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The health and efficiency of the liver plays a significant role in whether we feel energized or not. The ways in which our liver functions are some of the most critical to our health and longevity, and how spritely we feel across our life span.
In conjunction with the gallbladder, the liver works tirelessly to help us excrete substances that the body no longer needs, including old hormones, pesticides and stored body fat. If these substances are allowed to accumulate, energy can be significantly hampered.
Physiologically, the liver sits behind your right ribcage. Its primary role is detoxification, a concept that has had much confusion surrounding it. A simple way to imagine the detoxification power of the liver is to picture a triangle shape: inside that triangle are billions of little circles, each one of them a liver cell. Imagine that inside each liver cell is a spinning wheel. Each turn of the billions of little wheels is driving your liver function.
When we treat our liver unkindly, cells can die, and for a time the liver can regenerate a new cell to replace the dead cell, but after a while this is no longer possible, and a globule of fat can take up residence where that fat-burning little 'wheel' was once working. The liver cannot keep up with the load coming its way, and, now that it has less function—with liver cells dying—it can't work as well. So how will it keep up with the load if the load doesn't change? The answer is that it won't, and the fatty deposits will continue to be made.
When many fat globules take over (a situation known as 'fatty liver'), our health and energy can suffer significantly. Less efficient detoxification processes can lead to poor thyroid function, sex hormone imbalances, congested skin, lousy cholesterol profiles and impaired blood glucose management, which often show up as sugar cravings. Moreover, the areas where the body wants to lay down body fat can also shift. For the first time, people may notice that they have a fat roll quite high up on their abdomen. For women this is just below their bra line, and for men, just beneath their pectoral muscles. It can come and go, and sometimes there is a point right in the center of the torso that is tender. This can indicate gallbladder issues; if your gallbladder has been removed, your liver has to make the bile on demand, as the gallbladder is no longer there to store it, so additional liver support is often required.
In the not-too-distant past, only people who regularly over-consumed alcohol developed fatty liver disease, but now we are seeing teenagers develop it simply from eating diets high in processed foods and drinks. This has become so common that a new disease has been established, called 'non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.' Imagine a liver that looks just like one that has been chronically battered by alcohol, but instead processed food and drinks have created it.
How to improve detoxification
Detoxification is a process that goes on inside us all day, every day. The choices we make influence how efficiently the liver is able to do its job, and this significantly contributes to how we feel. Detoxification is essentially a transformation process. Any substance that would be harmful to you if it accumulated in your body must be changed into a less harmful form so that it can then be excreted safely from your body. To feel your best, you want this to be a highly efficient process.
Here are my top tips for supporting the liver and improving your body's detoxification processes.
Boost B vitamins
There are two stages to the detoxification process: phase 1 and phase 2. In phase 1, waste chemicals become 'activated' by a family of enzymes called 'cytochrome P450,' which makes them more harmful than they were to begin with. In phase 2, a group of 'carrier' molecules 'deactivate' the waste chemicals so they can be safely transported out of the body.
Both phases require certain nutrients to function, and dietary choices can influence how efficiently each phase is able to work. For the first stage of detoxification, numerous nutrients, especially B vitamins, are essential.
Whole grains are supposed to be a rich source of B vitamins; however, many people feel much better with fewer or none of these foods in their diets. Some people decrease or cut grains out of their diets for weight loss reasons, while others avoid grains because they cause reflux or bloating. If grains feel good for you and energize you, then enjoy them in unprocessed form; some are best soaked prior to consumption.
If they don't suit you, don't eat them. Your body knows best what works for you. Simply be aware that if you have a low intake of B vitamins, your phase 1 liver detoxification processes may not function optimally unless you are obtaining adequate B vitamins from other food sources, such as liver. You may also choose to take a good quality supplement that contains a range of B vitamins.
Sources of B vitamins: lentils, nuts, seeds, tuna, pork, beef, chicken, liver, whole grains, leafy green vegetables, tomatoes, eggs. Choose organic whenever possible to minimize your exposure to pesticides.
Pile up on protein
There is one road into the liver and five pathways out of the liver. Just as for phase 1 reactions, phase 2 liver pathways also require certain nutrients to function; in particular, specific amino acids.
We get our amino acids from protein-rich foods. Proteins are broken down into amino acids, which are then used as the building blocks for all the proteins that your own body needs to survive.
Amino acids are also critical to the cells of your immune system, which defend you from infection, and they're also used to create the neurotransmitters that influence your mood and clarity of thought as well as coordinating all your muscles. Of the 20 amino acids, 10 are considered 'essential' (some research papers suggest nine are essential), meaning that you need to consume them in your diet as your body is unable to create them from other substances.
A protein food that contains all of the essential amino acids is referred to as 'complete.' Most vegetable-based protein sources are not complete; however, when you combine protein sources from different botanical families, you complete the list, as the essential amino acid lacking in one of the foods will be high in the other. An example of this is adding sesame seeds to a vegetable stir-fry that you serve with brown rice: the seeds and the rice are from different families, and their amino acid profiles complete each other.
Sources of protein: meat, fish, eggs, milk, chia seeds, nuts, lentils, chickpeas, quinoa
Stock up on sulfur
For further phase 2 support we need sulfur, a natural compound found in protein-rich foods and certain vegetables. Sulfur is part of glutathione, one of the most important antioxidants produced by the body.
Sources of sulfur: eggs, onion, garlic, shallots and Brassica vegetables, such as broccoli, cabbage, kale, Brussels sprouts and cauliflower
Avoid 'liver-loaders'
There are many substances that can hamper the detoxification process; I call them 'liver-loaders.' Here are some of the key ones to watch out for.
1. Caffeine
Some people's health and energy are definitely better without any caffeine, and, for those who need to decrease their adrenaline production, changes to caffeine consumption are essential. Sometimes that means no caffeine, sometimes it means less. The best support for some people's nervous systems, depending on their symptoms such as anxiety and stress, is, without a doubt, no caffeine at all.
However, the liver has a role to play with caffeine as well, and decreasing the liver load can be another reason to cut back on caffeine intake or omit it completely.
Like the other liver-loaders, caffeine arrives at the front door of the liver needing to be changed (detoxified). It is not, however, known to congest phase 2. Instead, it upregulates (increases the speed of) phase 1.
Although this might sound like a good thing, for too many people today, their phase 2 is inefficient, congested or simply overwhelmed with the load. Imagine phase 2 moving slowly, like traffic crawling along a motorway, and now you have sped up phase 1 with the caffeine. What seems to occur is that you process substances like estrogen and cholesterol faster along phase 1, but they have nowhere to go because phase 2 is so overwhelmed, and they hit a road block.
