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Updates after the jump with names of three additional suspect-siblings arrested (not four) and one suspect being released. See a post with video of the brawl here. First posted at 8:31 p.m. Saturday.
Each year we wonder when things are going to go too far. This year they did. Two people were stabbed when fans on each side of the USC-UCLA rivalry brawled in the Rose Bowl parking lot ahead of Saturday night's football game between the crosstown schools.
Commander Darryl Qualls of the Pasadena Police Department said "there were about 50 to 75 people fighting" in Lot 1 at the venue about 4:30 p.m., three hours before kickoff.
The victims were stabilized at a hospital. Two suspects were arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, he said.
"We do believe alcohol played a factor,'' Qualls said.
An officer trying to break the thing up sustained a sprained hand.
CBS2 reported that the melee was sparked by someone complaining about impromptu touch football players in the lot getting too close to a car.
It's not yet clear if the victims or perpetrators were students and, if so, which sides of the rivalry they claimed allegiance to.
Update: A stabbing suspect was named: 44-year-old Arturo Cisneros was booked on suspicion of attempted murder.
Two others, 27-year-old Steven Radu of Monrovia and 24
23-year-old Joshua Elder of Temple City, were booked on suspicion of assaulting a police officer, according to Lt. Diego Torres of Pasadena P.D.
Two officers were injured trying to break up the fight.
Authorities said 27-year-old Cal State Fullerton student was stabbed in the cheek, with the knife's tip buried in his cheek bone still. Twenty-four-year-old Vimal Patel was stabbed in the back and was in intensive care, according to the Los Angeles Times.
While the Times updated its reporting to reflect the possibility that the fight was not fueled by rivalry but rather by an errant ball that hit a parked Mercedes during a touch football game, Pasadena police maintain that the age-old animosity between the schools played a roll in the violence.
"Due to the high fan level because of the game tonight," Qualls of Pasadena police said, "we think it had to do with some little rivalry.''
Update #2: Elder and Radu pleaded not guilty Monday afternoon to charges that included resisting an officer. Cisneros, the alleged stabber, had yet to see any charges as of late Monday.
A colleague of victim Patel told the Weekly he was expected to recover. He "is also a CSUF student and should be coming out of the hospital within a few days with a punctured lung," the friend said.
Update #3: CBS2 reported that, after police reviewed amateur video of the melee, four more arrests were made. The suspects were not identified.
Qualls said the video is "very incriminating."
However, a man on tape who was apparently stabbing another was still wanted, according to the station.
Meanwhile, CBS2 stated, the Rose Bowl was likely looking at revised hours and extra policing for next year's match-up. The gates opened at 6 a.m. this year. The brawl broke out about 4:30 p.m. The game started at 7:30 p.m.
Update #4: Pasadena PD Lt. Tracey, Ibarra tells the Weekly there were three additional arrests, not four, after four people were detained for investigation following the department's review of video from Saturday's melee.
All three -- Arthur, 25, Anthony, 22, Akira, 24 -- are the children of stabbing suspect Cisneros, who was released "pending further investigation," she said.
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In fact police believe the trio "played a greater role" in the violence, Ibarra said.
But cops won't say who they believe "is the actual stabber" -- at least not yet.
The three were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
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Charles Dickens (1812–1870), the most popular and one of the greatest of English novelists, also deserves plaudits for his literary indictments of society for abusing the poor. To be sure, however, he did have faults. For instance, he fostered belief in the pseudoscientific notion of spontaneous human combustion in his novel Bleak House (1852), although Dickens at least seemed honest in his error.
An example otherwise was his longstanding affair with a young actress, Ellen "Nelly" Ternan (1839–1914)—not because of their age difference, but for the betrayal of his wife and ten children. Dickens had grown apart from his wife, who lacked his intellect and boundless energy, while the actress was as bright and vivacious and interested in literature as Mrs. Dickens was not. Dickens' and Ternan's love match lasted from 1857, when he was 45 and she 18, until Dickens died in 1870. (Some of Dickens' characters may well have been modeled after her.)
The famous man tried to keep the relationship a secret, hence the title of the biopic (released in 2013), The Invisible Woman. Not surprisingly, of course, there were rumors, but, as skeptics well know, rumors are often false. The pair did have one especially close call—both with public exposure and worse—when they were together in a train accident.
Although not mentioned in the movie, posthumous confirmation of the affair came from Dickens' letters. Although many had been destroyed by his family, some merely had offending passages inked out. But that cloak of invisibility was ineffective: Dickens scholars turned to forensics, using infrared photography to read the obscured portions. These contained references to "Nelly" and confirmed the persistent rumors. (See my Unsolved History: Investigating Mysteries of the Past, 2005.)
This was, however, long after Nelly's death as well, so she had remained largely invisible. (Several years after Dickens' death, she had become a wife and mother herself, marrying a man 12 years younger but taking 14 years off her age, and she appears to have been glad the invisibility continued.)
In some ways she is still invisible—even after a feature-length motion picture in which she is played by actress Felicity Jones. That is because—unlike Dickens (well played by Ralph Fiennes, who also directed)—we still know remarkably little about her. There is just so much that infrared photography can reveal.
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If you have a sweet tooth like me, one dessert is never enough—especially when it comes to chocolate. The Langham, Boston hotel's famous Saturday all-you-can-eat Chocolate Bar buffet (125 different desserts!) is a chocoholic's dream—and now The Langham will set up a smaller version of the Chocolate Bar for weddings at the hotel. And since this year's Chocolate Bar's theme is "Decades of Decadence," your guests can sample dressed-up versions your favorite childhood sweets like Whoopie Pies and even try some futuristic creations like Dark Chocolate Quinoa Pudding. There are also more familiar desserts—flourless chocolate cake, chocolate croissant bread pudding, even made-to-order crepes. The Langham's Saturday Chocolate Bar also makes a great location for a bridal shower. Visit The Langham, Boston hotel's website for more information.—Kim Forrest, Assistant Editor, Brides Local Magazines
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It wasn't a hole in the ground. But CSI (Constantly Short of Information) Mac A. Roney, thought there might be a hole in the universe. The case was one for the books.
A German housewife, Frau Dulent, had just finished washing dishes with her new dish cloth woven with micro-something that she bought from Fred's. (It was on the packaging). She had bought a pack of them and they were nice and soft. They dried counter tops better than the five-to-a-pack from Walmart and held a good suds for the dishes. German women are completely OCD when it comes to clean. Mac knew because, coming from German ancestry himself, he had experienced the business end of a broom on his backside for tracking mud in the house.
He heard the screech from two blocks away and reached the kitchen door just in time to see Frau D tossing the place. Since it was her own kitchen, he didn't clap her in irons, but he did consider calling for the paddy wagon — with lots of padding. What had set the woman off? Ducking flying objects, CSI Mac stabilized the distraught Frau D by the simple expedient of removing anything from her reach that was not nailed down.
"Ohhhh," wailed Frau D, "I'f guten a wery vicked Valmart potergeese in my kitchen."
"Uh . . . what?" said the CSI (Completely Stumped Intelligence-wise). It turned out, after much confusion and speak-slowly-and-enunciate instructions, that Frau D thought there was a very wicked Walmart poltergeist making mischief in her kitchen.
"Why," asked Mac reasonably, "would you think a vicked Val–, I mean, "some neurotic nebulous spirit from Walmart would be haunting your home?"
"Because my nice new olif-green dishrag is missing."
"Uh . . . what?" said the CSI (A Communications Stalwart Individual).
"It just wanished. Into thick air."
"You mean, "thin air?"
