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|Trade Prince Gallywix
|<Leader of the Bilgewater Cartel, Trade Prince>
|Goblin (Humanoid)
|?? Boss
|Leader of the Bilgewater Cartel
|Various in Kezan, Lost Isles & Siege of Orgrimmar (in-game), Gallywix Pleasure Palace (lore)
|Luzik Gallywix (father)
|Chaotic Neutral
So, yeah, I'm a monster. But I watch out for what's mine. When I can.
- Jastor Gallywix [1]
Trade Prince Gallywix is the much-maligned leader of the Bilgewater Cartel, one of the most powerful goblin trade guilds on Kezan. Despite betraying his own people in a petty act of vengeance, he retains his position as Trade Prince of the Bilgewater Cartel in its service to the Horde.
Immediately prior to the Cataclysm, Gallywix was on the verge of losing his Trade Prince status and viewed many of his fellow goblins as threats to his position. As luck would have it, he was the only one that owned a ship at Bilgewater Port at the time Deathwing triggered Mount Kajaro's eruption, and he seized upon the opportunity to take advantage of the populace. Charging an exorbitant amount of money, he happily took his people's life savings, offering them a ride to safety. His plan was to actually sell them into servitude. En route, the ship passed by where the Alliance were attacking the Horde just off the coast of the Lost Isles. Rather than risk witnesses or additional attackers, the Alliance sank their vessel[2].
Gallywix survived the destruction of his ship, utilizing one of his few escape pods. He was the first to be rescued, though offers little in thanks. Instead, he continues with his grand scheme of enslavement, forcing his fellow goblins and members of the Bilgewater Cartel to mine for kaja'mite in the Gallywix Labor Mine. His plans are foiled when the goblins escape and team up with Thrall, whom they rescued from the Alliance. Gallywix, recognizing Thrall possesses much more power than he, decides to surrender and pledge his allegiance, and the Bilgewater Cartel, to the Horde. Gallywix promises the Warchief he will run the Cartel differently, and Thrall promises him the land in Azshara for the goblins to make their new home.
When the goblins use their engineering skills to carve out a district in Orgrimmar and reform the Azsharan landscape, Gallywix is strangely nowhere to be found. He also appears in the ending cinematic of Mists of Pandaria for the Horde version. When Vol'jin is proclaimed Warchief by Thrall, Gallywix and the other Horde leaders bow before him.
- [5] Life Savings
- [4] The Uninvited Guest
Objective ofEdit
- [10] Final Confrontation
- Trade Prince Gallywix yells: You think you're such a bigshot, saving everyone and making friends with these orc savages?!
- Trade Prince Gallywix yells: I'm going to crush you! I'm the Trade Prince! Me! I've got a plan that's going to get me off this island and make me the king of Azshara!
- Trade Prince Gallywix yells: Mark my words! I'm going to get you, <name>! I'll get you all! Out of my way!
- Trade Prince Gallywix yells: Uncle! Uncle! I give! You guys are too much for me!
- Trade Prince Gallywix yells: I'm beaten. You've shown me the error of my ways. From here on out, I promise to reform the way that the cartel is run!
- Trade Prince Gallywix yells: I'm your goblin, Thrall. What would you have of me?
- Thrall grunts and thinks a moment on what to do with the Trade prince.
- Thrall yells: For now, you will remain the Trade Prince of the Bilgewater Cartel.
- Thrall yells: I will send a representative from amongst your people to the new warchief, Garrosh Hellscream in Orgrimmar.
- Thrall yells: You will have a new home in Azshara and the Bilgewater Cartel will be part of the Horde!
- Trade Prince Gallywix yells: It will be as you say! Long live the Bilgewater Cartel! For the Horde!
Images Edit
Notes Edit
- In an early Cataclysm demo, this character was called Trade Prince Maldy. By the start of Cataclysm's closed beta, Maldy had been renamed to Trade Prince Gallywix. There still is a reference to Gallywix's old name, with the item Maldy's Falcon saying that Maldy was the predecessor to Gallywix as Trade Prince of the Bilgewater Cartel.
- He may be related to Grand Foreman Puzik Gallywix of the Venture Company.
- Concept artwork for Gallywix shows him as a large and overweight goblin with a tophat. This may mean that his current model is a placeholder, or that his original model was cut due to time or development constraints.
- Occasionally, when you click on him, he will say, "Stay out of my Pool." Which is possibly a reference to Carl Brutananadilewski, a character from the show Aqua Teen Hunger Force. He often says the same sentence and has a similar voice.
- He may be loosely based on William M. Tweed better known as "Boss Tweed", a 19 century American official infamous for being extremely corrupt. Satire drawings of Tweed much resemble early artwork of Gallywix.
Controversial futureEdit
This article or section includes speculation, observations or opinions possibly supported by lore or by Blizzard officials. It should not be taken as representing official lore.
Many people have noticed the strangeness in Thrall appointing Gallywix as leader. Even the Bilgewater goblins themselves are portrayed as hating Gallywix and thinking of him as a traitor. In a starting quest, one goblin even calls him a monster and expresses horror at the possibility of his survival. Gallywix's crimes, follies and other evidence of his incompatibility with being Trade Prince are that he:
- Was going to lose his status as Trade Prince before the eruption of Mount Kajaro anyway.
- Tried to sell his entire race and cartel into slavery after taking their life's savings.
- Hates the player, frequently berates and threatens him or her and swears vengeance against him or her.
- Hired Southsea Freebooters to kill the player's party guests.
- Trapped, enslaved and brainwashed most of the Bilgewater Cartel in the Gallywix Labor Mine.
- Hired the Steamwheedle Sharks after enslaving his own Cartel to kill the player and the resisting members of the Bilgewater Cartel.
