text: Northern California Coast July 23, 2014 Mary Hall The rugged Northern California coast is a beast. The moment you think the tide and swell is just right for a surf is the moment it gets windy, massive and unmanageable. I got smashed pretty hard by a couple beach breaks! Adam had a blast as usual, it was fun to watch him surf in a new environment! As we cruised from small town to even smaller town the fog remained heavy and winter-like. Sleeping in the trailer was so cozy, we pulled the wool blanket down from the shelf and drank tea in bed in the mornings. The fog presented such an opportunity for unique images. This is Adam's new Hasselblad, he will be sharing photos from the first roll next week and the story behind the purchase of this gift of a camera! Even though we drove through the Northern coast fairly quickly, it felt like time slowed down to a trickle. The days were long full of reading to each other (we are reading The Dirty Life by Kristin Kimball, amazing story about leaving NYC to building a farm), small hikes on the bluffs above the ocean, and many conversations with the older community members of Fort Bragg and Mendocino. They were so proud to be from these secluded coastal towns thick with logging and fishing history.


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I, too, am mortified by the unfolding disaster in the gulf.
On Wednesday morning I woke up to snow on the ground. On May 12th. After hitting 80 degrees just a few days prior. Remember the good ole days when winter actually ended and didn't come out of nowhere to surprise everyone? Me too…
Last week residents of Concord, Massachusetts voted to ban the sale of all bottled water by next January, making it the first U.S. town to take such action. The effort was lead by Jean Hill, an 82-year old activist, who lobbied neighbors and officials alike on the consequences of plastic bottles filling landfills and polluting local waters.
The President's Cancer Panel is the Mount Everest of the medical mainstream, so it is astonishing to learn that it is poised to join ranks with the organic food movement and declare: chemicals threaten our bodies.
But what about protecting our families from things in the environment, such as toxic chemicals in our food, water, personal care and household cleaners? That's pretty manly.
It seems almost like a natural progression for a yoga-lover to also be a lover of the Earth, though this doesn't always translate in the tools we choose for our practices. Whether it's a mat made from toxic PVC or clothing from cotton that's produced at the expense of Indian farmers, there are better options out there!
Small amounts can matter a lot too when we are talking about living life and doing things. I have found myself realizing that $5 can go a long way if I'm creative and give it a chance. No more waiting for a $20 before I start a project or take the kids out for some fun. Here are 20 things you can do today with just $5.
Disgusted. Discouraged. Sick to my stomach. Helpless. These are just some of the words that describe how I feel every time I hear about the hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil being spewed into the Gulf of Mexico every day. By far, the worst of these is the feeling of helplessness. Most of us can't personally do anything to get all that oil out of the ocean, so what can we do?
Hope you guys have a fantastic weekend!
I, too, am mortified by the unfolding disaster in the gulf.
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Benefits of Using Electronic Cigarettes to Quit Smoking
Many individuals are unable to quit the habit of smoking tobacco. However, many manufacturing companies have been innovating smoking cessation products for years to help smokers, especially chronic smokers, to permanently quit smoking habit. These companies have been imaginative and even utilized gums, nicotine patches, and many more to give affordable and easily manufactured products to the general public.
Electronic cigarettes are one of the newest solutions available in the market. These products are wisely designed to appear and feel like real cigarettes. Moreover, these items can actually produce unnatural smoke just like the real one which is done on purpose.
Tobacco smokes are seen to be unhealthy for the smoker and the individuals around because of the carcinogens being emitted. However, these synthetic cigarettes are risk-free since the smokes being emitted, though containing nicotine, they do not contain carcinogens.
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These electronic cigarettes have nicotine cartridge that contain liquid nicotine and when the user inhales, a small amount of liquid nicotine will turn into vapor powered by an atomizer. The goal for this feature is to give the individual a nicotine hit in seconds rather than minutes in other smoking cessation product such as gum and patches. When the electronic cigarette is used, one will notice that a small LED light at the tip of the product will glow when the user inhales stimulating a real cigarette, generally an orange glow can be seen.
The nicotine cartridges produced come in various strength with regards to nicotine. This is made to cater the rehabilitation process undergone by chain smokers and as time goes by, the strength of nicotine used is decreased gradually until the user can go without a dose of nicotine. Generally, nicotine cartridges vary from full strength, half strength to minimal strength. One of the most significant reasons why most smokers find it hard to give up smoking by using patches in gum is because they have become so used to the act of inhaling smoke from a cylindrical object and electronic cigarettes imitate this even down to the smoke it creates.
Paying for an electronic cigarette can be very expensive at first glance but the end user can actually save a lot in the long run as a set of nicotine cartridges is comparable to obtaining several folds of real cigarettes making it very beneficial in a financial point of view.
Because of the expanding popularity of this product, many companies are generating fake counterparts at an extremely affordable price. One should be very careful to avoid investing in these imitations since they have not gone through rigorous testing from certified associations.


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One thought on "Malachi chapter 3 verses 6-15: your observations…"
I will be preaching on the Malachi passage this Sunday, but extending it a little to verse 18. We will start by watching a one minute video clip of a robbery and contemplate how we rob God. The main section of the sermon will look at the three challenges God offers His people in this passage – Return to me (v. 7); Worship God wholeheartedly (v 10); Fear God (v. 16). We will study how we can respond to these challenges through Jesus. Jesus enables us to be acceptable to God, to worship Him in Spirit and truth, and by renewing our mind His Spirit helps us fear God with awe. We will be encouraged by the three promises God gives us alongside the challenges – God will return to us (v7); He will bless us ( v. 12) ; we will be His (v. 17).
On a personal note I am challenged by verses 14 and 15. Working in a very secular environment, where serving God is seen as irrelevant and futile, and the arrogant are called blessed, it is easy to allow this mindset to permeate. This passage challenges me to once again return my world view to God's !


