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"Crossroads of the Marine Corps"
By Sgt. Rebekka S. Heite
| Marine Corps Base Quantico | March 01, 2013
Women Marines from World War II to present gather together for a group picture after eating lunch together and sharing their Marine Corps experiences with each other at the National Museum of the Marine Corps on Feb. 27. Feb. 13 was the anniversary of the establishment of the Marine Corps Women Reserve and Marge Alexander's, front row, second from the left, 90th birthday. (Photo by Sgt. Rebekka S. Heite)
Marjorie "Marge" Alexander, World War II veteran, tries on the hat from one of the recreated, historical uniforms on display at the National Museum of the Marine Corps during a tour of the museum Feb. 27. Alexander, a Marine, served from 1943-45 as a motor transport operator. (Photo by Sgt. Rebekka S. Heite)
Women Marines, past and present, gathered at the National Museum of the Marine Corps for lunch Feb. 27 to celebrate the anniversary of the establishment of the Marine Corps Women's Reserve and the birthday of one who joined the very first day.
Women Marines of all ranks - noncommissioned officers, staff noncommissioned officers, warrant officers and commissioned officers - all attended and helped Marjorie Alexander, a member of the Women Marines Association and a World War II Marine motor transportation operator, celebrate her 90th birthday.
"This is part of history," said Gunnery Sgt. Cesarina Hernandez, luncheon attendee. "If it wasn't for her, and women like her, there wouldn't be women Marines.
"You have to take time out of your day to thank them. It's not every day you get to meet someone like her."
During the luncheon, Alexander, a Colorado native, spoke about what she went through as a woman Marine and then others at the table spoke up about their experiences.
"We had to wear red lipstick," said one attendee.
"When I went through recruit training everyone wore wigs," said Major Gen. Angela Salinas, another luncheon attendee. "There were three options," she added.
"Nobody graduated with long hair," added another. "They didn't force us to cut our hair, but we were highly encouraged to wear wigs. They made it miserable enough that you had to cut it."
The ladies also discussed current events in the Marine Corps, such as the addition of pull-ups for the female physical fitness test.
It's not about asking women to do more, said Salinas. It's about giving them the training they need.
"Marines have no issues meeting standards," said Salinas. "This is setting the standard."
After the luncheon, Alexander and Paula Sarlls, Women Marines Association Colorado Chapter president, were given a guided tour of the museum by Docent Barry Colassard.
"You never know what stories you are going to hear when you come to work here," Colassard said at the beginning of the anecdote-riddled tour.
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By MARLA PISCIOTTA
For The State Journal
Allegations of physical and sexual abuse led to the removal of 24 children from the Potomac Center Jan. 16-17. Nearly two months later the investigation continues.
West Virginia State Police indicated on Jan. 31 that as many as 12 children, ages 7 to 17, were victims of abuse, and 10 potential suspects have been identified.
One parent from Sissonville hired the Bell Law Firm in Charleston as a legal representative.
Harry Bell, owner of the firm and Andy Paternostro, an attorney at the firm, both talked about their client's child, the rights, the ongoing investigation and actions by the Potomac Center management.
"My client's child was at the center from July 2013 through January 2014 when the children were removed," said Paternostro. "My client received a phone call and was told, 'hey you've got to get your child out of here.'
"They picked their child up at 2 a.m. on the 17th of January."
Paternostro and Bell said the parents were told there had been an internal investigation into physical and sexual abuse at the center.
"My client's child lived in one of the homes where the children were removed," Paternostro said.
Both lawyers said from what they can determine, all 12 children, as identified by the State Police investigation, weren't all abused at the same time.
"Therefore there had to be 11 other incidents," Paternostro said. "I assume each one should have been investigated and reported.
"I would think there was an obligation of the management to notify the families. Surely there would be 11 other internal reports."
Paternostro said the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources should have known about each of those 11 internal reports.
Bell said he's been told that the 12th abuse case led to the firing of one employee. He said he didn't know who or any specifics on the firing.
"When the 12th alleged abuse incident occurred the (center) did an internal investigation and then called the DHHR," Bell said. "The parents weren't notified until after the investigation by the DHHR. That is when the children were removed from the homes," said Bell.
Bell said his client's child is non-verbal and cannot explain what happened.
The family is consulting medical and psychological experts to check their child. Bell said his client doesn't know if there is a long-term effect on what happened to his child.
"There is no dispute that (the center has) issues with employees," Paternostro said. "We want to know how much the management has known. How much they were paying attention or why they were not paying attention to what was happening to these children.
"We don't want to rush into anything. There is a lot that has to be figured out and hoops to go through to file a claim."
Paternostro said personnel files will have to be scoured to see if background checks were made before hiring, as well as checking on staff members' education levels to be caregivers for the children.
Although the 24 children were removed from the three houses Jan. 16 and 17, it wasn't until Jan. 31 that one parent became aware of the situation at the center.
"I have an autistic son, non-verbal, age 23," a Moorefield parent said. "He usually goes to the Potomac Center one weekend out of each month.
"I am outraged, sick of what has happened there. My son stayed at the respite care house. No one from the center contacted us about this situation."
She said the only way she found out was from one of her son's former classroom aides who told her about it Jan. 31.
"My husband Googled, found all information to be true. Where is the media? Why is this so hush-hush?" she said. "As a parent of a disabled child I am sickened."
The Moorefield parent said her husband called the Romney Detachment of the West Virginia State Police and was told the case was under investigation.
"I know other parents in Moorefield that weren't aware of what happened," she said. "At this point in time I'm not taking my child back there. I feel very uneasy, basically because they didn't let us know what was going on.
"My son can't tell me if something happened to him. I feel like someone hit me with a bat. This is so upsetting."
