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My maternal grandfather is a vegetarian. Even more unusually, the great grandmother on my paternal side was a vegetarian too. She lived in a very early hippy colony and owned an organic food shop….
Real recession cooking: Ham hocks
I don't have a problem with recession food. I'm happy to eat trotter or tongue.
The problem is that restaurants seem confused about the concept of recession food. Surely the point is that they don't pay as much for the meat, so we get charged less for eating cheap cuts. More than often though, you find ox cheek priced like it's beef fillet….
Moules marinière
Moules marinière is a real treat – most of all though, it's not crazy expensive and it's so easy to make.
The trickiest part by far is finding the mussels to cook. I live in the East End – home of the eel and mash…but no mussels – yet when I visit my parents in Leicester (surely one of the furthest places from the sea in all of Britain) then there seem to be mussels aplenty. Weird….
The most manly salad out there: Turbo Salad
Right now, the Oxbridge boys preparing for the boat race will be knocking back 6,000 calories a day. If you think that's a lot, then Michael Phelps regularly wolfs down 10,000 calories a day which is a feat in itself….


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This blog has been selected as one of best marketing blogs for the geographical region, Bangalore by VerveEarth.com.
And I take this opportunity to thank all my readers who have encouraged me with feed backs and suggestions.
This blog has been selected as one of best marketing blogs for the geographical region, Bangalore by VerveEarth.com.
And I take this opportunity to thank all my readers who have encouraged me with feed backs and suggestions.
The mobile phone's increasing potential as a marketing channel is forcing marketers to ring in the changes. Originally only the domain of a few leading-edge brands from the entertainment sector, now a growing number of firms are exploring the mobile channel as a part of their marketing mix.
A study by Airwide revealed that the number of brands planning SMS and MMS mobile marketing/advertising has doubled over the past year to 28 percent, and the same study also claimed that many brands are planning to increase the proportion of the budget allocated to mobile campaigns.
Coca-Cola in particular has long been a vocal advocate of mobile marketing. As long ago as 2005, the company was stating its faith in the future value of the channel, even suggesting that as a medium it would compete with TV. Speaking in November 2005, then Coca-Cola marketing manager James Eadie, said that it ought to be "phenomenally powerful and more important than TV… we should be spending 50 percent of our marketing budget [on mobile] within decades."
Only months later Coca-Cola had hit the streets of Spain with more than 50 Smart cars enabled with Bluetooth devices that sent free content to nearby users. As part of the 'Coca-Cola on the go' campaign, consumers merely needed to be near the car to be able to download music, wallpapers and Coca-Cola customised games.
"Coca-Cola wanted to reach consumers aged between 15-17 years old," explains Alberto Benbunan Garzon, business development director for Mobile Dreams Factory, the agency that worked with Coca-Cola on the campaign. "We branded the Smart cars with Coca-Cola, put Bluetooth antennas in the cars and put them at the exit of schools so that when the schools closed the leavers could receive free branded content. People aged 15-17 received the message and the campaign received coverage in the news. Overall, the campaign lasted three months, with different schools, different music, and we reached a lot of people."
Subsequent campaigns have seen Coca-Cola continue to explore the mobile phone's potential as a marketing platform. And it isn't alone.
"The clear difference in this market over the past twelve months has been the embrace of mobile marketing as an integral part of cross-media brand campaigns," suggests ABI Research director Michael Wolf. "Mobile is no longer off-limits in the minds of advertisers, but is instead seen as a very personal way to reach consumers who can be incentivised through information services and compelling content, as well as through more directly relevant and targeted messaging."
The real thing?
But the mobile marketing issue isn't cut and dried. One business that has witnessed both the benefits and shortcomings of the platform is Unilever.
