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Bruce Halstead of County Durham Breweries
With an ever-increasing number of microbreweries cropping up on the smoggy horizon, Hogtown is well on its way to becoming Hoptown, and it's not just the pigs who think this is good news. Here's a who's who of area brewers.
County Durham Brewing Company
Where: Pickering
Why: Have you ever said to yourself, "I love beer so much, I should start a brewery"? That's what Bruce Halstead said back in 1996, and he's still putting in 70-hour workweeks at the hobby that became a career. The fact that he does it almost all by himself, with help from his wife, Christina, on brew days, might have something to do with the workload. It probably doesn't help, though, that Halstead specializes in temperamental cask ales.
A cask ale is a living product, and the process of fermentation and clarification is completed in the actual beer barrel that is "tapped" at your local pub.
"It's a nice beer," says Halstead of the cask style. "It's the most natural product you can get. It's a less carbonated beer, with more flavour, more body. It's not as gassy; really smooth in texture."
"Cask [ale] has been around for centuries," acknowledges Halstead, but "for most people it's something new and adventurous to try." As long as he keeps on making his delicious whole-hop brews, it doesn't look like Toronto's caskmaster will be getting any time off in the near future.
What: Hop Addict, Signature Ale, E.S.B.
Nickel Brook Beers
Where: Burlington
Why: NickelBrook started off as a way to facilitate the company's U-brew business. Then the next thing you know, it's a brewery.
What: Ale, Organic Lager
Granite Brewery
Granite Brewery owner/brewmaster Ron Keefe
Where: Eglinton and Mt. Pleasant
Why: Instead of talking about food miles, you can start talking about food metres by bellying up to the bar at the Granite brew pub, where their ales are made in-house.
What: Traditional IPA, Peculiar, Keefe's Irish Stout
Amsterdam Beer
Where: Downtown Toronto
Why: Once the original Toronto brew pub, Amsterdam now slakes the urban thirst at its retail store until 11 pm Monday to Saturday. Take that, the Beer Store.
What: Dutch Amber Lager, Nut Brown Ale
Black Oak Brewing Company
Black Oak owner Ken Woods (left) and brewmaster Adrian Popowycz
Where: Oakville
Why: Maybe it's all the laid-off Ford workers, but the western burbs are craft brewery central, and Black Oak is a standout.
What: Pale Ale and Nut Brown Ale
Saint Andre
Saint Andre owner/brewmaster Doug Penelly
Where: Brewed by Cool Brewery, Etobicoke
Why: True to the Viennese style, this beer leans toward the fruity, and its reddish-copper colour proves that not all Austrians are blonds.
What: Vienna Lager
Great Lakes Brewery
Great Lakes owner Peter Bulut Jr.
Where: Etobicoke
Why: Making both ales and lagers in the west end, Great Lakes is particularly noted for its seasonal brews like the warming Winter Ale.
What: Red Leaf Smooth Lager, Devils Pale Ale, Pumpkin Ale (seasonal)
Mill Street Brewery
Where: Scarborough
Why: With its former brew house now an indifferent bar/restaurant and Sleemans banners flying over the Distillery District, maybe Mill Street should change its name to Scarbeeria. Whatever, the beer remains as tasty as ever.
What: Cobblestone Stout, Original Organic, Stock Ale
Denison's Brewing Company
Denison's owner Michael Hancock
Where: Brewed at Black Oak Brewing Company, Oakville
Why: Their Victoria Street brew pub ceased to be in 2003, but the Bavarian-style wheat beer continues to be popular at local taps.
What: Weissbier, Dunkel (seasonal)
Steam Whistle Brewing
Where: Downtown Toronto
Why: We're used to getting our Roundhouse kicks in bottle form, but Steam Whistle's now thrown down the T.O. microbrew gauntlet with its new fancy-pants 500ml Euro cans. Co-owner Cameron Heaps describes the German-built canning line as Canada's most technologically advanced. "We decided to add cans for our loyal customers who'd like to enjoy Steam Whistle while they're camping, golfing or boating," says Heaps.
Meanwhile, back in the jungle, us city folk will be more than happy to throw a lightweight six into the backpack as we head out to the nearest vacant lot. The cans are already available at select liquor stores and will be in the Beer Store in early September.
What: Steam Whistle Pilsner
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The quest to reverse the human ageing process
Can we reverse the human ageing process? A small pilot study gives tantalising hints that it might just be possible.
This is not about applying fancy skin creams or scientists with a formula or eternal youth.
Rather, the research suggests that comprehensive lifestyle changes - reducing stress, improving diet and moderate exercise - may increase the length of telomeres, the ends of chromosomes that control cell ageing.
That lifestyle is not exactly that of a warrior monk - but keep that analogy in mind for later where we will discuss the cult 70s TV series 'Kung Fu'.
Let's deal first with telomeres. These are stretches of DNA which protect our genetic code. They are often compared to the tips on shoelaces as they stop chromosomes from fraying and unravelling and keep the code stable.
Biological ageing
But each time a cell divides the telomeres get shorter, until the point that the ageing cell can no longer divide and it becomes inactive or 'senescent' and dies.
Telomere length is one indicator of biological age. Shorter telomeres are associated with a range of age-related diseases including cancer, heart disease and dementia.
Researchers at the University of California followed a group of 10 men with prostate cancer and asked them to eat a plant-based diet, do exercise, and manage their stress with techniques such as meditation and yoga. They also had group support sessions and lectures on diet and health from medical staff.
The men's telomere length was measured at the start and then five years later. It was compared with a control group of 25 men who were not asked to make any changes to their lifestyle.
Whereas the telomeres of the control group had shortened by an average of 3%, those of the healthy lifestyle group had lengthened by an average of 10%.
You can read more about the research, published in The Lancet Oncology here.
That is a striking result, but we should not read too much into it. This was a tiny study, and the authors are careful to stress that a much bigger trial would need to replicate the findings before knowing whether the results are significant.
What's more, the changes did not show any direct positive health effect - some of the men may have had longer telomeres but whether they will live longer is another matter.
Dr Lynne Cox, lecturer in Biochemistry, University of Oxford said: "There are two things to bear in mind here: firstly, short telomeres that occur as result of chronic stress are highly associated with poor health, and studies in mice have shown improved tissue health when telomeres are restored experimentally.
"Secondly, by contrast, globally increasing telomere length in cancer-prone mice actually predisposes to more aggressive cancers. The small increases in telomere length in this new human study are more likely to correlate with improved health than cancer risk, though it is too early to be definite."
A monk's life
Forget about the genetics: it is simpler to examine the lifestyle changes that may be beneficial for health. No-one doubts that regular exercise carries a host of health benefits - from reducing cancer risk to cutting the chance of diabetes, heart problems and stroke.
The healthy lifestyle men in the study did at least 30 minutes walking six days a week.
The other measures included a largely vegetarian, low-fat diet, yoga, meditation, relaxation and increased social support.
So what sort of people lead a life like that? The Press Association put it like this:
"Living like a warrior monk...may have a transcendental effect on your cells, a study has shown. Lifestyle changes that bring to mind David Carradine's "grasshopper" character in the cult 1970s TV series 'Kung Fu' have the power to reverse ageing at a fundamental level, evidence suggests."
