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Following are the day's biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of Reynolds and Nationwide Financial Services popped while Citigroup and Rio Tinto dropped.
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Nationwide Financial Services popped 26%. The parent company of the insurance firm offered to buy all of the Class-A outstanding shares it doesn't already own. – Nice to see, says Karen Finerman.
Drugs In Drinking Water. An investigation conducted by the Associated Press found that everyday tap water contains traces of a variety of pharmaceuticals, including antibiotics, anticonvulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones. However, they are in extremely small concentrations that the utility companies are safe to consume.
Agriculture ETF popped 2%. Closely mirroring the move in corn Monday, the DBA dropped at the open, but recovered and closed up by afternoon. – I like it, says Tim Seymour. Find out why. Read "Eat Like An American."
Reynolds American popped 2%. Investors flocked to defensive names like this maker of Camel and American Spirits cigarettes.
BCE Inc. popped 5%. Shares of Canada's largest telecom popped after a judge threw out a lawsuit that threatened its leveraged buyout.
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Citigroup dropped 6%. So far Bove's call that Citi was "the strongest buy he's ever seen" is not working out, as the bank was dragged below $20.00. – I think he's right, says Pete Najarian, just early.
AK Steel dropped 10%. A sell-off in materials names dragged on the market. – This isn't one of my favorite names in steel, says Guy Adami.
Malaysian stocks dropped 12%. An election put power in the hands of opposition parties, placing the spending plans of the current prime minister in doubt. – I'd look at Taiwan, counsels Tim Seymour.
Rio Tinto dropped 6%. This London-based miner was sold-off with the rest of the UK market. – Nothing to worry about, says Karen Finerman.
MannKind dropped 10%. The biotech may end development of its inhaled insulin product, Technosphere, after Eli Lilly and others left the market indicating that such a device may not be commercially feasible. – I think investors are giving up, says Pete Najarian.
Blue Nile dropped 5%. The CFO of the online-diamond retailer stepped down. – Maybe it will rally, speculates Guy Adami.
Research in Motion dropped 5%. Apple's strategy to make the "iPhone business friendly" is still weighing on the BlackBerry maker's shares.
Cosan Ltd. dropped 7%. The Brazilian ethanol and sugar company dropped as white sugar posted its biggest three-day drop in nearly one year.
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Williamson Act, Solar, Undocumented Workers and More…
April 11, 2014
AB 1905 (Luis Alejo, D-Watsonville) would allow farmers and ranchers who have registered their small livestock stockponds to also register them for small irrigation use. It will improve water users' opportunities to develop economically viable and ecologically sustainable water supplies by allowing small livestock stockponds to also be registered for small irrigation use.
Current law allows water users to utilize a single facility (pond) for both small irrigation use and small domestic use, but does not allow utilization of a single facility for small irrigation use and a small livestock stockpond. This measure will be heard next week in the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee and is sponsored by Farm Bureau.
AB 2071 (Marc Levine, D-San Rafael) that would allow highly treated recycled water to be used to water livestock will be heard next week in the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee. It would require the Department of Public Health to approve the use of tertiary treated recycled water for pasture animals unless the department determines that it would harm public health.
Farm Bureau has been discussing the measure with the author's office. Two measures that would repeal provisions of the $11.14 billion Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act currently scheduled to go before California voters November 4th this year was heard in the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee this week.
SB 927 (Anthony Cannella, R-Ceres and Andy Vidak, R-Hanford) would authorize the issuance of $9.217 billion in general obligation bonds; $327 million for drought relief, $1 billion for groundwater protection, $2.64 billion for regional water projects and recycling, $2.25 billion for Delta sustainability and $3 billion continuously appropriated for water storage projects.
SB 1370 (Cathleen Galgiani, D-Stockton) would authorize the issuance of $6.26 billion in general obligation bonds to be continuously appropriated for water projects.
Farm Bureau is supportive of the water storage elements of both measures, but has not yet taken a formal position on either bill while working with the authors on anticipated amendments to address additional key elements necessary to move these bills forward in the legislative process and be successful with the voters in the General Election in November.
SB 1353 (Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber), which would repeal the January 1, 2016 sunset date on the 9 and 18-year Williamson Act contracts, was unanimously approved by the Senate Governance and Finance Committee. This law requires participating landowners to forego ten percent of their property tax relief in a direct payment back to the counties to help finance the program when the state reduces or eliminates its subvention payments.
The original measure, AB 1265, was a Farm Bureau-sponsored measure to provide counties with an alternative to exiting the land conservation program through mass nonrenewals of their contracts. The bill was approved on the committee's consent calendar which bodes well for its ultimate passage. It should be noted that the shorter term contracts and the subsequent ten percent reduction in property tax relief are dependent on an annual finding by the county that it did not receive at least 50 percent of its foregone property tax revenue in the previous fiscal year from the state.
Thus, restoration of all or significant portion of the state's Williamson Act subventions will automatically restore the full benefits of the program and the full term of the contracts.
AB 2241 (Susan Eggman, D-Stockton) that would provide a financial incentive for counties to implement the solar-use easement provisions of the Williamson Act was approved by the Assembly Local Government Committee 9 to 0.When rescinding a Williamson Act (WA) or Farmland Security Zone (FSZ) contract to replace it with a solar-use easement, a rescission fee is required equal to 6.25 percent of the fair market value of the property or a standard WA contract and 12.5 percent for the 20-year FSZ contract.
This Farm Bureau-sponsored measure set the fee at 10 percent for the standard and FSZ contracts and allows the counties to keep five percent. This law only applies to marginally productive or physically impaired land, restricted by a Williamson Act contract, when it is to be converted to a solar-use easement agreement for the sole purpose of siting large-scale solar facility. The intent of solar use easements was to provide an alternative mechanism for counties to exit a contract marginal land as well as provide statewide uniformity with respect to financial assurances for subsequent reclamation of the site. Farm Bureau believes that this measure would further encourage the use of solar-use easements on marginally productive or physically impaired land.
AB 1961 (Susan Eggman, D-Stockton) that intended to encourage counties to adopt Sustainable Farmland Strategies for their agriculturally zoned land ran into some rough sledding in the Assembly Local Government Committee but was eventually approved on vote of 5 to 2 with 2 abstentions. This Farm Bureau supported bill would require counties, by January 1, 2018, to map and inventory their agriculturally zoned land, describe the goals, strategies and related policies in their General Plans and ordinances intended to retain its agricultural zoned land and, where practical, mitigate for the loss of their agricultural land.
The California Building Industry Association (CBIA) and the California Association of Realtors vigorously opposed the measure and accused the bill of doing a number of things that it just does not do. For example, the CBIA said the bill was top down planning from the state when, in fact, the bill strongly maintains local control of all land use planning. The CBIA also alleged that proposed Sustainable Farmland Strategies constituted a zoning overlay which is patently untrue. The roll call on AB 1961 was as follows: Ayes: Bradford, Gordon, Levine, Mullin, and Rendon; Noes: Melendez, and Waldron; and Abstentions: Achadjian, and Alejo.
Assembly Member Eggman vowed to continue to work with the development community to address their concerns. The bill will next be heard in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
AB 1897 by Assembly Labor & Employment Committee Chairman Roger Hernandez (D -West Covina) is a California Labor Federation-sponsored bill that will impose joint liability on a "client employer" for the Labor Code violations of any "labor contractor". Hernandez' bill would impose joint liability for any situation where a host employer receives the labor or services of any contractor in the course of normal business.
