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Janna Build
Purchase Order
Ability Sequence
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If you are new to LoL, don't read this guide as it won't make much sense. This is for veteran players that understand the concept of the meta, the current roles, and teamwork.
If you want to roll Janna and support like a boss, this guide is just for you.
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When to Play Janna in the current Meta (imo)
Janna is heavily under-rated because she has no consistent heal whereas Soraka, Sona, Taric and Alistar all have consistent heals. This makes Janna's early game the hardest, especially if the AD carry she is supporting is being countered by the enemy AD carry, FE: Ashe vs Caitlyn, with Janna supporting Ashe. However!!!!! Janna in the right moments, can offer more burst to an enemy champions via shield to her AD carry, something the other supports have a harder time doing. With perfect timing of her abilities, perfect maneuvering and the ability to adapt to the ever-changing situations, you can run Janna as your support in most situations. I myself rarely play Taric or Alistar and I support quite a bit. I rotate between Sona, Soraka, and Janna and I find Janna to be the most skillful and fun, and of course, the sexiest.
I've personally found Janna to a great choice for your team in these situations:
- You are supporting and your team needs more CC's
- You are supporting and you and/or your team need mobility (Janna passive)
- You are supporting and your team may need someone to roam to keep up with an unpredictable enemy team such as a ganking, roaming sion, roaming ali/taric, etc.
- You are supporting an AD carry that is good at surviving and/or sustaining themselves and can benefit from a huge burst of AD (Janna's shield). Examples: Graves, Kog'Maw, Vayne, Ashe
Quick Q&A:
Q: Why not support champs like Ezreal, Caitlyn, Miss Fortune, Corki etc, as Janna?
- A: Ezreal, Caitlyn, Miss Fortune, Corki, and Sivir are much more mana-depending than the ones previously recommended for Janna. These champions I would say benefit most from Soraka as a support as her ability to spam them Mana allows them much more sustain, harass, farming and even pushing. While Janna can support these, I find Soraka to often be the better choice IF you can get her.
Q: What about a non-supporting Janna, such as mid AP-nuke?
- A: While no current mid Nuke would be able to deny an AP Nuke Janna's farms in mid, her support abilities would be going to waste on herself, if she can't pick-up kills with them, then they are just going to waist, she works better with another champ.
Q: Roaming Janna, what is Roaming and why do it ever?
- A: Roaming is when you don't hunker down in your lane, you are mobile quite often, coming to other lanes to assist, or support your Jungler as he or she counter-jungles, etc. A roaming Janna can ward the map much more efficiently than most supports because of her high movement speed and great get-away. Because of her high amount of CC's, early and late, she can actually gank quite efficiently like the other high-end roamers (Ali/Taric). Also, because her damage is never an important thing, she can be under-leveled and still very efficient at surviving and supporting.
Q: Uhh, why not 9-0-21, it seem to benefit your abilities more
- A: You're comparing 4AP, 4% CDRED, and 10% Magic Pen VS 6 armor, and 2% movement speed,and 40 bonus XP on assists and kills. While the damage may seem better, the 6 armor early game is HUGE, the 2% movement speed as Janna makes her even better, and the build is flexible, if you want to grab heal, you don't have to sacrifice 10% magic pen or 15% summoner ability CD red, you can just remove 2 armor, for 15% more healing. When it comes down to it, for 4 points, 4AP really doesn't do much for Janna, the 4% CD Reduction is fantastic but I make up for it in runes, because I can with standard runes UNLIKE movement speed where I can only make up with 1 Quintessence (if desired), I need the other two (minimum) for Gold per 10's. In the end, I feel it's worth it. Oh and 10% Magic Pen really doesn't do much unless you are already doing ALOT of damage, by Janna does almost none, she doesn't need to.
Q: Sage? It doesn't seem worth it
- A: When you intentionally leave a lane to roam, place wards or go back so your AD carry can get more farms, you tend to be slightly or heavily under-leveled. Having Sage lets you stay in the game despite being behind in XP, not a MUST-HAVE but very useful for my Janna.
Q: Why not 0-9-21, you get a bit more durable
- A: True, I definitely would consider this build if you have a rough pair on bottom. I'm personally not a HUGE fan because I really like the Movement Speed buff, and large amount of XP to keep me pretty close to normal-level range despite roaming so much.
Summoner Spells
-- Even with the nerf to the cooldown, this Summoner Ability is still super handy. It's pretty much a MUST-HAVE, the only time I wouldn't consider it is if not having "Heal" was detrimental to your strategy or counter-stragey and if that's the case, you are better off getting rid of Flash, thus why I tend to encounter more Soraka's and Taric's with Heal/CV. When you think about, these are two of the best support abilities in the game now so it makes sense to pair them up together.
-- With the recent buff to this, it packs a much bigger punch than it before. I will not play a game without this as Soraka, or Taric as it just buffs my early game harass, and ganks so much. It's very easy to bait yourself with a giant heal as well, you'd be surprised at how many fall for it and turret dive , etc. I would consider this and CV the ultimate support abilities right now, but that doesn't mean you can just pick Heal and CV and have a grand old time (yes I said that), there can be dire consequences for Janna if she chooses not to get flash, so you have to be very careful getting this ability. I'll explain the CV/Heal/Flash dilemma in more-depth at the end of this section.
-- Flash is an amazing offensive ability for Janna, why? Because it allows her to get in perfect positions to ulti and separate an enemy team. Defensively, it's also incredible as you can use it to get away from very dangerous situations, or get to a key position on time to save a team with an ulti or shield, etc. I've never once played a game without flash and I'm not sure I ever will. Because of flash, my Janna always seems to be in the right place at the right time in a team fight, all it takes is a flash most games to get in the perfect position. Flash/CV is the way to go for most games as Janna supporting Bot, however there are issues to consider, below..
The Flash/CV/Heal Dilemma
Like I mentioned in the Flash description, it's often the best ability a Janna can have, however, there are situations where I would consider running Heal/CV instead of Flash/CV:
- An enemy support with a good heal, is also running the Summoner Ability Heal. While Janna's ulti can somewhat balance out the heal amount, she faces a huge disadvantage against champions in the bottom lane that have double heals or triple heals on bottom, such as Soraka with W,ulti+heal. Running Flash/CV in these situations might just get you completely out-sustained and have you constantly backing to your pad. The important thing to notice is the AD Carry - if it someone that can push hardcore, you MUST run heal if the other support is, unless it's a support champion with no heal, you'll be fine. If it someone that cannot push amazing well such as vayne, you probably won't need it to keep the lane in balance, just time your shields well.
- It is not beneficial to split the enemy team up, ex: you have a Galio, Rrand, etc and want to bunch the enemies up.
- The enemy team can capitalize off you trying to flash in and ult by cutting off your knockback and keeping you in the danger zone, or keeping THE danger zone on you pretty much negating the knockback effect of your ulti.
This is pretty much the things to consider when or when not to run flash, because of how aggressive my Janna often is, I like having it but there are games I consider running something else, you may end up doing the same.
-- Ideal instead of Flash if you have a hardcore pushing-focused bottom such as Caitlyn, etc. Save it for a nice Tower push and you can end up downing towers much earlier than expected. Also, really nice if you plan on roaming and have a mid like Heimerdinger that can seriously push a lane with a promoted minion. While I have considered this as Janna, I'd only do it if my whole team's strategy was to dominate by pushing lanes which is a very risky strategy imo.
NOTED: At this current time I see no other valid reason to run ANY of the other Summoner Abilities as Janna, they simply do more harm than good for her, play her a very long time as support if you disagree, and you will start to notice why.
