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The clink, the big house, the joint, whatever you want to call it-this Litterbox is dedicated to our brothers on lockdown. To all the free citizens who read this, be wise and learn from the mistakes of others, because the homeys behind bars will tell you, jail ain't no fun. Do your time, then do your grinds. Letter of the month gets a new deck courtesy of Plan B Skateboards.
Send correspondence to:
TransWorld SKATEboarding
Attn.: Litterbox
353 Airport Road
Oceanside, California 92054
LETTER OF THE MONTH I got out of prison after three years in October 2004. I've skated every day since then. There're a lot of things that you miss while you're locked away from society, but skating was one of the biggest ones. I don't think that people really know what it's like to be free until they've skated until their knees cramp and their calves and thighs pulsate like a techno beat. Now this is Chicago that I'm in, and as you know, it gets damn cold and snowy, but me and my three buddies have skated every day. It was either at the local skatepark or just a set with a roof over it. Skateboarding is what will keep me out of trouble, and I thank your magazine for helping me through the time I did. Peace, TWS people.-Tommy Shreiber, Chicago, Illinois
Welcome back to the free world, buddy. I bet you'll never take a day of skateboarding for granted again. Enjoy your new deck.
LA VIDA LOCKED UP I'm sitting in jail-yeah, jail-and let me tell you, it's the best experience of my life. Two-hundred dudes, all the free food I can eat, and the most comfy bed I have ever slept on. Not to mention the sick jumpsuits I wear. I couldn't choose a better life. One of the solid things I have is my TransWorlds. I just got my first one of the subscription-or shall I say prescription?-and it was good to see pics of Adrian Lopez and Peter Smolik. I figured I could squeeze a letter into my busy schedule.
Hey, jail's not all it's cracked up to be. To tell you the truth, it actually kind of sucks, although there are some sick stairs at the top of each "range" with a hella low handrail. The food, however, is some of the worst shit I've ever had. Today is funky-fish Friday-lovely. Yeah, jail is a gem. I think that everyone should be given the opportunity to indulge in at least one jail opportunity. I have been learning the guitar and writing my solo album in here. Wait until you hear "Shackles" and "Living La Vida Locked Up." Just decided to say hello, and by the way, send me as many back issues as you have lying around. Don't make me regret wasting 37 cents on you for the stamp. That's like 100 dollars in here. Well, gotta go, Malcolm In The Middle is on and then it's Friends. Rachel is a goddess.-Curtis David, Metropolitan Correctional Center, San Diego, California
I'll send you some back issues. Hell, I'll send you a whole setup and a video camera. Get some footage on those rails wearing your jumpsuit. Send me the footage, and I'll put it in my video I'm working on, Shackle Me Hot! See, that was worth your 37 cents, wasn't it?
INCARCERSKATED What's the deal, TransWorld? I'm eighteen years old and have been skating for going on five years. I love it more than anything in the world. But I'm locked up in county jail at the moment and on my way to prison. Yeah, it sucks pretty bad. I've noticed lately two letters in the Litterbox from a couple of fellow skaters also incarcerated, unfortunately. That shit blows my mind! I've never heard of any skater (besides myself) going to jail for anything more than possession of marijuana or someone calling the cops for skating outside their business. What the f-k is going on? This makes skateboarding look pretty bad. And more importantly, we are setting a bad example for the young skaters. The mistake I made was getting into hard drugs. I drifted away from the laid-back and chill skate crowd and ended up getting addicted to cocaine. Simply skating and not worrying about anything re would have ultimately kept me out of here. So skate as much as you can, and focus on progression and having fun. Every skater knows that rolling away from a trick that took some major effort is the best feeling in the world. So f-k everything else and go skate!-Casey Cooper, Tyler, Texas
See, kids? What did I say? Learn from the mistakes of others. Some of the best pros have even succumbed to drugs and partying, but when it all comes full circle, nothing is more fun than just riding your skateboard.
ME AND MY SKATE What's the deal? Last night I talked to my younger brother, who's eleven years old. He was telling me how he fell off his scooter. I said, "What the f-k were you doing on a scooter, anyway, kid?" Now, I'll give you some background. I've been in prison for the last two years and am getting out in three months. I've been skating since I was five years old back in 1988. I'm 21 now, and this kid was, like, not even a year old the first time I pushed him around on a board, and now ten years later, he tells me he can't skate? You know what I'm saying? I live to skate, always have, always will, and I've always tried to share that with this kid, and I'm going to continue to. So if you guys there read this shit, send him a subscription. When I get out of this bitch I'm going to tear shit up and show him what's really going on. You got a badass mag-I just started reading again and will continue to. I want to give a shout out to everyone who skates and is locked down.-Anthony Williams, Essex County Correctional Facility, Middleton, Massachusetts
Yeah, riding a scooter is pretty beat, so it's on you-get him on a skate and keep him out of trouble. We're counting on you.
THE WRITING'S ON THE WALL Well, let me first start off by saying what's up and also that this magazine kicks ass. My name is Joey Meranza, and I'm from Tucson, Arizona. But right now I'm doing a seven-and-a-half-year stretch in prison here in Buckeye, Arizona. I just got my first issue of TWS, and me and the homeboys here in the big house dig all the crazy shit that goes on in TWS. Let me tell you, holmes, my issue of TWS gets posted all over the cell block. All the homeys ask me when it's going to be their turn to check out the mag. Well, TWS, give me that free deck-I can tear shit up on a board. Keep TWS magazines coming in here for me and the homeboys here in Buckeye, Arizona. This is a very good magazine. Later, dawg. May God bless everyone out there.-Joey Meranza, Arizona State Prison, Buckeye, Arizona
Damn, seven-and-a-half years? I wonder what skateboarding will look like when you get out? Will guys still wear girls' jeans? Will XXXL T-shirts and New Era hats finally be sold together in discount combo packages? Will every skate-shoe company still be copying Rod Lavers and Jordans? I can hardly wait!
NO TOLERANCE My name is Mike Dunn. I was just thinking, "Why are cops the way they are?" They keep trying to screw me over. I mean, check this out, I live in the middle of nowhere, a town called Bennett, Colorado. And there's no sidewalks, right? (Not that I skate on the sidewalks, anyway), but anyway, I'm riding my skateboard down the street, and this cop pulls me over and says, "You can't ride that in the street," and I say, "Where am I supposed to ride it?" And because he sees that I have a point, he decides to write me a 50-dollar ticket. Well, in the end, they got me-I'm a skater locked up for two years.-Mike Dunn, Watkins, Colorado
Two years? Come on. What part of the story aren't you telling us, Mike? After the 50-dollar ticket did you bitch-slap him? Take a dump on the hood of his cruiser? Is the cop really your ex-girlfriend's dad who found out you took his daughter to Burger King on Prom night?
ENDLESS BUMMER Hey TWS, I've been skating for about twelve years (I'm now 22 years old), but have been in prison for the last two. I get your magazine, and everyone reads it. It's amazing. The only thing I miss about being on the streets is skateboarding. Your Nine Frames pics help the time go by. So I wanted to say thanks, TransWorld, keep pumping out the pics.-Adam Hetzler, Corcoran State Prison, Corcoran, California
Yep, in one second in the skateboard world, history can be made and recorded on film (or digi). What can you do in one second in prison, Adam? I got a suggestion for ya-dig. All you need is a spoon and a tremendous amount of time. Maybe someday you can write your own article called "Nine Feet Per Year: How I Escaped From Prison." Come on, homey, the free world is calling!
about being on the streets is skateboarding. Your Nine Frames pics help the time go by. So I wanted to say thanks, TransWorld, keep pumping out the pics.-Adam Hetzler, Corcoran State Prison, Corcoran, California
Yep, in one second in the skateboard world, history can be made and recorded on film (or digi). What can you do in one second in prison, Adam? I got a suggestion for ya-dig. All you need is a spoon and a tremendous amount of time. Maybe someday you can write your own article called "Nine Feet Per Year: How I Escaped From Prison." Come on, homey, the free world is calling!


