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Miguel-Angel Gil Marín does so love it when a plan comes together. Which might just explain the permanently bewildered look on the face of Atlético Madrid's chief executive, majority shareholder and son of former Godfather Jesús Gil y Gil. Gil Marín, after all, is the man for whom plans don't so much come together as fall apart. This is the genius who celebrated the club's centenary by commissioning rough-voiced folk singer Joaquín Sabina to write a special hymn – only to be forced to ditch it because of an argument over copyright and to watch his side capitulate to an oddly appropriate defeat against Osasuna.
That day, Atlético chose a Stones track instead: You Can't Always Get What You Want. And, although he keeps avoiding what he really deserves, Gil Marín can't. He celebrated Kids' Day, complete with face-paints, free tickets and bouncy castles, by securing a 4-2 home defeat against a side that had not won away all season, thus securing a whole new generation of supporters – for Real Madrid. And he set up last weekend's game against Athletic Bilbao as a celebration of 100 years of wearing red and white striped shirts, a chance to reconcile fans and clubs, his coach calling it a game for happiness, "an amnesty" – only for his players to prove unworthy of the shirt, capitulating again as supporters departed early chanting: "We're sick of the Gil family."
But this weekend, a plan did at last come together, with a little help from FC Barcelona, who now have the best record in Spanish football history. On Saturday night, Pep Guardiola's side defeated Atlético Madrid 3-0 with a hat-trick from Leo Messi, taking them to 16 successive league wins, a new La Liga record which allowed them to overtake Alfredo Di Stéfano's Real Madrid team of 1960-61 and maintain a seven-point lead at the top. It also meant Atlético Madrid have now gone four games without a goal. Gil Marín knew Atlético Madrid would lose at Camp Nou. In a weird sort of way, he also wanted them too. Which is why what might have happened last week might instead happen this week.
As for what really needs to happen at Atlético – the departure of Gil Marín and Cerezo – don't hold your breath.
Last Sunday, as fans trudged away from the Calderón in the pouring rain, they sang "¡Gil, cabrón fuera del Calderón!" ("Gil, you arsehole, get out the Calderón!"). And nothing makes a president or an owner's finger twitch like the fact that fans' fingers might, at last, be pointing his way. And so it was that Gil Marín decided that it was probably time to get rid of the coach Quique Sánchez Flores. Only it wasn't a very good time. What was the point, he reasoned, of getting a new coach in and burning him with a defeat at Camp Nou? Better to let Quique take that hit too and leave him to play for his job the following weekend – this Saturday – against his former club Valencia. Better to postpone it a week; better to give him one last chance. Safe in the knowledge that if he doesn't take it, you have the perfect excuse; and if he does, you can pretend you never planned anything of the sort.
Now, you might be thinking that's ridiculous. After all, Quique Sanchez Flores was the man who Atlético chose to bring in just over a year ago. The man who finally brought the club some unity at last, brought through youth-teamers David De Gea and Alvaro Domínguez, and performed what he described as a "mental cleansing" at the club. He was the man who took inspiration from the basketball coach Phil Jackson's book Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior – a book that talks of a "Zen Christian attitude of self-awareness", dismissing anger as a weed and hate as the tree. The man, above all, who won the Europa League and the European Super Cup: the first coach to win anything in 14 years and the first to clinch a European trophy in nearly half a century. The man who took his side to a Copa del Rey final.
But then Quique Sanchez Flores was, despite protestations to the contrary, Atlético's ninth choice as coach and his record was not what it appears to be. Atlético lost 23 times last season, Quique won only a third of his games and his team reached the final of the Copa del Rey having faced just one first division side – Racing Santander. They played in the Europa League by virtue of being desperately bad in the Champions League but not quite bad enough to actually finish bottom of their group and got through three rounds on away goals. They won just two in eight – and one of those was against Fulham. Their European record last year stood at: won two, drawn eight, lost four. That's relegation form.
And yet they won the Europa League. Then their defeat of Inter in the European Super Cup raised expectations. Unrealistically. Atlético were top for two weeks. But they should have known they had no chance of staying there when Marca's editor Eduardo Inda described them as the Third Way – a Third Way only marginally less meaningless and baseless than Tony Blair's. Atlético are 31 points off the top. "If we don't get into the Champions League it would be a failure," claimed Cerezo. This morning Atlético are eighth – 14 points off a Champions League place. They are out of Europe, defeated by giants Aris Salonica, and out of the Copa del Rey.
They are also only nine points off the relegation zone. "Maybe it's time to look up, not down," as one Atlético reporter put it last night. Quique Sanchez Flores's first 50 games in charge are the worst in the club's history. Of those who have even made it to 50 games that is. Since then, he has lost twice more. He has lost more times than he has won as Atlético coach.
Atlético's defenders continue to play on roller skates; Luis Perea's legs seem to have been attached by someone who read the instructions incorrectly; Felipe Luis and Diego Godín, the summer signings and good players, have caught the bug. Domínguez has disappeared. Even De Gea looks wobbly – and at 19 he's entitled to. There is no one to run the game, no one to create, and Diego Forlán looks utterly bored and uninterested, all too willing to talk of a future elsewhere, a victim of his own honesty and an alarming drop in form – last weekend he was whistled when he was taken off; this weekend he did not even start. Raúl García is a useful scapegoat – not least because he really isn't very good. Quique has not once used the same starting XI in two successive league games since he took over. The style changes, the personnel changes. Every week.
As for that Zen-Christian stuff, the squad is divided. Quique, says one player, "has little or no support". The fans, quite rightly, have had enough. There is no institutional support and the knives are out in the press. There is no faith or confidence. "I am scared of us going into a downward spiral," said Enrique Cerezo this morning, "I'm scared of us giving up." No wonder Quique talked about enduring moments when he felt "genuinely fragile" and "feared for my health". And that's the thing: it is not Quique's fault. At least not only his fault. Just as it was not the fault of the 17 other coaches Miguel-Angel Gil Marín has employed since 1996, none of whom won a thing.
The club falls apart around him. Cerezo and Gil Marín, the two majority shareholders, president and chief executive respectively, barely talk. They deliberately take contradictory decisions just to wind each other up. When Gil Marín recently noted that he had turned down a huge offer for Sergio Agüero, all he did was create tension around the club. When Cerezo returned from Miami, where he was celebrating Enrique Cerezo Day, all he could do is roll his eyes and mutter: "This wouldn't have happened if I was here," like nothing stupid ever happens on his watch.
