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Although I don't adhere to the paleo diet, many of my good friends do.
Here's an explanation in a nutshell of the nutritional regimen, for the uninitiated: The paleo (short for "paleolithic") diet encourages the consumption of foods that advocates claim were abundant in the diets of paleolithic-era people. Fish, seafood, grass-fed meats, eggs, vegetables, fruits, mushrooms (and other fungi), roots, seeds and nuts are all fair game. It discourages consumption of foods that cavemen wouldn't have had access to: gluten of any kind, grains, legumes, dairy products, potatoes, refined salt, refined sugar, processed oils, and basically any and all processed foods.
To go into all the pros and cons of eating a paleo diet would take all day. Suffice it to say the diet has its proponents and its detractors. Neither I nor Eating...Our Words advocates any kind of diet except the kind of diet where you're doing the healthiest things you can for your body. If paleo is that diet for you, here's a list of places that make it easy to stick to your clubs. (Cavemen didn't have guns.)
Corner Table
It's on the pricey end, but this new restaurant offers a rather large paleo section on Bruce Molzan's menu that's been getting rave reviews from everyone I know who's tried it. Look for dishes such as Paleo Paella with grated cauliflower rice, housemade chorizo, organic chicken, crispy salmon, shrimp and mussels cooked down with saffron, tomatoes, coconut milk, coconut oil and jalapeños, or a Turkey Bolognese with spaghetti squash noodles, tomato sauce with ground turkey, fresh herbs, basil, EVOO, shaved Parmesan and grilled asparagus. If you're super strict, just ask them to leave the Parm off.
Roots Bistro
Much of the menu at Roots Bistro is naturally paleo-friendly, since it focuses on raw, vegan and vegetarian dishes with a modern, upscale twist. There's still plenty of meat to be found, though. Try appetizers such as smoked mushrooms or sautéed Jerusalem artichokes with beet purée and pesto, or entrées such as roasted chicken with market-fresh vegetables and a pesto made with kale and sunflower seeds.
Sammy's Wild Game Grill
The paleo diet strongly encourages consumption of wild game, which is naturally very high in protein and contains higher levels of omega-3 fats than domesticated meat sources. While Sammy's does offer plenty of wild game burgers and hot dogs, the real appeal here for paleo adherents is its salad section: You can get nearly any animal on a salad here. Llama, elk, antelope, venison, buffalo, kangaroo, ostrich — anything goes.
Cafe TH
As with Corner Table, chef and owner Minh Nguyen has devoted a large section of Cafe TH's menu to a paleo section, which Nguyen calls "Fan Specials." A logo next to many of the items indicates that they have been "Washington Gym-approved," referring to a gym that's a favorite of many paleo adherents in Houston, which makes choosing a dish even easier. You can also add extra meat to any of the dishes, like the "Squamicelli," which replaces noodles with spaghetti squash for a delicious paleo version of bun (your choice of chargrilled pork, chicken or beef).
Georgia's Farm to Market
Not only does the grocery side of Georgia's (both downtown and in Memorial) carry an abundant selection of paleo-approved grass-fed meats, the buffet at both locations features a great daily selection of paleo-friendly food for very little dough.
Snap Kitchen
It's no secret that Snap is my favorite of the health food stores around town that sell prepackaged food, and it's because the dishes are consistently tasty. Snap Kitchen (which just opened a new location in the downtown tunnels at One Allen Center) offers an entire paleo section in its stores, which also happens to feature my new favorite juice as one of the options: Far East Turmeric Elixir, a blend of pineapple, jícama, fresh turmeric root, Thai basil and Granny Smith apples. "Healthy" doesn't even factor into my decision-making process when something tastes this great.
Ruggles Green
Thanks to the handy labeling system on the menus at Ruggles Green, you can tell at a glance if the dish you're ordering is gluten-free, dairy-free or vegetarian. The blackened shrimp salad tossed with pistachios and five different kinds of fruit is a favorite, especially topped with Ruggles Green's garlic-hemp poppy-seed dressing.
Aladdin Mediterranean Cuisine
This is a favorite among my friends who want to eat a lot of meat and vegetables for not a lot of cash. Just pass on the pita (although it's really tough during the week when the fluffy bread is unlimited and free with your meal). Steak, chicken and lamb kebabs come with a lot of meat to a plate and are best when you get a side of the colorful veggie sampler to go along with them.
Want really amazing sushi and a lot of it? Don't want to pay regular sushi prices or venture into the sushi section of your grocery store? Head to Dadami — and bring a group — for Korean sushi, a.k.a. hwe. The emphasis here is on raw fish and seafood of every stripe, and you will be presented with enough to feed an army for around $25 a person. The banchan (side dishes, both hot and cold) served along with your meal are usually paleo-friendly, too, with plenty of vegetables crowding the table alongside your fish feast.
Partners in Paleo
This is a relatively new restaurant in League City that specializes in — you guessed it — paleo food only. Although it's only open for lunch right now, Partners in Paleo has already garnered praise for what fans are calling delicious, inexpensive food in a cute, cozy cafe environment.
Wine Time
A California Chardonnay with Restraint
Does your choice of wine describe you?
Jeremy Parzen
A few years ago, a holiday weekend drive to Palm Springs from my native San Diego delivered me to the doorstep of Chardonnay Hills, an upscale homeowners association in Temecula.
In this day and age, it's not surprising that a community would name itself after a grape. After all, ampelonyms (that's Greek for grape names) evoke much more than just the humble berry of the vine. In today's popular culture, grapes are widely (and wildly) associated with lifestyle, fashion, tastes and personal expression.
No one would be surprised if a power lawyer described her/himself as a "Napa Cab kinda gal/guy." Nor would anyone be taken aback by a person who described her/his wine tastes by saying, "I'm a California Chardonnay drinker."
That's because grape names and their affiliated winemaking styles have transcended their purely descriptive and technical functions in contemporary discourse.
A "Napa Cab" person is likely to be aggressive, forceful, decisive and muscular. A "California Chardonnay" person is likely to be soft, a little bit oaky and maybe even buttery.
When I sat down with wine blogger extraordinaire Lisa Mattson the other day to taste the Jordan 2009 Russian River Valley Chardonnay, I was impressed by how little it resembled the "California Chardonnay" paradigm.
Where others can be flabby, this wine had healthy acidity. Where others can be overly oaky, I found the wood to be well balanced in the wine. And where many expressions of California Chardonnay (not in quotes) can attain a creamy mouthfeel and buttery flavor (due mostly to extended and/or chemically induced malolactic fermentation, whereby tart acidity — malic acid — is trumped by softer-tasting acid — lactic acid), this wine showed genuine fruit and minerality. It's an elegant and earnest wine that will pair well with unctuous fish like salmon or grouper or even fresh goat cheese.
Honestly, Jordan isn't a wine that I regularly reach for at the wine shop or while out for dinner. But I was geeked to sit down with my blogging colleague Mattson and talk to her about the cutting-edge social media program she's developed for the Jordan winery (the estate's blog won "Best Winery Blog" in the 2012 Wine Blogger Awards competition).
"We're always looking at Google trends, and we create an editorial calendar around what we see," she told me, revealing a trade secret.
