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How can something so sweet be so harmful? Is sugar really a health culprit? We spoke with the experts to separate fact from fiction.
Dr Robert Lustig, an American obesity expert specialising in paediatric hormone disorders at the University of California, San Francisco, posted a video of one of his lectures on Youtube in 2009. The lecture was entitled Sugar: The Bitter Truth where he delves into the nuances of sugar and its implications for childhood obesity and sugar-related diseases.
This month he also released the results of his latest sugar study, Sucre – Sugar, Co-Morbidities, Race and Ethnicity. Here are five key takeaways:
- Sugar consists of two molecules: glucose and fructose. Fructose makes sugar so sweet and is far more difficult for the body to process than sugar. "The fructose molecule is metabolised differently than the glucose molecule, and these differences have been implicated in the development of various chronic diseases. Research has also suggested that dietary sugar can be addictive," says Dr Lustig.
- Not all calories are created equal: 43 children, ages eight to 19 participated in the study. All were obese and had at least one other metabolic co-morbidity. Their diets were heavy in added sugar. For nine days in the study they were given the same number of calories – in starch, instead of sugar. Just this one substitution, without changing calories or adding exercise, yielded key changes.
- Cut out sugar and a change happens: the results of this study were nothing short of dramatic. Nine days of sugar restriction later, "Virtually every aspect of the participants' health improved." Diastolic blood pressure decreased, liver function tests improved and fasting blood glucose level was lower as were insulin levels."
- Food – and the types of food we eat – is linked intrinsically to chronic diseases. "When it comes to chronic disease, the quality of our food is as important, and possibly even more important, than the quantity of food consumed. Restriction of added sugar should be a first step in the prevention or treatment of chronic disease in children," explains Dr Lustig.
- Sugar is not the biggest baddie – but it is a "modifiable cause". What this means, explains Dr Lustig, is that sugar is not the sole or even primary cause of metabolic syndrome, but based on the results of this and other studies, even restricting sugar for just 10 days can mean a world of difference for health issues. "Sugar calories are the worst, because they turn to fat in the liver, driving insulin resistance, risk for diabetes, heart, and liver disease. This has enormous implications for the food industry, chronic disease, and healthcare costs."
The fructose factor
A 2011 article in Harvard Health Publications explains what makes fructose bad: "When fructose is joined to glucose, it makes sucrose. When extracted and refined, sucrose makes table sugar. Virtually every cell in the body can use glucose for energy, but only liver cells break down fructose, and one of the end products is triglyceride, a form of fat. Triglycerides can build up in liver cells and damage liver function."
Dietician, Irene Labuscagne from the Nutrition Information Centre Stellenbosch University breaks it down further. "We rarely consume fructose in isolation. The major source of fructose in the diet comes from fructose-containing sugars and sugar (sucrose), in sugar-sweetened beverages and foods. Intake of sugar-sweetened beverages has been consistently linked to increased risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease in various populations."
She notes that fructose and sugar-sweetened beverages have also been linked to the risk of gout in men and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. "Studies show that the kilojoules in sugar-sweetened beverages do not produce an adequate reduction in the intake of other foods, leading to increased energy intake. Plasma triglycerides are increased by sugar-sweetened beverages, and this increase appears to be due to fructose, rather than to glucose in sugar."
So, what is the end point here? Do we just cut out sugar completely? There's no need for extremes, says Labuscagne. But we do need to be mindful. "We are eating too much sugar and it is bad for our health. Learning how to read and understand food labels can help the public to make healthier choices. Some foods will say "no sugar added" but will still be high in sugar (e.g. fruit sugar). These are not good choices. All sugar should be taken into consideration when planning the overall meal plan."
Hiding in plain sight: decoding the labels
Sugar-free: less than 0,5 grams of sugar.
Reduced sugar: at least 25 % less sugar for each serving than the original product.
No added sugar: no sugar in any form has been added as an ingredient.
Many terms can be used for sugar e.g. glucose, fructose, sucrose, beet sugar, cane sugar, maltodextrin, dextrose, corn syrup, and molasses.
Sugar mania
90 % of general practitioners surveyed in America, Europe and Asia believe that excess sugar consumption is linked to the sharp increase in Type 2 diabetes or obesity.
(Disclaimer: The purpose of this article is to provide general background information and not to substitute any medical diagnosis or advice received from a qualified healthcare professional.)
Review: Sugar, the Bitter Truth. May 2010. (Online) Available at http://froztwolf.com/2010/05/sugar-the-bitter-truth-review-and-summary/ Accessed: w/c 2 November 2015
5 Highlights from the Toxic Sugar Video. April 2011. (Online) Available at http://healthland.time.com/2011/04/22/5-highlights-from-the-toxic-sugar-video/photo/liver2cropped/ Accessed: w/c 2 November 2015
Email interview conducted with Dr Robert Lustig (paediatric hormone specialist)
The Fructose Controversy. March 2015. (Online) Available at http://www.health24.com/Diet-and-nutrition/Nutrition-basics/The-fructose-controversy-20140605 Accessed: w/c 26 October 2015
Is Sugar Turning the Economy Sour? October 2013. (Online) Available at https://www.credit-suisse.com/za/en/news-and-expertise/economy/articles/news-and-expertise/2013/09/en/is-sugar-turning-the-economy-sour.html Accessed: w/c 26 October 2015
Is Sugar Toxic? April 2011. (Online) Available at http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/magazine/mag-17Sugar-t.html?_r=1 Accessed: w/c 26 October 2015
Email interview conducted with Irene Labuscagne (dietician)
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COMPANY boss Ben Jackson has revealed the results of a 12-week transformation arising from swapping pies and beers for low carb salads and protein shakes.
The 45-year-old father-of-three from Lymm embarked on a complete mid-life body overall after being approached by a sports-nutrition company to support the launch of a new range of health supplements targeted at 40+ males.
To achieve his phenomenal body transformation, Ben followed a strict nutrition and training plan and even steered clear of alcohol on a lad's skiing trip to the South of France.
In proof that age is just a number when it comes to getting in shape, Ben successfully showed that a positive mindset and determination are all that's needed when it comes to achieving the body of a 20-year-old.
According to new findings, people who reach middle age in good heart health can look forward to a longer, healthier life. The research which followed nearly 26,000 adults for 40 years, found that people in optimal heart health in middle age lived an average of four years longer than their peers.
Ben, director of a concrete firm, revealed that getting in shape at 45 was the best timing of his life. With no financial strains, a happy family and a relaxed social life, he found his body was still as responsive as when he was in his 20s, but his mind was more focused and he was able to stay focused on reaching his end goal.
Personal trainer Tom Pitfield says that he has observed a growing number of middle-aged men looking to overhaul their health.
He said: "Ben is a great example of how age should not be a limitation when it comes to setting new fitness goals.
"Middle-aged males generally have a more stable lifestyle in comparison to their 20 year old counterparts, so they have the time, disposable income to invest in themselves. It really just comes down to the mindset and the misconception that when we hit middle-age our bodies cease up."
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COMPANY boss Ben Jackson has revealed the results of a 12-week transformation arising from swapping pies and beers for low carb salads and protein shakes.

