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"If we watch ourselves honestly we shall often find that we have begun
to argue against a new idea even before it has been completely stated."
- Wilfred Trotter
I have been waiting a long time to address each of you. In fact it has been almost eleven years that I have waited to talk to you. Sit down and pull up a seat. This very same table is where I sat eleven years ago with my oldest daughter Megan. It's here that I watched a fidgeting young 2nd grader struggle to produce the results we all expected of her. Back then I was in awe of you. I really couldn't believe that anyone would want to do this job. How you, everyday, kept coming back amazed me. To have upwards of thirty children in your class like Megan just was unthinkable. I began to believe that the training teachers received must explain the directions on how to teach a child to read and us "non-teachers" just didn't have the know how. I couldn't believe that teaching a child to read was such hard work. Why, what she learned today was usually gone tomorrow and we had to start all over again. When did they ever get to the finish line I wondered?
Some kids, like when my husband was young, will never be tested. Will we wait for a diagnosis of something before we do anything? There are so many ways to teach all kids not just the dyslexics or traditional learners. Why aren't we trying to reach as many possible? Many states and schools have gotten graded on their school's performance. Many aren't doing well. Check out your states grade for special education before you insist that that's where my kids and kids like them need to be. Most states have a grade of a D or below. My goal is not to increase the burden on schools to do more testing so that more kids have an official diagnosis at the district's expense. Rather my goal is to educate teachers on how best to help ANY struggling child so that success is met with or without a diagnosis. I was recently talking with several mothers that had dyslexic children like me. Ironically we all agreed that if more information was given to the teachers on how to best help our child succeed, we probably would never had had to get any testing done. Most of us were forced to learn such things as what an IEP was, and how to force a district to test our child in order to defend ourselves against schools that simply were not taking us seriously. Most school districts will have to consider the fact that all teachers should understood the basics about how to educate all students in their classrooms. If they could help the parents in the process of learning how to best educate our kids, we wouldn't feel we had to arm ourselves with everything possible to get the education that our kids are often denied. We simply ask that teachers have some knowledge and understanding to help us in our struggles when educating a child with a learning difference. I am asking that you take the time to research what my family and I have to say. If you feel that you already know enough to teach a dyslexic student in your classroom, ask yourself if there are children in your classrooms that are still struggling. If there are, then you do need to learn more. I have worked with more then one dyslexic student for over thirteen years and every year they show me something that I had assumed I understood, when in actuality I needed to learn more. If you didn't receive much information regarding teaching dyslexic students in your coursework, encourage the institution that you graduated from to make those changes for future teachers. In my in-service on multi-sensory classrooms, you can skim over the information and mutter "I already know about learning styles", but if you commit to learning and digging deep you will read about teacher after teacher in the in-service that have made the changes to their classrooms. They talk about the reasons they did this and how they did it. I've provided many informative sites where professional people, not moms like me, talk about the how and why. I am committed to bringing change to the way the world perceives the dyslexic. I hope through bringing you one by one to this table to talk with me I can convince you to make changes and learn more about my kids and those like them in your classrooms today. I use a multi-sensory approach everyday when I help my children understand their homework. It is what makes the difference between them doing poorly and the success that they have found as evidenced in our pictures on the home page. Most importantly though you have the opportunity to learn more that will directly affect many children in your classrooms through both the conference we held for local teachers in our area and the online in-service on changing your classroom to a multi-sensory class. In the next few weeks I will be adding interviews of several teachers that I have found that are teaching completely by using a multi-sensory approach. I am hoping that, through your fellow teachers that have learned how to change their classrooms, I will be able to give you more information on changes and how to complete them. Have you have ever worried about a student that you had? Have you worried when you simply couldn't seem to reach him or her and wondered whether they made it through school? Maybe by learning how to make your classroom multi-sensory you would give him a better chance to succeed. I wish I could invite you to my house to learn with my kids as there is no better teacher then experience. Instead, I have tried to bring our experiences to your house so that you may learn by reading about us. Call me or email me if you still have questions. I have had questions from teachers that I had to go to my children and ask them for the answers. Many time they could best describe to a teacher about the response that they were getting from a student and why. To those teachers that have completed training on dyslexia because you saw a need, my heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you. My children thank you too.
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Ebook - This is the complete story of our family's journey to understanding dyslexia. It includes the chapters written by my five children and my husband explaining experiences that they have had because of their dyslexia. Click here to read a sample of our book-preview
DVD- Understanding Children With Learning Differences is a conference that was presented to a local school's teachers. I did the presentation along with my husband, sister-in-law and two of my dyslexic children. If you want a chance to fully understand the differences in children like mine and understand how and what works for them during the school day- this is it. We talked about changes in the classrooms that should start at the elementary and concluded with teaching methods that are used throughout high school. My husband and sister-in-law talk about the affects of not having a school that understood them as children and the affects this has had throughout their adult life. We end the conference with questions that are presented by the teachers themselves and answered either by my family or myself.
Inservice- This is an on-line workshop for teachers or parents to learn about the various learning styles that students have and using that information they learn to make their classrooms into a multi-sensory experience for all students. This course was put together after gathering information from many teachers and professors. It lists links to many sites from teachers who have made these changes in their classes. The course teaches you how to make your classrooms multi-sensory so that all students can understand the material, not just those who learn in traditional ways. You'll find the steps needed to change your material from traditional to multi-sensory with plenty of examples and easy to understand concepts. You can read about other teachers who have changed their classrooms to multi-sensory and the results they have achieved including their results on standardized testing. When you have completed this course you will have a good understanding of how to make your classroom multi-sensory, but also more importantly of why you would make the changes.
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Baby Angel, Baby Demon, Teeka, and Fire Lord are some of the most powerful pets in game of Crystal Saga. In this thorough and complete guide, I will walk you through on all the different aspects of obtaining the most powerful pets in game. If you are new to the game, you should take a look at the basic of Crystal Saga Pets.
Getting the Basic Powerful Epic Pets
There are a couple of ways on how you can get these crystal saga origins eggs to hatch. Below is a complete list.
Purchase them from Other Players
You can purchase these eggs from other players. Depending on the server and local economy, these pet eggs cost range from 2g~4g.
Dragon Hunt Roulette
You can receive various epic pet eggs by playing in the dragon hunt roulette game using the dragon coins.
Purchase Epic Peg Eggs from MyShop
You can also purchase these eggs from myshop. The current prices of the pet eggs are as follows:
Baby Angel Egg: 50 Crystal
Baby Demon Egg: 50 Crystal
Teeka Egg: 125 Crystal
Fire Lord Egg: 150 Crystal
Epic Pets Egg Hatching Chance
These Crystal Saga baby angel, baby demon, teeka, and fire lord hatching chances are based upon player experience and not have been thoroughly tested. However, you can use this as a reference as to how much money or time that you need to spend in order to obtain these powerful crystal saga origins pets.
Baby Angel
The chance of hatching crystal saga origin baby angel is about 10% chance
Baby Demon
The chance of hatching crystal saga origins baby demon is about 10% chance
The chance of hatching crystal saga origins Teeka is about 5% chance
Fire Lord
The chance of hatching a Fire Lord is roughly 2~3% chance.
Morphing Crystal Saga Epic Pet Tree
Two of these epic pets can be morphed into higher versions. The versions are as following:
Baby Angel -> Super Angel -> Burning Angel
Baby Demon -> Super Demon -> Demon King
Note: On the last stage of the morph into burning angel or demon king, you will need to morph it together with a Crystal Saga Fire Lord. The fire Lord does not disappear after the morph.
Crystal Saga Epic Pet Innate Skills
Below are the skills the come from each strong pets:
Baby Angel: Devil Shot, Flame Shield
Super Angel: Angel's Blessing, Angelic Aura
Burning Angel: Angelic Domain, Greater Angelic Aura, Power of Earth Angelic
Baby Demon: Fast Attack, Armor Crush
Super Demon: Surprise Attack, Satanic Attack
Demon King:
Demonic Domain – Dazes targets within a 150 range for 4 seconds.
Satanic Frenzy – Deals 100% physical damage within a 450 range and drains 15% of the damage dealt as hp for the pet.
Power of Faith – Another aoe damage skill for a range of 250 this attack deals damage 3 times with 80% of the demons physical damage. Really great Aoe Attack.