Simão Sabrosa left, Jurado left and two players who no one is convinced by – Elías and Juanfran – replaced them. Forlán would have gone too but Spurs could not agree personal terms with him. When Atlético made a big noise about Agüero's new deal, few missed the fact that his buyout clause has gone down not up, with Real Madrid sniffing round. And rather than declaring eternal love and claiming that "I will be here as long as Atlético want me here", Aguero said: "I'll leave when I want to." Sadly, few doubt that he will want to soon enough.
Atlético Madrid are more than €100m in debt and soon they won't even have the thing that makes them special: identity. They are moving to a new stadium on the opposite side of town. Another season is in danger of drifting away at best or becoming a battle for survival at worse. And saddest of all, the greatest success the club enjoyed in more than a decade seems to have been completely forgotten already. But don't worry because Gil María has a cunning plan: sack the coach. Again. At the end of December, Miguel-Angel Gil Marín was named "football director of the year" by the Dubai-based Globe Soccer group. They might as well have handed Pol Pot the Nobel Peace Prize.
Talking points:
Results: Athletic 3-0 Sporting, Getafe 4-1 Deportivo, Osasuna 1-1 Mallorca, Barcelona 3-0 Atlético, Real Madrid 4-1 Real Sociedad, Zaragoza 1-1 Racing, Almería 3-2 Espanyol, Villarreal 0-1 Levante, Sevilla 0-0 Malaga, Valencia 2-0 Hércules.
• Hang on, does that say Levante beat Villarreal? Bloody hell, it does you know.
• Sometimes Barcelona and Leo Messi are a victim of their own boring brilliance. Let's face it, we really should be talking about them this week but what else is there to say? They have now broken the league record with a 16th successive victory and eased their way past Atlético in the opening 15 minutes on Saturday night. Messi scored a hat-trick, taking him to 24 for the season and – get this – 83 in his last 82 games for Barcelona. But more than the goal, the thing everyone is really getting excited about is the moment he dashed back 50 yards, took the ball off Agüero, dinked a pass round an Atlético player and set Barcelona back on the attack. "He is," said Quique Sánchez Flores, making the comparison that means even more to most Spaniards than Pelé or Maradona, "a 21st century Di Stéfano".
• Na Na Na Na Na, My Dad Is Bigger Than Your Dad Department: that Quique comment was one that Marca were not prepared to let go. All upset at someone not bowing down to kiss the feet of their lord and saviour (well, one of their three lords and saviours), they splashed their cover with "21st century Di Stéfano" this morning. Not Messi, but Cristiano Ronaldo – who last night got two more to take his total to 24 and a barely believable 50 in 51 games since joining Madrid. Mourinho's side battered Real Sociedad last night with Mesut Ozil particularly sparkling. Kaká played well too. And there was an impressive performance and a goal for Emmanuel Adebayor. That noise you can hear is probably a nail (not yet the final one, though) being hammered into Karim Benzema's coffin.
• "A toast to mediocrity." That was how AS's report of Sevilla-Málaga put it. And they could not have put it better. To think, Sevilla used to be worth watching. Once.
• With every passing game, Athletic Bilbao look stronger and Iker Muniain looks better – he produced a wonderful rub for the second this weekend, scored by Gaizka Toquero. They have now won four on the trot. They're six points off but a Champions League place looks a genuine possibility.
• Tino Costa doesn't do normal goals. He scored a beauty last night as Valencia beat Hercules 2-0. So poor were Hércules that they decided they might as well send on persona non grata Royston Drenthe. As he was waiting he was given a pep talk by the assistant coach, which presumably consisted simply of a promise: "It'll be in your account on Monday. Honest." Only let's face it, it won't.


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Honda's CRF1000L Africa Twin breaks the highest altitude twin-cylinder motorcycle record in Chile.
A year after its successful return to Honda's motorcycle line-up, the CRF 1000L Africa Twin has reached new heights by breaking the record for the highest altitude reached by a twin-cylinder motorcycle.
Scene of the record was the world's highest active volcano at 6,893 metres, the Nevado Ojos del Salado - situated between Argentina and Chile - up whose slopes a team of five riders piloted the Africa Twin to a record-breaking 5,965 metres above sea level.
Fabio Mossini, enduro champion from Honda's Sud America race team was the man chosen to reach the new landmark, before further progress was halted by 2 metres of snow.
After five days of acclimatisation, and riding standard Africa Twins specially equipped with Termignoni exhaust, revised final sprockets, new Metzeler MC360TM tyres and a range of Honda genuine accessories, the international team completed their ascent within 24 hours.
Their route took them - in temperatures as low as minus 5 degrees Celsius - through broken asphalt, gravel, mud, sand and finally stretches of ice pockets known as 'penitentes', underlining once again the Africa Twin's credentials as the best-performing off-road motorcycle in its class.
Photo Credit: Jean Luis de Heeckeren
The Ojos del Salado is a popular spot for setting high altitude records.
In 2016 Chaleco Lopez achieved a similar feat when he rode up the same volcano on a KTM Freeride E electric bike. He achieved a greater altitude of 6080 metres on the 22hp battery powered dirt bike.
In 2012 Andes Moto Extreme reached 6361m with Husabergs to set a world record.
In April 2015, Chilean Gianfranco Bianchi then beat that record on a fuel injected Suzuki RMZ450 to reach 6,472m.

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Old is gold! So, is the old exchange system called barter a golden opportunity even in today's era? Perhaps, yes when a disastrous calamity attempts to ruin everything around! Besides the Zombie apocalypses you see in movies, there is a myriad of other real scenarios that can bring the global economy down. Even if an ATM can somehow manage to give you money once the network is down, it is surely not going to last for long or do you much good if you can spend it. However, this does not mean that the economy shall come to an end. Why? Because we have the option of using bartering items rather than money.
After a disaster keeps the power out of homes for an unpredicted number of days, some people and retailers may still accept cash. However, during those days, not so much cash can be found, and banks retain only a fraction of their total worth in their vaults. If the power does not come back, it shall be soon obvious that paper money will lose its value. On the other end, hyperinflation can result in too much money. In this situation, both digital and paper money shall be worthless, and this is when bartering tends to fulfill the daily needs.
When it comes to bartering, we always fall back on the essential items such as medicines and food items. Some people will stockpile gold, silver and even alcohol or tobacco for using them as currency during a crisis.
While it is enjoyable to have them, not all can manage to buy and stock them do to their expensive nature. Furthermore, if all prepper out there have the same items to barter with, why should you store them as well? Rather than doing the same mistakes, others are making learn which items you should store as ideal barter items.


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A business trip took me halfway round the world to the sunny state of California, where I was for approximately three weeks. Over that duration, I was in San Francisco for a total of THREE (yes, you read correctly!) times, and sad to say, I have yet to visit most of the typical touristy attractions. What I did get to experience was the horrendous traffic congestion and foggy weather that is San Francisco. One thing to note though, are that San Francisco's attractions are pretty widely spread out, and that involves a lot of travel time.
