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State Farm Mutual Insurance CompanyState Farm insures more cars and homes than any other insurer in the U.S., is the leading insurer of watercraft and is also a leading insurer in Canada. State Farm's 17,000 agents and 68,000 employees serve more than 78 million auto, fire, life and health policies in the United States and Canada, and more than 1.9 million bank accounts. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the parent of the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is ranked No. 32 on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies.
Napa Auto PartsOfficial Auto Parts of LeMay - AMERICA'S CAR MUSEUM
More than 85 years ago, the National Automotive Parts Association ("NAPA") was created to meet America's growing need for an effective auto parts distribution system.
Today, 91% of do-it-yourself customers recognize the NAPA brand name.
NAPA AUTO PARTS stores are known for:
* Having over 6,100 NAPA AUTO PARTS Stores nationwide
* Its 64 strategically located distribution centers serving all 50 states
* Over 422,000 quality parts and accessories for automotive and industrial applications—the most extensive inventory in the industry
* NAPA AUTO PARTS Classification—a unique inventory control system that helps you find the exact part that you need
AAA Washington
AAA Washington has been serving members and the traveling public since 1904. The organization provides a variety of exclusive benefits, including emergency road service, discounts, maps and personalized trip planning to its 1,055,000 members. In addition, its full-service travel and insurance agencies provide products and services for members and the public.
Titus Will Automotive, Inc.Official New Car Dealer of LeMay - AMERICA'S CAR MUSEUM
Titus-Will is a automotive dealership located in Tacoma, Washington, Titus-Will carries an extensive selection of new and used cars, trucks, and SUVs.
Hagerty Insurance
National Club Auto Sponsor for LeMay - AMERICA'S CAR MUSEUM
As the global leader in classic car and boat insurance, Hagerty protects classic vehicles of all kinds, including vintage motorcycles, racecars, tractors and much more. Going beyond insurance, Hagerty also provides the most comprehensive emergency roadside service and benefits program created for the automotive enthusiast, publishes Hagerty Classic Cars magazine, offers online Valuation Tools to help with buying and selling classics, and supports programs that promote the future of the classics.
Arscentia, Inc.
Arscentia began in 1971 with a core philosophy: listen to what clients really need, and respond with capabilities that take them beyond what they ever imagined possible. With complete design and photography studios, and expansive digital production facilities, our family-owned organization is well positioned to handle—even the most robust client projects—with just the right mix of art and science.
Our success is built upon the ability to embrace in the present what others see as the future. But it's not just about having a vision; it's about leveraging the power of a shared vision. Just as 3D glasses combine different points of view to create an enriched experience, the combination of our multiple perspectives, disciplines, and talents enables our clients to achieve greater focus and depth in their visual communications. Seeing through the clients' eyes and responding with whatever it takes to get them where they need to go is what sets us apart. Their success is what we celebrate.
BMW NorthwestBMW Northwest strives to become the premium center of luxury car dealerships. We commit to providing you the highest level of customer care possible. BMW Northwest will prove to you that we care about your experience and treat you like a part of our family. We deliver a world class experience to match a world class automobile. Our accommodating and forward thinking staff focuses on providing a level of client care unmatched in the market. You will find confidence in knowing that you are supporting a local company that works to support its local community through doing business with local vendors and local philanthropies. BMW Northwest's team of individuals will commit to delivering the ultimate ownership experience with your ultimate driving machine. Whether this is your first visit, or you're one of our tenured clients, you will leave feeling like a member of our local, family owned business – every time. Experience the Best at BMW Northwest.
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BNY Mellon Wealth Management is a leading wealth manager that Family Wealth Report in 2014 named as the top U.S. Private Bank and the top Private Bank serving Family Offices, while Barron's ranked us the 7th largest U.S. wealth manager in 2013. We have more than two centuries of experience in providing services to clients who today include financially successful individuals and families, their family offices and business enterprises, planned giving programs, and endowments and foundations. It has more than $184 billion in private client assets, as of March 31, 2014, and an extensive network of offices in the U.S. and internationally. BNY Mellon Wealth Management, which provides investment management, custody, wealth and estate planning and private banking services to clients, conducts business through various operating subsidiaries of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. For more information go to bnymellonwealthmanagement.com or follow us on Twitter @BNYMellonWealth.
Historic Vehicle Association
The mission of the Historic Vehicle Association is to promote the cultural and historical significance of the automobile and protect the future of our automotive past.
The organization aims to achieve this mission by:
1. Documenting and recognizing historically important vehicles in a National Historic Vehicle Register.
2. Establishing and sharing best practice guidelines to ensure that authentic examples of our automotive past will be available for future generations.
3. Promoting the historical and cultural significance of the automobile through media and events.
4. Protecting the future of our automotive past through affiliations with museums and academic institutions, educational programs and support of legislative action.
Over the last 125 years the adoption of the automobile has had a profound impact on the development of virtually every aspect of modern culture. The cars, motorcycles and trucks that remain chronicle our past and help us understand who we are, where we have been and where we may be headed.
Coca - ColaThe Coca-Cola Company is the world's largest beverage company, refreshing consumers with more than 500 sparkling and still brands. Led by Coca-Cola®, the world's most valuable brand, the Company's portfolio features 14 billion dollar brands including Diet Coke®, Fanta®, Sprite®, Coca-Cola Zero®, vitaminwater®, Powerade®, Minute Maid®, Simply® and Georgia®. Globally, we are the No. 1 provider of sparkling beverages, juices and juice drinks and ready-to-drink teas and coffees. Through the world's largest beverage distribution system, consumers in more than 200 countries enjoy the Company's beverages at a rate of 1.7 billion servings a day. With an enduring commitment to building sustainable communities, our Company is focused on initiatives that reduce our environmental footprint, support active, healthy living, create a safe, inclusive work environment for our associates, and enhance the economic development of the communities where we operate.
Getty Images, SeattleIn 1995, Mark Getty and Jonathan Klein founded Getty Images to bring the fragmented stock photography business into the digital age. And that's exactly what they did. We were the first company to license imagery online - and have continued to drive the industry forward with breakthrough licensing models, digital media management tools and a comprehensive offering of creative and editorial imagery, microstock, footage and music.
Griot's GarageOfficial Car Care Products of LeMay - AMERICA'S CAR MUSEUM
For over 22 years Griot's Garage has provided automotive enthusiasts with the finest in car care, garage organization, tools, accessories and more. They develop, test, and manufacture the finest and most complete line of car care products available. The company adheres to a dedication of excellence in their products and service.
Their "strive for perfection" motto comes from a quote by Sir Henry Royce, co-founder of the Rolls Royce Motor company. "Strive for perfection in everything . Take the best that exists and make it better. If it doesn't exist, create it. Accept nothing merely right or good enough." Griot's Garage is car care for the perfectionist and their products are the only car care line used on the vehicles in the LeMay Museum.
