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Make Sure 4th of July Fireworks, Concerts Not an Assault on your Ears
MELROSE PARK, Ill. -- Summer in Chicago can be noisy. âFireworks, âelâ trains, concerts and road construction can be harmful to your hearing. And once hearing is damaged, it cannot be repaired,â said Jyoti Bhayani, a certified audiologist at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, part of Loyola University Health System. One in 10 Americans has hearing loss that affects their ability to understand normal speech. Aging is the most common cause of this condition. However, exposure to excessive noise also can damage hearing in higher pitches. âHearing loss due to excessive noise is totally preventable, unlike old age or a medical condition,â Dr. Bhayani said. Here are the registered levels for common sounds in Chicago*: Decibel Level (db) Sound 30 soft whisper 50 rain 60 normal conversation/computer typing 70 expressway traffic 85 earplugs recommended for prolonged exposure
90 subway/âelâ train, lawnmower, shop tools 100 chainsaw, snowmobile, drill 110 power saw 115 loud rock concert, sandblasting, car horn 130 race car 150 fireworks/jet engine takeoff 170 shotgun
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Music to my Ears, or Just Plain Noise? âIt is important to know the intensity of the sounds around you,â said Dr. Bhayani, who regularly cares for construction and factory workers, frequent air travelers and seniors in her practice at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital. âI recommend using hearing protection devices for those who are exposed to excessive, loud noises and musicianâs ear plugs, which simply attenuate the intensity/loudness without altering frequency response.â People can be individually sensitive to different levels of sound, but experts recommend using hearing protection when exposed to sounds louder than 85 decibels for an extended time. âMany think it is cool to rock out to loud music, especially with your headphones on â but is it cool to wear a hearing aid?â Bhayani asked. Loud Noise Permanently Kills Ear Nerve Endings Three small bones in the middle ear help transfer sound vibrations to the inner ear where they become nerve impulses that the brain interprets as sound. âWhen noise is too loud, it begins to kill the hair cells and nerve endings in the inner ear,â Dr. Bhayani explained. âThe louder a noise, the longer the exposure, and the closer you are to the noise source, the more damaging it is to your nerve endings, or your hearing.â As the number of nerve endings decreases due to damage, so does your hearing. Nerve endings cannot be healed or regenerated and the damage is permanent. Ear Bud Warning Use of ear bud headphones by youngsters may save your ears from being assaulted by the noise of your teenagersâ music or electronic game, but it may be damaging your childâs hearing. âThree in five Americans, especially youth, are prone to develop hearing loss due to loud music being delivered via ear buds,â said Dr. Bhayani. Sound that is too loud, especially close to the ear, is harmful. âThe truth about hearing is loud and painful â once a nerve is damaged, it cannot be restored. It is gone forever.â Safe Summer Survival Tips Dr. Bhayani said now is a great time to become more aware of hearing because âChicagoans are enjoying the start of a noisy summer.â In her practice at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, Dr. Bhayani regularly sees patients as young as newborns and as old as 100. In addition to being a doctor of audiology, she is a member of the American Academy of Audiology and has a clinical competence certificate issued by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Here are a few summertime tips from Dr. Bhayani:
Cover your ears: Local fireworks, holiday parades, taking the âelâ to ballgames or the lake, lawnmowers and outdoor concerts are fixtures of summer in Chicago. âGeneric, over-the-counter earplugs are inexpensive and can be found at any drugstore,â Dr. Bhayani said. âHowever, they can be custom-made for comfort and durability. Buy earplugs now and keep them handy in wallets, backpacks, briefcases and purses so you can pop them in when noise is loud and continuous.â Dr. Bhayani also suggests using a scarf or even covering your ears with your hands to muffle sound. No swabs: Many Chicagoans enjoy frequenting the local park district pools or area beaches. âSwimmerâs ear is caused by painful membrane swelling due to trapped moisture in the outer ear,â Dr. Bhayani said. âMulticolor customized plugs for swimming are available and a good investment to avoid painful, or costly, ear infections.â After water sessions, Dr. Bhayani recommends tilting the head to drain water from each ear, and gently wiping the outer ear with a towel. Do not use cotton-tipped swabs to clean ears. âSwabs can actually push wax or harmful material further into ears, and many people use them improperly or too forcefully, which can cause pain or damage.â The plane truth: Many air travelers complain about ear discomfort when the plane is taking off or landing. âYawning, swallowing, chewing gum and sucking on hard candy also are effective in unplugging the ears,â Dr. Bhayani said. If yawning and swallowing are not effective, pinch the nostrils shut, take a mouthful of air, and direct the air into the back of the nose as if trying to blow the nose gently. The ears have been successfully unblocked when a pop is heard. This may have to be repeated several times during the plane's descent.


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Thursday, September 29, 2011
DAP should contest in Malay areas... ada berani ka?
I think DAP should. What's wrong if Kit Siang tries Hulu Terengganu, Karpal stands for Dungun parliamentary seat while Guan Eng opts for Jerlun! They should... if they have just the right big balls for it.
In his blog, Tun Faisal quoted Chua as saying in Kluang on Sept 26 (as published by Nanyang Siang Pau) DAP was boasting about the support it gets from the multiracial society but the fact that it only attracts the Chinese remains.
"They said they want to teach Umno a lesson... so if that's the intention, DAP should come to the Malay areas and compete with Umno, instead of putting up a challenge with MCA in the Chinese majority constituencies.
"Each time they come to the Chinese majority areas, they will blame Umno for a party too slow in its actions, a party that practices graft, and a party led by a group of snobbish politicians... they said they want to teach Umno a good lesson.
"So, DAP should come to the Malay majority areas if they really want to teach Umno. Now is the time. Let's see if they dare to contest in such areas in the next national poll."
As the Malay version goes: "DAP pernah terlepas cakap, selepas DAP memerintah, mereka berjanji mahu selaraskan peruntukan sekolah rendah Cina, mahu bina lebih banyak lagi sekolah menengah Cina swasta, tetapi selepas Pakatan Rakyat mentadbir 100 hari dalam buku warna Oren tiada tertulis langsung projek-projek tersebut..."
I agree with Chua, especially on the part when he said "a party that fails to ensure a peaceful multiracial society does not deserve any kind of support from the rakyat, especially from the Chinese community".
Yup! MCA, Gerakan and MIC have contested in some Malay majority areas. They won some and lose some. However, I dont think DAP have entered any Malay-dominated constituency 'seriously' by having their heavyweights as the candidates.
Steady doc!
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mana berani!
bola diorang dah kecut dah... dah tak laku bro!
jahanam dengan politik perkauman DAP ni!
- September 29, 2011 at 7:23 PM
DAP says it will deploy more malay candidates for the coming general election.
the fact is, no malays in DAP are fit to become the candidate.
means that the party will still have to bank their bets on the old horses
- September 30, 2011 at 1:35 AM
wah lan!
soi lek must be blind. he was speaking at one of DAP's largest forts, kluang.
i wonder why other papers did not carry his story, only siang pau.
- September 30, 2011 at 1:36 AM
mana diorang ada telur nak bertanding di kawasan majority melayu. cuma mca, gerakan dan mic je berani sebab pengundi memang sokong bn.
kalaulah kit siang bertanding di hulu selangor, mahu pecah empangan kenyir tu kalau dia menang!
berani potong ayam la!
- September 30, 2011 at 1:37 AM
pas and dap should swap constituencies.
pas puts its candidates at dap strongholds and vice versa. look who will fair better in winning the chinese and the malays.
- September 30, 2011 at 1:39 AM
syabas dtk soi lek. macam tu la kalau nak buat kenyataan. belasah diorang tu cukup2. cakap je pandai...
- September 30, 2011 at 1:39 AM
boleh mati pucuk betul anwar dibuatnya kalau dap berani bertanding di kawasan majoriti melayu.
karpal sure boleh sembuh dan berjalan semula kalau dia menang, katakanlah di kuala krai ke...
yang pastinya, pemimpin dap memang pilih kawasan cina sebab parti itu parti perkauman!
