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Due to distance and limited transportation options, shopping for healthy food can prove difficult for those living in areas not served by a major grocery chain.Further:
For millions of Americans—especially people living in low-income communities of color— finding a fresh apple is not so easy. What can be found, often in great abundance, are convenience stores and fast food restaurants.Consider the following anecdote:
Anne, a mother of a small child, decides to spend her Saturday grocery shopping. While this may be an hour or perhaps two-hour excursion for a mother living in a middle-income metropolitan area in the U.S., it is an all day trek for Anne who lives in an underdeveloped rural area.As can be seen, access to healthy foods is a major contributing factor to obesity in rural areas. This problem is not entirely the fault of poor decision-making or bad parenting; it is also a product of lack of access. Another study reported childhood obesity in urban areas was hire even when differences in diet and exercise were taken into account.
In order for Anne to get to a grocery store she must take three buses and walk several miles just to reach the store, all with a small child. Once Anne enters the store, she is tired and her child is fussy and angry, the first thing Anne does is grab a coke and hand it to her child, simply to calm him so she can concentrate.
While shopping, Anne is limited in what she can purchase, because anything she buys has to be something that will last, processed foods and canned goods are typical purchases. Anne is further limited by the fact that she can only purchase what she can carry on the journey back, at most two bags of groceries. Lastly, Anne can only buy what she can afford, which limits her ability to buy fruits and vegetable, which are typically more expensive in rural areas.
Once Anne is finished, she is faced with several hours of travel back home. Throughout the week, Anne will be forced to supplement her groceries with foods purchased from local convenient stores and fast food restaurants that are easily accessible.
Diet alone is not the only problem in rural communities when it comes to obesity. In addition, rural communities often face problems regarding exercise. The Rural Assistance Center reports that, contrary to popular belief; rural citizens are not more active on a daily basis than citizens in urban or metropolitan areas. This is partly due, again, to access. Many rural areas have less exercise facilities, less physical education in school, and fewer parks and other outdoor recreational areas.
Although there are several ways to combat access to exercise in rural areas, many of them require money and resources these areas might not have. Often suggested are classes on nutrition and healthy cooking classes. However, in areas where healthcare is already limited, this may not be an option.
A better plan is to concentrate on solutions people in the community can implement themselves, at little or no cost. Some programs could be walking clubs, or other health related organizations put together by members of the community. Authorities and experts often report that weight loss and diet change are more successful when done in groups.
Although access to physical activity may be something that can be easily changed with awareness and at a low cost, easy access to health food is a much bigger problem facing citizens in rural communities. Providing better transportation and more grocery stores in rural areas is not a project to be undertaken lightly.


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Tomes are magical, really. You take a book from your shelf or your table, open it, dive yourselves into the words and with the power of imagination, you're transported to a whole new place. Your souls and hearts and minds are now resided in a disparate world but you and your physical selves are still here. It's like being in two places in one time, connected yet separated by the thin veils of papery leaves.
While reading is certainly an experience for the mind, how about the other small things that we barely notice while reading books? How about the feelings of having the tip of your fingers caressing the pages of your book? The smooth sheets beckon your fingers to nimbly flip it, so that you won't do any damages to the paper. Paper is such a fragile element, but its rather short permanence makes it much more valuable.
The rustling sounds that the pages of paper make as you turn them one by one, aurally inviting as you continue your adventure in words. The sounds are like music. The pace changes, always, depending on how fast or how slow you read a book. When you get excited, suspenseful, anxious, the sound comes like a fast flowing tempo. When you savour the most intimate moments, the part where the characters are at their most vulnerable, damaged state, the part where emotions are abound, the rhythm of the paper slows down.
Have you ever smelled your books? I just love the smell of new books, old books… okay maybe books of all ages. You just can't get enough of it. The smell of books is caused by a natural alcohol found in woods that is known as 'lignin'. Old books will generally have a sweet wonderful scent of faint vanilla and grass. Lignin is the natural aroma of woods, the natural aroma of books. You can't get any better than that and it is aptly fitted to the fact that books are the food for your soul.
As books grow old, the pages started to yellow, and you may notice the blots and patches of rusty colours here and there. We call those patches 'foxing stains'. On the downside, it is a sign that the books are deteriorating, a normal process, yes, but certainly not a welcomed one. In a way, however, I love seeing those marks. It shows that the books are growing old, just like how we are getting older and older every single day. I'll make sure that my books will stay with me as long as I live.
Books are my treasures. The words inspire, the stories enthrall, the bound pages held either by threads or glue are the guardians of our imagination. For eons, books have worked for us, for eons to come, they shall stay that way.

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Saturday, October 19, 2013
Memoirmics again!
Hello friends! So I started this blog in college, because my teachers told me to. I originally paid little attention to it, mostly out of my deep, unavoidable incompetence. This incompetence is still, very much with me, but I'm on a kick of pretending I'm actually on top of my shit. So I'm excited to announce this blog is once again, open for business!
Here I will showcase the things I love to do the most, my comics. The first of which is the first Memoirmic I ever did. There's waaaay more to come! Please enjoy!
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text: Thirteen-year-old Scooter King's mom is a medium, and he's not amused by the "Oh yeah, well my mom's a large" joke. As a spirit-summoner's son, his weekly chores include facilitating séances with the usual tricks of the trade: cheesecloth faces, hoof-beat simulation, whispering voices and the like. Scooter's encounters with the dead soon become all too real when he inadvertently stumbles upon the corpse of Herman Day, submerged in Houdini's Burmese Torture Tank in Boston's Orpheum Theater. A natural detective, Scooter boldly begins investigating Day's murder and finds himself face-to-face with Harry Houdini himself: world-famous escape artist and, to Scooter's mother's dismay, crusader against fraudulent mediums. The first-person perspective is punchy and engaging, but the excess of '20s lingo ("chump," "eel's hips," "a lot of applesauce," etc.) occasionally lends a distracting flippancy to the dramatic, sometimes genuinely poignant story. Drawing from several true stories, Lawrence has crafted an elaborate, fun, fast-paced murder mystery with a rich sense of time and place. (afterword, acknowledgments, about the author) (Historical fiction. 11 & up)


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"It takes a village", said one Darden cousin to Moi. She sure is right about that.
Last summer I was blessed to attend the Darden family reunion. During a presentation I was making to the family, I dropped a comment about how cousin Marilyn was so good at cold calls, even walking up to the front door of cousins she has not met, striking up a conversation and getting to know them. I personally find this a bit difficult, not the conversation part, anyone who knows me knows I seldom lack for something to say. But, the cold call, the knocking on the door part, well, I have trouble with that.
At this point in my presentation, I hear the words, from the back of the room, "It takes a village, Carol." I acknowledge same and continue with the presentation. However, as the weekend progresses and other presentations are made, I really start to get it! Marilyn is great at cold calls, organizing, book and photo projects. Connie is a terrific organizer and keeper of the contact data. I do research, others have done cookbooks, recorded interviews. Some of the younger set are whizs at computers, cameras, sound systems, and all kinds of digital "stuff". Marilyn, Connie, the others, had strengths I did not, some of the family have no time for the research that I do. By combining the talents of residents of the village we had a lot of great stuff we were able to share with the family.
It is summer, it is the time for many family reunions, are you tapping into the talents of your family village? Does Aunt Jane have a photo collection that goes WAYYYYYY back? Has Uncle John recorded distant family members telling stories? I would bet that Aunt Jane and Uncle John would be honored and tickled pink to share. Get the computer savvy nieces and nephews to help, maybe a slide show of the old photos, maybe a DVD with the voice files so others can have a copy.
Tap into your village residents, use their talents for the entire village, prepare for some great reunions!
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Sunday, June 14, 2009
It takes a village, all residents invited to participate
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- TennLady said...
I wish I could get someone in my family interested - even those way extended family members.
- June 14, 2009 at 10:28 PM
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I had a son in September...
And I'm in love with him. Who could give anything less to this little man?
Being a mom has brought a new deeper love than I had ever thought possible. And it's impossible to ignore his presence in my life. Rest assured that my new role as mother will be the topic of many posts to come.
I have also set some goals for this year. And while April is not exactly the time to talk about New Year's resolutions... I'm embracing mine publicly at this time. Last year I resolved to clean my closet... and damnit, I finished on December 31st. I think good New Years resolutions will last the whole year through if they reflect your true heart for change. So why not?
1) Be 20 pounds lighter in 2012. It's a bold goal... and one I've been vastly struggling with as far as how to get there. More details about my struggles in the future.
2) Be one book "lighter" by the end of the year. Translation: get off my booty and make a presentable manuscript that will hopefully be accepted by a publisher by the end of the year... or at least, send out query letters for it. The rest is in someone else's hands.
So there you have it. Three very different topics to this blog than previously laid out. Motherhood. Weightloss. Writing.
And maybe some design thrown in here and there. ;-) I'm becoming much more modern in my tastes... and would love to share some things with you.
To those who actually decide to follow my journey. Welcome. I hope I can inspire a few, and find encouragement from you as well.


