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Vegetarian Diet And The Bible
Ever since my newsletter on the subject of plants and the vegetable based vegetarian diet, I have received numerous messages from people, many of whom still consume animal flesh, asking me to clarify my position.
I realise of course that many of you have consumed animal products all your lives, and a change to a meat-free vegan or vegetarian diet would accordingly be a considerable commitment, and not one to take without due cause.
As people who have subscribed to my newsletter for some time will know, I do not usually focus exclusively on matters usually regarded as one of ethics. However, the choices we make in our diets go far beyond mere ethics. We all arrive on this planet Earth with the freewill to learn, and thereby evolve through experience, and choice of diet is an integral part of that learning and evolution experience.
However, as this subject is extremely important, and due to the fact I have received so many messages asking me to clarify and even justify my position on the subject of diet, this week I have decided to focus on it exclusively, thereby dealing with all of the issues at once.
There are numerous reasons why human beings should consume a vegan or vegetarian diet consisting exclusively of vegetables, fruits and herbs of all types. I would add that I personally, for the reasons mentioned in a previous newsletter, choose to only consume "harvestable" foods that do not destroy the plant from which they originate.
That said let us now take a close look at the five main factors to consider when deciding whether to commit to a non-meat based or plant food only diet diet.
1. Spiritual: Everything, everyone and every living creature, without exception in the entire Universe in all of its glorious dimensions of life and reality is One; all aspects of the same conscious, intelligent, vibrating Energy, The Source, The First Cause, often simply known as "God".
Due to the extremely narrow perspective humans are normally restricted to while in a physical body through the mediation of the five physical senses, humans perceive everything to be "separate" from everything and everyone else. We hear people speak for example of "that person", or "that tree" or "that animal".
The truth is this is an illusion on grand scale, and illusion caused by the way the five physical senses decode the Energy in which we live and move and have our being.
It would require a lengthy article to discuss this important truth in adequate detail, so I will have to ask you to accept it for now. I would also refer you to my book; Our Ultimate Reality, Life, the Universe and the Destiny of Mankind which describes all of these important truths in great detail:
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In the context of our diet however the reality is this; whatever we do to others, be it to human beings or animals, we do equally to ourselves as aspect so ourselves. Therefore if we kill or cause suffering to another living Being, we equally do so to ourselves and the entire Universe and there is a price to pay in accordance with the immutable Universal Law of Cause and Effect.
We all have freewill and we are all therefore responsible for our own actions, and excuses such as "I have always eaten meat", or "I eat meat because I was taught to by my parents", or "I eat meat because it already exists on supermarket shelves" are not being responsible.
The conditions under which animals have been bred and reared can have a profound effect on the human Energy, Astral and Spiritual bodies.
Animals bred for food very often experience "lives" of extremely negative emotions and therefore energies such as "fear", all of which manifest a powerful vibration in the form of Energy.
Energy manifesting in the form of these powerful negative vibrations such as fear cannot be destroyed, and therefore become associated and will adversely influence all who come into contact with them, for example during the consumption of the animals that have experienced these powerful vibrations of fear and other such emotions on a level that most humans will never have to experience.
As humans we are expected to use our God-given intelligence, freewill and inner-connections to do the right thing or accept the consequences through Cause and Effect.
By now many of you you might be saying "well how do you know that eating animals is not the right thing?". We will address some of those issues next.
2. Biological, Health and Ecological: I have studied the medical, biological and paleoanthropological evidence relating to human diet, and these are just a few of my main findings:
a. Human teeth are designed for grinding and chewing in exactly the same manner as a herbivorous animal.
b. Humans have no teeth that are characteristic of carnivorous animals as used for tearing flesh.
c. The human jaw moves from side to side to facilitate grinding.
d. The human hand has no claws or thumb designed for handling meat. Our hands and fingers are rather designed for harvesting vegetables, fruits, nuts etc..
e. The strength of hydrochloric acid in the human stomach, the acid used to break down food into a digestible form, is only 5% of the strength of hydrochloric acid found in carnivorous animals. This is because vegetation is much easier to "break down" than meat.
f. The alimentary canal, which is the entire digestive canal of a human is many times longer in comparison to body size than the alimentary canal of a carnivore. This is so a meat eating animal can eliminate putrefying meat as as soon as possible, a requirement that does not apply to vegetation. This is one major reason why cancer of the colon is rapidly increasing in human beings, as well as other related digestive tract dis-eases.
g. Humans are unable to deal with excess fat in the same way that carnivorous animals are. This is a major reason why, due to eating meat, humans are increasingly paying the price in the form of obesity, heart dis-eases such as hardening and obstruction of the arteries, and related dis-eases such as diabetes. These are all increasing as parents feed children more and more harmful food. It should also be noted that a child produces most far cells in the body at a young age, and once produced these fat cells will always exist and have the ability to manifest as fat. So once a child has been "fattened" by parents, they will be fighting against obesity and fat related dis-eases all their physical life. An obese child will always become an obese adult.
h. Vegetarian and vegans have considerably more endurance and stamina. It has been medically proven that that, on average, a vegetarian or vegan has 2 to 3 times more endurance during physical exercise than a comparable meat eater, and will recover from that exercise up to 5 times faster than the comparable animal eater.
i. Vegans and some vegetarians depending on diet live on average 5 to 7 years longer than meat eaters.
j. The proteins originating in vegetables, fruits and nuts are in a far more readily available and digestible form than than "meat protein". This is why the worlds largest mammals such as Elephants, Rhinoceros, Giraffe and many others can grow so large.
k. The amino acids required by the human body to physically repair itself, under "instruction" from the Energy body are found in vegetation, fruits, nuts etc..
l. When we consume a vegetarian or vegan diet we also consume an idea balance of other crucial substances such as carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, chlorophyll and numerous others.
n. Meat contains many dangerous or potentially dangerous chemical substances such as: carcinogenic, that is cancer producing growth hormones, DDT, preservatives, tranquilizers, hormones and other drugs fed to animals, arsenic, sodium sulphate and numerous other chemical compound used in livestock farming, all of which are consumed with meat.
So these are just a few of the many biological and health factors relating to the eating of animal flesh and body parts.
There are also many related environmental and health factors relating to the so called "meat industry".
For example, the "run-off" from thousands of "slaughter-houses", and extremely evocative phrase, is a major pollutant of rivers, streams and lakes; thereby causing further suffering, death and destruction.
Rain forests are being levelled at an unsustainable rate to provide land for cattle, and also to grow Soy beans to feed cattle, thus further damaging the environment.
