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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Transformer costumes
Transformer as used car
Working robot transformer
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Reasons for Suicide Bombing
Augusta Chronicle,
Found on Cagle
Exciting New Game Enviroment
The Indianapolis Star-News
found on Cagle.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Missing Masterpiece
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Open Pit Sandbox
Spam on the Eastern Front
Let us look at the email inbox for General Erich Manstein on 3/2/42, when he was engaged in the Crimea:-
HeiniKreditAnstalt...............Get the cheapest motor insurance quotes from us
Adolf Hitler.........Why did Lt Schmidt take one-and-a half hours for lunch yesterday?
Mrs Manstein....................He's your son, too. What are you going to do about the gum disease?
Adolf Hitler........................Why are the water cooler maintenance people late?
Bill from Sonnenliebe...........Have you made pension plans? Try us!
Colonel, 541 Infantry...........Regiment will be at start-line 12 am.
Adolf Hitler....Transfer Corporal Schultz & his 6 men from Kerch to the Tartar Ditch.
As you can see, of all these messages, only one is relevant to the matter in hand.
From Johnnyreb on the thread Modern (2006) computers and the internet in WWII on AH.com. For the record Hitler was into to giving detailed and mindless tactic instructions. This tendency can be seen as this clip of Hitler as a gamer.
Apocalypse Now / Real Life Mashup
Capt. Frank Willard, US Army Special Forces, Caguyen River, The Philippines:-
At first I thought they handed me the wrong dossier. I couldn't believe they wanted this man dead. Third generation West Point, World War One, the Battle of the Beltway, about a thousand decorations. Like they said, MacArthur had an impressive career, maybe too perfect. He was being groomed for one of the top slots in the Corporation, four-star, Chief of Staff. Then things started to slip. Leaving the bombers on the ground to be blasted by the Japs. That gold the Philippine President gave him. And this guy was still in the field, commanding American troops. LOVED YOU IN WALL STREET.
The last comment, screamed out loud, caused the boat's crew to look up in surprise. Then they shrugged their shoulders. Willard was a spook: Those guys were nuts.
on the Alternative History Board.
This was written by Johnnyreb.
Bad Booze From those Crazy Anti-Castro ex-Cubans
The msm press would just ridiculeUnfortunately this was from a blog on killcastro. The mission of this site is to encourage murder. The weasel word this site uses to excuse murder is that they do not "advocate the illegal execution of Fidel Castro." You can never trust a crazy ex-Cuban.
as another one of those crazy anti castro Miami mafiosos, discredit him, and negate any effectiveness he does have...
Friday, June 22, 2007
Cool Engineering
How To Sell The Exotic Bananas
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Is Political Reform Taking the Fun out of Politics
wishes to remain anonymous, in
In Albany, Life Has Seeped Out of Night Life,
in the NY Times.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Robot Coke Machine Cadging Coins
Monster with High Approval Ratings
Whitney Mac Fanboy asks:
Just how obvious does the corruption in the White House have to be before you demand a change of government?That's the problem with presidential systems, which is why it is government system of choice for the new tin pot banana republics , is that it can be auitocratic autocratic. Presidents don't lose non confidence votes.
Sheldon offers this bit of possible political theatre.
Bush could have a live press conference where he bites the heads off kittens, and nobody would care. The 28% who still support him would claim he was showing true leadership by biting heads off kittens. The news media would report both sides of the story as if they had real credibility.Lawpoop also thinks that scandal fatigue from the 90's republican witch hunts against Clinton is helping people overlook Bush's notable failures.
I don't know if this was planned, or just accidental, but basically after all the false scandal coverage during the Clinton years people have learned to just tune this shit out.
Talkshow host Tom Hartman said that he can't help coming to the conclusion that the endless investigations into Clinton's Christmas card lists, travel agent's activities, and sexual peccadilloes was an effort to sour the public on the process of impeachment, and make whatever crimes the next president would do seem like partisan politics. It's hard not to start thinking this way.Of course the appeal of politicians who don't do appealing things, who have the courage to do crack the eggs to make the omelets explains why some still admire Stalin the Murder. When Sideshow Bob was mayor and a criminal he said the people need evil. People like him or Francis Urquhart people who are willing to "put a bit of stick about".
Because you _need_ me, Springfield. Your guilty conscience may force you to vote Democratic, but deep down inside you secretly long for a cold-hearted Republican to lower taxes, brutalize criminals, and rule you like a king. That's why I did this: to protect you from yourselves.
Monday, June 18, 2007
Drunk Cat
Globalization in Food Ingredients
The lowering of trade barriers more than a decade ago has pushed food companies to scour the globe for more exotic — or the cheapest — ingredients to compete in a more global marketplace, not unlike automakers shipping in parts from all over. But with America's relatively permissible food-import rules and weak inspection regime, is the trend to assemble food from so many far-flung locations heightening the risks of contamination?
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Unemployed Robots
Animats pointed how the decline of low skill wages because of illegal immigration has deautomated some service jobs in the US.
It's discouraging. I've watched America go from robotic car washes to "100% hand wash" over the last 25 years.
The assembly line for the Macintosh IIci was more automated than this one. Back in the 1980s, when consumer electronics came from Japan, the Japanese makers were frantically trying to automated enough to keep their labor costs down. Seiko and Sony developed some beautiful technologies for making small consumer electronics items untouched by human hands.
Now everybody has those long lines of low-paid women in some low-wage area.
But denoir points out the dimishing return of automation.
Many of the things don't have to be made by hand, but it is simply cheaper. And it's not just in Taiwan.
A few years ago I worked on a project at ABB Robotics (largest maker of industrial robots) and had the chance to often see their production lines. Once upon a time their assembly lines were automated to a large degree, until they realized that their throughput wasn't big enough to benefit from robots doing the work. People were cheaper and needed less maintenance. When you built a new robot model, you could use the same people - with little extra education required. Robots on the other hand required expensive reprogramming and testing for each small change.
When I was there they were just dismantling the last robot in the line - the one that painted new robots. Instead they outsourced it and now three guys in gas masks spray paint them manually.
Explosions are Cool
Prank a Funeral
Chinese Ad Suggests Ad World full of Aliens
Look alot like this image from the documentry Men in Black.
Ahmadinejad's Demons
At one point, however, the earthly gore became a matter of concern. "In the past," wrote the semi-official Iranian daily Ettelaat as the war raged on, "we had child-volunteers: 14-, 15-, and 16-year-olds. They went into the minefields. Their eyes saw nothing. Their ears heard nothing. And then, a few moments later, one saw clouds of dust. When the dust had settled again, there was nothing more to be seen of them. Somewhere, widely scattered in the landscape, there lay scraps of burnt flesh and pieces of bone." Such scenes would henceforth be avoided, Ettelaat assured its readers. "Before entering the minefields, the children [now] wrap themselves in blankets and they roll on the ground, so that their body parts stay together after the explosion of the mines and one can carry them to the graves."
Thursday, June 14, 2007
What Money Can't Buy
said about Saudi Arabia
and all the rich Arab sheiklets
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
An Interrogator's Story
Listen to him in discussion on NPR. During the program a more senior interrogator talks about techniques that sound wishy washy but actually work.
Spooking Airline Travellers
Industrial Film as Video Game Ads
AK-47, a History
The problem of creating an infantry weapon is different than a hunting rifle. A hunting rifle is used for a small number of shots a few days a year. After a small degree of use the hunting rifle is cleaned and put away. The infantry rifle might be used continuely. It cannnot be cleaned after each use. In the Great War Canada was saddled with the Ross Rifle because of the mendious incompentency of the Minister of Militia Sam Hughes. The best weapon isn't some panglossioan ideal. The best weapon is the one right right here, right now, working.
