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Then I received some text messages from a great friend who didn't know I was camping. She was so nice, and truly caring about our life and what was going on. One text said "But again...the stories you'll have to tell! Write down all the little stuff God shows you and reveals to you.."
I replied back with sarcasm, like I normally do, and we chatted a little longer, and then I spent the night camping out again, but this time I couldn't sleep in my comfy tent, I couldn't get warm by the fire, I couldn't stop thinking about her text. My normal reaction was don't worry, I will write down how much life sucks right now, how hard this church planting thing truly is, and how hard it is to homeschool a child who asks daily when she is going to attend a real school. I will write those down and bury them in a time capsule to relish over in 20 years.
Can I be honest and digress for a minute. In the last 90 days I have moved out of my house, lived with friends, left a 6 year ministry, moved back to my hometown and now find myself living with my in-laws. And to top it off, I hate change. I hit the Negative Nelly button long before I hit the Positive Polly button, if I ever hit that button. So staying happy and rejoicing in the Lord is hard for me.
Why on earth would we do this? Why on earth am I putting myself through this? I keep coming back to obedience, friends. We are obeying the calling God has placed on our lives. I know we are, I know in my achy bones we are being obedient. But obedience is hard, staying filled with joy despite the circumstances is hard, and living in my tent on my campsite would be really easy.
I went back and re-read the book I just finished reading "Being OK With Where You Are." Let me tell you, I am not ok with where we are {not geographical, I LOVE my in-laws}, I hate waiting and learning new lessons. But I do know if I write down what I am learning or what my frustrations are like my friend encouraged me to, then I will see how God was truly at work in my stubborn heart.
I have admitted to God I am not ok with where I am at in life, trust me, he has heard me loud and clear. He knows my desires, he knows my heart, he knows I am chomping at the bit to move to Toledo and get this church off the ground. He knows I am drying up without community and relationships, but he also knows what is best for me, and that promise, I just have to trust. He has promised me good and not evil, he takes care of the birds, he will surely take care of me.
So as of yesterday I packed up my campsite, I left the land of negativity, and I am headed for greener pastures where I feel the Lord pruning me and pruning me some more. I am trying my darnedest to be joy filled, and to praise the Lord no matter what, but I am human and I fail, a lot. But if I just listen, God has provided me with cheerleaders who motivate and encourage me more than they will ever know {thanks Laura!}. So while I may not be ok with where we are, God surely is.
Today I am linking up with Stacey...go check out all the other links too!

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Whatever happened to City Newspaper? This paper has gone from thinking progressively to following blindly and baa-ing. It seems the face of your readership could now be perceived as that of the "safe thinker" and the sheeple.
It seems you choose to condescend to little more than the mainline candidates and incumbents. Dorothy Paige's experience with extensive city issues and human services will outshine swallowing the bitter pill of mainline incumbent Clifford any day. Less emphasis should have been placed on what Ms Paige chooses to do on her summers and more on what a waste of the taxpayer's money Clifford has been, from City Council to her fire administration position (clearly an "it's who you know" position, as she had no credentials or experience whatsoever in that regard).
Open your eyes to the fantastic, eclectic and wise resources that this city underutilizes. The "same ol' same ol'" will give you exactly that on election day: The same ol'. It's time for Clifford to move on. She is not an asset to the city of Rochester anymore than your old slippers are to your weekend wardrobe. Vote for Dorothy Paige for City Council Northwest sector!! Sarah Weatherley
Congrats Deb...you're a real star with dreams, combined with peace inside...a rarity...<3


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This hefty einkorn miche epitomizes community. It's substantial and baked with the intention to share, to break with others, to enjoy its hearty flavor and nourishing quality gathered at the dinner table. A loaf so heavy it practically requires two hands to lift — and oh what a statement it makes.
Traditionally, miche are large, round country-style loaves meant to sustain a family for the days between their turn at baking in the communal oven (and with natural leavening, and all the subtle acidity built up through lengthy fermentation, it certainly will1). If you think about it, a massive round loaf is probably the most efficient way to bake large quantities of dough: It takes up less space in the oven, has plenty of crust, it can be divided and wrapped up, and finally if meant to go to a single destination, a single loaf makes sense. A true daily bread.
Over time as the central community oven became more and more scarce, these large loaves began to fall out of favor, replaced by more ephemeral bread meant to be consumed entirely on the day of baking. But there's still a place for this beautiful, and enticing, loaf.
As you know, sourdough bread have incredible keeping quality due to the natural acids produced as a byproduct of lengthy fermentation.↩


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Disclaimer: This is a freewrite that deals with thoughts that I have had for a while. My punctuation and grammar may be less than stellar as my passion is high. If you wish it read a post about a lighter subject, I suggest perusing previous posts on It's Lily O..
There is too much going on. My head aches, my heart burns, my eyes shed endless tears. I am over it all. I am overwhelmed by constant news, constant tales of horror and negativity. As a child, I was obsessed with the news, I would day-dream that I was an anchor. I thought Dan Rather was not only one of the most handsome men on T.V., but that he had the coolest job ever. Now, I avoid the news as much as possible.
At first, when the news constantly covered the war in Iraq and scattered school shootings, I was able to tolerate it. In the last eight years it seems that there is a weekly, if not daily terror, that is mentioned. To temper the constant "Breaking news", several years back I opted to read the news in the newspaper and online. In the recent years, I have found myself losing total respect for every. Single. One. Of my local news outlets.
Before I continue, let me make it clear that my problem is not with the stories that the news reports, but the way they report them.
It started several years ago when they reported a home invasion where a mother of several was killed and her husband wounded. The picture accompanying the article was a mugshot of a Black woman, with disheveled hair. When I first saw that picture I was relieved. At least they had the suspect in custody. However, after reading the article and making the connection between the names of the victim and the woman in the mugshot, I was horrified. Not only was the woman in the mugshot the victim of the home invasion, but the mugshot used was taken SEVEN YEARS prior. I couldn't understand for the life of me what made them think that it was okay to defame a woman after her death, knowing she left behind children.
The comments below the article, of course, were atrocious. The normal people proclaiming black people to be "animals" and that because she had a mugshot she deserved to be killed. The tried and true "live by the sword, die by the sword" rhetoric. Fed up, I emailed the news station, asking that the picture be taken down. I must not have been alone in expressing my disdain, since the picture was replaced and the article updated.