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICAv.ROBERT ELIA IANNELLI, A/K/A BOBBY I. DELORES IANNELLI, A/K/A DEE STEVE BRUNO, ALBERT CAMMARATA, FRANCES CAMMARATA, ANTHONY CANCILLA, THOMAS A. CIANCUTTI, A/K/A SONNY; ALBERT DIULUS, A/K/A SOHO; LOUISE FAIELLA, WILLIAM C. FUSARO, A/K/A FUZZY; NICHOLAS GOBOS, JOSEPH LORIGO, A/K/A JOJO; MAURICE ORLANSKI, A/K/A MO; PHILIP SCOLIERI. ANTHONY CANCILLA, APPELLANT IN NO. 72-1696 ALBERT CAMMARATA, APPELLANT IN NO. 72-1697 ALBERT DIULUS, APPELLANT IN NO. 72-1698 MAURICE ORLANSKY, APPELLANT IN NO. 72-1699 PHILIP SCOLIERI, APPELLANT IN NO. 72-1700 WILLIAM C. FUSARO, APPELLANT IN NO. 72-1701 ROBERT E. IANNELLI, APPELLANT IN NO. 72-1702 NICHOLAS GOBOS, APPELLANT IN NO. 72-1703
(D.C. Criminal No. 71-62). ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA.
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GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.
The appellants, charged with violations of the federal anti-gambling statutes, and with conspiracy, appeal from sentences imposed after a jury verdict. The Government's case was based in substantial part on evidence obtained through a court-ordered electronic surveillance. Appellants advance these common contentions:
1. That Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-20, is unconstitutional. We have held otherwise. United States v. Cafero, 473 F.2d 489 (3d Cir. 1973).
2. That Title VIII of the Omnibus Crime Control Act of 1970, 18 U.S.C. § 1955, under which they were charged, is unconstitutional. We have held otherwise. United States v. Ceraso, 467 F.2d 653, 657-58 (3d Cir. 1972).
3. That the Government did not comply with the authorization requirements of 18 U.S.C. § 2516(1). The record discloses that Attorney General Mitchell approved the application evidencing his approval by initialling a memorandum. We have held that this procedure is sufficient. United States v. Ceraso, 467 F.2d 647, 649-52 (3d Cir. 1972).
4. That the Justice Department made an unlawful disclosure of intercepted communications when the communications were disclosed to an agent of the Intelligence Division, Internal Revenue Service, and to an agent of the audit branch of the same service working with the Intelligence Division agent. These Internal Revenue Service agents are investigative or law enforcement officers within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 2510(7) and disclosure was appropriate to the performance of their duties. 18 U.S.C. § 2517(1). In any event the suppression remedy specified in 18 U.S.C. § 2518(10) applies to unlawful interceptions. A civil remedy applies to unlawful disclosures. 18 U.S.C. § 2520.
5. That the authorizing judge abused his authority in permitting continuance of the surveillance, considering the sketchy nature of the progress reports which, in the order authorizing the surveillance, he required. The sufficiency of these reports was a matter for the supervising judge, and the breadth of his discretion must be viewed in light of the fact that he could under 18 U.S.C. § 2518(6) have dispensed with progress reports entirely. See United States v. LaGorga, 336 F. Supp. 190, 194 (W.D. Pa. 1971). We find no error.
6. That applying "Wharton's Rule" they cannot be convicted both of a conspiracy in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 301 and of a substantive violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1955, because a § 1955 violation requires a minimum of five participants. More than five participants were, however, charged in the indictment. Thus the possible application of "Wharton's Rule" is not presented. See United States v. Becker, 461 F.2d 230 (2d Cir. 1972), vacated, 417 U.S. 903, 94 S. Ct. 2597, 41 L. Ed. 2d 208 (1972); Developments in the Law-Criminal Conspiracy, 72 Harv. L. Rev. 920, 956 n. 252 (1959).
7. That there were multiple conspiracies, and Kotteakos v. United States, 328 U.S. 750, 90 L. Ed. 1557, 66 S. Ct. 1239 (1946), requires reversal. Our review of the record convinces us that there was sufficient evidence of an overall conspiracy to sustain the verdict. See Blumenthal v. United States, 332 U.S. 539, 68 S. Ct. 248, 92 L. Ed. 154 (1947); United States v. Kenny, 462 F.2d 1205 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 914, 93 S. Ct. 233, 34 L. Ed. 2d 176 (1972).
8. That the trial judge erred in refusing to charge that each defendant must have knowledge that five or more are participating in the enterprise before there can be a conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 1955. That section prohibits gambling businesses illegal under state law. The number of participants is merely a jurisdictional element, determining when the illegality has a sufficient effect upon interstate commerce. See United States v. Ceraso, supra at 657-58. The jury does not have to find knowledge of such jurisdictional elements in order to convict. See, e.g., United States v. Roselli, 432 F.2d 879, 891 (9th Cir. 1970), cert. denied, 401 U.S. 924, 91 S. Ct. 883, 27 L. Ed. 2d 828 (1971); United States v. Blassingame, 427 F.2d 329 (2d Cir. 1970), cert. denied, 402 U.S. 945, 29 L. Ed. 2d 114, 91 S. Ct. 1629 (1971); United States v. Miller, 379 F.2d 483 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 389 U.S. 930, 19 L. Ed. 2d 281, 88 S. Ct. 291 (1967).
9. That an ex parte conference between the prosecutor and the trial judge, in which the prosecutor called to the attention of the court the fact that a government witness had lied on the stand, required the grant of a mistrial. The witness in question was put on the stand on the next court day and corrected his testimony. Had the conference never taken place the effect of the initial testimony and the later corrected testimony upon the jury would have been identical. Assuming the ex parte conference was ...
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Chuck Colson's BreakPoint from yesterday quotes from Pastor Hong Yujian, who argued that the Tiananmen Square crackdown helped the growth of the Church. This was the key passage for me:
"Many people are beginning to realize that they in themselves have nothing praiseworthy," Pastor Yujian said. "The end of human efforts is the beginning of God. . . . The only way out is coming to the throne of grace of God and surrendering to Him."
How has God used the Tiananmen tragedy to build his Church? Before the massacre, the house churches were mainly in the countryside, Pastor Yujian noted. But after June 4, the churches "spread to urban areas and into intellectual circles." In these arenas, in the aftermath of the massacre, students were suffering from a sense of passiveness, depravity, and loss—but then they began to listen seriously to what house church pastors had to say.
In other countries, Chinese churches and Bible classes had previously been attended mainly by immigrants from Hong Kong and Taiwan. But after Tiananmen Square, people began to reach out and show their care and love to students from mainland China. "As a result," Pastor Yujian said, "there was an upsurge for God among the students from mainland China."
Out of the ashes of Tiananmen Square, and the failure of the student movement, its leaders began a search for truth—and ultimately have "found hope and reality in Jesus Christ."
This post discussed another Chinese Christian's perspective, focusing on the growth of Reformed (Calvinist) Christianity in universities in China.


