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The World's 7 Most Potent Disease-Fighting Spicesby www.SixWise.com
Spices can add much more than flavor, color and variety to your favorite foods; many also have unique health-promoting properties. So if salt and pepper are the only spices in your kitchen, you're missing out on a host of interesting flavors and some potentially potent health benefits.
"There have been many recent studies validating the historic habit of using spices for health benefits,'' says Donna Tainter, a food technologist and author of "Spices and Seasonings, A Food Technology Handbook."
If you're looking for the most health bang for your buck, these seven spices top the list in terms of taste and disease-fighting capabilities.
Health Benefits: The active ingredient in ginger is gingerol, a compound that's thought to relax blood vessels, stimulate blood flow and relieve pain. It's commonly used as a digestive aid and contains compounds that ease motion sickness and nausea and inhibit vomiting. This makes it a helpful spice for morning sickness or for people suffering from the side effects of chemotherapy.
Ginger is also an anti-inflammatory, which means it may be useful in fighting heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease and arthritis. Plus, it's high in antioxidants that fight all kinds of diseases.
How it's Used: Ginger can be used freshly ground from the root (see picture) in Asian dishes, as well as in any type of meat, seafood or vegetable dish. Ginger is commonly served along with sushi. Dried ground ginger is typically used in desserts and baking (gingerbread cookies, etc.), and it's also available candied and pickled. Fresh ginger root can also be used to make a soothing ginger tea.
Interesting Tidbit: The health benefits of ginger were documented over 2,000 years ago!
Health Benefits: Two of oregano's compounds, thymol and carvacrol, have potent antibacterial properties. In fact, a study in Mexico found that oregano was more effective against an amoeba than a common prescription drug called tinidazol.
Oregano is also a potent antioxidant, rich in phytonutrients. On a per gram basis, fresh oregano has:
42 times more antioxidant activity than apples
30 times more than potatoes
12 times more than oranges
4 times more than blueberries
How it's Used: Fresh or dried oregano can be added to Italian dishes, salad dressings, egg dishes, vegetables, meats and more.
Interesting Tidbit: Oregano means "mountain joy" and is sometimes called wild marjoram in Europe. It's closely related to the herb sweet marjoram.
Health Benefits: Cinnamon is an anti-microbial food that can stop the growth of bacteria, fungi and yeast. A study in the August 2003 International Journal of Food Microbiology also found that a few drops of cinnamon essential oil added to carrot broth was able to effectively preserve the food and fight pathogenic organisms--all while improving the flavor of the broth.
It also has anti-clotting and anti-inflammatory properties, which help prevent unwanted clumping of blood platelets. And, it may help boost brain function.
People with diabetes should also take note that cinnamon is a useful tool to help control blood sugar. A study in the December 2003 Diabetes Care found that eating one to six grams of cinnamon daily significantly reduced blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes. Meanwhile, it also reduced their triglyceride levels, LDL (bad) cholesterol and total cholesterol levels.
Plus, a study in the February 2004 Hormone Metabolism Research found that this tasty spice appears to prevent insulin resistance even in animals eating a high-fructose diet.
And that's not all. Cinnamon is a powerful antioxidant. A study in the Journal of Nutrition found that out of all spices, cinnamon is one of the richest sources of disease-fighting antioxidants.
How it's Used: Cinnamon comes ground and in sticks, and can be used in Mexican, Middle Eastern and other ethnic dishes, curries, vegetables, tea, beverages, and of course, desserts.
Interesting Tidbit: In traditional Chinese medicine, cinnamon is used in a tea along with ginger to fight the onset of colds and flu.
Health Benefits: Curcumin, which gives turmeric its bright yellow color, is thought to be the active ingredient in this spice. It's a potent anti-inflammatory that studies have found is just as effective as drugs like hydrocortisone, phenylbutazone and Motrin. This spice has been found to be helpful in fighting inflammatory bowel diseases, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis, cystic fibrosis, cancer and Alzheimer's disease. It's also shown promise in offering cardiovascular and liver protection.
How it's Used: Turmeric powder can be added to rice dishes, egg salad, salad dressings, curries, beans and sauces. It has a warm, peppery flavor similar to ginger and orange.
Interesting Tidbit: Turmeric is the spice commonly used in curries that gives them their yellow color. It's also what makes traditional mustard yellow!
Health Benefits: Sage is an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant. It contains flavonoids, phenolic acids and oxygen-handling enzymes, all of which give it a unique ability to prevent oxygen-based damage to cells. Sage may be useful in fighting rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory conditions, bronchial asthma and atherosclerosis.
Sage also appears to promote better brain function. A study in the June 2003 Pharmacological Biochemical Behavior found that people given sage essential oil extracts had significantly improved recall abilities compared to those given a placebo.
How it's Used: Sage's subtle, sweet flavor makes it a very versatile herb. It can be added to soups, sauces, salad dressings, meat dishes, casseroles, vegetables, eggs, salads and more.
Interesting Tidbit: Sage means "to be saved." Because sage is so effective in protecting oxygen-based damage, several companies have been conducting experiments using sage as a natural additive to cooking oils to extend shelf life and prevent the oils from going rancid.