Teeka: Healing, Infinity, Charm
Fire Lord: Hell's Lava, Flamethrower, Infernal Destruction
Crystal Saga Guides Index by Gamelytic
Complete Item Synthesis List Table
Complete Guide for Crystal Saga Character Development
Gamelytic's Ultimate Power Guide
Reset Skills
Soul Development
Complete Fast Leveling Up
Title Bonus and Achievement Requirement
Wing Upgrade Guide
Gem and Slot System
How to Enchant Gears
Rebirth System
Marriage System
Celestial Fragarachand Analysis
Best Goddess & Prestige
Crystal Saga Class Specific Guide
Ranger Skill List Table
Knight Skill List Table
Rogue Skill List Table
Priest Skill List Table
Overpowered Scion and Eidolon Skill
Crystal Saga Origins Pet Guide
Pet Breeding and Enhancement
Epic Pet Guide – Baby Angel, Baby Demon, Teeka, Fire Lord, and Demon King
Complete Guide to Pets
Equipment Related
Durability and Repairs
Gear Color and Quality Guide Explained
Gameplay Related
Character Evil, Justice, Party, and Guide Mode Explained
Complete Honor Ranking Guide and Military Salary
Pack Expansion Guide and Inventory Space Management
Guild – Complete Walkthrough for a Great Guild Master
Basic Pixie (Fairy) Information
Bosses, Dungeons, and Events
World Boss Quick List
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Events for Friday, July 25th 2014
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Phillips Home Director's Tour
The Director's Tour is offered at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. For a very unique experience, come for the Director's Tour at the Frank Phillips Home. This behind-the-scenes tour includes the basement that was used as a laundry and ends in the estate's Garden Cottage with refreshments. The tour begins promptly at 9 […] Find out more »
On Behalf of the Pioneers: The Oklahoma Century Chest 1913-2013
The Century Chest time capsule was buried on April 22, 1913, in the basement of the First Lutheran Church of Oklahoma City. One hundred years later, on April 22, 2013, the church opened the chest and revealed the perfectly preserved contents deposited by the pioneers of Oklahoma. The exhibit opening marks the 125th anniversary of […] Find out more »
Museum Store Summer Sale
Join us at the Museum Store for our Summer Sale July 25-26 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. We will have great bargain prices on many items throughout the store. There will be deep discounts on items such as Christmas décor, home goods, and Oklahoma music. Visit the Museum Store to shop great merchandise at […] Find out more »


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Computacenter uses Ariba for sales transactions
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Computacentre, an independent provider of IT infrastructure services, have simplified their customers' buying process with Ariba, a business commerce network.
By tapping into the Network they have created Computacenter Connect, a consumer-like webshop where customers can quickly find and purchase the goods and services they need to power their operations
The new process enables Computacenter's customers to quickly find and purchase goods and services in a similar way to Amazon.com or eBay.
Computacenter offers a range of networking and collaboration solutions, delivering on-site services in nearly 60 countries and supplying IT hardware and software in more than 100 countries.
"With increasing frequency, our customers were demanding greater automation across the purchasing process, and we wanted to make sure that our website addressed these needs," said Sam Purches, Principal e-Business Development Consultant, Computacenter.
Customers that buy through the Computacenter Connect are invoiced electronically via Ariba, closing the P2P loop.


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You will find a lot of nice restaurants, cafes, bistros and brasseries in the city center of Liège and the pedestrian zone around it. From cheap to fancy restaurants, from traditional and local specialties to more exotic dishes. You will always find a nice restaurant that suits your culinary preferences and budget. Le Carré, a maze of pedestrian streets, is the entertainment mecca of Liège and quite popular with students. In the 'Outremeuse' district, you can find a lot of great gourmet restaurants.
The Liège kitchen is a simple but very popular cuisine. Some of the specialties are the famous Liège stew, meatballs with fries, white pudding, grilled kidneys,… and not to mention the wonderful Hervé cheese and the «stron d'poye», (white cheese with Liège syrup), the buckwheat pancakes or the famous Peket (a local gin-based juniper which is commonly used in Liège preparations).
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Sponsor: Community Farm Development Initiative (CFDI)
Deadline: April 15, 2013
Overview: CFDI is looking to fund up to three proposals for a maximum of $5000 each. The proposals need to focus on education and/or research involving: Biodynamic Farming (highest priority); Organic Farming (second priority); or Sustainable Agriculture (third priority). Projects must take place within Colorado. One half of funds will be granted upon project approval and the remainder upon completion of the project. Projects are to be completed by December 31, 2013. All funds received from CFDI for the project must be matched in cash or in-kind services.
Application Requirements: All applications should contain the following information.
Project Name.
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Project Participants. A brief bio of each of the principal participants in the project.
Project Description: A description of what will be done and if it involves biodynamic, organic, or sustainable agriculture. If education the ages and number of people that will be impacted. If research, explain the impact the study will have on future production within Colorado. A project timeframe should also be included.
Amount requested, match and budget. The maximum amount to be granted will be $5000. Explain if the match will be cash and/or in-kind services and how such services will be documented. Include a detailed budget which shows how grant money will be spent.
Submission. All submissions should be emailed to firstname.lastname@example.com by April 15, 2013. The CFDI Board may request a meeting with the project contact if there are questions regarding the proposal. Such meeting can occur by phone if the applicant is not available to meet in person. It is Board's intention to award all grants by April 30, 2013.


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Athletic Training Frequently Asked Questions
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The careerbuilder.com spots are some of the funniest ads I've seen recently. Monk-e-mail, a viral extension of the campaign, allows you to create and send your emails with an animated monkey delivering your message. It's the kind of silly diversion I love and great viral marketing for careerbuilder.com and Oddcast. (via Micro Persuasion)
Earlier today, Buzz Machine blogger, Jeff Jarvis posted a quote that the notion of "brand relationships" is overdone. So true. Which is why I like the way careerbuilder.com has developed their brand. Is there anyone out there that can't identify with the hapless human in those spots? The campaign demonstrates to you that careerbuilder.com 'gets it', they make you smile, and they help you find a job. That's a relationship worth cultivating, don't you agree?


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It's hard to think of Jonathan Martin as a hapless victim of bullying. He's 6 foot 5, 312 pounds, with a Stanford education and a job he loves.
At least he seemed to love it until last week, when he walked away from the Miami Dolphins football team because of what he considered relentless torment and his teammates considered harmless hijinks.
Was it bullying or bonding? The conduct included racial slurs, ugly insults and crude threats — packaged as an effort to toughen up a young player who loves literature as much as he loves football.
Martin, 24, checked into a hospital for emotional distress, then headed home to Southern California with his parents. Teammate Richie Incognito — his mentor and tormentor — has been suspended by the Dolphins for conduct detrimental to the team.
Sports commentators have been flailing around on TV and radio all week, trying to find a way to categorize this: It's racism because Incognito used the N-word in a message to Martin. Or classism because players from elite schools are considered soft targets in raucous locker rooms.
The players themselves seem to have trouble distinguishing villain from victim.
Incognito is, depending on perspective, a bully or a builder. A Pro Bowl player with a years-long rap sheet of offenses and suspensions, he was once voted the "dirtiest player" in the NFL. But he was also elected by his teammates to the Dolphins' leadership council.
Martin, a second-year player of uncertain potential, is now an object of derision: He didn't fit in. He should have fought back. He's a thin-skinned wimp who'll pay the price for ratting out a teammate.
In the National Football League, that just isn't done. That's what makes this case a shocker.
It's not the hazing and slurs; we've encountered that before.
It's the fact that one young player — known as "Moose" at Stanford and "Big Weirdo" by the Dolphins — dared to breach the macho locker room code by refusing to tolerate treatment that no workplace should allow.
Martin is not the one who ought to be embarrassed. The "weirdo" label belongs on Incognito and his crew.
What's been described as the last straw for Martin sounds like a scene from the "Mean Girls" movie: Martin sits down at a cafeteria table and a bunch of giant football players stand up, grab their trays and flounce off.
Really, guys? "You can't sit with us." That's your team-building strategy?
The Dolphins' offensive line — where Martin and Incognito play side by side — is the worst in the league at its most important job. They've allowed the team's quarterback to be sacked 35 times in the season's first eight games.
Does Incognito think that threatening to slap Martin's mother — as he did in his foul-mouthed voicemail — is going to make the young man play better and improve the team's performance?
I understand the role of hazing in building camaraderie. It's probably at its most extreme in football, where player tenure is short and pecking order matters.
But where's the line? When does it shift from demanding to demeaning?
The Dolphins' fan brochure for its Halloween game included team leader Incognito calling Martin "the easiest teammate to scare."