20% of all methane, a major contributor to climate change, is produced by cattle.
3. Biblical: Whatever our position is on religions and their holy books, and readers of my newsletter will know my position very well, there is nevertheless often considerable wisdom be it the "word of God" or not.
In addition, in the case of the christian religion we should differentiate between the "old testament" and "new testament" which have totally different origins.
The old testament documents events many thousands of years ago, but in often highly coded, symbolic and metaphorical terms, which have been totally lost for the most part on the modern church who do not understand it. That said, much of the old testament is not written in such terms and simply makes statements of fact.
I mention and include this here only because many of the messages I receive are form people who endeavour to justify eating animals based on "the word of God" as depicted in the bible. So in the interests of balance, let us now look at what the bible and other holy books and religions have to say about the human diet.
But before doing so, let here are just a few famous, intelligent and highly respected people who were vegetarian and vegan. Note that most if not all of these people understand the "inner realities" and true nature of the Universe:
Pythagoras, Socrates, Plato, Leonardo Da Vinci, Albert Einstein and Mahatma Gandhi as well as numerous others.
Genesis 1.29: God said, Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food.
Genesis 9.4: But flesh with its life, its blood, you shall not eat.
Leviticus 3.17: It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.
Leviticus 17.10: And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.
Leviticus 17.12: Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.
Leviticus 17.14: For as to the life of all flesh, its blood is with its life: therefore I said to the children of Israel, "You shall not eat the blood of any kind of flesh; for the life of all flesh is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off."
1 Samuel 14.32-33: And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground: and the people did eat them with the blood. Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against the LORD, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have transgressed: roll a great stone unto me this day.
Acts 15.20: But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
Acts 15.29: That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.
Isaiah 1.5: Saith the Lord: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of the goats. When ye spread forth your hands, I will hide Mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear, for your hands are full of blood.
Isaiah 66.3: He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man.
And there are many other such biblical references. In addition we find similar references in many other religions and cultures; for example:
To avoid causing terror to living beings, let the disciple refrain from eating meat. . . the food of the wise is that which is consumed by the holy men; it does not consist of meat. - Buddha, from the Dhammapada
He who, seeking his own happiness, punishes or kills beings who also long for happiness, will not find happiness after death." - Dhammapada
Because he has pity on every living creature, therefore a man is called 'holy.' - Dhammapada
If one has a strong desire for meat, he may make an animal out of clarified butter, or one of flour, and eat that. But let him never seek to destroy a living being. - Manusmriti 5.37.174
As long as human society continues to allow cows to be regularly killed in slaughterhouses, there cannot be any question of peace and prosperity. - A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be measured by the way in which its animals are treated. - Mahatma Gandhi
Whoever is kind to the lesser creatures is kind to himself. - Prophet Mohammed
There is not an animal on the earth, nor a flying creature flying on two wings, but they are peoples like unto you. - Koran, surah 6, verse 38
And so it continues... I could cite countless further examples but the message should be clear. No religion, belief system or any order understanding the true nature of the Universe and all life therein, would ever countenance the harm or slaughter of fellow Beings of any sort, to consume for any form of self-gratification.
I have received messages from people who endeavour to turn eating meat to their advantage by stating that the Universe is perfect, and therefore would not allow the eating of meat if it was imperfect to do so.
Well the fact is the Universe provides us with freewill to learn and evolve, as well as the physical planet Earth upon which to do so; for the time being anyway. There is the perfection.
Using that argument anything could be justified including but not limited to murder, rape, child abuse, terrorism, wars and many other horrors; and yet we know these to be wrong and repulsive.
The Universe operates in one direction only; that of perfection. The ultimate and most sacred objective of everything and everyone is to achieve such a state of perfection, through experience, as to achieve the potential of unity with The Source, The First Cause, God, from Whence we came in the beginning.
Although we enjoy the freewill with which to follow our path and true destiny we are at the same time governed by immutable Universal Laws including Cause and Effect, an aspect of which is "Karma".
If we make the wrong choices we pay the price; every time, no exceptions, and thereby we learn and evolve through experience.
Yes people have the freewill to treat animals, other forms of life and Earth; which is a great Planetary Spirit, a living Being, badly, but in so doing there will be a price to pay, a price which is not a punishment or retribution, because the primary principle in the Universe is Unconditional Love, but rather a learning experience. No human being can progress to the Inner and incomprehensibly more glorious spheres of life until they have learned their lessons in this one. Yes; there is all eternity to learn but why delay? Our destiny is much greater than the physical limitations imposed by this 3 dimensional, material world upon which we live and learn at this time.
Some may use the excuse that they have been taught by their parents to eat meat from an early age, and that others eat meat. This may well be true, people are programmed from birth to eat certain foods, participate in certain religions, wear certain clothes and a many other forms of programming; which is precisely what it is.
However. we all have freedom of choice. Anyone can break free of their programming in order to exercise freewill that true progress can finally be made, rather than always conforming to the expectations of others and thereby going nowhere or often going backwards resulting in many more incarnations on Earth until freedom from the program can be achieved and progress finally made.
Plain and simple; participating, at any level, in the suffering and untimely death of any form of life is fundamentally wrong however you choose to look or endeavour to justify it.
In the case of food the physical senses, notably taste, have a very strong stranglehold, especially when bombarded with all of those commercials on TV, and the assault on the senses of all of those brightly colored, seductively packaged products on supermarket shelves.
People find it easier to take the path of least resistance by giving into their programming, commercials and sense of taste to consume these products while putting the consequences of their actions to the back of their minds.
Progress is all about knowledge, power and the strength to pursue our own true destiny, to break free of programming and to do what we believe is right rather than giving in to commercial pressures the expectations of others and to the seduction of the physical senses, selfishness and ego.


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Fried Chicken with Bacon and Pepper Cream GravyFrom peetabear 10 years ago
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- 3 cups well-shaken buttermilk shopping list
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced shopping list
- 2 teaspoons hot sauce such as Tabasco shopping list
- 2 cups all-purpose flour shopping list
- 2 teaspoons paprika shopping list
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne shopping list
- 8 bacon slices (1/2 pound) shopping list
- About 3 cups vegetable oil shopping list
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- 4 teaspoons all-purpose flour shopping list
- 2 cups whole milk shopping list
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- Marinate chicken:
- Toss chicken with buttermilk, onion, Tabasco, and 2 teaspoons salt. Marinate chicken, covered and chilled, at least 12 hours.
