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Benefits of Mentor Coaching
Do you know in your heart you need a Mentor Coach to become the best Coach you can be?
Are you overwhelmed by the ICF Certification process?
Do you worry that you have no any idea how to market your Coaching or enroll a client?
As your Mentor Coach, I will support you in becoming an authentic, fearless, and inspiring Coach. I will help you learn to create an environment for your clients that supports the positive, lasting change they desire. And I will be your sounding board to support you in selecting effective coaching approaches for your clients and determining how to deal with challenging clients.
I will work with you to help you increase your Coaching skills, for example:
- Connecting to your own authentic Coaching presence
- Understanding who your coaching clients are and tailoring your Coaching style to their needs
- Designing effective Coaching relationship with your clients
- Building your toolbox of Coaching approaches so that you can be a flexible and resourceful Coach
- Collecting and using deep questions that resonate with you and your clients
- Fostering Deep listening
- Connecting to your intuition
- Communicating your intuition with your clients without sounding too "woowoo"
- Helping your clients shift their beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors
- Not being fearful to be direct with your clients and hold up the mirror so they can truly see their hidden selves
- Learning how to help your clients design actions that tie to their learning style, personality type, and personal preferences
- Creating a treasure trove of action examples and types
- Helping your clients build and maintain positive habits
- Helping your clients hold themselves accountable without becoming a broken record or a pest
- Helping your clients create life and /or business vision(s), mission(s), and goals
I will also help you understand the ICF Code of Ethics and apply it to your specific Coaching practice.
Coaches who engage me as their Mentor Coach self-report greater success in:
- Contracting successful Coaching relationships with their Clients
- Supporting their clients in achieving their goals
- Increasing the speed at which their clients attain their Coaching Goals
- Being present with their clients and building trust
- Matching their communication style to their clients' communication style
- Matching the Coaching style to the client's needs and utilizing a greater variety of Coaching modalities
Being the best Coach you can be, entails being the best person you can be, Mentor Coaching often includes Life Coaching.
I can also offer you Business Coaching. Business areas where I commonly support Coaches are:
- Creating a Business Plan
- Creating a Marketing Plan
- Selecting Marketing Methods
- Creating a Sales Process
- Learning to Close the Sale
- Practice setup – Determining Financial and Marketing Processes, Creating Forms, a Welcome Package, a Business Card, a Verbal Business Card, a Website, a LinkedIn Profile
- Building your business network
- Ways to retain clients
I believe it's very important for Coaches to develop Multiple Income Streams. To hear more about my philosophy on this and experience with this, listen to the interview I did for the ICF Phoenix' Blog Talk Radio. I also talk about how to use LinkedIn to build business:
When I was preparing for my PCC and MCC Exams, I only found two examples of MCC Level Coaching sessions. Below are two of my Coaching calls that have been rated at the MCC level by at least two coaches. This will give you an idea of what my Coach approach will be with you.
I appeared on ICF Phoenix's Blog Talk Radio to discuss "40 Years of Coaching History: A Personal Perspective" with Katharine Halpin, MCC in February of 2013. This discussion came about when I listened to Katharine's interview of Vikki Brock, MCC, author of the Sourcebook of Coaching History (also on Blog Talk Radio). It was an inspiring interview, and as I listened, I realized that throughout my life I had encountered the forces that shaped Coaching in a very personal way. And I was surprised to learn about the interrelationships of people and philosophies that I hadn't realized were interconnected.
I could tell that Katharine was having the same experience during the interview, so I proposed that we do a show about the History of Coaching from a personal perspective. The result is the discussion below. I hope you enjoy it and are enlightened by it!
Are you ready to be an effective and successful Coach? If so, contact me:
What People are Saying About Donna
Donna is a ray of sunshine. I heard her on the radio and immediately she invited a connection. That connection has never wavered. It has been years, and still working with Donna has me learning something new about myself and what I can do. She provides guidance, direction, empowerment, and friendship. She is what mentorship should be about: Someone to go to when you have questions or concerns, and someone you can listen to whose skill just makes you want to be a better coach
Your offering of the ICF LA Teleclass of "Designing Impactful "Learning Style"-Based Actions" is powerful and generous and relevant. You are truly a creator and deliverer of value! Thank you for sharing and thank you for all you contribute to our Coaching profession and community.
Donna is a knowledgeable and ethical professional to whom I have referred friends. She has many life experiences that inform her work with other professionals from varied backgrounds. And, she's fun to work with!
Donna knows how to create space and silence and immediate rapport, despite me being in another country with a different culture. Merci beaucoup


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Discover Teotihuacan Pyramids in Mexico
Mexico is a great city to tour thanks to the richness in history and historic sites to back it up. This attractive tourist destination has so much to see and do. If you have been thinking of a perfect place to enjoy your vacation or just to travel to for educational purposes Mexico is the place to be.
Mexico is vivacious so apart from the historic sites you can enjoy the hotels and outdoor activities. Here is a list of places you have got to visit in Mexico.
Chapultepec Castle (Castillo de Chapultepec)
The Mexico National History Museum is located in this amazing 18th century building. the Chapultepec castle contains most of the Spanish colonialism era and the revolution to independence. You will find the history of the famous José María Morelos and the battles of back in the day.
- Uxmal
Looking for 10th century AD thrill tour Mexico and see the fantastic Uxmal which is a site that features architecture of a different kind. At Uxmal you will have the pleasure seeing the Puuc which represents a hilly place. the upper level stonework in this place is breathtaking.
- Palenque
Heard of the Mayans ruins? in Mexico then this one of the most remarkable and atmospheric one. The Palenque is an area surrounded by an interesting yet intricate mountain setting and jungle forest which is dense. Here you get to see fine art in sculptures and temples built from stone. Visit this place to find out the history and archaeology that has resurfaced with time.
- Chichén Itzá
This is a destination whose roots date back to the 7th century; this is the largest of Mexico's Mayan ruins. This place is so rich and large, you will learn and see one thing after another, it will actually take you a whole day to exhaust. There is a visitors' centre which is modern and caters for tourists.
- Teotihuacan pyramids
This is one of the places that you must go to and tick off your bucket list, as it is one archaeological site. The mystery and facts about this place will keep you glued and waiting to know more about. The tomb excavations and the harsh realities and findings about this place are worth the dime for paying a vacation to Mexico. The pictures of the pyramids are worth sharing in your friends just to let them in on what they missed.
- Oaxaca
This the largest state in Mexico, this place is perfect for tourism as it is the home of pilgrimage, historic churches, festivals, galleries and museums. For mementos you can visit shops in the area and buy handicrafts to take home.
- Tulum
This Mayan settlement which offers a great view of the Caribbean Sea is spectacular and strategically located. This ruins are fantastic and worth visiting thanks to the story behind them. As you enjoy the beach resorts in Mexico a trip by bust to this location will be a thrill.
With all these places you can visit, alone, with your friends or kids, it Is clear there is so much to see and enjoy.

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Whimseybox Review and $5.00 Coupon
Whimseybox is a craft subscription box that sends a complete craft, with all the supplies needed, for $15.00 a month. Every month, Whimseybox sends project instructions, DIY supplies, a reusable storage box, and an original 5×7 original art print each month. Whimseybox's slogan is "Stop pinning, start making". If are on Pinterest, you know how addicting it can be. I personally have 928 pins on Pinterest. How many projects have I actually completed? I have maybe completed 5 -10 projects from Pinterest. I was excited to see a company that sends you everything you need for a project, right to your house.
|This is how the box ships
The box ships by USPS and comes in this blue box.
|The Main Box
This is the main box that contains all the craft materials. It is a nice sturdy box that is meant to be reused.
|First Look
I loved my first look. The ribbon was so beautiful, I had to wait a day or two to open the box. I couldn't bear to untie the ribbon.
|The Card
This is the art card for this month. I love this print! I am going to put it in my window when the snow hits and I am craving winter.
|The Directions
The project this month was a DIY Beaded Wrap Bracelet. Project DIY included everything you need to make 2 double wrap bracelets.
|The Box Contents
|The contents part 1
Whimseybox sent 2 stickers "Stop Pinning, Start Making, 2 buttons, 2 stickers to personalize, a coupon, and a card with the needle attached (see next photo)
|Contents part 2: All supplies included
Whimseybox included every supply you will need for the project: string, clamps, pencils, ruler, needle, beads, clipboard, glue and rope for the bracelets. The pencils are very cute and they have little sayings on them; "stop pinning, start making", "DIY 4 Life" and "Makers Gonna Make".
|First Step
The directions are super simple to follow. There are pictures to coordinate with each step.
|Bracelet under way
I added a few extra stitches in the beginning, but soon found my grove.
