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Today in History: June 18th, 2013 Open Thread
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Continuing our look at the bad behavior of the "gay community" in the month of June, here are some more reader submitted questions on things the State Media won't ever tell you about one of the Democrats' counted-upon goon squads, The Gaystapo:
1. QUESTION: I notice that whenever you talk about the "gay community" you write it in quotes like that. Why is that?
ANSWER: Yes, I totally use quotes for "gay community" and other terms that the State Media has selected…because in the specific case of the "gay community" I just don't believe there's an actual "community" there. It's funny, but for the past few weeks I've been helping my friend Justine find a new apartment for her daughter Cassidy here in Chicago and some of the apartment rental websites laud the "community" feeling of their buildings; this is a branding choice…and I've seen that the apartment management companies that use that "community" buzzword tend to be ones that target gays, Lefties with master's degrees, and gray-haired-hippies. A lot of life today is talked in code…and "community" means something different to people living in Chicago than it would possibly to you.
This is hard to explain, but I think when people here in Chicago say "community" they mean that this is safe Democrat territory and that they're all committed Obama Kool-Aid drinkers. I'm not talking about politics here, though…but just the Us vs. Them attitude that Democrats foster in all aspects of life. Here in Chicago, hardly any of these people know a thing about what's going on in Washington legislatively or even what elected officials do…but instead they are just taught that Democrats are good and Republicans are evil…and to be "good" people must thus be as evil as possible to anyone who is not a Democrat. I think by emphasizing that "community" stuff in the rental websites that those companies are trying to recruit fellow-travelers and also simultaneously send a message that if you are not a Lefty that this building is not for you. Because of federal housing regulations they can't come out and say NO CONSERVATIVES NEED APPLY (though, actually, one apartment rental place actually did that and they got in big trouble for it):
I think when people talk about the "gay community" they are really identifying the Leftist nature of this group…and the fact that they take pride in circling the wagons against their "enemies". Think of this in gang terms…where saying "we're the gay community!" is like everyone standing on the corner in matching gang jackets and saying "if you mess with one of us you mess with all of us". There's an element of a threat in the word "gay community" that is very subtle, but it's there if you really think about it in Us vs. Them terms…where "Them" probably means people like you whom the "gay community" might come after some day if you are declared to be one of these "enemies" of the community.
The Ministry of Truth that is our State Media transactions in newspeak oxymorons because apart from the Us vs. Them attitude there is not really much "community" feeling involved in the "gay community". A real community to me is one where neighbors look out for one another, bring food when someone is sick, help people find jobs who need them, carpool, have keys to each other's homes and bring in the mail or papers when people are on vacation, etc. I have known a lot of real communities like this…but always in the suburbs…in enclaves of conservative-minded people.
Here in Leftist dominated Chicago there is no real sense of "community" anywhere. People tend to fend for themselves and will not normally help anyone else with anything. However, if "leaders of the community" stand up and point at a collective enemy, Leftists are thrilled to have someone to scream at, berate, or malign side-by-side together. They call this "community", but it's really more of an organized mob of hateful people who are happiest when they have a shared target to fix on.
The Left really operates with a hive mentality. When you hear "gay community" or "black community" or "Hispanic community" you really need to see 99% of the people who self-identify as members of that "community" in terms of worker ants who do what the Queen of the "community" tell them to do. In Boystown, I've identified the ruling elite of the "gay community" as The Gaystapo…and I coined the term "Ayatoldjas" for the individual big-wigs who send out the directives and set the tone for all the worker ant gays to follow. When an Ayatoldja points at someone and calls that person a "bigot", for instance, throngs of unthinking gays "in the community" will pour out of the woodwork to scream, yell, shake their butts, and hurl epithets at the designated target.
Of course, this is VERY similar to how Muslims behave…where the imams and ayatollahs pronounce fatwas and issue jihads against specific individuals that are declared enemies of Islam. In Boystown, I have long identified Arthur "Art" Johnston as one of the principle Ayatoldjas who rev the "gay community" up against specific people; since Ayatoldja Johnston owns the largest and most popular gay bar in Chicago (Sidetrack the Video Bar) and hosts regular events where anti-Christian and anti-conservative videos are played or speeches are delivered, the Ayatoldja Johnston behaves much like the Ayatollah Khomeini did back in Iran…informing the unthinking thugs within earshot what nasty things they need to do "to the enemies of our community".
I've never seen anyone really make this connection before, but I think this explains why gays never criticize Muslims (despite Muslims openly murdering gays in any country controlled by Islam); the reason The Gaystapo says nothing bad about Islam is of course partially related to the very real fear that Muslims will murder anyone who criticizes Islam…but also because gays and Muslims share many common operational tactics. All of this is spelled out in both the Alinsky Rules for Radicals and the Koran…which are zealously followed by the thugs and bullies that populate both "the gay community" and Islam ("the Religion of Peace").
2. QUESTION: Are you ever afraid for your life because you speak out against bad things gay people do?
ANSWER: Funny you should mention that. Early Monday morning June 17th, 2013 I was actually physically threatened by several employees of Sidetrack the Video Bar…who clearly are not pleased by my coverage of the terrible things the Ayatoldja Johnston and his staff of maliciously mischievous bullies do to Christians and conservatives in any proximity to "the gay community". Twice — and at two different bars in Boystown — I was told specifically that the Ayatoldja Johnston had some sort of meeting about me that directed employees of Sidetrack to "get me". One employee even said that the Ayatoldja wants my "throat slit". Clearly, the "gay community" is not happy with me for taking this month-long look at the dark side of the rainbow.
My boyfriend Justin is convinced I'm going to be murdered and even friends of mine in conservative ranks tell me the investigations I'm currently conducting and the stories I'm chasing aren't "worth getting killed over". I'm going to upset a lot of people by saying this next part, but I was also told by a pretty prominent conservative writer that I should be more like "the new Breitbart.com" and not be so provocative…because since Andrew Breitbart's death writers like Joel Pollack, Ben Shapiro, Tony Lee and the rest at Andrew's old media company have really backed off and don't engage in the hard-hitting and take-no-prisoners style that Andrew championed. Where Andrew took action and got results every day by being unafraid, the inheritors of his brand seem more interested in just listening to themselves talk and never actually doing very much. I think they're scared and wonder if any of them succumb to paranoia and conspiracy theories and believe Andrew Breitbart really was murdered by the Left for being such a pain in the Obama Regime's
hopeychange side from 2009-2012.
So far, I've not been physically attacked by any Sidetrack employees…but yesterday I was forced to file a Cease & Desist letter with Art Johnston's attorneys about the menacing and harassing nature of his employees' behavior towards me while out and about in Boystown. I do not set foot inside Sidetrack itself because I believe I actually might indeed be killed if I did…but I need to be out and about in the bars of Boystown because that's where I get all the intel for my reporting. I need to go where my sources are and I can't be bullied into staying away from the Halsted strip just because the Ayatoldja Johnston has seemingly issued a jihad against me.
As I've always said: if the Ayatoldja Johnston is upset because I report on the bad things he does in "the community" and particularly inside his bar Sidetrack, then he should stop doing bad things and I'd have nothing to write about. I think I'm actually pretty fair as an essayist and reporter and if Art Johnston ever did in fact abjure the Alinsky tactics he's long employed against Christians and conservatives (and call on others in the Gaystapo to do likewise) that I would applaud his effort and would happily take a stage with him some time and congratulate him in person for stepping out of the dark side.
I would LOVE to see this self-styled "leader of the gay community" in Chicago openly condemn the bullying, incendiary tactics employed by gays against Christians nationwide. Yesterday, in fact, a group of gays revved up by the videos and the speeches made recently at Sidetrack the Video Bar screamed, yelled, and intentionally disrupted mass held at the Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church on Belmont in Lakeview.
