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Miscellaneous thoughts and ramblings
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Does the word "duh" mean anything to you?
"Israeli military intelligence said next month's Israeli-Palestinian peace parley will not yield useful results."
For this I went to Israeli military intelligence school?
This is an outrage!
According to the JTA, "Syria took journalists on a tour of the site Israel allegedly bombed last month, calling it an agricultural research center."
That's ridiculous. It was obviously a baby milk factory.
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Why I stopped blogging
Seems indulgent to blog about why I'm not blogging anymore. But I got tagged by the PT, and I've always wanted to be tagged (is that sad?), so here goes.
10. The Jewish Holidays.
Well, not really. I slowed down to a crawl and eventually stopped way before that. See that picture of fireworks on the side there? That's from July 4. 1987. The point is the holidays had nothing to do with it.
9. Losing my job.
I was actually on the job for several months, lame-ducking it while I helped train my replacements (I hate myself). So you'd think I'd have lots of time to blog, and maybe I did, but I don't remember, and I'm too lazy to check my archives. From what I recall, I spent most of my online time at useless job listing sites and useless company job listing pages.
8. Contracting.
When my real job finally disappeared for real, I got an hourly job. I felt weird billing for time spent blogging, and since I wanted to get home at a reasonable hour, I did not blog. At least, not that I recall. Again, lazy.
7. Getting a new job.
Got a new job. Lots to learn, lots to do, no time to blog.
6. Facebook.
Not really. I did accept an invitation to join, and have connected with some childhood friends and/or acquaintances, but there's no way I'm getting stuck in this time-sink. I think this is where I officially let the kids take over and I start wearing plaid shorts with black knee-high socks.
Well, sorta. My wife and I were addicted to 24 and burned through the first 5 seasons (6 isn't out on DVD yet, and I hear it was awful anyway). Then we turned to Ugly Betty - pretty good show, actually. And I'm really into the Office (US version), which I hadn't seen much of before. Just starting season 3. I tried to get into Heroes - I really wanted to like it, and it started getting interesting around episode 6 or so, but I couldn't bring myself to continue. Part of it was that Mrs. R was totally not into it, and I don't get too much TV time on my own.
4. Learning
Laughable. My learning has really dropped off (related to item 5?), but I try to get a few minutes in every day.
3. Exercise.
Laughable as well. Bought a dirt-cheap clearance sale floor model elliptical, and used it a couple of times. But I'm trying. And at least I get to watch TV on my own while I'm using it.
2. Writing
Any spare time is devoted to writing - a little for pay (copy writing for a tech company's website & email newsletters), a little for no pay and no audience (screenplay, sitcom spec, etc.). I've done embarrassingly little of the creative writing since I started the contract job. Thought I'd have a lot more time once the full-time job started but I don't. Or maybe I do, and I just don't write anyway.
1. Family
A. Trying to spend more time with the wife & kids, you know, like, when I'm at home.
B. Baby doesn't sleep well, and when she sleeps all night, "all night" ends around 5, 5:30 AM. So I'm a pretty tired dude.
But all that's just excuses. The real reason is I'm just not that into it anymore. I prefer to leave witty and/or pithy comments on others' blogs. And it's not like anyone's reading this anymore, anyway. Blog fatigue deals the fatal blow.


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An election campaign is no time to discuss serious issues: that famous line from the 1993 federal election seemed, to a large extent, the main truth of the first week of the 2008 federal election campaign. Watching the reports from the hustings, Canadian working families are, with reason, asking themselves the most political question of all: whats in it for us?
Most of the week was consumed about who would be allowed to participate in the national televised debates and on whether the party ads were in good taste or honest: not about what needs to be debated or what advertised promises would respond to our needs.
When finally, toward the end of the week, the media got it right and jobs, the economy and the price of gasoline merited some coverage, some of the fog started to lift . . .
On a day when Ford announced another 500 layoffs in the auto industry, incumbent Prime Minister Harper shrugged his shoulders and announced the government couldn't guarantee workers their jobs and the finance minister didn't back down from his earlier statements that business should not invest in Ontario until its government dropped its corporate tax rate to 10%.
What is the Conservative plan to create jobs? More tax cuts that benefit the rich and the big corporations. Change to immigration rules to bring more skilled labour from abroad ... probably more temporary foreign workers who receive little protection under our laws thus get treated as expendable by their employers. They offer no plan so far to improve EI rules so those losing their jobs now can have decent income support for retraining. And no changes to the temporary foreign worker program to halt the abuse of foreign-trained workers who are only welcome to remain in Canada at the whim of their employer.
The Liberals would spend $1 billion to promote targeted investments in innovative manufacturing.
In contrast, the NDP announced clear goals and targets. They propose to create 40,000 new manufacturing jobs by cancelling $8 billion in corporate tax cuts, and create a green jobs training fund to retrain laid off workers.
Working families want to hear more. So much of our future, of our childrens future, hinges on the outcome of this debate.
Workers need to know who's on their side.

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Begin with the Butter Putter:
Hit 100 putts with the Butter Putter - all distances, all speeds. Don't over think it. Hit putts, feel the impact and the roll. You will notice your stroke slow down a little, and smooth out a lot
Smooth Take Away:
Nothing disrupts a good stroke like a quick take-away. The hands take over. The putter face loses its aim. Fix this problem by focusing your attention on the first 6 inches of the stroke. Too quick – the Butter Putter will flex too much. Let the bigger muscles move the putter and the shaft will stay relatively straight. Good things will happen.
Smooth Transition:
There is a huge opportunity for the stroke to fall apart when the putter changes directions from back to forwards – the Transition. If this is too quick, the face can lose its aim, loft is added or lost, and the angle of attack into the ball gets interrupted. Returning the putter to the address position is very difficult.
The Butter Putter will bring your attention to the Transition. Make the change of direction smoothly, and the putter head and the shaft will stay "connected". You will be in position to bring the club to the ball consistently.
The Flex Shaft will let you feel the delivery of energy to the ball. There is just enough flex to feel the head moving – you are literally swing the head, not the shaft. If the head gets in front of the handle, you are releasing energy behind the ball. If the head trails the handle, you are releasing energy past the ball.
You will feel with the putter head delivers all its energy to the ball. It may be the best roll you have ever felt on a putt. This is the goal of the Butter Putter – perfect energy delivery. You will know it, feel it, and be able to do it consistently.
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When The Checks Stop Coming In: Former Six-Figure Marketing Executive Forced To Flip Burgers After Retirement Savings Run Out
Isht is real out here.
Former Marketing Executive Reduced To Flipping Burgers
It's crazy that he was a former marketing executive who probably had a business degree and couldn't manage his own money.
According to Mail Online
A retired businessman who once enjoyed all the perks that came with his six figure salary job is being forced to make ends meet in his retirement by working two lowly paid part-time jobs.
Former high flying marketing executive Tom Palome, 77, now fills his days making $10 an hour to demonstrate food at Sam's Club and $8 an hour flipping burgers and serving drinks at a golf club in Tampa, Florida.
'I earn in a week what I used to earn in an hour,' Palome, who used to fly first class on business trips to Europe, told Bloomberg.
While Palome worked hard his entire career, paid off his mortgage and put his kids through college, like most Americans he didn't save enough for retirement.
In addition, his savings more than halved to $40,000 after the financial crisis struck in 2008.
In need of cash to maintain his lifestyle and with years if not decades of life ahead of him, Palome took the first job he could find – not easy to find for someone at his stage in life.
Palome's reduced circumstances are part of a much the larger trend in America in which workers from all wage brackets are being forced to stay on in the workforce as they both live longer and have fewer retirement savings to rely on.
Rather than focus about what he used to have, Palome prefers to be optimistic about his situation. He is in good health, lives independently and he in gainful employment.
'I tell people I demonstrate food and I do short-order cooking. I don't mind saying it. What's important is that I can work today,' he told Bloomberg.
Palome receives $1,200 from Social Security and a $600 a month pension from his last corporate job. Still, his $1,400 in monthly wages allows him to bolster his savings and provides for some extras.
He goes to the theater, pays for plane tickets to visit his children and grandsons and takes occasional vacations.
'I know seniors like me who hardly ever leave their homes because they don't have money to do anything,' Palome said. 'They could work, but won't take a lesser job.'