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The Deck boasts a unique combination of a friendly local pub with stunning views over Port Phillip Bay & nautical ambience. From midday to deep into the night, enjoy relaxed dining with us. Small eats, big eats, sweet eats & moreish bar snacks celebrating local, seasonal produce will satisfy your culinary cravings. The Deck kitchen is open Wednesday through to Sunday from 12noon -10pm. Perfect for a late breakfast, arvo snack, early dinner or a late night bite!
The Deck 'All Day Bar Menu' is available Wednesday – Sunday 12pm – late.
Bookings are recommended for weekend dining as we do tend to book out.
We have seating times for dinner on Friday & Saturday @ 6pm, 7pm, 8pm & 9pm.
For dining bookings of 8 or more guests you will be seated in the Main Bar downstairs with seating times @ 6.30pm, 7.30pm & 8.30pm.
We also have the perfect private dining room for up to 20 guests. Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements.
We have sourced & sampled a fine selection of Australian wines available by the glass & by the bottle. Including a choice of local Peninsula vino to suit any palette & of course – Moët & Veuve are the stars in our sparkling & champagne sky. Add to this a comprehensive range of icy cold local & imported draught & bottled beers & ciders, our list of exquisite classic & modern cocktails and a superb scotch menu…..we've got you covered.
With live music & DJ's, TV screens & a MASSIVE big screen for sports events, two cosy open fireplaces, wines from near & far, & a rotating food menu. The Deck will soon become your new local.

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Squash is the genus Cucurbita, belongs to family Cucurbitaceae and native to Mexico and Central America. In North America, squash is divided into summer squash or winter squash, depending on the maturity of squash when harvested, immature fruit called summer squash and mature fruit called winter squash.
A. Summer squash
Summer squash, particularly the yellow variety, is a very popular vegetable in the North America now a day. May and July are at their best and most readily available. You can also find fresh, frozen, or canned at any time of the year but it is more fragile and cannot be stored fresh for long periods of time, because of more tender-tasting and easily bruised.
Nutritional supplement
1. Carbohydrate
2. Protein
3. Fat (Omega 3 fatty acid)
4. Dietary fiber
5. Calcium
6. Copper
7. Manganese
8. Magnesium
9. Potassium
10. Iron
11. Zinc
12. Vitamin A
13. Vitamin B1
14. Vitamin B2
15. Vitamin B3
16. Vitamin B6
17. Folate
18. Vitamin C
19. Vitamin K
20. Etc.
Health benefits
A. Health Benefits according to studies
1. Antioxidative activity
In the investigation of water soluble polysaccharide fraction (WSP) from pumpkin fruits (Cucurbita maxima Duchesne) and its antioxidant effects found that the WSP can serve as an inhibitor of ascorbic acid oxidation. The efficacy was also affected by the total sugar content, according to the study of "Antioxidative activity of water soluble polysaccharide in pumpkin fruits (Cucurbita maxima Duchesne)" by Nara K, Yamaguchi A, Maeda N, Koga H.(a)2. Blood sugar
In the assessment of tetrasaccharide glyceroglycolipids obtained from pumpkin and theirs Glucose-lowering activity found that both compounds demonstrated significant glucose-lowering effects in streptozotocin- and high-fat-diet-induced diabetic mice, according to "Glucose-lowering activity of novel tetrasaccharide glyceroglycolipids from the fruits of Cucurbita moschata" by Jiang Z, Du Q.(b)
3. Anticancer and antiinflammatory activities
In the purification of an extract of Cucurbita andreana fruits yielded cucurbitacins B (1), D (2), E (3), and I (4) found that Compounds 1, 2, 3, and 4 inhibited the COX-2 enzyme by 32, 29, 35, and 27%, respectively, at 100 microg/ml. However these compounds did not inhibit the COX-1 enzyme at this concentration. Ibuprofen, naproxen and vioxx, commercial antiinflammatory drugs, were tested as controls for the inhibition of COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes at concentrations of 2.1, 2.5 and 1.67 microg/ml, respectively. Ibuprofen and naproxen exhibited 59 and 95% COX-1, and 53 and 79% COX-2 inhibitory activities, respectively. Vioxx showed specific COX-2 inhibition by 71%. Also, cucurbitacins 1 and 4 inhibited lipid peroxidation by 59 and 23%, respectively, at 100 microg/ml, according to "Anticancer and antiinflammatory activities of cucurbitacins from Cucurbita andreana" by Jayaprakasam B, Seeram NP, Nair MG.(c)
4. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
In the assessment of extracts from Pygeum africanum, Serenoa repens and Cucurbita pepo and theirs effect in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer (PCa) found that A selective dichloromethane extract from the stem barks of Pygeum africanum revealed the highest antiandrogenic effect. Bioactivity-directed fractionation of this extract led to the isolation of N-butylbenzenesulfonamide (NBBS) indicating that extracts of the stem bark of P. africanum harbour androgen antagonistic activity. This compound may provide a novel approach for the prevention and treatment of BPH and human PCa, according to "Extracts from Pygeum africanum and other ethnobotanical species with antiandrogenic activity" by Schleich S, Papaioannou M, Baniahmad A, Matusch R.(d)
5. Etc.
B. Health benefits according to studies
1. Vitamin C
In the evaluation of pulmonary dysfunction. and it effects on pulmonary dysfunction found that At present, evidence from randomised-controlled trials is insufficient to recommend a specific role for vitamin C in the treatment of asthma. Further methodologically strong and large-scale randomised controlled trials are needed in order to address the question of the effectiveness of vitamin C in children with asthma but some outcome data showed effectiveness on lung function, symptom scores, IgE levels and inhaled steroid use. One small study showed a significant difference in % drop in FEV1 post-exercise, according to the study of "Vitamin C supplementation for asthma" by Kaur B, Rowe BH, Arnold E.(1)
2. Molybdenum
Molybdenum cofactor is vital for human enzymes, including xanthine oxidase, sulfite oxidase, and aldehyde oxidase, Deficiency may cause
a. Prenatal brain disruption, according to the study of "Prenatal brain disruption in molybdenum cofactor deficiency" by Carmi-Nawi N, Malinger G, Mandel H, Ichida K, Lerman-Sagie T, Lev D.(2)
b. Uniparental isodisomy with microcephaly and developmental delay, according to the study of "Maternal uniparental isodisomy is responsible for serious molybdenum cofactor deficiency" by Gümüş H, Ghesquiere S, Per H, Kondolot M, Ichida K, Poyrazoğlu G, Kumandaş S, Engelen J, Dundar M, Cağlayan AO.(3)
3. Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
a. Memory Improvements
In the investigation of Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) and Memory Improvements found that The multivitamin improved speed of response on a measure of spatial working memory, according to ""Memory improvements in elderly women following 16 weeks treatment with a combined multivitamin, mineral and herbal supplement : A randomized controlled trial" by Macpherson H, Ellis KA, Sali A, Pipingas A.(4)
b. Anti cancer effects
In the observation of Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) and its anti cancer effects found that vitamin B6 is involved in the methyl donor cycle ant thus, some of the antitumor properties of vitamin B6 may involve an indirect effect on the level of DNA or histone methylation. according to ""Vitamin B6 and cancer: from clinical data to molecularly mechanisms" by Sujol G, Docquier A, Boulahtouf A, Castet-Nicolas A, Cavaillès V.(5)
4. Etc.
C. Other health benefits
1. Antioxidants
Since summer squash contains several vitamins and minerals antioxidants, it enhances the immune system in fighting the forming of free radicals that causes oxidation, leading to aging, tumors, cancers, etc., according to the study of " Multifunctional antioxidants for the treatment of age-related diseases" by Jin H, Randazzo J, Zhang P, Kador PF., posted in PubMed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20078105)
2. Healthy bone
Summer squash helps to ensure healthy bone structure, bone metabolism in absorbing vital calcium, building essential enzymes for building bones and aiding the mineral density of spinal bone, as a result of high amount mgmesium, according to the study of "Magnesium, zinc, copper, manganese, and selenium levels in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. Can magnesium play a key role in osteoporosis?" by Odabasi E, Turan M, Aydin A, Akay C, Kutlu M., posted in PubMed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18695768)
3. Lymphatic function
Magnesium in summer squash helps to maintain the proper ratio of potassium, thus enhancing the lymphatic function in regulating the body fluid, resulting in lessening the risk water retention cause of swelling.
