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Hearing: With only 13 guaranteed deals, Grizzlies will bring vet forward Tony Gaffney to training camp to give him a shot at a roster spot-- Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) September 18, 2013
Gaffney has already signed this season w/Telekom Baskets Bonn in Germany but has clause in contract which allows him to take NBA camp invite-- Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) September 18, 2013
"After working out for several NBA teams prior to the lockout, former University of Massachusetts standout Tony Gaffney has signed a contract to play overseas next season, and former Minuteman teammate Gary Forbes could follow him."
"With the lockout not expected to end quickly, many NBA hopefuls are signing contracts to play elsewhere in order to ensure themselves a paycheck."
Guard: Orien Greene Utah Flash
Guard: Othyus Jeffers*, Iowa Energy
Forward: Tony Gaffney, Utah Flash
Forward: Larry Owens*, Tulsa 66ers
Center: Chris Johnson*, Dakota Wizards
Center: Sean Williams, Texas Legends
If NFL labor talk wasn't giving you your fill of legal fun, the NBA appears ready to follow suit as rumors of a basketball lockout continue to gather steam.
If the NY Daily News is right, the NBA Las Vegas summer league won't be happening this year. The league is usually a chance for rookies to prepare for their first season, while players who were undrafted, or played int eh D-League or overseas can use the league as a chance to get an invitation to somebody's camp. This helped earn Gary Forbes a job last year. Without a summer league there'll be fewer chances for someone to crack a roster.
If there is a work stoppage, even a short one, that postpones the start of the 2011-12 season. It's likely that NBA will have shorter training camps. Players with NBA experience will be safer invites to people camp. For someone like Gary Forbes, who'll be a free agent after the season, this is a good thing.
For someone like Tony Gaffney, who played this season in the D-League, or Anthony Gurley, who isn't expected to be drafted, there is less chance of becoming the next Gary Forbes.
Gaffney had a superb game with 12 points, and dominated the defensive effort with 11 rebounds, seven blocks and six steals.
Lasme had a team-high 10 rebounds and scored four in 19 minutes for the Claws. Watch the highlights with plenty of Tony Gaffney dunks: Highlights.
For the year, Gaffney is averaging 7.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists while shooting 52.6 from the floor in 13 D-League games.
You can watch Gaffney on NBA TV on Monday at 2:45 p.m., as part of the D-League Showcase in South Padre Island, Texas.
The team confirmed the move with CBS 3 Springfield Wednesday afternoon. Gaffney told CBS 3 Springfield Sports he decided to leave his team in Turkey in December in order to pursue his dream of returning to the NBA.
He was on the Celtics' roster towards the end of the last season, before being cut in the preseason in 2010.
Tony Gaffney to return to NBDL
Sources confirms that Tony Gaffney has been cut by Turk Telekom Ankara and will likely join the D-League player pool according to Sportando.
Gaffney was averaging 6 points per game in 8 games played in Turkish TBL.
Tony Gaffney. The Somerset High grad and the last preseason cut of the champion Lakers in 2009, signs with the Celtics in the spring in time to practice with Boston and to sit on the Celtics' bench (in spiffy street clothes) for the NBA Finals against the Lakers. Tony gets released from the C's during the 2010 preseason and plays pro ball in Turkey.
Former Minuteman Tony Gaffney, who announced on Facebook that he had been cut by the Celtics on Saturday, also used the popular social networking site to say that he'd signed a contract to play in Turkey: "Got a contract offer from Turkey that was impossible to turn down, shipping out tomorrow night! If anyone wants to reach me while I'm out there, ya best bet is through Facebook or Twitter. See y'all around Christmas. Take care."
In addition to 7-footer Andrew McCarthy, West Springfield native Jordan Couture will also walk-on to the UMass roster. Couture, a 6-foot-3 freshman guard starred at Cathedral and is coach Derek Kellogg's godson. Bud Gaffney, Tony's younger brother who was a walk-on last year, has not returned to the Minutemen, according to Kellogg.
Check out ESPN Boston's Chris Forsberg with the complete report.
"Numbers, just a lot of numbers [in front] of him," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said when asked about Gaffney's departure. "He plays extremely hard. He's one of those guys that you would love to figure out a way to keep him on the team. At the end of the day, the numbers got him.
Here is the comment from Gaffney's Facebook page.
"All good things must come to an end. It was a great time being w the celtics, it ended today. I appreciate all the love n support. You guys are the best. My agent is back to the drawing board and stirring up something. So when the next move is finalized you all will know. Thanks again everyone."
Celtics Hub had a chance to speak with the 6'8" UMass product, one on one, to gain some perspective on Tony's mindset heading into camp and what he must do to make this team:
Assuming the Celtics keep the maximum 15 players and depending on how other positions shake out, Gaffney could be in a battle with summer acquisition Von Wafer for one of the final roster spots. Despite that uncertain future, Gaffney has a good feeling about the Celtics this season.
"The environment in the locker room right now is something special," Gaffney said this morning before the C's charity golf tournament at the Granite Links Golf Club in Quincy. "There's obviously a lot of talk about the Miami Heat right now, but we're a team that's determined and looks ready to get this thing going."
Celtics Town has a snipet on Gaffney and his enthusiasm for the season.
Gaffney knows he's going to have to fight just to earn a spot on the 15-man roster, but after being a part of Boston's run to the cusp of an NBA title last season, he's aware of what's brewing this season.
"The environment in the locker room right now, it's something special," said Gaffney. "I know there's a lot of talk about the Miami Heat right now, but we're a team that's determined and looks ready to get this thing going."
Gaffney raved about the shape that players are arriving in Boston in, stressing how excited everyone is to get this season started. Rivers said he wanted his players to take it easy this offseason given the extended 2009-10 campaign, but admitted that guys were arriving in better shape that he could have imagined.
Gaffney also noted he's excited about the potential for having fellow UMass product Lasme in camp.
"It's nice to see a familiar face, even if I know all the guys [on the Celtics roster] really well now," said Gaffney. "[Lasme] looks really good, really fit. He'll bring a lot to camp."
Check out various stories on former UMass basketball All-American Stephane Lasme and his invitation to Boston Celtics preseason camp.
On the evening of Wednesday, April 14, as the Celtics walked into the TD Garden to gear up for their 82nd and final game of the NBA's regular season, they entered the locker room to find two new faces staring back at them. The two new guys were Oliver Lafayette and Tony Gaffney, a pair of relatively unknown youngsters looking to get their big break in the NBA. Lafayette was a D-League castoff; Gaffney was a former UMass Minuteman returning from a brief stint in Israel. Neither had ever played a minute in the NBA.
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Boyd Elmer Birdsong, 90, of Altus died Monday, April 19, 2004, at his
A native of Clarksville, he was a son of the late Hugh and Maude Otten
Birdsong, furniture maker, Army veteran, and was preceded in death by
his wife, Madeline Buck Elk Thunder Birdsong; one son, Jerry Leymond
Birdsong; three daughters, Donna Mae, Edith Ann and Georgia Birdsong;
and one brother, Joe Hugh Birdsong.
He is survived by three daughters, Peggy Rose Hennessey of Alix, Inga
Dawn Tobin of Altus, and Ava Imotichey of Norwalk, Calif.; two sons,
Don Boyd Birdsong of Sacramento, Calif., and Hugh Franklin Birdsong of
Martinez, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Emilia Dolores Harlan, 74, of Lamar died Friday, April 23, 2004, at
Johnson Regional Medical Center.
She was the widow of Burley Dale Harlan, daughter of the late Pedro V.
Mijares and Martha Gomez, and was preceded in death by one daughter,
Carol Ann Phillips; and one stepson, Kenny Harlan.
Survivors are one daughter, Martha Dolores Argo of Lamar; one
stepdaughter, Pattie Pollard of Oregon; four sons, William Merrille
Scott II of Hawaii, Howard Dale Scott of California, Patrick James
Scott of Oklahoma, and George Martin Scott of Minnesota; one stepson,
Dale Harlan of Oregon; two brothers, Pete and Raul Mijares of
California; 28 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, at Roller-Cox Chapel
with Rev. Amos Pledger and William Scott III officiating. Burial will
be in Annie's Chapel Cemetery.