Two years ago, Palome saw an advertisement in a local paper for the AARP Senior Community Service Employment Program. He met with Maxine Haynes, the program's Tampa project director, who helped him get an interview at Advantage Sales & Marketing LLC, which runs food demonstrations for Sam's Club and other stores.
To stretch his income, Palome runs his dishwasher once a week and turns off his hot water heater every morning after he showers. He buys airline tickets six months in advance, booking rental cars for as little as $13.80 a day.
If Palome has one regret, it's that he didn't get better retirement investing advice somewhere along the line. "I thought I could do it on my own,' he said.
At least he can smile about it.
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Uganda's Mabira Forest is one of the last remaining rain forests and biggest in central Uganda located in Buikwe District, between Lugazi and Jinja. Mabira is a rainforest area covering about 300 square kilo metres (about 30,000 hectares) in Uganda, situated along Kampala – Jinja high way.
The natural rain forest has continued to be preserved and conserved in support of keeping Flora and Fauna flourishing in Uganda since it was gazetted as a forest reserve in 1932.
Mabira forest has a massive biodiversity comprising of 315 bird species, 312 tree species, 218 species of butterflies, 97 species of moths, 40 species of small mammals including the red – tailed monkeys, vervets, grey-cheeked Mangabeys and many nocturnal animals.
The flourishing green vegetation of Mabira Forest gives an impression to nature lovers that the Mabira jungle seems impenetrable but it is a go through when guided. Her cool and refreshing breeze that permeates Mabira allows the nature lover to tap into the fresh oxygen that exudes from the leafy environment. An experience during a tour in Uganda's Mabira forest is equally an unforgettable appreciation of nature and flora.
Tourist activities in Mabira Forest
Finding yourself nearly next or a step into the forest from the main entrance, the forest embraces activities you can get involved into to make your Mabira excursion a prestigious one. In brief, forest walks (Day and Night), Specialty bird watching, Mountain biking, zip lining, Environmental education (Study tours), forest camping, sightseeing, picnic trail, grass trail among others activities to delight your safari in Uganda.
Forest hikes/Eco walks
Discover many types of trees in this forest with vast uses from local herbs and other purposes especially for the natives. The herbs from tree stems, leaves and a vast lower cover work as that medicine to traditional herbalists. Mabira forest is speculated to be having about 312 tree species some of which include the Warbughia, Mililia Exclesa, Cordia Millenii and the Ugandans. Their presence has provided jobs to herbalists and ecological and botany researchers. Therefore, taking a hiking excursion in Uganda's Mabira forest will expose you to a myriad of green tree species.
Birding in Mabira forest
With an estimated number of 315 birds that Uganda boasts of in this forest, it speaks of Uganda being a paradise for birds in general. The bird species in Mabira include the Blue Headed Crested Mornarc, the Black Bellied Seed Cracker, Cassin Hawk Eagle, the crested crane among others. You can move with cameras to take photos of the beautiful scenery with endless birds flying in the forests, and have the touch of their noise and wonderful echoes if you choose to stay around.
Butterfly watching
Butterfly watching is yet another activity to get involved into, with over 218 butterfly species found in Mabira forest. With the presence of great temperatures to nurture all processes of butterfly formation, in addition to the existing moth species and 23 mammal species too, you will come to believe Uganda is blessed with nature. Butterflies with amazing different colors will be seen around tree trunks, leaves and flowers, flying all through.
Mangabey tracking in Mabira forest
This is one of those exceptional primate traces in the forest. The support of existence of the Mangabey, a grey cheeked primate that is unique to Uganda and also known as the Lophocebus Ugandae brings forth many tourists and people that love discoveries. The mangabey is endemic to Uganda and so it's highly preserved and can only be seen in Mabira forest.
Activities like degradation and poaching threaten nature, a reason to why strict laws are set to secure the remaining parts of Mabira forest stay since it is home to immense biodiversity, including rare bird species, insects, and medicinal plants which are all useful to society, natives and then to the economy which reaps from continuous flow of safari tourists to Mabira central forest reserve.
There is also zip lining in mabira click here for more information
How to get to Mabira forest
Mabira forest can be accessed from Kampala, Uganda's capital along Jinja highway, only 45 minutes' drive from the city centre, and 42 minutes form the eastern city of Jinja.


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Wanted to share a letter I sent to a publisher offering mp3s but not oggs of an author podcast. Eager for your thoughts on using this as a template in future campaigns. Holmes -- Dear []: I noticed that your service only provides books in MP3 format. MP3 is a format covered by software patents, and it doesn't work on my GNU/Linux computer, since free software developers face penalties for distributing players for patented formats--even when they write those players themselves. There's a new audio format called Ogg Vorbis that is not restricted by any patents. It also achieves a much higher sound quality for a given file size than MP3, and it works in a wide range of portable audio players, cellphones, and car stereos. It also works--without the need for any special plugins like Flash or Quicktime--in almost 25% of the world's web browsers. Wikipedia is exclusively using Ogg Vorbis (and a similar video format Ogg Theora) for all its audio and video offerings. In other words, this is something that is proven to work on large sites, at a large scale. The costs of converting your audiobooks to Ogg format are pretty minimal, it could be a small project for your team, and I'd be happy to provide them with some tools that could help. My organization, The Free Software Foundation, has an interest in promoting adoption of these free formats, and we may be able to arrange publicity for your announcement and your ongoing offering, if you decide to undertake this project. Please let me know if you can commit to offering your books as Ogg within the year. More info here: http://playogg.org/ Thanks, Holmes Wilson FSF Campaigns Manager
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What's Wrong With Cochlear Implants? Part 2
Deaf Awareness at Weekly Hubmob!
is part two of a series on personal examination of cochlear implanted
culture. Previously, we visited what I went through to receive the
cochlear implant. What you're about to read here is what happens after
the implant has been turned on. Here, I attempt to answer what
cultural and technological impact the cochlear implant really has.
Basically, what was wrong with cochlear implants?
I ask that because my continuing experience with cochlear implant never clashed me against the deaf culture. It clashed me briefly against the hearing world because of such high expectations to suddenly hear. I was seeking out communities for cochlear implant online that I found raging debate from the deaf culture AGAINST cochlear implantation. Here, suddenly, I felt a clash against the deaf culture for the first time. The main two premises that I discovered in the side against cochlear were: 1) Hearing parents are inconvenienced by deaf child, so they want to fix it immediately with cochlear implant, and 2) This has potential to tear apart the vital deaf culture that is so immersed in sign language and visual cues.
My immediate reaction was: "You don't get to decide how the rest of the hearing impaired want to live. Some of us don't identify as big D deaf!"
- What's Wrong With Cochlear Implants? Part 1
The cultural conflict that came with the introduction of cochlear implants for the hearing impaired was unforeseen. To this day, there is still a debate but with a sense of resignation.
Mainstream School : Kindergarten!
Being Hearing But Not Hearing
first argument I remember is: Socially, you are pitting the child
against two worlds. The deaf culture would never fully accept the
child because he/she is not deaf in the sense that is valid to the deaf
society. The hearing world will expect the child to simply hear just
like the rest of them and they would never fully accept the child
because he/she is not hearing in the sense that is valid to the
mainstream. Neither of them seemed to accept that there are variety of
degrees to hearing loss that both worlds are actually quite diverse in!
This came as no surprise to me. After all, I understood what it was to be stuck in both worlds without the cochlear implant. I am simply continuing to exist on that social plane with the cochlear implant. I never had to struggle with the deaf culture with the exception of going to deaf camps, I only had to struggle in the hearing world. That's half the fight taken out! The reason for this is that my grandmother toured the deaf schools in nearby counties. What she found was that many never used their voice and only their ASL. She feared my loss of voice that I so often utilized to the annoyance of my family.
I never considered myself the big D deaf, nor did I ever consider myself hearing. I had no words for what I was. What surprised me, however, is that as time went on, I was simply accepted as me. So, that argument was rendered invalid in my eyes instantly.
The next best solution to this is simply accepting the child or person's desire to see what it was to hear through the cochlear implant. Allow that culture of the cochlear implanted people to also grow and thrive in their own vitality. For the most part, I feel at home wherever I am, whoever I am. I am my own culture.
Fantastic Vlog On CI With Very Good Points
Hearing Just For the Convenience?
The next argument I faced was a question of ethics. Essentially; "Hearing parents are inconvenienced by the deaf child, so they want to fix it immediately with cochlear implant." I had to think long and hard on this one.
