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All Microsoft Exchange servers administrators sometimes have to restore mailbox database.
When you restore database you will get .edb file which can be mounted in Exchange Server and then you can use PowerShell console to restore emails, notes, contacts, one mailbox or more and etc.
But sometimes you just have to restore mailbox database to find an email in one mailbox or to get all mailbox data which is no longer available in Exchange environment, or you just want to export mailbox or mailboxes to .PST file or .MSG, .EML files.
Then you can use some tools.
This time I will describe Stellar Phoenix EDB to PST Converter
You can download this tool from Stellar Phoenix website
Using Stellar EDB to PST Converter you can:
- Facilitates online as well as offline EDB to PST Conversion
- Flexible options to convert online EDB files: 'PST', 'MSG', 'EML'
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- Preview of emails, contacts, notes, attachments, and calendar
- Compatible with Windows 8 and supports MS Office (64 bit)
Installation is very simple, just download EDB to PST Converter and run it.
To use this tool you need to install also Microsoft Office on the same workstation where you have installed EDB to PST Converter.


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Sunrise shows the beauty of the sea ____.
Early morning is the best time before the
______ of people.
Dogs and the ____ go together like collar and leash. ____ are good that Mackenzie uses this fire hyrdrant more often than he used to!
While this ____ dog might have a harder time catching the ball, he still wants to play.
The great ____ offers peace and beauty every day.
Ever _____ this Jack Russell has spotted some gulls to stalk
______ with sand crabs, this Lab is busy spending his time searching for the rascals.

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text: In April 2015, The U.S. Department of Justice released a report on violence in the city of Durham. It found that the murder rate of young black men in the city is eight times higher than the national average. Dissatisfied with simply reporting on the deaths of these young men but not doing more to help solve the problem, Arielle reached out to the city's housing authority. What followed was a plan to provide programming to the boys and girls of the Cornwallis Road Housing Community. With the help of the Housing Authority and Durham's Parks Department, Arielle was able to organize several activities for the kids including a trip to Duke University and a Basketball Tournament.


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FREDERIC E. CHURCH and OLANA
Frederic Church (1826-1900), one of America's premier landscape painters, made his home on 250 acres of prime land in Columbia County, NY, overlooking the Hudson River. It is a short distance from where my daughter and her husband live and is a favorite place for us to visit when I am with them.
Church was greatly impressed by the Moorish architecture that he saw in Middle Eastern cities like Beirut and Jerusalem and he styled his estate to replicate his Persian fantasy. Even the name of the home, OLANA, is Persian.
Today OLANA is a New York State Historic Site. Luckily, with the help of the Olana Preservation, most of the furnishings have been preserved exactly as they were when Church was alive. The contents are an eclectic gathering of furniture, tapestries, rugs, bronzes, paintings and sculptures. They were collected over a 30 year period and represent his many interests.
The color scheme, the stenciling and the mosaic creations were all designed by Frederic Church. He even had furniture made to his design. His studio is unlike any that I'd seen before. It is very elaborate and even boasted small Turkish Rugs. (I found a replica of one of these rugs in the form of a mouse pad in the Gift Shop and couldn't resist it!) From this studio the visitor can still see the vistas recorded in Church's paintings.
Frederic Church was a student of Thomas Cole, widely regarded as the first exponent of the Hudson River School of painting. He then went on to become one of the best known landscape painters in America. His home at OLANA offers magnificent sweeping vistas of the Catskill Mountains, the Hudson River and the Taconic Hills and he preserved these views in his paintings.
Even when OLANA isn't open for viewing it is a treat to visit. We've done that in all seasons and find that wandering the picturesque grounds is just like being part of a masterpiece as grand as a Frederic Church painting.


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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) --A local mother has penned a new cookbook inspired by her 11 year old son after her he was diagnosed with autism and severe gastrointestinal problems at 21 months old.
This book, Cooking with Leo isn't just a guide to kid friendly clean eating, it's a love story.
It's the story between a mother and son who through the clouds of uncertainty brought on by autism and discovered a special connection in the kitchen.
"Leo he was never interested in sports or games or toys but he was always interested in food," said mother and author, Erica Daniels.
Erica doesn't know why Leo always gravitated to the kitchen, perhaps it was the bright colors of the fruits and vegetables she would prepare him, or maybe it was the ritualistic nature of making each meal.
"He wanted to hang out in the kitchen and he would make a mess and he would try to make things on his own," she said.
Leo was diagnosed with autism at 21 months. Like many children on the spectrum he also suffers from severe allergies and stomach sensitivities.
"When you have a child with an illness you do everything you can to try to help them," said Erica.
And that's what Erica did. She re-learned what to eat and how to eat. But it wasn't an easy transition.
"There's this chapter called 'Holidays used to suck' because we couldn't go anywhere because all the food was full of allergens," she said.
And navigating the emotional challenges of Leo's diagnosis felt isolating too.
"I remember being in denial and just saying, 'I'm going to fix this real quick and no one is even going to know about it'," she said.
But as time passed, culinary experiments became more like mom and Leo adventures and while Erica tapped into her creativity to create meals with hidden fruits and vegetables, Leo tapped into a hidden talent.
"He was really much more capable of doing things than I thought he was," she said.
And so Cooking With Leo was born. Along with the promise that Leo may one day take these skills and translate them to not only a book he can call his own, but a career and life of his own.
"Being an 11 year old boy with autism he's not academic. There's things other kids - you know, he's not great in sports. So I wanted him to have something he could always be proud of and that would always represent his family," said Erica.
As you can see it's not an ordinary cookbook, but an extraordinary story of love and finding that connection with your child.
To purchase the Cooking with Leo cookbook, CLICK HERE.
Part of the proceeds from sales of the cookbook go to the organization, Hope 4 Leo.


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Two men with a lot of experience in beach handball will be in charge of the Danish senior teams, when Denmark are hosting the 2013 Beach Handball European Championship in July in Randers, the country's sixth largest city.
Morten Holmen, who is in charge of the women´s team, and Lars Møller, who is the men´s coach, have both been in their jobs since 2009.
They have now been confirmed once again by the Danish Handball Federation to lead their respective teams - and the expectations are pretty big in the country of the current Men's EHF EURO 2012 champions.
"First of all we are looking forward to showing beach handball to a larger circle of people, nationally as well as internationally," Lars Møller told eurohandball.com.
"When it comes to the expectations for our own team, I would say that we are used to belong to the better half (of beach handball teams), and I hope for us to be, at least, there again with the home advantage.
"There are still at least three teams that have more history in beach handball than we do, but there is no team that we cannot beat," Møller added.