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Starting a charter school is like being born a wildebeest on the plains of the Serengeti. You've got about 20 minutes to figure out how to run as fast as you can. Otherwise, you're going to get eaten.
Bemidji, Minn. — Just a few years ago, there were no charter schools in Bemidji. Now there are three. The Schoolcraft Learning Community was the first, established in 2000. It serves 160 students in grades K-8.
There are about 100 students on Schoolcraft's waiting list. It offers small class sizes and a hands-on curriculum. It emphasizes the natural sciences, world languages and the arts. Scott Anderson is the school's director. Anderson says the early days of planning the school weren't easy.
"Starting a charter school is like being born a wildebeest on the plains of the Serengeti." said Anderson. "You've got about 20 minutes to figure out how to run as fast as you can. Otherwise, you're going to get eaten."
Charter schools are public schools. But they're run independently of local school districts, often by teachers and parents. When a student moves from a traditional public school to a charter school, about $6,000 in state funding follows the student. Anderson says that creates a dynamic where school districts see charter schools as a threat. He says the relationship is under even more stress in a rural setting.
"There are some kind of cloak and dagger issues that do go on," said Anderson, "and I think a smaller town that's build upon a more traditional established school district is probably going to be less interested in creating a different school environment. It's a little easier to overcome some of those barriers down in the metro area."
Creators of charter schools say they face more challenges outside the metro area. Louise Mengelkoch is a professor at Bemidji State University. She was involved in creating two of Bemidji's three charter schools. Mengelkoch says rural communities are more isolated from Twin Cities-based charter school support networks. She says some rural charter schools constantly face resistance from school districts that are used to being the only game in town.
"The administration at schools outstate can kind of get away with more things," said Mengelkoch. "I don't want to say more bullying, but there's no competition in the same sense. I think there are forces outside of us, political forces, that make it an us-against-them situation, when it wouldn't have to be that way. It's like no matter what we do, the only way we can do it right is to not exist. And that's not an option."
Rural administrators, however, say charter schools pose particular challenges to their districts. The Bemidji School District is nearly the size of Rhode Island. It's lost about 300 students to charter schools. That means a loss of nearly $2 million dollars in funding. Bemidji Superintendent Rollie Morud says charter schools in the metro area draw students from many districts.
"Whereas a charter school here in northern Minnesota is maybe drawing from two, three or four," Morud said. "And so that impact, it's coming from fewer number of school districts, so it's impact can be greater from that point of view."
Morud says the Bemidji district is learning to adjust to the new charter schools. Still, he and other district administrators will push for some changes when the Legislature meets in February. High on their agenda will be a request to change the funding rate for transportation and special education. By law, districts must provide transportation and special education services to charter schools. Morud says many districts can't afford those extra costs.
"Now it is true that we get some special funding from the state for special education and for transportation, but not enough to cover the cost," Morud said. "Yet we are expected to kick in from our general fund to cover those kinds of things. It's a sense of fairness that's got to be developed into the funding formulas, and it's not there."
Another contentious issue between school districts and charter schools is the availability of extra-curricular activities. Bemidji and a few other districts refuse to allow charter students to participate on their sports teams or other after-school programs. Morud says if charter students want those things, they'll have to come back to traditional public school.
"There are benefits and consequences to the choices that parents make," he said. "And one of the consequences of going to a charter school, is that you can't participate in extra-curricular activities, other than those at the charter school."
Morud says the extra students would mean added costs. But charter school advocates say they're willing to pay their fair share for extra-curricular activities. Steve Dess is executive director of the Minnesota Association of Charter Schools. Dess says it's time to start thinking about what's best for students.
"It's simply being used as almost a weapon against student choice and parent choice in education, said Dess. "We don't need to draw these hard lines when it's public education. We should be creating community here, and waging the war based on the quality of education that the students choose."
The number of charter schools in Minnesota will grow to about 100 by next fall. Charter school advocates expect steady growth of new schools in rural communities. Officials with the Minnesota Association of Charter Schools say they'll lobby lawmakers to ensure state funding dollars continue to follow students who choose charter schools.
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Studio and Verite
Simultaneously prepping 'Studio' and 'Verite' Epic Dragon camera packages for a shoot.
The mechanics of the camera system determine so much of the language that they will be used for... primes or zooms, remote or operator focus, handheld or grip. Visual obstacles and possibilities in either direction.
I am reminded of the fascinating dialogue between Jean Luc Goddard and Aaton's JP Beauviala about the need for a 'Paluche'... a seemingly mythical, small, fully automated handheld camera that Goddard hoped would do everything:
Needless to say the Paluche never materialised.


text: The Advantages of Different Types of Mortgage Lenders Posted on December 7, 2017 - 11:29 AM by Jay Goldman What kind of lender is best? If you ask a loan officer, "What kind of lender is best?" the answer will be whatever kind of company he works for and he will give you a list of reasons why. If you meet the same loan officer years later, and he ... Read more


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Portland, Ore. (PRWEB) November 17, 2015
PointCentral, the recognized leader in keyless Smart Home solutions for vacation rental management companies, today announced they have been selected by Topsail Realty, Topsail, North Carolina, and Village Realty and Management Services, Inc., Outer Banks, North Carolina, as the supplier-of-choice for cellular-based Smart Home technologies. When fully installed, the PointCentral system will enable Topsail Realty and Village Realty to centrally monitor and control access and temperature across all of their vacation rental properties.
"For vacation rental management companies as large as Topsail and Village, the benefits of our Smart Home technology to their businesses, their homeowners and their guests are very significant and provide a strategic advantage," said Greg Burge, president of PointCentral. "We're talking major operational savings due to automated check-in and check-out, and housekeeper and inspector notifications. Plus, they won't have to send someone out to a property to let in a guest who forgot his key. Now it can all be done remotely from their desktop or mobile app. When you add the energy savings for the homeowners and the added security and convenience for guests, it's a win-win all around."
Keyless Smart Home technology is quickly gaining ground with vacation rental homeowners across the U.S. The energy savings alone are a major motivator. Savvy vacation rental managers are finding they need to get in front of this wave and adopt an enterprise-class Smart Home system before they lose control of properties to their homeowners.
"Moving to PointCentral gives us a reliable cellular-based keyless solution," stated Mike Harrington, owner of Topsail Realty. "In addition, it provides real-time property intelligence for access, temperature, and house ready status. This streamlines our operations and makes turn days much easier. It was an easy strategic decision for our homeowners and us."
"We expect some streamlining of operations," said Bob Oakes, President of Village Realty and Management Services, Inc. "But the true benefit is the real-time information and energy savings for the property owner, and the foundation for a more efficient home."
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Smart Home technology is an ideal fit for the vacation rental management market as it gives managers more visibility into access and energy usage of their properties – including occupancy and cleaning status. By eliminating hard keys and going keyless, managers are able to provide a much more secure stay for their guests. With PointCentral Smart Home solutions, vacation rental managers and their homeowners are reducing their risk, saving energy costs, reducing turn time, and improving the guest experience.
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PointCentral, headquartered in Portland, Ore., with offices in Vienna, Va., designs, manufactures and markets Smart Home hardware and software products for the vacation rental management and residential property management markets. PointCentral solutions provide customers in these markets with the ability to monitor and control access and temperature across all the properties in their inventory – reducing risk, improving security, controlling assets, reducing energy costs and improving guest/tenant satisfaction. Visit PointCentral.com for more.