'You are not ready grasshopper'
I remember 'Kung Fu' with great affection. In every episode the David Carradine character would turn the other cheek until - usually in the last few minutes - there would be a breathtaking display of martial arts...or general awesomeness (as Jack Black would say in 'Kung Fu Panda').
I have no memory whatsoever of the character being an advert for a long and healthy life - he continually escaped death by the narrowest margin. But it did make me and other devotees yearn to be able to do Kung Fu. For about five minutes.
A healthy lifestyle is a bit like that for most people - a great idea in theory - but in reality quite hard to put into practice.
Putting aside random illness and accidents, we all know pretty much what is needed to maximise our chances of a reaching a ripe old age in good nick. But few have the determination to live like a warrior Shaolin monk, let alone adopt a low-stress, low fat existence punctuated by regular bouts moderate exercise.
As the blind Kung Fu teacher Master Po used to say to his pupil Caine (David Carradine), after he had failed some superhuman feat of endurance: "You are not ready grasshopper". And neither are most of us either for the rigours of martial arts or the discipline that might lead to a longer and healthier life.


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Ross Mirkarimi's wife gives her side of story
In my home country of Venezuela, I am Eliana Lopez. I am a person who is respected both personally and professionally. I am an actress. I am the mother of Theo by good fortune. And I am married to Ross Mirkarimi. But in San Francisco, I am known only as the sheriff's wife.
Now that I have been home in Venezuela to be close to my father and family, I have been able to reflect on what has transpired over the last few months. I would like to share my experience with you.
Being in Venezuela for the last 20 years has been like completing a master's degree in politics, with takeovers, and seeing the power of the media to both report and shape events. I have spent 10 years here working in a powerful media network. I know how the media can create and influence public opinion to justify political actions. I saw that from the inside in 2002, when the privileged class used the media to justify a takeover of a democratically elected president and appointed one of their own to lead our country. I am shocked to witness the same formula being applied to my husband. In Spanish it is Golpe de Estado (coup d'etat), and that is what is happening to Ross.
My husband and I had a very emotional misunderstanding about potential custody issues at a time when our relationship was struggling. I have never been afraid for my safety in the presence of my husband, or for the safety of my son. What I do fear is the mischaracterization of the events as a basis to remove my husband from elected office.
From the beginning, my public voice has been ignored and treated as irrelevant. Many in the media keep saying that I just don't get it. But I do get it: I get that I am being used to bring my husband down.
I do not approve. What has happened to my family is wrong. What has occurred has hurt not just me and Ross and our son, Theo, but also society in general. Just as domestic violence is to be condemned, so too is twisting an emotionally charged argument into the basis for removing an elected official from office without a hearing and without pay. I would hold this opinion whether or not the person is my husband. But because Ross is my husband, it makes it all the more painful.
I sought legal advice from Ivory Madison about custody issues. I did not seek her help "as a friend." Ivory Madison promised me that our conversation was confidential and that the video that she advised me to make would be secret, to be used only in the event of a custody dispute.
Four days later Madison betrayed her word to me and contacted the police. That unfortunate Jan. 4 when Ivory ran to me saying: "You will kill me, I called the police," I hardly could think. When Abraham Mertens called me in the afternoon, the words I used were: "Stop this, you do not have my permission."
What Ivory Madison and her husband, Mertens, did to me was not heroic. They have not saved me from anything. Rather, they mischaracterized our conversations to protect themselves. I know what is true.
As for the op-ed piece where Mertens accuses me (and somehow Ross, who knew nothing of any videotape at the time) of asking them to destroy evidence, it is self-serving and false. I never asked the San Francisco district attorney to prosecute my husband. But he did. I never asked the courts to keep my husband away from me and our son, but they have. We have not even been allowed to talk with each other since Jan. 13!
I never asked Mayor Ed Lee to remove my husband from office, but he did.
I want to send a message to everyone: beyond the criminal case, which is over, this is about due process and democracy. Ross won the election; he was not appointed. Ross has paid an unfair price for his side of our family disputes. I have paid a terrible price, too. So has our son, Theo. The man I married is a wonderful man, a considerate father, and a loyal public servant who is demonstrating his ability to become better in all ways.
Finally, my dear Ross, they do not let us talk but you can read here from me that I love you. You won the election because the people know your hard work; nobody can erase that. Be strong, my dear, knowing that my heart is next to you and you are Theo's everything. I am committed to you, our marriage and our fight for justice and democracy.
Eliana Lopez, a Venezuelan actress for 20 years in theater, films and television, is the wife of Ross Mirkarimi, San Francisco's elected sheriff who was suspended by Mayor Ed Lee for alleged official misconduct.


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Nadda inaugurates first CHS induction training programme
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New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J.P. Nadda today inaugurated the first-ever induction training programme for the newly appointed general duty medical officers (GDMOs) of the Central Health Service (CHS) cadre at National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW) here. Ministers of State for Health and Family Welfare Faggan Singh Kulaste and Anupriya Patel were also present. Congratulated NIHFW and his ministry for designing this nine week training module for the new recruits, Nadda urged them to keep an open mind and imbibe new thoughts and experiences. Nadda said, "This is the first time such a foundation training programme is being undertaken. This will also orient you to your roles and responsibilities about healthcare delivery systems in the country, legal ethical issues, and schemes programme of the ministry, OPD, emergencies, pharmacies, administration AYUSH, Yoga, etc. You will learn new things." "Trainings provide a platform to further know your strengths, weaknesses and be dedicated to your service," he added. The Central Health Service (CHS) cadre is governed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and its doctors are working across the country providing health care services to a large number of people. CHS has four sub-cadres, namely, GDMOs, teaching, non-teaching specialists and public health, with a sanctioned strength of more than 4000 of which the GDMOs constitute the largest chunk, more than 2000. On an average, every year around 400 to 600 doctors are recruited through UPSC. (ANI)


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Confirmed: Oklahoma Man Admits Killing Stepdad With "Atomic Wedgie"
Death by Atomic Wedgie!
As hard as this is to believe an Oklahoma Man has Admitted to killing his stepdad by "Atomic Wedgie"
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Pottawatomie County deputies say a man killed his stepfather by giving him an atomic wedgie. Brad Lee Davis, 33, is now behind bars accused of murder.
Court papers show Davis admitted to pulling Denver St. Clair's underwear over the his back and head — allowing the elastic band to wrap around St. Clair's neck.


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Raster scanning spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) enables realistic three-dimensional (3D) imaging of macular disease. This approach allows the clinician to investigate the diagnostic situation in detail before and during pharmacological or surgical intervention. This study demonstrates the clinical potential of SD-OCT in chorioretinal disease. Selected datasets are presented to visualize typical morphologic findings, which are identified in more than 2700 patients. Scans are presented as online assessable 3D-models. Clinically relevant structures are visualized in macular disease and highlight the importance of precise imaging, which clearly is a clinical necessity to plan and indicate modern therapeutic strategies for our patients.