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HSBC "lift" by Grey London
Agency: Grey London
Rating: 5.0
By Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith, marketingmagazine.co.uk, Friday, 25 May 2012 12:05PM
In the latest phase of its marketing push for the brand's Sensitive range, Nivea is releasing a new ad featuring a cast of key players from the Euro '96 England squad – Paul Ince, Les Ferdinand and David Seaman.
The three players are shown shaving in front of the bathroom mirror, while their screams from the discomfort of shaving with sensitive skin are turned into a melody.
Former England manager Terry Venables then appears, not screaming, because of his use of the Nivea Sensitive products.
The ad, by DraftFCB, is supported by print, digital and viral activity, with an emphasis on Nivea's current digital activity around the sport, called 'The Great Football Experiment'.
This features a nationwide search for local Sunday league football teams, which challenged "Can the right preparation change the future of the average Sunday league team?
The winning team, Ivory FC, received coaching from Terry Venables, Ray Wilkins and Ray Clemence.
Follow Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith at @loullamae_es
This article was first published on marketingmagazine.co.uk
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Louise Vincel Henson, 94 of Lakeland, Florida, a longtime resident of Wayne County died at 10:31AM Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Lakeland Memorial Hospital. She worked at the Flora High School for 13 years. They later moved to Lakeland, FL where she was employed at J. C. Pennys and Ryans. She attended the Edgewood Baptist Church in Lakeland, FL. where she was the secretary of her Sunday school class for 18 years.
Survivors include a son Richie (Janell) Matchett of Bismark, ND, a daughter Ladonna Matchett of Lakeland, FL, 3 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, 2 step children, and 5 step grandchildren.
Funeral services for Louise Vincel Henson will be held at 2PM, Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at Hosselton Funeral Home, Cisne, IL with burial to follow in the Bailey Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from noon until service time on Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Providence General Baptist Church and envelopes will be available at the funeral Home.
The Hosselton Funeral Home, Cisne, IL is in charge of arrangements.


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Film / Features
This Week's Short: The Font Men
Published on 06 July 2015
The Font Men takes you inside the most successful type design studio in the world.
Top Ten Virgins in Film
Published on 05 July 2015
From Bella Swan to Jim Levenstein.
One From The Archives: Alex Pettyfer
Published on 05 July 2015
The former teen idol tells us who he finds most sexy and why his bad boy days are behind him.
Film / Music
Lee "Scratch" Perry's Vision of Paradise
Published on 01 July 2015
We interview the legendary reggae producer ahead of a new documentary premiering at East End Film Festival this weekend.
Film / News
New Steve Jobs Trailer Revealed
Published on 01 July 2015
Watch Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs in the trailer for the forthcoming biopic.
Amy: Asif Kapadia, Chris King and James Gay-Rees
Published on 30 June 2015
We catch up with the filmmaking trio behind the new Amy Winehouse documentary.
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Jared Leto Just Sent Margot Robbie A Live Rat
Published on 29 June 2015
Leto pulls "method acting" stunt in preparation for his role as The Joker in Suicide Squad.
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Cara Delevingne Describes Super-Hero MOvies as "Totally Sexist"
Published on 29 June 2015
"Wonder Woman, how the hell does she fight?"
This Week's Short: Growing
Published on 29 June 2015
A day in the life of three teenage boys, whose idle lifestyle of smoking, joking around and chasing girls, results in tragedy.
The Mask You Live In: Jennifer Siebel Newsom
Published on 26 June 2015
"We're not going to make any more progress as women and girls unless we look at, and address, and focus on, and help, and support our boys and men".
The Interview: Max Beesley – Band Call
Published on 26 June 2015
Actor Max Beesley takes us inside his new short film Band Call.
The Interview: John Maclean – Slow West
Published on 26 June 2015
John Maclean, director of Slow West, takes us inside his unconventional Western.
The Interview: Lisa Simone Kelly – What Happened, Miss Simone?
Published on 25 June 2015 1 Comment
"If Nina's in your heart already she's really there to stay at the end of this movie."
The Interview: Angela Allen – The Third Man
Published on 24 June 2015
The former Script Supervisor revisits her historic career and breaks down the British film industry.
Lift-Off Las Vegas
Published on 23 June 2015
As the Las Vegas Lift-Off Festival kicks off today, we chat to the Festival founders…
This Week's Short: This Way Up
Published on 22 June 2015
A dancer's curiosity gets the better of him after investigating a mysterious cardboard box.
Win! A Signed Slow West Poster
Published on 22 June 2015
Enter our competition to win a signed poster from the film Slow West
The Interview: Ethan Embry
Published on 18 June 2015
On Grace and Frankie, Empire Records and surviving Hollywood.
Film / News
The internet just photoshopped kittens into Jurassic Park…
Published on 17 June 2015
Some classic internet.
Film / News
Natalie Portman Just Insisted on Working with a Female Director
Published on 16 June 2015
Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic will now be directed by Marielle Heller.


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Nour Barmada
A thorough review and continuation of literary (classic and modern) Arabic grammar with emphasis on reading, writing, speaking and listening comprehension. Course materials draw from both classical and modern Arabic literature and culture. Required textbook: Al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya, Part II with DVDs, 2nd edition. Note: Not open to auditors. Cannot be taken pass/fail. Prerequisite: 4345 or equivalent.
Enrollment Limited: No
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Initiate's Trial is volume nine of the Wars of Light and Shadow by Janny Wurts. It is the first volume of the fourth story arc, Sword of the Canon in the Wars of Light and Shadow epic series. Destiny's Conflict is projected to be the second and concluding novel in this arc.
Writing has commenced on this novel but no publication date has yet been set.


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Another 'first' account of cod liver oil being used for health
Posted on August 14, 2013 David Wetzel
All of you history buffs, enjoy below!
Below is the 5th or 6th story I have read on the 'first time' someone uses cod liver oil for health. There is a passage in the book of Tobit describing the Arch Angel Rafeal telling Tobias to save the heart, gall and liver of the fish as they make good medicine but it does not reference a species of fish or the oil extract specifically....
From The Perfect Protein by Andy Sharppless and Suzannah Evans
"The scientists didn't take into account one of the oldest uses of seafood-treatment of disease-because knowledge of the techniques had been lost to history for more than a century. In 1770, a woman suffering from severe rheumatism arrived at the Manchester Royal infiirmary in England. At the time, the standard treatment for rheumatism included "rubbing of her joints with cod liver oil," as reported by Maurice Stansby in the seminal text Fish Oil in Nutrition. She was a brave: In the 1700's......the oil was vile tasting liquid. "Although the hospital had no confidence that this would have any effect, she was allowed to (ingest the oil)," ... Her symptoms disappeared............
After that, the Manchester infirmary regulary perscribed 1 to 3 tablespoons pf cod liver oil taken up to 4 times per day to treat rheumatism. A Dr. Percival wrote up a case for the London Medical Journal in 1783. But the difficulty of obtaining the oil, coupled with the truely revolting flavor....., caused the fish oil to fall out of favor, and was forgotten."
Customer Comment on Skin,Sun and Oils
Posted on August 1, 2013 David Wetzel
I couldn't find a recent blog thread that my comment would work best for, so ....I have been taking both the FMCLO and the skate oil butter blends for nearly a year. (Use the CLO in the winter months and skate oil in the spring and summer.)This year we bought a large above-ground swimming pool and I am loving the exercise and the fun! Of course, this means I am getting a TON more sun than I normally do - especially since my day job is in a big glass building downtown. My tan this year has been extraordinary, even for me - a person who tans quite easily and rarely burns. I haven't tanned in years, but the pool beckons every afternoon in the Texas heat. I have gotten so many compliments all summer on how pretty my skin is, and how glowing my tan is
This sales is over....
Posted on July 31, 2013 David Wetzel
Last Few Days of sale..... New runs of all flavors will be in soon. As you see from the comments some like the product solid and store in the fridge and others like the product more liquid and will store on the counter. If you like the unflavored FCLO then you probably will like the unflavored New Infused product.. this works great in the baby formula mix.
The New Blue Ice Infused is FCLO, HVBO, and Skate Liver Oil infused into the carrier oil, Organic Coconut oil. (65% min coconut oil). about 100 servings (1.5 tsp) per jar. Each Serving will have 1/2+ tsp of the infused oils
Amines...are they scary as some bloggers would have you believe or natural and abundant
Posted on March 28, 2013 David Wetzel
Click on this link to view a PDF of a Amine study on many common meats and fermented meats. You will want this reference prior to proceeding...click below
Over the past couple months we have had contacts / confusion on amines and anti-oxidants. Amines are common and are not poisonous etc... but you know bloggers, if they proclaim a scary fact as fact then it must be fact. Anti-oxidants I will post in general terms in another postings to follow.