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Ok, so tell me I'm not the only one that has random moments of hyperness/ADD/Goodness-only-knows-what…. But in those crazy insane moments, the most AWESOME!!! ideas just come flowing out of your head?! Anyone? Someone? I know you're full of it, but that's ok I'll figure you anyways 🙂
So, my biggest awesomest idea is going to be the hardest to pull off… I was going back and forth reading Allie's work and the Bloggess and the craziest idea struck me! (Seriously go read the Bloggess Link it'll make ten million times more sense!)
Anyways, I'm thinking I can't be the only girl with an old prom dress stuck in a bag in the back of a closet at their parents house most likely that some day "she'll want to take with her when she moves out" or "pass down to her kids" where really we're just sentimental bitches who can't handle the truth that we probably would have been better off selling them in the local dress trade and making $50 back when this shit was in style! Here I'll admit I'm pretty sure I have 3… that I'll most likely never wear again (although I said that about the first one and we had a fake wedding as an excuse to drink, eat wedding noodles, have cake, and square dance… ok mainly just drink… and we were young and stupid and I'm pretty sure this was my freshman year of college, and it was totally lame/dorky, yet awesome! I'll find a pic and post it later. i swear!
Ok still rambling. still hyper. crap. So Idea. Yeah. On it. I want to get a group of people together (with or without a limo) all dressed up in formal wear (and probably tennis shoes) and go do something, somewhere where you would not wear such nice things. I suggest Chuck E Cheese or something of the likes. the Boy just looked at me like i was dumb… until he realized I was serious, and then didn't want to crush my poor little dream with his gigantic "your so dumb" look 😛 So he mentioned a bowling alley, and then i got the even crazier idea to the local ski place and go snow tubing/skiing. I could totally rock some snow pants under a big poofy dress! But still the cold doesn't fair well. Then I thought about just bar hopping, or a football game, but they're expensive, so maybe we could rock it at a Reds game next year? I don't know. Maybe I've finally lost it…. whatever it is/was/???? I still think it would be EPIC!!!
**OMG Afterthought! I totally want to do this at Kings Island!!!
And on the subject of snow tubing/skiing/sledding. I totally want to go tubing down Mt. Adams! Which if you live in Cincinnati knows is practically impossible, unless I could learn to steer a snow tube down the streets before the plows get there… Maybe I'll settle for the lawn out in front of Playhouse in the Park.
*side note: i really dislike snow and for me to be wanting to do this, is just well, crazy 😛
**Idea 2.1: I want to ride a Christmas tree down a hill… don't ask me why or how this would work, but it would make some epic videos!
I want to tally Foursquare swarm some random rinky-dink, tiny, hole-in-the-wall place. On a random night. When like 2 or 3 old guys are chilling in a bar with their coffee or scotch just have a flash mob party up the place! This could totally combine Idea 1 and 3 now that I think about it!
And this one kind of stemmed from my old roommate Tina, who was talking about personality test one day and how she thought of me like the entire time, as I'm relatively spontaneous, and I'm not sure she has a non-planning bone in her body… but yeah. Maybe I'll do it with my tax return check… But I either want a giant blow up map of the world and throw 3 darts and pick a spot where one lands, or just go to the airport with my bag, and my passport and take the next plane just for the hell of it.
*Idea 4.1: Or maybe I can just randomly hop on a plane to England and show up at one of my former Rugby teammates flats and party in Liverpool/Ormskirk for a week. That would be awesome!
**for those that don't know, I lived in England back in 2006 for a few months, played rugby, had a blast, partied, tried out pubs, and fish n chips, and overall had a blast!!! And really want to go back!
And now the hyperness is starting to wear down and my ideas are getting less plausible… I had another one, but then I lost it as I started losing track of it when skydiving monkeys and leprechauns started taking over… sad thing is this was all thought up sober… lol
So… who's with me? Or who has anything to add to my awesomely epic adventures? 🙂
I totally found this just after I posted this! Woot!!! How awesome would something like this be?! 😀


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YA, Christian Fiction
Date Published: March 2015
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To Choose , Is Fate.
When Ziv is recruited by the secret society known as The Sect, he finds himself cast into a perilous journey of identity, love, and hope. As a Conduit, Ziv possess the ability to see creatures of the night: demons. The Sect trains him along with two other trainees to be warriors of light and confront the challenges of the treacherous Quad, in order to control their fear and hone their abilities. As an untimely love triangle emerges, Ziv must control his emotions and chase down the evil Akabod before he can destroy The Windgate and banish the entire planet into enslavement by the underworld.


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1. Regular intake of fresh fruits and vegetables is recommended in the diet since they are a good source of antioxidants. How do antioxidants help a person maintain health and promote longevity?
(A) They activate the enzymes necessary for vitamin synthesis in the body and help prevent vitamin deficiency
(B) They prevent excessive oxidation of carbohydrates, fats and proteins in the body and help avoid unnecessary wastage of energy
(C) They neutralize the free radicals produced in the body during metabolism
(D) They activate certain genes in the cells of the body and help delay the ageing process
2. Regarding the Indus Valley Civilization, consider the following statements—
1. It was predominantly a secular civilization and the religious element, though present, did not dominate the scene.
2. During this period, cotton was used for manufacturing textiles in India.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
3. The lower Gangetic plain is characterized by humid climate with high temperature throughout the year. Which one among the following pairs of crops is most suitable for this region?
(A) Paddy and Cotton
(B) Wheat and Jute
(C) Paddy and Jute
(D) Wheat and Cotton
4. What could be the main reason / reasons for the formation of African and Eurasian desert belt?
1. It is located in the subtropical high pressure cells.
2. It is under the influence of warm ocean currents.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct in this context?
(A)1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
5. The jet aircraft fly very easily and smoothly in the lower stratosphere. What could be the appropriate explanation?
1. There are no clouds or water vapor in the lower stratosphere.
2. These are no vertical winds in the lower stratosphere.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct in this context?
(A) I only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
6. Consider the following statements---
1. Biodiversity is normally greater in the lower latitudes as compared to the higher latitudes.
2. Along the mountain gradients, biodiversity is normally greater in the lower altitudes as compared to the higher altitudes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(A) I only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
7. The Brahmaputra, Irrawaddy and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow through narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches. Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a 'U' turn in its course to flow into India. This 'U' turn is due to—
(A) Uplift of folded Himalayan series
(B) Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas
(C) Geo-tectonic disturbance in the tertiary folded mountain chains
(D) Both (A) and (B) above
8. A state in India has the following characteristics—
1. Its northern part is arid and semiarid.
2. Its central part produces cotton.
3. Cultivation of cash crops is predominant over food crops.
Which one of the following states has all of the above characteristics?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Gujarat
(C) Karnataka
(D) Tamilnadu
9. What is 'Virtual Private Network'?
(A) It is a private computer network of an organization where the remote users can transmit encrypted information through the server of the organization
(B) It is a computer network across a public internet that provides users access to their organization's network while maintaining the security of the information transmitted
(C) It is a computer network in which users can access a shared pool of computing resources through a service provider
(D) None of the statements (A), (B) and (C) given above is a correct description of Virtual Private Network
10. The 'dharma' and 'rita' depict a central idea of ancient vedic civilization of India. In this context, consider the following statements—
1. Dharma was a conception of obligations and of the discharge of one's duties to oneself and to others.
2. Rita was the fundamental moral law governing the functioning of the universe and all it contained.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
11. In the context of global oil prices, 'Brent crude oil' is frequently referred to in the news. What does this term imply?
1. It is a major classification of crude oil.
2. It is sourced from North Sea.
3. It does not contain sulphur.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
A) 2 only
(B) 1 and 2 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 1,2 and 3
12.The function of heavy water in a nuclear reactor is to—
(A) Slow down the speed of
(B) Increase the speed of neutrons
(C) Cool down the reactor
(D) Stop the nuclear reaction
13. India, if a religious sect/community is given the status of national minority, what special advantages it is entitled to?
1. It can establish and administer exclusive educational institutions.
2. The President of India automatically nominates a representative of the community to Lok Sabha.
3. It can derive benefits from the Prime Minister's 15- Point Programme.
Which of the statements given
above is / are correct?
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 1 and3 only
(D) 1,2 and 3
14. India is home to lakhs of persons with disabilities. What are the benefits available to them under the law?
1. Free schooling till the age of 18 years in government-run schools.
2. Preferential allotment of land for setting up business.
3. Ramps in public buildings.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
(A)1 only
(B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 1 ,2 and3
15. With what purpose is the Government of India promoting the concept of 'Mega Food Parks'?
1. To provide good infrastructure facilities for the food processing industry.
2. To increase the processing of perishable items and reduce wastage.
3. To provide emerging and Eco-friendly food processing technologies to entrepreneurs.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below—
(A) 1 only
(B) 1 and 2 only
(C) 2 and 3only
(D) 1,2 and 3


