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While waiting in the lobby at my acupuncturist's office, curled up in a chair with the most recent copy of Eating Well, I saw a recipe for for Raspberry Bars. They looked delicious - a pecan shortbread crust, topped with raspberry filling a swirl of sweetened cream cheese. I thought I could make a version sans dairy, gluten, nuts, and sugar. It seemed easy enough - a simple crust of GF flours, a naturally sweet fruit filling, and some thickened coconut milk to substitute cream cheese. I've been milling over this idea for almost two weeks. So, when I decided to go home for the Memorial Day weekend, I had the perfect opportunity to try my recipe out: the Pre-Memorial Day backyard family get-together meal! These bars were the dessert to our delicious dinner of mesquite-smoked grilled chicken, creamy collard jicama slaw, and roasted vegetables.
Ooooh, and were these bars ever tasty - they passed the test with my grandparents and my parents. Instead of using all raspberries, I decided to throw some rhubarb in the mix, making use of my parents' legendary rhubarb plants that grow in the backyard. Rhubarb was a regular spring and summer baking ingredient in my family. Back in my gluten and sugar eating days, I made every variation of rhubarb dessert you could ever imagine. Bars, cakes, cookies, pies, sauces, jams, relishes, the list goes on. Anyway, I love the tart flavor. And it combines so well with the sweetness of berries - I couldn't resist adding it in! The coconut swirl was tasty and creamy, and added a nice, pretty marbled look. And the crust was delicious - dense, rich, and just a little sweet. I think the recipe for the crust would make a great shortbread cookie all on its own!
Baking notes:
This is a very low sugar recipe. Both rhubarb and raspberries are very low sugar fruits. To sweeten, I used a combination of stevia and agave nectar - the entire recipe only uses 1 1/2 T of agave.
To set the raspberry rhubarb filling (and the coconut cream), I did use gelatin, as the original recipe called for. I'd like to try a version using agar agar instead, but this time around opted to keep in the gelatin, because it was easy and I'm not vegan. I used one small packet of regular Knox gelatin for the whole recipe - 2 tsp for the fruit filling, and the remaining gelatin the packet for the coconut cream swirl.
I think I may have made enough changes to make this recipe 'mine' at this point - but thanks to Eating Well for providing such great inspiration!
1/4 c white rice flour
1 T arrowroot starch
1 c rhubarb, finely sliced (can substitute additional 1 c raspberries if desired)
1/16 tsp stevia
1/2 tsp vanilla
- Preheat oven to 400* F. Coat an 8-inch-square baking pan with coconut oil.
- Whisk together flours in a medium bowl.
- Place flour, shredded coconut, salt, and stevia in food processor, and pulse a few times to mix. Add coconut oil one piece at a time until incorporated; mixture will be grainy. Add ice water and vanilla and pulse just until the dough starts to come together. Transfer to the prepared pan. Press evenly and firmly into the pan to form a bottom crust.
- Bake the crust until is set and just starts to turn golden, about 15 minutes. Remove pan from oven, and let crust cool completely on a wire rack.
- Wash raspberries, and wash and slice rhubarb.
- Sprinkle gelatin or agar powder over 2 T water in a small bowl. Let stand, stirring once or twice, while you prepare the rest of the filling.
- Reserve 16 raspberries for garnish. Puree the remaining raspberries, rhubarb, agave, and stevia in a food processor/blender until totally smooth.
- Transfer raspberry rhubarb mixture to a medium saucepan, and cook over medium heat until bubbling. Stir in gelatin and cook, until gelatin is melted, about 1 minute.
- Fill a large bowl with ice water. Pour the raspberry mixture into another medium bowl and set it in the large bowl of ice water. Refrigerate mixture, stirring occasionally with a rubber spatular, until the mixture thickens to the consistency of loose jam and is beginning to set around the edges, about 45 minutes to an hour.
- Dissolve gelatin in 2 T rice milk for a few minutes. In another small bowl, whisk together 3 T arrowroot and 2 T of rice milk, until smooth.
- Place coconut milk, vanilla, and agave nectar in saucepan and bring to a bubble over medium heat. Add gelatin and cook for about 1 minute. Then add arrowroot and stir; mixture will thicken immediately. Whisk briskly and remove from heat.
- Pour coconut mixture into bowl, and place in the fridge. Chill until thickened, about 30-45 minutes, vigorously whisking often. This mixture will have a gelatinous, kind of goopy texture - just whisk it, it will get better after it chills!
- Once thickened, remove raspberry mixture from fridge and stir. Spread the thickened raspberry filling evenly over the crust.
- Vigorously whisk the coconut cream. Dollop the mixture over the filling, adding as much or as little as you'd like. There will be leftover cream! I blended my leftovers with some frozen blackberries and made tasty berry cream to eat with scones I'm going to bake tomorrow morning with all that rhubarb...
- Draw the tip of a sharp knife or skewer through the fillings to create a swirled or marbled effect. Then, nestle the reserved berries into the filling, evenly spacing them so each bar will be topped with a berry when cut. Refrigerate until completely set, about 3 hours.
- Remove pan from fridge, and slice with a sharp knife into 16 2"x2" squares. Serve!


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Cobb leaves hospital; placed on seven-day DL
ST. PETERSBURG -- After staying overnight for further observation, Rays starter Alex Cobb was released from Bayfront Medical Center on Sunday afternoon and headed home.
The Rays placed Cobb on the seven-day concussion disabled list and recalled reliever Josh Lueke from Triple-A Durham on Sunday morning, a day after Cobb sustained a mild concussion when he was struck in the right ear by a line drive off the bat of Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer.View Full Game Coverage
ST. PETERSBURG -- After staying overnight for further observation, Rays starter Alex Cobb was released from Bayfront Medical Center on Sunday afternoon and headed home.
The Rays placed Cobb on the seven-day concussion disabled list and recalled reliever Josh Lueke from Triple-A Durham on Sunday morning, a day after Cobb sustained a mild concussion when he was struck in the right ear by a line drive off the bat of Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer.View Full Game Coverage
Cobb texted several of his teammates on Sunday that he had a headache, but all of his tests came back negative.
Left-hander Matt Moore was one of 10 to 15 Rays players to see Cobb in the hospital on Saturday night and said the 25-year-old right-hander was in good spirits. Cobb also got a visit from Hosmer and former Rays James Shields and Elliot Johnson. According to Moore, Cobb's first words to Hosmer were, "We got you out."
"It was just cool to go and physically talk to him and see how he was doing. He was talking and there were a bunch of other guys from his team in there and he was laughing and joking, so it was good to see that," Hosmer said. "I was just glad to see he was good, and it just made me feel a lot better to actually see it rather than just hearing about it."
Moore said he heard Cobb tell somebody in the hospital that he didn't remember getting hit, that he could only recall the instant where he saw the ball coming at him. But Cobb was able to take a joke, and Moore and his teammates were able to laugh along with him.
"I told him that we were talking to the league, trying to petition, trying to get him that win since he was so close. He still had that sense of humor," Moore said. "He didn't seem like he was in very much pain. He seemed pretty comfortable at the time.
"I think he was very happy to see how many people that were on the field came to see him after the game. Just to see how many people were that concerned with what happened to him, I'm sure, made him feel very well. Shortly after that, the jokes started rolling in."
Want to say thank you to our All-star trainer Ron Porterfield and the doctors @bayfront hospital. Woke up with only a minor headache today.- Alex Cobb (@Acobb53) June 16, 2013
Seeing Cobb in that state, obviously, came as a relief to Moore and the rest of the Rays. When Cobb fell to the ground, clutching his head, after being hit by a line drive measured at 102.4 mph, they expected the worst.
"I hadn't felt that feeling ever in my entire life, of seeing one of my really good friends, somebody that I care that much about, in that kind of pain," Moore said. "That kind of doubt in not knowing what's going on with him, it sucked. It was pretty bad for everybody.
"It's the scariest part about this game, if you ask me."
