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|Black and orange! Basic halloween mani :)
|Polishes I used: OPIatomic orange and Kiss nail art black.
|Then I polished my toe nails!
|Rimmel Green Grass
|All polishes I used.
|I added little pumpkin on my ring finger!
|It´s cute. :)
|GOSH: nero and rainbow on the top.
|And look what I did! It´s not a gel nail, can you guess what it´s made of? ;)
|Nail polish remover
|Graffiti nail polish! I´ve seen these so much, I have to try too. ^^
|Here it is, I like it! :)
|Rhinestones from Sinelli
|Brown Fimo-clay
|Some materials for jewellery making
|Lots of books and people.
Haha, that´s Antti Tuisku, Finnish singer who came to fame from Idols. I´m not a big fan of his music, but it was interesting to see celebrity in real life.
That´s all this time, tomorrow it´s back to school again... I´m working on the fimo-tutorial, I thought it could be something I´d do when I have 50 followers. It´s getting closer and closer, thank you for all my new readers! <3
Sweet dreams everyone, keep your eye open for the halloween creatures! ;)


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We've moved to www.cupcakesandcutlery.com - you'll be redirected to this post in a moment.
I have been wanting to add some fun elements to the blog for quite some time. And while there are so many minor edits that I wanted to make before throwing anything new in to the mix, I decided to just go for it. So what the heck is the challenge? In a nutshell, I am choosing an item that another, esteemed party blogger will create an inspiration board for. They will have a month in which to put their masterpiece together. I will post their board on the last day of the month so we can marvel in their party awesomeness. The inspiration item will be anything that I come across that I think would make a great party.
My very first challenge participant is Chris Nease of Celebrations at Home (I had to put a picture of Chris up, look at that lovely smile :). I've talked about her before but in case you don't know, I really look up to her. I like her style, her supportive comments and willingness to foster a sense of community in what can sometimes be a rather cut-throat blogging world. When I asked her to be my first participant she didn't even hesitate and gave me the confidence I needed to launch a fun little segment.
To kick off the inaugural challenge, the inspiration piece I have chosen is an adorable retirement party invitation by Lisa Hu Chen. All of her invitations are created custom per her client's requests. She is a mother, a graphic designer, blogger and an excellent party thrower in her own right (you may recognize her name from this party on Hip Hip Hooray).
I look forward to seeing what Chris comes up with. And be sure to check back in on Lisa's website as she adds more samples and information.
Interested in participating? Email me!


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Yes I use to love How I Met Your Mother now it's lame and they are just dragging it out pass the point of tolerance. So here's a little theory
at this point I think How I Yet Your Mother could only be good if the twist is that Barney is Ted. and the Ted we know is either a not real or the actual Barney. "Ted" switched them around in the retelling cause he was embarrassed by his womanizing.Would also explain Bob Saget narration since neither are the actual person. No I was not on sandwiches when I came up with this.
|Oh no! TEd is being eaten by Mick Jagger!


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Felix Da Housecat - We All Wanna Be Prince (Partyrep Rerub) by Partyreport
Check out my 1st serious attempt at production. My remix is a part of a competition, and you can help me out by simply downloading the track. Thanks for your support- Maybe you'll actually like it!
Also, If you are a Felix Da Housecat fan, Check out the boppernation website as well as the contest website.
Wednesday, August 19
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- Billy said...
Needs work but you may be on to something. Peace!
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- January 29, 2010 at 3:59 PM
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National and international supply problems, an approaching hurricane and an upcoming holiday weekend affected gas prices throughout the country Tuesday and helped pushed Lexington near the $4 threshold for a gallon of regular unleaded.
The majority of gas stations in the city were selling regular unleaded for $3.95 a gallon Tuesday, a price not likely to fall by much until after Labor Day, when gas prices typically spike due to increased demand, said Christopher Oakford, spokesman for AAA of the Bluegrass.
The increases were spurred by fears that Hurricane Isaac could damage oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. About 25 percent of rigs and some tanking operations had stopped to prepare for the hurricane, Oakford said.
An explosion at Venezuela's largest oil refinery Saturday, which reportedly killed more than 40 people, also created shortages.
Oakford said gas prices would probably fall after the holiday weekend, and he encouraged motorists to "keep their eye on the longer picture."
"This will be a short-term thing, provided of course that Isaac doesn't cause a lot of damage to the refineries," he said.


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Rain storm over the area of mountainous area outside of Jerusalm, Israel the Scriptures say was Samuel's home
1 Samuel 12 ~ (New International Version)
-Audio link to 1 Samuel 12
1 Samuel said to all Israel, "I have listened to everything you said to me and have set a king over you. 2 Now you have a king as your leader. As for me, I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have been your leader from my youth until this day. 3 Here I stand. Testify against me in the presence of the LORD and his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe to make me shut my eyes? If I have done any of these, I will make it right."
4 "You have not cheated or oppressed us," they replied. "You have not taken anything from anyone's hand."
5 Samuel said to them, "The LORD is witness against you, and also his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand." "He is witness," they said.
6 Then Samuel said to the people, "It is the LORD who appointed Moses and Aaron and brought your forefathers up out of Egypt. 7 Now then, stand here, because I am going to confront you with evidence before the LORD as to all the righteous acts performed by the LORD for you and your fathers.
8 "After Jacob entered Egypt, they cried to the LORD for help, and the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your forefathers out of Egypt and settled them in this place.
9 "But they forgot the LORD their God; so he sold them into the hand of Sisera, the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them. 10 They cried out to the LORD and said, 'We have sinned; we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and the Ashtoreths. But now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, and we will serve you.' 11 Then the LORD sent Jerub-Baal, Barak, Jephthah and Samuel, and he delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, so that you lived securely.
12 "But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, 'No, we want a king to rule over us'-even though the LORD your God was your king. 13 Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you asked for; see, the LORD has set a king over you. 14 If you fear the LORD and serve and obey him and do not rebel against his commands, and if both you and the king who reigns over you follow the LORD your God-good! 15 But if you do not obey the LORD, and if you rebel against his commands, his hand will be against you, as it was against your fathers.
16 "Now then, stand still and see this great thing the LORD is about to do before your eyes! 17 Is it not wheat harvest now? I will call upon the LORD to send thunder and rain. And you will realize what an evil thing you did in the eyes of the LORD when you asked for a king."
18 Then Samuel called upon the LORD, and that same day the LORD sent thunder and rain. So all the people stood in awe of the LORD and of Samuel.
19 The people all said to Samuel, "Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die, for we have added to all our other sins the evil of asking for a king."
20 "Do not be afraid," Samuel replied. "You have done all this evil; yet do not turn away from the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart. 21 Do not turn away after useless idols. They can do you no good, nor can they rescue you, because they are useless. 22 For the sake of his great name the LORD will not reject his people, because the LORD was pleased to make you his own. 23 As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by failing to pray for you. And I will teach you the way that is good and right. 24 But be sure to fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you. 25 Yet if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will be swept away."
~ evidence before the LORD as to all the righteous acts performed by the LORD for you and your fathers.
When you think about the Lord's mercy, think upon this chapter. God's people have asked God to replace Him as their King. God's people are not consistent, yet the Lord keeps making provisions for them. Christianity does not ask for perfect people, Jesus Christ came to save sinners. The people of God feel insecure, threatened, bored, indifferent, lukewarm, but Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow.
Lamentations 3:22
Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
Psalm 136:26
Give thanks to the God of heaven,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
Deuteronomy 5:10
but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Father God, Your grace is our salvation. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.


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This Date in Caps History - November 18by Mike Vogel / Washington Capitals
On November 18, 1983, the Washington Capitals dished out a 7-1 beating to the four-time defending Stanley Cup Champions New York Islanders before 12,899 fans at the Capital Centre.
Larry Murphy put Washington on the board first with a power play goal at 13:20 of the first period. Murphy's goal tied a club record as it gave the Capitals a power play goal in 11 straight games. At 16:46, Dave Christian scored to make it 2-0. Washington outshot the Islanders by an incredible margin of 24-4 in the first period. The 24 shots tied a Washington team record for most shots in a period and set an Islander record for most shots allowed.
The Caps came out flying in the second period, too. Bengt Gustafsson's ninth goal of the season extended the Washington lead to 3-0. At 11:47, the red-hot Caps power play struck again. This time, It was Mike Gartner nothing his 11th goal of the campaign. Alan Haworth's goal at 14:49 gave the Caps a 5-0 lead before Mike Bossy's goal late in the second ruined Al Jensen's shutout bid. The Caps outshot the Isles, 15-5.
In the third period, Washington managed only six shots but two of them found the net behind goaltender Billy Smith. Gaetan Duchesne scored at 5:40 and Haworth netted his second of the game at 7:41. On the night, the Caps bombed Smith with 45 shots while permitting only 14 in Jensen's direction.
The win lifted Washington's all-time record against the Islanders to 6-34-5. The Islanders would go on to a fifth straight Stanley Cup Finals appearance that season. They fell to the upstart Edmonton Oilers and the dynasty was over. They have advanced past the second round only once since.


