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2. Stahl Regrets Not Trusting Saddam on WMD as She Did on al-Qaeda
3. Greenspan Upbeat on Economy, CBS & NBC Note It, But ABC Downbeat
4. Brokaw Reads Short Item on Corruption in UN's "Oil for Food"
5. Dallas Morning News Urges Journalists to Admit Liberal Bias
ABC Defends "Kerry's Distinguished War
A lot more skeptical of Bush than Kerry on Vietnam-era service. Back on February 10, when the White House, in reaction to Terry McAuliffe's uncorroborated claim that George W. Bush was "AWOL" from the National Guard in the early 1970s, released his military records, the networks stressed how they only "raise more questions." But with Kerry, the networks ignored for a week questions raised last week in the Boston Globe about whether he deserved one of his Purple Hearts, and then prompted by Kerry's release of his records finally got to the story on Wednesday, but were satisfied with the records despite the lack of documentation for his first Purple Heart.
"We'll take 'A Closer Look' tonight at John Kerry's distinguished war record," ABC anchor Charles Gibson promised Wednesday night in stating as fact a claim that is in dispute. Gibson then shifted the burden to Kerry's critics: "His opponents are trying hard to use it against him."
In the subsequent story, Dan Harris spent less time on questions about Kerry's war time service than on gushing over his record. The entirety of Harris on questions about Kerry's record: "Some conservatives and fellow veterans have asked questions about the seriousness of the injuries for which Kerry received his first purple heart." But Harris soon effused: "One wonders why the campaign didn't release" the records "long ago. They show an officer who got glowing reviews from superiors. Quote, 'Kerry's calmness, professionalism and great personal courage under fire were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.'..."
In contrast, on the February 10 World News Tonight, Terry Moran insisted the records Bush released "do not prove" his service "and no witnesses have ever come forward to say they saw Mr. Bush performing military service in Alabama."
Moran challenged the White House's case: "The White House insists this matter is now closed. But given those gaps in the record, given the absence of any witnesses who could fill in those gaps and corroborate the President's recollection, and, Peter, given the fact that it is a campaign season, as you note, and there are plenty of Democrats who are only too happy to stoke this, the issue is not going to go away."
Back to Wednesday of this week, CNN and NBC aired stories, but not the CBS Evening News which continued to ignore the subject. (On February 10, Dan Rather asserted: "The White House did release some of what it called newly discovered documents today. But as CBS's John Roberts reports, it did not put the issue to rest.")
(On Thursday morning, the three broadcast network morning shows all ran stories on the release of the Kerry records, but not any guest interview segments as they did for the media-fueled Bush controversy.)
Excerpts from the Wednesday night, April 21, stories on NBC and CNN, followed by a full rundown of ABC's piece:
-- NBC Nightly News. Kelly O'Donnell began with how Kerry was greeted in Louisiana, earlier in the day, by veterans and hsi campaign plans to have veterans at every campaign stop from now on. She then noted how the tactic began as the "campaign comes under criticism for its sluggish pace releasing Kerry's military records as promised Sunday on Meet the Press."
Since the records were not put out on Monday, the Bush campaign "pounced" and that "fueled some critics who question the circumstances of one of Kerry's three Purple Hearts, awarded for battle injury. A third such honor allowed him to leave Vietnam."
O'Donnell explained: "Tonight, posted on Kerry's Web site, 150 pages of Navy records. Documents that support two Purple Hearts, showing Kerry was hit by shrapnel in February 1969 and again in March 1969. But the same paperwork does not appear for an earlier honor. The campaign says it only has a medic's 'treatment record' from December 1968, indicating Kerry was injured by shrapnel. The Web site does show documents for Kerry's bronze and silver stars."
She then moved on to new TV ads produced by both campaigns.
"But," she cautioned, "regarding his first Purple Heart, Kerry's military records don't specify his injuries or how he was wounded. One of his former commanding officers told the Boston Globe, he had questioned whether Kerry's boat had taken enemy fire. The campaign showed CNN what it called a 'sick call treatment record' from Kerry's personal files, describing a shrapnel wound to his left arm."
Wallace added: "The documents are filled with praise. One superior saying, 'in combat' Kerry 'was unsurpassed.'..."
-- ABC's World News Tonight. As noted above, anchor Charles Gibson plugged the upcoming segment: "We'll take 'A Closer Look' tonight at John Kerry's distinguished war record. His opponents are trying hard to use it against him."
Gibson introduced the subsequent story, as taken down by MRC analyst Brad Wilmouth: "In the presidential race today, Senator John Kerry launched a huge new advertising campaign. Many voters still do not know much about the likely Democratic nominee. The new ads are meant to fill in the blanks by introducing him and outlining his policies. Kerry also released military records today detailing his service during the Vietnam War. That service is a source of pride for Kerry, but it also has become the subject of controversy. Here's ABC's Dan Harris with tonight's 'Closer Look.'"
Harris began: "Arriving in New Orleans today, John Kerry, as often happens, was greeted by a group of veterans. Kerry's record as a decorated Vietnam Navy lieutenant is at the core of his candidacy."
With a picture of Kerry in uniform on the right side of the screen and on the left text changing with a big picture of Bronze Star, Harris asserted: "Now, Kerry is releasing hundreds of pages of documents. But one wonders why the campaign didn't release them long ago. They show an officer who got glowing reviews from superiors. Quote, 'Kerry's calmness, professionalism and great personal courage under fire were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.' Kerry earned a Bronze Star for saving a Green Beret knocked overboard in a river during a firefight. Quote, 'His arm bleeding and in pain and with disregard for his personal safety, he pulled the man aboard.' When Kerry was honorably discharged, his superior wrote, 'The detachment of this officer will be a definite loss to the service.'
For the records posted on the Kerry campaign Web site: www.johnkerry.com
"Kerry faces questions over Purple Heart," announced the headline over the April 14 Boston Globe story by Michael Kranish which generated some cable attention at the time, but none from the broadcast networks. An excerpt from the top:
WASHINGTON -- John F. Kerry's tour of duty in Vietnam, distinguished by Silver and Bronze stars and the close-range killing of an enemy fighter, is highlighted in his campaign ads and cheered on the trail. Even the campaign of President Bush, who did not see combat, hasn't tried to make an issue of his opponent's service record.
But as the presidential campaign heats up, some Vietnam veterans are using the Internet and talk radio to question the Democratic candidate's military record. They complain that Kerry's three Purple Hearts were for minor wounds and that he left Vietnam more than six months ahead of schedule under regulations permitting thrice-wounded soldiers to depart early.
A review by the Globe of Kerry's war record in preparation for a forthcoming book, "John F. Kerry: The Complete Biography," found that the young Navy officer acted heroically under fire, in one case saving the life of an Army lieutenant. But the examination also found that Kerry's commanding officer at the time questioned Kerry's first Purple Heart, which he earned for a wound received just two weeks after arriving in Vietnam.
"He had a little scratch on his forearm, and he was holding a piece of shrapnel," recalled Kerry's commanding officer, Lieutenant Commander Grant Hibbard. "People in the office were saying, `I don't think we got any fire,' and there is a guy holding a little piece of shrapnel in his palm." Hibbard said he couldn't be certain whether Kerry actually came under fire on Dec. 2, 1968, the date in question and that is why he said he asked Kerry questions about the matter.
But Kerry persisted and, to his own "chagrin," Hibbard said, he dropped the matter. "I do remember some questions, some correspondence about it," Hibbard said. "I finally said, `OK, if that's what happened . . . do whatever you want.' After that, I don't know what happened. Obviously, he got it, I don't know how."
Kerry declined to talk to the Globe about the issue during the preparation of the Kerry biography. But his press secretary, Michael Meehan, noted that the Navy concluded that Kerry deserved the Purple Heart....
END of Excerpt
For the Globe story in full: www.boston.com
Previous CyberAlert items about coverage of Bush and the "AWOL" charge:
-- February 5 CyberAlert. "New questions have arisen about President Bush's military service record," Dan Rather declared on Wednesday's CBS Evening News, although the "questions" are not "new" since they were raised and dismissed in 1999 and 2000. CBS and NBC on Wednesday night picked up on DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe's unsubstantiated "AWOL" charge, and how the John Kerry campaign is fueling the allegations, but ignored how in 1992 Kerry himself took to the Senate floor to denounce those critical of Bill Clinton's efforts to avoid military service during the Vietnam era. Matching a theme of many cable news channel segments this week, both networks portrayed the attacks on Bush's personal military record of 30 years ago as a legitimate retort to questions about Kerry's professional policy positions on national security issues. See: www.mediaresearch.org
February 16 CyberAlert, four items:
# The White House's Friday afternoon release of additional records about President Bush's National Guard years didn't quiet the media which simply found more "unanswered questions" and complained about the late Friday timing. NBC's John Seigenthaler asserted: "Some political observers wonder whether the release of these new documents could raise more questions about the President's credibility." ABC's Geoff Morrell maintained that the document release "does not answer the fundamental question that has been dogging Mr. Bush: Did he report for duty in the Alabama National Guard between May and October 1972?" Peter Jennings whined to Terry Moran: "Terry, I have to note first that it comes very late on a Friday evening." CNN's Suzanne Malveaux recalled: "Document dumps like this one, of course, were so common in the Clinton administration..."
# CNN's Bill Schneider on Friday night awarded Democrats for their hounding of President Bush on AWOL charges, trumpeting how "the Democrats now have standing to play the military card and make it the 'Political Play of the Week.'" Schneider argued: "The issue may work this time not just because the Democrats have a war hero but because the Republicans have a war, an increasingly unpopular war and a President with a growing credibility problem coming out of that war."
# On Friday morning, as they had done on Thursday night, network stories and interview segments continued to feature book author James Moore and former Texas National Guard Lt. Colonel Bill Burkett, without bothering to note how Moore's book has a definite anti-Bush agenda on the Iraq war, how a Friday Boston Globe story undermined Burkett's claim that he witnessed efforts to "cleanse" Bush's National Guard records and how Burkett is a member of a left-wing group, Veterans for Peace, and last year wrote a disgruntled screed blaming George W. Bush for his health problems.
For those four CyberAlert articles: www.mediaresearch.org