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Saturday, May 16, 2009
Sail Cat, Very Flat!
In an attempt to capture those pesky pigeons that sit outside and torment her, Crooky leaped from the CD player up there this morning. Where she teetered with her front paws on the outermost window frame and her back paws on the innermost one.
Only her tail was still in the kitchen.
Which I grabbed.
And pulled her back inside.
That would have been fun trying to explain to the children over breakfast. I would have to use my father's method:
"All of you with a cat, step forward."
"Oh. Not you."
In a New Topic: Did I explain about the latest doctor visit? The one where we determined Skittles had three NEW cavities (she averages 2-3 each visit), and I am a lousy mother?
This came about because I scheduled appointments for the girls and me to have our teeth cleaned. And, at the same time, I scheduled an appointment for myself with the General Practitioner to discuss why I am so damn itchy ALL THE TIME and what, if anything, I can do about my plantar fasciitis.
But that plan got scuttled because Skittles had headaches every single day last week (no doubt triggered by a massive drop in pressure). So I gave her my appointment.
We talked to the doctor about what we can do to treat her headache pain because although Advil (ibuprofen) works really well on the headache, it upsets her stomach. Last spring she developed a small ulcer even from it.
So the doctor gave me something she can take with the Advil to protect her stomach as well as an alternative drug called Efferalgan (a French paracetamol that effervesces like Alka-Seltzer). And asked about how much exercise Skittles gets.
"She walks to and from school every day . . ." I said as the doctor shook her head. Okay, once I explained how long the walk is, she conceded slightly.
"But it's not aerobic. What does she do to get sweaty?" she asked.
Bloody little.
"How about horseback riding?"
She actually suggested HORSEBACK RIDING! Here? In Moscow? I mean, I know people who do it, but these are people with cars/drivers and much richer lifestyles than I will ever have here.
Horseback riding. I don't get to go fucking horseback riding. And I'm the one who is actually into it.
She suggested a swimming pool then, and it seems reasonably priced, although it could be more reasonably located for my taste. I mean, it's do-able, but the thought of dragging swim suits, goggles, and towels for three (because she can't go by herself) to the pool after school twice a week and then dragging all that and two tired and cranky kids who still have to do homework back on the Metro during rush hour . . .
Maybe my glass is half empty and I'm making it more difficult than it is. But I returned home after the appointment and just cried because I couldn't provide my kids a nice way to get sweaty a few times a week here in Moscow.
Then I had a brainstorm.
Yeah, they both have these at home in the US. But we aren't in the US 10 months of the year. And yeah, Moscow isn't scooter-able for a good part of those 10 months. But it is now.
One of the few good things about Moscow is that you can get anything delivered. The Spouse ordered two scooters via the Internet on Thursday. And I accepted deliver this morning.
Baboo and I scootered over to Starlite Diner to meet The Spouse and a very surprised Skittles.
It is certainly aerobic. And lots of fun.
We may need another scooter. Maybe two.
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- Jen said...
Great solution!
Looking forward to reading Scooter Adventures.
Poor Skittles :(
- May 16, 2009 at 3:50 PM
- hka said...
Never, ever take the kids horseback riding here. I'll tell you about our adventures at the banya.
But on the other hand, we could jointly try to find a swimming class for Saturdays for all the girls.
- May 16, 2009 at 7:01 PM
- valentina said...
FABULOUS! I know Baboo is thrilled and I am sure Skittles must be too! And I had thought you meant those little electric scooters and didn't understand how that could be much exercise but these are the old fashioned push and hop kind which will be great!
I must say I laughed so loudly at your Father's "Everyone with a cat step forward. Not you!" that my cats trilled and came in to my office to see what I was up to!
That Crooky is too brave for her own good! So do you think moving the CD player will keep her out of the window? Maybe you could just give her a nice snack of chicken skin which would certainly taste better than those pesky pigeons!? Has she been fixed yet or is that impending? You have spent a lot of time at docs lately.
I sure hope this helps Skittles' migraines. If Advil helps can't she take it with some toast and peanut butter so it's not in her stomach alone and a glass of milk with or without some cookies might not hurt either?
How can you ever get over your plantar fasciitis when you have to walk so much?
Maybe you could get yourself an electric scooter?! xov
- May 17, 2009 at 1:47 AM
- Susan said...
One of the things the kids brought when the came to Mowcow was their scooter. They enjoy them so much. They had to give up their bikes:(
They "scoot" all over the place.
I had orthodics made for my feet and that took care of the plantar faciitis. I was ready to have my foot amputated it hurt so bad!
- May 17, 2009 at 2:08 AM
- Tina in CT said...
What about joining a health club as everyone could use the gym and swim?
My daughter has similar windows and they only open the inner one. The cats love to jump up and then down between the windows to snooze. When they've had enough, they jump back up to the small open window and then back into the room.
That is horrible about your daughter's headaches.
You order things and have them delivered? My daughter never has done but waits until she is home to visit in the US. You actually receive what you ordered?
- May 17, 2009 at 3:52 AM
- kate said...
Still picturing your cat perched on the top window...
Glad you've got quick, reliable delivery service. That sounds magical to me.
Hey--how 'bout a mini trampoline for winter months?
- May 17, 2009 at 8:50 AM
- The Expatresse said...
Re: pigeons. it's just one of those primal things. There are pigeons on the window sills and this makes the cats wild. They don't even perch on MY windowsills.
Susan: funny you mention amputation. I say that all the time. it's the most awful, burning pain. And I gave birth without drugs!
Tina: I joined a health club so I can swim, but for the family it would cost about $10,000/year. I can bring the kids to my gym pool for 1000 rubles each kid/each visit. Too much. This other pool the dr. mentioned was 200 rubles per person per visit.
I ordered the scooters on line through sportsmaster.ru. Well, actually, The Spouse did it. Russian websites are very good. But it's COD. You can't pay with a credit card.
- May 17, 2009 at 10:40 AM
- Tina in CT said...
Email my daughter as the health club in their neighborhood is great and much, much less money. It might not be feasible for you if you are in another section of the city though.
Her girls need new scooters so perhaps she can order from where you did.
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Today I am wearing 3 Indie polishes At. The. Same. Time! Hooray! I have Pretty & Polished Day Trippin' as my base and Daring Digits Salt Water Taffy and Punch Me Purple as glitter toppers.
I will warn you this post is a bit picture heavy.
This is what Day Trippin' looked like when I stepped outside into the brisk air. Kind of a cool gradient from pink to purple.
Salt Water Taffy is a pretty pink glitter top coat and Punch Me Purple is the lovely purple and white. Husband says PMP is his favorite in my stash so far.
Then I dipped my nails in hot water...
And it turned this adorable fuschia pink!
Now you can really see Punch Me Purple on my ring finger.
Then I let it sit in the air and cool back down...
I did this 3 or 4 times and then I decided to have some fun with it and dipped just the tips of my nails into the hot water.
Honestly, this polish was so much fun! And covered in only 3 coats. It has been changing colors on me all day as I walk into school and back outside. And the rooms at my school are super cold, so it kept going from pink to purple.
You can buy Pretty & Polished on her Etsy site.
You can also get Daring Digits on her Etsy site, though at the time of posting, she is on vacation and the shop is closed.


