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The new Boxsterdoesn't have much steering feel. There - I've said it. It is possibly the most complete open-top sports car ever made, and it is possibly the best car Porsche currently produces. But for these purposes I can only plunder the thesaurus to make reference to absent sensations: wriggle, squirm, fidget, chatter, patter or writhe (god I hate writhe). The Boxster does none of them.
And yes, the much debated electric power steering fitted to the 991 makes its second appearance in the new Boxster, codename 981. Like the 911, this is an all-new platform with extensive use of aluminium and high-strength steel. The shell is 87kg lighter, yet it is 40 per cent stiffer. The roof uses magnesium alloy sections and despite being physically bigger and carrying more passive safety equipment, the car is lighter than its predecessor - between 25kg and 35kg depending on model.
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The 2.7-litre motor in the base car is an all-new direct injection flat-six producing 265hp and 206lb ft. Meanwhile the 3.4-litre engine in the S is a revised version of the engine from the last 987 model with slightly increased outputs - 315hp and 265lb ft. Both have variable valve lift and timing.
Does anyone not agree that this car finally delivers on the styling promise laid down by the original concept in 1993? It's not as dainty, but in stretching the wheelbase 60mm, pulling the front track out 40mm and the rear 18mm - not to mention making the car longer (32mm) and lower (13mm) with a shorter front overhang (minus 27mm) Porsche has taken the Boxster to an LA tuning shop and given it the full number. Where once the wheels hid apologetically within swollen panels, they now push confidently outwards and the whole car sits down into the road surface. To me, it's the best looking Porsche since the Carrera GT.
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It takes about 10 seconds to spot the steering. The wheel is slightly dead in the hands compared to the old car - it doesn't feel unnatural, just mute. At this point I would sympathise with anyone who went all Bannatyne and announced they were oot. But I would also plead with them to hang around and give it time. In this instance it is always wise to recall the parable of the Caterham R500 and the Porsche GT3 RS. After a drive in the Caterham, jumping into the RS will reveal it as being too heavy and completely lacking in steering weight, communication and feel. For about 10 minutes. Once your body adjusts to the change in circumstances - like eyes emerging from a dark cinema on a bright summer's day - the Porsche will soon feel quite different.
That searing motor makes great noise and pulls very hard from 3,000rpm all the way to 7,500rpm. There is talk of turbocharged four-cylinder motors in the future, but they just won't be able to match the sharpness of an atmospheric boxer-six. Matched with a chassis apparently impervious to understeer it gives you so much confidence to endlessly trim cornering lines. This is helped no-end by the proper manual transmission. Not a doctored PDK from the 991, but a stick-shift from the dark ages: three pedals and endless, blip-tastic joy.
In fact the only blot for me is Porsche's insistence on running the brake pedal so bloody high relative to the throttle: unless the brakes are close to boiling it makes rolling from brake to throttle too difficult. The brakes themselves (330mm steels at the front) are predictably brilliant and way over-engineered for road use. No doubt they will melt at a track day, but that's both obvious and meaningless for a car of this type.
Nope, running fast over the Route Napoleon and its tributary D-roads I was locked in this car's spell. With the PASM set to comfort (Sport is too firm) and the car in Sport Plus mode (sharper throttle, reduced ESP intervention), it rode coarse surfaces with real sophistication but never felt heavy or ponderous in rapid direction changes. It was grippy without being tedious and also gave great confidence. Moreover, it was pleasant going fast and slow: roof-down at a cruise the Boxster can warm your bottom and play tunes, a few seconds later it gives access to what must be one of the best road car chassis out there. As a basis for a new Cayman, it's mouth-watering stuff.
Coasting along
Even when you're carping about these few negatives, the car counters with more impressive details. The stop-start hardware is painless and alongside regenerative braking and a coast function for the motor (the moment it spots a coasting situation, it cuts to idle) and that direct injection system it makes for a very efficient 170mph car. Of course I thrashed it mercilessly all day and got it down below 20mpg, but in real life, this is a 30mpg machine. The boggo 2.7 does 180g/km, which is mind-boggling really.
So on first acquaintance, the Boxster is better looking, a little bit quicker, more capable in the turns and offers 10mm more telescopic longitudinal adjustment of the steering column - whatever that means. In the context of the marketplace only one of these really matters: on looks alone the Boxster could plug the hole created by slow 991 sales in the UK. If people choose to buy it based on the way it drives, so long as they can get their heads around the steering, they will own another great Porsche.
Oh, Porsche gave us a cereal bar to eat on our travels. It was nuggety. I lied.
Engine: 3,463cc flat-six
Transmission: 6-speed manual/7-speed dual-clutch auto (PDK), rear-wheel drive
Power (hp): 315@6,700rpm
Torque (lb ft): 265@4,800rpm
0-62mph: 5.1 sec (PDK 5.0 sec, PDK + Sport Plus 4.8 sec)
Top speed: 174mph (PDK 173mph)
Weight (DIN): 1,320kg (PDK 1,350kg)
MPG: 32.1 (PDK 35.3, both figures NEDC combined)
CO2: 206g/km (PDK 188g/km)
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I used to know a guy who would drive up to Santa Barbara just for the afternoon to visit with an old man he respected. I couldn't believe it. In my mind's eye, the Central Coast city seemed much farther than a couple of hours away. Yet it's really not much farther than some unlucky souls' daily commute.
It's the perfect getaway, not punishingly distant, with mostly wonderful weather and a relaxed vibe that can make a day in the city feel like a mini-vacation. There's just enough to do — shopping, Lotusland, lolling on the beach. But not so much that it becomes overwhelming.
Where to eat, though, has always been the question. For a long time, the answer was La Super-Rica. Or possibly the Wine Cask. Then Hollywood's Hungry Cat arrived in Santa Barbara. My list used to end pretty much there. Now it also includes Julienne, a sweet little restaurant on a quiet block just off State Street.
I was smitten the moment the platter of house-made charcuterie came out. This was a serious effort. Everything on the plate with the exception of prosciutto was made in-house. That meant a coarse-textured, country-style pork and liver pâté with a golden raisin compote, a slab of their own mortadella embellished with pistachios, even the saucisson sec and a Tuscan-style finocchiona salami. They actually make much more — including lamb lardo, trotter terrine and potted foie gras served in a little glass jar topped with blackberry gelée — but serve only five or six selections at any given time.
Served with bread and sharp grainy mustard, the charcuterie plate is a wonderful and welcoming way to start a meal at this little jewel of a place. And it's a natural, as chef-owner Justin West and his crew break down whole animals and try to find a use for every bit. That's also why I spotted braised pig tongue for the first time ever on a menu, more delicate than beef tongue, delicious with cream of wheat and shaved fennel.
You can see West and his team at work in the small open kitchen, eager and alert. These guys want to cook and are ready for anybody who comes in the door. If you're one or two, it's fun to take a stool at the counter facing the kitchen and watch the action.
West comes from a restaurant family in Oregon, had his own set of knives at age 12 and met his wife, Emma, when he attended the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco. The couple opened Julienne in September 2008, a few weeks before they married. Each had put in a couple of years at other establishments after graduating from culinary school, but the dream was to have their own restaurant. And they got it earlier than most cooking school graduates.
The name is scrawled across the window, inviting guests into the plainly decorated dining room. Service is deft and unobtrusive, with a personal touch from Emma. The menu showcases fine seasonal ingredients, local for the most part. Add simple delicious desserts and a savvy wine list for a very personal restaurant where everything comes together. Sometimes a dish doesn't live up to its potential, but not often.
They give a shout-out to BD's Farm in a salad of bright-tasting lettuce leaves cloaked in a creamy Gorgonzola dressing. Instead of the usual frisee au lardons salad, they've made one of the curly greens with silky roasted shiitake mushrooms, ribbons of bright red pepper and nuggets of crisp bacon. Hand-diced tuna tartare features a quail egg yolk, smoked paprika and the lilt of preserved lemon.