You create a scenario where there are more partially changed substances being generated, and, because they cannot be taken straight into phase 2 processes to be fully detoxified and finally excreted, you wind up recycling even more problematic substances. This can have major consequences for your health and your ability to prevent diseases, as well as for your energy.
So, if phase 2 is moving well, upregulating phase 1 seems to pose no real problem. But if phase 2 is congested, upregulating phase 1 adds to the problem.
Sources of caffeine: coffee (even decaf), tea, energy drinks, soda, chocolate, certain painkillers and weight loss pills
2. Alcohol
If you wake up tired every morning and you tell me that you drink alcohol every day—even if it is only two glasses—I will tell you that this very habit might be the thing robbing you of your energy. Alcohol is a poison to the human body because we can't excrete it. We consume alcohol, but the liver has to transform (detoxify) that alcohol into another substance called acetaldehyde, which is what you are then able to excrete. This process utilizes energy, and your body will prioritize this detoxification over supplying you with energy to enjoy your day.
Because of the way alcohol is broken down in the body, it can lead to sex hormone imbalances, fatigue, anxiety and fat storage. Many alcoholic drinks are also very high in sugars (carbohydrates) and hence require insulin; again, this can lead to fatigue and body fat storage. It also leads to excess cortisol production—another depleting and fat-storage signaling message to the body. You can see how many of the body systems involved in feeling energized can be disrupted by alcohol.
Many people over-drink without even realizing it. A US standard drink contains 0.35 oz (14 grams) of pure alcohol, in whatever form that comes. That's equivalent to a 12-oz can of 5 percent beer, a 1.5-oz shot of spirits or a measly 5 oz of wine. Next time you pour yourself a glass of wine, measure it, and see what your natural pour is. For most, it is considerably more than 5 oz.
The current recommendations provided by numerous heart foundations now suggest, for those who already drink alcohol, it is safe to consume no more than two standard drinks per day, for both men and women, adding that the evidence suggests that this must include two alcohol-free days per week. The National Institutes of Health differs slightly, recommending no more than two drinks per day for men and one per day for women. However, consider the position statement on alcohol endorsed by many cancer organizations around the world, which says that if you have a family history of cancer, there is no safe level of alcohol consumption.
3. Trans fats and refined sugars
Trans fats and refined sugars, commonly found in processed foods like cakes, cookies, granola bars and foods with long shelf-lives, can overwhelm the liver. Try to stick to fresh, whole foods instead.
4. Chemicals in skincare and cleaning products
Anything you apply to your skin can be absorbed into your body. You only have to look at the way nicotine patches work to realize that the skin provides a direct route to our bloodstream, carrying the blood that the liver will need to 'clean.'
To reduce the amount of work your liver needs to do, opt for skincare products and toiletries made without synthetic ingredients. Check out WDDTY's Healthy Shopping section for some 100 percent natural skincare products (page 74), or you can even make your own. You want to be able to recognize the words on the label of your skincare, just as you do with food. The same applies to the ingredients in laundry and cleaning products, which can enter through your skin or respiratory system.
5. Pesticides
It is also important to do what we can to minimize our exposure to, and consumption of, pesticides and herbicides. First, a number of these synthetic chemicals mimic estrogen and can bind to the estrogen receptors in the body, which has consequences for males and females of all ages.
Research suggests that a significant and growing number of girls in the United States are now starting to menstruate at the age of eight. It is difficult to explain how this is so without contemplating the role of environmental estrogens.
Another concern with the consumption of pesticides and herbicides is the risk of their storage in the fatty tissue of our body. We don't know the long-term consequences of this, or of being exposed to these substances for an entire lifetime, as we are essentially the first generation of people to be exposed to some of them for such a long period. We don't know the extent of their cumulative impact on our energy and metabolism, let alone other aspects of our health.
Try to buy organic products as much as possible and use natural alternatives to pesticides in your home and garden.
Love your liver
Remember, it is what you do every day that impacts your health, not what you do sometimes. Be honest with yourself about the liver-loaders in your life. We only have one liver. Love it accordingly.
The mechanisms behind detoxification
It is important to understand the mechanisms of detoxification and elimination that your body utilizes, because when they are compromised, typically energy is as well. There are numerous organs and body systems involved in detoxification.
They include:
The liver, which transforms substances that, if they were to accumulate, would harm you, altering them into less harmful substances you can then excrete
The colon (digestive system), which contains bacteria that produce both healthy and unhealthy substances, so you want to keep your bowel moving regularly, as one of its roles is to release waste and problematic substances to prevent them from accumulating
The kidneys, which are constantly filtering your blood and getting rid of anything you don't need, including toxins, in the urine
The skin, which not only protects and houses your organs, but allows problematic substances to leave the body via perspiration
The respiratory system, which plays a key role in the detoxification squad—even the hairs inside your nose help filter the air you breathe in, while the lungs are responsible for filtering out fumes, allergens, mold and airborne toxins
Signs your liver needs support
- The following are symptoms that may indicate your liver needs support:
- a roll of fat high up on the abdomen
- a tender point in the center of your torso
- premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
- cellulite
- congested skin or skin outbreaks related to the menstrual cycle
- skin rashes
- eczema or rosacea
- overheating easily
- 'floaters' in your vision (can also be a sign of iron deficiency)
- waking around 2 am
- poor sleep on an evening you consume alcohol
- waking up hot during the night
- not hungry for breakfast when you first get up in the morning
- preference for coffee to start your day
- elevated cholesterol
- bloating easily
- daily alcohol consumption
- daily long-term caffeine consumption (although green and other teas are more favorable than coffee, soft drinks and energy drinks)
Adapted from Exhausted to Energized by Dr Libby Weaver (Hay House, 2018), available from Amazon and www.hayhouse.com from March 27


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I was about to start a new thread, good to know I'm not the only one who wants to see proficient AI. I was tempted to buy in app DLCS but the AI is really cringing; no matter the difficulty setting.
- One good example I wanted to test the AI, I chocked (3) AI in a continent by blocking all paths. The AI(s) simply started to go in circles conquering one territory and reinforcing in was an endless circle they simply never killed each other. (After a successful attack they would leave 1 troop behind so the other AI would capture that position and leave 1 troop behind and the other AI would capture that position and leave 1 troop behind it became a circle of stupidity.)
-They will never attack a territory at even strength even if they have an adjacent territory to give them a big advantage. Example I have (6) troops on one side the AI has (7) on the other side it has (8). The AI will never attack.