Veteran reliever Jamey Wright was in the Rays' bullpen at the time and didn't see the ball scream off of Hosmer's bat and slam into Cobb's head, but he heard the crack that sounded like a ball coming off the bat again. Wright remembered also being in the bullpen when Blue Jays lefty J.A. Happ was struck in the head by Desmond Jennings' line drive on May 7, watching the ball bounce off Happ and all the way into the right-field corner and thinking, "Oh my God."
The topic of pitcher safety was discussed everywhere in Tampa Bay's clubhouse Sunday morning, as it was in the days after Happ's injury. While the Rays were relieved that their teammate was relatively fortunate to escape with only a mild concussion, they would prefer to see a proactive decision to protect pitchers rather than wait for something worse to force a new rule into action.
"You just don't think about it, and I haven't seen it a lot until this month, and I've seen it happen twice. It's real," Wright said. "Somebody gets hit in the right spot, it could be fatal. We don't want that, not on our field, not on any field."
Added Tampa Bay first baseman James Loney: "You don't want to see anybody get hurt. When somebody gets hurt really, really bad, then they start thinking about it more."
Moore, the Rays' player representative, echoed his teammates' thoughts and added that everyone in the Majors would express a similar sentiment. While he admitted it might be difficult to introduce protective headgear that would be comfortable for every pitcher, Moore said, "It's not a place I want to be, laying there on my back wondering, 'What if I would have worn something, or what if I could have worn something?'"
Rays left-hander David Price expressed his admiration for Cobb's toughness, calling him a "trooper" for bouncing back so quickly and for telling head athletic trainer Ron Porterfield he wanted to stand up immediately after the liner knocked him to the ground. But, obviously, Price would rather never again see a similar scene unfold.
"Whoever comes up with the solution for this, they're never going to have to work again in their life, and probably generations of their family won't have to work," Price said. "It's scary, it's part of it, we know about it, we think about. You never think about it when you're on the mound, because that will never have a positive outcome, but when you see it happen, you see line drives and hard ground balls up the middle, it definitely does cross your mind."
Adam Berry is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @adamdberry.

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Photographer's Note
A 4-wheel drive camp in the middle of the Wadi Rum desert close to a place where we could see strange drawing carved in the stone.
That desert can offer a nice palet of ochres from red to yellow.
Even if the 4-wheel drive is a nice way to see different spots in a short period of time, I found the camel rides far more interesting to enjoy such places. The low pace of the camel is better adapted to the rythm of the desert, of its light in my opinion.
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Tezic (17867) 2005-12-29 19:30
verry good sharpness, colours and compo... conratulations..
don_narayan (2014) 2005-12-29 20:03
Hi Steven. The photo is quite nice, with great color, even for the high light... but I don't like the post card style frame, i think it makes the photo look cheap, sorry.
robiuk (10807) 2005-12-29 20:44
Hi Steven,
The colours are simply... amazing!
I like this quite unusual foreground theme with nicely composed four-wheel drive site/camp that leads us to the middle of the scene and different-coloured sand underneath the rock formation.
Excellent details.
I don't like the presentation though, but won't judge the photo by its framing!
Cormac (26565) 2005-12-29 20:49
Great shot, with beautiful, saturated colours and a nice composition. This is the location of Lawrence of Arabia (both the movie and real life!) so it's quite interesting to see what it looks like for a visit. I too would prefer it without the frame, but it's well worth 2 points. Excellent work!
Quentin (5280) 2005-12-29 22:33
Salut Steven
Cette photo est superbe, les couleurs du sol et des massif rocheux sont superbe avec un très beau contraste avec ce ciel bleu. Comme les précédents, je ne suis pas trop fan du cadre mais l'image est là, très belle. A bientôt
Tracker (1942) 2005-12-30 1:20
Hi Steven,
Fantastic place. Super natural compo! Good colours and sharpness. 4WD cars give us the scale and impression of that hard-to-get place. Thanks for picture.
Happy New Year!
tjanze (5674) 2005-12-30 4:20
Hi Steven!
I like this shot.Beautiful sand colour and fantastic background.Thanks for sharing.
markbrunner (342) 2006-01-03 3:56
very nice colors, good use of the filter also. this must have been a fun trip!
Photo Information
- Copyright: Steven Le Vourc'h (Curioso) (9271)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2005-09-21
- Categories: Nature
- Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon 17-40/4L USM, Digital RAW, Hama Circular Polarizer 77 mm
- Exposure: f/9.0, 1/125 seconds
- Map: view
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Travelogue: 9 DAYS TO DISCOVER JORDAN
- Theme(s): Desert [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2005-12-29 18:03
- To don_narayan: Postcard (2)
by Curioso, last updated 2005-12-30 10:33


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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Blueberry Sourcream Cake
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Recipe adapted from the book BBC Good Food Magazine, 101 Cakes and Bakes
Serves 10
Plain Flour- 225 g
Caster Sugar or Fine refined sugar- 175 g
Butter- 175 g softened
Baking Powder- 2 tsp
Bicarbonate of soda- 1/2 tsp
Soured cream- 142 ml
Vanilla extract- 2 tsp
Blueberries- 300g
For the Icing
Soft Cheese like Philadelphia- 200 g
Icing Sugar- 100 g
Preheat the oven to 180 degree celsius. Butter and line the base of 9 inch cake tin. Put the butter, sugar, vanilla extract, eggs, flours, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda. Beat with a electric mixer until well combined and looks pale. Beat 4 tbsp of soured cream and stir in half of the blueberries.
Tip the mixture into the tin, level it and bake it for 50 minutes, or until a skewer inserted comes out clean..
Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then remove it from the tin, peel the paper. Then leave it in the wire rack to cool completely.
Beat together the soft cheese, icing sugar, soured cream until it looks creamy and smooth. Spread over the top of the cake and scatter the blueberries. You can also make like a blueberry sauce, by heating the blueberries with some honey, until the berries get mashed up, pour it on top of the cake.
The cake will keep in the fridge for a couple of days, this cake is at it's best when it's served on the day made.
This recipe goes to the bake-off event by Champa. A Visual treat Colour your palate by Creative Sanyukta. It also goes to the event Dish Name Starts With B by Akila.
27 comments:
- Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal said...
wow, that looks so moist and soft. Love it :)
- September 15, 2010 at 3:22 PM
- BangaloreBaker said...
Beautiful cake. Thanks for the entry.
- September 15, 2010 at 3:35 PM
- Sanyukta Gour(Bayes) said...
looks wondeful and gorgeous dear....thanks for sending it to my event
- September 15, 2010 at 3:37 PM
- Pushpa said...
Umm,Blueberry Cake looks soft and yum.
Pushpa @ simplehomefood.com
- September 15, 2010 at 4:28 PM
- Ananda Rajashekar said...
Oh its my all time fav cake with tons of vanilla sauce icing seems like a great idea too lovely pic :)
- September 15, 2010 at 4:42 PM
- Torviewtoronto said...
soft and delicious cake
- September 15, 2010 at 4:55 PM
- Vrinda said...
My all time fav cake..looks so pretty n perfect texture...
- September 15, 2010 at 5:00 PM
- Rachana said...
wow! I love bluberry cake. Yummy!!!!
- September 15, 2010 at 5:10 PM
- aipi said...
wowowowow...that cake looks sinful!!
I also like to use sour cream in baked goodies..it makes them so soft n moist.
US Masala
- September 15, 2010 at 5:18 PM
Why is the name of the blog Tastes od pearl city? Any particular reason?
- September 15, 2010 at 5:45 PM
- Hamaree Rasoi said...
I have a single Word for the Blueberry Cake : Perfect!!!
Hamaree Rasoi
- September 15, 2010 at 6:52 PM
- Nitha said...
Love blueberry in cakes..
- September 15, 2010 at 9:30 PM
- sonu said...
looks delicious !
- September 15, 2010 at 9:41 PM
- veena krishnakumar said...
YUUUMMMM looks so moist
- September 15, 2010 at 9:46 PM
- Sweet Artichoke said...
ohoho, this cake looks amazing! The sour cream is always a delicious touch to cakes! The photo is very pretty, too!