- Coat and fry chicken:
- Put flour, paprika, cayenne, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon black pepper in a paper or plastic bag and shake to combine well.
- Drain chicken well in a colander, discarding marinade and onions, then shake chicken in bag, 1 piece at a time, to coat well. Knock off excess flour and transfer to a sheet of wax paper. Let chicken air-dry 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 250°F with rack in middle. Set a cooling rack in a large shallow baking pan.
- Meanwhile, cook bacon in 2 batches in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat until browned and crisp. Transfer to rack in baking pan and keep warm in oven.
- Scrape up brown bits from bottom of skillet with a spatula and strain bacon fat through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, reserving bits in sieve. Wipe skillet clean and add strained bacon fat. Add enough oil to measure 1/2 inch fat in skillet and heat to 350°F over medium-high heat.
- Fry chicken 4 pieces at a time (keep each batch all white meat or all dark meat), skin sides down first, turning occasionally with tongs, until golden-brown and cooked through, 8 to 12 minutes for breasts and wings; 10 to 12 minutes for drumsticks and thighs. Transfer chicken to rack with bacon and keep warm in oven. Return fat to 350°F between batches and reserve after frying.
- Make gravy:
- Strain frying fat through sieve into a bowl, then return 1 tablespoon fat and all brown bits in sieve to skillet. (Discard remaining frying fat once cool.) Whisk in flour and cook roux over medium heat, whisking, 1 minute. Whisk in milk, 1 teaspoon salt, and 3/4 teaspoon pepper and bring to a boil, whisking, then simmer, whisking, until thick, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Serve chicken with gravy and bacon.
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All I can say is, deeelicious! This type of food is like comfort food for me! 5 forks and a smile!juels in Clayton loved it
Peeta wait till you try soaking it in Buttermilk, I have found this secret out a couple of years ago. It really makes the chicken juicer and enhances the flavor, you'll love it. I love the spices in the coating and the gravey sounds delish...:)gagagrits in Irmo loved it
Looks wonderful! I just love the smell of chicken, frying.All this needs, is a pan of buttermilk biscuits for that gravy. We use buttermilk a lot. I also soak fish in buttermilk.bluewaterandsand in GAFFNEY loved it
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A simple way to address your lack of time is to integrate strength training, flexibility and HIIT with cardiovascular exercise. Although multitasking is not a productive way of achieving cognitive tasks, it may be just what you need to find the time to exercise.
A recent study demonstrates how actively commuting to work may help you achieve your goals.
Over 250,000 people1 were recruited from 22 different geographical locations in the U.K. to participate in a study designed to evaluate the association between active commuting and mortality risk.
The researchers chose those who biked, walked or used their car to commute to work and measured rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer, deaths from those diseases and all-cause mortality.
It may come as no surprise that the more physically active the participants were, the lower their risk of disease and mortality during the study period.
The scientists' intent was to differentiate several factors that in previous studies had not been accounted for — such as the difference between walking or cycling to work, or the different risk potential between the groups.2
The average age of the participants was 53, and once factors that also impact cardiovascular health were adjusted for in the analysis, the researchers found those who bicycled to work had significantly lower rates of CVD and mortality; in fact, they had the lowest risk of these outcomes, as well as lower risk of cancer and all-cause mortality.
Interestingly, the researchers found in this observational study that those who walked to work had to walk more than 6 miles each week to experience a reduction in risk to the health conditions evaluated in the study.
If the commuters combined active commuting with using the car, they enjoyed the benefits only if their active commute meant using a bicycle and not if they walked to work.3
An accompanying editorial from Lars Bo Andersen, a professor of epidemiology, public health and sports medicine at Western Norway University, expounded on the idea that through choosing an active means of commuting, countries could save billions of dollars in health care costs.
He described how Copenhagen prioritized bicycling as a means of commuting. The city built an infrastructure that supports cycling with bike lanes, tunnels and bridges, as well as changing speed laws so no car or bus can travel faster than a bike through the city.
Since the changes, the city has enjoyed a 30 percent increase in biking and reduced traffic-related accidents by two-thirds. Anderson comments on the current study:4
"The findings from this study are a clear call for political action on active commuting, which has the potential to improve public health by preventing common (and costly) non-communicable diseases.
A shift from car to more active modes of travel will also decrease traffic in congested city [centers] and help reduce air pollution, with further benefits for health."
By biking back and forth to work, you can incorporate flexibility, HIIT and cardiovascular workouts into your morning and afternoon commute. This is a time you'll be spending getting to and from work anyway, so why not use the time as productively as possible?
A steady ride in the morning helps to get your creative juices flowing and increase blood flow to your brain and muscles. This may also inspire you to continue to move more throughout the day. I recommend sitting as little as possible to improve your overall health.
Stretching for a short time after your ride helps to cool down your body and takes advantage of warm muscles. After a ride to work, a short stretching routine for your legs and ankles can help prevent stiffness during the day.
Read more about stretching and consider the simple stretches outlined in my previous article, "The Importance of Stretching Your Hamstrings, IT Band and Ankles."
Incorporating HIIT into your weekly routine is a simple means of improving your heart health and burning more calories over a shorter period of time.
Your commute home is a great time to use HIIT to raise your heart rate and get you mentally ready for the rest of the evening. This is a strategy you may incorporate up to three times each week.
By picking up the pace for a short period of time, you increase your benefits and reduce the time needed to accomplish the same results. Biking on your way home is the perfect time to use HIIT. Read more about how to accomplish this in my previous article, "If You Exercise Intensely, Your Fitness Routine Can Be Cut Extremely Short."
Strength training is all that's left to get a well-rounded routine. Schedule a short workout for days you aren't doing HIIT.
The exercises in my previous article, "Bodyweight Exercise Is Perfect for Everyone, Everywhere, on Every Budget and Every Fitness Level," are highly efficient, don't require a gym and you'll already be warmed up from your bike ride home.
It's important to prepare for a consistent active commute to work in order to be successful. Strategies to get the most from your pedal power, reduce your risk of injury and be ready for work takes just a bit of planning. However, once you have a routine in place, it becomes second nature and you'll reap great health rewards.
Like any other time you're out riding, be sure to bring the equipment needed to repair a flat tire. Using your bike consistently throughout the week may mean you'll need to do maintenance more frequently.5 Keeping your chain clean of excess dirt and grime will ensure the bike shifts more easily. When your wheels are aligned and tires inflated, the ride is easier and the brakes work more smoothly.
By shifting your bike gears when they aren't under hard resistance, such as pedaling up hill, you'll reduce wear and tear on the shifter. You have to pedal while shifting, but can ease off a bit as you shift up or down.