Another parent, who wished to remain anonymous, said his child would not be going back to the center until all possible information is obtained.
"They have done a lot to help my child, but one right doesn't rectify 10 wrongs," the parent said.
That parent said he has been told by a person still working at the center that if any one of the 50 people recently laid off had abuse allegations against them in the past, they would not be brought back to the center.
"I know there were two people abused in the house where my child was living," the parent said. "They can't tell me what the abuses were. I don't know if my child was abused."
Following the removal of the 24 children from the center, an investigation began, which included the state police, DHHR and the Hampshire County Prosecuting Attorney.
Once the children were removed, Medicaid funding sources for the three houses from which the children were removed stopped.
Due to that revenue reduction, 50 people were laid off Jan. 24 and the remaining staff members' hours were cut to 32 hours per week, resulting in a 20 percent cut in pay. A total of 82 out of 180 workers at the center have been affected.
In the interim, center officials met with officials from the DHHR and the Bureau of Children and Families attorney to discuss the status of the center.
A DHHR spokesperson said the investigation was still underway and had no further comment.
Center CEO Rick Harshbarger said for now interviews at the center have stopped.
"We are not hiding anything and for every disgruntled parent, I can find many more who are very satisfied," Harshbarger said. "We are in a wait-and-see mode and we know they have more work to do away from the center like talking to the kids. We're not sure how long that will take."
Last week, Lt. Michael Baylous, in the office of public affairs with the WVSP, said his agency was continuing to conduct interviews.
"It takes a long time because there are so many people to interview," Baylous said. "You have to take into consideration that some of those being interviewed are special needs kids and it may take an extended period of time."
Baylous said it is his understanding that the children were placed in safe environments around the state.
"I wouldn't be surprised if it took until the fall to complete the investigation," he said. "The Captain advised me that we are still in the process of conducting both potential victim and potential suspect interviews."
He said considering that the children have been removed from the situation, the state police probably will move at a little slower pace than is done in other cases in order to make sure the investigation is done properly.
On March 6, a Morgantown parent said she had been assured that no one from the respite staff was in any way involved or accused of any form of abuse.
A letter from the center asked her when she was comfortable with starting respite services for her child to please call.
"This is really heartbreaking for us," the parent said. "I keep praying for guidance. Plus my child really enjoyed going there."

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I don't know how many of you enjoy rollercoaster rides out there but I for one,unfortunately don't have much luck ,balance and eye coordination-wise with such transportation devices for entertainment!(or the hills of San Francisco or coastlines south of Christchurch N.Z. for that matter!) There is a theme park near Toronto called Canada's Wonderland which has an aptly named rollercoaster called Leviathan.It stands 308 ' at it's highest point and the speeds it can reach on descending portions could practically make you qualify for NASA's training center in G force tolerance!
Leviathan in Hebrew, simply means whale, the intelligent graceful creature of our beautiful oceans for which I have intense respect .His/her seasonal journeys cover many thousands of miles both close to the surface and then moving to great depths which we humans require great protection in underwater technology for in sustaining our lives. The Leviathan of biblical references was a sea monster,an enormous threat to the lives of fishers of those biblical seas. Of course ,Leviathan is also a fabulous analogy for the stresses and challenges of life that seem oft times,insurmountable or at the very least,take us for one seemingly out of control rollercoaster ride!
Well,I can honestly tell you after the past few months of dealing with life threatening family emergencies,I have learned how to become a whalerider like the beautiful young Mauri girl in the excellent film of the same name. That's Life's challenge isn't it? You can't always control the challenges,stresses,the 'Leviathans' that come zinging your way but..you CAN control how you tackle them (no pun intended,but that's a hell of a tackle for this fish!) and it definitely is not an easy ride!
For about 5 years I taught stress reduction and relaxation therapy part time.I'd heard many an incredible story of seemingly hopeless challenges,shared in the tears,gave and accepted soul crushing hugs, and tried to assist clients in learning how to empower themselves,find that quiet place within that helps recharge the batteries,find some balance in body,mind and spirit with the practising of various exercises and meditations, and open the mind and heart to once unthought of possibilities for problem solving. That is the journey of the whalerider,that is the journey I finally had to return to once again myself..'walk the talk' as they say.It had been quite a few years thankfully for me but oh how quickly we forget! It's not an easy ride.Patience with one's self ,being a good listener to one's 'Self' is key.Silent and Listen are one of my fave anagrams these days. Those words have never let me down. And the biggest assistance of all? Community! Through the wonderful soundingboard ears of family,friends,great websites like Shirley's,especially the Encounter Board members,learning how to take the wild ride again is far easier.
So..my hope for you all this coming New Year,is that you become the 'Whaleriders' for the Leviathan challenges which may lie ahead,personally,professionally,globally ..they will always be there but it IS possible to ride them out in the majority of cases .Don't be afraid to ask for help if you don't know quite how.That is step #2.#1 is realizing that you might just NEED help!
With the right tools to work with and patience ,we can take that Leviathan for a ride and then some! Wahoo! Buckle up folks..here comes 2013! hugs,Renny
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Family business secures record £317,000 loan via social lending site
Social lending site sets record for lending
Updated: Nov 25, 2013 Published: Dec 23, 2011
Family-run property business Oval Estates has secured two loans worth £317,000 in a deal described as the largest amount lent to a single company via a social lending site.
The Radstock-based business, which develops and builds between 50 and 60 residential homes each year, predominantly in the South West, secured the loans via online marketplace ThinCats.com, a new entrant to the alternative funding market. It plans to use the money to partially fund a 60-bed care home with facilities for dementia sufferers and a retirement village in Radstock. Since launching in January 2011 ThinCats.com has facilitated 15 loans to UK businesses to the value of £2.1m.