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By Patric Hedlund
Writing "time is of the essence," U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (DCA), joined with 15 others from both parties in the U.S. Senate to urge the Obama administration to quickly implement reforms to help millions of responsible homeowners refinance at today's all-time low 3.94 percent interest rates.
The senators called upon federal housing regulators to lower barriers keeping borrowers "trapped in higher interest loans." They said that the savings could "put more than $2,000 a year in a family's pocket, and give a lift to an economy still burdened by the drop in housing prices."
The letter suggested removing loan-to-value limits, to give atrisk borrowers an alternative to walking away from their mortgage; eliminating loan level price adjustments (up-front, riskbased fees that make a refinance less affordable and 'cannot be justified on loans on which Fannie and Freddie already bear the risk'); and ensuring that second lien holders do not stand in the way of a refinance.
"All of these changes can be accomplished administratively and we urge that you take immediate steps to do so," the senators wrote, also supporting efforts to remove other hurdles limiting current refinance programs, including representations and warranties, mortgage insurance and high lender origination fees.
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I took a sabbatical from writing.... .... among other things.... but now I'm back.
Life changes, and mine in particular tends to change a lot all at once. It makes me dizzy when I think about it too much, so I try not to. Skipping the melodrama, which no one cares about in the least, my life is about to experience a soft-reboot. Hopefully, I'll recover from this faster than the previous hard re-boots I've experienced in the past.
My marriage is ending.
There I said it. It's my marriage though, and not my whole life. I don't like the fact that it's happening, but there really isn't much I can do about it. The sad fact about divorce is that the marriage being terminated, in most cases actually ended long before the legal paperwork was drafted. That's certainly true in my case.
I'm still a father though, and I'm still a thinking, feeling, mostly rational man, and rationally, I've got to continue to live the best life that I can, and although my children won't be living with me any longer, I still need to provide a home for them, and I still really NEED a home for myself.
So that's where I'm focusing my efforts - turning my house into a home. A real home.
For the foreseeable future, that what this blog is going to be focusing on - my quest to turn my little bit of suburban Virginia in a home; a place of rest, recuperation, love, affection, production, viability, sustainability and strength. It'll be tough and it will be a lot of work, but I'm tired of living like a turtle.
So, I'll be posting here again on a regular basis - weekly at least, and documenting my progress. I hope someone comes along to read it.
Monday, December 26, 2011
I'm putting the blog back together....
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As you asked for my views about these proposed mods, here you go:
1. As discharged batteries seem to be more of a problem than running out of fuel the ammeter is a more useful device. With the lights on the RE won't keep the battery charged at idle or very low engine speeds. Riding with the engine running fast enough to keep the ammeter needle on the + side at all times will keep the battery charged.
2. A tachometer is a neat toy to look at but unless your racing and trying to keep the engine at max power speeds it is basically useless. I guess it could be a bragging point and is useful for setting the idle speed.
3. I firmly feel a second spark plug adds nothing to a low speed engine like the RE has.
The only place I've seen a second spark plug giving an advantage is in a top fuel dragster which is burning alcohol/nitromethane at a rate of 2 liters/second and 8000 rpm.
4. Sounds good if the seat will fit the frame.
5. I'm not sure there is any benefit but if you want it, go for it.
6. Sounds like a great idea.
7. That would work.
8. So would that. The carb will require re-jetting. Especially if you mess with the exhaust system.
The electric starting system on the old Iron Barrel and the AVL Lean Burn engines was little short of a disaster. The sprag clutches are known for failing at the drop of a hat making electrical starting useless and expensive to repair.
Even after the creation of the UCE engine in 2009 with its automatic decompression device to prevent kick back. the starter sprag clutch was a weak point in the early UCE engines.
It was only after a year of production and the replacement of the sprag clutch with a new, special heavy duty design in 2010 that the electrical starting system became reliable.
The new UCE engines electrical starter system is quite reliable but it cannot be refitted into one of the old Ci or AVL engines.
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Hi friends just have a quick query. I got by tbts 350 2 months back. Till today i have completed 1000 kms and have not taken the bike beyond a speed of 60 kmph.
Now i plan for a highway ride. Maintaining at 60 kmph is very difficult on highways. Also i do not want to strain the engine by taking it at 100 kmph speeds during the initial run in period of the bike.
But i still have doubts because i was told by the service center guys that the initial run in period is 500 kms but however the manual book says that one should not take the bike beyond 80 kmph till 2000 kms.
Can someone clarify the above
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However you have said not to maintain a particular rpm/speed for a long time. But eventually if you see on a highway trip , i have to engage 5th gear and have to run only in 80 kmph for a long distance right, which is unavoidable. What is your take on this?
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So I have been checking the bullet 500 for a while now and plan to get one soon. The dilemma I have is how much of a diff in performance is there between the 500 efi unit and the carbed one. My bike will be used 2 up for long distances only. I am not interested in the TB even if it might be the better highway bike. Classic or the Bullet 500..any suggestions? And why
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I have a quick question. I am from Hyderabad. I wish to learn the mechanics of my new RE Classic 500. Any good mechanics who would let me watch and learn? I do not wish to open a shop but want to be able to maintain my RE on my own.
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1.Complicated machine with electronic gimmicks
2.Repair costs- High compared to Bullet 500
3.Scope for DIY - LOW
4.Throttle response - QUICK
5.Mileage - Low compare to B500
6.Engine won't knock due to lean burns
Bullet 500 carb
1. Simple old machine
2. Slightly sluggish throttle response when compare to EFI
3. More mileage
4. The carbed bullets are like persons with multiple personality
You feel change in the way it rides with the change in weather and altitude. But then all it takes is to tune up the carb.
So as a bottom line if you don't to fry your brains over the carburetor tuning, go for the EFI and ofcourse the gurus in the forum will be able to help you out with their your choice.
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Could anyone please tell me what type of paint is used on the engines of the new TB's. I was considering powder coating mine flat black till someone was kind enough to point out that its a rather foolish idea from the heat dissippation perspective.
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What is the waiting period of the 'Classic' in Mumbai currently? I would imagine it would not be outrageous considering the second plant of RE is now churning out motorcycles at full capacity (not certain!).
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Hi guys, last Friday the battery in my 10 month old Electra twinspark went kaput and the dealer has now agreed to replace it with a new one. The current battery that went dead was a Fiamm make that came with the bike.
He had provided a standby battery which is Exide make and said that due to complaints with Fiamm make batteries the new bikes all come with Exide batteries only. Is this true? Can any new owner confirm this?
Also with the current standby Exide battery, the Electric start does not work, will this be an issue if the dealer provides me an Exide as the replacement? Please advise!
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Also, since your starter is not working, it means the standby battery is of a lower spec i.e. less than 14 ah. Dont use the starter too often, else you will be stranded if the standby battery is drained.
Just one piece of advice. Do not use the starter too casually. I make sure that if the Bullet is idle for more than 3-4 hours, I use the kick to start it, instead of the starter.
PS: the OEM Spec Battery is hard to find at times. Use it sparingly.
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Hi friends, as mentioned in my previous post, my bike is running hard and pickup has gone down a bit after completion of its 4th service. When I took it to the service center, the attendant checked the bull and adjusted the clutch. On inspection, he said chain tension is good, clutch setting is also perfect, the noise coming while changing the gears is absolutely normal. I rode it for around 1200kms after the service and the problem still persists.
Sometimes it feels as if there is no clutch. Syncronising gears is hard and pulling or coming back to lower gears (4th to 3rd or 3rd to 2nd) is becoming a difficult task. During this time, the bike rpm drops drastically and when the clutch is realeased, the bike sucks and then moves on, almost feels like a turbo lag bug. This is getting on my nerves. The bike is 11months old and its last month of warranty. Kindly suggest what can be the issue, or kindly guide me to a good mechanic in Pune.
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Sketch of the Day
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
I don't follow basketball but this image seems rather timely with the playoffs in progress. This was one of about 80 paintings I did for Upper Deck last year and a great year it was too.
Posted by Stephen Gardner at 4:29 AM
Labels: Illustration
8 comments:
- Rob Carey said...
Awesome work- was this for a set of trading cards?
- May 27, 2009 at 9:00 AM
- Stephen Gardner said...
Yes, I did some for basketball, football, baseball and ice hockey. It was a great gig and I'm ready to do it all over again.
- May 27, 2009 at 9:08 AM
- Larry said...
Upper Deck was the fortunate recipient of 80 Stephen Gardner paintings - I think they had a great year.
- May 27, 2009 at 1:49 PM
- Chad Wallace said...
Well said Larry.
- May 27, 2009 at 6:00 PM
- Arti said...
great work!You are awesome at everything you do...
- May 28, 2009 at 12:14 AM
- Gillian said...
Looking good Steve! Sketches from the weekend are ace - and Ruby is so talented! Her drawing of you is streets ahead of mine! I bow to the greater talent ;o)
- May 28, 2009 at 3:33 AM
- Terry Banderas said...
This is an absolute awesome painting. Timing is perfect. Looks exactly like him. What a treasure!!!
- May 28, 2009 at 5:55 AM
- Stephen Gardner said...
Thanks everybody, this was a fun project, I'll post some others from time to time.
Hey Gills, how's your leg.
- May 29, 2009 at 7:07 AM
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I proudly take full ownership of my status as a Geek…but more importantly that of a Geek Dad. With the end of my first 2 weeks without my little kiddo (ok she is not so little anymore) and the start of my next full two weeks approaching fast I figured that I would head out onto the web to find some information about just how cool it is to be a Geek Dad…I was surprised to find a ton of information on the subject…and beyond that…a really cool Infographic or two.
When it comes to being a Geek Dad and building upon the lessons that I have learned (many of them through trial and error and countless 1000's of dollars lost to "experiments") I can only hope that my own quest for connection and understanding of the tech in my life does spill over to the things that my daughter will do with her life.
When it comes to the here and the now…I am always impressed with just how fast my little wonder kid picks up on technology and understands how and what to do to make things better..so I share this Infographic from Linksys as a guide to all the other Geek Dads out there…it really is Hip to be Square!


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American Civil War Manuscript Guides
The Civil War is a major collecting focus for the University Libraries. Manuscript collections contain letters and diaries from both Union and Confederate soldiers, homefront letters, memoirs, and contemporary research files. The backbone of the printed collection, located in the Special Collections' Rare Book Room, is the Elden E. Josh Billings Collection which consists of approximately 6,000 monographs. Subsantial subsequent donations of books have come from Homer E. and Margaret Davis and Ronald Alt. Since 1996, the book collection has been enhanced with acquisitions made possible through a generous grant from the George R. Wallace Foundation.
Go to Guide to the Manuscript Resources for Civil War Research for more on Civil War Manuscripts. Some of the Civil War manuscripts collections with online guides include:
Civil War Print Collection
- Memoirs of Archibald Atkinson, Jr., a Confederate surgeon with the Army of Northern Virginia
- Letters of William Latham Candler, an officer in Company A of the 1st Massachusetts Regiment, Army of the Potomac. Ms1997-007
- Letters of Henry C. Carpenter, a corporal in Company H, 45th Virginia Infantry. Ms1996-008
- Letters of the Cochran Family, including letters written between the election of Abraham Lincoln as U.S. President and the beginning of the Civil War. Ms1992-032
- The Civil War Research papers of Guy di Carlo, Jr., of New Jersey.
- Scrapbook of George F. Doyle, a contemporary collector of Union cartoons and engravings.
- The Fenwick Collection includes John Newton Smith's letters and Charles Gulager's sketchbook.
- Papers of Judge Wm. M. Harris, of Vicksburg, Miss., including extensive correspondence with his wife 1863-1865, while the Judge was stationed in Richmond, Virginia.
- Papers of the Huff-Hylton families, of Floyd County, Virginia, including letters of Lorenzo Hylton who served in Company D of the 54th Virginia Infantry.
- Papers of Daniel Bedinger Lucas, a West Virginia lawyer, politician and poet.
- Papers of Robert Taylor Preston, a Blacksburg, Virginia, resident who was a colonel in the 28th Virginia Infantry.
- Letters of brothers in the Smith family of Carroll County, Virginia, who served in various Virginia companies, including the 20th Virginia and the 54th Virginia.
- Papers of the Stearns Family, including the papers of Isaac Holden Stearns, a surgeon in the 22nd Massachusetts Infantry.
- Records of United Daughters of Confederate Soldiers, Dr. Harvey Black Chapter, an organization of female descendents of Confederate soldiers.
- Inkwash sketches by H. E. Valentine, of Company F of the 23rd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
- Letters of Felix Voltz, a Union " drummer boy," from near Buffalo, New York.
- Papers of John D. Wagg, a Methodist circuit preacher in Virginia in the late 1850s and early 1860s.
- Papers of Isaac White, an assistant surgeon in the 29th and 31st Virginia Infantries.
- Letters of Lewis Wood, a private in Companies H and K of the 2nd Ohio Cavalry.
- President of the Virginia Secession Convention, the John Janney Papers, 1820-1871. 8 cu. ft., include over 800 letters and images.
Online theses and dissertations authored by Virginia Tech graduate students
- Josh E. Billings: Bibliography of donations (partial)
- George R. Wallace Foundation: Records of purchases
Other sites of interest:
- Virginia Center for Civil War Studies,Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Civil war photographs in the American Memory collection at the Library of Congress: "http:/ s6.loc.gov/cwphpme.html"
- Letters from an Iowa Soldier
- More links...


