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NWC Naturals® Pet Products LLC (the makers of Total-Zymes®) delivers a convenient powder formula with a formidable 14 stabilized strains of probiotics! It's the perfect companion product to Total-Zymes® the digestive enzyme formula. Together they are the one-two punch for complete digestion and intestinal health for your pet.
Total-Biotics® is specially formulated with an astounding 14 species of stabilized probiotics, instead of the usual 1 - 6 forms provided in most other products. It also contains over one billion CFUs (colony forming units) in each scoop for maximum protection. To insure that you get one billion CFUs in each scoop we actually make the product with a lot more than that amount. That way if you do not refrigerate Total-Biotics® it will still maintain the one billion CFUs guaranteed per scoop.
Not all probiotics are alike. Many cheap probiotics are unstable and lose their beneficial properties in the stomach before the probiotics can reach the intestine. Some companies put probiotics in there product that do not implant. We are the experts in this field. The formulator of this product wrote the book "The Wonder of Probiotics".
The formulators of Total-Biotics® has over 50 years of knowledge. We have been helping pets for over 9 years. Be careful of new companies that do not know pets or probiotics.
The intestine is where the probiotics need to implant in order to seed the intestinal tract with healthy flora. If you are not getting the right strains of probiotics you are just paying extra for nothing. Total-Biotics® is 100% natural and non-animal based formula that is manufactured under the strictest standards for optimal function of the digestive and immune system.
NWC Naturals® Pet Products LLC has formulated the best product on the market.
Without good bacteria, a pet's body would be unable to fight off disease, absorb food properly, and their intestines become overrun with toxins and waste, which set the breeding ground for disease. Unfortunately, every time your pet drinks chlorinated water, eat fatty foods, takes anti-biotics, get stressed or become overly tired, good bacteria is destroyed in their bodies.
Even the pet foods we feed our pets to keep them healthy, like meat and poultry can contain antibiotics, further reducing the levels of good bacteria. For most pets this means they are negatively affecting their bodies' ability to stay healthy on a daily basis.
The digestive system is the first line of defense for the immune system; keeping it in optimal condition benefits overall health.
Live Enzyme Activated Delivery System ® (L.E.A.D.S. ®) insures assimilation at a cellular level. This particular combination of mineral cofactors helps to activate each individual enzyme for maximum particle digestion and complete nutrient distribution throughout the body. It increases the formula's bioavailability.
Candida and Yeast Overgrowth.
Candida can be a serious problem in pets due to the same environmental factors that are largely responsible for the epidemic in humans: frequent use of antibiotics, high stress level and high sugar intake. In pets suspected of suffering from candida overgrowth, look for evidence of similar symptoms as demonstrated in humans.
When dealing with Yeast in pets we recommend using Total-Biotics® and Oxy-pH Boost™ together as a combined treatment.
The Oxy-pH Boost™ is a temporary treatment and is on an as needed basis, whereas the Total-Biotics® should be a lifelong approach to balancing a healthy pet.
You must re-seed the gut with probiotics. It is very important for pet owners to understand that something is causing your pet's chronic infections and yeast condition. Almost always diet and allergies are contributing to the imbalance of flora. Select the proper products for your pet to rebalance the flora and immune system. We highly recommend Total-Biotics® and Oxy-pH Boost™ for pets for its excellent quality and has been helping may pets for years.
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How to handle and store Total-Biotics® Pro-Biotic Powder for Pets.
All Pro-Biotics will benefit from proper storage to insure a long shelf life with full potency. Nothing in Total-Biotics® actually goes stale or bad with time. The potency will go down depending on how it is stored. If stored at room temperature we guarantee full potency through the date printed on the jar. Since we only use fully stabilized versions of the probiotics and we formulate with double what we claim on the label we can guarantee the potency that is listed on the label if left out at room temperature. When Total-Biotics® is stored in the refrigerator you can add 6 months to the life of the product. When you store Total-Biotics® in the freezer you can add one full year to the life of the product. Always keep the lid tightly closed. When you receive your product check the date and decide if you will be using the product up by that date. If not, then either refrigerate or freeze the product accordingly.
Our products have helped many cats and dogs over the past years.
Our powders do not contain any, chemicals, gluten, dairy, eggs, preservatives, corn, artificial coloring or flavoring. All Natural Ingredients are guaranteed Non-GMO. Our facility that manufactures our formula is inspected and certified and in full compliance with GMP Requirements for Dietary Supplements. We also utilize a third party testing lab that insures that all our quality ingredients are tested and retested for purity and quality. All NWC Naturals® products are Made and bottled in a USA facility.
Pro means For. Biotic means Life.
Probiotics, sometimes called "friendly bacteria," are beneficial microorganisms that naturally inhabit the digestive system of all mammals.
You already have billions of bacteria living in your gut. Some are harmful (pathogenic), but many are beneficial. Keeping a balance between the good and the bad bacterial is critical to maintaining good health. Probiotics help keep bad bacteria and yeast from growing in your intestinal tract, and confer many other proven benefits to you, including vitamin production and keeping your immune system healthy.
Probiotic bacteria in our pets bodies are essential to maintaining good health, as proven by many years of scientific research! Normally you have an abundance of friendly bacteria, but certain circumstances can lead to a depletion of these essential microorganisms.
Major Factors Affecting Your Pets Natural Balance of Friendly Bacteria:
Stress opens the door to disease
The extent of the damage to the protective barrier depends on the nature of the stress experienced by the animal. Major (birth, lactation, weaning and surgery) or chronic stresses (being left alone often, pain, itching/biting insects) do more damage than minor, everyday stresses (occasionally being left alone or a vet visit). Probiotics can be used preventively in either case by simply choosing the correct balance of probiotics. If an animal does get sick, the more concentrated forms can help the animal recover. How? When an animal becomes ill, the digestive tract shuts down and all available resources are directed to the immune system.
Studies have shown that over time, the body becomes less efficient at digesting food and maintaining high levels of probiotics in the intestines.
Everything from eating sticks and grass, to dietary changes experienced when being boarded or even just you being gone for the day can rock the delicate balance of good bacteria which opens the door to less-than-optimal health. Add to that poor diet choices of highly processed pet foods as well as unfiltered water and water from the tap that has chlorine in it. Also stress filled environment and you can quickly understand why protecting your pet's immune system, healthy digestion, and overall good health is so important.
Total-Biotics® can support your pets in so many ways!
Dog and Cat Constipation
Just like humans, dogs and cats can become constipated. There are many identified causes of constipation in our pets, most of which are able to be treated by good life-style habits and the taking of Probiotics and Enzyme supplements for pets.
One reason why your pet is constipated is your dog or cat may be dehydrated, the colon absorbs more fluid from the waste being passed through the intestines. This results in dry, hard stools, and can greatly contribute to constipation in your pets. If the constipation is from lack of water it can be treated with an increase in drinking water.
Total-Biotics® and Total-Zymes® for pets can help support a good bowel movement. Probiotics are responsible for controlling the moisture content of the bowels. With the supplementation of probiotics this will help let things move along. This is not a laxative effect but is part of the natural balance of the colon. Digestive enzymes will help digest the food in the stomach and in the intestinal tract and let it move along.
Total-Biotics® helps to boost your dog's immune system and fight tear stains too!
If you've ever seen a dog or cat with red or brown marks in the areas around and just under the eyes, you've seen a pet that is suffering from tear staining. Some can assume that the stains are caused by excessive moisture from the eyes but is that really the cause? There can be many factors to this condition.
Some have noticed that their Dog or Cat 's tear stains will diminished after a few weeks of taking Total-Biotics®.
Six great tips to look for in a good probiotic supplement:
1. Does it contains multiple strains of good bacteria at least 14 or more? Many probiotics contain one to four strains only, that may not be able to do enough
2. Delivers a potent formula? Does it have an enzyme mineral delivery system. Live Enzyme Activated Delivery System®. L.E.A.D.S.® insures complete digestion and assimilation of all your pets food at a cellular level.