The safest times in history is when weapons and weapon systems are expensive and scarce. The dangerous times in history are when weapons and armies are cheap. In expensive days armies are few and small and precious. When weapons become cheap and easy small freelance armies spring up otherwise know as brigands. When the State no longer has the monopoly of force the State disappears. In one history there was a mention of the democratic nature of the Cowboy or Gaucho in the sense instead of being a "man on a horse" a phrase that has been applied to the officer/knight/squire the cowboy was a man on a cheap horse. The horse in some times and places in history are cheaper or more expensive to keep. When horses are expensive they are reserved for knights and officers. When horses are cheap and available cowboys and huge mongol armies are possible. What military resources are available dictate what tactics are available be it a small elite or some sort of Levee en Masse. A small professional army is given the best weaoins and training money can buy. A revoltionary situtation much like the French Revoltion means near total mobilization of the population resulting in ill equiped untrained parttime soldiers. The AK-47 is perfect for a Levee en Masse.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Aircraft Beauty Contest
Police Recogition Poster
Albanian Pimps and Thieves Looove Bush
I call Albanians pimps but a better word is slavers just like the founder of their cult Mohammed. Here is an unflattering view of Albania land of Scum is from Anti-Slavery International.
Ronald McDonald Worship
We Have ways of Making you Talk
Monday, June 11, 2007
History of Underwear
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Gordon Brown as Vader
Gordon Brown certainly seems to breathe a bit like Vader...just watch whenever he speaks and pauses to suck in air!Jose1337 chimes in:
"You cannot defy the power of the treasury....
, soon all your cash will be in my grasp (suck).... I shall drain it out of you....".
"never underestimate the power...of trade deficits!"and the great Thande adds:
I find your lack of financial prudence...disturbing."
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Cat Photography
Thursday, June 07, 2007
The Latest Giant Walker: ChairBot
Creimer wanted a toll to make gaming easier.
I just can't wait for the model with integrated gaming computer, toliet and soda dispenser for those long deathmatch games where it can walk you home after you pass out from playing too much.
Bughouse wanted a fanboy toy.
I'll take one with 6 Medium Lasers, an AC/20, a PPC-10, and an LRM-6 please.
Dr Memory expressed a fear that these could be widely adopted.
Heh, that was my first thought: "Jesus, how soon before I see these things stomping around Wal-Mart?" I swear, I go there about five times a year, and every time it's like Bloated Freaks on Wheels week.cephal0p0d includes links to many more walking robot sites.
http://www.plyojump.com/ [plyojump.com]
BigDog http://www.bdi.com/content/sec.php?section=BigDog [bdi.com]
RHex http://www.rhex.org/ [rhex.org]
ZMP, Inc. http://www.zmp.co.jp/e_home.html [zmp.co.jp]
RiSe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzfP0Ig7eVQ [youtube.com]
Monday, June 04, 2007
How Some Police View Police
There was a session at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice a week or two ago, which is a school of higher education that trains law enforcement officials, and there was an open session about whether it's appropriate to snitch.
And among the students, among the students being trained in law enforcement, some of them took the position that it's not appropriate to cooperate with the police because the police can't be trusted. And this manifests itself in rap music. It manifests itself on tee shirts. And it does seem to be a societal movement or feeling with some force.
It brings to mind Kipling's line "lesser breeds without the Law".
Nazism and Office Politics
a story on the Alternative History Bulletin Board
Be Afraid of the GUM
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Photos from a Gunship
A Logo for Christ
Snowman Hit and Run
Saturday, June 02, 2007
"Maximum Booze to the Beer Community out There
This is from an upcoming Norwegian TV show which is going to be an interview show animated. There is also a followup video done in amateur Youtube fashion, there are interruptions, background noises, doorbells, airconditioning hum and framing problems. The followup video includes the disclaimer that "beer is good in moderate amounts". NSFW
Low Corporate R&D Spending, Huge Corporate Resources
I'd note that most oil companies do have lots of research into alternative (non-oil) energy. It's just hard to see in their financials because oil is so lucrative. The major one that realy gets criticized for its lack of investment in areas like solar is ExxonMobil - and the reason they don't is probably the same reason that Cisco doesn't tend to develop most of its revolutionary technology inside the company. XOM and CSCO both have tons of cash, tons of cash flow and a well-priced stock giving them the ability to simply buy a producer of new equipment if it becomes a valuable market. Why bother to spend tons of money on basic research when you can let the newcomers fight it out in the market and just buy the leader when the time is appropriate? As strange as it is, that's R&D economics at many large industry-leading corporations. It's "efficient outsourced innovation" [businessweek.com].


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During my education, I have read about Earth's amazing tropical rainforests and phenomenal barrier reefs — great hubs of life that have served as living laboratories for biologists for more than a century. This summer I experienced these great centers of biodiversity in person, and I discovered that some of nature's lessons cannot be learned from books.
I was one of a dozen students enrolled in Rice's Tropical Field Biology (EBIO 319) course, which took place over 15 days in Belize. We lucky 12 and our fearless leaders, Rice faculty members Scott Solomon (lecturer in ecology and evolutionary biology) and Andre Droxler (professor of Earth science) and Rice graduate student Nick Rasmussen, saw for ourselves what these huge and powerful ecosystems contained.
Belize's barrier reef was an underwater wonderland that seemed to be composed of many chaotic mounds of living stone surrounded by a rich variety of fish, echinoderms and the occasional mammal or reptile. When we prepared to leave the reef, we saw past the chaos into the incredible sense and order of the reef ecosystem, including its natural and geological history, and the fascinating interactions between the organisms of the reef.
All of this clarity was accomplished through seeing firsthand the organisms we studied and through conversations in the field. In the evenings, we delved more deeply into the details of the ecosystems as we shared lectures on topics related to the ecosystem we inhabited during our time in Belize. We broke into groups to study specific organisms, and each group shared its knowledge as we prepared blog entries about the sightings and actions of our respective study groups.
We learned about the scourge of the invasive Lionfish, genus Pterois, by seeing it in person and discussing the problem with a scientist at the Smithsonian research facility at nearby Carrie Bowe Cay. We learned about the white band disease of the coral genus Acropora and the victorious return of Acropora palmata by seeing these incredible animals so close that we could reach out and touch them. This is where Dr. Solomon and I developed the mantra of the course: "You can't learn that in a book."
As we waved goodbye to the enchanted mangrove island we had called our home during six days on the reef, we prepared to enter the treacherous but beautiful tropical rainforest of Belize. The experience awaiting us at our remote inland research facility was so similar to that of the reef that our slogan for the course did not change. In the forest, the cycle repeated. Our initial wide-eyed awe quickly melted away to a confident mastery of the forest.
By the end of our time at the research station, we had the privilege of observing the annual mating flight of the leafcutter ant Atta cephalotes. We captured snapshots of cougars, ocelots and other mammals in camera traps set throughout the forest. We conducted experiments regarding predation and the limited resources in forests. We spent our mornings observing tropical birds that most of the world only ever sees in nature magazines.
Since my return to Houston, folks have asked me to name the three main things I took away from the course. If I must choose only three, I would say: I have gained a realization of the dynamic nature of the forest and the reef and an appreciation for the fragility of the ecosystems. I brought home a respect and admiration for the symbiotic relationship between the plants and animals of the forest, particularly when referring to the ants. Lastly, I took away a sense of awe at the power of organisms to find a niche where there is none, as exemplified by the amazing mangrove tree islands we visited on the reef.