Surely, having hearing is a natural right. It's what most creatures are supposed to have, otherwise I do not see the point in having these appendages hanging off the sides of our head. But, also, being impaired and already part of a culture you identify with strongly is an absolute right to possess.
For me, it was not a question applicable to me. But it made me question my family's choice in allowing me to go for the cochlear. Were they inconvenienced by my lack of hearing? Then, I remember, the key word is allowed. They allowed me to make the choice at 15 years of age, especially after months of meeting with surgeons, audiologists, and social workers to make an informed choice.
For much younger children, the choice may have to be based on the culture they are a part of until they can make the choice on their own. Technologically, it may not ever be too late to get a cochlear implant because there are people over the age of 50 who are obtaining the technology for themselves.
Are We Destroying a Culture?
The medical technology has potential to tear apart the vital deaf culture that is so immersed in sign language and visual cues.
I can definitely see how this is the case. Technology has the potential to overwhelm culture. To me, though, this technology replaces what has been lost or never there. In this deaf culture and mainstream, it is an opportunity to diversify when there are so many diversity in degrees of hearing loss. The key here is that we still depend on other languages (ASL) and visual cues, even with cochlear implant.
I am very dependent on visual cues like lip reading and body language. My cochlear implant has not entirely replaced my hearing. It has given a little back to me but not all. I still cannot talk on phones very well. I still request intrepreting. I won't go to the movies without open captioning or I will lose every single dialogue there is in it. I do take pride in knowing I am part of the unique in between that I can take so many learning experiences from.
Culture has not been destroyed, it has been changed. Changes are inevitable. From what I can see in the several decades that cochlear implant has been in our world, the deaf community is still vital and going strong. The rest of us move on.
- POV on Deaf Technology
Another hubber's POV on Deaf Technology. This is one of the many less invasive technology that is directly about communication, i.e. video relay service! Many deaf and hard of hearing rely on interpreters for phone calls.
What Is Wrong?
Ethically and morally, many things can go wrong in influencing people against or for cochlear implant. The support system set up with the cochlear implant industry is that you must have a good family environment that supports what you choose to do -- cochlear or not! There is counseling for this.
Otherwise, nothing is wrong. Today, seven years later, I am still hearing impaired. I just hear so much better than I did then. Upgrade is due for me, however. The downside to cochlear implantation is the costs, unless you have the insurance to cover it.
Me, Still Deaf, Still Hearing!
hey, i have cochlear implant for three years..im can understand the noise like back ground..but im 26..i always wonder if im able to understand a lot better than i am now?
Thanks for adding a relatively moderate voice to this discussion (no pun intended). When I was studying ASL, I was struck by how polarized this whole debate was. I particularly like your point about the dynamic nature of culture. It's one of humankind's biggest follies to assign a category to everyone and everything.
Keep on hubbing!
Thank you very much for this. It has helped me to understand what a loved one is going through and what can be expected with this solution :-)
MarianG thanks for writing a great hub with great information. Glad I found your hub as it is wonderfully written with great examples and explanations.
What a story Sunny, really made me happy to read it. Your bravery and ability to cope with being stuck in between two different worlds is really admirable. I can't say "I've been in your shoes" or "I know how you feel" because that would be a lie. I can say, however, that just reading your story gave me inspiration. Really like your writing style as well, thanks.
Glad I found your hub, thank you. I'm 90% deaf myself, born that way. I too feel split between the hearing and the deaf world. I never learned sign because,,, nobody else knows it, so what's the point!
I read lips and always wondered about getting cochlear implants. But now at 46 years old, I think I would be unhappy trying to learn how to live with it. So I just go about my life my way, anyone has a problem, tough! Thanks again for your hub. :)
yay! you tagged my hub! I love you!
this is beautiful as are you. =)
Your part 2 was so awesome! I'm glad that you shared this with everyone. I bet that you know about (NKOTB) Joe McIntyre's deaf son. :-) Hopefully, Joe and his family would read your hub one day!
::Thumbs up::
This is so great! You express yourself very well and I thank you for sharing your personal story with the rest of us! It's beautiful!
good for you! I know your hearing will never be brilliant but having some is better than nothing. Can you turn them off? I know I sometimes love to take my aids out or turn them off for peace and quiet.
Well done, and you said you whipped it out quickly. It is your story, so that helped it to go quickly. but the richness in descriptions is awesome ! rated up!


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yamato is an all you can eat sushi joint in brighton. ive heard good things about yamato for a lonnnnnggggggggg time, but i was always hesitated to check it out because im not a buffet person especially when it comes to sushi. i finally decided to check it out one day because my friend Nao told me its legit.
4 of us hungry wolves came to yamato on a sunday night. finding a parking was a PAIN in that area; i almost lost all my patience. the restaurant was busy but we still managed to get a table. they do offer a la carte but most people would just go with all you can eat. you dont have to get up to grab you food like minado or maki maki , you just need to check off what you want on a piece of paper and they will serve you.
i took a lot pix cuz 4 of us ordered a lot. unfortunately, i freaking accidentally deleted all my pix except for these two pix. worst nightmare of a food blogger. ugh.
they have all kinds of rolls, sushi, or sashimi. for the price you pay, the quality of the fish is really really not bad. i would totally come back one day. excellent value!
Categories: Restaurants Japanese Restaurants Sushi Bars Japanese, Sushi Bars
117 Chiswick Rd
(between Commonwealth Ave & Sidlaw Rd)
Brighton, MA 02135
(617) 787-8881
to make up for my lack of pix and short post, im gonna do an update on Toraya restaurant.
toraya is probably my favorite sushi joint in boston. im not saying they have the best fish, best quality, best value, it's jus simply my favorite spot for sushi. it's sentimental.
ive written a full review before, but a lot of people dont know about this because it's off the menu, you can actually order omakase at toraya . they dont have it all the time depending the availabilities of the fish. you will have to check with the waitress.
this is the sushi/sashimi omakase
smoked salmon and squid hand rolls. so gooood. i especially loved the squid one. yea sorry for the crappy iphone pix.
wash down with a shot of sake, life doesnt get any better than this.
Categories: Restaurants Sushi Bars Restaurants Japanese Food Sushi Bars, Japanese, Food
890 Massachusetts Ave
Arlington, MA 02474
Neighborhood: Arlington Center
(781) 641-7477


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Besides for looking great, healthy hair care can be a signifier of good health. Dull, lifeless hair can be indicative of nutritional deficiencies that can also affect other crucial bodily functions. Make sure to eat a healthy, balanced diet and include the following for luscious locks:
#B Vitamins: Folate, B6, B12
These vitamins are the building blocks of the industrious red blood cells: they carry nutrition and oxygen all through the body and to your scalp, hair shaft and follicles. Lacking these essentials can mean that the above mentioned function of your red blood cells will be impaired.
Food sources of folate: Many foods are excellent sources of folate—fruits and vegetables, whole grains, beans, breakfast cereals, and fortified grains and grain products. It's best to avoid foods that are heavily fortified with folic acid.
Food sources of B6: Good sources of vitamin B6 include fortified cereals, beans, poultry, fish, and some vegetables and fruits, especially dark leafy greens, papayas, oranges, and cantaloupe.
Food sources of B12: Vitamin B12 is found naturally in animal products (such as fish, poultry, meat, eggs, or dairy); it is also found in fortified breakfast cereals and enriched soy or rice milk. Most people have plenty of vitamin B12 in their diets. The main concern is whether vitamin B12 is adequately absorbed.
Another B vitamin, biotin, is essential for hair and scalp health. Luckily, because our bodies make their own biotin and it's all abundantly found in most common foods, it is unlikely to develop a biotin deficiency.
Food source of Biotin: Eggs, peanuts and peanut butter, almonds and almond butter, wheat bran, walnuts, whole wheat bread, low-fat cheese, cauliflower and avocados.
#Iron-Rich Protein
For vegetarians, it's important to stock up on iron-rich plant foods like spinach and dark greens, lentils and beans. Additionally, Vitamin C betters the body's ability to absorb iron from plant sources, so it's more beneficial to consume Vitamin C rich foods alongside iron rich plant foods in the same meal. Iron helps the red blood cells to carry oxygen. Anaemia, a condition caused by a deficiency of iron, is when the cells aren't provided enough oxygen to enable their proper function. Hence iron rich foods are necessary for healthy hair. Iron found in meat, called heme-iron, is more easily absorbed by the body than iron found in plant foods.