- September 15, 2010 at 11:18 PM
- Priya said...
Omg, fabulous looking cake..looks gorgeous..
- September 16, 2010 at 1:14 AM
- jais said...
wow looks perfect
- September 16, 2010 at 2:03 AM
- G.Pavani said...
cake looks creamy n yummy n nice click dear...
- September 16, 2010 at 2:45 AM
- Sayantani said...
ahha love the texture. looks perfect with those blue speckles.
- September 16, 2010 at 3:32 AM
- Jagruti જાગૃતિ said...
gorgeous looking cake...!
- September 16, 2010 at 4:25 AM
- Premalatha Aravindhan said...
wow cake luks very soft and perfect,wounderful bake.
- September 16, 2010 at 5:59 AM
- Suja Sugathan said...
Soft and yummy blueberry cake..beautiful
- September 16, 2010 at 6:18 AM
- Mrs.Menagasathia said...
wowww cake looks soft n delicious dear...
- September 16, 2010 at 8:08 AM
- Silence Sings said...
The specks of the blueberyy made it more attractive and tempting...lovely cake recipe...
- September 16, 2010 at 9:00 AM
- Indrani said...
cake looks mouth watering, Umm...blueberry and sourcream, sound just right..gr8 click
- September 16, 2010 at 10:19 PM
- Indrani said...
cake looks mouth watering, Umm...blueberry and sourcream, sound just right..gr8 click
- September 16, 2010 at 10:19 PM
- Sweet Treats by Chitra said...
Thanks for visiting my blog! I really like this cake recipe and would love to try it out. I am a follower now!
- March 1, 2011 at 3:38 PM


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I love my vegetable peeler!The other day I was peeling carrots for a salad and I was thinking about how disappointing it is when slices of carrots sift to the bottom of the salad bowl and don't get picked up by the salad tongs. Sadface.
Then I was trying to figure out a way to present the carrots more prominently in the salad, and I just kept on peeling and peeling and peeling, until eventually, there was no more carrot left to peel, only a beautiful pile of graceful and translucent carrot ribbons. How happy this made me!
So if you have an extra thirty minutes to peel instead of chop, use your vegetable peeler and peel peel peel. The strips turn out looking so elegant with the perfect amount of crunch in your mouth.
These shaved carrots go very well with grilled meats, especially those with Moroccan spice rubs or marinades.
Shaved Carrot with Cilantro and Cinnamon
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice (lemon juice works as well]
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon cumin
½ cup cilantro, finely chopped
4 carrots
Whisk the first 6 ingredients together in a medium bowl.
Using a vegetable peeler, peel the carrots into thin ribbons.
Add the carrots to the bowl other ingredients and mix.
Add salt and pepper to taste, and/or more quantities of the other ingredients. You should be able to taste the cinnamon and the cilantro, but not so much that you can't taste carrot.


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Navy radioman Arvy Geurin saved lives on Iwo Jima in World War II by helping wounded Marines reach medical care. When he passed away last summer at age 87, his widow wanted full military honors at his service -- and that included a bugler playing a live rendition of taps.
But because there is a shortage of military horn players, Gale Geurin and her family turned to the national volunteer organization Bugles Across America. That's how Kenneth Weir, of Milpitas, came to be standing at attention in a Santa Cruz chapel, performing what have been called the hardest 24 notes.
"As three Navy officers folded the flag, he blew taps," recalled Geurin, her voice cracking. "It's hard to explain, but it wasn't really sad. It was more like lifting him up. He deserved this moment."
The solemn call of the bugle provides the soundtrack to Memorial Day observances across the nation. However, it also can be heard at countless funeral services every year. The Department of Veterans Affairs says 642 World War II veterans die each day. While all veterans are entitled to a military guard detail, the Department of Defense often has to rely on "ceremonial bugles" -- a horn that plays a recording of taps.
That's not good enough for people like Weir and Frank Dorritie, a two-time Grammy-winning audio producer who is chairman of the Department of Recording Arts at Los Medanos College in Pittsburg. It's why they are among the 8,000 horn players -- including 450
in California -- who make up the Bugles Across America network.
"I've played the trumpet my entire life," said Dorritie, an Army veteran who often performs at the San Francisco National Cemetery in the Presidio. "Playing taps is the most difficult thing because you know what it signifies, especially to the families. It's the last gesture their country makes to this individual. It has to be right. You never phone it in."
A Department of Defense representative couldn't provide the number of horn players in military bands, but Bugles Across America founder Tom Day said it has shrunk to about 400. As the combination of World War II veterans dying and Iraq War casualties overwhelmed the military's ability to staff funerals with horn players, in 2003 it began using the faux bugles -- which now number 16,000. They are "played" with the push of a button.
Day's Illinois-based group, launched in 2000, fills the void with live performances of a military tradition that dates to the Civil War. Day said the group's volunteers play at 3,500 funerals a month for free and are needed more than ever. One consequence of the federal sequester budget cuts that took effect this year is that Day's organization has added services for members
of the Coast Guard, which reports to the Department of Homeland Security.
"All the branches are cutting back on nonessential costs, and they figure that a funeral is nonessential," added Day, 73, who estimates he has played at 5,000 services. "You have to wonder about the psychology of that. People want the real deal, and we play from the heart."
Sometimes, it's too close to the heart. Dorritie, who attended a military high school in Manhattan, began playing at funerals in the late 1960s. By the early '70s, with the Vietnam War continuing, he needed a break.
"As I did more and more of them, almost every week on a Saturday, I was seeing a young woman, with a child maybe, holding a flag, and it became more real," he said. "Then I realized, 'That could be me they're mourning.' It started to become more and more difficult."
Inspired by Bugles Across America, Dorritie began volunteering again about 2008. Now when he plays taps, he thinks of his father, who was a World War II infantryman.
"I think of who and what he represents to me," Dorritie said. "I think about that greatest generation. They deserve 24 notes. That allows me to stay connected at an emotional level to stay calm and focused.
"I feel like, if you can do something, why not do it? I do it because it feels right and I know it's right."
Gale Geurin, 71, an Air Force veteran from Capitola, said her husband, Arvy, was like many of that era -- reticent about his service. Only late in life did he write a book about his experiences on Iwo Jima, which included ferrying wounded back to the beach.
When he died July 24, word went out that a horn player was needed in Santa Cruz, and Weir responded.
A third-generation Navy man, Weir played in a military band during the Vietnam era. Weir, who has been on dialysis the past 14 years, said playing the trumpet has extended his life -- and he sees this as a way of giving back.
"They first told us in boot camp that they always would take care of us, and that includes being there at our funerals," said Weir, 62. "This is something that's just in my heart, and that's my reward."
Geurin didn't know the identity of the trumpet player until recently and finally got the chance to thank him. That's a sentiment on Weir's mind when he's playing.
"I'm thinking: 'Thank you for your service,' " he said. "I want this to be the goodbye they hear as I'm wishing them well to wherever they're going."


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ELMONT, N.Y., June 8 (UPI) -- Trainer Doug O'Neill said he pulled I'll Have Another from the Belmont Stakes because the colt is developing tendonitis, ending hopes for a Triple Crown winner.
The decision was made following Friday morning's workout.
"He's got tendonitis in his left front tendon," O'Neill said. "He's not 100 percent and I ain't taking any chances."
O'Neill told the Daily Racing Form he noticed some swelling on the left front leg Thursday and it returned following a Friday jog and gallop. He said the colt needs to do "absolutely nothing" for three months.
"We don't want to take any chances," O'Neill said. "The bottom line is it's not tragic." But he said the situation is "heartbreaking."
Alex Waldrop, president and chief executive officer of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, praised O'Neill and I'll Have Another's owner, J. Paul Reddam.
"It's very disappointing news obviously, but the connections of I'll Have Another are to be commended for placing their horse's best interests first and foremost," Waldrop said. "The health and safety of the thoroughbred must always be the paramount consideration regardless of any other circumstances."