4. Vitamin K
Vitamin K beside is best known for its function in aiding coagulation, it also assists the digestive system in absorption of calcium content from food, thus enhancing formation and maintenance of healthy bones, according to the study of "Ultrasound bone mass in patients undergoing chronic therapy with oral anticoagulants" by Rey-Sanchez P, Lavado-Garcia JM, Canal-Macias ML, Rodriguez-Dominguez MT, Bote-Mohedano JL, Pedrera-Zamorano JD., posted in PubMed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21234621)
5. Zinc
Zinc beside enhancing the biochemical reactions in the body by stimulating activity in about 100 enzymes, it is a vital mineral for ensuring the prostate health. Deficiency of zinc causes enlarged prostate, sexual dysfunction, abnormal sperm production, etc., according to the study of "Zinc levels in seminal plasma are associated with sperm quality in fertile and infertile men?" by Colagar AH, Marzony ET, Chaichi MJ., posted in PubMed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/192855977)
6. Etc.
Side effect
1. OxalatesSince summer squash contain a measure amount of oxalates, it can cause health problem for people with untreated kidney and gallbladder diseases.
2. Etc.
(a) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19502750
(b) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21215628
(c) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12445672
(d) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16783690
(1) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19160185
(2) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21285035
(3) http://www.tripdatabase.com/doc/1048336-Maternal-uniparental-isodisomy-is-responsible-for-serious-molybdenum-cofactor-deficiency-#content
(4) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22006207
(5) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22001823
2. Etc.
(a) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19502750
(b) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21215628
(c) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12445672
(d) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16783690
(1) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19160185
(2) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21285035
(3) http://www.tripdatabase.com/doc/1048336-Maternal-uniparental-isodisomy-is-responsible-for-serious-molybdenum-cofactor-deficiency-#content
(4) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22006207
(5) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22001823
B. Winter squash
Difference from summer squash, it is harvested and eaten when the fruit is completely mature, the seeds within have matured fully and the skin has hardened into a tough rind. Winter squash can be stored for a long time and generally is cooked before eating.
Nutritional supplements
1. Carbohydrate
2. Protein
3. Fat (Omega 3 fatty acid)
4. Dietary fiber
5. Calcium
6. Copper
7. Manganese
8. Magnesium
9. Potassium
10. Vitamin A
11. Vitamin B1
12. Vitamin B3
13. Vitamin B5
14. Vitamin B6
15. Folate
16. Vitamin C
17. Etc.
Health benefits
A. Health Benefits according to studies
1. Cell wall polysaccharides
In the investigation of Cell wall polysaccharides of 'Scarlet Warren' winter squash ( Cucurbita maxima ) before and after thermal processing found that no difference was seen between raw and cooked samples. Likewise, the mobility of semimobile pectic polysaccharides was apparently unaltered by cooking. No change was detected in the rigid cellulose microfibrils on cooking, according to "Effects of cooking on the cell walls (dietary fiber) of 'Scarlet Warren' winter squash ( Cucurbita maxima ) studied by polysaccharide linkage analysis and solid-state (13)C NMR" by Ratnayake RM, Sims IM, Newman RH, Melton LD.(a)
2. See above Summer squash studies
B. Health benefits according to concentration
1. Vitamin A
Vitamin A is not only important in preventing types I diabetes, according to "A close relationship between type 1 diabetes and vitamin A-deficiency and matrix metalloproteinase and hyaluronidase activities in skin tissues" by Takahashi N, Takasu S.(1) but also may be associated with compromised bone health, according to "Vitamins and bone health: beyond calcium and vitamin D" by Ahmadieh H, Arabi A.(2)
2. Vitamin C
a. Asthma
Vitamin C is one of the key antioxidant vitamins which is abundant in the extracellular fluid lining the lung and low vitamin C intake has been associated with pulmonary dysfunction, such as asthma, according to the study of "Vitamin C supplementation for asthma" by Kaur B, Rowe BH, Arnold E.(3)
b. DNA Damage
Ascorbic acid (AA), known as vitamin C, has important antioxidant vitamin has exerted the activity in preventing (imazalil)IMA-induced cause of DNA damage, according to the stuyd of "The protective role of ascorbic acid on imazalil-induced genetic damage assessed by the cytogenetic tests' by Türkez H, Aydin E.(4)
3. Dietary fiber
Daily intake of right amount of fibers can prvent and treata. Diabetes, as Increased consumption of vegetables, whole grains, and soluble and insoluble fiber is associated with improved glucose metabolism in both diabetic and nondiabetic individuals. Improvements in insulin sensitivity and glucose homeostasis were more evident in participants following a plant-based diet compared with other commonly used diets, according to the study of "Efficacy of high-fiber diets in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus" by Wolfram T, Ismail-Beigi F.(5)
4. Manganese
It is one of important trace in preventing osteoporosis, according to the study of "[Study of estrogen deficiency impact on manganese levels in teeth and mandible of rats after ovariectomy]. [Article in Polish]" by Rahnama M, Błoniarz J, Zareba S, Swiatkowski W.(6) and regulating blood sugar level, according to the study of "[An inadequate intake of manganese may favour insulin resistance in girls]. [Article in Spanish]" by Rodríguez-Rodríguez E, Bermejo LM, López-Sobaler AM, Ortega RM.(7)
5. Etc.
C. Other health benefits
1. Vitamin B1
Vitamin B1 beside is important in functioning as a co-enzyme for production of energy, it also helps to prevent nervous tension and muscle abnormalities by decreasing the effect of Beriberi that cause confusion, muscle wasting, nerve problems and a rapid heartbeat, according to the article "Beriberi " posted in Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beriberi)
2. Vitamin B2
Riboflavin or vitamin B2 beside plays a significant role in the production of energy in carbohydrate metabolism, it also aid iron in the formation of fresh red blood cells and immune system in producing of antibodies in the body, accorsing to the study of "Immunoglobulins can utilize riboflavin (Vitamin B2) to activate the antibody-catalyzed water oxidation pathway" by
Nieva J, Kerwin L, Wentworth AD, Lerner RA, Wentworth P Jr., posted in PubMed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16386801)
3. Omega 3 fatty acid
Omega 3 fatty acid beside plays an vital role in lowering bad cholesterol (LDL) that reduces the risk of plague building up in the arterial wall, causing Coronary Artery Disease, (according to the study of "Omacor and Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease and the Pleiotropic Effects" by Kar S., posted in PubMed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21975796), it also balances the ratio of Omega 3 and 6 fatty acid that lessens the risk of the production of prostaglandin hormone, leading to menstrual abnormal cramps and pain, according to the study of "Herbal and dietary therapies for primary and secondary dysmenorrhoea" by Proctor ML, Murphy PA., posted in PubMed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Omega%203%20fatty%20acid%20and%20Cramps%20and%20pain)One small trial showed fish oil (omega-3 fatty acids), researchers wrote that to be more effective than placebo for pain relief. JAPANESE HERBAL COMBINATION: One small trial showed the herbal combination to be more effective for pain relief than placebo, and less additional pain medication was taken by the treatment group.
