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If you're new here, Hi. Also, let me start by saying that I am not a licensed medical practitioner. My thoughts and information shared are always based off of either personal experience, the research that I do, and/or scholarly readings.
Okay, now that we got that out of the way, let's talk about all things GUT!
So your intestinal tract (gut) is made up of a community of microorganisms, both good and bad. They are a natural part of the ecosystem known as the human microbiome. Ideally, the residents of the microbiome keep each other in check, and in return, the gut is "in balance."
However, a gut that is imbalanced can not only lead to digestive issues, but also spark chronic health ailments, and other woes. This balance can easily be disturbed by a variety of factors, most in which we encounter on a daily basis. This includes things like poor diet, high stress, lack of sleep, alcohol, pesticides and environmental pollutants, over the counter medicines, and the list just goes on and on. Also worth noting: individuals who eat mostly processed foods have a varied gut composition compared to those who eat mostly whole foods including fresh fruits and vegetables.
Furthermore, it's been found that genetic makeup and our time in-utero can also have an impact on gut health. However, though we inherit the main essential building-blocks (that is DNA) from our parents, the complete story of our microbiome is even more complicated and influenced.
From birth (and some studies even show before birth!), gut microbes are responsible for essential duties related to digestion, nutrient metabolism, developing then activating the immune system, as well as the production of neurotransmitters impacting behavior and cognitive functions. To further the story, let me share these published findings…
Gut microorganisms serve as a barrier against pathogenic organisms. Second, they play an important role in: digestion and metabolism of colostrum, breast milk, formula, and weaning foods in infants, and a wide variety of food in adults; the breakdown of toxins and drugs; vitamin synthesis; and ion absorption. Trophic functions include the growth and differentiation of the epithelial cells lining the intestine, and the maintenance of the immune system including tolerance to food antigens (Guarner & Malagelada, 2003). With complete colonization of the gut, which occurs within approximately three years of life (Koenig et al., 2011; Weng & Walker, 2013), immune homeostasis is achieved.
So up until about three years old, the human body's immune system is not fully developed due partly to the microorganisms in the gut not being completely colonized until that age. Thereon after, everything that we are surrounded by, consuming, being exposed to – takes control over directing those microorganisms and the body's level of gut balance correlating to (also) the strength of the immune system. (balanced gut = overall wellness)
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I'm sure that you now may be thinking, okay so what can we do to improve our current situation (whatever that may be). Well, like I said, I cannot give you medical advice, but what I can offer is my experience thus far from my own journey in seeking a balanced, healthy gut. It's been tough as it's been long; and with an endless amount of research, scholarly papers, and differing claims out there in regards to products and probiotic supplements, I once thought that I'd never find *the right one* for my body.
I was in a trial-and-error stage of searching for the right probiotics for quite some time. I purchased many myself, as well as have been gifted various brands too. But sadly, after years, I still was never fully confident in recommending or completely sharing any of those tried with my readers (& I've been asked many times for my recommendation).
But with a perhaps change in luck within the past couple of months, combined with continued perseverance, I NOW HAVE PROBIOTICS THAT I AM CONFIDENT IN AND THAT HAVE BEEN NOTHING BUT A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE WITH! It makes me beyond joyful to finally be able to offer this review too, now that I can feel fully confident in doing so.
So let's get on with it shall we?!
Mahmoud Ghannoum, Ph.D., an NIH-funded researcher since 1993, and gut expert. He is the leading fungal scientist in the world, with 400+ scientific papers on his research and has been cited over 1,800 times. Ghannoum is the same scientist who named the "microbiome" – and yes, HE is ALSO the one who founded this company (BIOHM) that I am sharing with you!!! Impressive, huh? Well that's just the beginning…now let's talk about the products:
What makes BIOHM different from other Probiotics?
Your gut contains both bacteria and fungi. However, ordinary probiotics only address bacteria, ignoring fungi's role in digestive balance. By combining good bacteria + good fungi + digestive enzymes, BIOHM helps maintain the balance of bacteria AND fungi in your gut, all while breaking down digestive plaque.
What is Digestive Plaque?
DID YOU KNOW/ Just like plaque building up on your teeth, plaque can also build up in your gut! It's called digestive plaque. And within this plaque hides bad bacteria and fungi, making it difficult for ordinary probiotics to reach, control, or eradicate them. This makes maintaining general digestive balance a difficult feat to overcome.
Okay, but wait just a second. Before I go any further in to the probiotic ability to balance the gut, let me just share a quick list of ADDITIONAL BENEFITS that such quality and effective probiotics can offer. I won't go in too much detail below, but I can offer links to more books that discuss these other areas and also prepare to publish additional gut-related posts incorporating the other benefits, in the near future for you guys!
Other Benefits/
- Less Stomach Bloating.
- Clearer Skin.
- Decreased Brain Fog.
- Decreased Food Sensitivities.
- Prevent/Treat Diarrhea.
- Prevent yeast infections and overgrowth issues stemming from antibiotic use.
- Better absorption of vitamins and minerals which leads to other great benefits like overall well-being, but also brain health and protection of the brain from ailments such as dementia/Alzheimers, etc.
- Improve the mucosal immune system, which can decrease inflammation, which in return can also alleviate pain-related issues that inflammation can cause, like arthritis.
- Because serotonin is made in the gut, if your gut is not functioning properly, then chances are your serotonin-production is also affected. This can lead to low serotonin which is a cause for things like depression and mood disorders. THEREFORE, probiotics have the ability to also fight against mental health ailments as well!
- Bad bacteria thrives on sugar, and in return the body is tricked in to craving sugar. Therefore, balanced bacteria = balanced cravings, and less ailments related to high sugar intake.
- Improved metabolism/weight control because the good bacteria is able to convert/create an ideal amount of short-chain fatty acids, which are responsible for burning fat.
- + more.
Alright, now that I feel like I got that off my shoulders, let's get back to the products that I am LOVING! I have many BIOHM products, but for the sake of this post not becoming the length of a short novel, I am going to share my two absolute favorites at the moment, and in the future I will publish a follow-up review and further awesome products.
One capsule per day, with or without food. I prefer to take it with food especially when first starting a new probiotic, as it lessens any side affects that can occur while your body becomes acquainted with the good bacteria, good fungi, and enzymes. However, I have to let you know that with other brands, no matter if I would take them with food or not, I could NEVER get passed being nauseous or feeling sick from them. So these BIOHM HEALTH probiotics have been THE ONLY to surpass this feat with me – hooray!!
Additional perks of these probiotics are that they do not contain synthetic fillers, and are allergen-free too. Here is the real homerun though… no refrigeration is required and still, the probiotics MAINTAIN THE ABILITY TO SURVIVE STOMACH ACID and do the essential job of addressing total gut balance! WOO-HOO!!!
Okay, my honest experience with the colon cleanser: the very first time that I took one of these capsules, was at nighttime. My husband had taken one too and lets just say that we were up past 1 a.m. binge-watching a Netflix series. Alright, you may think that's totally normal, but hey – we are parents with two young kids, so there is really no staying up that late unless you want to be literal zombie parents the next day! HA! So, what I'm saying is, we didn't realize that a component of the colon cleanser is licorice root. Licorice root (containing glycyrrhetinic acid) blocks the body's breakdown of cortisol (this IS a good thing, because it can enable a restoration of normal levels of the hormone for those who need it).
However, its not uncommon for many people to have the highest levels of cortisol at nighttime. So, taking a supplement with something like licorice root, that blocks the breakdown of cortisol, can in return leave you feeling more "energetic". This CAN be beneficial, but just not right before you need to go to sleep – lol. This can affect the ability to fall asleep, or create that feeling of a "second wind" in the evening.
PLUS! I am someone who deals with adrenal fatigue (common in those who have autoimmune conditions), and my personal diagnostic tests have shown that I still struggle with high levels of cortisol in my body at most times unfortunately. THEREFORE, I strongly suggest that this COLON CLEANSER be taken with breakfast and/or lunch, but not in the evening.