After recent events, it is hard for me to find a news source that I trust. One that allows people to leave racist, insensitive comments on both their website and social media platforms, to me, means that they endorse said comments. The sensationalized, click-bait titles and tweets by news anchors do not help either.
Who do you trust as a news source when they allow and entertain blatant racism, sexism and hatred to exist on their territory? How can we separate fact from sensationalized half-truths that unfairly demonize underepressented populations?


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Bringing Us All Together
Hey, Steve here. I was ruminating on ideas for today's post and I ran one past Doug Johnston, our resident medieval longbow archery expert, and he said that I might offend all of our readers from Mongolia. This seemed unlikely to me, partly because I don't know for a fact that we have any readers in Mongolia, but Douglas is a cautious fellow, which is a very good quality in someone who practices medieval longbow archery, let me just say. I told Doug that he was being silly and then he reminded me that I've offended people in the past on this site. No I haven't, I thought. That's silly.
Well, o.k., I might have offended a few people, but not that many. I sat down and made a list. Over the past two plus years of writing for this site, I've offended the religious right, the liberal left, Italian people, French people, Irish people, American people, people from Finland, people from Norway, people from Sweden, probably people from Mongolia, Chinese-Canadian Irish celebrants, sellers, shoppers, tech support workers, young people, old people, my mother, my father, my girlfriend, Innowen, Sascha Chow, Dr. Seuss fans, perverts, organized people, disorganized people, women, men and gay female video game enthusiasts. And Doug. O.k., so I've offended a few people! Well then, how about something to bring us all together again, something we can all relate to?
Don't you just hate those email chain letters, those chain letters disguised as pleasant messages? Chain letters used to be simply of the "Send this to ten people and you'll win the lottery" variety, but now someone has decided that they should take otherwise nice, friendly messages and tack a chain letter onto them. Not only are any sort of chain letters annoying, but now they've ruined the nice thoughts people are sending to me. I hate that!
Basically, all you do is take a nice message, sometimes a new thought and sometimes something traditional, like a poem or a prayer, and then turn it into a chain letter. It looks something like this:
The worst thing about these chain emails is that they ruin the nice thoughts my friends were sending to me. Don't ya just hate that? Doesn't anyone ever just forward dirty jokes anymore?
Alright until next time, keep your pen on the page or your nasal hair will come alive and strangle you.
Steve Sharam
as always
as always i love it!!
Levenger stole ALL of my money, but they left me all these nice, shiny organizational tools.
If you don't forward some
If you don't forward some dirty jokes to me within the next 224 hours, some Jehova's Witnessess will ring your doorbell. At 8 a.m. Every Saturday for the REST OF YOUR LIFE!
That is sooooo what I needed when i got home from work, thanks:P Pyramidiology: What you get when you mix pyramids and idiots.
Steve Sharam
Now you've gone and insulted the Jehovah's!
No one is supposed to throw any rocks...
until we say so, even if they do say "Jehovah".
Nii !
"I think the surest sign that there is intelligent life out there in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." (Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Waterson)
He said it again!!
Stone him!!!!
PS: Always look on the bright side of life :)
Gotta love Brian
Oh, yeah.
Brian got me through some very hard times and I'm always better off when I look at the bright side of life:)
Steve Sharam
You're cute.
I have expressly told my family not to forward anything to me unless they wrote it themselves or it's actually important. No chain letters, no pictures of kittens (I love kittens, just not in my inbox), no jokes (unless they're really awesome ones). Thankfully they've obeyed my wishes. (Mostly.)
It seems like everyone goes through the forwarding phase when they first get email, and they proceed to annoy everyone they know with forwards. (The only people not annoyed, of course, are those who just got on the internet too.)
What really bugs me is when people forward stuff to email lists. Argh. No, I saw that "Boycott gasoline day" email ten years ago, thanks, and it's still stupid...
Sorry, didn't mean to rant. But, Steve, look at it this way: at least I'm not ranting at you. :)
Education secrets
If only I were able to educate my friends on the same thing. I keep receiving my personal nemesis: cheesy power point presentations with music and a poem with landscape pictures. Even though I have mentioned my friends that I do not open any attachments I had not requested, to keep my computer virus free, they keep sending those. Ughhh.
yes, there is that;) I work retail, so I get quite enough of that during the day, thanks:)
Steve Sharam
for the record
as an angry black lesbian gamer with a passion for all things cute and violent cute things (as in anime), you have NEVER even come close to offending me.
Levenger stole ALL of my money, but they left me all these nice, shiny organizational tools.
Not sure what to say about that...
Obviously, I'm not trying hard enough if I haven't offended a huge demographic like that:P
Steve Sharam
true we are not the biggest
demographic but we still count darn it! :)
Levenger stole ALL of my money, but they left me all these nice, shiny organizational tools.
A thought.
You know, it amazes me how little we all know each other, given our shared passions for paper and other goodies. Basically all I know about my fellow DIYers is that half of them are Christian ministers. *laugh* We do have a lot of those around here...
pet peeve
I'd like to bring up one of my pet peeves about email. I'm a Christian, and several of my friends of Christians. Sometimes I'll get one of these emails with a great inspirational messages with an attached sentence that goes something like this:
"If you really love Jesus, please forward this message to everyone in your address book, including the person who sent you this. Jesus said 'If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you.'"
I hate this! Trying to guilt trip me into annoying my friends. No thanks. I'm pretty sure part of "Love your neighbor as yourself" is "Thou shalt not spam your friends." These messages get deleted right away.
I can certainly see how that would bother you. Guilt trips of any kind suck.
Ha ha ha haaaa!
Oh no, that's terrible. I've never received one of those, but I believe it. People who try to manipulate others into irritating their friends...gaaah! Drives me crazy!
Every time you don't forward this message, baby Jesus cries.
Steve Sharam
I'll tell you one thing that
I'll tell you one thing that annoys me when I get those Christian-themed emails. It's when people send them to me knowing I'm Jewish. (Though it's interesting to find out that Jewish grandmothers haven't completely cornered the market on guilt trips.)
I suppose that makes Baby J. cry twice, then. ;-)
Thanks, I needed that:P My Jewish friend tells me that his mother has set a record, delivering 3 successful guilt trips at one time. It must be
Steve Sharam
Well, you're all missing
Well, you're all missing out. I can't tell you how many free Applebees gift certificates I've received! (...probably because I never have! But anyway...)