This is a church that the Ayatoldja Johnston has personally targeted for abuse in the last several years…because this particular Catholic congregation stood up for its rights and challenged the timing and parade route for Chicago's annual Gay Pride Parade (held the last Sunday of June), since the parade disrupts the church's long-scheduled services. This Catholic congregation has, in fact, existed long before there was ever a "pride parade" on the last Sunday of June and they've had the same schedule of religious services for decades. They were there FIRST but they are excoriated as villains by the Gaystapo because they will not go away and be silent when gay bullies so order them.
Is it fair for this church to ask the City to allow its parishioners to be able to attend service without being blocked by the parade (since the parade streams right down Belmont and cuts off access to Mt. Carmel on "Pride Sunday")? Hell to the YES it's fair. Why can't the parade be held on a Saturday instead of Sunday so that it does not interfere with Christian services?
Is it right for the Ayatoldjas of the "gay community" to rev up hatred agains the church because these parishioners have asked for some sort of compromise that would allow both the parade to happen but also for people to be allowed to come to mass without being blocked or harassed? Hell to the NO.
But, this is the hypocrisy of the "gay community" folks. Yesterday, when obnoxious gays revved up by the videos and speeches at Sidetrack attacked Mt. Carmel and screamed "BIGOTS! BIGOTS BIGOTS!" every time the door to the church opened the majority of them were holding signs emblazoned with the logo for "Equality Illinois"; this is the organization that Art Johnston funds with revenue from and events held at Sidetrack the Video Bar. Professionally-made signs and banners with Equality Illinois' logo on them do not just appear out of thin air, magically, whenever a group of gay bullies needs to harass Christians. You can't just buy this stuff off the rack at your local Gay-Mart.
This is part of a larger and very orchestrated war against Christianity that the Gaystapo gleefully participates in.
But you would never in a million years see an astroturfed protest like this in front of a mosque. Gays are only bullies to people who they know won't do very much to stand up for themselves…but gays are terrified of ever offending Islam because they know that Muslims will in fact slit their throats and behead them in the streets.
My boyfriend Justin and (of course) his mother CarolAnne believe I should be afraid that the Ayatoldja Johnston has called for jihad against me in the "gay community"…because I think he believes that dispatching his Sidetrack employees to menace and harass me wherever they find me will make me shut up and end my challenges to the hateful, malicious, and Alinsky-fueled activities the Gaystapo engages in here in Chicago. While this is all happening in every single city with a large gay population, I have identified the Gaystapo's principle Ayatoldja in Chicago and will continue to document the vile things that he and his employees keep doing in this city. Until they stop, behave themselves, and truly form a loving and safe community that respects others in the way that gays are always shouting for Christians to respect them. Ironically, I refer you to Alinsky Rule #4: Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules for others.
I loved Andrew Breitbart because he had enough of the Left's Alinsky garbage and wasn't afraid if they killed him for calling them out on the evil things the Left does. I feel exactly the same about Art Johnston and his maliciously mischievous bullies at Sidetrack the Video Bar. I am not going anywhere. I will not stop writing about the persecution of Christians and conservatives these people engage in. If they lay a hand on me, I will urge their prosecution for assault and will ensure that Art Johnston himself is held vicariously liable for the actions of his employees (since it is so clear that he personally is allowing, encouraging, and inciting these guys to menace and harass me).
And, just for sake of argument, if Justin and CarolAnne are ever right and any of these people do kill me…trust that I have a Doomsday Scenario plan in place for that. Everything I have ever collected on every single operative of the Left that I've been holding as life-insurance for myself will be released by friends in many different states if thugs like the Sidetrack Gang do indeed murder me. Something tells me more level-headed members of the institutional Left don't want that to happen…and will hopefully rein the Ayatoldja Johston in and force him to rescind his jihad against me.
I am afraid enough for my safety at this point to share this all with you…but I'm going to channel Andrew Brietbart's spirit and will keep doing what I am doing since the State Media will never report on anything bad that the "gay community" does. As a nation we need to call gays out for thuggish, bullying behavior and stand up for all the Christians and conservatives out there who are too easily threatened and never stand up for themselves.
Haven't you had enough of the gay goon squad using June to pummel Christianity? When on Earth are you going to be a little bit Breitbart and say ENOUGH IS ENOUGH and force gays to adhere to the same standards of behavior that they demand from others?
QUESTION FOR COMMENTS: What else do you want to know about the "gay community"? No holds barred, no topic off limits.
What else is on your minds this Tuesday June 18th?
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Finally the crazy curve tops are done.
I'm not 100% happy with them but I've learnt masses from the process, normally I'd just trim the bottom to fit the fall but the fall on these was 235mm in the 3m opening.
I would not hesitate at doing a set of these again but will be building some more benches so I can pull them together and lay out full size and build to that drawing.
Got to get a HVLP sprayer to for finishing these things as the brush just does not cut it on these high end things.
All that's left till jobs fully complete is some small panels at side of gates and to reset the paving around the posts.
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Dreaming of a sawmill, feels like a museum. Thanks for looking Adam.
- Part 51: Getting it together
- Part 52: There done at last.
- Part 53: I seem to have a timber fetish
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Good looking Gates, you did great, job well done.
They really look great!
Thankyou, real headache stuff but done now!
Nice details!
Excellent job.
Very nice work. It looks great in the opening. The curved top really makes the whole thing work visually. The steep slant at the base is virtually invisible thanks to the way you handled the top. It would be a completely different story if the top was square. Very nice!
Thanks Guys, your right Brian they look the part because of the curve top that draws the eye. Only problem is several people think the same so I have passed out no end of business cards and as the whole estate is built on a hill I have no doubt there will be others like this to do.
You'll become so efficient at making them you'll double your profit with the time savings. ;-)
Hope so Brian. Not so sure about the effiency though!

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Emma Bunton has found a man who wants to be her lover — forever.
The former Spice Girl, who was also known as Baby Spice during the quintet's late '90s pop reign, tweeted on Sunday (January 23), that she's set to marry her longtime boyfriend, Jade Jones.
"Yahooooo I'm Engaged! Love you Jade! I'm a very happy lady!!" the poptress wrote, tweeting a picture of her showing off a huge sparkler. Bunton and Jones have been together for over a decade and are parents to a three-year-old son named Beau. The duo are also expecting their second child this year. Bunton got tons of e-love from her fellow Spice Girls after announcing the happy news.
"Mrs Jones!!! Congratulations to you both and Beau and Bump. Love you all x x x," Melanie C tweeted. Sporty Spice also sent some e-snaps to Jones, a former member of the boy band Damage. "Go on son!!! Yeah!!!!! I'm so excited x x x."
Mel B tweeted, "Hearing from across the pond you are looking glowing and stunning tonight,as always xxxxxxxx." The pregnant Bunton also showed off her rock on the UK reality competition show "Dancing On Ice," which she judges, on Sunday.
Bunton's engagement comes just days after her birthday, and the singer thanked her Twitter fans for both the b-day love and engagement congrats. "Thank you for all your lovely messages, I haven't stopped smiling for days!!!!"
Bunton's bump and upcoming wedding isn't the only happy family news in Spice World. Earlier this month, Victoria and David Beckham announced they are expecting their fourth child together later this year.
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Aural Exciter with Optical Big Bottom
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I just had to take a photo of this, during Paul Figgiani's presentation at Podcast Academy.
"Baby got back!"
Mark over at Brainwagon thought it was funny, too. I'd link to his post, but I can't get to his site right now…


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With its proximity both to Charlotte and Lake Wylie and its overall affordability, Fort Mill was ranked No. 6 among the top 10 places for home ownership in south Carolina, according to NerdWallet.
Noting the continued growth of the Palmetto State – a rise in population of more than 15 percent since 2000 – the consumer advocate website compiled the list after analyzing data from 15 "places" in the state with at least 10,000 residents. The criteria included the availability of homes, cost of living and the rate of growth.
Fort Mill, the website says in its rankings, "is a great place to settle down and purchase a home. Since the monthly cost of being a homeowner here is only 25.4 percent of median household income, it is clear why 67 percent of the homes here are owned rather than rented."