"However, I would not say here and now that we expect to win medals, just because we play at home."
15,000 children playing beach handball
Møller has recently noticed a considerably increase of interest in the sport in his country.
"In the summer of 2012 we had more than 15,000 kids and youngsters playing beach handball, and at one tournament we played on no less than 24 courts at the same time."
The 2013 Beach Handball European Championship will also mark the first time that Denmark take part with junior teams for players aged between 18 and 19 years.
Gorm Andersen is coach for the young men's team, while Tina Schou is in charge of the young women's team.
Both are experienced coaches, and Gorm Andersen in particular has considerable experience in beach handball as he is already attached to the men's senior team, being Lars Møller's assistant.
The younger age category teams will be competing in Randers from 5 to 7 July, and the senior teams will take over the courts from 9 to 14 July.
The official website for the 2013 Beach Handball European Championship can be accessed HERE.


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Astronomy, Papyrus, and Covenant
Proceedings of the 1999 Book of Abraham Conference
Table of Contents
Publication Information
Publication Date: 2005
Page Count: 224
Size: 8.7 x 11.3
Binding: Hardcover
Price: $89.95
Series: Studies in the Book of Abraham
Imprint: FARMS
John Gee
John Gee (Ph.D. in Egyptology, Yale University) is William "Bill" Gay Assistant Research Professor of Egyptology at the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, where he is a series editor for Studies in the Book of Abraham and a member of the editorial board of the Eastern Christian Texts series. He is also on the board of directors for the Aziz S. Atiya Fund for Coptic Studies at the University of Utah.Read More
Brian M. Hauglid
Brian M. Hauglid (Ph.D., University of Utah) is associate professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University. He is series co-editor for Studies in the Book of Abraham, a member of the editorial board of the Eastern Christian Texts series, and co-compiler and co-editor (with John Tvedtnes and John Gee) of Traditions about the Early Life of Abraham (Provo, UT: FARMS, 2001). He has authored articles on Abraham, Islam, and other topics in ancient scripture.Read More


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Several hundred Cambodian troops who were reinforcing frontline forces stationed near to the Preah Vihear temple have pulled out, a military report said yesterday.
An International Court of Justice decision handed down on July 18 ruled that both Cambodian and Thai forces must withdraw from a provisional demilitarised zone around the temple to make way for observers from ASEAN chair country, Indonesia.
Chan Punloek, an assistant to Royal Cambodian Armed Forces commander in Preah Vihear, Chea Tara, stressed in the report, the troops were not stationed in the DMZ and were merely finishing a routine deployment.
"The withdrawal comes after they had just finished a reinforcement for an intervention mission and it is standard for the RCAF," Punloek wrote in his report.
"All military personnel would be reinforced immediately for the protection of our country's territorial sovereignty against any invasion by the enemy."
The withdrawal was in accordance with an order from Prime Minister Hun Sen, the report read.


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How to Take
Recommended dosage, active amounts, other details
Studies that use the grapefruit itself (whole fruit) tend to use one half of a grapefruit at 2-3 meals throughout the day.
Grapefruit is a food product known for having a high level of bioactives, similar to the pomegranate. It does appear to be effective at reducing fat mass when a mixture of polyphenols are used, and may work nicely with caffeine.
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Studies that use the grapefruit itself (whole fruit) tend to use one half of a grapefruit at 2-3 meals throughout the day.
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The Human Effect Matrix looks at human studies (it excludes animal and in vitro studies) to tell you what effects grapefruit has on your body, and how strong these effects are.
|Level of Evidence
|Robust research conducted with repeated double-blind clinical trials
|Multiple studies where at least two are double-blind and placebo controlled
|Single double-blind study or multiple cohort studies
|Uncontrolled or observational studies only
Level of Evidence
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Magnitude of effect
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Consistency of research results
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|Fat Mass
|- See study
Fat mass appears to be reduced more in groups consuming grapefruit relative to placebo
|Insulin Sensitivity
|- See study
Improvement in insulin sensitivity may be secondary to weight loss
|- See study
A decrease in LDL cholesterol has been noted, but may be due to weight loss
|Total Cholesterol
|- See study
A decrease in total cholesterol has been noted, this is confounded with weight loss (also occurred)
|Very High See all 3 studies
There appears to be a weight reducing effect of grapefruit consumption relative to isocaloric controls (such as apple juice)
|Blood Flow
|- See study
No significant influence on blood flow noted
|Heart Rate
|- See study
No significant alterations in heart rate associated with grapefruit ingestion
Grapfruit contains the following bioactives:
The polyphenol Naringenin[1] at approximately 32.64mg/100g fresh weight (pink grapefruit); also its glycoside (bound to carbohydrate storage form) Naringin
Hesperiden at approximately 0.35mg/100g, and its aglycone (without sugar) form Hesperitin; Hesperidin is technically called Hesperitin-7-rhamnoglucoside (attached to a rutinose sugar) and a molecule called neohesperidin is short for Hesperitin-7-b-neohesperidoside[2]
6'7'-dihydroxybergamottin, the CYP3A4 inhibitor blamed for 'the grapefruit effect'[4] and other furanocoumarins such as Bergamottin and 5-methoxy-7 gernoxycoumarin[5]
Poncirin and Didymin[5]
Isosakuranetín and its glycoside, isosakuranetín-7-O-rutinoside (possible other glycosides)[6]
Spermidine, a polyamine also found in some other vegetables and semen[7]
Quercetin, its related compound Isorhamnetin, and various glycosides[6]
Kaempferol and glycosides
Two scopoletin glycosides[6]
Sinapic Acid, Ferulic Acid, and aromatic compounds[6]
In general, when the bioactives of a 'Grapefruit' are referred to it tends to refer to the Naringenin class of flavonoids and the Hesperidin class of flavonoids. The furanocoumarin class (things related to Bergamottin in structure) may also be mentioned due to drug-drug interactions, and Nootkatone is both similar in actions to the former two classes and aromatic (tasty) and also deserves mention. These four classes are mostly unique to Grapefruit and more likely to be related to 'Grapefruit related effects', unlike stuff like Quercetin or Apigenin which are present in most plants
When looking at the average phenolic content of grapefruit juice, one study noted that it ranged from 1173–2216mg/L and appeared to be greater than tangerine, sweet orange, and lemon juice on average.[6] Most of these polyphenols, particularily the ones unique to Grapefruit and listed first in the list, are localized more in the peel than in the juice.[8] Despite the higher content of bioflavonoids, grapefruit tends to be more bitter than the other fruits mentioned; partially due to having more neohesperidin than other fruits which confers a bitter taste (hesperidin is fairly tasteless)[2] and the peel is even more bitter due to a high limolin content.[5]
