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Trouble Sleeping? Why Patients in Canada May Look to Medical Marijuana
Patients use Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and Cannabidiol (CBD) dominant cannabis strains to help them improve their quality and duration of sleep.
Cannabis and Sleep: A Promising Sedative
Sleep has a significant impact on health. Good quality sleep helps the brain battle inflammation and the immune system ward off illness. A lack of sleep counteracts the body's ability to cope with daily stressors in life and can pose additional challenges for patients living with chronic conditions. Patients who suffer from insomnia and other sleep conditions often report experiencing constant fatigue, difficulty focusing and memory problems. A lack of quality sleep can further exacerbate a patient's medical condition and can make the management of symptoms extremely difficult. For patients living with chronic pain, it can make it difficult to break the cycle of chronic pain by exacerbating feelings of stress, depression and anxiety.
Although sleep deprivation is a global issue and 40% of Canadians suffer from insomnia, only 25% of patients seek medication to aid with sleep. Even fewer patients find symptom relief with minimal side-effects from traditional pharmaceutical options. With the many changes in the medical cannabis space in Canada, more and more patients are looking to cannabis as an effective solution for helping provide good quality sleep.
Cannabis is often used by patients to help them get to sleep and stay asleep. Studies show that high cannabinoid levels promote sleep, and that THC is highly sedative. In an interview with Leafly, Dr. Kymron de Cesare, the Chief Research Officer of Steep Hill Labs, notes that as cannabis ages, some of the THC degrades into cannabinol, or CBN, which is 5 times more sedating than THC.
Studies on Sleep and Medical Cannabis
Although a large number of patients currently use cannabis to help improve their quality and duration of sleep, the majority of the research studies showing positive therapeutic effects of cannabis on sleep are studies examining the effects of cannabis in the treatment of conditions such as neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia and post-traumatic stress disorder. In these cases, research indicates that in addition to helping manage other symptoms of the condition such as pain, fatigue and painful flashbacks, cannabis also has impressive results on secondary outcomes, such as sleep.
Studies directly examining the effects of cannabis on sleep indicate that CBD can increase slow-wave activity, with no changes in light sleep. In addition, there is also some evidence to show that it may shorten the amount of Rapid Eye Movement, or "dream sleep", that we have per night. This shortening of the REM cycle makes cannabis an excellent treatment option for individuals who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, and experience frequent night terrors.
Although less REM sleep might seem like a negative side-effect, it is actually a positive therapeutic effect of cannabis. Some dangerous symptoms of sleep apnea only occur during this final stage of sleep. In Canada, over 800, 000 people have sleep apnea, and a quarter are at risk of developing it. Sleep apnea can lead to hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and other serious conditions. With further advances in research, cannabis can provide insight into the condition and its role as a potential treatment for sleep apnea. As studies using dronabinol, a synthetic form of THC, already indicate, cannabinoids can help improve sleep without reducing the quality of rest.
What About Cannabis Grogginess?
Those who experience grogginess after using cannabis before bed are in luck. Advances in research have allowed patients to choose different doses and combinations of THC and CBD which results in the least amount of morning sleepiness for them. The gist? Take some CBD before you go to bed, as well, but not too much! Research shows that CBD has alerting properties in high doses (15 mg) and can serve to give you a bit of an energy boost when you need it. For those with a sleep disorder like somnolence, or even sleepiness from a restless night, CBD can provide alertness to get through the day, while THC can help you get the sleep you need at night.
The Take Away Message
Sleep deprivation can affect the quality of daily life and also contribute to other aspects of our health. A lack of sleep can put us at an increased risk of heart and kidney disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke and obesity. Not to mention, sleeping repairs the body and primes the immune system to be in fighting condition during your waking hours.
Cannabis offers a sedative solution with very few side-effects. But if all else fails and you're still lacking sleep, a high CBD strain can help fend off fatigue during the day and keep you awake after a night of restlessness.
About GrowWise Health
GrowWise Health provides free ACMPR medical marijuana education services to patients for whom medical cannabis may be an appropriate treatment option. GrowWise Health Patient Educators provide services for patients in Toronto, Brampton, North York, Niagara Region/Fort Erie and across Ontario and Canada.
GrowWise Health Patient Educators assist patients in selecting the strain(s) most appropriate for their condition and symptoms and provide guidance on dosing, safety and modes of administration. The GrowWise Health team provides medical cannabis patients with ongoing support to help improve their quality of life.
For more information on how to access GrowWise Health patient services, or to connect with a healthcare provider, please contact us here.
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Who's in town
U.K. author Jacqueline Winspear, whose grandfather served in World War I, discusses her new book, "The Care and Management of Lies: A Novel of the Great War." [7 p.m., BookShop West Portal, 80 West Portal Ave., S.F.]
City forum: San Francisco Poet Laureate Alejandro Murguia heads a "State of The City Forum" covering current issues, including evictions and discrimination in the Mission. [7 p.m., Modern Times Bookstore Collective, 2919 24th St., S.F.]
Community rifts: Journalist Anthony Stanford and others discuss the ongoing conflicts between black churches and the gay community. [6 p.m., Koret Auditorium, Main Library, 100 Larkin St., S.F.]
Literary events
Author talk: Michael S. Malone's "The Intel Trinity" follows Silicon Valley pioneers Robert Noyce, Gordon Moore and Andy Grove, who founded Fairchild Semiconductor and helped revolutionize computers. [Noon, Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park]
Make room for Jell-O: Culinary historian Pam Elder discusses the jiggly joys of Jell-O, and bring your own gelatin creation for a Jell-O contest. [6:30 p.m., Omnivore Books on Food, 3885a Cesar Chavez St., S.F.]
New World stories: Joseph Boyden shares his new book "The Orenda," which follows a Jesuit missionary in 17th-century Canada and his confrontation with Iroquois warriors. [5 p.m., Book Passage, 1 Ferry Building Plaza, S.F.]
At the public library
Buzzy Bee Traveling Hive: Tim Muhrlin of the San Francisco Beekeepers Association discusses bee families and hives; event includes a honey tasting. [11 a.m., Marina Branch, 1890 Chestnut St., S.F.; 3 p.m., Glen Park Branch, 2825 Diamond St., S.F.]
Thursdays@Noon Films: "The House on Telegraph Hill," a noir mystery set in San Francisco, screens. [Noon, Koret Auditorium, Main Library, 100 Larkin St., S.F.]
Cool Gray City of Love: Author Gary Kamiya speaks about his nonfiction book, which presents 49 views of the City by the Bay. [6:30 p.m., Western Addition Branch, 1550 Scott St., S.F.]
At the colleges
Privacy in tech age: "Terms and Conditions May Apply," a documentary about seldom-read user-service agreements on sites such as Facebook and YouTube, screens as part of the International Human Rights Film Festival. [7 p.m., CEMEX Auditorium, Stanford University, 641 Knight Way, Stanford]
Local activities
Art and technology event: The second day of the "Code, Canvas, Chow" pop-up event includes a salon-style panel discussion on the relationship between art and technology, as well as performance art, food, music and more. [7-9 p.m., Code & Canvas, 151 Potrero Ave., S.F.]
Music for a cause: Mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade performs with pianist Steven Blier in a fundraiser for the FSH Society and muscular dystrophy research. [8 p.m., Yoshi's, 1330 Fillmore St., S.F.; www.fshsociety.org]
Record-release party: Tommy Guerrero debuts his new album, "No Mans Land." [9 p.m., Brick and Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission St., S.F.]
Free concert: Pulse Brasil plays music from Brazil's past and present as part of the People in Plazas series. [Noon, 303 Second St., S.F.]
Smooth soul
R&B singer Toni Braxton, who released a memoir earlier this year, performs at the Mountain Winery. [7:30 p.m., 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga]
New fiction: Bay Area writers discuss "Fiction from the American Underbelly." [7 p.m., Alley Cat Books, 3036 24th St., S.F.]
Live music: ViBO Simfani fuses classical, jazz and Brazilian styles. [7 p.m., Angelica's, 863 Main St., Redwood City]
Peninsula art: Works by collage artist Gerry Anne Lenhart and painter Tom Schultz are currently on view at the Peninsula Museum of Art. [11 a.m.-5 p.m., 1777 California Drive, Burlingame]
Stand-up comedy: Marc Ryan, host of TV shows "Smoked" airs on Destination America and "Marc and Todd's Crazy Clips" on Outdoor Channel, performs. [8 p.m., Rooster T. Feathers, 157 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale]artsToni Braxton
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Turkish Journal of Energy Policy is to aim at investigating energy and its policy in terms of energy economics and strategies. Therefore, new energy strategies could be developed considering new aspects and methods submitted to this journal.
Turkish Journal of Energy Policy is an international peer-reviewed journal covering all aspects of energy economics and policy issues including supply and demand, prices, security, efficiency, import dependency, storage and conversation of energy in line with climate change issues. Journal is also addresses policy implication of growing share of renewable energy in energy mix, structuring of energy market, regulations, incentives, technological innovation, and sustainability of energy sector. The journal is multidisciplinary due to the wide range of energy issues that requires the collaboration between different disciplines of science and technology and the strong interaction between engineering, physics and life sciences, economists, sociologists and policy makers.
The journal welcomes papers topics on research in energy policy and energy economics issues as well as analysis, modelling, and management of energy.