Runes are actually quite flexible, I've ran all different kinds and the kind I've found the most benefit are displayed below:
Explanation for Marks:I like to have "some" AP as Janna, the 17 alone isn't a big deal late-game but if I have a will of the ancients buff on me, or I'm giving it out, it adds up, especially if I have Baron, or a Rod of Ages or an Abyssal Scepter. Some High-Elo supports would suggest Magic Pen over the AP per/lvl - only reason I don't is because the AP helps her ult's heal, the Magic Pen does not.
Explanation for Seals:Because I build Philo and Catalyst relatively early, Mana Regen at the earlier levels has never been an issue for me unless I uselessly spam my abilities, really no need to tornado unless for harass AND your AD carry can utilize it, no need for W unless there is a kill you are going for, and I save the shield for moments where the enemy AD carry tries to poke, or my carry is poking. Mana Regen per/lvl seals really give Janna the late-game regen she needs to be able to stay in the fight for a really long amount of time.
Explanation for Glyphs:Cooldown Reduction is huge on Janna, especially early-game. 11% off the start from Runes and Masteries is amazing for her, get Soul Shroud or Frozen Heart and you're pretty awesome but that will be explained shortly in Items. You can definitely run RAW AP or AP per/lvl Glyphs here if you feel you want more damage instead of CD Reduction. It actually works very well if you do 9/0/21 and then make up for your lack of CD Reduct from Runes by getting it in Masteries. This type of build gives Janna way more damage without losing too much support, refer to Masteries above for a further explanation if you have not read it already.
Explanation for Quintessences:What support wouldn't want 3 gold per 10, 5 gold per 10 off the start counting masteries? It's utterly fantastic, like having a gold item without having one. Because of this, I don't even build Kage's anymore, I see no point, especially since I won't upgrade it later whereas the others, I will, that will be explained in Items however, just below.
Skill Order
(After this point, think about what you need and improvise, ex: "Do I want lower CD on Tornado and more damage with it? Or do I want more passive Movement Speed and more damage with the slow as well as more slow with the slow?" Feel it out.
Explanation: You're supporting an AD carry, shield is the most important ability you have, simple as that.
My Recommended Build Order
Random things to consider:
- (Spam Wards, should always have bottom half of the map covered, except initially, that will be hard but still possible), By Mid-Game, you should be warding nearly all the map, constantly. Keep in mind that you do not want to follow this to the tee, improvise and build accordingly, this is an outline, a guide, a suggestion, not the real deal.
- Boots of Mobility can be replaced with Ninja Tabi, Or Merc Treads, or Ionian, or even Swift, don't rule any of them, build accordingly. If you direly need a tenacity item, get the Treads, if you need better cooldowns earlier to keep up with someone, ionian may be just what you need. Boots of Mobility work amazing well with Janna because placing a tornado does not affect the movement speed bonus - it isn't considered combat until the tornado moves. This allows Janna to get into a key position to hit a key CC, without staying in the danger zone for too long. It also also allows her to ward the map amazingly fast. In combination with Banshee's Veil, nobody in the game can stop her from warding what she wants to ward.
- Catalyst doesn't have to be turned into BV, it can be turned into Rod of Ages, I however wouldn't recommend it unless you can finish it extremely early, 20 mins at the earliest. Even so, it's a selfish item and I wouldn't do it unless you really need damage because your team just sucks at doing any damage. Even so, buffing them is the smarter play in most cases.
- I wouldn't recommend Randiun's on Janna, if you are in range to use on a group of enemies, you are probably doing something wrong. If you are in a dangerous position, it's because you are ulting to separate enemy team, after ulting, you run like hell not sit around and Randiun's so that won't work.
- Zhonya's is a pointless item on Janna, you shouldn't be sitting still that long anyway, plus, she is a protector, you aren't protecting much if you are sitting still for that long. You shouldn't need the invulnerability anyway if you've done the build correctly and utilized your speed
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Early to Mid:
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(Core Build, usually, look below for more info.)
ExplanationIF you have 2 AP Nukes (Ex: Jungle Fiddle, Nuke in Mid) OR IF you have lots of awesome AD that ISN'T building Stark's (Ex: Deadly AD Jungler, and/or Solo-Top and/or AD Carry) Coordinate with your team, if nobody has built it yet, get on it, in most cases, this is better than Aegis if you have an AD heavy team so build before Aegis if necessary.
This allows you to support quicker, longer and better since you can tank more damage for your team while debuffing the enemy team, a MUST-HAVE item late if the enemy team is stacking AD or relying a lot on their AD. This is better choice than Randuin's in most cases because you don't have to get down and dirty in the battle to use it, you can still stick along the edges playing it smart.
You shouldn't really ever build this unless your team consist of a ton of magic damage that is obliterating everything and already have the will of the ancients buff, AND the enemy team is stacking MR, this item could be the X factor in victory for your team, it isn't to be neglected.
An early Catalyst, is a simple and effective way to deal with Health and Mana sustain issues as well as a useful shortcut to the inevitable Banshee's Veil. There are however alternative methods to deal with this mainly Mana issue while still making use of the item. This build works fantastically when you have an AD carry and a team that is dependent on their abilities whether AD or AP and dependent on Mana.
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Core Build usually, look below for more info.
Don't take the item recommendations to heart, always test out your own stuff. This is the item builds that have made me a very successful Janna, I don't know how many games I've saved because of the actions I've done for my team to assure a win in a team-fight.
Always improvise based on what's happening in the game. Just because I say, build Banshee's Veil, then this item doesn't mean you have to build them in that order. Most games, I honestly find myself scattering all kinds of items, I may have Philo, Heart of Gold, standards boots, catalyst, negatron cloak, and a kindlegem, build what matters at the time it matters.
If my team doesn't need the reverie speed boost, don't build it, but do build the Kindlegem so that I can immediately get reverie upon my team needing it.
Get the items that do the most for the team, not you! Weigh options, if you get your tornado and shield 2 seconds earlier from cooldowns, does it beat giving your team some armor, magic resist and damage? It just may, play it out in your head and play around with it. Memorize how effective certain items are in certain situations and always prepare for the worst.
Keep gold items as long as you possibly can!
What to do for the team, tips for early and late (optional)
The Early Game
Early game is all about getting your AD carry FED and staying alive in the process. Get them farms, do this by keeping control of the bushes with wards and yourself. Make sure you and your carry can't get ganked easily with well-placed wards. I'd tell you where to place wards but with the new ward buff I haven't quite figured out all the new amazing places I can place wards, I may update the guide in the future when I feel more comfortable with sharing my knowledge of that. Anywho, build accordingly. If your carry has the potential to dominate your lane in farms, harass, and pushing and they only need more Mana Regen to do this, alter your build, get the manipulator or steal the enemy blue buff, get what needs to be done as fast as possible.
Your second priority early is to protect and support your jungler as they jungle and counter-jungle, give them the best possible wards you can to make his or her life much easier. If I can get a key early-game ward to the enemy blue when they aren't going for it, I do it. Keep your CV's for your team! - not yourself unless you absolutely have to. A key CV for your team can give them kills and you a secret assist. Having CV up for your jungler is also huge as they may be able to pinpoint where the enemy jungler is and act accordingly. If you pay close attention to enemy junglers, over-time, you will know exactly where to CV and catch them, and therefore know when you have to ward the river and when not to. Don't place useless wards.
Early game those are your only priorities unless your team needs you somewhere else for a very important reason, the AD carry is huge though, never neglect them, get them farms, get them kills, and let yourself ONLY GET ASSISTS, NO KILLS.
The Transitioning Early to Mid
This is when priorities start to shift, at this point you may end up roaming more, bouncing back and forth from bottom to mid to support the jungler, and your mid and to counter ganks on mid and such. Dragon becomes a huge ***set at this point and controlling the area with wards is critical, you MUST do it. This is why it's so important to have the two gold items at this point, you also should be working on the boots of mobility now so you can very easily roam. If there is one enemy in the bottom lane, and you can't kill them, leave it and let your carry get the solo XP they need to keep up with or pull ahead of the enemy carry. Do not wander too far though, unless you KNOW they can handle themselves.
