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This multimedia ibook introduces the physical concepts related to plasma globes commonly seen in science museums. The characters Camilla Corona and Colours O'IRIS discuss the concepts of plasma, electric fields, and atom electron loss and recapture... (View More) in simple terms without requiring extensive vocabulary. The Sun is used as an example of plasma, with similarities and differences between it and the plasma globes highlighted. For those who wish to go farther, a glossary is provided that expands upon the concepts in the comic. NASA resources on the Sun and related topics are also provided. This comic is part of the series Tales from Stanford Solar. (View Less)
This short (11:29 minutes) video features NASA scientists answering a set of student-designed questions related to NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement satellite mission. The set of twelve questions were generated after students viewed... (View More) animations of GPM data; the questions centered on satellite operations, satellite data, and precipitation patterns and impacts. (View Less)
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Emphasizing the synergies between science and engineering, these video clips highlight the research of professional ocean scientists and engineers in various disciplines. The clips are accompanied by additional relevant content including images,... (View More) data visualizations, graphs, animations, and other information. Content has been organized into more than a dozen thematic areas such as Solving Old Problems with New Technology and Small Scale Observations and Large Scale Ideas. All content has been aligned with science and engineering practices from the Next Generation Science Standards, including "asking questions and solving problems" and "planning and carrying out investigations," providing applicable resources for teachers who want to provide role models of effective practice for their students. (View Less)
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This book briefly outlines our current knowledge of how the Sun works and its effects on Earth and the solar system. Learners will read about space weather, solar variability, the heliosphere, Earth's magnetosphere and upper atmosphere, as well as... (View More) the solar mysteries that scientists are still studying. (View Less)
This short video (~2 minutes) explains how a raindrop falls through the atmosphere and why a more accurate look at raindrops can improve estimates of global precipitation. This information is important to scientists working on the Global... (View More) Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission - understanding the micro world of raindrops provides insight to scientists about the macro world of storms. (View Less)
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Intended for use prior to viewing the Science on a Sphere film "Water Falls," this lesson introduces students to Earth's water cycle and the importance of freshwater resources.
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Intended for use after viewing the Science on a Sphere film "Water Falls," this lesson deepens student's understanding of global precipitation measurement. Students will explore NASA satellite data gathered during Hurricane Sandy to learn how that... (View More) data was essential in helping scientists forecast its path and precipitation amounts. All background information, student worksheets and images/photographs/data are included in these downloadable sections: Teacher's Guide, Student Capture Sheet, Assessment and PowerPoint Presentation. (View Less)
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This toolkit was designed to help presenters - particularly scientists and engineers - easily present to elementary and middle school audiences and feel confident that the information they are presenting is developmentally-appropriate. The site... (View More) includes PowerPoint presentations on Earth's water cycle, with talking points and suggestions. Best practices are also included for elementary and middle school presentations that provide helpful suggestions before, during, and after the presentation, as well as a list of additional resources. (View Less)
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Learners will read or listen to a story about two sisters, Marisol and Sofia, as they explore the Sun's role in the water cycle. Additionally, numerous extension resources are included in the accompanying educator guide, such as suggestions for... (View More) no-cost language arts activities, links to further science activities, a book walk cue chart to guide classroom discussion before, during, and after the story, a graphic organizer, and alignments to the National Science Education Standards (NSES) and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). (View Less)
This collection of activities is based on a weekly series of space science mathematics problems distributed during the 2012-2013 school year. They were intended for students looking for additional challenges in the math and physical science... (View More) curriculum in grades 5 through 12. The problems were created to be authentic glimpses of modern science and engineering issues, often involving actual research data. The problems were designed to be one-pagers with a Teacher's Guide and Answer Key as a second page. (View Less)


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Exclusive: Nia Long cast as 3rd female lead in Tyler Perry's 'Single Mom's Club'Posted by Wilson Morales
November 20, 2012
Blackfilm.com has exclusively learned that actress Nia Long has been cast as the third of four female leads in Tyler Perry's next movie "Single Mom's Club," joining Perry, William Levy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Zulay Henao.
In addition to writing, directing and producing, Perry is expected to star in the film, which follows a group of single mothers from different walks of life who are brought together by an incident at their children's school. They bond and create a support group that helps them find comedy in the obstacles of life, as well as their inner strength to overcome their personal challenges.
Long will play the mother to a character played by her real-life son, Massai Zhivago Dorsey II, who makes his film debut.
Perry will produce the film along with Ozzie Areu and Matt Moore. Production will start at the end of the month in Atlanta, where Perry's production company is based.
Long is set to have a recurring role opposite Don Cheadle and Larentz Tate on season 2 of Showtime's House of Lies, where plays a fellow consultant and former classmate of Marty's (played by Cheadle). Her film credits include Boyz n the Hood, Boiler Room, Soul Food, Love Jones, The Best Man, Big Momma's House, and Are We There Yet? and it's sequel, Are We There Yet? She last appeared in Qasim Basir's film, Mooz-lum.
The Brooklyn, New York native is also slated to reprise her role as Jordan Armstrong in the sequel to Malcolm Lee's Best Man, which will hit theaters in November 2013.
Long is repped by Global and Stone Meyer.
Lionsgate will release Tyler Perry's Single Mom's Club on May 9, 2014.

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Kenneth Kramer, 69
Kenneth J. Kramer, 69, of rural Wapakoneta, died unexpectedly Sun.day, July 28, 2013, at his family farm.
He was born May 24, 1944, in Sidney. He was the son of the late John and Emma (Lindhaus) Kramer. He was a graduate of Botkins High School, and served with the U.S. Army in Germany and the United States. On Sept. 4, 1965, he married Nancy K. Krites in Wapakoneta. His wife of 48 years survives on the family farm near Wapakoneta.
Ken was the owner and operator of Lazy K Farms and a lifelong farmer. He and his family had expanded the Kramer Family Farm, started by his father, into a large operation which included several agricultural related businesses. He was a proud man who took great pride in the crops he produced and the appearance of the land he loved. He was a member of St. John Catholic Church, Fryburg. He was also a life member of the Bowersock Bros. V.F.W. Post 6772, Spencerville, a member of the Buckeye Farm Antiques, Inc. and the farm bureau. In addition, he proudly supported the Wounded Warrior Project, Botkins Future Farmers of America, and 4-H projects and endeavors of his grandchildren. His greatest love was his family and he found the most joy spending time with them and seeing them achieve their life goals. He was the rock of the family, sharing his knowledge, experiences and advice with his children and grandchildren, whom he loved deeply. He will be greatly missed.
Survivors include two sons, Toby Kramer, of Wapakoneta, and Troy (Sarah) Kramer, of Wapakoneta; a daughter, Tami (Jeremy) Rable, of St. Marys; nine grandchildren, Courtney and friend Paul, Michaela, Kenneth II, Ean, Esdon and Cameron Kramer, and Quincy, Cora, and Reese Rable. In addition, he is survived by siblings, Irene Schaffer, JoAnn Averesch, Ivo (Camille) Kramer, and Myron (Linda) Kramer, a sister-in-law, Alma Kramer, numerous sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, from his wife's family along with many nieces, nephews, business associates and friends.
He was preceded in death by sisters, Rita Fronk and Gloria Bauer, a brother, Paul Kramer, brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Kenneth and Rose Krites and a nephew, John Schaffer.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6 at St. John Catholic Church, Fryburg, Rev. Oscar Seger officiating.
The family will receive friends 2 to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5 and 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6 at the Bayliff & Eley Funeral Home, St. Rt. 501, Wapakoneta. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Auglaize County Agricultural Society.
