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There are the four "lower" jhaanas ("absorptions") associated with the World of Form (ruupaloka), and the four "higher" jhaanas associated with the Formless World (aruupaloka). They are referred to in similar terms in the first eight sections of Samyutta 40 (not included in this Anthology) thus: 1. "With Thought-Conception" (savitakka); 2. "Without Thought-Conception" (avitakka); 3. "By Happiness" (sukhena); 4. "Balanced" (upekkhako); 5. "[Infinity of] Space" (aakaasa); 6. "[Infinity of] Consciousness" (viññaana); 7. "Nothingness" (akiñcañña); 8. "Neither-perception [nor-non-perception]" (nevasaññii). For further details of these absorptions, which are pre-Buddhist and not essential to the attainment of enlightenment, see BD.
It's good Sàriputta, you abide mostly in the abiding of Great Beings. Sàriputta, a bhikkhu who desires to abide in voidance most of the time should reflect. When going for alms along a certain path, or in a certain region, or returning along a certain path, does interest, or greed, or anger, or delusion, or aversion, arise in my mind on account of forms cognizable by eye consciousness?
"In the same way, when a monk's mind is held back, thoroughly held back, from the six media of sensory contact, his mind settles inwardly, grows steady, unified, & concentrated."
Nori said: It is difficult and painful, and I felt like I was going to die.
cooran wrote:Hello Nori,Nori said: It is difficult and painful, and I felt like I was going to die.
Interesting! How do you go when practising this way on a 10 day silent Retreat? I can't say that I've felt ill.
with metta
"In the beginning virtue is discussed,
In the middle, development of concentration,
And at the end, Nibbana:
The Simile of the Lute is thus composed."
What? Do you assume a 'living being,' Mara?
Do you take a position?
This is purely a pile of fabrications.
Here no living being
can be pinned down.
Just as when, with an assemblage of parts,
there's the word,
even so when aggregates are present,
there's the convention of
living being.
For only stress is what comes to be;
stress, what remains & falls away.
Nothing but stress comes to be.
Nothing ceases but stress.
cooran wrote:Dear Nori,
On a 10 day Retreat, everyone rises at 4 or 5 a.m. and goes to bed at 9.30 p.m. or later. One meditates intensively for the entire day (and occasionally all night) except for meals, a scheduled dhamma talk, and a scheduled practice talk, and a brief interview with the teacher 3 times during this period. This 10 day period is in total silence with eyes lowered (no gazing at the scenery), and the other sense doors guarded at all times. The purpose of the Retreat is to Guard the Sense Doors while intensively practising meditation.
I've just returned from such a retreat, and always take two days off work after this to ensure a gentle return to the flood of sense impressions in the day to day world.
With metta
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Saturday, June 14, 2008
Tomato Oambal
I have traveled extensively in India, and have been to the north-east. And one of the most beautiful states I've been to is Nagaland - the lush greenery, waterfalls and countryside are a sight to behold. And so I was adamant about trying to find a recipe from the Naga cuisine. And here it is in all its simplicity.
Tomato Oambal
(recipe originally from here - I made very slight modifications)
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp jaggery, dissolved in 1/2 cup water
1 tsp raisins
2 red chillies, split
salt to taste
lime juice, to taste
mustard oil
Heat the oil in a little pan. Add the mustard seeds and red chillies. When the mustard begins to pop, add the raisins and tomatoes. Continue stirring until the tomatoes start getting mushed and turn a darker red.
Add the dissolved jaggery and salt and let it come to a boil.
Reduce heat and let it simmer until it becomes thick (this took about 15 mts). Take the pan off the heat and add lime juice and stir.
Easy. And delicious. Serve with Egg Shoap.
The chutney had the sour taste of lime with the spiciness of the chilli and the sweetness of the raisins - it was really an explosion of flavors! I just slathered it on a slice of toast and the entire thing was gone in 5 minutes. Lovely breakfast!
Bhags, thanks for opening my eyes to the undiscovered foods of the north-east. Looking forward to trying out more dishes from your round-up!
28 comments:
- Sig said...
A totally new dish to me... But I can imagine the tangy and sweet and spicy taste...
- June 15, 2008 at 12:26 AM
- Swati Raman Garg said...
right anu .. this even made me make momos too.. even i made a schezuen sauce for it.. i am sure this one will also b a good go with it...
- June 15, 2008 at 12:56 AM
- ranji said...
u r right if not for rci we would have never thought of trying dishes from the 7 sister s:)..i am going to make 1 tomo..this looks really good anu..love the color..good entry.
- June 15, 2008 at 5:03 AM
- live2cook said...
Hi Arundhathi,
We can name it "Tomato relish of India". Wonderful recipe. It will save me on those days when I search for "simple, different and should go well with roti" kind of side dishes. :)
- June 15, 2008 at 5:55 AM
- bhags said...
So rightfully said, it made me learn so much of geography and history which I didnt even read in my school i suppose....the tomato ombal looks delish....loved that last pic
- June 15, 2008 at 7:06 AM
- Uma said...
looks so colorful and delicious.
- June 15, 2008 at 7:34 AM
- Arundathi said...
Sig - Yes it was very different.
Swati - mmm will try your momos soon!
Ranji - thank you :)
Live2cook - Yup :) would be perfect with rotis.
Bhags - Thanks for picking the 7 states!
Uma - thanks!
- June 15, 2008 at 8:26 AM
- vandana rajesh said...
Arundathi an award waiting for you at my blog.
- June 15, 2008 at 11:43 AM
- Cham said...
U r right Arundathi, many ingredients i ve never seen in my lifetime... This tomato dish looks delish!
- June 15, 2008 at 11:44 AM
- Srivalli said...
how lovely anu..the dish looks real yummy...did it taste like our regular chutney?
- June 15, 2008 at 3:38 PM
- Jeena said...
So thick and I love the deep red colour, how delicious !
- June 15, 2008 at 4:29 PM
- Arundathi said...
Vandana - Oooh thanks - will go off and check it right now!
Cham - Thanks! Isn't it great to discover all those new ingredients, though?
Valli - not really - more like a chunky salsa.
Jeena - Welcome and thanks :)
- June 15, 2008 at 4:51 PM
- Happy cook said...
Yumm the chutney looks so delicious.
I can taste the deliciousness but just looking to the pic
- June 15, 2008 at 5:27 PM
- Devi Priya said...
Yummy Chutney!. I love tomato chutney!
- June 15, 2008 at 8:46 PM
- Madhavi said...
Beautiful dish, lovely recipe, looks awesome, delicious !!!
- June 16, 2008 at 1:46 AM
- Passionate baker...& beyond said...
Hey Arundathi...what a simple, yet explosive chutney. This is my very first exposure to North-east Indian food...& I'm LOVING it!!
- June 16, 2008 at 6:22 AM
- TBC said...
What a lovely dish! I will be trying this soon, Arundhati.:)
- June 16, 2008 at 7:54 AM
- Aparna said...
Am hearing of this for the first time, but then RCI this time is discovery time for a lot of us. Sounds delicious.
- June 16, 2008 at 10:54 AM
- Shankari said...
This is such a new dish, I am sure it wld taste gr8 with rotis and dosai too
- June 16, 2008 at 11:33 AM
- Kamini said...
