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Why make your own sausages?
What do you need for sausage making?
How do I make sausages?
Electric vs Manual Sausage Making Machines
Which sausage casings or skins should I use?
What is sausage stabiliser?
Should I use rusk or breadcrumbs when making sausages?
Why do I need to use rusk or breadcrumbs for making sausages?
What meat can I use for making sausages?
What spices and herbs can I use for sausage making?
What if I want to make vegetarian sausages?
How long will the sausage last in the fridge?
Where can I get sausage making recipes from?
Why do my sausages keep bursting?
How do I link sausages?
Can I smoke sausages?
What is the best way to cook sausages?
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Why make your own sausages? Click here for sausage making supplies
Sausages are one of the most popular foods in Britain with over 266,500 tonnes being consumed every year. However there is always the worry about what goes into the sausage. Making your own is a way of controlling this. Perhaps you have a special diet such as gluten free, low fat or have allergies to certain ingredients. Sausages can be tailor made to your own specifications. Buying free range organic meat from a farmer's market or butcher ensures that you have a good quality sausage.
When using spice mixes always check that there are no "nasties" such as Mono Sodium Glutamate in the ingredients. Remember, not all "E" numbers are harmful. As a general guide, avoid any "E" numbers that are classed as artificial colourings or artificial flavourings.
What do you need for sausage making? Click here for sausage making supplies
The first purchase is usually a mincer with a sausage filler attachment. It is possible to buy minced meat from the butcher and fill the casings using an icing bag but this can be very time consuming and messy. Along with the sausage making machine, you will need a stabiliser and some sausage casings or skins. Herbs and spices can be added to the sausage meat to give that "I made em myself" flavour.
How do I make sausages?
Electric vs Manual Sausage Making Machines Click here for machine supplies
The manual sausage making machines range from a size 5 to a size 32 and with care can last for several lifetimes as they are made from cast iron. The bigger the machine the more meat can be minced or filled at a time. With a manual sausage making machine it is easier when two people are making the sausages – one to turn the handle and one to put in the meat and control the filling of the casings.
Electric sausage making machines are easier to use but are generally more expensive. They save the "arm ache" of turning the handle but concentration is needed as they go a little faster than the manual machine. Different sized mincer plates (the circular discs with holes in) can be purchased. Ranging from 3mm holes to 10mm holes – the larger the holes, the coarser the minced meat will be. These plates can be purchased for both manual and electric sausage making machines. Sausage filler attachments can also be bought in sets of three sizes – small, medium and large to fit most sausage making machines. Click here for mincer plate supplies
Which sausage casings or skins should I use? Click here for casing supplies
The choice ranges between collagen, which is a formeddried skin made from the hide of bovine, and the fresh casings from sheep, hog or ox. They range in size from 19mm to about 36mm. The most popular sizes are 22/23 for chipolata type sausages, and 28- 35 for the breakfast and bbq type sausage.
Fresh hog, sheep and ox casings which are made from the intestines of the animal are cleaned, bleached and preserved in salt and these must be soaked in cold water for at least two hours before use (preferably overnight). Fresh casings have a shelf life of about two months if kept in salt and kept refrigerated. The sheep casings are very delicate and require more skill. Nowadays the fresh casings come on tapes or tubes so that they are easier to thread onto the filling nozzle and avoid the arduous task of unravelling a large knotted mass.
The collagen casings do not need any preparation. They are ready to use and are not salted. They have a shelf life of about two years if kept in a cool, clean and dry environment. They do not need to be refrigerated. Once these casings have been filled, it is important that the sausages are left in the refrigerator overnight to rest. The herbs and spices marinate with the meat and the skins rehydrate. These skins look and feel just like normal skins and are often less "chewy" than fresh casings.
There are other casings on the market however these are not edible. They are used to fill and cook sausages and then need to be peeled. These are known as synthetic or artificial casings and are made from fibre or plastic.
What is sausage stabiliser? Click here for stabiliser supplies
Sausage stabiliser is made from lactose and vegetable protein and it helps the sausage meat to have good binding qualities, preventing a "crumbly" sausage. It is not essential to use but the results are definitely more consistent and juicy.
Should I use Rusk or breadcrumbs when making sausages?
Rusk is used mainly when large amounts of sausages are being made. It is relatively cheap but has to be purchased in large quantities. The nutritional value is quite low. Breadcrumbs on the other hand are easily made from left over dried bread – white, wholewheat or rye by blitzing in a blender or grating. There are other alternatives that can be used as fillers if you do have special dietary needs and they are polenta, gluten free bread, rice, cous cous or bulgar wheat. Cream crackers make an excellent filler. The key is – the drier the filler, the better!
Why do I need to use Rusk or Breadcrumbs for making sausages?
Rusk or breadcrumbs help with moisture and succulence. i.e. so that the sausage doesn't become too dry.
What meat can I use for making sausages?
Beef, Pork, Chicken, Lamb, Turkey, Venison, Partridge, Duck, Fish and vegetables all make good sausages. Meats and vegetables can also be combined in the sausage mixture. Think of Lobster sausages or left over Sunday roast sausages – the list goes as far as the imagination!
What spices and herbs can I use for sausage making?
Fresh or dried herbs can be used in sausage making. You can also buy specially prepared spice blends for traditional and speciality sausages, such as English Cumberland, Lincolnshire, Pork and Leek, Pork and Sage, Beef and Horseradish, Venison, South African Boerewors, Droewors, German Bratwurst, Spanish Chorizo and Thai.
What if I want to make vegetarian sausages? Click here for vegetarian sausage supplies
Vegetarian sausage can be made without the use of a mincer – however a food processor does make the blending easier. Chickpeas. Polenta, Quorn and Quinoa make excellent bases to which you can add other vegetables, herbs and spices. Unfortunately there does not appear to be a casing which is truly vegetarian but the sausages can be rolled in a coating to give a crisp finish. The sausages should be left in the fridge for a couple of hours to firm before baking or frying.
How long will the sausage last in the fridge?
No more than two to three days. If the meat has not been previously frozen then the sausages can be put in the freezer. If the meat has been frozen, you could always cook the sausages and then freeze them. Of course it goes without saying – ensure all food is cooked thoroughly before eating.
Where can I get sausage recipes from? Click here for recipe book
Recipes are available on the internet at:
There are also books available but most are by American authors. Bertie is on the lookout for a good British sausage making book. You can get some recipes to get you started with Sausage Making Starter packs – enough to give you the confidence to experiment and explore different ingredients.