Arthur Franklin Russell, 71, of Clarksville died Tuesday, April 20,
2004, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
He was a former Johnson County chief deputy sheriff, retired employee
of River Valley By-Products, truck driver, 32nd degree Mason, former
owner of Fiberglass Craft and Marina in Clarksville, former president
of the Clarksville Coon Hunters Association, member of the Johnson
County Bass Club, and son of the late Ewell and Vellow Chesser Russell.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Virginia Mae Clayborn Russell;
two daughters and sons-in-law, Debbie and Michael Fann of Raytown, Mo.,
and Tanya and Mike Berg of Lamar; two sons and daughters-in-law, Steve
and Brenda Russell of Clarksville and Danny and Rexanne Russell of
Crossville, Ala.; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Joyce and Carl
Harbert of Waxahachie, Texas, and Velma and J. D. Shaw of Gurdon; eight
grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and
numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 22, at Roller-Cox Chapel with
Rev. Lance Fetters officiating. Burial was in Woodland Cemetery.
George E. Shoeffler, 57, of Hartman died Friday, April 23, 2004, at his
He was a native of Altus, son of the late Joseph Franklin Shoeffler,
graduate of Hartman High School and Arkansas Vocational Technical
Institute in Ozark, member of the Coal Hill VFW, Marine veteran of the
Vietnam War, served 17 years with the 142nd Field Artillery in the
Ozark National Guard Unit, served six months in the Gulf War, former
owner of Dobbs Body Shop in Clarksville, and was preceded in death by
one brother, Larry Shoeffler.
Survivors include his widow, Mary Jane Shoeffler; one daughter and
son-in-law, Dee Ann and Dee Patton of Clarksville; mother, Priscilla
Shoeffler of Hartman; two sisters, Charlotte Trice of Pottsboro, Texas,
and Barbara Taggard of Las Vegas, Nev.; and two grandchildren, Ashlyn
and Kassadi Patton of Clarksville.
Graveside services and burial were at 10 a.m. Monday, April 26, at
Oakland Cemetery with Rev. Terry Schlinker officiating. Arrangements
were under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Memorial services for E. Louise T. Berry, 85, who died Nov. 29, 2003,
in Sioux City, Iowa, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 1, at the
First United Methodist Church in Clarksville.
She was a former resident of Clarksville, native of Mississippi,
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. Tate, widow of Gordon Butler
Berry, high school graduate, attended Mississippi Women's College and
William Carey College where she received a bachelor of arts degree and
a bachelor of science degree in math, music and education, former math
teacher, and was involved in numerous volunteer positions in
Clarksville including Johnson Regional Medical Center and senior
service groups. She was preceded in death by one brother, Archie Tate
and one sister, Stella Denton.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Mary and Leo Demski of
Brandenton, Fla., and Barbara and Paul Whitley of Sioux City, Iowa; one
son and daughter-in-law, Ted and J. Berry of Roseville, N. M.; four
grandchildren and spouses, Lee and Michelle Demski of Sarasota, Fla.,
Karen Demski of Atlanta, Ga., Melisa and Jim Smith of Carrollton,
Texas, and Dr. John and Sarah Balbas of Memphis, Tenn.; and one
great-grandchild, Justin Carl Smith of Carrollton, Texas.
Lee Roy Lemons, 78, of Clarksville died Thursday, April 22, 2004, at
his home.
He was a member of Trinity Chapel Pentecostal Church of God, Korean War
Air Force veteran, security employee, son of the late Thomas Clinton
and Liza Jane Baldwin Lemons, and was preceded in death by one sister,
Mattie Jane Lohmeyer; and three brothers, James Lemons, Amos Lemons,
and Lonnie Lemons.
Survivors include his widow, Margie Holland Lemons; five stepsons,
Charles Wood and John Wood, both of Clarksville, Ernie Wood of Bois
D'Arc, Mo., and Fred Wood and Paul Wood, both of Springdale; one
brother, Elva Lemons of Washington; 14 stepgrandchildren; and eight
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 24, at Trinity Chapel Pentecostal
Church of God with Rev. Terry Schlinker officiating.
Burial was in Mt. Vernon Cemetery under the direction of Roller-Cox
Funeral Home.
Active pallbearers were Bob Waite, Virgil Blake, Don Mefford, Jerry
Drummond, Don Lyle and Junior Walker.
Graveside memorial services for Minnazelle King Danley, 96, of
Bakersfield, Calif., who died Oct. 24, 2003, will be held at 10 a.m.
Thursday, April 29, at Oakland Cemetery in Clarksville under the
direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
She was a native of Clarksville, daughter of the late Joe B. and Kate
Clark King, and was preceded in death by one sister, Josephine King
Sefcik; one brother, Joe B. King; and two nephews, Joe B. King and
William M. Hardwicke III.
Opal Mae Brewer, 89, of Baytown, Texas, sister of Vernard Ross of Hunt,
died Wednesday, April 21, 2004.
She was a native of Okmulgee, Okla., daughter of the late Howard and
Donie Ross; widow of Alfred Lee Brewer, attended Second Baptist Church
of Baytown, Texas, and was preceded in death by two sons, Alfred Brewer
Jr. and Lawrence Brewer; three brothers; and five sisters.
Other survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Bobby and Lois
Brewer of Highlands, Texas, Tommy and Cathy Brewer of Richland Hills,
Ga., and Billy and Mary Michele Brewer of Baytown, Texas; one daughter
and son-in-law, Susan and John Lane of Missouri City, Texas; 15
grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and three
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 24, at Earthman Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. Tommy Clements officiating. Burial was at Memory
Gardens Cemetery in Baytown, Texas.
Active pallbearers were Johnny Brewer, Brian Brewer, Robert Santana,
Michael Santana, Tommy Brewer, and Dennis Brewer.
Quilla Sue Walden, 86, of Clarksville died April 25, 2004, at Johnson
Regional Medical Center.
She was a retired frozen food production company employee, daughter of
the late David M. and Quillian Duff James, and was preceded in death by
one daughter, Sandra Cappizzelli.
She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Rosemary and Bill Snow
of Scranton; one son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Patricia Keihn of
Texas; two sisters, Marie Craig of Indianapolis, Ind., and Lou Jones of
Portland, Tenn.; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one
Shelby Gean Bourland, 62, of Lamar died Tuesday, April 20, 2004.
She was a native of Atkins, daughter of the late Russell and Vera Dixon
Jones and was preceded in death by one daughter, Shelia Dean Pack.
Survivors are her husband, F. E. (Red) Bourland; four sons, David
Bourland of Germany, Eugene Bourland of Louisiana, Russell Bourland of
Atkins, and James Bourland of Lamar; two daughters, Pamela Braugham of
Louisiana and Jaysha Bourland of Lamar; three brothers, Russ Jones of
Conway and J. M. Jones and Eddie Jones, both of Atkins; one sister,
Revenna Pratt of Atkins; and 11 grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Friday, April 23, at Lemley Funeral Chapel in
Atkins with Rev. Charlie Casto officiating. A private burial was held
at Bowden Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Heath Brashear, Clayton Brashear, John Belcher,
Malcolm Jones, Kevin Jones, Terry Pratt and Daniel Brashear.
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Last week, I wrote about the inordinate attention paid to the Rockets' winning streak in the NBA and to Tiger Woods' winning streak in PGA events. Now both are history and the real records – the ones belonging to the LA Lakers and to Byron Nelson – were never seriously in danger. It would be a good resolution for media folks to make for themselves only to begin to rhapsodize about the greatness of winning streaks in the NBA when the streak extends beyond 24 games or when a golfer has won 8 PGA tournaments in a row. That would mean there might – I said might – be a serious assault on the extant records. Oh, and with the golf record specifically, I think it would a whole lot more interesting if the person making the assault on the record winning streak played more than once a month picking and choosing among the courses he or she might compete upon…
One look at the NCAA tournament brackets for the men and the women gives you an insight into a fundamental difference between men's collegiate basketball and women's collegiate college basketball. More than a couple of lower seeded men's teams pulled off the upset against teams with "bigger reputations". In the women's tournament, chalk prevails. In the first round of the women's tournament, exactly two lower seeded teams advanced; neither went to the Sweet 16. The women's bracket is set up to allow a Tennessee/Connecticut game in the finals. You don't think that the Women's Selection Committee made sure that might happen, do you?
The men's East Bracket is pure chalk; the four teams left were seeded one-through-four. And UNC's demolition of Arkansas might be a good argument for the incorporation of a "mercy rule" in college basketball. That game was not in doubt after the first five minutes of play. In the Midwest Bracket, the teams left were seeded one, three, ten and twelve. All of the #1 seeds are still alive but half of the #2 seeds have gone home already.