Upon arriving at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), we cleared immigration, picked up our bags and went to join the long queue snaking around Hertz to collect our rental car. We were there for close to an hour before getting our car, and off we went to explore San Francisco before heading off to our next destination. (TIP: If you have Hertz Gold, utilize it as this helps you get your car much faster! Alternatively, use other Car Rental services as the queues are much shorter)
First stop, Chowders' at Pier 39 (which was the most touristy attraction I visited)! After parking somewhere slightly further away ( parking in SF is always pricey, it cost us $10 for an hour's parking). The food at Chowders wasn't much to shout about, but it is one of the cheapest options, with fish and chips being around $10. You can get a bread bowl with chowder (you have a choice of either red or white) and sit by pier to take in the sights (and if you're lucky, see some smelly but adorable sea lions sunbathing on flotillas) while eating! A variety of shops line the pier, and you can spot the occasional busker too!
Our next visit was a week later, and it involved lots and lots of hiking. As our trip pretty much happened a few weeks after the release of Planet of the Apes, we decided to visit the sights in the movies. Our first stop took us to Muir Woods National Monument (Entrance fee is $7). Walking next to these majestic Californian redwoods made me feel really tiny! The trails here are pretty much flat, and this is definitely a recommended spot for nature buffs!
Our next stop was Marin Headlands, just north of the Golden Gate Bridge. Marin Headlands had rugged, rocky landscapes dotted with wildflowers along the way. The main attraction is the Point Bonita Lighthouse (Note: open only on weekends) , which was accessible by a 0.5 mile hike and passing through a tiny tunnel. The strong wind blowing and the grey hued skies and sea set the perfect ambiance for visiting a lighthouse.
We headed into the city shortly after that via the Bay Bridge (NOTE: Travelling by the Golden Gate Bridge requires either FasTrak or an electronic pass, which you can call to request and pay for one, take note of operating hours though, it was closed before we could call hence the 2 hour detour) and were hit by a horrible traffic congestion that took us almost an hour and a half to reach Golden Gate Park (was supposed to visit Fort Point but it was already closed by then). If possible, try to visit San Francisco on a weekday to avoid jams like these, and ALWAYS bring a jacket along, as it gets pretty chilly on a windy day!
Dinner was at Boudin, which serves excellent sourdough breadbowls and clam chowder IMO (mine got cold pretty fast, it was 16'C in the height of summer, can you imagine that!). Boudin has cute sourdough animals above their kitchen, worth checking out if you're there! We headed off to Ghiradelli Square, after dinner. A visit to SF is never complete without Ghiradelli chocolate! (I personally recommend the Midnight Reverie, and the dark chocolate with sea salt and almonds, as well as the dark chocolate with raspberry filling!)
Our last stop of the day was at Treasure Island, a hidden gem slightly off the Bay Bridge. This man-made island has a few wineries which operate in the day, and at night, it offers pretty stunning views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco. The sight alone was worth the teeth chattering and endless shivering (who wears shorts and a sleeveless top to SF anyways? Me, apparently =P)
Our last visit to SF was before we flew back home. This time around, we visited the Palace of Fine Arts. The weather was bright and sunny, and lots of families were milling around the grass, and we even spotted some couples taking their wedding photos there! Not a surprise as this Roman-styled rotunda and its columns, and the surrounding lagoons is one of SF's most photographed sights.
Restrooms are not available at the Palace of Fine Arts, so we walked a short distance over to Marina Green. The waterfront part has a grassy area and a small stretch of beach. This is a good place to just relax and catch the last few rays of sun as it sets on the Bay.
I think its pretty easy to fall in love with San Francisco, with its eclectic mix of neighborhoods, the sights, and THOSE San Francisco Bridges (FYI, the red's the Golden Gate Bridge, and the grey's the Bay Bridge). Only in San Francisco, where summer days are much cooler compared to spring. Driving in SF is pretty hard for those who aren't confident in their driving as its akin to riding a roller coaster – SF is famous for its many steep slopes and plunges and its traffic jams! I'd say driving in SF is a whole new experience, a good one nonetheless.


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North Carolina colleges are busy places with people from different backgrounds living alongside one another, each striving to accomplish personal goals. Perhaps you've forged several new friendships since settling in on campus. There are likely a lot of different types of activities to keep you busy in your free time as well.
Why older kids should have a say in their living arrangements
When couples with young children divorce, they often work out a joint custody agreement that allows both of them to have time with their kids and be involved in their lives.
Don't let unconscious bias lead to a discrimination lawsuit
You've recently started a business. Things are looking promising. You will soon need to hire more people to help keep up with your success and plans for growth. You'll likely also be promoting people who have been with you from the start to more senior positions with greater responsibility. The last thing you need is an accusation of discrimination in your employment decisions.
What might make a non-disclosure agreement unenforceable?
Businesses often require employees and others who work for them, such as independent contractors, to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). They can protect information about the company, including trade secrets and other intellectual property, from getting into the hands of those who could profit from it or use it to hurt the business and its owners.
What needs to be addressed in a long-distance parenting plan?
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All along, Obama has argued that Obamacare is not a tax, but regulation of commerce under the Commerce Clause. The Supreme Court says otherwise. Obamacare cannot be upheld under the Commerce Clause, but it is upheld as a tax.
This ruling may the beginning of the end of democracy in America, but the silver lining is that the Supreme Court confirms what we have known all along: the Führobama will do and say anything to get his way.
A compelling reason to throw the bum out in November. So, onward with purging the voter rolls, watching the polling stations, and making sure only citizens vote, and only once!


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Spinal care and exercise more effective than paracetamol for back pain and osteoarthritis
Researchers from the University of Sydney, St. Vincent's Hospital, the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and Concord Hospital in Sydney, funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council have recently published a paper in the prestigious British Medical Journal (BMJ).
In their systematic review of the literature they found that there is no evidence that paracetamol has a significant positive effect, compared to placebo, in relieving pain and disability in cases of acute lower back pain and was only minimally effective in osteoarthritis.
Chiropractic as a drug-free alternative for low back pain
The Chiropractors' Association of Australia National President Dr Lawrence Tassell is calling for the Australian Government to provide more support and greater inclusion of chiropractic in the public health care system, following results published on the ineffectiveness of paracetamol for low-back pain.
Spinal Health Week
Live Better, We've Got Your Back
Yesterday launched Spinal Health Week, the CAA initiative aimed to encourage Australians to become more proactive in their own healthcare with the theme "Live better, We've Got Your Back". Our previous blog discussed areas where we can improve our spinal health in the workplace, however as family chiropractors, we also have some tips for children and families!