-Never carrying out the maximum potential of an attack phase. When the AI has the opportunity to get the upper hand or win a game during an attack phase they will stop after one or two attacks; then reinforce troops at a pointless position. (Another scenario is when an AI can capture a continent but stops with no reason, it has the fire power to control the continent and reinforce to defend but doesn't and next turn you simply walk .)
This is just some things which makes the AI even at the hardest difficulty painful to watch and play against.

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RESCHDULED: Easy Ride with Doc Griggs - August
A Ride Around City Park - with Fitness and Bicycling Tips & Tricks!
Sat, Aug 02, 2014
2:00 – 4:00 am
Meet in front of NOMA in City Park
1 Collins Diboll Circle,
New Orleans, LA
RSVP or questions to Naomi
Join Doc Griggs and Bike Easy for this monthly ride to help people get back on the saddle, and back into shape. An easy ride around City Park, we will discuss riding tips/tricks, riding for fitness, the new exercise equipment at the festival grounds, and ride together to check out secret areas of the Park.
A League Cycling Instructor (LCI) will provide information on how to keep yourself safe and comfortable on the road.
It's free, but we'll ask you to sign the waiver at the site before you ride with us. Fruit and water will be provided!
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As a marketer, you're probably well aware of the importance of driving traffic to your website. After all, it's one of the most effective ways to generate new leads for your sales team. Here's the problem: As you begin to generate more traffic, you completely forget about your existing on-page elements, such as headlines, copy, calls to action, forms, and design, all of which can also increase traffic and hopefully improve conversions.
That's where conversion rate optimization (CRO) comes into play.
Before we dive into how you can use CRO to your advantage, let's quickly talk about what CRO is, why it's beneficial, and how you can get started.
What is conversion rate optimization (CRO)?
Conversion rate optimization is the process of collecting and using your users' feedback and data to finetune your website, as well as your marketing efforts, in order to provide users with the best experience possible. With this information, you can optimize your entire website, including your homepage, landing pages, pricing page, and blog posts, so you can increase the rate at which they complete your desired action, which should lead to those higher conversions you've been wanting.
Why take advantage of CRO?
Now that we've gone over the what, it's time to explain the why.
For starters, the information you collect while implementing a CRO strategy will assist you in discovering any elements on your site that visitors could find confusing or that haven't been resulting in the desired outcomes. As a result, these elements could be preventing your visitors from completing tasks like signing up for your email newsletter, making a purchase, or downloading an offer.
Additionally, CRO provides the opportunity to get a better return on the money you spent in content creation or on a PPC campaign, while at the same time ensuring your future investments in traffic growth are set up for success from the get-go.
Getting started: Is CRO right for your business?
If you're driving traffic to your website and converting leads, then your business should start considering CRO.
When getting started with CRO, first put yourself in the shoes of your customers. Understand what you're selling by actually purchasing your product or service and using it so you can determine its benefits and spot any flaws.
After that, you should:
- Set up goals and funnels in Google Analytics.
- Generate heatmaps of your site to see where visitors are clicking the most.
- Incorporate usability tests through sites like UserTesting.com.
- Survey your customers.
- Talk with your sales staff.
After gathering this information, it's time to develop solutions by creating a list of any objections or issues you've discovered, and brainstorming ways to overcome usability issues.
Next up, you need to develop variations and take screenshots so you can start analyzing the data you've collected. For example, if you noticed a landing page with testimonials generated more conversions than one without them, then you could start adding more testimonials.
CRO strategies worth trying
There are a number of CRO techniques you can test to get your prospects moving through the funnel.
- Create text-based CTAs within your blog posts
Website visitors have become accustomed to ignoring banner-like info at the bottom of your web page. That's now an instance where you can use text-based CTAs in your blog posts to your advantage. Typically, this is simply a standalone line of text that links to a landing page. It's usually styled as an H3 or an H4 so it's strategically placed throughout blog posts.
- Include pop-ups on your blog
Another test you could run on your blog posts is the inclusion of high-converting pop-ups, such as a slide-in box, drop-down banner, or opt-in box. The objective is to grab the attention of your visitors and offer them value. Instead of just placing these pop-ups on your homepage or landing page, you can also try including them within your blog posts.
- Test your landing pages
Your landing page is where a visitor becomes a lead. Run A/B tests so you can get the most out of your landing pages. This can be done painlessly by testing your website's copy, content offers, images, form questions, and even the design of your page.
Help new leads immediately become marketing-qualified leads.
- Build workflows
Thanks to the power of marketing automation, you can "schedule a comprehensive campaign, move prospects through the marketing funnel, use data to send customers the information they want, and make the appropriate adjustments to your campaign in real time."
The result? You can boost both leads and conversions because marketing automation enables your sales team.
- Add messages to high-converting web pages
With messaging tools, you can now chat with your website visitors in real time. How does this improve conversions? You can use these tools to answer any questions your leads may have while they're on your high-performing web pages, such as pricing or product pages. This should influence your leads to convert as opposed to leave.
Technology has also made it possible for chatting to be more action-based. For example, if there's a visitor who has been on a product page or blog post for more than a minute, you can automatically offer to answer any questions or concerns he or she may have.
- Optimize high-performing blogs
Do you have a blog post that has high amounts of traffic but low conversion rates? Then revisit that blog post and make sure the content offer is aligned with the content of the blog post. Additionally, update the blog post to make it more relevant and timely, and compose a stronger and clearer CTA.
- Retargeting
Finally, don't forget to re-engage those visitors who left your website without taking the action you wanted them to. That's when you can harness the power of retargeting.
Retargeting follows your website's visitors by displaying them online ads whenever they visit other websites. For retargeting to be effective, however, you still have to create well-crafted copy, an engaging image, and a can't-beat offer.
Conversion rate optimization may seem overwhelming if you're new to the game. The fact of the matter is that it's about simply discovering why visitors aren't converting and fixing it. That's all.
The hardest part is getting started. To help jumpstart into CRO, you could use something like the PIE framework.
In a nutshell, this framework is composed of three criteria that help prioritize which pages to test and in what order. The criteria are potential, importance, and ease.
Once you've used this framework, you can more easily get started with CRO.


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There are four of us, all women, all in our 60s, all of us passionate for women's liberation, all of us single mothers (two of us grandmothers), and all of us critical thinkers. Beyond these commonalities, for a small group of women, our backgrounds are fairly diverse. It wouldn't do any good if I tried to create a mental picture for you of "who we are." The categories commonly used denote "diversity" would not tell you anything of substance about us.
We meet frequently, usually once a week, taking turns hosting a potluck dinner. We discuss the personal and the political, and enjoy the pleasure of each other's company. We share perspectives that are rooted in long years of experiences as females whose desire for autonomy made it difficult or impossible to accept the rules of the game. We've paid the price for that.