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A montage of fluorescent microscopy images depicts pluripotent mouse stem cells that have been encouraged to develop into various kinds of specialized tissues by a mix of chemical signals. Researchers in the Biomedical Engineering lab of Charles Gersbach are developing new methods for controlling cell behavior so that stem cells might be used to repair damaged tissues or treat genetic diseases. Each color combination represents a new cell type emerging from a previously uniform cell population. This image was one of the entries in the 2011 Abhijit Mahato Photo Contest. Credit: Pablo-Perez-Pinera & Jonathan Brunger


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Extreme culinary versatility
Consistently mild and sweet, the catfish has an unusual texture that is firmer and less flaky than other finfish. It has extreme culinary versatility and your chef may choose to dress your catfish with complex seasonings and sauces or don fillets with simple herbs and butter. Catfish is complimented by a wide range of flavorings, whether mild or strong and can be prepared baked, broiled, fried, grilled, sautéed – the opportunities are limitless! Supplement your menu with catfish in a number of interesting entrées and your diners will quickly add it to their favorite seafood list.
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Catfish farmed in the U.S. are considered one of the most sustainable fish species available. Most farms are found on the Mississippi Delta with some production in Alabama, Arkansas and Louisiana. They are farmed in closed, recirculating freshwater ponds that prevent any waste pollution or invasive species spread. Their diet is highly efficient and relies on soybeans, corn and rice rather than the less environmentally friendly fishmeal and fish oil alternatives. The Food and Drug Administration regulates farming and catfish are one of the most quality-controlled products in the food industry. These factors have combined to create one of America's most popular seafood items.
We guarantee that you and your customers will be satisfied with our high quality seafood products. The team at Pucci Foods strives to provide Bay Area businesses and residents with the safest, freshest and most sustainable seafood on the market. Enjoy our wholesale catfish and know that you are supporting environmentally friendly practices.
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Eggs, turkey bacon, grilled onion, grilled mushroom and mixed cheese. Served with hash browns and bread
Eggs White Asparagus
Eggs white, asparagus, goat cheese, diced tomato and chives. Served with fruit/green salad and bread
Eggs, tomatoes, green onion, mushroom, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, chicken and garlic. Served with fruit/green salad and bread
Flame Omelet
Eggs, jalapeño, mild chili, green onion, mixed cheese and jalapeño sauce. Served with fruit/green salad and bread
Build Your Omelet
Choose up to four ingredients. Served with green/fruit salad
Ingredients: Mushroom, pesto, feta cheese, onion, turkey bacon, tomato, onion, mozzarella cheese, sprouts, red bell pepper, cilantro, avocado, sun dried tomato, mixed cheese and chicken
Classic Belgian Waffle
Served with maple syrup and butter
Fruit Waffle
Blueberry waffle with mixed berries, banana and nutella on top
Banana Nutella Crepe
Berry Crepe
Caramel Apple Crepe
Cannoli Crepe
Egg Salad Sandwich
Egg salad, tomato, cucumber, sprouts, romaine lettuce on whole wheat
Chicken Salad Croissant
Homemade chicken salad served on crispy croissant
California Turkey Sandwich
Turkey, romaine lettuce, jack cheese, tomato, cucumber, avocado and aioli sauce on french baguette
Steak Sandwhich
Fillet steak, grilled onions, grilled mushrooms, spring mix, tomato, aioli sauce, chimichurri suace
Portobello Mushroom
Portobello mushroom, pesto, lettuce, goat cheese and red bell pepper on french baguette
Italian Sub
Salami, pepperoni, turkey, mayo, mustard, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onion on a french bagel
Champagne Chicken Berries Salad
Mixed greens, romaine lettuce, berries, toasted walnuts, grilled chicken, blue cheese with champagne vinaigrette dressing
Pear Salad
Green lettuce, romaine lettuce, fresh pear, blue cheese, grilled chicken, caramelized pecans, dried cherries with dried cranberries dressing
Mediterranean Greek Salad
Romaine lettuce, mixed greens, onion, cherry tomato, cucumber, kalamata olives, garbanzo beans, pepperoncini peppers and feta cheese with lemon vinaigrette dressing
Quinoa Salmon Salad
Lettuce mix, quinoa, cucumber, cherry tomato, pecans, dried cranberry, edamame, green onion, parsley and grilled salmon
Chinese Chicken Salad
Grilled chicken, mandarin orange, cucumber, mixed greens, sprouts, romaine lettuce, carrots, peanuts, wonton tossed, and Chinese dressing
Kale Salmon Salad
Kale, spinach, carrot, cherry tomato, sunflower seeds, cashews, goat cheese, and grilled salmon
G. G. C. Salad
Mixed greens, romaine lettuce, dried cranberries, toasted almonds, cashews, grilled chicken, goat cheese with raspberry chipotle dressing
Butternut Squash & Kale Quinoa Salad
Butternut squash, kale, quinoa, dried cranberry, red onion, seeds with balsamic vinaigrette dressing
Chicken Caprese
Pesto, grilled chicken, roma tomato, basil, mozzarella and balsamic glaze on a french baguette
Rosemary Chicken
Grilled chicken with rosemary, spinach, sun dried tomato, mozzarella cheese and pomodoro sauce on ciabatta bread
Tuna Melt
Tuna salad, jack cheese, hard boiled egg, spinach, olives and tomato on ciabatta bread
Roasted Turkey Aioli
Turkey, turkey bacon, tomato, spinach, avocado, aioli sauce and swiss cheese on ciabatta bread
Pastrami Melt
Pastrami, cheddar cheese, sauerkraut, thousand island dressing on country bread
Salmon Caesar Wrap
Grilled salmon tossed in a caesar salad
Mediterranean Heaven Wrap
Hummus with sautéed artichoke hearts, onions, roasted red peppers, feta cheese topped w/ garden salad
Chicken Shawarma Wrap
Grilled chicken, onion, mushroom, chopped salad and chimichurri sauce
Chicken Guacamole Wrap
Grilled chicken, sautéed mushroom, guacamole and Greek yogurt spread
Homemade creamy tomato sauce with grilled chicken
White creamy sauce with mushroom and grilled chicken
Sautéed garlic and basil sauce with kalamata olives, cherry tomato, feta cheese, pine nuts and grilled chicken
Spaghetti Bolognese
Meat based sauce with ground beef
Cheese Ravioli
Creamy sauce with broccoli and spinach
Creamy alfredo pesto sauce
Margherita Pizza
Tomato sauce, roma tomato, basil, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, garlic, and olive oil
White Pizza
Alfredo sauce, mushroom, spinach, olives, and mozzarella cheese
Meat Lovers Pizza
Tomato sauce, chicken, pepperoni, turkey bacon, onion, red peppers, and cheese
Build Your Own Pizza
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Salmon Chef Special
8 oz grilled salmon with season rice and grilled vegetables
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The service is available for all Jefcoed families, easy to use, convenient, private, and secure. A per-deposit transaction fee is $1.95. Paying on-line allows you to check your child's account balance and gives you the option to have an automatic recurring payment when the balance reaches a designated amount. When prepaying on-line with a credit/debit card. It is important to use your child's correct identification number when setting up and placing monies on the account. You must allow up to 48 hours for on-line payments to be credited to your child's meal account at the school site - we recommend a recurring payment or e-mail notification be set at no less than $8.00 to ensure that any funds deposited online reach your child's account in a timely fashion. Money left in your child's account at the end of each school year will automatically move with your child within the Jefferson County School system, regardless of changing schools. Below are some instructions for how to sign up for PayPAMS service (click on icons):
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the importance of models...
No. Not those kind of models. Nor those others. Neither beauty, nor miniature are meant, rather, the abstract mental models that allow us to function within the illusion of 3D space.
