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Norwegian Spirit Sept 8 2013: Norwegian Spirit Cruise Review by ohiocruiser9651
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Norwegian Spirit Sept 8 2013
Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean
Embarkation: Barcelona
Cabin was fine. Noticed smell in bathroom commented on by someone else, and husband added water to the drain and with some air freshener, was fine. Location very good for getting around the ship.
Did discount package of 3 specialty restaurants offered in last month before cruise (with wine); enjoyed the french restaurant the most; also did Cagney's and Italian.
Bought inexpensive great quality wine in Spain and Italy and payed corkage fee of $15/bottle; saved a lot of money vs. buying wine on ship. At the terminal we left from, didn't have very good selection of wine; other terminal had more choice. Did 2 spa visits when they had specials running; good job by staff. More
Did half excursions on own or with private company; half with boat.
Toulon- on our own; went to funicular and walked around town, had lunch at seaside cafe. Went to mall near port exit to get electronics (adapters/converters/extension cords) we needed; very handy.
Florence- did "Florence on your own" bus thru NCL; guide did a great job of orienting us, but a lot of walking to get from bus by river to meeting spot near Santa Maria church. Visited Accademia and Uffizi museums (made reservations at 11:30 and 2:30) and ate lunch at cafe behind the Duomo, very good.
Rome- arranged private tour for 4 with Maurizio, Rome In Limo, excellent. Visited a ton of sites (Trevi Fountain, Navarro Square, Pantheon, Coliseum, Vatican and St. Peter's with guide). He even fit in a quick trip to Hard Rock Cafe to pick up t-shirts, at our request. Two of the group had bad knees and walked with canes- this tour helped us cover a lot of ground and minimized walking. Only bad part of this- how crowded the Vatican/Sistine was- was just packed, and was hard to appreciate the Sistine Chapel when it is filled body to body. Our private Vatican guide was excellent- really helped us appreciate what we were seeing, and knowing what to look for. In future, I'd try to do Vatican in early morning or late afternoon to get best chance of lower crowds.
Naples- in morning we went to famous Naples Archaeology Museum on local bus (took a lot of time to wait for bus but taxi's at port exit wanted $25 euro to go 1 mile) Were waiting for a specific bus to go to that location (based on internet info) but later found out multiple buses go right across another street from museum, so should have been able to get there sooner- check out the bus schedule/map better for future. Wonderful museum, but after paying 26 euro for entrance and audio guid, found out that the entire second floor (with the Pompei exhibit) was closed due to staff meeting and couldn't get a refund. Be careful to check the signs at the entrance and ask the ticket staff before buying your ticket. They wanted us to come back at 4, but we couldn't due to cruise/excursion schedule. In afternoon, scheduled NCL excursion Herculaneum since had done Pompei before. Waste of time to go to cameo factory (but could use bathroom), but Herculaneum was fantastic. Much better condition than Pompei, and wonderful guide.
Mykonos- tendered into port and then took a boat to Delos on NCL excursion. Wonderful site, but be sure to bring water, hat, sunscreen, walking stick, very hot. Great museum and cafe to get a drink and snack; then boat back to Mykonos. Didn't have much time on Mykonos; had a beer and did a little shopping near the port.
Istanbul- booked a private tour for 6 through VIP Ephesus. Guide was excellent. Visited Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Underground Cisterns, Carpet store where we had a demonstration of how carpets are made. Excellent lunch. Highly recommend this group. Our guide was very professional and in religious settings (mosque) gave us input outside and then sent us in. Was disappointed in other groups treating mosque as a museum and doing their tour spiels in the mosque where signs asked for respect and silence.
Izmir/Ephesus- private tour for 6 through VIP Ephesus. Guide Anil was excellent. Did Ancient Ephesus, House of Diana, Terrace Houses. Highly recommend Terrace Houses (extra fee).
Athens- did NCL excursion- Acropolis and Athens Leisure time. This was our only bad NCL excursion experience, and we complained to NCL Spirit excursion desk afterward and got a partial refund for our group of 6. I had called ahead of time on each excursion to make sure I knew how much time it took to get to site, how much time at site, etc. The guide Olga was very disorganized and took too much time to get to Acropolis, and lost control of group (instead of being up front and asking us to stay to right or left when it was crowded, went behind group to look for stragglers- a complete mess). She also didn't let us know what would happen next. Long story short we only had 1 hour at the Plaka for shopping and meal instead of 2 1/2 hours, so we had to take taxis back to boat at #30 euro for our group to get the full 2 1/2 hours we wanted at the Plaka. NCL kindly refunded 30% of cost of excursion to satisfy us on this, very appreciated.
Venice- worst port ever. In exiting ship, there were no signs, or confusing signs, and no port or NCL personnel to help. Tons of people ended going the wrong way, then doubling back, very confusing. Seems like the port wasn't ready for us, or organized to help people. We didn't have this in any other port.
Took People Mover and water taxi to San Marcos; then walked around, had great wine and snacks at a wine cafe (part of a hotel), shopped, took water taxi and people mover back to boat.
Highly recommend you book boat transport to airport; some in our group didn't want to do this, but there were few taxis and they are very expensive, and limos were all fully booked in advance and unavailable for our group with a lot of luggage. Luckily the NCL allowed us to book on their transport that morning; made it much easier.
Some additional comments:
-boat offered Italian lessons last day before Venice; wish they had offered Italian lessons earlier. It was very helpful and enjoyable.
-other cruises offered port maps at each port; this one didn't have these until late in the cruise; at other ports they wanted you to go to tourist info office in port terminal; these were often with long lines. wish they had given out port maps for each port. They said they didn't have this because most boats have shopping experts who do the maps and Spirit didn't have one.
-entertainment we went to was good, but we were often too tired to go to entertainment.
-food overall was good.
-pool water was very cold, so people tended to hog hot tubs, but if you were patient, you could get in for a time.
-wonderful service by staff- very friendly and helpful. very impressed vs. my other NCL experience (Alaska cruise 2011)
-didn't like passports being taken away at beginning of cruise (due to going to Turkey), and some staff said you couldn't get them back to go to shore. Be prepared for this. Talk to Katerina and tell her you need it to do banking and you can get it back. Some of the other staff at guest services aren't as knowledgeable. Was interesting that Venice required you to have passports on you after all the other ports didn't need it.
Overall great trip, great ship, great crew. would highly recommend this to anyone, but exercise and get in shape for walking first- it is very strenuous. Less
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6558Cabin was fine. Noticed smell in bathroom commented on by someone else, and husband added water to the drain and with some air freshener, was fine. Location very good for getting around the ship.Read All Mid-Ship Oceanview Picture Window (OB) Reviews >>
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An election in which large groups of the electorate are denied their right to vote would be an election with no integrity whatsoever.
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By Candy Mullen
Special to the Daily Herald
Since it is close to our nation's birthday, I thought about a red, white and blue garden to honor our nation and our troops. I started researching and came up with some selections that are easy to grow in Central Texas.
For red, try the firecracker plant (Russelia equisetiformis), which started as an indoor plant but migrated to the outdoors as a tender annual. You could try to overwinter it with protection. Firecracker plants form a bushy shrub up to a foot high with an equal or greater spread. Its compact mounding form is heavily covered with tiny, red flowers that appear at all the leaf axils. Its slender, tubular flowers of bright red have a contrasting black band at the tip. Leaves are long and narrow. The Mexico native got its name from the way the blooms seem to blast up and out in all directions from the base plant.
