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"It was very bad," says Paul McCartney. "I don't think the teacher was interested remotely."
Growing up in working-class Liverpool, England, in the 1950s, he remembers, "we had a music class kind of once a week, but the guy used to just put on a record and leave us alone with the record. So I'm afraid that didn't do an awful lot. We turned it down and told jokes."
No wonder, then, that the former Beatle, who is in the thick of a sold-out U.S. tour, is promoting music education in schools. On Tuesday he kicks off a national campaign for Music Lives, his non-profit foundation.
At concert dates and online through musiclives.org, he is raising money by selling $40 pewter bracelets engraved with his signature. The entire $40 goes to children, McCartney says, in many cases covering the entire cost of putting a musical instrument into the hands of a child who would not otherwise be able to afford it.
The foundation is co-sponsored by Fidelity Investments, which is also co-sponsoring the tour. McCartney hopes to get kids excited about learning to play an instrument. "The thing that I always try and do is just to try and engage them — let them know what fun it is, how easy it is, how uplifting it is."
The effort comes as music programs in many cities fall victim to cash crunches and a national focus on math and reading. "School boards and other decision-makers are having to make some very hard choices," says Michael Blakeslee of the National Association for Music Education.
Though federal surveys show that about 90% of students get at least a minimal music education, only 43% get three or more classes a week.
In a telephone interview from Detroit, McCartney recalled that while his music education at school was "zero," he was lucky because his father played the piano and his childhood home was filled with music.
"He would point out things to me on the radio and stuff, you know, like the bass on a piece of music. He'd say, 'Hear that low noise? That's the bass.' So I was lucky that way."
Relatives shared their records. "Everyone would sing all the old songs. There was a lot of music around."
The man who would write Yesterday and Hey Jude still composes and plays by ear, without reading music. He actually took three cracks at formal piano lessons, once when he was still in primary school, but got "very bored with the five-finger exercises."
He tried again at age 16, "but then of course they took me back to the five-finger exercises again." By then he already had composed When I'm 64 and was playing in clubs with John Lennon and George Harrison.
Eventually he tried piano lessons a third time, at age 21. It was 1963.
"Again they took me back to the basics, and took me, really, too far back," he says, "because by then I'd written Eleanor Rigby."


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Road Work: Pay-As-You-Go Or Finance Low?
A bill to allow bond financing for Nebraska road projects overcame a filibuster in the Legislature by lawmakers concerned about taking on the debt.
After voting to end debate, lawmakers voted to advance the bill Wednesday. The bill faces two more votes in front of the Legislature.
Opponents launched a filibuster to block the measure, which would allow Nebraska to issue up to $200 million in bonds at a maximum, fixed interest rate of 5 percent.
Nebraska has used a pay-as-you-go system for decades, but supporters say the state could take advantage of low interest rates.
Senator Annette Dubas of Fullerton says she introduced the bill to accelerate work on long-delayed projects.

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By Mary Brophy Marcus, USA TODAY
AOL recently posted the Internet company's list of top 10 health conditions searched in 2009, and there were a couple of surprises.
Not surprisingly, swine flu ranked No. 1. But a couple of other health terms that made the AOL list, such as lupus and herpes, could make you stop and scratch your head (not because of any medical condition lurking on the scalp, mind you).
"Swine flu is new and a hot search term, obviously something people are really concerned about," says Tanya Edwards, editor in chief of AOL Health.
Though the list does change year to year, Edwards says, there are some perennial topics, including diabetes, pregnancy and breast cancer. "They consistently come up. They affect a wide swath across the U.S.," she says.
Internet health experts say there are a handful of reasons that motivate people to type a health topic into a search box on their computer screen and wait, sometimes nervously, for the results, including a new diagnosis or concern for a family member.
Search engines such as AOL and Google, whose top 10 list for 2009 overlaps somewhat with AOL's, are typically the first place Internet health info seekers turn, not academic medical center or hospital websites, says Susannah Fox, associate director of digital strategy at the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
"We've found consistently in our health surveys that a general search is the first stop for health consumers on the Internet," Fox says.
Fox says half of online health queries are for someone else. And women are more likely to conduct health searches than men.
They're also generally younger and more healthy than the general population, says Fox, who is working on a report that indicates people with chronic disease are less likely to go online and more likely to be older.
Why lupus and herpes?
A celebrity's health problem will spark interest, says Matt Feyen, who manages Mayoclinic.com.
Lupus interest spiked prominently last spring on AOL when rapper Trick Daddy announced his diagnosis, says Chris Savarese with AOL.
As for sexual and mental health: "You don't want to go ask your mom. The Internet is the first place to look for the things you don't necessarily want to talk about with anyone," says Aaron Watkins, director of e-strategy and Web services at Johns Hopkins Medicine.
But don't trust just any online source, says physician Roger Harms, medical editor in chief of Mayoclinic.com. Instead, click trusted science-based resources such as cdc.gov, nih.gov and sites established by academic medical centers.
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Here's a fresh look at Sandeman's widely-available nonvintage Ruby Port, which is sold in the squat bottles labeled Founders Reserve. (We last reviewed it in 2012.)
It's a rather alcohol-forward Port, which dulls the raisiny core more than a bit with some hospital character. Secondary notes of weak tea, rhubarb, and caramel sauce find an unhappy hanger-on on the form of some canned vegetable notes that linger on both the nose and the finish, dulling this wine's impact.
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If there's anything more impressive than a bear's size, it's its intelligence. Bears can learn to ride bicycles, use tools, and as new research shows, "count." Scientists trained three American black bears (Ursus Americanus) to discriminate between groups of dots on a touchscreen computer: Two bears learned to pick the group with fewer dots, while the third learned to choose the group with more dots. In some trials, the group with fewer dots took up more space; in others, the dots moved. All three bears could use the number of dots to guide their choices, but the bear trained to pick groups with more dots performed better on its tests and could also discriminate with moving dots, researchers report online this month in the journal Animal Behaviour.
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Bacteriophage T4 nanoparticles possess characteristics that make them ideal candidates as materials for sensors, particularly as sensor probes. Their surface can be modified, either through genetic engineering or direct chemical conjugation to display functional moieties such as antibodies or other proteins to recognize a specific target. However, in order for T4 nanoparticles to be utilized as a sensor probe, it is necessary to understand and control the variables that determine their assembly and organization on a surface. The aim of this work is to discuss some of variables that we have identified as influencing the behavior of T4 nanoparticles on surfaces. The effect of pH, ionic strength, substrate characteristics, nanoparticle concentration and charge was addressed qualitatively using atomic force microscopy (AFM).
Recently, the use of plant and bacterial viruses (bacteriophages) as constitutive elements of diagnostic systems and devices has gained interest due to their wide range of sizes and shapes, their robustness and, the possibility to tailor their surface with functional moieties. This last feature can be attained through genetic engineering (display systems) or direct chemical conjugation on wild type or engineered viruses [
Among the broad range of plant and bacterial viruses that have been investigated, the interest in the use phages and particularly bacteriophage T4 as a nano-material, has recently increased, due to its flexible, unrestricted display system [
Although, the use of T4 nanoparticles in biotechnology has been proposed and demonstrated for applications such as diagnostic imaging, vaccine development and detection of targets in liquid phase [
The assembly of viral particles on surfaces has been investigated in detail for the well characterized Cowpea Mosaic Virus (CPMV) and the results obtained demonstrate that assembly is dominated by a different set of factors than those observed in small molecule epitaxial systems [
In considering the results presented here it is important to keep in mind that, from our perspective, for sensor development applications, ideal conditions are those that facilitate the distribution of the T4 nanoparticles without aggregation and with maximum surface coverage. The aim of the work presented here is to discuss some of the variables that we have identified as influencing the behavior of T4 nanoparticles on surfaces. For this purpose, the effect of pH, ionic strength, substrate characteristics, nanoparticle concentration and charge was addressed qualitatively using atomic force microscopy (AFM). The questions that rise are, first, which if any of the variables under study dominates over the assembly and organization of the T4 nanoparticles on a surface, and second, are these only variables involved in the organization and self-assembly of the T4 nanoparticles. The results presented in this work will provide insight into the variables that are likely to affect the behavior of T4 nanoparticles as a material, although it will not give a definite answer these questions.
