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After rough season, rotation seeks turnaround
Blue Jays' starting staff struggled out of the gate and never recovered
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- If the Blue Jays are going to turn the page on a disappointing 2013 season and live up to those lofty expectations from a year ago, then it's clear the rotation will have to be much better.
Toronto began last season with what was supposed to be one of the best rotations in baseball. Not only did those early predictions not come true, but the club's starting five finished the year as one of the worst in the Major Leagues.
A slow start combined with injuries derailed any chance Toronto had of making the postseason. The goal is to move past that, but before that can happen, the Blue Jays are coming clean about where everything went wrong in what was expected to be a banner season.
"I think that definitely set the tone, we pitched like garbage," Blue Jays right-hander Brandon Morrow said Monday morning. "The starting pitchers were awful for the first month, myself included. None of us were pitching like we wanted to. Whether it was just bad luck that all five of us were going through it at the same time or just putting pressure on ourselves.
"Then guys started getting hurt, knowing other guys were already barking and hurting. You were trying to keep it up and stay on the field. I think that was a big part of it, the slow start. Our pitching just didn't give us a chance in that first month."
The Blue Jays hoped the 2013 season would result in their first trip to the postseason in 20 years. Instead, the club essentially found itself out of contention by the middle of May with almost no chance of turning things around no matter how the rest of the season went.
When it was all said and done, Toronto had the second-highest ERA in the Major Leagues at 4.81. The club also finished ranked 27th overall with a .272 opponents' batting average and threw the third-fewest innings with 899 1/3. That's not going to get it done in any league, but especially not in a competitive American League East, where it's easy to get left behind.
Josh Johnson and his 6.20 ERA have since left town, but outside of him, the personnel has remained the same. So now the question is how does a team go from being one of the worst, to one of the best, with very little turnover.
"We said all last year, we like this ballclub," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "We still do. It was put together for a reason, to win. Last year didn't end the way we wanted it to, not even close. But we still like it as a group.
"The big question was what were we going to do with the rotation and nothing has happened there, but the way it is stacking up right now, we really like the depth that we have and we have some guys to choose from."
That depth is something the Blue Jays didn't have a year ago and should go a long way in helping to improve the overall numbers. When the likes of Morrow, Johnson and J.A. Happ went down to injury, there was virtually no one in the Minor Leagues to come up and take their place.
That won't be the case again this year as there seems to be an endless list of candidates for the final spot. Esmil Rogers, Todd Redmond, Drew Hutchison, Kyle Drabek, Marcus Stroman, Sean Nolin, Dustin McGowan and Ricky Romero are all in the mix. Only one pitcher will come away with the job, but whomever doesn't end up on the roster will be waiting in the wings.
That alone will be a major upgrade considering the amount of starts that went to Ramon Ortiz, Aaron Laffey and Chien-Ming Wang in 2013. It won't guarantee success, but there are at least a couple of dark horses in the current group who could become difference makers.
"I think we have in our clubhouse a couple of real sleepers," knuckleballer R.A. Dickey said. "I don't want to mention them by name, but I will say that I think there's a couple of guys in that clubhouse … Look, when I came to the Mets in 2010, nobody expected me to do what I did. We need that.
"Every team has to have a guy like that if you're going to win a world championship. You're going to have a guy that you're not really counting on that steps up and does something. We've got some guys who are very capable of doing that."
So depth isn't an issue, but the overall quality of talent in the starting five still might be. That's one reason why general manager Alex Anthopoulos continued to explore the free-agent market deep into the offseason, but week by week, the club's options have continued to dwindle.
The Orioles reportedly agreed to terms with right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez on a four-year contract worth approximately $48 million on Monday night. That leaves Ervin Santana as the lone big-name pitcher who is still available on the market.
The Mariners and Yankees are still possible landing spots for Santana, and it remains to be seen whether the Blue Jays will ante up for the upgrade that seemed so likely at the end of last season. Toronto continues to insist it's fine with that, and while the fan base probably doesn't agree, the only thing that can silence the critics is improved results on the field.
"The only way you're going to change minds is to go out and play better baseball and prove what we thought going into last year was true," Gibbons said. "If we don't play well, maybe we're not that good. But we think we are."

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Toyota Celebrates Back to the Future Day, Recreates Marty McFly's Truck
October 21, 2015, was the day visited by Back to the Future Part II, and to pay homage, Toyota recreated Marty McFly's famous truck from the classic movie.
When people think Back to the Future, the first thing that usually comes to mind is Doc Brown's time-traveling DeLorean. Now, while Marty's 1985 Toyota pickup is by no means the car star of the franchise, it too enjoyed a level of notoriety that has made it nearly as timeless as the DeLorean.
Toyota's recreated dream truck is 2016 Tacoma with quite a few extra bits that mimic the look of Marty's ride. Key highlights include vintage headlight and taillight designs, custom 1985 Toyota truck paint, KC HiLites auxiliary lights, an off-road suspension, TRD wheels, and a custom tailgate featuring the "TOYOTA" logo.
Front and rear tubular bumpers, a custom light bar and vintage 1985 Toyota truck mud flaps round out its spiffy design.
As cool as Marty McFly's recreated, 1985-inspired Toyota Tacoma is, it will likely never be made, and no amount of time traveling or wishful thinking is going to change that. Sorry, Back to the Future fans.
It's A Flop! The Predator Bombs At Box Office
20th Century Fox's hopes of reviving its Predator franchise is going according to plan.
Directed by Shane Black, reboot/sequel of the iconic Predator movie grossed just $55 million at the global box office, notably lower than its $88 million budget
In North America, the film grossed $24 million compared to the $26 million analysts estimated, placing it third in the franchise after Alien vs. Predator ($38.2 million) and Predators ($24.7 million).
Things were a little bit better internationally, but $30.7 million from 72 markets isn't much to write home about, either.
The poor results can be attributed to mixed reviews and bad word of mouth stemming from actor Steven Wilder Striegel's registered sex offender allegations.
As things stand, Iron Man 3 will remain the only box office hit on Black's directing C.V. f-or the foreseeable future.
Have you watched The Predator? If so, share your impressions in the comments below and let us know it's worth the ticket of admission.
Look Out For Many Easter Eggs In Venom Movie
Easter eggs are scattered throughout this Marvel Comics adaptation.
Despite Venom's history as one of Spider-Man's most popular nemesis, not being in the same cinematic universe as the webs-linger leaves his movie precariously isolated in this era of interconnected blockbusters. Fortunately, even though there isn't likely to be any acknowledgement or direct references to Spider-Man, the character has a rich history in the comic book world to draw from
Director Ruben Fleischer assured viewers, especially comic book fans, in an interview with Fandango that the Venom movie will contain a few subtle and not-so-subtle nods to the source material, stating:
"I definitely tried to pepper in Easter eggs throughout the film. Some are more obvious than others. I'm excited for fans of the comics to see the movie."
Look no further than the third trailer (shown above) for one of the Easter eggs, which features a threat issued by Eddie Brock after merging with the Venom symbiote that was pulled straight from the pages of an Amazing Spider-Man comic book. Fleischer added:
"Even a line that's featured in the trailer: 'Eyes, lungs, pancreas. So many snacks, so little time,' is directly taken from the comics. It was exciting to me that people recognized that and appreciated that."
The new Venom movie also includes some nods to the franchise's future, and as the first installment of Sony's Universe of Marvel Characters, sows the seeds for potential spinoffs.
Keep an eye out during the post-credits sequence.
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 Non-Spoiler Review
The fifteen movie in the Marvel cinematic universe is an entertaining fusion of action, comedy and heart-wrenching drama.
Following up to the funny and action-packed formation of the team in the first movie, Guardian Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 sees the Guardians travel the universe to unravel the mystery behind Peter Quill's parentage. And that's essentially the plot — simple and short.
I enjoyed Guardian Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 a lot more than I thought I would. It strikes a nice balance between action, humor and drama. Whereas the first movie's sole intention was to bring the team together, this one flushes out not just Quill, but also the other characters, including antagonists Nebula, Yondu and Mantis, a new character whose abilities adds greatly to the humor.
In Guardian Of The Galaxy Vol. 2, we get an understanding of why Drax is so obsessed with killing Thanos, and why Thano's own daughter, Gamora, not only detests him, but also wants him dead.
As for Rocket Raccoon's tough, big-guy attitude, let's just say it all stems from a traumatizing experience that transcends animal abuse. You will definitely feel for him.
We don't get to learn a lot about Groot, unfortunately, but what little screen time he has is entertaining and memorable.
Nebula's bitter and destructive rivalry with sister Gamora rears its ugly head in Guardians 2, but there is a lot more complexity to their relationship that we learn about. Daddy issues, anyone?
Yondu's backstory in connection with Quill's is arguably the most heart-wrenching. The blue alien man has some serious depth to him and there is a very good reason why he couldn't kill Quill in Guardians 1.
In fact, I would go as far as to say that without Yondu's sub-plot, Guardians 2 wouldn't have been as engaging.
Not only does Guardians 2 add more meat to each character's lore, but it does so with sheer quality in everything — writing, acting, cinematography, etc. — and at the right amounts.
The writing, while predictable at times, is as good as in any other marvel movie and masterfully executed by the cast.. The characters are portrayed masterfully, and you can connect and empathize with each one, good guy or baddie.
As for cinematography, while the Marvel Cinematic Universe has built a reputation for and even reinvented the scope and artistry of ensemble action, I think the Guardian films are the most dazzling of all the Marvel series.
Like the first Guardians, Guardian 2 is a swashbuckling adventure flick complete with a vibrant array of sweeping panoramas, epic action sequences, dynamic framing and composition, with a healthy serving of slapstick comedy injected throughout.
The CGI is mostly spot on, demonstrating Marvel's mastery of the art. One CGI character especially had me fooled.
Music is another hallmark of the Guardians Of The Galaxy films, and Guardians 2 delivers in spades. While you may not agree with the song selection, you will appreciate how well they are used throughout the adventure, be it during the chaos of the opening credits, big action pieces or scene transitions .
Guardian Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 is a thoroughly enjoyable superhero movie, but I can see a few places where film and especially comic book enthusiasts will find issue.
The first deals with the main crux of the story — Peter finding his father Ego. Many viewers will find it fairly predictable, but the writers probably couldn't have done anything drastically original with with. I found it to be fine, but nothing special.
Speaking of Ego, avid comic book fans may scuff at his backstory deviating from the comics. The same can be said about the true relations between Quill and Yondu, and many other dissimilarities that carry over from the first movie.
This is not a major issue, however, considering that most audiences know relatively little about Star-Lord's squad and have no basis of comparison.
Finally, there is an increase in comedy compared to Guardians 1, and it could feel at times that the movie is trying too hard with the humor. The gratuitous amount of silly gags could turn off those looking for something more dialed-backed and mature.
As funny, dramatic, action-packed and even cliche as Guardian Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 is, it is really about family at the core, particularly building and repairing relationships. It tries to cement the relationships between the original characters, while adding a new one.
It delivers an action adventure that ticks nearly all the right boxes. It has a more than an adequate script, impeccable acting, great humor and great cinematography, but in the end, it was the quirky roster of heroes (and anti-heroes) and their chemistry that sells the flick.
Like it or not, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 will put a smile on your face.