Grow the firecracker plant in full sun and average, but well-drained soil. Use it as edging plants for borders or in rock gardens. It also is a good container plant, with growth flowing over the edges of hanging baskets, window boxes or other planters. Branches can be cut and used in flower arrangements. Firecracker also makes good ground cover as it blooms from late spring to early fall. The plants are butterfly and hummingbird magnets. It has won the title of the best Fourth of July Flower and thrives in the hot Texas sun.
To add white, consider the sweet autumn clematis (Clematis paniculata). It is covered with incredible numbers of small, highly fragrant, white, star-shaped flowers, like the stars in our flag, and it has a lovely scent. The hummingbirds and butterflies love sweet autumn and it continues to bloom through the summer into the late fall. It offers valuable late season nectar for bees, butterflies and other pollinators.
Zone hardiness is 4-9 and it prefers full sun to partial shade. Growth rate is rapid and although it can reach 30 feet in height, it is easily pruned and trained in a variety of styles. Flowers are borne on new wood, so an early spring pruning will control size. It will form a white fleece-like blanket that drapes beautifully over large rocks, chain-link fences, arbors or pergolas.
Now let's add the blue. One great selection is the Plumbago auriculata (Cape Leadwort, Blue/Cape Plumbago, Skyflower). If you love blue flowers and butterflies, this is an easy-to-care-for, true blue plant and a must-have. It is a vigorous grower and a nonstop profuse bloomer. It flowers best in full sun, but also likes semi-shade. It is reasonably drought tolerant and doesn't like wet feet, so don't overwater. If you're a nature lover, try mass planting Plumbago in your garden to attract birds and butterflies. It also is the larval host plant and nectar source for several kinds of butterflies. There also is a white blooming variety; both respond well to pruning and bear their flowers on new wood.
Try these plants together in your flowerbed for a patriotic display as a showstopper with butterflies galore. You won't be sorry.
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Final Home Game Today
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Broncs Host La Salle 3pm
LAWRENCEVILLE—The Rider baseball team will play on Sonny Pittaro Field today for the final time in 2013 when the Broncs host La Salle University at 3pm.
Rider (33-17) has won seven in a row, the longest winning streak since winning 10 straight in 2010, the final seven games of the regular season and then three straight in the 2010 MAAC Playoffs.
The Broncs look to break the program record for regular season wins, set in 2010 and tied in 2011 and again yesterday with Rider's victory over Iona. The record for overall wins in a season is 36, set in 2010 when Rider won the MAAC Championship.
Rider beat La Salle 10-4 in the last meeting between these two teams, in 2011 at Rider. The Broncs lost at La Salle 12-10 on a two-out, three-run, walk-off extra-inning home run in 2010.
Rider and La Salle were East Coast Conference rivals in the 1970s and early 1980s. The two teams have met 50 times since the series began in 1968 with Rider winning 32. La Salle defeated Rider in the 1985 NCAA East Regional at South Carolina.
Following graduation first place Rider (17-4) will travel to Poughkeepsie, NY to take on second place Marist (15-6) in the final series of the season. Rider has won its first seven MAAC series but only needs to win one of the three games at Marist this weekend to win its first MAAC regular season title. Rider would have to lose all three games to Marist to drop to second place.
Canisius and Siena are also in the MAAC tournament, which Rider is hosting May 23-26 at ARM & HAMMER Park, home of the Trenton Thunder. The official pairings will be announced on Monday, May 20. As tournament host, Rider will play Thursday at 7pm in the first round.


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Exclusive interview: Odierno on force-outs, women in combat and less frequent PCS's
As many as 16,000 soldiers and 5,000 officers face involuntary separation, but more jobs will open to female soldiers. Pre-deployment training will intensify, and time between permanent change-of-station moves may extend.
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno covered these and other hot topics in an exclusive, wide-ranging interview with Army Times. From tighter promotions and his plans for the new fitness test to a redesign of brigade combat teams and possible changes to the Army Service Uniform, nothing was off limits as the chief outlined his goals for 2013 and beyond.
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Military's highest court debates the legality of private sex tapes
Does making a private sex tape amount to a crime under military law?
The military's highest court considered that question Nov. 13 as its judges heard an appeal from a soldier who was convicted of making a video of himself having sex with a German woman in 2006.
The case cast a spotlight on how Article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice might apply to sexual activity that is legal for civilians but for service members might "bring discredit upon the armed forces."
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New units deploy at half the strength of BCTs, focus on Afghan support
Up to eight newly designed units — dubbed security force assistance brigades — will replace an equal number of Army brigade combat teams across the east and south of Afghanistan by next spring, bringing a new focus to the training and advising mission while pushing Afghans to take the lead in security operations.
Not only will the SFABs focus more on training and mentoring Afghan National Security Forces than leading combat and counterinsurgency missions, but they will also deploy at about half of the strength of the BCTs they're replacing. Each SFAB is 1,400 to 2,000 soldiers, as opposed to the 3,500 to 4,000 soldiers in a fully manned brigade.
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Sweden to retry man who's serial killer or liar
STOCKHOLM — Once considered Sweden's worst serial killer, Sture Bergwall confessed to more than 30 slayings over three decades, and was convicted of eight murders.
Years later, he changed his mind and said his tales of slaughter, rape and even cannibalism were all lies, spawned by loneliness, a desire for attention and heavy medication.
In what has become a major embarrassment for the Swedish justice system, Bergwall's convictions are now being overturned one by one.
Courts that once found his chilling descriptions of the victims and the murder scenes enough proof to convict him now realize they may have been duped by a compulsive liar.
Five of his murder convictions have been annulled. On Friday, a court in northern Sweden ordered retrials in the remaining two cases.
New court proceedings may not be necessary. When retrials were ordered in the other five cases, prosecutors dropped the charges, citing lack of evidence instead of going to court.
Bergwall said he developed an "identity crisis" on discovering he was gay and started taking drugs at age 14.
Bergwall said he never killed anyone but molested three young boys in the late 1960s. After a bank robbery in 1990, he was found mentally unfit for prison and committed to a psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane. It was during therapy sessions there, he said, that he claimed responsibility for a series of unsolved murders dating to 1964.


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Christmas tree's DNA code being revealed
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New York --
To millions of people, the Christmas tree is a cheerful sight. To scientists who decipher the DNA codes of plants and animals, it's a monster.
We're talking about the conifer, the umbrella term for cone-bearing trees like the spruce, fir, pine, cypress and cedar. Apart from their yuletide popularity, they play big roles in the lumber industry and in healthy forest ecosystems.
Scientists would love to identify the billions of building blocks that make up the DNA of a conifer. Such analysis could reveal genetic secrets useful for basic science, breeding and forest management.
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But the conifer genome is dauntingly huge. People have about 23,000 genes, not much different from a conifer. The tree's genome is so much bigger, however, because it also contains an abundance of non-gene DNA with no obvious function, researchers say.
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Pete Wentz Got Milk From Ashlee Simpson
Pete Wentz doesn't believe that milk does his body good. At least not his wife Ashlee Simpson's breast milk, anyway.
The 29-year-old Fall Out Boy bassist—who welcomed son Bronx Mowgli into the world with Ashlee in November—recently admitted that he had a taste of the lactating new mom's milk. It tasted "soury" and "weird," Us Magazine reports.
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Limited dining options haven't been a problem for Wentz lately. The eye-liner enthusiast admits that he packed on the sympathy pounds during Ashlee's pregnancy.
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He was filled with an ambition to be a political power, as his father had been, and the dead hand brought him the place.
That thought was like the sweeping of a dead hand across his face.
We found one who in his dying agony had evidently taken from his pocket a letter which now lay a sodden mass in his dead hand.
God forbid that I should have lived too long under the grasp of a dead hand.
A dead hand grasped his heart and the same dead hand grasped hers.