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The Nightmare Range – Martin Limón's 14 Book Korean War Epic
Hardboiled mystery converges with military history in Martin Limón's George Sueño and Ernie Bascom series. For the nearly thirty years, Limón has been chronicling these two fictional US Army Central Intelligence Division detectives stationed in South Korea in the 1970s. The cases bring the detectives face-to-face with the political and social impact caused by the military's presence and the all-too-human toll on Korean civilians and US military personnel alike. Never one to shy away from uncomfortable truths, Limón's prose is as unflinching as it is sympathetic. Although Sueño and Bascom may seem tough and world weary on the outside, underneath they are acutely sensitive to the personal suffering and cultural clashes surrounding them. From black market activities and corrupt government contracts to human tracking and the exploitation of sex workers, the detectives are well aware of their own complicity in this network of vice and violence.
Sueño and Bascom are back on the job in The Line, the 14th and most recent book in the series (13 novels and 1 short story collection). Hitting all the hallmarks of excellence readers have come to expect and love from the previous books—authentic behind-the-scenes details of military life, richly detailed insight into Korean culture, and a case that's tough to crack—The Line finds Sueño and Bascom called to the JSA (Joint Security Area), 800 meters diameter of neutral but very tense and heavily guarded land between North and South Korea. The victim is KATUSA Corporal Noh Jong-bei, a member of the Korean Augmentation to the US Army. The US and North Korea both deny responsibility for the murder and blame each other. Meanwhile, the KNP (Korean National Police) want to pin it on a US soldier. All sides want to close the case as quickly as possible, and any of the proposed culprits could ignite another war. The closer that Sueño and Bascom get to solving the case, however, the more it appears someone high up does not want the truth to come out. When they are reassigned to the case of an officer's missing wife, they find themselves deep in a different murky and volatile North-South mystery.
The genesis of The Line, Martin Limón revealed in an interview with Soho Press, is a mixture of truth and fiction based on his own experiences from his twenty year career in the military (half of which were in Korea). "I spent many years as a GI in Korea and made a number of trips to the JSA. The tension there between the soldiers from the north and the soldiers from the south was always intense. Occasionally people have been killed. I personally witnessed a cameraman knocked to the ground by a North Korean soldier and an American officer ordering him not to move until the danger had passed. It occurred to me that this would be a delightful spot to place a fictional murder."
What distinguishes Limón's series, in addition to its setting, are his protagonists. Sueño and Bacom may be born from the classic private eye tradition expressed by Raymond Chandler in his landmark essay "The Simple Art of Murder"—"Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid. The detective must be a complete man and a common man and yet an unusual man. He must be, to use a rather weathered phrase, a man of honor."—but more than just recycled clones of Chandler's iconic Philip Marlowe, Limón's characters are nuanced and complex, products of their time and experience but not cliches.
Sueño is an honest man in a dishonest world. A Mexican-American raised in the Los Angeles foster care system, Sueño weathered prejudice and neglect growing up. His background not only makes him more sensitive to the racial and class issues that affect the victims and witnesses he deals with, but also gives him deep sympathy for the Korean-American children from the Korean War two decades earlier, children who (like himself) have been abandoned by their fathers and are not fully accepted by society because of their racial background.
Whereas Sueño is introverted and approaches cases with empathy and intellect, Bascom is an extrovert and only uses his head when headbutting is needed (and, sometimes, it is). A Vietnam vet recovering from a drug habit picked up during his two tours of duty, Ernie now quietly drowns his suffering in alcohol. As his partner observed, "His placid exterior hid a soul that had written off the world as a madhouse. Looks were deceiving. Especially in Ernie's case" ("–Nightmare Range").
Together, the duo form a partnership built on moral integrity and a shared sense of rebellion, resistance, and righteousness. Never ones to kowtow to authority, they frequently disobey commands (especially when ordered off a case), wind up in physical altercations, or find themselves behind bars, all in the name of bringing out the truth. Frequently, the truth is revealed too late to save the victims—but neither Sueño nor Bascom are willing to let their suffering go unacknowledged. In an inhuman world, they refuse to concede their own humanity, whatever the cost may be.
Sueño and Bascom's first outing was Jade Lady Burning (1992), a novel that sets the tenor for much of the series: a young woman, Pak Ok-suk, is found bound and burned to death in her shack in Itaewon, the red-light district of Seoul. The prime suspect is her GI boyfriend, Specialist Johnny Watkins. Digging into Pak's past, however, reveals not only nefarious forces at work, but also a deeper sense of tragedy than the detectives could have imagined. "My reasons for wanting to solve the case went even deeper. When I had been moving from home to home, handled as just another number by an overburdened bureaucracy it had been the odd individual who had taken an interest in me that had saved me. They had kept me from drowning in despair," admits Sueño. "I owed something to Miss Pak Ok-suk and Mr. Watkins." Their dedication to Pak Ok-suk, and their compassion to all the victims impacted by the case, is a character-defining moment for Sueño and Bascom.
The duo's next novel-length outing was Slicky Boys (1997), in which they agree to deliver a note from a woman in a bar to a British soldier. After the soldier is found murdered, Sueño and Bascom must infiltrate a ruthless local gang to find the killer. In Buddha's Money (1998), the daughter of a retired officer-turned-smuggler is held for ransom. The price? A coveted jade skull that dates back to Genghis Khan. Things get very personal for Sueño in The Door to Bitterness (2005), in which he is mugged and his stolen ID and pistol used in holdups. As the crime wave continues and more people are murdered, Sueño feels responsible and goes to great lengths to apprehend the killers, clear his own name, and ease his conscience. In The Wandering Ghost (2007), Seuño and Bascom go in search of a missing female officer, Corporal Jill Matthewson, and find themselves face-to-face with a vice ring lead by their own military—and, perhaps, the ghost of a young girl who was run over by an Army truck.
G.I. Bones (2009) finds the pair back in Itaewon with their hands full juggling a missing officer's daughter, the murder of several bar owners, and a G.I.'s ghost who won't leave a fortune teller alone! Tensions are running high in Mr. Kill (2011) after a soldier rapes a mother on a train—and US-Korean relations erupt when the soldier escapes. Sueño sneaks across enemy lines in search of a map of secret tunnels in order to prevent a North Korean take-over in The Joy Brigade (2012).
Sueño and Bascom find themselves breaking orders once again in The Iron Sickle (2014) as they take it upon themselves to find the sickle-wielding murderer who broke into their base and murdered a claims officer. The pair are back in hot water in The Ville Rat (2015) after they refuse to stop investigating the murder of a young woman wearing a ceremonial dress with a poem hidden in its sleeve. In Ping-Pong Heart (2016), a major who previously accused a bar girl of stealing fifty dollars is found murdered, and the trail leads Sueño and Bascom to the major's own ongoing investigation of military intelligence responsible for tracking North Korean spies. And in The Nine-Tailed Fox (2017), several soldiers have gone missing and the main suspect is a woman believed to be a mythic shapeshifting fox known as a gumiho.
In between these novels have been sixteen short stories and one novella, which have been collected in Nightmare Range (2014). The title story, originally published in 1993, is a perfect distillation of the Sueño and Bascom series. A "business girl" is found murdered in the fields near the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), an area known as "Nightmare Range." Tracing the military unit that was previously stationed there, and therefore locating the murderer, is easy for the detectives. But facing the brutality of the crime, the remorselessness of the killer, and the indifference of society, the police, and the military—that is the difficult part, and the finale of this story is achingly chilling.
By infusing classic private eye tropes and archetypes into first-hand experience from his own military tenure, Limón has created a literary world that is deeply rooted in a specific historic moment and uncanny in its timeliness and, ultimately, timeless. Sueño and Bascom are truly detectives for all seasons because gripping stories of suspense, and of gumshoes trying to bring light into a world of darkness, are always in fashion.
The publication of The Line is of particular importance because it was Sueño and Bascom's first mystery, Jade Lady Burning, that was the first of our books to be branded as Soho Crime. In honor of twenty-seven years and fourteen books together, we crack open a bottle of OB beer and say to Mr. Limón, Mr. Sueño, and Mr. Bascom, "Cheers!"
THE LINE, the fourteenth book in the George Sueño and Ernie Bascom series, is available in hardcover and ebook. PURCHASE HERE
Martin Limón retired from military service after twenty years in the US Army, including ten years in Korea. He is the author of twelve previous books in the Sergeant George Sueño series: Jade Lady Burning, Slicky Boys, Buddha's Money, The Door to Bitterness, The Wandering Ghost, GI Bones, Mr. Kill, The Joy Brigade, and Nightmare Range. He lives in Seattle.
The Imjin River rushed, gray and churning, toward the Yellow Sea. A South Korean soldier used his flashlight to check our emergency dispatch, then shouted back to his comrade, who in turn barked guttural phrases into a field radio.
"What's the hangup?" Ernie asked.
"They're worried about sabotage," I said. "All along the DMZ."
"Us?" Ernie asked. "Our motives are pure."
"Maybe they think we're Russian spies," I said.
Ernie crossed his arms. "Tell them I don't even like vodka. Makes me puke."
"Which designates it as unique amongst alcoholic beverages."
A convoy of M48 Patton tanks rumbled up behind us, adding a layer of urgency to the guards' discussion. Finally, the soldier on the radio walked toward us and waved his arm.
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Compaq narrowly edged out Sun Microsystems and IBM, each with 21 percent of the market, and Hewlett-Packard, with 19 percent, according to figures released this week from IDC.
"We have four companies competing very aggressively in this market, and it's a very, very tight race," said IDC analyst Chris Willard. "In 2001, Compaq nosed out the competition. However, it came right down to the wire."
The high-performance computing market spans computers a notch more powerful than workstations all the way up to multimillion-dollar supercomputers. While it's not the biggest slice of the computing market, it's important because the cutting-edge machines are an indication of the future technological strength of more mainstream designs.
Compaq also led in 2000, but the margin was slim then, too. "The differences between the top four players are minimal," separated merely by the revenue a company could earn in a good month of sales, Willard said.
The total worldwide market dropped 16 percent from $6.1 billion in 2000 to $5.1 billion in 2001, Willard said. However, IDC expects midsingle-digit percentage growth in 2002.
"We are predicting a return to positive growth this year," he said, based in part on strong sales in the fourth quarter.
Indeed, those fourth-quarter sales were what allowed Compaq to unseat Sun, which was top-ranked for the first nine months of 2001.
Compaq was helped through the recession by government buyers, traditionally the largest segment of the company's sales, said Ty Rabe, director of high-performance technical computing solutions at Compaq. "The government spending has been a stable point in the recent turbulent time," with some buying spurred by increased security concerns.
The private sector now is picking up somewhat as well. "We're not seeing a huge surge, but we're recovering from the post-Sept. 11 trauma," he said.
Compaq, with its respected Alpha chip, has been strong in the high-performance market. But the company is putting an end to the Alpha line with a plan to move to Intel's Itanium chip family instead. In 2005, Itanium systems will be preferable in terms of performance, he said.
But switching to the new chip will require customers to rewrite software that Itanium can understand. The customers include organizations such as national laboratories that write their own programs as well as companies that sell their software to others.
Biosciences companies, which use supercomputers to try to decode genetic information, predict protein formation, and design new drugs, have now matched government customers in spending, Rabe said. Compaq expects that ultimately biosciences will move ahead and account for half of Compaq's high-performance computing sales.
Compaq apparently is different from the overall industry, though. IDC predicts life sciences to account for 30 percent of sales by 2005.


