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An Econometric Analysis of the Market for Natural Gas Futures
This research tests a form of the efficient markets hypothesis in the, market for natural gas futures. Unlike other studies of futures markets, the test for market efficiency is conducted at numerous locations which comprise the, natural gas spot market in addition to the delivery location specified in the futures contract. Natural gas spot and futures prices are found to be nonstationary and accordingly are modeled using recently developed maximum likelihood cointegration techniques. The futures market price is found to be cointegrated with nearly all of the spot market prices across the national network of gas pipelines. The hypothesis of market efficiency can be rejected in 3 of the 13 spot markets examined.
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The leader of the UK Independence Party, Nigel Farage, has admitted he made a mistake after setting up a trust fund in an off-shore tax haven.
Mr Farage, who last month used his role as an MEP to criticise those who evade tax, said he paid a tax adviser to set up the Farage Family Educational Trust 1654 on the Isle of Man, according to the Daily Mirror.
He reportedly did not profit from the fund, according to the report, and said that he actually ended up worse off after opening the scheme.
The MEP told the Mirror: "My financial advisers recommended I did it, to have a trust really for inheritance purposes and I took the advice and I set it up.
"It was a mistake. I was a completely unsuitable person for it. I am not blaming them, it was my fault.
"It's a vehicle that you chuck things in through your life that you don't need and you build up a trust fund for your children or grandchildren.
"It was called an educational trust and could have been used for grandchildren's schools fees, things like that.
"It was a mistake for three reasons. Firstly, I'm not rich enough to need one and I am never going to be. Secondly, frankly, the world has changed. Things that we thought were absolutely fair practice 10 years, 20 years ago, 30 years ago aren't any more. Thirdly, it was a mistake because it cost me money. I sent a cheque off to set it up."
Mr Farage reportedly transferred his shareholding in Farage Limited to the Trust in 2003, meaning it owned 33 per cent in the company, which then later rose to 50 per cent.
However, when confronted, he insisted he was not a beneficiary, and the firm's accountant confirmed that all £969,000 dividends went to Mr Farage's brother, Andrew.
Companies House documents reveal the offshore trust remained a shareholder of Farage Limited until 2011, the Mirror said.
Mr Farage insisted he shut it down in 2007 or 2008, saying: "I sent a cheque off to set it up, out of my own taxed income, and basically just through administration fees that money disappeared."
Only last month Mr Farage had told fellow European Parliament members that their "common enemy" was "rich people, successful companies evading tax," attacking European bureacrats earning £100,000 a year and paying 12 per cent tax under EU rules.
He said at the time: "It is tax fraud on an absolutely massive scale. How can that be deemed to be fair?
"How can people struggling – the 16 million unemployed in the eurozone – look at these institutions, not only paying people vast sums of money but allowing them tax and pension benefits on a scale not seen else in the world?"
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Ted Cruz has claimed he is the only remaining Republican that can beat his rival Donald Trump, who has enjoyed a sweeping victory in at least three out of five states.
Speaking to an audience in Houston, Texas, Mr Cruz said that America "now has a clear choice" in a "two-man race" between him and Mr Trump, excluding any mention of his rival John Kasich, who won his home state of Ohio.
At the time of writing Mr Cruz was lagging behind Mr Trump in Missouri, the last state to reveal its results on Tuesday evening, with Mr Trump and Mr Cruz gaining 41.2 per cent and 40.9 per cent respectively.
"Going forward, the choice is straight forward: do you want a candidate that shares your values or a candidate that has spent decades opposing your values?" he asked.
Mr Cruz vowed his campaign would focus on three issues - jobs, freedom and national security, to turn around the "misery" of the Obama administration.
The Senator claimed that Mr Trump has received "hundreds of millions of dollars" worth of free advertising by "partisan Democrats" who believe Mr Trump would not win against Hillary Clinton.
"It's easy to talk about "making America great again" - you can say that on Facebook - but the question is whether you understand the values that make America great in the first place," he said.
Mr Cruz praised Marco Rubio, his "friend and colleague", who ran a "strong, positive and optimistic campaign". Mr Rubio dropped out of the race after losing to Mr Trump in his home state of Florida.
"Marco's story is one of passion and inspires me," he said. "Marco can paint a picture, [can make] a tapestry of the promise of the US like nobody else. I congratulate Marco and [wife] Jeannette on the tremendous campaign they ran together."
"With gratitude and with hope and with a positive vision together we welcome you to join us along with remarkable leaders like Carly Fiorina and Governor Rick Perry and all the Republicans uniting behind our campaign," he added.
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1828 in Australia
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Governors of the Australian colonies:
- Governor of New South Wales - Ralph Darling
- Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania - Colonel George Arthur
- Lieutenant-Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony - Captain James Stirling
- 13 September - Robbers break into the vault of the Bank of Australasia in Sydney - first bank robbery in Australia.
- 10 November - Charles Sturt and Hamilton Hume trace the course of the Macquarie River.
- Australia's first postman was appointed in Sydney, a private servant of George Panton, the Sydney Postmaster.[1]
Exploration and settlement[edit]
- Charles Sturt charts the Darling River.
- Batemans Bay, New South Wales surveyed.
Australia's first census was held in November 1828 in the colony of New South Wales. Previous government statistical reports had been taken from "musters" where inhabitants were brought together for counting. In 1828, the white population was 36,598 of whom 20,870 were free and 15,728 were convicts. 23.8% of the population were born in the colony. 24.5% were women. There were 25,248 Protestants and 11,236 Catholics. Indigenous Australians were not counted.[2]
Of the 36,598, 638 were living in what is now Queensland. There were also 18,128 people in Tasmania.[3]
- ^ Australia Post: Our History Archived 6 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Aplin, Graeme; S.G. Foster; Michael McKernan, eds. (1987). Australians: Events and Places. Broadway, New South Wales, Australia: Fairfax, Syme & Weldon Associates. p. 38. ISBN 0-949288-13-6.
- ^ Vamplew, Wray, ed. (1987). Australians: Historical Statistics. Broadway, New South Wales, Australia: Fairfax, Syme & Weldon Associates. p. 26. ISBN 0-949288-29-2.


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The Ohio Supreme Court has found Toledo lawyer James D. Godbey in contempt for failing to comply with its orders in the suspension of his license to practice law in the state.