This is the finished piece! I just just one bracelet instead of the double. It turned out great. I am going to make the yellow into a double bracelet and then do another single with the teal. I broke my needle (my fault), so I will post another picture when I complete the yellow one.
Final Thought: I love crafting. I used to scrapbook all the time and craft all the time. It is harder to find the time to do it now with two children. I love the Whimseybox sends all the materials to make 2 bracelets. It was fast and simple to make. I did it during nap time! This is a great subscription if you love crafting. It is also great if you want to craft, but need help with the steps. Everything is easy to follow and clearly printed out.
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By J.A. Miller, correspondent for Human Life International.
June/July 1995
Originally published in HLI Reports, Human Life International, Gaithersburg, Maryland; June/July 1995, Volume 13, Number 8
During the early 1990s, the World Health Organization (WHO) has been overseeing massive vaccination campaigns against tetanus in a number of countries, among them Nicaragua, Mexico, and the Philippines. In October 1994, HLI received a communication from its Mexican affiliate, the Comite' Pro Vida de Mexico, regarding that country's anti-tetanus campaign. Suspicious of the campaign protocols, the Comite' obtained several vials of the vaccine and had them analyzed by chemists. Some of the vials were found to contain human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG), a naturally occurring hormone essential for maintaining a pregnancy.
hCG and Anti-hCG Antibodies
In nature the hCG hormone alerts the woman's body that she is pregnant and causes the release of other hormones to prepare the uterine lining for the implantation of the fertilized egg. The rapid rise in hCG levels after conception makes it an excellent marker for confirmation of pregnancy: when a woman takes a pregnancy test she is not tested for the pregnancy itself, but for the elevated presence of hCG.
However, when introduced into the body coupled with a tetanus toxoid carrier, antibodies will be formed not only against tetanus but also against hCG. In this case the body fails to recognize hCG as a friend and will produce anti-hCG antibodies. The antibodies will attack subsequent pregnancies by killing the hCG which naturally sustains a pregnancy; when a woman has sufficient anti-hCG antibodies in her system, she is rendered incapable of maintaining a pregnancy.(1)
HLI reported the sketchy facts regarding the Mexican tetanus vaccines to its World Council members and affiliates in more than 60 countries.(2) Soon additional reports of vaccines laced with hCG hormones began to drift in from the Philippines, where more than 3.4 million women were recently vaccinated. Similar reports came from Nicaragua, which had conducted its own vaccination campaign in 1993.
The Known Facts
Here are the known facts concerning the tetanus vaccination campaigns in Mexico and the Philippines:
* Only women are vaccinated, and only the women between the ages of 15 and 45. (In Nicaragua the age range was 12-49.) But aren't men at least as likely as young women to come into contact with tetanus? And what of the children? Why are they excluded?
* Human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) hormone has been found in the vaccines. It does not belong there -- in the parlance of the O.J. Simpson murder trial, the vaccine has been "contaminated."
* The vaccination protocols call for multiple injections -- three within three months and a total of five altogether. But, since tetanus vaccinations provide protection for ten years or more, why are multiple inoculations called for?(3)
* WHO has been actively involved for more than 20 years in the development of an anti-fertility vaccine utilizing hCG tied to tetanus toxoid as a carrier -- the exact same coupling as has been found in the Mexican-Philippine-Nicaragua vaccines.(4)
The Anti-Fertility Gang
Allied with the WHO in the development of an anti-fertility vaccine (AFV) using hCG with tetanus and other carriers have been UNFPA, the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank, the Population Council, the Rockefeller Foundation, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, and a number of universities, including Uppsala, Helsinki, and Ohio State.(5) The U.S. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (part of NIH) was the supplier of the hCG hormone in some of the AFV experiments.(6)
The WHO begain its "Special Programme" in human reproduction in 1972, and by 1993 had spent more than $356 million on "reproductive health" research.(7) It is this "Programme" which has pioneered the development of the abortificant vaccine. Over $90 million of this Programme's funds were contributed by Sweden; Great Britain donated more than $52 million, while Norway, Denmark and Germany kicked in for $41 million , $27 million, and $12 million, respectively. The U.S., thanks to the cut-off of such funding during the Reagan-Bush administrations, has contributed "only" $5.7 million, including a new payment in 1993 by the Clinton administration of $2.5 million. Other major contibutors to the WHO Programme include UNFPA, $61 million; the World Bank, $15.5 million; the Rockefeller Foundation, $2.5 million; the Ford Foundation, over $1 million; and
the IDRC (International Research and Development Centre of Canada), $716.5 thousand.
WHO and Philippine Health Department Excuses
When the first reports surfaced in the Philippines of tetanus toxoid vaccine being laced with hCG hormones, the WHO and the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) immediately denied that the vaccine contained hCG. Confronted with the results of laboratory tests which detected its presence in three of the four vials of tetanus toxoid examined, the WHO and DOH scoffed at the evidence coming from "right-to-life and Catholic" sources. Four new vials of the tetanus vaccine were submitted by DOH to St. Luke's (Lutheran) Medical Center in Manila -- and all four vials tested positive for hCG!
From outright denial the stories now shifted to the allegedly "insignificant" quantity of the hCG present; the volume of hCG present is insufficient to produce anti-hCG antibodies. But new tests designed to detect the presence of hCG antibodies in the blood sera of women vaccinated with the tetauns toxoid vaccine were undertaken by Philippine pro-life and Catholic groups. Of thirty women tested subsequent to receiving tetanus toxoid vaccine, twenty-six tested positive for high levels of anti-hCG! If there were no hCG in the vaccine, or if it were present in only "insignificant" quantities, why were the vaccinated women found to be harboring anti-hCG antibodies? The WHO and the DOH had no answers.
New arguments surfaced: hCG's apparent presence in the vaccine was due to "false positives" resulting from the particular substances mixed in the vaccine or in the chemicals testing for hCG. And even if hCG was really there, its presence derived from the manufacturing process.
But the finding of hCG antibodies in the blood sera of vaccinated women obviated the need to get bogged down in such debates. It was no longer necessary to argue about what may or may not have been the cause of the hCG presence, when one now had the effect of the hCG. There is no known way for the vaccinated women to have hCG antibodies in their blood unless hCG had been artificially introduced into their bodies!
Why A Tetanus Toxoid "Carrier"?
Because the human body does not attack its own naturally occurring hormone hCG, the body has to be fooled into treating hCG as an invading enemy in order to develop a successful anti-fertility vaccine utilizing hCG antibodies. A paper delivered at the 4th International Congress of Reproductive Immunology (Kiel, West Germany, 26-29 July 1989) spelled it out: "Linkage to a carrier was done to overcome the immunological tolerance to hCG."(8)
Vaccine Untested by Drug Bureau
After the vaccine controversy had reached a fever pitch, a new bombshell exploded; none of the three different brands of tetanus vaccine being used had ever been licensed for sale and distribution or registered with the Philippine Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD), as required by law. The head of the BFAD lamely explained that the companies distributing these brands "did not apply for registration."(9) The companies in question are Connaught Laboratories Ltd. and Intervex, both from Canada, and CSL Laboratories from Australia.
It seemed that the BFAD might belatedly require re-testing, but the idea was quickly rejected when the Secretary of Health declared that, since the vaccines had been certified by the WHO -- there they are again! -- there was assurance enough that the "vaccines come from reputable manufacturers."(10)
Just how "reputable" one of the manufacturers might be is open to some question. In the mid-`80s Connaught Laboratories was found to be knowingly distributing vials of AIDS-contaminated blood products.(11)
At this juncture, evidence is beginning to appear from Africa.(12) HLI has called for a Congressional investigation of the situation, inasmuch as nearly every agency involved in the development of an anti-fertility vaccine is funded, at least in part, with U.S. monies.
(1) "Abortifacient vaccines loom as new threat," HLI Reports, November 1993, pp. 1-2.
(2) World Council Reports, 28 November 1994, pp. 4-5.
(3) A call placed by this writer on 5 May 1995 to the Montgomery County (Maryland) Health Department, Epidemology Division -- Infectious Diseases -- Adult Immunizations, elicited the following information:
Q. For how long a time does the tetanus vaccination offer protection?
A. 10 years.
Q. Have you ever heard of any adult requiring three tetanus vaccinations within a 3 or 4 month time period, and a total of 5 vaccinations in all within a year or so?
A. Whaaaat! Never. No way!
Reports from the Philippines appear to confirm the 10-year immunity afforded by tetanus toxoid vaccinations: prior to the campaigns begun in 1993, the so-called booster shots were given only every 10 years.
