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A Bishop Is More Than Employer
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RDCA II, 16: Anointing, Incensing, Covering, Lighting
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John Stamos Defends Himself Against Allegations of Drug Use and Underage Sex
MARQUETTE, Mich. -- Actor John Stamos testified Tuesday he did not use cocaine or behave inappropriately six years ago with an underage girl now accused of trying to squeeze $680,000 from him by threatening to sell compromising photos to celebrity tabloids.
Testifying in U.S. District Court, the 'Full House' and 'ER' star acknowledged having a "flirty" e-mail relationship with defendant Allison Coss after socializing with her in 2004, but denied knowing she was 17 at the time.
Stamos, 46, also denied defense lawyer Sarah Henderson's accusation that he stripped and sat in a hot tub in his hotel room with Coss, who was wearing only underclothes. And he insisted knowing all along that no photos of him using illegal drugs existed, despite corresponding online with someone claiming to have such pictures.
Coss, now 24, and 31-year-old Scott Sippola are charged with conspiracy and two counts of extortion. If convicted, the Marquette couple could get up to five years in prison on the conspiracy charge and two years on each extortion count.
Questioned by prosecutors, Stamos said he met Coss in Orlando, Fla., in 2004 during a visit with three male friends trying to cheer him up following his separation from his wife, actress and supermodel Rebecca Romijn.
"I was very heartbroken at the time," he said.
Stamos said he met Coss at a dance club where patrons must be at least 18 and she told him she was a college student on spring break. She actually was a high school student who had used a borrowed ID to get into the club, Henderson told jurors during opening arguments Monday.
They didn't spend much time together that night, Stamos said, but he got her phone number. The next day, they went to Disney World and later to his hotel room, where up to 10 people had gathered.
"We were just hanging out, socializing," he said.
Henderson said during her opening remarks that the night Stamos and Coss met, they wound up in his hotel suite with other people, including two strippers with cocaine. Henderson said Stamos was photographed bending over a table where the drugs had been laid out and that he offered to perform oral sex on Coss when they were on his bed kissing, but she declined.
Stamos was not asked about the alleged sex offer during his testimony, and he did not address it. The presiding judge, R. Allan Edgar, last week ruled that questions about a sexual relationship between Coss and Stamos would not be allowed.
But under questioning by Henderson, Stamos said the hot tub allegation was untrue and insisted he did not use cocaine.
He said after the Florida trip, he began communicating with Coss via e-mail and described their conversations as "flirty" but "friendly."
"It was all very sweet. I considered her a friend," Stamos said.
He acknowledged asking for "hot" photos of Coss by e-mail in 2007. "Send me some wild pics if you're so wild, wild child," one of his messages read.
Prosecutors say the extortion attempt occurred last fall. They had Stamos read from e-mail exchanges, beginning with two messages from "J Taylor" who claimed he had gotten her pregnant.
"If this gets out, I am screwed. But most of all you are screwed 10 times more than me," it said. Henderson acknowledged Monday that Coss had sent the message.
Afterward, Stamos testified, Coss began sending him e-mails saying a man was harassing her about having incriminating photos of her and Stamos.
For the most part, Coss appears more fearful than Stamos in the e-mails. "I'm not worried about pics," he says. "The worst we were doing was drinking and goofing off." In another message, he says of the man threatening Coss: "I'll bust him up. ... We didn't take any bad pics. I'm too smart."
In November, Stamos begins communicating with "Brian L," who prosecutors say was Sippola. The man says the photos contain images of drug-taking, alcohol use and strippers. Brian L also says he's been offered $780,000 in a tabloid bidding war and offers the pictures to Stamos for $680,000, according to the e-mail read by Stamos in court.
Stamos said around this time he contacted the FBI: "I felt threatened, violated. I felt this was illegal."
He said FBI agents began advising him what to tell Brian L and eventually handled the correspondence themselves while developing a sting operation. It ended Dec. 2 with Coss and Sippola being arrested during a phony money drop at K.I. Sawyer International Airport near Marquette, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Defense attorney Frank Stupak grilled Stamos about why he repeatedly asked Coss and Brian L what the alleged photos showed if he knew there was nothing to fear. Stamos said someone might have doctored photos with a computer.
Stupak also asked whether photos of Stamos with alcohol and women under 21 would be bad for his image.
"By the way, are you a friend of Charlie Sheen?" Stupak asked.
Stamos looked amazed, but quickly replied, "No, but I know Lindsay Lohan." The courtroom erupted in laughter.
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- Wednesday 14 JulyBy lilyHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
Looks like the little twit just wanted some cash and her 15 minutes of fame. Its SHE who should be ashamed of herself.Lying to get into places under age and telling men shes older than she is. I hope she gets put in jail ...extortion is a crime.
- Wednesday 14 JulyBy Ronin
Back in the mid 80s I worked at NBC studio in Los Angeles as security. I was walking out of the security post at the front gate when Stamos nearly ran in to me with his jeep as he was leaving. He slamed on the breakes and I said, What the f*** do you think you're doing!. He looked mad and took about 5 seconds to say, I'm sorry man. So I let him go.
- Wednesday 14 JulyBy themeeker
I think they should convict these little con artists in Michigan, and then send them to prison in Peru.
- Wednesday 14 JulyBy tori
Love John, everyone just leave him alone!!!
- Wednesday 14 JulyBy LRAdams
Well isn*t this special. Pedophilia is now known as *Under Age Sex*. Where do we go from here* is R*pe now to be called an *Unwanted Advance**
- Wednesday 14 JulyBy themeeker
Don't be so quick to condemn. There's no proof yet that this was a case of underage sex.
- Wednesday 14 JulyBy lacey
if she was 17 and claimed to be 18 he should not be held accountable especially if it was an 18 and older club, seriously what visual difference is there in a 17 and 28 year old...none. plus sorry if the guy was doing illegal drugs he most likely wouldnt have gone to the fbi. plus there is a huge difference from sex with a child and a teenage girl almost of age misrepresenting herself by one year.
- Wednesday 14 JulyBy lacey
sorry i meant 18 year old not 28 year old, big differnce there
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Thanks for clarifying this.
Sounds like they were advocating for a return to the old commodities style system. Cheese, powd. milk, butter, dried fruit, peanut butter, beans, rice, oatmeal - staples. I remember that, and it probably WAS healthier than most every ones diets today.
I don't know if that would be possible in this economic system but also - I do like choice. If someone wants to buy their kid a birthday cake on food stamps - I think that should totally be their choice. How many times have we had govt/other take over food choice through programs and it winds up being non-healthy? EX: WIC and all the gallons of milk but no substitute for goat milk or whatnot.
You take the kings money you dance to his tune.