The progressive American bistro also turns out some excellent pasta. I loved the subtlety of house-made fettuccine with ochre chanterelles, green garlic and shallots in a light chanterelle cream sauce. On the heartier side, double-wide noodles come with braised wild boar shoulder and shaved Brussels sprouts in the braising juices.
Main courses are generally well-conceived too. Who wouldn't enjoy braised jidori chicken made with thighs (the better for flavor), shelling beans, Tuscan kale and piquillo pepper? Duck confit sits on a "hash" of diced browned potatoes and asparagus. The skin is crisp and a perfect fried egg sits on top. At $21, it's a bargain.
Braised lamb cheeks are beautifully tender, suffused with Moroccan spices and ideal for a Pinot Noir or a Bourgueil. The chef undercuts the richness of a square of pork belly by pairing it with a butternut squash risotto. But the real star one night is steamed local halibut, snowy white and delicately moist, wearing a savoy cabbage cumberbund and perched on more cabbage, this time a purée.
The occasional dish is slightly dull (duck duo) or doesn't work (artichokes fried in a thick batter that aren't really crispy).
The restaurant doesn't have a big wine list, but it's full of interesting choices at good prices. For example, the sparkling wine by the glass is Tissot's fine Cremant du Jura. There's a Santa Barbara Riesling from Tatomer next to Doug Margerum's Pinot Gris and a dry Furmint from Hungary's Kiralyudvar, even a half-bottle of Domaine Tempier Bandol rosé. And one of my favorite Cabernet Francs, Breton's Bourgueil (also offered by the glass).
Dessert? There are just a few, but that's all that's needed. One is a terrific, eggy crème brûlée with a silken texture and thin burnt-sugar crust. The other two choices are nitro ice cream or nitro sorbet, made by using liquid nitrogen as the freezing agent. By telling diners it's nitro, the message is "this is no culinary backwater." Point taken. Hyper-modern technique, old-fashioned flavors. You get three big scoops of whatever you order, enough for the entire table. Hmm, strawberry sorbet made with farmers market strawberries or cinnamon ice cream made with a vanilla base. Better play it safe (or greedy) and order both.
Now when I find myself in Santa Barbara, I know where to go. My advice: Save Super-Rica for lunch and reserve for dinner at Julienne. You won't be sorry.
Rating: two stars
Rating is based on food, service and ambience, with price taken into account in relation to quality. ****: Outstanding on every level. ***: Excellent. **: Very good. *: Good. No star: Poor to satisfactory.
Location: 138 E. Canon Perdido St. (at Santa Barbara Street), Santa Barbara; (805) 845-6488; http://www.restaurantjulienne.com.
Price: Dinner starters, $13 ($5 supplement for house-made charcuterie plate); salads, $11; pasta, $18; game birds, $21; plates from the sea, $22; from the land, $27; desserts, $8. Tasting menus $45, $65 and $85 (for the entire table only).
Details: Open 5 to 10 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday and 5 to 9 p.m. and Sunday. Corkage fee, $25. Street or nearby lot parking.

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NBA trade deadline: Sources say Warriors seeking bench help, but Curry sees no need
The Warriors, who emerge from the All-Star break having gone just 7-9 in their last 16 games, including disappointing home losses to Charlotte, Washington and Minnesota, remain aggressive in their search to bolster their bench, league sources confirmed.
But the team is not expected to go over the luxury tax threshold to do so.
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But star guard Stephen Curry told Sporting News this weekend that he does not believe the Warriors need to make further additions. Golden State has made one trade already this year, acquiring guard Jordan Crawford from the Celtics.
"We already made moves and tried to boost our bench," Curry said. "It's just about guys getting comfortable with each other. Obviously, we played a lot of games, but as you get to more serious crunch-time situations, we have our go-to play calls and who is going to be on the floor and being able to feed off each other.
"We have gone through a tough, tough patch and we have learned a little bit about ourselves, and, hopefully, we will make those adjustments."
Crawford, though, has been a disappointment for the Warriors, averaging 6.3 points on 38.6 percent shooting from the field and 28.0 percent from the 3-point line. The Warriors have been open to replacing Crawford altogether via trade, but have also considered bringing in a forward.
Last year, the Warriors had a solid second unit-anchored by departed guard Jarrett Jack and forward Carl Landry-that averaged 30.6 points and shot 45.6 percent from the field. This year, Golden State ranks 29th in bench scoring, and last in bench shooting (39.1 percent from the field).
The Warriors still have trade exceptions remaining from the summer deal that sent Richard Jefferson, Brandon Rush and Andris Biedrins to Utah, a trade that opened the way for the signing of Andre Iguodala but required Golden State to sacrifice this year's first-round pick.
But the Warriors' payroll stands at slightly over $69 million, leaving the team less than $2.5 million to absorb before crossing the league's $71.7 million threshold. Owner Joe Lacob has said that the team would be willing to cross the threshold in order to win, but the Warriors are not believed to have a talented enough target on their radar to warrant entering tax territory.
They don't have long to react, because the league's trading deadline strikes at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday.
As for Curry, no matter what the Warriors do, he puts the blame for the recent Warrior downturn on himself.
"I have got to be a better leader," he said. "When times get tough, which is going to happen during games, I gotta be that voice that gets us out of those holes and be consistent whether we are playing well or not. …
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The Poker Face singer came under fire over her controversial performance at the event in Austin, Texas earlier this month, when an artist threw up green and black liquid all over her body. Gross!
Lovato, who has battled her own eating disorders in the past, publicly criticised Gaga, accusing her of pushing impressionable young fans towards bulimia.
In a series of angry posts on Twitter, she wrote: "Sad. As if we didn't have enough people glamorising eating disorders already. Putting the word Art in it isn't a free card to do whatever you want without consequences."
Gaga has now responded to Lovato's concerns, insisting she supports the young star in her recovery and didn't mean to address the subject of eating disorders by featuring vomiting in her show.
She told E! News: "I have struggled with an eating disorder for over 10 years, and I take that very seriously. I take the struggle of others very seriously. I am very supportive of Demi's struggle and her recovery, as well as the recovery of anyone who is suffering from that. But this performance had absolutely nothing to do with any eating disorder, and we never intended for it to be taken that way. I'm really proud of the performance and really stand by the message of rage and pain that we were trying to express in that moment."


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After his prime-time performance in the San Francisco 49ers' 45-31 NFC divisional playoff win against Green Bay Saturday night, quarterback Colin Kaepernick's recurring touchdown celebration (he kisses his right bicep after scoring) has earned a name.
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Scott Steiner — The original "Kaepernicker"
The 50-year-old pro wrestler should be credited with originating the move, although "Steinering" doesn't quite sound so cool.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nobel Prize-winning head of a Japanese institute whose scientists' work on stem cells was hailed as a game-changer in the field of medical biology called the lead researcher's handling of the data "extremely sloppy" and "irresponsible".
Two papers published in the journal Nature in January detailed a simple way to reprogram mature animal cells back into an embryonic-like state that allows them to generate many types of tissue, offering hope for a simpler way to replace damaged cells or grow new organs in humans.
But other scientists have been unable to replicate the research's results since then and there have been indications of problems with its data and images.
"The problem here is one immature researcher collected a huge amount of research data, and her handling of data was extremely sloppy and irresponsible," president of Japanese research institute RIKEN Ryoji Noyori told a news conference.
"I would like to offer my apology for the Nature articles, having brought into question the credibility of the science community," said Noyori, bowing deeply.
Noyori, who won a Nobel prize for chemistry in 2001, was referring to Haruko Obokata, 30, a lead author of the papers who became an instant celebrity in Japan after they were published.