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As you may already be aware, I'm not a huge fan of long, protracted warmups or pre-workout stretching. Workouts should be effortless, enjoyable, almost fleeting interludes between the activities you really want to spend your time doing [1], and spending twenty minutes beforehand to "lube up your joints" and "grease the gears" doesn't appeal to my sensibilities. Additionally, if I'm going to burn time doing traditional, static, gym-class stretches they'd better confer some real benefits. You know, things like reduced injury [2], reduced soreness [3], improved performance [4]. Yet studies are either mixed, show no difference or point to the exact opposite.
Now if you're lifting very heavy weights and subjecting your joints to high levels of force, a more thorough, diversified warmup may be in the cards, but it's not necessary for most folks involved with Primal Blueprint Fitness [5]. For us, a couple simple strategies are plenty to prepare the body for what lies ahead. On sprint [6] days, for example, doing a few pseudo-sprints at 75-85% effort make for a fantastic warmup. For a workout involving squats, lunges, and hip extension, a minute or two of static Grok squatting [7] lets my hips [8] know that mobility is in the air today. I've spoken at length about both concepts, but today I'm going to introduce another simple yet effective warmup/stretch strategy: the Grok hang.
The Grok hang is simply an overhead hang. You'll need something to grab onto overhead, like a branch or a pullup bar. Pullup bars work best, especially one situated at a height that allows you to graze the ground with your toes when hanging with arms fully extended. And that's the most important part of the Grok hang: the full extension of the arms. You'll want to relax and really stretch. When I say stretch, I mean stretch until you're able to place your heels on the ground (from the original toes-barely-grazing-the-floor position). To achieve this, grab hold of the bar with an overhand grip and with your toes on the ground (barely, remember) and take a deep breath. Hold it for a few seconds and let it out slowly, gradually, over three seconds or so, and relax into the hang. Repeat the breathing exercise until your heels touch the ground. This will really stretch just about everything that interacts with the shoulder girdle – lats, pecs, biceps, and delts – and prepare your for a workout that requires excellent shoulder mobility [9]. Move your hands out a bid wider than shoulder width once you're comfortable enough to increase the stretch. If you're forced to use an overhead bar too tall for toe-grazing, just be careful with the stretch; you won't have the heels-on-the-ground cue, so you'll have to be even more in tune with the intricacies of your body. If you're forced to use an overhead bar too low, just bend at the knees to allow the stretch to occur; be careful not to turn this into an ab exercise, of course, because that will defeat the purpose of stretching your entire body.
In retrospect, it might actually be more accurate to call this the Orangutan hang (and hey, that almost rhymes), but I'm pretty wedded to this Grok [10] stuff, so Grok hang will have to stay. Ever notice how arboreal apes will just hang and hang from branches for minutes on end, sometimes holding on with just a single hand? Well, I'm not suggesting you do that; it's unnecessary, and, as mentioned in the recent NPR piece on unique functionality of the human shoulder [11], ape shoulder girdles are built to hang at full extension for long periods of time, while human shoulder girdles are not. We may be meant to throw, manipulate tools, gesticulate, and everything else we do with our arms, but we can still hang – just not for hours on end. It's even beneficial for humans to take in the occasional ape-like hang from an overhead branch or pullup bar, which is why it's an important part of the PB warmup arsenal. Give it a try before your next workout and see how it works for you. Thank for reading, everyone!


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Then I experienced Dream Theater' s music, they were and still are for me an absolute musical pillar, thanks to their incredible transversality.
After some years, 13 more or less, I felt the urge to just ride a different road, different from the one that characterized my formation. So electronic music, although it entered my life quietly, it began to fascinate me in a way that I never thought possible. Artists like Bonobo, Nicolas Jaar, Jon Hopkins and Trentemoller broke through my rough and hardened rocker heart, becoming reference points but mostly a joy for my ears and my musical inspiration.
My songs are born essentially from a disengaged mood, beauty of nature, my strong desire for freedom and my visceral attachment to optimism: they lead me to look for the positive side, always bringing out good from bad. I'm often being told that I'm just like a big baby but I'm actually quite proud of this, because it allows me to watch the world from an hopeful perspective, which I always want to make shine through my works.
Sometimes the problems I face and the experiences derived help me to write better, just like those more touching that easily associate states of mind and I often prefer, as a meditative guy, to isolate myself in order to assimilate and understand better any stimulus coming from the outside.
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Readings in the Modern Short Story
Readings in a range of short stories by modern writers (fromthe late 19th to early 21st centuries) in a variety of genres: realist fiction, detective fiction, science fiction, modernist and postmodern fiction, and hypertext fiction. We'll focus on what makes the "modern" short story "modern" in theme, in historical context, or in aesthetic approach. As we think about questions of form and genre, we will also study two collections of stories—Joyce's Dubliners and Tiphanie Yanique's How to Escape from a Leper Colony—considering how their authors build discrete tales into coherent wholes. In addition to active participation, coursework will include: two papers (4+ pages and 6+ pages), a presentation, a midterm essay exam collaboratively written by the class, and a final exam dictatorially written by the professor.


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Bill is a Northwest Arkansas native and has been working at JB Hunt for 30 years! He began as a Management Trainee in 1985 and is now the VP of Transportation. He and his wife have one son and are avid supporters of The Salvation Army! He currently serves on the Advisory Board.
If you were one of Santa's reindeer, which would you be?
Blitzen- it's the only one I can remember besides Rudolph!
What Holiday song lights up your holiday season?
So I like two more traditional songs: "White Christmas" and "Silver Bells". But I also love "Silent Night". And "Oh, Holy Night". Mariah Carey really sings that well!!
How would you describe yourself in three adjectives?
Predictable: Because I see the relevance of doing things a certain way that give you a better outcome. So I trace those steps just about every day.
Persistent: If I believe in something, my passion goes with my vision.
Strategic: I am more of a big picture and ideas kind of guy!
Who is your role model and why?
As a Christian, I would say Jesus is my role model. It builds my faith just hearing his words, "only believe". He makes it simple, and then he goes out and does it to show us that it's possible. And I think it can be done. In my life, I have seen instances where miracles took place, and it's through everyday people.
That's part of what I really like about The Salvation Army. Their services offer an environment where people are generally more relaxed. Needs are more apparent, and regardless of the gifts you've been given, there's a place for that gift. They find where it interacts with the needs in the world. We all have needs that must be met, and only the Gospel can do that.
How did you get involved with The Salvation Army?
One day I was here and I was going to lunch. I felt a prompting of the Holy Spirit to call the Salvation Army Corps in Springdale and offer to take them lunch. I called, took their order and showed up.
I really thought I would go in for 10 minutes and go on my way, and my day would be complete.
But when I walked in there, they told me that the electricity went out in their kitchen that day, and they would have had to do without lunch. "It's so interesting that God put it on your heart to bring us lunch", the officers said. I looked around and saw the people being served and the officers, and I could see that there was more than enough to go around in trying to reach the needs. So one thing led to another and here I am… 10 years later!
I went home and told my wife about it, and we decided to begin attending [The Salvation Army] church. We taught Sunday School and got to know people. Lives that needed to know that they mattered, from the old and weak to the young and vulnerable. It's a very worthwhile walk that The Salvation Army does for each community: it's invaluable.
What is your #redkettlereason?
The Salvation Army is God's hands and feet, his heart and his voice. Of the organization's I know they are the ones who most holistically reach out to those who are vulnerable.
We see pictures of people, but there are stories behind every person that really connect us. That really means something. There was a young boy who could not get close enough to my wife and me when we went to church there. His brother had special needs. They were early adolescence, and we noticed that they would eat a lot at the church potlucks. We found out that their parents were getting government assistance, but they weren't using the money to pay for the boys' lunch at school. They were hungry. The Salvation Army stepped in and made sure that those boys got lunches at school.
Another day I was there, this mother came in and she was frantic. It was freezing outside. She had two or three little kids. A few things had tripped her up; she was a working single mother, but she just couldn't pay her bills that month. The heat was going to be turned off, and she needed a miracle that day. The Salvation Army stepped in and paid her heating bill and kept her kids from being cold. That's a miracle for that family.
I also know a number of people who have gone through the drug and rehabilitation program. I have seen people, who were affluent enough to have their own business and family, but tragedy struck and their ability to cope with it put them in a situation where they lost everything. They were humble enough to go through the Christian Drug and Rehabilitation Program that The Salvation Army supplies. Now they are working, back on their feet, and building back their lives.
What advice would you give to another business man or woman who wants to make a difference in NW Arkansas?
Get involved. Make a commitment. Step out of your schedules and be intentional!
You can give of your time, talents and resources in your home, neighborhood or workplace. Be ready in season and out whether it's convenient or not. When I was young, I was more wrapped up in my career. It took time for God to soften me and show me that I can give back and live my faith.
Is there anything you would like to add?
I want to express my gratitude to all the people who give fully of themselves in their love for mankind. Those who let go of the world and hold onto the Kingdom. The Salvation Army is a great example of that. One man cared about the souls of people in England, and because of his vision [The Salvation Army] is now around the world.
It goes to show you that nothing is impossible with God.