- September 30, 2011 at 1:41 AM
what a question!
mestilah DAP berani maaaa...
now that pas will not introduce its hudud, DAP will take over to introduce it to the malays.
what a farce!
- September 30, 2011 at 1:42 AM
i believe datuk chua soi lek was serious in asking DAP to contest in malay majority areas.
lets see the result. if DAP wins, we can call it a multiracial party. if otherwise, they are really a bunch of racist!
- September 30, 2011 at 1:44 AM
where got balls.
no berani one!
- September 30, 2011 at 1:45 AM
i challenge soi lek to contest in jelutong!
talk cock only!
- September 30, 2011 at 1:52 AM
Why now, this quation keluar. Sepatutnya dah lama dah keluar soalan begini.
DAP's play save and smart Bro. Buat apo buang maso dan duit. Yang pastinya kemenangan.
BTW, this DAP dari dulu NO TOLOR lah.
- September 30, 2011 at 9:24 AM
Soi lek shoud not contesti n any seat after his sexual misconduct?
Teruklah orang ni...
- September 30, 2011 at 2:48 PM


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He was born in Monroe on Feb. 25, 1952, the son of the late Robert R. and Helen M. (Turczi) Peters. A 1970 graduate of Monroe High School, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1970 to 1974, serving in Okinawa and Vietnam and as a prison guard at the Portsmouth Naval Prison in Portsmouth, Maine.
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[FIRST LOOK + PLANS] These eight new mews houses in Peckham, designed by Southwark-based Alan Camp Architects, have just been completed
The development, in Oglander Road, London SE15, features eight two-storey terrace houses - seven three-bedroom houses and one four-bedroom house.
The site, near Peckham Rye, was previously occupied by an industrial warehouse and is accessed via a narrow undercroft access road leading from Oglander Road. The development has been built to achieve high thermal and air tightness performance standards, and each house features an external rainwater harvesting system for garden irrigation.
'The concept behind the design was to create a development of mews houses which would not only relate to the surrounding area but also have its own contemporary identity,' says John Everett, project architect for Alan Camp Architects.
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I heard that Adler is having a baby, soon. She's been seen all over Europe with another winged hero, Gyrfalcon. Little winged babies sound cute, but my mind drifts to the horror of poopy diapers from above.
The interstellar intrigue is getting a little weird. With the Overguards rendered inactive, there's no interstellar organization to keep one star empire from devouring the neighboring star republic, etc. We got a report from the lunar base that said the M'wann were making moves on the Kuldar. Neither have been very friendly to Earth in the past, so it's hoped we won't have to take sides in the conflict. We're lucky in that the solar system is kind of a galactic backwater, and we don't really impinge on interstellar politics in a big way.
Well, I'm headed west. I got clearance to go super-sonic once I'm clear of the city. Looking forward to some sun after this winter. Cold doesn't bother me so much, but the gray days get to me after awhile. I'm thinking I should move my base of ops. I like being in Pinnacle City, so close to Legacy HQ, but it's something to think about.


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I'm not new, but I've never figured out a simple way to search for reviews of a specific pattern. It seems as though I have to go through general searches at least two times before I get to specify just which pattern I'm looking for. I must be missing something...?
Oh, I see, I need to go to Advanced Search. Never mind! -- Edited on 3/28/13 12:20 PM --
For some reason, I find searching for specific patterns (when I know the number) very odd. The only way it works is to type only the number.
For NL6110, for example, I would type "6110" (and nothing else) in the little box that's on almost every page. For Burda 7212, only type "7212" in the box. (No quotes)
Very rarely does more than one pattern company come up, and if it does, it much easier than trying to look through all the "tops" from a single company!
At the little search box, first click on Advanced Search, then that window opens a page with pattern companies, find the one you want, type in the number, and voila!
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I prefer to use the quick search box on the upper left with only pattern number, like DonnaH. When you do that method and then click on a photo in the list of results, the photo pops up in a separate box. When you do an advanced search and click on the photo in the resulting list, your click takes you to the review.
I generally use the search function to decide whether I want to make a pattern and the first thing I want to do is look see how the pattern looks on everyone who has made it. So the popup photos are better. If I decide to make it I will click on the individual reviews for more information.
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One of the most popular (if not the most popular) manga/anime properties out there today is Naruto. It portrays a story about a young boy who has the imprisoned spirit of the Nine-Tailed Fox demon sealed within him and who grows up shunned, though it doesn't slow him down in his pursuit to become a ninja and ultimately become Hokage. There have been so many Naruto fighters for the various systems now that it's often hard to be impressed by anything new, but the latest for the DS – Naruto: Ninja Destiny – is a first for that system, and helps make the game something more than it would be ordinarily.
So far the most popular Naruto fighters have been on the Gamecube or Wii, which is where you could control Naruto and all his friends as they battled each other in a 3D fighter setting. When it comes to the DS Naruto games, they have been limited strictly to the 2D plane, looking and playing more like the Jump All-Stars series than in Virtua Fighter or Mortal Kombat. Given the popularity of those Nintendo Naruto games, perhaps it was only a matter of time before that same style was ported over to the DS to lend itself to an actual 3D fighter on the little handheld, a first for the system and the series. Though the original Japanese release featured some complaints of poor framerate, thankfully this issue is all but nonexistent for the North American release.
Naruto: Ninja Destiny (Naruto: ND from here on) is a pretty casual fighter, which has generally been the case regardless of the console platform. The interesting thing about Naruto: ND, however, is that while the game is casual friendly, in order to beat the higher end AI or players you'll to have to invest quite some time in learning the game. It is relatively simple to pick the game up, quickly get into the gameplay, and begin to do a few combos and special jutsu attacks. There is the possibility of depth waiting to be discovered, where a game between hardcore players could look like a deadly ballet as players throw combos, block, dodge in and out of the screen, and then counter each other with one substitution jutsu after another.
Naruto: ND primarily concerns itself with using the face buttons for all the main fighting mechanics. The Y-button is used for strong attacks, the B-button is used for weak attacks, the X-button makes you jump, the A-button performs your personalized special jutsu, and the L-button lets you perform substitution jutsu while the R-button lets you block. Unlike some fighters that rely on thumbstick/directional pad rolls to perform moves such as a fireball in the Street Fighter series, Naruto: ND is much more about figuring out the different combo attacks, which you discover by hitting the right attack button in the right order. For example, while a strong attack by itself might work well for a single attack, you can usually start with a few weak attacks and then lead to a strong, ultimately unleashing a devastating combo that does some tremendous damage and leaves your opponent knocked to the ground.
Besides knowing what combo to unleash at the right time, there are two other important parts to the fighting gameplay: 1) properly learning how to use your substitution jutsu, and 2) being able to unleash your special jutsu and have it land. Whenever you find yourself constantly getting pummeled with one combo after the next, often the best way out of it is to counter the attack by triggering your substitution jutsu. This allows you to disappear in a puff of smoke and re-appear behind your opponent, getting the drop on them. Suddenly you are off the defensive and on the offensive. The substitution jutsu works pretty well, though there are some flaws. Using it to teleport behind your opponent can result in getting caught in one of the movements of their attack. The special jutsus are also important, because if you manage to build up enough chakra to unleash one, you can turn the battle with one move and suddenly find yourself the winner. It's great to pull a win off using a move like Naruto's Rasengan at exactly the right moment, but the special jutsus are way too powerful. Being able to deplete up to about 75% of someone's life with one hit, many fights can be won in a matter of seconds depending on which character you are using.
With such a game on the DS, you'd hope that the developers would've found some way to use the touch screen to the game's advantage, since all the action of the battles is relegated to the top screen only. Though perhaps not as interesting or as in-depth as it could possibly be, you'll be using the touchscreen for one of several different powerups. This can do things like give you health, chakra, or keep you from getting knocked down or letting your opponent use their special jutsu. You have six randomly selected powerups you can use for each fight, which you can use at any time by simply tapping the icon on the screen. The powerups matter little on the easy difficulty setting, but when you're up against the more difficult AI or another human player, you better learn how to best use your powerups for the right situation, or else you could find yourself on the losing end.