A written statement from Obokata and two other RIKEN researchers made available at the news conference said they are discussing the possible withdrawal of the papers with other co-authors.
Another scientist on the team, Teruhiko Wakayama of the University of Yamanashi, has already called for the papers to be withdrawn.
"It is no longer clear what's right," Wakayama told public broadcaster NHK on Monday.
The news conference was called to release the interim findings of investigation on the controversy by a panel of experts from within and outside RIKEN.
The panel found, among other things, that some images in one of the papers published in Nature were taken from Obokata's doctoral dissertation, which was on different experiments, and that another image was artificially modified.
"Regular researchers would never do something like this," said Masatoshi Takeichi, director of the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, a RIKEN unit where Obokata works as a research leader.
Takeichi cautioned, however, that despite the flaws in the papers, the science community would have to wait and see if other research groups were able to replicate the results before it could assess the validity of the findings.
According to the Nature papers and media briefings, Obokata and other researchers took skin and blood cells, let them multiply, then subjected them to stress "almost to the point of death" by exposing them to various events including trauma, low oxygen levels and acidic environments.
One of these "stressful" situations was simply to bathe the cells in a weak acid solution for around 30 minutes.
Within days, the scientists - Japanese researchers joined by others from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in the United States - said they had found the cells had not only survived but had also recovered by naturally reverting into a state similar to that of an embryonic stem cell.
These stem cells - dubbed Stimulus-Triggered Acquisition of Pluripotency, or STAP, cells by the researchers - were then able to differentiate and mature into different types of cells and tissues, depending on the environments they were put in, they said.
Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka; Editing by Sonya Hepinstall


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Times are definitely changing when it comes to awareness of gluten intolerance. [Please note that I use the term 'gluten intolerance' as an umbrella term that embraces both celiac disease and gluten sensitivity – more on each of those later.]
While I have been committed to increasing awareness of gluten intolerance for the past 15 years, the increased 'awareness' occurring is a bit altered from what I hoped it would be. That 'awareness' currently means that people have heard the word 'gluten', but unfortunately they really don't know much about how it can affect their health or if there is any reason for them to learn more about it. Due to a lot of publicity about gluten and weight loss, many people mistakenly put it into the category of just another weight loss strategy or fad.
This type of publicity is doing Americans a great disservice because, while gluten intolerance certainly can cause issues with both weight gain and weight loss, categorizing it within such narrow confines misses the fact that it is responsible for over 300 diseases and conditions ranging from diabetes to depression, from ADHD to eczema, and from infertility to liver disease.
The biggest 'venue' for gluten awareness is in the area of food consumption. Gluten-free food products have increased astronomically in the past 8 years or so, making their presence on grocery store shelves quite common. General Mills even has a prime time commercial touting that five of its Chex cereals are now gluten-free.
While that seems to be a positive change and a 'plus' in the increased awareness column, I find that most lay people have a distorted idea of what gluten intolerance really means.
Celiac disease was originally described in 250 AD but it wasn't until 1888 that an astute clinician named Gee described it scientifically. Yet over a century later the vast majority of the cases are still unidentified – specifically we only diagnose 3 – 5% of all those who suffer.
Why is our ability to diagnose this disease so poor?
Is it because something that's considered "rare" is not often looked for?
Is it because there's no drug to treat it and we live in a 'drug driven' health system?
Is it because celiac patients are thought to fit into a narrow symptomatic category of unrelenting diarrhea along with extreme weight loss and abdominal pain?
"Yes" is no doubt the answer to most of those questions.
The facts today are that an estimated 1- 4% of our population has celiac disease with 95 to 97% of them remaining undiagnosed.
Unfortunately it also means that the undiagnosed group is being treated for something that gluten has created rather than for the gluten intolerance itself. In other words, if gluten intolerance is the underlying root cause for someone's depression and that is undiscovered, the individual is likely, instead, to receive a dangerous antidepressant drug. Such drugs not only have life threatening side effects, but they do not address the reason why the individual suffers from depression.
I cannot tell you how many individuals suffer health problems that, once gluten intolerance is identified, enjoy complete resolution of their symptoms. It's can be truly miraculous.
If only 3-5% of those suffering with celiac disease are diagnosed, I guarantee you that our ability to diagnose gluten sensitivity is even worse.
Gluten sensitivity has only very recently been recognized as a 'real' disorder. Research is just starting to occur but early estimates place its incidence at 9 to 15% of our population. Obviously that is much more impactful to our society than the 1-4% afflicted by celiac disease due to the increased number of people affected. Personally, based on my clinical experience, I anticipate that further research will find the incidence of gluten sensitivity to be much higher. But time will tell.
Gluten sensitivity affects individuals in much the same way that celiac does – its ability to negatively affect most organs and systems of the human body is well documented. And the treatment is the same as well:
1. Eliminate all gluten from the diet for life
2. Treat the secondary effects of gluten – this includes such things as infections, cross-reactive foods, probiotic imbalance, hormonal imbalance, nutritional deficiencies and more.
Yet I've been noticing a trend in some of the language associated with gluten sensitivity that concerns me. In articles written by reporters or bloggers or simply questions posed by laypeople, there is a false datum that gluten sensitivity is not a serious disorder.
I've heard people say "I only have a sensitivity, it's not celiac disease." Or a reporter might state say: "gluten sensitivity, not the serious form of gluten intolerance known as celiac disease…"
What's the problem with these statements?
If your immune system reacts to gluten then eating it will cause you potentially life threatening problems. The immune system reaction in celiac disease is different as compared to that of gluten sensitivity, but it is still a reaction that creates health problems on a far reaching scale.
In close to two decades of working with both celiac and gluten sensitive patients, I can tell you that patients with gluten sensitivity can experience reactions that impact their health quite severely.
Nobody likes to be told that they can 'never' do something. So I completely understand that it's not fun to be told that you can never eat gluten ever again. Plus it is human nature to look for the 'loopholes' and ways you might be able to 'get away with it'.
But I promise you that cheating on a gluten-free diet is akin to playing Russian roulette – and that's a very dangerous game to play with this one body that you have. And that is true whether you have celiac disease or gluten sensitivity.
At this writing there are no 'officially' sanctioned lab tests available to discover if you're gluten sensitive, but there is one that a recent consensus of fifteen researchers stated 'could be' indicative of the problem once celiac disease has essentially been ruled out.
It's a test that I've been using for several years and I do believe it has validity. It's called an AGA test – that stands for anti-gliadin antibody. Basically the test 'asks' your immune system if it considers gluten to be a good guy or a bad guy.
Cyrex Labs also offers a comprehensive panel that embraces about ten different measurements that can be utilized to see if the immune system is having a negative reaction to gluten, inclusive of the above test AGA. This is a blood test.
Such testing must be backed up with an elimination diet lasting a minimum of 30 days. Why? No test is perfect and the elimination diet is still considered the 'gold standard' when evaluating food reactions. The most scientifically accurate follow-up to the elimination diet is a reintroduction of gluten to assess a return of symptoms. Optimally this would be done 'blindly' meaning that the patient would receive food with gluten and some without but they wouldn't know when they were receiving the gluten.
Some patients, depending on the seriousness of their condition, are unwilling to take that chance with a reintroduction as they are convinced that gluten is a culprit. I wouldn't insist upon it in such a case and in fact would never encourage someone to reintroduce gluten if they were convinced it was a problem for them.
Yet, try as we might to be perfect, life tends to 'create' a reintroduction when we least expect it in the form of a mistake or a contamination. Eating a food one thought was safe, only to have a reaction, and later discover the presence of gluten, is often how such unplanned 'reintroductions' take place.
In Italy they screen children for celiac disease the way we screen our children for scoliosis – every child is evaluated. Is it possible that screening for gluten sensitivity might someday occur in this country? Even if it was for a percentage of the population who, based on family history or symptoms, were at an increased risk, I believe that we could greatly reduce the incidence of many of the serious diseases of which we are plagued as a society.