I work for a non-profit that places seniors (55+) into other non-profits in the county to do volunteer work. Obviously we have a lot of "new to the Internet" folks and with that comes a few that just insist on sending us the above mentioned forwards. I had to reply the other day with a, "Thanks so much for thinking of us, but could I ask you to please take us off your list." I don't want that crap in my inbox...especially at work.
Ya'll probably know about Snopes but in case you don't http://snopes.com It's a great way to reply with a link that says, "The forward you sent me is fiction/false/stupid/untrue...you dumb*ss." Well, okay, maybe not in those words...
- Jen
Now we're talkin'
Hey, that's good to know. Thanks for sharing. Any other ideas, rants or lucrative movie deals anybody want to send my way?;)
Steve Sharam
Snopes rocks!
I do exactly this - especially if it's an OLD urban legend or what-have-you that I got a copy of years ago.
Got to do my part and educate the ignorant!
add to spam filters
At a previous job, my boss told me he had an aunt who insisted on forwarding every joke and picture she liked to him and everyone else on her address book. My boss told her that he would appreciate if she didn't forward things like that to him. After repeated warnings, he added her email address to his list of messages marked as SPAM, and he had things set up to automatically delete SPAM.
Apparently she never sent him any really messages, because she never complained that he didn't reply to a message. I've never had anyone this bad about forwarding stuff, but I have had people that come close.
All of your posts have provided laughs. Thanks! :)
- Jen
Aw, tanks:)
*humble bow*
Steve Sharam
I snerked out loud. Would
I snerked out loud. Would that be called SOL?
*ponders this for a moment*
Huh, maybe not. ;-)
Thanks for the late night laugh from this NaNoWriMo participant.
~~Moleskines and a pint of room temperature Guinness are my drugs of choice.~~
It might catch on
we'll have to see:P
Steve Sharam
Steve..it's official, you've
Steve..it's official, you've now offended me.
I love camels and I'm offended that you think they have fleas! /sarcasm
Seriously though, that was hilarious. My tea went from my mouth to my monitor in .04 seconds.
Glad to help:D
Steve Sharam


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BUCKEYE LAKE – Mayor Peggy A. Wells reported to council members Monday evening that the village had survived another unofficial 'Supercruise.'
She thanked Police Chief Vicki Wardlow, Fire Chief Clifford Mason, Assistant Fire Chief Dave Ruton and their staffs; Toby Miller; and some volunteers including Tonya Ritter, Art Hertlein, Sondra Facemeire, Ali Caldwell and Brandon Van Wey. Wells also thanked the Ohio Department of Public Safety's Ohio Homeland Security for providing the observation tower (located opposite the entrance to the North Shore Park) that Chief Wardlow requested; and ODOT for providing the mobile message board located behind the observation tower and giving the village dozens of used traffic control cones.
Wells added, "The original plan to confine tire squealing to the two innermost lanes of the four lane portion of Ohio 79 to provide a buffer between the vehicles and spectators was partially thwarted when the Ohio State Highway Patrol ordered us to open both southbound lanes to alleviate traffic backing up on I-70." She went on to thank the many drivers who honored our "no violations" designation for the two-lane portion of Ohio 79 from the North Shore Park to the western village limits. "We did not have enough officers available to actually issue citations to violators," she explained. There are noticeably fewer tire marks on the two-lane portion of Ohio 79 this year. Wells said neither the Licking County Sheriff's office nor the Granville Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol were able to provide any deputies/troopers to the event.
She thanked Union Township who provided their officer and the Village of Hebron for providing three special duty officers, supplemented with some on-duty officers. Wells also thanked Explore Licking County and the Buckeye Lake Region Chamber of Commerce for answering her plea for financial assistance to pay for the special-duty officers.


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Nitish's social media pitch for 'special' tag for Bihar
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is set to raise his pitch for a "special status" for his state with a planned rally in Delhi on March 17 and by leveraging the social media, now being increasing used by India's officialdom.delhi Updated: Mar 07, 2013 02:29 IST
The state will unveil a re-branded campaign called, "Bihar ka haq" or Bihar's Rightful Cause. To step up the campaign, the Janata Dal(United), Kumar's party, has also roped in a public relations and lobbyist firm, GreyMatters Communications, a tool gaining popularity with many chief ministers, such as Raman Singh and Narendra Modi.
"Social media is an important tool of political articulation. We are happy to use it constructively," the chief minister told HT. Kumar is also likely to make use of platforms, such as "Google+ hangout", having already launched an official Facebook page on the issue.
Struggling against an image of having been a basket case, Bihar is looking at a dramatic turnaround. It has been blighted by years of caste-ridden politics and low productivity. Much of the period before the present government assumed power, crime and corruption were rampant, as economic growth nosedived.
The state has had double-digit growth rates -- 15% and 13% -- in the last two years. But these high rates -- partly because of "base effect", or a statistical phenomenon that can sometimes make growth changes appear big because they had previously been low – need funds to sustain, according to the state.
A special economic status will get Bihar higher allocations. In 2012, the Planning Commission had suggested "special category status" for some states with growth potential. This has set off a competition between many states.
According to the plan panel's recommendations, some of India's states are characterisd by a number of features necessitating larger grants. These include those with hilly or difficult terrain, low-population density, a sizable share of tribal population, strategic locations, such as those sharing international boundaries, infrastructure backwardness and poor state finances.
States under this category have a low resource base and are not in a position to rally funds for development.
Bihar's per-capita income is one-third of the country and about a seventh of Delhi, the nation's capital.
By population terms, Bihar is nearly equivalent of the Philippines, while its per capita GDP, the lowest in the country, is as worse as in Eritrea, an African nation wedged between Sudan and Ethiopia.
For better incomes, many Biharis tend to migrate to other states, working in various fields, from construction sites to public transport. "If I could make a decent living, I would go back (to Bihar)," said Gyanesh Mishra, an autorickshaw driver who came to Delhi a decade ago.
The development deficit was so acute after the state was split up to form a separate province, Jharkhand, in 2000 that a case for special grants began to gain traction.
"The government has setup a unit in planning commission under the direct charge of Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission to deal exclusively with the matter relating to the development of rest Bihar consequent upon formation of Jharkhand," according to The Bihar Reorganization Act 2000, (Statement of Objects and Reasons).