In terms of characters, you only start with seven, but you have the chance to unlock almost double that by meeting certain requirements. Beating the game's story mode on both difficulties, beating the story mode without using a continue, or simply beating the game with one character to unlock another, all result with the character unlock. If you're a fan of Naruto you should be pleased with the fighters, as you've got Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Neji, Rock Lee, Kakashi, Gaara, and many others. The characters aren't so different from one another in terms of playing styles, so if you can play and use one character correctly, the new one you play with next will probably have the same feel overall. Don't go in expecting vastly different playing styles from one to the next, as you might expect in a game like the original Street Fighter II where playing with Ryu, Chun-Li, and Blanka all felt different from one another. If anything, Naruto: ND's characters are akin to playing as Ryu vs. Ken – there are some differences, but there aren't many.
The game's multiplayer module is sadly only available as wireless, two-player, multi-card battling. If you have all those elements already assembled, then you should have no problem picking the game up and having some fun. The multiplayer still suffers from the same gameplay flaws that are prevalent at times during the single-player gameplay. Thankfully, though some flaws cause problems from time to time, at least there aren 't any problems when it comes to lag-free gaming. So if you find yourself getting schooled by a friend, don't blame the loss on anyone but yourself.
Graphically the game is hard to talk about, because on one hand while the game might look like an utter mess at times, you also have to remember the game is attempting to be an actual 3D fighter, and so you have to give the game some liberties when reviewing it. If you take a moment to consider what must have been done to bring a 3D fighter to the DS, you'll be impressed at the graphics they managed to bring to the table. If you look at it without that context, however, the graphics really are quite poor, leaving it so that it often looks like colored blurs fighting more than highly distinguished anime characters. In terms of audio, the music playing in the background during fights sound really good, such as the sound of the various "hiyas" and other attacks. The biggest disappointment on the audio front comes from the voice acting, which is restricted in length because of the nature of the DS format, so the most you ever hear is a quick sound byte at the end of a battle from whoever won. While not bad, I really wish the voices had been used when the characters unleash their special jutsu, much like the characters do in the anime. There's just something more rewarding about hearing Naruto shout "Rasengan" out as he performs the move.
Naruto: Ninja Destiny isn't a great multiplayer game, but it certainly does enough things right to make it a competent fighter, though maybe only fans of the manga/anime will enjoy it for any long length of time. Though not perfect, I have hope for the game and that any subsequent games will take what's here, build on it, and really come out with an amazing 3D Naruto fighter the next time around.
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Tonight at 9 p.m. ET on Showtime -- one of the many wonderful properties owned by the mothership -- "Inside the NFL" will, as usual, go inside the world of professional football.
And Warren Sapp, as usual, will have a spin on things that's going to offend a few folks. In this instance, I'll go out on a limb and say the Steelers won't be loving what he has to say, as he basically leaves the Pittsburgh football dynasty for dead.
"The Pittsburgh Steelers. I have three things: old, slow and it's over," Sapp says. "It's just that simple. James Harrison told us that he was 70-to-75 percent. It looked more like 40 percent to me if you are looking at the ballgame I was looking at. And Hines Ward, Mercedes Sapp can cover Hines Ward right now. You have to be kidding me ... Mercedes is my 13-year-old daughter. She will cover Hines Ward in a heartbeat.
"And Troy Polamalu, Ed Dixon runs this crossing route. Troy Polamalu is trying to grab him to have a pass interference and he can't even get close enough to grab him. [It] looked like he was dragging a wagon behind him. Touchdown Baltimore. Pittsburgh Steelers done."
Them, as we say in the South, is fightin' words. And while Sapp has a point about the problems that plauged the Steelers in Week 1 against Baltimore, I'd probably lean more towards Phil Simms' take on things.
"That's a tremendous over-reaction to Week One," Simms says.
Look, the Steelers looked downright dreadful as Baltimore was beating them up and down the field in every aspect of the game. But lots of teams have looked bad in the first week of the season and then circulated right back around to have good seasons.
This is especially true of teams that turn the ball over seven times in the first week of the season. That's not on Harrison, that's not on Polamalu, and I'm not even sure it's really on Ward.
Most importantly, though, is the fact that just last year, this was an AFC Championship-winning team. They are most certainly older, but they are not dead just yet. In fact, if anything they're a motivated giant that might not be sleeping anymore.
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Sapp says Steelers are 'old, slow and it's over'
Posted on: September 14, 2011 7:27 pm
Category: NFL
Since: Oct 30, 2007
Posted on: September 15, 2011 12:35 pm
Sapp says Steelers are 'old, slow and it's over'
I would like to say that Sapp is right. But it's only week 2. The Steelers still have plenty of time to right the ship. They looked old and slow against the Ravens but to say it's over it premature. The steelers can still post a winning record and grab a playoff spot with their schedule. If they look as bad against the seahawks, then it might be safe to say that it's over.
Since: Jan 8, 2010
Posted on: September 15, 2011 12:32 pm
Sapp says Steelers are 'old, slow and it's over'
Waaaahhhh.....sour grapes... We'll see how things shake out come January.
Since: Jun 30, 2011
Posted on: September 15, 2011 12:19 pm
Sapp says Steelers are 'old, slow and it's over'
Sapp didn't get his job by evaluating talent. Absolutely, the Steelers looked and played awfully. But his comment means they might as well go play golf for the rest of the season, and just forfeit. "It's over." Let's wait maybe even 2 weeks into the season before we start naming our playoff brackets, O.K.?
Since: Jan 2, 2011
Posted on: September 15, 2011 12:08 pm
Sapp says Steelers are 'old, slow and it's over'
Boy has he changed his tune! On the NFL Network on Sunday he jumped out of his chair and called Harrison his "hunter" and that Harrison would rip apart thr Ravens O-line. Don't talk out of both sides of your mouth Warren! This Ravens fan knows we stil have to go to Pittsburgh in Nov. and it will be a different game I am sure...and then there is always the playoffs.
If you have an opinion on Sunday stick with it later in the week and just say you underestimated a team...don't start swimming the other direction.
Since: Aug 20, 2006
Posted on: September 15, 2011 11:57 am
Sapp says Steelers are 'old, slow and it's over'
Shut up old, slow & fat Warren Sapp. It`s one game, if you have 7 turnovers you lose. Yes getting drilled by the Ravens makes me worry, but it`s not like the early 80`s Steelers dynasty that was at the end of the line. They`ll get right by spanking the sorry Seasicks just like they did to them in the Super Bowl a few years ago. Anyone who wants to cry about that game just donate your $ to the Matt Haselbeck is a "really good QB" fund. The Steelers will re-group nad make the playoffs.
Since: Jul 27, 2010
Posted on: September 15, 2011 11:22 am
Sapp says Steelers are 'old, slow and it's over'
Although it's an overreaction to a horrible game, everything he said was right. Polamalu looked helpless trying to cover on that play, The defense was slow and powerless, the offense looked like they couldn't wait to get back to the sideline...I personally think it was one of those games that just goes badly (see GB v Det last year) and it most likely means not too much. However, If they have another lackluster effort coming up here you can bet there will be a rush of people jumping on Warren Sapp's bandwagon of thought
Since: Nov 10, 2006
Posted on: September 15, 2011 10:52 am
Sapp says Steelers are 'old, slow and it's over'
Agree completely about their defense and Hines Ward.....Big Ben, Mendenhall, and their younger receivers are the highlights here now. C'mon, this defense made Flacco look like a top 3 QB. Look at their last two games (Ravens,Packers)..Polamalu has done absolutely NOTHING. They'll still be tough against the run, but any top-15 QB should be picking this team apart. HATE the Steelers so I'm happy about this. They're going to regret that Polamalu contract real soon.