3. Beneficial bacteria reach the small intestine? Stable 5 different ways.
4. Manufactured to deliver live, viable organisms? Should have more at manufacturing than what is claimed on label. Many "bargain" products are manufactured without consideration of exposing delicate organisms to heat, air or moisture, factors that can damage or destroy them.
5. Easy to store? Must be able to store at room temperature by your pets food.
6. GMP certified? Must be made at a factory that is GMP certified and human quality products. Many products do not receive this certification. You can never be sure if your pet is really getting what you think. At best, you're just wasting money on an ineffective product. At worst, potential harm can result.
We can happily say yes! to all of the above about Total-Biotics® probiotics for dogs and cats see how it compares to the rest. I know you won't want to settle for anything less.
Our pets mean everything to us and they depend on us to keep them healthy!
Acidophilus DDS-1 strain- researched and developed by Dr. Khem Shahani for over 77 years, Acidophilus is the most effective pro-biotic strain, defending against the greatest number of pathogens; inhibiting 11 disease-causing bacteria. Called the "sticker strain," Acidophilus has the ability to actually cling to the intestinal wall without harming it. In fact, it is best known for its ability to move un-disrupted through the stomach and into the intestines where it eats away at disease causing bacteria. It is known for reducing the occurrence of constipation and diarrhea, increasing nutrient uptake (especially calcium), preventing food poisoning and alleviating dermatitis and other skin and coat conditions.
B. bifidum-Is a normal inhabitant of the intestines. Found in large numbers, the numbers of bifidobacteria decrease with age. B. bifidum helps detoxify the intestines and promote regular bowel movements.
Bacillus coagulans Bacillus coagulans has been added by the EFSA to their Qualified Presumption of Safety (QPS) list] and has been approved for veterinary purposes by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine, as well as by the European Union and is listed by AAFCO for use as a direct fed microbial in livestock production. It is often used in veterinary applications, especially as a probiotic in pigs, cattle, poultry, dog and cats.
Bifidobacterium breve Different species and/or strains of bifidobacteria may exert a range of beneficial health effects, including the regulation of intestinal microbial homeostasis, the inhibition of pathogens and harmful bacteria that can colonize and infect the gut mucosa Bifidobacterium breve is helping to modulate the local and systemic immune responses.
B. lactis (B. animalis ) B. lactis is a Gram-positive anaerobic rod-shaped bacterium, which can be found in the large intestines of most mammals, including humans. Bifidobacterium animalis and Bifidobacterium lactis were previously described as two distinct species. Presently, both are considered B. animalis with the subspecies Bifidobacterium animalis subspecies animalis and Bifidobacterium animalis subspecies lactis. Both names B. animalis and B. lactis are still used on product labels, as this species is frequently used as a probiotic in pet products.
B. longum Aids in the cleansing and health of the colon and liver.
L. brevis Lactobacillus brevis is a species of lactic acid bacteria, all of which are Gram-positive, non spore forming organisms whose main metabolic pathway involves fermenting hexose sugars to produce lactic acid. L. brevis can be isolated from the food sources in inhabits, one example being kimchi. This bacteria is probiotic, and improves the immune system.
L. casei Is reported to be one of the most potent defenders from Listeria bacteria. It is also known for its ability to induce an immune response that is helpful in supporting a healthy urinary tract
L. plantarum Can be found in naturally fermented foods. It is found in the large intestine where it helps to break down protein into usable nutrients, thus normalizing inflammation.L. plantarum is also known for repairing free radical damage from aging, stress, antibiotics, chlorinated water and other chemicals. It also contains an antioxidant that helps protect against the toxins present in the Standard Pet Diet and in treating the pain caused by arthritis.
L. rhamnosus Is one of the more highly studied probiotic strains, primarily used in support of normal gastrointestinal health. It also aids the body in balancing the normal flora ecology and supports a healthy urinary tract.
Lactococcus lactisHas been shown through research to produce a high amount of lactic acid, which is able to inhibit the growth of H. pylori, thusly reducing the associated inflammation and risk of peptic ulcers. Is also beneficial to supplement the diet in maintaining normal intestinal flora.
L. salivarius Has been shown through research to produce a high amount of lactic acid, which can inhibit the growth of H. pylori bacteria.
Streptococcus thermophilus Is known for repairing free radical damage from aging, stress, antibiotics, chlorinated water and other chemicals. It also contains an antioxidant that helps normalize inflammation and protect against the toxins.
L. Bulgaricus Lactobacillus bulgaricus is one of several bacteria used for the production of yogurt. It is also found in other naturally fermented products.
The other ingredients in Total-Biotics®
Pre-biotics- Inulin IQ FOS (Fructooligosaccharides)- one of the best-known pre-biotics, is a class of simple carbohydrates found naturally in certain plants, such as Jerusalem artichokes, onions, and bananas. FOS is known to promote the growth of beneficial bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract. It has been shown to stimulate growth of bifidobacteria in the colon where many diseases first take root. Supplementing with FOS can greatly increase metabolic activity in the colon and help relieve constipation and reduce the production of intestinal putrefactive substances. Healthy colon function is vital to a properly functioning immune system
The only patented stabilized glutamine in the world- MGG chelate- This stabilized Glutamine re-writes the book on utilizing anabolic nitrogen molecules to help cleanse and fortify the body. Glutamine yields beneficial effects on the intestinal mucosa and is also the major metabolic fuel for the small intestine. The addition of the chelated glutamine to Total-Biotics™ greatly improves the stability and colonization characteristics of beneficial bacteria in the pet's intestinal tract and is an essential nutrient that is required by the intestinal cells. It can actually help repair a damaged intestinal tract.
Live Enzyme Activated Delivery System® (L.E.A.D.S.®)- Like all of NWC Naturals Pet Products LLC ( formaly known as Ultra-Pet Products) Total-Biotics® contains our exclusive Live Enzyme Activated Delivery System®. It is this delivery system that guarantees assimilation and utilization of the nutrients at the cellular level. L.E.A.D.S.® (Live Enzyme Activated Delivery System®) is a proprietary system of adding a blend of select enzymes to botanical and whole-food products for the purpose of improving the release and absorption of nutrients contained in these products.
This special blend of supplemental enzymes works to extract the nutrients from the formula in the most bioavailable form so your pet's body can use them easily and efficiently.
The L.E.A.D.S.® Live Enzyme Activated Delivery System® is formulated to match the specific needs of each individual product made by NWC Naturals Pet Products and are based on a unique and proprietary method. It is especially beneficial with products providing a whole-food source of vitamins, minerals and pro-biotics.
Our powders do not contain any, chemicals, gluten, soy, dairy, yeast also wheat free, no eggs, no preservatives, no artificial coloring or flavoring which may cause reactions in some animals.
Total-Biotics® SUGGESTED USE:
One scoop (approximately 625 mg) of each product per cup of pet food. A free scoop is inside every can of Total-Biotics®.
Total-Biotics® for candida and yeast.
When you use Total-Biotics® on your pets' food you can double the normal dose to help get the yeast under control. That is two scoops of Total-Biotics® per cup of food, when you feed your pet.
You must use first Total-Biotics® to reseed the gut with good guy bacteria and also use Oxy-pH Boost™ to help enhance the implantation of the probiotics and help fight bacteria.
Directions for raw fed pets.
Assuming that you are feeding only 100% raw meat with no potatoes, rice or vegetables that needs to be cooked. What I recommend for raw fed dogs is this. Cut the amount of Total-Zymes® to ¼ to ½ scoops per cup of raw food. The benefit is, Total-Zymes® will replace the enzymes lost in freezing and handling of the meat. Then the enzymes over and above what is needed to digest the food will be used systemically to combat inflammation and joint discomfort. Those enzymes will also work on possible allergens such as pollen, dander, dust mite feces and more. It can also prevent a reaction with flea bite saliva; there is a protein in flea's salvia that causes the itch.