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I found this image while cleaning out some files the other day. It's Charlie Trotter snapping pictures of his kitchen team at last year's Pebble Beach Food & Wine event. He had about a half a dozen cell phones and digital cameras from everyone so it took a while. It reminds me of how little you get to enjoy the local scenery while you're on location. Unfortunately the nice view was behind him...
Monday, February 23, 2009
Charlie & Co.
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Welcome from the Preceptor
Dear Fellowship Candidate:
Elizabeth Long
Chief Operating Officer, Duke Primary Care
Thank you for your interset in the Duke Primary Care Physician Network Management Fellowship program. The Duke Primary Care Fellowship program offers an in-depth learning experience in physician practice management, strategic network management and peformance improvement.
Duke Primary Care was established in 1995 and is one of the largest academic medical center primary care networks in the country. Duke Primary Care plays a key role in Duke Health and reflects Duke's commitment to providing high quality, effective care while providing a superior patient experience. Duke Primary Care is currently comprised of 31 primary care and urgent care practices in seven counties across the Triangle area. The community-based primary and urgent care services are provided by talented clinicians and staff, including more than 220 providers and more than 600 clinical staff. Duke Primary Care providers see more than 650,000 patient visits annually. Services provided include primary care, preventative medicine, chronic care management, and urgent care for conditions usually seen in family medicine, internal medicine, or pediatric practices.
For more than 20 years, Duke Primary Care has provided practice management support for primary care providers. Duke Primary Care allows providers to focus on their patients, while practice management responsibilities are assumed by experienced practice administrators. Duke Primary Care is accredited by The Joint Commission, and all practices are recognized as Patient Centered-Medical Homes.
Elizabeth Long
Chief Operating Officer, Duke Primary Care
Preceptor Biography
Elizabeth Long
Chief Operating Officer, Duke Primary Care
Preceptor, Duke Primary Care Physician Network Management Fellowship Program
Liz Long is the Chief Operating Officer of Duke Primary Care, having joined the network in 1997. Liz is responsible for all aspects of network management, leading its strategic development, operations, financial management, performance improvement, workforce development, and guiding the network in regional growth. Liz works collaboratively across Duke Health to advance the role of primary care in Duke Health strategic initiatives.
Liz's undergraduate and graduate work was in Public Health and Business Administration through the California State University at Long Beach. Liz is highly experienced in physician practice management, having started her career with the Faculty Practice Program at Stanford University Medical Center where she held positions in Finance, Managed Care Contracting and as Department Administrator for Cardiothoracic Surgery.
Liz is a certified member of the American College of Medical Practice Executives through the Medical Group Management Association ("MGMA"). She is also a member of the Group Practice Improvement Network and the Healthcare Financial Management Association.


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Sunday, August 24, 2008
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Allergy Hell
I've managed to stay quite free from allergy problems for several weeks. I haven't opened the windows in the apartment and just stuck with the AC. I might get a bit of the pollen in my system on my way to or from work, but then after I'm indoors it works it's way out of my system, and I'm fine.
I am at my mom's now. Where there be open winders and hairy beasts. I barely slept last night. I am looking forward to tonight now too. Why not go home? I'm housesitting. Petsitting. Little Bro sitting. Sitting.
Aaaaaaaah, my parents house. Where the laundry is free and the allergens abundant.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Lefse, The Great Norwegian Treat
I'm not of Norwegian descent, but I do like lefse. I do work with quite a few Norwegian co-workers who know how to make lefse too. When one of those co-workers offers to teach you how, you run with it man.
This weekend I learned the trade of lefse making.
I am a skilled professional.
*And if you have no idea what lefse is, it's a type of potato flat bread, it pretty much looks like a tortilla. And if you have no idea what a tortilla is.... well, then you should probably google tortilla and lefse to get in the know.
Saturday, August 09, 2008
Little Bro
I wish he would have loved soccer and played that. I played soccer up until 11th grade. My sister played basketball all through her school years. Well he plays basketball, which is great, but I still secretly wish he'd play soccer.
Yesterday at work we had some of the players from the Minnesota Thunder soccer team for a United Way thing. I got a poster and got their autographs on it.
I called my little bro and asked, "Hey bud, I got a Minnesota Thunder poster today, do you want it?"
Him, "No".
Me, "It's autographed by 3 of the players"
Him, "Yep I'll take it".
Anything with a signature on it! Too bad I can't get a hold of David Hasselhoff to sign something for him!
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Despite the fact that I don't write about too much deeply personal info on my blog, I'm considering going private. I don't really have anything to hide from the world. My husband has complete access to my blog and would still have that if I went private.
Alhamdulilah, I have my husband and we are still in the beginning of our journey together. I would like to share some aspects of this journey with those I'm closest to, but not for the public eye. It's something I'm considering and looking into... we will see.
Just Give Me The Dratted Vities!
I had an appointment with my doctor last week, and I need prenatal vitamins. Well, I told her about the gelatin in vitamins and that I know of other sisters that needed a prescription to get non-gelatin vities. She said she would call the pharmacy and ask them.
Her nurse called me back later that day and said the pharmacy told her that the over the counter vities were okay, they didn't contain gelatin. Oh, really? I was already annoyed at this point. I knew I would go there the next day and find only vitamins with gelatin in them.
Guess what? Yes, that's right! I went there and looked at all the over the counter prenatal vitamins. They all had gelatin. So whoever talked to my doctor the day before didn't even walk the ten steps from the pharmacy to the vitamin aisle to look. Honestly, if a doctor is calling because there is an ingredient question, wouldn't you want to look? I showed one of the ladies there that the vitamins do indeed have gelatin and she looked at the prescription vities... no gelatin.
So I have to wait for my doctor to get back and call me in a prescription. Yay! What an annoyance.
Sunday, August 03, 2008
Wait A Minute... Is That...
David Hasselhoff?
So I went to the Twins game with my little bro last night, and the kid was cracking me up. Whenever they showed a pic of one of the opposing players, my bro kept saying he looked like David Hasselhoff. I have no idea where the kid gets this stuff. We had a good time, despite the fact that the Twins lost.
I got a fun video of everyone in the dome doing the wave. Cheesy I know.
Saturday, August 02, 2008
My Reads
My coworker is an avid reader, as am I. It had been mostly Jane Austen for me and other English lit, as I wanted to read some of the things my time in the English department didn't offer me. My coworker Marzipan (who I love and adore) loaned me 4 books.
Persepolis : It is more like a comic strip novel. It's about a girl growing up in Iran with all the war going on. I liked it and I flew through it.
Three Cups of Tea : I think this is an amazing book. Not only because some American guy is helping muslims, but it just shows that there are good people in this world. I highly recommend this book. Plus take a look at the website. I think if you buy the book from there the proceeds go to building schools for children in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
What Is The What : I'm in the middle of this book and it has been giving me a hard time. It's good, but not in a heartwarming way. This is the story of a Sudanese refugee, and his journey as a young man out of Sudan. It's interesting, sad, and horrific. I suppose those aren't the best words to use if I want to get someone to read it. If you can handle reading about the things that happen during wartime, then you can handle this, but if not... stay away.
The Late Homecomer : A memoir of a Hmong family. I haven't read this book yet, but the reviews are very positive. I believe it's about a Hmong family that leaves Laos amongst all the choas in that country. I am looking forward to reading this. I work with a lot of Hmong and there is a large Hmong population here in Minnesota.
Well this is my myriad of summer reads. A nice plateful of different cultures and struggles.
Friday, August 01, 2008
Healthcare Crunch
I've been a little upset for the past couple weeks over some things going on with my insurance provider and my medical provider. Apparently the medical system I go through and the insurance are under negotiations for a new contract and no agreement is taking place.
What does this mean for me? If they don't come to a contract agreement by August 23rd, I have to find a new doctor in order to have my care fully covered. The problem with this is that I have an extraordinary physician. She never just writes me out a prescription and sends me on my way. It is a dialogue. She asks me how I feel about my medication. She informs me about what she plans to put me on, and she asks what I think about it. She is genuinely concerned about what I do. I haven't seen this in other physicians I've had. InshaAllah a deal will be made. I don't want to wander blindly through the physician forest.


