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SafeCharge to pay Euro 14.5 million for Dublin financial company
Barely a week after it sealed a deal to acquire CreditGuard (see previous InfoPowa report), Teddy Sagi's online e-processor SafeCharge is in the financial news again with an acquisition agreement for Dublin-based 3V which it expects to finalise early next year.
The two companies have agreed on a consideration of Euro 14.5 percent for all of 3V's issued share capital, with Euro 11.6 million upfront and the rest over three years.
3V has been operating for the last decade and specialises in tools for the effective issuing, processing and management of pre-paid card programs. The company has developed proprietary systems that support both physical card programs and rapidly deployable mobile based open loop Virtual Cards, Gift Cards, and Virtual Vouchers for card-not-present transactions.
The company's issuing technologies have been successfully deployed across Europe and Canada for customers like Visa Europe and mobile network operators O2/Telefonica, Orange and DNA.
Its track record includes projects such as a virtual ticketing solution built for the 2012 Olympics for Visa Europe; O2 Money in Ireland; Orange Cash in Spain and gift cards for major British supermarkets.
3V has a staff complement of 56 and in its last financial year reported revenue of Euro 2.9 million, net assets at Euro 2.6 million… but a net loss of Euro 3.2 million.
David Avgi, SafeCharge's CEO, said Tuesday that the 3V acquisition marks a further milestone in SafeCharge's strategic plan to enter new product verticals and deliver innovative payment technologies.
"3V enables us to gain fast-track entry into the rapidly expanding prepaid card issuance vertical and will provide the foundation of what will become a significant new division within SafeCharge," he said.
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United States confronts open banking
We analyze the Treasury Department's report on the financial system's openness to the fintech ecosystem and innovation.
Open banking is gaining strength and there can be no delays in regulating it. After the PSD2 came into operation in the European Union, CMA Open Banking in the UK, HKMA in Hong Kong and other initiatives in Australia, Japan and Brazil, it is now the United States' turn. But how does the country say it wants to move forward?
Last August, the American Treasury Department published a report aimed to promote innovation in the areas of loans, payments and wealth management, which also sets the limits for managing open banking.
The United States currently lacks a law on open banking but the market has pushed the accelerator and the Treasury has been obliged to outline initial recommendations, in the form of broad guidelines, to define general aspects of this model, such as the responsible use of consumers' financial data, the generation of a regulatory environment that encourages innovation and prevents fragmentation, updates legislation for a large number of products and activities and creates test beds (sandboxes) to innovate. The Treasury also wants to update the regulation in terms of loans, payments and financial planning to make it easier for fintechs to enter the scene.
And here is where the example of Europe fits in. In addition to the European model's success, the British experience has also shown the benefits of working together to achieve a system that protects consumers and small businesses while promoting their financial well-being, promoting innovation and benefiting financial institutions.
In particular, the US Administration recommends that the market should move away from screen scraping to, instead, use more secure APIs. However, the United States has neither established nor agreed standards on these interfaces. Hence the important work of NACHA, the electronic payment association, and its cooperation with the industry to develop standards and best practices.
A good first step is to create APIs, developer platforms and smart ecosystems for income distribution. The report predicts banks will have a competitive advantage as promoters and innovators in this area, which is an important role in this new era. Those banks that take the initiative will be better positioned to compete against the technological giants that will be incorporated into the financial services segment.
In addition, and although the Treasury Department does not require banks to open up through APIs, it does recommend that regulators remove the legal and regulatory uncertainties that are "preventing financial services companies and data aggregators from entering into agreements to migrate from screen scraping to more secure and efficient API-based data-sharing methodologies."
To date, US entities have been reluctant to open up to fintechs for security and regulatory issues, but the need to compete can compel them to adopt a secure model through APIs. Because despite its many benefits, it is true that open banking per se extends the perimeter of financial risks. In return, the Treasury recommends that banking regulators eliminate the ambiguity that discourages banks from adopting more secure data access methods, such as APIs.
BBVA is a pioneering example in the United States. Its subsidiary there launched the BBVA Open Platform project last October, through which it makes its APIs available to companies that, without being purely banking corporations, wish to enter the financial market. Therefore, the platform grants third parties access to services once they have passed strict security controls.
The most important challenge in the United States relates to security. The Government is working to coordinate state and federal regulators and sponsor them under a security firewall that guarantees inviolability. The Treasury is betting on its report because the solution comes from private companies, with the participation of federal and state regulators. And to find a way to lower costs. The report points to Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence and machine learning as keys that should accompany this process.
With 50 states, the country is concerned about aligning all its laws in order to not get caught up in regulatory failings In fact one of the Treasury report's most controversial recommendations is the call to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), in which it expresses its concern about the need to oversee the federal regulation of each of the States, on the one hand, and, on the other, the possible restrictions on consumers' access to credit.
The bulk of loan proposals are concentrated in mortgage loans on mortgages, with a focus on improving customer experience as well as operations, thanks to advances such as automated appraisals. It urges working in line with the measures described by Ginni Mae (Government National Mortgage Association) in its Roadmap for 2020. In addition, the Treasury recommends developing uniform and practical rules for closing loans and mitigating losses.
Regarding data protection, the Treasury makes a number of suggestions on how to harmonize it throughout the country, which would allow the United States to catch up on the international level. Specifically, it is asking Congress to pass a law to require financial institutions to protect consumer data, an aspect in which it gives New York State as an example. In this respect, it proposes that organizations provide consumers with the means to revoke permission to share their data whenever they wish.
The text again asks the public and private sectors to work together, this time to create a trustworthy digital legal identity system, based on multiple authentication factors, for example biometrics and temporary PINs.
It also demands that specific regulations be updated for the wide range of activities and services provided by non-bank financial institutions many of which, it says, have become obsolete in light of new technology.
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The Justice Health Conference is a national conference convened by the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA). In 2019, the PHAA will be running the third Justice Health Conference.
The 2019 Conference theme is: Justice health is public health
The 2019 Conference will focus on justice health being about more than just prisons. About 60% of adults in the corrective services system, and more than 80% of those in youth justice are supervised in the community, and almost all of those held in prison or detention are released back into the community. The health issues of people involved in the criminal justice system therefore are those of the community. With higher rates of mental illness, behavioural problems, disability, risky alcohol consumption, tobacco smoking, illicit drug use, chronic disease and communicable disease than people in the general community, this is a group with significant and complex health needs. Public health is about preventing ill-health through addressing underlying issues and inequities which impact on people's health. The World Health Organization has promoted, and PHAA endorses, the concept that "Prisoner Health is Public Health".
