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Funky drummers, ravers, Detroit rockers, Wu-Tang, Busta Rhymes and his bad decision, a new Stevie Nicks song. Below, the week that happened.
-- Looking for an ace weekend soundtrack? Find it on SoundCloud, where the great DJ and producer Pete Rock has crafted a James Brown mix that blends originals, samples, a capellas and enough Godfather of Soul grooves to energize whatever your plans.
In celebration of the new James Brown biopic "Get On Up," Rock, who has worked with hundreds of artists including Michael Jackson, Kanye West & Jay Z, Nas, Mary J. Blige and Scritti Politti (!), bumps through the soul singer's hits and misses, including the miraculous many iterations of Clyde Stubblefield's "Funky Drummer" beat. Artists featured include Rob Base, Chubb Rock, Das EFX and a few dozen others. Listen or download: James Brown mix by Pete Rock
-- In addition to sounding like a future Mountain Goats classic, the title of Gawker's post pretty much nails it: "Host of Western Michigan's Biggest Rave Has No Regrets." A dude in the Michigan sticks had a party with two DJs, "fire-throwers," strippers and go-go dancers. Two thousand people showed up. What's the big deal, he wondered to a local TV station regarding the subsequent outrage. "I didn't force anything down anybody's throat. I didn't make anybody stay here until 7 a.m., or 11, or whenever it was when everybody left."
-- Speaking of Michigan, one of the best rock records of the year so far was put out by Detroit band Protomartyr. This week Spin magazine's David Bevan profiled Joe Casey, the band's singer and lyricist. "People believe in the mythology of this place," Casey told Bevan. "They feel like, if they live here, it bestows a certain toughness to their character. That's why I worry about saying that I represent Detroit, because I don't know ... about cars, I like the Tigers but that's it, and I'm not particularly tough. Read Bevan's "His City in Ruins.
-- All the remaining members of Wu-Tang Clan appeared on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on Wednesday, and as Stewart correctly stated, it was an historic evening. The Clan performed its new single, "Ron O'Neal," from the forthcoming "A Better Tomorrow." Watch the interview, and rest in peace, Dirt McGirt.
-- Bad news: Busta Rhymes' new "Swagger Wagon" commercial for Toyota must be seen to be believed. Selling out is selling out, but this is, like, selling out.
-- As Pop & Hiss reported last week, Stevie Nicks is slated to release her new album, "24-Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault," on Oct. 7. It will arrive shortly after she and the rest of Fleetwood Mac start touring again, this leg featuring the return of essential member Christine McVie. Nicks, who will be a coach on the upcoming season of "The Voice," teased "24-Karat Gold" this week with a lyric video for its debut song, "The Dealer."
-- Just what Beyonce needs: more attention bestowed upon her. But that's what she'll get at MTV's Video Music Awards on Aug. 24, where she'll be the recipient of the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. In case you missed it, she and her husband Jay Z gigged the Rose Bowl this past weekend -- and Lorraine Ali was there to review it.
-- No site is more polarizing and/or guilt inducing as WorldStarHipHop, the raunchy location that draws millions of visitors for its combination of hip-hop videos and street-fighting. Well, the raunch is going to the movies. As reported in Deadline, hip hop visionary/entrepreneur/Def Jam cofounder Russell Simmons has been attached to a forthcoming film based on the site. Writes Deadline: "Plot is being kept under wraps but is described as being akin to 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' in tone."
-- Crate diggers and wannabes: Pay witness to the glory that is Afrika Bambaata's record collection courtesy a Fuse documentary, presented through Okayplayer.
Looking for music tips? Follow Randall Roberts on Twitter: @liledit


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THE REPUBLICAN shutdown has begun.
Our form of government cannot remain healthy if one party who loses a national election, which was a referendum on Obamacare, but doesn't accept the results of the people's vote. That's exactly what this Republican shutdown is about.
If there isn't a short-term funding resolution from Republicans, with the Tea Party "suicide caucus" taking the Republicans shutdown as their political scalp, the impact could reverberate into 2014 in a real way, which you can bet is on the minds of establishment Republicans.
On Monday during "Morning Joe," there was an embarrassment of bloviating that included Bob Woodward joining Nicole Wallace to say that President Obama should be talking to Speaker Boehner, being presidential, "showing leadership," while David Axelrod sat there in disbelief.
What is there for President Obama to talk about with Republicans if the conversation begins and ends with the minority demanding he relinquish what he won in 2012?
It's been gratifying hearing Mr. Obama finally call out "far-right Republicans," something he said he'd never do. He's finally finding out that what Bill Clinton went through with Republicans wasn't of his own doing and that Obama doesn't have the magic touch for making Republicans be reasonable, because these people cannot be reasoned with by anyone.
If the losers of a national election won't accept defeat our form of government is perilously close to becoming something the founders never intended. Compromise is what is done when one side wins the argument, which Obama did in 2012.
This is a Republican shutdown that does no one any good.
Well, almost no one. Who knows, in Virginia the shutdown will have real impact and if it goes through the week it could help elect Terry McAuliffe governor.
What this means for the debt ceiling debate…

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Art Market | According to the United Nations' projections, the African population will reach 1.5 billion inhabitants in 2025; among them 60% will live in urban areas (2015 DESA report). Although it is often qualified as a "rentier continent", stuck in the postcolonial period and marked by strong inequalities, Africa is rising as a young and plural land of entrepreneurial opportunities and increasing consumption. The continent´s current globalized economic and geocultural dynamics, which are conveyed by countries such as South Africa and Nigeria, are forging the structure of an African contemporary art market.
South Africa benefits from first and second-market structures, as well as a strong cultural dynamic that relies mainly on the implication of collectors : the financier Paul Harris, the entrepreneur Bruce Campbell-Smith, the banker Gordon Schachat and the Rupert family. These personalities, who conceive and invest in foundations and museums, are inseparable from the South African contemporary art scene. Another example would be the german collector Jochen Zeitz, former CEO of Puma, who will strengthen the country's cultural scene in 2017 with the inauguration of the Zeitz Mocaa (Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa). The museum, which comprises over 9,500 square meters in the historic Grain Silo building, in Cape Town, will focus on giving visibility to contemporary artists from Africa and its diaspora. Nigerian prince Temisi Adedoyin Shyllon is also a well-known figure in the African art world for being a key promoter of his country's artistic scene. Through his Omooba Yemisi Adedoyin Shyllon Art Foundation, he has donated 1200 artworks to the Pan Atlantic University, which are to be exhibited in the Yemisi Shyllon Museum.
We can also observe the presence of influencing collectors in African countries that are less developed economically or with rising GDP growth rates : in Benin, the former Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou opened the first West African contemporary art museum at Ouidah in 2013; it is supported by the eponymous foundation located in Cotonou, which is directed by his daughter Marie-Cécile Zinsou since 2005. The museum features works from its pan-African collection involving artists such as : Samuel Fosso, Kifouli Dossou, Cyprien Tokoudagba, Gœrges Lilanga, Mickael Bethe-Selassie or Romuald Hazoumé who exhibited at Larry Gagosian's Le Bourget gallery in 2016. In Angola, the collector Sindika Dokolo owns one of the main African contemporary art funds, gathering artworks from german Hans Bogatzke's collection, which he acquired in 2003, and the Revue Noire photographic archives.
