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More Amazing News About Breast Milk
Posted by jlwile on January 27, 2014
Approximately a year ago, I wrote about the bacteria in human breast milk. While that may sound like a bad thing, it is actually a very good thing. Over the years, scientists have begun to realize just how important the bacteria that live in and on our bodies are (see here, here, here, here, and here), and the bacteria in breast milk allow an infant to be populated with these beneficial microbes as early as possible. Not surprisingly, as scientists have continued to study breast milk, they have been amazed at just how much of it is devoted to establishing a good relationship between these bacteria and the infant who is consuming the milk.
For example, research over the years has shown that human breast milk contains chemicals called oligosaccharides. These molecules, such as the one pictured above, contain a small number (usually 3-9) simple sugars strung together. Because oligosaccharides are composed of sugars, you might think they are there to feed the baby who is consuming the milk, but that's not correct. The baby doesn't have the enzymes necessary to digest them. So what are they there for? According to a review article in Science News:1
These oligosaccharides serve as sustenance for an elite class of microbes known to promote a healthy gut, while less desirable bacteria lack the machinery needed to digest them.
In the end, then, breast milk doesn't just give a baby the bacteria he or she needs. It also includes nutrition that can be used only by those bacteria, so as to encourage them to stay with the baby! Indeed, this was recently demonstrated in a study in which the authors spiked either infant formula or bottled breast milk with two strains of beneficial bacteria. After observing the premature babies who received the concoctions for several weeks, they found that the ones who had been feed bacteria-spiked formula did not have nearly as many of the beneficial microbes in their intestines as those who had been feed bacteria-spiked breast milk.2
But it turns out that these oligosaccharides do more than just feed the desirable microbes; they also repel the undesirable ones! In a review article written for the journal Glycobiology, Lars Bode calls them Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs). He says:3
An accumulating body of evidence suggests that HMOs are antiadhesive antimicrobials that serve as soluble decoy receptors, prevent pathogen attachment to infant mucosal surfaces and lower the risk for viral, bacterial and protozoan parasite infections.
So if these HMOs are so beneficial to children, shouldn't scientists be trying to put them in infant formula for those babies who cannot be breastfed? That would be ideal, but as the Science News article I mentioned puts it:4
But extracting or producing human milk oligosaccharides on an affordable, industrial scale won't be easy. Synthesizing the sugars is an expensive headache because the molecules – about 200 of which have been identified so far – are put together in a dizzying array of configurations.
In the end, the most likely alternative for getting them into infant formula is to genetically engineer some bacteria to produce the most useful ones for us.
When I was born, it was popular to avoid breastfeeding so mothers could use a "scientifically-developed" infant formula. Some people actually thought that scientists could design a better food for babies than what was found in breast milk. Of course, if breast milk had been produced by random mutation filtered through natural selection, that would probably have been true. However, breast milk has been designed by an all-powerful Creator to provide infants with just what they need. As current research clearly shows us, it is significantly better than anything that can be designed by even our best scientific endeavors.
1. Jessica Shugart, "Motherlode: Superhero sugars in breast milk make the newborn gut safe for beneficial bacteria," Science News January 11, 2014, p. 22
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2. Underwood MA, Kalanetra KM, Bokulich NA, Lewis ZT, Mirmiran M, Tancredi DJ, and Mills DA, "A comparison of two probiotic strains of bifidobacteria in premature infants," Journal of Pediatrics 163:1585-1591.e9, 2013 (Please note that the decision to feed the children formula or bottled breast milk was not associated with the study in any way.)
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3. Bode, L, "Human milk oligosaccharides: every baby needs a sugar mama," Glycobiology 22:1147-62, 2012
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4. Jessica Shugart, p. 23
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3 Responses to "More Amazing News About Breast Milk"-
What a great article to encourage young woman to breastfeed! Thank you for writing it.
I always love your articles
Dr. Wile,
I have to take exception to your last paragraph. While I agree with you that the evidence has shown mother's milk is far superior to that which is man-made, your assertion that: "if breast milk had been produced by random mutation filtered through natural selection, that would probably have been true" is lacking in the evidence that I find you usually provide. While I understand the creation over evolution bias as the basis for the baseless assertion, you have historically backed up your assertions with evidence.
It is my understanding that the theory of evolution doesn't ascribe random chance as the method things last and remain in populations, but rather selection for increased survival rates. That is, if a beneficial relationship developed between the oligosaccharides and bacteria mentioned above, and it provided a survival benefit to the hosts of that strain, those hosts would have a better chance of surviving and therefore would reproduce and pass along that advantage. This finding does nothing to weaken the theory of evolution, if anything it fits rather nicely.
I would agree with you that it speaks strongly to the benefits of breast feeding over not, but once the hubris of 60′s and 70′s formula makers failed under the evidence gathered, we had pretty much come to that conclusion anyway. It is just nice to know more reasons what that is so. Yet another benefit of following the evidence.


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How can scientists conclude that the Sun and other Stars move? I know it seems pretty simple, but what would they use as a reference point?
There are sophisticated methods but a simple one that works for the Sun, Moon and Planets is to observe their motion against the background of stars that do not appear to move at all. High resolution observation of the reference background of stars show that they too move with respect to other stars, but that is a much smaller motion.
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You are right in thinking that this is not as straight-forward as it sounds. If you are in a car traveling at 55 miles per hour and alongside you is another car traveling at 55 - it would appear that both of you are not moving - unless you can reference the sidewalk or electrical poles by the side of the road. ... and that is the key here, if you compare an object to yourself - say you and a friend are both on skateboards - and you observe your friend as moving, you can only say that your friend is moving relative to your position. In reality, you could be moving and your friend is not, you are stationary and your friend is moving, or both of you are moving at different speeds. What Einstein said about this is that it does not matter which of these conditions you accept, the math and the conclusions about motions and positions will still come out the same. So one way to answer your question is to say, we can just use Earth as the reference point (say that it is not moving) and any observed motion of other objects are a function of their motion relative to Earth - whatever conclusions we derive would still be the same as if the other objects were not moving and only Earth was moving.