- Went to war with the surviving Horde and Bilgewater Cartel resistance on the Lost Isles using the Steamwheedle Sharks and Southsea Pirates as mercenaries, as well as brainwashed members of his own cartel for manual labor.
- Attempted to murder the player and former Warchief Thrall.
- Is hated by nearly all the orcs, Warchief Hellscream included, as well as all the player-friendly goblins.
- Despite having his own Palace in Azshara, he is not in it, nor is he anywhere in-game beyond the goblin starting zone despite having a voice set indicating he is supposed to be within the Palace.
Gallywix was even attempting to kill Thrall right before he was re-appointed leader by Thrall. It is possible that he is hoping that being stuck with a horrible leader for a while might make the Goblins more open to Horde leadership. After all, if goblins get stuck with Gallywix long enough, any other goblin will seem to be an improvement. On the other (and considerably more controversial) hand, Gallywix represents the pinnacle of traditional goblin values; he exhibits all the often negatively thought of attributes of goblin culture (greed, narcissism, gluttony, etc.), but greatly amplified beyond that of an average goblin. He may have value to the Horde in that way.[citation needed]
As Gallywix is highly unpopular (both in the game and in reality) and every other racial leader is at least nice to their own people, he may only be Trade Prince temporarily. Supporting this is Thrall's dialogue that Gallywix will lead "for now" and that, beyond the goblin starting zone, Gallywix does not yet exist in-game, making the goblins the only race not to have an in-game leader.
Thrall's intentions, however, may be more far sighted than we realize. Thrall knows perfectly well that Garrosh is not fully up to leading yet and is counting on the other Horde leaders to keep him in check until he grows into his role. The goblins are a potential spanner in the works, though. If Thrall had a new leader appointed in Gallywix's place, the odds are high that new leader is someone who would feel grateful to the Horde for its aid...grateful enough, perhaps, to not question Garrosh or work against him if need be. Nor can Thrall tell his new member nation "Welcome to the Horde, don't turn your back on the guy in charge". With Gallywix, Thrall has someone who will do exactly that without Thrall having to do anything to ensure it. Gallywix can keep Garrosh vigilant in a way no other Horde leader could, but with the goblins as a whole being a lesser risk than other races of the Horde.
Another possibility behind Thrall's logic is that he chose Gallywix to lead the goblins because he is overall incompetent when it comes to inconspicuous subversion and subtle manipulation, which another, more prominent leader of the goblins could easily do, easily throwing off the balance of power among the fragile, post-Cataclysm Horde leadership. While Gallywix may be a threat to freedom, it's not because he'll be underhandedly trying to take over the Horde. His tactics tend to be far more blatantly corrupt and morally wrong, while at the same time he himself grows increasingly complacent as Trade Prince within the Horde.
Trivia Edit
- Trade Prince Gallywix is the only racial leader to not have an in-game model that is easily seen by most players.
- He appears briefly for starting goblin players and after Garrosh's defeat in the Siege of Orgrimmar raid.
Patch changes Edit
- Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Added.
References Edit
External links Edit
- In-game
- Official lore
- WoW Official Game Site (US) Trade Secrets of a Trade Prince -- Leaders of the Horde and Alliance, Part 3 by Blizzard Entertainment, Feb 18, 2011 2:28:20 AM UTC
- WoW Official Game Site (EU) Trade Secrets of a Trade Prince -- Leaders of the Horde and Alliance, Part 3 by Blizzard Entertainment, 18-Feb-2011 17:27:55 UTC
| Preceded by:
Trade Prince Maldy
| Position:
Leader of the Bilgewater Cartel
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Like so many of the things that make us human, holidays are both universal and idiosyncratic. We gather together for similar reasons: To connect with friends and family, to celebrate faith, to mark the passage of another year. There are differences, yes, but the things that differ are details, and those details are mostly cosmetic.
My friend Christina Majaski — the genius behind the blisteringly hilarious, outrageously scatological single-mom blog "10% Less Bitey" — asked me the other day if my family celebrates Korean Christmas, shortly before asking me if my family is Korean. When I pointed out to her that most people ask the second question before the first, she shrugged and said "I ask everyone if they celebrate Korean Christmas."
This exchange makes a little more sense if you know that Majaski is Korean herself, but her adoptive family is not: They are white, devoutly Baptist and live in Almost Canada, Minnesota. And this conversation occurred as we were mutually grousing on Facebook as adult parents of young children galvanizing ourselves for the infantilizing shock of heading home for a holiday under our parents' roofs.
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For me, that meant heading back with the kids to the family homestead in Staten Island, where I fulfilled a promise I made to my mom to cook Christmas dinner. My main dish: Thomas Keller's "Best Roast Chicken of All Time," as crowned by Buzzfeed. (The recipe is ridiculously simple, but requires intensive preparation that involves getting forearm-deep into the fowl's recesses, then trussing it tightly with butcher's twine. By the time I slid the dish into the oven, I felt I'd subjected it to every form of abuse and humiliation possible. Like, "Fifty Shades of Poulet.")
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Which is why, with our presents opened and the kids happily invalidating warranties and my mom following them around with a hand-vac and my dad asleep on the couch, I'm still struck by how strange it is that a loud and insistent faction of Americans continue to be deeply invested in making sure that, in the words of the famous Bing Crosby carol, all our Christmases are white.
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What it really had to do with was the fact that Christmas has, for some, become the last ethnocultural bastion — the Thin White Line, as it were — between the monocultural Anglo-Saxon America of nostalgic myth, and our increasingly multiple, progressively browner future.
It's the most beloved holiday on the American calendar (at least according to a 2011 Harris Interactive poll, with Thanksgiving and Halloween in second and third place respectively). It's also an unparalleled commercial engine, driving about $600 billion in shopping this year, about 20% of most retailers' annual revenues, and 40% of all toy and game sales, according to the National Retail Federation and the Toy Industry Association respectively. So there's a dramatic ripple effect in keeping the iconography of Christmas white — one that extends across the fabric of America, socially, culturally and economically.