Okay, now let's move on to discuss other utilizations of this product…
SO, first of all, it is a proprietary formula that combines a digestive herbal blend and probiotics. It's meant to be utilized as a "7-Day Cleanse" and one package comes with 14 capsules (2 pills/day). Therefore, it's not something that you would take everyday.
*there's actually dangers in taking a cleanser everyday, because of "laxative dependence" which can permanently damage your digestive tract and make you dependent on laxatives for bowel movements
However, if you are someone who is dealing with bloating that maybe other remedies are not treating properly, or if you have consumed an unhealthy diet for a long period of time and need an aid in flushing out all of the garbage/toxins/digestive waste rotting in your gut – then this product may be a great tool for you! I don't use primarily digestive cleansing supplements all too often, but this is by far the most efficient that I have tried, and also offered no negative side effects! (just don't take before bed like I said, lol)
I would describe the experience like cleansing your insides with a digestive tract vacuum cleaner! :O
Oh, also like the probiotic supplement, the colon cleanser does not need to be refrigerated, has no artificial ingredients or sweeteners, and is allergen-free too!
Because of my all-positive results with BIOHM HEALTH, I applied to be an affiliate member of their team, and so… you are looking at (well not physically, but figuratively) the newest BIOHM HEALTH AFFILIATE!!! This means that I feel so confident in my experience and these products, that I am basically a spokesperson with the ability to offer you guys a unique discount code! :) This also means that I will be afforded the ability to access more tools which can further my knowledge in regards to all things digestive health, and in return – share with you!
And to be transparent with you, yes, I make a small commission off of sales, but that just correlates to me being able to continue to share (and share even more in the future) experiences, products, and information like this article provided, with you all!! So thank you for reading, and thank you for your continued support – always!
As promised, here are links to a few of my favorite books that go in to further correlations of gut health and overall wellness:
Cheers to The Pursuit of Happy, Balanced Guts!
x. Heather
BIOHM Health Gut Guide
The Infant Microbiome: Implications for Infant Health and Neuro-cognitive Development. Irene Yang, PhD, RN, Postdoctoral Fellow, Elizabeth J. Corwin, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Dean and Professor, Patricia A. Brennan, PhD, Professor, Sheila Jordan, RN, MPH, Graduate Student, Jordan R. Murphy, BS, Nursing Student, and Anne Dunlop, MD, MPH, Associate Professor


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Quince & cobnut crumble
A celebration of Britain's wild autumn bounty
For the filling:
3 large quince
125g caster sugar
2 bay leaves
½ stick of cinnamon
1 bramley apple
For the crumble:
200g good butter
300g plain flour
A good handful of rolled oats
150g light brown sugar
75g shelled, broken cobnuts
Peel the quince and cut them into 8. Remove the core and put the wedges in an oven-ready dish that just fits them. Scatter over the caster sugar, bay leaves and cinnamon and 250ml water. Cover with tin foil and bake for 1 hour at 170C.
Meanwhile, make the topping. Rub the butter and flour together between your hands until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Add the oats, light brown sugar and cobnuts and mix well.
When the quince has had 1 hour, remove the tin foil (careful of the steam). Peel and grate the bramley apple and stir into the quince.
Sprinkle the crumble on the fruit and bake in a hot oven (190C) for about 20-25 mins until the top has browned, and the mixture cooked.
Allow to rest for 10 mins or so, as the sticky fruity juices are red hot and have a habit of burning the roof of your mouth (as I have found out all too often in my haste for a spoonful).
Eat with a big dollop of very thick cream or your favourite custard—or hey, why not both!
Recipe: Hayden Groves


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A Pap smear tests the health of cells in the cervix. Factors like age and sexual history are two of the factors that determine how often you will receive a Pap test. If test results show abnormal cells, action may be needed to prevent further disease.
Abnormal results will require further testing to provide a specific diagnosis so that you and Dr. Brown can discuss treatment options. The whole point of the routine Pap smear is to find disease early, so quick intervention can minimize the impact to your health.


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Phoenix Comicon 2011: Chew on This! John Layman & Rob Guillory
Chew is great stuff: an engaging police mystery that is by turns funny, bizarre, intriguing, funny, touching, thought-provoking, funny, sick (in the good and bad meanings of the word), and, if I didn't already mention it, really, really hilarious.
Layman & Garbett Put Spidey, The Hulk, and Deadpool Through an Identity War
There's a marvelous interview on Marvel.com with writer John Layman ("Chew") and artist Lee Garbett ("Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne") about Marvel's special annual series "Identity Wars."


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This is good news indeed. After meeting up with folks from SBS last Friday to demo my BusGuide app and to request access to their IRIS bus timing info, I was given the contract to sign today. This effectively mean that BusGuide will officially be given access to the bus timing info on IRIS. Due […]
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I started getting emails from a few BusGuide users, that the app no longer shows the bus timing information. My first thought was that maybe, the SBS IRIS website is down. Checking the site on my browser, I was surprised though, to see that there is now, a CAPTCHA field, that has to be filled […]


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My Current Beauty Favourites #3
A lot has changed since my last 'favourites' post. While preferences change, seasons change, products also have to keep up with it ...
A lot has changed since my last 'favourites' post. While preferences change, seasons change, products also have to keep up with it and the new selection I reach for the most had to happen. Without further ado, here it is. Mostly skincare, little bit of makeup, haircare and something else.
Vestige Verdant Rare Oil Blend is the new product from the company that blew everybody's minds with their organic bioactive mask I talked about in here. Now they have stepped up their game again and came out with the luxurious organic face oil blend that combats so many skincare issues while giving the softness of cashmere.
Rose Mira Spring Flowers Calming Toner contains floral hydrosols of orange blossom, lemon verbena, essential oils of linden blossom and rose damascene that together make this toner sweetly scented nectar for every skin type. It calms the skin right after washing while preparing it for the next step of moisturising. As much I live the calming scent I also admire how it keeps my skin less oily, balanced and comfortable.
Earthbody Control Facial Mosituriser is another facial oil blend I am keen on. It smells like a warm cosy winter evening or gingerbread cookies with hot cup of tea. It makes you feel calm and focused while taking care of any pimples, breakouts, spots and irritations. Truly luxurious and unique, it contains essential oils of clove, amber, sandalwood, tangerine and frangipani that make your complexion radiant and clear. Must-have when dealing with acne or occasional break outs!
Mádara Brightening AHA Peel Mask is one of the two face masks this wonder company recently let out. Why wonder company? There is not one product I have tried by them that I don't love. They make their products so carefully while keeping in mind the skin of European skin and using the ingredients from European nature. Peel mask is a white liquid gel that exfoliates skin throughout without any particles or scrubbing needed. It leaves skin so smoothly silky while polishing pores smaller than you remembered them to be.
Placent Activ Reinforzing Hair Treatment is a liquid placenta that come in set of ampules. One shot of it should be massaged into scalp and hair every other day after washing it. It is mainly meant for supporting the growth of hair while making it stronger. As it is quite watery, it doesn't make hair visibly stronger right away. As a matter of fact, you won't feel like you put something in your hair at all. But these do hide long term benefits in them! I noticed little baby hair coming in within few weeks and I am definitely will continue using them, in order to post full review.
KOMONO Magnus Black Black Watch has served me so well and day by day I love it more and more. As I discovered after getting it, this is meant to be for men, but still it is perfect. In its black sleekness and big dial it goes with every outfit and occasion while showing you the right time in big easy to watch numbers. Brushed matte metal case and black leather wrist band make the unique perfect mix that is comfortable to wear.
Lucy's Lotions Vitamin E & Grapefruit Lip Balm is a lip potion to soothe, moisturise and heal dry lips. Or to keep them in condition! Its fresh zesty grapefruit scent makes it refreshing to use while its natural butters and oils do hard work taking care of your pout. As it comes in a bigger tin, I use it mostly at home and I don't have to go into my stash I keep in my purse.