Still left unexplored by the media, how on Sunday's Meet the Press Kerry conceded he was inaccurate in claiming that U.S. troops in Vietnam regularly committed "atrocities," though he stood by the claim that certain atrocities and inhumane practices were carried out.
On the April 18 Meet the Press, Tim Russert played a clip from Kerry's April 18, 1971 appearance on the show. Kerry had asserted: "There are all kinds of atrocities and I would have to say that, yes, yes, I committed the same kind of atrocities as thousands of other soldiers have committed in that I took part in shootings in free-fire zones. I conducted harassment and interdiction fire. I used 50-caliber machine guns which we were granted and ordered to use, which were our only weapon against people. I took part in search-and-destroy missions, in the burning of villages. All of this is contrary to the laws of warfare. All of this is contrary to the Geneva Conventions and all of this ordered as a matter of written established policy by the government of the United States from the top down. And I believe that the men who designed these, the men who designed the free-fire zone, the men who ordered us, the men who signed off the air raid strike areas, I think these men, by the letter of the law, the same letter of the law that tried Lieutenant Calley, are war criminals."
Back live, Russert challenged Kerry: "You committed atrocities?"
For the full transcript of the show, as posted by MSNBC.com: www.msnbc.msn.com
Stahl Regrets Not Trusting Saddam on
Lesley Stahl regrets doubting the honesty of Saddam Hussein and his minions on weapons of mass destruction, but not on having no ties to al-Qaeda, she asserted in a Wednesday night address she gave in Virginia Beach. Citing two 60 Minutes stories which cast doubt on Iraq's claim to have gotten rid of weapons of mass destruction, she described the pieces as "journalistic mistakes," according to a story in Thursday's Virginian-Pilot highlighted by Romenesko (www.poynter.org).
"Reporter regrets Iraq stories," read the headline over the April 22 story by reporter Kate Wiltrout about Stahl's comments to the Virginia Beach Forum, co-sponsored by the Jewish Community Center Forum. An excerpt:
Lesley Stahl has had her share of journalistic triumphs in the 14 years she has traveled the world interviewing newsmakers for "60 Minutes."
But Wednesday night, the CBS news correspondent and "60 Minutes" co-editor also talked about work she's less proud of: two pre-Iraq war reports casting doubt on Saddam Hussein's claim to have rid Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction.
"I look on those two stories as mistakes, journalistic mistakes," Stahl told a crowd of about 1,000 gathered in the Princess Anne High School auditorium. "I made them, and I regret it."
Stahl described a trip to Iraq in October 2001, where she interviewed Iraqi officials, military leaders and scientists. They told her that Saddam had no ties to Osama bin Laden, that their secular Muslim country was just as much his enemy as the United States.
Stahl said she believed that.
They also told her that the country had gotten rid of its weapons of mass destruction -- the continued possession of such weapons was later cited by President Bush as justification for a pre-emptive war.
Stahl didn't buy the Iraqis' claims. Her instincts, she said, told her they were lying. "I didn't believe anything the Iraqis were telling me about weapons of mass destruction," Stahl said. "Nobody believed their denials."...
George W. Bush reminds her of an earlier occupant of the White House. "I'm hearing echoes, not of his father's presidency, but of Ronald Reagan's," Stahl said.
Both convinced the nation they were "staying the course" even as they changed their positions, she said, citing Reagan's six tax hikes despite a pledge not to and now Bush's emphasis that the U.N. help out in Iraq.
Stahl said come November, Bush might be haunted by last year's appearance in a flight suit on an aircraft carrier, when he declared the end of major combat in Iraq. But it's way too soon to predict who will win the election, Stahl said....
Stahl fended off a question about for whom she would vote for president.
"You do know that news reporters have their opinions surgically removed," Stahl said. "I don't go there."
END of Excerpt
I'll assume that last line was sarcastic.
For the article in full: home.hamptonroads.com
Greenspan Upbeat on Economy, CBS & NBC
Dour ABC. CBS's Anthony Mason on Wednesday night relayed how Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan told a congressional committee that "the economy is vigorous and robust" and NBC's Tom Brokaw reported how Greenspan maintained "the economic recovery now has good momentum and that employers will have no choice but to hire more workers soon." But ABC anchor Charles Gibson led his short item on a downbeat note: "At a congressional hearing today, a caution about interest rates."
ABC, CBS and NBC all ran short items Wednesday night about what Greenspan told the Joint Economic Committee:
-- CBS Evening News. Anthony Mason to Dan Rather: "Dan, the economy is vigorous and robust. That's what Alan Greenspan told Congress today. Fed watchers say the Chairman is gently getting us ready for a rate hike. The betting is it may come as early as August. Mortgage rates have already begun moving north..."
-- NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw: "The Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, said today that the economic recovery now has good momentum and that employers will have no choice but to hire more workers soon. He also signaled that interest rates will have to rise at some point, although he did not say when."
-- ABC's World News Tonight. Anchor Charles Gibson emphasized the negative: "At a congressional hearing today, a caution about interest rates. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the days of historically low interest rates are coming to an end. He said the economy is improving and that interest rates must rise at some point to keep inflation at bay."
Brokaw Reads Short Item on Corruption
Update on coverage of corruption in the UN's "Oil for Food" program with Iraq. As detailed in the April 21 CyberAlert, on Tuesday night ABC's World News Tonight ran a full story on the subject. Wednesday's Good Morning America, however, did not carry the Brian Ross story or touch on the subject and CBS ignored it in both the morning and evening on Wednesday.
NBC's Tom Brokaw, however, read a short item about it on Wednesday's NBC Nightly News:
CNN's Paula Zahn Now, I also noticed, did a segment on Wednesday night.
The April 21 CyberAlert recounted how Tuesday's World News Tonight explored an issue largely ignored by the broadcast media and barely touched in print, though FNC has devoted some attention to it: UN corruption in its "Food for Oil" program with Iraq in which Saddam Hussein allegedly kept much of the money for himself instead of using it to buy food for his people. With congressional hearings upcoming, this may soon get some widespread attention, but ABC's Brian Ross was first out of the box on it on a broadcast network as he reported how "U.S. and European intelligence sources tell ABC News that at least three senior UN officials are suspected of taking multi-million dollar bribes from the Saddam Hussein regime to overlook the theft." See: www.mediaresearch.org
Dallas Morning News Urges Journalists
An editorial in a major newspaper earlier this week contended that "it's time that we in the Fourth Estate admit that liberal media bias isn't a figment of Rush Limbaugh's imagination." Texas Media Watch highlighted the editorial which appeared in Monday's Dallas Morning News.
An excerpt from the April 19 editorial, "Unvarnished Truth?: Perception of bias undermines media":
A recent survey by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center for the People and the Press finds that the public believes the news media are politically biased. So what else is new? Several things, actually, all of which bode ill for both journalism and democracy.
When the Pew Center did the same survey in 1987, a solid majority believed that election coverage was free of bias. Today, only 38 percent do -- including the usually high number of conservative skeptics but now, notably, more liberals than ever. Fewer Americans of whatever political stripe trust the media to give them political news straight....
It's time that we in the Fourth Estate admit that liberal media bias isn't a figment of Rush Limbaugh's imagination. Studies by the American Society of Newspaper Editors, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Knight Foundation have shown that, on average, journalists are much more politically and culturally liberal and secular than their readers.
Given such a wide disparity in worldview, it's unsurprising that readers and viewers -- that is to say, customers -- find our products to be a less reliable guide to political and cultural reality than we do. We must do a better job of providing balanced coverage and analysis....
END of Excerpt
For the editorial in full: www.dallasnews.com
For a rundown of several surveys on what political views the public sees in the media, check this section of the MRC's "Media Bias Basics" page: www.mediaresearch.org
# Janeane Garofalo is scheduled to appear tonight, Thursday, on NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
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Alkaline Diet Recipe #19: Festive Holiday Menu
Happy Holidays to YOU!
I absolutely love the Holiday season from the traditions that come along with it, spending time and chatting with those special friends we love dearly, being with my family for an extended period of time along with all the feelings and memories it provokes and of course, here it is, as reliable as ever and right on time!!!
To me, the holiday season is about giving, and sharing love, so what better way for me to share my love with you, than to share a recipe or 2 that we will be preparing in our home, along with a few other things I feel are worth mentioning.
So to kick off , I am going to share a wonderfully flavorful recipe that tastes special, but really is not that difficult to make at all. Also, much of it can be prepared the day before giving you more time to spend with family and friends and less time in the kitchen
This recipe resembles a Moroccan Couscous. It has all the spices and full bodied flavors of Morocco but with holiday season accents. It is hearty and food combines well so you will feel like you are indulging with out the over indulgence. This meal is of course cooked, however there is alkalizing Quinoa, great healthful stock and plenty of lightly steamed veggies so for those who are following an 80/20 diet at this time, remember to include plenty of raw green salads, drink plenty of alkaline water and start your day with some vegetable juices too. For those that are transitioning towards an alkalizing diet, this will be a great vegan meal for you, and I encourage you to have at least a big salad as part of this meal. I have also included the option to add just a few freshly cooked cranberries, a traditional holiday food.