Yes, you put into words what I was trying to rely, that direct access to the staples and teaching people how to cook healthy staples is a far better solution than having food stamp money going to big business via the purchase of packaged foods, at the expense of our children's health. The teaching component was the key to the discussion, about how basic skills such as know how to cook oatmeal have been lost because it is easier, quicker, cheaper (on the surface) for parents/caregivers to buy Fruit Loops.
WIC is an agricultural subsidy program designed to benefit the dairy farmers first and foremost.
Meemee's comment about Wonder Bread reminded me of what another foodie author said (maybe it was Michael Pollan again) about home cooking. He theorized that in order to create a problem we didn't know we had, that the food manufacturers could then provide the solution for, they had to convince us that cooking real foods was drudge work and that modern women were supposed to be freeing themselves of the burden of cooking.
And that strongly reminds me of my mom's whole generation that were taught that breastfeeding is for uneducated, unliberated, lower class domestic women. You weren't liberated unless you bottle fed your babies.
ITA. Marketing.
And culture. You (the universal you, not anyone specific)
You drive to work,
you take the elevator,
you eat fast food for lunch,
you go out to a restaurant friday and saturday night,
you both work late and by the time you pick up kids, get homework done... there is limited time to make meals from scratch,
the sugar/soda/processed food companies have billions of marketing dollars.
Any one of those things can be a mild hurdle, but all together it is a bomb. But how can you change it?
You have to totally redo all the streets in all the cities in the whole country to install proper bike lanes. And then train the drivers to actually look for bikers. And then install shopping centers and work places closer to home, because you can walk or bike 5 kilometers to work, but you can't walk or bike 100.
You put up signs on the elevators that they are for people with wheelchairs or baby carriages. (Don't laugh, it works here, but its in the culture)
You pay so much in taxes that eating out for lunch every day would cost way too much so 95% of the time people would pack a lunch. I have to pack 4 lunch boxes for my 2 kids every day, I can very easily pack one more for myself. Plus everyone else at work is bringing their lunch box, so we all eat together, so the social enviornment is covered. The bigger companies provide lunch, which is freshly made each day, and mostly healthy. But then again, we eat dark brown bread with a thin slice of cheese, beef or vegetable, with carrots, cucumbers and celery on the side. Or bell peppers. Or almonds.... When the kids of NYC were fed our lunches, the kids said they thought it was a terrible shame that our kids had to suffer through that lunch every day in school. But that's what our kids are used to, so they like it.
Friday and saturday night - again, large taxes and dinner means 4 hours, not a rush, so this would only be on a very special occasion. Normally you go to your friends house, and they cook. Or they come to you, and you cook.
You have a 37.5 hour work week - that really means 37.5 hours, not 45 or 55 or 65 hours. And since everyone else in the office is working this way, you actually would be a problem working 55 hours. Work efficiency after 40 hours is actually proven to go downhill, one is too tired to work as fast and clear. There is time to make food from scratch. And you almost have too, because you can't buy a ton of preprocessed foods. There is a huge tax on sugar, butter, soda, candy, chocolate, junk food. And laws about foods. Cheerios in the store is allowed to be sold in the cereal department, Lucky Charms and Cocopuffs have to be sold in the unhealthy, sugared section. And it is illegal to write "a nutritious part of your day" or "100% of your vitamins" or some other bs, on those Cocopuffs, because they are not a cereal, they are junk food. Sure, you can still buy them, but then you know what you are buying.
I just don't see it happening. It is going to take more than an ad campaign to change a whole culture. And a whole culture maybe should not be changed, because then you throw out the baby with the bath water. What about the positives? What about being able to find 10 really good ethnic restaurants to chose from in a 10 mile radius? Anywhere in NYC that would happen, and it could never happen here. You wouldn't get more than 1. I could list a million other reasons, but I think I've made my point.
About people in apartments growing their own food, there was a post that seemed to imply that each person was supposed to grow his/her own food. That would be difficult in certain circumstances. But, perhaps, that is not what was meant.
Edited to add -- I can't find it. Oh, well. Maybe I read it somewhere else. My phone kicks me out at times and plays other funny games with me.
I would be interested in a thread about container gardening, as well as using worms for composting. Want to start one?
Really, when I started this thread I was thinking about one specific person who has no limits on food for her kids and is a nurse so has some education. I do think that in some cases (like that one) it is just lazy parenting, but I also agree that for most people it's probably people trying to do the best they can in a bad situation and things turning out badly due to the bad situation more than anything else. Or else genetics or medical issues or "baby fat" (in quotation marks because they are bigger kids and not literal babies) that kids will outgrow and people making assumptions.
Well, my son is only 17 months but it's already getting hard to stop people from feeding him junk food when they're watching him, if only for half an hour. But as for obesity itself, people in the good old days didn't eat as well as you'd think. What I do think makes a difference is the ability to exercise. Our work is less physical, and we have to go out of our way to exercise. I work in a neighborhood where parents limit the time their children play outside quite a bit. Why? Bullets fly easily around the area. It simply isn't safe. This is the extreme end of things, obviously, but it's an example of why kids aren't roaming the fields, playing until sundown. It's not safe anymore, but it's hard to come up with a replacement.
It is the entire food industry that needs to be curtailed, not just those receiving assistance. And maybe we should alter the work day, as well. Seven hour days, instead of eight, to give people time to make dinner at night. Sugary cereals would be illegal, and therefore unavailable, and sugary buns in fast food places would be outlawed as well. That's what I'm talking about. Lucky Charms would *have to* change, or be in violation of a law. All cereal companies would face the same restriction at the same time, so there's not the option of one company losing business to others. We should be trying to get such laws passed. Denmark, I think, already has trans fats illegal. It *is* being done elsewhere.
It doesn't even have to be this complex. If we just stopped giving government subsidies to large scale industrial farms that use unsustainable processes, the whole food system would shift. High fructose corn syrup wouldn't be cheap anymore, and there would no longer be an incentive to put it in everything we eat.
Living in Wisconsin with my partner of 20+ years and our DD(Born 10/09/08 ). Why CI Mama? Because I love contact improvisation!
It doesn't even have to be this complex. If we just stopped giving government subsidies to large scale industrial farms that use unsustainable processes, the whole food system would shift. High fructose corn syrup wouldn't be cheap anymore, and there would no longer be an incentive to put it in everything we eat.
gosh how do we make that happen? after all this is the govt that signed the monsanto bill.
corn industry has i think the biggest lobbying group.
i keep wondering how the change is going to come. and get disheartened. and then i hear Tim deChristopher (climate change and not food or obesity - but the principal is the same). and hear how small scale movements are so important. http://billmoyers.com/segment/why-tim-dechristopher-went-to-prison-for-his-protest/
reminds me of how i need to get politically involved in the best way i can.
I've received really good advice about diet from obese people, and really appalling advice about diet from skinny people (and bad advice from obese people, good advice from skinny people, etc.). What someone weighs - or even what they eat - isn't a good indicator of what they know about food.
