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Watershed Conditions Statement - Flood Outlook August 16, 2016
Conservation Halton Watershed Conditions Statement - Flood Outlook at 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday, August 16. Local weather forecasts are predicting rainfall amounts of close to 30 mm with potential for thunderstorms to generate local areas of higher rainfall.
Watershed Conditions Statement - Water Safety August 13, 2016
Environment Canada is advising that our area may be experiencing rainfall amounts in the order of 50 to 100mm today. As a result Conservation Halton has issued a Watershed Conditions Statement - Water Safety which shall remain in effect until Sunday, August 14.
Conservation Halton issues Level II Low Water Condition August 10, 2016
A combination of below-average precipitation this year with hot summer temperatures has resulted in water levels in local streams dropping well below normal. As a result, Conservation Halton is escalating from a Level I to a Level II Low Water Condition for its watershed, based on criteria set out in the Ontario Low Water Response guidelines.
Amazing Things to do before you are 12 on August 13 and 14, 2016
Reconnect with the great outdoors and combat nature deficit disorer at 'Amazing Things To Do Before You Are 12' on August 13 and 14 at Crawford Lake and Mountsberg.
Family Outdoor Movie Nights return to Kelso this Friday, August 5
Family Outdoor Movie Nights return to Kelso Conservation Area with four family films, which will delight audiences of all ages. Opening night is this Friday, August 5 with a showing of Zootopia.
Conservation Halton issues Level I Low Water Condition July 8-16
Conservation Halton has declared a Level I Low Water Condition for its watershed. The low snow accumulation over the winter combined with below-normal rainfall amounts over the last three months (April, May and June) has resulted in reduced water flows and levels in local streams.
Conservation Halton Appoints Hassaan Basit as CAO
The Conservation Halton Board of Directors are pleased to announce they have unanimously decided to offer Hassaan Basit the fulltime role of Chief Administrative Officer of Conservation Halton.
Good night barn Pajama Night at Mountsberg June 25-16
Good night owls, good night goats, good night horses, and good night Mountsberg! This Saturday, June 25, we invite you to join us for the Good Night Barn Pajama Night from 7 to 9 p.m. at Mountsberg Conservation Area.
Aboriginal Awareness Day this Sunday June 19-16 at Crawford Lake
Join us for Aboriginal Awareness Day at Crawford Lake and enjoy a fun filled day celebrating Canada's Aboriginal past, present and future in the park's picturesque, reconstructed Iroquoian village. The festival runs from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Sunday June 19.
Explore with Dad at Mountsberg on Father's Day June 19-16
Hey kids, why not bring your dad out to Mountsberg Conservation Area and explore on Father's Day, Sunday, June 19. The event takes place from 10 a.m. to noon.Explore with Dad tickets are $16 for adults, $11 for children (age 5 to 14 years), $11 for seniors (ages 65 years and over), FREE for preschool (ages 4 years and under).


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Only enough time for a few quick posts this morning ...
So here are SIX THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ...
aka The Sunday Six!
re: THE BEATLES ON I-TUNES:
Certainly one of the biggest music news stories this past week was that an agreement had FINALLY being reached between The Beatles and I-Tunes for the Fabs' music to now be available digitally for downloading. A deal has been in the works for years now and rumors have persisted (since it seems like forever!) that once Apple and Apple could finally come to terms, their complete catalog would become available.
And the downloading started immediately.
But perhaps the biggest part of this story (that nobody seemed to notice) was the fact that, once these tunes officially became available, the #1 most-downloaded tune WASN'T a Lennon and McCartney composition ... but rather "Here Comes The Sun" by George Harrison!!! (WTG, George!!!)
Who would have ever guessed.
Also interesting is that The Top Ten ... which clearly reflect the FANS' favorites more than ANY other type of poll ever could ... doesn't look anything even close to the list of The Top Ten Beatles Tunes as determined by Rolling Stone Magazine a few months back.
(Big surprise there, right?!?!? The fans' opinions NEVER seem to count when it comes to this publication!!!)
In order, here were The Top Ten Beatles Downloads during their first week of availability on I-Tunes:
# 1 - Here Comes the Sun
# 2 - Let It Be
# 3 - In My Life
# 4 - Blackbird
# 5 - Come Together
# 6 - With A Little Help From My Friends
# 7 - Hey Jude
# 8 - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
# 9 - Twist And Shout
#10 - Eleanor Rigby
Incredibly, half of these tunes were album cuts and only ONE of The Top Ten comes from before their Rubber Soul album, often cited as the point that The Beatles' music reached a new level of sophistication ... the ONLY "Early Beatles" track on the list is their version of "Twist And Shout" ... a song they didn't even write but had been performing in clubs for years! Pretty amazing really! (kk)
re: MORE FUN THIS PAST WEEK:
More enjoyable for me this past week (since I've already purchased the entire Beatles catalgo 91 times in my life at this point) was Jimmy Kimmel's on-going "National Facebook Un-Friend Day", celebrated this past November 17th.
It was a hysterical, very well thought out campaign and, if you simply seach around YouTube for a while, you will find dozens and dozens of Jimmy's bits on this topic, including "Public Service Announcements" from celebrities (like Governorator Arnold Schwarzenegger and TV Star Lisa Kudrow ... who, let's face it, KNOWS what a "friend" really is ... someone they name a hair-style after!)
You'll also find some CLASSIC commentary on this whole Facebook thing. (I am NOT a friend ... or a fan ... of Facebook ... which, of course, makes me a social outcast here at home where the wife and all the daughters are regular ... and, in some cases, non-stop ... participants.)
Kimmel accurately points out that NOBODY has 5000 REAL friends ... ask these people to help you move or pick you up at the airport and see how many "friends" you REALLY have.
Click here: YouTube - Jimmy Kimmel Announces National Un-Friend Day
Kimmel also uses real-life examples on the air of actual Facebook postings such as "Thinking about going to Napa today" or "Had spaghetti for dinner tonight" ... the complete extent of a posting that actually generated a meaningful response like "Great" or ... "Great". (Do people REALLY spend this much time online telling their "friends" that they're "thinking about going to Napa"??? If you're thinking about it, then GO!!! Or don't ... whatever ... but do you REALLY need to TELL people you're THINKING about it?!?!? And do people REALLY feel this compelling need to RESPOND to something as ridiculous as that? Is it SO important to tell some one that it's "GREAT" that they're "THINKING about going to Napa?!?!?" ... and then consider this to have been "a meaningful conversation with a friend???" I truly just don't get it.)
I can only equate it to what I do with my computer time. Comparitively speaking, we get VERY few comments from our readers when measured against the number of people who actually read Forgotten Hits ... and yet, despite this fact, there are weeks (like THIS one) where I cannot possibly keep up with them. (And there are weeks where the Comments Page runs SO long, I wonder if anybody even bothers to read the whole thing!!!) Imagine how much longer it would be if EVERY person on the list felt a need to respond to EVERY single comment or topic posted!!!
And seriously, do you need to post your every thought?!?!? I'm thinking about taking a bathroom break when I finish this paragraph ... but do I really need to TELL all of you this?!?!? Granted, NOT as exciting as thinking about going to Napa ... but STILL a decision that I'm going to have to make sooner or later!!!
Anyway, there I go again ... off on one of my tangents ... suffice to say that Jimmy's "Un-friend Day" campaign clearly hits a nerve with me (and I mean that in a good way!!!)
Tying into all of this, here are a couple of my FAVORITE "Kimmel and Bits" (get it?!?!) from last week ... a couple of KILLER videos prepared for National Facebook Un-Friend Day ... first a duet by Country Stars Brad Paisley and Darrius Rucker ... and then a great remake of an old War Hit, "Why Can't We Un-Friend". Enjoy!
Click here: YouTube - "To All The Friends I've Un'ed Before" by Brad Paisley and Darius Rucker for National UnFriend Day
Click here: YouTube - "Why Can't We UnFriend?" by War for National UnFriend Day
re: THE BEE GEES:
Keep watching the listings for The Biography Channel ... there's a brand new, two-hour Bee Gees documentary that they've been running and it presents an absolutely OUTSTANDING history of the band!
As MAJOR Bee Gees fans for many, many years, there is very little that Frannie and I haven't seen by them ... so we were QUITE surprised to see some extremely rare early footage as well as some very recent interview segments showing Barry and Robin rehearsing for their since-cancelled reunion tour.
In addition, they also have a brand new 4-CD Career Retrospective out now on Rhino Records, spotlighting each of the Brothers Gibb, including Brother Andy. Most of the hits are here but what makes this collection especially interesting is that Barry, Robin, Maurice's widow and Andy's daughter hand-picked the selections themselves.