The purpose of the Conference is to once again highlight the health needs of people involved in the criminal justice system which are often viewed as separate from, or unrelated to, the health of the general community. Further, the social determinants of health share many similarities with the determinants of crime. Involvement with the criminal justice system has a huge impact on the community in terms of breaking up families, economic and financial impacts, and health outcomes. Thus the wider impacts are often overlooked when the focus is on punishment. With the massive over-representation of Aboriginal people in the justice system this has particularly resonance with the Indigenous peoples in Australia.
Prisons and detention centres present a dilemma for the community in terms of investing in the health and wellbeing of the group while at the same time meeting the community's 'perceived' expectation of punishment. Health and well-being gains for individuals in prison or detention and those who have contact with the justice system in the community are health gains for us all, while missed opportunities adversely affect the broader community.
It is pertinent to ask whether the public health successes enjoyed in other areas (safer roads, gun control etc.) can be similarly applied to offending and the justice sector.
The Conference will have high quality national experts presenting various aspects of justice health, it will provide a forum for sharing a range of evidence, findings and ideas in justice health, as well as for making recommendations for the way forward.
We warmly encourage you to lock the date in your diaries to join us in Sydney at the third PHAA Justice Health Conference.
The Conference objectives are to:
Create a culturally-safe environment for knowledge sharing, collaboration and relationship building;
Address the issues of preventing ill-health through addressing underlying issues and inequities which impact on people's health;
Bring together public health and justice professionals to compare experiences, share ideas and solutions on justice health;
Establish and build a strong public health network to tackle justice health issues; and
Summarise actions/next steps from the Conference to develop policy and advocacy to address justice health issues.
The Conference aims to facilitate conversations on addressing the gaps in Justice Health. Attendees will include health and custodial officials, policy makers at the Commonwealth, State and local levels, program managers from both the public and private sectors, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders and community members, prison doctors and nurses, academics, service delivery agencies and anyone interested or working in justice health.


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Tucked high in the Jamaica Blue Mountains is Top Valley, home to twelve-year-old twins: the sharp-eyed (and sharp-mouthed) Pollyread Gilmore and her brother, Jackson, who's always up for (and in) trouble.
But the twins aren't going to have to look too hard for mischief: The town jailbird named Jammy is back and for some reason he's targeting the Gilmore family. With the twins' mother sick and their father distracted, it's up to Jackson and Pollyread to take on Jammy and keep their family strong.
About the Author
Martin Mordecai has led many lives: civil servant, diplomat, journalist, radio and television director, publisher, book distributor, and through it all, husband and father. While acting out these various incarnations he has scribbled out stories, poems, magazine articles and now, Blue Mountain Trouble, his first novel.
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When a mother and her infant are murdered on the outskirts of Cité Soleil, Haiti's most infamous slum, two unexpected detectives emerge: Libète, a brash and headstrong girl of ten, and her brilliant but impoverished friend Jak.
Though made rough-and-tumble on the slum's streets where gangs, police and UN peacekeepers have long battled for control, the murders stir Libète unlike anything she's seen before. With the dead quickly forgotten as the community limps on in its grinding struggle to survive, Libète resolves to pursue the truth despite the costs, plunging headfirst into an insidious plot that will threaten her and everything she holds dear.
A profound journey set against the calamitous backdrop of modern-day Haiti, join Libète as she struggles to find herself and justice in an unjust world in Because We Are: A Novel of Haiti.
A NONPROFIT NOVEL TO BENEFIT HAITI, net proceeds from all sales are donated to development and human rights advocacy organizations in Haiti. These organizations include the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti/Bureau des Avocats Internationaux, Fonkoze, Haiti Partners, Other Worlds, and Zafèn.
About the Author
Ted Oswald is a public interest lawyer living in Philadelphia with his wife Katharine. Written while living in Haiti, after taking the bar exam and before his new job as an attorney, Because We Are: A Novel of Haiti is Ted's first foray into fiction.
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Why has it all survived?
Star Carr is a special archaeological site for many reasons. One of these reasons is the amount of organic material that was found there, including artefacts like the antler headdresses and the barbed points.
If we think about prehistoric archaeology in general, often we find a lot of inorganic artefacts such as stone tools and flints, because these don't break down over time. However, in rare circumstances we also find organic materials, such as bone, antler and wood, like we have found at Star Carr. These artefacts are incredibly important because they can tell us so much more about the people who lived at the site – what they were eating, how they were making tools and structures, and what natural resources they were using. Organic materials also include things like pollen and plant remains, which tell us more about the environment that people lived in.
So what are these rare circumstances that allow organic materials to be preserved for many thousands of years? In ordinary circumstances, organic materials are quickly broken down by biological decay. This is the process by which things like bacteria and fungi eat away at anything that contains proteins and sugars in order to get energy. Unfortunately for archaeologists, wood and bone are ideal sources of food for these tiny organisms, and in most archaeological sites they are broken down very quickly - often even before they become buried - meaning that we never find them.
However, for these biological decay processes to happen, enough oxygen needs to be present for microorganisms to be active. Occasionally therefore, we come across burial environments where due to a lack of oxygen these decay processes have been absent, or so slow that organic materials still survive in a good state of preservation for hundreds or thousands of years. The most important type of environment where this happens is in 'wetland sites', such as Star Carr. In these sites, because the soil is so heavily saturated with water, oxygen cannot get in so the areas surrounding organic artefacts have very low levels of biological activity. This is the main reason that we see such an amazing abundance of rare artefacts at sites such as Star Carr.
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Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) has joined forces with partner agencies and community groups to help stamp out deliberate fire setting in Swanscombe.
Firefighters have been called out 45 times in the Swanscombe area since 5 April and have tackled a range of fires including a large field fire on 21 July in Stanhope Road. Six fire engines, a bulk water carrier and 30 firefighters attended the scene and spent nearly an hour and three quarters bringing the fire under control using hose reels and beaters, then a further hour damping down.
Dartford Crew Manager, Richard Emery is appealing to local residents: "Please help us put a stop to this mindless crime. It's only a matter of time before someone gets hurt. It's a blight on the community and we are all paying the cost as tax payers."
Parents are also being encouraged to talk with their youngsters to make sure they understand the dangers of starting fires and to look out for the following signs:
Do their clothes smell of smoke?
Are they using or carrying matches and lighters for no particular reason?
If you are concerned in anyway contact KFRS's Firesetters team on 01622 692121 or email email firstname.lastname@example.com for advice on how to deal with the problem.
Richard added: If you are one of those responsible for starting these fires, please think about the consequences. Fire moves very fast, quicker than you can run. It only takes a change in wind speed or direction and you could find yourself trapped by smoke and flames. It could be a car crash or house fire with your family involved that we are delayed getting to
"If you're starting fires as a result of peer pressure or because you think its harmless fun, stop and think again. Arson is a serious crime; you could face fines or several years in jail – even a life sentence if someone is killed as a result of your actions."