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That's right, guys! It's time for me to once again hop in front of that video camera and embarrass myself just long enough to tell you about all the fantastic books I managed to grab on my last trip to the library – and this time, I grabbed a bunch of them! As for the really confusing dates (why is it just no being posted, in other words): I had this all recorded and ready to go and then I remembered that it was BANNED BOOKS WEEK! And I didn't want to overload you guys with too many multiple posts in a day, and I thought that the books last week really needed the spot light. So I put off posting this little doozy of a video, which I now share with you all! For those of you in who don't care to sit through the video, or have better things to do with your 18 minutes, I also provided a basic list of titles below the video. In personal news, there is no news: all quiet on the home front here. Happy reading!
**MAJOR FLUB: I called David Small's graphic memoir Stitch on accident, instead of it's true title Stitches and then proceeded to rave about it. But I swear – I love the book enough to remember it's real title!
- The Lantern by Deborah Lawrenson
- The Brothers Sisters by Patrick DeWitt
- The Book of Lies: A Novel by Mary Horlock
- The Angel of Blythe Hall by Darci Hannah
- The Lover's Dictionary by David Leviathan
- The White Woman on the Green Bicycle by Monique Roffey
- Devil's Ink: Blog from the Basement Office by Jeffery C. Pugh
- Rereading Women: Thirty Years of Exploring our Literary Traditions by Sandra M. Gilbert
- Summer Boys by Haley Abbott
- After Summer by Haley Abbott
- Next Summer by Haley Abbott
- Be Strong and Curvaceous by Shelley Adina
- The Fruit of my Lipstick by Shelley Adina
- Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins (not shown)
- The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
- The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle: The Thing Beneath the Bed by Patrick Rothfuss
- The Bloody Chamber: and Other Adult Tales by Angela Carter
- Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich
- The Collector by John Fowles
- The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells
- Vaclav and Lena by Haley Tanner
- Velvet Elvis: A Repainting of the Christian Faith by Rob Bell
- Homeschooling: A Family's Journey by Martine and Gregory Millman
- Secrets of a Buccaneer Scholar: How Self-Education and the Pursuit of Passion can Lead to a Lifetime of Success by James Marcus Bach
- Homeschooling and the Voyage of Self-Discovery: A Journey of Original Seeking by David H. Albert
So many to choose from, I need your help! Read any of them? Loved them? Hated them? I'll take any and all advice you have as to where to start!