I hope this was helpful. If you think gluten intolerance could be affecting your health or that of a loved one, I am happy to offer you a free health analysis.
If you don't live locally that's not a problem. Our destination clinic treats patients from across the country and internationally.
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To your good health,
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I look forward to hearing from you.
To your good health,
Dr Vikki Petersen, DC, CCN, CFMP
IFM Certified Practitioner
Founder of Root Cause Medical Clinic
Co-author of "The Gluten Effect"
Author of the eBook: "Gluten Intolerance – What You Don't Know May Be Killing You!"
Founder of Root Cause Medical Clinic
Co-author of "The Gluten Effect"
Author of the eBook: "Gluten Intolerance – What You Don't Know May Be Killing You!"


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Exegesis is the formal, critical interpretation of a text, especially religious scripture. It is when, through the study of the cultural context for which religious texts are written, and the meanings of the words within context, that the intended meaning of the writings can be exposed. Instead of subjectively bringing one's own interpretation into the texts when analyzing them, the idea is to interpret it as objectively as possible.
Answers in Genesis has an example of exegesis in action, from Genesis 1:
- "In Genesis 1, the Hebrew word for day (yôm), as used for each of the six Days of Creation, would be looked at in regard to context and the type of literature. Genesis is written in typical Jewish historical narrative—this is important to understand when interpreting the words of this book. Any reputable Hebrew lexicon (one-way dictionary) will list the different meanings given to a word (like 'day'), and the various contexts that determine these meanings. One will find that whenever the yôm (day) is qualified by a number or the phrase evening and morning, it always means an ordinary day. Thus, critically looking at the text and then reading out of Scripture, one cannot come to any other conclusion except that these days were ordinary (24-hour) days."
Claims as to what exegesis can reveal, for instance Genesis 1, can vary wildly, from revealing that the Bible indicates that the world was created in 6 days, to that exegesis reveals that there's no disparity between Genesis 1, and what Science has shown. Clearly, from AiG's exegesis above, there's little in common of Genesis 1 and Science, in this case.
Bias in Interpretation[edit]
Ultimately, exegesis claims need to be critically examined. Because someone claims to have practice exegesis, and come up with a particular interpretation, does not mean he/she is correct or unbiased. For example of that bias, Answers in Genesis continues:
- "When church members and their subsequent generations are trained in this method of thinking (interpreting Scripture in context), they have a respect for God's Word and then judge the 'world's' fallible theories on the basis of what the Word of God clearly states. When they are taught to use exegesis in Genesis, they usually consistently apply this method of interpretation throughout the rest of the Bible. They have a solid faith in absolute truth. Especially when they then see how, starting with the history given in the Bible, they can make better sense of the same evidence which was previously used to undermine the Bible. They are not tossed 'to and fro' by the world's fallible ideas, but by and large stand firm on the authoritative Word."
Bias isn't always a bad thing. Bias towards the truth, for example, is healthy. When the purpose of exegesis, however, is to be as unbiased as possible, any amount of bias is going to radically alter the interpretation to be in favor of what the examiner wants. This is why verifying and peer reviewing the claims is as important as it is in science.


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Slow down on that talk of Marquette King being the unquestioned replacement for departed punter Shane Lechler. For evidence, notice how the Raiders signed an undrafted free agent and recently worked out veterans Mat McBriar and Jason Baker.
King has the benefit over the others of having been with the Raiders last season. He worked with the team through training camp before being placed on season-ending injured reserve.
It's wise of the Raiders to bring in some competition for the vacancy created by Lechler signing with the Houston Texans, given King has yet to punt in a regular-season game.
In other news, former Raiders cornerback Charles Woodson now sounds more open to signing with teams not viewed as legitimate Super Bowl contenders. In other words, that brings the Raiders into the mix.
For more on what Woodson had to say, here's an excerpt from an interview on NFL Network:
On his future as an NFL player:
"If it were left up to me, I will be in the NFL again this coming season. Right now, it is kind of slow out there, the options have dried up but I am still waiting for an opportunity to play for a team, help a team win. So I plan on playing in the future."
On being one of the many free agent veterans currently available:
"It is kind of the process, but at the same time it is frustrating. You have guys that can flat out play football. You look at Dwight Freeney and what he is able to do. They had a system last year that is different than he is used to playing, but he can play football. John Abraham, he led his team in sacks and you say 'we don't have a spot for you on our roster?' I can't understand that. Myself, I am just a ball player. I need to be on a team."
On if he wants to play for a contender:
"When this process first started out, that was my thing, I needed to go to a contender. I know I am towards the end of my career. At this point, I want to play football. So if it is a rebuilding stage, at this point if that is the circumstances I have to play under, then that is what I am going to do."
On if he would return to the Green Bay Packers:
"I don't want to speculate on that because I have not heard anything from Green Bay. We parted our ways a couple months ago. They told me they were moving on. I guess I took that to mean there was no opportunity to go back so I am looking for a future with another organization."
On how a team would react to an openly gay player in the NFL:
"With Jason Collins coming out and letting everybody know he was gay, it forces you to deal with it. If you're someone who is against gay people, then my question is what you're going to do once a player comes out in your locker room? Are you going to quit football? If you're a coach and you don't like the fact that a player is gay, are you going to stop coaching? I don't think so. It would force guys to deal with it and you'd get over it. I'm sure there are probably players in the locker room that have thought another player was gay in the past. It's not going to stop you from playing football. Life will go on and everybody will keep going out there doing their job."
The segment with Woodson can he heard here:


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The following digest of recent horror news is compiled from pieces published to HorrorScope and the Australian Horror Writers' Association website.
Australian Premiere of the Horror-Comedy Blockbuster Zombieland tonight!
This Halloween, October 31 at 7:00pm, A Night of Horror International Film Festival is proud to present the Australian premiere of ZOMBIELAND. The special screening is taking place as part of Fantastic Planet: Sydney Sci-Fi & Fantasy Film Festival, which is invading the screens of Dendy Newtown from October 30 to November 6.
HorrorScope Competitions for Saw VI and The Box closing today!
HorrorScope readers can enter the draw to win double passes to Saw VI and The Box . Closes October 31st! Get those entries in!
Rocky Wood peeks Under The Dome
HorrorScope is delighted to celebrate Halloween with a contribution from very special guest reviewer Rocky Wood, looking at the new Stephen King novel Under The Dome. Wood's review is one of only 200 pre-launch reviews worldwide, and the only such review from an Australian journalist. Melbourne based author Rocky Wood is a Bram Stoker nominated author of non-fiction, and an expert on the works of horror master Stephen King.
Within His Reach from Tasmaniac Publications
Tasmaniac Publications are proud to announce the forthcoming release of Within His Reach by Steve Gerlach!
ScaryMinds review milestone
ScaryMinds has reached the hundred review milestone! Top this off with two recent interviews with celebrated Australian Dark Genre Authors! Shane Jiraiya Cummings talks about writing in Western Australia and turning professional in The Sharp End of Horror, and Rocky Wood welcomes you to the Kingdom!
Eclecticism #10
The Eclecticism E-zine reaches double-digits! It's a great read, so be sure to clear your schedule – you don't need those after-work drinks! Download the free online magazine!
Theatre of Blood opening night a sold-out success!
Theatre of Blood is a late-night horror theatre in the tradition of the Grand Guignol. The first performance is already sold out, but tickets are still available for subsequent Friday nights, including a special show on Friday 13th of November... so get booking!
George Ivanoff at Dymocks Southland
Local genre author George Ivanoff will be appearing at Dymocks Southland on Saturday the 2nd November (11.30am), signing copies of his latest book, Gamers Quest.