Live Better, We've Got Your Back
Spinal Health Week 19-25 May
Spinal Health Week 19-25 May
The month of May promotes the launch of the theme for Spinal Health Week (May 19-25) "Live Better, We've Got Your Back", a national initiative of the CAA. Spinal health week encourages the general population to take control of their healthcare and improve their postural fitness.
Improve your health, improve your golf handicap!
The golf swing can be particularly hazardous to the body if done incorrectly and therefore it is vital to ensure stabilisation of the spine is occurring in order to reduce the likeliness of injury.
These days, our more sedentary approach to life on the whole has contributed to a general lack of flexibility and stabilisation of our musculoskeletal system - key factors in improving your game and reducing your pain. The golf swing incorporates nearly every joint between the tips of the toes and the ends of the fingers, so it's really no surprise that even just one poorly functioning area may be the thing holding you back from that single-figure handicap! Any restriction in the motion and stability of your body's joints ultimately shifts the workload to other, healthier joints, causing compensatory strain and increasing the likelihood of injury. It may even be costing you that birdie on the 9th hole!
Put your best foot forward
Join us in the "Just Start Walking" campaign this National Chiropractic Care Week (23-29 May). Chiropractors at Shirley Rd Chiropractic will be using the month of May to help patients and the Crows Nest/Wollstonecraft community to put their best foot forward and start walking their way to health and wellbeing.
Easter Posture
With the first round of school holidays coming on April 8-27 (in NSW), children are going to be enjoying a break from pencils, books and "teachers' dirty looks" for a couple of weeks over Easter.
As they happily munch away on their chocolate Easter eggs, and sit playing a game on Xbox 360, Playstation, or on the home computer, it is important that parents be aware of their children's posture, while their time is consumed in front of these devices.
Are baby seats good for your child's development?
It is understandable that all parents want the best for their newborn babies. Just walk into any large baby store and you are inundated with devices that are proposed to be "beneficial to the development of your baby".
Well not all, and generally very few, devices are beneficial at all!
There is a recent baby seating device on the market that many parents are buying. It has been designed as a seat that takes a young baby and keeps them in an upright seated position. You can just sit the baby in there and it "holds them up". Well, herein lies the problem.
Back to school: Is your child's backpack too heavy?
Today, the average weight carried in our children's backpacks is understood to be a staggering 30-40% of their own body weight. Repetitive loading on the spine is well understood to be a prominent risk factor in the development of spinal pain and considering today's increasing incidence of back pain and scoliosis in children and adolescents, such facts unfortunately come as no surprise.
Kinesio tape
Real sitting
While eating lunch in Crows Nest recently, I was reminded of just how often we sit in different chairs, and more importantly, how many of us sit in chairs that aren't built for our bodies.
Looking at the various eateries down Willoughby Road, every place has a different style of chair, and people tend to sit on them in different ways. Some will sit up straight, some slouch. Others will recline slightly, a crossed leg here, a foot crossed behind the other there, etc. Are any of these positions ideal for good posture? Who could say for sure?
Snowboarding, coccyx injuries and spinal fractures!
It's that time of year where we are seeing people after their snow adventures. Many people have done the right thing and started a knee strengthening programme before they hit the slopes, and others have just "hit" the slopes.


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We make custom cocktail tables for our customers regularly at Charleston Forge. Very often our customers like one of our designs, but want to make it slightly different to meet their needs. A change in size, shape or top options are some of the common modifications our customers and designers request.
Here are some examples of slight variations of tables that are currently in our product line.
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Quiche, especially the shop-bought variety, has a tendency of being pastry-heavy, rather bland and a little mushy, but this Gordon Ramsay recipe I came across about five years ago takes quiche to a whole new level. I love rustic, hearty, home-cooked grub and this deep-dish quiche is exactly that. Packed full of delicious flavours, it's an absolute winner and always goes down well with its recipients.
You may be wondering what's so elusive about this quiche. Can a quiche even be elusive? The answer is yes. Yes it can. And I'll tell you for why. My mum and I found this recipe in a copy of Olive magazine when we were staying at my Nan & Grandad's in Somerset to escape the summer desert heat. We pulled it out of the magazine, but for some reason no one wrote it down, or put the recipe in an easy-to-find location. So every time we make the quiche (including today's escapade), it ends up taking at least double the time because it always involves a ridiculous recipe-hunt. In the digital world we all now live in, you'd expect to be able to just find it on the mighty inter-web. But no – of course not. Typical. Well the good news is that we have not only filed the recipe, but it will also now exist forever in my blog archives. Winner.
My shortcrust pastry skills are still a little sketchy, so the quiche turned out even more rustic than planned, but I think it just adds to it's character. The edgiest quiche in town, if you will. Perhaps a little too far. Shh. I have put the steps to make the pastry in the recipe below, but feel free to use ready-made shortcrust, as it will work just as well. Probably a safer bet if your skills are at my current level. Also – in Gordon's recipe, he uses goat's curd. I couldn't find this anywhere so substituted in cream cheese and ricotta. Happy baking y'all!
(for the filling)
200g unsmoked bacon lardons
olive oil
2 onions, finely diced
2 cloves garlic
3 sprigs of thyme leaves
400g mixed mushrooms, sliced if large
100g fresh baby spinach
4 large eggs
150ml full-fat milk
200g goat's curd (or 100g full-fat cream cheese + 100g ricotta)
200g crumbled blue cheese
3 tbspn parmesan
(for the pastry)
350g plain flour
200g chilled unsalted butter, diced
2 eggs, separated
1/ Blitz the flour and butter in a food processor until bread-crumby in consistency.
2/ Add yokes from 2 eggs and pulse the mixer until the pastry starts to clump together in a ball. You may need to add a splash of cold water at this point if the pastry is too dry and not coming together.
3/ Wrap in clingfilm and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
4/ Heat oven to 190°C, and grease & line a 24cm/4cm deep round tart tin.
5/ Roll pastry out on a lightly floured surface, and carefully transfer to the tin. Make sure you roll it out large enough that there is a bit of an over-hang as the pastry will shrink slightly when cooked.
6/ Line with baking paper and add baking beads. Blind bake for 15 minutes, then carefully remove the baking beads and paper, brush pastry all over with the egg whites left over from earlier and bake for a further 10 minutes.
7/ Remove from oven and leave to cool. Turn oven down to 180°C.
1/ Place lardons in a hot pan with approx. 1 tbsp olive oil and cook until brown and crispy. Drain on a double layer of kitchen roll on a plate.
2/ Add the onions, garlic and thyme to the pan with another glug of oil and cook until soft and golden.