Total-Biotics® on the other hand should be doubled to two scoops per cup of raw food. This will insure your pet's intestinal tract will remain well populated with good bacteria thus crowding out bad bacteria and yeasts. Because the meat is not a fresh kill, like it would be in the wild, (a squirrel or rabbit) and has been handled in a commercial meat packing plant the possibility of bacterial contamination is greater (E.coli, salmonella ,etc.). Remember freezing does not kill bacteria.
We have many raw fed dog and cats that are thriving on this adjusted dosing of Total-Zymes® and Total-Biotics®
1. Is Total-Biotics® just for sick pets?
No, this is the most powerful high colony forming formula in the world supplying 1 Billion CFUs of 14 different strains of good guy bacteria matched to each cup of food consumed. Pets that are convalescing definitely will benefit greatly from this product, and it is essential that all pets have a daily supplement of probiotics to build their susceptible immune systems.
2. What type of research is behind the Total-Biotics® formula?
Total-Biotics® combines the latest research and clinical studies into one powerful formula. The probiotics in this formula were selected after consulting with Dr. Khem Shahani from the University of Nebraska. Dr. Shahani is recognized as one of the world's foremost authorities on beneficial bacteria supplementation and is a pioneer in the discovery of DDS-1 Acidophilus.
3. Does Total-Biotics® have a bad taste?
Total-Biotics® basically has no flavor! Since it is all human grade ingredients, try it yourself.
4. Are there any side effects?
Total-Biotics® has no known side effects.
5. If my pet is on medication, can I safely use this formula?
It is safe to take Total-Biotics® along with medication. There are no known drug interactions and the ingredients do not alter the action of any medications. In fact, since antibiotics can actually wreak havoc on your pet's immune system, taking probiotics along with medications can positively affect their health.
6. I already give my pet a multi-vitamin, why take this formula in addition?
Multivitamins provide general nutritional support to the body but only if you have enough good bacteria in your body to allow for absorption. Total-Biotics® uses 14 strains of probiotics to help clean your system of toxins and improve nutrient absorption.
7. Why do I have to wait for 1-2 hours before using probiotics after using Oxy-pH Boost™ for pets?
Oxy-pH Boost™ for pets in the long run will promote a healthy probiotic balance by killing yeast overgrowths and suppressing harmful bacteria. It is a bit too strong to contact newly introduced probiotics that are trying to implant and colonize. Waiting the 1-2 hours gives the probiotics a head start to implant and colonize the intestinal tract. Topical application of Oxy-pH Boost™ for pets can be done at any time.
8. How do I use Total-Biotics® for candida and yeast?
When you use Total-Biotics® on your pets' food we recommend you double the normal dose to help get the yeast under control. That is two scoops of Total-Biotics® per cup of food, when you feed your pet.
9. Constipation in dogs and cats. Can probiotics and enzymes help?
Total-Biotics® and Total-Zymes® for pets can help support a good bowel movement. Probiotics are responsible for controlling the moisture content of the bowels. With the supplementation of probiotics this will help let things move along. This is not a laxative effect but is part of the natural balance of the colon. Digestive enzymes will help digest the food in the stomach and let it move along.
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PISCITELLI, Adriana. Transits: Brazilian women migration in the context of the transnationalization of the sex and marriage markets.Translated byDaniel Etcheverry Burgueño. Horiz.antropol. [online]. 2008, vol.4Selected edition, pp. 0-0. ISSN 0104-7183.
In this paper I focus on Brazilian women' migration to Europe in the context of the transacionalization and imbrications of sex and marriage markets. The analysis is based on anthropological research studies carried out in Italy and Spain with the aim of apprehending the political, economic and cultural aspects associated with this type of migration. Taking as reference the social networks activated during the migratory process and these women's participation in the sending and receiving countries, I consider the notion of transnationalism present in the debates about prostitution and migration studies. I argue that in order to understand transnational practices in this type of migration it is necessary to focus on a broad approach that takes into account women's spaces for agency.


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Duluth, MN - Beginning today and continuing through July 27, 2011, a collaboration between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE) Great Lakes, and the Great Lakes Sea Grant Network will be conducting an educator workshop in Duluth, Minn. Fifteen educators from the Great Lakes area will work with researchers aboard EPA's R/V Lake Guardian research vessel. The educators and researchers will explore the science of Lake Superior and share their findings through daily blogs, web content, podcasts and facts tweeted on the EPA website. Also, an interactive mailbag will allow the public to ask the experts and educators onboard R/V Lake Guardian questions about their work and Great Lakes science.
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WAREHAM — Jane Sylvia used to mark milestones with festive dinners, but after losing 100 pounds within a year of weight-loss surgery, she celebrated with a walk instead.
WAREHAM — Jane Sylvia used to mark milestones with festive dinners, but after losing 100 pounds within a year of weight-loss surgery, she celebrated with a walk instead.
"To go for that four-mile walk instead of having a cupcake .... Something just hits you. It's awesome," said Sylvia, 48, of New Bedford, who compared the feeling to a religious experience.
Sylvia, who once weighed 350 pounds, said she decided to do the surgery once she saw how her obesity was affecting her life: causing health problems and making it difficult to move.
"My legs would scream at me," she said, adding that she has since lost 180 pounds, "I have one word. It's 'grateful.' I have gratitude for everything."
Sylvia was one of 150 patients who returned to the Southcoast Center for Weight Loss Saturday for a reunion as the group marked its own milestone: 3,500 patients since Dr. Rayford Kruger launched the unit nine years ago.
It is now the largest and busiest bariatric surgery program in New England, with three surgeons who perform about 650 procedures at Wareham's Tobey Hospital a year.
"We knew there was a tremendous need," said Kruger. "Before this you had to go to Boston."
The program, which often starts by introducing patients to the three different types of weight-loss surgery through a free educational seminar, includes support groups that continue after the operation to help patients begin the wholesale lifestyle changes required.
"We all hope for the magic cure," said keynote speaker Katy Joy, who emphasized the importance of support and ongoing effort to make the surgery pay off. "I'm never going to be cured. I'm always going to want to eat chocolate in my closet ... It's just the best place to do it."
Since the surgery was first pioneered, Kruger said the risks of the procedure have dropped. The Southcoast Center reports a major complication rate of about 1.2 percent.
Sandra Simpson, 56, of Taunton, said she spent two weeks in the Intensive Care Unit after complications during her operation last June, but said she does not regret her decision to get the surgery. She's gone from 425 to 251 pounds and no longer requires oxygen and a walker to get around.
"Being so big and being so short, I was slowly dying," she said.
Even in less extreme cases, the health benefits can extend beyond weight loss, Kruger said, pointing to its ability to help problems such as diabetes, hypertension and sleep apnea.
More than 300 people attended Saturday's event in Wareham at the Southcoast Health System at Rosebrook, where face painting, Zumba lessons and spoonfuls of edamame salad were offered.
Helen Saraiva, 45, of Acushnet, who ballooned up to 276 pounds after she became a driving instructor and began spending her days in a car, said the surgery helped her control portion size.
Since her 2009 operation, she has lost 116 pounds, she said.
"I had been on yo-yo diets for many years and even hired a trainer," said Saraiva. "Health-wise, I wouldn't have done it without the surgery."
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TV dance judge Len Goodman marries in secret
The professional ballroom dancer, who serves as a judge on TV shows Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing with the Stars, exchanged vows with dance teacher Sue Barrett, his partner of more than 10 years.
The couple invited 30 relatives and close friends to lunch at Mosimann's private restaurant in London, and took their guests by surprise when they stood up for the ceremony.
