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9 Fascinating Facts You Didn't Know About Sheepskin
You probably know that wool comes from the fleece of sheep and you may even know that sheepskin comes from a sheep's pelt that still has the fur attached. This incredibly soft material is then used for sheepskin footwear, rugs, and more. However, there is a lot more to this seemingly simple material. Let's take a look through the many interesting facts about sheepskin and how it functions.
- Sheepskin can absorb as much as 30% of its own weight in moisture while still keeping you warm and feeling dry.
- It is dirt and bacteria resistant. This comes from sheepskin's natural lanolin, which provides a self-cleaning quality when you hang it in fresh air.
- All natural sheepskin resists typical effects fabrics face, such as snagging, wrinkling, tearing, piling, and soiling.
- Sheepskin is the softest natural material known to mankind. The lanolin in its fibers account for this as well, giving sheepskin a luxurious feel.
- It is flame retardant, burning only when it reaches over 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. This makes sheepskin one of the safest materials you can have in your home.
- As the only natural fiber that you can bend over 20,000 times without tearing or breaking, sheepskin is incredibly strong. It even retains its original shape as it goes through these harsh treatments.
- Sheepskin is hypoallergenic. This makes sheepskin footwear and genuine sheepskin rugs perfect for children with sensitive allergies.
- Sheepskin adjusts to whatever climate its in to ensure optimum comfort. When you're in cold temperatures, sheepskin will keep you warm. When you're in a hot climate, sheepskin will keep you cool.
- While it resists dirt and bacteria, sheepskin also resists odors. The natural oils that are in sheepskin make it impervious to household smells such as fragrant cooking and dirty pets.
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Groundbreaking research shows how certain foods and lifestyle changes can deactivate the genes that cause us to store fat. Here are five key moves to tamp down the genes that contribute to weight gain, from the new book, Zero Belly Diet.
As far as how to burn fat, first thing's first: Consuming fat and sugar are bad for you. But what's really interesting is the new research on how they conspire with your genes to set you up for weight gain. Foods high in saturated fats seem to cause weight gain even if calorie intake stays the same. Researchers believe it's because the wrong balance of foods causes our fat storage genes to turn on. But in a test panel for Zero Belly Diet, subjects lost up to 16 pounds in 14 days just by reducing saturated fats and sugars while increasing their levels of certain foods that deactivate fat genes.
Increased levels of B vitamins have long been associated with a higher prevalence of obesity and diabetes. Researchers believe that fortified infant formula may trigger fat genes. If you're more comfortable taking a daily multivitamin, it's probably fine, but megadosing may do more harm than good. A better bet for how to burn fat is to build your diet around a series of foods that balance all of your nutritional needs while also shutting off your fat-storage mechanisms. For some ideas, check out our list of foods that burn fat. Plus, here are some more vitamins and supplements you simply don't need (if you're a woman).
Bizarre but true: recent research published in the journal PLOS ONE found that getting direct exposure to sunlight between 8:00 a.m. and noon reduced your risk of weight gain regardless of activity level, caloric intake, or age. It's possible that morning light synchronizes your metabolism and undercuts your fat genes. Here's how to burn fat all day from just an 18-minute workout.

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The New England Patriots come into the 2014 season with high expectations, but that's nothing new for a team that consistently makes the postseason. Still, the Patriots have seen a huge increase in ticket price on the secondary market, according to TiqIQ.
Last year, Patriots tickets averaged $277.48. That number was one of the higher figures in the league, but it pales in comparison to what tickets are averaging this season. Currently, the average for Patriots tickets is at $363.83, which is 31% more than what it was last year.
While there are some games that are averaging a large amount, the biggest difference from last season is a lack of cheaper options. This season there isn't a single game averaging under $200. The cheapest game is against the Buffalo Bills, and even that game is currently averaging $259.44 a ticket. In fact, the only other game averaging less than $300 is against the Miami Dolphins with the game averaging $277.85.
But not all of the Patriots' division games are that cheap. Patriots vs Jets tickets Week 7 on a Thursday night eclipses the $300 mark, with a $314.11 average. That game is even more expensive than the game against the Cincinnati Bengals, a team that beat the Patriots last season. Patriots vs Bengals tickets for the Week 5 game on a Sunday night are averaging $308.87.
The most expensive game is their match-up against the Denver Broncos. It's no surprise with the two teams meeting in a rematch of last season's AFC Championship game, not to mention the ongoing saga between Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. The game is averaging $539.30 per ticket, which is the only game on the Patriots schedule that is over $500.
The Chicago Bears are the biggest surprise on the list. Despite being an NFC opponent with no major history against the Patriots, tickets are averaging $454.47 for the second most expensive game on the schedule.
The Detroit Lions are the other NFC team to play the Patriots at Gillette Stadium, and the cost of that game is at $356.58. That's actually the fourth highest for the season, behind the Patriots home opener against the Oakland Raiders. Despite the Raiders poor performance over the last decade, the game in New England is still averaging $388.61.
The New England Patriots are one of the most expensive tickets in the league on the secondary market. The schedule is headlined by games against the Broncos and Bears, but overall the prices are pretty similar throughout the schedule, with very few cheap options.
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2018 Mac Mini [8th,4C,B] + RX Vega 56 @ 32Gbps-TB3 (Sapphire GearBox) + macOS 10.14.2 & Win10 [itsage]
I exchanged the 2018 Mac mini i5 configuration for the i3 base model. Given how hot these 8th gen CPUs run, the quad-core i3 seems like a decent pairing with the Mac mini cooling system. First thing I did was to upgrade the stock 8GB RAM to 32GB. While it was apart, I was going to reapply the thermal paste but thought I should run it as is first. I'll do it in a couple weeks then retest thermal performance with new paste.
System specs:
Late 2018 Mac mini – i3-8100B/UHD Graphics 630 iGPU/32GB RAM/128GB SSD
eGPU hardware:
Sapphire Gearbox + Radeon RX Vega 56 + .5m Thunderbolt 3 cable
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Installation steps:
This Sapphire Gearbox + RX Vega 56 pairing have native eGPU support in 10.14.2 so it was plug-and-play with the 2018 Mac mini. As you see in the photo above, the sound meter showed 48 dB. This was during idle. The noise source was the Sapphire Gearbox 40mm PSU cooling fans. Even in sleep mode these two tiny fan continued running. So did the blue light bar in front. To prepare for Windows Boot Camp, I added a third partition (32MB FAT) for automate-eGPU EFI.
This enclosure has three expansion ports: one Ethernet and two USB 3.1 gen 1. I connected a Matias USB keyboard as Logitech wireless mouse to one of the expansion USB ports. I didn't experience any lagging issues using the mouse in this configuration. This is likely due to firmware tuning. The Sapphire Gearbox has H2D running at half bandwidth to ensure expansion ports stability.
In Windows Boot Camp, there are a couple of options to get the RX Vega 56 eGPU going. The simple method is to hot-plug the AMD eGPU to install Radeon drivers. Once this step is done, switch the monitor connection from the Mac mini to the eGPU. You won't have boot screen and the AMD eGPU disables the iGPU using this method. I wanted to keep the iGPU activated so I'm using @goalque's eGPU-automate EFI as well as disablement of a couple PCIe components. These are the basic steps I took to get this setup going:
- Boot into Recovery mode to disable SIP through Terminal. Open Startup Security Utility to set Secure Boot to No Security and External Boot to Allow booting from external media [in Option Boot].
- Download and install Windows 10 ISO through Bootcamp Assistant [in macOS].
- Download and copy @goalque's automate-eGPU EFI to USB thumb drive [in macOS].
- Hold OPTION at boot to select EFI drive and hit Q to access automate-eGPU EFI [boot selection].
- Select View by Connection in Device Manager then locate and disable PCIe Root Port #2 - A339 and PCIe Controller (x16) - 1901 [in Windows].
- Shut Mac mini down then connect eGPU to Thunderbolt 3 port closest to the HDMI port.
- Boot into Windows using automate-eGPU EFI [boot selection].
- Confirm a new Microsoft Basic Display Adapter in Device Manager then install Radeon drivers [in Windows].
I installed Intel Thunderbolt Software version [184.108.40.2060] to confirm the dual Titan Ridge Thunderbolt 3 controllers and their ports. As seen below, Apple set Security Level to No Securiy (SL0). When the RX Vega 56 was working in Windows, I hot-plugged a Thunderbolt 3 to dual DisplayPort adapter to see whether the system would crash. There was no BSOD and both TB3 devices showed up in Intel Thunderbolt Attached list.