By spending time fully immersed in the forest, we learned to speak its language and to understand the sounds, smells and sights beneath the canopy. Thousands of books have been written about the tropics, and reading them is a perfectly valuable experience. However, in order to truly understand the tropics, I recommend only this: Go see it for yourself.
EBIO 319 is scheduled again for summer 2013. The blog entries of all 12 students who took the course this summer can be found at www.owlplayground.com/2012EBio319/.
Riley Hatch is a senior-level student of biology and chemistry at the University of Houston.

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To paraphrase Heather B. Armstrong, I'm "Lana Wood" and this is MY blog. I write what I want, when I want, how I want. I do not write to please, entice, or impress anyone. I write what is on my mind at any given time.
I had a few reasons why I started keeping this blog. And after I realized people are reading it, I thought about how I felt about sharing my inner monologue.
When I set up the blog I sought advice from other bloggers about comments, intellectual property rights, and the vagaries of online writing. After gathering information, I decided to enable comments in the hope people would offer constructive criticism. I chose to have moderated comments with the reasoning that nasty people with snippy unconstructive criticism and too much time on their hands would not take the trouble to complete the steps to post a comment. I also felt that in the event someone posted something I found utterly reprehensible, I could choose not to post his or her comment.
I have learned how to check the "stats" for my site, and I know the most of the people who read my blog do not comment. Some do, and I am happy for their interest and the time they take to send me comments. So far I have had a couple comments that I was not quite sure where they are coming from but nothing I have found threatening or offensive. The comments section of a blog in an imperfect medium, and it is difficult to infer the intentions of others written reactions to my prose sometimes. To date I have posted all the comments I have received.
If you send me a comment and want me to respond let me know. I just figured out how to respond to comments on my own blog, but am not eager to have a back and forth in my comment section. You can send me an e-mail. I do write back, but I do not check e-mail frequently. I am pleasantly surprised people are reading and enjoying, or at least thinking about, topics I write about. I hope you will continue to visit me in cyber space.


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The #SelfLove Tag
A good friend of mine recently wrote a blog about the importance of loving yourself and, in the ethos of getting back into blogging, but also spreading the importance of #selflove, I thought I would join her. You can find the original post here at Lisa's blog 'A Star Fell On Her'. Also, if you're not already following her, I highly urge you to.
Recently I have gone through the task of converting old home videos to DVD and it's actually been quite an emotional job. One of the things that struck me as I watched them back (apart from how my brother's 80s toddler mullet was fantastic!) is just how confident I was when I was a young kid.
It's strange to think this boisterous little tyke turned into the self conscious, shy and socially awkward mess I became in High School. Saying that, I can also spot the small moments of silence, seriousness and contemplation that, even as a 4 year old, I managed to have. I definitely grew up very fast. Whether or not that was because of the impending genetic onslaught of Depression just waiting for the hormonal cocktail of puberty to set it free, or maybe I was just what my Nan used to call an 'Old Soul'. Either way, there was some point where this little girl who sang Ghostbusters as she sat on the potty and told her little brother how to hold his lunchbox on the first day of school, turned into a socially awkward, self conscious adult.
I'm not going to lie; I had my loud, fun moments growing up. As soon as I left High School I very much came into my own, but that self consciousness was always there niggling at the back of my brain. It made me constantly crave approval – whether through being on stage and showing off, throwing the best parties, or acting like a complete tool when I was drunk! I'm sure everyone has this little demon on their shoulder constantly telling them they aren't good enough, but mine always seemed that little bit louder and, well, meaner, than everyone else's.
So, I guess why this hash tag is important. We are all always criticising ourselves or being told by the media that we should criticise ourselves if we're not already. But we all need to stop. Even if for a moment (Because, let's face it, you can be the strongest person on the planet and with the amount of adverts, posters, magazines and social media out there, even you will question yourself at some point). The media will never be on our side whatever we look like or however we act, so first and foremost we need to make sure that we are on our side!
Anyway – rant over – onto some questions…
What's your favourite thing about your appearance?
I actually really love my hair. It's the one thing about me that I feel is really me and reminds me of when I went away to The Kubert School, which was probably one of the best times of my life.
What do you like about your personality?
I am pretty damned stubborn and determined, which may sound like a negative (and sometimes can be, of course), but I am pretty proud of as it has got me to where I want to be. I am always determined to prove people wrong when they think I can't do something and that has fuelled me to take on a career which is definitely not one of the safest as far as financial security, but makes me ridiculously happy.
Tell us something you're good at:
Skill wise, I'd like to hope I'm good at art… I always find it strange talking about what I'm good at as we are always taught not to 'show off' and be arrogant, but when your career is based around your own unique skill you have to learn to put that aside and just be proud of your skills; because who wants to hire an artist who sells them self as being 'just okay'. So, yeah, I'm good at art or at least the way I do it. And I'm a damned good singer.
What has been your biggest achievement, over the past 12 months?
Probably going to Dublin MCM. It was my first overseas convention as an exhibitor and I was nervous as hell. Everyone was very supportive and welcoming, but you never really know until you try out a new convention (let alone a new city… and country… and currency!) how it's going to go. I was pretty proud of doing it on my own and actually managing to have a good time too.
Also, since last year, I have been at a convention almost every week since the beginning of the convention year in the UK. I guess that's a pretty big achievement. It's been exhausting but really useful and extremely fun.
Psychologically I think I have finally started to make progress with actually enjoying my shape. I am a pretty short girl and, more importantly, I have quite a short torso. Since I've realized this more and more (it's mostly obvious when I put on weight – it always seems to bunch around my top half), I've started to appreciate my legs more and dress accordingly, wearing longer tops and just trying better to dress to my shape.
What goal are you most likely to achieve this year?
I'm really looking forward to creating and publishing my first ever creator-owned book later in the year. I feel like I've been pretending for so long that I'm a comic book artist, when realistically I have only ever worked freelance for other people. This will be my first creation that is entirely mine and from the heart, so it's pretty nerve racking to be putting something that personal out there.
I think I'm most likely to achieve this goal because I have a great support system of encouraging friends and I know they will push me to succeed with it. Not to mention the fact that they have all already shown so much support and encouragement about it becoming a Kickstarter, so I really can't wait to get started on it.
Are there any other goals that you think you'll achieve this year?
I really hope that I will finally be sending my first novel manuscript out into the world this year. I actually wrote it for NaNoWriMo in 2009, but have been slowly editing it and adding to it over the years. This is, again, quite a personal story, so even if I end up publishing it myself, at least it will be out there and part of the world rather than bottled up in my own head.
I'm also trying to work towards a much healthier lifestyle. For those who don't know, the artist lifestyle (especially a commercial one) can be very unhealthy. I'm not a huge junk food eater and I tend to avoid fizzy drinks (believe it or not), but I do sit down pretty much all day and not get up for long periods of time (especially when I have a deadline), consequently the pounds have been creeping up on me over the last year or so. I'm not aiming to be thin (if anything, I wouldn't suit it – I'm quite happy being curvy) but I do like feeling healthy. Consequently I have been cutting down on carbs and eating a lot more fruit and vegetables. I'm also trying to get out to the gym when a lot more – even if it's just for a long walk on the Treadmill.
What was the last thing that made you feel good about yourself?