Biking to work will mean it's more important to keep track of the weather, both for the commute in and back home. Driving home in the rain isn't nearly as challenging as riding in to work in a storm. Keep an eye on the weather reports and have a contingency plan if the weather is too inclement to ride.
Riding to work will likely mean you need a place to lock up your bike and take a quick shower before getting to your desk. Discuss your options with your company's human resources manager, explaining that your efforts to actively commute to work may encourage others to become more active and ultimately have a positive effect on the company health costs.
As with most exercises, using good form not only improves function but also reduces the likelihood of overuse injuries. And, pedaling efficiency is important to get the most out of every revolution of your feet, producing more power with less energy. In this short video, you'll see the basic form demonstrated that improves your efficiency on the pedals and your position on the bike.
Having your bike set up properly isn't only more comfortable, it's also more efficient.6 The placement of the seat, or saddle, on your bike determines whether you're driving the most power from the large muscles in your legs through the pedals of the bike. If the saddle is too high, you rock to fully extend your leg. If the saddle is too low, your knee comes up too high, impeding your diaphragm and cutting your oxygen supply, not to mention it's really uncomfortable.
If the saddle is too far forward on the bike you'll be pedaling behind you, and will be rocking on the bike to compensate. You'll find the saddle in the right position when your foot is at 3 o'clock and your knee is directly over the ball of your foot; and when your knee is slightly bent when the pedal is at 6 o'clock.7
There are two different philosophies about pedaling8 — pushing down between 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock or pushing down with one leg while pulling up with the other. It may seem to create more power to pull up on upswing, but you'll be placing a large workload on muscles designed to lift your leg against gravity and not against resistance. Your best option is to use only your muscle to push through from the top of the revolution to the base.
Keep your hip, knee and ankle lined up through the pedal stroke, without wobbling at the knee or with your knee outside or inside the line from ankle to hip.9 This not only generates more power, but also reduces potential for an injury. The power you generate at the pedal is a factor of your cadence (how many times your feet revolve in one minute) multiplied by the torque, or the resistance against which you are pedaling.
It's common to try to push into a higher gear before adapting to pedaling at a higher, more efficient cadence. Your goal is to easily pedal between 80 and 100 revolutions per minute. In the beginning, you'll accomplish this with less effort at a lower gear. As your strength improves, you can increase the resistance as you maintain the cadence.
Although there aren't as many moving parts as some other aerobic sports, there is still a chance for an overuse injury while biking, especially if your body is not aligned properly and too much stress is placed on your joints. Before looking further, ensure your saddle is at the right height and placement and your legs are properly aligned while biking.
If you're new to biking, start out slowly and gradually work up to biking to work each day. You'll reduce your risk of injury by building muscle, gaining flexibility and increasing your mileage slowly over several weeks. Start by biking to work once a week and gradually add a day until you're at five days a week, and enjoying the benefits of greater calorie burn and improved muscle strength.
Many times knee pain doesn't actually originate in the knee, but rather from a tight or inflamed iliotibial (IT) band, which runs along the outside of your thigh.10 Both a tight IT and weak hip abductors play a role in knee joint pain. Your abductor muscles are those that pull your hips out and away from your body. Adding an IT stretch and simple body weight abductor exercises once or twice a week with your strengthening routine can help prevent this from happening.
Patellar tendonitis, also called jumpers knee, may be triggered from a poor saddle height, increasing stress on the patellar tendon.11 Long hours in the saddle can cause skin breakdown, which may be alleviated with a proper seat height and properly padded shorts. Achilles tendonitis is another overuse injury that can result from a poorly fitting bike or tight calf muscles. Be sure to stretch your calf muscles after each bike ride. It takes very little time, and helps to prevent injury that can sideline you for weeks.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2013 there were approximately 900 deaths and an estimated 494,000 bike accidents that resulted in an emergency room visit.12 Children and adolescents are at greater risk, and most accidents happened at non-intersection locations. Preventive strategies to use include:13,14
Men have special considerations to stay injury free while riding. While cycling won't trigger erectile dysfunction (ED) issues, it can trigger damage in your genital area. A study of over 5,000 male cyclists between ages 16 and 88 years found no connection between cycling and ED, regardless of the number of miles logged each week.15
However, nerve damage, numbness and skin breakdown between your scrotum and anus may occur. Genital numbness should not be tolerated, even when it disappears quickly, since it indicates nerves are being compressed during your ride. An ill-fitting bike or poor saddle can increase this risk. Saddles with grooves or cutouts may reduce pressure in your perineum (area between the scrotum and anus), but the size and shape will also need to match your shape and physiology.
Men who enjoy going off-road and mountain biking may experience greater risk of injury to the genital area, including intermittent scrotal tenderness, scrotal cysts and calcifications.16 The number of scrotal abnormalities in men who mountain bike compared to non-bikers was significant in this study.
Heat generated in the groin area during long-distance riding may also impact sperm function and sperm count. If you love biking, take precautions to protect yourself by having a specialist properly fit your bike and saddle. Wearing padded bike shorts is another important addition to your bike gear. Generally, you won't ride enough miles to cause a major problem, but it is important to pay attention to symptoms and take periodic rest breaks during longer rides.
There is little doubt that wearing a helmet will help prevent a catastrophic head injury, but there is also evidence to suggest antiquated safety standards for helmets may not offer as much protection against concussions. Testing standards are designed to minimize the chance you'll die from a blow to your head. However, the tests are not conclusive and many are still debating the level of protection needed.17
What is known is that a study of over 64,000 cyclists found that helmets reduced a rider's risk of a serious head injury by nearly 70 percent. The results suggest that while helmets significantly reduce your risk of injury or death in a riding accident, they are also not a solution for all biking injuries, as they don't eliminate injury to the face, neck or other areas of the body. Chris Rissel, a professor of public health at the University of Sydney, commented:18
"Helmets are a barrier to new riders, particularly for occasional and non-regular riders. The need to wear a helmet reinforces the message that cycling is dangerous — with perceptions of danger a major reason people give for not cycling."
However, wearing a helmet should no more enforce the message that cycling is dangerous than wearing a seatbelt in your car. Whenever you increase your speed of transportation beyond the speed of walking, you increase your risk for accident and injury. According to the car insurance industry, you'll experience a car accident every 17.4 years.19
This knowledge likely won't stop you from driving your car, however. For most people, the benefits of riding your bike each day — exercise, reduction in cardiovascular risk, weight management, lower risk of cancer and lower risk of all-cause mortality — should outweigh most safety concerns.