Why do my sausages keep bursting?
Sausages burst because they are either overfilled in the skins/casings, or they have too many air bubbles when making the sausages. When using collagen casings they must be left to rest in the fridge overnight. Too much liquid in the sausage can also cause bursting – hence the name bangers (from the war years when water was added to make them cheaper – they had a tendency to explode! BANG!!).
Cooking too quickly or putting in a very hot pan can also make the skins burst.
How do I link sausages?
Decide on the length of sausage that you want. At that point pinch the sausage with your thumb and forefinger and twist the sausage to the right. Move your fingers along the same length and repeat the process twisting the opposite way.
Can I smoke sausages? Click here for smoking equipment and wood chips
Yes. The sausages can be hot or cold smoked on either a barbeque with a cover, in an electric smoker or a hob top smoker. This gives them a delicious taste. Cold smoking will preserve the sausages and hot smoking cooks the sausages giving them another delicious flavour. Different flavours can be achieved by using flavoured wood pellets or chips such as Oak, Alder, Orange, Jack Daniels, Maple, Sassafrass and many more.
What is the best way to cook sausages?
Sausages should never be pricked as this releases the juiciness of the sausage and can cause splitting. Always start to cook from a cold oven, cold pan, cold grill or a low heat barbeque so that the skins do not split. Cook at a low heat (150 deg C in the oven). The general rule is cook on a low heat for longer. Make sure that they are cooked through in the middle.
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I did something stupid, I created an avid project with 23.976 as a frame ratio.
And the animation I imported is 24fps. (still images from Nuke, and before nuke from 3ds max)
I did that because I saw somewhere that 23.976 was the best way to go.
So I did all the editing and all the sound with this frame ratio and now I ask myself if I should redo all the editing or if it wouldn't make any difference since the video is only one minute long and 23.976 is very close from 24.
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The Prophet Al Gore, Blessings Be Upon Him
Just when it seems that public figures can sink no lower, be more cynical, act more duplicitous, a news story comes along that plumbs new depths in ideological betrayal. And so it was this week when the shocked staff at Current TV was called to an all hands staff meeting. They were informed that the Current TV network, supposedly a bulwark of liberal green thought holding back the barbarian hoards from FOX and talk radio, had been sold to those leading mideast liberals at Al Jazeera. Former Vice President and self styled eco-prophet Al Gore has made himself a much, much richer man by doing what the political class has done since the dawn of human history—sell out to the other side.
Some years ago Al Gore founded a left wing TV network that proved to be a complete and utter flop. Gore's decision to sell the network raises questions concerning the sincerity of his self-proclaimed ideologies. Particularly when considering to whom he sold the company, Gore's moral servitude can be questioned as well. That is because Al Jazeera is funded by the government of Qatar. More specifically, by the Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, one of the world's richest oil sheiks. What would entice the inventor of the Internet and discoverer of global warming to do such a thing? No surprise there, he did it for the money—reportedly $100 million in hard, oily cash.
This comes as little shock to us here at The Resilient Earth. Indeed, we wrote about the moral turpitude of Mr. Gore in our 2008 book, The Resilient Earth. For those who have not yet aquired a copy of that informative and entertaining book, we present here an excerpt from Chapter 15, Prophets of Doom:
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Al Gore's Convenient Calling
Albert Gore Jr. was born into privilege, the scion of an influential Tennessee family. His father served in the United States House of Representatives before WWII and, after the war, in the US Senate for two decades, so it came as no surprise when Al Jr. also chose a career in politics. Following in his father's footsteps, he served first as a Congressman, then a US Senator, and finally Vice-President of the United States during the presidency of Bill Clinton.
Reaching for the top prize in American politics, Gore was the Democratic nominee in the 2000 presidential election. It was one of the most controversial elections in American history. After a series of voting discrepancies and court challenges, Gore lost the election to George W. Bush when the US Supreme Court ruled that vote recounting had gone on long enough. Embittered by his narrow defeat, Gore left politics for private life and more academic pursuits. Asked to speak at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, the lingering resentment over his defeat was still evident when he said in his speech, "Let's make sure not only that the Supreme Court does not pick the next president, but also that this president is not the one who picks the next Supreme Court."
Al Gore was to eventually return to the public eye with a new mission. He found a higher calling in the environmental movement, a cause he had always supported. Gore claims the roots for his passionate belief, that human civilization harms the Earth, came from Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring. During Gore's childhood, his mother, an educated and politically active woman who took Eleanor Roosevelt as a model, read the book to the 14 year old Albert and his older sister.
Carson's book was about DDT, a pesticide that was widely used to control malarial mosquitoes. But it also had negative effects on birds' eggs, weakening their shells and threatening a number of species with extinction. As a result of Carson's book, DDT was banned around the world. Four decades later, studies have shown that the removal of DDT caused millions of deaths in countries plagued with malaria and dengue fever.
While Gore attended Harvard, he was a student of the noted oceanographer Roger Revelle, who is mentioned in Chapter 2 of this book. Dr. Revelle, the self-proclaimed father of global warming, had a profound and lasting influence on young Albert. In Gore's own words, Revelle taught him "what was happening to the atmosphere of the entire planet, and how that enormous change was being caused by human beings." Gore attributes his lifelong dedication to environmental causes to Revelle's teachings.
Mr. Gore comes by his environmentalist leanings honestly. His reemergence from the political wilderness as an environmental prophet of doom was no sudden conversion. But Gore has reinvented himself. From failed politician to a speaker on the college lecture circuit, the new Al Gore is only concerned with saving mankind from its own excesses. He now lectures widely on the topic of global warming, which he calls "the climate crisis."
His power-point show on global warming is entertaining, but many of his conclusions are not supported by the science. That did not stop his lecture hall pitch from being turned into a slick documentary—basically a video of Gore presenting his talk. This film was immediately embraced by eco-conscious Hollywood. It would have been shocking if Gore's film hadn't won the OscarTM for best documentary in 2006. Perhaps more surprising was the announcement that Al Gore and the IPCC would share the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007.
The link between proselytizing about global warming and world peace seems tenuous at best. The Economist, observing that two out of the previous three peace prizes went to people and organizations who had nothing to do with peace, stated: "Evidently the committee has decided to redefine the award as the Nobel Prize for Making the World a Better Place in Some Unspecified Way."