Goodman tells the Daily Mail, "I've had a marvellous day, and now my gorgeous Sue is the new Mrs. Goodman.
"I wanted it to be a low-key affair, so we didn't tell anyone except my 96-year-old mum as I didn't want her having a heart attack with the surprise. We've had a marvellous day, with marvellous food surrounded by all my dearest friends - and it didn't go on for too long so it didn't get boring!
"I've been going out with my lovely Sue for ages and I decided it was time to pop the question. She's gorgeous and makes me very happy - though she likes to stay out of the limelight. It was a complete surprise to my friends and family today and we've had a fabulous time."
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Do you get the vibe that green is starting to crowd tangerine tango out of the limelight and getting a head start on becoming the darling of 2013?
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Green has steadily been making its way onto the color scene, and all of a sudden, it feels like it has exploded onto the scene. My eyes are just getting use to the intensity of kelly green, and people are already talking mint a.k.a. seafoam? Is it really time for seafoam to make a reappearance? Here's a link to a "spotlight on seafoam" so you can be the judge.
Michelle Lamb, trend forecaster, offered these observations from High Point this past April…"shades from Kelly and grass (incoming color) to mint (building momentum) and citron (established color), green was nipping at blue's heels." Read the rest of this entry »


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Olga's Diary (Continued)
Daily Gleaner, Kingston
29th December 1953
Rebecca Mathilda Browney
Letter to Mrs Rebecca Browney, Jamaica
Miss Geraldine Franks, Superintendent, Catholic Refuge for Friendless Girls,
23 Barclay Road, Fulham,London.
Dear Mrs Browney
It is with great concern I write to you regarding your daughter Olga as I do not believe you are aware of her circumstances.
I first became acquainted with your daughter when she was referred to this home by the Matron of St Giles Hospital because she was pregnant. Olga remained at the Refuge until she gave birth to her daughter, Marie.
It is part of the Refuge's policy that we try and maintain contact with mothers in order to see how they cope with their baby and, in spite of my initial doubts as to Olga's ability to support both herself and a baby in a foreign country, as an unmarried mother and the stigma associated with that, I was impressed with how well she managed.
However, Olga's circumstances have now changed and she recently came to me with Marie in some emotional and financial distress. Her appearance gave me cause for concern, although, I would report that Marie looked well nourished and cared for. I gave her a little money, but, I suspect that Olga has no job or even a home to go to since she was evasive when I asked where she was living.
I did my best to try and persuade Olga to contact you but, she is as adamant, as she was when I first met her, that you should know nothing of her circumstances. I have respected her decision until now.
I believe your son Sydney comes to London on business. I would urge that on his next visit he contacts me and I will endeavour to help him locate Olga and Marie.
Yours truly
Miss Geraldine Franks (Superintendent)
Lucy's Diary
Over the years Martha has been referred to as the black sheep of the family, but my sister has demonstrated that she is much more than that. She is a vengeful and wicked woman who broke the heart of a sister that had only ever shown her kindness and affection.
I realise now the dye was cast for Becky all those years ago when she announced her plans to marry Henry. Martha thought, irrationally, her dream of becoming rich with her own fashion house had disappeared because of Becky's decision to marry a black man. Of course, she was wrong. She could have continued with her plans and ridden out the storm. But she lacked courage, something Becky had in abundance. So as an act of spite for some perceived slight all those years ago, Martha finally got her revenge in a spectacularly cruel way, allowing Becky to go to her grave believing her beloved daughter was dead. How could she do that?
As for Martha's hypocrisy, lambasting Becky for marrying a black man when she was secretly living in sin with one in London, I cannot even bring myself to comment on it.
Thank God for Geraldine Franks. What a good woman she is, but if only she had contacted us sooner. Olga is alive and has a little girl. Sydney says he will go to London to find her and bring them home.
How The Tale Ends
50 Years Later
My mother, Olga, never returned to Jamaica nor was she reunited with any member of her family again after her meeting with Sydney in 1946. Over the years Mum had been reluctant to talk about her past so I determined to find out what I could myself. I placed the following advertisement in the Sunday Gleaner in July 1996:
And then two days later we received the following telegram.
Telegram from Mrs Ruby Shim (nee Browney), Kingston, Jamaica to
Mrs Marie Campbell, Hove, East Sussex, UK.
Within a day of receiving the telegram I made the phone call and for the first time in over 50 years Mum spoke to her sisters Ruby, Dolly, Chickie and Pearl. Ruby told Mum that Mammie, Pops, Sydney, Vivie, Cissie and Gwennie had all died, but the others were still alive.
She said Sydney came looking for Mum twice in the 1950s, but he said she'd vanished without trace.
Slowly my mother's story unravelled and I discovered much about her family and other things too; I learnt about my grandmother and what courage she showed in following her heart and marrying a black man knowing she would be ostracised by Jamaican white and coloured society; I learnt how the Jamaican social and class structure mirrored the English pattern of behaviour. I knew there was colour prejudice (or racism as it is called today) but I had no idea that coloured people felt the same way about the blacks. I was upset to hear that some of my grandmother's children railed against Becky for marrying a black man.
I learnt a lot about the wonderful Jamaican culture and folklore – anancy, duppies and, of course, obeah, things I knew nothing about until I started my research. A couple of times, when I was a child Mum had mentioned, almost sheepishly, that her mother and other members of her family practiced voodoo in Jamaica and that it was a powerful weapon to extract revenge for wrongs committed.
My Aunt Ruby told me when I met the family in Kingston, that my great aunt Martha narrowly escaped being buried in a pauper's grave in London thanks to the generosity of the family responding to a request from a Catholic priest for money to bury her.
But the most notable information I acquired was how I was conceived. It was obvious as Mum told me her story that the anguish of that event had barely diminished even though it had happened decades ago.
When, over the years, Mum refused to talk to me about my father saying "it's too painful" it never once crossed my mind that she might have been raped and I was the result. I can only imagine what it must have been like for her – an unmarried mother, coloured, no family for support – save for a malevolent alcoholic aunt and alone in a foreign country which just happened to be in the middle of a world war.
My father died in New York in December 1949; waiting on a railway platform he fell under the wheels of an oncoming train and was killed instantly. By all accounts he was a man with a complex personality, mercurial and prone to depression. He suffered from mood swings, failing eyesight and dizzy spells, the latter caused by a serious horse riding accident a few years before his death. Opinion was divided as to the cause of his death. The medical examiner recorded John Edward's death as 'probably an accident' since an autopsy had shown nothing untoward. His family thought it was an accident; his work colleagues thought he'd committed suicide as a result of his depression.
As for how I feel about my father, I take my cue from Mum whom I never heard voice any bitterness about what happened to her.
I wrote this book because I wanted future generations of my family to know something of their heritage and also out of respect to my mother, a gentle and remarkable woman who had huge moral courage.
If the maxim is true, that daughters eventually become like their mother then all I can say is… lucky me. Marie Campbell
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The growth hormone test measures the amount of growth hormone in the blood.
Alternative Names
How the test is performed
A blood sample is needed. For information on how this is done, see:
How to prepare for the test
Your doctor may give you special instructions about what you can or cannot eat before the test.
How the test will feel
When the needle is inserted to draw blood, some people feel moderate pain, while others feel only a prick or stinging sensation. Afterward, there may be some throbbing.
Why the test is performed
Growth hormone is released from an area just below the brain calledthe anterior pituitary gland.
- Too much growth hormone can cause abnormal growth patterns called
acromegalyin adults and gigantismin children.
- Too little growth hormone can cause
a slow or flat rate of growthin children, and changes in muscle mass, cholesterol levels, and bone strength in adults.
The growth hormone test may be used to monitor response to acromegaly treatment.