Red Chili Peppers
Health Benefits: These peppers, which include the popular cayenne pepper, contain capsaicin, an anti-inflammatory compound that helps with pain relief. Chili peppers have been found to help:
Clear congestion by clearing mucus from the lungs and nose
Boost immunity
Prevent stomach ulcers by killing bacteria
Help with weight loss
Reduce blood cholesterol, triglyceride levels and platelet aggregation
Prevent cancers, including stomach cancer
Relieve pain
How it's Used: Chili peppers are, of course, great in Mexican dishes, but that's not all. Try them with other vegetables, tuna salad, chili, corn bread, dips, curries, soups, sauces and more.
Interesting Tidbit: The hotter the pepper, the more capsaicin it contains. Some of the hottest chili peppers out there are the habañero, Scotch bonnet, and jalapeño peppers.
Health Benefits: Chief among parsley's beneficial properties is its ability to fight cancer. Animal studies have shown that it can inhibit tumor formation, particularly in the lungs. It's also known to neutralize carcinogens including those found in cigarette smoke and charcoal grill smoke.
Parsley is also a rich source of antioxidants and heart-protective nutrients including vitamin C, beta-carotene and folic acid.
How it's Used: Parsley comes in two popular varieties, curly and flat leaf. Fresh parsley is more flavorful than the dried variety. The curly version tends to have a more intense flavor than the flat-leaf variety. Use it in soups, salads and casseroles, or to top fish, meat, potatoes, vegetables and more.
Interesting Tidbit: Parsley is a great breath freshener at the end of a meal.
Recommended Reading
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The 15 Healthiest Berries You Could Possibly Eat ... Including 7 Most Haven't Heard Of
The World's Healthiest Foods
The Miami Herald July 28, 2005
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FORT WORTH — After several hours of debate Saturday, the final day of the biennial state GOP convention, Republican delegates voted to remove the "Texas Solution" from the party's official platform, reverting to a more hardline stance on immigration.
About 8,000 delegates gathered to consider the party platform and eventually rejected a proposed immigration plank that included language calling for a provisional visa program for immigrants. In its place, they adopted a plank that echoes the party's 2010 platform. It does not call for a guest-worker program and instead calls for ending in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants and prohibiting sanctuary cities — municipalities that do not enforce immigration laws.
While the platform is a nonbinding set of principles for the party, it sets forth a powerful political statement of the party's stance on key voting issues in an important election year.
Two years ago, Texas Republicans approved an unprecedented change to the party platform when it adopted language that called for a national guest-worker program. Going into the convention this week, Republicans were split on keeping that language. Tea Party activists were fiercely calling for its removal, while supporters of the plank had suggested modifying it by replacing the guest-worker language with a section calling for a provisional visa program that was intended to include immigrants looking to come to the country to work.
The provisional visa was part of the immigration plank that was first presented to delegates on Saturday. But another proposal that stripped the visa language won the day at the convention after some initial confusion over voting that led to a drawn-out roll-call vote that lasted more than half an hour.
The newly adopted plank mentions creating a "visa classification system for non-specialty industries" that have demonstrated labor shortages, but would only allow such visas when the "borders are verifiably secure" and the use of the worker verification system E-Verify is "fully enforced."
Delegates who voted for the hardline language celebrated in loud cheers and applause.
More than 150 of the 200 proposed amendments to the party platform that were submitted to party leadership on Friday concerned immigration.
After the vote, Arturo Martinez de Vara, a member of the platform committee who supported the "Texas Solution," said there was confusion among the delegates when the amendment was being considered.
"The first time they put it on the screen was the first time anyone considered it," Martinez de Vara said. "Tomorrow I can tell you my opinion of it."
When the GOP approved the "Texas Solution" in its platform two years ago, some Republicans hailed the the guest-worker language as a breakthrough for the party, particularly in its efforts to appeal to Hispanic voters who tend to vote Democratic.
In a statement, Emmanuel Garcia, communications director for the Texas Democratic Party, criticized the Republican Party's decision on its immigration stance.
"The platform debate has proved once again that compassionate conservatism and the pragmatic Republican Party are no more," Garcia said.
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4. Our Property cooperates with a DOCTOR ( Helth Center ),who provides secondary health care services and acts on the instructions of the Greek Health Org for the control of COVID-19.
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6.We renew the methods and practices of Cleaning and Disinfection.
7.We provide SANITARY-HAND GEL in all our suites and outdoor areas.
8.We abide by the Basic Measures to Avoid Transmission of the Virus by:
- Regular hand washing or use of antiseptic.
- Distance keeping.
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- Avoid hand contact with eyes, nose and mouth.
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First off this story is in no way on earth intended to tarnish the name of Dave Gilbert. I have to tell the tale of the breakup of the New Order as it really happened. I loved Dave. I still love him, I will always love him. May he rest in peace.
The stage is set. We have booked The Starwood Club for a showcase performance for Mercury Records. This deal is all but done. All we have to do is play an average set tonight and the ink goes on the contract. Damn we are all feeling pretty excited and I have the butterflies...
Van Halen is set to open for us. They used to play the Starwood as often as NO. Cool club. They put on a blistering show. The audience is now pumped, sweaty and ready, The Mercury suits are in the audience with Neil Merriwether our second producer.
Only one thing missing... Dave.
It is getting to be about that time to go on stage and do it. Still no Dave. OMG, now what? We reassure ourselves not to worry he'll show up any minute now. You know we have an impending sense of disaster beginning to forment but no one is brave enough to say it, to jinx it. We patiently wait…
Well it's ten minutes past due stage time and yes, finally Dave strolls into the dressing room with 2 girls, one on each arm. He is wearing his wrap around Blues Brothers shades. He is oddly quiet and is not speaking to anyone. Strange… We gather Mr. Gilbert and single file it to the stage. Big response from the audience, our loyal fans are all here tonight. It's the big one alright.