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These days, it seems like there's a new music streaming service every other week, one which promises to disrupt the industry and become the go-to platform for the masses to access the songs and albums they love. While many of them are worthy of using, they often have at least one major flaw, whether it be their lack of offerings, ads, costing read »Hugh McIntyre, Contributor


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VAT exemption for investment advisory services for funds? - 9/11/2012
ECJ Case follow-up : C–275/11 GfBk VAT exemption for investment advisory services for funds?
On 8 November 2012, the General Advocate Pedro Cruz Villalón published his opinion in the case C–275/11 GfBk Gesellschaft für Börsenkommunikation.
This case focuses, in particular, on the possible application of VAT exemption for investment advisory services provided by GfBk to a company managing the respective fund. Within this role GfBk (i) advised in the management of a fund and (ii) constantly monitored the fund and made recommendations for the purchase and sale of fund assets. When advising the fund GfBk is also required to comply with the principles of risk diversification, statutory restrictions and investment restrictions.
The recommendations were communicated to the management company phone, fax or over the internet. The management company, after checking whether they contravened any statutory limits, implemented them.
General Advocate's opinion
In his written opinion, the General Advocate ("AG") summarized the conditions for VAT exemption of the management of funds within the meaning of the EU VAT Directive. Based on this the services provided by a third party manager "must, viewed broadly … form a distinct whole, and [be] specific to, and essential for, the management of those funds". From this definition the AG derives certain criteria that have to be met in order to apply for the VAT exemption. This criteria includes (i) the specific function of the outsourced services for the management of the funds, (ii) the autonomy of the outsourced service and (iii) continuity of the service. From the perspective of the AG the first condition is met (i.e. investment advisory services are specific and essential for the management of investment funds) and it is up for the national court to decide whether the condition of autonomy and continuity is also fulfilled. Furthermore, for the purpose of considering the VAT exemption for the management of funds it should not
be relevant whether the outsourced services lead to a change in the financial and legal position of the fund.
Considering how the background of the dispute is described, in our view, the AG is rather in favour of the VAT exemption of such investment advisory services (subject to the confirmation of the two characteristics of a VAT exempt management service) – even though not explicitly mentioned in the opinion.
We would like to emphasize that AG's opinion is used by the Court as a guidance and is not legally binding. The final decision of the Court should come in the beginning of the year 2013.


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When Rockford College hired Roger Fredrickson to handle the "rebirth" of the cross country program in 2004, the Regents got one of the best in the business.
Starting at Belvidere in 1974 and finishing at Winnebago, Fredrickson is one of the most-respected prep coaches in the Midwest. He ranks second in IHSA history to Elmhurst York's Joe Newton for most state championships won with eight.
With a top-flight coach in place, Rockford College could develop into a Division III national power. However, that can't happen without a component that Fredrickson calls his biggest challenge and least favorite chore.
"Recruiting is a never-ending battle — doing cold calls, massive mailings, trying to be a salesman," said Fredrickson, after a team workout and picnic on homecoming. "It's brutal."
What hampers Fredrickson even more is that as a member of NCAA D-III, Rockford does not offer athletic scholarships. Coaching is the easy part. Finding runners to coach is the hard part.
"Coach has the possibility of creating a national power," said No. 1 runner Tony Hardin. "The key is to recruit. You need runners with passion and a love for the sport."
Hardin, a senior, hails from the St. Louis area and proved to be an easy sell for Fredrickson.
"I was looking at a lot of different colleges and came here for a visit," Hardin said. "I met guys like Chad Zeman and formed friendships. And I was impressed by coach Fredrickson."
As a freshman, Hardin joined Zeman as the only other experienced runner on the team.
"It's a lot different than high school coaching," Fredrickson said. "Some have never run before and others are veterans."
Zeman, who holds most of Marengo's cross country records, graduated, but Fredrickson was able to pick up junior college transfer Seth Lagerhausen of Arizona to replace him.
"I wanted to go away from Arizona and looked online for a special education program," Lagerhausen said. "I hadn't heard of Rockford College before. It fell in my lap."
Hardin (26:34 for 8K) and Lagerhausen (26:49) lead the Regents as they prepare for conference and regional tests in November. Rockford, with its nine-man roster, will be chasing Milwaukee School of Engineering for the NAC league title.
"They have 30-40 runners out, but I'm hoping we can win it," Lagerhausen said.
"As long as we continue with coach's philosophy of honor and tradition, we'll continue to be one of the top schools in the conference," Hardin said. "Hopefully, we'll grow to be feared and respected. Some of the young guys are stepping up."
The Rockford College women, with five runners out including Audra Carlson of Winnebago, will also compete Nov. 1 at the conference meet at Concordia College in Wisconsin.
"It's been different coming from a place like Winnebago to a program that wasn't in place," said Carlson, who had Fredrickson for a coach her sophomore year at 'Bago. "Our goal is to finish strong and build for the future."
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Jakarta, Indonesia -- "Killing two birds with one stone" is not an empty proverb for low-cost apartment residents built by Taiwan-based Buddha Tzu Chi Foundation in Cengkareng Timur, West Jakarta.
Rangoon, Burma -- When Burma?s military junta, State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) declared that it is releasing around 4000 prisoners, the Buddhist communities in the country especially the monks were expecting that some of their religious brothers and sisters who were detained unjustly would be among them.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam -- Venerable Thich Quang Do, prominent dissident and Deputy leader of the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) has informed the International Buddhist Information Bureau (IBIB) that he received a summons this morning from the Phu Nhuan Ward People?s Committee in Ho Chi Minh City (the local Communist Party authorities) to come for a "working session" at 8.00am tomorrow, Wednesday 24 November 2004. The convocation stated that he is summoned to discuss ?appropriation of state secrets?.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia -- Three Cambodian Buddhist monks were arrested and disrobed after they were caught outside a local brothel and confessed to devoting their days to Buddha and their nights to beer and prostitutes, police said.