Click here: Rhino Mythology
The songs were personally selected by Barry, Robin, Maurice's widow Yvonne and Andy's daughter Peta. "These are pretty much our personal favorites," Barry explains in the liner notes, which were also written by the family. "This is now the Bee Gees 50th Anniversary. And by the Bee Gees I mean all four brothers."
"I always see our songs as 'just us three brothers' having a good time," adds Robin Gibb. "When I look back now, it is more about the journey, not the arrival." MYTHOLOGY also features a scrapbook of family photos, many never-before published, along with tributes from artists such as George Martin, Brian Wilson, Elton John, Graham Nash and the band's longtime manager Robert Stigwood.
The official Rhino News release tells us:
Spanning the Bee Gees' five-decade career, the set's 81 tracks touch on several of the group's best-known hits. But mainly, the collection digs into the Bee Gees' vast catalog to highlight deep tracks such as the early single "Spicks And Specks" (1966); the title track from the 1969 concept album Odessa; the single B-side "Country Woman" (1971); "Spirits Having Flown" (1979) the title track from the 35-million selling album; "Overnight" (1987) from the multi-platinum ESP; "Closer Than Close" (1997) from Still Waters; and "Man In The Middle" (2001) from the Bee Gees 20th and final studio album before Maurice's passing in 2003. MYTHOLOGY also features the debut of a pair of previously unreleased Maurice Gibb tracks - "Angel Of Mercy" and "The Bridge."The final disc spotlights Andy Gibb, who was not a member of Bee Gees, but worked with his brothers throughout his career before his death in 1988 at the age of 30.
The compilation opens with "Shadow Dancing" (1978), a #1 smash co-written by all four brothers that appeared on Andy's second album. Nearly all of the songs from his 1977 debut Flowing River are featured, including the back-to-back #1 singles: "I Just Want To Be Your Everything" and "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water." The set contains "I Can't Help It," a duet with Olivia Newton-John that cracked the Top 20 and several tracks from his final studio album After Dark (1980), including the Top 10 single "Desire." MYTHOLOGY also marks the debut of "Arrow Through The Heart," a song Andy recorded shortly before his death that was intended for a comeback album.
Kent ...
A & E will show this documentary on Saturday Night.
Frank B.
"The Bee Gees: In Our Own Time" Out Today « WCBS-FM 101.1
Yes, is the same program that we were talking about above ... and it's a GREAT piece of work on the band. (We tried to watch this last night, not realizing that your email was from the week BEFORE, which is a week after the Biography Channel documentary premiered ... THEY first broadcast this new documentary the previous Monday! We were REALLY anxious to watch it again so imagine our disappointment last night when we found that A&E was running a "Billy The Exterminator" marathon instead!!!)
In any event, if you click on the extended link inside Frank's link above, you'll see that this new documentary is now available for purchase, which means it was released to the public before it officially aired on both the A&E and Biography Networks. (It ALSO means that I've got to run out and pick up a copy today!!! And the new CD Box Set, too!) kk
re: THIS JUST IN! / THE NEW COLONY SIX:
Kent -
Here's some late-breaking news that I just found out about two hours ago …
I'll be doing a 2 PM phone mini-interview on WGN radio, 720 AM Chicago, but streaming worldwide - happening this afternoon, Sunday, 11-21.
We'll be kicking around the garage era of the band and they'll be playing "Dawn Is Breaking" - first time on the radio in what, maybe 45+ years. As the Stones said, "This Could Be The Last Time" too!
Tune in and call in to say hey - hosted by Nick Digilio with Plastic Crimewave, AKA Steve Krakow. Excited - love our contributions to the beginning of the garage genre.
Ever see us do the tune live? Follow this link from a semi-acoustic set in support of a charity CD released in 2007: http://www.myspace.com/video/vid/46303601.
We had just returned from CaveStomp 2007 (Warsaw Theater in Brooklyn, NY) where we did almost all Breakthrough and Colonization tunes; awesome set & awesome crowds. (Can ya tell I'm psyched about the interview?)
Raymond J. Graffia, Jr.
The New Colony Six
Hopefully we're getting this out JUST in time to let people know to tune in and listen ... the show airs in just a couple of hours!
(Hey, you've been on the radio more recently than that!!! I can think of at least half a dozen times in the past few years ... including once with me and Dave The Rave, literally minutes before you guys took the stage at CaveStomp!!!)
But you're right ... it's always a kick to do it again ... especially when it's a chance to spotlight the earliest days of the band BEFORE the ballad typecasting began!!! Hope some folks are able to call and listen. WTG, Ray! (kk)
And, ironically, we got some New Colony Six-related email yesterday, too, from a brand new Forgotten Hits reader ...
Came across your site tonight and saw a post from a couple years back about a New Colony Six reunion you had.Wanted to tell you that back in the 80s down here in Florida, I got hired to write music for a real estate promo video, as I am a composer and music producer.The businessman who hired me seemed to know a fair amount about music, and I mentioned that I had been in the record business in the past. He said, 'Yeah, me too.
I was with a band called the New Colony Six."
I was floored! It was Patrick McBride!
So he became a businessman down here. Don't know if he still is around down here but he was doing well!
- Tom Hartman
I had heard that Pat was still down in the Miami area ... I think he was writing jingles and producing some sessions. Would LOVE to hear from him ... he's the ONLY original New Colony Six member NOT on our list! (I believe he talks to Ronnie Rice from time to time but even Ronnie tells me he's lost contact over the past few years.) Would have been AWESOME to have Pat at the reunion ... it was really quite emotional.
Happy to have you onboard ... please share your memories with our readers from time to time! And if you DO happen to run into Pat again, please have him contact us! (kk)
Hey will do, thanks.
One thing ... I remember asking him at the time about the other band members, I was holding the album cover that had "Things I'd Like to Say" on it (I had brought the album to the session, I think he was pleased I owned it!) ... and he mentioned someone in the band who had died, I believe in a motorcycle accident. He said the guy had been a little on the wild side. But I haven't read about that in any online history of the band, and you mentioned all the band members were at the reunion ... strange?
Les Kummel is the one who died in an auto accident ... but he wasn't an original member ... he came later (but would have been in the band at the time of the "Revelations" LP, which contained their biggest hit "Things I'd Like To Say".) In fact Kummel co-wrote BOTH of The New Colony Six's two biggest hits, "Things I'd Like To Say" and "I Will Always Think About You", with Ronnie Rice. (kk)
Thanks Kent.
I really do have to take some time and go through your site ... it sure looks like a lot of fun.
You might be interested in checking out mine. My band was from St. Louis, and our amazing journey took us to England and Abbey Road back in 1969.
You can read about it here: www.aerovons.com
There is a song on our album from back then called "Words from a Song," and at the end of the song I played a piano part similar to the one at the end of "Things I'd Like To Say," just a tip of the hat to that song, which has always been one of my favorite ballads of all time.
Band broke up and thirty some odd years later the album got released. I get letters from all over the world by young kids who are "discovering us" lol
Yes, the power of music ... and the Internet. Now THERE'S the perfect marriage! (kk)
re: GONE COUNTRY:
Top 10 Country and Western Song Titles:
1. It's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chewed My Ass The Whole Day Long(Tom)
C'mon KK, everyone knows the best country classic is ...
"Get Your Tongue Out Of My Mouth Because I'm Kissing You Goodbye"
'nuff said,
Wild Bill Cody
Loved the top 10 country titles.
Are you familiar with "The Perfect Country Song", sung by David Allan Coe? Written by Steve Goodman, it's the song with the refrain "You don't have to call me darlin', darlin' ... but you never even call me by my name". Steve was feeling pretty pleased with himself, because the song included references to Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, Charley Pride and a number of other country greats, all in one song, and he sent it to David Allan Coe with a note that said "David, I've written the perfect country song, and I'd like for you to be the one to record it". Coe listened to it, and sent it back with a note that said "Well, Steve, it ISN"T the perfect country song, because it doesn't have anything in it about trucks ... trains ... and drinkin' ... and mothers ... and prison ... and rain ... it just isn't the perfect country song without those things in it". So, Steve being Steve, he sat down and wrote the last verse ...
"I was drunk the day my mama got out of prison
And I went to pick her up in the rain
But before I could get there in my pickup truck
She got run over by a gol dang train"
Upon receiving it back, David Allan Coe then agreed that it was, in fact, the perfect country song, and that's what it's known as today. Steve is also the guy who rhymed "ruined" with "lagoon" in Lincoln Park Pirates. Boy, we miss that man's talent.