Most in our community fully understand that fermenting foods is not new, and is a proven time stable tradition that has roots that go way back in human history. Fermented milk is yogurt then cheese, Sauer Kraut, kambucha, stink fish :), cured sausage, garum... etc are historical foods traditionally made in a way to naturally process/preserve a food into a stable form for use at a later date without the use of refridgeration.
Why do we not add anti-oxidants/rosemary oil..preservatives
Posted on March 27, 2013 David Wetzel
I am asked on a regular basis why we do not add anti-oxidants.... We use to add anti-oxidants many years ago (rosemary oil) until I was challenged by a WAPF chapter leader. I spent several weeks researching the subject and could not justify the addition of anti-oxidants. Studied stability of the product through peroxide study. The product is stable. Zero Benefit to added anti-oxidantsStudied enzyme cell break down vs temp and chemical breakdown.... the resulting molecular structures are completely different. Healthful vs harmful or toxic. Again, zero Benefit to added anti-oxidantsStudied the general topic of anti-oxidants and concluded something completely different than media medicine description of anti-oxidants....A big negative/harmful to health rather than healthful.Studied natural anti-oxidants and found the fclo will naturally have protective structures within the product such as vitamin A..etc.....Zero benefit to added anti-oxidants.
Studied rosemary oil and the topic raised enough concern on the topic of fertility and other questions that I could simply not justify the risk for zero or negative benefits.
In general, my conclusion was the only way to justify adding anti-oxidants was to do it because everyone else was adding it and the addition would reduce the number of questions by the general public. My personal view of ADDED antioxidants is they are added to hide a problem in manufacturing. They might be as harmful or distasteful as this community view's preservatives. In a nutshell, I think they are added as a preservative to hide a problem.
I will publish another article on this subject in near future with more info for curious internet researchers. Most of what you will find on the internet will be selling the idea of extracted anti-oxidants are good. There is big business in these isolates and the products that require their use. As a result the anti-info is buried.
There are a couple books by doctors/researchers warning us about anti-oxidants additions but the people blowing this tune have a very small horn to work with.
SB 2072 Amendment Motivation
Posted on March 26, 2013 Robert Disney
Regarding the SB 2072 amendment to make hoofed animal share's illegal: Who and/or what organization is behind this effort? The contractual arrangement between producers and consumers has been used satisfactorily for a very long time. Why the need to legislate against it now? Is the dairy industry threatened? Are the agriculture and medical socialists protecting their monopolies against the proven benefits of raw milk? In his testimony for this amendment Wayne Carlson, Department of Agriculture, Livestock Development Division Director, appeared to be a caring individual but his actions in attempting to amend this bill show otherwise.
Aceite de hígado de bacalao fermentado: Superalimento natural
Posted on March 20, 2013 Edurne Ubani
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The Three Kinds of Cod Liver Oil 1849
Posted on March 12, 2013 L.J. DE Jongh MD
Previously i skimmed this book and reported small sections on this blog and in the FAQ area of the web site. If you would like to review some of the previous citations within the book please check out the FAQ area of the website where it is currently posted.
I was working tonight and i found another citation to share. The goal Dr. De Jongh's work was to study the 3 different types of Cod Liver Oil; Pale, Light Brown and Brown Cod Liver Oil, and make a detailed report. I don't know how i missed the conclusion to Dr. De Jongs work in the original post.
....The brown Cod Liver Oil has proven itself a most powerful remedy in rheumatism and scrofula. Now, I have found, in my chemical analysis, a quantitative difference between this and the other sorts of Cod Liver Oil. The constituent parts, which exist in great proportions in the brown Cod Liver Oil, must, therefore, be considered as those which fulfill the most important indications. The neutral fat, the iodine,phosphorus, the inorganic salts, exist in the same proportions in the other kinds of oil, which are not supposed to be particularly efficacious in scrofula and rheumatism; it is, therefore, fair to assume tha the brown Cod Liver Oil owes its great power to the biliary matter and butyric acid, which exist in it in much larger proportions than in the lighter-coloured oils.
I like history and think it is special to note that in the mid 1800's the question of what Cod Liver Oil is best is replicated today. The conclusions/studies where completed in the 1800's without full knowledge on why the brown Cod Liver Oil is best and today we re-ask the question. What is cool is the conclusion is just as clear today as it was in the 1800's, the Brown Cod Liver Oil is best.
Maybe we don't have to know why. 100 years from now we will re-ask the same question and not realize the question has been answered many times in history with the same conclusion but using different reasoning. Will we ever learn to the point of not re-asking the same question? My guess is it is our nature to repeat history.
What is Virgin fish/marine oil defined by EU document
Posted on March 4, 2013 david wetzel
These oils will definitely provide a better taste experience for many but this is where the comparison between FCLO and the oils from Norway end.
Here is a description of the processing of virgin fish oils outlined within the EU/Norway processing/quality control document.
What was cod liver oil like in the early 1800's? Was it brown? How did it taste?
Posted on March 14, 2012 David Wetzel
I picked up a book that was originally published around 1840. Here are a few quotes
How Much Fermented Cod Liver Oil to Take
Posted on November 30, 2011 David Wetzel
To follow is a dialog I had with a customer on the topic of how much Fermented Cod liver Oil to take. The customer was attempting to define Fermented Cod Liver Oil and usefulness by choosing a couple molecular structures and defining their need in Iu's. This discussion is common so I though I would share my 'two cents' on the subject.
Radio Host Cary Nosler Interviews Dave Wetzel
Posted on March 30, 2011 Dave Wetzel
The Wide World of Health show host Cary Nosler talks with Dave Wetzel about Green Pastures Butter, Oil and Fermented Cod Liver Oil.
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A LUSAKA magistrate's court has found North-Western Province Minister Steven Masumba with a case to answer.
This is in a case in which he is charged with forgery of accountancy qualifications.
Lusaka Principal Magistrate Wilfred Muma found Masumba with a case to answer and has since put him on his defence. Mr Muma said yesterday in his ruling that the prosecution has established a prima facie case against Masumba and as such, he was putting him on his defence to respond to the charge.
But Masumba's defence lawyer Mutakela Lisimba asked for an adjournment to enable his client prepare witnesses.
Mr Lisimba said his client would be calling not more than three witnesses.
Earlier, the magistrate told the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) which is prosecuting Masumba that there was gross disorder at the Commission.
"Why do you come late for your cases?" asked Mr Muma in a firm voice. In response, State prosecutor Macqueen Zaza told Magistrate Muma that the ACC prosecutor who was prosecuting the matter was indisposed and that he was there to represent him.
Masumba, 31, is charged with obtaining pecuniary advantage through false pretences contrary to section 309a (2) c of the Penal Code as read with section 41 of the ACC Act number 42 of 1996.
Masumba between December 1, 2005 and August 2008 obtained employment for himself as an accounting officer at Lusaka Business and Technical College using forged documents.
The court set March 11, 2013 as the date when Masumba is expected to open his defence.


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Wednesday mornings I attend BSF and usually spend the afternoon shopping — if Stud asks, Browsing! Today was a little different, I rushed home from my study because my boys had an early dismissal. Is there really a point to sending them when they need …continue reading
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I home you enjoyed your long weekend! It's been a great couple days for our family, following weeks of CRAZY…for those of you who follow on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, you know I'm in the middle of a kitchen remodel! Despite having a contractor that has quit …continue reading
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A pickup truck is a light motor vehicle with an open-top rear cargo area which is almost always separated from the cab to allow for chassis flex when carrying or pulling heavy loads.
Four North American vehicles, the Chevrolet El Camino, Pontiac G8, Ford Ranchero, and Honda Ridgeline are not technically trucks. This is because they have a spot welded sheet steel monocoque (unibody) chassis in the same style as modern passenger cars. Trucks typically have either a tubular or channel rail chassis with a fully floating cab and separate cargo section to allow for chassis flex and prevent warping of the sheetmetal. The sheet steel in both of these sections is not a stressed member. A combination of the two styles, monocoque cab and engine bay welded to a 'c' section chassis rear is offered in Australia. It is known as the 'one tonner' because it is rated to carry some more than the all monocoque style.