"I been cooking bratvurst vit beer un onion. The air vas a little thick."
"Okay. And why would a Walmart poltergeist with sticky fingers pilfer a green dishrag."
"Olif green."
"Okay. Olive green. But why?"
Frau D rolls her eyes at the ignorance of the question. "BeCAUSE, I bought the vashrags from FREDS instead of Valmart."
CSI Mac mulls this over in his mind for a moment . . . or two. "And how did you get the impression a wigilan–, a vigilante Val–, Walmart wraith with vengeance in mind, burgled your new, olive green dishrag?"
"Nuting else makes sense. I vas vashing dishes one minute, then turned about to put the dishes avay. Ven I turned back to the sink ver I had vrung out the dishrag, it vas GONE. Wanished."
"You looked for it?"
"Off course I looked for it. You think I'm stupid? I efen looked in the refrigerator and through the garpage. Three other olif green rags I had laid out on the counter top. Two for setting the vet dishes on as I vashed them, and one to dry them vith vin I ffinished. They ver accounted for. The one I vashed the dishes vith, even though I had vrung it out, vas still holding much bubbles. It vas vet vith lots of bubbles trapped in the micro-vhatefer. The other rags vere nearly dry. And no bubbles. So, I ask you. Ver is my vet, bubbly vashrag?"
CSI Mac couldn't answer that question until he had done a thorough investigation. He revisited all the places Frau D had searched. The sink. The refrigerator. The garp– uh, garbage. The cabinets. The microwave oven. Under the sink. They moved from the kitchen and searched the whole house. No vash– no washrag. And Frau D had not once left the building.
CSI Mac got out his investigating kit. He dusted for fingerprints, but found none out of the ordinary. He examined every olive green dishrag in the house. Not one was wet with lots of bubbles trapped inside. The sink had a metal drain trap that could not possibly allow the passage of so big an object as an olive green dishrag, especially one woven with micro-fibers.
Advising Frau D to give it a few days to see if the dishcloth would turn up in some unusual and unlikely place, CSI Mac went on his way. Returning a few days later, Frau D's olive green, micro-fibered dishcloth had still not put in an appearance. But the next time Frau D went to Walmart, the wheels on her cart squealed ominously and jittered, and no matter how often she tried to catch up with an illusive employee, he or she would mysteriously vanish around corners. She was afraid to go back to Freds.
Sooo. . . the CSI (Creepy Spirit Investigations), consigned the "Case of the Disappearing Dishrag" to the dead file, where poltergeists could play to their hearts' content.
NOTE: Though I took great liberties with this rendition of my true story, and mixed several accents into one, I did buy some olive green, micro-fiber dishrags from Fred's. I loved them. I really had wrung out the rag I was washing dishes with, but it still retained lots of suds, which I was going to rinse out.
I put the dishes away and looked around for my wet, sudsy rag. It was nowhere to be found. Mike helped me look. And we DID look in the refrigerator, the garbage, the cabinets, and even elsewhere besides the kitchen. It has never been seen again. I'm beginning to think there might just be a —
WAIT! What was that? That funny noise? Iss Valmart at it AGAIN?


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With the Assembly elections done and dusted, attention is now turning to the EU vote on June 23 and Cookstown will be the venue for what promises to be a heated Brexit debate.
The BBC's Wendy Austin will chair the proceedings at the Glenavon House Hotel on June 2, which will feature some of Northern Ireland's most prominent businesses.
The debate is being organised by local award-winning firm ASM Chartered Accountants
Michael McAllister, a director at ASM Chartered Accountants in Magherafelt said he hoped the debate will help local people make an informed decision on Europe.
"Following on from last year's hugely successful Cross Border Bureau seminar series, we wanted to host a further series of events that are educational as well as giving people the chance to discuss real issues affecting their business," he said.
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The Microsoft marketing hoopla set off by the Jan. 30 launch of Windows Vista will focus on the software's spiffy new look and enhancements such as greatly improved search abilities (see BusinessWeek.com, 1/15/07, "Vista: Upgrade—Or Trade Up?"). But the really important changes, mostly hidden, aim to improve Windows' leaky security. What you see of this may be annoying, but trust me, it's good for you.
One big reason Windows has been so vulnerable over the past 15 years is that Microsoft (MSFT) chose to make things easy when faced with a trade-off between security and convenience. But in recent years, as Windows users have grown increasingly outraged by nonstop hacker attacks, Microsoft's attitude has evolved. The company originally intended to base Vista on Windows XP but scrapped that idea a couple of years ago. Instead, it resolved to work off the much more secure foundation of Windows Server 2003. The Server version has generally won good marks for security.
All operating systems have security holes, and Vista will be no exception: One potential vulnerability has already been identified by security experts. The difference is that the holes in Vista should be much harder for the bad guys to exploit, compared with earlier versions of Windows.
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Category Archives: Culture
A National Strategic Narrative
I attended a conference last year called PopTech in Camden Maine. Couldn't go this year, but did have a chance to watch some of the live feed. One of the presentations featured Naval Captain Wayne Porter and Marine Col. Mark Mykleby — military strategists working at the highest level of government. Together, they present highlights from their paper, "A National Strategic Narrative." Their ideas " less military force, more social capital and more sustainable energy practices " have caused a stir in policy communities. Their proposal is one of transition away from some old policy ideas that no longer apply in the Google age.They want to move the nation towards an open system that seeks equilibrium in an interdependent global ecology; to move the idea of national security from containment to sustainability: from theories of control to theories of credible influence; from power to narrative: a national strategic story that doesn't "hold the jello" quite so tight; towards a citizenry that demands purposeful participation. They rightly point out that government can only reflect the values that its citizens embody and that competition cannot be a zero-sum game in a deeply interdependent world. They focus on three issues they believe to be the highest social priorities to maintain a healthy nation moving forward. 1.) Education 2.) Security 3.) Energy I would personally put energy at the top, for without cheap, concentrated energy, access to education will erode as our economy weakens. Their brilliant talk concludes that we, as a nation, are moving towards polarizing ideologies that offer little more than divisive ultimata. Porter and Mykleby insist that we need a collective narrative that takes us beyond today's ideologies; that will inform our skill, knowledge, and ultimately our technologies. Please invest 21 minutes in this important
The Very Idea of Humanity
Gus Mantel As man advances in civilization, and small tribes are united into larger communities, the simplest reason would tell each individual that he ought to extend his social instincts and sympathies to all the members of the same nation, though personally unknown to him. This point being once reached, there is only an artificial barrier to prevent his sympathies extending to the men of all nations and races. If, indeed, such men are separated from him by great differences in appearance or habits, experience unfortunately shews us how long it is, before we look at them as our fellow-creatures…The very idea of humanity, as far as I could observe, was new to most of the Gauchos of the Pampas. This virtue, one of the noblest with which man is endowed, seems to arise incidentally from our sympathies becoming more tender and more widely diffused, until they are extended to all sentient beings. As soon as this virtue is honoured and practised by some few men, it spreads through instruction and example to the young, and eventually becomes incorporated in public opinion. – Charles
Living History
Just back from a month long "living Western history" trip. Dan finished a year of AP World History, so good timing. We started with the birth of democracy (ancient Greece circa 500BC) and explored forward 2000 years to the Renaissance (Florence circa 1500AD). We also included Minoan and Mycenaean history (Crete, etc.). Our connection gave us a day in London with a stop at Abbey Road
Zeitgeist 3 – Moving Forward