And so we gathered around my table to celebrate the Solstice, an event that has been celebrated in many places all over the world, and in many ways, from the beginning of recorded history. There were no rituals in our celebration, just a special energy that flowed among us as we examined the choice of roles we were given to play in this Patriarchal world, the choices we made (and the reasons why), and the ways in which we have been socially constructed by rules that we had no part in making (and fundamentally oppose) to the detriment of our lives and our autonomy, as women. We talked about our efforts to subvert the imposition of Patriarchal control over our lives, some of which were relatively successful while others were not. We shared the lessons we've learned and discussed new challenges.
Together, we have more than 250 years of life experience. There is human value in the wisdom that has accrued among us. Although an individual woman's experience has meaning to herself, alone she is just a voice crying in the wilderness. When her voice is heard by other women who understand the nature of that experience (having lived some variation of it themselves), the experience becomes part of a shared reality. This is potentially very powerful.
And so, we enjoyed our little feast and good conversation. We shared a bottle of wine. As the sunlight faded from the sky and the city lights came up (from my 19th floor window beside our table, they are a beautiful sight on this cold, clear "shortest day of the year") we looked back at the lives we've lived so far and forward to a future that holds some very interesting possibilities.


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Penny Feeny
Bestselling author of That Summer in Ischia, Penny lives in Liverpool where she has raised five children and worked as an arts administrator, editor and radio presenter.
She has lived in London, Cambridge and Rome, which was the setting for her second novel, The Apartment in Rome.
Penny's next novel is set in Sicily in the present day and during a devastating earthquake ten years before and concerns a young family on holiday whose meeting with a stranger has traumatic consequences. It will be published by Head of Zeus, who are also reissuing the earlier two novels in their Aria imprint.
Publications by Penny Feeny
Secrets in Sicily (Aria (Head of Zeus), Fiction)
The Apartment in Rome (Tindal Street, Fiction)
That Summer in Ischia (Tindal Street, Fiction)
Publications by Penny Feeny
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I loved, loved, loved pecan sandies as a child. You know, the store-bought ones that have been around for ages. In my adult years, I have come to appreciate and prefer homemade baked goods. I simply couldn't pass up the chance to make my very own pecan sandies.
This recipe comes from Martha Stewart Makes Cookies, an iPad and iPhone app that's been around for a few months now. I was first introduced to the app when I was invited to The Martha Stewart Show to live Tweet her cookies episode in November. As you can imagine, that was quite an experience, and I'm still in awe of both her and that set.
Back to the cookies… These are very simple and quick to get from preheating to baking. It's a simple dough that comes together quickly, if not that cohesively. My one complaint was that my dough didn't stick together very well. The flavor, on the other hand, was exactly what I had hoped. The crunch of toasty pecans in a sweet cookie makes me happy.
To all you social butterflies, if you don't follow me on Twitter, I'm there: @bakeorbreak. For more on my trip to see Martha, there's a shot of the Twitter group with Martha over on BoB's Facebook page.
Yield: about 18 cookies
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 17 minutes
Recipe adapted from Martha Stewart Makes Cookies.
These were my favorite cookies as a kid, my mom used to always buy them! And now that I think of it, I never have made them myself, but I must try this recipe for deliciousness and nostalgia's sake!
Pecan Sandies remind me of us at Vacation Bible School. I'm sure your homemade ones are much better though!
These look so delicious! Pecan sandies are one of my favorite cookies – homemade only though. There's something about the ones in the package that I don't like. And I just saw the related post for cocoa macadamia nut sandies.. HEAVEN! Thank you.
YUM-drooling:) These look awesome!!!
The cookies look delicious, I have never tried these. Things I missed out on since I don't live in the US:)
This has to be much better than the packaged ones. Two thumbs up!
Shut. Your. Face. I absolutely LOVE pecan sandies! I can't wait to try this recipe! Thanks!!!
These look fabulous – I've really enjoyed reading your cookie recipes. I now just need to find the time to give them a try. Thanks for sharing.
MMMM..these look delicious, one of my favorite cookies!
Glad you are back!!!
Wow! Looks too good to be true!
These things look gorgeous and I am sure are delicious.
Oh wow ive never heard of pecan sandies before, Id love to try them though, I love pecan nuts so i can imagine in these they are delicious!
Oh wow, I forgot how much I loved the packaged Pecan Sandies as a kid. I definitely want to try making them myself!
Ooh… those look delicious! If there are enough pecans in the bag I have I'm going to make them tonight.
Pecans are magical. The end. Beautiful shot, as always!
Pecan Sandies were my favorite childhood cookie too. I need to make these. 😉 I'm so envious you were invited to Martha's set for the launch of her iPad cookie application. What an honor and experience that must have been! 🙂
These cookies look awesome, haven't eaten them ever! So kicked that you saw Martha!
Coming from Queensland in Australia, I can't say that Pecan Sandies are a childhood favourite! (more like lamingtons) But now that I have seen your recipe, I might have to bake up a batch and start a new tradition!!
i made these and they were delicious. i doubled the recipe, a definite keeper in my recipe box
I made these tonight. My only complaint is the recipe only makes 18 cookies, which by the time I stopped munching on the batter, yielded only 16 baked cookies! The cookies themselves are excellent with a great buttery pecan flavor. Warm out of the oven, they are excellent. One last comment: My toaster oven had them baked in 15 minutes, while the recipe states a significantly longer period of time. I would recommend you keep an eye on them in your oven to prevent overbaking. Thanks for the recipe!
Whoops….I said my oven had them baked in 15 minutes, I meant to say 11 minutes. The recipe says 15-17 minutes.
I think I'll try these luscious looking cookies half-dipped in chocolate and served with a pot of chocolate hazelnut tea!
That's so excited that you were invited to tweet at the show! These cookies look so good and your photos are great. I just found your blog, I love it. I'm always searching through baking blogs for inspiration so I can;t wait to look through your recipes.
wow your pecan sandies look much better than any i had as a child. i will have to try this recipe out for sure. 🙂 btw your food photography is out of this world! you are amazing at what you do 🙂
Pecan Sandies are my dad's absolute FAVE cookies. I have to make these for him! (And oh how I love Martha, too.)
These cookies look just fantastic! And since I've looked at a lot of cookies while writing my cookie cookbooks, I'm not just saying that! I shouldn't be looking at these while hungry.
These pecan sandies look wonderful. Thanks for this post.
I used to love pecan sandies! These look really good. I need to test this one out. 🙂
I made these the other night, delicious!! (perhaps a little sweet for our Australian palate, but delicious)
I am making these tonight. Right after I go to the gym that is….they look deadly, and so, *SO* much better than the dried out kind that you get at the store. I will report back ASAP with my findings….and I will also listen to Bob's advice about the cooktime.