A vehicle like the Holden Ute and FPV Pursuit, colloquially called a ute or utility (from "Coupe utility"), in Australia and New Zealand, is known in South Africa as a bakkie (pronounced "bucky"), in Egypt as "half truck", and in Israel as a tender. Panel vans, popular in Australia during the 1970s, were based on ute chassis; known in Egypt as "box".
The design details of such vehicles vary significantly, and different nationalities seem to specialize in different styles and sizes of vehicles. For instance, North American pickups come in full-size (large, heavy vehicles often with V8 or six-cylinder engines), mid-size, and compact (smaller trucks generally equipped with inline 4 engines).
In 1928, the Model A replaced the Model T, becoming the first closed-cab pickup and sporting innovations like a safety glass windshield, roll-up side windows and three-speed transmission. It was powered by a four-cylinder L-head engine capable of .
1931 was the first year for a factory-built Chevrolet pickup, known as the "Independence Series".
In 1932, the Ford flathead V8 engine was offered as an option in the truck. By 1936, Ford had already produced 3 million trucks and led the industry in sales.
For 1933, a vehicle debuted in Australia known as the utility or "ute".
The compact pickup was introduced to North America in the 1960s by Japanese manufacturers. Datsun (Nissan 1959) and Toyota dominated under their own nameplates through the end of the 1970s. Other Japanese manufacturers built pickups for the American "Big Three": Isuzu built the Luv for Chevrolet, Mazda built the Courier for Ford and Mitsubishi built the Ram 50 for Dodge. It was not until the 1980s that Mazda introduced their own B-Series, Isuzu their P'up and Mitsubishi their Mighty Max.
Compact trucks sold in the US market in 2008 include:
In Europe, compact pickups dominate the pickup market, although they are popular mostly in rural areas. There are few entries by European manufacturers, the most notable of which is perhaps the Peugeot 504 Pick-Up, which continued to be sold in Mediterranean Europe and Africa long after the original 504 ceased production. Eastern European manufacturers such as ARO or UAZ have served their home markets faithfully for decades, but are now disappearing. The near-majority of compact pickups sold in Europe use Diesel engines.
A full-size pickup is a large truck suitable for hauling heavy loads and performing other functions. Most full-size trucks can carry at least 1,000 lb (450 kg) in the rear bed, with some capable of over five times that much. The bed is usually constructed so as to accommodate a x sheet of plywood. Most are front-engine and rear-wheel drive with four-wheel drive optional, and most use a live axle with leaf springs in the rear. They are commonly found with an I6, V6, V8 or V10 engine with Diesel often as an option. The largest full-size pickups feature doubled rear tires (two on each side on one axle). These are colloquially referred to as "duallies" (DOOL-eez), or dual-wheeled pickup trucks, and are often equipped with a fifth wheel for towing heavy trailers.
Full-size pickups in North America are sold in four size ranges - ½ Ton, ¾ Ton, 1 Ton, and now 1 1/2 ton. These size ranges originally indicated the maximum payload of the vehicle, however modern pickups can typically carry far more than that. For example, the 2006 model Ford F-150 (a "½ Ton" pickup) has a payload of between and , depending on configuration. Likewise, the 2006 model F-350 (a "1 Ton" pickup) has a payload of between and depending on configuration.
Full-size trucks are often used in North America for general passenger use, usually those with ½ ton ratings. For a number of years, the ½ ton full-size Ford F150 has been the best-selling vehicle in the United States, outselling all other trucks and all passenger car models.
Until recently, only the "Big Three" American automakers (Ford, GM and Chrysler) built full-size pickups. Toyota introduced the T100 pickup truck in 1993, but sales were poor due to high prices and a lack of a V8 engine. Some call the T100 a full- size pickup, but due to the frame, payload, lack of a V8, and size, it was officially classified as a mid-size. However, the introduction of the Tundra and Nissan Titan marked the proper entry of Japanese makers in the market. Originally the Tundra was still only classified as a 7/8 scale pickup, however, with the new design for 2007 it is now a full-size, along with the Titan. Both of these trucks are assembled in North America.
As of 2007, seven pick-ups are sold as full-size in North America:
Dodge: Warlock (1976–1979), Li'l Red Express (1978–1979), Midnite Express (1978), Macho Power Wagon, Shelby Dakota (1989), Ram VTS (1996–2001), SRT 10 (2004–2006), and even the regular Hemi powered Ram which also includes the Rumble Bee, GTX and Hemi Sport (2004–2005), Daytona (2005 only), and the Night Runner (2006 only).
Holden: Commodore SS Ute (1990–present), (HSV) Maloo (1990–present).
Ford: 5.8 HO F-150 (1985–1986), Lightning (1993–1995 and 1999–2004), Nascar edition F-150 (1998 only), Harley Davidson Edition F-series.
Ford (Australia): Falcon XR8 (2001–present), (FPV) Pursuit (2003–present), (FPV) Super Pursuit (2004–present), (FPV) F6 Tornado (2004–present).
General Motors: Chevrolet 454 SS (1990–1993), GMC Syclone, Chevrolet Silverado SS, Joe Gibbs Silverado (2004–2006) GMC Sierra Denali.
Of all these, the HSV Maloo is currently the official holder of the "world's fastest production standard utility/pick up truck" record, achieving an average of to oust the Dodge RAM SRT-10 equipped with a 8.3-litre V10 from top position.
In 2006, mid-size and large pickups dominate the US market. Mid-size models include:
The coupé utility body style is a light-duty truck, based on an automobile platform — frequently but not necessarily a unibody platform — with a two-door passenger cabin and an integral cargo bed. They often share sheet metal and instruments panels from their passenger car antecedents — and are more carlike in appearance and performance than pickups trucks. This type of car-based truck is commonly known in Australia formally as a utility and colloquially as a ute, and in South Africa as a Bakkie. In the USA, popular coupé utilities — although not commonly known by this term — were the Ford Ranchero and the Chevrolet El Camino. The recent Subaru Baja resembled a coupé utility but with four doors.
The coupé utility body style is especially popular in Australia. The ute had its origins in Australia from the open top passenger car models of the mid 1920s. The ute body type was first available in Australian Chevrolet then Dodge models, the bodies of which were made by Holden under contract. Australia has developed a culture around utes, particularly in rural areas with events known as Ute musters.
Many young drivers customise their utes and are not willing to scratch the paintwork doing anything utilitarian. Other drivers customise their utes in the B&S style with roobars, spotlights, oversized mudflaps, exhaust pipe flaps and UHF aerials. The ute culture has been romanticised by country singers such as Lee Kernaghan, who has written odes to the ute such as She's My Ute, Scrubbabashin, Baptise The Ute and Love Shack.
The two current Australian-built utilities — Holden Ute and the Ford Falcon ute — derive from currently marketed passenger cars.
One of the smallest pickups to be produced in commercial quantities was the British Austin/Morris Mini Pickup. At a little over 3 meters in length, it was nonetheless quite popular as a practical, working truck, selling 58,000 vehicles between 1961 and 1983. (Another mini pickup was the Japanese 1985-1988 3-cylinder 550 cc Suzuki Mighty Boy.)
The Volkswagen Caddy, Datsun/Nissan 1400 are also popular models, while Toyota, Mazda, Opel have popular ranges; Tata and Mahindra are just entering the market.
Visitors to South Africa will often hear pickups referred to as bakkies. This is derived from the diminutive Afrikaans term bak - literally a baking bin, such as those used for baking loaves of bread. Early pickups dating from the 1940s were sedans with a cargo carrier bin, added almost as an afterthought - which gave rise to the term, and its widespread use.
International was the first to introduce a crew cab pickup in 1957, followed by Ford with their 1965 F-250 (short bed) and F-350 (long bed), Dodge in the same era, and Chevrolet followed with their 1973 C/K. Japanese makes offered crew cab versions of their pick-ups from the mid-80s.
Four-door compact pickup trucks are quite in vogue outside North America, due to their increased passenger space and versatility in carrying non-rugged cargo. In the United States and Canada, however, four-door compact trucks have been very slow to catch on and are still quite rare. In recent years seat belt laws, requirements of insurance companies and fear of litigation have increased the demand for four door trucks which provide a safety belt for each passenger. Mexican four-door compact pickups are quite popular.
A cab-forward pickup is derived from a cab-forward van; a van where the driver sits atop the front axle. The first cab-forward pickup was the Volkswagen Transporter which was introduced in 1952. It had a drop-side bed which aided in loading and unloading. American, British, and Japanese manufacturers followed in the late 1950s and 1960s. American manufacturers adopted this design only later, most notably on the 1956-1965 Jeep Forward Control and the first generation Ford Econoline, Chevrolet Corvair Rampside and Loadside pickups, and Dodge A-100.