CL!ng, Luxmark and Unigine in macOS.
|UHD Graphics 630 GPU
|RX Vega 56 eGPU
|iGPU and eGPU
|UHD Graphics 630 iGPU
|RX Vega 56 eGPU Internal Display
|RX Vega 56 eGPU External Monitor
In Windows Boot Camp, I installed and ran Steam games on an external SSD connected to the Sapphire Gearbox USB port. There was no lagging issue with the mouse when during an half-hour Uruk-slaying session.
|2018 Mac mini i3
|UHD 630 iGPU FHD
|Vega 56 eGPU FHD
|Vega 56 eGPU QHD
|Vega 56 eGPU 4K
|Vega 56 eGPU 5K
|Unigine Valley
|Unigine Heaven
|Unigine Superposition
|Tomb Raider 2013
|Shadow of Mordor
|Dirt Rally
The Mac mini i3 base configuration is a nice eGPU host with direct Thunderbolt 3 connection to the quad-core CPU. Higher specs i5 and i7 configurations should perform better but thermal management is a concern. During the several hours I ran Windows last night, the i3-8100b never went above 91 degrees Celsius. The i5-8500B Mac mini I tested would reach 100 degrees within minutes.
Hello, @itsage, thank you for posting your findings! I have a question that is irrelevant from your post, but any help would be very much appreciated!
I have a 2018 Mac Mini 1TB/i7/32GB/10G on Mojave 14.0, and the problem I am facing is that the very left thunderbolt 3 port (next to the HDMI) seems to improperly disconnect my OWC eGPU when I even every so slightly wiggle the cable. HOWEVER, this problem does not occur on the other thunderbolt 3 ports, AND when I plug in my thunderbolt 3 to tb 2 adapter into the mac mini's problematic port for my audio interface, I can wiggle the cable and it won't disconnect at all!
Could you (or anyone in this case) help me in seeing if your eGPU disconnects on your mac mini using the same TB3 port that is causing me issues? Thank you!
Pending: Add my system information and expected eGPU configuration to my signature to give context to my posts
Picking mine up today but you've made me think going i7 may have been a mistake if cooling really is an issue.
Hopefully my set set up will be as straight forward as yours.
Would love to see the same games benchmarked on the i7 too...
Mac mini set up!
I am very excited and you are a real champ @itsage !
Hotplugging not needed. Disabling those ports was the key for me, how on earth did you find out which ones to disable?
Hmmm may have spoke too soon.... worked one and now nope. Hot plugging isn't even working.
@eightarmedpet I observed some inconsistencies in the way the Titan Ridge controllers detect Thunderbolt 3 devices. I had a fairly easy time getting the 2018 Mac mini i5 going with a number of different workarounds. The Mac mini i3 is more picky. What I learned is Intel Thunderbolt Software can help kick-start an active Thunderbolt 3 connection at boot. I use version [188.8.131.520] on 2018 Macs. Once you get a hang of which port and how to connect with a particular eGPU, you can uninstall Intel Thunderbolt Software. The eGPU is non-detectable sometimes when using @goalque's automate-eGPU EFI in Bootcamp. I will try the older workaround using rEFInd bootloader and report back.
@parutan Please take screen capture of Device Manager with all PCIe roots expanded. I have not seen one from a 10G 2018 Mac mini configuration. My guess is that it uses the PCIe x16 Controller. I don't know why it would cause stability issues on one of the four Thunderbolt 3 ports however. I used the TB3 ports closest to HDMI port because it's the one I had the most consistent success with different eGPU testing. You can use the port next to it which is on the same TB3 controller.
Yeah think I might just return my Mini. Might write up my experience as got it working again but it's not great with... guess what? My 5k display.
@parutan I've got an OWC Helios with a Radeon RX 580, similar build to yours but 1G not 10G... struggling to get things working. Somehow got the drivers installed via hot plugging but now seeing error 12 no matter which TB3 port I use. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.
Pending: Add my system information and expected eGPU configuration to my signature to give context to my posts
Ok, I got it working again, but in the most ridiculous convoluted way, and due to that I'm returning the Mini.
The way I got the eGPU detected without error 12 was...
- Boot into Windows normally, using native boot selector.
- Plug in eGPU (error 12).
- Restart (not shut down) with everything plugged in.
- Boot into EFI Bootloader and select Windows.
- Windows boots and eGPU works but resolution is now 4K not 5K (assume something needs to be edited somewhere in the EFI folder which I may look into).
That's too bad about your setup and LG 5K issue. I tried rEFInd yesterday on the 2018 Mac mini to determine whether TB3 eGPU detection inconsistency issue was due to automate-eGPU EFI. The 2018 Mac mini experienced the same flaky behavior too. My best guess is the Titan Ridge controllers and Apple T2 chip have something to do with this. I have seen the same behavior on the 2018 13" MacBook Pro as well. 2016 and 2017 MacBook Pro worked with rEFInd and automate-eGPU EFI much more predictable.
That is frustrating... I'm just back from the Apple store after returning my mini, such a shame as it was nearly the perfect eGPU host.
Back to the 2017 13 MBP!
There are always compromises with choosing a Mac it seems. I like the 2018 13" quad-core MacBook Pro a lot. I don't appreciate the Apple T2 chip being the gatekeeper though. There are instances when one failed boot attempt led to automatic Recovery boot to reset the password.
The 2017 13" MacBook Pro is still a very capable machine. Recently I found a nice deal on an i7/16GB/1TB configuration. I'll run eGPU tests through it soon and make comparisons with the 2018.
That would be super interesting, I only had a chance to test a couple of games and found the fps increase a lot less than expected, I assume performance is getting bottlenecked by my slightly unusual set up.
I sadly want it all, Mac hardware and Gaming PC performance, we're getting closer, just wish Apple would make things a little bit easier for us (Nvidia/Bootcamp support).
@eightarmedpet I used rEFInd on the 2018 Mac mini yesterday after fully removing all drivers with DDU. rEFInd is more predictable in terms of eGPU detection (ADM eGPU connected to TB3 port closest to HDMI port). One thing I noticed is that H2D bandwidth through rEFInd is 2,1xx MB/s
vs 2,5xx MB/s when using automate-eGPU EFI due to Windows 10 1809. This may explain why you were able to get the 5K UltraFine going with automate-eGPU EFI but not rEFInd.
@itsage cheers for the extra info and testing! I had a hunch that would be the case, guess I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place due to the Ultrafine.
Think the mini was a bit of an impulse buy anyway, trying to cut down on computers not buy more! For now at least... thanks again champ!
@eightarmedpet I did more testing with Thunderbolt 3 monitor output through the UHD Graphics 630 iGPU. When I booted into Windows without the eGPU I get Thunderbolt 3 output on the HP Z27q monitor (via Thunderbolt 3 to dual DisplayPort adapter). When I booted into Windows with the eGPU, I do not get Thunderbolt 3 output with the same iGPU arrangement. So the eGPU does something to the amount of bandwidth available to the 5K Thunderbolt 3 connection. Below are AIDA64 screen captures on the same hardware (mini-eGPU prototype + R9 Nano). You can see the higher H2D speed through Thunderbolt 3 connection
using @goalque's automate-eGPU EFI due to Windows 10 1803.
|rEFInd Boot Manager
|Automate-eGPU EFI
So the eGPU does something to the amount of bandwidth available to the 5K Thunderbolt 3 connection. Below are AIDA64 screen captures on the same hardware (mini-eGPU prototype + R9 Nano). You can see the higher H2D speed through Thunderbolt 3 connection using @goalque's automate-eGPU EFI.
Interesting statements. As you may recall, I was able to get a Vega 64 & GTX 1070 to run simultaneously on Bootcamp Windows 10 (one eGPU per side - it just worked without any hacks). I didn't test AIDA bandwidth, but perhaps the results could have been interesting.
Odd to see a bandwidth difference between reFIND vs. automate-eGPU EFI. Are these results consistent and reproducible across multiple boots?
@mac_editor Thank you for questioning. I went through all recent builds and believe the lower H2D speed is actually due to Windows 1809 rather than rEFInd vs automate-eGPU EFI. Here are Mac mini builds with Breakaway Puck 560, and RX 590 + Node Pro which posted higher H2D speed. There are also examples from the 2018 MacBook Pro 13" with RX Vega 56 + Mantiz Venus, WX 9100 + Node Pro, and R9 Nano + Gaming Box. These builds were all on Windows 10 1803 and a mix of rEFInd and automate-eGPU EFI. I will upgrade the 2018 MacBook Pro 13" to Windows 10 1809 soon to confirm.
Update: I switched back to using automate-eGPU EFI on this Mac mini (W10 1809). The H2D speed did not improve. What changed was Thunderbolt 3 monitor output from the UHD graphics iGPU to the HP Z27q. The eGPU connected to TB3 port next to HDMI while the TB3 to dual DisplayPort adapter connected to TB3 port next to Ethernet port.