Peter Joseph (probably not his real last name) has released a new Zeitgeist film. I disagree with a number of Peter's "Venus Project" assumptions, conclusions, and leading questions. I also found his first two films especially lacking in solid content, relying more on hearsay, dubious history, and weak conspiracy theories. In some cases, Zeit 3 is terribly naive ("upgradable" technology, idealized production and distribution incentives and strategies, utopian city design, overstated energy alternatives, etc.). Yet I'm sharing this movie with you because I think the film is a good conversation starter and especially good thought provoker, addressing a number of profoundly important questions. I find it ironic that the filmmaker, an atheist, uses a John Ortberg lecture as his core value statement — ultimately pointing to the failure of GDP as an adequate, or even relevant, measurement of our individual and collective well-being (a position I passionately agree with). I'm convinced that we need to start thinking towards third-way "systems-based" economies that combine the best elements of free-markets and central resource planning, while retaining the liberties of an unalienable rights-based republic re-imagined in healthier paradigms of resource sustainability, human empathy, and global-equitable access to fundamental human needs. Centralized economies fail for many reasons. One reason is because, historically, they haven't appropriately rewarded the people and organizations who excel and add real value back into the community. But cultural definitions of excellence, value, reward, and community vary subjectively. Corrupt, bailed-out banking systems and an obese military-industrial economy are two areas in which we can start to radically re-define the terms excellence and reward. And we can start to expand our definition of community from tribes and borders to a sense of global family. I agree with the filmmaker (@ 2:16) that we are faced today with a potentially fatal "value system" disorder and (@ 2:20) that many of today's economic assumptions are gross distortions driven by temporary access to cheap, concentrated energy. For the health and well-being of our great grandchildren and our planet in general, we need to develop a better informed and more comprehensively linked value system between our economic systems, our natural resources, and our fundamental connectedness as a human
The MAE Foundation
Gathering up those things which shape our thoughts We pack as though a journey to forever is stretching out ahead Saints go naked Prophets look back wistfully Choking vapours drive life out of corners And rivers graciously receive our poisons Like trusting children Patient figures stand and wait Gazing down at rusting rails To unknown places with no names – Ralph Steadman 1997 (from Plague and the Moonflowers) My talented friend Richard recently told me of a new philanthropic work to help Burmese genocide refugees (150,000+). The work employs music and musical instruments to enhance opportunity for creativity and hope into lives that survive on $20 per month. Richard has seen how music can positively change individuals and communities oppressed with struggle and little hope. Fittingly, the name of this new work is The MAE Foundation (Music Alters Everything). Richard's vision includes the mobilization of the music industry (composers, producers, musicians, etc.) to become involved in this important work. I browsed some YouTube videos on Burmese genocide to put in this post, but literally broke down after a couple minutes. The inhumanity is unspeakable. I encourage you to browse over to Richard's site (in beta), and do what you can to
Ivory Coast
Jan 2011: My cousin left Ivory Coast in late December and was home with her folks for Christmas. The standoff continues in country, hundreds of people have been killed, and it's not looking good. 8 Dec: e-mail from cousin.. "Today the Ambassador told us to prepare for the worst, and talk to our local staff about the possibility that expats will be evacuated… it's quite dramatic." 6 Dec: updated news HERE. Does not look promising. 4 Dec: My cousin e-mailed today from Abidjan City in the Ivory Coast, Africa. She is country director for a large U.S. government relief program in Cote d'Ivoire. The country held their first free /democratic elections in many years this week. She was part of the massive multi-national election observer team. She had earlier outlined for me some details of their roles as observers. All Cote d'Ivoire polling places (including the key northern and central provinces) were staffed with official multi-national observers who counted and cross-counted every vote on-site, and who then physically accompanied the paper votes as they were transferred from polling places to the capital of Abidjan. The observers remained present while central voting authorities re-counted all votes and tallied results. I won't get into the story that followed, but in essence the highly popular challenger (Ouattara) won by a decisive margin (55% – 45%). However, the incumbent administration delayed announcing the results for three days, claiming "vote rigging" and fraud in the northern districts. Yesterday, Cote d'Ivoire's "Constitutional Council" (under control of the current government) declared 400,000 northern votes "invalid" and awarded the election to the incumbent (Gbagbo), who was sworn in just hours ago. My cousin is quite worried about what will follow in Abidjan. Some are predicting widespread civil unrest throughout the country, and perhaps all-out civil war. International reaction has been swift and decisively united: the incumbent must step down and allow the legally elected president to assume power, as reported moments ago by the BBC: "Mr. Obama said Independent Electoral Commission, credible and accredited observers and the United Nations have all confirmed this result and attested to its credibility." He congratulated Mr. Ouattara and said the international community would "hold those who act to thwart the democratic process and the will of the electorate accountable for their actions". President Nicolas Sarkozy of France – the former colonial power in Ivory Coast – told Mr. Gbagbo to "respect the will of the people, abstain from any action that might provoke violence" and to help establish peace. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon earlier called on Mr Gbagbo "to do his part for the good of the country and to cooperate in a smooth political transition". The chairman of regional bloc Ecowas, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, said all parties should "respect and fully implement the verdict of the Ivorian people as declared by the Independent Electoral Commission". The head of the UN mission in Ivory Coast also said it regarded Mr Ouattara as the winner, while the African Union said it was "deeply concerned" by the developments. The head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, said the IMF would only work with an Ivory Coast government recognised by the UN. "The Constitutional Council has abused its authority, the whole world knows it, and I am sorry for my country's image," he said. Is it just me, or do these people have that look that says "I know what I'm doing is totally wrong, but I don't want to lose my
The 18th Camel (15,000 Tribes)
William Ury's brilliant TEDxTalk on the mediation of conflict. The solution to global mistrust? Invest twenty minutes and find out (as we meet on the balcony). I also want to share one of the comments from TED.com addressing William's talk… "From this moment on I will no longer identify myself as a member of any group which is in opposition to anything, anyone, or any other group. I will focus my energy on the creation and maintenance of a 'balcony' perspective. My position will be one which surrounds issues, my view will be one which includes the right of all views to be represented, my action will be to embrace US " all of US " on behalf of the enlightened future we can grow together." -Puran Lucas
Information Ecology
William Gibson (who gave us the term "cyberspace"), interviewed in TIME Magazine "My guess has always been that the thing our great-grandchildren will find quaintest about us is that we made the distinction between here and the Internet… Here [is being] colonized by what used to be the other place." New and emerging technologies are allowing historically repressed creatives to rise and collaborate. While these voices have always been present, pre-virtual "information ecology" kept them marginalized and suppressed. But yesterday's social platforms are now appearing as structural relics, allowing (for the first time in human history) the latent creative population to flourish. Many said Rousseau's dream of a true city-state "peoples' republic" became less plausible as populations grew. They could not have conceived of a global connective network that, when allowed to remain free of state or corporate control, opened new doors of unprecedented global empathy and equality. "The first man who, having fenced in a piece of land, said "This is mine," and found people naive enough to believe him, that man was the true founder of civil society. From how many crimes, wars, and murders, from how many horrors and misfortunes might not any one have saved mankind, by pulling up the stakes, or filling up the ditch, and crying to his fellows: Beware of listening to this impostor; you are undone if you once forget that the fruits of the earth belong to us all, and the earth itself to nobody." – Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1754 Our "social contract" is being rewritten by the new voices of a virtual world. As Gibson notes, what used to be the "other place" is being transformed into "here and now." What was once "them" is now us. This seismic shift in social identity will take longer to impact strongly embedded patterns, such as religion. But fundamental global change is moving forward and inevitable. The TED phenomenon is a prime example of this global flattening. TED's curator Chris Anderson gave a talk this year at TED Global adding yet another voice to this growing awareness that we are not meant to be separated into ideological ghettos, but forged together in a grand creative enterprise. It's a good talk and I encourage you to watch it. Imagine a global communications pool in which all persons can share their thoughts, dreams, faith, best ideas, etc.. in the spirit of Rousseau, the protocol intelligently prioritizes experiences and brings the collective mind into view of all participants. But it's more than a "view" from a distance. Fundamental inequalities, suffering, and marginalization is brought forward as if experienced in our own household, in our own family. The plight of others becomes our plight. Global horror and injustice becomes our nightmare, as well. But with this, the boundless creativity, resources, and potential of the new collective also becomes our own, so that one day we may say with complete authenticity (quoting Michael Roe) "what's been done to you feels like it's been done to me." And most importantly, we will live and prioritize our lives in accordance with these newly experienced global realities. ich all persons share their thoughts, dreams, faith, desires, etc.. the communication protocol amasses the collective ideals and dreams and experiences together and brings the collective mind into view of all participants. What we get is a bell curve distribution. The same average ideology we have today in today's dead tree iconography, but on the grandest human scale. But here's the good news. Most people won't participate at this collective level. Many people will be mostly watching TV, or engaged in some other passive activity. The passives vs. the actives. The creatives vs. the ____________. Refined leadership will always be a part of community. But that leadership will move from a small, professional, clergy, CEO-style, stage-centric hierarchy model to a vastly larger, distributed, creative mind – a true collective mind of the amassed creative population working in common resonance, with a common Spiritual center, yet not bound by inherited institutional