Since: Jun 25, 2009
Posted on: September 15, 2011 10:49 am
Sapp says Steelers are 'old, slow and it's over'
I'll start by saying I hate the Steelers! That being said I won't bet against them. This could come down to the Age Vs. Experience battle we often see. Gotta remember that this was week one and there is still a lot of time.
Since: Sep 15, 2011
Posted on: September 15, 2011 10:33 am
Sapp says Steelers are 'old, slow and it's over'
I have to agree with Sapp on this one.
Rewatch the Superbowl against the Packers and they were beaten by a younger and faster team. The Steeler D couldn't keep up. That showed even more in week 1 against Baltimore which is also a younger and faster team.
Don't get me wrong, they are still a great team. But they've lost the edge they've had since 2007/2008.
Since: Dec 21, 2006
Posted on: September 15, 2011 10:25 am
Sapp says Steelers are 'old, slow and it's over'
didnt warren sapp play a couple years after he was old, slow and over???


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IMF: Middle East economy to grow by 5 percent in 2003
The Middle East economy is forecasted to grow by more than five percent in 2003, compared with 3.9 percent in 2002, reported the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its recent World Economic Outlook survey.
The region will witness growth due to higher oil production and prices. The rapid end to the war on Iraq and the reconstruction effort that followed also influenced growth levels.
Despite these achievements, the survey also warned that political instability impedes the region's economic outlook. Growth in the less oil-rich countries such as Jordan, Egypt and Syria is set to be more moderate with worries about security hitting the tourism industry.
The IMF classifies the Middle East region as extending from Libya to Iran, and does not include Morocco and Algeria. — (menareport.com)
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Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove, R-Ocean speaks Tuesday at the ninth annual State of the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce meeting in Little Egg Harbor. / BOB VOSSELLER/STAFF PHOTO
The Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce and Manahawkin Holiday Inn is sponsoring a program called Access to Capital Forum for economic development leaders in southern Ocean County and northern Atlantic County. The event will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 17 at the Manahawkin Holiday Inn, 152 Route 72 E., Stafford. For information call 609-494-7211, ext 101.
Economist Joel Naroff served as keynote speaker during Tuesday's ninth annual State of the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce meeting in Little Egg Harbor. / BOB VOSSELLER/STAFF PHOTO
LITTLE EGG HARBOR — Rebuilding the business community in southern Ocean County in time for the summer tourist season will be challenging but not impossible, speakers remarked during the ninth annual State of the Southern Ocean Chamber of Commerce.
The session, held at Sea Oaks Country Club Tuesday morning, featured a large crowd from the areas business community.
Economist Joel Naroff said the states economic picture was not as bleak in 2012 as many believed, and that steady job growth was observed.
He predicted that the state would see steady improvement and that the local economy in southern Ocean County would start to see improvements in the spring as rebuilding efforts from Sandy continued.
Naroff added that despite the many setbacks businesses currently were seeing from Sandy, in the long run, the rebuilding of impacted businesses will be a positive for the tourism industry.
Naroff said the business community and the state need to promote the fact that the Shore is rebuilding and revitalizing its attractions.
People have this image that everything is closed. People saw a picture of the boardwalk in Atlantic City and still think the boardwalk is gone. Its not. Its a point of image and perception and it is something we all must work on, he said.
He blamed actions by members of the U.S. Congress for stunting the rate of economic recovery, particularly in the last months of the year.
It is hard to give an economic forecast for this year. There is no normal economic model that would work particularly well right now, Naroff said.
The economy was not that bad in the third quarter of last year. We did see growth in the business community (nationally). Our job growth in the state has not been that spectacular but it had begun to pick up before Sandy, Naroff said.
We were developing momentum and then came Washington and the fiscal cliff, Naroff said.
He said the fiscal cliff which would have raised taxes and cut spending until Republicans finally reached a last-minute deal was artificially created.
Naroff compared Congress to a firefighter who created a fire which he then extinguished himself and wanted praise for.
Were starting 2013 fearing Congress. They will grant restraint to the economy itself. They will lower growth by one percentage point, Naroff said.
State Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove, R-Ocean, spoke about the importance of the tourism industry and rebuilding businesses impacted by the storm.
As a lifelong resident of the Jersey Shore and as a sitting member of the Assembly tourism committee, I know how important the tourism industry is for New Jersey economically, Gove said.
Rebuilding our area is important to our economic future, Gove said.
Gove said that while the federal government recently approved $9.4 billion in flood insurance legislation, it will take two more weeks to find out what Congress decision will be concerning $51 billion in aid for Sandy recovery efforts in the state. We need to get Congress to act on this.
Ocean County Freeholder Director John P. Kelly said even though there is a lot of work to do, together, all of us will rebuild Ocean County.
Kelly noted that county government would not abandon the countys tourist industry that provides $65,000 jobs.
Gove, Naroff and Kelly were critical of state legislation that would eliminate beach communities from imposing beach badge fees in return for state or federal aid to rebuild storm-damaged beaches.
Gove said she and her fellow 9th district legislators state Sen. Christopher J. Connors and Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf sent a letter to Gov. Chris Christie requesting he veto any legislation of that type if approved and also called upon the sponsors of such legislation to reconsider their positions.
People dont realize that this money collected from beach tag sales is not just thrown into a general fund. It pays for lifeguards and it is used for cleaning up the beaches all year long, Gove said.
Naroff said it is like kicking someone when they are down. To do something like this makes no sense.
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Disney XD will transform to "Disney Fandom," a three-night programming event showcasing Disney, Pixar, "Star Wars," Marvel and more starting July 30. / Disney XD
For those who love Star Wars, Pixar movies, Marvel superhero films and simply all things Disney, Disney XD is becoming your one-stop shop in a few weeks.
The cable channel will host a Disney Fandom programming event July 30-Aug. 1 (8 p.m. to 1 a.m. ET/PT each night) geared toward teens and adults that will showcase all of the best stuff under the Walt Disney banner, plus a few special surprises with upcoming projects.
The lineup features Pirates of the Caribbean movies, a Star Wars documentary about tech used in George Lucas' films and a host of Disney Fandom premieres. Meet the Disney Legends goes into the behind-the-scenes history of Disney cartoons, Once Upon a Time: For the Fans showcases interviews and previews featuring the ABC series Once Upon a Time and its Wonderland spinoff, and former N' Sync member Joey Fatone cooks up a Star Wars breakfast and goes on the hunt for memorabilia at Rancho Obi-Wan museum on My Family Recipe Rocks - Star Wars.
During the three days, Fandom programming will also sneak a peek at upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe movies Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy, plus Disney fare like Planes and Frozen.
The website Disney.com/Fandom launches July 23 with more info and schedule information on the event.
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Former champion Erik Schlopy joins U.S. Ski Team staff
Three-time Olympian and 2003 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships medalist Erik Schlopy is now part of the U.S. Ski Team men's alpine technical staff.
Schlopy, who joined the team training in New Zealand this week, was a member of the U.S. Ski Team for 14 seasons before retiring in Dec. 2008. Since his retirement from racing, Schlopy has remained active in coaching privately and for U.S. Ski Team development camps. Schlopy.
"Ski racing is just in your blood and you can't change that," he said. "After being away from it for a little while, I feel like the competition aspect of the sport is still so much a part of my life that I'll be able to enter the coaches role with a unique perspective to help drive performance.
"These athletes have such amazing speed, that much I know. My goal now is to learn each of their qualities and then figure out how to help them translate that speed into being consistently fast."
Schlopy will work directly with World Cup athletes like Nolan Kasper (Warren, Vt.), Will Brandenburg (Spokane, Wash.) and David Chodounsky (Crested Butte, Colo.).


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On the field and off, it feels as though the York Revolution baseball team has undergone a face lift of sorts over the offseason.
The venue the Revs call home has changed names from Sovereign Bank Stadium to Santander Stadium.