text: A recent study presented at the American Heart Association's Conference has found that a diet low in grains, certain greens, and beans improved the health of the blood vessels in participants. This blood vessel functioning abnormality is serious and one of the first signs of heart disease. The participants all had a risk for heart disease and three-quarters already suffered from the blood vessel abnormality. The diet restricted grains, beans, fruits, poultry, and some plants. Instead of these foods the participants ate a diet of leafy greens, fish, olive oil, and grass-fed proteins. They also took a supplement with many antioxidants. It is predicted that this diet worked because it slows the aging of the blood vessel cells. This study is not suggesting taking grains and vegetables out of your diet. For many of us, these foods are also vital to our health. It does however show the importance that diet has on our health and well-being.


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'Some people encounter Jesus & say, "Sweet! Jesus, do You want to join the party of my life w/ this sin, that addiction, this destructive relationship, & we'll all just coexist together?"
But repentance means saying, "Sweet Jesus, You are the best thing that has ever happened to me! I want to turn from all the sin & selfishness that rules me. I want to let it go & walk with You. Only You. You are my life now. Help me to walk away from the enslaving, worthless things in life."'
- Francis Chan "Forgotten God"


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ASTORIA — A grand jury has charged an Ivy League-educated lawyer with first degree murder for beating and strangling his financial executive girlfriend to death in their Astoria home after subjecting her to an unrelenting campaign of abuse, the Queens District attorney's office said Friday.
Jason Bohn, 33, already facing a second degree murder count for allegedly abusing and then killing his girlfriend, Danielle Thomas, 27 last month, was hit with the upgraded charge because the suspect "acted in an especially cruel and wanton manor," Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said.
According to the DA, the upgraded charge was based on a provision of the law in which "the defendant acted in an especially cruel and wanton manner pursuant to a course of conduct intended to inflict and inflicting torture upon the victim prior to the victim's death."
The DA's office said that "torture was involved" in the death, but did not elaborate.
Thomas's body was found in their apartment at 28-25 33rd St. in Astoria on June 26, just weeks after Bohn was arrested for allegedly threatening her with a series of emails and phone calls. One of them was made while she was reporting him at the 114th Precinct stationhouse.
The murder also came just over a month after Bohn, who got his undergrad degree at Columbia, allegedly severely beat the victim, who had moved to New York from Florida earlier this year to pursue a job as an executive at Weight Watchers.
"The victim was a young woman with a bright and promising future whose life was brutally and senselessly cut short allegedly at the hands of the defendant," Brown added. "This case will be vigorously prosecuted to ensure that justice is served for both the victim and her family."
Bohn, a University of Florida law school graduate, faces a 10-count indictment including one count of first-degree murder, one count of second-degree murder and one count of first-degree strangulation.
The suspect, who met Thomas when they were both graduate students at the University of Florida, was initially arrested on June 29 at a White Plains restaurant where he was having dinner with his mother and his attorney.
He was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court the following day and held without bail.
According to the criminal complaint, cops were called to Bohn's apartment on the day of the murder and discovered Danielle Thomas's body laying face up in the bathtub covered with bags of ice.
Sources said that Bohn surrounded the woman with ice to prevent decomposition.
During a search, cops found two handwritten notes in the apartment.
"It was an accident . . . I had been drinking and I was drunk when I got home . . . She was already asleep . . . I woke up and there was fighting between us . . . When I woke up again she was unconscious . . . I am sorry," the first note allegedly said.
"Dani, I will love you forever," said the other one.
Bohn's next court appearance is scheduled for July 23.
If convicted, he faces up to life in prison without the possibility of parole.


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From the U.S. Department of Agriculture:
WASHINGTON, July 5, 2011 – Carolina Pride Foods, Inc., a Greenwood, S.C. establishment is recalling approximately 18,416 pounds of boneless, fully cooked ham products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.
All the ham products were produced on May 13, 2011 and then distributed throughout the southeastern U.S. to retail outlets or for institutional use. The following products are subject to recall:
- 10-ounce vacuum packages of "CAROLINA PRIDE Smoked Diced Ham" with the sell by date of Sept. 23, 2011 stamped on the package. The packages also bear "EST. 242" inside the USDA mark of inspection and were sent to retail locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. The label on 10-pound cases of this product would be stamped "4218."
- 10-pound cases containing five, 2-pound vacuum packages of "CAROLINA PRIDE Diced Ham." The label on cases of this product would be stamped "3804" and shipped to locations in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.
- 12-pound cases containing 8-ounce vacuum packages of "HARDEE's Smoked Diced Ham" with the use through date of Nov. 9, 2011 stamped on the package. The shipping label on cases of this product would be stamped "4181" and shipped to locations in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
The problem was discovered through third-party microbiological sampling contracted by Carolina Pride Foods. FSIS and the company have received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of these products.
FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at: www.fsis.usda.gov/FSIS_Recalls/Open_Federal_Cases/index.asp.
Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, an uncommon but potentially fatal disease. Healthy people rarely contract listeriosis. However, listeriosis can cause high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea. Listeriosis can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths, as well as serious and sometimes fatal infections in those with weakened immune systems, such as infants, the elderly and persons with HIV infection or undergoing chemotherapy. Individuals concerned about an illness should contact a health care provider.
Consumers and media with questions about the recall should contact company's Executive Vice President, Lee Miles, at (864) 330-1105.
Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at www.AskKaren.gov. "Ask Karen" live chat services are available Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m ET. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day.
Recommendations for people at risk for Listeriosis
Wash hands with warm, soapy water before and after handling raw meat and poultry for at least 20 seconds. Wash cutting boards, dishes and utensils with hot, soapy water. Immediately clean spills.
Keep raw meat, fish and poultry away from other food that will not be cooked. Use separate cutting boards for raw meat, poultry and egg products and cooked foods.
Do not eat hot dogs, luncheon meats, bologna or other deli meats unless reheated until steaming hot.
Do not eat refrigerated pate, meat spreads from a meat counter or smoked seafood found in the refrigerated section of the store. Foods that don't need refrigeration, like canned tuna and canned salmon, are safe to eat. Refrigerate after opening.
Do not drink raw (unpasteurized) milk and do not eat foods that have unpasteurized milk in them.
Do not eat salads made in the store such as ham salad, chicken salad, egg salad, tuna salad or seafood salad.
Do not eat soft cheeses such as Feta, queso blanco, quesco fresco, Brie, Camembert cheeses, blue-veined cheeses and Panela unless it is labeled as made with pasteurized milk.
Use precooked or ready-to-eat food as soon as you can. Listeria can grow in the refrigerator. The refrigerator should be
40 ºF or lower and the freezer 0º F or lower. Use an appliance thermometer to check the temperature of your refrigerator.