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Julia Mancuso & More: Sexiest US Olympians Who've Medaled In Sochi
About one week through the Winter Olympics in Russia, the United States has been relatively strong, pocketing 12 total medals. And as it turns out, many of our American winning athletes also deserve medals for being super hot!
So far, the United States hasn't exactly blown away the competition at the Winter Olympics (give us a break, we don't live in sub-zero year-round like those Norwegians), but we do have something else to hang our hats on. Because some of the American athletes who have won in Sochi are some of the sexiest people we've ever seen. Let's take a look.
The Sexiest Medal-Winners From The USA
Julia Mancuso
Because of an unreal photo shoot Julia did with GQ before the games, we had our eyes on Julia. And she did NOT disappoint. The skier, who might as well be a Victoria's Secret model, took a bronze medal in alpine skiing. So basically she's perfect in every way.
Jamie Anderson
This hot blonde won the gold in snowboarding slopestyle, and we fell in love immediately after she took off her boarding helmet. Unfortunately, Jamie has deactivated her Tinder account because she has been getting too much attention. We wonder why?
Kaitlyn Farrington
Kaitlyn's the other female snowboarder who took gold for the U.S. Isn't it weird that the girls who wear the most layers in their sport would probably look the best in bathing suits?
Gracie Gold
Gracie and her U.S. figure skating team won bronze in the team event last week. Color us glad that the Olympics expanded the figure skating events this year, because we needed as many opportunities to see Gracie as we could get.
Sage Kotsenburg
Sage Kotsenburg, the shaggy blond-haired snowboarder, is the breakout star of the Sochi Games with his surfer dude charms and rugged looks. As he would say, Sage is totally spoice.
Nick Goepper
And finally we come to Nick, another long-haired guy, this one won bronze in the men's skiing slopestyle event. And we're gonna be honest, his baby-face has us weak in the knees.
So HollywoodLifers, which US medalist do YOU like the best? Let us know!


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Computer ink is getting cheaper and refillable printer cartridges are quickly gaining share in the $6.5 billion aftermarket for these products.
If you need a new cartridge for your printer, you can now go to a store like Cartridge World -- or even go to your local drug store -- and they'll take care of you in minutes. Inside a Walgreens store in midtown Manhattan is an Ink-O-Dem machine. "It takes the old ink out of the cartridges and replaces it with new ink and cleans the print head and electrically tests it," says Harry Nicodem, CEO of TonerHead. All in three minutes or less.
But what's really luring customers to these machines is the cost – a refilled cartridge is about half the price of a new cartridge from the manufacturer. A Hewlett-Packard 78 color inkjet cartridge costs only $27.50 at a Walgreens Ink-O-Dem kiosk -– on H-P's website, it's $54.99.
The kiosks -- designed by toner head -- will be rolled out at 1,500 Walgreen stores starting next month.
Refillable cartridge franchises, like Australia-based Cartridge World, now have over a thousand stores worldwide and have quickly established a foothold in U.S. And some analysts estimate the refillable ink cartridge market will double to nearly $2 billion by 2009. That's a tiny fraction of the $23 billion ink cartridge business of manufacturers like H-P and Lexmark International.
But the big guys are taking notice -- though H-P says its had "similar competition for some time and we feel we've had better customer satisfaction. We still feel we have the best overall value," says H-P spokesperson Sarah Steven.
Lexmark International says it believes the impact of the refillable market on its business is "very small," according to spokesperson Tim Fitzgerald.
Indeed, unless the quality of these cheaper cartridges stacks up, the refillable business won't catch on.
"The challenge for emerging refillers is to make sure their quality is really good," says Charlie Brewer of Hard Copies Supplies Journal. "You have one chance to attract a buyer over to alternative products. If that chance is not maintained if value slips at all, you're not going to get that customer back."
Even though the market for recycled cartridges is a very small compared to new printer cartridges, it could start to eat at sales of companies like H-P and Lexmark. But for now, it's just an industry that they're watching.
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(Book: On Guard, by William Lane Craig. Chapter 2: "What difference does it make if God exists?")
Imagine I give you a dire warning: five hundred years from now, a man is going to come up to your current residence and threaten to kill you unless you pay him one million dollars, cash, on the spot. How would you respond? If your first reaction would be an astonished, "Eh? So what? I'll have been dead for centuries by then!" then you're probably a sane, reasonable, and not unduly paranoid person. On the other hand, if your immediate reaction is "Oh my God, I have to start saving a million dollars!"—well, William Lane Craig would like to talk with you about purpose.
And what of the universe? If its destiny is a cold grave in the recesses of outer space, the answer must be, yes—it is pointless. There is no goal, no purpose for the universe. The litter of a dead universe will just go on expanding and expanding—forever.
And what of man? Is there no purpose at all for the human race? Or will it simply peter out someday, lost in the oblivion of an indifferent universe? … [In The Time Machine, H. G.] Wells' time traveler journeys far into the future to discover the destiny of man. All he finds is a dead earth, except for a few lichens and moss, orbiting a gigantic red sun…And Wells' time traveler returned.
But to what?—to merely an earlier point on the same purposeless rush toward oblivion.
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A new show premiered tonight on the FX network called "The Americans." It's about Russian spies embedded in Washington, D.C., during the Cold War. The first episode of this spy show was great. Their mission was to fake a drivers license for a young socialist Kenyan boy living in Hawaii.-Craig Ferguson
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So not only can Goof not come up with his own content, he can't even pick funny jokes by others to post. What a Goof!ReplyDeleteReplies
So you stay up past midnight just so that you can be the first to comment on my posts? How sweet! And congratulations! This may be the first comment you've ever made that didn't reflect your unhealthy fixation on my sexual prowess!Delete
Now, take the pill from the pretty nurse and get some rest!
Wow, Your troll got a name. The name he chose is the first talent he's ever shown. As far as the quote, it's spot on. Your little troll friend needs to follow up on the life and times of Duhwon. He'll see how close that quote is the real life.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yeah. I need to advertise for a higher class of troll! What's really funny is the screen name he chooses for himself is "Goof", and then he proceeds to trash someone he refers to as "Goof". A classic case of self loathing and projection, with a dollop of mental retardation thrown in for good measure!Delete


text: Wholesale prices in US have risen after a period of four months making food and pharmaceuticals dearer. The increase of 0.2 percent in producer-price index was reported by the report of Labor Department in Washington. In the median estimate survey conducted by Bloomberg assigned 74 economists projected 0.3 percent increase. Core producer costs excludingContinue reading "Wholesale prices in US increases 0.2% due to higher food prices"