(4) More than a score of articles, many written by WHO researchers, document WHO's attempts to create an anti-fertility vaccine utilizing tetanus toxoid as a carrier. Some leading articles include:
"Clinical profile and Toxicology Studies on Four Women Immunized with Pr-B-hCG-TT," Contraception, February, 1976, pp. 253-268.
"Observations on the antigenicity and clinical effects of a candidate antipregnancy vaccine: B-subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin linked to tetanus toxoid," Fertility and Sterility, October 1980, pp. 328-335.
"Phase 1 Clinical Trials of a World Health Organisation Birth Control Vaccine," The Lancet, 11 June 1988, pp. 1295-1298. "Vaccines for Fertility Regulation," Chapter 11, pp. 177-198, Research in Human Reproduction, Biennial Report (1986-1987), WHO Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (WHO, Geneva 1988).
"Anti-hCG Vaccines are in Clinical Trials," Scandinavian Journal of Immunology, Vol. 36, 1992, pp. 123-126.
(5) These institutional names are garnered from the journal articles cited in the previous footnote.
(6) Lancet, 11 June 1988, p. 1296.
(7) Challenges in Reproductive Health Research, Biennial Report 1992-1993, World Health Organization, Geneva, 1994, p. 186.
(8) G.P. Talwar, et al, "Prospects of an anti-hCG vaccine inducing antibodies of high affinity...(etc)," Reproductive Technology 1989, Elsevier Science Publishers, 1990, Amsterdam, New York, p. 231.
(9) "3 DOH vaccines untested by BFAD," The Philippine Star, 4 April 1995, pp. 1, 12.
(10) "BFAD junks re-testing of controversial shot," Manila Standard, 7 April 1995; "DOH: Toxoid vaccines are safe," The Philippine Star, 7 April 1995.
(11) "Ottawa got blood tainted by HIV." Ottawa Citizen, 4 April 1995.
(12) A nearly two-year old communique from Tanzania tells a familiar story: tetanus toxoid vaccinations, five in all, given only to women aged 15-45. Nigeria, too, may have been victimized; see The Lancet, 4 June 1988, p. 1273.
Credit: Article by J.A. Miller, special correspondent for Human Life International. Copyright June/July 1995 by Human Life International. This article was originally published in HLI Reports, Human Life International, Gaithersburg, Maryland; June/July 1995, Volume 13, Number 8. Permission to reprint granted to New Atlantean News.
For more information about vaccines, please visit the Thinktwice Global Vaccine Institute http://www.thinktwice.com or the Thinktwice Vaccine http://www.thinktwice.com/vaccine.htm
Could the 'swine flu' vaccine contain sterilization agents?
'Immuno-Sterilization' In Humans, A 2009 Vaccination Odyssey
by A. True Ott, PhD, ND
(Sep 28, 2009)
According to the Los Angeles Sunday Times newspaper dated May 24, 2009, a meeting of some of the world's richest billionaires took place in Manhattan on May 5, 2009. (See addendum #1) These "elite" reached a uniform consensus during this meeting that OVERPOPULATION is the single greatest threat facing Planet Earth.
Mr. George Soros, international banker and agent of the Rothschild family, was also in attendance, and actually led much of the discussion, it was reported (for a biography and curriculum vitae of this warped individual, and his vision for mass sterilization/depopulation of the planet, see Addendum #2).
The elite's agenda of mass depopulation is no longer covert. It is no longer the realm of "National Secret Memorandums" (see NSSM-200 authored by Henry Kissinger and Zbignew Brezinsky back in 1974) It is today public knowledge. It is indeed their top "agenda" item for immediate implementation this year - 2009.
I would submit that these billionaires are men and women of action. When they come to a joint consensus, a detailed plan is quickly and decisively put into action especially if they perceive that their "plan" is literally going to "save the planet". There should be little doubt that they would have a brilliant plan of action that they are most definitely implementing as you are reading this. These individuals did not get to be billionaires by being stupid, or by merely discussing ideas and concepts over dinner. They, of course, would also know how to keep their depopulation activities camouflaged and hidden from public scrutiny. After all, they reason that only THEY know what is best for the planet.
Let's look at the elite's depopulation plan from a standpoint of logic and common sense. Of course they realize that only a very small fraction of the world's population (especially in the Western 1st World nations) would eagerly and willingly step forward and volunteer that their lineage and bloodlines would be severed by means of a permanent sterilization "vaccination". It is obvious, therefore, that such a "sterilization vaccine" would need to be disguised as something else, a truly global false-flag program fueled by their controlled media propaganda and fear-mongering. I would submit that a worldwide faux "influenza pandemic" would be an absolutely perfect cover.
Prior to the year 1998, the available depopulation tools that could be utilized by such "global elitists" were fairly limited; diseases, famine, wars and even natural disasters could each be developed and actually implemented by a designed plan. These depopulation tools are rather messy, however, and often hard to completely control. However, thanks to the work of Dr. Richard A. Fayrer Hosken at the University of Georgia, a new and completely effective depopulation tool is now available indeed, a simple little VACCINE SHOT can today cause permanent sterility. (See Addendum 3 attached for the international patent of this "immunosterilization vaccine".)
Fayrer-Hosken's invention has been successfully tested and found to be effective on all mammals, including the African elephant, although the potential long-term side effects are still being compiled. What exactly is the active ingredients of this sterilization vaccine? Primarily the sterilization vaccine contains antigens from PORCINE (pig) glyco-proteins (viruses are a form of glyco-proteins) bonded with a powerful oil-in-water "adjuvant" called squalene. (See addendum 3).
Is it just a coincidence that Novartis' master patent for the "swine flu" vaccine utilizes swine (porcine) glycol-proteins bonded with a powerful oil-in-water "adjuvant" called squalene?
Is it just a coincidence that Novartis' "swine flu" vaccine product information circular, section 8.1, includes this warning paragraph: "Animal reproduction studies have not been conducted with this ---[vaccine]. It is also not known whether the vaccine can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman, OR CAN AFFECT REPRODUCTION CAPACITY." (Emphasis added.)
It would also seem highly logical that a sterilization vaccine disguised as a pandemic influenza vaccine would require a complete blanket shield against liability lawsuits and litigation as well for such claims would undoubtedly number in the hundreds of millions. (Oops, sorry the vaccine made you sterile Mrs. Jones we had absolutely no idea, you see!) Of course, such blanket immunity from lawsuits is exactly what has been given to the "swine flu" vaccine manufacturers and promoters by our corrupt federal government.
It is clear that the "swine flu" pandemic is no more serious than the common cold but it is also increasingly clear that the VACCINE is the real danger. If the squalene adjuvant cripples and even kills the victim in addition to making him/her permanently stable, then I am confident that is perfectly ok with George Soros and his breed. Make no mistake, however, the entire agenda behind this pandemic vaccine hype is very likely the covert "immunosterilization" of the human herd!
--True Ott, PhD, ND
Original article with addendums here
New Media editor Don Fenley casts a big net for hidden gems about and behind the news
If Trends Research Institute Director Gerald Celente is right another volley may have been fired in what he is calling the "Second American Revolution."
In August while most everyone's attention was still focused on the Tea Parties, Celente was already in fast-forward trend identification mode.
Here's part of an e-mail trend alert he sent to clients, "While there are many wild cards that could light the fuse, The Trends Research Institute forecasts that if the threat of government-forced Swine Flu vaccinations is realized, it will be the fourth shot (of the second American Revolution). Tens of millions will fight for their right to remain free and unvaccinated."
News reports about this issue have slowly registering it. The Wall Street Journal cited it Saturday. Headlines in Wednesday's papers stepped up the tempo as they heralded the protests of New York state health care workers who have been told to take the swine flu shot or lose their jobs.
But the issue is already beyond the New York state lines.
According to a UPI report , Hospital Corp. of America, with clinics and hospitals in 20 states including Tennessee and Virginia, is requiring its 120,000 employees to be vaccinated.
It's likely as reporters begin checking with their local health care providers they will find the same thing at other institutions. If so, hundreds of thousands of nurses, doctors and other healthcare workers could be ordered to become vaccinated as the second wave of the H1N1 pandemic spreads this fall. And the mandate trend from health care providers to their workers is fueling concerns and rumors that the H1N1 vaccine may become mandatory for everyone.
Lori Price of Citizens for Legitimate Government, a Connecticut-based group that opposes government expansion. "It's all part of an encroachment on our liberties," Price told The Wall Street Journal in a story published Saturday.
Celente says the Tea Parties and the fiery town hall health care meetings in August were just two of the symptoms of a larger issue. "America is seething. Not since the Civil War has anything like this happened. But the protests are either being intentionally downplayed or ignorantly misinterpreted.