Besides creating the Sindika Dokolo foundation in 2005, the collector has sponsored the Luanda Triennial in 2006 and the realization of an African pavilion for the 52nd Venice Biennale. Dokolo's collection, which is estimated to consist of more than 3000 pieces, includes works by African artists as well as pieces by Andy Warhol, Miquel Barceló or Nick Cave. In Morocco, the Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden (MACAAL), which is dedicated to artists from the continent, inaugurated in 2016 with the support of collector Mohamed Alami Lazrag, CEO of Moroccan real estate group Alliances.
The panel of influencing African collectors we have mentioned is also enriched by Ghanaian Seth Dei, Senegalese Sylvain Sankalé and Bassam Chaitou, French Gervanne and Matthias Leridon and British Robert Devereux; these collectors´ initiatives embody a global approach to art, which is also present in Jean Pigozzi's or Jean-Paul Blachère's pioneering collections.
Among the dozen biennials that have been registered by the Biennial Foundation in 2017, many are lacking a relevant public support. For instance, the Johannesburg Biennale, which was founded in 1995 by the Ministry of culture, was discontinued after two editions while the Benin Biennale was only active in 2010 and 2012.
Dark'Art, the oldest African biennial which was created in 1989, has difficulties covering its expenses on each edition. In 2016, the Senegalese Press Agency reported a funding of 630 million CFA francs (about $1 million) for the event, however part of it was used to settle the debts of the previous biennials, a measure that has become a pattern in the event's management. The Rencontres de Bamako, a biennial organized by the Malian Ministry of culture and the Institut français, is dedicated to photography and video since 1994. After interrupting its activity during three years due to the political crisis that took place in 2012-2013, the Bamako Encounters reappeared in 2015. Despite the support of the King and other significant sponsors such as Maroc Telecom and Holmarcom, the Marrakech Biennale (founded in 2004 under the name Art in Marrakech) has difficulties raising its funds for each edition. It should be noted, however, that this event benefits from a much larger budget than the other biennales; according to its executive director Amine Kabbaj it received around $1.5 million for its 6th edition.
Although it seems clear that these events do not receive a strong political support in general, they are encouraged and promoted by a group of personalities who are very active both on the national and international art scenes. Some examples would be Niger-American Okwui Enwezor, curator of the 2015 Venice Biennale and Director of the Haus der Kunst in Munich; Simon Njami, co-founder of the Revue Noire, curator of the 12th Dakar Biennial as well as the exhibition You love me, You love me not (Portugal), who is also in charge of the exhibition 100% Afriques capitales at the Villette in 2017; and Bisi Silva, curator of the 10th edition of the Malian Biennale, the 2006 Dakar biennials and Thessaloniki (Greece) in 2009, who also founded the Centre for Contemporary Art in Lagos. These key actors actively defend and export African national identities.
The rising participation of African-based galleries at international art events reflects the Western interest in the African continent and its dynamic set of actors.
At the forefront, we find South African galleries Goodman Gallery (founded by Linda Goodman in 1966, and then bought by Liza Essers in 2008) and Stevenson (created in 2003 by Michael Stevenson). These galleries are involved in major art fairs such as Frieze and Art Basel; they represent both local and international actors and manage exhibition spaces in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Both cities are African artistic centers, concentrating a majority of its galleries such as Everard Read Gallery (founded in 1913, it is the oldest in South Africa), Hazard Gallery, AFRONOVA…
Throughout the continent, committed young galleries are energizing the African cultural scene. Rabek Size and Mesai Hailelu, directors of the Addis Fine Art gallery, created in 2013, support modern and contemporary Ethiopian artists. In Kenya, the Circle Art Gallery, founded in 2012 by Danda Jarolimek, concentrates on local works which are then exported around the world during fairs such as Armory Show and Art Dubai. Some galleries focus on emerging artists; it is the case of the First Floor Gallery Harare, a major Zimbabwean platform created in 2009 by Valérie Kabov and Marcus Gora. Other galleries exclusively support local artists that work on a particular field such as Galerie 127, which opened in 2005; its director Nathalie Locatelli is primarily devoted to the promotion of Moroccan photography on the global scale. We can also observe the emergence of a regional approach to the art market, which has been adopted by galleries from different countries by joining forces : based in Senegal since 1996, the Galerie Atiss Dakar travels through West Africa with an itinerant exhibition project in collaboration with the Malian gallery Chab.
Outside the continent, media coverage involving contemporary African art continues to develop, particularly since the great itinerant exhibition Africa Remix (2004-2007) ; a trend that has also been stimulated by preponderant exhibitions such as Beauté Congo presented in 2015 at the Fondation Cartier, or Seydou Keita at the Grand Palais in 2016. In France, the tendency will expand in 2017 with new Parisian events organized by Art Paris Art Fair, the Louis Vuitton Foundation, the Galeries Lafayatte group for Galerie des Galeries, and the multidisciplinary festival 100% Afriques at la Villette. It is also worth noting that the Tate created a committee for the acquisition of contemporary African art in 2012, reaffirming the West's interest towards its developing art scene. The organization of international events centered on African art in Africa and abroad, and the active involvement of prestigious institutions, added to the growth prospects of the continent, are leading to the exposure of several countries' local art scenes' development at the international level.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker John Boehner on Tuesday called on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to turn over her personal email server to a neutral third party to decide which of her emails are personal and which are public record.
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Getting there: From Hwy 183 in northwest Austin head south on Spicewood Springs Road. Turn right onto Scotland Well Drive and continue north. Turn right onto Middlebie Drive and look for the parking area.
The trail starts off with a bang as it descends into the creek valley through a couple of steep switchbacks. The hard work put in by the American YouthWorks volunteers is evident right away. The steep terrain is workable by the average walker solely because of the stone steps put in place to ease the descent. While many hikers could have handled a steep descent straight down, the resulting erosion would be unacceptable.
The waypoint "Turnaround" marks the spot at which the trail runs into Scotland Well Drive, a short distance from Spicewood Springs Road. There's no place to park here, so I won't mark it as a trailhead. Although I briefly looked for it, I did not find a a way to connect this trail with the Upper Bull Creek Greenbelt trail across the creek. There probably is an unofficial way to connect them and it may be more obvious over time, but for now it's clearly a separate trail.
Though short, this new trail is a great addition to hiking in the Austin area. It boasts of some big hike features that make it an interesting trip.
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This is an interesting and diverse trail. You are often reminded you are in the middle of a neighborhood when you hear cars or see homes on either side of the canyon, but it is still an enjoyable, peaceful hike. There are several waterfalls which are nice and the rock ledge of the canyon is interesting. In wetter weather you can spot springs. If you follow a small side trail leading into a field you can see an old rusted and wrecked car.
I'm not sure if it was because it was drizzling most of the day today, but I did not see a single other person on this trail today. But use caution when hiking this in wetter weather: There are several places where the trail passes over large stones, which get slick when wet and covered in a layer of fallen leaves.
I parked by Mountain View Park and used the trailhead that is in between two homes. I first hiked the northern portion of the trail then doubled-back and hiked the southern portion. Reading logs here, I see that there is more to this trail system on the other side of the creek, near the middle school. I didn't cross the creek on this hike (I couldn't find a dry enough area to do so), but just sticking to the side I entered on I still had a great time. I highly recommend this if you are looking for a short hike in town.