My two favorite Big East teams, Georgetown and Pitt, did not advance to the Final Four as I predicted; in fact they are back on campus already while teams that finished significantly below them in the regular season and/or the Big East Conference Tournament play on. That makes the men's tournament more interesting because it is less predictable or formulaic. One of those "lesser Big East teams" is Villanova. On the Great Monday of Whining after the men's brackets were announced, Villanova was one of the teams cited as being less worthy of inclusion than certain favorite "mid-major teams" whose destiny in life is to get screwed by that Selection Committee. I have not heard any apologies from the people who wrote that the inclusion of Villanova was a crime against humanity only slightly below the level of the one ongoing in Darfur at the moment.
Even some of the so-called mid-majors are not immune from critical scorn on the Great Monday of Whining. I heard several people say that Davidson might have been seeded too high despite having won 22 straight games entering the first round of the tournament. After all, they didn't beat anybody notable in that streak went the logic behind that criticism. Well, Davidson has now won 24 straight games; they are scheduled to play Wisconsin next; they have already sent Gonzaga and Georgetown home.
Western Kentucky has been another pleasant surprise – unless you are a player for or a fan of Drake and/or San Diego. The shot they hit to beat Drake had to come from 35 feet away and hit nothing but net. Against San Diego, they continued to shoot well. Can they get to the Final Four and be this year's version of George Mason? They can if they continue to shoot the way they have been shooting…
If there is anything formulaic about the men's seeding and selection processes, it would be the automatic berths given to some of the minor conferences. I know that it is good and noble to give teams in the Ivy League and the Patriot League and the MEAC and etc. a chance to participate and to have a brief moment in the sun. But most of those teams do little to advance the cause of including more and more of the "little guys". Please consider Mississippi Valley State and their showing this year. They lost to an offensively challenged UCLA team by 41 points. I know; other #1 seeds blew out their first round opponents too. However, UCLA held Mississippi Valley State to 29 points for the game. Recreation league teams for twelve-year-olds often score more than 29 points in a shorter game that the 40 minutes Mississippi Valley State was on the floor.
Travel back in time to December 2007 and you'll find a game between Mississippi Valley State and Washington State – – another PAC-10 team. In that contest, Washington State won the game 71-26 limiting Mississippi Valley State to a total of 9 points in the second half. I sure hope the notes on those halftime adjustments for that game found their way into the recycle bin…
The beauty of the men's tournament is that you never know what will happen. But so long as some of the "little guys" who make the tournament leave in such humiliating fashion, the idea of adding more "little guys" and breaking the hegemony of the "big time programs" isn't going to advance very quickly.
ESPN.com ran a men's bracket contest this year and it drew 3.65 million entries. None of those entries had all of the 32 first round games picked correctly; in fact, the best selections had only 30 of the 32 games right and there were only 51 of them. On the obverse, there was an entry that picked every one of the first 32 games incorrectly. And if you think about it, that is as difficult a feat as picking all of the games correctly.
A little over a week ago, the Seattle Supersonics lost a game to the Denver Nuggets in which the Nuggets scored 168 points – – in a regulation game. That's bad enough but consider for a moment to the monumental understatement by Sonics' coach, PJ Carlissimo:
"We didn't offer any defensive resistance at all."
I should say not. This line could probably have been uttered with equal insightfulness by Charles de Gaulle in reference to the French Army's performance against the Germans in 1940.
Finally, an observation from Chris Harry last weekend in the Orlando Sentinel:
"Dallas is interested in Pacman [Jones]; they traded for Tank Johnson last year. Is a front-office post for O.J. next?"
But don't get me wrong, I love sports…


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This delicate perennial is a particularly stunning summer plant that produces large, bright pinky-red bellflowers with yellow-spotted throats. The bells grow from rosettes of grey-green leaves and appear much like our native foxgloves, but with shorter, more delicate dark-red stems. The plant can be a little tender in colder areas around the UK, and it grows best in well-drained soil in a sunny, sheltered site. If it is planted in a cooler area, it will need protective layer of mulch in the autumn to keep out the drying winter winds. The plant does produce seed in the autumn, so if there's a chance of losing the plant to frost and cold, collect the seeds as a precautionary measure.
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Flash Gordon TV Series (1954)The Brain Machine - Season 1, Episode 21 - 11 Mar. 1955 - Intergalactic super-hero Flash Gordon teams up with the brilliant Dr. Zharkov and the lovely Dale Arden to fight evil-doers wherever they are. They take on androids, death rays, and nasty arch-criminals bent on taking over the world. Have no fear, Flash is here! In this episode Flash is captured by the evil witch of Neptune and she plans on using the brain machine on them again.
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Bank Ground, Coniston, was the setting for Arthur Ransome's "Swallows and Amazons" and scenes at the farm were used in the film and the book.
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This web camera is located at Bank Ground, one of the most beautifully situated farmhouses in the Lake District. Bank Ground was the setting for Arthur Ransome's famous children's story Swallows and Amazons, and scenes at the farm were used in both the book, and the film Swallows and Amazons.
This streaming webcam (click "View live video" on the webcam itself) takes is spectacular views of Coniston Water, rolling hillsides, Langdale valley, Coniston Village, The Old Man of Coniston, Coniston Lake and more.
Coniston Water has been the scene for many attempts to break the world water speed record. Most famously by Donald Campbell in the late 1950's, who set four successive records in his Bluebird K7. Donald Campbell sadly died on his attempt to exceed 300 miles per hour in 1967.


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As most in Louisville know by now, independent music store ear X-tacy, a pillar of the music community, may be closing. For more information, see my other article on the subject. The Louisville music lovers community have been rallying around the store - even mainstream news stations have been reporting about the store's possible closing or relocating - and on the 11th, founder and owner of the store, John Timmons, held a press conference and released this statement on their website, and on the XNL newsletter:
' . . . . You may have already heard that ear X-tacy is closing, or moving, or whatever. Please know that we are continuing to do all we can to keep the doors open for as long as you want this store around. As you know, the world of music and the music business are in a constant state of change. The economy is very bad, and that is what has truly hurt our store. I say "our store" because YOU are the ones who have built this. You are the ones who have supported us over the last 24+ years, and I can't thank you all enough.'
(To read the entire statement by John Timmons, see the official ear X-tacy website)
ear X-tacy is a member of Keep Louisville Weird (also founded by John Timmons), and the Louisville Independent Business Alliance. It is a vital part of the community, and in my opinion, one of the best parts of Louisville.
If ever there was a time to buy from and support ear X-tacy, as Mr. Timmons states in his announcement, it is now. And, there are many opportunities and upcoming sales to perk your interest - Vinyl Lovers Week starts on the 14th of February, and continues on through the 20th, and is certainly a great opportunity to buy some great vinyl, and to support our store.
Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore will be having a live, in-store performance on the 16th, and this is also an excellent opportunity to stop by and show your support. I know I will certainly be there, most likely rifling through the used CDs.
I encourage Louisville music fans to stop by the official ear X-tacy home page, and perhaps also sign up for their newsletter - it is a time to show our support of the music store, and to acknowledge that Louisville wouldn't be the same without it.


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It's the end of the world as we know it…
Bill McNeal, one of the posters on my messageboard made this moving tribute.
You'll need quicktime to view it.
I got a phone call on my office phone at 7:03 am Pacific time, Tuesday morning. I remember thinking "Who the fuck is that calling me so early?" I let it ring, and then after the voice mail had picked it up I got curious and went to check and see what it was all about.
In my half asleep stupor I heard my friend Kevin Booth's message: "Dude, get up! They've launched attacks on America! The World Trade Center and the Pentagon are on fire!" My heart skipped a beat, and I clicked onto the internet, but my homepage, cnn.com wouldn't come up. My breath started to come in quick and shallow bursts, and my pulse was racing.
I hurried into the bedroom and turned on the TV. The very moment I did CNN was showing the footage of the one tower on fire, and the second plane banking into the second tower. AMERICA UNDER ATTACK was written in bold letters under the footage. There was a huge explosion on impact, and I heard Michael Stipe singing in the back of my head.
"It's the end of the world as we know it…"
I swear to you, I heard the music and everything. Just like it was a movie. The rest of the morning was a blur of phone calls and disbelief. Phone call after phone call… "Can you believe this shit!!??"