At the same time that Gore's documentary was being praised by activists, it was coming under progressively harsher criticism. A UK High Court judge, in response to a lawsuit questioning the film's suitability for showing in British classrooms, ruled that An Inconvenient Truth, contains significant factual errors. Justice Burton said Gore makes nine statements in the film that are not supported by current mainstream science The specific errors are:
- Mr. Gore asserted that sea levels will rise up to 20 feet due to melting ice sheets "in the near future." Justice Burton: "This is distinctly alarmist" and will only occur "after, and over, millennia."
- Low-lying Pacific atolls have already been evacuated. Judge: There was no evidence of any evacuation having yet happened.
- The Gulf Stream that warms the northern Atlantic would shut down. Judge: It was "very unlikely" this would be happening in the future, though a slow down was possible.
- Graphs of CO2 and temperature rise over the past 650,000 years showed an "exact fit." Judge: There was a connection, but "the two graphs do not establish what Mr. Gore asserts."
- The snows of Mt. Kilimanjaro are disappearing due to global warming. Judge: It cannot be established that the recession of snows on Mt. Kilimanjaro is mainly attributable to human-induced climate change.
- The drying up of Lake Chad is an example of a catastrophic result of global warming. Judge: There was "insufficient evidence to show that."
- Hurricane Katrina was caused by global warming. Judge: Insufficient evidence to establish the exact cause.
- Polar bears were found that had drowned "swimming long distances—up to 60 miles—to find the ice." Judge: Only four polar bears have been found drowned, because of a storm not the lack of ice.
- Coral reefs are bleaching because of global warming and other factors. Judge: Separating the impacts of stresses due to climate change from other stresses, such as over-fishing and pollution, was difficult.
The judge concluded that the film could be shown, but teachers must alert students to the errors he identified.
Interestingly, the Motion Picture Association of America rated Gore's film PG, requiring parental guidance due to "thematic elements." More disturbing is Gore's picture book for children, an inconvenient truth: the crisis of global warming—adapted for a new generation. Supposedly a book about environmental awareness for young children, the book is heavy on images and light on substance. For example, on page 155 looms the full page image of a nuclear fireball. In very small letters the caption reads, "Test detonation of a nuclear bomb, Nevada, 1957." The opposing page shows five German soldiers in a trench. The photo caption reads: "German soldiers in World War 1, 1914." Above the German photo, on white background and in bold, large text are the words: "New technologies for fighting, such as nuclear bombs, have dramatically changed the consequences of war."
Another image of supposed global warming disaster is of stranded fishing boats in the dried out Aral Sea, in Central Asia. This image has a link to ecological problems, but not ones caused by global warming. The Aral Sea was destroyed by Soviet mismanagement. The former USSR diverted the rivers that fed the sea to other uses, another triumph of communist central planning. What do those words and those images have to due with global warming? Nothing. But they leave a horrible verbal and visual impression on young children—and there is a disturbing pattern in this.
Misleading pictures from Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth.
Al Gore is a politician and politicians deceive the public all the time. They lie to get elected, it is a way of life for them. That might be the way it works for voting adults, but not with impressionable kids. Gore wore the mantle of a politician for nearly three decades. It seems that it is a hard cloak for him to abandon, because he has brought politics into science. When politics gets involved in science, the lies, opinions, and deceit, that are a politician's everyday fare, destroys scientific discipline. Gore did this trying to indoctrinate young children, a "new generation," with his horrific pictures and misleading words.
Gore made a speech to New York University Law School on September 18, 2006. His sponsors were two NGOs, the World Resources Institute and Set America Free. A few statements from his speech are presented here to demonstrate Mr. Gore's approach to the problem of global warming.
"My purpose is not to present a comprehensive and detailed blueprint— for that is a task for our democracy as a whole—but rather to try to shine some light on a pathway through this terra incognita that lies between where we are and where we need to go. Because, if we acknowledge candidly that what we need to do is beyond the limits of our current political capacities, that really is just another way of saying that we have to urgently expand the limits of what is politically possible."
Though Mr. Gore denies having a plan for the future he has made suggestions. In his book, An Inconvenient Truth, he put forth a number of things everyday people can do to save the planet. While some of the suggestions are sensible, others are laughable. These include a simplistic admonition to "use a tote bag when shopping" to the fatuous "buy things that last." Gore doesn't present a detailed plan because, despite claims to have invented the Internet, he knows little about science or technology.
Gore's film, An Inconvenient Truth, devoted a long segment to the imminent meltdown of the Greenland and West Antarctic ice-sheets. The film predicted a global sea level increase of 20 feet (6 m) that would flood Manhattan, Shanghai, Bangladesh, and other coastal settlements. As proof of this impending disaster, Gore quoted Oreskes' essay as proving that all credible climate scientists were in agreement regarding this supposed threat. He did not point out that Oreskes' definition of climate change "consensus" did not encompass his alarmist notions.
What is more revealing is his call to urgently expand the limits of governmental power. A lifelong member of America's political left, Mr. Gore has always embraced the expansion of government control. It comes as no surprise that he sees the solution to global warming crisis, indeed all environmental problems, as a need for expanding government regulation and oversight. He truly believes that humanity's future is in jeopardy.
"Many Americans are now seeing a bright light shining from the far side of this no-man's land that illuminates not sacrifice and danger, but instead a vision of a bright future that is better for our country in every way ... Our children have a right to hold us to a higher standard when their future—indeed the future of all human civilization—is hanging in the balance."
Presumably, the bright light is the one Mr. Gore is shining on the path to the future. Casting aside the overblown, campaign stump speech language, Gore thinks that mankind is in peril and the future looks bleak, unless bold political leadership asserts itself. Being unable to formulate an actual plan for reducing GHG emissions, or solving the world's future energy needs, he falls back on the need for moral leadership.
"Developing countries like China and India have gained their own understanding of how threatening the climate crisis is to them, but they will never find the political will to make the necessary changes in their growing economies unless and until the United States leads the way. Our natural role is to be the pace car in the race to stop global warming."
Only a politician could think that the world is waiting for America to "lead the way" before they "find the political will" to tackle the dual problems of rising pollution rates and falling energy supplies. China, India or any other developing country will not slow their industrial growth to please the US They cannot. Their people would rise up and topple their governments if told the future had to be put on hold.
China is building one new coal-fired power plant every week with India following close behind. China and India will stop building power plants when they think they have enough of them, or a better alternative arises. A foreshadowing of this can be seen in Westinghouse's recent deal to build four new nuclear power plants in China.