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Although people seem to be tightening their purse strings during the economic recession, at least one retail site remains popular with online shoppers: Amazon saw sales rise during the first quarter of 2009, while eBay reported its second revenue decline in a row.
Amazon's net sales increased 18 percent to $4.89 billion. Net income jumped 24 percent to $177 million. eBay, on the other hand, experienced a revenue decline of 8 percent to $2.02 billion.
Revenue from online marketplaces in general declined 18 percent during the first quarter, compared to the same quarter a year ago. Overstock reported a revenue decline of 8 percent during its first quarter, and a net loss of $2.1 million.
It appears, for now at least, that Amazon can do no wrong.
"[Amazon's] firing on all cylinders," says Dan Geiman, an analyst for McAdams Wright Ragen, in reports. "They've kind of developed that critical mass and they have a large enough customer base and enough productsit's kind of this virtual circle they've talked about. It leads them to higher and higher sales even when the economy's weak. It's another good quarter for them in all respects."
Amazon is benefitting from "lower product sourcing costs and increased product selection through its strong third-party merchant business," reports Jeetil Patel, an analyst for Deutsche Bank.
The site is experiencing the highest growth in the Internet sector, Patel notes. And its U.S. business is growing faster than overall e-commerce, adds Steve Weinstein of Pacific Crest Securities.
The number of users who frequent Amazon has also increased, while eBay struggles to keep users. In March, Amazon had 61 million visitors, up from 50 million last year. In the same month, eBay had 70 million visitors10 million fewer than a year ago.
Why does the market appear to favor Amazon over eBay?
"eBay's marketplace business is in turmoil and traffic is down, due in part to a constantly changing shopping experience," Ina Steiner, AuctionBytes editor and co-founder, says in reports. "The question for sellers is whether it's worth the effort to figure out eBay's constant changes, or invest their time and resources elsewhere."
She notes the changes have caused many sellers to look to other venues to sell their goods.
"Thirty-two percent of Amazon.com's unit sales came from third-party sellers, many cherry-picked directly from eBay," Steiner says. "eBay isn't going away, but it's a very different venue on which to sell than just a few years ago, and it's headed in a direction where soon, only the largest merchants will feel comfortable selling there."
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos attributed a large portion of the company's growth to the popularity of the company's Kindle 2 digital book reader.
"We're grateful and excited that Kindle sales have exceeded our most optimistic expectations," Bezos says.
Amazon expects second-quarter revenue to reach between $4.3 billion and $4.75 billionan increase of between 6 percent and 17 percent.
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Music of the Heart
By Marc Savlov
D: Wes Craven; with Meryl Streep, Aidan Quinn, Angela Bassett, Cloris Leachman, Gloria Estefan, Josh Pais, Jay O. Sanders, Charlie Hofheimer, Kieran Culkin. (PG, 124 min.)
In yet another sign that the End Times are upon us, Craven, a director more known for his frequent use of butcher knives and bullet holes than violin bows and pig-tailed moppets, unveils his first major production not featuring a pile of dead teens and Freddie Krueger. Instead, Music of the Heart spins the true-life tale of New Yorker Roberta Guaspari (Streep) and her battle with that city's public school system to develop a series of comprehensive violin classes for children in the financially strapped district of Harlem. It's a far cry from the director's previous work, but there are similarities that arise, most notably in Craven's rapid-fire pacing. The film manages to span 15 or so years in Guaspari's crusade without being incomprehensible, or overly long, and when it's firing on all cylinders, it's remarkably affecting. When it's not, however, it's just a small step up from annoying. Streep plays the fortysomething Guaspari as an emotionally fractured women who, as the film opens, has lost her military husband to another woman, is attempting to provide for herself and her two young boys, and has moved in with her nagging, domineering mother (Leachman). A passable violinist who has taught her kids to play as well as any, she's told of a local Harlem school that might be able to offer her a position as a music instructor. On the advice of friend and old flame Brian Sinclair, a journalist prone to zipping off to South America at a moment's notice, she applies, is turned down by the school's principal (Bassett), and quickly returns with her kids in tow. The point? If she can teach her own kids, she can damn well teach anyone's. The ploy, unsubtle though it is, works, and the film takes off with the displaced teacher leading a class of misfit, at-risk kids in the basics of the fiddle. The first half of Craven's film is rife with such clichés for a while it threatens to become a tearjerker of the worst sort, as Guaspari clearly is taking on more than anyone could handle (Handel?). Despite these early, formulaic scenes, or perhaps because of them, Craven kicks the proceedings into high gear midway through when he suddenly flash-forwards 10 years into the future and we discover that this Harlem violin renaissance is in jeopardy of falling through the school system's cracks due to wait for it funding cutbacks. Quelle surprise! From here, the film rockets to a rousing conclusion that will surprise nobody, but which nevertheless tugs on those little heartstrings as well as any weeper-lite of late. My chief complaint with Music of the Heart is that Craven seems to have buried virtually all of his style in the simple telling of a very straightforward tale. There's nary a sign of the director's wild flights of fancy; better to have had, oh, Peter Jackson helm the film à la Heavenly Creatures' magical realism. Anything to step away from Craven's bombastic literalism. That personal quibble aside, the film is full of nuanced performances (Streep in particular) and wonderfully enveloping music. Not exactly what we'd hoped for, but no worse, I think, than could be expected.
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But I don't want to be compared to anyone – I'd like to impose my own style of play and do the best for myself and for the club here.
But I hope to maintain my credibility after I stop playing. Because, yes of course, now I play and I score goals and children all over are mad about me. Not just poor children – all children. We can make them really happy by the way we play, though I have to say that it's the poor ones that I think of most, the ones who can't come and watch the games at the stadium. We mean so much to them. That's why I'm so committed to this work. Later, after you've stopped playing, it's harder to have the same impact. But I will give it a go. I want to continue doing this kind of work for ever.
But the tricks I use are ones that will hopefully benefit the team
Fans jeer me because I'm good-looking, rich and a great player.
For me he [Sir Alex] was my father in football. He was crucial in my career and, outside football, was a great human being with me. Talent isn't everything. You can have it from the cradle, but it is necessary to learn the trade to be the best.
I am living a dream I never want to wake up from.
I am not a perfectionist, but I like to feel that things are done well. More important than that, I feel an endless need to learn, to improve, to evolve, not only to please the coach and the fans, but also to feel satisfied with myself. It is my conviction that there are no limits to learning, and that it can never stop, no matter what our age.
I am very happy to be signing for the best team in the world and especially proud to be the first Portuguese player to join United.
I don't have to show anything to anyone. There is nothing to prove.
I don't like being alone.
I don't think about one trick or the other, they just happen.
I don't understand referees. It appears like some players can't even be touched, but in my case, everyone can hit me as hard as they can.
I feel I have grown up. I am a man. It's important in my football too. When everything is good, I don't think you grow up fantastically, I think maybe you need a few problems to grow up. It is good if people in England have started to admire me. I think I have changed a little since the World Cup. I am stronger with my mentality and with my game as well.
I have a few tricks and dribbles which I use a lot and when I am playing well, it is natural that they become easier. But the tricks I use are the ones that will hopefully benefit the team. What I do as an individual player is only important if it helps the team to win. That is the most important thing.
I have my flaws too, but I am a professional who doesn't like to miss or lose.
I have practically no private life. I'm already used to this and ready for it. Yes, sometimes it is hard, but it is the choice I made.
I have two Golden Boot awards at home. It would be nice to win another, but I wouldn't mind it if I didn't.
I know If I score we're going to win the match.
I know I'm a good professional, I know that no one's harder on me than myself and that's never going to change, under any circumstances.
I never promise anything. I don't promise anything to my mum. I don't promise anything to the supporters.
I never tried to hide the fact that my only goal is to be the best.
I prefer other people to make judgements about the way I play and to characterise me, rather me describe myself.
I spent six years at United and I owe them everything that I am today. I made history at United and won many trophies. It was a pleasure to play at Old Trafford.
I want to be one of the best players around in two or three years time, to be a decisive footballer.
I want to be remembered as part of the group of the greatest players ever.
I want to consistently play well and win titles. I'm only at the beginning.
I was saluted by Sir Alex Ferguson when I was subbed and that made me very happy.
I would be very proud if, one day, I'm held in the same esteem as George Best or David Beckham. It's what I'm working hard towards.
I'm living a dream I never want to wake up from.
I've never tried to hide the fact that it is my intention to be the best.
If we can't help our family, who are going to help?
I'm aware that, whatever the circumstances, there will always be speculation about me.
I'm living a dream I never want to wake up from.
I'm proud to play for Real Madrid because I have fun; when you no longer have fun it's a sign that it's time to leave. For now though, I'm happy here at the greatest club in the world.
It gives me the happiest feeling in the world. I just love scoring. It doesn't matter if it's a simple goal from close range, a long shot or a dribble around several players, I just love to score all goals.
I've never tried to hide the fact that it is my intention to become the best.
Lots of young players have triumphed at United, so why can't it happen to me? I'm not worried that I'm young. It's an incentive to do the best I can.
Maybe they hate me because I'm too good.
My family, my agent jorge mendes and my girlfriend know me better than any one in this world, and they know that i love them from the heart
My free-kick secret? I just look at the net and say 'Take the kick, Cristiano.'
No one did what I did last season and for this, I deserve the Golden Boot and why not the Best World Player award?
Now we're in the final we must win, and can't think the job is over. We'll give everything and we're convinced we can do it.
Scoring goals is a great feeling, but the most important thing to me is that the team is successful – it doesn't matter who scores the goals as long as we're winning.
Some fans keep booing and whistling at me because I'm handsome, rich and a great player. They envy me.
The number 7 shirt is an honor and a responsibility. I hope it brings me a lot of luck.
The one thing that I really dislike, is being alone.
There is no harm in dreaming of becoming the world's best player. It is all about trying to be the best. I will keep working hard to achieve it but it is within my capabilities.
There's no point in making predictions. It's not worth speculating because nothing is set in stone and things change all the time in football. Today there are opportunities that no one knows if they will come round again in the future.
To me, being the best means proving it in different countries and championships.
We should make the most of life, enjoy it, because that's the way it is.
When I win awards, I think of my father.
When my family isn't alright, I get restless. It just doesn't seem right to me.
When you lose a person you love so much, surviving the loss is difficult.
Why lie? I'm not going to be a hypocrite and say the opposite of what I think, like some others do.
Without football, my life is worth nothing.
Your love makes me strong, your hate makes me unstoppable.


