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Retrospective: Top Five Albums of the Past 10 YearsThe Daily Californian Arts & Entertainment staff talk about the five greatest albums that have been released within the past 10 years.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Category: Arts & Entertainment > Music > CD Reviews
Updated to include all of the top 25 albums
The 2000s were a nebulous, uncertain time for music. With file-sharing on the rise, many consumers decided music should be free. This paradigm shift splintered music into thousands of different niche genres, each catering to the increasingly specified tastes of consumers while the mainstream floundered to retain fleeing listeners. During this strange first decade of the 21st century, hip-hop struggled to redefine itself, indie broke into the mainstream and electronics became staples of nearly all genres. Meanwhile, we the listeners got to sit back and absorb the rare shots of genius that emerged from all the chaos.
-David Wagner
The Streets, 2004
A concept album about a wanker who misplaces 1,000 quid, A Grand Don't Come For Free captures the Streets' Mike Skinner doing what he does best: being ordinary. The album traverses a huge span of narrative and musical territory and makes songs about regular events (watching TV, getting drunk at a club) oddly engrossing. More impressively, the production matches the songs' individual stories: A laid-back piano riff lounges across "Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way," while "Blinded by the Lights" is flashy and surreal. With this album, Skinner established himself as both a bona fide storyteller, a troubadour of the people.
-Rajesh Srinivasan
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, 2003
Just try and sit still when Fever To Tell comes on. The yelps, dive-bomber guitars and unrelenting beats singlehandedly cure immobility. The near-nihilistic hedonism of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' debut album so seamlessly intertwines art sensibilities with punk's vivacity that it's unfortunate the record is constantly overshadowed by one of the few breaks in the frenzy. On the other hand, "Maps" is the best rock love song of the decade, so it's almost OK. Karen O and co. were out to shake your ass and make your heart ache, and we'll be damned if they didn't succeed with Fever To Tell.
-Bryan Gerhart
Burial, 2007
For a brief moment, Burial seemed entirely otherworldly. Anonymous, voiceless, drowned in a sea of bizarre electronics, the dubstep producer snatched bits of sound and processed them to the point of near-unrecognizability. His second album, Untrue, achieved critical success in America, despite the relative obscurity of dubstep when it was released in 2007. With excerpted movie lines, submerged vocal samples and a relentless beat, he created dance music you probably can't dance to, unless it's the end of the world and you're cold and it's all that's left to do. No longer anonymous, William Bevan's mystique lives on in his music.
-Sam Stander
Bold and brassy, M.I.A.'s second album, Kala, delivers as much punch as her debut. The lyrics hit hard and the driving beats harder. M.I.A. has the rare ability to create music that's not only exciting but makes you think. The Sri Lankan-born, British-raised rapper is full of political and sexy sass. Kala's hit track "Paper Planes" rocketed M.I.A. to such new heights that the success actually coaxed her out of retirement.
"Paper Planes," along with the clubby "Boyz" and the Bollywood-influenced "Jimmy" may be the most accessible tracks, but the more obscure "Bamboo Banga" and "Bird Flu" complete Kala's multifaceted sound of rhyme, electronica and African and Eastern influences. Best listened to with an open mind and room to dance.
-Kalesa Ferrucci
The Knife, 2006
Hailing from Sweden, siblings Karin and Olof Dreijer of the Knife had gained success with their single "Heartbeats" before their commanding 2006 release, Silent Shout. Introducing more ominous, and at times downright creepy, textures and voices, the duo crafted some of the most complex electro pop of the decade. On the title track, singing in one of her four processed vocal registers, Karin repeats, "I caught a glimpse and now it haunts me," summing up the listening experience. Multi-layered in their dark sonic landscapes, the Knife's Silent Shout is a haunting, pop-equipped masterpiece.
-Hayley Hosman
Modest Mouse, 2004
Good News shows just how porous the border between so-called "indie" music and the world of mainstream radio and major labels was this decade. Just Google "Float On" coupled with either "American Idol" or "Kidz Bop" if you're wondering just how pervasive Modest Mouse became. But the album was a very odd way for these gloomy Portlanders to infiltrate the mainstream. Many of the songs are about a loved one's death, and Isaac Brock cantankerously sings, "I sure hope you are dead." Tracks like "Dance Hall" and "This Devil's Workday" may be the nastiest MM tunes ever. This wasn't a handshake with the mainstream; it was a threat.
-David Wagner
Madvillain, 2004
Madvillain is a collaboration between bizarre MC MF DOOM and a production Picasso, Madlib. Their only LP to date, Madvillainy, breaks many sacred hip-hop expectations. Most of the songs hover around two minutes. DOOM's free-associative rhymes make little to no sense ("Hey bro, Day Glo, set the bet, pay dough / Before the cheddar get away, you best to get Maaco"), but they're frequently hilarious and sometimes weirdly enlightening. Madlib's immaculate beats are also obscured, filled with smoky samples, sideways beats and a hazy atmosphere. It's an imaginative, wild ride that may just flow better than any album released this decade.
-David Wagner
OutKast, 2003
As the slash in the title and its two-hour-plus running time both indicate that Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is not one self-contained album. Apparently due to creative differences, Andre 3000 and Big Boi opted to release what are essentially two solo albums as one product. The result is admittedly disjointed. But like two sides of a coin, they work well together, complementing and contrasting as only OutKast can. Andre's Love Below may have scored the big hits "Hey Ya!" and "Roses," but Big Boi's Speakerboxxx single "The Way You Move" proved stiff competition. But really, this isn't about competition; it's just about great curve-ball pop.
-David Wagner
The White Stripes, 2001
Meg and Jack White of two-man band the White Stripes may look like Mr. and Mrs. Edward Scissorhands, but the only thing cutting in White Blood Cells is their DIY garage rock sound. Ranging from the childish warmth of "We Are Going To Be Friends" to the apologetic rejection of "Now Mary" to the folksy exuberance of "Hotel Yorba," the Whites can't seem to make up their mind on anything. Multifaceted Jack has the vampy voice, the charming riffs, but Meg grounds us with her simple drumming, earnest beats to common lives. It makes their talent all the more honest.
-Helen Weng
Jay-Z, 2001
If Reasonable Doubt established Jay-Z as Biggie's heir apparent to the throne of East Coast hip-hop, The Blueprint was his self-styled coronation: a breathless, remarkably assured, impeccably produced victory lap for the ages. With glowing cuts like "Takeover," "The Ruler's Back" and "Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)," the Brooklyn rapper claimed New York City as his own, took down would-be adversaries and inserted himself amongst the hip-hop immortals. Amid all the swaggering flair are "Blueprint" and "Song Cry," revelatory in their soul-baring honesty. Every track captures Jay-Z in top form, waxing triumphant from start to finish.
-David Liu
Panda Bear, 2007
Before the Snuggie, there was Panda Bear. Very few records invite you under the covers the way Person Pitch does. The sonic psychedelia of the album's seven songs wraps listeners in the coziest blanket they never knew they had. Taking you from a rainy day indoors to the bonfire you had on the beach the last day of summer, the repetitive ambience of jangly guitars, tape clicks and Pet Sounds harmonies border on hypnosis. When Panda Bear comfortingly coos the advice you've heard your whole life-"Take one day at a time / Everything else you can leave behind" on "Take Pills"-you're ready to believe it.
-Bryan Gerhart
The Flaming Lips, 2002
The Flaming Lips are prone to starry-eyed meandering, but on Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, they're manically focused. True, the sci-fi narrative promised in the title is abandoned after four tracks, but the spirit of girl-vs.-machine combat permeates the whole album. Yoshimi delivers karate-powered justice through Wayne Coyne's honeyed melodies, while the robots march in the wake of a malevolent battery of synth and bass. Yoshimi wasn't just our generation's introduction to the Lips-its cocktail of wistfulness and anxiety captured the American zeitgeist at the turn of the millennium.