Started out on Upper Bull Creek and crossed over the dam, then explored all reaches of this trail network. Much prefer the Spicewood Valley Trail side of things.
As previously mentioned, this trailhead is rather hard to find since it just kind of pops up between two houses with no signage of any kind. I practically walked right past it, even though I was specifically looking for it.
At any rate, it's a fairly nice area for an urban trail. I did see where it connects with the Upper Bull Creek trail, so I'll have to try out that combination another day.
To find the Upper Bull Creek Trail from this trail, you'll see a small dam/waterfall you can easily walk across. Cross it and go left. Easier to just park at the middle school though and hike the other path first.
Loved this hike; was hard to find @ first. The enterance was between 2 houses. Very quite me and my Dogs where the only ones and we got close to some deer on the north part, while we where sitting down on the rocks.
Okay I just review Upper Bull Creek, which is really an extenstion of this one (little did I know we did 2 hikes, I would combine them for the purposes of this page, you can do both in 80 minutes). Great path, only passes two guys walking their dog, solitude!
It's very treed and great area, might be great when it gets hot in the next couple of months.
This was an interesting trail with two very different parts. I was first excited about the rapid decline towards the creek with a beautiful natural stone staircase with a log handrail. You quickly come to a "T" where you have to go left or right. I first chose the left path. This trail was absolutely beautiful - very natural, very secluded and lots of inclines and declines. It had nice stepping stones to cross a shallow creek. Along the trail, there were some large beautiful boulders and the pathway was very scenic and shady with lots of trees. Unfortunately, this path was very short and I had to turn back. I went back to the "T" and proceeded down the right path. This side of the trail was very different. The one thing that I loved was the river that had a beautiful waterfall sound that could be heard long before you reached it. There were also nice sounds of birds and crickets, so it sounded like you were really away from it all. However, shortly after passing this area, the trail became much wider and it almost seemed like you were walking down a dirt road. There was no shade, no fluctuating elevations, and I started hearing sounds of cars and construction. This side of the trail was much longer, but it was not very impressive. I came across a SUV which had burned to the ground in the middle of nowhere - very interesting. Overall, I absolutely loved the left trail, except it was just too short, but I was not very fond of the right trail once I passed the waterfall.
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Scott Berkey is the Children's Pastor at Hope Fellowship church in Frisco,Texas. He has been in full time kid's ministry since the summer of 2000.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Just like big Church!
This was another great weekend. I tried doing something that I really have not done all that much of before. I met with My Pastor and his creative team, and we mirrored our service with the adult service. It was a lot of fun hearing the kids and parents talking about the lesson they just learned with their parents. We are going to try to do this, at least for the next couple of weeks. We will see how goes.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Focus is something that I have been really thinking about lately. I feel like there are areas of my leadership and my life that are really focused, and other areas that need some help in the area of focus. It is difficult for anyone to accomplish a lot of things all at the same time, and accomplish them well. It is to sometimes spread yourself to thin, and not really accomplish anything all that well. I know that God is moving me to focus my leadership and focus my life. I think that is the next big step for me in ministry. FOCUS.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
True friends are really great. I am in a position in life right now that I have never been in before. I feel like I have some great friends. I am blessed with a group of people who surround me now that I feel really cares about me. A bunch of them came over for my birthday the other night. It was great to just hang out, and then today, I got to go to a Rangers game with the staff. It was awesome. Just to spend time with Friends. I never realized how important Friendships could be.
I feel like God has blessed me with some great friends.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Leading Leaders
I want to move beyond just being an ordinary leader, to being a leader who leads other leaders. God has blessed me with a team of people who are extremely talented, and I want to lead them to lead others. I know that my level of influence can only stretch so far, and I feel that if I can really pour into a select team of people, then they can reach out to the other members of our team. I want God to do some great things in the lives of boys and girls at Hope. I don't want to do anything to keep that from happening.
Monday, April 7, 2008
Little Things
Leadership is a crazy thing. Whenever I stop to think about it, I wonder why God chooses to use some people to do great things and be great leaders, and not others. I think it is a scriptural thing, because he says very clearly that he is looking for people who are faithful with Small things so that he can promote them to be over larger things. Lord please help me to stay faithful in the small things and to always pay attention to the details.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Why Me God?
Today I had some very unique opportunities. I had the chance to do some things that I still have no idea why I was picked to do.
Lots of people say "Why Me?" to God when Bad things happen, but I have found myself saying it constantly lately for some really good things. I can only give God the glory for the opportunities that He has been blessing me with. Today, I got to have lunch with a national leader of the Assemblies of God. He invited a group of Children's Pastors to share what the National Office of the AG could do to make a difference in the Local Church for Children's Ministries. It was cool to hear his heart and his plan for the months and years to come. I left that meeting and went directly to speak to other Children's Ministry leaders about the importance of seeing the Big Picture. As soon as that meeting ended, I went back down stairs to host the Creator of Veggie Tales, Phil Vischer, and serve him as he spoke to the entire conference. I still don't know why God opens these doors, I am trying to walk through them and serve Him to the best of my ability. I guess the verse about Him choosing to use the foolish things of this world kind of applies to me.
Friday, April 4, 2008
Tonight was a little scary, We were finishing up our General Session at the conference when the Tornado Sirens started going off. The herded everyone to a "safe" room in the building. It would have been all good if it wasn't for the fact that my girls were down the street in another location. I think I felt for the first time they way that God must feel all the time. I wanted to pull my little girls close to me and make sure they were safe, but I just couldn't get to where they were. God is the same way. He definitely has the ability to get to us, but he makes the choice to allow us to choose. This has got to be the most difficult thing God does. He lets us make our own choices even when He knows what they will bring on us.
Everything was fine though, the storms did hit about a mile away and did some damage, but God protected us and my little girls.
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Water Recycling System in Your Own Shower
Recycling is a great concept with even greater effects. The fact that designers everywhere seem to grow an interest in the field is a wonderful thing. This revolutionary concept proves that with hard work and experience, amazing recycling products can become available worldwide. Jun Yasumoto, Vincent Vandenbrouk, Olivier Pigasse, and Alban Le Henry created this sustainable shower that can filter the water that you use while showering and make it drinkable again. This is possible due to some special plants that "feed of" substances like those that exist in soap and shampoo. Here are some more words from the designers: "Using a natural filtering principle called phyto-purification, the bathroom becomes a mini-eco-system by recycling and regenerating the waste water. With this project, we tried to combine the pleasure of taking a shower with the satisfaction of recycling water. We wanted the recycling process to actually interact with the use of shower."- via


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My fingers aren't exactly on the pulse of the theater scene so I wasn't even aware Paul Rudd is currently in a Broadway show (with Michael Shannon!) let alone that last week an audience member vomited from the balcony in the middle of his performance (I'm actually much more surprised the latter wasn't on my radar). But like any good thespian who is forced to act his way through a puke session, Paul took to Letterman to share his thoughts via top ten list.
I can't remember the last time a Late Show top ten presenter wasn't a politician or an athlete who couldn't deliver lines worth a damn so needless to say — despite needing to hit our monthly Paul Rudd quota — this is a share. Even if I'm Paul could have ad libbed (or maybe even ad danced?) top ten entries funnier than half of these.
