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HydroZen and Cancer27.01.2012
by Life Enthusiast Staff
There are many different causes of cancer, but oxidative stress from free radicals, aka Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), plays a significant role in the manifestation of cancer. ROS, which are important in fighting bacteria and in cell signaling, can be detrimental in large amounts, causing disease and aging. Stress, environmental pollutants, and food additives to list a few, contribute to the ROS in our cells. ROS attack the DNA of cells and cause mutations that transform normal cells into cancerous cells. When cancer breaks out, there is a further increase of oxidative stress. This buildup of oxidative stress causes more cancer cells to proliferate, producing a vicious cycle.
HydroZen removes the toxic reactive oxygen species and boosts the immune system, eliminating the oxidative stress that produces cancer cells. By contributing electrons to mitochondria, the hydrogen ions in HydroZen allows cells to function efficiently, boosting the body's natural defense mechanisms and giving it a chance to beat cancer.
Whether a cancer patient undergoes surgery or not, the strength of the immune system is very important in fighting cancer. This is because the body's immune cells are the most important component of removing cancer cells in the body.
Jae-Gul Suh, the president of The Department of Natural Treatment, wrote in his book There are 100 Doctors in Our Body, that "The way a cancer patient can eliminate cancer cells is to have lots of immune cells. About six leukocytes are needed to eliminate one cancer cell, but chemotherapy and radiation not only destroy cancer cells, they destroy immune cells as well. This weakens the body's ability to fight cancer. Because of this fact, it is very difficult to overcome cancer by going through chemotherapy and radiation". Not only does chemotherapy and radiation destroy immune cells and other normal cells in the body, they also cause nasty side effects that create immense suffering and pain for the cancer patient.
HydroZen helps reduce many of the side effects associated with chemotherapy and radiation treatment. Chemotherapy and radiation causes tremendous amounts of the most dangerous free radicals to form, the hydroxyl radicals. The hydroxyl radicals go on to damage normal cells causing pain and suffering along the way. The hydrogen ions that are released by HydroZen target and effectively remove hydroxyl radicals, and helping to reduce side effects. Further, it is known that large amounts of ROS are produced during surgery. But HydroZen specifically targets the most toxic ROS and allows for a speedy recovery.
HydroZen stops the endless proliferation of cancer cells. In normal cells, the telomeres of chromosomes shorten every time the cell divides. When the telomeres are too short, the cell no longer divides and eventually dies. Cancer cells, on the other hand, create enzymes called telomerases which lengthen the telomeres and allow for cancer cells to divide continuously. Hydrogen ions from HydroZen disrupt the telomerases that cancer cells produce and halts the unlimited proliferation of cancer cells.
There have been many cases of improvement through the use of HydroZen even after chemotherapy or surgery. It is important to understand the basis of cancer and take the steps to address the underlying cause. As you can see in the explanation above, HydroZen provides the tools the body needs to fight cancer by removing ROS and free radicals, giving immune cells energy to work efficiently, and halting the continuous proliferation of cancer cells.
Cancer patients receiving conventional treatment
- Can significantly reduce the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation
- Increase appetite, reduce hair loss, and increase vitality
- Noticeably different among other cancer patients.
Cancer patients who have finished conventional treatment
- Have an appetite
- Can function normally
- If a strict and intense regimen of HydroZen is taken 60-70% have great success.
Cancer patients who have been diagnosed late or life expectancy 1-2 months
- Pain relief
- Extend life
- Quality of life
Healing crisis: Flu-like symptoms, sleepiness, lethargy. Need to increase dosage gradually to avoid severe healing crisis
General results: Decreased pain, increased appetite, increased vitality.
Clinical test results:
- Before/after MRI or CT scan show improvement in condition
- Decrease in tumor markers in blood
- For breast cancer or skin cancer, hard tumors become softer after topical application.
For cancers that are far away from the mouth and brain, HydroZen is applied topically for greater effectiveness.
Through MRI, tumors look very tight and cohesive, like a balloon about to burst. But after taking HydroZen, tumors look loose and spread apart.
Japanese doctors who use HydroZen to treat cancer have said that there is nothing better than HydroZen to treat cancer.


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The floodgates are officially open as Warner Bros. Pictures has unloaded the second full trailer for A Nightmare on Elm Street, their remake of Wes Craven's slasher from 1984 that become the franchise that "built" New Line Cinema. The trailer features a look at the new opening sequence, along with a flash of imagery that give us a way better look at Freddy. Arriving in theaters April 30, a group of suburban teenagers share one common bond: they are all being stalked by Freddy Krueger (Jackie Earle Haley), a horribly disfigured killer who hunts them in their dreams. As long as they stay awake, they can protect one another…but when they sleep, there is no escape. What do YOU guys think of the footage?
For more: Check out the first part of our set report, along with a gazillion stills and the first trailer
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North Carolina Government Implements "Run and Your're Done" Law
The North Carolina state government will implement the "Run and You're Done" law beginning December 1 2011. Governor Bev Perdue signed the bill into law on June 23. This new law allows North Carolina to seize the vehicle of anyone convicted of felony speeding to elude.
The vehicle would then be auctioned off to the highest bidder, bringing revenue to the police agency responsible for the seizure. The entity responsible for selling the vehicle will keep seizure fees and sales fees. Then the remainder of the profit will be distributed to the county government like a normal fine.
Under the new law, the seized vehicle can be sold even if the actual owner of the vehicle is unaware of its use for speeding. Police will need to place a legal advertisement in the newspaper on two occasions and paste up three handbills near the place of seizure before selling the car. In total, the process can be done in 24 days. A provision has been put in place forbidding the sale of highly modified performance vehicles. The modified vehicles are to be "turned over to such governmental agency or public official within the territorial jurisdiction of the court as the court shall see fit, to be used in the performance of official duties only."
[Source: The Truth About Cars]


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The Hangover Part 2 Trailers [VIDEO]
After much doubt and refusal to see such a movie, I turned out to be a pretty big fan of the first Hangover. It was one of those movies that seemed as though it would be so-so at best, but then turned out to actually be very funny.
The sequel to the box office smash finished filming in Bangkok, Thailand a few weeks ago, and a couple trailers have been released since then. So, I figured that I would gather up all I could find on the new movie just for your viewing pleasure.


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about :: wedding invitation etiquette | wedding invitation trends | weddings and budgets | wedding decoration ideas
One of the unfortunate parts of ordering your wedding invitations is that you usually have to order in quantities of 25. As a result, engaged couples typically end up with leftover wedding invitations that are too charming to simply throw away.
If you fall into this category of couples who are faced with the leftover wedding invitation dilemma, don't fret! There are plenty of ways to turn your wedding invitations into keepsakes that will show off their clean lines and classic design.
One of the easiest ways to transform your wedding invitations into something crafty and clever is to use them for scrapbooking. Wedding invitations laid end-to-end make the perfect background for the pages of your scrapbook, or you could highlight a wedding invitation or two on a separate page of their own. Wedding invitations also make ideal cover images for your wedding scrapbook as well.
Another way to immortalize your wedding invitations is to frame them in picture frames, or to use cut up wedding invitations as matting for your wedding photos. The extra burst of style and flair will give your photos new life and remind you of all the magic of your wedding day.


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U.S. routs Belize in Gold Cup
Published 9:08 pm, Wednesday, July 10, 2013
PORTLAND, Ore. — Chris Wondolowski's misspelled jersey was about the only thing that was amiss for the U.S. men's soccer team.
The national team jumped on Belize with Wondolowski's first-half hat trick and cruised to a 6-1 victory to open the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament late Tuesday night.
Landon Donovan had a goal and two assists, becoming the first national team player with at least 50 career goals and 50 assists.
But Wondolowski, who just had his first international goal last weekend, stole the show, sporting an extra "W" — "Wondowlowski" — on his red and white jersey when he popped in his three goals against Belize.
Laughing about it afterward, he pondered whether he should wear it for the remainder of the tournament.
"I'm pretty superstitious, so we'll see what we can conjure up," he said.