Another way to think about this is from pure math. We know the gravitational forces of the planets, we can observe the planets move (against a background of stars that appear to be in slower motion when compared to the planets), and we can calculate what the effect of all these gravitational forces would be on the Sun, and conclude that the Sun must wobble around as a function of the pull of the planets. So the Sun, our math tells us, must at least wobble. So math is the key here.
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Good question. We use the Earth as our only reference point. Once we figure out its path around the Sun, the motions of everything else fall into place.
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I acquired the Homelite string trimmer - model d725cd -. It ran OK but the primer bulb was old and kind of brittle and carb area was pretty dirty. I removed then primer bulb and then decided to keep it. I gently - so I thought - tried to remove the grease in the carb area. Of course, now it work run at all. NO spark - nothing. I removed the fuel hoses that run from the fuel tank to the carb, they seem to be pumping fuel to the carb - although the primer bulb is so discolored, it's had to tell if enough is getting through. Any ideas what to check for? The unit has completely dried out following the wash. I'm a little concerned about the gasket that sits between the bottom of the primer bulb and the top of the carb. Even if it was damaged a little bit, wouldn't one get some kind of spark? Thanks for any ideas. It has good compression. |
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Please share some more history as hrs or yrs of service, any PM maintenance over the years. Instantly no fire: 1. I would suspect a shorted wire, wet wire or bad kill switch (disconnect the switch and check for fire). 2. Try a different and known good working plug. How are you checking for fire (grounded to metal)? 3. You would get fire with a bad gasket. Sucking air would be the issue with bad bulb/fuel lines/gaskets. 4. Post some or a good general Pic showing as much as possible of what you have worked with. You have to look for the impossible at times, consider the quality of the trimmer (semi commercial or what)? |
I do some guessing starting off with NO spark? Did you bump the ign switch? look for disconnected wire or faulty switch (on or off switch just like house light switch) either it on or off can check using mulitmeter across the connections of the switch). Did you mess with the spark plug??? Check the gap. lay removed plug on head connected to the spark plug wire, switch to on and pull the rope. With the spark plug grounding against the head (touching) and the switch on You shoud see Blue spark if you pull the rope fast enough???? I bet it getting spark but no gas. Try priming it with carb. cleaner (providing you are not flooding it (spark plug would be wet??? if wet it won't fire) either directly into the cylinder bore (through the spark plug hole or down the carb venturi (hole in the carb.) As suggested above need alot more information and condition (plug wet or not, plug gap good, ign switch good, priming, and anything else you can think of???) |
There is no on/off switch. Just a kill switch once the engine starts. The plug looks a little wet - not extremely so. Like I said, it ran until I decided to clean/wash the unit - which I tried to do carefully. I'm going to test for spark next. Thanks for the ideas. |
Might want to check the kill switch make sure it's not broke in the kill mode. type I seen are spring loaded to unground when you take your finger off it. IF you have no fire you need to troubleshoot the switch and make sure it not grounding out in either position. |
I would confirm that the kill switch is not grounding out when open position as rc has indicated a multi meter will confirm its status. |
Thanks for the kill switch ideas. I will follow-up and report back. |
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The Stage can reveal that the Ambassador Theatre Group will this weekend complete the purchase of Live Nation's UK venues for £92 million, making it by far Britain's biggest theatre operator.
The final details of the bid are being confirmed this weekend, with a formal announcement of the sale and official handover due to be confirmed on Monday November 2. It will mark the final step in a long process, which was launched back in June when – as revealed by The Stage – Live Nation took the decision to put the entirety of its UK theatre empire of 17 venues up for sale.
At that time, there were several potential bidders interested in the portfolio, including Dutch entertainment giant Stage Entertainment and the US-based Key Brand Entertainment. However, it has been ATG – the largest British-based theatre operator – which has been successful, securing the vast majority of Live Nation's UK venues.
In the West End, this includes the Lyceum and Apollo Victoria Theatres, but not the Dominion, with Live Nation's stake in that theatre being bought by the Nederlander Group.
Other venues included in the deal are the Oxford Apollo, Oxford Old Fire Station, Edinburgh Playhouse, Manchester Opera House, Manchester Palace, Bristol Hippodrome, Alexandra Birmingham, York Grand Opera House, Liverpool Empire, Sunderland Empire, Southport, Grimsby Auditorium, Spa Pavilion Felixstowe and the Leas Cliff Hall.
Following the completion of the sale, ATG will manage more than 11,000 seats in the West End – more than any other theatre operator – and nearly 38,000 seats outside London. The next largest theatre operator in the regions – HQ Theatres – will control only around 8,000 seats by comparison. In total ATG will manage nearly 50,000 seats and 37 theatres across the country, making it by far the largest theatre operator of the last half century. It has not yet been confirmed where funding for ATG's bid has come from, although it is understood that the company has used outside finance.
The sale, which has been long anticipated by the UK market, forms part of an ongoing strategy by Live Nation to focus on its live music operation, selling off non-core assets such as its theatre venues to help fund expansion in this area. The global live entertainment group previously sold its US theatres in a $90 million deal to Key Brand Entertainment in 2007.
Investment bank Goldman Sachs, which oversaw the US sale, has also handled the UK bidding.
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Serie IX (Schriften) Bd. 1.1: Gesammelte Schriften 1921–1935 - ed. by Tobias Faßhauer and Günter Mayer
At last: all the texts of the young Eisler
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Despite the fact that 1 in 6 workers experience a mental health problem, in many workplaces mental health can be seen as an 'add on' that only rears its head when there is a problem with sickness absence, discrimination or grievance proceedings.