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The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater*An ARC was provided by Scholastic Press in exchange for an honest review.*
The Raven Cycle #2
Published September 17th 2013 by Scholastic Press
Now that the ley lines around Cabeswater have been woken, nothing for Ronan, Gansey, Blue, and Adam will be the same.
Ronan, for one, is falling more and more deeply into his dreams, and his dreams are intruding more and more into waking life.
Meanwhile, some very sinister people are looking for some of the same pieces of the Cabeswater puzzle that Gansey is after...
The Dream Thieves is the follow up to The Raven Boys, (which I adored) and believe me when I tell you that The Dream Thieves is a worthy sequel in every. single. way. I thought I already loved Blue and the boys as much as was humanly possible, but nope - there is a whole other level to these feels; and they were all brought to the surface while the reading of this book. This is a story that stays with you long after you've read the last pages and I know that once the details start to get vague, I will promptly return and experience the whole thing all over again! (and again and again.)
The story seems to be getting darker with The Dream Thieves and I found that the scope of the plot has also broadened considerably. Our Raven Boys aren't the only ones noticing the weird energy lines all over Henrietta; nor are they the only ones keen on finding the elusive Glendower. I can foresee things getting quite intense in the next installments in any event. As it stands, the way everything hit the fan at the end of book one with Adam's sacrifice and Ronan's big surprise reveal, well, things were bound to get interesting. And they did! Hell, they were more than interesting. Try addictive, all-consuming and oh-so wonderful! I happened to read this during an especially busy time in my life and it was sheer torture to have to put it down and walk away from the story - I kept wishing I could just forget the world and read the entire thing straight through. Every single chapter promised more than the last and damned if it didn't deliver right till the very end! Just when you thought Cabeswater couldn't get more enigmatic, you're floored with a big twist. Just when Ronan seemed as mysterious and magnetic as humanly possible, NOPE. He goes and reveals his dream powers and then we get to explore all of that with him. Hello jackpot!
The Dream Thieves focuses most of it's attention on the boys this time around. We are treated to some bits from Blue's perspective, but mostly the focus lays on Gansey, Adam, and especially Ronan's perspective. After Ronan's big dream reveal at the end of Raven Boys, it made sense for him to get more attention this time around. Not to mention that I already had all kinds of love for his character and was desperate for more! I have to say that Ronan's part of the story did not disappoint in the least. I was swept away by his tale, his thoughts and the mischief he got up to ;-D As for Gansey, I found myself falling even more hopelessly in love with him than I was at the end of The Raven Boys. The more you learn about the guy, the more there is to love I guess! And then there's Adam, who underwent a huge change right at the end of book 1, so The Dream Thieves was all about how he's changing and why. I probably don't even have to tell you that I was riveted by all of it. Adam continues to be something of a wild-card but he's a riddle wrapped in an enigma and I love all of it! Even Noah managed to surprise me yet again - and I thought nothing could top his big reveal the last time around. O.O Honestly, all of these boys own their own special piece of my heart! (PS- that ending tease has me shipping a ship that might never sail, but I'll be damned if I won't go down with THAT ship until the very end!! Sooo many feeeeels ♥♥♥)
The characters and their development is just as layered and rich here as it was in the first book. We learn just as much new information about the boys and Blue as we did the first time around, which
The Dream Thieves is a story that grabs you right from the start and never lets go, not for a second. It will invade your thoughts and, most likely, your dreams until you are consumed with longing for the next installment in an already stellar series. I.NEED. Blue Lily, Lily Blue. In my life. And quickly! I simply don't think I can survive much longer without it.


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Well, I was able to snag a Titanfall beta code…about a day before they just opened it up to everybody. But, that is usually how it goes now doesn't it? I figured I would give my initial impressions as a level 7, indicating I've played for a few hours at least. It's hard to cram all the time I want into the game given my life schedule, but I'm trying. The first thing I'm reminded of while playing this is Call of Duty, which is fitting given the studio behind this game was started by the former head of Infinity Ward, the studio that arguably brought CoD into the forefront with the first Modern Warfare. But enough about that, let's dig into Titanfall and how it feel on the PC?
Graphics and Scaling:
What do I mean by scaling, exactly? Well, a game can look great on the highest settings, but sometimes turning down those settings don't help your framerate much at all, the supposed "minimum" system requirements aren't really true and you only end up getting 15fps. Not playable at all (I'm looking at you Crysis…)
For Titanfall I decided to install it on my main computer and my laptop to get a sense of how well it would run on both, but these images are all from my laptop. I'm assuming any images you come across on the net is going to be of the game running max settings so I wanted to give a better idea of what it looks like on lower settings, but I'll talk about the performance on both systems. First, we have my main computer:
- Intel i7 3770K
- 20GB 1600mhz RAM
- 5870×2 Radeon Video Cards
- 22-inch x 3 (eyefinity) screens
running 3500×1920 resolution
The video cards are a bit outdated, but they are work horses that can still run every game available. One thing to note is this game will not run crossfire (both video cards at the same time,) it will only ever utilize the first GPU even when attempting to force it using RadeonPro. Yet, even without being able to use crossfire this game ran really well.
Graphically, even at it's max across the board, it isn't the prettiest game. Polygon counts are a tad low, dynamic effects are lacking, post-process blur effects, pretty sparkles, and all the other crap you find in Battlefield aren't present. But is it the worst looking? Are you going to be distracted by how BAD it looks? I don't think so, unless you are some sort of elitist. Running at 1920×1080 on my main computer (specs above) I was able to run with all settings on high (AA off) and still get well above 30fps. I hesitate to say 60fps but it felt like it could have been, it was very smooth.
Switching over to my laptop the game took a visual decline, though still very playable with the settings turned down which really shows how well it scales:
- Radeon 6620G GPU
- Xbox 360 Controller
The game automatically sets what it believes to be the best settings in the graphics department based on your hardware. It plays it pretty safe in my opinion. As I jumped into the game I instantly notice how much worse the textures appear. During firefights it isn't a distraction but the instant you step into the Titan, the textures you see as you get in are essentially non-textures. Blobs of color with no definition. This is really the only area where I went "Holy shit, is that a glitch or… what the hell am I looking at?" It only lasts a second, but it's extremely noticeable. Running at 1366×768, the highest this laptop can go and all settings on low it runs at about 60fps. Again, only hesitating to say exactly 60fps because I didn't get an exact number displaying somewhere, but it was silky smooth. I went in and bumped the textures to medium and kept the rest on low, this was how the screenshots were taken and for the majority of the game it was still well above 30fps which is what I consider the playable range for fast paced FPS and racing games. Anything below isn't acceptable.
I'm not going to get to too into it but I will talk about how the game feels as a whole and the differences between this and CoD. First off, when you are playing as just a pilot with a typical loadout and you don't jump around, it's a LOT like Call of Duty. The speed, pacing, animation all screams "I'm Call of Duty too!" Which, as someone who isn't really a fan, feels slightly lazy but I do understand why this is done so I won't complain. Things start to change when you start picking the more exotic loadouts, such as the Smart MK5 pistol which will "home-in" on people when given enough time and it's basically an auto-kill without aiming. It's a lot of fun to use but using a more traditional weapon is still more preferred as the amount of time it needs to lock onto it's targets leaves you pretty open. Things change a bit more when you start jumping around. The game allows for wallrunning, double jumping, and climbing. Some Call of Duty purists are probably spitting right now. But this allows for insane urban traversing that adds a big element to the firefights and is essential for bringing down Titans which themselves bring the biggest mix up to the gameplay.
Each pilot is allowed a Titan after a certain amount of time, that Titan arrives sooner the more kills you rake up. Once one drops and you step inside the game changes. If you are a pilot against a Titan you no longer want to be on the ground, you get high and try to take it down with your anti-titan weapon while watching your back. The Titan's lack of jump but ability to stop bullets and missiles and to send them back to their sender is pretty awesome. They are slower and can't turn as fast, but they fall shy of feeling clumsy. The ability to exit them and have them protect and follow you just adds more depth too. I'm not even getting into class perks for both Pilots and Titans, the "Cards" you can earn which allows for more perks per game, the challenges that unlock more weapons, etc.
A mouse and keyboard is obviously the preferred method but the controller was found instantly when I plugged it into the USB port, no need to set it up, all the menus and tutorials changed to indicate the new button mapping and it was without lag or issue. So both are viable options. Clearly, if you are on PC using a controller you are in for an uphill struggle against those with a mouse.
At the end of the beta, which is still going on until tomorrow, I believe, I am really enjoying Titanfall. It contains elements of Call of Duty that I enjoy but brings in elements from other favorite games. Mirror's Edge with it's parkour, urban traverse and Mech-Assault with it's big rowbutts. I'm ultimately glad the PC version scales so well. I think the biggest issue with PC gaming is it's fascination with bleeding edge and ignoring those who haven't updated. A very small fraction of PC owners actually pay attention to graphics cards that are able to display the kind of graphics that the fanboys lust over. The rise of indie games on PC is kind of proof of that. The large majority of great indie games can run on pretty low spec systems. I believe if Respawn can keep this games scaling in check they can bring in a lot of people who typically aren't into PC games, especially when this isn't available on Playstation… yet.