Even the greener-than-thou nations of Europe have discovered they have little appetite for such economic sacrifice. To date, six EU nations have petitioned for relief from their GHG reduction goals. The natural role for the United States and the other technologically advanced nations is not to lead the way to national impoverishment through limiting growth, self denial, and industrial suicide, but rather to develop new technology that is both environmentally sound and economically competitive.
The most interesting codicil to Mr. Gore's saga as prophet of ecological doom is that, after winning an OscarTM and publishing a best selling picture book, Gore steadfastly refuses to meet his critics head to head. A sizable and growing list of "contrarian" scientists have offered to debate the former politician in public. This list includes Bjørn Lomborg, author of The Skeptical Environmentalist, Dennis Avery, coauthor of the best-selling book, Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years, and Lord Monckton of Brenchley, a former adviser to Margaret Thatcher during her years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Lord Monckton and Mr. Gore have clashed in the media before. Monckton has stated publicly, "A careful study of the substantial corpus of peer-reviewed science reveals that Mr. Gore's film, An Inconvenient Truth, is a foofaraw of pseudo-science, exaggerations, and errors, now being peddled to innocent schoolchildren worldwide."
It is understandable that Gore would not wish to debate a real scientist, but Lord Monckton is a fellow politician who has also been involved in the global warming policy debate. To date, Mr. Gore has demurred.
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Supposedly the sale was about ideology—Gore believes Al Jazeera gives "voice to those who are not typically heard" and speaks "truth to power." In this case, superstitious truth in the form of misogynistic, homophobic, anti-semetic tribal nonsense. At least he didn't sell out to Glen Beck, his supporters point out. Yeah, right.
In an e-mail message he wrote of his real reason for divesting: "I am incredibly proud of what Current has been able to accomplish. But broadcast media is a business, and being an independent content producer in a time of increasing consolidation is a challenge." In other words, they were losing their shirts.
So, followers of Gore, you were warned years ago about this guy. What do the staff of Current TV think of the sale? According to one report, the displeasure among the staff was thick enough to cut with a scimitar.
"We all know now that Al Gore is nothing but a bulls***ter," said the staffer bluntly. "We do stories on the tax code, and he sells the network before the tax code kicked in? Al was always lecturing us about green. He kept his word about green all right—as in cold, hard cash!"
Al Gore stands for truth, justice and the Al Jazeera way.
Al Gore, the idol of millions, including Hollywood luminaries like Barbra Streisand and Leonardo DiCaprio, has been shown to have feet of clay, oil bearing clay. He now has a war chest filled with filthy lucre and he is is not afraid to use it. Look for more green disinformation from the Prophet of Doom soon, but probably not on the Al Jazeera network.
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I have been commissioned to make the duffle bag in the new Debbie Bliss magazine. YAY! The problem is that they want the "exact" fabric that was used in the picture. I have been searching and have found nothing. Does anyone know if DB generally uses one brand or just a handful of brands for using in their projects? My head is spinning!! :wall:Thanks so much for any and all help!!
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I am surprised there is not a "little box" that says materials used that tells you what yarn was used in the sample. I am thinkin' it is probably a Debbie Bliss yarn
Oh yes, it definately tells what yarn to use...just not the fabric that is lining the bag.
DUH .... I read "yarn". Lining Fabric, YIKES !!! That will be hard to match, especially if it is not a "brand name". It could be something someone just picked up in their travels and was in their stash. That is going to be a hard one.
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Aaaah, fall has arrived in all it's red, gold and brown glory. It's my absolutely favorite time of the year. I seem to come alive during this season, and so does Mini Chef. All the leaves to jump in, tree branches to shake (leaf rain!) and of course, PUMPKINS!!!!
Pumpkins are my absolute favorite part of the season (well, and Halloween…). They are so delicious regardless of how you prepare them, and packed with nutrition too!
Last year, I tried my hand at creating a pumpkin butter recipe and failed miserably. I tried again and again and just could not get it right. I guess timing is everything because this year, I hit a home run on my first attempt. I just love it when that happens!
Mini Chef LOVES this on toast with peanut butter. It's a great way to start your morning!
UPDATE: Here is why you should NOT can pumpkin butter.
- Clean Eating Plum Butter
- Clean Eating Cranberry Butter
- Clean Eating Persimmon Butter
- Clean Eating Apple Butter
Clean Eating Pumpkin Butter
(Makes 5 cups)
- 2 (15 ounce) cans pumpkin puree (NOT pumpkin pie filling)
- 1 cup apple juice, no sugar added
- 1 cup honey
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons molasses
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin spice, no sugar added if purchased
- Pinch of salt (very small just to enhance the flavor a little)
- Place all ingredients in a small slow cooker and cook on low for 5-6 hours.
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A controversial investment guru ponders the question: why is it so hard to believe you can make money and still be a good person. James Button reports.
'I am not Mother Teresa," announces Henry Kaye in our interview. He need not worry. No one said he was. It is 7pm on Saturday and Kaye, having read criticisms of his property empire on the front page of that day's Age, has some things he wants to say. And talk he does - almost non-stop for two hours, a schtick delivered in a Russian-Australian accent and broken only by demands: "Are you with me? Am I making sense?"
Not always, but that feels like your fault, such is Kaye's evident brilliance and grasp of his subject, which is making a mint out of property and, he says, making many people rich with him.
His critics say he's unscrupulous, even ruthless. "Stay away from Henry Kaye," and his high-priced courses, warns Sydney consumer advocate Neil Jenman. A company run by Kaye's sister Julia Kuykuy is suing him for $2 million.
Kaye has a simple explanation for the hostility. "I have come on to the market from nowhere in 31/2 years. I have got so many that are super jealous of my success . . . Why is it so hard to believe that you can make money and still be a good human being?"
He will not discuss the rift with his sister - they live in the same St Kilda building but are believed not to be speaking. "Our companies have a commercial disagreement. The director of the other company just happens to be my sister." Kaye says he welcomes scrutiny - that is why he has offered this rare interview. "Do you know why I have been able to sustain all this negative publicity? Because I absolutely know that I can show how a broke Australian person, using the strategies I teach, can revolutionise their life."
He is intense, charming, with icy green eyes. He sleeps four hours a night, will ring an employee at 1am with an idea and, as a former employee put it, "he could sell sand to the Arabs". What does make sense is that Kaye has big plans. He says 100,000 Australians have attended his property education seminars and courses - though he no longer gives them in person because his accent and rapid speech are deemed too hard to follow.
Now he intends to float his company, the National Investment Institute, within three to six months. Then he plans to build "the largest property investment bank in Australia and expand it overseas".