Mental health fits under diversity and must be considered under disability discrimination, in line with the Equality Act. But with all these laws and policies in place, how many workplaces actually have a proactive policy for ensuring people stay mentally healthy at work? How many consider the wellbeing of their workforce as a business need in itself? Well, research by the Shaw Trust tells us that 72% of workplaces do not have a stress and mental health policy. It's safe to assume that in many organisations, mental health is very much an Equality Act issue, rather resting in its proper place as a fundamental HR priority.
For me, restricting mental health to the Equality Act or diversity issues simply isn't enough. Mental health problems are the second most common complaint among employees, some of it directly caused by excessive stress, pressure and problems at work. Failing to look at mental health as part of a holistic approach to people management is misplaced, and even counterproductive. I see managing the wellbeing of employees as the bread and butter of HR practice - it's all about good communication and good management, to get the best out of your workforce so they can deliver for your business. Seeing mental health purely through the lens of discrimination law misses the point.
Tackling discrimination is not just about a set of legal duties on employers. It's about changing the negative culture around stress and mental health that exists in many workplaces. The majority of employees feel unable to speak up about how they are coping for fear of the consequences. Mind research shows this is because people fear being deemed 'less capable' than colleagues, or have been treated poorly after disclosing issues in the past. Whatever the cause, this silence benefits no one. Employees' difficulties may spiral into health crises, leading to under-performance or sickness absence, with employers none the wiser as to the true cause. HR professionals can do little to mitigate the impact this has while mental health is still the issue that dare not speak its name.
A healthy and productive workforce is one where employees can raise difficulties without fear of prejudice, so managers can respond promptly to nip problems in the bud. One person I know of disclosed her depression and her manager helped with work prioritisation, regular 1-1s and flexible hours, which aided her recovery and enabled her to stay in work. This response was not complex, or even mental-health specific – its success came down to good communication and good management.
HR professionals can do much to shape the culture of an organisation and foster openness about mental health. Raising awareness and promoting the available support channels shows employees that their wellbeing is valued, and that disclosure will lead to support. For managers, HR should provide training on how to spot the signs of mental distress, and offer on-going advice for those supporting employees with mental health issues, reminding them that solutions can often be straightforward.
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Meet fifty ....
Chapter 13
back to the hotel from Anastasia's apartment, I keep thinking about all the
things Flynn said earlier. I really have to make up my mind about what I am going
to do if she tells me that she wants to have a regular relationship with me.
am absolutely certain that I am not capable of doing that, but on the other
hand I really do not want to lose Anastasia. I am not really sure how she has
become so important to me, but she has.
I stormed out of my meeting with Flynn, I think I will have to meet with him
again tomorrow just to get some more things straight in my head.
am still not buying his bullshit about me being in love, I know that, that is just
not possible. This is just an infatuation that I will need to control like I
control everything else. But I still need to make some adjustments, because
Anastasia is still completely new to this, so I will have to be even more aware
of how she reacts than I would normally be with an experienced sub. But I do
not understand women at all, I can read them in bed and I am good at reading
people in general, but when all that feelings crap comes out, I do not know
what to do. I may need to ask Flynn for advice on that matter. Just to make
sure that I do not fuck her up by being with me.
have a lot of things to do tomorrow which is probably a good thing since I will
not see Anastasia tomorrow. But then again I was not supposed to see her today,
but that ended differently anyway. But I really should give her some time to go
over the contract so we can discuss it over dinner on Wednesday. I am actually
really worried about this dinner, it could be make or break time.
I get back to the hotel I decide to email Anastasia before I go to bed, just to
let her know that I am thinking about her and wish her a good nights sleep.
I receive in return is somewhat surprising, she has gone over the contract in
detail and is writing all the things that she is having doubts about.
tell her to go to bed and then I go about reading her email in more detail in
order to try to understand what her issues are about this.
2: Not sure why
this is solely for MY benefit – ie to explore MY sensuality and limits. I'm
sure I wouldn't need a ten-page contract to do that! Surely this is for YOUR
I guess that she does have a point there, this
is for the benefit of both of us. I can agree to that.
4: As you are aware
you are my only sexual partner. I don't take drugs, and I've not had any blood
transfusions. I'm probably safe. What about you?
What the fuck does she think, of course I am
safe. I get checked every six months.
8: I can terminate
at any time if I don't think you're sticking to the agreed limits. Okay – I
like this.
Finally something she is not objecting to.
9: Obey you in all
things? Accept without hesitation your discipline? We need to talk about this.
That's the fucking point of being a sub, you
have to obey me. I am seriously beginning to wonder whether she even has a
submissive bone in her delectable body. She keeps resisting me on all this.
11: One month trial
period. Not three.
That's no time at all. That I will definitely
not agree to.
12: I cannot commit
every weekend. I do have a life, or will have. Perhaps three out of four?
That is what I was worried she was going to say.
That will not do, I have to have her every weekend or this is not going to be
what I wanted it to be.
15.2: Using my body
as you see fit sexually or otherwise – please define "or otherwise."
She really is going all nitty gritty on me.
Despite my extreme irritation at the moment I have to say that I am also
smiling. This is so typical Anastasia, to pick everything out and not just give
in to my demands. She really is not as submissive as I thought at first.
15.5: This whole
discipline clause. I'm not sure I want to be whipped, flogged, or corporally
punished. I am sure this would be in breach of clauses 2-5. And also "for any
other reason". That's just mean – and you told me you weren't a sadist.