Kumar has been credited with changing the poor state of affairs. He first launched a police crackdown on criminal gangs, gradually shifting the focus to infrastructure, such as roads and schools. A scheme for bicycles for schoolgirls could boost mean-schooling years for girls.
With enormous challenges ahead, the chief minister can't depend on public funding alone. He will have to look to private investments, which could help bring jobs and keep growth rates high.
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Today is the last day of the school year for Fayette County Public Schools. When it started off, I was hopeful that there would finally be progress in the district implementing a stronger wellness policy. Here's what I wrote in August: I was glad to read that Dr. Shelton described his first year as … Continue reading
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Will the PTA Champion Ending Junk Food Marketing in Schools?
Researchers from Yale University have called on parents to take action on junk food marketing in schools. In an editorial published in JAMA Pediatrics they detailed how marketers have taken advantage of tight school budgets to turn places of learning into ads for soda, fast food, cookies and candy. Almost two-thirds of elementary schools provide food coupons as … Continue reading
Kudos to McDonald's? Not So Fast
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Michelle Obama rolled out a new campaign called "Drink Up." There have been many good pieces written about why a campaign to drink more water is not enough. Marion Nestle CSPI The Atlantic Grist Huffington Post It reminded me of an interview I'd heard on the radio a few years back. The words from a representative of the American Beverage Association … Continue reading
WalMart Ads and Profiting Off the Poor
Once again, WalMart published an ad with a junk food shopping list in our local paper (click on the photo to enlarge). While this shopper is posed in the produce aisle for the photo, there is not a single fresh fruit or vegetable on the list. As with the previous two WalMart grocery ads, this … Continue reading
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I never thought I would be saying this but I am parting out Big Red.
I need to raise some cash fast to buy another bike.
I will be keeping the Corbin Seat, V-Stream, Radiator Grill, Engine Guards and the Exhaust.....everything else is available.
Let me know if you need any parts.


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Five Places: Over-the-top tiki
Hot for Polynesian kitsch? Got a taste for the tiki-tastic? With an air of "permanent vacation," island-themed spots let us feel like we're getting away to the South Pacific without spending money on airplane tickets. Whether your love for tiki culture trends toward Gilligan-goofy, retro exotica or modern swank, there's plenty to go around under the thatched roof. Chill out with a tropical drink and tour these five places - all perfect spots to wear that loud Aloha shirt.
1. Forbidden Island, Alameda --
Wash up on the remote shores of this Forbidden Island, a cool, retro tiki lounge with waterfalls, bamboo huts and vintage cocktails. The tropically timeless drink menu offers grog and classic umbrella drinks, as well as modern libations. Sail by on Sundays for brunch treats to go with your fancy beverage. 1304 Lincoln Ave., Alameda. (510) 749-0332, www.forbiddenislandalameda.com.
2. Mainlanders, San Diego
Everything looks better with tikis. If your home decor is less than festive, get an island-style makeover with products from the Mainlanders store. Choose among statues, torches and bamboo fencing, and you might be able to fool friends from the block that your home has been transported to the South Pacific. 6195 University Ave., San Diego. (866) 384-4479, www.tropicaltikis.com.
3. Trader Vic's, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Trade the desert heat for the exotic at Trader Vic's at the Hotel Valley Ho. One of the legendary Polynesian-style restaurants run by Victor Bergeron (creator of the Mai Tai), this oasis in Scottsdale is on the cool side of kitsch. Kick back on the lushly landscaped patio and share a tiki bowl with your date. 6850 E. Main St., Scottsdale. (480) 421-7799, www.hotelvalleyho.com/scottsdalerestaurants/tradervics.html.
{utriangle} 4. Hotel Mirage, Las Vegas
For a little tropical excitement, check in to the Mirage. Complete with a rain forest atrium, a 20,000-gallon saltwater aquarium and its own nightly erupting volcano - it's like being on an island with slot machines. Remember that volcano science experiment you made in elementary school? This one is much better. 3400 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. (702) 791-7111, www.mirage.com.
5. Enchanted Tiki Room, Anaheim
"All the birds sing words and the flowers croon" in this thatched hut with grunting tiki totems and sudden tropical storms. The first Disney attraction to feature Audio-Animatronics technology in 1963 is still going strong and the exotic entertainment will have you singing all day. Stop and get a pineapple spear at the Tiki Juice Bar after the show. 1313 Harbor Blvd., Anaheim. (714) 781-7290, disneyland.disney.go.com.


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I provide a brief description of two processes to produce synthetic fuels, coal-to-liquids (CTL) processes and synthetic crude oil (SCO) from tar/oil sands. The economics behind SCO and CTL production are briefly discussed. One of the critical factors influencing lifecycle CO2 emissions from and economics of the CTL and SCO processes is the C/H ratio of the original fuel source (tar sands/coal). The findings of a recent RAND report (Unconventional Fossil-Based Fuels Economic and Environmental Trade-Offs) are discussed from this perspective.
Overview of the process economics of SCO from oil sands:
Canada has the world's second largest reserves (179 billion barrels) of proven oil, of which >95% comprise oil sands. About 80% of Canada's oil sands deposits are too deep below the surface to use open-pit mining. These deep deposits have to be processed in situ using techniques such as steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD). The rest can be accessed via open-pit mining techniques.
Surface (open-pit) mining is a material-intensive operation, with 1.6 T of tar sands to be handled per barrel of SCO produced. The water requirements are also high. It is also fairly energy-intensive, consuming 1 barrel of natural gas equivalent of energy to produce 8 barrels of SCO. For both in situ as well as surface processes, the overall energy requirements (including mining, extraction, coking, and hydrotreating) are approximately 40-45 % of the calorific value of the syncrude. This heat is mainly supplied by natural gas. The price/unit of energy for crude oil is much higher than that for natural gas, and this price differential drives the economics of the process for extracting and upgrading the bitumen from tar/oil sands. During a conversation I had with a person working in underground coal gasification, it was mentioned that using natural gas to supply heat and steam for extracting bitumen from oil sands was similar to using champagne to make beer.