The best country title I ever heard was "Get your tongue out of my mouth - I'm kissin' you goodbye".
Rick Barr
The New Colony Six
Click here: YouTube - David Allen Coe You Never Even Called Me by My Name
I've always loved the Steve Goodman / David Allan Coe song ... that's one my Mom used to play around the house all the time (and I have to admit it's a pretty clever song!)
Looks like "Get Your Tongue Out Of My Mouth Because I'm Kissin' You Goodbye" is the list favorite so far! (WTG, Ray Stevens!!!)
Thanks, Rick! (kk)
Click here: YouTube - Ray Stevens - Get your Tongue outa my mouth, I'm kissing you goodbye
re: CLIP OF THE WEEK:
And, since we seem to be extra-heavy on videos this week ... and we're out of time ... here's one more ... it's this week's Clip of the Week:
Don't know if you caught Jimmy Fallon on the 16th of November, but he did a straight on impression of Neil Young doing "Whip My Hair" and who joins him onstage? The real deal, the "Boss" Bruce Springsteen.
Jimmy blew me away, the guy sang and played exactly like Neil ... check this out. Wild Bill
Yeah, if they EVER need a fill-in for Neil Young, Jimmy Fallon can DEFINITELY do it!!! (lol) He is SPOT ON with this ... a hit for Willow Smith (daughter of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith!) kk
That's it for this weekend ... we're outta time!
Forgotten Hits ... OUT!
UPDATE: Looks like NBC is all over this Jimmy Fallon clip ... after I heard that mine no longer played, I searched YouTube and found probably 40 others that had also been disabled. You can try THIS one (if you can get there fast enough!!!)
Click here: YouTube - Whip My Hair ft Neil Young & Bruce Springsteen

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The Danube Commission's legal and financial working group submits for approval the 2020 budget as well as regulations on third-party projects
CONTENTS: During its November meeting (12-15.11.2019), the Danube Commission's legal and financial working group agreed after intensive discussions on the 2020 draft budget to be submitted for adoption to the 93rd session of the Commission which will take place on 13 December 2019. The delegations also agreed on a draft Regulation which will establish a clear legal framework for the Commission's participation to third-party funded projects. In addition, following an information provided by Ukraine, the working group decided to survey the conditions of access to Danube ports in order to monitor the practice of member states in implementing the Belgrade Convention and to identify, as a follow-up to the Interreg/DTP project DANTE, administrative barriers for navigation on the Danube River.
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I'm a father of 3 with a gorgeous wife who's an amazing cook and I'm now in my mid 40's. As you might suspect, this is pretty much the perfect formula to develop the stereotypical "dad bod".
And a dad bod is exactly what I formed over the years.
But, if I'm being honest, I hated it. I didn't want to be that typical dad. I wanted to look like (or at least get as close to) how I did back in my 20's.
However, through trying many different diets (Atkins, Weight Watchers, Mediterranean – I even tried going vegetarian for a while), I just couldn't get the results that I was wanting.
It sucked.
Honestly, I had a pretty tough time following all of the different rules each diet had. I'd follow them for a couple weeks but I'd slowly fall back into my old habits – losing all progress I had made (if I even made any).
One night before bed I was complaining to my wife about this. I mean come on, how hard could it really be to just lose a couple pounds?
Then, she told me about this keto diet a friend of hers from work was on and how it worked to make your body burn stored fat for energy instead of carbs (we'll go into that more below).
A diet that specifically burns fat? It peaked my interest and I decided to give it a shot, and it was at this moment that this keto pills review really began.
So, over the next couple weeks I did a bunch of research and set up keto-friendly food plans to try to get by body into this "ketosis" so I'd start burning fat.
(Side note: These "keto friendly" foods were actually all things I already love, so I could lose weight while still eating good food!)
I started to get some results, but let me tell you what – it was hard.
Most websites will tell you getting into ketosis isn't a cake walk, but none of them actually said just how hard it would be to get there and then stay there. Heck, I was seriously considering quitting and just resigning myself to that fact that I was stuck with my dad bod.
But right when I was about to give up, I stumbled across Keto Boost.
Now that might sound a little cliché, but it's true. I decided I'd give these a shot and if they ended up not working I was just going to call it quits.
Luckily for me, the supplements worked quick and they worked well.
I took the supplements just as instructed on the bottle (take 2 capsules daily with water – super easy) and continued to eat keto-friendly foods for my meals throughout the day.
The next morning, I used a testing kit to see what the ketone levels were in my blood. There was a significant rise in the ketone's in my blood! That means that the supplement had already started to work on day 1 and to say I was excited was an understatement.
I had also already lost a couple ounces from the day before and I could feel my body starting to easily enter ketosis on its own.
I was really impressed and very happy.
Each bottle has 60 capsules in it, so one bottle would last me about a month. I ended up going through 4 bottles before I was happy with how I looked.
Now, I still don't have the body I did back in my 20's like I dreamed of, but I'm extremely happy with the results I got. Plus, if it wasn't for Keto Boost, I would have given up on this whole dieting thing and I'd look like I did before.
The only downside I've found with the Keto Boost capsules throughout this keto pills review is I would get occasional headaches and some days I'd be more tired than others.
However, it's important to note that these aren't side effects of the supplement. They're actually common side effects of being in ketosis.
Here's how I ended up looking at the end of the 4 month mark:
At the beginning I weighed 227.3 pounds, and I'm 5 foot 11 inches tall. That's a BMI of 31.7 (ouch…not exactly proud of that one).
Once I finished the diet, I weighed 172.6 – meaning I dropped 54.7 pounds! That's also a BMI of 24.1, meaning my BMI fell 7.6 points. THAT'S something I'm proud of.
I've still got a little overhang on my belly, but overall I'm super happy with the results.
If you're in the same boat I was in, I seriously recommend giving Keto Boost free trial a shot. If you stick with it, it'll literally change your life. I mean, that's why I decided to write this keto pills review. It's a free trial, so even if you're uncertain you won't be losing out on anything.
Sounds like a win-win situation!
If you're still a little unclear as to what exactly the keto diet is, let me break it down for you (I promise – it's not as complicated as it may seem!).
Simply put, the keto diet (some refer to it as the ketogenic diet) is a very low-carb, high-fat diet.
It involves drastically reducing the amount of carbohydrates that you intake daily and replacing it with fat. The massive reduction in carbs puts your body into a special metabolic state known as "ketosis" where your body becomes extremely efficient at burning stored fat for the energy it needs.
Ketosis also turns fat into ketone's in your liver, which is a great source of energy for your brain.
In fact, ketosis makes your body become so efficient at producing energy that many people (myself included) report having much better mental clarity and general energy throughout the day.
It's worth noting that not every day will be like this, as I experienced a couple days where I was pretty drained of energy in general. This is a normal side effect.
However, maintaining this metabolic state is exactly what I had so much trouble doing during my keto diet, and it's where the Keto Boost capsules some into play. But what exactly is the supplement?
Next in this keto pills review, let's take a more in-depth look at what the Keto Boost supplement actually is and how it works to help you lose weight quicker.
This is where things start to get interesting.
So, as I earlier in this keto pills review, the whole reason that the keto diet works so well is because ketosis allows your body to burn the stored fat you don't want instead of carbs.
But why does the supplement help so much?
Well, Keto Boost is made of exogenous (meaning external) ketones. When you take a capsule, these exogenous ketones are transported throughout your blood, causing your ketone levels to rise.
And a high level of ketones in the blood is exactly what you need for your body to enter ketosis.
These capsules allow you to constantly keep the ketones in your body at a high level, regardless of whether or not you slip up on your carb intake, thus allowing you to easily (and quickly) enter and stay in ketosis.
I've always been a huge advocate of being careful of what you put in your body – especially when it comes to taking medicine, supplements, etc…
Before I would order my first bottle of Keto Boost, I wanted to be sure that it was safe for me to take.
Through a decent amount of research, I came to discover that the capsules are made from powdered ketone salts. Some are even made from ketone esters, which is the purest form of ketones.
It's important to note that these ketone salts are bound to sodium, meaning that if you have high blood pressure problems these capsules may not be a good idea for you to take.
Ketone salts also don't taste very good, but if you immediately swallow them with water once you put them in your mouth, you won't have to worry about tasting anything.
Overall, however, these keto supplements are natural and completely safe to use. I also never experienced any negative side effects and there have been no negative side effects or safety concerns reported in studies.
It's always important to see what other people have to say about a product before deciding if it's for you or not.
That means you should look for feedback outside of just my reviews!
