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Photo of the Day: Dreaming in Santorini
Dream Trip 2009 is well under way! For inspiration, here's a new entry that caught our eye:
Is it possible to take a bad picture in Santorini? The Greek island, famed for its blocky white houses and blue-domed churches nestled on cliffs encircling a flooded caldera, is one of the most photogenic spots in the world. It's also a popular European cruise ship port of call.
Today's Photo of the Day, Dreaming in Santorini, doesn't show the classic church tops or any of the familiar doorways framing views of the sea. Instead, it displays a simple flat rooftop, a makeshift bed for a napping pup. The cruise ship plying the Aegean waters in the distance hints at the tourist busy-ness nearby.
"On Santorini, even the stray dogs live the good life," writes Dream Trip entrant ahenry333 about the memory of capturing the image. "Strolling through the village of Oia, I came upon this juxtaposition of dog and boat."
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About the Marguerite Cocktail
This old-school Martini goes heavy on the vermouth.
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Garnish: Lemon peel and/or small Spanish olive without pimento
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Add all the ingredients to a mixing glass and fill with ice. Stir, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon peel and/or a small Spanish olive without pimento.
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Greg Abbott visits Longview
POSTED: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 7:17am
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Longview, TX —
Attorney General Greg Abbott made a stop in Longview, Tuesday morning.
This marks the third day of his gubernatorial announcement tour.
"I've been united with hispanic community for 31 years through marriage," said Abbott. "My wife's grandparents came to Texas from Mexico and worked their way up from janitorial work. And I understand the hispanic culture deeply through 31 years of successful marriage. And I know that the very same foundation that my marriage is based upon is the same foundation that will connect the hispanic community and the republican party."
Abbott chose to spend the day visiting his former hometowns: Longview, Duncanville and Wichita Falls.
Abbott's Longview visit took place at 9:00 a.m., at Horaney's Inc. on west Methvin Street.
"I understand what real challenges are, and that helps me relate so deeply to people across the state of Texas who face their own challenges," stated Abbott. "Now some of those challenges are physical. Some are family, some are financial. There's all kinds of challenges people face, but in me, they are going to have someone who both understands and champions the challenges and help them overcome the adversity they face in their lives."
East Texans are welcome to attend the event, and participate in a meet and greet with the gubenatorial candidate.
"There are several big challenges," Abbot declared. "One of the biggest challenges we have is to make sure the Texas economy needs to continue to grow and remains the number one economy in the nation. To do that we must get the government out of the business of picking winners and losers, we must reduce taxes on small business owners to keep our economy growing."
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Hear me talk in this radio interview with a local radio station from Monday, October 17, 2011.
Here is the actual video of the April's Law hearing. AB-136 starts about 15 minutes in, and lasts almost 40 minutes. I'm the last 7-8 minutes of that portion. You will need to agree to the user terms, and it will prompt you right in. Thanks for tuning in.
Now here is the local paper, the Racine Journal Times write up about the whole thing. I think this one helps me sound good. Bless this gal!
This is the type of stuff I'd like to push all over, far and wide!
Exciting news, everyone!
AB-136, aka April's Law Wisconsin, is being heard in the Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections! We need as many people as possible to either come to the hearing or to submit their written testimony to support this piece of Legislation.
The hearing will take place on Wednesday, October 19,2011 @ 9:30am in room 300 Northeast State Capitol. Let me know if you'd like to carpool.
Just to let you know, the Racine County Sheriff's office is also supporting this.
If you can't make it, please send me an email, so I can submit it - email@example.com or you may send it to the members of the Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections, which is hearing the Bill to vote on it. Here is a list of those who are on the committee. Please remember to have add your name and pertinent info, and thank them for their time.
I'm hoping to get as many people or letters in, because the more support we have, the better chance it has to come to a vote rather than dropped on the floor.
Thank you all for your kind support, and please don't forget to submit your letters for support, and if you can, please join me at the hearing! Just to ensure that we will be there on time, I'll probably be leaving around 6:30AM to ensure I can be there, because it looks as if AB-136 is the first billing for this hearing.
Please keep me posted!
Anyway, as April's Law is reading right now, there are a couple of things that he doesn't agree with, such as defining the adult vs. the minor child, and currently in Wisconsin, anyone under 17 is NOT allowed to consent to sex, and he doesn't want the 16 year old girlfriend and 17 year old boyfriend, who are high school sweethearts, probably going to marry some day, ending up being arrested. So I asked if in the discussion part of it, if he could possibly add the 4 year clause, because April's Law is NOT meant to cover consenting young couples because there is NO intent of the older one to kidnap, rape, traumatize, and worse to the younger partner. April's Law is to push against those who are actual child predators.
Senator Wangaard also feels that in general, the judges do hand out the maximum sentences, and wants to ensure that criminals don't get let out early, just to save a buck and jeopardize the public. I agree about the early release. On the other hand, I don't feel that there is much uniformity in how child perpetrators get punished.