There are 8 steps to this recipe, plus an accompanying salad. First the dried chickpeas or Garbanzo beans have to be soaked over night. (follow directions on the packet) Cook the chick peas for 2 hours in the vegetable stock that will be providing the juice to the vegetable stew. This can be made 1 – 2 days prior and stored in the fridge
Second we have a vegetable stew that takes about 20 minutes to cook. This is best made on the day, but can be made earlier on in the day and then warmed up when you are ready to serve.
Third we have the Quinoa which you will make at meal time. So lets get cracking.
Serves 6
STEP ONE – Soaking Chickpeas
Note: Do this 24 – 48 hours in advance. Pour 2 cups of dried chickpeas into a glass or ceramic bowl. Add enough alkaline water to fill to just below the top of the bowl. Add a ¼ scoop pHour salts or Aluminum free bicarb of soda (Bobs Red Mills is good). Mix well and leave to soak overnight or for 8 hours.
STEP TWO – Chickpeas Cooking
Note: Cook the chickpeas 24 – 48 hrs in advance.
2 cups chickpeas
4 tbls olive oil
1 onion cut into large chunks
2 cloves garlic
1 carrot cut into large chunks
2 bay leaves
1 sprig rosemary
1 liter alkaline water
Rinse the soaked chickpeas well several times and drain.
Put the olive oil in the saucepan and add the onions, garlic and carrots and sauté for 5 minutes. This helps to bring out the flavor. Add the chickpeas and rest of the ingredients and sauté for a further 5 minutes. Add the water and bring to the boil. Turn down to a low simmer and place the lid on the pan. Cook for 2 hours on low or until tender (check after an hour), The chickpeas should give easily between your fingers but must not be mushy. Once cooked, drain off all the liquid and store in the refrigerator until needed.
STEP THREE – Moroccan Soup
***You can make this 24 – 48 hrs in advance
The liquid from this stock will be used to cook the vegetable stew. Any left overs makes a wonderful broth or soup.
4 tbls olive oil
3 medium onions finely chopped
2 medium tomatoes finely chopped
1 large zucchini cut into thick rounds
3 large carrots, diced
2 large leeks cleaned thoroughly and sliced into thin rounds
3 cloves garlic crushed
2" piece fresh ginger grated
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground paprika
¼ tsp ground turmeric
½ tsp ground cinnamon
1 large handful fresh parsley including stalks.
2 liters Alkaline water
In a large stock pan add the olive oil and place on low heat. Add the onions and garlic and sauté making sure they do not brown or burn. Stir frequently until soft. Add the grated ginger, and all the spices and stir well. The spices can stick to the pan if left for too long so keep stirring. Your kitchen will begin to smell deeeeelicious!
Add the tomatoes, zucchini, carrots and leeks and mix well. Leave for about 2 minutes so all the vegetables warm up and get coated with the spices.
Add 2 liters of alkaline water and bring to the boil. Once boiling, place the lid on the pot, and turn down to just below simmer and leave for 30 minutes to cook. (This stock will last several days in the fridge and can be eaten as a soup as is or used to cook rice or quinoa in.)
While this is cooking you can prepare the rest of the steps.
STEP FOUR – Oven Steamed Vegetables
1 Bunch Baby carrots with tops (cut most of the tops away leaving about 2 inches of green stalk) washed and trimmed
2 bunches scallions washed and trimmed
3 heads baby broccoli or broccoli, washed and trimmed to single florets (thin, young broccoli) or any broccoli if you cannot get it. Leave long stalks on.
Pre-heat the oven to 375°F. In a large roasting pan, pour over 4 tablespoons of olive oil. Place all the vegetables neatly in the pan and put over 1 cup of Moroccan Soup.
Set aside until later.
STEP FIVE – Moroccan Vegetable Stew
¼ cup olive oil
3 medium onions finely chopped
3 medium tomatoes finely chopped
2 cloves garlic crushed
2" piece fresh ginger grated
2 lbs acorn squash cut into ½" chunks
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground paprika
¼ tsp ground turmeric
½ tsp ground cinnamon or 1 cinnamon stick
8 large sage leaves or 12 small ones, thinly sliced or chopped
1 large handful fresh parsley including stalks, finely chopped
1 large handful fresh cilantro, finely chopped
Few sprigs of fresh Fennel tops, these are called feathers.
In a medium sized pan add the olive oil and place on low heat. Add the onions and garlic and sauté making sure they do not brown or burn. Stir frequently until soft. Add the grated ginger, and all the spices, including the cinnamon stick and sage leaves and stir well. To stop the spices from sticking to the pan stir every few seconds. Add the tomatoes and squash and mix well so they become well coated with the spices, onions, garlic and ginger, (1 minute). Add the chickpeas and stir. Finally add 1 liter of stock from the Moroccan soup, bring to the boil for 30 seconds and then turn down to low and cook for 15 minutes or until the squash is tender.
STEP SIX – Quinoa
2 lbs quinoa. I love Whole Foods Market brand
¼ cup olive oil
Celtic Salt or pHlavor
1 – 2 liters Alkaline Water
In a very large saucepan, add olive oil and heat up on simmer.
Add 2 lbs white quinoa (rinse if it says to do so on the packet) and mix into the oil.
Add 1 liter or enough water to cover 1 inch above the line of the quinoa. Bring to the boil, place the lid on the pan and then turn off the heat. Leave to steam for 20 minutes. No peeking!
Once cooked, add a further ¼ cup of olive oil, and season with Celtic Salt and freshly ground black pepper. Put the lid back on and set aside. The continued steaming will not harm the quinoa as long as you do not put it back on the heat and as long as there is no extra water in there.
STEP SEVEN – Cranberries
1 small bag organic fresh cranberries
2 cups broth from Moroccan soup
These are for those of you who are transitioning.
While the Moroccan Stew is cooking, add a ½ cup of washed cranberries to a small saucepan. Add 2 cups of broth from the Moroccan Soup and gently simmer for 5 minutes with the lid off allowing the liquid to reduce. Lower the heat to low allowing the liquid to reduce further and become slightly thick. This may take up to 15 minutes but keep your eye on it so it does not burn, Set aside until ready to use.
STEP EIGHT – Final Assembly and Presentation
Put the Oven Steamed Vegetables on the middle shelf of the now hot oven and leave to steam for 6 minutes or until they have softened a little (use the timer as you do NOT want these to over cook)
Now everything is cooked it is time to assemble your Moroccan stew. To assemble, use a large serving platter. Place the steamed Quinoa on the platter and spread it out a little making a well in the center area. Using a slotted spoon, place the Moroccan Vegetable Stew in the well and (if you are having cranberries, place a spoonful of those on top of the stew). Once this is assembled, you can add a ladle full of the sauce from the Moroccan Stew over the quinoa and stew or place it in a jug for guests to pour themselves. Place the Oven Steamed Vegetables decoratively around the edge of the platter. Sprinkle with chopped parsley, cilantro and fennel feathers if you can find them. I don't cook with salt so make sure you have plenty of really good salt for everyone to season with.
This wonderful and flavorful Moroccan dish can be served with a wonderful refreshing salad.
Escarole Salad
I love Escarole, because being that it is from the endive or chicory family, it has all the flavor of endive, but is much less bitter. It has hearty, fleshy leaves. You can find Escarole in the lettuce section of most produce stores. It is a staple in Whole Foods Markets.
For the Salad
1 – 2 Escarole, washed (count 5 large leaves per person)
1 pint cherry tomatoes, washed and halved
½ large English cucumber, diced
1 small tub fresh sprouts (use your favorite) I love radish, clover, fennel and sunflower from the Sproutman.
8 slices red onions rings, diced.
In a large serving bowl, add all the ingredients. Add the vinaigrette and mix well.
For the vinaigrette
8 tablespoons of flavorful olive oil (I love Whole Foods Market 365 organic brand)
4 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice.
½ tsp pHlavor or Celtic Salt
½ tsp Freshly ground black pepper
1 garlic clove crushed
Mix well and set aside until you are ready to eat the salad. Once ready, pour over the Escarole Salad and mix well.
Ahh, and now for everyone's favorite…dessert!
Eggnog Pie
Of course this is totally vegan and totally eggless and not at all sinful. You could eat this for breakfast if you wanted too. It can be made in advance and frozen if you need to.
For those who are transitioning you may find you want to add a sweetener of some kind. I recommend Coconut Nectar rather than Agave or honey which you can buy online from raw foods suppliers or from most Whole Foods Markets. Made with Young Thai Coconuts these can be purchased from most Asian Markets or any Whole Foods Market. You can even order them at our local supermarket now. Check to make sure they are all white around the outside with no orange or black spots. This is usually a sign that the water is leaking from the inside. Buy a few extra. If you open the coconut and it is pink or grey instead of pure white, then you will have to discard it! Remember to wash the outside thoroughly as they are dipped in fungicide when imported into the country.
For the Pie Crust
2 cups soaked almonds (8 hours) and drained or previously dehydrated
1 cup soaked Pecans – " –
2 fresh dates (omit if you are a strict Alkalizer)
2 tablespoons coconut butter/oil or 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
1 tablespoon Vanilla Essence (alcohol Free)
Pinch of sea salt
Process the nuts in the food processor until they look like breadcrumbs.
Add the remaining Pie Crust ingredients and process until well mixed and sticky. Press the mixture firmly into the sides and base of a pie tin or Pyrex pie dish (you may have enough for 2 depending on how large a dish you use). Make sure the mixture is well compacted and evenly distributed and pop in the fridge to set for 45 – 60 minutes. This can also be placed in the freezer to speed up the process or to save for another day.
For the Eggnog Filling
Meat from 2 Young Thai coconuts
Water from 1 Young Thai coconut. You will use approximately 1 ¼ cups of coconut water in this recipe.
2 tbls Artisana coconut butter
1 tsp vanilla essence (alcohol free) For those who are totally alkaline you might want to omit this or use 6 drops of liquid stevia instead.
1 Vanilla Bean (whole) Make sure it is soft. If it is hard it is old so only use the vanilla seeds from the inside by using a round tipped knife or coffee teaspoon to scrape them out.
¼ tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp grated nutmeg
⅛ tsp ground cardamom
Tiny pinch ground cloves
Pinch ground Turmeric
Pinch Salt or a few squirts pHlavor
Open the coconuts being careful not to get any shell in the coconut. Do this by getting a cleaver and placing your coconuts on a chopping board. Chop a square out of the top of the coconut (just around the peaked part) Bear in mind that the hole will need to be big enough to accommodate a large spoon or better still an ice-cream scoop! Pour out the water into a glass. Pouring over a sieve will catch any fragments of shell that may have escaped into the water.