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Mmm delicious rainbow vomit
There's one deal on PlayStation Plus this week that just seems too good to pass up. Starting tomorrow, Critter Crunch will be available for only $1.40. At that price there's almost no excuse not to be regurgitating colorful nutrients into the mouths of your kin by this time Wednesday.
Subscribers can also save on spooky platformer Closure (free), NHL 13 ($38.39), a top down shooter by the name of Alien Breed that features cross-buy functionality ($7.99), and aquatic papercraft platformer Derrick the Deathfin ($4.00).
PlayStation Plus Update: Closure Joins the Instant Game Collection [PlayStation Blog]


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Cards place Holliday on 15-day disabled list
ST. LOUIS -- The Cardinals will have to wait at least another week before getting Matt Holliday back on the field, as the organization made the decision on Saturday to move the left fielder to the 15-day disabled list.
Holliday's roster spot will be filled by first baseman Brock Peterson, who was batting .306 with a league-high 22 home runs in 93 games for Triple-A Memphis. After playing the last four games one player short on the bench, the Cardinals again have five extra position players with Peterson's arrival.
Holliday had not played since sustaining a right hamstring strain while running out a ground ball on July 11 vs. the Cubs. He initially hoped that a week of rest would be sufficient enough to avoid a DL stint, and he was seemingly making progress in recent days. He participated in batting practice on Thursday and Friday.
But after not being able to run at full speed without hindrance on Friday, Holliday and the organization made the collective decision that additional time off would benefit the left fielder.
"I think he's real close now," manager Mike Matheny said. "But hammys are tricky. It's one of those injuries that if you push it, it oftentimes comes back to haunt you. It's being cautious, but also being smart."
The move was also calculated. Because Holliday hasn't played since the injury, his placement on the DL is retroactive to July 12. That means he will be eligible to return as early as next Saturday. Had Holliday made an appearance in a game this weekend, reaggravated the injury and then had to go on the DL, he would have had to remain sidelined for at 15 days from the last game he played.
With a team off-day on Monday, moving Holliday to the DL now only costs him six more games.
"I think that was the part where you say, risk-reward," Holliday said. "You don't want to lose the eight days I've already been out by trying to come back a day too early, or doing something to where now you're back to having to go on the DL for 15 [days]. Time wise, it really made sense."
Holliday participated in batting practice with his teammates again on Saturday. He took the day off from running, but he plans to resume that on Sunday. Holliday is confident that he will be back in the Cardinals' lineup as soon as he is eligible to return.
"We were hopeful that he could end up playing today, but just based on how he felt, we didn't feel like pushing him was worth the risk," general manager John Mozeliak said. "He can be back on Saturday, and I think the risk of it recurring will be very, very low. It's one of those things where we probably could have pushed it, but if it had gone backwards or he reaggravated it, I think we would have regretted the decision."


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Fall is the time for baked pasta, and baked pasta is the time for garlic bread. From October through March, many of my nightly meal plans can be written as "some kind of pasta, green salad, garlic bread."
After awhile, those frozen loaves in the paper/foil wrapper just don't cut it. Too doughy, too soggy, not enough flavor. If something represents a third of my plate, I'd like it to be more of an event.
I had been hanging on to this recipe from Cook's Country for a couple of years when I noticed it recently in the stack of "recipes I need to try." I'm sorry I waited: It's got a powerful amount of flavor and it turns out garlic bread that is just soft enough inside and just crispy enough outside. The original recipe made 12 slices. I sized it down for 8 slices, the perfect amount for 4 people, but I included the original amounts at the bottom, along with a cheese option. You might want more of this one.
Crispy Garlic Bread
From the October/November 2010 issue of Cook's Country magazine. For the bread, get a loaf of French or Italian bread from the bakery area of the supermarket. You want bread that's kind of soft and not too crusty.
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
3 cloves garlic, peeled
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper
8 (1-inch-thick) slices Italian bread
PREHEAT oven to 425 degrees with rack in the center position. Place a rimmed baking sheet on the rack to warm. (When I tested the recipe, I was baking lasagne at 350 degrees. I turned the oven up to 425 but didn't warm the baking sheet and it worked fine.)
PLACE the butter in a small mixing bowl. Using a rasp grater or the small holes on a box grater, grate the garlic into the butter. (Or you can minced it finely.) Add the sugar, salt and pepper and beat with a fork until well combined. Spread the butter mixture evenly over both sides of each slice of bread.
ARRANGE the bread slices on the baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, until golden brown on the bottom. Turn the slices with tongs and return to the oven to bake the other side for 5 minutes. Serve warm.
MAKES 4 servings.
NOTE: For 12 slices of bread, or a whole loaf, use 12 tablespoons butter (1 1/2 sticks) and 4 cloves garlic, but keep the sugar, salt and pepper the same.
VARIATION: To make a cheese version, sprinkle the bread with 1 to 1 1/2 cups of shredded Monterey Jack or cheddar in the final 1 minute of baking time. You also could add 1 to 2 tablespoons minced chives to the butter mixture.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
One Great . . . crispy garlic bread
Fall is the time for baked pasta, and baked pasta is the time for garlic bread. From October through March, many of my nightly meal plans can be written as "some kind of pasta, green salad, garlic bread."


