The Clove Club, in London's Shoreditch, will be the first pre-pay British restaurant from June 8. Following in the footsteps of Alinea in Chicago and The French Laundry in California, The Clove Club will require advance payment from all diners booking a table for dinner from Monday to Saturday, with no cancellation option.

Now, this might sound controversial, but there's a reason behind it: too many people are booking a table, then not showing up. Tut tut. Is ticketing the way to stop this? Presumably, yes — unless you have so much money that you can afford to be so reckless with your dosh.

According to international food and restaurant consultants Baum+Whiteman, The Clove Club could be the first of many U.K. restaurants to opt for a ticketing system. In their annual trend report, the 2015 Food & Beverage Forecast, they note: "Restaurants with reservations backlogs are inching toward tech-enabled pay-for-tables systems... with people buying 'tickets' for dinner like seats on an airplane. Often non-refundable. Restaurants get paid before dinner; even before buying food... enhancing cash flow and cutting out excessive inventory because they've always got a guaranteed house-count."

Baum+Whiteman's report takes this concept even further, predicting that restaurants may introduce "surge pricing", whereby diners who reserve earlier get cheaper dishes, and considering the possibility that restaurants will "auction off their seats to the highest bidders".

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Obviously, sometimes people have genuine reasons for cancelling dinner reservations, so what if illness prevents you from honouring your Clove Club booking? Would the establishment refund your money if you provided a doctor's note?

Before you start panicking that your local bistro is about to charge your credit card is about to start pre-charging your for your chicken Caesar salad and large glass of red, it's highly unlikely. The pre-pay method only works for a certain kind of restaurant. We're talking five-course taster menu rather than bring your own bottle.

If it's a high-end dining experience you're after, why shouldn't you be required to pay for the privilege in advance? After all, it's what we're accustomed to doing for theatre tickets. And if something comes up — contagious disease or otherwise — you're allowed to give your tickets to friends or advertise them for sale on The Clove Club's Facebook and Twitter pages.

Visit The Clove Club for more information or to make a reservation.

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Orgasmic meditation (OM) was started years ago by San Francisco company OneTaste and has turned into something of a trend here in the U.K., with thousands of Brits focusing on the clitoris to connect on a deeper level.

Yes, that's right, ladies, OM is all for us. Or is it? According to TurnON Britain, a U.K. affiliate of OneTaste who offer OM classes and private coaching in London, it's all about "expanding the sweet spot of the most pleasurable part of orgasm… a way to be sexual without all that complicated sex stuff." And men benefit from it too apparently: "OM allows a man to access his innate capacity for sympathetic pleasure (the ability to enjoy the pleasure of their partner). He learns that he never strokes to please her. He strokes for his pleasure and begins to feel her Orgasm in his body. His partner learns to relax and not worry whether or not he is enjoying himself. OM then becomes one of mutual enjoyment and connection."

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A way to ease yourself gently into the world of OM — without showing your vajajay — is to take their online Orgasm Barometer Quiz: "How Orgasmic is Your Life?" Questions such as "How do you view sex in your life?," "Do you sometimes just get excited for no reason?" and "What do you think of swearing?" will provide you with a free "Orgasm Diagnosis." You can then decide whether you want to take the plunge into the world of OM, which does sound like a pretty amazing place. Aside from the obvious benefit for the recipient, TurnON Britain extol various other benefits of OMing from an increased libido and greater energy levels to reduced stress levels and a clearer sense of what you want (from all aspects of life, not just in the bedroom).

TurnON Britain also provides online training for those who want to "harness the power of orgasm" but find lying on the floor and having your intimate parts stroked for 15 minutes in front of strangers a little bizarre/downright terrifying.

Video credit: OneTaste/YouTube

Have you ever tried orgasmic meditation? Would you? Let us know in the comments below.

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Whether you ate it as individually wrapped slices or got it fresh from the deli (white, not yellow, sliced extra thin, please!), American cheese is pretty much a staple of every kid's diet in the U.S. But if you stop to think about what it's made out of, you'll probably draw a blank.