Hanoi, Vietnam -- About 50 monks belonging to the unofficial and banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam organised today a sit-in against the police which had prevented a Church delegation from visiting its sick leader in hospital.
HANOI, Vietnam -- One of Vietnam's most prominent religious dissidents was prevented by police Monday from visiting the gravely ill patriarch of an outlawed Buddhist church, triggering a tense roadside stand-off.
YALA, Thailand -- Buddhists in Thailand's Muslim-majority south say they are being treated like "third class citizens" as the government struggles to end ten months of ethnic and religious unrest which has claimed nearly 500 lives.
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia -- It is in the Mahayana that the Medicine Buddha first appeared, and veneration of this Lord of Healing became one of the most popular and widespread devotional groups.
Bangkok, Thailand -- A SERIES of TV commercials on a book called Palang Chiwit (Power for Living) that has stirred up much talk among Thais will soon be taken off the air after a month of screening. The advertisements feature five well-known faces in Thailand testifying how God has made a difference in their lives.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam -- The International Buddhist Information Bureau (IBIB) has received urgent information that Police have intercepted a mini-van with Venerable Thich Vien Dinh and nine other UBCV members at 5.30 am (Vietnam time) as they drove towards the Thanh Minh Zen Monastery in Ho Chi Minh City. The monks were going to accompany Venerable Thich Quang Do, Deputy leader of the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) to visit the UBCV Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang, who is seriously ill in the Quy Nhon General Hospital. They had arranged to meet Thich Quang Do at 6.00 am.
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Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 3:43pm
EL PASO, TX (KDBC) — A SWAT situation that started early afternoon Thursday at the Montecillo apartments forced some residents out of their homes on Mesa Street after a 36-year-old armed man was allegedly barricaded in a home.
He was found dead inside his apartment. Officials said the negotiation team was not successful in preventing suicide.
Fort Bliss officials did confirm with NewsChannel 9 that the alleged armed man was a Fort Bliss soldier assigned to a Special Forces Unit.
Sun Metro detoured routes 13 and 14 as a result of the street closure on Mesa, which has since been opened.
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Everyone likes the taste of it, but most of us are eating too much salt (sodium chloride) - which can raise your blood pressure, tripling our risk of developing heart disease.
The Blood Pressure Association (the UK's blood pressure charity) says that reducing salt intake to 3g a day could prevent around 20,000 stroke and heart attack deaths in the UK each year.
Losalt you'll be pleased to hear, has 66% less sodium than regular table, sea and rock salt, but all of the flavour. What's more, it's high in natural potassium which your body also needs.
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LoSalt - Iodized Reduced Sodium Salt - 12.35 oz. (350g)
LoSalt Iodized Reduced Sodium Salt is the UK's leading low sodium salt alternative. LoSalt Iodized Reduced Sodium Salt contains 66% less sodium than regular table, sea and rock salts but has all the same salty flavour. LoSalt Iodized Reduced Sodium Salt is also a good source of natural potassium, a mineral vital for basic body function.
Salt ScienceHistoryDid you know that salt is one of the oldest natural minerals in everyday use by man?
Its importance is literally prehistoric. Millions of years ago, as the first signs of life developed in the sea, the salt in seawater was crucial to its existence. Later, when life emerged onto the land, this dependence continued. Today, man relies on salt just as much as his amoebic ancestors.
They may have survived on a daily diet that contained less than 0.25g salt, but this natural chemical has played a major role throughout the development of civilisation.
History shows that both the early Egyptian and Chinese civilisations discovered salt's 'magical' property of preservation. They were the first to soak fish in saline solutions - the culinary method of 'salting' that's still used to this day.
With its wider use, both as a preservative and as an additive to flavour 'bland' fresh foodstuffs, came increased value. Roman soldiers were paid in salt (Latin Salarium), which gives us our modern day 'salary', and a poor labourer was considered to 'not be worth his salt'.
Next, salt's functional properties came to light. People starting using it to make cereal-based products, such as bread and dairy products. The rest, as they say, is history.
ChemistryDiscovered by Sir Humphry Davy in 1807, sodium (Na) and potassium (K) sit next to each other in the Periodic Table.
Chemically speaking, a salt is defined as the product formed from the neutralisation reaction of acids and bases or a neutral compound composed of ions.
Outside the laboratory, in more everyday language, salt is defined as sodium chloride - a compound made up of sodium and chloride ions.
Potassium chloride is another kind of salt. Also known as muriate of potash, this lattice compound is made up of potassium and chloride ions.
All interesting stuff… but here's the important bit from a health perspective.
While most table, sea and rock salts are made up almost entirely of sodium chloride, LoSalt is a blend of at least 66.6% potassium chloride and up to 33.3% sodium chloride. So gram for gram, LoSalt contains 66% less sodium than regular table sea and rock salts.
BioChemistryBiochemistry - what's that? Biochemistry is all to do with the chemical processes that go on inside living organisms. Here are just some of the ways in which sodium and potassium play a role in our everyday lives.
Maintenance of Extracellular Fluid Volume - Blood PressurePerhaps the most widely publicised biochemical effect on the body, small changes in sodium concentrations can have extreme effects on arterial blood pressure. Similarly, small changes in potassium concentration can have a big impact on cardiac performance.