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Monday, February 28, 2005
Monday Meditative Picture Blogging
Photo by Cynthia Burgess
Sunday, February 27, 2005
Description of mindfulness
Mindfulness, then, does not just mean awareness. It is not just a matter of becoming scientifically objective. Mindfulness means to recollect our true purpose and deeply and fully live all that entails. Remembering that there is a higher, nobler life available than that of subjection to base desires and ego maintenance, frees us to be happy. We rise above the inevitable afflictions that flow into our lives. If we have something more important to base ourselves upon, then the hurts and assaults of circumstance do not have such effect. It is not so difficult to know what we should be doing and to do it. For a long time we have been seeking an impossible immunity to the ups and downs of life, and have found ourselves repeatedly capsized as a result. Our efforts have been misdirected. There is, however, another better way that does work.
Mindfulness, therefore, is to be happy... We have the option to be happy if we choose. The cost may be that we have to give up everything that we have used to defend ourselves with in the past, but this is a small price.
My own experience is that it is impossible to give up our habitual defenses without a meditative practice. Only through insight meditation will we see our unnecessary defenses for what they are and train ourselves to let them go. Never disparage meditation! It is the foundation for everything you want to do, for all the changes you want to make.
Saturday, February 26, 2005
The cure for boredom
Today I came across a little passage in Instant Calm by Paul Wilson about this very issue and it's entitled, "The Antidote to Boredom".
Boredom is one of life's most common stressors. When you are frustrated by the lack of anything satisfying to do, your tension levels escalate.
The antidote to this condition is exquisitely simple.
If you concentrate wholly on whatever you have to do - however mundane or meaningless it may appear - time flies and you derive satisfaction from your efforts.
If you immerse yourself totally in a task, so that you achieve the very best result you are capable of, you will find that task becomes almost like meditation in itself. (Indeed, this is the "Little Way" made famous by St. Therese of Lisieux.)
Not only is this the antidote to boredom, it is a sure way to become calm and relaxed.
St. Therese, who is also known as the "Little Flower", did indeed use focused, loving attention to mundane tasks as her spiritual practice. I often think of her in relation to walking meditation because when she was so ill with tuberculosis she would walk for the intention of the missions. I never really appreciated that until I had TB myself while I was in Africa. The disease renders one very nearly energy-less. The fatigue simply defies description. I remember it being almost more than I could bear just to lift my hand sometimes. So Therese's willingness to walk was, in reality, quite heroic. And she did it. And she paid attention to it. Lovingly.
Try walking meditation if you haven't for a while. Just walk and give relaxed attention to your walking. Try it from one side of the room to the next. And remember: we do walking meditation every day at the Center as part of our daily practice. We do 20 minutes of sitting, 5 minutes of walking, and then 20 minutes of sitting to give us a total of 45 minutes of meditation. Do come and join us soon. Again, those sessions are scheduled for 7:30 a.m. Monday - Friday, for 9:00 a.m. on Saturdays and for 5:30 p.m. on Sundays.
Friday, February 25, 2005
Friday Cat Blogging!
Photo by Cynthia Burgess
Another reason to meditate
For 2,500 years Buddhists have employed...strict training techniques to guide their mental state away from destructive emotions and toward a more compassionate, happier frame of being. Spurred by the cascade of new evidence for the brain's plasticity, Western neuroscientists have taken a keen interest. Can meditation literally change the mind?
[Richard] Davidson [of the University of Wisconsin-Madison] recently tested the prefrontal activity in some volunteers from a high-tech company in Wisconsin. One group of volunteers then received eight weeks of training in meditation, while a control group did not. All the participants also received flu shots.
By the end of the study, those who had meditated showed a pronounced shift in brain activity toward the left, "happier," frontal cortex. The meditators also showed a healthier immune response to the flu shot, suggesting that the training affected the body's health as well as the mind's.
Look folks, this stuff really works. Let the research speak for itself. Make meditation a regular part of your life. And remember, we have opportunities for you to meditate at the Center 365 days a year. So in addition to coming to class regularly, why not pick one or two days a week to come to daily meditation? Those sittings are scheduled for 7:30 a.m. Monday - Friday, for 9:00 a.m. on Saturdays and for 5:30 p.m. on Sundays.
Thursday, February 24, 2005
Accepting one's mind
What counts most in meditation is attitude.
If you have an attitude of wanting to achieve something, or change something within the mind, this will prevent meditation and result instead in mental conflict and tension. For example, many people think that the purpose of meditation is to make the mind go blank, or to stop thought, or in some way control or manipulate inner mental or emotional processes. They thus sit down expecting to be able to do this rather like King Canute sitting enthroned on the seashore ordering the tides back. The result is the same - instead of leading to inner peace, this attitude will cause a build-up of tension and suppressed emotional energy which will eventually burst upon consciousness and cause confusion.
An attitude of self-acceptance is essential to meditation. This begins with the mind; learning to accept everything that is happening within the mind - all the thoughts, all the feelings, whatever - and coming to terms with it. Any attitude of wanting to change or manipulate the mind, or enforce a different mind state constitutes non-acceptance and will lead to trouble....
Stated simply, when we talk of acceptance, we are talking of unconditional love - starting with ourselves...
*Copies of Tranquil Mind are available at the Center.
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Wednesday life form blogging
Photo by Cynthia Burgess
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Four Wisdoms
Zen Master Dogen...says that there are four wisdoms: generosity, loving words, goodwill and identifying ourselves with others.
"Generosity" means giving without expecting anything in return. The scale of the gift is not the point. What matters is the boundless mind of giving. All work is an act of generosity if done in this spirit.
"Loving words" means to speak tenderly, full of compassionate respect, regarding others as one would one's own children. To hear loving words spoken brightens the heart. An even greater effect results from discovering that good words have been said about you in your absence. Loving words have a revolutionary impact upon the minds of others.
"Goodwill" means to think of ways to benefit others. Nowadays it is common to scoff at the idea that pure altruism can exist. People say that nobody does anything that is not selfish in the last analysis. This is to misunderstand the situation. Since we are all part of one another, whatever we do for others will benefit us anyway. We do not need to calculate what our benefit will be. We can just act and forget.
"Identification", in the sense in which Dogen is speaking, means not to distinguish between self and others, but simply to be full of great compassion.
Monday, February 21, 2005
Monday Meditative Picture Blogging
Photo by Cynthia Burgess
Sabbatical Advice
"Make time each day to clear your mind. A half-hour of quiet time can help relieve stress and give you a new perspective."
How true. And how very interesting to keep seeing the recommendation to meditate in the mainstream press.
Sunday, February 20, 2005
Strength of Heart
"Strength of heart comes from knowing that the pain that we each must bear is part of the greater pain shared by all that lives. It is not just 'our' pain but the pain, and realizing this awakens our universal compassion."
-- Jack Kornfield
Friday, February 18, 2005
No Saturday Blogging
A different kind of cat blogging!
And here's Henry - checking out the camera:
Photos by Cynthia Burgess
Thursday, February 17, 2005
Why meditate anyway?
At times it may seem that taming the mind is unnecessary, that we are happy enough already, but such happiness easily can be lost; it is useless to pretend otherwise. Like the sand-castles that children build beside the sea, sooner or later the tide comes in and washes them away. Material pleasures and happiness are temporary at best, and often are of benefit only to oneself.
One the other hand, the happiness arising from deep inner development has stability, it increases all the time and is useful to others. It's like a magic fire that continues to burn brightly even when cold water is poured onto it. For example if someone is angry with us, normally we would react negatively. However, if we are able to be patient and appreciate the pain that the other person is feeling, then compassion follows naturally and we will increase our understanding. If there were no negative circumstances, how could we tame our minds and cultivate limitless compassion, limitless joy? So it can be seen that worldly happiness and the happiness of a patient and mature mind are really quite different.
I truly love the idea of "a patient and mature mind". And I know the way to have that manifest in my life - reliably so - is to be faithful to my meditative practice and to study the teachings of the meditative tradition.
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Wednesday life form blogging
Photo by Cynthia Burgess
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Our fundamental potential
Within us is the potential to be whatever we chose. If we wish for a peaceful, worthwhile existence, benefiting all others as well as ourselves, this is certainly within our capability. The first step towards achieving this aim is to simplify our lives so that everything we experience becomes an opportunity to practice mindfulness, rather than a source of confusion. Such basic activities as the way we sit, stand, walk and talk, as well as our attitude to cleanliness and tidiness, are easy to neglect, and yet so fundamental that they condition all other activities.
All the time, whether anyone is watching or not, we should be aware of what is going on inside us and guard against being careless or unmindful in our daily lives. That way we will not harm others. The aim is gradually to develop mindfulness and activate that compassion and loving-kindness which is within us already. This is something we are all capable of doing.
That is very reassuring, isn't it? All we need to do is give ourselves permission to be aware. Then the rest is just practice.
Monday, February 14, 2005
Monday Meditative Picture Blogging
Photo by Cynthia Burgess
Sunday, February 13, 2005
Mindfulness tips
Even if you don't have time for a block of meditation, you can squeeze mindfulness into your day on a regular basis. For one morning or afternoon, make a point to pause and really notice the world around you and inside you for one minute on the hour, every hour.And here's the other tip:
Looking for more ways to wake yourself up? Work your five senses in new ways. Eat something with a strong, sour, pungent, or spicy taste. Smell all the spices in your cupboard, one at a time. Visit a toy store and look through a kaleidoscope. Change your radio station to a new one and really listen to the next three songs. Touch the underside of every piece of furniture in your house.
Saturday, February 12, 2005
The issue of distraction
One begins to see now that meditation is a highly practical state. As one trains oneself in the art of letting go or releasing and combines it with the gentle attitude of allowing, a distinct change comes about in the mind. Through letting go, one systematically disengages from the habit of distraction - like curing oneself of an addiction. Gradually the mind begins to settle; it becomes calmer, more relaxed, open and joyous. As one proceeds, the tendency to become distracted subsides so that the number of thoughts and emotions streaming into the mind diminishes. At this stage one begins to experience real tranquility, clarity and the beginning of
Whatever happens in meditation, accept it without judgment! Just be willing to bring the mind gently back to the support (whether breath or sound or mantra or a visual support) over and over. Only if we are gentle will the mind settle. Working with the mind in a tense, harsh manner only keeps it agitated and rebellious.
* Copies of all Rob's books are available at St. John's Center.
Friday, February 11, 2005
Some helpful definitions
* Meditation is a conscious process wherein the meditator makes an effort to be fully aware without attaching to thoughts and feelings. Eventually, mental clamor settles down and awareness becomes more acute ...
* Mindfulness is what we practice during mediation, but can also be practiced during daily activity. It is the process of being fully aware of our external and internal environments.
* Concentration is an effort to focus on one particular thing rather than on general awareness. It is often a technique for easing into meditation, and it trains the mind so that the more it is practiced, the better the mind becomes at focusing for longer periods of time.
* Relaxation is a physical and/or mental process of leaving effort behind - relaxing muscles or thoughts - without a specific focus on awakened awareness. Relaxation is great for stress reduction and helps to unclutter the mind, making mindfulness and concentration easier. One relaxation technique is visualization.
* Visualization is a technique wherein you imagine certain scenarios for relaxation (walking on a beach at sunset, sitting in a field of flowers, wading in a mountain stream) or for personal development (you succeeding in your job, in love, in school, and so on). It is more a tool for personal transformation than it is meditation, although some people like to use visualization for relaxation alone.
Actually, there are other forms of visualization in the mindtraining system in addition to the one mentioned above but these definitions are a good start for distinguishing the different techniques for working skillfully with the mind. Just yesterday, a friend of mine reported some health difficulties due to stress. I urged this person to learn to meditate and then to practice regularly. Each one of the methods listed above will help in stress reduction. We all need to be pro-active and not passive about dealing with the stress in our lives if we want to avoid really negative consequences.
Friday Cat Blogging!
Photo by Cynthia Burgess
Thursday, February 10, 2005
One of the most satisfying and useful ways of relieving your stress - especially in the long term - is to make a habit of helping others to relieve theirs.
When you immerse yourself in helping another individual, you overcome the self-centered nature of your own stresses and anxieties. Studies show that immediately after helping others most people experience a powerful sense of elation and accomplishment which, in turn, leads to better health and feelings of peace.
As well, charitable behavior tends to reduce the feeling of isolation which, even in people who would not classify themselves as lonely, usually accompanies feelings of stress. Direct contact with the recipient, however, is a necessary part of the process; a simple donation may not be sufficient.
For a long-term sense of calm and fulfillment, seek out opportunities to help others. Your efforts will be rewarded.
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
Some thoughts for Ash Wednesday
Stephanie is the young scholar from Harvard whom Fellowship and the Tulsa Islamic Society brought to Tulsa about six months ago. She also spoke at St. John's and Church of the Resurrection. Stephanie is now in Syria with a Fulbright--Russ
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005
Subject: Declaring a Ceasefire
My Dear Friends,
It has just come over the news that Israeli and Palestinian leaders have decided to declare a ceasefire after four years of violence. When I heard the news, it was my first instinct, after years in and out of the Middle East, to not get my hopes up. But as I was walking down the streets of Damascus, I decided that there was something that we can all do, that I am tired of being cynical. And so I ran to the nearest internet cafe with my idea.
I am proposing that today we all declare a ceasefire.
I have always believed that peace is not possible within the world without peace within ourselves. And I believe that a small act of true peace and love between individuals is the single greatest thing that we can do to create peace in the world. I believe that love among friends and family, in some mysterious way, helps to create peace in the Middle East. There is a beautiful line about this in the Quran, which says that if anyone kills a person, it is as though they have killed all of mankind, and if anyone saves a person, it will be as though they have saved all of mankind. (Sura Maida, 32)
So I was hoping that we could all declare a momentary ceasefire and try to heal the rifts that have come between us in these last years, and in doing so do our part in saving the world. That we can take a moment to tell each other that we love each other, and that, too often, we have forgotten to be kind. I know that I have. I know that I haven't told any of you often enough how much I care about you. But you are all miracles in my life. You are my greatest hope.
I know that it seems naive to say that by making an extra effort to be kind to one another and to ourselves over these next weeks that we can play a role in helping this emerging Middle East peace process. But I very much believe it to be true. It is a way that we can engage in the events of the world.
So I am asking you to please help me on this, and to ask the people you know to also participate in a ceasefire. If nothing else, we might at least stop some of our own wars.
I love you all.
Happy Tibetan New Year!
The Tibetan New Year, Losar, is celebrated this year (2005) on Wednesday, February 9th, of the Western calendar. For the Tibetans it is the Wood Bird year, 2131. Losar is a major event in the Tibetan community both in terms of its spiritual relevance and its social meanings. It is a time for dealing with the past, whether through cleaning the house or performing rituals to atone for accumulated negative karma, and for preparing for a new year with family celebrations, and prayers to remove obstacles to good health and prosperity for oneself, one's family and indeed all sentient beings. The spiritual cleansing ritual is done on the 29th day of the last Tibetan month of the year.
Wednesday life form blogging
Photo by Cynthia Burgess
Tuesday, February 08, 2005
Tuesday Meditative Picture Blogging
Monday, February 07, 2005
Staying in the present
At the root of most emotional disorders or discomforts is one of two conditions: concerns about the past, or anxiety about the future.
Scary, isn't it, how so much pain can be produced by states that simply do not exist. Both past and future are abstract concepts yet, in Western countries, concerns for what's past and what's yet to happen cause more insecurity, anxiety, fear, frustration and tension than anything that ever really happens.
People who carry concerns about the past - such as guilt, regret or embarrassment - are concerned with something they have no hope of influencing. Similarly, people who have anxiety about the future - whether they'll ever be safe, happy, loved, or successful - are generally concerned with something they can have only minor influence over, at best.
The only state you can really influence is the present.
Will Rogers was once asked what he's do if he only had five days left to live. "Why," he answered matter-of-factly, "I'd live each day one at a time."
Basic but profound.
Sunday, February 06, 2005
Our true potential
So I want to share another passage with you today from Rob Nairn's Tranquil Mind. Here he talks about who and what we really are and what we can aspire to - freedom rather than taking ourselves hostage:
The premise we begin with is that every human being has great potential which can be realized. Each one of us is capable of experiencing a permanent state of total joy, love, clarity, openness; a state usually referred to as being beyond description because our ideas and concepts of human experience are inadequate to encompass it. This state is the experience of our true nature: of liberation; liberation from suffering in all its forms and manifestations. It is towards this end that for thousands of years people have been meditating.
When I read that I experience such a wonderful sense of relaxation, acceptance and delight. This aspiration will give us the motivation to meditate that will go the distance for us. And the vision of "total joy, love, clarity, openness" is a far, far better possibility than a mere self-improvement project. For those of you who observe Lent, I want to recommend making a commitment to get free rather than making yourself over. Yes, that does involve change but not the kind of change that is based on judging ourselves unworthy or inadequate to start with. Rather we see that our true nature is pure and luminous and all we really need to do is get out of our own way.
Try picking one day a week to come to daily meditation at the Center as your Lenten discipline. The Center is there for you - 365 days a year! Sometimes I want to call it "Liberation Center" because that is what we're really about.
Saturday, February 05, 2005
A beautiful description of meditation
Perhaps it would do us all good to keep the luminous benefit of meditative practice ever before us. Why would we want to neglect so great a treasure?
Meditation is the process of learning to work skillfully with the mind in a way which will lead by successive stages to tranquility, insight, spontaneous purification and total liberation from all negative states. This final stage is accompanied by full and total realization of one's wholesome or "divine" potential. Along the way one sees through the egocentric trap and springs it. As the process of inner discovery progresses, so the state of one's inner life improves. Inner harmony, clarity and stability come about; the confused, scattered mind is left behind, and one's life becomes happier, more joyous, open, giving and loving. The culmination is enlightenment - a word a little like "infinity" or "eternity": we have a rough idea what is meant, but cannot actually grasp the full meaning. But it is certainly a state of joy which passes all understanding.
Friday, February 04, 2005
Friday Cat Blogging!
Photo by Cynthia Burgess
Thursday, February 03, 2005
The Sound of Silence
If you want to be peaceful, if you want to relax, go searching for silence. Absorb it, immerse yourself in it, hang on to it as long as possible. Because in silence can you achieve real calm.Try giving yourself some silence as a gift. And remember, there's an opportunity for meditation practice right here at the Center every day of the week - 365 days a year. We practice supportive silence; it's not the silence that's a blank void, but rather the silence that emerges from the spiritual energy of people meditating together. The silence is rich and the solidarity is wonderfully supportive.
Go and take a pew in an empty church or temple one day. Sit there a few moments and meditate... Absorb the atmosphere of absolute peace and calm that permeates. Unless you have any strong anti-religious feelings, you will feel relaxed in a very short time. Is it some sort of spiritual energy that achieves this? Is it an air of otherworldliness that allows you to feel this way? For the most part, it will be the silence.
Silence - especially when used creatively - is one of the most powerful counterbalances to stress and anxiety.
Silence is at the root of most relaxation and meditation techniques. (Yes, I know many meditation techniques are based on sounds. But generally these are repeated sounds which, in effect, become hypnotic drones not far removed from silence. ) Silence is only a few short stops away from calm.
Wednesday, February 02, 2005
Wednesday life form blogging
Photo by Cynthia Burgess
Creating Conditions Conducive to Practice
Comfort in environment, in seating and in clothing is a fast and easy way to start feeling more relaxed. The ideals: a warm place, a straight-backed chair, loosened clothes and no shoes.
Fresh air tends to reduce much of the pressure when you're feeling stressed or anxious. A stroll in the park will bring more relief than standing shoulder-to-shoulder in a movie queue; a chair by the window will bring more relief than one crammed between others.
Lack of Stimuli
Lack of stimuli prevents the excitation of your nervous system. Stressful states of mind often lead you to believe certain stimulants are necessary to your relaxation - but who wants to trust stressful states of mind? Silence (or a sense of silence) is one of the most powerful counterbalances to stress and anxiety. Almost all relaxation and meditation techniques insist on it. Wherever possible, seek calm in silence.
Motivation is the most important element of all. As much as you would like external agents to do it all for you, the only way to find a real state of calm is to assume the responsibility and to go after it yourself.
I will probably share some of the Instant Calm techniques with you over the next few days. For now, see how you can avail yourself of the "conditions of calm" I've shared with you today.
Tuesday, February 01, 2005
Compassion and Solidarity
In the beginning, it is helpful to realize how we all share the awakened state of mind as potential. However, it has become obscured by ignorance and the accumulation of negativity. Misunderstanding and unskillful actions similarly prevent us from seeing and realizing that potential. Removing these obscurations and defilements, however, will enable us to go beyond the illusion of separate existence and realize the interdependence of all things. It will become evident that when we harm others we are harming ourselves; and when we take care of others, we are taking care of ourselves. When we are able to see the awakened state of mind as potential in friend and enemy alike, we will have equal compassion for everyone.
Essentially everyone wants happiness and the causes of happiness, just as we do. Even those who create suffering for themselves do so out of ignorance for no-one sincerely wants to be unhappy. They just do not realize that it is virtue that creates happiness and a happy state of mind which inspires us to practice virtue.