-Zachary Ritter
LCD Soundsystem, 2007
Genre-defying LCD Soundsystem are like having your cake and eating it too. The NYC dance-punk group's 2007 album Sound of Silver is synth-rock heaven, ranging from funky electro to echoey, epic tracks cascading down your spine and out into space. James Murphy's vocals move from nasally on pop anthem "North American Scum" to sweetly melancholic on the final track, "New York, I Love You." Sardonic, clever lyrics suit the comedic and heartbreaking songs alike. Don't try to resist ingenious lines like "there's a ton of the twist but we're fresh out of shout," just enjoy the musical mash-up indulgence.
-Kalesa Ferrucci
Justin Timberlake, 2006
FutureSex/LoveSounds didn't reinforce the climate of modern popular music but instead challenged it. Justin Timberlake embraced influences such as funk, electronic and R&B with hits like "My Love," "What Goes Around .../... Comes Around" and "SexyBack"-tracks that dominated the radio and set a precedent for other artists that would intend to do so. The album also established the Midas touch of producer Timbaland, who solidified his quintessential sound, which now reigns supreme in the pop genre. Met with Timberlake's vocal strength, the duo made FutureSex/LoveSounds the popular album to beat.
-Maggie Owens
The Postal Service, 2003
Give Up is an album we all listened to when we were in middle school or high school. With every simple electronicized melody and angsty Ben Gibbard lyric, the Postal Service marked a talismanic moment for the world of indie pop because they turned the genre into something we could all adore. The "Garden State" trailer probably helped a little, but the beeps and bleeps of the album took flight all on their own. Though it has taken on the reputation of "guilty pleasure" now that we're at the decade's end, Give Up remains a valentine to all romantics who wear headphones.
-Ryan Lattanzio
of Montreal, 2007
Lush, funky, sad-of Montreal's magnum opus chronicles frontman Kevin Barnes' fictional transformation into a transgendered African-American funk musician named Georgie Fruit, paralleling the band's evolution from bookish indie pop to sensual funk-pop hybrid. The central conceit highlights sexual and racial tensions that run deep in modern indie music, but the band's approach is personal rather than pedantic. The lyrics are elaborate, allusive and funny, the melodies diverse and ruthlessly danceable-though dancing through centerpiece "The Past Is a Grotesque Animal" may result in a hypnotic trance or induced depression.
-Sam Stander
Radiohead, 2007
Radiohead's decision to distribute In Rainbows online for "name your own price" was an unprecedented stab at the old industry model and a major step forward for the digital movement of music.
But business aside, In Rainbows also contained some of the most beautiful and haunting music the band has created to date. It wasn't as experimental and shocking as Kid A, and not quite as vigorous as the guitar-heavy OK Computer, but the beauty of this album lies in its subtleties: the eerie vocal harmonies, the lush textures and excellent musicianship. It's the sound of a subdued yet still powerful Radiohead.
-Camden Andrews
Daft Punk, 2001
Do not, under any circumstances, think about this record. If you use your brain to listen to Discovery-with its meaningless lyrics, Barry Manilow and George Duke samples, and influence on an uncountable infinity of bad DJs-you'll get distracted and make an ass of yourself on the dance floor.
The French duo put a decade's worth of work into giving its audiences a sensory overload, because if you snap out of it for one second and realize you have work in the morning, it might sound like kids' stuff. Luckily, the bass just dropped. Excuse us for a second.
-Travis Korte
Sufjan Stevens, 2005
Obsessive singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens' Illinois is a monolothic, carefully researched album that serves as a highlight reel of its eponymous state's history. But Stevens' true skill is his unique ability to relate the past to the present. With allusions to the Chicago World's Fair and serial killer John Wayne Gacy Jr. and musical nods to Vince Guaraldi and American folk traditions, Stevens showed that the feelings of the past linger on today. The album clocks in at an admittedly daunting 74 minutes, but its presentation of the triumphs and follies of the American people is a history lesson that doesn't get old.
-Rajesh Srinivasan
Kanye West, 2005
Late Registration saw Kanye West's gift for both elevating and challenging hip-hop reach dizzying new heights. Here, he effortlessly mixes witty songwriting with a smorgasbord of samples and soaring orchestral soundscapes, packing everything on his mind into 70 minutes of sprawling musical eclecticism. As Late Registration careens back and forth among celebratory aplomb ("Touch the Sky," "We Major"), voices of middle-class America ("Heard 'Em Say," "Gold Digger") and sensitive personal anthems ("Roses," "Hey Mama"), West's quirks and contradictions grow on the listener with a force that few other artists are capable of mustering.
-David Liu
Arcade Fire, 2004
What happens when the youthful exuberance of three decades of alternative music grows up and becomes sick of itself? It sounds like Win Butler on "Wake Up" -"Our bodies get bigger but our hearts get torn up." This ain't kid's stuff anymore.
On 2004's Funeral, Quebecois ensemble Arcade Fire created an album full of nauseous nostalgia and sad mistrust while revitalizing the idea of a big goddamn rock band, with strings, accordion and more than a little shouting. The four-song "Neighborhood" suite that forms the album's foundation presents stories that sound like awesomely creepy children's book plots: young lovers tunneling through snow, children playing on the streets during an endless power outage, older brothers leaving home only to become vampires.
This unbelievably massive-sounding album captures a fearsome impressionistic sense of what it really means to never grow up. As an adolescent in the '00s, the suggestion that childhood and adulthood were equally terrifying was a powerful idea. Butler and wife/co-songwriter Regine Chassagne trashed rock 'n' roll's love affair with youth and revealed it beautifully as just another stretch of barren cold wasteland, occasionally illuminated by love.
-Sam Stander
Wilco, 2001
Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is both timeless and eerily timely. When it first streamed on the band's website just after Sept. 11, 2001, critics called it prophetic. Despite that it was written and recorded previously, they detected references to the tragedy. Now, almost a decade later, it's acquired a generational resonance, without becoming stale, cliche or any less listenable.
The album layers well-placed noise and hints of country twang over a core of solid rock and creates something entirely new. But unlike many of the albums that heralded the alien ways of the new millennium, it incorporates enough folksy guitar to feel familiar.
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is a sad album. Not in a wrist-cutting, whiny, depressing way. It's just nostalgic for a time it knows is never coming back. And lead singer Jeff Tweedy's sometimes poetically cryptic, sometimes straightforwardly reminiscent lyrics are nothing to be scoffed at, either.
The album's instrumentation, lyrics and timing come together to make it a unique piece of Americana, minus the kitsch factor. You'd be hard pressed to find another love letter to the US of A that sounds this good.
-Jill Cowan
Outkast, 2000
Many of us were too young to pay attention when Stankonia dropped a bombshell of pop brilliance on the world in late 2000. But no matter when you start listening to Stankonia, it'll floor you. OutKast's masterpiece is a chameleonic, glorious mess, a sort of hip-hop rendering of the Beatles' White Album. Andre 3000 and Big Boi take the listener on a kaleidoscopic trip through a panoply of genres, recasting tired forms into unprecedented permutations.
The album makes you feel like you're hearing funk, R&B, hard rock, hip-hop, jazz fusion and gangsta rap for the first time all over again, only this time through a warped, devilishly clever Southern hip-hop lens. Its trio of classics-"So Fresh, So Clean," "Ms. Jackson" and "B.O.B."-has only gotten better with time. And its hidden gems, like "Slum Beautiful" and "Red Velvet," are just as savory.
Maybe there are one too many skits and a few overly comedic tracks, but part of the album's charm is its lack of editing. Whether or not you missed it the first time around, it's never a bad time to discover or rediscover Stankonia's unique genius.
-David Wagner
The Strokes, 2001
Iggy Pop has said that the one thing he can't stand is "a rock star who thinks he's got brains." And that's what's so perfect about the Strokes' first album. Is This It didn't have to be insightful, experimental or particularly thought-provoking to reach a level of greatness.
Its brilliance lies in its tightrope precision. Is This It is simple, yet it isn't stupid; raw but not reckless; youthful in the absence of angst; revolutionary without being overtly profound.
The Strokes haven't been able to and never will retrace the perfection of their debut. This isn't to say that they won't grow as songwriters and musicians, because they have and will continue to do so. But that's just the problem. Is This It represents a conscious, careless fun that can't be manufactured.