If at all possible, please call or write him, in support of April's Law, that you'd like to see it put forth as a law, to protect our children. If you don't know what to say, here is a sample of what you may say or write to him.
Dear Senator Wangaard,
My name is _________. *I am constituent, and would like to urge you to support April's Law Wisconsin.* Please make what ever amendments and exclusions fit to make it a good bill to protect our children here in Wisconsin.
Thank you for your concern for our children, and for working so hard to make our community a better place for all citizens, including our most helpless.
Your Name.
Right now, he's waiting to see what comes out of Rep. Cory Mason's office, and I would really like this to be a non-partisan issue. If you could take a couple minutes, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you in advance! Here is the contact info for Wisconsin State Senator Van Wangaard:
Madison Office
Room 319 South State Capitol P.O. Box 7882 Madison, WI 53707
Telephone (608) 266-1832 Or (866) 615-7510
Representative Mason is putting the final touches on April's Law Wisconsin, to ensure that kidnapping for intent to molest children gets added into the current draft, and will hopefully be introducing it to the Assembly later this month. This is VERY exciting to begin with.
And now, even MORE on the good news, up and up, Senator Wangaard's office FINALLY contacted me about April's Law Wisconsin, and wants to set up a meeting in the first part of May.
I'd sent him a message through one of these other sites, and got this automated message back from him:
Thank you for contacting my office. I appreciate that you wrote to me to express your concerns. Please be assured that my staff and I are reading every email we receive. We are still working through a backlog of emails from the budget repair bill, but we will review your email as soon as possible.
Van Wanggaard Wisconsin State Senator Senate District 21—Serving Racine County
My response back was:
In reading every email, please ensure that you get back to me ASAP as for the April's Law draft that I've emailed to you several times. My home phone is 262-xxx-xxxx - we ought to do a meeting to talk about protecting our children from sex predators on and off line.
From J the legislative assistant:
So, I'm shooting for Monday, May 2, for an afternoon coffee/tea. I'm looking forward to it, and well, lets hope all goes well to get April's Law Wisconsin into the law books! Thanks for all supporters of April's Law, even if in concept only. For now, I'm happier than pie. WOOT!


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15 years of Download.com, the original app store
Long before the iTunes Store was a glimmer in Steve Jobs' eye, Download.com launched in 1996 as the most comprehensive, safest place to get all your software, from the latest drivers and codecs to professional-grade programs. It was, and still is, notable for scanning and testing its software catalog to ensure that none would infect your computer. We take a look at the history of the software world before Download.com, the rise of modern software, and where software stands now.
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I my computer acting up? I can't find the article. And I'm dying for some hot chocolate! Please keep me away from the Swiss Miss!
Hi! I think you are looking for this: http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/2010/12/14/budget-day-57-baby-it%E2%80%99s-cold-outside/. ~Amy
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Hi Rachel. You can find Lisa's hot chocolate method here: http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/2010/12/14/budget-day-57-baby-it%E2%80%99s-cold-outside/ and here: http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/2011/10/11/recipe-%E2%80%9Cpumpkin-spice%E2%80%9D-hot-chocolate-or-mocha/. Enjoy. ~Amy
This recipe is the easiest I have seen. We love hot chocolate but could not indulge because of a food allergy. This is definately going to be my go to when i am craving chocolate. This has to be the hot chocolate that is served in the book The polar Express. Thank you so much. It is nice to read about others like minded ideas.
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Why Gardeners love Dahlias (See combination photo below.) Dahlias are one of the most rewarding summer flowers of all. They're really easy to grow with spectacular results. If you know them, you know all about it. If you don't, here is the information you need. Prepare to become 'hooked.'
First of all, Dahlias are great for cutting, as you can see in the large top photo of an arrangement showing a lavish deep red dahlia right next to a large, voluptuous rose.
Dahlias are native to Mexico, but there's about as much resemblance between the original and the Dutch hybrids as there is between an old toy car and a brand new Mercedes. Dahlias for today's gardeners offer a really big gardening treat.
The 'bulbs' are actually tubers, and look a lot like peony roots--sort of like a bunch of carrots. The plants grow quickly and some grow quite tall, always with lush deep green foliage.
Types of Dahlias. These plants have been hybridized into various heights from short bedding plants to tall bushy ones. But they are officially categorized by flower type or shape. The term, 'Dinnerplate Dahlia' is probably the most famous description, and though all gardeners use the term, it is not an official classification. 'Dinnerplates' are, simply put, the large plants with the huge flowers. The always-double flowers are up to 8', sometimes a whopping 10' across, so the name makes sense.
Photos A and C are examples of Dinnerplate Dahlias. As you can see, they come in both solids and bi-colors. Photo B shows a whole border of tall dahlias in the garden.
Here are the official classifications:
'Decorative Dahlias' This group includes the Dinnerplates and also other taller (to 4 ft.) plants with double, chrysanthemum-like flowers. The famous 'Shogun Dahlias' are as tall as Decoratives, but have very heavy bloom of smaller bi-colored flowers for gardeners who want a large bushy plant covered with color.