It's about time I commented here! I love your blog. Thanks for making me excited to check in 🙂 xo, Cory
I agree with Bob regarding the cook time. My batch took only 11 minutes as well. They look beautiful. I'm waiting for them to cool so I can taste 🙂
These cookies are great, big fans in my house
Can't wait to make these. I bake cookies for Hospice families and am always looking for great – new recipes – thank you
I've never had these homemade…wow!
Yummy! Mouthwatering!
This is exciting! I've loved Pecan Sandies since I was Very Little in the 50's. Alas, as so many things, they have changed. They do not taste the same anymore, can't even eat the ones the elves make anymore. Thanks for this recipe. I will be trying it soon!
Oh my gosh. These are fantastic. I'm not even a shortbread cookie person, made these for my hubbie. Thanks for the fab recipe! ♥
These comments above kill me Jen glad to see I'm not the only one addicted to these jewels? I was just wondering if you would turn into a pecan cookie if you ate too many of these? :o)
These are wonderful cookies. A little sweet I will add a little less sugar next time. The dough taste delicious also and since no eggs I ate too much dough.
I made these today, & were a disappointment! I didn't read these reviews, my first batch burned, cuz I put it on 15 minute timer (it says 15-17 so I went earlier than later!) ugh. Used real butter & they are all scorched. Hubby will eat anything,but I was taking them to the festivities today for day after TG gathering! 🙁 I have the 2nd tray in (I got 20 cookies total!) & will watch them like a hawk & see how they turn out!
Made a lot of cookies in my life, but these weren't total waste of good ingredients.
Dry, and fell a part. Very aggravating ……..
Needs an egg because the cookies are WAY too crumbly. Was also too sweet. So disappointed with this recipe.
Similar to my mother's recipe, although that one calls for rolling the dough into balls and then into powdered sugar, similar to Italian (or Mexican) wedding cookies.
Sandies are considered a shortbread cookie, which does not call for eggs. I will say that the butter to dry ingredient ratio in this recipe is quite different than in mine. Mine always turn out quite tender.
Hi – Looking to see if anyone has had issues with the cookies spreading too much during baking. The first time I made these everything worked perfectly, since my first batch I haven't gotten the same result. After rolling into 1 and 1/2 in balls and lightly flattening with a glass as suggested the baked cookies are coming out very thin, at 4″ in diameter.
Oh Me Oh My…….I just made these and they are awesome. Thanks for sharing the recipe!!!!
followed directions exactly and these cookies were amazing! read reviews and noted some suggested baking for 11 minutes instead of 17 minutes, so baked for 12 minutes, checked them and baked another 5 minutes, so I suggest 17 minutes as recipe says. Thank you for this great recipe!
I think they were test. I was concerned that there was no egg and the batter was so fluffy. My husband loves them.
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The albumin / creatinine ratio , is a recommended annual screening test . This easy urine test helps find people who are at greater risk of developing diabetic kidney disease. The leakage of albumin from blood into the urine is caused by damage to small blood vessels in kidneys.
albumin/creatinine ratio
normal < 30 ug/mg creatinine
microalbuminuria 30 to 299 ugm/mg creatinine
macroalbuminuria > or = 300 ug/mg creatinine
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Microalbuminuria ( 30 to 299 mg/24 hours ), is a early marker of kidney damage and is also associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The leakage of small amounts of albumin in the urine does not alway mean that a person will progress on to more severe kidney damage.
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Kidney Int. 1995 ; 47:1703-1720 ( DCCT study in Type 1 Diabetes )
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ACE Inhibitors are usually the first choice for people with Diabetes . They are excellent for controlling blood pressure , reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes, and reducing the risk of developing microalbuminuria. They also slow the progression of microalbuminuria and macroalbuminuria to more severe kidney dysfunction.
There are over 10 different brands of ACE Inhibitors on the market. I have listed a few of the
common brands. If your BP medication ends in "pril " it is probable a ACE inhibitor. check with
your pharmacist.
lisinopril ( zestril , prinivil )
ramipril ( Altase )
quinipril ( Accupril )
enalapril ( Vasotec, enalaprilat )
Tomorrow we will review ARBS , Calcium channel blocker and others
Have fun , Be smart check your BP pills and see if you are on a ACE inhibitor
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Here are some key guidelines you can follow so things to go more smoothly and for you to feel more grounded during the holidays.
- Choose your perspective
In other words, how do you perceive your holidays going? Write it down. Now consider if this perspective frees you or if it strains you. Work with it until you can land on one that, with all things considered, ensures you can still find joy even if the pies burn, your kid/mom says something embarrassing or all the plans fall through due to something unforeseen.
- What do you expect?
Similar to choosing your perspective is being aware of your expectations. Some of you have superpowers that enable everything to turn out "just right". But what happens when they don't? Or how about when we expect our kids to all get along or that your parents will not fight? I know it is easy to hope that during the holidays everyone should put their differences aside and just be thankful. The truth is, it's not always that easy. Lowering expectations around events and interactions can help YOU create a platform of patience and tolerance – one that says no matter what, you can remain present and engaged.
- Focus on presence, not presents
What is the greatest gift anyone can ever give? What did Jesus bring and what does He still offer us? Presence. Being in the moment, undistracted. So put down the phones, plan and prepare as much as possible ahead of time, listen more/speak less and begin each day with deep breathing and gratitude in order to set the tone for yourself.
- Get outside
No matter what the weather brings us this year, there is plenty of research that marks the physical, emotional and mental health benefits of fresh air and nature. Things feel tense or overwhelming? Make a "state change" by moving around. Are you upset this year due to hardships? Connect with the nature and God through being in Creation. Want a simple way to make family memories? Throw a frisbee, hit a baseball, grab your bike or just see what happens when you hold space for the outdoors.
- Let go and Love
Remember that thing that person said or did last year? Or last night? Let it go. For the sake of nothing else but your own heart, let it go. I know; it's easier said than done, but if you want this year to go more smoothly then take inventory of your heart to determine what you may still harbor that could cause even more hurt. When we have exposed nerves waiting to be hit when "that" person or "those" people say or do something, we lack a sense of control. We become inwardly focused and lose our ability to be truly present. Remember that our Savior was born to set us free; to revolutionize the way we live and interact with one another. Allow Him to show you how to forgive others just as He has forgiven you.
By practicing just one or two of these (starting today) and continuing through the holidays, you may be surprised at just how powerful some of these adjustments can be. Close out your year with the most intentional season you've had in years, let love be your guide and you will feel better about how you helped contribute to a more positive Christmastime!