3/ Add the mushrooms, increasing the heat a little, until all the mushroomy moisture has evaporated and they are brown and nutty.
4/ Season the shrooms and add a dollop of butter before adding the bacon back into the pan along with the spinach. Cook until the spinach has wilted.
5/ Tip mixture onto a plate to cool while you make the custard.
6/ Whisk together the eggs and milk in a medium-sized bowl, then add the cream cheese/ricotta (or goat's curd if you're lucky enough to find it!) and whisk until smooth.
7/ Season with salt and pepper, then add the filling mixture and stir until fully combined.
8/ Crumble half the blue cheese into the bottom of the pastry case, followed by half the filling mixture then repeat.
9/ Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
10/ At this point, I like to jazz it up with asparagus decor, but this is totally optional.
11/ Bake for 35-45 minutes until just set.
12/ Carefully trim off excess pastry, and leave the quiche to sit for 20 minutes before serving. I like to eat this with a fresh green salad. Enjoy!
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It is our mission to make information about Germanic paganism freely available.
Hravan is an online library that catalogues books related to Germanic paganism that are freely available online. All books catalogued here have at least a link to a downloadable pdf-file. We strive to add other formats like epub and kindle as well, but this is not always possible.
Many older books were scanned and put online at some point, without much regard for the file size or the layout of the book. We are working to make sure that those books get optimized in terms of file size, as well as layout. Optimizing the available books is an ongoing project.
If you like the idea behind this project and think you can be of help in expanding our catalogue, please contact us. We are always open to new ideas and suggestions to enhance our platform.
We define Germanic paganism in quite a broad sense here,simply because we want to offer a lot of different viewpoints on historical and contemporary forms of Germanic paganism. This means you'll find books here that do not align with your specific viewpoint, and occasionally it means we will post books that are not strictly speaking Germanic, but from neighboring traditions people like the Celts and the Slavs produced. In it's core Hravan will always be a platform dedicated to Germanic paganism though. We have no intention of treating paganism like some universalist and rootless thing that can be whatever one wants.
We have chosen to name the subject matter on this site "Germanic paganism". We could have made a different choice here, but we believe that "Germanic paganism" encompasses a lot of different varieties like Odinism, Asatru, Odalism, Wotanism and Heathenry.
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Once we have a solid number of books i English in stock, we plan to make Hravan a multilingual library. We want to add different language versions so that what you can browse the site in your own (Germanic) language. We will add new language versions in order of the number of native speakers it has, which means new language versions will be added in the following order:
- German
- Dutch
- Swedish
- Danish
- Norwegian
- Frisian
- Icelandic
- Faroese
Keep in mind that this order is not set in stone, as it mostly depends on the number of volunteers we can find to make new language versions possible.
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Are you ready for this month's Sephora, PLAY! subscription? Here's what I got! I've put descriptions of each photo in the captions of the photos, because I'm short on time today. I promise a better post next month!
Tag Archives: Springtime in the PNW
"With so little sleep at least you'd think I'd find some peace in my dreams in my dreams; but my mind still winds up on the same thing, the same scene, the same themes"
I definitely think I've used this song as a title before. Oh well. We'll all survive 😀
Things are still incredibly busy but I love it. This last week our friends Lauren, Gene and Sidney came to visit. They were here for about 24 hours, so though the visit was short it was a lot of fun. We played games, went for a couple walks and hung out. We took them to MOX Boarding House for dinner. We played SuperFight! and enjoyed some time with good company.
Once we came back, we played Sushi Go, Exploding Kittens, and Coup. We also re-introduced Gene to the Lion King on my Super Nintendo. He and Sidney played it for a while, and we all went to bed.
The next day, we went for a walk down to the local pastry shop, Belle Pastry. After breakfast we walked home, played some more games (Sidney and Gene played WiiU, and Lauren and I played Sushi Go.) Then we went to Uwajimaya and for a walk at the Bellevue Botanical Gardens. Once we returned home it was time for them to pack up and head up north to visit their friend Elisabeth.
I am so glad they were able to join us for the short time they were here. I wish it were longer, but now its our turn to visit them! I hope that one day this year we'll be able to fly to Denver and spend a couple days with them. You forget how wonderful people are when you only get to video chat with them once a month.
Then, the next day, we had our friends Tim and Caroline over for a game night. We played Coup, and Sushi Go with them. Caroline had to leave early but we also played RhinoHero and Love Letter.
Mitchell and I also played a round of Card Wars this week.
I'm a thief…
I'm stealing my friend Lauren's idea, that she stole from her boyfriend, Gene. haha. They're both taking a photo a day, which I basically do anyway… but maybe this way I'll start posting more often? hahaha yeah. sure. One can dream. Anyway, here is today's photo. After deciding this was going to be my photo, I realized I should have used one of Kitten instead– because today is her 4th birthday!! Oh well, the spring blossoms here in the PNW are starting to burst in color, which is my favorite thing ever. the PNW truly is a wonderful place!


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College lovers
Last month we invited you to be creative and take part in our competition for tickets for Ed Sheeran's concert in March, with either a poem or an image. This is one of the best poems we received
By Douglas Pea
College Lovers
I have always wondered,
Why saying this would make me stutter.
We have been through a lot,
Maybe it is time to time up the knot.
With the ring in my palm,
Like how I ask you to prom.
'Will you be my spouse,
And live with me in our lego house.
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Posted : Thu, Sep 12th 2019 22:38 PM.
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Issue Description:
Customers were experiencing Polycom handsets unable to transfer external calls to a particular internal 4 – digit number range xxxx. All the agent phones are VVX 310 and agents sign in via extension & pin. When the call transfer failed, what the callers heard is the placid recorded female voice: "we're sorry, your call cannot be completed as dialled. Please check the number and dial again". Interesting thing is the call transfer failed scenarios only happen to blind transfers while the supervised transfers worked perfectly. Polycom handsets can successfully make direct calls and receiving calls. Well, this kind of doesn't make any sense to me.
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I upgraded the firmware to the latest V5.5 SFB-enabled version on one of the Polycom handsets. It didn't make any improvement. The result is still the same.
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Since I can hear the Telco's voice, I thought it would be good to do a tracing from the Sonus end to see why the transfer failed first. From the live trace, I can see the invite number is not what I expected. Something went wrong when the number normalizations happened. The extension was given the wrong prefix. Where the wrong prefix come from?
I logged in the SFB control panel to re-check the voice routing. It shows me nothing is wrong with the user dial plan and user normalization rules. The control panel testing tool gave different prefix result compared with prefix in the live tracing. Where could possibly go wrong?? Ext xxx1 is mapped with SFB user 1, when I log in my SFB client as user 1 and everything works, but when I log in the Polycom phone as Ext xxx1, the blind transfer failed when I transfer to problematic number range xxxx.