Models matter.
Your internal model of the 'external' reality in which you swim determine the currents that you will allow yourself to see. Case in point: your clothes dryer machine fails to work; if your model shows you the 'fault' is in the dryer, you will spend all day re-wiring the dryer only to discover that the real 'error' was in your thinking, and that by excluding the fuse in your model, you have a newly wired dryer that still fails to dry. (Been there, done that. Was pretty stupid as a kid.)
Another case in point, it is recently discovered that heroin triggers immune responses within the body that par tic pate in the addiction process, ergo, if your model does not include this information, your ability to kick it, or assist, will be lower, and less successful.
The real point that we all must face is a known, and huge, level of model distortion by the powers that be about this planet we all ride, and the solar system in which it spirals.
If one's model is heliocentric (sun at the center of the planets revolving in its ecliptic plane like peas whirling around the edge of a plate), then it becomes necessary to postulate all manner of 'second suns' or 'planet x' or something acting as the cause of all the observed solar system changes, including those affecting our own planet. It must be so...after all, we have the 'evidence' of disturbed orbits, et al, therefore, so it would seem, there would have to be a something out there to be causing the perturbations that are observed.
However, absent the bias imposed by the heliocentric model, all we really have is a situation of observed orbital irregularities. It is the heliocentric model that forces us to the conclusion that a something is out there...not the evidence.
In fact, with the helical (better video here) model, such orbital irregularities are a natural outgrowth of the dynamics of being planets drug behind a comet-like sun. It is to be expected with the helical model that the size and shape of the 'cone' behind the sun will change based on differences in the interstellar media. Note that in the 1980's the Russian satellites were providing definitive evidence of our solar system entering a region of space that was far more dense, and has since been dubbed 'fluffy' space, though i think this appellation a bit soft considering how hard our planet's ass is being kicked.
As our sun plows into this denser matter, the cone behind it contracted, and there was less space for earth (and all the other planets each in their own region) to orbit. Thus, while neither our rotation, nor our relation to the fixed stars have changed, it is quite clear that our planet has left behind what we have for millennia considered to be 'normal' behavior. So far, all of the various changes (outside of humans/aliens induced stuff like chemtrails), are within the expected range of behavior accommodated by the helical model. This includes climate, weather, expansion of the planet, earthquakes, alterations in light patterns at the poles, increase in solar intensity, and many other recent changes.
Although we have observed new, and unexpected, types of radiations from the sun, the rise in the intensity levels of the other, more regularly analyzed forms of energy were expected. Further, as strange as this sounds, the recent increases in heat across the northern hemisphere are the expected precursor to a very rapid onset ice age.
The Farsight.org, 2012 experiment aside, the climate warming catastrophists wailing also discounted, it has been determined that oscillations from warmer to cooler, then more warm, to more cool, then to awful damn hot, will always precede, way too frozen.
In the heliocentric model, there is no way to explain any of the recent forty plus years of solar system change. If the evidence pointed to a body 'entering' our solar system, or even heading from the outer planets into the inner solar system, then we would have been able to observe this body from any number of points on the planet for at least the last 4/four years. No such observations exist.
That people cite the presence of vast amounts of various governments' money being spent on southern hemisphere based astro-observatories of all types, as well as a considerable fortune in vatican plunder being put to the same purpose as 'proof' of PlanetX, or, more recently, an invisible 'brown dwarf' star. However, what they fail to note is that this effort and expenditure, IF it is actually hunting for a planet X object (which i personally doubt), merely proves that these organizations are operating under the wrong model. In fact, the existence of these many new astro-observatories would tend to support the helical model, since, if there were something to be seen, they would have seen it by now. It is my further contention that such definitive evidence of a planet x object would leak. Probably repeatedly.
No such definitive evidence has ever shown up. And note, it is not that difficult to get definitive evidence IF it existed. IF it were a brown dwarf star, as an instance, it would be bigger than all the planets in the solar system put together, and from about the orbit of Pluto, would have so totally disrupted all our inner planets orbits by its massive gravitational pull that earth would, even now, be drawing AWAY from the sun and into a climate system collapse as our magnetosphere and atmosphere shrunk to incredibly thin levels.
So, it looks to me, that the cone wins....the plate is busted.
The cone also is a very useful model for forecasting future planetary behavior changes including some of the cycles, and periods involved, as well as potentials for on-the-ground alterations of the earth under our feet.
We here at hph, along with some help from a few friends, are working up a report of the 'expectations' that can be extrapolated from the helical model applied to our current situation. More on this as we get closer to a release. It is way complicated, and even complex.
But here is the take-away, if someone says to you "SPQR is gonna happen", and they still think that the earth has EVER orbited around the sun...you may want to question the validity of their model. And therefore, the likelihood of SPQR happening....
But, as we all know, if you have the correct model, you can even sell tiny bits of string......(puns at so many levels).
More later, and watch out for models, they matter.
Dr. Bhat's mathematics present their view of earth/moon barysphere rotation in this video.
August 19, 2012
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Jeremy Corbyn tonight reignited the anti-Semitism scandal in the Labour Party by sharing a platform with ousted former NUS President Malia Bouattia at a hard left event in Parliament. Guido can reveal Jezza dropped-by unannounced and spoke alongside Bouattia at a Corbynista book launch which was quietly billed as a 'Manifesto Discussion' in Portcullis House. Jezza's attendance was presumably kept a secret as it would have been too controversial to advertise…
Controversial Bouattia – whose tenure as NUS was marred by accusations of anti-Semitism – addressed the gathering of ardent Corbynistas after Corbyn spoke. In her speech Bouattia praised Corbyn, attacked the government's Prevent anti-terror programme and accused Labour of "structural racism" – but did not mention the party's anti-Semitism scandal. Corbyn applauded her speech and posed for photos with Bouattia as they left the event.
Previously, Bouattia:
- Received an open letter from Jewish societies in 48 universities, demanding she explain the numerous allegations of anti-Semitism levelled at her;
- Suggested the government's anti-terror Prevent programme is backed by a "Zionist lobby";
- Spoke at an event alongside Leila Khaled, a terrorist hijacker; Bouattia used her platform to defend armed struggle. She also lashed out against the "mainstream Zionist led media outlets";
- Spearheaded the scrapping of an NUS motion that proposed the organisation should condemn ISIS, on the grounds that it was "islamophobic";
- Was celebrated by Jihadi John apologist group CAGE;
- Called her own university, Birmingham, "something of a Zionist outpost";
- Claimed the EU's definition of anti-semitism is "ominous".
Other top Corbynistas in attendance included John McDonnell, who left early, and Chris Williamson, recently fired from the Shadow Cabinet. Williamson gave a speech which opened:
"The first thing I want Jeremy to do when we carry him across the threshold of Downing Street is to order a diktat, and that is to paint Number 10's door red… the important thing is not just to get into power, but to sustain power once we get there."
The room cheered and applauded as Corbyn laughed along. Other speakers included Cambridge prof Glen Rangwala, who revealed he had helped write the foreign policy section of Labour's manifesto. He criticised the manifesto's continuing support for Trident. Corbyn applauded his speech…
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Proposal Integrating New Functions Into Old Silo Is Too Frenetic For Philadelphia
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The Silo Effect is the business jargon term du jour, referring to a lack of communication between different departments. Now Best of Green Interface Studio Architects demonstrates the real thing, converting silos to rock climbing gyms, water cisterns, air tempering, and even art galleries. On top of the studios, they add 110 residential units. So far so good, but then they write:
The project questions traditional attitudes toward preservation and asserts the need to integrate new projects will old structures in order to fully realize their mutual productive futures.