Condolences may be expressed at bayliffandeleyfh.com.


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Afton man accused of molesting granddaughters
An Afton man was charged Monday with two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct for an incident involving two of his juvenile granddaughters.
Washington County Sheriff's deputies arrested Richard Allen Balsimo, 62, at his Afton residence on Thursday, Dec. 11.
He was taken into custody without incident and was held over the weekend at the Washington County Jail in Stillwater pending the charges.
Each of the charges, which were filed by the Washington County Attorney Monday morning, carries a maximum of 25 years in prison and a $35,000 fine.
The Washington County Attorney filed three additional charges against Balsimo related to the alleged molestation incident that occurred at his home on the weekend of Nov. 29. All five charges are felonies.
Balsimo posted bail Monday and was scheduled to be released Monday afternoon, but he was ordered by a judge to have no contact with the alleged victims, ages 11 and 13, and to have no unsupervised contact with any females under the age of 18 in his home.
Several alleged acts
According to the criminal complaint, the girls are cousins and were staying at Balsimo's house for the weekend, where they were subject to several alleged acts of molestation.
One of the girls told her parents about the alleged molestation upon returning from her stay at the residence. The parents then contacted Dakota County Social Services who assigned a counselor to interview the girls in front of a Washington County Sheriff's detective.
According to the criminal complaint, the girls told the investigators that the alleged molestation began when Balsimo took photos of the girls while the they were taking a bath together in his home.
The criminal complaint further states that the alleged victims said Balsimo told them he was going to take a picture of the girls while they were naked in the bathtub. They said they thought he was kidding.
One of the victims said their grandfather stood on the edge of the bathtub and took the photo while looking over the closed shower curtain.
Later during their stay, their grandfather allegedly touched each of their breasts and vaginal areas over their clothes and wrestled with them and "showed them sexual positions while he was on top of them," the complaint stated.
Balsimo also showed the girls a book called "A Man's Guide to Sex" and discussed sexual positions with them, the complaint stated. The girls told investigators that he had showed them the book in a separate incident "last year."
The girls told the investigators that after their shower, their grandfather tried to pull the towels off them, and later played "truth or dare" with them in his bedroom and then exposed himself to them. He kissed the 11-year old on the lips, the criminal complaint stated.
The girls told investigators Balsimo stopped the acts when he knew his adult daughter, who lived with him, "was due to come home."
Balsimo was interviewed by investigators and admitted to taking a photo of the girls while they were in the shower, but did not admit to touching them or exposing them to his genitals. He said he was on an exercise ball when one of the girls said they "could see his private parts."
He admitted to playing "truth or dare" with the girls, but said that he dared them to go upstairs and clean the bathroom. He told investigators he dared the girls to kiss each other on the cheek and then go upstairs, take their clothes off and get to bed."
Balsimo told investigators he said that to the girls "to 'trump them," meaning to get himself to "strike out" or end the game."
Balsimo's next court date is scheduled for Jan. 14.


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The overarching purpose of the Center for Applied Economics and Policy Research (CAEPR) is to enhance the intellectual environment in the Department of Economics by hosting short-term visitors to the department, bringing together faculty at IU-Bloomington who share research interests, issuing working papers by faculty and students, and sponsoring research conferences.
Visitors to the Center are invited based on their research synergies with faculty, particularly junior faculty. During the course of their visits, Center visitors will present research seminars, offer mini-courses in their areas of expertise and interact with faculty and graduate students about their research. Faculty are encouraged to propose scholars who might serve as effective visitors. All concerned IU faculty and graduate students are welcome to participate in the visitors' seminars and mini-courses and make appointments to meet with the visitors.
The Center will sponsor a working paper series, to which all related faculty and graduate students may submit papers. In addition, any former graduate student who does not have access to an announced working paper series at their current location of employment may apply to become an affiliate and, once approved, submit papers to the working paper series. Working papers will be available for download from the Center's web page. Announcements and distributions of new working papers will be made through the appropriate channels.
In conjunction with the economics department's standing workshop series, the Center will host occasional research conferences. Typically, each conference will focus tightly on a limited set of economic issues of concern to department faculty and students.


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|Ramzy in Ibn Hamido
The 82 years old actor passed away after he fell down on his head in the bathroom of his house in North Coast where he used to live for a long time. The half Egyptian-half Scottish actor wanted to be buried at the North Coast too.
I feel so sad , there is no girl in Egypt that has not fallen in love of Ramzy on screen in those black and white films from 1950s and 1960s. He was our original heartthrob with open shirts and smiley face.
My favorite Ramzy's films are Zizi's family "I wish that I had a neighbor like him" , Ibn Hamido "with his open shirt through all the family" , Days and nights and Chitchat on the Nile.
Almost all people loved him in romantic comedies and light romantic films. He was also our favoirte bad boy that broke the hearts of virgins in films. Oh God we got generations who had crush on that man.
Still He was not the best drama actor
|His open Shirt was
a trademark
For almost two decades he quit acting yet returned back to appear as guest star in his close friends films and TV series like Faten Hamma's "Moon Face" and Omar El Sherif's "Hanan and Hanin". Already he was El Sherif's best friend since high school.
Now to celebrate the memory of that star , here is couple of clips you should watch and share.
First time to hear Nancy Agram's song , it is fun and light.
Second his famous scene in a drag in the epic Chitchat on the Nile
By the way Ramzy did not like President Nasser and believed that Egypt's best era was in time of Sadat. Late Aida El Shaer , the diva of folklore songs sing the famous iconic song "El Titsht a'ali"
Third his most famous interview in 1966 when he was being criticized by famous Laila Rostom for his always-open-shirt and how he wore a blue pendant to protect him from envy !! "It was given by his wife then."
It was recorded in our pop TV culture how Rostom commented on his answer sarcastically and said her famous two words "Too Cute". After 40 years the woman is still being asked about this interview despite she was like Barbara Walters in her time in Egypt !!
And last here is my favorite film "Ibn Hamido" , this film is an epic comedy where we got legendary stars like Ismail Yassin , Zainat Sedaky, the amazing Hend Rostom, Abdel Fatah El Kisry , Tawfik El Dikkin and of course our boy late Ramzy. I already learned its script by heart.
By the way this film's production budge was LE 15,000 and that beach was in Ain El Sokhna.


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'Multiple Choice' offers the unprecedented opportunity for an array of stakeholders to select, engage, and discuss specific works. ~ Andrea Barnwell Brownlee, Director, Spelman Museum of Fine Art
Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) February 04, 2013
Stepping into the archives housing the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art permanent collection is akin to diving into a treasure trove of mixed media. Paintings, textiles, prints and sculptures by Faith Ringgold, iona rozeal brown, Jacob Lawrence, Elizabeth Catlett, and Hale Woodruff are among the 350 pieces in the collection. The museum has opened the doors of its collection storage to friends and champions of the institution, who have in turn, helped to create the upcoming exhibition, "Multiple Choice: Perspectives on the Spelman College Collection."
Through this unique project, students, faculty, staff, friends of the museum, alumnae, and other stakeholders have been invited to view the College's art collection, select an object, and then document their responses. As part of the exhibition, responses from 50 participants will be shared with museum visitors via object labels, recorded video statements, social media, and other interactive means. "Multiple Choice" will be on view from Feb. 7-May 18, 2013.