In May last year, Lynx for Men, the Unilever deodorant, launched a new advertising campaign designed to increase awareness of the brand – particularly amongst the hard to reach 16-24 bracket of males that has traditionally been difficult to influence through advertising channels. Offering groups of mates the chance to stake their claim as the ultimate 'Lynx players' – the team best at pulling ladies – the competition saw entrants across the UK competing in regional finals before being whisked off to the five-day 'Boom Chicka Wah Wah' Rally in Florida for the grand final.
Alongside traditional marketing channels like posters and press, mobile advertising also formed an important part of the campaign according to Rachel Bristow, marketing communications and buying director at Unilever.
"We were driving consumers to a WAP site through posters and press, and adverts on the 3 and O2 websites," she explains. "There you could request updates and text alerts and download ringtones and wallpaper of the Lynx Lynxes – stunning girls who were part of the campaign to find the Lynx players. Ultimately we wanted as many groups of guys putting themselves forward to be the best players and the mobile was a perfect way to deliver some additional content, keep them updated, but also create some buzz and pub banter – these guys would have something on their phone that they could show to their mates."
Whilst the campaign wasn't Lynx's first foray into the world of mobile advertising, it was the first time that it used the mobile phone as a platform for a marketing pull campaign. "We have done other mobile advertising in the past, but more focused on pushing messages to consumers," says Bristow. "We have trialled some in-game advertising, when consumers are downloading games to their phones. But this was the first time we were actually asking consumers to opt-in and actively sign up – from which you should get better engagement and marketing results."
The campaign as a whole was a success, with the mobile being an important contributor. Overall, over 10,000 people registered for updates off of the WAP site on to their mobile phones, and Lynx enjoyed a 14 percent clickthrough rate from 3 and O2 to its WAP site.
The results have been sufficient for Bristow to acknowledge the qualities of mobile marketing – and of the possibility of the mobile channel featuring in future Lynx campaigns. But at the same time, there are some reservations.
Despite high mobile phone penetration in the UK and other obvious benefits of the platform, Bristow suggests there are several factors inhibiting it from being exploited to its full potential.
"You can send a lot of additional content and personalise it; you can send updates cheaply and quickly; and you can have a two-way relationship because there is an opportunity to have a two-way conversation," she explains. "Further down the line, I'm sure mobile marketing could be a consistent part of the marketing mix. But this depends on the phone charges – how much it costs consumers to access the web via the phone and how much it costs to download content like videos onto your phone.
"Because of the costs, millions of people aren't doing these at the moment in the UK. It's a major consideration for consumers and therefore a consideration for companies. But I'm sure that as these various charges drop, people using the functionality on their phone will increase."
Indeed, with a new generation of 3G handsets allowing a superior user experience of content downloads and mobile internet, and mobile operators increasingly offering flat-rate data charges, the mobile phone is sure to offer more rewarding opportunities for marketing in the future.
Stymied by some short-term platform-related issues, it may still only be on the cusp of the marketing mainstream. But, as forecast by Coca-Cola in 2005, it looks increasingly likely that the future will prove mobile marketing to be the real thing.

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Don't Let the Ups and Downs of Sugar get You Down
March 2009
Don't Let the Ups and Downs of Sugar get You Downby Sophia Jeswein, Nutritional Consultant
If you experience low energy, trouble maintaining a healthy weight, mood swings, headaches or brain fog, you could be suffering from sugar overload. Get rid of the refined sugar in your diet and you can enjoy a sweet life.
Statistics show that the average North American consumes about 131 pounds of sugar each year, 60 pounds of which is in the form of refined white sugar. Sugars not only feed the anaerobic forms of life, but also cause the peaks and valleys, or ups and downs, in the mood, mental focus and level of energy we experience.
To experience a substantial level of energy, mental focus, and sustained performance, the proper maintenance of constant and adequate glucose (blood sugar) levels is one of the body's most important functions.
A slow, steady absorption of glucose rather than rapid peaks and valleys which come from refined sugars, starches, and even high amounts of complex carbohydrates and fruit sugars, is key to maintaining level blood sugar.