Here I can turn my back on Diversity and see where its dead hand cannot reach.
He sits up so as to catch the hand which is pulling at the clothes, and I take care that he should get hold of the dead hand.
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Parature Unveils the First Facebook Application for Multi-Channel Customer Service; Rosetta Stone
Facebook, with more than 400 million members, has evolved beyond just a 'social networking site' to one of the Web's most dominant customer communities. Companies of all types and sizes, from technology giants to busy gaming destinations are building sizeable fan bases there, with fan pages designed to create rich, unique and personalized experiences. Facebook is rapidly becoming the must-have, go-to destination for customer engagement and relationship building.
Parature for Facebook will enable organizations to easily be where their customers are to engage in conversations � that are going on with or without them � and to deliver quality support directly from their company's Facebook fan page. From the moment that Parature for Facebook is installed, organizations can monitor their Facebook wall conversations, posts and comments in real time, gaining a whole new level of customer visibility and engagement. Parature customers can enable their fans to search their knowledgebase, submit tickets and chat with customer service agents directly from Facebook using Parature Customer Service software. Parature Customer Service software for Facebook provides customer service organizations with a comprehensive, multi-channel way to be where their customers are, and meet the growing expectations of a new generation of Web-savvy, community-minded customers. This application also enables departments beyond customer support teams, from HR and recruiting to Product Management and Marketing to monitor fan pages.
Parature for Facebook key features include:
Real-time Facebook Wall Monitoring for Quick Customer Response
Via the 'Facebook Wall Monitor' all relevant posts and comments containing chosen keywords will be read from the wall and sent to the Parature Service Desk as a ticket, enabling service representatives to easily monitor and respond to otherwise unmanageable wall posts and comments without ever leaving their Parature software.
Knowledgebase Search Right from Facebook The 'Find an Answer' feature enables customers visiting a fan page to enter a search term and receive the relevant answer directly from the vendor's knowledgebase without ever leaving Facebook. Additionally, the customer can use the 'Ask a Question' feature for resolution if their question wasn't answered via the aforementioned method.
Live Chat Direct from a Fan Page
A customer visiting a fan page can 'Chat with an Agent' to discuss a service problem, issue, or to ask a question directly from Facebook. The representative will respond to the Facebook user via Parature Chat�.
Sharing a Customer Service Experience
Using the 'Share Your Service Experience' feature, a customer who uses the support functionality within Facebook can share their service experience and ticket with their friends. They can also post the result of the interaction to an organization's wall to share answers and solutions.
General availability for the Parature for Facebook application will be later this quarter.
"Parature is extremely excited to announce this Parature for Facebook application," stated Parature CEO, Tim Davenport. "Social media is here and it's here to stay, so it's very important that businesses be wherever their customers are to take part and engage in conversations that will happen with or without participation from them. As Facebook quickly becomes the go-to destination for customer engagement and relationship building, Parature is proud to be the first and only customer service and support software provider to enable multi-channel service within this social medium. Parature is committed to the success of its customers and dedicated to delivering innovative technology to further enhance the multi-channel service and support experience at an affordable price."
"We are excited about Parature's social media strategy and the Parature for Facebook application," said Jay Topper, senior vice president of customer success at Rosetta Stone. "We pride ourselves on our customers' success and providing a superior customer experience. We want our customers to come to Rosetta Stone at any time, from anywhere, in any language, and in any manner that suits their style. Parature for Facebook is another strategic channel to help us accomplish this goal."
Parature enables any organization to fundamentally change the way they support their customers through its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery and integrated, intuitive design that empowers organizations to better and more efficiently serve, support, engage with and retain customers in today's Web world. Parature Customer Service� software integrates a customer portal, rich knowledgebase, ticketing, and a host of other modules in one dynamic, tightly unified system that allows organizations to effectively manage all of their support needs. Parature software increases efficiency across entire organizations, improving processes among customer support, operations, development and sales.
Major Benefits
Every Spring Parature hosts an annual forum for some of the most innovative discussions about customer service issues in the industry. ParaFest� has become a popular, "sold-out" event for Parature customers from every corner of the world and every industry to come together to share ideas and learn how to further strengthen their Parature investment. Parature executives, along with customer service and product experts on the front lines, international authorities and authors share insights and trends, and discuss best practices and emerging issues. For more information, visit www.parafest.com and follow @Parature or #parafest on Twitter.
Parature is the industry's leading provider of cloud-based customer engagement solutions and is used to support over 30 million end users worldwide. Parature empowers customer service organizations to monitor, manage, resolve and respond to a high volume of service issues across multiple communication channels, including the growing number of service-related conversations that are happening every day within social media channels. With more than a decade of experience, Parature delivers support and social media engagement and management solutions to mid-size and enterprise organizations across a wide variety of industries. Parature is among Inc. Magazine's Top 100 Fastest Growing Private Software Companies and is the recipient of numerous product, technology, and leadership awards. Parature is used by some of the world's most innovative organizations, federal agencies and companies, including Rosetta Stone, Cox Communications, SuccessFactors and Threadless. Parature is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. For more information, visit parature.adguys.com , follow @parature on Twitter, or like us on Facebook at facebook.com/parature.


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Historically, the first development initiative by FIFA were based on capacity building seminars. But it wasn't until 1999 and the introduction of the Financial Assistance Programme that FIFA's development work really took off by becoming a systematic support to the member associations and confederations.
The Financial Assistance Programme (FAP) was established by FIFA in 1999 and is designed to motivate and empower the associations and confederations to organise development programmes that meet their needs and strengthen football and its administration in the long term, particularly in the areas of infrastructure, youth football and technical development.
Member associations and confederations that want to benefit from the FAP have to submit an application to FIFA.
The annual funds under the FAP as determined by FIFA's budget currently amount to USD 250,000 per member association.
The annual funds under the Support to Confederations Development Programmes as determined by FIFA's budget currently amount to USD 5.5 million per confederation.
Auditing of the funds:
- 20% of the member associations and confederations have to undergo a central programme audit.
- This central programme audit is performed by FIFA's statutory auditors, KPMG, in Zurich
- The reporting requirements of the member associations and confederations to FIFA have been strengthened:
- Local FIFA development programme audit
- Auditing of latest annual accounts (statutory audit report) as presented to the general assembly of the member association
- The member association must provide FIFA with the minutes of its latest general assembly
- FIFA development funds are clearly identified and channelled:
- All FIFA transactions are channelled through the FIFA programme account in the name of the member association or confederation
- The auditor has to check and confirm that the beneficiary holder of this bank account is the member association


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BWW Interviews: THE BACHELOR's AshLee Tells All
On last week's episode of ABC's THE BACHELOR, AshLee Frazier, a personal organizer from Houston gave Sean the lowdown on the 'real' Tierra. When Tierra found out, the two women had one of the most-heated arguments in "Bachelor" history.
While Tierra was sent home for being a drama queen, AshLee will move on to next week's hometown dates. She has already shared that she is madly in love with Sean, but how will her adoptive parents feel about the romance? On next week's episode, the emotional connection between Ashlee and her father is so powerful, Sean wonders if he ever will be able to gain the man's trust. Will AshLee get a rose to take her to the finale in Thailand or will she be sent home for good?
Frazier recently spoke to reporters about her experience with Tierra, her relationship with the other Girls and her May/December romance with Sean.
So this week's episode was full of fireworks between you and resident drama queen Tierra. Did you really feel like it was possible that you could go home for speaking up?
One hundred percent, I was scared. I thought this might be the time I go home... I felt safe until the argument happened. And really, almost until Sean came in to the rose ceremony and said that he didn't want anybody with these dramatic spells in his life. And I thought, you know, I'm part of that. And it's just - it's such a high intense moment, I got scared.