Spelman College's permanent holdings are a rich resource. African, ethnographic, and three-dimensional artifacts comprise the core of the permanent holdings, which date back to the 1940s. The collection of African art includes works from Cameroon, Ghana, the Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and South Africa. The permanent holdings also include works by celebrated artists including Beverly Buchanan, Sheila Pree Bright, María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Lalla Essaydi, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Nandipha Mntambo, Nancy Elizabeth Prophet, and many others.
Alumnae, faculty, staff, students, scholars, and the general public regularly inquire about works in the College's permanent collection and offer insightful feedback and reflections. Andrea Barnwell Brownlee, Ph.D., director of the museum, explained, "'Multiple Choice' offers the unprecedented opportunity for an array of stakeholders to select, engage, and discuss specific works. Two factors helped guide the project: first, that it was challenging for most to choose just one work and secondly, that as in multiple choice tests, the answer is more often than not 'all of the above.'"
Members of the community taking part in the exhibition include Chris Appleton, founder and executive director of WonderRoot; Lucinda Bunnen, photographer and arts patron; Arthur J. Clement, architect and president of Clement & Wynn program managers; Tananarive Due, Spelman College Cosby Endowed Chair in the Humanities and an award- winning science fiction author; Leatrice Ellzy, managing partner of Beatrix Moss and member of the Fulton County Arts Council; Michelle S. Hite, Ph.D., Spelman College department of English lecturer; Michael L. Lomax, Ph.D., president and CEO of UNCF; Susan J. Ross, photo-griot; and Daryl White, Ph.D., Spelman College professor of anthropology.
"'Multiple Choice' is an open invitation for viewers to have firsthand engagement with the College's growing collection," said Anne Collins Smith, the curator of collections. "This project challenges the widespread idea that museums are exclusive institutions that are inaccessible to the general public. 'Multiple Choice' affirms viewing art is an interactive experience and quenches the contemporary thirst for on-demand access."
To schedule a group tour of "Multiple Choice: Perspectives on the Spelman College Collection," please contact Makeba Dixon-Hill, curator of education, at mdixon(at)spelman(dot)edu or 404-270-5682.
To learn more about the exhibition "Multiple Choice: Perspectives on the Spelman College Collection," please visit spelmanmuseum.org. To interact with the museum and its community, share your perspective on the College's art collection, and receive the latest museum news and exclusives, follow the museum on facebook.com/spelmanmuseum and twitter.com/spelmanmuseum. Once you arrive at the museum, be sure to check in on foursquare.
The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art is located in the Atlanta University Center on the Spelman College campus on the first floor of the Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Academic Center at 350 Spelman Lane.
For visitors using GPS navigations systems, the following address will bring you directly to the entrance of Spelman College: 440 Westview Drive, S.W. Atlanta, GA 30310.
The museum is open Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m. The museum is closed Sundays, Mondays, major holidays and official College breaks. For more information on the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, visit spelmanmuseum.org.
About Spelman College Museum of Fine Art
The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art provides a learning environment for students, faculty, staff, and alumnae. Museum activities enhance the cultural and intellectual development of the College's community through the collection, preservation, exhibition, and interpretation of important works of art. Artists affiliated with the Atlanta University Center are of particular interest. As the only museum in the nation that focuses on works by and about women of Africa and the African Diaspora in its collections, exhibitions and programs, the museum serves as a complement to local, regional, national, and international art resources.
About Spelman College
Founded in 1881, Spelman College is a highly selective, liberal arts college widely recognized as the global leader in the education of women of African descent. Located in Atlanta, Ga., the College's picturesque campus is home to 2,100 students. Outstanding alumnae include Children's Defense Fund founder Marian Wright Edelman; Sam's Club CEO Rosalind Brewer; JPMorgan Chase Foundation President Kimberly Davis; former acting Surgeon General and Spelman's first alumna President Audrey Forbes Manley; Harvard College Dean Evelyn Hammonds; author Pearl Cleage; and actress LaTanya Richardson Jackson. For more information, visit spelman.edu.


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Moving from the majority to the minority has cost Republicans more than half of their staff.
A tussle over pay cuts for Senate Republican staff members has caused an early rift in a legislative session where harmony was the goal.
Moving from the majority to the minority has cost Republicans more than half of their staff. And most of the 39 remaining staffers are seeing their pay chopped by as much as 40 percent.
Republicans howled over the cuts Thursday, decrying them as "mean-spirited" and "shameful." They failed in an attempt to keep employee salaries from dropping more than 10 percent.
But Democratic Majority Leader Tom Bakk argues some GOP staff members were hired near the top end of the pay scale two years ago and are falling back into jobs with fewer responsibilities.
The Senate has about 200 employees, many of whom fill nonpartisan roles.
Bakk says cuts are necessary because the Senate faces an internal budget pressures and unknown costs related to a former employee's lawsuit over a sex scandal.


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Bryanna Clark Grogan's Vegan Feast Kitchen/ 21st Century Table: The kitchen journal of a vegan food writer.. I'm on Facebook and Twitter (see links in sidebar at right).
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Allow me a short rant....
It amazes me that people will pay up to $50 a bottle for some exotic-sounding tropical juice that is supposed to be loaded with vitamin C and antioxidants (and, incidentally, cure everything that ails you!), when they can go to their local grocery store or natural foods market and buy some locally-grown fruits and berries that are every bit as good for you! Or, they can even go pick wild berries for free!
The three tropical fruits that immediately come to mind (and that some companies are getting VERY rich on) are goji berry, noni, and mangosteen. The newest one on the market is acai berry from Brazil. Now, there's nothing wrong with these fruits. They are perfectly good. But why should you pay $40-50 a bottle for the juice (often sold via a multi-level marketing [pyramid] company), when it's no better than any bottled apple juice that you can buy, and certainly less healthful than local fresh fruit or homemade juice? These fruits are no doubt purchased dirt-cheap from Third World countries (Tibet, or, more likely, China, for the goji berries: Tahiti for the noni; and Southeast Asia for the mangosteen). They are then processed into juice (thereby eliminating the fiber, and using a heating process to preserve them for bottling, eliminating alot of the vitamin C and other heat-sensitive nutrients. (Click on the links in this paragraph for more info.)
So, the farmers or pickers in those Third World countries are getting ripped-off, and you are getting ripped-off by paying so much for a bottle of this stuff! The truth is that we have fruits and berries in North America that have just as many (if not more) nutrients and antioxidants as those tropical fruits! Whatever happened to "buy locally"? You can even pick many berries for free in the summer and fall and freeze, can or dry them for winter use, keeping the money in your pocket and treating yourself to some good eating as well as plentiful nutrition.
Here's an article about the new, CHEAP "super-fruit" that's been hiding in the hedgerows of Europe and North America-- black currants! (Remember Ribena?)
If you read the article at the bottom of this blog post that I wrote on antioxidants, you will see a list of the 20 foods with the highest antioxidant activity. You will notice that they are all grown in North America!
One of my favorites on that list is cranberries, which are grown in BC and many other areas in North America, and which is a cousin of the blueberry (high up on said list). You can read about the many health benefits of the cranberry here. The season for cranberry delights is coming upon us, but they are good all year round, and they are widely available, fresh, frozen, and dried (look for the UNsweetened dried ones).
So, what if you don't go for the juice, but go for the fruit or the dried fruit of these tropical fruits? Well, as far as I know, noni is not available in North American markets, and maybe just as well. Here's how the Wikipedia entry for noni fruit describes it:
"The fruit is a multiple fruit that has a pungent odor when ripening, and is hence also known as cheese fruit or even vomit fruit." It eveidently tastes so bad that it has to be cut with other fruit juices.