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Cheers to Andy Kindler for spreading the funny.
The witheringly witty comic, best known for his recurring gigs as a roving correspondent for Late Show with David Letterman and as one of Ray's sportswriter pals on Everybody Loves Raymond, is branching out beyond CBS. Hot on the heels of his brilliant Comedy Central Presents special, Kindler is significantly upping the hip factor (along with co- judge Greg Giraldo and new host Craig Robinson) on NBC's summer reality show Last Comic Standing. And watch him mix it up with his fellow Andy (Dick) on the June 24 episode of Showtime's new stand-up roundtable The Green Room with Paul Provenza.
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We have onc dashboard where, each morning, we have to attempt to open it 2-3 times before it will load. Subsequent loads of the dashboard and navigating around within it, work just fine until the next morning. When it does not load, after about 45-60 seconds (it's somewhat variable), we get the dreaded "An Unexpected error has occurred" with a correlationID. Looking in the diaglogs for Sharepoint, I find that correlationID, but no error messages. The last message is usually something along the lines of "Leaving Monitored Scope (ExecuteWcfServerOperation). Execution Time=67817.2458371106". The dashboard is using multiple data sources, the main one of which is an SSAS cube. I've worked on our Aggregation Design and have improved query performance, but not this issue. To test whether it was a timeout and SSAS caching query results resulting in eventual success by getting the dashboard to work by trying it several times, then clearing the SSAS cache and trying again, but it still works, so I don't thing the issue is SSAS. The Windows Event log does not have any messages around the time of the attempts to load the dashboard either. Is there another log somewhere that may have a clue for me? Has anyone seen a similar issue before? One last thing is that the problem occurs in both of our sharepoint installations and in each of the sites within (we have multiple sites on one sharepoint install for dev/test/stage, etc).
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What version of SharePoint are you using?
What does the design of the dashboard page look like, how many of each PPS items are on it and how many different data sources are being accessed and which types?
I would suggest using a SharePoint warm up script to help get your dashboard going in the morning (http://spwarmup4admin.codeplex.com/) and if that does not help than look at possibly sending some MDX warm up scripts to your cube(s) as well each morning.Monday, September 2, 2013 8:26 PM
Thanks for the reply! and sorry for my late response, I've been out of the office on vacation.
This is on Sharepoint 2010 and SSAS 2008R2.
The Dashboard consists of 6 filters, a dashboard, 2 KPIs, 22 reports, 30 scorecards. There are four data sources, three are SQL and used to populate pick lists. The fourth is SSAS and has the data itself. The problem itself appears only with only roughly half of the reports which are grouped together and accessed from a single aspx
I had previously tried a warmup script. One called SPWakeUp (http://spwakeup.codeplex.com/) with no luck. I'll give some MDX warmup scripts a shot and report back tomorrow. Thanks again!Wednesday, September 11, 2013 7:03 PM
I performed a Profiler trace of SSAS capturing all MDX queries executed while the dashboard loads. I then set up a Powershell script calling ASCMD (from the sample code projects, since Invoke-ascmd is 2012-only) to execute all the MDX queries that took over 250ms and run the script immediately after the daily cube processing is complete to warm up the cube for this dashboard. It now loads in less than a minute. :)
Thanks for your help! My next task is to figure out how to use the Create Cache statement as in this article to do the same in a more elegant manner.Tuesday, September 17, 2013 8:08 PM


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A HIRO in Radiology
Medical imaging has become a crucial tool for diagnosis and clinical research. Imaging services in an academic medical institution like the University of Chicago Medicine are used by dozens of departments for everyday patient care and clinical trials, making them subject to a bewildering array of policies and procedures to protect patient privacy and preserve the integrity of data. Navigating this labyrinth of issues can be a logistical headache for researchers, so to solve this problem a group of imaging scientists and radiologists at the University of Chicago Medicine formed an office with a name that promises to save the day for investigators who need medical imaging for their clinical trials.
The Human Imaging Research Office, or HIRO, may very well seem heroic to clinical trial investigators who need CT scans, MRI scans and X-ray images to go along with the rest of their research data. The HIRO was established through the Imaging Research Institute (IRI) of the Biological Sciences Division to coordinate the acquisition, collection, analysis and maintenance of images used for clinical research involving human subjects. Since it was created in early 2009, the HIRO has assisted with 191 research protocols and has delivered more than 44,000,000 images and associated reports to researchers.
Samuel Armato III, PhD, associate professor of radiology and faculty director of the HIRO, said that imaging has become a bigger component of clinical trials in recent years. "Usually imaging isn't the focus of the study, but it's quite often used as a measure of whether or not the drug is working," he said. "The drug companies in particular prefer to have imaging standardized across all of the sites that are participating in the trial."
These clinical trials have very specific requirements for images that may differ from the conventional way an image might be created in everyday clinical practice. Laying the groundwork can be a challenge for someone who isn't familiar with the intricacies of radiology.
Armato said this is where the HIRO comes into play. "Clinical trial groups often didn't fully appreciate the complexities involved with imaging, and they would call around to try and find someone to answer their questions. It was just one phone call after another that led to a lot of frustration," he said. "We came along to help bridge that gap between clinical research and the imaging component of that research."
Nick Gruszauskas, PhD, technical director of the HIRO said, "We know that ordering a CT scan of the chest isn't like ordering a lab test that's performed the same way every time. There are several dozen perfectly reasonable and useful ways that we could perform that CT of the chest. If the investigators requesting the scan don't specify what they want, then the radiologist and technologist are going to use their best judgment on how to do it. But that may not be what the drug company wants for the clinical trial."
Besides making extra work for radiology staff, repeating a scan for a clinical trial because it was done incorrectly the first time poses risks for the subject. It could expose them to radiation a second time unnecessarily. In the worst case, the window of opportunity to capture an image at a specific time could pass and the subject could be removed from the trial. This is a double whammy: The researcher loses a valuable subject, and the subject misses out on the potential benefits of the trial.
Gruszauskas said the confusion over technical requirements for research imaging also puts a burden on radiology staff. "A patient might show up in their area with an order for a CT, and then stapled to that order would be a 2-3 page pamphlet from the clinical trial that describes how this scan is supposed to be done," he said. "Having a patient just show up with this packet of information that the tech is supposed to implement on the spot is simply inefficient."
The solution, he said, is to collaborate beforehand to iron out these technical details. Someone from the HIRO now performs a review on any research protocol that goes through the Clinical Trials Research Committee at the medical center. This lets them identify any potential snags in the imaging requirements, and line up the appropriate resources to make sure the investigators get exactly what they need for their trial.