For a flawless 35 minutes, the universal search for who we are and what we want is put on hold. It won't single-handedly make you re-examine your life, but it will be there for you when you're ready for that sort of thing. It's a friend, not a doctor. And isn't that exactly what rock 'n' roll should be?
-Bryan Gerhart
Radiohead, 2000
Only nine years after its birth, Radiohead's Kid A feels like an untouchable classic. This testifies to its vitality, but it's also an unfortunate circumstance. Kid A has become seen as an important work that embodied its time, and for many music lovers, it's now perched so high upon the pedestals of popular music that it's become a sacred object that gathers dust instead of getting played.
But take away all the historical connotations, glowing reviews and discussion of the record's social commentary, and you would still have an album that exuded greatness on its first spin. Kid A first attained its reputation for a reason, and it wasn't because overly academic critics noted that "The National Anthem" recalled progressive rock bands like King Crimson or because "Treefingers" was an obvious Brian Eno homage. Those observations are significant, but only because before the analysis happened, the album was a beautiful, moving experience, and it still is.
That's what makes this record-and Radiohead-so great. The music lends itself to both pure, immediate enjoyment and scholarly deconstruction. Radiohead were one of the few bands who truly captured the feelings of the era in their sound, and none of their records does it better than Kid A, with its paranoia, technology overload and eerie coldness. The record realized the fear of a rapidly changing world, from Y2K to the dawning of the Obama era in a continually unstable political climate.
Kid A works on many levels, and its power to draw so many listeners for different reasons is a testament to the ceaseless ingenuity of Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Phil Selway and producer Nigel Godrich, the men behind the seminal group of this decade.
-Rajesh Srinivasan
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This case involved a bidder ( Gallagher & Burk) who filed a Bid Bond with the first page missing and was the lowest contractor in this project with the city of San Leandro. The city found that the Bid Bond was signed by G&B and that the failure of G&B to submit the first page was a "minor irregularity". G&B used the City's standard Bid Bond Form. The City found that the signed Bid Bond page 34 referred to the prior text on page 33 and that the signature page independently identified the project.. The City reasonably concluded that a court would read page 34 (the second page) of the Bid Bond in the context of the form bid bond and enforce the bid bond under Civil Code section 1647.
The material provided in G&B's original bid, which included the second page of its Bid Bond was sufficient to establish that G&B satisfied the bid security requirement by actually obtaining the required Bid Bond from an approved surety
The Court found that the bid was responsive. A bid defect cannot be found inconsequential if it gives the bidder an unfair competitive advantage. The Court distinguishes Valley Crest Landscape (1996) 41Cal, App.4th 1432, 1437. Appellant argued that the lack of the first page of the bid bond was a material defect and gave G&B an unfair advantage and that G&B's bid was improperly supplemented after the bidding process with G&B not providing the first page of the bond and avoid liability under its bond.
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I offer mobile veterinary services that integrate the best of Western and Eastern medicine. I provide gentle, gracious and thorough veterinary care for your pets in your home. This includes any outpatient procedures except for radiology.
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Did you know that the Sikh Mafia controls the price of chili dogs at your local 7-Eleven mini-market? Ask the gas station clerk what his name is and odds are he will be a Sikh named Singh. Singh means lion in the Sikh language. The Sikh Mafia controls the gas station mini-market world by sheer volume of Sikh gas station clerks. Sikhs control gas station mini-markets in terms of graphical employee saturation. I have made myself Sikh Sick.
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I am positively Sikh Sick with graphic inspiration this morning. My Sikh Sickness has inspired a new style of graphics using tables in WordPress. The photogenic Sikh people are a gift from God to my heart. How do you like this new masonry style Sikh layout?
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I am a Sikh Sick Seeker prowling the Internet for fascinating photographs of religious violence. The Sikhs are a gift from God directly to this blog. I am in love with the beautiful Sikh people of the world. Because of the Sikhs I feel connected to the entire planet. I used to feel uneasy around Sikhs and Kundalini yoga teachers, but not anymore. Now that I understand some of the cultural aspects of the Sikh religion I understand where the war faces come from. Sikhs are born and raised in sword consciousness. Sikhs have bloody confrontation on their minds. Just look at the Sikh and Kundalini women's faces at Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training. Fierce chicks. I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California where the women are all very fierce.
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I'm just a skinny old man with heart attack scars and my shingles pain makes it too difficult for me to fight in the yoga studio with these crazy Kaur Girls. I use my blog instead of a big long sword. I don't want anything from women so blogging is much safer for me. I kinda sorta used to like socializing with women but it is just to much emotional work dealing with women. Blogging is a perfect form of communication for a non-sword fighting, non-Sikh man like me. This blog is stronger than any Sikh sword!
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I should be having social intercourse with the men and women of kundalini yoga instead of just blogging about them. This month I should be finishing up Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training, Level One, at Yoga West. I came to Guru Singh with $3,200 for kundalini eye-ball lessons and he attacked me during shavasana. Writing these blogs helps me process my unbelievable experiences at Yoga West. I practiced kundalini yoga twice a week at 7:00 a.m. with Dr. Pam Davis and Adarsh Kaur cancelled my monthly membership. The problem is Adarsh is trying to say there is something wrong with me. There is nothing wrong with me. Adarsh cannot criminalize my legal conduct. This blog is a response to the wrongful conduct of Adarsh Kaur as a representative of Kundalini Yoga as Taught by Yogi Bhajan and the Sikh Religion in America. I am calling you out on your refusal to honor my right to exist.
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I now see that Adarsh and Dya Kaur's mean spirited ex-communication of me was actually divine intervention. Adarsh refunded my $3,200 and I got to keep my books, including the Aquarian Teacher, for free. I ended up with two free KYTT classes and a free set of teacher training books. Now all I have to do is convince Adarsh (and myself) that I did nothing wrong. It is the combative and temple brawling Sikh religion that are the aggressors. The Sikhs drew first blood. These blogs are a response to Sikh Sick Temple Brawling. Sikh Temple Brawling was a gift from God to this blog!


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A shocking video has emerged online of a saggy-pants wearing thug who thought it would be a good idea to harass and then attack an elderly gentleman as the man walked with a bag of groceries in his hands. Now, the clip has gone viral after the would-be victim put his groceries down for a moment to give the punk a brutal dose of instant justice, proving the thug picked on the wrong guy.
Every so often a video is posted on social media of an innocent victim being knocked out by some random thug who caught them off guard. The perpetrators of these sickening attacks are rarely caught by authorities for playing the "knockout game," and they usually pick targets they see as weak or vulnerable. In this shocking video, a similar situation appears to have taken place but with a much different outcome.
According to the clip uploaded to LiveLeak, an elderly gentleman was recently walking at what appears to be an outdoor shopping center with a bag of groceries in his hands. Incidentally, a saggy-pants wearing thug started causing trouble with the old-timer, threatening to assault the elderly gentleman.
As the 25-second clip begins, the thug, wearing saggy jeans and a hooded black sweatshirt, approaches the elderly man after putting his backpack on the ground, freeing his hands for an intended physical assault on the other man. Without even a slight show of panic, the intended victim puts his grocery bag on the ground, stands up to attempt a rational conversation with the thug, and faces down his aggressor. This is when things took a painful turn for the worst for the punk.
"I'm going to hurt you," warned the elderly gentleman. One of the punk's friends who is recording the incident said, "Oh, you're going after him," as if the young degenerate was a tough guy for picking on a man at least twice his age. The clip really just proves you can't fix stupid.
After the elderly man told the thug he was going to hurt him, the attacker put his hands up into some kind of ghetto boxing position and started what can only be described as embarrassing footwork. As the thug circled his older opponent, he lunged in at him to take a swing with his right fist. The moment the elderly gentleman stepped out of the way with ease was when the punk should have realized he was way out of his league.
It was very clear that the elderly man did not want to fight. He kept repeating the same words over and over to the thug. "I'm gonna hurt ya, I'm gonna hurt ya," he said. It only took the elderly man a few seconds to get his timing down. Then, he fulfilled the promise he had been making the thug, who quickly learned he should have listened to the warnings the old man gave.