AB 1897 is not specific to any particular industry and is very broad in scope. The bill is scheduled for hearing in Assembly Labor & Employment on April 23. Farm Bureau and a broad coalition of employer groups expect to oppose the bill.
AB 2104 (Luis Alejo, D-Salinas) directs the Employment Development Department and the Department of Food and Agriculture to convene a working group to consult with the U.S. government on the creation of a program to legalize undocumented workers permitting them to live and work in California.
Similar to legislation offered by Assembly Member V. Manual Perez in the 2011-2012 legislative session, Alejo's bill would require the working group to issue a report to the Legislature and the Governor describing such a program, and directs the Governor to either request the federal government to create such a program or explain to the Legislature why he did not do so and make recommendations to the Legislature to create such a program for California. The bill has been referred to the Assembly Committee on Labor & Employment; no hearing has been scheduled.
AB 2416 (Mark Stone, D-Monterey Bay) revives wage lien legislation (AB 1164, Lowenthal, D-Long Beach) that failed in the last legislative session in the face of strong opposition by employer groups including Farm Bureau. The Stone bill would allow employees to record a wage lien on an employer's real and personal property for wages, other compensation and penalties for wages an employee claims were unpaid. AB 2416 has been referred to the Assembly Labor & Employment Committee but no hearing has been scheduled. It is expected to draw strong opposition from employer groups, including Farm Bureau.
The Senate Agriculture Committee heard SB 835 (Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo) this week, which would prohibit CDFA from allowing medically important antibiotics to be used in California if they are out of compliance with recently adopted federal requirements. Late last year the Food and Drug Administration issued Guidance #213, which asks all pharmaceutical companies to re-label antibiotics that are medically important in human medicine to remove growth promotion from the label. Once the label changes are made it would be illegal for anyone to administer these antibiotics for growth promotion purposes.
The FDA gave the pharmaceutical companies until March to notify them of their compliance and all but one of the companies has stated their plans to comply. As part of this new system, FDA released a proposed rule creating a new Veterinary Feed Directive that would require veterinary oversight for all medically important antibiotics administered to animals through feed or water.
FDA has given a three year period for implementation of these new requirements. Farm Bureau has worked with Senator Hill's office to ensure that all that his bill does is implement the federal guidance document and veterinary feed directive. Senator Hill took amendments at Farm Bureau and other livestock organizations' request to prevent any unintended consequences on California's livestock producers. With the amendments, Farm Bureau was able to remove its opposition and the bill passed out of the Committee with a vote of 5-0.


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It's pretty common knowledge that high blood pressure, also known as essential hypertension, is not a good thing. It's important to be aware of your blood pressure measurements. Generally, resting blood pressures measuring over 140 on the top number and over 88 on the bottom number may indicate concern for long term health problems if left unchecked. Today in the United States there are many ways to have your blood pressure measured. Home blood pressure monitors are affordable and work well.
Around 30 percent of Americans (essentially 90% of persons sometime before dying of "old age") are categorized as hypertensive. Approximately 600,000 people die each year related to this common condition. High blood pressure is known as the "silent killer" as high blood pressure often has no associated symptoms. Persistently high blood pressure over time damages three primary organs- kidneys, heart/cardiovascular system and the brain (stroke). High blood pressure is the most associated disease associated with end stage kidney failure requiring dialysis or transplant.
A more complete/thorough list of hypertension related health problems include: stroke (acute brain bleed), heart attack, heart failure, artery aneurysms (dilated sacs in the artery that can spontaneously rupture), coronary artery disease, enlarged left heart, cognitive impairment including dementia, kidney scarring/failure and eye disease.
While a concerning problem, hypertension is rarely an emergency. There is no one measurement that requires emergency evaluation unless there are active and significant symptoms such as: active chest pain, sudden neurologic changes in alertness or function or a sudden change in breathing/breathlessness at rest.
An ideal average blood pressure should be under 120/80 mmHg (millimeters of mercury). If a doctor sees this number or higher, lifestyles changes will be suggested and medication may be necessary to control blood pressure. It is commonly understood that a doctor's office is not the best environment for determining the condition of essential hypertension (hypertension).
True hypertension is one of sustained, documented above normal measurements in a natural setting. An emergency room or a rushed medical office is not the ideal environment for determining a life changing diagnosis. To truly diagnose if a person has high blood pressure, one will wish to take separate readings on different days and over a period of weeks to months.
Dr.Kordonowy always requests someone with possible high blood pressure to monitor their blood pressure at home using an automated arm blood pressure unit. Office testing can screen for signs of end organ effects (labs to look at kidney function, ECG to look for heart muscle stress, urine testing for protein excretion or microscopic blood in the urine). If end organ effects or damage is noted it is appropriate to initiate medication immediately.
As noted earlier blood pressure readings above 140/90 mmHg at rest are considered abnormal. At higher pressures a person's blood is pushing forcefully within the arteries and organs as it makes its way through the body. If you're diagnosed with blood pressure, your lifestyle and habits will have to change to get your levels under control. Identifying and managing this can assure you a healthy life with a reduced risk of the above-mentioned diseases and illnesses.
Here is how your life may change with a hypertension diagnosis.
- You may be asked you to take medication(s) to reduce the pressure of blood up against the artery walls.
- You will be asked to exercise regularly, lose excess weight (if overweight), reduce sodium intake, and quit smoking.
- You will mostly likely be asked to monitor your blood pressure at home with a cuff to see if the medication and/or lifestyle changes are managing your blood pressure levels.
- You may see the doctor more often to check up and monitor if your blood pressure is in a normal range.
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If you're over the age of 45, have a family history of hypertension, are overweight, lack exercise, smoke, have an unhealthy diet, stress often and/or drink a lot of alcohol, you may be at a higher risk of developing high blood pressure. If you're at risk, it may be time to get your blood levels checked by a doctor. Early preventative care can save your life. Book a consult with Dr. Kordonowy of Internal Medicine, Lipid & Wellness of Fort Myers by clicking here or calling 239-362-3005, ext. 200.
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Archive: May 2015
Introducing Fresh NEW Seed Paper Wedding Favors For Summer Celebrations
Show off your creativity and love for nature with these charming Plantable Shape Wedding Favors. Available in four shapes and seven designer shades, these seed paper wedding favors are perfect for spring and summer weddings. Read more
The Do's and Don'ts of Wedding Invitations
You only get once chance to send out your wedding invitations and we want to help make sure that yours are perfect! Here are The Do's and Don'ts of Wedding Invitations. Read more
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Agent Newsletter June 2016
Jokes of the Day
Moving Out Of State
After living in our house for four years we were moving out of state. My husband had backed the truck up to our garage door so we could start loading all of the boxes. Just then one of our neighbors came walking across the lawn, carrying a plate full of muffins.
"Isn't that thoughtful," my husband said to me. "They must have realized we packed our kitchen stuff."
The neighbor stuck out his hand and boomed, "Welcome to the neighborhood!"
Assistant School Superintendent
An interim school superintendent, speaking at a city-wide PTA luncheon, assured members that he was always happy to hear from them about problems.
He told them, "You can call me day or night, at this number . . ."
Suddenly there was a cry from the assistant superintendent. "Hey," he exclaimed, "that's MY number!"
Old Dog
My sister's dog had been deaf and blind for years. When she started to suffer painful tumors, it was time to put her down. As I explained this to my seven-year-old son, he asked if Jazzy would go to heaven. I said I thought she would, and that in dog heaven, she would be healthy again and able to do her favorite thing: chase squirrels.
Jacob thought about that for a minute, then said, "So dog heaven must be the same as squirrel hell."