Serge Lutens Un Bois Vanille is a perfume full of warmth and cosiness. This mellow scent is something to wear when feeling under the weather or stressed out. It lights you up immediately! If you think it is just 'another sweet scent' out there, you are underestimating it. In its vanilla bean sweetness there is also a good amount of wintery woody spiciness hiding in it.
LiLash Puryfyied Eyelash Serum is the new old fellow I used to love and started using again. It made life so easy and allowed me to skip mascara or the whole makeup routine at times. You can't imagine what a big difference great pair of natural lashes do until you have one. This is the serum that gives extreme results!
Lumene Raspberry Miracle Mascara is the one I got just because I needed a mascara and had no clue which one to get. While mascaras doesn't last long, they are great products to alternate with. This one surprised me from the day one. It has a nice thick full brush along with black fibre consistency that makes lashes full and long. It won't smudge or transfer during the day and has conditioning arctic raspberry extracts in it.
Lucy Minerals Bronzer 'Sunny Bronze' is mineral bronzer so fine it gives the most natural bronzed complexion or warmly contoured cheeks. Its light warm brown tone and subtle sheen applies as a natural glow, yet it is greatly pigmented so little bit goes very long way. When worn as an eye shadow, it defines the lids and gives the warm natural bisquity look.
Ma ei kujuta oma parfüümilauda ette ilma Lutensi Una Bois Vanilla parfüümita. Kasutan seda pisut iga päev ja miksin teiste parfüümidega. See on juba sama elementaarne kui panna hommikul pesu selga :)ReplyDelete
I got so curious about eyelash serum! Where did u get this? Is it full organic or not?ReplyDeleteReplies
It is not organic. Click on the link and you will get on their website.Delete


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From the beginning of the 19th Century, Iran is subjected to interference and land grabs by Britain and Russia. Popular discontent with Iran's weak and corruption-prone royal regime mounts and becomes increasingly vocal. In August 1906 the shah (king) is forced to issue a decree promising the introduction of a new constitution. The constitution that is subsequently drafted places strict limitations on royal power and establishes a representative parliament, or Majlis. The shah signs the new constitution on 30 December 1906. He dies five days later. In 1908 oil is discovered in Iran. More background.
Born on 19 May 1882 into Iran's ruling elite. His father is finance minister and his mother the granddaughter of the crown prince. Mossadegh marries Princess Zia Saltaneh in 1903. The couple have five children.
1906 - Mossadegh is elected to the first Majlis (parliament) as a representative for Isfahan in central Iran. He refuses to take up the position, claiming he is too young.
1907 - Britain and Russia sign the Anglo-Russian Agreement to stabilise their relations in contested areas the Middle East and Asia. Under the agreement, Iran is divided into spheres of interest. The Russian sphere is located in the north. The British sphere in the south and east. The neutral sphere in the centre is to be open to both powers. The Iranian Government is not consulted about the agreement and not informed about it until after it is signed. The agreement remains in force until 1918.
1908 - In June, Iran's new shah attempts to reassert royal power. A brigade led by Russian officers is ordered to bomb the Majlis and close down the building. Mossadegh, a known liberal, goes into hiding to avoid execution or imprisonment.
Meanwhile, oil is discovered in Iran. The Anglo-Persian Oil Company is formed soon after. The company is renamed the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) in 1935. In 1910 the company commissions an oil refinery at Abadan on the Persian Gulf.
1909 - Forces opposed to the shah regroup and march on Tehran in July. The shah is deposed and the 1906 constitution reestablished. The shah goes into exile in Russia.
Mossadegh travels to France, where he studies at the Political Science Institute for two years. Illness forces him to return to Iran but after five months he is back in Europe to study law at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. He graduates in 1913 with a doctorate in law.
1911 - When the Majlis refuses to bow to a Russian ultimatum to dismiss an Iranian-employed administrator who has attempted to collect tax within the Russian sphere of interest, Russian troops stationed within Iran move to occupy Tehran. However, local chiefs preempt the Russians. The Majlis is forced to accept the Russian ultimatum before being shut down once again.
1914 - The First World War begins on 3 August. Iran declares its neutrality but is caught up in the conflict by the presence of Russian, Turkish and British troops within its borders.
During the war, the British Navy places a long-term contract with the AIOC for the supply of fuel oil for its fleet. The British Government also buys a majority of the company's stock.
Mossadegh returns to Iran to take up a professorship at the Political Science Institute of Tehran. He writes two books - 'Civil Legal Procedure' and the 'Capitulation'.
1917 - Mossadegh is appointed deputy finance minister to the government.
1918 - The First World War ends on 11 November with the signing of a general armistice. Russian influence on Iran declines following the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 and the subsequent civil war. Britain becomes the dominant foreign player in Iran's affairs.
Britain soon attempts to implement an Anglo-Persian Agreement and establish a virtual protectorate over Iran. Mossadegh, a fervent nationalist, strongly objects and travels to Europe to promote his views. Though the agreement is supported by Iranian Prime Minister Vosuq od-Dowleh, the Majlis refuses to approve the deal.
Vosuq od-Dowleh is subsequently forced out of office. He is replaced by Moshir al-Doleh, who invites Mossadegh to join the Cabinet as minister of justice. Mossadegh is also appointed governor of the Fars Province in the south of Iran.
1921 - In February the Iranian Government is overthrown in a British-backed military coup d'état led by Persian Cossacks Brigade officer Reza Khan. Reza Khan quickly takes full control of the country, ruling in all but name. Mossadegh resigns as governor of Fars in protest against the government established by the coup.
1923 - Mossadegh serves as minister of finance and then briefly as governor of Azerbaijan Province. In May he is appointed minister of foreign affairs.
Reza Khan secures the prime ministership. Mossadegh is elected to the Majlis as a representative for Tehran.
1925 - In October Reza Khan deposes Iran's existing royal house. In April 1926 he crowns himself as His Imperial Majesty Reza Shah Pahlavi, beginning the so-called Pahlavi Dynasty.
Reza Khan's rule brings modernisation to Iran's political and social systems and a substantial reduction in the power of the clergy and tribal leaders.
The government is centralised. The education system is secularised and, in 1935, the country's first European-style university is established. Iran's transport infrastructure is expanded and industrial development is encouraged. The country's legal system is taken out of the hands of the clerics. Women are brought into the social mainstream. European dress codes are imposed and the wearing of the veil is banned. The military is strengthened, with between 30 to 50 percent of total yearly national expenditure being allocated to military projects.
However, along with the reforms, come increasing repression and social unrest.
Rather than becoming an effective defence force focused on foreign threats, the military is used to uphold Reza Khan's increasingly dictatorial regime.
The Majlis is sidelined and freedom of speech curtailed. Opponents are arrested, with many being sent to jail or into exile. Many others are murdered. In the countryside, peasant farmers find their lifestyles deteriorating under Reza Khan's policies.
Iran's economy becomes more and more centred on the production of crude oil from the country's vast reserves, which by the end of the century are estimated at between 89.7 and 99.1 billion barrels, ranking them as the fourth or fifth largest in the world.
Mossadegh strongly objects to Reza Khan taking the title of shah. He retires from politics into private life.
Late in Reza Khan's reign, Mossadegh is arrested and exiled for several months before being placed under house arrest in his Ahmad-Abad country estate west of Tehran.
1933 - The Iranian Government cancels the AIOC oil concession and negotiates a new agreement that reduces the area covered and improves the returns to Iran. The term of the contract is also extended to the end of 1993, when all oil facilities, including the refinery at Abadan, are to revert to the Iranian Government.
1938 - Iran's Communist Party is banned.
1939 - German troops invade Poland on 1 September. Britain and France declare war on Germany two days later. The Second World War has begun.
Iran again attempts to remain neutral but is brought into the war when British and Soviet Union troops invade on 26 August 1941 in order to secure supply lines across the country and into the Soviet Union. Iran's military forces are decimated within three days.
Following the invasion, Reza Khan abdicates in favour of his son, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, who takes the throne on 16 September 1941.