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I was so happy when I found about this month's Recipes to Rival Challenge. It was inspired by my baba's homeland. Dumplings!
During the Summer Olympics our TV was always on. We seldom watched anything else. Hub and I would even eat our meals while watching it. We were religious in our support. I think because it was in China, I felt a special connection. Although I am only half, and I've never been there, I still think that there's a sense of pride and brotherhood in all Chinese people. We're awesome. Seriously, didn't you watch that opening ceremony? ;)
When I found out about the challenge, I'll admit I was a little nervous, but also a little smug. I thought back to my childhood, sitting at the kitchen table dipping my fingers in the water, folding the skins just like baba showed me albeit with less precision and grace. I thought, I've got this, I've made these a hundred times. But then I thought, not the dough, and from scratch? I assumed it wouldn't be that difficult though. I can make bread. right?
Reading over the recipe I had to smile. It said to mix the ingredients for the dough with your chopsticks. I thought about my mama in Hong Kong. Once when baba was preparing to fly out there for a work trip and a short visit, he packed a small egg beater. He explained that mama would love to have it since you see, she mixed everything with her chopsticks. Bread, cakes, everything.
He left it with her and when he returned a few months later, it was unused and she tried giving it back to him. She liked her chopsticks.
I like my Bosch. I guess I don't have my grandmother's touch. I need more chopstick mixing practice, I suppose. The dough ended up clumpy and even after letting it sit, it broke too easily when I tried rolling it out thin. Then in the forum a few people said they used their mixers and that the dough turned out perfectly. I haven't ventured to make these again, but when I do, I may use my Bosch as a last resort.
My Method:
I tried the given filling for half of our potstickers and used a recipe from baba for the other half. It consists of ground pork, finely chopped ginger, boiled and finely chopped cabbage, soy sauce and dollop of oyster sauce. He seldom tells me measurements. I just do as much as I fancy. Although he did emphasize that the ginger is the component that gives the dumplings their special flavor.
I also added a few drops of sesame oil. I can't help it. It's like a Chinese food making reflex I have.
For dipping sauce I made a vinegar and soy sauce mix. About 1 to 2 in ratio. So yummy.
To cook them, I pan fry them in some oil, then pour a rice vinegar and water mixture (about 1-2 teaspoons of vinegar per cup of water) a quarter ways up the pot stickers making sure to pour the water on top of them as well. Then cover them, and let them steam until most of the water is evaporated. Take off the cover and pan fry a few more minutes until you can't stand anymore waiting, or until they're a bit crispy on the bottom. Do all this on a medium temperature so as not to burn the little guys.
Reasons I Loved This Challenge:
Nostalgia, thinking about my family, remembering traditions, and yummy food.
Will I make it again?
Of course. Well, I'll at least try the dough once more. When is the real question. Those prepackaged skins at Chao's are so dependable. Usually we make potstickers(or get them from my parents) to stick in the freezer for when we make noodle soup, or fun.
What Would I Do Differently?
Baba gave me a recipe for the dough that uses cold and hot water. I wondered if that changed the way the dough set up.
I also want to play around with fillings. Maybe add some water chestnuts to the ginger filling for an extra crunch? Shallots, and maybe some Shichimi Togarashi. Doesn't it sound and look yummy?
My Favorite Part:
Talking to my father about it before hand. He loves giving me tips and recipes. I love how passionate he is about it all, and the time we get to talk. Of course I also love receiving the recipes and tips as well.
Our Soundtrack: Swan Princess during the dough making. Then Casper when we were assembling and cooking.
click the pic to see all the yummy "dump-linhs"!
Previous Challenges:
August - Tamales
July - Thank George's Bank
June - Ratatouille
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I loved this challenge, too, and the flavor of the homemade potstickers is so much better! And your photos are great!ReplyDelete
I am sitting here reading about your dumplings and getting progresively hungrier. I wasn't brave enough to try mixing with chopsticks, I barely manage eating with them, So I congradulate you on the effort.ReplyDelete
great job! They look delicious. I tried using the chopsticks too but it was a mess! I love the stories about your family!ReplyDelete
Your photos are delightful! and I too enjoyed reading about your family :)ReplyDelete
Your dumplings look amazing. Your ginger filling sounds really good, I'm going to have to try that one. I am also going to use your tip about using the rice wine with the water to steam the dumplings.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 4, 2008 at 6:28 AM
This was a fun challenge, although I'm gonna need to ask my roomie for chopstick-stirring lessons. I'm really not very good, but I guess I haven't been doing it my whole life. I loved the end of your blog, from "What I loved..." to "Soundtrack". I might borrow the idea sometime, if that's alright.ReplyDelete
Thanks everyone! DDD of course you can use whatever ideas you like. I got the structured post idea from Mel at My Kitchen Cafe originally.ReplyDelete
I'm not against sharing ideas at all.
The dumplings look great Jen. There are so many choices for filling. You can keep trying them every which way. I saw one on Martha that used endamame, which I thought was a good idea!ReplyDelete
I agree with you about the opening ceremonies, that was crazy! I've never seen anything like it. I love that little vignette about your grandmother mixing with her chopsticks and not being interested in the beater. You hope skills like that don't get lost over time, but I guess everything evolves. What a wonderful kitchen memory!ReplyDelete


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Having run the 'other' Wapack trail race in May (end to end 22 miler), I was familiar with the new trail up the first of 4 peaks (Barrett Mt). For some reason 99% of the runners just wouldn't line up at the starting line, choosing to mingle a good 10-15ft behind it (see picture below). I have no idea why, other than maybe they weren't quite sure which way to go.
|At the starting line
I was feeling pretty good on the way out and eventually opened up about a 3 minute lead on Scott by the time I hit the half-way point in 1:24 (10th place). If you want to know where your competitors are, an out and back will let you know. Keith Schmitt was about 5 minutes ahead, Jimmie Cochran about 4 minutes behind and the eventual 10th place finisher was right behind me. He would pass me pretty quickly on the steep climb back up Watatic.
|Battle wounds for the day
That was all the motivation I needed to get running again. I immediately took off, hoping to chase Scott down. I caught him about 1 1/2 miles later, mostly because he was slowing down. Several times I thought about packing it in. If there was a way to get off this stupid trail and get back to my car with very little effort I would have done it.
I'm pretty sure I walked the entire way up Pratt Mt and ran sparingly over to New Ipswich Mt as well. I saw some hikers near the summit of New Ipswich so I decided to get running again and at least make it look like I was racing. Ugh. They were nice enough to cheer me on which I appreciated. However, about 10 seconds after passing them they began cheering someone else on. Who the heck was right behind me? Jimmie C. had caught up to me. Damn. Still 3 miles to go.
|Approaching the finish
photo credits - Kim Allen & Wapack Website


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In this article from the Halesowen News, writer Matt Maher documents the store's closing and the impact it will have in the area.
Oxfam, which has been based on High Street for the past 38 years, will shut its doors for the final time this Saturday, February 28.
The organisation was the first to open a charity shop in Halesowen but bosses have reluctantly decided to leave the town, blaming a fall in sales over the past two years and the end of the current lease agreement.
Kit Humpage, a volunteer who managed the store for 16 years until last August, said it was a sad day for everyone connected with the shop.
Kit, aged 87, said: "We are exceedingly sad.
"Many of us have been here a long time – we are all feeling down at the moment.
"We had hoped they might change their minds but once a decision has been made that's it."
Oxfam area manager Lisa Milner said the shop has seen a sharp drop in donations and sales since work began on the town's regeneration two years ago – with only a minor improvement since it's completion last November.


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We believe that by combining external expertise with our own unique skills and background we can provide better services. If you would like to know more about the role as an IARS Associate please email firstname.lastname@example.com
We accept applications throughout the year. To apply please send an email to email@example.com with the following documents:
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On this project I used stamps from Dandelion Designs to make a wrapper for some Roca. They have a wonderful selection of stamps check them out and let me know which stamps you'd like and I'll order them up for you! :)
Start off by inking up your stamp of choice in your ink of choice. The stamp I have here is the Maddy & Pip stamp.
Stamp your image on your paper of choice. I'm using a smooth white cardstock.
SMOOSH... it's a technical term...the case of ink so that you get ink onto the inside cover.
Then you can use your water pen (make sure you unscrewed it to put water into) to swipe across the ink.
Then you simply paint in your stamped image. This technique enables you to expand your inks and turn them into watercolors. We love perfectly matched colors! :)
You can use the water brushes on chalks and watercolors as well.
To clean off the brush make sure you give the brush a squeeze and wipe it onto scratch paper.
I used glittery chalks on Maddy's dress (notice the shimmer). I also used the glimmery chalks on the leaves. The "ladybug" stamp was used and the flower from it cut out for her hair.
The sentiment stamp "a little something just for you!!!" was also used.
These 4 wood mounted stamps are the giveaway for this first day of National Stamping Month. YAY Thank you to Dandelion Designs! All you need to to is check in under the comments section and 1 lucky person will win this.
AND because it's September 1st we are also shipping the FABULOUS September kit "Wild About..." (pics will be up in the morning)