Different tests are used to diagnose growth problems:
- GHRH or GHRH-arginine stimulation (to help diagnose a lack of growth hormone)
Growth hormone stimulation test
- IGF-1 levels
- Oral glucose tolerance suppression (to help diagnose too much growth hormone)
Normal Values
The normal range for growth hormone levels is typically:
- 1 - 9 ng/mL (male)
- 1 - 16 ng/mL (female)
GH is released in pulses. A higher level may be normal if the blood was drawn during a pulse. A lower level may be normal if the blood was drawn around the end of a pulse.
Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
What abnormal results mean
High levels of growth hormone may indicate:
- Acromegaly
- Gigantism
- Growth hormone resistance
Pituitary tumor
Low levels of growth hormone may indicate:
- Growth hormone deficiency
Hypopituitarism(low function of the pituitary gland)
What the risks are
Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Obtaining a blood sample from some people may be more difficult than from others.
Other risks associated with having blood drawn are slight but may include:
- Excessive bleeding
- Fainting or feeling light-headed
- Hematoma (blood accumulating under the skin)
- Infection (a slight risk any time the skin is broken)
Melmed S, Kleinberg D. Pituitary masses and tumors. In: Melmed S, Polonsky KS, Larsen PR, Kronenberg HM, eds. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 12th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011: chap 9.
Molitch ME. Anterior pituitary. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 231.
Hosono H, Cohen P. Hyperpituitarism, tall stature, and overgrowth syndromes. In: Klliegman RM, Stanton B, St. Geme J, Schor N, Behrman RE, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 554.
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Shehzad Topiwala, MD, Chief Consultant Endocrinologist, Premier Medical Associates, The Villages, FL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.


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The Wind Gods is a thrilling, action-packed documentary relating the story of the 33rd America's Cup yacht race, in which Oracle Corporation owner Larry Ellison's American yacht USA-17, representing the Golden Gate Yacht Club, defeated the Swiss-owned Alinghi 5 yacht of Italian entrepreneur Ernesto Bertarelli. Beautifully shot with unique footage of the famous race, the film documents Ellison's effort to bring the America's Cup back to the United States after 18 years. The documentary is a powerful celebration of life on the ocean, and the men and women who spend their lives seeking to conquer it. D
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LONDON — The British introduced Brazilians to soccer more than a century ago and since then have spent an awful lot of time trying to get their ball back.
No one can doubt that. It goes beyond the fact that Brazil has won five World Cups — and England just the one, in its own stadium 47 years ago. There has been a chasm in class between the two, mostly stemming from sheer mastery of the ball, for much of that history.
On Wednesday, albeit in a friendly game that counted for no points, England beat Brazil, 2-1, at the rebuilt 90,000-seat Wembley Stadium.


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Biking far from the tourist routes you will experience Africa at face level ��" you'll view wildlife from the saddle of your bike, meet Maasai tribesmen and camp in the wilderness under a cloudless African sky.
We ride between 20-105km per day; a total distance of 560km spread over 12 days of biking. The terrain is flat and gently undulating; and the riding surface is made up of 80% dirt roads, 15% paved roads, and about 5% non-technical single track so a mountain bike with front suspension is the ideal bicycle. The trip is suited to riders with a good level of cycling fitness and some off-road biking experience will add to the enjoyment of your trip.
The Low-down
Your trip will start in Nairobi in Kenya and finish in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Your group will be made up of 4-12 bikers from around the world and our Escape Team of three trip leaders. Our trusty support vehicle carries all your luggage, has lunch, snacks and water at hand, and is always there if you feel like a break from the saddle. Accommodation includes four nights in local guesthouses on a twin-share basis and 11 nights camping in spacious dome tents. (Upgrades to rooms are available at some campsites at your own expense). We take care of your meals and snacks throughout your journey with us; this excludes one lunch and two evening meals which give you the opportunity to explore and experience local cuisine of your own choosing. Also included in your trip are three game parks Amboseli National Park, the Ngorongoro Crater and Saadani National Park, and a visit to a rural primary school.
Prices include: transport, meals, accommodation and activities for the duration of the trip as per detailed itinerary.
Prices do NOT include: airfares, visas, airport taxes, optional activities and excursions, vaccinations, personal equipment and a couple of meals as per the detailed itinerary.
*Local payment is a part of your trip cost and is payable at the beginning of your trip to your tour leader at the pre-departure meeting on your arrival in Africa.
Our Philosophy
Whether you join us on an international cycle tour in one of our favourite corners of the world or a remote mountain biking trip in New Zealand's back country the underlying philosophies that guide us how our trip is created are the same…
A Bunch of Mates on Tour. We strive to create a relaxed, fun and intimate group dynamic that feels like a group of friends on holiday. Our trips are led by our own wonderful Escape leaders who each bring their own unique characteristics but share our philosophies and understand your needs. You will get a strong feeling of organization, trust and professionalism. Our personalized groups are small enough to integrate into local communities without taking over and mean that we can offer the best of ourselves and pay attention to the little things that make a difference.
Unforgettable Journeys, Remarkable Places. What we do, where we go and how we get there are fundamental. We love the challenge of finding the most interesting cycling routes and destinations. We know the places we go intimately, have found the quirks and have nurtured relationships along the way so that you can truly immerse yourself in the remarkable places we visit.
Real Adventures, Real People in Real Places. Real adventure contains an element of the unknown. Because we travel to less travelled places, visit and stay with local families and include trips into wilderness environments the unexpected will happen! It is our aim to provide you with as many unique opportunities as possible and let you have your own unique personal encounter.
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Whereis Navigator Traffic directs users around reported traffic incidents, allowing them to avoid delays. The traffic feature will run alongside the current features of Whereis Navigator, which include full voice-guided, turn-by-turn navigation, red light camera alerts, and points of interest.
Although most in-car GPS devices already offer live traffic updates, this function has previously not been available on Australian mobile phones.
"The addition of the new Traffic feature is an added bonus for our users because it places live and critical traffic information at their fingertips", said Layla Foord from Whereis.
To bring the live traffic updates to the Navigator application, Telstra and Whereis have partnered with the Australian Traffic Network (ATN). The ATN provides traffic reports to 75 commercial radio stations in Australia, including 2DayFM and Triple M (Austereo), 2UE and ABC Radio. It also supplies traffic reports for Australian television networks such as Channel 10 in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, and for selected Channel 7 programs including Sunrise and The Today Show.
"Our partnership with ATN takes the Whereis Navigator service to the next level by offering Telstra customers yet another unique feature", said Telstra's Ross Fielding
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RFI for Supporting Ongoing Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Demonstration and Validation
April 15, 2011
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Fuel Cell Technologies Program has issued an RFI seeking feedback from stakeholders for ongoing Technology Validation activities aimed at demonstrating and validating fuel cell and hydrogen technologies. Areas of interest include: 1) Innovative concepts for: a) stationary fuel cell systems for residential and commercial applications, including combined heat and power (CHP) and combined cycle operation and b) combined heat, hydrogen, and power (CHHP) co-production fuel cell systems; and 2) Technology Validation projects for other markets.
The Technology Validation activity is an extension of applied R&D efforts and is a key part of the DOE portfolio to demonstrate and validate technologies before the deployment phase. This activity helps identify issues to be addressed in the Program's applied R&D efforts, and it aids in making accurate assessments of the status of the technologies in integrated systems, operating under "real-world" conditions.