Excess sugar consumption can lead to nutritional deficiencies, weakened pancreas, digestive distress, allergies, Candida Albicans, hypoglycemia, type II diabetes, heart disease, stress, aging, as well as degenerative diseases. Over-consumption of sugars can even contribute to the increase of low density lipoproteins and heart disease.
In like manner, over-consumption of complex carbohydrates in the absence of a balanced amount of good fats and protein can be metabolized by the body just the same as refined sugars. This can trigger hypoglycemia and late onset diabetes, which statistics show are on the rise, particularly among vegetarians.
Although high blood sugar levels may be controlled by the use of insulin, there are associated complications with prolonged use of insulin. There is medical evidence that daily injections of insulin may be partly responsible for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications. Dr. Bernard E. Lowenstein, M.D., reports that too much insulin can stimulate the production of excessive cholesterol in the body. High insulin doses can aggravate the tiny blood vessels, a condition characteristic of diabetes.
We are actually born with a palate for sweets but acquire the taste for sour, bitter, and other tastes later in life. So, for the most of us, sweet foods give us a sense of pleasure. Nature provides us with all the sugar we require through our foods; especially whole foods or superfoods which have the fiber, enzymes, co-enzymes, catalysts, trace minerals, and nutrients to properly assist the slow absorption and assimilation of the sugars that are contained in these foods.
There are some natural sugar substitutes that can be used to help you with your sweet tooth. One of the best sugar substitutes I can suggest is using Stevia leaves or Stevia Extract dispersed in Chicolin.
Stevia is a natural plant extract which is 200-300 times sweeter than sugar, with hardly any calories. Stevia does not feed yeast or Candida and should be a natural sweetener of choice when dealing with parasites, fungal infections, diabetes and hypoglycemia.
In all its current forms, Stevia has a taste unique to itself. With all of its sweetness, there is a slight licorice-like aftertaste when the leaf extract or stevioside powder is placed in the mouth. This bitter aftertaste comes from the leaf veins and variety of the plants. The majority of the veins must be removed during the cut and sift process to overcome the strong after-taste. Don't be put off by its aftertaste, just look for the right powdered extract or brand name that has the least after-taste.
Chicolin is a soluble fiber (called Inulin) derived from the tubers of the chicory or dahlia flower plant. This soluble fiber is found in numerous roots such as dahlia flower tubers, chicory roots, dandelion roots, burdock roots, Jerusalem artichokes, asparagus, and onions.
Insulin is really a large molecule of sugar, an oligosaccharide, which behaves like fiber. Oligosaccharides or Inulin pass through the digestive system unchanged and help to slow the absorption of sugars. When they reach the large intestine, they are selectively and intensively utilized by the bifidobacterium, acting as a top-rate blood sugar regulator and super bifidobacteria growth medium.
Stevia extract cannot be used on its own; it is normally dissolved in distilled water or in an alcohol base solution and used a few drops at a time. Better yet, put about 5-10 grams of the stevia extract into the Chicolin, shake to achieve a uniform mix, and use the combined powder as a sugar substitute in your food preparations and beverages.
Oligosaccharides and stevia are used extensively in food manufacturing in Japan and South America. However, because of powerful sugar lobbies, there are politics surrounding these ingredients. In the US, there was an embargo placed on Stevia in 1991. Since then, in 1996, the American Herbal Products Association and some food manufacturers challenged this ruling; hence it is now exempt from the import alert and is classified as a nutritional supplement. Stevia can be used as an ingredient, a food additive or a nutritional supplement but cannot be called a sweetener.
Be sure to include 6-10 gram of a good quality cold-pressed oil in your daily diet. Omega-3 and Omega-6 essential fatty acids from these blended natural oils are essential to health, but your body cannot manufacture it. Therefore, they must be consumed daily in your diet. Essential fatty acids also play a very important role in keeping the blood sugar level.