We break into our first tune, I think it was the Doors "Break On Through To The Other Side", and Dave misses his intro cue to start the first verse. Hmmmm… Dave is standing stage front, middle, and he still does not sing! He just stands there. Ron (Asheton) turns to me with this big question mark "Whaaa" look on his face and I just shrugged my shoulders.
Still not singing. Ron gives me the guitar neck up & down signal to end the tune. I do a quickie snare fill in and we end the song. We immediately go into the second tune (don't remember it) and by this time Dave is standing behind me and the drums to my right.
It is time for the vocal and once again no Dave.
I turn around and smack him pretty damn hard on his arm with a drumstick and shout, "SING DAMMIT SING!!" "WTF is wrong with you?" He is just staring straight ahead and vibrating.
I am aghast to say the least. Ron gives the cue to end this song now. The boys huddle up around the the drum set and we decide to tell the audience that we are experiencing some equipment problems and to hang tight with us.
We break into the Beatles, "She Was Just Seventeen", which Jimmy and Ray sung. Dave still vibrating and staring with the shades still on behind me. I already know what the problem is.
Those girls were prostitutes, they kidnapped poor Dave. Maybe the tension of the whole ordeal got to him. I know in my heart it was not intentional, but he got started (drugs) and most likely could not stop.
I once went to a clinic every day in Royal Oak, MI right after the Five broke up. I needed to get a daily dose of methadone, and in two months I was free and clear. I got the nurse fired for cutting back my dosage so quickly.
The program was supposed to be for six months at $40 per visit. My father saved my life. He diligently drove me to and fro every single day. Thanks Dad...
Back to the action onstage. We told the audience to please give us ten minutes to fix the equipment problem. We scooted to the dressing room.
I went up to Dave and tore off his sunglasses to check his eyes, and my suspicion was confirmed. I ask him, "Are you okay? Dave, tell me what is going on?" I screamed at him, "What is your problem man!" "Talk to me!"
Hypothetically one could assume he might have chosen the wrong time to party a tad too hearty. That was it, there was no going back onstage. Not tonight anyway. That was terribly simple.
A bit of a ruckus then ensued and darn it, right on cue, in walks Merriwether with the head of Mercury A&R and asks "What seems to be the problem here?" Ron takes him aside and explains the whole miserable dilemma.
A band just died. We can't finish the show. Dave sang 95% of our material because he was such a great singer, and that was it. Done. Two years of struggle down the drain. No record deal. No fame. No fortune. No touring. No recording. No career. Obviously we proceeded to get very drunk that night.
There was no way to patch this up. Dave was let go. Our only option was to start from scratch with a new singer but everyone was pretty much out of gas. Drained. That was not going to happen for NO.
I grabbed my Fibes drum set, drove a driveaway car back home to my mom & dad's to settle into the basement once again at 28 years old. Broken hearted, angry, resentful, and broke.
The moral of this story is your serenity as a human being is directly inversely proportional to your level of expectations. High expectations, low serenity. Low expectations , higher serenity. You never know when that pitcher called life is gonna throw you a knuckleball when your expecting a curve ball.
Six months later,
I got a call from Johnny Bee, drummer extraordinaire with Mitch Ryder, among many others, and he is calling for the scoop on Dave Gilbert. They are forming a band called the "Rockets" and they need a lead singer. "Tell me about Dave. He inquires. I tell him that he is a fabulous singer and a sweetheart of a man, just keep him clean and you got a diamond. John thanks me and Dave joined the Rockets.
The rest is history. The band became successful with a couple of hits. Dave Gilbert 1951-2001 RIP
Ray Gunn later worked with me as my foreman helping me to run an animatronic factory with 22 employees that built and installed Disney like six foot tall animated robot musicians for Major Magic's All Star Pizza Review family entertainment center. It was like Showbiz and Chuck E. Cheese ( There is another post coming on that gig. That was the best "day job" I ever had in my life.)
Jimmy got married. Ron went on to construct the band "Destroy All Monsters." I joined up with "Sirius Trixon and The Motor City Bad Boys."
What I learned from this whole episode of my life is that all bands, save a few, break up eventually. They fall victim to drug and alcohol abuse, relationship problems, needing a day job to make the money to pay the bills.
So they quit and get a job that pays. Life in the music business is tentative on a good day. It is incredibly difficult to keep any band together. Personality clicks form. Arguments ensue.
I could list the myriad of challenges but you get the picture. As a friend of mine once said, "The center never holds."I still have a little pain left inside over that breakup. We were a damn fine band and we had a shot. Life marches on doesn't it? Don't fear the reaper. Live your life to the hilt. God bless Ron and Dave.


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Advisory: The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Friday, December 9th, 2011. It will begin at 7:30P
The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Friday, December 9th, 2011. It will begin at 7:30PM and is scheduled to conclude at 1:30AM. It will be conducted in the area of 1900 W. 1st Street, in the City of Santa Ana.
In an effort to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes, DUI checkpoints are conducted to identify offenders and get them off the street, as well as educate the public on the dangers of impaired driving. All too often, members of our community are senselessly injured or killed on local roadways by impaired drivers. This DUI/Drivers License checkpoint is an effort to reduce those tragedies, as well as ensuring drivers have a valid driver's license. A major component of these checkpoints is to increase awareness of the dangers of impaired driving and to encourage sober designated drivers.