"Holy fuck, dude. It's World War 3." No one I talked to seemed to believe it was really happening. I can watch the same footage over and over again, knowing it's real, but thinking it can't be. It's like it just doesn't register. I've had that feeling before in my life, the stunned disbelief that comes with tragedy. I had it with the Oklahoma City bombing, I had it with the OJ verdict, and I've had it with the death of several close friends. It's that cold, wet, slap of reality that just says "You have no power to stop or change anything, anybody could die at any minute, you know nothing, and nothing makes sense." I've had it before… but never like this.
This was a real feeling that it was possible for the end of the world to come at any moment. This was the first time I ever really considered that a nuclear war is very much a possibility. For the first time we felt what it's like to be one of those "other" countries. The ones you see on TV every day, carrying wounded bodies out of buildings after a terrorist attack. The ones you look at and say "Man, it must suck to live there." Well, now you do live there, and there is here. We're through the looking glass, and it'll never be the same again. Not only were innocent civilians attacked, but they were attacked by people that live here. They could be students at the school you go to. They could be living in the house down the street…
I could only stay home and watch so much of this before I lost my fucking mind, went full Art Bell, and started digging a bunker in my backyard, so I called my buddies Eddie Bravo and Joey Diaz to go and smoke a peace pipe. We met in Hollywood, sacrificed the sacred plant to the fire god, and went to get some burritos.
The first thing I noticed was humility. People just seemed more humble. The were more personable, and more aware. They looked you in the eye and said hello, something rare for Hollywood. Everyone was shaken, and in this shaken state they were more pleasant. Sad as it is, sometimes it takes something tragic for people to come together and act like caring humans.
There was a lot of talk about giving blood. There was talk about donations to the red cross.
But every 5 minutes or so someone would just shake their head and say "Fuck… I can't believe it." Joey, Eddie and I went over to my friend Mike's house, and it turns out his roommate, Craig was supposed to be on one of the planes. He missed it by 10 fucking minutes. We all just sat around watching the news talking about it.
One of the most disturbing things to me was the fact that the people that did this crime committed suicide while doing it. That is just so fucking disturbing to me, and I'm sure to most of you too. How can you fight someone that's not afraid to die? How can we truly feel safe with people that are more than willing to die to kill us? I remember I was listening to a talk radio show in LA called the John and Ken show a few weeks ago and they were saying that there are signs up in some of the Palestinian grade schools that say "The students of today are the holy martyrs of tomorrow" They said the school has a photo of a young man with sticks of dynamite in his hand. He was one of the suicide bombers in Israel earlier this year, and he is worshipped like a hero. They explained that the children are taught that anyone who dies in the defense of Allah gets the pleasure of 50 virgins once they get to Heaven. Now… how much of this is just propaganda, and how much is true is open to debate, but just the thought of the possibility that there are children somewhere being raised to be suicide bombers is just unfathomable. Almost as unfathomable as Tuesdays attacks. Almost.
I spent most of Tuesday night alternating between the Internet and the TV, feeling like at any moment this shit could start up again. Every time I would start to feel normal, that footage of the plane banking into the second tower would pop into my head, and Michael Stipe would start singing.
Wednesday rolled around.
Again I got up early and checked the news. Then I went to some of the messageboards that I frequent, and the retards had shown up in DROVES. Good old fashioned, blind, idiotic, American anger was everywhere to see. Sure we've been attacked as a nation, and we all have every right to be angry as fuck. Sure we all want to make sure this never happens again, and if it means hunting the people down that are responsible for harboring and funding these murdering pieces of shit, I'm all for it. But what I'm talking about is just pure, stupid racism. Every other fucking idiot was using racial slurs, and connecting this thing to the entire Islamic faith. "Kill all the towel heads!!" was actually the heading of a post that I saw. Thank god there were people battling them, calling them on their shit. There were even some Muslims posting, offering their prayers, and saying that only evil people could do such a thing, and that a true Muslim would never act this way.
We have an official enemy now, the guy I've been calling the boogey man for over a year now. The one guy that's supposedly behind all of the anti American attacks all over the world, Osama Bin Laden. Click on that link for some of the scarier shit about him, like the fact that he has ties to our CIA, and was aligned with the US during the USSR's war with Afghanistan. "We" actually trained this monster. Click here for even more info.
How is all this possible? I thought we were safe? I thought we spent 30 billion dollars a year on anti-terrorism? With all of our resources and intelligence, how could we not know about something as huge as this? Well, of course the wacko Internet conspiracy theorists chime in, and they say "we" did. There are many who believe this whole thing is just a plot to remove more of our personal freedom. They say that it's something that the government has been plotting for a long time now.
Fuck that.
The government let this happen? I don't believe a fucking word of it. I want enemies. I want a bad guy. I, like most of you want to see an evil man dressed in black, and I want to see him killed in front of us all on national TV. I want the world to be safe again. I want the playground that was America just last week to be opened again. I just have a feeling it's never gonna feel quite the same, and I have a feeling that it's not going to be so easy to spot the bad guys.
A guy that's in the USAF who posts on my messageboard under the name "Grinder" wrote this Tuesday night:
As my day comes to end, I really feel compelled to spit out my comments. First off, I'm relatively new to posting on this kick ass board but I have found many of the people I have read posts from and interacted with as a friend. At the start of my day, I wake to the news of horror on the east coast. Being a member of the USAF, I knew my day was going to be fucked. I'm in California; nowhere near the tragic events but being stationed at Edwards AFB is a bit different than other AF bases. We are a developmental and flight test base, we don't have a war time role. But……today was different. We canned all our test missions right off the bat. Next thing you know, we get increase security. Locked everyone up. No leaving the building. (Pissed off the smokers) All sorts of fucked up rumors start flying. LA is next… the base is targeted… the usual stupid shit that people say when any crazy shit goes down. Anyway, we get some aircraft locked and loaded and ready to fucking roll. F-15s and F-16s with nice Air to Air configuration baby. I'm sure we'll maintain this posture until things seem to "calm down" Well, to wrap this up because I'm coming down from a major day of adrenaline and emotions and I'm crashing hard. I know there are people who hate the role of the US military and may not agree with any future retaliatory actions that may take place but know this… We always got your back!
I don't know about you people, but when the shit hits the fan, THAT'S the kind of thing I want to hear. Thank you, Jeff. I felt better just reading it. And to all of the people out there in the military that are out there risking their lives to make us safe again, you have my love, you have my best wishes, and you have my respect.
It's after 2 am here in LA, and I'm just about ready to pass out. I haven't had more than 3 or 4 hours sleep in the past couple days, and I think tonight I might finally get some shut eye. In conclusion, (if anyone is still reading this rambling post) I just wanted to say that in this time of great stress and anger, I think it's important that we keep our minds clear on certain things. It's very easy to get caught up in this shitstorm, and start pointing fingers at "others" whether they be Muslim, or whatever, and point them out as the enemy. This is why I thought it would be a good time to once again post the Joe Rogan golden rule of humanity:
There are only 3 types of people in the world: Morons, assholes, and people you can hang out with.
I don't give a fuck if you're black, white, Asian, Arab, male, female, gay or straight. It's all just morons, assholes, and people you can hang out with. We shouldn't confuse people that practice the same religion with being the same type of people. There are many that call themselves Christians that would have no problem killing or judging others, just as there are many that call themselves Muslim that cherish human life in all forms.
Don't ever forget, Ted Bundy, Charles Manson, Henry Lee Lucas, and John Wayne Gacy were all AMERICANS.
A Palestinian boy carries a poster during a vigil outside the U.S. consulate in east Jerusalem, September 12, 2001. (Reinhard Krause/Reuters)
My prayers and wishes go out to all the victims and their families. Please give whatever you can here.


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The 86th Academy Awards ceremony is less than a week away. The New Orleans Film Society extends an invitation for the local community to don the finest garb and walk the red carpet, courtesy of partnership with Prytania Theatre.
Doors open at 6pm on Sunday, March 2, with the show starting at 7pm. Come early to check out the red carpet. Come prepared to show off movie knowledge. Prizes are awarded for the most Oscar-savvy and well-done character costumes.
Tickets are $20 for members of the NOFS and $25 for non-members. As always, Producer's Circle and Movie Mogul members get in free.