What changed was Thunderbolt 3 monitor output from the UHD graphics iGPU to the HP Z27q. The eGPU connected to TB3 port next to HDMI while the TB3 to dual DisplayPort adapter connected to TB3 port next to Ethernet port.
So you get better H2D to the eGPU when the Thunderbolt display is connected to the other Thunderbolt controller?
This means that DisplayPort output on a single Thunderbolt controller to a single port affects both ports of the Thunderbolt controller?
We've already seen that two ports are limited for PCIe traffic - 22 Gbps for each port but nowhere near 30 Gbps when you try to raid both ports together. I didn't think PCIe traffic on one port would be affected by DisplayPort traffic on the other port.
Thunderbolt controllers are not as fast as they could be, even if you allow for the 22 Gbps cap for PCIe traffic.
Mac mini (2018), Mac Pro (Early 2008), MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015), GA-Z170X-Gaming 7, Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB GDDR5, Sonnet Echo Express III-D, Trebleet Thunderbolt 3 to NVMe M.2 case


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Chapter 216
216,1. Already the next day the strongest were picked in the palaces and armed at once and practiced in the use of the weapons.
216,2. But the weaker ones were first fed for a couple of weeks so that they could recovered their strength; only then also they were trained to use the weapons.
216,3. Regarding the elderly slaves - of course of both sexes - were given lighter weapons, but they were not allowed to practice its use, but they had to care of certain domestic tasks and to look after the youth.
216,4. Daily envoys from the senior priests were sent to the ten, to see what was happening but at the same time also spies who overheard what was said here and there, if it was not of a treacherous nature.
216,5. On the third day already the ten knew exactly about such secret missions on the part of the senior priests and thus knew how to behave themselves, so that no word occurred in the whole immense army, which could be regarded by the most mistrustful senior priests as suspicious.
216,6. But the more the slaves were trained and showed their skills, the more spies were sent by the senior priests who looked and sniffed at everything what was said and done and undertaken.
216,7. This angered the ten and prompted them to go to the senior priests, where they were received with great distinction. When they were asked by the senior priests what was their important concern, they said:
216,8. "You know quite well that we ten are acting honestly and you also know how far our ingenuity and our wisdom reaches! You know how the aristocrats had to dance to our insight and our advice and to their great disadvantage; because now everyone has a few more pounds of gold in his closet, but he now also has to work for himself and eat his little bread with the sweat in his face or he must hire day workers whom he surely must pay an expensive wage.
216,9. But we have an invincible force in our hands, with which we can always empty the gold closets of the aristocrats, if we wanted to; and all their gold is as good as totally ours!
216,10. Behold, all that we have calculated and contemplated already with the redemption of slaves: 'Demand as much as you want! Today we will pay you; but tomorrow we will take the fourfold from you!'
216,11. Is this alone not a plan to your advantage which cannot be paid in gold, not to mention the great undertaking which we have in front of us?! And still are we surrounded daily by thousands of spies from your side who do not understand our fine words and then often maliciously provide you with the worst kind of news about us!
216,12. Behold, this we know quite well, and this is why we have come to you, to lay down our office before you because you do not trusts us; for one suspicion awakens another! If you don't trust us, we do not trust you and therefore rather resign our duties so that the distrust against us will end!"
216,13. Here the senior priests began to appease the ten again, gave them valuable presents and asked them earnestly to resume their duties - and now with the benefit to continue their military exercises for another three months, and then to move out for effective service.
216,14. With that the ten were satisfied, because by that they achieved what they actually wanted, and then went back to their great army.
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Kid-Friendly Travel
Just for fun I write travel reviews for a kid-friendly travel site called Trekaroo under the name me+three.
Our love of travel started with the Summer of Fun. A 5 week stay-cation in the middle of the economic crash. As a single mom with three energetic kids on summer break we had to find ways to be frugal and GET OUTTA THE HOUSE! There began a love of spontaneous adventuring near and far. I am constantly on the lookout for fun activities that are great for a 5 year old but don't bore my 9 year old to tears. We love last minute, unexpected and crazy travel. From high-ropes to surfing the seas we are already planning our next Summer of Fun and taking test trips along the way.
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The Rehabilitation Centre in the heart of the Main Island, MAHE in the Seychelles and was brought about through the acceptance of the MLC Ministry Healing and Deliverance program by local government.
The project and Center is supported by the Department of Health of the Republique Des Seychelles in Mont Fleuri, Mahe and aims to help patients with addiction get to the spiritual root cause.
The team serves approximately 16 patients every 6 weeks, this amounts to approximately 140 patients per annum. Post-treatment support is also given to out-patients to help them to re-adapt back into civilization.
Meet Rachel Talma
Rachel is responsible for running the MLC Ministries programs at the Wellness Centre of Seychelles, which is a detox centre from heroin addiction.
She takes on the Spiritual aspect of the program, her involvement starts off with morning devotionals. Patients are ministered to during group and individual sessions. Many lives have been changed through this Ministry and to date they have been able to have their first group baptized by the Founder of MLC Ministries, Mrs Fourie. She has been diligent in bringing the Word of God to the patients and started a Ministering programs in the evenings at the centre through Praise and Worship and also conducts evening sessions for recovered addicts. She got involved in a yearly program called Recovery Week and MLC Ministries Seychelles has supported this program through the Spiritual aspect of the activities. She gives God the Glory for His wonderful work in this Ministry and she continues on this path she prays for His guidance and protection.


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Saturday, November 15, 2008
from ROCKIN' RODNEY~
Mitch was a really nice guy.
I think that I e-mailed you once about people "sitting in" with The Candymen, and how it wasn't in the nature of our band for people to come up and play with us, because essentially, we played arrangements, and there wasn't much free form playing.
I can think of only 4 people that sat in with us in our existence,(None at the same time but all individually), they were .
Jimi Hendrix
Noel Redding
Mitch Mitchell
John Entwistle
All dead.............................Now, I have some recollection of one other person playing with us.I think that Al Kooper sat in with us and we sang "I've Got News For You" together.
Al,....... take care of yourself !
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Al Kooper - Best known for his striking organ riff on "Like a Rolling Stone" and his performances with Bob Dylan in concert in the 60s. Kooper was a member of the Blues Project, and formed Blood, Sweat & Tears, culminating in the release of their first album, Child Is Father to the Man. He has played on hundreds of records, including performances with The Rolling Stones, George Harrison, B.B. King, The Who, Jimi Hendrix and innumerable others. He has released approximately 11 albums since 1968 including the best-selling "Super Session" album featuring Mike Bloomfield and Stephen Stills. In addition, he produced the first three albums of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd, including the single, "Sweet Home Alabama" and the iconic "Free Bird".
I'm very sad to hear of the great Mitch Mitchell's passing. We hung out with him quite a lot at Steve Paul's 'The Scene' in New York.
He was a true english gentleman.
He did sit in with us (The Candymen) and was an amazing musician. He was a small guy but played drums like a gorrila. I think he was much more jazz then rock but he was just Mitch. A total original! I think he was a cross between Joe Morrello (Dave Brubeck Quartet) and Ginger Baker (Cream).
I've been listening and visiting with The Experience again lately and I can tell you that music still sounds like the future!
I'm so glad that I have been Experienced!
Thank you Jimi, Noel, and Mitch for everything you gave us.
Robert Nix...........................
Amen on the memories gain value when the makers move away. No doubt…and we continue to strengthen those memories with
Our embellished recall. A wonder and an amazement, as we get older and we start retracing some of those life events, just how
good we were at whatever it was we were doing at the time…
PLEASE RECOMMEND THE DAY BEAR BRYANT DIED video on YouTube to your friends
ALSO CHECK OUT "THE BALLAD OF BECKY & GROVER" @ Frank's myspace site!
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Walked into this house the other day and thought I'd been transported back into Lulu White's MAHOGONY HALL.
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The owner laughed and told me,"There's the piano that came out of it."
My, oh, my!