Image credit ISA
As a heritage activist, I immediately took issue with this. What are they questioning? Do they think preservationists insist that buildings be preserved in amber and left in their original state? When it comes to industrial uses like grain silos, preservationists all over the world are looking for creative adaptive reuse. The fact that they are so solid, so strong makes them great candidates for additions on top as ISA proposes.
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In Toronto, Manuel Gross, Patrik Staub, Yannick Vorberg and Stefan Vetsch won a competition to build a vinyl addition to silos for the upcoming Pan American Games. Preservationists have been touting the possibilities of reusing these silos for years. While some like me might decry the use of vinyl, nobody is complaining about the idea of an addition.
Also in Toronto, Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg designed Metronome, a music museum, built inside and on top of another set of silos.
Image credit ISA
But not every silo is the same, nor are all preservationists in the same silo. In Philadelphia, the Preservation Alliance determined that "The proposed tower would irrevocable compromise the building's historic and design integrity, reducing its unique massing into an anonymous foundation for a frenetic new tower."
Inga Saffron, the Inquirer's architectural critic, noted positively:
Viewed purely as an architectural thought experiment, Phillips' concept is as exciting as anything Philadelphia has seen in years. The design would turn a vacant building into a hive of activity, setting the stage for the neighborhood's transformation.
But she then turns on the project, concluding:
The addition would effectively obliterate the granary's profile from the skyline. That's too great a loss to justify a clever new design.
Which I suppose goes to prove that heritage is complicated. The lower silos are now going to be converted to apartments, eliminating the opportunity to use the dramatic spaces in such clever ways. But the dramatic top of the building will be preserved as an icon on the skyline. Tough call; one can only say that there are silos and there are silos; there are preservationists and there are preservationists.
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The waiver wire has seen better weeks. There just weren't many breakout performances this week and not too many people I see having sustained success. So, what I'm saying is don't break the bank for any of these guys. However, there are signs of life from a few guys and you can add them before they break out. Nonetheless, here are the waiver wire adds for this week. (All players owned in under 40% of Yahoo! leagues.)
Evan Engram (39% owned) - Engram is right on the line here, as he deserves to be. He sits at TE7 right now in PPR leagues and has a carved out role, catching at least 4 balls for at least 40 yards in all 3 NFL games of his career. This week, he's up against an extremely injured Tampa Bay defense. Engram should be top-15 weekly, and brings solid TD upside to push him into the top-8 per game.
Jamaal Charles (36% owned) - Though C.J. Anderson isn't going anywhere, Jamaal Charles has seen increased usage in all games so far and outplayed CJ in Sunday's loss to Buffalo. He's suffered some gruesome injuries, but for the meantime, is looking healthy. He gets Oakland at home this week and has carries FLEX consideration in deeper leagues.
D'Onta Foreman (17% owned) - Lamar Miller in Houston just does not work. He had another laughable game Sunday, rushing for just 56 yards. D'Onta Foreman, Miller's backup, looked pretty sharp. He's been seeing more and more touches, seeing the ball 10 times and totaling 90 yards. He's pushing Miller into a committee, and he's a high upside bench stash in the event that Miller goes down.
Deshaun Watson (15% owned) - We'll go with another Texans rookie here, although the majority of you already know who this is. Remember the Clemson QB, Deshaun Watson? That guy just hung with Tom Brady! Watson's already one of the best duel threat QB's in the league and he racks up points extremely quickly because of this. Watson is my QB stream of the week against a Tennessee defense that just let Russell Wilson throw for almost 400 yards.
Wendell Smallwood (8% owned) - Smallwood probably played the best game of his career on Sunday, playing 43 snaps and rushing for over 6 yards per carry. Darren Sproles is out for the season with a broken arm and a torn ACL, which happened on the same play (!). Smallwood looks like the guy who will replace him and he should see a good amount of catches, making him a solid PPR add.
Josh Doctson (6% owned) - Josh Doctson is happening, for real this time. He bullied the Raider secondary Sunday night for a 52-yard touchdown grab. Doctson has been on the field for an increasing amount of snaps every game, eclipsing 50% on Sunday night, and has HUGE upside. Terrelle Pryor looks sluggish and lazy, so Doctson could see big time targets soon. Don't be surprised if he hangs 100 yards and a pair of scores soon.
Atlanta D/ST (30% owned) - Atlanta plays Buffalo this week, and Buffalo's not a terrible offense but at the same time doesn't put a lot of points on the board. We saw what Atlanta was capable of Week 2 against Green Bay, and Tyrod Taylor has been a turnover-prone QB in his couple years as a starter so Atlanta could definitely take advantage of this with a huge week.Josh Doctson MOSSED David Amerson for a 52 yard TD! pic.twitter.com/4ltCWGe2be— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) September 25, 2017


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Author: Dale Shaw
7 of the Swankiest Dog Hotels in the World
Flat-screen TVs, blueberry facials, gourmet chefs, swim lessons -- all for you? No, all for your dog!
How to Take That First Trip with Your Dog
You might think it obsessive, but you and your canine will have a better time if you have a plan.
Saturday Morning Saviors: Our Favorite Cartoon Mutts
Many of us grew up caring about packs of cartoon pooches. Relive those wonder years with top mutts from your favorite 'toons -- and prime-time TV.
Director Allison Anders Talks Bulldogs and Indie Movies
The acclaimed filmmaker talks about movies, music, and her adorable bulldog, Tootsie.
Between Gigs, DJ Ropstyle Rocks the Shelter
Punk legend Rop Vazquez, aka DJ Ropstyle, talks about caring for (and mixing tracks for) the dogs at the Brooklyn Animal Resource Coalition.
There's an App for That: 10 Smartphone Applications for Tech-Savvy Dog People
We're likely several decades away from having faithful robot companions who scoop our pets' poop for us. In the meantime, let's let our smartphones to be our personal pet assistants.


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New app FindFace claims it might be of use in perfectly innocent scenarios like trying to find the Facebook profile of the guy/girl you took a secret photo of on the bus, but we find that hard to believe. It has "Pulled Following Scandal" written all over it.
The maker of the app -- available in Russia and boasting 500,000+ downloads -- says it has a 70 per cent accuracy rate in identifying faces from whatever data it's fed. The maker explains: "If you see someone you like, you can photograph them, find their identity, and then send them a friend request. With this algorithm, you can search through a billion photographs in less than a second from a normal computer."
Which spells trouble of this kind:
Looking Up People From School
It's weird, they're older now, she's moved on and never even knew your surname. End result: Bad things happen.
Looking Up Yourself
You might be identified as someone you believe to be less attractive, leading to further self-esteem issues. End result: Bad things happen.
Looking Up Shop Assistants
Has a boyfriend: End result: Nothing happens.
Retrospective Punishments
The Daily Mail will employ a staff member whose sole job is to scan all old men and out them for historical crimes. Your misadventures with a burning rubbish bin during an anti-capitalist rally in 2005 will be discovered through analysis of old CCTV footage. End result: Bad things happen.