In the clip, also uploaded to YouTube, the would-be victim hand-checks the thug a couple of times to establish his rhythm and then, out of nowhere, delivers a straight brutal fist to the thug's weak jaw. That was all it took to drop the punk like a ragdoll. Instantly, the thug's friend starts to boo him, "Ohhhhh, you got knocked the f*ck out boy. Knocked the f*ck out," he yelled at his unconscious buddy.
Really, these guys shouldn't be surprised. Although they might just see an "old man," they fail to realize that a lot of men from that generation spent a couple years carrying an M-16 through banana leaves, giving them a strength that has stuck with them and it's a might that so-called "men" like this thug will never understand — not until they get hit right on the button for messing with the wrong "old guy" anyway.
At the end of the clip, the elderly man is seen walking back to his bag of groceries and shaking his fist after a job well done. I highly doubt he'll have any trouble with that guy again. I hope this viral clip is seen by the thug's family and friends so they can shame him for attacking an elderly man and getting his butt kicked so bad. He should have listened when the elderly man said, "I'm gonna hurt ya." He definitely knew what he was talking about.


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The rules can be very confusing.
According to liberals, we are a nation of laws.
For example, during the third debate when then Candidate Trump was asked by Chris Wallace if he would accept the results of the election, he responded with "We'll see." He was shredded by the media and pundits for undermining the fabric of our "democracy" and "rule of law."
Hillary lost.
Liberals then tried to undermine the legally and lawful certified election results by trying to convince the electors to VIOLATE the law and not vote Trump.
Liberals in Congress tried to hijack the electoral vote certification. Then-Vice President Joe Biden had to turn back numerous objections that were not legal.
James Comey was recommended to be fired from his position of the FBI in which President Trump did so, lawfully. A later IG report reaches the conclusion that the Comey did not perform his job in a manner consistent with laws and regulations. Liberals claim his firing was obstruction.
Robert Mueller was appointed as a Special Prosecutor to investigate the suspected Russian collusion and interference in the US election. So far, the only thing he's managed to indict are foreign actors, Trump's former Campaign manager on activities unrelated to the campaign, and a number of other individuals on the campaign for process crimes, again, not related to any actual collusion. President Trump has the power to fire the Special Prosecutor, but has abstained from doing so.
So far so good?
Illegal immigrants are bring children, many who are not their own, across the border. US law, passed by a previous administration, calls for separating these children. Trump is following the law as part of his campaign promise to curb illegal immigration, something the voters made clear on November 8, 2016.
Liberal members of Congress have refused to help push legislation to close the loophole, instead focusing on "Dreamers". Now that the plight of children has come to the foreground, despite past administrations also following the law, the liberals are hoping this will do what Stormy Daniels, Robert Mueller, trade tariffs and general butthurt are not able to do.
The argument could easily be made that illegal immigrants are using children as pawns to keep the borders open. Democrats are in desperate need of an issue that will help them in the mid-terms. Ironically, it is liberals who want unfettered access to kill children by abortion even though such a right does not exist in the Constitution.
A nation of laws? Liberals can hardly be accused of being such supporters.


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Before Linux Essentials
Over the last few years, I have been writing many free video tutorials for learning Linux. In the main, they have been aimed at existing system administrators who may be new to Linux but versed in IT management tasks. Linux is not just for seasoned administrators and not only for administrators. There are many people that can benefit from what the Operating System has to offer both. This includes system administration folk as well as those in a pure user based function. The LPI has introduced the Linux Essentials certification aiming it at young people through schools and colleges, and academics as well as those just wanting to make a start in Linux.
Making Linux Certification Open to All
Certainly having the mindset to involve young people and their teachers will help. The more secondary and college tutors that have an understanding of Linux then the more Linux will naturally be taught within schools. This is important when you consider that Linux is FREE and the OS and Applications used in schools should not matter. It is the cost and freedom to manage the software the way you want that is important. We want a generation growing up with the understanding of how the software works and how collaboration empowers.
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During this course, we will follow the key objectives of the exam. This will involve investigating Linux both from a simple administration and usage perspectives. The Linux Essentials exam is a recommendation, and not required for pre-requisite for training in the LPIC professional program. Exams are delivered in schools and training centres around the world. To locate the centre nearest you, please contact your local LPI Affiliate.
In order to pass the exam and gain the Certificate of Achievement in Linux Essentials, you should be able to demonstrate:
- Understanding of the basic concepts of processes, programs and the components of an Operating System.
- Having a basic knowledge of computer hardware.
- A knowledge of Open Source Applications such as OpenOffice in the Workplace as they relate to Closed Source or proprietary equivalents from other software vendors.
- An understanding of navigation systems on a Linux Desktop and what tools can be used to locate help.
- Basic skills of using a command line interface.
- The skills needed to use basic functions in command line text editors such as vi or nano.


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Several medical insurance companies offer medical coverage schemes that include the benefit of unlimited GP visits. The provision is such that the visits are made on a regular basis for daily check-up purpose, dental check-ups, and even grave illnesses. GP stands for 'General Practitioner' or 'General Physician'. He is a trustworthy, local doctor with whom a person is comfortable in sharing his medical history.One of the primary reasons South Africans look into health cover is the skyrocketing price of a simple consultation with their general practitioner. The medical insurance policies allow you to visit your network-registered GP as many times as possible and do not charge any additional costs for it. The doctors provide healthcare services and dispense medication under this scheme without requiring any cash payment to be made to him directly. When it comes to the benefit of unlimited GP visits, usually there is a certain waiting period before the health cover is activated.
Unlimited GP visits cover the following essential features:
- Unlimited appointments and health consultations: The medical insurance providers offer the patients the option of taking health consultation from qualified and experienced practitioners over the telephone 24/7, 365 days a year. The confidentiality of the patient is completely guarded by the insurance company. The patient can call up the GP as many times as required.
- Suitable scheduling: Fast access to a GP can bring additional peace to the patients. The medical coverage schemes offer the option of making an appointment with their GP at a time that would suit them. The consultation is also not limited only to a 10-minute slot as the patients can avail of the consultations as many times as they want.
- Referral to a specialist: In case the patient is looking for specialised services, there's no need to book an appointment at a doctor's surgery. If they need further tests or consultations, the visiting GP can refer them to a private specialist if necessary.
- Delivery of private prescriptions direct to your door: The medical insurance companies also have the provision to arrange for the delivery of private prescriptions at the patient's door. This patient does not even have to leave the house if s/he is feeling too unwell.
- Quality of services: The quality of the GP visit services offered by the medical insurance policies is top notch as the practitioners are highly qualified and experienced.
Importance of having your own general practitioner
1. Acquaintance: Developing a relationship with a doctor will make you feel more comfortable and allow more open communication. Having a regular GP means you will not have to repeat information about the medication you take as he is already familiar with your medical history and has all the necessary information in his medical notes.
2. A generalist doctor: One of the powerful qualities of a GP is that he is a generalist. This means that he does not focus on one particular part of the body or on certain diseases only. They are not specialists such as a paediatrician or ophthalmologist. The knowledge and expertise of a GP encompass a wide spectrum. He is well-equipped to help you with the many physical and mental symptoms that can arise. Issues with one system of your body can affect the rest of your body. An example is chronic lower back pain which maybe manifested as depression. This will be easily detected by a GP.
3. Consultation on preventative health: Health is not just about treating and curing illnesses. It is also about taking sensible, preventative measures in order to ensure you live your life to the best of your health. The various preventative activities that a GP guides his patients throughout their lives are the following:
a. Advice on all types of immunisations to prevent diseases
b. Advice on how to prevent or detect early cancers such as skin checks, PAP smears
c. Advice on how to mitigate chances of cardiovascular diseases, lower your cholesterol level and maintain a healthy weight
d. Regular BP checks
e. Detection of diabetes
f. Prevention of osteoporosis
4. Consistent and coordinated care: General practitioners are the main people responsible for co-coordinating your care if you are taking treatment from other health professionals. This could be a referral to a medical specialist or allied health professionals. The specialist health experts acknowledge the role of the GP and communicate details of any consultations with you to your GP. This way the GP is responsible for continuing and coordinating your treatment.