Luckily there is a way to make it at home so you know exactly what you're eating. I was skeptical at first, but I set out to make homemade American cheese thanks to this recipe from One Good Thing by Jillee.

The ingredients aren't too suspect. Colby cheese, powdered milk, gelatin, cream of tartar, water, milk and salt are all you need.

I started by blooming the gelatin in some water.

Then I shredded the cheese and added the dry ingredients to my food processor.

Next up, I boiled the milk, then whisked in the gelatin until smooth. With the food processor running, I slowly added the hot milk and gelatin mixture until it was blended and creamy, about 2 minutes.

The result looked a lot like Cheez Whiz or cheese in a can and tasted like it too. To be honest, it made me wish I had some Ritz crackers on hand for spreading. But I wasn't done yet.

I packed the cheese mixture into a container lined with plastic wrap. Then I moved it to the fridge and let it chill overnight.

When I took it out, I was surprised to see it had solidified into pretty much the exact texture of the individually wrapped American cheese slices. Because of the air bubbles in the mixture, it wasn't as smooth, but it was the same slice-able but soft texture.

I set out to make a grilled cheese, which in my opinion is the true test of a great American cheese.

The result? Pretty much perfect!

The melted cheese was super ooey-gooey. It was a little grainier than store-bought, and it cooled down and coagulated more quickly, but overall I was really happy with it.

Still curious? Try it for yourself, and let us know what you think.

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The "Dirt Road Anthem" hit maker and Kerr headed to the romantic seaside destination of Playa del Carmen, Mexico, to exchange vows on Saturday, March 21, and Robertson had the honor of marrying them. Robertson and Aldean go way back and share a zeal for hunting, and Aldean is also a part of the Buck Commander Crew.

The problem? In 2012, Aldean cheated on his then-wife with Kerr, and adultery is something that is deemed very wrong in Robertson's faith (and the rest of society). Robertson and his family are very outspoken when it comes to their strict religious views and their opposition to homosexuals, and a slew of other things. However, he appears to have looked the other way when it comes to his friend's indiscretions.

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People have branded Robertson a hypocrite and as someone who is just "conveniently religious," which is clearly evident in the comments section of ABC News' article, "Duck Dynasty's Willie Robertson Officiated Jason Aldean's Wedding."

One angry fan wrote, "Exactly why I have a problem with religion and outspoken religious people like Willie Robertson. He is very vocal on his opposition to gays, gay marriage, the homosexual lifestyle, etc. as well as a whole host of other things. YET he sees NO conflict with officiating at Jason Aledean's [sic] 2nd marriage after Jason divorced his 1st wife and admittedly acted 'inappropriately' while still married to his 1st wife with his now wife Brittany Kerr."

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Another comment simply said Robertson is a "'Lightswitch Christian.' [sic] Turning it on and off when convenient."

Other people hope this is the final nail in the coffin of the hit A&E television show Duck Dynasty. One fan wrote, "I agree. This will come back to bite them. Think Duck Dynasty is on it last legs and hopefully Aldeans [sic] career will b over too."

Tell us what you think: Was officiating Jason Aldean's wedding hypocritical of Willie Robertson?

Skincare company Dove is famous for their commercials celebrating the beauty all women have on the inside and outside. Their latest commercial offers women in several different countries and cities, the opportunity to walk through one of two doors. One says "average" and the other says "beautiful." The question: Which would you pick? See the commercial below:

It's quite stunning, right? And moving. And all the things we would hope it to be. As the mother of two little girls I find devastatingly beautiful, I know it would break my heart to hear them say they are "average." And yet I also would love to see them not care about looks at all. To be somehow beyond that. To be asked to categorize ourselves, lends credence to the idea that we are what we look like when the truth is, we are so much more.

"Beauty is only skin deep." It's a cliche, but it's also true. We are emotions and intelligence and passion and interests that transcend beauty and matter so much more and yet we are asked to define ourselves in terms of the way we look. Always.

Even this commercial, though it has its heart in the right place and starts a very crucial conversation, is asking women to choose based on the way they look. Or maybe the real question at the heart of the commercial is this: What is beauty? Is it pouty lips and high cheekbones and thick hair and a perfect body? Or is it something else?