While this configuration remains popular for large commercial trucks and buses, it is largely regarded as unsafe in smaller vehicles due to the lack of a crumple zone. In the event of a frontal impact, there is nothing in front of the passenger cabin to absorb the force of impact, thus crushing the entire front of the vehicle, occupants included. There have been many accidents in Europe involving large trucks where the cabin was crushed when rear-ending another truck at high speed in conditions with heavy fog. They remain popular due to unimpeded forward visibility and flexible maneuverability, but have largely fallen into disuse in the United States with the exception of purpose-built school and transit buses, as well as garbage and fire trucks.
The Japanese embraced this design because of its high maneuverability on narrow streets and fields. The smallest ones are 360/550/660 cc Kei trucks based on microvans from Daihatsu, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru and Suzuki where the statutory limitation on length makes a short cab necessary. The British also continued this design on the Ford Transit.
Most compact truck beds are approximately wide, and most full-size are between and wide, generally or slightly over between the wheel wells (minimum width).
General Motors calls the step-side option sportside, while Ford Motor Company dubs it flareside. Another common designation until recently was "thriftside," so named for its lower cost.
Other varieties of commercial pickups without beds are called "Cowl & Chassis" models and "Cowl & Windshield" models. Both are similar to cab & chassis models, but have incomplete cabs, most of which are replaced with the commercial bodies themselves. Ice cream vending trucks were commonly built on cowl and windshield pickups until the 1970s, while walk-in delivery bodies and even some Class C motor homes were often attached to cowl and chassis pickups.
The term "Texas Cadillac" is a euphemism referring to the pickup truck of a cowboy or someone into the cowboy/country music culture, especially if the truck is large and has been customized rather opulently. Texas is sometimes called the "land of pickup trucks," even going so far as to offer lower taxation on vehicle registration compared to other vehicle types.
As the world's second largest manufacturer of pickup trucks, aided by punitive excise taxes on passenger cars, pickup trucks have long been extremely popular in Thailand: between 1987 and 1996, 58 percent of all cars sold in the country were pickup trucks.
Pickups are used extensively for shipping and transport, notably the converted songthaew (lit. "two row") minibus that forms the backbone of public transportation in and between many smaller cities.
Thailand is also the world's second largest market for pickup trucks, after the United States; 490,000 pickups were sold there in 2005.
The largest pickup market in Europe is Portugal, where crew cab 4WD pickups have somewhat replaced SUVs as offroad vehicles, after a change in taxation removed light commercial vehicle status from SUVs. The introduction of more powerful engines in pickups, benefiting from variable vane turbochargers and common rail direct injection technology, have made these cars interesting prospects in the eyes of the public.
In France, Spain and Germany, pickups carry little cultural significance. In the United Kingdom on the other hand, pickups are gaining popularity fast; they are the UK's fastest growing vehicle sector. Through 2006 pick up sales have increased by 14 percent to reach a total topping 36,000, where overall new car sales are down by 4.2 percent. The biggest sellers in the UK are mid size trucks like the Nissan Navara, the Mitsubishi L200 and the Isuzu D-Max. These are often seen as a lifestyle statement associated with surfing or other extreme sports.
Pickup trucks have been used as troop carriers in many parts of the world, especially in countries with few civilian roads or areas of very rough terrain. Pickup trucks have also been used as fighting vehicles, often equipped with a machine-gun mounted in the bed. These are known as technicals.
In Brazil, two racing series feature pickups. Pick-up Racing Brasil uses mid-size pickup trucks, such as Chevrolet S10, Ford Ranger and Dodge Dakota. This series became known for being the first racing series in the world using only Compressed Natural Gas powered vehicles. The other series is DTM Pick-Up, with supermini-based pickups.
Australia has a racing series based on lightly modified production Holden and Ford V8 utes.
The United Kingdom has a Pickup Truck Racing series similar to a scaled-down version of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, built in the same fashion.
Slide-in truck campers, on the other hand, give a pickup truck the amenities of a small motorhome, but still allowing the operator the option of removal and independent use of the vehicle.
In the United States pick-up trucks have been used as response vehicles for fire chiefs. These pickup trucks will mount emergency lights and sirens, and sport color schemes similar to the one used by fire trucks in the department.
In Guadalajara, Mexico, pick-ups are widely used by the police departments of the 5 municipalities, as they allow them to carry safely up to 6 policemen instead of the normal 2 that can fit inside a regular squad car.


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John McCain tonight announced he wants to lift the federal moratorium on offshore drilling and allow individual states to decide whether to allow oil and gas exploration.
Florida Sen. Bill Nelson is among the Democrats denouncing McCain.
McCainâs announcement comes as gas prices are at an all time, leading a majority in a new poll to agree with such a plan. But Nelson took issue with the way the question was asked.
That new poll is a Rasmussen survey released today that showed 67 percent of voters believe drilling should be allowed off the coasts of California, Florida and other states.
Speaking to reporters today, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist says he likes McCainâs idea, and says he wonât rule out letting Florida opt to drill.
The move is considered dangerous politics. McCainâs call has led some analysts to believe that heâs confident that he will carry Florida in the general election in the fall, and thus is equipped for any backlash. Also, conservative columnists and editorial writers have bashed McCain in recent weeks for not taking such a position, arguing that itâs good politics.
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Hi! I'm a rising senior who first signed up for eprep after being forced to by my mom four weeks before the June SAT - I thought nothing could be lamer than taking an SAT class, so I hastily sought out this site, not believing that there was much to be done for my flagging scores (a mere 1900, average in every sense of the word). What first sounded droll quickly became a source of entertainment for me as I played word games, religiously watched every video of all my missed problems, and found a simple pleasure in plugging in my practice test scores at the end of each day. It was pretty cool, but I wasn't sure that I'd learned much.
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Wrong Turn 5 - Plot Details
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has begun production on Wrong Turn 5, the next in the horror genre franchise. Returning director and writer of Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings and Sharktopus, Declan O'Brien. This will be his third Wrong Turn movie. Doug Bradley from Hellraiser's Pinhead will be leading the cast.
Filming has started and will be around Sophia, Bulgaria and is scheduled to be wrapped up on May 5.
This installment takes place in a small town in West Virginia. The town is hosting a legendary Mountain Man Festival on Halloween. Something like Mardi Gras, people dress up in costumes to have a crazy night of music and mischief. But as we all know, this does not sit well with the local scary inbred family of cannibals. Get ready for some more gory horror scenes thanks to the evil locals.
Wrong Turn 5 is coming soon to Blu-ray and DVD sometime later this 2012 year.
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The Libertines: Bound Together is the bestselling story of the most exciting band of their generation, from the writer and photographer who witnessed it all at first hand. Out now as a stunning ebook for iPad, Kindle, Kobo and other devices.
"Bound Together is a good account of the artistic project of Messrs Barat and Doherty, and an insight into the wider movement of disaffected youth of which they were a part"A Hot Book For The Summer, The Independent On Sunday ∞
The Libertines: Bound Together on Google+
We are pleased to announce that The Libertines: Bound Together has arrived, at last, on Google+. We are joining Facebook, Twitter and GoodReads. Obviously it's another social network to keep an eye on but it seems pretty good and, I think, complements the other three. But we shall see. The Google+ page is here
Libertines NME Bring It On Video Interview
In 2002, NME recorded, this. the first Libertines interview on video. It captures Pete, Carl, John and Gary in jubilant mood with the debut single 'What A Waster' about to be released. As it's their first interview, their interviews are quite the full Albion collision of ideas, wit, hilarity and confusion they would soon be; but there's plenty of clues here already.
They even perform an a cappella version of 'Music When The Lights Go Out', a song dating from their years with drummer Mr Razzcocks. The wouldn't record it until the second self-titled album.
Later the same night – as detailed in The Libertines: Bound Together – they would play a magnificent gig as part of the Bring It On gig supporting 80s Matchbox B-Line Disaster. Both Bernard Butler and Tim Burgess were in the audience. NME reviewed the gig
Full Interview Transcript
Pete Doherty: We should've brought the guitar, and then I could sing you some songs.