KFRS is working alongside Kent Police, Swanscombe and Greenhithe Town Council, Dartford Borough Council and local community groups to combat the problem. Local residents are also being asked to report suspicious or unusual activity to help catch the culprits.
Inspector Gary Woodward, of the Dartford Community Safety Unit, said: "Police Community Support Officers have been targeting their patrols in the Swanscombe area following a number of reports of greenery being set alight. Not only is it reckless, it is an extremely dangerous thing to do putting your life and that of others at risk.
"Kent Police and Kent Fire and Rescue Service will continue to work closely together to investigate any suspicious fires and bring those responsible to justice. We would encourage anyone who has information about these fires to contact police or call Kent Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
"Anyone found committing arson risks spending time behind bars."
Peter Harman, Town Mayor from Swanscombe and Greenhithe Town Council said: "Swanscombe is a great place for people to live and work, keeping it that way is a high priority for us, which is why we're working with KFRS on this important issue."
KFRS firefighters and volunteers will be visiting local residents and contacting local shops asking for their help to enforce a voluntary ban on selling lighters, matches and accelerants. Although there is no legal age to buy such goods, many of the shops and retailers in our community recognise their responsibility in helping to prevent arson and their help will have a big impact on initiative. KFRS will also be attending a number of community events throughout the summer highlighting the dangers of deliberate fire setting.


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Jewish builders and developers continue to innovate in the region.
Anyone house hunting today will recognize the phenomenal impact of the many successful Jewish builders and developers in Southeastern Michigan. A great portion of the most coveted homes, condominiums and apartment complexes in the area for more than 70 years are a source of pride for those within the industry.
"The competition between Jewish developers and builders in our market is respectful and friendly and built on long-standing trust."
— Jim Galbraith
"In many cases, Jewish builders and developers are second- and sometimes third-generation in the business," said Jim Galbraith, president of Lautrec Ltd., a development and real estate management company. "These families were entrepreneurs early on and saw the need and opportunity in the emerging suburbs for housing, retail and industrial growth following WW II and the Korean War."
Galbraith works closely with Lautrec owner, Mickey Shapiro, 70, a patriarch in the industry, whose father, Asa, a Holocaust survivor, began with a lumber yard in 1949, supplying wood trim to tradesmen in the area. It's still operating today as ASA Builders Supply in Walled Lake, and Mickey's brothers Steve and Edward took over after their father retired.
"To explain a little history — after the war, a lot of the Jewish refugees here became painters, carpenters and plumbers to make a living, and we all worked together very tight knit in the building industry," said Shapiro, an award-winning real estate developer since 1973. "These relationships began with my father's generation and continue within many companies. We stick together, and we've helped each other succeed."
Galbraith agrees, "The competition between the Jewish developers and builders in our market is respectful and friendly and built on long-standing trust. Competitors will often partner together where there is a mutual advantage based on the scale of the development, product mix or marketing."
ShearWater Apartment Homes
One such new collaboration — the first in the location in over a decade — is ShearWater Apartment Homes, a $30-million community created by M. Shapiro Real Estate and MJC Companies at the intersection of Maple and Beck roads in Commerce Township.
MJC Companies' principal Michael J. Chirco said, "ShearWater is our response to the growing market of upscale singles, couples and families seeking apartments with the spaciousness, premium features and refined architecture they are used to seeing in luxury homes and condominiums in our area."
Shapiro added, "The units located in the heart of Oakland County's lake district offer spacious floor plans, each including two or three bedrooms, two baths, two-car attached garage and personal outdoor space.
"And with 9-foot ceilings and full-height glass door walls that create an amazing open feeling, these 1,600- to 1,800-square-foot apartments are unlike any other in the area."
ShearWater showcases premium interior details, including planked wood-grain flooring, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, and in-residence washers and dryers.
Their design begins at the lush entry boulevard and continues to the community clubhouse with a fireside lounge, galley kitchen, business center, state-of-the-art fitness center and locker rooms. Outside, residents can enjoy a resort-class pool, spa and four-season lanai with a huge fireplace.
"Oakland County's high-end market segment has been waiting for a product like this for some time," Shapiro said. "ShearWater's size, absolute A-plus location and elevated design are beyond any other apartments you'll find in the region."
The Reserve of Beverly Crest
Another residential community — The Reserve of Beverly Crest by AP Builders — will include 11 tree-lined homesites in West Bloomfield at the Maple and Orchard Lake corridor. The principals of AP Builders, Steve Perlman and Pete Alshab, have been in the home-building industry for more than 50 combined years. Together, they merged their talents and established AP Builders in 2014.
Birmingham resident Perlman, 59, whose father, Sanford Perlman, was in the industry, is also a founding principal of Ivanhoe-Huntley Homes, a top 5 award-winning builder during its 20-year existence.
"There hasn't been any new housing development in this prime area for more than 10 years, so we are excited to offer these luxury homes at what I like to call 'Main at Main' — Orchard Lake Road and Maple Road, the heart of everything," Perlman said. "You'll have walkable access to shops at Orchard Mall, Boardwalk, restaurants and recreation — something many people really want."
The upscale homes are 3,000- to 3,400-square- feet and include a grand entry, two-story great room, 9-foot ceilings, state-of-the-art kitchen with an oversized island and prep areas, and a spacious master suite.
Commitment To Their Community
Both Shapiro and Perlman give back to the Jewish community in philanthropic ways, including contributing to the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills.
"Mickey has also been appointed to the executive council of the USC Shoah Foundation, headed by Steven Spielberg, whose goal is to record and archive testimonials of Holocaust survivors for public viewing," said Frank Roth of Lautrec Ltd. "And he was appointed to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., by President George W. Bush in 2007."
Shapiro is also a board member of the Jewish Hospice and Chaplaincy Network in West Bloomfield and active at Congregation Beth Ahm in Bloomfield Township.
Perlman is a supporter of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and JARC and an active member at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield.
Howard Fingeroot, area president of M/I Homes of Michigan, has been in the residential homebuilding and development business in Southeast Michigan for close to 25 years, and is close with his Jewish peers in the industry. Most of them are seasoned in the business, he says, and "the best at what they do."
He is currently a business partner with Shapiro in a development in West Bloomfield called Legacy Woods. "As a whole, Jewish builders and developers are strongly connected, and I expect we will continue to be leaders in the building industry," Fingeroot said.
For more information:
Home Builder's Association of Southeastern Michigan
2075 Walnut Lake Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48323
(248) 789-8480
Susan Peck Special to the Jewish News


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This letter was written by Private Eli Smith (1839-1875), the son of Nicholas B. Smith (1799-1885) and Catharine Fricky (1796-1878). He wrote the letter to his older brother, Fulton Smith (1830-1921) back home in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
Private Smith enlisted 18 September 1861 in Company G, 45th Pennsylvania Infantry. This letter was written following the Battle of Antietam where Col. Welsh's Brigade — composed of the 45th Pennsylvania, 8th Michigan, 46th New York, and 100th Pennsylvania — were engaged late in the day. After crossing Burnsides Bridge, they advanced on Sharpsburg until turned back by A.P. Hill's troops.