This looks extremely interesting. I should try this out. I love a combination of flvors and this promises to deliver... Will let you know how it turns out..
- June 16, 2008 at 1:57 PM
- Arundathi said...
Happy Cook - :-) Thanks!
Devi Priya - Yup - I love it too!
Madhavi - Thank you!
Pb&b - Yes, so am I! What an amazing theme!
TBC - Do let me know how it turns out!
Aparna - Yes, isn't it! Am so glad Bhags chose these states!
Shankari - Yes, I'm sure it would!
Kamini - Do let me know! Thanks!
- June 16, 2008 at 4:00 PM
- skribles said...
ooambal sounds new to me, but from your recipe it looks delish and has a lovely red color ... I love tomatoes, so this is on my must-try list :) thanks for sharing
- June 16, 2008 at 9:03 PM
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- June 16, 2008 at 9:03 PM
- Dee said...
Anu , the marriage of tomato and jaggery is beautiful isnt it ?? it sounds so unusual , yet so lovely to the taste buds!
- June 16, 2008 at 10:08 PM
- Sunshinemom said...
Looks yummy! RCI-North East has me stumped!
- June 18, 2008 at 11:34 AM
- TBC said...
Hey Arundathi,
I made this today. It was unbelievably good! Thank you so much for the recipe.:)
- June 27, 2008 at 5:58 AM
- Arundathi said...
Skribles - Do try it - it was delicious.
Dee - yes it is - i rarely use jaggery, so this was very different - i loved it
Sunshinemom - lol, yes, bhags has done a wonderful job choosing these states.
TBC - :D am so glad you tried it!!
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Film Society of Lincoln Center Celebrates KEISUKE KINOSHITA, Beginning Today
The Film Society of Lincoln Center presents a 15-film centenary celebration of THE FILMS OF KEISUKE KINOSHITA, tonight, November 7-15.
December 2012 will mark the 100th anniversary of Keisuke Kinoshita's birth, a filmmaker who is universally considered one of the greatest Japanese directors of all time. In total, Kinoshita made 49 films including his most famous, TWENTY-FOUR EYES, still considered the gold standard in Japanese film history and the critically acclaimed masterpiece THE BALLAD OF NARAYAMA. Both will be screened during this series and tickets are on sale now, visit Filmlinc.com.
"Long regarded inside Japan as one its greatest filmmakers, Keisuke Kinoshita has only recently begun to be fully appreciated internationally" said Film Society of Lincoln Center's Program Director, Richard Peña. "Like his longtime colleague at Shochiku, Yasujiro Ozu, Kinoshita also favored shomin-geki, stories of everyday life, and there is no more insightful chronicler of the transformation of postwar Japanese life; yet unlike Ozu, he worked in a wide variety of styles, from starkly realist dramas to highly stylized kabuki adaptations."
Highlights of the series include Japan's first color feature film, the charming musical satire Carmen Comes Home and the bold experimentation of A Japanese Tragedy, a work whose jumbled timeframe and insertion of newsreel footage anticipates the modernist films of the Sixties. Kinoshita made bold use of traditional Japanese art forms such as kabuki (The Ballad of Narayama) and brush painting (The River Fuefuki), but could just as easily indulge in a steamy melodrama (Woman). Tickets on sale today!
"As a director, I'm busily thinking from morning til night how to depict real people. Audiences soon forget most controversial films, but they always remember the ones which made them cry. I think making films is the duty of the film director." – Director Kinoshita
Kinoshita moved into the director's chair after a traditional apprenticeship at the studio, and his familiarity with the many technical aspects of filmmaking led to his demanding the greatest effort from his crews. Perhaps the major theme that runs through his work is the loss of innocence: one character, usually the protagonist, at some point comes up against the harsh realities of the world. This emphasis on the individual, and his or her ability to craft their own choices, gave the early postwar films a progressive tine, but one can also sense the darkening of his vision as he moves into the Sixties. Although an early proponent for change in Japan, Kinoshita was clearly a man out of step with the vastly different country that had strayed from its traditions far more than anyone has ever imagined, as one can see in his final masterpiece, the remarkable The Scent of Incense.
The series was organized in collaboration with Shochiku and with the support of the Japan Foundation. Special thanks also to the Criterion Collection. Tickets are available for purchase today, visit Filmlinc.com.
Keisuke Kinoshita, 1944, Japan, 35mm; 87m
Despite the strong pressure to make pro-military propaganda during the war, the authorities took one look at Kinoshita's Army and knew exactly where his sentiments lay. The film looks at a family that for generations has produced military officers, but the values of tradition seem to serve no one well in contemporary Japan. With the outbreak of the war, attention falls on a representative of the youngest generation, a young man long plagued by ill health but who through great efforts grows strong enough to follow in his family's footsteps. In a stunning final scene, the boy's mother, the great Kinuyo Tanaka, sees him off to war, and the play of emotions across her face tell you all you need to know about Kinoshita's attitude towards Japanese militarism. When it was announced that Kinoshita's next film would be about the kamikazes, the authorities suggested perhaps another director would be more appropriate.
The Ballad of Narayama/Narayama bushi ko
Keisuke Kinoshita, 1958, Japan, DCP; 98m
One of Kinoshita's boldest films, The Ballad of Narayama features the combination of traditional kabuki theater with modern film technique. In a remote mountain village, the custom is to leave those who reach the age of 70 on the slopes of the mountain, so that precious resources can be directed to the young. As Orin (Kinuyo Tanaka) is approaching her destiny, her loving and dutiful son refuses to participate in the ritual, forcing Orin, who believes it must be done for the good of the community, decides to tak matters into her own hands. The movements are all stylized, the sets and lighting highly theatrical, to create the effect that the action is transpiring in some realm between actual history and myth. Names Best Japanese Film of 1958 by Kinema Junpo magazine.
Carmen Comes Home/Karmen Kyoko ne kaeru
Keisuke Kinoshita, 1951, Japan, DCP; 86m
The first color film ever shot in Japan, and still one of the most successful comedies ever made in the country, Carmen is a delightful musical satire about the fireworks set off when a local girl made good as a Tokyo stripper decides to pay a visit to the folks she left back home. Outraged by the clothes and looks of Carmen and her friend Akemi, the locals at first shun and ridicule the big-city girls, but when they put on a benefit to help support a local public school, both are instantly transformed into heroines. Hideo Takamine, who would later do such remarkable work for Mikio Naruse, shows herself to be equally adept at comedy, a commanding presence who can light up a stage with a musical number or the screen with her smile.
Farewell to Spring/Sekishun-cho
Keisuke Kinoshita, 1959, Japan, 35mm; 102m
As Kinoshita grew older, his vision became progressively darker. Fond of stories that spanned many years, here he looks at the fate of a generation learning to accept compromise after life held out so much initial promise. Five young men, close friends since high school, reunite in their hometown after having been away for many years. Some have gone onto successful careers; others have pursued their dreams and failed. This brief respite in their hometown brings back their fond memories of earlier, simpler lives, yet all are eventually forced to admit that there really is no going back—the past, no matter how attractive, makes a poor guide for the future. Keiji Sata, a regular in Kinoshita's films, here gives one of his very best performances.