Hedges Family EstatePreferred Wine of LeMay - AMERICA'S CAR MUSEUM
Hedges Family Estate is a family-owned winery located on the slopes of Red Mountain in Washington, just outside of the Tri-Cities. It was started by Tom and Anne-Marie Hedges who brought their first vintage to market in 1987.
The Hedges Family Estate Chateau was dedicated in 1995 and houses a fully functioning winery and tasting room, with views of the Hedges Estate Vineyards. Visitors to the Winery are welcome on Fridays and Saturdays, March through December, or by appointment.
Inde MotorSport RanchInde Motorsports Ranch is a private motorsports club located just 75 minutes east of Tucson in Willcox, AZ on over 1,700 sprawling acres surrounded by gorgeous mountain views. We offer our members guaranteed access to our highly technical 2.75 mile road course and first class facilities in a safe, secluded, and private atmosphere at all times of operation. We have created a truly unique motorsport experience that is incomparable anywhere in North America. For more information visit www.indemotorsports.com.
Mazda Raceway Laguna SecaThe Monterey Peninsula's love affair with world-class racing traces its beginnings to the inaugural running of the Pebble Beach Road Races in 1950. Those sports car events quickly outgrew the public roads of the Del Monte Forest and a beautiful new road racing facility was born on November 9, 1957.
Michael Craft PhotographyOfficial Photography Provider of LeMay - AMERICA'S CAR MUSEUM
Michael Craft Photography is a Seattle based photography studio specializing in creative photography for the Advertising and Design industries. Michael brings over 20 years experience to the LeMay Museum having produced Award Winning imagery for a wide variety of Regional and National clients. Michael is a perfectionist known for beautiful imagery and masterful lighting with deep experience both in studio and on location. A long time Classic Car and Boat enthusiast Michael brings a special sensitivity to the process of creating compelling photography and video for commercial clients and collectors alike. For more information go to www.MichaelCraftPhotography.com
Hotel MuranoOfficial Hotel Provider of LeMay - AMERICA'S CAR MUSEUM
In the spirit of being a Tacoma Washington hotel, the Hotel Murano houses a collection of glass that stands up to the country's finest.
Centrally located in downtown Tacoma, Hotel Murano is just blocks from the best Tacoma restaurants, Tacoma shopping and of course, our world famous Tacoma sightseeing. With wireless high-speed Internet (access fee), 24-hour fitness center, 24-hour business center, Spiritual Menu and many other unique amenities, this Tacoma hotel provides all that a traveler needs.
Hotel Murano is one of the five boutique Provenance hotels that showcase the city's local culture. Visit any Provenance hotel and expect to find the same world-class accommodation you would here, at this Tacoma, WA hotel.
Northwest Harley-DavidsonOfficial Harley-Davidson Dealer of LeMay - AMERICA'S CAR MUSEUM
New and used motorcycles, parts, service and accessories.
Olympic Eagle DistributingPreferred Beer of LeMay - America's Car Museum
"Designate a driver and enjoy the great times"
Passport TransportPassport Transport, founded by Robert Pass in 1970 and headquartered in Lebanon, MO., provides automotive shipping services across each of the 48 contiguous states. To date, thousands vehicles have been moved using their custom-built, fully enclosed auto transporters, which can be configured and adjusted to accommodate nearly any car or truck regardless of size. www.passporttransport.com
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Sameday Scratch and Dent RepairSameday's mission is to provide our customer's and their clients with the highest quality repair options available on the market today. Our systems meet and exceed the high standards of Mercedes, Toyota, BMW, and all domestic manufacturers. Our unique refinish system has become the preferred choice for use in collision repair and warranty paint work.
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Official Website Provider of LeMay - AMERICA'S CAR MUSEUM
Sports Car Market MagazineOfficial Magazine of LeMay - AMERICA'S CAR MUSEUM
Sports Car Market is a magazine filled with entertaining, exclusive information that will help readers stay on top of the entire collector car market.A long time supporter of the Museum, SCM recently increased their sponsorship, which now makes them an Official Provider. Every issue of Sports Car Market Magazine is jam-packed with entertaining, exclusive information that will help you stay on top of the the entire collector car market, from $2,500 MGBs, $30,000 Chevelle SS
Convertibles and $150,000 vintage Duesenbergs, to million-dollar Ferrari 250 SWBs.
Washington Liftruck, Inc.Official Forklift Services of LeMay - AMERICA'S CAR MUSEUM
For over 32 years, Washington Liftruck has developed a reputation for providing the highest standards of quality in the support of their customers and industries which include:
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The efforts by those to separate the Sandy Hook shootings from a political narrative "out of respect" are essentially saying, "if you attach a pre-existing narrative to our tragedy, you lessen its import."
We all know what political tragedies look like; we hear about them every morning on the radio, read about them every day in the paper. They are black kids in Chicago getting gunned down before they have a chance to graduate high school. They are brown kids in Pakistan murdered by drones sent out by a nation that Pakistan is supposedly allied with. They are the innocents who are murdered by a gang war that is tearing Mexico apart. They are the millions of women and children that are sold into sexual slavery every day in every part of the world.
These people, these deaths, they exist in a separate part of our brain. They are "news". Their voices, their faces, they can be turned off, when we complain that we're "sick of the news", or that "the news is too negative".
Categorization allows us to ignore them.
So to place these dead (our dead) into this category by attaching their stories to a political narrative, is to lessen the importance of their deaths.
Because this is so tragic, this can't possibly compare. Because if you could, then these dead kids become just another statistic, just some other tragedy that we can chalk up to another sad incident in a sad pattern.
…. the answer is obvious, isn't it?
There are no deaths that can be ignored. There are no tragedies that aren't personal. You do not have permission to turn your brain off when you're sick of the news, because the families of those lost don't have that luxury.
Even when its a political tragedy.
(Source: andikilledelevenofthem, via skunkitty)
The families of Sandy Hook, Conn., struggled to cope with the enormous grief of losing 28 of their neighbors, 20 of them children over the weekend.
President Barack Obama pledged to use whatever power the office of the presidency holds to prevent another tragedy like this one.
And elsewhere in the country, people continued to die from gun fire.
On Saturday, shootings in Cleburne and Oxford counties in Alabama left two injured and three dead, including a child.
A sheriff's deputy in Missouri was shot in the back and killed while on the scene responding to an emergency medicla situation. The patient's son ambushed the officer and shot him at close range in the back.
Authorities investigated the shooting death of a boy in Southwest Denver.
A man was shot and killed in Harrisburg, Pa., his body dropped off at a local hospital.
A Nevada man shot and killed himself on Friday after shooting his girlfriend in the face.
In the early morning hours of Saturday, police responded to a murder suicide. A 76-year-old man shot and killed a 51-year old woman with a rifle in California City, Calif.