Interviewer: You could do it a capella
Carl Barat: It's going to be painful
Pete: Yeah
[Gary Powell laughs, claps hands, smiles all round]
Pete: It's a bit Spinal Tap isn't it? [sings] Is it cruel or kind… [Pete and Carl sing the first verse of Music When The Lights Go Out]
Pete: So the only place you can get off your nut. The only placeyou can really go and get away with it is at a gig or in a riot, just somewhere you can really express it. So, fuck it. It's best to play to people who don't know your music. When we do residencies and playing to people who don't know the music, they just want to dance. That's the best, for you just to see bodies moving. If there's no words, that's grand. Fuck it. Just jump up and down. Stand on someone's feet.
Caption: The High Point So Far
Pete: Probably getting signed to Rough Trade, really [Inaudible, 1:50], we were both homeless at the time. So you can imagine: "At last!". You start to think about, "Right. I need a guitar." Someone's borrowed or nicked mine. I need an amp. Then, I need somewhere to live. I need to pay off some debt."
Carl Barat: There was a professional highlight the realization that you can live to do that everyday, what you've been doing for years. That, and playing in nursing homes, which is what we used to do… to bring happiness.
Pete: But one of them died. Just wheeled her out.
Carl: The song we were playing was "I No Longer Hear the Music."
Caption: Fans
Interviewer: Are you expecting to attract very obsessional fans?
John Hassall: I think we've got a few.
Pete: I think they'll be lucky to be more obsessional than we are. I don't really expect to, no.
John: There's a mad bloke from Doncaster keeps on following us about. He's a bit of a weird one. But.. So, hopefully more the same.
Pete: We've got a lot of ex-band members who want to kill us as well, so, that could be problematic.
Caption: Working With Bernard Butler
Pete: One of the things I liked about Carl when I first met him is that he had never even heard a Suede record, and this was 1999. I'd never met him or I was too young to maybe gone and see him, so it was just, "Who is this fella?" So, we met him, he came down and listened to demos, chose a couple songs he liked. Had a jam with him, it was good. He came down to actually play. So, he just took to all the songs and I liked them. And then, we just went and did it.
Gary Powell: We ended up with a product that we were all kind of happy with. It wasn't so much that we were worried about, "Are people going to dig this?" We were more happy with it as a whole more than anything else. Everything else will just follow suit, hopefully. If not, then we've still got something we can listen to on the CD and say, "Yeah, that's pretty cool."
Caption: The Debut Single
John: There's been a generalization, really, saying it's about drugs.
Pete: It's as much about drugs as it is about Moses.
Carl: I think it's all there, really innit?
Caption: Life
Interviewer: You're just living one day to the next, rather than making great plans?.
Pete: One door to the next, isn't it, really?
Caption: Last Words
Pete: Do us a favour. [winks]
Channel 4 Best 100 Albums Of All Time List
Although The Libertines second self-titled album was less than a year old, it was awarded with the accolade of number 50 the in Channel 4's Best 100 Albums Of All Time List.
It's a revealing piece of footage, that's worth reviewing now as features interesting insight from all involved. In particular there's an honest assessment from Noel Gallagher who states that The Libertines were the only band since Oasis to generate such a level of devotion. Carl Barat, meanwhile, exposes his deeper feelings around the recording of the key record and the turbulent atmosphere in which it was recorded.
Noel Gallagher: I like The Libertines a lot. They're the only band that ever, have managed to generate that devotion between a band and audience since Oasis.
Sophie Harris: I guess one of the real big attractions of The Libertines when they first came out was the relationship between Pete and Carl, the two front men. But The Libertines, as a record, is a really sad record because it absolutely documents the falling apart of Pete and Carl's relationship.
Carl Barat: When you're recording an album about things that are so close to your heart, then there is an element of catharsism. I think we kind of sung the lyrics, and we both knew what they were about. But, I don't know if we really admitted it at the time.
Sophie: By the time this album was being made, Pete's drug addictions had got really out of hand. He'd been in and out of jail and accused of burgling Carl's flat and had been in and out of rehab. It was just an absolute mess.
Carl: Although I was always adverse to what heroin and crack do, I kind of turned a blind eye to it…. No, I didn't turn a blind eye to it. I tried to address it with him. But, I'm sure he convinced me that it was within his stride, that he was using it rather than it taking control of him.
I always said there's no one on this planet who's bigger than that drug. That drug is always going to be bigger than…than them. I do believe I tried everything, really, to stop it taking hold. I don't know. For better or worse, it didn't work.
Lauren Laverne: I think they must have had mixed feelings when the album became so accessible. I think it went to number one the week after they'd kicked Pete out of the band or something. It was very close together and very mixed up in all that horror that was going on at the time.
Carl: I never said split The Libertines up. I said… "Put it on ice," is what I said. Yeah, that's what we needed to do. I don't believe in breaking up The Libertines. I believe in keeping promises. I'll always be a Libertine. I have it written on my arms, so I haven't much choice really. No, I mean, that's just a reminder.
Originally broadcast. Sunday April 17th 2005.
The Libertines on Seven Ages Of Rock – Video
In 2007, BBC Two broadcast a landmark music TV Series, The Seven Ages Of Rock. It largely eschewed the traditional chronological approach to music history, instead focusing on broad themes: Blues rock, art rock, punk, heavy metal, stadium rock, alternative rock and indie rock.
The final show featured a full ten minutes on the impact of The Libertines including their use of the internet and guerilla gigging. It featured interviews with Pete and Carl, Noel Gallagher and myself (Anthony Thornton). Perhaps most exciting of all was that it contained footage of the Albion Rooms gig where they invited fans into their home to watch them perform, before it was broken up by police.
Carl Barat: We used to go to Blur's record label every day with a new demo tape. We were the laughing stock of the office. And we'd get "Don't push it. I'll get back to you". That kind of reaction, we had it for a long time, really. And it was almost enough to lose faith. And then, the old band fell apart, and then me and Pete put a new band together. And then we just decided it was the death or glory.
Narrator:The Libertines: a gang of renegades led by Pete Doherty and Carl Barat, would be the first British group to bring Indie music back down to earth.
Noel Gallagher: There's great bands, and then there's fucking great bands that change the way people wear clothes and talk and speak. And they affect things. That's why the Libertines connected to people, man. You know what I mean? Because there was a void after Oasis. The Oasis generation kind of moved on and the new one popped up. And they were even more fucking mental than we were. You know what I mean? Our kind of going out, cigarettes and alcohol, bit of fucking coke, bit of some some pills and fucking habits at 7 o'clock in the morning turned into heroine, and crack and self-harm.
Pete Doherty: It's the sound of a council estate singing its heart out, and it literally is the sound of someone who had just been put in the bin chute down the back of the estate. Trying to work out what day it was.
John Harris, music journalist: And they were great to watch; they used to have all these little fist fights on stage, bang into each other. They could barely hold it together, the music, it was great but at the same token cause it was kind of unhinged.
Carl: Well, everyone in the band was singing and playing like it was the last hour of their lives. And that's how it felt for me to be in the band doing that. And I think that definitely rubbed off, and was felt by the fans and personally that's what made this group special.
Narrator: Like the Smiths before them, Libertine's concerts were based around a sweaty, direct interaction between band and audience.
Conor McNicholas, NME Editor: They completely broke down the barriers between a band and fans. The thing with them, with The Libertines, from day one it was a communal thing. And they had this thing where everybody can be libertines. Doesn't matter if you're in the band or not, if you want to be a libertine all you had to do was declare it, and you could be part of this thing that's going on.
Narrator: The intimacy that the band offered did have a cost. The Libertines had a unique method of testing the loyalty of fans.
Pete Doherty: We used to line them up and take them down to the tattoo parlor and brand them. You know what I mean? Just in case they were fickle. So, there's a few of them knocking about, and there's a few of them knocking about.
Narrator: The band's connection with their growing fan base didn't just take place at their concerts; it also happened online.
Carl: After a while, it turned out that people would go into the internet, at midnight, and people were talking. And essentially, they talked about us. So from my point of view, I thought that was something which we loved the most to milk. And we used to just go on there and say, "Hey, it's me."
Narrator: The Libertines pioneered new ways for bands to use the Internet. Not least when they did invites to last minute sing a longs on their website. Such gigs would take place in pub back rooms or at the houses of fans, or even more extraordinary locations.
Anthony Thornton, author The Libertines, Bound Together: They played a gig in their own house. They advertised it on the Internet and said come tomorrow, we're playing a gig at our house. This was actually after they played Astoria. Two thousand people at Astoria, they came and advertised it. Nobody believed them. Why would anybody play a gig at their own house? That's insane.