Best foods for iron -rich protein: Lean beef and lamb, chicken and turkey (especially dark meat), shrimp, egg yolks.
Best iron–rich protein (vegetarian sources): Tofu, soybeans (edamame), lentils, beans (such as black, chickpeas/garbanzo, and kidney)
Best iron – rich vegetables: Spinach, seaweed, asparagus, mustard greens, kale and broccoli.
#Vitamin C
Enabling the body to more readily absorb plant source derived iron is one of the many reasons that Vitamin C is necessary for hair health. This in turn ensures plenty of iron for the red blood cells to effectively transmit oxygen to cells in the scalp. Vitamin C is also used to form collagen, a structural fiber that holds everything together: hair follicles, blood vessels, and skin. Vitamin C deficiency is the most common cause of ingrown hairs and redness around hair follicles.
Food source of vitamin D: Guava, bell peppers, oranges and orange juice, grapefruit and grapefruit juice, strawberries, pineapple, papaya, lemons and lemon juice, broccoli, kale, kidney beans, kiwi, cantaloupe, cauliflower, cabbage (all varieties), mangoes, mustard greens, tomatoes, sugar, peas, watermelon, tangerines, okra, lychees and persimmons.
#Beta Carotene
When absorbed in the body, beta carotene is converted to vitamin A which is necessary for all cell growth, including hair cells. Although imperative for healthy hair, excessive amounts of Vitamin A can cause hair loss. Check your multivitamin to make sure that you ingest not more that 50% of your daily requirement of Vitamin A (sometimes listed as retinol on labels). The rest of the Vitamin A required by the body should be from beta carotene rich foods which is converted to Vitamin A and dispensed to the body when needed.
Food source of beta carotene: Sweet potatoes, carrots, kale, pumpkin, mustard greens, cantaloupe, apricots, spinach, lettuce (green, red and romaine), grapefruit, watermelon, cherries, mangos, tomatoes, guava and red cabbage.
Zinc is involved with the maintenance of the oil glands around the hair follicle and hair tissue. Zinc deficiencies can lead to dandruff and hair loss.
Food source of zinc: Lean beef and lamb, chicken or turkey (especially dark meat, pumpkin seeds, low-fat yogurt, beans (such as black, chickpea/garbanzo, kidney), lentils, soybeans (edamame), pine nuts, cashews, peanuts and peanut butter and sunflower seeds.
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Notah Begay III (NB3) Foundation Summer Buzzzz in Full Swing
Summer time at the NB3 Foundation is not for the faint-of-heart. During summer we are in full swing with our programs, camps, events, gatherings and much more. But the good news is WE LOVE IT! This summer, our NB3FIT coaches are working 6 days a week conducting camps and lessons throughout the Albuquerque region. The New Mexico Grande Slam was a huge success, raising over $100,000 for the kids of New Mexico. The Water First! Learning Community continues to promote water consumption and the reduction of sugar-sweetened beverages in their communities. Our community partners are diligently promoting health, nutrition and fitness throughout the country.
While we work hard, we also encourage our team to take time off and reenergize. To help with this, we officially close our office every Friday at noon during the summer months to encourage taking personal time. Through it all, we remain thankful for the opportunity to serve our youth and their communities and to help ensure all children have the opportunity to live healthy, happy and fulfilled lives.


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On The Digital Life podcast this week, we discuss parenting in the digital age. Last month, the American Academy of Pediatrics released a study on Children and Adolescents and Digital Media. The study identified both benefits from the use of digital and social media — like early learning and exposure to new ideas and knowledge — as well as risks — including negative effects on sleep and a higher incidence of obesity and depression.
In this episode we explore setting boundaries for our children in the seemingly boundary-less environment of the digital life.
Jon: Welcome to Episode 184 of The Digital Life, the show about our insights into the future of design and technology. I'm your host Jon Follett and with me is founder and co-host Dirk Knemeyer.
Dirk: Greetings listeners.
Jon: For the podcast this week, we'll be chatting about Facebook's so called censorship tool which features largely in its attempts to get back into China. Facebook has not been allowed to compete for the Chinese market and of course Facebook with 1.7 billion users and quite a few investors is interested in continuing to grow so that it can continue to dominate the social media space.
Of course, in order to do that in China, they need to play by the rules of China which are vastly different from the rules of The United States and other countries where Facebook has such a stronghold. Is this a pragmatic view from Facebook, going into China and being part of that environment even if they can't fully operate? Is Mark Zuckerberg trying to have his cake and eating too?
I'm not sure but according to Mr. Zuckerberg, some access to Facebook is better than none. Of course, the Chinese government is worried that all sorts of things will surface on Facebook and go viral, for instance, there are documentaries about pollution in China that maybe the Chinese government would be a little bit sensitive to. These are the sorts of things that once they are out there on Facebook in a Chinese instantiation of Facebook, it could be hard to close the door once the horse has come out of the barn.
Facebook is faced with this dilemma, do they provide the Chinese government or a partner Chinese company with a software tool to prevent certain news from surfacing on its platform? I think the answer is in order to play in China, that answer has to be yes. Dirk?
Dirk: There's so much to talk about here. It hurts my head. I don't think we have enough time. Where to start? Mark's contention that some Facebook is better than no Facebook, that's really naughty, right? As I've grown older and thought about the world a lot from a philosophical perspective, I've thought about these things in different contexts. I'm less convinced, than ever that there's such a thing as truth or objective truth, that it's all perceptual. It's all just I am a specific person with very uniquely specific context, you are a person with uniquely specific context and the reality is a consequence of that context and of who and where we are.
The point that I want to make with that is I've taken that to also then think about what is lying right? Because if you say there is no truth, lying becomes an interesting concept as well. A lot of the things that are "lying" are what we would say is lying by omission. What's a good example? Obviously not a real one but I know that I robbed a bank and I don't tell my wife, right? Most people would say, "Well, you were lying, you didn't say you robbed a bank?"
Well no, I made a choice not to include that information in the things that I said. What Mark is saying is "Hey, some of the things out there is okay even though there are some things that have been omitted basically and are not available." I think it depends on what you think about lying and think about the question of, as a person, Jon, as you and I talk, as we have lunch, we had lunch together today, during that launch I'm going to choose to tell you about certain things and choose to not tell you about other things.
Most of the things I don't tell you about I've made some editorial decision because I think it's not relevant. You won't be interested in it you don't need to hear it. There are some things that perhaps I made a choice not to say because I would be embarrassed or I think you would think badly of me. There's lots of sort of decision points that get me to these are things that actually came out of my mouth while we were having lunch. Historically-
Jon: Now you got me wondering what you didn't tell me at lunch.
Dirk: I know right? Exactly, exactly.
Jon: You know, some Dirk is better than no Dirk.
Dirk: Exactly, that's it. That's it. Historically, it's almost just a gut check thing. When I say, "Hey, I didn't tell my wife that I robbed a bank." Somebody says, "Oh Jesus, I mean that's a lie." On the other hand, if I say, "Yeah, I didn't, I didn't tell my wife that um I put ketchup on my hot dog." Nobody is going to consider that a lie right? Yet, they are really the same thing. They are me making some editorial choice of what I think is relevant to the other person or not.
From my perspective, it's all lying in the way that we use lying as a filter for editing, right? There are some that are socially acceptable and some that are not, but it's total gut check. It's total lick your finger and put it in the air and whatever way you feel that the wind is blowing. This is very roundabout but now bringing it to Mark Zuckerberg's contention, he's saying, "Hey, having the platform there and having some amount of information that a big brother of some kind is restricting people from seeing, that, I'm sure for many of us with more liberal sensibilities, that's going to get us upset. It flies against what we've been taught and what we believe.
At the end of the day, I don't think it's … I may not like it, I may wish the world wasn't that way but I don't think it's that big of a deal in reality because there's editing going on all over the place and we're mad because it's some apparatus of the Chinese government as opposed to it's just Bob on Facebook who happened to put this thing up or that thing up. I get why people are conceptually upset by it but I think it's really philosophical idealistic as opposed to practical.
Jon: Yeah, I think that's a very interesting point there and I can definitely see how Mark Zuckerberg would like to have Facebook present in China because it does give the Chinese a platform for communication even if not all the news that we consume here in the west is available to them or whatever that slice of news may be.