The press release from Dove, includes this: "A staggering 96 percent of women do not choose the word ‘beautiful’ to describe how they look." I did a little impromptu survey and asked some friends to define themselves. No one picked beautiful. We have so many other words: pretty, sexy, hot, attractive. But "beautiful"? That is reserved for the Claudia Schiffers of the world.

Maybe we women need to look at beauty a little differently. Yes, we are all "beautiful" in our own ways. But we also don't even need to use that word. Maybe we are inquisitive. Or intelligent. Or exciting. Or passionate. Maybe we have so many other things in our lives that whether or not we are beautiful or average doesn't even factor into our thought process. And maybe that's what I want for my daughters.

My oldest daughter is a hard worker and someone who always wants things just so. She loves to dress monochromitically and today wore all red.

"You look like a tomato," I told her. And the second the words came out of my mouth, I felt badly. She did look like a tomato, but she was expressing herself. She was feeling beautiful. So I changed and told her how creative she was and how much I loved that she wanted to dress all in one color. She was feeling good about herself. And that is beautiful.

Personally, I want my girls to find the side door where they don't have to define themselves in any way. Where they love themselves so much for what's on the inside, they give very little thought at all to the exterior.

What door would you choose?

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He just can't seem to bring himself to fully admit he lied about being in a chopper that came under fire and was shot down when he was embedded in Iraq.

Instead, he is wondering (aloud) if he might have had a brain tumor that made him get confused or forget the fact that he wasn't shot down in an aircraft in a war zone.

I’m serious. You can't make something this ridiculous up.

Even when he did (kinda) come clean before, saying, "I would not have chosen to make this mistake. I don't know what screwed up in my mind that caused me to conflate one aircraft with another," he seemed to be alluding to the fact that it was someone (or something) else's fault.

In a recent Vanity Fair article, an unnamed source inside the news organization said, "[Williams said], 'Did something happen to [my] head? Maybe I had a brain tumor, or something in my head?'" The source said, "We got the best [apology] we could get."

From where I sit, this isn't an apology at all. It's a really terrible excuse that diminishes those who have been afflicted with brain tumors, turning them into some strange breed of fabricators and inventors of stories, on top of the fact that Williams still refuses to take full responsibility for the lies he told.

The Vanity Fair article chronicles how difficult it was to get Williams into the war zone to begin with, and then tells about how he seemed "shell-shocked" when he returned.

Another source told the magazine, in regard to getting him to apologize, "He was having a tough enough time coming to grips with the idea that he had gotten it wrong in the first place, slash misrepresented it, slash lied. He wasn't anywhere in the ballpark of being helpful about what happened 12 years ago."

This is just a veiled attempt to minimize the fact that what he did was a gross violation of the public's trust. I appreciate this source trying to lessen the blow of what they feel Williams was going through or provide a rational reason for what Williams did, but at the end of the day, he made up stories, created facts out of thin air and ultimately violated the trust journalists have been working very hard to earn. And the fact that he refused to come out and own up to what he did is, to me, further proof that Brian Williams should never be trusted to report the news to the American public ever again.

And for him to use the seriously lame excuse of a tumor in his brain is unforgivable.

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A Missouri Republican has introduced a new law that would prohibit the purchase of "cookies, chips, energy drinks, soft drinks, seafood or steak" with food stamps. That's exactly the opposite of how we should treat lower income people in this country.

"I have seen people purchasing filet mignons and crab legs with their EBT cards," Rick Brattin, the lawmaker proposing the bill, told The Washington Post. "When I can't afford it on my pay, I don't want people on the taxpayers' dime to afford those kinds of foods either."

Filet mignon and crab legs? Those are pretty pricy groceries for a single person who, on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), can only qualify for up to $194 of assistance a month. Filet mignon on sale costs about $16 to $20 a pound. Crab legs — even the cheap snow crab legs — are about $10 a pound. It's hard to believe that someone living on $7 a day could afford a single $30 meal.