Lisa, lucky mama of Kelly (3/93) , Emma (5/03) , Evan (7/05) , & Jenna (6/09)
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if you noticed I had quoted another poster - regardless I read what she posted and I still don't get it- how you tell the Dr not to say anything??
But if the only problem the doc sees is that the child is overweight, then in my opinion any communication regarding that needs to go from the doc to the parent and then to the child if the parent sees it as an actual problem. A child not fitting into a category concerning their BMI may not be a real problem.
Simmer down... I just wanted dalia to know that I noticed her child is relatively young. It really wasn't anything against you.
Sorry, that was me jumping on your comment about foodstamps, i should have read your comment more carefully....
I agree with the others about the role of the food industry, complete with its use of pesticides, gmo crops, maltreatment of animals (the idea of injecting a healthy animal with antibiotics daily as a preventative measure disgusts me, as much for the poor animal, as for the meat filled with antibiotics that is put on the supermarket shelves), the mass overuse of grains that are so nutiritonally bereft that they must be supplemented with nutrients, that arent well assimilated by the body, the mercury in our fish, the use of unhealthy oils and sugars in almost every product you find, the over use of vegetable oils for cooking which turns them into transfats, and so on and so on.
Going shopping in a traditional supermarket is a hard working job of elimination after elimination, because most of the products are not healthy. Half the time i buy things thinking to myself-whats the harm in a little bpa? whats the harm in a small amount of gmo corn in those cheerios? Whats the harm in the small dose of antibiotics on that steak or chicken-my kids are hungry!
We pay a price for the junk we consume, and i dont mean junk food like articifically colored candy, i am talking about what is considered healthy food.
Of course there will be a consequence. Diabetes and obesity are just the tip of the iceberg. (adhd and autism are not far behind)
Today on NPR, a story about GMO wheat mysteriously showing up on a farm in Oregon.
I don't feel qualified to say that GMO crops are direct causes of diabetes, obesity, ADHD, autism or anything else. I think all of those diseases have very complex origins, and I don't think enough research has been done to assess the full impact of GMO crops.
However, I'm also skeptical of the USDA claims that GMO crops pose no risk to public health. How can they know that?
Living in Wisconsin with my partner of 20+ years and our DD(Born 10/09/08 ). Why CI Mama? Because I love contact improvisation!
I've received really good advice about diet from obese people, and really appalling advice about diet from skinny people (and bad advice from obese people, good advice from skinny people, etc.). What someone weighs - or even what they eat - isn't a good indicator of what they know about food.
Yes. This is my husband's best friend. Well, he doesn't give diet advice per se, but he and used to loudly boast about being a meat and potatoes man who doesn't eat rabbit food, shakes his head at vegetarians. He's a skinny, skinny man. He's 45 y.o. now, still skinny, and has stage 1 hypertension, approaching stage 2.
Thankfully he and his wife are changing their tune. His wife ended up in the hospital a couple times getting gallstones and her gall bladder removed. They're making a big effort to eat more fruit and veggies, etc.; even got an organic produce box delivery.
This is the way they were raised. Dh's friend isn't obese, but there's the dangerous hypertension. Were his parents neglectful? I'm reticent to say so.
well to throw in the spanner disease is not a good indicator every single time at what is going on in the family. i think its a doctor's duty to find out what's going on, instead of making any judgement call.
friend is healthy. athlete cross country runner and races bikes. runs everyday rain or shine. hypertension. genetics.
i have quite a few very very healthy friends (meaning healthy life styles - food and exercise because they are sports people). they grew up eating well. by their late 40s early 50s had a bunch of health issues. genetics.
in fact in some families that i know back east - all had typical childhood. some stayed rail road thin. could never put on weight. others were obese. no difference in food. all as they grew older had some sort of health issue - genetics.
and my super obese friend who grew up with health issues in childhood before she became obese - today inspite of all her health issues growing up, is better off without hypertension, diabetes, than many of her same age non obese friends. obese friend eats much better and does much more for herself than anyone else i know.
BUT... we are talking about children. most peds. go off the BMI chart rather than looking at the family and their genetic history.
with children i find, most kids weightwise usually - not always - look like their parents (i am talking about 4th and 5th graders).
about conventional food yes absolutely. but i want to go as far as saying - there is no organic food on this continent. true 100% organic. the water system, drainoffs, etc.
but we have to do with what we have. the lack of nutrition is even more reason to eat well. for many like me it has to be a combination of conventional and organic. in fact since i have been volunteering and working with food so much - mostly food access that i am tending to not go the extra mile for organic. i am constantly surrounded by people who dont have access to organic food and i feel terribly guilty that i am privileged to some when they arent.
plus i also feel we really hardly know anything about nutrition. nutrition is at the place where medicine was when michaelangelo was studying and drawing muscles from cadavers. with new research about bacteria and absorption - i have come to the conclusion i have to do the best i can with what i have. i am not completely convinced a 100% for my family that organic is the best way to go. but that's me and my issue. but its based on really we have very little idea of what exactly is going on.
i am sorry about your experience pek. i guess those kind of people live in every aspect of life. my experience is opposite of yours. i get the - dont do what i have done. its so hard to break. dont get into this mess. look at me as an example and dont become me.
I doubt there is any one single cause of childhood obesity, especially in the US. Lots of things contribute to it, and its going to be a different set of circumstances for each family. Or even for each person in the family.
I see this really clearly in our family. DH and I are, admittedly, overweight. Healthy, but overweight. I admit we eat too much, though its too much of generally very healthy food (I cook, we buy organic, rarely buy processed anything... that general approach). My DD is significantly underweight -- so much so that our pediatrician is really worried about her. But DS is significantly overweight. But for just him I can identify the following contributing factors:
1. He has fructose mal-absorbtion so cannot eat most fruits and many veggies. I can't tell him to eat an apple for snack - he would be sick for the rest of the day. So he eats far more carb- and protein-heavy snacks and meals that he should from a weight management standpoint.
2. I'm not home during the day so he definitely snacks too much when I'm not there. But I need food in the house because DD really needs to snack all day. Its not realistic for me to expect DS not to eat when DD is doing so. Even if I were there to supervise snacking I'm not sure it would be in my parenting philosophy to dictate what he could and couldn't eat -- that would be a struggle to figure out.
3. He's 13, so he buys things at school (more than he should) and at the store on the way home from school. I suppose I could not give him an allowance but that raises other issues.
4. We eat too much for dinner (well, everyone except DD). We're working on portion control but its a slow process.
5. He struggles with anxiety and depression. Trying to deal with weight before getting those things more controlled would be futile. Not to mention a "pick your battles" thing. And the medication he takes also cause some weight gain. Sure I could eliminate the meds, but the consequences for doing so could be too horrible to imagine (as in he might kill himself awful).