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Costa Rica defeated Cuba 3-0 in an earlier match at Jeld-Wen Field.
The 12-team Gold Cup is played every other year between national teams from North and Central America and the Caribbean. The Group C teams next meet on Saturday in Sandy, Utah, with the U.S. facing Cuba followed by Belize against Costa Rica at Rio Tinto Stadium.
Wondolowski is the third American to score three goals in a Gold Cup match, joining Donovan and Brian McBride.
The United States has won four Gold Cups since the
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What is an AirMoji and Why You Need One in Your Life!?
Who loves a lightly scented home? {Raise Your Hand}
Right? That would be… everyone.
I know you love it when someone walks into your home and goes.. wow! What is that yummy smell?
First what the AirMoji isn't:
- There is no hot wax to spill- hallelujah! I'm still trying to get wax off my bathroom WALL.
- There is no smoke or flame- yay for safety with little kids.
- There is no overwhelming/overpowering smell- I can only handle light scents, not the overpowering heavy types.
- There is no need to place the device near an outlet- with electric scented options I was never happy with where I had to plug them in and the cord got messy.
Now for what the AirMoji IS:
- The AirMoji from MojiProducts.com is a small canister shaped tech device that gently blows a very small amount of air across a fragrance infused wood fibers insert. The fan inside the device is safe for fingers to touch while running.
- The device is rechargeable.
- It stays charged for more than 20 hours (2-3 days in my use and experience).
- It fills your home with a subtle yet impressive scent.
- It has a couple different modes and is programable from your smartphone. My favorite mode is setting it to one hour on and one hour off—seriously how brilliant is that?
- You purchase different scented pods which last more than a week (in my experience).
- The device is kind of the shape of a medium sized candle (if you squint) so it's easy to simply hide it behind a photo frame on a shelf or set inside a decorative candle sconce.
- Last thing… I guarantee your hard-to-shop-for MIL doesn't have one of these!
And finally where can you get one?!
My friend Dawn Pearson sells them both here locally to Fort Mill and Charlotte, as well as online. The company is brand new and there are only a few distributors so far. Go to http://MOJIPRODUCTS.com/DAWN to purchase an AirMoji device and test out a few of the yummy scent options to start out.
I suggest "In the Limelight" which reminds me of a lime and coconut hand soap and "Oregon Coast" which is something like a clean laundry smell and the beach. If you like Peaches then you'll enjoy "Summer Vacation"!
The device sells for $45. Makes a great gift idea?!
The replacement pods are $6.50 each (the essential oil pods are $11.95 each). There is a flat $8 shipping cost. Go in with a friend and save on the shipping.
Disclosure: I was not compensated for my thoughts or opinions. Dawn allowed me to test out an AirMoji and scents. My house smells wonderful right now, in case you were wondering!
Thanks to Terra's Kitchen we were able to have two delicious & healthy meals, less than 30 minutes each to make!
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We had never tried any of the websites that send you ingredients and recipes to make meals, Terra's Kitchen is a good option especially for time saving and healthy meals.
A Recipe For Real Life is their Slogan.. I LIKE THAT!
- We started online by making an account. Then we chose how many servings we wanted and for how many people. We got two servings of each meal and each fed 4 people easily, especially the Bacon Kale Pasta there was enough for our family of five!
- The fun part is picking what meals you want. They have dozens of options! It took me forever to decide. In the end I chose two servings of Oven-fried Chicken and Lemon Rainbow slaw, and two servings of Bacon, Kale, and Caramelized Onion Pasta Bowl
- Then we waited for our climate controlled vessel to arrive. (The vessel is the box of the future that your ingredients come in totally chilled and fresh.)
- It came and we began to unpack. Each ingredient is already perfectly portioned for your recipe. All that was needed was to open the packages and start cooking! The only thing I had to actually pull a knife out for and chop was the bacon and cut the lemon in half and zest it. (SERIOUSLY, almost no prepping!)
- It was super nice to not have to measure out anything, but I would suggest opening all of the packages before you begin. I kept needing to pour something in, but it wasn't opened yet.
- The recipes were very detailed and easy to follow. The pasta dish took a little less than thirty minutes, and the chicken dish took a little longer, because breading each piece of chicken took up a good chunk of time, but I was also preparing four servings at a time for each meal.
- Returning the Chilled Technology Vessel was literally a 1, 2, 3-snap! Peel off the FedEx label, revealing a return label and set the Vessel back on your front step. DO NOTHING ELSE. FedEx already knows to return the next day to pick it up for you. DONE!
The food was tasty and flavorful (possibly a little grown up– the 12 year old didn't love the Kale Pasta) but overall everyone enjoyed both meals.
The Oven-Fried Chicken was FOR SURE the favorite of everyone in the family. It came out crispy and perfect, with the right amount of kick in the buffalo seasoning!
The least favorite was the Lemon Rainbow Slaw. It was beautiful looking, but the lemon flavor was overpowering for half of our family, so I would suggest not using as much lemon juice as called for or using vinegar instead. It didn't quite feed our family of five all the way, if we had another side, like some rice, it probably would have fed us five a little bit better, but it was definitely enough for a family of four.
The Bacon Kale pasta went over about about half and half with the family. The bacon was amazing and the whole house smelled so so delish! The dish fed the five of us, with some even leftover. However the family was split on the pasta because even with the amazing bacon it needed something a bit more flavorful to give it punch. Also for SURE have a loaf of french bread or salad on hand to go with the pasta dish!
Watch our fun Video while making the Pasta Dish from Terra's Kitchen!
Would we use Terra's Kitchen as a Meal Kit Delivery Service again?
Terra's Kitchen is a great experience, the food is yummy, the ingredients are absolutely fresh and great quality and the serving amounts are what they say they are. BONUS: all the prep work (AKA chopping etc.) is done for you!
It is a little bit pricey. For all of the food that we ordered our total came to almost $100, so about $50 per meal. If you are feeding four people $50 is $13/person-ish. But that won't include drinks or any extras like a salad or loaf of french bread… or dessert.
For a busy family of 2 to 5 people it is a great solution to weeknight meals. It was so nice not having to worry about buying ingredients, it just shows up at your door, you spend thirty minutes putting it together, and it tastes like you spent hours picking ingredients and cooking. Our meals could have lasted in the fridge for 2-3 days before we cooked them.
I think the best way to utilize a service like Terra's Kitchen for our family would be to have the vessel delivered on the day after we return from a family vacation. When there's nothing in the fridge to eat and the last thing you want to do is eat out again!
The answer is yes we plan to use Terra's Kitchen as a meal delivery option, but for special occasions like after travel or during a particularly busy week when we know we won't have time for grocery shopping and meal prep!
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Disclosure: Our food was provided at no cost to us to test and share our honest opinions. This post has been sponsored by TerrasKitchen.com. Huge thanks to Sorel for testing everything out!
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Terra's Kitchen. The opinions and text are all mine.
Fashion Tips and Ideas for BYU-Idaho | It's COLD Up There!
Written by Sorel Rogers — Lessons learned AFTER her first year of college at BYU-I.
As exciting as it is to move away to college… packing for a whole new climate is hard!
What clothes do I need to pack for college at BYU-Idaho?
Living in South Carolina means I don't really know anything about snow or living in freezing temperatures so moving to Rexburg, Idaho was quite a shock for my southern acclimated self. These are some of the must-have clothing items that I learned I needed for school at BYU-Idaho.
Before I left for school I bought some really expensive really fancy snow boots only to learn that I would not be trudging through snow nearly as often as I thought. The campus is relatively small and extremely well maintained. They always salt, most the sidewalks are heated, and there's never any ice on the sidewalks. I found myself wearing my riding boots more than anything. They are cute while still functional for the minor amounts of snow and slush, and they keep your feet warm.
Rexburg is cold. Very cold. And your feet will get cold and they will hurt if you don't have warm thick socks to protect. Fuzzy colorful socks are my preferred type of sock.