I went shopping with my mum the other week to buy some more Summer style clothes and found a gorgeous maxi skirt. I tend to shy away from maxis as I mentioned before, I am pretty short, so they tend to blanket me; but this one was just gorgeous. It also had horizontal stripes, but my mum assured me that the whole 'fattening' aspect of these was a fallacy so I just went for it. When I wore it with my big black boots, it actually lengthened my body out and was really flattering. It's the first time in a while that I've been quite happy with my style and shape.
Other than that, I have to say that my mister makes me feel good on a pretty much daily basis. He is always pushing me to work on my art and writing and he consequently gets inspired my drive. It's always good to be in a relationship where you can reciprocate encouragement like that.
Have you noticed any positive changes in yourself recently?
When I was younger I used to be a bit of a push over. Despite being a stubborn person I would always let people walk all over me, be they friends or not. In the last couple of years I have started to notice that I don't take much laying down any more. I have been unfortunate to meet a few people in my life who actively encourage negativity, or try to create drama out of nothing; and I think I just got tired of it. I am an incredibly loyal person and will always stick by my friends no matter what, but I think it's got to the point where I'm finally finding it easier to know who my real friends are and who aren't. Consequently the friends I have now are some of the kindest and closest I have ever had.
Share something that fits in with the theme of self-love:
Obviously I have to share the blog that led me to answer these questions in the first place A Star Fell On Her. She has recently written a post on body consciousness which I found really inspiring – here.
Also, this blog I follow, Rad Fat Vegan is incredibly inspiring for positive body image.
A book which I found really inspired me to love myself more, The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler.
I'm still pretty new back to the blogging scene, so I don't follow many people just yet, but please feel free to share your own blogs which fit in with this theme in the comments below. I'd love to have a look at them.
When was the last time you treated yourself? What did you do, and why?
When I was working at London MCM I decided to take the Friday off and actually enjoy the con. I haven't done that in a long time. It was so nice to get out of 'seller mode' and actually see the con through the audience's eyes. It made me remember how fun and different these events are and how lucky I am to go to so many. And, even more so, how lucky I am that this is my job.
When do you next plan to treat yourself? Any thoughts on what you're going to do?
The mister and I are planning to London in July for my birthday to see the band 'Baby Metal'. The gig is in Camden, one of my favourite places, so we'll probably be spending some time down there scoping out the market stalls. There is also a comic book art exhibition in the British Library that we're hoping to catch while we're down there.
Give us a tip for improving self-love:
Just remember that you are not alone. Everyone doubts themselves and questions the things they do. That voice can be a conscience or it can be doubt, either way it shapes the person that you are, it's just a case of controlling it and changing the way it affects you. I'm not particularly good at this sort of advice as I'm not even close to figuring it out for myself yet, but here's hoping we all do some day.


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After the shocking climax to last week's episode, you might be forgiven for expecting some fallout in today's instalment - indeed, episode six seems to tease just that in its first few seconds but alas, normal service is resumed entirely despite what transpired between Chinatsu and Akari previously.
Anyway, after a quick, amusing and utterly random session of the main characters changing their faces by rubbing their cheeks (so that's how they do it on Nichijou what pros), we delve into what proves to be a largely art-related episode - a kind of Vision On with wannabe lesbians if you will. The whole thing is started by s first year's admiration for Kyoko's artistic ability, which sets off her artistic passion as she happily draws out a scenario featuring herself and Yui. The contents of this both enrages and inspires Chinatsu, causing her to create her own utterly terrifying work of art, which can only be relegated to the background thanks to the judicious use of clay and some decidedly provocative sculpture work from the ever-talented Kyoko.
For the second half of the episode, it's time to visit Yui's house again, only this time she's looking after a relative's kid - a child who just so happens to be a big fan of Mirakurun. Cue Chinatsu having to spend the afternoon cosplaying as and pretending to be said character to keep the kid happy, until all of her good will is sapped and the poor girl simply snaps, dashing her new-found friend's dreams in the process.
Overall, and despite that uncomfortable ending to its previous instalment, this was possibly the most entertaining episode of YuruYuri so far - it just about got its balance of sex and lesbian-related jokes right against the other gags it offered up (and it helped that some of the more perverted jokes were actually funny this time around), to create a package that wasn't particularly laugh out loud funny but was still worthy of some giggles. I'm starting to think that this series is simply better when it doesn't have Chitose and the rest of her student council counterparts around, in all honesty...
Monday, 8 August 2011
YuruYuri - Episode 6
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They are made from Soy Milk
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
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Geez, they used to run a radio add for these things and it was always stuck in my head. "Try Tofutti Cuties today!" I never actually tried them. Now I wish I did!ReplyDelete
You should.... seriously I have to contain myself. I mean if you are not a vegan you might want to have the regular ice cream sandwich.... but these are a great alternative... they are actually kinda good for you. They are great for kids with food allergies, and because they are little... they are perfect for little ones!ReplyDelete
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Meet Mr. Nobody
Culture Cafe have the exclusive first look at a few pieces of production artwork and a synopsis for Jaco van Dormael's Mr. Nobody. Here's the beginning of their plot outline:
The present day, more or less. Nemo (Jared Leto) is 35, an ordinary man, married to Elise (Sarah Polley). with three children. But life's tuming strange : billboards flash messages addressed only to him; he passes strangers with his face on the streets; behind the façade of a half-constructed building, he sees helicopters lifting enormous blocks of the ocean...
Nemo wakes to find himself trapped in his car, drowning. He wakes and is shot by an unknown assassin. He wakes again... by a swimmmg pool in the grounds of an opulent mansion. With a new wife and new children.
Again the Gilliam comparison presents itself, as well, perhaps, as Phillip K. Dick and Charlie Kaufmann. And Fellini. And, at a push, Vincenzo Natali. And some would say Alex Proyas.
Well... anyway, van Dormael is his own man, and he's very good. In his own right. And, Leto aside, I'm having very few doubts about this one.


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4 oz soft margarine
4 oz granulated sugar
8 oz SR flour
2 medium eggs
4oz dried fruit
a little milk
Preheat oven to 190'C (fan) and place paper cases in a bun tin.
1. Cream together margarine and sugar.
2. Beat in eggs, adding a little flour if necessary.
3. Fold in flour and fruit.
4. Add milk, if necessary, to form a soft dropping consistency.
5. Spoon into bun cases, until 3/4 full.
6. Bake for approximately 12-15 minutes.


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The Schools of Business is thrilled to be hosting several events Oct. 8-9 in conjunction with the University's Homecoming activities.
Please join us for the following:
"Back to the Class Room" with faculty members Rick Harris and Rob Nash
Friday, Oct. 8, 1:30–3 pm, Worrell 3209
Hosted by the MBA Class of 2010
"Homecoming Reception" - All students, faculty, alumni, staff and families are welcome.
Friday, Oct. 8, 5-6 pm, Kirby Atrium
Hosted by the Schools of Business Board of Visitors
Wake Forest University Homecoming Tailgate
Saturday, Oct. 9, 3:30 pm, Baity Street (behind Deacon Blvd.)
Hosted by Wake Forest University
(Look for the Schools of Business section inside the main tent)
Schools of Business Student Tailgate
Saturday, Oct. 9, 3:30 pm (NW corner of Student/Green Lot)
Hosted by SGA 2010-2011


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Monday, August 20, 2012
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
It isn't often that my husband makes special requests for baked goodies; he's more of an "I'll eat whatever you make" kind of guy. So on the rare occasion that he makes a suggestion, I'm all ears. Recently he asked for white chocolate macadamia nut cookies (one of my favorites!), and of course I obliged. The recipe I chose is from the America's Test Kitchen Family Baking Book. It's the White Chocolate Chip variation of their Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies. Don't make the mistake I did and over bake them! Even when a recipe explicitly says "Don't overbake," I have a hard time following directions. I'm a notrious cookie over-baker because I don't like gooey cookies...but sometimes that backfires and my cookies end up too dry!