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Friday, September 25, 2009
At the end of the rainbow -- jcarolek
I returned home from my out of town training yesterday. As always, it was good to be home. It really doesn't matter whether I am traveling for training, work or pleasure, returning home to sleep in my own bed is truly a reward.
Though I'd been gone only three and a half days, as I find so often, things were noticeably different upon my return. Yes, the grass needs cutting again (I think it grows double time when I am not here to glare at it daily), but that's not what really struck me as my broken car rolled down the driveway to the garage. What struck me was the tobacco.
I had decided to try growing some tobacco this year, something I'd never tried before. Not being a smoker, I'd never really considered it, but this year, with the huge tax levied on cigarettes and cigarette tobacco, I thought there must be a lot of people who would try to grow their own. Curious about the whole process, I decided it would be an interesting experiment. I suppose I've made about every mistake I could have, in my first tobacco crop -- you know, starting the seeds later than I should have, transplanting the weaklings... err, I mean seedlings, when it was too hot outside, nearly losing all of the plants in the brilliant sun and resulting heat. There were / are the horned tobacco worms, grasshoppers, aphids, and snails.... and pretty much EVERY one of these critters wants to devour my crop!
So when I drove down the driveway and saw the tobacco, a lovely dark green, clearly responding to the most recent helping of nutrients, I smiled. Maybe the crop is a small one. Still, the plants look better than they did when I left town.
The other thing that struck me was the pond. The water has, once again, been lowered to allow the contractor to perform some work on the newly completed dam. That means I have more mud than water at my end of the pond.
But above the mud, the sky was blue, deep blue. And the puffy white clouds made the sky look even bluer. It wasn't until I looked at the photos on the computer that I saw the rainbow. It's small, but there is no denying it's existence. Yes, home really is just there... right there, at the end of the rainbow. It is so nice to be home.
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While the water is low, the fishing should be excellent. There are fewer nooks and crannies for the fish to forage for food. They'll be hungry and may hit anything you put out there. Dan
- September 26, 2009 at 8:37 PM
- Judy's Corner said...
True, true.... now, if I could just spend a little TIME here... they have me running up the No. VA this week, so, no hope for fishing. We'd have to walk out in the mud to actually get to the water now, so, I'm just hoping they are true to their word and have the work completes and the water level back up in a month!
- September 26, 2009 at 10:28 PM
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Playing with his rocking chair from Mimi and Daddy Doug. He loves this thing, even though he hasn't quite mastered the concept of rocking yet... I think right now he mainly enjoys crawling into it :)
Can't keep his tongue in his mouth, this one...
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If you haven't seen the story of the Hot Dog Princess that has been making the rounds of the Internet, I suggest you read this Buzzfeed article. To summarize: it was "Princess Week" at five-year-old Ainsley's dance class and she decided to wear a hot dog costume. As a parent, this is the kind of youthful impertinence I can get behind. After all, THIS was a princess who really knew who she was, a princess that was not like other princesses, a #hotdogprincess.
Parenting is a tough gig. We know it's going to be hard going into it, but no one really explains how it's going to all work when we finally get there.
The four of us watched the Oscars last night. My youngest went to bed before it ended so the rest of us are feeling rather bleary this morning. I always wonder why they always do it on a Sunday. Don't they know it's a school night? Sigh.
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Unfortunately, when I got there, my throbbing headache seemed to magnify even more when I realized she wasn't. I started to get a sick feeling in my stomach—non–booze related—that something bad had happened. Bits and pieces were returning to me, and I did remember that she hadn't been feeling well and wanted to leave the party. Period cramps, I think. I also distinctly remember me telling her I didn't want to leave because this was my last night before flying out to Pennsylvania, and I wasn't about to leave just because it was "that time of the month."
I had been called up to the Titan minor league team and this was what I had been waiting for. My foot was back in the door and it was a moment of huge celebration. I was leaving, and if I was lucky enough to get solidified within the Titan organization, I probably wasn't ever coming back here. In just a year, I had gained massive improvements in my conditioning, my skills, and my confidence. I was ready for the big leagues and they wanted me, so it was a night to party, celebrate, and say goodbye. I was going to be sad to leave this community where I've lived for the past four years, so I wanted to make it count.
Of course, I would be crushed to leave Vale, but in my mind, that was just temporary. I had to work on getting her to come with me. Despite her libertine ways, she was at heart a small-town girl deeply meshed within her community and even closer to her dad. So, we'd be separated for a while until I could get her to make that leap with me, but still…I'd be seeing her. Surely she'd come to visit me and we'd make our long-distance relationship work. But these guys…my bros that I'd played junior hockey with for so many years? This was my last night with them. Surely she understood why I didn't want to leave.
Surely she wasn't pissed at me for that?
Oliver made a quick call to Avery, his twin sister and Vale's best friend. The call was short, and even though Oliver tried to find out where they went last night, the most he got out of her was that Vale wasn't feeling well and was staying at her dad's house. I'm sort of thinking that her "not feeling well" translates into her being pissed at me.
And as I look at the little gray house, which holds two bedrooms along the front and a small hallway that leads to a cozy living room and even cozier kitchen, my heads feels like it's about to split open. I know that's not from the hangover anymore, but has everything to do with the fact that something is seriously wrong for Vale to have stayed the night here without any word to me about it. I must have done something awful last night, and I'm practically choking on the dread rising within me.
My plane to Pittsburgh leaves in a little less than seven hours, but I have a four-and-a-half-hour drive to Halifax. I'm packed up and ready to go—made sure of that yesterday before the party—but I have to make things right with Vale, and that doesn't leave me much time. My bags are in the car and Oliver is prepared to take me to Halifax, but I'm hoping a very sincere apology to my girl will put things right again and she'll be the one seeing me off. Putting on my best hangdog look, I slowly walk up the immaculate sidewalk that Vale faithfully plants with flowers every summer for her dad. Apparently it was something her mom used to do before she died, and it was a tradition she took seriously.
Dave's not home, and I know this because her father is the athletic trainer for the Oilers. At this time of day, he's at the arena working on players before conditioning training, which I'm sure is filled with dudes that are as hungover as me. I noticed none of the people lying on Oliver's floor this morning were my former teammates.
I knock on the door, hear the padding of footsteps, and when it opens, I'm staring at Avery. She's Oliver's fraternal twin sister and they look a lot alike, with auburn hair and dark brown eyes. You would think that with me being Oliver's friend and her being Vale's friend we in turn would be friends.
Not the case.
Avery and I don't like each other very much and I'm not sure why. We know each other well because when I first came to live in Sydney, Oliver and Avery's parents fostered me until I turned eighteen. We lived together for two years and never warmed up to each other. I find her abrasive and too princesslike for my tastes. She's told me on more than one occasion, usually when she's drunk and uninhibited, that I'm an egotistical bastard.
Still, we try to maintain a polite existence when we are in the presence of Oliver and Vale. Neither appears to be around right now, so I cut right to the chase as I take a step toward the entryway. "Where is she?"
Avery sidesteps, puts herself in my path, and sneers at me with malice. "As if you even care."
"Spare me the dramatics," I mutter, trying to act as if I have nothing to be ashamed of, when in fact I'm not quite sure I know what happened last night. "Why did she stay here rather than at our apartment?"
I expect Avery to light into me, call me a creep, an asshole, or some other equally "princesslike" curse she can come up with. Instead, she takes a deep breath while something wars within her eyes. She gives me what I might almost believe is a look of sympathy, but I quickly shake that off. Avery can't stand me and wouldn't feel sorry for me in the slightest over anything that could come between me and Vale.
Instead, she sort of lowers her head in resignation and backs away from the door so I can come in.
Vale's bedroom—the one she grew up in, that is—is directly to my right, and I see the door is closed. Dave's bedroom is just across the hall, so when Vale and I started dating when we were sixteen, I couldn't have ever dreamed of sneaking into her room at night.


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Monday, May 15, 2006
Glow and Bliss
Bliss doesn't seem to care about her space or the space of the other dogs. It is surprising here when Glow lets her get so close to her feet.
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This is a blog about our greyhounds. If you are planning to adopt a dog, I hope you will consider rescuing one of these wonderful animals. Our friend, Dorothy calls them "Velcro Dogs". They really are gentle and sweet. They are house trained when you get them and they don't require lots of exercise as people often think. If you have questions or comments send email to ted.saari(at)gmail.com.


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I'm back. I've had a fab holiday, lots of fun, good food, free flowing Gin and Tonics, fresh air and beautiful scenery. The best bit is that now we have our own caravan I don't have to wait a whole year to go again, in fact I only have to wait two weeks, so lucky.
This means no post holiday blues this year. I've been able to come home and be grateful for the home comforts, broadband, fully functional TV, enough room to swing a cat(!) and as I'm feeling a little under the weather, my own bed (which I've been in since 7.30pm!)
I also came home to the sunny glow of my GoGo kit which is just fab and will suit my holiday snaps down to the ground. Can't wait to get stuck in.
I'll leave you with my last two weeks 365 photos so you can see a snapshot of my hols
Back with photos of layouts and other things tomorrow.


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Calexico to Yuma AZ 64 miles. A new state! We have ridden 198 miles.
We are camping at the National Guard Armory southeast of Yuma.
We rode a horrible road to "the Center of the World". Then we rode a worse road away from the "Center of the World".
You can read more about it at http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2036
You will need to cut and paste, my blog program isn't cooperating.
Lights out in 15 minutes, so I want to sleep soon. I'll write more tomorrow.


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German Chocolate cupcakes
Coconut Cream Cheese frosting
The coconut cream cheese frosting was an experiment.
I added some sweetened coconut creme to my cream cheese frosting recipe
and used a bit of lime zest and shredded coconut for garnish.
I will do this again!
Virgin Pina Colada
1/4 cup Coconut Creme
Thick slice of fresh Pineapple
and ice
Yellow Drink Umbrella and Pineapple wedges are a must!