You can sometimes find mangosteens in markets in large cities, but, again, what about eating locally? Goji berries are generally sold dried. So why not just eat fresh North American fruits that are high in antioxidants, and dried North American fruits and berries? Dried goji berries cost from $19.95-$39.95/18 oz. online. It is not always clear whether they are organic or not, and how could you tell anyway, when they come from China? Organic dried unsweetened cranberries, on the other hand can be had for $14.25/18 oz. (tierrafarm.com), and organic dried blueberries for $14.92/18 oz. (traversebayfarms.com). Or, you could buy or pick wild or organic blueberries in the summer and dry them yourself!
Here is some info about the hype around goji berry, noni, and mangosteen juice (some are sold by companies that use pyramid schemes). I couldn't find anything on acai berry juice that wasn't from a company or website trying to sell it or get you to sell it!
Here's a Nutrition Action Newsletter pdf file article "Squeezing cash out of three 'hot' juices". (One of the juices is pomegranate, but it's quite a bit cheaper than the others [about $10 a bottle], and at least it tastes good, and can be grown in some areas of North America. Here is an article by Ralph Moss, Phd, from cancerdecisions.com, about the health benefits of pomegranate, and a warning.)
Another short article about the above. Here's a quote: "Salespeople for Tahitian Noni juice were caught on camera by a CBS affiliate in Los Angeles, claiming that the tropical juice "does miracles" for lupus, dementia, and macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness among older Americans. But no good studies have shown that noni, a lime green fruit found in tropical Asia and islands in the Pacific, has any unique benefits. A distributor was also recorded telling new recruits that the juice tastes "just like money." No kidding—a 32-ounce bottle of Tahitian Noni juice runs $42."
The CBC program "Marketplace" featured a piece on the goji berry juice scam: watch the whole show here .
On Noni juice by Ralph Moss, PhD of The Moss Reports (Alternative cancer Treatments)
Is there more about mangosteen juice, or Xango, one name that it's sold under? Here's another article. And here's the last bit of that article:
"Some Anti-Oxidant Rich Foods: Cheap Alternatives
Okay, now that I feel a little better to have expressed my truth about this mangosteen juice, let me give you some quick tips that these companies certainly don't want you to know.
1- Berries — Berries are by far the one of the richest sources of antioxidants, particularly wild blueberry. I suggest having as many berries as you can. Plus they are particularly enjoyable to eat. When wild blueberries are in season, freeze them in ridiculous quantities and use them throughout the year.
2- Pomegranate Juice — Pomegranate Juice is a very high source of cancer-fighting anti-oxidants. You can either purchase fresh pomegranates and make the juice yourself, or purchase pomegranate concentrate (which is still a high source of anti-oxidants). The good thing is that even a big jug of pomegranate juice will only cost you about $7, so 5 times less than the mangosteen juice (which is made mostly with other juices). And best of all, you can find it in most health food stores.
3- Prunes — According to recent studies, prunes rank really high on the "anti-oxidant" score. Good thing, because they are also very delicious.
4- Greens — Dark green leafy vegetables are also an excellent source of anti-oxidants. But not just that. Greens contain more nutrition than any other foods!
5- Mangosteen — Finally, you can also get the health benefits of mangosteen… by trying them out fresh. They are very delicious. You can find them in many Asian markets. Even at $5 a pound, you're still going to get a better deal than you would get on the Xango juice. And if you ever travel to Costa Rica in September, or Asia in the winter, you'll get all of the mangosteens you can eat, at dirt cheap prices."
Unsweetened dried cranberries and cranberry juice-- other ways to enjoy cranberries
by Bryanna Clark Grogan
First published in The Island Word from Courtenay, BC, and then in my Vegan Feast subscription newsletter.
I was once teaching a cooking class and meantioned the power of antioxidants to protect us from 'free radicals". One woman quipped, "I married one of those, and he's not free or radical anymore!"
But, to get serious, "Free radicals", in the case of our bodies' internal workings, are like gangs of vandals in your body. These molecules are released when oxygen is burned along with fuel for energy in your body (so free radical production is as natural as breathing). Free radicals have at least one extra electron, which gives them a negative charge and drives them through your body, scavenging for cells with which they can react. These reactions can damage DNA and other substances in your cells. Your body's natural defense system, ideally, should be able to cope with this. But environmental assaults on the body, such as ultraviolet radiation, tobacco smoke, the wrong kinds of fats, alcohol, injury, over-strenuous exercise, chronic disease, and environmental pollution, can overpower the body's ability to neutralize free radicals, allowing them to cause damage to the structure and function of the body's cells.
That's where antioxidants come in.
Antioxidants are the most widely known of the phytochemicals. These antioxidant molecules exist as vitamins, minerals and other compounds, and they have a positive charge, so they can neutralize the free radicals. When you are young, your cells usually have the capacity to repair much of the damage themselves, but, as you age, the body's ability to repair itself diminishes (sigh). So, as you age, you need more antioxidants to prevent and repair the free radical damage.
Heart disease, Alzheimer's, cancer, autoimmune diseases, degenerative retinal damage, and stroke are only a few of the conditions which are now thought to be related to free radical damage in some way.
We shouldn't take an antioxidant pill (not there aren't people out there trying to sell them to you!) because we haven't even identified them all yet (it is estimated that there are about 4000)! The most studied antioxidants include vitamins C and E, betacarotene and the mineral selenium. You CAN take pills for these particular antioxidants, but recent studies are showing that—surprise, surprise!-- they are more efficacious when taken in food. And a whole lot tastier, too. So, do like the healthiest and longest-lived people in the world, the Okinawans, and eat 10 fruits and vegetables every day!
In a recent USDA study, the antioxidant levels in over 100 different foods were analyzed. Fifteen out of the top 20 ranked foods that help protect cells from the damage caused by "free radicals" are fruits or veggies. Several dried beans ranked high, as well.
The Top 20 antioxidant foods, according to a USDA ranking by antioxidant value per serving size: (notice that ALL of these foods are grown in North America and are relatively inexpensive-- some can even be picked wild)
1.) Small red beans (dried)
2.) Wild blueberries (some people say that these are #1, but every list I've seen list them #2)
3.) Red Kidney beans
4.) Pinto beans
5.) Blueberries (cultivated)
6.) Cranberries
7.) Artichokes (cooked)
8.) Blackberries
9.) Prunes
10.) Raspberries
11.) Strawberries
12.) Red Delicious apples
13.) Granny Smith apples.
14.) Pecans
15.) Sweet cherries
16.) Black plums
17.) Russet potatoes (cooked)
18.) Black beans (dried)
19.) Plums
20.) Gala apples
From "Becoming Vegan" by Vesanto Melina, RD and Brenda Davis,RD, p.148)
"Cooking can alter the structure of phytochemicals, resulting in very different health effects. In some cases cooking increases the availability of phytochemicals, while in others it is reduced. For example, lycopene is better absorbed from the cooked tomatoes than from raw tomatoes. Cooking can also change phytochemicals, giving them entirely different properties. For example, when garlic is cooked in water, vinyldithiins are produced; when cooked in oil, ajoenes are formed. It looks as though we are best to include a variety of both raw and cooked foods in the diet."
Here are some recipes on this utilizing these foods, but be sure to check the Recipe Links page for more berry, pomegranate and plum recipes, and recipes using pecans, beans, artichokes, and potatoes. There's a list of apple recipes here.
16 comments:
- jocelyn said...
eek, i agree. travelling in southeast asia woke me up to how cheaply i can buy several kilos of mangosteens. a street vendor even cracked one open for me to try for free. i was totally shocked when i read about them appearing in New York stores for outrageous prices.
they're incredibly tasty but i refuse to be ripped off!