One study using a lone grapefruit (to reduce variability of components) and subjecting segments to different processing techniques (juicing, hand squeezing, and blending the entire grapefruit with peel as the third group) noted that the blended juice (with peel) had 7-fold higher levels of naringin (160.79mg/100mL) relative to juiced (26.25) and hand-squeezed (22.51) and this trend of the peel-containing juice having more bioactives extends to poncirin and didymin; however, it also possessed a higher limonin content which confers a bitter taste, having 2.45mg/100mL relative to 0.14 and 0.09 with juiced and hand-squeezed grapefruit juice.[5]
Oddly, handsqueezed juice had higher levels of 6'7'-dihydroxybergamottin (0.38mg/100mL) relative to juiced (0.10mg) and blended (0.20mg) although Bergamottin itself was highest in blended as was a third tested furanocoumarin, 5-methoxy-7 gernoxycoumarin.[5] Vitamin C was lower in the blended juice due to higher concentrations of other bioactives, and relatively higher in hand-squeezed and juiced.[5]
Many of the unique bioactives of grapefruit are highest in the peel, and thus a pulpy juice is likely to hold more of these bioactives than is a juice made without the peel blended into it
Hesperidin (glycone) is tan or yellowish in color, and forms long needles when pure. Its melting point ranges from 258-262°C and is easily soluble in dilute alkali, slightly soluble in methanol and almost insoluble in acetone.[2] Its solubility in water is 1 in 50, and it has a habit of forming crystals similar to other glycosides of flavonoids; hesperidin is tasteless and odourless.[2]
Naringin seems to be able to inhibit Organic Anion-Transporting Polypeptide (OATP1A2)[9] and Grapefruit Juice in general also appears to inhibit the 2B1 isoform, OATP2B1.[10] Both of these transports absorb drugs from the intestines, and their inhibition may reduce systemic availability of the drugs.[9][10]
The Grapefruit effect refers to the ability of Grapefruit juice and supplements to interact with a wide variety of pharmaceuticals, either enhancing or limiting their systemic availability. Due to altering the active dosage of the pharmaceutical, Grapefruit Juice is commonly contradindicted (to not be used alongside) many drugs.
This is due to different bioactives, such as Naringin which can inhibit absorption of some drugs (via OATP inhibition) but more commonly 6'7'-dihydroxybergamottin, which inhibits CYP3A4; this latter enzyme metabolizes pharmaceuticals, and its inhibition results in less metabolism and thus higher circulating levels. Despite also being a CYP3A inhibit in vitro, the Quercetin content of Grapefruit appears to not be a significant concern.[11]
A few compounds in Grapefruit act on AMPK (adenosine monophosphate kinase) to activate it and draw nutrients into tissue, including Nootkatone and Naringenin.
Nootkanone appears to active AMPK and LKB1 in the liver (hepatocytes) and muscle (myocytes), which has been confirmed with oral feeding of 200mg/kg Nootkatone to rats within 30-60 minutes.[3] Nootkatone acts on the isoforms of AMPKα1 and AMPKα2 mostly, and is partly mediated in muscles by activation of CaMKK and intracellular calcium, and the calcium appears to act via AMPK isoforms as incubation Nootkatone in HeLa cells (lacking the other AMPK-like protein, LKB1) is fully calcium dependent.[3] Interestingly, these mechanisms are not dependent on reactive oxygen/nitrogen species.
Naringenin appears to stimulate glucose uptake at 50uM concentration (without significant influence at 10uM and 20uM) to 141+/-5.5% of control, with most significant effects at 75uM (165+/-4.9%) and no further effects at 100uM and 150uM.[1] Naringenin appears to act via the insulin receptor, as aside from phosphorylating Akt Naringenin loses efficacy when the in vitro assay is saturated with insulin and the receptors occupied.[1] Naringenin did activate AMPK as well, unlike insulin, in a dose and time-dependent manner which is not mediated by the SIRT1 protein and its maximum efficacy (205+/-24%) was more potent than resveratrol (168+/-12%) which acts by similar mechanisms.
Nootkatone does not appear to interact with PPARα nor PPARδ.[3]
The mechanisms of Grapefruit polyphenols appear to be related to activating AMPK, which is a mechanism of producing ATP (cellular energy) and increasing the metabolic rate
A blend of polyphenols known as SINETROL (anthocyanins, flavonoids and caffeine) appear to influence Phosphodiesterase (PDE) enzymes via inhibition, which in a whole-cell culture can influence AMPK activation in a similar manner as resveratrol.[12] When tested in vitro, this SINETROL mixture at 0.01% was able to inhibit an average of 97+/-1% of active PDE, while the same dose of caffeine inhibited 56+/-5% and two of the bioactives in SINETROL (Naringin and Cyanidin-3-Glucoside) inhibited 87+/-6% and 99+/-8% at the same concentration.[13] SINETROL by itself is able to increase free fatty acid release from fat cells in vitro, to about twice the level of Guarana (12% caffeine) but to lesser extents than theopylline and Isoproterenol; concentrations varied with these two making direct comparisons difficult.[13]
It is possible that grapefruit polyphenols act on phosphodiesterase enzymes (PDEs) and inhibit them, which would increase activity of AMPK and increase glucose uptake into cells. A mechanistic chain somewhat similar to the wine polyphenol resveratrol
One study in rats using isolated Nootkatone noted an increase in measured VO2 and metabolic rate, without significantly influencing respiratory quotient (percentage of energy coming from lipids or glucose).[3] Elsewhere in this study, rats were fed Nootkatone at 0.1-0.3% of the diet by weight and the expected increase in diet-induced obesity was significantly attenuated (with high fat control being increase to 187% of baseline bodyweight and Nootkatone at 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3% of the diet reducing this increase to 162%, 160%, and 147%).[3]
A human study using overweight/obese subjects that were otherwise healthy compared a control diet to a diet with a moderate amount of grapefruit (one half of a fresh Rio-Red grapefruit with each of three meals) for 6 weeks, and noted that grapefruit consumption was associated with modest weight loss (-0.61+/-2.23 kg) that came with a modest decrease in blood pressure (−3.21+/-10.13 mmHg) while no changes occurred in control.[14] Self-reported intake as assessed by 24-hour dietary recall did not differ between groups, and estimated intake of Naringenin and Hesperiden was 146.2mg and 1.57mg daily.[14] A later study in obese persons compared solid grapefruit with grapefruit juice and a third group with grapefruit capsules of 500mg extract (blinded) noted that over the course of 2 weeks that all groups were able to lose weight with 1.1kg (capsules) 1.5kg (juice) and 1.6kg (fruit).[15] The fruit was significantly more effective than placebo at weight loss while the other two groups trended towards being more effective, and this trend toward increased efficacy also appeared to hold for blood pressure (although did not reach statistical significance).[15]