A 28-year old man was shot and killed while standing on a front porch early Sunday on the West Side of Chicago.
A 21-year old man was shot and killed by someone he knew in Charlotte, N.C..
Two Topeka, Kan. police officers were fatally shot in the head outside a grocery store Sunday responding to a suspicious vehicle report.
The tattoo artist in a Los Angeles tattoo parlor was fatally shot in the early morning hours of Sunday.
These stories represent only a handful of the deaths from gun violence that took place in the 72 hours since Adam Lanza stormed Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg put it best on Friday:
"For every day we wait, 34 more people are murdered with guns."
A lot of people have pointed out that, while the Sandy Hook shooting was an unthinkable tragedy, gun violence happens every single day in America. Here's everyone who was sacrificed this weekend for America's sick gun worship.
Also, yes, I will be talking about the shooting throughout the day. I will tag all of the posts with "gun control" if you want to Tumblr Savior it.
Several people are shot in Chicago every weekend. We have a serious gun violence problem, but it's ongoing. This list makes it seem as though the gun violence here is somehow connected to the school shooting in Connecticut. It's not; and I'd venture a guess that none of the others are either.
Argument over loud music led to fatal shooting of teen
November 27, 2012
A Brevard County man was in jail Monday, accused of shooting a teenager dead in an argument over loud music.
Michael David Dunn, 45, and his girlfriend were in Jacksonville Friday for Dunn's son's wedding when they stopped at a convenience store, Jacksonville sheriff's Lt. Rob Schoonover said.
Jordan Russell Davis, 17, and several other teenagers were sitting in a sport utility vehicle in the parking lot when Dunn pulled up next to them in a car and asked them to turn down their music, Schoonover said.
Jordan and Dunn exchanged words, and Dunn pulled a gun and shot eight or nine times, striking Jordan twice, Schoonover said. Jordan was sitting in the back seat. No one else was hurt.
Dunn's attorney Monday said her client acted responsibly and in self-defense. She did not elaborate.
Dunn's girlfriend and the driver of Jordan's vehicle were in Gate Food Post, 8251 Southside Blvd., when the shooting happened. Dunn and his girlfriend took off afterward, and witnesses jotted down their tag number, deputies said.
They were staying in a Jacksonville hotel when they heard a news report Saturday morning indicating someone had died in the shooting, deputies said. They then returned to Brevard.
Dunn, a gun collector, was arrested Saturday at his home in Satellite Beach on charges of murder and attempted murder. He was being held without bail.
Jordan, who was a student at Samuel W. Wolfson High School, a magnet school in Duval County, will be buried in his hometown of Marietta, Ga. He is survived by his parents and a brother. Jordan worked at Winn-Dixie, according to his Facebook page.
This is absolutely heartbreaking. Dunn will likely use Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law as defense even though he fired at least eight times into a vehicle with four unarmed teenagers.
Another case of a black child going to the convenience store and never coming home…
What in the shittin ass hell…
So that's how we lash out, now? We kill other people's children? This is a thing, people. We're not making this shit up.
(Source: thepeoplesrecord, via itchynosepolitics)
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#HamasBumperStickers is currently trending on twitter.
You really don't wanna see the type of shit that's getting posted.
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الله ينصر أهلنا في غزة
Take a moment from whatever your doing and raise your hands; pray for the people of Gaza. May Allah protect them.
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LATEST: Bombs have hit the densely populated refugee camp. Israeli warships still shelling Gaza.
In Pictures: Gaza Strip under Israeli attack
Over the past 48 hours, the Israeli army has escalated their aerial and ground attacks against the Gaza Strip. At least five Palestinians, including children, have been killed, and more than 30 others, including 6 women and 12 children, have been wounded.
Four of these deaths and 38 of the injuries, some of them serious, resulted from an Israeli attack in the residential neighborhood of al-Shoja'iya, east of Gaza City, which occurred on Sunday.
(Credit for photographs: Anne Paq / Al Jazeera)
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allah yi7mee balady<3
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An Israeli army officer who fired the entire magazine of his automatic rifle into a 13-year-old Palestinian girl and then said he would have done the same even if she had been three years old was acquitted on all charges by a military court yesterday.
After reading the article, it is as bad as it sounds. The autopsy leaves little to the imagination:
Capt R claimed that he had not fired the shots at the girl but near her. However, Dr Mohammed al-Hams, who inspected the child's body at Rafah hospital, counted numerous wounds. "She has at least 17 bullets in several parts of the body, all along the chest, hands, arms, legs," he told the Guardian shortly afterwards. "The bullets were large and shot from a close distance. The most serious injuries were to her head. She had three bullets in the head. One bullet was shot from the right side of the face beside the ear. It had a big impact on the whole face."
Just a reminder, everyone: the occupation of Palestine is funded by the United States. We pay for the IDF to riddle children with bullets.
(Source: letterstomycountry, via so-treu)
Twenty–three days is the amount of time that I spent in an Israeli jail. Twenty-three days seems like a small part of a person's life, but it was enough time to change the rest of mine.I want to share my experiences of the twenty-three days that I spent in jail; how I dealt with what I saw there and the people whom I met. For twenty-three days my freedom was stolen. Other Palestinians are not so lucky. They don't know if they will ever be free.
One cold night in March, I threw myself on my bed after a hard day at the university. It was raining heavily outside, the weather was cold. I was tired enough to go sleep early. I didn't know what awaited me the next day; my thoughts were focused on how I would get to the university the next day in the cold weather. I had many exams that week and I was worried about getting good grades.
Because I was tired, it didn't take more than a moment until my eyes closed and I fell asleep.
What felt like a second later, my eyes opened again.I wish they had not. Suddenly there was a noise I couldn't recognize. A huge sound shook my house; I would later find out that the sound was the front door of my home being broken into.
I thought it was a nightmare. I closed my eyes and when I opened them again, a soldier was aiming his gun at me. It felt like a dream. I closed my eyes for the last time and then opened them again. The soldier was still there.
(Source: frompalestinewithlove, via themindislimitless)


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A 6-year-old boy is recovering after he was attacked by a pit bull inside a local Petsmart store. Now, investigators want to talk with the dog's owner, whom they say took off after the dog bit the child. David Lane has nine stitches in his nose, but he hasn't lost his good sense of humor. His mom Michelle, however, has been losing sleep since the incident at the Gainesville Petsmart location on Saturday. The Lane family was at the store shopping when they ran into two men with a pit bull on one of the aisles. Michelle Lane says she petted the dog on the head and he was wagging his tail. She says she didn't think she needed to be afraid until little David reached his hand out, and the dog snapped at him. The little boy told FOX 5 the dog jumped up and bit him in the nose. With david in the store bleeding and his mother frantically trying to find help, police say the two men brought the dog out into the parking lot and got in their truck to tried to get away. They say a witness to all of this tried to stop the guys, but one of them pulled a gun on that witness and told him to get out of their way.Gainesville police say the men drove a red, four-door Chevrolet pick up truck with Georgia tag ATW0455. The vehicle is registered out of Forsyth County, and detectives are now looking for both men. The Lanes say they're more interested in finding the pit bull to make sure it has all of its vaccinations. Michelle Lane says she dreads the thought of her little boy having to get rabies shots after all he's been through, and she'd like to avoid it if possible.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) -- Violence erupting in Iraq and Syria as the jihadist group ISIS declares an Islamic state is "annihilating Middle Eastern Christians," the director of Islamic studies at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary said.