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Rep. Aaron Pena's flirtation with Texas Republicans went public last week when the Edinburg Democrat acknowledged that he was considering a party switch.
We spoke to Pena last night on his way back to Austin. It was difficult to pin him down – even during the "background" portion of the conversation.
On the record, he said he was unaware of today's scheduled public welcome by Gov. Rick Perry, House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, and other Republican leaders of Rep. Allan Ritter, D-Nederland, who is making his formal switch to the Republicans.
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Rep. Aaron Pena, D-Edinburg
Will Pena be there as well? A Texas Republican official was coy when asked. Pena said he's unsure of his schedule because he had not spoken to his staff.
A Pena switch would give Republicans a whopping 101 seats in the 150-member chamber – at least for the upcoming session.
But Pena would likely face an angry voter backlash in the solid Democratic Rio Grande Valley. There are no Republican legislators from Deep South Texas. The last Democratic lawmaker from the valley who got cozy with Republicans – Roberto Gutierrez of McAllen – got knocked out in a Democratic primary.
If Pena stays in the Democratic Party, his recent flirtation with Republicans will follow him; if he bolts, he will face an intense challenge in the 2012 election – if he tries to get elected as a Republican – even if Republicans try to carve out as friendly a district as they can during the upcoming redistricting battle.
Democrats will hang the Republican Party Platform around Pena's neck. It is toxic for many Hispanic Texans. The platform wants to:
** End bilingual education;
** Deport people who are not here legally.
** Repeal the Texas lottery.
** Create a Class A misdemeanor (two years in jail and a fine) for people who not in Texas legally.
** Repeal the minimum wage.
** Create a school voucher system.
** End government sponsored Pre-K programs.
Former state demographer Steve Murdock has warned Texans that 3 out of every 10 Texas workers will not have even a high school diploma by the year 2040 unless the current trend line changes. Murdock says education is the only way to change the trend line and emphasizes that more high quality Pre-K is one way of getting there.
Those parts of the GOP platform that would be an incredibly hard sell for Pena in his district include:
Driver Licenses – We propose that every Texas driver license shall indicate whether the driver is a U.S. citizen. No such documentation shall be issued to anyone not legally in the country. (page 3)
Gambling – We continue to oppose gambling as a means of financing state government. Government-sponsored gambling has had a devastating impact on many Texas families. Moreover, we oppose any further legalization, government facilitation, or financial guarantees relating to any type of gambling including casino, riverboat, video lottery terminals (VLTs), slot machine, video keno, eight-liners, multi-state lotteries, and other games of chance including on Indian reservations. We support the repeal of the state lottery, and enforcement of existing laws and regulations related to gambling. We oppose dedicating any government revenue from gambling to create or expand any governmental program. (page 10)
ObamaCare – We urge the Congress to defund, repeal, and reject the national healthcare takeover, also known as "ObamaCare" or any similar legislation. (page 11)
Bilingual Education – English is the language of commerce, therefore a successful tiered language instruction program with the following provisions is recommended:
• Year 1: 70% English / 30% Native language (Year 1 indicates first year of U.S. based education)
• Year 2: 80% English / 20% Native language
• Year 3: 90% English / 10% Native language
• Year 4 and thereafter: 100% English (No bilingual education after year 3)
All students must pass recognized standard tests that verify each student's English ability for their grade level before advancing (page 12)
Early Childhood Development – We believe that parents are best suited to train their children in their early development and oppose mandatory pre-school and Kindergarten. We urge Congress to repeal government sponsored
programs that deal with early childhood development. (page 12)
Educational Entitlement – Given that education is reserved to the states under the 10th Amendment to the Constitution, we encourage legislation that prohibits enrollment in free public schools of non-citizens unlawfully present in the United States. We encourage the Texas Attorney General to challenge the Federal provision of residency verification. (page 12)
Gambling and Education – We strongly oppose gambling or any other vice that tears at the fabric of society to fund public education. (page 13)
Higher Education – We reaffirm support of public and private institutions of higher learning. We advocate an equal standard for public college admission based on merit and ability. We urge the legislature to ensure equal access to grants, loans and scholarships to all Texas high school graduates, including privately educated students. All Texas students should be given acceptance priority over out-of-state or foreign students. We oppose automatic admissions rules (such as the top 10%) which are based solely on class ranking. (page 13)
Parental School Choice – We encourage the Governor and the Texas Legislature to enact child-centered school funding options – which fund the student, not schools or districts – to allow maximum freedom of choice in public, private or parochial education for all children. (page 13)
Minimum Wage – We believe the Minimum Wage Law should be repealed. (page 19)
The platform continues:
We oppose illegal immigration, amnesty in any form leading to citizenship, or legal status for illegal immigrants. amending the U.S. constitution to suspend automatic U.S. citizenship to children born to illegal immigrants; elimination of federal and state funding to cities with "sanctuary" laws; elimination of day labor work centers; elimination of laws requiring hospitals to give non-emergency care to illegal's; elimination of social security benefits or federal and state funding to illegal's for education, housing or business loans; preventing any foreign entity from using our judicial system to enter the
United States; document verification prior to issuance of a Texas drivers license; withholding federal highway funds from any state issuing drivers licenses to illegal aliens;(page 20)
Birthright Citizenship – We call on the Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches of these United States to clarify Section 1 of the 14th amendment to limit citizenship by birth to those born to a citizen of the United States: with no exceptions. (page 20)
• We urge the Texas legislature in its next biennial session to:
• Enact legislation to require Voter ID.
• Create a state offense (Class A misdemeanor) for an illegal alien to intentionally or knowingly be within the State of Texas, and require local law enforcement to verify residency status upon arrest for another crime.
Pena could argue that most folks ignore party platforms. But they mean a lot for party officials. They define what you stand for and who you are.
To underscore that point, the GOP platform says county chairs "are responsible for implementing this platform by requiring party candidates to indicate their positions on platform planks before their acceptance on the ticket and to make such information available on the Party website."
The platform urges partisan groups to deny candidates campaign money if they do not support the party platform principles.
The platform also urges the Legislature "to permit a political party to require each of its candidates to indicate their position on each platform plank before their acceptance on the primary ballot."
Pena's considering of a party switch already has provoked some sneering attacks from anonymous Republicans on Paul Burka's blog. They resent his status as a trial lawyer.
And Democratic leaders are not sympathetic with Pena's consideration of a party jump.
This puts the lawmaker between the proverbial rock and a hard place.