Ward, Ward, Ward in all key positions, entrances and exits to enemy jungle if you control the lanes that well, if you are pushes back in lanes, ward your own jungle, etc.
At this point in the game, you now want to help your mid Nuke get kills via ganks from mid to bottom or ganks from bottom to mid, etc. By roaming, you make it very hard for the enemy team to predict when you are ganking mid, and you can pull off some real nice kills for your team, assists for you and get huge items much earlier than normal, making your team that much better.
Your deaths will happen around this time, they are almost inevitable, most will not be your fault if you play very well, you will however die for your teammates if you must, that is your job as support. If you can save your fed nuke and die for him or her, do it, the enemy will often get less gold.
Always remember that a trade isn't a trade just because 1 person per team died, the assists counts as well. If your nuke is fighting someone and you can get the assist for the kill, GET IT, but don't steal the kill. If you someone has to die on your team, let it be you AFTER getting off your key abilities if you can.
Visions wards to counter single wards, oracles to counter many wards IF you are not dying otherwise just get multiple vision wards to cover key positions.
The Transitioning of Mid to Late
Team fights, constant Dragons, back-dooring, Lane-Control and Barons now become the main focus of the game, 1 death at a crucial moment can lose your team the game. As a support, you make sure that doesn't happen, that is your first priority. MAKE SURE NOBODY DIES. You do this by giving them amazing awareness of the map, if you have placed less than 40 wards at this point, you aren't playing well enough imo. You should have at least 6 wards on the map at any given time covering key positions, you should have visions at baron, dragon, and any other place you know the enemy wants to control with a ward.
Often you will not initiate as a Janna unless it's a tornado but there are rare occasions your team can capitalize off a well-placed ulti by you. I myself have had my team getting Baron and had enemy Graves trying to steal it on the other side of the wall, by Flashing behind him and ulting, I threw him right into my team who hard CC'd him and dropped him instantly. Because of the 4v5 with Baron, we won the game easily. Just one example of how to capitalize off a mistake by an enemy with an ult like Janna's. Always be on the lookout but no what you are doing before you get into it. Those are pro Janna movies, don't do them unless you know you can pull it off, I myself barely do them, too risky, support is conversation in 99% of cases.
In the team fight itself, if you need to separate the enemy AD carry from the fight with a well-place ult, DO IT. If however, your team needs the heals from it more, position yourself behind them, cover yourself with a well-place tornado and keep your team at good hp by channeling your full ulti. DEFEND YOUR AD CARRY. Do not let anybody kill them. If they die, your team may lose the fight. Shield them initially, slow anybody trying to get to them, tornado anybody trying to get to them and constantly walk in front of them "****-blocking" them as I call it. Reverie when needed to save your teammates or give them the boost they need to finish a kill.
REMEMBER: Your tornado and ulti can be used to stop powerful ult's like Galio's etc, always be prepared to use your abilities the best they can in situations. This takes time and practice.
Ranked Play
Counters are key, your Carry should be picked in order to counter the enemy carry. That means Janna is picked to further support that counter. If Janna cannot compliment the AD carry enough, you could end up in a very sticky situation, I've been in a few myself.
Remember that even if you lose the early-early game on bottom, maybe die 3 times and have 1 assist, it does NOT mean the game is over.
I actually have a ranked game up on youtube soon (Draft mode, and our bottom loses horribly but by focusing on getting the AD carry farms mid-to-late by supporting with wards and roaming to the lane, the AD carry is still able to get fed which end-game, with protection, allows him to win us the game.
****ty teammates can be improved with amazing supports, protect an idiot and they might just learn to respect you and get better at the game in the process.
End Comments
I'll post up my best Gameplay on here as soon as I upload it to youtube as a quality example. Thanks for reading and if you have any questions, ask away and I'll add it to this awesome Q & A section.
Q: Is she really the Goddess **** of Assists?
- A: Yes, really. Learn to survive and you'll pull 0-2-29's out of your *** in 20 minute games.
Q: Can I Solo Mid?
- A: Yes, but you are wasting your awesome support abilities
Q: Are there any specific champions she counters?
- A: Anybody that has to get up close and personal to get **** done, Wukong Ult can be countered by Janna Ult, Kennen ult can be countered by Janna Ult, Galio ult can be interrupted by Janna "Q" from far away. Time your moves and you counter all kinds of champion abilities.
Q: Do you have to be a high ELO player to be good at Janna?
- A: NO, in fact, you may the best Janna in the world and have mediocre ELO, truth is supports get no love! They are hard to pull off in solo queue and single-handedly win your team games, duo however with a good bro and you two can tear it up.
Q: Can I build Tears?
- A: gtfo


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A longtime grocery retailer announced the closing of a Crescent City store Wednesday while another store opened at a new, larger location.
The Ray's Food Place grocery store in Crescent City is closing Feb. 3, the store's owners said Wednesday.
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The decision to close the Ray's store in Crescent City is "due to an increased presence of retail competitors and the continued decline in the economic climate," parent company CandK Market, Inc. said in a press release.
In November, Walmart expanded its Crescent City store on Washington Boulevard to include a larger grocery section.
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Far flung feasts: Ethnic markets provide novel holiday flavors from around the world
Ethnic markets provide novel holiday flavors from around the world
by Richard Foss
Think of the smells of Christmas for just a moment – got it? You probably thought of baking spices, the cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves that accent everything from fruitcakes to holiday candles.
Those seasonal flavorings go back to nineteenth century London, to Queen Victoria and her German-born husband Albert who took such delight in Christmas that they turned a minor holiday into a commercial bonanza. The Christmas tree, sled rides, and candy canes from Albert's boyhood in Bavaria and the bright Scottish plaids and steamed plum puddings Victoria favored became part of our culture as well as theirs. The eccentricity of a beloved and trend-setting royal couple captured the world's imagination.
Other flavors might come to mind if you didn't grow up in England or the U.S., or if your family honored their ancestral holiday traditions. Romanians get nostalgic over cakes filled with brandied cherries, Ukrainians over sweet nut and grain pudding, Argentines a heady mix of sparkling wine and pineapple juice. Some of the foods from around the globe involve rare ingredients or are difficult to make, and since you only get one chance to serve the perfect holiday meal you'd rather buy them premade. With that in mind, we present this short guide to the delicacies of the Christmas season and where you can get them. We assume you're willing to travel off the Hill, because celebrating the season right is worth the drive.
English – Mincemeat pie has gone through a curious evolution, beginning as a medieval mutton pie laced with chopped dried fruit and spices. It became a Christmas treat at least as early as Elizabethan England, so much so that Puritans regarded eating them as a Catholic vice. Over the centuries the pies became less meaty and more sweet, and now many mince pies are all fruit, nuts, and spices with no meat at all. That's the case at Hof's Hut, which bakes them only on Christmas Eve. This is a rare treat, and if you want one you need to put in your order now.
(23635 Crenshaw Blvd., Torr. 310-325-0470)
German, Northern European – Building and decorating a gingerbread house is one of the most enjoyable family traditions, and Alpine Village Market offers the materials in an easy kit form. But call first to be sure they have gingerbread kits available, because they are known to run out. They also have everything for a complete German holiday meal, including weisswurst, the veal and pork sausages that are a holiday treat in Bavaria, and stollen, the fruit bread scented with orange zest. Whole froze geese and ducks are also available. Pick up a bottle of glühwein, the spiced wine that is served heated, to make things even more festive. Alpine Village has items from other holiday traditions too – Hungarians will want to pick up szaloncukor, the colorful candies that are used to decorate the Christmas tree.