The insurgent group sweeping across Iraq and Syria and taking control of provinces announced June 29 it had established a caliphate, an Islamic state led by a religious and political leader -- in this case, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
As ISIS, which stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, continues its terror-fueled advance, Southern's J. Scott Bridger said the Muslim holy month of Ramadan -- which began June 28 -- is a timely reminder to pray for both Christians persecuted in the violent struggle and Muslims who participate in the annual observance.
"Oftentimes movements of Muslims to faith in Christ have come out of these intense times of prayer and reflection," said Bridger, who advises Christians to adopt a Muslim people group during Ramadan for prayer by their churches.
"We need to raise our voices much louder on behalf of Middle Eastern Christian communities that have basically existed for 2,000 years," Bridger said. "You have Christians in this whole area that are basically being exterminated."
Christians, Shiite Muslims and Sunnis with more democratic ideologies are among the victims of the indiscriminate violence that the Sunni-rooted ISIS has inflicted on those who disagree with its ambition to create an Islamic state.
"Any person who does not align with their particular ideology is declared an infidel, which allows [ISIS] to kill them -- to declare them an apostate and take them out," Bridger said. In June, ISIS released footage claiming to show the mass execution of 160 people, while the United Nations reported 2,417 dead in Iraq during the month.
ISIS believes that government and religion go together and "Islam is the solution," Bridger, director of Southern's Jenkins Center for the Christian Understanding of Islam, explained. Originally ISI (Islamic State in Iraq), the group expanded to Syria during the ongoing civil war, where it has fought against both the Syrian government and the opposition forces. The claim of the supposed Islamic state includes territories ISIS captured from Iraq's Diyala province to Syria's Aleppo province.
"What they're wanting to establish is Islamic states throughout the world and to replace what they see as decadent democratic regimes with Islamic regimes -- that's an Islamist ideology," Bridger said, noting that Islam is a diverse tradition with violent and nonviolent factions.
ISIS has called all Muslims to declare allegiance to its leader, al-Baghdadi, in an effort to revive a caliphate system that has not existed for nearly a century. Bridger said the idea that there was ever a unified caliphate is a "myth."
"It's a myth of the modern Muslim mind that there was this one caliphate that had legitimacy for all Muslims in all periods of time," Bridger said, explaining that rival caliphates have claimed various regions throughout history. "It's a romanticized understanding of Islamic history."
Another misunderstanding of the Middle East is evident in the call for peace from government officials in the West. President Barack Obama urged the Iraqi government in June to find a peaceful solution to the Sunni-Shiite conflict, a plea Bridger described as "idealistic and naive."
"You can't put a Band-Aid on these kind of conflicts," Bridger said. Calls for peace ignore the fact that democracy has not been adequately cultivated in the Middle East, he said.
Bridger, in addition to leading the Jenkins Center for the Christian Understanding of Islam, is the Bill and Connie Jenkins assistant professor of Islamic studies at the Louisville, Ky., seminary.
A guide to unreached people groups can be found online through the International Mission Board at imb.org/globalresearch. For more information about the Jenkins Center, go to jenkins.sbts.edu.
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What equals a complete protein, vegetarian-wise?
- EWSflash Mar 7, 2012 06:32 PM
I remember from way back in the day being told that beans and rice, or beans and corn equaled a complete protein chain and therefore are a perfect substitute for meat. Food knowledge is so much more advanced now, I'm wondering if anybody here can tell me what various combinations of vegetable proteins form a complete chain- or IF they do.
Basic introduction: There's 20 main amino acids (the building blocks of protein). There are 9 essential amino acids that you must consume in order to obtain them; the rest your body can assemble on its own. So what's commonly referred to as a "complete protein" is a food or combination that provides an adequate proportion of the 9 essential A.A's.
But more importantly (and this is a more recent measure) is the PDCAAS - protein digestibility corrected amino acid score. A score of 0 is the lowest and 1 is the highest
I got the following list off the internet. You can decide
1.00 soy protein
0.91 soybeans
0.78 chickpeas
0.76 fruits
0.75 black beans
0.73 vegetables
0.70 Other legumes
0.59 cereals and derivatives
0.52 peanuts
0.42 whole wheat
So the concept of "complete protein" is a bit more complex. Supposedly, amaranth, buckwheat, hempseed, quinoa, and spirulina are all complete protein foods. But they don't have a PDCAAS of 1.0 so each individual food may not be sufficient by itself.
Moral of the story? Eat a variety of foods. Lots of fun variations on the "bean and rice" theme. Lentils and potatoes. Chickpeas and bread. Tofu and rice noodles.
An Italian dish which sustained immigrants after arriving in the US has complete protein. Pasta e fagioli (pasta fazool) is the dish. Beans and pasta compliment each other by each having the amino acids that are lacking in the other.
My late mother-in-law made pasta e fagioli with navy beans and ditalini with a tomato sauce base (what else would be used by people of Italian heritage?). Recipes abound on the internet.
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I like Marcella Hazan's recipe ("Classic Italian"), which calls for making the pasta fresh. The good part is that it's supposed to be "maltagliati", or "badly-cut", meaning that if you have a machine to roll out the dough you just cut chunks off each strip with scissors, directly into the bubbling bean pot. It is beyond delicious; I completely forgot about the nutrition part!
This link is pretty detailed, and comes with an easy grid that shows what goes with what to make complete proteins. Bear in mind that you don't need to mix the combos in each meal, but is effective within 24 hours of each other.
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I'm not sure just how "savvy" that vegetarian is, since there is an important error in the chart. Peanuts are legumes, not nuts, and that effects what other types of plant food you would need to eat to get all your essential amino acids.
Otherwise that chart does answer the OP's question. basically, you combine
legume + grain
legume + nut/seed
Just for what it's worth, I don't think people worry as much anymore about combining proteins within an individual meal, which is why vegetarian cookbooks and nutrition books don't harp as much on "protein combining" as in the day of "Diet for a Small Planet".
If you eat a healthy vegetarian or vegan diet, and are not a bodybuilder or something, you should be Ok as far as both quantity and quality of protein without spending much time thinking about it. Also, I think many would argue that the USDA's RDA for protein is a bit on the high side.