For example, give a bottle of soda pop or sugar water to one child and a bucket of ice cream to another. Assuming that both of these foods contain the same amount of sugar, you will notice that the child drinking the soda pop will have an elevated glycemic index, whereas the child eating the ice cream will not have elevated blood sugar. The second child's blood sugar was not elevated, not because the ice cream is a wonderful food or had less sugar, but because the ice cream, along with the sugar, contained fat and protein.
After an initial cleanse, consider a balanced diet of properly combined whole foods. Work to develop a balanced diet high in fiber. Eat organic whole foods with sufficient quantities of quality protein and fat at each meal.
When your blood sugar drops, you may become drowsy, foggy or sluggish. When blood sugar is elevated, you may become jittery, irritable and hyperactive, with no mental focus.
To avoid the peaks and valleys that come from refined foods, stay with a simple diet containing quality proteins such as lean meats, fish, free range eggs, whole grains, legumes, nuts and lots of green vegetables.
Our bodies are genetically programmed to repair, regenerate and fight diseases every living moment of our lives. The same way a wound, a broken bone or a cut heals itself before your eyes, our body is capable and is programmed to repair, regenerate, and fight diseases every living moment of our lives.
Health is gained or lost at the cellular level on a daily basis. The quality of the cells you build, your immune function, mental acuity, longevity, and quality of life are dependent upon and begin with your next meal. How to Use BioQuest Stevia & Chicolin in Recipes.
Sweet Betrayal by Sibylle Preuschat
Counting the Many Ways Sugar Harms Your Health, by Nancy Appleton, PhD, Author of the book Lick The Sugar Habit
And From Our Newsletter Archives:
Two Steps Healthy, One Craving Back, by Tarilee Cornish, CNC
WholeApproach Table of Cravings, by Tarilee Cornish, CNC
Sugar Detox by Hillari Dowdle with contributions from Dr Carolyn Dean in the March edition of Natural Health Magazine


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MELVILLE, N.Y., Feb. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC), the world's largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners, announced today its donation of more than$12,000 in oral health products to The Smiles for Life Foundation in support of three humanitarian visits to underserved communities in Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, and Nepal.
As part of its agreement with The Smiles for Life Foundation, Henry Schein's donation of toothbrushes and other oral health supplies will be divided between the Foundation's three missions, which are scheduled for later this spring. At each mission site, volunteer oral health professionals will work with local dentists and hygienists to provide treatment—including cleanings, root canals, implants, and more—and oral hygiene education to the local population. Volunteers also provide ongoing training to the local practitioners to ensure that community members are able to access care on a continuing basis.
The Foundation is the children's charity arm of Crown Council, an international association of independent dental practices committed to promoting oral health, fighting oral cancer, and serving communities.
"Henry Schein Cares is helping entire societies build health care capacity so that the benefit of these missions lasts long after our work is done," said Steven J. Anderson, Co-founder of Crown Council and Trustee of The Smiles for Life Foundation. "These humanitarian efforts are uniquely designed to teach and train local dental providers while immediately benefitting those in need. The effort would not be possible without the partnership with Henry Schein Cares."
The donation is an initiative of Henry Schein Cares, the Company's global social responsibility program, and continues Henry Schein'snine-year partnership with The Smiles for Life Foundation. More than 1,000 volunteers from the U.S. and Canada have treated thousands of patients during 29 Foundation expeditions since 2007.
"Henry Schein is pleased to continue its support of The Smiles for Life Foundation in its mission to not only provide essential care to those in need, but to also equip local dentists with the knowledge and experience they need to sustain good oral health in their own communities," said Stanley M. Bergman, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Henry Schein, Inc. "This partnership is a prime example of our Company's commitment to working with like-minded organizations to 'help health happen' throughout the world."


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Kelly Norris: Why The Plant Collector Market Is Set To Explode, And What It Means For You
I'm an unapologetic plant collector, a nerd of chlorophyllic proportions. I can tell you what time of year it is based on what kind of plants populate my Facebook newsfeed on any given week. I prefer to think of winter as the time of year when snowdrops, hellebores, and hepaticas entertain my spring-hungry mind as waves of feverish collectors around the globe post photos of the plants they covet, obtain, and adore. I happen to think the world is full of plant collectors, but as an industry, we just don't know it.