Overview of the CTL process:
A brief introduction to CTL technology is given in my earlier post on Indian CTL projects. CTL processes produce high quality synthetic liquid fuels (primarily diesel), using coal, oxygen and/or water as raw materials. The best example of a commercial CTL process is the one by Sasol, which produced 7.4 million T of synthetic fuels last year (approximately equivalent to 60 million barrels of oil equivalents, MMBOE). The CTL processes are characterized by high initial capital costs (1-3 billion $ for new plants), large scales (50-100,000 bbl/d plants), and high CO2 emissions. In fact, the Sasol Secunda facility is the largest single-point-source of CO2 emissions in the world. Both direct liquefaction (reacting coal with hydrogen or a hydrogen carrier) as well as indirect liquefaction (generating syngas followed by water-gas shift and Fischer-Tropsch reactions to produce liquid fuels) are possible. The choice is determined by the type of coal, ash content, water availability and other constraints.
The conclusions from the RAND report are given below:
- Basic production costs for SCO are likely to be cost-competitive with conventional petroleum fuels.
- While basic production costs for CTL also appear to be competitive with conventional petroleum fuels across a range of crude-oil prices, CTL competitiveness is more sensitive to technology costs and to oil prices.
- Higher oil prices or significant energy-security premiums increase the economic desirability of SCO and CTL.
- Even with future policy constraints on CO2 emissions and their associated costs, SCO seems likely to be cost-competitive with conventional petroleum; the main potential constraint on SCO production is its local and regional impacts.
- The cost-competitiveness of CTL is more dependent than that of SCO on the costs of CO2 emissions and CCS.
- Unconventional fossil fuels do not, in themselves, offer a path to greatly reduced CO2 emissions, though there are additional possibilities for limiting emissions.
- Relationships among the uncertainties surrounding oil prices, energy security, CCS costs, and CO2-control stringency have important policy and investment implications for CTL.
The C/H ratio of a particular fuel primarily determines the extent of CO2 emissions resulting from producing liquid fuels for transportation (with a generic formula CH2). As shown in the figure (data from "Synthetic Fuels" by Probstein & Hicks), fuels such as bituminous coal with a C/H atomic ratio of 1.2 (or an approximate molecular formula of CH0.8) will need more hydrogen to be added (or more carbon to be eliminated) to make liquid fuels (CH2) compared to heavy crude oil and bitumen (both having C/H ratios of ~0.7).
The disadvantage in extracting bitumen from the oil sands is that it does not flow very well and has to be hydro-treated (with H2) to make it more suitable for processing. As mentioned earlier, the higher CO2 emissions from SCO processes are due to the physical characteristics of the tar sands and not due to the C/H ratio of the raw fuel. This is why the RAND report mentions that SCO processes are likely to be competitive with conventional petroleum, especially in a high-oil price scenario. Moreover, the CO2 emissions from SCO processing is only 25% greater than that for conventional crude oil.
On the other hand, the CTL processes need to have higher quantities of hydrogen (or reject higher amounts of carbon as CO2 to make the hydrogen) compared to SCO and conventional crude oil. These higher emissions are the reason why the economic feasibility of CTL processes has a greater dependence on the costs for mitigating CO2 emissions, compared to SCO.


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Patti LaBelle Biography
Nationality: American
Famous: African American Actress Black Singers
Age: 76 Years, 76 Year Old Females
Sun Sign: Gemini
Also Known As: Patricia Louise Holte-Edwards, Patricia Edwards
Born in: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Famous as: Singer
Height: 5'5" (165 cm), 5'5" Females
Spouse/Ex-: Armstead Edwards (m. 1969–2001)
father: Henry Holte
mother: Bertha Holte
siblings: Barbara, Jacqueline, Vivian
children: Zuri Kye Edwards
U.S. State: Pennsylvania, African-American From Pennsylvania
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Patti LaBelle is a Grammy award winning singer, actress and author who made a name for herself in the entertainment industry. In her five decades of career in the music fraternity, she gave numerous hits as a singer for the band, Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles and also as a solo singer. However, unlike many other talented musicians and singers, LaBelle did not have a smooth start. In fact, her career started with a rocky phase as most of the albums and songs released failed to impress both the public and the critics. It was her song, 'Lady Marmalade' that actually established her position as a classic singer. The song peaked at the number 1 status on the Billboard Hot 100. After years of her involvement with a band, she disbanded to start her solo career in 1977. She came up with several albums, each of which exposed her brimming talent and skills and recorded her total sales of over 50 million records. For her outstanding musical abilities, she has been inducted into various Halls of fame, including the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Apollo Hall of Fame, and the Songwriters' Hall of Fame.
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- The Blue Belles gave their first single hit, 'I Sold My Heart to the Junkman'. Though the song peaked at the Billboard top 20, it stirred a controversy behind its credit.After the success of its first song, the group however could not replicate the success and survived merely by touring. Adding to the woes, Robinson was sued for using the name Blue Belles which was previously being used by another group.It was due to legal complications that Robinson changed her name to Patti LaBelle and the group name to 'Patti La Belle and Her Blue Belles' in 1963. The following year, the group terminated its contract with Newtown and instead signed up with Cameo-Parkway Records.The group recorded their first song for Cameo-Parkway Records, 'Down the Aisle' which went on to become a huge hit. The song starred in the top 40 list. It was followed up by two more hit tracks, 'You'll Never Walk Alone' and 'Danny Boy'.In 1965, they left Cameo-Parkway Records to sign a deal with Atlantic Records for a year. It was while working under Atlantic Records that the group came up with their debut studio album, 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' in 1966. The album was a modest hit.In 1966, the group came up with their second studio album, 'Dreamer'. This album too did not peak and remained an average selling album. Moreover, Cindy Birdsong left the group, leaving the vacated seat to be filled up by Florence Ballard.In 1970, with Atlantic Records terminating its contract and manager Bernard Montague ending his services, the group found itself a new manager in Vicki Wickham who asked them to perform in London. However, Wickham's advices did not go well with her and led to musical disagreements.In 1970, returning to the U. S., the group changed its name to Labelle and signed a record deal with Track Records. 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|29 Mar 2019, 12:59 PM
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Why Phone Numbers Stink As Identity Proof
Kreb's site is one of the best on security. This article explains how hijacking your phone number lets hackers break into accounts. Billions is stolen with this, often cryptocurrency.
|29 Mar 2019, 06:49 PM
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I've always thought this was true about phone numbers--commonsense. But, unfortunately many sites only let you use a phone number for 2FA or for recovery purposes. The good news is that unless you are specifically being targeted, your phone number is not likely to be randomly hacked at the same moment your online life is being hacked, unlike weak password-only protected sites. I've wondered if there could be some sort of service created that would provide you with a virtual phone number that could be used for authentication/recovery purposes only, but it was actually controlled by some super-secure company that then alerted you via a secure messaging app that such-and-such account sent such-and-such a code. This would also allow you to get codes if your personal phone number changed or was out of service for some reason. However, the longterm solution is to use some other means of authentication. Wherever possible I use an authenticator app and backup email addresses, and not a phone number.