Everything is possible, and almost nothing is certain (Havel)
"The single planetary civilization to which we all belong confronts us with global challenges. We stand helpless before them because our civilization has essentially globalized only the surface of our lives. But our inner self continues to have a life of its own. And the fewer answers the era of rational knowledge provides to the basic questions of human being, the more deeply it would seem that people, behind its back as it were, cling to the ancient certainties of their tribe… The abyss between the rational and the spiritual, the external and the internal, the objective and the subjective, the technical and the moral, the universal and the unique constantly grows deeper… Politicians at international forums may reiterate a thousand times that the basis of the new world order must be universal respect for human rights, but it will mean nothing as long as this imperative does not derive from the respect of the miracle of Being, the miracle of the universe, the miracle of nature, the miracle of our own existence. It logically follows that, in today's multicultural world, the truly reliable path to coexistence, to peaceful coexistence and creative cooperation, must start from what is at the root of all cultures and what lies infinitely deeper in human hearts and minds than political opinion, convictions, antipathies or sympathies: it must be rooted in self-transcendence. Transcendence as a hand reached out to those close to us, to foreigners, to the human community, to all living creatures, to nature, to the universe; transcendence as a deeply and joyously experienced need to be in harmony even with what we ourselves are not, what we do not understand, what seems distant from us in time and space, but with which we are nevertheless mysteriously linked because, together with us, all this constitutes a single world. Transcendence as the only real alternative to extinction. The Declaration of Independence, adopted two hundred and eighteen years ago in this building, states that the Creator gave man the right to liberty. It seems man can realize that liberty only if he does not forget the One who endowed him with it." – Vaclav Havel, July 4, 1994, Philadelphia, PA, USA accepting the Liberty Medal Read the entire, probing, timely, deeply relevant speech


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text: Our front door window has been needing some art for some time now and suncatchers are so easy and fun to make. I used the same method as when we did our animal collage. This time I ripped up a bunch of tissue paper into little pieces for Gracie to put onto the contact paper in a collage style art work.


text: I just finished my first book! It's a 12" x 12" hardback book with a dust jacket. My husband Neil put it together on blurb and it looks great. Our copy arrived the other day and the quality of the paintings and the construction is great. The book is being offered through the blurb bookstore. When you click on the link it takes you to my page where you can preview the entire book and purchase it if you like.


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Thrifty Weight Loss Tips
It may not seem like you will ever bare your arms or legs because spring appears to have been canceled across the nation this year, but spring and summer really are just around the corner. You will wear shorts and tank tops once again. While it's popular to think about and actually do something to get in shape or get healthy at the beginning of the year, there really is no better time than the present to do whatever it is you want or need to do for your health. Even for those of us who tend to eat healthy and workout regularly, it doesn't take very much to get out of our routine and find ourselves asking, "How did I used to keep in shape?" So, here are just a few little tips (and perhaps reminders) for weight loss and healthy living.
1. Know thyself. There's not a cookie cutter workout or "diet" that is going to work for everyone. So, figure out what works best for you. Do you prefer working out in the morning or in the afternoon? Do you like to run on a treadmill or walk outside with the children? Do you tend to struggle with eating right at home or at work? Is your problem snacking throughout the day or eating larger portions at meal time? These are all critical questions to help you customize your fitness routine.
2. Reevaluate your kitchen. Until you can resist temptations in the kitchen, just go ahead and remove them. It's easier to choose an apple over potato chips when there are no potato chips in the pantry. If you buy snacks for your family, perhaps you can buy them snacks that aren't tempting for you. I don't mind having organic cheese sandwich crackers in the pantry for my children because they don't tempt me quite the same way as do chips and salsa. Choose what sits in your pantry wisely.
3. Enjoy your exercise. There are so many people who will tell you the best exercises to do, when to do them, and how long and how often to do those exercises. However, what matters the most is that you actually do exercise. So, find something you love to do. Run, walk, jump around to music in your living room, get a yoga DVD. Do what you will enjoy! That's what will keep you going back for more.
What do you do to stay consistent with your fitness routine?
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Project: Logo and Identity Design | Client: Child Life Wish List.org
Description: The Child Life Wish List is a start-up nonprofit organization that raises money, awareness and volunteer opportunities for the Child Life programs in hospitals around the United States. The proceeds make a tremendous difference in the lives of ill children. They also reduce health care costs and provide as much information as possible as to why the patient is there, what the diagnoses is and what treatment entails. Taking the patients' mind off of their suffering is of the utmost importance.
Robert Hutchinson, founder of CLWL, asked me to create a logo that represents who they are as a company in a way that successfully communicates their core values. Along with the information above, I used five key definitions that embodied these values and helped drive the design of the logo: love, wonder, assurance, nostalgia and escapade. I also created some objectives that the logo needed to communicate. The objectives were as follows: to suggest a stress-free environment, a youthful curiosity, a lighthearted nostalgia, a trustworthy and worthwhile cause and a desire to nurture.
The following designs were alternatives and show the evolution of the logo from the first sketch round to the last.
The final logo and color palette.
Tags: branding, Design, logo, logo design, marketing, nonprofit


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Moving Pass The Fear
How do we move pass the fear and forge towards our dreams?
One thing that gives me the kick in the butt that I need is that old Nike slogan, "just do it". It's like that annoying nagging person that won't go away, but for some reason serves a huge purpose in your life. Simple right? Not so much! Fear can be so crippling. It's that critical voice that is constantly trying to overpower the other voice that speaks from your soul. It's a constant fight! It's that so called intellectual voice that thinks it knows everyhing and is always trying to make sense of things, but the voice that truly matters is the one that speaks from your soul. Speaking from experience, your soulful voice will not quiet with time. Nope it will get louder as the years go by and if you choose to continue to ignore it, the rest of your body will join in to make you take a hard listen. For me that came in the form of migraines, irritability, feeling stuck, etc. So for all who are feeling stifled by fear to follow your dreams or simply to try something new, I say to you in the words of Nike—-"Just Do It!". It also helps that I can't go a day without running into a pair of those sneakers, just nagging me to move forward with my next goal In pursuit of my dream. It also doesn't help that my hubby has a closet full of Nikes, which by the way he tries to claim that he's had for years, but I know that he really just sneaks them in the house whenever he buys a new pair 🙂
Another motivator for me are my kids because they are so fearless. Come to think of it, I think the only fearless people in the world are kids! You ever notice how they don't have a care in the world? No cares to what others think of them, no cares of how well or bad they do things, they just don't care and i admire that so much. It's amazing what you'll notice when you just step back and observe.