She pointed me to her "Gangnam Style parody video" that she posted late last year, now with more than 20,000 views. Not too shabby.
Anyone who's ever worked in or around the wine trade will tell you that "it's all about relationships." And in my view of the world, Mattson has done more to create relationships for her brand through social media than anyone else in the field (she's also writing a book about her "ex-relationships," Exes in My iPod).
I think Mattson would agree that I'm not exactly what you would call a "California Chardonnay" person. But our connection through social media prompted me to sit down and taste her brand's wine with her. And to my surprise, it wasn't half bad.
You can find Jordan Russian River Valley Chardonnay at Spec's and Richard's for around $30.
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Peeling Is for Suckers
Ten crawfish dishes to try this season.
Katharine Shilcutt
One of the best crawfish dishes I ate last year didn't involve a boil, peeling or shucking of any kind. It was a very simple, very extraordinary plate of crawfish tails poached in butter over al dente Texas-grown rice with green coriander and fermented carrot at Oxheart.
While that particular dish is no longer on the menu — this was last June, and the Warehouse District restaurant is famous for changing up its menu with regularity — the fact remains that there are plenty of enjoyable crawfish dishes to be found in Houston that don't involve burning cuticles or lips. Because for every person who enjoys barreling face-first into five pounds of boiled crawfish, there's another for whom the process simply isn't that enjoyable.
For those folks — and for everyone who enjoys a creative twist on our precious mudbugs — here are ten crawfish dishes to try in Houston in which the focus is solely on that sweet tail meat.
Crawfish pho at LA Crawfish
LA Crawfish — the food stand inside 99 Ranch Market — is rightly proud of its crawfish pho. It's the only pho of its kind in the city, and it's damned delicious for something that could be gimmicky and underwhelming. LA Crawfish gets the balance of the broth just right for the sweet crawfish by spiking it with cinnamon and andouille sausage. It's not your typical pho, but it's a downright magical pairing of two insanely popular Houston Vietnamese specialties. Consider it the best and most natural celebrity marriage in the world, as if Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams finally got back together.
Crawfish cheesecake at Backstreet Cafe
Sommelier Sean Beck calls the oddly named "crawfish cheesecake" created by chef Hugo Ortega at Backstreet Cafe "a decadent version of a quiche with a healthy kick of spice." I call it lunch, especially when it's served with a roasted red pepper hollandaise sauce and green salad on the side and eaten al fresco on Backstreet's pretty patio.
Crawfish bread at Beaucoup Bar & Grill
The Cajun restaurant off Highway 288 near the Medical Center is known as much for this famous appetizer as it is for gumbo, po-boys and deep-fried hamburger. Imagine the best garlic bread you've ever eaten, topped with juicy crawfish meat and melting, bubbling cheese. The crawfish bread is one of the major reasons Beaucoup was awarded a Best of Houston® award for Best Cajun in 2009.
Crawfish enchiladas at Casarez
Casarez bills itself as Creole-Mex. As such, you shouldn't find it odd to encounter items like the popular crawfish enchiladas that are stuffed with tail meat, then covered in both "étouffée sauce" and queso. God in heaven. Just writing that gives me goosebumps.
Cajun egg rolls at St. John's Fire
This was the very first item I ever tried from the St. John's Fire food truck, and it's still my favorite. Not only are the Cajun egg rolls stuffed full of plump crawfish tails, they also come with shrimp and Tasso ham inside. It's a Bayou buffet inside a bubbly, crunchy wrapper.
Crawfish half and half at Joyce's Seafood & Steaks
The best of both worlds is on one plate at Joyce's Seafood & Steaks: fried crawfish and crawfish étouffée. While this is not particularly creative, it bears mentioning because of two things. First, the fried crawfish at Joyce's are the best and biggest I've had anywhere in Houston. And second, although it's not everyone's cup of gumbo, I love the buttery blond roux at Joyce's for its soft, subtle way of enhancing the crawfish's natural sweetness.
Crawfish bisque at Bayou City Seafood
I can count on two fingers the number of places where the bisque never disappoints: Gaido's in Galveston and Bayou City Seafood on Richmond at the Loop. The crawfish bisque here is always pitch-perfect: creamy without being too dense or oily, spiked with a rush of flavor instead of flat and one-note, and flush with plump crawfish tails.
Crawfish rolls at Fraîche Mobile Kitchen
Maine and the rest of New England can keep their lobster rolls. We have something sweeter down here: the crawfish roll, thanks to Fraîche Mobile Kitchen. It's the creation of the Fraîche team: former pastry chef Kristen Schafbuch and chef Balmore Gomez, both of whom you can find onboard their food truck at the City Hall Farmers Market every Wednesday.
Crawfish tostada at BB's Café
This is exactly what it sounds like. If, for some reason, you aren't in the mood for a BB Gun (the crawfish po-boy) or a Cajun crawfish boil, you can get your crawfish atop a crispy corn disc loaded up with a blend of Cajun, Southwestern and Tex-Mex ingredients: red beans, Cajun slaw, avocado, black bean corn relish, salsa verde and sour cream. BB's Café tends to throw everything at the wall to see what sticks; the tostada is a shining example of what happens when it all does.
Crawfish enchiladas at Cyclone Anaya's
Unlike the enchiladas at Casarez, these are more straightforward Tex-Mex than anything else — plus, they're available only during March. The crawfish enchiladas are a yearly seasonal special, just like the mudbugs themselves, and are even better when washed down with one of Cyclone's tornado-strength margaritas.
Grocery Guide
Mass Transit Market
You, too, can shop for groceries on the light rail.
Christina Uticone
When I tell people that my husband and I share a car and have for the entire three years we have lived in Houston, we get a lot of funny looks. It's true that the logistics don't always work out, but we almost always make it work. Note the "almost" — that's the little word that forced me to get out and explore my grocery-shopping options via light rail.
On more than one occasion, I've found myself with both an empty kitchen and an empty stomach but no car to hop into to get to the grocery store. Most of the time I opt for an afternoon of playing hooky from work and riding the train to do some people watching/grocery shopping. It's an easy way to have a little urban adventure and feel productive at the same time.
I'm not going to claim that this is any way to do a week's worth of grocery shopping, but it sure is fun to pick up enough for a meal or two.
The number of grocery-shopping options along the rail has grown in the last year or two. And a little work with Google Maps plus the METRORail Web site — which is full of information if not organized in a totally intuitive way — can help you find the best options for grocery shopping while you ride the rails here in the city. My favorite shopping stops:
• Fiesta Mart on San Jacinto, via the Wheeler Station
• Phoenicia via Main Street Square
• Georgia's via Preston Station (ambitious folk can walk both; it's only a couple of blocks)
• Urban Harvest Farmers Market at City Hall (Wednesdays) via Main Street Square
Here are some of my top tips for making the most of an afternoon of grocery shopping sans automobile:
Pack Smart
Never, ever forget your own bags. This is no big deal when you go to the regular grocery store, but when you are traipsing all over the city — presumably with blocks to walk on either end of your train ride — you definitely want a canvas bag you can throw over your shoulder. Even better, go urban hiker and bring a backpack. This is especially great if you pick up canned goods and bottled drinks.