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Pinterest is not a new platform, but for many eCommerce strategists it may as well be. Despite being introduced in 2010, the image-centric social networking site has never graduated to Facebook and Twitter-level ubiquity, even if it's enjoyed some moments of prominence where it looked like it might. Its focus on imagery means it's been pigeon-holed as a niche site by marketers who don't see it as a significant part of their eCommerce or social media marketing strategy. But that reputation is undeserved as Pinterest constantly evolves (most recently through Promoted Pins) and can deliver in ways that the bigger players in the social sphere can't.
Strength in Focus
It's true that Pinterest is entirely image based and that rules it out to some brands. If your brand doesn't have strong enough imagery to showcase, or deals primarily in copy-based information that would get lost in translation to imagery, Pinterest may not be for you. Even if you do have strong imagery that can make use of Pinterest's functionality, Facebook and Twitter have excellent visual functionality as well. Why should a brand add another platform to its already cluttered digital portfolio?
The answer is very simple: Pinterest has focus. Facebook and Twitter excel at visual content, but users flock there primarily to read status updates and tweets from friends and family. In other words, they're not going there to view a brand's imagery. Pinterest users, on the other hand, visit the site because they know they're going to see great, impactful visuals that will entertain or inspire them. Pinterest's niche reputation simply means it attracts visitors with focus, and if brands weave it effectively into their eCommerce social media marketing strategy, they can take advantage of that focus to great effect.
A Thousand Words
According to the phrase, a picture is worth a thousand words, and the rise of imagery and video on social media in recent years has proven that. Twitter and Facebook haven't moved into more visual content delivery simply because it's cool; they've done it because they know brands can make their point with greater impact through a crisp visual than through reams of copy. Moreover, an image can be fun, innovative, clever, and inspiring; it can strike an emotional blow that copy isn't always capable of doing.
That's a critical part of the strength of visuals, and by extension the power of Pinterest. The internet moves quickly. There's so much content available that whatever content you create needs to capture eyeballs and make its impact quickly and effectively. Images do that, and by doing so, they engage and encourage sharing. In an environment like Pinterest, where the functionality is geared entirely around striking images, the potential for images gaining shares and picking up awareness is increased. And if it gains enough awareness, those thousand words are worth even more.
A Social Catalogue
Being able to see the product as clearly as possible is a significant concern for consumers looking to buy from you. Buying via an eCommerce store means you can't experience the product as you'd normally want to in a physical store, so the imagery a brand pushes out becomes much more important – as does the ability of people to see it. It's no good having a wonderful website with perfect product pages that showcase the products through impactful images and videos if those videos aren't winning the kind of awareness necessary for them to make a difference.
Pinterest helps cut through the noise and acts as a sort of social catalogue where users can share the product images they want. Thanks to the platform's 'pin boards', which allow users to arrange images by type, theme, or in any other way they wish, these images can be found very easily (allowing brands to 'Be Quick'), and the discovery can help strike an emotional chord with the user. For example, a women's clothing brand may wish to organise its pin boards by colour, so a follower who loves greens could find all the dresses available in that colour. Or someone who likes whites can find the products that fit that description. By taking advantage of the unique ways Pinterest allows users to group images, brands can add creative flair to their eCommerce strategy. Then once clicked, each image will direct users to the brand's website, ensuring they land on the most appropriate page to begin the purchase journey.
Pinterest is much more than a niche social outpost. Even after six years, it remains a unique platform for users to group and share impactful imagery with people who share a similar passion for creativity. Brands who deal in such imagery should look at Pinterest as a critical part of their eCommerce social media marketing strategy, even if they're already finding success through Facebook and Twitter. By setting up on Pinterest, they can tap into a rich stream of inventive, passionate people who could convert into followers, customers, and eventually advocates.
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Parents with minor children often include in their Wills testamentary trusts to provide for the children should both parents die.
Parents with minor children will typically also identify guardians for their children should they both die. The designated guardian would be expected to physically provide for the children by providing a home, food, care, guidance and discipline, and all of the other attributes of parenthood
A question will often arise as to whether the trustee or trustees and the guardian or guardians should be the same person or people. If the guardian is also the trustee, the guardian then has access to the trust assets to spend for the needs of the children. If the trustee is someone other than the guardian, then the guardian must ask the trustee for funds to care for the children. Parents must decide whether they want to simplify the process by making the guardian and trustee the same person or whether they want a form of checks and balances by placing control of the trust assets in the hands of someone other than the guardian. Parents should give serious thought to this decision. Do they have a sufficient degree of confidence in the guardian that they do not think the guardian as trustee would misuse the funds, or do they want someone other than the guardian holding the purse strings?
Please contact Jerry Devitt at 303-384-9228 to discuss any of your legal needs regarding Wills and Estate Planning.


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February 5, 2007
Science 1, Genesis 0
USA Today—of all places—has a surprisingly solid piece on creationism:
[B]y attempting to marshal empirical evidence in support of their beliefs, [creationists] enter the debate on the scientists' terms — terms that cannot possibly work in favor of a literal reading of the Bible. By playing in this arena, haven't the creationists already lost the argument?
… This unwise raising of the stakes is vividly demonstrated by the soon-to-open Creation Museum in Florence, Ky., which is assembling a collection of dinosaur models, fossils, minerals and other material to "demonstrate that the Scriptural accounts of the Creation, Noah's flood, and other major events of biblical history can be trusted," as organizers describe the project in a news release.
… In comments published last fall by the Baptist Press news service, a consultant to the Creation Museum implies that the very foundation of Christian belief will crumble if believers don't disprove the scientific consensus that humans evolved into existence tens of thousands of years ago. The consultant is one Kurt Wise, a Harvard-educated Ph.D. and director of the Center for Theology and Science at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Says Wise: "If humans really date back that far, and Adam lived far enough in the past to be their ancestor, then the genealogical record of Genesis 5 is wrong, and thus the Bible and its author, God, are wrong."
… But here's the rub: Wise acknowledges that nothing can convince him that Earth is older than five or six thousand years. Why? Because the Bible is his ultimate authority. "The most important thing," he says, "is that you ought to be able to trust your God and the claims the Bible makes."
… Why, then, are [creationists] bothering with fossils and geology and quasi-
scientific exhibitions that purport to prove that the Bible "can be trusted," as the organizers of the Creation Museum phrase it? No doubt, concern for the public credibility of their faith has a lot to do with it. They appear to have accepted that we live in a rational age, one that will not abide propositions that lack objective evidence to back them.