The proximity to Charlotte, the nation's second largest financial center, "offers many educational, recreational and employment opportunities," the website notes. It also ranked fort Mill high for access to Lake Wylie "and its 325 miles of shoreline, which is ideal for boating, fishing, water skiing and sailing ."
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Ranked just above Fort Mill at No. 5 is Irmo, 5. Irmo, where NerdWallet's analysts determined that owning a home accounts for 24.7 percent of the monthly median household income, the second-lowest of any city to make the top 10. It also won high marks for Lake Murray, described as "a major recreation destination in central South Carolina."
The website didn't mention Fort Mill's schools, consistently regarded as among the best, if not the best in the state, but mentioned Irmo's schools as a factor and pointed out that its school district is the highest-rated in the Midlands.
The No. 1 overall spot went to Five Forks, descried by NerdWallet as "a fast-growing, affordable suburb of Greenville," where 92.5 percent of the population own homes that account for only 18.4 percent of the median income. The amenities were also a big factor.
"Five Forks is part of the Greenville-Mauldin-Easley metropolitan area, which offers many cultural and educational opportunities. Greenville is known for its performing arts centers and museums. Chief among them is the Greenville County Museum of Art, which is counted among the country'spremier American Art museums and draws visitors from around the world to see the work of artists such as Jasper Johns and Andrew Wyeth," according to the website's report.


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Why worry about your blood cholesterol?
Your blood cholesterol level is a major indicator of the diet that you are eating. If your cholesterol is higher than 200 mg/dl (or your LDL-bad guy cholesterol is above 130 mg/dl) you probably are eating more saturated fat from meat and dairy products and too much cholesterol from eggs, meat, processed meats (sausage, lunch meat, etc.) and dairy products.
A high intake for saturated fat and cholesterol is associated with a very high risk for heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and cancer. These are major killer diseases for Western people. Vegetarians and societies that have low intakes of these animal products have much lower rates of all of these diseases.
Of course, you inherit genes from your parents that affect your blood cholesterol. I inherited high cholesterol genes from my mother and my LDL- (bad guy) cholesterol runs above 200 mg/dl if I do not watch my diet carefully. Since I inherited obesity genes from my dad who was very obese and high blood pressure genes from my dad (who had his first stoke at age 47), I need to watch my own diet very closely.
Most folks can reduce their risk for heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and cancer by 50 to 75% through diet, exercise and weight management. Even if your mother, aunts and sisters had breast cancer you can reduce your own risk by more than 50% through lifestyle measures.
Mark Twain said, "The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you would rather not do." On a recent cruise, we observed that most folks choose to do what they like rather than do what they don't like.
In upcoming blogs I will share my recommendations taken from my upcoming book, The Simple Diet, and my research.
Soy for your Heart
High intakes of animal protein are associated with high rates of coronary heart disease. However, high intakes of soy protein are associated with low rates of the disease. Research shows that soy foods offer more protection for your heart than any other food that can be consumed.
- Soy foods reduce the risk for heart attack and stroke by lowering the bad LDL-cholesterol by 15 to 30 points and lowering triglycerides while raising the good HDL-cholesterol.
- They also lower blood pressure, thus reducing risk for heart attack and stroke.
- Soy foods contain isoflavones with potent antioxidant properties that act to protect the arteries from oxidized fats by preventing the oxidation of lipid particles.
- Soy foods act to reverse hardening of the arteries in a similar manner to the statin drugs. Evidence indicates that the combined use of soy protein, soluble fiber, and plant sterols have the potential to decrease serum LDL-cholesterol values by 25-30% which is equivalent to the effects of the statin drugs.
- They improve blood vessel health by helping the blood dilate to increase blood flow to the heart or brain.
After reviewing clinical studies of soy foods, the FDA approved the health claim that daily soy intake is heart-healthy. There is an overwhelming amount of research supporting the claim that soy can help prevent heart disease.
For a happy heart, enjoy two servings of soy protein per day, as I do. Increasing your soy food intake can provide you with long-term heart protection; the sooner you start enjoying soy the better for your health.
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The Healthy Truth about Soy
Soy foods have been used around the world for thousands of years because so many people realize its healthy qualities. Extensive research documents the many health benefits of soy foods; the FDA approved the health claim that daily soy intake is heart-healthy. Soy foods are produced from the soybeans grown in the United States and other countries. These foods are nutrient-rich foods that contain the following:
- high-quality protein
- carbohydrates
- fiber
- healthy fats
- plant estrogens (isoflavones)
- vitamins and minerals
- antioxidants
The advantages of whole soy foods, as opposed to foods with soy ingredients, are that the whole soybean has many health promoting benefits in addition to those provided by the ingredients alone. Some popular whole soy foods include whole soybeans, green soybeans, also known as edamame, and dry roasted soy nuts. In order to experience the benefits of soy foods, two of the following serving sizes are recommended per day: ½ cup of cooked soybeans, 2/3 cup of green soybeans in the pod, 1 oz of roasted soy nuts, one glass of soy milk, ½ cup tofu, or six grams of isolated soy protein.
Research shows the following conditions and diseases benefit from soy foods:
- Coronary heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressure: View blog, "Soy for your Heart" for more details.
- Menopause, breast cancer, osteoporosis: Read blog, "Soy and Women's Health," for more information.
- Cancer: See upcoming blog, "Cancer Fighting Food: Soy."
- Diabetes, obesity, kidney disease: Upcoming blog titled, "Soy for Renal Health," will have more details.
Soy foods are one of the healthiest foods you can put on the table and are a tasty way to add variety to your diet.
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What is LDL cholesterol?
Recently a journalist asked me to explain the different forms of cholesterol. Sometimes explaining the cholesterol number is time consuming and health care professionals only mention the total cholesterol. I try to explain to my patients these numbers and goals.
The LDL 'bad guy' cholesterol is the most deadly form and a desirable number in less than 130 mg/dl and an ideal number is less than 100.
The HDL 'good guy' cholesterol is protective from heart attack and higher is better. Desirable for women is 50 or higher and for men is 40 or higher. A 60 mg/dl HDL number is ideal and protective. If the HDL number is more than half of the LDL number your probably are protected and in good shape.
Triglycerides, the other blood fat, should be lower than 150 mg/dl.
What is a good ratio? An ideal LDL/HDL ratio for women is 100/55 or 1.8 while the ideal for men is 100/45 or 2.2. The lower the ratio the better.
How can I improve my cholesterol numbers?Smoking increases risk of heart attack and lowers HDL. Exercise increases the HDL.
To decrease LDL, diet is the answer. Lose weight to desirable weight, mimimize animal fat intake (red meat, cheese, butter), increase fiber intake from whole grains, fruits, vegetables, oat cereals. Soy protein, two servings per day from soy milk, edamame, soy nuts, or tofu lower cholesterol. Psyllium fiber supplements are ways for busy people to get in their soluble fiber. I recommend oat cereal for breakfast, 4 psyllium capsules with lunch and four with dinner.
Why is high cholesterol so bad? High cholesterol levels increase risk for heart attack, stroke, heart failure and circulation problems. The same habits that raise the cholesterol also bring on diabetes prematurely.
Is it OK to eat eggs? Eggs are a concentrated from of cholesterol in the diet that I recommend avoiding altogether. Egg substitutes make good omeletes and go into recipes. Even if your LDL cholesterol is low, eating eggs increase your risk for heart attack and stroke.
In a nutshell, what are your recommendations? The major things that affect LDL cholesterol are genes and diet. You can't change your genes but most people can lower their LDL cholesterol by 30 to 70 points through diet, weight loss and exercise. Weight loss can lower the LDL by 20% (30 points) and raise the HDL by 10-25% (5-15 points). Exercise can raise the HDL by 25-50% (10-30 points). The diet to lower LDL cholesterol is low in animal fat (avoid the yellow death– eggs, butter, cheese), minmize intake of red meat, sausage, pork bacon, high fat dairy (full fat milk, ice cream) and excessive oil of any form (in salads, in cooking). Olive oil is very high in calories and should be used sparing. Be sure to get in three servings of whole grains, at least five servings of fruit or vegetables, and soluble fiber from oat products or psyllium fiber supplements.