6. He doesn't go "out to play" in the afternoons -- partly because he's watching his little sister, partly because there isn't anyone his age to play with, partly because I'm not there to nag him to do so.
7. He recently stopped doing karate and we haven't found a sport he's interested in that we can get him to classes to replace it.
8. Both sides of the family are generally overweight, so there is some genetic factors here I'm sure.
9. The school has recently limited PE to save money so he gets less exercise at school.
And I'm lucky in that we are financially comfortable, live in an area with ready access to great produce and seafood, and we cook.
So, am I being neglectful? Maybe. But if there are so many contributing factors that I can identify for my child, then I would expect at least that much to be true for other families as well. Some things the parents can control, some they can't. Some things they could change but the consequences would be too severe and the entire family might be worse off. Some things that we as a society could change if we wanted to but don't seem to have the political will. Or we (as a society) won't spend the money on. For example, my DD's elementary school has no PE at all due to budget cuts and the continuing race for better test scores. We (general we) could fix that if we wanted to, but so far we haven't made it a priority.
It would be nice if there were a simple, single answer to the question. But there isn't. And given that there isn't, it seems really wrong to judge a family unless you know all of the circumstances surrounding the issue with that particular child at that particular time.
EvanandAnna's mom your post made me cry. i have no clue why. its soo many things coming together. primarily its the overeating part of it. the book the end of overeating shows us what an epidemic it is in our country.
seriously i have never seen anyone here eat the amount they are supposed to. one day i ate a fully balanced diet with the right serving size. YIKES!!!! it was soooo little. (i am a little person).
this whole situation is so so so complicated.
and every single moment all of us are being bombarded to consume. consume. consume. with smells and flavors... at least i know i can resist some. those who dont know... why should they resist.
yet we have the cheapest food here. i once learnt (am i repeating myself here - sorry) the real cost of food (compared to general worldwide prices) would be like paying for organic food.
Portion sizes are a huge part of it. I've been trying to be more conscious of how much we eat, and it's amazing how big the servings are. I know someone who cooks two pounds of meat for dinner, for a family of five, and they eat it all. We eat a lot less than that, and I think it's still too much. Other parts of the meal are similarly lopsided. I honestly don't think it matters if my "one serving" of undressed field greens is three cups (even thought that's not one serving)...but what about when it's rice, or pasta, or cheese, or bread...or even avocadoes, potatoes, or other higher calorie food? Some of those things have a decent nutritional punch, but they also have a lot of calories, and enormous servings are going to cause problems.
I know that, for me, inactivity is a big part of it, though. I don't eat five slices of large pizza, or two burgers, plus fries, anymore. I did that from my late teens until my mid-to-late 20s (except when I was pregnant). My portions are much more reasonable. However, I'm also not walking the nine blocks to work from the bus stop, and back again each night. I have a vehicle, so I'm not walking a km or mile to the grocery store several times per week. I'm not walking the hill to my mom's (ds2 was always awful around traffic, and I got paranoid about busy streets). There's too much noise and commotion around here most of the time, so I rarely put on music and dance, just for the heck of it. Add in some emotional eating, and...boom.
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Here's an interesting article on the subject of obesity and where it comes from:
It's long, but worth a read. It describes a lot of different research being done that points to many different causes for obesity. The takeaway for me is that this isn't a simple issue that can be traced to one cause. It's a manifestation of a lot of different factors converging. The author concludes that we might need to blame capitalism itself for the obesity epidemic. And that's food for thought...
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I saw this TEDx video and it reminded me of this thread
I'm glad I found this thread. This topic is so interesting to me because for the past several months, I've been totally reshaping how I look at food, as well as increasing the portion of my day that I spend physically active, and one thing that's crystal clear to me is that pointing fingers of blame at anyone -- parents, society, even myself -- is not productive at all, whereas awareness is the absolute key to getting from where I am to where I need to be. Since last November, I've lost at least 70 lbs, possibly more, by simply, gradually, making more and more lifestyle changes that I like and that I feel comfortable living with for the rest of my life -- not just as a temporary way to lose the weight, and then gain it all back, plus more, a year later because I'd made changes I couldn't sustain over the long haul (I've been down that road before and I'm just too old and wise to be willing to do it again).
I just recently finished reading Fat land : how Americans became the fattest people in the world by Greg Critser, and it has opened my eyes to some areas where my thinking was totally off. For example, I was worried over my teen daughter's obsession with her weight, and her desire for a flat belly, and I'd previously discouraged her from counting calories. While I'm not saying her focus on the TV models is exactly healthy, I've realized that it's also not unhealthy for her to be concerned about getting fat when she sees her dad and me, as well as other family members -- especially now that she's learned about how thin I was as a child.
In Fat Land, Critser explains how the media's hyperfocus on extremely rare teen eating disorders like bulimia and anorexia (rare in comparison to the incidence of obesity) have got many of us worried that if we encourage healthier eating habits and exercise, we'll drive our girls to starve themselves. I've realized that it's actually healthy for dd to learn everything she can about what she's putting into her mouth -- including, but not limited to, information on calories.
So today when she showed me a diet she found on the Internet that she wanted to follow, I took a good look at it and told her it looked really healthy. It advocates things like drinking water instead of sugary drinks, and eating according to the food pyramid. She's made herself a chart where she checks it off when she's had a serving of fruit, vegetables, grain, protein, dairy, and so on. She told me that it's true that she's within her weight for height recommendations -- but that she could also weigh less and still be within those recommendations. I said that's true, and that as long as she's getting all the nutrition she needs, I have no problem with her losing a few pounds, even though I also think she's fine as she is.
I've also realized that "counting calories" is sometimes helpful for me -- for example, when I want to indulge in a rich snack. A while back, dh brought home a Marie Calendar pecan pie, and I really wanted some but not too much. So I read the info and saw that one serving -- one-eighth of the pie -- was just under 500 calories. Since I really didn't want more than a quarter of my food for the day to be pie, I cut that serving in half, and really enjoyed a few mornings of savoring a sliver of pecan pie with my morning coffee. So I'm not going to discourage her from reading those labels any more. Instead, I'm going to encourage her to read all the information, and also to learn what it all means. Awareness is key.
Originally Posted by mammal_mama I've realized that it's actually healthy for dd to learn everything she can about what she's putting into her mouth -- including, but not limited to, information on calories...
...So I'm not going to discourage her from reading those labels any more. Instead, I'm going to encourage her to read all the information, and also to learn what it all means. Awareness is key.
I always felt that being a little over weight as a teenager and consequently being more aware of nutrition and healthful life styles gave me an edge later on. The thin kids who never gave it a thought seemed to gain more weight, either in college (the freshmen 15) or right after college. My weight has been up and down a bit over the years, reflecting changes in my life style, but it's never done anything drastic.
Also, while moving away from blaming, I do see a need for increased awareness of societal factors that make it very easy for certain vulnerable groups to put on lots of weight, and make it hard for them to return to a healthy weight.