Fuel Up
You wouldn't drive your car around all day without filling up, so think of yourself the way you do your car. Go out to lunch! There are lots of delicious options for dining along the rail, and more are popping up every day. I love Natachee's, Bombay Pizza Co., or just cutting to the chase and filling up at Phoenicia before I shop.
Use the Buddy System
Okay, I know this whole thing started because I don't always have a car to drive, but bringing my husband makes this a lot more fun. He carries most of the stuff, and sometimes he pays for it, too. I do find this to be a fun way to pass an afternoon, especially if you:
There is that advice about never going to the grocery store hungry, and going shopping drunk is probably an even worse idea. That said, it can occasionally be a great idea because it's hilarious and you end up with a lot of weird stuff you might not otherwise try. Weird cheese! Discount canned fish! The sky is the limit.
Sure, you've already had a few drinks and maybe a meal, but why not stick around at City Hall or take the train to Hermann Park and have a lil' picnic? Make sure you stash a book — or some other old-fashioned technology, like a Walkman! — before you leave the house, and then enjoy a snack before you head home to put away your goodies. Skip this last step if you bought, say, seafood.
Restaurant News
Openings and Closings
Coltivare tries to cultivate community support.
Katharine Shilcutt
Two new establishments looking to make a positive impact on the Heights have been stymied by the same foe in the last few months: variance-request issues. Both the upcoming Coltivare from Revival Market team Morgan Weber and Ryan Pera as well as the under-construction brewery Town in City Brewing want to have plenty of green space when their facilities are finished.
Not so fast, says the City of Houston.
While Town in City Brewing was finally able to agree with the city on a 15-foot setback for its combination brewery and tasting room — which still provides ample room for parking and a garden area — Coltivare is still struggling with its own variance request.
"Many of you have probably noticed a lot of 'not much' going on with the construction process," the Coltivare team wrote in an e-mailed plea. "This is because we've been going through the variance process with the City of Houston Planning Department."
Because the team wants to install a 3,000-square-foot vegetable garden (their plan from day one), there's less room on the property at White Oak and Arlington for parking. However, there's plenty of parking for lease — if the City will just let Coltivare use it.
As they explain it:
"Across Arlington Street on the North side of White Oak sits a warehouse space that has been in existence since 1938, best we can tell. Dating back to the 50's, via Google satellite images, those same spaces have been used for parking. They are used for parking today as they will continue to be used for parking tomorrow. Over the last 80 years, as White Oak's right-of-way has widened, it has slowly encroached on the depth of these spaces. They sit between 15'-16' deep now. The City likes 19'. However, there is another 13' from the back of the spaces to the actual street, leaving plenty of room to maneuver safely. These spaces are already legally being used by the warehouse during they day; we simply want to use them at night."
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Coltivare is asking for community support in getting the City of Houston to allow these spaces to be used by the restaurant. If you're in favor, make your voice heard by attending the Planning Commission hearing on March 28 at 2:30 p.m.
Been wondering what will go into the recently vacated Palazzo's space on Westheimer? Swamplot has the scoop: According to a sign posted on the front door, look for a restaurant called "60 Degree Mastercrafted" with Master Chef Fritz Gitschner to open soon. Gitschner was the longtime executive chef at the Houston Country Club, and the only Master Chef (as certified by the American Culinary Federation) in Texas. In 2005, Gitschner led Team USA to a pretty nifty ninth-place win in La Bocuse d'Or competition in Lyon, France.
Local Pour — the anticipated craft beer bar in the River Oaks Shopping Center on West Gray anchored by the River Oaks Theatre — is also opening in early April. According to a press release, look for wine, cocktails and "rare and hard-to-find brews, including a frequently rotating selection served from a firkin," as well as a "shareable, chef-crafted menu that incorporates local spirits."
Also opening in early April, according to Eater Houston, is Batanga on Market Square. Of the food, editor Eric Sandler writes that "chef Ben McPherson, who also moved here with [owner Brian] Fasthoff from Atlanta, focuses the menus on tapas; diners can order them individually or in platters that include six or eight dishes. Batanga's menu will be both vegetarian and pescetarian friendly, with a whole section devoted to vegetable dishes."


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[Produced by The Awesome Sound]
Play them, play them, play them loud
Yeah, all night
Comin' down, bangin' that new shit
[Verse 1: XV]
From the moment you said I was over my head
I wrote on my hand your name in my Grammy speech
(You made a monster out of me)
My label tried to change me, well congratulations
Now look what you made me, I done turned to a motherfuckin' beast
(You made a monster out of me)
And I will go wherever you take me
But the only place you drive me is crazy, cause baby
(You made a monster out of me)
And magazines said I couldn't blow like Lohan
Now I'm making all my haters Earl, no ToeJam
Mess with me and I am on your head like Zohan
Flocka no hands, that is no man, that's a monster
[Hook x2]
Real monsters, real monsters
Real monsters, play it, play it, play it loud
[Bridge x2]
They say, "Put on for us, make us proud"
On top so see me now
If you hate don't make a sound
Play it, play it, play it, loud
[Verse 2: XV]
When they see him with the green shock the world like Blanka
Whipping through the city in a Phantom of the opera
Tell every interview and blogger
(You made a monster out of me)
So I dressed up in a old tux
Smoked four blunts then I took a horcrux
Buried myself alive, now look what woke up
(You made a monster out of me)
And my ex girl said I wouldn't make it
Now she ass-naked
Revenge so sweet on her knees make her taste it
And I'm just sayin'
(You made a monster out of me)
But what you ain't make is a dude from the midwest
Who grind for ten years just to get himself these big checks
I am overkill, Cloverfield meet T-Rex
What's that mean X? That just means that
I'm a monster
[Verse 3: Schoolboy Q]
Mom told me that I need to grow up
I was in the room trying to blow up
Could only get an eighth, I'm tryna roll up, turn up
(You made a monster out of me)
Yeah, she was on her own and could do well with the support and
Thank God that you didn't get that abortion
And thank you for them J's, man them shits was so important
(You made a monster out of me)
Homies laughin' and girl done left me
Just borrow money, now I'm owin' like Jesse
Same clothes, underarms smell zesty
(You made a monster out of me)
But now I got a whole new steez, polo tees
Matchin' drawers, suck on these
And yes the honeys all on me from the way I be's
Lil' Q, Figg Street, bitch now couldn't be
Can I sit 'em down
Top Dawg bow wow
[Hook x2] + [Bridge x2]
[Verse 4: B.o.B.]
Look what you did to me, look what you started
Now this middle finger's higher than the planes in Laguardia
There'll be no apologies, don't beg for my pardon
Sir, you'll just look retarded, so get the fuck off it
Listen, they know I done been with beast mode
Been turned up, ya'll niggas late to the party
Been caked up, ain't no fake in this balling
Got accounts overseas that they can't even audit
So be aware of the angel of death known as debt
You just living now-a-days to protect head and neck
That's a billion lost souls that the government collects
In the belly of the beast and she harvesting a nest
That's why I never sleep, tell me what the fuck is rest?