In the ballpark is the new Diamond Deck, an area constructed behind home plate for parties of 25 to 50 people to gather to watch a game.
For fans craving pizza when they come to a Revs game, Little Caesers has replaced Pizza Hut on the concourse.
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In York's front office, there's a new marketing director and a new director of baseball operations.
With the game-day entertainment staff, there's a new on-field emcee taking over for Adam McCallister.
On the coaching staff is a new pitching coach.
And the team itself, well, about half of the players are new to the club, although this is actually the norm from year-to-year in the independent Atlantic League.
Revs fans will get their first chance to see some of the newbies — 13 in total — in game action on Thursday night when York opens the 2014 season at home against the Camden Riversharks, with first pitch slated for 6:30 p.m.
There are still quite a few question marks about whether this team has the makeup to win a first-half Freedom Division title and clinch a spot in the playoffs, something last year's club failed to reach for the first time since 2009.
Pitching: Chris Cody will get the start on opening night over Corey Thurman, who had started the last four opening day games for York. Although Cody and Thurman are the two winningest pitchers in franchise history, there are still concerns with both. Thurman, 35, is coming off one of his worst seasons as a pro. Cody, who became the ace of last year's staff, is 30 years old and coming off a year in which he tossed a career-high 220-plus innings combined between York and the Venezuelan winter league, so it remains to be seen if there will be some wear and tear on his left arm.
The rest of the rotation will be filled out by guys who are new to York and the Atlantic League. Revs' manager Mark Mason is going to give right-hander Jorge Martinez a chance to prove himself as a starter. Martinez, 30, defected from Cuba last year after pitching there the last seven years. The last two spots in the rotation will be filled by former big leaguer and Northern York grad Anthony Lerew along with 31-year-old left-hander Alain Quijano, who has spent has entire seven-year pro career playing independent ball.
On paper, the bullpen is easily the strongest part of this club. It includes five former big leaguers, highlighted by the addition of York resident and ex-big leaguer Mark Hendrickson. It'll be anchored by setup man Mike Wuertz and closer Rommie Lewis, both veterans and ex-big leaguers coming off impressive seasons with York last year.
Catcher Salvador Paniagua, back behind the plate for York for the fourth year in a row, should aid the pitching staff in calling games. Paniagua, Cody and Thurman are the only players remaining on the current roster who played for the Revs back in 2011, the year York last won the league title.
Offense: As he put together his roster this offseason, Mason's mantra was to find good pitchers and put a good defense behind them, often saying offense is overrated and correctly estimating the top offense and bottom offense in the Atlantic League in 2013 were separated by just a hit or two a game, on average.
As a result, it's no surprise to find York without a power hitter who will put fear into the hearts of opposing pitchers. However, the lineup is stacked with a handful of capable hitters in outfielders Johan Limonta and Tim Torres and infielders Chad Tracy and Ofilio Castro - all of whom have triple-A minor league experience - and former major leaguers Eric Patterson and Wilson Valdez.
Plus, York invested in a new pair of wheels to get around the basepaths a little faster this season. After Mason's club finished dead last in stolen bases in 2013, the Revs' skipper acquired Valdez from Camden and outfielder Sean Smith from Southern Maryland. They were two of the top-three base stealers in the Atlantic League last year.
What: The 2014 opening day for the York Revolution.
Where: Santander Stadium.
When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Who: The Revs will take on the Camden Riversharks.
Forecast: At game time, it's supposed to be 59 degrees and sunny.
Promotions, giveaways: There will be a pre-game magic show featuring Reza the Illusionist, plus a Magic 8-Ball baseball free to first 1,500 fans - just like the traditional Magic 8-Ball, except with red stitches and with Revolution-themed answers.
Tickets: Lawn tickets are $8, field box tickets are $12 and dugout box tickets $14. Tickets can be purchased at the box office, online at yorkrevolution.com or by calling 801-4478.
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I recently discovered an Asian store where I had bought some Indian products and one of them was garam masala. The ingredients written on the package I have bought are: Coriander, cumin, pimento,nutmeg, pepper, cardamom, clove, fennel and bay leaves.
When I asked my friend Swati, of Sugarcraft in India, if garam masala means spices, she explained to me that it means hot spices (although it is not really hot) be she also sent me her own recipe.
I did not think to check it out with Wikipedia but when I did, here is how Wiki describes Garam Masala:
"There are many variants, the most traditional mixes use just cinnamon, roasted cumin, caraway seeds, cloves, nutmeg (and/or mace) and green cardamom seed or black cardamom pods.
Many commercial mixtures may include more of other less expensive spices and may contain dried red chili peppers, dried garlic, ginger powder, sesame, mustard seeds, turmeric, coriander, bay leaves, star anise and fennel. While commercial garam masala preparations can be bought ready ground, it does not keep well, and soon loses its aroma. Whole spices, which keep fresh much longer, can be ground when needed using a mortar and pestle or electric coffee grinder.
Garam masala is used in cooking, but unlike many spices, it is often added at the end of cooking, so that the full aroma is not lost. It is not 'hot' in the sense that chillis are, but is fairly pungent. Garam refers to temperature hot, where the word teekha describes the heat of chillis".
So if you want to make your own you can make a combination of these spices. I love the smell of Garam Masala.
How to make Garam Masala, recipe by Swati
Makes: about 4 tbsp of Spice Powder
1 tbsp cardamom seeds
1/ 2″ long cinnamon stick
1 tsp black cumin (shahjeera)
1 tsp cloves
1 tsp black peppercorns
1/4 nutmeg
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp dried coriander seeds
1 long bay leaf
Roast all the above spices lightly on low-flame for about 2 mins. Now powder them in a clean, dry spice grinder until smooth. Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.
After making it many times I now add more spices, if I don't have any of the above such as fennel seeds, caraway seeds or nutmeg.
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I'm sitting here ROCKING with glee (& embarassment) dear girl…thank you, thank you!! And might I say, that you are my first Greek friend, you are a rocking good foodie,…& lastly, we both share a background of the aviation world !! *Lov 'n' hugs* Ivy!!
No need to be embarrassed. Did you work in any airline as well?
Hey Ivy…thank you so much for passing this wonderful award……
Hope to know more about you..
Me too, Hetal.
I love the smell too, and I felt like I almost could smell it from your description. Nice!
What a nice thing to say. Thanks Lulu.
Oh Ivy, just wanna hug you now :))
I am so glad I got to know you ..
I really admire the fact that you love trying out new cuisines and enjoy it so much!!
Thanks a ton dear for the award…
Swati, I want to hug you too. Here: xoxoxoxoxo
A sweetie you are Ivy, and a pleasure it has been to make your acquaintance. Your wish is my command. Thank you very much my friend.
Awe isn't that just so sweet of Swati to send her recipe
You do rock Ivy and such a sweet kind person
Rosie x
I have never attempted to make my own garam masala, in fact, I have only really just discovered it because I have been experimenting a little lately with East Indian cuisine.
Thank you my friends for leaving such sweet comments.
If you have an Indian recipe which you think I MUST try, please send me the link. xoxoxoxo
Bravo to you Ivy! What a great job :D. I've only tried moroccon spices once for my pinchos and I liked it. But I'm not used to hot or spicy tastes… don't know if I would dare with the Indian.
Nuria, try this one and you will adore it and there nothing hot in it, only aroma.
[…] When I wanted to cook the lentils, I google searched for recipes and after reading a few, I chose this one, although I have adjusted it to make it less spicy. Instead of using curry powder, which we don't really like, I made by own garam masala. […]


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Ghosts: Documenting Unseen Stories
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Canadian documentarian Morvary Samare's brave new film, Ghosts, premiered last month at the Human Rights Film Festival in Montreal. The film reveals the stories of three Canadian-Arab men who were detained and tortured in Syria and Egypt for months and years only to later be released without charges. The film raises a number of important questions concerning the use of torture and the role of the Canadian government in these cases. As Samare notes, while the case of another Canadian citizen detained and tortured in Syria, Maher Arar, received enormous attention in the media, the cases of the three men featured in Ghost – Abdullah Almalki, Muayyed Nureddin and Ahmad Abou El-Maati – received none at all. Recent reports have revealed that although the Canadian government was aware that these men were detained and possibly being tortured, officials did little or nothing to question the validity of their detention. Instead, the government maintained that all of information pertaining to their cases concerned national security and as such, were state secrets.