- Tue Nov 06, 05:16:00 PM PST
- Kristen's Raw said...
I've been adding a handful of fresh cranberries to my green smoothies this week. YUM!
Kristen's Raw
- Tue Nov 06, 06:30:00 PM PST
- Spice Island Vegan said...
I grew up with mangostene. Yes, dirt cheap when I had them. Didn't know that they are so healthy when I ate them. They are so delicious. I missed them so much and can't find them here.
I surely don't want to buy the juice if I have tasted the fruit, especially at $50 per bottle.
I totally agree with you!
- Wed Nov 07, 08:07:00 AM PST
Hi Bryanna. I totally agree with you. I get amused everytime I see a beverage product advertise its antioxidant and even phytochemical benefits knowing that these nutrients ought to be obtained from natural sources. I also like cranberry juice though I often think about them as a natural treatment for mild UTI. Nice to know that they are rich in antioxidants as well. -- Gary
- Wed Nov 07, 09:59:00 AM PST
- julie hasson said...
Excellent post Bryanna! The power of marketing is pretty amazing, isn't it?
- Wed Nov 07, 02:21:00 PM PST
- VeggieGirl said...
I couldn't agree more - people need to focus on incorporating fresh, whole produce into their diets; NOT juices!!
mmm, that cranberry-rosemary-tofu dish looks amazing - so festive for the holiday season!
incredible post as always, Bryanna!!
- Wed Nov 07, 05:30:00 PM PST
Well, it's nothing short of scandalous. Vomit fruit... that a pretty picture, too.
The breast of tofu looks absolutely delicious. I'm going to print that recipe out.
by the way Bryanna, I have a cold right now and I've been drinking hot cups of your homemade chicken-style boullion powder, diluted in water, of course. (Although I have been seen eating the powder on it's own a couple of times :p)
Since making your cutlets for the first time, I've been using only that powder in soups and other. It is amazing and you amaze me.
On another note, I don't know if you have been told but Everyday Dish is now available in Quebec :)
- Wed Nov 07, 07:45:00 PM PST
- Scott said...
With all due respect, while your article is well written and passionate, I find it filled with quite a few factual errors on mangosteen. I can't comment on the other fruits as I have not studied them.
The mangosteen, however, I am quite familiar with. I am not going to take every misstatement to task, but I would like to hit on some key points.
You are comparing the fruits based on their anti-oxidant properties alone. You are comparing apples to tennis shoes. There are a great many other scientifically documented properties of the mangosteen besides anti-oxidant... hard research, including some double blind human studies, on the mangosteen confirms the Xanthones it contains are powerful anti-oxidants, yes, but they also show them to be anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory and a COX-2 specific inhibitor and more.
Go to http://www.pubmed.com and search for "mangostana mouthwash" and you're find a concise double-blind human trial that clearly demonstrates using a pericarp extract of mangosteen is an effective treatment for halitosis, plague and gingivitis reducing PBI (papillary bleeding index) significantly. For that matter, go to PubMed and search for "mangosteen" or "Xanthones" and see the long list of publications that appear going back for decades. If you read them all, you'll find a quote from one researcher who comments that given the biological activity of the mangosteen and the amount of research that had been performed he is surprised no one has brought it to market as a commercial product. (Paraphrased)
There are plenty of studies available to support the claims that mangosteen is an effective healing agent... as over a thousand years of practical use by traditional healers would tend to imply. While simply being in a database is not any indication of effectiveness, there are 138 known uses of mangosteen in traditional healing. While scientific research is needed to determine how and why the mangosteen works as a healing agent, and to quantitatively determine how effective an agent it is for a given ailment, the research is not what makes it work, it's who explains how it works. Healers would not use it for a thousand years if it did nothing. They use because it works. But that's wandering off into a philosophical debate.
Another point you comment on is the fact that mangosteen juice contains none of the fiber. Wrong. Those products, such as XanGo that you cite, which use the whole fruit puree do in fact contain the fiber. It's quite visible in the bottle. In fact, XanGo has enough that when settled the pulp occupies 1/4 to 1/3 of the bottle. Yes, that is less fiber than if you ate the whole fruit, including the rind, but to say it contains no fiber is misleading.
In addition, your citation of the benefit of the fiber would imply you are talking about the benefits of fiber on the digestive system. There is more than ample historical, scientific and anecdotal evidence that mangosteen is a highly active biological agent in the maintenance of a healthy digestive system. Again, I would encourage the interested reader to visit PubMed and read the research papers on the subject.
The problem is that the primary benefit of the mangosteen is NOT in the fruit, it is in the pericarp (rind) of the fruit -- which tastes horrid. Buying whole mangosteen in a market will do nothing for you because you will not eat the rind. The Xanthones and other key phytonutrients are contained in the pericarp, the flavor is in the fruit's pulp. When you buy whole mangosteen and eat it, you get the natural sugar, a few vitamins and a wonderful flavor, and throw away the healthy part. The benefit of products such as XanGo is in the fact that they deliver the whole fruit benefit in a consumable fashion that is not a barrier to consumption.
Another point you are in error on is price. You are accusing the manufacturers of these products of hyping the fruit, and then you hype the price to make your counter point. You quote the price as being $40 for these juices... that's nearly double the actual price of $25 per bottle for XanGo. At $25 per bottle, the price you are paying per serving is slightly less than the price of a bottle of vitamin water at the grocery market.
On sale, a bottle of Dasani Plus will cost you a minimum of $1 and contains less nutrition. Consider that XanGo contains a whole fruit puree of mangosteen along with grape, strawberry, cherry and quite a few other natural fruits (to overcome the bitter taste of the pericarp) all of which are natural. There are no concentrates, extracts, preservatives or added sugars. On the other hand... bottled vitamin water is just that... bottled water (probably less safe than your tap water) and a squirt of added vitamins. And it costs more?
I could add more, but I've already said enough. Yes, there are other fruits and fresh produce you can eat that are healthy for you. However, none of them contain the 40+ Xanthones found in the pericarp of the mangosteen, representing far more in health and wellness than just anti-oxidant properties, and even if you could buy fresh whole mangosteen outside of the Asian markets, you would not gain the health benefit of the fruit because you wouldn't eat the rind.
There's nothing wrong with opposing points of view. However, I would caution confusing uninformed passion for factual debate. A mind and a parachute are much alike… both must be open to work. Do some objective research.
- Wed Nov 14, 12:07:00 PM PST
- Mansi Desai said...
Hi! I cam here for the first time and love your blog..there are some really nice vegan recipes..I'm a born vegetarian too, and am experimenting with vegan food these days:)
- Wed Nov 14, 05:19:00 PM PST
- Bryanna Clark Grogan said...
Scott, seeing as how I don't promote mangosteen juice and you do, who is the more objective?
- Wed Nov 14, 09:21:00 PM PST
- Bryanna Clark Grogan said...
Please read the reports by Ralph Moss on mangosteen juice-- links above in the text.
- Thu Nov 15, 11:47:00 AM PST
- Scott said...
Bryanna --
I can respect that you would assume my judgment is clouded by the fact that I do promote a brand of mangosteen juice. However, I would make the point that I promote it because I studied, not that I studied it because I promote it. I'll also point out that I said nothing about it nor solicited anyone. I simply debated with you some of the things you said.
Yes, I have long since read the article to which you refer… it's the same article that every person I meet who wants to prove to me that mangosteen is a scam points to. Opposing points of view are allowed and I accept that Mr. Moss believes as he does, though I think much of his reasoning is flawed and guided by western allopathic thinking.