This past weekend, I fought my way through the teeming hordes of fellow underprepared parents at Toys R Us's flagship Times Square location to buy last-minute gifts for my niece and nephew. The shoppers were the profoundly diverse mix you'd expect, living in New York City. But outside of a showcase of Dora the Explorer gear and a stack of lemon-yellow "Despicable Me 2" minions, all the hottest anthropomorphic toys — representing both recent movie blockbusters and classic favorites like Barbie — were uniformly, almost defiantly white. I emerged from the sweaty throng bearing gifts from "The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug" (LEGO Escape from Mirkwood Spiders, featuring LEGO Legolas!) and "Frozen" (Musical Magic Elsa, The Snow Queen!).
I knew my niece and nephew would love their gifts. I also knew that I was adding to their vast collection of dolls and action figures and pop artifacts that don't resemble them, and don't reflect their heritage or identity. My kids' toy chest is no different; nor was my own, growing up. The kids seem secure in their self-esteem, so far — avoiding the kind of cultural dissociation that was demonstrated in the famous "Clark Doll Experiments" of the late 1930s, in which psychologists Mamie and Kenneth Clark gave young African American children a pair of otherwise identical dolls, one white and one black, and asked them which they preferred. The children universally picked the white one, often referring to it as "pretty" or "good" and the black one as "ugly" or "bad."
But as the kids tore open their gifts, it struck me again how odd it was that they even had to be presented with this conundrum.
"The Hobbit" and "Frozen," after all, are set in fictional fantasy worlds, brought to life via the magic of cinematic effects and CGI. The original source material for either work doesn't explicitly ascribe race or ethnicity to any of the characters (and both movies played fast and loose with their respective sources, reinventing plotlines, altering relationships and adding new personas with little concern for authenticity).
Why can't hobbits, elves and dwarves — legendary creatures all — be black, or brown, or Asian in appearance? Apologists for the all-white casting of Peter Jackson's Tolkien adaptations point out that the stories are rooted in Anglo-Germanic mythology, and that having a racially diverse cast would puncture the integrity of that fantasy. But why is it easier to suspend disbelief regarding the existence of talking, fire-breathing dragons (with plummy British accents) than the notion that nonhuman creatures could come in the same broad swath of ethnicities as people in the real world? What does it say to millions of nonwhite moviegoers that the only dark-complected beings on screen are orcs, goblins and trolls?
And the circumstances surrounding Disney's "Frozen," which had the biggest opening of any Walt Disney Animation film in history (and the biggest Thanksgiving debut of any motion picture ever, period) are even more troubling, due to the far-reaching implications of Disney's power over childhood in general and girlhood in particular. "Frozen" isn't just a Disney animated feature — it's a "Disney Princess" film, which was designed to add not one, but two new royals to the staggeringly successful media and merchandise brand, which generates the company an estimated $3 billion in annual revenues.
With the crowning of sisters Anna, the perky redhead, and Elsa, the statuesque blond, as the 12th and 13th members of that extended family, that gives Disney nine white princesses (two redheads, two brunettes and five blonds), one Arab/Middle Eastern, one East Asian, one Native American and one African American. None are South Asian or Hispanic, meaning that the Princess lineup fails to represent billions of people in the world's fastest-growing emerging markets.
Which is why, to a small and vocal group of Disney fans, "Frozen," for all of its wonder and musical magic, represented a tragic missed opportunity. The most fascinating expression of this frustration is a Tumblr called ThisCouldHaveBeenFrozen, launched by a 21-year-old college student, Alex L., who prefers to keep her identity secret because she actually works as a castmember at a Disney theme park.
When the first character artwork for "Frozen" was released, Alex, who is Mexican American, was shocked. At almost the same time, Disney was mired in controversy after briefly declaring that its new televised animated series "Sofia the First" featured the company's first "Hispanic" princess, before retracting the announcement when Latino fans criticized the character's light-skinned, blue-eyed appearance and lack of Hispanic cultural context. And now, Disney was showing off its newest princesses, and they were two more blond, white girls of Northern European appearance — as noted, hardly an underrepresented group among Disney's royal family.
"My first thought was, 'What if we just imagined something else? And I put up a Tumblr and posted a request for concept art for a different kind of 'Frozen,'" she says. "Once artists started submitting things, the blog blew up. I think the first one was one that imagined a Mongolian story, with a Snow Queen in an amazing and gorgeous cultural costume. And then there was one that was South American, that reimagined the characters as Peruvian."
Alex is quick to assert that she did not call for a boycott or a protest, and that she herself has had a lifelong love of Disney and its characters. The Tumblr was merely an attempt to try to broaden Disney's perspective, and that of her fellow fans, "playing with the concept of what Disney was doing, and respecting it," she says. "And still, we had tons of people complaining, saying that it was racist for us to do this, that the story was Scandinavian and Disney was only trying to be 'historically accurate.' Well, Arendelle doesn't exist. And talking snowmen are not exactly historically accurate. What they were really saying was it takes away from the 'realism' of these movies if you put in people of color. Because we don't belong in fantasy! Unicorns are okay in fantasy, but not people of color?"
The images on the Tumblr are gorgeous. They include re-envisioned versions of "Frozen" set in Kazakhstan in Central Asia, and among the Inuits, and in the northern reaches of China, Japan and Korea, and amidst the snows of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, and even in the contemporary United States. They are each "historically accurate," at least to the extent that fiction needs to be historically accurate, to the civilizations and locations in which they are set. And they show what is possible if you think of the world as your stage, and every color in the rainbow and culture on the map as your wellspring of inspiration. It's hard to imagine that a film based on any of these concepts wouldn't have been as beautiful and compelling as the one that Disney ultimately made.