Layering Pieces
They keep the buildings very well heated and it tends to be a little too hot inside when you're dressed for the freezing temperatures outside. I bought a ton of sweaters before I moved out there and I ended up mostly wearing t-shirts and jackets that I could take off when I got to class. Not to mention you always have to dress modestly so if you've got a sweater you want to take off you'll still want something with sleeves underneath.
4. Beanies $8
Other than being super cute beanie hats are really functional too. They keep your head warm, but they're small so they can be taken off and put anywhere, since the school doesn't allow hats indoors.
At BYUI there are many times when church dress is needed. At least twice of week for church and devotional and when it's negative degrees outside you don't want to be in a short skirt. I had sweater leggings I loved that I would wear underneath a maxi skirt with boots to keep warm while still being in appropriate church dress.
Leggings and tights are great to go underneath pants or skirts when you need and extra layer. My favorites were my sweater leggings from American Eagle.
Going along with the need to wear church dress often sometimes you don't want to wear the brightly colored winter coat. I bought a black peacoat that could still keep me warm and be functional, but was good for when I needed to
dress up. They're also cute paired with a nice blanket scarf.
Trust me. WORTH THE COST.
The coat I use at school is the North Face Cinnabar Triclimate Jacket in black and it is by far my most favorite thing. It has an insulated inner layer and a windbreaker outer layer and you can take them apart based on the weather outside. Not only is it cute and not too bulky but it really kept me warm in the freezing Rexburg weather.
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Master-Bilt, manufacturer of commercial refrigeration systems for 70 years, has appointed a new sales representative group, Dynamic Equipment Solutions, based in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. With additional offices in Murietta (San Diego area), and Las Vegas, Dynamic Equipment Solutions will service the southern California and southern Nevada markets. Formerly Auerbach Phelan Group, Dynamic Equipment Solutions
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Sheetz Adds New All-Natural Beverage
Altoona, Pa.-based Sheetz, is offering HINT Water's top six SKUs: Blackberry, Watermelon, Pomegranate-Tangerine, Mango-Grapefruit, Raspberry-Lime and Strawberry-Kiwi in its more than 365 locations. The all-natural essence water has zero calories and no sugar. Like many c-stores Sheetz is incorporating natural and healthy alternatives like HINT to meet growing customer demand. "We are excited to bring


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Topic: Wedding frustration
Ok, so here is an unusual conundrum that I need some perspective on from people who understand how dealing with a beloved relative with terminal CC can send you a little haywire.
My father was diagnosed with CC last year, he had a successful op but unfortunately we have just found out three weeks ago that his cancer is terminal. I know that one of the many things my Dad wants to do before he leaves us is give me away at my wedding, and it's something that's really important to me as well. I have been with my partner for almost 6 years now, and although we are both relatively young (25 and 26), we have a loving and committed relationship. His job moves around a lot and I have moved with him, far from my family and my friendship group (this was pre-diagnosis, not sure that I would have felt able to move had we known what was coming.) Soon we will be moving again and I have agreed to stick with it wherever we end up, although he has little control over where this will be, we have decided that we will try to end up as close to my parents as possible. He has a lot of friends and family there too, so - so far, so good.
I want us to tie the knot while my Dad is still around - marriage is something that we have both talked about, and while we both think we have found 'the one', we were going to wait until our lives were more settled before arranging a wedding, etc, etc. I have always felt loved and supported by my partner, and we often talk about having children, and growing old together.
My other half made encouraging noises at first, reassuring me that he thought bringing the wedding forward was a good idea, and that he knew how important it was to me and to Dad, whom he loves. Now that the worst has happened and I brought it up again, keen to set a date, he has backed down, and insists that he is too young, and not ready to get married.
I love my partner, but I am very frustrated and angry with him. I feel as though this is the one thing that he could do to make this horrible time better for me and that he is being a coward. Sometimes I even feel that he is being selfish by refusing to alter his life plans to take into account the giant changes that have been part of mine, both for him, pre-cancer, and for Dad, now that I will have to cope with the loss of a parent I adore and embark on the scary responsibility of supporting my mother. I also feel furious that at this time, the darkest and scariest point so far, he feels unable to show me publicly that he will always be there for me 'for better, for worse'. That's really what I want to hear from him right now, and it would mean the absolute world to my Dad, and help him to pass in peace. I also feel angry and betrayed that he told me he wanted to and has changed his mind, even though I know that is a childish thing to think.
Even writing this I know I sound like a terrible human being - I accept that my partner may also be feeling freaked out by the future and saddened by the oncoming loss of my Dad, and I know that pressurising him is not a sensible option, or a kind one. In my head, I think horrible things along the lines of 'if you loved me, you would do this one thing for me' - things I would never say, but that hurt even to think.
Can anyone help me understand if these powerful feelings of frustration and anger towards my boyfriend are rational or not, and how to stop CC anxiety and anger creeping into other relationships? The last thing I want is for this lovely, supportive relationship to be another cancer loss, but I don't seem to be able to put a cap on my feelings of frustration. I worry most of all that even if we do marry later on, I will always feel resentful to my man for his indecision costing me having my Dad there on the big day. Perhaps it would be more sensible to worry about not having a groom if I keep picking at this argument???


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Under Armour Adult Solid Matte Pro Series Catcher's Helmet
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Designed with a high-grade ABS plastic shell to deflect and absorb impact, the Under Armour® Pro Series Solid Matte Catcher's Helmet provides critical comfort and protection for players behind the plate. The UA Adult Pro Catcher's Helmet features an I-BAR VISION™ high-strength, flat-bar steel cage to enhance a catcher's field of vision. The soft, moisture-wicking, anti-odor pad liner system provides improved comfort and long-term wear.
- High-grade ABS plastic shell designed to deflect and absorb impact
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Our community-based genetics service assures access to genetic counseling for patients and their medical providers in the communities where they live and work, and promotes public awareness of genetics in everyday life.
How We Can Help You
- Prenatal, pediatric and adult genetic consultation and evaluation.
- Coordination of chromosome and DNA testing for various genetic conditions.
- Familial cancer risk counseling.
- Cardiovascular genetic counseling.
- Questions regarding medications, drugs, infections, radiation, and chemical exposures that may be harmful during pregnancy.
- Opportunities for families and individuals to discuss their questions and concerns.
- Support counseling for families, couples, and individuals.
Who Can Refer To The Genetics Program?
Referrals may be made by any healthcare provider, including physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists, midwives; or the individual or family can refer themselves. Detailed summary letters are sent to the patients and their physicians. Fees for counseling sessions can be discussed before the appointment. No individual or family is ever denied genetic services due to the inability to pay.
Who Can Benefit From Genetic Services?
- Anyone concerned about a birth defect or other conditions in their family.
- Individuals or couples who have had a history of infertility, multiple miscarriages, a stillbirth, or have experienced an early infant death in their families.
- Individuals who have a hereditary disorder in their family.
- Families with a relative who is developmentally delayed, autistic, learning disabled, or mentally retarded.
- Women 35 years or older who are pregnant or considering a future pregnancy.
- Persons concerned about exposure during pregnancy to medications, drugs, chemicals, infections, radiation, or certain work conditions.
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1 bedroom apartment for saleHoneysuckle Court, Huncoat, Accrington, Lancashire
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- Fitted Kitchen with integrated appliances
- Sizeable Master Bedroom
- 3 piece Family Bathroom
- Open Aspect Views
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FOR SALE BY AUCTION. CONDITIONAL AUCTION TERMS APPLY. Auction date 30th May 2012. Lot Number 60!! Auction to be held at the north lakes hotel, Penrith, CA11 8QT on 30th may. 18:00 registration with an 18:30 start!!Incredibly well presented apartment, ideal for young professionals seeking modern living accommodation with excellent access to motorway networks. This stunning Penthouse Apartment comprises: open plan living lounge, dining room and kitchen area, sizeable master bedroom and bathroom facilities. The property boasts double glazing, gas central heating and breathtaking views over Hyndburn. The property has security intercom access, allocated parking and integrated appliances. Viewing is crucial to appreciate what this penthouse flat can offer.