"The White House and the media have labeled protestors "conservative fringe elements," or as players in staged events organized by Republican operatives that have been egged on by Fox news and right-wing radio show hosts.
"Health industry interests opposed to any reform are also being blamed for inciting the public. But organized or spontaneous is not the issue. While most protestors exhibit little grasp of the complex 1000 page health care reform document (that nary a legislator has read either), their emotion is clearly real and un-staged.
"Rightly or wrongly, the legislation is regarded as yet another straw on the already overloaded camel's back. A series of gigantic, unpopular government-imposed (but taxpayer-financed) bailouts, buyouts, rescue and stimulus packages have been stuffed down the gullet of Americans. With no public platform to voice their opposition, options for citizens have been limited to fruitless petitions, e-mails and phone calls to Congress, all fielded by anonymous staff underlings."
It would be a mistake to attribute the anger to Democrats or Republicans or President Obama. It's broader. if the current satisfaction ratings and opinion polls are right much of it is focused on a discontent with Congress and the various levels of government.
The bottom line according to Celente is the legislation is another instance of government taking another piece out of the citizens' lives and making them pay for it; again telling them what they can or cannot do.
He predicts that what he's calling the Second American Revolution "will become the most profound political trend of the century - the trend that will change the world" even if it is still invisible to the same experts, authorities and pundits who didn't see the financial crisis coming until the bottom fell out of the economy.
Clente predicts that with the "ubiquitous camera-equipped cell phone, universal access to YouTube, and millions of twitters and tweets, the uprisings cannot be ignored, contained, managed, spun or edited down in the media or spun to a more favorable viewing from politicians. "A false flag attempt, a genuine crisis, or a declaration of war, may slow the momentum of the "Second American Revolution," but nothing will stop it." he writes.
That was what Celente was telling his clients in August. He bases his trends identification business on the idea that currents events can point to trends that are missed by traditional economic or social science studies. In his book Trend Tracking, Celente says anyone can identify trends by disciplined reading news stories and applying some equally disciplined interpretations. The three things that first qualify a group of news stories on the same topic as an issue to watch is the issue has to have "social, economical and political significance."
While there's no one in the trends business with a 100 percent record, this element of the ongoing swine flu story is something to watch during the coming weeks.
And as a result, alarm bells are now ringing about the new swine flu vaccine.
Should you be worried?
A just released study by the peer-reviewed journal Neurotoxicology has seemingly confirmed a link between vaccines containing Thimerosol and neurological damage
A University of Pittsburgh research team monitored the reflexes of a group of 20 macaque monkeys. Thirteen had been vaccinated within 24 hours of birth by a Hepatitis B vaccine containing the preservative Thimerosol; the others had either received a placebo injection or were unvaccinated
Over two weeks, the researchers studied the infant monkeys' abilities to perform nine basic reflexes. Three of the reflexes were significantly delayed in the vaccinated monkeys, while two other reflexes were also delayed and "approached significance".
Those not given the vaccine showed no delays in development.
The vaccinated macaques learned more slowly to: 1) turn their head in response to a brush on the cheek (the root reflex); 2) open their mouth in response to a brush on the forehead (the snout reflex); and 3) suck on a nipple placed in their mouth (the suck reflex)
The amount of Thimerosal was adjusted for weight and the primates received only 2mcg.
Alarm bells are now ringing because the new AH1N1 (swine flu) vaccine contains 24.5mcg of Thimerosol - 49 times the FDA allowable daily limit for adults. It has been deemed 'unsafe' for children under ten years; however, pregnant mothers are being targeted as the first recipients.
According to Dr. Andrew Wakefield, Executive Director of Thoughtful House, "Thimerosal is still routinely used in Hepatitis B andnumerous other vaccines world-wide."
The researchers involved in the study were keen to point out that they could not be sure if it was the Thimerosol that caused the neurological damage, the vaccine itself, or a combination of the two. Clearly more research is needed before we begin a mass vaccination program for the AH1N1 (swine flu).
Comment: It is a great pity that infant monkeys had to be used in these studies to demonstrate what has been obvious for decades now. Let's hope that changes to the way we treat them and our own young are soon on the way.
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Primary Source: Primate study shows significant harm from one birth dose of a mercury-containing vaccine.
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Vaccination Is Not Immunization
Leo Rebello, MD, ND, PhD
Immunity is inbuilt -- it may be weak, medium or strong. If weak it can be built. For healthy immunity your blood should be 70% alkaline and 30% acidic. But because of the wrong food that we eat day in and day out this ratio is in inverse proportion. Impure blood then destroys the immunity and internal organs creating dis-ease state.
The lethal brew called the vaccinations made from disease cells and so many obnoxious ingredients do not build up immunity. Rather these vaccines are introduced to create more diseases. As I have said in my new doctor's oath, vaccinations are worse than rape. It is heinous and those who have made vaccination mandatory, like in USA and in the EU countries, are the mass murderers. Hitler pales into insignificance when it comes to genocide of small children due to vaccinations.
So many clandestine events are planned behind the closed doors of the medical laboratories which have a set agenda to follow, namely population control. For example, how many people (including doctors, parents, planners, politicians, advocates, administrators, consumer rights organisation) are even aware that now the required number of childhood vaccines has increased to dangerous levels. These are the weapons of mass destruction.
1980 20 vaccines
2003 40 vaccines
2004 53 vaccines
2005 58 vaccines
2006 63 vaccines
2008 68 vaccines
Why is this number going up every year and it is never reported or discussed in the media or in the parliaments of the nations? Earlier, vaccinations were given only to small children. Now they are recommended even to senior citizens and there are 73 vaccines for adults.As a result people are getting sicker. Issues like, (a) Sudden Infant Death, (b) Autism, (c) Measles (d) Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine, (e) Flu Shots and Mercury in Vaccines, (f) Why infant deformities and deaths are increasing are deliberately not discussed.
New vaccines are being invented every year and routinely included in the "Mandated Immunization Schedule".
Who has made them mandatory and on what basis? Money decides everything. See how Bird Flu/Swine Flu scares are created and then inadequately tested or costly Tamiflu is promoted. But cancer and AIDS vaccine is nowhere in sight. Because these two diseases are created by infecting bloodline itself. Today, there are 68 vaccines mandated for use before a child is eighteen years old. And yet, our infant mortality rate and the health of our children are appalling. The incidence of both infectious diseases and degenerative diseases among Americans is skyrocketing. Allopathy is a pseudo science and allopathic vaccinations are based not on scientific premise but greed and more greed. The role of vaccinations over the past 100 years has been grossly exaggerated and the harm done has been carefully hidden from public view. Life-changing information is deliberately hidden by the immoral greed-driven industry. BBC recently removed the website on CAM. When I complained to them, they wrote saying they are improving it and it will be up again shortly. By the same token the Modern Medicine website, which gives much more misleading and dangerous information is not removed, I countered.
Veggie vaccines, urine vaccines, homeopathic vaccines (nosodes) are never discussed even though they are cheaper, safer and without any side effects. Likewise, the role of good diet and nutrition, as also herbs, fruits and vegetables (God's pharmacy) is never discussed. Now you require a doctor's prescription even to buy vitamins and minerals, even though banned and bannable drugs are freely available off the shelf.
Wake up folks, wake up. In this information explosion age if you do not get proper information or if you do not use your common sense than you are an educated fool. If you wish to remain in fool's paradise that is your look out. But do not rape your children willy-nilly.
"Reason 6. Over-vaccination is a common practice now in America. American children are subjected to 29 vaccines by the age of two. This means a little bit of disease is being injected into young children continually during their most formative years! Veterinarians have backed off of repeat vaccination in dogs because of observed side effects."
View Health Maven Video:Was the 'Mexican' 'Swine' Flu Caused by Vaccines? And check-out Len Horowitz's videos.
Read Bill Sardi's Complete Article HERE
Excerpts taken from Dr. Mercola's Commentary on
the video: Flu Vaccine Exposed: Think Twice!
The Flu Vaccine Does Not Prevent the Flu, nor Protect Against the Vast Majority of Flu-Related Deaths
The conventional treatment for bacterial pneumonia is an antibiotic, not a viral flu drug, so to think that taking a flu vaccine will prevent death from pneumonia doesn't really make sense.
"But the vaccine will prevent the flu, which will prevent the possibility of developing pneumonia," some might say.
That sounds good in theory, but the statistics simply do not support this assertion.
Because study after study, and master studies that compile the results from several studies to get a more objective result, keep coming to the same conclusion: Flu vaccines DO NOT WORK, and in many cases do more harm than good.