Share your zombie experiences on ABC Pool
In conjunction with ABC News Online and the Brisbane Zombie Walk, ABC Pool has launched 'The Dead Walk!'. They would like to see your zombie-related photos, video, audio and flash fiction (500 words max). ABC News will also upload footage from Sunday's zombie walk, for you to mash up and remix. The best content will be incorporated into a zombie extravaganza on ABC News Online.
Terra Incognita 012
Terra Incognita Speculative Fiction Podcast #012 is now available for your listening pleasure at www.tisf.com.au; also available on iTunes. This month, Miranda Simienowicz reads her story Aleph Mem Tav, and Keith Stevenson reviews Horn by Peter M Ball (Twelfth Planet Press).
Paul Haines - Slice Of Life
Paul Haines new book Slice Of Life is now available for sale direct from www.paulhaines.com, as well as from the publisher The Mayne Press. Seventeen glistening stories from the decaying mind of the winner of the 2005 Ditmar for Best New Talent.
Severed Press's Zombie Zoology anthology open to submissions
Following the release of Dead Bait, Melbourne's independent horror publisher Severed Press has announced a new anthology, Zombie Zoology: A Natural History of Zombies, which is currently open to submissions. Full submission guidelines are here.
Writer's Digest Popular Fiction Awards
Compete and Win in All 5 Categories! Romance, Mystery/Crime Fiction, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller/Suspense, Horror!
DigiSPAA Finalists announced
The Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA) has announced the finalists for the 2009 DigiSPAA Feature Film Competition; finalists include Australian horror film Family Demons, produced by Sue Brown.
Writers' Retreat in Leura
A speculative fiction writing retreat for 10 participants held at Leura House in the Blue Mountains, NSW. Tutors are Terry Dowling, Robert Hood and Cat Sparks.
Ramsey Campbell to judge the 'Nameless' competition
The AHWA and 'Nameless' competition director Stephen Studach are thrilled to announce that the 'Nameless' competition will be judged by multi-award winning master of dark fiction Ramsey Campbell. In honour of Mr. Campbell's involvement, the competition's deadline has been extended to the 13th of March, 2010. Read the story here. Come up with a conclusion and a title! Make your $10 donation and enter the competition here. Competition prizes include a $500 winner's cheque, and a prize pool of horror goodies! All proceeds from this competition go to award-winning author Paul Haines, to assist Paul and the Haines family, while Paul undergoes treatment for cancer.
Dymocks Southland Bestselling Horror Titles for October '09
Dymocks Southland is a general bookshop in Cheltenham, Victoria, boasting an extensive range of genre stock. Click through for the top 10 bestselling horror titles. For the first time this year, Stephanie Meyer's 'Twilight' series did not make the Top 10! Has the bubble finally burst?
AHWA Critique Group produces 'horrifying' results
The AHWA Critique Group celebrates its first birthday in October, and it has had a productive 12 months. The AHWA is in the process of forming a second Critique Group, scheduled to commence in late October. Interested writers need to possess a valid AHWA membership, a desire to improve their writing, and a willingness to provide and accept honest feedback. Expressions of interest can be submitted to Mark Farrugia at email@example.com
Dead Bait contents announced
The contents for the debut anthology from Melbourne-based publisher Severed Press, Dead Bait, has been announced. Dead Bait is edited by Romana Baotic & Gary Lucas. NZ writer Hayden Williams is amongst the contributing authors. Click through for all contributors.
Midnight Echo #3 is coming
Pre-order Midnight Echo #3 today: http://midnightecho.australianhorror.com (in PDF or print format).
X6 – a novellanthology
Coeur de Lion Publishing is pleased to announce the October release of X6 – a novellanthology, edited by Keith Stevenson. A collection of all-new novellas from six of the most exciting speculative fiction authors working in Australia today – Margo Lanagan, Terry Dowling, Paul Haines, Cat Sparks, Trent Jamieson, and Louise Katz.
Blade Red Dark Pages Volume 1 open to submissions
Australian independent press Blade Red Press has opened to submissions for its first dark fiction anthology, Blade Red Dark Pages Volume 1. Submissions are open until November 30. Full submission guidelines are here.
A Writer Goes On A Journey competition
To celebrate a new-look site and three years online, A Writer Goes On A Journey have cracked open the champagne and are breaking out the prizes with a competition. If you're a writer, you can create a piece of flash fiction. You can also join in by writing reviews! Even if you just blog about the competition, you still can win prizes!
Submitting News
If you have news about Australian and New Zealand Horror publishing and film, or news of professional development opportunities in the field, feel free to submit news to Talie Helene, AHWA News Editor. Just visit HorrorScope, and click on the convenient email link. (International news is not unwelcome, although relevance to Antipodean literary arts practitioners is strongly preferred.)
For information on the Australian Horror Writers' Association, visit australianhorror.com.
This AHWA NEWS DIGEST has been compiled, written, and republished in select Australian horror haunts by Talie Helene. Currently archived at the AHWA MySpace page, and Southern Horror; hosted at the social networking sites Darklands and A Writer Goes On A Journey; and hosted by AHWA members Felicity Dowker, Brenton Tomlinson, Scott Wilson, and Jeff Ritchie (Scary Minds: Horror's Last Colonial Outpost).
If you would like to support the AHWA News effort by hosting a copy of the AHWA News Digest on your blog or website, contact Talie to receive a fully formatted HTML edition of the digest by email.
Paranormal Nightmare
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Paranormal Nightmare
By Scott Wilson
Word Count: 518
"That's a dirty, rotten lie!" Petula screamed at her boyfriend, Edward.
"No, it's true," Edward said. "There are vampires at school. I don't know how they can stand being out in the sunlight, but they can."
"You're such a homo," Petula said. "Reading all of those paranormal-romance novels, like Twilight, Vampire Diaries and Sookie Stackhouse. It melted your sense of reality, dude."
"Oh yeah, Vampire Diaries. That's it. They must be wearing those special rings that allow them to go out in the sun."
"I'm doubting if we can keep going out with your obsession with vampires, Ed."
"But you're a Goth," Edward said. "I thought you were into the dark side, vampire and stuff like that?"
"I am," Petula said. "But I'm not a fucking nut job. I know the difference between reality and fantasy. You seemed to have crossed that line."
Petula stood up to leave his bedroom. He grabbed her arm.
"Wait," he said. "Please don't go. I know what's real and what's not. I was just joking man."
"Yeh, right," Petula said, shaking his hold from her arm.
Edward leapt to his feet and tackled her. Petula bumped her head on the dresser on the way down and past out.
"You'll believe me soon," Ed said as he dragged his girlfriend to the cellar.
He chained Petula against the concrete wall, next to his mother and father, who were still gagged and half drugged from the sleeping pills Ed put in their breakfast. Edward went back upstairs and phoned the vampires from school and sat patiently on the couch until there was a knock at the door half an hour later.
"Have you got them all?" the tall, pale teenager asked Edward.
"Yep, there are three of them," Edward said. "That's one for each of you."
The three teenagers pushed past Edward and entered the house.
"I thought you had to be invited in?" Edward said.
The last teenager kicked the door shut, and then smacked Edward over the head with a sock filled with sand, knocking Ed out cold.
When Edward came to, he too, was chained to the wall in his basement.
"What are you doing?" he said to the three teenagers.
"You fucking freak," the tallest teenager said. "We are sick of this hype about vampire and Goths. If we send out a message loud enough, maybe the paranormal romance fad will die, like you and your family."
"What about Petula, she's one of you. A Goth?"
"She was, until she brought you into the fold."
The three Goths withdrew gloves with two thick needles attached and rammed them into Edward's mother, father and girlfriend's necks while he watched on helplessly.
"After you drink their blood, you will feel so remorseful that you will take your own life," the Goth said.
"No I won't!" Ed said.
"I think you will," one of the other Goth's said as they hung a noose from the rafters. "With a little help that is."