But what if they did? Lean meats and seafood are important sources of healthy protein. And if filet mignon is too fancy, what about sirloin? Are shrimp acceptable? How about salmon? Lean protein, fresh fruits and vegetables are more expensive and exactly what we should encourage low-income families to eat.

And even if someone wanted to blow a week's budget on one nice dinner, so what? We have the right to judge the way someone else feeds their family? People would be just as incensed if it was a dinner of Flamin' Hot Cheetos. Do we really resent the small dignity of the occasional surf and turf so deeply that we want a law prohibiting it?

The old Republican stereotype of the lazy welfare recipient living the good life is hardly anything new. In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan talked about the fictitious "welfare queen" who gamed the system and was wearing furs and driving a Cadillac on government assistance. And every election cycle the same sentiment gets reenergized to get disgruntled taxpayers out to vote.

Poor people aren't America's problem.

The federal government spent $76 billion on SNAP in 2014, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Now compare that with the $92 billion in corporate welfare doled out by the feds in 2012 alone. In fact, those numbers don't count employers like McDonald's and Walmart, which don't pay a living wage and rely on government welfare programs to provide their full-time employees with health care and other assistance.

Fast-food workers receive about $7 billion in public assistance each year, and Walmart pays its employees so little that, according to Forbes, each employee receives about $1,000 a year in public assistance. This is money we're spending to subsidize private companies with employees working full time.

This is the kind of injustice that should send us all screaming to the polls.

So let's not worry so much about whether a poor working mother treats herself to a nice steak every once in a while. If we can afford to pad the wallets of Walmart with billions, then we can afford to help one of its employees buy the steaks it sells. Being poor isn't a moral failing. But punishing people for being poor sure as hell is.

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And then I'm standing in my kitchen, staring at them like:

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I'm sure you can understand when I say that waiting days for guacamole is not an option.

So when I learned you could ripen a banana in five minutes, it gave me hope that there was a hack to ripen avocados in a hurry too. And because the internet is amazing, it turns out there are several ways, depending on how long you want to wait to shovel guac into your mouth.

In 10 to 15 minutes, you could be well on your way to a big bowl of creamy, dreamy dip. Grab some foil, turn on the oven, and get to ripening.

With the help of some peas and a blender, your unripe avocados are a thing of the past. And if you've got a little more time, a brown bag and a banana will get the job done in about 24 hours.

Well, what are you waiting for? Go make some guac. You can have it anytime the craving strikes.

1. Pomegranate-herb guacamole

How amazing does this upgraded guacamole look? Tons of herbs and pomegranate arils put this dip over the top.

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Drool-worthy sandwich alert. Pile the steak and guacamole high, and grab a stack of napkins. You'll need them.

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Basil, Parmesan cheese and pine nuts turn ordinary guacamole into an Italian-inspired snack.

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5. Sriracha and mango guacamole

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Reports surfaced claiming that the pair had been fighting after they could not see eye to eye on a new duet that they had planned to record. So, after taking to Twitter on Tuesday, Swift revealed what's really happening between her and Lorde.

Poking fun at the rumors, Swift told the media that she is "LOLing" at them.

Lorde also took to Twitter to respond to the rumors, tweeting, "sisters are doin' it for themselves @taylorswift13."

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So, how did these rumors even start? A source allegedly told OK! magazine that Lorde rejected the "Blank Space" hit maker's request to work with her on a brand-new song.

"Lorde loves Taylor but she thinks that their voices have completely different sounds and they won't mesh well together," the source said. "Taylor was pretty disappointed with her reaction."

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But as both the performers said in their tweets, there is clearly nothing to worry about, and even though they are currently on opposite sides of the world they are still very much friends — so you can all breathe a sigh of relief.

Although, it would be pretty awesome if Swifty and Lorde did do a duet together, don't you think?

The newest member of the Duggar family has finally arrived. "HE'S HERE!!!! Welcome to the world, Israel David Dillard!" the family's 19 Kids and Counting Facebook page announced.

Israel is the first child for Jill Duggar and her husband, Derek Dillard, who married last June. Baby Israel didn't come on Easter as the family thought might happen, but made his arrival at 11:49 p.m. on Monday night. He weighed 9 pounds, 10 ounces.