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During these hard days, everyone is searching high and low for ways to earn and make both ends meet. Employment is one of the options. Unfortunately, not everyone can avail of this opportunity, either due to the limited availability of jobs or due to lack of qualifications for the jobs available.
Another means to earn is to go into business which I believe is a better and a more promising option. Here are some simple and practical steps that may guide you in putting up a food business the easy way:
1. Start! As in any endeavours in life, getting started is the most difficult part. Procrastination is the first hurdle we must overcome. We may have the best idea but it remains just that, an idea, until we do something tangible about it. How?
a. Set your goal. If you have a passion for cooking, decide what aspect of your culinary expertise you want to utilize for your business (do you plan to put up a small restaurant? do you prefer to go into catering? will opening an outlet for special delicacy fits you best? etc.) Directly targeting a particular aspect of the business makes it more achievable. Avoid being overwhelmed at the start by targeting several possible aspects of the business at the same time.
b. Learn all you can about the food business and add details to your idea to make it more concrete. Read, surf the net, browse over articles in magazines, attend seminars and exhibitions, consult with friends or associates who are or had been in the business. You can learn from their experiences, be they good or bad.
c. Once you have decided which aspect of the food business you think will fit your dream, think of how you will finance it. This may seem to be a major problem but it need not be.
2. Plan how you will finance your dream business. Depending on what you plan to put up, decide how much you are willing or is capable of investing. For a first-timer it is good to plan for a modest, single propriety business. This is a more prudent step to take to minimize possible losses in case things do not go as expected at the start. Also, this will avoid first-timers' over concern on failing and affect momentum in your plans. To help you finance your dream, you may want to consider these financing sources:
a. Your personal saving
b. Applying for loans with your bank, credit groups, friends, relatives, or NGO organizations. It is advisable not to exhaust your credit limit from any one possible source. Also, approaching as few as sources as possible (preferably only one of them) allows you more fall back assistance in case you grow bigger and require additional financing.
c. Get a business partner who shares the same passion as yours.
3. Now, you are ready to start your business. Consider these important aspects of a business.
a. Location: This may not be a priority if you plan to go into catering but just the same, your cooking facility should be within the area of those you plan to serve. Delivery should not take so much time so fresh food reach your clients faster. This will also save you transport expenses.
However, if you are opening a food outlet like a restaurant, a small stall, or a food cart, consider a place where traffic of potential clients is from moderate to heavy. A stall in food court in malls is a good consideration plus it may cost less than renting a separate space in a shopping complex (but preferably near the food centre as well).
b. Personnel: At the start, hire a minimum number of people. For a small outlet, a cashier (which may be you), two servers, two cooks, and a busboy will suffice. Using disposables will eliminate the need for a dishwasher. But if it is a stall in a fast-food or food court, you dispense with a dishwasher even if reusable utensils since food court managements provide this. Also, there will be no need for a busboy. Daily marketing for supplies can be assigned to your cooks.
c. Work on all the necessary government and health requirements to open up a business legally. Legalizing your business saves you a lot of troubles later on.
d. Marketing strategies: As in any business, advertising play a big part if your are to grow. Here are a few suggestions you may consider:
1) Flyers to let clients know what you offer and for how much.
2) Offer a special price (and smaller portion) for a particular item for the day. This is to let them sample your food without giving it away for free.
3) Offer a free meal for groups of 4 or 5 (whichever is viable to your budget).
4) "Bring-a-friend" incentives (you may give special discount cards to your endorsers).
With the above guidelines, I hope you will find it easier to START your dream food business soon.
NOTE: There are those who engage in this business who give up after only a few months of operation. Among some reasons for this are:
a. Lack of sustained interest.
b. Realization of a better business venture for them. A change of heart is not uncommon.
c. Seeming "slow" growth of the business as per their expectation. Remember, there is a sound Latin adage that says: "Festina lente"(hasten slowly) which can be adopted in running a business.
d. Loss of patience due to the feeling that the business does not seem to grow at all. Usually this situation happens when we fail to apply simple arithmetic in running the day-to-day operation of the business.
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(CNN) — In a blow to hipster bloggers, budding photographers and oversharers everywhere, popular blogging platform Tumblr was down Friday morning.
The outage started in earnest shortly before 8:30 a.m. Friday, according to Web tool Down Right Now. Its report was based on official announcements and feeds, plus user reports on Twitter and directly to its creators.
On its Twitter feed, Tumblr had earlier acknowledged problems.
"We're experiencing slow loading or intermittent errors on certain pages and are working quickly to restore performance," read the post, from 7:34 a.m. ET.
But roughly an hour later, the problems seemed more extreme. The wailing of the bloggerati was quick and severe.
"Yeah. It's killing me. Oh my gosh. Please fix it faster," one Twitter user wrote.
"RUDE. I was working!" typed another.
Others were more analytical.
"First Pinterest, now Tumblr is down," wrote user Greg Grigoriou, referring to an Amazon server outage that knocked out Pinterest, Reddit and other popular sites earlier this week. "Facebook and Twitter shake their heads at their bumbling redheaded stepchildren."
However, a handful of users were apparently able to post links to Tumblr Friday without noting any problems.
Launched in 2007, the blogging and social site now hosts more than 77 million blogs. Alexa ranks Tumblr as the 36th most popular website in the world and 19th most-visited in the United States. It is particularly popular among younger Web users.


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The other Kirtsaengs
Supap Kirtsaeng wasn't the only student bookseller that textbook publishers went after. In New York federal courts, the publishers' preferred venue, they've sued at least four student-resellers, and won every case.
While the publishing companies have made hay out of the $1.2 million in revenue, they have gone after students with far smaller businesses than Kirtsaeng, said John Mitchell, a Washington DC lawyer who defended two of those students.
Ganghua Liu (who goes by Linda) was a medical student in Texas when she started buying some of the textbooks she needed from China. The price difference was significant, said Mitchell. "It was something like a $250 textbook being sold for $50," he said. "In some cases the cover was in Chinese, but the content was all in English."
Liu started buying more textbooks and selling them online, but she never had a big operation.
"Her sales were peanuts compared to Kirtsaeng," said Mitchell, no more than a "few thousand dollars" annually. "They [the book publishers] were trying to get her to pay $15,000, and they might have taken less. They just wanted to shut down anyone who was selling, but she was a feisty individual."
The lawsuit was defended through the US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, where Liu ultimately lost. The facts in the case mirrored Kirtsaeng's, which had already been decided. Mitchell has appealed the Liu case up to the Supreme Court, but its results now seem likely to follow Kirtsaeng's.
Mitchell took on a second student bookseller client, Mohit Arora, who had resold books he bought in India. Like Liu, he appealed to the 2nd Circuit, but couldn't get around the precedent of Kirtsaeng.
Liu has been exhausted by the lawsuit against her, said Mitchell. "She has been struggling, due to illness in her family and severe financial hardship," said Mitchell. "Right now, she's neither studying nor practicing medicine. This really knocked the wind out of her sails."
Round One: How copyright got "hacked" in Costco v. Omega
The Supreme Court has considered the issue of "parallel importation" or "gray market" goods once before, in Costco v. Omega. However, the case resulted in an unusual 4-4 split and no published opinion. Justice Elena Kagan was unable to vote, because she had argued the case as Solicitor General, supporting copyright owner Omega.
Omega was upset that Costco imported a bunch of its Seamaster watches into the US, and was selling them for $1,299—a solid $700 less than Omega's suggested US retail price. Angered by importations that undercut its prices, Omega attempted a clever "hack" of copyright law that nearly worked. Unable to copyright wristwatches, Omega slapped a small globe design—less than 5 millimeters across—on the back of each watch. The sole purpose, Omega later admitted, was to make the watch a "copyrighted" good with the hope of restricting resale of its products.
Again, it almost worked. The 4-4 split at the high court meant Omega had won, since the 9th Circuit ruling supporting the watch company held up. Ultimately, though, Omega's case fell apart. The lower court found that sticking its copyrighted logo onto the back of an item that couldn't be copyrighted—a wristwatch—was actually an example of "copyright misuse."
The 4-4 result of Costco v. Omega doesn't bode well for the consumer advocates, online marketers, and resellers who are supporting Kirtsaeng. Four justices decided to support the copyright-owner even in a case where the copyright itself was dubious; the 'swing vote' is Justice Kagan, who is on record as supporting Omega when she worked for the government.
But this new case presents different facts, and different characters. Mitchell, the lawyer who represented Linda Liu, is optimistic the Kirtsaeng case will be seen differently from Costco, by both the court and the public.
"Nobody has to buy a $2,000 watch, or a $1,300 watch, so it didn't affect people in general," says Mitchell. "But anyone who wants a college degree is going to need to get their hands on textbooks. It affects millions of people, and I'm hopeful that now the Supreme Court is going to look at this as a case of importance to everyone in the US"
Emboldened support for "owners' rights"
"First sale" doesn't just protect the Supap Kirtsaengs and Linda Lius of the world. It exists to protect their customers, too—people who might never be "first owners" of books, games, or much of anything.
The companies and institutions affected by the resale-rights issues brought up in Kirtsaeng have certainly snapped to attention. They've formed a wide-ranging coalition called the "Owners' Rights Initiative," emphasizing to the public that the right to re-sell, lend out, and give away books, movies, and music is under threat. Members include Internet commerce companies, library associations, book-sellers, Goodwill Industries, and Redbox. The ORI website shouts in bold red: "You bought it, you own it—you have a RIGHT to resell it!"
In court briefs, content companies have characterized the stories being put forward by ORI as a mythical parade of horribles. If content-company lawyers were going to shutter libraries or march into garage sales, why weren't there any examples?
"Kirtsaeng and his amici contend that if the Court accepts this natural reading, economic ruin will follow for a litany of interested parties, from commercial retailers to charitable organizations to factory workers to flea-market sellers," write lawyers representing the MPAA and RIAA in their amicus brief [PDF]. "[T]here is no evidence this long-recognized principle has actually impaired any important secondary markets or led to imposition of liability on well meaning librarians, teachers, or garage-sale hosts. Indeed, almost every court to have considered the issue has come out the same way, and Congress has amended the Copyright Act on numerous occasions without disturbing that construction."
Copyright owners have little interest in policing garage sales, and legal exemptions already exist for libraries and small-scale importation (such as books in a tourist's carry-on). Copyright owners say they're concerned with "gray market" goods as big business, that will threaten their ability to succeed and profit at home.
"The genuine threat at issue is the prospect of systematic, unauthorized importation on a mass scale of copies of movies, sound recordings, or other protected works that could undercut the market for copies intended for sale in the United States or constrain copyright holders' ability to control the timing and terms of entry into different markets."
An IP battle that stretches across industries and classes
The Kirtsaeng battle is a reflection of digital commerce today. Online marketplaces happily ignore borders, and have created a world in which almost any scrappy student could be another Supap Kirtsaeng, shattering long-standing pricing schemes by movie and book companies. That reality has made some very well-established US corporations very unhappy, and they know how to use courts to fight back.
So far, they're winning. Even their equally well-heeled corporate opponents are aware this fight may have to ultimately turn to Congress—no matter which way the Supreme Court decision turns out.
"I think the likelihood of a crystal clear decision by the court is not high, and we want to be prepared for that," said Overstock.com GC Mark Griffin. "And if they decide for Kirtsaeng, I wouldn't expect [the other side] to sit back and do nothing."
Copyright battles that pit technology companies against content owners are becoming a fixture of the Internet age. But those fights can seem abstract and distant to those without a vested interest. It's a rare IP lawsuit that so clearly reaches into every social class—but Kirtsaeng is one of those cases.
"First sale" doesn't just protect the Supap Kirtsaengs and Linda Lius of the world. It exists to protect their customers, too—people who might never be "first owners" of books, games, or much of anything.
Liu's lawyer John Mitchell reminded me of those stakes in an e-mail he sent after our interview.
"There are millions of people living in poverty or near poverty in this country," wrote Mitchell. "They scarcely buy new shoes or new clothes, instead shopping at Goodwill Industries or other establishments catering to their needs. They buy used cars, used phones, and used computers. For the person who always buys new, for whom price is not a big factor, the next 'point of distribution' is probably the trash. (And, yes, there is case law supporting the right to take copies intended for the trash, clean them up, and resell them.) 'First sale' protects those downstream individuals who will never buy new and who would otherwise be left out."