4. Folate
Folic acid beside is important for the production of red blood cells, and for the proper development of the brain and spine, according to the study of "Go folic!" by Bland J., posted in PubMed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21853697) it also enhances the replication and maintenance of DNA and RNA., according to the study of "A folate- and methyl-deficient diet alters the expression of DNA methyltransferases and methyl CpG binding proteins involved in epigenetic gene silencing in livers of F344 rats" by Ghoshal K, Li X, Datta J, Bai S, Pogribny I, Pogribny M, Huang Y, Young D, Jacob ST., posted in PubMed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16702315)
5. Tryptophan
Tryptophan beside is an amino acid required by the human body to process proteins by producing serotonin which helps to enhance the brain in regulating appetite and mood. Some of the serotonin are converted to melatonin, which aids sleep patterns, according to the study of "Tryptophan increases nocturnal rest and affects melatonin and serotonin serum levels in old ringdove" by Paredes SD, Terrón MP, Cubero J, Valero V, Barriga C, Reiter RJ, Rodríguez AB., posted in PubMed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17222434)
6. Etc.
Side effect
1, Oxalates
Winter squash contains a measure amount of oxalates that can cause problem for some people who have untreated kidney and gallbladder diseases.
2. Etc.
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(a) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21604813
(1) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19160185
(2) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21967159
(3) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19160185
(4) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21986888
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La Porte City Lions Club
August 2017 Newsletter
August Meeting Information
The August meeting will be held at the LPC Golf Club on Thursday, August 17th. Social hour will be at 6:00, meal at 7:00, followed by our regular meeting. The meal will be grill your own ribeye, sides & dessert provided by the golf course. Callers, please have your numbers to Lion Brandon Paine (319-239-5425) by Monday, August 14th. There will be NO speaker this month! This is also our annual golf tournament, with tee time 4 & 5 PM.
Community Project
Many responses were submitted from the survey. The board has narrowed down the responses to 3 projects. They include; work on the ball diamonds, basketball hoops & fixing/replacing playground equipment. Respective committees are researching costs/requirements for each of these projects and will bring more information to the general membership so that we can prioritize them.
Festival of Trails
Next year's Festival of Trails will be held from June 14-16. Discussion and planning never stop. We are in the midst of purchasing a new trailer to sell tickets. Also looking for exhibits or non-labor intensive draws for the Festival to bring people from out of town. If you see/hear of any great ideas, please let somebody on the Festival committee know.
Gazebo Beautification
There is unspent money from the Paul Bader Memorial fund for improving the gazebo. The board decided to employ the local FFA group to design and plant bushes and shrubbery, etc. around the it to make it look a little nicer. The gazebo itself does need a little TLC as well. Hoping to have a date and sign-up sheet at the meeting to pressure wash and stain it.
Little Library
As has been discussed in some of our regular meetings, a couple of the recently installed libraries were vandalized. We encourage Lions as well as the community to help police them. Repairs have been made to the damaged libraries and we should be ready to provide quick fixes from here on out.
2017-2018 Calendar of Events
Included with this newsletter is your 2017-18 calendar of events. Please open and print. This is to be a guide for the upcoming year on when meetings and other events will be happening. It is recommended to hang it on your refrigerator so your spouse knows where you are at on Thursday night.
Upcoming Calendar
August 17 – Regular Meeting
August 30 – Board Meeting
September 21 – Regular Meeting
September 23 – Bargain on the Bricks
September 30 – Board Meeting
The board approved a donation to the booster club for $500. With this donation, the LPC Lions will be recognized in sports programs, etc.
The board also approved of the purchase of an oversized check to be used for pictures when donations are made.
Brandon Paine
President – LPC Lions Club
9751 Bishop Rd.
La Porte City, IA 50651
Phone: (319) 239-5425


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I myself never seen the GOP republican anti obama propaganda fear mongering movie, I have better things to do with my life an money.
SNL feeds my appetite for american political shenanigans already.
Operation Geronimo – funny in how the u.s army & navy uses american native indians names as names for there lethal weapons and now for there covert deadly missions?
Cree Code breaker,
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As I mentioned I'll be giving away a copy of the cookbook, but first lets recap the three bread recipes I made. (Feel free to click on the link under each picture to be taken to the original blog post with the recipe.)
And now on to the giveaway. Simply click on the Rafflecopter widget below and sign up for your chance to win a copy of this new book. The contest will run from Friday, July 25th through Friday August 8th. Contest is only open to US residents and winner will be notified via e-mail and have 48 hours to claim their prize or risk forfeit. Good Luck!
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Big thanks to Gooseberry Patch for sending me a free copy of this cookbook to review and for sponsoring this giveaway.


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Salt and pepper
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Certain things are always found in pairs: shoes, peanut butter & jelly, Fred Astaire/Ginger Rodgers, hydrogen atoms, yin & yang. Salt & pepper. Ubiquitous. Inexpensive. They compliment each other well. But it was not always thus. Until recently they were rare & valuable commodities. Though they have varied origins their modern day relationship is in tandem.
Since before history, salt & pepper have been objects of desire. The matchup began in the days when salting was the only way to preserve meat & fish. Pepper was added to make the salty food more palatable. Besides being condiments, they were used as currency, even salaries. Over time trade routes were established, cities were founded & continents were discovered to satisfy the taste.
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Denver, Colorado 80249
Phone: 303-574-1300
Fax: 303-574-1340
This full-service hotel near Denver International Airport (DIA) is perfect for Denver hotel airport meetings, corporate stays, and local events. The Holiday Inn & Suites Denver Airport offers amenities such as free high-speed internet, fitness center, indoor pool and car rental service. Be sure to visit Tower Tap and Grill, their in-house restaurant.
We liked our stay here! The room was nice, bed was good, inviting furniture, a fridge for our food, nice shower. TripAdvisor Review


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Collegiate Members
There are two components that make up the chapter consultation: The "Must Haves" and the "Menu." Both are geared toward the improvement of the chapter: the "Must Haves" establish a minimum standard for what our Consultants attempt to complete at each, and every, chapter/colony they visit, while the "Menu" allows chapters to personalize their on-site consultation through the selection of focus areas and appropriate additional officer meetings and workshops.
Must Have Meetings and Descriptions
Learn more about the Consultation "Menu".
An overview of the "Must Haves" is below.
In their work with collegiate chapters/colonies, one of the most important things a Leadership Consultant can do to assist the chapter is to put them in a position to operate effectively and efficiently. Thus, the leadership consultant program focuses on the training and education of the following key chapter officers.
These officers have been included in the "Must Haves" because they most directly affect chapter operations and the fraternity experience provided within the chapter. Further, these officers directly correlate with key operational areas of the Pursuit of Excellence Program. In these meetings, Leadership Consultants:
In addition to officers, there are a number of groups within the chapter, and advisors outside of the chapter, that make up the "Must Have" portion of each chapter consultation. A quick summary of those individual and group meetings is linked below.
Starting in 2015-2016, the Fraternity included chapter workshops into the standard consultation for chapters and colonies. In the fall and/or spring of an academic year the consultation includes a special training or educational session for all chapters and colonies. This might include one of the Fraternity's Strengths Workshops (Social or Bystander), a special program on mental health, education on the Fraternity's anti-hazing heritage, or another special program identified by the Fraternity.
For 2018-2019, the Fraternity will be including the first two lessons of the Behind Happy Faces collegiate member program - a peer-facilitated introduction to mental health and coping skills. Spring consultations will include the updated "A Different Look at Hazing" workshop.
Social Strengths is an interactive workshop focusing on sexual assault and bystander intervention. Bystander Strengths teaches students techniques to identify potentially problematic situations and how to directly or indirectly intervene, working through scenarios related to sexual assault, alcohol misuse, drug use, mental health, hazing, and more.
Learn more about the Social Strengths and Bystander Strengths workshops.
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Wife and I took a road trip the past few days and got out on some fun, beautiful day hikes – the first of which involved hiking up the Mist Trail in Yosemite and descending the more graded (and less crowded) JMT.
We parked the car in the hiker overflow lot in the Curry Village lot and hiked about .75 miles to the Happy Isles trailhead. We played around on the flat trails, exploring Happy Isles and the beautiful watershed surrounding it.