In the battle at Cold Harbor, most of the 45th Pennsylvania advanced at daybreak on June 3, 1864 against entrenched Confederates where they were met with "a murderous fire of musketry and grape and canister but never wavered, moving forward steadily under a direct assault and cross fire until less than a hundred yards" of the enemy. Eli Smith in Company G fought in a ravine running partially at right angles to the Confederate line where "the fire of the enemy was directed with fearful effect" causing numerous casualties. Less than a fourth of those present in Company G escaped being hit. For Private Smith, this would be his last battle. He received a wound in the leg so severe that it required amputation to save his life. [Source: History of the 45th Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers, by Allen Diehl Albert]
Addressed to Mr. Fulton Smith, Cherry Flatts, Tioga County, Pennsylvania
October the 30th 1862
Dear Brother Fulton,
I received yours of the 30th of this month. It came truly to hand which I was glad to get it. I was on picket today with the company. Last Sunday we left Maryland, we starting for Virginia. It rain[ed] all day and night. The win[d] blowed very hard all night. We was wet through as we could be. We pitched our tents and laid down for the night. There is room for 3 or 4 in a tent. The ground all wet.
I was sorry to hear such bad news as that was. It must be very hard for them to have so much bad luck as they do have all the time for a great while. I am glad to hear that the rest of you are as well as you are now. I am glad to hear that you can get the mash [?] to flow this fall. It is a good place to work on and to raise grain too for I have work[ed] on it very hard when I work[ed] for Ellis. Henry that you know, he got a large number of sheaves of oats on it. I wish that I was with you to help you there.
Yesterday we march[ed] 6 miles to a place call[ed] Waterville and stopped for the night. Leyman Thompson is back sick and Andrew Backus is too. ___ Backus us well. He would like to see you all very well now. All of the rest of the boys are well.
It [is] very warm today here. Went and got some milk to eat. It goes very good for us to get at this time. We are gone to Richmond now. We will be apt to see some fighting before long. I think I will close this letter for this time. I send my love to you all. So good bye. — Eli Smith
Direct to Co. G, 45th Regiment Penn. Vol., Care of Col. [Thomas] Welsh, Washington D. C.


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What Do You Know About Eating Healthy?
First, take whatever it is you believe you know about eating properly and healthy eating, and simply FORGET IT! I am going to start from scratch and let you in on a little known fact about eating right. I hope you are prepared for this, it's going to be stunning!
Healthy Eating Plan
- How Many Meals Should You Eat
- What Kinds of Foods Should You Eat
- How Many Calories Should You Consume
How Many Meals Should You Eat
The very first common mistaken belief is that you should eat 3 meals each day.
Who told you that breakfast, lunch, and supper were the only times to eat was unfortunately incorrect.
As a matter of fact eating 3 bigger meals throughout the day will slow your body's metabolism down a fair bit.
Why is that you may ask? Well, basically, when you do not consume frequently enough your body begins to store carbs and fats for use later on.
The best way to stop this natural event is to consume more often.
Let me draw up a generally eating schedule so you have an idea of exactly what I am talking about:
6: 00 – Wake Up – Granola Bar
8: 00 – Arrive At Work – Bowl of Oatmeal
11: 00 – Lunch Hour – Turkey Sandwich, Apple, Raisins
2: 30 – Afternoon Break – 1/2 Cup of Peanuts
5: 30 – Dinner – Meatloaf & & Broccoli
7: 30 – Snack – Cheerios With Skim Milk
10: 00 – Bedtime – Serving of Yogurt
Notice how I am spacing out my eating in periods of 2-3 hours all day long.
This is the best way to keep your body burning calories at the fastest speed.
Some people do not have issues with a slow metabolism, however if you are like most people, then this will speed things up!
What Kinds of Foods Should You Eat
To put this to rest once and for all, let me address it with simply one word, ANYTHING.
If you are eating in the way and timing that I have discussed you can include all your preferred foods.
I am not suggesting that you should consume junk food all day,
however as long as you are not excessive with foods that are high in trans fats and carbs,
then you will lose weight and be more healthy in general.
If you are looking to lose weight and put on muscle,
then I would recommend eating protein in each of your meals.
It takes more energy for your body to break down and process proteins than other foods that you take in.
What this indicates is, you will burn more calories simply by eating more protein.
You can find protein in all sorts of healthy foods, such as turkey, roast beef, eggs, and pork.
Protein will likewise help you to build muscle which is the next benefit of eating healthy.
Muscle will naturally burn more calories while at rest than fat. Therefore, the more muscle that you pack onto your body,
the more calories you will burn simply by sitting and doing absolutely nothing.
I have always found that to be fascinating and I hope you do too.
How Many Calories Should I Consume
This is an extremely difficult question and is really based on the kind of way of life that you have and lots of other aspects.
I know several of my good friends that weigh around 175 pounds and consume over 3000 calories each day.
However, they exercise frequently and are always on the go.
For somebody that works in an often and picks not to exercise,
then you can absolutely still lose a considerable amount of weight,
however I would cut my calories down to 1500 – 2000, for the very same 175 pound person.
The reason why counting calories is not really a precise and efficient way to control and lose weight is due to the fact that calories are nothing more than an unit of measure. So, for me to sit here and state that everyone should just consume 1,200 calories daily and you will lose weight, would be a completely false statement.
Each individual, really needs to determine how active they are going to be, and base their calorie intake around that number. Your body will naturally burn a certain amount of calories all by itself and it is up to you to do the rest. Exercising even twice a week will not just increase your metabolism, but it will provide you a lot more energy through the rest of the week. As much as we all do not always want to opt for that walk or get on that treadmill, it really is good for your body and will make you feel better.
To sum up
I am not suggesting that you must do anything over the top, like running a marathon or going through bootcamp. A merely walking briskly will work.
An even better to take full advantage of a brief exercising session is to lift weights for about 5-10 minutes prior to walking,
which will increase your heart rate to the aerobic level,
and then by help you to burn more calories in the very same 20-30 minute session.
It will take you about 2-3 times as long to get your heart rate to an aerobic level,
above 150, if you start walking rather of lifting weights.
So, by lifting weights and walking 2nd, in the very same half hour session, you will possibly burn twice as many calories.
How's that for a fantastic piece of guidance!
Well, I hope that you have found this info to be helpful and handy in altering your bad eating habits. If you would like more details on developing healthier meals and other weight loss strategies, please make sure you subscribe to our newsletter, as we always update on such thing that will help you in your journey towards your goal.!