A DUI checkpoint is a proven effective method for achieving this goal. By publicizing these enforcement and education efforts, the Santa Ana Police Department believes motorists can be deterred from drinking and driving.
Traffic volume and weather permitting, all vehicles may be checked and drivers who are under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs will be arrested. Our objective is to send a clear message to those who are considering driving a motor vehicle after consuming alcohol and/or drugs – Drunk Driving, Over the Limit, Under Arrest. The public is encouraged to help keep roadways safe by calling 911 if they see a suspected impaired driver. Funding for this operation is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) -- To his supporters, Tahir-ul-Qadri is a savior of
Pakistan's fragile democracy who will right the country ahead of elections
expected to take place this spring. To his detractors, he is a shady religious
figure bent on derailing the vote, possibly at the behest of the country's
powerful military.
After years in Canada, Qadri returned to Pakistan last month and gave a speech
demanding that sweeping election reforms be implemented before the vote. His
appearance in Lahore drew tens, possibly hundreds, of thousands of supporters
into the streets. Since then, Pakistani media and political figures have closely
followed his every word, and Qadri plans to lead his followers in a march on the
capital next Monday.
Qadri, 61, is a charismatic Sunni Muslim cleric with a large following that
extends outside Pakistan. He has a reputation for speaking out against terrorism
and promoting his message through hundreds of books, an online television
channel and videos.
Now, Qadri's focus is on Pakistan's election laws. He is suggesting vaguely
worded changes, such as making sure candidates are honest as well as ending
exploitation and income disparities so that poor people are free to vote for
whomever they want.
Under Pakistan's constitution, a caretaker government takes over for 60 to 90
days before an election and presides over the vote in a show of impartiality.
Qadri says he does not want to delay the election and that the caretaker
government could implement his proposed reforms within days. But he has also
said that if it takes longer than 90 days, then it's perfectly fine - and
constitutional - for the caretaker government to stay on.
That has alarmed critics who fear that a caretaker government could last months
and even years. In a country with a history of military coups, some Pakistanis
fear that Qadri is doing the bidding of the military in an effort to delay
elections indefinitely.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Qadri denied any connection to the
military and said his aim is to destroy the current political system in which he
contends a few powerful families control the political process. It is a system
that he says is deeply corrupt and a democracy in name only.
"People were waiting for someone to raise a voice for true democracy," he said.
"They (the current government) have almost finished their tenure of five years.
They have delivered nothing to the people of Pakistan except terrorism,
extremism, worsening law and order situation, hunger, poverty, lack of
education, lack of health facilities, and unemployment."
Qadri spoke from his residence near the headquarters of Minhaj-ul-Quran, a
religious and social welfare organization that he founded. The group says it has
a presence in 90 countries, runs hundreds of schools in Pakistan along with an
ambulance service in Lahore, and provides aid to people affected by recent
A one-time member of parliament, Qadri quit in 2004 over what he says was
disgust with the ruling system and moved to Canada in 2006. Since then he spent
most of his time in Canada with occasional trips to Pakistan or other countries
to promote his agenda.
He earned praise in the West when he came out with a 600-page fatwa in 2010
condemning terrorism, using the same language in the Quran and Islam that
militants often use to justify their actions. He's spoken at such institutions
as Georgetown University and the United States Institute for Peace, and held
rallies in Britain against extremism.
Supporters say the fatwa led to death threats, and his security precautions are
obvious at his events. A man with a Kalashnikov rifle watched over as he spoke
this week to a crowd of lawyers supporting next week's march, and people
entering his home and offices are patted down for weapons.
But it is his anti-government message that has drawn the most support in
Pakistan. Many people are frustrated with a political system they believe is
corrupt and dominated by two political parties: the Pakistan People's Party,
which controls the government, and the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz.
Both are political dynasties run by powerful families: the PPP is controlled by
the Bhutto family and run by Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of
slain politician Benazir Bhutto. The PML-N is the party of the Sharifs, a
powerful family from the largest province, Punjab.
After five years of democracy, Pakistanis are grappling with widespread power
outages that leave them freezing in the winter and boiling in the summer,
frequent terror attacks and rampant corruption. For many, Qadri represents hope.
"We really feel that he can bring change to the electoral system," said Aqeel
Ahmed Rana, who owns a textile business in Lahore.
But other Pakistanis question whether he's a front for Pakistan's powerful
military. The military in the past has also suggested that free and fair
elections can be held only after the system is cleaned up, said Raza Rumi,
director of the Islamabad-based Jinnah Institute.
"His clear stance is that elections should be delayed, that we should cleanse
the electoral system and then go for elections. This is also the military line,"
Rumi said. "The best way to clean up is through the democratic process itself.
Let the people clean up."
The Pakistani military is widely believed to dislike both the PPP and the PML-N
and want a more pliable government that would protect its interests, though it
has denied playing any role in Qadri's campaign.
In a country where conspiracy theories abound, there are also rumors the U.S.
and Britain are backing him, something both their embassies have denied.
Many detractors ask why he's returned now, just when Pakistan is poised to have
an all-important transition from one civilian government to another. Why did he
not come back in 2008 when the civilian government was first elected and then
work from within the country for reforms?