Jill had been planning to have a home delivery, and the couple had been taking classes. However, Daily Mail is reporting that she was not able to have a natural home birth as planned and instead delivered her healthy baby boy at the hospital. The fact that he was two weeks late reportedly meant she needed some medical intervention, but the happy couple look to be ecstatic to be holding their son Israel as they sit on a hospital bed in the first baby photo that was posted above.

Israel is a boy name of biblical origin that means "who prevails with God." The middle name of David is also Hebrew in origin and means "beloved or friend." The name Israel is a rather unique name, as the Social Security Administration ranks it at number 245 on its list of most popular baby names in the United States.

Jill had said she was not planning to continue with mom Michelle Duggar's "J" names (all 19 Duggar kids have names that start with the letter "J"), but she did hint she was thinking of another baby name theme, and it sounds like they decided on a biblical name.

Israel — or "Baby Dilly," as they called him throughout her pregnancy — was overdue, and Jill had given herself two dates, including the original due date of March 24 and April 5 because she was expecting him to come late. She recently shared a photo of her overdue baby bump with a sign that said, "41 weeks 4 days."

"I have told myself, 'First-time moms often go a week and a half over, so don't get discouraged,'" she told People. "When everyone else is asking you, 'When are you going to have that baby?' The baby will come when the baby comes."

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It's been months since Evans posted any pictures of Griffith on her social media accounts, which could quite possibly be a tell-tale sign. According to Radar Online, Griffith has now changed his Facebook status to single, possibly marking the end of his relationship with the former Teen Mom star. We're not completely sure if the couple ended their relationship before Griffith reportedly changed his status, or if Evans has been dumped via social media.

There is certainly plenty of drama surrounding these two, but according to Radar Online, a source revealed to them that the two enjoy the drama, claiming, "The two of them do things for drama.

"They know how to push each other's buttons," the source added.

A judge has reportedly ruled that the pair is not currently allowed to talk to each other after Griffith's criminal domestic violence arrest last month, and that the online messages are their way of "lashing out."

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"Both of them are really hurt right now. Couples counseling was good for them when they were going, but now that they can't speak it is a lot harder," the source explained.

Evans took to Twitter on Tuesday to write a cryptic message about erasing memories, which certainly seems as though she is talking about Griffith.

Griffith also took to Twitter, but his post had a slightly different focus.

He also posted another message that could hint at the fact that the pair has called it quits for good.

Could this relationship be over for good? And if so, would it even be a bad thing given how much these two reportedly bicker?

The actress gave an emotional performance on Dancing with the Stars last night that left her mother Demi Moore, sister Tallulah Willis and grandmother Marlene Willis in tears, and said her inspiration was overcoming the hateful things bullies had said about her looks over the years.

"When you grow up with parents that are known worldwide and having so much attention from media and all of the tabloid magazines, it's really tough," she explained. "When I was a teenager I was super-awkward. I don't think I really felt comfortable in my body or with how I looked, and people were nasty."

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"People would say I looked like a man or something called a 'butterface,' which means everything good but her face, or potato head was the big term that everyone used a lot, basically making fun of the way I looked.

"My mom, who is one of the most stunning women I've ever met and who everyone was comparing me to, saying that you look more like your very masculine father than your beautiful mom. For years I thought, 'Maybe I can get plastic surgery. If I change my face or get really skinny, that will be it, that will be the answer,' and it's not."

She credits the way her sister Tallulah handled a stint in rehab with helping her gain the confidence to ignore the haters.

"I went through a lot of huge changes for myself that really affected me in a positive way," she said. "My sister Tallulah was in rehab and I was inspired because she didn't try to hide from it. She really owned it. She got in this mindset of saying, 'Here are my flaws and it's OK. I'm still me and I'm still beautiful and it doesn't matter.' I just realized that I could feel the same way and I need to stop listening to the bullies."

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Her speech, and subsequent waltz to Adele's "Turning Tables" with partner Val Chmerkovskiy, brought her mom to tears, and she scored 35 out of 40 possible points for the performance.