All of the sudden, I noticed global dial plan has the strange prefix configured there which was matching the prefix (+613868) pending in the live trace. So I believed, for some reasons Polycom handsets are using the global dial plan when it doing the blind transfer, this may be a bug . The handsets are using global dial plan during the blind transfer while the SFB client is using user profile dial plan. This approved the behaviour difference between the handsets and the desktop clients.
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After I created a new entry for the number range xxxx in the global dial plan. Polycom phone rebooted and started working again. The result looks all correct. Verified the issue resolved.
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All Ralphie wants for Christmas is a Red Ryder BB gun, but everybody thinks he'll shoot his eye out if he gets one. He almost does shoot his eye out, but luckily for him, the bb hits his eye glasses instead.


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We're kind of nacho fanatics at my house. Every nacho we see on a restaurant menu we have try. Not that I'd ever turn down your standard nachos but lately the fancier and more unusual the better. Today I have a super nontraditional nacho recipe to share since they few different kind of Cheez-It items as the base. These are so easy and yummy they are the perfect party food for when you don't know how many people are going to show up.
They come together really fast, like under 10 minutes tops, fast. Plus they are the type of thing you can customize for different pallets.
What You Need
- Pringles Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips
- Cheez-It Crunch'd Hot and Spicy
- Cheez-It Grooves Zesty Cheddar Ranch
- 1 C Shredded Cheese
- 1/2 C Blue Cheese
- 2-3 Stalks Green Onions, chopped
- 1/2 lbs Bacon, cooked and crumbled
What to Do
- Place a layer of tortilla chips over a cookie sheet.
- Top with the Cheez-It Grooves and the Cheez-It Crunch'd.
- Sprinkle with both kinds of cheeses.
- Top with chopped green onions and bacon.
- Pop in the oven to melt under the broiler. Watch it carefully since it can go fast. A minute or two is sometimes enough depending on how hot your broiler is. If you wanted to do personal sizes you could melt them in the microwave but for parties I think a big sheet pan is more fun and way faster.
So stinking easy right?!
I love this recipe because it brings a bunch of our favorites together. In addition to our nacho obsession, my husband is a snack food fiend. Multiple times a week he runs to the store and comes home with more snacks. I had to threaten him to stop him from eating up the ingredients because I knew I was going to be sharing this recipe. He'd already had the Cheez-It Grooves before but the Cheez-It Crunch'd are brand spanking new.
I hope you like the nachos I have a bunch of other versions I'm excited to share. Have you had any interesting nachos I'd love to hear about them in the comments!
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Applications open online March 1, 2019
Click on the link to electronically fill out your application. Make sure you read and agree to both the Rexburg Farmers Market Rules and Vendor Agreement which are included in the application.
Update your profile to explain what you do and what you sell, as we will use this information on our website to advertise your wonderful goods. Make sure to register first, unless you have applied to the Idaho Falls Market or another market using ManageMyMarket.com, in which case, you can use your same log-in.
Apply to be a Vendor
** Please note, as of April 5, 2019, if you apply, you will probably be put on a waiting list and if accepted, we will fill you in as much as possible, but the market is currently quite full. We do have some random holes to fill, so please be encouraged to apply, if you'd like. Things happen and sometimes room is created. Just be aware of the situation. Thanks.
Food vendors will need to have a Temporary Event License or a Food License Exemption Statement. Both documents are available on the Eastern Idaho Public Heath website. After approval, you can upload your documents to ManageMyMarket.com (which is where you apply to be a vendor).
We will host a vendor meeting on Friday, April 19, 2019 at 6 pm at the Rexburg Tabernacle in Rexburg to introduce you to the market and answer questions about the market. If you are interested in becoming a vendor or have applied to be a vendor we suggest you join us to learn more about the upcoming season.
If you are a new vendor to the market, DO NOT send money with your application. You will be notified if your application has been accepted at which time membership fee will be due.
Here are a few basic questions every vendor wants answered:
Standard stall size: 10'x10′ (straight leg canopies are best to maximize space, signs identifying your company, canopies, & tent weights -no stakes- for weather are required.)
Vendor fees: $75 for the first stall covers the season, plus $6 or 6% of weekly sales, whichever is greater. We do allow walk-on vendors, if there is room, for $25/week plus weekly sales fees of $6 or 6%, whichever is greater.
Market dates: May 10-Sept 27 for 2019 season. Every Friday from 4-8 pm. Rain or shine.
Vendors must make their own crafts and either grow your own farm produce/products or source food directly from a farm, what we cannot grow here. Prepared foods need to be made by you, the vendor.
If you do direct sales and represent a company, we will have one special market on Aug 9 where you can sell your goods. Apply as a walk-on vendor for that one market.
We are planning to have a community booth this year to support our community and support the causes that need help. If you are involved with something like this, you can also apply as a vendor so we can reserve you a week.
Please contact us if you have any more questions.


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My mom told me a story the other day about something she experienced in a beauty salon.
She was in getting her hair done, and another regular client came up to talk to mom's hair dresser.
This particular client is known for her persistently negative and complaining attitude about life.
The woman started telling my mom (and her hairdresser) her daily tail of woe. She was complaining about her job, and how hard it was to work a couple hours at a time, serving lunch or dinner to senior citizens in a retirement home. Then she went on to complaining about one of her big toes and how much it hurt. She went on and on about her toe and told mom and the other lady that it was broken.
"It's not ever going to heal!" exclaimed the woman. "The doctor told me it will NEVER heal!"
My mom had sat silently through her monologue until that moment. Then she said, "Pardon me?"
The woman repeated it again, "My toe is never going to heal."
My mom said, "I've never heard of such a thing before? How can it not heal?"
"It's MY TOE!" snapped the woman. "It's not going to heal!"
My mom dropped it at that point.
How sad. This woman has accepted (or decided) that her broken bone is never going to heal. Whether the doctor told her that or not isn't really important. She is declaring at every possible opportunity that it is NOT GOING TO HEAL. She considers it a 'done deal.'
It doesn't surprise me that this woman's general outlook on life is dismal and dreary, or that she views herself as a victim of circumstance.
Her 'toe comment' would have given me a clue about her mindset, even without the complaining that she does on a regular basis.
She simply doesn't believe healing is available to her. Life is hard and she's destined to live with pain and suffering. That... is her belief system.
I'm reminded of that old song, 'It's My Party and I'll Cry if I Want To.'
We all have a choice of what to make of our party! We all have the opportunity to decide how we are going to handle our life. Will we suffer through it? Will we enjoy it? The choice is entirely up to us.