(833 W. Torrance Blvd., Torrance. 310-327-4384)
Hawaiian – At holiday luaus Hawaiians enjoy haupia, coconut milk thickened with arrowroot starch so it resembles gelatin. This is usually cut into blocks and served on a ti leaf. You can get these and other pastries at King's Hawaiian Bakery in Torrance, and munch on classic items like a kalua pork sandwich, loco moco, or saimin soup while you're there.
(2808 Sepulveda Blvd., Torr. 310-530-0050)
Italian – Most Americans look forward to the roast beef, turkey, or ham during this season, but Italians look forward to the Feast of Seven Fishes. A-1 Market in San Pedro stocks up both on fresh fish and the salted codfish called baccalà that is served fried in cod cakes, braised with milk, anchovy, and onions, or cooked into stews. A-1 also carries the nougat candies called torrone and imported panettone breads.
If you'd like your panettone made in Rancho Palos Verdes instead then Amalfitano Bakery will be happy to oblige. They also make the Neapolitan honey pastries called struffoli, mostaccioli (not the pasta, the walnut cookie), rococo spice cookies, and cuccidati fig cookies.
(A-1 Market, 348 W. 8th Street, SP. 310-833-3430)
(Amalfitano Bakery, 29111 S. Western Ave., RPV. 310-833-2253)
Japanese – There is nothing wildly innovative about the Japanese Christmas cake: it's a sponge cake topped with whipped cream and strawberries. Nevertheless it has great symbolism in modern Japan. The red and white cake has the colors of the Japanese flag, its ornate decoration evokes traditional Shinto shrines, and it's a symbol of prosperity. The local Japanese community buys their cakes at Nijiya Market, generally ordering in advance because they sell out quickly.
(2533 Pacific Coast Hwy. Torr. 310-534-3000)
Mexican – At this time of year many Mexican restaurants and bakeries sell fruit tamales – one of the most popular variants includes pineapple, raisins, cinnamon, and honey. They wash those tamales down with Ponche Navideno, and some Mexican markets stock the hawthorn berries and guavas that are pulped to make this sweet concoction. The distinctive pastry of the season is buñuelos, fried pastries scented with anise or cinnamon and sometimes served with syrup. Mi Lupita Bakery has those fragrant holiday doughnuts, but you need to call to reserve them, as they aren't made every day.
(1640 W. Carson Street #A1, Torr. 310-533-1884)
Spanish – Marzipan may have been invented in Spain, and whether or not that is true the ground almond and honey confection is important in their Christmas celebrations. La Española is where we go for all things Spanish, and the side street deli in Harbor City offers many varieties of Christmas candy at this time of year. Turrón de Jijona is a luxurious marzipan that is 74 percent almonds by weight, and is one of several sweets that they import from Spain just for the season. Others include mantecados y polvorones, a selection of frosted and unfrosted Christmas cookies, and bombón de higo, chocolate-coated figs injected with brandy. You'll want to pick up some cheeses, sausage, and Iberico-style ham for tapas before the meal, because who could pass that deli case without doing so?
(25020 Doble Ave., Harbor City. 310-539-0455)
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Earlier today, the Swamp noted that Mark McKinnon, a senior campaign adviser to both President Bush and Sen. John McCain of Arizona, had said some time ago that he could not serve McCain if Sen. Barack Obama became the Democratic presidential nominee.
And now this evening, the Republican consultant is reaffirming his stance that he will have to step out of his advisor's role for the campaign if Obama wins the Democratic nomination. He explained his aversion to campaigning against Obama in an interview aired by National Public Radio, where Michele Norris interviewed him for All Things Considered:
"I met Barack Obama, I read his book, I like him a great deal,'' McKinnon said. "I disagree with him on very fundamental issues. But I think, as I said, I think it would a great race for the country, and I would simply be uncomfortable being in a campaign that would be inevitably attacking Barack Obama. I think it would be uncomfortable for me, and I think it would be bad for the McCain campaign.'' Read on...
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Guest Post: How the MiniMed 530G Changed My Diabetes Management (Without Ever Even Seeing it in Person)
SUM is being borrowed today by Christopher Angell, fellow PWD and creator of GlucoLift, so that he can share his thoughts on the Minimed 530G … without having ever seen or used the system. What is he on about? Find out …
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Leading up to the launch of the Medtronic 530G (and what a long lead-up it was) I kept asking myself "What's the big deal?" It seemed like, apart from a new sensor (which some data had already shown to be a minimal improvement over their previous sensor, and a far cry from the already-extant Dexcom G4 Platinum) the only real innovation was the introduction of the low glucose suspend (LGS) feature, which shuts off insulin delivery after a series of alarms alerting the user about low blood sugar are ignored. "How useful could that possibly be?" I wondered.
We're constantly told that, because of the action curve of our rapid acting insulins, changes in pump basal delivery should be calculated for events 30-60 minutes in the future. So how does shutting off my basal drip help me if I'm crashing NOW?
Still, my curiosity got the better of me.
Now, I don't use a Medtronic pump (Tandem t:slim), or a Medtronic CGM (Dexcom G4), and I don't even get all of my basal insulin from my pump (my current split is about 57% from my pump and 43% from a single bedtime Lantus injection). So my experience is probably in no way directly comparable to what someone using the Medtronic system would experience. Nonetheless, I started experimenting with what I'll call MLGS (manual low glucose suspend). I didn't use it for all of my lows, but there are a couple situations where I've found it to be rather useful.
The first is where my bolus and my food may be correctly matched, but are out of step. For example, say I bolused for a meal that's mostly protein, fat, and some slower carbs, like a steak with sides of spinach and broccoli. Then after the meal, I notice a slow dip on my Dexcom, but I KNOW that once the meal starts digesting, there will be plenty of food to give the insulin I have on board something to do.
Previously, I would have eaten one or two proactive glucose tablets to keep the insulin busy while the steak and veggies get over their stage fright. Now, I'll just unhook my pump, or set a temp rate of 0 units for 15-30 minutes. And as long as I didn't way over-bolus, that dip tends to reverse on its own, and I've managed to avoid unwanted, unnecessary carbs (delicious though they may be). This is especially useful if I've eaten a late dinner, and don't notice the dip until after I've brushed my teeth. I can still get into bed, unhook, and read until I see the CGM line flatten out, then hook back up, without re-fouling my pristine pearly whites.
The other situation where I find myself implementing MLGS is with my serious, all-hands-on-deck lows. You know, the ones where every second spared from their depths means less of a hangover, and more of my day returned to my control. There are two caveats to using MLGS with this type of low. The first is that, since I'm not at my most functional when these lows hit, I'm more likely to use the "unhook the pump" method than the "very responsibly set a temp rate" method. This means that it's very important to remember to re-attach my pump after I turn the corner on the low. The second is that since disconnecting, even for a little while, leaves me more vulnerable to a rebound high, I always treat these lows with glucose tablets, as opposed to my fridge-clearing binges of yore. I know when I've eaten enough glucose to right the ship, but I have to be disciplined enough to trust it and not pile another 50g of future disaster carbs on top.
When I do those two things successfully, my bad lows feel less bad, and I seem to recover from them faster. Can I measure/prove this? No. Do I care? Not really. If it feels to me like it's working, and I believe it's an improvement, then it kind of is, even without hard data to verify or explain it.
So even though I've never used the new Medtronic MiniMed 530G, or even seen one in person (as far as I know), it has nonetheless made a positive contribution to my diabetes management toolkit, which, when you think about it, is pretty impressive.
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I have a really hard time remembering to turn off a suspend setting after the low fun is over, so I rely on the 0% temp basal, too.
I know it's not the point of the post, but I am seriously intrigued by your Lantus/pump routine!02/18/14; 11:00 am
"…changes in pump basal delivery should be calculated for events 30-60 minutes in the future. So how does shutting off my basal drip help me if I'm crashing NOW?" YES—this is the question! It has been driving me nuts.