Keto Boost is also sold on Amazon, and it has overwhelmingly positive reviews. Here's what just a few people had to say:
Unfortunately, Smith was having blood pressure problems and couldn't continue:
However, Lexi and Thomas were absolutely loving their results:
Monkey was finding that it was good for having extra energy and it was motivating them to workout more:
These are just some of the keto pill reviews on Amazon for Keto Boost – and there are literally hundreds more. In fact, 87% of all reviews are either 4 or 5 stars!
Not everyone will be happy with every product, but for the most part people are extremely pleased with the weight loss and energy results they experienced because of the Keto Boost.
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Are you into technology? Do you love writing? We spoke to Holly Brockwell, editor of Gadgette, about what it's like to be a tech journalist.
She reveals why she started a site that's proudly and overtly for women, her day-to-day routine and the RuPaul-inspired life mantra she swears by.
1. Could you tell us about your career up until now?
Originally, I wanted to be a software engineer. I was going to study Computer Science at uni, but due to various nonsense rules at my school, I wasn't able to take a science A-level and therefore couldn't apply to the course I wanted. After much wrangling, I ended up studying English Language & Linguistic Science because I love language – and that led me to a writing career.
For the first seven years after uni, I was an advertising copywriter (yep, like in Mad Men), which meant writing the words and coming up with ideas for ad campaigns. I was the voice of brands including Apple, BlackBerry, O2, and even the Harry Potter videogames. I wrote the booklet that came with every iPhone 3G in the UK, and one of my proudest moments was sneaking in a Robot Wars reference ("3, 2, 1… Activate" in the sim card section).
I've always been very into tech, so when the opportunity came along to work part-time as Reviews Editor at female tech site ShinyShiny, I bit their hand off. Doing two 1000-word phone reviews a week (plus images, video and editing) felt like having two full-time jobs sometimes – I would often film review videos in my bedroom at 2am, having changed the time on the phone so it wasn't obvious to viewers how late it was. But it was so worth it. I loved the job, and when Shiny offered me the job of Editor I moved cities and never looked back.
I probably should have been a journalist from the start, but I think working in advertising really helped me see where brands' PR reps are coming from, and to understand the commercial side of writing.
2. What were your reasons behind starting Gadgette?
As someone rather uncharitably pointed out to me, I didn't have to start Gadgette. I could have gone to work for one of the big tech sites rather than starting my own, and added one more woman to the pitiful tally of women in tech media. It's true, I could have done that.
Instead, I decided to start a site that's overtly and proudly for women, that actively welcomes female readers and provides female writers with jobs. A site where it's OK to be a woman who likes tech and gadgets, who's excited about the future, and wants to know about inspiring women doing great things in the world. Where you won't be shot down for your opinion because you have a female name or username. And where you can read articles by women like you, that naturally consider the female perspective ("this smartwatch is going to look ridiculous on your wrist") and champion the female-led start-ups changing the world.
We do also cover things that have no relation to women (I constantly get emails from PR people trying to shoehorn in a female angle – it's fine to send us stuff that's for everyone!) – after all, a lot of tech isn't gendered and doesn't need to be. But I think there's plenty of room in the world for one female tech site in a world of men, and until we see true diversity in the mainstream tech press then we'll keep doing what we're doing. After all, if it wasn't needed, no one would read us.
3. Talk us through your day…
I'm usually woken up by a strange and unfamiliar noise emanating from my bedside table, which turns out to be the alarm tone on whichever new phone I'm reviewing for work. I put the radio on to stop me going back to sleep, then read Twitter for a while to see what's going on in the world and formulate some ideas for stories. I'll check my calendar to see whether I need to dress like a proper person (for PR or investor meetings, or evening events) and to make sure I'm not late for a breakfast meeting.
Then I'll walk to work. I recently moved down the road from the office so I can get in earlier and leave later, and it's working out brilliantly. It's five minutes away, so I can use all that commuting time for writing. Sadly, not long after I signed the flat contract we realised we had to move offices! Typical.
My working day involves commissioning and subediting freelancers' articles, which often amaze me with their brilliance (there's nothing like opening your inbox to find something incredible), reading and responding to billions of PR emails (yes I'd love to review that gadget, no I can't right now because I'm only one woman), scheduling our social media updates, meeting PR people and brands, writing, taking pictures, making videos and editing, and working with my one full-time writer (Emma Boyle) who is quietly sitting at her desk writing unbelievably funny and brilliant games commentary. I've never got so lucky in my life as the day I hired her.
Occasionally someone will arrive to take a gadget back (yep, we do have to return the review samples) or to deliver something exciting. The other day, a phone brand sent me a giant chocolate replica of my face, and we're still eating it. That was a great day.
In the evening, I'll be at a phone launch or an app party or something social – tonight I'm going to videogame karaoke. But me being me, I'll be checking and responding to Gadgette tweets and comments the entire time. I love my job.
4. What are your experiences of being a woman in tech media?
Thanks for phrasing the question as "a woman in tech media" and not "a woman in tech"! There's a big difference, and I'm constantly having to clarify that writing about tech isn't the same as being one of the few women in a very male-dominated industry. That said, there aren't enough women in tech media either.
Because I interact a lot with tech companies, I see the good and the bad side of how those companies view women. Incredibly, you do still see "booth babes" at tech tradeshows and you still hear sexist comments from male tech employees. But because sexism in tech is now a big issue, companies have wised up somewhat – you're less likely to hear offensive comments in ads and press releases, and much more likely to hear them behind closed doors, where it's much harder to prove. For instance, we recently heard an audio company CEO say that women don't care about the sound quality of headphones nearly as much as how they look or whether they'll mess up their hair – and our response was to run a satirical article showing how to wear your headphones while keeping your hairstyle intact.
Being a woman writing about tech can be hard on a personal level, too. There have been times when I couldn't use my personal social media for 48 hours because some troll had set his followers on me, and I was being deluged by comments like "women know nothing about tech" and "women are biologically inferior to men." Those, of course, are just the ones I can repeat. But I've never been one to let the sad plankton of the internet get me down.
5. After a busy day at Gadgette HQ, how do you chill out?
Anyone who knows me will tell you that chilling out isn't something I do very much of! I'm usually the last out of the office and my calendar is pretty full. This week, for instance, I have work events both before and after work on several days, and when you combine that with a social life and trying to make the most of living in one of the best cities in the world, there's not a whole lot of time left over. I end up spending quite a few weekends working, but then every so often I'll burn out and need to take a whole weekend just to rest.
I often do that at my sister's house in my hometown of Nottingham, where I can disconnect properly, see my family and enjoy my twin baby nieces. My sister (a teacher) is so far removed from the world of online media that she always brings me back down to earth – I'll tell her something that annoyed me this week and she'll go "that is absolutely ridiculous." And she's right.
6. What would you say to your 15 year old self?
It gets better.
7. Who inspires you?
Cindy Gallop. She's an absolute powerhouse of a woman. She's particularly inspiring to me because she started out in advertising, like I did – going on to found the US branch of a massive ad agency. Then she did my favourite TED Talk ever, a brilliantly filthy tirade about how hardcore porn distorts ideas of sex, and why it led her to found a more fair, more real porn site. Oh, and did I mention she lives in an all-black apartment that's so cool, Notorious B.I.G. filmed a music video there? She's my hero.
8. Have you got any advice for those who want to get involved in tech media?
Don't wait for someone to give you the opportunity. Just do it anyway. Review your phone on YouTube. Write about apps on Medium. Use Twitter to make connections and build an audience. It doesn't matter where your stuff is published if it's good, and there are so many places you can put it now. Once you've built up a body of work, you can use it as collateral to get commissions at the big names and build your profile. Someone once told me that he liked my writing because "You actually have some voice in your work." That meant the world to me. If all the other reviewers loved a gadget and you hated it, don't be afraid to say what you think. You won't be alone – and we desperately need more varied voices in tech journalism.
9. What's your life mantra?
I'm a huge fan of RuPaul's Drag Race, so something I say to myself a lot is "don't fuck it up." I hear it in my head in Ru's voice, and it always makes me laugh but also focus. It's pretty much the best advice you can get. My other favourite RuPaulism is "If they're not paying your bills, pay them no mind." I always refer to that one when the trolls are on my case.