Here's to the Young Lady/Ojosan Kanpai
Keisuke Kinoshita, 1949, Japan, 35mm; 89m
One of the themes much favored by the film officials of the occupying US forces was anything that had to do with crossing class or other traditional social boundaries when it came to friendship or romance. As usual, Kinoshita both embraces this trend while lending it his own peculiar spin. A rising automobile magnate from a humble background is offered the hand of the daughter of a well-known aristocratic family. Flattered at first, the prospective groom is terrified to meet his possible future bride, until he learns that her family is in fact penniless, and is hoping to use his money to retain their privileged lifestyle. Ozu regular Setsuko Hara is luminous as the young woman, at first willing to sacrifice for her family but later deciding she must follow her heart's calling; Shuji Sano plays her intended with just the right mix of awkwardness and sincerity.
A Japanese Tragedy/Nihon no higeki
Keisuke Kinoshita, 1953, Japan, 35mm; 116m
One of Kinoshita's most beautiful films, as well as his perhaps his most critical, A Japanese Tragedy opens with a powerful montage of newsreel footage and newspaper headlines that illustrate the economic struggles of everyday people in postwar Japan. A war widow, Haruko (Yuko Mochizuki), works as a bar hostess in a rundown inn; eking out a meager living any way she can, she's comforted with the thought that the two children she raised on her own are educated and successful. Yet her children are anything but grateful for all her sacrifices: son Seiichi seeks to remove himself from the family register so he can be adopted by a wealthy family, while daughter Utako selfishly squanders the money her mother sends each month. Using temporal shifts that interweave verité-styled flashbacks and actual newsreel footage within the fictional narrative, Kinoshita creates a relevant and insightful account of the personal toll of war and the slow, agonizing process of recovery.
Port of Flowers (a.k.a. Blossoming Port)/Hana saku minato
Keisuke Kinoshita, 1943, Japan, 35mm; 82m
With a substantial budget and a recognized cast, Kinoshita's debut feature heralded the arrival of a major talent, as he deftly spins a droll comedy about a pair of misfit con men who try to defraud the residents of Kyushu port town. Posing as heirs to a defunct shipyard, they convince the townsfolk to help them re-build the business, but the city slicker façade starts to fade when one of them falls in love with a local girl. Port of Flowers can be seen as a virtual laboratory for so much of Kinoshita's later work, as so many of his themes—the presence of comedy in the most unlikely situations, his overall faith in humanity's goodness—are very much on display.
The Portrait/Shozo
Keisuke Kinoshita, 1948, Japan, 35mm; 77m
Once again hoping to challenge himself to adapt to a different cinematic style, Kinoshita asked his good friend Akira Kurosawa to write a screenplay for him. The result was The Portrait, a work which today feels like an interesting combination of both artists. For years the mistress of a very successful real estate broker, a woman (beautifully played by Kuniko Igawa) agrees to sit for a portrait to be painted by a penniless artist. In rendering her, the artist paints a portrait that depicts the woman as pure and honest; overwhelmed by the image, and her reflections on her own past, the woman decides to end her unsavory relationship to the broker and attempt to start a new life. Kurosawa's powerful moments of self-discovery, such a staple of his work, are rendered here by Kinoshita with a quiet intensity.
The River Fuefuki/Fuefuki gawa
Keisuke Kinoshita, 1960, Japan, 35mm; 117m
Again consciously moving outside of his comfort zone, Kinoshita took on the directing of a big-budget, medieval period epic—somewhat of a rarity in his home base, Shochiku, a studio known for its dedication to shomin-geki, or stories of everyday life. Yet while the battle scenes and historical detail are brilliantly executed, the focus in The River Fuefuki remains strongly on the internal dynamics of family life. When Sozo, the eldest son of a family of farmers, decides to become the retainer to a powerful warlord, his disappointed and fearful parents realize they have no other option than to let him go. But then the lure of military service begins to spread among their younger sons. The film carries an unmistakable anti-war message while detailing how the seeds of militarism in young people gradually take root and finally blossom. Kinoshita based the visual design of the film on scroll painting, capturing the sense of brushstrokes with wide swatches of color.
The Scent of Incense/Koge
Keisuke Kinoshita, 1964, Japan, 35mm; 201m
The success of The River Fuefuki encouraged Kinoshita to return to period filmmaking once again with this "epic" chamber drama about a geisha mother and her daughter. Based on the popular novel by Ariyoshi Sawako, the story begins as Ikuyo (Nobuko Otowa) is forced into prostitution from poverty; she soon becomes known as a woman who will agree to her clients' basest desires. Although shielded from her mother's profession, her daughter Tomoko (Mariko Okada) is deeply ashamed by her mother's degradation—while still accepting her financial support. But when Mariko attracts the attention of a boy from a well-to-do family, the danger arises that he might discover Mariko's secret. Kinoshita ventures into Mizoguchi territory here, with a decided difference: he never shies away from showing the harshness of a prostitute's life. The two leads work beautifully together, capturing the closeness that still exists even in the most troubled relationship between a mother and her daughter.
Thus Another Day/Kyo mo mata kakute arinan
Keisuke Kinoshita, 1959, Japan, 35mm; 74m
Watching her husband grovel before and flatter his boss, a woman wonders what happened to the man she married. When the summer comes, they decide to rent out their house in the city and return to their family home in the country; there, the woman meets a lonely old man who seems to embody many of the qualities she now finds missing in her husband. Kinoshita returns to a full blown melodrama after a period of intense experimentation; again, the mood is darker than in his immediate postwar films, as the sense that there's simply "no turning back" from the changes that have transformed Japanese life so decisively feels stronger than ever. The "salary man" character, embodied by the husband, is increasingly treated with disdain in Japanese cinema throughout this period.
Twenty-Four Eyes/Niju-shi no hotomi
Keisuke Kinoshita, 1954, Japan, 35mm; 162m
Chosen as Best Japanese Film of 1954 by Kinema Junpo magazine, beating out among other films The Seven Samurai, Twenty-Four Eyes is widely consider Kinoshita's masterpiece, and remains as popular today with Japanese audiences as when first released. In 1928, a new teacher (Hideko Takamine, magnificent) arrives in a small seaside town; progressive and open-minded, she attempts to instill those same values in her students, even as the dark clouds of Japanese militarism start to affect so many aspects of daily life. Kinoshita's film follows the teacher and her charges (the "twenty-four eyes" who were her students) for twenty years, into the postwar era, chronicling their struggles, joys, sorrows and hopes for the future. Susan Sontag included Twenty-Four Eyes in a series on "Best Japanese Films" she curated at the Japan Society shortly before her death.
Wedding Ring/Konyaku yubiwa
Keisuke Kinoshita, 1950, Japan, 35mm; 96m
Two of Japan's finest actors, Kinuyo Tanaka and Toshiro Mifune, come together in this touching seaside melodrama beautifully photographed by Kinoshita's regular cinematographer, Hiroshi Kusuda. Seeking a cure for her ailing husband, a woman who runs a successful jewelry business in Tokyo brings him to a new doctor outside the city. Her husband begins to recover, but the woman finds herself falling in love with the doctor. Kinoshita avoids big dramatic exchanges, preferring to chronicle the rising tensions among the three through quick glances or furtive gestures. Tanaka beautifully captures the contradictions of the wife, a woman who has made her own way in the world who can't control or fully understand the emotions she's suddenly feeling, while Mifune plays the doctor as volcano of energy threatening to explode at any moment.