I remember when I first got the idea to start a blog. That know-it-all voice told me, "Jules what are you thinking? You're no writer. Who will read it? Just keep your thoughts to yourself". And then I thought to myself, "what would my 6 year old say?" He'd say, "why not mommy?" and so I did! One of the best pieces of advice that I ever followed.
We need to stop standing in the way of our dreams. Learn how to silence that know-it-all voice and look deep within yourself and listen to your soul! So what if nothing comes from it, but at least you moved forward and confronted your fear….at least you tried and that's way better than just always wondering what if.


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URT(redirected from Ahurti)
upper respiratory tract (URT)
one of the two divisions of the respiratory system. The URT consists of the nose, nasal cavity, ethmoidal air cells, frontal sinuses, sphenoidal sinuses, maxillary sinus, larynx, and trachea. The URT conducts air to and from the lungs and filters, moistens, and warms the air during each inspiration. Infection and irritation of the URT are common and often spread to the lower respiratory tract, where they may cause serious complications. Compare lower respiratory tract. See also larynx, nose, trachea.
upper respiratory tract.


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My calling is about helping a woman to remember who she is underneath the story of her life. I guide her to her deepest self. This place is her soul voice.
I wrote this poem several years ago and continue to pull it out as an inspiration for a one woman show I perform called Sorry, No More!
I'm Sorry for
Not doing enough, doing too much,
Not being enough, being too much.
I'm Sorry for
Being too young, too old,
Too fat, too skinny.
I'm sorry for
Being beautiful, bold, silent, sexy,
Wild, quiet, smart, shy, intuitive,
I'm Sorry for
My health, my cancer, my wealth, my poverty,
My pregnancy, infertility,
My PMS, all my femaleness.
I'm Sorry for
The inconvenience of my neediness,
Over sensitivity, my weakness is raw.
I'm sorry for
My vulnerability,
To love, hate, leave it bleeding on the floor.
Stop…be still in all of it.
I've made my self so small.
I surrender.
I lay down my shame, I surrender.
The real tragedy, I have wasted so much of my time being sorry…
Sorry, No More.


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The sun beat down without mercy on the desert kingdom of Dusk. Wind blew incessantly from the east, stirring the reddish sand high into the sky, even as high as the gryphons were flying. Carlan drew the hood of his gray cloak down further to shield his face. Sweat made the coarse wool itch against his skin. Rinitha sat behind him in the saddle with her arms wrapped around his waist and her head against his shoulder. The pressure of her body against his back only added to his discomfort but he would never say as much.
Ahead of them, Verdin's gray cloak flapped in the wind. He turned in the saddle and glanced back. "There's a storm coming." He had to shout to be heard over the sound of the wind.
"A storm?" Carlan looked around for dark storm clouds, but all he could see was red sand and red sky. "I didn't think it ever rained hard enough here to consider it a storm."
"Not a rainstorm," Verdin called back. "A sandstorm. The gryphons can't fly through it. We have to land."
Carlan raised his hand in acknowledgment. They flew a ways further until they found a high dune in whose shadow they could land. The wind was not so harsh there with the dune blocking it.
As soon as Carlan and Rinitha dismounted, Sundance stretched out his silver wings and gave himself a shake. Tiny pellets of sand flew every which way.
"Sundance," Carlan said reproachfully, raising a hand to shield his face.
Starshine growled and nipped at Sundance's hind legs. The young gryphon shrank away with a protesting squawk, giving the older gryphon a wounded look.
"It's your own fault," Verdin said. He'd pushed back the hood of his cloak and sunlight highlighted his dark red hair. "He doesn't like the sand in his feathers any better than you do, but at least he has better manners about it."
Sundance snorted, drew his legs up under himself, and lay down. Carlan scratched his feathered head just above his sharp beak. "We'll be in Cerulean before you know it and then all this sand will be nothing but a bad memory."
The gryphon gazed back at him with his golden eagle eyes, then tucked his head up under his wing. Carlan couldn't blame him any for being irritated. Dusk wasn't exactly his favorite kingdom either. But at least here they were safe from their enemies.
"The very first thing I want to do in Cerulean is find somewhere to take a bath," Rinitha said, fingering a lock of her long blonde hair which was so tangled and choked with sand that she couldn't even run her fingers through it. "I have never felt so dirty in all of my life."
"I wish I could say the same," Carlan said. "Sadly, I have been in far worse shape than this. But I agree, the first thing we should do is get cleaned up. This sand is driving me mad." He scratched the side of his neck.
Verdin unloaded the tent from Starshine's saddle and started to set it up. "It'll have to be in a lake or a river or something. We don't dare stay at an inn. Too dangerous."
"I don't care what it is," Rinitha said, "so long as it's water."
Just then, Zazere came riding around the side of the dune on his black stallion. "The storm is near."
"The tent's ready." Verdin stepped back and eyed the stallion. "The gryphons can stay out in the storm all right but what about Nightshade? The tent's small, but I suppose we could squeeze him in if we must."
"That won't be necessary," Zazere said, in his calm, flat voice. "Nightshade can see after himself as well the gryphons can."
"I've been meaning to ask where you acquired such a fine animal," Rinitha said. "He's surely as well bred as any stallion in my father's stables."
Carlan was surprised to hear her speak to Zazere. She'd not said a word to him since they fled Castle Vainglory. Not that she'd spoken much to him before that. He didn't exactly encourage friendly conversation. But Rinitha had a special reason to avoid the slyph mage. Zazere had killed her brother right in front of her. For a good reason, but still.
Zazere regarded Rinitha with his cold black eyes until she flushed and looked away. "I would advise that we get into the tent before the storm reaches us."
Nobody argued. Inside the tent, Verdin and Zazere sat near the flap while Carlan and Rinitha huddled together at the back. The wind picked up, causing the sides of the tent to buck in and out. It seemed a terribly flimsy shelter to Carlan, but he just kept telling himself that they had made it through worse situations than this.
Sand skittered over the top of the tent as the air outside darkened under the weight of the storm. Then Carlan heard another, louder sound. Almost like rushing water. He frowned. "What is-" The rest of the sentence was lost as the tent collapsed on top of him.
Everything around Carlan was heavy darkness. He couldn't move. Couldn't see. Couldn't breathe. Panic made his chest tighten. Then a hand was on his arm dragging him free and he was gasping for breath. The wind howled like a caged beast and Rinitha was making frightened gulping noises.
"The tent is falling in," Verdin shouted. His voice was controlled but there was a hint of panic in his blue-green eyes. "We have to get out."
Carlan rolled over on all fours. Rinitha was by his side, her blue eyes wide, but Zazere was nowhere in sight. Carlan couldn't help but feel resentment that the mage had thought only of himself, though he wasn't surprised. They crawled out through the tent opening. Carlan clenched his teeth and gritted his eyes against the expectation of blasting sand. Instead, he found himself surrounded by a sphere of clear air. The storm raged outside but it touched nothing within.