It has been 34 years since there was a Triple Crown winner. Affirmed last captured the title in 1978, the 11th horse to do so.
I'll Have Another had pulled the 11th post position for Saturday's race and had been installed as the favorite. The scratch reduces the field to 11, with Dullahan the likely favorite. Dullahan finished third in the Kentucky Derby.
O'Neill said the condition will end I'll Have Another's racing year and he and Reddam will consider whether to retire the colt.


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Nice one.
I'm the same as you I found it a bit of an adventure even if I didn't like the food or whatever it was just exciting being somewhere totally different.
Teach English in Japan
Hi everyone, my name's Andrew. I've written up a little article about culture shock and thought that some people going to another country to teach English might enjoy it, and perhaps get some use from it. Here goes:
Welcome to your new country. You've come here for fun, excitement, change, challenge, and perhaps money. Will the locals speak your language? I'm not trying to scare you, but perhaps they won't. Will some people there speak your language, oh most definitely. This is only one of the things that you may have to think about when you plan on going to a new country.
Culture shock is an interesting phenomenon that doesn't affect everyone the same way. Some just can't understand it when the locals don't speak English. Some can't comprehend why there aren't any English signs anywhere to be found. Why are things done this way, and not that way? Why am I even in this situation? It would never happen in my home country. Questions like these can cause people to get stressed out and want to go back to their own countries. People can get frustrated when faced with change. Many people deal with it their own way, head back home.
In 1998, I traveled to Taiwan. I never once felt that I suffered from culture shock, personally. I always felt it was more like culture fascination rather than culture shock. I was amazed with everything that I saw and encountered. But I still had many questions. For instance, why aren't there English street signs on the corner of every intersection? I felt that they would be very helpful for me and also for other people from English speaking countries. What I didn't think about was that the people that live there can read the signs just fine, and it certainly isn't necessary for them to change them all just for me. A friend of mine had a girlfriend that hated everything about Taiwan and couldn't understand why it was different from her home in San Francisco. She hated the people, hated the food, hated the smells, hated the transportation, all because it was different from San Francisco. I asked her if she hated everything so much, why doesn't she just leave. I cared about Taiwan and its people and to be completely honest, I didn't want to hear any more of her complaining. She ended up leaving eventually, but after many more complaints. This is what happens to some people, they can't adjust to their new environment properly.
Others suffer from a much more realistic and understandable reason, homesickness. It's easy to miss your family, your friends, and your familiar stomping grounds. For people that decide to go overseas, they have to stay focused, enjoy themselves, and be strong. Yes, this new place isn't like home. Yes, this new place is strange and different. No, your friends and family aren't here. This was one of the biggest challenges that I had ever faced and I thrived on it.
Another factor involved can be diet. The foods that you're used to eating may not be available in this new location. You may have to actually try something different. Believe me, this is a good thing. Trying new things will also be a test for you. Try the food that the locals eat everyday. It's obviously not bad for you, or these people wouldn't be eating it themselves. I have to laugh to myself when I hear about people going to Taiwan and eating McDonald's all the time.
The culture in your new destination will obviously be different when compared to where you're from. Things they say and do will most likely also be different. When I was in Taiwan, it was generally accepted for people to ask others how much money they made. In Canada, this is just an awkward question that is rarely asked, even amongst close friends. Actually, now that I think back to that time, I felt uncomfortable every single time I was asked my rate of pay. I was asked quite frequently and I never actually gave up that information to my inquisitors.
As I mentioned previously, culture shock affects different people different ways. I knew a guy who went to Taiwan; he was originally planning on staying for a year. He lasted 5 days. In my opinion, this small amount of time is not enough to give a fair evaluation of the country. But that's me, and that was his decision, not mine. I just goes to show you that people are different. Don't be worried about how culture shock is going to affect you, just buy a book and read a bit about your destination. Nothing will totally prepare you for what you're about to discover. Enjoy yourself and make the absolute most of your experience. Don't fear culture shock, embrace it.
Last edited by mrcards; 05-May-2006 at 23:18.
Nice one.
I'm the same as you I found it a bit of an adventure even if I didn't like the food or whatever it was just exciting being somewhere totally different.
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Yeah, I had a little trouble adjusting to the food there, but I tried it at least. Does anyone else have any stories about their own culture shock experiences?
Last month one of my students went to the USA. It was her first visit to an English-speaking country. She's a vet (she's the best vet dermatologist in Russia) and she went to an international congress.
By the way, she has been learning English for a year and a half... She can express any of her ideas but has difficulties in understanding fluent speech of native speakers. Being a very sociable person she was depressed in the USA because she couldn't understand people and was shy to "pardon" all the time.
But I think it was a language shock :)
I don't think that would be unheard of. Being in a place where no one speaks your language or no one seems to understand you, is definately enough to bring someone down. It's nice to feel comfortable, but as you said, when enough people say "pardon?" to you, it can really start to wear on you. Ah, a positive attitude and the ability to try and try again should be enough to overcome that, though.Originally Posted by Anna Xpomoba
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as a Chinese student major in English education, i think cultural shock is a very interesting topic!
i know some stories about the cultural difference between China and western cnoutries. for example, Chinese people don't hug each other when they meet as westerners do. another one is westerners don't eat tofu made with animal blood, which for Chinese people is quite a nice dish, etc.
even though in recent years, a lot of Chinese people are interested in western culture and try to imitate their life style, there are still many traditional habits that are hard to get rid of.
could you tell me something about the cultural difference between China and other countries?
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Thank you for your realistic approach!!! I know with your attitude, you will inspire those around you to, NEVER GIVE UP!!!!!
Even traveling to the UK from the US, two countries which allegedly speak the same language, provides a certain amount of culture shock. The signs on the motorway (which we'd call a highway in the US) are a bit strange: "Diversion Ahead"? I was expecting a line of chorus girls or something. "Heavy Plant Crossing" - Watch out for the giant begonia! The steering wheel is on the wrong side of the car, and driving on the left provided endless comical situations (luckily no one was hurt!) And just try to ask someone for directions, especially outside of London: "You just nip up the Wickershams, rally 'round the Gorm-and-Scumble, go right straight through the roundabout, and Jack's a donut, you're there!"
Even the food is different, although I did quickly develop a taste for the full English breakfast and fish and chips with brown sauce. By the time I'd gotten used to saying "lift" instead of "elevator" and "Tube" instead of "subway" during each visit, it was time to return home.
To Ouisch: Funny! There are so many countries around the world and even though we are all the same children of this planet, it's amazing how the differences from region to region can be so vast. It's true that North America and the UK are different, and saying that, I'm sure it's true that people from Singapore have their own issues when going to Vietnam (or better yet, Taiwan vs. China)
To Linda: It's great that you accept challenges with open arms. A challenge can be a very easy thing to overcome, you just have to deal with it and not let it influence you. Remaining positive and always pushing yourself will certainly move you in the right direction. Good going!
To Sunline: In China, Hong Kong specifically, I found the culture to be strictly business. I was there to get a visa and was only in HK for 2 days, but the atmosphere was very different from my home city of London in Canada. First off, HK was incredibly busy, people rushing left and right...something that I never see even in one of Canada's busiest cities, Toronto. Secondly, the smells were quite strange to me. Not necessarily bad, but smells that I could not identify with, so I felt they were weird. I had tried to ask for directions from someone, but they just walked away. So, my experiences with HK were quite a bit different from my regular days in Canada, even different from my time in Taiwan. But, as I mentioned about remaining positive, I'm sure that the rest of China will please me, once I make time for this trip.
Culture shock is everywhere, everyday, and happens to many people. It's not something that we'll ever be able to fully control, but we will be able to control how we as individuals adjust to our adversities.