One thing Critser does in Fatland is outline the situation for many of our nation's poorest -- especially immigrant groups. He explains how when mothers are malnourished during pregnancy, those babies are more likely to be born with a coping mechanism wherein they're predisposed to convert sugar to fat. He also explains how groups who've survived many generations in environments where it's difficult to get enough calories tend to have metabolisms that favor weight gain. Which works out great when they are still in those environments -- but when those people come into an environment like the U.S. where we have an overabundance of cheap, empty calories and fats, it can be a real disaster.
How can anyone label these parents as neglectful, when in many cases they've sacrificed literally everything, and bravely come to a whole new place where they're often working two and three jobs to make ends meet? In their case, the "light at the end of the tunnel" is not even a better life for themselves, but a hope that their children can have a real life.
As well as metabolisms not being able to adjust, there are also habits and ideals that were great coping mechanisms in the previous environment -- such as the idea that it's good to carry some extra weight, and the idea that it's good to conserve energy and rest whenever you can. It wasn't so long ago in our own history that a fat child was a child who was going to survive childhood, and that a day's work provided all the exercise anyone needed.
The food pyramid made me fat and sick. For me, there is no such thing as "healthy whole grains." Whole or not, they are just CARBS. The pyramid encourages very limited fat intake, which leave everyone feelings hungry, so they eat more carbs, which then mess with their blood sugar and energy levels, so they either eat more carbs or start living on caffeine, or a combo.
And it just isn't me. When the food advice changed in this country away from fat and toward carbs, obesity rates started going up, and they haven't stopped raising. Our food pyramid was just a big science experiment, with no control group, and we were lab rats. But when it makes us fat (as it will!) then we are told it is our fault.
This is a great link. If you scroll down the page, there is a video called "The food revolution." It's a speech made by a Swedish doctor at a Paleo conference. Very interesting stuff.
How did your eating and energy levels go for the rest of the day when you ate pecan pie for breakfast? For most people, that would have been a set up for energy spikes and drops, and cravings for more simple carbs and caffeine (which would have caused more spikes and drops) to get through the day.
but everything has pros and cons
I always felt that being a little over weight as a teenager and consequently being more aware of nutrition and healthful life styles gave me an edge later on. The thin kids who never gave it a thought seemed to gain more weight, either in college (the freshmen 15) or right after college. My weight has been up and down a bit over the years, reflecting changes in my life style, but it's never done anything drastic.
What a great point! I was one of those kids, and teens, who never seemed to put on weight while I was still growing, and thought I would never have to worry about my weight. I formed habits that were totally unsustainable in my adult life, and that caused me to go from a weight of 130 or 135 lbs. (at a height of just under 5'10") when I graduated high school, to a weight of 294 lbs. last November at age 48.
It looks like I'll be back to a healthy weight sometime around the beginning of next year, a few months before my 50th birthday -- and thankfully, I'm now living quite happily within the new way of life that I've created, which is mainly composed of mindful eating, yoga, hula hooping, and enjoying being active outdoors with my girls.
Thinking about it (weight) is actually quite a good idea...as a parent, my role is just encouraging my dd's to think about all the important aspects of nutrition, and not just calories.
The food pyramid made me fat and sick. For me, there is no such thing as "healthy whole grains." Whole or not, they are just CARBS. The pyramid encourages very limited fat intake, which leave everyone feelings hungry, so they eat more carbs, which then mess with their blood sugar and energy levels, so they either eat more carbs or start living on caffeine, or a combo.
And it just isn't me. When the food advice changed in this country away from fat and toward carbs, obesity rates started going up, and they haven't stopped raising. Our food pyramid was just a big science experiment, with no control group, and we were lab rats. But when it makes us fat (as it will!) then we are told it is our fault.
This is a great link. If you scroll down the page, there is a video called "The food revolution." It's a speech made by a Swedish doctor at a Paleo conference. Very interesting stuff.
How did your eating and energy levels go for the rest of the day when you ate pecan pie for breakfast? For most people, that would have been a set up for energy spikes and drops, and cravings for more simple carbs and caffeine (which would have caused more spikes and drops) to get through the day.
That's a good point about the "healthy whole grains" thing. I've honestly found that it's better for me to eat a lot less of the grains and starches, and focus more on proteins and fresh fruits and vegetables. I will have to check out that link.
About the pecan pie -- I ate it with my morning coffee, which I forgot to mention I usually have with a lot of hot milk mixed in, so I did get some protein to help balance out all that sugar. I actually usually get my full two cups of milk each morning with my two mugs of coffee. I think I also ate a carrot with the pie on at least a couple of those mornings. My energy levels seemed pretty normal during that time.
The other day, dh baked a great big huge cinnamon roll and iced it. The last couple of mornings, I've cut off a tiny piece of the roll to eat with my milk and coffee. I just figure that if I'm craving something so sweet, starchy, and fattening, it's better to have it in the morning than at night. And my energy levels have still been great. I hooped for 30 minutes, 45 minutes or so after my sugary breakfast, and did a 40 minute yoga workout this afternoon. I had a homemade bean, cheese, and onion burrito for lunch. I'm getting ready to cut up a watermelon now for us to snack on before going swimming for a couple of hours.
About the swimming, I used to feel secretly relieved when the pool closed for the summer -- but now I realize that this time, I'm going to miss it as much as the girls do. I'm resolving now to find a variety of ways to get outdoors and be just as active in the afternoons this fall.
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The World Civic Orchestra is a gathering of musicians, both professional and amateur, from around the world who have come together to celebrate the world in its differences and similarities through the platform of music. The World Civic Orchestra is a non-profit organization which was incorporated in November 2008 in the state of New York.
Why is there a need for a World Civic Orchestra?
As civilization has entered the digital age, a culture of information sharing and accessibility has transformed the shape of the world. Easy access to information has opened our eyes to parts of the world that had previously been out of sight. Suddenly the ends of the earth don't seem so far away or so foreign. Unfortunately, as indicated by the current unrest in international affairs, being informed does not necessarily entail understanding. And so during this era of information sharing and international awareness, the world finds itself in a divisive state. The lines of religion, culture, economic status and political ideologies have thickened and become harder to cross.
The World Civic Orchestra is the musician's response to these divisive times. No matter the personal ambitions of each musician, every musician has a common goal grounded in music: to gain a mutual understanding of a given piece.
In its unique composition of players from all around the world with varying backgrounds, the world civic orchestra aims to bridge gaps amongst its musicians through the churns of the artistic process. Music inherently has a voice of its own where the usual hot topic issues of politics, religion and class take a backseat. That is not to say that music is not immune to the cultural elements that influence its creation. Elements that encourage division through solidarity speak to nationalistic pride, as exemplified by the deliberate choice of languages used in operas or pieces written to invoke a revolution. But all of these contextual facts become a part of the unique dialogue recognized as the artistic process through which a better understanding of the piece can be achieved.