Niggas thought I sold my soul for the money and respect
But I ain't playing checkers, my nigga, I'm playing chess
[Hook x2] + [Bridge x2]
A standout track off XV's Popular Culture mixtape, featuring show-stealing verses from TDE's ScHoolboy Q and particularly B.o.B


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When West Ham nearly won the NASL
West Ham United – second place in the American top division. That's what happened in 1969, when the flagging NASL imported foreign sides to take up the summer season. West Ham took up the name and colours of Baltimore, with World Cup champions Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters all turning out for the Bays…


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8 April 2011 - Koriyama, Japan. Daily life continues in Koriyama as Greenpeace radiation expert Rianne Teule checks contamination at a pedestrian crossing. Radiation levels in Koriyama, 60 km west of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, were found to be as high as 2.8 uSv/h, which would provide the maximum allowed annual dose within 2 weeks.
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia College women's basketball team (8-0) looked impressive against Tuskegee University (3-5) with a 75-48 win in their opening game of the Stair South Classic Friday night at the Centennial Center.
Senior Brandi McKinney (Cincinnati) registered her second double-double of the season with 18 points and 10 boards to lead the Bobcats. Junior Enisha Donley's (Loganville, Ga.) had a season-high 22 points and was just two points shy of a career-high.
Junior Shanteona Keys (Roswell, Ga.) added 14 points as she moved to No. 9 all-time in free-throws made with 220- passing Cassie Miliner (218) and Tracy Davis (219). Keys also is now just 33 points away from 1,000.
"It was a good win for us tonight," said head women's basketball coach Maurice Smith. "It was good to see our bench come and contribute and give us that extra boost when we needed it."
The game was tied at 9-9 about six minutes into the contest when the Bobcats went on a seven-point run. Just a few minutes later, Georgia College would extend its lead to double-digits and not look back. The Bobcats would eventually go up by 31 points in the second half before ending the contest with a 27-point advantage.
The Bobcats were solid along the glass out-rebounding the Golden Tigers 51-36 for the night with four Bobcats getting four-plus boards. The team looked solid defensively, holding the opposition to a season-low 48 points. Senior Thresia Elskamp (Potosi, Wis.) led the team in steals with four and added four assists and six boards.
The Bobcats resume play Saturday against Limestone College at 3 p.m. following UNC Pembroke and Tuskegee's 1 p.m. start.


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ACC M5: 02.05.13 EditionPosted by mpatton on February 5th, 2013
- Tar Heel Blog: Here are a few things you'll learn from looking at an in-depth breakdown of ACC tempo-free stats halfway through the conference season. First and foremost, Miami is really good at defense (as T.H. points out, the Hurricanes are holding opponents to a worse field goal percentage than any of Duke's teams since 2000 and are rebounding opponents' misses at a rate higher than any of Roy Williams' teams the last 10 years). Second, there are three and a half good offensive teams in the ACC (Boston College gets a half because it's markedly below the top three). Third, NC State is hitting an insane 41.4% of its three point attempts, but shooting fewer threes than anyone in the league!
- Charlotte Observer: Want to read an article written from the Big 12 perspective on the ominous future some see behind the reported Big 12 – ACC "alliance?" It's amazing how different perspectives are on conference realignment depending on where you're living. The ACC media has essentially called realignment dead, hoping Louisville's addition saves enough face with the football schools to keep everyone happy. But this article paints a picture of a Big 12 itching to get a hold of Florida State and another school (Jimmy Burch mentions Miami, which seems dumb; I'd guess Clemson or Louisville) in order to host a conference championship game. I still think both conferences like where they're currently at, but Burch is right that the playoff could put pressure on the Big 12 to add members, which would certainly make things more interesting.
- Tallahassee Democrat: Florida State, despite the class years listed on the team's roster, is still a very young team. Specifically, the team misses two players from last year. Luke Loucks never got enough credit for his leadership (or high level of play) last season. Michael Snaer hit all the big shots, but Loucks made everything go. Bernard James is the other player, just as a consistent defensive and rebounding presence. This year's team still needs that cohesion. The talent is there (though it may not be developed yet), but Brendan Bures hits the nail on the head in saying that the Seminoles still need to find an identity or "a calling card."
- Columbus Ledger-Enquirer: Georgia Tech's front line isn't getting enough press this season. Daniel Miller deserves any and all "most improved" accolades this season (sorry Richard Howell, last year was your big leap), as the junior looks like a totally different player. He's much more aggressive and appears to be more athletic, albeit slightly; Robert Carter Jr. will eventually be a premier big man in the ACC (once he cuts out the baby fat); and Kammeon Holsey — despite his horrendously hatched post-game — is aggressive and effective off the bench.
- NC State Technician: Before getting to the point of the article, is Herb Sendek a much more successful Jeff Bzdelik? Probably not, but there's a similarity in how both failed miserably in handling themselves publicly (both appear detached and robotic). But Mark Gottfried is in an interesting situation. I don't necessarily think he's walking a fine line between hating losing or maintaining excitement (those run hand-in-hand). It's more that he's got a young team (with its experience with success), and he needs to make sure the team doesn't get overwhelmed by negativity or its ego. If NC State dips below .500 in conference play (i.e., the Wolfpack lose to Duke and Clemson), it's going to be very difficult to keep the team's motivation up the rest of the season.


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PHILADELPHIA (AP) Kyle Kendrick has to wait an extra day to start another home opener.
The Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers enjoyed an unexpected day off Monday without having to sit around in their uniforms and wait through rain delays. A gloomy forecast forced postponement of their game 25 hours before the scheduled start.
When the teams meet Tuesday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park, Kendrick (0-0) will face former Phillies pitcher Kyle Lohse (0-1). It'll be Kendrick's second straight start in the home opener.
"The fans are going to be excited and I'm looking forward to it," he said. "We'll be back home for the first time this year and hopefully we can get a win. That's the main thing."
The Phillies went 3-3 in their first six games at Texas and the Chicago Cubs. Bullpen breakdowns cost them two games against the Rangers, including closer Jonathan Papelbon's eighth blown save since 2013. But the offense got off to a surprisingly strong start after a miserable spring. The Phillies are batting .276 and averaging 5.2 runs per game.
After hitting just .217 with three extra-base hits and three RBIs in Florida, Chase Utley found his groove once the games started to count. He already has three doubles, two homers, six RBIs and a .458 average. Dominic Brown is hitting .381, Jimmy Rollins has six RBIs in four games and the team has seven homers.
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The Brewers (4-2) are coming in after a three-game sweep of the defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. It could be a welcome trip to Philadelphia for Ryan Braun, who has only three singles in 20 at-bats.
The 2011 NL MVP has had more success against the Phillies than any other team. He has a career average of .386 with a .430 on-base percentage, .690 slugging percentage, 14 homers and 30 RBIs in 43 games vs. Philadelphia.
Braun is battling a thumb injury that also bothered him last year before he served a 65-game suspension for violations of MLB's drug agreement and labor contract. Braun heard boos in Boston in his first road game since returning and surely will hear some more in Philadelphia.