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The crowd brayed with laughter during the "Dairyland Donkey Basketball Show" in Alexandria's Jefferson High School gym Sunday afternoon. Four teams of local celebrities rode donkeys while playing basketball. They also spent considerable time falling off their rides and coaxing their animals to be less stubborn. The event raised $1,800 for students who need financial assistance with marching band costs.


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The professor of Econometrics, Department of Economics, who had been suspended for speaking against the state of affairs in the university has been sent a letter revoking his suspension
Mumbai University Professor Neeraj Hatekar, who was suspended for speaking against the state of affairs in the university and the vice-chancellor, has been re-instated after students thretened to go on hunger strike.
The move occurred after a 10-hour meeting with the management council and the Vice Chancellor of Mumbai University, Dr. Rajan Welukar at Fort campus on Saturday due to which the Professor Dr. Neeraj Hatekar, Econometrics, Department of Economics, has been sent a letter of revoking his suspension today.
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Prof. Hatekar was suspended on 4 January for holding a press conference on 20 December 2013, accusing the administration of the Mumbai University and the VC Rajan Welukar of mismanagement. He was then barred from stepping into his department for teaching or any administrative work.
However, many protests from students of Prof Hatekar against this move led the State Governor K. Sankarnarayanan to call the VC and ask him to resolve the matter amicably. Hence the VC called a management council meeting on Saturday that started at 4pm and went on for 10 hours in which the management council requested the VC to give Prof Hatekar a chance to give his side of the story and also appointed an enquiry officer -- retired Bombay High Court judge D. G Deshpande to do the departmental enquiry of the professor.
Backed by students, the suspended professor continued taking lectures outside the Mumbai University (MU) campus gate at Kalina for three days.
What a sham of a democracy India is. At every stage you get locked up or suspended or beaten up for speaking up. We are a socialist country under the false garb of a democracy.
Never under-estimate the power of the people....I am glad the VC and university management have resolved this. Prof Hatekar is a good man, leave him alone and let him do what he does best.....educate students.


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- Five Bedrooms
- Three Reception Rooms
- Stunning 23'5" Kitchen
- Three Bathrooms
- Utility
- Non Estate Location
- Close to St Michaels
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A truly magnificent detached residence located close to open countryside and having been constructed two years ago. Enjoying spacious and extremely well appointed accommodation and non estate location.
Entrance Hall Doors to all living accommodation, stairs to first floor landing, built in understairs storage cupboard.
Cloakroom Double glazed opaque window to side aspect, two piece suite comprising WC and sink, tiled splash backs.
Living Room 21'7" x 16'11" (6.58m x 5.16m). Double glazed bay effect window to front aspect, feature fireplace, telephone point, television point, radiator, smooth ceiling.
Family Room 13'10" x 12'9" (4.22m x 3.89m). Double glazed windows to rear aspect and doors to rear garden (with fitted fly screen), radiator, double opening doors to Kitchen/Breakfast room.
Home Office 10'11" x 10'10" (3.33m x 3.3m). Front aspect via double glazed bay window, radiator, power points, telephone point.
Kitchen/Breakfast Room 23'5" x 13'11" (7.14m x 4.24m). A particular feature of this property with double glazed window to rear aspect, double glazed French doors to rear garden (with fitted fly screens), radiator, fitted with a range of Oak base and eye level wall mounted storage units with Quarella work surfaces, integrated 1½ AEG oven with five burner gas hob, extractor hood, single drainer sink, fridge freezer, dishwasher, tiled floor, tiled splash backs, down lighters, chrome switches & sockets, telephone point, television point, ample space for table and chairs..
Utility Room Door to side of property, range of units, sink, space and plumbing for washing machine and space for tumble dryer
Landing Double glazed window to front aspect, airing cupboard.
Master Bedroom 17'5" x 16'10" (5.3m x 5.13m). Double glazed window to front aspect, radiator, two double fitted wardrobes, telephone point, television point, air conditioning, door into:
En-suite Three piece suite comprising enclosed shower cubicle with shower inset to wall, low level WC, wash hand basin, heated towel rail.
Guest Bedroom 13'11" x 10'8" (4.24m x 3.25m). Double glazed window to rear aspect, radiator, television point, air conditioning, door leading to:
En-suite Three piece suite comprising enclosed shower cubicle with wall mounted shower, wash hand basin, WC, heated towel rail.
Bedroom Three 12'11" x 9'4" (3.94m x 2.84m). Rear aspect via double glazed window, radiator, television point.
Bedroom Four 11'9" x 11' (3.58m x 3.35m). Double glazed window to front aspect, radiator, television point, air conditioning.
Bedroom Five 11'8" x 9' (3.56m x 2.74m). Double glazed window to rear aspect, radiator, television point.
Bathroom Double glazed opaque window to side aspect, four piece suite comprising panel enclosed bath, enclosed shower cubicle with shower inset to wall, WC, wash hand basin, heated towel rail.
Detached Double Garage 19'7" x 17' (5.97m x 5.18m). Via remote up and over door, light and power, eaves storage.
To the Front Is a block paved driveway providing off road parking, enclosed by brick wall shrubs.
To the Rear Is a large paved patio are with dwarf brick wall with insert lighting, mainly laid to lawn, further raised patio area, hard standing for Arbour, various shrubs all enjoying a good degree of seclusion and privacy, side pedestrian access.
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Terminus of the Stansted Express and in Heart of The City of London - Cheap Rates at Weekend
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Hotels near Liverpool Street are few and far between, at least compared with other comparable sized rail stations in London like Victoria, Paddington and St Pancras. The station is in the City of London, the financial district of London and most hotels here cater for the businessman, not leisure travellers.
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Hotel accommodation is largely geared to people visiting on business during the week. During the working week room rates are high, but at weekends and holidays there are bargains to be had as the hoteliers try to fill the empty beds vacated by the businessmen at a price leisure travellers can afford.
It's worth noting that at the weekends the financial area is like a ghost town, a lot of shops, restaurants etc close down. If you are a leisure traveller then the best place to look is probably down by the River Thames around Tower Bridge and the Tower of London.
We have a dedicated page looking at hotels around the Tower of London. As said prior these can be very good value at the weekend and holidays.
In the last few years the no frills, budget chains have moved into the area is a big way. Ibis, Travelodge and Premier Inn are well represented. More recently easyHotels are a super budget chain offering simple accommodation in convenient areas with some of the lowest prices in London.
Travelodge have four sites now in the City and if you can get a saver rate, especially likely at the weekend these are probably going to be the cheapest rooms.
The rest of the hotels near Liverpool Street are mostly full service 3 and 4 star chain hotels. Again rates during the working week can be almost double that at the weekend. At the weekend, the four star hotels around Liverpool Street can be some of the cheapest in Central London.
If you are a budget traveller, perhaps arrived on a cheap flight from Stansted you might want to check out the Kings Cross Bed and Breakfast hotels. Kings Cross / St Pancras is well connected to Liverpool Street by Underground and opposite Kings Cross Station are some of the best value cheap hotels in London.
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The key message to get across to someone looking at staying around Liverpool Street Station is that this is the City of London, London's main business area dominated by the financial industry. During the week this area is frantic and heaving with (business) people, at the weekend it is a ghost town. The accommodation around Liverpool Street is geared to the business traveller. Room rates are some of the highest in London during the working week, at weekends the opposite is true as hoteliers struggle to fill rooms vacated by the business people. You can get very good bargains at very nice hotels at weekends. It is also worth noting that with the notable exception of the Tower of London and St Paul's Cathedral, most of the A list attractions are on the other side of Central London, where most leisure visitors will find their accommodation.
Hotels Near Liverpool Street Station
Shoreditch Nice Rooms
Within a 10 minute walk from the Liverpool Street and Old Street underground stations. Hoxton Square is 450 yards while Brick Lane is 550 yards away. Every room includes a shared bathroom, free Wi-Fi and a coffee machine. Access to kitchen with washing machine, oven, microwave and kitchenware.