Mr. Godbey's license was suspended indefinitely in March by the court. The disciplinary action followed a Toledo Bar Association investigation.
The court's contempt finding, which was released Wednesday, was issued because Mr. Godbey did not submit a certificate of admission and file an affidavit of compliance with the court before April 5.
The indefinite suspension given to Mr. Godbey is the harshest penalty available to the court short of disbarment. He could seek reinstatement of his license in March, 2004.
Regina Koehler, a spokeswoman for the court, said she did not know what impact, if any, the contempt finding would have with the court if Mr. Godbey would seek reinstatement.
"It certainly seems that it would come up. The process for petitioning for getting a license reinstated is quite involved. I can't say what weight a contempt order would carry," she said.
The bar investigation stemmed from grievances filed by a number of Mr. Godbey's clients, who accused him of neglecting to file documents, not informing them of key developments in cases, not returning telephone calls, and failing to turn over files.
At a hearing before the court in November, Mr. Godbey, a lawyer for 22 years, said personal problems, including a lengthy divorce, were among the reasons that caused problems with his practice. He said he was barred from his home, suffered health problems, and no longer could maintain a legal office.


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7 Top Commodity Stocks and ETFs
This week, the Federal Reserve managed to hold interest rates steady yet again … but we all know this can't last forever. Inflation fears are starting to creep up on the American economy and are boosting prices across the board. Commodities such as gold, timber, crude oil, steel and corn are seeing huge price appreciation and should continue to see upward movement in the months ahead.
Now is the time to make sure that your portfolio is properly positioned to benefit from this commodity surge later this year. Metal & mining stocks, agricultural stocks and energy stocks are just some of the areas where high commodity prices will provide bigger profits. There are also a number of commodity ETFs that are good buys right now.
Here are 7 different InvestorPlace experts with their own favorite commodity plays to buy now. From swing trading to buy-and-hold to emerging markets, these experts have every investing strategy covered with their commodity stocks to buy.
Best Swing Trade Commodity Stock – Rayonier (RYN)
Picked by: Jon Markman, editor of Trader's Advantage
Strategy: Swing trading to cash in on current trendsThough classified by some as a real estate investment trust because of its mammoth land holdings, Rayonier (RYN) specializes in growing and managing timber across its 2.6 million acres in the United States and New Zealand. Timber is a strange and unique commodity. Like oil and gas, extraction can be put off until prices rise. But unlike those two, the inventory actually grows in the meantime — becoming more valuable as trees thicken.
So a company has to be able to capitalize on this optionality by having a multitude of ways of selling it into various channels at different points in the economic cycle. Analysts report that Rayonier's timber properties — mostly in Florida, Georgia and Washington — have for this and other reasons been much more productive and efficient than those of competitors.
Best China Commodity Stock – China Integrated Energy (CBEH)
Picked by: Robert Hsu, editor of China Strategy
Strategy: The hottest Asian stocksChina Integrated Energy (CBEH) is a leading Chinese private sector oil company. Its earnings are growing at 35% a year, and the stock is dirt-cheap, trading at only eight times this year's earnings (as of a few weeks ago). Since 2005, the company has grown at an average rate of 50% annually, and today the company is perfectly positioned to benefit from the increasing demand for both petroleum products and biodiesel.
CBEH operates 12 retail gas stations in Xi'an, a city with a population of 8 million. This business is stable with a strong cash flow due to Chinese drivers' tendency to purchase gas with cash. Gas stations account for 13% to 15% of the company's sales and revenue.
Best Buy and Hold Commodity Stock – OxyPete (OXY)
Picked by: Richard Band, editor of Profitable Investing
Strategy: Low-risk retirement investing that beats the marketOccidental Petroleum (OXY), or OxyPete to many investors, is a superb large-cap energy company that is seeing big growth unmatched by other industry giants. OXY saw a 206% reserve-replacement ratio for 2009, and halved its operational costs. Those are tremendous moves for a company with a market capitalization of over $70 billion!
Occidental Petroleum earnings just came out on April 29, and nearly tripled its EPS from a year ago, up from $0.45 to $1.31. OXY earnings also showed revenues came in at $4.77 billion. Analysts had estimated EPS of $1.35 on revenue of $4.8 billion.
Best Dividend Paying Commodity ETF – ING Natural Resources ETF (IRR)
Picked by: Bryan Perry, editor of Cash Machine
Strategy: High-income dividend investingActually, my favorite dividend play for commodity stocks isn't a stock at all — it's an ETF. Specifically, it's the ING Natural Resources ETF (IRR). Energy prices are back on the rise, fueled by growing optimism of a global economy bottom and led by China's remarkable economy where GDP growth is back above 7%. This ETF has big potential in this environment. IRR focuses on providing a total return through a combination of current income, capital gains and capital appreciation. To do this, it invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities or derivatives of natural resources companies.
A portion of IRR, 20% or so, is dedicated to securities in emerging market countries. Top holdings include Exxon Mobil (XOM) with 11.7% of assets, Chevron (CVX) at 8.2% and Schlumberger (SLB) at 5.1%.
- Best Cheap Commodity Stock – Paragon Shipping (PRGN)
Picked by: Nancy Zambell, editor of Buried Treasures Under $10
Strategy: Fundamentally strong yet undervalued companies
Though not strictly a commodity stock, Paragon Shipping, Inc. (PRGN) is well positioned to benefit from the commodity boom since it ships dry bulk cargoes around the world. The company owns and operates a fleet of seven Panamax dry bulk carriers, three Handymax dry bulk carriers and two Supramax dry bulk carriers with a capacity of approximately 765,137 dwt. That means anyone shipping metals, grain, timber or a host of other commodities will be booking space on PRGN vessels. Despite the recent enlargement of its fleet, the company's revenue days under time charter will be 100% for 2010 — meaning it's not wasting space on those big ships, but putting them to work. That's great news for shareholders and a bullish sign for Paragon.
Best Small Cap Commodity Stock – Yongye International (YONG)
Picked by: Louis Navellier, editor of Emerging Growth.
Strategy: Small cap growth stocks
Yongye International (YONG) is predominately in the fertilizer businesses, but this is a key commodity stock since it serves the agriculture industry. Yongye sells its products through corporate direct sales and distributor network sales in China, as well as through its network of 2,000 brand stores. YONG expects 2010 annual sales to be between $160 million and $165 million, representing an increase of between 63% and 68% compared with last year's revenue of $98.1 million. This new revenue guidance is up from the previously issued guidance estimate of $147 million or a 50% increase compared with 2009 sales. This booming agricultural stock is sure to cash in on the commodity boom in China right now.