Lulu was a mess! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lulu_White
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Text from Susan Sontag's introduction to Bellocq: Photographs from Storyville, the Red-Light District of New Orleans
FIRST 0F ALL, the pictures are unforgettable - photography's ultimate standard of value. And it's not hard to see why the trove of glass negatives by a hitherto unknown photographer working in New Orleans in the early years of this century became one of the most admired recoveries in photography's widening, ever incomplete history. Eighty-nine glass plates in varying states of corrosion, shatter, and defacement was the treasure that Lee Friedlander came across in New Orleans in the late 1950s and eventually purchased. When, in 1970, a selection of the ingeniously developed, superb prints Friedlander had made was published by the Museum of Modern Art, the book became, deservedly, an instant classic. So much about these pictures affirms current taste: the low-life material; the near mythic provenance (Storyville); the informal, anti-art look, which accords with the virtual anonymity of the photographer and the real anonymity of his sitters; their status as objets trouves, and a gift from the past. Add to this what is decidedly unfashionable about the pictures: the plausibility and friendliness of their version of the photographer's troubling, highly conventional subject. And because the subject is so conventional, the photographer's relaxed way of looking seems that much more distinctive. If there had once been more than eighty-nine glass negatives and one day a few others turned up anywhere in the world, no one would fall to recognize a Bellocq.
The year is 1912, but we would not be surprised to be told that the pictures were taken in 1901, when Theodore Dreiser began writing Jennie Gerhardt, or in 1899, when Kate Chopin published The Awakening, or in 1889, the year Dreiser set the start of his first novel, Sister Carrie - the ballooning clothes and plump bodies could be dated anywhere from 1880 to the beginning of World War I. The charges of indecency that greeted Chopin's only novel and Dreiser's first were so unrelenting that Chopin retreated from literature and Dreiser faltered. (Anticipating more such attacks, Dreiser, after beginning his great second novel in 1901, put it aside for a decade.) Bellocq's photographs belong to this same world of anti-formulaic, anti-salacious sympathy for "fallen" women, though in his case we can only speculate about the origin of that sympathy. For we know nothing about the author of these pictures except what some old cronies of Bellocq told Friedlander: that he had no other interests except photography; that "he always behaved polite" (this from one of his Storyville sitters); that he spoke with a "terrific" French accent; and that he was - shades of Toulouse-Lautrec - hydrocephalic and dwarf-like. Lest the association induce us to imagine Bellocq as a belle époque erotomane who had transplanted himself to the humid franco-creole American city to continue his voyeuristic haunting of bordellos, it might be mentioned that Bellocq also frequented the opium dens of New Orleans's Chinatown with his camera. The Chinatown series, alas, has never been recovered.
The Storyville series (in this new enlarged edition) includes two pictures of parlor decor. The interest for Bellocq must have been that, above a fireplace in one picture and a rolltop desk in the other, the walls are covered with photographs surrounding a central painting, photographs with the same contrasts as the ones he was taking: all are of women, some dressed to the nines, some erotically naked. The rest of Bellocq's photographs are individual portraits. That is, there is a single subject per picture, except for a shot of two champagne drinkers on the floor absorbed in a card game (there is a similar off-duty moment in Bunuel's unconvincing, notional portrait of a brothel in Belle de Jour) and another of a demure girl posing in her Sunday best, long white dress and jacket and hat, beside an iron bed in which someone is sleeping. Typically - an exception is this picture, which shows only the sleeping woman's head and right arm - Bellocq photographs his subjects in full figure, though sometimes a seated figure will be cut off at the knees; in only one picture - a naked woman reclining on some embroidered pi - does one have the feeling that Bellocq has chosen to come close. Central to the effect the pictures make on us is that there are a large number of them, with the same setting and cast in a variety of poses, from the most natural to the most self-conscious, and degrees of dress/undress. That they are part of a series is what gives the photographs their integrity, their depth, their meaning. Each individual picture is informed by the meaning that attaches to the whole group.
Most obviously, it could not be detected from at least a third of the pictures that the women are inmates of a brothel. Some are fully clothed: in one picture a woman in a large feathered hat, long-sleeved white blouse adorned with brooch and locket, and black skirt sits in the yard in front of a low black backdrop, just beyond which frayed towels are drying on a laundry line. Others are in their underwear or something like it: one poses on a chair, her hands clasped behind her head, wearing a comical-looking body stocking. Many are photographed naked - with unpretentious candor about, mostly, unpretentious bodies. Some just stand there, as if they didn't know what to do once they had taken off their clothes for the camera. Only a few offer a voluptuous pose, like the long-tressed adolescent odalisque on a wicker divan - probably Bellocq's best known picture. Two photographs show women wearing masks. One is a come-hither picture: an exceptionally pretty woman with a dazzling smile reclines on a chaise-longue; apart from her trim Zorro-style mask she is wearing only black stockings. The other picture, the opposite of a pin-up, is of a large-bellied, entirely naked woman whose mask sits as awkwardly on her face as she is awkwardly posed on the edge of a wooden chair; the mask (it appears to be a full mask minus its lower half) seems too big for her face. The first woman seems happy to pose (as, given her charms, well she might); the second seems diminished, even foiled, by her nudity. In some pictures, in which the sitters adopt a genteely pensive look, the emotion is harder to read. But in others there is little doubt that posing is a game, and fun: the woman in the shawl and vivid striped stockings sitting beside her bottle of "Raleigh Rye," appreciatively eyeing her raised glass; the woman in ample undergarments and black stockings stretched out on her stomach over an ironing board set up in the backyard, beaming at a tiny dog. Clearly, no one was being spied on, everyone was a willing subject. And Bellocq couldn't have dictated to them how they should pose - whether to exhibit themselves as they might for a customer or, absent the customers, as the wholesome-looking country women most of them undoubtedly were.
How far we are, in Bellocq's company, from the staged sadomasochistic hijinks of the bound women offering themselves up to the male gaze (or worse) in the disturbingly acclaimed photographs of Nobuyoshi Araki or the cooler, more stylish, unvaryingly intelligent lewdness of the images devised by Helmut Newton. The only pictures that do seem salacious - or convey something of the meanness and abjection of a prostitute's life - are those (eleven in this selection) on which the faces have been scratched out. (In one, the vandal - could it have been Bellocq himself? - missed the face.) These pictures are actually painful to look at, at least for this viewer. But then I am a woman and, unlike many men who look at these pictures, find nothing romantic about prostitution. That part of the subject I do take pleasure in is the beauty and forthright presence of many of the women, photographed in homely circumstances that affirm both sensuality and domestic case, and the tangibleness of their vanished world. How touching, good natured, and respectful these pictures are. What a splendid gift Lee Friedlander has given us.
Friday, November 14, 2008
from FEAR NOT http://www.fear365not.com/2007/11/day-34-faith-is-fuel-for-fearing-god.html
Faith is fuel for fearless living.
As Romans 10:17 says, "So faith comes from hearing and hearing through the word of Christ."
Faith leads to courage and courage leads to action.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Hey y'all~
The ZOO KEEPER @ our DHS 40th Reunion Website http://dhstigers68.com/
is having a rough week.
Her sister was buried in The City Cemetery today .
Please visit the Notice for Mary Ellen Coe Pearson.
Jennifer, all of us here in ZERO have you in our prayers and you have our condolences.
From Bobby Dupree, Rusty Crumpton & Keith Brewer of the Rockin' Gibraltars:
Russ Shaw booked us to open up for Jimi at the Bakersfield Civic Center. We played our set and got off stage so Jimi could come on and do his show. I went up to the dressing room to change, and then went back down and stood at the side of the stage. Jimi played a couple of songs, and then started his rendition of "The Stars Spangled Banner". Not many people know this, but Jimi was very patriotic, he even supported the war in Viet Nam. He was also Airborne certified.
But back to the story.
The manager of the Bakersfield Civic Center was an old WWII veteran, and of course he was very patriotic too. When he heard Jimi playing "The Stars Spangled Banner" the way only Jimi could play it, the guy got so pissed off, that he went back behind the stage and cut off the power. All that was heard was Mitch Mitchell's drums ringing through the auditorium. Well, Jimi went back behind the curtains and said, "Who turned off the power?" The WWII vet said "I did." Jimi went over to him and slugged this guy in the face, knocking him off the stage. Of course, all HELL broke loose, and cops and Warner Brothers executives were everywhere. The cops were going to arrest Jimi but after some negotiations, and a $5000.00 check Russ Shaw made out to the guy, the concert was stopped, and Jimi got in his stretch limo with his two white girlfriends and went back to LA.
This is the true EXPERIENCE we had with Jimi Hendrix. We never saw him or played with him again.
Bobby Dupree with Rusty Crumpton and Keith Brewer
Hendrix drummer Mitch Mitchell dies in Portland hotel room
by Joseph Rose and Stuart Tomlinson, The Oregonian Wednesday November 12, 2008, 8:28 PM
Mitch Mitchell, the iconic drummer who provided the explosive heartbeat of the Jimi Hendrix Experience on rock classics including "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" and "Purple Haze," was found dead early Wednesday in a Portland hotel room.
Mitchell, 61, who pioneered a fusion style that allowed him and one of history's greatest guitar players to feed off each other, died of natural causes, the Multnomah County medical examiner said. He was found about 3 a.m. in his room at the Benson Hotel in downtown Portland.