The effect of buffer pH, ionic strength, T4 nanoparticle concentration and substrate characteristics on the assembly and organization of T4 nanoparticles was evaluated using atomic force microscopy (AFM). During these experiments we determined that media with high ionic strength (above or 100 mM), particularly the presence of excessive sulfate and sodium chloride, which result from the purification process, produced aggregation of the heads when used for permanent storage. Dilution of the stock solutions in salt free buffers followed by sonication did not alleviate the problem. However, we found that the use of 10 mM Tris-HCl was suitable in minimizing aggregation and for this purpose the rest of the characterization was performed using Tris-HCl based buffers.
The selection of an aminosilanized substrate and the conditions for their preparation was based on the notion of providing a surface that would remain with a fixed charge within the range of pH tested. This would enable us to investigate the influence of the pH on the T4 nanoparticle by itself. It is worth mentioning that, at the present time the protein structure of the capsid has not been resolved and therefore it is difficult to determine the number of primary amines and carboxyl groups present. Also, the isoelectric point (pKa) of the T4 capsid as a single unit has not been determined and its charge at a given pH cannot be predicted. However, previous studies have determined the pKa value for the major head protein components and other structures and the results demonstrate a range between 6.2 and 4.8 for the capsid proteins that were investigated [
To understand the dependence of the surface coverage with the pH it is necessary to consider the charge of the primary amines on the aminosilanized substrate as well as on the amino acid residues on the capsid at a given pH. The pKa of the primary amines is ∼9 and therefore they will likely bear a positive charge at pH below 9. On the other hand, the pKa of the carboxyl groups is ∼2 and therefore they will likely bear a negative charge at pH above 2. All three conditions presented in
In order to further investigate how the surface charge influences the surface coverage we performed experiments using bare (clean) glass, aminosilanized glass and freshly cleaved mica. We used a slightly higher concentration of the T4 nanoparticles (1:10 dilution) in 10 mM Tris-HCl buffer at pH 8.8 in order to determine if there was any further enhancement in the surface coverage. The results are presented in
Comparison among the two glass substrates shows a higher surface coverage for the aminosilanized glass than for bare (clean) substrate. As mentioned before, the pKa of the primary amines is ∼9, and even though there is less positive charge at pH 8.8 there is still some adsorption of particles on the surface. On the other hand, the pKa of the hydroxyl groups of the bare (clean) glass is 4 and therefore they will likely bear a negative charge at pH 8.8. Based on the pH dependence experiments presented in the previous section, we expected that at this pH the T4 nanoparticles were likely to behave as negatively charged entities and therefore electrostatic repulsion between the glass surface and the nanoparticles will occur. It is worth to emphasize that the fact that there is some surface coverage, even on the negatively charged surface, suggests that the adsorption of the T4 nanoparticles might not be purely electrostatic but rather a combination of various types of interactions. As with the bare (clean) glass, mica will likely be negatively charged at pH 8.8 since the pKa of the siloxy groups is 6.8. Interestingly, comparison between either of the glass substrates and mica shows that the later has a significantly better coverage than glass suggesting that in mica the electrostatic repulsion is overcome by other mechanisms, mainly by the presence of counterions. It is well known that counterions present in low ionic strength buffer, such as the one used in these experiments, facilitate the interactions between the mica surface and other proteins and macromolecules [
The change in the adsorptive properties of viruses as a result in the change in pH on modified surfaces (among them with a primary amine) has been systematically studied and has also been explained as a change in the ionization state of the surface and the residues of the virus capsid [
The effect of T4 nanoparticle concentration on the surface coverage was further investigated using aminosilanized substrates. The objective was to determine the effect of an increase in concentration on the surface coverage.
Although the surface coverage increases at high concentration (
This was investigated by incorporating a PEG moiety onto the capsid proteins which has a twofold purpose: it modifies the capsid surface charge and increases its hydrophilicity. The results are presented and discussed in the following section.
Aggregation of the T4 nanoparticles at high concentrations represents an important issue for sensor development since it affects the control over their organization and assembly as a one dimensional layer. Evidently, based on the results presented here and the published literature, the characteristics of the capsid, mainly its charge, influenced by its protein composition, is one of the determinant factors on the aggregation and surface coverage. In order to evaluate the feasibility to control aggregation by modifying the capsid surface charge, we derivatized the surface with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and deposited the modified T4 nanoparticles in the manner previously described, onto freshly cleaved mica.
Individual nanoparticles with delimiting borders can be identified in
The change in the charge of the PEG derivatized nanoparticles was further confirmed through an observable difference in the electrophoretic mobility between the PEG derivatized and the unmodified nanoparticles in an ethidium bromide stained agarose gel (data not shown). The PEG derivatized nanoparticles migrated further towards the anode than the unmodified ones suggesting an increase in their overall negative charge as a result of the reaction of the NHS-ester of the PEG with the primary amines on the capsid. An additional variable that has not been discussed is the possibility of the nanoparticles laying in a preferential orientation on the surface, either horizontally or vertically. Analysis of the height measurement from the topographical images on samples deposited at low concentration indicates that the nanoparticles are lying horizontally. The average length of single particles was between 100 to 120 nm while the height was ∼60 nm. The difference in height with respect to the expected theoretical value (∼90 nm) is likely the result of dehydration and partial collapsing of the nanoparticles as previously explained. An additional parameter that has to be considered when analyzing these results is the interaction of the AFM probe with the nanoparticles. This interaction will vary depending on the hydrophilicity of the surface. However, it is difficult to attribute any particular aspect of the results presented here to the nanoparticle-tip interactions without further and more detailed experimentation.
From the results obtained in this study, we believe that the variables that play a significant role in the assembly of T4 nanoparticles are the capsid charge, which changes with the media pH, and the level of hydration. The protein composition of the capsid determines its charge distribution which changes with the media pH. Therefore modification of the capsid (by chemical conjugation) could be used to tailor effects such as aggregation and surface coverage. On a solid surface, changes in the media pH will modify the interactions not only between the neighboring capsids, but also between the capsids and the surface. Manipulation of the capsid charge through change in the residue chemistry and/or media pH could be used as handles to tailor the conditions for optimal surface coverage and reduced aggregation. The level of hydration also influences the interaction between neighboring capsids, and therefore their assembly, by modifying the forces exerted during the drying process. Additionally, hydration determines the integrity and shape of the capsid. It is worth mentioning that the effect of hydration was not considered at the beginning of this study. However, the experiments performed with the PEG moiety, which were initially intended to modify the surface charge, provided us with this interesting finding which we believe is critical for sensor development.
In this work we have investigated some of the variables that influence the organization and assembly of T4 nanoparticles on surfaces using Atomic Force Microcopy (AFM). Knowledge of these variables is relevant for their use in sensor applications. Our findings suggest that, the surface of the T4 nanoparticle capsid plays a significant role in determining their organization however we do not believe that this is the only variable involved. The best conditions under which an organized assembly of T4 nanoparticles seems to be favored are using freshly cleaved mica as a substrate, in a low ionic strength buffer at pH 8.8 (10 mM Tris-HCl) with T4 nanoparticles modified with a Polyethylene(glycol) (PEG) moiety. While the pH of the media and the characteristics of the surface play an important role, we found that the aggregation of the T4 nanoparticles was significantly reduced upon modification of the capsid surface with a PEG moiety. We believe that the organization and assembly of T4 nanoparticles could be controlled to form a one dimensional layer by modifying the nanoparticles interaction through a change in the capsid charge along with the characteristics of the substrate onto which is deposited. Our observations that a hydrated environment might be aiding in preserving the integrity of the capsid leads us to believe that AFM analysis in liquid is required to obtain more conclusive information about these and other variables.