A small study conducted by researchers Michael Larson, Dustin Logan, Kyle Hill, Rochelle Jones and Julianne Holt-Lunstad has revealed that pregnancy brain might not really be a thing. They took 21 pregnant women and 21 women who had never been pregnant to see if they performed differently on a variety of memory and cognition tests, and they say the results show that pregnancy brain might be a socially constructed phenomenon, because our pregnant brains are just as good as our non-pregnant brains.

Specifically, the in-depth tests measured spatial relations, memory, language, thinking, planning and cognitive ability of the two groups. They were brought in twice, and both times they found that the pregnant group did just as well in these categories as the never-pregnant group. However, there was one distinct disparity — the pregnant women graded themselves poorly, believing they did worse than they really did.

The researchers surmised that it was actually sleep deprivation rather than a physical manifestation of pregnancy that compromised a pregnant woman's memory.

Have we been duped? Is this for real?

A quick poll of my mom friends, including ones that are currently pregnant, shows that most feel pregnancy brain really is a thing. "I was very confused as to why I had become so confused until I learned about 'pregnancy brain,'" shares Megan, mom of one. "I thought it would go away after the delivery. Then I learned about 'mom brain.' I'm in a perpetual cycle of 'Today is a fresh start!' to 'I meant to do a thing...' to 'I'm on top of my game!' to 'Why am I here?' And back around again. It's riveting."

Jackee, pregnant with her second baby, agreed. "If you consider putting your car keys in the fridge and a container of coffee creamer in your purse a myth, then yea, sure," she says. Lisa, mom of three, thought this study was a bit of a waste of time. "Of course I know my brain is in full working order, but dude, you're pregnant, your brain is overloaded with stuff, and anyone that makes a list will remember stuff better."

So while memory and cognition tests might not reveal an actual cognitive deficiency, moms say that insinuating that the phenomenon of "pregnancy brain" is not real is pretty silly, even though one of the researchers says she hopes these results will help women believe they aren't as forgetful as they think they are. "It's definitely real," says Carrie, mom of three. "And once you have it, it never completely goes away."

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The makeup-lending friend had a staph infection on her face, which can be highly contagious. Gilchrist knew about the infection, and yet still chose to use the brush, even though she claims she has a weak immune system.

After a few days, Gilchrist started to get pains in her back. "It started as a little ache in my back and I thought it was my bad posture, but it kept getting worse and worse," she told Daily Mail Australia. Eventually the pain got so bad, she equated it to "worse than childbirth."

At first, the doctors didn't know exactly what was wrong, but then Gilchrist started to lose feeling in her legs. She was airlifted to a hospital in Brisbane where they performed emergency surgery on her.

Turns out she had contracted community-associated MRSA, which is an antibiotic-resistant form of golden staph. The doctors told her the infection had attacked her spine, rendering her wheelchair-bound, likely for the rest of her life. All from the seemingly harmless act of swapping makeup with a friend.

However, there is a silver lining to this story. Gilchrist refused to take her doctors' word at face value, and has been working arduously toward walking again. "I'm fighting this with all I've got and I'm starting to learn to walk again. Two weeks ago they said I might be able to walk for an hour or two a day — like grocery shopping, washing up and hanging the washing out," she said to Daily Mail Australia. I'd say that's a pretty significant step up from being told you'll never walk again.

The fight is far from over, though. The doctors are still trying to rid the infection from her body, and expect she'll need to stay in the hospital another three months. But Gilchrist continues to be optimistic. "I was so lucky it went to my spine... if it went to my brain I would have died and if it went to my limbs they would have been amputated." That's perhaps the most positive outlook one could have given their present circumstances.

Gilchrist is learning how to live life, and keep up with her 2-year-old son, all from a wheelchair. It's not easy, but she looks at it like a second chance, rather than a roadblock.

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Bookout is pregnant with her longtime boyfriend Taylor McKinney's baby, and she took to Instagram on Tuesday to share just how her outlook on pregnancy has changed compared to when she was pregnant with her first child, Bentley — whom she shares with her ex-boyfriend Ryan Edwards.