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Sony is a company with a legacy of quality. From Trinitron to Walkman, from PlayStation to Cyber-shot. Somewhere, during the race to saturate the smartphone market with as many devices as possible, Sony lost its way. Xperia has yet to make the same impact previous Sony electronics have. But itâs not over yet. Sony Xperia product marketing manager Stephen Sneeden recently sat down with CNET Asia to discuss where Sony mobile is headed, and how they plan to get there.
The goal for Sony is simple: They want to be a premium smartphone provider. And they know just how to do it. Sony plans to create a more unified product portfolio in services, quality and industrial design. In order to do this, the first step is going to be backing away from low-end entry level products and focusing on premium devices.
We're ready to be a premium smartphone provider, logically then, at the very entry level is where you lose the 'Sonyness'. And it's where you cannot implement some of these wonderful things from Sony at such a low cost, we might leave the very entry tier to some other manufacturers.Stephen SneedenSony
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Take care with putting women in combat
Women have been fighting and dying in wars since long before Queen Boudica led ancient Brits into battle against Roman legions. Many an army throughout history has desperately needed every able-bodied fighter, regardless of whether the able body in question was male or female.
The United States is not in such dire straits. But as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta observed, "Our military is more capable, and our force is more powerful, when we use all of the great diverse strengths of the American people."
Among those strengths, Washington sources revealed recently, will be some among the 200,000 women on active duty in the U.S. armed services. On the unanimous recommendation of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, combat roles will be incrementally opened to women, ending a 19-year ban.
The 1994 policy is one whose lines, like the lines of battle, have been thoroughly blurred over the last decade-plus by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Women attached to battalions to which they are not formally assigned provide medical aid or fly helicopters in combat situations; the ever-present threat of insurgency means lethal danger anywhere. Women have been awarded Purple Hearts for severe, sometimes disabling wounds; they have served multiple deployments; they have suffered post-traumatic stress; 152 have been killed while on active duty.
Among the reasons women have sought access to this deadliest of all military duties is that their official exclusion from combat has closed off traditional avenues of career advancement and promotion.
Another is that they are willing, like their male counterparts, to fight and if necessary die for their country.
It will not be a quick transition, nor should it. High-ranking officers in each service branch will have about three years to assess whether some of the most physically demanding specialized roles, such as elite commando units, should remain male-only. The Joint Chiefs reportedly have identified the three guiding principles of the transition as maintaining an effective fighting force; preserving combat readiness above all else; and developing a process that gives all members of service the best chance to succeed.
The transition of women into combat roles will demand the guidance, experience and expertise of seasoned combat veterans. The situations these soldiers must be prepared to face are not hypothetical, and a theater of war is not a social laboratory.
Panetta said, and the Joint Chiefs apparently agree, that women in combat will help the United States win wars. That has to be the bottom line.
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Lancaster now is home to a restaurant that weds two concepts that rarely appear together: a vegetarian cafe and an indoor play space for kids. The restaurant, called the Well, opened on March 10 at 203 S. Broad St. in the former Hammond's men's clothing store.
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Lancaster now is home to a restaurant that weds two concepts that rarely appear together: a vegetarian cafe and an indoor play space for kids.
The restaurant, called the Well, opened on March 10 at 203 S. Broad St. in the former Hammond's men's clothing store.
It's owned by brothers Adam and Aaron Leu. The two, who most recently managed a health-food store in Canal Winchester, hadn't planned to open a restaurant. The idea first formed around a play cafe.
"My brother and I both have three kids, so when play cafes started popping up, we saw that as an opportunity for our families. We wanted to provide a place like that down here," Adam said.
The idea began to shift over time and eventually included an increased emphasis on food.
"We wanted to keep it simple, with the food as a side offering, but there is definitely a lot of desire for healthier options in town," he said. "The more we talked to people, the more we were encouraged to offer that food. It's the kind of food we eat every day."
The Well offers gluten-free baked goods, which include all of the pastries, plus breads used for the sandwiches. In fact, the Leus decided to make the menu fully gluten-free to avoid any cross-contamination from wheat products.
The Well offers coffee and smoothies, as well as a small menu of sandwiches, salads and other fresh vegetarian and vegan foods. It is using as many ingredients from organic sources and local farms as possible.
"We're trying to keep the menu simple," Adam said. "We have daily offerings of salad, sandwich, soups, and all rotate weekly. We're hoping to incorporate local food from local farms, and we are trying to keep it fresh and simple while keeping our prices low and our quality good."
The 2,000-square-foot space seats about 30 people in the front portion and about as many in the rear, where the play structure is located.
Renovating the space was a big job, but the building was in excellent condition, which cut down on the work.
"The (men's shop) left everything in very good condition," Adam said. "We tore up carpeting and flooring, restored the old wood floors and put a kitchen in the center."
The brothers even converted the upstairs into a living space for Aaron's family.
All of the Well's food is fresh and primarily raw. Aaron's family bakes all of the goodies as part of its home-based gluten-free baking business. As a result, there was no need for an exhaust hood, which cut down on renovation costs.
The brothers did all of the renovations themselves, apart from the electrical and plumbing work.
"It takes a lot more time but saves a lot of money," Adam said.
They liked the location although it wasn't the only option.
"When we first started talking about doing this, I had just moved to Lancaster," Adam said. "We were looking around downtown. We loved the old buildings and really wanted to restore one and use it in a new way. We came across this one, and it was just perfect."
Apart from the cafe and play area, space is dedicated to selling products from local farms and artisans.
"We want it to be family-focused and inviting for families," but not exclusive to others, Adam said. "The whole idea, including the name the Well, came out of wanting to be a gathering place for the community."Off the menu
• Diamond Jim's Pizza is now open at 111 N. Columbus St. in Lancaster. It's the latest project of the folks behind the Jimmy's Jawbreaker mobile hamburger stand. The pizza shop is open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
• Rishi Sushi is now open at 114 N. 3rd St. Downtown, in the former Fleur Bar and Lounge space. It is owned by Song and David Kim, who also own Moshi Sushi in Bexley.
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Preventing SarcopeniaJanuary 2007
By Will Brink
One of the greatest long-term threats to our ability to remain healthy and function independently with advancing age is a steady loss of lean muscle mass, a condition known as sarcopenia.
While doctors have long warned about the loss of bone mass (osteoporosis) that accompanies aging, scant attention has been paid to the equally debilitating loss of muscle mass commonly seen in older people.
Today, however, sarcopenia is increasingly recognized as a serious health problem that afflicts millions of aging adults and places an ever-greater strain on our health care system.1 Age-related loss of muscle mass and strength not only robs elderly people of the ability to perform even the most basic tasks of daily living, but also vastly heightens their risk of suffering devastating injuries and even death from sudden falls and other accidents. The good news is, all health-conscious adults can take immediate steps to implement a program that will greatly lessen their risk for sarcopenia.
In this article, we will review the nature of sarcopenia, its causes, and ways to both prevent and manage this condition. Since sarcopenia has no single cause, its prevention and treatment require an integrated approach that incorporates dietary strategies, hormone replacement, nutritional supplementation, and exercise.
Understanding Sarcopenia
Sarcopenia is the age-related loss of muscle mass, strength, and functionality. It generally appears after the age of 40 and accelerates after the age of approximately 75. Although most often seen in physically inactive people, sarcopenia is also common in those who remain physically active throughout their lives. Therefore, while engaging in regular physical activity is essential to avoiding sarcopenia, inactivity is not the only contributing factor to this condition. Like osteoporosis, sarcopenia is a multifactorial disease process that may result from sub-optimal hormone levels, inadequate dietary protein, other nutritional imbalances, lack of exercise, oxidative stress, and inflammation.2,3
Sarcopenia and osteoporosis are related conditions, and one often accompanies or follows the other. Muscles generate the mechanical stress required to keep our bones healthy. When this muscle activity is reduced, it increases our susceptibility to a loss of bone mass, often initiating a vicious circle of declining health and functionality.