In fact, many of those would-be plant collectors don't know it either. Angela Treadwell-Palmer, partner in Plants Nouveau, a global plant introductions company, says it is the "new culture of collecting things." And our culture does collect. "Curate" is one of the hottest buzzwords today in food, fashion, and frivolity (museum professionals don't get to have all the fun anymore). An Instagram account and a few well-chosen filters endow almost anyone with tastemaker status.
"Remember Pokemon cards?" Treadwell-Palmer says. "There are so many things that Gen Y grew up collecting and curating for themselves. Of course, it's no surprise they'd do the same as adults."
Millennials are perhaps as curatorial as any generation yet.
Rewrite Your Definition Of A Plant Collector
What does that mean for horticulture? The answer might require a mind meld for the engrained logic of present-day, green industry retail. Plant collectors, in that parlance, are often thought of as a niche minority with little total buying power, even though they tend to spend much more per capita than the average consumer. Their seriousness, however desirable, just doesn't seem to translate into an objective for most retail operations, let alone a ring at the register.
Maybe it's time for us to rethink who plant collectors really are today, and give serious consideration to what they're buying and how they are buying it. In reality, they aren't silent.
Chris Hansen, founding partner of GreatGardenPlants.com and now proprietor of a new wholesale breeding and production company called Garden Solutions, thinks he's found a new pitch for the young, modern consumer: collectability.
"I had this idea a couple years ago," says Hansen of his new line of sempervivum called Chick Charms. "The target demographic is young gardeners, kids, teenagers, and the non-gardening public who on a Saturday morning stroll at the garden center."
The response to this new series of 12 varieties of hens-and-chicks that Hansen curated from five years of trials at hisnursery has overwhelmed even his greatest expectations.
"We launched this program at Cultivate in 2015 and have already sold 150,000 finished units for 2016 so far," Hansen says.
Could hens-and-chicks, the succulent many of us first encountered crawling out of a cliché cowboy boot, be the horticultural version of a collectable charm bracelet?
"Of course," Hansen says. "Think of what Hallmark has done with ornaments and decorations. We want these plants to be traded like baseball cards, right along with their tags."
That's right, Hansen thinks people won't throw away the tags if they are cool enough. He and his team have invested hours in color coordination, logo design, and appealing to their target demographic with cutesy, cartoonish emblems that they hope will make their POP (point of purchase) too good to toss.
"The program is ripe for nationwide rollout to garden centers. Just think about how this can get garden centers excited about merchandising new plants," Hansen says.
Gift Plant Market A Magnet For Consumers New To Plants
It's excitement that so many retailers, big box, and brick-and-mortar stores seem to be aiming for. Treadwell-Palmer spends her time studying the so-called gift plant market, a segment of the industry she sees poised for growth.
"Right now it feels like producers are throwing anything against the wall to see what sticks," she says. "We're dyeing succulents and orchids and people are eating it up. I'm trying to get people to realize that we're reaching an audience that has never bought plants before."
Gift plants are just another outlet for collector consumerism in the same way people decorate, gift, and entertain with cut flowers.
"We hear about more people buying cut flowers, which is nice, but maybe some of those people want that gift to last just a little bit longer," Treadwell-Palmer says.
To hardliners, Treadwell-Palmer's comments might seem like waving a white flag to the whims of a less-than-erudite consumer. But she sees hope in the bottom line fueled by impulsive purchases that satisfy consumer desires for happiness and satisfaction.
"I think we'll get to a point where gift plants could be used beyond the impulse. But right now, the buyers this appeals to do not do landscape gardening. To them, plants are a perishable decoration."