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By Scott Wilson
Word Count: 197
"You ain't gonna believe what just happened to me," Tara said.
"What?" Pete said. "What happened to you this time?"
Tara sat upright and opened her mouth. Black, liquid tentacles poured out, wrapping themselves around Pete's head. They seeped into the pores of his skin and gripped on to his arteries, infiltrating his circulatory system in seconds. Pete did not have a chance to yell or move away before the process was over and the tentacles retracted back into Tara's mouth.
Pete shook his head, oblivious to what had just happened.
"What were you saying?" Pete said.
"I didn't say anything," Tara said.
"I must be hearing things," Pete said. "I could have sworn you were about to tell me something."
Tara shook her head and shrugged her shoulders.
"Don't think so?"
Pete shook his head, "Oh well."
There was a knock at the door. Pete's brother, Josh was at the door.
"Hey, bro," Pete said. "You ain't gonna believe what just happened to me."
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By Scott Wilson
Word Count: 266
"Shhh. I hear something," Mandy said to her two daughters.
The six year old twins cowered behind Mandy in the large tent. Outside, the night was silent, apart from the screeching and howling that periodically shattered the silence, and their nerves.
"I want to go home, mommy," one of the girls sobbed.
"Me too," the other girl said.
"We will," Mandy said. "Soon. We just have to wait for him, to pass. Then we can get to the car and drive home."
"Why did he have to come early this year?" the girls said.
"I don't know, girls. I don't know."
After twenty minutes lights began switching on in other tents at the campsite.
"Can we go now?" the girls said.
Mandy unzipped the tent and peeked outside. They had not heard any noise for awhile now, but she wanted to be sure he wasn't tricking the campers. Amongst the carnage of torn and bloodied tents, Mandy was relieved to see that most of the campers seemed to have escaped his visit unharmed.
"Okay girls," Mandy said. "Leave everything, we'll just run to the car. We can come back during the day for everything. He never shows up in daylight."
Mandy and her girls ran to the car and hoped in.
"Why did Santa turn so bad, mommy?" one of the girls said.
"Don't say his name!" the other girl said.
Something heavy landed on the roof of the car.
"Ho, ho, haargghh!" he yelled.
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He made a sharp right turn on the jungle path, and there in front of him, standing on the road bedecked in jewellery was an absolutely elegant elephant. Doctor Franklin raised the camera hanging around his neck and focused on the magnificent creature. He took a photo.
"Look out!" cried one of the native trackers beside Franklin.
The flash from the camera startled the elephant and it charged towards the small expedition party of four, knocking over trees and bushes in a flurry of thick, muscular legs.
"Out of the way, Doctor," the other tracker yelled, pushing the elderly philanthropist out of the path of the charging beast.
Blood splattered the Doctor as the tracker became a pile of flesh and bones beneath the elephant's huge feet. It was then that Franklin noticed the elephant's eyes were white and a two foot hole in the creature's side exposed its rotting organs and flesh.
"Kimbundu!" the other tracker yelled, causing the other native to flee into the forest leaving the Doctor by himself.
Franklin hide behind a tree, but the elephant had already lost interest in him over the pile of fresh flesh it began devouring.
"What is Kimbundu?" the Doctor mumbled to himself, digging out his notebook and began flicking madly through the pages of handwritten notes.
"Uuuggh!" a groan came from behind Franklin.
He turned to face the noise, realising too late that Kimbundu meant zombie.
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"Wow, what a great breakfast buffet. Very impressive."
"No, Viknahkran," the hostess said. "They are the other guests at the hotel."
The alien quivered and let out a screech. "What am I to eat if these humans are not my meal?"
The hostess took Viknahkran's tentacle and led him to the buffet of sausages, eggs and other hot and cold food.
Viknahkran screeched again. "This is not good enough. Your Prime Minister assured me that I would be shown every possible hospitality. Withholding these humans from me could be seen as and act of hostility and possibly, war!"
The hostess said a few quiet words into her wrist communicator, and then put her sunglasses on.
"This won't take a moment Viknahkran," she said.
A green light flashed in the hotel restaurant and the guests ceased moving.
"You can take your pick from these humans, Viknahkran. But I must advise you that this is most unorthodox."
Viknahkran slithered to an overweight, middle aged man near the ice-cream machine and licked his sweaty, bald head.
"I think you will find that this will be part of our peace treaty with your planet," Viknahkran said. "We don't need much food, but your species DNA, satisfies our dietary requirements, especially these ones filled with so much fatty tissue."
Alien Appetite
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Alien Appetite
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"Set me up with a stiff drink, Vinnie. I feel like it's going to be a big night."
"How are you going to be paying me this time, Lou?" the bartender said.
"You know me, Vinnie," the customer said. "If I's ain' got the money, I'll find something you need. You can rely on me."
Vinnie knew that he would end up with something worth less than the value of the amount Lou would drink, but there was just something about that smile that made Vinnie not seem to care.
"Okay, scotch on the rocks?"
"You're a champ, Vinnie."
Lou lit a cigarette, and then took a sip from his drink, while he scanned the bar. Transformer's was the most extravagant nightclub in Brisbane. Decorated with movie memorabilia and split into different themes across the huge venue. Lou's favourite was the glassed in room decked out with airline chairs, even though it was a non-smoking area. The dance floor was situated under a floor to ceiling array of TV screens, always playing the latest and funkiest tunes on the charts.
The best thing about Transformer's, was the clientele. Lou ended up with a beauty on each arm at the end of the night, every night.
"Hi there," a husky voice said seductively.
Lou turned to face the woman, who was drop dead gorgeous and blonde. He was in the mood for something more exotic and spicy, maybe an Asian or Indian, so he flickered his eyes and turned her away.
"Sorry to bother you," the blonde said, handing Lou two twenty dollar bills. "Please forgive me."
"No problem at all," Lou said, pocketing the cash and slapping her on the rump as she walked away.
He squashed his cigarette out and grooved over to the dance floor. The women began to gravitate towards him and gyrated their hips against him. Lou beckoned a woman who looked like Halle Berry over, then another with the same face as Angelina Jolie, the rest, he sent back to their partners.
He let the two beauties buy him, and themselves, drink for a few hours, then left the nightclub with them on each arm. They giggled and laughed in the cab and began kissing him, and each other, almost distracting the driver into an accident before arriving at Lou's Mansion overlooking the Brisbane River at Hamilton. The building sat high on the hill, giving Lou ample space to build a maze of soundproof dungeons beneath his home.
The women followed him willingly, almost eagerly, to their respective cells, where they would remain until his appetite required their presence, and flesh.
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Ivan was sitting in tattered clothes, on a wooden box in the centre of the town. He was shaking a metal canteen cup, half full of change, hoping he wouldn't be rousted by the locals and has to prove again that he was 'On the Job'.
"Get a job you lazy bum," one of the local hooligans yelled at him as he rode past on his scooter.
Ivan grunted half-heartedly and went back to his can rattling.
"Morning Ivan," a petite young business woman said, tossing a couple of two dollar coins in Ivan's cup.
Ivan smiled and tipped his hat.
"See you tomorrow," she said, scampering off down the sidewalk to work.
A few other regulars tossed coins into the cup, and by the end of the day Ivan had collected over thirty dollars. Enough for a packet of smokes and a bottle of rum, Ivan thought. There may even be enough left over to buy something to eat, if he was lucky.
After the bustle of a busy day ended, Ivan packed up his few possessions and walked to the Botanical Gardens a few blocks away. He heard the gruff and aggressive voice of his master as he neared the bamboo cluster in the centre of the park.
"That is the last time you ever cheat me out of my money, scum!" the voice yelled at a cowering vagrant.
Ivan felt the sticky, wet splatter of blood hit his face. The vagrant screamed at the sight of his left hand lying on the ground, still holding the small leather pouch he used as a wallet.