5. Treatment of chronic conditions: GPs are best equipped to manage chronic medical conditions such as diabetes and arthritis.
6. Local knowledge: Your GP will have detailed knowledge of the availability of services in your area. This is a crucial factor in many conditions but applies especially to cases where the patient suffers from mental health issues and is in need of counselling services.
Visiting your GP can be costly but it is vital for everyone to keep a continuing relationship with their general practitioner as it helps to maintain one's health. With time and continued visits, general practitioners can deliver better treatment for patient's diseases and quicken the pace of healing.Prevention is better than cure, so medical insurance companies put great emphasis on covering the provision of unlimited GP visits in their schemes. You can get access to the likes of unlimited visits from general physicians through a nationwide network of doctors.


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This week, LA-based design house, Anine Bing opened its first stand-alone store in London, which joins the brand's boutique at Harvey Nichols, launched in 2016. Helmed by the former model-turned-fashion designer and her husband, the company started in 2012 and has since gone on to become a multi-million dollar business.
Bing has built the brand around a mixture of wardrobe essentials and statement pieces for consumers wanting a timeless yet relaxed approach to style. She explains that the line is all about helping modern women who live a busy life to build an effortless look. "When I launched my brand my approach to fashion was see-now-buy-now. For us, it's been the perfect way to run and it's really working well," she says. "We drop styles every six weeks and I think the modern woman wants to shop this way. She doesn't want to see something on the runway and then wait six months to buy it."
"We drop styles every six weeks. I think the modern woman wants to shop this way"
The Mayfair store is architecturally inspired by Bing's Scandinavian roots and will house the brand's collection of luxurious staples, elevated basics and statement party pieces. It will open with the new Holiday 2018 collection, which features a bold lineup for the party season. By harnessing the power of social media — in particular Bing's personal influence — along with her fresh take on merchandising, Anine Bing has taken the industry by storm.
With another seven stores schedule to open next year, watch the designer share her insights into running a dynamic, global fashion empire.
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Batchwell is a naturally fermented, premium kombucha, craft brewed in Auckland. Started by four Kiwi mates who came together whilst living in Los Angeles, Batchwell has brought their flavour-focused style of kombucha brewing to New Zealand for all to enjoy. Available in four flavours – Pineapple & Ginger, Beetroot, Braeburn Apple and Earl Grey — Batchwell is the perfect lower-sugar alternative to soda, alcohol or, if you are so inclined, makes a great mixer. BioGro-certified organic and available in 375ml and brand-new one-litre offering.
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The incident in Huntington Park, where it is illegal to run dogs off-leash, reignited a dormant battle in San Francisco over canine control and leash laws. The uproar culminated in a packed neighborhood meeting late last month, where Board of Supervisors President David Chiu proposed a task force to deal with the issue.
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1800 Calorie Menu Plan – Day Four
Welcome to day four of your 1800 calorie meal plan.
Your day starts with the delicious flavor of summer in the form of a peach protein shake scented with almond and ginger. For lunch, you'll be incorporating last night's quinoa pilaf into a salad with some leftover grilled chicken from day two. Tonight, some lean beef for a change – as part of a straightforward meal of grilled flank steak, whole wheat couscous and roasted broccoli.
"Cook once, eat twice." Roasted broccoli at dinner gets added to tomorrow's soup at lunchtime.
BREAKFAST – Peach Almond Shake
- 1 serving Herbalife Formula 1 Nutritional Shake Mix, Vanilla flavor
- 1 cup (240ml) nonfat milk or plain soy milk
- 1 cup (150g) frozen peach slices
- Few dashes ground ginger
- ¼ tsp. almond extract
- 4 ice cubes
Place all ingredients in the blender and blend thoroughly until the ice cubes are completely crushed.
Tip: 1 cup (150g) of peaches provides about 10% of your daily vitamin A.
MID-MORNING SNACK – Soy Nuts & Fruit
1/3 cup (30g) dry roasted soy nuts and 1 medium apple or orange
LUNCH – Mediterranean Chicken and Quinoa Salad
Toss together:
- ½ cup (100g) leftover cooked quinoa pilaf
- 1 cup (140g) diced roasted chicken breast
- 4 pieces jarred marinated artichoke hearts, drained and sliced
- ½ cup (125g) canned or jarred roasted red peppers
- 1 tbsp vinaigrette dressing
Place on a bed of fresh salad greens.
Dessert: 1 fresh orange
Tip: Substitute cooked brown rice, whole grain pasta for the quinoa.
MID-AFTERNOON SNACK – Nonfat Latte
12 ounces (360ml) low-fat milk or soy milk mixed with 1-2 shots of espresso. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
DINNER – Grilled Flank Steak with Whole Wheat Couscous and Roasted Broccoli
How to roast broccoli: Preheat oven to 425 degrees (220 C; Gas Mark 7). Cut broccoli into bite-sized florets, toss in a bowl with a drizzle of olive oil, salt and pepper. Arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet and roast 15-20 minutes until some edges of the broccoli are starting to brown.
How to prepare couscous: Prepare according to package directions using water or broth; add ½ teaspoon curry powder to liquid. 1 serving = 1 cup (150g) cooked couscous
How to cook flank steak: Preheat broiler pan on the oven rack closest to the broiler element. Rub the flank steak with 1-2 teaspoons olive oil, then sprinkle with salt and pepper. When the pan is hot, lay the steak on the pan and broil 5-6 minutes, then turn and broil 5-6 minutes until medium-rare. Remove from oven, let rest on the cutting board for 5 minutes, then slice against the grain and at an angle into thin slices. 1 serving = 6 ounces (175g) cooked flank steak
Tip: Cook extra broccoli for tomorrow's lunch.
¾ cup (180g) unsweetened applesauce, heated in the microwave and sprinkled with cinnamon and nutmeg
Practice eating mindfully, without distractions.
If you eat while you're working, driving, surfing the internet, or watching television, you might not focus on your food very much—if at all. This means you don't get much satisfaction from your meal when you're not paying attention—and, you often eat too quickly. On top of that, it's easy to lose track of how much you eat. To eat more mindfully, set aside 20 minutes to eat your meal, and do nothing else. Try to slow your pace and really savor every bite. When you take time to focus on how your food looks, smells and tastes, it will be much more enjoyable and you'll leave the table more satisfied.
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1800 Calorie Meal Plan – Five Days of Healthy Meals
Try these healthy yet simple and tasty daily menus—five days of delicious meals, with no more than 1800 calories each day.
1800 Calorie Menu – Day One
Today's 1800 calorie menu starts with delicious green smoothie that boasts a serving of fruit and two servings of spinach. And it's packed with protein to provide staying power.
1800 Calorie Menu – Day Two
Enjoy a Greek-inspired green salad tossed with a lemony dressing and topped with grilled chicken. Dinner features ground turkey meatballs in tomato sauce over whole grain penne pasta.
1800 Calorie Menu – Day Three
This morning's shake will satisfy your chocolate craving, and for lunch a tasty mix of grilled chicken with fruit and veggies stuffed into a whole-grain pita pocket for a delicious and satisfying meal.
1800 Calorie Menu – Day Four
Welcome to day four of your 1800 calorie meal plan. Try a peach shake, pilaf with chicken then delicious flank steak with broccoli.
1800 Calorie Menu – Day Five
Learn how to make a low-cal mocha smoothie for breakfast, whole grain buckwheat soba noodles for lunch, and grilled fish tacos topped with a zesty slaw for dinner.


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The Breckenridge group sales team can help you purchase lessons for all levels of skiers and snowboarders. Our dedicated instructors are here to help your group improve individual skills, gain confidence on the slopes, cut lift lines and have the most fun possible. Looking to explore Breck's 5 Peaks let one of our guides show your group around.