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These might be wines that have been reviewed during the month on wine-pages, or have appeared in my newspaper column, or they may be wines from a recent tasting that hasn't yet been written-up in a full-length report. There is a growing archive of these four of the best choices each month.
under a fiver
La Serrana (Spain) Tempranillo 2003
The kncok-down regular price of this little mind made it an irresistable choice for the "under a fiver" spot. At Majestic's Spring press tasting more than one of my estimable colleagues agreed with me that this was a little cracker, and arguably one of the best value wines in Majestic's current portfolio – not the best wine of course, and not some serious specimen to cellar for a decade, but a superbly made, joyous little wine at a terrific price. There is a little touch of chocolate to quite a bright cherry fruitedness, and a really nice depth of fruit. On the palate there is lots of concentrated, slick fruit with a good solid core and a certain chocolaty texture and sweetness. Drying tannins, with some spice and a touch of sweetness before balanced acidity completes a great value picture. £2.99 Majestic.
under a tenner
Heartland (Australia) Viognier Pinot Gris 2004
Heartland is the affordable label of Ben Glaetzer, one of the world's hottest wine-making figures ever since Rober Parker bestowed the magical perfect 100 score on his 'Amon Ra' Shiraz last year. I recently had lunch with Ben, and tasted through hs wines, where every one struck me as being beautifully balanced and crafted, and perfectly pitched between typical Aussie ebuliance and a certain harmony and restraint. This highly unusual blend of Viognier and Pinot Gris has a wonderfully smoky, Pinot Gris-dominated nose (despite that grape making up only around a quarter of the blend) with some floral character, and quite fat, buttery citrus, peach and herbal notes. On the palate this has lovely richness and terrific verve, with a deliciously deep mid-palate of ripe pear and a sweet toffeed note, with hints of luscious honey and spices. Wonderful stuff for the money.
£7.99 Luvians, Great Western Wines, Abbey Fine Wines, Noel Young.
under twenty
H Sauer (Germany) Escherndorfer Lump Riesling Spätlese Trocken 2003
From the inland area of Francortia, this is Sauer's best vineyard, composed of clay/limestone soils. Hauer was the IWC International White Winemaker of the Year in 2004. This is a wonderfully aromatic wine, with real lychee, rose petal and fragrant, exotic aromatics. There is an immediate sense of "weight" and plumpness, and a delightful palate that is extremely rich and unguent, with exotic papaya and mango flavours, and delicious nectarine fruit sweetness. A very racy mineral acidity and crisp citrus finish balances this sensational 14.5% alcohol wine. £15.79 Noel Young.
sky's the limit
Guigal (France) Côte-Rôtie La Mouline 2000
This is made from 100% Côte Blonde fruit. It sees almost four years in new oak before release. Guigal has the longest experience of using new oak in all of Rhône, and has experimented with all sorts of oaks, all sorts of toasting and all sorts of tonneliers. The wine is fermented in stainless steel, but goes through malolactic and ageing in barrel – a Burgundian technique. The colour is a dense, even dark crimson. It has a deep, sonorous, cherry and herb-scented nose, with gentle toast and a chocolaty depth, and a real sense of plushness. There are little notes of blueberry and floral highlights too, in a pure but complex fragrance. Lovely fruit on the palate here; really fine, rich, ripe cassis and black cherry fruit, with a medium-bodied, silky mouthfeel and very smooth texture. The finish has a great suppleness and a bittersweet chocolate and espresso depth, but it stays fresh, cherry-lifted and harmonious in the finish. Very good length too, with spicy, rich and toasty notes playing against fine acidity and a tight tannic structure. Outstanding. Around £140


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Very busy summer, for lots of people besides us.
Good farming! Regular rains bear out what Dan Kittredge says about hydration: just keeping your plants watered will make a really big difference in productivity, not only because plants need water, but because they need water to conduct the minerals they need, and because their symbiotic soil bacteria and fungi need water to live and do their jobs, too. Now, in early July, the potatoes are waist high (no kidding) and a beautiful dark green, with no potato bugs. Wow. By this time our gardens have usually been the battle ground of many a campaign against potato bugs, with victory still divided between the humans and the insects. Not that the only defense has been regular hydration; we've fed these plants three doses of very stinky jeeva (see previous post on 'poo-brew).


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Fluffy Bunnies
Pancakes have always been one of those delicious comfort foods that suits everyone in our family. Feeling poorly? Make pancakes. Not sure what to have for breakfast? Whip up some pancakes. Having a family brunch? Pancakes. Traditionally I am a fan of a roll-up crepe with lemon and sugar; its what my nana used to… Continue reading Fluffy Bunnies