Just words? Perhaps, but Kaye has already come a long way. At 33, he is involved in property development worth $1.5 billion. At 14, having arrived from Belarus five years before, he sold moccasins on weekends at his uncle's stall at Victoria Market. Even then, he was reading business.
He went to Yeshiva College, then McKinnon Secondary College. At 26, he had taken a struggling computer company to $25 million turnover. He made and lost a fortune in the IT boom and crash before he took an eight-month, self-taught course in understanding property. "I don't look at property as bricks," he says. "For me, property is a finance system. You know the movie The Matrix? I can see the finance matrix."
The biggest problem for developers, he says, is that because of finance problems or excessive risk, eight out of 10 planned developments are never built. Kaye lends bridging finance to the developer at up to 25 per cent interest. And he effectively guarantees the development by offering to buy many units, which are then sold to his seminar clients.
People who warn against get-rich-quick schemes often say that if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. But Kaye says: "If that's all we believe in, if we all think the best we can do is to suffer and earn incomes, then why are we living?"
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1. someone submits a testimonial about you on your profile, cause he's a satisfied buyer.
2. if you like it, you could switch it from private to public
3. you could display maybe 3 of them on the sidebar of your profile, a section called Testimonials
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China Says Convicted US Scholar Reflects Stepped-Up Taiwan Espionage
US academic Li Shaomin, convicted of spying by a Beijing court, is just one example of how Taiwan is stepping up its espionage against China, using sex and money to attract traitors, Chinese state media said Thursday.
"Over the past few years, Taiwan espionage activities on the mainland have been rampant, and the spy cases cracked by mainland security organs have continued to rise," said the Global Times, published by the People's Daily.
The paper said Chinese-born Li, who was convicted on Saturday, was faced with a massive amount of evidence, "forcing him to admit guilt with a lowered head."
"Even though he is one of China's sons, he committed a shameful, ugly act and will be deported from China in disgrace," the paper said, but provided no details of his alleged crimes.
Under Beijing's definition almost any information on China can be regarded as a state secret.
The paper said Li's case reflected expanding Taiwanese efforts to spy on China and mentioned several high-profile cases from recent years.
In July last year, a Beijing court sentenced three people for spying for Taiwan, handing down one suspended death sentence and lengthy prison terms.
Taiwan and China have been separated since the end of a civil war in 1949, but Beijing still considers the island a renegade province that must be returned to its control, by force if necessary -- BEIJING (AFP)
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Illinois: Admissions Q&A
It's green, pristine, and an MBA-making machine. The $60 million Business Instructional Facility at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, an earth-friendly building designed by Illinois graduate Cesar Pelli, is the new home to graduate business students—and to Jackie Wilson, director of admissions at the College of Business.
With full-time MBA enrollment of less than 200 for the two-year program, Illinois is one of the smaller programs around, giving it an intimate feel, and with total tuition costs of about $60,000 it's also one of least expensive programs in the BusinessWeek rankings. Graduates earn about $90,000 a year, putting the program on par with several top-tier schools.
Wilson, in an interview with BusinessWeek's Mandy Oaklander, elaborates on the process of finding future MBA leaders with skill sets that match those of the College of Business. An edited excerpt of the conversation follows.
Illinois' graduating class size of 100 students is relatively small compared with other business schools. What do you get out of a small class size that you don't get at other top schools?
What we can give to our students with a small class size is a personal touch. They get to know their professors, and their professors get to know them very well. If a student is not in class, a professor is certainly going to notice. There's more camaraderie among students. Also, those students who may not be able to take on leadership roles in a large program can in a small program where those opportunities are available to them.
Schools often mention that they are looking for a certain quality of work experience, not necessarily a certain quantity. What about a candidate's work experience will impress an Illinois admissions officer?
What we're going to look at is where they started and where they are now. We look at progression: promotions that they've had and more responsibilities that they've taken on in their years of service. We know that in the very beginning they're at the learning stage, but by the time they have two or three years of experience they should be taking on more responsibility and more leadership. We like to see that reflected in their essays as well as in the letters of recommendation from their supervisors.
Is there a typical GMAT score?
There isn't. When we look at an application we view it holistically. Someone who may have a very high GMAT may not fit what we would like to have in our program. On the other side of the spectrum, someone who may not score well on standardized tests may have terrific work experience, interpersonal skills, and communication. There is something beyond just looking at a score.
How is the application looked at holistically?
First of all, when an application comes in and is complete, it goes through two reads, and those who are strong enough get an interview. The first reader looks at it in terms of the quantitative parts: the GMAT, the TOEFL, and the GPA. But they also have to look at it qualitatively and think about it in these terms: Has this person gone above and beyond? Do they show leadership? Is there something outside of work that they're involved in, like community service? Also, we look for diversity in what they like to do and what they're strong in. We don't want all business students, and we don't want all engineering students. We would like to have a cross-section from all areas, from agriculture to the fine arts to business.
Speaking of diversity, almost half of the class of 2010—45%—is comprised of international students. What strides are you taking to ensure the already high diversity of your class?
I think we maintain diversity through the review process of the applications and in the mandatory interview process. As you can see, our percentage of women is up considerably compared to many of our sister schools.
And when we look at our international population, we're looking at what background they come from, both in their career as well as in their education, and in anything else that they have done. Normally, our international students have a very unique background [compared] to our domestic students, so they can learn from each other.
In these days of economic turmoil, where so much could depend on future MBAs, what is the number-one skill you're looking for in a candidate?
Communication: a candidate who is able to present himself or herself in a professional, mature environment. When they are speaking with us, we look for the eye contact, the firm handshake. The confidence that a person comes in with is something that they can take with them to a recruiter and use to communicate their goals.
When we interviewed an admissions representative from Illinois almost a decade ago, she noted that Illinois was the place for technology. How has the program changed since then?
We still have the technology of course, with the supercomputing and everything here on our huge campus. Our most popular concentration is finance, and that's probably because of our [proximity] to Chicago. Many of our students do want to get into finance and end up going into jobs in Chicago.
Our school is 2½ hours from Chicago; it's an easy bus ride, train ride, or drive, and our students are given the opportunity to interact with alumni at events we hold in Chicago several times throughout their two years of the MBA program.
What role do the alumni play?
They are extremely important to our program. They help us with recruiting—our alumni are put in touch with admitted students to field any questions the students may have about the program. Alumni conduct mock interviews, and they also come and interview students for some of the companies that they are working with. When they are in Chicago, they are open to meeting with our students and attending some of the events that we have in Chicago.