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The museum's Mormon mystery
By Keva Hoffmann Boardman – I just finished an exhibit on the Waissenhaus or Orphan's Home. Organized in 1848 near Gruene, it was the first orphanage in Texas. I perused the Sophienburg's collections to find original artifacts to use in the exhibit, and knew that of two large dough troughs,
The Moeller family of Comaltown
By Myra Lee Adams Goff — New Braunfels has an historic and active downtown. In order for that to happen, three things are necessary. First, the buildings themselves must be of lasting quality. Secondly, an active preservation philosophy must be prevalent. The third is to have creative successful business owners. We
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By Tara Kohlenberg, Sophienburg Executive Director — You might remember the article written a couple of weeks back about Karl Klinger and Sophienburg Hill, where I mentioned that the old Sophienburg Verein Headquarters was destroyed by a storm. It wasn't just any storm and now you get to hear the
This next Tuesday, March 21, is New Braunfels Founder's Day
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Willke brothers make significant contribution
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The history behind the Marglin name
By Myra Lee Adams Goff Recently, the Ludwig Leather Company on Seguin Avenue was purchased by Terri Moore Cocanougher, originally from New Braunfels. The new name of the company is Ludwig and Marglin. Why Marglin? Marglin is the French name for Mergele and First Founder Peter Mergele is Terri's ancestor.
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By Myra Lee Adams Goff Imagine that you are on the Texas Coast where you have just arrived on one of the Adelsverein ships. You left Germany three months ago. You are far away from the Heimatland (homeland) for the first time ever and it is Christmas time. Your whole
Lindheimer, Father of Texas Botany
By Myra Lee Adams Goff How many times have you said or thought, "I wish I could remember what my grandmother told me about that." If you have letters or a diary from your family, you are one of the fortunate ones. Our history of New Braunfels is almost totally
First-hand account of the Indianola hurricane
By Myra Lee Adams Goff New Braunfels loves to celebrate anniversaries, but this date, Friday August 20 in 1886, we can commemorate but not celebrate. It was on this day one hundred thirty years ago (as of yesterday) that a hurricane hit the Gulf Coast. It was so strong that


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Ellie Goulding is super loved-up with her McBusted boyfriend!
They've been a couple for around 16 months now, and Ellie Goulding and Dougie Poynter aren't shy about telling the world how loved-up they are. But Ellie's gone one better than a cute selfie in a new cover interview with Glamour magazine – she's only gone and said she wants to marry the Dougster!
'God, yes! I'm nearly 30,' she replied, when quizzed about the subject of marriage. 'I once had a pretty warped view of marriage because so many people around me had divorced parents. So for a long time I did think that I'd never get married and that men were sh*t – all that stuff.'
Oh, we know that feeling, Ellie.
'But when someone comes along and re-establishes that trust, then it's nice to think of doing everything the traditional way: having a church wedding, with all my family in one place – I love the idea of that,' she continued, proving that Dougie had showed her that romance is well and truly alive.
Well, isn't this adorable? It wasn't long ago that Ellie and Dougie did a couples cover shoot for Rollacoaster magazine, and looked incredible together. We bet they'd look ever more amazing on their wedding day!


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I'm one of those moms who tries to make our Halloween costumes. It's not because I have amazing sewing skills, but rather that I feel so guilty about buying costumes for just one night! This year, I don't need to dress up as I'll be running around the neighborhood with my kids, so I'm passing on my favorite Halloween inspired outfits to you. If you need a last-minute costume, pieces you can wear again, or just want to make a dramatic statement, keep reading…
Faux Leather Leggings are a huge fall trend. Wear them with a cozy Cashmere Turtleneck Sweater and black boots. For Halloween, add a cat mask, and you have yourself Catwoman costume.
I bought this mask from Michaels on sale for $4. If you prefer a cat headband, then you'll need some dramatic eye makeup. I've used (and loved) the Tarte Sex Kitten eyeliner which glides on so easily. If you don't wear black eyeliner often, you might want a mini version like the Kat Von D Kitten Eyes Mini Mascara set.
Can't rock the skin-tight pants? Try a black jumpsuit. I love Anthropologie's Pauline Lace Jumpsuit and Velvet Wide-Leg Jumpsuit. You can wear either one of them to your holiday parties, later this year.
To polish off your look try these Kate Spade House Cat Mismatched Linear Earrings.
For a witch inspired look, you'll need a long black skirt or dress. This fall, you'll find plenty of each in stores. My favorites are the Bias Cut Satin Midi Skirt from & Other Stories, Rachel Rachel Roy's Flocked Velvet Faux Wrap Long Sleeved Dress.
My pointed toe boots are some old Ann Klein oneS. Although, square toe boots are more in style this year, there are many brands that are making pointed-toe styles. Franco Sarto's Amsterdam Wedge Bootie and Schutz's Magalli Pointed Toe Tall Leather Boots are both cute.
If you just want a statement t-shirt (and are pregnant), I thought that this Halloween inspired Turning Witchy Without Wine one was cute and funny!
To transform into a vampire, you'll need a cape, and a black or red maxi dress (in addition to sharp teeth, of course!)
I love Harlyn'sCape Sleeve Burnout Maxi Dress which you could wear later for your holiday parties.
For a more casual look, try Banana Republic's Soft Ponte Dress in Ultra Red with a costume cape.
If you'd like a cape that you can wear again, try Ann Klien's Double Face Zip Cape in red or black, or Ann Taylor's Open Poncho.
It so happens that super long, pointed nails (i.e. Vampire nails) are in style for fall, but for those of us who are constantly washing dishes, they're not very practical. So I've opted for short dark nails in the classic O.P.I. color, Lincoln Park After Dark.
Skulls And Skeletons
While a full skeleton costume might get you strange looks at the grocery store, a few skull icons will make you look chic but tough. (Both are necessary qualities to navigate through my grocery store at noon!)
Soul by SoulCycle's Laura Crop Sweatshirt is perfect for chasing kids from house to house as they trick or treat. If you live in a warmer climate (or are staying in your toasty house), try this Mini Skulls Tee.
For something more subtle, take a look at this 18K gold plated Skull Pendant from Tous.
If you're planning to stay in and have a quiet night, you can always find some cozy white pajamas or plush robe, add a white sheet mask, and call yourself a ghost!
Do you have a favorite Halloween inspired outfit? Leave me a comment and let me know.


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How to Animate Images in Adobe XD
Designer Cynthia Fong creates a dynamic, interactive image in her prototypes to test her designs. In this short tutorial, see how Fong brings her mobile app ideas to life in Adobe XD.
Before You Start
Fong provided an XD file that includes a fully designed artboard and additional design elements for you to use as you try this technique. Use this practice file or go ahead with your own.
Step 1: Make It a Double
Fong started by duplicating her second artboard. To do this, she clicked the artboard name as she held Alt (Windows), or option (macOS), and dragged to the right.
Step 2: Add and Take Away
When you animate objects between artboards in Adobe XD, the layer names must match. Duplicating an artboard also duplicates the layer names. Fong removed the top scoop on the second artboard and moved the ice cream cone up. Then, she updated the copy and price to reflect the new offering.
Step 3: Offer More
Fong's final prototype included a total of five artboards. To create these, she duplicated the artboard from the previous step, removed the second scoop, moved the cone up, and updated the copy and price. Then she duplicated this artboard and removed the copy on the last artboard.
Step 4: Design with Components
The Components section of the Assets panel includes reusable elements to use throughout this app design. Fong dragged the order text and order button onto the last artboard.
Step 5: Animate the Interactivity
Fong switched to Prototype mode to define the interactivity. She clicked the first artboard and dragged a wire to the second artboard. Then, she set the Trigger to Tap and the Action to Auto-Animate. XD remembered the animation settings, so Fong dragged a wire from each artboard to the next, then back to the first. Finally, she tested the interaction in Desktop Preview.
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Following her win, Nicki Minaj was spotted backstage at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York tonight(August 20th).
It wouldn't be Nicki if she didn't show some skin and she did just that wearing a OFF-WHITE FALL 2018 tulle slip dress, featuring a ruffle hem and a bodysuit underneath for coverage.
If there is any awards show that this would work for, it's definitely the VMA's. Also it's a look that I can only see on Nicki, hit or miss. What do you think of Nicki's look?
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Came accross this article while doind some genealogy on a Chinese Sailor.
Enjoy Reg.
Came accross this article while doind some genealogy on a Chinese Sailor.
Enjoy Reg.
Happy New Year to Yo's Liverpool Chinese Community, 'Year of the Tiger!'
There's a brief shared history of Liverpool's Chinese community here.
Another good one Reg, very in teresting
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Great article - I love the Chinese community and such a long history with Liverpool.
That article about the Chinese, is similar to the stolen generation here in Aus. The ruling classes in those days were quite mercyless , Im glad the Gurkhas got the respect they deserved. and recognition.
Updated weekly with old and new pics.