It's interesting because over the past year or so, we've really been exposed to a lot of different perspectives on what is news anyway and Facebook has just been embroiled in the "fake news" controversy which is more or less propaganda/I don't know, the dark side of The Onion, right? No one believes that the Onion's headlines are real, do they?
At any rate, there is a lot of questions about the news we consume and our perspective on it just because the internet does allow you to consume whatever news it is that you want. There's been some commentary that the fake news was instrumental in helping president elect Trump get elected because it created all this uncertainty and doubt around Hilary's honesty. Even if you knew that headline you were reading was not real, it made you think about what is she hiding there?
Which I guess is core to this argument. With the internet, we are subjected to a lot of things that frankly we would rather not know about. It's interesting if you think about the '80s when we were in a much more limited bandwidth media environment. We effectively had, call it censorship, but it was by large media companies that were spoon feeding us the message that they wanted us to consume.
Dirk: That's right. That's absolutely correct.
Jon: We had three channels on TV or whatever. Then suddenly you realize that this story is much larger, in fact, the story is a lot more prickly than you would like it to be. There are a lot of people doing awful stuff that you would rather not know about and that's part of what the internet is. I don't know if we're looking for something for the benefit of the Chinese people to know that there's all this additional mess that they don't know about yet. At the same time, if there are rivers or air or land is getting polluted, I'm sure maybe the Chinese government is not really interested in having people know about that but I sure as hell would want to know that if that was in my backyard.
It's tricky there. Ultimately, I do think it's more correct to allow more information through but I can't say that I am particularly pleased with the volume of information that we get from the internet, the quality of information that we get and what I've learned online, there's been both good things and really rotten things. It's a mixed bag at best.
Dirk: Yeah. That's true and it comes to one of the real pillars of this whole thing is we're getting this mixed bag at best of information because there's individuals and companies that are incentivized to send us whatever will make them the most money right? At the end of the day so much comes down to capitalism right?
With Facebook, with this example, the whole reason that Facebook exists, whether we like it or not, and honestly, I don't like it, I'm anti-capitalist big time but, the reason Facebook exists is to maximize shareholder value. In the context of maximizing shareholder value, there's no question what they should be doing. They should be trying to get into the Chinese market, monetizing that market, and making more money for the people who own those shares of stock.
Do I wish the world was not that way? I do. Is the world that way? It is. As such, Facebook are going to Facebook. If you have a problem, it's at the level of capitalism. It shouldn't be at the level of Facebook. Facebook is just participating in this broken freaking system. The other big pillar to look at from the standpoint of Facebook in China, is the notion of national sovereignty and national governments.
We liberal United States may not believe in the censorship, in the things that are going on in China. That may offend our sensibilities but China is a sovereign nation and unless we're going to send in the troops and the bombs and it's so important that everyone have the access that we're going to conquer that nation, we have to respect what's happening there to some degree.
There's a lot of things happening there that don't make me happy, that I wish we were in Utopia. I wish I could go there and wave my finger and have it go away but it doesn't work that way. We are in a global environment with different nations, each of which have different beliefs. I think a lot of the Chinese beliefs are wrong. Maybe I'm wrong. I don't think I am but maybe I'm wrong.
Their nation, they can make their own decisions and rules and set that stuff up and look, do we want to be the policemen of the world or not? Now we're really getting into … I'm talking about the United States here. We're really getting into a bigger swath of things. It creates untold issues when we try and go in benevolently and impose our will, impose our values, impose our rule over other people, other nations.
To me this is all a big to do about nothing. It's funny, I'm so liberal and yet I'm always hammering liberals but it's true. Its' all of this liberal angst for things that we shouldn't be angsty about. If we're angsty about anything, it should be freaking capitalism, right? If we're angsty about anything it should be that there's not a one-world government that is driven by liberal principles and holistic long-reaching thinking. Those are the things to be mad about, but the fact that some company is working within the system in the rules of the system the way it's set up and engaging with a sovereign nation in ways that make me feel a little bit icky, but it's just the freaking system. If you hate the system, let's attack the system but for all the liberals to he up in arms about Facebook and standing on their soapboxes, I don't have much respect or it to be honest.
Jon: Yeah, it will be very interesting to see how this plays out over the next couple weeks and months. Certainly, there's an opportunity there for Facebook, much like other companies that have tried before though, there's no guarantee that they'll actually be able to make any of this work. Especially since they are going to have to work with an entity that's trusted by the Chinese government. The opportunity is there for Facebook but let's see if they can actually execute it.
Jon: Listeners, remember that while you're listening to the show, you can follow along with the things that we're mentioning here in real time. Just head over to thedigitalife.com. That's just one "L" in thedigitalife, and go to the page for this episode. We've included links to pretty much everything mentioned by everybody. So, it's a rich information resource to take advantage of while listening, or afterward if you're trying to remember something that you liked. You can find The Digital Life on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, PlayerFM, and Google Play. If you want to follow us outside of the show, you can follow me on Twitter @jonfollett that's j-o-n f-o-l-l-e-t-t. Of course the whole show is brought to you by Involution Studios, which you can check out at goinvo.com. That's g-o-i-n-v-o dot com. Dirk?
Dirk: You can follow me on Twitter @dknemeyer that's @d-k-n-e-m-e-y-e-r. Thank you so much for listening.
Jon: That's it for episode 184 of The Digital Life. For Dirk Knemeyer, I'm Jon Follett, and we'll see you next time.


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An integral part of the ASB mission is to serve as a voice and advocate for all individuals who are blind or visually impaired.
Our LEARN section provides insightful information that educates and clears up many of the misconceptions centered around sight loss. It also offers weblinks that can serve as crucial starting points in finding essential help for those that live outside the greater Philadelphia area.
The LEARN section of our website is divided into two areas.
The FAQ's page is designed to answer questions many people have relating to blindness or visual impairment. It's a great place to get factual information about the subject...everything from etiquette to everyday life.
The LINKS page is a great asset, particularly for those looking for local resources outside Philadelphia. Here, you'll find weblinks to organizations around the country that are similar to ours, as well as other informational sites to help point you in the right direction.


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Sam Cutler literally wrote the book on touring with rock stars. Putting on shows for bands like Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, the Grateful Dead, Eric Claption's band Blind Faith, and the Rolling Stones, he became a key player in the newly emerging rock and roll era of the 60s. With modest beginnings at pub gigs, eventually 100 people grew to 500, then 5000 and then exploded in to 500,000 when The Rolling Stones played Hyde Park. Sam lived the highs and lows of touring with rock stars, most notably as tour manager when The Stones headlined the infamous Altamont Free Concert, where Meredith Hunter was stabbed metres from the band. We spoke to Sam about his life on the road and the inner workings of rock and rolls most famous bands.
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Marie Kondo would say this doesn't bring me joy.
And if I saw a therapist I'm sure they'd say the same thing. I'm going to be completely honest and admit that I've been holding onto the false hope that I would grow out of my allergies by the time I became an adult. And then a couple weeks ago I turned 26 and realized holy shit I'm closer to 30 than 20 and it dawned on me that I was past the point of "waiting to become an adult". I was there and I hadn't even realized.
21 was my dairy age. I was a very organized and logical kid, a huge nerd, if you will. I had planned that by the age of 21 I would grow out of my dairy allergy. A family friend grew out of his at that age and I felt like if he could do it so could I. I became fixated. I tested a number of strategies: drink ridiculous amounts of coffee, jugs of water, way too much salad, exercise compulsively. None of these plans had any scientific backing but they all made me feel better and at least like I was doing something and not sitting idle.
I even had plans for a celebration party. When I reached 21 and was finally able to indulge I'd have a dairy party where my friends, family, and I would sit around and eat all the foods that I missed out on as a kid. Crappy grocery store birthday cake, pizza, that orange cheese wrapped in plastic that looks like post-it notes. I would have it all and then I'd declare that I hated it and continue living dairy-free but now by choice.
And then as though I had willed it to happen the severity rating of my dairy allergy went down to a non-life-threatening level when I was 22. I couldn't believe it. At my annual skin test (where they write on you with a pen and then poke little holes in your arm - the scientific description) the reaction to dairy was significantly smaller than in past. My allergist pulled some recent research into the prospects of food challenging cooked milk. I was sent home with some literature to read, a requisition for a blood test, and an appointment with a different specialist at a hospital.