One study using a SINETROL mixture (grapefruit polyphenols, anthocyanins, caffeine) noted that this mixture, when taken by healthy overweight/obese persons at 1.4g daily (four capsules of 350mg) over 12 weeks had their BMI reduced by 2.2+/-0.9 points from a baseline status of 28.1+/-2.45, which was accompanied by a reduction of their body fat percentage from 30.7+/-1.9% to 29.0+/-0.8% at 4 weeks (5.4% reduction) and 25.9+/-1.0% (15.6% reduction) at 12 weeks; this study did not disclose any affiliations with the patent owners or producers of SINETROL.[13]
Grapefruit polyphenols do appear to be effective at reducing bodyweight, reliably but not outright potently. The efficacy of grapefruit polyphenols in reducing body weight may be better if consumed via the grapefruit itself (possibly through fibers also acting) and appear to be synergistic with anthocyanins (blue-red pigments in fruits like berries)
Hesperidin, a flavonoid glycoside found in grapefruit, appears to have anti-depressant effects in mice when injected at doses of 0.3mg/kg and appears to be mediated by serotonergic mechanisms as it is inhibited by serotonin receptor antagonists and when serotonin synthesis is inhibited, and 0.1mg/kg is augmented with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).[16]
In a study screening Traditional Chinese Medicine for bioactives, Naringenin was found to induce GRP78 (an endoplasmic reticulum protein) in a dose-dependent manner up to 3-fold luciferase activity at 0.2mM and showing statistically significant effects at 0.05mM; naringin and glycyrrhizic/glycerrhezic acids were all found to be inactive.[17] Subsequently, Naringenin was found to suppress protein aggregation in HeLa-tetQ97 cells and in cells expressing EGFP-polyQ97 (as GRP78 reduces aggregation[18]), suggesting Naringenin may be useful for neural diseases associated with polyglutamine aggregation.[17]
Hesperidin, a flavonoid glycoside from Grapefruit, appears to be associated with increased longevity in yeast related to its anti-oxidant abilities.[19] This was observed to occur with 5uM and 10uM concentrations, and was not associated with Hesperitin (the aglycone of Hesperidin) implicating the sugar moiety on C-7 of hesperitin as critical to the observed effects; and the gene UTH1 (not present in humans) appears to be implicated in the yeast, although in vitro assays suggested induction of both SIRT1 and Superoxide Dismutase which may have relevance to humans.[19]
Too preliminary to draw any conclusions
One study in mice assessing swimming performance noted a 21% increase after Nootkatone administration at 0.2% of the diet, relative to control mice.[3]
Consumption of a half a small grapefruit thrice a day for 6 weeks is associated with a moderate drop in systolic blood pressure (-3.21+/-10.13 mmHg) with no influence on diastolic or heart rate.[14]
Mechanistically, the Nootkatone component of grapefruit has been shown to inhibit platelet aggregation when it is isolated from the plant Cyperus Rotundus, and was able to significantly suppress thrombin and arachidonic-acid induced clotting at 30uM while needing 100uM to suppress collagen-induced clotting.[20] However, nootkatone in isolation was able to suppress platelet aggregation induced by collagen at 30mg/kg bodyweight oral ingestion in rats to a greater extent than aspirin at 30mg/kg, and of equal potency when nootkatone was dosed at 10mg/kg; Nootkatone appears to mediate most anti-platelet effects of Cyperus Rotundus ethanolic extract.[20] 30mg/kg Nootkatone also prolonged tail bleeding time in rats to the same degree as 50mg/kg Aspirin.[20]
In one study comparing grape juice, orange juice, and grapefruit juice on platelet aggregation it was found that only grape juice was active.[21] 5-7.5mL/kg juice for 7-10 days in otherwise healthy persons, prior to a collagen-induced clotting test, noted that grape juice was associated with a significant 77% reduction in clotting while grapefruit was not significantly different than control.[21] These observed effects may be due to Nootkatone being localized to the peel of the grapefruit and being in ethanolic rather than water extracts,[22] both of which may preclude its exclusion in juice.
Has the ability to reduce platelet aggregation with large potency via the Nootkatone component, but this has not yet been demonstrated in humans and the one study in humans (that may have not been designed to properly assess this question) had null results
One study using half a small grapfruit thrice a day with meals noted that the grapefruit group had reductions in lipoproteins and triglycerides, but control also had a reduction and this it was deemed insignificant.[14]
A study conducted on the Grapefruit pectin (fiber component) noted that consumption of grapefruit pectin in a blinded manner for 16 weeks in person at risk for cardiovascular disease risk was associated with improvements in the lipid profile (7.6% reduction in total cholesterol and 10.8% LDL-C reductions).[23]
One intervention assessing 500mg Grapefruit capsules, grapefruit juice, and grapefruits themselves noted that after 12 weeks of supplementation that both the juice and fruit groups appears to improve insulin sensitivity in obese persons in response to an oral glucose tolerance test.[15]
Nootkatone, also a component of Cyperus rotundus, appears to be able to induce Heme-Oxygenase 1 induction (HO-1) and is one of the two most active components of Cuperus Rotundus in doing so (the other being valencene ).[24] This induction of HO-1 mediates suppression of iNOS induction by LPS in macrophages, and anti-inflammatory effects in the presence of pro-inflammatory stimuli, and this induction has been associated with less death from sepsis in mice (via HO-1 suppressing HMGB1 release).[24]
In ovariectomized women given 2mg of estrogen, grapefruit juice appeared to increase the kinetics of exogenous estrogen by interfering with estrogen metabolism.[25]
Nicotine appears to be metabolized into Cotinine via the enzyme CYP2A6, which grapefruit inhibits, and relative to consuming water alongside 2mg nicotine the consumption of grapefruit juice (large dose, 1L) can delay the Tmax (time to peak concentration) by an extra 8-47% while attenuating the Cmax (peak concentration), although renal clearance of nicotine is also enhanced and overall exposure (AUC) is unaffected.[26]
Xanthine compounds, most notably caffeine and its metabolite theophylline (found in teas), are metabolized by the same general class of enzymes that Grapefruit components inhibit. In studies investigated the interactions between the two, theophylline may have its absorption reduced by grapefruit if coingested[27] although another study suggests that there is no significant difference between theophylline kinetics and theophylline kinetics under the influence of grapefruit juice.[28]
Two studies conducted on the interaction of caffeine and grapefruit juice note no significant effects of grapefruit components on caffeine kinetics,[29] with a study measuring the increase in metabolic rate from caffeine finding that naringenin did not enhance it (from theoretically increasing exposure to caffeine, which naringenin also failed to accomplish at 100 and 200mg).[30]
SINETROL is a mixture of grapefruit polyphenols (Narirutin, Naringin, Hesperidin, Neohesperidin) anthocyanins (Delphinidin-3-glucoside, Pelargonidin-3-Glucoside, Cyanidin-3-Glucoside, peonidin-3-glucoside, Malvidin-3-Glucoside) and caffeine, and appears to possess some synergistic components.