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LAKEWOOD, N.J., Aug 10, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ ---- The Lightstone Group, one of the largest private real estate owners in the country, today announced a 35,280-square-foot lease extension with EPIC Theatre Management, Inc. d/b/a Epic Theatres, one of the area's largest cinemas.
"The EPIC Beacon Theatre is a first-rate movie theater that offers residents of New Smyrna Beach a great selection of today's hottest movies," said Jeffrey Dash, vice president for leasing of The Lightstone Group. "It has been a great draw to the shopping center and it will continue to provide residents with access to one of the country's most enjoyable and fun past times."
The 12-screen New Smyrna Beacon Theatre, located in the 101,321-square-foot New Smyrna Beach Shopping Center, is the only movie theater in the neighborhood. Located in a residential community, the theater and shopping center are a destination attraction for locals.
"Theatre management is pleased to confirm the lease extension for the New Smyrna Beacon Theatre," said Clint Demarsh, vice president of Theatre Management, Inc. "We are happy to continue the program of bringing affordable entertainment to the citizens and visitors of New Smyrna and Volusia County."
The New Smyrna Beach Shopping Center will also be adding a pylon sign that will clearly and attractively inform shoppers and passersby of the wide variety of stores and attractions located in the mall.
In addition to the EPIC Beacon Theatre, The Lightstone Group also announced that Full House Sweepstakes Internet Cafe LLC has signed a 1,800-square-foot, long-term lease at the New Smyrna Beach Shopping Center. Full House Sweepstakes Internet Cafe will provide Internet access for a fee and serve as a regular cafe, offering a limited menu and drinks.
The shopping center, which is located at 1441 South Dixie Freeway at the corner of Sixth Street, is also home to a Parts Depot, a major U.S. distributor and reseller of automotive parts, and Sears Hardware, one of the country's leading retailers of appliances, hardware, electronics and lawn and garden equipment. Other tenants include Dollar General, Sherman Williams and Gatto's GoodYear Service Center.
To learn more about leasing opportunities in the New Smyrna Beach Shopping Center or throughout The Lightstone Group portfolio of office, retail and industrial properties, contact Jeffrey Dash at (908) 668-8300 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Lightstone Group is one of the country's largest privately held real estate companies with interests in residential, office, retail, hospitality and industrial real estate assets. Principally through its operating entities including Prime Retail, Prime Group Realty Trust and Beacon Management, the company owns a diversified portfolio of more than 19,000 multifamily units and 24 million square feet of office, industrial, hotel and retail properties in 27 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Headquartered in New York, The Lightstone Group has approximately 1,150 employees and maintains regional offices in Maryland, Illinois and New Jersey. For more information, visit www.lightstonegroup.com.
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Quarter ♊ Gemini
Moon phase on 6 September 2023 Wednesday is Last Quarter, 21 days old Moon is in Gemini.Share this page: twitter facebook linkedin
Last Quarter is the lunar phase on . Seen from Earth, illuminated fraction of the Moon surface is 54% and getting smaller. The 21 days old Moon is in ♊ Gemini.
* The exact date and time of this Last Quarter phase is on 6 September 2023 at 22:21 UTC.
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Moon rises at midnight and sets at noon. It is visible to the south in the morning.
Moon is passing about ∠9° of ♊ Gemini tropical zodiac sector.
Lunar disc appears visually 2.9% narrower than solar disc. Moon and Sun apparent angular diameters are ∠1849" and ∠1904".
Next Full Moon is the Harvest Moon of September 2023 after 22 days on 29 September 2023 at 09:57.
There is low ocean tide on this date. Sun and Moon gravitational forces are not aligned, but meet at big angle, so their combined tidal force is weak.
The Moon is 21 days old. Earth's natural satellite is moving through the last part of current synodic month. This is lunation 292 of Meeus index or 1245 from Brown series.
Length of current 292 lunation is 29 days, 16 hours and 2 minutes. It is 13 minutes shorter than next lunation 293 length.
Length of current synodic month is 3 hours and 18 minutes longer than the mean length of synodic month, but it is still 3 hours and 45 minutes shorter, compared to 21st century longest.
This lunation true anomaly is ∠179.2°. At the beginning of next synodic month true anomaly will be ∠202.9°. The length of upcoming synodic months will keep decreasing since the true anomaly gets closer to the value of New Moon at point of perigee (∠0° or ∠360°).
6 days after point of perigee on 30 August 2023 at 15:51 in ♒ Aquarius. The lunar orbit is getting wider, while the Moon is moving outward the Earth. It will keep this direction for the next 6 days, until it get to the point of next apogee on 12 September 2023 at 15:42 in ♌ Leo.
Moon is 387 646 km (240 872 mi) away from Earth on this date. Moon moves farther next 6 days until apogee, when Earth-Moon distance will reach 406 289 km (252 456 mi).
3 days after its ascending node on 3 September 2023 at 07:44 in ♈ Aries, the Moon is following the northern part of its orbit for the next 11 days, until it will cross the ecliptic from North to South in descending node on 17 September 2023 at 19:18 in ♎ Libra.
3 days after beginning of current draconic month in ♈ Aries, the Moon is moving from the beginning to the first part of it.
10 days after previous South standstill on 26 August 2023 at 20:22 in ♐ Sagittarius, when Moon has reached southern declination of ∠-28.095°. Next 2 days the lunar orbit moves northward to face North declination of ∠28.168° in the next northern standstill on 8 September 2023 at 13:18 in ♊ Gemini.
After 8 days on 15 September 2023 at 01:40 in ♍ Virgo, the Moon will be in New Moon geocentric conjunction with the Sun and this alignment forms next Sun-Moon-Earth syzygy.


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American Association of Heart Failure Nurses
Our members are the heart of our organization. Each quarter we would like to highlight members' contributions to the filed of heart failure. This will allow members to view what we as a community of heart failure nurses are doing in different area of the country.
3rd Quarter Member Spotlight
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7/1/2020Member Spotlight Susan D'Anna, MSN, ANP-BC
4/26/2018Nurses' decision making in heart failure management based on heart failure certification status
11/6/2020 » 11/7/2020Virtual 2020 Advanced Heart Failure Symposium
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For example: your child has an upcoming test on fractions and he or she is not quite comfortable with the topic. Simply email One On One Tutoring Service with the subject and topic, and a representative will send you a unique username and password that allows your child to access specially tailored lessons, on the desired topic, that are rich with video and reinforcement activities. Access to these lessons will provide ample reinforcement that will allow students to be fully prepared for all classroom assessments.
If you would like to schedule a free trial session, please provide us with a date and time.
For online assessments, a link will be sent to the email address you provided us. Please click on the link and follow the directions provided.
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What Is a Detox Diet?
What Is a Detox Diet?
Detox diet programs are very promoted online and in publications. Three-day, seven day, and greater detoxification plans are encouraged for losing weight, improved well being, along with other advantages. Many plans claim you limit your calorie consumption considerably and lots of suggest you eat just smoothies or juices.
The science behind these applications is lacking. Actually, based on several food experts, several of these packages may even backfire leading to malnutrition or weight gain.
For a smarter strategy to some detox diet, forget about the most recent fads which may result in unhealthy eating patterns and carry out a far more sensible plan which encourages you to return to healthy eating basic principles and create a long lasting effect on your health.
What Experts Say
Pros concur that nurturing the bodies of ours with a healthy approach to food, together with enough sleep plus movement, supports our organic cleansing methods. Usually, detox diet programs are hard to stick to fad diet programs which can promote food fear.
The concept of detoxing the body goes back thousands of years. Actually, a few sources state that the system of detoxification may be traced to biblical times and ancient Egyptian. Native Americans used ritual washing and purification to take out harmful toxins. What about the first 20th century, enemas, bloodletting, and fasting were detoxification strategies used by the reputable medical community.
To put it briefly, the thought of eliminating body toxins to increase wellness and health is a principle which continues to be – and additionally will continue to be – an appealing it. Regrettably, nonetheless, the idea isn't backed by powerful medical evidence, at the very least not as a common wellness or maybe wellness concept.1?
In medical settings, the word detox is employed to mention a medical procedure that rids the body of poisons, drugs, or alcohol.