"Get him out of here and to a hospital," the master grunted. "Maybe he can earn more money for me begging with on one hand now."
Two other homeless people stood in line in front of Ivan, waiting to hand over their takings to the master of the beggar's guild. Ivan trembled slightly, fearing his turn.
"What have we here?" the master said, looking at the bag of money Ivan handed over. "Thirty dollars. Not as much as you are capable of collecting, is it?"
"No sir."
"I will have to keep eighty percent today, I think."
"Not fifty, master?"
"I don't think I heard you right," the master said. "It almost sounded like you were questioning my authority."
"No sir, eighty is fine."
The master tossed back the bag with ten dollars in it. Luckily for Ivan, neither of them could count.
Ivan bowed and quickly walked to the bottle shop to try his luck at pinching his booze now he couldn't buy it. If he was lucky, he would get caught and end up in the watch house for the night, comfortable bed, decent meal and maybe even a shower. If he was unlucky, he'd get away with lifting the booze and the master would find out about it and expect a share and more if Ivan didn't declare it.
I am a Slush Reader for Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine
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Just became an unpaid assistant editor type creature for Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine. They call us a Slush Reader and send us 3 or so stories per week to read and review. I've found it great practice for honing my proofreading skills and to get an idea how editors see the stories submitted to them.
Where have I been??
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I looked at my blog today and realised that I haven't written a story in a month now. Uni has been crazy with a statistics unit this semester and I haven't had time for anything but study.
Now the semester, and exams, are over, I plan to get stuck into the writing again until the next semester, and last subject for my degree, yeh.
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You Don't 'Own' Your Own Genes: olePigeon (Wik) writes "Cornell University's New York based Weill Cornell Medical College issued a press release today regarding an unsettling trend in the U.S. patent system: Humans don't "own" their own genes, the cellular chemicals that define who they are and what diseases for which they might be at risk. Through more than 40,000 patents on DNA molecules, companies have essentially claimed the entire human genome for profit, report Dr. Christopher E. Mason of Weill Cornell Medical College, and the study's co-author, Dr. Jeffrey Rosenfeld, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey and a member of the High Performance and Research Computing Group, who analyzed the patents on human DNA. Their study, published March 25 in the journal Genome Medicine, raises an alarm about the loss of individual 'genomic liberty.'"
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ENGLEWOOD, COLO.—He could have stayed on the sideline. Instead, John Elway wanted back in the game.
The king of the comeback is directing his latest rally from the Denver Broncos executive offices. Just two years ago, the franchise was dissolving into irrelevance or, maybe even worse, a side show. But now, the Hall of Fame quarterback is turning the Broncos into winners again.
The centrepiece of the turnaround, of course, was the signing of Peyton Manning.
A decision that seemed, to some, like a risk when Elway made it is looking better with each game. And while ol' No. 7 refuses to look too far ahead, he does concede that, yes, things are going well — and that he knows he put his reputation on the line when signing a 36-year-old quarterback with a surgically repaired neck.
"By no means was it a slam dunk," Elway said in an interview with the Associated Press. "But we knew after we did our homework and looked at the situation, it was the best thing for us. We were willing to take that risk. There's always risk to it, but we liked our chances."
The Broncos carry a four-game winning streak into Sunday's game against San Diego. They are 6-3 and a win away from taking a three-game lead in the AFC West. Manning is on pace for a 4,800-yard, 37-touchdown season, though it's the strength of the supporting cast Elway helped put in place that made the quarterback-turned-executive feel good about going after a future Hall of Fame quarterback on the back end of his career.
One of Elway's most memorable quotes from the day the Broncos made it official with Manning was that he didn't have a "Plan B" if Manning got hurt or didn't return to his former effectiveness. The issue, the only issue, as Elway sees things, is to win Super Bowls, and the possibility of Manning at 100 per cent could get the Broncos there quickest.
It's a focus that got drowned out in Denver over successive years of turmoil starting with the end of the Mike Shanahan era, continuing with the hiring of Josh McDaniels and concluding with Tim Tebow's tumultuous stint as Broncos quarterback.
"I think true Bronco fans understand what our goal is," said Elway. "They've had a taste of what a Super Bowl is, back in '97 and '98. I think with where we are right now, the fan base is extremely excited because of what they see with Peyton. There were always high expectations when Mike was here. Those couple of years when it hit the bottom, it makes it that much more exciting now."
When Elway retired after the 1999 Super Bowl, nobody would have held it against him had he left football forever.
But he didn't leave his passion for the game behind.
Yet as much as signing Manning — along with the corresponding move of jettisoning Tebow — the real risk the 52-year-old took was involving himself with the Broncos again at all.
After all, he was the man who could do no wrong in Denver, the man who simply couldn't be replaced — not by Brian Griese, Jake Plummer, Jay Cutler, Tebow. The man who became the face of the city, suffered the Super Bowl heartbreaks, then won the titles, all the while directing dozens of dramatic, game-winning drives (40, to be precise, a record Manning now holds with 48) was putting his reputation back out on the line.
Elway had car dealerships and other business enterprises, even the Arena Football League team.
"But ultimately, this is what I wanted to do again," he said. "I like the competitive side of it. The fact that you're graded, week in and week out. And that there's a big carrot at the end of the road if you do things right. That's the Super Bowl. The fact that I could do it in Denver made it even more special."
So far, almost every high-profile move he has made since he arrived and assumed the title of executive vice-president of football operations in January 2011 has improved the team.
• Choosing Von Miller with the second pick in the 2011 draft wasn't a huge risk, though with 10 sacks this season, Miller is, at the very least, living up to his billing.
• Willis McGahee, Brandon Stokley, Trindon Holliday — all have been brought in by Elway, who has also made significant progress in cleaning up Denver's bloated salary cap.
• Hiring John Fox, a coach with a 73-71 career record, was not considered a slam-dunk choice. Elway concedes he didn't know Fox that well.
"But you looked at this building when I got here and everyone was so demoralized," Elway said. "One thing that stuck with me was John's positive attitude. He was outgoing, friendly, positive. To me, that was the No. 1 characteristic. He was someone who could get this organization rehabilitated, get everyone excited about playing football again."
By setting aside conventional wisdom, Fox and offensive coordinator Mike McCoy retooled their offence in 2011 and built a team that made the playoffs with Tebow at quarterback.
Now, with Manning, the coaching staff has re-created itself again. They are building around Manning, who has paid back the favour by becoming the NFL's top-rated quarterback through nine games.
"Everyone wants to look at the strength of his arm, but one thing they sometimes overlook is that he's tremendously accurate," Elway said. "He throws a very catchable ball. The accuracy part is not given enough credit."
Much has been made of the intrinsic quarterback-to-quarterback connection between Elway, the last quarterback to bring a Super Bowl to the Broncos, and Manning, who was brought to Denver to be the next one.
Elway says there were never any questions about Manning's work ethic and, at least from the Broncos perspective, the health issue was resolved.
"But there was, no question, a down side. It wasn't unanimous" around the league, Elway said. "I guess because I was the one sitting in the chair who had to openly make that decision, it was going to fall in my lap. I knew that. And I knew there were a lot of people out there who said 'No way,' who have probably changed their mind by now."
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I believe that a direct foreign military intervention in Syria is the last thing Egypt really needs now. Oh yes the direct foreign military intervention in Syria will make the public demand a military rule willingly to protect Egypt from the foreign conspiracy going after the strong Arab armies in the region. "Yes there is a deliberate misleading info in the media that the Syrian Arab army is extremely strong army and that it is the second strongest Arab army in the region after Egypt"
Thanks to the Egyptian media people began to support Al Assad and his regime as well his army against the Islamists above them the Muslim brotherhood and Al Qaeda. There is a deliberate misinformation when it comes to what is said and how it is said about Syria in the Egyptian mainstream media.