In an assay for PDE inhibition, 0.01% of SINETROL is able to inhibit an equal amount of PDE as 0.01% Cyanidin-3-Glucoside despite having a much smaller concentration of Cyanidin-3-glucoside; the Naringen appears to be bioactive but to a lesser degree than Cyanidin-3-glucoside, but not enough to account for the discrepancy.[13]
Grapefruit polyphenols and Anthocyanins appear to possess synergism in regards to PDE inhibition, but the exact molecules that are causative of this are not known
A combination of Hesperidin (Hesperitin glycoside) and Diosmin (Diosmetin glycoside) in a 1:9 ratio (50mg and 450mg; respectively) is called Daflon500, and two capsules daily of Daflon has been associated with benefits in humans with chronic venous insufficiency and reducing related symptoms such as cramps and edema.[31]
When looking at components in isolation, Hesperidin appears to be safe when fed to both animals and humans and in various forms (methyl hesperidin, phosphorylated hesperidin) with the only known toxicity those being mediated by drug-drug interactions.[2]
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For Li Jin, it's either food or woman, and such devotion to sensual pleasure makes him a devout epicurean. His love for good food is well documented in his often diaristic works, depicting again and again all sorts of gastronomic delight: enticing seafood, fat-reeking meat, sashimi platter, grill on sticks, plump peaches, grapes on vines or big round turnips. When he doesn't paint food, he paints himself and other people, mostly women, and all manner of them: naked, scantily clad, fully dressed, posing like Olympia, dancing Matissesque, picnicking sur l'herbe, fornicating or simply being.
But what really characterise Li Jin's paintings are the feast of colours, the humour and the playfulness that vibrate with a jubilation of life. If you ask him he'd say carpe diem for life is all about play, not only because he trusts 'as little as possible in the next day', also because life is too long not to be taken light-heartedly. That's why instant gratification from everyday objects is important to him, for nothing is more real than a satisfied body.
Play is one thing Li Jin excels in. He juxtaposes images with interesting calligraphy – sometimes downright ironic and other times completely irrelevant. In A Portrait of Meat and Vegetables, a parade of food ingredients is interspersed with calligraphy, inscribed with a sutra text that chastises the sin of sensual pleasures; while Seafood Banquet is laid upon a tablecloth of Mao's grandiose lyric poems. Sometimes he is more straightforward, populating the paper with the character for 'eat', as if the images of meat and cake were not enough to sate his appetite. Li Jin also uses calligraphy in other mischievous ways, reinventing the literati tradition of painting inscription that serves to enrich the meaning of a work.
It is hard to say whether his playfulness is a result of him embracing modernity or the literati tradition. The cheeky parodies of Western masters such as Matisse and Manet, the explicit innuendoes and dirty jokes, the everydayness of the subjects, the deprecatory depiction of himself including the often bemused look on his face all seem to originate from a spirit that is contemporary and rebellious. Despite all this, there is also something profoundly old-fashioned about Li's works, not least the literary erudition and the literati ideal they display. Li Jin might have replaced the idyllic fishing boats and shepherds with fish and mutton, court ladies with common prostitutes, but he has never lost track of a scholastic pursuit for spiritual freedom, which to him is achieved through returning to the mundane and the physical.
As the Chinese saying goes, 'extreme vulgarity is elegance[1]', so we would be gravely mistaken to think him little more than a materialist, for behind all this seemingly hedonist indulgence is the quest for what the Epicureans would call ataraxy – a state marked by the lack of fear and perturbation that ultimately leads to happiness in its own right, achieving complete freedom and the greatest degree of spiritual self-sufficiency, the greatest pleasure per se. All this is reflected in Li Jin's works, in which the sensual is also transcendental, for they elicit the most intimate response from individual experience through the images and the calligraphy that accompanies them. But they are also decisively anti-metaphysical, as they always circle back to the roots of such transcendental state of happiness, which are grounded firmly in human or animal flesh, of which his colourful and fun paintings never fail to remind us.
[1] The saying comes from The Book of Songs; its original meaning is that customary practice can become courtly rituals when they are widespread enough.


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Videos of Ann Coulter's homophobic hate (among other things) AND WTG, Elizabeth Edwards!
June 27, 2007 in Ann Coulter, Buena Vista Social Club, Common Sense, Elizabeth Edwards, government, Hardball, Solana Beach, starting over, tolerance, video, wheat industry | 1 comment
I realize there are "zealots" on both ends of the political spectrum (and every spot in between), but I have yet to come to an understanding of what it is (other than hate) that makes Ann Coulter tick. I am all about having strong convictions, standing firm in your beliefs, BUT also showing some level of respect for those who disagree with you. This is something Ann Coulter truly needs to discover and incorporate into her everyday life–or at least the portion we are all subjected to in the media.
I revel in seeing a smart woman in the limelight, and hoped that even though Coulter sits on the opposite side of the political fence than I do, she might open up some interesting dialogue through intelligent discourse. Unfortunately any intelligence Coulter might hold goes right out the window the minute her vile nature comes shining through. After having seen enough of her rude, arrogant, and hateful rhetoric and behavior in the past, I found myself actually going out of my way to avoid seeing Coulter on television. However, when I heard about Elizabeth Edwards having the cajones to confront Coulter via a phone call on Hardball I just HAD to see what all the fuss was about.
In my search to find a video of the Hardball episode I have to admit I was somewhat surprised to also run across videos showing what a horrific homophobic side Coulter has. In this day and age I am still dumbfounded by how freely some folks choose to bandy about hateful and hurtful words, let alone harbor such ridiculous narrow-minded notions about what constitutes love between people. I will not only include video clips of part of what led up to Elizabeth Edwards respectfully lambasting Coulter, but will also include video clips where Coulter chose to use a homophobic slur (on separate occasions) to describe Al Gore and John Edwards, while also sharing her "oh so enlightened" (insert heavy sarcasm) thoughts on Bill Clinton.