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Saturday, December 1, 2007
Horses Are Such Beautiful Creatures
My best friend Starr Ann (hi, Starr Ann) and I try real hard to avoid letting the good stuff in life become transparent. You know what I mean? That old trap of not realizing what's important to you until it's gone? Or not fully living until you face your own mortality?
Anyway, it's easy to get all caught up in caring for horses and forget to enjoy their company. We see people doing that all the time. But the only thing Starr Ann and I have to do to realign our priorities is start talking about Broadway Chief.
When we were on the racetrack, Starr Ann always did like galloping horses, but I eventually stopped doing that to be a groom. Although riding was fun, I always did get more out of grooming horses.
So, we had this locally famous horse in the barn - Broadway Chief. He was a nine-year-old gelding when I became his groom. Chief ran near the bottom of the racing card, ran in middling claiming races, and had the worst way of going you ever saw. When Chief came charging down the stretch, his legs made anybody with a trained eye do a double-take. I can only liken Chief's form to a helicopter with a bent blade. He wasn't lame, by any means. Just had a weird way of traveling.
Chief was a big favorite of fans around Churchill Downs and Turfway. Dang, could that boy put on an exciting show! Broadway Chief may not have been a stakes horse, but he didn't know that. When he ran in realistic company, Chief loved to be hanging last as they rounded the final turn. Once he saw the stretch in front of him, he would dig in and lay his heart right down in the dirt to get to that finish line first. People who didn't even fully realize what they were seeing got choked up watching Broadway Chief run.
One time, at Turfway Park, I was walking Chief around after a race, cooling him out. Starr Ann was fluffing up his stall, and keeping his water bucket topped off as he gradually drank his post-race fill. A very elegantly dressed lady had somehow wangled her way into the receiving barn and you could tell she didn't know where she was supposed to stand or how to move around horses. She came right up to Chief and me, on his outside, and said, "Could I please just touch him? I've been to every one of his races for the last five years. He's my hero."
Of course, I let her pet him and even told her she could wait over by his stall until he was cool enough to go in. But she said people were waiting for her and she was happy to have just touched him once. That says it all about that boy's charisma.
I'm not saying he was a saint. Chief was one of the most cantankerous horses I've ever been around. The second you darkened the doorway to his stall, he would swing his butt around and throw a hoof at you. Just catching him in the morning was a challenge. And brushing him was a whole lot like trying to wax a racecar, during a race, in high winds. Perfect gentleman, though, about having his hooves picked out.
I used to keep Chief's forelock a little longer than the usual racing length. Made him look real roguish to fit his personality. On race days, by the time I gave him his lighter ration of oats first thing in the morning, he knew what was up. And as soon as he realized he'd be running that afternoon, his game face was on. He would stand at the front of the stall, fire filling his eyes, psyching up. For hours before hitting the track, Chief methodically prepared himself mentally for the big stretch run. Starr Ann and I were in absolute awe of him.
Before Chief and I came to our understanding, the one where I figured out exactly how he wanted things done and did them that way, he took advantage of a lapse in my concentration one morning and bit my shoulder blade pretty good. It really hurt, and left a big white scar. All of that barely mattered, though. Chief's presence, his personality, his determination, are what endeared him to Starr Ann and me forever. When we had to part ways with him, we knew he was near the end of his racing career and would have given anything to be in a position to adopt him. Best we could salvage was the solemn word of his owner that Chief really did have a carefree retirement ahead of him.
So what has us thinking about all this so much? A member of The Posse, Joyce over at Hapless Tigger, has lost her heart to a nine-year-old gelding who's still racing. Joyce's dream is to claim Proud Patrolman and give him a home someday. We send her all good energy with regard to that dream.
Yesterday, I was changing my shirt after cleaning stalls and Starr Ann happened to come into the room. She ran her hand across my right shoulder blade and said, "Chief's scar really looks pretty today."
Posted by Margo Moon at 10:16 AM
Labels: Broadway Chief, Hapless Tigger, Proud Patrolman


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Sunday, December 07, 2008
Today's edition of the Cassowary Glossary invovles the phrase 'the crazy part of the country'. The dictionary definition of this phrase is 'the southern part of the United States of America', but this phrase acknowledges the extreme wackiness of the south. The culture of the South may be rich, giving us blues, rock and roll[by the original black creators, not by Elvis, thank you, very much~!], and very fattening food. However, there are many people you'll meet in the south, such as that lady who thinks Halloween shouldn't be celebrated because it's anti christian, that guy who thinks that if only we had no taxes, a utopia would be arising, and that guy who freaks out when folks say happy holiday instead of merry christmas.
Those exciting folks, along with our wacky political situation- really,do we need to know the views on abortion of the dog catcher?- make the south the most colorful part of the country.
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Bannatyne Legacy Circle Celebration
September 14, 2019
Canad Inns Destination Centre - Polo Park
Stay tuned for details on our 2020 Bannatyne Legacy Circle Celebration!
The 2nd Annual Bannatyne Legacy Circle Celebration was a huge success! Thank you to all of our attendees, our donors, our sponsors, and especially our 2019 Bannatyne Legacy Circle signers.
The Bannatyne Legacy Circle is a community of supporters committed to supporting HSC by endowing a final gift to the Foundation when they pass way. As an estate gift, it is a gift for the future. As an endowed gift, it is a gift for all time.
2019 Bannatyne Legacy Circle Signers
Back Row L-R: Pam Sigurdson, George Sigurdson, Glen Torgerson, Jonathon Lyon, Dr. Brock Wright, Tina Jones, Don Pharoah
Front Row L-R: Deborah Thorlakson, O.M., Tannis M. Richardson, C.M., LL.D., Monique Levesque-Pharoah
Missing: William S. Gardner, Q.C. & Diane Hoskins


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Travel | Meal Times in Paris
Obviously, meal times in Paris meant a mission to eat as many 'typically french' dishes as possible. It also meant a week of eating high fat, high carb, highly delicious food! After a long walk around the ground of Versailles, I was starving and my stomach was screaming for crepes.
Travel | The Best Sandwich in Paris
As jet lag is slowly killing me, and getting back into my normal routine is looking to be impossible, it is that time that I begin to reminisce about my amazing Paris adventures that I had last week. I was incredibly blessed to escape the rush of Sydney life and re-kindle my love for one of my favourite cities in the world. But more importantly, to try some tasty French food. So sit tight and get ready for a few posts recounting my unforgettable food experiences in Paris.


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NOTE: I have updated my Greencrow Creative Resources Page with some new photos and a wood carving. Enjoy!
"It is unlikely that the Russian Federation will survive in its current form," the forecast's chapter dedicated to Russia begins. The research maintains that Moscow's "failure to transform energy revenues into self-sustaining economy" will eventually lead to a "repeat of the Soviet Union's experience in the 1980s and Russia's in the 1990s," with the process accompanied by a demographic decline that is set to "really hit" Russia.