MLGS sounds way better that machineLGS because we won't have to wait for the zillion alarms and the shutting off once it's basically practically almost too late anyway.
You are a genius.02/18/14; 11:38 am
I almost always suspend my son's pump when he's low until he's back in range. I love the idea of the auto-suspend but love his old Ping and his current t:slim's features more. I'll keep doing the MLGS for him…
The Lantus/pump combo is something I've been wanting to do for a while. My son's doctor made me feel like a fool for asking for her help getting started with it. Now that I see that someone else actually IS doing it successfully, it's time to find him a new endo.02/18/14; 12:02 pm
I've never heard of anyone doing that either. I wouldn't find a new endo over that, sometimes what adults try or adults have aren't recommended for children. You might see if he puts out more detailed information and print it out to take to your son's endo. Let the endo look into it instead of making a split second decision. Unless you have other reasons! 🙂02/19/14; 2:46 pm
Yay! I always love when Chris guest posts! 🙂
Thanks for the really interesting perspective on all of this, Chris.
Next guest post topic? More about your split basal approach…02/18/14; 12:38 pm
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Interesting read. I want to learn more about your spilt basal rates:)02/18/14; 1:10 pm
As a user of the 530G, I can say that 1) in my experience, the sensor is not as good as the G4, but is better than the old SofSensors which brings me to.. 2) I actually prefer MLGS over the pump doing it for me. The sensor can be off a lot at times, and if it reads you're low when you're not, you can go higher than you already are. Case in point, it was bugging me all morning that I was in the 50's. BG was actually 130-140 range. If I had LGS enabled, I would have been higher. But when it reads right and actually does suspend when I need it to, it's actually pretty cool. I use the sensor for when my hubby is away on business, so I have a backup CGM. It has actually helped me through quite a few overnight lows. I have an unwavering fear that I'll pass out and my son won't know what to do. When he's older and can be trained (even if it's just to use the telephone to call someone and to know to unlock the door), I may not rely on it so much.
BUT – to the topic of the post – I do find that I don't have to treat the low with quite as much food/glucose if I do let the pump suspend or if I do a manual temp basal at 0% ( I can't remember to unsuspend it if I've done it myself) rather than going with an eat-all-of-the-food-supply approach.02/18/14; 1:26 pm
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I love the MLGS! I've always done something really similar using my IOB countdown on my t:slim. When my blood sugar is low/in nerve wracking near-low territory, I take care of it with glucose as sensibly as I can, and I set a temp rate of 0-35%, depending on the severity of the low, for as long as my pump says I still have active insulin on board. As long as my glucose consumption doesn't spiral out of control, like it's sometimes been wont to do, I end up with a really nice flat line around 130 or so throughout the night. I LOVE MY TECHNOLOGY.02/18/14; 3:35 pm
When I started pumping, I remember explicitly asking my trainer if I should stop my basal if I'm experiencing a low (this was before I had any sensor, much less one with LGS). She answered with an emphatic NO — that by the time the basal-stoppage took effect, it would be too late and I'm better off just treating the low.
With that said, I've been practicing "pre-emptive MLGS" lately. If I'm at about 95 and decreasing, or maybe I'm at 110 with a slight decrease and a lot of insulin on-board, I'll set a temporary basal of zero for about an hour….
We can all learn from new features, even if we don't use them.02/18/14; 6:00 pm
I love this idea! This is what we should be doing with current technology. The only way that we can control this disease is if we experiment, and as much as (my) doctors hate this, I can't stop. Sorry, I'm not sorry doc. We are the masters of figuring out what works for us, and just like you said, it might not be measurable or quantifiable or whatever, but if it works, you should stick with it.02/18/14; 9:57 pm
We have also been using these MLGS techniques with good success since before the 530G was released. In addition, we have experimentally determined (for N=1) while developing the #DIYPS that the body has an effective maximum carb absorption rate (grams/minute). That means that once you have eaten more than a certain amount of carbs (~24g) it will take some time (~1h) to absorb them all, and eating extra carbs won't make BG go up any faster, it'll just result in more of a rebound later. So if you're heading (or already) low with plenty of carbs on board, a zero temp basal / suspend is the only way to mitigate the low further.
One other thing we found is that MLGS is useful for preventing gradual nighttime down slopes from turning into lows. If we set the CGM alarm to say 90, then a 1h temp to zero will usually keep BG above 70 without causing a big rebound.02/19/14; 2:34 am
I love the MLGS (in the form of very low or 0% temp rate). I've been using it for years to prevent lows but not to help treat them. Perhaps I am lucky to only very rarely have lows that are so stubborn I would use it when actually low. I probably use this technique most often just before bed when blood sugar is in the 70s or in the 80s and dropping slightly. Befor using a CGM, I even would do two tests 20 min apart or so to check the drop factor.02/19/14; 5:52 pm
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I've been using MLGS with my Cozmo:
– when my bg level was falling and there still was a significant amount of acting time on the last bolus left, I've set a temp BR of 0% for the duration of the remaining acting time of the last bolus to keep the BR from adding to the surplus of Insulin. This would not result in a lack of basal insulin, since the overly generous bolus applied before already filled that gap. This would definitely save me some carbs I would otherwise have had to gobble to counted the low.
– when my bg level already was at rock bottom, I've taken carbs first, and then a temporary BR of 0% for one hour that would revert to my lowest "normal" plateau after that hour as a safeguard if I would forget to turn the temporary BR off afterwards. Again, due to the overdosed insulin earlier, during that hour there's no fear of a lack in basal. Depending on the real amount of basal insulin needed after that hour though, a gap might start to form in the hours to follow if I forgot to turn the pump back to its normal basal pattern.
Why it works (at least according to my doc):
Both time to act, and duration of action depend on the amount of insulin applied. I.e. a bolus of 12IE will take longer to reach its peak than one of 4IE, and also take longer to wear off.
In the high U100 concentration, a certain amount of molecules will stick together even with the fast acting insulins. To disaggregate, they need to get diluted. This process happens by osmosis from the tissue around the injection site. A small dose of insulin gets diluted faster than a large amount, and thus is able to pass into the bloodstream a lot faster. Based on this chain of reasoning, the minute amount of the basal rate gets absorbed pretty much immediately. The reason for the BG level rising about an hour after a lack of basal insulin is not due to the direct bg-lowering effect of the insulin given in that basal rate an hour ago (that has effectively passed), but the increasing lipolytic effect the lack of insulin is setting into action. An increased amount of fatty acids then means that the insulin currently available (from the basal rate right now, or a bolus) will also have to tame those beasts before it can do its job bg-wise. And there's your resistance to insulin, and why it takes more insulin to get out of that condition than there was lacking that hour before.
(Sorry if I'm seriously lacking in vocabulary to explain my limited understanding in the passage above. Keywords for further reading would be: hexamer-monomer/dimer shape of the insulin molecule and its absorption, and lipolysis and the role of insulin in it)06/11/17; 3:12 pm


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The Senate will debate and vote on a bill this summer that would remove a union's long-standing privilege in most states to force workers to choose either to pay union dues or lose their jobs. The right-to-work law would also preserve the rights of workers to join unions if they so wished. Twenty-one states now have such laws.
- Private sector unions now raise $4.9 billion each year from workers through mandatory dues.
- That compares with only $1.2 billion collected by unions through voluntary dues.
- In 1993, the average post-tax income in right-to-work states was $36,540 -- compared to $33,688 in states without right-to-work laws.
- In 1992, right-to-work states attracted 57 percent of all new or expanded company facilities.
The unionized share of the private sector workforce has been declining for four decades in the U.S.
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Jeff is an ex-CA minion named Blood. He does a good job as long as he is active.