Scoop out the white gelatinous meat (this can be almost transparent at times or very tough) and place in a Vita-Mix or blender. (Be careful not to include any of the shell or husk.) Add the coconut water a ¼ cup at a time so as to keep a thick consistency. Add all the other ingredients and blend at top speed until everything is well blended and smooth.
Pour the creamy dessert onto the pie crust, place in the fridge to set or the freezer if you are short of time, for approx 45minutes. Decorate with cinnamon sticks, fresh holy, or even grated nutmeg. Once taken out of the fridge or freezer, serve immediately,
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Swansea University
Founded in 1920 and set in rolling, coastal parkland, Swansea University enjoys a spectacular location just minutes from the beach at Swansea Bay. The university offers over 500 undergraduate and 130 graduate programmes in a wide range of subject areas, from American Studies to Zoology, to Medicine and Law. A full range of social, cultural and sporting amenities compliments the campus lifestyle and contributes to the strong sense of community that the university embraces.
Just three hours from London by train and an hour from its vibrant capital city, Cardiff, Swansea also enjoys excellent rail and bus links to the rest of the UK, not to mention the magnificent Gower Peninsula on its doorstep attracting walkers, surfers and opportunities for caving and climbing activities.
Currently ranked 26th in the UK for Research Excellence and a student body of 17 000, of which 20% are international, recent surveys and league tables have consistently placed Swansea University among the top 20 universities in the UK for teaching quality and student satisfaction. The QS Stars global ratings awarded it 5 stars for Internationalisation, Teaching, Facilities and Engagement, placing it 8th in the UK, on a par with Oxford University! The results reflect the university's aim to deliver an outstanding student experience alongside teaching of the highest quality that produces graduates equipped for exceptional personal and professional achievement. It also ranks as 15th in the UK and 1st in Wales for employability prospects.
September 2015 saw the opening of the Bay Campus which is a £450 million investment offering cutting edge facilities for students enrolling in the College of Engineering and School of Management.
January 2016 commenced with Times Higher Education Word University Rankings including Swansea University in the world top 200 list of the most international universities. This accolade deems that this is one of the "key markers of a prestigious university….and a sign of great potential, competitiveness and dynamism"
Swansea also offers one of the most affordable places to live in the UK and assistance is provided to help find accommodation.
Clubs and Societies
With 120 clubs and societies and 50 sports clubs, there is plenty of opportunity to pursue your passions and make new friends along the way. Swansea University is home to the International Sports Village offering indoor and outdoor training facilities and also boasts a 50m Wales National Pool (built to world governing body (FINA) standards).
Singleton Park and Bay Campus Libraries
The Library and Information Centre at Singleton Park and the Bay Library are open 24 hours, every day of the year except for the following three days: Christmas Day (25 December), Boxing Day (26 December) and New Year's Day (1 January). Desks will be staffed from 8am-12am seven days a week.
Career Services - Swansea Employability Award (SEA)
The Careers and Employability Service works in partnership with academic staff to provide the SEA for both undergraduate and graduate students. There are two main modules to the SEA following registration:
- The first module is about finding out more about yourself; what you value in life, your personality type, learning styles, what jobs might suit you, then marketing yourself by creating a CV and covering letter. The module finishes with an interview with a careers advisor
- The second module is about getting experiences. These experiences may follow on from the first module or they may be general experiences and can be work experiences, volunteering, positions of responsibility to name a few
Following the completion of these experiences students have a mock job interview.
Student Support
ISAS, the International Students Advisory Service and provides information and advice on non-academic matters, including immigration advice and services, to all international (non-UK) students and their dependants.
There are a variety of options available to account for differing lifestyles and affordability for everyone. Contact your personal Across The Pond Advisor for more information.
Student population: 17,000
Number of international students: 3,400
City population: 250,000
Location: South Wales coast, 3 hours direct train west of London. Urban setting, with close and easy access to rural surroundings
Closest airport: Cardiff International
Date of establishment: 1920
Areas of Expertise: Engineering, Biological science, English Language & Literature, Computer Science, Law & Criminology
Cost of Tuition per year: from £13,700 per year (2018/19)
Accommodation cost: £86-£163 per week
Noteable alumni:
- Dr Lyn Evans CBE (Physics, 1970)
- Colin Pilinger CBE (BSc and PhD Chemistry 1965/1968)
- Graham Ryder (Geology, 1970) (1949-2002)
- Andy Hopper CBE (Computer Technology, 1974)
- Sir John Meurig Thomas (Chemistry, 1954)
- Dame Jean Olwen Thomas (BSc & PhD Chemistry 1964/1967)
Hillary Clinton receives honorary doctorate from Swansea University
Swansea University has conferred Hillary Rodham Clinton with an honorary degree. She has been awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws in recognition of her commitment to promoting the rights of families and children around the world, a commitment that is shared by Swansea University's Observatory on the Human Rights of Children and Young People.
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Across The Pond has partnered with seven of its partner universities to offer Across The Pond students ONLY the chance to win a scholarship.
This isn't your typical scholarship application, however.
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Show us why you deserve this scholarship in a way that uniquely reflects you as a student. Share your enthusiasm and excitement for this coming adventure in a creative, entertaining way.
School of Management Awards at Swansea
The School of Management at Swansea University announces its Developing Futures Scholarship, which provides funding for Undergraduate and Graduate students:
Undergraduates: 20 scholarships of £2,000 for one academic year available (sum automatically deducted from tuition fees), available to non-EU students
Swansea Ranked Amongst Elite Universities
Swansea University has been ranked in the top 200 of "most international universities" in the 2016 Times Higher Education world ranking, and are 161st in the list of world universities. Additionally, Swansea's Computer Science programme was ranked 7th overall in the UK and 1st in Wales by the 2016 Times Good University Guide.
Swansea Wins WhatUni Award
On Thursday 14 April 2016, Swansea University received the award for Best Courses and Lecturers at the 2016 WhatUni awards ceremony in London. Swansea also came second in the UK for its international work, and third for University of the Year and Clubs and Societies.
If you're thinking about studying in the UK, why not consider Swansea? Talk to one of our expert advisors by enquiring here. We're always happy to help.
Join us for Destination Britain, Canada's Biggest UK Only Student Fair!
Join the Across The Pond Canada team from 9:30am to 4pm on Saturday 27 February 2016 at the Delta Downtown in Toronto (75 Lower Simcoe St.).
At this event you can discover exciting universities in England, Scotland and Wales, and learn more about the various study opportunities available; meet with representatives from a number of our university partners and discuss your requirements with our team of expert student advisors; and arrange a one-to-one advising session or attend one of our information workshops.
New Scholarship Update
Across The Pond, in conjunction with some of our partner universities, is pleased to announce that we will offer a number of scholarships for the 2016-2017 academic year, ranging from £1000 to £5000.
Applications open on February 8th 2016. Check here for more information.
Studying in the UK is the most exciting endeavour.
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Joi Ito is a busy guy. The director of the prestigious MIT Media Lab writes and speaks on myriad subjects from emerging democracy to internet freedom. He invested early in lots of interesting startups — including Flickr(s yahoo), Last.fm, Kickstarter and Twitter.
And now he's backing a new project that would let corporate Media Lab sponsors fund students' startups after they graduate, according to this Scott Kirsner story in The Boston Globe. That means big name companies including Samsung, Panasonic, AOL(s aol) etc. could pony up to fund a stipend for MIT graduates to build the company or technology of their dreams.
This is still early stage. Asked to comment on the report, an MIT spokeswoman said "the program has not yet been approved or funded, so the Boston.com story was a bit premature."
Industry-funded academic research projects are problematic. Critics say that private companies use universities, which often are publicly funded, as petri dishes for their own R&D purposes. Company-funded college research can also lead to squabbles over who owns intellectual property rights of work done at the school but partially or wholly underwritten by private industry.
Here's the crux of the issue from Kirsner:
"One key purpose of the new fund, Ito explained to me recently, will be to encourage students to finish their degrees before they start companies. "We want students to stay focused while they're here," he said. But once they're done, the fund will provide a six-month stipend to lay the groundwork for their company, and help make sure that the new venture has clear rights to the intellectual property they developed while at the Lab. (In the past, there has been a somewhat vague non-exclusive right granted to students to commercialize technologies that they worked on while at the Lab, Ito said.)"
The idea of encouraging college researchers to stick around for their diplomas is actually of note. Obviously MIT has a vested interest in its students completing their coursework, but some in tech say this is a waste of time and resources. These skeptics include early Facebook(s fb) investor Peter Thiel who has funded two classes of Thiel Fellows. These young technologists get money to leave school and pursue their work. His argument is that it's better for promising talent just to get to it rather than put in their time at college, running up huge student loan debt.
That's a premise that Upstart, founded by Google(s goog) veteran David Girouard, for example, finds troubling. Upstart invests in promising graduates of specified schools in return for a percentage of their future earnings. Again, you have to graduate to get that Upstart money.
Whatever happens with Ito's new project, it'll be interesting to see how this plays out.