That is just the point of being in a contract
like this and it is starting to irritate me that she cannot see this. If I
cannot punish her, then I will not get satisfied. It is when I punish a sub
that I really let go of all my frustration and anger. I get to whip the shit
out of a little brown-haired woman.
15.10: Like loaning
me out to someone else would ever be an option. But I'm glad it's here in black
and white.
Typical of Anastasia to just point it out to
show her defiance.
15.14: The Rules.
More on those later.
Uh oh. She is not happy. I am wondering whether
she is just picking this apart for the sake of it and then saying goodbye
tomorrow, I really hope that she is not.
15.19: Touching
myself without your permission. What's the problem with this? You know I don't
do it anyway.
But I sure wish you would do it in front of me.
15.21: Discipline –
Please see clause 15.5 above.
She is not giving in that easily.
15.22: I can't look
into your eyes? Why?
Stubborn beautiful woman.
15.24: Why can't I
touch you?
I am not getting in to that with her, she will
just have to accept this one, with no questions.
Sleep – I'll agree
to 6 hours.
She is so stubborn, can she not just accept that
I want her to sleep 8 hours a night so she is well rested.
Food – I am not
eating food from a prescribed list. The food list goes or I do – Deal breaker.
Fuck, this is not good. Food is a big issue for
me and I need to ensure that she is eating properly. If she does not want to
agree to this rule I will have no possibility to hold her to it.
Clothes – as long
as I only have to wear your clothes when I'm with you... okay.
Why can she not agree to accept gifts? Any other
woman would love to receive gifts.
Exercise – We agreed
3 hours, this still says 4.
That will need to be changed. I did agree to
only 3 hours.
Soft Limits -
we go through all of these? No Fisting of any kind. What is suspension? Genital
Clamps – you have got to be kidding me.
I will have to explain in detail what all this
is, I am guessing that with no sex experience at all she is at a loss for what
all this is even though she has researched online.
I am seriously annoyed after reading her email. At
this point I really do not think that she has a submissive bone in her body,
but I am willing to ease up on some of the points in order to try and see if
she does have a submissive side to her.
But I will just remind her what the definition of
submissive is. It will not do for her to forget that.
I type out an email reminding her what the definition
of submissive is and then I just hope that she will remember that when we meet
on Wednesday. Even though I just left her a few hours ago I feel like Wednesday
is a million miles away and I miss her. I can smell her on me, which is an
extremely sexy smell. Her scent mixed with the smell of sex. But it would be
even better if I were in her bed holding her.
After a few restless hours of reading and answering
emails I finally go to bed to get a few hours of sleep before another day
When I wake up early in the morning as usual I am not
at all surprised to find that I am in a horrible mood and not at all in the
state to participate in several dull meetings while my thoughts are straying to
Control freak that I am, I check the update from the
covert security I have for Anastasia. I reminded Taylor last night that
Anastasia is going to work today, so I expect to be informed if she goes out to
lunch with anyone or anything else happens.
After the mornings first meeting I decide to call
Flynn and arrange to see him in the afternoon, for just a short session to wrap
up the one I stormed out of yesterday.
After a
few more meetings and lunch it is time for my appointment with Flynn.
"I take it
you were not satisfied with yesterdays results since you decided to come back?"
"I know I
overreacted by storming out of here, but I was aggravated that you kept telling
me that I am in love."
"I will
not talk about that today, you seem to be of the very firm belief that, that is
not possible. What I would like to talk to you about today is how you will
handle if Anastasia tells you that she wants a regular relationship and not
sign your contract."
"That is
quite simple, John. That will not happen." I am lacking the conviction of my
words though.
"You seem
very sure of that?"
"She has
gone through my contract and is willing to negotiate."
"So you are willing to concede some of your rules in order to accommodate Anastasia?"
"So you are willing to concede some of your rules in order to accommodate Anastasia?"
"Yes of
course. I can't expect her to want to do all the things I normally do when she
is inexperienced."
"But you
do expect her to engage in a full on BDSM relationship?"
"Yes, that
is what I do. I have told her that I am not interested in anything more than
that and she has accepted that."
"Has she?"
"Yes, as I
said she has gone through the contract."
"Has she
signed it yet?"
"No, she
hasn't. We are going out to dinner tomorrow to discuss it."
"You are
taking her on a regular date, to discuss your BDSM contract? Interesting."
"Why is
that, doctor?"
"You are engaging in something that is very normal for young couples, but the topic of this date is very abnormal to a young couple such as you are."
"You are engaging in something that is very normal for young couples, but the topic of this date is very abnormal to a young couple such as you are."
"Let me
ask you, Christian, how much are you willing to concede for Anastasia before
you tell her that she is asking for too much and let her go?"
"I haven't
thought about it like that, John. We will discuss it tomorrow and come up with
a solution that is acceptable for both of us."
"Okay, I
accept that, Christian. But how will you ensure that you are not pressuring her
into this with you?"
"John, you
know I would never do that and frankly it pisses me off that you would think I
would do that."
"That is
not what I mean, Christian. What I mean is that Anastasia is aware of your
attitude towards having a regular relationship, correct?"
"Maybe she
will want to be with you, but from fear of you rejecting her if she asks for
something other than what the contract includes, she might sign it just to be
with you." Fuck, I have not thought about
it like that.
"She's a
grown woman and she knows what she is saying yes to."
"Are you
sure she does that? As you have mentioned yourself she has never been part of
the scene."
"I will go
easy on her and show her how to be a good sub and train her. I will not take
her too far."
"You are
so stubborn! I know you are very experienced in reading body language and will
accommodate her inexperience. I am talking about her feelings. She is new to
this and might be insecure, especially if she is falling in love with you as I
suspect that she is."
"Here we
go again. I fucking don't do feelings, you know this."