The idea of perishable decorations might seem less than sustainable, but it creates opportunities for new products that never previously existed. Emergent breeding work in foliage crops like aglaeonemas and flowering plants like streptocarpus suggest there are unlimited possibilities to define new product categories for the shelves at grocery stores, independent garden centers and Trader Joe's.
In the end, we have to innovate with solutions that appeal to the natural tendency of people to collect things they love. In horticulture, a kind of intentional materialism has overwhelmingly positive implications for connecting people and plants — it's the stuff that matters. We need curators, in other words, consumers, who want to collect them all.


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For those who are not familiar with the Halifax area we are listing some options for travelling to and from the Halifax Airport to your hotel/conference site.
- Taxi-Approximate cost is $63/way. A list of drivers who offer pre-arranged rides can be found on the airport website here: http://hiaa.ca/transportation/taxi-limos/
- Shuttle Bus-Cost is $22/way. A full listing of prices, ticket information, and schedule information can be found at: http://maritimebus.com/halifax-airport-shuttle/
- MetroTransit bus (#320)-Cost is: $3.50/way. Please note this will take you to downtown Halifax, but not directly to your hotel. Schedule information can be found at: http://www.halifax.ca/transit/Schedules/documents/Route320.pdf
- For anyone with mobility issues, or special needs, please view the information found at: http://hiaa.ca/at-the-airport/special-needs-services/


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For the filling:
1 cup grated coconut
1 cup grated jaggery
A pinch of nutmeg
A pinch of saffron
For the shell:
1 cup of water
2 tsp ghee
1 cup of rice flour
For the fillling:
Heat a pan, add the grated coconut and jaggery.
Stir for about five minutes. Add the nutmeg and saffron, mix well.
Cook for another five minutes and keep aside.
In a deep dish, boil water with ghee. Add the salt and flour. Mix well.
Cover the dish and cook till its half done.
Spread some ghee on the base of a steel bowl and while the dough is still hot, knead it well.
Now take a little dough, roll it into a ball, flatten it well, shape the edges into a flower pattern.
Put a spoonful of the filling onto the dough and seal it.
Put the dumplings in a muslin cloth and steam them for 10- 15 minutes. Serve.
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Excerpt: 'The Church of Latter Day Eugenics' by Chris Kelso and Tom Bradley (illustrated by Nick Paterson).
Coming soon from Bizarro Pulp Press is THE CHURCH OF LATTER DAY EUGENICS, written by Chris Kelso and Tom Bradley with illustrations by Nick Paterson. It's weird, it's literary, and according to John Skipp, "Kelso and Bradley make it rain, sluicing bodily fluids and god down the drain"
A Blue Egyptian goddess. I hear the pulsing of her labia. I see her silhouette. A dense vapour of red smog swirls around us both, fingers the air, forks and laps at the flesh, fills the surrounding atmosphere with transfused gender plasma. I feel something like grill bars beneath my feet, baking my heels like two big slabs of smoked sausage. Through the cloud of crimson I see her true form–at least what I presume to be. Her legs are spread like the Thames, revealing the violet petals of her full, budding vulva. I can't believe I'm standing before the Big Girl herself. I feel as though I could slip through the open wire grid at any time–but there she is.
"Hello," I utter in awe. "Permit me to introdu–"
"Empy-ton. Your name is Empty-ton."
"If you say so, ma'am."
Her voice emerges like a choir of military wives. Must be the Blue Lotus talking.
"Are you here to feed me, or to be fed to me?"
Quite a question, that. Enough to make the initial rush of the sky-colored herb sort of level out and bring me to cruising altitude. As this creature lies back awaiting her answer, I can feel me going from a more or less chaotic oscillation to what feels like my proper innate vibe.