Who the fuck is Jeff?
I agree Smart was one of the best. But then again MPGH got some of the crappiest rules ever.
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So jeff is blood?
That just blew my fucking mind.
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dowant Bear Jew as minion. I wasn't around while he was minion, so i wanna see how good he really was.
& I think just being a coder isn't a big contribution to the CA section.. if anything he deserves contributor. I've literally never seen him post in CA Discussions.
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^Quoting that shit hard.
I've seen Jewboy in literally every thread I've commented on in the Combat Arms discussion.
I could careless about the position, I KNOW I am not going to do it as Dave said I wasn't allowed anymore.
I applied four-five times already and I was fully qualified to get it and yet Blood and others were choosen and they did a crap job.. and yet Blood get the job again. Which isn't FAIR because that adds the old saying, "Everyone is equal, just some is more equal than others."


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After Israel's national sport development programme "Sport Flourishes" is almost half way through, ICSSPE's President Uri Schaefer recalled the intentions of the programme founders and looked at what has been realised since the start in December 2014.
On 8th December 2013, the Government of Israel decided to support a National Programme to promote and enhance sport among children. As part of the project, an unprecedented sum of 371 million NIS (approx. 80 million €) was invested by the Sport Betting Council, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Culture and Sport over a period of five years.
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- increase the number of registered athletes older than 13 years by 50,000 by the year 2020;
- encourage children to engage in physical activity in targeted prioritised disciplines within the local municipalities;
- reduce the costs of participating in sport, and reducing the operating costs of sport clubs;
- register children to National Governing Bodies (NGBs) as of the age of 10, whilst strengthening the cooperation between NGBs and local communities and sport clubs.
In order to achieve the aims, the initiators encouraged communities across the country to establish new sport clubs with new activities. Special emphasis was put on the geographic and social periphery and on the advancement of girls in sport. Since the beginning of the programme, every female team and every team in the periphery of the country is entitled to receive additional financial funds on top of the ongoing support which every new sport team, individual or team sport receives.
The prioritised sports are:
- the two most popular sports – Football and Basketball;
- 10 newly and for the first time in Israeli sport prioritised sports: Gymnastics, Swimming, Track and Field, Judo, Sailing, Handball, Volleyball, Tennis, Cycling, and Cable Water Ski.
The project focuses on two different age groups:
- Level "A": ages 8 - 9 (Gymnastics from age 6 and Swimming from age 8); and
- Level "B": ages 10 - 12.
In level "A" the focus is on sport enrichment in schools, as part of the physical education curriculum. As this is the first phase of the sport socialisation process, the children are exposed to various physical activities, play, basic fundamental skills and sport games.
In Level "B", which is also mostly non-competitive, the children select their favourite sport, register with a national federation and learn how to practice while improving their motor skills in general and in the specific sport.
The budget is based on three different allocation methods:
A. standard allocation – Enabling all children to participate in the project as mentioned above in regards to girls and Israel's geographic periphery;
B. subsidising local authorities;
C. rewarding coaches and instructors according to the given criteria.
The national sport development programme goes back to an unsatisfactory participation of young people in organised sport.
Data revealed that in 2013, the overall number of registered athletes was 84,000, indicating that in Israel less than one percent of the population were registered as active athletes in the sport.
Out of these, 30,000 were football players, 18,500 basketball players, 2,500 tennis players, 2,400 swimmers 3,200 gymnasts, 1,300 judoka, to name but a few. It is because of these findings that the Israeli Sport Authority in the Ministry of Culture and Sport initiated the National Project "Sport Flourishes".
For each of the sports which are included in the programme, an expected number of active registered athletes was - in co-operation with the National Governing Bodies, the respective federation - set for the end of the project namely by 2020.
In summarising the first two years of the programme, the evaluation indicated that despite of some difficulties the programme is on the right track. Difficulties were analysed for example in sailing: it was inevitable that new sailing boats would be needed due to increase in the number of young athletes, but the budget was only developed for participation and not for equipment. Therefore it took some time before additional boats could be bought. Furthermore, when analysing the collected data, it has to be considered that football only joined the programme in 2015/16.
In 2014/15, the average registration rate of athletes (Level "A") was 70% versus 91% in 2015/16. It was also reported that in 2015/16, more sport teams were established than in 2014/15. It was noticed that new sport clubs were established across the country with new sports. All these developments are in line with the original plans of the Israeli Sport Authority.
Finally, it was reported that in 2015/2016 73% of the teams were established in communities ranked 5th on a socio-economic scale from 1 to 10, or even lower versus 63% in the year 2014/15.
If at the end of the programme the number of registered athletes in organised sports will have grown significantly in each of the targeted sports, and participation of both, girls and boys, has increased in the Israeli periphery more than in the center of the country, the programme can be called a success and will hopefully lead to further, similar investments.
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Barrelling Tide Distillery is an independently owned craft distillery in Port Williams, in the beautiful Annapolis Valley. They're located on the edge of the Cornwallis Ricer, where they see the tides rise and fall twice a day. As a grain to glass distillery, they use as much local product as possible and pride themselves on the fact that they can see many of their producers from out their windows!


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The fifth group of Jazzart Trainees will perform in the production, which is directed by Ina Wichterich Mogane. "Destination ...Lerato is about looking at the world differently, questioning why we dance a particular technique to particular music, why we limit our vision for ourselves and others, and it challenges us to try something new – to think out of the box, enabling us to discover the truths we have always known," she says.
"Using an electrifying blend of dance styles, our young cast take us on a journey of pursuing dreams and searching for love." A trainee, Yaseen Manuel says "Vision is nothing more than the image that you have painted on the walls of your mind. Fearlessness is the mastery of fear. We are the rhythm which we seek through Destination …Lerato".


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Storytime Program
To honor the unsung heroes working in every corner of this country as volunteers, the National Association of Counties (NACo) launched the Acts of Caring awards in 2000 as part of the Counties Serve America program, a long-term project to raise public awareness and understanding about county government. The awards recognize that by joining forces with county government, volunteers have a powerful impact on their communities that is both immediate and long lasting. The Probation Community Action Association's Storytime Program was one of 24 outstanding volunteer programs selected from across the nation to receive the 2003 Acts of Caring award. Congratulations to the PCAA Storytime Program!
PCAA, The "Heart of Probation," is a non-profit organization established in 1993 to assist youth supervised by the Probation Department and in the community. Orange County is the only Probation Department in the State of California to have a non-profit organization supporting some of the special needs of probationers and their families. The mission of PCAA is to provide assistance and advocacy for at-risk and victim youth and to create and implement intervention and prevention programs. The organization's slogan is "Helping Youth and Rebuilding Families."
In June of 2000, PCAA created Storytime for youth living in the County Islands. Storytime is a reading program that encourages literacy and is entirely supported by volunteer efforts. Statistics show that if children fall behind in reading, they are more apt to join gangs than a young person who can read and do well in school. PCAA members believe that if youth are off the streets and learning to read with their families, a world of opportunities and hope for a brighter future become available. Storytime started small with just seven children and their mothers. It has grown tremendously over the past three years.
Storytime began as a prevention program for the County Islands. It is currently offered once a month by PCAA volunteers. Storytimes are held at community centers with the densest populations and the greatest service needs. Services in these centers have been enhanced by Storytime, bringing these pockets of poverty and crime up to the standards of neighboring cities.
During each Storytime, community volunteers read a pre-selected book and each child receives a copy of the book to take home. The program also provides an opportunity for high-school students to participate by serving as "page turners" for the readers. Since the program's inception, more than 88 readers have been involved and over 8,000 books have been distributed to young people.