- Here's a video clip of Coulter's use of a homophobic slur regarding John Edwards.
- And here's her utterly ridiculous explanation saying the word she used is "not offensive" and is merely a "school yard taunt"–was she dropped on her head as a baby? Those "school yard taunts" have far-reaching consequences and she is beyond delusional if she thinks using such language is neither offensive nor dangerous.
- Ann Coulter on ABC's Good Morning America (Some "good morning" with hateful comments like Ann's!)
- Elizabeth Edwards takes on Ann Coulter during Hardball phone call
Here are some articles about the Hardball phone call: Huffington Post, MSNBC First Read (includes transcript of phone call)
- Here's an Ann Coulter two-for-one where she uses slurs against Al Gore and Bill Clinton. I find it interesting that she says her comments about Al Gore are a "joke", because if she thinks that is joking then she needs to head off to some comedy boot camp–perhaps the Michael Richards School of Comedy? (Another equally troubled individual…sigh.) She also shows her grossly apparent inability to respectfully and tactfully handle someone who doesn't agree with her, as was the case with someone from the audience. Oh, and one last thing. Coulter mentions a "whiff of the bathhouse" in this clip, well I'd say she has a "whiff of the pig farm" surrounding her comments.
MUST LISTEN: The Cat Empire "Two Shoes"
March 5, 2007 in B-Side Players, Buena Vista Social Club, California, comedy, Common Sense, Craig Ferguson, iTunes, Late Late Show, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, music, Ozomatli, Solana Beach, Sublime, The Belly Up, The Cat Empire, video | 1 comment
OH-MY-GOSH, I am BEYOND addicted to this band!!! And I only heard about The Cat Empire for the first time last week when my TV crush, Craig Ferguson (sigh…drool…), had them on The Late Late Show. Bought "Two Shoes" on iTunes the next morning, and CANNOT stop playing it! Just wish iTunes had all of The Cat Empire CDs available…fingers crossed that will happen soon.
It's hard to try and fit their music into any particular genre. To me they're a cross between Sublime, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Common Sense (local SoCal band), Ozomatli, B-Side Players, with a heavy dose of the Buena Vista Social Club ensemble of musicians thrown in for good measure. (They did record "Two Shoes" at the same studio BVSC did in Cuba!) They are a high-energy, body-shaking, positive, up-beat band, with the frosting on the cake being the fact they have brass in their band! Gotta love it! (Well, except for you, Jackson! ;)) I can only imagine the energy created at one of their live performances…can't wait to find out!
Guess they're just starting to 'hit it big' in the US now with the release of "Two Shoes" stateside. They have been around a few years and according to their web site, have had a couple of tours in the US since May 2005. I was SO incredibly disappointed when I saw that they JUST played one of my favorite venues, The Belly Up in Solana Beach, CA, just ONE FREAKING MONTH AGO!! Sigh.
Anyway, here's the video of The Cat Empire performing "Sly" on The Late Late Show last week (they also played it on Letterman), and another video, "Days Like These", that's bound to put you in a care-free, gorgeous summer day mood (takes about 20 seconds to start). And being the giver that I am, here's a link to YouTube so you can have a blast discovering their fun, energetic, positive music for yourself. Enjoy!
Additional The Cat Empire-related posts:
- 3/13/07:MUST LISTEN: Amy Winehouse "Back to Black"/The Cat Empire
- 3/27/07:The Cat Empire in my neck of the woods…woo-hoo!
- 5/7/07:MUST SEE: The Cat Empire on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno tonight (5/7/07)
- 5/9/07:MUST SEE: Run, do NOT walk, to The Cat Empire's upcoming tour!


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Wednesday, July 23, 2014
My Gratitude/Happiness List ▪ Week of July 21, 2014
Joining with Laurel Regan's Gratitude linkup at Alphabet Salad.
Here are some things I'm grateful for and that make me happy this week.
▪ First and foremost, getting the cast off my wrist. It doesn't feel perfect yet; I still have to wear a brace at least till I start therapy on Thursday, but I feel so much freer.
▪ Having a short story accepted by Relief Journal for their next issue.
▪ That I was patient when the journal took seemingly forever to reply. I was on the verge of withdrawing the story and submitting it to a strictly online journal, but I really, really wanted to keep trying to get it into a print publication. When their acceptance finally came, they apologized, saying they had been looking for a new fiction editor and finally found one. My patience paid off!
▪ The support of friends and family while I was recuperating from surgery.
▪ Receiving a lovely gift of flowers from a friend (thank you, Amy Morgan!)
▪ Having the opportunity to guest post on Laurel Regan's Alphabet Salad while she's away at the BlogHer conference.
▪ To once again be able to take a shower without covering my hand in plastic bags and to actually wash with my right hand. To be able to eat normally again ("normally" for a right-handed person, that is).
▪ Lots of reading time over the past week and this one. I've finished five books so far.
▪ Although I am normally a heat lover, I'm grateful that the recent weather was a little cool for July so that I wasn't sweaty and itchy under my cast.
▪ My husband's thoughtfulness and support in taking two days off from work to take me for my surgery and to bring me to the doctor for my follow-up, as I couldn't drive with the cast on.
▪ Getting a professional shampoo and cut while my wrist is healing.
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So happy for you that the cast is off. Beyond excited about the Relief Journal short story (which is FABULOUS). Glad the flowers brightened your day and it sounds like you've made wonderful use of your recuperating time! Another wonderful list. :)ReplyDelete
Hey any of the books you would like to recommend. I"m so glad this worked out so well for you. Now take it easy and ENJOY. Love to see you again maybe when we get back from VA.ReplyDelete
Congrats on getting the cast off and getting into the publication - great news all around!ReplyDelete
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SYCAMORE – The investigation into a Northern Illinois University employees' "coffee fund" has led to felony arrest warrants for eight employees and a former associate vice president.
Nine warrants were issued Tuesday in connection with the coffee fund, a nonuniversity bank account into which NIU employees deposited proceeds from recycling scrap metal from university buildings.
Some are charged directly with coffee fund activities, while others are charged with attempting to conceal evidence or theft of university property, records show. The charges are based on activities that began in October 2009.
Those charged are: Robert Albanese, the former associate vice president of the Division of Finance and Facilities, and Joseph Alberti, Mark Beaird, Keenon Darlinger, Michael Hall, Keith Jackson, Lawrence Murray, Kenneth Pugh and Susan Zahm.
All but Albanese still work at the university, NIU police Sgt. Alan Smith said.