Great CE Classes: $10 each
This year marks a unique approach to CE for adjusters and agents. In the next few months we are offering:
· August 16th: Mold/Smoke in Brooklyn Park.
· September 13th: Claims/Ethics in White Bear Lake.
· September 20th: Water/Ethics in Willmar.
· September 21st: Claims/Smoke in Willmar.
For the full schedule for the year go to our website at www.servicemasterps.com/ce-classes. Each class is paired with a second one for a 3 or 6 credit hour day. See you there!
Farewell to Patrick Winter
After a few years with ServiceMaster, Patrick is pursuing other goals in life. We wish him the best. He will be missed!
Charity Golf Results: 2016
A choice of two days for golf was combined with an optional CE class in Morton with some strong finishes.
Congratulations to the 1st Place Team with a score of -16: Scott Johnson, Steve Fischer, Clark Vollan and Jim Schamel.
The 2nd Place Team with only one more stroke: Zach Gerdes, Joe VanderArk, Ben Taatjes and Cory Erickson.
Over $1,800 was raised for Salvation Army. Thanks to all!
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The following are excerpts from the Monday morning staff email. What a pleasure to reprint!
Monday AM Email by Jerold
(Training/Inventory Manager)
Good Morning everyone,
Sometimes, because of scheduling needs, people calling in sick, or just circumstances beyond anyone's control you may find yourself as the senior technician on the job. You have 3-5 people that are looking to you for leadership. Your first instinct is to say "I'm not a Manager and this is someone else's responsibility." Whether this is true or not matters very little in these circumstances. Here are a couple of things to help illustrate as a leader what you should expect of yourself.
This is what leaders do:
· They're emotionally intelligent
· They inspire employees
· They lead by example
· They make decisions quickly
· They empower their employees
· They consistently remove roadblocks
· They clearly communicate expectations
· They acknowledge and reward employees
Response by Rose
(Restoration Crew Member/Leader)
As Jerold mentioned, a Leaders approach, actions, decisions, emotions all play an intricate part in what we do not only at work but in our own lives too. We work as a TEAM, this means Respect, Integrity, Commitment, Responsibility and ACCOUNTABILITY in all we do, regardless of our job title.. Workgroups with positive to negative interaction ratios greater than 3-1 are significantly more productive than teams that do not reach this ratio. It's time for you to decide whether you want to be a leader and create a positive change in yourself and at ServiceMaster.
Response by Jonathan
(Newer Staff Member/Leader)
A lot of great points to take to heart. I would also like to add that, even if you are not the "lead" tech on the job, that doesn't mean you should just put your head down and work. A good leader will always listen to the others on the team, especially if they have an idea to make things run more smoothly. A good leader is nothing without a great team behind them.
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Egypt's former President Mohammed Morsi dies
He was the country's first democratically-elected president.
CAIRO -- Former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi died Monday after collapsing during a court hearing, Egyptian state television reported.
Morsi was an Islamist who became Egypt's first democratically-elected president in 2012. The country's military ousted him in 2013.
Morsi, 67, was being tried on espionage charges in Egypt.
He addressed the court before falling into a coma after the session concluded, state television said. Morsi was later pronounced dead. He spoke for five minutes, according to Egypt's public prosecutor.
Abdel-Moneim Abdel-Maksoud, Morsi's lawyer, told ABC News, "The authorities have not yet informed me about the procedures that will follow [Morsi's death] but we are in contact over the matter."
A senior leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Morsi came to power after winning Egypt's first democratic elections in 2012. His tenure lasted for just a year after the military ousted him following massive protests against his rule.
The Brotherhood was then outlawed and Morsi and most of its senior leaders were imprisoned. The former president received multiple prison sentences on various charges, including killing protesters.
"Dad, with God we meet," his son, Ahmed Mohamed Morsi, wrote on his Facebook page.
The public prosecutor said in a statement that a forensic report on Morsi's death would be published.
"The public prosecutor has ordered that a team of (investigators) be dispatched ... to examine surveillance cameras in the court hall and listen to those who were present with him (Morsi)," the prosecutor said.
Former defense minister Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, who led the military ouster of Morsi, was elected president in 2014. He launched a crackdown on the Brotherhood, which the state has accused of carrying out attacks on security forces.
The Brotherhood denies resorting to violence, saying it's committed to peaceful activism.
Rights groups have repeatedly criticized the conditions of Morsi's detention as he was largely held incommunicado. His family allegedly was denied access to him.
In June 2017, his family told Human Rights Watch he had "fainted twice and experienced a diabetic coma." Egyptian authorities insisted he was given proper medical treatment.
In April 2018, a group of British lawmakers who had requested to see Morsi but were rejected by Egyptian authorities wrote in The Independent: "If Morsi is not provided with adequate medical care soon, the consequence could be his premature death. He is at risk of liver failure, caused by not receiving the medical treatment he is entitled to."


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Traffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we'll provide the jams.
The gag with the math equation on the board always gets me. Also, this is a rare look at the pre-Trebek/video screens Jeopardy, for you game-show historians out there.
Nice Alfa at the end, too.


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"Having beautiful skin is a state of mind, it helps lift the spirits and improves the deep sense of self," says Isabelle d'Ornano, co-founder of Sisley Paris. I had the honour to meet her in January 2014 in the sumptuous apartment of the d'Ornano family in Paris. I was impressed by her kindness, vitality and elegance. Three years later, Isabelle d'Ornano amazed me once again when she announced the opening of La Maison Sisley in February 2017. A business trip to Paris in October was the perfect occasion to discover the new Sisley universe. Therefore, I tested la Maison Sisley in Paris to present it to our online readers. Curious to discover this amazing new place? Follow me …
The Sisley House of Beauty is located at 5 avenue de Friedland, in the centre of Paris' 8th district and just minutes away from the Arc de Triomphe and the Champs-Élysées. Beauty, style and artistic richness invite you to discover the spirit of Sisley, a world-renowned French brand founded in 1976. The Maison Sisley also reflects the artistic and cultural inspiration of the d'Ornano family, who contributed personal objects to complement the works by interior designers.
(Above) The Sisley Café. Reserved exclusively for beauty salon clients, this intimate, cosy space was designed by Isabelle d'Ornano to be like a secret café.
The 360 m2 space is divided into four areas. The boutique, the lounge, the café and the treatment rooms. At the boutique, I was welcomed by Manon, a very kind and professional beautician. I had a seat and answered a few questions after choosing a special body treatment called Le soin énergisant (Energizing Treatment). Manon then accompanied me to a treatment room, where she dimmed the light and lit a perfumed Sisly candle I had previously chosen. The treatment was excellent. Based on an energetic rhythm comprising deep and sustained pressure applied in harmony with my breathing, this treatment restored my body's vitality while toning, stimulating and energizing the skin. At the end of the treatment, Manon applied a moisturizing body lotion of my favourite Sisley fragrance: Soir de Lune. The Energizing Treatment is available in two versions: 1 hour/€170 or 90 minutes/€240.
(Above) Enjoying some lemon tea and browsing through a book in the Lounge. The Jetlag sofa was designed by India Mahdavi, the other works of art have been specially chosen for the space.
(Above) The Lounge is the most personal part of the establishment. Isabelle d'Ornano wanted it to be like a small, private living room she could feel at home in. The floor is covered with a handwoven Indian rug made of wool and silk, and the Moon light fixture by Dimore Studio in Milan hangs from the ceiling.
(Above) The boutique is a 70 m2 space where the world of art meets treatments, beauty, make-up and perfume. A fragrance bar has been designed exclusively for this boutique, as have the furnishings.