I would invite you to read the writing of Dr. Amod Tootla, voted by Cambridge University to be one of the top 2000 scientists of the 21st century and voted by the Consumer Research Council of America to be one of the top surgeons in America. He specializes in treating colon cancer and is one of the world's premier robotic colon cancer surgeons. His point of view is quite the opposite of Mr. Moss' -- he has over 1000 of his patients using mangosteen and is a vocal advocate of its use. Would you suggest a man of his standing is a quack?
It's never hard to find someone who will argue to the death why something is not right. In the Spanish Inquisition, one could be put to death for suggesting the Earth was not the center of the universe. Such a way of thinking has not changed with "modern science" either. People's careers are still put to death for daring to go against conventional wisdom. Yet, lessons I was taught in my youth as being hard science fact have been disproven and re-written in my own lifetime. We never change.
The fact of the matter remains that facts are facts. To say there are no human studies of the mangosteen is false. This is not simply an opinion… you have only to read PubMed to know this. By way of proof: the following link is the most recent human double blind study published 9 January 2007: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=17274236&ordinalpos=10&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
There are more.
In addition, there is ample scientific study – all of which is plainly visible -- to explain what the agents in the mangosteen are and what biological activities those agents demonstrate. Science is beginning to unravel the details of the mangosteen, to explain it, but that does not alter the history of its usefulness or the weight of evidence as to its effectiveness.
I still stand on the point that you cannot compare the mangosteen to a simple apple juice or cranberry juice, or other off-the-shelf fruits and vegetables. The benefit of the mangosteen is in its Xanthones and those compounds do not exist in any other fruit or vegetable we eat. Again, this is not a statement of subjective opinion driven by a desire to market a product... it's a simple fact.
Furthermore, buying the fruit in the market is not a substitute for buying a prepared whole fruit product unless the buyer is willing to throw away the tasty pulp and eat the bitter and vile rind. Which I doubt is likely. The benefit of the fruit is in the pericarp, not the pulp. Again, this is not a greedy marketing driven point of view, rather a statement of fact.
Let me tell you a story about my mother very quickly. She's 70 this coming summer and she suffers from severe migraines... bent over the toilet puking migraines. She has a prescription medication she can take for it. I'm trying to recall the name as I write this, I want to say it's Darvocet but I may be confusing it with another of her pain meds. Nonetheless, this much I do know, it costs her $60 every time she takes a pill, and it doesn't work unless she takes it just as the migraine is coming on.
There's the rub... if she waits until she knows whether she's just got a headache coming on or if it's a migraine before she takes the pill, it's too late to take the pill. On the other hand, if she takes the pill every time a headache is coming on, she's spending $60 on an oversized Tylenol most of the time. Myself... I think it's criminal that one pill costs $60 -- what the heck is in it that costs $60 anyway?
I can't help but wonder what makes that different from charging $25 for a bottle of Mangosteen juice? Which... by the way... also seems to stop her migraines… for about $3.
In any event Bryanna, the point of my posts was that you made several misstatements in your blog entry. I posted the facts in response.
There are human studies. The price is not $40, it is $25. Buying and eating the fruit alone does not provide the same benefits because the Xanthones are in the rind, not the fruit. You cannot compare mangosteen to other fruits and vegetables on the merits of anti-oxidant capacity alone as mangosteen offers far more benefits than this singular point of comparison.
Yes, I am driven by the fact that I promote a brand of mangosteen to ensure that misstatements are not perpetuated and people are given accurate information from which they can make informed decisions. We are all driven Bryanna... I by my business, you by your need to sell your books and Mr. Moss by his need to promote his reputation.
However, facts speak for themselves.
What is telling is that rather than counterpoint what I said in my post, you chose to attack my integrity instead -- you ignore my factual statements and suggest to your reader that I have a motivation to be misleading them (perhaps lying?).
- Sat Nov 17, 07:46:00 PM PST
- alphablogs said...
great blog, great post! blogged about it here
- Sun Dec 09, 01:55:00 PM PST
- Bryanna Clark Grogan said...
Thanks, alphablogs-- good to know about canada-9-5!
- Sun Dec 09, 02:43:00 PM PST
I read this post awhile back and this morning saw the following from Dr. McDougall in my inbox:
...so there's another good doctor on a similar "rant" -- well said both times. Somehow this has become a thorn in my side, too...
- Tue Jan 01, 08:45:00 AM PST
- Bryanna Clark Grogan said...
Thanks for that link, Colleen! Excellent article!
- Tue Jan 01, 10:51:00 AM PST


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HOUSTON, TX (Astros Press Release) – Major League Baseball announced August 18 that Houston Astros infielder/outfielder Chris Carter has been named the American League Player of the Week for the week of August11-17.
Carter is the second Astro to win the A.L. Player of the Week award this season, joining left-handed pitcher Dallas Keuchel, who won his for the week of May 19-25. Carter and Keuchel are the first pair of Astros teammates to earn the weekly honor in the same season since 2008, when Lance Berkman (2x), Carlos Lee, Ty Wigginton and Roy Oswalt each were named the National League Player of the Week that season.
For the week, Carter hit .321 (9×28) with four home runs, nine RBI, a .750 slugging percentage and a 1.083 OPS. Among AL players during the week, Carter led the league in home runs, RBI and total bases (21), while ranking second in slugging and tied for fourth in hits.
Carter had a career day on August 12 vs. MIN, going 2×4 with two home runs and a career-high-tying five RBI in the Astros 10-4 win over the Twins. This marked his ninth career multi-homer game and his sixth this season, which ties him for the Major League lead. His six multi-homer games this year also tie a franchise record, set by Berkman in 2006.
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I completely sympathize with all of you out there in the "real world." Yes, people are considerably less intelligent out there(here), and there is very little "real" about any of it. "Surreal" is a much better word, I think. Most of the time I feel like I'm living in a Dilbert cartoon. Straight from the workplace…
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Well, I guess putting the Atheist Nexus Badge on your facebook is a quick and easy way to discover who are your fair-weather friends and family. I'm getting mean e-mails from people who are supposed to be very close to me, people that I have always seen as open-minded. Turns out I was wrong, they like that I have an open mind though, I never agree with half of anything they do but I am never mean about it. I take a live and let live attitude to people close to me just to aviod conflict. I guess I do not deserve the same type of respect.
A very sad part of all of this is my little sister (who converted to catholosim AFTER having a baby and AFTER getting married) she honestly thinks that all being atheist means is I am AGAINT her god and nothing more. She has never been a brainiac but we come from a good family and had a decent education. How is it that she and everyone else has so little knowledge about the faith and spirituality of anyone past their front door? How can a catholic be so self serving that she thinks how I feel about the science of the world could possibly have ANYTHING to do with the catholic church. I think they are silly and cause problems for humanity but as far as them being the sole reason for my non-belief ? Thinking a little to highly of yourselves there.
So I was going to drop facebook today after these other friends came out and said something to me. Instaed I am going to post everything I can find about Atheism and evoloution everyday in a nice way just like all the Jesus freaks do and see how it turns out :)
A girlfriend e-mailed that I am not the open-minded hippie I used to be, wtf? I have never been a theist the whole time we have known each other, and its been 21 years! She has seen me study every religion known to man, I know more about what my girlfriends believe in than they do, which is WHY I am an atheist. Oh well, another one bites the dust.
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Thinking about it...Earther makes a good point, we all have a good point.