The Nasserites already support El Assad despite their idol Nasser used to curse his father and Baathist altogether. Of course these are the Neo-Nasserites.
The Egyptian people believe that Egypt will be the next after Syria and Iraq. Simply Now Egypt has got the true remaining army in the Arab world thus it will be the target after Syria and Iraq. General El Sisi seems to be the upcoming president of Egypt with no competition what so ever now as a military man can protect the country in that critical time in the eyes of many Egyptians especially with the fiascoes of the first elected civilian president aka Morsi.
With the rising nationalism in Egypt and how the majority of people believe conspiracy theories now just like their belief in God , I fear that the military intervention will make them believe that the whole world especially the West is truly plotting against Egypt
The latest conspiracy theory supported by the state "through its official newspaper Al Ahram" now is how the West or the US was planning to divide Egypt starting with the independence of Upper Egypt through the Muslim brotherhood. The military action and what will follow in Syria will support this theory.
Anyhow what alarms me not only the rise of Nationalism/military rule in Egypt but the fact that Egypt is facing a challenge in Sinai called Jihadists and we may find ourselves in front of another wave of Jihadists who fought in Syria and want to return back will find no welcome from the regime or the public.
Informed sources once told that the army had to move against Morsi and Muslim brotherhood when he stood in June 2013 and declared that Jihad was OK in Syria. It was and is still a national security nightmare for Egypt because Jihadists are more radical and dangerous than the Muslim brotherhood.
This scenario of course depends mainly on the possibility that the military intervention succeeds in bringing not only Al Assad's regime down but also the Jihadists. "So far all sources speak about short strikes to cripple Al Assad only"
It will be like Afghanistan déjà vu once again. It will be like living a mix of the 1960s and 1990s at the same time !!
As I said above those Jihadists will not be received as heroes from the public or the army and now the Islamists or Jihadists can not stomach the army after happened in June 30th thus I fear the army will not face Jihadists only in Sinai but rather will face them from the West , from Libya. It is worth to mention that mainly Jihadists that fought in Libya went to Syria to fight there including Al Qaeda militants.
Anyhow I wonder many times why God made Egypt in the middle of the Middle East. It is as if fate and all forces of nature are just against having a true democratic transition in Egypt like any other country. Internal factors are not only against having a true democratic transition but also external factors.
I am sorry if I am seemed to be selfish and speaking about my country now.


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Some of the biggest yields from a 2008 Palo Alto school-bond election will take shape soon as construction begins on $77.6 million worth of projects at Gunn and Palo Alto high schools.
Summer groundbreaking is expected at Gunn for a new gym as well as for a two-story math and English building. At Paly, construction will start on a new media arts center and a two-story math and social studies building.
All four buildings are slated for occupancy by 2013.
In a smaller but related project with quicker impact, air conditioning will be installed in many Gunn classrooms over the summer and should be nearly or fully operational by fall.
The summer groundbreakings represent about one-fifth of the spending under the $378 million facilities bond, which was backed by 77.5 percent of school-district voters in June 2008.
The stated goal of the measure was to "expand, upgrade and improve" all 17 of the district's campuses, extending their useful lives and accommodating enrollment growth.
Measured against today's enrollment, the facilities bond will create capacity for a 16 percent boost in elementary enrollment, a 9 percent increase in middle school enrollment and a nearly 26 percent rise in high school enrollment, according to target numbers provided by the school district.
The massive program of more than 30 individual projects has been planned and managed by site-based committees of parents and staff in collaboration with school-district officials, architects and building contractors.
The school district's co-chief business official, Bob Golton, is the major coordinator. The entire bond program is overseen by a Citizens' Oversight Committee, which issues annual reports.
Aside from the high schools, major construction has occurred or is planned for all three middle school campuses as well as for Ohlone, Fairmeadow and Duveneck elementary schools.
New, two-story classroom buildings -- almost unheard of in Palo Alto until now -- are a major feature of the bond projects.
Such a building is midway through construction at Ohlone -- slated for occupancy in January -- and also is planned for Fairmeadow, Duveneck and JLS Middle School, as well as the two high schools.
Beyond that, Superintendent Kevin Skelly next month is expected to propose locations for an additional 30 new elementary classrooms across the district.
Palo Alto has experienced an unexpected boom in elementary-age enrollment in the past two years that many believe could continue.
Skelly has said the district must prepare itself to handle as many as 568 additional K-5 students in the next five years -- the size of a large elementary school.
Besides the groundbreakings expected this summer, several large bond projects -- including Gunn's industrial-arts building and Paly's softball and baseball fields -- already have been completed.
And there's more to come, including a new performing-arts center at Paly budgeted for nearly $18 million.
The bond also has funded interactive Smartboards and amplification systems in all elementary classrooms as well as at JLS -- more than 200 classrooms in all, officials said.
"We've essentially stopped buying televisions because the (Smartboard) projector will project whatever image you have on your computer screen to the whiteboard," Golton said.
"This is what children are used to doing nowadays."
Bond funds also are supplying classroom technology, including laptops and iPads.
"We're buying more laptops instead of desktops, and now the use of laptops is eroding because people are buying iPads," Golton said.
"All schools are being touched by this. You can't go any place in any of our schools and not find student workstations being funded by our bond."
Site committees at each campus -- including parents, staff and students -- have been involved in planning the changes and advertising the plans to school neighbors. A landscape committee populated by community members also has provided scrutiny, particularly of the high school landscape plans.
Elements of the bond program have come before the school board in hundreds of bits and pieces as they make their way through a lengthy approval process, which includes a mandatory review by the Division of State Architect that can take up to nine months.
The recession led to "steeply discounted" bids early in the bond program as contractors slashed their margins to get the work, said Thomas Hodges, a senior vice-president of O'Connor Construction Management Inc. and program director for the bond project.
As materials costs began increasing six months ago, "We're still getting bids under budget, but not the steeply discounted bids we were seeing last year," Hodges said.


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As major labels continue to exist behind the times, artists and labels with little capital and lesser reputations are producing some of the most innovative, interesting, and inspiring music. Whether it's creating a new niche in digital technology or looking to once obsolete formats, Agitated Atmosphere hopes to pull back the curtain on a wealth of sights and sound from luminaries such as Locrian.
The dark recesses visited by Locrian are all too familiar to those who have grappled with their inner demons with accompaniment by doom metal and industrial acts for the past quarter-century. The dark cloud that looms over Territories, the latest LP from Locrian through Small Doses, finds the group delving into the bottomless abyss of uncertainty.
Album opener "Inverted Ruins" straddles the line of between industrial's past and doom's present. The vocals are gnarled and venomous, scratching out their story into the ebon ember melody. The slow and heavy pace is counterpointed by sharp, high-pitched screeching; the clawing of our hapless victim desperately attempting to dig his way out from under the endless layers of dirt in which he is buried. The trip into darkness is one Locrian has taken many times, yet one that will leave listeners deeply affected by the scorched tones in which they are repeatedly baptized.
It's this fearlessness that drives André Foisy and Terence Hannum's vision. The combination of white noise, variable static, low-end tunings, and spatial arrangements turn Territories into a viscous mix of tar, oil, and mud that is unwashable. The machine gun guitar of "Procession of Ancestral Brutalism" mimics the frantic scrubs of Lady Macbeth unable to rinse the blood of her evil deeds away; the anguished screams represent her confrontation with her sins; the crashing cymbals the thunder claps of the gods passing their stern judgment upon her. Territories is all these and more. An album as complex and theme-heavy as classic literature and as technologically integrated as human flesh meeting cybernetic parts, Territories captures the malaise of modern living in its onyx-tinted Petri dish. As we swim around, confused by the blackness of our surroundings and confounded with how to clear up our messes, Locrian hovers in the disconnected netherworld capturing every emotion in its medieval ooze to cast us in plaster for ever more.


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