"Yes, you
keep repeating that. All I am asking is for you to pay extra attention to how
she reacts after you've done your thing to her in your playroom. She may find
it overwhelming and need a comforting shoulder from you."
This is
ridiculous, he cannot expect me to nurse her through this, she is a grown woman
who going in to this of her own free will. Earlier I did think about this whole
feelings crap, but now I am just angry about talking about this.
'Okay, I
will look after her."
Christian. Now before you leave, I will ask one thing of you. I do not need you
to answer this for me right now, just consider it."
"What is
Anastasia tells you that she wants to have a regular relationship, please
consider that you are willing to concede and compromise on some of your rules
in the contract. Maybe you should be willing to concede some of the barriers
and rules you've put up around your personal life as well. Since you already
seem to be enjoying such regular things as sleeping and eating dinner with her,
I think you should consider that it might not be a bad idea to do this with her
if she wishes to. I'm not saying you should decide on this matter right away,
just consider it, Christian."
Oh, this
is stupid. I am not going to agree to anything, but just to keep him quiet I
agree with his point.
John, I'll consider it."
As I leave
John's suite I consider what he has said. I have already conceded too many of
my rules, it is not going to happen again.
When I have
had a shower I go to the computer to catch up on some emails, a little pissed
that I have heard nothing from Anastasia all day.
When I sit
down my phone rings, yet again. As the CEO I'm used to my phone ringing more or
less all the time, but I'm not used to hearing my sisters screeching voice on
the other end.
you have to tell me about your girlfriend. What is she like? How does she look?
I bet she beautiful, at least that's what Elliot says."
hello, Mia. Nice to hear from you. How are you doing?"
"Orh cut
the crap big brother. Spill the beans, I want to know everything about her."
"Look, Mia
… this is still pretty new, so I'd like to just see where it goes."
sooo? You can still tell me about her. You've never had a girlfriend before, so
you can't exactly blame me for being interested."
"I guess."
Just tell me something."
"She's a
student at WSU and working part-time in a hardware store."
Christian. You'd think you're trying to give me her resume. Something about her
… as a person."
I am not letting you go until you say something. Is she sweet, pretty, ugly –
something, Christian."
"She is
really smart and sweet."
"Is she
you're annoying, you know that."
"Yes, she
is very beautiful."
knew it. Do you love her?"
This conversation is over. Shall I pick you up at the airport on Saturday
"Fine. But
I will drag it from you one way or another. But I guess you must love her since
she's already met Elliot and mom." I figure silence is the best strategy at
this point so I ignore her comment about love.
Christian. Yes I would like you to pick me up Saturday morning. I can't wait to
see you, I've missed you so much while I've been away."
"Okay, see
you on Saturday then. Email me your itinerary and I'll be there. I've missed
you too, Mia."
"Bye big
Mia was as
ever extremely annoying, but I do understand her interest seeing as I have
never brought a woman home.
I have to
figure this shit our before I meet up with Anastasia tomorrow, I need to be
prepared if she ends up saying no.
I am going
for a run.
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biographical name(born May 5, 1914, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.died Nov. 15, 1958, Madrid, Spain) U.S. actor. The descendant of a long line of actors, he toured with a Shakespearean repertory company before making his Broadway debut in Romeo and Juliet (1935). His first film hit was Lloyds of London (1936). He became noted for his action-adventure roles in movies such as The Rains Came (1939), The Mark of Zorro (1940), Blood and Sand (1941), Nightmare Alley (1947), and The Mississippi Gambler (1953), while continuing to act on stage in plays such as Saint Joan (1936), Mister Roberts (1950), and Back to Methuselah (1958).
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It's become something of a cliché, but every teaching situation presents its own unique set of challenges. However, my challenge wasn't all that unique – in fact, it was pretty well-worn itself. My students were falling asleep as I tried to guide them through science readings and lectures in preparation for the TOEFL.
What I'd like to offer you here is a brief review of a class project that seemed to catch my students' interest and got them deeply involved with academic material. This one simple exercise opened a wide door into helping students interact with abstract material and getting them to build a set of experiential and critical thinking tools that they could call on later when trying to understand and appreciate other technical topics in English.


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The much-anticipated SI article by Selena Roberts and David Epstein is now online in its full form.
As we wrote in an earlier post, the revelations include:
- Through a clinical trial in the late 90s, Armstrong used a blood booster similar to EPO.
- A report from Floyd Landis, former teammate, that while traveling together in 2003, customs agents checked Armstrong's luggage and found vials and syringes that appeared to be doping products.
- In the November raid of Yarolslav Popoyvich's house, Italian police found performance-enhancing drugs and documents tying Armstrong to alleged doping doctor Michele Ferrari as recently as 2009.
- Three tests from the mid-90s show Armstrong has significantly abnormal testosterone-epitestosterone ratios that would indicate doping.
- A teammate from Armstrong's 1995 Motorola team painted him as a team leader who encouraged systematic doping with EPO.
Armstrong and his representatives maintain that the cyclist has never used performance-enhancing drugs or been notified of a positive doping test.


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So what form do you guys think the expansions would take? I'd imagine Print on Demand is the way forward.
- Would new teams be introduced as members of the CWC or OWA, or would new associations be created with their own Star Player Decks?
- Will teams be introduced 3 at a time to fill one of these new associations?
I'd personally like to see an Ogre/Chaos Dwarf/Goblin group and an Amazon/Lizardman/High Elf group first.
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Posted 11 February 2012 - 11:05 PM
Well, I'm still optimistic that we'll see a full scale expansion to tie in with Blood Bowls 25th anniversary this year.
Definitely though, the obvious route to take for expansions here would be adding new teams to the game. We've got 6 teams out of what? A possible 30 or 20? Extra equipment that allows for more than 4 players would be appreciated as well.