I had my body treatment in this room. The suspended, lit ceilings of the treatment rooms depict Ginkgo biloba leaves, one of Sisley's emblematic ingredients found in many products. The image is backlit with LEDS that can be dimmed.
(Above) The cosy lady's room where guests can perfume themselves with a Sisley fragrance.
(Above) Isabelle and her daughter Christine d'Ornano designed the Maison Sisley to be a place where visual harmony is key.
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The dip in core inflation took a long time coming and the score at 8.28% on the composite CPI is still unlikely to make early celebrations of the right turnaround change into a lasting rate cut move or two by the RBI in 2014. However, of lasting value is the April 2014 data for IIP which at 3.4% is nothing less than robust growth and starts in the first month of Q1 FY2015 itself. China in the meanwhile is well adjusted to slower growth and indices at all time lows will remain weak for 2014.
The usual culprits in both Consumer discretionary and Consumer Durables were at hand scoring 7-8% negative growth, the cut probably a result of an Indian gene costing managers' lack of clear sight till inventories are substantially depleted esp in April at the beginning of a new Fiscal, most probably accustomed to inventory drawdowns in April to allow for a more robust production plan in the coming 11 months. Nevertheless, given the resumption of exports and the jump of Capital Goods data and Utilities (Electricity which is another 10% of the IIP) in double digit levels at 15% and 11% we are probably into the comfortable data watch horizon for India as an Economy and a global market choice.
Yesterday's new bond auction went well and yields are well on their way down irrespective of rate cut lags which will be a likely feature of this recovery as inflation stays up. WPI is reported in another 3 days and may well be near historic lows having already stayed near 5.5% in the last month. The Housing component of CPI is up for another rerating in the next monthly announcement.
Crude bill may not be substantially impacted, June anyway expected to be a big hit on the Deficit from Oil imports with Indian oil basket safe despite the flare up in Iraq and the inevitable move up of Crude for which the Indian currency seems to have already over corrected at 59 levels.
Banks are finally up after a long hiatus and this should be a big day for the markets with even Consumer discretionary moving up in response to robust demand scenarios and ignoring the April data on IIP.
ICICI Bank, and Yes lead out performers on the bank indices back with HDFC Bank and Kotak also unlikely to be stopped after the new i ching readings from the tea leaves. L&T Finance has completed the move to paring promoter stake to 75% and Kotak is also on target after a block sale last month. Bajaj Auto and Heromoto remain buoyant and the 26000 mark ( unlikely today) will likely be significant for the Indian markets in creating another quick baseline with Nifty above 7600 thru the entire week.
The continuing investigation in the pre OFS insider trading which has meant severe strictures against Factorial, will hopefully net a few more as SEBI strengthens its hands in taking market regulation to a more active deeper level(jeez, rewrite!)
Bond yields will close below 8.5% this week from the bump in data. Dollar will strengthen against the Yen and Euro this week but the Rupee might stay flat.
Power NBFCs are doing well with REC now holding well above 330 cycle highs at 354 levels and weakness in GMR Infra may well keep infraco plays waiting including IDFC which is poised for a grand take off at 130 levels.


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The summer that God came to Whartonville, I ended up trapped on the drugstore roof with only half a peanut butter sandwich and a seraph to keep me company.
The sandwich part is true! Hell, all of it is true. I'd eaten the rest of my lunch on the bus, before God's approach hit the news. I can always buy more lunch in the hospital cafeteria. When the cafeteria and the rest of the city aren't under three feet of water, at least. I know it was bad, and people died, but I'm still glad we got a flood instead of the plague of locusts that just hit Fargo. Two months later and you still can't step outside without a crunch, is what I hear.
Anyway the seraph must have flown up before the rain really started coming down, and I managed to climb up onto the street light and from there to the roof. So there we were together in the middle of the storm. "I thought He didn't do this shit anymore," I said to the seraph. They shrugged, or at least I thought they did. It's hard to read body language on someone who's seven feet tall with six wings and a dozen mouths, but I've had practice lately. You know they can't really speak for themselves? Sure, they talk, but everything they say is an echo from the Almighty's own lips. Or at bare minimum from one or another of His prophets. So body language turns out to be kind of important. "There was a covenant or whatever."


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Thomas Jankins is latest in line of Quinnipiac sports success stories
These are heady times for Quinnipiac athletics.
The women's basketball team is fresh off a miracle run to the Sweet 16, the hockey team is a perennial power and the men's basketball team just hired a young coach with great pedigree who the school is betting can take it to the next level.
Meanwhile, perhaps a bit lost in the shuffle, junior righthander Thomas Jankins was selected in the 13th round of the MLB Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers last June. He was the highest-drafted Quinnipiac player since Bryan Sabatella was a ninth-round selection in 2005, and the third-highest pick since 1986, when MLB went to just one draft each June.
"It was a nice honor," said Jankins, "but once you get playing, it's really not that important. It's all thrown out the window when you're playing games. You don't go around telling guys on the field what round you were picked. When you're pitching against them, it doesn't matter."
Longtime big-league reliever Turk Wendell, a fifth-round pick by the Braves in 1988, remains the school's highest draft pick and only product ever to reach the majors.
Jankins is now in his first full season of pro ball with Class A Wisconsin, and he's doing just fine. He had a bit of a hiccup in his last outing, coughing up six earned runs in 4 1/3 innings, but otherwise has given the Timber Rattlers at least five innings in every outing — including 7 1/3 innings of four-hit, one-run ball in a win over Clinton in his prior outing on May 17.
"It's been a little up and down so far this season," Jankins said by phone last week, "but I've been able to string together a couple of good ones. (May 17) was the deepest I've gone into a game so far. I'm still trying to learn all the hitters, get used to my first full season. Once I get adjusted to that, I think it will go pretty well."
Jankins, who grew up a Red Sox fan in West Brookfield, Massachusetts, signed with the Brewers the day after being selected last June.
"It was always my goal since I was a little kid to play pro baseball," he said. "I wasn't too picky about what I wanted, how I wanted it to go. If it was possible to skip my senior year, I was ready to make the jump."
Quinnipiac head coach John Delaney wasn't surprised to see Jankins go relatively high.
"We knew his talent was good enough to play, which is really a credit to everything he's done," Delaney said. "He would legit work his (behind) off every day, put in the time and effort to the point where he was in a scenario to be drafted that high."
Delaney added that pro scouts he talked to all said the same thing about Jankins: "He's a different beast on the mound. He's such a competitor. It's rare to find a player like that, with a skill set like that. Even if he didn't have his best stuff, he'd keep going and get you seven innings, whether he allowed four runs scored or zero."
Jankins reported to rookie-level Helena, pitched well and got promoted to Wisconsin, where he posted a 3.20 ERA in eight appearances (seven starts). He's strictly been a starter this season and currently sports a 4.65 ERA after nine starts.
Jankins is treading in some familiar territory: Delaney was also drafted by the Brewers (in 2008) and spent a season with the Timber Rattlers, who are based in Appleton, Wisconsin. In fact, the Rattlers' current manager, Matt Erickson, was Delaney's hitting coach.
"I really enjoy being in Appleton," said Jankins, adding that the life of a minor-leaguer "is a grind, for sure. But there are certainly a lot of worse jobs to have than playing baseball every day. I remind myself of that on the long bus trips, that I could be doing something much more different."
Jankins returned to Quinnipiac to take classes this past fall and is now one semester short of graduating, something he plans on completing "whenever I get a chance."
Ah yes, Quinnipiac. Jankins is still a big fan of his alma mater from afar.