Founded in 1989, the New Orleans Film Society continues to grow its mission to support, engage, and inspire the world of film. They host the New Orleans Film Festival every fall, and organize several film-related events throughout the year. Each event caters to the benefits of local audiences, artists and professionals in the film community.


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How can you make a healthier gluten-free cracker that has no added salt or sugar, no added oils or fats other than whatever fats come with whole seeds, and can be baked on a non-greased pan where you use sesame seeds instead of spraying the pan with oils? It's going to be a chewy cracker or more like a flat bread, but it can be made tasty and a good substitute for eating either bread or commercial-type crackers.
The basic ingredients for making gluten-free vegan, organic healthier crackers start with organic ingredients such as brown rice, garbanzo bean, or quinoa flour and flax seed meal. You mix these with organic brown sesame seeds. You add your favorite broth, such as a mirepoix of vegetable broth made of carrots, celery, and onions pureed in a blender and simmered a few minutes to bring out the flavor.
If you want more flavor, add a little apple cider vinegar to the broth you'll be using as a liquid to wet down the flours and form them into thin crackers. Those who want salty tastes can add a little low sodium tamari, if desired. Or if you don't want added salt, flavor with powdered garlic, onion, turmeric, curry, or herbs or to add more calories from fat, sprinkle a pinch of chia seeds into the mixture (for that extra omega-3 fatty acids touch), if desired.
Then you can either bake the crackers rolled out on a cookie sheet or dehydrate them
Bake at 320 degrees F. until the crackers are dry to the touch. Or dehydrate them until the wetness in the middle is gone.
Crackers can be made from seeds and carrot juice or any type of edible ground seeds and vegetable juices without using grains that you may be sensitive to. You can make crackers from chia seeds, flax seeds, sesame seeds, ground nuts, and various juices of your choice such as carrot or pomegranate. Sesame seed paste helps to hold the seed crackers together. And spices give the cracker a taste or tang such as curry powder, garlic, rosemary, thyme, cumin, coriander, pepper, or chili.
Those who want to add flour can use coconut flour instead of corn flour. It's your choice of what your body best responds to in a cracker that holds together
If you want to make a healthier cracker, in a dry grinder (like the VitaMix dry grinder attachment or any grain grinder) grind a cup of quinoa into flour. Then grind 1/2 cup of flax seeds into meal.
Mix the two together with 1/4 cup of sesame seeds or 2 tablespoons of tahini sauce, a little carrot juice or grated carrots, 1/4 cup of chia seeds, and 1/4 cup of oil such as extra virgin olive oil. Season with salt and pepper if you wish or garlic powder, onion powder, and turmeric or curry powder.
Roll out the dough as thin as you can make it look because it's going to be baked into a cracker. Then pat it out flat on a greased cookie sheet. Cut it into squares, and bake it a few minutes from 20 to 30 minutes or less at 350 degrees F until it's firm to the touch and golden brown. Now you have crackers, if you rolled out the dough thin enough to look like a cracker.
Who can make a healthier bread? In the Sacramento and Davis regional areas, the University of California, Davis studies how phytosterols in whole grains.
For example, see the article, [PDF] Phytosterols lower cholesterol levels in a dose-dependent manner - UC Davis CHNR. Why does it take the mainstream media so long after a new study to report health benefits? The answer to that question is that the media is looking for other scientists to speak up and say whether or not any given study is flawed.
Whole wheat bread is high in sugar, higher than some candy bars and sugary sodas, and some scientists and physicians say two slices of whole wheat bread probably will raise your blood sugar levels as high as if you were eating some popular candy bars. There's a 'controversy' about the effects of whole grains. Some people can't eat any grains at all due to sensitivities, allergies, and Celiac disease -(celiac sprue).
Others say whole grains help to rot some children's teeth. Still others ferment their whole grains, and some kids endure dental cavities just from eating whole grain cereals and sandwiches. What does the research note?
Physicians are writing articles in major consumer health publications saying that it's primarily whole wheat that creates havoc with blood glucose levels, perhaps being one more stressor behind the obesity and type 2 diabetes epidemics in all ages.
Let's take a look at what some physicians and scientists report on the 'dangers' of whole wheat
For example, two slices of whole wheat bread increase your blood sugar to a high level than sucrose--table sugar, according to the article, "Wheat, the unhealthy whole grain," in the Oct. 2011 issue of Life Extension Magazine, page 82. Too much bread or cake can raise your risk of cataracts, diabetes, and rapid aging inside and out, say some scientists and physicians.
When it comes to health, in the Sacramento and Davis area, the UC Davis studies whole grains, including rice, and scientists around the nation are researching whether whole grains can keep your blood pressure in check. Sacramento and Davis scientists may sometimes jokingly tell people to eat like a horse, meaning eat your whole grain oats.
Check the Glycemic Index Before You Shop for Favorite Foods
Just check out how high whole wheat bread is in 'sugar' or on the Glycemic Index. See "The International table of glycemic index and glycemic load values: 2002." American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2002;76(1):5-56. See the sites, Full Text - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Dietary glycemic index and load and risk of type 2 diabetes in older adults.
It's truly shocking. According to the Life Extension article, eating two slices of whole wheat bread is worse than drinking a can of sugar-sweetened soda or eating a sugary candy bar. The original 1981 study at the University of Toronto found that the Glycemic Index of white bread was 69 and whole-grain bread was 72. Wheat cereal was 67, but table sugar (sucrose) was only 52. That means the Glycemic Index of whole grain bread is higher than that of table sugar, which is also known as sucrose.
In fact the Glycemic Index of a Mars Bar nougat, chocolate, is just 68. The Glycemic index of a Snickers bar is just 41. All those values are less than whole grain bread, especially whole wheat bread. But what you do get with the whole grain bread besides the sugar spike is some fiber that you don't get with the candy bar or the sugary soda beverage.
On another Glycemic Index chart, a Mars Bar, medium is listed at 64. It's listed under the category, "Snack Food and Sweets." But on that web site which also is about the South Beach diet, whole grain bread is listed as low on the Glycemic Index at 50, and white bread is listed high on the Glycemic Index at 71, with whole rye flour bread listed as medium at 64.
Rice cakes are listed as high on the Glycemic Index at 77, and Whole Meal Bread (not whole grain bread) is listed as medium at 69 on the Glycemic Index. But you have to remember that that Index is on the South Beach Diet Plan website. And you'd have to check out other Glycemic Index listings to see whether any match. The Glycemic Index listings seem to be different at various websites, but why, are various brands being tested or listed?
Or are various candy brands different, but the Glycemic Index, itself, remains steady. It's just that one manufacturer may make different types of candy bars under the same brand name. For example, Glycemic Index of a Mars Bar nougat, chocolate, is listed as just 68 in the Life Extension Magazine article, Oct. 2011.
Is Whole Wheat the Culprit, According to Studies In Wheat's Ability to Cause Your Body to Make More Insulin?
So, wheat seems to be the worse, according to the studies, in assaulting your body in its ability to keep making insulin. Could this be part of the cause of the diabetes and obesity epidemic in the USA and in other countries, and especially among young people? And do you fight carbs with other carbs? Or is any food high on the Glycemic Index also causing your body to secrete more insulin, aging your organs and arteries faster as your body seeks to lower the glucose levels to what's supposed to be 'normal'?
You want to watch out for advanced glycation end products called AGEs, which stiffens arteries and may lead to cataracts, clouded lenses of the eyes. See the sites, Glycemic Index Food Chart. and Glycemic index and glycemic load for 100+ foods - Harvard Health.
Check out the study, "Glycemic Index of Foods: a physiological basis for carbohydrate exchange," American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1981 Mar; 34 (3):362-6. Also see, Glycemic index of foods: a physiological basis for carbohydrate exchange.
Or read the article in the Oct 2011 issue of Life Extension magazine, "Wheat, the unhealthy whole grain," in the Oct. 2011 issue of Life Extension Magazine, page 82. Usually, it's online the following month it came out in print.
Do Whole Grains Improve Blood Pressure? Studies on whole grains and the health benefits of phytosterols
Read the published scientific study, Pins JJ, et al. "Do Whole Grain oat cereals reduce the need for antihypertensive medications and improve blood pressure control? Journal of Family Practice 51: 353-359, 2002.
For example, it took three months after a new July 2009 study on the health benefits of whole grains, especially bran in whole grains, and how whole grains help to lower hypertension, had been published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition before the mainstream media (Reuters) reported it October 7, 2009.