Researchers are not required to submit their trials to the HIRO, but Gruszauskas said that doing so ensures that things go smoothly. "We have excellent relationships with various people in radiology, and we're continuing to build up more infrastructure to have the process go as smoothly as possible," he said.
The HIRO provides a site visit packet with details about the Department of Radiology infrastructure to pharmaceutical company representatives who are evaluating the medical center for a trial. They also have a website where they explain the technical requirements for every research protocol they have reviewed. Radiology staff can then refer to this information when it's time to perform the scan.
The HIRO website also allows researchers to request copies of images to be used for research. Such images often have a patient's personal health information embedded in the metadata or on the image itself, and the HIRO has staff who specialize in editing images to adhere to privacy standards.
Armato said that the HIRO is a work in progress, and probably always will be. "It's one of these ongoing projects that must adapt to the changing needs of researchers," he said. "Just when we think everything is under control, some new twist on a theme comes up and we need to figure out how to enhance the process again."
But both he and Gruszauskas said that the ultimate success of the HIRO lies in overcoming long-established habits that researchers developed from years of trying to figure out their imaging needs on their own. "Once you've been doing it in an ad hoc manner for years, you might realize it's not the best way to go about it, but you don't have time to figure out another way," Gruszauskas said. "Getting people away from that is difficult."
In the complex and technical world of radiology, in which juggling standard patient care with sophisticated clinical research is commonplace, it helps to have a HIRO take charge and save the day.
Armato, S., Gruszauskas, N., MacMahon, H., Torno, M., Li, F., Engelmann, R., Starkey, A., Pudela, C., Marino, J., Santiago, F., Chang, P., & Giger, M. (2012). Research Imaging in an Academic Medical Center Academic Radiology, 19 (6), 762-771 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2012.02.002


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text: Thanks for writing this PEP 383, MvL. I recently ran into this problem in Python 2.x in the Tahoe project [1]. The Tahoe project should be considered a good use case showing what some people need. For example, the assumption that a file will later be written back into the same local filesystem (and thus luckily use the same encoding) from which it originally came doesn't hold for us, because Tahoe is used for file-sharing as well as for backup-and-restore. One of my first conclusions in pursuing this issue is that we can never use the Python 2.x unicode APIs on Linux, just as we can never use the Python 2.x str APIs on Windows [2]. (You mentioned this ugliness in your PEP.) My next conclusion was that the Linux way of doing encoding of filenames really sucks compared to, for example, the Mac OS X way. I'm heartened to see what David Wheeler is trying to persuade the maintainers of Linux filesystems to improve some of this: [3]. My final conclusion was that we needed to have two kinds of workaround for the Linux suckage: first, if decoding using the suggested filesystem encoding fails, then we fall back to mojibake [4] by decoding with iso-8859-1 (or else with windows-1252 -- I'm not sure if it matters and I haven't yet understood if utf-8b offers another alternative for this case). Second, if decoding succeeds using the suggested filesystem encoding on Linux, then write down the encoding that we used and include that with the filename. This expands the size of our filenames significantly, but it is the only way to allow some future programmer to undo the damage of a falsely- successful decoding. Here's our whole plan: [5]. Regards, Zooko [1] http://allmydata.org [2] http://allmydata.org/pipermail/tahoe-dev/2009-March/001379.html # see the footnote of this message [3] http://www.dwheeler.com/essays/fixing-unix-linux-filenames.html [4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojibake [5] http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/ticket/534#comment:47


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this hollowform is 15 inches tall and 4 inches wide. To hollow it, I had to do it from the top and the bottom. I then turned a disc and inserted it in the bottom. Worked well. This is my 2nd vessel like this and I think this is the better of the 2..this one seems more balanced with the crossing spirals. Hope ya'll enjoy it. Have a good day
I added the picture for Bluepine..hope it works, I've never added after a post was already in.
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#1 posted 02-16-2012 11:27 AM
The crossing spirals are really awesome! I truly love this. Another beautiful piece, Michelle!
-- Designer/Artist/Teacher. Owner of Sheila Landry Designs (http://www.sheilalandrydesigns.com) Scroll saw, wood working and painting patterns and surfaces. "Knowledge is Power"
#2 posted 02-16-2012 01:47 PM
yup, ditto, what Sheila said
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#3 posted 02-16-2012 01:58 PM
There you go teasing us again, beautiful spirals and wonderful exterior, but could you please give us a
-- As ever, Gus-the 80 yr young apprentice carpenter
#4 posted 02-16-2012 03:43 PM
I like this one even better than the last one.
-- Mike, Missouri --- "A positive life can not happen with a negative mind." ---
#5 posted 02-16-2012 04:36 PM
Fantastic. Curious about how you laid out and cut the spirals
#6 posted 02-16-2012 06:18 PM
bobmcw: I only know of 3 ways; one by hand..check out bill bowers book, or a sears routercrafter or a legacy mill.
#7 posted 02-17-2012 12:02 AM
I may have to dust off my routercrafter. Truly inspiring like always!
-- EGO postulo , EGO venalicium , EGO incidere. I measured, I marked, I cut. Latin instructions for firewood.
#8 posted 02-17-2012 04:52 AM
You out did yourself, Michelle. I liked your first one and this one is even better!
-- LittlePAW - The sweetest sound in my shop, next to Mozart, is what a hand plane makes slicing a ribbon.
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GC Foster College dethroned last year's champions UTech to take the male and female titles as the two day NCB Inter-Collegiate Track and Field Championships came to a close at the National Stadium on Saturday.
GC Foster College had already secured both men's and women's titles heading into the final event, the 4 X 400 metres.
However, that didn't diminish the quality of the two races. The female event was won by the University of Technology who had Shericka Jackson on the third leg while the men's event went to GC Foster College, thanks to a stirring anchor leg from Demar Murray.
In the end, GC Foster tallied 232 points, 80 more than UTech to win the men's title and 202 points on the female side, 17 more than the UTech women's team.
Head coach Maurice Wilson lauded the overall team effort. Earlier, Oshane Bailey completed the sprint double, taking the men's 200 metres in 20.72 seconds ahead of UTech's Kavean Smith in 20.77 and his GC Foster College teammate Everton Clarke 20.82 seconds.
In the field, Olympian Traves Smikle signalled he is returning to form, winning the men's discus with a best effort of 61.26 metres.
World Championships finalist Fedrick Dacres was second with 60.08 metres. The GC Foster College pair of Oshane Archibald and Danielle James were the overall male and female champions after both tallying 23 points.
Article Source: http://rjrnewsonline.com/sports/gc-foster-dethrones-utech-to-win-intercol-crown


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An attorney entered a plea on Brown's behalf to the misdemeanor counts.