All books have excellent age-appropriate subject matter, such as friendship, racial equality, good manners, integrity, etc. The books are colorful and fun. At Christmas, a book is chosen and a matching stuffed animal is provided for each child, along with cookies and milk. The book selected for November 2002 was entitled "Franklin's Thanksgiving" – a wonderful story about giving and sharing.
Storytime is considered one of the most successful programs in the history of the County Island community centers in Orange County. The program's consistency has helped to establish a trusting relationship between community members and service providers. Police officers, Department of Justice staff, nurse teams, teachers, preschool workers, Probation officers, Board members, community volunteers and college presidents have all served as volunteer Storytime readers. Often the reader will bring in a treat to go along with the theme of the book.
The trusting relationships built through Storytime have extended to other service providers in the County Islands. Youth and family participation in community events have increased through activities such as Community Days and neighborhood Cleanup Days. Services and access to services have also increased through assistance provided by community-based organizations such as the YMCA, Community Development Council, Community Service Programs, Inc. and the Families and Communities Together (FaCT). In addition, County agencies (Social Services Agency, Health Care Agency, Probation Department, Sheriff's Department, Planning and Development Services and Housing and Community Development) have increased their visibility and availability in the County Islands.
The success of Storytime is being replicated! Officials of the City of Santa Ana Parks and Recreation program have met with PCAA and Probation Department staff and are planning to start a Storytime in a high-crime, low-income area. PCAA staff has volunteered to assist in the selection of books and participate in the first Storytime. The program continues to generate interest when introduced at public functions. People are amazed by the fact that each child participating in Storytime receives the same book that was just read by a community volunteer, and it's brand new!
Congratulations to the Probation Community Action Association Storytime Program for the distinguished honor of being selected for the 2003 Acts of Caring Awards.


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Repatriate wrote:ladislav wrote:Russians and Filipinos are alike in family structure, the romantic and sensual nature and the ease with which strangers instantly mingle. The folk music sounds almost the same.
All the other comparisons will be along the behavior based on social class lines- Chinese peasants will find E. Euro peasants similar in terms of social values and structures. Hence the similarities observed. Urban Asians will be very much similar to their Western counterparts, otoh.
Japanese = Germans/Scandinavians
Chinese = Brits
Koreans- Irish?
Koreans being the Irish of Asia is a pretty interesting comparison. I'd say maybe a more industrious Irish. Ireland basically rides the coattails of EU/UK investment on the other hand Korea is a genuine global competitor. Plus Korea is pumping out some really good film directors and K-pop is a pretty viral media thing in many parts of the world long before Psy. Korea has a history of being colonized and rebelling over long periods like Ireland too.
NaughtyNomad, who is himself Irish, once agreed with me that the Filipinos were the Irish of Asia. English-speaking, friendly, fun, full of song, etc.
Certainly not the way one thinks of Koreans.
Koreans would seem to compare to the gruff hardworking Whites one might find on the Frisian Islands, or the Faroe Islands.


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Brockton, MA (PressExposure) August 24, 2009 -- OCES' Nutrition Program offers special meals that are diabetic, pureed, ground, soft or renal, for elders with health issues. These healthy, low salt meals are prepared on special order. A senior with specific health issues or his/her family member, caregiver or a referral source, should contact OCES's Nutrition department about a therapeutic diet.
A Nutrition Specialist at OCES will complete a screening assessment, and as part of the intake process, obtain the name of the elder's primary physician or in the case of a patient receiving kidney treatment their Renal Nutritionist. Special diet meals will commence once the signed forms are received from the elder's doctor or renal nutritionist. Nutritional supplements may also be provided to seniors who have been identified as needing the additional calories during the day.
Meals for special diets may be delivered Monday through Friday just as the traditional "Meals on Wheels" are delivered.
The "Meals on Wheels" program is available to anyone aged 60 or older (and their spouses) who are homebound and who are unable to prepare their own meals. All of the regular home delivered meals are heart healthy and low salt.
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April 24, 2007
The tax burden on Australians is growing at more than double the rate of inflation, a study by The Centre of Independent Studies (CIS) shows.
Each year the CIS compares how much wealth the country is creating and how much of this is being taken by local, state and federal governments in taxes. According to the report:
- One hundred years ago, Tax Freedom Day fell on January 24, but by the late 1950s it had stretched to March 19. Throughout the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s government spending rose much faster than national wealth, so Tax Freedom Day got later and later in the year.
- This year, every dollar the country earned from New Year's Day up until April 24 has gone to the government in taxes.
- In 2001, Tax Freedom Day was actually pushed back by almost a week, but since then it has been creeping steadily forward; last year it reached April 25, equaling the worst year ever.
While 2007 has seen a slight improvement on this dismal performance, the nation's tax bill is still rising much faster than the inflation rate:
- The average amount of tax paid per head of population has gone up to $14,551 from $13,792 in the past 12 months.
- But because gross domestic product (GDP) per head has risen faster still -- to $47,199 from $44,376, a 6.4 per cent increase -- tax this year is taking slightly less of the country's wealth than it did last year.
At a time when people are getting richer, the demands on government spending should be falling, yet taxes are still galloping ahead of inflation, says The Age.
Source: "Tax burden outpacing inflation, study claims," The Age, April 24, 2007.
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Silent Spring
From her unabashed love of nature Rachel Carson shows how DDT and other pesticides have irrevocably harmed birds and animals and has contaminated the entire world food supply. Fifty-two years later, the message of this famous film continues to haunt us as we discover just how widespread nature's voice has been "silenced." As Carson stated: "Man's attitude toward nature is today critically important simply because we have now acquired a fateful power to alter and destroy nature. But man is a part of nature, and his war against nature is inevitably a war against himself? [We are] challenged as mankind has never been challenged before to prove our maturity and our mastery, not of nature, but of ourselves."
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So what should you do to get around these technological hiccups?
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G MTL 5 years ago
Carey Price and roughly a dozen Montreal Canadiens players skated for about an hour in Brossard, Qubec on Monday, some working out as well at the Mansfield fitness facility in the building.
The lineup on the ice for the practice included Habs captain Brian Gionta, forwards Ryan White, Travis Moen, Colby Armstrong and Louis Leblanc as well as defencemen Josh Gorges, Francis Bouillon and Yannick Weber. Prospect Brendan Gallagher, a few members of the McGill Redmen and even former Canadiens Benoit Pouliot and Mathieu Darche were also on the ice late Monday morning at the Bell Sports Complex.


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Motion analysis in clinical practice using ambulatory accelerometry
A new system, Physilog, for ambulatory monitoring of movement is proposed and its applications in orthopaedic, physiology, angiology and quality of life are presented. Body accelerations were recorded by a portable measuring device. Significant parameters of body motion, namely, movement coordination, temporal parameters, speed, incline, distance covered, kind of physical activity and its duration, are extracted from the subject accelerations in its daily environment. The accuracy of these parameters guarantees the reliability of accelerometry in clinical application.
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Since the current priority of the Obama Administration is to create more stringent fuel economy standards, the top German luxury carmakers are contemplating swapping their traditional six-cylinder powerplants with four-cylinder units just to meet the new standards that will be put in place.
The last offering of a four-cylinder unit for the US by the German carmaker BMW was way back in 1999 with its 318i hatchback, which was discontinued due to weak market performance.
With the new fuel economy standards, BMW is planning a direct-injected, turbocharged four-cylinder as the means to meet these new requirements. BMW will finalize its plans when Washington comes up with the final form of its fuel standards.
The powerplant can be utilized in the 1- and 3-series and the X1 and X3 crossover vehicles. Currently, BMW is working on the new four-cylinder powerplant to get it to have as much potency as the in-line six-cylinder units with enhanced fuel economy and lower carbon emissions. BMW is apprehensive though since buyers may not be willing enough to cash out extra for the new engine.
Building the new four-cylinder engine will cost BMW more and that extra cost will, unfortunately, be passed down to buyers.