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Beer Advocate, the Godzilla of beer reviewers, gave Mechahopzilla, the newest IPA entry from the New Orleans Lager & Ale Brewing Company (NOLA) a score of 89 percent and an overall rating of "very good." But there was at least one company that was not overjoyed with the summer success of a beer known as Mechahopzilla and, as a result, NOLA appears to have gotten itself in some hop-filled, boiling water. This week, the popular brewer was dragged into federal court, in the Eastern District of Louisiana, by Toho Co., Ltd. (Toho), a Japanese corporation and motion picture studio, which alleged claims of copyright infringement, trademark infringement, a violation of Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, as well as violations of several state unfair trade practice statutes.
So what does a Japanese motion picture studio have against a relatively small Louisiana brewery, previously best known for its seasonal summer Belgian-style ale, Hurricane Saison (a Sports Law Insider favorite)? For starters, Toho isn't your average Japanese motion picture studio.
In 1954, Toho created a fictional, "giant, pre-historic monster brought to life in the modern world." Not just any monster, though. This particular monster was the one which you and I know as Godzilla. The iconic beast first graced American cinema screens in 1956 in Godzilla, King of the Monsters. As the star of one of the biggest and most successful franchises of all-time, Godzilla has, of course, been the subject of many sequels (more than 25, actually). Many have served to prove the old adage "let sleeping dogs lie" including, of course, Godzilla, 1998's unforgivable, Matthew Broderick-starring "reboot." Yet the financial fascination with the character remains a great weakness for Hollywood executives: Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston will soon leave "Heisenberg" and the blue meth and blood-stained desert of fictional Albuquerque behind and top-line yet another reboot in 2014.
It was another one of those sequels, 1974's Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, which gives rise to the lawsuit. In that film, and in four others that followed, Toho introduced Mechagodzilla, "a large, two-footed reptilian creature with a powerful swooping tail and a robot-like appearance," a character which Toho describes in its complaint as "Godzilla's mechanical doppelganger." Of course, all of Mechagodzilla's films were registered by Toho with the U.S. Copyright Office (including the classic Godzilla X Mothra X Mechagodzilla Tokyo S.O.S.), and the Mechagodzilla character (at least the word mark MECHAGODZILLA and the character's design) has also been registered as a trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Toho has also used the Mechagodzilla mark and design on merchandise and has licensed it in connection with toys, clothing, and video games.
If Toho is to be believed, there seem to be some serious Godzilla fans at the NOLA brewery. According to the Complaint, since its launch, NOLA's Mechahopzilla brew has used a "large, two-footed reptilian creature with a powerful swooping tail and a robot-like appearance" on its cans and taps, and this appears to have caused quite a bit of consternation in the Toho boardroom. Despite the sending of cease and desist letters, NOLA appears to have continued to sell its robo-reptilian ale, unabated. While the lawsuit also seeks a preliminary and permanent injunction from advertising, promoting, and distributing the Mechahopzilla beer, as well as statutory damages and a disgorgement of profits, Toho waits until the end of the Complaint to unleash the true beast: Toho wants the court to direct the USPTO to refuse registration of NOLA's "MECHAHOPZILLA" trademark application. This, of course, would take any season (not just summer) out of Mechahopzilla's seasonal status at NOLA, and would ensure the beer monster's death.
So what cards does NOLA have to play here? In terms of copyright infringement, perhaps a fair use/parody argument is appropriate. Assuming that the character of Mechagodzilla would pass the test for the copyrightability of a fictional character (which we think it would), the test for fair use, set out in Section 107 of the Copyright act, could, if argued correctly, favor the defendant. Obviously, it cuts against NOLA that it is using the copyrighted work for commercial purposes, that the nature of the copyrighted work is creative (or fictional) and thus is entitled to stronger protection, and that the amount and substantiality of the portion of the copyrighted work being used is high (indeed, almost total). But two things could certainly aid NOLA's argument. The first is that the Insider believes this use is arguably a parody and therefore "transformative" — "parody needs to mimic the original to make its point." Campbell v., Acuff-Rose, 510 U.S. 569, 580-81 (1994). Taken in this context (beer) NOLA's "work" arguably has a new meaning — whereas Mechagodzilla is a robotic, mechanical Godzilla, Mechahopzilla is a beer which, according to its packaging, has an "attack of half-pound per barrel dry aroma" and "powerful flavor," each a byproduct of the brewing process, and the use of the name/character is simply an original way of expressing this. There is certainly a good argument here, then, that the parody gives the work transformative value. Second, the fourth factor in the test, i.e., the effect of Mechahopzilla on the potential market for Toho, significantly favors NOLA. The market is one that Toho almost certainly never intended or intends to occupy (unless it can show that its licensing program might extend there), and there remains little chance that the product in question would serve as a market substitute for any use of the work Toho might make. The argument, then, would be "our work is beer and your copyrighted work is a movie character, so our markets will never converge".
Regarding the claim for trademark infringement, in the U.S. generally, and the Fifth Circuit especially, while parody is not an outright affirmative defense to trademark infringement, courts have stated that "a parody should be treated differently from other uses that infringe on a trademark." Lyons Pshp. v. Giannoulas, 179 F.3d 384, 389-390 (5th Cir. 1999). "Parody is relevant to a determination of a likelihood of confusion and can even weigh heavily enough to overcome a majority of the digits of confusion weighing in favor of a likelihood of confusion." Elvis Presley Enters. v. Capece, 141 F.3d 188, 199 (5th Cir. 1998). Further, when "a parody makes a specific, ubiquitous trademark the brunt of its joke, the use of the trademark for satirical purposes affects our analysis of the factors to consider when determining whether the use is likely to result in consumer confusion." Id. Parodies of trademarks necessarily incorporate the original mark's likeness in order for consumers to get the joke, and the "expression, and not commercial exploitation of another's trademark, is the primary intent…in which there is a need to evoke the original work being parodied." Cliffs Notes, Inc. v. Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., 886 F.2d 490, 495 (2d Cir. 1989). "In such cases, the parodist is not trading on the good will of the trademark owner to market its own goods; rather, the parodist's sole purpose for using the mark is the parody itself, and precisely for that reason, the risk of consumer confusion is at its lowest." Id. Indeed, "a non-infringing parody is merely amusing, not confusing." Elvis Presley Enters, 141 F.3d at 199.
The Insider would vehemently argue that it's the former (amusing), not the latter (confusing). Further, it's pretty obvious that fans of the movie would not be confused and think that the sponsors of one of the many villains fought by Godzilla have anything to do with a beer sold mainly in the Southeastern United States. In fact, it is so obvious that there would be no confusion that Toho has "allowed" (we're not sure it knows) the term "hopzilla" to be used in at least one other beer, without pursuing a claim. This selective defense of their rights may also constitute a waiver or acquiescence on their part. Or maybe they just don't get the joke.
But, as it stands now, it looks like it would be best to stock up on Mechahopzilla while you still can. The seasonal creation, not to mention its trademark, has already been removed from NOLA's website, perhaps an ominous sign of things to come. Either that or maybe the brewery's webmaster simply had a few too many Hurricane Saisons, and took it down by mistake.
SOURCE: ECF Docket, Toho Co. Ltd. v. New Orleans Lager & Ale Brewing Co., LLC, No. 13-cv-05750, Eastern District of Louisiana


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The Christmas season is starting earlier and earlier, not only in store windows but also in street art displays. Following his series of foliage-filled flyer boxes, PosterChild installed an Alberta Dwarf in an old, abandoned newspaper box off Bedford Ave in Williamsburg. If the miniature Christmas tree survives long enough, the Toronto-based artist hopes someone will festively decorate it, but based on past experience that's not likely.
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Starting over (again)
I went to the gym yesterday after a 2-1/2 month lapse. Like most people, it's a struggle doing "healthy" things and I'm no different.
I had made a deal with myself the day before, promising myself I would go to the gym. No questions asked. The morning came and my desire to go never manifested.
Fortunately, going to the gym was on my to-do list. And while I was in serious negotiation with myself to not go, I realized that even though I didn't want to do it, I would feel more proud of myself if I did go.
So there I went. To the gym.
Signed in. Locked my bag up. Put my music on.
Wasn't entirely sure what I was going to do but figured I should start doing what I had done in the past. I knew I didn't have a lot of energy so I cut out the intense cardio and just went to the weights, which, oddly enough, I don't mind doing.
After 1 minute, I knew I really wasn't in to it. I wanted to stop.
A little conversation I had in my head:
"Keep going." I do one more set.
"Don't want to do this."
"Keep going."
"I reaaaallly don't have the energy to do this."
"OK. Finish this set and go home."
Time elapsed at the gym: 7 minutes.
Guilt or shame: 0
I went. And that's what matters. Next time I go, I'm pretty sure I'll have more energy and can work a bit harder.
I read a wonderful article about "starting over" in Yoga Journal a while ago and it made a big difference in my life.
For those of use that are chronically depressed or under-achievers, starting over is our saving grace. We can't give up. We can only start over.
And yesterday, I started over.