1943 - Iran declares war on Germany in September. From 28 November to 1 December, the country hosts the Tehran Conference meeting between British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. The three leaders discuss the details of their joint campaign against Germany and reaffirm their policy of accepting nothing less than Germany's unconditional surrender. They also reaffirm their commitment to Iran's independence and territorial integrity and their willingness to provide Iran with economic aid.
However, Iran experiences economic hardship during the war. The resulting privations assist the rise of the communist Tudeh Party (tudeh means masses), which also receives patronage from the Soviet Union.
1944 - Mossadegh returns to public life, regaining a seat in the Majlis as the first deputy for Tehran. He becomes a prominent advocate of Iranian nationalism and leader of the Jebhe-ye Melli (National Front), a coalition of secular and religious political groups.
Among his nationalist initiatives, Mossadegh introduces a bill to stop ministers negotiating oil concessions with a foreign party without the approval of the Majlis. The bill is passed in December.
1945 - The Second World War in Europe ends on 7 May when Germany surrenders unconditionally. In keeping with their wartime pledges, British and US forces withdraw from Iran.
Soviet troops remain in the country until the Majlis grants an oil concession to the Soviet Union. The concession is later revoked by a vote of 102 to two in a ballot led by Mossadegh. The Majlis also passes a bill forbidding any further foreign oil concessions and requiring the government to exploit oil resources directly.
1947 - The AIOC reports an after-tax profit of US$112 million. Of this only US$19.6 million is returned to the Iranian Government. The British Government is paid US$24 million in tax.
Between 1913 and 1951, the AIOC makes gross profits of US$3 billion. Only US$624 million of that sum remains in Iran. The company also excludes Iranians from management positions and bars the Iranian Government from inspecting its books.
1949 - With the need for development funds growing, the Majlis becomes increasingly focused on renegotiating the oil concession with the AIOC to achieve more equitable returns to Iran. Mossadegh leads the push.
Meanwhile, following an abortive attempt on the shah's life on 4 February, reputedly by Iranian communists, the Tudeh Party is banned.
1950 - Mossadegh is elected as chairman of the government's Oil Committee. In November the committee rejects a draft agreement with the AIOC that offers the government slightly improved terms but not the 50-50 profit-sharing split of other Persian Gulf oil concessions.
Mossadegh's position on the oil industry attracts growing popular support, and the National Front wins many new seats in elections held during the year.
1951 - In February the AIOC finally agrees on a 50-50 split in profits, but with nationalist sentiment on the rise it is now too late. On 8 March the Majlis votes to nationalise the oil industry.
Mossadegh is named prime minister in April. His first act after selecting his Cabinet is to enforce the Oil Nationalisation Bill. Soon after, Iran takes control of the AIOC's refinery at Abadan, which at the time is the largest in the world, supplying 43% of Europe's petroleum requirements.
Britain responds to the nationalisation by placing a worldwide embargo on the purchase of Iranian oil and pressuring its allies to do the same. In September, Britain freezes Iran's sterling assets and bans export of goods to Iran.
The US administration supports Britain. It refuses to lend Iran funds until the dispute is resolved and works to ensure the oil embargo is enforced.
Britain also takes its case against Iran to United Nations (UN) Security Council in New York and the International Court of Justice at The Hague in the Netherlands. Mossadegh defends Iran's action in both forums. Ultimately, Britain's legal challenge fails when the Court of Justice upholds Iran's argument that the oil dispute is outside its jurisdiction and cannot be heard.
Meanwhile, oil production in Iran comes to a virtual standstill and the economy begins to go into serious decline. Only Japan and Italy resist the pressure to join the embargo and continue to purchase Iranian oil.
Mossadegh is named 'Time' magazine's person of the year for 1951, "not that he was the best or the worst or the strongest, but because his rapid advance from obscurity was attended by the greatest stir".
"The stir was not only on the surface of events: in his strange way, this strange old man represented one of the most profound problems of his time. Around this dizzy old wizard swirled a crisis of human destiny," the magazine says.
"There were millions inside and outside of Iran whom Mossadegh symbolised and spoke for, and whose fanatical state of mind he had helped to create. They would rather see their own nations fall apart than continue their present relations with the West. ...
"Mossadegh does not promise his country a way out of this nearly hopeless situation. He would rather see the ruin of Iran than give in to the British, who, in his opinion, corrupted and exploited his country. He is not in any sense pro-Russian, but he intends to stick to his policies even though he knows they might lead to control of Iran by the Kremlin. ...
"The fact that Iranians accept Mossadegh's suicidal policy is a measure of the hatred of the West - and especially the hatred of Britain - in the Near and Middle East."
1952 - On 17 July, after the shah refuses to grant Mossadegh the power to appoint the minister for defence, Mossadegh resigns, sparking a general strike and three days of rioting by Iranian nationalists and communists. The shah is forced to reappoint Mossadegh as head of the government on 22 July and to grant him full control over the military.
Mossadegh appoints himself as minister for defence and begins to introduce changes in the military high command, dismissing officers loyal to the shah and replacing them with nationalists.
In August the Majlis grants Mossadegh full power over all areas of government for a six-month period, allowing him to attempt to reform the country's tax and revenue structures and to control government spending. These special powers are subsequently extended for another six months. Mossadegh also obtains approval for a law to reduce the term of the Senate from six years to two years, bringing about the dissolution of that body.
Also in August, Mossadegh offers to enter into new negotiations with the AIOC if the company hands over US$1.4 billion it has been holding in a contingency account and if Britain ceases blocking the sale of Iranian oil in world markets. At the same time, Britain and the US offer to recognise the nationalisation if The Hague is allowed to adjudicate the level of compensation. However, the offers are rejected by both sides.
Britain, meanwhile, starts to plan a coup d'état to topple Mossadegh and urges the US to join in the operation, which is code-named TPAJAX, or Operation Ajax. The coup plan has the full backing of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, although the outgoing administration of US President Harry S. Truman is reluctant to become involved.
Aware that a plot is being hatched, Mossadegh breaks off diplomatic relations with Britain on 16 October. The British embassy in Iran is closed down and all British diplomats inside the country are ordered to leave. The involvement of the US now becomes essential if a coup is to succeed.
1953 - The administration in Britain and the new administration of incoming US President Dwight D. Eisenhower become increasingly alarmed by the behaviour of Mossadegh and the ongoing nationalism inside Iran. Their concerns are further heightened when Mossadegh begins to work with the communist Tudeh Party. They fear that Iran will be drawn into the Soviet sphere, although Mossadegh advocates a policy of nonalignment in foreign affairs.
Mossadegh's position also becomes destabilised by internal conflicts within the National Front, with several senior members and the religious faction defecting.
In March the shah attempts to have Mossadegh assassinated, but Mossadegh is warned and the scheme fails. The same month an Iranian general approaches the US Embassy in Tehran seeking support for an army-led coup against Mossadegh.
On 4 April the US director of central intelligence releases US$1 million which, according to a secret history of the coup written in 1954 by the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) chief coup strategist, Dr Donald N. Wilber, is to be used "in a way that would bring about the fall of Mossadegh".
"The aim was to bring to power a government which would reach an equitable oil settlement, enabling Iran to become economically sound and financially solvent, and which would vigorously prosecute the dangerously strong Communist Party," the secret history says.
Major-general Fazlollah Zahedi is selected by the coup plotters as Mossadegh's replacement. He also leads the coup, along with the shah.
In May, Wilber travels to Cyprus to meet Norman Darbyshire, chief of the Iran branch of British intelligence, to make initial coup plans. Anti-Mossadegh cartoons begin to appear on Tehran's streets and the Iranian press start to publish articles criticising Mossadegh.
British and US intelligence officers meet again in June to finalise the coup strategy, after which Kermit Roosevelt, the chief of the CIA's Near East and Asia Division, travels secretly to Iran to coordinate the plans with the shah and the Iranian military. However, the shah is reticent and has to be pressured along every stage of the plan.