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How much do people know about the work of a journalist? What do they do every day? How do they get their stories? How do they cultivate sources? Jay and Neal welcomed The Daily Beast reporter Betsy Woodruff to talk about her role as a reporter. A number of topics were discussed including her change from a conservative media outlet (NRO) to a more mainstream outlet, what her day is like and how she gets stories to work on, how to cultivate sources and what it's like to be a print reporter but have to go on television.
Of course she was asked the all important question: Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?
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Everyone knows the benefits of fiber to our digestive system. Unfortunately just a few people know how to make it taste really good, neglecting the recommended daily intake of 21 to 38 grams, depending on age and gender.
There are two types of fiber: insoluble (wheat bran, nuts, which doesn't dissolve in water), and the soluble fiber (oats, beans, barley, and some fruits. Soluble fiber dissolves in water and forms a gel-like material in our digestive system. This helps to slow the absorption of sugar into the bloodstream). Soluble fiber has also been shown to slightly reduce LDL, bad, cholesterol levels.
Fiber can also help lower blood pressure, reduce inflammation, and help prevent arteries from hardening. It also reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes,it may aid in weight control,and may help prevent colorectal cancer.
Here is a great recipe to increase your family's fiber intake. All ingredients are rich in fiber, and delicious!!!
Servings: 4 portions
- 8 frozen whole-grain or regular waffles
- 1/2 cup creamy or crunchy peanut butter
- 4 tablespoons raisins
- 2 medium bananas, halved and sliced lengthwise
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a small baking sheet with aluminum foil.
Lay the waffles on the baking sheet. Spread the peanut butter over the waffle tops. Sprinkle half of the waffles with the raisins. Top with the banana slices and the remaining waffles, peanut butter sides down. Bake for 2 to 3 minutes, turning once, or until the waffles are crispy. Cut in halves diagonally.
Source: Rodale.com and Homemade in Half the Time
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Fiber Delish!
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text: Dustin Bates is already known for his talents in his successful rock band, Downplay. However, he has ventured out to a new scene, and you can help but get a "thrill" vibe from this effort. I have only unfortunately had the the chance to hear a couple of tracks, like the ravaging tune called ,"Carnivore", and the very well remixed version of their song "Let It Die". To top it all though, the current single, which was a song written back in the Downplay days, "My Demons", blisters the airwaves, as is evident by it's current chart success on Sirius Radio, and other national radio outlets out there. The infectious hooks pull you in, the song is evident of Dustin's true talents as both a writer and a musician. This is a single you have got to pick up, and the album, when it does drop, grab a couple...one for the car, and one for home. It will elevate your music level to the stars and your "demons" sure has hell won't find your ass there!! Wow, got to love this song!


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Ask the Expert
August 2012
On Thursday, June 28, the United States Supreme Court ruled to uphold the Affordable Care Act (also known as the "health care reform" bill) and its provisions that will help ensure that Americans living with Spina Bifida have access to the health care they need to live healthy, productive lives. While the law isn't perfect, it aims to greatly improve the lives of those with chronic conditions. Test your knowledge here.


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Gotta really love Islamic law. In Afghanistan a reporter prints out copies of an article that ponders the question, "why can't women have four husbands the same way men can have four wives?" He circulates the article around to his colleagues. He's then tried in a "court of law" for insulting Islam (a secret court, by the way), is not allowed a lawyer, and is sentenced to death.
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How to help Mexico?
Donate. Engage. Spend. Rebuild.
I am sure you are aware of the earthquake that took place on September 19th in central Mexico.
We are safe and received no damage.
Tepoztlán and La Villa Bonita are open as usual.
Friends in other parts of the state were not so lucky.
As Doña Reina says the most important ingredient in her cooking is "mucho amor." You have not truly met her until you have received one of those big hugs.
A few years ago we started to work with traditional cooks in small towns so that our guests could understand rural life in Mexico. Through our friend, Lynda Balderas, we met Master Traditional Cook, Doña Reina from Hueyapan, Morelos. In just a few moments in her family home in the mountains, we gained an instant friend and a new family.
Guests learned how to make tortillas over a wood-fired comal with Doña Reina's mother, foraged for ingredients on communal lands with her daughter, cooked dishes handed down through generations, and experienced traditional Mexican rural life of a by-gone era. As many of our guests know, all along the way we received many hugs from her daughters, mother, and aunts in appreciation for our visit. As Doña Reina says the most important ingredient in her cooking is "mucho amor." You have not truly met her until you have received one of those big hugs.
The earthquake hit Hueyapan and her home very hard. She and her family are okay but their multi-generational house was damaged and her kitchen was destroyed. In her true form, she asked what could be done to help Hueyapan without mentioning that her own home was damaged. Even in its current condition, her house is being used to shelter others, providing meals, and serving as a collection center. Our guests have witnessed the incredible generosity, warmth, and character of Doña Reina and the Hueyapan people. Now I hope that we can return the favor.
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REBUILD. In rural areas, one of the biggest problems is getting roofs over people's heads and rebuilding homes. Many have old adobe homes that were damaged. This is still the rainy season in Mexico. Most need assistance with tearing down damaged structures and rebuilding.
ENGAGE. COME TO MEXICO! This is very important. Mexico is dependent on tourism. Don't retreat! VISIT Mexico, SPEND money and allow the economy to REBOUND. Mexican tourism and La Villa Bonita are fully functional. In fact, NOW IS THE TIME THAT WE NEED YOU THE MOST. Mexicans would rather offer their services to you with great warmth and appreciation then receive a handout.
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I love love love the color purple and became a new follower over at The Purple Muse recently. Tammy was so graciously giving away some blog candy.....and.....I won!!!!!!!!! I received it today and ofcourse ripped right into it! Drum roll please.....
Tammy even made a purple card that is soooo cute! I love the stamp sentiment 'I'm so happy for you'. It's really big and went so well with this card! I totally can't wait to dig in and get to work using these fabulous embellishments! The only problem....my bookin room is packed up at the moment. :0(
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I'm thrilled be hosting this month's Go Ahead Honey...It's Gluten-Free. It is a gluten-free blog carnival started by the fabulous Naomi Devlin of Straight Into Bed Cakefree and Dried. I wanted to keep in the holiday spirit so the theme is Dips and Dippers. Do you have a savory or sweet spread, topper or dip that's the perfect gluten-free hors d'oeuvre? Or a crunchy cracker or crudites? Do share. Here's how to join the cocktail party:
-Post a gluten-free recipe for a dip and/or dipper and link it to this carnival. Your recipe will need to be gluten-free, but your blog does not have to be. If you do not have a blog you can email me your recipe with photo.
-Send me the link to your entry and a photo of it by December 27, 2011. My email address is email@example.com Label it "Go Ahead Honey" in the subject bar.
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The Fine Art of Communication
It's time to hit the campaign trial!
I am not referring to Ferrell and Galifianakis in the movie "The Campaign" that was released last week, but rather the "other two" that are on their presidential campaign trail. I travel a fair amount (about 165,000 miles a year) but can't even begin to fathom the millions of miles they must travel. (I do suppose it's a tad different in Air Force One compared to Southwest Airlines, right?)
OK, so this is not a political post. My Weekly wisdom is strictly about the skills and abilities we all have and how we can improve our weaknesses and develop our strengths. The campaign trail this week spurred me to write about communication this week.
A good president should be a great communicator. He should be able to communicate coherently, understand the needs of the people and motivate a nation with Hollywood-like passion, a Steve Jobs-like confidence and a fatherly familiarity.
I don't have the audacity to try and tell a current or future president of our beloved country how to communicate, but I do want to share a small extract from my Safari of Self Discovery Coaching Program in which we list ways to improve your communication. There are many, but I am going to list five bullets that I think would also help a political candidate on the campaign trial.