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At least some service providers let you "lock" your SIM by setting a code or password that must be given in order to swap the SIM to another device. Here is what T Mobile says about it: https://www.t-mobile.com/responsibil...y/sim-security
Another option is to use a virtual phone number from providers like Google Voice. Then never give out the real phone number. The virtual number doesn't utilize a SIM.
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I've tried using my Talkatone number. (Generally a good service.) About half the time the number is not accepted because it is sensed on the other end as a VOIP number, rather than a real cell. I doubt if Google Voice is any different.
Good information. Thanks.
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When I created a rediffmail address for a family member some years ago, I used a disposable as the alternate email address out of necessity. Now an intercept page pesters for an update and a mobile number, although one can still click "ignore and go to inbox." As the disposable of course is long-defunct and the family member now has a usable alternative address (which wasn't the case long ago), it seemed sensible to change the disposable to a functional address, but rediffmail will not permit this unless one also provides a mobile number. It's both or nothing. Why do some providers fixate on this? It has been pointed out in this forum that a number is essentially useless insofar as increasing email security is concerned.
In any case, some people prefer to keep their mobile numbers private. Some years ago, there was a thread here about providing a mobile number when creating an email account. As always, some posters thought that those who did not want to provide a number were unreasonable or illogical. One of them asked:
Do you value your cell number more than your e-mails?
If you don't trust them with your cell number, why trust them with your e-mails?
I searched for this old exchange in hopes of providing just a link to it here but could not find it, so I'll quote my reply, which I feel is still relevant, and which also applies to my family member's reluctance to provide a mobile number to rediffmail after all these years. It is much more complicated than a matter of "trust" regarding the mobile number.
In my view, it is not that simple at all, because there are many different levels of value and of (semi)-privacy that each individual tends to place on the use and contents of any given email account.
I grant in advance that nobody has real or absolute privacy on the Internet, especially against a determined hacker or an official agency, so that's not what I mean. I'm talking about generalized comfort levels. Just as one tends to adjust the level of specific or "real" information that one willingly reveals in different places on line, the same thing is true of different email accounts. The same thing can definitely *not* be said, however, about a mobile phone number, because the information it inherently reveals is greater by many orders of magnitude.
It seems to me that asking "Do you value your cell number more than your e-mails? If you don't trust them with your cell number, why trust them with your e-mails?" sets up an erroneous equivalence. Someone might "trust" Yahoo (or any other provider) with casual emails, but not necessarily with a full name, home address, work address, financial information, and so on. Giving a mobile number surrenders all of that information for most people, since we usually receive our mobile telephone bills at our homes or offices and pay them with credit cards or from bank accounts. In European countries, even people who use prepaid phones must provide real information that they wouldn't necessarily want Yahoo or any provider and all of its "partners" to have. Why should Yahoo et al. have all the demographic and personal information available from such a source, which nowadays also means buying habits, political affiliations, sexual interests, income level, type of neighborhood where one lives, the value of one's house and often even a picture of it, the names of one's neighbors, and a great deal more.
And please, I hope nobody replies by observing that we already have no privacy or anonymity anyway, or by citing the old canard to the effect that "Why would you care if you have nothing to hide?"
Everything is relative. It is true that we have already surrendered a frightening amount of privacy both online and elsewhere, and that very little about our lives can realistically be kept truly private these days, but that doesn't mean we should feel comfortable about it, or that we should willingly give away personal information just because somebody asks for it. If that were the case and doing so conferred any real benefit, then every member of EMD would use a real name and put a home address in the "location" field, but we don't do that, nor would we appreciate being told that providing it was conditional for joining the forum, even if the information were not publicly displayed. That doesn't mean we don't trust Edwin or that we have something to hide, only that we value a commonsensical degree of semi-privacy and would feel uncomfortable surrendering it.
Most of us use different email accounts for different purposes. We reserve one or more accounts for very personal communication and use others for more general and casual use, no matter how innocent that may be. The same thing applies to the amount of information we feel comfortable providing when we open and maintain those accounts.
Email accounts are simply not equivalent to mobile phone numbers in terms of privacy, not even close. Mobile phone numbers are much more closely tied to the most intimate details of someone's "real" life, and they provide an easy portal in that direction. That is why many users will never give out a mobile number to Google or Yahoo or any other provider, as a matter of principle. What might be gained in what is mostly an illusion of "security" is more than lost in a needless surrender of a sort of privacy that is still very real.
In my view, that is the appropriate equation in terms of calculating matters like "value" and "trust" in this particular context.
|11 May 2019, 11:17 PM
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There are numerous ways to protect a phone number you wish to keep as private as possible. One easy one is to use Google Voice as your primary number that you give out to most people and businesses, keeping the actual phone number tied to your phone private. SMS security codes don't always work when sent to Google Voice so that won't work in every situation. Another option is to get a second line on an existing account. You can purchase another number on T Mobile for $10 extra a month, allowing you to keep one number private. You can also lock down your SIM with a special code that is required to do the SIM swap thing. Some people purchase a cheap prepaid phone with limited service that they mainly use as an emergency phone, and to receive security codes for those services that require them. Leave it in your car most of the time as an emergency phone, but use that number to give out to businesses. With cell phones it is easy to set them up to only ring for those you want to hear from and let every other call go to voicemail--the important ones will leave a message and the scammers will give up. Or, the simplest of all, use a different email service, or other service, that doesn't require a phone number to sign up.
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Apropos giving out Google voice numbers to companies to receive messages such as 2FA: I used to find that this was often not successful but for the last year or so Ive been having no trouble- has worked every time.
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If you haven't done it already, get your bets down now, by midnight, in fact, on the likelihood of the end of the world as we know it arriving tomorrow. Because this Tuesday, June 6, the 157th day of the year, the world celebrates that calendrical serendipity that comes along once every one hundred years:
Tuesday is June 6, 2006. In the modern shorthand, that's 6/6/06. You know 'em, you love 'em, those Rorschach numbers with evil attached -- or not, depending on your belief system and your fear of the unknown. You might wonder where this preoccupation came from. You can really blame the Bible for it -- in particular that old favorite, the Book of Revelation.