Considered one of rock's greatest drummers, Mitchell was behind the kit at Hendrix's legendary sets at Woodstock, Monterey and the Isle of Wight.
Mitchell's final performance was Friday night at Portland's Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. It was the last stop on the West Coast leg of the Experience Hendrix tribute tour.
Looking pale and tired, he played only one song before the sold-out crowd, said Terry Currier, owner of the Music Millennium record shop.
"A friend who was waiting outside the Schnitz to get an autograph told me he saw a couple people helping Mitch walk into the auditorium that night," Currier said. "He didn't seem to be in great health."
Born in England in 1947, John "Mitch" Mitchell was a child actor who quickly moved on to music, becoming an accomplished jazz drummer before the age of 20. Eventually, he became Hendrix's most important musical collaborator, said Jacob McMurray, senior curator at the Experience Music Project in Seattle, Hendrix's boyhood home.
The museum's centerpiece is the world's largest collection of Jimi Hendrix artifacts and memorabilia, including the drum set Mitchell played at Woodstock in 1969.
"Jimi was an amazing guitarist and he needed somebody behind the drum kit who could hold his own," McMurray said. "That was Mitch Mitchell."
At 5-foot-5, the wild-haired Mitchell was a small guy who played "lead drums," combining meat-and-potatoes beats with rapid-fire jazz in the three-person group. He was inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame as part of the Jimi Hendrix Experience in 1992.
Hendrix's manager treated both Mitchell and original bassist Noel Redding as paid employees, limiting their rights to future revenue. In the 1970s, according to Eddie Kramer's book "Hendrix: Setting the Record Straight," Mitchell was forced to sell a prized Hendrix guitar to pay the bills.
"The bonds between Jimi and Mitch kept them together," McMurray said.
Mitchell and Hendrix recorded several tracks on their own, including "Fire," "Voodoo Child" and "Manic Depression," before bringing in Redding to finish them, McMurray said. Hendrix died after a drug overdose in 1970. Redding was 57 when he died in 2003.
Bob Merlis, a publicist for the Experience Hendrix tour, said Mitchell obviously wasn't feeling well during the last couple stops on the 17-date tour.
"We thought it was the flu," Merlis said.
Mitchell told Merlis he planned to stay in Portland for a few days to wind down from the tour before heading home to his wife, Dee, in England.
Sgt. Brian Schmautz, a Portland police spokesman, said an employee at the Benson called police after discovering Mitchell's body. Since police didn't suspect any foul play, Schmautz said, "we weren't involved beyond that."
Tom Chappelle, a deputy medical examiner for Multnomah County, said Dr. Christopher Young conducted the autopsy on Mitchell's body Wednesday afternoon.
"At this point, we're still saying natural causes," Chappelle said. "Cliff wants to talk to (Mitchell's) family first before releasing additional details."
Merlis said Mitchell was a "really warm, enthusiastic guy who was a lot of fun. He didn't hold back and liked to talk about Jimi" from their first meeting in a sleazy London club in 1966 to watching Hendrix light his guitar on fire at the Monterey Pop Festival a year later.
Judging from Mitchell's MySpace page, most of his friends and fans had not heard about his death by late Wednesday. The last post was from Sept. 27. On July 9, a fan wished him happy birthday.
But at Trade Up Music in Southeast Portland, the instrument shop's 27-year-old drum specialist remembered Mitchell as a "mind-blowing" musician.
"He came along at a great time," said Joey Ficken, who also plays in the band Sea Wolf. "He came along when there weren't really rock guitarists and rock drummers, and all these styles of music came together. People were seeing something they had never seen before."
These days, drummers tend to stay in the background. They really aren't like Mitchell any more, Ficken said.
"He was a star. People still idolize him."
On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 7:31 PM, Jimmy wrote:
-- Joseph Rose and Stuart Tomlinson; firstname.lastname@example.com
My friends and I made it to the Hendrix concert in T-town 1969. We all hailed then from Winfield as high school juniors. This was all our first concert. Since Mitch Mitchell death it brought back memories. A fellow i worked with asked me who was Hendricks backup.
I couldnt remerber. Do you know or remeber.
Jimi Hendrix performing at the Memorial Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, May 7, 1969
courtesy of WTBC
Ok here is the story.
On May 7th I went to the Hendrix concert at Memorial Coliseum (now
Coleman Coliseum) with my room mate Hoagy (Guy Huthnance) and his
girlfriend who's name time has swallowed. She was the key to this story. Fat
Mattress, Noel Redding's group, opened the show. At the break we all went
to the bathroom. Hoagy's date was a very attractive person and the head
of the University Program Council had the hots for her. During the
break she ran into him and he said " why don't you come with me after the
show. We are taking Hendrix to the Citizen's club for a party." She
said, no thanks and then came and told us what was going on. I had run into
Pete Kinnear and told him of our plans to go to the Citizens Club to
party with Hendrix. The four of us crammed into my Triump Spitfire and
went to the club. This was the old Citizens Club that burned 20+ years
ago and was later moved to a new location. I had been there several times
before with other mixed race bands that I had played with and felt
comfortable being there. When we got there, we were the only white folks
there, but that was OK. We waited and enjoyed the soul band that was
playing there. About 30 minutes later, when we were beginning to doubt that
they would show, here came the entourage. I stood up and shook
Hendrix's hand and told him how much I enjoyed the show. They all sat down at
the table next to us. The British guys from Fat Mattress were seated
next to me and we partied with them that night since Hendrix was
immediately surrounded by groupies. They were a little nervous about being in a
all black club in the south, but loosened up enough to get up and play.
They played a few songs and then left the stage. After their set, I
went to pee and Noel Redding came in. We had a nice chit-chat about music
while we both emptied our bladders. The rest of the night was spent
drinking beers and talking music with new friends. End of story.
Bruce Hopper of THE OMEN & THEIR LOVE
Both images courtesy of July 7, 1960 issue of THE GRAPHIC
both images courtesy of the Sunday, July 3, 1960 issue of THE TUSCALOOSA NEWS
image courtesy of the Friday, November 3, 1961 issue of the Tuscaloosa News
The article below is also from the front page of the same issue:
BIRMINGHAM (AP)- The manager of a bus station restaurant here today was arrested for violating a city code pertaining to segregation.
Police Commissioner Eugene Connor ordered the arrest of Ralph R. Sizemore, manager of the restaurant at the Greyhound Station, after Negroes and white patrons were observed eating together.
Connor said he realized the city code would be branded unconstitutional when the case reached federal court, but he said,"as long as this ordinance is on the books of the City of Birmingham, I'm going to enforce it."
No other arrests have been reported here since the ICC ruling went into effect.
Thanks for the info about David Thornton. We got in contact. It was great to hear from him after lo these 40 something years.
By the way did Larry Coe tell you that his original band "The Strangers," is getting back together and playing for a DHS class reunion.
I know Larry and Jimmy Dean and Sid White are playing and I think Danny Kennedy.
Bill Hanke
George ~
I don't have a problem with you advertising on WHBB 1490 or Z105.3 FM.
What I have a problem with is this.
It is my understanding that you advertise on a radio program run by a cult leader.
You ought to stop doing that.
We used to bet at the pool hall ...
Somebody told us the charge back then was $50 and a misdemeanor.
He would basically close up for about an hour and reopen when they would arrest him .
Here are some great questions of the universe
· If a mute swears, does his mother wash his hands with soap?
· If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill themselves, is it considered a hostage situation?
· Instead of talking to your plants, if you yelled at them would they still grow? Only to become troubled and insecure?
· Is there another word for synonym?
· Isn't it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do "practice"?
· When sign makers go on strike, is anything written on their picket signs?
· When you open a bag of cotton balls, is the top one meant to be thrown away?
· Where do forest rangers go to "get away from it all"?
· Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?
· Why do they report power outages on TV?
· What do you do when you see an endangered animal that is eating an endangered plant?
· Is it possible to be totally partial?
· What's another word for thesaurus?
· If a parsley farmer is sued, can they garnish his wages?
· Would a fly without wings be called a walk?
· Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they afraid someone will clean them?
· Why do people who know the least know it the loudest?
· If the funeral procession is at night, do folks drive with their headlights off?
· If a stealth bomber crashes in a forest, will it make a sound?
· If a turtle doesn't have a shell, is he homeless or naked?
· When it rains, why don't sheep shrink?
· Should vegetarians eat animal crackers?
· If the cops arrest a mime, do they tell him he has the right to remain silent?
· Why is the word abbreviation so long?
· When companies ship Styrofoam, what do they pack it in?· If you're cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right?