- Sincerely listen before responding and don't obviously focus on what you are going to say next.
- Try to see all arguments from the other person's point of view. This often requires you to often shut up, listen and "hear" what's being communicated.
- Avoid confusion and ambiguous language, by saying what you mean and meaning what you say.
- Don't generalize or be vague, be succinctly articulate and always provide the facts.
- Keep your opinions simple, brief and to the point.
It is way easier said than done. Communication is indeed a fine art.
A Serengeti Wisdom that says: "There is something in us that connects with someone who listens."


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Florists bloom for Valentine's Day
Insights in to the day of love from the people who help spread the love: flower growers and florists at the Sydney Flower Market.
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Lawrence Champness,702 ABC Sydney Cross Media Reporter travelled to the Sydney Flower Market at Flemington to hear stories about flowers and Valentine's Day:
The markets were absolutely buzzing with trolleys whizzing along, people balancing bunches of flowers in all sorts of creative ways and vivid shades of red flying out of the doors.
Valentine's Day sits alongside Mother's Day as being one of the busiest days of the year for florists and flower growers.
As Lynda Langley, a florist from Carlingford, explained:
"It's definitely the busiest single day... It's exciting, the feeling is pretty electric.. heaps of people running around and getting things organised" said Langley.
Langley is rather experienced with the Valentine's Day rush, with 2012 marking her 34th Valentine' Day as a florist.
"I didn't think about it until today when someone asked me, makes me feel old... Heaps of changes, in the old days if you didn't have anything ordered you just wouldn't get it. Today we have got things left over, that wouldn't have happened years and years ago."
Another very experienced man in the world of the Sydney Flower Market is Peter Lynch, a flower grower.
"I've been in the markets for 32 years... a third generation flower grower. .. The whole markets itself goes through an incredible amount of flowers.. Valentine's Day is the day of love.. the red rose is the traditional Valentine's Day flower.. it's their day" said Lynch.
It's a long career but you can still see the sparkle in Lynch's eyes as he describes what he loves about flowers.
"The reaction and the emotion that's attached to giving a bunch of flowers... is what I love about it... They are all beautiful. All different varieties and colours" said Lynch.
Love and passion are often the messages behind people sending flowers but the love and passion of the florists and growers is also very strong.
Penny Denniston, a floristry student at Ryde Tafe, has changed careers because of her love for flowers.
"I was a disability support worker, then my mum died and I just wanted to do something I loved, she loved it as well, so I decided to have a complete career change..I'm loving it, I managed to get work in the first month of the course, it's just been invaluable."
As well as loving what they do and doing a great job, it's interesting to think about the fact that florists are privy to some very personal messages. An unwritten law and florists code of silence must exist, surely?
"You can't divulge what a person has written on a card.. it's like opening up someone's mail and reading it, or reading their diary, some things you think, that's hilarious I wonder what their reaction will be... Some of the funniest messages (which you can't repeat) come from the most unsuspecting people!" said Langley.
Denniston revealed that sometimes when people don't know what to say there is a handy solution.
"Some customers have no idea what to say and we have lines printed out that they can choose from. They pick one and we write out the cards".
With the demand being so high for flowers, a natural question to ask is: Where do they all come from?
Due to a very hot January, many roses have been sourced from overseas this year.
"This year is going to be one of the biggest years for us all sending out roses from Columbia and Africa.. the majority I think.. Because of the heat our local growers had a really bad time when they were all in production in January. The markets had to be supplemented with overseas stock." said Langley.
One local grower who was on hand to talk about some local production was Laura Agostino. Working with her Aunt and Uncle, Agostino describes their flower far:
"Our flowers are grown on a farm in the Hills District.. A lot of the stuff we grow is weather hardy, otherwise we do have an irrigation system set up so the plants get water throughout the day. (Today) is very stressful... getting orders in and making sure things are there.. Both sides of my family have flower gardens and farms, it's very family orientated. Really tight knit. It's always been there since the grandparents came out from Italy, they liked to work with the land and provide for themselves."
It's quite incredible to think about who the flowers from these different generations have gone to over the years, including many mystery Valentines.
On that topic, as to whether florists ever reveal the secret admirers, Langley gave a very reassuring answer, "We say, he was drop dead gorgeous, and he hopped into a red maserati and drove away! We can't tell them. Some admirers say that if the person wants to know, please tell them and give them my number. So we will do that"
Happy Valentine's Day 702 ABC Sydney listeners.
To hear or see what the florists and flower growers look like, see the photos and hear the audio attached.
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Now that the excitement has died down on the Apple iPhone 5S, you'd probably be wondering what the fuss is about on the new iPhone 5S camera, which is claimed to be bigger and better than the 5C. One glaring specification is the difference in aperture, which is rated as f/2.2 versus the older f/2.4 of the iPhone 5. We all know that the sensor minutely larger in the 5S but we will have to test it in the real world to really see the difference.
Understanding Exposure in a SLR camera
In the old world of film exposure, we had to understand how this affects our pictures before venturing out to waste a roll or two. There is a predetermined ISO, Shutter Speed and Aperture setting to arrive at before you get a correct exposure. For a smartphone camera, the aperture is fixed.
Where is the Bokeh?
The most popular camera phones all have fixed aperture values. For example, the iPhone 5S has a value of f/2.2, which means it has no aperture blades. In a traditional camera, there are a group of blades that make up the lens' iris. What it does is to control the amount of light entering the sensor. This is what aperture value is all about. The problem why people keep going in circles thinking that they have some control when in reality, it can't be done. This means that like it or not, the lens aperture is fixed. To get the correct exposure, the iPhone will have to adjust the ISO and Shutter Speed in order to get the correct exposure for a scene.
There is this Nokia blog which talks about Bokeh on Smartphone Cameras but omits mentioning why and how on why this happens. The reason why it stirred up the consternation of one particular photog in the comment section. Nokia's blog also failed to mention that the Lumia's 1020 wide open aperture was meant to address low light shooting and not address Bokeh related imaging.
To cut a long story short, a smartphone's fixed camera aperture cannot give you the same 'Bokeh' effect as claimed in the blog because of the sensor's size. What's more, smaller sensors found on smartphones are incapable of DOF controls because of the way they are made—no aperture blades. You can see this same problem on compact cameras with wide open f/1.8 apertures. The blurring effect isn't too great at medium distances but at close ups or macros, you can see it rendered beautifully. Smaller sensors tend to have this problem, where Bokeh is achievable only at very close focusing distances.
Circle of Confusion
There is a rule in DOF which you have to understand. And unfortunately this is tied to the camera aperture. I won't go into detail but you can pursue this here. By understanding what the circle of confusion (CoC) is all about, you'd get a good idea why Smartphone cameras lack the Bokeh quality everyone talks about in photography.
|Source: http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/technical/dof
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Traditionally, we are taught to understand that lens aperture should be wide open to get the best bokeh possible on a camera. So it goes to reason that the new iPhone 5S has a wide open and fixed aperture of f/2.2, then it automatically means that bokeh is at a maximum. Technically speaking this is true except that smaller sensors are not really good in maximizing this effect for distant objects. The smaller sensor gives better focus clarity to infinity but is unable to achieve the lofty bokeh effect seen on your SLR or DSLR lenses.
Dial in your Bokeh?
Yes you can. Clever software on apps and desktop computers can do this for you in the form of tilt shift functions. Personally The term Tilt Shift is a misnomer. In traditional photography it refers to a Tilt Shift lens used in architectural photography so some bright spark used this term to denote defocusing and focusing of a scene. Faux Bokeh apps are a dime a dozen on the Appstore so be sure to look out for them.
|Faux Bokeh effect from Smartphone image
Technically speaking, the effect is similar but not the same. The absence of aperture blades to control the depth of field is the primary reason but in the end, such effects will have to be achieved via device software. There are plenty of apps that sell you the Tilt-Shift effect, some are acceptable, while others look artificial.