Thanks, all, I've kept abreast of things to a great degree, but it occurred to me that i'd never actually seen a real chart of "complete protein" composites, at least not in the last thirty years, if there was such a thing. I know that people who never eat meat live long, healthy lives, and being an omnivore I feelblessed and lucky that in this day and age in America we have such a dizzying variety of food that if you aren't tragically indigent or ignorant about nutrition your diet can be really great no matter what. It's a latter-day update of my interest in nutrition from the Adele Davis days. Remember her?
The concept of protein combining to create a "complete protein" is a myth. All unrefined foods have varying amounts of protein with varying amino acid profiles, including leafy green vegetables, tubers, grains, legumes, and nuts. All the essential and nonessential amino acids are present in these foods in amounts that meet or exceed your needs.
So how did this myth come about?
In 1914, Thomas B. Osborne and Lafayette B. Mendel conducted studies on rats, which suggested that they grew best when fed a combination of plant foods whose amino acid patterns resembled that of animal protein. That makes sense, as all baby mammals, rats and humans included, grow best when fed the perfect food for baby mammals: their mother's milk. The term "complete protein" was coined to describe a protein in which all eight or nine essential amino acids are present in the same proportion that they occur in animals. "Incomplete protein" described the varying amino acid patterns in plants. It's a misleading term, because it suggest that humans (and other animals, one would assume) can't get enough essential amino acids to make protein from plants.
The theory was popularized in Frances Moore Lappé's 1971 book Diet for a Small Planet. The American National Research Council and the American Dietetic Association (ADA) soon picked it up, cautioning vegetarians to be sure to combine their proteins.
Lappé changed her position on protein combining in the 1981 edition of Diet for a Small Planet, in which she wrote: "In 1971 I stressed protein complementarity because I assumed that the only way to get enough protein ... was to create a protein as usable by the body as animal protein. In combating the myth that meat is the only way to get high-quality protein, I reinforced another myth. I gave the impression that in order to get enough protein without meat, considerable care was needed in choosing foods. Actually, it is much easier than I thought."
The ADA reversed itself in its 1988 position paper on vegetarianism. Suzanne Havala, the primary author of the paper, recalls the research process: "There was no basis for [protein combining] that I could see.... I began calling around and talking to people and asking them what the justification was for saying that you had to complement proteins, and there was none. And what I got instead was some interesting insight from people who were knowledgeable and actually felt that there was probably no need to complement proteins. So we went ahead and made that change in the paper. [Note: The paper was approved by peer review and by a delegation vote before becoming official.] And it was a couple of years after that that Vernon Young and Peter Pellet published their paper that became the definitive contemporary guide to protein metabolism in humans. And it also confirmed that complementing proteins at meals was totally unnecessary."
So, fortunately, the theory that plant proteins are somehow "incomplete" and therefore inadequate has been disproven. All unrefined foods have varying amounts of protein with varying amino acid profiles, including leafy green vegetables, tubers, grains, legumes, and nuts. All the essential and nonessential amino acids are present in any single one of these foods in amounts that meet or exceed your needs, even if you are an endurance athlete or body builder.
re: SaletteAndrews
I find your post a bit difficult to understand. Is it not true that there are 9 essential amino acids required to make a protein that is usable by the human body?
The best I can tell from your post, you're saying that most people who eat a varied diet will obtain all of these acids during the course of the day. I don't think that's always true, given the way people actually eat.
re: danna
Yes, there are 8 essential amino acids for adults; 9 for children. And yes, if you eat a varied diet of unrefined foods, you will meet your needs for all those amino acids. In fact, if you eat enough calories to maintain your weight of any single unrefined food, you will get all your essential amino acids in the quantity you need. People who consume nothing but refined sugar, margarine, or alcohol will probably not get enough essential amino acids to meet their needs, but for most other people, it's not a problem. There's good information here:
re: SaletteAndrews
How is that possible if you eat "any single unrefined food" that does not contain all 8?
re: danna
It's possible because the vast majority of unrefined foods contain all 8 essential amino acids to meet or exceed your needs. If you're getting enough calories, you're most likely getting enough protein. There's an example using potatoes on Wikipedia:
re: SaletteAndrews
The truth is many vegetarians must rely on supplements to live healthy. And even then, they are not getting enough nutrition.
Humans were not made to be vegetarians. Nor are we made to eat beans.
Soy beans are vegetarians prime argument for replacing meat. But the truth is, they have an enzyme that prevents the human body into absorbing the protein properly. Because humans are not plant eaters. Therefor, no matter how much beans you eat, you will still lack proper protein in your diet. Which will make you weak, since your muscles are not getting their proper building blocks.
No plant protein contains the important vitamin B12 either. Which you can get seriously sick without. And this is of course found in meat.
Science now is seriously debunking vegetarianism and veganism., This is what you´re asking about - modern knowledge. And even though its still politically incorrect these days, to disrespect such diets, the truth is that they are BAD for you.
Beans are good, and they have nutrition that is important to you, such as minerals/metals that the body needs. Zinc, Magnesium, Iron and more. And these will give you health benefits. So use them for what they´re worth. Which is not the protein content. Also, they make you feel fuller, so you can use them to increase the heavyness of any meal, satisfying your apetite further. But you still need meat.
re: Ramius
What is your reference for the fact that vegetarians are not getting enough nutrition? Most vegetarians eat far more vegetables than people on the Standard American Diet (SAD). Vegetables are the most nutritious foods you can eat. People on the SAD generally get too much saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium, and not nearly enough vitamins C, K, E, and minerals like magnesium. They consume too many calories and too little fiber.
The only supplement that vegans need to take is B12, which is made by bacteria in your large intestine, but is absorbed upstream in your small intestine, so in our sanitary world it's best to take it as a supplement. There is sufficient B12 in every multivitamin I've checked. If you're eating SAD, you should be taking a multivitamin and multimineral supplement as well, so I don't see the difference.
Who are these vegetarians whose "prime argument for replacing meat" is "soy beans." There are plenty of vegetarians and vegans who don't eat soy at all. In fact, there are many vegetarians and vegans who would be unfamiliar with the concept of "replacing meat" because they don't consider meat as something that needs to be "replaced" in their diet. This is particularly true for people who were raised as vegetarians.
The enzymes in beans are actually in all seeds, and they actually help to digest the indigestible organic acids in the seeds under the proper conditions. There are also enzyme inhibitors that keep the seeds from being digested by animals so that the seeds will be deposited elsewhere and grow. Soaking seeds (including beans and grains) vastly increases the availability of protein and minerals. But none of that even matters because you don't even need beans for protein. If you ate nothing but potatoes all day, you would get enough protein.
Please also indicate your sources (other than those funded by the meat and dairy industries) that are "debunking" vegetarianism and veganism. Far from being "BAD" for you, doctors are finally able to reverse heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and other diseases with a vegan diet.
You do not "need" meat.