Rooms: Double Rooms
Ibis Budget Whitechapel
Just outside the centre of London in Whitechapel, home of Jack the Ripper in the East End of London. Cheap accommodation provided by a trusted chain. En-suite shower and flat-screen TV. Free wifi throughout. 24/7 reception. 24/7 sweet/savoury snacks/drinks. Good value all you can eat breakfast buffet.
Rooms: Double/Twin & Triple Rooms
The Z Hotel Shoreditch
100 metres from Old Street station, Liverpool St and Moorgate stations close by. All rooms feature hand-crafted beds, a HD TV with free Sky Sports and Movie channels plus free Wi-Fi. Breakfast is served every morning (extra charge), and includes smoked salmon, fresh croissants, pastries, cereals, fresh fruit salad and bacon rolls. Cheapest rates at weekends.
Rooms: Single, Double/Twin & Quad Rooms
Holiday Inn Whitechapel (Commercial Road) - 4 Star Hotel
5 minute walk from both Whitechapel and Shadwell Underground Stations. Offering free Wi-Fi, all rooms air-conditioned equipped with blackout curtains and a choice of pillows. Each has a dedicated work space with a well-lit desk and a fax. Restaurant serves lunch & dinner, Starbucks coffee is served in the bar and lounge. Cheapest rates at weekend.
Rooms: Double/Twin Rooms
The Z Hotel City
In the centre of London opposite the Royal Courts of Justice, 9 minutes' walk from Chancery Lane Tube Station. On-site bar and free Wi-Fi in all areas. All rooms with en-suite wet room, 48 inch TV with Sky channels, under-bed storage for an overnight bag, and wall-mounted hanging space for clothing and free toiletries. Cheapest rates at weekends.
Rooms: Double/Twin & Quad Rooms
Premier Inn City (Old Street)
Just a 2-minute walk from Old Street Underground Station, which provides access to central London and the financial district. Cheapest rates at weekend. Bar, restaurant.
Rooms: Double/Twin & Family Rooms
Travelodge Liverpool Street
Located in the City of London close to Liverpool Street Station and Petticoat Lane Market. Handy for Stansted Airport with direct bus and trains from Liverpool Street.
Rooms: Double/Twin & Family Rooms
Ibis The City
Just 20 m from the entrance to Aldgate East underground and 650 m from Liverpool Street station. Business district so rates cheaper at weekend. 348 modern guest rooms has satellite TV and tea and coffee making facilities. Restaurant offers bistro-style meals, bar. Cheapest room rates at weekends.
Rooms: Double/Twin & Triple Rooms
Thistle City Barbican - 4 Star Hotel
Less than 10 minutes' walk from Old Street and Barbican Tube Stations. It offers rooms with satellite TVs and a leisure centre featuring a pool.
Rooms: Single, Double/Twin & Family Rooms (2 Adults/ 2 Children)
Holiday Inn Express City - 3 Star Hotel
Minutes from the financial districts of Broadgate and Bishopsgate and a 3-minute walk from Old Street Underground Station. Cheapest rates at the weekend, by a long way. Rooms feature a large desk space, an interactive satellite TV and an in-room movie system. Power shower. An inclusive continental breakfast is provided. Free Wi-Fi.
Rooms: Double/Twin & Family Rooms
Threadneedles Hotel (Autograph Collection) - 5 Star Hotel
In the centre of London's financial district, this 5-star Victorian boutique hotel features a stained glass dome dating back to 1856, and offers a bar, a restaurant, free Wi-Fi and 24-hour room service. With views of the city, bedrooms include an iPod docking station and plasma TV, bathrobes and slippers, free luxury toiletries, free water and free newspaper.
Rooms: Double Rooms
Crowne Plaza The City - 4 Star Hotel
Located in London's historic Square Mile by Blackfriars station, minutes from famous attractions such as The London Eye and St Paul's Cathedral. Satellite TV with Sky Sports, bathrobes and luxury toiletries in each air-conditioned room Pay-per-view movies and tea/coffee making facilities are also available. Cheapest rooms at weekend.
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I've been talking to Thekillerfroggy about the upcoming WWI centenary and I brought up the idea of holding bi-annual writing competitions which, hopefully, would result in Uncyclopedia having a "core list" of WWI topics by June 2014. I've created a pseudo-project page on UN:REQ for this purpose, based on Wikipedia's Operation Great War Centennial, to track Uncyclopedia's progress.
In theory, the first of these competitions would take place in May/June 2012 and end roughly the same time in 2014. Before announcing anything official, I thought I'd check in with everyone to see how many people might be interested in participating and also to get some feedback. And since this would involve multiple competitions, should it be strictly limited to standard three-week contests? To keep things interesting, for example, each edition could consist of a different type such as a 24 hour or team-based contest. We could even retry the tournament format or introduce an entirely new idea. Anyway it'd be great to get everyone's thoughts. MadMax (talk) 16:01, March 1, 2012 (UTC)
- For -- Brigadier General Sir Zombiebaron 17:41, March 1, 2012 (UTC)
- For. I'm in, no matter the format. I think more of a Conservation Week style approach would work best here, as opposed to a tournament, though. -- TKFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK 03:25, March 2, 2012 (UTC)
- That's something to think about. I don't think there's been one since, what, early 2010? Maybe the first edition could even be used to resurrect UN:CW. MadMax (talk) 18:59, March 3, 2012 (UTC)
- I've created a separate dump about holding a Conservation Week. -- Brigadier General Sir Zombiebaron 00:44, March 4, 2012 (UTC)
- Out of the 14 existing "core" topics, 4 have already been featured. If only 5 editors rewrote 2 articles each it might not take much effort to bring the rest to FA-status. MadMax (talk) 15:50, March 4, 2012 (UTC)
- That's something to think about. I don't think there's been one since, what, early 2010? Maybe the first edition could even be used to resurrect UN:CW. MadMax (talk) 18:59, March 3, 2012 (UTC)
- For, but only if I am paired with an Australian, because I got plans to make something related to the Anzacs. |Si Plebius Dato' (Sir) Joe ang Giratina CUN|IC Kill | 04:48, March 2, 2012 (UTC)
- There was a news story the other day about diggers graves being desecrated. Might be worth an UnNews if you want it. Pup 07:00 07 Mar '12
- Apathy It's a good idea. I'm not a fan of tying it in with UN:CW to be honest, and I'm not likely to do much to help. So this is a For. but a very lazy one. Pup 07:00 07 Mar '12


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The San Diego Chargers were not a force on defense last year. The Bolts surrendered the second-highest yards per play, ranked 23rd in total defense and 29th in pass defense.
Let's put it this way: they were no Seattle Seahawks.
While Philip Rivers had a revival season throwing passes to Rookie of the Year candidate Keenan Allen, the defense floundered.
It was to no one's surprise that San Diego went with a defensive back in the first round this year, taking Jason Verett from TCU. He can definitely step in and make an impact, but not one as big as another one of their draft picks.
Ryan Carrethers, a 6-foot-2, 337-pound behemoth from Arkansas State, can make a 337-pound impact on this defense, and as soon as this season. The fifth-round pick may not be flashy- he won't rack up many sacks with his 5.5-second forty speed- but he's an ideal fit with San Diego's defense.
A 3-4 nose tackle is supposed to do one thing: clog up the middle of the field, drawing double teams along the way. Carrethers can certainly do this with his monster frame and solid block-shedding skills.
He is a run stuffer, and has surprising agility for a man of his size, as you can see in this video of him at the combine. He doesn't look that good doing it, but for a 340-pounder, he's got quick feet and is agile enough to shed blocks and get to running backs in the hole.
San Diego has one bona fide stud on the line in Corey Liuget, but he is more of a 3-4 DE (as opposed to DT) in my mind. He racked up 5.5 sacks last year and could do even more damage with Carrethers drawing attention in the trenches.
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The Friday morning music post is a tad late today, but it's one of my favourite songs in recent history from the best folk rock band on the planet. I was gonna show you a live version of their latest song I Will Wait that was released a week ago, but the quality doesn't do it justice. So instead i'm gonna bring the good times with their most successful song.