But detox diet programs are another idea. A number of these applications say to rid the entire body of harmful toxins that we're exposed to in the procedure for regular activities. Some research indicates that a lot of the chemical substances we ingest every day through food, waters, and atmosphere may become deposited in fat cells within our bodies.2?
What exactly are Toxins?
The term "toxin" is usually used to talk about synthetic substances or even pollutants including:
Hormones or antibiotics in food
Chemical substances from food packaging
Home cleaners
Meals additives
Quite heavy metals
Air flow pollution
Cigarette smoke Those that encourage and distribute several detox shows say that by eliminating the body of the waste, you may appreciate health benefits which includes an increase of energy, weight loss, clearer skin, along with other benefits. The issue is that are not high quality, independent, medical studies to help these claims.
Writers of a crucial review investigated the body's reaction to popular toxins known as persistent natural contaminants (POPs). The experts concluded that there wasn't adequate medical proof to support the concept that POPs provide some damage on the entire body or that there's an importance to eliminate them.2?
In reality, yourself probably has systems set up to rid itself of damaging toxins. We absorb harmful toxins through the skin of ours, in the environment that we breathe, and also within the foods that we consume. Though our body's organs – mainly the liver, colon, kidneys, along with lungs have systems set up to eliminate these contaminants naturally.
In a nutshell, your body is constantly in a state of cleansing. All of these organs has a unique function.
The liver plays a vital role by air filtering the bloodstream and also removing dangerous things which arise as an outcome of regular body functions (as external toxins or digestion) like drugs, alcoholic beverages, or chemicals.
These contaminants are next expelled by coughing and through additional organic body processes.
So while it's a fact that people are exposed to toxins, there's scant proof that our body needs assistance in removing them. In reality, eating a healthy diet plan to help support healthy cells and also organs could be the best way to increase detoxification.
But only some detox diets make statements about pollutants.
The way It Works
You will find a variety of kinds of detox diets. The beverages or foods on every detox program is able to change considerably too.
Regrettably, there's no clear opinion in the group about which ingredients are best when the aim is detoxifying the body.
Writers of a 2015 analysis published within the Journal of Metabolism and Nutrition were able to determine particular foods like garlic, rosemary, grapefruit, and various kinds of tea which might be a little more powerful for detoxification.
While at this time there aren't any specific recommendations about a particular detox foods list, there are some trends among the hottest applications. Just about all detox diets eliminate refined food including lunchmeat, refined pasta or bread, along with food items which have additional excess sodium or sugar. Many detox programs restrict your food consumption to fresh fruits, lean meats, and vegetables. Probably the most hard to stick to plans incorporate just juice drinks and zero good foods.
Detoxification programs which consist of these food groups aren't typical.
Pros and Cons Many customers decide to begin detox diet plans since they offer fast weight loss. While you're unlikely to reduce excess fat during a short term application, you're more likely to shed some water weight, particularly for a low carb detox. The clothes of yours may fit much better plus you may feel lighter.
An additional advantage of these plans is they're short lived. A three day system is a lot more palatable for many and also could offer a stepping stone to better behaviors.
In case the notion associated with a lasting diet overhaul appears to be overwhelming, a brief detox might present you with a chance to enhance your nutritional intake to increase health. In case you enjoy how it can feel, you might feel inspired to initiate modifications that stick.
The issue, nonetheless, would be that without a scheme to move to a long-range program for eating that is healthy, any advantages that you get on the detox diet will probably vanish if you go back to your normal diet pattern.
In reality, writers of one study published within Current Gastroenterology Reports when compared various diet programs, which includes detox diets. They realized that "juicing and cleansing diet programs have a tendency to work since they result in really low caloric intake for brief time periods, nonetheless, they have a tendency to result in weight gain when a regular diet plan is resumed."4?
Plus in case the detox diet program you pick is extremely small in calories, you might actually gain excess weight from junk binging after the detox is done. Scientific studies show that when dieting is really strict, you place yourself at greater risk for binge eating plus weight gain. five?
Typical Myths
There's sizable false information about detox diets encouraged in the press. Get the specifics before you consider a strategy.
Myth: A Detox Diet Can help Boost My Energy Levels
Without sufficient energy consumption, you're more likely to feel exhausted, not energized.
Nevertheless, in case the detox diet of yours provides sufficient nutrition (enough energy from a selection of foods groups) but eliminates sugary foods, alcohol, and caffeine, you might feel an increase of power after a couple of times.
These could include fiber nutritional supplements, green tea capsules, stimulants, or maybe several other pills which are thought to boost energy or even increase weight loss.
Though you do not have paying for dietary supplements attain the health benefit offered (in case any) offered by health supplements. Whole grains and vegetables and fruits offer fiber. And remaining hydrated while eating the best number of calories with assistance you to keep the energy of yours for a great metabolism.
Myth: Other Colon and laxative Teas Cleansing Products Can Increase Detoxification There's absolutely no proof that eating a laxative item will detoxify the entire body.
Exactly how It Compares
As a broad rule, detox diets do not stack up nicely in comparison with various other weight loss programs or even to diet recommendations offered by wellness professionals.
USDA Guidelines
Many detox diets don't let you meet up with the suggested standards for macronutrients (fat, carb, protein) or maybe micronutrients (minerals and vitamins). Even in case you meet up with the caloric needs of yours, most plans limit carbohydrate consumption and also could remove dairy, most protein, and fats that are healthy.
Body Reset along with other Commercial Diets
On the Atkins program, you begin the application in induction which removes just about all carbohydrates.
Nevertheless, on these diets, there's a program in position to slowly move to a better long term strategy which consists of foods from all foods groups.


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Since 2013, we have provided a popular weekly youth club on Friday evenings during term time. Membership costs just 50p a week. We also run a tuck shop, with any profits used to buy resources for the youth club.
Every week the club offers free-flow activities, such as air hockey, table tennis, board games, music and crafts. We also provide issue-based activities, which are delivered in a fun and engaging way. For example, we might talk about bullying using stop frame animation. Or, we may cover healthy eating by making some tasty nutritious food. All the activities are based on our members' interests and needs.
The club is run by Katherine Clarke and the Mendip YMCA, and supported by a number of dedicated volunteers. All staff and volunteers hold enhanced DBS checks and have received safeguarding training.
The club is partly funded by Somerset Youth and Community Service and the Glastonbury Town Council Youth Provision.
In 2015, the club was awarded the 'Safe and Welcoming' benchmark from Somerset Youth and Communities Service. The benchmark ensures the club is completely safe with regards to accessibility, health & safety and safeguarding.
On the first Friday in a new term, the club is closed for planning. Club reps are invited to join the youth workers and volunteers to let us know what they would like from their club.
Several of our members also represent the club on the Glastonbury Youth Council. All members are encouraged to get involved in the wider community.
We send out a dedicated Youth Club newsletters once every half term, this is a chance for parents and guardians to see what we have been up to and what is planned for the coming weeks.
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Evergreen Mtn LO (Dec 31, 2009 to Jan 1, 2010)
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Winter Backpack
Gear: overnight gear, snowshoes
Map: USGS Evergreen Mountain
Area: Skykomish
Stats: 6.71mi, 4650' gain (round trip)
IAnother year has come and gone. I was wondering what the new year would bring. Dicey and Franklin were tossing around and idea of spending New Years Even in a lookout. Seemed like a fun plan to me. But which one? We tossed around lots of ideas and after lots of research settled on Evergreen. Some lookouts are administrative meaning they are always locked. Some lookouts are rentals meaning locked unless you rent them and get the key. Some lookouts are just shuttered meaning the shutters are pulled down over the windows for the winter but the lookouts are "open" as long as you can get to it and get inside. Evergreen is normally a rental but with the road issues...it had temporarily reverted to just "shuttered" for the winter. So...Evergreen it was.
I figured with both my knees scoped they should do fine...I'd find out how wrong I was on the way out... :(
Evergreen was a short drive being as the route was just off Beckler River Road and it was "short" (yeah...whatever...)