We would like to thank Dr. Linday Black from the University of Maryland Medical School for his generous gift of T4 mutant. We would also like to thank Dr. Jing Zhou for her critical review on the manuscript and fruitful discussions. The opinions and assertions contained herein are the private ones of the authors and not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the Department of the Navy or the military at large. Funding for this project was from the Office of Naval Research via the Naval Research Laboratory Base Program.
Schematic representation of A) bacteriophage T4 with all its native structures (capsid, tail, whiskers and tail fibers) and B) the non-infectious functional T4 nanoparticle decorated with a capture moiety resulting from genetic engineering of the wild type bacteriophage T4.
Schematic representation of a sensor surface which utilizes functional T4 nanoparticles as biorecognition elements. The detection of the target could be done through optical or electrical transduction.
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) topographical images of T4 nanoparticles deposited on aminosilanized glass. In each case a 1:50 dilution from the stock solution was made in 10 mM Tris-HCl at pH a) 5.6, b) 7.5 and c) 8.8.
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) topographical images of T4 nanoparticles deposited at a 1:10 dilution in 10 mM Tris-HCl at pH 8.8 on a) bare (clean) glass, b) aminosilanized glass and c) freshly cleaved mica.
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) topographical images of T4 nanoparticles deposited on aminosilanized glass with a) no dilution, b) 1:1 dilution in 10 mM Tris-HCl at pH 8.8 and c) 1:50 dilution in 10 mM Tris-HCl at pH 8.8.
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) topographical images of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) derivatized (a and c) and a reference unmodified T4 nanoparticles on mica (b and d). The same nanoparticles concentration was used in both conditions.


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Steve's Snappin' Dogs gets a Snappin' Ale from Bull & Bush
Steve Ballas tried more than fifteen barbecue sauces before picking the one he now serves on his Memphis Dog at Steve's Snappin' Dogs, so it's no surprise that he'd spend just as much time deciding on the beer that will bear his name.
Steve's Snappin' Ale, which will be brewed by the Bull & Bush Pub and Brewery and debut in the first week of February, is a lighter golden ale "with a couple of secret ingredients that will pair well" with Steve's dogs, burgers and chili con carne, Ballas says.
"Honestly speaking, I invented the hot dog trend in Denver. I made it sound interesting, and I always want to be one step ahead of everyone and make things interesting," Ballas explains, adding that he has been friends with Bull & Bush owners Erik and Dave Peterson for several years and is a frequent customer at their Glendale brewpub.
To come up with the right beer, Ballas brought over samples of a number of different dogs and tried them with all kinds of beer styles. "It's amazing how difficult it can be to pair a beer up with something as delicate as a dog," he notes.
Ballas has two taps at Steve's Snappin' Dogs, and says he'll serve his ale on one and Bull & Bush's Allgood Amber Ale on the other. "We're both smaller companies, so we'll be able to do some cross-marketing," he adds. "The little guys have to stick together."
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Olive oil has long been used as a baking essential in Mediterranean kitchens. You can easilyand successfully replace melted butter or vegetable oil in many baked goods. Substituting olive oil provides a rich moistness and exceptional depth of flavor. Plus it supplies a healthy dose of good fats and antioxidants called polyphenols, as well as Vitamin E.
Substitute olive oil for vegetable oil in equal measure, and use three-fourths the amount of extra virgin olive oil as butter. For instance, instead of ¼ cup melted butter, use 3 tablespoons of olive oil. For baking, use a mild olive oil with buttery or fruity flavors rather than an intense, peppery choice. Citrus olive oils also lend delicious fruity flavor to cakes, muffins and breads.
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Eyes Set to Kill Premiere Music Video for "Where I Want to Be"
Eyes Set to Kill have made a live music video of "Where I Want to Be" available via Facebook. The track is taken from the band's latest album, White Lotus. To get your hands on the song, click here. Let us know what you think in the comments.
Eyes Set to Kill tour dates:
10/05 Pittsburgh, PA, Mr. Smalls
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) What drove Priest Holmes out of the NFL is something most football players try to drive out of their thoughts.
They know it's a dangerous, violent endeavor that can leave them unable to walk. Holmes, after making one of the most improbable comebacks in NFL history, decided that as much as he loves the game, it wasn't worth the risk of a paralysis.
So the former Pro Bowl running back retired on Wednesday, thanking the Kansas City Chiefs and the NFL for all they had done.
"I had to look at the situation for what it is," he said, flanked by Kansas City Chiefs president Carl Peterson on one side and his three young sons on the other.
He had been out of the game for 22 months after sustaining head and neck injuries in a game in 2005. Then he called Peterson in June and told him he wanted to try a comeback.
He made it, too, after working so hard he earned the admiration of everyone who was watching. He made two starts in place of injured Larry Johnson the past two weeks. But last Sunday during a game at Indianapolis, he began to feel certain symptoms that doctors had warned him to watch for.
He refused to be specific, but during an often rambling series of answers said paralysis had been a possibility if he kept playing.
"Much of that is, I guess you could say, in the past," he said. "Just to know the symptoms were similar to the ones before. But to be technical, to go into medical terms, I wouldn't feel comfortable."
His teammates seemed unanimous in their respect for the man who holds team career records for yards rushing.
"It's probably the best decision that he could make for himself, for the rest of his life and for his family," said wide receiver Eddie Kennison.
"I try not to think about the dangers of the game. I understand what they are. I know they're there. And no man really wants to go out of the game with an injury. But we chose this job to take those risks. That's just part of it."
Tight end Tony Gonzalez had teamed with Holmes a few years ago when they were part of one of the NFL's most explosive offenses.
"I told him my thoughts are with him and what an unbelievable career he's had," Gonzalez said. "But you've got to be smart about this thing. Football is not the end-all, be-all. There's definitely life after football. Priest is a guy who's prepared himself for it."
Although he's down to third-team running back Kolby Smith with Johnson out again this week, Herm Edwards felt like thanking Holmes when the running back told him he was calling it quits.
"I thanked him for what he's done for this football team," Edwards said. "He's done something most players would not even attempt to do. He didn't have to do this. He came back knowing that first of all, he had to make the team. What he went through for three months trying to come back, that set a precedent for a lot of young players, to witness a guy like this who had accomplished everything he had accomplished in his career."
Peterson said Holmes had an agreement with the club that he would alert the Chiefs the moment he felt any danger of recurring injury to the head or neck.
"That was our agreement," he said, "that if that ever happens, to whatever degree, we needed to know about it. And he adhered to that and was great about it."
Holmes is the Chiefs' all-time rushing leader with 6,070 yards. He accumulated 8,172 yards rushing in 11 seasons with Baltimore and Kansas City.
"I have truly been blessed with the opportunity to play in the National Football League," he said. "I will be forever grateful to the Hunt family and the Chiefs organization for the opportunity to come to Kansas City, where the community embraced me from Day 1."
Holmes was the 2002 Offensive Player of the Year after rushing for 1,615 yards in just 14 games in 2002. In one season, he set a then-NFL record with 27 touchdowns. The mark has since been broken twice.
After taking himself out of the game last Sunday against the Colts in the third quarter, Holmes went back in for a few plays.
"As much as we try to do everything we could to prepare me, there's just one thing that seems like we couldn't technically prepare for," Holmes said.
"Now that we've seen that, now that I've had some symptoms, there's nothing really the helmet can do to provide that protection and to allow me to do my job effectively. And we all know this is a business of performance."
Regrets? Not a single one, he said.