Keisuke Kinoshita, 1948, Japan, 35mm; 84m
After the great success of Morning for the Osone Family (sadly, not included in the series), Kinoshita felt more at liberty to experiment with film style and technique. In Woman, shot entirely on location in the seaside town of Atami, Kinoshita creates a bucolic paradise that serves as the unlikely setting for a steamy psychological thriller. A dance-hall girl is invited to a hot spring resort to meet with her former lover. He begs her to run away with him, but his passion hides a darker secret. A kind of odd variant on the popular postwar story about a woman attempting to free herself from the bonds of the past, Woman sets its increasingly desperate portrait of a lethal passion against the backdrop of a Japan trying to return to some kind of normalcy.
You Were Like a Wild Chrysanthemum/Nogiku no gotoki kiminariki
Keisuke Kinoshita, 1955, Japan, 35mm; 92m
Masao (Ozu regular Chishu Ryu) returns to his hometown after a successful career in business; the visit prompt memories of the time right before he left to study, when as a young man he fell in love with Tamiko, a beautiful, high-spirited young woman who also loved him but whom he was forbidden to marry as his family—and especially his mother—already had plans for him. Kinoshita brilliantly captures the flush of young love, played out against stunning landscapes—a love made all the more poignant as we know it will remain unrequited. Film scholar Donald Richie called it "one of the most nostalgically beautiful of Kinoshita's films."
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Adnan Oktar: The understanding of Islam, which Turkey describes and lives, has been a very good model for Europe. Europe thinks that Turkey is very good and favorable in this respect and that the model of Islam experienced by Turkey is ideal for the whole world. This has brought a complete solution to the subject. A clear sighted, rational and sincere understanding of Islam will dominate the whole world with the leadership of Turkey insha'Allah.
Başkent TV, 13 January 2009
Adnan Oktar: Turkish-Islamic Union stands up for peace, love, brotherhood, affection, helpfulness, courage and devotion. Turkish nation is composed of long-suffering people who are ready for service. They have controlled three continents, so they have experience. They have a state experience and an empire experience. We want to bring out the experience again and lead the region as the leader of the Turkish-Islamic Union, and everyone wants that. The Syrians, Iraqis want this, Egypt wants this, Iran and even Armenia and Azerbaijan want this, Turkmenistan wants this, East Turkestan wants this, everyone does. Everyone trusts the justice, reasonableness, charity of the Turkish nation and the Turkish army is loved everywhere. The unbelievers, the Muslims or even the blasphemers, they all love them.
Zaman, 12 September 2009
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Turkish democracy can be a model for our region
I wish for Turkey to present a model for the region. You should protect these values so that you can maintain your role of being the center for democracy by setting a successful example in our region that needs this. The relations between the Arab world and Turkey are strengthened by the regional role played by Turkey. Turkey's efforts to solve the Palestinian problem have a special importance. Because all sides generally agree upon Turkey's good intentions. Especially the initiative set between Syria and Israel is a big success on Turkey's part. As a result, we would like the role of Turkey to increasingly continue in the peace process.


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Jennifer Budwig is a member of the Redwood Regional Economic Development Committee, the McLean Foundation board and the Fortuna Sunrise Rotary Club. She joined Redwood Capital Bank in mid-2006, following more than a decade with Umpqua Bank and four years at US Bank and graduated with honors in 2011 from the Pacific Coast Banking School.
Budwig was the guest speaker at last week's Garberville Rotary Club meeting at the Healy Senior Center in Redway. Her presentation examined the potential economic impact if marijuana were legalized, generating a major increase in supply and greatly reduced prices. The probability of legalization appears to be rising, she noted, and if it leads to mass production, profits to local producers might plummet.
Budwig's research confirms that marijuana has increasingly filled the economic gap in Humboldt County left by the steep decline in the timber and fishing industries. The scope and scale of the county's underground economy are powerful enough to affect "all local businesses and individuals," she said. Once again the county finds itself overly dependent on a single resource, continuing an historical pattern that has stunted the county's economic diversification and imperiled its environment for decades.
In her research, Budwig estimates the annual gross dollar impact of county-grown marijuana, how much of the money is spent in the county and how much it contributes to the county's economy relative to the amount exported from it. She also analyzed other variables believed likely to influence the short- and long-term impacts on Humboldt County if legalization transpires.
Eighteen states and Washington, D.C. have approved some use of marijuana with Colorado and Washington voters legalizing it for recreational use. Budwig's research indicates that legalization will cause competition from large-scale corporations leading to a drop in prices and less discretionary income for residents to spend in their local communities.
How will Humboldt County be financially impacted if those marijuana dollars are depleted from our economy? Budwig said that every $1 spent here circulates approximately six times before it leaves the county. This $1 is currently spent at local retail stores, grocery stores, restaurants, entertainment venues, gas stations, etc., which in turn provide jobs and income for residents.
In the 1960s there was a large migration from the Bay Area and other parts of the country of what was then called the back-to-the-landers. Many of these homesteaders, or hippies, chose to grow marijuana, which backfilled the gap left with the growing loss of the logging and fishing industries over the next few decades.
In the 1960s the THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) levels in marijuana was around 2% to 3%. Today's marijuana is now around 27% to 30%. Indoor marijuana is considered by many to be of better quality garnering a higher sales price. Plants grown in greenhouses are not considered to be indoor quality. With the huge increase in production there is currently a glut and prices have fallen. According to the Humboldt County sheriff's office, there are well over 4,000 marijuana grows in the county alone.
The Campaign Against Marijuana Planting or C.A.M.P. began in 1983 with two crews and two helicopters for four months. In recent years we saw five teams each with their own helicopter, until it ended in 2012 due to budget cuts. And even with this kind of effort, it is estimated that only about 5% of what is grown is actually confiscated.
Budwig said that 10 years ago Humboldt-grown marijuana brought around $4,500 to $5,000 a pound; five years ago it brought $3,500 to $4,000, and currently the price is anywhere from $1,500 a pound down to $800. She estimates that legalization will drop it down to about $300 to $400 a pound.
Although accurate figures are hard to come by, Budwig said it costs anywhere from $70 a pound to $400 a pound to grow depending on the site and other mitigating factors, with profits running as high as 506%.
Her research shows that there were approximately 800,000 plants grown in Humboldt County in 2010. The gross income from the indoor crops was $168,000,000 with outdoor at around $864,000,000 with a combined total of $1,032,000,000.
Unfortunately the foreign cartels which are here do not tend to spend their large profits locally. Budwig said almost all of that money leaves the area. Comparable California counties in taxable sales and personal income include Nevada, El Dorado, Kings, and Madera.
Marijuana is the most commonly used drug in the United States. But Budwig said that legalizing it by passing a proposition is not the answer because they are not assisted by laws surrounding them. You need to have current state and federal laws in place to enforce these voter-passed propositions.
As many states have found, federal laws trump state laws and those states that have passed some form of legalization have run into federal opposition. Federal agents have busted and closed down businesses such as dispensaries who may be operating legally under state mandates but are illegal under federal law.