'Cactus Dahlias' are the ones with the cactus-like blooms, often in super-bright bi-colors, always with the rolled, pointed petals. Like other groups, Cactus Dahlias can be of various heights, as long as they have 'cactus' flowers.
'Gallery Dahlias' are a newer group of shorter plants with flower-types of the Decoratives and Cactus groups. The Gallery group is named with terms from the art world including famous artists' names.
'Butterfly' or 'Impression Dahlias' are what the Dutch call 'bedding dahlias. They stay short, and are perfect for pots or borders. The names in this group all begin with 'F' like 'Futuro' and 'Fantastico'. The flowers are wide-open and daisy-like for a really colorful display of their brilliant hues. If well cared-for, watered, and dead-headed, they bloom constantly all season, making great masses of color.
There are other groups such as 'Ball Dahlias' and 'Pom Pom Dahlias' with spherical blooms, 'Colarette Dahlias' with uneven rows of petals creating a 'collar' effect--the varieties go on and on. Growing all of them is essentially the same, and best of all, it's easy.
Growing Dahlias: All the gardener needs to do is plant the tubers after spring frosts in good garden soil with full sun. It's best to position them against a wall or be ready to stake them, since they are brittle, and must be protected from high winds. (If you've grown perennial Delphiniums, the plant size and growth is similar, but success with Dahlias is much easier.) Keep them free of bugs, well-watered, and well-fertilized as they grow, and your dahlias will begin to set buds by midsummer and be in full bloom, usually during July or August. Then the huge flowers keep coming until frost.
When frost threatens, just pull the roots up, cut off the stems, and store the tubers until the following spring. Each fall, you'll be amazed how the 'bulbs' have multiplied during the summer, giving you more and more to divide and enjoy the next year.
One expert has said, 'Never have so many gardeners received so much for so little work, as when they grow dahlias.''
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These are ALL blooming beautifully. The plants are strong and already on the second cutting. They will bloom until fall. I was expecting smaller plants, but these are much larger and just stunning- I will be ordering more. I only purchase my dahlias from American Meadows. They are very easy to grow, if I just remember to dig them up in time in the fall. I lost several last year due to a freak early snowstorm and I couldn't find them under the snow to dig up w/out injury. Some still came back this year! That was a bonus.
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Starve Till You're 120 Years Old the CR Way
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So what if the converse were true? What if eating less than a "normal" number of nutrient-rich calories could dramatically increase your expected lifespan?
Turns out this is more than a supposition.
Experiments conducted since the 1930s involving rhesus monkeys, rodents, cows, dogs, spiders, and worms, have shown that calorie restriction leads to longer life spans; drastically decreased cancer, diabetes, brain and heart disease risks, and higher general immunity.
While large-scale, long-term research on humans is still under way, a 2004 study showed that individuals practicing the CR lifestyle for an average of six years had dramatically reduced body mass, "bad" cholesterol, blood pressure, and blood glucose and insulin levels, reducing the likelihood that they would develop atherosclerotic arterial disease, the leading cause of death and disability in Western societies.
So what does the CR lifestyle look like? Champions of the diet and Living the CR Way authors Paul McGlothin and Meredith Averill, a married couple who've been practicing CR for 18 years, advocate eating nutrient dense foods like vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and salmon (although some research ;shows that eliminating animal proteins can further enhance CR-associated health benefits).
The average daily caloric intake is between 1,600 and 1,800 (a typical American consumes around 2,400). Every morsel of food is chosen for its nutritional efficacy. Exercise is moderate, not explosive. And many CR dieters opt to eat their last meals in the early afternoon, or even skip eating on alternate days (a practice called Intermittent Fasting, or IF), taking in the same reduced number of calories overall. This allows the dieter to eat a more satisfying bundle of calories at once, and also to reap the benefits of fasting.
So who wants to live forever? Not these Miami teens I caught dining at Burger King on 5th Street in SoBe.
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Joshua Swadener, Sandra Tanaka, Daniel Alvarez, and Celine Alvarez choose BK over old age. |
"I get hungry really fast and I wouldn't be able to do that," said 16-year-old Celine Alvarez. "I really don't like vegetables."
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Parns Cartwright is a vegan who fasts half the day just because he feels like it. |
"A plant-rich diet, where you might stop eating at 3 p.m., and your next meal isn't until you wake up the next day?" said Parns Cartwright, a personal trainer. "Well, I usually don't eat until I've been up six or seven hours. I eat maybe one or two meals a day. I'm vegan, so that's plant-rich. So that's covered. It sounds like a very good plan. I would love to see the study on the people that are living past a hundred and all that. I would be interested in trying it."
"It's not really very difficult," said David Samuels, an Englishman and a vegetarian on his way out of the store. "My life wouldn't change radically."