Qadri is also facing questions about his character. Videos have surfaced on the
Internet of Qadri appearing to take credit for the country's controversial
blasphemy law, which calls for death in some cases, but distancing himself from
it when speaking to an international audience. In another video making the
rounds, he describes to his ardent followers how Islam's Prophet Muhammad came
to him in a dream.
Tariq Azeem, of the PML-N, called Qadri a "slightly dubious character" who says
one thing when speaking to a domestic audience and another when speaking to
foreigners. He questioned why Qadri only recently became involved in politics
and where the money is coming from to finance his march and recent appearances.
"Suddenly he comes up with all these demands," he said.
Qadri denied to the AP that he wants to delay the elections or that he's a front
for anyone's agenda. He said many of his comments have been taken out of context
and distributed on social media in an attempt to discredit him.
On Thursday, Pakistan's Minister of Interior Rehman Malik issued a strongly
worded statement that Qadri would not be allowed to rally in Islamabad, warning
that the Taliban might attack the event. He described Qadri's use of "agitation"
as "illegal and unconstitutional." Large shipping containers have already been
set up to block protesters from getting close to government buildings.
Qadri calls this type of language a ploy by the government to scare off his
supporters. But he said he and his followers would show up, optimistically
predicting a turnout of 4 million people.
"I hope when there is an ocean of people and they are peaceful and they are just
and honest in their demands and they are standing up for democratic rights, I
hope almighty God will help them," he said.


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One of the best things about gardening is felling warm, moist dirt in your bare hands, but you will often end up with blistered, chapped, and scraped skin. The solution to this problem is gardening gloves. The more time you spend getting down and dirty in the garden, the more you need gardening gloves. Gardening gloves will be able to ease some of the pain you would otherwise be subject to, letting you spend even more time playing in the dirt.
There are hundreds of different types of gloves on the market, and the kind of gardening glove you buy depends on the way you garden. Some gloves offer protection against specific substances or things, for example, leather gloves are not the best for working with chemicals or water. Many gardening gloves are specialized for pruning thorns, refilling gasoline tanks, or using a chain saw, while others are for general tasks such as raking, digging, and weeding.
After choosing the type of gardening glove you need, you must make sure and pick out the perfect fit. Gloves that are too big have a tendency to slip off while gloves that are too small could cause aches and cramps. Any glove that doesn't fit could defeat the whole purpose of wearing gloves and cause blistering. To find a glove with the best fit possible, try the gloves on both hands, make a fist, and imitate the movements you make when gardening. If there is no pinching or slipping and the glove is comfortable then you have found your match.
Gardening gloves can be bought in many places and are produced by many companies, causing them all to have a different quality and price. Most gloves can be washed in cool water and then air dried. There are many different types of gloves you can purchase to satisfy your varying needs, such as cotton and cotton-polyester for general-purpose chores. These are among the most popular gloves and are perfect for light chores in cool and dry weather. Leather gloves can also be used for general chores but are heavier than cotton and polyester. Chemical resistant gloves will help protect your hands against oils, acids, herbicides, pesticides, and many other chemicals. Grip enhancing gloves are designed with rubber dots for extra gripping power. Cut and puncture resistant gloves are designed to offer extra protection against sharp edges
If you are the type person that only wears gloves as an optional luxury for various tasks, you should think seriously for using specialized gardening gloves for many of the activities you will be doing outside. There is really no reason not to wear gardening gloves; they protect your hands from the elements and don't ever cost all that much.


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Hi from snowy Montreal!
Let me give you a quick update on the "Totoro Forest Project".
The art auction that took place in September at Pixar was very well attended and extremely successful - we raised more than 200 000$!!! The Totoro Foundation promptly used the sum to buy off a small portion of Sayama Forest in order to protect it from land developers.
Bravo, Totoro artists!
Before I move on I would also like to tell you a little bit about my piece. "My Neighbor Totoro" is one of my favourite Ghibli films, and it is definitely the one I relate to the most. It reminds me of what it was like to grow up as the little sister, of learning to accept my family responsibilities, of helping the elderly, and of understanding that nature commands reverence and respect. I love this film for its balance of truth and fable, grown-up themes and childlike whimsy.
Naturally my painting is mainly inspired by the film itself so just like Satsuki and Mei (or my older sister and I) it depicts two sisters at play in a field on a warm summer evening. I went back to my own childhood for inspiration on subject matter and look. When I was little outdoor play was the most fun because stick, stone or leaf, just about anything could become a plaything. It was far more adventurous than staying indoors anyways.
Visually, I wanted my piece to be reminiscent of 18th century French landscape paintings and of fairy tales illustrations, both of which fascinated me when I was younger. I looked at Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot and Théodore Rousseau for colour, composition and mood, but I also referenced some favourites - Ludwig Bemelmans, Maira Kalman, Mary Blair and Aurelius Battaglia for execution and style.
Here below are some references, my digital study and the final piece, again, for those who may have missed the previous post about it.
Well, this is it for the Totoro Forest Project for now.
If you would like to see this or any other Totoro collection pieces, you can still do so at "The Cartoon Art Museum" of San Francisco until February 8th, 2009.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Totoro Forest Project Update
Labels: Art Exhibits, Fundraisers, Gouache, Inspiration, Pencil, Photoshop, San Francisco
15 comments:
- RAWLS said...
Awesome stuff Dani!!! Hope you had a great Christmas and have a happy new year!
- December 28, 2008
- Federico Milella said...
Great (as usual)!!!
I also take the chance to wish you all the best for 2009!!! - December 29, 2008
- J said...