And I thought, I'm not even going to get a chance to talk to him? I'm not going to get a chance to explain my side of this? Because there was no cocktail party. That's when I got nervous and scared.
One of the things Tierra yelled at you was, "I can get engaged to any guy I want" And lo and behold, this week it turns out she announced that she is engaged already. Were you surprised by the news?
I did hear about that, but to be honest with you, I don't know anything. You know how rumors are. And, no, if she is, then I wish her all the best. But I don't really know any details on that.
If it's true, would you be surprised that she got engaged so fast?
If it is true, no. I mean, it's Tierra. I wouldn't be surprised.
During the argument with Tierra, were you surprised that the other Girls didn't step in and give you more support, considering they had very similar grievances?
You know, in the moment, to be honest with you, no. That's not what was going through my mind, whether they were going to jump in or not. I'm a pretty strong person, and felt I could just hold my own. I didn't really need them to step in.
But the thing is I had a fairly decent relationship with her in the house, versus some of the other girls. And I personally felt I had a leg to stand on against her. "You were my friend. Why are you doing this? I've tried to help you out."
And so, you know, it didn't really faze me one way or another that they didn't step in. Of course, who wouldn't like it? But it wasn't a problem that they didn't.
During Monday night's episode, you opened up to Sean about how you had gotten married once before at a young age as a type of rebellious act. Could you talk a little bit more about your marital status, specifically how it ended? Did you get a divorce, or an annulment?
Yes. It was actually a divorce. The details really are pretty simple. I was young, just making a bad decision in my life. You know, we - I guess we all go through things, and maybe I just didn't handle it the best way I should have.
It wasn't a bad breakup at all. It was just kind of like, "Oops. What did I do?" I woke up and I was, like, "Oh, man, I think I made a bad decision." We discussed it, and I think we both came to the conclusion that we had just made a bad decision.
Were you surprised to see Catherine crying at the end of this week's episode because she felt Lesley was a much better match for Sean than she was? It seemed like she really lacked self-confidence
The two girls, Catherine and Lesley, were fairly good friends on the show. And I think she was really sad to see her friend go. I think that was part of it. I don't see it as lack of confidence, though. I think she was just really sad. And, you know, it's hard. Those rose ceremonies are hard. I mean, you see somebody that you're close to leave. You know, sometimes, depending on how close you are, you may question whether you're right.
Is Tierra as bad as she seems. Is she really that dramatic or is it an editing job?
Well, I can definitely tell you it's not editing. She's very dramatic...We all tried to get along with her. At one point or another, I would say if not all, the majority of the Girls individually reached out to try to build a relationship with her. And, I mean, it just didn't really work well in her favor. You know, you reach out to her and she didn't want any part of it. So.
Why do you think you mesh so well with Sean?
I would say because we come from the same background. We have very similar strong family upbringing and I felt at the end of the day that that - this solid foundation that would have Built a perfect relationship.
What qualities does he have that will make him a great husband?
Again, you know, he's very family oriented. I know he wants children. For me, it was the fact that he wants to adopt, and his sister, as well. And so that was a big factor that played well for my heart to hear.
What did you and the others do on your free time?
We did a lot of the typical girly things, hair, makeup. Just talked about family, our lives back home. A lot, a lot of Apples to Apples. (Inaudible) we did a lot of Apples to Apples games.
How hard was it hearing about other girls' dates, hearing about their feelings for Sean? Was it hard not to get jealous?


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Saturday, July 29, 2006
The PM meets the peaceful:
Violent scuffles have broken out between police and Lebanese protesters who mobbed Prime Minister John Howard's car as he left a Liberal Party conference in Perth.
Mr Howard was leaving the WA Liberal Party state conference when about 200 protesters, many of whom were waving Lebanese flags and shouting "we want peace", mobbed his vehicle.
Protesters punched, kicked and threw projectiles at Mr Howard's car as police struggled to keep them at bay.
The Ozbollah are displeased by an imagined global consensus:
One of the protesters accused Mr Howard of supporting Israel at Lebanon's expense.
"The whole world is supporting Israel, the whole world is watching innocent people dying today as we speak," he said.
Via J.F. Beck and Week by Week.


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[media-credit name="Cuba Gallery | flickr" align="aligncenter" width="634″][/media-credit]Melbourne, located on Port Phillip Bay and the Yarra River, is the second largest city in Australia and the capitol of the state of Victoria. It is both historic and modern and overflowing with things to see and do. Here is a great one-day itinerary if you have only one day to spend in the city.
Dead Man Espresso
Start your one-day itinerary with breakfast and coffee. Melbourne is the coffee capital of Australia and finding just the right brew is easy! Try Dead Man Espresso which serves breakfast and a house blend of coffee that changes each season. Also check out Auction Rooms which serves breakfast and specialty coffees of the day.
Morning Activity
You can take coffee from a beverage to an activity by visiting Sensory Lab. In addition to enjoying a fresh brewed cup you can try sensory tests, learn brewing methods and buy equipment to recreate that perfect cup of coffee at home.
Continue your morning itinerary with a trip to one of Melbourne's art galleries or museums. While the Melbourne Museum highlights Australia's history, indigenous cultures and environment, the Immigration Museum tells the story of those who migrated to the region. You can also visit museums dedicated to science, sports and aviation.
If there's time before lunch, consider a visit to the Koorie Heritage Trust. This center offers tours, exhibits, art workshops and educational programs designed to preserve the culture of the Aboriginal people in Melbourne and surrounding areas.
Misty's Diner
Melbourne has numerous dining options such as Misty's Diner, a 1950's-style eatery serving burgers, hot dogs and fried. If you'd like more ethnic cuisine, head over to Fonda Mexican for charred corn, slow cooked goat or other fresh Mexican dishes.
Afternoon Activity
Fill your afternoon with nature by visiting the Melbourne Zoo. It has over 300 species of animals, two rainforests and a butterfly house. Also stop by the Melbourne Aquarium for an up-close look at marine life. If you're brave enough, sign up for the Ultimate Experience which includes an underwater walk through the shark tank.
Another great afternoon activity for the day is to take a balloon flight or scenic airplane flight over the city. From above, see Melbourne's skyline of modern, historic and iconic buildings as well as parks, gardens, Port Phillip Bay and Yarra River.
If you prefer shopping over nature, check out the many shops in laneways throughout the city. Areas such as Crossley Street include bars, restaurants and more than 260 boutique stores. You may also enjoy Harbour Town Shopping Centre or one of the couture shops such as J'Aton or Yeojin Bae.
After a busy day exploring Melbourne you will want to enjoy a delicious meal. Located in the Transport Hotel is Taxi Dining Room which offers fine dining and a view of the Yarra River. A fusion of Australian and Japanese cuisine, its menu includes sushi, seafood, steak and rabbit.
If you want casual dining, visit Gill's Diner for European cuisine such as lamb cutlets and seafood linguini. Melbourne also has numerous Mexican, Indian and Halal Muslim restaurants to choose from.
Evening Activity
Finish your day with live entertainment. Dozens of plays and musicals are performed each week at Malthouse, Princess, Her Majesty and other theatres in Melbourne. Visit the Myer Music Bowl to hear the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra or go to the Melbourne Recital Centre for soloist and group performances.
You can wrap up your day in Melbourne by enjoying the local music scene. Pubs, clubs, bars and other venues offer nightly jazz, blues, country and other styles of music to listen and dance to.


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Peer review: beyond the call of duty?