It is, indeed, 'her toe.' It's also her party! If she continues to think and speak about it in her current form, she's in for a long, dismal trip.
How are you handling you party? Do you have any 'toes' that you are declaring will never heal?
Remember that the choice of how you engage with your party... or your toe is entirely up to you! There is great power in your perspective, the beliefs you hold and the words you speak!
It's as true for you and I, as it is for the woman with 'her toe!'


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Two Creative Chicks
What comes to mind when you think of a flock of chickens? Funny? Yep. Odd? Definitely. Cute? Sure. Musical? Probably not. And that's because the sounds produced by chickens aren't pretty by any stretched definition of the word, especially when you compare a chicken's cluck-cluck-clucking to the melodic cry of the Wood Thrush, which is considered to be the Most Beautiful Bird Song in North America. But that doesn't mean you should write off chickens' music-making abilities for good, because we've found a talented all-bird band — yes, you read that right — that'll have you asking, "Wood Thrush who?"
(Photo Credit: Giphy)
Chickens may be the least musically inclined birds you can think of, but this "Empty Nest Chickens Band" YouTube video has us cracking — or should we say clucking — up. Although the clip is only 16-seconds long, these five chickens pecking at a xylophone could entertain us all day! And judging by the 100,000+ views the video has racked up, we'd guess there are many other Empty Nest Chicken Band fans out there, too.
Surprisingly, these musical birds aren't the only chicks making headlines. A few months ago, an all-chicken band from Germantown, Maryland, caused quite a commotion online. Since their debut, The Flockstars — a band consisting of four rocking chickens named AiChan, Millie, Spaetzle, and Jokgu — have gained more than 32,000 Facebook followers.
"Engaging chickens in play is a great way to keep them mentally and physically healthy," The Flockstars' coop co-owner Shannon Myers says. "We combined their natural curiosity and intelligence with their love for pecking at brightly colored objects, and trained them to play on toy instruments."
The xylophone isn't the only instrument these talented hens can play. Myers says her brilliant birds can also play the drums, the keyboard, and the piano. Who would have thought a group of chickens could be so dynamic?
"They actually enjoy the instruments a lot on their own (playing when they don't even know we are around)," Myers says. "When we are there, it seems like they try to impress us by competing to play the best 'song.' We keep them entertained by giving them things to play with, and they keep us entertained with their showmanship!"
Even though The Flockstars have garnered a hefty fan base, Myers says these chicks aren't for hire. The stress of travel and the possibility of catching disease is just too much for her pets to handle, which is why they will stick to video. But don't fret, you can still show your support for the band with Flockstars merchandise, including t-shirts or your very own toy xylophone! How cute!
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Anonymous – Deep State Preparing to Remove Trump… (and declare on Russia EXPOSED)
Greetings world, We are Anonymous.
The United States Congress is preparing to attempt to pass a new law this coming week that if enacted, would essentially remove President Donald Trump from power and amount to an open declaration of war on the entire Federation, and that President Putin has vowed "will be met by force".
A new US law deceptively named Countering Irans Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 (in order to keep the American people from knowing its true nature) was introduced in the US Senate and passed by a vote of 98-2, and whose final version, posted on the US House of Representatives website last night, shows its true "aim/goal" as more than 80% of it is devoted solely to taking all power away from President Trump, while at the same time openly declares on Russia.
Under the US Constitution that provides for a tripartite (3 part) form of government equally dividing state power among the Executive Branch, Legislative Branch and Judicial Branch, President Trump is the federal official primarily responsible for the relations of the United States with foreign nations, but should this new law pass this week, it would remove all such powers from the Executive Branch giving them, instead, to the US Congress, who shockingly in the final version of this bill takes Executive Orders signed by President Barack Obama and makes them law.
In 2014, President Obama signed Executive Orders imposing sanctions on Russia, which the Executive Branch has the power to do, but for the first time in American history, the US Congress, as the Legislative Branch, takes these Executive Orders signed by Obama and orders President Trump not to ever remove them, thus effectively negating his ability to conduct foreign policy.
This new law, also, contains a section titled IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PERSONS ENGAGING IN TRANSACTIONS WITH THE INTELLIGENCE OR DEFENSE SECTORS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION that forbids President Trump, the Pentagon, and all US intelligence agencies, from cooperating in any way with Russian intelligence agencies or military, to include battling Islamic terrorists.
A section of this new law titled SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PIPELINES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, further orders President Trump to destroy all energy related activities in Russia, with another section titled MODIFICATION OF IMPLEMENTATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 13662 stating that President Trump is, also, to begin the complete destruction of Russias railways, mining and metal sectors that employ millions.
Another section of this new law titled IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS RELATING TO SPECIAL RUSSIAN CRUDE OIL PROJECTS, orders President Trump, likewise, to destroy any company in the world that cooperates with Russias state owned energy companies supplying natural gas to the European Union, with a section titled SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO INVESTMENT IN OR FACILITATION OF PRIVATIZATION OF STATE-OWNED ASSETS BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION going even further by ordering President Trump to keep Russia from even being able to privatize its government owned energy assests, that in the US is called capitalism.
In the section of this new law titled IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO ACTIVITIES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION UNDERMINING CYBERSECURITY, President Trump is further ordered to being the wholesale destruction of Russias entire internet structure in retaliation for Russias supposed hacking of the US election, and that Foreign Minister Lavrov has stated the US has given absolutely no evidence for and his stating: "I cannot imagine that with the experience of the CIA, National Security Agency, FBI and many other intelligence and special services in the United States, there are no experts who can present to the public the facts the way which would not compromise the sources. If this is the case, then there is no single professional in all these 17 structures. I cannot just believe in it".
As Syrias "grip of steel" against ISIS shows that the end is near for these global terrorists, another section of this new law titled SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSFER OF ARMS AND RELATED MATERIEL TO SYRIA orders President Trump to destroy anyone rearming Syria too, and whose only beneficiary, of course, will be the Islamic terrorists America keeps saying they want to defeat, but never do.
With Russia controlling the only access to the International Space Station, the only seemingly favorable section of this new law is titled EXCEPTION RELATING TO ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION, but whose words are actually meaningless as President Putin has previously stated all US access to this space station will be denied upon sanctions being enacted, and has further ordered the shutting down of 11 bases controlling the Americans worldwide GPS system.
As Germany has warned the US of retaliation when these sanctions harm their interests, and the EU is, likewise, warning that these "unilateral actions" by the US Congress will most assuredly have "unintended consequences", the "unholy" alliance of the Obama-Clinton Democratic Party with Republican Party warmongering neocons is listening to no one but themselves, and who actually believe that they can dictate the destruction of Russia without any cost to them being paid.