No One Leaves The House Any More
End result: The internet goes slower for everyone. [Guardian via Metro]
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The perfect companion for our Bundt® pan, our Devil's Food mix makes it easy to bake a cake as decadently dark and rich as its name implies. Using only premium ingredients, this special blend begins with America's finest organic pastry flour, sourced from family farms and then custom milled. For intense chocolate flavor, we use a classic combination of dark cocoa and a dash of fine Brazilian coffee. All you need to add are eggs, butter and water. Decorate with a sprinkling of confectioners' sugar or a simple glaze.
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- Sugar, organic wheat flour, cocoa powder, buttermilk powder, cocoa powder (processed with alkali), natural cocoa flavor, baking soda, salt, aluminum-free baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, cornstarch, monocalcium phosphate), natural vanilla flavor, organic gum blend (organic guar and locust bean gums), coffee, soy flour.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by RBMK from Delicious - just follow instructions After reading reviews I wasn't so sure I should've bought this mix. I followed directions to a T (temp of ingredients, mixing eggs & water first together, etc). The cake bakes beautifully! It was 100% cooked in the time recommended on the box, but it is still moist. It is a pretty dense cake. The only learning was that the heritage bundt pan (10 cup capacity) is a bit too small & I should've left out some of the batter, or one needs a 12-15 cup capacity pan. I used the baking spray (that has flour in it; also purchased at WS) & the cake released beautifully. It has a pretty rich flavor (as expected from devils food), so i decided not to add a ganache and just decorate with a touch of powdered sugar.Date published: 2019-11-24Rated 5 out of 5 by homebak3r from Delicious and Not too sweet! This cake came out perfectly! It puffed high but did not overflow - I used a cheap dark bundt pan and an oven that ran on the hot side. The crumb was so delicate and the chocolate the perfect amount of sweetness - reminded me of Sprinkles dark chocolate cupcakes.Date published: 2019-08-05Rated 5 out of 5 by RevCKay from Really nice cake I made this one by mistake. It was package in the red velvet cake box. I used the Red Velvet directions and thought it turned out pretty dark. I did use the large bundt pan not one of my decorative Nordic Ware pans. It was delicious but I did add the buttermilk so not sure what it would be like with the Devilsfood directions.Date published: 2019-04-15Rated 3 out of 5 by Cocoapods from Hot Mess Wish I had read the reviews first. My batter also overflowed and made me an unwilling member of the Oven Scrubbers. I originally thought it was my using a Nordic Ware pan like some other reviewers that did it. However after the cake cooled, it sunk enough to make me think that this could have fit. I think this problem may be due to batches with too much baking powder/soda as I can detect a metallic taste- as usual from cakes heavy on these leavening agents. Plus, my cake is quite light and moist, not denser as some others have noted. I managed to find a cookie sheet to slide underneath after the first few blobs dripped onto my oven bottom. Nice thing about that was being able to sample the cake ahead of time. Since the cake structure was so light, it fell apart while being unmolded.Welp, nothing to do now but go find the Cherry Garcia. I probably won't come back to this mix, but I still have the vanilla bean one that I'm excited to try. I'll have the cookie sheet ready for drips just in case.Date published: 2019-03-11Rated 5 out of 5 by seagull1322 from Awesome cake! Just made this tonight...followed the recipe exactly...used a Wilton 10 cup regular bundt pan..baked for the minimum plus 5 min...cake came out perfectly...sprinkled a little powdered sugar on top.... it is an awesome chocolate cake! Deep flavor, rich, and moist. Will purchase again..Date published: 2019-02-26Rated 5 out of 5 by Jessie A from Great chocolate Bundt cake! I bought this as a last minute cake idea for the weekend. Easy ingredients and instructions. It took 65 minutes cake came out perfect, not dry at all. Dusted with powdered sugarDate published: 2019-01-27Rated 5 out of 5 by Sitges from Great bundt cake!!! I love this cake, I made it twice already with no problem whatsoever. I don't understand the negative reviews, possibly people don't follow the instructions correctly, but for me is a hit. My family and friends love it!Date published: 2018-12-17Rated 5 out of 5 by Bec215 from Best cake I've ever made/had The price seems excessive, but this is my holy grail cake: crazy moist, rich, and not too sweet - but sweet enough to not need any icing. I have a 10-cup nordicware bundt pan, and it puffs up over the top in the oven, but settles during the cool down to about 1/4" over the top. First time, i greased the form with butter - big mistake. Second time i used a canola baking spay, heavily sprayed just prior to filling the pan, and it popped it perfectly. The texture is somewhere between a brownie and cake, so just keep in mind this is closer to a pound cake than a regular box mix. If you are not a coffee fan, don't be put off by the inclusion of the coffee - the flavor is imperceptible in the finished product... it serves here only to deepen and enhance the cocoa flavor.Date published: 2018-12-16
How long do I bake this cake when using the Nordic bakeware in the small and medium sized like in the photos?Hi KelStew, Every oven is different, and is impacted by humidity, altitude, etc. so we are unable to give you exact baking times. With smaller pans, we recommend reducing the baking time and closely monitor during the baking process. The cakes will be finished when the top / sides are golden brown, and a toothpick can be inserted and removed from the center of the cake cleanly.Date published: 2019-04-28
Can I use this cake mix to make a sheet cake?Hi Hansolo, Yes, you can use this mix to make a sheet cake. Just keep a close eye on it as it will bake a lot faster.Date published: 2019-04-08


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GRAPEVINE -- Police in Grapevine have identified the woman whose body was found dismembered and burned near Grapevine Lake last week and arrested a Haslet man for her murder.
Monday morning the woman was identified as Jacqueline Vandagriff, 24, of Frisco. Police say her body was found in Acorn Woods Park near the lake on Wednesday. Investigators were able to get fingerprints from the body, police said in a Monday press conference.
On Sunday afternoon, police arrested Charles Dean Bryant and charged him with capital murder. Bryant, 30, is being held on $1 million bond.
Sunday night, the FBI searched his north Fort Worth home for hours. The organization wouldn't comment on what it took.
"They were bagging up large items, small items, and the FBI van -- they were in and out of that constantly. And they were in hazmat suits," said Gary Hayes, who lives across the street. He called the whole thing "unsettling."
Vandagriff lived in Denton and was a junior studying nutrition at Texas Woman's University, the school confirmed. According to Facebook, she studied esthetics at Paul Mitchell and worked at Sambuca 360 at the Shops at Legacy in Plano.
Sgt. Robert Eberling said his department it's unclear how Vandagriff and Bryant knew each other. He told reporters the two were seen together leaving a Denton bar Tuesday night. He added there was video evidence.
"Right now, as it stands, the information we're gathering indicates they'd met possibly that night," Eberling said. "Her body was located approximately 6:30 a.m. the following morning."
Police say a trail of evidence, including cell phone data from Vandagriff's phone, led them to Bryant, who they say is being cooperative in the investigation. Police couldn't say if Vandagriff's phone had been recovered, but said it had pinged off a cell phone tower near Bryant's home.
Police said Bryant's previous run-ins with the law include forgery and possession of marijuana, but did not clarify whether or not he had any prior convictions.
In a separate development, University of North Texas officials tell News 8 that Charles Bryant was arrested by its police department.
A spokesperson said on August 24th UNT PD was contacted by a student who told them she was being harassed by Mr. Bryant.