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The number of manuscripts submitted to most scholarly journals has increased tremendously over the last few decades, and shows no sign of leveling off. Increasingly, a key challenge faced by editors of scientific journals like the International Journal of Nursing Studies (IJNS) is to secure peer reviews in a timely fashion for the manuscripts they handle. We hear from editors of some journals that it is not uncommon to have to issue 10–15 invitations before one can secure the peer reviews needed to assess a given manuscript and although the IJNS generally fares better than this it is certainly true that a high proportion, probably a majority, of review invitations are declined. Most often, researchers declining invitations to review invoke the fact that they are too busy to add yet another item to their already overcommitted schedule. Some reviewers respond that administrators at their university or research center are actively discouraging them from engaging in an activity that seems to bear no tangible benefits. Yet, however one looks at it, peer reviewing is a crucial component of the publishing process. Nobody has yet come up with a viable alternative. Therefore, we need to find a way to convince our colleagues to peer review manuscripts more often. This can be done with a stick or with various types of carrots. One "stick", occasionally envisaged by editors (e.g., Anon., 2009), is straightforward, at least to explain. For the peer-reviewing enterprise to function well, each researcher should be reviewing every year as many manuscripts as the number of reviews he or she is getting for his/her own papers. So, someone submitting 10 manuscripts in a given year should be willing to review 20 or 30 manuscripts during the same timeframe (assuming that each manuscript is reviewed by 2 or 3 individuals, as is commonly the case). If this person does not meet the required quota of reviews, there would be some restrictions imposed on the submission of any new manuscript for publication. Boehlert et al. (2009) have advocated such a "stick" in the case of the submission of grant proposals. However, the implementation of such an automatic accounting of reviewing activities is fraught with difficulties. For one thing, it would not prevent reviewers from defeating the system by writing short, useless reviews just to make the number. To eliminate that loophole, someone would have to assess whether reviews meet minimal standards of quality before they can be counted in the annual or running total. There would need to be allowances, for example to allow young researchers to get established in their career. This raises the prospect of a complex and potentially expensive system somewhat akin to carbon trading where credits for reviewing are granted and then traded with a verification system to ensure that no one cheats. An alternative approach, instead of sanctioning bad reviewing practices, would be to reward good ones. Currently the IJNS publishes the names of all reviewers annually. Other journals go a step further for example by giving awards to outstanding reviewers (Baveye et al., 2009). The lucky few who are so singled out by such awards see their reviewing efforts validated. But fundamentally, these awards do not change the unsupportive atmosphere in which researchers review manuscripts. The problem has to be attacked at its root, in the current culture of universities and research centers, where administrators tend to equate research productivity with the number of articles published and the amount of extramural funding brought in. Annual activity reports occasionally require individuals to mention the number of manuscripts or grant proposals reviewed, but these data are currently unverifiable, and therefore, are generally assumed not to matter at all for promotions or salary adjustments. There may be ways out of this difficulty. All the major publishers have information on who reviews what, how long reviewers take to respond to invitations, how long it takes them to send in their reviews. All it would take, in addition, would be for editors or associate editors who receive reviews to assess and record their usefulness, and one would have a very rich data set, which, if it were made available to universities and research centers in a way that preserves the anonymity of the peer-review process, could be used fruitfully to evaluate individuals' reviewing performance and impact. Of course, one would have to agree on what constitutes a "useful" review. Pointing out typos and syntax errors in a manuscript is useful, but not hugely so. Identifying problems and offering ways to overcome them, proposing advice on how to analyze data better, or editing the text to increase its readability are all ways to make more substantial contributions. Generally, one might consider that there is a usefulness gradation from reviews focused on finding flaws in a manuscript to those focused on helping authors improve their text. Debate among scientists could result in a reliable set of guidelines on how to evaluate peer reviews. Beyond making statistics available to decision makers, other options are also available to raise the level of visibility and recognition of peer reviews (Baveye, 2010). Right or wrong, universities and research centers worldwide now rely more and more on some type of scientometric index, like the h-index (Hirsch, 2005), to evaluate the "impact" of their researchers. In other cases, such as the UK, the basis on which institutions are funded is linked to schemes which have measures such as the impact factor at their core (Nolan et al., 2008 M. Nolan, C. Ingleton and M. Hayter, The research excellence framework (REF): a major impediment to free and informed debate?, International Journal of Nursing Studies 45 (4) (2008), pp. 487–488. Article | PDF (202 K) | View Record in Scopus | Cited By in Scopus (4)Nolan et al., 2008). While many researchers see bibliometric analysis as a legitimate tool to explore discipline's activities and knowledge sources (see for example [Beckstead and Beckstead, 2006], [Oermann et al., 2008] and [Urquhart, 2006]), previous editorials in the IJNS have noted this trend and expressed disquiet at the distorting effect it could have on academic practice when used to pass judgments on quality ([Ketefian and Freda, 2009] and [Nolan et al., 2008]). Many of these indices implicitly encourage researchers to publish more articles, which in turn may detract researchers from engaging in peer reviewing. Certainly, none of the current indices encompass in any way the significant impact individuals can have on a discipline via their peer reviewing. But one could conceive of scientometric indexes that would include some measure of peer-reviewing impact, calculated on the basis of some of the data mentioned earlier. Clearly, such developments will not happen overnight. Before any of them can materialize, a necessary first step is for researchers to discuss with their campus administration, or the managers of their research institution, the crucial importance of peer reviewing and the need to have this activity valued in the same way that research, teaching, and outreach are. A debate along these lines is long overdue. Academic peer review is a necessary part of the publication process but while publication is recognised and valued, peer review is not. Even without the pressures of reward based on publication-based measures there is a potential for those less civic-minded authors to benefit from, but not contribute to, the peer-review system. Current scientometrics actively encourage and reward such behavior in a way that is, ultimately, not sustainable. Once administrators perceive that there is a need in this respect, are convinced that it will not cost a fortune to give peer reviewing more attention, and formulate a clear demand to librarians and publishers to help move things forward, there is hope that this perverse incentive in the current system can be removed. Otherwise the future of the current model of peer review looks bleak and we may indeed have to look forward to a complex bureaucratic system in which review credits are traded. For now, although the IJNS can count itself lucky because the problem affects this journal less than many others, in common with other journals we must thank our peer reviewers who are acting above and beyond the call of duty as it is perceived by many institutions. Without their efforts, journals like this cannot maintain their high standards. It is time for us to lend our weight to calls for a wide-ranging debate in order to ensure that these efforts are properly acknowledged and rewarded when judging the extent and quality of an academic's scientific contribution.
Griffiths, P. and Baveye, P.C. 2011. Peer review: beyond the call of duty? International Journal of Nursing Studies. 48(1): pp.1-2. Available from DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.12.013


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LONDON (Reuters) - A regulatory crackdown on Britain's payday lenders could include an advertising ban, rules on how quickly loans can be made and better data sharing among lenders, lawmakers and regulators said after an industry conference on Monday.
The market for short-term loans, designed to be repaid when borrowers receive their wages, has grown rapidly in Britain and other countries like the U.S. as traditional bank credit lines have withered following the 2008 financial crisis.
But the industry has faced criticism from government and consumer groups over the high cost of its loans and poor treatment of its often financially-vulnerable borrowers.
Britain's consumer watchdog the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), last week called for a review after finding deep-seated problems within the 2 billion pound a year industry, which typically hands out loans up to 1000 pounds at high rates.
Speaking after an industry conference, representatives from government, the OFT and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which will take over regulation of the lenders next April, said there was a broad recognition of the need for better practice.
"What the industry understood today from the summit is they now have to deal with a regulator with some real teeth. They're going to feel the hand of the regulator on their shoulder," said the finance ministry's economic secretary Sajid Javid.