Consistent with on-going activities under Technology Validation, DOE is interested
in demonstrating and validating innovative concepts and approaches for stationary
fuel cells for residential and commercial applications, combined heat, hydrogen, and
power (CHHP) systems, and other markets. Some examples of other markets include fuel
cell-based auxiliary power units for heavy duty trucks, ships, and aircraft and advanced
hydrogen and/or fuel cell-based vehicles, including buses, passenger vans, and light
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Monday, August 10, 2009
Introducing New Jumbo Muffins
We're very pleased to introduce our new Jumbo Muffins. These moist, soft muffins are so good, you'll probably have to ask twice to believe they are really gluten free. Visitors to our Edmonton Retail Store have known about these gems for a couple of years now. We've finally got the equipment in place to make them available. Initially they'll only be available to our direct customers by ordering online or calling us toll free @ 1-877-503-4466
We're introducing 3 varieties to start
Lemon Poppy Seed
Chocolate Lovers (chocolate chocolate chip)
and Harvest Crunch
Get some today and never miss out on that office meeting snack again.
6 comments:
- Christy said...
I'm curious what is in the Harvest Crunch muffin? It looks so good!
ok, ok, ok, they ALL look so good.
I hope you start selling them in grocery stores in TX...I'm ready to buy.
- August 11, 2009 at 9:38 AM
- JayB said...
YOu can find complete ingredients & nutrional here http://consumer.kinnikinnick.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/products.home/referrer/search/productcategoryid/19
They won't be in stores in the short term but we're working on it.
- August 12, 2009 at 8:51 AM
- Betsy said...
Those look A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!
JayB, can you define "short term"? Haha...can't wait until they hit shelves!
- August 27, 2009 at 2:52 PM
- JayB said...
We're still working on trying to find appropriate retail packaging so I don't really have a good definition of short term. I'm guessing it will be the new year before they are available anywhere but from us.
- August 27, 2009 at 2:58 PM
Kinnikinnick is so disappointing to our family - Everyone in our house is a celiac with allergies to milk, eggs and yeast. You hardly make anything suitable for celiacs with multiple restrictions, and most do actually need to omit more than wheat/gluten. Other than cookies which are great we have stopped buying anything from your company. We are still not happy about the discontinuation of the brown rice yeast free bread - and there are no other gluten free, yeast free breads on the market that do not also have eggs or milk. Please try to remember other types of celiacs too!!!
- August 29, 2009 at 11:22 AM
- JayB said...
While I understand it can be frustrating dealing with multiple intolerances, it's not really correct to say that we "hardly make anything suitable for celiacs with multiple restrictions".
In addition to being a dedicated gluten free company, we are a peanut & nut free facility. All our products except for our cheese bread are dairy/milk/casein free, a large number of our products are soy free and we do have numerous egg and yeast free products.
At some point however, we do need to make products that taste good and they also must sell well enough to justify the costs associated with production (packaging, inventory, staff and equipment time, etc)
The yeast free brown bread sold fewer than 100 cases (400 loaves) in the -year- we discontinued it. Many years ago, when everything we did was by hand we could produce these small runs and it was no problem. However as we've grown to meet demand, our production runs for bread require minimum runs in the thousands of kilograms. While we realize it was important to the few people who bought it, we simply couldn't justify its continued production.
- August 31, 2009 at 8:38 AM


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2010 Name of the Year Bracket
I didn't see anything already posted, but the 2010 Name of the Year bracket is out. And it's awesome.
The number one overall seed has got to be a shoe-in to win. Nohjay Nimpson.
Also, I'm proud to say I made a post on this very site claiming God's Power Offor as the best name ever...and he also made the bracket as a 1-seed. Along with Wave Ryder.


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Developed by Ubisoft Montreal, Far Cry 2 will be the newest innovation from Ubisoft in the world of next-gen first-person shooters. More than just a visual and technological achievement, Far Cry 2 immerses players in an entirely new kind of gaming experience. Running on a tailor-made new gaming engine, Far Cry 2 features non-scripted enemy Artificial Intelligence, entirely destructible environments, dynamic fire and storm effects, and multiplayer gameplay, all in a completely open world 50km2 environment.We have the final version of the game in-house so watch for GameSpy's review closer to release.
Players will find themselves immersed in a war-torn, African state, where they will be forced to make deals with corrupt warlords on both sides of the conflict in order to survive and move ever-closer to their primary objective – the Jackal. Players must identify and exploit their enemies' weaknesses, neutralizing their superior numbers and firepower with surprise, subversion, cunning, and of course brute force.


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LOWELL -- Patrick Mogan saw the potential in Lowell. He always felt it was, or could be, a great city, even if nobody else did.
"It would aggravate him when people talked about Venice," said Mogan's niece, Mary Ellen Fitzpatrick. "He would say 'Lowell's got more canals than Venice!' "
Mogan, one of the major forces behind Lowell's cultural and economic resurgence, died Friday morning at his home in Lowell at the age of 94.
Known as "The Father of Lowell National Historical Park," Mogan was the visionary of the Lowell park. When the National Park Service wanted to reach more urban audiences in the 1970s, Mogan saw an opportunity to transform Lowell into the city he thought it should be.
"When I was a freshman in high school, I sat at a family gathering and Uncle Pat said that the only way to bring Lowell back was to make it a national park" said nephew Jimmy Pollard. "All the older people rolled their eyes, but me, being young and naive, asked him if he meant for it to be like Yosemite, and he said yes."
Mogan, along with Rep. Bradford Morse and later U.S. Sen. Paul Tsongas, fought to push for approval of the park through Congress, eventually succeeding in 1978. The National Park Service was initially skeptical of the idea of a cultural park (as opposed to a natural one), but Mogan eventually swayed them.
"He was revolutionary in the sense that he was talking about the whole city being a museum without walls, with the heritage of the city being the content material," said Paul Marion, executive director of community and cultural affairs at UMass Lowell. "He felt Lowell was important because it was a living exhibit of the process and consequences of the Industrial Revolution."
A native of Norwood born to Irish immigrant parents on March 24, 1918, Mogan went to Norwood High School and graduated from Boston College in 1940, while also later getting his masters and doctorate degrees in elementary education from Boston University and UMass Amherst respectively. He served in World War II in both the Pacific and European theaters, after which he began his career as a teacher.
He was the principal of the Morey, Molloy and Reilly schools in Lowell before he served as superintendent from 1977 to 1982. His wife Mary, who died in November 2010, had been a teacher as well.
"Him and Mary didn't have any children, but every kid in the city was theirs," said Marie Sweeney, a community activist who knew Mogan since he came to the Reilly School in the 1960s."
"He ended up spreading out into all these things but ultimately, at the end of the day he saw himself as nothing less or nothing more than a teacher," said Pollard.
Mogan felt that education was important to everybody, not just children. When he was superintendent, he spearheaded the creation of the full-time Lowell Adult Education Center, which continues to support foreign-speaking immigrants and high school dropouts trying to continue their education.
"He was such a proponent of people who came to this country, learned English, worked one or two jobs and tried to better themselves," said Mogan's longtime friend Fred Abisi, whom Mogan appointed as the head of the program at its inception in 1977. "He knew education was the key to it all, so he wanted to make sure immigrants had that opportunity."
Pat Mogan changed downtown Lowell for the better, and it's clear that many people aren't going to forget that anytime soon.
"Before he came along, we were insular and we really had no sense of what was positive about Lowell," said Sweeney. "People would go to school in Lowell and couldn't get out of here fast enough, it's not like that anymore."
"As the Father of the Lowell National Park, he sought to capture the history of the American Industrial Revolution in an unprecedented way," said U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas. "At his core, he was a remarkable educator, of children, of adults, and of a community, whose legacy will shape generations to come. I was saddened to hear of his death but am so grateful for his life."
"What Francis Cabot Lowell was to the original Lowell," said Marion, "Pat Mogan was to modern Lowell"
Mogan's wake will be at Mahoney Funeral Home in Lowell; the date and time have not yet been set.