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I am a retiree who depends on income from self-directed investments in publicly-traded corporations for the majority of my income.
As part owner of these corporations, I feel very strongly that all corporate political spending (including donations to advocacy groups such as the National Chamber of Commerce) should be publicly disclosed. Information on political donations made on MY behalf is every bit as important to me in making my investment decisions as information on corporate compensation packages.
I urge the SEC to require that political spending be made available and easily accessible on the web starting this year, and also required to be included on Form 10-K. I also urge the SEC to be diligent in enforcing compliance.
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Car started having trouble starting a couple of days ago. Wouldnt turnover and eventually would. Or car would start with hesitation or jerking with what fells like loss of power. These issues are intermittent. Check engine would come on and go away. Yesterday, same issue but this time strong smell of gas from engine and exhaust. Check engine light was blinking. Brought it into Midas, and they said it looked like an issue with the fuel injector but couldnt tell. I drove the car hime fine, and today with no issues until getting close to home when it felt like thw transmission slipped and loss of fuel power. Again check light blinking and strong smell of gas when I pulled the car over I stopped the ignition and waited a few minutes, car wouldnt crank over but eventually did. Whats the deal? Is it the fuel injectors?
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text: From stripped-back techno injected with soul to deep, dub-inflected excursions, Deepchild has earned himself a reputation as groundbreaking producer, respected DJ and electrifying live-performer. Based in Berlin, the Australian artist has performed at many of the world's most respected electronic music institutions: legendary gatherings like Detroit's own Movement Festival and EXIT in Serbia, and the cream of European and American nightclubs - including numerous appearances at Berlin's legendary Berghain and Tresor, amongst hundreds of others. Well loved and highly acclaimed for his dynamically personal take on techno and house, Deepchild's passion for exploration of the form precedes him - reflected by an irrepressible fanbase and glowing critical praise. A demanding internatio..FOLLOW DEEPCHILD ONLINE AT... resident advisor - www.residentadvisor.net/profile/deepchild beatport.com - www.deepchild.com/beatport youtube video archive - www.deepchild.com/youtube flickr photo archive - www.deepchild.com/flickr twitter- www.deepchild.com/twitter facebook - www.deepchild.com/facebook - DEEPCHILD BIO... EU/UK bookings: [email protected] Deepchild is Berlin-based producer Rick Bull - a regular dj/live-pa here in Berlin at club-institutions like Berghain, Tresor, Weekend Club, Watergate, as well as veritable international touring machine...from Tokyo to Australia, and extensively across North America and Eastern Europe. Some recent bookings have included: Berghain (BLN) - live! Panoramabar (BLN) Tresor (BLN) - live! Ritter Butzke (BLN) Kater Holzig (BLN) Watergate (BLN) Weekend Club (BLN) Cookies (BLN) Dice Club (BLN) Tape Club (BLN) [KONTROL] @ Endup (SanFrancisco) DEMF "I <3 U But I've Chosen Techno" after-hours (Detroit) Migrashun (Chicago) Exodus (Detroit) EXIT Festival (Serbia, Dance Arena Stage w Richie Hawtin) Cameo Gallery, New York Culture Box, Copenhagen, Denmark Pollerwiessen Festival (Köln) SONAR Festival Phonica Records night (BCN) Fusion Festival (BLN) DECIBEL Festival (Seattle, USA) - LIVE! Esthetic Evolution Festival (Idaho, USA) - LIVE! Sydney Festival (SYD, Aus) Weekend Club (Madrid) Field Day Festival (Australia) - LIVE! Parklife Festival (Australia) Big Day Out Festival (Australia) - LIVE! Mad Racket (Australia) - LIVE! HOME (Australia) Pyramid Rock Festival (Australia Fluc Wanne (Vienna) - LIVE! Gold Club (Essen) Digger Club (Russia) - LIVE! Sankeys (Manchester, UK) - LIVE! Tribal Sessions (Leeds, UK) - LIVE! Open Studios (Vancouver, Canada) - LIVE! New Forms Festival (Vancouver, Canada) - LIVE! AM Club (Mexico City) - LIVE! Custard Factory (Birmingham, UK) - LIVE! Cabaret Voltaire - (Scotland, UK) Sydney Festival (Sydney, AU) - LIVE! T-Bar (London, UK) - LIVE! Sosho (London, UK) Aquarium (London, UK) As a core member of of the Trapez recording-artist roster, the deepchild production-aesthetic remains firmly routed in an exploration of "post-Detroit" machine-music - bass-heavy, insistent, angular, raw, noisy and dub-laden techno, with persistent references to classic-disco and soul rising and falling between rumbling proto-funk and mutant R'n'B. "My music is personal - it tends toward the darker side of house and techno, and it's certainly not for everyone. But it's my story, and the story of my people." - deepchild Raw, seductively uncompromising techno, distilled from an arsenal of renegade drum-machines and decrepit synthesizers, with a live-PA embracing hardware-improvisation and excessive amounts of sweat. This is the sound of forgotten-technology, ressurrected. Of old machines singing a timeless blues, both intimately-familiar and curiously alien. Demons liberated whilst noisy rim-shots rattle. Clean, the deepchild sound is not. "Music is my 'machine' for making sense of my world" - deepchild (on Studiofeed, New York) Recent dj support from the likes of Stacey Pullen, Troy Peirce (MINUS), Justin Martin (Dirtybird), Ivan Smagghe, Matthias Tanzman (Moon Harbour), Abe Duque, Paco Osuna, Basic Soul Unit and Adam Beyer, sits solidly against the proclamations of respected music journal, The Wire, who went as far as to proclaim that this sound was "as sexy and addictive as new-dub electronica gets". When Stereo-Heaven (the biggest dj store in Essen, Germany) found that their biggest selling tech-house record was infact written in a small share-house studio in Sydney, Australia (deepchild's "No Disgrace", on Future Classic), they took the time to make special mention of what is indicative of deepchild's head-turning appeal: "over here in my hometown in Germany, we really love "no disgrace"!! it's also by far the best selling record in our new local shop, too…from deep or tech house to minimal djs, hiphop and electronica fans - everybody is into that 3-tracker…really an amazing 12? you've created!". More recently, deepchild has produced #1-sellers for Anabatic Records, Resopal Schallware, Opossum Records and Thoughtless Music, and remixed/been remixed by some of the electronic music-worlds most esteemed: Booka Shade, Luomo, Robert Babicz, Hipp-E, Jimpster/Audiomontage, [a]pendics.shuffle, Brendon Moeller, Tim Xavier, Alland Byallo, Moritze Piske (Smash TV), Luca Lozano (Zombie Disco Squad), Worthy (Dirtybird) and many many more.... - PRESS/DJ SUPPORT... "mmm...FRESH!" Afrika Bambaataa "Excellent House music! wish they could all be this good." Abe Duque "yeah baby, that's how I like it" Jeff Samuel (Trapez) "boomshackalacka boombastical!" Justin Martin (Dirtybird) "Deepchild Mix really great, plays and support." Chris Duckenfield (Various – Europe) "Excellent" Troy Peirce (MINUS) "Nice tracks!!!" Luca Bacchetti (Wagon Repair) "Like the Dirty funky tech!" Dave Dresden (WMC "Best American DJ", San Francisco) "I'm really enamoured...fun, quirky and above all musically inviting...a bulls eye for the dance floor. Can't wait to play!" DJ Mazi (Fresh Meat, Chicago) "Deepchild a squelchy morsel of plunger-house...Expect glowing review in update!" Kris Needs (DMC Update / Various - UK) "10/10 - Yes, Yes, and Yes! Tune Pick of the month!" IDJ Magazine, Techno Review / UK / EU Aug '09 "9/10 - This is fantastic. Charting at no.1!" Stuart Patterson / UK "10/10 - This is excellent! Charting at no.1" Nick Luscombe / XFM / UK "great...really like the production, very smooth" Jesse Rose (Made To Play/Backroom) "Thanks for a great EP, splendid production and a sweet melody." Håkan Lidbo "when I turned on one of Germany's biggest radio stations (1Live) last night, Hans Nieswandt (of Whirlpool Productions) introduced some Australian guy called Deephild on his show and played a Track called Greifwalder Straße" Manuel Tur (Freerange Records) "Deepchild had a mighty dub-tech sound when I first discovered him four years ago. But his determination, musical and political commitment, a few records and years in between on the road have forged a brilliant dance producer that demands to be listened to, for the sake of your very soul." Phil Broeklman (Loop Records/Compost Records NZ) "Antipodean DJ and producer Rick Bull's latest 5 track EP showcases his subterranean take on nu-jazz, glitchy deep house and the type of dub you can hear at Cielo on Monday nights; perfect for long brooding sets.." (BPM Magazine US) "This is some seriously deep shit as I've come to you expect… This is as deep, moody, warm and funky as it gets. Really lovely stuff and going straight in the top 5 of my next chart!" Jimpster (Freerange Records UK) And so it goes....Selected discography DeepchildDiscogs: Deepchild