Moreover, this loss of muscle mass can have additional far-ranging effects beyond an obvious loss of strength and functionality. Muscle acts as a metabolic reservoir.4 After a traumatic event, for example, muscle produces proteins and metabolites required for survival and recovery. In practical terms, this suggests that frail elderly people with decreased muscle mass may have poorer outcomes after major surgery or traumatic accidents, since they lack the metabolic reservoir of muscle mass to support the immune system and other bodily systems during the recovery process.
Protein and Other Dietary Factors
Major dietary factors that contribute to sarcopenia are inadequate protein intake, insufficient calorie intake, and chronic, low-level metabolic acidosis (or an abnormally increased acidity in the body's fluids). Although it is generally believed that the average American consumes more protein than needed, inadequate protein in the diets of older adults is common. Further compounding this problem may be a diminished capacity to digest and absorb protein in the elderly. Several studies suggest that protein requirements for older adults are higher than for younger people, and should be higher than is often recommended.5-7 In short, many older adults may not consume enough high-quality protein to support and preserve their lean body mass.
While consuming an adequate amount of protein is important for older adults, consuming too much protein can result in a low-level, diet-induced metabolic acidosis, or abnormally increased acidity in the body. The typical American diet—which is high in animal proteins and cereal grains, and low in fruits and vegetables—can cause a low-grade metabolic acidosis that contributes to the decline in muscle and bone mass found in aging adults.8 One study found that adding a buffering agent (potassium bicarbonate) to the diet of postmenopausal women prevented the muscle-wasting effects of a "normal" diet.9 This led the researchers to conclude that the buffering agent may prevent continuing age-related loss of muscle mass and help restore lost muscle mass.
Therefore, older adults should strive to ensure an adequate intake of high-quality protein from a variety of sources, accompanied by an increase in fruits and vegetables, and a reduced intake of cereal grain foods. Buffering agents such as potassium bicarbonate can be incorporated in a supplement regimen, though they should not take the place of potassium-rich fruits and vegetables in the diet.
Importance of Optimal Hormone Levels
Aging is accompanied by declining levels of many essential hormones in the body, particularly tissue-building (anabolic) hormones such as growth hormone, DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone), and testosterone.2
For example, circulating growth hormone levels in older adults are just one third of those in teenagers.3 Researchers have recently focused on insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and mechano growth factor as critical hormones in maintaining muscle and bone mass.10 Without adequate levels of these hormones, it may be impossible for anyone to maintain lean body mass, regardless of how they eat or exercise.
Aging adults have a reduced output of mechano growth factor, a hormone that helps build muscle in response to exercise.11 This could help explain why older adults have a much more difficult time building muscle compared to their younger counterparts. However, when older people were given growth hormone before engaging in resistance exercise, their mechano growth factor response improved markedly, as did their muscle mass.11
Testosterone is also critical to maintaining lean body mass. Especially when given to testosterone-deficient men, this essential hormone can have a broad range of positive effects. One study noted that in healthy older men with low-normal to mildly decreased testosterone levels, testosterone supplementation increased lean body mass and decreased fat mass. Additionally, testosterone improved upper and lower body strength, functional performance, sexual function, and mood in some individuals.12 Although women produce less of this hormone than men do, adequate testosterone is just as essential to their health and well-being.
Because hormonal factors can significantly affect muscle mass, all adults over the age of 40 should undergo annual blood testing to track their hormone levels. If necessary, hormone deficiencies can be addressed using bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. Since hormone replacement therapy requires regular monitoring and is contraindicated in some individuals, you should consult a medical professional about your specific hormone replacement needs.


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The Arc of Life
The Arc of Life
- Living life at any age -
As I turn 40 today, I can't help but get a bit philosophical about life and its natural course.
As a pastor I work with people of all ages and from all places of life. On any given day, I'll counsel teens, young adults, middle aged people and senior citizens. I've prayed with prostitutes and politicians, dined with drug dealers and doctors; and while I still have much to learn about life, I have a unique perspective that seems worthy of mentioning.
Because I have spent so much time with people of such an array of stations in life, I've observed something I'm calling the "Arc of Life." What I mean by this term is that there is a natural rhythm of life that keeps pace with us, and even limits us, to what we can or should be doing at any given time. I began seeing this arc of life as I have had the chance to develop such close relationships with people of so many different ages and accomplishments. What I've seen is that there is a natural arc to life, an arc of productivity, an arc of family, an arc for things of God.
The book of Ecclesiastes has a passage (made famous in the 60's by Bob Dylan and The Byrds) that speaks to this arc:
Ecclesiastes 3:1–8 There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven—2 A time to give birth and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted. 3 A time to kill and a time to heal; A time to tear down and a time to build up. 4 A time to weep and a time to laugh; A time to mourn and a time to dance. 5 A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones; A time to embrace and a time to shun embracing. 6 A time to search and a time to give up as lost; A time to keep and a time to throw away. 7 A time to tear apart and a time to sew together; A time to be silent and a time to speak. 8 A time to love and a time to hate; A time for war and a time for peace.
Now you'll see in this passage that God has ordained certain times for certain activities. There may be a degree of flexibility from person to person, but by and large, life in alignment with the Lord follows this arc: preparation> production> concentration> transition. I have found that our modern society that seeks to throw off all restrictions—people no longer think in terms of proper times and proper seasons. But whether or not we understanding it, our lives follow this arc. The less we live in harmony with it, the less peace and joy we'll find.
In a nutshell, the arc begins with childhood—this is where children learn about life, about values, about work and play, etc. The lessons they learn here propel them into early adulthood.
Then, in early adulthood people decide upon their course for life. They refine their skills and step away from the edge of the pool and start swimming. Along the way they pick up a spouse, have children, and settle down. They are moving up the arc.
In their middle-aged years (from about 30-50) they are living in a renaissance of personal productivity. They are producers—making something, having an impact, seeing results. They are full of activity—if it can be done, they will do it. Should it be done? Maybe/maybe not, but they'll give it a try. The folks have time, resources, vision and passion. They are nearly at the top of the arc.
But I have seen—when a person is following God's natural arc—somewhere between 50 and 60 years old, rather than the typical notion of "slowing down" that the world pounds into our thinking, instead when a person has properly followed this arc, during this time they will enter into a realm of purified productivity—they are ultra productive, but not existing in a realm of hectic activity. They will be wise and seasoned. They will know what matters. They will still have resources of energy and vision to accomplish great things; but they will have the added blessing of seeing life from an eternal perspective. They start marking days and years and realizing that they can leave a legacy if they focus on the right things. They have the discernment to leave behind things that waste time, and they focus on what will count for eternity. Now they are at the top of the arc.
Where they go from here depends on how they have gotten here. If they have followed God's arc to this point, they are rich with perspective and wisdom. They have much to offer others and seek to pass the baton on to the next generation of leaders. Their joy is found in giving away the riches God has given to them. They have much to offer and people come to them to receive. They continue to lead, but they lead into the twilight, lighting the way for those who follow, and because so few today have followed God's arc to this point, many people gaze at these saints with love, joy, respect and gratitude.
This is the arc. It is an arc filled with hope, optimism and peace. It's an arc most could follow, but few choose.
The more I interact with people, the more I see how living out of balance with this arc causes great misery. It seems as though society has increasingly derailed good people from this perspective. Society, with its sophomoric wisdom, tells itself that it can ignore this arc, that there are more immediate ways to happiness, that we shouldn't be bound by such naïve notions. Yet people wonder why our misery continues to rise, our contentment continues to lower, and we increasingly descend into despair—especially as we age. Life is painful and without knowing their place on the arc, they forsake hope and give up.
And that's why I thought I'd take a moment to write this post—for many people reading it—there is still time to redirect efforts and recognize our place on the arc.
First and foremost, the Lord needs to be at the center of our lives. Back in High School, I thought I was pretty cool by saying that God was my Co-Pilot. What I didn't realize then is that a statement like this is simply foolishness. God IS the Lord and master of ALL life—even if we ignore Him or deny this truth. I can say I don't believe in gravity, but it still dominates everything I do. God is not our co-pilot, He is THE pilot! He has determined the course of our days and the times and places we live. He is moving us along this arc whether or not we admit it. Unless we are surrendered to Him, we're going to find that each stage of the arc is frustratingly toilsome. We'll be out of sync with God's natural rhythms of life.