So yeah, I prefer my Paul Rudd a little less buttoned up, but Paul Rudd is like sex and/or pizza, so, enjoy…
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Monday, April 27, 2009
Back Pain
Back pain can be caused due to various factors such as muscle strain, sprain or slipped disk. Being overweight can make back pain worse. One of the most common causes of back pain is doing work that you are not used to such as carrying heavy objects or engaging in strenuous physical work.
What is a slipped disk?
The bones that make up your spine contain disk-like structures between them. When a disk gets swollen and presses against the nerves, the condition is called slipped disk. It can be extremely painful and can affect the quality of your life.
The condition is usually caused while trying to lift heavy objects. Sometimes you may not be aware as to what caused your slipped disk. The good news is that slipped disk and other forms of back pain can be relieved by doing some simple exercises and/or medications. Getting your muscles in better shape and improving your posture when you are sitting, standing and sleeping can also help in preventing back ache.
Back pain relief
If you have hurt your back and suffering from backache, follow these steps to get some quick relief:
1. Lie on your back on the floor with pillows under your knees as shown in the picture.
2. You may also keep your feet on a chair with your hips and knees bent as depicted in the picture
3. Do this simple procedure for 1–2 days.
4. Do not do this procedure for long as it can weaken your muscles and delay pain relief.
5. Walk for 5–10 min once in a while, even if you have pain as physical movement can aid in faster recovery.
Other procedures such as using heating pads, ice packs and body massages can also provide relief. But it is best to consult your doctor before doing any of these procedures.
Seeking medical help:
If you experience one or more of the following symptoms, get in touch with your doctor immediately:
1. Your back pain spreads down up to your knees.
You feel numb in your groin, rectal area, legs and foot.
2. You have fever, weakness and sweating.
The pain is so unbearable that you are not able to move.
3. The pain does not go away even after 2 or 3 weeks.
Preventing back pain
The following tips will help you guard yourself from hurting your back:
1. When you lift heavy objects, keep your knees bent and squat while lifting the object. Do not bend to lift it.
2.While carrying the object hold it close to your chest, keep your spine erect and straight.
When you lift heavy objects, keep your knees bent and squat while lifting the object. Do not bend to lift it.
3. While carrying the object hold it close to your chest, keep your spine erect and straight.
4. When you are lifting the object, do not twist your body.
5. When you move heavy objects, push it instead of pulling it.
6. Do not remain seated for long hours. Get up once in a while and stretch your body.
7. Do not wear high heeled footwear.
8. Exercise regularly. Lack of it can cause back ache.
While standing
When you stand for long hours, shift your body weight from one foot to the other. You can also keep one foot in an elevated position by placing it on a stone, stool or raised platform. Stand straight and maintain a good posture.
While sitting
Use chairs with straight backs which provide adequate support to your lower back. When you want to turn, turn by moving your entire body. Do not twist your body at the waist. This can cause back strain. While driving, sit straight with your seat forward within easy reach of the controls.
While sleeping
Sleep on your side with your knees bent. Put a pillow under your head to support your neck. If you sleep on your back, put pillows under your knees and a small pillow under your lower back.
Certain exercises can help you strengthen your back. However, consult your doctor before doing these exercises; your doctor knows what is best for you.
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Friday, April 24, 2009
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The transcript of the Questions & Answers is given below. Useful for everyone.
Qn: What are the thumb rules for a layman to take care of his heart ?
1. Diet - Less of carbohydrate, more of protein, less oil
2. Exercise - Half an hour's walk, at least five days a week; avoid li fts and avoid sitting for a long-time
3. Quit smoking
4. Control weight
5. Control blood pressure and sugar
Qn: Is eating non-veg food (fish) good for the heart?
Ans: No
Qn: It's still a grave shock to hear that some apparently healthy person
gets a cardiac arrest. How do we understand it in perspective?
Ans: This is called silent attack; that is why we recommend everyone past the age of 30 to undergo routine health checkups.
Qn: Are heart diseases hereditary?
Ans: Yes
Qn: What are the ways in which the heart is stressed? What practices do you suggest to de-stress?
Ans: Change your attitude towards life. Do not look for perfection in everything in life.
Qn: Is walking better than jogging or is more intensive exercise required to keep a healthy heart?
Ans: Walking is better than jogging since jogging leads to early fatigue and injury to joints .
Qn: You have done so much for the poor and needy. What has inspired you to do so?
Ans: Mother Theresa , who was my patient.
Qn: Can people with low blood pressure suffer heart diseases?
Ans: Extremely rare
Qn: Does cholesterol accumulates right from an early age
(I'm currently only 22) or do you have to worry about it only after you are above 30 years of age?
Ans: Cholesterol accumulates from childhood.
Qn: How do irregular eating habits affect the heart ?
Ans: You tend to eat junk food when the habits are irregular and your body's enzyme release for digestion gets confused.
Qn: How can I control cholesterol content without using medicines?
Ans: Control diet, walk and eat walnut.
Qn: Can yoga prevent heart ailments?
Ans: Yoga helps.
Qn: Which is the best and worst food for the heart?
Ans: Fruits and vegetables are the best and the worst is oil.
Qn: Which oil is better - groundnut, sunflower, olive?
Ans: All oils are bad .
Qn: What is the routine checkup one should go through? Is there any specific test?
Ans: Routine blood test to ensure sugar, cholesterol is ok. Check BP, Treadmill test after an echo.
Qn: What are the first aid steps to be taken on a heart attack?
Ans: Help the person into a sleeping position , place an aspirin tablet under the tongue with a sorbitrate tablet if available, and rush him to a coronary care unit since the maximum casualty takes place within the first hour.
Qn: How do you differentiate between pain caused by a heart attack and that caused due to gastric trouble?
Ans: Extremely difficult without ECG.
Qn: What is the main cause of a steep increase in heart problems amongst youngsters? I see people of about 30-40 yrs of age having heart attacks and serious heart problems.
Ans: Increased awareness has increased incidents. Also, edentary lifestyles, smoking, junk f o od, lack of exercise in a country where people are genetically three times more vulnerable for heart attacks than Europeans and Americans.
Qn: Is it possible for a person to have BP outside the normal range of 120/80 and yet be perfectly healthy?
Ans: Yes.
Qn: Marriages within close relatives can lead to heart problems for the child. Is it true?
Ans : Yes, co-sanguinity leads to congenital abnormalities and you may not have a software engineer as a child.
Qn: Many of us have an irregular daily routine and many a times we have to stay late nights in office. Does this affect our heart ? What precautions would you recommend?
Ans : When you are young, nature protects you against all these irregularities. However, as you grow older, respect the biological clock.
Qn: Will taking anti-hypertensive drugs cause some other complications (short / long term)?
Ans : Yes, most drugs have some side effects. However, modern anti-hypertensive drugs are extremely safe.
Qn: Will consuming more coffee/tea lead to heart attacks?
Ans : No.
Qn: Are asthma patients more prone to heart disease?
Ans : No.
Qn: How would you define junk food?
Ans : Fried food like Kentucky , McDonalds , samosas, and even masala dosas.
Qn: You mentioned that Indians are three times more vulnerable. What is the reason for this, as Europeans and Americans also eat a lot of junk food?
Ans: Every race is vulnerable to some disease and unfortunately, Indians are vulnerable for the most expensive disease.
Qn: Does consuming bananas help reduce hypertension?
Ans : No.