Thick and Chewy Macadamia and White Chocolate Chip Cookies
From the America's Test Kitchen Family Baking Book
Makes about 24 cookies
2 cups (10 ⅔ oz) plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
12 tbsp/1½ sticks/170g unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1 cup packed (7 oz) light brown sugar
½ cup (3½ oz) granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
2 tsp vanilla extract
1½ cup (9 oz) white chocolate chips
1 cup macadamia nuts, chopped
Adjust the oven racks to the middle position and heat the oven to 325 degrees. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl.
In a large bowl, beat the melted butter and sugars together with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth, 1 or 2 minutes. Beat in the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla until combined, about 30 seconds, scraping down the bowl and beater as needed.
Reduce the mixer speed to low and slowly add the flour mixture until combined, about 30 seconds. Mix in the chips and nuts until incorporated.
Working with 2 tablespoons of dough at a time, roll the dough into balls and lay them on the prepared baking sheets, spaced about 2 inches apart. Bake the cookies, one sheet at a time, until the edges are set and beginning to brown but the centers are still soft and puffy, 15 to 20 minutes.
Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes, then serve warm or transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.
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What I did with this one is I replaced the white chocolate with brown chocolate then I melted the cocoa bar and mixed it with the flour and then I followed your procedure and done with the Brown Chocolate Macadamia Cookies :-) I love eating it with my tulsi tea and my children told me to create more for their friendsReplyDelete
They sound so yummy! Do you think it would work beating/mixing by hand?ReplyDelete
I tend to overbake everything, not only cookies, because I am so afraid it won't be completely baked... and then it ends being to dry. Case in point, yesterday's hot dog buns. I'm learning, though.
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U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan, charged with killing 13 people during a 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, will face a court martial trial at the base, a military judge ruled on Wednesday, rejecting his request to change the venue.
Judge Tara Osborn, a U.S. Army colonel, last month set July 1 for the start of the court martial for Hasan, who has been in custody since the shooting rampage that also wounded 32 people. Hasan could face the death penalty if convicted. - Yahoo! News


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A couple months back I got a note from Tom over at The Angels, In Order saying he had a stack of cards he wanted to send me and asking for my address. I was exited and intrigued as he didn't share what would be coming my way and Tom didn't disappoint.
And by far the highlight of the trade package were these cards from all the mini sets that were produced in 1988-89. These were a huge hole in my collection and I was so happy to see them in this trade package. Several of the designs I hadn't seen before. Obviously Will The Thrill was the key Giant in these seasons and I am so pleased to have these as part of my collection.
Tom, thanks for reaching out and for the awesome trade package!


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Started in 2011, Sketches is a Brooklyn-based collective jazz quintet in which each member writes music based on another member's musical idea. Inherent in each piece is the challenge of blending two distinct musical personalities, yet with an ensemble of strong composers and sensitive performers, the results have been as engaging as they are unpredictable. Scott Yanow commented in Jazz Inside Magazine that, "these five musicians all have compatible styles and listen closely to each other, two qualities that give Sketches its own group sound . . . With consistently fine solos (pianist Cherner is particularly inventive) and worthy themes, Volume One is an excellent start for Sketches."
On Volume Two, Sketches continues its investigation and exploration of their unique collaborative compositional process. The music on the band's sophomore album is a result of the growth that they have experienced while touring and performing music from their debut, appearing not only in New York City, but also performing in Washington D.C, Baltimore, Portland, and Boston. Volume Two reflects a deepening understanding between the band mates, building upon the critically-acclaimed music they offered on Volume One. As with the music from Volume One, each member shared a sketch from his notebook (e.g. any musical fragment, a collection of fragments, an incomplete tune) and another member used that as the basis for a new composition. The band then rehearsed and developed the compositions further. In this process, no tune is deemed complete until the band plays the composition and each improviser finds a way of coloring the pre-written material. Although the compositions start as "sketches", they are forged into complete compositions with ample room for improvisation. The band recorded all of the music on Volume Two in one day, a big indicator of the band's brilliance as ensemble players, and the unmitigated virtuosity they posses on their respective instruments.
The compositions on Volume Two reflect a very personal tone and approach. The highlights include Ravitz's "Hail from Plainville" (based on a sketch by Jeremy Udden), a tribute to Udden's personality and his compositional approach - a rare ability to combine jazz and folk music in a seamless way - that Ravitz admires. On Holman's "Y&H"(based on a sketch by Ravitz), the use of "power chords" are a tip of the hat to Holman's angst-loving teenage years. Ravitz's sketch inspired Holman to create a simple, open-form composition that has a passionate grunge feel but also pays tribute to the drummer's Middle-Eastern sensibility (Ravitz originally titled his sketch "Y&H" as a dedication to Israeli-born musician Yaron Herman). Bassist Martin Nevin's "Dyson Ritual" (based on a sketch by Udden), is meant to evoke a tribal ritual with the opening theme summoning the members of the tribe and a call to the forces that the ritual honors. Cherner's "Caught In The Storm" (based on a sketch by Holman) depicts the drama and volatility of either an internal, or actual, storm. Cherner was drawn to the harmony that resulted from the various permutations of the pitch set and the rhythm that Holman's sketch included. The band enters gradually as the storm brews, crackles with dissonance, finds moments of lyricism, gains momentum, and eventually dies down. In the coda, the listener is left with the tranquil space that's left in the storm's wake." Throughout Volume Two, the band delivers, "impressive post bop material, with rich and intelligent arrangements and a clever mix of melody and improvisation . . . You'll like these guys!" - George Harris, JazzWeekly.


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Thursday, January 13, 2011
More on the "avant-garde" identity crisis.
"...my sense — as I've insisted, however inadequately, elsewhere — is that this language, the language of avant-gardness and innovation, is far too deeply entangled in dominant cultural institutions and market systems to be at all recuperable. Further, the blind lust among artists and critics for newness, for advancedness, rests on a deeply troubling relation to time that not only pits new against old but presupposes a single landscape, a single temporality, such that, to point to one frustrating example, the rich multiplicity of American poetries that circulated during the 1970s and 80s can scarcely ever be considered by critics outside their relation to (or distance from) the New American Poetry or Language Writing. The fact of newness, of innovation, is always already built into efficacious work — work that productively intervenes in a situation at a specific moment in time — and so the desire to fetishize newness, avant- or advanced-ness, is to slavishly subordinate our labor to the stagflated market value of a transcendental signified that wrenches our attention away from the far more immediate, material conditions of our making."
- Richard Owens, Damn the Caesars
Then there's this fine review essay, in Essays in Criticism, which includes some good quotes from Bob Archambeau on the "Cambridge School," viz -
"The contradictions of a publicly-concerned poetry that works only by negation and obscurity come to a head here. It isn't just the idea that such poetry doesn't so much engage politics as it withdraws from politics that bothers [Peter] Riley, either: He's haunted by the sense that poets of this kind have become elitists, unwilling to sully their hands with the practicalities of political struggle. After the passage quoted above comes Riley's cri de coeur, directed toward the avant-garde community in which he himself has much standing: 'How did we get to be so haughty?'"
(See my own earlier post on the fate of the avant-garde here...)