Here's Mumford & Sons performing Little Lion Man live at Glastonbury in 2011.
There's a better quality live version of them performing that song at Coachella HERE, but i chose Glastonbury because of this bit of Cape Town awesome that i've never noticed before.
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How are the tix so frikkin' expensive?
Guessing, it's b'cuse you gotta have the best seat category?
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Sideline Lower Box and Lower Reserve - $95
Corner/End Zone Upper Box, Lower Reserve and Lower Box - $75
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Yeah, and it's actually $99 per ticket. I bought two tickets in upper box and the total cost was $203. There was a $5.00 mailing fee, but the other $8.00 was not explained.
Probably $8 transaction.
Thank god I'm in the band and get one more year of free seating
Ah but the $95 seats come with a comlimentary case of Laf. Rothschild 1923 Cab Sauv.--and three straws.
Go Bears!
This looks like a good deal on the surface, until you find out that the straws are red and white.
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this looks like a good deal on the surface, until you find out that the straws are red and white.
75 or 95 for a seat between the goal lines is too much for fresnik. if we were playing a major power would probably pony up. parking adds to the price of attendance. will take the option of staying home in protest of this money grab.
Cal will scare you into believing you won't get in or get bad seats if you don't do exactly what they say. For years you could walk up to football or basketball and buy great seats, sometimes from Scalpers. Nothing ever sells out.
If you are unhappy with ticket prices, then don't buy. If sales are less than what they project, prices will go down next time.
Todays mantra is "Only buy what you can afford." its a good one. Throughout my life I have sometimes bought expensive cars and other things that I now wish I hadn't as I near retirement. I would advise all you young people to carefully consider how you spend your money and to make certain you live within your means.
If you can't afford $95. then buy $55.00. Or wait until later when bargains will most certainly be there.
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Ah but the $95 seats come with a comlimentary case of Laf. Rothschild 1923 Cab Sauv.--and three straws.
Go Bears!
Who can I complain too if my bottle is corked? Sandy had better give me another bottle if that happens.
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Barbecued Chicken 'n' Rice Recipe
For this recipe, my daughters enjoy measuring the rice and stirring together the spices and other ingredients that go into the homemade barbecue sauce. The moist, tender chicken is one of their dad's favorites, so they're always proud to have played a part in making it.—Patricia Kaliska, Phillips, Wisconsin
- 1/3 cup chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons chopped celery
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons vinegar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons prepared mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- Few drops hot pepper sauce, optional
- 1-1/2 cups uncooked long grain rice
- 1-1/4 cups chicken broth
- 1 broiler/fryer chicken (3-1/2 to 4 pounds), cut up
- 1. In a saucepan, saute onion and celery in butter until tender. Add the next nine ingredients. Simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- 2. Meanwhile, combine rice and broth in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Top with chicken and barbecue sauce. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 55-60 minutes or until the rice is tender and meat juices run clear. Yield: 4 servings.
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1 serving: 857 calories, 28g fat (9g saturated fat), 161mg cholesterol, 1542mg sodium, 93g carbohydrate (26g sugars, 2g fiber), 55g protein.
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Hundreds of life settlement lawsuits and class action cases have been filed in the U.S. on behalf of or against investors, brokers, life settlement providers and/or life expectancy providers involved in life settlement transactions. Federal and state regulatory agencies have also taken action by filing securities lawsuits in order to protect investors.
Life settlements are a type of investment transaction in which the holder of a life insurance policy agrees to sell their interest in the policy in exchange for a cash payment. The purchaser of the policy must continue to make the premium payments on the life insurance plan in order to keep the policy in force. When the insured individual dies, the purchaser of the policy collects the death benefit payable under the policy (i.e., the face amount). Life settlement investments differ from viatical settlements in that life settlements involve the sale of policies on the lives of older individuals, whereas viaticals involve the sale of life insurance policies on the lives of individuals who are terminally ill.
The life settlement industry is a thriving business. According to Forbes, in just one year at least 15,000 life insurance policyholders—with combined death benefits worth $15 billion—completed life settlement transactions. However, due to the sometimes complex nature of these transactions, legal issues may arise before or after the purchase and sale of life settlements that could result in litigation.
Life insurance companies have attempted to void some valid life insurance policies by alleging that they were "stranger-originated life insurance" or "STOLI" policies. A STOLI policy is a policy purchased for the benefit of a third party who has no insurable interest in the life of the insured. Many states have laws that prohibit STOLI policies, meaning that a successful STOLI action by an insurance company could cause investors or life settlement providers to lose their entire investment. Due to the state's high elderly population, many of these lawsuits have been filed by insurance companies in Florida.
In other cases, life settlement providers may knowingly buy STOLI policies and sell them to investors without advising them of the risk that the life insurance policy could be denied by the insurance company. Without the intervention of an experienced life settlements attorney, the life insurance company may declare that the investment is based on a STOLI policy and seek to have the entire policy canceled.
Life settlement transactions provide individuals who are having trouble making the premium payments on their policy with a third option besides surrendering the policy or continuing to make expensive monthly payments. However, some insurers have their own company rules which prohibit their insurance agents from presenting insured individuals with the option of selling their policy through a life settlement transaction.
When life insurance companies try to conceal information about life settlements from their clients, life insurance policy owners may be able to file a lawsuit. In 2014, a California couple filed a class action lawsuit against Lincoln National Insurance Company after they lost millions because the insurance company failed to advise them that they had the option of selling their interest in the policy through a life settlement transaction. The judge in the case ruled that Lincoln had a duty to advise the life insurance policyholders about their option to sell the policy in the form of life settlement agreement.
Hundreds of lawsuits and class action cases have been filed by investors who allege that they were misled by life settlement providers about the value of their investments.
The value of a life settlement policy is based largely on the life expectancy of the insured individual: the shorter the life expectancy, the less time an investor will have to make premium payments in order to keep the policy in force, and, thus, the more valuable the investment.
The value of these investments is determined by life settlement underwriters who examine the medical records of the inusred covered by a life insurance policy and make a determination about the life expectancy of the insured. However, when these life expectancy estimates are too low, life settlements may be valued at much more than they are actually worth, costing investors significant amounts.
Lawsuits filed against some life settlement providers have alleged that these companies hired inexperienced underwriters who provided life expectancy estimates for the policies that made the investments seem significantly more valuable than they actually were. Lawsuits in Texas, California, and other parts of the U.S. have been filed over life expectancy estimates for life settlement investments.
In 2010, a Securities and Exchange Commission task force issued a report that life settlement investments should be regulated as securities under federal law. Based on this ruling, the SEC and other financial regulatory agencies have filed lawsuits against life settlement providers over allegations of fraud connected with the sale of these investments.
Like the hundreds of life settlement lawsuits filed by individual investors, actions by the SEC and state securities agencies have alleged that life settlement companies fraudulently misled investors about the value of their life settlement policies. The SEC has also made allegations of fraud, insider trading, and other charges against some life settlements company executives.
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Supreme Court nominations, ending or reducing abortions, efforts to restore health to the economy, successful talks in the Middle East, with Iran or North Korea....None of these will matter much if planet Earth becomes largely uninhabitable for human life.
Yet that is the direction many scientists think we are headed. Some dire climate change warnings are harnessed in a report already under attack, being released today.
The report is being criticized for some of its larger conclusions, but its general thrust is not being disputed.
Bottom line: Wake up. Responding to climate change should be the umbrella "pro-life" coalition for the 21st century.