In fact, one shocking statistic brought to light in this video is that BEFORE the CDC advocated vaccinating children under the age of five, the number of children dying from the flu was very low, and on the decline.
Then, in 2003, just after children aged five and under started getting vaccinated, the number of flu deaths SKYROCKETED. The death toll was enormous compared to the previous year, when the flu vaccine was not administered en masse to that age group!
How anyone can consider a strategy that yields a higher death toll to be a "success" is a mystery to me.
The Problem with Flu Death Statistics
However, as frightening as much of this may sound, it's important to keep things in perspective. According to the statistics shown in the video above, more Americans die from asthma, and even malnutrition each year, than the flu.
Unfortunately, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grossly distort the facts about flu deaths, making the flu virus seem far more dangerous than is warranted. On the CDC's main flu page, they state that about 36,000 people die from the flu in the United States each year.
But if you search a little harder, you can find the actual number of people who died from the flu in 2005 (this is the most recent data that's available) was 1,806. The remainder was caused by pneumonia. In 2004, there were just 1,100 actual flu deaths.
The statistics the CDC gives are skewed partly because they classify those dying from pneumonia as dying from the flu, which is inaccurate.
Recent polls across the world have consistently shown that, if they had a choice, 90% of people would actively seek to avoid GMOs (genetically modified organisms) in their food.
Unfortunately, GMOs are taking over our farmland so quickly, it is virtually impossible to avoid eating GM foods... unless you know what to look for.
1. Look at the stickers on fruit - there is a PLU code with either 4 or 5 numbers. If your fruit's label has 4 numbers, it is conventionally grown. 5 numbers starting with a 9 means it was organically grown, and 5 numbers starting with an 8 means GMO.
2. Buy local & talk to your farmers - this is the best way to ensure you're eating real foods. It's estimated that up to 85% of pre-packaged and processed foods contain GMOs, so buying fresh from the farm is a great way to avoid that.
3. Avoid the Top Four GMO Crops of Soy, Corn, Canola and Cottonseed - most blended oils in North America contain canola and cottonseed. Replacing these with 100% extra virgin olive oil is a safe alternative.
4. Encourage your favorite food providers to label their food GMO-free. We don't need the government to force companies to label their foods, and we're seeing more and more that we as consumers have tremendous power, and if enough of us ask for GMO-free labels, and support the companies that use them, we'll see a huge increase in labeling. And we're already starting to see this.
Get to know the companies that are labeling their foods GMO-free.
5. Buy Organically Grown Food - For now, the organic certification process is a relatively safe bet to ensure your food is free of GMOs, although this may not be the case in the future. Help support global sustainability by purchasing certified organically grown food.
6. Conventional Sugar - Over 90% of this year's sugar beet harvest will be Monsanto's GM Roundup-Ready Sugar Beet. That means if you are using sugar, or eating anything with sugar in it, you're eating GMOs.
7. Grow your own food - Plant a garden using heirloom seeds! (thanks to Amy31415 on YouTube for pointing out this important tip!)
Organic Certifications, Labels, and What They Mean
There seems to be a lot of confusion about what that "organic" sign in the grocery store means. For many of us, it merely means "same stuff, higher price." Most Americans are aware that our produce in the grocery store has to meet specific requirements in order to be able to display the U.S. Department of Agriculture's seal and use the word "organic" on their label.
The most vocal critique of the USDA's organic certification is in what is considered "organic" and what is not. The mandatory participation requirement is also a big one.
That second issue is probably the greatest one, since just using the word "organic" on your product label requires that you comply with all USDA requirements before being able to state that your product is "organic." In other words, the USDA has the power over that one word and ultimately decides what is and what isn't defined as "organic."
This presents a huge obstacle. Under the law, anyone selling foods and labeling them "organic" must comply with the USDA's record keeping and onerous compliance rules. Even non-USDA certification groups for food production aren't allowed the name "organic" unless they are part of the USDA's system.
This means that alternative labeling certification groups, like the Certified Naturally Grown certification alliance, cannot use "organic" in their very name.
This brings to question how the costly government certification requirements can be considered the right choice for giving consumers confidence that what they're buying is really "organic." Since the system favors huge operations over smaller, more localized ones, it's obviously weighted in favor of factory farms (which can be organic certified) and Big Agra.
Further, because the certification and the very use of the word "organic" is now politically controlled, it's possible for lobbyists and insiders to manipulate how the certification is done or the requirements for it. This leads to questions of how organic those things labeled "organic" really are.
In 2005, for instance, an appropriations bill for the USDA allowed 38 synthetic ingredients to be considered "organic" when certifying foods for the USDA Organic label. Among the beneficiaries was Anheuser-Busch (Budweiser), who now use the organic label on their Wild Hop Lager.
The control of the word "organic" allows the USDA and its subsidiaries to decide who does and who doesn't get to use this valuable marketing term. Ostensibly, of course, this means that nefarious companies who'll use the word wrongly to get more buyers will not be able to use the term. It also means, however, that small businesses and farmers (even home gardeners) who sell their organic wares can't call them that either.
In my mind, I have to wonder why groups like Certified Naturally Grown aren't allowed to use the word "organic" with their members when they withhold their label for only the most stringent of organic practices.
Small farms and food makers who wish to use the CNG label are required to not only keep their operations at the highest of organic standards, but are randomly audited by other members in the CNG to ensure that they are doing so.
By comparison, a USDA Certified Organic operation must keep costly and tedious records from seed to harvest, must pay for organization membership and for all inspections, etc. This is costly and works only for large-scale commercial operations, but for smaller operations—especially those that do not focus on one or two crops, but grow several—this is quite onerous.
Further, seed-saving and similar practices are not allowed under the USDA's program unless the farmer doing so is also a certified seed supplier. Even if it's just for their own use!
CNG farmers follow the same basic rules of the USDA program, but the record keeping can be tailored to meet their needs. Further, their farms are required to be open to public access (full time or by appointment) to allow any consumer or interested party to also come to the farm and see operations. This encourages public discourse on the CNG certification and also allows consumers to see where their groceries are coming from. Most CNG participating farms agree that this actually increases sales and local consumer interest in their operations.
Finally, the CNG runs entirely on free-will donations and volunteer, grassroots efforts. The USDA is a government-mandated, forced participation edict. Not only does this give the USDA full ownership of the word "organic," but it gives them the power to decide how it's defined and who gets to use it.
You tell me which you think is better.
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Aug. 1, 2011TRENTON, MO | By: Harris
The first event of the North Central Missouri Fain in Trenton kicks off tomorrow.
This year's fair has new grandstand attractions, such as Bransen Ireland, a new singer out of Kansas City, and Donkey races. Kenny's funland carnival returns, starting tomorrow running through Saturday. North Central Missouri Fair president Andy Burrus says the fair has many great activities going on throughout the length of the fair.


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Happy Monday! Welcome back to the 30-Day House Cleaning Challenge. Today I got to choose between surface cleaning the living room, kitchen, bathroom, or bedroom. Tonight we are hosting another Club (this time in our backyard) so I decided to work on the living room.
One of my recently goals was to box up the desktop computer in our living room and move it to the garage. Two weeks ago I moved it out of our office and listed it on Craigslist, but its been in the living room ever since. So today I found a box in the garage, and packed up the computer and owners manuals. Putting the computer in the garage also led to organizing another box of odds and ends in the garage. Then I folded the laundry, and put it away, which led to sorting Evelyn's clothes for items to give away. Finally I straightened up the books on the bookshelf again.
And, yes there is a rocking horse in the fireplace. We don't use the fireplace, so it's a great place to store it. 🙂
Do you find that doing one chore often leads to another, and then another?


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Restoration low level healing advice (7.0)
Restoration is primarily used for healing in dungeons, so you may not use this much until you unlock the dungeon finder at 15. Restoration druids are primarily designed to use Heal Over Time (HOT) spells. At level 15 when dungeon finder unlocks, you have access to: Regrowth (single-target direct heal with a HOT) and rejuvenation (a single-target HOT), and swiftmend (an instant-cast direct heal). You also have access to your level 15 talents, where I'd recommend Cenarion Ward so you can put shields on your tank.
Low level healing spells & abilities
- 10 – Regrowth: Single-target direct heal with a HOT component.
- 10 – Rejuvenation (rejuv): A single-target HOT you can cast on multiple people.
- 10 – Solar Wrath & moonfire are damage spells you can use in caster form.
- 12 – Swiftmend: A single target burst heal on a 30 second cooldown.
- 14 – Revive: Out of combat, you can resurrect a team member (bring a fallen team member back to life).