Lohse takes the mound for the Brewers after losing to Atlanta in his first start. The right-hander pitched for the Phillies in the second half of 2007, helping them begin their streak of five NL East titles.
"That was the year we caught the Mets, when we were down seven games with 17 to play," Lohse told MLB.com. "Unfortunately, we ran into the Rockies that year, when they won 22 in a row or whatever it was to get in the playoffs. They were on fire. But I enjoyed my time (in Philadelphia). It was fun to be a part of that comeback."
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Offshore Winds and Clean Overhead Waves Welcomed the 24 National Teams on Day 1 of Competition
The 2013 Reef ISA World Surfing Games kicked off with excellent waves in the head-high to overhead range at the world-class reef break in Santa Catalina, Panama.
The surf conditions were spectacular with offshore winds and clean, overhead waves that brought all the teams to the edge of the cliff overlooking the reef to watch the action.
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"It was amazing watching the live webcast and the incredible waves in Santa Catalina on the first day of the 2013 Reef ISA World Surfing Games," said ISA President Fernando Aguerre. "The people of Panama and all of the fans watching the live webcast around the world are in for an amazing show throughout the whole competition. Watch it live everyday on www.isawsg.com!"
Day 1 of the 2013 Reef ISA World Surfing Games featured 24 heats of Open Men's Qualifying Round 1.
Venezuela's Francisco Bellorin was the top performer of the day with the highest total heat score of 17.93, defeating Kaito Ohashi (JPN, 12.63), Luis Vindas (CRC, 9.21), and Stefano Eposito (ITA, 3.73).
The 2013 Reef ISA World Surfing Games is a double elimination competition, with the first two surfers always advancing to the next round. Surfers in third and fourth place move into the Repechage Round, giving them a second chance to advance. However, another third or fourth place finish, and they will be out of the competition.
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Joubert (RSA, 17.43) defeated Tristan Aicardi (CHI, 10.76), JC Susan (NZL, 5.67), and Ronley Lewis (JAM, 2.30).
Woods (AUS, 17.83), defeated local surfer Jean Carlos "Oli" Camarena (PAN, 11.10) and Sebastian Olarte (URU, 8.04).
Today's notable standouts included the lone team representative from Sweden who advanced in 1st place to the next round. The local Panamanian team had a positive day with 3 out of its 4 athletes advancing to the Qualifying Round 2, and one to the Repechage Round.
Unfortunately, for Team Turkey its two surfers, Onat Ersoy and Tunc Ucyildiz, fell into the Repechage Round. Joining the Turks in the 'last chance' round is Russia's only surfer, Sergey Rasshivaev.
For a full list of today's results, click here- http://isawsg.com/results/
The 2013 Reef ISA World Surfing Games resumes tomorrow at 7:40am with The Morning Show hosted by Otto Flores. Guests will be Panama Team Members Gary Saavedra and Malena Toral.
Following that, the competition will feature:
12 heats of Open Men's Qualifying Round 2, and
12 heats of Open Women's Qualifying Round 1.
The live webcast of the entire 2013 Reef ISA World Surfing Games is available on http://isawsg.com/
Here is the scheduled or Day 2:
Sunday, 7:40am Santa Catalina, Panama
Sunday, 5:40am West Coast USA
Sunday, 2:40pm Western Europe/ South Africa
Sunday, 11:40pm Sydney, Australia
Monday, 12:40am Auckland, New Zealand
The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the World Governing Authority for Surfing. It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running the Open Division World Championship since 1964, the World Junior Surfing Championship since 1980, the World Masters Surfing Championship since 2007, the World Bodyboard Championship since 2011, the Hainan Wanning Riyue Bay International Surfing Festival in China, and the World Standup Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Championship beginning in 2012. The ISA also sanctions the World Kneeboard Titles and the World Tandem Surfing Championship, and will launch the World Longboard Championship in 2013. ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies of 73 countries on five continents. Its headquarters are located in La Jolla, California. It is presided over by Fernando Aguerre (Argentina), first elected President in 1994 in Rio de Janeiro and re-elected seven times since. The ISA's four Vice-Presidents are Alan Atkins (AUS), Karín Sierralta (PER), Debbie Beacham (USA) and Layne Beachley (AUS).
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So, 23 years now, and a guaranteed extra 365 days (at least) on that 8,400 day playoff winless streak for the Bengals. Yikes! They sure do suck. Matt Schaub played just OK but still completed 29/38 passes, Arian Foster ran for 140 yards, and J.J. Watt continued to be a sort of revolutionarily good defensive end. Watt showed how he's altering the game on one of his deflections, for which he gave the Mutombo finger wag you see above.
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When I was a kid, the only people who pivoted were 6- and 7-footers. They wore colorful jerseys with logos that had numbers on them. That's no longer the case. Today, there are far more people pivoting in business than on basketball courts. This is thanks to wide adoption of this term in the tech start-up world, via Eric Ries' Lean Startups.
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text: Friday, March 28, 2014 Anticipating Patch Legislation, CMS Puts Hold On Claims Processing While a proposed "patch" to scheduled reductions in the 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) may be imminent, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is implementing a 10-business-day claims-processing hold just in case Congress doesn't take action to prevent the reductions before a March 31 deadline. In an e-mail alert sent to various groups, CMS states that it is "hopeful that there will be congressional action to prevent the negative update from taking effect on April 1, 2014. CMS has instructed the Medicare Administrative Contractors to hold claims containing services paid under the MPFS for the first 10 business days of April (ie, through April 14, 2014)." The hold would only affect MPFS claims with dates of service of April 1, 2014, and later. CMS believes that the hold will have minimal impact on provider cash flow, because under current law, clean electronic claims are not paid any sooner than 14 calendar days after the date of receipt. All claims for services delivered on or before March 31, 2014, will be processed and paid under normal procedures, regardless of any congressional actions. Comments I would like to hear one time where the congressman and congresswomen pay checks go on hold for 10 days and that it will not affect their cash flow. We take large cuts last year which certainly affected my practice income hence my income. They introduce convoluted g code rules that Medicare screwed up and were not processed correctly and messing with our reimbursement....hence cash flow. Just another frustrated private practice owner! Oh one last thing, let's tell our congressmen and congresswomen that their first hour of work everyday they get paid their agreed upon hourly rate and the rest of the day they are paid 20% less since they are already in the building and they have less expense to get to work! We have to do that why shouldn't they? Posted by James Trout on 3/28/2014 8:59 PM Agree completly with Mr. Trout. In addition, the only work that the congressionperson gets paid for is what they do themself or with direct oversight of 2-3 licensed staff. All other work would go unpaid-even if they were in direct supervision of the staff. Posted by John Hendrickson on 3/30/2014 10:02 AM We could take that one step farther...why don't we put ALL of congress on Medicare or Obama care? They have managed to exempt themselves from Obama care and they do not use Medicare. Wouldn't it make sense for all of congress to engage in the same plans with the same costs that the general public has to? Posted by Claire Kristl on 3/30/2014 10:44 AM Hear, hear. I am so tired of our cost effective, preventive care being thrown under the bus compared to ALL OTHER PROVIDERS. I don't believe any of them have to track dollars spent annually for such meager claims like we do. Ambiguous diagnostics, redundant drug regimens and invasive, risky procedures are readily paid and