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Ah, what a day it was… and what an editorial in the Star:
NO-ONE knows if the Stop the War Coalition was alerted to provide an objective count of the number of police officers taking part in yesterday's pay protest.
And the Police Federation's close relationship with the Metropolitan Police public order team probably eliminated the need for sacked miners to be deputised to exercise strict control of the marching police.
Looking on the bright side, any protesting police officers falling foul of the law are unlikely to be locked up for a long time, if only because Justice Minister Jackboot Straw seems to be looking for an excuse to jail the entire leadership of the Prison Officers Association over their own insistence on trade union rights.
There are any amount of wry comments to be made about a situation where the government has alienated the body on which it counts for keeping tabs on the rest of the working class.
But, when the grins evaporate, there is a serious political point to be made.
Police officers are working people who lost their trade union rights 90 years ago when they went on strike, suffered mass victimisation and were reorganised on the basis of military discipline.
Since then, their pay has been decided centrally without joint negotiation.
More recently, it has been the subject of awards by the independent Police Arbitration Tribunal.
When the tribunal awarded a 2.5 per cent settlement, the government intervened, staging it, with the effect of shrinking its annual value to 1.9 per cent.
The same shabby trick was imposed on other public-service workers, including health staff and prison officers, and it is no more acceptable in their case than it is for the police.
The Prime Minister and his Little Sir Echo in the Treasury, Alistair Darling, claim that this penny-pinching imposition of what amounts effectively to a wage cut is necessary in order to combat inflation.
They know that this is a lie. Any effect on inflation would be infinitesimal.
Increased interest rates, with their knock-on effects on mortgages, affect inflation, as do the rocketing costs of petrol, gas, electricity and council tax.
And all of these are directly or indirectly linked to government policies, by means of foreign wars, privatisation or freezing of local authority finance grants.
The government is not acting in ignorance. It knows what it is doing.
It is striving single-mindedly to secure a decisive switch in the proportion of national income devoted to the private sector and the public sector, between the rich and the poor.
Its public-sector pay restraint is at one with its privatisation agenda, with its encouragement of obscene bonus levels paid to City bosses and with its refusal to curb the greed of the privateers.
It is in service to the rich.
According to Downing Street, the PM thinks that "police officers do an excellent job, but we have had to take some tough decisions" on police pay.
So that's tough decisions on police and other public servants' pay and an ever-open cheque book for incompetent greedy bankers such as Northern Wreck.
No wonder that working-class support is oozing away from Labour and making the nightmare of a Cameron-led Tory government more likely.


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A brother to count on
Krystal Sperandio, 10, leans against her older brother Frank, 13. Krystal was in this playground across from her Chicago home when a man allegedly tried to abduct her. Krystal screamed, and Frank helped her break free. The man has pleaded not guilty and awaits trial.
Nancy Stone, Chicago Tribune
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Autumn Leaves | Richmond Tree Stewards
Autumn Leaves
Our Arbor Day theme, There's Treasure in Trees, was intended to bring attention to the many benefits of trees. They are now leaving treasure for us in the form of autumn leaves. Instead of putting our leaves out to be picked up, let's consider turning this trash into treasure…
A word of caution: Leaf litter that collects below diseased plants is best disposed of and you may want to avoid leaves from invasive species so that seed is not spread.
Yes, you could rake them to the curb for pick and then drive down to the garden center to buy some compost, which may have been made of leaves! It just makes much more sense to treat leaves like treasure rather than trash.
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September 21st: The Kern Chapter volunteers were busy late last night assisting two families on the 1300 Block of Niles Street in Bakersfield who were affected by a house fire.
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This call marks the 78th family with a total of 328 individuals (197 Adults, 121 Children, and 10 infants) needing assistance because of home fires already this year.
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I occasional get into bouts of existential crises, especially when I contemplate why I do what I do (because I have the time to or because it's an inevitable life question), and when I realise how much of a fight conservation needs to put up. I start questioning the point of conservation, and the futility of such pursuits, given that we are all going to die eventually anyway, all species come and go, and the Earth is always changing. Given that I have spent a considerable proportion of my life now being interested in this field, I fully intend to continue working in conservation (till the end of my life…) and that a large chunk of my identity probably revolves around it, questioning the point of conservation should count as existential crises (cos what am I doing with my life?!?).
I have always kinda known that personally, I want to work in this field because I enjoy being in the natural world, being in the wilderness where human influences aren't apparent, and I like biodiversity and wildlife (fluffy animals are cute. Though I still prefer marine inverts). I want these for myself, and I want them for future generations. I don't want to lose them. I firmly believe it's good for the psychological, mental, spiritual well-being of everyone to spend time outdoors (cf nature deficit disorder). And of course, humans depend on nature too, in more ways than we realise, or are taught currently (because extinction of experience).
And that's how conservation is increasingly being portrayed these days, that humans are dependent on nature and the services she provides, and humans and nature have to coexist.
So yes, there is a reason why we need to conserve, and the one uniting factor for all people working in these or related fields worldwide is that we want to keep as much of nature and the natural world as possible, and it needs to be done asap. Conservation is much more diverse than people from the outside realise though, I think, because there are all sorts of arguments about what and where should we conserve (everything is impossible. The most useful? The prettiest/cutest? The most different creatures? The most biodiverse areas? The areas least used by humans?) and how do we go about it (put endangered animals in zoos and focus on captive breeding to save the species? Put fences around parks to keep humans out of it? Give local communities the land and tell them to take care of it? Or pay them to do it? Build infrastructure nearby these wildlife-rich and open it up to ecotourism? Try and estimate a $ for ecosystems and therefore make any destruction of habitat cost more? Or just set aside huge swathes of land and let nature run its course?).
However that doesn't answer the question of the point of conservation. What are we working towards? To what end are we fighting for? And I think that was what I was questioning.
To some extent, there is never a definite answer to that question. Conservation is a crisis discipline (Soulé 1985), and one is always going to be fire-fighting, being reactive. If your house caught fire, it is fairly easy to restore your house afterwards. Not in the financial or convenience sense perhaps, but you know what your house looked like before and you know what to do to get it back to what it used to be. However in an ever-changing world, what things used to be is always up for debate. Did you meant 10 years ago, before they built the houses? Or 40 years ago before they chopped the trees? Or 100 years ago before they diverted the river, or 400 years ago before human settlements popped up, or 21,500 years ago when ice sheets covered huge areas of the earth? (Numbers were random, apart from the Last Glacial Maximum occurring about 21,500 years ago)
Most people are just fighting to reduce the rate of loss and change, hopefully to reverse it at some point. And I will be just one more person pushing against that huge wall, trying to stave off disaster and catastrophe (okay I might be exaggerating it a little. Or it might be true). What do I want though, what is my goal? Perhaps it's to have a world where people can still visit areas of natural beauty, without towering skyscrapers or too much concrete/metal around, where big majestic wildlife and small unnoticed critters scurry around without humans needing to regulate and manage every parameter, where one can take the time to contemplate the meaning of life if they wanted to, or live off the land if they so desired. I guess I would be happy if wildlife stopped getting poached or killed unnecessarily through some direct or indirect means, if wild places stopped getting encroached upon or converted into some other direct human-exploited form. And I guess that's why conservation doesn't appear to have a target or a goal, because we just want the 'bad things to stop'. (There are people who have specific targets, and of course the world needs some metric by which to measure how much success we're having, usually in terms of number of species or population size of species or area of 'natural habitat'. In a talk by Prof. Georgina Mace from UCL yesterday that I attended, she has the minimum required for human benefits as a baseline target to work towards)