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Natasha Lopez de Victoria, huge lemon in hand, is poised to start her CR journey right away. |
"I personally like the challenge of the nutrition stuff," she said. "I've been eating raw for two months, and I feel alive when I do that. I would recommend [a diet like CR] to everybody. I already recommend going raw to everybody. People can tell; they say, 'You're glowing!' I would do it and stay committed for a half a year and see what happens. And if it feels right, I would continue with it," she said.
So you might wonder, if CR diets are so effective in preventing aging, disease, and mental decline, why isn't everyone talking about and practicing them? Well, we all know that eating French fries, cheesecake, and Krispy Kremes will quickly impair the quality and length of our lives. If we can't make the concession not to overindulge, even at the cost of impaired health and reduced lifespan, why even bother talking about under-indulging for the sake of reaching ripe old age?
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October 11, 2013 Lindenwood University's 2013-2014 Nonprofit Professional Development Series will continue later this month with a presentation by Lindenwood alumna and industry expert Anne Ross-Weldy. She will deliver the address, "Maximizing Your Young Professionals/Junior Board" from 3 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23, in the Memorial Arts Building's Room 113. During the presentation, Ross-Weldy will discuss methods for recruiting, evaluating, and defining expectations of and for young board members in order to maximize organizational efficiency. Ross-Weldy is a creative professional with over 14 years of expertise in successful community relations, education, and development. She received her Master of Arts in nonprofit administration from Lindenwood University. The Memorial Arts Building is located on Lindenwood's St. Charles campus at 209 S. Kingshighway in St. Charles, Mo. The cost to attend is $15 in advance or $25 at the door if space permits. To register, contact Julie Turner, associate professor and chair of nonprofit administration, at (636) 949-4652 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Related Items:### Press Release Contact:Public Relations |


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Kill the waiting time with this top-notch game that makes math fun.
Angry Birds Seasons Free stays true to its name: it is a theme-oriented tweak of the original ABS game, with those themes being seasons. First-time players will be greeted by a well-designed user interface introducing them to the world of Angry Birds, which has found its way into the hearts of millions of people all around the world.
When you launch the app, you'll need to select a season, which includes not only specific seasons like winter, but also holidays like Halloween and Valentine's Day. You'll then receive some quick visual help to give you the basics of using the game, and when you tap done, the fun begins. At first glance, you might ask yourself whether you want to hunt those evil pigs, but as soon as you see your first bird flying and hitting the target, you won't stop until each of them has been sent to finish the assignment and finish the first level. And then the second one. And the third one...until you've completed all 15 levels.
We particularly liked the design, and we are still amazed how math can be popularized by such a simple app. At first, you'll be just launching those angry birds randomly, but after the first "failed" message, you'll start thinking about specific trajectories aimed at destroying as many evil pigs as you can with one shot.
Overall, Angry Birds Seasons feels and looks great, and it is a great way to put your mind to work during your downtime or daily commute.


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Season 1 of Les revenants concludes next Sunday on Channel 4, and they've made it official that British viewers will be able to watch season 2 on this channel as well.
Who is really dead? Who is alive? Has anybody been able to sleep without a night light for the last two months since creepy but cute little Victor, with his Bambi eyes and the threat of Satin's soul, sidled on to our screens? Is there a dermatologist, or, come to think of it, a taxidermist in that entire alpine town? What, actually, is on the menu at The Lake Pub?
Channel 4 is delighted to announce that it has acquired the UK premiere broadcast rights to the second series of hit drama The Returned from Zodiak Rights.
Series two (8 X 60'), currently in development with Haut et Court TV for Canal+, will begin filming in early 2014 for an anticipated broadcast later in the year.
The Returned has so far weaved a seductive and chilling tale which comes to a dramatic climax this Sunday (9pm, Channel 4).
The first subtitled drama on Channel 4 for over 20 years, it has attracted an average of 1.8 million viewers each week and a 7.1% share of the audience at 9pm on Sundays.
A supernatural thriller set in a small Alpine village in the shadow of a vast dam, The Returned has chronicled the lives, and in this case deaths, of the town-people's harrowing discovery of loved ones returning from the grave. Created by Fabrice Gobert based on the 2004 feature film Les Revenants by Robin Campillo ; written by Fabrice Gobert, Emmanuel Carrère (La Moustache) and Fabien Adda and directed by Fabrice Gobert (Lights Out, Un Certain Regard section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival) and Frédéric Mermoud (Complices). Beguiling and compulsive, the drama is accompanied by an ethereal and spine tingling soundtrack courtesy of Mogwai.
If you missed it, here's Channel 4 trailer for the show :
Universal Pictures UK will release the first season 3-DVD boxset of Les revenants on 9th September.
This boxset, featuring all eight episodes presented in French with English subtitles, is priced at £19.21.
The cover is showing Victor (Swann Nambotin) on the foreground and a bunch of extras in the background :
Here's what the original DVD boxset looks like.
I hope no one gets offended if I say you would truly be missing out if you don't give this show a try.