"They've definitely tried to take the program to the next level," he said. "I followed everything: hockey, the basketball team, especially the baseball team this spring. I was always following the live stats. I take a lot of pride in Quinnipiac. A lot of people who leave there feel the same way. It's a small school, with a tight-knit group of athletes."
He's Got Next
John Andreoli, like Jankins a Worcester-area product, could be the next UConn product to reach the big leagues. He's currently with Triple-A Iowa, but none other than Cubs' president Theo Epstein said on Sunday at Yale's Class Day that Andreoli could be headed for Wrigley Field soon.
"He's getting really close," Epstein said. "He's a super-talented player. I'm so happy for him, the way he played at the World Baseball Classic, where everyone could see what he was doing. We have a deep and talented outfield, but he's next. If there's an opportunity, we know he'd come up and do a great job. He's so athletic, he plays so hard, he cares so much. He's one of the many talented players in Triple-A who just needs a break and a chance to show it at the big-league level. There's no doubt he'll have a very legitimate career in the big leagues."
Roll Call
Here's where Connecticut products in the minor leagues are currently stationed:
Triple-A: Josh Zeid (New Haven, Cardinals), Greg Nappo (Madison, Marlins), Sal Romano (Southington, Reds), Matt Carasiti (Berlin, Rockies), Troy Scribner (Washington Depot, Angels), Andreoli (UConn, Cubs), Sean Newcomb (Univ. of Hartford, Braves).
Double-A: Mike Olt (Branford, Red Sox), L.J. Mazzilli (Greenwich, Mets), J.P. Sportman (CCSU, A's).
High-A: Thomas Milone (Monroe, Rays), Vinny Siena (Woodbridge, Mets), P.J. Higgins (Wallingford, Cubs), Kody Kerski (Waterbury, Mariners), Jack Sundberg (Mansfield, Nationals), Max McDowell (UConn, Brewers), David Fischer (UConn, Twins).
Class A: Jankins (Quinnipiac, Brewers), Austin French (Orange, Dodgers), Zack Short (Sacred Heart, Cubs), Jason Foley (Sacred Heart, Tigers), Kyle Wilcox (Newtown, Mariners), Aaron Civale (East Windsor, Indians), Patrick Ruotolo (UConn, Giants), Nolan Long (New London, Dodgers), Mike Wallace (Fairfield, Pirates).


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Norwich City manager Alex Neil refused to confirm anything with regards to the possible signings of Steven Naismith and Ivo Pinto when talking to the press before Saturday's game with Southampton.
The 34-year-old said he would not be "talking about individuals" when asked if the club was any closer to signing midfielder Naismith from Everton or defender Pinto from Dinamo Zagreb, who have both been linked with the Premier League club.
Neil said: "We are looking to add to the squad but I will not go into details with specific clubs or players.
"We will not be talking about individuals.
"It is always difficult because until things are signed and across the line you can think you are as close as you like but until the paper is signed and the player is in the building then nothing has been made complete."
Neil also added that when the transfer window opens in January he has no plans to sell any of the current members of his Canaries squad with the club currently 15th in the table with 20 points.
He added: "We have a strong club at the moment and we want to try and add to it."


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A MURDERED city university worker died on the day she took a major step towards her life-long ambition of building a school in India.
Deepti Anurag was battered to death within hours of securing a place on a full-time business degree course at UCE Birmingham, where she worked as a learning support assistant.
A multi-faith prayer service was held at the university's Perry Barr campus on Thursday in memory of the 29-year-old murder victim, from Harborne.
Her body was found on November 18 inside the university's Business School building in Wellhead Lane, Perry Barr, where she worked.
Her body is being returned to her family, who live in India.
A UCE spokesman said: "On the day of her death, Deepti was bursting with excitement and happiness because she had successfully secured a place on the full-time Master of Business Administration programme, a truly remarkable achievement for a young woman who had for many years lost faith in her own ability.
"But what is even more illuminating about this achievement is her reasons for wanting to embark on this programme of study.
"It was because she wanted to make a difference and help those less fortunate than herself."
The spokesman said that outside the university, Ms Anurag, who was also known as Divia, was engaged in charitable work, raising money for underprivileged children in India.
"Her life-long ambition was to build a school in India and to develop the teaching staff - to raise money where it was most needed.
"This is just another example of Deepti's immense contribution to helping others.
"She exemplified the rare and impressive qualities of hope and inspiration in facilitating the development of others."
The multi-faith service included Hindu, Christian, Islamic and Sikh prayers.
Ms Anurag was a practising Hindu who was educated in a Catholic school.
The spokesman said she had managed to "touch the lives" of many people in a short space of time.
"She brought gifts of joy, love and laughter to those around her. The work that she undertook at the UCE was truly a labour of love.
"She felt privileged to have been given an opportunity to work at the UCE and experience the richness and diversity of academic life.
"She felt a real sense of belonging for which she was eternally grateful.
"Though no longer with us, Deepti lives on in our hearts." n Anurag Johri, 34, from Aston, has appeared at the city's crown court via videolink charged with murdering his wife.
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Formalytics as Real-Time Feedback and Feedforward for Sustainable Lifelong Learning Pathways
Madhumita Bhattacharya, New Paradigm Solutions Limited, New Zealand ; Steven Coombs, Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University, United Arab Emirates
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ISBN 978-1-939797-31-5 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), San Diego, CA
This paper explores the usefulness of formalytics for sustainable learning improvement linked to lifelong learning This can be achieved in two ways; firstly, by providing students with automatic VLE generated feedback of information giving an analysis of their personal data gathered on their learning engagement and performance; secondly, by students self-evaluating their own performance from critical benchmarks negotiated through their facilitators via a predictive model In this two-stage process the students are required to interpret their personal data and take self-determined action with facilitator support to improve their learning performance and outcomes The authors through extensive meta-analysis of existing literature on LA have designed a flexible model by which the students are coached to improve their performance through reflective interaction with their learning context and activities This system is a formative learning analytics process proposed for Higher Education
Bhattacharya, M. & Coombs, S. (2017). Formalytics as Real-Time Feedback and Feedforward for Sustainable Lifelong Learning Pathways. In J. Dron & S. Mishra (Eds.), Proceedings of E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (pp. 1104-1110). Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved October 26, 2020 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/182350/.
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Controversial Singaporean Loan
The Editor
If the Singapore loan agreement is so good for our country, why not publish it?? Here's why they won't: It's because President Weah wants the Liberian people to buy pig in a bag! (Re "Senator Sando Johnson Weighs In On Controversial Singapore Loan") But our common sense tells us that before you buy anything, you must inspect it FIRST! So we need to look at the terms and conditions of the Singapore Loan before signing on the dotted line.
Because private investors seldom use their own money to finance government projects in corrupt countries like Liberia. If they do, they will impose harmful credit terms and conditions on those countries. If you don't believe what I just said, read the Wall Street Journal article about Venezuela (Re "Venezuela's Creditors Are Cutting Its Crude Oil Lifeline") According to the above article "creditors are targeting the oil shipments that provide nearly ALL the country's foreign income. A series of court orders….has authorized a U.S oil giant (Conoco Phillips) to seize as much as $2.6 billion in the Venezuelan oil revenue as compensation for assets expropriated from the company in 2007"
As you can see, unlike our sugar daddies (IMF and USA), who will "forgive" our loans, private investors will sue your pants off to get their money!! And we all know that the Liberian government has a LONG history of not paying their debts, both foreign and domestic. On top of that, it has a long history of corruption: 97.99999 of government officials are nothing but born rogues!!