- 18 – Nature's Cure: Removes a magic, curse, and poison debuffs from your team members. Low level dungeons often have debuffs where removing them will reduce the amount of healing you have to do.
- 26 – Healing Touch: A direct heal with a long cast time that is more mana efficient than regrowth.
- 32 – Lifebloom: A HOT you can put on a tank (e.g., limited to 1 person at a time) that has a large burst heal if it expires on the target.
- 44 – Revitalize: Resurrect your entire party/raid out of combat.
- 52 – Ironbark: Tank cooldown (a 1.5 minute timer that reduces the damage taken by your target).
- 56- Rebirth: Resurrect a team member IN Combat (combat res spell).
- 64 – Wild Growth: An area of effect (AOE) heal – Applies a HOT to multiple targets at a time on a 10 second cooldown.
- 72 – Tranquility: Group channeled heal on a 3 min cooldown.
- 83 – Efflorescence: A ground-targeted heal where people standing in the mushroom circle can get healed.
Early healing advice: With only regrowth, swiftmend, and rejuv early on, you mostly want to put rejuv on everyone & then use regrowth when people get low (you can use more healing touch in place of regrowths at higher level). Swiftmend will help you get burst healing. You don't get good AOE group healing tools until higher level (wildgrowth, tranquility, and efflorescence), meaning that leveling as a resto druid has significant challenges for healing in dungeons.
Talent Builds:
Keep in mind that the suggestion for leveling builds significantly differs from end-game healing builds. Thus, the talents you will want to emphasize will change as you get higher level. Talents also have interactions where they become stronger when you go with a specific build (such as a prosperity/soul of the forest build; or an Abundance/cultivation/germination build).
- Level 15: Cenarion Ward gives another button that is helpful at low levels, but less helpful at high levels. You would place cenarion ward on your tanks for them to get an extra healing bonus when they take damage. At higher levels (after you pick up more spells), you can swap to prosperity (an extra charge of swiftmend) or abundance (a crit bonus to regrowth, plus healing touch cast time reduction based on on spreading around lots of rejuvs on various targets).
- Level 30: Either displacer beast or wild charge can work as movement escape talents. Renewal only heals you (can't cast it on others), so only pick up renewal if you are having problems surviving at low levels.
- Level 45: You can choose one of two 'affinity' specs that will increase your damage. Balance affinity will increase the range of your spells by 5 yards, and give you ranged damage spells you can cast. Feral affinity gives you increased movement speed plus melee damage abilities you can use in cat form. Guardian affinity isn't recommended for leveling resto druids. For the affinity talents, you stay in your Resto gear and then just change forms (such as shifting to cat for feral affinity) to do damage.
- 60: Any crowd control talent can work but you are more likely to use typhoon to push things away from you.
- 75: Leveling builds should favor Cultivation (when someone has a rejuv on them and gets low, another HOT is applied to them, meaning you get decent passive healing to help save low health characters). Raiding builds and more end-game content will alternatively favor Soul of the Forest, paired with Prosperity (level 15), and then follow Swiftmend with Wild Growth casts.
- 90: Any of these healing bonuses can have uses for leveling. Spring Blossoms applies a short-term HOT on people who are healed by standing in your efflorescence healing circle. Inner Peace reduces the cooldown of tranquility (from 3 mins to 2 mins), allowing you to cast tranquility more often. Culvination allows rejuv to heal people more when they drop below 60% health.
- 100: Stonebark is likely the easiest leveling talent to use in dungeons. This reduces the Ironbark cooldown (so you can cast it on your tank 1x per minute) and increases your HOTs effectiveness on the person when ironbark is active.


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Watch out for the head guard sparring session. Real life fighting is not a sport and definitely not filled with tricks of martial arts. A criminal who does not respect a women cannot be beaten by tricks of martial arts. Krav Maga Bangalore conducted by Guru Franklin Joseph goes the extra step to show what will happen really in the streets.
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Ilex crenata 'Jersey Jewel'
Jersey Jewel Japanese Holly. Beautiful texture and form on a slow growing dwarf shrub. Grows just 2-4 inches per year. Overall shape is upright and round, but has a very sculptural form. Pretty glossy dark green rounded leaves are clustered in rosettes at the ends of the stems and are evergreen. Similar to Ilex crenata 'Dwarf Pagoda', but with slightly smaller leaves. Height and upright habit make it a nice backdrop behind a miniature bench. Very dramatic when planted with yellow Sedum 'Tokyo Sun' or Sagina 'Aurea'. Great for fairy gardens and miniatures gardenes, especially those with an oriental theme. Provide protection from early frosts. Cold hardy to -10 F, zone 5/6. Note: Plants are growing in 2.25" x 2.25" x 3.5"h pots. Current crop is about 3-4" tall.
- Lovely dwarf plant, growing just 2"-4" per year
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- Grow in full sun or partial shade
- Cold hardy to -10 F and protect from early frost
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From Waffles to Fricasse: Cafe Medina serves Brunch in Sweet and Spicy Style
556 Beatty Street, Vancouver
My three big loves are brunch, waffles and maple syrup. And all three are available at Cafe Medina in Crosstown, Vancouver. On every Sunday that I have visited for brunch, even on the days that I wake up early, there is always a crowd of hungry diners waiting for a table in front of the window of Belgian waffles at Cafe Medina. But believe me, it is well worth the wait. The service, food and ambiance at Cafe Medina is top notch.
I have a huge weakness for Belgian waffles: these waffles are made with a yeast batter, making them slightly denser and chewier than their light and fluffy, American waffle cousins. Another great advantage that Belgian waffles have over American waffles are their large pockets, or as I like to think of them: maple syrup catchers. While waiting for a table, and even just walking down Beatty Street, the sweet smell of hot, freshly made waffles is hard to miss. Stacked on cooling racks at the front window, the Belgian waffles are one of the most popular items at Cafe Medina. I always order maple syrup with my waffles but Cafe Medina offers all types of toppings from dark chocolate to raspberry caramel. I did try the dark chocolate, but was disappointed to find that it tasted a little bit like a melted Hershey's chocolate bar. I find that it's best to stick with the Canadian classic of maple syrup.
Aside from their amazing waffles, Cafe Medina is also well-known for their Fricassé, the name refers to the cooking method of stewing and braising. Served in a cast iron skillet, the Fricassé is braised short ribs with two sunny side up eggs, roasted potatoes, some caramelized onions, a bright green sprinkling of arugula, cubes of applewood cheddar, pieces of apple and a side of grilled foccacia. The foccacia is perfect for dipping in the runny egg yolks and moping up the delectable juice at the bottom of the skillet. The short ribs in the Fricassé are cooked to perfection, flavourful and tender to the point of just falling apart at the touch of a fork. The applewood cheddar and the tart, juicy cubes of apple really ties the dish together, as well as offering a wide range of flavours in little memorable bursts throughout the dish. The peppery arugula also gives the dish dimension and sophistication, challenging your breakfast palate, all the while, the eggs and cheese are reminding your taste buds of familiar breakfast flavours.
The Paella at Cafe Medina is also exceptional, featuring curried orzo rice, vegetables, fresh avocado and one of my favourite cheeses, grano padano. I'm not a regular fan of spicy food for brunch but this Paella is definitely an exception. The fresh spices are absorbed into the plump, flavour-soaked morsels of orzo, cooked to a perfect consistency, firm but not hard, chewy but not mushy. The avocados add a refreshing cooling element to the dish, also balanced out by the other greens and slut red, juicy red tomatoes.
My other favourite dish at Cafe Medina is the Tagine, traditionally served with a poached egg, we ordered ours with a sunny side up egg (we are suckers for runny yolks). Bubbly hot in the tagine is spicy tomato stew, spicy merguez sausage, moroccan olives and cilantro. The Tagine definitely gives you a big wake up kick in the taste buds.
Cafe Medina remains one of my favourite brunch spots, if only for those thick, soft waffles alone.


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Pawling Engineered Products, Inc.
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The Mysterious Pyramid of North Dakota
No, this is not Egypt it is North Dakota! And yes that is a pyramid, but it is not what you think.
The Safeguard Program was developed in the 1960s to shoot down incoming Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles. Built at a cost of 6 billion dollars in Nekoma, North Dakota, the site was a massive complex of missile silos, a giant pyramid-shaped radar system, and dozens of launching silos for surface-to-air missiles tipped with thermonuclear warheads.