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Vampires Dawn – Deceit of Heretics continues the events of the popular PC-titles Vampires Dawn – Reign of Blood and Vampires Dawn – Ancient Blood and tells the story of the cold-blooded Vampire Vince, who fights for his life in times of the holy crusade. Chased by the priest Vincent Weynard and his followers, Vince is caught in a tragedy of wrath and betrayal, where nobody can trust anyone…
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Cayenne is a natural substance sometimes used in treatment of low back pain. Derived from either the Capsicum annuum L. or Capsicum frutescens L. plant, cayenne is typically applied topically as a plaster when used in treatment of low back pain. In some cases, cayenne is applied in gel form to treat low back pain.

Why Do People Use Cayenne for Low Back Pain?

Cayenne contains capsaicin, the chemical responsible for giving cayenne peppers their spicy kick. Capsaicin is known to act as a natural analgesic (a substance that alleviates pain). Although scientists haven't confirmed how or why cayenne might help relieve low back pain, it's thought that capsaicin may help inhibit certain neurons involved in creating sensations of pain.

Benefits of Cayenne for Low Back Pain

Although research on the use of cayenne in treatment of low back pain is fairly limited, there's some evidence that cayenne-containing products may be of some benefit for back pain relief.

In a 2006 report from the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, for instance, scientists looked at the available research on the use of herbal medicine in treatment of low back pain. In their analysis of three trials on cayenne-containing topical treatments, the review's authors found "moderate evidence" that cayenne was more effective than placebo in relieving low back pain. The researchers, however, deemed the trials lower quality and called for further research into the potential effectiveness of cayenne as a treatment for low back pain.

The available trials include a 2003 study published in the journal Pain, which included 320 patients with low back pain. For the study, participants were randomly assigned to treatment with either a cayenne plaster or a placebo plaster. After three weeks of treatment, members of the cayenne group showed a significantly greater improvement in pain. Given this finding, the study's authors concluded that cayenne plasters offer "a genuine alternative in the treatment of non-specific low back pain."

Caveats

When applied topically as a plaster, cayenne is generally considered safe in the treatment of low back pain. However, cayenne may trigger certain side effects, including irritation, burning, and itching. If you have a skin condition (or sensitive skin), it's important to consult your physician prior to using cayenne.

Where to Find It

Often referred to as "capsicum plasters," cayenne-containing topical treatments for low back pain are sold online and in some drugstores and natural-food stores.

Using Cayenne for Low Back Pain

While research on cayenne's effectiveness against low back pain is limited, it's possible that use of cayenne-containing topical treatments may be of some benefit in alleviating low back pain.

If you're struggling with low back pain, several other types of alternative medicine may help relieve your pain. For example, research indicates that acupuncture, yoga, and massage therapy may benefit people with low back pain.

In some cases, low back pain may be the result of underlying health problems, such as sciatica or arthritis. Therefore, it's important to seek medical advice if you have chronic low back pain. Self-treating low back pain with cayenne (or any other type of alternative treatment) and avoiding or delaying standard care may have serious consequences.

Sources:

Frerick H, Keitel W, Kuhn U, Schmidt S, Bredehorst A, Kuhlmann M. "Topical treatment of chronic low back pain with a capsicum plaster." Pain. 2003 Nov;106(1-2):59-64.