Short-term lenders are coming under more scrutiny globally. The U.S. consumer watchdog said in April that new regulation could be introduced to stop the loans trapping borrowers in a cycle of debt.
In Britain, firms such as Wonga, QuickQuid and Lending Stream have flourished as the banks have pulled back. Apart from the payday firms, some customers have few alternatives other than to borrow from friends and family or from pawnbrokers such as H&T Group and Albemarle & Bond which have also thrived.
The Consumer Finance Association, which represent the major short term lenders, said the summit had been constructive, adding that additional measure on marketing could be incorporated into the industry's current code of conduct.
Martin Wheatley, chief executive of the FCA, said the conference had seen a lengthy discussion of the way payday lenders used advertising.
"An interesting question is that if payday lenders genuinely targeting particular income bracket, people with jobs, why do they advertise on daytime television?" Wheatley said.
Wheatley said a blanket ban on advertising was an option, albeit an extreme one, but said the FCA could become more prescriptive over advertising regulations if consultations, due to be launched in September, revealed a need.
A cap on annual rates, which can exceed 5,000 percent, was seen as unlikely, although the government's consumer minister Jo Swinson said the FCA could consider a limit on the overall cost of credit.
Wheatley said there was a need for a central data source to help borrowers take into account other outstanding payday loans when deciding on the cost of offering credit.
"It's one of the big gaps, or one of the very poorly defined parts of the industry today; you've got affordability assessments, but to do that you've got to have a central data source," Wheatley said. "That isn't the case today and it's something we're talking to the industry about."
Other measures which the FCA consultation could look into included introducing a time lag to slow down the transfer of cash to lenders, Swinson said.
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Daily Reading for Thursday, June 27th, 2013
Reading 1, Genesis 16:1-12, 15-16
1 Abram's wife Sarai had borne him no child, but she had an Egyptian slave-girl called Hagar.
2 So Sarai said to Abram, 'Listen, now! Since Yahweh has kept me from having children, go to my slave-girl. Perhaps I shall get children through her.' And Abram took Sarai's advice.
3 Thus, after Abram had lived in the land of Canaan for ten years, Sarai took Hagar her Egyptian slave-girl and gave her to Abram as his wife.
4 He went to Hagar and she conceived. And once she knew she had conceived, her mistress counted for nothing in her eyes.
5 Then Sarai said to Abram, 'This outrage done to me is your fault! It was I who put my slave-girl into your arms but, now she knows that she has conceived, I count for nothing in her eyes. Yahweh judge between me and you!'
6 'Very well,' Abram said to Sarai, 'your slave-girl is at your disposal. Treat her as you think fit.' Sarai accordingly treated her so badly that she ran away from her.
7 The angel of Yahweh found her by a spring in the desert, the spring on the road to Shur.
8 He said, 'Hagar, slave-girl of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?' 'I am running away from my mistress Sarai,' she replied.
9 The angel of Yahweh said to her, 'Go back to your mistress and submit to her.'
10 The angel of Yahweh further said to her, 'I shall make your descendants too numerous to be counted.'
11 Then the angel of Yahweh said to her: Now, you have conceived and will bear a son, and you shall name him Ishmael, for Yahweh has heard your cries of distress.
12 A wild donkey of a man he will be, his hand against every man, and every man's hand against him, living his life in defiance of all his kinsmen.
15 Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave his son borne by Hagar the name Ishmael.
16 Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore him Ishmael.
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2 Who can recount all Yahweh's triumphs, who can fully voice his praise?
3 How blessed are those who keep to what is just, whose conduct is always upright!
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26 But everyone who listens to these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a stupid man who built his house on sand.
27 Rain came down, floods rose, gales blew and struck that house, and it fell; and what a fall it had!'
28 Jesus had now finished what he wanted to say, and his teaching made a deep impression on the people
29 because he taught them with authority, unlike their own scribes.
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Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is gearing up for an absolutely goliath holiday season. The National Retail Federation is predicting that online retail sales this holiday will grow 15% over the same period in 2010, when holiday sales online came to a whopping $36.4 billion. Considering that Amazon accounts for 20% of all online retail visits, the company should have a very green Christmas indeed. Leading the charge this year is Amazon's new $200 tablet, the Kindle Fire. Amazon is expected to sell 5 million Kindle Fires before the year is out, cutting into Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) lucrative iPad market.
Exciting stuff, but for Amazon, the 2011 holiday season is already old news, and the company instead has its cross-hairs settled over Apple for Christmas 2012. Of course, Amazon also will be gunning for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM), Nokia (NYSE:NOK), Samsung (PINK:SSNLF) and scads of other companies.
That's right: Amazon's making a smartphone.
At least, that's what Citigroup analysts Mark Mahaney and Kevin Chang believe Amazon is planning for next year. Based on information from sources within Amazon's supply chain in Asia, the two believe Amazon will release a low-cost smartphone in the $150 to $170 range, taking a slight loss on the device as it is doing with the Kindle Fire.
Chang and Mahaney said Amazon is developing the phone with Foxconn International Holdings. Given that the Kindle Fire utilizes Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android operating system and Amazon app development is on that platform, it is likely that the Amazon phone also will be an Android device. Mahaney's track record in prognosticating Amazon's plans is decent, as he successfully predicted the release of Amazon's $79 Kindle in May.
An Amazon smartphone certainly seems in line with the company's expansion as a gadget maker. Amazon is working hard to establish not just a hardware presence with products like Kindle Fire, but a competitive mobile commerce ecosystem comparable to Apple's iTunes.
In addition to the Amazon Appstore, long-standing digital music store and Kindle e-book store, Amazon is pushing its Amazon Prime premium subscription service as a Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) competitor with streaming video. All Kindle Fire buyers get a free 30-day trial membership to Amazon Prime, which should grow the subscriber base during the tablet's release window. And for every 1 million new Amazon Prime subscribers, the company's total revenue grows 1.5%. An Amazon mobile phone backed by the company's brand and this ecosystem of services could change the whole mobile phone market.
No one owns the holiday season quite like Amazon. The company's sales absolutely crushed Christmas 2010. On Cyber Monday 2010, Amazon sold 13.7 million individual products across all of its categories. That's 158 items per second! Its Kindle e-reader was the hot ticket last year, and while Amazon didn't disclose full Kindle sales, it did reveal the device became its best-selling product ever at the time, outdoing J.K. Rowling's novel Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. And that book sold 15 million copies worldwide on its first day.
With Kindle Fire, the company is hoping to dominate this year's holiday season. The Amazon phone should only keep the company's winning streak running in 2012.
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Green Poop: The Implications Of Food Dye On Poop Color
Editor's note: here's the short answer -- blue food coloring turns your poop green. Keep reading to find out more, and then peruse the many, many comments for corroboration.
Since my freshman year in college (a small liberal arts college in
northern Vermont), I've been fascinated with the correlation between the ingestion of
food-coloring and the color of the poop produced. Lest you think I'm fabricating, here's the background:
The year was 1996. I was a biochem major at St. Michael's College in Winooski, Vermont.
I had consumed copious quantities of Purplesaurus Rex
Kool-aid in a one night time frame. A few hours later, I pooped. It was
green. Bright green. I was fascinated, and called as many of my
floor-mates as would come into the stall to marvel at the miracle of the
"not brown, not bloody shit".
I was a bit of a celeb for a while, until others replicated my
"experiment". Similar results ensued, with me being notified of each event
via e-mail. So, a craze started.