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Delicious "Stir-Fried" Porridge at D Victory, Kuantan
>> Saturday, November 26, 2011
Venue: D Victory Bistro, Jalan Haji Ahmad 5, Kuantan
Occasion: Friday lunch
Overall comment: One of the best porridge that I've ever eaten - creative & innovative type of porridge, unlike the common fish, pork, chicken, or century egg porridge sold everywhere else.
Halal: It's pork-free, but I don't think it has the halal certification
This place has been here for quite some time, but since I rarely come over to this area, I haven't tried the porridge here. I can't even recall dining at "I Love You" Cafe, a place where every other Kuantanian knows.
Everything they have is on a 2-sided A4-sized menu. Just tell the uncle what you prefer & he will recommend as well...we just "ah..ah...ya....mmm...that one....okok...." Hahahaha....we didn't even get to say much :P Some of his recommendations may not be in the menu as well! It's like "special for that day" kinda thing...
This photo shows a bowl of porridge for 2 persons. The "har kou chook" is said to be one of the best porridge available here. I haven't had such interesting looking porridge - it's not white! It's just slightly spicy, but when you add their special chilli dip, it makes this porridge taste like a "tom yam" flavour porridge with mantis prawns. Fuh. Power!
I prefer the mantis prawn porridge to this variant as it was more unique. This salted fish porridge (photo also shows portion for 2 persons, but fed 3 of us!) was really as its name speaks - salty! Ok, it was not overly salty, but it was saltier than the mantis prawn porridge! This porridge is quite fragrant, with dried shrimp & bits of aromatic fried salted fish. If you're a fan of salted fish, this is something you must not miss when you're in Kuantan. Go satisfy your tastebuds to the salted fish fried rice (the ones here are different from the ones in PJ) & this salted fish porridge as well!
It's quite costly, but heck, it tastes GOOD! I think it has sufficient "wok hei"/wok-fire, that's why even the simple stir-fried cabbage with dried shrimp tastes so good. Fragrant & just satisfying. Oh, I just realized this isn't found in the menu! You see, I told you...we just agreed to all the owner's recommendations without realizing the price & items ordered! Hahahaha....
This was very interesting. Usually, the fish paste is slightly rough & shaped into balls, but this one came out flat like fish slices. It was really smooth & easy to eat as well. I was impressed. My 1st time having such SMOOOOOTH fish paste. The owner said it's home-made fish paste & recommended us to try; we just agreed! We didn't even ask of the price, but the guys won't mind at all....as long as it tastes good, they'll be more than willing to pay for it!
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Winnebago County has 42 forest preserves, more than 10,300 acres of some of the most beautiful land you'll ever see.
Unfortunately, many residents have never set foot in a preserve. The reasons range from cost to not knowing what the preserves have to offer.
Forest Preserve District officials hope to fix that with an innovative program designed to encourage folks to hike, camp, picnic, canoe, fish, bird-watch or do any of the other numerous activities you can enjoy in a forest preserve.
Get Outside!, which begins June 7 and continues through Aug. 1, offers all kinds of outdoor recreational activities for children and adults — free. That's right, this summer you won't have to pay to use Winnebago County's wonderful natural resources.
However, Get Outside! involves much more than opening the gates and allowing people to enjoy the preserves and facilities without cost. There's also a bit of friendly competition involved, although you don't have to get in the game to have fun in the preserves.
You can form a team and get points by participating in activities. A team is at least two family members or friends, at least one of whom is at least 18 years old. Teams get a passport that is stamped upon completion of an activity. There are plenty of opportunities — 35 scheduled activities – to earn points. Teams that earn enough points will be eligible for one of three grand prizes: a kayak, a family camping package or a family birding package with binoculars.
The passports are a fun way to keep track of all you see and do. If you want to participate in only one or two activities, that's fine. The idea is to create awareness of all the forest preserves have to offer. Maybe you can do only a couple of activities this year, but that may whet your appetite to visit the preserves more often in the years to come.
You can obtain your Get Outside! passport at wcfpd.org. The passport contains the schedule of activities and serves as a coupon book for free admission. Passports also are available at these locations:
- WCFPD Headquarters, 5500 Northrock Drive, Rockford
- Severson Dells Nature Center, 8786 Montague Road, Rockford
- Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden, 2715 S. Main St., Rockford
- Macktown Living History Center, 2221 Freeport Road, Rockton
- Sand Bluff Bird Observatory, 5209 Haas Road, Shirland
You can also get a passport from the leader of a guided activity that you attend.
As a society, we spend too much time indoors watching television and playing with our electronic gadgets. We'd all be much healthier if we spent some time outside, enjoying sunshine and nature,
Get Outside! can help transform an inside community into an outside community.
Kudos to the sponsors who have made Get Outside! possible: SwedishAmerican Health Systems, OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center, Rocktown Adventures and Blain's Farm and Fleet.
Check out the website, get your passport and have fun this summer.