Posted 11 April 2012 - 03:59 AM
I would appreciate an official campaign rules expansion, giving the players the ooportunity to evolve or get killed... thats an inherent part of BB glamour...
Posted 11 April 2012 - 02:44 PM
I have a few suggestions for expansion ideas and Fixes.
1: This is a deck-building game, yet the deck-building portion of the game seems rather random and severely limiting. I would like more choices and variety with each team and more team customization in general.
2: To accomplish that, the game has to be longer, most games last 5 rounds or less and it is not terribly difficult to go over 99 points on the counters (I use them for MTG). So to make the game much more fun and involved, use the entire Spike Magazine Deck with all the Tournament cards. New Spike Magazine Cards to.
3: Because of that some of the mechanics for the Team and Staff Upgrade cards need to be reworked. I've won almost every game with 50+ points just by hoarding Staff Upgrade cards and obtaining all the Staffing Office Cards.
4: Additionally There needs to more interaction between the players and teams at matchups. New teams and races with new abilities and skills would be the best way to accomplish this. For Example a team that manipulated the tackle dice more or a team that stole star players or staff upgrades from other players.
The whole game in general feels Dry, bare, and short. With a few expansions hopefully it'll live up to the blood bowl spirit and reputation it deserves.
Posted 11 April 2012 - 10:03 PM
Wolfie6407 said:
The whole game in general feels Dry, bare, and short. With a few expansions hopefully it'll live up to the blood bowl spirit and reputation it deserves.
Short? Average play time is over 2 hours in my experience, this is not "short", If you can play several "seasons" (IE linking different games reusing the team deck in subsequent games) you get that team evolution you were aiming for.
More player interaction means also more variables to control and it would add an extra complexity layer, it is normal that it is not part of the "core set" but its is a good candidate as an optional expansion.
I agree on "roster customization", but I would go more in the direction of "leveling up" team members than just roster changes which we already have, to keep the team spirit intact, too many star players and the teams stop being identified with a race and a playstile, and that would be not desirable either...
Posted 11 April 2012 - 10:42 PM
I think that it would be best to create new leagues for the new teams, so as not to muddy the league decks too much.
The Chaos Dwarf/Goblin/Ogre and Lizardman/Highelf/Amazon combos sound really nice, although maybe Barbarians (or Nords or whatever they are called) would fit better than High Elfs, to keep up with the "tribal" theme. An undead league would be cool too, Khemri/Vampire/Necromantic, even though they are all undead their teams are still different enough to make it exciting.
Another option for an expansion could also be something along the lines of dungeon bowl, it could be done with new types of Highlights and championship cards.
There could be a mechanic similar to the cheat token, each would look like the ball-token, but once you grab it, you have to turn it over to see if it is a trap, if it is you have to down the player who grabbed it and a new ball/trap token is taken from the pile and put on the highlight midfield.


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I sailed out of Canada when I retired at age 53 to see the Caribbean after 6 years of sailing around I finally stop in the Dominican Republic where I am to day. I'm not recommending anywhere in particular because there are lots of third world counties to choose from but this is the one I'm familiar with. My retirement funds are $1,600 Canadian per month. On that I lived built a house with swimming pool and live very well.
There are some draw back like roads in the countryside are not very good shape, Electricity where I am is 10 hours a day but we have an inverter so we have it 24/7. The government has many problems with corruption. Most gringos here look like meal tickets for Dominicans so you need streets smarts. You need to learn Spanish. Having said all that your money goes farther and most Dominicans are very friendly. If you are like me with few ties to Canada or other country it might be a consideration to retire to a nice warm country. |
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Dual Contracts
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The Dual Contracts, signed on March 19, 1913, and also known as the Dual Subway System, were contracts for the construction and/or rehabilitation and operation of rapid transit lines in the City of New York. The majority of the lines of the present-day New York City Subway were built or reconstructed under these contracts. The contracts were "dual," in that they were signed between the City and two separate private companies (the Interborough Rapid Transit Company and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company) who all worked together to make the construction of the Dual Contracts possible.
In the late 19th century and for most of the 20th century, New York was host to millions of immigrants each year. Many of the immigrants crowded into tenements and other apartment buildings in the inner city. This resulted in overpopulation of the buildings, and congestion of city streets. As living in Manhattan was becoming a hazard, subway lines to the outer boroughs were planned during the early 20th century, after the first subway line was opened.[1] Dispersion resulted in the expansion and development of the boroughs, and helped prepare New York for the millions of immigrants that came in the following years.
Some opposed the Dual Contracts as they thought that the company owners and city officials were just looking for another way to produce personal revenue.[2] Reformists like George McAneny and Charles Hughes would not have it any other way than to see the expansion of the city and the subway. They wanted to see the inner city become less populated and spread the people to the outer boroughs of the city. They planned to expand the city and disperse the people by building subway lines which would hopefully result in new homes being built near the subway lines and the areas surrounding. This would lower population densities in the city and also made as a good reason to help prove the subway expansion as necessary.
Before the Contracts, there was crowding in many of the forms of transportation in the city. The following is a list of annual ridership for each mode of transportation between June 30, 1910, and June 30, 1911:
- Interborough Rapid Transit Company – subways, elevated roads — 578,154,088
- Hudson and Manhattan Railroad — 52,756,434
- Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad System — 167,371,328
- East River ferries — 23,460,000
- Municipal ferry to Staten Island — 10,540,000
- Hudson River ferries — 91,776,200
In total, 924,058,050 passengers were carried that year over these six modes of transport.[3]
Planned effects[edit]
It was expected that, within five years of completion:
When completed the rapid transit facilities of the City will have been more than trebled. During the year ended June 30, 1911, shortly after which the construction of the new system was begun, the existing rapid transit lines carried 798,281,850 passengers. The new Dual System will have a capacity of upwards of [3 billion], although it is not expected that such capacity will be demanded immediately upon the completion of the system. The combined trackage of the existing lines (including 7.1 miles of the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad) amounts to 303 miles of single track. To this will be added by the new lines of the Dual System 334 miles of single track, making a new system with 637 miles of single track. What this will mean to the City may be appreciated by considering how the existing lines will be amplified by the new additions and extensions. The Hudson and Manhattan road, however, is not to be a part of the Dual System.[3]
This system expansion was expected to be as big as, if not bigger, than the proposed Second System expansion put forth by the Independent Subway System in 1929 and 1939.