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Complete and incomplete proteins
I have been wondering about this subject for a long time, so I am excited to research and write on it. I know that beans contain protein, but that they need other foods, such as rice, to form a complete protein. Why do we need complete proteins? How much do we need? What grains other than rice can I pair beans with?
What is protein and why do we need it?
Protein is made up of different types of amino acids. Our body can manufacture some amino acids; the rest we need to get from food. We need them all: our body uses these amino acids as the building blocks for its structures, from muscles to hair to blood cells.
What are complete and incomplete proteins?
A complete protein is a food that contains all 9 of the essential amino acids that our body cannot produce. An incomplete protein is a food that contains some, but not all, of these essential amino acids.
Animal products contain complete proteins: meat, fish, milk, and eggs. Soy and quinoa also contain complete proteins.
Other vegetable sources of food such as beans and grains contain incomplete proteins. But making complete proteins from vegetable sources is easy: the rule of thumb is bean plus grain. You don't even have to eat them both at one meal, as long as you eat them within a day or so of each other. Here is a great explanation of the different combinations you can make.
How much protein do I need?
I couldn't find a straight answer at the FDA website. However, they did say that getting enough protein is not a public health concern for Americans over the age of 4.
I couldn't really find a one-size-fits-all answer anywhere else, either. Everyone's protein needs are different, depending on their age, size, and other factors.
So I guess I'll just continue to stick to my rule that we try to eat some form of protein at each meal. Any advice on this?
Sources: How Much Protein Do You Need; What's a Complete Protein?; Complete and Incomplete Proteins in Grains and Vegetables.
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- Anonymous11/19/08, 11:06 AM
Wow! That is really great to know. I have wondered about this myself but have not gotten around to looking it up. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
That is why beans and rice is so good for you!ReplyDelete
I have been planing at least two meals a week with beans, but I haven't been paying much attention to the grains, I will start that!
BTW does bread count as a grain? Would beans with some whole wheat bread on the side count as a complete protien?
That is very interesting. I know that for my gestational diabetes, the nutritionist told me to have protein with my carbs (usually grains or fruit) to stabilize or balance out the sugars, or something like that. If you have the carbs by themselves it spikes your blood sugar more. So I have been eating more protein than usual lately.ReplyDelete
I wonder if that statement is true of vegetarians as well? (the one about the average person getting enough protein)ReplyDelete
Bread should definitely count as a grain. It always works for us!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/19/08, 9:16 PM
What an interesting post, Mrs. Mordecai! Thank you for the information!ReplyDelete
This might help:ReplyDelete
Multiply your weight in pounds by .36 to .50 = Daily protein requirement (in grams)
I learned what I know about protein from the More-with-less Cookbook. I used to balance it carefully, but in general, I think Americans eat rather richly, so I don't worry about it too much anymore. We only eat meat once or twice a week and not usually more than a deck-of-cards serving.ReplyDelete
I don't know whether or not my attempt to comment went through. If so, please disregard this one, if not, please consider the information in it.ReplyDelete
My understanding is that we do not need more protein to heal from illness or injury. As a matter of fact there is a fairly substantial body of research that water fasting, under appropriate supervision, is healing as your body is able to work at the problem and not consume its energy digesting food. At any rate, the only exception is if you have been burned. Burns require a great deal of protein in the diet to heal well.
I don't remember where I got this information but I think my ex-husband who was a Dr. very interested in nutrition may have been my source. If anyone knows of another source that proves or not, I'd really appreciate knowing it. Thanks. Kol Toov (all good things), Marnie


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Saturday, February 26, 2005
Rules of Engagement (ROE) - an introduction
This is a term regularly used in the media to discuss how our military decide when and when not to use force. This post is just a short "primer" on what some of the issues are that go beyond the superficial discussions, hopefully to prepare you for more reports to come in the potential Courts-Martial of Marine Lt Patano. Rules of Engagement are not designed to tell you when to use force as much as they are to control the onset of the use of force. The first manner in which you apply ROE is to see if the enemy actions will allow the use of force. So long as they are doing nothing to meet the criteria in effect, you just have to sit there, wearing a tactical poker face. ROE are not something unique to the U.S. military, they are recognized by the International Laws of Warfare. Yes, Virginia, there is such a thing as a "rule book" for the conduct of war, but that's an entirely different post. Back to the regular program "Rules of Engagement." The basic premise accepted in the International forum is that self defense is always an acceptable reason for the use of force. That sounds pretty straight forward, but one must be well prepared to be able to sanely make a determination as to what moment when "self defense" is necessary. The constant problem generated in the aftermath of such action is well known to us, whether it was something a local police officer did, or a Marine in a mosque in Fa1lujah during the height of the fighting earlier this year. This is where the "Monday Morning Quarterbacks" stir from their recliners, have a cup of coffee, scratch their chins and, in the comfort of their office, begin to speculate how the "force" wasn't necessary. In this oversight, the warrior (or law enforcement officer) is expected to fully justify their response. This is necessary to a degree, for there are those few in the small minority that would actually bend the rules and commit an unlawful act, but that is the few of them. At this point, leadership can choose to support or pillory the subject, who is at their mercy, regardless of how correct their use of force was. Several considerations now should be applied in the determination to use force in self defense. First of all, did the assailing force or person pose a real threat? Did the arms they carried have the range to reach you? If yes, were they in a condition to be used with deadly effect? That may sound silly, but an example of this from sea-borne warfare was something as simple as a patrol boat carrying a cruise missile may be close enough to have its missile hit, but it may need to have a radar turned on to give it targeting information. If the radar isn't on, then it's not a threat. On land, you may see some one with an RPG launcher, but if it isn't loaded with a grenade, then they don't pose a threat. The other main criteria in determining the employment of self-defense is the use of "proportional force" to control the situation. The tactical situation may allow you to move out of range without compromising your position or mission, and remove the threat. A butt-stroke to their jaw may calm things down in close quarters; or the use of other countermeasures, such as IR and electronic decoys being deployed. On the other hand, as the enemy eyes you with evil intent and takes action to harm you or unit, or American citizens, then the use of deadly force may certainly be the appropriate response. The bottom line: Use the least amount of force to get the situation under control, but you are not obligated to be harmed. Under general peacetime situations, those things discussed above are usually all service members need to be concerned with. Despite how simplistic it sounds, I did mention that people need to be trained and prepared to make these life and death decisions. A through understanding of friendly and enemy weaponry, and tactics, in addition to related environmental conditions (terrain, oceanographic considerations, visibility) must be an integral part of these peoples instantly accessible mental "databases" in order to prevent an unnecessary loss of life on either side the equation, let alone prevent an international incident (very much a secondary determination). In wartime, the ROE is regularly modified with specific rules for various forces, thereby increasing the complexity of the decision making process for the person with a finger on the trigger of weaponry. The bottom line of this post: when you read/hear about discussions about our military use of force, understand it's a well thought out process that governs how outcrops decide to shoot, or not, as the case may be. Add to this that the troops or their leadership have to do this thinking on their feet, in an almost subconscious manner, in milliseconds, not having the luxury of hours or days, nor any "forensic" quality evidence to temper their choices.
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North Carolina has something for everyone. With the tallest mountains on the east coast and beautiful beaches to boot it's no wonder that for the second straight year Americans are moving to North Carolina at a higher rate than any other state in the country according to a study by by United Van Lines. It is estimated that North carolina will be come the 7th most populous state in the next 10 years. This might be good for businesses, and even politicians, however I hate to see NC lose it's rual touch.
New Bern is attracting more than it's fair share of those who are relocating to NC. When retiree's first started moving to New Bern back in the late 1970's the vast majority were coming from New York or New Jersey. By the 1990's we were starting to see more folks moving here from around the Washington DC area. Today believe it or not, many are moving here from Flordia and California. Seems like the property taxes and cost of living have become so high in those areas folks are looking for a state with more reasonable taxes. Lets hope they stay that way.
I guess growth is ok but at the same time I hope we do not experience it to the extent that we lose our southern charm. Let's hope Eastern NC retains it small town flavor for many years to come. To learn more about New Bern go to www.newbern-nc.info.


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The Customer is Always Right.....
You know the saying. The customer is always right.
Yesterday, I got a call from one of my new accounts. I had just shipped her some cranes last week. They were all of the hanging variety. She was expecting the sitting kind. I looked at the order form from the show....it showed hanging cranes.
My response,...I will get you a dozen new cranes sent out to you in the next few days. No charge. She offered to send back the ones I had shipped to her. Nope. I told her to keep those and see how they did. Perhaps hold them for the holidays when they would surely sell as ornaments.
She was very appreciative. She offered at least twice to send back the hanging cranes. No. I would absorb that.
Why? I had the "proof" that what she wanted was the hanging cranes. But what if what she intended was the sitting ones, and there was a miscommunication at the show? That could have been my fault or her fault. At this point, who knows and who cares. I want her to love my work. I want her to enjoy working with me. I want her to know that if there is any problem, it will be handled quickly and expediently. Anna Farmery of The Engaging Brand has an line she uses on her blog and her podcasts.
"People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did.
But people will never forget how you made them feel."
I wanted her to feel good about working with me. I wanted her to feel like I am a pleasure to work with. Not a pushover. But someone who will solve a problem with no fuss or confrontation. What if I had argued the point with her? Is the potential gain to me worth the cost? Or is the cost of a dozen cranes a better investment in a future relationship with this gallery. I am betting on the later. I will try to remember to let you know in another six months to a year if the decision was the right one. Even if it is not the right one financially, it feels right to me.
The other call I received yesterday afternoon was from a local free publication that covers about eleven towns. A gallery I work with had recommend me to her. They wanted to know if I was interested in being featured in a profile in their July issue. Of course!
Those positive relationships with others can bring back all sorts of things to you. I enjoy working with this gallery that had made the recommendation, and she does a great job selling my work. I would bend over backwards to accomdate her requests. Turns out, I was one of her top selling artists last year. Wow. Who knows when, where, why or how? Or even if, really. And it is not about doing these acts of "good karma" for the payoff. Yet, inevitably it does seem to come around again.
Pause, take a deep breath, and think before the reaction spills out. Sometimes, that is all it takes to figure out what feels like the right thing for you to do, whether it is a business issue, or a disagreement with your kids or spouse.