Marijuana is considered a Class I drug just like cocaine and heroin and federal law dictates it is illegal to grow, use or sell in any form. Budwig said if the federal government reduces it to a Class II drug this will indicate they are moving towards possible legalization. She did say that there will always be a black market for marijuana due to demand by the public.
As we have seen here in Humboldt County our district attorney is no longer prosecuting growers for cultivation. However, federal arrests and convictions are still occurring with longer sentences and higher fines.
Local and state agencies have moved towards one of the more important aspects of growing marijuana - the environmental damage being done to our watersheds and timberlands. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is now much more proactive in working with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies to stop some of this widespread destruction.
Property owners are now being cited for illegal logging practices where entire mountaintops are removed and roads and buildings are constructed without the proper permits. Fish and Wildlife personnel are very interested in illegal and unpermitted water diversions and the poisoning of wildlife from the massive use of rodenticides, fertilizers and other poisons. What the legal outcomes will be with regard to these charges is yet to be seen.
On a lighter note, Budwig said we need to capitalize on our Humboldt County name. She said, "How about Bed, Buds and Beyond?" Maybe someday in the near future we will become the Napa Valley of marijuana production.
But, one question has come to the forefront for many. "Would legalization help to reduce environmental degradation or not?" Some say it will and others say there will always be that black market part of the economy that will refuse to abide by the law and protect our forestlands and wildlife.
Redwood Times photo by Susan Gardner
Jennifer Budwig spoke about marijuana legalization at last week's Garberville Rotary Club.


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It is a common question on this forum and a frequently asked one in the chat room whether or not it is "ok" to consume alcohol or smoke marijuana when you have been diagnosed with epilepsy or a seizure disorder. I am here to tell you all something that has happened to me as of yesterday that has made me realize that it is not a good idea...
I am 23 years old my name is Lauren and I have Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. I have had it since i was 18 and was diagnosed when I was 22.
anyway...last evening a bunch of my friends came over to hang out and play some beer pong and smoke a little weed and just chill. Well long story short in a matter of 4 hours I consumed about 5 beers and smoked a good amount of marijuana. I was suffienciently effed up. I soon found myself slumped on the floor with my hand against my head leaning for support. my best friend asked me if I was alright and being sort of incoherent I mumbled yea, she asked if I wanted to go to bed and I said yes. she brought me to my bedroom and i asked her to grab me a glass of water, when she left to get me my water I just remember slumping over to the side, and I started to vomit all over my bed and all over myself, the vomitting took not effort on my part there was no heaving and it literally poored from my mouth (sorry to be so graphic but i feel people should know) on to my bed, from then on out i was in and out of consciousness this is when i must have had the first tonic clonic (grand mal) seizure of this evening because i distinctly remember feeling as though i were going to urinate or deficate myself, i told my friend to call an ambulance and shortly there after they arrived and I could hear them talking to me however I was unable to respond to them. I could open my eyes for them but i could make out no clear faces or distinctive figures or features of anyone. Finally I was being taken out of my room on a stretcher where i had my next grand mal I was semi conscious for this one I went completely rigid and unresponsive my legs began to shake violently my left arm curled up to my face, my hand was in a claw like position, after the seizure I was post-ictal i started to become sort of angry i started trying to remove the oxygen from my mouth and smacking peoples hands away. I was then brought to the hospital and put on IV fluids and treated like I was some sort of drunken college idiot, they seemed unconcerned that i even had epilepsy...anyway the rest is mundane from here but I will say this...I am currently medicated on 250mg of zonegran and 2000mg of Keppra a day i have been on this regiment as long as other aed's since i was diagnosed with epilepsy. I am usually very cautious about drinking and knowing my limits and in the past i have drank much more then what I consumed on this evening...it just so happened that my body was not having it this particular evening and so this lead to a violent reaction.
I am telling you all this story as a sort of wake up call, that bad things can and do happen even in the mildest cases of epilepsy. My epilepsy is generally well under control and so i thought it was ok to consume alcohol and smoke marijuana, well it is the age old "it won't happen to me" story and i think that everyone who has a friend, loved one, or has epilepsy or a seizure disorder themselves should know this information first hand. Had it not been for my friends and my family, it is uncertain, but possible that i could have died last night. Please take your condition seriously and trust me when I say I know it is hard to give up the life you once knew, but no one wants to hurt their loved ones, when they have to watch you suffer because of your own stupid mistakes. a glass of wine, here and there a beer once a while fine....but dont test those limits....because i learned the hard way, and trust me when I say you dont want to and you dont have to.
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Buy Johnson & Johnson, MasterCard for Emerging-Market Exposure, RBC Says
After January's bloodbath, emerging markets are making a comeback, and that could be good news for US companies with global exposure such as Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Estee Lauder (EL), MasterCard (MA), Flowserve (FLS) and Apache (APA), say RBC's Jonathan Golub and Manish Bangard.
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The consensus view is that the sell-off in emerging markets equities is the result of liquidity issues emanating from the Fed taper. While we do not disagree with this argument, we see weak economic trends and their impact on import demand as a drag that is being overlooked by investors. This is extremely important because tapering is expected to continue, while U.S. imports should rise on the back of stronger U.S. GDP. If we are right, then EM investment concerns are likely exaggerated.
Roughly one-third of S&P 500 sales are sourced from abroad. While it would seem logical that globally oriented S&P 500 stocks would behave quite similarly to other global developed market franchises, our work indicates that they are 3x more correlated to emerging markets equities. For this reason, we recommend overweighting U.S. companies with high foreign sales.
Golub and Bangard highlighted companies with high foreign sales and Outperform/Top pick ratings from RBC analysts as possible beneficiaries of an emerging-market recovery, including Johnson & Johnson, Estee Lauder, MasterCard, Flowserve and Apache.
Shares of Johnson & Johnson are little changed at $91.50 today at 2:10 p.m., while Estee Lauder has risen 0.6% to $68.08, MasterCard has gained 1.2% to $76.63, Flowserve has advanced 1.1% to $81.84 and Apache is up 0.4% at $84.89.


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Middleweight boxing champion Kieran Leinster has promised to deliver the performance of his life when he returns to the ring next month.
The exciting undefeated 22-year-old Queensbury Southern Area champion from Teddington will step up in class on February 8 when he challenges Romford's John Hefford for the vacant Queensbury Boxing League English title at the Effingham Park Hotel in West Sussex.
St Mary's University student Leinster has already established his reputation as one of the division's most exciting stars after disposing of all of his previous challengers since joining the competition a year ago.
But now the man – dubbed 'Lights Out' due to his ferocious punching power – will look to cement his position among the division's elite in the opening round of the competition when he meets fellow undefeated contender Hefford.
"I'm ready to take my career to another level in this fight, and the show's fans are going to see the best performance of my life," he said.
"Since my last win back in October I've only had a week off from training, and I've been hard at it all over Christmas in preparation for this fight, so I'm confident I'll be fitter, stronger and more prepared than ever to win this belt.
"The English title has a lot of prestige attached to it and it will really mean something to win this belt because it will show people just how far I have come in my boxing.
"For me its now time to show what I can do both as a boxer and a fighter and I'm really confident I've got this in the bag."