Since it's a post about a Channel 4 series, it's probably a good place to say that you should watch Dates, a Channel 4 original half-hour drama series (9 episodes) that aired from 10th June 10 to 3rd July.
The concept is simple : it's a show where during each episode, the action features a "date" between two people. It varies from restaurant to nightclub to hotel, but most importantly it's about the characters and it never gets redundant or ininteresting. Think In Treatment but with relationship stuff that doesn't feel half-assed like quite often. It centers on two characters during 23 minutes but there are many surprises along the way, and it becomes serialized after three episodes so it's imperative to watch them all in order. It notably features Oona Chaplin, AKA Talysa Maegyr on Game of Thrones.
Therefore, you'd be wise to set up a meeting between your viewing schedule and Dates, I'm sure they'd hit it off.
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This is the brand new TFT 150 watt LED Aquarium lighting system.
It is made of 55 pcs of 3 Watt ASI LED's running at roughly 80%. With the hanging kit, you can simply hang it above the aquarium and plug in both electrical cords and switch on the light. It has two power switches, one is for the 10,000K white light, another for the 450-475nm blue light. Seperate power cords for blue and white allow timers to be used for special timing effects. The powerful ASI LED's with engineered 120 degree viewing angle provide for the widest spread possible, focusing the light 18" to 24" deep.
TFT Aquarium LED lighting was developed to meet the stringent requirements of coral growing, like SPS and LPS in reef tanks. The ASI 10000K bright white and ASI 460nm blue out and out perform better than Metal Halide lighting or comparable wattage T5 lighting with the excellent advantage of not heating up the water. Aquarist all over the world have found that LED's are more efficient than Metal Halides or any other lighting source and produce higher PAR readings with absolutely no UV radiation to harm delicate corals, while bringing out the most amazing colors in fish, invertebrates, and live corals.
Coral Reef magazine had an extensive article and a great explanations on "LED Aquarium Lighting versus other Aquarium Lighting". Their one statement that explained it best: "Light is measured in Lux and a photon of light from a LED Chip is the same as a photon of light from Metal Halide or T5 lighting...With LED lighting there is just many more photons per watt of lighting." Therefore 60 watts of LED lighting is equivalent to 150 watts Metal Halide or T5 Lighting.
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1. La Noblesse, Jacques Callot, 1624. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, USA, 1971.17.342. The Art Archive / Musée Historique Lorrain Nancy / Gianni Dagli Orti
2. Louis XIV, King of France, Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1701. Musée du Louvre, Paris. Réunion des Musées Nationaux/Art Resource, NY
3. Collection of the Bata Shoe Museum, P90.201. Probably French, mid-17th century. This shoe was probably made in the middle of the 17th century for a boy. The stacked leather heel was painted red to convey the socio-political privilege and status of the wearer.
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Quite too often, we hear, "we are what we eat." Those people who have to live with family or hereditary predispositions learn this lesson the hard way. After a lifetime of eating something you were told not to eat, the time for reckoning comes. Those with hypothyroidism in the family realize after years of consuming unsuitable foods, that their family predisposition could have been avoided had they stuck to an anti-hypothyroidism diet.
Hypothyroidism Basics
Low thyroid secretion of hormones or hypothyroidism is thought to be among the most underdiagnosed medical or health conditions in the United States. Most of its symptoms – lethargy, depression, and weight gain – are nonspecific or are associated with other possible causes or factors. Thus, hypothyroidism is difficult to diagnose. There are good reasons to believe that approximately 15 percent of the Americans struggle from the condition and others fear that more are actually afflicted. The incidence goes higher with age and with menopause among women.
The effects of hypothyroidism can be severe – cretinism and mental retardation among young children, fetal deformation for pregnant women, metabolic anomalies, goiter, etc. Nevertheless, it can be avoided with the right anti-hypothyroidism diet.
Goitrogens and Hypothyroidism
• People with the genetic predisposition for hypothyroidism can elude the disorder by choosing the right diet. The right diet must not include any foodstuff that contains goitrogens. These naturally occurring substances found in certain food interfere with the production and secretion of the thyroid hormones.
• These include some of the common healthy foods such as spinach, cauliflower, broccoli, peanuts, kale, radishes, soybeans, pine nuts, peaches, and millet. However, by cooking these veggies, many of these loathed goitrogens are deactivated by heat. This means that not all healthy foods for other folks are healthy for those with family history for hypothyroidism, for those women who are at or near menopause, and those who are already diagnosed with the affliction.
• Conversely, people who are predisposed or diagnosed with hypothyroidism need to fortify their diet with at least a dozen of vitamins and minerals. Iodine can be easily added to the diet by using iodized salt; the alternative and more reliable source is the consumption of seafood. Remember that the solution is not to have iodine in excessive amounts; rather work around the adequate amount. Getting fortification using iodized salt, however, may be adequate to prevent goiter but not to reverse other metabolic side effects. Therefore, it is important to have a good balance of nutrients.