It's not as if it hasn't been done successfully before. Some of the greatest interpretations of Shakespeare have taken the Bard to worlds he never would have imagined. "West Side Story" reimagines "Romeo and Juliet" in a context featuring Puerto Rican and white ethnic street gangs in New York City. "I love to see nontraditional casting of the classics," says Lauren Davila, who submitted a "racebent" image of a dark-skinned Anna and Elsa to Alex's Tumblr. "I was excited to hear that ABC's 'Once Upon A Time,' would have a black actress play Rapunzel! And as a kid I always thought Brandy-Whitney Houston version of 'Cinderella' — another Disney project from ABC — was lovely."
That production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical version of the fairy tale also featured Whoopi Goldberg and, as the Prince, Filipino American Paolo Montalban; drawing 60 million viewers, it was one of the highest-rated televised musicals ever. (To put this in context, the recent NBC telecast of "The Sound of Music Live" drew 22 million viewers in its original airing.) And around the same time as "Cinderella," HBO's groundbreaking animated series "Happily Ever After" was re-imagining classical Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales in alternate cultural settings, with vocal casts featuring the likes of Denzel Washington, Edward James Olmos, and Margaret Cho.
Fairy tales are important. Walt Disney himself knew best that fantasy begins with a seed, planted early in childhood. It is from that seed, that first tiny spark of wonder, springs forth the burgeoning garden that is the world of our imagination. If you place limitations on that seed, if you bind and bound it with falsehoods and misconceptions and ignorance, the end result is a perspective that is equally limited: shallow, dim, slanted, askew.
And for most American kids, that seed, the first breath of magic that we encounter, the first fairy tale we are told, is about a jolly old man in a red suit, who flies through the air in a sleigh drawn by reindeer, bringing gifts to the good children of the world, one very special night a year. We are told that Santa is white, and to those of us who aren't — to those of us who celebrate Korean Christmas, Taiwanese Christmas, African American and Dominican and Mexican Christmas, our fantastical expectations are forever shaped thereafter by an image that is not our own.


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Comfort and Joy: Chic Gifts for Everyone on Your Life
The Hex bowl, part of British designer Tom Dixon's new Eclectic collection, offers a glamorous take on the classic honeycomb pattern. The lustrous copper bowl is finished in a food-safe lacquer and comes in three sizes: The 7" bowl costs $65, the 11" is $130, and the 15" is $185. tomdixon.net
The forged-iron Spare chair by Frank Rogers combines an airy, branch-like frame with a woven seat. Measuring 17" w. x 17" d. x 40" h., the chair costs $350 as shown in a painted finish. It can also be powder coated in black or white. frankrogersdesign.com
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Samsonite Deluxe 3-Piece Golf Travel Set
Product Information:
The Samsonite® Deluxe 3-Piece Travel set is the perfect heavy duty travel golf set! The set includes a wheeling travel cover, duffel and shoe bag. The wheeling travel cover is made of durable 600 denier polyester and holds longer 48-inch clubs and 10.5-inch travel bags. The duffel is also made of heavy duty materials and has large self-repairing nylon coil zippers; and don't forget the shoe bag!
- Measurements: 51"H x 17"W x 14"D
- Made of durable 600 denier polyester
- Holds longer 48" clubs and 10.5" travel bags
- Add-a-bag carry strap
- Go anywhere zip-off shoe bag
- Heavy duty, extra-large, self-repairing nylon coil zippers with extra-large zipper pulls and three-sided opening
- Rubber grip reinforced bottom, top and side handles
- Contoured shape (base tapers to top) for better fit and easier wheeling
- Quilted top and sides with extra padding
- Sealed ball bearing in-line skate wheels
- Three layer protective bottom with runners
- Measurements: 21"H x 10"W x 10"D
- Front equipment straps
- Zippered laundry/wet pocket on side
- Adjustable, detachable padded shoulder strap
- Heavy duty, large self-repairing nylon coil zippers
- Fits two extra-large shoes up to size 13
- Mesh windows for ventilation
- Heavy duty, large self-repairing nylon coil zippers
- Carry handles
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Rated 3.9 out of 5�by 18 reviewers.
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Rated 4 out of 5�by Jim Good value Heavy duty golf travel bag at a fair price. Would have rated a 5 if it was a little longer-clubs still fit in but would be easier to load if just a couple inches longer. Plenty of side bag room, straps, etc. Extra duffel and shoe bag was a bonus. April 28, 2016
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Navitas Naturals, Organic, Goji Berries, Sun-Dried, 16 oz (454 g)
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Our receiving department does its best to verify and then enter the correct expiration dates for all incoming products. However, discrepancies do occur from time to time. This being said, the exceptionally high turnover at iHerb ensures that our inventory is among the freshest in the industry.
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- Product Code: NAV-00071
- UPC Code: 858847000710
- Package Quantity: 16 oz (454 g)
- Dimensions: 5.6 x 5.4 x 2.8 in, 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
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- Food for The Modern Life
- Vitamin A- Iron- Vitamin C
- Certified Organic
- Himalayan Superfruit
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Organic Goji Berries
Goji berries have been used in Asian herbal medicine for over 5,000 years. This bag contains premium goji berries that are certified organic, kosher, non-gmo and gluten-free.
The goji berry is one of the most nutrient-rich foods on earth. It is a vegetarian form of protein, packed with essential amino acids and rich in vitamin A (beta-carotene). Goji berries possess over 20 trace minerals and vitamins. The berries are a great addition to granola, oatmeal, yogurt, smoothies and many other recipes.
At Navitas Naturals, The Superfood Company, we provide the most nutrient dense foods to nourish your modern life. These whole foods are natural treasures with health benefits that have been celebrated for generation. Our products are of the highest quality and handled with purpose and care to preserve their vital superfood nutrients.