The only apparent sane people left in the US and EU who know full well that Russia will never allow this new American law to destroy them, are the military leaders of NATO, who by the day are becoming more and more concerned as Russias summer war games, named Zapad ("West") 2017, are set to kick off in September when this new US law is set to take effect, and that is already setting off alarm bells all across Europe, particularly due to Chinese and Russian warships massing off the very doorstep of Europe for the first time in history.
With Foreign Minister Lavrov stating earlier today that the American establish was "still in shock" due to President Trumps election, and that his "Deep State" enemies "want to make the life of this administration miserable as they speak about impeaching him", he nevertheless believes Trump can survive and war can averted, but most certainly not due to the US mainstream "fake news" propaganda media whom Lavrov commented on by bluntly stating "frankly I read the news from the United States less and less".
We are Anonymous.
We are Legion.
We do not forgive.
We do not forget.
Expect us.
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Thank you , very informative. Great information that you provide for us battling this disease.
Debra Kendrick
The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is in charge of processing food to extract nutrients and dispose of waste. The digestive process works like this:
The gastrointestinal tract begins with your mouth where food is masticated (chewed). After food is swallowed, it travels down the esophagus. This is the only part of the digestive process that is directly under control. The rest of the process is involuntary.
When the esophageal sphincter relaxes, food enters the stomach. The stomach secretes digestive enzymes and gastric acid to help digest the food. From there, the partially digested food, known as chyme, passes through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum, which is the first part of the small intestine. The small intestine then takes over, mixing food with digestive juices from the liver, pancreas, and intestine while also absorbing nutrients into the bloodstream.
Digestive muscles continue to work and they push waste into the large intestine. Waste can include undigested parts of food, fluids, and older cells that line the GI tract. The large intestine absorbs the remaining nutrients and water then changes the remaining material into stool. The rectum, located at the lower end of the large intestine, stores the stool until it is excreted during a bowel movement.
There are a lot of organs and muscles involved in the digestive process. For people with lupus, gastrointestinal issues sometimes occur that need proper diagnosis and treatment. Some symptoms occur as a result of medications taken for lupus while other gastrointestinal issues are related to the disease itself. Here, we will explore some of the most common issues.
NOTE: Always bring up concerns and new symptoms with your lupus treatment team
As stated above, the esophagus is the tube that connects the mouth and throat to the stomach. For people with lupus, it is common to experience inflammation of the esophagus. This can result in:
The Johns Hopkins Lupus Center shares that over-the-counter antacids like Rolaids or Tums can be used to treat occasional heartburn or indigestion. However, if you are experiencing these symptoms for more than two weeks at a time, you should mention them to your doctor who may prescribe additional gastrointestinal tract medications.
Some tips for avoiding heartburn and indigestion include:
Peptic ulcers are sores that develop on the inside of the stomach lining or on the inside of the duodenum (in the small intestine). The most common symptom is stomach pain.
Long-term use of NSAIDS (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) increase the risk of stomach damage. Unfortunately, these medications are common for people with lupus.
Additionally, digestive challenges are common side effects of NSAIDS and corticosteroids. The most common side effects are:
A third common type of medication for people with lupus are immunosuppressants. These medications provide benefit by suppressing the function of the immune system, but this increases the body's risk of infection. Infections of the gastrointestinal system can cause abdominal cramps, pain, diarrhea, and fever.
Even though these are known side effects of medications, always bring up side effects with your lupus treatment team. They can work with you to find dosing that works better for you.
Peritonitis, a serious condition affecting the peritoneum, usually occurs due to infection. The peritoneum is the lining on the inside of the abdomen. Both infection and inflammation caused by lupus can lead to a build-up of fluids in the abdomen. This is fluid build-up is known as ascites. Ascites can be caused by a number of conditions, so your doctor may examine a fluid sample to determine the correct treatment. The symptoms to look for include:
The liver is the largest internal organ and it plays a crucial role in keeping digestion and removing toxins from the blood. Inflammation of the liver can lead to hepatic vasculitis — a condition that can cause clots limiting the blood flow to the liver.
Another potential liver complication is jaundice. This can lead to a yellowing of the skin and/or the whites of the eyes. The cause of jaundice is typically an obstruction of a bile duct.
Inflammation of the pancreas is known as pancreatitis. The pancreas is responsible for creating several hormones, including insulin, and secreting fluids to aid in the digestive process. Symptoms may include abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting.
This all can seem a bit overwhelming. Inflammation and infection can truly wreck havoc on the gastrointestinal tract and it is scary to see a list of potentially serious complications. But, as you can see from the lists above, many of the symptoms are quite similar.
If you are experiencing pain or discomfort, bring it up with your doctor. There is no need to feel embarrassed or shy around these topics. Whatever you call it — stool, bowel movement, feces, poop, or any of the other descriptive names for it — going to the bathroom is a crucial part of healthy functioning.
Keeping a journal of your medications, symptoms, and bowel movements can help you monitor changes overtime and ensure that your gastrointestinal tract is functioning appropriately.
Remember: Trust your gut!
Thank you , very informative. Great information that you provide for us battling this disease.
Debra Kendrick
Thank you for this article! I have been battling my doctors and my GI tract along with Lupus/RA overlap and many other auto immune diseases. I have not yet been able to get my issues resolved (such as not absorbing some medications along with some of the issues in the article) but it is nice to see these articles and know I am not alone or crazy! <3
Very interesting article.I have suffered with Gastrointestinal issues for years.Been to dietitians and had all sorts of investigations.Diagnosed with Lupus 3 years ago but my 'irritable bowel issues never connected to it by my medics!Now I know the connection I will raise it with them.Thank you..
Thank you, this was a great article, I've been dealing with GI issues for 16 years, was diagnosed with Lupus 15 years ago, no Dr. ever made the connection that they go together, except, I always New it or suspected it, I've always been told by my Drs. That Lupus doesn't effect the GI tract, so your article has helped me a lot, my food nor medications get absorbed anymore, I've lost 40 lbs in 7 months which for me is a lot of weight. But nobody's concerned. . So I thank you for your article I wish I found it years ago. Now I can move forward with battling this diseases, it only gets better from here,
God Bless you
Thank you for the article, sheds a lot of light for us suffering with Lupus, I have irritable bowl for years now, it helps to know what's happening in your body
Well, learn something new every day! I knew a lot of my medical conditions were related to my lupus. But it didn't occur to me that my GERD was. Now I know! Thanks.
Thank you for this article I have been having Some symptoms of all the above. I even had a upper GI to make sure I'm ok. And a colonoscopy to make sure that I'm doing good. And I am I just have to really watch what I eat.
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