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Hélène Pastor, who has died of gunshot wounds aged 77, was, as an heiress of the principality's greatest real estate fortune, Monaco's richest woman.
Known locally as "la vice-princesse", Hélène Pastor was the senior surviving member of what is, in effect, Monaco's second dynasty after the ruling Grimaldis. The Pastors, however, came from the humblest of origins. Hélène's grandfather, Jean-Baptiste, was a stonemason from Liguria who arrived in the small seaside town of Monte Carlo as a young man in the 1880s. Having made good in a modest way as a public-works contractor, he was commissioned in 1936 by Prince Louis II to build the principality's first football stadium — the beginning of a fruitful association between the two families.
After the Second World War, Jean-Baptiste's son, Gildo, amassed waterfront land cheaply and in the 1950s he began building the stylish apartment blocks with harbour views which formed the modern cityscape of Monte Carlo — and became bolt-holes for the world's rich in search of ultra-low taxes combined with the Riviera lifestyle. Conservative in their business methods and averse to debt, the Pastors were eventually reckoned to own outright more than 3,000 apartments, or 15 per cent of Monaco's entire housing stock, loosely valued at €20 billion.
On Gildo's death in 1990, the empire was divided between his three children, Victor, Michel and Hélène — contrary to Ligurian tradition, in which daughters were not allowed to inherit. While the low-profile Victor, the more flamboyant Michel (a noted art collector dubbed "le boss de Monaco") and their offspring continued to develop new properties and acquire interests in many other aspects of the local economy, Hélène quietly managed her portfolio of half a dozen prestigious addresses along the avenues Princesse-Grace and Grande-Bretagne.
Tailored by Chanel, she was known for her elegant but reticent style and taciturn manner: she avoided grand social events but could occasionally be spotted walking her dog without a bodyguard and spent much of her time in an office decorated with photographs of her father, assessing the suitability of prospective tenants and reinvesting her substantial cash flows.
On May 6 a man armed with a sawn-off shotgun shot both her and her long-serving chauffeur, Mohamed Darwich, who has also since died of his wounds. Speculation in Monaco as to the motive for the attack have inevitably focused on the possible involvement of mafia or Russian gangsters; there have also been stories of a recent blackmail attempt against the family. Organised crime and money-laundering are a high cause for concern in the principality, but never previously associated with the Pastors.
A wealthy Italian family, the Marzoccos, have been competitors in local real estate dealings since the 1980s, but any tensions were thought to have been resolved by the marriage in 2012 of a Marzocco daughter to Michel Pastor's son Jean-Baptiste. Hélène herself is reported to have told police before her death on May 21 that she knew of no one with a grudge against her. Monaco's ruler Prince Albert has expressed his "deep support" for the family.
Hélène Pastor was born in 1937. Her brothers predeceased her, Victor in 2002 and Michel in February this year. She was twice married and divorced, and is survived by a daughter of the first marriage and a son of the second (to Professor Claude Pallanca, a prominent Monegasque dentist who was also the honorary consul of Russia and who declined to comment on her death, saying: "Je ne veux pas avoir de problèmes.") Their son Gildo — a denizen of local gossip columns with a passion for fast cars, to whom his mother had not yet passed a full inheritance — was struck down by a heart attack earlier this year. Hélène was leaving the hospital in Nice where she had been visiting him when she was attacked, and he too has refused to speak to the press.
Hélène Pastor, born 1937, died May 21 2014
Now listen to this week's obituaries podcast in which we talk to Jack Perry, who is among the last of the Guinea Pigs - burned WWII airmen operated on by Archie McIndoe


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What is Homoeopathy ?
Homeopathy is an effective and scientific system of healing which assists the natural tendency of the body/mind to heal itself. It recognizes that all symptoms of ill-health are expressions of disharmony within the whole person and that it is the patient who needs treatment not the disease.
In 1796 a German doctor, Samuel Hahnemann, discovered a different approach to the cure of the sick, which he called Homeopathy (from the Greek words meaning 'similar suffering'). Like Hippocrates two thousand years earlier, he realized that there were two ways of treating ill health, the way of opposites and the way of similars.
Take for example, a case of allergies. The way of opposites (conventional medicine/allopathy), is to treat this by giving a drug to temporarily dry the nasal discharge & watery eyes and suppress sneezing. This involves regular doses of drugs, which sometimes cause side effects or dependency.
The way of similars, or homeopathic way, is to give the patient a minute dose of a substance, such as onion (Allium Cepa), which when cut up causes the same symptoms in a healthy person. (Perhaps surprisingly, this can help the patient resolve the allergy.).
This triggers the self-healing abilities of the body to act against this substance and overcome the allergy. It is always advisable to be under the care of a qualified homeopath. She/he will give you a homeopathic medicine (remedy) that matches you.
Homeopathic remedies cannot cause side effects when properly taken and you cannot become addicted to them. They also do not interfere with conventional medications.
What is WHAO ?
The WHAO is a non-profit, all volunteer, grassroots organization. The work is done voluntarily. Maintaining the website has been made possible by donations of our sponsors.
What is WHAW ?
WHAW was created to promote homeopathic awareness all around the world. During this week homeopaths and friends of homeopathy will come together to share with the world the miracles of homeopathy. More Information
When is WHAW ?
WHAW starts with the week of April 10-16, Every Year.


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Big Love alum Patrick Fabian has landed a recurring role on Grey's Anatomy, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.
Fabian will play a pediatric surgeon who comes in to help Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. Presumably, he'll come in contact with Arizona (Jessica Capshaw) and Alex (Justin Chambers), but this is a Shonda Rhimes show, so details on what he'll be up to are scarce.
Grey's Anatomy Scoop: Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey sign two-year deals
This won't be Fabian's first trip to Shondaland. He's also guest-starred on Private Practice and Scandal, the latter as a senator embroiled in an Anthony Weiner-like sexting scandal. His recent TV credits include Hawaii Five-0, Criminal Minds and Desperate Housewives.
Fabian will first appear in an episode slated for early April.
Grey's Anatomy returns Thursday, Feb. 27 at 9/8c on ABC.


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Years ago, in the days before StackOverflow was a "professional" (I laughed when I read that) place to go and get and provide assistance, there was essentially one goal for SO. The founders wanted a Q&A site that would make the web a better place, especially for developers. In order to achieve that goal, it seemed as though everything boiled down to just one rule.
Simply put, "Don't be an ass"...
I've been observing some of the discussions the past few weeks and decided to raise a question about what we need to do as a community to get back to the days past where the site was more fun to use and reconnect with some older users...
As it turns out, the question I asked were essentially completely ignored. The ensuing answers and comments I think show the very bitterness I was hoping we could identify ways to move around. Rather than anything that would be constructive towards identifying ways to move forward, the responses all were negative and not one person provided an answer to the questions asked. Comment battles ensued and now the question has been closed as "not constructive".
Question 1
What do we have to do as a community to reconnect with our past?
Question 2
Do we even care about it?
The very feelings and emotions towards SO that I highlighted in my post standout more than ever now and the only thing that has been proven is that what I'm seeing and have been feeling are also being felt by others.
So I conclude with my final question...
Is this rule still around? Is it still enforced?