Maybe it is just not the point facebook and the people I know are ready to accept. I'm just going to close my account. It is not worth it to my to spend my time and energy on. If they want me, they know how to find me.
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You are correct that believers of religion don't spend the time to learn about others beliefs, hell, most don't know anything about their own.
I think any position, whether it be a different belief or a lack of belief, is taken as a personal affront because the believer is so intertwined with the belief. Crasstians are supposed to have a personal connection with jebus, so your lack of belief isn't just in their religion, it's in their personal connection with their religion. Saying you don't believe is equal to saying YOU'RE WRONG for believing, at least that's been my experience. I don't know how many times I've simply stated that I don't believe in god, any god, and immediately the attack commences. There's no debating, they immediately go into "proving my religion" mode.
When I run across someone like this I usually start back with the most vile things in the booble, like the incest, slaughtering of children. slavery, etc. Sometimes they shut up, but sometimes the just go into denial. Good luck with the education part of your plan, but it's an uphill battle on a very steep slope.
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Now in its 11th year, this gathering of manufacturers and swine producers showcases new products, educational events and breed shows. Take a look at our recent discoveries from this June show in Des Moines.
A new Promis
FBS Software and the University of Minnesota have linked their respective grow-finish and accounting modules with PigChamp to create a fully integrated version called Promis. It is designed to give producers the advantage of a complete cost analysis at every production phase from breeding to finish plus the ability to track profits. Benefits of this integrated system include single-point data entry that will record a sale in accounting and simultaneously update the inventory in the production module. Your records are consistently more timely, complete and accurate, and the system allows easy access of information the instant you need it for urgent decisions. Contact Farm Business Software, 1855 55th Ave., Aledo, IL 61231-8610, 800/437-7638.
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Osborne introduced two new products to improve sow feeding and estrus detection, both tied into its Electronic Animal Recognition System (EARS). Supported by Porcode and ear button identification technology, the new Electronic Farrowing Management (EFM, shown) dispenses only the proper amount of feed that's been programmed into the button of the sow. Used in an open farrowing room, the sow determines when she wants to eat, with the goal of optimizing the conditions for lactating sows.
Also new is an Electronic Estrus Detection unit (not shown). Producers can cut down on open days and keep sows bred because each time a sow sticks her nose through this hole into the boar pen, the ear button records when she visited and how long she stayed. The computer then uses a formula to calculate these data into an estrus-level reading.
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We've been killing time waiting for the Jimny to arrive, but eventually we have to face facts. They are not coming. What in the world has happened to them? Someone suggests we take the motorcycle to find them. Wanting to get the show on the road, Tyler quickly agrees, jumps on, and speeds off into the night.
Then we wait, awkwardly communicating with the drunk Mongolian. The Jimny can't be far away, but it seems as though Tyler has been gone for ages. Our nervousness is mounting with each passing minute, so we focus on occupying our trashed Mongolian visitor. Tim shuffles him another beer, and we keep the conversation flowing.
After some time, the man seems to be getting antsy as to the whereabouts of his motorcycle. Indeed, I'm getting antsy as well. Where are they? Luckily he is easily distracted from the situation at hand. After unsuccessfully trying to explain that we have two other team mates out there, lost in the steppe, he begins miming about something else entirely.
Now he's trying to offer us accommodation for the night, and as best we can tell, he is saying that for the low price of 9,000 togrog, he'll slaughter a goat or maybe a sheep for us. Staying with a very drunken stranger with a knife sounds like a bad plan, so we kindly refuse when he writes the price for us in the sand. As he bends over to draw, headlights flood the area. It must be the Jimny!
…but, alas, it turns out to be a van, full of people taking the night bus to Ayarvateer. Where the heck are they?! Finally, the moto's lone headlamp appears in the distance, shaking and rattling like crazy, the weak light casting an erratic yellow beam through the air. Tyler arrives, successful.
All a bit relieved, we gather around and listen to what he has to say:
I found them a few kilometers away, and I gotta say it does not look good. One of the rear wheels has sheared off. Freddie was so relieved when he saw me, saying "Man I thought we'd be camping here alone tonight!", as if we would ever just leave them out there! Richie wanted to know where I got the motorcycle so I told him, "Some drunk Mongolian guy!"
But yeah, the mechanics in Altai cut off way more axle than necessary when they removed the rear differential. The wheels are held in by nothing more than a foot-long stub of metal…
Back into the cars we go, with a sinking feeling in our stomachs, waving goodbye to the Mongolian man, trying hard to pronounce the Mongolian word for thank you. We find Richie and Freddie after a few minutes, hunched over their car by the side of the road, looking like hell. After relieved pats on the back and stunned looks at the depressing display of broken vehicle, the team mobilizes.
All mechanically-minded people stay to help assess the problem, while the rest of us set up tents, make a cheery fire, and begin dinner for the hungry crowd. I was going to make some Asian-style glass noodles for the group, but Tom has other plans.
Dinner for the evening is going to be a special treat. Matt, Alex, Gem, and Tom have had this grand plan of buying a live goat, slaughtering it, and cooking it ourselves over Mongol Betty's homemade roofrack-turned-grill. This would make for an awesome final victory feast the night before we reach Ulaan Baatar.
….however, when Tom passed a man selling meat from the back of his motorbike today, he decided to give it a try a little early. He picked up a rack of ribs, planning to cook them up for dinner tonight. Now that we're settling into camp, Gem and Tom open the plastic bag of meat, and grab the rack of ribs, which is wrapped in paper. Unfolding the paper, the other side of the "ribs" is revealed.
They realize something is amiss.
This is not a rack of ribs. There are some tiny, pearly white things on the meat… they almost look like teeth? Gem and Tom peer a little closer, and then confusion turns to horror when they see that there is a little FACE in there, staring back at them. It is a MARMOT!
Seemingly horrified by a case of mistaken identity, they leap away from the creature as if thrown back by an explosion, all the while emitting an array of "UUUGHHH!!" and "WHAAAAA! and "GAHHHHGHHH" noises, followed by giggling and hand-wringing and shuddering.
It certainly seems gross, and bit disappointing, but I don't understand the truly horrified reaction until Gem explains: their guidebook specifically warned against eating marmot, advising everyone to avoid it like the plague. Do not eat it, do not touch it, do not believe anyone who tells you it's fine. Because just two short years ago, marmots caused an outbreak of the plague in Mongolia.
Yikes! Charlie, the designated pit-digger, grabs the shovel and begins unearthing a deep grave for the beast. The unfortunate, potentially lethal rodent is then warily carried over, dangling in its sling of paper and plastic, to be buried for all time. Though no one actually touched the meat, vigorous hand-washing ensues.
Meanwhile, back by the roadside, a crowd is forming. A team of huge, empty trucks are barreling down the "highway", stopping to see what the trouble is. With more than one truck to choose from, there are competing offers to carry the car to the next town.
This is wonderful news, because when a WHEEL falls off a car, there is not a whole lot you can do about it. It has simply got to be put in the back of one of these trucks and hauled away. It's time to face facts. And yet Richie and Freddie want none of it, so the potential aid drives away.
Well, we won't be having barbecued ribs for supper! Dinner plans scrapped, I step in to make something I've been planning for a day or two: sweet and spicy Asian coleslaw (an excellent use for the ONLY vegetable available: cabbage) and savory "beef" and onion glass noodles, with soy chunks as meat.
Tyler and Charlie help out, and Tom finds me lanterns to light up the makeshift kitchen. Finally, the meal is complete, and one by one people trade their spots around the fire for a place in the food line. Dinner is a success; everything is delicious.