"This is for everyone that has been asking for a belly pic!" she captioned the shot of herself looking fresh-faced and wearing a blue tank top. "This pregnancy is so different than my first one! This time around, I'm prepared to take on the added responsibility, and I'm confident in my parenting abilities. I can't stress enough how important it is to wait until you're ready to have children. Follow @CandiesOrg to learn more!"

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This is not the first time Bookout has spoken out about the difficulties she faced when she was pregnant at just 16 years old. During an interview with E! News, she touched on the subject and compared the experiences of her two pregnancies.

"It's a positive experience and I feel like I'm allowed to be happy and allowed to be excited," she said of the second time around. "Before, it was just negative. I wanted to hide from the world and not talk about it because I was only 16."

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We're so glad Bookout is enjoying her second pregnancy and that she's shedding light on the issues that teen moms face by supporting the Candies Foundation, which focuses on educating America's youth about the consequences of teen pregnancy.

Good advice, of course — safety in numbers and all that — but the message seems to have got lost in translation and the force has been accused of "victim blaming."

Sarah Green, acting director of The End Violence Against Women Coalition, said she found the poster "infuriating," adding: "We need to get beyond police campaigns giving instructions to women on how to behave to be safe. We need to talk to those who may perpetrate rape and deter them."

Fabia Bates, director of the Survivors' Network, said: "It is a shame as Sussex Police has made great strides to encourage people to report sexual violence and there is the possibility this could damage people's confidence. We are also concerned this suggests those other than the perpetrator are responsible. We are here to support anyone who has been the victim and will not judge anyone — it is never the victim's fault."

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The Twitterati also responded accordingly. One user posted: "About as useful as a poster saying: 'men, stick with your friends so they don't go off and rape people.' Not good," while another wrote: "Maybe make a poster saying 'don't rape' instead."

Another tweeter suggested: "Please can you produce a poster of two lads with the caption 'Make sure you don't rape or assault anyone tonight!'"

Chief Inspector of Sussex Police Katy Woolford defended the campaign, saying: "This is the first time we have taken such an approach to raise awareness, with the first phase urging friends to stay together and look after each other, so that no one is left alone or goes off with a stranger.

"It is vital to be aware of vulnerability so that steps can be taken to guard against it. Friends and bystanders can play a key role in this, learning to recognise where their intervention may prevent a crime taking place."

What do you think of Sussex Police's poster? Were they right to try a new approach to an anti-rape campaign? Let us know in the comments below.

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It's hard to be certain which emotion we're currently feeling more: sheer joy for these children, or extreme jealousy. That look the daughter shot her mom when she mentioned the shirts were "for now" is pretty much the same one we sported in our own parents' directions after watching this video. Basically, we feel like they owe us an explanation as to why they never whisked us off to Disney World as a surprise when we were kids.

And although we are feeling a little salty about missing out, we can appreciate the best thing about this video: the contrast in the brother and the sister's reactions. While the sister looks like she might have done well in the audience when Oprah's talk show was still on the air, the brother seems pretty subdued about the whole thing. We imagine his "playing it cool" style might be a little harder to pull off when he's donning some Mickey Mouse ears at the happiest place on earth.

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The amount of food that Fido licks up off the floor cannot overcome the quantity of fur, nose prints, drool and dirt that quickly overrun the homes of all pet parents.

Here's why cleaning up after dirty little paw prints is a real feat (pun!).

1. Vacuuming is a full-time job

There is no possible way to keep up with the amount of fur that your pet distributes around your home every single day. You know it's bad when you pet him and you're left with a snow flurry of fur raining down on your carpets.

2. The back door looks like it's been in a food fight

Between the nose prints, paw prints and wagging-tail prints, the sliding glass door where your pet waits to come inside is sheer bedlam. It takes weekly scrubbing just to stay on top of it.

3. Speaking of food, it's everywhere

Even though your pet loves to eat, he's crazy bad at hoovering bits of food and crumbs off the floor. The result is a perpetual, stubborn grit of pet food and saliva on your hardwood or tile — requiring near-constant mopping.