Leinster's title showdown will feature as the co main event for the 14 fight bill in West Sussex, and for further information on the full line up go to queensburyboxing. co.uk


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Just two weeks after it brought an arctic cold snap to two-thirds of the country, the infamous polar vortex is poised to return.
According to AccuWeather, the return of the bitterly cold air could even rival that of early January in some areas. If early forecasts are right, the sequel to the polar vortex has the potential to be stronger than the first.
Meteorologists see near- or sub-zero temperatures from the northern Plains to parts of the Midwest with more lasting cold in the Northeast. The interior South may see "noteworthy episodes" of cold. Most notably is the increase possibility of snow storms.
"We could have a storm slice out of the South Central states and into the mid-Atlantic and Northeast that puts down snow," Senior Accuweather Meteorologist Bernie Rayno said.
As Accuweather points, deep snow cover will make the cold more severe by acting as an insulator to the warming effects of the grounds.
The Weather Channel agreed that an arctic blast would return over the week but stopped short of calling it as a "polar vortex." Regardless of what it is called, they still call for a week of shivering ahead of many area east of the Rocky Mountains. Click here for more from The Weather Channel.
The last plunge of wintry blast swept through the nation's midsection in early January, pushing temperatures across the region well below zero. Temperatures plummeted -19 degrees F in Fargo, N.D., and -11 degrees F in Chicago.
Even the air temperature at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica was a comparable -11 degrees F.


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It's been quite a week for new Northwestern commitment Tommy Fuessel.
Just consider how the seven days between Saturday, November 24, and Saturday, December 1, unfolded for the 6-foot-3, 180-pound athlete from Frankfort (Ill.) Lincoln-Way East.
He and the Griffins lost a 10-8 heartbreaker to Glenbard West in the Illinois Class 7A championship game on Saturday.
On Tuesday, he decommitted from Northern Illinois, the school he had pledged in June.
By Thursday, he had an offer for Northwestern, a school he had never heard from before during the recruiting process.
On Friday, he took an official visit to Evanston to check out Northwestern.
On Saturday morning, right before a Wildcat practice, he committed to head coach Pat Fitzgerald to become the 19th member of NU's Class of 2013.
"It all happened real fast," said Fuessel (pronounced FEE-zull), in quite an understatement.
Still, he says the decision to become a Wildcat wasn't too difficult.
"I had three days to visit this weekend, and look around and talked to the coaches," he said. "It's a great academic opportunity, a great football team and a great place to be."
Now the question has moved from which school he will play for to which position he will play.
Fuessel was a quarterback at Lincoln-Way East, where he threw for 1,121 yards and ran for 1,519 yards and 21 touchdowns in leading the Griffins to a 13-2. QB is not on the table, however, as he notes that "they have a great player, Matt Alviti, coming in."
So Northwestern coaches have talked to him about playing either wide receiver or safety.
"I'll be happy playing either way," said Fuessel, who posted a 4.46 40-yard dash and a 37-inch vertical leap at an ESPN Combine over the summer. "I haven't played defense since eighth grade, but I liked it a lot."
If Fuessel can anticipate moves on the field as well as he does coaching moves off of it, he will be excel at just about any position. He says that he decided to decommit because he sensed that Northern Illinois coach Dave Doeren wasn't likely to stick around DeKalb for very much longer.
"I had a feeling Coach Doeren was going to be leaving," he said. "I really wanted to play for him, but I wanted to open up my options, just like he was opening his."
Fuessel proved to be prescient. Fresh off of a 12-1 season that culminated in the MAC Championship, Doeren accepted the NC State job yesterday, meaning he wouldn't have coached Fuessel for one practice, let alone four or five years.
Once he decommitted, recruiter Adam Cushing contacted the Fuessels and Lincoln-Way coach Rob Zvonar, and the rest is history.
The irony is that it was the first time anyone associated with the NU program had contacted him.
"I think it was my senior tape and everything that interested them," he said.
Fuessel jumped at the opportunity to play Big Ten football and get an elite education. And he's confident that next week will be considerably quieter than this one.
"I haven't really had a chance to relax yet," he said.
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Taylor Farms Retail is introducing a kale chopped salad kit and has begun offering single-serve versions of other kits in the product line.
The kale chopped salad kit is a mix of kale, shaved brussels sprouts, radicchio, asiago cheese, herb crouton crumble and lemon garlic vinaigrette.
Four of Taylor Farms Retail's six chopped salad kits are now available as single-serve kits with proteins, according to a news release. They include:
- Asian with grilled chicken, slivered almonds and crispy rice noodles;
- Southwest with grilled chicken, pepitas and a four-cheese Mexican blend;
- Italian with salami, turkey, olives, pepperoncinis and parmesan cheese; and
- BBQ ranch with grilled chicken, bacon and roasted corn.
The chopped kits are available at retailers nationwide
"(Consumers) are adding protein to our chopped salads and turning them into delicious entrees for their families," Mark Campion, Taylor Farms Retail president, said in the release. "In our new single-serve chopped salad line, we are adding the protein for them to address their eating occasions on the go."
Taylor Farms introduced its chopped salad line more than two years ago.


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Engine'74 454ci V-8 fed by a Holley multi-port fuel injection system.
TransmissionTurbo 400
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WheelsEagles (18x8 & 17x8)
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Dave Minehart announced he will leave the Lone Star Ride. He has participated in the ride for all 10 years of its existence, the first seven as a volunteer and the last three as event manager.
He has accepted a new position as development director for a nonprofit organization in his hometown, Iowa City, Iowa. He has been in Texas for the past 28 years but over the past seven, his goal has been to move closer to family.
"I'm leaving you in very, very capable hands," Minehart said.
Laura Kerr is the incoming board chair. Co-chairs of the ride are John Tripp and Danny Simpson. Tripp co-chaired the ride this year and Simpson has been responsible for fundraising events outside the ride and participated in it for a number of years.
Minehart said he hopes to be at Lone Star Ride next year, depending on his schedule with his new job.
"Lone Star Ride is on a role and it's going to keep going," he said. "I hold extreme affection for the event, the people involved and the beneficiaries."
His last day at Lone Star Ride is Dec. 27 and he begins his new job on Jan. 5.


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Am I a cupcake Hero?!?
Laurie over at quirky cupcake asked all cupcake lovers of the world to unite! She has started a monthly blogging event based around cupcakes! I do love cupcakes! For the inaugural event, the theme ingredient is lime!
Hubby, myself, and some friends were planning our menu for our upcoming Jimmy Buffett tailgating extravaganza and I thought Margarita cupcakes would be perfect! Margaritas are my favorite tasty beverage so I've been wanting to try this recipe for a while now.
There are quite a few recipes out there for Margarita cupcakes. I chose this one because I liked the fact that it doesn't use Margarita mix, but is a more "from scratch margarita" in cupcake form.
Margarita Cupcakes – makes 12
Recipe from here (Original recipe from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World)
1/4 cup lime juice
1 1/2 tsp lime zest (1 lime)
1 cup soy milk (plain or vanilla) – I used Silk Light Vanilla Soymilk
1/4 cup vegetable oil – I used 1/4 cup applesauce
2 tsp tequila
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup sugar
1 1/3 cup all purpose flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
Preheat oven to 350F. Fill a 12-cup muffin tin with liners.