Gagnier JJ, van Tulder M, Berman B, Bombardier C. "Herbal medicine for low back pain." Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006 Apr 19;(2):CD004504.

Keitel W, Frerick H, Kuhn U, Schmidt U, Kuhlmann M, Bredehorst A. "Capsicum pain plaster in chronic non-specific low back pain." Arzneimittelforschung. 2001 Nov;51(11):896-903.


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CONSTRUCTION of the first 300-kilometre stretch of the standard gauge railway between Dar es Salaam and Morogoro begins from next month to mark the beginning of one of the major infrastructure projects under the second Five-Year Development Plan (2016/17- 2020/21).
State-owned Reli Assets Holding Company Ltd (RAHCO) signed an agreement with a joint venture of Turkish firm Yapi Merkezi and Portugal's Mota-Engil Engenharia e Construção África, S.A. after it was picked for construction of the railway line.
President John Magufuli has stated that the first phase of the mega-project will cost about 2 trillion/-, which will be financed by government domestic resources beginning with the 1.0tri/- that has been set aside for the purpose in the current financial year.
While the project may leave a gaping hole in the current account, we believe there will be a big relief even before completion through a multiplier effect as many local construction firms will be subcontracted, suppliers will get businesses and new jobs will be created as a strong workforce will be needed for the work.
In short, local businesses stand to gain from the construction work -- from local cement manufacturers who have been complaining of suffering from market overcapacity, to steel manufacturers, transporters, hotel owners and other suppliers.
The Dar to Moro SGR construction is just the beginning as there are three more phases of the mega railway project, which means a huge windfall to local companies and Tanzanians in general. There is also the 1,443-kilometre Uganda oil pipeline that will be constructed from Hoima in Western Uganda to Tanga Port through Kagera Region.
Other major projects include the Mchuchuma coal and iron ore in Liganga, one of the largest industrial projects in Tanzania for the past 50 years, whose completion is expected to stimulate the local economy and upgrading of the 110km Dar es Salaam-Chalinze Expressway to a six-lane carriage way to ease traffic on the road leading to the central corridor.
We see hope and pray all these projects begin in time to bring the much waited relief to the ongoing tight liquidity situation which analysts say may threaten growth targets and boost growth and development.
But how we are prepared to cash in from the windfall may be the one hundred-dollar question.


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Mumbai: Man calls in hijack situation after AI leaves passengers stranded for 7 hours
The carrier left passengers stranded in the aircraft and one of them called the police fearing that they were in a hijack-like situation; the passengers were finally able to board a connecting flight after 7 hours
Another incident has been added into Air India's list of displaying ignorance towards its passengers. Yesterday morning, the carrier left passengers stranded on the aircraft for five hours. This ultimately led one of the passengers into thinking that they were in a hijack-like situation.
The stranded passengers yelled slogans against Air India
The flight, AI130 (London to Ahmedabad via Mumbai) had landed in Mumbai at 4.25 am yesterday. This situation worried Rustam Kothari — one of the passengers — who thought that a hijack-like situation was underway.
Kothari, a businessman was to fly to Ahmedabad on the flight. However, after seeing no airline official on the aerobridge, Kothari called up the police control room informing them of their condition and told them about the ignorance displayed by the airline towards them.
'No other intention'
Speaking to mid-day, Kothari said, "There were many senior citizens and infants on board who were shouting for help. I called up the police control room after more than five hours of delay at around 9.30 am, to inform them about the situation. I told them that the way the airline has cornered the aircraft and us passengers, it seems like a situation similar to a hijack. I did not have any other intention than explaining the exact scene to them over the phone."
Later on, when the flight finally left, Rustam had to be offloaded since the Sahar Police required him for making a diary entry of the incident. AI later accommodated him on an evening flight, AI 144.
It all started when the airline first announced the flight to be delayed by an hour. Later, it declared that the flight would take off by 7.45am. After this, it kept delaying the estimated take off time. The aircraft couldn't leave boarding gate 74 as the doors of the connecting aerobridge were locked.
Lost their cool
Meanwhile, the passengers lost their cool after the flight was delayed for the second time. "As none of the airline staff were present at the time, all of them shouted slogans against Air India," said an Airport Official.
A British passenger said, "I could see only one ground staff but the he too just stood there while we shouted for help. It was only after a passenger called the local police, that the airline officials opened the aerobridge door. We were able to have water and food after five hours."
Mitul Shah, a passenger said, "At the beginning, a single airline official wasn't present to inform us about the delay."
He added, "The airline should have deployed some responsible person to handle the situation instead of having no official at all."
The flight landed in Mumbai at around 4.25 am and was to take off at 5.30 am. But it could take off only at 12.41 pm, making it a total delay of seven hours.
According to airport officials, the flight was delayed due to unavailability of crewmembers who walked in only by noon.
Police says
Suresh Vedak, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Airport Division said, "Kothari is a Vile Parle resident and a businessman. We are investigating what he had exactly said over the phone to the control room. However, as of now we have made a diary entry and taken down all of his details."
The other side
Despite repeated attempts, Air India did not respond to mid-day's request for a comment on the issue.


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Something blew by today that makes me wonder. Should I comment? Big announcement, excitement, pleased with accomplishment… I've seen some of the work, it's pretty good, I guess. But…
Does it mean collaboration with Mr. Grace Awakening? It would appear so…
When the word collaboration is used… ok, "collaborated"… with a ministry that is skewed, some say antinomian… one has to wonder at the level of discernment.
It is disheartening. The upcoming musical release will be well done, no doubt. We will have little to criticize about content and style, I am sure.
But man… what are we to make of this level of cooperation?
I hope some of the fellows coming out of fundamentalist institutions are learning what fundamentalism means and why its important. Many of the most noticeable ones just don't seem to get it.
Still, one of our best and brightest has been noticed by a prominent church with an internationally known pastor and has produced something. Hoorah, I guess.