When I got the blood test results over the phone they confirmed that the reaction was not severe. I literally burst into tears and totally lost my shit. It was like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders. Music was playing, fireworks exploded, I was like Maria spinning through the fields, giving zero fucks about anything else.
A couple weeks later I went for my consultation at the hospital. The doctor waltzed in, skimmed my chart with a confused face, and said, "I think you're way too reactive to even be considering a food challenge." And that was it, it was over.
I could see the screw allergies party fading into the distance. No chance it would happen now. I tried to reason with him but he said that lab tests and medical history don't lie. But what if you asked them nicely??
For several years afterward I held on to the hope that I would eventually outgrow my allergy to dairy, or that it would at least become less severe. And while I spent all that time hoping and wanting, I didn't stop to be mindful of the fact that it was shaping who I am. I wouldn't have started writing if I hadn't had a reaction a few years ago. I wouldn't have connected with other members of the allergy community if I didn't see the world from this perspective. So maybe it's time for me to give up hope by choice and clear some mind space for the things I actually plan to achieve.


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This lore can be found on Hoth.
- This lore is found in the Salvaging Starships zone. One of the heavy machineries side panels is clickable. The machinery is found on the east/northeast side of the area, the panel is found on the northwest flank of the machinery.
Hoth has never been a friendly planet for spacefaring people. Its strong magnetic pull and icy atmosphere have spelled death for many a pilot, and crashed vessels have long littered the planet's surface. But after the Battle of Hoth brought huge numbers of warships down–including the Republic superdreadnought, the Star of Coruscant–Hoth became home to a massive starship graveyard. The graveyard, in turn, became a very attractive destination for pirates looking to salvage a technological edge from the wreckage. Salvaging starships in Hoth's blizzards is a deadly occupation that can reap great rewards. One of the first pirates to scope out the starship graveyard famously made millions of credits selling Republic and Imperial weaponry back to the Republic and Empire. Now, both governments and freelancers brave Hoth's wilderness, and many salvagers meet their ends among the cold and unstable ruins of dead ships.


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Is Obama "Blurring the Line"?
Thomas Whitley
At this past week's National Prayer Breakfast, President Obama announced that he will be establishing a White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Obama is maintaining that this does not breach the separation of church and state, but I seriously wonder. He said this of the new office:
"The goal of this office will not be to favor one religious group over another – or even religious groups over secular groups. It will simply be to work on behalf of those organizations that want to work on behalf of our communities, and to do so without blurring the line that our founders wisely drew between church and state."
That very well may be the goal of this office, but if the President is intent on not "blurring the line" between church and state, then why maintain in the name "Faith-Based"? Why not have it be the Office of Neighborhood Partnerships or something like that and simply include "faith-based" organizations along with non-religious organizations?
The President's words are great to hear, but they need to be backed up by more action, in my opinion.
In other news … well, its really related, but I needed to show some separation, at that same breakfast President Obama spoke about the "Golden Rule":
"Jesus told us to 'love thy neighbor as thyself.' The Torah commands, 'That which is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow.' In Islam, there is a hadith that reads 'None of you truly believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself.' And the same is true for Buddhists and Hindus; for followers of Confucius and for humanists. It is, of course, the Golden Rule – the call to love one another; to understand one another; to treat with dignity and respect those with whom we share a brief moment on this Earth."
These are great words, to be sure, but I'm pretty sure that Torah "quote" is from the Talmud, not the Torah.
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A CMS-driven dynamic website is developed for a leading Car Dealer based in Atlanta, USA. Liferay portlets development service is provided to the website which carries plenty of details about assortment of cars that visitors or potential buyers can go through and enquire about.
Elegant MicroWeb has leveraged the Java-based Liferay Portal development services to build a robust application. The scope of the project involved Liferay theme development, configuring website contents using Liferay CMS and developing JSF/Facelets based components.
Tools and Platforms
- Operating System: Linux
- Portal / CMS Framework: Liferay v5.2.3 framework, Liferay Plug-in SDK
- Other Framework: JSF, facelets, IceFaces
- Content pages like Home, About Us, Contact us etc.
- Defining content templates
- Content management through Liferay CMS
- Car searches and browse by models
- Comparative analysis of various car models
- Estimate payments
- Schedule service
- W3C compliant website
Technical Competencies
- J2EE Programming
- Design and develop enterprise web solution using Liferay
- Liferay Themes / Layouts development
- Lifery Portal Development
- Liferay CMS template configurations using Velocity (VM) scripts
- Liferay Integration with other applications / modules
- JSF/Facelets component development for custom JSF portlets
- JSF/Facelets/IceFaces – Web Application Framework
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So I noticed the other day that the only pics on the preview bars that are working are the featured projects. If it's just on my end, does anyone know how to get them working again? There are only green boxes and they aren't linked at all.
I love these, I want them back!
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In addition to sharing the shows I most want to see at Fringe World 2017, I thought I'd do something different this year and ask some of Perth's most-loved Fringe World performers and producers what shows they want to see this year.
I hope you enjoy getting the inside scoop on unmissable shows from the artists involved in Fringe World this year.
Circus Carnis
Catch them in: El Bizarro and Bizzaro Room (Reverend Butcher only)
Their top picks:
Mâché: HOME – Premier Perth drag, saw it last year, loved it!
Peter Combe in Bellyflop in a Pizza – Childhood memories and singsongs!
The Little Death Club – By the genius behind Eastend Cabaret.
Pink on the Inside – David Eriksson – He was in El Bizarro last year and is mind glowingly talented.
Josh Earl Vs The Women's Weekly Birthday Cake Book – We saw this a few years ago and loved it – it's a must see if your mum had that cookbook, 80s/90s childhood memories!
Peter and Bambi Heaven, The Magic Inside – no words, just see it!
Tomás Ford
Catch him in: Tomás Ford's Chase!, Crap Music Rave Party and producing the Hubbub festival in Mandurah
His top picks:
John Robertson: The Dark Room is so much fun, he plays a ridiculous retro dungeon adventure computer game with the audience while bullying them in the most hilarious way. You've gotta do that.
I'm pretty excited about all the stuff I've got coming down to Mandurah, actually. Basically asked a pile of my mates from around the international circuit to come over and they all said yes, so we've got QUITE the program.
Outside of that, probably Stewart Bowden and Wil Greenway – their shows have been a big inspiration for me, if in some of the more story stuff I'm doing this year, so if you haven't seen them, do that.
But I'm always excited to try out new acts, see local gigs and generally venture into the unknown – that's when a Fringe feels really Fringey for me.
Essie Foxglove
Catch her in: Burlesque Idol and Red Light Confidential
Her top picks:
Ecosexual Bathhouse
If Looks Could Kill
Kitten N' Lou: Holier Than Thou
Peter and Bambi Heaven, The Magic Inside
The Book of Life
The Little Death Club
Stella Hui (aka Vita Flame)
Catch her in (producing): Alice in Wonderland: Off With His Head!, Symphonies of Sensuality and ACTIVATE! A High-Energy Variety Show for Kids!
Her top picks:
I love comedy, cabaret and circus, so I'm especially looking forward to Cabaret Moonstruck, El Bizarro and An Absolute Idiot's Guide to Art.
Adam Peter Scott
Catch him in: Thunder God & Other Tales, Sophie Joske: Household Name, and Adam Peter Scott's Trivia Death Match
His top picks:
Tomas Ford's Crap Music Rave Party – a guilty pleasure dance party without the guilt.
Becky Lou – Real Woman and Becky Lou's Seen & Heard – Becky Lou is a national treasure and both of these sound phenomenal.
Mac the Comedy Computer's Is This What You Humans Call Variety? – Mac the Comedy Computer's show are the most Fringe that Fringe gets.
Kitten N' Lou: Holier Than Thou – absolutely sensational Seattle performers mixing their queer drag burlesque aesthetic with religion. What's not to love?
Jeff Hewitt's Compliment Battle – I saw a trial version of this in 2016 and no show will make you feel better. It's like an hour of pure dopamine.
Lola's Showgirl Smear Campaign – a one woman show about burlesque and cervical cancer. People are gonna be talking about this one, I can feel it.
Expose: Volume II – Ruby Slippers alone makes this worth it
Laura Davis's Marco? Polo! – I saw this in Melbourne and would've given it a standing ovation, if she hadn't been too blindfolded to tell it was happening
Brianna William's La Petite Merde – I don't know why everyone isn't talking about Brianna. She's as smart as she is charming.