Qn: Can a person help himself during a heart attack (Because we see a lot of forwarded emails on this)?
Ans : Yes. Lie down comfortably and put an aspirin tablet of any description under the tongue and ask someone to take you to the nearest coronary care unit without any delay and do not wait for the ambulance since most of the time, the ambulance does not turn up.
Qn: Do, in any way, low white blood cells and low hemoglobin count lead to heart problems?
Ans : No. But it is ideal to have normal hemoglobin level to increase your exercise capacity.
Qn: Someti m es, due to the hectic schedule we are not able to exercise. So, does walking while doing daily chores at home or climbing the stairs in the house, work as a substitute for exercise?
Ans : Certainly. Avoid sitting continuously for more than half an hour and even the act of getting out of the chair and going to another chair and sitting helps a lot.
Qn: Is there a relation between heart problems and blood sugar?
Ans: Yes. A strong relationship since diabetics are more vulnerable to heart attacks than non-diabetics.
Qn: What are the things one needs to take care of after a heart operation?
Ans : Diet, exercise, drugs on time , Control cholesterol, BP, weight.
Qn: Are people working on night shifts more vulnerable to heart disease when compared to day shift workers?
Ans : No.
Qn: What are the modern anti-hypertensive drugs?
Ans : There are hundreds of drugs and your doctor will chose the right combination for your problem, but my suggestion is to avoid the drugs and go for natural ways of controlling blood pressure by walk, diet to reduce weight and changing attitudes towards lifestyles.
Qn: Does dispirin or similar headache pills increase the risk of heart attacks?
Ans : No.
Qn: Why is the rate of heart attacks more in men than in women?
Ans : Nature protects women till the age of 45.
Qn: How can one keep the heart in a good condition?
Ans : Eat a healthy diet, avoid junk food, exercise everyday, do not smoke and, go for health checkup s if you are past the age of 30 ( once in six months recommended) ...
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2 Mobiles
65 minutes of connection between mobiles.
We assembled something as per image:
Initiated the call between the two mobiles and allowed 65 minutes approximately...
During the first 15 minutes nothing happened;
25 minutes later the egg started getting hot;
45 minutes later the egg is hot;
65 minutes later the egg is cooked.
Conclusion: The immediate radiation of the mobiles has the potential to modify the proteins of the egg. Imagine what it can do with the proteins of your brains when you do long calls.
Please try to reduce long time calls on mobile phones.
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Tips for a healthy heart
2. Avoid maida(white flour)based foods.Switch to whole wheat bread.
3. Restrict sugar intake as far as possible.
4. Increase intake of fruits and vegetables.
5. Switch to low fat milk instead of 'bhaiya' or 'dabba' milk.Anything less than or milk which is presumably low fat.
6. Avoid fried snacks,and switch to high-fibre low-fat snack foods made from whole wheat or millet or bran or soya nuts.
7. Drink a glass of vegetable juice everyday made from carrot and beet root,or tomato and coriander,or mint or dudhi juice,or ginger-lime-coriander.
8. Eat whole fruit instead of drinking its juice.You get the added benefit of its soluble fibre (which is heart-friendly) which includes pectins and gums.
9. Take a brisk walk for 30-40 minutes at least 4-5 days in a week.
10. Consume 2 tbsp of 'Alsi' seeds daily as they are rich in Omega-3 fats which are fabulous for the heart.
People who want to lose weight can go on a fruit-only diet
This is a Myth.The body needs a balanced diet in order to be healthy. Eating only fruits will deprive the body of the necessary nutrients not found in fruits.
Popping a Vitamin C capsule is just as good as eating an orange
This is a myth. Fruits and vegetables contain numerous phytochemicals. For example, broccoli alone may contain as many as 10,000 phytochemicals. Although phytochemicals have been found to benefit the body in some ways, the safety of large doses of isolated, purified phytochemicals, as found in supplement capsules, has not been investigated thoroughly. So, the best and safest source of phytochemicals is an actual fruit and not a supplement


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By Matt Holubecki, City Year Milwaukee, AmeriCorps Member serving on the United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Team at James Madison Academic Campus
Ms. Ivy, a freshman math teacher at James Madison Academic Campus, is an example of one of the many teachers at Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) who have come full circle in the #MPSProud initiative. Not only is she currently a teacher for MPS, but she is a proud MPS graduate. After graduating from Rufus King High School, Ms. Ivy received her degree in mathematics from Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi.
Ms. Ivy admitted that she did not intend on becoming a teacher as early as she did.
"I always wanted to help students understand math and make it easier for them, she said. "I was always the one that others would come to for math help and, after getting a long-term substitute position in math, the transition into becoming a teacher became easier."
Ms. Ivy and I sat down to have a conversation about what it means to be a teacher in Milwaukee. When I asked what the most important characteristic of being a teacher is, she responded immediately with "patience."
"I think patience is the hardest thing about being a teacher. Everything is not going to be an ideal situation where all the students are sitting in the classroom paying attention," Ms. Ivy said. "There are good and bad days, and even worse days, and it requires patience to monitor the level of irritation and frustration that a teacher may feel."
Having worked with Ms. Ivy for so many weeks, I can say with complete certainty that she has an immense amount of patience. Inevitably, this directly translates to her ability to create strong student-teacher relationships that result in learning -- all while keeping an otherwise difficult age group in line.
I asked Ms. Ivy what she believed the secret to her patience was -- whether it was a trait that is developed over years of teaching or if it is something that comes naturally to her.
"I really try to reflect on what the consequence of my actions will be on the students. Everything I do will have a consequence in the classroom, whether it be good or bad," she said. "If I yell at a student for their behavior or try to ignore their behavior, it will inevitably have a consequence."


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Things that go bump in the night
is a quotation from an anonymous Scottish prayer.
From ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggety beasties
And things that go bump in the night,
Good Lord, deliver us!
Pull out all the stops
is an expression, which means do everything possible. Stops are knobs on a church organ attached to sliders. Pulling them out allows air to pass through a particular set of pipes.
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Weingarten, Germany: Basilika St. Martin, Organ by Joseph Gabler
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Screaming pitch is a level of irritation or annoyance. People scream from fear or pain, but someone who has reached screaming pitch would like to yell.
Sounding off means verbally expressing views.
Not my forte is an expression meaning not my strong point. In music forte means loud. It comes from the Latin for strong.
Rising to a crescendo is an expression which annoys me. As a child I used to practise my handwriting, which I found difficult to do neatly, and learn the Italian expressions my piano teacher gave me for homework at the same time. I had a notebook into which I copied the expressions and their meanings. Crescendo means gradually becoming louder. How can a sound rise to a process? Perhaps I should start a campaign to use the phrase rising to a fortissimo. I prefer rising to a climax, which seems to have gone out of fashion.
Whistle blowing has a specialised meaning. Blowing a whistle can indicate an emergency or convey instructions, even to dogs. People walking or climbing in mountains are advised to take a whistle to summon help in case they fall. Sports teachers often use a whistle to attract the attention of their classes. I expect you know more than I do about when a football referee uses a whistle. The point is that whistles are high-pitched and their sound travels further than the human voice. So, back to whistle blowing. Anyone who challenges authority by revealing corrupt practices is described as a whistle-blower. People of strong principles have sometimes lost their jobs by acting in this way.