Best Defensive Commodity ETF – SPDR Gold ETF (GLD)
Picked by: Richard Young, editor of Intelligence Report
Strategy: The best bedrock investments for protection and profitsI own jumbo positions in gold through the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD), and I buy both as a mucho expensive insurance policy. I do not invest in this fund to make a killing in the short term, since I am much more of a "big picture" investor, but there's no denying gold has been on a tear in the last 12 months and has some room left to run.
Gold should continue to soar due to budget and deficit problems here in the U.S. Remember, gold mining shares and numismatic coins are not a substitute for bullion, but the SPDR Gold ETF is much more manageable than a safe full of gold bars if you're looking to protect yourself. I like a 10% position for savvy, conservative investors of modest means as both a defensive play against inflation and a long-term profit builder.


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I'm trying to jump on the internet sonic express by writing blogs for websites. At this point I'm just getting started, and had my first new blog published today about a Sonoma County Wine Tour at Ferrari-Carano Winery. Check it out at: http://us-wine.suite101.com/article.cfm/sonoma_county_wine_tour.
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We just returned from a week in Yosemite. Lots of great hiking and biking, and ended with an outrageous meal at the Ahwahnee Hotel. What a resource we have with our National Park system.
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Okay, so it's been awhile. Yeah, almost a year. I had a panic attack (not really) when I saw that most of my articles were not coming through because of a format change at two of my publishing sites. Well, the Eureka Reporter has come through, and while the pictures are gone, the text remains--so that's good enough. Unfortunately, the Skywest site seems to have "lost" my Eureka article.
So, I'll start again. Nice to be back!
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BEHIND THE HAULER TALK WITH JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DUPONT CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO SS: HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THINGS RIGHT NOW? I'm real happy right now. We had a great race run this morning. The car feels awesome. It's a brand new race car. We tested...
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THINGS RIGHT NOW? I'm real happy right now. We had a great race run this morning. The car feels awesome. It's a brand new race car. We tested here. We were okay at the test. We weren't awesome and we went back and went to work on some areas and built a brand new car for here. We felt like our run in California was pretty good. We were too good on the long runs and not good enough on the short runs. Everything we're doing we're learning from, and I think we've definitely made some big improvements here.
AFTER LAST YEAR EVERYTHING YOU WENT THROUGH GOING TO DOWNFORCE TRACKS. WHAT'S IT LIKE BEING BACK HERE? I guess there's some anxiousness and excitement. We're making changes to get better. When you do that, you look for results and if you don't see it, you know you've got to go in a different direction. We're just happy right now where we seem to be seeing results, and we're real comfortable. I feel like the car's got good grip underneath me. Now it's got to get the balance where last year it didn't matter if we got the balance, we didn't have the grip or the comfort.
WHAT ARE REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS? We still go out to win. I feel like it's so competitive right now that you know you can go out there one week and be off a tenth or two and you know you're a 15th place start. But you get that one-tenth or two-tenths back, and you've got a car that's capable of winning. That's just how tight it is. You know, I think right now we've got a really strong car and we're feeling good. I feel like we've got a car that's capable of winning right now.
HOW WAS THE MONTE CARLO SS DURING PRACTICE? The Monte Carlo SS was good. We made a 10-lap run, and we're real happy with that. Of course the track was green-the track was cold-but I felt like we were as good as anybody or better than most. We struggled a little bit with our qualifying runs when we first got out there we were a little bit tight and we finally got a little bit better at the end. We got to make some more adjustments. We do have a great number and hopefully we can put up a good number for later this afternoon.
DID YOU CHANGE YOUR PRACTICE STRATEGY DUE TO COLD WEATHER AND NOT GETTING PRACTICE TOMORROW? We didn't do a whole lot different based on the weather. We did things different based on how California went.
What they've done is we're back to a non-impound, but they've changed the amount of time they give us and the time they give us between practices on Saturday where we went to California and we just did qualifying runs on Friday and race runs on Saturday. We felt like this would be a good weekend to do just the opposite the thing and do some more race runs and do a couple qualifying runs and then be really better prepared on Saturday because they just really don't give you enough time. They only give you 30 minutes between the practices. That's not enough time to try things in the practice and get the car changed over for the second practice. That's the only thing that influenced us.
WILL YOU BE FINE IF THERE ISN'T PRACTICE TOMORROW? Yeah, because we've made a run there and felt good about it and felt that we learned what we needed to learn.
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Microsoft and Packeteer will jointly announce the Packeteer iShaper, an appliance for branch offices designed to combine WAN optimization with native Windows applications, on Monday.
The appliance starts at $11,000 and is expected to ship later in the second quarter, said officials at both companies. Microsoft and Packeteer said they are collaborating on engineering and marketing.
With iShaper, branch office workers will be able to manage and speed up WAN traffic with greater security and at lower cost, Bala Kasiviswanathan, director of Windows server branch and storage solutions at Microsoft, said in a telephone briefing.
Scott Erickson, CTO at Erickson Retirement Communities in Catonsville, Md., said he is a user of Packeteer's existing PacketShaper product and has been beta-testing the new iShaper appliance for more than a week. "Certainly, it has potential," he said.
Erickson said the iShaper appliance appears to be priced low enough that he could afford to add an appliance to each new branch office as the construction and development company continues to grow. Erickson also said he would like to use the appliance to combine file services and other applications with the WAN for easy and fast transmission of bulky engineering drawings and other materials to which field engineers need access.
Zeus Kerravala, an analyst at Yankee Group Research, said the joint marketing arrangement between the two companies gives Microsoft the ability to sell additional servers to customers attracted by Packeteer's acceleration technology. "It's incremental for Microsoft, and any box Packeteer sells is the upside for Microsoft," he said.
But Riverbed Technology is the leader in the application acceleration space and has outdone Packeteer in the past two years, Kerravala said.
Citrix Systems also competes in that market.
"Packeteer had their chance after 10 years in the market and let Riverbed walk right over them," Kerravala said. "And you can quote me on that."
This story, "Microsoft, Packeteer team on branch office appliance" was originally published by Computerworld.