However due to both its expense, and concern over its effectiveness and the danger of detonating defensive nuclear warheads over friendly territory, the program was shut down before it was even operational. Today its a military-industrial shell in the middle of nowhere, or in the words of Kaluz who added this great site to the Atlas, "a monument to man's fear and ignorance." [Boing Boing]
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Muztagh Ata 7546 m Expedition 2018
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Guaranteed departure date expedition "Muztagh Ata peak 2018"
Program: Bishkek - Bishkek (you may join in Kashgar)
Duration: 25 days
Location: Xinjiang, China, Asia
Program: Bishkek - Bishkek
1. Formalities and permit to climb the summit
Alpine medical insurance.
It is an obligation to have a climbing insurance in case of any accident.
Tour leader will have a first aid kit, but you are strongly recommended to bring your own personal aid kit. One month before expedition starts, we recommend you to start taking vitamins.
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Muztagh Ata 7546m
Muztagh Ata, or Muztagata (Turkic 'ice-mountain-father'), is the second highest (7546 meters) of the mountains which form the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau (not the second highest of the mountains of the Tibetan Plateau). It is sometimes regarded as being part of the Kunlun Shan, although physically it is more closely connected to the Pamir. It is also reputedly one of the easiest 7,000 m peaks in the world to climb, due to its gentle western slope and the comparatively drier weather of Xinjiang.
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We don't need to argue about Nina Simone, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Ali Farka Toure, Fela Kuti, Chet Baker or Count Basie's Orchestra, Miles Davis, The Rolling Stones or Beatles, Klauze Shulze, Robert Johnson, Bob Dylan or Elvis, Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Zappa, Nick Drake, the Clash, The Cure, Ministry, NIN or Nirvana. I know how amazing they all are. These are the ten records that would save my soul if I got tossed into space like Sandra Bullock.
1. Astral Weeks – Van Morrison
2. Laughing Stock – Talk Talk
3. Loveless – My Bloody Valentine
4. Grace – Jeff Buckley
5. Hounds of Love – Kate Bush
6. Blue Moods of Spain – Spain
7. Siamese Dream -Smashing Pumpkins
8. Blade Runner OST – Vangelis
9. Lifeforms – The Future Sound of London
10. And She Closed Her Eyes – Stina Nordenstam
Moods subject to change.
That did not just happen. I did not just rent the movie called "Branded" from a Redbox in Hollywood and see what I just saw. I didn't think the Terry Gilliam "Brazil" effect could happen again. Sometimes it is also known as the "Blade Runner" effect – a film that gets completely overlooked that years later will be seen as a bright torch casting light on its progeny. Branded, by writer/director team Jamie Bradshaw and Aleksandr Dulerayn is what AdBusters would be if it was turned into a dystopian sci-fi movie. But it is also shot in Russia and has a beautiful 1980's vintage film look – think Paul Verhoeven's Total Recall or perhaps Buckaroo Bonzai. The film also incorporated incredibly imaginative and perfectly integrated computer animation to illustrate the insatiable need that corporate advertising creates in the end user.
I can't believe the film was made and that it came from Russia but reached American distribution alongside Dark Knight Rises and the latest Wayans brothers' satire, and moreover that it was nary mentioned on a single 2012 year-end list. This is a film I dreamed of making for years – not necessarily the subject matter alone, but the tone, the style, the acting – it's like John Cassavettes directing Ghostbusters. Leelee Sobieski is amazingly understated but charismatic and sexy in this movie and Ed Stoppard carries the film well, playing the line between insanity and prophecy beautifully.
People who are rating it low are more than likely being misled on the film they are going to see. This is an arthouse film disguised as a AAA title, not the other way around. Although it is inevitably a little heavy-handed, and I mean only a little here and there, in order to establish its rhetoric, it is also bleeding edge contemporary, encompassing everything from the powerfully exploitative organic food movement to government bailouts of multi-national corporations. At times the voiceover narration seems a bit forced, but then again you may grow to love it, the same way some prefer the original release of Blade Runner because even though Harrison Ford's dialogue is trite and on the nose, it also is just more insight and material for those who want it. Myself, I am more of a Ridley Scott's Director's Cut no driving away into a green landscape kind of fellow.
Anyway, see it. It works and it is wonderful and it will be the first film to be added to my favorites of all time (that includes the aforementioned Blade Runner and Brazil as well as Andrei Tarkovsky's The Stalker and Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers) since Olivier Assayas' Demonlover in 2002.
Finally I want to mention that this is a Lionsgate release. LGF has it going ON right now. They are the New Line Cinema for which I originally moved to Hollywood. Fuck the Hobbit. Lionsgate is taking chances and making bold choices – The Hunger Games, The Cabin In the Woods and grindhouse fare like Rambo and The Expendables, and that I have worked on for them via Punisher: War Zone and Texas Chainsaw 3D – which remind of what it might have felt like to work on a Roger Corman film when the going was really good. they are releasing the funnest, most daring slate of any studio around and Branded is a perfect example of that.
ps. don't be fooled by the rather slick American trailers for the film – ironically, just like in the movie, the real thing is far more underground than you might be led to believe.


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As we're nearing back-to-school, it's time to start getting back into "the groove." No more slacking off with lazy meals, lounging around the house in our pajamas all day, or waking up after 8:00am. While I'm not exactly excited to go back to our regularly scheduled programming, I am excited to have all the kids out of the house.
What I'm not excited about, is the getting them out of the house part. Mornings here are rough, I'm telling you. A lot of yelling from all parties, a lot of not listening, a lot of me running up and down the stairs, and a lot of playing shoe detective. (Why can I never find a matching pair of shoes for anyone?!)
One thing that makes it a little easier is a quick grab-and-go breakfast. Muffins are always a huge hit, because you can eat them and run, but a lot of muffin recipes are worse for you than cupcakes! I set out to make a muffin that was as healthy as possible but still tasty enough that even my picky kid would eat it. Did I succeed?


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ATLANTA - The Braves got a win for the road Tuesday night.
Now the challenge is to carry the 5-4 defeat of the Colorado Rockies and a three-game winning streak on a nine-game, three-city road trip starting Wednesday in Philadelphia.
Marcus Giles went 4 for 5 and drove in the winning run as Atlanta completed a short-series sweep of the Colorado Rockies before 22, 813 at Turner Field.
The two victories over the Rockies, combined with Sunday's defeat of the New York Mets, gave the Braves their first three-game win streak of the season. They need the momentum, said closer Chris Reitsma, for the pending road trip.
"It needed to happen sooner or later, and it was important for us to win three in a row now and take it on the road," said Reitsma, who earned his sixth save of the season in Tuesday's victory. "It seems like we've been on the road all year, but we have to play better on the road."
Atlanta (12-14) has played 15 of its 26 games away from Turner Field and is 6-9 in those games. Its next three opponents -- the Phillies, New York Mets and Florida Marlins -- are all National League East Division foes.
Giles called the road trip a chance for the Braves to prove themselves.
"We need to show ourselves that we're ready to compete in this division for another title," he said.
Giles finally appears ready to show he can produce atop the Braves' batting order. Giles has struggled since inheriting the lead-off spot from Rafael Furcal, who left Atlanta through free agency in the offseason.
He came into the series finale against Colorado hitting .195 and without a two-plus-hit game since the season opener.
His three singles and game-winning double Tuesday upped his batting average 35 points to .230. And with Edgar Renteria and Chipper and Andruw Jones hitting behind him, Giles admits he can make a difference if he can bust out of his slump.
"I'd by lying if I said this team didn't need me to hit at the top of the order," Giles said. "If I can get it going, we'll be all right."
Renteria is as hot as Giles was cold. The shortstop broke the Braves' franchise record for a season-opening hitting streak Tuesday. His single in the first inning makes him 17 for 17 this season -- he missed nine games last month because of injury -- and he's hitting .375.
Andruw Jones drove in his first runs since April 19th. He singled in Giles in the third inning and doubled home the tying run in the seventh to set up Giles' game-winner an inning later.
Atlanta's success at the plate overshadowed another shaky performance by starting pitcher Jorge Sosa, who continues his search for the mojo he showed in 2005. Sosa went 13-3 with a 2.55 ERA a year ago, his first with the Braves.
He allowed three home runs -- two to light-hitting Matt Holliday -- in six innings Tuesday and left the game with Atlanta trailing 4-3. The outing left him with a 6.65 ERA, although his six innings pitched were a season-high. His record remains 0-4.
Manager Bobby Cox is mystified with Sosa's struggles. He chalked it up to bad luck.
"He doesn't seem to be getting the good fortune of making a bad pitch and having it popped up," Cox said. "All of his go out."
Reliever Lance Cormier (2-1) got the mound win for the Braves. Ray King (1-2) took the loss for Colorado, which falls to 15-12 overall.
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I had the distinct pleasure and honor of spending yesterday morning in Ft. Worth, Texas in the "Walk of Gratitude" greeting the spouses — mostly widows — and children who had taken the Snowball Express to Texas.