Using SLR lenses on a Smartphone
Technically speaking, it should give you better bokeh but the results can be less than satisfying. Photojojo Store offers this US$250 adaptor for your iPhone that will mount most Nikon and Canon lenses. Even from the sample photos, you could tell that the added lens will give you better bokeh but at the expense of sharper imaging.
The problem here is about how light arrives at the sensor. The spatial distance between the camera sensor, iPhone camera lens and the add-on Nikon or Canon lens will affect the image.
Smartphone photography can give amazing results once you know how to use it. The limitations in rendering bokeh should not be seen as an obstacle and once you are able to accepted this, then you will use your equipment creatively to get the desired effect even if it means using an app to get the desired result.


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Welcome to my new blog. I will be documenting my summer in Sevilla, Spain where I will be traveling around interviewing Spaniards who were in a coerced labor situation in the agricultural areas of Andalusia under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. Stay tuned to see how it goes: my first blog about my second time in Spain. ¡Hasta Pronto!
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|After stops in Cleveland, Hamilton, Detroit and Burns Harbor to discharge steel coils that were loaded in Antwerp, the Lady Hamilton came into the port on Friday morning and went directly over to the CHS Terminal in Superior to load wheat for Ravenna, Italy. Captain Prabhat Ranjan wants to be in Italy on September 17th; they were hoping to depart the Twin Ports last night. Captain Prabhat lives in New Delhi and after 5 months at sea, he will be returning home after they arrive in Italy. He commands a crew of 23, one from Pakistan and the rest from India. Above, longshoreman Tom Fisher from ILA Local 1037 is guiding the spout as they top off one of the ship's cargo holds on Saturday morning.
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No big projecty stuff, just the everydays of my car.
Will start it as I have some time to write.
'99 Stratus LX 2.5
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Being a whopping 12 year old in the fall of 1999, me and my father went to the annual car expo in Budapest, Hungary, not really for buying a car, but just looking around. We were always liking cars, dad especially, he had like 50+ to that date, at that time he had a one year old VW Polo 4-door.
So, we were walking among the lines, we saw the Stratus, and immediately fell in love. (Not to mention that the car had a 20% discount because of the show lol) So, after that we went to the dealership and almost immediately bought the car, which was already in the country, only needed to be licenced, and the plates put on it.
To be continued...
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LOL This sounds like my Log. Check out mine.
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First stop, gas station, fill her up, and time to go home.
Next morning. The car won't start at all, not even turn over. You got to be kidding us?? Father called the dealership, not on happy terms of course, a brand new car, literally has 15 miles in it, and dies overnight?
So we got a trailer sent to pick up the cloud.
Fast forward an hour or so, it turned out the battery was totally dead, naturally we got a replacement, with apologies.
The following will be a little sketchy for a few years, because nothing extra really happened.
Part three underway, soon with pics.
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Twitter has launched a strict 'no porn' policy on its video sharing service, Vine. Users will no longer be allowed to post and share sexually explicit content on the six second video sharing service.
Vine users who have been identified as having sexually explicit content on the video sharing service have been sent an in-app notification to remove the content as soon as the policy went live. The users have been warned to bring their accounts into compliance or their accounts will be suspended.
Users will have to remove the content within one week to avoid account suspension. Users who have been wrongly sent such notifications can appeal through Twitter's Vine support form.
"As we've watched the community and your creativity grow and evolve, we've found that there's a very small percentage of videos that are not a good fit for our community. So we're making an update to our Rules and Terms of Service to prohibit explicit sexual content," the company said in a blog post.
Twitter said that users posting pornographic Vines will be suspended. "If you see a video that violates our updated policy, you can report it by tapping the button with three dots below the post and selecting Report This Post," the company said.
Twitter follows Facebook which already has a strong policy against nude content. The social networking giant and its subsidiary Instagram has also recently announced that they will delete posts that offer selling illegal guns or without background checks. The company made the move under pressure from gun control activists like Moms Demand Action and Mayors Against Illegal Guns. According to a Facebook spokesperson the measure will be put into effect over the next few weeks.
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Today I finished the Red Dragon from Reaper ( and he ain't red ).
He will be the Dragon for my Bretonnia army.
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Fantastic final result! Looks like you had to do a lot of drybrushing on this model!
The red dragon has a nice blue cammo! :-D
Thank you very much Peter ! Yes it was quite a bit.
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Te a quedado muy buena pintura de ese ""ROJO""
quedara bien en tu ejercito
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Nice job on the colour scheme ... I particularly like how the violet and blues go well together. The yellow seems a bit saturated at first but goes well on this dragon nonetheless. :)ReplyDelete
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|"Ask us what we do!" One of their newest finding techniques. And Elder Clawson said it works pretty dang good!
Well I had a fun week. It was super busy and loaded with all kinds of goodness. I'll start with last Monday, which basically just consisted of FHE and us out on the Boulevard finding people who are ready to be baptized!! We've actually come up with a new way of street contacting which is we basically just invite the people to be baptized and become members of our church if they understand and come to a knowledge that these things are true. Little blunt but it weeds out the people that would waste our time later on.
|Jed and Elder Price street contacting in Pristina Kosovo.
Tuesday we had great district meeting given by Elder Watson.
He did awesome! So for that day we met with Nezir who is still an awesome guy! We taught him the Law of Chastity and it was probably one of the best lessons that I've had with him because we asked him why he thought it was important that we lived by these standards and he said "Well if you go out and do bad things like this, your family is hurt and you also hurt yourself even if you think you aren't." And then he just proceeded to tell us how he's grateful for his own personal decisions in keeping standards like this throughout his entire life. But yeah, no worries with Nezir on that. He is still working on quitting smoking and his definitely making some good progress. He really does want to stop though. He knows the church is true and that the commandments come from God. He's just fantastic and I love his guts.
|Nothing better than Thai food in Kosovo.
We also met with Ramis! I don't know if you remember but he's the guy who we had the lesson with last week when I had the poop all over the bottom of my shoe. Therefore I assume he didn't smell it during our last lesson or else he would NEVER have let me back into that place. So we taught the Plan of Salvation with him and it went super well. At the end we asked him to be baptized and he said "I will get baptized for myself after I know how to help other people first." So we kinda need to wrap service and baptism into the same lesson with him and let him know what's up. But he's still really good.
|Elder Clawson's district at correlation mtg.
On Friday we were able to meet with an investigator that we had lost contact with about a month ago because he was living in a different town. He moved to Prishtina and we were able to meet with him again! His name is Agim and he's the guy that had the huge epiphany of Joseph Smith. We decided to watch the Restoration video and we had a great time. He was giving comments throughout the whole movie and then when the First Vision part came.... he was silent. We were all feeling the Spirit so much and I was so glad to have it there with us to help in the teaching process.
|The meeting house in Pristina, Kosovo. And Elder Roberts:)
We met with some really good people this week besides them. We're teaching a guy named Ilir who works with the church in it's humanitarian projects with wheelchairs and such and he is super great. He came to church with us yesterday actually which was awesome! Yesterday for lunch the other Elders made Egg drop Soup. That's all I will say concerning that. It was good.
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I do need to say that I am loving my mission! It is the best thing ever to be here with these people. They are so great and so fun! I enjoy my district even though 2 of them are leaving next week which is super sad. I love speaking a different language and eating different food! I know that this church is true and that Jesus Christ is our Savior!
|Sporting new hair cuts, and I'm not real sure about the red jacket. We think he looks like an usher at the Ellen Eccles Theatre in Logan:)
I hope you all have a great week and I hope you are all safe. I love you!!
Love, Jed
Dear Mother,
Those pies looked absolutely fantastic! Way to go! I hope they were good. Thanks for updating the blog again. It's nice to see what I've been doing lately. Has it started to get colder over there? It's starting to rain a ton here and I hate it. The rain is so dumb. Thanks for writing me every week Mom! I love you!
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Boston Bikes announced a Women's Program to try and get more women involved in the Boston cycling scene.