In a large bowl, mix together lime juice, lime zest, soy milk, oil, tequila, vanilla and sugar.
In a small bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add to lime mixture and stir until just combined.
Divide evenly into muffin tins. Bake for 20-24 minutes, until a tester comes out clean and the cakes spring back when lightly pressed. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
Tequila and Lime Frosting
1/4 cup butter or nonhydrogenated shortening, softened
1 tbsp soymilk – I used Silk Light Vanilla Soymilk
3 tbsp lime juice
1 tbsp tequila
2+ cups confectioners' sugar
coarse sugar for "rims"
Cream together butter/nonhydrogenated shortening (depending on whether you want the frosting vegan or not), soymilk, lime juice, tequila, and 2 cups of confectioners' sugar.
Add in more sugar as needed to make frosting stiff, but spreadable.
Spread on cupcakes and roll the edges in a small amount of coarse, colored sugar (poured into a small bowl, so it's easy to direct it.
The verdict: The cupcakes turned out great. They really tasted like margaritas. You could taste a hint of the tequila, but it wasn't overpowering. They were great for our Buffett tailgating!
6 Responses to "Am I a cupcake Hero?!?"
i love lime! these sound great 🙂
It's 5 o'clock somewhere, so bottoms up with these tasty-sounding sweet treats!
The frosting recipe is missing something. '1/4 butter' ??? Pound or cup? But it sounds great.
Those look amazing!
I'll have to double check the recipe and fix my typo this weekend. Sorry about that. For anyone who asked why they look slushy. This was one of my first Vegan cupcakes and I was using low-fat soy milk. This causes the cupcakes to come out gummy/sticky and not rise very much. I filled them the same amount that I usually do, they just didn't rise up much. I'd like to try this recipe again to make prettier margarita cupcakes.
I use non-vegan ingredients and they turn out great as well. Also, I seem to have to double the powdered sugar for the frosting to give it an substance, and then I have way too much frosting 🙂 I also add a bit more lime than the recipe calls for, but that's just me.


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Hi PP and everyone!
I think BlackBird was wise in saying that such issues tend to distract us from practice and lead to no positive outcome for ourselves or others.
If anything, it is good to examine how our identity and a sense of belonging shape and bias our views. For instance, PP, I am quite sure that had you been born in the West Bank, right now your views would've been very different. We can examine history and politics and know volumes on the stuff, but be blind to our biases. Israel-Palestine issues are not comparable with the Burmese Muslim issue just because the word "Muslim" that occurs in both cases.
But I find that you are a well-meaning gentle poster who deals with criticism well, so I hope rather than label different views as "anti-Israel", "pro-Muslim" etc, you take it on board and examine the source of your view, the emotional underpinning.
It's a good practice for all of us, I think.


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|September 14, 1999, 04:37 AM
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As you may already know - I have a Bushmaster with a 16 inch heavy barrel. It is set up like an M-4 and is a very nasty looking gun. Well, I had a lot of ammunition on hand - several cases that needed storage... Well, any selfrespecting shooter knows you cant just stow ammo away like a squirl with out going out and trying it. So Sunday right after church I headed out into the desert in my old beat up Jeep Commando (With new front end - long story) The Commando is a great shooting platform... And benched in the back with rifle resting on the spare tire I was able to make some good shots. I had a few other brands on hand other than my Winchester white boxed 55 grainers. I had some Hornady, and some Federal as well. I found that with the Hornady ammo I was getting consistant hits out at the furthest ranges on these pesky P-dogs... The Winchester stuff was good at only 2/3rds the range. 200 vs 300 yards.
The key to accurate shooting at these ranges is range finding. And to do this - I had a Sherpa guide... kidding. Since I did not have a rangfinder optical or lazer with me... I did it the old fasioned way - I walked the range and placed little orange flags that I had from a construction site. ( ) Turns out my pace was off a bit but close enough...
My wife was with me, and a cousin... who I decline to admit she is a blood relative. All those Blonde jokes? They fit her like her undersized t-shirts...
I was using a Burris variable - 3-9X and even if it was on sale for 39.95, it worked fine... A red dot is fine for in the city - but out in the desert you want to zoom in to the ful Ninth power.
At range I was concerned about the power of the 55 grainers out of the 16 inch barrel... no problem. The his were solid and the Hornady VX rounds worked as advertised. The Winchester FMJ fodder did the trick when they connected - but not as convincingly.
We fired up about 500 rounds over a 3 hour period and then decided we wanted to go to "Chuck O Rama" My Bushmaster fired 100% reliable on very little oil...The moly coating acted as it should and the gun felt like it could have gone on a lot longer with out a cleaning... And boy did it need a cleaning! My wife was on fire after she got into it - she was shooting as fast as she got a target... and made quite a few hits. My cousin (shudder) screamed when she saw a dog get hit and dropped my binocs! Stieners! I was most pissed. She fired a couple rounds but only hit dirt at 50 feet... the gun was too heavy... Poor baby! Did I mention it was BENCHED? Anways - she is so blonde - when she sends a fax - there is always a stamp on it!
[i]"There is no limit to stupidity. Space itself is said to be bounded by its own curvature, but stupidity continues beyond infinity."[/b]
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|September 15, 1999, 06:46 AM
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Please, don't start the blonde jokes ... don't start the blonde jokes .... aarrgghh!!;(
What do you call a blonde with an IQ of 80?
A labrador
Two blondes locked themselves out of their BMW. They spent an hour trying to pick the lock.
"For heaven's sake," said one in exasperation at last. "Hurry up .... it's starting to rain .....
.... and the roof's down!!!!"
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MINISTERS have defended controversial plans to ban cheap deals on booze, insisting they would save hundreds of lives every year.
The coalition is proposing a minimum alcohol price of 45p per unit, and an end to multi-buy offers at supermarkets and off-licences. Officials estimate the move will save the taxpayer millions of pounds a year by cutting crime and health problems linked to binge drinking.
But the drinks industry warned that responsible consumers would suffer, with wine and spirits prices being pushed up. They also suggested the move would break EU law, as imports would be hit by price hikes.
Unveiling the package of measures being put out for consultation, Home Office minister Damian Green said: "The evidence is clear - the availability of cheap alcohol contributes to harmful levels of drinking. It can't be right that it is possible to purchase a can of beer for as little as 20p."
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "Too many of us have seen city centres on a Friday and Saturday night often become a vision of hell. A lot of this is fuelled by very cheap, very strong alcohol.
"The point of having a minimum unit price rather than, say, increasing taxation, is that you can target ... the shops that do deliberately sell very strong drink very cheaply. It is just a fact of economics and indeed of life that if you put the price of a particular product up, demand for it goes down."
The Government believes imposing a 45p minimum unit price will reduce total alcohol consumption by 3.3%, and cut the number of crimes by 5,000 per year and hospital admissions by 24,000. There will be 700 fewer alcohol-linked deaths annually, according to the predictions.
The department's impact assessment suggests moderate drinkers will spend an extra £7 per year as a result of the plans, while harmful drinkers - defined as more than 50 units per week for men and 35 for women - would need to find an extra £118.
The public purse will lose around £200 million in duty due to falling sales and there would be a £500,000 bill for enforcing the rules, plus up to £16.6 million in "transitional" costs for the industry. But it estimates the health benefits are worth more than £400 million annually and the reduction in crime nearly £13 million.