He was given a no-trespass order on September 6 and he violated that no trespass order. On September 7, the police department got a warrant for an arrest. The spokesperson said he was arrested on the charge of stalking. The student who made the complaint received an Emergency Protective Order. Mr. Bryant was asked to not have any contact with the student. On September 17, the university said he tried to contact her again and two additional warrants were issued: for violating the order and for harassment. The university says it appears this is unrelated to the Grapevine case.
TWU sent this letter to staff and students:
Dear TWU Colleagues:
It is with a very heavy heart that I write to let you know we have lost one of our nutrition students this week, 24-year-old Jacqueline Vandagriff of Frisco, Texas. The death of a student affects the entire TWU community, and I know that all of us send our deepest sympathy to Jacqueline's family and friends. Jacqueline exemplified the spirit of learning and service that is the hallmark of our TWU community. She lived her life with a desire to serve others through her interest in nutrition.
Grapevine police are continuing to investigate the circumstances around her death, following the discovery of her remains in Acorn Woods Park the morning of September 14th. I have attached the Sept. 19 Press Release from the Grapevine Police Department. Grapevine Police will provide further information to the media later today. If you have any information regarding Jacqueline, please contact the Grapevine Police Department at (817) 410-8127 or TWU police at (940)-898-2911.
A loss of this magnitude reminds us how special and fleeting life can be. May her loss also remind our community how important it is to reach out to one another to offer strength and support and to seek help when needed.Our Counseling Center is available to support and assist students during this trying time (www.twu.edu/counseling or call (940) 898-3801 in Denton; (214) 689-6655 in Dallas ; or (713) 794-2059 in Houston.) All full-time benefits eligible faculty and staff have access to the services of an Employee Assistance Program at no cost to the employee. One may contact the EAP 24 hours a day at 1-800-343-3822.
Bryant's employer, Urban Cowboy Saloon, posted a statement to its Facebook page saying Bryant had been terminated when he didn't show up for his shift.
"Monday afternoon we learned why he didn't show," the statement said. The business offered its condolences to Vandagriff's family and said it would cooperate with an investigation.
Police say they're scouring social media to see how the two were connected, if at all.
"Anyone's who's a father, like I am, that has a daughter, this is the nightmare scenario you don't ever want to face," Sgt. Eberling said.
A vigil for Vandagriff will be held at Frisco Commons Park at 6 p.m. on Wednesday.


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Cancer cells constantly grow and divide, which means that they need a consistent energy supply. A new study looks at how cancer derives fuel from fat cells and finds a potential mechanism to starve the tumor of its nutrition.
Cancer is an increasingly complex area of study, with every perceivable angle of attack being plumbed by researchers.
Despite millions of hours of experimentation, however, there are still many questions left unanswered.
As we learn more about cancer, it becomes more and more clear that it needs to be approached as a whole-body disease.
For cancer to survive and thrive, it needs to draw energy from the body's cells and tissues, utilize the circulatory system, and avoid the immune system. Tumors need to work intelligently to sustain their growth and become integrated in the body.
Researchers are now focusing on attacking not just the cancerous cells, but also the systems that tumors rely on to sustain them.
Tumor, metabolism, and fat
Researchers from Sanford Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in San Diego, CA, are now particularly interested in the way that tumors communicate with fat cells. Co-senior study author Maria Diaz-Meco, Ph.D., explains further.
"We need to consider," she states, "other aspects of cancer therapeutics beyond the better-known genetics. That is, we need to invest more in the research of cancer metabolism, which deals with the identification of metabolic vulnerabilities that should be common to all types of cancers."
This line of investigation is vital. As Diaz-Meco continues, "This will ultimately lead to better therapies that are less susceptible to resistance, which is an all-too-common problem in oncogene-target approaches."
In the United States, prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death among men. Obesity is known to be a major risk factor and predicts how aggressively the cancer will behave. But exactly how obesity worsens prostate cancer outcomes is not yet known.
To date, many studies exploring obesity and prostate cancer have focused on mice that have been fed a high-fat diet. Co-senior study author Jorge Moscat, Ph.D., explains why this is not ideal.
"Although this mimics some of the situations in patients," he says, "it prevents a real understanding of the signaling pathways that control the bidirectional communication between tumors and adipocytes, or fat cells."
"This is essential," adds Moscat, "if we want to identify therapeutic targets that can be harnessed to prevent the pro-tumorigenic signals emanating from the adipose tissue."
Moscat and Diaz-Meco approached this problem from a new direction: they used a mouse model that lacks a particular protein known as p62 in its fat cells. Mice deficient in this protein become obese even when fed a standard diet.
Their intriguing findings are now published in the journal Cancer Cell.
Tumors use fat cells for fuel
They found that p62 plays an important role in the communication between fat tissue and tumors. The protein appears to support the "metabolic fitness" of cancer, promoting progression and metastasis. It achieves this by inhibiting a second protein called mTORC1.
When mTORC1 is suppressed, so are the energy-consuming activities of fat cells, such as oxidative phosphorylation and "fatty acid metabolism in white fat tissue." With these processes halted, there are more fatty acids and other nutrients available for the tumor to use to grow and develop.
"This metabolic reprograming orchestrated by the loss of p62 in adipocytes appears to help tumors cope with the high-energy demands of an aggressive cancer."
Maria Diaz-Meco, Ph.D.
In follow-up experiments, the team demonstrated that a lack of p62 also promotes the production of Cpt1a and osteopontin, both of which help cancer cells to proliferate and metastasize.
In particularly aggressive, castration-resistant prostate cancer, Cpt1a and osteopontin are found in higher levels.
These findings will be relevant to future treatments of cancer. As Moscat says, "The significance is huge because we identify a new set of therapeutic targets that, if modulated, should block the ability of activated adipose tissue to promote tumor malignancy."
Today, mTOR inhibitors are used to treat a number of cancers. The researchers are concerned that this could shut down fat tissue metabolism, however, thereby fueling tumor growth in some cases.
However, more studies will be needed to confirm whether this is the case.


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"... so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ." I Peter 4:11
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Sharif Khan used to slay his opponents on court with a devastating backhand drive and piercing volleys. In the 1970s, at the height of his career, he won every major North American hardball squash title. As the eldest son of the late squash champion Hashim Khan, it seemed nothing could stop him. His rivals never stood a chance.
Even after retiring from professional competition, he was in excellent shape. In his sixties, Khan continued to play squash and coach young players at Toronto's Balmy Beach Club. Despite warnings from his doctor about high blood pressure, it seemed Khan would advance into his senior years with the same robust health he enjoyed as a younger man.
Then, in February 2014, everything changed. His wife Karen remembers her husband wasn't himself when he came home in the evening from work. That night, he suffered a massive stroke and heart attack.
"The stroke felt like pancakes flapping in my chest," Khan remembers. "It was this huge energy and I was trying to fight it. I was trying to push it away." He describes his wife Karen as one of the heroes who saved his life. She swiftly called an ambulance and within 20 minutes of having the stroke, Khan was in the care of doctors.
Despite that quick action, the stroke had serious effects. It paralyzed the left side of Khan's body, making it difficult for him to speak without slurring his words, and to move his left arm and leg. Years later Khan, who is now 71-years-old, has a hard time keeping his balance. He can walk with a cane, but one of his biggest fears is falling down.