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Thursday, 24 March 2011
Elizabeth Taylor, one dress, one hell of a woman
Her outstanding beauty and her acting ability made her a true Hollywood star. Her contribution to fashion and celebrity were two fold. I'm sharing two extracts from my writing on Elizabeth Taylor.
The first is about Elizabeth's wearing of a garment designed by Edith Head:
'The new market of the teenager was deemed a 1950s revolution and Edith Head had her first success with the sweetheart dress designed for Elizabeth Taylor in A Place in the Sun (1951). The real significance in terms of the costuming for the film is the dress Taylor wore in the pool room scene - a strapless boned bodice top with an enormous white tulle skirt over pale green satin and white violets covering the bust. Edith Head won the Oscar for best costume in the black and white film category and the dress captured the public imagination so much so that every prom had many an Elizabeth Taylor. In fact one could argue that this dress and Elizabeth Taylor has defined the look for proms and brides ever since 1951.'
The second is about how Taylor and Burton defined modern day celebrity:
'Ellis Cashmore would argue that with regard to celebrity and modern culture the earthquake that propelled the cult of celebrity into a new phase was an Italian photographer, Marcello Geppetti and his experimentation with a 'new piece of technology: the zoom lens...an image of Taylor and Burton...Not just any old image either. Taylor lay on the deck of the yacht...Burton was craned across her body in an embrace that was unmistakably that of lovers'. (Cashmore 2006:19)
In 1962, the scandal of two married person with children, elicited outrage across the world and in particular from the Vatican. It was not so much the detail of the Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton affair, rather the loss of control by the Hollywood publicity machine, suddenly the demarcations between public and private life were gone.'
All that ground breaking stuff and her breath taking beauty means the death of Elizabeth Taylor is a big event and a very sad one too.
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She was an absolute stunner. The plastic fantastic 'stars' of today don't compare.XReplyDelete
She was the perfect star, balanced on the cusp between the starchy fake-marriages-organised-by-studios celebs of the 20s-40s and the sell-my-life-to-the-press stars of today.ReplyDelete
nobody else comes close to that kind of glamor.....ReplyDelete
Love that second photo. So sexy.ReplyDelete
I'm with WendyB on the second picture, smouldering sexuality. xxxReplyDelete
Gosh she was so so beautiful, but imperfect too: everything you want from a real star!ReplyDelete
She was just so beautiful, another hollywood legend gone. The stars of today just can't live up to her legacy! xxReplyDelete
Compared to Burton and Taylor, Posh and Becks are minor celebs xxReplyDelete
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Like any other town in India, having a lady come at our place was a norm in houses occupied by a bunch of youngsters working in the IT industry in Bangalore. However, because it was Bangalore, it was a luxury to have a cook who could dole out chapattis and parathas. We (me and my set of dear roomies) were so happy to have her and we would not spare any opportunity to demand whatever we liked – and the sweet lady would never refuse – even if the recipe demanded a lot of effort and time. One such thing that was both my and dear friend N's favorite was methi ka paratha. Now, as the lady would cook the requisite number of parathas and stack them in a casserole, the normal protocol was to go home from work, eat them with curd, pickle and of course – indori senv. However, friend N would take these humble parathas to the next level – by cooking a quick tomato chutney to go with. This was something that I was tasting for the first time – and once I tasted it, there was no stopping me from preparing this sweet-sour-spicy tomato chutney, not just with methi parathas – but with any parathas for that matter. This weekend, it was for aaloo parathas.
I can never ever thank friend N enough for teaching me this simple recipe (it's not that I have already thanked her for everything else I owe to her !).
Now, two things I should mention here are –
1. I made this for my dad by substituting sugar with a sweetener (Equal/ Sugar Free). He loved it as he can't eat regular tomato ketchup due to its high sugar and sodium content.
2. Since hubby N likes his food spicy rather than on the sweeter side, I reduced the sugar and added chili flakes to bring on the zing.
Ingredients –
Tomatoes – 4 to 5 (ripe and juicy)
Oil – 2 tsp
Rai / Mustard Seeds – Half tsp
Jeera / Cumin Seeds – One-fourth tsp
Heeng / Asafoetida – One-fourth tsp
Haldi / Turmeric Powder – One-fourth tsp
Sugar – 2 tsp (alter based on your taste)
Salt – 1 tsp (alter based on your taste)
Red chili powder / Chili flakes – Half tsp
Method –
1. Wash the tomatoes and either cut them into small chunks or run it through a food processor. I do the latter.
2. Heat oil in a wok/ kadhai.
3. Once hot, add in the rai and jeera and let it pop for a few seconds.
4. Add in the heeng and haldi.
5. Put in the tomatoes and give it a good stir.
6. Now, let the tomatoes cook in open. Keep stirring in between to check the consistency. After 10-15 minutes, it will start to thicken and the raw smell of the tomatoes will be gone.
7. At this stage, add the salt, sugar, red chili flakes. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
8. Serve as a side with any parathas, store the rest in the refrigerator in a glass/steel container.
9. I am not sure of the shelf life of this, but I have never used it for more than two days.
Since this recipe reminds me of my dear friend N and all the good days we spent together in college and later in Bangalore, I am sending this to 'walk thru the memory lane' event hosted by Jayanthi.
Linking this to Gayathri's page too.