The Whole Grain Stamp now appears on over 3000 products in 14 countries, according to the body that issues the Stamp, the Whole Grains Council. Also see the October 10, 2009 Windsor Star article, "Whole grains may help keep blood pressure in check."
Whole grains resources
The most recent USA nutrition guidelines recommend that people get at least 3 ounces, or 85 grams, of whole grains daily, and that they consume at least half of their grains as whole grains, according to the recent Reuters article of October 7, 2009, "Whole Grains May Keep Blood Pressure in Check."
"There's evidence, the investigators note, that women who eat more whole grains are less likely to develop high blood pressure, also called hypertension, but there is less information on how whole grains might affect men's heart health," according to the Reuters article, based on a recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Eating lots of whole grains could ward off high blood pressure, according to that study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. You can read the abstract of the actual study in the July 1, 2009 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 90: 493-498, 2009, doi:10.3945/ajcn.2009.27460.
The title of the research is, "Whole grains and incident hypertension in men." Although the study had been performed with only men, women can benefit also, provided that you don't have sensitivities to whole grains such as celiac disease. It doesn't matter which whole grains you eat so much. You could substitute quinoa or amaranth, oats, brown rice, or rye for wheat because wheat in some people causes a rise in insulin. But what did the study actually find?
According to the study, men with the highest whole-grain consumption were 19 percent less likely to develop high blood pressure than men who ate the least amount of whole grains. But you need to know something about how to prepare whole grains so that you don't get the phytates in grain.
Phytic acid in bran
Whole grains contain phytic acid in the bran of the grain. Phytic acid combines with key minerals, especially calcium, magnesium, copper, iron, and zinc and prevents their absorption in the intestinal tract, according to the article, "The Two Stage Process: A Preparation Method Maximizing the Nutritional Value of Whole Grains."
According to Introduction to Whole Foods, page two, "Soaking, fermenting, or sprouting the grain before cooking or baking will neutralize the phytic acid, releasing nutrients for absorption. This process allows enzymes, lactobacilli and other helpful organisms to not only neutralize the phytic acid, but also to break down complex starches, irritating tannins and difficult-to-digest proteins including gluten. For many, this may lessen their sensitivity or allergic reactions to particular grains."
Soaking the grains
The healthier way to prepare whole grains, according to the article, " is to soak the whole grains or whole grain flour in an acid medium such as buttermilk, yogurt, or other cultured milk, or in water with whey, lemon juice or vinegar added. As little as 7 hours soaking will neutralize a large portion of the phytic acid in grains. Twelve to 24 hours is even better with 24 hours yielding the best results."
Basically, you can soak grains overnight in a covered jar of filtered water in your refrigerator. The grains will become soft. I soak my grains two days. The whole buckwheat becomes soft enough to eat for breakfast without cooking with heat. Just put some cherries and blueberries or dried fruit such as raisins on top of it, add a handful of chopped nuts or hulled sunflower seeds and sesame seeds, and you have a great breakfast cereal, as long as you're not sensitive to the nuts and seeds or the particular grains. Buckwheat isn't the same grain as regular whole wheat.
Usually, there's an alternative whole grain you can tolerate, with some exceptions for persons with various sensitivities or those with celiac disease who must eat gluten-free foods. Then choose the gluten-free substitutes. And there are people who can't tolerate any type of grains, or for example, the cereal grains.
Brown rice, buckwheat and millet are more easily digested because they contain lower amounts of phytates than other grains, so they may be soaked for the shorter times. According to Introduction to Whole Foods, other grains, particularly oats, "the highest in phytates of the whole grains, is best soaked up to 24 hours."
The article reports that there are two other advantages of the two-stage process. "Several hours of soaking serves to soften the grain, resulting in baked goods lighter in texture, closer to the texture of white flour
The longer the soaking, the less necessary is the baking powder. Baking soda, alone, will give enough rise. Secondly, this is a great step in convenience, dividing the task into two shorter time periods, cutting the time needed to prepare the recipe right before cooking and baking when you feel rushed to get food on the table."
The difference between whole grains and refined grains is that refining takes off the grain's outer coating. But whole grains are left with the rich nutrients, bran and germ.
If you want to make soaking grains simple and basic, just soak what you want to eat overnight in a covered jar of water in your refrigerator. The grains will do a little fermenting, and that's the result you want
Science research teams often look at the The Health Professionals Follow-Up Study on various topics. The Follow-Up Study explores men's health issues, relating nutritional factors to the incidence of serious illnesses, such as cancer, heart disease, and other vascular diseases. This all-male study is designed to complement the all-female Nurses' Health Study, which examines similar hypotheses.
For further information, see the Harvard Science article, "Eating whole grain cereals may help men lower heart failure risk." In the recent American Journal of Clinical Nutrition study, the research team first looked at data from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, which has followed 51,529 men since 1986, when the study participants were 40 to 75 years old.
Researchers viewed a subset of 31,684 men free of hypertension, cancer, stroke or heart disease at the study's outset. During 18 years of follow-up, 9,227 of them developed hypertension. Men in the top fifth of whole grain consumption, that averaged about 52 grams of whole grains daily, were 19 percent less likely than the men in the bottom fifth, who ate an average of about 3 grams of whole grains daily, to develop hypertension during follow-up.
What Did the Separate Components of Whole Grains Reveal?
When the researchers looked at separate components of whole grains, only bran showed an independent relationship with hypertension risk, with men who consumed the most at 15 percent lower risk of hypertension than men who ate the least. However, the researchers note, the amount of bran in the men's diet was relatively small compared to their total intake of whole grain and cereal fiber. See the article, "Bran, whole grains may fight high blood pressure in men."
According to the HealthDay News article, "Whole grains as a part of a prudent, balanced diet may help promote cardiovascular health," the lead researcher and project director at Harvard School of Public Health of the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study, Dr. Alan J. Flint explained to the media. The latest analysis followed up previous studies that's why it's called a Follow-Up study. "Higher intake of whole grains was associated with a lower risk of hypertension in our cohort of over 31,000 men," Flint told the press.
Whole grain intake and hypertension: the relationship
The relationship between whole grain intake and hypertension risk remained even after accounting for men's fruit and vegetable intake, use of vitamins, amount of physical activity, and whether or not they were screened for high blood pressure. This suggests that the association was independent of these markers of a healthy lifestyle behavior pattern. It's possible, the researchers say, that the men that ate more whole grains gained less weight over time. The current findings, Flint and colleagues explained, "have implications for future dietary guidelines and for the prevention of hypertension."
This is not a new idea. The most recent scientific studies help to lend credibility and validity to the claims and to studies using fewer people. For years, books have touted the health benefits of whole grains. In the 2008 book, The Cholesterol Hoax, Dr. Sherry A Rogers notes on page 181, "Whole grains are actually much higher in antioxidants than fruits and vegetables."
The section, "They Forgot the Whole Grains," explains the research regarding whole grains and the effect of whole grains on reducing heart disease risk, "Folks who have diets containing daily whole grains have 26% less heart disease, 36% fewer strokes, and a 43% lower cancer rate.
In another study of 88 folks with high blood pressure, 73% of those who had two meals of whole grains a day dropped their blood pressure medications in half in addition to dropping their cholesterol and blood sugars (Pins, Jones)." Read the published scientific study, Pins JJ, et al. "Do Whole Grain oat cereals reduce the need for antihypertensive medications and improve blood pressure control? Journal of Family Practice 51: 353-359, 2002.
Healthier cracker recipe resources
Make your own gluten-free crunch multi-seed crackers using flax, quinoa seeds, and amaranth seeds. You don't have to add fat to your cracker batter recipe. And many homemade flaxseed cracker recipes are online.
See sites such as, Organic Quinoa Seed- 35 Lbs - Quinoa Grain Seeds - For Flour, Bread, Baking, Cooking, Food Storage, Sprouting Sprouts, Cereal) amaranth seeds, (see, Organic Amaranth Seeds- 1 Lbs- Grain Seed for Sprouting Sprouts, Cooking, Grinding For Flour, Soup, Food Storage & More by Handy Pantry, brown rice flour, sesame seeds, potato starch, tamari sauce, and any flavoring you choose from curry and Parmesan to corn or turkey stuffing spices such as thyme or pepper.