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As a sous chef at Eataly's La Birreira, Mike Ran doesn't spend much time sitting around. Whether he's in the kitchen, checking deliveries, or hauling stuff up stairs, he's moving. But, Ran, who grew up playing football and basketball, had no idea how much activity he was really getting in the course of a day.
In this series of five posts, normal people with naturally active lifestyles will inject a fitness boost into their routine using the Fitbit, complete with exercises anyone can do to make every day a workout. To keep up, start here for the basics, then check back here in the coming weeks as more posts with custom, gym-free workouts are added. This week: Mike Ran, Sous Chef at La Birreira at Eataly.
Ran spends his whole day on his feet, moving around a busy kitchen, hauling 40-50 pound boxes of food, and traveling up and down stairs. He also makes a point of walking a mile-and-a-half to work every day. But on days off — Sundays and Mondays — he usually finds himself in front of the TV, watching football.
Even with all that moving around, Ran was genuinely surprised when he spent a day wearing a Fitbit Charge™, and saw exactly how it all added up. In one day, he had taken more than 18,000 steps over 8.16 miles, and had burned more than 3,474 calories — blowing past the 10,000 daily steps recommended by experts.
After seeing exactly how much he was already doing for himself during the workweek without even trying, Ran was inspired to push himself even further, in an effort to balance out all those Sundays and Mondays spent on the couch.
So Ran asked certified personal trainer Chris Hale, of Awakened Nutrition and Training to offer advice. After looking at his Fitbit metrics and talking to him about his goals, Hale put together a set of exercises to increase Ran's core strength and mapped out a cardio and strength-training plan to make fitness an even bigger part of his everyday life. When performed in conjunction with a Fitbit activity tracker, Ran can use these exercises to send his already-awesome routine into overdrive.
Goal: Stretch and Release Tight Muscles
Yeah, it's awesome to get 18,000 steps in a day, but working in a kitchen means a lot of standing — which can leave you achy by the time you get home. Avoid this by starting your day with a few of the following stretches. (They'll also help get your muscles primed for when you move on to strength-building exercises.)
Goal: Strengthen Muscles Used On The Job
Strengthening certain areas – especially glutes, core and shoulders — will help avoid the kinds of muscle stress that can come when you spend a lot of time moving heavy boxes around. Ideally, try to complete this circuit three times:
- Heel walks
- Glute bridge – One minute or 20-30 reps
- Side plank – 30-60 seconds
- Single leg squat – 20 reps per leg
- Forward jump with stabilization, holding at bottom of landing for 3-5 seconds – 15 reps
Goal: A Work/Home Fitness Balance
Wanting to help Ran find ways to take his already active day and fit in even more exercise, Hale put together two separate simple regimens — one for the workday, and one for home — that focus on small tweaks to help him get the most benefit from the stuff he's already doing. The home exercises focus on core-building, while the workday stuff is for cardio.
(While these are designed with Ran in mind, they're also useful for anyone who's trying add a fitness boost into their day without sacrificing too much free time.)
Core at home:
- Crunches — 30-40 reps
- Reverse crunch — roll your hips off the floor and push feet up toward ceiling, 20 reps
- Side V-ups — lay on your side and try and bring your upper and lower body up by hinging at the waist and squeezing your obliques, 20-25 reps
- Seated Russian twist — 50 reps
Cardio at work:
Note: Keep your Fitbit counting so you can see exactly what you're accomplishing and start keeping track of improvements.
- Instead of walking to and from work, start running. Time the run, and, each week, try to beat your previous week's time.
- If you live somewhere with stairs, or work someplace that does, congratulations: you're the owner of some extremely effective exercise equipment. Make use of it. Whenever you need to go up or down the stairs during the course of your day, make a habit of adding an extra flight in, just for the exercise.
- Better yet: when you've got a few free minutes, or are feeling antsy, blow off some steam with a few stair runs.
Lucy Maher is a digital media executive with 15 years reporting, writing and content strategy experience. Her work has appeared on SELF.com, MensJournal.com, Details.com, CNBC.com, and in The New York Post and the New York Daily News.
Photographed by Justin Steele.
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Miley Cyrus and Elaine May Join Woody Allen's Amazon Series
Posted on Tuesday, January 26th, 2016 by Ethan Anderton
Last summer, a few months after we learned writer/director Woody Allen would be taking his first TV series to Amazon, the filmmaker revealed that the deal was giving him some serious anxiety and even said, "It was a catastrophic mistake. I don't know what I'm doing. I'm floundering. I expect this to be a cosmic embarrassment." But at least the director has two stars for his series now
Chart-topping singer and former Disney Channel star Miley Cyrus seems to be Woody Allen's latest muse, as the actress has confirmed taking a lead role in the series. But perhaps more interesting is the addition of actress and filmmaker Elaine May to the Woody Allen Amazon series. Find out more below.
Deadline has the latest casting update on the series which will take place in the 1960s, but beyond that, no details on the characters the two actresses will play have been revealed. As usual, Allen is being secretive about his project, so we probably won't know anything about it until there's a trailer released.
Cyrus is quite the surprising choice for Allen's new leading lady, and it'll be interesting to see if he sticks with her for a few projects as he's done with Scarlett Johansson and Emma Stone in recent years. Here's what Cyrus posted on Instagram, and as you can see, she's a wordsmith:
Fuck yeah ! Stoked to be in Woody Allens first series!!!!! I had claimed 2016 to be my year of "chillin the fuck out" but next to my bed for a few years now has been this portrait of W.A. & I was looking into his eyes when I got the call to be apart of the cast and work alongside the bad a$$ Elaine May & da dude himself! 1960zzzz here I cummmmm ????????????????????
But everyone should really be excited about Elaine May, because she hasn't acted since being in Allen's Small Time Crooks back in 2000. For those who don't know, May also wrote The Birdcage and Primary Colors, in addition to directing the disaster that was Ishtar.
Allen is writing, directing and starring in the series, which would be daunting if he hadn't already done it several times before. But this time his work is split up into six half-hour episodes that will hit Amazon sometime this year, which was something that Allen thought would be a breeze, but then ended up dreading. The filmmaker said back in May:
"I had the cocky confidence, well, I'll do it like I do a movie…it'll be a movie in six parts. Turns out, it's not. For me, it has been very, very difficult. … I am not as good at it as I fantasized I might be. It's not a piece of cake; it's a tough thing and I'm earning every penny that they're giving me and I just hope that they don't feel, 'My God, we gave him a very substantial amount of money and freedom and this is what he gives us?'"
Here's hoping that Allen is just being modest and this series will actually turn out to be something worth watching on Amazon sometime this year. As soon as any other details become available, we'll let you know.


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Catholic Social Thought in Proper Context | Fr. James V. Schall, S.J. | Ignatius Insight | September 29, 2011
Brian Benestad, Church, State, and Society: An Introduction to Catholic Social Doctrine
Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2011.
500 pp.
$34.95 paperback.
"The concept of justice as order in the soul of the individual needs to be rediscovered today." — Benestad, 144.
"Nowadays, service to others is often presented as the distinguishing characteristic of a Catholic university; but without linking that service to the prior task of seeking truth and achieving some order in one's soul through prayer, a sacramental life, acceptance of the Catholic creeds, and the practice of Christian morality. It seems naïve to me, and even Pelagian, to think that Christ-like service can be informed and embrace without a foundation in Christian doctrine and a basis in learning." — Benestad, 284.
We have been waiting for this remarkable book for a long time, one that knows not just episcopal and papal thought but the whole history of theology, political philosophy, and philosophy at large. This book has roots not only in the Greeks and Romans, but also in Scripture and the great theologians of the Church. And it is aware of the pitfalls of language and ideas that often steer Christian thinkers into the heady, dangerous realms of ideology. Dr. Brian Benestad knows his Locke and Hobbes, his Marx, and the more modern liberal relativist theories associated with Rawls and other American writers.
Benestad, at the University of Scranton, is the best qualified and able of American scholars to write an overall understanding of Catholic Social Thought, which has tended to become a rather narrow and isolated body of knowledge. Benestad's mentor, whom he often cites and whose collected essays he edited, was the late Father Ernest Fortin, A.A. Fortin, along with Heinrich Rommen, Jacques Maritain, Yves Simon, John Courtney Murray, and Charles N. R. McCoy, was certainly the most critical and acute mind in the intellectual circles of his time. Fortin covered the whole gamut of thought from Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero, to the Fathers of the Church, Aquinas, Aquinas, Dante, and into the modern world. Fortin was familiar with Strauss and Bloom and their critiques of modernity.
This book is more than the "introduction" of its sub-title. It is nothing less than a critical, philosophical reflection on the whole tradition of what is loosely called "social thought or doctrine." It knows its way through the relation of reason and revelation. Its range includes economics, environmentalism, universities, political institutions, war, life and family questions, subsidiarity, and culture. Metaphysics is always just below the surface.
Benestad, to be sure, unlike Plato, Aristotle, and the current pope, does not have much to say about music. But he makes remarkable use of classic literature and novels to illustrate virtues and vices. He is obviously a broadly learned man in the tradition of liberal education. This overlook of social thought is doubly necessary as many of the basic words and notions that are found in modern thought and in political usage are anything but neutral or friendly to what Catholicism is and what it holds.


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Karnataka style Butter Beans Curry Recipe
Butter Beans Curry Recipe is a curry which can be served with food or with chapathis and puris.
1. Butter bean seeds 1/2 cup
2. Raw tender jack fruit pieces 2 cup
3. Coconut 1/2, grated
4. Red chillies 7
5. Marble sized ball tamarind
6. Garlic 7-8 flakes
7. Oil 1 tsp
Method of Preparation:
Soak beans overnight and then cook. Also cook raw jack fruit with little salt and add to beans. Grind coconut, red chillies and tamarind to a smooth. Stir in masala to cooked beans and bring to boil. Season with garlic. Variation: Teppal seeds if used should ground with masala. Then mustard and curry leaves are used for seasoning. This curry can also be made using bread fruit, Mangalore cucumber or cooking plantain instead of jack fruit.