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Let's continue my brief tour of Marrakech, with a couple of excursions thrown in for good measure. But firstly, Marrakech or Marrakesh? I'd seen both spellings in abundance. I had to look up the answer, which turned out to be fairly obvious. Marrakech is the French spelling. The English spelling ends with 'esh', because that's how it's pronounced. With that dealt with, where shall we go first? How about to a mosque or two? The Ben Youssef Madrasa is a must see, with some of the best preserved and most detailed stone carving, tiling and design. The word Madrasa has come to have a pretty negative feel to it. It's where British Muslims go to learn how to blow up buses and trains. According to the Daily Mail anyway. Some have done so, there's no doubt. Most of the time though, a Madrasa is no different to a monastery.
Religious extremism is a problem, and one that the Islamic world suffers from as much as any. I'm not religious, but I like the concept of the five pillars of Islam as a basic foundation. Now, doesn't it just depends on how you decide to interpret how they should be implemented? That doesn't change according to religion. The Christian bible also demands certain ladies be stoned to death, you know. Marrakesh is just one corner of a very diverse Islamic world. It's a tolerant and reasonably open culture and not the full story. But what I saw is, I reckon, similar to most cultures across all religions. Humans beings out to earn a dollar to keep themselves and their families housed, clothed and fed. Having said this, Islam has some catching up to do regarding social normalcy.
I spoke with a few Marrakechis about their religion. It is important to them. They didn't particularly care if I bought into it. And they were decent people. No one was beheaded during my visit, and no females thrown in pits to have rocks thrown at them. That may happen in places around the world, but it's simply not the whole picture. I can't help but feel conflicted by Islamic prayer. Five times a day? It's so OTT and unproductive. On the other hand, knowing how us humans have such short attention spans, and need constant reminding….
I enjoy a quip and a quote as much as the next person. Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain, is a personal favourite. "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." I'm not sure how many blogger/forum signatures contain that quote, but let's just say it'd take a while to add them all up. It's popularity doesn't diminish it's truth. And you don't need to listen to a man, or woman, very long to know how far they've been. Or haven't been, as the case may be.
None of this changes the fact that there are very significant issues that Islam needs to deal with. Nor does it change the fact that I'd prefer ton live in London or Mexico City to Riyadh or Cairo. It's simply to say that the world is far more complex than our (often faulty) preconceived notions allow for. And that our own intolerance and ignorance is neither a solution nor a signpost to progress.
But let's leave religious malcontent behind us, and seek out some tranquility. The Majorelle Gardens are a perfect respite from the fumes, the hustle and bustle and noise of the Medina. Once owned by Yves Saint Laurent, and still home to a chunk of his artwork, the gardens have a very French African feel to them. Lots of blue, green, yellow and terracotta. There's also a bit of Mexico in the there too – a ton of cacti that are all carefully labelled with the country of origin.
These gardens are pricier than most to enter, at about 60 dirhams. But worth every penny. You might also want to spend a few dirhams on a taxi there, as it's a fair trek. We did walk back into the city, but seeing as we had a hotel as far to the south of the Jemaa El Fna square as this is to the north, it was a few dirhams well spent.
As pleasant and green as the Marjorelle gardens are, you still might get the urge to move further away from the mayhem of Marrakech to really allow your lungs some recovery time. There's a whole host of excursions you can take. Want to trek through the Sahara on a camel? Go to a coastal city for a day? Or perhaps just a trip through the snow capped Atlas mountains up a valley or two? We chose the last of the three options, hiring a guide in a 4×4 to Ourika Valley.
On the way we stopped at a Berber souk, then a Berber home where we enjoyed a cup of hot, sweet mint tea. Next we went to a spice garden, where they make the famous Argan oil and many other natural remedies from locally grown herbs and spices. With those out of the way, on we went through the mountains to a series of waterfalls. None of which are likely to be the most awesome waterfalls you'll ever see. But they are pleasant and the scenery on the way there is magnificent.
When you get near the waterfalls, you'll be provided with a new guide. He will, undoubtedly be a friend of the guide you're already with. And he'll want a frankly ridiculous 200 dirhams (£20ish) to show you the way. Let me give you a free tip. You really don't need a guide. You'll see a ton of restaurants either side of the river. Cross the river, and you'll find the path. Worse case scenario, you'll be approached by people offering their services, and you'll have no trouble beating them down to 80 to 100 dirhams.
The rather sad thing about this part of the trip is the litter. Monumental amounts of it line the walk. You'd think that the locals might make the effort to clear up, but alas – they do not. On your way up you might also feel a bit thirsty. And upon returning to the car, you will almost certainly have a hunger going. There's a huge range of dining options. My suggestion? None of them. Average food at ridiculous prices. Take a packed lunch and have a few bottles of water with you.
And so ends my quick virtual tour of Marrakech and it's surrounds. We enjoyed our trip very much, although our hearts still lie in Budapest which remains the best city trip we've taken. By far. But one can't keep going back to the same place again and again. Samuel Clemens wouldn't approve, at all. Onwards to new adventures. Next trip on our calendar? It's in just two weeks time.
Till then, I have a few more sets of photos to share. Ourika Valley, click here. The Madrasa is here. And the Marjorelle gardens are here.


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FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — The Fort Bragg court martial of a U.S. Army general facing assault charges has been postponed.
The trial of Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair had been scheduled to begin next Monday. A statement from Fort Bragg on Tuesday said the judge overseeing the case rescheduled the trial for Jan. 7 after a request from Sinclair's defense team.
Sinclair's chief civilian lawyer Rich Scheff said the delay was triggered by several procedural issues, including the appeal of pretrial motions denied by the trial judge.
Sinclair has pleaded not guilty to eight criminal charges including forcible sodomy, indecent acts, violating orders and adultery. Most stem from a three-year affair with a female captain who says Sinclair twice forced her to perform oral sex while she served under his command in Iraq and Afghanistan.


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EAST LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan State University professor's breakthrough research on Pompe disease will be featured Jan. 31 on an episode of "Impact the World" on the Big Ten Network. The episode will air at 10:30 p.m. EST.
Andrea Amalfitano, Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Endowed Chair in MSU's College of Osteopathic Medicine, diagnoses genetic diseases, including Pompe disease, a progressive weakening of the muscles that control the heart, limbs and breathing.
As a physician and scientist, Amalfitano knows that although cures may not exist for the illnesses he encounters in his patients, there is much that he can do to support a family, and all hope is not lost.
"Hope plays an important role and, in fact, it's one that consumes me," Amalfitano said.
According to Amalfitano, spending time with patients is critical to understanding the intricacies of an illness.
"If I was strictly in the laboratory, I personally just think I would not have a clue about many of the conditions or the diseases that I'm attempting to treat right now based on our research," Amalfitano said. "I'm constantly learning new things from my patients."
"Impact the World" is a powerful new eight-part series that shifts the focus from the playing field to the world stage where Big Ten professors and students are making their presence known. The series is showcasing some of the incredible Big Ten breakthroughs that are changing lives across the world. Host Dennis Haysbert will unveil the stories that demonstrate how these advances impact each of us and the world in which we live.
MSU sociology professor Carl Taylor will be featured on the program Feb. 21 for his research on gangs. Click here to see the complete list of what the "Impact the World" series will cover.
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The Terriers played South Carolina tough for three quarters, but that fourth quarter is sticking in the craw of Eric Breitenstein and his teammates and coaches.
Wofford football players and coaches have constantly been congratulated about the game against South Carolina.
The Terriers were tied in the fourth quarter and finished with more total yards in the 24-7 loss at Williams-Brice Stadium. Well done, they were told Sunday at a gathering to watch the FCS playoffs selection show.
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Despite the joy and relief of being invited to the 20-team playoffs, beginning next week with a home game in the second round, there was a lingering residue of disappointment about coming up short against the a 30-point favorite.