Zazere stood a few feet away with his arms raised at his sides and his hands palm out as he held the storm at bay. He was trembling slightly and tension showed clear on his face. Carlan stood and stared in wonder at the sand whipping by. The back of the tent was buried under a sandslide that had fallen down the side of the dune they were sheltering under. If not for Zazere, they would surely have all been killed.
Sand piled on top of the sphere, blocking the sky. When the storm had passed, an opening appeared in the sphere ahead of them. "I would suggest you get out," Zazere said. "Quickly." The muscles in his neck strained against his pale skin.
Carlan didn't have to be told twice. He grabbed Rinitha's hand and drew her out through the opening. Verdin was right behind them. The sphere collapsed as soon as they were out and a great rush of wind hit them, flinging sand into their faces. When the air had cleared they saw that there was a smaller sand dune beside the large one. There was no sign of Zazere.
Carlan and Verdin exchanged a look, then fell to their knees and began to dig. But for every handful of sand they drew away another fell to take its place. "Stop," Verdin said, laying a hand on Carlan's arm. "This is getting us nowhere."
"What?" Carlan looked at Verdin in disbelief. "He saved our lives. We can't just let him die."
"Of course not." Verdin put two fingers to his lips and whistled. Sundance and Starshine rose up out of the sand, their hides colored a uniform red. Verdin pointed to the little dune. "Dig. But carefully. We want Zazere out intact."
The humans backed out of the way and the gryphons set to digging. Sand flew out behind them. Carlan watched their progress anxiously and called out when he spotted a pale hand. The gryphons moved away to let Verdin and Carlan pull Zazere out.
Carlan knelt beside the mage and touched a hand to his throat. His skin was cold but Carlan expected that. Jada had once told him that the slyph's skin was like that of a corpse. What he was looking for was a pulse. And he found it. Faint, but there. He sat back on his heels. "I don't know how, but he's alive. Only I can't tell if he's hurt inside or not. Maybe we shouldn't move him."
Verdin made a face. "I suppose we'll have to stay here until he wakes up."
"What if he doesn't?" Rinitha asked.
"Then we bury him in the sand and go on to Slithering." Verdin slid his gun from its holster and began to check it. "If he carries some secret we need then Jada should have told us what it is."
It sounded a bit cold and not like Verdin. But then he had been acting strangely since they left the others in Ravine. Carlan knew why and he supposed that eventually they were going to have to have a talk. But not now. He rose to his feet. The storm had blown away and once again the sun was blazing down on his head. "We should get Zazere out of the heat. It can't hurt to move him a few feet."
Verdin nodded and together they lifted the mage and carried him into the shade. Then they all hunkered down, itchy, sweaty, and miserable, and waited to see if Zazere would wake.


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Lake Poso, Tentena, Pendolo, according to the legend Lake Poso is the pivot around which heaven and earth revolve. Indeed, located dead in the center of Sulawesi, the lake appears to be the force around which the pinwheel arms of Sulawesi turn. Rich in history and local legend, this area is fun to explore. Lake Poso, 37 kilometres long and 13 kilometres wide, offers rainforests, love and coffee plantations, and villages connected by lush green rice fields.
Lake Poso (Indonesian: Danau Poso) is a lake in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, and the third-deepest lake in Indonesia. The lake contains silver and yellow eels and two endemic fish species, Adrianichtys kruyti and Xenopoecilus poptae. The town of Pendolo is situated at the southern end of the lake, the town of Tentena is located at the northern end, while a number of smaller villages dot the shoreline. The lake drains into the Poso River at Tentena, which flows into the Molucca Sea at the town of Poso. A park containing wild orchids is located near the village Bancea on the lake. As well the forests surrounding the lake still provide rare sightings of the anoa (dwarf buffalo) and the babirusa (literally, pigdeer), a ruminant pig. These two endangered species are among a number of wildlife species found only on the island of Sulawesi.
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Tourist can walk along to fringe rural area around lake or rent boat to encircle lake. Poso Lake also famous because it have orchid garden called Bancea Orchid Garden that haswild orchid collection. This garden can reach by walking (11 Km) or join with others rental car to Taripa from Pendolo.
The tourism location Salopa Waterfall reside in a forest area near to Tentena, there are a number of rapids, waterfall and some pools with the transparent water as clear crystal.


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Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,
says Yahweh of Hosts. Zechariah 4:6
Lift up your heads, O gates, and be lifted up, O ancient doors,
That the King of Glory may come in! Who is this King of Glory?
Yahweh of Hosts: He is the King of Glory. Psalm 24:9-10
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Why Read This Book
Jesus is still discussing the coming of the Holy Spirit in John 16. What will be His main job when the Holy Spirit comes? "And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin, and righteousness, and judgment" (v. 8). Now that sounds clear enough, right? However, Jesus' explanation seems to raise a whole series of questions.
The first statement seems pretty straightforward. But what about the other two? Where's the connection indicated by the word "because"? Are these jobs of the Holy Spirit related to His ordinary operations in saving God's people? Read Ryle's enlightening exposition of this difficult passage and find out.
These are the technical notes by J. C. Ryle that accompany his expository comments on John chapter 16.
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Rujuta Diwekar: You don't lose weight by counting calories
Rujuta Diwekar, the diet expert for Kareena Kapoor, Anil Ambani, Karisma Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan, took time off her busy schedule to answer Sify readers' nutrition queries. Read the complete chat transcript here…
Rujuta Diwekar shares fitness tips with sify.com
What is the best way to keep diabetic patient fit?
Frequent meals + weight training
maine 2 sal gym ki hai aur 20 kg. weight kam kiya. agar mai gym chodati hu to mera weight badhaga?
Kaam karna chodo toh salary bhi band ho jata hai. You need to workout all your life. If not gymming, try running, yoga, pilates..
My name is Taruna. My height is 5'7 and my current weight is 75 kgs. Mam I want to loose my weight around 10-15 kgs. So plz tell me which diet i vl tk and wht exact exercise i shd do reduce my weight in around 4 – 5 months? mam plz rply on my question
Taruna.. Dont think that height & weight are related. Start working out so that you look fitter & more toned.
Hi .. I am 34 years old .. I want have double chin and extra fat on my tummy (waist size 35). I am 34 years old and I weigh 75kg &am 5'9 tall
Well.. body strores fat in different areas – chin, waist, hips, thighs – make sure you eat often & sleep well. Read the startegies chapter in Women & weight loss tamasha
How to remove lovehandles?
By reducing gaps in your meals
People say you need 1 gm of protein per lbs of your weight.
People say many things.. Counting grams in almost impossible. Best to employ common sense & eat local food and what is in season
I am not able to lower my body fat percentage and still maintain my muscle mass . if i lower my carb intake then my muscle mass suffers. How much protein/shakes is recommended
Make sure you have your protein shake post workout & have early dinners max by 8pm so that you are able to push the rate at which your body's burning fat
Could you please suggest me a diet chart where i can reduce my weight , I have disc problems hence Iam not advised to go to the gym. My weight 80 kg with 5.4 inc in height and iam 33 years old.
Well get a fitness assesment done & then I am sure you will be to train & lose weight
Hi, please do tell me will eating an egg daily make me put on weight, consuming around 10 almonds or walnuts a day does it increase ur weight or cholesterol level . Kindly let me know.
No. But its not about a single meal in isolation. You have to eat right all day long and sleep on time
What is the least evil among junk food? Is Bhel, chaat, etc junk food?
Eating junk out of desperation is the biggest evil. If you are eating out of decision and you eat junk once a week – anything is ok
Seen your facebook page. How do you manage to get the energy to do so much: Fitness, books, travel, etc?
I eat all the time:)
Does curd make you fat?