Khan also suffers from spasticity, and is one of hundreds of people being treated for that condition at the West Park Healthcare Centre in Toronto. The Adult Spasticity Management Program, launched in 2003, is headed by physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist Dr. Farooq Ismail and his colleague Dr. Chris Boulias. About half of the patients they see for spasticity management have developed spasticity after having a stroke, and most are referred by their family physician or the attending physician at the hospital.
Spasticity also develops in people with brain and spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy, and multiple sclerosis. "The patient typically develops muscle tightness in the affected areas of the body, making it difficult for them to move a limb, or someone else to move it," Dr. Ismail explains, noting that the symptoms of spasticity are highly variable. In some cases, he says, patients cannot move a limb because muscles are so tight. Their elbow or wrist may be bent to 90 degrees, or their fingers may be clenched into the palm of their hand. Other patients walk with a scissoring gait pattern, where the legs tend to cross over in front of each other.
In the first months after his stroke, Khan experienced extreme muscle tightness around his left shoulder that led to sharp pain. His wife has noticed that Khan's spasticity symptoms on the shoulder, and elsewhere on the body, are usually more pronounced in the morning, or after a nap.
"When Sharif wakes up in the morning, he will have almost like a seizure," Karen Khan notes. "His hand claws up and gets really, really tight. For a patient that tightness and stiffness will eventually cause pain." The treatment he receives every few months from Dr. Ismail makes a big difference, she adds, by helping to ease the symptoms of spasticity and alleviate any discomfort. The muscle targeting therapies he receives at West Park make it easier for Khan to do the stretches and strengthening exercises that are so important to his recovery.
After decades of good health and remarkable accomplishments, living with the effects of a stroke represents a formidable challenge. While speech therapy is helping, it still takes effort for Khan to speak and be understood. His wife has taken on the role of caregiver. She helps him with everyday tasks, such as getting dressed, and drives her husband to medical appointments. Khan has come to realize that life is fragile. The patience and discipline that proved so helpful to his victories on the squash court, are now guiding him through a difficult time.
Still, his progress is encouraging. Just recently, the squash champion was recognized by the Balmy Beach Club with an honorary membership. With the same perseverance he brought to his matches, Khan delivered a speech in front of a hall packed with guests. And when the music started, he got up shakily, and shared a dance with his wife.
Talk to your doctor for more information on the management of spasticity, and available treatment options.
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Our latest Guest Expert on LoveLula's blog is Monika Siemicka, a London-based dietitian who will be on hand to talk about the myths and musts of diet and all things food-related. Here we get to know her and her job a little better!
What made you want to become a dietitian?
I knew that I wanted to work in a field related to medicine and was interested in the role diet plays in preventing and treating illnesses so I decided to study Nutrition and Dietetics.
Eating well and keeping fit have always been important to me but you get so much conflicting advice on the internet, in magazines and on the TV. I decided studying dietetics would allow me to separate the myths from the facts!
What qualifications did you have to get?
I studied Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Nottingham. It was a 4 year course after which I qualified as a Registered Dietitian meaning I was able to work within the NHS. Since then I have been on many different courses as there is always so much to learn about nutrition. It is a new area that is constantly being developed and so I make sure I keep myself up-to-date with all the latest research and findings.
What exactly does your job involve?
I have now specialised in Haematology and Oncology Dietetics. This means I work with patients who have cancer, supporting them throughout their chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment and then helping them get back to a normal lifestyle once they are in remission. During treatment people tend to struggle with eating as they lose their appetite or the side-effects such as nausea and vomiting, prevent them from eating. I work with them to try and make sure they maintain their intake as much as possible and don't lose too much weight. Once people have completed treatment and are in remission then I advise them on getting back to a healthy, balanced diet.
Everyone has different dietary needs - some want to lose weight, some need to gain weight, some may need to cut certain foods out of their diet so I have to make sure that my advice is specific to each person.
Always a popular request is advice on weight loss! I have worked with people trying lose weight either on a one-to-one basis or in group sessions. Some of the topics I cover are describing the five food groups, healthy choices and portion control. I try to help people make small, easy changes to their diet that they can stick to and still get big results.
Do you think your own diet has changed a lot over the years working as a dietitian, or were you interested in healthy eating beforehand?
I think that I was always interested in living a healthy life-style so eating healthily and doing lots of exercise have always been important to me. However, being a dietitian means that you always know exactly what food you're putting into your mouth - good or bad! It's very easy for me to analyse my diet as it is part of my job so I suppose that has made me change my eating habits over the years for the better. I'm pretty good with getting my 5 fruit and veg a day, for instance!
Are all dietitians super healthy?
Not at all! The good thing is that we can justify eating most things as it's important to have a balanced diet, including chocolate! I think that lots of people feel that being healthy means having a restricted diet and not being able to eat what you want but I always tell my patients that the main thing is to enjoy your food and I make sure I follow that advice too.


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Presenting Vegan Pigs in Blankets – a twist on an appetizer that's been around for a very long time. Pigs in Blankets are traditionally made with either sausages or hot dogs, sometimes cheese – all wrapped in pastry. The first written record of Pigs in Blankets occurs in Betty Crocker's Cooking for Kids in 1957. I'm sure, however, they were being made long before Betty wrote down the recipe.
I remember Mom making these appetizers for parties, using little cocktail sausages. I didn't like sausages, so I would never try them.
Before we became vegetarian, Brian's favorite appetizers were the little sausage rolls in those boxes of assorted frozen appetizers. A few years ago, I was determined to veganize those sausage rolls for him. I was happy to discover that, Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls are vegan. With so many choices of vegan hot dogs and vegan cheese, it was an easy make-over. Hello, Vegan Pigs in Blankets.
These are really good and Brian and I both love them. Sometimes I skip the cheese and they're still delicious. We have served them to our friends and family many times – to great reviews. They are a super appetizer to have tucked away in the freezer.
These Vegan Pigs in Blankets are quick, delicious and addictive – perfect for an after-school/work snack or party appetizer.
Do you like Pigs in Blankets? Think about giving the pigs a little love and try this meat-free alternative.
Vegan Pigs in Blankets Author: The Lovin' Forkful
Recipe type: Appetizer
Serves: 32
2 cans Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls
Dijon Mustard
2 cups (approximately) vegan cheddar shreds – I use Daiya
6 vegan hot dogs – I use Yves
- Preheat the oven to 375˚F.
- Open one can of the dough. On a cutting board, separate the dough into the 8 pre-cut triangles. Slice each triangle in half lengthwise, making 16 narrow triangles.
- Spread a little Dijon mustard on each triangle. Top with some of the vegan cheddar shreds.
- Cut each hot dog crosswise into thirds and then slice each third in half lengthwise. Each hot dog will give you 6 pieces. Wrap each piece in a dough triangle, starting at the wide end of the dough.
- Arrange the rolls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Repeat with the second can of dough.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until golden brown. Enjoy!
Make ahead: Freeze, unbaked, on the baking sheet. Store them in a freezer bag. Bake, from frozen, in a 375˚F oven for about 12 minutes.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 Calories: 30 Fat: 1,9 g Saturated fat: 0,7 g Carbohydrates: 2,5 g Sodium: 92.7 mg Protein: 0,4 g Cholesterol: 0


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