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Brain Injury and Music Category
With both clinical and scientific research, it has been proven that there are benefits with music. It is one of the tools that has been discovered that help benefit those who have been victims of a brain injury. It helps to re-organize the structure of the brain. Music, such as Mozart will help with organizing thoughts, activities and emotions. It also helps with memory, sequencing, concentration, verbal communication, self-esteem, depression and frustration. Music can be used to reeducate and retrain the injured brain. It can help with language and speech problems. It has been discovered that although a patient may be unable to speak or put several words together to form a sentence, they can sing those same words in a song that is known to them. It has also been shown to help build relationships and facilitate positive behavior. It helps to improve movement in limbs and increases their strength as well.
Music therapy can enhance cognitive skills. Classical music especially increases brain activity but all types of music can be beneficial. There is growing evidence that demonstrate music is a valuable resource tool for those with head injuries. Another of those benefits is that it increases dopamine levels and changes the brain's chemistry. Many professionals working with survivors of brain injury have discovered that music is a power tool.
Another tool is the use of technology devices that are being used by virtually everyone but recently are being used in brain injury recovery.
They have been found to help survivors, particularly those who have speech difficulties. It allows them to be able to communicate with caregivers, medical professionals and friends, helping them to stay connected with others. Some of these assistive devices offer a voice generated option. These digital devices can help them to relearn simple tasks including things such as reading. The use of these devices also improves cognition and helps with memory and organizing as well as giving reminders of daily tasks eliminating the necessity of using a diary.
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Computers can also be a powerful tool in rehabilitation. This is especially true if programs are selected to meet the needs of the brain injury survivor. Introduction to computer use though should only be when the recipient is open to using a computer and not forced if they are adamantly opposed to it.
Another tool that is being used in some instances to treat brain injury and stroke is hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). It is a high concentration of oxygen within a pressurized chamber. It is considered somewhat controversial as a treatment for brain injuries. However, it is claimed by some that many of the conventional treatment methods are not working. In some cases it is claimed that hyperbaric oxygen therapy can dramatically increase the oxygen carried in the blood stream and therefore assists with recovery.
It was once thought that after six to eighteen months following a brain injury, there could be little hope for further recovery. But with more awareness and knowledge of the brain and the discovery of tools that can now be used in rehabilitation, it is now known that a head injury survivor can continue to improve indefinitely.
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Life abroad has been interesting. While some places are nice, and the culture overflowing, the people are so different and well, some are downright insane. I don't know how mum and dad can live in Australia after what I've seen; let's just put it that way.
I'm not going to lie, it's been... difficult. I left because I had to, because things were just not... well, you all know the reason. I wish I could say that I'm having a wonderful time, meeting new people and am happy, but it would be a lie.
I still haven't found it yet, at this rate I don't think I ever will. There are sadly only so many places in the world and I'm rapidly ticking them off. I guess I can always take up residence alongside Trelawney in her tower if things get that dire...
All my love, Hermione.
P.S. Don't ever let me buy a shawl, or beads.
Hermione travelled around the United States for three weeks, going from place to place and really trying to make a go of it in a new country, as per her instructions in Ginny's return letter that had reached her in New Zealand four days after she sent her own back home to England. While New Zealand really attracted her, more than any other place she had visited in her travels, she found it too difficult to understand what the people there said and was reminded too much of being on the outback station in Australia with Macca, the rude stockman, and decided to move along.
She had enjoyed her travels through some of the northern states in America, but as she travelled around, with all the different places and people she found it all too imposing and diverse and quickly left, crossing the border into Canada where she promptly froze.
"Where will it be this time, Miss Granger?" Marvin Wallace, International Apparation Network's number two-zero-four guard asked her as she arrived at the international station on an unplottable pacific island in mid December.
Hermione had gotten to know Marvin quite well over the four months she had travelled, having to apparate to the international location to get processed before continuing on her journey to wherever it was she felt like going.
After having to spend three weeks in hospital in Canada for hypothermia, Hermione escaped the muggle hospital and apparated safely to a nearby wizarding hospital in Montreal to get proper, magical treatment and was sent on her way within the hour. Quite content not to venture further north to Alaska, or brave any more of the cold weather after not being acclimatised to it since leaving England, Hermione gathered her few belongings and returned to the International Apparation Network to continue with her journey.
Hermione thought about it long and hard, like she did every time Marvin asked her where she wanted to go next, but she never knew the answer. Usually, the places she arrived in were on Marvin's recommendation, or those of other witches and wizards also waiting for clearance to apparate to another country from the I.A.N. So far, all of the recommendations had turned out to be been horrible ones for her, but given that she still didn't know where she could find herself and start her life over, Hermione once more resorted to asking for Marvin's advice.
He grinned mischievously and handed her a map written in a language she couldn't understand. Hermione turned it around in her hands, inspecting it from all angles to see if it would make sense – it didn't – and finally looked at Marvin as he waited for her reaction, one hand hovering over a large red button.
"I think you're going to like this one, my dear," he said kindly and slammed his palm upon the buzzer; Hermione felt herself being stretched and pulled against her will and the vision of the I.A.N's headquarters and of Marvin's smiling face were soon gone to be replaced with something quite different.
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In my high school English class, I learned how to write (as we call it here) bullshit. I can now, reliably and without much effort, spout off minutes or pages of words with almost no meaning at all. It's a very useful skill, and I've used it often, especially in graduate-level classes when I realized that my professor wasn't reading our papers anyway.
But it was in my high school history class that I learned how to write. That is, how to write analytically, clearly, and persuasively. And one of the lessons I remember best was from Dr. Carter in sophomore or junior year. He insisted that, when we write a persuasive essay, that we include all of the counterarguments that would seem to defeat our main thesis.
Confusion. Outrage. (How dare this doctoral professor tell us 15-year-olds that our way of writing was wrong?)
Doing so, he said, provides two benefits:
- Credibility No one believes that your argument is clear-cut and that there's only one side. (If it was, why would you have to write an essay to persuade people of it?) So if you try to claim that there are no counterarguments, all you do is convince people that you're lying, or ignorant, or both. By including the counterarguments, you establish that you are an intelligent and thoughtful person who is aware of the larger picture.
Rebuttal If you've selected your thesis wisely (and assuming that you are an intelligent and thoughtful person who is aware of the larger picture), then you must be aware of the potential counterarguments, and there must be some reason that you believe your thesis in spite of them. By including the counterarguments in your essay, you have the opportunity to explain those reasons.
Using counterarguments to boost sales
Since sales is simply a matter of persuasion, your sales and marketing methods can use the same technique. You know all the reasons someone might hesitate to buy your product; include them and explain why customers should buy anyway. Doing so reassures your customers that you're being honest (sales copy claiming that a product is perfect is automatically dishonest), and helps them work through any objections they may have.
- Example: Board Games When I worked at a board game store, I would mention the downsides of any given game to a customer that was considering buying it; and if they didn't ask, I would look for a way to work it into the conversation.
- Me: Now is it normally just the two of you, or will you usually have others to play with you?
Customer: No, we have two boys, 13 and 16
Me: Oh, OK. In that case, it's great. Bohnanza sucks with just two players, but it's awesome with three or more.
Or, to a customer looking at Descent:
- Me: Now the downside to any Fantasy Flight Game is that it's going to take you a couple of hours the first time to learn how to set it up and play it. But once you've gotten through that, you can play it forever and never get tired of it, because it will be new and different every time you play.
Your product isn't for everyone
Someone in my Twitter feed (and I'm so sorry that I don't remember who!) recently said "You can't make a product that anyone will love without making a product that someone will hate."
Fantasy Flight Games are a good example of this: they have a very devoted following, and I know several people who buy everything they put out. They're the people who don't mind taking a few hours to read through a rulebook and learn how to play. They're the people who hate hate HATE to have any element of a game repeat ever. And they are more than enough to keep FFG in business. But they are less than 5% of the population.
Odds are good that your product has downsides. Your target market doesn't care.
As long as they don't know what the downsides are, they'll be too scared to buy. But if you tell them what your product's weak points are, many of them will say, "Oh, is that all?" and hand over the money.
Summary and Action Steps
Telling your customers about your products' downsides can make them feel a lot more comfortable about buying from you.
What are the bad points of your product? In what situations do you feel that your product is worth buying anyway? Why?
Are the people in your identified target market in at least one of those situations? If not, how can you change your product or your target market to bring them into alignment?
This article was cross-posted at my business blog, NeoAgora Marketing, where you can find more information on marketing if you're interested.


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Annie (Tour - Salford)
Glenn Meads • Blackpool, Bolton, Chester, Lancaster, Liverpool, Manchester, Oldham, Salford • 29 Jul 2009
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The tale of poor little Annie and her "hard-knock life" rises or falls on the back of whoever plays the delightfully dotty child-hating Miss Hannigan. Thankfully, Su Pollard is on board this time and she knows this role so well, that she hams it up for all its worth, delivering vocally and showing that she truly is a fine comedic actress. Her rousing rendition of "Little Girls" is worth the admission price alone.
There is always a tendency to over-sing the role of Annie and on the night I attended Ellen Gallagher (sharing the role with Chloe Greig) does just that, but she is a feisty orphan, as the author intended and I am sure she will settle into the role and become more relaxed as the tour goes on. She and many of the cast are not helped by having to don atrocious, cheap-looking wigs.
David McAlister's Daddy Warbucks and Simone Craddock's loyal assistant Grace Farrell provide the show with a real touch of class, as they share genuine chemistry and vocally are on-the-money.
James Gavin and Sophie McEwan (Rooster Hannigan and Lily St Regis) bring the same tone of comic relief as Pollard and as a result, they are both delightful. The excellent ensemble also give finely honed performances.
I took along two younger critics, Mia, aged 4 and Ella, aged 6 and they both liked the slapstick elements but felt it was a bit too long. But Danny The Dog as Sandy certainly gave them the "Ahhhhh" Factor.
Alan Miller Bunford's set design transports the audience from Broadway to bourgeois, but not as quickly as you would like. There are too many overlong scenes, purely there as a cover for set changes and after a while, they do grate. Director Roger Hannah clearly loves the original, but he needs to let go and remove some overlong sections.
The first half is almost one hour 20 minutes, and this does lead to fidgeting among the fan base of little girls. Some pruning would benefit this likable and loyal production.
If you want to wean your kids off High School Musical, and take them to an old-school, sugary musical, to chase away the Summer rain, then this could do the trick.
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A prime pyramid is a triangular arrangement of numbers in which each row has the integers from 1 to but in an order such that the sum of any two consecutive terms in a row is a prime number. The first number must be 1, and the last number is usually required to be , all the numbers in between are in whatever order fulfills the requirement for prime sums. Unlike other triangular arrangements of numbers like Pascal's triangle or Losanitsch's triangle, the contents of a given row are not determined by those of the previous row. However, if it happens that one has calculated row and that is a prime number, one could just copy the previous row and add at the end. Here is a prime pyramid reckoned that way:
Often row 1 just contains an asterisk or some other non-numerical symbol, but since the idea of adding two numbers in row 1 is moot, here row 1 just contains a 1 per analogy to the following rows and to other triangular arrangements of numbers.
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