Speaks volumes is an idiom applied to an action or a look, where the person's attitudes or intentions are obvious without their needing to say anything. Now, is the "volumes" here able to be measured in decibels or in pages? I vote for pages.
Crash, bang, wallop can be heard. Aren't they the opening words of a comic song? No, I'm thinking of "Flash, bang, wallop", made famous by Tommy Steele.
Crash out is a slang expression for suddenly falling into a deep sleep.
A car crash is noisy and to be avoided.
A price crash is a sudden drop in prices.
Crack on with means make an effort to do a task.
Have a crack with is an expression used in various parts of the country for having a chat with someone.
"What's the crack?" Here someone wants to catch up on the latest gossip or talk of the town.
An old banger is an old motor car (automobile). If a petrol engine backfires it makes a loud bang.
A slap hits someone or something with the palm of the hand.
To slap down is to disagree with an idea or put someone in their place.
Have a bash means try. Bash means hit.
Beat the drum sometimes means campaign for a cause.
Did you have it drummed into you at school that children should be seen and not heard?
St Paul wrote to the Church in Corinth about clanging cymbals.
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A warm friendly atmosphere awaits you in our comfortable restaurant, where you can enjoy our extensive menu offering fine fresh italian Cuisine, traditional Pizzas and Pastas, succulent Steaks, Veal, fresh Fish dishes and much more from our A la Carte choices.
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One of Kansas's most conservative members of Congress told TPM Friday that the talk about barring President Obama from Kansas ballots will end up being just that."He'll be on the ballot in Kansas," Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R) told TPM in the halls of the Values Voter Summit in Washington.
Three top Republican elected officials in Kansas, including "informal" Mitt Romney adviser Kris Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state, are considering challenging Obama's eligibility to appear on Kansas ballots this fall based on concerns over his citizenship. Kobach would not directly say whether he believes Obama's birth certificate is real in an email to TPM Thursday night.
Huelskamp suggested the birther controversy in Kansas will end with Obama on the ballot in the state where his mother was raised.
Huelskamp is not usually one to cross the conservatives in his party. Progressives labeled him "the most anti-gay member of Congress" earlier this year. But Huelskamp has had a brush with Kansas birtherism before: He won his seat in Congress after defeating Tracey Mann in a Republican primary. Mann lost the endorsement of the Hutchison News after expressing birther views.


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Although it is always preferable to do a Natural Health Assessment in person, we realize that is not always possible. Virtual Health Assessments are $60 for new appointments and $30 for rechecks.
That is why Dr. Angel offers Virtual Natural Health Assessments. A Virtual Natural Health Assessment includes Iridology; Tongue and Fingernail Analysis, and Rayid Iridology Personality. (The Virtual Natural Health Assessment does not include Muscle Testing for Allergies as that requires face-to-face).
Here's how it works:
1. Have someone take three photos of each eye; one photo of the top and bottom of tongue; and one photo of fingernails. (Look at our list of do's and don'ts for pictures below)
2. Email the photos and your phone number to email@example.com. Within 24 hours, someone from the Alternative Health Food Store will contact you to schedule an appointment and collect payment. You will be emailed three documents that must be emailed back and signed electronically before your scheduled appointment.
3. During the appointment, Angel will discuss the results with you and answer any questions you may have. (Make sure to have a list of questions ready).
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Cost: $60 for first visit and $30 for rechecks. We allocate up to one hour for first visits and up to 30 minutes for rechecks. Payment for Virtual appointments must be made at time of scheduling.
Appointments can be made Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. or some Saturdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (Central Time)
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Taking photos of your eyes is the first step in an Iridology appointment. It is best if you take three photos of each eye and make sure to label if it is the right or left eye. Once Angel approves your iris photos, someone will call you to schedule the appointment.
Use indoor daylight
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Another ogre dude, but with a top hat..
I thought I would show some WIP in progress because I am quite pleased with the result.
I used some strips of plasticard to form the outline of the coat, then filled out the gaps with greenstuff to make it more overcoaty.
The gun is from the ork warlord kit. I know, the barrels need drilling.
Really like this guy! Well apart from the top hat, which hasn't quite turned out the way I thought.
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In most countries, I would be willing to bet an öre or two that schlager wouldn't win you any votes. In Sweden, however, it might just be the difference between whether or not Göran Persson can hold onto the coveted seat of Prime Minister. The other parties are hot on his heels to snatch away the post after the Social Democrats have been in power for 65 of the last 74 years.
This afternoon, there was quite a hubub at the top of the escalator as I emerged from the subway at Åhlens, the big department store near Central Station. Personally, I think the racket I heard only vaguely resembled music, but to the Swedes gathered around a stage, it was the sound of sweet, sweet music. This is Schlagerland, after all.
The group "One more time" introduced Maud Olofsson of the Center Party with a rousing chorus of some schlager song that all Swedes can sing along with... and do. The group featured some guy in a white suit and a very pregnant woman in a very green, very short skirt. I didn't stay to hear Maud speak; however, if you're sad you missed her, I suggest checking out the Battle for Sweden, where the Good Fairy Maud and the evil King Göran duke it out for the future of the Kingdom.
If you want to figure out where you lie on the Swedish political spectrum, take a test to see which Swedish political party you most closely identify with (in Swedish only). Looks like I'll be rooting for evil King Göran.


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Stayed for 2 nights with the misses over the family day weekend. We arrived a little early and were quickly given a top floor room. On the top floor, we got a very quiet sleep each night. The room itself was a tad small, but we're only really using it to sleep, so the size wasn't of importance. Room was clean and comfortable. The hotel is a little "out of town", but we'd done our research, so that wasn't a surprise. Since we're pretty active, we took advantage of the free parking and walked to and from the inner harbour area. It's about a 20 minute walk at our pace. We used the pool once during our stay, it was free of other humans and clean. The property is a bit dated as many other reviews mention, but it's certainly functional enough, and is well matched to their pricing compared to other hotels in the area. We'd stay here again.
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The hotel has an indoor swimming pool whirlpool fitness room guest laundry facilities and plenty of ground level and underground parking plus a restaurant and cold beer and wine store. With 100 beautifully decorated spacious rooms over half are studios which feature 1 King or 2 Double beds a fully equipped kitchenette-stovetop a small refrigerator a microwave dishes utensils and a cozy living room area. Our standard rooms feature 2 Double beds some with a living room area.
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We are proud to announce the launch of two recipes app! These apps, Weeknight Recipes and Gluten Free Weeknight Recipes, were built with families in mind. The recipes found within these apps should appease any young or mature appetite.
Weeknight Recipes
Fast, fun, and delicious family meals. Let's get cooking!
iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/weeknight-recipes/id1149024761
Google Play – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mindmagicgames.weeknightrecipes
After a day at the office, the biggest challenge I face is coming home to the inevitable "What's for dinner?" dilemma. Time after time I have tried to remedy the problem by conducting a meal search only to be bombarded with dishes that are using ingredients I've never even heard of. These types of recipes are foods that my kids will pick up, look at, and drop on the floor. That led to all too many nights of grabbing dinner out or rustling up a less-than-healthy meal.
Desperate for a solution to the workday menu madness, I set about on a mission to create recipes that were fun, fast and healthy but most of all, family-friendly. In this app, you will find meals, snacks, appetizers, crockpot recipes, and desserts. These recipes are all made from things you may already have in your kitchen or can easily find at your local grocery store, not with crazy unheard of ingredients that can only be found lurking at the back aisles of creepy restaurants.