Speaking of criticism, here's more on the critics' identity crisis:
The most significant thing about the feature on "Why Criticism Matters" is the title. The New York Times would never find it necessary to publish an article on why science, mathematics, medicine, music or art matters. The need to explain why criticism matters emphasizes as clearly as possible the fact that it doesn't.
-- from "Readers on Criticism," in the NYT Paper Cuts mailbag
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- Gary B. Fitzgerald said...
I haven't read much poetry lately.
After all, I have to write it.
I can't be unduly influenced
or misdirected. And damn!
I'm just now shaking off
Shakespeare and Poe,
Cummings and Frost,
just now releasing the howl
and its cost,
that tyger burning bright
and the dying of the light.
But I've read all of the dead ones,
and most of those living,
the famous and neglected.
I just don't resonate
with these new ones.
They don't make sense to me.
I don't get it!
Oh, I get the point, all right!
I just can't find the poetry.
Copyright 2011 – Leftover Stew, Gary B. Fitzgerald
- February 2, 2011 at 7:36 PM
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Dice just didn't look right. The ball wasn't coming out (smoothly). His velocity dropped quite a bit.According to the Pitch f/x data at MLB's Gameday, here are the number of two- and four-seam fastballs and their speeds through Dice's 4+ innings:
86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 1st inning 6 12 1 2nd inning 1 4 3 1 3rd inning 2 2 1 1 4th inning 2 3 3 1 5th inning 1 2 1Matsuzaka believed he could keep pitching, but Terry Francona said no.
We watched him in between innings and it looked like he was stretching out his arm in between innings, so we were keeping an eye on him. ... When somebody says they're feeling stiffness ... it's awful hard to leave a guy in a game. He didn't put up a fight.Dice:
I left all the judgment up to Tito. ... I understand that Tito's always concerned about players' condition. To that extent, I am sorry about making him concerned about my elbow.Matsuzaka said after the game that he is not worried because "I have an idea what's going on with my elbow."
Like the rest of us, Bobby Jenks is frustrated about his recent performances:
I don't even know what to say right now. ... I feel terrific, all my stuff is there. ... Obviously something's not clicking. Something's off. ... It seems like every time I go out there, something's finding a hole or flaring in there. I know they're good hitters, but the way I'm feeling right now, it shouldn't be happening.It might sound like Jenks has been taking Excuses 101 from Professor Lackey, but he's right. Batted balls are finding holes. Jenks's BABIP is a high (and unlucky) .444, which is far higher than anyone else on the entire staff.
I know it's going to take some work to get these fans back on my side, but once I turn this around, I'll get them back. ... I've got some work obviously numbers-wise, but when we win this (expletive), we're going to look back and not remember April.Much to everyone's surprise and delight, David Ortiz is crushing left-handing pitching so far:
PA AVG OBP SLG OPS BABIP vs RHP 62 .226 .323 .358 .681 .234 vs LHP 36 .379 .500 .517 1.017 .400Flo:
I never agreed with people saying I can't hit lefties. I haven't been as patient as I know I can be against them. ... But people want to talk about that, so let me figure this out right here because I know I can hit them. ... Before, lefties would come in to get you out. They would challenge you ... They don't do that anymore. They throw a lot of (expletive). I face a lot of lefties that don't get me. I get myself out. Now, I try not to chase bad pitches.Francona agreed:
He's swinging at strikes, not chasing balls, taking his walks and staying through the middle. ... He's not expanding his zone.Jacoby Ellsbury, in the seven games since being moved back to leadoff on April 22: 13-for-32, .406/.424/.563/.987.
Adrian Gonzalez
Last 5 games: 11-for-22 - .500/.500/.727/1.227 Last 12 games: 20-for-54 - .370/.382/.519/ .901


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Thursday, 6 August 2009
Bechstein's Bat in Pembrokeshire
Matt Zeale was hoping to catch Barbastelle bats last night, and he succeeded in an area with no previous records. Not only that, but he caught a Bechsteins bat too - is it a county first?
Posted by Bob & Annie at Thursday, August 06, 2009
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Medical Science Proves Baking Soda Cures Cancer
Donald J. Porter Feb. 3, 2013 - See DJP Protocol Below.
It is not a common day that a person's medical work is confirmed strongly. This year, 2013, medical scientists published vindication for Dr. Tullio, and others, which favor oral and transdermal use of bicarbonate instead of using it intravenously. It is not only vastly less expensive to use bicarbonate (baking soda) orally and transdermally in baths, etc., however it is safer and now proven to be effective. It is gratifying to have seen written and published Sodium Bicarbonate – Rich Man's Poor Man's Cancer Treatment, along with my DJP Baking Soda Protocol and Vernon (Vito) Johnston's success with Baking Soda.
It is one of the rare medical reviews on the subject. I hope it is clear to everyone, after reading the research below from the mainstream of medical science, the importance of becoming familiar with bicarbonate medicine and what it can do for cancer, kidney and diabetic patients as well as for those seeking relief from the worst symptoms of most diseases along with important diet changes see Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr. (I prefer Organic foods to minimize the chemicals from Packaged and Fast foods). "The results of this study suggest that tumor cells do, indeed, perform niche engineering by creating an acidic environment that is non-toxic to the malignant cells but, through its negative effects on normal cells and tissue, promotes local invasion." The great advantage to using bicarbonate orally (reinforced by strong magnesium and bicarbonate baths) is that one can dose during all the waking hours and receive a full course of treatment in about ten days. Anyone can drive up their pH and saturate all their cells to a much higher extent through these methods. This is in contrast to Dr. Simoncini's method that uses the blood for delivery and thus changing the pH is strictly limited by enforced blood parameters. Exactly how high the pH is driven up using bicarbonate orally can be controlled simply by using pH test strips and saliva and urine tests for accuracy. One can do this continuously for up to ten days keeping the optimal anti-cancer pH level constant. Using sodium and potassium bicarbonates (seawater offers a parallel reinforcing treatment) involves increasing oxygen/carbon dioxide levels, which increases oxygen levels as well as cell voltage—something not generally known or understood. This is the abstract for Dr. Robert J. Gillies and team from Wayne State Univ. School of Medicine paper, "Acidity generated by the tumor microenvironment drives local invasion."