- Trace Minerals
- Protein
- Amino Acids
Suggested Use
- Add to Smoothies And Tea
- Top Granola or Oatmeal
- Mix in Yogurt and Salad
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Certified organic goji berries (lycium barbarum)
Allergen Information: Packaged in a facility that also handles tree nuts.
Storage Information: Refrigeration not required. Store in a cool, dark, dry place.
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|Serving Per Container: about 16
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|312 mg
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Once you open the pouch, you can immediately smell the goji berries. My husband eats it out of the bag like a snack and it tastes very sweet. It is a well worthy buy. You can make chinese style soup with it, here's how: -1/2 cup soaked black beans(discard water) -10pcs goji berries -5pcs red dates (without the seed, it will not be heaty) -5cloves of garlic(deskinned and whole) -salt to taste Place all ingredients in boiling water and simmer for 45mins at medium heat. Tasty soup :)
These ancient Himalayan berries are truly a superfood. Not only are they delicious, organic, non-GMO, gluten free, vegan, kosher, free of any additives and preservatives, and great in different recipes, they're loaded with health benefits. Rich in vitamins C, K, A, E, B vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, vitamin B6, folate, pantothenic acid), manganese, copper, pota ssium, iron, magnesium, zinc, protein, amino acids, dietary fiber, tannins, antioxidants, and flavonoids, they're great for treating colds, flu, fever, vitamin C deficiencies, morning sickness, nausea, stomach spasms, gastritis, ulcers, IBS, colitis, diarrhea, constipation, gallstones and gallbladder disease, lower urinary tract and kidney disorders, liver disease, fluid retention, gout, sciatica, diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension, cardiovascular conditions, heart disease, headaches, gluten intolerance and celiac disease, menstrual cramps, arthritis, osteoporosis, rheumatism, asthma, gingivitis, canker sores and gum disease, acne, sunburn, eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis, insomnia, and even cancer. Goji berries are a powerful immunostimulant and healing agent boosting the immune system, flushing toxins out of the body, aiding digestion, preventing heartburn and acid reflux, relieving nausea and bloating, healing gastric ulcers, soothing the stomach lining, reducing colon inflammation, facilitating healing, increasing blood flow in the limbs, helping stabilize blood sugar and regulate insulin levels, normalizing blood pressure, lowering triglycerides and LDL or "bad" cholesterol levels while increasing HDL or "good" cholesterol, protecting against strokes, atherosclerosis and peripheral arterial disease, improving brain function, stimulating the activity of the body's antioxidant enzymes and neutralizing free radicals, soothing and healing dry and damaged skin, and even reducing the risk of cancer. A goji berry mask or scrub can be applied topically to heal wounds, sores, scars, bruises, cuts, abrasions, lacerations, burns, rashes and acne-affected areas of your skin. It improves the complexion, brightens and evens out skin tone, reduces redness, inflammation, spots, blotchiness, and small lines, helps break down old scar tissue, stimulates cell renewal and regeneration, and prevents premature aging. I love these amazing Tibetan superberries and add them to oatmeal, granola, yogurt, smoothies, and many other different recipes. Would recommend it to anyone wanting to boost their immune system and improve their overall health and well-being.
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Perfect taste.
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excellent berries, a little expensive though.
Excellent Quality
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I bought this products for quite many times and the quality is always satisfied. Why don't you give it a try? ^_^
Yummy yummy
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Very good quality.
Best snack
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Cobham's FB Heliservices Trains Albanian Defense Ministry
The Albanian Ministry of Defence has contracted Cobham Aviation Services' joint venture FB Heliservices for helicopter flight training. The two-year contract covers familiarization with glass cockpits, flight with instruments, multi-engine type conversions, and search and rescue (SAR) training. FB Heliservices will train pilots on AgustaWestland AW109s and Bell 412 HAR2s. The training is in preparation for the Albanian Air Force's new Eurocopter AS532 Cougars.


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|The solution implemented by Mediterranean Protection Solutions provides 24 hour-a-day CCTV monitoring at 4 sites
Mobotix AG, a leading manufacturer of digital high-resolution, network-based video security systems has released details of a successful project at Ta'Qali Producers Group, an association which represents the interest of farmers in Malta. The solution implemented by Mediterranean Protection Solutions provides 24 hour-a-day CCTV monitoring at 4 sites including 2 retail outlets, a grading station and circa 7,000 sq/f warehouse with an adjoining farmers market.
Founded in 2007, Ta'Qali Producers Group (TQPG) helps farmers across Malta improve the quality and presentation of Maltese products with the main objective of selling directly to the consumer thereby stabilising pricing. With both Maltese government and EU assistance, the Group has grown considerably and now helps over 500 farmers sell produce to a growing community of local buyers including consumers, supermarkets and small market stall holders.
"CCTV was an early consideration when we opened our first retail outlet," explains Peter Axisa, Chief Executive and co-founder of the Group, "It is vital that we protect our staff, customers and premises while keeping our operational costs as low as possible."
Axisa felt that the CCTV should be more than just a deterrent. As well as reliability and ease of use, the system should also provide an indisputable record of any incident as well as assisting in the general management of each site. "Having CCTV with low quality is a waste of money," he explains, "If somebody is doing something wrong, you need to be able to clearly identify them and what they have done otherwise what's the point!"
Based on these criteria, Axisa contacted an independent security consultant who recommended a fully digital, megapixel CCTV solution from Mediterranean Protection Solutions, a leading CCTV specialist and MOBOTIX partner.