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|Reviews for The Red Petal
| AnamGrey chapter 1 . 7/23/2012
Lol this was cute AND funny. Love how innocent Inuyasha is and how he just jumps into the well quickly. Another fav of mine ;D
| KagomeHig715 chapter 1 . 8/6/2007
That was so cute.. when he picked the yellow flower.. I was like
" NO inuyasha ! He needs a hug!" that was cute
| Hyo Setsu chapter 1 . 10/23/2006
Haha! Love it! So kawaii!
| Aya.Chaos chapter 1 . 5/26/2006
lolz thats funny and cute
"suddenly it dawned on him; the girl in the movie didn't use a yellow flower! She used a red one! He shook his head and grinned, how silly of him!"
i like dat especially
| summer-flower-girl chapter 1 . 4/20/2006
Hee, hee Inu sounds so confidintt! Awsome story!
| MoonRaven13 chapter 1 . 4/9/2006
so cute
| Usagi-ran chapter 1 . 3/11/2006
that is so sweet, i love it and yeah I can see Inu yasha doing just that.
| wanheart chapter 1 . 2/24/2006
| Silver-Magick131 chapter 1 . 10/10/2005
OMIG! ANOTHER WORK OF GENIOUS! THE STRONG, TOUGH HANYOU, RESORTING TO SUCH A SIMPLE THING AS PLUCKING PETALS OFF OF A FLOWER! HOW PERFECTLY IN CHARACTER!...ah...i feel all warm and snuggly inside now! hehe, loved it! great story, and the fluffiness is adorably subtle! great work!
| minna no kimochi chapter 1 . 10/8/2005
Cute! Such a simple minded Inuyasha - resorting to a flower. Wonder what would have happened if he was wrong? Ha ha ha.
| Mini Nicka chapter 1 . 7/18/2005
That was really cute!
| lexy499 chapter 1 . 7/18/2005
dat superly-duperly-sweet!
| rachell-xo chapter 1 . 7/18/2005
hahah aw it was SOO CUTE Thats adorable all bcuz of a flower AW
| lilangelchick chapter 1 . 3/5/2005
aw that was soo beautiful! i luv it soo much but i wonder do u think the hole flower petal thing actually works? nenywayz it was still sweet! good job kep up da good work
| badbluekit chapter 1 . 1/31/2005
i loved ur story
it was so cute!


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McDonald's has abruptly brought its Olympic Games sponsorship to an end after 41 years, after terminating its deal three years early.
The American fast food chain, which has been a sponsor of every Olympics since 1976, said it made the decision after reconsidering business priorities.
Sponsors contribute around $1bn to the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) revenue every four year Games cycle, with McDonald's agreement worth a reported $100m for sponsorship of the summer and winter Games every two years.
The deal was in place until 2022, but McDonald's is re-focusing on improving food quality in service to stem its sales slide in the US where it has been hurt by increased competition.
Read more: As non-sponsoring brands get more scope to cash in on Olympic fever, official partners may be getting a bum deal
"The IOC's sponsorship strategy is aimed at delivering long-term partnerships that help the Olympic Movement achieve the objectives set out in Olympic Agenda 2020, our strategic roadmap for the future," said managing director of IOC Television and Marketing services Timo Lumme.
"In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, we understand that McDonald's is looking to focus on different business priorities."
Financial details of the separation, which brings the partnership to an end with immediate effect, were not disclosed.
McDonald's was one of the IOC's top tier sponsors alongside Coca-Cola, Visa and Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant which committed to an 11-year deal worth $1bn in January.
Recent reports suggest that tech firm Intel could soon be announced as McDonald's replacement.


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The 12 City Project has had to take a little bit of a back seat for the last couple of weeks while I finish the final preparations for my exhibition next week. It is going to be held in a Gallery on the upper floor of Gladstone's Land on the Royal Mile. The building has been owned by the National Trust for Scotland for quite a while now, and they have recreated a typical 17th century interior -as a contrast to the Georgian House in the New Town.
In fact, I'm going to be exhibiting alongside my Dad who is a painter and has produced a gorgeous series of Edinburgh paintings over the last year or so. I'm really looking forward to seeing all the work hanging – and if you are in the area please drop in and say hello.
There is a little bit of info about the exhibition on the National Trust website and just in case you'd like to know , here is the link for Gladstone's Land itself and for the Georgian House in Charlotte Square. There is also a little more information about the exhibition here .
Once the exhibition is up I will be blogging a little more frequently and will fill you in on how the city project is going. London was the city for March and Amsterdam will be the city for April. By then I will have completed 2/3rds – quite surprising really.


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what other reason do you folks have for not coming to visit me in Lyon, France?
Vous ne parlez pas francais??
Well its alright cause I am here doing the touristy thing in Lyon for ya'll!!
First stop...Golden Head Park!!! (hu hu hu) Ok technically Park of the Head of Gold, but golden head just sounds like more fun! It's called "Parc de la Tete-d'or" ...Tete means 'head' and Or means 'gold'....de/d' means 'of' and la means 'the'.....so there ya go!
Well, I went here a few weeks back when it was still hot but I figured you wanted to read about my drunken adventures first....
So Golden Head Park...here we come!!
*Just a side note, the park is named Golden Head Park because apparently the designer buried the golden head of Jesus H. Christ somewhere on the grounds...I'm coming here for Easter!!Why search for Easter eggs when you can search for the golden head of J.C. !!!
I don't know what this was supposed to symbolize other than sometimes one needs help moving one's ball.
Pretty Lake
You can rent boats and go explore the lake...
The Rose Garden
And they have a free Zoo!!
The Elphalents!!!!! Thats how my lil sis used to call them when she was little!
And the giraffes!!!
And some kind of longhorn looking thing...I heard Mexico was missing their national animal!
Sorry this was super short....but I currently suffering from severe sinus problems!
But I want to keep my readers happy and informed!!
ByTheWay....Ya'll better stay tuned for the Presidential Debates with and I quote "Candy McCain and Obama Rama(who went to my college, Occidental College, for 2 years!! Whoot Whoot!!)
*I am officially french now


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Nurses Matter in Dementia Care
"When you know who you are, what you can be and where you can lead; when you can be vulnerable and unafraid, laugh, cry and dance a dance you do not know. When you can be in the moment with another person, only then do you have the beginning of being the best that you can be in dementia care. Only then can you recapture the best nursing in dementia care."
Clare Peters, RMN, Abbey Court
Being Person Centred is all about 'getting it'; excellent dementia care involves creating a culture where the service brings out the best in staff and people living with a dementia.
This week is Dementia Awareness week. Abbey Court – Warrington recently underwent the Being a Star training programme delivered by Dementia Care Matters; an evidence based approach to developing dementia care in organisations. Here, Clare Peters, an RMN at Abbey Court, shares with us her own personal view on the training experience.
"I have been in mental health nursing for 29 years, and for 18 of those years I believed I could make a difference to another person's life; I truly believed that I was making, how ever small, a difference. I was passionate and hungry for new ways to develop myself, and when people asked me what I did, I was proud to say 'I am a psychiatric nurse'. I enjoyed working with people on a human level, and yes, I enjoyed the buzz it gave me to see somebody transform, knowing that I had had a small part to play in that transformation."
Well that was over ten years ago, and quite frankly, I am amazed that I remained so positive for so long when all around me were burned out and cynical.
David Sheard, Founder/CEO of Dementia Care Matters delivered a Being a Star training programme at Abbey Court focussing on modernising teams: how general managers, nurses and care staff can work more creatively together.
Through our training, my colleagues and I were encouraged to find solutions to problems and take ownership, to look for solutions to problems and not problems in the solution. We were given the autonomy to make positive change. Given praise for the things we did well how ever small, receiving recognition for good ideas and encouraged to share the idea with the team.
We did team building exercises in meetings and began to have some fun and learn about what made all of us tick and what really did 'make a good day' for us.
We were being asked how we felt, what rattled our cages and what made us laugh or cry. We were sharing things about ourselves with each other and learning what made a good day at work for each individual. Real, genuine discussions took place and we learned about our own beliefs and what was important to us as a person. Of course it doesn't just flourish once you come together as a team, it has to be worked at and nourished with new learning and ideas, continued support and cascaded clinical supervision.
Most recently I received an appraisal. I learned so much about myself and how other people see me and I was able to recognise my strengths and just how much I have transformed in twelve months.
Through our training, we began to transform our environment that the people at Abbey Court live and work in and we became a butterfly project. We worked together to improve the way we approached supporting other people, we were encouraged to think outside the box and come up with solutions to obscure problems. Most important of all we were encouraged to be unashamedly in the moment with the people we support and ourselves. We have learned and now know that to be person centred you must centre yourself first and understand that we are all feeling based people who affect other feeling based people lives.
It is true that every team needs a focussed leader who brings out the best in each individual by use of skill matching and one page profiles and in this respect we were very fortunate indeed.
David Sheard and his team have re-inspired and re-injected job satisfaction. I feel like a new member of a self aware, supportive and coordinated team; I have the passion I once had, I want to make a difference and believe I can do it.
Following the completion of our training, I wrote the above opening paragraph. And I'm delighted and proud to say that David Sheard recently closed a Dementia Care Matters conference with my quote.
"The person centred approach really does work; push for it, lead it, and do it, but remember, you only get out as much as you put in."