The consultation says banning "two-for-one" and other multi-buy offers "would be expected to result in an overall reduction in alcohol consumption and its related harms" - but admits there is not yet enough evidence to assess benefits properly.
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Thursday, September 21, 2017
Crowns, Bridges, Dentures, Implants
Enamel Deficiency
i have enamel problem. i often face a problem when i eat lemon. imli @ such type of food. then i cant eat normal food. what i should do for it. And what is the reason behind it.
Lemons contain a lot of acid which can erode enamel with enough exposure. If enamel is already lost, crowns may be indicated. Other causes for enamel loss include stomach acid with acid reflux disease or frequent vomiting as in bulimia.
Nancy L Clelland, DMD, MSD
Professor of Restorative & Prosthetic Dentistry
College of Dentistry
The Ohio State University


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Huseng wrote:Su DongPo wrote:Reports say that 9500 from one town, Minamisanriku, are missing.
That means they are dead, unfortunately.
Yes, probably, but the number of missing remains uncertain, and some of the "missing" will of course be found alive -- a few at least.
Added to all this misery is the ongoing nuclear crisis at two of the Fukushima plants.
I know life goes on, but the Japanese of Tohoku have been on my mind constantly since Friday.


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I'm probably one if the few who bought a luna guitar in spite of how it looked. though i am a girl i didn't want a "girly" guitar, but when i was trying guitars in the store, i kept gravitating back to this one.
it was the only one in my price range that "felt right" in my hands, was the best amount of action for me, and the one i purchased had no buzzing. HOWEVER i bought the display guitar, because the new, untouched one they brought out for me DID have buzzing on the top two strings, so maybe i just got lucky with this one. the other more expensive lunas i tried didn't sound great to me, but this one sounded better and warmer to me than any other guitar in my price range, and to my untrained ear (i've been playing 10 years, but would still consider myself a beginner), i myself couldn't hear much of a difference between a super expensive taylor and this guitar. i could feel and hear the difference between it and other guitars in it's price range however. and again, it just "felt right" in my hands. BUT AGAIN, a different Luna Gypsy Spalt didn't sound as good as the one I bought due to the buzzing (and maybe the newer untouched strings??) and buzzing can be fixed...i think... lol.
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Tribe launches skin cancer awareness campaign Sunday
CLEVELAND -- During Sunday's series finale with Tampa Bay, the Indians will engage in a number of activities to help launch Major League Baseball's Play Sun Smart campaign, a collaboration with the American Academy of Dermatology that aims to prevent skin cancer.
The Tribe will recognize the campaign before and during the game. Their broadcasters will wear Play Sun Smart lapel pins and fans can expect public service announcements throughout the day.
"The reality is, our game is one that's played out in the elements and often in the sun," club president Mark Shapiro said. "To be responsible for our kids and ourselves, we've got to protect ourselves. And so this is an effort to educate people as to how important it is.
"Although being outside can be one of the greatest things in the world -- watching baseball, playing baseball -- it can also be something where a lot of damage is incurred to the skin, potentially life-threatening if you don't take the right precautions."
On July 9, players and front-office members will undergo their annual skin cancer screening at Progressive Field.
Mark Emery is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Thursday, September 21, 2017
Healthy Weight Center
Calorie Consumption and Weight Loss
I am on a physicians diet, with phentrime. I started off at 220lbs in August and am down to 195, however it seems like I have hit a plateau. I have been at that weight for about 2 weeks now. what is the cause for this? they have me on a 1300 calorie a day diet, and I just am never hungry it seems like now, so curious, should I eat when I am hungry, or make myself eat 6-5 times a day. I also work out doing ab workouts and cardio for about an hour a day, am thinking about walking for an additional 30-60 minutes. will this help me lose the weight I want? I have a 5 month old daughter so I don`t have time to go to the gym (her father is in Iraq). So Ihave to work out from home. Are there any exercises that you can recommend as well to help me get to 150 or less by may? thanks!!
Why is it that they say to eat those 5-6 meals a day, otherwise you will go into starvation mode, but anorexic girls who eat nothing are always so skinny?
When one changes eating habits to fewer calories than you were eating, no matter what the composition of the diet is, you will lose weight, as you have experienced. Since the diet is set at 1300 calories it suggests to me that the doctor is attempting to lower calories enough so that you lose weight fairly quickly but don't force your body into starvation mode. Your basal metabolic rate (BMR - the rate your body functions to just maintain itself) will slow down if you go into starvation mode. However, you are right on the edge, and your BMR may have slowed a little. Keep up the exercise. It's what will counteract your body's desire to lower the BMR.
The weight you lost initially was probably a combination of actual weight loss and water loss. When weight is lost fast the calories your body burns come from your muscles first and not your fat stores. It burns the muscle calories and releases the water that the muscle holds. You lose muscle and water weight (eg 3 pounds lost may equal 1 pound of muscle lost and 2 pounds of water); not fat weight. Now you have reached the point that your body will start reducing your weight by burning fat. You may find that you start losing inches without any change in weight if you keep up the exercise. A pound of muscle is much more compact than a pound of fat, and requires more calories to maintain it than a pound of fat. The fact that it requires more calories means that your body's BMR will pick up a little as your body composition changes to a higher lean body mass and less fat. Then you'll start losing weight again. You may be on the plateau for several weeks before you notice any more weight change. If you want to feel you are still making progress you could keep track of a few of your body measurements (waist, hips, thighs, upper arm circumference).
Eating several times a day instead of just when you are hungry is necessary if you don't want your body to think it is starving. If you go longer than about 5 hours without eating (except while sleeping) your body will think it is starving and lower BMR. So, always eat within 2 hours of waking up and don't skip meals. Perhaps instead of 5-6 times during the day you would find it easier to just eat 4 or 5 - 7:30 breakfast, early (11:30) lunch, mid afternoon (3:30) snack, dinner at 7:00. Maybe a snack at 10:00 if you haven't used up your calories.
Successful weight losers listed through the National Weight Control registry (they have maintained their weight loss for 5 years ore more) eat breakfast, don't skip meals, monitor their weight regularly, and are physically active every day. Your exercise routine seems okay from what you describe. Just keep it up. If you want to walk you might consider putting your daughter in a backpack or in a stroller for her nap and do your walking while she is napping.
PS. Anorexic girls may only be eating 500 or 600 calories per day, or may be eating more and then going to the bathroom and vomiting. They are generally in starvation mode.
Good luck to you.
Sharron Coplin, MS, RD, LD
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Food & Nutrition
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This was the scene at Stanmer Park, Brighton, yesterday following the weekend's Shakedown Festival.
More than 19,500 people flocked to the event to see the likes of Katy B and Dizzee Rascal performing.
However, concerns have been raised about the speed of the clear-up with rain over the past two days turning parts of the site into a mud-bath.
Festival bosses have said that they will be off site later today once groundworks have been carried out.
A spokesman for the festival said: "Unfortunately the weather wasn't good during the set up of the festival and was not ideal at points during the day.
"We will be off site as of tomorrow and a road sweep is being conducted first thing Thursday morning. We'd ask for patience with the reinstatement of grass due to the time of year and the inclement weather."