So here's my $64,000 dollar question for you: Do you know anyone in their right mind who's willing to lend half a billion dollars to born rogues?? I patiently await your response. And don't you think that these private lenders are going to put something in their loan agreement to protect their assets (cash)?? Hell, yes.
Yeah, it's nice to know that a private investor wants to lend Liberia half a billion bucks(US$536 million) to build roads and bridges. But, but, can the Liberian people read the paperwork (loan agreement) FIRST???
In West Point, where I grew up, we don't buy pig in the bag, Mr. President!!
Martin Scott,
Atlanta, GA


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Dina Asher-Smith (coach: John Blackie) showed exactly why she was crowned world junior 100m champion in 2014 as she stormed to victory in her 60m heat with a 7.10 personal best. On the fast track here at the O2 Arena in Prague, she stormed out of the blocks to record the joint second fastest time of the round.
"It was a heat so I basically tried to control it so I could get into the semis. At the same time I'm really chuffed with the time, I'm over the moon. I really wasn't expecting to run that quickly. I'm really happy."
Rachel Johncock (Leon Baptiste) went in the heat before Asher-Smith, and she continued to show the form that have got her too these championships, finishing third in 7.26 just two hundredths down on her personal best. With four automatic semi-final spots on offer in each heat it was a case of job done for the Welsh sprinter.
"I'm happy and happy to qualify automatically. I didn't want to waste too much energy so its job done and I'm looking forward to tomorrow."
That laid down the gauntlet for the men and Richard Kilty (Linford Christie) didn't disappoint, winning the second semi-final with ease in 6.57. Like Asher-Smith, Kilty is a reigning world champion after 60m victory in Sopot last year, and he'll been keen to add the European crown to his collection.
"It was very easy. I started to relax after the first 20 metres. I didn't even get into my final gear so to run 6.57 is very, very promising. I'm just enjoying myself out there. It's great, and I'm hoping to continue to do that tomorrow."
Next up was Chijindu Ujah (Jonas Tawiah-Dodoo) and he emulated teammate Kilty, winning heat four at a canter in the same time, 6.57. That saw the pair qualify joint fastest for tomorrow's semi-finals.
Finally it was the turn of debutant Sean Safo-Antwi (Tawiah-Dodoo), and he too booked his spot in the next round with a third place finish in the final heat with a 6.67 clocking.
Chris O'Hare (Terrance Mahon) and Charlie Grice (John Bigg) showed why they are reigning European Championships bronze and European U23 Championships silver medallists respectively, winning their respective heats in impressive fashion.
O'Hare had to contend with the suicidal front running tactics of Ilham Ozbilen, the now Turkish athlete passing 800m in 1.51. But the Scot wasn't fazed, slowly reeling in the long-time leader to win the heat in 3.41.83. With only two automatic final spots up for grabs he knew he had a job to do.
"I was racing for one spot. It's always a bit more of a dangerous strategy. I was pretty comfortable and I just needed to crank it up in the last few laps. I was running at 75-80 percent. I thought about opening it up all the way but there was no point."
As for Grice, the seeding wasn't favourable, but he made a decisive move with 500m remaining, taking the lead and slowly winding it up all the way to the line. It was a smart move, as the pace was slow and he had to ensure he finished in the top two. Naturally he was pleased to win in 3.48.98.
"I'm really pleased. I knew I had to be on my A game today. It was tough qualifying with only the first two spots so there was no room for error. I'm delighted to come through and get the win.
"I definitely want to medal. I'm feeling really good so there's no reason why I can't execute the race I want to. I feel well equipped, the speed and my endurance is there."
Allan Smith (Brian Roy) was the only British athlete in action in the field this morning, and he was looking for a 2.31m personal best if he was to automatically advance to tomorrow's final. In the end though 2.28m was his nemesis, mean he won't advance to tomorrow's final.
You can watch all the action from Prague live on BBC Two.
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Count Kit Addleman, a partner with the law firm Haynes and Boone and former regional director of the SEC's Atlanta office, among those who don't believe the Commission will have much trouble balancing small infractions with larger concerns. The crackdown on late filings in November was handled by just one staffer and an assistant director at the New York regional office, she notes.
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Food companies (such as POM Wonderful) invoke the First Amendment to defend false and unsubstantiated health claims.
Is Pomegranate Juice that Wonderful?
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So what was the final ruling/outcome? Did they get away with lying? What blows my mind is that the FTC is going after a juice company instead of the dairy/meat/refined-sugar industries… maybe they are… I hope so. "Milk does a body good." should be "Milk makes life short."
Dr. Gregor, Are there any known studies that prove the benefit of pomegranates? I know Dr. Fuhrman touts their advantages, and I imagine he bases his recommendations on more than just one study. Thank you for your great work. Gratefully,
I used to receive a different health subscription, but I got locked out of the email account, so I have not been able to find it since getting a new email account. Anyways, in THAT health journal they quoted a VERY small study from Sweden, or Switzerland…??? That stated a very small amount of Pomegranate juice everyday, I believe it was 4 ounces, lowered cholesterol by up to 20-30%. I can not take Lipitor, Crestor… due to the random muscle weakness it causes in some people. Mine was permanent unfortunately. I haven't tried niacin because I do not want the hot flashes (that I'm just finishing due to menopause). My hand to God, I had my cholesterol checked recently and I SWEAR it went down by 20%. My doctor said how great the niacin was working. I swear I was in shock, because ALL I did was drink a little pomegranate juice everyday!!! I literally laughed out loud and told my doctor how I did it, with the juice. He didn't seem pleased, in fact annoyed more than glad then, and insisted I 'need' to use niacin too. My opinion, no way in hell!! I have also added dried apples recently after reading Dr Greger's chart on anti-oxidants in dried fruit. I also drink a gross kale and blueberries/strawberries shake every day. Only wish I started eating healthy 30 yrs ago, like my 18 yr old is doing!! I hope this helps, I am being totally honest, have no financial interest in the pomegranate market ;)
I've gotten my cholesterol down by making a smoothie with Kale,mixed with a granny-smith apple and real lemon juice daily. I don't like pomegranate and the juice is way too expensive. I also enjoy a fruit smoothie I make with flax-milk every other day that includes strawberries and blueberries with some either yogurt or flax seed.
OMG I make a shake everyday with KALE, blueberries,apples and 1/3 banana!!! and I used to drink flaxseed oil, but EWWW I couldn't stand it!! I do NOT like the taste of Pomm juice either, not at all!!! But my kale shake did not lower my cholesterol at all! I ve drank that for 4 years now! It wasnt till I added Pomm that it went down. And I looked up the amount, Im not positive but it is only like 3 TABLESPOONS! so I just look at it like taking medicine, guzzle a little down! And its not expensive if you're only taking a couple tablespoons a day! And watch for sales! Just my opinoin, it helped me anyways. Best of health to you all!
But also beware KALE shakes made with raw kale everyday can give you KIDNEY STONES!! Weird huh? (Saw it on Dr Oz)
How do I avoid kidney stones?
Andrew Kosta: NutritionFacts has a video which covers this very topic: http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-prevent-kidney-stones-with-diet/
Don't drink coffee!!
POM juice always made me very ill.
I tried very hard to incorporate POM juice into my diet.
But regardless of how little I drank, it made me sick to my stomach.
It was very expensive, but I had to through it out.