"There's nothing I'll look back and say, 'Maybe there's something I could have done different.' There's no other shoes I'd like to fill and I'm pretty sure there's no one who would like to fill my shoes."
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Lust is now open!
After months of secrecy and hustling and bustling to get everything ready for the opening of the brand new restaurant, Lust is now open for business!
At the heart of Lust Bistro & Bakery is a hearth: the traditional, wood-fired brick oven where Jean Pierre Smith conjures up authentic artisan breads and all manner of delectable daily fare.
Located on the beautiful Vrede en Lust wine estate, on the picturesque outskirts of Franschhoek, Lust is open for early breakfasts, late lunches and everything else in between.
The food is honest, abundant and delicious with an emphasis on simplicity and seasonal ingredients. The décor is modern and earthy, industrial loft meets farmhouse kitchen. Choose from the àla carte menu or daily blackboard specials – and don't forget to pick up something fresh from the bakery counter to take home.
Early birds will be greeted with the mingled aromas of Jean Pierre's hand-rolled, all-butter croissants and freshly brewed Terbodore coffee – and will be spoilt for choice between breakfast favourites such as homemade granola and Eggs Benedict (made with free-range farm eggs, of course) or more indulgent morning treats like American buttermilk pancakes with fresh strawberries and bitter-chocolate-and-honey sauce. Simply put, Lust offers the best breakfasts in the winelands.
Bistro style, the lunchtime chalkboard changes daily, depending on what's in season and what the weather calls for. But you will always find Jean Pierre's famously mouth-watering lamb burger on herbed ciabatta with avocado pâté and caramelised onions on the menu, as well as rustic dishes such as duck rillettes on toasted sourdough and pan-friend polenta with wild mushrooms, Gorgonzola and pine nuts. The cheese and charcuterie platters, laden with delicious South African produce and Lust's artisan breads, are heavenly. And all dishes are beautifully completed with Vrede en Lust's excellent range of wines.
Booking is essential for Lust's Sunday Buffet lunch where Jean Pierre takes the hearth oven through its paces with a selection of slow cooked roasts.
Free Wi-Fi makes Lust a great spot to conduct a business meeting, or to spend the afternoon working off site with your laptop. If it feels like a home from home, it's probably because the family kitchen in the original Vrede en Lust farmhouse inspired the décor.
Pop in for an early bird breakfast or a late morning coffee, grab a light snack or linger over a bistro lunch and discover why Lust is set to become Franschhoek's favourite place to meet and eat.


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Nowadays, drug abuse is a universally condemned action such that selling certain drugs are illegal. Children are not allowed to take drugs until they reach a certain age such as 21 for most states in India. Lots of problems start occurring when you are addicted to a certain drug. It is also nearly impossible to stop since the nerve cells change the way they function due to drugs.
These nerve cells overstimulate the 'reward circuit' of the brain. This means that your brain constantly needs to be 'rewarded' and this reward comes in the form of drugs. There are many reasons why people become addicts and here are some of them.
- People want to get high: This is perhaps the most common reason why people become drug addicts. The moment they take in one drug, they love the feeling they get so much that they keep wanting to go back to it.
- People want to fit in: This is also a very common reason. When all your friends and perhaps even your bosses and other superiors are taking drugs, you do not want to feel left out or ostracized by your friend group. This is why many people start taking drugs.
- Unintentionally taking drugs due to injuries or medical conditions: Sometimes a doctor prescribes a medicine for a certain time period but it does not work or works too well and so you keep taking the drug so that you will feel better. This happens more often than you think.
- People take drugs to relieve stress: This is another very common reason why people take drugs. You may easily rationalize with them thinking that taking drugs is a good way to relax from work and family pressures. However, the long term effects of taking drugs are much worse than the stress.
- Boredom from daily life: In young teens and adolescents especially, life can be so boring that they want to try something new and thus resort to drug abuse.
Ayurveda is an ancient Indian life science that requires you to make various lifestyle changes along with the use of medication that is based on herbs and condiments with massages and Yogic postures. This field of medicine believes in getting to the root of the problem so as to cure it and prevent it in the future as well. Gastritis is no different and enjoys the same kind of attention when it comes to Ayurveda.
Here is everything you need to know about the Ayurvedic perspective of gastritis:
- Definition: As per Ayurveda, gastritis is known as Urdhva Amlapitta, which can lead to the occurrence of stomach ulcers when the inflammation of the stomach lining goes untreated for a prolonged period of time. This inflammation is the basic outcome of the condition.
- Causes: Problems in the Vata Dosha, one of the three Doshas in the body, can cause this condition. Also, a build up of Ama or toxins due to poor digestive health, can lead to the occurrence of this disease. As per Ayurveda, there are many reasons that may cause this toxin build up and the imbalance in the Vata Dosha. This includes eating spicy food on a regular or frequent basis and taking too many drugs like pain killers and analgesics which can lead to this condition. Also, too much of alcohol consumption and greasy food can cause gastritis. Further, one of the main causes of gastritis as per Ayurveda, is the presence of too much stress and worry, and the lack of a proper routine when it comes to eating, sleeping and exercising.
- Symptoms: The main symptoms include appetite loss and nausea, as well as discomfort and pain in the abdomen. Gastrointestinal bleeding and blood discharge may also occur for patients suffering from this condition. Headaches and vomiting are also common symptoms of this condition.
- Medication: There are various Ayurvedic medicines that can help in treating this condition. Sukumara Ghrita are ghee based preparations that can be taken every morning with a glass of warm milk in order to activate the digestive fires and improve the digestive powers. The difference can usually be seen in a matter of days. Dhatri Lauha includes amla juice which should be taken twice a day. Lemon juice, ajwain, amla and ginger are also helpful in such situations.
- Lifestyle Changes: Avoiding spicy and greasy food as well as stopping alcohol abuse and smoking can help in curing this condition. One should also stay away from excessively stressful mental and physical tasks.
Taking the right steps at the right time for a proper routine with good habits can help in treating this condition as per Ayurveda.
Insulin is the most common treatment prescribed for people affected with diabetes. Diabetes is condition where high amounts of glucose prevail in the blood for an extended period of time. However, there are some drugs that offer an alternative to insulin in treating diabetes, which are
- Liraglutide: Liraglutide is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) drug that causes the body to release greater amounts of insulin so as to facilitate the movement of glucose from the blood to the cells. People with type 2 diabetes generally use this treatment. It slows the digestion process and can cause symptoms of headache and nausea.
- Pramlintide: It's an artificially produced version of amylin. It is taken by both type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients, facilitates slower digestion of food and therefore controls release of sugar in the blood. It can cause tiredness and nausea.
- Dulaglutide: This treatment is for people affected with type 2 diabetes and it is administered once a week. It causes more insulin to be released and pass the glucose to the cells. It can cause loss of appetite, nausea and abdominal cramps as side effects.
- Albiglutide: This treatment facilitates pancreas to release insulin and limits the glucagon hormone production. It is used by type 2 diabetes patients who have not taken well to other treatments. The side effects are skin reaction, respiratory tract infection and nausea.
- Exenatide: It is a drug that causes pancreas to release insulin that facilitates movement of glucose to cells. It is a treatment for type 2 diabetes and it restricts release of glucagon in the body. The possible side effects are acidity, constipation and vomiting.
Acne or pimples is most commonly seen in teenagers and young adults, just around the time the body is undergoing hormonal adjustments. Thus, acne is not simply just a skin problem, but often an indication of internal bodily disturbances. Of course, there are other combination of aggravating factors at play, like genetics, active sebaceous glands and bacterial organisms that reside within the sebaceous glands.
An otherwise easily treatable condition, acne can result in permanent scars if left untreated, often resulting in low self-esteem, social isolation, depression and even suicidal ideation.