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League One favourites Sheffield United travel to Rochdale on Saturday as the Blades look to extend their lead at the top of the table.
Team News
Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder has no new injury concerns for the trip to Greater Manchester.
Long-term absentee Leon Clarke is still sidelined with an ankle injury and has continued his rehab at St George's Park this week. The striker is hopeful of playing again before the season ends.
Manchester United loanee Joe Riley has undergone surgery at his parent club for his dislocated shoulder, meaning the left-back will miss the remainder of the campaign.
A surprise inclusion for Saturday's match day squad is 19-year-old Harry Chapman, who is believed to be fit again and should be ready for a return to action this weekend. Wilder said to the Sheffield Star, "Harry, if all goes well, will probably take part in that match early next week. It's going to be good to see him back but, because he's been out for a while, we don't want to rush him. It's important we bring him on properly so that he can get back to doing what we know he can do as soon as possible with no more problems."
Rochdale could see the return of former Blades loanee Steve Davies to the first team on Saturday. The striker has been sidelined with a knee injury since January and has scored 11 goals this season.
However, the home side will be without Joe Rafferty and Donal McDermott after the pair were red carded against Peterborough United last week.
Last Meeting
The League One sides last met in the second game of the season in August at Bramall Lane. The game ended 1-1 with the Dale looking the better side following Andy Cannon's opener but a late Billy Sharp equaliser meant the South Yorkshire club avoided a home loss.
However, seven months later, Sheffield United are a different pedigree. Just five players from the summer clash started last weekend's important 2-0 win over Bolton Wanderers. The Blades had a poor start to the season in the opening month but have lost just three league fixtures since.
The home side are without a win in their last eight games and the away side's quality may be too much for Keith Hill's team. Billy Sharp is currently the League One top scorer with 23 goals.
Chris Wilder's side are seven points clear at the top of League One and could extend their lead as Scunthorpe United face a tough test against third place Fleetwood Town.