• Some rich dietary sources of tyrosine are fish, oats, dairy, sesame seeds, bananas, avocados, and almonds are all good sources of tyrosine. Certain goitrogenic foods like soybeans, spinach, mustard greens, and cabbage are high in tyrosine. To deactivate goitrogens, cook these veggies first.
• Antioxidant vitamins A, C, and E as well as Zinc, vitamins B2, B3, B6, B12 are also essential in improving thyroid function. Seafood, eggs, and dairy can also help create a good base for protein-rich diets. Always remember to keep them in balanced quantities.
• Use purified water even when cooking. This will reduce the amount of fluoride when cooking. Black and green teas, which are also high in fluoride, must similarly be avoided.
• Use cold-pressed olive oil and nuts in cooking as these are great sources too of Vitamin B and E as well as whole grains, and whole-wheat bread for naturally occurring B vitamins, zinc, and fiber.
People with hypothyroidism can enjoy many great-tasting and easy-to-prepare recipes. These recipes along with mean plans can help those who need to anti-hypothyroidism diet to avoid the worsening of their medical conditions. There are huge online resources that are available to everyone interested to stay away from harmful but unnecessarily unhealthy foods.


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It was the apex of the Palm Beach Food and Wine Festival 2013: The Grand Tasting. Over 30 restaurants represented with delicious and decadent dishes ripe for the picking. you might want to put a napkin on your keyboard. You're about to drool. See also: Five Best Dishes at the Palm Beach Food and Wine Fest's Grand Tasting
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So I have this game for my PSP and I think its awesome, really original fun & addictive.
You play as the God of the Patapon's, in my case "Cunt" as I'll never tire of them going "I love Cunt" "Cunt is the best!" "All Hail the Mighty Cunt!".
The aim of the game is to guide your army of Patapon's across each level using your magical ancient war drums, which instruct them and infuse them with energy.
You beat the drums in different sequences for different commands, having to time it with the background beat and the Patapon's chanting.
Has all the usual trimmings, minigames where you get items to better equip your troops or create more of them.
So if you have a PSP I recommend buying/downloading it there is an English version out.


text: Q&A: Remembering 'the empress of fashion,' Diana Vreeland By Sarah LeTrent, CNNUpdated 1416 GMT (2116 HKT) September 21, 2012Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel 7 photosThe influence of the 'empress of fashion' – Diana Vreeland worked at Harper's Bazaar for 25 years as fashion editor. She then took over as the editor-in-chief of Vogue until 1971. "I think I always had a perfectly clear view of what was possible for the public. Give 'em what they never knew they wanted," said Vreeland of her job as editor.Hide Caption 1 of 7Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel 7 photosThe influence of the 'empress of fashion' – President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy attend the inaugural ball. Jackie O often sought Vreeland's guidance on style, particularly American designers. "To say Diana Vreeland has dealt only with fashion trivializes what she has done. She has commented on the times in a wiseand witty manner. She has lived a life," Onassis said.Hide Caption 2 of 7Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel 7 photosThe influence of the 'empress of fashion' – While editor-in-chief at Vogue, Vreeland published the first ever portrait of Mick Jagger in the U.S. At the time, 19-year-old Jagger was just another aspiring British rocker, but she saw something in him -- particularly "those lips!" she said.Hide Caption 3 of 7Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel 7 photosThe influence of the 'empress of fashion' – Vreeland championed Twiggy, already a British sensation, into American advertising. Twiggy's slightly adrogynous look and waif-like, pixie frame would soon catch on and become the "it" look for the fashion world.Hide Caption 4 of 7Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel 7 photosThe influence of the 'empress of fashion' – Vreeland put Barbra Streisand on the cover of Vogue in 1966. Vreeland was known to push people's faults. "If you have a long nose, hold it up and make it your trademark," said Vreeland.Hide Caption 5 of 7Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel 7 photosThe influence of the 'empress of fashion' – Penelope Tree, who came from a prominent New York family, became a muse to Vreeland and was considered an "it girl" of the 1960s. Vreeland discovered Tree's enigmatic face at Truman Capote's Black and White Ball.Hide Caption 6 of 7Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel 7 photosThe influence of the 'empress of fashion' – Diana Vreeland in her famous red living room, nicknamed "a garden in hell."Hide Caption 7 of 7Story highlightsDiana Vreeland was a fashion editor for Harper's Bazaar and editor-in-chief of Vogue.Vreeland advised Jackie O and fostered the careers of '60s "it" girls Twiggy and Penelope TreeA new documentary, "Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel," follows the renowned style arbiter's life"Style -- all who have it share one thing: originality."With her heavily rouged cheeks, hawk nose, fondness for costume jewelry and quotable musings delivered with a smoker's rasp, Diana Vreeland is certainly regarded as an original. Under her editorial watch, some of the most iconic images of our times were published: The first picture of the Kennedys as a presidential couple in Harper's Bazaar, Barbra Streisand's pronounced profile on the cover of Vogue and 19-year-old up-and-comer Mick Jagger on the pages inside.Lisa Immordino Vreeland is the director of the new documentary "Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel," an intimate reflection and celebration of Diana Vreeland's remarkable life and clout in the fashion scene. The film goes into limited U.S. release today.Lisa Immordino VreelandIn 1936, Vreeland was hired as the fashion editor for Harper's Bazaar -- a position she would hold for 25 years before being named the editor-in-chief at Vogue. At 70, after being fired from Vogue rather brusquely and disdainful of the idea of retirement, she became a special consultant to The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art