Extracellular OsmolarityOur cell membranes, as you may know, are permeable to water. Extreme cell dehydration leads to cell lysis - the death of a cell caused by the cellular membrane breaking. Extreme hydration, on the other hand, can lead to cells bursting. It's only the complex interaction of sodium and potassium as cations within our extracellular fluid that maintains the right cell osmotic pressure.
Cellular ElectrophysiologyOsmotic pressure differences alone don't create the composition exchanges between intra- and extra- fluids. The interaction of sodium and potassium ions with the cell's internal and external environments creates an electrolytic differential that allows ions to be pumped across the cell's membrane. This action also controls membrane permeability to other fluid components.
Insulin SecretionNot having enough potassium in your body can prevent the pancreatic cells from secreting insulin properly.
GastronomyGastronomy - what's that? Gastronomy is all about the relationship between culture and food.
You've already read that salt has been used as a food additive since the dawn of civilisation. Today, it's most commonly used for flavour - sometimes for its own flavour (as in salty crisps), but more often as a flavour enhancer. Both in the home and on an industrial scale, salt makes the most of potentially bland ingredients.
Salt has other uses too, of course. By lowering water activity in food, salt limits microbial growth, acting as a preservative in salt cured fish and meat products. By controlling water activity, salt also plays a critical role in cheese manufacture.
Other functional applications include water retention and structure formation. By retaining water in meat-based products, salt makes sausages appear plumper. And by providing a structure, the crystal lattice of salt helps bread maintain its volume.
Finally - and this is a more recent application - salt is used as a textural enhancer. The humble salt crystal has come to signify culinary flair and decadence!
HealthMankind may have been using salt for literally centuries, but it's no secret that consuming too much of the stuff - or more particularly the sodium in salt - is bad for us.
You owe it to yourself to find out more about the dangers of a high sodium diet and how LoSalt can help.
High Sodium Diet & Blood PressureDoctors have been warning us for years - and the general public is becoming increasingly aware - that how much sodium we consume can have a critical impact on our health and well-being.
Eating too much sodium is known to contribute to hypertension (high blood pressure), strokes and related heart disease. It has also been linked with osteoporosis (brittle bones), stomach cancer, proteinuria (renal disease), kidney stones, exacerbation of asthmatic symptoms, obesity and water retention.
In fact it's so important that the government has issued a health warning. According to its guidelines, adults should eat no more than 2.4g of sodium (that's 6g of table, rock or sea salt) per day. For 7-10 year olds, it's even less - just 2g of sodium (equivalent to 5g of salt).
Potassium in the DietKnowing how they work together, you may not be surprised to hear that our other old friend, potassium, also plays a part.
Just as too much sodium in the diet is known to contribute to high blood pressure, so is too little potassium. In fact, there's evidence to suggest that increasing your potassium intake can actually help to lower blood pressure.
With the average British diet containing just 80% of the recommended daily intake of potassium, any increase is likely to be beneficial for most people.
Getting the Balance RightSodium and potassium work together to control your blood pressure. Sodium pushes it up and potassium pulls it down. Ideally, you need to cut your sodium level along with making an effort to eat more foods rich in potassium.
Good sources of potassium include:
Better For YouTo recap, too much sodium in the diet and too little potassium can both be bad for you. LoSalt helps in two ways.
First, as it says on the tub, LoSalt contains 66% less sodium than regular salts. That's just 13g of sodium in every 100g of LoSalt, compared with 39g of sodium in the same amount of cooking, table, rock or sea salt. Which should make it a lot easier to stay within the government's guidelines, as well as contributing towards a healthy diet.
But that's only half the story...
As well as those 13g of sodium, every 100g of LoSalt also contains 34g of potassium. Low in sodium and high in potassium, LoSalt is all good.
Why is salt/sodium bad for me?Too much salt (sodium) is known to contribute to hypertension (high blood pressure), stroke and related heart disease. It has also been linked to osteoporosis (brittle bones).
Do I really need to worry about it?No matter how old or young you are, too much salt can affect your health. Even if you are young and don't suffer from high blood pressure, you could be storing up problems for later in life. The best way to prevent this happening is to reduce your salt TODAY.
How much salt do I need to maintain a healthy diet?The government guidelines recommend a maximum of 2.4g of sodium (equivalent to 6g of salt) for adults, but most people exceed this. For children, this figure is even lower: for 7-10 year olds, just 2g of sodium (equivalent to 5g of salt). The medical profession is strongly in favour of people cutting excess salt from their diet.
I use natural sea salt. Isn't that healthy?Although sea salt is natural, it contains the same amount of sodium as cooking and table salt. So no, it's not healthier for you.
My blood pressure is normal. Do I still need to watch my salt intake?Controlling your blood pressure level is only one of the long-term benefits of reducing your salt intake. It also lowers the risk of osteoporosis, dementia, heart disease and stroke later in life.
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When I decided to open a branch of my business here in 2006, I really thought this would be a great place to live, work and raise my kids. But, unfortunately it's not.
Between the traffic, the city officials who make doing business a bureaucratic nightmare, or expect a "perk of the job" to get things done, the nasty old bigots with their white pointy hoods and Confederate flags, the lack of quality in the schools, though not the teachers who seem to be at the brunt of it, from the state, district and mediocre parents, who all seem to think their little darlings are all budding Einsteins, when really most, if they even graduate, will be lucky to find a job flipping burgers.
The poor choice of shops, restaurants, though I will make an exception for Bonefish Grill and Pueblo Viejo, and theaters, plus the general undercurrent of anger and mediocrity, means I have to move.
The fact I'm making about 40 percent more with fewer employees than my main office out west, is neither here or there, it's a quality-of-life issue, something most people here are clueless about.
On the plus side, seven of my 10 employees and their families have decided to also move west, (which I am paying for). Nothing like treating your employees like human beings, eh? That's a novel concept here in "paradise."