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The Society was founded in 1829, and believe we are one of the oldest provincial horticultural societies in the country. The Society was established for the purpose of creating a greater interest in horticulture amongst the people of Norfolk and Norwich and to disseminate knowledge in such matters.
The idea of establishing a Horticultural Society in Norwich, if not originally entertained, was at least first brought into action in August 1829 by the efforts of Thomas Startling Norgate of Hethersett. At the first General Meeting of members, at the Swan Inn on the 25 November 1829, a show of Flowers, Fruits and Vegetables was held. Although the Society had only been established a month there were already 215 members.
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A Corporal in the Army, Luke is still serving. He has gunshot wounds to both legs, a broken left tib and fib, foot drop, metal screws and rod in his legs.
Since injury sport has become Luke's full time job, it started as therapy and a way to get out the house, now he competes alongside able bodied athletes and even coach able bodied children alongside his training commitments.
Six months post injury Luke went out to the Warrior Games in Colorado in March/April 2013; this started his journey in sport. Prior to swimming, Luke tried rowing and weightlifting and has been doing triathlon for three years, completing the Arch to Arc challenge in September 2015.
He says: "Sport brings back team work and gives you goals and routine which you lose quickly after injury, swimming makes me feel able bodied again when I'm in the water."
Luke competed at the British Para Swimming International competition this year (2016) and at the Invictus Games in 2014 and 2016.