On 1 July, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill gives final approval for Britain's participation in the coup plan. US President Dwight D. Eisenhower approves the joint operation on 11 July. The plan has four elements - first a campaign to undermine Mossadegh's popularity and raise the spectre of a communist takeover of the government; second, Mossadegh's dismissal; third, street riots; and lastly the emergence of Zahedi as prime minister.
Beginning in August, CIA operatives masquerading as communists start to stir dissent within the community. At the same time the media campaign against Mossadegh is cranked up.
On 4 August, suspecting that a plot has been mounted against him, Mossadegh organises a plebiscite that asks voters to choose between the dissolution of the lower house of the Majlis or the resignation of his Cabinet. The referendum is in effect a vote of confidence in Mossadegh's government. After claiming a massive vote in favour of his Cabinet, Mossadegh dissolves the house.
On 13 August the shah signs royal decrees dismissing Mossadegh and his Cabinet and appointing Zahedi as prime minister. However, the legality of the decrees is questionable as the prime minister can only be appointed or dismissed by the Majlis.
The coup d'état begins on the night of 15 August when a royalist army colonel from the shah's Imperial Guard attempts to serve Mossadegh with the royal decree ordering his dismissal. But the coup plot has been uncovered and the officer is arrested outside Mossadegh's house in Tehran.
The next day it appears that the coup attempt has failed, with the majority of the military remaining loyal to Mossadegh. As masses of demonstrators take to the streets in support of Mossadegh, the shah flees to Baghdad then Rome, and several of the conspirators involved in the coup are arrested. Believing the danger has passed, Mossadegh directs that the troops who have remained loyal to return to their barracks.
However, on 19 August the pro-shah forces rally, staging a counterstrike that is fuelled by anti-communist sentiment and backed by the pro-shah members of the military and police. Mossadegh's fortified house is stormed and he only narrowly escapes before it is looted and burned. More than 300 people die during the fighting in Tehran, and over 100 are wounded.
At 7:00pm on 20 August, Mossadegh surrenders to Zahedi and is placed under arrest.
The shah returns to Iran on 22 August. He is now heavily indebted to the US and Britain for the continuation of his reign. The CIA and British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) immediately provide the coup government with US$5 million to help it consolidate power. It is the CIA's first successful attempt to overthrow a foreign government. Martial law is declared. It remains in force until the end of 1957.
Referring to Mossadegh, the shah says, "The law must be carried out with regard to persons who have violated national institutions and the constitution, wasted the nation's money and the spilled blood of innocent persons to promote hypocrisy."
Mossadegh's trial before a five-member military tribunal begins on 8 November. Mossadegh conducts his own defence, arguing that the shah did not have the right to dismiss him without prior approval from the Majlis.
On 21 December the tribunal sentences Mossadegh to three years solitary confinement for trying to overthrow the monarchy.
In a letter read to the court, the shah praises Mossadegh for "the services rendered ... during his first year as Premier in connection with nationalisation of the oil industry which is desired by the whole nation and is confirmed and supported by the monarchy itself".
On hearing his sentence, Mossadegh states, "The verdict of this court has increased my historical glories. I am extremely grateful you convicted me. Truly tonight the Iranian nation understood the meaning of constitutionalism."
After serving his sentence, Mossadegh is placed under house arrest in his Ahmad-Abad estate, where he remains until he dies.
In the wake of the coup, hundreds of National Front leaders, Tudeh Party officers, and political activists are arrested, with some being sentenced to death. Several hundred pro-Mossadegh military officers are also arrested, allegedly for membership of the Tudeh Party, and approximately two dozen are executed.
Relations with the US and Britain are restored. The US immediately provides economic assistance, and a new oil concession is negotiated with Britain.
Shah Pahlavi attempts to introduce a variety of social, economic and administrative reforms, albeit in an atmosphere of increasing repression.
Opposition parties, including the Tudeh and the National Front, are banned, suppressed, or closely controlled. Freedom of speech is curtailed. The secret police (SAVAK - Sazman-e Ettelaat va Amniyat-e Keshvar) is strengthened.
1954 - Oil production resumes late in the year. Under an agreement reached between the government and a consortium of eight foreign oil companies, industry control of the oil companies is restored, but the government's share of income is greatly increased to approximately one-half of the net profits.
The consortium is made up of the AIOC (with a 40% holding), Royal Dutch Shell (a 14% holding), Standard Oil Company (New Jersey), Standard Oil of California, Socony Vacuum, the Texas Company, Gulf Oil Corporation, and the Compagnie Francaise des Petroles.
At the same time, Iran agrees to pay compensation to the AIOC of US$70 million over 10 years.
The AIOC is renamed the British Petroleum Company, better known these days as BP.
1961 - Iran joins with other major oil-exporting countries to form OPEC, the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
1963 - In June, Shia cleric Ayatollah Sayyid Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini is placed under house arrest following a blistering speech attacking the shah. His arrest sparks three days of the most violent riots seen in the country since the coup against Mossadegh.
1964 - Khomeini is released from house arrest in April. In November he again publicly attacks the regime, denouncing a new law giving diplomatic immunity to US military personnel serving in Iran, and to their staffs and families. He is arrested and sent into exile in Turkey. In October 1965 he moves to Iraq, where he remains until October 1978, when he is expelled by the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. From Iraq, Khomeini moves to France. Khomeini continues to agitate against the shah during his time in exile.
1967 - Mossadegh dies from throat cancer on 4 March. At the time of his death he is still under house arrest. He is buried in one of the rooms of his house. He is survived by his two sons and three daughters.
The rule of the shah becomes increasingly dictatorial, repressive and corrupt. Steeply rising inflation and inequitable distribution of oil revenues leads to increasing community dissatisfaction. Local unrest is coupled with growing criticism from abroad over Iran's human rights record. At the same time, the influence of Shia fundamentalists like Ayatollah Khomeini becomes more pervasive.
Religious and antigovernment demonstrations break out in 1978. The government declares martial law but is unable to contain the unrest. At the end of 1978 the National Front agrees to form a new government on the condition that the shah leaves the country.
Shah Pahlavi leaves Iran on 16 January 1979, saying he is going on a short holiday. He never returns. He dies in exile the following year.
Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran on 1 February 1979. From his base in Tehran he coordinates the so-called Islamic Revolution - the final overthrow of the monarchist regime.
By 13 February 1979 the task has been completed and Iran is in the hands of Khomeini and his supporters. The country is rebuilt as a self-reliant Islamic republic controlled by Khomeini's Council of Guardians. Relations with world powers hit rock bottom. The US is characterised by Khomeini as the Great Satan and the Soviet Union as the Lesser Satan.
Mossadegh is an unlikely hero. Though often derided for his eccentricities and hypochondria, he was honest and sincere, with a deep love of his country and an abiding wish for it to be free at last from the intervention of foreign powers.
It is intriguing to pose a raft of "what ifs" around Mossadegh and the coup that overthrew him, though the permutations of cause and effect are forever too complex for anyone to be even remotely sure of alternative outcomes.
What does seem certain, however, is this - if the United States hadn't been involved in the planning and execution of the coup, there would be a stronger basis for trust between Iran and the US than currently exists. From this many more "what ifs" are raised.
While it may be drawing far too long a bow to describe the overthrow of Mossadegh as one of the pivotal events of the 20th Century, there are many aspects to the episode that appear to justify this claim. Not the least of these is the fact that the ouster of Mossadegh was the first successful coup planned and executed by the CIA.
- Iran - A Country Study - Library of Congress Country Studies Series
- New York Times Special Report: The CIA in Iran
- All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror - Review at Central Intelligence Agency Library
- What Kermit Roosevelt Didn't Say - Sasan Fayazmanesh - counterpunch.org
- Democracy in Iran, Dr Mossadegh, Shah and Ayatollah Khomeini
- Why weren't they grateful? - Pankaj Mishra - London Review of Books


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Internet Rallies Around 'Angel' the Albino Dolphin in Taiji
[Updated: A "Take Action for Dolphins Day" in the UK is being organized for February 21st – with more sites around the world to follow. Check out more info here.]