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This weeks recipe is a no brain-er. I have the hardest time finding new snacks and lunch ideas for Ellie. I found myself making too many grilled cheese sandwiches and opening too many cans of lentil soup. I saw a similar recipe to this on a mommy forum and decided to try it out. I found that even I love it! Who would have thought that a savory pancake would taste so good?! That's right a savory pancake.
Yummy Savory pancakes;
What you will need;
- Vegetables of your choice, chopped finely ( about 3/4 cup) We love to use shredded carrots, bell peppers, green onions, zucchini, and mushrooms.
- Cheese of your choice ( about 1/2 a cup) We love to use strong cheddar.
- Deli Ham chopped into small pieces ( about 1/2 cup ) or whichever type of meat you prefer, we use nitrate-free deli meat.
- Pancake mix We use Bob's Gluten-free pancake mix, which isn't very sweet to begin with.
1- Satay the vegetables and ham in a pan with a small amount of oil and seasoning to taste, until slightly tender. Set aside.
2- Prepare pancake mix.
3- Add in vegetables and meat mixture, and then cheese.
4- Cook pancakes as instructed.
Serve them with toppings of your choice!
- Butter
- Salsa, guacamole
- Ketchup
- Cottage cheese
- Cream cheese
- Hummus or Tzatziki
Or whatever toppings you see fitting! Enjoy.
These are a great way for me to get vegetables into my daughter without having to threaten bedtime. And who knows how long that will work anyways, HA!
I hope everyone is having a great week. Don't forget to enter the BabyBoo Hat Giveaway below, there are only a few days left! Its our first contest so the chances of winning are seriously high. The best part? You win a hat of YOUR CHOICE, and they have a ton of options for your little one. Don't miss out.
I love giveaways, and enter them all the time, why not get something for free? We spend enough on our kiddies! Too bad I cant enter this one because I would be ALL over it!
Here's a pictures of Ellie in one her BabyBoo hats, at 5 months old, almost exactly one year ago...sigh. She just melts my heart!
- Rebecca


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Format: e-arc
Pages: 240
Published: 21st Feb 2012
Publisher: Selt-Published
Source: Author for Review
Genre: YA Contemporary
Buy: Amazon UK I Amazon US
Ashley Lockett has always followed the rules. She's always done the right thing, played it safe, gone to church. And then her ideal life is shattered when her dad dies suddenly.Fueled by anger and grief, she vows to do everything opposite of how she lived before. She rejects safety, rules, faith, and then she meets Jordan. Jordan has big dreams, he's had a crush on Ashley for years, and he's a great kisser. But he's also safe. Enter Colt. He is not safe, and he's more than willing to help Ashley fulfill her vow.
The Truth About Letting Go is a companion novel to The Truth About Faking, you don't have to read Faking before Letting Go as it's about different characters but set in the same place. I read Faking not long ago and even though it was good and I enjoyed it, it wasn't amazing. However, Letting Go was fantastic!! The storyline is a lot darker and serious, it's not all fluffy romance. It is very realistic and emotional. It would have been perfect if it wasn't for the religion.
Now, religion is not a bad thing itself. I am a Christian and I do believe in SOME of it (A lot a totally disagree with) HOWEVER I don't like it in my books (unless is about fallen angels lol). This is just a personal preference. It isn't done in a preachy way, the author has actually fit it into the story very nicely and it isn't in that much it but for me it was a big turn off when reading the story. And yes, there was some religious aspects in The Truth About Faking it and that did affect my rating even though I didn't mention it in the review I feel like with Letting Go it played a bigger part on my overall feelings of the book.
And that is my only actual negative! So Letting Go is completely different to Faking. I just about loved Letting Go. It was a lot darker with our main character, Ashley having to deal with the grief of losing her father. She doesn't know who she is anymore and what's to rebel against everything she once believed in. When she meets Jordan, she can't help but fall for him. Even though, she refuses to believe in what he does. Jordan is good and sweet and just plain adorable. But when Ashley is around him, they can't control themselves. Ashley thinks she is no good for him, so when new bad boy, Colt takes an interest in her she thinks this is who she should be with. Colt is...well he is a complete arse! Ashley has lost her way which is understandable. I felt for her she is really struggling and completely blinded with grief that she doesn't realise just how wrong Colt is for her and just right Jordan is.
Letting Go has a very emotional and realistic plotline. I cried a lot! I prefer my stories to be a little bit more serious. I do enjoy fluffy reads from time to time like book 1 but I am not a big romantic so having something more serious works for me. The author has created something very special! She takes the readers on quite a few emotional rollcoasters. You are draw into the story straight away and begging for more and left in tears when it is all over.
I highly recommend giving this author a try. Her books will speak to a variety of people. Whether you are looking for a more fun, filled romance like The Truth About Faking, or if you are looking for a more emotional, serious romance read like The Truth About Letting Go. Her books are beautifully written and well thought out. I can't wait to follow this amazing author.
I think I am in love!! This cover is stunning! It really fits with the characters and the story. I like that you can't really see the faces but the image is strong and romantic. And I just love the title! The artist has done a wonderful job with this cover!