Blooming 'ell Ged. I bet you wouldn't have posted that if she had an Everton shirt on?
Sorry, that's too much women for me....I'm out of here.
Which one is the Dragon????
Interesting ..... where are you going
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Since dogs are active pets and love the outdoors, they get dirty often and require bathing or washing. Even if they don't go out of doors, it's still necessary to wash them at regular intervals. The ASPCA recommends bathing your dog at least once every 12 weeks, and more often if it spends a lot of time outdoors [source: ASPCA].
Here's how to give your dog a routine bath.
- Brush your dog's hair to remove any dead hair and tangles.
- Put a rubber mat on the bathtub floor so your dog will have solid footing and won't slip and slide.
- Fill the bathtub with 3 to 4 inches (8 to 10 centimeters) of tepid water.
- Wet your pet with a spray hose. You can use a large plastic pitcher if you don't have a hose. Make sure you don't spray directly into your dog's eyes, nose or ears.
- Massage the dog with a canine shampoo. Human shampoos may be too harsh for your dog's skin.
- Rinse the shampoo off your dog with the spray hose or pitcher.
- Check your dog's ears. If they seem dirty, use a cleaning solution and a cotton ball and carefully clean its ears.
- Dry your dog off with a large towel. You can also use a blow dryer to dry your dog [source: ASPCA].
If your dog is both dirty and smelly, bathe it as follows:
- Brush your dog's hair and remove all the tangles and dead hair.
- Take the dog outdoors.
- Mix together a solution of equal parts water and apple-cider vinegar.
- Put the solution in a spray bottle.
- Spray the solution onto a micro-fiber cloth and wipe down your dog. Don't spray directly on your dog.
- Sprinkle your dog with baking soda. The baking soda will refresh its coat and get rid of the vinegar smell.
- Prompt your dog to shake itself by blowing into its ears a few times.
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BOM Lesson 28 (Alma 32-35)
Posted by Robert C. on July 25, 2008
Below is Karl D.'s notes for BOM Lesson 28—Enjoy! (A cleaner version can be read at his website here—I should blamed for formatting glitches here, not Karl….)
|Gospel Doctrine
|Alma 32-35
|Karl Diether
|Next Lesson
|July 27, 2008
|Alma 36-39
PDF version of the lesson notes.
I. Mission to the Zoramites
- Alma 32 is a continuation of chapter 31. In chapter 31 Alma begins his mission to the Zoramites. We can split chapter 31 into three parts[1]:
- Alma's mission to the Zoramites (1-8)
- The Zoramite manner of worship (12-18)
- Alma's prayer concerning the Zoramites (19-38)
The highlight or most memorable part of chapter 31 for many is the Zoramite worship prayer performed on the "Raemeumptom":
(15) Holy, holy God; we believe that thou art God, and we believe that thou art holy, and that thou wast a spirit, and that thou art a spirit, and that thou wilt be a spirit forever. (16) Holy God, we believe that thou hast separated us from our brethren; and we do not believe in the tradition of our brethren, which was handed down to them by the childishness of their fathers; but we believe that thou hast elected us to be thy holy children; and also thou hast made it known unto us that there shall be no Christ. (17) But thou art the same yesterday, today, and forever; and thou hast elected us that we shall be saved, whilst all around us are elected to be cast by thy wrath down to hell; for the which holiness, O God, we thank thee; and we also thank thee that thou hast elected us, that we may not be led away after the foolish traditions of our brethren, which doth bind them down to a belief of Christ, which doth lead their hearts to wander far from thee, our God. (18) And again we thank thee, O God, that we are a chosen and a holy people. Amen.
- Alma 31 and the worship of the Zoramites is quite interesting and there is much worth discussing but since it is not part of the lesson proper I want to focus the discussion on the relation between Zoramite worship as described in Alma 31 and rest of Alma's mission describe in Alma 32-35.
- Zoramite worship and Alma 32:
- Two main themes of Alma 32 are humility and faith. The contrast between Zoramite worship and humility is fairly evident. However, what about the theme of faith? Do you see links between the Zoramite worship in chapter 31 and the necessity for a discourse by Alma on faith? How did the Zoramite relgious system lead to a lack of faith?
- What about Alma's prayer that follows as a reaction to the observing the Zoramites worship? How does that material contrast or parallel Alma's teachings in Alma 32?
- Can you think of other reasons why it is important to bear in mind the events of chapter 31 while reading chapter 32?
- Alma 31-35 and criticism:
- Alma 31-35 were criticized very early on as reflecting Joseph's Smith 19th century environment. For example, "in 1831, Alexander Campbell described the Zoramites as 'a kind of Episcopalians.'"[2] More recently a Joseph Smith biographer, Dan Vogel, has broadened Campbell's original criticism[3]:
More accurately, [the Zoramites] represent all formalized religion including Catholicism, Anglicism, Congregationalism, and Presbyterianism, which to Joseph's sensibilities seemed lifeless.
- What do you think of this criticism of the Book of Mormon? How would you respond to it? Do you think the narrative can be read as a critique or rejection of formalized religion? Why might it be a bad reading? What would we miss if we read Alma 31-35 through that interpretative lens?
- Can we use the text of the book of Alma itself to contradict the notion that the book is suspicious of formalized or organized religion in general?
- Can we salvage any insights from Vogel's criticism even if we reject its implications in terms of the origin of the Book of Mormon?
- Alma 31-35 were criticized very early on as reflecting Joseph's Smith 19th century environment. For example, "in 1831, Alexander Campbell described the Zoramites as 'a kind of Episcopalians.'"[2] More recently a Joseph Smith biographer, Dan Vogel, has broadened Campbell's original criticism[3]:
II. Some Success Among the Poor[4]
- Read Alma 32:1-3:
(1) And it came to pass that they did go forth, and began to preach the word of God unto the people, entering into their synagogues, and into their houses; yea, and even they did preach the word in their streets. (2) And it came to pass that after much labor among them, they began to have success among the poor class of people; for behold, they were cast out of the synagogues because of the coarseness of their apparel– (3) Therefore they were not permitted to enter into their synagogues to worship God, being esteemed as filthiness; therefore they were poor; yea, they were esteemed by their brethren as dross; therefore they were poor as to things of the world; and also they were poor in heart.
- How does verse 1 contrast with chapter 31 and the description of Zoramite worship? Are the missionary efforts of Alma and his companions meant to provide a vivid or concrete counter-example of a non-corrupt organized religious group?
- The text singles out coarseness of dress as the immediate reason why the poor where thrown out of the Zoramite Synagogues. What elements of Zoramite theology justified this behavior? In the narrative this behavior and underlying theology seems transparently and obviously bad. However, can the justification and manifestation of this in the modern world be subtle and seductive? If so how might it manifest itself and how is it justified
- There seems to be an interesting structure of repeated elements in verse 3:
being esteemed as filthiness;
therefore they were poor;
they were esteemed by their brethren as dross;
therefore they were poor as to things of the world;
- How does this structure affect the reader's focus? What does Mormon want the reader to focus on?
- What does the structure imply about the reason or cause of being poor? Is this verse implying that because they were esteemed as filthy and dross (Webster 1828 Dictionary = Waste matter; refuse; any worthless matter separated from the better part; impure matter) that they are poor? Why or why not?
- Is the verse implying that it is the way that society values these people that makes them poor? Does this imply that these people are poor in only an artificial sense? Is the text defining poor in a way that is unrelated to income?
- The phrase tacked onto the end of the verse is interesting. Mormon adds, "and also they were poor in heart." This seems to imply that they were poor in a real sense but that they were not poor in the same sense as the Zoramites thought. What is meant by poor in heart in these verses? Does that phrase remind you of other scriptures?
- Let's also read verses 4-5:
(4) Now, as Alma was teaching and speaking unto the people upon the hill Onidah, there came a great multitude unto him, who were those of whom we have been speaking, of whom were poor in heart, because of their poverty as to the things of the world. (5) And they came unto Alma; and the one who was the foremost among them said unto him: Behold, what shall these my brethren do, for they are despised of all men because of their poverty, yea, and more especially by our priests; for they have cast us out of our synagogues which we have labored abundantly to build with our own hands; and they have cast us out because of our exceeding poverty; and we have no place to worship our God; and behold, what shall we do?
- Do verses 4-5 give us any insight into what is meant by the phrase "poor in heart?"
- "The man who comes to Alma says tells him that 'they are despised of all men.' Is he exaggerating?"[5] If so, why would he do so and what does it imply about this group of poor people?