still we are pushed aside, yet we save serious bacon for our clients and tax payers. That congress fails to perceive this is atrocious, and that our lobbyists can't convince them is a travesty. I am sick of educating my patients, payers, congressmen and administrators on the dire straits of our reimbursement, with only further cuts in sight. The dubious "functional impairment ratings" of the G Codes are the ultimate insult. Where did the bean counters derive such meaningless, arbitrary values? I'm not sure I could dream up measures that reflect so little of our growing evidence base if my career depended on it. I could cry a river over the lack of support we have for some of the most relevant, least invasive, and proactive interventions in western medicine. Every time I read evidence about "lifestyle illness" such as diabetes, surprise surprise, the best strategies point again to activity which we, the so-called experts in mobility, facilitate. How disturbing that our government and entire medical culture continue to devalue our profession. And, how misguided the origins of the SGR bill in efforts to reduce medical costs. I may have to add "scapegoat" to my official credentials this year. Perhaps by minimizing my own expectations I can somehow adopt a tolerable outlook on current regulations and the paltry results of our vocation's political efforts. Posted by kate humphrey, mpt on 3/30/2014 4:21 PM Another suggestion would be that we put patients with Medicare insurance on HOLD for 14 days and provide them with legislator's phone numbers. Then they, the consumers, would QUICKLY phone Washington, DC and complain. But wait, therapist are ethical and wouldn't dream of putting patients at risk. Posted by Karlene Guay, PT on 3/31/2014 8:24 AM Does anyone know if this affects MAPD plans as well? Posted by d h on 4/2/2014 6:19 PM Great post! Been reading a lot about different claims processing situations. Thanks for the info! Posted by Claims Processing on 4/29/2014 2:52 PM


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Re: Patron Saint
It's a good question, Joe. I'm not sure who that would be. Let me think about this some more. I don't think we should change the name of the site to "St. so-and-so Orthodox Encyclopedia", but I wouldn't be adverse to seeking the intercession of an appropriate patron. Do you or others have any suggestions? Fr. John
Perhaps the bishop of this Wiki's founder should get the nod in suggesting the appropriate patron(s)? uncreatedlight 14:59, 16 Jul 2005 (EDT)
Patron Saint
Please add you nominations at OrthodoxWiki:Patron saint. Thanks, Fr. John 12:42, November 7, 2005 (CST)
Maybe that section should get its own page, with a link from the Community Portal. —magda (talk) 16:42, November 10, 2005 (CST)
Signature change & Logo
With the new wiki-version, change your preferences to get your sig to display as it used to: Help:Custom signatures. I would go ahead and submit your logo(s); people can decide to change their votes. —magda (talk) 14:48, November 15, 2005 (CST)
Favicon License
Joe - I notice you put the GFDL license on the FavIcon. Since this image was created and donated to OrthodoxWiki by its author, I'm going to change the license to "All Rights Reserved." I'd prefer to keep our logo and it's corresponding favicon distinctive for this site. I'll include a note to the effect that it may be used on other sites in conjunction with a link here. Let me know if my assumptions are in error. Thanks, Fr. John 15:57, November 21, 2005 (CST)
- Thanks for the clarification, Joe! You're welcome to resubmit your image under a different name, as you like, for possible use a s a link image. Fr. John 20:44, November 21, 2005 (CST)
Hi Joe, It's a great idea, but I've got to spend some time with my daughter putting her to bed... One idea would be to begin porting over some of the stuff from the Media Wiki commons -- or pick up anything that's been left undone at OrthodoxWiki:Photo galleries. Maybe I can hop on IRC after she goes to bed. Thanks, Fr. John 17:28, November 26, 2005 (CST)
- Hi Joe, hmm.. I'm trying to connect to IRC but I'm not able to connect. Not sure what it is -- probably something on my computer since I can't connect to ANY IRC network. Not sure I'll figure it out tonight. Fr. John
List of parishes in Texas (USA)
You inspired me to greater heights (and I ran out of calendar). I thought about trying to find an adjustable map of Texas so I could label it with the towns from the List, but couldn't figure out a way to do so. I did come across some Wikipedia conversations about having map images all to a particular standard. Perhaps you could make a "how to make a map" page, and set up some standards (and how-tos) for maps on OrthodoxWiki, since the ones you've done so far look really nice. —magda (talk) 22:41, November 29, 2005 (CST)
- So I have all these links for the parish directories to the jurisdictions listed in the Orthodoxy in America template. Any idea where they would best fit? "Parish directories"? I don't want to put external links on every state page... —magda (talk) 12:26, November 30, 2005 (CST)
Two differences from your list:
I was wondering specifically if we should start a page of official parish directories. Also, for "grouping" the towns, I just look them up on Google Maps; if the town is close enough to a city, I put it as a sub-heading. —magda (talk) 13:31, November 30, 2005 (CST)
Hi Joe, just a note to say let me know if you want me to install any of these. Do you think they would be helpful, or just cause more trouble than they're worth? — FrJohn (talk)
- Joe, which one: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Mafs/GoogleMapExtension or http://www.giswiki.de/index.php/Google_Maps_Extensions or both? Fr. John
- Joe, tried both -- both are installed, but I can't get the first one to work - something with a JavaScript conflict I think. I can't track it down. Anyway, the second one is functional at OrthodoxWiki:Sandbox - let me know if it can do the trick. Fr. John
- Hmm.. still pretty buggy. We'll see...
Hi Joe, yep :-) -- see also "O Death" here. — FrJohn (talk)
Hey Joe. For the e-vangelism page hte entry is not refering to the evangelical church movement. It is making reference to the literal meaning of the word. Message to DcnDavid I have made a new format for the entry if you want to view it. (This probably meets the style and content better). An e-vangelist is a person who uses the Internet to present the Christian gospel message to the world. == Biblical Role == The role of an evangelist or e-vangelist in conjunction with the [[apostles]], [[prophets]], [[pastors]] and [[teachers]] is described in '''[[Ephesians]] 4:11-13''' "''11He is the one who gave these gifts to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. 12Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ, 13until we come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God's Son that we will be mature and full grown in the Lord, measuring up to the full stature of Christ.'' '''"Ephesians 4:11-13''' '''SEE ALSO''' ---- *[[Evangelism]] *[[internet evangelism]] '''EXTERNAL LINKS''' ---- *[http://www.e-vangelist.true.ws E-vangelism.official.ws]


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Kids Share Their Views on Belief in Nick News with Linda Ellerbee, "Freedom to Believe...Or Not," Premiering Sunday, April 17, on Nickelodeon
NEW YORK, April 6, 2011 - The First Amendment to the Constitution was intended to prevent there ever being one official American religion. Most Americans are Christian, however, and according to a Pew Research Center poll, 67 % of Americans believe this is a Christian nation. Officially. Kids from across the country share their views on this divisive topic in the premiere of Nick News with Linda Ellerbee, "Freedom to Believe... or Not," Sunday, April 17, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon. The half-hour special also features commentary from Pat Robertson, founder of the Christian Broadcast Network and host of The 700 Club, and Barry Lynn, the executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
"For some kids, the freedom to believe has become truly personal," said Ellerbee. "There are kids caught in a crossfire of belief in communities where to be different is to be scary. There are kids who are atheists, who endure discrimination and sometimes persecution, although they have the right not to believe in a god. And there are kids who say that it's not about what you believe, but the rights of other people to believe what they believe."