Specifically Revelation 13:18: "This calls for wisdom: let him who has understanding reckon the number of the beast, for it is a human number, its number is six hundred and sixty-six."
For some it's not an occasion for fear. "Many people avoid the number; they're afraid of it almost and there's absolutely no reason to be afraid of it," said the Rev. Felix Just, a professor of theology at the University of San Francisco. "It is not a prediction of future events. It is not supposed to be taken as a timetable for when the world is going to end," Just told the Associated Press.
For others, of course, it's all about marketing. Consider some of the events set to happen tomorrow: A remake of the 70s horror classic "The Omen," starring Julia Stiles, Liev Schrieber and Pete Postlethwaite, opens across America, the object of an ad campaign that's been among us for weeks now ("Heed the Omen 6 + 6 + 6").
There's the release of the new "Left Behind" book by the Rev. Tim LaHaye, co-author of a wildly successful series of books with an apocalyptic theme. In case you don't come to the point on your own, LaHaye's "Left Behind" Web site promotes the new book, "The Rapture." with a tag line he didn't need an ad agency to come up with: "06.06.06 Will You Be Ready?"
Rock and roll metallurgists Slayer are resurfacing with their new Unholy Alliance tour starting June 6. Deicide, a rock band out of Florida, releases a new album, "The Stench of Redemption," on June 6.
And lending weight to the idea that June 6 is indeed the devil's workshop, tomorrow conservative apologist, writer and right-wing attack mutt Ann Coulter releases "Godless," her new excoriation of what she calls "the church of liberalism," and justifies the presence of her vacuous grinning face on TV talk shows for another year or two.
Clearly, there are demons among us -- right along with fools, opportunists and movie publicists. Somewhere along the way of our being fascinated with 06/06/06, we overlooked another June 6, a date as rare as the one we dread/dream of tomorrow, a date that confirms the existence of angels.
The shorthand is 6/6/44, but it always sounds better when you say it all: June 6, 1944.
In a world without Web sites, metal bands, mushwit conservative mouthpieces and a lot less movie promotion than today, angels from many nations stormed a beach in a distant country and fought an army managed by devils, at horrific cost.
And we are now and forever the beneficiaries of that titanic struggle.
That's why we needn't fear the triple-six experience: Our world has already seen the manifestation of hell on earth. After D-Day, folks ... how bad can Ann Coulter possibly be?
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As I write, it's the last night of the iWrite retreat in Heber, Utah, and we're all up late to savor the last of our freedom here. I won the award for being most cheerful (I think it's probably my funny writer shirts). It might be silly, but I almost teared up that people enjoyed being with me as much as I loved being with all of them. Alas, it's time to go, but I'm already looking forward to the next one in the fall.
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• The connected balloons were designed to: – Improve safety by minimizing risk of migration (movement into your intestines) – Improve comfort by conforming to the natural shape of your stomach
What to expect: Balloon insertion and
Balloon Insertion - On the day of your balloon insertion, you will be comfortably sedated under light anesthesia. An endoscope is used to insert the balloons through your mouth and into your stomach. Inside your stomach, the balloons are inflated with saline (salt water). Once in place, the endoscope is removed. Insertion of the balloons is completed in about 20 minutes, with no hospital stay required.
After Insertion - You may experience mild to moderate nausea, and possibly vomiting, while your body gets used to the balloons. This can typically be managed with medications prescribed by your doctor. After your body has acclimated, you may or may not feel the balloons in your stomach, but you should not feel discomfort. You will be able to resume your normal activities in just a few days.
Balloon Removal - After six months in your stomach, the balloons must be removed. Balloon removal is also completed endoscopically. Your doctor will first deflate both balloons and then gently remove them from your stomach through your mouth.
Benefits of Gastric Balloon
The benefits of Gastric Balloon were tested in a clinical study in the United States. The study looked at people with BMI between 30 and 40. People in the study received Gastric Balloon along with diet and exercise. They were compared with people who only used diet and exercise. The people who only used diet and exercise are called the Control group. Both groups had regular doctor visits during the study.
The benefits of Gastric Balloon were tested in a clinical study in the United States. The study looked at people with BMI between 30 and 40. People in the study received Gastric Balloon along with diet and exercise. They were compared with people who only used diet and exercise. The people who only used diet and exercise are called the Control group. Both groups had regular doctor visits during the study.
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Sarah W.
I first started the bariatric surgery process in September 2012 with an information seminar and from the beginning I loved his message: obesity is a disease with ailments being things that encompass obesity- we must treat the obesity to treat disease. I'm so thankful for this lesson in life and I truly do see the big picture now!
After my initial consult in October 2012, I didn't coordinate much with Dr. Moeinolmolki, as I was attending my monthly nutritionist visits. However, for my final consult in May 2013, and surgery on 28 May 2013, he remained professional, courteous, and absolutely amazing. He took care of my needs and questions regarding surgery.
Dr. Moeinolmolki has been a pleasure to work with during this entire process! I'm so glad I picked him to perform my operation, and I am sad that he will be leaving!
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Liza P., San Francisco, CA
Dr Moein is an amazing plastic surgeon and overall awesome physician! From our first meeting I was very impressed with his understanding of what I was looking for and making me feel at ease. The staff was so nice, and the whole process was comfortable and reassuring. My goal was to find a plastic surgeon that would help me achieve a sexy yet natural look for my breast lift. I never really had very big breasts to begin with, but my weight loss in college made them look droopy and sad. Dr moein made my saggy C cups look and feel amazing by making them into a perky C cup, by performing a breast lift and augmentation. I love, love, love the results and feel extremely confident showing them off. They look natural and beautiful, and you can hardly see the incision lines. My mission of sexy natural breasts has been accomplished:-)
I should also add that I had some injectibles done by Dr. Moein, and think the results are fantastic! A syringe of Belotera in the tear trough took the fine lines and hollowness away, and the Voluma in the cheeks made them look fresh and revitalized. He definitely has the eye for perfection and made my cheeks and eyes look amazing!
Thank You Dr. M !
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Traditional burial refers to an in-ground interment on a lot with the freedom to customize the size or style marker for each individual's or family's memorialization.