The skin acts as a window to internal disorders and many individuals with acne are found to have internal hormonal problems like polycystic ovary syndromes or insulin resistance syndromes. Females can have associated excessive hair on the chin, hair loss on the scalp, weight gain, menstrual abnormality and infertility.
- Diet does not have a major role in causing acne but cutting down on foods with high sugar content and milk may be useful.
- Certain medications and creams containing steroids can precipitate an outbreak of acne.
- Heavy and greasy cosmetics will aggravate acne.
- Special soaps, face washes, lotions, and so-called unscientific blood purifiers are of little help.
- Acne scars are repaired with newer dermatological technologies and techniques.
Just like with any other medical condition, each individual is different and will require a unique investigation and treatment plan. This is based on many factors like other current medical conditions, climate, age, sex, skin type and variety of acne. If you wish to discuss about any specific problem, you can consult a dermatologist.
Arthritis is inflammation of one or more of your joints. Pain, swelling, and stiffness are the primary symptoms of arthritis. Any joint in the body may be affected by the disease, but it is particularly common in the knee.
Knee arthritis can make it hard to do many everyday activities, such as walking or climbing stairs. It is a major cause of lost work time and a serious disability for many people. There are 2 types of arthritis the knee joint in the human body can get afflicted with. They are:
The form of arthritis which, with increasing pain, slowly wears down the joint cartilages is called osteoarthritis. This form of arthritis usually affects people after the age 40. The symptoms of osteoarthritis include:
- Severe pain in the knee joints
- Pain after walking up the stairs and it subsiding once you are on rest
- Severe pain after the movement of joints for a long time
- Pain that becomes worse in rainy days
- Joints becoming stiff after waking up in the morning but they improve in the latter part of the day
- Pain which also occurs in the thighs and the genital regions coupled with joints swelling and joints getting stiff after rest.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic form of arthritis caused because of the knee joint inflammations. This form of arthritis can occur at any age. Being an auto-immune disease, its symptoms include, but are not limited to:
- Severe pain in the morning
- Mild fever accompanying the pain
- Joints suddenly becoming swollen, red and warm causing, immense pain
- Sudden stiffness of the joints
- Pain that increases in cold weather
- Mild fever, extreme tiredness and weakening of the muscles
Doctors are still doubtful about what exactly causes the disease; but the deformation of the immune system might cause the damage of the joints, causing people who are already suffering from obesity, smokers, and women, in general, more prone to this disease.
When the knee pain is diagnosed as a form of arthritis, the following treatments are suggested:
- If you are overweight or obese, losing some of those extra pounds can go a long way in reducing the pain.
- Muscle-stretching exercises are effective in keeping the knee joints flexible.
- Dry needling, cupping, taping can help to control the pain and keep the joint supported.
- Prescribed dosage of anti-inflammatory drugs such as Tylenol, Motrin, and Advil or injections of hyaluronic acid might relieve your pain.
If regular treatments do not work, you might opt for knee-replacement surgery and osteotomy (the process of cutting a bone with the help of surgery) which might better the alignment of the knee by transforming the bone shapes.
Physiotherapy for knee arthritis
Physiotherapy treatment is aimed at improving the symptoms of the disease (i.e. knee pain, swelling, stiffness), and you should begin to notice a positive difference within one or a few physiotherapy sessions. The main goals of physiotherapy for your knee arthritis are:
- Reduce your knee pain and inflammation.
- Normalise your knee joint range of motion.
- Strengthen your knee: esp quadriceps (esp VMO) and hamstrings.
- Strengthen your lower limb: calves, hip and pelvis muscles.
- Improve your patellofemoral (knee cap) alignment and function.
- Normalise your muscle lengths.
- Improve your proprioception, agility and balance.
- Improve your technique and function eg walking, squatting.
Eyes need as much regular exercise to keep them healthy as any other organ of the body. Eye exercises are usually designed to provide strength to eye muscles, while improving focus, allowing flexible eye movements and helping stimulate the vision centre of the brain. Eye exercises might not necessarily improve eyesight but they help in preventing eye problems and maintaining the correct eyesight level.
Here are 4 eye exercises that can help strengthen the eye muscles and improve your vision:
1. Blinking - Your eyes get strained due to long hours of sitting at the computer or television and you tend to blink less. Whenever you blink, your eyes stay in darkness for a few microseconds that help to keep the eyes fresh, while reducing eye strain.
2. Palming - This exercise involves three steps:
- Taking a few deep breaths before beginning the exercise
- Make yourself comfortable by resting your elbows on your knees and slowly closing your eyes
- Cover your eyes with the cup of your palm, place your fingers on the forehead and the heel of your hand on your cheekbone
This exercise helps in achieving inner peace and calm and also helps in resting your mind.
3. Figure of eight - This exercise helps in strengthening the eye muscles and provides flexibility. In this exercise, you need to imagine a huge eight in front of your eyes. Slowly turn the 8 on its side. With the help of your eyes slowly trace the figure of 8. Repeat it the other way after a few minutes.
4. Near and far focusing - This exercise helps in strengthening the eye muscles and improves the vision of your eyes. It involves the following steps:
- Either sit or stand in a comfortable position for 2-3 minutes
- Bring your thumb about 10 inches in front of your eyes and try to focus on it
- Now try focusing on an object that is about 10-20 feet in front of your eyes
- Try switching between focusing on the other object and your thumb on each deep breath
How to lose weight with fibrous foods?
Body composition is never the same for two individuals with the same body weight and of the same sex. It is vital to view your weight loss in light of your body composition. Since muscle occupies less space in your body than fat, leanness is determined by one's body composition and weight. The term body composition refers to the percentage of bone, fat, muscle and water content in your body.
Irrespective of the body composition you may have, if you're planning to lose weight naturally, having fibrous foods can help you to achieve that optimal body weight. The study suggests that people who have fiber in their diet tend to have healthy body weight. It provides your stomach with a full feeling and stimulates brain receptors to stop eating without adding any extra calories.
What is fiber?
Fiber is basically carbohydrate present in plant foods such as whole grains, fruits, and vegetables. In comparison to other forms of carbohydrates, fiber is not easily digested by the body. As a consequence, it passes quickly through your digestive tract without increasing your blood sugar levels. Additionally, it is the soluble fiber that absorbs water to form a type of gel inside your stomach, leading to a slowdown in the absorption of glucose. Lower levels of blood sugar indicate lower insulin levels, which significantly reduces the chances of your body storing fat.
According to experts, women below 50 years of age should have about 25 grams of fiber every day, and men should have about 38 grams. So, here are some of the high fiber foods that you need to include in your diet:
- split peas: contains 16.3 grams of fiber per cup
- black beans: contains 15 grams of fiber per cup
- lentils: contains 15.6 grams of fiber per cup
- broccoli: contains 5.1 grams of fiber per cup
- peas: contains 8.8 grams of fiber per cup
- raspberries: contains 8 grams of fiber per cup
- blackberries: contains 7.6 grams of fiber per cup
We all believe that consuming fruit is an uncomplicated task that involves buying, cutting and eating the pieces. But in reality, to reap the benefits, you need to consume it at the right time. By consuming fruits at the right time, it can contribute to boost the detoxification process and help in weight loss and kick-start the metabolism process.
When is the best time to eat fruits?
Fruits comprise of different types of nutrients which offer protection against different types of diseases and infections, lower the chances of heart diseases and hypertension. If you eat fruits without proper knowledge of how to consume it, it can create problems rather than proffer benefits. You should, therefore, try to eat fruits at the following timings.
Empty stomach in the morning
Experts always recommend consumption of fruits on an empty stomach and in between meals. This is because digestion takes place at a fast pace during these times and the enzymes required for digestion of fruits are released easily when you are on an empty stomach. Fruits are high in simple sugars which need long hours to be completely digested by the body. Thus, if you eat fruits on an empty stomach, all the nutrients, sugar and dietary fibers are processed properly in the body. This ensures that your body gets the right quantity of nutrition from the consumption of fruits.