After playing at Happy Isles (and warming up/stretching out a little) we hit the hiker highway that leads up to the Mist Trail.
The first .75 miles or so of the Mist Trail is paved. After that, the paved portions are sporadic before turning into stairs. Being that we were there on a Saturday afternoon, there were an awful lot of people on the path. At about 1 mile in, the stairs begin in earnest, along with a wicked dousing of mist – hence the name of the trail.
Finally, after about 1.5 miles or so, we reached the top of Vernal Falls. This is a big turnaround point for lots of tourists and the hike became quite a bit more pleasant for wife and I afterward.
We continued another 1.5 miles up towards Nevada Falls. This – in my opinion – is the coolest part of the trail. The trail traverses sub-alpine terrain and has fewer stairs with more shade. Just before Nevada Falls, there is another .2 miles or so of stairs to ascend. No big deal. Finally, after about 3.5 miles of uphill pushing, we arrived at Nevada Falls. The scenary did not disappoint, with awesome views of the valley below and many surrounding monoliths (including Half Dome, El Capitan, and others). In an effort to avoid more crowds and the slick stairs back down the Mist Trail, we elected to follow the JMT back to Happy Isles. The JMT is graded very comfortably and less exposed (which my vertigo definitely appreciated). We arrived at the terminus of our hike after about 4 hours, feeling accomplished and very hungry for some good dinner!
The stats
Total moving time (parking lot to parking lot): 4:57:00
Total mileage: 10.25 miles
Elevation gain (according to my Garmin): 3,357′ (but I think that may be a bit high)


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Panic. Cold, nothing else. You are reduced to pure, animal instinct when your body is submerged in a deep vat of ice water. You must swim to the other side and climb out before hypothermic confusion and muscle seizure set in. The race is against your own nervous system, to get out before the near-freezing temperature makes you too weak to pull yourself up. A voice deep inside says, that above all, you must keep moving, or die. And I promise you this: you will never feel more alive.
The Tough Mudder was conceived by Will Dean, a former counter-terrorism officer at the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office, and his friend Guy Livingstone, who both felt that triathlons and other physical events lacked the psychological dimension that their military training presented. The Mudder, as it is known to initiates, is not a race or a game, it is an obstacle course, and the challenge is only to complete it.
The ice vat is just one of 22 obstacles that were spread over 16 miles of muddy, off-season ski hills (other typical hurdles include Walk the Plank, a 12ft plunge into a muddy pit of water; and the Cage Crawl, a 60ft trawl though wired netting with only 6in of breathing room). A team of two friends and I signed up to complete it on a brisk Canadian spring day in early May last year. The prize? A beer – and a distinctive orange headband for those who make it through the finish line.
Extreme events have always appealed to a minority of daredevils, and some people might find that this kind of "sensation-seeking" behaviour borders on pathology. Yet since the Tough Mudder's inception four years ago, well over one million people around the world have completed the course. At the Sunshine Coast, Australia, Philadelphia and Tri-State events alone, more than 20,000 people participated in each. Far from fringe, the Tough Mudder is a global phenomenon.
So why would anyone do this? Alex Patterson, the "chief cultural officer" of Tough Mudder, originally joined the company as its legal counsel. For someone whose background includes Harvard and the University of Virginia School of Law, it's surprising that he joined a company whose customers must sign a "death waiver". It's this kind of appetite for a challenge that attracts people to attempt the course. Even over the phone Patterson projects a friendly, athletic confidence and a sharp competitive edge. He turns my first question around, and asks for my own impressions of the Mudder – billed as "probably the toughest event on the planet".
I estimate that once you have climbed over the 6ft wall and into the starting area, there are only two dignified ways to complete the Mudder: through the finish line, or on a stretcher. It was the latter for me, and so Patterson's moment of lawyerly apprehension is understandable.
Just before the nine-mile mark, I landed badly at the bottom of a water-slicked chute. On the advice of the course-side medic – and in too much pain to walk – I withdrew from the event. Local paramedics insisted that I spend the remainder of the afternoon on a spinal board, waiting for back and pelvis X-rays and perhaps to savour the lingering, ferrous taste of impact. As per a prior agreement to push on, both my teammates – Garner Quain, 47, the executive chef at Google Canada, and Jeremy MacPherson, 39, a producer and former television host – finished and collected their beers and headbands before picking me up from the hospital. For me it was as much about the camaraderie as the challenge.
Patterson says, "[The idea is to] get back to the physicality of what being human is about – something we're forgetting, with life becoming more comfortable, more digital, more online." He says that participant surveys confirm two-to-one that people are motivated primarily by the challenge. I interpret it as a broader appetite to achieve something a bit distinguishing. The Mudder reflects a desire to demonstrate a more traditional well-roundedness – to cultivate a general capability instead of specialised self-improvement.
"It is not a competition or a race," Patterson emphasises, "but a true test of mental and physical grit." You are much less likely to finish a Mudder alone, and some 80 per cent participate as a member of a team. Also, about 30 per cent of those who sign up are women – a figure that is rising.
But if a million people can do it, just how hard is it? On average, 22 per cent of starters do not complete the course. Judging by the preponderance of V-shaped silhouettes and thigh gaps on the course, the typical participant is not someone who is averse to spandex – and yet – the people crossing the finish line really were different shapes and sizes. Whippet-thin gym rats pulled tendons and blew ankles on the hills, as fleshy men with hundred-yard stares dragged themselves onward. It's a mixed bag.
While primarily a commercial (and immensely profitable) venture, the company has raised more than $6.5m for the US's Wounded Warriors Project, a non-profit that serves injured soldiers. Other regional, military charities are also supported, such as the UK's Help for Heroes and Wounded Warriors Canada. Among the participating juggernauts and amazons, I saw a few young men arrive and change out of their digital-pattern military camouflage uniforms and into civvies. They wore the wraparound sunglasses and scraggly beards of working soldiers, with tans still fresh from some eastern conflict. But even without injuries, integrating into society can be hard for former service members, and I think doing the Tough Mudder gives anyone who hires and works with them a small appreciation of what they are capable of.
About the level of fitness required to finish it, Patterson says: "You can walk some of it for sure, but you still have to get your body around [the course], up and over all these obstacles. If you haven't done any training, you're definitely out of luck."
Each event is different, but our obstacles began with a a run up a ski hill and climbing two slanted overhangs called "Glory Blades", then back down the hill to the rather uninviting "Arctic Enema" ice vat. It's hard to describe a run back up a ski hill as merciful, but it was the only way to shake off the hypothermia. You're tempted to walk a bit and if the sun comes out you might just get dry. But quickly you recognise that this was the mistake made by each of the trembling, silver-blanketed people who dot the sidelines every hundred yards or so. There is a moment when your hope for respite must give way to a commitment to keep moving – and if it doesn't, you are done for.
My teammate Jeremy said, "I like the look in people's eyes when they are under pressure." Indeed, after about the first five obstacles you could tell that each person was in the fight of their life – a bit of steel, a bit of hunter, with something wild and determined.
Gripping across monkey bars is hard, doing them up- and downhill over more icy water is harder (I fell). Slithering the width of a fairway under barbed wire makes sure you are scraped and bruised (I bled). Doing it again under electrified wires makes you mad enough to continue. Then there's getting through 4ft-tall flames. If all the jump cuts and chest-beating on the website make you think that maybe it's not that hard, I can attest you have to be exceptionally tough to complete a Tough Mudder.
Perhaps the "tough" aspect seems a bit subversive in a society with fourth-place ribbons, best practices and deferred success. But rather than focus on the abs, glutes, quads and cardio, it's the total physicality that seems to distinguish Mudder participants. While I did not earn my headband and beer, I now understand why someone would choose to engage in such recreational suffering. Much more than a quantitative set of criteria and rankings, Patterson and his team have created a test that reflects an athlete's general quality.
Which is why, despite having failed so spectacularly, I have registered to go back and try it again. I want my damn headband. And my beer.