The 43-year-old was arrested Oct. 24 in Tarzana after authorities say he refused a sobriety test.
Brown, who is the ex-husband of the late Whitney Houston, faces a third charge in connection with the early morning DUI stop. Authorities say Brown did not have an ignition locking device on his car as required from a separate drunken driving case in the San Fernando Valley earlier this year.
In the March DUI case, the judge sentenced him to probation, a fine, and an alcohol treatment program which Brown entered in August.
This is Brown's third DUI charge. His first DUI arrest was in 1996 when he led police on a high-speed chase.
A pretrial hearing is scheduled on Dec. 13.


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the one where the team are snails | G | 650 words
It wasn't so bad, being a snail. John missed things like opposable thumbs and the ability to put some of his crap down occasionally, but having a shell was pretty cool, especially after Teyla-snail had helped him decorate. The diet was pretty bland, but it wasn't much worse than living on MREs. Ronon-snail had found a secluded bit of Atlantean balcony where they were unlikely to be trampled on, and could practise their new skills. John slithered up the wall towards the ceiling, newly appreciative of the manifold wonders of mucus. He had half an idea to chase down some leaves and see if he couldn't get some kind of hoverboard competition going.
All in all, three days in, the molluscan life was proving interesting to say the least. Ronon was seriously pissed - at least, as far as John could tell, it was pretty tough using antennae to emote - and Teyla was looking twitchy, but John was kind of taken with this laid-back approach to living.
He was still going to kill McKay with his bare hands for getting them in this mess, though. Just as soon as Rodney had figured out whatever the hell had happened and had, you know, changed them back. John let out a small, snaily sigh, and trundled off to find some lettuce.
"Please, like I haven't got better things to do than lead us both on a wild goose chase? I'm telling you, I'm picking all three life signs from right here, look!"
"Yes, Rodney, but your equipment must be malfunctioning - there is nobody here."
As Rodney and Radek conferred, the three snails huddled a little closer to together. John felt reasonably confident that his two chief scientists would be more likely to examine the strange new life rather than pluck off the three of them and throw them into the ocean, but you couldn't be entirely sure. Even worse, it didn't look like they were even going to notice them.
Ronon's antennae twitched decisively, and then he peeled most of his body away from the wall before letting it fall back with a satisfying thunk, loud enough to be heard.
Rodney and Radek turned around.
"Since when do we have snails?" Radek asked.
"We don't..." Rodney said quietly, peering in at them. "Oh, no, surely not."
John nodded emphatically, though he wasn't sure how well that would translate. He wriggled to the side, showing off the pretty and informative shell that Teyla had painted.
"Sheppard? Sheppard, that's you? Oh god."
"Ronon, Teyla?" Radek asked.
All three snails bobbed their heads up and down as much as they could. Radek started to laugh. "I'm sorry, it's just -- Rodney, they're snails."
"Oh god," Rodney said again. "Listen, we've figured out a way to reverse the process, I just had to find you all first. Fucking Ancients, I swear, talk about a society with too much time on their hands and -- god, I thought I'd incinerated you, so really, I'm so glad you had a chance to pimp out your new ride, Sheppard, while I've been going out of my mind thinking you were all dead! "
John shuffled a little guiltily at that. They could have tried to send a message or something, maybe. Still, his shell was awesome.
Radek held out his tablet. "Here, please, all of you slide onto this, I can carry you back to the lab, we can fix you."
"You never know, they might skip straight past the firing me stage and just shoot me to end the humiliation," Rodney muttered as they headed back into the city.
Teyla twisted meaningfully at that, leaving a clear, shiny trail across the glass of Radek's computer. John's own murderous tendencies were fading, though. It looked like everything was going to be just fine. He'd have to make sure someone snapped a photo of him before they changed him back, though, this was a definitely a once in a lifetime look.
He hoped.


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The Chairman of the Senate Armed Service's Committee, Democrat Carl Levin of Michigan, continues to voice concerns about the National Missile Defense system, part of which is based in Alaska. It has components at the Kodiak Launch Complex, and at Fort Greely in Delta Junction.
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington, DC


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The U.S. Army will deploy a mechanized infantry battalion made up of advanced battle tanks to South Korea to bolster defense on the peninsula as part of a rotational force, a military source said Tuesday.
The battalion armed with M1A2 battle tanks and M2A3 armored infantry fighting vehicles will depart their base on Thursday to join the U.S. Army's 2nd Infantry Division stationed in South Korea, the source said, asking for anonymity.
About 800 American service members will serve in North Gyeonggi Province, just south of the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, for nine months as part of planned enhancements to American forces in the country, he said.
The latest deployment shows the U.S. commitment to the military rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific region amid rising tensions in the strategically important region.


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The Cartulary of Holy Trinity, Aldgate. Originally published by London Record Society, London, 1971.
This free content was digitised by double rekeying and sponsored by London Record Society. All rights reserved.
By publishing this calendar of the Cartulary of Holy Trinity Aldgate the London Record Society has made available a source important both for the topography and for the social and economic history of medieval London. My first duty is to acknowledge my deep debt to the University of Glasgow, the custodian of the Register, and especially to the University Librarian, Mr. R. O. Mackenna, who unhesitatingly sent the manuscript on loan to the Institute of Historical Research in London for a lengthy period and helped me on subsequent visits to Glasgow.
My thanks are also due to many scholars with whom I have discussed the problems of this edition over the years, and especially to Professor R. B. Pugh, Dr. C. J. Holdsworth, Dr. A. E. J. Hollaender of the Guildhall Library, Mr. Godfrey R. C. Davis and Mrs. A. Payne of the British Museum. Professor C. N. L. Brooke has saved me from the commission of many errors by reading through the typescript and suggesting emendations, and his research assistant Mrs. Gillian Keir from her knowledge of the original deeds has helped me with many difficulties in their cartulary copies. To Professor Francis Wormald I am doubly indebted both for his advice and for his note on the illuminations. Miss J. F. Payne helped to compile the large card catalogue upon which the index is based. Despite this help, errors for which I am alone responsible may remain. Had space and time permitted, I should like to have collated the Cartulary text with B.M. Lansdowne MS. 448, but my plea in extenuation must be that the Hunterian manuscript is a large one and that its publication has already been too long delayed.
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text: Eddie Amador is an American house music record producer and remixer. He is also the founder of the Mochico and MochicoPrimo record labels. Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Amador studied mechanical engineering at Arizona State University while moonlighting as a hip hop DJ. In 1996, he earned a bachelor's degree and relocated to Los Angel… Read More