As the world watches the dolphin tragedy that continues to unfold in Japan's infamous "killing cove," support is building around a rare albino dolphin nicknamed "Angel" stuck in the middle of it.
The calf, which a Cove Monitor for the SaveJapanDolphins campaign described as "an angel with fins," was separated from its mother early in the hunt as rounded up. On his website, Ric O'Barry says the little one's chances of survival in captivity are not good.
"The most likely scenario is that the Taiji Whale Museum would keep little Angel for their own promotion and to attract tourists," he writes. "Taiji is out of the way in Japan, so tourism is always problematic for the town. An albino baby dolphin will bring a great deal of interest. And again, there will be a freak show in the museum that houses live dolphins and sells whale and dolphin meat in the gift shop.
"But Angel doesn't deserve a life sentence to captivity," he adds. "Angel was torn from her or his mother, which she still depends on. And her mother will be slaughtered and sold for meat, while Angel will sit in a tank to be a freak on display."
Sadly, according to Sea Shepherd, the calf's mother may have already died.
"There is widespread speculation that the mother of the albino calf committed suicide after her baby was violently taken from her.
"Our volunteer Cove Guardians documented and witnessed the grieving mother repeatedly spy-hopping, looking for her calf, before lowering herself into the water, never to resurface."
And this is just once instance of separation and death that has been playing out in the killing cove over the last week – a hunt that O'Barry described as "one of the most violent dolphin captures that I have ever witnessed in my 45 years of working with dolphins."
To support of the organizations on the ground working around the clock to bring awareness to this year's hunt, the Internet has started rallying around such symbols as Angel.
A Facebook page titled "The Angel of Taiji" has soared from some 250 likes yesterday to more than 2,200 today. The international "hacktivist" group Anonymous also rallied to briefly take down the webpage for Wakayama Prefecture, where Taiji is located and the site for the Japanese Aquarium.
BREAKING NEWS: Japanese Website by #LeakSec XSS Defaced – #JapanAqurium #OpKillingBay pic.twitter.com/ovzxgTImD0
— Anonymous Priest (@YourAnonPriest) January 21, 2014
People are even creating picture montages set to music, as seen in this recently-added YouTube video.
" I am not an animal activist," writes Jade Jones from the UK. "I will voice my concerns for the vulnerable, whether they are human or animal. The reason I have started the petition is not just that theft on a grand scale from the ocean has been committed, but that research supports that baby dolphins in pods of families are not just cared for by their mothers but from everyone in the pod. This baby albino should not be held in a museum, away from those that can care for it."
Want to help? Beyond supporting the groups listed above, here are some contacts courtesy of Ric O'Barry's site to reach out to and express your feelings on the hunt.
Contact these leaders and ask them to release the dolphins in Taiji and Angel with his mother:
The Hon. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister, Japan
Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae
Embassy of Japan in the United States
2520 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W
Washington DC 20008
Tel: 202-238-6700, Fax: 202-328-2187
Dr. Gerald Dick, Executive Director
World Association of Zoos and Aquariums
WAZA Executive Office
IUCN Conservation Centre
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Elnathan John was born in Kaduna in northwestern Nigeria in 1982. He trained and worked as a lawyer until 2012, when he decided to write full-time.
John's short stories have appeared in different publications, such as »Per Contra«, »ZAM Magazine« and »Sentinel Nigeria«. In 2013, his short story »Bayan Layi« was nominated for the Caine Prize for African Writing. Another of his stories, »Flying« (2015), also made it to that prize's shortlist two years later. His first novel, »Born on a Tuesday« (2015), is a moving exploration of Islamic radicalization in northern Nigeria. Drawing on the story of young boys he grew up around, John developed a novel that spans the period from 2003 to the present. His protagonist, Dantala, is a young almajiri, an itinerant muslim scholar, in a fictional Nigerian town Bayan Layi, which can be loosely translated as »back streets« and which points to the marginal nature of the location. Instead of attending Quranic school, Dantala joins a gang given the task of carrying out an arson attack on the office of an opposition party. After the attack, Dantala flees from the police to the city of Sokoto, where he finds refuge in a mosque. Attracted by the charismatic Sheik Jamal, he ends up increasingly in the grip of that man's movement as well as the radicalized elements within. Dantala experiences the confusion of first love, meets political ideologies head-on and has to decide who to fight for and what type of Muslim – and man – he wants to be. John's debut is clearly a Bildungsroman; the fundamentalist group Boko Haram is not explicitly named, but the novel is a clear reference to real conditions in northern Nigeria and provides insights into its hermetic world. John wrote the novel in English, but the Hausa language is ever-present in the form of many quotations. The voices that dominate the events are garrulous, noisy and shaped by Islamist violence, and stand in sharp contrast to the silent female figures who articulate themselves primarily through body language. John uses a concise, direct form of speech that he adapts to each respective character; on the one hand, this allows the reader to experience the full brutality of events, on the other, however, he makes sure not to leave out humorous moments in his protagonists' life. »Born on a Tuesday« made it to the shortlist of the NLNG Nigerian Prize for Literature in 2016 as well as the shortlists of the Republic of Consciousness Prize, Betty Trask Prize, and Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Debut Fiction all in 2017.
Elnathan John's non fiction covers subjects including pastoralism, gender non-conformism in northern Nigeria, and political satire. He lives between Nigeria and Germany.


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Go Grill Reviews
About Go Grill
You probably just saw a commercial for the Go Grill, an 8-pound portable and foldable "As Seen on TV" charcoal grill with a major selling point of allowing you to BBQ at any place at any time. It's finally warm out and chances are that almost anything that comes to your mind is automatically associated with the outdoor activities such as: Beaches, parks, camping, fishing, hot dogs, hamburgers and more – all ideal for the concept of having an easy-to-go grill. That's why the timing of such a concept that the Go Grill claims to provide couldn't be more relevant than right about now.
While the presentation of the Go Grill is extremely compelling (hey, we love it too!), we want to share some things with you before you place that order to help prevent you from any disappointment. Give us about 4 minutes of your time to allow us to share what we think about the portable Go Grill, that way you'll be more "equipped" for when or if you'll be buying it.
The Go Grill Features
So just to summarize what you just saw, the Go Grill appears to be made out of stainless steel, although the commercial does not confirm this fact nor say what else it could be made from. The makers claim that the Go Grill weighs just around 8 pounds and when folded is 18 inches long, 13 inches wide and 1.3 inches thick. Of course, with such dimensions, the Go Grill could be placed and taken virtually anywhere, no argument there. It also appears that the Go Grill folds pretty easily and allows you to stow the trays inside.
As far as the food part goes, the makers claim that the Go Grill is ideal for grilling up to either 12 burger patties or 24 hot dogs at a single time. Yeah, about that, maybe you could physically fit that much food on the Go Grill at a time, but to be quite honest, you'll have a rather difficult time managing so much at once and chances are each food unit will not be thoroughly cooked. Either way, we can all get creative and utilize the grill for whatever else we'd like such as steaks, veggies, baked potatoes, rib and probably more.
We're not saying no to the Go Grill just yet, but we would still like to share a little bit more of our thoughts. So right before we dive into the bottom line on whether or not you should purchase the charcoal grill, let us break down the reality of the pricing and refunds for you.
How much does the Go Grill Cost and what if I want to return it?
For each Go Grill unit you order, you will be paying $19.99 plus a $7.99 Shipping and Processing Fee. No, if you order three units, you will still have to pay the $7.99 in processing fees for each of the three units. You're not let off the hook right there unfortunately. Plus, currently the website offers a "free" 11-piece stainless steal tool kit for an additional $6.99 Shipping & Processing. So, to summarize, if you order just one Go Grill unit with the additional 11-piece tool kit, you'll be looking at just about $35.00 plus additional tax depending on your state of residence. Also, keep in mind that currently the website states that the delivery time is 3-4 weeks. However, there have been numerous complaints with other As Seen on TV products that delivery has been delayed as far as months.