Pomegranate is reputed to be an alternative remedy for prostate problems, including prostate cancer. My urologist also recommended I take it. Since I have prostate cancer, I take LycoPom pills and sometimes drink a hot beverage made from pomegranate juice powder mixed with matcha green tea powder, sweetened with stevia. So far, so good. My cancer seems to be very slow growing, if growing at all.
Iggy: I'm sorry to hear you have cancer, but happy to hear it is slow growing. The rate of growth can make all the difference in the world.
You might consider doing a search on this site/NutritionFacts for more videos regarding cancer in general and prostate cancer in particular. It's a lot of information, but you can do lots of things to fine-tune your diet with the idea of making that cancer as slow growing as possible or even maybe shrinking it.
Good luck.
Hello Iggy, now it's about 2 years ago you wrote about your prostate cancer.
I would like to know how you're doing now? Did your hot beverage helped you or did you changed it for anything else? Is the cancer vanished or still growing slowly? Thanks for reply. My regards, Ruud Verdouw ( from the Netherlands )
Wish I were shocked, but I'm not. Of course, the less shocked we become, the easier it becomes to lie to the public.
That is a very unfortunate use of that image of a noose. It is extremely offensive to the black community, as it stands for lynching.
Go write a letter to POM :)
The noose has been a favorite tool for minions during more than just the black pages of american history.
Stands for non-appealable arbitrary justice if anything.
And be assured the entire globe has had its taste.
Oh, everything either offends the black community or is racist. Everyone and everything is not out to always get the blacks. Get some thicker skin!
It stands for 'hanging'. You must be a pc geek.
Dear Doctor Greger – I was referred to this study by my naturopath as a good reason to consume pomegranate juice seeing as I am a heart attack survivor. Eating the whole fruit and the dried seeds must also be good I guess. What do you think of this study? Helpful, Harmless or Harmful? http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15158307
I have extreme heart disease. Emergency triple bypass surgery eight years ago, and not expected to live two more years. Two of those three blockages were 100% blocked and calcified 8 months after surgery. I have another dozen 80% blockages on smaller coronary arteries that are inoperable. I should by all rights be bedridden b on oxygen.
I found many articles on research of pomegranates. Like apples ? Nonsense. They are one of the highest anti-oxidant fruits on the planet.
They help the body produce a very significant molecule, that does not seem to arise much from anything else. Paraoxonase.
It improves HDL function, and if in the diet for long periods, causes REMOVAL of cholesterol from blockages. All of this is documented in research journal articles that can be found on the National Institute of Health website, pubmed.
I drink POM Wonderful juice almost every day, plus Langer's 100% Pomegranate Juice. Despite my severe heart disease, I exercise almost daily, have played basketball, play 10 hours of volleyball many weeks, and am an avid sculler.
My recovery from heart disease is documented and verified on WebMD. A low fat diet, and daily pomegranate juice are important parts of my recovery.
Have you also tried Magnesium Citrate or anything with Citric Acid in it such as Lemon juice or Lime juice along with pomegranate?
Magnesium Citrate (610 mg every other day) in a study done on hemodialysis patients literally fried any calcium deposits in its path, as shown by carotid IMT regression (left, from 0.97 mm to 0.70 mm, right, from 0.95 mm to 0.78 mm)…in just a couple months, whereas control group worsened.
I found numerous studies on pubmed about pomegrante juice and about paraoxonase. The latter requires the former. Paraoxonase from ingestion of pomegranate is a health improving triple threat according to research articles on pubmed. It boosts number and efficiency of HDL, our good cholesterol, part of the process to remove LDL from the bloodstream. It is a strong anti-oxidant reducing oxidized LDL in the blood stream. And thirdly, research I came across said that paraoxonase caused effusion of oxidized LDL from arterial macrophages, causing blockages to slowly be reduced in size and widening the lumen of the blood vessel, improving blood flow.
Few if any other foods contribute to increase of paraoxonase in the body. If true, then this is a superfood that everyone is keeping under wraps. To know a little about me, http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/features/webmd-the-magazines-my-story-cardiac-recovery
WebMD sought me out for this article, after many years of posts on the course of my recovery from bypass surgery, which included many links to beneficial information I found on PubMed. Curiously, though after years of no growth on that forum, the forum was taken down. To the best of my knowledge, the articles are still available on Pubmed.
can Arteriosclerosis be reversed with diet? how?
Mike Logan: re: "Can Arteriosclerosis be reversed with diet?" Yes it can! Dr. Esselstyn has documented exactly this. You can learn all about the details from his book: "Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease: The revolutionary, scientifically proven, nutrition-based cure" He has the data/cured patients to back up his claims.
The back of the book contains recipes.
Hey Mike. I agree with Thea. Note though you do not need to purchase any book it's just an example of a reference that may be life saving! Dr. Greger mentions Dr Esselstyn's work often, like in this video on plant-based diets. Let us know if you'd like more resources?
Just FYI, one of the major commerical varietals of Punica granatum (Pomegranate) is a cultivar named "Wonderful". I suspect that is how Pom came to be named so.
Good day Dr Gregor and associates. I am (73 y/o, 181 cm, 82 kg) trying vigorously to avoid the surgeon's knife threatening to remove my gall bladder and stones after serious pancreatic incidnet by dramatically changing my life style over the past six months. Stopped alcohol absolutely, no meat, eggs or dairy or processed food of any kind. Just market plant based food and white fish, oats and honeycomb. Plenty of apple juice, lemon juice, berries, prunes and raisins. Lost significant weight and looking trim. Hoping that the gall stones would behave themselves and miraculously disappear. But three MRI scans later and they persist with the odd one still obstructing biliary ducts. GB removal is the most common operation in the US and Australia – (I reside in PNG but my seven children and eight grand children are living in Australia, US and UK). My blood cholesterol levels have always been normal over all the years. My questions for you Sir. What's causing the persistence of Gall stones and the intermittent inflammatory problems even after lifestyle changes? Is there a dietary plant based cure for Gall stones or not? Or do I have to succumb to the surgeon after all? There must be millions of people around the World asking these questions!! (PS tried to contribute to your trust but system cannot accept my Australian Visa debit card. Whats the solution to this?) .
Interesting. I did see an Israeli study when I began using pomegranate juice that showed a regression of plaque.
I love Pom juice. But I found out one important thing. I bought a large bottle at a local Sam's Club store where it is a lot cheaper than my local grocery store. It was in the refrigerated section. I put it in car, and somehow it must have rolled under seat. I found it the next day after 90 degree temps. I put it in fridge and drank a glass next day. About 30 mins later I was puking in toilet. So…do not let this juice get warm or it will turn bad.


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As the plane roared off from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, I realised with excitement and a little trepidation that our Antarctic adventure was finally taking off as well.
We flew down via Singapore to New Zealand, in order to approach Antarctica after a last stop for supplies and final preparations. Arriving in Christchurch, we were quickly taken to the International Antarctic Centre, where we were briefed on safety protocols and the flight procedures. I watched a few tourists being driven around in the Antarctic trucks at the museum and imagined that in less than 24 hours I would be driven in them on the Antarctic ice for real.
This was our final chance to get any last minute supplies. I bought only flip-flops.
This was our final chance to get any last minute supplies. I bought only flip-flops. Not the most obvious essential for life in Antarctica, but I thought they would come in pretty handy for life in a research station.
We now departed in an impressive Hercules plane towards the Italian Antarctic coastal station Mario Zuchelli. The plane crew kindly invited me to join them in the cockpit. I enjoyed watching the sea gradually turn to ice as we approached the vast frozen continent. Seeing the ice spreading its domination over everything around us was quite impressive.