However, the forecaster's founder and CEO, George Friedman, recently said that Russia has the ability to emerge from US-led sanctions and the recent drop in the ruble due to falling oil prices. "Russians' strength is that they can endure things that would break other nations," Friedman said, suggesting that the country "has military and political power that could begin to impinge on Europe."
According to the forecast, Russia's territorial losses will not be limited to the European part of the country. Its control over the North Caucasus is also predicted to "evaporate," while maritime regions in Russia's Far East will "move independently" to the countries they are "closely linked to" – namely China, Japan, and the US. Additionally, Karelia will "seek to rejoin" Finland. The US think-tank, sometimes referred to as a "shadow CIA" due to its employment of former CIA analysts, also warns that this time Russia's alleged tendency of solving problems with "secret police" won't work, and the Federal Security Service will be unable to rescue the country.
READ MORE: Stratfor founder: 'US fears a resurgent Russia'
The collapse of Russia "will be a major test for the United States," the research warns, concluding that "Washington is the only power able to address the issue." However, the research leaves room for possible incidents and some nuclear missiles being "fired in the process."
Greencrow's comments:
Funny how life imitates art....or how art imitates life...or how art WANTS to imitate life...Oh nevermind.
The United States, ever the optimist...is always predicting the dissolution of other countries that threaten its "exceptional" image of itself. (It's a legend in its own mind). The recent Stratfor "research" is either a complete Walter Mitty rendition of the future or it's a cynical thinly veiled CIA threat to the countries concerned. Take your pick.
Here's the Russian Response.


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Room 207
Peek at the Week
Week of April 29th-May 3rd
Writing: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
The fourth grade writers will be finishing their poetry books during the first part of this week. On May 1st, the students will be introduced to the new genre – fracturing a Greek myth. The first Greek Myth that they will be fracturing is King Midas. They will be instructed to "break" this traditional Greek Myth in anyway that they want. Ask your fourth grader how he or she is choosing to fracture the myth.
Math: Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic.
The week will start with the fourth graders solving multistep number stories involving division, measurement, and fractions. When practicing homework with your fourth grader, make sure that he or she knows what the problem is asking before actually solving the problem. The fourth graders will also be looking at patterns and identifying the difference between triangular and rectangular numbers.
Reading: Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (verse, rhythm, meter).
Throughout the week, the fourth graders will identify the rhyme scheme of specific poems. They will also read poems by Kenn Nesbitt to identify the rhythm of poems. Please ask your fourth graders to identify poems that he or she has enjoyed reading in class.
|Read the stories in Lesson 29
|Complete three Tic Tac Toe activities.
|Reading Homework Due
|Homelink 7.7
|Homelink 7.8
|Homelink 7.9
|Homelink 7.10
|Math Homework Due


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Prison Mythic
Hello Prisoners, this map we have introduced awesome new updates, along with bringing back some highly requested features such as the GEM PICK! Additionally this season we have listened to the community, and will be merging Galactic into Mythic. To be fully prepared for this season, make sure to read the full change-log.
July 13th, at 3pm EST
Check here what time release is for you.
If you want to get a general idea of what this merge season of Prison Mythic is about please check out our trailer below!
Anyone with a youtube channel can re-upload the trailer to receive two rare keys. For more information about re-uploading please join our Discord and look for the #reupload channel!
Cell Top
In total, we will have $1,150 every week!
Cell sizes: 20 man!
First Place - $275 PayPal + $175 Buycraft
Second Place - $175 PayPal + $100 Buycraft
Third Place - $125 PayPal + $75 Buycraft
Fourth Place - $75 PayPal + $50 Buycraft
Fifth Place - $50 Buycraft
First Place - $275 PayPal + $175 Buycraft
Second Place - $175 PayPal + $100 Buycraft
Third Place - $125 PayPal + $75 Buycraft
Fourth Place - $75 PayPal + $50 Buycraft
Fifth Place - $50 Buycraft
Prestige Top
Each week the top prestige will receive $60 in weekly prizes.
First Place - $30 Buycraft
Second Place - $20 Buycraft
Third Place - $10 Buycraft
First Place - $30 Buycraft
Second Place - $20 Buycraft
Third Place - $10 Buycraft
Block Top
Each week, the players with most blocks mined will receive $60 in weekly prizes.
First Place - $30 Buycraft
Second Place - $20 Buycraft
Third Place - $10 Buycraft
First Place - $30 Buycraft
Second Place - $20 Buycraft
Third Place - $10 Buycraft
Revised Economy:
After listening to community feedback, and monitoring how the prison seasons have passed on, we have decided to modify the coming season of Mythic's economy system. There will be a brand new economy for players to look through, and discover for themselves which things will truly bring themselves to the top! There may be new blocks as well which will benefit towards gangs' cell top values!
Gem Pickaxe:
Players may recognize this name from back in the day with prisons and yes this will be a new pickaxe that will be able for all players to try! New and old enchants will be on this new pickaxe along with its unique currency. Gems will be given when mining with our gem pickaxe allowing the player to upgrade there gem pickaxe. The gem pickaxe will not have a prestige system. Gems will not be able to be withdrawn, traded with others, or paid to another player.
Token Pickaxe:
Don't worry Prisoners, our token pickaxe is still around on Mythic realm. We have listened to the feedback from previous maps about the time it took to make a max a token pickaxe and we have updated the cost of all enchants, and prestiges!
Personal / Server Challenges:
We are removing the vanity pass and giving all players personal challenges! Players will be able to work on daily and weekly challenges for themselves! A server challenge will be active every 7 days for the whole server to try and accomplish for some unique rewards!
New Outposts:
We will be introducing two new outposts which will give the cells who can capture these major boosts! Our first outpost will give players a token boost, a normal sell booster, and money every ! Our second outpost will give cell value to the cell holding it every five minutes and an exclusive mining warp to use the new outpost mine for this one only! Outpost will also have a five minute teleport cooldown to make them more competitive!
New Cell Points / Cell Size Changes:
We will be introducing a new cell point system for all cell upgrades. To obtain these cell points they are found in crates and koth loot bags. Cells will start at fifteen man cells and can be upgraded to twenty man cells using our new cell points.
Introducing our new Koth system for prisons! Koth's will spawn every 8 hours for all cells to try and capture! Capturing these outpost will grant the player who can capture it a koth loot bag that will obtain items like cell points, exclusive pvp gear, cell value and much more!
Pvp Mine Rework:
We will be reworking our pvp mine into an area that players will want to fight for! Players mining in the pvp mine will now receive a token boost while mining in the pvp mine but your tokens earned will not go directly into your account! You must go to spawn to the Token Claim to redeem the tokens you mined. If another player kills you at the pvp mine they will earn all the tokens you mined in the pvp mine that wasn't claimed by the player.