Alberti and Jackson had their bond set at $5,000 each, all the others had bond set at $10,000 each.
Albanese turned himself in to NIU police Tuesday night and posted bail, Smith said. His court date is Oct. 26. Beaird, Pugh, Murray and Zahm turned themselves in to NIU police.
With the exception of Beaird, all were given Oct. 26 as a court date. Beaird will appear in court Nov. 2.
DeKalb County State's Attorney Clay Campbell said he couldn't comment on specific charges or whether additional charges are pending because the investigation is ongoing.
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The university is eager to figure out what happened, NIU Vice President of University Relations Kathy Buettner said.
"Northern Illinois University officials initiated the investigation that led to [Tuesday's] charges and are eager to get to the bottom of what happened," Buettner said. "These are serious allegations. As soon as additional information becomes available, we will provide further comment."
Jackson, NIU's controller, was named to a new three-person policy review committee formed Aug. 30 to review and update procedures related to property control, cash receipts, recycling and the disposition of surplus materials. He is charged with tampering with evidence.
In August, a DeKalb Iron and Metal Co. employee told the DeKalb Daily Chronicle that NIU employees had been making deposits into the fund with money from sales of university-owned scrap metal for the past 25 years.
The existence of the coffee fund account at a Castle Bank branch was the impetus for the investigation, Campbell said.
The coffee fund held $2,187 when it was closed in August, NIU officials have said. Company records showed that more than $13,000 from recycled scrap passed through the fund since 2005.
Jackson is charged with official misconduct, violation of the State Property Control Act and obstructing justice. According to court documents, he altered evidence of the coffee fund account by taking money from it and putting it into another account he controlled.
Albanese, who left the university July 31 after signing a separation agreement that said he faced "serious and substantial allegations of misconduct," is charged with two counts of theft, official misconduct and violating the State Property Control Act.
Beaird, Darlinger, Hall, Murray, Pugh and Zahm face the same charges. Court documents show Zahm and Darlinger managed the coffee fund. Zahm's signature appeared on many of the canceled checks that DeKalb Iron and Metal provided to the Daily Chronicle.
Murray also is charged with two additional counts of theft. Court documents allege he took other university property, including a Samsung computer monitor.
Alberti is charged with theft of a Hewlett-Packard computer monitor.
According to court documents, those charged with official misconduct "failed to submit monies received from recycling property of Northern Illinois University to Central Management Services as required by the State Property Control Act."
Those charged with violating the State Property Control Act did not recycle transferable property belonging to the state and in NIU's possession in accordance with the rules of the Central Management Services department, according to court documents.
According to the NIU Materials Management website, Pugh is Materials Management Director and also is listed under Furniture Repair Services. Alberti is listed as the manager of Central Stores. Darlinger is listed under Special Orders for Central Stores. Murray is listed as the manager of Receiving and Property Control. Hall is listed as the manager of Distribution Services. Zahm is listed as the inventory record control supervisor of Property Control.
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John Gordon, former Convocation Center director, also left July 31 after signing a severance agreement that cited misconduct. He has not been charged in connection with the coffee fund investigation.
Both men worked under the Division of Finance and Facilities, headed by Executive Vice President Eddie Williams.
Their separation agreements showed the university provided Gordon with six months of health insurance and three months' salary when he resigned, worth about $36,240 total.
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IIT i am deconstructing the carefully constructed game.
spoilers so watch out. --------------- furry forum base cred 100 per thread. base bonus 20 0>20>40>60>80>100>120>140>160>180 10 threads complete pwn = 1900 cred woe is us base cred 120 base bonus ?? 0>16>20>46>120>96>120>144>120>120>216> 10 threads complete pwn = Around 2218 RP forum base cred 137 per thread base bonus 27 0>27>54>82>110>137>164>191>219>246>274>301>328>356 10-14 threads complete pwn = 2600-3983 cred nuke forum base cred 357 base bonus 71 0>71>142>214>285>357>428>499>571>642>714>785 10-12 threads Complete pwn = 6179-8992
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Thanks Cubear, that's a worthwhile effort. Did you get the number of threads just by going in and keeping track ? It would be worth adding the average hp of threads, and to give an indication of how hard they hit.
I'll add to the list soon.
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I've seen the RP forum with 10 threads.
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yes, and good idea about the avg health and damage.Cubear edited this message on 11/15/2007 5:48PM
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Woah, nuke forum really does have a lot more cred then. Shame that it costs so much in items to take down at the moment.
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Getting an idea of the damage is difficult though because it is strongly affected by your defence score.
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yeah, if we had a better idea of how defense worked i could do a better job of estimating damage. right now my defense is sitting at 5, so I'd say fairly low on the scale of things.
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Hard drugs offering hope in mental health crises?
Magic mushrooms for depression, acid for alcoholism, ecstasy for trauma – leading drug scientist prescribes the way ahead.
Desperate for a fix, Professor David Nutt considered buying magic mushrooms on the street. Restrictions on the drug were making it impossible to conduct clinical trials, and Nutt had no way to secure the mushrooms that are widely available from illegal dealers.
"Fortunately the publicity helped; we are optimistic about the license and supply now," Nutt, head of neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College London told Metro. No stranger to controversy – Nutt was sacked as government adviser for claiming ecstasy is as safe as horseback riding – he is set to push the boundaries with the first trial of magic mushrooms for the treatment of depression.
Research has shown that psilocybin, the active ingredient in mushrooms, dampens the brain's anterior cingulate cortex, which is overactive in depression sufferers. Trials will target the most severe cases. "The hypothesis is lasting benefits for people who have not responded to interventions," says Nutt. "I'm not saying we will revolutionize depression treatment, but there is a group for whom it will be useful."
If the treatment seems radical, the professor argues it is proportionate. "Depression is the largest cause of disability in Europe, and only two-thirds of people get well. The rest are out of work and can't cope – we have to try everything."
Despite a rigorous attachment to evidence, Nutt admits he is fighting a crusade and wants to "tap into a reservoir" of hard drugs in clinical practice. "It's a campaign for the liberation of science – drug laws have censored research in this field for 60 years. I think it's the worst censorship since the Catholic Church stopped Galileo using his telescope."
Psilocybin and other mind-altering drugs are becoming popular solutions to a broad spectrum of mental health issues. A 2012 study found that ecstasy chemical MDMA had a lasting impact on post-traumatic stress disorder. Norwegian academics recently found that LSD improved misuse rates in 59% of alcoholics.