History has seen music serve the world as a type of diplomacy where other forms have stalled or failed. The Boston Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, and most recently, the New York Philharmonic all played pivotal roles in diplomatic history as artistic ambassadors to the Soviet Union, China and North Korea, respectively. Whereas these orchestras shared the joy of music with audiences of its host country, by bringing players from different corners of the world together, the world civic orchestra hopes to encourage musical understanding amongst its diverse players and then share that understanding with audiences from various world stages.
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Coconut Rice Pudding with Mango
While in Turkey, I had wonderful Turkish rice pudding (Sütlaç) that was silky smooth and sprinkled with cinnamon. I never liked rice pudding as a kid (sorry Mom!) but can I blame that on my own bland taste buds as a child or the rice pudding? My brother loved the stuff, so I don't know.. In any case, this, my friends, is a delicious grown-up rice pudding. I approve.
After making the Mango Sticky Rice and Mango Shrikhand, I decided that mango, coconut and cardamom work really well together, so I rearranged them a bit to make this wonderfully delicious (and easy!) coconut rice pudding that was topped with a mango puree. The coconut rice pudding was delicious on its own, with flavours bursting from the coconut and cardamom with the creamy rice speckling the pudding. I mashed half a mango and added it on top of the pudding, which was great, but certainly do not hesitate to make this pudding without the mango. You can eat it plain or top with other fruit – banana, raspberries, kiwi, etc. The nuts are totally optional as well. I used chopped macadamia nuts but think toasted pistachios would have been better, or simply not use any nuts at all. It can be served cold or warm. Personally, I couldn't wait long enough before diving in, so I had it warm… Eating it chilled would be just as delicious and perfect for a cool summer day.
This recipe was adapted from Closet Cooking who also has a host of other mango recipes on my to-try list!
This is my submission to this week's Weekend Herb Blogging hosted by Marija from Palachinka.
Coconut Rice Pudding with Mango
1 14 ounce can coconut milk
1/4 cup short-grain rice (I used sushi rice, but Arborio is good too!)
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 tsp cardamom
1/2 mango (pureed or mashed)
1 tsp chopped macadamia or pistachio nuts (optional)
1. Place the coconut milk, salt, sugar and cardamom in a sauce pan and bring to a boil.
2. Once at a boil, add rice and reduce the heat and simmer for 25-35 minutes, stirring occasionally (every 5 minutes or so to prevent sticking).
3. Remove from heat and let cool.
4. Top pudding with mango puree or mix in and then garnish with chopped nuts.
Serves 2, if you have restraint. I didn't.. it fed 1.
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You are on a mango kick! It looks great!
I've tried a couple of Kevin's recipes too and loved them all!
Nice photos of this one :)
I don't think I liked rice pudding growing up either but now I looooove it. This looks amazing! I love coconut milk in anything. Thanks for the recommendation for that orzo recipe – sounds yummy!
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Tips: To remove kernels, stand a cob on its stem end in a bowl and slice them off with a sharp, thin-bladed knife.
"Ready-to-use" crèpes are fast and convenient. Look for them in the produce section of the market or near refrigerated tortillas.
Per serving: 302 calories; 17 g fat ( 8 g sat , 6 g mono ); 46 mg cholesterol; 25 g carbohydrates; 15 g protein; 3 g fiber; 687 mg sodium; 485 mg potassium.
Nutrition Bonus: Calcium & Vitamin C (35% daily value), Vitamin A (20% dv).
Carbohydrate Servings: 1
Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 vegetable, 1 1/2 medium-fat meat, 1 fat
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1/3 cup reduced-fat sour cream
1/2 cup chopped fresh chives, divided, plus more for garnish
3 tablespoons low-fat milk
2 teaspoons lemon juice
3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 cups chopped zucchini
1 1/4 cups chopped green beans
1 cup fresh corn kernels, (from 1 large ear ; see Tip)
1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
4 9-inch "ready-to-use" crêpes, (see Tip)
1.Stir sour cream, 1/4 cup chives, milk, lemon juice and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a small bowl until combined. Set aside.
2.Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add zucchini, green beans and corn and cook, stirring, until beginning to brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Reduce heat to low; stir in ricotta, Monterey Jack, the remaining 1/4 cup chives, the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper. Cook, stirring gently, until the cheese is melted, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the heat.
3.To roll crêpes, place one on a piece of parchment or wax paper (or leave it on the piece of plastic separating the crêpes in the package). Spoon one-fourth of the vegetable-cheese mixture (about 3/4 cup) down the center of the crêpe. Use the paper (or plastic) to help you gently roll the crêpe around the filling. Place the crêpe seam-side down on a dinner plate. Repeat with the remaining crêpes and filling. Serve each crêpe topped with 2 tablespoons of the reserved sauce and more chives, if desired.
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HAMBURG, NY: The Hilbert College women's volleyball team played their home opener against Medaille College in front of 132 fans. The visitors came into the gym with a 6-1 record while the host team entered with a 1-5 record. The non-conference game ended in favor of the Mavericks who won all three sets with scores of 25-21, 25-13 and 25-14.
Hilbert was led by junior outside hitter Erica Page (Angola, NY/Lake Shore) who had 25 attempts and 4 kills as well as 18 digs for the match. Freshman setter Rachel Kwiatkowski (West Seneca, NY/ Orchard Park) led the offense with 5 assists and Carole Jones (Bliss, NY/Letchworth) contributed with 9 digs and 1 block.
Medaille was lead by Lauren Kirby with 7 kills and Amanda Walsh with 12 digs.
Hilbert returns to action on Saturday, September 26th when they host a tri-match with conference opponent Mount Aloysius College at 11 am and then finish the day off with a 1 pm game against Chatham College.
Hilbert College, located in suburban Hamburg, N.Y., south of Buffalo, is a private four-year college founded in 1957 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition. With nearly 1,100 students, Hilbert is a dynamic Western New York college that offers career-focused majors, including one of the top criminal justice programs in the region, and more than 50 minors and concentrations. The college's engaging, student-centered campus community offers numerous leadership, internship, and service learning opportunities from which students launch successful careers while making positive changes in their communities. The Hilbert Blueprint promotes a well-rounded student experience over four years – starting with the Foundations Seminar in the freshman year, followed by Sophomore Service, Junior Symposium, and culminating with the Senior Capstone. Hilbert has expanded its academic offerings with the college's first graduate programs and new Accelerated Degree Programs geared to adult learners.
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Just Peachy
Saturday at sunset I took a drive across the river to Eckerts in Belleville, IL to pick up some "just picked." It was a beautiful evening and I forced myself to stay on task and not linger too long. We've had a good amount of rain so the fields of corn are lush and better yet the peach crop abundant. The warm breeze was delightful as I drove back, windows down, with the car full of peaches. An hour or two later the ovens were filled with peach pies, juicy peach pies. At least three times I spooned out the...