How ironic, then, that by dabbling in science to promote their beliefs, anti-science creationists are more likely eroding the very credibility they aim to bolster.
Granted, the new museum in Kentucky, like the creationist book at the Grand Canyon, may shore up the already-believers. But if winning new converts to Christianity is the aim, the strategy can only backfire.
How many Americans are ready to accept the proposition that science has made a colossal error interpreting the fossil and geological record and — more radical still — that the validity of Christianity depends on proving it? If anything, a stance like this repels those wavering between faith and disbelief and gives skeptics one more reason to reject religion.
The article also lists some of the little, uh, scientific challenges facing creationism:
When it comes to conflicts between the scientific/rational mindset and the beliefs of Bible literalists, there's no book quite like Genesis. From the origins of the world and humankind to the cause of the snake's ground-hugging posture, the two worldviews are light years apart. Here are some assertions in Genesis that clash with the scientific conception of reality:
- God created the world in six days (and rested on the seventh). By tracing the genealogies laid out in Genesis, young-Earth creations conclude that this divine act occurred about 6,000 years ago. Mainstream science, by contrast, holds that Earth is approximately 4.5 billion years old and that the surface we recognize as "the world" is not the product of a sudden divine act, but of eons of gradual change.
- During this flurry of creation, after producing the creatures of the air, water and land, God created the first man. Seeing that Adam had "no suitable helper," he created the first woman, Eve, from Adam's rib. According to mainstream science, anatomically modern humans first appeared on the scene at least 130,000 years ago, having evolved from more primitive forms.
- Speaking of those genealogies, people in Genesis had very, very long lives. Adam lived 930 years; Seth, 912 years; Enosh, 905 years; and so on. The longest documented human life in history (that of a Frenchwoman named Jeanne Calment) is 122 years. Science's understanding of aging is incomplete, and it cannot definitely prove that significantly longer life spans were not possible long ago. Nevertheless, the great age achieved by Adam, Enosh and others in Genesis obliterates the credulity of all but the most ardent fundamentalists.
- As punishment for tempting Eve to eat the forbidden fruit, God cursed the serpent and consigned it to crawl on its belly and "eat dust" for all its days — to become a snake, in other words. Science holds that snakes, like all creatures, evolved into their present form in response to environmental challenges and opportunities. As such, their peculiar shape and posture are not a curse, but a gradually acquired asset that lets them burrow and fit through spaces too small for most animals.
- Before God's intervention at the Tower of Babel, Genesis asserts, all humans spoke one tongue. As punishment for human presumption, God confused their language such that they could no longer understand one another — turned one language into many, essentially, thus beginning the development of the thousands of languages known today. You probably won't find many university scientists who will vouch for this version of events, but there is no scientific consensus on how human languages evolved, nor the degree to which they share a common root or roots.
OK, there are better examples. But no matter: if you listen carefully, you can still hear the sound of USA Today subscriptions being cancelled across the heartland.
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Peter Chernin has sold a minority stake in his Chernin Group for $200 million in a bid to position his firm to as a conglomerate of the future.
Providence Equity Partners and other unspecified investors will provide Chernin with the financing that will fuel investments including a piece of Endemol India. Chernin in turn will become a senior adviser at Providence.
"Providence brings an exceptional track record of identifying and supporting the growth of innovative media and entertainment companies," said Chernin in a statement released late Sunday. "With their additional expertise and resources, we intend to expand our company across all fronts."
While Chernin did not disclose the level of investment, The New York Times characterized the deal as being worth $200 million.
Since exiting News Corp. in 2009, Chernin has made the most of a production deal with his former conglom, scoring hits in both film and TV including 20th Century Fox theatrical "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" and the Fox series "New Girl." But with Providence on board, he's set to take his ambitions to the next level particularly in Asia, where he already maintains an investment company, CA Media.
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Providence is best known in media circles for its stake in Hulu, which it shares in partnership with News Corp, NBCUniversal and Walt Disney Co. Chernin was instrumental in the launching of Hulu before he left to start his own company.
Chernin's plan for the next stage of his company's growth is to funnel the profits from successful entertainment properties into a wide range of investments in digital media, which already include up-and comers like Pandora, Flipboard and Fullscreen.


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March 9, 2015, 7:38 am
Artifact Uprising: Heck yeah, we're from Denver
We're starting a new feature highlighting the numerous Colorado tech companies that make cool stuff. These little snippets are intended for readers to explore the technology being made right here in Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins — all over Colorado. One company at a time, of course. Let's start with A:
Artifact UprisingHelps people turn personal photos into works of art with elegantly minimal templates. Step-by-step layouts minimizes the guess-work — just plop uploaded photos into a designated spot. Products include photo books, prints and cards. Founded by sisters Jenna Walker and Katie Thurmes and Walker's husband Matty, the company became a "multi-million dollar company" in its first 18 months.
Headquarters: 1062 Delaware St. in Denver (at Galvanize)
Founded: Oct. 9, 2012
Employees: 12
Recent news: Acquired by VSCO in Jan. 2015. Committed to staying in Denver.
New news: It's hiring!
Contact: ArtifactUprising.com, 1.888.249.9889 (limited hours), firstname.lastname@example.com
Are you a Colorado tech business in the consumer world? Submit your information at dpo.st/coinfo for consideration.
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This is the story of how we want to liberate creativity in the video production industry.
I-Story of Boris and Augustin
In 2009, Boris wanted to create the content he couldn't find online at the time. Outside of his job, he created 3èmeGauche, one of the first YouTube channels delivering HD and quality videos online and, needless to say, it grew quickly. This is something he just couldn't have done with the companies he was working with at the time.
Augustin, on his end, was a teenage professional actor in the musical company of his parents. He then went to a business school with the dream to get into video production, worked in the film industry for 2 years and realized that it was actually a sh** industry with little to no room for the younger generation.
Both of us realized that creativity is hindered and that you have to wait at least 5 years before actually doing something interesting. We were frustrated, so we created Left Productions to use our talents more efficiently and hopefully give that chance to anyone who would join us.
We don't want to become rich or powerful. We are not here to sell the company in a few years. We're here for the long run to create meaningful productions and to help shape representations of the world that help the audience.
II-Our goal: Liberate creativity, and more specifically, create a system where talents can fully express themselves with autonomy and support
Ok, this is going to sound absurd, but did you know that we have more than one brain? We actually have 2 other brains in our heart and one in our intestines which is the size of a dog's brain, funny enough. Our bodies, our societies, and our ecosystems are not organised by people at the top, but by many different forces (you can see a great video about this here).