The Antarctic ice sheet is the largest single mass of ice on Earth, holding approximately 61% of all fresh water on this planet. This is an amount equivalent to about 60 metres height of water in the world's oceans. The sea water chilled by the ice affects ocean currents and thereby influences temperatures around the world. The ice also reflects sunlight back into space, which helps cool the planet. If the ice were all to melt, the oceans would flood major parts of the Earth and highly populated coastal areas. Assessments of changes in polar ice mass help scientists predict sea level rise and climate change. Satellites are perhaps the best way to measure the ice as they can survey these vast, remote regions continuously from space. ESA's CryoSat II satellite, for example, is dedicated to measuring fluctuations in the thickness of ice on both land and sea. Other Earth Observation satellites, such as the ESA-developed Sentinels, help to map the height, extent and movement of the ice. Indeed, sitting in that plane with only ice below us and empty sky above, I realised why satellites were so crucial to monitoring these huge areas.
With only ice below us and empty sky above, I realised why satellites were so crucial
Before long the continental landmass and its coastline became vcisible before us. At its edges, ice flows off the land to form massive floating ice shelves which end in steep ice cliffs. Enormous icebergs calve off from these ice shelves and float away in the seas surrounding Antarctica.
I was lucky enough to be allowed to stay in the cockpit for the landing at the coastal station and watched in awe as we touched down smoothly onto the ice runway. We had arrived at the entrance to this frigid world.
Our group was quickly loaded into a van and transferred into a much smaller Basler plane that was waiting on the ice, ready to take us into the Antarctic continent and to Concordia.
In contrast to the large Hercules plane, the Basler felt very vulnerable and small as we took off for our final destination. Fortunately, we had just the right pilot and crew to reassure us – Jim and the Kenn Borek Air Crew. They are real legends of Antarctica, flying operations all over the continent, for scientific expeditions, ambulance service, and more. Jim is one of the longest serving pilots for the airline and had by this time visited most stations of the continent. A bond was immediately established between us and this would be the start of a friendship I would come back to during my time there.
As we flew in over the mainland, the full magnificence of the place became obvious. As Scott, the polar explorer long before me, had put it in his journals, Antarctica "satisfies every claim of scenic magnificence." He was right.
Compared to the enormity of Antarctica it felt like our aircraft was nothing more than a fruitfly, lost far from home. I spent most of the journey trying to de-ice my window, to catch better glimpses of the vast Antarctic plateau as we made our way towards Concordia.
We had entered above the plateau called "Dome C", in height comparable to many mountains of Earth, at around 3200 metres. Antarctica is the highest continent on Earth. This is due to the ice accumulating on the solid ground in a way not found on the other continents. And beyond, to the west, I knew that a massive mountain range – the Transantarctic mountains – cut through the continent, their peaks often hidden in cloud and white haze. They rise from sea level up to 4500 metres, while further northwest another mountain range, the Ellsworth Mountains, reach even higher at almost 4900 metres.
These peaks and the desolate lands around them have inspired the world's greatest authors of horror and adventure fiction, from Edgar Allen Poe to Jules Verne and H.P. Lovecraft, the last envisioning them in his At the Mountains of Madness. Maybe it is the alien and so mysterious nature of this continent that inspires artists and explorers alike. For still today, here are untrodden paths and places where no human has ever set up camp. It is the only place left on Earth with vast areas that have never seen human presence. I felt a tinge of suspense, realising I was following in the wake of the polar pioneers who had braved the partly unknown continent before me.
It is the only place left on Earth with vast areas that have never seen human presence.
Naturally, there is no real infrastructure to be found outside the stations scattered over this empty land. We would be on our own down there. From ESA I had heard that the facilities in the polar regions are increasingly reliant on an array of space infrastructure for their operations, such as for telecommunications with the outside world or for help in navigation and observation. Looking out over the white scenery it was easy to see why satellites would be needed – there were no signs of civilisation anywhere.
This polar region is so remote that even satellites seldom pass over it.
In fact, this polar region is so remote that even satellites seldom pass over it. When ESA's GOCE orbiter measured the Earth's gravity field with unprecedented resolution, regions of Antarctica were never crossed. To fill the data gaps it was necessary to launch an international mission, called PolarGAP, making use of innovative gravimetry, radar and Lidar measurement systems deployed on an aircraft. Mapping the Earth's gravity field is done for a wide range of applications, including geodetic studies (levelling and mapping), satellite navigation and measuring the impact of climate change on ice sheet mass. The Antarctic ice sheet measurably affects the gravity field of Earth. In fact, loss of ice from West Antarctica between 2009 and 2012 caused a dip in the gravity field over the region.
Sitting there looking out of my window, lost in my thoughts, I was surprised when our plane suddenly started to descend. I could not see anything for us to be landing on. There was just the plain white landscape as far as the eye could see, even from high up in this aeroplane.
"Why are we descending?" I shouted out to Jim and the crew above the noise of the motors, but no one seemed to notice as they were already getting ready for landing.
The plane went down quickly and I realised that we would touch ground here on the ice, seemingly in the middle of nowhere. Well, I should not have expected an airport … The plane bumped and veered as we made contact with the ice runway, but the pilot had it all under control and soon we were rolling forward with moderate speed.
It was only when the plane turned a corner off the ice runway that I caught my first glimpse in the distance of the iconic twin towers of Concordia Station. But in this landscape of overblown proportions they were just two specks, black against the otherwise untouched white horizon.
As soon as the plane had come to a halt, the door swung open. Cold air hit me like I had collided with a concrete wall. My lungs constricted as I tried to catch my breath. Iced, goggled figures completely covered in polar garb that made me think of space suits, entered the plane. They helped me get up and get my bearings, then out of the plane.
Stepping out of the plane was like stepping out on another planet. The purity and vastness of the never-ending ice landscape all around made me feel very small. I was like a visitor from another world. Despite my garb and preparations, within just a few seconds of being outside I was literally being frozen. I felt the inside of my nose start to ice up, the moisture in my eyes start crystallising, any uncovered strand of hair stiffening.
There is a reason Concordia is often referred to as "White Mars". There are no penguins or seals there, no native animals, let alone native people. The bright light of the 24-hour Sun reflected off the snow is blinding. My laboured breathing was not out of physical exertion, but caused by the high altitude – as if we had been up on a summit of the Alps. Except for our group, the place was completely still and ghostly silent.
Stepping out of the plane was like stepping out on another planet.
As I made my way across the snow towards the entrance to my new home, I would have opened my mouth to ask the question, but decided it was not worth freezing my tongue as well.
So this is summer here?


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Superfluety of RC events in Latvia
August 15, sunny summer day '' Micro Air show '' at Brocēnu beach near Brocēni town festival!
In addition to the usual ''Micro Avio show'' it was unique performance, called: Water. Earth. Air. Where for the first time participated in the RC powerboat and flying models that arose, and sat down right there in the lake ...
Video from the event!
By contrast, the next day was noteworthy modelists same as was first raised in the air, two models of both club members!
RC club Vertical Limit representative RC pilot's Edgar Lukss Jet ARF kit FUTURA and Kuldīga's aviation sports club modeller Sbigņeva Krasovsky colorful Extra 330 from Gernot Bruckman (2,3m).
Model aircraft were flue at Cīravas airfield and Vaiņodes airfield.
For detailed information on how and what happened in these days of events rich read and watch photos and videos of our club pages:
Kuldigas Aviation sports club members with Jet - Tamhawk Edgars Lukss- RC JET pilot modeller's Sbignevs Krasovskis model, RC pilot- Aigars Geide a lot of people came to watch our Avio show unique performance on lake.