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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Fluoride fantasy unravelling
Year in review: 37 communities vote to end artificial water fluoridation in 2011 — how many will follow in 2012?
Ethan Huff
Natural News
2011 December 26
The year 2011 just might go down in history as the year that initiated the end of artificial water fluoridation. Nearly three million people living in 37 different North America communities will no longer be forcibly medicated with synthetic fluoride chemicals via their public water supplies, thanks to a groundswell of dedicated citizens and city council members that fought popular myths about fluoride with scientific truth — and won!
According to data compiled by the Fluoride Action Network (FAN), a group devoted to exposing the truth about the toxicity and dangers of fluoride chemicals, 37 cities and communities across the US and Canada officially ended their water fluoridation programs in 2011. From small towns like Tellico, Tenn., which has just 900 residents, to large cities like Calgary, Alberta, with over 1.3 million residents, the truth about fluoride is spreading like wildfire. Be sure to check out all the fluoride victories that took place in 2011 (http://www.fluoridealert.org/).
For far too long, water utilities mostly in the United States and in some parts of Canada have been adding toxic fluoride chemicals to drinking water supplies because they were told that doing so would help prevent tooth decay. It never really mattered to most of them that no scientific studies had ever proven that ingesting fluoride chemicals is safe, or that it helped improve oral health.
Reverse Multiple Sclerosis
Doctor Reverses MS in 9 Months by Eating These Foods
Dr. Mercola
2011 December 23
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, degenerative disease of the nerves in your brain and spinal column, caused through a demyelization process.
Myelin is the insulating, waxy substance around the nerves in your central nervous system.
When the myelin is damaged by an autoimmune disease or self-destructive process in your body, the function of those nerves deteriorate over time, resulting in a number of symptoms, including:
- Muscle weakness
- Imbalance, or loss of coordination
- Astigmatism and vision loss
- Tremors
MS may progress steadily, or acute attacks may be followed by a temporary remission of symptoms.
In the video above, Dr. Terry Wahls tells the inspiring story of how she reversed multiple sclerosis after seven years of deterioration on the best conventional treatments available — simply by changing her diet!
Nutrition for Your Brain and Central Nervous System
Through her research into MS, Dr. Wahls discovered that, for some unknown reason, in addition to the commonly known symptoms, MS patients' brains also tend to shrink. This roused her curiosity, and led her to research other diseases that have similar brain shrinkage, namely Huntington's, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Disease. One common denominator is poorly functioning mitochondria. Mitochondria are like little 'batteries' in your cells that manage the energy supply to the cell, and unless you consume the correct nutrients, eventual mitochondrial malfunction is the obvious result.
She discovered that three nutrients in particular are essential for proper mitochondrial function:
- Animal-based omega-3 fat
- Creatine
- Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) or better yet the reduced version known as Ubiquinol
Just by adding those three to her diet, her decline began to slow. But she wasn't improving, so she continued sleuthing through the medical research in search for an answer. When she discovered the Institute for Functional Medicine, Dr. Wahl began to find more clues.
Santa Claus, the Easter bunny, and other fantasies
Flu shot fantasies: How influenza vaccines halt flu infections (even when they don't)
Mike Adams
Natural News
2011 December 20
Vaccines are so effective at halting disease that they confer total immunity, say vaccine advocates. "Take a flu shot and you won't get the flu!" Both flu shots and MMR vaccines are so safe and effective that everybody should be forced to take them, they insist.
And why? Because they claim all those un-vaccinated people will spread disease to the vaccinated people!
(Insert vinyl record screeching sound here.)
Hold on just a minute. Wasn't their whole argument about vaccines based on the idea that they confer total immunity to those who take them? Well, if that's true then they should have no fear whatsoever of un-vaccinated people!
According to vaccine promoters, if you take a flu shot vaccine, that means you can run around and drench yourself in flu viruses with total immunity. You can lick dirty doorknobs, shake hands with people who just wiped their runny noses, and even touch filthy drooling babies right before you eat a sandwich with your contaminated hands. Thanks to the vaccine, you're now bulletproof!
So why worry at all about un-vaccinated people infecting you?
Vaccines cause brain damage
See, the vaccine logic just doesn't add up. There's a reason for that, of course: Vaccines make you stupid. The chemical adjuvants added to vaccines actually cause neurological damage and interfere with healthy cognitive function. That's why brain-damaged people who take vaccines — also known as Vaccine Zombies — can't work out the simple logic explained above.
It's also why people who take vaccines are easily fooled into taking yet more vaccines. The critical thinking parts of their brains have been impaired, and they also have trouble with math and finances. Did you know that two-thirds of Americans cannot explain how compound interest works? Try to explain fundamental concepts of fractional-reserve banking to your average vaccine consumer and you'll quickly discover just how brain damaged they really are.
Like lightning running through your veins
5 Ways Acupuncture Can Fix Your Health Problems
Jen Matlack
Men's Health
For weeks, Nathan Suver had a serious pain in the neck. It was a recurring problem, related to a back injury, and nothing made it go away. Until, that is, his doctor jabbed him with pins. "He did it as part of a routine visit," recalls Suver, a 35-year-old software developer from Southington, Connecticut. "He has acupuncture training. He just said, 'This will help with the pain,' and stuck 10 little needles in me. He first put one in my neck, and then one in my wrist. It felt like lightning shooting through my body from my neck to my wrist. But it was actually only slightly uncomfortable."
The treatment was worth that slight discomfort, because Suver's pain went away. A week later, he bragged about the success on Facebook. "What's even more amazing is that while I was convinced it wouldn't work, it did anyway," he wrote. "So much for the placebo effect."
Acupuncture, from an Eastern perspective, is all about energy and its flow through your body. If that flow is blocked, the thinking goes, pain or illness results. By gently tapping as many as 20 thin needles into your body at strategic points, acupuncturists try to reestablish the flow. That's a compelling but not necessarily convincing explanation. So Western medicine is working to understand the mechanisms of acupuncture. "There are many details we still don't understand, but essentially, acupuncture seems to stimulate specific muscles and nerves, activating changes that reduce pain and symptoms and promote healing," says Kwokming James Cheng, M.D., whose June review in Acupuncture in Medicine aimed to identify the precise neurological significance of common "acupoints"—areas targeted in acupuncture.
Homeopathy for Alzheimer's disease
Homeopathic treatment slows progression of Alzheimer's disease
J. B. Bardot
Natural News
2011 December 16
A huge leap in the natural treatment of Alzheimer's disease was recently reported at the Neuroscience Conference in Washington by the National Center for Homeopathy. Homeopathic manufacturer and research organization, Heel, presented studies on a multi-target, combination homeopathic medicine that has proven effective for both relieving symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and influencing the reduction of the formation of amyloid plaques in the brains of patients. In-vitro and in-vivo studies were conducted in France and Finland, and confirm that subjects had enhanced learning abilities, an increase in their ability to recognize objects, and improvement in memory performance after treatment.
Classical homeopathy also offers patients hope. Classical homeopathy uses one remedy at a time, and may take a similar multi-targeted approach to treating Alzheimer's; however, the practitioner may either alternate or use several remedies in succession rather than giving them together in combination. The announcement from Heel allows people, who would otherwise not seek homeopathic treatment, to feel more confident of its efficacy.
What is Alzheimer's Disease?
Alzheimer's is an affliction of the brain causing the gradual deterioration of brain cells that result in the loss of memory, cognitive abilities and intelligence. The disease afflicts primarily the elderly and symptoms are often seen as early as the late 40s. Alzheimer's is the primary cause of dementia, a decline in brain performance, thinking skills and reasoning. The disease is caused by two abnormalities including neurofibrillary tangles (or bunches of altered proteins inside brain cells) and amyloid plaques (or fragments of proteins forming outside the brain cells).
Your body the healer
The Gerson Therapy
Gerson Institute
Healing Your Body with the Gerson Therapy
With its whole-body approach to healing, the Gerson Therapy naturally reactivates your body's magnificent ability to heal itself – with no damaging side-effects. Over 200 articles in respected medical literature, and thousands of people cured of their "incurable" diseases document the Gerson Therapy's effectiveness. The Gerson Therapy is one of the few treatments to have a 60 year history of success.
The Gerson Therapy is a powerful, natural treatment that boosts your body's own immune system to heal cancer, arthritis, heart disease, allergies, and many other degenerative diseases. One aspect of the Gerson Therapy that sets it apart from most other treatment methods is its all-encompassing nature. An abundance of nutrients from thirteen fresh, organic juices are consumed every day, providing your body with a superdose of enzymes, minerals and nutrients. These substances then break down diseased tissue in the body, while enemas aid in eliminating the lifelong buildup of toxins from the liver.
Throughout our lives our bodies are being filled with a variety of disease and cancer causing pollutants. These toxins reach us through the air we breathe, the food we eat, the medicines we take and the water we drink. As more of these poisons are used every day and cancer rates continue to climb, being able to turn to a proven, natural, detoxifying treatment like the Gerson Therapy is not only reassuring, but necessary.
Although its philosophy of cleansing and reactivating the body is simple, the Gerson Therapy is a complex method of treatment requiring significant attention to detail. While many patients have made full recoveries practicing the Gerson Therapy on their own, for best results we encourage starting treatment at a licensed Gerson treatment center.
Beware Popcorn Lung
Did you know? Microwave popcorn gives off a toxic, lung-damaging gas when cooked
Mike Adams
Natural News
2011 December 12
You might be reassured to learn that the buttery flavor in microwave popcorn typically comes from a chemical actually found in butter, but you shouldn't be. This chemical, called diacetyl, is so toxic that it commonly destroys the lungs of workers in microwave popcorn factories, afflicting them with the crippling and irreversible disease known as bronchiolitis obliterans. Bronchiolitis obliterans is so rare outside of this context that it has become more commonly known as "popcorn lung," after the primary cause of the disease.
Regulators and health professionals have known of this risk for decades, but always assumed that it would only affect people breathing in especially high concentrations in factory settings. Then in 2007, a man who regularly ate two bags of microwave popcorn every day was diagnosed with popcorn lung, indicating that diacetylenters the air and lungs when microwave popcorn is cooked. Anxious to reassure consumers, most microwave popcorn companies phased out diacetyl — only to replace it with chemicals that have the same effects.
Today, you can still find diacetyl in many flavored snack foods and even in some so-called "natural" foods. Make sure you read the ingredients of any food you intend to consume, and make sure it contains no diacetyl (and no "yeast extract" for that matter, either).


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Published: August 17,2009
Maha seeks Rs 500 cr to fight terrorism, Naxalism New Delhi
Facing a threat from both urban and Naxal terrorism, Maharashtra today demanded over Rs 500 crore from the Centre for projects to strengthen and upgrade its capabilities to fight the menace.
" Maharashtra is under threat from urban terrorism on the west and Left wing terrorism on the East" Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan said while addressing the Conference of Chief Ministers on Internal Security here. Listing his various demands, Chavan sought Rs 100 crores for upgrading and setting up training institutions such as anti-naxal training academy Alpha Hawks at Nagpur and Urban terrorism Institute at Pune.
Demanding choppers for carrying out aerial surveillance, he said,"given the length of the coastline, two helicopters having day and night flying capability may be provided to us for conducting aerial patrolling".
Seeking approval of Rs two crores for strengthening and equipping the Maharashtra Intelligence Academy at Pune and another Rs 23 crore for strengthening the State Intelligence set-up, Chavan demanded committed funding by the Centre for a five-year project to improve the Police Population ration in Maharashtra and grants for maintenance and replacement for equipment purchased under Modernisation of Police Forces programme for 10 more years.
Reminding the Home Minister of his promise to provide special additional grants under MPF to his state, he said," When a proposal of Rs 585 crores for the year 2009-10 was sent to the Ministry, it was reduced to Rs 175.02 crores I would request the Home Minister to make a special allocation, as promised, under the MPF.
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Monday, August 17, 2009
Maha seeks Rs 500 cr to fight terrorism, Naxalism
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It was a mild morning so we decided to walk on the trail just a couple blocks from our house. Charlie loves to be out in the woods. He has complete freedom to smell, run, jump, repeat! We've been blessed with a dog that comes when he's called, so we feel entirely comfortable giving him freedom to romp around!
Tell me, who wouldn't want that BEAST (last picture) charging at them full speed? We love it, drool laces and all! He'll respond to his name or our whistle for him and come back for a "touchback" where he runs to us, touches one of us, then starts out again.
There are few things I love more than going on a walk holding my husband's hand!
Look at that handsome dog! He was just coming out of a full "point" at this moment! He's got quite the nose... He'd make a great hunting dog: he rarely barks, he's got a soft bite (he mouths with no pressure), he's got an amazing sense of smell, and he comes when called.
The food was delicious! And we had a great time catching up with Isaac's side of the family...even if they are a small group, they make up for it with constant stories and plenty of laughter!
Once we had recovered from our excellent feast, we settled in for the family game: FANTAM!
Don't let that sweet little grandma fool you: she's cutthroat!
We have so much to be thankful for this year. God has blessed us both. Our greatest thanks is for God bringing us together in a marriage that celebrates Christ and draws each of us closer to Him and through each other as we learn repentance, love, and self-sacrifice. God is good!


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I pinned some cute 100th day activities onto my 100th Day pinterest board.
Here are some cute ideas that I really want to do in my classroom...
Source: http://littlemissglamourgoestokindergarten.blogspot.com/
Source: http://kinderkollections.blogspot.com//
I'll post again during the week with some pictures of our 100th Day fun! :)
I also wanted to show you my latest digital paper packs that I am IN LOVE with. :)
I will be giving away a free digital paper pack to one special winner soon. Come back tomorrow to find out how to enter my first giveaway!! :)
Happy Saturday!