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Why do I have a feeling that this is going to be a recurring subject line in the Rat's Lair?
Regular readers will recall that a couple of months ago (August 15 to be exact), I went after Chad Johnson, Robert Griffin III, and Mohamed Massaquoi for stupid things that each had said/done. Johnson was coming off the head-butting incident with his wife, Griffin had uttered the word "retarded" in a post-game conference, and Massaquoi decided Pat Shurmer is too old to be cool. Had Massaquoi gone after Shumrmer's coaching abilities, I might have agreed with him, but he was picking on Shurmer for being too old to get "Twiter."
Which brings us to today's column, and my assertion that maybe some players should not be allowed to use Twitter.
Let me start with a disclaimer, before Patriots' fans start sounding off. I have been a Patriots' fan far longer than most of you have been alive. I was born in 1963 and became a Patriots' fan in 1975. That means I have been religiously following the Patriots for 37 of my 49 years. I suffered through all of the dark times with the team and the fans in the 1970s, watched our team reach the Super Bowl in the 1980s only to get blown out by the Bears, and then to return a decade later and lose what was a winnable Super Bowl to the Green Bay Packers. I watched as Bill Parcells threw his fit and went the Jets, and then endured three years of Pete Carroll being a nice guy but an ineffective head coach before Bill Belichick took the reins and turned everything around. He was the person who helped Robert Kraft realize the dream he had when purchasing the team, and the Patriots' have enjoyed nearly unparalleled success during the Belichick era.
So for those of you who may disagree with what I am about to write, you should probably resist the urge to call me a "bandwagon fan" or otherwise impugn my loyalty to the organization. I am as loyal to the laundry as anyone is, but when I see players acting stupidly, I will call it out. And when those players are Patriots, I will take personal offense, because that is not what the Patriots' organization is known for, nor what it expects from its players and coaches.
With that said, let's move on to our not-so-illustrious winner of the newly named Just Shut 'Yer Mouth Award.
Brandon Spikes, New England Patriots
To offer some back story, last year Patriots' tight end Rob Gronkowski was engaged in a conversation with his brother Chris via Twitter. At one point in the conversation, Gronk referred to something his brother had said as "that's so gay", a not uncommon insult in our society. I (and presumably others) tweeted back to Gronk that the use of the term wasn't cool, and I noted it did not represent the Patriots well. Gronk did not respond to me personally, but did immediately remove the tweet and end the discussion. I must admit I was a little ticked at Gronk, but was also willing to chalk it up to Gronk being young and not completely understanding how his words mattered. Yes, it was a conversation with his brother, but he was choosing to have it in a forum he knew was being viewed by many thousands of people. Bad choice, but Gronk learned, and I have never seen another tweet like that from him again; he got it.
Enter Brandon Spikes. Yesterday he thought he was being funny when he posted the following tweet:
I'm homophobic just like I'm arachnophobic.I have nothing against homosexuals or spiders but I'd still scream if I found one in my bathtub !
On the whole, this comment is not necessarily an anti-gay slur, but it certainly suggests a particular perspective on the part of Mr. Spikes. I should note that while Spikes is known to be a fiercely-hitting linebacker for the Pats, he is widely regarded off the field as a nice guy and gentleman. He is also a frequent jokester on Twitter, and many of his jokes are considered funny but offensive. But judging from some of his other tweets, I also know him to be socially aware, whether he is posting on it being national Stop Bullying Month, or noting inappropriate comments of a legislator in Arkansas on the issue of slavery. My point is that Spikes isn't stupid. I can appreciate that he thinks (as he later wrote) that this was just a joke, but perhaps Spikes can begin to appreciate that the subject matter of the joke was wholly unnecessary.
Some of the responses to his tweet were very direct.
From Tyler Taake:
Gay jokes, how clever…remember you are a rode model for kids around the world. October is also anti-bullying month.
From Alden Morris:
Your homophobic jokes make me as a New England Patriots fan for most of my life ashamed. I hope the Patriots suspend you.
Its a game that represents a product of integrity making homophobic jokes as a professional is a disgrace to that product.
My own tweet to Spikes was direct but not insulting:
Really dude? Love you as a player, but kill the joke-telling. (Note: Here is a screen shot of the Tweet, captured after Spikes protected his account)
My point in making that comment was to get Spikes to consider whether or not the joke that he thought was funny really needed to be told in the Twitter environment.
Spikes' reaction to my tweet suggested otherwise:
Bite me!!
Bite me? Really?
My response…
Gronk at least had the good sense to learn from tweeting about gays. Check in with him about that.
Predictably, many of the tweets were highly supportive of Spikes' ability to make that comment and to not conform to the "pc" agenda, and those of us who were critical must be "haters". But let's look at the quality of that crowd, shall we?
One direct reply to me came from Brad (BradGeez23):
shu up you gay rat
Wow… how can you argue with logic like that?
Here's news for you, Mr. Spikes; if that is the quality of the person you are being defended by in this instance, you might want to reconsider the company you keep, or at least the content of the messages that you post in a public forum.
This incident just confirms my belief that the NFL is not ready for gay players to "come out" in a public way, despite the hopeful and well-intentioned wishes of Brendon Ayanbadejo and Chris Kluwe. There is not only open hostility and judgment in NFL locker rooms and among the fan base, but also the equally destructive under current of joking that either reinforces intolerance or that reinforces the idea that it's ok to joke publicly about a subordinated group of people in our society.
For those who see this as an issue of free speech, yes Mr. Spikes has the right to say what he thinks and believes. But what most people fail to point out after making a free speech claim is that Mr. Spikes also has to now face the consequences of his communication. And telling that joke, as a public representative of the New England Patriots, invites an entirely different level of scrutiny and accountability than if the same joke was tweeted by a private citizen speaking on his or her own behalf and without a visible affiliation to his or her employer. Freedom to speak does not equal freedom to speak without consequences.
To be clear, though not that it matters, I don't have a personal stake in this fight. I am not gay and have no idea what it means to be gay. But being committed to a world that is socially just means fighting for what is what is right for all in society, not just for those who benefit from privilege. I don't have to have a personal stake in this to speak out publicly when I perceive that a public figure (which Mr. Spikes is) is using his public profile as a representative of a professional organization to communicate a poor joke about gays. Mr. Spikes, I ask you to substitute the words "black guys" for "homosexuals", put the words in a tweet from a white guy, and ask yourself how you would feel.