Here's a link to a recent CTV interview with Morvary Samare, the producer and director of the film (as well as one of the founders of RamzMedia):
And here's a link to the trailer for Ghost:
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These guys in Ramz are super cool…seriously. They're really nice and we need more people like this in the world. Beautiful.


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Newsday, 11 June 2006
TERRORIST, by John Updike. Knopf, 310 pp.
A reviewer should have the courage of his confusion. So let me waste no time in indicating the variety and
depths of my dismay regarding Terrorist, the new novel by John Updike.It is artful, but a real mess. It evokes
the credit card-thin spiritual trashiness of contemporary American culture, and why this might make Islamic fundamentalism
appealing to a lost soul. Yet the narrative line (which knots itself up through several indulgences in the extreme short-cut
of coincidence) is hardly better than that of a TV movie.Sentence by sentence, it is another breathtaking manifestation
of the author's gifts. But certain elements of the fictional architecture -- its setting in a New Jersey city gone to seed,
for example, or the major character who is a middle-aged Jewish schoolteacher -- leave the impression that Updike won them
in a poker game with Philip Roth.And most puzzling of all, there is the question of timing and texture. In various
ways, all obvious enough, it can be called a post-9/11 novel, with characters who work to bring jihad to American soil, and
sundry references to life in the age of Homeland Security. And yet all these elements of contemporary circumstance somehow
feel like ornamentation, or surface detail - if not, indeed, distractions from whatever is really on the author's mind.In
his first novel, Poorhouse Fair -- published in 1959, when he was in his 20s -- Updike avoided the usual coming-of-age
story by making his characters elderly. With Terrorist, he is again peering through the imaginative telescope: It
opens with the thoughts of an American teenager, Ahmad, who is finishing his last semester of high school in New Prospect,
N.J. His mother is a painter, unsuccessful but determined; his father, an Egyptian who, one surmises, grabbed the chance at
a green card but did not stick around long.Ahmad has found a substitute for paternal authority. He rejects Mom for
the Imam. And in the course of his after-school studies of the Quran, his faith proves tougher and fiercer than that of his
spiritual leader, who "seeks to soften the Prophet's words, to make them blend with human reason, but they were not meant
to blend: They invade our human softness like a sword."A book called Terrorist is naturally going to permit
only a very narrow distinction between levels of plot -- narrative and conspiratorial. Without giving anything away, I will
say only that Ahmad's preparation for martyrdom is ambivalent. He has a powerful will to simplicity: "The world is difficult,
he thinks, because devils are busy in it, confusing things and making the straight crooked." But the devils are also busy
inside him.The plot to unleash violence is in some ways only the armature of the novel, if not its pretext. The teenager
is a link bringing together other characters, most of them much older than he -- with the consequence of those connections
being, in one case, adultery. That narrative strand somehow proves of greater emotional consequence than Ahmad's effort
to bring the cleansing fire of divine wrath to the United States.None of the characters are opaque to the book's narrative
voice. It moves in and out of their consciousness, or prods them to speak their minds at some length, with what is sometimes
greater eloquence, introspective nuance, or command of historical factoids than seems quite credible.And quite a few
of these monologues concur with the Muslim-fundamentalist rage at the American empire of the senseless. The country is populated,
Ahmad says, by "slaves to drugs, slaves to fads, slaves to television, slaves to sports heroes that don't know they exist,
slaves to the unholy, meaningless opinions of others." A teacher at the high school sounds much the same in describing his
students: "They think the human mind is on eternal holiday, and from now on has nothing else to do but absorb entertainment.Other
passages echo these sentiments - the most memorable being several pages of well-turned rant about TV commercials. There is
a particular intensity of cold rage expressed at a woman in an ad for an erectile-dysfunction pill, "looking, you know, all
kind of misty and smug and sexually satisfied."Now, the roaring vacuum of U.S. mass culture deserves no defense. Ten
minutes of reality TV is enough to make The Decline of the West look cheerful. Still, given a choice between Sharia
law and Levitra ads, one tends to notice a few values worth preserving in even so debased a public sphere as this one.In
Terrorist, the closest thing to transcendence (apart from the suicide mission) is a rather trivial-seeming affair
between two characters -- a romance that suddenly becomes central to the book only after it is over. Updike is, of course,
our epic poet of private life. But he might have created a richer novel by trying to imagine something beyond it.


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November 30, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says he did a full court press for a health care system remake because "this country was going to go bankrupt."
At the same time, Obama said in a nationally broadcast interview Friday he isn't worried that his bold reach for a $1.3 trillion, 10-year makeover might cause his public approval ratings to plummet. He told CBS's "The Early Show" that forcing changes in the system was "the right thing to do."
The president also said he remains confident that "if you have a good policy and you're trying to do the right thing, over time the politics works out." He was asked about polls showing his own standings in descent and a continuing revulsion among some elements of the public over the sweeping health care measure.
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Lots happening in the world of digital and I have been negligent in sharing the news / posts that really caught my eye lately. So with that, here's my latest weekly (better called monthly) update:
Breathing New Life Into Virtual Worlds – PR 2.0: Virtual World membership grew by 39% in the second quarter of 2009 to an estimated 579 million with Youth driving most of that growth.
Four Questions for Successful CPG Social Media Marketing: Great post from the Google CPG Blog, which is a must read if you don't subscribe to it.
Why Teens Don't Tweet: Only 16 percent of Twitter users are under 25. More specifically, 45-54 year olds are 36 percent more likely than average to visit Twitter, making them the highest indexing age group, followed by 25-34 year olds, who are 30 percent more likely.
Why We Need Marketing General Contractors – The Toad Stool: Another great post by Alan Wolk. I frequently use his term "NASCAR Blindness" and now I think I might be using "Marketing General Contractors" as well.
Best Buy's CrowdSourced Job Posting is Live: I've said it before, but this is one reason Barry Judge is a CMO that just plain gets where marketing is headed.
6 Lessons from the Best Marketing Campaign Ever – Rohit Bhargava: At the Cannes Ad Festival this year, a single marketing campaign took home a Grand Prix award in three categories simultaneously–direct, cyber and PR– something that had never happened before in the 50+ year history of the show. And the campaign was from a Tourism Board…not a Fortune 100 company or brand.
If Twitter had 100 People…: 5% of the people create 75% of the Tweets


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What Do Vegans Eat? the NEW Book by Leigh-Chantelle
Written by Leigh-Chantelle
Created Monday, 30 July 2012
My book, What Do Vegans Eat? is now out:
Here's the Press Release
You can purchase the Print book (ISBN 978-0-9808484-0-3) on the following websites:
- Amazon US & Amazon UK
- Barnes & Noble
- Adlibris (Sweden)
- Indigo
Wholesale info on Ingram Books - for Retail Stores, Libraries, Colleges, Schools, Universities etc
The book will be available to purchase digitally (Digital ISBN 978-0-9808484-1-0) as a PDF download on the VLV! Store and SOON on the following websites:
Here's the Blurb:
What Do Vegans Eat? is a scrapbook-style book written by Leigh-Chantelle from Viva la Vegan! focused on putting the fun into vegan health education, dispelling the myth that vegans aren't healthy and eat boring and bland food.
Leigh-Chantelle, an accredited Naturopath, Nutritionist and Western herbalist, created this visually appealing look at the many delicious food options vegans have today and delivers it in her unique, charming, no-fuss style.