"We're still pretty bummed out about it," Wofford running back Eric Breitenstein said. "There are no moral victories. Yes, we played well. But you have to win football games. We just didn't do everything we needed to. We turned the ball over (on three fumbles). I did that, too, and it was something I hadn't done in a long time. I was pretty disappointed in myself for that. We have to shake it off and move on. There are bigger things ahead."
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A long time ago I tried Feather Linux, came back to it a week ago, and found it just as useful even on a machine with considerably weaker guts.
I have a similar experience to report … more or less … from AntiX, in its full M8.5 rendition and from the base version.
I tried both, using the X60s as a surrogate and once again writing the system across USB1.1 for the complete, JWM-driven desktop and the lighter variant.
And the sparser, "base" version is probably what I would prefer outright, just going by my own preferences and what I find usable.
That ISO gives you Fluxbox in a clean design, conky with a fundamental display of system stats, a few basic applications, and so forth. I don't have a screenshot for you this time, for reasons I'll explore in a little bit.
The hardware I used for this little adventure is particularly tetchy, and with only 32Mb on board it's coming in well under the suggested 128Mb minimum for the distro.
On top of that, the Trident video card was mired in an array of nonworking drivers (the fault of Xorg, not AntiX), and only performed at all when I went with the third-string "vesa" driver.
And I'll be honest: The network and sound never did work for me, although those are generally things I pursue later, when the system is installed, stable, graphically satisfactory and with sufficient time to spare.
It took a little coaxing to get the system working in the first place. Ordinarily it wouldn't be necessary to install the system via a second machine, so I don't subtract points for the hiccups that presented.
It did mean however, that the grub menu was perennially mish-moshed, trying to boot from root(2,0) and the sdc1 partition, neither of which existed on the actual host computer. I ended up editing that line every time I restarted the machine (I am not a big fan of Grub2 right now 👿 ).
And once it was up, I did need to manually reconfigure the xorg.conf file to get a proper display working, and to block things like dri, dri2 and glx from loading and sucking up more space.
But with those minor hurdles cleared, and with the Plan C "vesa" driver rolling, I got a working display with a full color desktop, no artifacts and access to system software.
The only issue after that was a very, very slow system. I don't see the system paging, and checking things like htop suggest that there's no swapping going on … but … so slow. …
It could be that the processor, even if there's memory available, is just puttering along trying to get the system moving. But there's definitely a difference between this and, say, the aforementioned Feather Linux.
It does seem to fall closer to the performance I get from Slitaz or TinyFlux. It's still functional, and still moving, just really, really slowly.
As far as a screenshot … well, that sort of leads me into my last AntiX anecdote: Triggering the right-click menu for a screenshot caused a system lockup, and somehow scrambled the drive so rebooting was impossible.
I am not sure what I did to cause that, and I'm not sure either what happened to the screenshot or if it was ever saved (mounting the drive from a live CD shows nothing in the home directory, even if xwd did run).
No matter though, my desktop didn't look much different from the ones in the gallery on the AntiX website. Just imagine conky with a much less impressive list of system stats. 🙄
On a little bit stronger machine I wouldn't hesitate to put this to use, but it may take a little more processor power, even if memorywise it didn't seem to be struggling. See if it works for you. 😉
P.S.: I tried one more time and got this manually, with
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"It does not matter whether the world is conceived to be real or imagined, the manner of making sense of it is the same."
"It does not matter whether the world is conceived to be real or imagined, the manner of making sense of it is the same."
My aunt Nell collected postcards, most of them from places close by — Greenville, S.C., Asheville, Charlotte.
My aunt enjoyed trips by train to Toxaway on the "Old Brevardy" as it was called. There are cards of Toxaway.
She would board the train at the West Hendersonville station located at the south end of Main Street.
From there she would travel with other "town folk" on a romantic excursion to a world beyond the boundaries of Hendersonville. She was always accompanied by her younger sister, Florence.
The postcard collection reveals the world as she experienced it between 1908-1913, a time of transition into the 20th century.
"Nellie Kate" worked as a sales clerk in the old Lewis Department store (occupied now by Tempo Music). Much of her adult life was spent caring for my grandmother, Mrs. John L. Orr Sr. My aunt Nell never married, but she did have suitors. Among them was the brother of Julia Trimble Redden. Mrs. Redden, for 47 years, served as a teacher/principal in Henderson County Schools (Valley Hill School).
A couple of years back, I shared a discovery I had made in 1996 following the death of my father. In the back of his bedroom closet was a small mahogany chest, left in his care when his sister Nell died. It was private.
I opened the chest, not knowing what I would find, and discovered a packet of letters tied with a pink bow. For an hour or so, I read each letter. I discovered a part of my aunt's life that had been locked away.
I am not sure of the chronology, but the 20 letters appear to have been written over a two-year span, 1914-15. The letters are love letters sent, in the early 20th century, to my Aunt Nell from a young man, an engineer for the railroad, who had been tragically killed in a train accident on a journey into the Deep South. There are pictures and proclamations of love and devotion from a gentleman by the name of Whit Trimble.
The letters are postmarked Monroe, La.
It is with deep affection (and some hesitation) that I share the contents of one of those letters — "the private world of Nellie Kate and Whit" made public.
In the letter, Whit mourns the fact that he has returned to Louisiana without his Nell. "Life is not worth living," he laments, "just to think that I had to leave the one that I love better than I do my own life." The date is Oct. 1, 1915. Throughout the 14-page letter, he calls her his "little darling."
He asks her "to look up at that little star that I called mine. Stop and think of what I told you."
I remember overhearing "family talk" about how my "old maid aunt" had once called off a marriage — and, in doing so, had become so ill that she became bedridden.
Whit's letter alludes to that incident — "I shall never forget the day I kissed you good bye at your bedside." He reveals his reluctance in leaving her — "Oh how I did hate to leave you. I wish now I had stayed with you. If you only had asked me not to leave you."
He then implores Nellie Kate to talk to her father. "Ask him to help me find a job to bring me back to you."
Whit writes in his letter: "Please tell me that you love me. Don't be afraid that someone will see your letter. I will burn it. You do the same with my letter. My darling, I still have our license."
He continues. "Everybody asks me did I bring you back with me and I say no, not this time. They ask me why and I tell them that your mother is in bad health." (My grandmother experienced a lengthy illness about this time. She lived, thankfully, to be 103.)
Whit repeatedly implores Nell to be true to him and to promise that she will always be his.
As his letter comes to an end, he makes a prophetic statement — "I will report to work in a few days and if I should get killed always remember that I died with your love sealed in my heart.
"I forgot to tell you that the fast mail train No. 103 ran through an open switch point. The engineer was killed. It happened on the night of the 14th. I was five miles behind the Mail Train. Nell if I had been ahead of the Mail Train, it would have been myself — for I was pulling a fast freight No. 156. I do not know what hour that I might drive one of those large engines into the Gates of Death.
"Please go and see sister Julia for she thinks the world of you." (WW Trimble)
I am now confident that my grandfather, John L. Orr, a typical autocratic 19th century father, was opposed to this match. Aunt Nell was needed by her family, and "Papa didn't approve." My dear aunt Nell wanted, above all else, to please her father. She played piano for the Mud Creek Church, but when Granddaddy Orr died, she never played again.
Accompanying the letters is a Times-News notice reporting Whit Trimble's death in a head-on train collision. The notice appeared 20 years after the letters were written.
The newspaper account (no date) reads: "Mrs. John Redden was called to Monroe, La., yesterday on account of the death there of her brother, W.W. Trimble, on Sunday night. Mr. Trimble was a railroad engineer. Mrs. Redden was accompanied by Arthur Redden (her son)."
The name Whit Trimble sounds like some character in a romance novel. The story about my own family reminds me of "The Barretts of Wimpole Street" or the movie "The Heiress." I know I should, but I cannot burn the letters.
Nellie Kate and Whit still stand beneath the starry sky and dream.
"Do you see that little star? It's mine."


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