The Contracts[edit]
Contracts 3 and 4[edit]
Contract 3 was signed between the City and the IRT, operator of the original subway line in New York City. Contract 4 was signed between the City and the Municipal Railway Company, a subsidiary of the BRT (later BMT), formed especially for the purpose of contracting with the city for construction of the lines. Contracts 1 and 2 were the original subway contracts between the City and the IRT for the city's first subway. These contracts predated the Dual Contracts, which were contracts 3 and 4.
Under the terms of Contracts 3 and 4, the city would build new subway and elevated lines, and rehabilitate and expand certain existing elevated lines, and lease them to the private companies for operation. The cost would be borne more-or-less equally by the City and the companies. The City's contribution was in cash raised by bond offerings, while the companies' contributions were variously by supplying cash, facilities and equipment to run the lines.
Queensboro Plaza[edit]
The contract negotiations were long and sometimes acrimonious. For instance, when the IRT was reluctant (if not totally opposed) to the BRT's proposed access to Midtown Manhattan via the Broadway Line, the city and state negotiators immediately offered the BRT all of the lines under proposal, including such obvious IRT tie-ins such as the upper Lexington Avenue Line, and both lines in Queens. The IRT quickly gave in to the 'invasion' of Midtown Manhattan by the BRT.
The assignment of the proposed lines in Queens proved to be an imposition on both companies. Instead of one company enjoying a monopoly in that borough, both proposed lines — a short line to Astoria, and a longer line reaching initially to Corona, and eventually to Flushing — were assigned to both companies, to be operated in what was called "joint service." The lines would start from a huge station called Queensborough Plaza. The IRT would access the station from both the 1907 Steinway Tunnel and an extension of the Second Avenue Elevated from Manhattan over the Queensborough Bridge. The BRT would feed the Queens lines from the 60th Street Tunnel in Manhattan. Technically the line was under IRT 'ownership', but the BRT/BMT was granted trackage rights in perpetuity, essentially making it theirs also.
The BRT had a big disadvantage, as both Queens lines were built to IRT specifications. This meant that IRT passengers had a one-seat ride to Manhattan destinations, whereas BRT passengers had to make a change at Queensborough Plaza. This came to be important when service was extended for the 1939 World's Fair, as the IRT was able to offer direct express trains from Manhattan, and the BRT was not. This practice lasted well into the municipal ownership of the lines, and was not ended until 1949. Both companies shared in the revenues from this service. To facilitate this arrangement originally, extra long platforms were constructed along both Queens routes, so separate fare controls/boarding areas could be established. This quickly turned out to be operationally unworkable, so eventually a proportionate formula was worked out. The bonus legacy of this construction was that the IRT was able to operate 11-car trains on this line, and when the BMT took over the Astoria Line, minimal work had to done to accommodate 10-car BMT units.
Several provisions were imposed on the companies, which eventually led to their downfall and consolidation into City ownership in 1940:
- The fare was limited to five cents, and this led to financial troubles for the two companies after post-World War I inflation.
- The City had the right to "recapture" any of the lines it built, and run them as its own.
- The City was to share in the profits.
IRT lines[edit]
The following lines were built under the Dual Contracts for the IRT:[3]
- Astoria Line and Flushing Line
- Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line south of Times Square – 42nd Street, including the Brooklyn Branch
- Lexington Avenue Line north of Grand Central – 42nd Street
- Jerome Avenue Line
- Ninth Avenue Line from 155th Street to the Jerome Avenue Line
- Pelham Line
- White Plains Road Line north of 177th Street (present-day Tremont Avenue)
- Eastern Parkway Line beyond Atlantic Avenue
- Nostrand Avenue Line
- New Lots Line
The following lines were rebuilt with extra tracks:[3]
- Ninth Avenue Line from Rector Street to 155th Street (one new track)
- Second Avenue and Third Avenue Lines from City Hall station to 129th Street and from 116th Street to 155th Street, respectively.
BMT lines[edit]
All Manhattan and Queens BMT lines were built under the Dual Contracts, as were all subway and some elevated lines in Brooklyn.[3]
Lines and line segments built new[edit]
- 14th Street Eastern Line west of Broadway Junction; two-tracked underground structure
- Astoria Line and Flushing Line east of Queensboro Plaza (trackage rights over IRT); both three-track elevated structures
- Broadway Line; four-track underground structure
- Brighton Beach Line between DeKalb Avenue and Prospect Park
- Fourth Avenue Line; underground structure with four tracks north of 59th Street and two tracks south of 59th Street
- Fulton Street Line east of Grant Avenue; three-track elevated structure
- Jamaica Line east of Cypress Hills; two-track elevated structure
- Manhattan Bridge tracks and approaches
- Nassau Street Line between Chambers Street to a merge with the Montague Street Tunnel to Brooklyn
Grade-separated rights-of-way built to replace surface railroads[edit]
- Brighton Beach Line between Neptune Avenue (south of Sheepshead Bay) and Coney Island – Stillwell Avenue. Four-track elevated structure.
- Culver Line between Ninth Avenue and West Eighth Street (merge with Brighton Beach Line). Three-track elevated structure.