I'm made happy by a new post! Yay!
- December 29, 2008
- Dani said...
Thanks, Rawls and Federico! And all the best for the New Year to you both!
May it be healthy, peaceful, productive and creative!
J, thanks! The next post is for you! - December 29, 2008
- dicet said...
very inspiring to read this! - January 03, 2009
- kelly erwin said...
- January 08, 2009
- Dani said...
Thank you, Dice and Kelly!
- January 12, 2009
- BEN said...
very nice illustration!
love it!
:) - February 01, 2009
- tunamunaluna said...
this is gorgeous! it made me want to be there...
- February 03, 2009
- Jared Shear said...
WOW....very nice. Thank you for sharing a bit of your process.
- February 06, 2009
- Dee said...
this is so sweet! Wonderful work!
- March 06, 2009
- nick.kilislian said...
Enchanting, I love your work!
- March 10, 2009
- Dani said...
Grazie mille, Ben!
Thanks Justdoodleit, Tuna, Jared, Dee and Nick! I'm very happy you stopped by! - March 16, 2009
- Funny videos said...
Awesome stuff Dani!!!Great (as usual)!!!
- April 16, 2009
- Dani said...
Thanks, FV!
- June 10, 2009


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Purple coneflowers can really make a statement in the home garden and landscape. The name is derived from the beautiful flowers, with their purple petals and dark center cones. The foliage color can range from pale to dark green. Purple coneflowers are fantastic butterfly-attracting plants.
Purple coneflowers are members of the Genus Echinacea. Echinacea is derived from the Greek word "echinos," meaning hedgehog, which refers to the spiny seed heads. There are nine species of coneflower native to North America. Members of this group can be found from the Gulf of Mexico to beyond the Canadian border. Many evolved in the Midwestern prairies and are adapted to the heat and frequent droughty conditions. Others evolved in the moist woodlands east of the Mississippi River.
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Purple coneflowers are relatively easy to grow in our Mississippi gardens and landscapes. Purple coneflowers don't require much maintenance at all; in fact, they thrive on neglect.
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Narrow-leaf Purple Coneflower
Echinacea angustifolia
Growth habit: up to 2 feet tall, upright
Foliage: all parts very hairy
Flowers: short, light pink to purple petals, profoundly reflexed, bright orange and brown centers
Bloom period: June to July, then sporadic
Native range: prairies from Texas to Canadian border
Compact growth habit, flowers displayed high above foliage.
Topeka Purple Coneflower
Echinacea atrorubens
Growth habit: up to 3 feet tall
Foliage: light green, very hairy, coarse
Flowers: lavender to dark purple, thin, fine textured, and strongly reflexed
Bloom period: April to June, then sporadic
Native range: small, localized areas in Oklahoma and Kansas
Smooth Purple Coneflower
Echinacea laevigata
Growth habit: up 4 feet tall, rosette forming with few leaves
Flowers: light pink to light purple, dark purple centers, petals reflexed
Bloom period: May to June, then sporadic
Native range: local regions in VA, NC, SC, and GA
Plant is on the Federal Endangered Species List.
Pale Purple Coneflower
Echinacea pallida
Growth habit: up to 3 feet tall
Foliage: dark green, smooth margins, up to 10 inches long, coarse, very hairy
Flowers: very pale pink, orangey/brown centers, petals thin and extremely reflexed
Bloom period: May to July, then sporadic
Native range: wide areas of the eastern U.S.
Yellow Purple Coneflower
Echinacea paradoxa
Growth habit: up to 3½ feet tall
Foliage: stems and leaves smooth, unlike other Echinacea species
Flowers: shades of yellow and yellow-orange, reflexed petals, large chocolate brown centers
Bloom period: June to July, then sporadic
Native range: TX, OK, AR
Only Echinacea species with yellow flowers, hence the paradox suggested in the species name.
Eastern Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Growth habit: up to 3 feet tall, some greater than 4 feet
Foliage: dark green with coarse, serrated margins, up to 8 inches
Flowers: large and daisy-like, light pink to deep magenta, bright orange centers; many white-flowered, double-flowered, or novelty-flowered selections available
Bloom period: June through August, then sporadic
Native range: wide areas of the Eastern U.S.
Rare in Mississippi
The most readily available coneflower in the trade.
Sanguin Purple Coneflower
Echinacea sanguinea
Growth habit: up to 3 feet tall, rosette forming
Foliage: leaves up to 10 inches long, leaves and stems coarsely hairy, stem sways easily
Flowers: light pink, thin, almost frail reflexed petals, dark blood-red center
Bloom period: May to June, then sporadic
Native range: coastal plains to western Gulf of Mexico
Most southerly species, least cold-hardy Echinacea.
Wavy Leaved Purple Coneflower
Echinacea simulata
Growth habit: up to 3 feet tall
Foliage: narrow, dark green, up to 10 inches long
Flowers: drooping pale pink petals with copper-orange centers
Bloom period: June to July, then sporadic
Native range: IL, MO, KY, TN, NC, AL, GA
Closely related to E. pallida. Only appreciable difference is color of the pollen. 'Simulata' refers to this resemblance.
Plant is on the Federal Threatened Species List.
Tennessee Purple Coneflower
Echinacea tennesseensis
Growth habit: up to 2 feet tall
Foliage: linear, coarse
Flowers: dark mauve with green-pink centers; petals turn upward (only coneflower with this characteristic)
Bloom period: June to August, then sporadic
Native range: three-county area around Nashville, TN
Plant is on the Federal Endangered Species List.