We're like a blind person, sitting in a canoe, being carried down a stream. We don't know where the stream is going and we can't see where we are, but we're paddling with all our might into the darkness. The solution is to recognize what God is doing and let Him lead. This kind of trust and knowledge of God requires that we are reconciled to Him. It's not enough to be fatalistic and just "go with the flow". It's more than that—we need to surrender and do God's will. This means we need to be in a right relationship with Him.
How do we do this? Well, here's the basics: God is holy and pure and dwells in absolute purity and perfection. Therefore, He can't have any sin in His presence—otherwise, it wouldn't be perfect any more. But sadly, each of us sin, each of us do things that are not like God. This means two things: we are out of fellowship with God here and now, and when we die, we will be out of fellowship with God forever (e.g. we go away from God because we can't enter into His presence). If we are not in fellowship with God here, we are off His path for our lives.
But God wants us in fellowship with Him, God wants us near. So He sent His son, Jesus, to earth to be our atonement. Jesus was perfect—like God—never sinning. His death on the cross was to shed His life for us; to cover us with His perfection. This is His gift to us: eternal life. We don't earn this, like any gift, we receive it when we reach out for it by faith. We confess to God we have sinned. We ask Him to be the Lord of our lives and turn us from the things that break our fellowship with Him. Once we recognize and submit to Him as the Lord of our lives, His presence and grace infuses everything we do and He enables us to live out His plan for us. Thus we walk the arc, fulfilling His will, experiencing His peace, knowing our lives are pleasing to Him.
Let's get back to the arc of life…so, how do we teach it to our children? First, we need to connect our kids to the Lord at a young age. From this root stems a successful life (that is, one that is successful in the eyes of God). When God is at the center of our lives, we fulfill each stage of the arc with His hand guiding us and His strength working within us. We have peace knowing that each season is operating unto God and He will not fail to accomplish His will for us.
As we enter into young adulthood, we get equipped for a life of usefulness and productivity. During these years, we need to hold Christ at the center of our lives to keep from getting off His arc. The world is full of wild lures, seeking to draw us from God's arc for our lives. Countless people burn through these equipping years without gaining the tools they need to really live. The result is the rest of their lives, they feel like they are playing catch-up, never quite in step with the pace of life.
Likewise, we need Christ at the center of our lives as we steam through the middle-aged years. These are the years when we can accomplish so much for eternity. These are the years when we make an impact. These are the years when we accomplish what we'll be remembered for. Yet how many people rage through these years and just as they leave this era, they look back suddenly realizing the moment has past and the days were squandered? The old rock band, Rush, wrote a song called "Anthem"—I remember singing its key lyrics: "Live for yourself, there's no one else more worthy living for". But if this is our anthem, regret will eventually come like the plague.
But if Christ is the center of our lives during these years, we'll have tremendous productivity—not just in our workplace, but in our homes and in our churches. We'll go on Short Term Missions trips. We'll sacrifice to fund overseas church planting. We'll volunteer for a crisis ministry. We'll do things that matter.
As we get older, if Christ is at the center of the arc, when we enter those Golden Years—we'll find they truly are golden. Not because they are without pain or worry (likely, our pain and discomfort will increase) but rather we'll have a life-time of godly wisdom that we can pour into our children and others in our family and in our church. We'll have wisdom validated by a life well-lived and people will be blessed in our hearing.
And lastly, when we enter those twilight years—if Christ has been at the center of our lives, we'll have known that we have spent them for eternity. We'll see and know that time is short. We'll have peace and contentment knowing that life has not been wasteful toil, but rather joyful Christ-filled service. We will have been connected to Christ, the Vine (Jesus taught about this in John chapter 15), for our entire lives and will rejoice in the hundred-fold harvest of fruitfulness as Christ has lived our His life through us.
From here, for God's people, there will be no "end" that awaits us, but rather a beginning—a beginning of the next phase of life (REAL life) where we walk with Christ face-to-face, in glory, without the weight of sin; where we can fellowship with Him and His people with purity and joy. We will step into eternity in harmony with the arc of life, knowing that indeed God has always been faithful.
So beloved, like it or not, you are on this arc. How are you doing? Is Christ guiding you on the path? Is He the Lord of your life in all His entirety? If you are young, are you gathering the resources to live life well? If you are middle-aged, are you maximizing the productivity of these days? If you're in your golden years, are you using your wisdom and remaining reserves for eternity? Are you in the twilight years? Are you looking forward to forever with the Lord letting these last days be spent in fellowship with Him and His people? I prayerfully hope so.
The arc of life…to follow it in righteousness is to know peace and joy and productivity. To fight against it is to know toil, frustration and ultimately despair. If you have not aligned with God's arc for your life, now is the day for repentance. Now is the day to let Him be the Lord and surrender to His will.
Again, if you're not sure, here's how:
Begin by praying to God and recognizing that He is holy and right about what is good and righteous. Recognize that you have not lived with absolute purity before Him. Recognize that when you measure yourself against His purity, He has every right to cast you from Him into Hell. But also recognize that He has provided His Son Jesus in your place. Jesus lived a perfect life and when He died, He died as a substitute for God's people—that way, God's holiness and justice are preserved, and we can be forgiven. Call out to God for forgiveness. Repent and turn your life to follow His ways. That means knowing what the Bible says by reading it. That means doing what the Bible says. That means joining with a church and getting involved. That means talking with Him in prayer and listening to His Spirit.
If you're reading this, it's probably not too late to align yourselves with God's arc of life. If you do that, while I won't guarantee that life will go perfectly, I can guarantee that God will be with you and strengthen you to accomplish and persevere through all that He brings your way.
Thanks and God Bless.
Those are my thoughts, I'd love to hear yours.
Touched by a Holy God
Touched by A Holy God
In Exodus 29, the Lord gives Moses an intricate process of consecrating the priests and their equipment for use in the tabernacle. Verse 33 contains the non-politically correct teaching that no one except for priests can eat of the sacrifices, because these sacrifices are holy.
Now, on the one hand, we might simply accept this injunction and move on. Or we might think this makes sense and equally dismiss it. But this point begins to take on a special meaning for God's children. You see, down in verse 37, God also states that anyone or anything that inadvertently touches these holy items become holy as well. Again, we might miss what is really being said here.
The key to two these statements, and their profound implications for our lives as Christians, is that whoever touches a holy, consecrated item is sanctified by that item. This means that it is forever enlisted into the use of God. A holy garment touching holy things must always be used only for God. It has been set apart, it is now defined by God, it can no longer be used for common uses. It is now God's, and is now surrendered to Him to be used only for His desires and purposes.
If a knife was used in the tabernacle, since it was now holy, it could not be used to carve the Thanksgiving Turkey. If a bowl was used in the tabernacle, it could no longer be used for Fruit Loops. If a shirt was used in the tabernacle, it could no longer be worn to a Jets game.
Now let's fast-forward to the New Testament and turn to 1 Peter chapter 2. Throughout this chapter, Peter argues that we are living stones being built into a spiritual house, a holy priesthood unto God (1 Peter 2:5). Later in verse 9, Peter states that we are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession.
Peter weaves the teaching from Exodus on holiness into our identity as those who have called upon Christ as our Savior. We are now "living stones" in the holy temple of God. We are holy and thus not to be used for common purposes. We are a holy nation—a separate nation, and thus, we are a people "for God's own possession." Just like in the Old Testament when something touched the holy altar of God, we have been touched by the Holy One who laid Himself eternally upon the altar. And since we have been touched by Christ, we have been set apart. Our lives are no longer dedicated to the common purposes of everyday life.
And thus, Peter builds upon these ideas and tells us, therefore "as aliens and strangers abstain from fleshly lusts (vs 11)…keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles (vs 12)…submit yourselves to the Lord (vs 13)." His point is that we have been set apart by God for God's work. We are no longer ourselves. We're like that bowl used in the temple—once we've touched the holy things of God, we can no longer return to our previous lives. Things are different, things have changed. We are now surrendered to God and are bound in service to Him.