- Why does the man talking to Alma say that he and the other poor "have no place to worship our God?" Why not just say that they "have no place to worship God?" Is the man implying that he doesn't believe or think that his God and Alma's God are the same? Or is it the opposite? Is he emphasizing what Alma and this group have in common?[6]
III. Humility and Belief
A. Worship God Once in a Week
- Read Alma 32:7-11:
(7) Therefore he did say no more to the other multitude; but he stretched forth his hand, and cried unto those whom he beheld, who were truly penitent, and said unto them: (8) I behold that ye are lowly in heart; and if so, blessed are ye. (9) Behold thy brother hath said, What shall we do? for we are cast out of our synagogues, that we cannot worship our God. (10) Behold I say unto you, do ye suppose that ye cannot worship God save it be in your synagogues only? (11) And moreover, I would ask, do ye suppose that ye must not worship God only once in a week?
- Does verse 7 imply that the multitude was comprised of more than the poor? If so how would Alma stop speaking to the multitude and then exclusively address his continued sermon to the truly penitent? Does this detail change how we should picture the conversation that took place in the previous verse between Alma and the spokesman of the poor?
- What is it about Zoramite theology that made the people believe that they could only worship God once a week in a synagogue? Is Mormonism as an organized religion immune to this problem? Is there a sense in which we can have tunnel vision like the poor people in the narrative and limit are worshiping opportunities?
B. Humility
- Read Alma 32:12-13:
(12) I say unto you, it is well that ye are cast out of your synagogues, that ye may be humble, and that ye may learn wisdom; for it is necessary that ye should learn wisdom; for it is because that ye are cast out, that ye are despised of your brethren because of your exceeding poverty, that ye are brought to a lowliness of heart; for ye are necessarily brought to be humble. (13) And now, because ye are compelled to be humble blessed are ye; for a man sometimes, if he is compelled to be humble, seeketh repentance; and now surely, whosoever repenteth shall find mercy; and he that findeth mercy and endureth to the end the same shall be saved.
- What does the word humility mean? How is Alma using the word humility?
- What is the relation between humility and learning wisdom?
- Ultimately, is Alma trying to teach the crowd how to learn wisdom? Is that a fair summary of his goal or is it incomplete?
- What is the relation between humility and "lowliness of heart?"
- How do you understand verse 13? Why is being compelled to be humble a blessing? Why would the people be given mercy if humility was imposed on them?[7]
- It is fairly common for people to suggest that "If you say you are humble then you are not actually humble." Or in other words claiming that your are humble proves that you are not.
- What do you think about the preceding notion? Is there some truth to it? Does it go too far?
- My first thought is that public proclamations of humility is probably best understand as a lack of modesty. We often use the word modesty in a very specific way as applying to dress in the church but its a general notion: as in your just being modest or they live in a modest home (OED =Avoiding extremes of behaviour; well-conducted, temperate; not harsh or domineering). Publicly claiming that one is humble doesn't strike me as a particularly modest.
- What is the relation between modesty and humility? Is a humble person always modest? Is a modest person always humble? How correlated are the two attributes in general? Are they basically the same thing?
- Is the relation between humility and modesty similar to the relation between reverence and appropriate behavior at church? Why or why not?
- Is it important not to conflate humility and modesty?
- When I think about this issue I am reminded a little of Alma 26:8-12:
(8) Blessed be the name of our God; let us sing to his praise, yea, let us give thanks to his holy name, for he doth work righteousness forever. (9) For if we had not come up out of the land of Zarahemla, these our dearly beloved brethren, who have so dearly beloved us, would still have been racked with hatred against us, yea, and they would also have been strangers to God. (10) And it came to pass that when Ammon had said these words, his brother Aaron rebuked him, saying: Ammon, I fear that thy joy doth carry thee away unto boasting. (11) But Ammon said unto him: I do not boast in my own strength, nor in my own wisdom; but behold, my joy is full, yea, my heart is brim with joy, and I will rejoice in my God. (12) Yea, I know that I am nothing; as to my strength I am weak; therefore I will not boast of myself, but I will boast of my God, for in his strength I can do all things; yea, behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought in this land, for which we will praise his name forever.
- Is Ammon humble? Why or why not? Is Ammon modest? Why or why not?
- Can we infer a definition of humility from these verses? Might Ammon understand humility differently than Alma? Or are theor views very similar?
- Does this notion of a relation between modesty and humility suggest that we should talk more about humility in dress rather than modesty in dress? Could humility be a guiding principle in terms of teaching our children how they should dress? Why or why not?
- Is modesty an important principle by itself or only because its correlated with humility and other good qualities? Is this true for modesty in dress or is the situation involving clothing different?
- Let's read the next paragraph that continues Alma's discussion of humility:
(14 And now, as I said unto you, that because ye were compelled to be humble ye were blessed, do ye not suppose that they are more blessed who truly humble themselves because of the word? (15) Yea, he that truly humbleth himself, and repenteth of his sins, and endureth to the end, the same shall be blessed–yea, much more blessed than they who are compelled to be humble because of their exceeding poverty. (16) Therefore, blessed are they who humble themselves without being compelled to be humble; or rather, in other words, blessed is he that believeth in the word of God, and is baptized without stubbornness of heart, yea, without being brought to know the word, or even compelled to know, before they will believe.
- Does verse 16 give us any insight into how Alma defines humility? What is the link between belief and humility
- Hardy, Grant (Editor), 2003, The Book of Mormon: A Reader's Edition, University of Illinois Press, 339-341.
- Vogel, Dan, 2004, Joseph Smith: The Making of a Prophet, Signature Books, 237.
- Vogel, Dan, 2004, Joseph Smith: The Making of a Prophet, Signature Books, 237.
- Hardy, Grant (Editor), 2003, The Book of Mormon: A Reader's Edition, University of Illinois Press, 342.
- Faulconer, Jim, 2004, Sunday School Lesson 28, Times and Seasons.
- Faulconer, Jim, 2004, Sunday School Lesson 28, Times and Seasons.
- Faulconer, Jim, 2004, Sunday School Lesson 28, Times and Seasons.
One Response to "BOM Lesson 28 (Alma 32-35)"
August 2, 2008 at 12:06 am
Given that the story of Alma and the Zoramite poor in effect forms a bridge which facilitates their crossing from being members of a heterodox to a more authentic form of "Nephite" society in Jershon one can question the breadth of Dan Vogel's interpretative brush. There is no hint of a rejection of organised religion – Alma was the head of both church and state at one point, and you can't get much more organised than that without a Franklin diary! Rather Alexander Campbell's interpretation seems closer to the mark, and for my own part have long recognised the very Anglican "liturgical tone" of the passage in Alma 31. If you don't believe me just try reciting it in your best Rowan Atkinson-style vicar's voice!
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We are quite used to seeing big white ships festooned with large red crosses much in evidence after natural disasters. Our Navy's hospital ships Comfort and Mercy, and the Chinese ship Peace Ark create very dramatic visual representations of their nations' outreach to provide humanitarian assistance and to help build local medical infrastructure through advice and training.
Building international goodwill through medical assistance is a relatively new arrival in diplomacy, which started out as efforts to manage interdynastic or international communication. The earliest "diplomats" likely were relatives of monarchs sent to foreign capitals as hostages to assure honest fulfillment of treaty agreements. Because such hostages were of high social station, they likely had ready access to their "host"'s leadership, and thus could report to the folks back home on a variety of matters of interest. From this simple expediency evolved the system of information gathering, representation and negotiation by state-designated agents (and non-state actors, too) that we call diplomacy today. There is evidence of such (City) State – to (City) State representation as early as the Sumerian civilization around 2400 BCE.
"Diplomacy" around health matters no doubt accompanied the health policies instituted by Mediterranean states in the 14th century, as commercial ships and their crews were held in quarantine, sometimes for weeks, without compensation. As international trade and travel increased, quarantine and other local policies failed to prevent the rapid spread of diseases. The mid-19th century saw the institution of a wave of international sanitary conferences that sought to create synchronized policies for the control of diseases like cholera, yellow fever and plague and to regulate trade and traffic in alcohol and drugs. These efforts were supplanted in the 20th century first by the League of Nations Health Office, and later by the World Health Organization. Other health-oriented organizations like the Pan American Health Organization also were created by governments to promote policy synchronization and technical interchange on a more regional basis.
The current status of health diplomacy is captured in this graphic from the National Defense University Press:
This document categorizes various types of "medical engagement" according to their benefit to local populations. In a tone of realpolitik, it also attempts to assess "U.S. Gains" from said engagements.
So, what are some examples of each "Mission Type"; and in particular, what roles has U.S. Navy medicine played?