How is the economic crisis affecting job placement of graduates from the College of Business?
I can say the market is very tough—it's very difficult. Our career services team is working with our alums to try to find jobs that are out there. We are getting our students in touch with alums from around the world to try to help them get those jobs, but it isn't easy.
Have there been any major changes at the graduate College of Business over the last few years?
We've just moved into a new building in the fall. We have all been very excited about it and have been anticipating it for the last several years. Our students are now within close proximity and the classrooms are high-tech everything. It's just an absolutely gorgeous place to come for an MBA.
Previously we were in an old building, one of the first buildings on campus. It is still standing, but it needs to be upgraded. The College of Business has for several years been working on trying to get a new building. Everything fell into place and they started the building about three years ago, and our first class just started this past fall.
Illinois has both an undergraduate and graduate business program. What is the relationship with the graduate business school and the rest of the university?
We reach out across the campus for recruiting purposes, to get undergraduates thinking about the future. We do this through conducting information sessions across campus. We do small talks to fraternities and sororities and across different disciplines on campus. We try to get students to realize that there's an MBA here and to look at an MBA two or three years after they have their undergraduate degree.
There's also IBC, Illinois Business Consulting, which works across disciplines here. Many of our MBA students take leadership roles in IBC. It is a student-run, student-led organization, mainly by MBA students. But they also work with students from across the campus who may also be interested in consulting or in finding out more about the consulting area.
As Illinois moves ahead, what is the biggest challenge it faces?
I would say that over the next two years, the job market will be the greatest challenge. From the admissions standpoint it is getting students in who will fit into the jobs that will become available down the road.
Earlier on you emphasized leadership. Who's the perfect fit for the culture of leadership at Illinois?
Someone who is willing to step outside their comfort zone, to take on something new, to get to know others, and to really present themselves in a leadership role. We look for someone who is able to take on more responsibility in addition to their class work and the teamwork and the socializing that goes on: someone who is able to do a little extra. Or in some cases, a lot extra.


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Samsung Australia later denied being involved in the protest which left everyone a bit curious as to who the mastermind was. James Croft from MacWorld's MacTalk podcast did some digging into the "Wake Up" web site source code and found this to be a Doubleclick source identifier with a number of src=2215527;type=black822. When the numbers are sifted through Google, you see a number of hits that lead to RIM's Australian web site. We aren't talking about a BlackBerry fan site here, we are talking about RIM's own Australian based web site.
"Blunty" has worked with BlackBerry before, even penning a glowing review of the BlackBerry PlayBook before its arrival in the country.
If all of this is true, and at this point RIM has yet to comment one way or the other, it would seem that Samsung deserves an apology. As for RIM, well, we're not sure what the Canadian manufacturer could possibly gain from this promotion. Perhaps it is just the beginning of an ad campaign for the new BlackBerry 10 handsets. With the BlackBerry World Conference beginning May 1st, the timing might just fit.
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The Nature Conservancy has long recognized the importance of America's public lands. Americans look to our beloved landscape not only to support and enrich our lives, but also in overcoming times of crisis. From the Civil War to the Great Depression, America has turned to conservation to sustain and heal our nation.
- The Nature Conservancy has purchased and transferred more than 52,000 acres to public lands in Michigan.
- Michigan has the largest state park and state forest system in the country.
- More than 22 million people annually visit Michigan, contributing $580 million to the state's economy.
Today, the Conservancy supports policy initiatives such as America's Great Outdoors and urges a permanent commitment to the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
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After all, this land is your land.
Local Parks
Places the Conservancy has helped protect might be as near as your favorite local park. A good example is in Boyne City where the Conservancy's purchase of 300 acres is now a park that also includes three major wells that provides drinking water for the city. In Petoskey, the Conservancy's purchase of six acres served as a "seed" to Bear River, a popular 30-acre river front park in the city.
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Tip of the Keweenaw
The Keweenaw Peninsula is one of our state's most recognizable natural features, dramatically stretching 60 miles into Lake Superior. More than 11 miles of Great Lakes shoreline at the tip of Copper Country now belongs to the public since the Conservancy transferred 6,275 acres to the State of Michigan in 2003. The land provides habitat for at least 900 species of flora as well as large mammals ranging from black bear and moose to timber wolves and other wild creatures.
Camp Swampy & Federal Forests
Since the 1960s, The Nature Conservancy has purchased and transferred more than 13,000 acres to federal forests in Michigan. Camp Swampy was once used as a hunting camp for Steelcase employees and their families. Today, the 1,017-acre property is now open to the public since The Nature Conservancy purchased and transferred most of the land to the United States Forest Service in 2007. Another 151 acres is now a public campground managed by the Newaygo County Parks and Recreation Commission.
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Learn more about the Newaygo County Parks and Recreation Commission
Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
Enrolling the Conservancy's Erie Marsh Preserve into this federally protected area doubled the size of the Refuge to more than 4,000 acres in this urban waterway connecting the US to Canada. More than 3 million birds fly annually through this passage and may stop to rest and refuel during migration at places like Calf Island, which the Conservancy transferred in 2002 to North America's first-ever International Wildlife Refuge.
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Simple battery pack that holds two EN-EL9 batteries or use the included AA adapter cartridges to use 8 of your favorite rechargeable AA batteries (or regular). Solid construction and engineering mean you don't have to worry about damage to camera.
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Scout: Cubs' Castro a natural
Wilken believes 18-year-old shortstop has All-Star tools
By Lisa Winston / MLB.com | October 17, 2008 6:00 AM ET
Or maybe that should be a future Starlin.
Meet Starlin Castro, an 18-year-old phenom who Wilken predicted will be a frontline shortstop before long. And the former Scout of the Year award winner has a pretty good track record when it comes to predicting these things.
"He's going to be a special player," Wilken said. "He's got every chance to be as good as or better than (five-time All-Star and four-time Gold Glove shortstop) Tony Fernandez."
Wilken enumerated Castro's tools as above-average power potential, baserunning abilities and defense.
"In his hitting action, he's got about as good wrists as I've seen in quite some time," Wilken said. "Very supple, and he'll have opposite-field power because he lets the ball travel."
When it comes to what he needs to work on at instructional league camp and in future months, Wilken thinks he only needs to refine some of the little things.
"Other than just concentrating on the little things that he'll need, there's not a real big hole in his game anywhere for me," he said. "He probably needs to get a little better on his basestealing, how to read pitchers, taking his leads, things like that. But I think he'll be able to pick it up because he's so instinctive."