It makes you super lean
Is it true that hypothyroids should not eat flaxseeds and soyabean?
Post workout, do we need to eat immediately or post 1 hours What is right Please suggest
How can PCO syndrome be controlled by diet?
Tamasha has a big chapter on PCOS along with strategies you can use to help your ovaries. Do read it & for now work on cutting down chai/coffee & sweets
When will you write a book for men? We have weight and health issues too!
hi rijuta im 35 year old working woman my job is almost sitting job but i do work at home (normal house work ) my waight is 70 kg i wish to loose atlest 7 k.g please help to get my dream target
The new book 'tamasha' has lot of suggestions for your kind of profile please read it. It will help you plan your own diet
My present weight is 139 kg can i reduce wait by dieting, nonveg is good or not
Yes you can. Veg or non veg is your choice
I am have undergone 6xcabg, under medication for BP, diabetes. I was advised to reduce weight from 105 kg to 80 kg and nearly achieved this last three years by diet control and exercise. how to reduce next 5 kgs as i am stuck
If your health has improved dont bother with numbers – 5/10 kgs dont matter if your health is better.
I am 140 kg and i want to reduce how can i do that
By eating right
Does eating banana, egg and curd put on weight
Of course not
I m 5.2,but my tummy is bloated so badly.can u give men few tips to how to reduce that.abt my diet im eat in diffrent proprtions
For bloating – 1. Drink more water 2. Increase protein intake 3. Take Vit B6 supplement
Hi rujuta, pl tell us how to prevent sagging of facial muscles?
By smiling often
Hi, please suggest a diet for hair loss
Eat according to the four principles & strategies and increase Vit B intake
What food to avoid for hypo thyroid. which oil is good for deep frying/ cooking so as to have less cholesterol intake
Cholesterol is also caused because of stress. Work at reducing that first. Filtered groundnut oil is good so is ghee
Suggest a diet chart for me. I'm 5.8″ & 90 Kgs
I wish I was a slot machine churning out diets. Since I am not, I will need your full diet & activity recall before helping you with any diet suggestions
I'm over weight primarily due to my drinking habits. How could I compensate the loss in terms of nutrition and vitamins and try to lose weight as well
By limiting the number of drinks & the number of days you drink
Any diet solution for irregular periods?
Sleep well & improve nourishment status. Sorry no quick fixes
If I have been eating rice from childhood, should I be shunning it from my diet? (Mahaharashtrian – Fish eating & lived most of my life in Mumbai), I am 40 working, my fav food is fish & rice, this is the only thing I hate about diet!!!
No chance. You must eat rice all your life. I love rice too
How do you stay fit?
Eating, working out, sleeping on time, loving what I do, Himalayan holidays. Check out www.connectwithhimalaya.com
I loved your book: Weight loss tamasha. But there were too many spelling errors in it. Could you request your publishers to avoid that in the next edition?
Yes, I will:)
Hi! Is it common to feel hungry after 1 hour of work-out? (Even after drinking protein shake). Especially since I work out between 8-9 pm, what is it that I should eat post-workout?
Yes. After your post workout meal have dinner
My son is underweight. can u pl suggest foods to fatten him up?
As long as he is healthy dont worry about his weight. Or else a few years later you will want me to help you with a diet to help him lose weight
Dear rujuta, is it safe to eat eno salt for acidity frequently?
Its not safe to have so much acidity that ENO is a part of kitchen cupboard
I wake up in the morning at 4.30…whether I have to start eating from that time onwards ,…As per 4 principles of diet or i can eat after workout at 7 a.m.
Eat as soon as you wake up
My wife gained 30 kg after two children were born.
Help her with house work & she will shrink in size
What is the approx calories I will burn if I climb 10 floors and whether climbing stairs is helpful for losing weight?
Not counting calories is the most helpful for losing weight
I want to lose 25 kgs in 2 months…. pls suggest
Give up obsessing with weight loss & look at adopting a healthier lifestyle so that you are thin post those two months too
Is it good to burn out more than 1000 calories everyday in the gym. Will it effect my health.
Counting calories has adverse effects on health
Hieeee! Achha what is with the whole egg white fancy? I love egg yolks, and from what I know they're nutritious. Is it okay to have the full egg, yolk included? If yes, any max permissible number of them per day?
Yes. You decide the right number not me. After all your stomach has to digest them not mine
My sugar levels are low, how do I increase it by good diet?
By eating on time
Any diet for those with high uric acid and bp?
I want to write a book on that. Most importantly stop all processed foods
A friend of mine is more than 100 kgs and she is getting married in a couple of months. Any shortcuts to help her.
No shortcuts. Just a happy married life full of sensible eating & regular workouts
The usual flabby skin after workouts especially belly and thighs i am mother of two and also bharatanatyam dance teacher and guru.kindly give me solution along with diet. Of course i maintain good nutritious diet more with juices, veggies, boiled rice, fruits
If your workout is well planned nothing will sag. Invest in a good trainer.
Can you please tell us what are the nutrition tips that you have provided to Kareena Kapoor to maintain such a fit body???
The same that I talk about in both my books. Read her personal note in tamasha
Pl suggest diet to get rid of migraine
Eat often & wholesome – complete meals
Hi, I am following your plan but no improvement in my PCOD, what else can i do, plz suggest, I am 29, weigh 68 kilos.
Give it time. PCOD doesnt improve overnight
I've been following ur diet tips frm ur 1st book, life is better. I go 4 jogging alternative days, but my weight is not reducing !!! stuck @100kgs, any suggestions?
If your jogging has improved you have dropped your fat weight so dont worry. Also stay consistent.
Rujuta:):) its awesome for u to inerct wid ur fans:):) nice pic on FB:):) UR so down to earth and sweet..May god bless you everything u want:):):)
Thanks so much. You are very kind
Rujuta plz plz plz reply:-) when should we eat makhanas????Wen we active o just wen we relaxng????
Good with afternoon or eve chai thats how I like them.
Rujuta its a month since i started yoga iam 42 and weigh 54 kgs. Am doing yoga regularly; am losing weight too. Can i also do a little bit of walking besides yoga???
Sure if you like
Hey rujuta:):):) LolRujuta u have told drinks lots of water…u told too much of a good thing is ALWAYS bad…sooo how many litres of water?????Huh??? hUH????
Urine should always be clear – thats the right amount
I am a housewife for last one year and gained 20 kgs. There is no gym near my house and the area is bad so cant go for walks.. plz advice how reduce weight?
Learn to workout at home & try running
Is it good to workout during periods?
Yes if you are comfy
How much time gap should I give between the breakfast & Lunch
Keep a gap of 2 hrs bet every meal
Hey Ruj…how are you babes?? I read an article on the net that too much consumption of vit.C can bring on a miscarriage..Is it true ?? please clarify..thanks ya..love.
I have never done any article like that babe
Start eating right & working out as early as possible
Do can I lose weight without workout…I had a c section 7 months back….. I'm 5'5 and weigh 75kgs
Of course you can
I'm 27 planning to get married this year . But i want start my family after 3 yrs when I'll be 30 yrs. So what are the things I need to keep in mind if i want to conceive after 30
Read prepregnancy chapter in Tamasha
Feels really great to chat with u. jst wanna ask i have huge stomach kindly let me know how to reduce it
Feed it with good wholesome food.
I have been exercising regularly and eat a balanced diet but till date my upper arms sag. Please advise???
Its not about exercising you have to be doing the right kind of exercise
Both your books are really motivating!! I actually quit soft drinks completely. However I still crave for chocolate and eat a peice after lunch daily…is that too bad? I workout at least 4 days a week and mostly eat home food and fresh fruits.