I now look forward to coming home from work to fast, fun and delicious meals with my family. I believe you and your family will enjoy them too. So, let's get cooking, shall we?
Gluten Free Weeknight Recipes
110+ Recipes, 6 Categories, Gluten Free.
iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gluten-free-weeknight-recipes/id1183487865?ls=1
Google Play – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mindmagicgames.glutenfreeweeknightrecipes
Welcome to Gluten Free Weeknight Recipes! This app was built for all of us that are always on the lookout for gluten free recipes. With a number of recipes, separated out by 6 categories, you will find something that is easy to prepare, cook, and eat.
Gluten-Free Made Easy
This app has broken down each recipe into the following categories: Breakfast, Dinner, Sides, Smoothie, Snacks, and Soup/Salads. While browsing each recipe, you can save the recipe as a favorite for quick viewing later on. You can also use the app as a cooking aide and check off items that you have already added.
Recipes and Ideas
Gluten Free Weeknight Recipes offers over 110 recipes to help you with your gluten free diet. With recipes using yummy vegetables like Eggplant to delicious stir-fry, you can be sure to find something to suit your tastes. You also have access to a set of exclusive guides that can help you learn more about nutrition and foods.
Help with Shopping
Need help with shopping? We've got you covered. You can add all of the ingredients from a recipe to your shopping list with a simple tap of a button.
Please note, while our best effort has been taken to ensure all recipes are gluten free, you should consult your physician or health care professional before using these recipes to determine if they are right for your needs.


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– The University of Texas at Austin has found no evidence of scientific misconduct by Mark Regnerus, but that doesn't mean his gay parenting study wasn't "seriously flawed."
– Washington state's Public Disclosure Commission has warned that it would be a violation of state law for Catholic parishes to collect donations against marriage equality as an intermediary for the campaign. What else is Preserve Marriage Washington hiding?
– The gay artist who vandalized a Chick-fil-A with "Tastes Like Hate" won't be charged after agreeing to pay restitution.
– Columbus, Ohio's domestic partner registry took effect this week.
– Colorado Rep. B.J. Nikkel (R) is speaking out about the bigoted backlash she experienced from fellow Republicans when she voted in support of civil unions.
– The Australian state of Tasmania has advanced marriage equality in its Legislative Assembly, the lower house of its parliament.
– A play about homosexuality has been cancelled in Uganda after the country's Media Council told producers a day before opening that the script needed to be cleared by authorities.


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When people come to this secluded, spectacular corner of Ireland they do so to relax, unwind and take a break from the ordinary. That's why we recently added on our extraordinary spa and leisure centre – the ideal place to treat yourself to the ultimate day off.
We are firm believers that the whole point of getting away from it all is to get away from it all. Our spa includes 10 Individual therapy rooms, a private rasul mud chamber with own private steam chamber, Juice Bar with freshly made smoothies made to order and nail suite. Add to that our thermal suite with Hot & Cold Vitality Pools, Tropical Rainforest Showers, Light Therapy Steam Room, Dry Sauna and Relaxation Suite.


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The goodness of Milo topped with a delicious
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A naturally relaxing, heavenly brew of green tea and frothed milk.
Fresh squeezed orange juice mixed with fresh coconut water with simple syrup and topped with shredded coconut.
Rich coffee with a delightful chocolate twist.
Sauteed porridge makes the porridge's flavor more savory and delicious.
One of Exotic Padang dishes. Grilled banana clipped until flat, served with
coconut and sugar.
Fried spring roll filled with seasoned chopped bamboo shoots or sprouts, minced carrots, shrimp and chicken. Served with fresh chili pepper.
Small portion of steamed glutinous rice soaked with turmeric and served with shredded grilled chicken.
Steamed glutinous rice, served with durian sauce.
Special Padang Ketupat (sticky rice) served with tasty coconut milk sauce.
Black sticky rice originated from Minang served with tasty coconut milk sauce.
Half-boiled chicken egg served with salty soy sauce and pepper.
Canai bread sprinkled with sugar.
Canai bread served with lamb gulai.
Bread toast marinated with beef randang.
Bread toast served with Srikaya sauce.
Bread toast coated with melted cheese.
Noodle cooked with caisim and cabbaged special by Chef Marco.
Mixture of minced beef, eggs, and slices of leek, wrapped in homemade spring roll skin. Crispy fried and served with sweet and sour sauce.
Traditional crispy pancake sprinkled with grated coconuts and granulated sugar.
Indonesian fruit cocktail with a mixture of longan, jackfruit, dragonfruit, and apple served with shaved ice and sweetened condensed milk.
Original fresh Indonesian avocado served with shaved ice and sweetened condensed milk.
Refreshing flavoured iced served with shaved ice and jelly. One of the Indonesian top dessert.
Jackfruit, avocado, coconut and cendol served with shaved ice and sweetened condensed milk. It's one of the Indonesian culinary heritage.
Exotic durian originated from West Sumatra, served with shaved ice, assorted Indonesian jellies (cendol, agar-agar, kolang kaling, cingcau hitam) and drizzled with white and chocolate condensed milk and simple syrup on top.
Fresh soft jelly like coconut flesh made from rare coconut sport. Rare supply of this product made this drink considered as delicacy.
Iced coffee (double shots of Bukittinggi robusta).
Fresh soft jelly like coconut flesh made from rare coconut sport mixed with exotic durian from Sumatra.
Hot coffee (double shots of Bukittinggi robusta) served with kripik balado. Reminding us of Chef Marco's hometown, Padang.
Hot coffee (double shots of Bukittinggi robusta) with sweet condensed milk.
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Traditional Bukittinggi robusta coffee blended with avocado, give you the perfection taste of sweet, creamy, and bold all at the same time.
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A delicious frothy mug of French-style milk coffee.
A little kick milk coffee with lots of froth.
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Sweetened iced tea served with longan and pepper mint leaves.
Sweetened iced tea served with apple slices and pepper mint leaves.
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Traditional Padangnese iced tea mix with condensed milk using poured back and forth repeatedly technic between two vesses from a height.
Hot tea with beaten egg yolks, sugar, sweet condensed milk and chocolate powder. Drizzled with sweet chocolate milk and served with lime wedges on the side.
Pure squeezed Pontianak orange.
Fresh coconut water with shredded coconut.
Fresh squeezed Kaffir limes (Nickname Porcupine Orange), this drink will give you refreshness that can set you back to run your activity.
Refreshing drink blended with ginger served with a slice of lemongrass and lemon.
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Milky drink with blueberry layers.
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Betel nut juice is a popular drink, in the city of Padang, made from betel nut and egg yolk. It is tasty and creamy and also widely known as a healthy drink to increase stamina and ease body sores.
Dragonfruit juices, this drink rich in antioxydant and said can stabilize blood sugar levels by suppressing sugar spikes.
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Chicken drumsticks with aromatic lime leaf.
Chicken spring rolls in our special spices, served with sweet and sour sauce.
Special marinated fried calamari, served with sweet and sour sauce
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Mung bean porridge with brown sugar and savory coconut milk.