Companies and especially creative companies should work the same as the aforementioned brains and decision-making should be distributed. We are inspired by a movement called "Corporate Liberation" where trust is put above control and where people can take the decision that affects them. In that model:
As we've grown, we realized that there are 6 things that lead our actions:
A) Being passionate:
B) Trusting that great ideas can come from anywhere:
I (Augustin) am a huge fan of sailing and there is a story that I find very inspiring: how Team New Zealand won the biggest sailing race, the America's Cup, with a significantly smaller budget than all of the other competitors. They created an organization where everyone could contribute to the maximum of their ability. For instance, they would all meet to discuss ideas, even the interns, the cleaning people, etc. and everyone could give their ideas and challenge others (this article talks about this win).
How do we make sure we create an environment where we create great ideas?
C) Replacing power by legitimate authority
D) Distributing responsibility
We want people to be autonomous, but that means everyone needs to be both interested and committed to what's happening.
E) Outsmarting others
F) And above all, getting rid of everything that gets in the way of expressing ourselves.
IV-Projects for the next few years
Our goal is not to have a 5-year plan but to make sure that we have an organic organisation, that we can take advantage of every opportunity we find and that we are able to change and evolve rapidly.
In that regard, here are 6 things that we will be working on I the coming years:
Videos and films influence the way we see the world. We want to use this power to help people imagine their future and inspire them to change for the better. By liberating creativity, we can help creators do so.
Let's make it happen!


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GUI testing tools is an software that allow you to automate the testing process of applications with Graphical User interfaces (GUIs) to ensure it meets written specifications.
Success of any application is depend on how it interact with user through it User interface and to detect if application responds in functionally correct manner. GUI testing tools is an software that allow you to automate the testing process of applications with Graphical User interfaces (GUIs) to ensure it meets written specifications. Here is 22 best GUI testing tools and framework for software tester and developer.
Abbot Java GUI Test Framework
Abbot is simple java based GUI Testing framework that help your developer to test your java User Interfaces (UI). it provide automated event generation and validation of Java GUI components, which allows you to easily launch, explore and control an application. Developer can use Abbot framework with both way – scripts and compiled code that's why it is perfect GUI testing tool for use both by developers for unit tests and QA for functional testing. Download : Abbot GUI testing tools
EggPlant GUI test automation tool
Eggplant is a QA automation and GUI testing tool which specially designed for businesses, professional software application testers and manual testers to make there work so easy and simple. because it does not interact with the underlying code, and uses image matching technology as opposed to looking to the object-level of the application being tested. eggPlant is ideal for QA automation and black-box testing of any application including those that can cause problems for other tools such as: Flash, java, HTML, .Net, Silverlight. Download : eggPlant Robotic GUI Testing tool
GUIdancer – Eclipse-based automated GUI testing tool
GUIdancer is a Eclipse based GUI testing tool for automated functional testing through the Graphical User Interface (GUI). Functional tests for Java and HTML applications can be created using the powerful library of actions delivered with the tool. It allows testers to write modular, flexible tests without any programming effort at all. Tests are created simply by dragging and dropping the required modules from the GUIdancer library. Download : GUIdancer Eclipse-based GUI testing tool
HP WinRunner
HP WinRunner is a automated functional GUI testing tool that allow user to record and play back UI interactions as test scripts. It captures, verifies and replays user interactions automatically, so you can identify defects and determine that your business processes work as designed. Download : HP WinRunner
IcuTest GUI unit testing tool
IcuTest is a GUI unit testing tool for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications. it is not just another record-and-playback automation system. It integrates directly with your current unit testing framework, where developer can manipulate your app directly in test code and simultaneously debug and test your app. it also easy to test without starting the entire app and also individual GUI components. Download : IcuTest
iMacros is a unique tool for web testing, web automation and for data extraction that not only record your work but also replay your repetitious work. It fills out forms and automates the download and upload of text, images, files and web pages. also easy to export/import your data from/ to web applications by using CSV or XML file format, databases, or any other source. Download : iMacros
FitNesse is a Fully integrated standalone Wiki, A web server and an automated testing tool. it is perfect tool for Collaboratively define acceptance testing rather then unit testing that provide detail information about readable description of system function. download : FitNesse
Maveryx Open Source Test Automation Framework
Maveryx is a new automation tool for functional, regression, GUI and data driven testing of Java GUI based applications. it doesn't required any GUI Maps dependency to build and execute the automated tests. it uses GUI Objects finder to test GUI objects and controls that identified directly at runtime for manipulate. Download : Maveryx
QAliber is a free and open source GUI Test automation tool for testing desktop and web based application on windows OS Platform. It includes a set of tools for developing automation in .NET, and a GUI tool to compose automation without any coding knowledge or Skills . Download : QAliber
Selenium software testing framework
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12. Programmers Guide¶
12.1. GraphSpace REST API¶
Note: In order to fully utilize the features of GraphSpace REST API, you must have an account on GraphSpace.
12.1.1. Why use GraphSpace REST API ?¶
The GraphSpace REST API makes it easier than ever to use GraphSpace in new and exciting ways, such as creating external applications on top of GraphSpace. For example,
- Create a Cytoscape plugin which will allow users to transfer networks between GraphSpace and Cytoscape.
- Users can also automate the way they upload graphs to GraphSpace.
The scope of what can be done with the GraphSpace REST API is only limited by our imagination. Overall, if a user want a structured, extensible, and simple way to get data in and out of GraphSpace over HTTP, they should probably use the GraphSpace REST API.
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All URLs referenced in the documentation have the following base:
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The GraphSpace software also includes a simple yet powerful Python library called
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Located 302 meters above sea level and some 500 meters above the valley of Beith-Shean, "Saul's hill" at the edge of the Gilboa mountains presented a majestic view of the Jezreel and the Jordan valley.
The Arabic name of the hilltop was "Tel Kuleilah", which sounded to the Jewish pioneers like "Tel Klalah" – mount of the curse, an appropriate name for a mountain cursed by David for being the site where King Saul died (I Sam. 31).
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Mass Audubon has partnered with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to promote eBird, an online checklist that lets birders record and share their observations, while gathering vital data for our bird conservation programs.
But it's about more than just lists; you can also search the database to find out what other birders are seeing across Massachusetts (and beyond), and when and how often various species are seen. If you're planning a trip, you can view a list of all the species recorded at the destination.