So, all you bigots can rest easy for a while there will be 33 less legal Hispanic people in your grocery store lines, and even worse, some of them have to use food stamps. Oh the nerve of those taxpaying citizens. But don't forget to be on your guard all you bigots. I'm sure, in your minds, there are swarms of brown-skinned people massing at the borders wanting to take their place, lock and load Florida, lock and load!
So, next week as we head through the Panhandle and the Treasure Coast and Florida is a speck in the rear-view mirror, I can only hope that one day some of the nasty racists who make the Treasure Coast home will eventually find some love in their hearts for their fellow human beings of all races and colors.
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Mr. Morgan was 100 percent correct. For many years, Washington has been subtly and clandestinely removing our freedoms.
Remember how the mid-west farmers were family men, not corporations and we didn't have salmonella nor e coli? Do the American people remember how Wall Street and the Federal Reserve Bank manipulated the economy to cause the farmers to go bankrupt?
Perhaps we should go back a few years to 1933 when George Bush's grandfather was a gang leader to overthrow the Roosevelt administration, including assassinating president Roosevelt if he didn't abdicate. The Bush gang members were American-born terrorists, Henry Ford, HJ Heinz, the Harrimans, Kuhn & Loeb, etc. The story is on YouTube.
In 1953 the U.S. also had the duly elected leader of Iran deposed and then installed the shah as the torturer. I wonder why Iran hates us and does not trust us?
Let's come up to President Kennedy's presidency. There was a proposal to load an airplane up with college students and fly it over Cuba and shoot it down. Now, this is extreme politics. Oh yes, President Kennedy refused to permit an act like this and the clique were mad. Another reason for Kennedy's assassination. So today we can expect anything from Washington to further their agenda for global order.
Yes, I do believe this government should never be permitted to interrogate or investigate itself. They recently gave Goldman Sachs a free bill of health yet, these people control much of the economy. Sept. 11 was a setup to war. It had to be a setup, but you can see how bloodthirsty and vicious the government can be when it, too, is run by a massive pack of sociopaths.
Yes let's have a full investigation of the Kennedy assassination and the entire Sept. 11, but this time with civilian assigned judges and investigators, before they have passed away or have been removed by the world's most powerful mafia.
Our government is at a crossroads. Either we depend on a top-down, all-powerful government or we go for an America which prospers and grows with sound money, low tax rates, limited government and fewer government regulations. Government versus freedom. We pray voters choose wisely.
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MARIETTA, Ga. (BP) -- Parents of Boy Scouts should remove their children from the organization, Atlanta-area pastor Ernest Easley advised in his Sunday sermon.
Troop 204's affiliation with Roswell Street Baptist Church also will end, Easley said.
"I never dreamed I'd have to stand up publicly and say to parents: Pull your kids out of the Boy Scouts," Easley told Baptist Press May 28.
"If you would have asked me that five years ago, 10 years ago, I would have laughed," Easley said. "And even as I was saying it Sunday morning, I thought, I cannot believe I'm having to address this and encourage parents to pull their children out of the Boy Scouts of America.
The tie between Roswell Street Baptist Church and Troop 204 dates back to 1945.
Now, however, children are at risk, said Easley, now in his 12th year as senior pastor of the Marietta, Ga., church. He also is chairman of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee. Easley, the church and Troop 204 were the focus of a Baptist Press article May 7 exploring the potential impact of a vote to permit openly homosexual boys in Scouting. On May 23, the BSA's 1,400-member National Council voted to adopt the membership policy, 61-39 percent, as proposed by BSA national leaders.
"My greatest concern is the protection of boys," Easley said. "This decision opens the floodgate for a potential increase in sexual abuse of children."
And openly homosexual men will become Scout leaders, Easley predicted.
"Having made this decision, the Boy Scouts will face all kinds of pressure and litigation to accept openly gay leadership in troops across America. I can't see now how the Boy Scouts legally can prevent homosexual leadership from invading the ranks of the Boy Scouts of America," Easley said. The Scouts, he noted, have now abandoned the tradition that the U.S. Supreme Court upheld in 2000 in permitting the Scouts to decline membership to openly gay leaders and members.
"As far as our church family, they're sad about it, but it's an easy decision to make when a congregation affirms God's Word," Easley said of the end of Roswell Street Baptist Church's relationship with Troop 204 -- a possibility he had been discussing with church leaders in view of the scheduled BSA vote on gay membership. The break likely will come when the Scouts implement their new policy on Jan. 1, 2014.
"If we're a church that affirms God's Word as the inerrant Word of God that we're going to live by, that we're going to raise our families by, that we're going to do church by, then it may be sad, but it's a simple decision.
"We are not going to put our arms around organizations that openly oppose the moral guidelines taught in God's Word," Easley said.
"I think most boys at age 8, 9, 10, 11 - they're all vulnerable. And all the more reason to stand firm and to affirm God's Word to protect them. That's our responsibility as adults to protect them. If we let the guard down and not protect them -- they're going to have a hard enough time living for God in this world. And for us not to do everything we can to protect them, shame on us."
Easley, in his sermon, encouraged parents to enroll their boys in the Royal Ambassador program at Roswell Street or another church that has an RA program.
Royal Ambassadors is the Southern Baptist missions organization for boys in grades 1-6; Challengers, a tandem program, engages young men in grades 7-12 in missions education. The RA program was established by WMU, an auxiliary of the SBC, in 1908.
I grew up an RA, Easley reflected. We had a very strong RA program in my home church in Dallas, Texas. I was a Cub Scout and an RA at the same time, and when it got to the point of moving up to Boy Scouts, I had to decide RAs or Boy Scouts.
And I went RAs.