More information here:
re: SaletteAndrews
the citations you're giving us are opinion sites, not really anything I'd want to hang my hat on. I'd be interested to read more on this subject from a source that is not actively pro-vegan. (just like I don't want to read about GMOs from Monsanto, I don't want to read about protein from vegans)
re: danna
Well, that's a tough one because so many doctors and scientists who have studied protein grew up, like the rest of us, eating meat, but have since become vegan. For example, Dr. T. Colin Campbell, a biochemist at Cornell, and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, an Olympic gold medalist and heart surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic, both grew up on dairy farms, but now advocate for vegan diets based on their research and (in Esselstyn's case) success in reversing heart disease. But Dr. Joel Fuhrman, a general practitioner, calls himself a "Nutritarian," not a vegan. He bases food choices on the nutrient density. Here's his take on protein:
re: danna
Let me reccomend the new documentary "The Perfect Human Diet". Alot of new science are being presented there.
And I´m no pro-paleo diet. I eat beans and grains, which they condemn, but some of the stuff there are simply good facts you don´t get around. And it disproves many typical vegetarian arguments.
And just to underline this. Be carefull of pro-vegans who claim you do not need meat. Because you do. Just understand the evolution of us humans. We´ve eaten meat for hundred thousands of years. Before 7000 years ago, we hunted animals and almost ate just meat. It was then we started eating plants. But with the agricultural revolution, we also learned to domesticate animals - which we kept on eating.
So all of your ancestors ate meat. For all time. And now someone with an agenda is trying to convince you that you dont need it. Does that seem logical? Not to me.
re: Ramius
Not all of my ancestors ate meat. It depends on which ancestors you choose to consider. There's a very good article in Scientific American about this:
re: Ramius
Plenty of people live without meat, so I don't think it's true that we "need" it, even if you feel that eating it is more optimal.
re: will47
Plenty of people get sick without meat too. Plenty of them people living without meat, are dependant on supplements. Do you think thats ideal?
re: Ramius
I've known a lot of vegetarians, many of them long-term or lifelong vegetarians, and have been vegetarian for over half my life (about 21 years now), and rarely, if ever, take supplements. I have never known anyone who's sick because of not eating meat. I'm sure there is some small number of people who do have problems on a vegetarian diet, but I don't think that can be extended to "everyone needs meat".
The ADA, a fairly mainstream organization, says:
"It is the position of the American Dietetic Association that appropriately planned vegetarian diets, including total vegetarian or vegan diets, are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases. Well-planned vegetarian diets are appropriate for individuals during all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence, and for athletes"
Now again, we can argue about what's optimal, but by making such dramatic statements, you make it hard to have any kind of real dialog.
Also, there are some of us who prefer to be vegetarian for ethical reasons, and accept certain things about it that may be inconvenient at times for whatever reason, because we *can* eat this way, and it allows us to reduce suffering.
re: will47
Here we see the problems in trying to learn something about the very specific issue I'm interested in...making useable protein out of veggies. It's such a politicized and polorized topic it's hard to find basic info. The ADA that you mention has nothing I can find on their site. You mention "Well planned vegetarian diets" but planning ain't easy.
I have no interest in being vegan, I just happen to really like vegetables, fruits and grains a lot and sometimes I don't feel like eating any meat or dairy ...but as an athlete in my 40's, I don't need to lose muscle due to protein deficit, age is already doing that.
for instance...today I had granola ( grains and nuts) for breakfast and a grapefruit for lunch. I'm pretty sure that's not giving me the right amino acids.
re: danna
I understand your frustration, but "making useable protein out of veggies" is a problem that simply doesn't exist. Vegetables, grains, and legumes have plenty of protein and all the essential amino acids you need.
re: SaletteAndrews
But...that's the same person you referenced before. That cite is HIS letter to the AHA, not information put forth by the AHA, which is what a careless glance might imply. In fact, the AHA posted this reply (excerpted) to his letter:
"You are correct that the reference to plant protein as being regarded as incomplete is often quoted, but we did carefully state that "most" are deficient in one or more essential amino acids and emphasized that there is an optimum ratio of essential amino acids that determines protein quality. The recommendation for mixing complementary vegetable protein sources to maximize the diet is an important principal on which vegetarian diets are based. Although an indiscriminate mixture of plant proteins could meet protein amino acid requirements, it must be remembered that the amino acid content in most plant proteins is more limited in amount per serving than that from animal sources. Thus, it is difficult to maintain essential amino acids at optimum quantity and distribution. "
Again, they specifically state: "mixing complementary vegetable protein sources to maximize the diet is an important principal"
re: danna
Interesting that an organization this large can't manage to use the correct word here (principle).
re: will47
GASP! Didn't even notice...but I swear...I cut and pasted! ;-)
re: danna
And here's Dr. McDougall's response to the AHA and others who can't seem to let go of this myth:
re: danna
And here's Dr. Andrew Weil, who is not a vegan or even a vegetarian: "You may have heard that vegetable sources of protein are 'incomplete' and become "complete" only when correctly combined. Research has discredited that notion so you don't have to worry that you won't get enough usable protein if you don't put together some magical combination of foods at each meal."
re: SaletteAndrews
This is an absolute lie. Even though vegetables and plants have protein, its just around 1-2% mostly. That means you have to eat unrealistic shitloads of it, to get around 20 grams of protein. Which is the LEAST you need to build more muscle mass.
Truth is, if you´re not eating meat at all, you are certainly prone to have a higher percentage of carbohydrates in your diet, which is certainly not ideal. And actually unhealthy. If you are satisfying your hunger with grain (flour, breads) and beans instead of meat, this automatically increases carbohydrates many times over.
And I know one thing after researching and losing 30 kilos myself - one of the most unheatlhy food trends is the over consumption of carbohydrates in our modern diet. We are meant to eat protein first and foremost, before anything else.
Now, nuts has a decent ammount of protein. Both peanuts, almonds and pistachios have 20% protein, which is almost as much as meat. And I eat alot of these too. But certain people have said that nut protein also is not adequate in the long term. It has some benefit, but not a complete benefit. Which brings me back to the need for a varied diet. Including animal protein.
re: Ramius
Okay, now I understand. Anything that does not fit your narrowly defined set of beliefs is a lie. And by implication, prominent physicians and scientist are liars because they do not tell you what you want to hear. That is the fastest way to reduce your own credibility. So what I'm writing here is not really in response to you anymore, because you obviously do not want to believe anything that does not fit your narrow beliefs. It is for people who do want to understand.
From Rip Esselstyn, a former world-class professional tri-athlete, firefighter, and the son, grandson and great-grandson of renowned physicians: "Ample amounts of protein are thriving in whole, natural plant-based foods. For example, spinach is 51 percent protein; mushrooms, 35 percent; beans, 26 percent; oatmeal, 16 percent; whole wheat pasta, 15 percent; corn, 12 percent; and potatoes, 11 percent."