Historic Riverside Cemetery recognizes the importance of providing families with an elegant, personal space for their family to be memorialized. Family estate lots offer the perfect way for individual families or even multiple generations to be together forever.
At Riverside Cemetery, families who desire above ground burial may choose the elegant, public, community Camellia Mausoleum or have a personal mausoleum built on their own cemetery lot on the rolling grounds of the cemetery.
Riverside Cemetery offers several options for the interment and memorialization of cremated loved ones: the new columbarium, located in our recently expanded Violet section; the Camellia mausoleum, located on a hill overlooking Riverside Drive; traditional lots in any section of the cemetery, and the cremation garden in shady Hydrangea.
Memorializing a loved one is a deep, personal expression of individuality. Riverside Cemetery offers monument and marker options for traditional interments, cremation interments, and for all other memorialization needs.


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French Lick Springs Hotel
Traditional Guest Room
The French Lick Springs Hotel offers 443 newly renovated guestrooms and luxury suites. The historic property combines the ornate detail and charm of the early 1900's while offering all of today's modern amenities such as high-speed internet and flat-screen televisions.
Renovated in 2006, guestrooms feature all new furnishings, drapes, carpet, wall coverings and bathrooms fixtures and amenities. In addition, all rooms have been equipped with completely new heating, air-conditioning, electrical, and plumbing systems.
Traditional Guest Rooms are approx 385 sq ft with 720 thread count sheets.
All traditional room types are available with one king, one queen, two queens or two double beds and include:
- All rooms are non-smoking
- 385 square feet (approximate)
- 720 thread-count sheets
- Adjustable thermostat
- Alarm clock radio
- Flat screen TV
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- Handicap accessible available upon request
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Go Fast Light Energy Drink Review
Cost: $1.99
Cost Per Ounce:$0.16
Active Ingredients: Guarana, Taurine, Ginseng, Ginko, Biloba, B-Vitamins
Taste Rating:9.0
Kick Rating: 9.2
Final Judgment Rating:9.1
Energy Drink Ratings Explained
Go Fast Light Energy Drink Review
Well I did the original Go Fast Energy Review a couple of weeks ago and I stated that I could not wait until I got my hands on the Go Fast Light version of this beverage. I also stated that I had high expectations for the light version too. Well I didn't have to wait long to try this beverage as I finally got a hold of the 11.9 ounce 30 calorie light version today.
Go Fast Light Energy Drink Review: Taste
Instead of trying this drink on the way to the gym, I thought I would give it a try on the way to my indoor soccer game. I was happy with the taste of the original and was excited to try Go Fast Light. Turns out it stayed very true to the original flavor which had somewhat of a spicy strawberry flavor. The only difference was that you could taste a hint of honey which actually was quite pleasant. Even with the 30 calorie light version there was no medicinal aftertaste present. I would have to say that this is probably one of the best tasting light (low calorie / low carbohydrate) energy drinks that I have ever tried. And for that I will give it a taste rating of 9.0 (same as the original).
Go Fast Light Energy Drink Review: Kick
Well we have established that Go Fast Light tastes just as good as the original, but will it give the same kick? Well with the same combination of ingredients as the original version (Guarana, Taurine, Ginseng, Ginko Biloba, B-Vitamins and a host of other energy producing ingredients) Go Fast Light is far from disappointing in the kick category. I was more than pumped up through all 45 minutes of my indoor soccer game. Even after the game I had tons of energy to spare. Again, just like the original version, Go Fast Light delivers a long, smooth and jitter free burst of energy so I will give it an exceptional kick rating of 9.2!
Go Fast Light Energy Drink Review: Final Judgment
No disappointments here whatsoever. It tasted great, especially with the hint of honey, it gives a great jitter free kick and it can be had for about $2.00 a can. Combine this with the fact that it has only 30 calories and you have pretty much the perfect athletic / sports energy drink. As I stated before, this is pretty much my favorite low calorie / low carb energy beverage. And for that I will give it a final judgment rating of 9.1.
Check out the Original Go Fast Review
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During one of my support group meetings I was told that "cancer doesn't discriminate, arseholes get it too". At the time, for reasons I can't explain, I was a bit taken aback by this comment. Is it possible for someone who is going through such a life changing experience to be considered mean, nasty or even…..an arsehole. Surely it's just that the said arsehole is in pain, frustrated or feeling unwell and this is the sole cause of their arseholeness. Or maybe cancer simply doesn't discriminate.
Being a little more experienced and having more exposure to the cancer world now, I can confirm that this horrid disease does not, in fact, pick and choose it's participants. You could be a devoted saint, never sinned, salt of the earth and you could still get it.
One day whilst sitting in the chemo chair I had a mother and daughter sit in the chairs next to me. The mother being a patient and the daughter being there for support. To set the scene a little, let me explain the food arrangements in the chemotherapy ward. Volunteers come by throughout the day offering food and drinks. Patients are offered free meals for breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea. To offer this free service is incredibly generous as the hospital has a café which is easily accessible to patients during treatment. Now, back to the mother and daughter. On being offered the free lunch, the daughter asked for a sandwich, in which the volunteer explained that the service was for patients only. They were not impressed with this response and became rather snappy at the poor volunteer. The mother then asked for a sandwich with a disgusted "well we'll just share it then!". This may seem small and trivial to many, but for me it stood out due to the level of rudeness and distain shown to the volunteer.
On other occasions we have encountered people that were annoyingly rude and inconsiderate. The amount of people that listen and watch music, videos and conduct telephone calls with the speakers all the way up is astonishing to me. Seriously, no one else wants to hear it. Get yourself a pair of earphones and let others get the rest they need. One of the more annoying instances of this was when two ladies entered the chemo ward. One was undergoing treatment, with the other there for support. The support person continually read comments from a Facebook post at full volume to her friend who was sitting right beside her. To make it worse, she added her on derogatory commentary to each post comment.
It's rather funny though looking at how Megan and I are in these situations. We enter the ward, take our seats and talk in whispers. Why? I have no idea. We are not saying anything secretive or sensitive. We just seem to have a high threshold for not wanting to annoy the shit out of anyone. Plus, we are rather boring so no one would be interested in what we were saying anyway.
I have also seen and heard the opposite of the above. Whereby people that have dedicated many years of their lives to being fit, healthy, sinless and purely good have been diagnosed. I feel for these people the most. They have spent so much time and effort to avoid becoming sick, yet it made absolutely no difference.