Sylvia Sippl (aka Lucinda Panties)
Catch her in: Symphonies of Sensuality and Alice In Wonderland: Off With His Head!, my solo show An Absolute Idiot's Guide to Art and helping out with some kids shows that my students are performing in – Peter Combe's Bellyflop in a Pizza and The WA Performance School's ACTIVATE! A High-Energy Variety Show for Kids!
Her top picks:
I'd like to catch some of Adam Peter Scott's 'Over-commitment Trilogy' (he's producing three shows this year – see above!), the sequel to Pupperotica – cleverly titled Come Again, and Lola's Showgirl Smear Campaign because it's such a bold and brave concept that really has a strong meaning to me.
Peter Combe's adults-only shows are always amazing fun, and I want to check out some of the local circus and cabaret shows including those presented by Kinetica, Danger Cabaret, Cut Throat Cabaret, and so many more my head is spinning!
Keren Schlink (aka Lola Moore)
Catch her in: Symphonies of Sensuality, Alice in Wonderland: Off With His Head!, Pupperotica: Come Again?, Puppet Tales
Her top picks:
Sense and Spontaneity – Always different, always hilarious
Dr Felicity Rickshaw's Celebrity Sex Party – Musical theatre at its most ridiculous!
Kitten N' Lou – I NEED to manage to see these guys this year
Briefs – Ditto
Impure Thoughts – Claire Healy is incredible
The 4 Stuntmen of the Apocalypse – Funniest group I saw last year, my chest hurt afterwards
An Absolute Idiot's Guide to Art – Sylvia's show last year was amazing, I have high hopes for her latest offering!
Jon Madd
Catch him in: Abracadabra and Other Useless Magic Words…, Cut-throat Cabaret (guest spot on 27th Jan and 1st Feb)
His top picks:
As always, no matter how many times I've seen it, I still really want to go see Briefs again.
I managed to catch Peter and Bambi Heaven, The Magic Inside at last year's Fringe and it was a hilarious mix of cabaret and shitty magic. Very entertaining show indeed
In terms of good magic shows, I'm always excited to see what Stuart Lightbody has in store. His card work is so clean, so clever, and I always have so much to learn from him. He's got a new show this year, so I'm pretty keen to check it out.
Last year I caught Jamie MacDowell and Tom Thum, and it was actually one of my favourite shows. Not just because of their musicality and respective individual skills, but more so the chemistry between them, and the casual flow that they seem to have that you really can't get unless you're really tight, and I think that love is contagious.
Also keen to check out Otto & Astrid – Eurosmash!, having seen them two or maybe three years ago but never since. I'm not usually a fan of musical comedy, but something about that duo that did it for me. Maybe it's the pseudo-sibling thing they got going on, or the clownesque make up…
Something that may not appeal to as wide an audience but I'm really looking forward to is "AA" Abnormal Asian by Jinx Yeo. Another act that I chanced upon last year and his style of humour really resonated with me, not sure if it's because we both grew up in Singapore, but he's been doing quite well on the circuits and I think he's on the rise and am definitely looking forward to hearing some of his new material.


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On the concluding days of the past Iranian calendar year 1394 (ended March 19) and in the midst of excitements that prevailed in every shopping mall on the eve of spring, the DMN group planned an innovative road show and launched a very different and unique ceremony to introduce the new Huawei smartphone allocating 90 square meters of space on the entrance hall of Kourosh shopping mall. The designing of the roadshow was so different and unprecedented that nothing similar to that had been witnessed in any other shopping malls throughout Tehran. It was eye-catching and innovative and it was awesome and fun for shoppers who welcomed the ceremony in an unprecedented manner. Ultimately, the road show turned to one of the most visited events of the kind.
On the unveiling ceremony, Project Manager Shamim Hosseini, said: "In our negotiations with Huawei directors, we concluded that instead of inviting certain number of guests, we'd better create an atmosphere where all those interested in Huawei smartphones, and even those who are not familiar with Huawei products, from different layers of the society and with varied tastes and demands, get a chance to see the new product. To this end, we chose Kourosh shopping mall, west of Tehran and one of the busiest with several movie theaters and amusement and recreation facilities, a place where many youths pool together."
On the space that was dedicated to the launch of the new Huawei product, she said: "In fact, we designed a road show in Kourosh mall. Several counters were allocated to the promoters to introduce and exhibit the smartphones. Besides, huge replicas of the smartphone were stalled so that everybody was able to observe varied features of the smartphone by touching its screen, get amused and take selfies."
On the photo booth in the road show, she explained: "The photo booth idea came up because one of the excellent features of the phone is the high quality of its camera. To show this feature, we designed booths where the audience could get in and by using cosmetics and attractive clothes provided there, they could make up and change clothes and take pictures by the new Huawei smartphones. Then, we printed the pictures and gave them as gifts. The idea, not operational until now, was very welcomed by the audience, especially that we also launched a virtual campaign so that they could direct their pictures to the Huawei official page in Instagram and win prizes.
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My hubby, at 50 something, is going back to school on Monday to start a second trade. The plan is that it is something he can do part time after we retire to supplement our income.
So, at work they have had him practising some of the stuff he will be learning in the "shop" portion of class.
This is what he brought home this week.
The handle is made from that piece of pipe, the head is a copper sheath with lead poured inside. Our course he had to attempt to explain the math involved in getting the taper on the handle...........good thing quilting does not involve calculus is all I can say!
I am just SO freaking impressed with him!
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Back in October the Green Car Journal announced its finalists for its coveted Green Car of the Year award. We thought perhaps the Prius might take that honor but, as it turns out, the publication favored another horse driven by "clean diesel." The winner, announced today, is the Audi A3 TDI.
The Green Car Journal says it accepts vehicles into the contest "using all types of technologies, fuels, and powerplants" that "exhibit characteristics that substantially raise the bar in environmental performance." The Audi was chosen for this yearly honor because, as the publication mentions, "without exotic technology or special measures, it achieves lower CO2 greenhouse gas emissions and highway fuel economy of 42 mpg, the best highway fuel efficiency of any vehicle in the luxury segment. Plus, the A3 TDI offers loads of low-end torque and is fun to drive. Its sportiness, luxury overtones, and good looks simply add to this 'green' car's appeal."
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"Experts warn using mouthwash more than twice a day can give you cancer," the Daily Mirror reports. The news comes from a European study that examined the oral health and dental hygiene of people diagnosed with cancers of the mouth, throat, vocal chords or oesophagus (collectively called "upper aerodigestive cancers").
The researchers found that people with the poorest oral health (including wearing dentures and bleeding gums) had a more than doubled risk of these cancers compared with those with the best oral health.
Similarly, they found that those with the poorest dental care (including frequency of tooth brushing and visiting the dentist) had a more than double risk compared with those with the best dental care.
Importantly, these associations remained after adjustment for smoking and alcohol consumption – established risk factors for these cancers – and for other factors that may influence risk, such as socioeconomic status.
But despite the Mirror's headline, the link between oral cancer and mouthwash is less clear. The association was only significant when looking at very frequent use (three times a day).
Very few people used mouthwash this frequently, which decreases the reliability of this risk estimate. There is certainly no credible evidence that mouthwash "can give you cancer".
Even if there is a true link, it is unclear whether it is mouthwash itself (the alcohol content) or the reasons it is being used, such as poor oral hygiene, that are responsible for the association.
The results do suggest a link between poor dental hygiene and oral cancers, however, and reinforce the importance of maintaining good dental health.
Where did the story come from?
This was multicentre research conducted by numerous academic institutions across Europe and the US.
The study was supported by the European Community Fifth Framework Programme, the University of Athens Medical School, the Bureau of Epidemiologic Research Academy of Athens, Padova University, Compagnia di San Paolo, Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (AIRC), the Piedmont Region, targeted financing from the Estonian government through the European Regional Development Fund in the frame of Centre of Excellence in Genomics, and the 7FP Project ECOGENE.
It was published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Clinical Oncology.
The quality of the UK's media reporting on the study was mixed. BBC News rightly focused on the link between poor dental hygiene and oral cancer.
But the Daily Mirror incorrectly states in its headline that, "Experts warn using mouthwash more than twice a day can give you cancer". In fact, the researchers specifically go out of the way in their conclusion to state that their data does not provide proof that excessive mouthwash increases cancer risk.