As I mentioned at the top, very visible examples of Types I & 2 missions include big white ship (and other large naval unit) participation in efforts of humanitarian relief, training and technical exchanges. According to Navy publicity, the most recent international deployments of Mercy and Comfort, in Pacific Partnership and Continuing Promise operations respectively, saw visits throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific and Central- & South-America and the Caribbean over the past several years. In 20 port visits the ships' medical staffs cared for more than 140,000 patients and performed nearly 2000 surgical operations. Medical personnel of this joint operation also provided disaster relief trainings, and offered such technical assistance as monitoring for mosquito larvae near schools. The most recent purely international disaster response that I could find was the very visible attendance of Comfort to provide humanitarian relief after the devastating Haitian earthquake in 2010. Immediately upon arriving her medical staff of 300 began caring for the sickest and most severely injured earthquake victims.
According to a 20 November 2017 China Daily article, the People's Liberation Army Navy's sole purpose-built big white ship (and one only 4 or five hospital ships in the world), Peace Ark most recently participated in a multinational medical mission in Africa. The ship's 115 medical workers, "mostly from the Naval Medical University" provided "carry out free medical services, humanitarian assistance, and conduct medical training to consolidate and promote friendly relations and deepen professional exchanges between China and (several nations on both coasts of the African continent)." Peace Ark carried out a similar mission in 2015.
Such short term endeavors seem to me to have great humanitarian merit, but as "diplomacy", I think they miss the mark, because they by and large fail the definition of diplomacy I offered at the top: information gathering, representation and negotiation. Certainly, except for temporary "feel good" relationships, it's hard to imagine many meaningful nation-to-nation policy changes emerging from Mission Types I & II. Think of it this way: do you remember the name of the doctor who set your child's broken bone 20 years ago? Did you even remember that she broke her arm? Apply that thought to people who benefit from temporary humanitarian relief and one-week medical visits to rural communities.
The U.S. Navy has long been engaged in Type III missions. Navy medical historian André Sobocinski has pointed out that the Navy was fortunate to have a world class expert in tropical diseases – Edward Stitt, MD – in its ranks at the turn of the 19th to 20th centuries. His interest was piqued by the "new" medical problems he saw as a result of our Navy's engagement during and after the Spanish American War (1898) and our resulting acquisition of tropical territories in the Pacific and Caribbean. Under the leadership of Stitt and others, Navy doctors, corpsmen and nurses soon were engaged in research, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases exotic and common in those areas. Between 1911 and 1918 Navy nurses established schools in American Samoa, Guam and Haiti to teach basic health knowledge and skills to native women. Navy personnel vaccinated the people of American Samoa and Guam against the scourge of smallpox in the early years of the 20th century. In the 1940s, Navy experts stood up a series of Navy Medical Research Units in places like Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Jakarta, Indonesia. Today, NAMRUs in Cairo, Egypt, Lima, Peru and Honolulu continue their missions of monitoring disease activity, performing ongoing research (with particular emphasis on infectious diseases), and – medical diplomacy.
in 2012, Public Health England, the UK's public health agency responded to requests for assistance during a cholera outbreak in Sierra Leone by sending a microbiologist with special skills in identifying enteric pathogens to work with local personnel to set up a national enteric bacteria diagnostic and reference lab. While there, he trained four local staff members on cholera identification and on laboratory safety and quality assurance. This Type III Mission also has Type IV (see below) implications, as the laboratory was to become part of Sierra Leone's national cholera control program.
As can be seen by these example, Type III medical missions add a new element to medical diplomatic missions, the element of time. U.S. NAMRUs have been deployed for decades, and in the British example, direct involvement lasted for several weeks. The time element offers opportunity for plenty of professional-to-professional interaction that provides for education, and conceivably over time, will have international policy impact. Certainly the longer term goodwill created by these interactions can have a salutary effect on nation-to-nation relations.
While the U.S. Navy created physical and human infrastructure (Type IV missions) in territories "adopted" after the Spanish American War and World War I, such efforts are quite limited today. Interestingly, Cuba has become a major force in this form of medical diplomacy – especially in developing human infrastructure throughout the developing world. Originally an initiative of Che Guevara, himself medically trained, Cuba has sent more that 130,000 medical personnel to the world's poorest areas to treat the sick and educate local providers. Even in today's economic hard times in Cuba, something like 37,000 Cubans provide care in rural Venezuela; in return, Venezuela sends oil to Cuba. That's medical diplomacy with a nice quid pro quo.
China provides another example of long term medical commitment to care, training and infrastructure. She started sending medical missions overseas in the late 1960s. Since then, in Africa alone, she has established a long term medical presence in 25 nations. China has constructed more than 100 hospitals worldwide, 54 of which are in Africa. She runs or participates in several medical training programs. When I visited my son in Mozambique a couple of years ago, the lovely 1950s Portuguese-built Central Hospital Of Maputo was undergoing renovations sponsored by the Chinese (they are not just putting up new structures). And they've built pharmaceutical production facilities in 3 countries abroad.
With Type IV missions – infrastructure building – the longer term political and diplomatic benefits become more clearly discernible. There are two reasons for this. First, the longer term person-to-person relationships that develop can produce, as the people involved move up in their national medical establishments, meaningful impacts on nations' health and international policies. Second, the infrastructures developed – both human and and especially physical (hospitals, clinics, labs, schools) – provide a continuing remainder of the medical missions for the citizens of recipient nations. Generation after generation of goodwill and support can result. Think of it this way: if you've developed a good relationship with your GP, or your therapist, now, 20 years on, office visits are more likely to be taken up with conversations about the now adult kids in your families, or about politics… Thus it might be with populations, and especially thought leaders who've developed long term relationships with medical workers from abroad.
The National Defense University source for this post's graphic gives no specific examples of Type V medical diplomacy missions. Perhaps examples of this level of medical diplomacy would include G7 and G20 health ministers meetings and other minister-level interactions and engagements. Besides producing high-sounding declarations of principle, they must provide "top down" direction for ongoing international health policy cooperation and execution.
One final note. I did a word search ("medical" and "health") in the new National Security Strategy document released by President Trump in December 2017. I found no instance where either term was conjoined with "diplomacy", and but one instance where "health" was used in an international context: "REDUCE HUMAN SUFFERING: The United States will continue to lead the world in humanitarian assistance. Even as we expect others to share responsibility, the United States will continue to catalyze international responses to man-made and natural disasters and provide our expertise and capabilities to those in need. We will support food security and health [italics mine] programs that save lives and address the root cause of hunger and disease. We will support displaced people close to their homes to help meet their needs until they can safely and voluntarily return." But American medical diplomacy is not quiescent. HHS announced in December (the document was signed by Ambassador Deborah L Birx, MD) [bolding mine] that PEPFAR (George W Bush's "President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief" has seen remarkable success in controlling that scourge in Africa. (During my Mozambique visit, mentioned above, I met a Maputo-based Brazilian infectious disease specialist at an American 4th of July party. He told me that when he first came to the country, he saw people dying in the streets of AIDS / complications. "Today," he said, "I see none of that. PEPFAR is a miracle for these people. President Bush is a revered hero because of it.") The HHS announcement stated that President Trump had committed his support of the program, "noting both its importance and it as an example of doing more each year by finding more efficiencies and ensuring we continue to drive forward with impact and clear value for each dollar invested."
Here are the sources I used for this post (in no particular order). I accessed all of them during the period of preparation for this post: 11 – 16 January 2018. I did not write at the weekend.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5331141/#!po=4.16667 I didn't actually use any material from this article, but it's quirky comparison of doctors and diplomats is enlightening and informative.
https://www.scribd.com/document/8057665/Medical-Diplomacy-a-Brief-Outline "Medical Diplomacy – A Brief Outline" from Aesisgroup.com was a late find. It offers a different "system" for considering this topic, and carefully differentiates between "medical diplomacy" (by which medical resources are used to encourage positive relations between nations and / or to exchange specific benefits between nations) and "health diplomacy" (diplomatic efforts to enact international health measures). Aesis is a "network for advancing and evaluating the societal impact of science" – http://aesisnet.com/
http://www.g7italy.it/sites/default/files/documents/FINAL_G7_Health_Communiqu%C3%A8_Milan_2017_0.pdf Eric Hargan took office as Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services on 10 October 2017. I could not identify his face in the photo of ministers attending this November 2017 meeting. The HHS website is similarly unrevealing.
https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/fileadmin/Dateien/3_Downloads/G/G20-Gesundheitsministertreffen/G20_Health_Ministers_Declaration_engl.pdf I think I can identify then-HHS Secretary Tom Price at this May 2017 meeting.
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