Before and after workout
- Another viable time of eating fruits is before or after exercising. You are free to eat your choicest fruits right before or immediately after working out. The body would easily utilize the sugars derived from the fruits for extracting energy before a workout. It also helps in filling back the energy content of the body if you consume fruits right after workout sessions.
- Eating fruits is a simple process which is known for offering a host of benefits. But there are also numerous myths regarding the timing of consumption of fruits which need to be debunked.
- One such myth is that if you are suffering from high blood sugar, you should consume fruits at least one to two hours before meals. The idea behind the myth is that people with diabetes have digestive issues and eating the fruits separately can improve digestion to some degree. But there is no supportive evidence for the statement.
So, it is advised to eat the fruit as a snack together with protein-packed meals which can aid in digestion. This is also beneficial as smaller amounts of sugar gets absorbed at a time which leads to the meagre amount of rising in blood sugar levels.
With these few factors in mind, you can get the most out of your daily fruits consumption.
Most people experience prominent side effects on their body and mind the morning following a night of heavy drinking. These after-effects of consuming excessive alcohol, popularly called a hangover, include rapid heartbeat, headache, anxiety, exhaustion, vomiting, dizziness, lack of energy, and body pain.
Drinking too much alcohol (5 to 7 drinks for men and 3 to 5 for women) not only causes a hangover but also can negatively impact your health by damaging your liver, central nervous system, brain and gastrointestinal system. It takes about 8 to 24 hours to cure a hangover completely, but you can try these natural remedies to get quick relief from the symptoms and reduce the recovery time.
1. Have a banana
A hangover is often associated with decreased potassium levels in your body and having a banana will help replenish it as it contains an adequate amount of the mineral.
Directions: you can either have one or two whole bananas or a banana smoothie with few drops of honey to get relieve from most hangover symptoms.
2. Try honey
Honey contains fructose, which helps to neutralize the negative impact of alcohol on your body. Moreover, honey provides relief from the hangover as it also helps digest the alcohol better.
Directions: take 3-4 teaspoons of honey after each hour (post-hangover) till you feel yourself getting better. You can increase the dosage according to the severity of your hangover.
3. Go for a glass of tomato juice
Tomato juice proves to be very effective in curbing the symptoms of a hangover as it compensates for the dehydration caused in your body due to excessive alcohol consumption. Also, due to its fructose content, tomato helps in metabolizing the alcohol present in your body.
Directions: drink a glass of fresh tomato juice or soup laden with 1 tablespoon each of honey and fresh lemon juice. You can have this juice in the morning once and repeat in the afternoon if needed.
4. Drink a lot of water
When it comes to beating a hangover, there is no substitute for water. Drinking water is not only a tried and tested remedy, but is also the most effective way to cure a hangover. This happens because water fights the dehydration of fluids in your body caused by drinking alcohol.
Directions: to keep the hangover at bay, drink one glass of water after each glass or shot of alcohol you consume. If you forget to do this, starting your day with a bottle of water the next morning will help reduce hangover symptoms drastically.
I have a gastric problem from past 3 years so everyday I am not interested to eat food and also I am not getting hungry if I trying to eat at the that I feel like vomiting. so please help me with that
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Patient of Thyroid, high b.p. Stone in gallbladder, sits in uterus Taking amlong 5 & thyroxine 125 but my b.p is still 90 -140 around.
My I am suffering from hair loss problem and it ha not yet stop I think so. I met sum doctors and skin special and all. Now I was taken a step for transplant. But after watching the video of the doctor. I want to know the exact reason for hair loss. before I take a step for transplant or something else.
Hi, sometime I have a fair complexion and sometime its too dull. I used dipsalic n melacare creme but I heard its very harmful for skin so I just need to stop please suggest me any good creme for getting fair complexion and not side effect all the time.
Is normal skin can use betnovate c for dark complexion. Is it good r bad. I am using this from one month I didn't get any side effects. But it lightened my skin tone. Shall I continue this or it is harmful to skin.
Hi. I am suffering from ibs and mucus formation in my stomach due to which there is frequent urination. Also I have hypothyroid. I also have muscle pain all over my body .(muscle swelling. Tried medicines and exercises, gives me short term result. Can you recommend something for good results.
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Dear sir, I was married 11 months back. Due to job we are in separate locations, but every weekend will meet and participate in sex, and planning for children, 2 months back I refer in Google getting fast pregnancy have to participate sex in 14th day of period cycle. Last 2 months I had met with my wife in 14th day only, but till there was no results. My wife mensuration cycle is 30 days. Now what will suggest to us? Please share.
Uterine fibroids, also referred to as uterine myomas) are non-cancerous tumors that grow within the muscle tissue of the uterus. As many as 20% to 50% women between the age group of 18 to 40 suffer from the condition, but not all cases warrant treatment.
It may be as tiny as a coin or it may grow to the size of a watermelon, making people think the lady is 6/7 months pregnant! There may be one big fibroid or several small ones.
Though the exact causes are not known, family history and hormonal imbalances are said to be the main causes for the same.
Types of Uterine Fibroids
The four types are:
- Subserosal Uterine Fibroids: Develops outside the uterus and continues to grow.
- Intramural Uterine Fibroids: The most common type that lead to pregnancy like tummy. They develop within the uterus wall and continue to expand.
- Submucosal Uterine Fibroids: Because these develop within the uterus lining, they are most likely to be the cause of heavy flow during periods.
- Pedunculated Uterine Fibroids: These grow on the inner or outer side of a small stalk connecting to the uterus.
Common Symptoms:
- An enlarged uterus is the most common symptom. It is often mistaken for general weight gain or pregnancy.
- Prolonged and painful menstrual cycle, that is many times irregular.
- Urinary incontinence and constant urge to urinate.
- Pelvic pressure.
- Pressure on the bowels leading to constipation.
- Pain during intercourse.
General treatment
If you find out that you have fibroids during an examination or if you visit a doctor with any of these symptoms, they will most likely ask for an ultrasound or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) which will confirm the type of fibroid and the extent of your problem. Treatment includes non-invasive-focused ultrasound surgery.
Treatment with Homeopathy:
One of the best advantages of choosing Homeopathy is that it works without side effects. It addresses the issue rather than the symptom. A surgical procedure mentioned in general treatment does remove the fibroids but there is no guarantee that they won't grow back as the underlying issue of hormonal imbalance remains.
During a clinical study of the effects of Homeopathy on fibroids, 85% patients showed improvement and 48% people had complete fibroid removal.
Treatment: There are medicines in Homeopathy that can treat uterine fibroids, cervical fibroids and help maintain normal hormonal balance in females. If you wish to discuss about any specific problem, you can consult a Homeopath.
Are you planning on undertaking a botox treatment? Botox is a drug which is made from a neurotoxin. This is produced by the bacteria called Clostridium botulinum. Botox is used for medical purposes, commonly for treating muscular conditions. It is also used for cosmetic procedures, which help in removing wrinkles. This process is carried out by paralyzing the facial muscles temporarily. Botulinum toxin is also sold commercially under certain names.
Medical and Cosmetic Uses-
Botox is most commonly used as a treatment procedure for reducing the appearance of facial lines and wrinkles in middle-aged adults. It is also used for medical purposes, for the treatment of conditions such as eye squints, excessive sweating, leaky bladders and migraines. Botox is used for treating more than 20 medical conditions.
How Does Botox Work?
Botox or botulinum toxin is a very poisonous substance, and a single gram of it is capable of killing more than one million people. It is considered to be an effective therapeutic protein when used in ideal dosage, and frequency. It is used in several medical procedures and treatment therapies.
How is Botox Procedure Undertaken?