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Hello Lovelies!
You all know by now I am absolutely obsessed with nail polishes, and one brand I have really been liking lately has been the Barry M Gelly Hi Shines. They really are amazing. I couldn't tell you the amount of people that have asked me if I have gel nails while wearing only one of these colours! So I thought I would show you the colours that I have. From the picture you can see that I'm not very adventurous with my colour choices but I have worn all of these colours so much since getting them and they are always at the front of my nail polish drawer.
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5/16/08. Jayson Werth has hit 3 homeruns. A solo, 3 run, and a grand slam. Could Jayson achieve the impossible by hitting a 1,2,3 and 4 run home run all in the same game? A feat so rare and difficult, it had never been accomplished before in the history of the majors! Late in the game Jayson steps to the plate. There are two outs, the bases are empty. Can he do it? Can he hit a 2 run home run? Did I mention the bases were empty?
Monday, May 24, 2010
On the Cusp of History!
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granted - i was out of commission for a while. but i'm BACK. i can fly again. my daughter is 2.5 years old now and i'm slowly getting back into the swing of things....into the swing of traveling. and it's not like i HAVEN'T been traveling at all in the past two years. three euro trips, three trips to mexico, and then there was this one little vegas fling with the yahoo sistas. great times with great ladies!
so off i am to VEGAS again in september. maybe i'll check out photoshop world, and maybe not - $600 for the exhibit and the workshop i REALLY want to attend is sold out and therefore unavailable - WTF! that's a lot of pocketmoney for...let's see....umbrella drinks and gambling fun!
we shall see.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
i can fly....AGAIN!
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I will be in Vegas 9/12 - 9/16 if the budget for the conference was approved. Maybe I will see you there! :)
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Hiya folks!
What a gorgeous start to the day - all cold and bright and frosty here in NE Scotland.
Sorry, no card today - been so busy making new doodles and having kids round me feet! They have an extra long weekend due to 'in service training', blooming nerve! Been back for a fortnight, and now they have nearly another week off!! I pity folk who have 'proper' jobs and have to take time off for it.
Anyroadup folks - just like to say how fabulous it is that the new Challenge Blog has reached 90 followers!! Only ten more to go and I can draw the followers candy winner.
Soon be time for the official launch too - things kick off on Friday!! Eeeeekkk - better get me skates on and make something!!!!
In the meantime, here are a few new Doodles that have just been released into the Shop. First up are a few cuties to complete the 'With a Gift' collection:
next up a couple more from the 12 Days of Christmas, hope I can finish this lot before this Christmas has come and gone!! LOL
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Feb. 4--He has scuba dived at shipwreck sites, traveled the world and worked for NASA. His pet's "meows" were the first cat sounds heard in space. Author Homer Hickam told a group of about 850 at WVU that life is experiences gave him "fresh eyes" to view his hometown Coalwood, W.Va. -- the setting for his 1998 best-selling memoir "Rocket Boys." "I didn't realize till I grew up ... about how really special a place that it was." Hickam, raised in the small coal mining town, was a guest speaker Friday during the annual WVU Festival of Ideas lecture series. He made headlines Jan. 15 for his stirring remarks at a memorial service for the 12 miners who lost their lives in the Sago mine. On Friday, Hickam said a "thread of spirituality and belief that was embedded in me as that boy growing up in Coalwood" allowed him to tell "who West Virginia coal miners are." "We are proud of who we are. We catch a lot of grief from around the world, but we are proud of who we are. We don't go around yelling at people -- we reason it out. Sometimes it actually works. We change minds.
"And we trust in God. But we rely on ourselves." Hickam urged his audience to watch for changing moments in life, moments of hope that he likes to call "silver answers," taking an excerpt from a sonnet by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. For example, a turn of events brought Hickam one of those "silver answers" after he went to work for the U.S. Army reserves in San Juan, Puerto Rico. When he arrived, he found out his services weren't needed, so he went to work for the Navy. It was during that time that "two drunk Navy ensigns" taught him to scuba dive, he said. He began diving at shipwrecks. At one, off the coast of North Carolina, he peered inside a sunken attack German U-Boat and saw a skeleton. That experience helped him write his first book and national best-seller, "Torpedo Junction," he said. He's been more than an author, Vietnam War combat veteran and NASA engineer. His first claim to fame was as the owner of the first cat to be heard in space. He got that honor by accident. An astronaut was a fan of his cat, "Paco." While the astronaut was in space, Hickam said he brought his cat to the control room to "talk" to her. "I squeezed him a little bit," Hickam said of the cat. "Someone said they checked, and that was the first time that cat sounds have ever been heard in space. 'You're famous,' " someone told him. WVU student Rachel Price said she popped into the event Friday because "I just wanted to see what he looked like." She said she had been impressed with his speech at the memorial service in Upshur County, and that there has been a movie made about his life.
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There are two ways you could see tonight's starting line-up against Ukraine. One is to give Hodgson the benefit of the doubt. To praise him for sticking with youth in the form of Welbeck, and picking an apparently very mobile and versatile frontline with the potential for great movement and interchange of position, with the possibility of a Gerrard run from deep an ever-lurking threat. The other is to suggest it's another example of Hodgson, and England's previously mentioned inferiority complex. It pandered to the star player mentality that has long plagued the national side. Welbeck was given the nod to benefit Rooney, a player who long hasn't played more than sporadically well for England, in a position where Gerrard is arguably the finest England have produced in many years.
In that earlier article I argued that Carroll would be Hodgson's centre-piece. In that I've perhaps been proven wrong, but it's intriguing that, just like at Liverpool, Hodgson's tactics still involved playing to a target man's strengths, even though we had none on the pitch until the 80th minute. Feeding off scraps from clearances, set-pieces and an emphasis on early, deep crosses are Carroll territory. This is not the diet that Rooney and Welbeck thrive on at club level. This means I'm inclined towards the latter view – it was not boldness that guided Hodgson's hand tonight, but conservatism.
Ukraine were superior on the night, and would have gone through comfortably but for poor finishing. England struggled to regain possession – as predicted there was little to no pressing and Gerrard left gaps in midfield that Ukraine exploited with monotonous regularity. Hodgson did nothing to alter this, instead doing what he always does – entirely predictable like-for-like substitutions. At least Walcott's made sense in terms of bringing on sheer pace against a tiring defence for a team needing to attack, but ultimately neither sub did much to alter the dynamic of the game. England were better after a woeful first half but Ukraine still had the better of the play.
What is encouraging for Hodgson and England is that whatever god(s) deserted him at Liverpool appear to be smiling on him again with a sunny benevolence, at least for the time-being. A colossal stroke of luck came with the disallowed Ukraine goal after a shocking piece of officiating to miss the ball clearly going over the line – what exactly is it that the new touchline officials do? This was preceded by the two deflections that saw Rooney finish an unmissable chance, thereby justifying the inclusion of a player who did little else of note on the night, scoring from the pass of another player who was involved in most of our play going forward but also the source of many of our problems in midfield. England fans must hope for a kick-start in confidence to the both of them, because tactically neither will be used any differently, and any problems they cause are highly unlikely to be addressed. Carroll for Welbeck is the only likely change for the quarter–final against Italy.
Underestimating the Italians due to relief at avoiding Spain would be a fatal mistake. Italy are capable of sustaining better possession and creating more dangerous pressure than Ukraine did tonight. Italy have formidable players in almost every position – it's hard to imagine their defence leaking the kind of goal Ukraine did tonight, nor is it likely that their forwards will be so forgiving when it comes to pulling the trigger. Undoubtedly no country would rather face Spain than Italy at the moment, but Italy will still be a huge test of Hodgson's England. I do not expect to outplay them, but if you can't be good, be lucky – and Hodgson will be hoping that the Ukraine match didn't use up whatever he has left.
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I had to go to the post office today. In front of me in the lineup was a mother with two boys, one still in a stroller and the other one about 4 years old. It was a busy day so there were lots of people and we had to stand outside for quite a while. The post office had one of those fancy automatic doors with motion detectors. When the older boy stood in front of the door and moved, it of course opened. He looked at it. Then he stood very very still. The door closed again. He snapped his fingers and the door opened. He turned around and looked at his little brother and he looked back with utter amazement. The boy turned around and snapped his fingers again. It opened again…. and again… and again… and again… until the mother rushed the boy inside.
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Impressive Art Deco Marcasite and Green Navette Rhinestone Dress clip: This stunning vintage dress clip features classic art deco style! It is completely pave'd with glittering marcasites and accented with sparkling emerald green navette rhinestones, each set in v-tip prongs. The pewter tone pot metal is in excellent condition, the ornate clip works perfectly. I highly suspect this clip is French in origin, but it is not signed. The clip measures 2 5/8 by 2".
Huge Vintage Czech Multi Color Rhinestone Filigree Dress Clip: This fabulous 1930's Czech dress clip features brass filigree set with a bevy of sparkling multi color rhinestones. The outer edge is set with large oval open back glass rhinestones, alternating with smaller multi color chatons rhinestones. The center is a large sapphire blue open back chaton, surrounded with two rows of chaton rhinestones. The large stones are prong set, the smaller chatons are glued in. The brass setting is cast in an open work filigree style design. There is some aging to the brass, I have left it unpolished. The back does show age wear to the plating of the clip. The clip mechanism holds securely. The clip is quite large, measuring 3 1/2 by 2 3/4". As the setting is cast, not stamped, there is a bit of weight to the clip. The piece is unsigned, but Czech in origin.
Vintage Monet Architectural Modernist Fur Clip and Earring Set: This striking vintage fur clip and earring set from Monet are crafted in gold plated metal and feature a striking, modernist design. The architectural design is visually appealing, with strong angles and open areas. There is light normal age wear to the plating finish but the piece shows beautifully. The fur clip is tight and secure as are the earring clips. The fur clip measures 1 3/4 by 1 1/2" and the matching clip back earrings measure 1 by 1 1/8". The clip is marked MONET and the earrings MONET Pat'd.
Vintage Marbled Butterscotch Bakelite Deeply Carved Dress Clip Pair: This stunning pair of deeply carved marbled butterscotch bakelite dress clips are from the Catelin Company. The carving is lovely, the color is mellow with heavy marbling showing on the backs. The silver tone clips are signed USA. The clips are in superb condition and measure 1 5/8 by 1 3/8".
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Vintage Czech Shades of Blue Floral Dress Clip: This lovely vintage Czech dress clip is crafted from cast, pewter toned metal in a floral motif and set with a bevy of shades of sparkling blue rhinestone. The large center stone is a rich sapphire blue multi-faceted rhinestone, with tiny light blue chatons surrounding it. Then a row of ovals in medium blue, and the other petals are set with tiny sparking sapphire blue chatons. The clip mechanism hold securely and the piece is in wonderful condition.
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Vintage Czech Dress Clip Multi Color Rhinestones: This vintage Czech rhinestone dress clip is stunning! A large ( 18x13 mm) oval golden topaz rhinestone anchors the clip, with a ring of small multi color chaton rhinestones framing the stone. The outer stones are oval multi color rhinestones. The pot metal is dark silver tone and the clip mechanism is tight and secure. The colors are alive and brilliant. The dress clip measures 2 1/4 by 1 5/8" and is unsigned, but Czech in origin.
Vintage Reverse Carved Floral Apple Juice Bakelite Dress Clip: This fabulous bakelite dress clip is a mellow apple juice color, delicately carved and painted on the back with a bevy of colorful flowers. The front is also carved in a fluid pattern. The detail is lovely, the condition excellent. The clip measures 2 by 1 3/8". A hard to find piece you will be proud to add to your collection!
Trifari "Dew Drops" 1949 Green Fruit Salad Fur Clip: This fabulous and rare Trifari fur clip is from their 1949 "Dew Drops" collection, also referred to as fruit salad jewelry. The gold Trifanium setting is adorned with prong set molded glass flowers and leaves with a sprinkling of rhinestones. A lovely curled crescent is set with clear rhinestones. The fur clip mechanism features a roll over safety clasp on one side for added security when wearing. These pieces are getting increasingly hard to find. I also have the matching earrings to this piece, even harder to find than the fur clip! The matching necklace to this piece is shown in Brunialti's "A Tribute to America on page 146. The necklace was also shown in Vogue magazine in 1949. The clip measures 1 1/2 by 1 1/4" and is signed Trifari pat pend.
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Another quote from me on a Sunday! After a lot of hours put in this week, lots of emotions are bound to come out! I am so fortunate that I love my job, I really am so lucky. But sometimes the dramas of life just get on top of me, as I'm sure they do with everyone!
More often than not, I need to remind myself of this fact: you are enough. I am enough, and I don't need the approval of others. And although this sounds over confident, I know that sometimes it is just what I need to remind myself that I am who I am for a reason, and so are you!
I'm hoping to blog more often from now on, with *fingers crossed* a little more time management, and anything you would love to see, I would love to hear!
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If you don't have your copy of The Reiki Cafe Reiki III (ART) Manual, now is a great time to order it. I have more swag bags to go with your copy. The manual is available for Kindle and in paperback. Simply let me know when you have purchased your copy and I will be in touch so you can choose your crystal pendant and other awesome surprises! While supplies last, yada yada.
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No one wins at tragedy. It simply is for a thousand million reasons. There is no try hard enough. There is no magic steps, no 3 easy steps, no "if I had only." To have known tragedy is to have known regret. It is to have known guilt. It is to have known rage.
Many times it simply comes with being a human being who cares about another human being. Few things tear the soul as much as watching someone you care about go through a hurt that you can not fix or even touch.
Life is many things…. Many good things….But sometimes it is tragedy. And you don't fix it or cope with it. You survive.
The first kindness is to yourself. You do the best you can. It is not what you want or what you feel like you should. It is what you can. You give yourself grace for this day and know that tomorrow you must do the same.
It is not about lessons to be learned although sometimes lessons are learned. It is not about what to do although what you do makes a difference. It is about how you live when it seems like it makes no difference what you do. It is about knowing that life is tragedy but more than tragedy. It is about not knowing why and knowing sometimes we don't.
It is sometimes about feeling a loneliness you are sure is unto death. It is about having someone else carry your hope when you know you no longer can.
It is in the end forgiveness. Forgiveness of yourself, of others, of life, of God. It is in finding life again when it seems unlikely or impossible to find.
I have known tragedy. I know it now. This post is for my friend Bill who also knows tragedy. Losing someone you love to Alzheimers is a torture I can barely imagine.
Know that many care.
I care.
I hope tomorrow is good and you find peace from this horrible storm.