From the book Eat to Live by Dr. Joel Fuhrman: "Which has more protein – oatmeal, ham, or a tomato? The answer is that they all have about the same amount of protein per calorie. The difference is, the tomato and the oatmeal are packaged with fiber and other disease-fighting nutrients, and the ham is packaged with cholesterol and saturated fat…I see about twenty to thirty new patients per week, and I always ask them, 'Which has more protein – one hundred calories of steak or one hundred calories of broccoli?" When I tell them it's broccoli the most frequent response is "I didn't know broccoli had protein in it.' I then ask them, 'So where did you think the calories in broccoli come from? Did you think it was mostly fat, like an avocado, or mostly carbohydrate, like a potato?'…When you eat large quantities of green vegetables you receive a considerable amount of protein."
re: SaletteAndrews
Good luck with eating 20 grams of protein a day. You will survive, but you will be weak. Also these numbers are completely false.
You claim that spinache has 51 percent protein? I´m holding back the laughter here. Because that would make the green leafs more rich in protein than meat. So eating 100 grams of would give you a wopping 51 grams of protein.
Its not true of course. Spinach has 2.9 percent protein per 100 grams. here are the official numbers from Wikipedia on spinach: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinach#...
Since you´re even raising the issue of credibility, I think you pretty much destroyed yours. And I honestly don´t get where you´ve gotten the impression that my dietery views are narrow. They´re much wider than yours.
Once again, if you´re not an active person, who do not excercise at all, and sit at your desk all day - which is very normal, then you need less protein. You´re not using your muscles. But for people doing hard labour, they of course need more protein, and people who work out. Which is what I do. And 20 grams of protein a day would simply make med malnourished. 20 grams of protein is less than my protein shake after workout. You cannot build strength, without supplying the body with protein. And this is why a diet rich in protein is better. Because it makes you stronger.
And by the way, since we´re posting a few links here. Why don´t you read these too:
Scientists finds evidence of humans eating meat 1.5 million years ago: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/...
Eating meat impacted our evolution, by National Geographic: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/ne...
About the health problems related to meat eating. Professor Craig B. Stanford, University of Southern California, says:
"When humans switched to meat-eating, they triggered a genetic change that enabled better processing of fats. We have an obsession today with fat and cholesterol because we can go to the market and stuff ourselves with it. But as a species we are relatively immune to the harmful effects of fat and cholesterol."
"It is fascinating to me that in 2011 in Montreal I now see more chronically ill vegans and vegetarians in my practice than I do those who are ill from excessive meat consumption. " - Pierre Black, who is a certified nutritionalist and personal trainer.
"I have a huge library of traditional herbalism and dietetics from around the world and there is not one that encourages veganism. There is simply no culture in human history that has been vegan and thrived."
Meat based diet made us smarter: http://www.npr.org/2010/08/02/1288499...
"As we got more, our guts shrank because we didn't need a giant vegetable processor any more. Our bodies could spend more energy on other things like building a bigger brain. Sorry, vegetarians, but eating meat apparently made our ancestors smarter — smart enough to make better tools, which in turn led to other changes, says Aiello."
Eating meat made us human, NBC News; http://www.nbcnews.com/id/49888012/ns...
re: Ramius
I don't know where you got the idea that I get 20 grams of protein per day. But since you brought it up, here's what I actually eat:
My typical daily food intake looks like this:
Breakfast: steel-cut oats with berries, grated Brazil nut, and ground flax seeds
Morning snack: fruit
Lunch: huge salad of baby spinach, grated carrots, red bell peppers, broccoli, peas or beans, artichoke hearts, a few black olives, sunflower seeds, and a sprinkle of balsamic vinegar
Afternoon snack: more fruit
Dinner: brown rice, lentils, and cooked vegetables
I added all this up in the portions I actually eat, and it came out to 1,431 calories and over 62 grams of protein (14% of the calories). Plenty of room in there for some dark chocolate or other treats. I do strength training and aerobics 3x per week, plus yoga. I'm 53 and I weigh less than I did in high school and am stronger, as well.
Fifty-one percent of the calories in spinach are from protein. Here it is from Whole Foods:
Or you could just do the math from the USDA database:
And percent of nutrients per calorie is what's important in order to avoid obesity and the chronic diseases that go with it, which are of course the real problem with the standard American diet.
re: SaletteAndrews
Besides grated Brazil nuts, flax seeds and a few black olives, where are you getting your fat from? You don't put any oil on your salads? You need fat. It just needs to be the right fat.
re: pitterpatter
I mentioned sunflower seeds. I also eat other nuts and seeds as well. (Just gave an example of a day's menu.) I try not to eat refined anything, so no, I don't put oil on my salad, but I do put additional ground flax seeds in there. My basic salad dressing is 1/2 cup each balsamic vinegar and pomegranate juice, 2-3 tablespoons of flax seeds, 1 tablespoon brewer's yeast, 1/2 teaspoon each salt, onion powder, garlic powder, and mustard powder, If I am eating at Whole Foods, they usually have a no-oil-added dressing, sometimes based on flax seeds like mine, or sometimes based on tahini (sesame seeds). So I do get plenty of essential omega-3 fatty acids, and we all get enough (or too much) omega-6 fatty acids.
I try to get at least a tablespoon of ground flax seeds each day, along with an ounce of nuts or a couple of ounces of olives or avocado.
re: Ramius
" Truth is, if you´re not eating meat at all, you are certainly prone to have a higher percentage of carbohydrates in your diet, which is certainly not ideal. And actually unhealthy. "
Ok I think we understand better now, you're a low carb fan.
"Now, nuts has a decent ammount of protein. Both peanuts, almonds and pistachios have 20% protein, which is almost as much as meat. "
BTW, peanuts are legumes not nuts.
re: Ramius
I'm actually an ex vegetarian and ex vegan ( I've been back to an omni diet for over 15 years) and even I don't find your " because I said so" arguments to be anything more than opinion.
You make a lot of generalizations backed up by your own opinion and those that agree with you. At the same time that you say don't believe others who are doing the same. That just isn't going to convince anyone you are right.
re: rasputina
when I was growing up the milk council had a huge ad campaign - every body needs milk. Very clever, and absolutely untrue. Not every body needs milk, and for some bodies milk is a bad thing. They killed the ads.