Botulinum toxin is administered by diluting the power in saline. It is injected directly into your neuro-muscular tissue. A duration of 24 to 72 hours is required for it to take effect. This time reflects the time required for disruption of the normal synaptosomal process of the body. It may take over five days for experiencing the full effects of botox. Botox must not be used in women who are pregnant or lactating, or by people having a previous allergic reaction to it.
Risk and Side-Effects:
Injections which contain botox are usually well tolerated. They have several side effects as well.
In some cases, a person may have a genetic predisposition which causes a mild, transient and unusual response to Botox. Some people who are receiving botox type A injections may develop antibodies to the toxins, which may make the treatment ineffective. In people who are using botox type B for cervical dystonia, antibody development may occur.
Along with the effects intended, botulinum toxin may lead to several other undesirable effects. They may include conditions such as transient numbness, headaches, malaise, mild cases of nausea, mild pain, local edema and erythema on the site of injection.
Temporary tiredness, fatigue or the paralysis of nearby musculature may also be experienced because of the reaction of the toxin.
Drooping or temporary upper lid and brow ptosis are also indicated.
Among the two types of botox treatments, the results from abobotulinum toxin A is considered to be more effective than onabotulinum toxin A treatment. Better results are experienced when the muscles are contracted instead of being at rest. If you wish to discuss about any specific problem, you can consult a Cosmetic Physician.


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In my time off I spend alot of time sleeping because of the 12 hour shifts. When im not sleeping or working I play videogames, cook or just get out of the house.
Movies: Spiderman, X-Men, Star Wars, LoTR, Hellraiser, Saw, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Clerks, Mallrats, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Sin City, Napolean Dynamite, Bruno, Borat, Juno, REPO, Ink, Hackers, Jabberwocky, Life Of Brian, Meaning of Life, Search For the Holy Grail, Chronicles of Riddick.
Actor(ess)s/Directors: Tim Burton, Rob Zombie, Johnny Depp, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell, Sara Rue, Seth Rogen, Fairuza Balk, Liv Tyler, Nicole Kidman, The Wayan's Brothers
Television: Adult Swim, Dexter, The Office, Big Bang Theory, GSN, Jeopardy, The IT Crowd, The Mentalist, Law and Order, CSI, NCIS, Cold Case Files, Black Adder, Kids In the Hall, SNL, Mad TV, In Living Color, Whitest Kids You Know, Monty Python's Flying Circus
Food: Chinese food, Mexican food, Vegetarian but hold the Tofu.
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Turn-Ons: Someone that's into at least a few things I am into but other things as well and vice versa. Learning from one another I think is very very rewarding but it only happens when both involved have an open-mind. Attraction-wise I want the full package. Very pretty, and very curvy, very funny and on the same intellectual level.
Turn-Offs: Close-minded snobs. High maintenance and materialistic ppl, and when I say materialistic I don't mean you want a 50" plasma TV, it's when you want it made of gold that irritates me. dishonesty, selfishness. Also I can not stand people that shove their religion down my throat or think less of me cos I'm not apart of it OR sympathize with with me and feel I need saving. Attraction-wise I'm not attracted to skinny women, fake breasts, well plastic surgery in general. I can see it immediately and fake is NOT attractive.


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Delegate Sub CbFltWriteFileEventC(ByVal Sender As CallbackRegistry, ByVal FileName As String, ByRef Position As Long, ByVal Buffer As IntPtr, ByRef BytesToWrite As Int32, ByVal Cached As Boolean, ByRef UserContext As IntPtr, ByRef ProcessRequest As Boolean)
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- Cached - specifies if the operation is a cached write (see description)
- UserContext - the placeholder for the application-defined data
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BabyCenter Community has been running a Dressed for the Holidays photo contest, and wow did we get a lot of gorgeous, adorable entries! Some of the sweetest were of babies either with Santa Claus, or dressed as Santa Claus (or one of his elves!)
Santa comes in all shapes and sizes and has even found himself the subject of a debate on his race! Nevertheless, he's the man to see to make your wish come true. Babies included!
We've gathered 25 of our favorite Santa-themed photo contest entries, one for each day of December to Christmas – take a look! Later this week we'll share some fancy-dressed kids as well!
Which is your favorite?
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In the last few weeks I've been spending a lot of time playing more with SLY the Siren and not ISIS in my pole dancing classes. ISIS can be intense and the intensity can exhaust me. It's easier to dance as SLY. It's more carefree, flirty, silly and fun. Here are some of SLY's recent adventures found in the pages of my pole dancing journal.
Trouble? Who me?
Today, I decided to forego my class assignment and dance a freestyle to express the mood I was in. I recently met a man. (Story of my life. I date like a Siren and I love like a God.) I met this man and the chemistry was pure electricity. I can't explain it. We just connected. Today, because of that spark, because of the nature of our conversation and because I'm simply feisty, my dance was for him.
Remember, I always need a story when I dance to be fully engaged. I decided to dance to ZZ Ward's, "Got It Bad." (If you haven't played it already, click play and enjoy the rest of this post.)
I started the dance with my back towards the chair, spike collar, tied and restraints and my hands bound, tied above my head. It was a short song and when it was all over, I don't know if it was the boy that was bad or if it was me. There was a tension in the dance. I'd go to the chair but then back away. Something about the person in the chair was dangerous and it was probably best for me to stay away. But then the realization of who I am would happen and it wasn't the person in the chair that was dangerous, it was me. Just who was the troubled one? It was a simple, flirtatious, fun song. But it was fun to take two minutes to physically explore what I usually think when I met one of those dangerously delicious men. At first I think, "What is he going to do to me?" Then later I ask,"What am I going to do to him?" That dance was for the tension that lives between the troublemakers.
Take all the time you need.
Today, Ilov gave us a mini assignment for our freestyle dance. She wanted the chair to metaphorically ask a question and our dance was to be an answer to whatever this hypothetical question was. I decided that the person in the chair represented someone in my life and this person simply said, "Sheena, I need more time." Cue music and SLY emerged.
Being that ISIS is more aggressive and is always on attack mode, I decided to channel SLY. SLY is the tease and flirt anyway. This dance was my body saying, "Oh, you need more time? Oh, you need to figure some things out. Ok. Go ahead. Take all the time in the world." But in saying that, I refused to go anywhere near the chair. I sashayed my ass all across the room. I did hip circles on the arm of another chair. I swirled around the pole as if my legs were a tongue and my body couldn't get enough of that hard, stainless steel. "Oh, you need more time. Go ahead and take that time. While you're figuring shit out, I'm going to go over there. And by go over there, I mean I'm going to get down on my hands and knees and I'm going to slowly saunter over there highlighting every curve of my body in this delicious, naughty crawl. And while you're taking all that time, I'm going to take off my shorts. And this shirt? Who needs a shirt? I've got all the time in the world." And that is how my dance went. It was a teasing, "Fuck you and your time. While you figure your shit out, I'm going to let me body lick every surface of this room except your body. Take your fucking time. I'll take mines too." Oh my. It was a good dance to dance.
I Want To Watch You Touch Yourself
You do recall when I wrote that post on masturbation, no? If not, click here. Among different anecdotes involving masturbation, I speak about how one lover during a passionately heated moment stated, "I want to watch you touch yourself." And being under the spell of his seduction, I did as commanded. It was among the top 10 hottest moments of my life. (Perhaps that's a post for another day on that other blog of mine.) I got off on just watching him, watch me. He did too! On another note, it was also so fiery hot because he used that as a moment to learn every intricacy on how I touched myself. The pressure. The places. What I did. He soaked it all in. And after that moment, whenever he touched me, the heat was turned up 100 more degrees in our physical relationship. He will always be the best lover in the world, I swear.