"We provide support for women of all skill levels from the first-time rider to the seasoned urban commuter," according to the program'sTumblr.
The Women's Program includes a series of rides, clinics and events aimed at women, and kicks off on June 14 with a Mom and Kid Ride in Franklin Park. On July 19, the series continues with a Women's Bike Social to the Boston Breakers soccer club.
Free, 2-hour Learn to Ride clinics will also offer cycling training, and a Women's Bike festival will celebrate the program on Aug. 16 at Millennium Park.
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According to the most recent State of the Hub, the city has seen an 82 percent increase in bike ridership since 2007, but there is still a gender disparity.
"By our count, men still outnumber women 2 to 1," the report said.
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Do you ever fret that sugar is so energy intensive that we should not eat it, even if it was healthy? And we are learning how very unhealthy is the high fructose corn syrup sweetener. This fructose is found in -well ,just about every processed food , especially fizzy drinks . The fructose corn stuff is GM,( as is the soy that is also in every processed food) . High fructose corn syrup is not recognized by the body as a food, but as a toxin. Dr Robert Lustig , pediatric endocrinologist, tells us this and many things in his speech "The bitter Truth about Sugar" which has had nearly 5 million views!! His latest offering "Fat Chance Fructose 2.0" is also very interesting
So I am pleased to report that we just made carob syrup for the first time, and it is surprisingly nice! The carob bean is something like 78 % sugar .Traditional recipes call for 5 kgs of carob beans and 4 kgs of sugar, but I am quite happy with the carob on its own. The tree is dioecious ( and here spell check can't help me) It means there are male and female trees. It takes about 20 years to find out who is who and the females to start bearing .The bad news is, only one in 10 is a female. On the bright side they are all handsome evergreen trees and wow, do the females ever crank out the carob pods! If you are a clever clogs you can successfully graft most of your trees with female scions. Might give it a go one day with no expectation of success.These trees can handle any amount of heat and drought once established. Carob pods are very sweet and mineral rich and a great stock food, but for me they are a tad fibrous. I call them a fibrous mars bar. But lo! Carob syrup can be rendered out of the pods . It fits in wonderfully with Mediteranean permaculture, because the pods ripen in May and can be collected and stored easily. Come June you will probably have a wood stove going , burning the latest tree that fell down on a fence to heat the home and boost your solar hot water. You just break up the carob pods in your hands while talking on the phone ( its not messy), then soak this in a pot for a day, then boil for an hour or 2, strain out the juice and put it back on the stove. Reserve the dregs for the pigs to cheer them up on a cold, miserable day. With the fire going the juice evaporates down overnight to a yummy syrup.It doesnt seem to need stirring.
If you put cream with it and some roasted nuts, it is heavenly. I think a new winter tradition has just begun at our place. All ingredients could come from any half decent WA permaculture , so being a locavore doesn't have to mean being skinny . At our place chestnuts, macadamias, walnuts and pecans fall from the trees in late May. The fuerte avocado is on in June/July and could be mashed and mixed in to extend what I can only describe as a super healthy version of "nutella".
If you are sad to be missing out on processed food because you don't want to support GM corn and soy plantations, I salute you. Smile now because you can grow carobs , you can milk a jersey cow! We are going to be all right!
|One of the 4 jersey heifers born this year on the farm.
Local, organic, superfood carob syrup is easily done and no doubt can be bottled. Now is the perfect time to plant a heap of carob seeds and start a carob forest. We can post you seeds for $3.50 a packet . http://merribeeorganicfarm.blogspot.com.au/search?q=seed+catalogue


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Morphotek and AREVA Med to collaborate on Lead-212 Targeted Alpha Therapies
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Morphotek®, Inc., a subsidiary of Eisai Inc., and AREVA Med, the AREVA Group medical subsidiary developing innovative therapies to fight cancer, announced today that they have entered into a collaborative project to assess the potential of a novel alpha radio-immunotherapy treatment in the fight against cancer.
Under the terms of the agreement, Morphotek and AREVA Med will assess the safety and efficacy profile of ontuxizumab conjugated with lead-212 (212Pb) in preclinical studies. Ontuxizumab is a Morphotek investigational humanized monoclonal antibody (mAb) that specifically targets the endosialin/tumor endothelial marker 1 (TEM-1) antigen, whose expression is restricted to tumor associated pericytes, tumor stromal cells and a subset of malignant cells. In case of successful results, both companies agreed to further pursue drug development.
"Opportunities to expand the use of our lead antibodies in new generation formats, including radiopharmaceuticals, are a key corporate strategy as we explore an array of therapeutic modalities for diseases expressing our top priority pathways, such as endosialin/TEM-1", commented Nicholas Nicolaides, Morphotek's President & CEO. "We are particularly excited to collaborate with AREVA Med, who is specializing in alpha-based radiopharmaceuticals."
Studies will be performed at AREVA Med's new U.S. facility dedicated to the production of 212Pb. This rare metal is used in Targeted Alpha Therapy (TAT), an innovative oncology approach designed to target and kill cancer cells while limiting damage to nearby healthy cells. Ontuxizumab will be conjugated using a novel site-specific bioconjugation method developed by Macrocyclics, AREVA Med's subsidiary, and radiolabeled with 212Pb. The final compound is expected to target the supporting microenvironment of solid tumors, and more specifically tumor cell vasculature.
Patrick Bourdet, AREVA Med's President CEO added: "We are delighted for this new collaboration with Morphotek. The combination of their expertise using highly specific vectors targeting cancer vasculature with AREVA Med's industrial and scientific capacity could result in several powerful and innovative treatments to combat the disease."


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Public sector workers release charity single to draw attention to pensions injustice
Trade unions are this week bidding for chart success as they release a song celebrating everything that is good about the public sector.
The TUC has brought together a group of public sector staff as The Workers to re-record the classic song Let's Work Together as a charity track to raise money for pensioners.
The song, released yesterday afternoon on the NOVA MUSIC label and available to download from iTunes, Amazon and other leading online outlets, will chart on Sunday – the week of the TUC day of action and what is likely to be the biggest strike in a generation.
The Workers are 14-strong and include a firefighter, probation officers, a teacher and health service staff including a nurse, midwives and a physiotherapist. The record was created and produced by Jeff Chegwin and Nick Patrick – the hit production team behind the million-selling group The Soldiers.
The TUC chose Let's Work Together as a song that captures the spirit of the public sector at its best and the determination of its workforce to defend services and proper rewards for its staff. The song will be accompanied by a video that documents the recording of the song and shows how its central character depends on public services throughout a typical journey to work.
A major part of the sale price, equivalent to about 40p out of the 99p cost in most outlets, will be donated by the TUC to Age UK to show support for today's pensioners.
TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said: "No song could better meet our twin goals. Not only does it capture the determination of public sector staff to reach a fair settlement of the pensions issue but also what is so special about the magnificent people who provide our vital services.
"But better still, this is not just some karaoke sing-along. We have discovered some real stars who have made this into a track that will get even ministerial toes tapping."
Producer Jeff Chegwin said: "This has been a fantastic project. The spirit, commitment and talent of the singers who make up The Workers have been an inspiration. If they are like this at work, then we are lucky to have them providing our public services."
Singer Rosie Gosden, a midwife from London whose daughter Viv – a midwife too – also sings on Let's Work Together, said: "This has been tremendous fun. It's a chance to do what I love best – singing – in the service in what I most believe, good public services.
"Our determination to make this a big charity fundraiser shows we care for today's pensioners as well as tomorrow's."
Singer Tim Wilson from Gateshead, Chair of Napo, said "We're singing out loud for public services. Our jobs are different, but we share a love of music.
"Too often our campaigning is too serious. Of course important issues are at stake, but that does not mean that we can't think of more imaginative and fun ways of getting our message across.
"Hopefully the public will get the message, work together and support us – and the money they pay for the record will help elderly people too."