What kind of research was this?
This was a case-control study that included a group of people diagnosed with cancer of the mouth, throat, vocal chords or food pipe (oesophagus). They were then matched with a group of people without these cancers (the controls) and were interviewed about their oral health, dental care and lifestyle.
The researchers aimed to see whether oral health and dental care – in particular, the use of mouthwash – may be associated with these cancers. As a group, these cancers are sometimes called "upper aerodigestive cancers" as they involve the upper parts of the respiratory and digestive system.
These cancers are said to account for around 129,000 new cancer cases in the European Union, making them the fourth most common cancers for men and the tenth for women.
Alcohol and smoking are widely known to be risk factors for these cancers. Other research has also associated the cancers with lower fruit and vegetable consumption, and found that they are more common among lower socioeconomic status groups.
Additional research has also suggested that poorer dental and oral health may be associated with increased risk, independent of alcohol and smoking behaviour.
It is also speculated that frequent use of mouthwash could be a risk factor as a result of the ethanol (alcohol) it contains. However, there is limited evidence proving that there is an increased risk associated with mouthwash containing alcohol.
This study aimed to examine whether mouthwash and wider oral health and dental care are associated with the risk of upper aerodigestive cancers, importantly adjusting for the potential confounders of smoking and alcohol.
What did the research involve?
This study used information from the multicentre alcohol-related cancers and genetic susceptibility in Europe (ARCAGE) case-control study, which was conducted across 13 centres in nine European countries.
The study included 1,963 people newly diagnosed with cancers of the mouth, throat, vocal chords or oesophagus between 2002 and 2005 (cases). They were matched by age and sex to 1,993 people without cancer, who were randomly selected from people attending the same medical centres or hospitals as the cases for other health reasons.
All participants were interviewed about a range of health and lifestyle measures:
- sociodemographic characteristics (number of years of full-time education was used as the main indicator of socioeconomic status)
- smoking history (lifetime smoking history was used to calculate "pack years")
- alcohol consumption (lifetime consumption of number of drinks per day was assessed for all categories of alcoholic drinks)
- weekly consumption of fruits and vegetables (recorded by food frequency questionnaire)
- employment history
- body measurements
- medical and dental history, including oral hygiene habits
Oral health was assessed using the following scoring system, where a maximum total score of 7 would indicate poorest oral health:
- wearing of dentures (none = 0; partial denture in upper or lower jaw = 1; partial denture in both jaws = 2; complete denture in one jaw = 3; complete denture in both jaws = 4)
- age at starting to wear dentures (no denture = 0; denture at age 55 years or older = 1; denture at age 35-54 years = 2; denture at age below 35 years = 3)
- frequency of gum bleeding from brushing teeth (sometimes or never = 0; always or almost always = 1; 0 in subjects wearing complete dentures in both jaws)
Similarly, dental care was assessed as follows, where a maximum total score of 8 would indicate poorest dental care:
- frequency of tooth cleaning (at least twice per day = 0; once per day = 1; 1-4 times per week = 2; less often or never = 3)
- use of toothbrush, toothpaste or dental floss (two or three of these = 0; only one of these three = 1; none of these = 2)
- frequency of visiting a dentist (at least once per year = 0; every 2-5 years = 1; less than every 5 years = 2; never = 3)
Participants were asked about their use of mouthwash in a separate question, but this was not included in these scores.
The researchers also took blood samples to look at whether people had four variations in genes that code for proteins involved in breaking down alcohol (ethanol).
The researchers previously found these variations to be associated with risk of upper aerodigestive cancers, with one particularly associated among heavy drinkers.
As many brands of mouthwash contain alcohol, the researchers wanted to test whether a person who had these variants influenced the potential link between mouthwash and upper aerodigestive cancers.
What were the basic results?
Participants were aged 60 years on average. Almost half of cases had mouth cancer (48%), followed by cancer of the lower throat or vocal chords as the next most common cancer (36%).
After adjustment for all other measured health and lifestyle factors, the risk of upper aerodigestive cancers increased with poorer dental care. People with the worst dental care (scores of 5-8) had the highest risk, more than double the cancer risk for people with the best dental care (a score of 0; odds ratio [OR] 2.36, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.51 to 3.67).
Looking at oral health, people with the poorest oral health (score of 5, 6 or 7) had an increased risk compared with those with the best oral health (score of 0). People with the highest oral health score of 7 had a more than doubled risk compared with those with a score of 0 (OR 2.22, 95% CI 1.45 to 3.41). Those with moderate oral health – a score of 1-4 – were not at increased risk compared with those with the best oral health.
Reported use of mouthwash of more than three times per day was associated with tripled risk of upper aerodigestive cancers (OR 3.23, 95% CI 1.68 to 6.19). Importantly, the researchers say that although this effect was strong, only 1.8% of cases and 0.8% of controls reported such frequent use.
These relatively small numbers reduce confidence that these estimates of risk are correct. There was also no link between less frequent use of mouthwash (less than three times a day) and risk.
Looking at the four gene variants, certain variants associated with faster ethanol metabolism were associated with a decreased risk of these cancers, while a variant associated with slower ethanol metabolism was associated with increased risk.
One particular variant associated with faster ethanol metabolism was found to be less common in mouthwash users compared with "never users".
How did the researchers interpret the results?
The researchers concluded that poor oral health and dental care seem to be independent risk factors for upper aerodigestive cancers, even after adjusting for potential confounders such as smoking and alcohol use.
They say that, "Whether mouthwash use may entail some risk through the alcohol content in most formulations on the market remains to be fully clarified."
This multicentre study conducted across nine European countries has many strengths, including its large sample size. Most importantly, it adjusted for smoking and alcohol consumption, which are well-established risk factors for these cancers and could otherwise influence the association between oral health and dental hygiene and these cancers.
The researchers also adjusted for other potential risk factors, such as socioeconomic status and how much fruit and vegetables people ate.
However, there are some potential limitations. Although the researchers have made every effort to adjust for these confounders, as the researchers themselves acknowledge, the questions asked about these lifestyle factors may not fully capture a person's smoking habits, alcohol use and diet, so there is still the possibility that they have some effect.
Also, the questions asked around oral health and dental hygiene may not have given a full representation of the person's mouth care. These self-reported measures were not checked against dental records.
The study asked people to rate their current oral health and dental hygiene, and in the people with cancer this was after their diagnosis. This may not reflect their lifelong oral health or care before their diagnosis. An independent assessment provided by a dentist, or examination of dental records, may have been more reliable.
Nevertheless, the study does support an independent link between oral health and dental hygiene and aerodigestive cancers. The link seems biologically plausible and further study could also assess why these links might exist. Previous studies have suggested similar links, and ideally a systematic review would be able to look at this new study alongside the other available evidence. Such a review may provide new insights into potential risk factors.
Despite reports to the contrary, the link between mouthwash and cancer is less clear. Although using mouthwash more than three times a day was more common among cases than controls, very few people used mouthwash this frequently – only 1.8% of cases and 0.8% of controls. Risk calculations involving such small numbers of people are less reliable than those including larger samples.
The possible link between mouthwash and mouth and throat cancers needs to be clarified. If there is a link, it is currently unclear whether it could be related to the alcohol contained in mouthwash, or whether the link is caused by poor oral health and not a direct effect of mouthwash at all. It could be that poor oral health or dental hygiene increases the risk, and people with poorer health are also more likely to use mouthwash.
Analysis by Bazian
Edited by NHS Website
Links to the headlines
Experts warn using mouthwash more than twice a day can give you cancer
Daily Mirror, 4 April 2014
Mouthwash use 'linked to oral cancer': People who use products more than three times a day increase risk
Daily Mail, 4 April 2014
Study identifies 'new risks' for mouth and throat cancers
BBC News, 4 April 2014
Mouthwash overuse has possible link to mouth and throat cancer
Daily Express, 4 April 2014
Links to the science
Ahrens W, Pohlabeln H, Foraita R, et al.
Oral health, dental care and mouthwash associated with upper aerodigestive tract cancer risk in Europe: The ARCAGE study
Oral Oncology. Published online March 28 2014


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Mello, Daniela and Trillo, Claudia (2007) The winners of UrbanPromogiovani 2008 (I vincitori di UrbanPromo giovani 2009). 1 pp [Internet publication]
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