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The deputy senate president, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has said that the defection of Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, and some members of the national assembly to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is just the tip of the iceberg.
Senator Ekweremadu said this on Saturday, July 28, 2018 at the inauguration of the Agwu local government chapter of the Gburugburu Movement in Enugu state, a movement championing the reelection of Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, governor of Enugu state.
According to the deputy senate president, PDP is the fastest growing political party in Africa.
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"Defection of scores of federal lawmakers and the return of the governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom, to the PDP is a tip of the iceberg".
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The goal of the event is to increase access to free health and public safety resources for individuals and their families who are affected by substance abuse, mental health issues, homelessness and domestic violence. We anticipate over 300 people will be attending this event which will include booths with representatives from various volunteer health organizations, social service agencies, local healthy living businesses, community-based and faith-based agencies from the communities of Redlands, Highland, San Bernardino, Loma Linda and Yucaipa. On site free health screenings will be available as well as information and give-aways to encourage self-care, personal safety and healthy families. We have also invited the Mayor of Redlands, Paul Foster to stop by and share a few words of encouragement.
In addition to providing health and public safety information, fun activities for the kids are planned such as face painting and a jumper. The first 50 people attending the event will be provided with free lunch, there will be a DJ, music and raffle prizes in a family friendly park atmosphere at Sylvan Park, across the street from the University of Redlands.
"We are excited to be hosting this community event." remarked Cynthia McGuigan, Executive Director of Steps 4 Life Community Services. "We welcome other nonprofit agencies, public health and social service agencies that provide programs and services to individuals and families that struggle with homelessness, domestic violence, substance abuse and mental health issues to join us at the event either as a vendor or to bring their clients to receive information and free health screenings."
Clinicians and psychologists have linked three major health issues that are commonly present among many of the homeless: mental health, substance abuse and domestic violence. Prevention and intervention strategies require the coordination of multiple agencies and care providers to ensure effective treatment and recovery. On October 10th, these agencies and care providers will all be assembled in one place with information on how to access services.
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AAlexandre Bellenger is a Paris based musician. Among his various musical activities, he has developed, through the years, a unique way to perform with a pair of classic DJ turntables and a set of used and divers vinyl records to create a rare intense and plastical mix of free jazz, classical music, animalistic soundscapes and other harsh noises.
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It is only day 4 of the Year of the Sheep and what a ride it has already been. I have already hit my first significant obstacle and come out swinging. From the moment I woke up on Thursday to around noon on Saturday my life was non-stop go, go, go. Between trying to get in my requirements, helping with the banquet, helping on an all day field trip for school and many other family obligations, I found I was stuck running in circles. Not only was I on the run, I was struggling to find a way to stop. I was on a mission and I just needed people to keep pace with me (which of course they were not). I was being rather hard to live with and very hard on my beloved family. Finally in frustration, I took my big fur-baby for a walk.
It was on my walk that I was hit over the head with a revelation. I had made the mistake of not building any breathing room into my life. I had allowed the frenzy to take over. I needed to slow down! Immediately! I love living out in the country. I can walk with Guiness, talking to God, myself and him and there is no one around to hear. Guiness loves it because he thinks that no matter who I am talking to, it must be him. I was able to breathe in the fresh air and just slow down. I came home and made some amends with my family. Then I settled into a bath with a book before preparing to go back to the banquet.
Here is the beauty of this pause in the chaos... Even while I was taking my much needed breather, I was able to actually make progress on a few goals. I felt recharged and ready to enjoy the banquet. I was able to stop and listen to the candidates speeches. I was able to recognize that I am just at the start of a marathon and trying to run at a sprint is foolish. I was able to sit back and be inspired by the quality of the demos, the people that received awards and the entire promotion process. Now all I need to do is remember to breathe and pause before I hit frenzy!
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Kate Spade & Co. has released their brand new furniture line at Fall 2015 High Point Market! The new collection imbues the "quintessential Kate Spade" color story, according to Deborah Lloyd, the president and creative director of Kate Spade New York in Architectural Digest, November 2015.
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Ten years ago this month I made a decision that changed my life: I laced up a pair of old sneakers and went running.
It was the latest in a series of attempt to lose weight. After working as a cubicle jockey and enjoying a constant stream of free sodas and snacks from my employer, I was on the verge of being obese. I hated the way I looked and physically felt. I knew I needed to change my lifestyle or I was going to be miserable for the rest of my life.
At the time I never thought that running would be something I be doing one or even 10 years in the future. I just thought a little exercise would help me shed some weight and, once gone, I'd change my eating habits to keep the pounds from returning. But as I kept at it I discovered that running was something I really enjoyed. More than just exercise, I liked feeling the sun on my face and feeling the road under my feet. I enjoyed running farther, running faster. Every day was a challenge to see if I could improve and do a little bit better.
And yes, the weight came off. Six months later I was 50 pounds lighter. Looking back, however, it wasn't' just lacing up the shoes that day that made the difference. It was getting up every morning after that, no matter the weather or how I felt, and tying to run a little farther, a little faster. It was making that decision the second and third mornings and every morning since that helped me not only lose the weight but rebuild my life, fall in love with Marathon Girl, and bond with my kids.
So here's to a decade of running—something that changed my life in ways I never even imagined when I first put on those worn out sneakers. And here's to running every day for the rest of my life.