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A Goddess Life Workout
Bellydance with Acacia came to me in a dream. Acacia is a yellow flower that grows along the Nile and represents femininity, it is also my bellydance name. Hello my name is Holly Noel and I am a certified Goddess Life Bellydance instructor. Bellydance is over 3,000 years old and has origins from all over the world, it is also a playful seductive dance that awakens and nurtures the divine feminine spirit, it is also the best cardiovascular workout there is! The dance tones and contours the waistline as well as gives the dancer self confidence and grace. I want to share this ancient art form and this beautiful gift of female empowerment with you!!


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Ekmek İsraf Etme
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Waste in the World
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Waste in the World
It is estimated that 1,3 billion tons of food which is equivalent to US $ 1 trillion is wasted globally per year in our world where 805 million people are suffering from undernourishment (that is the 11,3 % of the world population and 13,5 % of the developing countries population) and approximately 10 millions of people are dying from hunger and malnutrition every year. According to Food And Agriculture Organization of The United Nations (FAO), amount of food wasted or losted is one third of the world food production. By only reducing one forth of the total waste in the world, the food requirement of the 805 million people, who are undernourished, could be met. Annual waste of food is 95-115 kg per person in European and North American Countries, whereas this is 6-11 kg in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southern and Southern East Asia Equivalent of food waste and lost is 680 billion $ in devoloped countries whereas this is 310 billion $ in devoloping countries. Despite 80% of water resources, 50% of the total land, 10% of the energy budget are used for producing food, %40 of food produced are wasted or losted. Wasting food has increased %50 in the last 40 years. One out of every six person has trouble in accessing food in the USA. By only reducing %15 of the waste, the food requirement of the 25 million people, who are faced with hunger, could be met. Equivalent of food waste and lost on the food chain from farm to fork is 27 billion ABD $ in Canada. This figure is equal to approximately %40 of total food produce whereas it is equivalent to %2 of gross domestic product of Canada. This figure is more than the total gross domestic product of the poorest thirty-two cuntries at the same time. Annually 89 million tons food (per capita 176 kg) which are equal to 11.4 million € are wasted in European Union. It is aimed to reduce %50 of this quantity till the year of 2025. %42 of the total food wasting is in household, %39 of wasting is on production stage, %14 of wasting is on food servise sector (catering) and %5 of it is wasted by wholesalers or retailers. According to the European Commission's findings of 2010, annual bread production of EU is 32 million tons whereas total consumption is 22.5 million tons (per person approximately 50 kg). In light of these data, approximately %30 of total bread production in EU is wasted. According to the report published by UK Ministery of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) in July 27th, 2010, it is stated that %15 of the total food and beverages which were bought and %32 of bread was wasted. According to UK Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), it is calculated that annual wasting of bakery products is 680.000 tons and it costs 1.1 billion pound (approximately 1.8 billions US $). Total food and beverages waste and losts 8.3 million tons in England. 5.3 million tons of this amount are at a preventable level. %10 of annual bread production in Austria (annual 70 thousands tons) is wasted and this amount of waste is equal to 1 million Australians' annual consumption. According to German Agriculture Ministry, 11 million tons food are wasted in every year in Germany. %60 of wasting is in household, %20 of it is on salesroom, %17 of wasting is on restaurants and cafes. 81.6 kg food are wasted every year per person and 53 kg of it is avoidable waste. Production of cereals are 158 kg per person whereas actual consumption is 94 kg in Italy. So approximately %40 of production is wasted or losted. 40% of food which is trashed in developed countries, is actually eatable. Developed countries waste approximately 222 million tons eatable food. This amount is equal to almost the total annual food production of sub-Saharan African countries. The reasons for the loss of food in developing countries is different. In poor countries, 40% of the harvest is wasted due to limitations in storage space and transportation when it is conveyed to the farm to consumers. In addition, losses occur in the step of processing and packaging of product. In developing countries, 150 million tons of wheat annually is wasted. This loss is equal to the six times the amount of wheat what hunger in all poor countries can be eliminated.


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Decked Live Drawing at UPFEST!
Live drawing results from the crew of the Decked Project at Bristol's Upfest at the weekend! Black ink and gold paint classic Art Nouveau colours, Drawing Medusa, Leda and a swan and bees and butterflies in a series of three panels based on the theme of mythology drawn by illustrators Louise Brangwin and Vicky Newman. Check out the results and some shots from throughout the day on the Fine and Dandy illustration blog!


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Past perfect … there's a lot to be said for the simpler meals – and smaller portions – of the post-war years. Photo: Getty Images
Have your grandparents told you tales about the times when the family sat down to enjoy three square meals a day, at the dining table, most days of the week? Do you remember when afternoon tea meant a biscuit and a glass of milk rather than the myriad of packaged snacks we see nowadays? Or when the word "snack" meant a piece of fruit rather than a highly processed, energy-dense mini meal purchased at a cafe or convenience store?
Nutritionally, those were the good old days when it came to food and our health. Sure, the milk may have been full cream and butter was used in everything, but overall we still ate less, and because most of our meals were prepared at home we consumed far less processed food and weighed less as a result. Here are some ways in which we can re-adopt some of the food habits of our past and potentially reap the health benefits that go with them.
Cut the snacking
If we contented ourselves with grabbing a small snack when we were hungry - say a piece of fruit or a slice of cheese that equated to about 420 kilojoules (100 calories) - there would be no issue with enjoying a snack or two each day. But these days a snack is much more likely to translate into a thick slice of banana bread or a muffin, while a coffee is often very large and many flavoured drinks are packed full of sugar. These can equate to as many as 1500-2000 kilojoules, the equivalent of an extra meal. While eating small, regular meals is of benefit to our metabolic rate, regular large meals are not, which is where the "eat regularly" message has become a little misconstrued. Try focusing on three nutritionally balanced meals a day, designed to keep you full for four to five hours. Not only will your energy intake be more controlled, but so too will your natural hunger and fullness mechanisms.
Sit down at the table to eat
Behavioural research has repeatedly shown that we not only eat more slowly and consume fewer kilojoules when we sit at the table to eat, but also that families do important socialising over meals. So, even if you can only manage to sit down to enjoy a meal together as a family once each week, start to make that family commitment.
Meat and three veg
The wide variety of cuisines we have access to in Australia is a fabulous thing, but it's also led to a rise in the popularity of energy-dense meals. Pasta-, rice- and noodle-based dishes, and the sauces and sides that accompany them, have done their bit to push up our kilojoule intake. Keep your dinner light, with plain grilled meat and vegetables at least three or four nights each week, to help control your intake of fuel-rich foods.
Cook only what you need
Cheaper food means we are much more likely to cook more than we actually need - and then, of course, we are much more likely to eat it. Stay aware of portion sizes and work towards only cooking what you need for each meal. If you do cook extra, it should be to pop in the freezer for future meals, or for lunch the next day. Not only does this approach save money, it keeps portion sizes on track.
Embrace home-prepared foods
Whether it is a roast dinner, a stir-fry or some baking at home, there are few things as soulful as preparing home-cooked food. Not only are we much more likely to use natural, fresh ingredients, but the act of preparing food for ourselves and our loved ones is one of the most satisfying acts human beings engage in, and as such deserves to be embraced. Remember, it is not a single serve of a roast dinner, home-made cake or dessert that causes long-term weight and health issues. Rather, it is the over-consumption of highly processed, non-satiating foods on a day-to-day basis.