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Hey y'all~
from the Sat., Nov. 7, 1964 issue of the T-News:
State Trooper Capt. W. E. (Dutch) Wigley said places raided in Tuscaloosa were the SPORTS CENTER on Seventh Street in the downtown area where a Western Union ticker and football parlay sheets were seized; Roy's Pool Room on Broad Street, where a ticker tape was taken, and the residence of H. on the Sanders Ferry Road.
The raids were made Friday afternoon by state troopers who were assisted by local police and sheriff's deputies.
The series of raids were against illicit bookmakers and gamblers in a number of communities across the state, most of them aimed at pool halls which also served as bookmaking establishments or deal in other forms of gambling.
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Johnny's Restuarant was at 2400 Univ. Blvd., the Deep South Lounge was at 2402 Univ. Blvd. and Roy's Place was at 2404 Univ. Blvd. The Tuscaloosa Cinema was at 2408 Univ. Blvd.
Looking West At the Intersection of Greensboro Avenue and University Boulevard
Left to Right: 2414 Univ. Blvd (Tucker Motor Co.), 2410 Univ. Blvd. (Fitts Yellow Cab), 2408 Univ. Blvd. (Dunn's Wholesale Florist), 2406 Univ. Blvd. (The Blossom Shoppe), 2404 Univ. Blvd. (Roy's Place), 2400 Univ. Blvd. (Deep South Lounge & Johnny's Restaurant)
source: 1963 Tuscaloosa City Directory
Saturday, November 03, 2007
Sad about Bama.
Manera Saloom's sister Debra now lives in Cottonwood.
On the weekends during the summers of '66, '67 & '68,
Culberson & I practically lived over at the Saloom place in Enterprise.
Debra has written a recipe book inspired by her Mother's Lebanese recipes.
I'll shoot an email to her publisher but if you'll find out about her I'll appreciate it.
Yo' Bro' Bob
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
from http://skypilotclub.com
Yes, I know him. He is a skypilotclub member in no standing. He can't stand. His song is on the radio by the Gnarly Boys: if you don't stand for something you'll fall for anything. Yep, that's me, I think you've read my book: Gullible's Travels.
ah, my stories don't have the gore
you don't wanna put yer mouth on it
Hey y'all~
You cannot imagine how hard it is to return an adult toy in this state.
First thing, the clerk at the sex shop won't even touch the damn thang & then after you git it outta uv dah package,
you gotta convince them they are wrong.
And they're sitting there in their lab coat because they sell this stuff for some sort uv medical reasons ONLY!
We talkin' 'bout pleading a case!
It like a MALPRACTICE SUIT!
I talkin' 'bout FINDING THE "YES" BEHIND THE "NO!" ...
Please take a moment out of your busy day and check out some uv dah stuff we gotz up off on into
& amongst dah Web.
I ain't had time to do anything fo' THE DAY BEAR BRYANT DIED YouTube video but it's still rockin' along wid 'bout 500 views a week. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCAq3D-AAbU&feature=related
Richard or Frank or somebody posted a new mix of "THE BALLAD OF BECKY & GROVER".
Now the drums are a little less dramatic & I'm sure some other stuff got tuned up but the good thing is that the counter on Myspace went back to ZERO so I need y'all to log on to Frank's myspace site http://www.myspace.com/thebopcats
& check out his blog post about the story of Becky & Grover
I spent Sunday in Lowndes County. I've met a lot of people connected to Jonathan Daniels' murder.
Believe it or not, there's more to learn.
rr http://atlasofalabama.blogspot.com
Sunday, November 09, 2008
From the Wed., Sept. 15, 1065 issue of THE TUSCALOOSA NEWS:
by Loraine Edge
Tuscaloosa High School
Tuscaloosa High welcomed a record number of more than 1,800 students to its 1965-66 school term which began Sept. 7. Many new teachers were also added to the staff at the high school.
The THS band presented its first show of the year Friday night during the half at the Tuscaloosa High-Holt football game. The show was designed to feature the band's outstanding sections. Drums were featured in "Girl From Epinema", trombones took the spotlight in "Downtown," and trumpets took over in "Bugler's Holiday." The top-rated THS band is under the direction of Frank McArthur.
This week's show for the THS-Lanier game, to be played here Friday night, will be based on music from James Bond movies. The band will do a gun formation and a .007 formation.
"Goldfinger," the theme and title of the latest James Bond movie, will be played in full band formation for maximum effect. The head majorette this year is Connie Bingham. For Friday's show, she will be dressed in suit of gold sequins.
The next thing up is Bama Queen's appeal for John Rainey's myspace page so because of technical difficulties we gonna post the link to John Rainey's site now!


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Today on Good Morning America 5 students were surprised with the news they were accepted into the Disney Dreamers Program.
Disney Dreamers Program
The Disney Dreamers Program is an annual four day event held at the Walt Disney Resort in Orlando Florida. Each year 100 students ages 13-19 are chosen to participate in workshops and classes held in the parks. Students get to work with celebrities, cast members, and industry leaders to introduce students to a wide variety of career options.
GMA suprised 5 students with the news that they were going to Walt Disney World in March to participate in the program. A lot of them were in mentor programs, but were waiting to see if they were accepted to the program.
Tracey Powell, Executive Champion for the Disney Dreamers Program and Mickey Mouse came out to let the kids know they were accepted and give them mouse ears and t-shirts.
Here is the video:
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Progressive weight loss is a common feature of many types of cancer and is responsible not only for a poor quality of life and poor response to chemotherapy, but also a shorter survival time than is found in patients with comparable tumors without weight loss. Although anorexia is common, a decreased food intake alone is unable to account for the changes in body composition seen in cancer patients, and increasing nutrient intake is unable to reverse the wasting syndrome. Although energy expenditure is increased in some patients, cachexia can occur even with a normal energy expenditure. Various factors have been investigated as mediators of tissue wasting in cachexia. These include cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), as well as tumor-derived factors such as lipid mobilizing factor (LMF) and protein mobilizing factor (PMF), which can directly mobilize fatty acids and amino acids from adipose tissue and skeletal muscle respectively. Induction of lipolysis by the cytokines is thought to result from an inhibition of lipoprotein lipase (LPL), although clinical studies provide no evidence for an inhibition of LPL in the adipose tissue of cancer patients. Instead there is an increased expression of hormone sensitive lipase, the enzyme activated by LMF. Protein degradation in cachexia is associated with an increased activity of the ATP-ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. The biological activity of both the LMF and PMF was shown to be attenuated by eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). Clinical studies show that this polyunsaturated fatty acid is able to stabilize the rate of weight loss and adipose tissue and muscle mass in cachectic patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer. Knowledge of the mechanism of cancer cachexia should lead to the development of new therapeutic agents.
About half of all cancer patients experience a wasting syndrome called cachexia in which the tumor induces metabolic changes in the host leading to loss of adipose tissue and skeletal muscle mass. Patients with pancreatic and gastric cancer have the highest frequency of weight loss (83–87%) (De Wys et al. 1980), and in patients with pancreatic cancer weight loss (14%) is evident at the time of diagnosis, and is progressive, increasing to a median of 24.5% just before death (Wigmore et al. 1997). Patients with more than 15% weight loss are likely to have significant impairment of respiratory muscle function, which is probably the major contributor to the shortened survival time of cancer patients with weight loss (De Wys et al. 1980). Gender related differences in the rate of weight loss in nonsmall cell lung cancer is responsible for the significantly shorter survival time in men than women (40 versus 78 weeks after diagnosis) (Palomeres et al. 1996). Thus a knowledge of the mechanism(s) of cancer cachexia could lead to the development of agents which would increase the survival time of cancer patients, without necessarily having an antitumor effect.


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Super Bowl LIII: Another Boston-LA Showdown
Lack of experience proves too costly for Sean McVay's unit
February 8, 2019
Like it or not, the New England Patriots win Super Bowl LIII in low-scoring fashion.
Both the Rams and the Patriots found themselves in the Super Bowl after overtime wins in their respective conference championship games. After two weeks of media hype, the infamous Boston-Los Angeles rivalry was once again renewed at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. As usual, the captains strolled to midfield, the coin was flipped, and the greatest sports event of the year was underway.
The first quarter was defined by a stout Patriots defense, but a sloppy offensive and special teams exhibition. Tom Brady's first attempted pass in the game was intercepted by Rams linebacker Cory Littleton, which negated New England's first offensive drive. However, an unimpressive series from the Rams gave the ball right back to New England. Despite Brady rectifying his previous interception, Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski missed a 46-yard field goal, leaving the game scoreless. After two quick possessions from both teams, the quarter came to a close.