Food photographs from Leigh-Chantelle's nutritious and cruelty-free recipes found on her website vivalavegan.net are combined with her inspiring and easy to comprehend overview of the essentials needed to have a healthy vegan diet and lifestyle.
- What's involved in adopting a vegan lifestyle
- Why does someone become a vegan?
- Basic food staples of a vegan diet
- Examples of vegan foods for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and dessert
- Basic examples of plant sources of vitamins, minerals and nutrients
- Introduction to quinoa (pronounced keen-wa) and how to cook
"What Do Vegans Eat? started as a scrapbook-style presentation for a Brisbane vegan group," says Leigh-Chantelle. "I wanted my presentation to be fun and visually appealing, yet still have the important educational aspects of a vegan health talk. I combined my love for fun, easy to comprehend education, with food and animal photographs and myself posing to create what I hope is an inspiring look at how easy being a vegan is nowadays."
While Leigh-Chantelle focuses mostly on the food aspects of veganism in What Do Vegans Eat?, she points out that veganism is not just a diet. "Being vegan is a lifestyle and a set of ethical values that myself and many others choose to embrace" she says. "I hope that I inspire others by leading by example to show how easy it is to live in line with your ethics and values." She encourages all vegans and potential vegans to educate themselves to the other benefits of the vegan lifestyle including: Animal rights and Welfare, Environment and Sustainability, Ethical and moral issues, Health, Spiritual and/or Religious beliefs, Weight loss or control.
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From traditional built-ins of oak, maple, or cherry to mod models decked out in metal and glass, any cabinet can be green. So what's the difference between green ones and conventional ones? Green cabinets don't give off unhealthy chemical vapors. And they reflect an environmental awareness–sometimes because they're made with green materials and sometimes because their owners have found clever ways to do more with less.
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…to you and your health
Makeovers cause less disruption and use fewer resources that ripping out your old cabinets and putting in new ones. What's more, most new products are made with MDF, particle board, or plywood that contains urea formaldehyde glues. Urea formaldehyde is a carcinogen that can also cause nausea, headaches, fatigue, and burning sensations in the eyes and throat. This VOC gives off the most toxic fumes when cabinets are new, but may continue to emit very low levels of formaldehyde for years. If you can avoid new cabinets with urea formaldehyde, you'll have healthier home.
A new California law will drastically reduce allowable emissions from pressed-wood products made or sold in the state. As that law is phased in between 2009 and 2012, Californians–and the rest of the country–will start to see healthier materials on the market.
…to your wallet
The average cost of remodeling a U.S. kitchen hovers around $20,000, and cabinets eat up from a third to a half of that total. Greener products tend to cost more, but that should change as more makers switch to FSC-certified woods and formaldehyde-free materials. Using salvaged or vintage storage pieces is a great way to save money and spare the planet.
…to the Earth
Brand-new products eat up a lot of energy and natural resources. Greener choices spare the planet by protecting forests and reducing pollution and waste. Cores made from MDF (medium-density fiberboard), particle board, and some plywoods are made from young, fast-growing, abundant trees (often from a tree plantation), sparing forests' older giants. And veneers use wood fiber very efficiently. Unfortunately, demand for exotic veneers continues to drive unsustainable and illegal harvesting in forests around the world–an important reason to make sure your wood choice has the FSC seal of approval for both its core and its veneer.
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A neighbor's quick thinking helped save an elderly couple during a late-night house fire.
Officials say the fire at a home on Gertin on Houston's south side started around 12:30 a.m. Friday.
A neighbor saw flames, ran over to the home and banged on the door until the husband and wife sleeping inside woke up, the Houston Fire Department said.
Firefighters responded and were able to extinguish the flames before the fire spread to the rest of the house.
Officials say the fire started from a shorted out small refrigerator on the back indoor patio. The fire was contained to the back wall.


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A big thank you to our friends and sponsors. The kick-off luncheon at Amazing Joe's for the collection of school supplies for the Tools For School Giveaway was a success.
It was helped by the following sponsors: Amazing Joe's, WLBC, AFL-CIO ECI Labor Council, American Health Network-Eye Specialists; Ashcraft Jewelers; Bailey's Cleaners; Bartlett Corp./Auto Intelligence; Billie Sheppard; Carpenters Local 1016; Craig Nichols, building commissioner; Drumm and Company; First Merchants Bank; Flowers Wholesale Paper Products; Gary Paul State Farm; Great Destinations; Hankins Services; Imaging Center; Indiana Michigan Power; Jeff Arnold, Delaware County prosecutor; Judge John Feick and family; Judge Linda Ralu Wolf, Julie Bering, Lutton Construction, Maplewood Golf Course, Mayor Dennis Tyler, "Imagine the Possibilities"; MD's Golf; Midwest Mat; Muncie Sanitary District; Murray Jewelers; Normandy Florists; Ontario Systems; Outfitters; Prime Trust Credit Union; Rosenthall Orthodontics; Salvation Army; Selby Martin Insurance; Steve Stewart, Police Chief; Stoops Buick GMC; The Ballroom at Cardinal Hills, Verallia.
Also, a big thank you to all those who bought tickets and attended the luncheon. Thank you to all who donated school supplies that day. There are many areas around Delaware County where supplies can be donated. The Tools For School Giveaway will be Saturday, Aug. 3 at the Delaware County Fairgrounds. - Hearts and Hands United, Uniting Common Goals and Resources for the Benefit of Individuals and Families in Need
The following was recently received by Tom Schnuck, superintendent, Beech Grove Cemetery:
"Manager, Beech Grove Cemetery:
I want to commend and thank a Beech Grove employee, Tina Sulfridge, for her help in locating the graves of my great grandparents.
Ms. Sulfridge went above and beyond what I expected. Her phone manner is wonderful and she also sent information via email. My mother died believing her grandparents were in unmarked graves. My family is grateful to learn otherwise.
Beech Grove can be proud of the way your office is handled - you are in good hands. Thanks again."
We always hear from people who are not happy with something at the cemetery, but people seldom take time to let us know when they are pleased. This letter was the exception and we thank this lady for taking time. - Ron Jones, member, board of trustees, Beech Grove Cemetery.
On behalf of the Delaware County TRIAD, I would like to thank the following individuals for making the Spring Senior Health Fair and Medication Collection a success: To Scott Cooper, TRIAD president, for his unflagging energy and tireless work on behalf of area seniors. A special thank you to Vicki Vaught and Gary Brossart for helping us bring this event to life. A special thanks goes to Nikki Grigsby and the Muncie Sanitary District. Thank you to Kay Walker and the Center Township Trustee workers who set up and the Department of Corrections for their workers who handled the tear down.
Thank you to the following businesses for bringing food and drinks for the event: The Woodlands, The Waters of Yorktown and Muncie, Westminster Village, Albany Health Care, Parker Health Care, Gentiva Home Health, Bethel Pointe, Liberty Village, Care One Home Health, and Second Harvest Food Bank.
Thank you to our volunteers: Helen Grahg, Helen Bartlett, Judy Shelton, Carolyn Bird, Helen George, Estell and Rollie Hines, Tom Kenney, Carol Kirkham, Connie Garrett and especially Susie Cooper. For those who came to entertain on such a hot day, thank you to Frank Gray and the Third Age Theater and Karen Bartling and her Women's Chorus and The Star Press' Ivy Farguheson for her great article.
For medication collection a heartfelt thank you goes to Sheriff Mike Scroggins, deputies Jayne Webster, Scott Brand, Kevin Kimbrough, David Spence, Jerry Bissel and Sgt. Butch Blackmer.
We collected 2, 000 pounds of medication in two days, which brings our total to 23,000 pounds. For all of you who attended and who brought your meds, we thank you. - Judy Elton, vice president, Delaware County TRIAD
All of the individuals who helped with the luminarias for the American Cancer Society's recent Relay for Life are Star Performers.
They did an outstanding job of preparing and placing the luminarias and organizing the luminaria ceremony. I want to recognize all who helped and apologize if I failed to get someone's name. I want everyone to know that they are appreciated and the ceremony would not have been a success without each individual's help.