It is my intent to communicate this article both to Mr. Spikes and to the Patriots' organization. It is my hope that Mr. Spikes will reconsider whether or not this comment was consistent with his representation of the New England Patriots' organization, and that he will correct his course on this unfortunate event. I would hope that Mr. Spikes would do this on his own rather than at the behest of the organization, but in any event I believe Mr. Spikes owes an apology not only for the comment, but for his reaction to the fans who took him to task. I am also extending a direct and personal offer to Mr. Spikes to respond on this site, without editing of any kind, so that he can broadcast any message that he would like to convey. I will update this post if he chooses to do so.
Mr. Spikes is young and still has lessons to learn about being a public figure, and for that I am willing to extend my forgiveness as a fan if he can accept responsibility for his actions. If not, Mr. Spikes will simply serve as an unfortunate confirmation of stereotypes that exist about professional athletes. I hope that Mr. Spikes recognizes this choice and acts accordingly.
UPDATE (10/12/12) – Michael David Smith at Pro Football Talk has weighed in on this matter as well. Good article.
4 Responses to "Rat's Lair, Vol. XXI: Just Shut 'Yer Mouth edition (part two)"
Look, like it or not, Spikes is well within his rights to tell any joke he pleases. I am more worried at a person like you who believes it okay to act as the thought police, then of him and his comment. South Park really hit the nail on the head with the issue of if one group becomes taboo to make fun of, then everything is off limits. Spike's joke is being blown way out of proportion, he was not being hateful or inciting others to act hatefully towards gay people.
lol – Spikes has the right to say whatever he wants, and the responsibility to accept the consequences. He is representing not only himself, but the New England Patriots organization. In this case, he was a poor representative of that organization. This has nothing to do with being "thought police" and the suggestion is not a serious one. When a group of people is historically subordinated and discriminated against, and there can be little doubt that gays qualify throughout history, then joking about gays only reinforces that status. If you can't get that very simple point on your own, it is not my responsibility nor my desire to convince you otherwise; THAT would put me in the role of being "thought police." None the less, thank you for commenting.
He is not "reinforcing his status" with his quip, he was not glorifying gay bashing, he was not even being hateful. He represents the organization no more than my English co-worker represents people from England. His reaction to you was perfectly fine as well, you told him how to act, he responded. How would you respond if somebody told you to stop writing, as it seems that very few people read your articles?
Good question, Doug. But let's compare apples to apples… if I made that joke publicly, given my professional status, I would at least expect to be reprimanded for doing so. It would be reasonable for my employer to state that my views would reflect negatively on the organization I represent.
The idea that Brandon Spikes' comments do not reflect on the Patriots' organization is absurd, and I am quite certain they would agree, given Mr. Spikes' disappearance from Twitter. Even if you don't get it, the Patriots do.
And by the way… making jokes about historically discriminated against groups is in fact assisting in their continued oppression. Of course most people don't examine the privileges that they experience on a daily basis because it's far more comfortable to ignore it. Live in denial if you wish, but I choose not to live like that.
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Melbourne: Internet search giant Google may soon revamp its iconic homepage. As per the reports, the search giant is going to provide personalized homepage for its users by adding relevant information about weather, traffic conditions and even their favourite stocks. (Agencies) Latest News from Business News Desk
The current Google homepage comprises a white screen, a search box and a pretty logo. Google is reportedly working on bringing 'Google Now', its personalized homepage feature of its Android phones to the web and to its search page.
The tech giant is testing 'Google Now' for its homepage, according to website, Google System. The website discloses a code that contains an introduction to 'Google Now', which states, "Get started with Google Now. Just the right information at just the right time."
It's not clear yet how 'Google Now' for desktop will look. Google Now' works by using all your data such as your home location to create a completely personalized homepage showing relevant information like weather, traffic conditions and nearby places.
Users can edit the home location, work location and the current location. Another feature lets them track their favourite stocks. It can also alert users to heavy traffic conditions and arrange an alternate route to work or tell them the live score of their favourite sports team, news.com.au reported.
All of these things are relatively easy to find online, or through a variety of smartphone apps, but Google Now wants to make all the information people need to go about their day available in one place.
Bringing 'Google Now' to the web may be designed to encourage people to move away from their current homepages which are often linked to their email addresses, the report said.


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Retailers had a tough time on the markets yesterday, with analysts sticking the knife in and investors dumping stock as the FTSE ended its month-long climb.
High-street mainstay and catalogue retailer Next had a torrid time after scribblers at Morgan Stanley downgraded it to underweight from neutral. Geoff Ruddell at the bank thinks the retailer's boom years may be coming to an end. He reckons its success has been down to superior management, and warned: "Investors need only look at H&M's recent history for proof that great execution is not a sustainable competitive advantage and that margin expansion can go too far."
Mr Ruddell advised investors to switch to Marks & Spencer, which they promptly did. Next lost 111p to 4,580p, while M&S put on 2.9p to 475p.
Bike specialist Halfords also ran into trouble. After announcing this week a 35 per cent cut in its final dividend to help fund a recovery, investors couldn't ditch the firm's stock fast enough. Halfords deflated 33.3p to 300p.
Even luxury group Burberry struggled yesterday, despite chief executive Angela Ahrendts signalling the fashion house was looking to move into the Middle Eastern market. Burberry shed 4p to 1518p.
John Stevenson at Peel Hunt was optimistic about Aim-listed ASOS, upgrading it to a buy and saying the online retailer is on track for an "outstanding" third quarter. ASOS lost 79p to 3811p.
The top-flight index continued its slide yesterday – closing down 42.45 points at 6,654.34, to mark the end of a four-week run of gains – despite reassurances from the Bank of Japan and St. Louis Fed Chairman James Bullard that stimulus would continue. Lee Mumford at SpreadEx thinks traders are using comments earlier in the week from US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, hinting that the bank may halt economic stimulus, as "as an excuse to take profits and close positions ahead of the weekend."
HSBC fell on fears among traders that the bank's $1.9bn (£1.25bn) settlement with US authorities over money-laundering charges may have stalled. HSBC dropped 15.8p to 726p.