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SGT Hawkens117, on 20 March 2017 - 09:16 PM, said:
I am plenty good with the MK6 but it's turret gets creamed by arty and premium ammo and the hull is only good at hull down even then it gets penned.
"It would be nice if it had the hull armour in real life"
"The hull is only good at hull down"
That second statement is more or less British tank design philosophy of the entire Cold War.
Even if it did have a 120mm LFP, it'd still be easily penetrated by other guns at tier.


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Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Creative Mothering
Child number two ushers in a whole new phase of mothering. What's a mom to do when she finds herself with a poopy diaper and a diaper bag wipee thief?
Creative thinking, I tell ya!
Here's to Lindi! Alive, freshly diapered, and happy to boot!
Now to discover the wipee thief!
With love,
Jeri Lin Brown
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Thursday, August 22, 2013
Jeri Lin Brown, RN
I accepted my first position as a Registered Nurse.
I will be working at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center. I will float between the Cardiac PCU, Neuro PCU, and Outpatient Observation Unit. I will work three nights a week.
I'm super duper excited and super duper want to cry and pee my pants and what am I thinking?! I'm not sure I know how to be a full-time nurse and a full-time mother. I can see myself evolving into my own mother. Never sleeping, constantly going. Somehow I will have to figure out how to learn and grow and enjoy working while still loving and holding and squeezing my sweet babies and Husband too.
With love,
Jeri Lin Brown
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Thursday, August 15, 2013
Blessing Day for Lindi Beth
What a beautiful little family!
And what a special day to share with grandparents and great-grandparents!
I was so grateful to have my daughter surrounded by her father, her Pops, her Grandpa, and her Papa!
Three generations of faithful Priesthood holders!
A beautiful day for a beautiful girl!
After Lindi's blessing, as I held her and had my boys on either side of me, I was overwhelmed with a love for my little girl and for my family. I felt as if my heart would burst! I am so grateful for Priesthood keys that allow us to be
sealed for eternity!
With love,
Jeri Lin Brown
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Monday, August 12, 2013
A Visit from the Browns
Grandma and Grandpa Brown came to visit for the week. They rented a house nearby and we enjoyed having lots of space, a pool, and (of course) GRANDPARENTS!
We spent a few afternoons in the pool. Even Missy Lind joined us once. She's to-die-for-cute in her little swimmer suit.
Another family photo...we're on a roll.
Aside from swimming, we enjoyed playing board games, eating yummy food, touring model homes, and just being together. On Saturday night we went to Benihana's. It was a little bit of a fiasco. We should have known better than to wait for over an hour with two little kids. Then, we finally got seated and Hyrum fell over in the high chair and cracked his head. As awful as that was, he recovered fairly quickly and enjoyed the rest of the evening. He loved watching the chef cook our food right there in front of us and he love love loved the chicken fried rice. I'm still glad we went and I'm glad it's a night we will never forget, even if it is at the expense of Hyrum's head.
We sure do love Grandma and Grandpa Brown. They always spoil us. Hyrum loves playing with them. Grandma is so good about entertaining Hyrum. She took him to the park multiple times, even though most people (like me) would never go out in the heat for that. We were sad to see them go and hope we can see them again lickety split.
With love,
Jeri Lin Brown
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Wednesday, August 7, 2013
The Coolest Thing Since Otter Pops
I read somewhere online that, for Arizona kids, splash pads are the coolest things since otter pops. True story, I say!
Hyrum and I did a lot of splash padding earlier in the summer before Lindi arrived. We were so excited to find out that there's one not too far from our new place. It's a great getaway in the late afternoon/early evening when you need something fun to do. Plus, Hyrum has enjoyed having aunts and an uncle to join in on all the fun.
P.S. Don't you just love Husband's farmer's tan? It could win a competition.
Sad story...this is the first picture of all four of us. Yes. Lindi is almost two months old. Major mom fail.
I think we"ll take Grandma and Grandpa to check it out this afternoon!
With love,
Jeri Lin Brown
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Friday, August 2, 2013
Loving Two
Hi, my name is Jeri Lin and I love my children.
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Jeri Lin Brown
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I just found out that Whinkla returned from Asia over a month ago! Why he didn't call, or come by and pick up the packages he had mailed, before yesterday, I have no idea. He was quite excited and blurted out dozens of intriguing hints about his unbelievable adventures. "They'll make you think 'One Thousand and One Nights' was nothing more than a collection of articles from the Wall Street Journal," he said.
We talked and shared a bottle of 1974 Charles Krug, Lot F-1 Cabernet and he eventually thanked me for taking care of the numerous boxes and envelopes he had sent from various parts of the world. Then, as he was about to leave he said he simply had to tell me about something that had happened on his drive home from Dallas, Texas. He sat down again and related how he'd flown in a vintage Harlow PJC-5 from a dirt runway in Bejiaoxiang, a small village outside Ya'an in Sichuan province, to Hong Kong, then on to Tokyo, and then to Dalles. "There," he said, "I decided to rent a car and drive back to Kleadrap . . . to reacquainted myself with the great beating heart of the American west after six months abroad." I thought I was going to have to open a second bottle, perhaps a pre 1980 Reserve Beringer, or was that a 'third' bottle? but instead Whinkla stood up and took a sheaf of wrinkled papers from his briefcase and handed it to me. "Make for a good bedtime read," he said.
I accepted the wad of paper he handed me as if I was accepting the holy grail and he pulled a large net bag from an inside pocket in his jacket and began to stuff in the packages I had accumulated over the past few months. "I'll try to get back next weekend, if you think you'll be home," he said, "and I promise you hours, perhaps days, of unbelievable entertainment." "I'll be here," I said, and helped him carry the unweildly bag to his bicycle. I watched for a polite time as he wobbled down the road and then went back inside where I opened a second bottle of wine, or was that a 'third'?
An hour or so later I was comfortable, and comfortably in bed, and after adjusting the bedside lamp unfurled Whinkla's bundle of papers. The first thing I noticed was that the arrogant S.O.B had opened with something in what I suppose is Chinese. I respect that he speaks, at last count, fourteen languages, but I still wince whenever I encounter words and phrases I don't understand. Like when I read Pound or Joyce. At least Burton was discrete with his esoteric verbal knowledge.
Well, rather than paraphrase Whinkla I'll simply retype his document, though I have had to excise more than a third of it for even I wasn't all that interested in the colour of the crone's teeth or toenails, or the exact texture of the molding of the bathroom lintel in the Gaudi bathroom.
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When did that happen? I must have been asleep for what, 20 years or so. But our friends at the New York Times have sussed out the trend in an above-the-fold story leading the business section today. To be fair, it is really about unemployment in Michigan. The Times helpfully points out that the governor is trying to attract Toyota because she wants more jobs in Michigan.
"Clearly our fortune has been tied to the Big Three and, if they're declining in market share, then our employment situation declines," said Ms. Granholm in a recent interview. "If we are to succeed we must diversify and diversify in a big way."Diversity in Michigan doesn't mean getting away from a reliance on the cyclical auto industry, it means getting away from American makers.