Based in nearby Mellieha, Mediterranean Protection Solutions provided a full consultation service to the Group with a design to minimise the amount of cameras while achieving optimum coverage. Working closely with local subcontractor AB installations, Mediterranean Protection Solutions managed the installation of structured cabling, switches and MOBOTIX cameras to provide internal and external coverage across three sites. Each camera is accessible over a broadband link and monitored at night by Mediterranean Protection Solutions security staff. In the event of an alarm trigger, Mediterranean Protection Solutions is quickly able to assess the situation before calling the police, which reduces the possibility of false alarms.
The MOBOTIX CCTV is also used in other innovative ways. "We had a situation where a customer felt she was given back the wrong change," explains Axisa, "The quality of the camera was so high that we were able to discover that there had been an error and rectified the situation."
Axisa also points to uses such as staff training, "We are able to remotely monitor when staff open and close stores and to make sure products are correctly displayed all via the CCTV. By keeping our standards high, we improve our brand which helps our members sell more products at a fair price."
Axisa is full of praise for Mediterranean Protection Solutions, "They have done a fantastic job and any minor issues have been solved quickly and professionally," he comments, "We know we could have gone for cheaper analogue CCTV but the features, reliability and the quality of the images from our MOBOTIX system makes it much more useful and more than just a deterrent, which in the end become much more price effective than an analogue system."
As the Ta'Qali Producers Group continues to grow, Axisa believes that more MOBOTIX cameras will be required. "The implementation of CCTV has been a success and we will be working with Mediterranean Protection Solutions and MOBOTIX for our future retail outlets." He concludes.


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(WFRV-TV) - The final segment of Scheel's High School Sports Xtra features Bill Gosse's Team360 Minute, our Team of the Week, and our Local 5 Look-Back at the best sights and sounds from the past week.
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The "Oprah" Show Goes for the Gold
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CHICAGO (Sept. 6, 2008) - The 23rd season of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" goes for the gold when it launches Monday, Sept. 8, 2008, as eight members each from the U.S. Olympic Men's and Women's Indoor Volleyball Teams and all four U.S. Beach Volleyball gold medalists are part of a cast of more than 175 Olympic Games medalists in an unforgettable hour of television.
Viewers will cheer as their favorites from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games take the stage at Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago's Millennium Park for a "Welcome Home Team USA" celebration for the record books! A crowd of thousands will show Chicago's Olympic spirit as it bids for the 2016 Olympic Games.
Representing USA Volleyball include beach gold medalists Misty May-Treanor (Costa Mesa, Calif.), Kerri Walsh (Saratoga, Calif.), Phil Dalhausser (Ormond Beach, Fla.) and Todd Rogers (Santa Barbara, Calif.). The U.S. Olympic Men's Indoor Volleyball Team had eight of its 12 gold-medal members represented on the show, including Gabe Gardner (San Clemente, Calif.), Tom Hoff (Park Ridge, Ill.), Rich Lambourne (Tustin, Calif.), David Lee (Alpine, Calif.), Ryan Millar (Palmdale, Calif.), Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.), Riley Salmon (League City, Texas) and Scott Touzinsky (St. Louis, Mo.). The U.S. Olympic Women's Indoor Volleyball Team, also with eight of its 12 silver medalists, was represented by Lindsey Berg (Honolulu), Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.), Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.), Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.), Robyn Ah Mow-Santos (Honolulu), Danielle Scott-Arruda (Baton Rouge, La.), Stacy Sykora (Burleson, Texas) and Kim Willoughby (Napoleonville, La.).
In total, USA Volleyball came away from the 2008 Olympic Games with three gold medals and a silver medal. No other country had ever reached the gold-medal match of an Olympic Games in all four volleyball disciplines (men's and women's indoor, men's and women's beach).
Other Olympians including Michael Phelps, Nastia Luikin, Shawn Johnson, Dara Torres, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, Lisa Leslie, Jennie Finch and many more will be on hand to answer the questions on the minds of Americans: how does it feel to have achieved their Olympic dreams? What does it take to be the best in the world? What's next for these world-class athletes? Then, Oprah will go behind the headlines for the incredible Olympic stories that you haven't heard.
Plus, "The Oprah Winfrey Show" will be presented in high-definition (HD) beginning with the season premiere and throughout the 23rd season. Check your local listings for channel and broadcast time for the show.
"The Oprah Winfrey Show" is partnering with corporate sponsors to help bring together this once-in-a-lifetime event. Partners for the season premiere include United Airlines, The Hilton Family of Hotels and Bank of America, all of whom are also partners of the U.S. Olympic Committee and sponsors of the U.S. Olympic Team.
"The Oprah Winfrey Show" has remained the number one talk show for 22 consecutive seasons, winning every sweep since its debut in 1986. (Source: Nielsen Cassandra Ranking Report - Nov'86 to July '99 and Wrap Sweeps, Nov '99 to July '08. Primary Telecasts Only.) It is produced in Chicago by Harpo Productions, Inc. and syndicated to 212 domestic markets by King World and to 135 countries by CBS Paramount International Television.