I don't think many people - even most vegetarians and vegans - are going to go out and tell people meat is going to kill them, although they will suggest that a meat free diet has advantages and are happy to expound on that. But to turn around and say that every body needs meat is no less untrue. Tens of thousands of people not only survive but thrive on a meatless diet. Yes, they have to watch their diet. But most meat-eaters would do well to pay more attention to their diet as well (I say, carefully avoiding a glance in the mirror.) Humans and their progenitors have been eating whatever they can lay their hands on - animal, vegetable, and mineral - from the dawn of time. When it comes to diet we are probably the most adaptable species on earth. Blanket statements on either side of the coin just don't fly.
re: KaimukiMan
We can debate how many people constitute many, but there is a faction of vegans that do in fact espouse that meat will kill you and they look to the likes of John Robbins of "Diet for a New America" and "The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World" fame as one of their leaders. PETA helps the cause too.
re: rasputina
So if the approach of that faction bothers you, why do you - apparently - use the same approach from the other side of the street. I'm not trying to antagonize you, I just don't understand the all-or-nothing viewpoint from either side. Perhaps that's not correct, I do understand it, but i don't buy into it.
I can't push away the beliefs of many people, including that of one of the word's great religions. Millions of Hindus do just fine without meat. Of course there are millions of Hiindus who are starving as well, but chances are they would be starving and unable to afford meat even if their ethics didn't forbid eating it. Pointing to extreme examples on either end of the spectrum generally doesn't suit anyone's best interest.
re: KaimukiMan
What are you talking about? I'm not on the meat is evil bandwagon and I'm not on the paleo bandwagon. I believe all things in reasonable moderation and then hey a binge now and then won't kill you.
BTW, not all Hindus are vegetarian.
re: rasputina
There may be a complex reasons behind it (class, socioeconomic status, etc), and I don't dispute that there are people who eat meat and are healthy, but I think the stats do show that overall, vegetarians are healthier than the general population, rather than less healthy.
Not only that, but I think there's a growing awareness that eating more vegetables and less meat is really essential if we're going to feed a growing (and increasingly affluent) world.
re: Ramius
you are 180 degrees in the wrong direction.
when you say:
<<Science now is seriously debunking vegetarianism and veganism>>
actually it is NOT. the SCIENCE is going in the OTHER direction TOWARD vegetarianism
here is some RECENT actual, real, science to consider:
re: b-12
it is ONLY made by microorganisms (e.g. bacteria) it is NOT made by mammals. sometimes the bacteria live in the gut of animals, but an animal certainly isn't necessary for the creation of b-12
p.s. although i am not a vegetarian i certainly do acknowledge the huge and ever-growing body of scientific evidence calling into question the healthfulness of meat. . . .
re: westsidegal
To me you are clearly forming a bias. You are falling into the trap where you let a couple of bad side effects for some, dictate that meat altogether is unhealthy. When infact, humans undeniably need protein. You agree with this right? If not then theres no point in discussing.
And when we need protein, meat is the richest source for it out of all foods. So eating meat gives us protein. Thats undeniably good.
Also you are failing to disprove my argument. Because one link you are providing is purely speculation. The other is science about over eating one particular kind of meat.
Science has proven we evolved from being plant eaters because of meat. Makes sense? Of course, but infact, the eating of animal protein is what gave us bigger brains, its what sparked our creative ability to make weapons, and later - civlizations.
Also, you are wrong in claiming that science is disproving me, because it is not. You´re chosing to go with just one side, while I am accepting both. I accept that we do infact need meat. And also that we do need a varied selection of foods, which includes plants, to keep ourselfs healthy. This is how we´ve eaten for thousands of years now. It is only recently that some people are changing the fundamentals. And I know it will not work.
re: Ramius
There is plenty of science showing that a vegetarian or largely vegetarian diet is feasible. Not to mention that it's how a good chunk of the world eats, whether by choice or not.
It's very difficult to avoid getting enough protein on any kind of diet, unless you are a marathon runner or subsisting on Twinkies.
re: will47
You are arguing for what is feasible. Which basically means "just enough". I´m arguing for what is optimal. Which means what makes us the strongest we can be.
So lets make the question simple. Who gets the most protein? A vegetarian, or a meat eater?
re: Ramius
But what you said wasn't "eating meat is more optimal", but that "people *need* meat".
re: Ramius
Yes, humans need protein. But they can get all they need from plants. Protein from meat is not "undeniably good." See http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2004n....
It does not make sense that we "evolved from being plant eaters because of meat" any more than it makes sense that we "evolved" from being teetotalers because of alcohol.
re: Ramius
I find your post contradictory. First you claim we aren't made to eat beans, then later you say beans are good have nutrition that is important to you. HUH? Which is it?
re: rasputina
Wow. Go read it again.


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Halifax Top Performers
Taliek Brown - 20 pts (5-7), 10-14 FT, 2 reb, 2 ast
Chris Hagan - 16 pts, 6 ast, 3 rebs, 2 stl
London Top Performers
Gabe Freeman - 21 pts (8-12), 21 rebs, 4 stl
Eddie Smith - 18 pts, 6 rebs, 5 ast, 4 stl
Michael Ray Richardson and the London Lightning have never lost two in a row this season.
Until now.
The Lightning were shocked by the Halifax Rainmen for a second straight night, losing 93-85 forcing a fifth and final decisive game in the NBL Canada championship series. Halifax had a stellar second half and stepped their defence up in the third quarter where they held the London Lightning to just 10 points.
"We just focused on defence really. That's what its all about, our defence." said Vancouver native and Halifax Rainmen guard, Joey Haywood "We played bad defence in the two games we lost to them, so we buckled up and played hard."
The former Saint Mary Huskies guard scored 9 points for Halifax including two big baskets in the third quarter that sparked the Rainmen run. London shot just 4 for 21 in the third quarter and the Lightning couldn't recover after that. The series is now knotted at two games apiece.
Taliek Brown led the Rainmen with 20 points, scoring 16 of them in the second half. Even though it was the Rainmen's sixth game in eight nights, the Rainmen put all their effort on their home floor.
"We just played hard. We flat out played hard and just gave it our all. Everybody's tired but it's for a championship." said the former UConn point guard, Taliek Brown.
London failed to get any momentum going in the second half and shot just 36% from the field in the contest. NBL Canada MVP, Gabe Freeman had a monster game with 21 points and 21 rebounds but fell into foul trouble at the midpoint of the fourth quarter. Eddie Smith finished with 18 points and game one hero, Shamari Spears, scored 15 points.
The series now moves back to London where the Lightning will look to regroup, defend their homecourt and win a championship.
The Halifax Rainmen will not let that come easy though. Joey Haywood would like to build off their successes from the past two games and incorporate that into game five.
"It's going to be tough again, they're a good team. We're going to have to come together like in these last two games at home." Haywood told NBL Live! "Come together, play as a team. If we play as a team, we can win and beat anyone."
This also means more travel for the Halifax Rainmen who have had a hectic playoff schedule. Halifax's Taliek Brown is not going to let the fatigue be a factor.
"My body is beat." said Brown "So hopefully these couple of days we can rest a little and get back to it on Sunday. We just got to play hard…we just got to play defence just give it our all. It's our last game. Both teams have got nothing to lose."
The remainder of the playoff dates look like this:
NBL Championship Finals
Game 5 at London Sunday, March 25 – 2PM EST
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