Purple coneflowers have few pests, but spittlebugs can be a problem in the spring and summer when the flower buds are starting to form. More information on insect pests of perennials can be found in Extension Publication 2369 Insect Pests of Ornamental Plants in the Home Landscape.
Sometimes aster yellows occurs in large plantings. Aster yellows is a virus transmitted by leaf hoppers. Symptoms include mottling of the foliage. The flowers will start to exhibit a deformation of the flower buds. Sometimes the plant will outgrow the virus the following year. A common control practice is to remove and destroy the infected plants. Never put infested plant material into your compost pile.
Herbal Supplement Use
There is much interest in using Echinacea in herbal remedies, particularly in those designed to boost the immune system. Three of the native species, E. augustifolia, E. pallida, and E. purpurea are the primary plants of interest. Anyone considering using Echinacea or any other herbal supplement should consult a healthcare professional first to avoid possible serious side effects or interactions with prescription drugs.
Landscape Uses
The coneflowers included in this publication can be grown and enjoyed in Mississippi. These plants can be incorporated into the landscape or garden in many ways. Because these coneflowers are native wildflowers in Mississippi, they are at home in a naturalized wildflower garden or area. Purple coneflowers can also be part of a more formal perennial flower border. Because they are are drought tolerant, they would be an excellent choice in a large container for those who sometimes forget to water. In landscape plantings, good companion plants include ornamental grasses, Autumn Joy sedum, rudbeckias, Mexican bush sage (Tagetes lucida), dusty miller, or lamb's ear.
Although purple coneflowers are native and among our favorite garden plants, we should make a few concessions in regard to garden and landscape performance. Think of purple coneflowers in Mississippi as short-lived flowering perennials. In other words, don't feel guilty if these plants vanish after a few years. This usually happens due to the cool, damp weather typical of Mississippi winters, which can result in crown rot. This disease is a major problem of purple coneflowers if the soil is too wet. Planting in raised beds, on a slope, or in containers can help but is not a guarantee of survival.
These wonderful plants usually perform and flower well for up to 12 weeks or longer in the heat and humidity of summer, but you may have to replace them eventually. When you do, consider trying some of the new cultivars pictured below.
New Introductions
In recent years purple coneflower breeders have introduced many new colors and flower forms, especially double flower forms. Because the flower colors for many of these new plants are a departure from the traditional white or purple flowers, they are referred to by their hybridized name. Some are available at your favorite garden center. Many more are available for order through catalogs or online.
New Colors
Tomato Soup
Flame Thrower
Mac n Cheese
Harvest Moon
Green Eyes
Double and novelty flowers
Pink Poodle
Secret Passion
Quills and Thrills
Secret Joy
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In activist-author-publisher William Blum's new book, America's Deadliest Export: Democracy, he tells the story of how he got his 15 minutes of fame back in 2006. Osama bin Laden had released an audiotape, declaring: "If you [Americans] are sincere in your desire for peace and security… and if Bush decides to carry on with his lies and oppression, then it would be useful for you to read the book Rogue State." Bin Laden then quoted from the Foreword of Blum's 2000 book, Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower, in which he had mused:
If I were… president, I could stop terrorist attacks [on us] in a few days. Permanently. I would first apologize… to all the widows and the orphans, the impoverished and the tortured, and all the many millions of other victims of American imperialism. I would then announce that America's global interventions… have come to an end. And I would inform Israel that it is no longer the 51st state of the union but… a foreign country. I would then reduce the military budget by at least 90% and use the savings to pay reparations to the victims. … That's what I'd do on my first three days in the White House. On the fourth day, I'd be assassinated.
Unfortunately, Blum never made it to the White House! But, fortunately, for those who have read his books or follow his "Anti-Empire Reports" on the Web, he was not assassinated! And now he has collected his reports and essays of the last dozen years or so into a 352-page volume that will not only stand the test of time, but will help to define this disillusioned, morose, violent and unraveling Age.
America's Deadliest… is divided into 21 chapters and an introduction—and there's something to underline or memorize on every page! Sometimes it's just one of Blum's irrepressible quips, and sometimes it's a matter of searing American foreign or domestic policiy that clarifies that Bushwhackian question of yore: "Why do they hate us?"
Reading this scrupulously domumented book, I lost count of the times I uttered, "unbelievable!" concerning some nefarious act committed by the US Empire in the name of freedom, democracy and fighting communism or terrorism. Reading Blum's book with an open mind, weighing the evidence, will bleach out any pride in the flag we have planted in so many corpses around the world. The book is a diuretic and emetic!
Blum's style is common sense raised to its highest level. The wonder of America's Deadliest… is that it covers so much of the sodden, bloody ground of America's march across our post-Second-World-War world, yet tells the story with such deftness and grace-under-fire that the reader is enticed—not moralized, not disquisitionally badgered–, but enticed to consider our globe from a promontory of higher understanding.
- Some of the themes Blum covers (and often eviscerates) include:
1) Why they hate us;
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3) We cannot permit a successful alternative to the capitalist model to develop anywhere in the world;
4) We will use whatever means necessary—including, lies, deception, sabotage, bribery, torture and war—to achieve the above idea.