The Olympic medalists participating in "The Oprah Winfrey Show" season premiere include the following:
Jeremy Cummings, Brian Duensing, John Gall, Mike Koplove, Terry Tiffee, Casey Weathers
Basketball (Men's)
Carmelo Anthony, Carlos Boozer, Chris Bosh, Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, Jason Kidd, Chris Paul, Tayshaun Prince, Michael Redd, Dwyane Wade, Deron Williams
Basketball (Women's)
Tamika Catchings, Sylvia Fowles, Kara Lawson, Lisa Leslie, DeLisha Milton, Candace Parker, Katie Smith
Beach Volleyball (Men's)
Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers
Beach Volleyball (Women's)
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh
BMX Racing (Men's)
Mike Day, Donny Robinson
BMX Racing (Women's)
Jill Kintner
Boxing (Men's)
Deontay Wilder
Cycling (Women's)
Kristin Armstrong
Decathlon (Men's)
Bryan Clay
Equestrian (Men's)
Will Simpson
Equestrian (Women's)
Laura Kraut, Gina Miles
Fencing (Men's)
Tim Morehouse, Jason Rogers, Keeth Smart, James Williams
Fencing (Women's)
Emily Cross, Erinn Smart, Hanna Thompson, Mariel Zagunis
Gymnastics (Men's)
Alexander Artemev, Raj Bhavsar, Joe Hagerty, Jonathan Horton, Justin Spring, Kevin Tan
Gymnastics (Women's)
Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, Chellsie Memmel, Samantha Peszek, Alicia Sacramone, Bridget Sloan
Judo (Women's)
Ronda Rousey
Rowing (Men's)
Josh Inman, Marcus McElhenney, Dan Walsh
Rowing (Women's)
Erin Cafaro, Anna Cummins, Susan Francia, Michelle Guerette, Caroline Lind, Elle Logan, Lindsay Shoop, Mary Whipple
Sailing (Men's)
Zach Railey
Sailing (Women's)
Anna Tunnicliffe
Shooting (Men's)
Walton G. Eller, Vincent Hancock, Jason Turner
Shooting (Women's)
Corey Cogdell, Kim Rhode
Soccer (Women's)
Nicole Barnhart, Shannon Boxx, Rachel Buehler, Lori Chalupny, Stephanie Cox, Angela Hucles, Carli Lloyd, Kate Markgraf, Heather Mitts, Heather O'Reilly, Christie Rampone, Hope Solo, Lindsay Tarpley, Aly Wagner
Monica Abbott, Laura Berg, Crystl Bustos, Andrea Duran, Jennie Finch, Tairia Flowers, Victoria Galindo, Lovie Jung, Kelly Kretschman, Caitlin Lowe, Jessica Mendoza, Stacey Nuveman, Natasha Watley
Swimming (Men's)
Ian Crocker, Mark Gangloff, Matt Grevers, Brendan Hansen, Cullen Jones, Jason Lezak, Ryan Lochte, Aaron Peirsol, Michael Phelps, Peter Vanderkaay, Garrett Weber-Gale
Swimming (Women's)
Elaine Breeden, Caroline Burckle, Natalie Coughlin, Margaret Hoelzer, Katie Hoff, Megan Jendrick, Kara Lynn Joyce, Christine Magnuson, Christine Marshall, Lacey Nymeyer, Allison Schmitt, Emily Silver, Julia Smit, Rebecca Soni, Dara Torres, Kim Vandenberg
Taekwondo (Men's)
Steven Lopez, Mark Lopez
Taekwondo (Women's)
Diana Lopez
Track and Field (Men's)
Bershawn Jackson
Track and Field (Women's)
Allyson Felix, Shalane Flanagan, Hyleas Fountain, Monique Henderson, Sanya Richards, Stephanie Brown Trafton, Sheena Tosta
Volleyball (Men's)
Gabe Gardner, Tom Hoff, Rich Lambourne, David Lee, Ryan Millar, Reid Priddy, Riley Salmon, Scott Touzinsky
Volleyball (Women's)
Lindsey Berg, Heather Bown, Kim Glass, Tayyiba Haneef-Park, Robyn Ah Mow-Santos, Danielle Scott-Arruda, Stacy Sykora, Kim Willoughby
Water Polo (Men's)
Tony Azevedo, Layne Beaubien, Brandon Brooks, Peter Hudnut, Rick Merlo, Merrill Moses, Jeff Powers, Peter Varellas, Adam Wright
Water Polo (Women's)
Patricia Cardenas, Natalie Golda, Alison Gregorka, Brittany Hayes, Jaime Hipp, Heather Petri, Jessica Steffens, Moriah Van Norman, Brenda Villa, Elsie Windes
Wrestling (Men's)
Henry Cejudo
Wrestling (Women's)


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Skip to comments.Y'all come to Texas, state official tells New York gun owners
Posted on 01/17/2013 4:27:54 PM PST by qaz123
(Reuters) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has a message for New York gun owners: Come to Texas, and bring your guns with you.
"Texas is better than New York, and New York just gave us another excuse to say that," Abbott, a Republican, said on Thursday, after ads extolling Texas appeared on several media websites.
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The people of NY made their bed, let them lie in it. They're the ones that voted for the clowns that have turned that state into a God awful mess. Only to be beat by California and Illinois and running neck & neck with NJ and the rest of the northeast.
My folks are like hostages up there. And there's no end in sight.
Texans will regret a massive wave of NY'ers. Just like Georgians and many other parts of the South.
Now watch some petulent POS like Chucky Schemer whine about this.
No more Yankees in Texas. They will bring their liberal, nanny state ideas with them.
Ya, flood Texas with hundreds of thousands of Muslim worshiping greedy mart owners and cab drivers....
No more Yankees in Texas. They will bring their liberal, nanny state ideas with them.
Exactly.Stupid New Yorkers have fouled their nest.They will come to Texas and foul yours if you're not careful.
LOL, that would really hurt NY'ers. Cuomo's tax base would disappear. I saw NY's future 10 years ago when Hillary's 240,000 high paying jobs for upstate never materialized, and the closing of factories continued. Laws and Taxes is what NY is about. Want to solve a problem? Make a law, its that simple.
Yup. Texas needs more libtards and their insane ideas, and turn a red state blue in a short time.
That's 30 electoral votes right over to the blue column!
I think, in this particular case, the people that would move from NY to Texas to preserve their 2nd amendment rights are likely Republican voters anyway. Texans need to start thinking about importing good voters and this seems like a good way. Remember, Texas has an exploding Hispanic population and a lot of other people coming only for the jobs - those are the types that are like locusts and bring their bad voting habits with them. People who move solely over guns are mostly going to be high information voters that know not to cast ballots for Democrats.