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) also dragged the market down. Ian Gordon at Investec rated the stock a sell, saying he expects the bank to miss its 3 per cent growth target for 2013 "core" net lending. He also advised the Government to ditch the stock, saying it's "missing another great opportunity to cut its losses." RBS dropped 10.2p to 327p.
One of the few risers was engineering firm Smiths Group, which shot to the top of the index after delivering an upbeat trading statement. Smiths Group added 20p to 1355p.
Karl Burns at Panmure gave struggling travel operator Thomas Cook a welcome boost, upgrading the stock to buy from hold. Mr Burns says that while the company's turnaround is still in its infancy, "the confidence displayed by management leads us to believe trading is recovering, whilst there remains significantly more cost to be removed from the business." Thomas Cook added 0.8p to 149.5p.
Housebuilders were in focus yesterday after scribblers at Liberum called time on the rally in the sector. Charlie Campbell at the broker says that while the Government's Help to Buy scheme is likely to provide a significant boost this year, any benefit has already been priced in and there are unlikely to be any risers.
Is a merger between drinks firms Britvic and AG Barr still on the cards? Fruit Shoot-maker Britvic outlined a cost-cutting plan not predicated on a merger with Barr earlier this week, casting doubts over the already shaky tie-up. But yesterday there was speculation that the makers of Robinsons orange squash and Irn Bru could resuscitate a deal that was effectively poleaxed when the Competition Commission launched an inquiry earlier this year. Britvic was up 10.5p at 519p while AG Barr lost 0.5p to 570p.
Aim-listed oil and gas miner Petroceltic lost ground after admitting it had to abandon one of its offshore drills in Bulgaria. The Dublin-based company lost 0.25p to 6.45p.
Cloud computing company Outsourcery made a promising debut on Aim with shares rising 16.5p to 126.5p on its first day of trading.
Stock up on Electrocomponents advises Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Caroline de La Soujeole. She said the British-based distributor of electronics and maintenance products has "a track record of outperforming its end markets, gaining market share and benefiting from its strategic initiatives". Ms De La Soujeole is confident the firm will continue to do well and gave a target price of 300p, with shares currently trading in the region of 263.5p.
Ditch payment systems firm PayPoint, said Numis. David McCann at the broker thinks the shares are overvalued, reasoning that "none of the acquisitions/investments made since 2007 have yet provided a reasonable return on capital, or looks close to getting there, in our view". Mr McCann pegged his target price at 695p for shares currently about 907.5p.
Cambridge-based software firm AVEVA is a keeper according to Panmure. In a note entitled "Up all night to get happy", the broker's George O'Connor said that while the firm's new design technology looks "very attractive... the price idea seems out of line with current industry thinking" and reckons customers will be slow to switch to new products. He raised his target price to 2,091p for shares currently hovering around 2,390p.
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Vancouver Canucks Insider Josh Hall is back with his first of many features to come this June and tells us why the Brian Burke and the Toronto Maple Leafs are sensible trade partners for the Nucks. Who could come this way for Roberto Luongo? Could it be Luke Schenn, Jake Gardiner or even Ben Scrivens for the sake of backing up Cory Schneider? We're about to find out Canucks Nation.
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NWSB Insider and northwest college basketball blogger Steve Lee tells us today that all signs are pointing to Jay Triano becoming the next head coach of Canada's national basketball team. Jay Triano and Steve Nash could very well be returning to head up the next edition of the Canadian Men's Basketball Team. With hopes of returning Team Canada to the Olympics in 2016.
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"Forget injuries; never forget kindness."
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
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"Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave."
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"You may forget the one with whom you have laughed, but never the one with whom you have wept."
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More elephant seals to accompany the randomness. These are adolescents, playing at fighting and resting, between sessions of teaching themselves to swim.
I've started an Oz Vest from Natural Knits for Babies and Moms as a replacement for the Trellis that just didn't work out, and I've already frogged it. The largest size was way too wide - almost fit around me! So I've decided I need to start small. Make a pair of booties or socks, a hat, maybe a pair of baby mittens. Call it a gift. Or call any one of them a gift.
The Bears lost the Big Game this past weekend. Pfft. And yet, they are still going to a Bowl game - the Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth. I might not even watch it. It's time to call it a season, and look forward to a new team next year. But still, go bears.
In pregnancy news, I'm feeling good again, and not always eating like a monster. Just snacking lightly between meals. This second trimester thing, it's good.
Last night we watched an old episode of The Simpsons - the one where Marge gets into a Thelma & Louise sort of situation. Once again, there was a knitter portrayed with ends-up needles.
Happy December!
Might be enough randomness for today.
Monday, December 3, 2007
2 comments:
- KnitTech said...
I haven't been paying attention to football at all this year. I'll watch the superbowl (mostly) for the action and commericals.
Thanks for the comic, one of the programers has it hanging up at his desk. (I loved Little Johnny Tables.) - December 4, 2007 at 4:43 AM
- knitseashore said...
Glad you are feeling well. I hope you find the project you want to knit soon. It's tough sometimes to find just the right one you are in the mood for, that works out gauge-wise.
- December 7, 2007 at 6:50 AM
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Bullied Teen: Modern Cinderella Story [VIDEO]
For those of us who have had the misfortune of being bullied at some point during our life, Whitney Kropp is our hero. Whitney was nominated to Homecoming Court as a Sophomore Princess. She was so happy… until she found out it was a cruel joke. She said she felt, "like trash" and like no one cared at all about her.
That night she thought about ending her life. But her family and friends urged her to be brave and take this as an opportunity to show the kids that she wasn't a joke after all.
Soon, it became national news. Not only did local stores donate her dress, jewelry and give her a makeover, but there's a Facebook page with over 100,000 likes supporting her.
Last night at the homecoming game, she was a true Cinderella. People from all over the state showed up to support her. Even some kids left their own homecoming game to support Whitney. It's grace like Whitney's that makes a true princess! Pass it on!