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YES and NO are deeply spiritual words. They don't seem like much, but just think about what they can do by speaking them! They can begin and end pretty much anything. They can allow or not allow. They can open or close something. They can connect or disconnect, affirm or not affirm. Begin to think about why these words hold such power. Like the banks of a river that allow the water to flow through its form, our simple Yes's and No's, shape the flow of the energy of our life.
Every moment of every day we decide where we want our energy to flow. Our awareness… Our thoughts… Our emotions… Our habits… All are greatly affected by the Yes's and No's we speak and assume throughout the day. As women, we are trained over and over again to say yes, to be nice, to please others, without regard to whether this yes is authentic for us. It takes some time and care to overcome our social programming and learn to listen to our inner knowing about whether or not to say "yes" to someone or something.
Think of No ~ not as negative ~ but as this statement: "I do not wish for my energy to flow in that direction. It does not feel right." When you say no, you hold energy.
Think of Yes ~ not as positive ~ but as this statement: "I do wish for my energy to flow in that direction. It does feel right." When you say yes, you let energy flow.
This kind of exercise allows you to build up your intuition. You begin to sense where your energy wants to be used. You can make a regular practice of asking yourself, your body-heart-mind, what feels right or appropriate.
Why do this? You need energy to make your way through challenges and joys and sorrows of life. Finding the humility to listen to the whispers and yearnings of our soul and follow through with Yes's and No's to stay on track with the journey we are meant to take is spiritual work. Some questions to contemplate:
What do you allow into your life and where do you set your boundaries?
Do you say YES when you really mean NO?
And, are you saying NO to the things that could actually assist you on your life journey?
How do we begin to shift the flow of energy so that we begin to align with our highest callings? How do we learn to fiercely protect and deeply nourish the preciousness of life in and around us? And, how does all of this affect culture and society? Are we all silently saying YES to things that are 'business-as-usual' in our communities because we don't think we can change anything for the better? Do we blame others ~ family members, friends, politicians, 'the system', history, etc ~ so that we suppress the possibility that we can create a different way of life?
When we enjoy saying NO to the things that do not light us up from the inside, we make space and a chance to really say YES when the right things rolls along. Many of us who are empathic or sensitive need to grow comfortable with disappointing others. Because more sensitive people can feel that brief disappointment from the other, it's hard to say NO. However, when you say YES for the sake of NOT feeling the discomfort, you are ultimately not only harming yourself, you are harming others as well. If we rush around saying YES, we undermine our richness, our fullness, and our ability to be PRESENT with our true self and the BIGGER YESes.
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In a previous life, Fiona Curran was an industry professional and sound designer with a long list of credits on Film & TV Drama. As a sonic artist (moniker 21%) she has presented sonic works at the Car Boot Art Fair and The Literary Kitchen, as well as working with Simon Gershon (Curran & Gershon) on site-specific audio/visual installations. She has recently begun to explore soundscaping through the use of film and has a particular interest in the ideas around sonic portraiture and interviewed transformations.
She is also a poet & filmmaker who lectures in film at Kingston University. She holds an M.A. in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia. As a poet, she has been published widely in the UK & Ireland, and most recently published in The Wolf, South Bank Poetry, Magma and the Loose Muse Anthology.Wrecking Ball Press published her first collection, The Hail Mary Pass, and a second untitled collection (she hopes) is imminent.
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In Sound & Vision and the Divine Listener, Fiona Curran (21%) will be exploring how we start to blur the boundaries of film sound worlds, and mediate between the spoken word and sound design inference, via the idea of soundscaping the character in an attempt to re-represent the subject. She is looking for the truth through sound and would like you to come and help her find it. To make her case she will use classic film design excerpts, poetry, paper, sonic soundscapes and her own films. She will also be revealing three new works to demonstrate her somewhat wild theories.


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This morning I awoke with a rather fuzzy head. After rootling around a worryingly well stocked medicine cabinet and washing away my sins in a shower as hot as the depths of hell, it was time for my morning pick me up. Abandoning the usual grapefruit, I decided to stroll down to my local Starbucks on Fulham road to perk myself up.
After heaving open the heavy glass door one is overwhelmed by the smell of a never-enduring Yuletide, fresh coffee beans, and ladies perfume. Usually a wonderful triumvirate but at 9.00AM on a Monday, a tad disconcerting. The place was swamped by pompous students and buckets of back and forth prams. I wanted to turn and run. Yet the problem was that when you walk it to a Starbucks you are slowly sucked toward the counter. The 'lazy Sunday' music cottoned with the passive aggressive eyes that flick up from their lap tops give you a quiet deep and dark insecurity. Like the affable swan- coolness on the surface and panic underneath- I scuttled into the queue.
The queue immediately made me feel at home. That old English maxim; if in doubt form an orderly queue. However this was not like waiting to get into Wimbledon, it was far more twitchy and full of unhappy people scrolling through their mobile phones. A child at the adjourning table roared from his nascent lungs.
My outlook was looking bleak.
After what felt like a lifetime, I reached the waitress. It was the manager of the store 'Sara'. She was all teeth, moisturiser, blue eyes, and had her hair in an impossibly tight bun. She looked directly at me, though her hands appeared to be doing twelve different things at once…rather discombobulating.
"What can I get you?" She asked, in her perky Scando-America accent.
Now, I'm not such a luddite that I'm not au fait with the current concoctions of coffee (though the difference between a flat white and a latte still baffles me). I usually have a double latte in the morning, black through the day day, and macchiato after dinner.
"A double latte" I replied and went for my wallet. Mistakenly I thought my transaction with Sara was over. She proceeded, with arms whirring around like wild dervishes, to fire more questions at me.
"Extra shot?"
"Whipped cream?"
"Chocolate topping?"
"What size?"
"What's your name?"
I was really on the back foot. The sizes are all in Italian- I went for 'normal', she replied in Italian. I nodded in agreement. I politely declined her offers of extra this and extra that and was so flustered by her interrogation that I almost forgot my own name.
Finally I was allowed to pay the money and was shunted, without coffee, to another counter. At this wooden board was a gaggle of caffeine starved souls waiting for their fix. A less gifted member of staff was manning the espresso machine and punctuating the morning with perpetual screeches of steam. Giant paper cups covered in marker pen fly past me into awaiting hands.
Finally my coffee arrives, with a gleaming smile from the barista.
"Enjoy your coffee, have a nice day" she beamed at me.
I struggled past the new hoard of coffee deprived zombies and exited Starbucks. My 'experience' was over and I had a coffee in my hand, yet part of me felt that it was an unnecessary foray. Undoubtably the coffee is excellent, the service delightful and uber polite. The major problem with Starbucks is that, on a classical English high street, it is ultimately an unwanted incongruous presence- rather like being given a hot dog at The Ritz. There is a malevolent undertone of force to which we bend our knee easily. They have given us the mindset that the simple task of having a coffee must either be enjoyed on the hoof out of a beaker or in this coffee based Arcadia.
The difficulty is that coffee should be sat and enjoyed in the correct surroundings and pace. Italy, the spiritual home of café culture, would be appalled at these American style 'coffee houses' The Italians either nip in to an espresso bar for a quick shot and run or at the cafés where they lazily sip on long cappuccinos whilst putting the world to rights.
I feel that tea shops have been completely muscled out by our cousins from the other side of the Atlantic. Starbucks and other ubiquitous American chains cluttering up London are becoming allegories of the disillusion of Britain; we are slowly crumbling into a whimpering satellite of Uncle Sam, unless we make a stand. We, the Great British public, must resist the temptation to believe the lie that we are incomplete without a giant vat of milky coffee. A normal black coffee with a normal name is a lovely start the day, a mochachocofrappalatte with all the sugary trimmings is better suited to a podgy child's birthday party.
I am not saying that we should all march down to the Dorchester for tea and crumpets, though the thought delights me. But I feel we must drink what we want, where we want, and bring an end to this slavish trail of consumerism. And I for one will revert to strong espressos from little Italian shops and begin to host my own tea parties. Tea parties with proper tea pots, perhaps a cucumber sandwich or two, and will take great relish in picking up the pot and asking my guests "shall I be Mother?"