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what the earth im thinking why i wrote sad stories in my blog it supposed to be a happy one.. or otherwise vice versa …, okay, I will think a happy moments, and it should sounds like me, the real me...I hate being me...anyway!
now, I am staring in front of my computer screen and paused for a while, not to think negative but of course trying to write positive way but it should be nice happy moments. I have lots of thoughts flowing in my brain right now, goes in and out. but all of the thoughts flowing are all way through sad emotional stories….
Now I have a bad feelings. Perhaps i should need to recover my feelings first and start to learn to turn away everything that it cause my heart pain and learn to forget the past and yet accept the reality that we can't control bad things to happen, it just happen.
I'm trying my best to think a better way how to improved my emotional feelings quickly. I should improved myself a whole lot more this coming year, otherwise I cannot completely finish my contract. So I'm not going to be perfect and pretend that everything is okay, because really I'm not okay...
I'm afraid I can't think the right way to write a blog for now…not for today..I'm sorry.
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With online shopping set to break through the £100bn mark in 2014 and three quarters of British consumers buying products online, e-tail has gone from nowhere to the mainstream in 20 years.
Many have blamed the internet for the decline of the British high street but there are signs that retailers are successfully responding to the threat of e-commerce by using their stores as hubs to collect products from. From what started with the single purchase of a Sting's album Ten Summoners' Tales, for $12.48 has now grown into tens of millions of products across the world. James Roper, chairman of trade association IMRG says online shopping has transformed consumer expectations of range, convenience and value. "With smart technology you can add value in so many ways – saving people time, give them certainty of product availability, customers reviews, many many other things, too."
Research from Shop Direct found 95 per cent of us shop online with one on four doing so once a week. Laptops and PCs are still the principal shopping device but mobile devices are catching up with one in five now shopping on a tablet and one in ten via their mobile.
As online retail grows, traditional retail adapts. Retailers with a sprawling store estate such as Argos and Wal-Mart are aiming for a strong footing in the e-commerce market and are taking on Amazon with their unique blend of online shopping and the physical store environment.
Top five things we buy online:
Books 64 per cent
Fashion/clothing/accessories 60 per cent
Music/entertainment 56 per cent
Electronics 54 per cent
Holidays and Travel 50 per cent
Average person first shopped online in 2005
Shop Direct's report coincides with its launch of a UX lab in-house in Liverpool which aims to boost user experience.


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- I just turned in a 397 page manuscript. So, there's that. Sometime this year is the answer. More information coming soon is the other answer. I wrote it twice and laid it out once and am glad to be done. It frees up my time to work on lapsed projects here. Expect a return to form on the blog, now that I've got more time
- Patreon works. Better than self-publishing. Better than Kickstarter, (and kickstarter works a fair sight better than many people give it credit for).
- The Alexandrian is one of the best gaming theory blogs around. Since starting the Patron Campaign, we've gotten 17 posts so far just this year. That's the output of the entire blog last year from January to June! And good posts too; We're in a revival of gaming, but the real work of discovery is just beginning. Take his posts on an in-depth examination of what exactly constants a citycrawl and why a good one hasn't really be done yet. Patreon for the Alexandrian
- The comic about philosophers playing D&D is now being produces regularly instead of erratically. Instead of not being made consistently, it now is. Patreon for Existential Comics
- Take my blog for example. 145 posts were written that otherwise wouldn't have been. Over 1,000$ was funneled back into the gaming community, supporting artists, writers, and creators. More cool things are around then were before. Patreon for Hack & Slash
Patreon isn't a temporary thing, or a passing fad. It is effectively the new method of supporting the creative class, and does so in a way that produces free product for everyone!
- My 32 year-old wife has cancer. Fuck Cancer*. In the spirit of Fuck Cancer, 10% of Patreon Proceeds are going to be donated to the Cancer Research Institute. This institute has a 95.76/100 rating on Charity Navigator Ratings. My wife has breast cancer, but breast cancer receives a much greater proportion of funding then incidence. People like boobs. The Cancer Research Institute is trying to eliminate cancer as a problem.. If you want to help, donate to the Cancer Research Institute. If you want to help us, become a patron of the blog.
Normally, I'd use this week to have a pledge drive week. I'm not going to do that. I think I produce useful stuff. If you think that's worth supporting, then do it. I am going to tell you what that sort of support is going to produce this year, that would not exist otherwise, without the giving, caring, group of supporters taking action to make the world a place they like a little bit more.
On the to do list, this year:
- Perdition: Role Playing in Hell
- Ecology: Monstrous creative monsters.
- Blog Compendium: Cities & Villages
- Blog Compendium: Treasures, Weird & Magical
- Blog Compendium: Character Portraits
- Blog Compendium: Hoard of the Dragon Queen Collection
- Numenhalla: The God Halls Megadungeon
- Continuing work on the multi-level rumors content
- More Tricks and Traps
- Reviews of great content & products
- an index for my Hoard of the Dragon Queen Reviews.
- More Hack & Slash TV with interviews, commentary, and discussion!
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Bahrain International Circuit, the 'Home of Motorsport in the Middle East', will this morning conduct 'scrutineering' on the cars that will be taking part in the third season of the Batelco 2,000cc Challenge.
Early indications point to an exciting championship battle over the next several months, following the interest of a large number of participants, all of whom are eager to get out onto the track and begin racing.
The season opener is set to take place this Friday, October 2, at Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir.
Circuit Racing Club (CRC) president Mazen Al Hilli said that the 10 drivers who have confirmed their participation in the first race meeting include defending champion Mustafa Al Khan, last year's vice-champion Shaikh Jaber bin Ali Al Khalifa, brothers Shaikh Hamad bin Isa and Shaikh Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa, Mohammed Saleh, British debutant Peter Turney, veteran Abdul Rahman Ghuloom, Steven Glock, and siblings Ahmed and Hameed Kasber.
Al Khan is expected to begin his title defence with last year's car, as his new challenger is still not ready to race. Newcomer Turney is currently undergoing training in preparaion for the championship, under the supervision of the CRC and the Bahrain Motor Federation (BMF).
The examination on all the cars this morning is being conducted to ensure that they fully comply with all the safety measures as well as the laws and regulations put in place by the BMF.
The CRC and BMF have gone through the qualifications of all the drivers and approved their participation in the Challenge. Each has a competition licence, which has been granted by the BMF, under the umbrella of the International Automobile Federation (FIA).
The upcoming season will have a several changes, including those in the technical regulations. The CRC met with the drivers after last season and discussed ways to improve the championship to make it more competitive for all. Both parties were able to express their views, and it now promises to be the most exciting title fight yet.
Commenting on the upcoming campaign, Al Hilli said that there will be many surprises expected in the coming months. Al Khan's new car has been bought from Malaysia and it will certainly play a huge role in his quest to repeat as champion.
Shaikh Jaber's car has also undergone many developments, while former titlist, Shaikh Salman bin Isa, will be competing from the first round itself after missing several races to start last season. Al Hilli added that he also sees the Challenge's new faces making a mark in their first year.
The CRC chief thanked official sponsors Batelco for their unlimited support to the series from its very first year until this season. "Batelco is the major reason for the success of this championship. The prizes they offer play a huge role in attracting the competitors and race against each other to the best of their abilities," he said.
Al Hilli also thanked Bahrain International Circuit, the BMF, the media and his colleagues at CRC for their efforts in helping organise and promote the Challenge in the Kingdom.
For his part, BMF general manager Abdul Aziz Al Thawadi extended the BMF's appreciation to the CRC for putting together yet another exciting season following the grand success of last year.
Al Thawadi had discussed the championship during a meeting with the BMF Sports Committee, chaired by BMF president Shaikh Abdulla bin Isa Al Khalifa, held earlier this month.
The new season will consist of eight rounds. Following the season opener this Friday, the second meeting is scheduled for November 6. Round three will be held on December 11, round four on January 11 next year, followed by round five on February 12.
The sixth will take place on March 5, the seventh on April 2, followed by the Challenge's grand finale on May 7.
Last year, Al Khan won the title ahead of Shaikh Jaber bin Ali. Saleh was third.