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Tinnitus, commonly referred to as "ringing in the ears", affects 50 million people in the United States and is recognized as a major public health concern. Tinnitus is the most frequent cause of service-connected disability claims among war veterans. Tinnitus remains a subjectively diagnosed entity. There is no standardized objective method of diagnosing tinnitus or describing the functional impact of the condition. Currently, physicians have to rely on patient-based self reports. Without an objective method of diagnosing tinnitus and describing the functional implications, adequate treatment delivery is also hampered since there is no way to objectively stratify patients into severity groups and assess response to treatment. Because tinnitus is known to negatively affect cognition through the ventral attention networks and the prefrontal cortex, measuring cognitive processing speed is a possible way to objectively measure tinnitus. This study builds on previous work the investigators have done that utilized a quick, easily accessible measure of auditory processing speed. That earlier study showed a correlation between that measure and self reported measures of tinnitus severity, and this study attempts determine a more precise estimate of that correlation. It also better validates those results by including a traditional neurocognitive measuring cognitive speed and by controlling for the presence of depression and somatoform disorders.
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Tinnitus |
Study Type: | Observational |
Study Design: | Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Prospective |
Official Title: | Cognitive Speed as an Objective Measure of Tinnitus |
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Further study details as provided by Washington University School of Medicine:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Brain Speed Test [ Time Frame: Participants completed brain speed test on the same day as enrollment. No follow-up required. ]Standardized Z-scores of the Brain Speed Test (BST-Z scores) calculated based on age group-matched normal population data were used for analysis in order to control for the impact of age on test scores. Age-standardized Z-scores, which reflect the distance from the mean in standard deviation values, allow for the comparison of scores across age groups. A z-score of 0 indicates a value of the average, while absolute z-score values above 2 indicate observations significantly different from normal populations.
Enrollment: | 108 |
Study Start Date: | June 2011 |
Study Completion Date: | October 2011 |
Primary Completion Date: | October 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
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Brain Speed Test
Brain Speed Test
Detailed Description:
This was a cross-sectional study designed to investigate the relationship that self-reported tinnitus severity has with cognitive processing speed and psychiatric factors
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Study Population
The study population will include men and women between the ages of 18-80 years who have subjective, unilateral or bilateral, non-pulsatile tinnitus of 6 month's duration or longer.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participants must be between the ages of 18 and 80.
- Participants must have subjective, unilateral or bilateral, non-pulsatile tinnitus of 6 month's duration or longer.
- Participants must be able to read, write and speak using the English language.
- Participants must be able to read and follow the instructions for both computerized tests, "The Brain Speed Test" and "The 60 Second Brain Game."
- Participants must be able to provide written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participants with tinnitus related to Workman's Compensation Claim or other litigation-related situations.
- Participants with active diagnoses of any acute or chronic brain-related neurological conditions that alter normal brain anatomy or function including Parkinson's disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer's Disease, cerebral infarcts, traumatic brain injury, history of brain tumor(s), epilepsy, or dementia.
- Participants with tinnitus related to retrocochlear lesions, cochlear implants, or other known anatomic/structural lesions of the brain, skull-base, temporal bone or ear.
- Participants who have a hearing threshold above 90 dB on any of the tested frequencies during audiometry.
- Participants unable to hear the highest volume of the computer-based objective assessments.
- Participants taking any medications that may affect or alter cognition including but not limited to sedatives, hypnotics, narcotics, or opiates.
- Participants with any medical condition the PI determines would compromise the safety of the participant or complicate the interpretation of the study results.
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below.
For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01395368
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01395368
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Washington University | |
St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
Washington University School of Medicine
Principal Investigator: | Jay F Piccirillo | Washington University School of Medicine |
More Information
Keywords provided by Washington University School of Medicine:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 28, 2017
Responsible Party: | Jay F. Piccirillo, MD, Professor, Washington University School of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01395368 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
201103191 |
Study First Received: | July 13, 2011 |
Results First Received: | April 13, 2012 |
Last Updated: | July 18, 2012 |
Keywords provided by Washington University School of Medicine:
subjective unilateral bilateral non-pulsatile 6 month's duration or longer |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Tinnitus Hearing Disorders Ear Diseases Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases |
Sensation Disorders Neurologic Manifestations Nervous System Diseases Signs and Symptoms |
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Ole Miss freshman defensive end Robert Nkemdiche has often been compared with South Carolina star Jadeveon Clowney, an All-American and the SEC's defensive player of the year last year by the league coaches.
Through three games this season the numbers for Nkemdiche and Clowney are similar. Both have 10 tackles. Nkemdiche has four tackles for loss, Clowney three. Clowney has two sacks, Nkemdiche none. Clowney has three pressures and a forced fumble. Nkemdiche has one pressure and two pass deflections.
Clowney's season-high for tackles this year is four, which he accomplished against Vanderbilt.
Nkemdiche had three tackles at Texas, five against Southeast Missouri State.
This is comparing a true freshman with a junior who began the season as a Heisman Trophy candidate after finishing sixth in the Heisman voting last year.
Clowney also had strong numbers as a true freshman.
He began his college career with seven tackles against East Carolina. That remains his career high, a figure he's matched twice since then, both times last season.
Clowney had more sacks in his first three games with two. He had one pressure to Nkemdiche's two and had one forced fumble.
Like Ole Miss, South Carolina is off today. The Gamecocks play at Central Florida next week.


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Hora we all believed at some point and we all wanted to believe at some point. the story sold well and the man dominated them all with his force of personality and cycling prowess.
He was not alone but we can but hope it is a new dawn.
Dont loose faith in the sport or taint them all with the same brush.
I think there is a genuine change in the peleton, riders, team ethics and the sport in general.
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Froome in 'Golden Tunic', er... TdF....er... WTF?
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Didn't anyone else think the whole 'cigar' thing was a bit, er.. off?
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A word to anyone who hasn't worked it our yet.... ignore anything Hora ever says about
road (race) cyclingLife The Universe and Everything.He has less than no clue about it.
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Didn't anyone else think the whole 'cigar' thing was a bit, er.. off?
the cigar thing involving Joaquim "Purito" Rodriguez, Purito meaning 'little cigar' and a reference to him passing his team mates on a climb at his first training camp making a "smoking a cigar" gesture?
No more naff as an image referring to celebration than drinking champagne (good grief Froome looked uncomfortable), but more amusing given who it involved.
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As above, J-Rod is nicknamed purito which means little cigar....even if he wasn't, why would it be off?
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Yeah I watch in the evening, with drink, and other stuff on the other monitor, so
That nice Mr Cameron has got a fix for that particular problem...
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My Froome theory is that being a pro cyclist with Bilharzia has some how magically made him superman now he is no longer battling a parasite
Is it just me or did this years tour lack the I'm feeling great every day of the EPO era?