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- Keep track of your bird sightings wherever and whenever you can.
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AJ McCarron
defers any and all judgments about his individual performance to the man he says is "like a dad to him."
"I don't need to try to grade myself," McCarron said. "It's not really my job. I just try to go out every day and work, get better."
Nick Saban
, how has McCarron become a better quarterback during his final spring at Alabama?
"AJ is a good player but I think AJ is a competitive guy and he had a really good spring," Saban said after Thursday's practice. "The thing he's done is impacted with leadership with the other guys. He's really taken command."
McCarron wasn't in the room when Saban said what he said, but the message was quickly relayed to him. He smiled when he heard it.
"Seeing him give me praise like that, it means a lot," McCarron said. "Just try to keep building on it. I've never mastered my craft. It goes from every aspect of the game. So I just want to keep getting better at everything, really."
His performance in today's A-Day scrimmage at Bryant-Denny Stadium shouldn't be dissected under a microscope, but the McCarron who steps into Team White's huddle has been carrying himself differently ever since the Crimson Tide won its third BCS National Championship in four seasons.
McCarron was clearly one of Alabama's top leaders in 2012, but that was exclusive to the offensive side of the ball, he said. Now, McCarron said he doesn't pigeonhole his messages.
They're universal.
"I've learned so much from coach Saban, so I probably act sometimes too much like him on the field," McCarron said. "I can see younger guys, but if you're an older guy still blowing some things when you're not supposed to, that's really when I get heated. I do it all for the best. I'm not trying to knock somebody down. I know how to praise them when they do good. But I expect them to do the right thing – and that's the biggest thing with me.
"I mean, you're not going to be out on the field with me doing the wrong things and messing everybody else up."
On top of the numerous injuries and overall shortage of bodies on the other side of the ball, McCarron's command of the players closest to him, Saban said, is probably why the Crimson Tide's offense has put up big numbers against the defense in its first two scrimmages. With the aid of an experienced, deep receiving corps, McCarron -- who shattered numerous program records en route to throwing for nearly 3,000 yards, 30 touchdowns and just three interceptions last season -- combined to complete 38 of his 56 pass attempts for 600 yards, nine touchdowns and one interception in those scrimmages.
"He takes the responsibility to do it and he really stepped up. He's improved," Saban said. "I think he has knowledge and experience at what he's doing, a better understanding of the offense.
"His arm is even stronger than it was before, which was one of the things we wanted to work on with him. He more consistently is getting the lower body into his throws, which helps him."
Though the improvement in McCarron's leadership has been more of an over-arching thing, never has it been more imperative at his own position.
The battle to back up McCarron hasn't warranted any true frontrunners yet, but their camaraderie has steadily increased. When freshman
Cooper Bateman
met with reporters in February, he painted the picture of McCarron being a larger-than-life figure. After a month on campus, Bateman had yet to really sit down with the senior signal-caller.
Now, Bateman and the rest of Alabama's young quarterbacks are hanging out with him off the field. The atmosphere in the film room is "funny," McCarron said.
"We have a blast, but they've worked hard all spring," McCarron said. "It's going to be pretty cool as an old head on the team to sit back and watch these younger guys play this Saturday."
Looking beyond today, McCarron channeled Saban and referenced one of the coach's favorite
Michael Jordan
stories when he explained why complacency wouldn't affect a team that's won three of the last four national titles. He also tapped into some college football history.
He shared it with reporters Thursday. It was clear he'd already relayed the message to his teammates, too.
"Everybody has a time and an era in college football. USC went through it, Florida went through it. Miami went through it for all those years," McCarron said. "Our biggest thing to me is, why does your time and era have to end? That was the biggest key that I was trying to tell those guys, that it doesn't have to end if we stay team-oriented, not individual success. We don't want our names to be, 'What happened to the 2013 team,' as in why did they fall off?'
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Recently in the UK the extremist group Islam4UK has been banned by the UK's government. But hypocritically the UK's government has not made any moves to ban the extremely controversial racist violent organisation the English Defence League "EDL".
The EDL is a group that claim they wholly oppose the so called Islamifaction of the UK (their beliefs not ours). Yet every time this peaceful protest groups (ha ha ha, no seriously that's what they claim) show up violence scenes follow.Here's two videos following show this so called peaceful protesting by the EDL and its peaceful protesting.
The first shows the EDL members attacking a police officer and the second shows that the EDL although extremely violent have no sense of balance in the real world in more ways than one.
the EDL attack a policeman
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|Look at those slices of trees--walnut on the left. Bears on guard duty.
This is a shop you need to checkout if you are ever driving on Route 7 through New York, just west of Bennington, Vermont.
The owner is a very energetic guy named Chuck He calls himself Wood Chuck for obvious reasons.
On the day we visited he was busy sawing huge trees into 6" thick slabs to make seats for park benches. He was very happy to show us how he creates these such gigantic slabs all by himself. He also does the chainsaw carvings of bears. He said he sells one just about every day. The small ones, and I mean the very smallest ones, go for $250.
At the very left side of the picture is a 12' tall Sasquatch-looking figure that he was working on. It is light-colored and even from this far HUGE. Who needs that?
Maybe one of those people on the Squatch hunter shows. Have you seen that one? Crazy.
Look at the beautiful slabs leaning against the front. The one on the left is walnut. He likes to finish pieces with just a nice Danish or tung oil.
|Chuck's saw
|a better angle on how this works
Inside he showed us his stash of stuff he was trying to save for something special--he didn't try too hard because we came away with a piece of spalted curly maple. Spalting is the black lines made within the grain by a fungus, I believe. Beautiful. Beautiful. The edges are rough. I have saved some old beams from the house project that will make a nice base. This future desk will sit under the window in the studio and we can sit and work on a laptop, have a snack, or C can play with cars. Pictures of that another day.
Chuck was anxious that we understand his T-shirt which said "poop" on the front. I think it stood for something like "people opposed to oil prices." or at least that was the gist of it. I tried to convince him he should get his stuff out to Brimfield (which he had never heard of !). So I am hoping to find him there one day.
After a day kayaking, bee supply buying, and wood shopping we stopped at the Bennington Monument to have our dinner before driving on home. Goat cheese with roasted tomatos on ciabatta.
|Bennington Battle Monument
(I said when I started blogging that I had a long ways to go. I find I wish I had taken some pics of Chuck and more of his slabs of wood. Kind of shy with the camera, I guess. Also, I am still having issues with lining up my photos for publishing. And I never get a picture of myself, does that matter?)