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The enzyme HMG-CoA reductase (HMGR) catalyzes the rate-limiting step in cholesterol biosynthesis. HMGR has been closely studied and hotly targeted by pharmaceutical designers; it is famously the target of the family of cholesterol-lowering drugs known collectively as statins — one of which, Pfizer's flagship Lipitor, is the top-selling prescription medication in the world.
Elevated HMGR can cause hyperlipidemia, which is co-morbid with a host of late-life disease including atherosclerosis, stroke and even cancer. It is therefore discouraging to learn that HMGR levels increase during aging — this may explain why hypercholesterolemia, although under significant genetic influence and therefore latent in an individual throughout the lifespan, takes a few decades to manifest itself. In a rat liver model, the rise in activity appears to occur in response to high levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS); a new paper by Pallattini et al. describe the regulatory biology of this phenomenon and argue that the ROS effect on HMGR activity is mediated via the p38/MAPK pathway.
This suggests the benefits of antioxidant therapy in conjunction with HMGR inhibition — but why take two pills when you can take only one? Ajith et al. report that the compound rosuvastatin (AstraZeneca's Crestor) is both a potent HMGR inhibitor and an antioxidant. The antioxidant activity is narrow-spectrum, apparently specific for hydroxyl radicals but with no effect on superoxide; nonethless, it significantly protects against oxygen-induced DNA damage as well as lipid peroxidation.
I'd be very interested to know whether rosuvastatin's antioxidant action inhibits the age-related increases in HMGR levels in the rat liver model studied in the Pallatini paper. If so, compounds of this kind could provide a potent "one-two punch" against late-life hyperlipidemia and its associated diseases.


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Kefir for good health
January 20, 2008
Kefir is a fermented milk drink. It's tart and refreshing flavor is similar to a drinking-style yogurt, but it contains beneficial yeast as well as friendly 'probiotic' bacteria found in yogurt. The naturally occurring bacteria and yeast in kefir combine symbiotically to give superior health benefits when consumed regularly. It is loaded with valuable vitamins and minerals and contains easily digestible complete proteins.
The word kefir is said to have originated from the Turkish word "Keif" which means "good feeling". Kefir dates back many centuries to the shepherds of the Caucasus Mountains who carried milk stored in leather pouches where it would ferment into fizzy sour yoghurt.
Elie Metchnikoff, a Nobel-prize winning biologist at the Pasteur Institute, first suggested that lactobacilli might counteract the putrefactive effects of gastrointestinal metabolism in 1908. He attributed the long and healthy life of the people of the Caucasus Mountains to their consumption of soured milk. In modern times there's a great deal of interest and research into probiotics and the health giving properties of fermented milks like kefir.
Kefir is a living culture, a complex symbiosis of more than 30 microflora that form grains or cauliflower-like structures (sometimes called plants) in the milk. As the culture ferments the milk these structures grow, creating new grains in the process. Real kefir from live culture is an endlessly self-propagating process.
Microorganisms present in the grains give kefir excellent keeping qualities by keeping bacteria that might otherwise colonise the milk at bay. They've been shown to inhibit both salmonella and E. Coli in laboratory tests.
Kefir has many reputed health benefits. It has antibiotic and antifungal properties. It's been used in the treatment of a variety of conditions, including metabolic disorders, atherosclerosis, and allergies, tuberculosis, cancer, poor digestion, candidiasis, osteoporosis, hypertension, HIV and heart disease. You might find it odd that that a drink containing yeasts would be good for treating candidiasis but it has been helpful to many people, both by restoring a better balance to the gut flora and because some elements of the microflora will kill off Candida Albicans. Not all yeasts are harmful.
In addition to beneficial bacteria and yeast, kefir contains many vitamins, minerals, amino acids and enzymes. Particularly calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, B2 and B12, vitamin K, vitamin A and vitamin D. Tryptophan, one of the essential amino acids abundant in kefir, is well known for its relaxing effect on the nervous system. Because kefir also has an abundance of calcium and magnesium, also important minerals for a healthy nervous system, kefir in the diet can have a particularly calming effect on the nerves.
The abundance of enzymes brings more health benefits, especially to lactose intolerant people, many of whom can tolerate kefir without difficulty, as long as the kefir is raw and not cooked (cooking destroys the enzymes).
You can find kefir in the dairy section of your local market. Try blending plain organic kefir (stay away from the sugary, overly flavored brands) with fresh berries or a splash or two of whatever fruit juice you have on hand. It tastes like a rich and beautiful smoothie!
Source: www.seedsofhealth.co.uk/fermenting/kefir.shtml
5 Responses to "Kefir for good health"
January 25, 2008 at 9:51 pm
How do you know if you killed your Kefir grain? When I started this last year, the result (milk) was nice and smooth and the grain had some elasticity. Now the grain still multiply, and has the same smell and color, but it lost that elasticity and my milk is more chunky.
Is anyone experienced that?
Thank you.
January 26, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Thank you very much for your reply! I think I've been following all the proper way to do kefir (giving some away and removing some), but I am still worry that my grains aren't as they were when I started. There is a lot of information out there for how to prepare and store the kefir but to know if my kefir is still good to go is a mystery 🙂 On Dom's website there is a little clip on the elasticity of the Kefir, and that is what I don't have with my grain anymore?!?
Thanks anyway, maybe I will try to get a new batch of grain.
March 12, 2011 at 2:28 pm
I left my kefir grain in a glass of milk for months in the frig.. will it still be good


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Friday, November 19, 2010
Getting to 3rd Base on the First Date; A Date with the TSA.
You know that feeling you get when you're all excited. The anticipation sets in. You feel anxious, yet a little intimidated by the big date. You know it's coming and you just can't wait!
As a result, you begin exercising trying to tone up just a little bit. So Folk thought about doing some squats or kettlebell throws to tighten up the thigh muscles. You know a motherfvcker wanna be prepared when those hands slip up the insides of the legs. You want the sensation to be positive to the hands that slowly make their way to the promise land where the bawlz of glory dwell.
You'll feel a slight release as those hands cup 'em and you'll take a deep breath, but Folk will be wondering if this Uncle Sam is enjoying this a little too much?
What? Y'all thought Folk was talking about a $exual experience with the lil lady or some other world prostitute from delinious twelve? Hell nawl! Folk talking about the upcoming trip on the motherfvcking airplane!
Yeah fvckers, the TSA feeling motherfvckers down for the holidayz! Who'd woulda thunk that the Federal Government would begin handing out quickie hand jobs, breast gropes, and pu$$y taunts for free!?!?!
Of course we're being told that it's for security reasons to prevent any "incidents" from occurring in the friendly skies. You know, to protect us helpless American citizens. Uhhhhh... Dear Uncle Sam, this is kinda bullshyt! Well, not really. It isn't kinda bullshyt, it is bullshyt!
Terrorist blow up plane by taking over plane, TSA responds by upgrading door to pilot. Terrorist try to sneak bomb components on plane, TSA responds by limiting the "liquids" that passengers take on plane and mandating all luggage scanned. Terrorist try to blow up plane with shoe bomb. TSA begin requiring people to take their shoes off. Terrorist try to blow up plane with underwear bomb, TSA begin requiring people to take nekkid pictures and get felt up by collegiate drop outs getting paid minimum wage.
The point Folk pointing out is that the TSA is reactive. The TSA is acting as if the terrorist are stupid individuals that don't know what the fvck is going on. Like these terrorist are actually cave dwellers and don't have access to the news, the internet, or have fvcking common sense. Let a terrorist try to blow up a plane with a bomb that is jammed up said terrorist's rectum. TSA will be giving all of us prostate exams.
Now Folk wouldn't mind getting Folk's boys a run in with strangers hands as long as those hands were attached to a $exy azz motherfvcker who would handle Folk's boyz with the care and attention that they deserve and that Folk demands. Of course, Folk ain't going to be on CNN talk'n 'bout you touch my junk Folk gonna have TSA worker arrested. Nope. Folk a fvcking black man and have spent Folk's entire existence trying to avoid any confrontation with the po-po, and good lawd forbid a run in with the fed! Hell to the Nawl!
If anything, you might catch a Youtube video of some black dude enjoying this "intensive" pat down a little bit too much! Don't judge Folk! Shyt, to say that Folk got Uncle Sam to stroke Folk's d!ck and shove a hand up Folk's azz would actually make Folk smile.
Posted by Me at 8:00 PM
Labels: Homeland Security, The War On Terror, TSA