Easley said Southern Baptists really have an opportunity here to strengthen our RA programs and to get the boys in a program where theyre going to be protected, where theres a high moral standard and where they will have an opportunity to learn about camping, missions, evangelism in the local church.
The RA pledge states: "As a Royal Ambassador I will do my best to become a well-informed, responsible follower of Christ; to have a Christlike concern for all people; to learn how to carry the message of Christ around the world; to work with others in sharing Christ; and to keep myself clean and healthy in mind and body."
Steve Heartsill, managing editor for Royal Ambassadors, told Baptist Press, "Since the vote last week, we have received more than 25 requests via Facebook and email from churches and individuals interested in beginning an RA program. This is an increase from the typical number we receive on a weekly basis.
"Most of the inquiries are in regard to whether or not there are RA programs in their area, how to begin an RA program, and if RA materials can be used by churches that are not Southern Baptist," Heartsill said.
"We encourage those interested in learning more about RA to go to our website,
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to download a free starter kit that includes a sample unit," Heartsill said. "To find existing RA organizations in your area, people may contact their local Baptist association or state WMU office."
At the SBC annual meeting in Houston, WMU will be prepared to answer inquiries about various facets of the Royal Ambassadors program, said Julie Walters, WMU corporate communications team leader, who noted that the overarching theme of the WMU booth in the SBC Exhibit Hall, however, will be on the 125th anniversary of WMU and missions discipleship in general.
Easley was among numerous Southern Baptist leaders who expressed dismay over the Boy Scouts' move to open its ranks to openly gay participants in the weeks before the vote.
SBC Executive Committee President Frank Page, who had met with Scouting leaders and urged them to maintain the current policy, said he was "deeply saddened" that the BSA overturned its "constitutionally protected expressive message that homosexual behavior is incompatible with the principles enshrined in the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
"We know that the pressures exerted against the voting members of the 1,400 chartered organizations by homosexual activist groups have been unrelenting," Page said. "We are grateful for each voting member who voted in the minority, but our sadness for the Scouting organization as a whole cannot be overstated."
Page said the vote "ushers in a sea-change in the credibility of the Boy Scouts of America as a viable boys' organization for millions of Americans who believe strongly in the principles of biblical morality. To claim that the Boys Scouts is the nation's foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training suddenly rings hollow."
"We continue to pray for our country. We believe we are in desperate need of a genuine spiritual awakening that will transform lives through the power of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ," Page said.
Southern Baptist Convention President Fred Luter called it "a sad day in the history of an organization that for years stood on Christian principles, particularly for the thousands of Southern Baptists who grew up as Boy Scouts like myself."
"My prayers," Luter said, "go out to the parents and churches who have been forced to make decisions about being a part of the Boy Scouts organization. As Southern Baptists, our commitment to the Word of God and Christian values must take priority over what is 'politically correct.'"
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PETERSBURG - Nurses looking to further their education and open more career opportunities will soon have a new option through the Southside Regional Medical Center School of Nursing.
Cynthia M. Parsons, vice president of Professional Schools of Southside Regional Medical Center, said that the new program is being offered in partnership with George Mason University in Fairfax. "There aren't a whole lot of options when you're place bound," Parsons said, adding that many of the students the program is designed for are already working in the nursing field. "Because of that, students are really limited in going forth with a (Registered Nurse) to (Masters of Science in Nursing) track."
Parsons said that looking at all the options available in the state for an RN to MSN program led to a conversation with George Mason University.
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Urban said that for the RN to BSN or bachelor's degree program, all classes are completely online. "We moved to that four years ago when we realized that most of the students are probably already nurses, their working shifts and may not be able to make it to a traditional classroom setting," Urban said. She said because of the all-online nature of the coursework, some students or returning students need a bit of a transitional period.
In addition to the online classes, Parsons said that some classes will be taught at the SRMC School of Nursing by GMU professors. There's already been interest in the classes, Parsons said, and the first step for those interested is to apply to the program. Once enough people are signed up, the classes could begin anytime in the spring, Urban said.
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Review: The Wall Street Journal Guide to Information Graphics
Add another book to the growing library of guides on how to make information graphics the right way. Dona M. Wong, former graphics director of The Wall Street Journal and now strategy director for information Design at Siegel+Gale, provides the dos and don'ts of data presentation in The Wall Street Journal Guide to Information Graphics.
First Impressions
Given Wong's background, you can make a pretty good guess about the examples used. They're not graphics from The Journal but they do look a lot like them. The book description also makes a point of highlighting that Wong was a student of Edward Tufte, which was a big hint on what the book is like.
The guide is on the smaller side at about 150 pages of content, but it's mostly a visual book. There is about as much text as there are graphic examples, which I like.
Data Presentation
Going a little deeper, the type of examples provided are a lot like what you see in newspapers. There are lots of time series plots, bar charts, and a little bit of mapping along with some other graphic types that you'll find in The Journal (e.g. org chart, timeline). Wong covers a lot of the details like axes, proportions, and proper math. Common pitfalls and misconceptions are also covered.
It was particularly interesting for me, because a lot of the stuff in the book I've just learned from experience. I don't really think about these things much and do a lot of eyeballing, so it was kind of weird for me (in a good way) to see specific directions on what to do. I can easily see how this would be useful to beginners, especially for those who have to make a lot of charts and graphs for reports and presentations. Not so much for data exploration.
Straightforward Guide
The best thing about the guide is that it's essentially a whole bunch of straightforward examples. It doesn't go deep into theory or get sidetracked by the history of information graphics. It's page after page of dos and don'ts and really direct statements about what to do and what not to do.
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The Wall Street Journal Guide to Information Graphics is all about fundamentals. So if you're new to data and information graphics, this is a good book to learn from. You have to learn the basics before you get into more advanced graphics.