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The mid summer is here. The chorus of cicadas fills the backyard, fireflies are loving the warm, humid nights, and be sure to savor the longest hours of daylight. Local peaches are here and that is a celebration in itself. We are taking full advantage of the bounty of Summer. A summer favorite is a slice of fresh peach pie. There are not a lot of ingredients used in our peach pies. As with all of our pies, we want you to enjoy all the flavor of the fruit so we keep it simple. This season you have a number...


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Brig. Gen. Michael Repass, center, commander of U.S. Army Special Forces Command, passes the colors of 5th Special Forces Group to Col. Mark Mitchell, left, who took command of the group Friday at Fort Campbell.
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Col. Chris Conner ended a two-year command stint in an emotional ceremony attended by hundreds of Green Berets, local dignitaries and the 101st Airborne Division command group.
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DURHAM, N.H. - The University of New Hampshire athletic department announced that Margarita's Mexican Restaurant located at 1037 Elm Street in Manchester, N.H. will be the site of the "UNH Fan Headquarters" for the 2009 NCAA® Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament Northeast Regional this weekend. The restaurant's doors will open at 12 p.m. Saturday and fans are encouraged to dine prior to the Wildcats' regional semifinal game versus North Dakota at 2 p.m. For the pep rally portion of the celebration, the UNH "Beast of the East" pep band and mascot Wild E. Cat will make an appearance before the game and servers will wear UNH hockey hats all weekend long. Margarita's is a long-time corporate partner of UNH Athletics and was the site of the "Fan Headquarters" for the 2007 NCAA Northeast Regional event.
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Biohit, the Finnish biotechnology company, has launched a diagnostic quick test which allows the diagnosis of celiac disease from fingertip blood sample. The test is targeted to healthcare professionals. According to the Finnish company, the new test differs from other currently available in its ability it to test all the antibodies in a human body. Biohit confirms that the diagnosis from a fingertip blood sample will only take ten minutes.
- Quick test is an efficient method to diagnose celiac disease. The test measures gluten antibodies in serum and negative results exclude celiac disease. Compared to endoscopy, fingertip blood test is a much more pleasant way to make the diagnosis, comments Medical Director of Biohit, Professor Kari Syrjänen.
Celiac disease is relatively common autoimmune disease in which the rye, wheat and barley protein (gluten) causes inflammation and damage of intestinal mucosa, which interferes with the absorption of nutrients.
According to company's CEO Semi Korpela, the new test doesn't completely remove need to endoscopy, but reduces the costs because it cuts the number of unnecessary endoscopies. The quick test cost is a fraction compared to conventional diagnosis by endoscopic biopsy.
The new test is CE-IVD registered and at the time of market entry available in European countries. Biohit was established in 1998, and the company is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. The company has subsidiaries in China, Italy and United Kingdom.
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Some people simply love what they do.
For Kingston head coach Connie Guinn, she loves teaching the game of basketball and that's just what she was doing last week at the 2011 Roane County Girls Basketball Camp.
Normally when Rockwood head coach John Webb, Oliver Springs head coach Wiley Brackett, and Cherokee head coach Brian Pankey get together on the football field there usually isn't a lot of sharing of ideas as their number one goal is to pick up a victory on the gridiron.
Looking for something outside to do, but you don't have a lot of money? Look no further than Roane County Park in Midtown as the park has a lot of outdoor activities to keep you busy and most are free.
Swimming is one of the best ways to beat the heat in the summer time and both the Rockwood and Kingston Community Center swimming pools offer a safe, fun and inexpensive way to swim this summer.
The 2011 Oakdale Football Camp is set for July 7-9 at Oakdale School.
The cost of the camp is $50.
The 2011 Oakdale Basketball Camp is set for next week, June 13-17.
The camp is for kids grades 3-8 and will run from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday thru Thursday then 9 a.m. until noon on Friday.
Football coaches always love hard-nosed players that aren't afraid of contact.
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Bristol Rovers boss John Ward makes move to extend John-Joe O'Toole stay
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Bristol Rovers boss John Ward has already made moves to keep on-loan midfielder John-Joe O'Toole beyond the end of the month.
The busy Colchester midfielder has become an instant favourite with supporters after arriving as one of Ward's first signings following his appointment to succeed former boss Mark McGhee last month.
O'Toole, who scored in the impressive 3-0 win over Fleetwood last weekend, is scheduled to remain at the Memorial Stadium until the end of January, but Ward told reporters at his Thursday morning press briefing: "Conversations are taking place with Colchester.
"John-Joe has come in and made an instant impact and we'd like to keep him, but we are third in line when it comes to a decision. John-Joe has to decide whether he wants to stay or not and then Colchester have to decide whether or not they want to take him back.
"I would like to keep John-Joe, but we just have to wait and see where that takes us towards the end of the month."
The manager, meanwhile, has been working hard to boost his squad with new arrivals this week and remains hopeful that he may be able to add 'a new face or two' before Saturday's clash with Exeter City at the Memorial Stadium.
"I'm working hard to improve things on that front," said Ward. "I'm looking at trying to get a new face or two in before the weekend and I still hold out a little bit of hope that something may happen.
"The players I am talking to are also interesting other clubs and if they can get a contract at a team in the top half of our league, the chances are they will choose to go there instead.
"That's the situation I am fighting against at this moment in time, particularly with those I am trying to tie down on permanent contracts."
Talks are still on-going with Stoke City over the return of midfielder Matthew Lund, who is still to make a decision on exactly where his future lies after another club declared an interest in acquiring his services for a temporary spell.
Signing Fleetwood striker Steve Gillespie on loan remains a possibility, but Ward is believed to be keener on secure targets on permanent deals where at all possible.
"The loan market provides us with a bit of flexibility, but I can only have five of them anyway," he said.
Ward is, however, boosted by the returns of Joe Anyinsah and Fabian Broghammer from injury. David Clarkson remains doubtful for the clash with Paul Tisdale's side while Jim Paterson is also expected to be out after doing further damage to the hamstring problem that has sidelined him since Boxing Day.
Ward, meanwhile, hinted that he would make changes to the patched-up and youthful side that secured an impressive 3-0 win at Fleetwood last weekend when saying: "The young boys that came in off the bench did very well and enhanced their chances of further opportunity going forward.
"My experience tells me, however, that it is unlikely we are going to get that sort of level of performance from them week-in-and-week-out. I have to look after them in terms of protecting their futures as best I can by using them sensibly."
Covers were laid on the Memorial Stadium pitch on Tuesday morning in a bid to beat the current cold snap and Ward added: "The covers are on the pitch and if we can play then we'll play.
"I am preparing the players to play against a team that is in the top three of this division. I'm not talking about possibility of the game being off because that would have a negative effect on the focus of the group.