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Human sexuality researchers and others who have studied the nature of sexual orientation might reject Paul's belief that homosexuality is beyond the normal. Many religious liberals reject Paul's condemnation of homosexual behavior, particularly when Paul's support for the oppression of women, and his acceptance of slavery as a normal social practice in (Philemon 1:15 to 16) are considered. They might feel that this passage in 1 Romans should be rejected as immoral and outside the will of God, much as other biblical passages are immoral by today's ethical standards and should be ignored -- including those passages that regulated human slavery, required some hookers to be burned alive, advocated genocide, required victims of rape to marry their rapist, allowed the torture of prisoners, and required the execution of non-virgin brides
Interpretation by the Archbishop of Canterbury:
Rowan Williams, the spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion talked to theology students at the University of Toronto in Canada in 2007-APR. He discussed the use that conservative Christians have made of biblical passages to condemn homosexuality. He concentrated on Romans 1. He said that this passage was intended to warn Christians to not be self-righteous when they see others fall into sin. He said:
However, right after that passage, Paul warns readers not to condemn others:
Or as Williams rendered the passage:
Williams said that Romans 1 favors neither side in the debate over equal treatment of gays and lesbians in the Anglican Communion:
He concluded: "This does nothing to settle the exegetical questions fiercely debated at the moment" in the Anglican Communion. 7
The passage is unrelated to homosexuality:
The complete passage describes how a group of Christians left the church, converted to Paganism, and engaged in orgiastic, presumably heterosexual sexual activities. This type of behavior was common among Pagan fertility religions in Rome during Paul's time. Paul writes that, later, God "gave them over" to something new: homosexual behavior. This implies that they had a heterosexual orientation and had engaged only in heterosexual sex throughout their lifetime. God influenced them in some way to engage in homosexual orgies. This was, for them, an unnatural, and thus sinful, activity.
Paul criticized them because they were engaged
in sexual activity which was unnatural for them. For a person with a
heterosexual orientation, homosexual behavior is "shameful,"
"unnatural," "indecent," and a "perversion."
The passage in Romans is not a condemnation of homosexual
behavior. Rather, it disapproves of sexual behavior that is against a
person's basic nature (i.e. homosexual behaviors by people whose orientation
is heterosexual). 2
As C. Ann Shepherd
writes: "When the scripture is understood correctly, it seems to
imply that it would be unnatural for heterosexuals to live as
homosexuals, and for homosexuals to live as heterosexuals." 3
The passage is not related to permanent, loving, committed same-sex relationships:
Some question whether the word "perversion" in Verse 27, and "such things" in Verse 30 are related to only certain types of gay and lesbian behavior. e.g.:
These probably were the only forms of same-sex activity that Paul was familiar with. Paul may well have not been thinking of gays and lesbians in committed relationships when he wrote this passage. He never referred to such couples in his writings, and may well have never encountered any during his lifetime. He might simply have been condemning homosexual orgies and other sexual activities outside of a monogamous same-sex relationship.
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The passage's homosexual implications of minor importance:
Many English translations render the end of Verse 27 as "due penalty of their error." Their basic error was not homosexuality. It was for former Pagans who converted to Pauline Christianity to leave the faith, return to Paganism, and engage in idolatry. That is the main theme of the argument. From the idolatry flowed sexual orgies, sexual behavior against their nature, wickedness, greed, murder, etc. The intent of the passage is to show how idolatry leads to complete degeneration of their behavior: to evil, envy, treachery, spite, gossiping, etc. The reference to what was, for them, unnatural homosexual behavior seems almost incidental, to the story. It was merely one symptom of the results of Pagan idolatry.
Arland J. Hultgren writes:
Passage refers to bisexuals not homosexuals:
In Greek and Roman society of the time, bisexuality was regarded as quite natural; people in some walks of society were expected to engage in sexual activity with persons of both genders. Since most of them were heterosexual, bisexual activity would be against their personal nature. Romans 1 discusses such individuals first engaging in opposite-sex orgies, and then migrating to same-sex orgies. That is, by engaging in both opposite-sex and same-sex behavior, they were attempting to behave as bisexuals; this would be against their heterosexual nature.
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A friend post a link to a story on the UK's Daily Mail website (I think it's kind of like the Daily News in the UK...not the most serious paper) and at the bottom, there was a link to a "related story." That related story was about reusable lunch bags. I'm on board. We had lunch boxes as kids and I had a reusable lunch bag when I was in high school. I sometimes use one today. The lunch bags in the story were a bit pricey, though.
For $290, you can have a Jil Sander reusable lunch bag that looks exactly like a brown, paper bag. I'm sure the material is very nice, but I'm not sure anything that looks like a paper bag should cost $290.
This is actually the second time Jil Sander has done this. Check out what you could buy for about $150 last year:
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Big video online this week… lots of discussion about how much, and whether congestion was at servers or on "last mile" delivery, and so on. But I'm particularly interested in how people used video in new ways, and the joint project from CNN and Facebook sparked a lot of novel conversation.
(I put "Social TV" in quotes above, because yesterday's work was really on the "Social PC"… the big home wall screen differs from yesterday's hunched-over-the-laptop solitary experience, and the focus this week was still on visiting a separate webpage instead of integrating the social layer into video feed. It will be awhile yet until we have the SoCS to make actual Social TV, but that day will come. Bottom line: It ain't "Social TV" if there ain't no TV.)
I've been reading lots of commentary, and pulled out some quotes where people responded particularly positively to the ability to watch and comment on a live event with remote friends. My own top takeaways:
- There's definitely interest in synchronous viewing of live events. And people definitely respond to social viewing too. Don't bet against this trend.
- Flash enabled friction-free viewing. Anyone could write to it, distribute it, read it, and costs for each participant were very, very low. If there was ever any question about live Flash streaming, yesterday answered it.
- The desktop screen, the main home display screen, the personal pocket screen, the shared environmental screen, as well as those temporarily without a screen, or who cannot physically see a screen… all experiences must work together. Your friends should not be segregated into bins depending on what brand of device they prefer, or whether they're members of a particular website.
There's a selection of favorite testimonials up top, followed by discussions of some of the business drivers, and some additional interesting ideas towards the bottom.
Disclaimer: Internet-enabled TVs don't really exist yet. Closest we have is connectivity via settop or console — close, and many of the same dynamics, but the device-dependence is not yet as open as it will become. Sitting alone at the PC is definitely a different experience than sitting back in front of the TV with other people, and the latter experience is not quite here yet. If you're looking for financial compensation during 2009, look elsewhere. But if you're looking to be an early mover in what promises to be a high-growth market, it can be worth your while to think through these possibilities now.
Copyright: I'm taking the liberty of republishing others' words without their knowledge and consent. But unlike other cases, these words are already in the public domain, and I've provided links to source citations. Still, if you find your words here unexpectedly, please let me know and I'll remove them, thanks.
"I thought it was awesome 'watching' the inauguration with my twitter buddies – it was like having all my friends around to joke around and share comments. LOVED it! Way to go! So, what do we watchnext? Friends?"
"[Facebook's] deal with CNN to broadcast the big day by having the status updates run alongside the live streaming video from Washington was a game-changer. The ability to see what your 'friends' were saying and being able to switch to see what everyone else was saying enabled us all to get beyond the fishbowl. It was an amazing blend of traditional mass media reporting and everyone's individual point-of-view collected in one location. Opinions, emotions and even contrary perspectives were public, available and accessible. Plus, if you had something more to add (relevant, idiotic or different), all opinions were equal."
"Twitter was huge and held together – was this not Twitter's Performance Waterloo? – I found it a wonderful adjunct to my TV and my web watching. I limited my stream to those people that I knew and cared for and it was as if I was there side by side with them. This amplified the whole experience. Some were on the ground in Washington – their collective Tweets were like a composite eye – in aggregate they gave me a sense of being there."
" . . . I was joined by millions who wanted to make their computer the centre of their experience. I wanted this because I could add more layers to what was going on. I cannot do this with TV where all I can do is shift channels. I could use Twitter – I could have several streams open at the same time – I could chat – the list goes on."
" . . . So if you produce content for TV and you have not made up your mind that the web will be your primary arena you are no longer in the game. Adding conversation with friends and enabling filtering of this group is the icing on the web TV cake."
"For all the digital dollars spent by CNN, the network seemed to score more points with its CNN.com video/Facebook mashup. At least, most of my Facebook friends thought so, and not just the ones who still work at CNN. Clicking on a link gave you a double-window, with live video on one side and a scrolling stream of Facebook status updates on the other. No expensive special imagery and certainly no value-added journalistic insight, just real-time reactions from all over the world to the history being made in Washington. That stream included this piece of layman's criticism: a person 'wondering why the anchors on CNN on the TV are so much more interesting and articulate than what I'm seeing on the Facebook streaming'."