Another thing that impressed Wilken was the fact that Castro actually got better as the season progressed, hitting .311 in the Arizona League, including a .345 mark in August.
"Guys start tailing off in this league in August, and yet he got better in August," Wilken noted. "So I think that's another attribute. If you had put him in the Draft this summer, he would have been a first-round pick."
Though Castro projects as a true shortstop, he also saw time at second and third base in Arizona, hitting three homers and driving in 22 runs while stealing six bases.
He opened his first stateside season with an eight-game hitting streak and batted safely in 14 of his first 15 games, hitting anywhere in the top three spots in the lineup.
While Castro was one of the big stories of the Cubs' 2008 instructional leagues, another was a top prospect who was absent: right-hander Andrew Cashner, the team's top pick in this year's Draft.
It wasn't an injury or fatigue that kept the Texas Christian University product home but a much bigger force: Hurricane Ike.
Cashner had been on track to join the Arizona program, but just as he returned to his family's farm just north of Houston after the end of the Florida State League playoffs, Ike wreaked havoc through Texas.
Though no one in Cashner's family was injured, the home was hit hard and the Cubs quickly gave him the go-ahead to stay there and help them fix things up.
Cashner, the 19th overall pick, is a 6-foot-6 right-hander with an easy delivery. After signing, he spent six games with short-season Boise, posting a 4.96 ERA over 16 1/3 innings. Following his layoff, his control was a little rusty as he walked 19 batters while striking out 16.
But after giving up one earned run over 10 2/3 innings in his final three starts, Cashner was promoted to Class A Advanced Daytona for the Cubs' Florida State League playoff push. His lone regular-season game there wasn't encouraging as he allowed four earned runs in 2 2/3 innings, walking four while fanning just one.
Once the playoffs started, though, Cashner was unhittable -- literally. In two long relief outings over the Cubbies' two-round championship march, he threw six hitless innings, walking four and striking out 11 and earning the win in the title clincher.
Lisa Winston is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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Holidays abroad popular again despite downturn: survey
SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - Going on holiday is back on the cards again despite the recession, with a global survey showing one in five people plan to travel overseas, even if it's largely within their region.
The survey by credit card firm MasterCard asked over 10,600 people in the Middle East, Africa and the Asia Pacific about their travel priorities for the next six months, and the findings are likely to cheer the global travel industry which has had a rough year in the wake of the global financial crisis.
Some 20 percent of respondents said they plan to spend on international personal travel, with Hong Kongers topping the list of people planning holidays abroad, followed by Singaporeans and Saudi Arabians.
African respondents were the most keen to travel long-haul and go to the United States, Canada or European destinations, but for the majority, their top 10 likely destinations were largely within their own region.
Japan, Australia and China were the most popular countries for prospective travelers in the Asia-Pacific, while Middle Easterners were more likely to visit Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, the survey showed.
Yuwa Hedrick-Wong, Asia-Pacific economic adviser for MasterCard Worldwide, said the survey showed the resilience of the travel industry in parts of the world not as badly affected by the global financial crisis as the United States and Europe.
The survey involved 24 countries and territories, from Australia to Nigeria.
"Although travel patterns have changed moderately, we see that consumers' appetite for travel has held up through the recession," Hedrick-Wong said in a statement.
"The fact that Asia has been the region that has been least affected by the global recession also means that spending on travel by Asian consumers will likely rebound more strongly in the coming months as well." Continued...


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Location: Children's Nutrition Research CenterTitle: Shifts in BMI category and associated cardiometabolic risk: prospective results from HEALTHY study Author
|Marcus, Marsha
|Foster, Gary
|El Ghormli, Laure
|Baranowski, Tom
|Goldberg, Linn
|Jago, Russell
|Linder, Barbara
|Steckler, Allan
|Trevino, Roberto
Submitted to: Pediatrics
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 12/12/2011
Publication Date: 4/1/2012
Citation: Marcus, M.D., Foster, G.D., El Ghormli, L., Baranowski, T., Goldberg, L., Jago, R., Linder, B., Steckler, A., Trevino, R. 2012. Shifts in BMI category and associated cardiometabolic risk: prospective results from HEALTHY study. Pediatrics. 129(4):e983-e991. Interpretive Summary: A dominant impression is that weight increases throughout childhood with substantial bad consequences for a child's blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes risk factors. This study showed that from the beginning of the 6th grade to the end of 8th grade, although most children stayed in their BMI category, 36% of overweight kids changed to a healthy weight category, and their risk factors reflected this healthy change. More needs to be learned about how some children were able to lower their weight from 6th to 8th grades.
Technical Abstract: The objective was to evaluate shifts across BMI categories and associated changes in cardiometabolic risk factors over 2.5 years in an ethnically diverse middle school sample. As part of HEALTHY, a multisite school-based study designed to mitigate risk for type 2 diabetes, 3993 children participated in health screenings at the start of sixth and end of eighth grades. Assessments included anthropometric measures, blood pressure, and glucose, insulin, and lipids. Students were classified as underweight, healthy weight,overweight, obese, or severely obese. Mixed models controlling for school intervention status and covariates were used to evaluate shifts in BMI category over time and the relation between these shifts and changes in risk factors. At baseline, students averaged 11.3 (60.6) years; 47.6% were boys, 59.6% were Hispanic, and 49.8% were overweight or obese.Shifts in BMI category over time were common. For example, 35.7% of youth who were overweight moved to the healthy weight range, but 13% in the healthy weight range became overweight. BMI shifts were not associated with school intervention condition, household education,or youth gender, race/ethnicity, pubertal status, or changes in height. Increases in BMI category were associated with worsening of cardiometabolic risk factors, and decreases were associated with improvements. Boys who increased BMI category were more vulnerable to negative risk factor changes than girls. In conclusion, there are substantial shifts across BMI categories during middle school that are associated with clinically meaningful changes in cardiometabolic risk factors. Programs to promote decreases in BMI and prevent increases are clearly warranted.


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Enchanted on Enchantment of the Seas: Enchantment of the Seas Cruise Review by Golfnut_PA
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Enchanted on Enchantment of the Seas
Destination: Bahamas
Embarkation: Baltimore
ship and easy check in...So far so good.
This was our second time on Enchantment. The weather leaving MD was fine really couldn't use the outside pool or hot tubs until day three but that is to be expected sailing out of the northeast in December. The staff on this ship may have been the most friendly that I have ever met. We all agreed that our waiter Albert Geronomo was the best waiter that we have ever had.. His assistant Alberto was also top notch. Dinner every night was a wonderful time. The food was awesome with a nice choice for everyone's taste. We ate lunch and breakfast in the Windjammer and it was better than I remembered.