Tomorrow, we'll have to figure out what to do about the Jimny, but for the moment, all is quiet in this corner of Mongolia.


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A new Catholic health care sharing ministry may soon offer an alternative to traditional insurance plans for those who have moral objections to the requirements of the federal contraception mandate.
Christopher Faddis, CEO of Immaculata Management Group, Inc., believes that health sharing may provide a uniquely Catholic solution to the problems posed by the mandate.
Immaculate Management Group will be overseeing a new health share plan, called Solidarity HealthShare, which is expected to be functioning by January 1, 2013.
In a July 18 interview with EWTN News, Faddis explained that health care sharing ministries are exempt from the Affordable Care Act, including the mandate issued under the authority of the act that will soon require insurance plans to cover contraception, sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs.
This controversial mandate has drawn significant criticism from those who object to its demands on religious and moral grounds. Opponents of the mandate argue that it infringes upon their religious freedom by forcing them to purchase, offer or facilitate products and procedures that violate their consciences.
But the mandate will not apply to health sharing ministries that have existed since Dec 31, 1999. Faddis is partnering with one of the three health sharing ministries that meet this requirement in order to qualify for the complete exemption.
Health sharing, which started about thirty years ago, is not the same as insurance. Membership is voluntary and does not involve a contract.
Rather, participants commit to a statement of faith and a monthly contribution, similar to a premium, based on their desired level of coverage. They then submit claims for qualifying medical needs.
Unlike an insurance company, there is no obligation to pay, and funding is based upon the amount of money available, but the system has been shown to work well and cover all costs adequately.
Participants will be invited to give additional contributions in a spirit of Catholic charity to cover of the expenses of those whose needs are not fully covered.
Individuals, organizations and companies can join in the health share ministry. Participants are encouraged to pray regularly for the medical and spiritual needs of other members.
Faddis said that in examining the current health sharing plans in existence, he found that they had a good history and observed that theres never been an issue with paying.
Due to its structure, a health share plan generally ends up costing both the employer and the employee less than an insurance plan, he added, and employers can then set up funds to cover out-of-pocket expenses for their employees.
Dr. John C. Oertle, president of Immaculata Management Group, Inc., explained that Solidarity HealthShare will have a statement of faith that is broad enough to include members of other religions who wish to join.
However the statement will be Catholic in origin and values, he added. The plan will align with Church teaching and will not fund objectionable products or procedures.
Oertle believes that the health sharing plan will help facilitate Catholic principles, such as solidarity, stewardship and charity.
Its a way for Catholic values to be instilled into our everyday living, he said.
Faddis said that while the Catholic health sharing plan was designed in response to the mandate, they would continue with their intention of launching the plan even if the mandate were to be overturned.
Its a more cost-effective measure for families, he explained, adding that it is in line with Catholic principles.
In addition, he said, the health share model incorporates some of the attractive features of the Affordable Care Act such as coverage of pre-existing conditions without the compulsory and objectionable elements.
Essentially, it addresses that problem for many people, he said.
The health share plans that are currently in existence include about 40,000 50,000 people each. Faddis said he expects to reach a similar number with Solidarity HealthShare, although it could reach greater numbers if dioceses decide to participate.
The idea of a Catholic health share plan is already drawing positive feedback, noted Faddis, including well over 5,000 website visits and nearly 500 people signing up for early access to the plan.
The conversations are really happening, he said.
Those who are interested in learning more about the Catholic health share plan can do so by visiting www.SolidarityHealthShare.com.


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I love you. I really do. You were one of the best bosses I ever worked for, as your no-nonsense approach to things resonates with mine yet you understood the complexities of our job at WWE.com.
You also have been, for the most part, a good announcer. Your journalism background comes in very handy in the storytelling aspect of things.
But bro, I'm begging you, please learn some English. Here's a tip:
1.the wine from a particular harvest or crop.
2.the annual produce of the grape harvest, esp. with reference to the wine obtained.
3.an exceptionally fine wine from the crop of a good year.
4.the time of gathering grapes, or of winemaking.
5.the act or process of producing wine; winemaking.
6.the class of a dated object with reference to era of production or use: a hat of last year's vintage.
7.of or pertaining to wines or winemaking.
8.being of a specified vintage: Vintage wines are usually more expensive than nonvintage wines.
9.representing the high quality of a past time: vintage cars; vintage movies.
10.old-fashioned or obsolete: vintage jokes.
11.being the best of its kind: They praised the play as vintage O'Neill.
When you say something is "vintage Orton" or "vintage Cena," especially when it's a signature move or trait they do or exhibit ALL THE TIME, you sound like a complete idiot.
Cena hitting that belly-to-back suplex isn't vintage; it has nothing to do with wine, isn't the best move in his repertoire, and is definitely not old-fashioned if he does it, you know, every night.
Maybe the word you want is closer to something like "classic," which can mean definitive or adhering to established standards. Maybe it's "textbook," or some other word that connotes the fact that whatever characteristic you're describing is displayed on a consistent basis.
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Point well taken, but couldn't you accomplish the same goal with a friendly e-mail?
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Actually, I like his use of "vintage". I could do with a few less "desperation maneuver"s though.
- August 17, 2010 at 8:48 PM
I can't stand Michael Cole. He's almost as bad as Tazz.
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David and Phyllis Maskel of Morris are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday, March 2, 2013.
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A SPEED camera on the A34 near Oxford caught the fourth highest number of speeding drivers in the UK last year, bringing in £126,640 in fines.
Figures released on Friday by insurance company LV, after a Freedom of Information request to Thames Valley Police, reveal the camera on the southbound carriageway close to Wytham stopped 7,138 motorists, who were fined £60 each.
Only three cameras in Greater Manchester, London and Staffordshire caught more drivers.
Ted Dewan, 53, a road safety campaigner from Summertown, said roads such as the A34 are designed in a way that encourages drivers to speed.
He said: "The roads were built with higher speeds in mind than today's limits.
"They're wide open roads and it's easy for drivers to switch to autopilot and drive faster than the speed limit.
"Speed cameras don't actually slow people down. I'd much rather see a system like they have in France where silhouettes in the shape of people are placed at sites where there have been fatal crashes. That would make people think and slow down."
Liberal Democrat city and county councillor Jean Fooks said it was too tempting for drivers to break the speed limit and more should be done to clamp down on speeding on all roads.
But Hugh Bladon, founder member and treasurer of the Alliance of British Drivers, said the number of people caught on the A34 did not necessarily mean the road was hazardous or people were driving dangerously.
He said: "If a camera has caught over 7,000 people in one year it suggests the speed limit on the road has not been set correctly."
A total of 161,915 drivers were issued with speeding tickets by Thames Valley Police last year, up from 160,181 in 2012.
There were 61,972 tickets issued between the start of this year and June 18.
Thames Valley Police spokesman Rhianne Pope said: "We are committed to reducing road deaths and casualties and speed camera enforcement is one tool we use to address this. The speed cameras are there for a reason. If you stick to the limit you won't get caught."
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The call to "arise and shine forth" is a call to each of you to lead the world in a mighty cause—to raise the standard—and lead this generation in virtue, purity, and temple worthiness. If you desire to make a difference in the world, you must be different from the world. I echo the words of Joseph F. Smith who said to the women of his day: "It is not for you to be led by the [young] women of the world; it is for you to lead . . . the [young] women of the world, in everything that is . . . purifying to the children of men" (Joseph F. Smith, in Minutes of the General Board of Relief Society, Mar. 17, 1914, Church History Library, 55). These words ring true today. As daughters of God, you were born to lead.