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Alpha Lipoic Acid: How to Treat the REAL Cause of Type 2 Diabetes
Ask someone what disease they fear the most and many will answer type 2 diabetes…and for good reason.
One out of every 10 Americans has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and millions more are walking around undiagnosed every day.
And if the disease isn't bad enough, there are the terrifying complications, including:
- Blindness
- Kidney disease
- Heart attack
- Stroke
- Peripheral artery disease
- Diabetic ulcers
- Amputation
- Death
The only thing more frightening than what can happen once you get type 2 diabetes is the startling ineffectiveness of the treatments that are most often recommended.
While doctors will tell you, often offhandedly, to lose weight and exercise, they are more likely to prescribe a drug or even insulin, which is a HUGE mistake.
If you have type 2 diabetes, you already have too much insulin in your system. So adding more insulin is like adding gasoline to a fire. It's the LAST thing you need and it can have serious consequences.1
For example, too much insulin has been shown to:
- Lead to weight gain;
- Increase inflammation in the body;
- Thicken the blood;
- Elevate blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, and triglyceride levels;
- Reduce HDL cholesterol levels;
- Worsen or even cause depression; and
- Increase your risk for Alzheimer's and cancer.2
Ultimately, the single most effect thing you can do if you have type 2 diabetes is to modify your diet to include only nutrient-dense, low-glycemic load whole foods and to get moderate daily exercise.
But that requires fundamental changes to your lifestyle, which can take time; so in addition to that, you may consider using a treatment that helps your cells become more sensitive to the insulin that's already in your body. This way, your body can naturally "hear" insulin's message and start to lower your blood sugar levels on its own.
Fortunately, Mother Nature has provided you with a very safe and effective solution.
The Universal Antioxidant to the Rescue…
There is an amazing nutrient that has been attributed with everything from cancer prevention and skin rejuvenation to metal chelation and anti-aging properties.
But its real claim to fame is how this antioxidant may help treat and prevent type 2 diabetes.
Originally thought to be a vitamin, alpha lipoic acid (also called lipoic acid or ALA) is a potent antioxidant that, unlike most antioxidants, is both water- and fat-soluble, making it active in virtually every cell in the body.
In addition to neutralizing harmful free radicals, alpha lipoic acid regenerates and increases levels of vitamin C, vitamin E, coenzyme Q10, and glutathione within the body.
But what does all this have to do with type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance? Let's see what the research has to say.
Alpha Lipoic Acid and Type 2 Diabetes…
Alpha lipoic acid proponents claim that the antioxidant improves insulin sensitivity, lowers blood sugar, and helps treat complications related to type 2 diabetes, especially neuropathy.
In one study, alpha lipoic acid was indeed found to improve insulin sensitivity.3 Researchers gave 600mg of controlled-release alpha lipoic acid twice a day to six non-diabetic women with polycystic ovarian syndrome.
At the end of 16 weeks, the women enjoyed a 13.5 percent improvement in insulin sensitivity, as well as lower triglyceride levels.
While this study is intriguing, there are a few questions that need to be raised. Firstly, the sample size (six) is quite small. Also, while a classic marker of polycystic ovarian syndrome is insulin resistance, women with this condition are not considered type 2 diabetics. It would be interesting to see this type of study performed on people with type 2 diabetes.
To answer this very question, researchers from Germany developed a randomized, placebo-controlled, multi-center study to see how alpha lipoic acid performed in people with type 2 diabetes.4
They divided 74 type 2 diabetics into four groups. One group received 600mg of alpha lipoic acid a day, one received 600mg twice a day (1,200mg total), another received 600mg three times a day (1,800mg total), and the fourth group received a placebo.
At the end of four weeks, all groups receiving the alpha lipoic acid, regardless of dosage, exhibited significantly greater insulin sensitivity as compared to the placebo group. Researchers concluded, "Oral administration of alpha lipoic acid can improve insulin sensitivity in patients with type 2 diabetes."
While the design of the study is quite good, we would just like to see the study duplicated with more participants over a longer period of time to really underscore the results.
Finally, a gold standard study—multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled—tested alpha lipoic acid's benefit for type 2 diabetics with neuropathy.5 (Neuropathy, a common complication of type 2 diabetes, is marked by damage to the nerves of the peripheral nervous system.)
Researchers divided 181 diabetics into four groups. As in the aforementioned study, the first received 600mg of alpha lipoic acid a day, the second received 1,200mg a day, the third received 1,800mg a day, and the fourth group received a placebo. However, this group received their dosages all at once, rather than divided throughout the day.
After five weeks, those patients taking the alpha lipoic acid enjoyed significantly greater symptom relief than the placebo group, with an average of 50 percent greater decrease in symptoms across all three alpha lipoic acid groups, as compared to just a 32 percent decrease of symptoms in the placebo group.
Researchers concluded "oral treatment with [alpha lipoic acid] for five weeks improved neuropathic symptoms."
This is a well executed study with a fairly large study group and impressive results…exactly what's needed to support a natural therapy.
Given the findings of all three studies, it appears safe to say that alpha lipoic acid is an effective, natural treatment option for type 2 diabetes and its related neuropathy.
Caution: Not All Alpha Lipoic Acid is Created Equal…
If you decide to use alpha lipoic acid, make sure you do your homework. There are two forms of alpha lipoic acid: R-alpha lipoic acid and S-alpha lipoic acid.
The R form is alpha lipoic acid in its natural state. It is this form that contains the powerful antioxidant and type 2 diabetes-fighting benefits.
The S form is the evil, inefficient clone of alpha lipoic acid. It doesn't even exist naturally. Rather, it is the "byproduct" of commercial production of alpha lipoic acid. And, as a result, it is completely ineffective.6
Unfortunately, many commercial alpha lipoic acid products are a 50/50 combination of the R and S forms. So be sure to do your homework and make certain you are getting 100 percent R-alpha lipoic acid.
If the manufacturer doesn't list the form and appears to be more interested in hype than research, move on to another product.
Also, make sure the manufacturer uses good manufacturing practices (GMP) for the product and be sure you can find all ingredients contained in the product before purchasing. And, if the product contains a trademarked extract, research that extract. Is it safe? Has it been through clinical trials?
Finally, be sure the product you choose is free of preservatives, fillers, binders, excipients, flow agents, shellacs, coloring agents, gluten, yeast, lactose, and other allergens. Ideally you'll also be able to find independent analysis done by a third party to verify the active ingredients and identify any contaminants.
Once you have selected a high quality product, the recommended dosage, based on the studies referenced above, is 600mg of alpha lipoic acid a day.
Some side effects have been noted with alpha lipoic acid, including nausea, vomiting, and skin rash, but are more commonly seen at high dosages.
Additionally, alpha lipoic acid can intensify type 2 diabetes medication, causing low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia. It may also interfere with some thyroid medications, so check with your doctor before using alpha lipoic acid if you are taking either of these medications.
These well-designed studies, and just simple common sense, say that it's far more effective to train your body to be more insulin sensitive using a natural therapy such as ALA rather than pumping your body full of excess insulin, which can then wreak havoc on your biology.
But remember, just like all other natural therapies, ALA is no magic bullet and the key to overcoming type 2 diabetes, as with most health problems, is to focus on eating a nutrient-rich, whole foods diet and to engage in moderate daily exercise.
By following a healthy diet, getting regular exercise, and regaining insulin sensitivity with alpha lipoic acid, you can put yourself on the path to reverse your type 2 diabetes once and for all.
1Gerstein, HC et al. Effects of intensive glucose lowering in type 2 diabetes. N Engl J Med. 2008 Jun 12, 358(24), 2545-59.
2Gaziano, JM et al. Fasting triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein, and risk of myocardial infarction. Circulation. 1997 Oct 21, 96(8), 2520-5.
3Masharani, U et al. Effects of controlled-release alpha lipoic acid in lean, nondiabetic patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome. J Diabetes Sci Technol 2010 Mar 1, 4(2), 359-64.
4Jacob, S et al. Oral administration of RAC-alpha-lipoic acid modulates insulin sensitivity in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus: a placebo-controlled pilot trial. Free Radic Biol Med. 1999 Aug, 27(3-4), 309-14.
5Ziegler, D et al. Oral treatment with alpha lipoic acid improves symptomatic diabetic polyneuropathy: the SYNDEY 2 trial. Diabetes Care. 2006 Nov 29(11), 2365-70.
6Hagen TM, et al. (R)-alpha-lipoic acid reverses the age-associated increase in susceptibility of hepatocytes to tert-butylhydroperoxide both in vitro and in vivo. Antioxid Redox Signal. 2000 Fall, 2(3), 473-83.
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Chapter 7: The Brick Wall
In which Carrotmob discovers that they cannot legally pursue their plans as a non-profit organization.
Let me pause this story and share a little about the revenue models we had been developing. Carrotmob creates value for a lot of people, and there are a number of different ways that we could monetize Carrotmob campaigns. At the end of 2010, we had not yet started pursuing a revenue model or making any money, but we had three revenue model ideas which we were most interested in pursuing in the future:
1) Take a cut of all spending
It's just so clean, so simple. We would have different ways of facilitating purchases for Carrotmob campaigns, and we would keep a percentage of all the money that would flow through. Groupon takes a cut from merchants, Apple takes a cut from developers, Kickstarter takes a cut from project creators, eBay takes a cut from sellers… a classic model. People would buy things at the normal price, but we would take some percentage out of what the businesses would normally receive. Then we would use that money to create more campaigns, scale our impact, etc.
2) Lead generation for advocacy groups
Lots of large advocacy groups would find value in organizing Carrotmob campaigns to better advance their missions. We could help them with that, but we could also help them get new members for their email list, and new potential donors. How? Well, when our members sign up for a campaign we could offer them the chance to opt-in to the email list of the organization behind the campaign. If the user joins, then the advocacy group could pay a couple bucks for each new email address. This model is already quite common, and has been put to use successfully by other organizations, like Change.org and Care2.com.
3) Bringing retrofit projects to ESCOs and taking a commission
Most of our early campaigns have been related to energy efficiency retrofits. We've been contacted by multiple energy service companies who are interested in completing the work to make businesses more energy efficient. You can imagine that someday we might Carrotmob a big business (say, a hotel chain). Suddenly, some company would need to do the work to actually retrofit those buildings. We could partner with some such company (for example, Honeywell Building Solutions), and we could do all the work to set them up to get a multi-million dollar contract from the hotel chain in exchange for a commission fee.
I like the first model the best, but what matters most to the Carrotmob movement is that we have SOME model like this in place, because that's the only realistic way we will have enough income to survive, grow, and create the impact we seek. When we shared these basic revenue model ideas with people in the non-profit funding community we received a very positive response. Everyone likes non-profits that can sustain themselves with revenue models besides donations. So in January of 2011 we were pretty focused on preparing to raise money. We also had some other tasks to take care of, one of which was to submit our Form 1023 (application to be a non-profit, tax-exempt organization) to the IRS, so we could graduate from being a fiscally-sponsored project of the Rose Foundation to being our own official non-profit. It was during this time that we learned something very, very interesting:
Carrotmob, as it was then organized, could not be a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization.
Hahahahaha… what? That was essentially the only way I could respond as our legal team made this clear. Of course we can be a non-profit. Why did I just spend a year working to create and build a non-profit? Hahaha. Hahahahaha. What?
It's true. You may be wondering, as I wondered, how this was possible. Why can't Carrotmob be a tax-exempt non-profit? Well, there is a very long and detailed response to that question that I'm not actually equipped to provide, since I don't have a law degree, nor do I have years of experience studying IRS revenue rulings. But I will try to sum up the short version:
First, we found out that some of the particulars of our planned revenue models fell outside the boundaries of what a non-profit can do for its main source of income. It would have been very difficult to proceed as planned without being able to implement our revenue models, but on top of that we discovered that our planned mission didn't qualify as a charitable purpose, according to the definition used by the IRS. Sure, our motive is to "do good," but that's not enough. Non-profit organizations in the US cannot be "operated for the benefit of private interests." Meanwhile, Carrotmob's primary activity is basically to ask people to go to private businesses and spend as much money as possible so that the businesses make more money! Sure, the whole point is to create a positive social impact, but the IRS has a very specific definition of what it means to be "charitable," and we don't fit it. The fact is, we are helping businesses with sales and marketing. There's no precedent for an organization that does sales and marketing for private businesses being categorized as "charitable." Yes, the laws are outdated. Yes, the spectrum of available legal structures does not yet match the diversity of mission-driven organizations in the world. Yes, it's annoying. But it is what it is.
With this news, everything hit a brick wall. Again. All the progress of the last year was forced to grind to a halt. Financially and legally, everything was falling apart. On a personal note, at precisely the same time that this was all happening, I was going through the end of a four and a half year relationship, and by extension, a move from Berkeley back to San Francisco. Thankfully, even though I had almost no money, some good friends in Bernal Heights let me move into a cheap room which was previously a storage closet for guitars and amps (the same room in which I now sit, a year later). In such a situation, what happens next? When one is completely empty, both emotionally and financially, what does one do? I think the logical thing would be to stop working on Carrotmob, get a job, get out of debt, and start doing things like having fun, taking weekends, going to concerts, meeting girls, etc. On the other hand, I'm not one to give up. Not when I'm completely obsessed with something. Not when there's a global movement of Carrotmobbers that needs support. I believe that we have an opportunity to revolutionize how businesses work, revolutionize how we use our consumer demand, and offer one potential cure to the sickness which is hurting democracy itself. That hope is not something I can walk away from.
And so our relentless journey would continue, and Carrotmob would soon be reborn again, again, again, as you will read about in Chapter 8!
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A former Optus executive has sued the telco for $14.5 million over allegations that an internal culture of "bullying, suppression and victimisation" led to her unfair dismissal after six months.
Optus has branded the executive's claims as "unjustified" and a spokeswoman said the company would "vigorously defend" its position.
Kerry Morrison, hired in August last year as head of sales service and marketing at the company's Digital Media subsidiary, said she was brought onboard to fill a position that was "not in reality available or capable of being fulfilled due to political barriers in the Optus Group".
Despite claims she had improved sales for the division, which amount to $1.3 billion annually, Morrison was allegedly told in February by Optus Digital Media lead Austin Bryant that she would be fired due to "cultural fit and behaviours in the organisation".
In a statement of claim to the Federal Court, accompanying documents filed with Fair Work Australia, Morrison claimed a culture of tension existed between Bryant, whom she reported into, and Optus Consumer managing director Michael Smith, allegedly over control of the digital media unit.
Morrison alleged that the culture was known to the carrier's human resources director.
She also claimed the culture was the subject of rumours to the effect "that anyone who challenged Mr Smith was likely to be fired".
In the statement of claim, Morrison alleged she suffered "unlawful bullying and harassment" at the hands of Smith.
She cited an instance where Smith screamed at her and "made [her] fear for her personal safety" as an example of the culture of "bullying, suppression and victimisation" at the organisation.
She is seeking damages for economic loss as well as future impact on her career path and reputation. Her lawyers indicated they would seek further, general damages at a later date.
Morrison's lawyers also lodged a complaint with Fair Work Australia but were told by the workplace tribunal this month that any "reasonable attempts" to resolve the dispute would be unsuccessful.
Smith became head of marketing at Optus this month under a significant local and global restructure at the SingTel level. The restructure saw Bryant's digital media unit shift reporting lines directly to the SingTel head of Digital Life, Allen Lew.