For the grand slam, you'll most likely have 30 days to return the Go Grill, but you will loose the $7.99 of Shipping and Handling charges you paid for every unit you ordered. Plus, you will have to pay out of pocket just to ship it back. At the end of the day, with all the extra fees added up, you are getting no money back yet you still shipped the product back. Chances are, you will certainly not get the $6.99 back for the "free" 11-piece toolset either.
Our Go Grill Review – Should you buy the Go Grill? The Final Verdict
As mentioned in our review, the idea behind the Go Grill is truly great especially when the timing is extremely perfect. However, we bet that you initially didn't notice that there is no top cover included with the Go Grill. Nope, there isn't, so you'll just have to be prepared for that in advance to avoid disappointment later if you order the grill. Next, this next fact is pretty obvious, but we figured we'd also mention that you would still need to clean the grill and carry charcoal with you as well. The reason we say that is because the Go Grill commercial is so sweet that people do tend to forget that they still need to carry the actual charcoal with the grill too.
Now let's look at the Go Grill even deeper. If you order online or via the phone, you will be experiencing a ton of up-selling coming from the company during your call with them, in emails and probably through physical mail as well. The rather uncomfortable part is that they will have your personal details on file and there have been numerous complaints on past As Seen on TV products that they were over charged and experienced an extremely difficult time when disputing these charges with customer service. In addition, it's important to note that, while the design of the Go Grill looks compact and sleek, it is a $20.00 grill and chances are that it may work decently only for a few times and then eventually might start breaking down rather quickly.
Alternative grills with similar concepts as the Go Grill are sold at your local Wal-Mart and cost almost the same. If you're looking for quality, we recommend shopping at a price range starting from at least $50-60 for such a grill.
Bottom Line: If you're still interested in purchasing the Go Grill, we strongly recommend you going to your local Wal-Mart or Walgreens and purchasing it there in order to avoid extra Shipping and Handling charges and a hassle free experience should you want to return the product. If you still want to order from the website or from the phone today, just be prepared that you will most likely experience possible delays in delivery and a difficult time in trying to return the product.


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Back in January, Lindsay and I attended a really fun monthly event in Minneapolis, the latest activity organized by the Grown Up Club. Really a genius idea, the people behind Grown Up Club have been putting together fun, nostalgic things to do hoping to "inject fun and adventure back into adult life" since 2013. That's definitely a sentiment I can get behind! Obviously… I don't need much excuse to indulge in youthful shenanigans in spite of that slowly creeping maturity that one is forced to take on after a certain age, and it seems that I am far from alone, there!
How had I not heard of them before Lindsay signed us up for their latest awesome extracurricular, Tryorama: A Diorama Fair for Grown Ups? I recall making dioramas (dinosaur centered) in my own elementary school experience, so it was really fun to get into this with the full command of adult faculties! The theme for this one was fascinating in particular, creating a vision of "American Lyfe: 50 Years in the Future." What good can come of the horrifying present we find ourselves in? Will the year 2067 be a desperate hellscape or a technological wonderland. Will we even still be around? It was up to the participants of the fair to express their hopes and fears of the future in a 3d display, as well as vie for the coveted prize ribbon of Empress o' Effort (or at least the title of Official Trier?). Not to mention the $100 prize or the complimentary tickets to the Minnesota Zoo's adult night for the winners. The competition was on.
Lindsay and I pooled our talents and built a Library of the Future to describe what the library will be like in half a century. Of course, in my professional opinion the profession will be more important than ever in guiding a lost public through the vast seas of information, especially when private interests make it more difficult to access this info, but as can be seen, we took it to some new places, too! After much cutting, gluing, and scribbling, we got it all together and lugged it on the bus to Minneapolis!
Held at Sisyphus Brewing, a cozy little brewery near Dunwoody (and a short walk from my old stomping grounds near Loring Park), the tap room was soon filled with all manner of elaborate dioramas and cool set ups. Along with Sisyphus' rich and delicious beers, the participants were free to scope out the competition, play shuffleboard, and color awesome extreme coloring pages just like when you're parents dropped you off at one of those kids care places when they went to see a movie. Except with beer!
In the end, in spite of some really fierce competition, our diorama got third place, which came with a prize of two free beers! Hey, at least it was something! The next Grown Up Club event sounds fun, too! On Tuesday, February 28th, they will be hosting The Singles Exchange, "Offline Online Dating via Proxy," at Bauhaus Brewlabs in Northeast Minneapolis. Here, participants will prepare a powerpoint presentation on one of their single friends, being sure to point out their prospective dater's strengths and weaknesses. The subject is banned from attending. In any case, watching such a display sounds fun, though neither Lindsay or I know any single searchers we could spotlight, but maybe you do?


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The title of John Fea's new book comes phrased as a question. This is a judicious choice, for the author, a Messiah College historian, does not venture to resolve the contentious debate over Christianity's role in midwifing American democracy.
Many people bring predetermined conclusions to the question posed by this volume, Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?: A Historical Introduction (Westminster John Knox Press). But Fea counsels humility, pleading that "the question cannot be answered with a simple yes or no."
Fea exhorts readers to greater curiosity about what testifies to a nation's "Christian" identity. Is it demographic dominance by professing Christians? Citizens and leaders of authentic Christian character and conviction? Laws, customs, and founding documents embodying Christian principles?
Addressing such questions, Fea practices admirable fair-mindedness, giving each side its due. Although amply critical of intellectuals, activists, and pundits who peddle the Christian nation thesis, he allows that they have "a good chunk of American history on their side."
Studied impartiality of this sort often yields dreary exercises in forced evenhandedness. Happily, Fea's passion for objectivity avoids this pitfall. Indeed, the book fairly brims with judgments both specific and, at times, surprising.
Did the American colonies protest British tax policies and declare independence for Christian reasons? Not especially, although revolutionary pulpits thundered with broadsides against tyranny. Did the Constitution reflect Christian governing principles? No, but state constitutions tended to privilege Protestantism. Were the Founding Fathers Christians? Yes and no. Most proclaimed a creator God who governs the world providentially. ...1
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Women in Recruitment - a new initiative
The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) is to partner with Women in Recruitment (WIR) in an initiative that will give professional recruiters the ability to make the most of the female talent in their businesses.
The initiative will be officially launched at an event on 15 April, supported by both Barclays plc and Squire Patton Boggs and will be overseen by an Executive Committee including Ann Swain, Chief Executive of APSCo, Natasha Clarke, Managing Partner at SThree who established the 'Identity programme' for SThree, designed to support the development and progression of women within the organisation- and who will chair the committee, and Nicola Mullarkey from The Honest Recruiter.
Commenting on the initiative, Ann Swain said: "The talent pipeline in many recruitment organisations continues to leak women - often at a time when they can add most value to the business. This programme is designed to provide training, professional development and networking opportunities for women in recruitment as well as toolkits for business leaders to encourage best practice. We're announcing this initiative hot on the heels of yesterday's International Women's Day – whose 2015 theme - "Make It Happen" sits very well with our commitment to making this programme one which will drive positive change throughout the UK workforce. If we can educate the professional recruitment sector to get its own house in order in relation to positive women aware practices and policies – then recruitment firms will be in a great position to advise their clients on related best practice."The programme is kicking off with an academic research project, supported by Westminster Business School, the aim of which will be to address the reasons why talented women leave professional recruitment organisations before they maximise their potential. An update on the research will be available at the launch event.
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If you're not a fan of flying, you'll probably want to steer clear of this supercut from Screen Junkies featuring some of the most harrowing plane disasters from movies and TV. Even if you're cool with flying, it's probably still a good idea to skip this one if you've got air travel planned in the coming days.
Screen Junkies jokes that this is quite possibly the worst inflight movie an airline could ever show. But obviously they're forgetting about The Internship. It's OK, we all tried to. [YouTube via Laughing Squid]


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The following links to the official sites of several foundations, organizations, museums and cultural institutions were selected with the relevance of their aims with those of the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation as a criterion. The list is not exhaustive, and is periodically renewed. We are always open to suggestions of relevant cultural foundations.