ANYWHO. So, I wrote that post. Then we had another free style in Ilov's class. I decided to dance to one of my FAVORITE songs EVER which incidentally reminds me of this lover so much. Oh my fucking god. So I pick the song below. Go ahead and play it!
And I decide the theme of this dance was hearing him say, "I want to watch you touch yourself." and I had to do just that. SLY came out in full force. I spent the entire song just letting my body touch everything. I lingered in every move and in every pulsation. I pulled my skirt off. I let my hands go everywhere. I fucked the floor pretty much. And the chair. And the pole. And myself. All of it. Ugh, it was so fucking good! I think I saw the girl sitting in the chair twitching. Afterwards when receiving feedback from Ilov, she said, "It looks like you were recounting the best sex in your life!" I smiled and agreed, "Yup, that's what I was going for!"
Leave Your Hat On
Just two nights ago, I danced a classic SLY dance and my body is still on a high. The assignment this week was "Leave Your Hat On." I ended up buying this nautical hat, which led to me wearing a stripped shirt with an anchor and two pair of tiny shorts. Don't forget the seven inch heels as well! To go along with my nautical theme, I decided to dance to Sail by Awolnation. I love that song and have danced to it a few times before. I decided in this song, my goal was to drive the person in the chair out of their fucking mind. I really love sensually fucking with people. So I start the song in my entire getup, hat included. Although pretty soon the hat is the first to go. I intentionally had it land near the feet of the person sitting in the chair. Then I spent the rest of the song slowing, deliberately stripping out of everything. I took the longest time taking my shorts off. Even when I had them down but not off, I walked away slowly tangled in the mess of them around my ankles, just lingering there, begging to be ripped off. Finally flicked them off towards the chair too. I climbed the pole and held on with my thighs as my shirt came off. I twirled. I flew. I sailed as the song commanded. I dipped my body. I crawled. I slid. I did it all.
I noticed the girl in the chair moving and twitching too. I could feel her energy. She wanted me to give her attention. She wanted a lap dance or some sort of physical contact. I wasn't going to give her the satisfaction. As the song ended, I sauntered back to the chair. I bent down with my ass lingering the longest. I grabbed my hat. Stood up…again letting my ass linger the longest. And then I turned my back on the chair, I put my hat on my head and walked away. A slow, sultry, sex oozing, come and grab me walk away. It was so fucking yummy. I imagine if I had been dancing for my lover and he saw me walking away, he'd probably grab me and take me right there.
After I danced, the feedback I received was, "You're a motherfucker. You do all that. You strip all your clothes off. Then your grab your hat and walk away. That's your erotic creature." HA! That's the best response to a dance ever. Damn straight, when I dance and seduce, I am a motherfucker. Don't ever forget it!
The Aftermath
I'm grateful I have a playground to explore my sensual fantasies. I'm grateful I can take words, phrases, props and stories and create moments for myself. I'm so grateful for the physical exertion, the energy exchange and the spiritual eroticism I get to explore. I grateful for this safe sanctuary of pleasure. I'm grateful for heels, booty shorts, hats, and ties. I'm grateful for chairs, wood floors and ten foot poles that can hold my full body weight. I'm grateful that I have the space to let my ass take up as much room as it wants. I'm grateful that I have the opportunity to linger in every pulsation of my body.
Below you'll find some of my most recent pole dancing posts.
Spiritual Eroticism | What Is S Factor? | Counting Bodies Like Sheep
Tethered to the Pole | Discovering New Music for Pole Dancing | A Lesson on Judgement
Bringing Your Vixen to the Boardroom | The Rage of ISIS
Below are some of my favorite sexy musings.
Conversations With My Skin | Set Your Soul Ablaze | Goddess Rising
Rebuild Yourself | Adjusting For Decency | Moving Meditation | Needing It
Bravery, Boldness, Courage and Strength | If You're Sexy & You Know It, Clap Your Ass
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I love these posts, but I am so jealous of them. I am a pole dancer in canada and there's no sfactor in my city. The studio I learn at teaches tricks and not much else after the first couple levels.
You've inspired me to get the SFactor DVD's. Any tips for someone who wants the assignment/erotic creature experience at home by her lonesome?
Thankyou so much for sharing your experiences here. I love reading about the deliciousness that is possible with pole.
Hallo Sheena!
Since I've dicovered your blog, I become a huge fan of yours. I must say, I'm mostly reading posts about S Factor. I was a student of S Factor for two years, and then our teacher changed it into something else. I live in Zagreb, Croatia, and we have been really blessed that my teacher went to America and learn S Factor from Sheila – we were the only students of S Factor outside USA. As I said, my teacher changed it a lot. When I visited New York 3 years ago I came to one S Factor class, it was Pure Dance. I cryed almost the whole class. It was everything I wanted, everything I expected, everything I was hoping for since I've read Sheila's book. Before I came to New York, I danced for almost 4 years, but after New York, I just could'n go back to my classes in Zagreb. I could never evolve and grow the way I wanted to with my old teacher.
I continue to dance, though, and since I discovered your site, your posts were and are the biggest inspiration and the best guide I could possibly have this far away from S Factor studios. You are helping me in searching and finding new levels of me, new depths. You are helping me with my erotic creatures. You've given me the new strength and will. Thanks to you I can continue my journey. And I started to teach this to other girls. And honestly, without your posts it would be less fun, less creative, less everything.
So, thank you, Sheena!
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Mathematica Installation SELinux
I just have installed a Mathematica on RedHat linux and found the
installer script does automatically try to change some SELinux settings.
It gives no feedback on whether it was successful nor about what it
does. It refers to a website which explains what it does and why:
Unfortunatly that link is dead. Searching for selinux on wolfram.com
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On Thu, 18 Mar 2004, Mitch (WebCob) wrote:
> be done, but as I said in a few of my emails, I think one of the key
> WEAKNESSES to free software is the willingness of the community to
> splinter over minor differences. With a package management system, and
hear, hear. i'd suggest we just reuse FreeBSD's packages system for this.
obviously, this would need some sort of permanent index of installed
packages, ala /var/db/pkgf or a full FreeBSD installation.
the m0n0wall webGUI however would need to accomodate the inclusion of new
config scripts and to dynamically incorporate this into the menu itself.
look and feel wise, gui.css has the style sheet for a common interface
look and feel. we'd just need to standardize on layout formats for the
pages, as well an nomenclature.
i'd be game towards contributing development time on this, both on the
FreeBSD side as well as on the php side of things, considering that i plan
on using m0n0wall extensively over the coming few months.
Regards, /\_/\ "All dogs go to heaven."
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Teenager Jai Opetaia, the youngest heavyweight to box at an Olympic Games, said despite being blooded at the London Games he did not expect an easy time at the Oceania Youth championships which start on Saturday in Tahiti.
The 17-year-old, who represented Australia at the London Olympics, predicted none of his opponents would be overawed by his reputation which grew substantially at the Games after he came within one point of defeating the eventual bronze medallist – and world No.1 ranked Russian – Teymur Mammadov.
"I have more to lose in Tahiti than the other guys," Opetaia said.
"They've trained hard, put in a lot of hard work and dedication like I have and I'm looking forward to some tough fights."
Opetaia, who said he planned to win the gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016, will also compete at the World Youth Titles in Thailand later this year.
Last year, as a 16-year-old, he declared his arrival as a fighter of promise when he won the cruiserweight division's title at the same tournament.


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Discussion in 'Off-topic Zone' started by Nors, Nov 11, 2005.
who miki?
no way - get out!
Minny just picked Eli
I'm just a fun-loving soul.
Nors stirs the forum his way and I stir it mine.
Geez - that Sharper FS looks pretty good
20 votes Nors, 20 votes the rest of the candidates.
Funniest thing was the voting after the confession.
Better still was after all the accusations and whining I got one vote...from Nors.
FYI, Winicki confessed to voting first on THIS THREAD, what about all the others?


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