Pete: You get short a few quids so you just get down into the caf , rack it up. Tenners at the door tonight. And so, last minute gigging, work out half an hour set, clear the flat and then you can pay your rent and your grocery bills and shit. I'd pay a tenner to go to Noel Gallagher's house and see him play, but apparently he's a bit moody.
Narrator: Not everyone thought the guerilla gigs were a good idea.
Woman: I'm not one of them girls. I'm your neighbour and I'm sick of your bloody noise, just like all the other neighbours right now.
Anthony: Of course, the cops rolled in and broke it up. But, you know what, even that was turned into a magnificent gesture. Because as the police are running up the stairs, Pete looks at Carl, Carl looks at Pete, and they start singing "Guns of Brixton" by The Clash. This was not about marketing. This wasn't about the Britpops style of you pose, you get up on stage, you sneer a bit and then you're done. This was genuine.
Narrator: The group were happy to play up to their lawless image. But when Doherty's rock n'roll lifestyle started to spin out of control, it led to tensions within the band.
Carl: The band became difficult. Pete was into the drugs, and that's common knowledge. His emotions were always up and down, and I was starting to get worried for his health as well, like anything else. And then he started telling me that he was doing crazier and crazier things, which are dangerous, dangerous things.
Pete: It's not like I don't know how to enjoy myself, but that's the way I am, and I've become immune to everything else. I can't afford to worry if about other people too much..
Narrator: The Libertines' second album would be their last. The opening song was an explicit portrait of the band in the process of splitting up, and possibly their finest moment.
Carl: I fucking can't remember it. Sorry about that.
Pete: It's basically like a piece of dialogue. Like this grand, dramatic statement of intent on both mine and Carl's part, but, really, it was just like a little pay for today.
Conor: Remember exactly where I was in the NME office when we got the cd in, and we had to listen to it. And me and everyone else who was listening couldn't believe that they'd laid bare this tension that everybody knew was going on.
Carl: I didn't like the internet. It didn't feel like there was anybody who didn't know that that's how things were all along. I felt like it was everyone else's business as well, since that's what everyone was talking about anyway. But if you're not going to put truth in song, then what's the point anyway? What are you going to put in there?
Pete: Sometimes, you realize you're singing some of the saddest things you'll ever be able to sing. You strive for it so hard, and it's literally like a knife. You know what I mean? It's already come out of your heart and now you're going to stick it in someone else's. Pull it all out. It's bound to fuck your head up.
Carl: It was a very awkward song to sing. I know once, Pete thought I looked at him funny during that song. And he put down his guitar, kicked the lamp over and ran down high street, out the backdoor. So, it did kind of get to a fever pitch.
Narrator: The Libertines finally imploded in 2004, but not before they paved the way for a new generation of young British rock fans starting to break through.
John Harris: Well, like most influential bands, The Libertines started off as a solitary voice. So, yes, quite rightly everybody said, "Lets all run that way," and they did.
Alex Turner: We're Arctic Monkeys. This is "I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor". Don't believe the hype.
John Harris: I mean, you can clearly draw a line from the Libertines to the Arctic Monkeys. They sound quite alike. The Arctic Monkeys sing in a colloquial voice of the north of England, but to some extent, it's the same kind of idea.
Dave Haslem: Now, we seem a long, long way away from Brit pop. And bands are coming through now, but, looking back at the time when Indie music and rock music didn't expect to sell out stadiums. Just expected to make a statement and to reflect life and to be oppositional.
Dave: Groups like Arctic Monkeys, that's what they're about. They're about starting all over again.
Narrator: By the middle of the first decade of the 21st century, a new age of rock was getting underway. Guitar sales and concert attendance were up, and key bands, such as Arctic Monkeys and Franz Ferdinand, could be found on the same independent record label.
Alex: Independent labels give the bands space to be as weird and freakish as they naturally would be. That's the case with us; we were a bunch of freaks and that's why we wound the way we do. And really glad to be, as well. I'd hate to be bland.
Narrator: This was a diverse scene, one that happily drew from the best of art rock, punk and indie. For those in the thick of it, British rock could still be sharp and dynamic.
Ricky Wilson: It's hard to really see it when you're involved in it because it isn't a great state, but it comes natural to us.


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The Starkville Yellowjackets got an chance to wipe a poor first-day performance of the Travis Outlaw Slam Dunk at the Hump out of their minds with another opportunity on the home court of the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
In day two action Thursday night, the Jackets faced off against the Wildcats of Hamilton High in Tenn. After a closely fought battle, Hamilton walked off the court victorious 63-56.
"We fought the whole game, especially at the end," Starkville coach Greg Carter said. "We made a few shots at the end. It is hard to press them because they are so long and tall. They shoot it so well and they are so skilled. They handle the ball well and they shoot well. They made some tough shots down the stretch. They just don't miss."
Starkville started the game with a 3-point field goal from the left corner by Fontavious Smith. Fellow Jackets Avonte Amos and Richard Evans joined the scoring with a pair of jumpers to put Starkville up 7-0.
Later in the first, Starkville held an 11-5 lead before allowing Hamilton to go on a 7-0 run to end the period and take a 12-11 lead into the second.
Second period competition was highlighted by four ties and five lead changes. Dedric Lawson ended period by hitting a 3-pointer from the top of the key to end the first half with the Wildcats leading 28-25.
Dedric Lawson began third period action in the same manner as he ended the first half as his 3-pointer sparked Hamilton's offense to go on an 8-0 run to make it a 37-25 ballgame.
Starkville did not pick up its first bucket of the half until the 2:15 mark as Amos scored on an offensive putback. Amos' score ignited the Jackets' offense who engaged in a 7-0 run to close the period with Hamilton leading 37-32.
Fast-paced is the only way to describe fourth-period action. Battling back and forth, the two teams posted 50 points during the final 8 minutes of the game.
Midway during the fourth, Hamilton stretched its lead out to 13 at 58-45, before allowing Starkville to go on a 8-0 run which was highlighted by a Amos 3-pointer from behind the arc. The Jackets' late game run came a little late as Hamilton hit its free throws to leave the court with the victory.
Offensively, Starkville was led by Amos with 16, followed by Zeb Rice with 11. Leading the Wildcats' offense was Keelon Lawson who scored 24, while his brother Dedric was the second-leading scorer with18 points.
Heading into the final day of action, Carter said his team has "got to develop some consistency of effort."
Day three action will begin at 11 a.m., with the Jackets scheduled to face Lanett, Ala., at 2 p.m.


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Email Your Chrome Open Tabs to Your Friends via Email [Chrome Extension]
Earlier, I shared a post on how to create and switch new bookmark bars on the Google Chrome browser to access your favorite websites quickly. I got a good response on that post and today, again, I am going to share a new extension which will help you do more than create bookmark bars. Save and Email My Tabs Chrome Extension is a nifty option to save your open tabs and email them to your friends. There are lots of reasons why you would want to send your tabs to your friends. For instance, you and your friend are interested in the same topics on the internet, you find some good websites related to those topics and now you want to share the same tab with your friends too. Manually copy pasting the URLs is not a good idea as it is time consuming as well as tedious and you need to open your email account as well to send your tabs to others. This extension has one more use – you can email all the tabs to your own email address so you can use them in the future. This can be very useful if you are handling a large number of websites.
By using this extension, you can send a bunch of open tabs with just one click. To be able to use Save and Email My Tabs on Chrome, first of all, download it from here. It is a small sized extension so it will take only a few seconds for installation. Once installation is complete, you will see a new pin icon has appeared on the Chrome toolbar. Now you do not have to do anything special but press this new icon and enter the email address to which you want to send all your open tabs (like you friend's email address). You can also choose an option to assign any name/subject to your email. Finally, press the Send button and you are done.
After pressing the Send button, this extension will show one more popup to confirm that your email has been successfully sent. If you or your friend do not find any email in the inbox, please check the spam folder too since emails with links are directed to the spam folder sometimes.
The email address that you have sent the information to will get an email which contains a single link. To access all the tabs that were sent by your Chrome browser, they need to open the given link. This will work even if friends have not installed the same extension on their browser as the recipient can open all of your open tabs on any browser. Once the recipient clicks on the received link, a new tab will open with a Restore button. They can access all your open tabs that you have mailed by clicking on the Restore button. This will open all the links on the browser automatically.
Save and Email My Tabs has no limitation to the number of tabs that can be sent. So you can send a large number of your Chrome open tabs. Although, in my opinion, if you send many tabs at once there is a possibility that if your friend has a slow internet connection, the browser will take a long time to open all the tabs. To avoid such type of situations, try to send only a few important tabs at a single time.


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