Salim, a 14-year-old Muslim living in Murfreesboro, Tenn. is one of three Muslims in his school. The mosque he and his family attend would like to expand, but there has been opposition and it has turned violent. Salim feels the people who oppose the mosque oppose his religion, and, therefore, his rights as a citizen.
In Auburn, Ala., Duncan, 14, is an atheist looking to start a free-thinking group at school. While Duncan doesn't want anything more than the school's Christian groups have, he and his friends can't find a single teacher willing to sponsor their group.
While people have gone to war over religion since the beginning of time, at Interfaith Action, Inc., a group of 80 diverse teens from Sharon, Mass., are going to "peace" over religion. The group describes itself an organization that works to bring together people of different faiths and religions. Among the members are Jews, Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and Atheists. Says one of the kids, "We take negative discussions about religion and make them positive."
Nick News, produced by Lucky Duck Productions, enters its 20th year in 2011 and is the longest-running kids' news show in television history. It has built its reputation on the respectful and direct way it speaks to kids about the important issues of the day. Over the years, Nick News has received more than 20 Emmy nominations and recently won its eighth Emmy Award for The Face of Courage: Kids Living with Cancer for Outstanding Children's Nonfiction Program. Additional Emmy wins for outstanding children's programming include: Coming Home: When Parents Return from War (2009); The Untouchable Kids of India (2008); Private Worlds: Kids and Autism (2007); Never Again: From the Holocaust to the Sudan (2005); Faces of Hope: The Kids of Afghanistan (2002) and What Are You Staring At? (1998). In addition, in 1995, the entire series won the Emmy. In 2009, Nick News was honored with the Edward R. Murrow Award for best Network News Documentary for Coming Home: When Parents Return from War � the first-ever kids' television program to receive this prestigious award. Nick News has also received three Peabody Awards, including a personal award given to Ellerbee for explaining the impeachment of President Clinton to kids, as well as a Columbia duPont Award and more than a dozen Parents' Choice Awards.
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Junction City, Ore.-based Premier RV Services reported strong consignment sales this year in its inventory of pre-owned Country Coach motorhomes. According to a press release, sales are up 56% on a year-over-year basis.
"Premier RV considers this company's pre-owned high-end motorcoach sales results to be another good indicator of the RV industry's overall steady recovery," said Louie Courtemanche, co-owner and head of the company's coach sales division. "Premier-offered coaches are consigned with us primarily by friends we've made over the last 20 years in the industry. We're pleased to offer this service to motorcoach buyers."
Premier RV offers a wide selection of pre-owned Country Coach brand motorcoaches, along with a limited selection of other highline brand coaches, at its expansive indoor showroom in Junction City.
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New York Yankees Win ALDS Playoff Opener Over Baltimore Orioles 7-2
BALTIMORE (AP) - Russell Martin led off the ninth inning with a tiebreaking home run off Jim Johnson, CC Sabathia turned in a sparkling pitching performance and the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-2 Sunday night in the opener of their AL divisional series.
Sabathia allowed two runs and eight hits in 8 2-3 innings to help the Yankees spoil the Orioles' first home playoff game since 1997. The left-hander went 0-2 in three starts against Baltimore during the regular season.
With the score 2-all, Martin drove a 2-0 pitch from Johnson into the left-field seats. It was the first of four straight hits off Johnson, who led the majors with 51 saves.
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Pope Francis arrives in Rio
In her formal remarks, the President expressed joy and gratitude at the Holy Father's visit. The Holy Father returned those sentiments, and placed his visit in the context of World Youth Day. The Holy Father went on to offer particular encouragement to the young participants, to their families, and to those responsible for forming and empowering the new generation to take up their responsibilities as the future leaders of humanity.
After the exchange of speeches, the Pope and the President retired for a private meeting, during which Francis presented Mrs. Rousseff with a mosaic realized by the Vatican Mosaic Studio according to the centuries-old techniques used to apply the mosaics in St. Peter's Basilica, and depicting a panoramic view of Rio from just behind and above the great Statue of Christ the Redeemer.
Please find the full text of Pope Francis' remarks, below:
Madam President,
Distinguished Authorities,Brethren and Friends!
In his loving providence, God wished that the first international trip of my pontificate should take me back to my beloved Latin America, specifically to Brazil, a country proud of its links to the Apostolic See and of its deep sentiments of faith and friendship that have always kept it united in a special way to the Successor of Peter. I am grateful for this divine benevolence.
I have learned that, to gain access to the Brazilian people, it is necessary to pass through its great heart; so let me knock gently at this door. I ask permission to come in and spend this week with you. I have neither silver nor gold, but I bring with me the most precious thing given to me: Jesus Christ! I have come in his name, to feed the flame of fraternal love that burns in every heart; and I wish my greeting to reach one and all: The peace of Christ be with you!
I cordially greet the President and the distinguished members of her government. I thank her for her warm welcome and for the words by which she expressed the joy of all Brazilians at my presence in their country. I also greet the state governor who is hosting us in the government palace, and the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, as well as the members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the government of Brazil, the other authorities present and all those who worked hard to make my visit here a reality.
I would like to greet affectionately my brother bishops, to whom falls the serious task of guiding God's flock in this vast country, as well as their beloved local churches. With this visit, I wish to pursue the pastoral mission proper to the Bishop of Rome of confirming my brothers in their faith in Christ, of encouraging them to give an account of the reasons for the hope which comes from him, and of inspiring them to offer everyone the inexhaustible riches of his love.
As you know, the principal reason for my visit to Brazil goes beyond its borders. I have actually come for World Youth Day. I am here to meet young people coming from all over the world, drawn to the open arms of Christ the Redeemer. They want to find a refuge in his embrace, close to his heart, to listen again to his clear and powerful appeal: "Go and make disciples of all nations".
These young people are from every continent, they speak many languages, they bring with them different cultures, and yet they also find in Christ the answer to their highest aspirations, held in common, and they can satisfy the hunger for a pure truth and an authentic love which binds them together in spite of differences.
Christ offers them space, knowing that there is no force more powerful than the one released from the hearts of young people when they have been conquered by the experience of friendship with him. Christ has confidence in young people and entrusts them with the very future of his mission, "Go and make disciples". Go beyond the confines of what is humanly possible and create a world of brothers and sisters! And young people have confidence in Christ: they are not afraid to risk for him the only life they have, because they know they will not be disappointed.
As I begin my visit to Brazil, I am well aware that, in addressing young people, I am also speaking to their families, their local and national church communities, the societies they come from, and the men and women upon whom this new generation largely depends.
Here it is common for parents to say, "Our children are the apple of our eyes". How beautiful is this expression of Brazilian wisdom, which applies to young people an image drawn from our eyes, which are the window through which light enters into us, granting us the miracle of sight! What would become of us if we didn't look after our eyes? How could we move forward? I hope that, during this week, each one of us will ask ourselves this thought-provoking question.