Wow! ? Thanks. Yes, craving chocolates is not a great thing. Take a multivitamin & that will help. Also increase water intake
I m 50 ht 5ft1in wt 58kg i know i m overweight i do brisk walk but then also i m not losing weight
Read strategies chapter in tamasha especially the exercise strategies & you will figure out what you need to do
is it ok to have a glass of milk wid breakfast? u hv not mentioned anything regarding milk in both of ur books.
Yes its absolutely fine
hi (1) are dates/khajurs ok as mini meals? (2) are salted peanuts ok too?
Yup. Roasted peanuts better though – the ones you get at chana/ singdana wallas
Despite cutting back on carbohydrates aand eating less at every meal, i am unable to lose weight, what should be my approach. I am 47 yrs, male and weigh 95 kgs
Please don't cut down on carbs. Body cant burn fat in the absence of carbs
I cook rice in the rice cooker, that way the starch stays in the rice. Is that fattening? or should i cook it the other way please.
Starch is great
I was 100 kgs and now I im stuck to 72, though I can see inch loss.. But my main issue is my fat thighs and arms they look very bulky and my arms have loose skin.. What do u think i shd do? Is spot reduction possible? Do u recommend Liposuction?
There is no spot reduction. Wow I think 72 is awesome. Have you thanked your body? If you workout regularly the thighs will shrink. Dont worry.
I do some simple home exercises, but after exercise i feel very tired and little headache also? What to do?
Eat before you start exercising
Can I do Yoga instead of weight training?
Sure, it's a personal choice
Is your diet effective even for people with fatty liver
Yes if they follow it
Can I eat fruits like apple, orange, pear at 11 AM? i eat banana or laddu after i get up in the morning and have phulaka, paratha for the breakfast. I take my lunch at 1pm
Eating flaxseed powder with buttermilk before will reduce food intake. is it a right theory for losing weight.
Avoiding food to lose weight is a baseless theory. Dump it
Is it true that if we stop gym pratice we put on weight again ?
Hi rujuta would you recommend any special care in terms of any specific food item for people who are diabetic
Just avoid long gaps in meals
I've started carrying dabba from home, but then this food is no longer fresh (i.e. eaten within 3 hrs of cooking, as advised by you). please suggest. thank you 🙂 btw love both ur books, i'm a HUGE fan 🙂
Thanks. Eat as much as home as possible. I agree lunch is not exactly 3 hrs within coooking but 100 times better than restaurant & canteen options.
Hi, i am a punjabi, who moved tom Bombay after shadi. will i better off eating food acc to my genes (punjabi) or my place of residence (marathi)? please suggest. many thanks 🙂
Combination of both
Hey Ruj…the vit C article was not by u….just a random thing that i stumbled upon on the net…so could you pls tell me if it's true or not ?? thanks
Get your info from net journals not newspapers
Hi..dont u thnk eating 6-7 mels for a working woman is 2 tuff? also travelling takes a toll..reaching office and cumng bak takes a lot of time..how to take out time for exercise? how many days a week is enough to lose fat?
No. A working woman can plan her meals. I do it for myself.
what are the foods to be taken for a better sexual life
All food is good, cut down on processed food
Hi rujuta….i bot ur book..its awsum..
I saw in one of ur tweets ..its not good to have a cuppa coffe after meals , why so ? I do that always and tht has become the oly thing tht makes me feel full .And could that be a reason of bloating ? does milk or wheat cause bloating commonly?
yes. stimulant with a meal will bloat
Hey rujuta i m 26 yrs old 5ft 5in height n weight 75kg starting following ur 4 principles n try to implement d life style advised by u but i cnt just skip carbs in dinner..wat to do. n wat exercise regimen do u suggest?thanx luv u
Please eat carbs for dinner but dont delay dinners or have it watching TV
I m following your 4 principles. But sometimes i feel sleepy in the afternoon.what to do?
Add 1 tsp of homemade ghee to lunch
Is olive oil good for health.
Yes. But dont give up on local oils
Your take and thoghts on marriage..its awsum..loved tht chapter..gifted ur book to my friend who just got married..
Thanks so much
Is walking a good exercise?
I am not a fan of walking
Hi Rujuta, read both ur books and of course ive become a devotee 😉 what meal do you recommend before a workout first thing in the morning?
Fruit. Thanks. glad you like the books
There is a lot of myth a about protein shakes…u do suggest to take it..i workout 6 days a week..so should i take it daily? wat is your take on it…and i hope i can take ur services 1 day..wd soon start earning..:)
Post weight training. Will wait for you:)
Thanks for answering my question. I know your bombarded with them left right and center. God bless 🙂
How to reduce Sugar Level and Chelostrol
Eating on time
I have been doing strength training alternate days too, but there is no difference on my tummy. Can you suggest any workout for that?
Give it time..
Smart answers. Good promo for your books. What a tamasha
What a good sense of humour;) )
I can not run faster than 6.5 speed on the tread mill. I try to run for about 20 mins, alternate days, do i need to change anything?
Speak to your trainer
Can one start exercising while trying to conceive…
Of course. It improves blood suppy to reproductive organs


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Standard Life Tower (1929) (22 floors) (127 Roach St. at West Pearl) built in 5 months, 15 days. Jackson, MS. Style: Art Deco. Architect: C.H. Lindsley.
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Discovery Place KIDS - Charlotte
I love Charlotte. Each time I go I find more to love (like Zaida Jane's brunch). Of course, we've been to a Panthers Game, the US National Whitewater Center, IKEA, and the downtown kids' museum called Discovery Place (which is great, too, but despite the name is different than the place I am about to tell you about). I've even gotten jealous of Charlotte's bike rental program.
Discovery Place KIDS in Huntersville is more like a Marbles or a Greensboro Children's Museum. In short, pretty fantastic, hands-on, imaginative fun. (There is another Discovery Place KIDS scheduled to open in Rockingham, NC in 2013. For more on that visit the website below.) For comparision, the downtown Discovery Place is really a wonderful spot and museum but is geared more towards older kids.
Discovery Place KIDS is great for the younger crew. There is an entire area for children under 3 - complete with fenced in area, lots of padding, and even little tiny seats for tots to sit in and experience a water exhibit (too awesome!).
There is a stage in the middle of the entire building with puppet shows and times to dance and sing along. Note that for these shows they are obviously not catering to adults. I thought they were "meh" but C was smitten and especially loved the dancing and singing portion of his visit.
There is an entire area called "I Can Create." Here children can do guided crafts or just explore the art within them.
There was exploration outside, too, with a garden and sandbox.
While there wasn't an official book area the entire museum was littered with books. Books appropriate to the subject at hand were at each exhibit. This is a great idea and increases the interactive and learning nature of each station.
We spent a few hours here on a Saturday afternoon and could have stayed longer. We were lucky in that the museum didn't feel terribly crowded, either. Although I would watch out for rainy weekends. I bet this place can get popular fast.
Everything is easy stroller access and there are changing tables. No cafe here but there are vending machines near the front door. You may bring food and drinks in yet they may only be consumed by the vending machines. There is a nursing lounge.
I thought the admission to this was comparatively and surprisingly cheap. It was only $8 per person over 1 to get in. Ok, so I don't love the idea of C paying the same price as an adult, but considering that the entire half day was spent in blissful play at a museum that looked brand new, it seemed worth it to us.
See a larger album with even more pictures over here on our Photobucket site.
Discovery Place KIDS
105 Gilead Road
Huntersville, NC
Closed Mondays