There are recipes online varying from the no-bake type raw flax seed cracker recipe where you use your dehydrator (see, Raw Flax Crackers Recipe - Flax Seed Crackers - Raw Flaxseed, to Super-Yummy Italian Flax Cracker Recipe - Karen Knowler. Or check out the site, Flaxseed Crackers Recipe - Raw Vegan Hummus Recipe.
Look at the YouTube video which demonstrates how to make flax seed cracker, Karen Knowler, The Raw Food Coach: Flax Crackers - YouTube. Raw flax seed crackers are a popular snack for those on raw food diet. Even if you're just looking to include more flax seed in your diet or more raw foods, try this dehydrated flaxseed cracker recipe for a satisfying crunch. Flaxseed crackers are great with raw salsa, raw guacamole or raw hummus (pictured).
If you're on a no-salt added diet and can't find crackers in food markets made with no added salt or the fats or oils you don't want in your crackers, leave out the salt and use onion powder or garlic powder instead of salt. Or use turmeric and black pepper with or without curry powder.
The basic recipes for no-bake flax seed crackers uses two cups of flaxseeds and 2 cups of water. You can season with your own spices or use 1/4 cup of liquid aminos or raw soy sauce. You can even buy low sodium soy sauce. Basically what you're doing is adding flaxseeds to water with minced herbs of your choice. Try dill or thyme or oregano and dried parsley.
To make no-bake flax seed crackers, you dehydrate after you soak the flax seeds in water, then you dehydrate them and add your flavorings, from chili powder and/or cayenne pepper to ginger or lime juice. The recipe is at the site, Raw Flax Crackers Recipe - Flax Seed Crackers - Raw Flaxseed.
If you dehydrate instead of bake, it takes up to 6 hours. You have to turn the mixture over and dehydrate the underside of the cracker. Check out the recipes online either for the no-bake type of raw flax seeds which are soaked and then dehydrated. Or look at the bake type where you bake the seeds in your oven. Use the flax seed crackers as a dip with avocado, salsa, hummus, or other raw foods.
For further flax seed cracker recipes see the websites, flax seed cracker recipe Recipes at Epicurious.com, Flax Seed Cracker Recipe, and Your Lighter Side: Flax cracker recipe. For example, at the Your Lighter Side: Flax cracker recipe site, you grind your flax seeds into meal into flax seed meal in a dry grinder or you just buy in a health food store flax seed meal that comes in a package, like flour. The you just mix two tablespoons of flax seed meal with 2 tablespoons of water. You spice the mixture with your favorite spices.
You could also add to the mixture before baking a tablespoon of coconut flour or brown rice flour or potato starch or quinoa flour or amaranth flour or garbanzo bean flour to extend the batter and thicken it if you wanted to use more than seeds for your crackers. Or you can follow any of the recipes online for flaxseed crackers.
For a crunchy crisp cracker instead of a chewy cracker, you'd use more seeds instead of flour. But if your seeds aren't holding together, you can add a little flour, a tablespoon or less, but not too much to turn your cracker into savory flat bread
Then you mix the flax seed meal with water and spices in a bowl for a few minutes. Let the batter rest for up to five minutes. The recipe says two to three minutes. Shape the crackers to the sizes you want, for example, two inches around or square. Then you bake the mixture on a sheet of parchment paper.
The recipe says to microwave for 2.5 minutes or until solid.You don't need to add any fat or oil to the recipe. You can use nonstick baking sheets or spray a small amount of oil on a cookie sheet or bake on parchment paper without adding lots of grease or fats to the cracker to bake crunchy. The flax seeds and other added seeds such as quinoa seeds, sesame seeds, or amaranth seeds have their own oils.
For people without microwaves, bake in the oven at 320 degrees F. for a few minutes. Sometimes it takes up to 20 minutes, but usually less, like 10-15 minutes, or until the cracker is solid to the touch, but not burnt, too hard, or too crisp. Too-crisp crackers cut the gums.
After the crackers cool, you can use them as a dipping cracker or to eat other food with. Then bag the crackers and store in your refrigerator. Health food stores sell flax seed meal, such as Bob's Red Mill Whole Ground Flax Seed.
According to the recipe at the Your Lighter Side: Flax cracker recipe site, a serving Size: 2 Tbsp, Calories: 60, Fat: 4.5g, Carbs: 4g, Protein: 3g. And Whole Ground Flax Seed Meal (Bobs Red Mill), according to the recipe notes, serving Size: 2 Tbsp, Calories: 60, Fat: 4.5g, Carbs: 4g, Protein: 3g.


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College Hockey:WMU Takes Split With Ferris
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Western Michigan returned home Saturday to a reversal of fortune. After falling 4-1 Friday night on the road against Ferris State, the Broncos dropped the Bulldogs 3-2 before a sellout crowed at Lawson Arena.
Brent Walton's goal at 15:57, which gave his club a two-goal edge, proved to be the game winner as the Broncos stopped a three-game skid and moved into fourth place in the CCHA standings.
"I was very pleased with our effort; I thought it was a well-played game by both teams," said WMU head coach Jim Culhane.
Jeff Legue's shorthanded effort with 40 seconds to play brought FSU within one, but it was not enough as Bronco goaltender Scott Foster made 25 saves on the night, just a week after surrendering six goals in his last start against Michigan.
Derek Nesbitt spoiled the shutout bid for Foster at 14:53 of the third with a high wrister from the top of the right circle.
"Tonight I thought Foster was really on his game," said FSU head coach Bob Daniels. "I'm disappointed that we didn't win, but I'm not disappointed in the way the kids played tonight. We could have won just as easily."
First-period action saw both sides struggle on offense, as the teams combined to put just seven shots on goal.
Following the lackluster opening period, Pat Dwyer tiptoed into the zone and dropped the puck for Lucas Drake, who slammed into home as he crashed the net, putting the Broncos up one after two.
After going 0-for-2 with the man advantage through the first two periods, Pat Dwyer found the back of the net with a low shot along the ice that beat Ferris goalie Mike Brown five-hole, for the lone power-play goal of the game.
Ferris battled back late in the third, with Nesbitt's goal cutting the deficit to one, but Walton answered just over a minute later, while the Legue goal proved to be too little too late.
Both clubs will to take their games on the road next weekend as Western Michigan prepares to face off against Northern Michigan, while Ferris State takes on Ohio State.
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Tianma Hotel
- Location: West Lake Area
- Address: No.326 Qiutao North Road, Jianggan District, Hangzhou
- Tel: 0571-86066666 (Book this hotel, call 800-2682918)
- Hotel Name in Chinese: 杭州天马大酒店
- Lowest Price: $44
Open in 2006, Hangzhou Tianma Hotel is a luxury business hotel managed by Shanghai Mingyue Hotel Management Company. Located in the prosperous area of east Hangzhou city, near the east bus station, the railway station, and down town, the Westlake and Xiaoshan International Airport are within 30 minutes. The kind of service that the hotel provides suits the needs of business and leisure travelers making it a favorite among both.
Hangzhou Tianma Hotel offers 218 comfortable and bright guest rooms, including standard single, standard twin, superior Double, deluxe double, superior suite, executive suite. All rooms are equipped with luxury bathroom, air conditioning, IDD, DDD, satellite channel TV, internet access, as well as other modern facilities. Guests will be offered business facilities at the business and conference center of the Tianma Hotel in Hangzhou. The hotel also features rooms that are filled with modern business equipment. In terms of recreational facilities, the Tianma Hotel in Hangzhou includes a travel agency services and gift shops. The other amenities and services at the Tianma hotel are inclusive of car and coach parking and car rental facilities, elevators and laundry facilities.
- Prices not include 18% service fee and tax.
- Payment Method: pay using our secure online payment service or pay at the hotel at some hotels.
- Triple/quad occupancy may require an extra bed at extra cost.
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Hotel Amenities: Parking, Business Floor or Executive Floor, Air-Conditioned Facilities, Outdoor Swimming Pool, Beauty Salon, Sauna, Business Center, Gift Shop, Gymnasium , Suitable for wheelchairs, Meeting Room, Ballroom, Deposit Box at Front Desk, Airline Desk, Fire Detector
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LG G Flex for AT&T and Sprint now just $99.99
Both AT&T and Sprint launched the LG G Flex for $299.99 with a new two-year contract, but subsequently Sprint lowered that asking price to a more reasonable $249.99. More reasonable than before, that is – not actually reasonable.
Well, if you're looking to buy the G Flex and use it on either of these carriers, we have some good news. It turns out that you don't actually have to shell out that much cash to get one.