- Myrtle Avenue Line east of Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues. Two-track elevated structure.
- Sea Beach Line from Fourth Avenue Subway to 86th Street. Four-track open cut.
- West End Line between Ninth Avenue and Bay 50th Street. Three-track elevated structure.
Existing rights-of-way rehabilitated and expanded[edit]
- Brighton Beach Line from Prospect Park to Church Avenue. Existing open cut widened and expanded from two to four tracks.
- Jamaica Line from merge with line from Marcy Avenue to Broadway Junction. Elevated line expanded from two to three tracks.
- Myrtle Avenue Line from Broadway–Myrtle to Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues, including track connection to Jamaica Line. Elevated structure expanded from two to three tracks.
- Fulton Street Line from Nostrand Avenue to east of split from Canarsie Line at Pitkin Avenue. Two track elevated expanded to three tracks and new flying junction complex with six tracks replaced two tracks between former Manhattan Junction in East New York and Pitkin Avenue. This portion gave the Canarsie Line two dedicated tracks.
As reformists predicted the Dual Contracts resulted in city expansion. People moved to the newly built homes along the newly built subway lines. These homes were affordable, about the same cost as the houses in Brooklyn and Manhattan.[4] The Dual Contracts were the key to dispersion of the city's congested areas. The Dual Contracts helped lower high population areas and probably helped saves lives as people were no longer living in heavily diseased areas. According to the Federal Census of New York City for 1920 the population in Manhattan decreased from 1910 to 1920. The census resulted in the following:
- 1905 State census-1,271,848
- 1910 United State census-1,269,591
- 1915 State census-1,085,308
- 1920 United State census-1,059,589[5]
People were allowed to move to better parts the same cost and could have a better and more comfortable life in the suburbs. They could still commute to work every day as most of the better off city workers who moved to the outer boroughs did.[4] This also helped the business districts as people could still work. The Dual Contracts as a whole helped shape New York City into what it is today.
- ^ Derrick 2001, p. 265
- ^ Derrick 2001, p. 6
- ^ a b c d e "The Dual System of Rapid Transit (1912)". nycsubway.org.
- ^ a b Derrick 2001, p. 7
- ^ "Lower Manhattan Lost in Population". The New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- Derrick, Peter (2001). Tunneling to the Future: The Story of the Great Subway Expansion that Saved New York. NYU Press. ISBN 0814719104.
External links[edit]
- nycsubway.org — The Dual Contracts
- Story including 50th anniversary of the contracts


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Lavandula x heterophylla
Sweet Lavender
Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
Evergreen, Herbs, Shrubs
LAVANDULANative to the Mediterranean region, Canary Islands, and Madeira. Prized for fragrant lavender or purple flowers, often set off by colorful bracts.
Blossom spikes of some species are used for perfume, aromatic oil, soap, medicine, sachets. Aromatic gray, gray-green, or yellowish green foliage. Use as an informal hedge or edging, in herb gardens, or in borders with plants needing similar cultural conditions—sunrose (Helianthemum), catmint (Nepeta), rosemary, santolina, or verbena.
Where winters are too cold for year-round growth outdoors, lavenders are good container plants for sunny windows. When they are grown outside in marginal climates, self-sown seedlings often show up the summer after the parent plants die from winter cold. Most lavenders attract bees and butterflies.
Lavenders need well-drained soil and little or no fertilizer. They will succeed in cool coastal or mountain climates or inland valleys and deserts but succumb to root rot in areas where heat is accompanied by humidity. Fernleaf sorts (L. canariensis, L. minutolii, L. multifida) as well as L. allardii, L. 'Goodwin Creek Grey', and L. heterophylla are tender, but they're more resistant to heat and humidity than English lavenders and lavandins (L. angustifolia, L. intermedia).
Give good air circulation. If mulching around lavenders, use pea gravel, decomposed granite, or sand rather than organic materials. To keep plants neat and compact, shear back by one-third to one-half (even by two-thirds) every year immediately after bloom.
If plants become woody and open in the center, remove a few of the oldest branches; take out more when new growth comes. If this doesn't work, dig and replace.
For sachets and potpourri, cut flower spikes or strip flowers from stems just as blossoms show color; dry in a cool, shady place. Dried spikes make fragrant wreaths, swags, and wands. Dried flowers can be used to scent water or soap. To flavor ice cream, pastries, or salads, you can use the fresh flowers of L. angustifolia and L. intermedia varieties; other species contain harmful chemicals that should not be ingested.
Since lavenders have been in cultivation for centuries and some species cross easily, many varieties and hybrids have arisen. Names are often confused, so some of the variety names that follow may not agree with those you see on nursery labels.
Be aware that only cutting-grown stock is truly uniform. Several varieties originally propagated by cuttings are now grown from seed (for example, plants labeled Hidcote Strain and Munstead Strain); seedlings vary in color and growth habit.
Lavandula x heterophyllaThe original is probably a cross between L. dentata and L. angustifolia, occurring wild in southern France. Most plants labeled as this lavender are actually L. x allardii. Both L. x heterophylla and L. x allardii hybrids have dull gray-green leaves, but the true L. heterophylla has upper leaves that are mostly smooth edged, while those near the plant's base are usually toothed in the middle and near the tip. L. x heterophylla is also a shorter plant (grows to 1 1/2–2 ft. tall) with shorter, unbranched spikes of bright violet flowers—and the spikes are less interrupted, having one whorl of blossoms below the main flower spike.
Eriogonum fasciculatum
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Agave weberi
Big, dramatic plant, to 5 ft. tall and 10 ft. wide, with wide, fleshy, gray-green leaves that are fine...
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Grows to 3–5 ft. tall and wide, with bright green, needlelike leaves. Bright red, spidery flower...