Hey. Not all of New England is full of communists. Outside the major cities it is much more conservative.
Yup. There's an old Texas joke, that Texans loathe three things: A ******* with a knife, a ***** with a gun, and a Yankee with a trailer...
As a very conservative,well armed,married to a beautiful Texan, escaped New Yorker(the Bronx) now living in the paradise of central Texas(10 Years)I say.....
I WON'T let my extreme lefty family, still living in NYC to even cross the Red River in order to visit. In fact they are barred from traveling west of the Mississippi... Just visiting, these lefties would contaminate Texas...
New Yorkers have ruined Florida, North Carolina, even red Hampshire and Vermont.
Not true. There are plenty of pro life, pro gun, pro God, pro America folks in the northeast who have been stranded by circumstance. You should welcome them with open arms. Besides, as I get older I have a yearning to return to Candlewood Lake and Copperas Cove.
Yeah, I know... all Conservs are MORE than welcome ;) just make sure you lock the door when you leave so the socio-paths can't get out (and go pollute Texas).
Hey, he is inviting gun owners. I live in upstate NY and have not met a liberal gun owner. Do you have liberal gun owners in Texas?
Yeah, it happened here in California. We once had Reagan as a governor, could own any type of gun available. Hunt and shoot just about anywhere, and then the New Yorkers and East Coast types poured into our state bringing their anti-gun Liberal votes with them.
There are actually many of us in the NE who - like you - recognize that our values and love for freedom are such that we would be more 'at home' in a place like Texas. It would also help to offset the votes of the illegals and libs who flock to Austin. We need to keep Texas from becoming like Florida and Virginia on the electoral map.
I am looking to pull up stakes from the PRNJ in the next 5 years or so, and Texas & Utah are on my short list. Congratulations on your escape from NY.
I think you are basically right. I am 61, if not for my daughter who is a widow with three young daughters, my wife and I would be in Texas or South Carolina right now. We got married in Belton, Tx when I was in the Army many moons ago. Good memories there. I'd love a place where I could build our own shooting range.
Not to mention that the more crowded a place becomes, the more liberal people start to think, because crowding forces compromises to freedom and forces the sharing of resources.
For example, since the First Commandment of Firearm Safety Is to "Always keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction" and since in crowded situations—where there are people living all around and even above and below you—there is no safe direction. So in such crowded situations guns are unsafe and the pressure will be on to place increasingly severe restrictions on gun ownership.
There are some liberal gun owners here. Or I should say "old time democrats" Not the kind of retarded Marxist lunatics that are so common in the northeast, although we have some of those too. But for the most part they aren't gunowners.
I came for the jobs too! Voted for Cruz, I did.
Some of us trapped in liberal hells are more than willing to contribute to making Texas great!
Really! Shut up Perry or if you are going to invite them, warn them to leave their east coast social and economic liberalism behind when they come and join the Christian, constitutional wild west! Most are way too stupid to understand why Texas is free and they aren not free.
They will enslave us in a New York minute!
That's what my point is, they're the ones that have created their own problems. Let them deal with them.
When they show up, ANYWHERE, they bring that BS, NY attitude with them and its never positive.
"There are plenty of pro life, pro gun, pro God, pro America folks in the northeast .."
Like my family, and me, and a great state senator is KATHY MARCHIONE! She is pro-life, and conservative in every way. Please sign her pro-2nd amendment petition:
She already has over 100,000 signatures!
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Adapter clips can loosen on the stroller frame, posing a fall hazard.
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This recall involves all Joovy's Zoom gray metal car seat stroller adapters. The adapters are gray with black plastic clips designed to attach infant car seats to stroller frames. The adapter frame's dimensions are approximately 17" x 13" x 10". Recalled car seat adapter models include 00945 for Graco, 00946 for Chicco and 00947 for Peg Perego frames. "Joovy" and the model numbers can be found on the label at the center of the end bar of the adapter.
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Watch events live from the U.S. Center in Copenhagen. Follow the U.S. Center on YouTube and Flickr.About the Author: Billie Gross serves as Public Affairs Specialist for the Bureau of Oceans, International Environmental and Scientific Affairs. She is currently on assignment at the U.S. Center in Copenhagen.
The U.S. Center's keynote event featuring Secretary of Energy Steven Chu drew a large crowd today and generated a lot of excitement as people lined up and even "camped" in front of the U.S. Center waiting for seats. Secretary Chu's presentation discussed how – from production, to transmission, to efficiency – President Obama's Administration is paving the way for a new American energy future while taking the steps now to prevent the worst consequences of climate change. Secretary Chu highlighted how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act invested $4.5 billion in funding to develop and deploy a smart grid, which will lower peak demand by 20% and save Americans billions of dollars on their energy bills. The Recovery Act also provided the funding needed to put America on a path to double renewable energy generation in the next three years.
Today, Secretary Chu announced the launch of a new initiative to promote clean energy technologies in developing countries: the Renewables and Efficiency Deployment Initiative (Climate REDI). This new program will offer $350M over five years and is designed to accelerate deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies in developing countries – reducing greenhouse gas emissions, fighting energy poverty and improving public health for the most vulnerable, particularly women and children.
Four main components of the plan include health and economic benefits by cutting the use of guttering kerosene lamps; a program to enhance labeling and standards for high-efficiency appliances; a Web-based exchange to coordinate the deployment of clean energy technologies by major economies; and support for the World Bank's Strategic Climate Fund to boost and held finance national renewable energy projects.
Secretary Chu also announced that he will host the first-ever Clean Energy Ministerial to be held in Washington, D.C. in mid-2010. The purpose of this event will be to continue concrete action on global clean energy technology deployment. Secretary Chu's presentation underscored not only the strong actions the U.S. is taking at home, but the leadership role the U.S. is pursuing internationally to combat global climate change.