We packed heavy knowing it was just a one way trip for the day. The plan was to eat good food...tacos for dinner and back and eggs for breakfast.
We started late (afternoon) from the Beckler River bridge following the flagged trail near the fire circle. Easy trail soon changes to a skim coating of snow on salal...then ice on steep rock. The route basically goes straight up. Early on I was doing OK but the knees were sore....ugh... I'd done Evergreen many years ago...I'd forgotten how steep the route was.
At the second logging road (overgrown) we headed straight up (no trail) and the ground was finally covered with enough snow. Then more up following a ridge. We found more flagging...
We stopped for a break (food) at a big turn in the road and finally put on snowshoes making out way through gaps in the trees. The route had us constantly crossing over the roads (cutting switchbacks in the road on the way up). Finally...one last bit of road and we were finally at the trailhead (the summer one). From here, the route is directly up the ridge.
It was getting late, the sun getting awfully low in the sky, and the wind had picked up on the ridge. Carla and Franklin plowed on ahead to get a head start on digging out the LO door. The ridge is covered in larger trees and drops and climbs a bit on the last stretch. I arrived at the LO just in time (Carla and Franklin were ready to come back and find out where I was), the LO was open and Franklin was ready with a broom to brush all the crusted rime ice off that each of us was covered in from head to toe.
We piled inside, shut the door, and piled on the layers...it was cold inside! Carla pulled out the LO register reading accounts of past visitors. She read from it as if Santa was reading by the campfire.
Franklin got the stove fired up and it was time to get the fixings for the tacos heated up and it was time to pull out the hooch. Several varieties made an appearance (mulled wine, whiskey and port). Oh...and time to string up the solar powered Christmas lights I'd decided to surprise the group with :)
Carla continued reading from the register most of the evening. Most visitors hiked in from the summer trailhead a mere 1/2 mile away instead of the 4600+ vertical we did with big overnight packs.
We all stepped outside during breaks of the storm and I think I heard some howling going on...
We all stayed awake until midnight, making crank calls to friends down below. We were paid back early the next morning by Yana calling very early to wish us good morning. Yes, there is cell service at the LO.
Carla sprawled out on the floor of the LO while Franklin and I had plenty of room on the oversized bunk. Franklin thankfully placed himself next to the broken LO window blocking the little big of cold air seeping in. Then, finally tired and bellies full...sleep...
We slept in on the new day, and when awake had another awesome meal (bacon and eggs). Then time to pack up and tidy up the LO. We left a couple of full fuel canisters behind and then "locked up" the LO and started the hike out.
It was cold and windy again, snow at first changing to rain at 4300'.
The trip out wasn't the most pleasant...for me... It wasn't bad at first but the knees were sore and they were letting me know they weren't happy. Every step painful. Eventually the ice changed to a skim coat of snow on vegetation. I have to admit, I was embarrassed by the pain induced curse words coming out of my mouth. The last 1000 of descent back to the car seemed like it would never end. I gave up trying to walk downhill. At first I would traverse the hillside looking for a nice fat tree 10-15ft downhill...then sit...and then veggie glissade using the tree to stop my slide. Then repeat again, and again, and again. Eventually Carla and Franklin who had raced downhill and dropped packs, came back up the hillside to where I was, and graciously took my pack. I was never so glad to see the car in my life.
Happy to be back at the car, we cranked up the heat, warmed up the fingers and toes, and started talking about how great a trip it was and how we needed to do this every New Year's Eve.
Back at home...later that week...I called my surgeon. Time to make some hard decisions. It was time. Yes, finally I was ready to do what the doc said I needed all along...bilateral total knee replacement. I made the appointment with my doc, we discussed the "situation" and schedule the surgery for a few short months away...March 30, 2010.
I have to say...this was a GREAT trip and my knees sure picks an awesome trip to go out on a bang with!
More information on the lookout: The current structure is a L-4 cab, built in 1935 and was staffed into the 1980's. The lookout was restored in the 1990's, and is listed on the National Historic Lookout Register. It is available to rent (locked but if rented, you pick up a key) thrugh the Recreation Rental program.
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Like so many gardening days this year, today did not go exactly as I had planned. I had hoped to go down the garden in the morning and with some help, rake out the major peaks and valleys. Then I could immediately begin laying out the stakes. When we got down to the garden, we discovered that the clod ridden soil had dried and was darn near impossible to move with a rake. To add insult to injury the whole garden was also covered with a carpet of tiny sprouted weeds. After some deliberation - and frustration - we decided the only thing to do was till the garden one more time! By doing this we were able to level out the soil quite and bit and were also able to till under all of the weeds. So in the long run it was a good plan- just not the one I had in mind at the beginning of the day! Fortunately, it is supposed to be quite warm today so I am hopeful the soil will be dry enough to work on tomorrow. What's another day's delay at this point!
One the bright side, all of the wet weather that we had in June has kept all of the fields nice and green. We are so very fortunate to not be suffering from drought and fires like so many other parts of the country.


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The P.W Sims Business program Newsletter
Published on: April 18, 2009 - 17:26
In our communication class at St.Lawrence, we made a newsletter to promote the P.W Sims business program. You can be suprise how you can learn about the program! In this second edition of the newsletter, we talked about the opportunity to do a bachelor degree in Australia, we talked about the Business teachers, we also talked about the activities we have in the program and a lot more. If you ae interrested in having a capy of the newsletter, call to St.Lawrence College!
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Monday, April 16, 2007
Recommended stuff!
Here's a site I'll be ordering from (be sure to click on "view larger" and "zoom in" when looking at the merchandise):
Rondo Award-winning artist Frank Dietz combines great art with nice gags in these items.
My favorite items: the "Hill Lady" and "Monster Poker" t-shirts, the "Gravedigger" magnet, and the "Got Tana?" mug.
04-20-07: The "Gravedigger" magnet and "Got Tana?" mug have disappeared from the web page! I'll ask Frank about them.
04-23-07: The missing items are back on the page!
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text: Business cards are small pieces of paper that contain business information about an individual or company. They are often shared during formal interactions between people and are convenient memory aids. Typically they include a name, company affiliation and logo, and contact information. Most companies use a simple text on a solid stock, while many may choose to add a visual design to their cards. There are many avid collectors of these cards. These individuals search for antique, celebrity, or unusual cards.Generally these cards are printed on a form of card stock, though the method of printing, visuals, and cost will vary. Developments in digital and batch printing have made printing in full color a cost-effective option. A raised print effect can be added to a card in a process called thermography. Ones that are in full color may be printed on sheet-fed presses in the four-color printing technique. There is also the option of UV gloss coating. This may add to the overall design.Some are made from plastic, specifically translucent, crystal clear, metallic, or white plastic. Other materials that may be used for construction: rubber, magnets, metal, wooden nickels, playing chips, and real wood. Using different materials is a way to grab the attention of potential clients.There are printing shops that can mass-produce these products. They can even be printed at home, using a special card software or online program. Software usually allows individuals to customize the design, layout, and text of the card. The final product can be printed from a home printer, if card stock is available, or sent to a print shop.Another option for getting these products is using a web-to-print application. There are several printing firms with websites that allow customers to choose and customize a design template, adding in logos, imagery and other features select their quantity, view pricing options, and request delivery. The company will produce and ship the finished product. Usually these companies also offer customized labels, notepads, pens, bags, t-shirts, letterheads, and other accessories.These papers can act as advertising for the services provided by an individual or company. Some contain more than just contact information. A card may list the services available or a brief summary about the company or person. Because these products are used as a memory aid, it is best when they are straightforward and detailed. These may be handed out during formal interactions, or placed within a business for clients to take and pass on.A new form of business card is called the compact disc cards. These devices hold approximately 35 to 100 MB of data and may be square, oblong or round in shape, but approximately the size of a traditional card. The compact disc is designed to fit within a CD-ROM drive of a computer, and can hold a large amount of data, including presentations and portfolios.Business cards are a way to share contact information and services with potential clients or business partners. The small pieces of paper can come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and are sometimes made from unconventional materials. Typically these products include, at the very least, the name of the person, their company, and some form of contact information.