until she died in 1989.Lisa Immordino Vreeland is married to Alexander Vreeland, Diana's grandson, but never got to meet Diana before she died. Immordino Vreeland spoke to CNN about the renowned tastemaker, her fabled life and how we could all dare to look at the world with a more astute eye.CNN: What made Vreeland's concept of beauty so revolutionary? Lisa Immordino Vreeland: I think that Diana Vreeland's definition of beauty was so open because she was such an open person. I think she understood what low and high culture was, and I think that's one of the most important outlooks that she had because beauty doesn't have to be just physical. Beauty has to be deep down, it has to be soulful. It's not about the dress you wear, it's about the life you lead in the dress. I feel that is very important for what life is about. Beauty transcends fashion, and in a sense, she transcended fashion. For her, it was an awareness of people, of people's personalities, and that was one of the most important aspects that she had.CNN: In the case of '60s icons such as Penelope Tree, Twiggy and Mick Jagger, she was known for seeing things in them before they saw it in themselves. She also wasn't afraid of pushing people's "faults." Why was this so significant? Immordino Vreeland: I think it's about being your true self. Whatever was real was what she was ultimately striving for. She was always looking at the layer underneath everything, even if that layer contained faults. For her, it was about the depth of a person that counted. She, of course, understood what real beauty was. For her, somebody like Penelope Tree, who was brought up in a good family in New York, she saw a girl under there that was totally different. She was not the normal beauty. She really represented the '60s, which was original thought. CNN: She once said of style, "It helps you get down the stairs. It helps you get up in the morning. It's a way of life. Without it, you're nobody. I'm not talking about lots of clothes." What can people learn from Vreeland about this concept of personal style?Immordino Vreeland: I think you're going to have to go with yourself -- especially today when you travel throughout the world and you find all the same stores everywhere.When Diana was around, it was about when you go to Milan, you can get certain things. It was about having your own sense of identity and, for her, that's what counts. It's about how you're living your life in that dress. It's about the decisions that you're making. If you're comfortable with this, then everybody else should be comfortable with this.Don't forget, she was not this remarkable beauty -- and that was one of her driving forces. She grew up with a mother who was very difficult -- she not only called her "her ugly little monster" but then continued to challenge her.In fact, when she was married to Reed (Vreeland), and he was just unbelievably handsome, the same day in the gossip columns in New York, it was announced that her mother was having a huge affair. So, all the attention was taken away from Diana Vreeland on her wedding day and put on her mother. She understood you have to trust yourself, believe in yourself and that, for me, is fundamentally what her message is. CNN: On "The Dick Cavett Show" in the late '70s, Vreeland said, "Fashion is part of the daily air and it changes all the time, with all the events. You can even see the approaching of a revolution in clothes. You can see and feel everything in clothes." What do you think she meant by that?Immordino Vreeland: It's interesting because shoes and clothes are like this. You can see what's going on in history through all of these things. It shows and marks what's going on socially, culturally and politically during that time and in the end, when she was doing these shows at the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute, she was educating us on those periods of history. If you look at the '60s, it's clear it's the '60s. If you look at Balenciaga, you know that it's the '40s and the '50s. She's making us aware that clothes show us so much more of history.CNN: Why do you think her legacy has remained relevant?Immordino Vreeland: This is a message of life. This is the oracle side of her. She is talking about life, about passion, about being driven. We shouldn't be driven by ambition, but for a discovery of the world. I think that the title of the film, "The Eye Has to Travel," it's about the mind traveling, it's about having imagination, it's about fantasy. And this is not anything that has to do with fashion; she transcends fashion. This is about life.I think we could stand to be inspired. I think we're living in such a moment of lack of inspiration; I think it's crazy. It's not only because we're all stuck behind computers all day, including myself. We're not looking, we're not observing, there's so much more to life. She used fashion to give a message.More from livingTouching video shows how 'love has no labels'Lions, octopi and quokkas: Nature is having a momentWhy women are medicating away their moodinessPowered by Livefyre


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California is home to the largest population of immigrants in the United States. Millions of immigrants from across the globe play a vital role in the Golden State's economic and cultural life. To build a prosperous future for all Californians, the state must champion inclusive policies. The California Immigrant Policy Center is pleased to share this policy agenda, which presents crucial legislative and administrative advocacy the organization is leading or playing a key leadership role in. In 2013, we have a historic opportunity to change federal immigration policies, and California, as home to more immigrants than any other state in the country, has a great deal at stake in this debate. This year, in addition to advocacy in Sacramento, CIPC is working to infuse California's unique experience and values into the national discussion on immigration reform in collaboration with diverse partners across the state. Learn more at www.caimmigrant.org Below are key policy areas in which CIPC is working to advance inclusive policies: Improving Access to Affordable, Meaningful Health Care for All - Everyone in California should be able to secure affordable, comprehensive health insurance through public or private coverage. This year, CIPC has prioritized advocacy and legislation that advance California's progress towards meaningful reform of the healthcare system.