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Thursday, September 04, 2008
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*tosses grains of rice*ReplyDelete
Wishing you many more four year anniversaries and all that.
hmm so i missed two years of your work . need to digg the archive some day . why don't you do aReplyDelete
"My-Fave-Posts-till-the-day" kinda post for the benefit of readers like me .
"Nice things!" Anyway, love your blog.ReplyDelete
why don't you do aReplyDelete
"My-Fave-Posts-till-the-day" kinda post
prashant: have thought about it and will try to do it sometime, but the thought of trawling the archives sends shivers down my spine - this blog has more than 950 posts on it, many of which are quite lengthy. Also, I'm scared of the old stuff I might find that I had forgotten all about (and was best forgotten).
- Shrabonti7:11 PM, September 04, 2008
Rumman insists you thank him for this. Apparently, he was one of those seer-type people who egged you on to start this blog. Of course, I don't believe him and genuflect heartily.ReplyDelete
*throws things at you* Happy anniversary!ReplyDelete
- harini calamur7:44 PM, September 04, 2008
happy anniversary and all that....and thankyou for all the fish :)ReplyDelete
Shrabonti: fie on you for disbelieving your lord and master. I acknowledged him in my first birthday post.ReplyDelete
- Shrabonti7:58 PM, September 04, 2008
So NOW will you change the template? Four years of staring at this mint-green almost everyday has affected my eyesight, which wasn't stellar to begin with.ReplyDelete
Bagchi: entirely your fault for continuing to visit the blog rather than checking for updates on Google Reader or Bloglines. I've thought about a new template but am afraid it will screw up the manual stuff I've done on the sideboard. Also, We are change-resistant.ReplyDelete
agree with Shrabonti, please change the template. I don't like reading through reader because I am curious about the comments (this doesn't mean that i don't find what you write interesting!)ReplyDelete
in the new blogger you can use "tags" and label your posts. much more scientific and rational way of categorising your posts than putting everything on the sidebar.
been following your blog since long... 950 post phew!.. Best of LuckReplyDelete
Hi Jai,ReplyDelete
I have been reading ur blog for the past 3 years. It really changed the way I look at life. U provide great detail, very good insight, and ur humor is also very good. I feel very lucky to have stumbled on ur blog. It has been really a great experience. I wish u continue ur blog for the next 100 years.
Does wishing you continue to blog for a hundred years come under the category of saying nice things? Just wondering...ReplyDelete
Happy bloviversary. May I raise my hand as a fan?
- Anonymous12:13 AM, September 05, 2008
"nice things!"ReplyDelete
- Anonymous12:54 AM, September 05, 2008
i cane to ur post thr ur film reviews but u dont do them too often now ,i think u do them very well and ur taste in movies is also very "refined" ,so try to write some more about moviesReplyDelete
Very cool! I'm a total fan of yours! You are by far the classiest blogger around!ReplyDelete
Hey, Happy birthday - ummm, why will blogging be sporadic again?ReplyDelete
I choose the third option. Echo Kriss Bass's words. Count me in on your fans' list.ReplyDelete
- Sangeetha
It has been close to 17 months , since I started visiting your blog and I must say has been a wholesome experience.ReplyDelete
Keep up the Good Work! All the best.
Happy anniversary..been visiting your blog from the day I stumbled into this fascinating world of blogs. I have a particular liking for your book reviews. Thanks a lot for everything.ReplyDelete
Congratulations on the anniversary. Big fan, big fan!ReplyDelete
hey, happy anniversary! or should it be happy birthday? tum jiyo hazaaron saal, so on & so forth!!ReplyDelete
Here's to many more.
- Anonymous2:52 PM, September 05, 2008
Well i suppose now's good a time to delurk. Been reading you for more than a year now..keep up the great work!ReplyDelete
Happy blogiversary! Looking forward to the next 950! Vamos!!ReplyDelete
*Tosses hindu fundamentalists at you*ReplyDelete
Good going.
tossing grains of rice and flowers... keep going....!!!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2:16 AM, September 06, 2008
Excellent reviews and very good taste. Thanks and here's to many more years of your blog. Have been a silent reader for some time now.ReplyDelete
Congratulations Jai. I demand a suhaag raat post in celebration.ReplyDelete
thankee, thankee!ReplyDelete
When can I expect a book from my favourite blogger? If there is one blogger who derserves a book deal for his rants alone, its you!!ReplyDelete
Great blog, EXCELLENT humour. Congrats!
Congratulations, Jai and ze blog!ReplyDelete
Looking forward to many many more blog years.
May I add my hosannas and remind you, like so many other readers, that we'd rather buy your book than many of the others we're already reading.ReplyDelete
I love your blog. It is my literary helping! Keep doing the good work, Mr. Singh.ReplyDelete
Yaay! I love your blog ... and you have a great taste in movies... totally dig reading the after-thoughts ... God/Pasta speed you! :)ReplyDelete
- Anonymous8:37 PM, September 07, 2008
One two three four,ReplyDelete
Here's to many, many more!
Four years ago,
This is what was happening in the American Movie world.
This is what was getting reported around the world.
Some people were talking about Indian Cinema.
In this back drop, Mr. Jabberwock, got inspired, weirdly enough by a most irritating parrot green (surely not mint green, Shrabonti?) to write good stuff about good stuff.
Much much fun!
Congratulations! I'm still around, just doing more offline writing for a change. Your blog's rocks like it did when I first visited. Keep going!ReplyDelete
Grains of rice get in your hair, sometimes get you in the eye ....do not want to blind you (How will we get book & movie reviews then!)ReplyDelete
cannot genuflect...have a bad knee...need to get to the doctor...am hoping the pain will go away by itself..
I'll stick with saying nice things.
"Nice things"
There. I said it. Now back to your reading your wonderful blog, which is one of the few that is actually worth spending hours reading. Unfortunately, I do not get here often enough. Fortunately, I can come any time and read your posts.
Hope you blog on...for many more years.
Congratulations! To many more... (now, what can be nicer than that?)ReplyDelete
- Rahul Sengupta1:17 AM, September 14, 2008
Belated Congratulations ... was a bit ill.ReplyDelete
Am a regular reader.


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Re: Clara Daniell Williams
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Evelyn A. Rainwater 9/23/01
Do you have anything on Suzannah "Susan" Raven Daniell, who married Needom/Needham Edward Rogers? She is also a descendant on William Daniell. She is the daughter of Stephen Daniell and Elizabeth "Betsy" Melton. Want to know more of her life in GA, her childhood. I know she lived in Clarke Co.,GA. Her husband died in GA and she moved to the Etowah Co., area of N. Alabama. I have a lot on her life after that. Need more on the Georgia part of her life.


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- Vegetable and fruit peelings - mixed together these are excellent - high in essential nitrogen and carbon
- Tea leaves, coffee grounds and crushed egg shells
- Weeds - the heat generated inside the bin by the decomposition process will ensure most wees seeds and diseases are destroyed. However pernicious weeds such as couch grass, bindweed or creeping buttercup should be avoided as they love compost heaps and will keep on growing.
- Grass cuttings - high in nitrogen and a good activator. Avoid thick layers as they can compact and turn to lime. If you have a lot of grass, mix it with more woody material and kitchen scraps.
- Hair - off your pet or family - no problem.
- Paper - paper and soft cardboard such as egg trays can be added in small amounts but ideally should be shredded or scrunched up.
- Evergreen clippings - only add in small amounts as take a long time to decompose
- Leaves - contain lignin and take a long time to decompose, the same as wood. Best dealt with separately in leaf mould piles.
- Prunings - only add small amounts and chop up well.
- Straw and hay - old and chopped is best. Soak well before adding if dry.
- Animal manure - vegetarian pets only, such as guinea pig or rabbits. Best mixed with straw. Very good activators.
- Vacuum dust - the contents of a vacuum cleaner sack compost well particularly of you have wool carpets.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
What can you compost?
4 comments:
- Ian said...
Hi Richie,
I really like your gardening blog. I'd like to discuss something with you. Is there an email address I can contact you on?
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Many thanks for the info. I have ordered my bin and should arrive in the next week. I got one to match my rainwater butt.
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You can contact me through my profile!
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Hope it's going well with the compost bin Carroll
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You Can Never Rule Out Man Utd...Yada,Yada,Yada
Yes. OK. Manchester United are top of the Premiership.
Fair enough. They've scored lots of goals.
True. Chelsea have already lost a match, as have Arsenal.
But this is not the resurgence of Manchester United as the major power in Premiership football.
Here's the facts. Charlton. Fulham. Watford.
Those are the teams that Utd has played so far this season. Not exactly a list to bring fear to the hearts, is it ?
So, to all you ManChoo fans, just stop with all the 'you can never rule out Manchester United' stuff. I don't want to hear it. And nor does anyone else.
Beat Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool away and then we'll talk. OK?