"The weather is out of my hands, but we are preparing as normal to play a team who have had some great results lately and are good enough to win automatic promotion.
"It is another tough test for us, but we've shown in the last couple of weeks that we can compete against some of the top team in this league so we shouldn't underestimate ourselves."


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If you're like everyone else you've probably waited until the last possible moment to get holiday gifts for your best girl friends. It's not uncommon to wait until the last minute, and really it goes hand in hand with American culture – so don't feel too bad. But you surely will feel bad if Christmas rolls around and you find that you still haven't gotten your best friends their presents? No doubt it's needless to remind you that it would feel yet worse if they gave you presents but you had nothing to return! Yes, those of us who wait until the last minute to buy presents to have a little bit of on-going guilt to deal with for waiting so long, but worry not. Here at Be Beautiful we've got some great recommendations for gifts to get your friends.
Cher Perfume
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The scent of flowers is virtually universally loved by women everywhere. For that reason floral scented perfume makes a great gift. We especially like the Flora perfume series by Gucci for its light but ever so sweet notes and deep fulfilling finish. Your friends are sure to love this excellent scent, made with top of the line ingredients and lovingly packaged in an appealing presentation.


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Marine Gen. John R. Allen, commander, International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces – Afghanistan, will brief the media live from ISAF headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, at 9 a.m. EDT, Aug. 10, in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2E973) to provide an update on current operations in Afghanistan.
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The former Everton midfielder is hoping to make a fresh start after having his first year at the Etihad Stadium ruined by injury.
He did at least finish the campaign strongly - and was unexpectedly rewarded with a place in the latest England squad - and now he wants to maintain the momentum.
The 2013-14 campaign could be a crucial one for the 22-year-old as City also head into a new era under a new manager.
Rodwell said: "It's all about the future now. Obviously a new manager will come in and everyone is intrigued to see who that is going to be.
"It's a fresh start for everyone and we will all be on it.
"First game of next season everyone will be flying, and we will do our best to prove ourselves to the manager.
"I am a great believer in my ability but I've not had the chance to prove it.
"I am back for one game after 10 games out and it's always hard.
"You are never match fit and it's hard to produce. You need a good run of games."
Rodwell has spent more than four months on the sidelines since his £12million move from Goodison Park last August, mostly because of hamstring injuries.
But the twice-capped England international underlined his ability with both goals in City's otherwise disappointing season-ending 3-2 Barclays Premier League loss to Norwich on Sunday.
Rodwell's second goal was particularly impressive, not least because he fully tested his hamstring as he sprinted onto a long ball from Yaya Toure and finished expertly.
It certainly did not go unnoticed by England boss Roy Hodgson, who named him in his squad for the upcoming friendlies against Republic of Ireland and Brazil.
Rodwell said: "It's always good to end on a high - it's been a frustrating season but on a personal note it was a good game for me.
"We could have done with a different result, but I am happy.
"Once I am fit, I can do what I did for that second goal, and I can do it for 90 minutes.
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City's season is also not yet over with the team now in the United States ahead of lucrative friendlies against Chelsea in St Louis and New York on Thursday and Saturday respectively.
A number of other players will also report for international duty with playmaker David Silva potentially the busiest due to Spain's Confederations Cup involvement.
All members of the squad were due to travel with the exception of number two goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon, who had made wedding arrangements before the tour was announced.
Rodwell, who himself gets married in Australia later in the summer, said: "It will be good. There will some team bonding and a lot of commercial stuff - who wouldn't want to go to New York?"
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New York City will operate as a separate entity to Manchester City, although there will inevitably be close links between the teams.
Soriano will now begin the process of putting in place a separate administration for the new entity, which will in turn appoint coaching staff and begin player recruitment.
Manchester City's possible expansion into the MLS was rumoured last month, although it was suggested it would be more of an enterprise undertaken by owner Sheikh Mansour rather than the club itself.
The involvement of the Yankees builds on a partnership City already have with baseball's most famous club through Legends Hospitality, an international catering organisation.
City are also due to play at Yankee Stadium in their second match against Chelsea on Saturday.
The Yankees will not be involved in the football side of the business but will bring their considerable commercial expertise to the operation.
Hal Steinbrenner, managing general partner of the New York Yankees, said: "We look forward to the opportunity to work with Manchester City to create something very special for the soccer fans of New York - and to bringing another terrific team to this city for all sports fans to enjoy."
MLS feel the time is right for expansion having seen considerable growth in attendances and viewing figures over the past six years.
They also wanted to bring an extra team to New York to build a rivalry with the Red Bulls, who are based in New Jersey.
The new venture has the support of mayor Michael Bloomberg, who said: "Soccer is one of the world's most exciting and popular sports, and it should be played on the world's biggest stage - in New York City.
"New Yorkers are the greatest sports fans in the world, and they will welcome a Major League Soccer franchise with the full-throated and loyal support they are famous for."
Negotiations to potentially build at Flushing Meadows Corona Park began last year and are set to continue.
Soriano said: "New York City FC will have a permanent home in the city in the great traditions of New York sports and world soccer - a home that must be a sports, commercial and civic success.
"But in considering any stadium site, we will listen first.
"This is what we have always done in Manchester and what we will do in New York.
"Only in this way, can the club truly represent the City whose name it will carry."


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I'm a writer. I love to write.
I love stories. I love reading them, and I love telling them. I'm basically a liar who reads. Or a reader who lies. I'm not sure which is worse.
A story has to move me, and whether it makes me cower, cuddle, or curse, I need that emotional kick. To that end, I craft the best damn stuff that I can, writing dark and touching stories where Bad Things Happen To Good People. Raised by wolves, I grew up with a love of nature and music, science and history, with thrillers and horror novels feeding the dark side of my seriously disturbed imagination. I talk to my characters, talk often, and most times they listen. But the real fun starts when they tell me to take a hike and they Open That Door anyway. Idiots.
I have lots of heroes—some real, some not—that taught me what amounts to a whole darn lot. I owe them a great debt. I'd send them some thank-you money, but some of them are, unfortunately, unavailable. And I wouldn't want to play favorites.
Mozart taught me to listen.Newton taught me to see.Mitch Albom taught me to say so much in so little.Clive Barker taught me to imagine—and then to imagine more.Stephen King taught me the art of the story—how to lie your ass off and make them believe.Frank Darabont taught me that the heart is enduring.Sean Penn taught me to put my soul into my work.James Cameron taught me that magic is real.The Three Stooges taught me to laugh.Jean-Luc Picard taught me to be a better human being.
And if I learned one thing from all of them, it's this—keep your foot on the gas and your eye on the road. You'll get there.
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Very interesting. I like the foot on the gas and eye on the road!
Hi! Thank you! It's a great motto, isn't it? Words to live by. :)
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