Quarter two began with the Patriots finally receiving three points due to their offensive execution; Gostkowski redeemed himself with a 42-yard boot that gave the Pats a slight 3-0 lead with 10:29 left in the first half. Lone behold, this would be the only score of the quarter. The Rams were able to scavenge some offensive production after the New England score, but were never able to put the ball in the endzone or between the goal posts. A failed fourth down attempt late in the second quarter by Belichick's squad squandered a scoring opportunity, and shortly after the teams trotted to the locker rooms with the score still at 3-0.
The third quarter continued to demonstrate the defensive tone of the game. A mix of incomplete passes, short runs, and insuperable field position incited little offense. Yet, a few long passes from Jared Goff put Los Angeles' Greg Zuerlein in range for a 53-yard field goal. The Lincoln Pius X and University of Nebraska at Omaha graduate sailed the ball through the goal post, knotting the match 3-3 with 2:11 left in the third quarter. Soon after, the buzzer sounded, and only the final quarter remained.
At first, it appeared like neither team wanted to score; the punters seemed to be on the field more than the quarterbacks! Then, as if a beast had been awakened, Brady threw a 29-yard completion to tight end Rob Gronkowski, which spotted the ball at the Rams' two yard line. Moments later, running back Sony Michel punched the ball into the endzone with 7:00 left in the game. Tack on a Gostkowski extra-point, and the Patriots have a 10-3 advantage. In response, the Rams offense began to move the ball down the field easily, with wide receivers Cooks, Reynolds and Woods contributing big gains. Then, to Los Angeles fans' despair, Goff's pass was intercepted by Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore with 4:24 to go. Backed up against its own goal line, New England was content with running the ball and eating the clock, and they did so successfully. Running backs Sony Michel and Rex Burkhead charged their way into Gostkowski's range, who then connected from 41 yards out to give the team from Massachusetts a 13-3 lead with 1:16 to go. After a failed last chance effort from Los Angeles, the clock expired with a final score of 13-3.
In spite of a lack of offensive excitement, it was a historic night for Brady, who clinched his sixth Super Bowl win and became the player with the most Super Bowl rings in NFL history. Julian Edelman was crowned MVP, having recorded ten receptions for a total of 141 yards. It also should be noted that Rams punter Johnny Hekker broke the Super Bowl record with a punt of 65 yards, the longest punt ever to be kicked in the notorious event. Super Bowl LIII is now the lowest scoring Super Bowl in NFL history.
Another Super Bowl has come and gone. Amidst the sometimes humorous advertisements, glorious food and memorable fellowship, this game will always attract strong viewership. The Lombardi trophy is a symbol of the arduous journey that the winning team makes to get to such a prestigious point. In a year's time, the game will return. Who knows, maybe your team will be next to play for the trophy and be deemed Super Bowl champions.


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For Mother's Day yesterday my Mom took my kids and I to a local Nature Preserve center. It was a wonderful day of playing, exploring, and being together as a family (although we miss Daddy very much and hopes he joins us back here very soon). As my kids played by the creek that runs through the nature preserve I was thinking about my husband. When we are out in nature he frequently takes pictures of trees and leaf landscapes against the sky. So while thinking of him I looked up and immediately saw the scene above. I couldn't believe that I had found a perfect heart outline in the tree tops. I like to think it was my husband sending me love from 2000 miles away.
I pray that you all had a blessed Mother's Day filled with love, laughter, and family.


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Wonderland Healing Center
Koh Phangan, Koh Phangan
Wonderland Healing Center believes in your power to heal your own life. It's no secret that the ancient practices of yoga, meditation, detoxing and fasting, underpinned by a balanced, plant-based diet, are the foundations for remarkable health and vitality.
Change Your Life
We experienced profound changes after adjusting our lifestyles to incorporate these philosophies and practices. This seeded within us the desire to live a sustainable, community-based life, grounded in the principles of mindfulness, solidarity and trust.
We believes in the old adage "you are what you eat", thus we ensure that our guests eat only high quality, high vibrational vegan cuisine. We as a community decided to shift to a vegan diet for several reasons.
- We pledge not to participate in cruelty and injustice
- Respect for, and protection of the environment
- Optimal health
Vegan restaurant
Wonderland's Vegan restaurant incorporates cooking styles from around the world and serves delicious buffet style meals every day. For those participating in the Detox programs, we compassionately prepare all the meals, shakes, juices and nutrients one needs for meaningful growth and development.
Yoga retreats
Our 4, 7 and 11 day yoga retreats combine full-board, healthy vegan nutrition, with Thai massages, meditation and mindfulness sessions.
As a relaxing complement to your daily schedule, bask in our Thai herbal steam sauna or swim gentle laps in the swimming pool.
More activities
For those wanting a little more activity, there are several stunning waterfall hikes nearby, not to mention pristine, white sand beaches offering water sports or diving, and the majestic Khao Ra Mountain can be hiked from Wonderland's backyard!
Private rooms
All Rooms have a superior king size bed, or 2 double beds. An en-suite bathroom. A kitchen with a fridge and coffee/tea making facilities. All Rooms have large balconies with stunning mountain views, garden views and outside dining area.
Luxury dorm room
Our superior 4-6 bed dorm rooms are the most comfortable and beautiful dorms in Koh Phangan, with extra wide, super comfy single mattresses. Each dorm room has a shared bathroom and shower, small dining table and refrigerator.
100% vegan
Raw food options available
Gluten free options available
Full board available
Organic care products
Vegan care products
Accessible for disabled people
Internet connection available
Swimming pool
Fasting courses, Yoga, Meditation, Cycling
Spoken language(s): English, Thai
Certified by VeggieHotels
Number of rooms: 40
Price per person from: 60 US$
For prices and availability please use the booking request or visit the website of the hotel
Address / Contact
Wonderland Healing Center
77/7 Moo 3 , Baan Maduewaan
84280 Koh Phangan, Thailand
Phone: +66 - 773 77377


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Well, if you are already an Apps Unveiled subscriber, there are chances that you might already know about the 'Fashin' app as we have reviewed it recently (in our June 2017 edition). Fashin is a must-have app for every fashion lover reading this space. The USP of Fashin app is that it lets you discover the latest fashion trends from the song videos of the popular Bollywood movies or music artists in real time.
Fashin is a one-of-a-kind fashion discovery app which uses artificial intelligence to extract fashion from the latest song videos, enabling you to search for the latest fashion trends with minimal efforts. The app lists all the latest song videos of Bollywood movies such as Judwaa 2, Golmaal Again, and Jab Harry Met Sejal, to name a few. So, if you wonder where you can get the exact same or a similar jacket that your favorite style icon Deepika Padukone is seen wearing in the song, Fashin app has the answer.
Fashin app is so easy to use. Simply browse through the video gallery in the app and play the video you like. While the video is playing, you're supposed to tap on the small icon displayed on the video to discover where you can get the exact same or a similar outfit that celebrity is wearing in a particular scene and at what price.
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Today marks a new chapter for our website.
For the first time in six years, The Sin Bin will be without our founder, Joe Rozycki, who has moved on with former Team Sin Bin members Adam Twenter and Ryan Gibson, to start a new endeavor with the Kansas City Mavericks.
Our original vision was to make The Sin Bin a place that had the inside scoop on the news across minor league hockey, give fans the chance to talk a little smack to other fanbases, and provide you with some fresh opinions you wouldn't find anywhere else. In the three-plus years of this site, we have dabbled in each of those areas, but there is still more work to do in completing our original mission.
Behind the scenes, we will miss Joe's steadfast leadership and ability to look at the headwinds facing our site through a prism nobody could. The Sin Bin's success is because of you, Joe, and we hope this next chapter makes you proud.
Our site remains a work in progress, but we expect to make this new chapter of The Sin Bin the best yet. We will strive daily to live up to the "quality over quantity" mantra, while bringing you the news of the day, along with a fresh take on what's going on in the world of minor league hockey.
The road to fulfilling our vision will not be easy. There is no roadmap to success, and it will take a lot of hard work, but I am as confident as ever we have the best team to do it. Today, I am humbled to take over the Editor-in-Chief's chair, while Mike Campos becomes the site's Managing Editor. Samantha Hoffmann and Kristen Wooten will spearhead our AHL & ECHL coverage; and of course, we couldn't do any of this without our tremendous webmaster, Matt Thomas, plus our deep and versatile team of writers and photographers.
Last but not least, I want to say thank you to my wife, Shaylon, who has been my rock for the last 13 years and sacrificed so much for me. Your love, support, and faith in me have been so much more than I could have ever imagined and I hope I make you proud in this new endeavor.
Enough of the sappy crap. Welcome to the new chapter of The Sin Bin! Chirp hard and troll responsibly. Let's have some fun, shall we?