The only negative that I that was that the production shows were not very well produced. The ship singers were just Ok in my opinion. I felt that when they sang in a More group they just didn't harmonize very well together With that being said it was still a very nice experience. The special guest entertainers were very good and the one comedian Mitch was hilarious. I wish bigger ships could sail out of Baltimore because it would become my favorite place to sail from. Just but down a deposit for another sailing next December ship to be decided (Freedom or Liberty)... RCCL is number one!! Less
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Greg Allison joined the School of Government (then the Institute of Government) in 1997. Prior to that, he was assistant director for the Technical Services Center of the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada. He also served as finance director for the City of Morganton, North Carolina. Allison began his governmental career as a senior accountant and auditor for Deloitte and Touche. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and serves on the board of directors of the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants. He is author of A Preparer's Guide to Note Disclosures and Accounting Issues and Practices: A Guide for Smaller Governments. He is co-author of Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting: Theory and Practice, 8th Edition. Allison earned a BA in accounting from North Carolina State University and has been licensed by the State of North Carolina as a Certified Public Accountant since 1986. He was named the Albert and Gladys Coates Term Lecturer for Teaching Excellence for 2002–2004.


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A SOBERING STORY: Family, friends must guard against enabling
When it comes to addiction, good intentions of friends and family are sometimes bad medicine.
And so actions that are meant to help the addict may turn out to have the opposite effect, instead allowing them to keep using, and, in the process, physically and emotionally draining the people around them.
Addiction specialists refer to this as enabling or co-dependency.
Frank Jans, director of psychiatry for West Penn Allegheny Health Network, said enabling is a problem that sometimes arises when well-meaning people try their hardest to help a friend or relative move from addiction to recovery, but wind up doing the wrong things for all the right reasons.
For instance, enablers might try to protect addicts from the consequences of their own behavior by bailing them out of jail. Or maybe by calling the addict's boss and making an excuse as to why he or she can't come to work.
Other times, he said, enablers will put their attention on the things that lead up to the use, the antecedents, and attempt to put a barrier between the addict and his or her substance of choice. So, for instance, maybe an enabler will schedule an activity to preoccupy an alcoholic at about the time drinking typically begins.
"Instead of looking at the drinking as a problem, (they) try to put a focal point on (circumventing) that person from picking up a drink," Jans said.
"It may help for that moment, but it doesn't help with the long-term problem. It's like hiding a pack of cigarettes for somebody who is a three-pack-a-day smoker. They're still going to find a way to feed that addiction," he said.
Jans said enablers or co-dependents tend to become so engrossed in dealing with the antecedents and consequences of the addiction that they exhaust themselves, physically and emotionally.
He said those who are close to an addict need to accept that they do not have responsibility for the addict's problems, nor can they control the addiction.
And, he said, they should understand that allowing the addict to suffer the consequences of their actions is a way to usher them into treatment.
He said it's helpful to remember this bit of wisdom: "You didn't cause it. You can't cure it. And you can't control it."
There is only person who can — the person with the addiction.
And if the person isn't willing to take steps to end the relationship with a substance, those around him or her need to figure out how they are going to remain stable and to recover in an unhealthy environment, Jans said.
Step one, according to Laurie Roehrich, a clinical psychologist who teaches at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and specializes in addictive behavior, would be for those close to an addict to accept that they are allowed to live well.
She said she has seen many families who have remained remarkably resilient, despite having an addicted family member.
In those cases, she said, the families try to establish or maintain healthy, normal routines, and tend to one another and to their communities.
"They include the addicted family member when the person is doing well, and gently, but firmly, exclude them when they are too impaired.
"They share their fears and their hopes the person will recover, but distance themselves enough to ensure their own personal and psychological needs are being met. They are open and candid about the problem without resorting to shaming and blaming," Roehrich said.
Although enabling is something to remain wary of, Roehrich said it's important to avoid the trap of worrying whether any single action is a form of enabling.
"There are scads of popular quizzes you can take online or elsewhere that purport to help you decide if you are an enabler. The problem is that almost none of them have been subjected to scientific research, and they are written in a way that makes almost all of us see ourselves and answer yes," she said.
"So, if everyone is an enabler and any thought, behavior or feeling we have about our loved one constitutes enabling, the term loses any significance or meaning. Suppose you go to pick up your drunk family member at a bar or party. Are you enabling them, or are you protecting the public good and the welfare of your own family by keeping this person off the road? These are the kinds of questions that keep us up at night, overthinking and overanalyzing."
She said there may be more important questions to ask, such as:
• Are you continually encouraging the addict to get help?
Even if they refuse, have you sought help for yourself or your children?
• Have you set limits on what you are willing to do and expressed them directly to the addict? Have you told them their relationship is in danger due to their drinking or drug use?
• Have you educated your family about the problem and discussed it openly?
• If it's your spouse who is addicted, have you considered how you could become financially independent so as to prevent his or her problem from imperiling your money?
• Do you have a safety plan in place, should the addict become dangerous to themselves or others?
Roehrich said being close to someone with an addiction doesn't mean you have to share that struggle with them, especially if violence becomes an issue.
She said those close to an addict should not tolerate violence whatsoever and should seek help.
That aside, she said it's often helpful to put into practice the basic principles of Al-Anon, which emphasize healing one's own self first.
"You are allowed to live well and to have a happy, strong family, even if one member refuses to get help," she said.
Sam Kusic is a staff writer for The Indiana Gazette.
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Ways to Stretch Your Cell Phone Battery's Life
These days, phones can do pretty much everything, but all that multitasking is killing your battery life. Here's where to start to eek a little more juice out of your smartphone every day.
Be more aware.
Make sure you close out of all apps when you're not using them. It's also smart to install a basic app on your phone to monitor what applications you're using that are draining your battery the most.
Upgrade the software.
Engineers are constantly optimizing phone software, and with those updates, there are often battery improvement fixes. Look for alerts from your phone to make updates under its settings or when you connect it to your computer.
Pay attention to where you are.
When your phone is searching for a signal, it drains the battery.
Adjust your brightness.
While it's nice to have a super-bright screen, you'll pay for it with battery life. If your phone doesn't default to auto brightness, choose it as your setting and the screen will adjust itself depending on the lighting conditions.
Check out more easy ways to stretch your battery here.