I have one piece of advice though. There are a lot of bullet point rules in this book, which I think are great when starting out. The rules aren't set in stone though. Just like when you learn grammar in grade school, graphs will vary case-by-case, and once you got the fundamentals down, you'll learn what rules you can break.
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"Don't knock white type out of black or color" unless you're putting the word "don't" in a yellow arrow?
Do as I say, not as I do, apparently. Perhaps the example chosen for the review was deliberately ironic…
@SW – hehe, i appreciate you giving me the benefit of the doubt. i'm not that clever though :). the yellow-ish arrow is actually not as bright in the book and much more legible.
by the way, i got that shot from scribd where you can see a few more pages:
I would be interested in seeing a list of other books you recommend as a good starting point and perhaps for more advanced topics. I'm familiar with Tufte, of course (who isn't?) but I'm always interested in finding something new.
I second Rob's suggestion!
I kind of question WSJ's advice on making information graphics after seeing this: http://img.waffleimages.com/faadd6bb46d9241654c63b7cce575ae7843e4306/wsj1.png
"Look at how defense spending has hardly change, but Medicare spending is soaring upward. Please just ignore the fact they're on totally different scales."
@Darrell – that link didn't work either..
In this book, Dona boils down all of the theory from Tufte's work and turns it into useful and practical guidelines for information display. If you're looking to develop guidelines for your company's charting and information graphics, Wong's book is an absolute must-read.
I thought pie charts were an absolute no-no in the book of Tufte? I don't care what colour or boldness the labels have, they're still evil!!!
It is a shame a book like this "doesn't go deep into theory or get sidetracked by the history of information graphics" because i think there is a gap in the literature about a critical theory of infographics. Tufte's work is useful, but there are a set of epistemological questions about the use of information in infographics which need to be addressed if the field is to do anything more than describe information in a graphical way. I'm particularly thinking of third parties with little understanding of research methodologies creates a graphic from data they didn't collect or process. There are reasons why pie charts are evil and why they aren't used by, for example, academics. They look nice, but can lead to misinterpretation of figures, especially when circles are used to compare numbers by relative area.


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Javier Molina's Feature Malinche continued her outstanding racing form, as she flew out of the gate from the outside post number seven and then held off the game Sfr Stuck On You by a neck to win the $25,000 La Pacifica Handicap for 3-year-old fillies on Saturday at Los Alamitos.
Ridden by Santiago Mendez for trainer Guillermo Morales, Feature Malinche has hit the board five straight starts, a streak that includes a maiden victory on February 15 and a second place finish by a nose in the La Primera Del Ano Derby on April 6. Feature Malinche lugged in right shortly after the start in the La Pacifica, but she never lost the lead on the way to earning $13,750 for the win. The daughter of Feature Mr Jess out of A Reason To Run has now made $58,500 in her career. She's won two of 13 starts, but has hit the board in 10 of those outings.
"She is a good filly, but she does like to go inside," Mendez said. "She's done that in the past, but she always gives you a good effort. She battled the entire race."
"She flew out at the start," Morales added. "She has a mind of her own sometimes. She thought she won the La Primera because after that race she was feeling great about herself. I thought she looked better tonight than on the night of the La Primera. She was prancing and being happy the entire time. She's making me look good right now."
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Three races for freshman sprinters were also contested on Saturday night with Randall Dees' Race Day Delight, Hector Hernandez's Tres Pescado and Ed Allred's Our Man John scoring their maiden victories. Trained by Cody Joiner for jockey Cruz Mendez, Race Day Delight was outstanding in winning the second race by ¾ lengths on Saturday. The Teller Cartel gelding was always in command while covering the 300 yards in one of the fastest times of the season by a 2-year-old of :15.393.
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Out of the mare Buckshot Delight, Race Day Delight came into his debut after a pair of impressive morning workouts. He had the second fastest of 74 drills on March 12 (:12.20 at 220 yards) and the second fastest of 55 drills on April 25 (:12.10 work). Lucky Seven Ranch's Dashes Blue, a full brother to 2007 World Champion Blues Girl Too, finished second. Anna and Rod MacPherson Jr's Senor Gold Solo ran third.
Cruz Mendez was back in the winner's circle following dominating victory by the Jose Flores-trained gelding Tres Pescado in the fourth race. The son of Tres Seis was third at the start, but he exploded from there en route to an outstanding 1 ¾ length victory in a time of :15.526. The gray gelding was making his second career start after running second in a maiden effort to Turbulent Times on April 26. Tres Pescado had also posted some solid morning workouts prior to his debut, including the fifth fastest of 50 drills (:12.40) on March 23. Spackman Racing's Up Your Corona finished second with Martha Wells' Dash To Tell running in third place.
Ridden by Rodrigo Aceves for trainer Scott Willoughby, Our Man John broke his maiden following a great looking 1 ¼ length victory in the sixth race on Saturday. Our Man John had finished fourth in his previous start before winning against a group of $10,000 claimers.
It was a weekend of hat-tricks for Thoroughbred rider Alex Jimenez at Los Alamitos. Jimenez won three races on Friday evening and followed that up with another triple on Saturday. His wins on Saturday came aboard Charles Treece and Felipe Carlos' Office Hours in the first, S. Kory Porter's Aiming Fluid in the third and Jerry Wallace's Alphonso in the seventh. On Friday, Jimenez found the winner's circle with Jimmiann and Alexis Farris' Mine Fever, Two The Max Investment and Jim Hanson's SS Tribal Girl and William Branch's Fast Tracking. Jimenez has now won 36 races aboard Thoroughbreds this season, which tie him with Ramon Guce for the top spot in the standings heading into Sunday's program.


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