New Rank Reclaim:
All players with donor ranks over on our Mythic realm will have a reclaim! This reclaim will give the player dependent on there rank an exclusive backpack! They will be located in /gkit for all players with donor ranks.
Prison Pets:
Introducing a new pet system for our Mythic realm! They will work differently than normal pets that are seen typically on Skyblock! Players are able to obtain their very own pet using /kit pet. This will give them a pet which they will then be able to upgrade through the /upgrades menu. When in the menu you will be able to choose from three different pet enhancements to use on their pets. Pets can not have multiple enchants on it so choose wisely on what path you will want to take! To upgrade these enhancements you will be required to spend various amounts of tokens for each of the different upgrades.
Prestige Mines:
As you progress through higher and higher prestiges, you will now unlock exclusive mines that only people on your prestige level can access! Prestige mines will have their own separate areas just like normal mines, and will also contain their own unique set of blocks! There will be a new prestige mine available to you every X amount of prestiges, due to the fact that there is infinite prestiges!
New Backpack Leveling System:
The entire backpack system will be changing in our new merge map for Mythic. Players will now only be able to use one backpack at a time that will have their own unique leveling system. Capacity space will be limited on what prestige your backpack is on. To prestige your backpack you must fill your backpack X amount of times!
Cell Value Shop:
The Cell value shop will be a server shop that any player can buy cell value from it to raise there cell top values! The cell value shop will raise in price as the map progresses!
Cosmetic Changes:
Following all the neat cosmetic changes to other realm's setups, we are introducing a new unique set up to how things are shown on Mythic too! With this, we will be introducing a brand new scoreboard, along with a new tab, and new chat messages!
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DANIA BEACH, Fla. – A 19-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a burglary that was reported Friday morning at a Bass Pro Shops location in Dania Beach.
Shawn Derival, of Hollywood, faces eight counts of grand theft of a firearm and four counts of armed burglary.
According to an arrest report, Derival and three others broke into the Bass Pro Shops at 220 Gulf Stream Way shortly after 11:45 p.m. Thursday by pushing down a chain-link fence and then breaking two glass windows.
Deputies said the thieves, who were wearing hoodies and cloths to cover their faces, initially tried to smash out a glass door at the back of the business, but were thwarted by the impact glass.
Surveillance video shows them heading to the hunting section once they got into the store.
According to the arrest report, employees remove all handguns at closing time and place them in a vault, but the shotguns and rifles are not put away.
Deputies said the men went back and forth inside the store four times over several hours while stealing the guns.
Detectives said the thieves got away with thousands of dollars' worth of guns, 16 of which were recovered at an apartment near 800 W. Pembroke Road in Hallandale Beach.
Derival was identified by a Hallandale Beach police officer who recognized him in the surveillance video, the arrest report said.
The officer said he has had multiple encounters with Derival and was positive that he was one of the men removing guns from the racks inside the store.
Authorities said Derival confessed to taking part in the burglary. He is being held in lieu of a $8,000 bond.
Detectives are still searching for three others involved in the burglary.
Anyone with information is asked to call Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.


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Pastor James McAbee believes the Scriptures can tame temptation and wash away sins. But he'll tell you that nothing repels true evil like a well-placed, loaded Glock .40-caliber pistol.
McAbee, known around town as the "Pistol-Packing Preacher," keeps his loaded Glock in a holster tucked in his pants at all times, whether making a bank deposit or preaching from the pulpit of the Lighthouse Worship Center, an Assembly of God church where he pastors.
When not preaching, McAbee offers a $50 one-day concealed weapons course to gun enthusiasts. Since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December, when a 20-year-old man shot and killed 20 students and six staffers before shooting himself, he's offered the classes for free to teachers.
It's the Texas way, McAbee, 36, says. "We believe an armed society is a peaceful society. This is Texas, and everybody has a gun."
Nearly two months after the massacre in Connecticut, renewed calls for tighter gun controls are rising in the nation's capital and many states, as polls show growing public support for some restrictions.
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Eating fiber-containing foods—especially nuts—during adolescence may significantly lower the risk of developing potentially precancerous fibrocystic breast disease (fibroadenomas).
Tree Nuts or Peanuts for Breast Cancer Prevention?
Doctor's Note
Harvard also found that fiber and nut consumption was associated with a significantly longer lifespan in women. See What Women Should Eat to Live Longer. Soy consumption during adolescence also seems particularly protective; see Why Do Asian Women Have Less Breast Cancer? The reference to the Black Women's Health Study refers to Preventing Breast Cancer By Any Greens Necessary. What effect might even just a few weeks on a diet full of plants have on breast cancer cell growth? See The Answer to the Pritikin Puzzle. Don't nuts make you fat, though? You'd be surprised; see Nuts and Obesity: The Weight of Evidence.
Also, check out my associated blog posts for more context: Go Nuts for Breast Cancer Prevention, and Breast Cancer & Alcohol: How Much Is Safe?
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I just shared this with my 15 year old daughter and she just tried her first pistachio….Thank you Dr Greger!
I'm nuts about healthy breasts!
(Comon' lighten up)
Dr Greger!
Is there a way to secure all your protein from raw sources, that is without eating any cooked legumes? With the raw vegan movement going strong, I feel this would be a relevant topic for you to address in an upcoming video.
Keep up the amazing work!
yes, check out the 8/10/10 diet.
Hi Dr. G,
This is a bit off topic, but I just happened to come across a podcast featuring an interview with Susan Schenck, author of "Beyond Broccoli, Creating a Biologically Balanced Diet When a Vegetarian Diet Doesn't Work." She claimed that going vegan made her terribly sick because all of the nuts and seeds caused her to gain weight and she ended up with a number of severe deficiencies caused by excluding meat from her diet. I saw your videos about nuts not contributing to weight gain in recent studies. But, could you shed some light on some of her other claims? She said that long term vegans will usually end up with DHA, B12, and Carnitine deficiencies because they can not be absorbed well from plant sources or the body will not make enough of it. She also says that Vitamin K2 and Vitamin A are not converted well from plant sources and we must get those things from animal products. Her claim was that vegan diets will only work long term for very few people with very heavy and expensive supplementation. What are your thoughts on those claims? Is there any evidence to back them up?
Any studies out there about this? I'm wondering too but so far I'm happy on my vegan diet but without nuts I wouldn't be able to do it.
All the videos on this website seem to make it clear that nuts are super healthy and the calories do not contribute to weight gain the same way calories from other foods do. I just want to know if all that other stuff she claims has any studies to back it up. I have been an ovo-vegetarian for about 6 years (I only eat about 1 egg a week) and I want to make sure that I am getting all of the nutrition I need because I plan to stay on this diet for life and I am only in my late 20's.