Our state legislators have been working hard to expand Medi-Cal as quickly and simply as possible through ABx1 1 (Perez) and SBx1 1 (Steinberg/Hernandez) which will expand Medi-Cal to 1.4 million Californians. CIPC is pleased that these two bills maintain full-scope Medi-Cal for recent lawfully present immigrants. Governor Brown wishes to have both of these bills amended, with a more draconian proposal which seeks to stop enrollment into full-scope Medi-Cal for low-income, recent lawfully present, eligible immigrants who apply for Medi-Cal after January 1, 2014. CIPC is working to maintain this program moving forward.
CIPC is working with state policymakers and advocates on implementation of the Affordable Care Act. California's immigrants and their families stand to benefit from the new reforms, which will provide access to quality health care coverage for eligible family members. Additionally, CIPC will continue to engage partners and allies during this budget season to ensure that California's counties are able to continue to provide a robust health safety net for the 3-4 million Californians who will remain uninsured. One-third of the remaining uninsured are ineligible for new coverage options under the Affordable Care Act due to their immigration status.
Protecting Civil Rights and Ensuring Equal Opportunity
Over 93,500 Californians have been torn from their families and deported due to the controversial "Secure Communities" program known as S-Comm, more than any other state. S-Comm is a federal deportation program which has devastated families and undermined the trust between immigrant communities and local law enforcement. The TRUST Act limits unfair, costly detentions of aspiring citizens in local jails for deportation purposes – people who would otherwise be released. The bill recognizes that we should not deport today those who could be on the road to citizenship tomorrow under immigration reform. AB 4 is co-sponsored by Asian Law Caucus, the National Day Labor Organizing Network, CIPC, ACLU of California, and MALDEF.
There are reports that in some jurisdictions, victims of crime are being denied their crime report because of their immigration status. They are being denied their crime report based on the grounds that a foreign passport without supporting immigration documents or a Matricula Consular card are not appropriate forms of identification. Denying the victims of violence their crime report precludes them from obtaining necessary and available services to help them cope and move ahead. This is important because having a crime report permits certain immigrants to apply for U or T visa under the Violence Against Women's Act (VAWA). AB 1195 will prevent the exclusion of foreign passports or a Matricula Consular card in the future.
In 1993, Governor Pete Wilson signed legislation that requires all driver's license applicants provide a valid social security number (SSN) and proof of lawful presence in the United States.These requirements force many Californians to drive unlicensed and uninsured, undermining the Department of Motor Vehicle's mission to ensure public safety, and limiting law enforcements' ability to effectively perform its duties. AB 60 would improve public safety and accountability by modifying the social security number and lawful presence requirements to ensure that virtually all drivers on California highways are properly trained, tested, licensed, and insured.
It is estimated that approximately 10 million Californians are immigrants; 6.5 million are either naturalized or eligible to naturalize; and more than 2.8 million are aspiring citizens that live in the shadows due to a broken immigration system. SB 23 (Lara) would require the Governor to establish a Task Force on New American Integration to provide recommendations on immigrant integration, implementation of federal immigration reform, and establishment of an Office of New Americans.
Advocacy for Low-Wage Immigrant Workers - Approximately 6.5 million immigrants work in California, comprising a third of the state's labor force. Many are in low-wage industries and figure prominently in key economic sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing, and repair service industries.
AB 1164 allows low-wage workers who have been denied wages to place a temporary hold on their employers' property, or the property worked on, for the amount owed until they can prove their claims in court. The bill ensures that when these workers win their wage claims, they can collect what they are owed. CIPC is supporting a statewide coalition leading this bill.
In addition to these legislative proposals and priorities for administrative advocacy, CIPC is actively supporting a number of other proposed bills. These include the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights (AB 241 – Ammiano), and other proposed legislation to protect immigrants and their families. Final Note: CIPC Steering Committee
The California Immigrant Policy Center 2013 Policy Agenda was developed and agreed upon by CIPC's Steering Committee comprised of 12 organizational members, representing coalitions of immigrant communities across the state including, the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC), Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI), California Dream Team Alliance, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), Communities for a New California, Council on American-Islamic Relations - California (CAIR), East Bay Interfaith Immigration Coalition/CLUE-CA, Justice For Immigrants Coalition of Inland Southern California, Mujeres Unidas y Activas, San Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium, San Francisco Immigrant Education & Legal Network (SFILEN) and Services, Immigrant Rights & Education Network (SIREN) in San Jose. For more information, email Ronald Coleman at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.caimmigrant.org.
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