Presently, Mercedes-Benz is likewise contemplating if it should also bring the four-cylinder diesel found in the E250 BlueTec Concept it showed at the New York auto show recently to US markets.
The powerplant in the concept, a 2.2 diesel, produces 204hp and has a fuel consumption rating of slightly less than 40mpg on highway driving.
According to Mercedes-Benz, although the powerplant may not work in the E-class for the US market, it would be ideal for the C-class sedan and GLK crossover. Both current generations of the vehicles may employ the power unit.


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Both Fiat SpA and the Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association argued their cases before a Delaware judge during a hearing that could help determine the value of the trust's remaining stake in Chrysler Group LLC that the Italian carmaker is trying to acquire. According to court documents, VEBA estimated its Chrysler stake to be worth $11.493 billion, while Fiat appraised the trust's holdings to have a value of $4.68 billion.
The hearing held on April 25, 2013, could help both parties achieve a common ground on the stake price negotiation by providing each side a better sense of their legal theories and the time frame for resolving the matter. The dispute started when Fiat decided to exercise its call option to buy from VEBA a 3.3 percent stake in Chrysler, offering to pay $139.7 million. VEBA, a trust of the United Auto Workers union, said in documents filed with Delaware's Court of Chancery that the stake is worth at least $342 million.
VEBA appeared to have convinced judge Donald Parsons that Fiat was improperly accounting for Chrysler's debt, which VEBA said was depressing the value of Chrysler. But later in the hearing, Parsons appeared to be indifferent to VEBA's arguments that the purchase price proposed by Fiat was barred by federal laws governing retirement benefits since it was below fair market value.
Fiat chief executive Sergio Marchionne targets to buy VEBA's remaining stake in Chrysler to pave way for a merger between the two carmakers. A merger would create the seventh-largest auto company in the world and will provide Fiat the need cash flow and scale to offset the effects of the current recession in Europe.


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14 luminous scenes from the universe, in winning astronomy photos
Published 5:54 pm, Friday, September 18, 2015
Vibrant galaxies, glowing nebulae and close-ups of our colossal moon shine in a collection of the best astronomy photos from an annual contest.
The Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition announced its winners Friday. The winning photos – chosen among 2,700 entries – showcase a universe that's vast and brilliant. Participants from 59 countries submitted photos.
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All the best images will be on display at the Royal Observatory Greenwich in England in a free exhibition that lasts until next June.
The overall winning image, by Luc Jamet of France, captures a solar eclipse over Svalbard (a Norwegian archipelago between Norway and the North Pole). Judges marveled at the moon crossing paths with the sun over a mountain range in the Norwegian territory.
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The shots were divided into interstellar categories: Skyscapes; aurorae; galaxies; our moon; our sun; people and space; planets, comets and asteroids; and stars and nebulae. Judges also gave out special awards for the best young astronomy photographers and the best newcomer.
See 14 of the most mesmerizing astronomy photos in the galaxy above.


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Thursday, March 01, 2012
March Releases
3 comments:
- Mimi Valentine said...
Oh gosh oh gosh oh gosh -- there's SO MUCH amazingness in this post right now!! <3 I adored Illuminate, Embrace, Perception, and Pretty Crooked, and I'm dying to get my hands on A Temptation of Angels too! Plus, Goddess Interrupted and Spellcaster? Loved the first books and I'm really excited to read these sequels!
If you keep getting me excited for so many books, I don't think I'll ever get any sleep! LOL x) Thank you so much for reminding me that I have a lot of reading to do this month, Sophie! :) <3
- March 2, 2012 at 1:57 AM
- Ella said...
So many books coming out in March! Like Balthazar...and I haven't even read Afterlife yet o.o
Illuminate and Embrace sound absolutely fantastic (love the cover of Embrace as well) so thank you for letting me know about them! A Temptation of Angels also looks great. Ahh, so many books to add on Goodreads now ^-^
- March 2, 2012 at 10:52 PM
- Miss Page-Turner said...
Wait a second...The Savage Grace is coming out this March?! I totally forgot about it, have to order it soon.
You need to read Wanderlove!!! It was brilliant:)
- March 6, 2012 at 1:13 AM
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And a lotta new! Golly bum, it's been a different world around here--well, some things never change, but it sure has been BUSY and different around the homeplace. I'm still acclimating to night shift and have just decided that I cannot always sleep during the day, that I'm just gonna have to sleep when the need strikes. Glory be that I can!
We had a catastrophic failure of my husband's computer and we ended up buying a Mac for me, which necessitated a major educational process for me AND readjustment for the poor hubby, who very nearly lost all of his files and most importantly, his Ipod stuff. The poor man has been walking around for weeks in a daze, worried that he had lost all his newest music, despite my assurances that it was all "there", just needed to be "found". Thank heaven for the youngest son, our family computer geek, who we are most beholden to for (finally) helping us extract the files from the crashed computer. (The boy IS busy, too!)
I deleted the old posts from the blog, with the intention of starting anew. Besides, I couldn't get the durn old posts to archive NOW.
So, other than learning how to work the Mac, and enjoying the lapability of it, and working, and the usual family stuff, gardening, exercising, and keeping our beloved Boxer boy, George, entertained, walked, fed, and loved-on, I've been doing precious little scrapbooking, and quite a bit of knitting. For those of you who had been following the blog, you know I'd been working hard on using up stash in the name of "Knitting From Your Stash" for the Red Scarf project. I knitted an armful of scarves, and attempted to drum up some interest through our local "orphan" group, to no avail. So I still have a pile of scarves on the desk. Ugh. I DO want to pursue this and DO want to contribute. Just have to figure out HOW to do that. Sigh.
Currently I'm knitting little adorable baby thises and thatses for a new baby that is coming in about five weeks--our "adopted" son's. He is our oldest son's best friend, and has been for, gracious me, could it be, FOURTEEN YEARS? (MUST we continually recognize how OLD I'm getting?) Currently, I have a blanket and a pair of tiny booties and a bonnet completed. But I can't show you as I want the mom (who also happens to be my hairdresser) to be surprised.
Next on the knitting lists, is ummmmmm, I dunno.
Going to go look at the inventory and decide.
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The Three Xtreme Musketeers
Oh, such a magnificent view! Standing at the edge of the cliff on Rocky Mountain, I contemplate the evening sunset in solitude and serenity. Although I'm surrounded by a mild snow flurry at -18 degree Celsius, the vanishing gigantic red fiery ball still keeps me warm. As I watch the Sun gradually drowns in the far end of the earth, the Moon rises up on the opposing side. In just a second, darkness covers the land; however, the moonlight shines and reflects off the white snows, generating a dim illumination. Then, I look down at my watch, it reads 6:48. The whole experience inadvertently evokes nostalgia.
Without denying the pleasure of absolute peace, this solitary adventure is still dreary as it lacks the amusement of having companions. Looking at the bright side, before it's gone, we might be staring at the same Sun at the same moment. We are best friends ever since at birth; it seems that the three of us are meant to be fidus Achates by destiny – we are seemingly triplet in disguise. Jack and Alex are both as adventurous and outgoing as I am, constantly seeking for thrill. They are my significant others that have been part of, and affected, my life in many ways.
We had numerous outdoor explorations, some were life-threatening and some were just leisure walks around the park. At the age of 14, we started hiking, to the top of the mountains and to the deepest of the jungle, by ourselves without any adult supervision. On several trips, we camped and lived as civilized cavemen for more than a week, experiencing and surviving the wild life. Unfortunately, at age 17, the triad has to go separate ways.
That last month we spent much longer than we ever had before. We planned on another extreme adventure of wilderness, as always. Three of us have learned together to survive the wilderness. To wit, we discovered the best method of capturing the fish in the river with homemade net, and how to start a fire from scratch to cook...