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It appears the daily news is centered on Apple (AAPL) and the rumors surrounding the next iPhone. Let's recap some of the goings on and see how they have affected the various players in the market place.
Rumor 1
According to FBR Capital, Omnivision Technologies (OVTI) may have lost its socket business to Sony (SNE) for the 5th generation iPhone. Omnivision Technologies has typically been the supplier for the iPhones Camera and imaging hardware. Rumors have surrounded that the new camera will be an 8 Megapixel camera and it is possible that Sony may be a better fit for a higher quality camera. OVTI was down almost 9% on the news in early morning trading prior to rebounding slightly. This will definetly be a concern for the company going forward a much of their revenue is derived from Apple.
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According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple has been ramping up supply chain purchases as it intends to sell 25 Million next generation iPhones by the end of year 2011.
Rumor 3
According to Barron's on a research note from Citadel Securities Analyst Shing Yin is claiming that the iPhone is likely to make its way to Sprint (S) prior to Christmas 2011. Sprint has seemingly been the lagger in the carrier world with now Verizon and AT&T selling the iPhone. However much this may be good for sprint, it will be interesting to watch what will happen with AT&T and Verizon as greater competition enters the market place for these phones. On this news, a continued bid into Sprint (S) shares was seen with above average volume.


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Your ka-ching newsletter from $ensible Coaching – Money's Wish List
Posted by Corey Kaster on December 11, 2009
Bringing the Ka-ching: Money's Wish List
December, 2009
I don't usually do a Money Knot or a teleclass in December because everyone is busy, busy, busy with holidays. And I was going to again take this year's December off when it struck me. What is that saying to Money? Wouldn't I be doing what we all do, skip it for the season? Now there's something to talk about.
So, what do we do with Money over the Holidays? Most of us use it and ignore it at the same time. We spend it with the idea that we will catch up with it in January. Actually it's more like April, because it takes that long for many people to catch up with, or recover from, their holiday spending.
At the very least it seems we put our money thinking on hold. And yet, what do we expect from Money during December? We expect it to be there. We expect it to stretch to meet our needs and desires. We expect it to magically appear. And we expect it to do all this cheerfully. Hmmm.
Remember that thing about how we are going to be in relationship with Money all our lives? Remember the question of: "If we knew we were going to be in relationship with a person forever, how would we want that relationship to be?" I'm guessing that we wouldn't expect anyone we were in relationship with to do what we expect of Money over the Holidays.
So, what might Money want? What's on Money's wish list? You'll have to ask your Money to find out. (Yes, talking to your Money is a good thing.)
Here's what I think Money will say to you. I think it wants what everyone really and truly wants. It wants your time and attention. It wants to have a shared experience of deep caring with you. Well, isn't that what we want from our loved ones? Stuff comes and stuff goes, and, frankly, it's very few presents that make a lasting impression. What we want is positive time together. Money wants some of your time and attention. It might even want your acknowledgment and appreciation for the frenzy you put it through during the holidays.
Wait! Money as a loved one? That may be throwing your off, but think about it. Money is there, in your life, day in and day out, just like family. Sometimes Money doesn't give us everything we want, but then, neither does family. Sometimes we have to work really hard to keep things going with Money, the same as with family. Sometimes Money seems to let us down, just as family does. And sometimes, Money really comes through and helps us, just like family.
Money will be with you longer than family. You will interact with Money every day. What's the relationship you want? What's the relationship Money is asking you for?
Oh, and again, just like family, Money has some obstacles in communicating with you, doesn't it? It can't talk to you; it has to get your attention in other ways. What if you tried to notice what it might be trying to say? What might that bounced check be saying? What might the pile of unopened bills be saying? And what might the money that unexpectedly lands in your lap be saying to you?
So check in with your Money and see what its wish list looks like for this holiday season. Can you possibly fit in giving Money a bit of what it wants now, and during the coming year?
From the crunch of snow to the ka-ching of sleigh bells, happy holidays to you.
Nope, there is no teleclass for December. The teleclasses will resume in January, 2010.
Meanwhile, if you would like a recording of the last teleclass,
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The Money Knot Story:
In case you are wondering why this is called The Money Knot, here's the story. I've always been fond of Celtic knots, and you notice I use one as my logo. From my perspective, there are several things about these knots that relate to our money journey. One, you can see the whole knot; nothing is hidden, it's all revealed. Two, the knot has no beginning and no end; it's an ongoing, dynamic process. Three, the knot that I have chosen is a bit askew; our maneuvering is often out of the box.
Our money lives are like this knot. They are a visible maze that is intricate and sometimes challenging. Sometimes we get stuck in a corner; sometimes money is confusing, embarrassing or even scary. And yet the knot is always there. It's a never ending relationship.
Together we go into your knot, and I help you to understand and maneuver through the knot. You will get familiar with the territory, know your way around, understand the twists and turns. Together we will make sense of where you are on your own personal money path and help you get to where you want to be.
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First Robin Williams, now Rachael Ray has been spotted in Ballard. Ray was seen shooting an episode of "Rachael's Travels" for the Food Network at Volterra last week. Explains the Seattle Times' All You Can Eat blog: "Volterra had already been featured on her CBS talk show in January 2007, and America's Ray of sunshine liked the restaurant so well she called it her Seattle favorite." No air date has been set.
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Do you ever want to chuck it all, pack nothing, and disappear? Start a new life where no one knows you? If you did, could you leave your old ways behind? Or would those tired old thoughts and feelings come with you?
That's what Chester is trying to do. He's come all the way from America to Ireland, and he's sworn to stop being normal before his 50th birthday - the week's end. And in the rough town of Cork, he's not the only one setting out on a new path.
Tommy's the big man who wants to be a singer but is unable to open his mouth. Sondra has the sexy flair of a rebel, but her only companions are the dogs in the animal shelter. Rob could be something; he'll figure out what after the next pint. Mary, Declan, and the little lone dog, skittering across a bridge, long for something different.
Nothing Normal in Cork is a lyrical novel weaving the lives of several loners and misfits. Navigating shuttered bedrooms, wet alleyways, and dark pubs - broken souls bump and stumble and fumble their way through a week; breaking habits, finding courage, but can they really change?
"Chris Coulson's words make you angry and sad, laugh out loud happy, and mostly stare at the page in astonishment telling yourself the world he describes, so tantalizingly familiar, simply can't be."
- Peter Schuyler, writer and filmmaker
"In The Midwest Hotel, poet Chris Coulson has created a variety of personae that teach and delight a reader. From a woman wanting her husband to join her in a dance to a recovered alcoholic, who describes "those years were like living in a cave," he carves characters with wit and powers of observation akin to Mark Twain's. This work will catch your emotions. Be prepared to chuckle, laugh outloud, or shed a tear."
- Lindsey Martin-Bowen, author of Inside Virgil's Garage and Standing on the Edge of the World


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Melodie Campbell writes crime capers and other comedy-infested work. Check out her comedy blog at www.melodiecampbell.com
28 January 2017
Hiding in the Garret: Seven Tips for Writing Novels when you are still gainfully employed...
Melodie Campbell writes crime capers and other comedy-infested work. Check out her comedy blog at www.melodiecampbell.com
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Good advice!
- 28 January, 2017 07:59
- Art Taylor said...
Great advice here! ....and I'm guilty of breaking some of these, even though I know I shouldn't.... Thanks for the suggestions, reminders, and nudges!
- 28 January, 2017 08:01
- Melodie Campbell said...
Thanks, Janice and Art! I've had so many writing students who hope they can become published by writing for two hours on a Sunday afternoon once a month. They really don't understand that writing takes huge amounts of time, and you are alone for most of that time.
- 28 January, 2017 08:53
- O'Neil De Noux said...
Excellent advice. FIND the time and to hell with the rest.
- 28 January, 2017 08:54
- Liz Milliron said...