So have you been touched by God? Has His loving hand reached into your life and drawn you to Him? If so, consider yourself consecrated unto Him. Consider yourself placed in His temple. Surrender your entire life to Him. Every part must be holy and dedicated to Him. From now on, this will bring you your greatest joy and fulfillment.
If you have yet to surrender to God, realize that this calling is not toilsome drudgery, but rather the fulfillment of your highest purposes in life. Apart from God, we can do nothing that truly lasts or satisfies. God has designed it to be this way. He created us with a "God shaped" hole in our heart that nothing else can fill. But when we come to Him and surrender to Him, and consecrate ourselves to Him, we find the greatest strength, peace and joy we'll ever know. Jesus Himself said, "These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you and that your joy may be made full (John 15:11)." Life will still have trials, but when we go through them consecrated to God and His purposes, His grace and joy courses through us even in the midst of them.
How do you surrender to God? Understand that first, you have not been surrendered to Him until now. Confess to Him in prayer that you have lived for yourself and your purposes. Recognize that He is holy and that you cannot stand in His presence because of your sin (Habakkuk 1:13; Isaiah 59:2). Recognize that Jesus is God's holy sacrifice for sin (Hebrews 9:23-28). Call out to Him for forgiveness (1 John 1:9). Romans 10:9 tells us that "If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." And with this salvation comes a whole new life (1 Corinthians 5:17), a life now dedicated to God and blessed by God. A new adventure living for Him and doing His will.
Well, these are my thoughts, I'd love to hear yours.
Thanks and God Bless,
Personal Preparation Before Big Events
There were countless times that I felt God's hand wrapping me in His protection. There was the time when the drug-crazed prostitute came charging down the street with a 14" butcher knife swinging it at every person she saw. I was talking with a guy about the Lord and held my position. I watched out of the corner of my eye as she charged right past me but without thrusting it at me.
Then there was the time two guys got into a fight during the final prayer of our church service. Knives were drawn and I had to essentially and literally come between them.
Katrina, Albert Einstein and Christians doing what they do
This reminds me of a great quote I recently came across from Albert Einstein and how the church stood against Hitler and Nazi Germany during World War II:
"When National Socialism came to Germany I looked to the universities to defend freedom, knowing they had always boasted of their devotion of the truth. They were immediately silenced. Then I looked to the great editors of the newspapers whose flaming editorials had proclaimed love of freedom. They were silenced in a few short weeks. I looked to the individual writers who had written much of the place of freedom in modern life. They too were mute. Only the churches stood squarely across Hitler's campaign to suppress truth. I never had special interest in the church before, but now I feel a great affection and admiration, because the church alone had the courage and persistence to stand for intellectual truth and moral freedom. I am forced thus to confess that what I once despised I now praise unreservedly."


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Q&A with Jake LeVieux
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After a breakout track and field campaign as a junior in the spring,
head coach Nate Garcia and the cross country staff expect big things
from Jake LeVieux this fall. LeVieux, who had impressive showings at
both the CCAA Championships and the Division II NCAAs last season,
enters his senior year eager to improve on his marks from a year ago.
The Carlsbad, Calif. native will also be called upon to assume more of
a leadership role in 2008 and LeVieux is poised to accept the challenge
and lead the team back to the NCAA Championships. UC San Diego kicks
off the season Friday, August 29 with a home meet against Point Loma,
University of San Diego, and UNLV at 4:00 p.m.
Q: What are your expectations for the 2008 season both individually and for the team as a whole?
LeVieux: Individually, I am expected to improve from my performances last year. That can be seen through the times I run (if I run a course I did last year), or the place I get in regionals and nationals. I am also expected to be committed to helping out the rest of the team, because cross country is more of a team sport. As a team, I know that some expect us to go to nationals and some are more skeptical, because we only made it by a few points last year. I cannot say that I have full confidence in making it either, but I'm going to do everything I can do in order to make it happen.
Q: What have you been doing this summer to stay in shape?
LeVieux: A lot of running. I've increased my mileage this summer and have been focusing on a higher intensity on my longer runs. We do get a training plan from Nate at the beginning of the summer, and I try to stick close to that, making some additions that I believe will make me stronger. I'm good at short repetitions, but that doesn't mean too much when it comes to 8k and 10k races.
Q: When you're not running what do you like to do in your spare time?
LeVieux: I enjoy intense music, and I'm trying consistently to become a skilled guitarist in order to join a legitimate band eventually. I think this has been something I have wanted for a long time and probably with as much passion as I have wanted to be a great runner, I just haven't had the amount of time to pursue it as I have in running. I also enjoy skateboarding and surfing, but I also haven't had the time in college to do them as much as I would like.
Q: What has head coach Nate Garcia brought to the program that has impressed you?
LeVieux: Nate seems to know what we are all capable of, and is able to challenge us appropriately. He also tries to have a positive outlook in our performances in order to encourage us that we can do what we our capable if we let our minds work.
Q: What would you say has been your single biggest accomplishment as a runner?
LeVieux: Placing 6th at the Cal-Nevada Championships in the 1500 with a time of 3:55.95.
Q: What do you do to get ready before a competition?
LeVieux: I get pretty nervous usually and am careful with anything that might affect my race, but I also try to not be paranoid. I believe it is necessary to give the race thought in advance, but too much thought and stress can put so much pressure on me that I actually lose confidence and perform worse than if I hadn't even given it any thought at all. Physically, I try to eat well before I race. Oatmeal is always my safe bet. I try not to push the warm up too hard, but I make sure I get three minutes of harder running like we are supposed to. We also have a stretch and drill routine that we do each time. Sometimes it feels a little ritualistic, but it is important.
Q: What made you choose UC San Diego?
LeVieux: It was a school that I didn't expect to get into and I thought the opportunity was too great to pass up. The academics are great, and I knew the team would bring me a social life I would be happy with. Ted Van Arsdale, the former head coach that recruited me really impressed me and made me want to come. The upperclassmen were really strong that year, and it made me feel like it was a strong running program, as well.
Q: If you could spend the day with any three people, dead or alive, who would it be and why?
LeVieux: My grandfather, because he died when I was six and he seems like he was a really laid back and interesting guy. Jesus Christ, because I want to find out the truth of what happened 2000 years ago to put billions of people's minds (including mine) to rest. Sir Isaac Newton, because I want to know how he thinks.
Q: Who has been your greatest role model and why?
LeVieux: I would say it would be my dad, because of the success he has had in his life. I think his work ethic in his career has rubbed off on me.
Q: What are your plans after you graduate? Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
LeVieux: I hope to work in a chemistry and/or biology lab studying something that really interests me. If that does not work out, who knows? I've always wanted to be a fireman.
Q: What's one thing that most people don't know about you?
LeVieux: I have an ongoing battle during school with getting enough sleep. I think about how much I want to sleep all the time during class or wherever probably everyday. This probably means I need to manage my time more wisely, and become more of a nerd and have a smaller social life, but I keep refusing to.
Q: What does being a Triton mean to you?
LeVieux: I have a lot of pride in being a Triton. I feel like I am part of a very large team. As a Triton, I feel like schoolwork is much more important to us compared to others, yet we still put everything on the line for the sport.
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Brazil's supreme court has voted to authorize abortions in cases of fetuses with no brains.
Abortion is illegal in Brazil except when a pregnancy threatens the life of the mother and in cases of rape. The Supreme Federal Tribunal's 8-2 vote Thursday now decriminalizes abortions involving anencephalic fetuses.
Such fetuses develop without brains and cannot survive outside the womb for more than a few minutes. Most die before birth. Brazil has a high rate of such cases, with 10 out of every 10,000 pregnancies.
Brazil is the world's most populous Roman Catholic country and religious groups staged vigils outside the court and in other cities opposing a ruling to allow such abortions.


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