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Topic: | Physical models of surfaces |
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Subject: | Physical models of surfaces |
Author: | Peter Ash |
Date: | Jan 22 2008 |
curvature. The purpose is to have my students (who are high school teachers)
discover that the sum of the angles in a triangle on such a surface will be less
than 180 degrees by (1) constructing the triangles using pushpins and rubber
bands and then (2) figuring out how to (roughly) measure the angles formed.
If software is available to simulate this, I'd like to know, but I feel that
manipulating actual objects is more valuable than working with virtual objects.
The surface I'd like to have could be the classical saddle surface, a
pseudosphere, or even a torus. Perhaps there are some found objects I could use
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Presentations Expert Forum, 28th May 2013
Presentations Opening Sessions and Commissions, 29-30 May 2013
MINEPS V - Speech by Federal Chancellor Merkel
MINEPS V - Declaration of Berlin
Side events following the conference
Film "GOLD - You can do more thank you think"
Here you can download the press release of the German premiere of the film.
Here you can view the trailer.
Here you can find information on the film abroad.
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As an airline partner, Lufthansa offers special prices for participants.
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As someone who advocates cultivating beauty from within, I am always interested in books and articles that will give us some insight towards this endeavor. I am less interested in books about dieting. But just so that we can make it clear, "101 Things To Do Before You Diet," by Mimi Spencer is not a book about dieting. In fact, it opposes the hopeless practices of yo-yo diets and self-deprivation. Spencer instead gives us a coherent framework on how to adopt a saner attitude towards beauty and our bodies.
Exactly as the title suggests, "101 Things To Do Before You Diet" includes 101 easily digestible beauty tips laid out in 11 chapters. The tips are either a variation or an elaboration of a few themes which are Spencer's focus. Spencer does not claim that these tips are quick fixes to help transform you overnight. Rather, they are lifestyle changes that can be applied throughout the length of your life. These lifestyle changes include shifting your mentality away from the "cult of thinness" with which our society is obsessed, developing more sagacious nutritional habits, choosing fashion styles which flatter your unique body shape and instilling confidence to believe that yes! You are beautiful as you are.
To give you an idea of what this book is about, here are 11 tips from the book taken at random:
1) Stop reading diet books. Live your life, dance the tango, read Plato and other educational books. But stop reading diet books. And stop comparing yourself to the standard of thinness that's dictated by society.
2) Eat more… but eat better. In the end, we know already what foods are good for us: eat more green and purple veggies, opt for slow carbs, avoid processed foods, etc. But if we get sidetracked by a delicious slice of cake, relax–life is meant to be enjoyed.
3) Bodyshapers to give you a bombshell silhouette. Buy yourself some body shaping underpants. These lycra underpants are huge: in size and popularity. But they can really help to bring it all in–flatten the stomach, shape the thighs and lift the butt. This is just one of many other tips on fashion and using "optical illusions" to help flatter your body shape.
4) Eat Fresh Produce, and May The Force Be With You. If you want to feel in top form eat a more varied diet stemming from fresh plants. Eat in season, use fresh herbs generously and think organic.
5) Small indulgences, great satisfaction. Depriving yourself is not a way to live. So when you want to indulge, go for real foods as opposed to fake foods with zero calories. When you indulge, go for the good stuff like red wine, real butter and real chocolate. And keep these small occasional indulgences just that, small and occasional.
6) Never buy clothes for the person that you would like to be, but for the person that you are. I'm sure we've all done this at some point. You buy a dress that you think will fit you once you lose ten pounds. In the meantime, you've missed out on a dress that could look great on you now as you are.
7) Keep an eye on your portions. Over the years, food portions have dramatically increased. When you see a big plate filled with food, your appetite will increase proportionally. When you see a smaller plate with food, your mind will eventually adjust to the smaller portion. It's just psychology. And by the way, stop thinking that small portions are small. They are normal portions for human beings.
8) Adopt a hairstyle that goes well with the shape of your face. And not a hair style that you've cut out from a magazine. As for coloring your hair, pick a color that complements your skin tone.
9) Stop being sedentary. We humans are not made to spend the majority of our time sitting. So make yourself move! Take the stairs, get off the bus at the stop before your actual stop, ride your bike, play with kids, adopt a dog and walk that dog, or simply just get up from where you are sitting now.
10) Get a handle on your stress. People who are constantly stressed release a stress hormone that makes them gain weight. The idea is to let go of whatever is bothering you and do something that will help you reduce your stress like going for a walk, meditating or taking a bath.
11) Beauty is already inside you. You don't have to be a celebrity, or incredibly slim or rich to find your own quintessence which makes you a woman like no other. When you feel comfortable in your own skin, in your own age, in your own body and in your own style, you will radiate harmony and grace. When you are at peace with yourself and take care of your body the way that it takes care of you, your body will eventually balance out and find its own natural weight.
So, ok, I didn't just randomly pick these 11 tips out of the book. They are tips that really resonated with me. Most of them are ideas which I've already touched upon in some of the articles I've written on Ziba (scroll back to my article on The Beauty of Harmony). And even if they are not necessarily brand new ideas, it's important to remind ourselves of them from time to time. Because sometimes, we neglect our common sense and get caught up in the silly pressures of society to be impossibly thin and conform to unrealistic standards of beauty. I know what it's like to live under the weight of a weight obsession. It sucks! I'm done with that nonsense. "101 Things To Do Before You Diet" by Mimi Spencer provides an alternative to a life constrained by rigid diets and calorie-counting.
Overall, "101 Things To Do Before You Diet" is a book that's both insightful and entertaining. Although it's not the type of book that kept me reading from front to cover, it should be kept by the coffee table and read and re-read for regular perspective. I enjoyed Spencer's great sense of humor (read the little section on how NOT to eat, i.e. you have crumbs on your clavicles and on your keyboard, you are eating while putting lipstick on or sitting on the toilet) and as I looked more into her background, I have become even more impressed with her.
In brief, Mimi Spencer is a british fashion journalist and often writes for the Daily Mail. After reading some of her articles, I gathered that she is still actively waging a war against what she calls "The Cult of Thinness." I look forward to reading more of her books, but in the meantime, you can find her most recent articles on the Daily Mail.
Find the Book
- 101 Things To Do Before You Diet on amazon.uk.com (english version).
- Etre belle, ça commence dans la tête on amazon.fr (french version).


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