I have a full-time job. I write during my lunch hour. I can count the number of times I've gone out to lunch with my co-workers on one hand. They all know to leave me alone.
I can ignore Facebook and my phone. Don't have a dog (the hubby won't let me have one). I watch an our of TV with The Hubby a night. It's "our" time together.
Weekends and vacations are - problematic. Because I also have two teenagers. And they have needs/wants to fulfill (the oldest is getting close to driving, but not yet so I'm still a chauffeur). I can scrape time during a vacation, but weekends I sleep (have tried writing early in the morning and, um, no)? Still working on it.
But great list otherwise.
Mary, writing as Liz Milliron
- 28 January, 2017 09:28
- Steve Liskow said...
Yes, yes, and yes.
The difference between a writer and those who claim they want to write is the amount of time you spend with your butt in the chair at the writing desk.
It's not a matter of "finding the time," but of "MAKING the time," and your own experience proves that. Non-writers will never understand this.
Great post.
- 28 January, 2017 09:33
- Melodie Campbell said...
Thank you, O'Neil! Yes, it really comes down to what you do with your disposable time. If writing isn't first on that list...it's telling you something.
- 28 January, 2017 10:32
- Melodie Campbell said...
Mary, I so understand. I was a hospital director and then association CEO for years. And I had two kids. Obviously, the kids must come first. In those years, I wrote comedy on a freelance basis, and had many short stories published. The novels came when they left for university. Thanks for commenting.
- 28 January, 2017 10:34
- Melodie Campbell said...
Steve, thank you for that comment! As I read over the list, I think the one point that strikes me as most telling is how you react to a week of free time. If you are excited about being able to write for an entire week (with doing little else) then you are going to make it as a writer. You're one of us!
- 28 January, 2017 10:37
- Unknown said...
Good advice, Melodie. I find that one of my most important writing tools is a little plastic timer I keep on my desk. In the morning, I set for twenty minutes and check my e-mail. When the timer goes off, I leave e-mail. Anything I haven't read yet will have to be worked in during breaks later in the day (or, often, the next day,which is how I sometimes get horribly backed up on e-mail). During the afternoon, I set the timer for twenty minutes again and check Facebook. When the timer goes off, it's back to writing. I know I miss many announcements about new books and new kittens, and I probably hurt people's feelings. But it's all too easy to let Facebook eat up the day. And I couldn't agree more about turning off Facebook alerts. I don't know how anybody can focus long enough to write a paragraph with alerts going off constantly.
- 28 January, 2017 12:58
- Melodie Campbell said...
What a good idea, using a timer, BK! I use the "WC" timer. (and if I have to explain that, then people haven't been reading my comedy posts...)
- 28 January, 2017 14:15
- Eve Fisher said...
As Anthony Trollope (who wrote more than almost anyone on earth and worked full time for the British post office) said, the great secret to writing "is sticking plaster on the chair." And I try. B.K. - I'm going to get a timer. What a great idea!
- 28 January, 2017 15:38
- Melodie Campbell said...
Eve, that is a wonderful quote. I would add, "sticking plaster on the chair and no internet connection."
- 28 January, 2017 17:03
- Kat Flannery said...
Awesome blog, Mel! I went back to work in August and these are exavtly the things I've been doing. I used to work from home part time and found it easier to write. Being out of my home office now most of the day I've had to reconstruct my writing times. It was difficult at first, getting into a new routine, but i can finally say I am there. I love being an author and it was something I was not willing to sacrifice to work out of the home. Bottom line is if you want it you have to work at it. ��
- 28 January, 2017 18:29
- Melodie Campbell said...
Kat, that is so true. And I am *so* glad you are still making time to write. Thanks for commenting!
- 28 January, 2017 22:17
- Leigh Lundin said...
Sensible tips for the rest of us, Melodie! Nicely put.
- 28 January, 2017 23:43
- Melodie Campbell said...
Thank you, Leigh! I sure wish it were easier.
- 29 January, 2017 08:10


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People come to Facebook to send well-wishes and celebrate birthdays with friends. In fact, every day more than 45 million people give birthday wishes on Facebook, which is why it's important
So, we've created a birthday fundraising experience that we hope will make birthdays even more meaningful while people are celebrating on Facebook.
Giving Back On a Birthday
People often dedicate their birthday to support a cause, and we've seen people using Facebook to raise money for causes they care about. For those in the US, we've made it easier to do this by giving people and public figure Pages the opportunity to create
Two weeks before their birthday, people will see a message from Facebook in their News Feed giving them the option to create a fundraiser for their birthday. They can create a fundraiser for any of the 750,000 US nonprofits available for fundraising on Facebook. Make sure your nonprofit is eligible. Creator's friends will receive a notification inviting them to support the cause in honor of their friend's special day.
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1. Make sure your nonprofit is eligible to fundraise for by signing up for Facebook's Charitable Giving Tools.
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3. Create a birthday fundraiser campaign- Ask supporters with a birthday in a particular month to create a fundraiser for a specific, timely need. For example, if you are a food bank, ask supporters with birthdays in November to create a


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Trout season last saturday opened in parts of Pennsylvania and perhaps one day mercury, pcb, and other pollutants won't have contaminated our fish so that Pennsylvania must warn anglers about eating fish. But that great day is not yet here so the Commonwealth has a public health advisory in effect.
Before you eat fish caught in Pennsylvania, see: www.fishandboat.com/fishpub/summary/sumconsumption.pdf.
And where does the mercury come from? Old coal fired power plants operating without mercury controls in America and around the world. Such plants must clean up, switch to natural gas or close.
Natural gas has no mercury and is one way to get the mercury out of our fish and ourselves.


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This was recently posted in the Volcan Yahoo group:
The road between Cuesta and Volcan will be closed tomorrow, Jan. 27 starting early until it is open. This is due to a over turned truck, trailer and rock crusher, in front of our house. According to the HMFIC, they need to build a access road for a very large crane to enter the area and lift the rock crusher off the trailer and then up-right the tractor trailer…..Plan ahead…Subject to change without notice….


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Welcome to Fern Valley
Monday, 23 January 2012
Warming up
14 comments:
- Country Gal said...
I hope things dont freeze up for ya again ! Awesome photos ! It is raining here and mild but will drop tonight, snow is gone but more snow tomorrow and mild then sun and warmer weather for the rest of the week ! Thats Canada for ya eh ! Have a good day !
- January 23, 2012 1:01 pm
- Nicole said...
You always have such good photo ops! especially in the snow! What kind of camera do you use anyway?
- January 23, 2012 2:33 pm
- GoLightly said...
LOL!! Go long.. snorkk. Thanks:)
OH, My Johnnnnnnnie, my mane man, lookit those ears, awwwwww!!!! That nose, that CHEST! Whatahunk.
Thanks FV, I was going through some pretty severe Johnny withdrawal. Nick of time, as usual!
We seem to be having yet another bout of rain. weirD.
So glad Dandy has found his new Mom, and arrived safe and sound. Whew!
worry wart out.
- January 23, 2012 3:12 pm
- Shirley said...
Sure does look like a lovely day; about time- you've been in the deep freeze long enough! The boyz are cute with the jolly ball.
I think that's the first photo of Phoenix I've seen where you can see both his pretty blue eyes.
- January 23, 2012 3:14 pm
- Sherry Sikstrom said...
Nicole,I have 2 cameras , my point and shoot is a Panasonic Lumix DMCTZ4 (love love love that camera, they don't make them any more ,they make a similar one , but I lucked out when this one was acting up , and got a brand new one off Ebay dirt cheap, so I have a spare! yay , because the replacement model is double the price)My Other camera is a Canon Rebel T2i still getting used to it , I did use it for these shots but I have to think about it to take it out with me . The Lumix is always in my pocket .
And Shirley , that is the result of stealth photography! I snuck way around back then popped up like a gopher and called him
- January 23, 2012 3:33 pm
- Janice said...