As the progenitor of the new species of poo, I was caught in the middle. Research spread far and wide; of
a campus of 2700 students, I was receiving up to 45 e-mails a day from
Anyway, enough drivel. Here's the science:
The dye used in purplesaurus Rex is FDA Blue #5, and dye-lake
red. Turns out that when metabolized in sufficient quantity, the blue dye combines
with bile, and forms a brilliant green. The red, absorbing at a 595nm
spectrum, is harmlessly eliminated.
What matters is quantity. I consumed 6
liters of the Kool-aid in the night in question (sans alcohol, that comes
later). I set up a study in the dorm, with people consuming anywhere from
(1) 250mL glass of the stuff (approximately (1) 8oz glass) to the maximum tested
so far, 6L. The experiment was structured on a single-blind study (won't get FDA
approval, but sufficient), with only myself knowing what each was consuming.
How did the experiment come into being, you might ask? Well, I campaigned for 24 "volunteers"
(the first consuming 1 glass, the last consuming 24 glasses). How did they
not know what they were drinking? Well, since it was only single-blind,
they essentially did -- though all were required to drink 6L of fluid total,
and ordered not to defecate at all in the 6 hours of the experiment.
Example: Subject 1 received 250mL of the subjected test substance, and
5.75L of water. Subject 2 received 500mL of the stuff and 5.5L of water.
Everyone was agreeable at first, but soon dissention reigned prime. But order
was maintained. After 6 hours, orders were given to poop, supervised (more or less).
Since I had unrestricted access to the chem and bio labs, samples of each
"extrusion" were taken, in the amount of 2g.
The results were heartening. I plan on getting a PhD (which, in this instance would probably mean, "PUSH
HARDER, DUMMY!") on this someday, so I won't post my final data, just enough
to give an idea:
- Subject 1: 250mL Purplesaurus Rex with 5750mL water:
Stool, firm and brown. Spectrophotometer reading: normal.
Stool, firm(ish) and green(ish). Spec reading 550nm (definitely Green...just not GREEN)
Stool, Firm(ish) and
Green, resplendent of original test subject (me). Spec reading, 535nm. Definition of GREEN confirmed.
Further experiments considered fruit punch (mostly synthetic, only 2.5%
fruit juice), Hi-C of various persuasions, and various and sundry other
store-bought concoctions.
If you're interested in my results, let me know...I'll gladly share them for
the good of society.
-- Dave J
On May 27 2003, PoopReport.com received this email. Dave J, the author of the above piece, was so happy that he wanted this added to his story as proof that writing for PoopReport can improve people's lives.
dear poopreport,
i know you may find this hard to believe, but you just eased my mind tremendously about our daughter's "poop situation." beginning yesterday about 5p.m. our daughter began having bright green dirty diapers. she has had four in a 24 hour period and i (being an over paranoid mom) have contacted everyone i know, including our pediatrician, and no one had any answers other than it will probably go away. that response just does not cut it with me. i had to have answers. i have been on-line non-stop trying to dig up a possible answer. i told our doctor that the only new food or drink she had consumed was "purple kool-aid" and lots of it. he told me that purple kool aid would not produce green stool. after reading your article i realize it can. thank you soooo much. after hours of searching and worrying, i am off to bed.
-- grateful mom
1629 Comments on "Green Poop: The Implications Of Food Dye On Poop Color"
After c*apping dark green 2 days in a row I did a search and found this site like everyone else. I hadn't seen my cause mentioned so I'll add, I think my case was caused by the yummy Italian striped cookies that are usually red and green with a thin chocolate top. The ones I had this time were all green striped, causing dark green poo.
Wow...I am amazed that other people out there are, just like I am, typing "bright green poop" into their search engines! Lol. I was quite alarmed to find a very bright green poo after going to the bathroom this morning. After reading this, I am thinking back to the red and blue (for Memorial Day coming up) rice crispy treats that I had yesterday. Red + blue = purple. Whew, am I relieved!
hmm...so yeah, i probably had about two shots of green food coloring last night (dont ask its a long story)..and yeah sure enough, my poo was about as GREEN as can be...for about 1 second, i was "wtf!?" but then i figured it out....
Umm...first of all...I love how we all googled "green poop" and found this place. It makes me smile on the inside. I seriously like 10 minutes ago pooped bright green poop...and I have a severe version of Irritable Bowel Syndrome...so I know all about the poopies...however...I've never had such bright green poop in all my 11 years of having ol' IBS. So I googled green poop...and it's amazing...I guess it was the purple gatorade. Weirdness. Anyways...thanks for the help poop site...I'm coming back here more often!
Sonic's blue Ocean Water drink will produce the same effect, as will purple soda.
Don't know whether it was the massive amounts of jungle juice or the black & orange frosting off a graduation cake that was consumed, but my excretion definitely was neon green...so bright I think it actually glowed in the bowl. Thought I was dying so I decided to type the highly intellectual words "green poop" into the search box & was relieved to find my diagnosis was simply a result of food coloring.
Dear Dave - Thank you for your enlightening work on green stool. My son is in an acute nephrotic state and heading toward renal failure. To control his electrolytes the docs prescribed gatorade as my son detests the taste of pedialyte. His stools have become a vivid and nearly odorless green. At first docs wanted to test for rotovirus, and put the poor kid through the mill -- but I explained, it wasn't the smell of roto and was further told it could not possibly be anything he was ingesting as we have a strict food record. Low and behold, my son will only drink grape (Blu 1, Red 40). So, you have saved my 6 year old son who is having a very rough time of it from having needless tests(he has so much edema his scrotum is the size of a grapefruit right now and he can barely walk). So, thank you Dave! Not only have your provided clues to the mystery, but you have given a child in pain something to help make him laugh - and eased a mom's troubles at having to force him to drink. You see, he now wants to mix flavors to see if the combination will create different shades of poop! He is 6 afterall!! Have a wonderful day - you've made mine better. LJCrowe
Wow, I've been having problems with this for a long time and had no idea it was due to drinking grape koolaid. Sure glad I found this web site. Thanks.
It just hit me, and i was started to really get woried,
IT MUST BE THE BLUE POWERADE, i've been drinking it the last few days.
I used to drink blue gatorade, no prob, its also a lot lighter blue
so my guess is thats it, i'll go back to gatorade to see if i'm right
Blue Powerade made my poop green too. I was worried about it until I found this site.
I work at an Ice Cream Shop, we have bubble gum and superman ice cream, and boy, green Shiet.`!!
hey...well..when i pooped and i wiped it, it was bright green and the day before i hahd fruit punch. Could that have caused it? The next day i didnt poop at all...should i be concerned?
My baby sister graduated from High School last weekend. The school colors were black and yellow. Being a lover of cake and icing, I ate lots of black cake icing. My poop has been BRIGHT Bluish-green for 4 days now... it is definately wierd!!!
thank you for saving me a lot of worrying thinking that I may have some incurable illness
I found a few years back while I was somewhat addicted to "queso fresco" cheese wheels you can find at most grocery stores that if you eat at least half or more of the entire wheel in one sitting..which isnt that hard compared to other cheeses. The next day you'll have a perfect WHITE POOPIE. It's awesome you get great food and spectacular poop. everyone should try it. lol =)
I had green poop after drinking bottles of kool aid with my boyfriends in the san diego area. I thought I was catching some homosexual disease but thanks to this site, I know better. This is amazing.
We had a graduation party yesterday, and as I was the one cutting the cake, I ate a lot of blue icing. This morning I took a poop in a dark bathroom. Even in the dark I could tell something was off. I turned on the light and jumped! WOW! That is really green! What disease do I have? Did I drink on glass of wine too much? I tried to get my husband to come and look,but he just looked at me. So I googled "green pop" and found your site. Bless you, bless you, bless you!
that still does not anwser my ? cause i have never heard of that drink and i get green poop every once in a while so other things must do it 2
My 8 year old had bright green poop today . Just realized I bought him a darth vader ( dark blue ) ice cream cone at the ice cream truck ! harmless but he is releived ... pun intended..