Libraries in Greece
- The National Library of Greece
- Gennadeios Library
- Union Catalog – Hellenic Academic Libraries
- Digital Libraries
- Argo – Access to Bibliographic Information Sources
- The Gennadius Library
- Onassis Foundation's Hellenic Library
Libraries abroad
- Bodleian Library & Radcliffe Camera
- Library of Congress
- New York Public Library
- The George Peabody Library
- The Library of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
- Project Gutenberg – Free ebooks
- Academy of Athens
- National Hellenic Research Foundation
- Hellenic Foundation for Culture
- Eugenides Foundation
- B. & M. Theocharakis Foundation
- Basil & Elise Goulandri Foundation
- Yannis Tsarouchis Foundation
- Evangelos Averoff-Tossizza Foundation
- Foundation of the Hellenic World
- Michael Cacoyannis Foundation
- Hellenic Parliament Foundation
- Institute of Modern Greek Studies (Manolis Triandaphyllidis Foundation)
- Centre for the Greek Language – Portal
- National Bank of Greece Cultural Foundation
- Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation
- Onassis Cultural Centre
- Athens Museums and Cultural Institutions Network
- Google art project
- Virtual Tours of Museums, Exhibits and
Points of Special Interest
Maritime Subjects
- Triangle of Maritime Libraries
- Hellenic Navy
- Hellenic Shortsea Shipowners Association
- Hellenic Chamber of Shipping
- Naval History Department
- e-Nautilia
- Hellenic Shipbrokers Association
- Hellenic Shipping News
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Follow these steps https://community.sprint.com/t5/Phone-Device-Support-Library/SOLUTION-Sprint-Hints-for-Successful-Un... If that dont work send us your IMEI Number.
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The ticket was completed. The device actually reflected it was already unlocked before the ticket was submitted, which I know it was unlocked before. When the unlock ticket was submitted again, did you have a Sprint SIM in the phone?
I put sprint sim in the phone week ago, and wifi turned on too.
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The phone should register the SIM, even when the phone doesn't have service. If that Sprint SIM isn't working, you'll need to get a new one, so we can try the ticket again.
Awesome. I made factory reset from recovery and phone locked third time. Just perfect. I always wanted this.
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There are great local organic food producers, farm shops and markets in the area of Gidleigh, Devon - this New Year.
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Brian is having an afternoon siesta and my eyes are a bit sore from reading so I have been watching Mayerling, a movie made in 1968 starring Omar Sharif. The movie depicts the series of events leading to the murder-suicide of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and his lover Baroness Mary Vetsera . Rudolf was the only son of Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria and Empress Elisabeth, and heir to the throne of the combined Austrian-Hungarian Empire. Quite boring for some but as I am interested in this type of history I enjoyed it, well I enjoyed as much as I saw anyway, I have watched this movie umpteen times but never from start to finish, one day.
It is a beautiful day in North Haven today, the weather is quite mild, my idea of summer. Warm enough to go bare foot and wear shorts, but not that hot that I have anything to complain about. A lovely day to just relax and do nothing, other than a bit of washing and reading a good book.
I am thoroughly enjoying "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown, as I said yesterday the concept of Noetics is quite intriguing. I have always believed there is more to this world than meets the eye, so I think I have found the next subject I would like to explore; I hope they have a "Dummies" version to get me started.
Brian is awake now and has wandered downstairs to watch television so I might join him, it's almost time to start dinner anyway. Bye!


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A current ABC promo advertising the schedule move of its low rated sitcom Happy Endings to Friday asks viewers to "Save Happy Endings".
Given that when it left ABC's schedule seven weeks ago Happy Endings was by far ABC's lowest rated non-Friday scripted show, and its prognosis was already overwhelmingly bleak, is the plea by ABC
- Begging – They're begging to fans to produce a Friday ratings miracle to save the show!
- Cynical – The show's dead already, they're just trying to milk whatever ratings (and ad revenue) they can get from it on Fridays by appeals to desperate fans.
- Joking – It's a comedy, they're just joking around! They don't really mean it! The show's dead and they're just having some fun!
You be the judge:
For those who haven't seen it:


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At Maywood, our desire is to build Biblically strong children who live to honor God with their lives. Our desire is that children will come to faith in Christ through the teaching of God's Word. Our desire, as well, is to see them grow in Bible knowledge, Christ-like character, and faithful conduct.
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-To always teach the Word of God!
-To encourage young people in their faith!
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Each Sunday, we offer age-appropriate programming for 2yrs. -- 5th grade at both the 8:30am and 10:15am services! For our Pre-School students (2-5yr. olds), we have two different Bible lessons and activites prepared each week, as we begin to introduce your child to God's Word through Gospel Light and DiscipleLand curriculum. For our Elementary students (1st-5th grade), we offer a large group time at 8:30am to prepare them to worship with their families during their Middle School and High School years. During this dynamic time, we engage the students through worship, Bible lessons, games, crafts, prayer times and more using the Jesus Storybooke Bible Curriculum - seeing how each and every story in Scripture points to Jesus Christ. At 10:15am, we divide our Elementary students into grade-level Sunday School classes to journey through God's Word using the comprehensive DiscipleLand curriculum and lessons adapted from "The Ology" by Marty Machowski. Your kids will not want to miss out on any of our Faith Factory programming!!
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Need some gift ideas for the man in your life this Valentine's day? Shopping for gifts doesn't have to be expensive, and this collection of DIY gifts for men is perfect to show your man how much you really care.
Say "I Love You" in a unique and special way this year.
It can be hard knowing what to buy as the perfect gift for the man in your life and with Valentine's Day looming you may be starting to feel the pressure.
You will be pleased to know that this collection of DIY gifts for men are easy to make, they wont cost you a lot of money and best of all….your man is going to love them!
7 Awesome DIY Gifts For Men This Valentine's Day
A lot of guys love their beer, so an awesome gift to give would be his favorite 6 pack…but not just any 6 pack…one with labels of love.
Our printable beer labels make for an easy but lovable Valentine's gift. What guy wouldn't be pleased to receive this!
Looking for that perfect yet thoughtful gift?
A love jar is a fantastic way to show your expression of love without breaking the bank. Simply download the FREE printable, grab yourself a small mason jar and write down all of the things that you love about your man.
Maybe it's something you havn't been able to say? This is a great way of showing him how much he really means to you.
If your boyfriend or hubby loves shaving the good old fashioned way, then he will love this whipped peppermint shaving soap by Bren Did.
Not only is it a gift that is going to be great on your budget, but it is very personal and definitely made with love, care and attention.
Of course you can then follow that gift up with some awesome smelling aftershave, like this DIY idea by Six Dollar Family.
You could add it into a nice aftershave bottle, add it into a gift basket with the shaving cream you have just made and then add one of our free printable Valentine's labels.
Have you thought about making a broquet for your man?
You can stuff it with all his favorite treats. After all, they do say that a way to a man's heart is through his stomach!
Test it out with this DIY broquet by A Bride on a Budget.
For something cheap and quirky, why not grab yourself this free printable by Freebie Finding Mom for a One Hot Tamale Free Printable.
Sometimes the simple ideas are often the most well received!
Fancy a romantic night in?
There's nothing more romantic than a trip to Paris, so why not bring it to your own lounge room with this France themed date night by What's Up Fagan's.
Shopping for Valentine's Day doesn't have to be expensive and it certainly shouldn't be.
It's not about spending a huge amount of money, but rather showing that special someone just how much you care.
I hope that these DIY gifts for men have sparked some inspiration for you.
Help with your Valentine's DIY gifts however doesn't stop here. Check out the following:
- Printable Wine Labels For Valentine's Day
- Home Made Valentine's Gift Ideas
- Romantic Subway Art
- Love Potion
- Printable Beer Labels For Valentine's Day
- Valentine's Day Gift Tags
- Movie Night Ideas
- Valentine Treat Ideas
- Valentine's Day Love Coupons
- Heart Shaped Chocolates
What type of gift are you going to be giving the man in your life this Valentine's?