Amazon is offering both AT&T's and Sprint's LG G Flex for only $99.99. Those are some great savings to be had, though naturally you'll still need to sign a new two-year contract for it.
Regardless of which of the two carriers you choose to do business with, the $99.99 price applies only to new customers or existing customers that add new lines. If you want to upgrade an existing device on an existing line, you'll need to pay $119.99 for the G Flex. That's more, but still a lot less than what you'd need to come up with if you went directly to the carriers.
The LG G Flex surely isn't for everybody, with its niche-y curved screen and all, but if you want one, you can now get one much cheaper than before. The Amazon listing is here for AT&T's model and here for Sprint's.
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Towing and Labor coverage is optional and must be added to your auto policy by your agent. Once purchased, it's available to be used for more than just towing a vehicle after an accident. It also covers labor costs if a vehicle is disabled. So if a covered vehicle runs out of gas, delivery of fuel could be covered as labor. The same goes for a flat tire - assistance changing the tire could also be covered as labor. Any labor must take place at the point of disablement and actual materials (tires or gas for example) aren't covered.
Review your insurance policy today to see if you've purchased this coverage, and talk to your State Auto insurance agent to make sure you have all the coverage you need to protect your family.Coverages described are subject to definitions, limitations and conditions. Check the policy forms and endorsements for details. Eligibility, coverages, discounts, and benefits may vary by state.
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This years conference was a great success with over 1,000 participants and over 100 speakers and moderators from Government, Industry and Academia (including the Biometrics Symposium: Special Session on Research)
The Biometric Consortium wishes to thank our conference sponsors, supporting organizations and speakers for their valuable contributions that made BC2006 a resounding success.
Conference presentations are posted on the Program portion of this website.
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The conference is open to the general public. The topics are appropriate for a wide variety of individuals - policy developers and decision makers, government and industry executives, information technology users and developers, IT CEOs, CTOs and product managers, law enforcement officials, system integrators, personal authentication and information security specialists, educators and students, government, industry, and academia researchers and everyone involved in utilizing biometric-based solutions for a wide range of personal identification/authentication applications including homeland security and the prevention of ID theft.
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1999 (cross country): Competed in all six cross country races ... Placed seventh at the Emerald City Invitational ... Finished 26th at the Pac-10 meet and 97th in the NCAA Regional race.
1998-99: Finished 13th in the steeplechase (9:42.03) at the Pac-10 track championships ... Was Washington's top steepler in 1999, posting a best time of 9:11.33 ... A top-five UW finisher in every cross country race ... Placed 33rd at the Pac-10 meet and was 52nd in the NCAA West Regional race.
1997-98: Improved personal bests in all three track events he ran ... During cross country season was the fourth UW finisher, placing eighth overall, at the Pier Park Invitational ... Finished in the No. 7 spot for the Huskies at the 1997 NCAA West Regionals.
1996-97: Competed in three events during the 1997 track season, but did not participate at the Pac-10 meet ... The fourth UW finisher in the 1996 Pac-10 cross country race, placing 30th overall ... The fifth Husky finisher at the 1996 NCAA regional race, placing 50th overall.
High School: Placed second at the Washington state Class AAA cross country meet his senior year ... Ferris High School finished second at the meet ... Recorded personal bests of 9:25.0 in the 3,200-meters, 4:20.0 in the 1,600-meters, and 1:59.6 in the 800-meters ... Was an All-Greater Spokane League selection his senior season ... Cross country team finished third overall at the state meet his junior year ... Prep teammates Dave and Dan Schruth also run for Washington ... Nephew of Dan Fouts who played quarterback in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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The Social and Economic Determinants of Health (SDH) Programme provides technical support to Member States and WHO to reduce health equity gap through action on the determinants of health.
In the WHO African Region, these health inequities and inequalities exist between and within countries, and contribute disproportionately to high incidences of preventable illness, disability and premature deaths across population groups particularly the poor, women, children, elderly and displaced populations. As these determinants of health exist outside the Health domain, multisectoral and interdisciplinary approaches are required.
Health in all policies training manual
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My wife asked me this question the other day.
When was the last time you listened to your voicemail?
I have to be honest and say that it's been months.
Many of my colleagues say the same thing, or they listen to like two seconds of a message and delete it.
A brand new company is out to prove that voicemail is not dead.
It's Smart Voicemail and it turns voicemail into an app. The facts say we are more apt to use a program or a platform if it is in app form on one or more of our mobile devices.
Smart Voicemail is what I might call voicemail on steroids. It takes the antiquated and clunky voicemail we all know and turns it into a meaningful platform we can use to store and sort through information vital to our business, home, or personal life.
Per Smart Voicemail, here are some of the features:
Send a text or MMS to the caller asking for the reason for his call, when they don't leave voicemail.
Set your status as Voicemail Greeting.
Connect your calendar for auto-updates.
A private messaging app in voicemail workflow.
Visual Voicemail with transcriptions.
Add Voicemails to Tasks to be reminded about it later.
Groups to set personalized status.
I've been using Google Voice for the last few years. I asked Smart Voicemail what differentiates them from the popular Google application.
GV is an Internet telephony platform. We specialize in voicemail technology. We have a broader vision for Voicemails. We envision Voicemails as phone assistants. Our Voicemails understand a person's time, schedule apart from just taking messages. Our Voicemails set expectation and take actions based on your schedule and availability. GV's Voicemail is same as any other voicemail. They don't have the capability to understand user's schedule. Its just an yet-another answering machine.
You can get Smart Voicemail at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/smart-voicemail/id657023678


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French Months of the Year
In this video tutorial lesson you will learn how to say the months of the year (les mois de l'année) in French.
The good thing about French is that the months are very similar to English with just a few exceptions. The last four months, September, October, November and December are extremely easy as all you need to do is change the ER to RE at the end. To say the months of the year say "Les mois de l'année".
In the video I will go through the months one by one pronouncing them very slowly. Towards the second half of the movie you can take a quick quiz. I will say that month in English and you can fill in the blank. I provide the first and last letter of each month. Good luck!
I left this out of the video but I thought it would be important to share. If you want to say "In + a month" in French the grammatical construction is "Au mois de _____." in the blank you fill in the month. The literal translation for this radical structure is "In the month of ____". for example, if you want to say "I was born in January" you would say, "Je suis né(e)au mois de janvier. Finally, please note that when writing the months of the year in French you do not need to capitalize the first letter like you do in English.
French months
|janvier = January
février = February
mars = March
avril = April
mai = May
juin = June
|juillet = July
août = August
septembre = September
octobre = October
novembre = November
décembre = December
Back To Main Vocabulary Page | Related Lesson: Days of the Week | Next Lesson: Dates


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Friday, February 15, 2013
Since my oncologist told me that the cause of my stomach pain is digestive in nature, and that the two most likely culprits are gluten and dairy, I decided I really needed to figure out if she is right. I don't ever like to deprive myself, and giving up either gluten or dairy is a very, very hard thing to do, but I had to ask myself, would I rather keep eating as I have been, and keep having stomach pain, or do I care enough about myself to give up something at least long enough to find out if it's a problem.
Somewhat to my own surprise, I decided that yes, I am willing to do what it takes to see what is causing my pain. Actually, that makes me proud of myself. My oncologist herself has given up both, and she told me she feels really good now. She hadn't even realised that she felt bad until she started feeling good. That sounds odd, but I have heard more than one person say something similar, though not always about having given up the same food(s).
I knew I couldn't give up both things all at once, so I decided to tackle gluten first. Lent is the perfect time to give it up, because I have an extra motivation to stick to my plan.
So far, the first two days without gluten haven't been too bad. The biggest problem is finding anything quick and convenient to grab that I actually can eat. Toast is one of my favorite convenience foods. No more, not for at least seven weeks. A large peeled carrot has been my short-term quick snack, but I am not that fond of them. I need to find more foods. I am not a big fan of fruit. The oranges from my tree are very sweet and delicious, but they are way too messy to eat on the run. Heck, I may kick start some weight loss only because I can't find any foods to eat!
Oh, and, as always, I have also given up sweets for Lent, but those I do allow myself to eat on Sundays. I can't do that with the gluten, because it would defeat the purpose of the plan. Gluten-free sweets, of course, but luckily that includes most chocolate candy. ;-)
So, now to see how it goes. I plan to update regularly.
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