I am almost on the same diet as you, and am also in my late 20s. This website has been so helpful for me! Dr. Gregor does say in a few videos that B-12 is a necessary supplement, but if you are eating properly it should be the only one you need to take. I live in Sweden, where the sun disappears for half of the year, so I need to take vitamin D as well. I've been eating like this for awhile, with regular nut consumption and I haven't gained weight or developed any crazy deficiencies. I think you just need to be mindful of what you eat, and it should be fine. A lot of people write books about nutrition, but I think that nutrition backed up with scientific studies is much more reliable.
Hi Dr. Gregor…I really love all your videos and can only imagine how much research goes into bringing them to us. I wish one thing with this one and that is that you would picture raw, unfried, unsalted nuts so as to not encourage the use of frying, oil, and salt as a standard. Meantime, I love the article. It certainly turns around what I have thought so far.
Nuts for nuts!
Any studies on teens who are allergic to nuts and breast cancer rates?
I couldn't find any studies addressing your specific question. However there is evidence that female children and teens who consume 2 servings of soy a day decrease breast cancer rates as adults. Early puberty is associated with increased breast cancer and is associated with meat and animal protein intake but soy consumption delays onset of puberty see http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-effect-of-soy-on-precocious-puberty/. Obesity has been associated with increased breast cancer. Fruits and vegetables and fiber have been associated with less breast cancer. Some of the substances in nuts which might explain the lower incidence of breast cancer such as ellagic acid and phytosterols are also present in other plant foods. So even with an allergy to nuts there are ways to lower the risk of breast cancer not to mention the many other chronic diseases best avoided.
If you have cancer,new research shows that peanuts help it spread. http://eatandbeatcancer.wordpress.com/2014/11/10/breaking-anti-cancer-news-ditch-the-peanuts-and-spread-the-word/
Is there anything that can stop or reverse fibrocystic breast condition once you have it? I ate a bad diet as a teen, ate healthy (for an omnivore) after 20, and went vegan after forty. My question is, what can I do from here at 45 years old?
I'm coming to this rather late, but I am 66, have eaten peanut butter sandwiches (with and without jelly) regularly for most of those 66 years. Lately the peanut butter has been nothing other than ground peanuts, but in my youth it was processed Skippy or Jif. Does Dr. Greger have a position on peanut butter sandwiches made from pure peanuts? Are they too oiiy? And are peanuts truly nuts or are they legumes? So many questions….
It is simplistic to tout the benefits of nuts without including cautionary notes. For example, whereas peanut consumption in youth and adolescence may provide protection against breast cancer, peanut agglutinin promotes metastases in women who already have BC:
The excessive consumption of almonds or almond milk leads to problems:
Also, regular consumption of more than 2-3 brazil nuts per day can lead to an overdose of selenium.


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It's ArSHA's time to celebrate! It's YOUR time to nominate!
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- AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT: Awarded to those who have made outstanding and sustained contributions to the professions of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, but who are not members or part of the profession.
- MOLINE MENTORSHIP AWARD: In memory of Marilyn Quintana Moline, this award recognizes a current, active ArSHA member, who best exemplifies the qualities of a mentor.
- STATE CLINICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: An award for recent clinical achievement in conjunction with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation. (see ASHFoundation guidelines)
2. Review and download the nomination form on the ArSHA website. Go to the ArSHA drop-down menu (on the main menu bar) and look for "HONORS AND AWARDS INFORMATION AND FORMS". Know the intent of the awards and the required nomination components.
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Last month marked my two-year anniversary at the University. I'm a Web Content Editor, and I've held the position at two faculties. I joined as maternity cover for Saskia in the Faculty of Science and later moved to a permanent role at the School of Management. Maybe one day I'll have ticked off all four Faculties. I think you get a certificate for that.
In short, Faculty Web Editors (FWEs) plan, develop and deliver digital content. (Management is technically a School, not a Faculty; but for simplicity's sake we're referred to as FWEs.) While the focus is largely on our 'local' web sections, we often work on projects for the wider bath.ac.uk too. It's a varied, interesting role and quite a lot of fun too.
One of my favourite things about being an FWE are the opportunities for collaboration. We often collaborate with the Digital team, which is great, but we work together as a mini-team on special projects as well.
I like to think of us as a crack commando unit that comes together to solve problems, a bit like the A-Team. Stretching this already-weak metaphor to breaking point, that definitely makes me Templeton 'Faceman' Peck.
Why we do it
Collaboration is important to ensure each Faculty has input into central projects. It lets us consider the problem from all angles, and develop solutions that hopefully work for all of us.
It also helps us maintain a consistent approach to how we each do things. This ultimately helps our users and reflects better on the University. The conversations we've had around how we should consistently refer to course titles would make your head spin.
We can share best practice too. When one of the other Faculties is doing something innovative or better than we are, I'll take note.
And of course, four heads are better than one. Proofing each other's work, suggesting changes and writing together helps us all make better content.
Ways we collaborate
Although we work in different buildings, we're in contact nearly all of the time. Like a lot of collaborators, we use Slack instant messaging to avoid clogging up our inboxes. This allows us to quickly:
- canvass opinion
- discuss approaches
- ask questions
- share interesting articles/tools we've found
- (occasionally) vent spleen
- share stupid GIFs
Being able to ask the other FWEs for advice, and get a near-instant response, is very handy. It's a great comfort to know that when I'm not sure or confused about something (which happens more often than I'd care to admit), I've got three very supportive, capable people to fall back on.
But the magic really happens when we're all together in person. It's not uncommon to see us huddled around a table in Digital base camp. This tends to be when we're working on sprints. These are week-long efforts to focus on one project, and how the Digital team organise their work.
Recently, we've worked together on:
- modelling our course content, and pulling it together for digital and print use (although I can't take nearly as much credit for this one as my colleagues)
- an ongoing piece of work looking at the University's various research entities and how to present them in the Content Publisher
- working to get content brushed up for the Faculty web sections launching on the new bath.ac.uk
By working away from our desks we get the chance to focus only on the task at hand. It also means we can directly harass the Digital team when we need their expertise or something fixing. Win-win.
Why we work well together
It helps that Matt, Becky and Saskia are very nice people and I've learned a lot from the sprints we've done. We share mutual respect, tolerance and openness to ideas. They're also pretty cool about me making obscure references to 80s TV shows.
I think we have a shared interest in making the content we're responsible for as useful for our users as we can. We've got a good mix of backgrounds and each brings different experiences and expertise to projects. And it helps that we all get on pretty well. When not working together, we have regular catch-ups and even manage the occasional post-work beer.
There's a sense of camaraderie when we collaborate, and a willingness to help each other to achieve our goals. I'm looking forward to the next sprint already. Not least because I still need to decide which of the others is Howling Mad Murdock.