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On "The IDSL" today:
"Bye Bye Bananas" from Doc's Kids
"Byte Me!" from ROMBAL
"Come Clean," "Don't Forget About Me," and "Lift_This_Fog" from Chris Kirby, who I found via Ariel Publicity
"Pancho and Lefty," Track 11 off John MacLean's "Letters Home" album
Thanks for listening!
Themes: "In My Dreams" from Natalie Brown and "140 Times" from RockOn
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Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, that is all that ever has. - Perhaps not said by Margaret Mead. Certainly said by me. "Whatever autism is, it is not a unique product of modern civilization. It is a strange gift from our deep past, passed down through millions of years of evolution." Steve Silberman - Neurotribes
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My grandmother, Chaya Rochman, passed away in June 2016 after a three-year battle with a deadly disease. It was hard to imagine life without her. She had been the family's matriarch and role model for decades, devoting herself to Tehillim, saying the entire sefer every day. And more than anyone else we knew, she exemplified the answer to the question "Tzipisa l'yeshuah?"
As far back as we could remember, Bubby waited for Mashiach. But not the vaguely hopeful way most of us wait. No, she waited for Mashiach with the anticipation and purity of a preschool child waiting for Mommy at the classroom door. When we grandchildren called in the mornings, the conversation would begin with "By the end of today, we may all be in Yerushalayim!" If we called in the evenings, she would sigh, "Oy, Mashiach didn't come today. When is he coming?" Though our family is not affiliated with Chabad, her eagerness for the days of geulah showed us that yearning for redemption is not limited to any segment of the Jewish people.
Her wait went back a long way. My grandmother and grandfather had met and married in 1950. Upon their engagement, my grandfather presented his kallah with a beautiful gold bracelet. It appeared in the engagement pictures, but never again after that. We never saw her wearing it.
"Bubby, why don't you ever wear the bracelet Zeidy bought you?" my sisters would ask. She would simply shrug, silent on the question.
When she refused to answer, we privately assumed that something had happened to it. Had she broken it but didn't want to admit it? That was so unlike her. Was it lost? Had it been stolen? Had she pawned it during the harder years?
But then she was nifteres, the mystery still unsolved.
During the shiva, my sisters started to clean out the house, sad but necessary now that nobody lived there. They slowly worked their way up starting from the kitchen, laughing and crying at the shared memories in every cabinet and on every shelf. In the master bedroom, one sister began clearing Bubby's clothing from the closet, while another began emptying the dresser drawers.
In the back of the empty closet, they found a bag embroidered with the logo of a once-popular jewelry store. The bracelet was inside, still on its velvet bed and shiny as the day it had been bought. Tucked in beside it was a handwritten note, dated August 11, 2013—the day my grandmother had received her diagnosis.
"I received this bracelet from my chasan when we got engaged and it means very much to me. Because it is so precious to me, I decided to set it aside to donate to the Beis Hamikdash, when it is rebuilt, may it be soon."
In her will, the note was repeated. And while she gave us directives as to the distribution of some other possessions—family heirlooms and some items with sentimental value—her instructions for the bracelet were clear: no one was to wear it. She had set aside for the Beis Hamikdash, and it would wait until then.
Sadly, she never got the chance to bring it to its intended home. And so far, neither have we. But thanks to her example, we yearn for the day that we will.


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This black and white photograph shows Irene Rogler at the age of seven, playing at the Rogler home. The homestead, known as "Pioneer Bluffs", is located on 160 acres of land along the South Fork of the Cottonwood River basin, in Bazaar Township of Chase County, Kansas. The Rogler family owned and operated the ranch from 1859 to 2006. In October of 2006 the historic property, which included the home and 4,081 acres of land, was auction off at 6.9 million dollars Today, "Pioneer Bluffs" is a non-profit educational center that is dedicated to teaching the history of ranching and the diversity of the tall grass prairie.
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Royal Navy Conducts Successful Test of a Trident II D5 Missile
Source: Lockheed Martin.
Sunnyvale, California -- Sept. 25, 2000 -- A Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM), built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Sunnyvale, CA, was successfully flight tested Thursday at the U.S. Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, FL. The test was a demonstration and shakedown operation (DASO) conducted from the British submarine HMS Vengeance (UK SSBN-08).
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The DASO's purpose is to certify the crew, weapon system and submarine for operational deployment.
This latest launch represents the 90th consecutive successful flight test of the Trident II D5 submarine launched ballistic missile. Additionally, it extends the streak of successful test flights for the system that began in December 1989. No other large ballistic missile or space launch vehicle in the world has amassed such a remarkable record of reliability and mission success.
"We are extremely proud of the perfect 10-year, 100-percent reliability record achieved by the Trident II D5 missile," said Steve Parsons, Space Systems, vice president, Strategic Missile Programs. "We also want to congratulate the Royal Navy for attaining successful certification for operational service of the fourth and final Vanguard-class Trident submarine."
The Trident II D5 missile is the latest generation of submarine launched ballistic missiles built by Missiles & Space Operations. It is a three-stage, solid propellant; inertial-guided submarine launched ballistic missile. It measures 44.5 ft in length, is 83 inches in diameter, weighs 130,000 lbs., has a range greater than 4000 nautical miles, and carries up to 12 Multiple Independent Reentry Vehicles (MIRVs).
The UK strategic nuclear deterrent consists of four British-built Vanguard-class Trident ballistic missile submarines. Each submarine can carry 16 Trident II D5 missiles. The first UK submarine, the HMS Vanguard, deployed on her maiden operational patrol in December 1994. The HMS Vengeance was commissioned in November 1999. The UK Trident force operates from the submarine base at Faslane on the Firth of Clyde in Scotland, with an associate Armament Depot at nearby Coulport. In recent years, the British government has purchased 58 Trident II D5 missiles from Space Systems for its strategic submarine force.
The United Kingdom has relied on Lockheed Martin built submarine launched ballistic missiles for its strategic deterrence mission requirements since April 1963 when it signed the Polaris Missile Sales Agreement (PSA). In 1982, at the request of the British government, the PSA was modified to provide for the sale of the Trident II D5 ballistic missile system, associated equipment and related system support. In the mid-1990's the U.K. began replacing the Polaris system with the Trident II D5 missile system. Since 1956, Lockheed Martin Space Systems has produced six successive generations of submarine launched ballistic missiles: the Polaris (A1), Polaris (A2), Polaris (A3), Poseidon (C3), Trident I (C4) and the Trident II (D5) missiles.
Lockheed Martin Space Systems - Missiles & Space Operations, Sunnyvale, CA, is an operating company within Lockheed Martin Space Systems, headquartered in Denver, CO. It is a world leader in the design, production and integration of systems for space-based telecommunications, defensive and strategic missiles, remote sensing and space science. Its diversified business base ranges from the U.S. government to global commercial customers through its operating unit, Commercial Space Systems. Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, Lockheed Martin is a global enterprise principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture and integration of advanced-technology systems, products and services. The Corporation's core businesses are systems integration, space, aeronautics, and technology services. Lockheed Martin had 1999 sales surpassing $25 billion.


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Professor Kotz
Assignment #4
This essay will analyze the advertisement in terms of their status as signs, whose associative meanings not only gave a favorable impression of the product, but were also compatible with, and complementary to, the masculine context in which they were situated; thus illustrating Roland Barthes claim that the reader can identify three "messages" from a given image; the linguistic message, which means the words; the denoted image, which is the literal image; the coded or iconic message, and the connoted image; the symbolic image; the uncoded message.
The advertisement I will use as an example is 'Extreme Polo sport by Ralph Lauren. As its name suggests, this is a fragrance which is designed to be strongly reflective of masculinity, and it is of no surprise that the advert is featured in the opening pages of FHM which is a staunchly male publication. Emphasizing the products distinct masculinity is a distinct set of signs, which are carefully orchestrated to convey a relevant and unified message. Unlike the Dune advert, the Extreme Polo Sport advertisement is neither subtle nor artistic, and nor does it attempt to construct a plausible relationship between the product and a prescribed emotion such as 'freedom.' Instead, the advert presents a simple iconic image of the product, and iconic image of the subject who is shown to be a skydiver. We are not explicitly told of the emotional association which the subject is supposed to bring to the product, but the we can deduce that he can excel in the demands of physical extremity, thus allowing us to form our own emotional associations with the brand, associations which will undoubtedly be complicit with the gender of the subject, the masculinity of the magazine, and the masculinity of the sport on show. Hence the product is allowed to speak for itself, as is portrayed by the blunt, practical copy: 'Introducing the new men's fragrance Extreme Polo Sport Ralph Lauren'…
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