4. The struggle against allergens is real, and it's epic

If anyone in your family struggles with allergies, you know that removing pet allergens from upholstery, carpeting, laundry and the air is a difficult task.

5. Laundry requires extra steps

Who else but a pet parent knows that the final step of laundry is removing embedded fur from the clothing fibers?

6. Rainy days mean mud prints are everywhere

Many pets need to go outside, even if the weather is terrible. The result? Muddy, dirty and wet floors, couches, walls, tables and maybe even ceilings. Use naturally-derived cleaners like those from Green Works, that are strong enough to clean up the dirtiest of messes, but gentle enough to use in spaces where your pet hangs out.

7. Couches look like shag carpets

What a nice, furry couch you have. Thirty minutes of meticulous fur removal every day ought to take care of the problem.

8. That dreaded pet smell

Even if your home smells fresh as a daisy, you likely live in fear that houseguests will think it smells like dog flatulence. Better stay on top of the laundry (or at least the fabric freshener).

9. Litter box (and other) explosions

If you own a cat, litter is everywhere. If you own a small pet like a hamster or bird, cage bedding, birdseed and feathers are everywhere. If you own a dog, you know you've accidentally brought in dog poop on your shoes. Better sweep, scrub and vacuum up the mess before it completely overwhelms you.

Of course, none of these annoyances matter once you cuddle up on your shag-carpeted couch with your furry friend. He's a beautiful mess.

This post was brought to you by Green Works.

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But who says you have to wait until the temperatures rise to embrace all things spring? I've been seeing some beauty trends for spring 2015 that I just love, most of them straight off the fashion runway, and I can't wait to welcome them into my own beauty routine. From makeup, to hair, to nails, here are my top beauty trend picks for spring 2015.

1. Hair: the middle part

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I get it; the middle part can be a bit intimidating. I've heard so many girls say they "just can't rock it." But I'm here to tell you that you absolutely can! The key to a great middle part that doesn’t leave you feeling drab is to add texture to your hair, especially the pieces that frame your face. Add some natural waves as opposed to keeping it pin-straight for that always chic "just got out of bed" look.

2. Eyes: pink eyeshadow

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I absolutely love the feminine and playful look of a pink eyeshadow. The key is the find the right shade of pink that goes with your coloring and complexion. For spring 2015, I'd say the lighter the shade the better! Keep the look natural by going easy on the eyeliner. You can even try adding the pink shadow right below your bottom lash line to make you eyes really pop.

3. Lips: don't ditch the red!

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Think red lips were only for the fall and winter? Think again! Red lips never go out of season, it's just a matter of how you wear them. For spring 2015, I love pairing a red lip with very minimal eye makeup and a fun, tousled updo.

4. Eyes: minimal cat eye

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They cat eye is another makeup trend that I think is here to stay, but with a twist for this spring. For spring 2015, I love the minimal cat eye, a thin, sharp line on the upper lid with no eyeshadow and nothing on the lower lid. It's the perfect amount of glam without being overly done.

5. Hair: braided

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Braided hair just screams spring, doesn't it? What's great about braids is that they don't have to be perfect. In fact, a little bit messy is even better. I love this half-braid look as an alternative to a normal ponytail. It adds a fun touch to your beauty look with barely any extra effort.

Disclosure: This post is part of a collaboration between Abreva and SheKnows.

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The video, created by Benenden, a UK-based health care company, attempts to show every decade of health and fitness fads for the past 100 years. And it is enlightening.

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It's amazing the way women's fitness trends have evolved from light stretches in 1910 to much more intense aerobic activity and dance in recent years. They left out a bunch of fads, naturally. CrossFit is a huge one right now because, although it has many detractors, it's the one workout where women and men are pretty much expected to do the same things. There is no distinction in terms of lifting and working out.

For women, working out has always been a strange thing fraught with concern. Will I get too muscular? Look too masculine? It's nice to see the trend moving toward light movements into something more intense.

I know for me, working out is as much about mental health as it is about the physical. I can't wait to see where the next 100 years take us. Let's hope it's somewhere exciting. I don't love CrossFit, but I love the idea that women can (and should) be just as strong and sweaty and hard working as men.

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