hell,' Morales allegedly said. 'Just wait till I get these cuffs off, the first b---- cop I see I'm gonna take out.'" Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance used the occasion to call attention to the prejudice that LGBT people face every day, even in places such as New York City.  Via CBS New York: “'This young man’s tragic death serves as a reminder of the discrimination that many of our family members, coworkers, and friends still face,' said Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance. 'This defendant is charged with targeting and gunning down Mark Carson on the streets of Greenwich Village because of his sexual orientation. Mr. Carson was murdered as he walked through a neighborhood that has long been a center of the gay rights movement and home to many LGBT New Yorkers, as well as a destination for LGBT visitors from around the globe...Bias-related crimes have no place in New York City. By instilling fear, hate crimes tear at the very fabric of our communities.'”

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Last week I packed up my suitcase, sublet my townhouse, wrapped up any loose ends, and hopped on a flight to the east coast to spend 10 weeks in my hometown, a suburb of New York City. I have now been in New Jersey for a week, yet it feels like it's easily been six months. Part of the reason I wanted to be a health coach was that I knew I would have more flexibility and would be able to basically work from anywhere, which appealed to me because all of my family members and most of my friends still live in the tri-state area. And it all came together in perfect timing, because my mother's health has been rapidly declining over the past year, and something inside me just knew it was time to head back to my hometown, my roots, and be with my family. I wrote a blog about it recently (you can visit it here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robin-hoffman/health-coaching_b_3385464.html) and what my intentions were/are for my time here this summer. People always say things like: "You can't ever prepare yourself," when it comes to facing an ill parent or family member. And I will say that I never fully understood what this meant until last week when I walked off the plane and into a situation that will forever change the core of who I am. Not just as a person, but as a soul -- and not just emotionally, but it will change the course of the rest of my life in a way I never knew was possible.Caretaking is an interesting concept when it comes to a parent. Before becoming a health coach, I was a nanny for 10+ years for various families and for babies, toddlers, and children in various parts of the country. I wiped noses and made grilled cheese sandwiches and gave baths and put on Band-Aids and kissed boo-boos and read more bedtime stories than I can count. I cleaned up messes, ran loads of laundry and tied shoe after shoe on tiny little feet. But what I didn't know at the time was that all of that experience would come in handy for me, though not as a mother myself, but instead as caretaker for my own mother. I never would have imagined my life would end up this way. Not once in my wildest dreams did I think this would "happen to me." I watched friends lose parents to illness and I have read books about it and seen movies about it but it was the sort of thing that I figured just wouldn't happen to me. My mother was Wonder Woman -- she could move trucks and fight cancer and do 400 things at once all while making sure the cookies didn't burn in the oven. She moved mountains and made anything possible, never forgetting to add in magic to everything she did. And when she was diagnosed with cancer in 2006, she fought with all she had and she kicked it, going into remission three years ago. I thought the "worst" was behind us at that point, but I had no idea that it was really just the beginning of a truly long, emotional, heart-breaking and exhausting (at times) journey that would lead to the summer of my 30th year being devoted to taking care of my mother. The woman who "never needed help" and "had it all handled" -- much like how I view myself.More...

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