First, phew.
Second, I work for a copmany named "GREEN", and I thought maybe I deserved a promotion after last-night. eat, breathe, and ......
So, allow me to add Purple Gatorade to the list of offenders, and that it is more effective when one is dehydrated.
I see a brilliant practical joke in this.
I dey here o!!!
This is the longest tribute to green poop that I have ever seen.
Well...Today i went poop and low and be-hold it was bright green scared the heck outta me.I couldnt think of what i may have consumed to turn it green. I typed in green feces and BAM this sites pooped up oops popped up...If it wasnt for this site i would have been heading to the doctors or the ER...Thanks for saving me the trip and a painful rectal exam... :)
My my daughter had a bright green bile movement. I thought it was something seriously wrong. Until I read your site. That's when I remembered that she consumed a lot of snow cones in the last few days that contain alot of the snow cone syrup juice such as blue-rasberry and cherry. Now I understand what's wrong. Thank you for calming my nerves.
after downing two bottles of Boone's Farm alcohol, the blue kind, i had a nice surprise today..twice already, lol. wonder how long this is gonna take to go away? but now i kno nuthin is wrong with me. THANX:) !!!
does pink lemonade do the same thing? even if i really didn't drink a lot? i had some seriously green poop earlier. also, i saw the comment at the top about people taking polaroid pictures, and thought, "wait would it not be better to take film pictures, and all around america (or the world, perhaps), photo labs will be perplexed and mystified by the sudden appearance of many green turds developing in their harsh chemicals. perhaps it could become a news topic! anyways, just a fun observation-speculation.
I think Pink Lemonade does the same thing.
I got my green from "Fierce Grape" Gatorade as well. Ingredients claim "Blue 1" and "Red 40".
every day i drink 2 liters or more of kool-aid since far back as i can remember and i have had green poop all the time. i just thought there was something wrong with me, until i stop drinken kool-aid for a week and it took a few days to go back to normal. then i relized it was the kool-aid.then i seen this site. now i know for sure its the kool-aid. green poop rules
Another relieved Mum!My son will so pleased to find out the glorious green stuff he insisted on showing me was as a result of the blueberry crumble he ate the other day, although it didn't have the desired effect of getting him off school. Maybe i have found a way of getting him to eat more friut, as he is bound to want to experiment and show off the results!
Well, actually this works with jello as well you see I made 2 packets of jello (grape flavored) the previous night and ate about half of the jello this morning and behold the marvels! I had green poo being the keen and curious person I am I googled 'green poop' and came upon this wonderous website filled to the brim of brown goodness! After reading so much my eyes have turned brown! Thanks Brown stuff!
My fiance has been having green poop consistantly lately and we began to worry. It turns out that after reading your report the common factor was "Boo Berry" cereal by General Mills, It has the Blue 1 and 2 dies in it. The mystery is solved! Thanks.
God, the Internet is great! Your site was the first to return on a search for "bright green poop". Turns out it must have been a combination of the blue corn tortilla chips and this fruit dip that I made yesterday with red and blue dye. Whew! Thanks for saving me an embarassing trip to the Dr.
I'm just like many of the others. Thought something might be wrong with me, fo i spent hours checking medical sites and came across this one. Man am I relieved.... Guess it was ice cream cake with blue icing. I just think you've done a lot of us a GREAT service in relieving our worried minds.... Not to mention money we'd pay to doctors to have them stand there and scratch their heads, look a little puzzled and tell us to take two aspirins and call them tomorrow !! You are the BOMB....... Thanks..............
Phew and Pew! My daughter drank a new blue vanilla milk drink this morning at a coffee shop and had the blue poop syndrome. We were perplexed until coming across your site. Thanks!!
Wow that was a scary situation!..i had like 8 glasses of purple kool aid yesterday ...i was freaked out this morning thinking i was dying...whew!!
just to let you know, some fruit rollups do the same thing , wheen eatin in large amounts 3-6 in a day, at liest it did to me lol.
LOL I am so glad I found this....
I was paranoid... Didn't know why I was shitting ELECTRIC GREEN! Must be the Tropicana Twisted Grape Soda I've been chugging!! LOL
My 7 year old daughter went to the bathroom yesterday and her poo was neon green. I flipped out at first, but I realized that she had eaten blue cotton candy flavored ice cream and she loves to drink ice blue gatorade. I think the combination of both turned her poo green. Thanks to this website I have confirmed by suspicion and I don't need to call the doctor.
Thanks guys...the culprit for mine would be the "blue icing on Wal-Mart cakes." I wasn't horribly afraid of impending doom, disease, death, and destruction...but I was a bit curious, so thanks for setting my mind at ease.
I just had one... i havent dranken coolaide or any sugary substance for a while..... and it was so dark green it made the toilet water neon green.... it was like looking into a drum of radioactive sludge with a floater ... definatly a kodak moment
After reading your site, my husbands green poop is probably due to eating blueberry muffins (dye enchanced blueberries) for 2 days in a row.
Black licorice does the trick for me---emerald green!
thanks to Laura I can feel okay. My poop was black and I was worried....it was the blueberry toping on the cake I had last night! WHEW, all better soon. Thanks!
OH Babs! that must be what did it to me! black licorice. i landed here cuz i have had intermittent green poop at times, n i got curious what the hell! so i googled "green poop" n this was where i first landed. n then i was thinking; i haven't had kool-aid, nor any strongly colored thing! but then i remembered the black licorice i have been chowing on daily for a week! ah ha!!!! emerald green licorice poop :)
Thanks for the bright green poop article. Just like grateful Mom, my 2-year old daughter had some bright green poop multiple times in a 24 our period. I did a google search and this site came up first. For the sake of science, my daughter did not have purple Kool Aid but instead had a large amount of (my) black raspberry ice cream. I assume there is some blue dye in that purple ice cream.
I hit the head this morning, and bright green was the color. I had three cans of grape soda the night before at the Fourth of July party. I figured I had some kind of cancer, until I came to your site. Thanks for the piece of mind.


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Icy Lemon-Ginger Vodka Cocktails
These slushy, potent cocktails are easy to make in batches. They're also ideal for parties because most of the preparation can be done in advance.
Slideshow: Cocktail Party Recipes
- Total Time:
- Servings: makes 8 drinks
- Time(Other): plus 4 hours freezing time
- One 3-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
- 2 cups water
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice
- 8 cups crushed ice
- 2 cups vodka
- 8 mint sprigs, for garnish
How to make this recipe
In a small saucepan, combine the sliced ginger with the water and sugar and bring to a simmer over moderate heat. Simmer for 5 minutes, then let the ginger syrup cool slightly. Transfer to a blender and puree. Strain the syrup into a large, shallow glass dish. Stir in the lemon zest and juice. Cover and freeze the lemon-ginger syrup until firm, at least 4 hours.
Let the frozen lemon-ginger mixture stand at room temperature for 5 minutes. Chop the mixture into large pieces. Put half of the pieces in a blender, add 4 cups of crushed ice and 1 cup of vodka and blend until slushy. Pour the vodka cocktail into 4 glasses, garnish each with a mint sprig and serve. Repeat with the remaining frozen lemon mixture, ice, vodka and mint sprigs. Serve at once.
Make Ahead
The lemon-ginger mixture can be frozen for up to 1 week.
Peel the ginger's thin and delicate skin by scraping down the root with a metal teaspoon. A spoon maneuvers around the nubs more easily than a pairing knife.