" . . . For all the diversity of content found online, the growth of streaming video consumption and the rise of social networks as news sources, I still thought that this major event was best delivered and consumed via television — and high-definition TV in particular. The sight of all those people on the Mall was certainly awe-inspiring, but switching back and forth from 480p to 1080i on a large-screen TV was like making the jump from impulse power to warp speed."
"I walked into the Green Wagon just as Barack Obama began his speech. Proprietor Jen Casales smiled and said, "I'm glad I'm not watching this alone." She was watching the speech on her Mac via CNN Online with Facebook, and her friends' comments scrolled up the screen, like Twitter. That could actually inspire me to someday do a Facebook page."
"I am so impressed with the CNN Live & Facebook Integration that I had to fire up the video camera and share my thoughts with the world. This changes things. The fact that I don't HAVE to turn on my television if I don't want to. The fact that I can share the experience with friends around the globe in real time. The fact that this is another step towards social viewing. I'm impressed and believe this changes the game quite a bit. Where does it go from here?"
"I thought the CNN/Facebook integration was great, but I kept wishing it was CNN/Twitter integration. To me that stream of conversation would have made more sense than constantly updating your Facebook status. Now I'm wishing for Twitter integration for every site I can imagine!"
"The living room area, where the family congregates to watch tv, is set up around the television. The computer, on the other hand, is usually in a separate room; an office, a den, etc. since our social habits in the living are set up around a tv, it will be difficult getting the cultural consciousness to move from tv to internet. That said, i agree w/you that if there is an integrated functionality on my tv for my computer, it would open more avenues for me to sit on my rump and get fatter."
"I had the same epiphany yesterday. I assumed I'd want to leave my office to go to be with some co-workers in front of a big TV, but once I got onto the CNN.com Live w/ FB integration feed, I was hooked & didn't leave. I loved watching live TV with my friends all over the country, and saw this 'non-Twitter crowd' turn into a Twitter-like experience. I actually shut down TweetDeck and solely followed the FB feed of my friends. It was an awesome experience — game changing is right!"
"Great post! I think it's a very very early evolution of the TV. I suspect the next step will be enabling live chat and Social Networking tools (non-Web) inside the Cable TV system. The current DVR box will be more and more 'interactive' as it's currently passive, but will become active…which makes me wonder if that means yet another "closed" network? I watched on my 53″ TV with surround sound on..I really wanted to absorb the whole thing in a big way..was gonna Tweet but just got swept up!"
- Many stories in the press emphasized that interactive viewing was a big hit, and that non-interactive viewing satisfies only part of the demand:
"Online TV Sites Battle for Viewers: Sites like TV.com, Hulu, and Joost that feature much of the same content are hoping that social-networking features will put them ahead of the crowd… On TV, content is king. But on the Web, community may reign supreme."
- Some focused on broadcast-style advertising… I suspect that there's greater value in recommendations from friends:
"Eventually, video socializing might also benefit advertisers. "As the prevalence of quality on these sites becomes broader, advertisers will be looking to drill down and target individual users," says Mark Trefgarne, chief executive of LiveRail, a San Francisco-based startup that develops platforms for monetizing online videos. "If you put one commercial across the entire site, you might see an average click-through rate of 1%. If you're targeting it down to those particular users on the site, you can very easily double that performance," Trefgarne says."
- Some raised the valid point of wondering how social networks will be acquired. There's definite sense in outsourcing this to an existing social site, but as comments prove, there's also a desire to be independent of a particular social network host.
"As CNN's implementation of Facebook Connect proved, it's much more effective to implement integration with an existing community than to build your own community when offering a platform for real-time conversation. I'm sure that open identity evangelists would say that users should be able to login no matter what platform they have a preference for."
In comments: "Wouldn't it be great if we could have online conversations without boundaries? Some applications allow us to post simultaneously to Twitter, Facebook, and more, but there must be a way to make online conversation even more seamless…."
- A wildcard: The recent economic changes have split up old workgroups. Lots of people are starting projects now. They have a big advantage if they can over-step existing video brands. The timing of this technology shift with the timing of the economic shift points towards disruptive garage-band solutions, a Hewlett-Packard, a Google. Count on surprises.
- A subthread: Suppose all our communications go through the Internet? Can we (or should we) discard cable/sat broadcast or mobile phone networks? I suspect that replacing one distribution channel with another is not as advisable as using them to supplement each other as appropriate. Our communication channels need such diversity to protect from failure during emergencies, and "Social TV" applications will need to accommodate people who play from local DVRs, from DVD or Blu-Ray, and from live sat/cable broadcast, not just Internet video.
"When it comes to big live events with millions of people watching at the same time, traditional TV broadcasters have nothing to worry about. Right now, the Internet breaks at about one million simultaneous streams. That is nothing when it comes to the audience size for historic events, or even a big football game. The Internet simply does not shine when it is used as a broadcast medium. And yesterday proved it."
- I like this quote at NYT: "The Akamai Web tracker showed Internet traffic tapering off quickly as people pulled away from streaming news. On election night, the traffic was more sustained as people crisscrossed the Internet for hours." Each type of "social video" event will have its own dynamics. It's not just technology, but how people will spontaneously use the technology.
- I don't think many people have yet noticed the new XMP Library for ActionScript up on Adobe Labs. But when you combine it with the video-to-text generation, Flash and AIR developers will be able to access text alongside the video, do local textsearch to pull up video segments, more.
"This starts to get really exciting when we take advantage of the speech to text capabilities of the Production Premium CS4. The CS4 apps capture a lot of metadata during the production process and make it available in the final output of the FLV or F4V file. This means that these 'intelligent' video files contain rich information that can now be mined/liberated/accessed in AIR and Flex applications with the XMP AS libraries. A great example of this is a demo app we created internally called the karaoke app. It is a simple AIR application that reads the speech to text metadata markers stored in XMP in the video file and displays it automatically in synch with the playback of the video. Here is a screen shot…."
Walkthrough of video metadata generation in CS4 aps:
- There will be great pressure to commercially "own" your conversations. Sites will want to host, to be your hub. I think the next generation of social technology only makes sense when your conversations are yours, and can be with anyone outside of a particular walled-garden. The website model says "you come to our place"; the widget model says "we will deliver our service to you".
- We need to adequately advise in the UI when the connectivity is insufficient. This commenter at NewTeeVee blamed the websites. A good video UI, whether desktop or TV or mobile, will give good feedback to the viewer when the pipes are clogged.
"THEY ALL SUCKED. I tried EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. starting at 10:00 AM and they were all bogged down and laggy."
- If one of your friends was in a taxicab, listening to a speech or sporting event on the radio, then they want to join in the fun while texting. We can't be restricted to a single media feed — good "Social TV" apps will keep the media separate from the convo.
I stopped in the local Mars Bar Tuesday evening, and they had a flat wall screen showing house specials (looked like Flash), and a few big flat wall-monitors that showed CNN. If the event were live, you'd want to communicate with friends on the mobile, even though they're watching their home screen or their work screen and you're watching a shared screen.
- Finally, one of my favorite quotes of the day, showing despite how far we've come in 108 years, there's still the hazard of dealing with the unpredictable:
"On March 4, 1901, a lone cameraman in the employ of Thomas A. Edison was dispatched to capture the swearing in of William McKinley. To posterity he delivered a total of 44 seconds of grainy footage showing a white-haired man on the Capitol steps solemnly, if indistinctly, raising his right hand. The snippet lives in the archives of the Library of Congress along with a note apologizing for the Edison Co.'s picayune contribution to American history: 'The rain began falling in torrents with almost the first words of the President's speech, which of course prohibited our taking a greater length of film.'"
Summary: Yesterday, many people proved how desirable it is to have a "social layer" working atop your PC's web video. Over the next year we'll start to see actual multi-screen "Social TV" start to appear, and it promises to be a game-changer.