[1] The pH of solid tumors is acidic due to increased fermentative metabolism and poor perfusion. It has been hypothesized that acid pH promotes local invasive growth and metastasis. The hypothesis that acid mediates invasion proposes that H+ diffuses from the proximal tumor microenvironment into adjacent normal tissues where it causes tissue remodeling that permits local invasion. In the current work, tumor invasion and peritumoral pH were monitored over time using intravital microscopy. In every case, the peritumoral pH was acidic and heterogeneous and the regions of highest tumor invasion corresponded to areas of lowest pH. Tumor invasion did not occur into regions with normal or near-normal pH. Immunohistochemical analyses revealed that cells in the invasive edges expressed the glucose transporter GLUT-1 and the sodium-hydrogen exchanger NHE-1, both of which were associated with peritumoral acidosis. In support of the functional importance of these findings, oral administration of sodium bicarbonate was sufficient to increase peritumoral pH and inhibit tumor growth and local invasion in a preclinical model, supporting the acid-mediated invasion hypothesis. In their discussions these researchers summarize the basic mechanisms of pH and cancer virility: The propensity of cancers to invade adjacent normal tissues contributes significantly to local tumor growth and formation of metastases, which are largely responsible for tumor-associated morbidity and mortality. The mechanisms by which tumor cells invade are complex and can be modified in response to environmental conditions. Due to increased glucose metabolism, H+ production and excretion are generally increased in cancers. This, combined with poor perfusion, results in an acidic extracellular pH in malignant tumors (pH = 6.5-6.9) compared to normal tissue under physiologic conditions (pH = 7.2-7.4). Cancer cells, because of their enhanced evolutionary capacity, develop adaptive mechanisms that allow them to survive and even proliferate in acidic environments. Extracellular pH of tumors is typically highly acidic, and this will inevitably result in acid diffusion into the surrounding stroma. We propose that the acidic pH of the tumor microenvironment represents a "niche engineering" strategy that promotes local invasion and subsequent in vivo growth of malignant tumors. Support for this model has come from recent observations that neutralization of the tumor derived acid with systemic buffers (e.g. bicarbonate, imidazole, lysine), can inhibit spontaneous and experimental metastases. My successes along with Vito's and MANY, MANY others in numerous countries & diet conditions has demonstrated that A TEMPORARY high pH (alkalinity) causes the death of cancer cells (not healthy cells as the increased oxygen levels from the temporary high Alkalinity/pH benefits other normal cells throughout the body ! Deep breathing, frequently during the day is also a benefit.. When your blood is acidic, the pH, or "potential" of Hydrogen (H+) is low, that is, there are hydrogen atoms that dissociate with it's related halogen. This causes your body, which continually regulates blood pH at a slight alkaline level, to release alkaline atoms from your bones (calcuim, magnesium, phosphorus.. etc) But when you ingest alkaline foods, the pH raises slightly, meaning, there is an influx of hydroxides (OH-) This does not trigger your bones to release its minerals. With regards to cancer, the modality of this "potential" of Hydroxide (pOH) seems to allow for even more of an oxygen rich environment. To which, cancer has a hard time dealing with, since it is doing anaerobic respiration through fermentation of glucose. The prevailing diets of America society seems to show that people who eat acidic foods contract cancer more often than those who eat alkaline foods. Acidic Foods - Meat eaters, bread, cereals, bacon, beef, cheese, chicken, eggs, fish, ham, lamb, liver, pork, veal, peanut butter, peanuts, opcorn, walnuts, sugars. Alkaline - Vegetarians, all fruits minus cranberries, plums, prunes, rhubarb, all vegetables minus (corn, lentils), fermented vegetables, milk, almonds, brazil nuts, chestnuts, coconut, molasses Contrary to the medical industry, I think there is many different ways to nutritionally combat cancer, for a quick list, Iodine, Cannabinoids, bicarbonate of soda and promote an alkaline body pH through a more vegetarian diet. If you want to drink a vegetable juice,. Or juice your own, preferably organic. Source(s): http://home.earthlink.net/~anitaastrolog… http://www.cancerfungus.com http://www.optimox.com/pics/Iodine/updat… http://www.wildfermentation.com see: donportercancer,
DJP Baking Soda Protocol – This creates a high pH (8+) thereby kills Cancer Cells, & has worked for me, 7 1/2 yrs., after following a modified "Plant Based ALKALINE Diet (Macrobiotic)" to restore/re-build my immune system, as Anyone Can ! Get Alkaline - Change Acidic Cell Environment. I am not providing medical advice, simply "revealing my experiences and protocol", resulting in eliminating Stage IV Metasticised cancer. I Did "NO" Chemo, NO Radiation, Minimum Drugs Require - 4mos. To change our blood - Do ORGANIC Plant Based Diet Alkaline-NO CHEMICALS AVOID Any forms of SUGAR-Eat Organic food-for about1 mo. then Initiate as follows:
• 1st day- 1 Teaspoon of BS soda with 1 cup room temp water 2x day (away from meals), 2 Teaspoons of Black Strap molasses ("BSM") Heat @ "LOW" temp in pan for 5 min. STIR a lot to fully combine your sugar & BSM into "YOUR own Trojan Horse", to benefit your body -immune system. The molasses/maple syrup targets cancer cells (which consume 15X more glucose than normal cells) and the baking soda, (which is dragged into the cancer cell by the maple syrup/BSM), being very alkaline, is a rapid shift in pH thereby killing the cancer cells in hrs). We have 100 Trillion cells.
• 2nd day- repeat, also Do DEEP breathing- 30x, do 3-10x day. OXYGEN KILLS cancer cells
• 3rd day – same Cancer cells thrive on sugar so when you use sugar it's like sending in "your own Trojan horse". The sugar is "not" going to encourage the growth of the cancer colonies as the alkaline baking soda (9pH) is going to kill the cells before they have a chance to grow.
• 4th day – same 2X day goal get to 8.0 - 8.5 pH and hold 4-5 days and cancer cells dormant @ pH 7.5+ and kills cancer cells @ 7.8-8.5. My pH was 8.53 on 3rd day with a blood/urine test.
• 5th day - started taking the solution - 2 tspns BS and 2 Tsps BSM 2 day
• 6th day– repeat 2 Tspns BS and 2 Tspn of BSM and 1 cup of water 2x a day. My pH measured 8.35. That is what happens with cesium chloride/BS done by Italian Dr. Simoncini, mild nausea is good as it means the dead cancer cells are being discarded by your body. BREATHE DEEPLY !
• 7th – All ok - lips tingled- an Oxygen Euphoria from a lot deep breathing. Oxygen assists in killing ALL cancer cells! Also on day 7, increased BS to 2+ Tspns. and got a slight headache, backed off to 2 Tspns BS- I was a bit uncomfortable/nervous and had a slight headache, so reduced it had slight confusion. Do 30+ DEEP breaths MANY times per day– VERY IMPORTANT Oxygen kills cancer cells
• 8th day – double dose 3x a day to get pH high- could some be health issues with too much BS Potassium 200+mg intake is Important. Filtered water also. Exercise/walk 30 min. daily.
• 9th day – A little diarrhea, a little weak feeling, really began to up my potassium intake. All experts said that high dosage of potassium (also with cesium chloride) is very important. Oxygenation euphoria all day from deep breathing. KILLING cancer cells most important ! Walking Barefoot on ground is good.
• 10th day - Headache more persistent, body sweats SO- I cut back to a solution 2x a day not 3x. • 11th day – down to 1.5 Tspns to control headache, bit of loose stools, slight headache, night sweats. I cut back felt overloaded- 8.35 goal achieved -I wanted to maintain pH 8.0+ for 4-5 days.
• Key Points: Take BS solution 2 hrs before or 2 hrs after eating, to give stomach acids time to digest food. Eat HIGH potassium organic foods Watch blood pressure-take Potassium. Calcium 1,200 mg, Vit. D/D3 10,000 iu's, Astralagus, Filter Wtr, Turmeric, Celery Seed, Maitake d-fraction Potassium 200 mg, BREATHE Deeply. Astaxanthin, Sun Chlorella, Herbal ALOE Force, Magnesium, maintain ORGANIC Alkaline Diet to let your Immune System rebuild from MANY years of harmful chemicals, etc, in Pkgd/Fast foods! Eat brown rice, oats, beans, lots of GREEN veggies, NO fruit w/cancer. Pay for Organic now or pay Drs. Later. Take Essiac Caps from True Canadian health product, Walk 30 min. daily. see donportercancer
• Room temp filtered water, Green teas- Kukicha, Bancha-Hojicha, Dandelion Root, Pu-erh, Essiac.