Just got caught up with you. Glad you are out of the deep freeze. Love the shots of the horses. Tex is like your Mare was, do and go anywhere that he was asked.I never thought about some of the things I asked him to do...scary. I look forward to your second book...I'm still wanting to order a calender...how do I do that ? should I e-mail you?
- January 23, 2012 3:57 pm
- Laughing Orca Ranch said...
Farewell Dandy! You'll be missed. Enjoy your new home.
- January 23, 2012 10:54 pm
- Reddunappy said...
Its so nice to know they have a good home! Glad Dandy found a wonderful person!!
On another note! our well pump quit today ;o/ going to get someone out tomorrow and see whats going on.
- January 23, 2012 11:17 pm
- BrownEyed Cowgirl said...
She's already sitting (riding?) him?
What an awesome colt!! I sure missed out on that deal, but I think Dandy got the wayyy better end of the bargain!!
- January 23, 2012 11:36 pm
- sally said...
Lovely photos and so nice to see the horses in the sun and snow ....fantastic to see Dandy being a good boy....well bred for sure!!!
- January 24, 2012 12:16 am
- GoLightly said...
Wow, amazing how quick one can break a colt, without any drama, isn't it..
Dandy has landed in horse heaven, with his own girl to love on him!
Thank you, Breanna, for letting us see the two of you together!
What a beautiful picture of happiness!
- January 24, 2012 7:54 am
- 4RRanch said...
I always love the great appy pictures you share. I have an award to share with you, come pick it up at my blog.
- January 24, 2012 8:06 am
- The W.O.W. factor! said...
Glad you got to see the sun! No matter the temp, the sun always seems to warm things up! (Water 'issues' are my least favorite thigs about our winter climate! So far, this year...so good!)
- January 24, 2012 4:36 pm
- Sherry Sikstrom said...
trusty old blow dryer did the trick on the waterer! I have had that thing 20 yrs and it has been in the barn for 18!
- January 24, 2012 10:00 pm


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The guys he worked with called it "the blip," a side effect of being glued to the screens of an ATC system for twelve hours a day. After tracking half a day's worth of incoming and outgoing flights – not planeloads of people with families waiting for them, but Rorschach pixels of radar bounceback on flat glass panels smeared with greasy fingerprints – they'd all experienced a moment here or there, driving back home, where the world outside the windshield seemed to flatten and break apart into colored shapes and patterns. The blip. You'd blink hard, jog your head, and everything would sort itself out again.
But the blip had been happening to him for over 74 hours now.
He didn't notice. He didn't care. Not since he'd seen them. Rutting on the bed. His bed. Too wrapped up in their grunting and writhing to hear his Beetle's whistling engine in the drive or the closing of the door. And she looked happy – still wearing that goddamned bow in her hair but nothing else. She looked happy. She looked hungry.
At that moment all identity switched off inside him. In the aftermath of that sight he ceased to be; one blip and he'd never had a name, couldn't tell you about his childhood or whether or not he'd ever had a friend in his life. Operator 80 of the Pacific Air Controllers Union got back into his '68 VW Bug, a bright yellow blob in the fading light of day, and started driving.
There was no direction, no goal he was driving towards, he just weaved through the maze of well-planned suburban streets that made up his neighborhood, gradually widening his orbit until he'd completed a rectangular circuit of the whole town. And then he repeated the course. He drove – not speeding, not erratically jumping the curbs – he just kept moving. He had a full tank of gas.
His mind had emptied though there was still some faint sense of wonder as the visible world before him was reduced to a grid of two-dimensional pathways. As people, cars, buildings had become flat geometric representations moving out of his way. He liked that.
A day had ended, a day had begun and night came on again. The world all black, dotted with white, rhythmically pulsing under his wheels. He had been up for 42 hours straight and he'd been popping bennies with a metered regularity like the movement of figures in a Swiss clock. Uppers were an unspoken accessory of the air traffic controller's job, no more scandalized and no less necessary than breast implants in a porn star. He had enough to keep going.
And he was suddenly starving.
He was a big man, no denying, and he'd spent the last two months on some kind of "all fruit/no food" diet for his wife's sake. Bananas, oranges, cherries, apples, grapes, watermelon. Gay little Tupperware containers full of rotting fruit he carted off to work, stacked in the break room fridge. Why had he done that? Why hadn't he eaten when he was hungry? So now he ate and he never had to leave his car.
He hit every drive-thru window on his path. He made several trips a day. He kept driving and eating, driving and eating. When he ran low on gas, he pulled into the gas station and waved money at the kids who worked there. Fill 'er up. He never left the car. Driving and eating and more pills. Left, up, right, left, up, right, down – taking different routes but all within the maze. And his mouth kept working. Opening, closing, chewing, opening, closing, chewing. He liked the pictures on the screen, he liked the movement and the food. He liked the blip. Or maybe he didn't really "like" it, maybe he had no choice, maybe he was just part of it. He had no control, that's for sure.
By day three, people had begun to notice. Not that he realized this. He saw but did not process the lines of people on the sidewalks gawking and hooting their support or derision. He saw but did not comprehend the homemade signs they'd made to egg him on. Just more shapes, more colors. News helicopters followed overhead. He never looked up. He was a local curiosity now, quick filler on the 11 o'clock news, but no one was trying to stop him. He hadn't broken any laws.
Until he stopped stopping.
It wasn't from any malicious intent, it wasn't from any conscious thought at all, but he just wanted to keep moving – always moving, always eating. A need, an endless, bottomless craving drove him blankly through the grid and through every red light.
There were horns and yelling and, a couple of times, there were people shapes that fell under his wheels and made his travel bumpy for a moment. He hadn't murdered anyone, he had just moved past/over more flat graphics representing … something. It was harder and harder to think. Everything was just lights, colors, sounds and more – more – always wanting more. So so hungry.
A different sound now – a funny rising and falling, pulsing. Loud. And more lights flashing.
The police siren made no sense to him nor did he understand the black-and-white car parked lengthwise across the road or the two men-shapes in front of it. They were blue. Except when the lights strobed – then they were red. Now blue. Now red. They pointed at him, shouting. Now blue. Now red. They were just ghosts on his screen. False bounces. Blue ghosts.
But they seemed surprised when he hit them.
After that his car didn't work as well. It was crumpled in the front from the impact with the police car and smoke streamed from it making it harder for him to see what was on the screen. He couldn't be sure but the smoke also seemed to be in his head – something else was burning, maybe. He took his last bennie and took another right.
His head was pounding and his heart was tripping at a surprising pace and the sirens were coming from everywhere. Without realizing it, he was no longer simply moving, he was running. A voice kept telling him to pull over and get out of the car. It wasn't his voice but it was loud. And the lights again – blue and red – the lights – everything flashing across his monitor. Traffic. A lot of traffic tonight. Gonna be a snarl for sure.
Wait, what was he –?
All this trash. Fast food wrappers and paper cups and straws. That smell. That smell was him. He must've pissed and shit himself a couple of times. He'd never left his seat. There were smears of something dark across the crimped hood of his car and, for the briefest moment, he knew what it was. A kind of terror, but distant, whispered inside him.
And the car died with a resigned click.
He rolled onto the shoulder as the police cruisers circled. Angry. There were spotlights now and more voices and they were all angry. With some effort, his chest still hammering, he got his door open and swung his legs out. He tried to stand but his legs were useless. He tried to talk but his head was still fogged. He wanted to explain but he wasn't sure what he was supposed to say. He was still hungry.
Hands reached in and hauled him out and his body heaved, sagged, completely unsupported by his bones or muscle. Yelling and questions and fists to his jaw and stomach and he fell, rolled really, down the slope of the car's hood until he was on his hands and knees on the pavement and staring directly at the caved-in, blood-spattered vanity plate that had always embarrassed his wife. PAC MAN.
One of the angry blue ghosts made a kick to his head and whatever dawning clarity was struggling up out of the blip in his brain wilted away along with everything else