A big thank you goes to Karen Howell and her children Lukas and Sharon, Melissa Brinker and her children Royce and Reanne, Sherry Garland, Katie Garland, Keegan Garland and Josh Strauch. We certainly could not have accomplished the task without the tremendous help from many high schools, students, coaches and parents.
Thanks to the Yorktown High School tennis team, coaches, and parents. They were: Jini Morgan, Janet Goff, Shelby Parker, Mitchell Miniear, Nathan Simpson, Sierra Morgan and Paige Swan.
We also received tremendous help from the Delta High School tennis team, coaches, parents and the Delta High School cheerleaders and parents. They were Tim Cleland, Kristi Gibson, Larry Robbins, Shelby Robbins, Teaghan Dishman, Tannon Dishman, Tynan Dishman, Tyce Dishman, Amy Dishman, Jay Robillard, Jordan Fenwick, Zak Fenwick, Trent Sanders, Jack Sanders, Marissa Morris, Natalie Alexander, Shelby Richardson, Maddie Holdren, Katelyn Milligan, Kiera Helm, Kortney Helm, Lauren Milligan, Kenna Gibson, Kaylin Gibson, Maggie Thompson, Brock Windsor, Dayanara Charlton, Katie Garland, Ashley Stevens, Kayleigh Wright, Ruth Smith, Kristina Grove, Chloe Crump, Lexi Adams and Kennedy Drago.
Seth Morgan from the Academy, Keegan Garland from Delta High School and Josh Strauch from Southside High School contributed greatly. Thanks to coach Alli Richards for recruiting the cheerleaders.
A grateful thanks to Jon Sipes and Mark DiFabio for getting the beautiful music together (sorry to request at the last minute) to make a very emotional and moving luminaria ceremony. Thanks also to Jason Conley and his mother for preparing a scroll with all the names of loved ones, which could be viewed by all participants at the relay.
Everyone involved did a fantastic job and everything combined to be a very beautiful luminaria ceremony. Thanks, I am grateful. - Alice Gillis, luminaria chairman


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For Monday, February 14, 2011
POSTED: 1:30 a.m. HST, Feb 14, 2011
A bus driver complained of pain yesterday morning after he allegedly was poked in the chest several times by a passenger who wanted a refund, police said.
The 48-year-old male passenger was arrested for investigation of interfering with the operator of a public transit vehicle following the 10:20 a.m. incident in the Honolulu area, police said. The 26-year-old driver complained of pain to his chest, police said.
Big Island firefighters extinguished a fire in the living room of a Hilo house yesterday.
The cause of the $10,000 fire is under investigation, and officials said the fire was suspicious in nature.
Firefighters were summoned to the Kinoole Street home at about 11:50 a.m. and had the fire under control at noon.
No one was home at the time of the fire.
Police arrested a 52-year-old man wanted on suspicion of terroristic threatening after spotting him on a stolen mo-ped Saturday afternoon.
According to police, the suspect threatened a 62-year-old man in the Ala Moana area but left before officers arrived.
Officers spotted him in the area and pulled him over. It was then discovered that the mo-ped on which he was riding was stolen, police said. He was arrested for second-degree terroristic threatening and unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle.


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A district of New York City, situated to the north of 96th Street in NE Manhattan. It has a large black population and in the 1920s and 1930s was noted for its nightclubs and jazz bands
A neighborhood of Harlem in northern Manhattan in New York City. Parts of it have been called Italian Harlem and Spanish Harlem, reflecting local ethnic history
A movement in US literature in the 1920s which centred on Harlem and was an early manifestation of black consciousness in the US. The movement included writers such as Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston
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In the world of Linux Video-conferencing, there are very few choices. There is QSeeMe. A Qt client that talks the older CU-SeeMe protocol (grayscale MJPEG, and H-263). This would have been a great product if I was looking for a tool in 1998, when the available version was released. Now, it's old and incompatible with most current tools.
Second in your choice of tools, might be VIC. VIC is a video conferencing application developed by the Network Research Group at Berkeley.
VIC is an excellent tool if you're looking for a video-conferencing solution for hackers, geeks and code monkeys. It is not a good solution if you're trying to conference in a Vice President of a Retail firm, or an old friend who can boot Windows but not accomplish much beyond that. VIC has two problems. First, the code is crufty. The code is very crufty. The code requires tweaking. I got the code compiled on Linux, only after realizing that 'something' was missing in all the tarballs offered, and getting the entire code base from cvs. Once it was compiled, it didn't work very well with Video4Linux (the current Linux Video API). On an older SUN box at the office, it compiled OK, and found the camera etc. Second problem, the code is in lots of little parts, the whiteboard is one part, audio is another, video, network based text editing, and the front-end are all separate as well. For me, this wasn't a big issue, it was simply a slight annoyance. For any non-technical people, it was an unscalable wall.
In my humble opinion, our best hope lies in the Open H.323 project. This is an Open Source implementation of the ITU teleconferencing standard (H.323). It's licensed under the MPL, so it can be included in any Open Source project. The code base is clean, the simple apps written for it compile easily and audio works OK. Video transmission support is still in development, but I'd guess they'll soon have it working well. The best thing about this project, is that its an implementation of a standard, the same standard used in- gasp- NetMeeting from Microsoft (especially with the upcoming T-120 support). Once Gnome, KDE, or some enterprising group of geeks gets a usable UI around this project we may actually be in business.
Video Teleconferencing could be a big win for Linux. A simple teleconferencing box, should not require expensive proprietary OS's. A well-powered system, video camera and a stable Free OS, could be tossed into every conference room and save bundles of cash. Besides, I want to chat with my friends from home!
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MUNCIE - Diana L. Michener, 65, passed away Saturday morning, April 28, 2012 after a courageous battle with colorectal cancer. In her final days, she was surrounded with love from her family and friends.
Diana was born August 31, 1946, in Rochester, the daughter of Robert and Wanda (Jones) Burns.
She graduated from Selma High School in 1964, the same year they won the county basketball tournament. She attended Ball State University and worked for Indiana/Vectren Gas for forty-two years from where she retired as an engineer in January 2012.
Diana was a wonderful mother, daughter, and friend. She enjoyed working in her yard, shopping, and spending time with her family and friends. But her greatest joy was spending time with her grandson and he loved his adventures with his "Mam". Diana loved animals, especially her cats.
She is survived by her mother, Wanda Burns; her daughter and son-in-law, Wendy and Mark Smith; her grandson, Korie Smith; three aunts, Jackie Bashore, Earlene Carpenter, and Vera Brown; very special cousins, Mike Bashore (children, Mandy and Casey), Teresa Bashore, and Matt Bashore (wife, Mary, son, Harry); two other cousins, Bret and Jeff Carpenter; her daughter's best friend, Christy Jones; very special friend, Janet Smith; and her best friends since the first grade, Jean Stanley, Rita Jones, Jan Reed, and Karen Cooper.
Diana was preceded in death by her daddy, Robert Burns; grandparents, Vera and John Mullen, Visa and Jesse Jones; uncles, Harold Bashore and Eugene Carpenter.
Services will be held at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at The Meeks Mortuary and Crematory, Washington Street Chapel. Burial will follow in Gardens of Memory Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday, April 30, 2012 at The Meeks Mortuary and Crematory, Washington Street Chapel.
The family would like to give a special thanks to Dr. Sulfi Ibrihim, nurses and staff at I.U. Ball Memorial Hospital Oncology and Cancer Center, Christy Jones, and the wonderful staff at Southern Care Hospice.
Memorial contributions may be made to Cancer Services of East Central Indiana (Little Red Door), 2311 W. Jackson St., Muncie, IN 47303, or Animal Rescue Fund (A.R.F.), 1209 Riggin Rd., Muncie, IN 47303.
Online condolences may be directed to the family at http://www.meeksmortuary.com.