Along the way, we get glimpses of Blum's experientially rich life. A note "About the Author" tells us that, "He left the State Department in 1967, abandoning his aspiration of becoming a Foreign Service Officer because of his opposition to what the US was doing in Vietnam. He then became a founder and editor of the Washington Free Press, the first 'alternative' newspaper in the capital."
In his chapter on "Patriotism," Blum relates how, after a talk, he was asked: "Do you love America?" He responded with what we may take for his credo: "I don't love any country. I'm a citizen of the world. I love certain principles, like human rights, civil liberties, meaningful democracy, an economy which puts people before profits."
America's Deadliest… is a book of wisdom and wit that ponders "how this world became so unbearably cruel, corrupt, unjust, and stupid?" In a pointillistic approach, sowing aphoristic seeds for thought, Blum enumerates instances of that cruelty, often with wry, pained commentary. "War can be seen as America's religion," he tells us. Reflecting on Obama's octupling Bush's number of drones used to assassinate, collaterally kill and terrorize, he affirms: "Obama is one of the worst things that has ever happened to the American left." And, he avers, "Capitalism is the theory that the worst people, acting from their worst motives, will somehow produce the most good." And then turns around and reminds us—lest we forget—how the mass media have invaded our lives, with memes about patriotism, democracy, God, the "good life": "Can it be imagined that an American president would openly implore America's young people to fight a foreign war to defend 'capitalism'?" he wonders. "The word itself has largely gone out of fashion. The approved references now are to the market economy, free market, free enterprise, or private enterprise."
Cynthia McKinney writes that the book is "corruscating, eye-opening, and essential." Oliver Stone calls it a "fireball of terse information."
Like Howard Zinn, Ralph Nader, Paul Craig Roberts, Cindy Sheehan and Bradley Manning, Blum is committed to setting the historical record straight. His book is dangerous. Steadfast, immutable "truths" one has taken for granted—often since childhood—are exposed as hollow baubles to entertain the un/mis/and dis-informed. One such Blumism recollects Lt. General Ricardo Sanchez's account of a videotape with a very undiplomatic Secretary of State, Colin Powell, and cowboy George Bush: "`We've got to smash somebody's ass quickly,'" Powell said. "`We must have a brute demonstration of power.' Then Bush spoke: `Kick ass! If somebody tries to stop the march to democracy, we will seek them out and kill them! … Stay strong! … Kill them! … We are going to wipe them out!'"
Blum's intellectual resources are as keen as anyone's writing today. He also adds an ample measure of humanity to his trenchant critiques. He juxtaposes the noble rhetoric of our professed values with the mordant facts of our deeds. The cognitive dissonance makes for a memorable, very unpretty picture of how an immensely privileged people lost themselves, while gorging on junk food, junk politics, junk economics, junk education, junk media. Like an Isaiah, a Jeremiah, he lambastes his own—us!—flaying layers of hypocrisy and betrayals while seeking to reveal the core values of human dignity, empathy and moral rectitude.


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for (once, expression, each) { block }
for var from firstval to lastval { block }
for var from firstval to lastval step stepval { block }
for var in (word list) { block }
Description (standard form):
FOR is a general purpose loop. It is modeled on the C for statement, and works in a very similar manner. Aside from the action, there are three parts to a FOR loop:
The once part is a block executed before the loop begins iterating. This is often used for initializing counters and other variables that will be used in the loop.
Before each loop iteration, the condition expression is checked. Most often, this is used to see if the counter has exceeded a certain limit. The condition may contain any expression legal in the IF command. Because of this, the loop does not necessarily have to iterate at all.
The each part is a block executed each time the loop exits and before the condition is tested. This is where you would increment a counter that gets checked by the condition statement.
It is imperative to note that the three sections are separated by commas and not semicolons; this is because once and each may contain semicolons if they contain multiple statements. This is the reverse of C. The first and third section are COMMANDS and the second section is an EXPRESSION.
Once, each, and block are optional and may be left blank.
Description (for/next form):
This second form of the command provides a FOR .. NEXT type loop that enumerates each of the integers between firstval and lastval. Each enumerated integer is assigned to var and the block is executed.
If you wish enumerate only some of the values in the range, you can specify a step, which says that each stepth value should be enumerated.
If firstval is greater than lastval then you must specify a step value and it must be negative. If you do not do this, then the loop will not execute.
The var variable should be considered read-only. Changing it will not affect how the range is enumerated.
This form is much cheaper than a standard for, and is cheaper than a fe over a jot range.
The CONTINUE and BREAK commands are honored in the action body. The CONTINUE command will behave as a "next" operation, and the BREAK command will abort the loop entirely.
Description (for/each form):
This third and final form is a FOR .. IN LIST type loop that iterates over each word in the word list, assiging each value in turn to the var and executing the block.
This form is cheaper than fe because it is optimized for iterating one word at a time, whereas fe is general-purpose.
The CONTINUE and BREAK commands are also honored in the same way as in the second form above.
Form 1:
To display a warning message 3 times:
for ( @ xx = 3, xx > 0, @ xx-- ) { echo WARNING! This ship will self destruct in $xx seconds! }
A infinite loop that behaves like the Unix 'yes' command:
for ( ,, ) { echo yes }
Form 2:
Display the numbers 1 through 5 each on a separate line:
for ii from 1 to 5 { echo $ii }
Display the numbers 1, 3, and 5 each on a separate line:
for ii from 1 to 5 step 2 { echo $ii }
Form 3:
Display the words "one", "two", and "three" each on a separate line:
for xx in (one two three) { echo $xx }