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Olivecanthal® is a new example of succesful R&D by Olive Innovations.
Olivecanthal® is an extra virgin olive oil with a high level of naturally occurring oleocanthal, one of the most promising polyphenols from olives.
Oleocanthal is a naturally occurring bioactive secoiridoid from extra-virgin olive oil. Chemically, (-)-oleocanthal (dialdehydic form of decarboxymethyl ligstroside aglycone: p-HPEA-EDA) is the elenolic acid ester of the common olive phenolic alcohol tyrosol.
Oleocanthal has recently emerged as a potential therapeutic molecule for different diseases, showing relevant pharmacological properties in various pathogenic processes, including inflammation, cancer, Alzheimer's disease and neurodegenerative disease. Some researchers have demonstrated that oleocanthal shares unique perceptual and anti-inflammatory characteristics with ibuprofen. This pharmacological similarity has provoked an enormous interest in oleocanthal.
This compound elicits an oral pungency taste almost exclusively in the throat. The over-the-counter analgesic, ibuprofen, shows the same restricted pharyngeal irritation as oleocanthal. A key characteristic of extra virgin olive oil quality is pungency and irritation. These attributes are recognized as the positive reinforcement of extra virgin olive quality by those who frequently consume olive oil and expert tasters.
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Anti-inflammatory activity.
Phytochemistry: ibuprofen-like activity in extra virgin olive oil; Beauchamp GK et al. Nature. 2005.
Beauchamp et al. reported that oleocanthal inhibits the cyclooxygenase 1 (COX-1) and COX-2 enzymes which are involved in the biochemical inflammatory pathways supported by arachidonic acid derivatives.
"The similar pungent perception than ibuprofen seems to be an indicator of a shared pharmacological activity, with oleocanthal acting as a natural anti-inflammatory compound that has a potency and profile strikingly similar to that of ibuprofen. Although structurally dissimilar, both these molecules inhibit the same cyclooxygenase enzymes in the prostaglandin-biosynthesis pathway".
Further evidence for the anti-inflammatory activity of oleocanthal: inhibition of MIP-1α and IL-16 in J774 macrophagues and in ATDC5 chondrocytes. Morena Scotece et al. Life Sciences 2012.
"A clear potent role of oleocanthal as anti-inflammatory therapeutic agent for future treatment of arthritis or other inflammatory diseases."
"Oleocanthal inhibits LPS-induced NO production un J774 macrophagues without affecting cell viability. Moreover, it inhibits MIP-1α and IL-6 mRNA expression, as well as protein synthesis, in both ATDC5 chondrocytes and J774 macrophagues. Oleocanthal also inhibits IL-1β, TNF-α and GM-CSF protein synthesis from LPS-stimulated macrophagues.
These inflammatory mediators have considerable roles in inflammatory degenerative joint diseases, such as osteoarthritis and reumatoid arthritis".
"Oleocanthal inhibits local inflammatory activation in cartilague and inhibits the inflamatory cascade in synovial cells".
New drugs from ancient natural foods. Oleocanthal, the natural occurring spicy component of olive oil: a brief story. Drug Discovery Today; Morena Scotece et al. 2014
"Chronic inflammation is a crucial factor in many patologies and the attenuation of pro-inflammatory mediators has been partially attributed to the high intake of extra virgin olive oil accompanying the Med Diet. Phenolic compounds extracted from extra virgin olive oil have been shown to have anti-inflammatory activity".
Effect of oleocanthal and its derivatives on inflammatory response induced by lipopolysaccharide in a murine chondrocyte cell line. Iacono A. et al. Arthritis Rheum. 2010
"Recently, oleocanthal isolated from extra virgin olive oil was found to display nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug activity similar to that of ibuprofen, a drug widely used in the therapeutic management of joint inflammatory diseases.
Oleocanthal and its derivatives decreased lipopolysaccharide-induced NOS2 synthesis in chondrocytes without significantly affecting cell viability at lower concentrations".
p-HPEA-EDA a phenol compound of virgin olive oil activates AMP-activated protein kinase to inhibit carcinogénesis. Carcinogeneis. Khanal P. et al. 2011.
Oleocanthal was able to inhibit the activity of actuator protein (AP)-1, which is a transcription factor that controls celular differentiation, proliferation and apoptosis.
Oleuropein inhibited cell viability and induced apoptosis in HT-29 colon cancer cells, activating AMP-activated protein kinase and inhibiting COX-2 expression.
Olive phenolics as c-Met inhibitors: oleocanthal attenuates cell proliferation, invasiveness and tumour growth in breast cancer models. PLOS ONE 9 (2014).
These authors confirmed the anticancer effects of oleocanthal treatment in breast cancer. Oleocanthal was able to reduce c-Met kinase activity, cell growth, migration and invasion of breast cancer cells and tumoringenecity in a mouse model.
Last February 2015, researchers from Rutgers University and Hunter College discovered in a lab study that oleocanthal causes a rupture of a part of the cancerous cell which releases enzymes and causes cell death, without harming healthy cells. In this way, cancer cells are killed by their own enzymes.
"Oleocanthal has been shown to interfer with processes associated with many types of inflammation, Alzheimer disease and cancer formation and growth".
They discovered that oleocanthal caused cancer cells to break down and die very quickly; within 30 minutes instead of the 16 to 24 hours it takes for programmed cell death, known as apoptosis.
"There are many studies that show that oleocanthal can interfer with cancer processes and growth pathways. It has also been shown in live animals that oleocanthal can shrink tumors in mice", explained one of the researchers.
They focused on breast, pancreatic and prostate tumor cells and showed they could be killed, but we did not kill three kinds of healthy non-cancerous cells.
Inhibition of taw fibrillization by oleocanthal via reaction with the amino groups of tau. J. Neurochem Li W et al. 2009.
Oleuropein has been proved to reduce the fibrillization of tau protein, which is a reduced risk of neurodenegerative pathologies as Alzheimer disease.
Alzheimer´s associated Aβ oligomers show altered structure, immunoreactivity and synaptotoxicity with low dose of oleocanthal. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2009.
Oleocanthal was able to modulate the structure immunoreactivity and synaptotoxicity of Aβ oligomers, suggesting that oleocanthal wa able to reduce the formation of Aβ senile plaques in the brain.
Olive oil derived oleocanthal enhances beta-amyloid clearance as a potential neuroprotective mechanism against Alzheimer. AbuzNait AH et al. 2013.
Several lines of evidence report that Alzheimer disease mainly develops as a result of the excessive accumulation of Aβ in the brain. This study shows that oleocanthal enhance the clearance of Aβ from the brain.


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One of the latest tools terrorists are using isn't a new kind of bomb, gun, suicide vest or other device that can kill and maim. The tool is bitcoin, the virtual currency created and exchanged using a decentralized network of computers, without the involvement of government and banks.
Because bitcoin transactions can be completed anonymously, the virtual currency is an ideal way for criminals – including terrorists – to hide their financial transactions from government agencies and law enforcement.
Bitcoin can be sent anywhere, converted into cash, and deposited in banks. It's as if cash was made invisible in one location, secretly taken to another location undetected, and then made visible again.
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