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Food Structure
The development of microstructure in natural set-style nonfat yoghurt was stud i ed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). In addition to thin-sectioning and conventional SEM described in the literature, this review illustrates gelation of milk with micrographs obtai ned by rotary shadowing of casein micelles and their clusters. The existence of void spaces occupied by lactic acid bacteria in yoghurt was con finned by cold-stage SEM of uncoa ted specimens. The microstructure of yoghurt is affected by the preheat treatment of milk, bacterial starter cultures, total solids content , and the presence of thickening agents. The microstructure was found to be related to firnmess and susceptibility to syneresis . Suggestions on the preparation of yoghurt samples for electron microscopy have been included in this review.
Recommended Citation
Kalab, Miloslav; Allan-Wojtas, Paula; and Phipps-Todd, Beverley E.
"Development of Microstructure in Set-Style Nonfat Yogurt - A Review,"
Food Structure: Vol. 2
, Article 7.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/foodmicrostructure/vol2/iss1/7


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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Moving Forward in Uncertain Times
A Penny Saved ...
When we consider the business climate we are working in right now, it does give us pause. Change is the only constant in life, behind death and taxes. Whether you have a small farm or a large business the key to succeeding is to be able to evaluate and decide the big questions that present themselves in the course of moving through time. Those that can will be able to stay ahead of the curve and optimize opportunities that are time sensitive.
To aid in those decisions requires good data. Keeping good data both on production and business aspects of your enterprise will help in the analysis of questions affecting your firm. By having a good sense of where you are will help in where you are going. With the present climb in oil prices, it would be good to know what your average trip consists of so that you may be able to predict consumption and perhaps lock in a fuel price for your fleet. Comparing current production to breeder goals and comparable flocks will also help "benchmark" your current position and aid in decision making for the future.
We would think it silly to drive through a city without a speedometer, so why make business decisions solely on "Gut Instincts". With all the financial software and spreadsheets available, it would be prudent to use these tools to help aid the "Gut" in navigating through the tough decisions in a hard economy.
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Monday, June 25, 2007
First time home buyers plummet 70%. Yun actually points it out. Recession anyone? Housing crash everyone?
4 comments:
I would much rather couch surf than sink myself into debt(slavery)
- 25 June 2007 at 11:10
- Lander said...
From Salon:
Lawrence Yun, the staff economist for the National Association of Realtors who has replaced our favorite whipping boy, David Lereah, as the Man Who Must Be Quoted in all stories about the real estate market, complained that the housing market was "underperforming" given what he considered the general overall health of the economy.
"Psychological factors," he said, explained buyer reluctance to jump into the market at the present time.
How Yun and his ilk are able to cite "psychological factors" as the reason for anything is an exercise in tautological meaninglessness that continues to baffle How the World Works. If you're going to blame consumer psychology when the market is headed down, then in all fairness you should blame it when the market is going up. But back in the go-go days, we never heard anyone from the National Association of Realtors say anything along the lines of: "The real estate market overperformed this month, as home buyers, irrationally convinced that home prices would continue to appreciate beyond all rhyme or reason, stepped up their splurging on new and existing homes, rashly confident that they would be able to sell their purchases at a 25 percent markup in just one year."
Psychological factors are always in play, whether a market is going up or down. We've been giving Yun a chance to establish some street cred, but with each whine about buyer psychology, our willingness to give him the benefit of the doubt takes another hit.
- 25 June 2007 at 22:00
- Kevin said...
I'm sad to say that Yun is a University of Maryland alumni. He will bring great same to terpdom.
- 26 June 2007 at 13:04
- Sunil The Fremont Realtor said...
it's a buyer's mkt if you got cash.
prices are dropping fast in the outlying areas. like riverside county,
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|Our host and hostess for the day
|Riding down the mt. in the cable car
I was really touched that these people would invite strangers into their home, cook us a huge meal, take us to see a mountain, and then drive us back home. They were so gracious and fun to be around. Theyey really made us feel like honored guests. We told them that they spoiled us. It was so nice to be in a kitchen again and see that Moms everywhere in the world are the same. A funny side note: gifts are a pretty big deal in Korea, so we bought a "gift set" from the store for the Kims. It was a Spam gift set hahahahaha :) If you want to see bigger pictures, just click on it.
|My amazing husband and I at Palgong Mountain


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Lazio coach Vladimir Petkovic praised his team for clinching a hard-fought 2-1 victory over nine-man Cagliari on Saturday amidst controversy, as the Olimpico outfit continued to keep pace with Juventus at the top of the table.
Marco Sau gifted the Sardinians the lead against the run of play, but Abdoullay Konko and Antonio Candreva, who scored the winner via a debatable penalty after goalkeeper Michael Gazzi and Andrea Cossu were sent off , ensured all three points went Lazio's way.
"The players always believe they can do it," the trainer told reporters after the match. "There was great character on display, fighting back to turn the result around.
"I couldn't see the penalty incident, but it did seem that there was contact. What mattered anyway is that we remained united and created a great deal."
Lazio remain in second place, five points adrift of Juventus who play Sampdoria on Sunday.
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"Danger is apprehended from the Stoves"
On 29 Jan 1771, the Old South Meeting House had a formal meeting which discussed, among other things, people's habits of bringing small stoves to services to keep their feet warm. Because those people were seated in wooden pews in a wooden and brick building, untended stoves presented a fire hazard. The meeting therefore decided:
Whereas danger is apprehended from the Stoves that are frequently left in the meeting house after the publick worship is over,So nobody could say they weren't warned when the sexton asked for a little tip before handing back their stove!
Voted That the saxton make diligent serch on the Lords day evening and on the evenings after a Lecture, to see if any stoves are left in the house, and that if he find any there he take them to his own house, and itt is expected that the owners of such stoves make reasonable satisfaction to the sexton for his trouble before they take them away.
And the Deacons are desired to cause the foregoing vote to be read on the next Lords day, that the whole congregation may be apprised of it.
Old South was nearly burned in Boston's Great Fire of 1872. Here's a stereograph from the Boston Public Library's Flickr set showing how the fire consumed neighboring buildings. The Bostonian Society has matched before and after images of Washington Street from other stereocards (scroll down this page). Damrell's Fire offers a panoramic view of the devastation; Old South's steeple is on the left.


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LYNCHBURG, Va. – Brent Swiney continues to set school records for the King University men's track and field team during the outdoor season. The sophomore broke his own mark in the 800 meters this weekend at the Liberty Collegiate Invite. Six other personal records fell at the meet for the Tornado, including three for Andy Lai.
Swiney posted a time of 1:55.57 in the 800 meters, breaking his previous school record by nearly two seconds to take fifth place. Taylor Dix also set a personal best in the same event with a time of 2:02.61, placing him 14th. The Tornado had four runners in the top-15 of the nearly 30-runner 800 meter field. Jordan Noe finished just ahead of Dix at 13 with a time of 2:02.51, and Jordan Smith was just after at 2:02.66 to take 15th. Tanner Cook rounded out the five King runners in the field with a 21st place finish at 2:06.63.
Along with that, Smith had a solid performance in the 1500 meters, setting a personal record with a time of 4:06.25 to take ninth place. Sprinters Justin Newring and Reggie Warren had good performances as well. Newring finished 10th in the 100 meters with a time of 11.20 seconds, and third in the 200 meters with at iem of 22.20 seconds. Warren finished third in the 400 meters with his time of 50.23 seconds.
In the field events, four personal records fell, starting with a pair in the hammer throw on Friday. Jeremy Stamper posted a personal best toss of 39.01 meters, and Lai did the same with a toss of 35.48 meters. Lai continued to impress on Saturday, setting personal records in both the discus and shot put. He posted a mark of 37.65 meters in the discus and 10.36 meters in the shot put.
The Tornado have one last tune-up before the Conference Carolinas Championships, next week at the Beynon Catamount Classic hosted by Western Carolina University. The meet is scheduled to take place on April 11-12.


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I usually make all my cakes & treats raw! but time had come where I felt drawn to trying my hand at some Vegan Baking with my girlfriend. We went to the local Health Food shop to get the ingredients we didn't have in our stocked high Raw vegan cupboard.
Rice Flour – Gluten Free
Baking Powder – Gluten Free
Xylitol – natural sweetener
We decided that we would bake some healthy vegan cookie's – and by using Gluten free flour & xylitol we could still keep them super healthy and our bodies would love us and stay happy.
I've just recently bought a new vegan cook book (Skinny Bitch : Ultimate everyday cookbook) by the inspirational Kim Barnouin, I love her tongue in cheek "Foul" language! It's a must have book just for that 😉
We made the white chocolate chip cookies from this book, although I substituted the vegan white chocolate chips for Raw chocolate chips I made myself.
I have to say the cookie dough was yummy and we ate a fair bit before it was even cooked! and scraped out the bowl 🙂
I was also inspired to make some "mookies" which I read about on queerveganfood.com, a fellow Sarah and also a fellow "Queer" posted her recipe of a cross between a cookie and a muffin.. I had to try them!
These were hands down our favourites out of the all the cookies we made and we made a lot!
Check out her recipe :
We served our Cookies with some freshly made Almond Milk. Perfect combination.
you can find the recipe I make here:
This perfectly combined with settling down to watch some Dexter (another non guilty pleasure of ours)
Our verdict of Vegan baking, is that new to this I definitely need practise! I haven't baked a cake or dessert in such a long time.
I've realised how much I appreciate my Raw Vegan desserts, as for me nothing can replace these.
So whilst I now feel the urge to master the world of healthy Vegan baking, I know in my heart of hearts that MY heart lies with The Raw vegan delicious treats. I do however like that I have opened my options up and that I can choose to bake with the use of Gluten free flour and sugar-free sweeteners if I wish too. Oh yes and our housemate Yangtze said she liked them too! " They taste just like cake" yep thats what we wanted a soft, squishy, moist cookie.
Next up .. something with the silken tofu that we bought! Recipe: I can't believe its not cakes frosting…
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the orthodontist is suppose to do.
This orthodontist was my dentist before we went to see him for braces. He is very professional and accommodating.
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