As King 5.com reported, "Nearly 1,700 kids and spouses of fallen troops on Saturday took off on the Snowball Express, headed to Dallas for a few days of holiday fun. The trip reconnects kids with friends who know what they're going through.
"You build friendships and relationships with people and you don't always get to see them so this is a time when you can maintain friendships throughout the year," said Morgan Burkett.
"When you look around the room and see all these mothers and fathers that shows you how many soldiers have died for our families," said Ro Hicklin, survivor outreach services coordinator. "It's so nice to know that the sacrifices that we went through are not forgotten," said Teresa Maggert."
To be able to lend a welcome smile to these families is the most inexpensive gift of the Christmas season — the simple gift of love and caring. We honor those who have given the last full measure of devotion through their ultimate sacrifice for our liberty.
However, we must never forget the loved ones who have sacrificed as well, especially the children who will miss their beloved parent. We must not forget their loss and even though it can never be replaced, we must strive to let them know that our loving arms embrace them as our own.
The mission of Snowball Express is not complicated. It " exists to fulfill a promise of hope and new memories for the children of fallen heroes. Over the past decade, true American Heroes, the men and women of the United States Military and their families, have made and continue to make extraordinary sacrifices to protect our freedom. That's why we started Snowball Express. Each year with the help of our presenting sponsor, American Airlines, and our other wonderful sponsors and volunteers we are able to bring together children of our fallen military heroes from all over the world for 5 days of making new memories and honoring their parent's sacrifice."
This Snowball Express continues here in the Dallas metroplex area until Tuesday evening and the families fly home on Wednesday. You can come out and show your support at the respective venues, or find it within your heart to make a donation for next year's event.
Watching these kids see how much they're loved was special. They took over the Ft. Worth Museum of Nature and Science and later got a special free concert courtesy of Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band. Sinise is the embodiment of an American Patriot.
But in all of this joy were two issues I must share with y'all. My escort at the event expressed to me concern about the safety of the families. I asked why there wasn't an even bigger crowd — and that was his response.
The concern was that an open public notification about the Snowball Express "Walk of Gratitude" – with some 40 busloads of families — has the potential of bringing out, as he called it, "crazies" who would protest and do something negative.
Folks, I am incredulous at the belief that anyone in America would come out and take an adverse position towards spouses and children who have lost their loved ones in service to our nation. I am reminded of marches where individuals shouted "what do we want, dead cops, when do we want it, now" and "pigs in a blanket, fry 'em like bacon." If those people could march and be protected under the First Amendment right of free speech, regardless of how repulsive, how could anyone have a security concern for those who carry forth the hurt of losing their loved one?
Ask yourself, what type of nation have we become where people can freely march and espouse such hate-filled rhetoric towards our law enforcement officers — yet we fear for the children of the fallen? I wonder how many people along the I-30 route knew who it was riding in the convoy of school buses from the Dallas' Hilton Anatole to Ft. Worth?
We can do better America, and next year, when the Snowball Express lands again in Dallas/Ft. Worth, let's come out for them because these spouses and children are our national champions.
The second issue of concern for me is the plight of one Barbara Allen and her four sons, who live in Otisville, New York. I knew of Ms. Allen's travails, but never looked into her eyes and put that face with the story. She captured that story in a book she wrote in February 2011, Front Toward Enemy: A Slain Soldier's Widow Details Her Husband's Murder and How Military Courts Allowed the Killer to Escape Justice.
Perhaps you recall the case, as described by the book summary: "June 7, 2005, a sandstorm obscured what light lingered in Iraq's nighttime sky as Staff Sergeant Alberto Martinez tied a claymore mine to a window grate. On the other side of the window Lt Louis Allen, a husband and father of four young boys, and his good friend and Commanding Officer Captain Phillip Esposito, a West Point graduate and father of a baby girl. The men were engaged in a board game, unwinding after a hard day, when without warning the window exploded; 700 steel ball bearings erupted from the mine and hurtled inward with lethal force, obliterating everything in their kill zone. Martinez was arrested and tried for the murders. But the military judicial system failed, and the killer was set free."
It is unconscionable how the U.S. Army can find a way to sentence a Texan, 1LT Clint Lorance, to jail for twenty years for killing the enemy. The Army can withhold exculpatory evidence in the case of 1LT Michael Behenna, and sentence him to prison. The Army can delay and bungle its way along in the case of known deserter Bowe Bergdahl.
But in Barbara Allen's case, could screw this up so badly that not only must she live with the loss of her husband who was serving our nation, but know that his killer walks free. And I didn't ask Ms. Allen, but of course I wonder if LT. Allen was awarded the Purple Heart and if his family has received full benefits? Regardless, the travesty of justice here has to be made known and something must be done for Barbara and those four young men she's raising.
In closing, this is just an example of what these presidential candidates should be doing and learning about. It amazes me how folks want to be "commander-in-chief" but have never wanted to put their own skin in the game to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic."
The action I took in Iraq was because I made a promise to the families of my soldiers at the pre-deployment brief at the 4th Infantry Division chapel back in early 2003. A promise to me is sacred, a bond.
And when I stood there handing out cookies for those family members, it wasn't just a cookie I was giving — but my heartfelt love. I had the privilege of walking among heroes for twenty-two years of my life — men like those who are no longer with the families who attended this year's Snowball Express.
I walked with their heroes, and the least I could do, what all of us can do, is stand for them during the "Walk of Gratitude."
I wish y'all a very blessed and Merry Christmas, see y'all next year.
Steadfast and Loyal.


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So let me get this straight...
The Peril story goes T-Minus, then Distant Star, then Free Fall Artist, right? Because just like the Coheed and Cambria albums, I like to listen to the story in order. This is another excellent piece of work.
Yes sir, you've got that correct! And I may be revamping these old versions with my new skill, and producing more. Don't worry man; more is on the way! =)
do the robot...
hey can you try to make an improved version of the experimental halo thing i wanna see if you can make it much more awsomer. anyway i love this song as much as the other perils keep up the techno work. the end reminded me of halo so that's why i wanted you to make a improved "experiment"
Dude, glad you asked. I think that's actually gonna be my priority number one now, seeing as I have like no inspiration to write anything new atVm =`( Oh well. Inspiration is fleeting with me; it comes on strong, but leaves with a gaping hole of disappointment. >sigh< Oh, wait, I thought you were talking about me and my bro's collab for a sec. Btw you should check that out; it's called Halo: Lone Rider. The second version is way too noisy, so we're gonna go in and redo the whole thing. And yes, I can probably redo my Halo Experiment. We'll see lol. ;)
Amazing. I recently discovered your work, and you've quickly become one of my favorite artists not just on Newgrounds, but compared to professionals. You have serious talent. Are you planning to release a CD?
Dude, I've actually heard that before lol, about the CD thing. I've shown some of my friends the stuff when we do hookah, and they're just like, "Hell yeah! I want a CD, man!" I'm actually seriously considering it now; I've even got somebody who wants to make an album art cover for the Peril series right now lol. So, in essence, I guess my answer is yes, I eventually will release a CD, but the release date of the album is unknown at this point. When I've got about 10 good songs, I'll let ya know and you can get it (I'll remaster some of the songs I've already made and I'll put some stuff on there that I won't release on NG as a full version, etc.). Thanks for the review again man, I'm really glad you like this stuff, and I'm flattered by your praise! =)
I am speechless
I never knew some ones work could end up so good. The beat is so awesome, I am speechless. If this is a warm up for you, I will be fainting at all of your other work because this is so hard core. What makes it more surprising that someone commented that this was Fl studios? If it is I am Amazed.
Yes sir, this is most definitely from FL! ;) But trust me, it took me quite a long time to learn how to do everything. (and I'm still learning about mastering a bit =P) I'll fill you in on a little secret my friend: The trick is to STAY THE FUCK AWAY from all of those preset loops that FL comes with lol. That's because everybody uses em, and they're loops. I actually had to go in and make the drum parts myself, which makes it all the more awesome! And I didn't realize how heavy the bass hits until I put this song in my car; I thought it would be utter cheese lol. Well, I guess I was kinda wrong.
And I'm tellin ya, if you're speechless now, wait until just after Christmas. I've got some stuff up my sleeve that will absolutely blow your mind away!
But anyway, very glad you liked =) It's been a while since someone's left a comment, and I appreciate it!
Holy s***.
THIS is drum n bass at its best.
Thanks man, glad you liked. ;) And don't be afraid to check out some of my newer stuff either =) I just recently made a song for Halloween, in case you or anyone else is interested.
Please contact me if you would like to use this in a project. We can discuss the details.