"LSD seems to help people see their problems in a different light, to give new insights into their problems … and to make a strong resolution to discontinue their drinking," said psychologist Pål Johansen, who led the Norwegian study. "It was not unusual for patients to become much more self-accepting, and to adopt a more positive, optimistic view of their capacities to face future problems."
It is the "state" induced by such drugs that has proved controversial, with claims that such powerful effects are unpredictable and can add to mental health problems. "Certainly there can be short-term devastating effects," said Dr. Adam Winstock, addiction psychologist and drug expert. "A bad trip can worsen pre-existing conditions, there would need to be careful psychological assessment first."
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Dubai-based construction firm Al Jaber Engineering and Contracting (ALEC) says it has been awarded a contract to build a new luxury property in Jabal Al Akhdhar at a cost of around $53 million. The Jabal Akhdar Anantara Hotel Resort & Spa will be the second 5-star hotel to be developed in this up-and-coming resort destination whose breathtaking landscapes, enchanting terraced gardens, and balmy Mediterranean-style climate underpin the mountain region's huge tourist appeal.
Owned by a major Omani government pension fund, the 115 keys resort will also feature a spa, Teen Fitness club, Kids Club, garden villas, cliff edge villas, a presidential villa, utilities rooms, and other amenities. Oman-based Services & Trade Co LLC (S&T) is ALEC's joint venture partner in the execution of the Jabal Akhdar hotel project. Engineering Innovation Design & Consulting (EIDC) are the design consultants while Driver Consult Oman LLC are the quantity surveyors.
For ALEC, the contract represents an important foray into Oman's lucrative construction sector. A subsidiary of the well-known Al Jaber Group, ALEC has been associated with construction projects that have become major landmarks in the UAE and the wider Gulf region. They include prestigious developments such as the Dubai International Airport Concourse D, New Doha International Airport, Yas Waterworld (Abu Dhabi), Abu International Airport Arrives Hall and Tunnel, Park Hyatt (Saadiyat Island), Dubai Marina Mall and Hotel, Kempinski Hotel (Mall of the Emirates), Medinat Jumeirah Resort (Phase 3) and Shangrila Qaryat Beri (Abu Dhabi).
Significantly, the new resort will be the second luxury property in the Sultanate to sport the brand of the luxury Thai hotel operator, Anantara. Epitomising laid-back luxury, intuitive service and a sense of discovery, Anantara made its debut in the Sultanate when it signed a contract last October for the operation of the Al Baleed Anantara Resort & Spa in Dhofar Governorate.
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California is defined by its creative energy, from the art hub of San Francisco to the spirit of innovation in Palo Alto and Silicon Valley. Habitat Horticulture is the green wall company adding to this vibrancy by bringing greenery into the buildings of these creative enterprises, kitting them out with living architecture in venues such as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The California Academy of Sciences and Dailymotion Headquarters. They carefully measure the micro-climates of these buildings to provide an appropriate 'plant palette' that will survive in the long-run. They also waterproof the wall, install an irrigation system and provide monthly maintenance check-ups. The company also go horizontal with their products by creating beautiful 'living tables' which allow you to eat meals or work on a lush garden.
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Luke 4:1-13
What an amazing beginning to the ministry of Jesus. This passage recounts for us the baptism of Jesus and the beginning of his ministry. Luke has set the stage for us. He tells of the birth of Jesus; the boy Jesus in the Temple; John the Baptist prepares the way for Jesus; and then the genealogy of Jesus, all the way through Adam. Luke wants us to see Jesus at the center of all things; from the announcement of his birth all the way through to his ascension into heaven. And this Jesus who is inaugurating a kingdom, the Kingdom of God on this earth, is the quintessential Son of Man. One of the themes of Luke's Gospel is that a great reversal, or even upheaval, is taking place: he has scattered the proud in their conceit, he has brought down the mighty from their thrones (1:51, 52); the first shall be last and the last first (13:30), God's love for the poor, the sinners, the tax collectors, the Samaritans, the Gentiles, and so on.
And the ministry of Jesus begins with this very same role reversal. After his baptism one would expect Jesus to begin his public ministry with a bang, sort of the way that Mark presents it. We expect a "See the Conqueror Mounts in Triumph" (Hymn 215) approach. Jesus had, in a very profound way, received the affirmation of his Father, was anointed by the Holy Spirit, and the first thing he does is . . . head out into the wilderness? Really? Where in the leadership books does it say that? Luke instead tells us that there is no crown without a cross. The first thing Jesus does is go off by himself and deal with temptation. That is a powerful message for us as we walk through the season of Lent.
Luke is such a study in contrasts and paradoxes. Luke wants us to know that it is "Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of hosts." (Zech 4:6) The worldly order of things is not permanent. The crooked will be made straight. The rough places will be made plain. But those changes will not occur in the so-called natural order of things, power, prestige, and privilege, but in surprising, upside down ways. In rooting the birth of Jesus firmly within history: "in the days of Herod, king of Judea" (1:5); "In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus . . ." (2:1), he pits the reigns of Herod and Caesar with the lowly birth of the Son of God. Instead of friends and family singing of the birth of the child as was the custom in Jesus' day, Luke has the angels singing and proclaiming his birth.
The ministry of Jesus begins not with triumph and miracle but with hunger and suffering and brokenness—and healing. Jesus spends 40 days fasting and hungry. The Enemy tempts him, unsuccessfully. And afterwards? Matthew tells us that after Jesus was tempted the angels came and ministered to him. (Matt 4:11) Then Jesus went forth in the power of the Spirit (4:14). Only then did he begin his public ministry.
The lesson is this: we minister through our healed brokenness. As we come face to face with our own sinfulness, our own brokenness, our own need for God, and find in God that forgiveness and that healing, only then can we provide hope and healing for others. We all stand before the cross of Jesus Christ with a wound that we cannot treat ourselves. Only God can heal that wound of sin: whether it manifests itself in anger, addiction, selfishness, unfaithfulness, rejection. Only as we come in touch with our own woundedness and Jesus' healing of those wounds do we offer any hope to anyone else.
Lent with its fasting, then, is a time for us to get back in touch with our woundedness, our brokenness, our need of a Savior. In fasting we remind ourselves that we are needy. We find that the things we gathered around us to distract us from our need for God are insufficient to bring real healing and wholeness. Fasting unmasks our self-deception of self-sufficiency. Just as Jesus was in need—as a man—of a spiritual source of nourishment deeper than himself, so we also need spiritual nourishment beyond ourselves.
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Prayer: Almighty and most Merciful God, graciously hearken unto our prayers: and free our hearts from the temptation of evil thoughts; that we may worthily become a fit habitation for Thy Holy Spirit. Amen.
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