Young people are the window through which the future enters the world, thus presenting us with great challenges. Our generation will show that it can realize the promise found in each young person when we know how to give them space; how to create the material and spiritual conditions for their full development; how to give them a solid basis on which to build their lives; how to guarantee their safety and their education to be everything they can be; how to pass on to them lasting values that make life worth living; how to give them a transcendent horizon for their thirst for authentic happiness and their creativity for the good; how to give them the legacy of a world worthy of human life; and how to awaken in them their greatest potential as builders of their own destiny, sharing responsibility for the future of everyone.
As I conclude, I ask everyone to show consideration towards each other and, if possible, the sympathy needed to establish friendly dialogue. The arms of the Pope now spread to embrace all of Brazil in its human, cultural and religious complexity and richness. From the Amazon Basin to the pampas, from the dry regions to the Pantanal, from the villages to the great cities, no one is excluded from the Pope's affection. In two days' time, God willing, I will remember all of you before Our Lady of Aparecida, invoking her maternal protection on your homes and families. But for now I give all of you my blessing. Thank you for your welcome!
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OAKLAND — The City Council on Tuesday agreed to pay $645,000 to settle the claim from an Iraq War veteran who was beaten by a police officer during an Occupy Oakland protest two years ago.
The settlement with Kayvan Sabeghi, who suffered a ruptured spleen, is the largest awarded so far to anyone injured during a string of Occupy Oakland protests in late 2011 and early 2012.
In July, the city agreed to pay $1.17 million to resolve 12 Occupy-related claims — including that of Scott Campbell, who filmed a police officer shooting him in the leg with a lead beanbag.
Sabeghi, who co-owned a brewpub in El Cerrito at the time of the attack, could not be reached for comment late Tuesday.
A videotape circulated online showed him standing his ground against an advancing line of riot-clad officers shortly after midnight Nov. 3, 2011.
As the officers advanced, chanting repeatedly "Move!" Sabeghi, who is shown wearing a bandanna around his neck, backpedaled and at one point told the officers, "I want you to know I killed for this country."
An officer then confronted him, yelling, "Get out of here!" When Sabeghi continued to hold his ground, the officer began beating him with his baton.
Sabeghi was arrested and taken to jail before being taken to Highland Hospital.
The violence followed a peaceful Nov. 2 Occupy-inspired daytime general strike. After many strikers went home, more militant protesters took over a city-owned building and started setting trash bins on fire.
Shortly after the incident, a friend of Sabeghi told Bay Area News Group that Sabeghi had participated in the peaceful strike at the Port of Oakland and then happened upon the chaotic scene later that night.
The eight-member council approved the settlement with Sabeghi in closed session Tuesday by a vote of 7-0, according to a person with knowledge of the proceeding. Councilwoman Desley Brooks was not present. The settlement was announced during Tuesday's council meeting but must be ratified by the council at its next public meeting before it becomes official.
Oakland's legal bill from its handling of the 2011 Occupy protests should continue to grow. The case of Scott Olsen, a Marine veteran struck in the head and seriously injured by a less-than-lethal projectile, has not yet been settled.
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I'm often asked, "Is all sugar bad, including the sugar in fruit?" The answer is no – as long as you don't go overboard.
Presently, the strictest guidelines about sugar only refer to "added sugar," which is sugar that's been added to a product by the manufacturer, like sweetened yogurt, baked goods, and candy, or the sugar you add to your own morning cup of Joe, not the kind added by Mother Nature, like the sugar in fruit. The American Heart Association has stated that we should limit our intake of "added sugar" to no more than 100 calories per day for women, and 150 for men, which amounts to 25 and 37.5 grams respectively. To put that in perspective, 25 grams of sugar equals about 6 level teaspoons of granulated sugar and 37.5 equals about 9 teaspoons.
Hitting the target is entirely doable, but doing so would be a big change for many Americans, considering that the average intake of added sugar is currently 22 teaspoons daily, an amount that snowballs into 35 two pound boxes per person each year! Here's the tricky part: right now, Nutrition Facts labels don't distinguish between added sugars (the type that should be limited) and naturally occurring sugar. That's why you'll see 13 grams of sugar on a label for canned pineapple, when the only two ingredients are pineapple and 100% pineapple juice. The best way to tell if a food contains added sugar is to scan the ingredient list. Look for words like brown sugar, corn sweetener, corn syrup, dextrose, glucose, high fructose corn syrup, invert sugar, maltose, malt syrup, and sucrose. Seeing one of these terms means sugar was added to the product, and every 4 grams per serving is equal to a teaspoon. Another trick you can use to scope out the amount of added sugar in a product is to compare an unsweetened version to its sweetened counterpart. For example, a single serve container of organic, nonfat plain Greek yogurt contains 6 grams of sugar, all naturally occurring, since the only ingredients are milk and cultures. The same sized portion of vanilla, which lists sugar in the ingredients, contains 11 grams of sugar, 5 more than the plain, which means just over a teaspoon of sugar has been added.
As for fresh fruit, because fruit is high in water, the sugar is less concentrated. For example, one cup of sliced strawberries naturally contains about 8 grams of sugar, compared to about 40 grams in a 12 ounce can of cola. Plus, that naturally occurring sugar is bundled with lots of good stuff, including vitamins, minerals, fiber and antioxidants. The antioxidants in fruit are one of the reasons why I believe veggies alone don't cut it. Banning fruit would drastically narrow the spectrum of nutrients your body is exposed to, including many tied to the pigments responsible for their vibrant hues. One Colorado State study found that eating a wider array (18 botanical families instead of 5) of the exact same amount of produce daily for two weeks resulted in significantly less oxidation, a marker for premature aging and disease. And some research shows that fruit lovers weigh less, even more so than veggie eaters. Scientists aren't exactly sure why, but it may be because unlike veggies, fruits tend to replace less healthy foods - you're much more likely to eat a pear in place of cookies rather than reach for carrots over a cupcake.
But this doesn't mean you can eat unlimited amounts of fruit. Yes, they're superfoods, but fruits pack about three to four times as much carbohydrate as veggies, so your daily fruit intake should be based on your body's fuel needs. In other words, while the vitamins, minerals and antioxidants can't get turned into fat, the carbs can, which is why most women should aim for about two serving of fruit daily (one serving equals one cup fresh, about the size of a baseball).
In my newest book S.A.S.S! Yourself Slim: Conquer Cravings, Drop Pounds and Lose Inches, none of the recipes include added sugar, and the eating plan includes two daily servings of fruit, one at the breakfast meal (like the Dark Chocolate Oatmeal with a Side of Minted Blueberry Yogurt) and one in the snack meal (like my Cherry Almond Green Tea Smoothie). For most of my clients, this is the perfect amount to reap fruits' nutritional and health rewards, as they work towards achieving, then maintaining, a healthy weight.
Are you still confused about sugar? Have you been struggling to cut back? Do you tend to overdo it on fruit? Please share your thoughts and questions by connecting with me on Twitter or Facebook.