• Human blood pH should be slightly alkaline (7.2 - 7.45). A pH below 7.0 is acidic. A pH above 7.4 is alkaline. NO Beer/Wine/Liquor, Drugs, Dairy/Butter, Sugars, Sodas, Table Salt, Pork/Bacon/ Poultry/Beef, Easy/NO fish, related-clams-muscles-lobster, etc. Be good to your immune system - It WILL be good to you with - ORGANIC Alkaline Food WASH ALL FOOD ! NO Overcooking! Acidic creates Cancer environment - Alkaline Environment KILLS cancer cells !
Jim Kelmun 75, (truck driver), treated 200+ terminal cancer sufferers, 185 lived @ least 15 years. Jim threatened with jail unless he stoped administering his remedy – as he has no medical degree! Jim's Remedy – Maple Syrup, BS (Baking soda). Mix 1 part BS to 1-3 parts syrup. Heat LOW HEAT, stir rigorously in a pan for 5 min. 2 tspns per day 1st week, 1 tspn per day for 2 weeks. Stop Remedy after 3 weeks.
1931 Dr. Otto Warburg, 2X Nobel Prize Winner PROVED that all forms of cancer are characterized by 2 basic conditions: acidosis and hypoxia (lack of oxygen). "Cancerous tissues are acidic, healthy tissues are alkaline. Cancer can't survive in an alkaline body or in Oxygen. All people with Cancer have a pH that is too acidic. High pH kills cancer cells ! 99% of terminal cancer victims are 1,000x more acidic than normal. A Few Related "GOOD"Internet Searches & Authors to read of 100,000+-- I researched:
• Dr. Caldwell B Esselstyn, Jr, Heart • Cesium Chloride, Forks over Knives
• http://sanjayguptamd.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/29/sanjay-gupta-reports-the-last-heart-attack/
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wZendyXhU4 • The pH Miracle–R. Young, Dr. Sanjay Gupta-CNN, Bill Clinton, Dr. Essesltyn, Search - donportercancer • Dr.Otto Warburg cures Cancer http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/podcasts/gupta/site/2011/08/29/sgmd.last.heart.attack.cnn http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/politics/2010/09/24/tsr.blitzer.clinton.doctors.cnn
Dr. E sselstyn- Zero cardiovascular events have occurred in Dr. Esselstyn's 25 year study. There is no mortality, no morbidity, no expense from following a plant-based diet--if you eat in a way that makes the cap over your plaque super strong. "Some people think the "Heart diet" is extreme. Half a million people a year will have their chests opened up and a vein taken from their leg and sewn onto their coronary artery. Some people would call that extreme CAUSES- IGNORED. . Drs.-AMA are treating the symptoms- NOT the Cause. A NO HEAL NO CURE AMA policy to Max Revenues; Organic Alkaline Food is the BEST Medicine. Try Farmers Markets. STOP chemicals from entering our bodies and OVERWHELMING OUR IMMUNE SYSTEMS, Creating ACIDITY, allowing many diseases, EAT a strict ORGANIC Alkaline Plant Based Diet to Maximize your Health. Food is The Best Medicine ! Stop eating and creating ACIDIC foods in body- No Pkgd. or Fast Foods.
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor; thus, I have not been formally "mis-educated." I am not certified in medicine; therefore, there is no certificate or diploma disgracing the interior of my home or office and no monument to the biggest revenue generating fraud ever perpetrated on human kind. This Blog/website/Protocol is for educational purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for the diagnosis, treatment, or advice of a qualified, licensed medical professional. The facts presented are offered as information only, my experiences in beating Stage IV Cancer, not medical advice, and in no way should anyone infer that I am practicing medicine. A conscious effort has been made to present information on my experiences that are both accurate and truthful. Much is based on Dr. Otto Warburg. My statements regarding alternative treatments for cancer have not been evaluated by the FDA.


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This last weekend my family and I went camping and it was pretty much amazeballs.
But I'm not gonna blog about it today.
Cause I haven't gone through all my pictures, nor have I gotten any of the pictures my dad took with his fancy camera.
I always want to make sure to get my dad's pictures before I blog something,
cause his are usually the shiz.
Cause he's fancy like that.
I think sometimes he gets annoyed with me though, cause every time after my family does something fun, the next day I'm like, "Did you finish editing your pictures yet?" "Did you go through your pictures yet?" "Are you gonna be home tonight so I can come over and get your pictures?" "I need your pictures before I can blog."
He's sort of been sucked into the blog life without actually knowing it.
It's what I like to call second-hand
smoke blogging.
My blogging is suddenly his problem cause I need his pictures.
Don't tell him that though.
So anyway,
I think when most bloggers post a bunch of pictures to catch you up on what's been going on, they call it an iphone dump.
I'm gonna opt out of the "iphone dump"terminology cause the word "dump" reminds me of, well, you know...bathroom business.
So instead, I'll go with:
Here's some pictures of stuff that's been going on lately 'round these here parts.
My parents got me a fancy leather padfolio for graduation, to use at work.
You know, cause I'm a big girl now with a big girl job and a Master's degree.
And it finally came in the mail and I'm in loooove with it.
It has my initials on it and everything.
I carry it around the office with me even when I don't have meetings to go to.
Cause it makes me feel happy like that.
Speaking of work, one of my good friends Sarahita started last week and I'm pretty dang happy about that too.
Sarahita was my first friend I made in grad school, and 2 years later we're now coworkers!
Now we get to work together, and write reports, and make Power Point presentations, except this time we get to get paid for it.
Oh yeah.
My sister-in-law had a birthday last week.
Happy birthday Jessica!
And her little one, my niece, Miley, is as cute as ever in her Cardinals gear we got
for her last Christmas.
Seriously, so cute right?!
When we were at my in-laws' house last week to celebrate Jessica's birthday, Miley did a number in her diaper when Grandpa was holding her.
He totally tried to pawn her off on me, and I was like, "Nuh uh! I'm not ready for diaper changing yet!"
A for effort, though, Carl.
I came across this on Twitter and literally lol'd. I know sometimes people say that they literally laughed out loud, but really they didn't, they're just being dramatic...but I'm telling you, this literally made me laugh out loud.
Believe me.
Hopefully you laughed too or else you might be like, "geez Carissa, it really wasn't that funny." In which case I might feel kind of dumb.
And hopefully you know the song by P!nk, or else you definitely won't think it's as funny.
My good friend Faith, whom I've known since the 7th grade, was in town last week and we got together for a dinner date.
Faith and I used to ride our bikes to school together and I would tell her all about how I thought this kid named Nathan was really really cute, but would never dare to talk to him.
Now, we're in our mid-twenties, she lives across the country with two kids, we have husbands in the military, and we talk about how cute our dogs are.
Things change don't they?
Things change, but Faith doesn't. She's still as hysterical as ever.
Love you woman!
So you know, hopefully I'll have a camping post to share with you soon.
Depending on when I get the picture issue sorted out.
Is it just me or is half the battle of composing a blog post, figuring out what pictures to use?
I hate sorting through pictures and figuring out which to use and where to put them.
Maybe it's because I take too many.
Maybe I should take less pictures?
That's crazy talk.


text:
I had the great opportunity to appear for an interview on the website of a fabulous author and friend, Christine Nolfi, where I was asked this: Why move between genres?
This is a question I often ask myself. My books cannot easily be classified in the narrow confines of a particular genre, because life as we know it–and my art, which mirrors it– constantly change from one genre to the next. One moment is is humorous; the next, it is erotic; then, it might be a tragedy.
To read the interview, in which I also talk about the latest and greatest news--my two audio projects--click here: My interview on Christine Nolfi's website.