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Every cat is unique, and the start of each stage of life calls for different home and veterinary care. Check with your veterinarian to establish a proactive wellness plan to keep your pet happy and healthy throughout its life.
Biannual Wellness (every six months)
Kittens must receive a series of properly staged vaccines and physical exams. During these exams, your veterinarian may also recommend parasite preventatives or lab tests.
Adult cats will need to continue visiting the veterinarian annually for physical exams, recommended vaccines and routine testing.
Senior cats can develop similar problems seen in older people, including heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes and arthritis. Your veterinarian may recommend biannual visits to ensure your pet's quality of life.
Females spayed before their first heat cycle will be less likely to get uterine infections, ovarian cancer and breast cancer. Males neutered at any age will be less likely to get prostate disease. Spaying or neutering also helps prevent behavioral problems like urine marking and escaping. Talk to your veterinarian about spaying or neutering your cat.
Cats require different types of food to support each life stage. Growing kittens need more nutrient-dense food than adults while adult cats need food that will keep them healthy and energetic. Switching to adult food right after spaying or neutering has been shown to decrease the likelihood of obesity and related conditions. Your senior cat may need a different amount of calories and protein depending on body condition as he or she ages. Talk to your veterinarian to determine what's appropriate for your cat.
Keep your adult cat fit by using toys that encourage him or her to run and jump. Be sure to give your cat at least 15 minutes of playtime a day.
Weight management of your senior cat is extremely important to ensure that he or she is at an ideal body weight and able to move around comfortably.
Behavioral issues are a major cause of pet abandonment. Begin training your kitten right away to prevent bad habits and establish good ones.
All cats need a litter box, which should be in a quiet, accessible room. Place your kitten in the box after a meal or whenever it appears he or she needs to go. Be sure to scoop out solids twice daily and empty it out completely once a week. The number of boxes in your household should be the total of number of cats plus one.


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Many, if not most, of the participants at the World Water Forum come from countries and cities other than the host city, Istanbul. They can travel for hours and even days to arrive, and each kilometer traveled will add to the CO2 emissions associated with participation at this important event.
The CO2mpensation Honour Roll is dedicated to those participants who have taken the initiative to offset their travel emissions from coming to Istanbul. Send us your CO2 compensation certificate, and be honoured here for your commitment to addressing the environmental footprint of your participation at the 5th World Water Forum.
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Two of the immensely talented voice actors of Clone Wars treated us to a show of their vocal abilities. Hear how Obi-Wan Kenobi got his voice, and listen to the sweet sounds of Star Wars's clones and monsters.
We met with James Arnold Taylor, who voices Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Dee Bradley Baker, who voices all of the Clonetroopers as well as many of the show's more monstrous beings, at the Clone Wars press event last week.
Taylor has had an especially extensive and varied voice acting career. In addition to being the voice of Fox's "Animation Domination" promos and the current Fred Flintstone, Taylor is also an accomplished "voice double." He frequently stands in for celebrities when they aren't available for voice post-production, doing seamless imitations of actors like Nicolas Cage, Johnny Depp, and Michael J. Fox. Fortunately, his work voice matching Ewan MacGregor came in handy in his current role, as you can see in the video above.
Baker showed off the full range of his manic vocal talents, from serious and stolid clone to desperate child to fearsome alien creature:
The second season of Clone Wars premieres tomorrow night on Cartoon Network.