It resembles one of those moments of extreme clarity, surpassing any induced by psychedelic or amphetamine, that sometimes come in the earliest stages of a catastrophic drunken binge, when you're lying flat on your back in the piss and puke at the foot of the stage in a live-music pub, staring straight up into the cosmos. The lead guitar's neck is protruding like a dick in a fist between your peepers and the ceiling full of strobes and kinky-colored stage lights. The Pete Townsend-wannabe slams all his meager weight behind a power chord, which he lets resound for a few eternities. The strings wobble and writhe chaotically in a chaos of backlit, or toplit, squiggles, but gradually resolve, along with their sound, after the principal attack, to six perfect arrays of crests and troughs, textbook wave forms, as they achieve their resonant frequencies.
"I'll ask again. Are you here to feed or be fed?"
I use the old journalistic trick of feigning complete, instead of just partial, ignorance. "That depends on who–"
"I am She."
Just as that guitar chord, so does this She resolve. She, with an upper-case Ess, slowly morphing into the literal Blue Lotus, the vegetative form, the botantical aspect. Then She blossoms further, from petals to skin. The sultry, slim Egyptian lineaments of the blue goddess inflate beautifully to WWI zeppelin shapes (full-scale). Only once before this moment has your mere slob of a narrator-protagonist been considered worthy to see She's true condition. The illustration in the pamphlet must have been drawn from life. The She-God is, indeed, a titanically fat middle aged naked lady, who happens to be long and broad as several dozen Titanics.
Her blue skin resolves to the white of a native Anglo Saxonette–made even whiter by the long-legged whole-body garment of raw see-through cotton gauze, precisely as per the pamphlet's illustration. Her boobs and other naughty bits are clearly visible through the stretched-out material. There are the holes for her nipples to peek through, and the magickal symbols are embroidered here and there in red and blue colored threads, gauged like ship's cables.
The woo-woo talk dissolves with her Blue Goddess guise, like Isis' veil lifting off the nude cosmos, like the curtain being drawn back from the Wizard in the Hollywood production that rounded up every midget in the world, recruited them as extras, and left them to sleep among the urinal mints at MGM's back lot. That's something like the way I feel, in comparison to my hostess: a pissy dwarf. Fortunately, pissoirs are my element, so I am not knocked off my journalistic stride. A true professional is this –ton, Full or Empty.


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Todays post I will be reviewing an Origins bath set. I bought the set after Christmas in the Sale. Although this was a gift set you can buy the individual items throughout the year. Included in the set are two 100ml tubes including a body soufflé and combined bubble bath/shower gel.
My thoughts on these two items were extremely positive. It was one of my first high-end bath product purchases and I was so so impressed with the quality of what I had purchased.
The soufflé was beautifully scented with a fresh and stimulating fragrance. The aroma of grapefruit was so energising and I couldn't get enough. The soufflé was a treat to use, was easy to apply and sank into the skin very well leaving a hint of the scent for a good while after.
I was equally delighted with the bath/shower gel. I used it mostly as a shower gel and it foamed up amazingly and was so refreshing to use. I adored the scent just as the soufflé and this left my bathroom smelling divine. Equally using the product as a bubble bath worked well. It's one of the best I have tried because it foamed up extremely well.
The packaging was lovely and bold. I loved the general plastic tubes, great to get a bit of product easily out. The box was equally pretty and would have made a perfect gift too. I did notice one minor issue being that one tube was slightly bigger than the other unintentionally which I felt was a lack for attention to detail for a high end product. This was the only negative.
Overall I was amazed by the brand and will be repurchasing, maybe trying out the items full size and even trying other items by the brand. One of the best bath product sets I have ever used!!!
Have you tried any Origins products? Would you be tempted to give these products mentioned a try yourself?
Love Helen xxxx


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"LOVE!" A woman exclaimed proudly as she entered the Toda mansion that same night staring at her beau. Behind the man who she loved dearly stood the woman who was actually married to him.
Well not that that would ever matter. He would never love the likes of that woman.
"Meisa." Kimura Takuya said a bright smile adorning his face as he made his way over to the young feline like actress. Stopping in front of her he enveloped her in his arms burying his face in her long locks, trying to keep some sort of subtlety around the fact that he loved this woman who he was obviously not married to.
Breaking apart from her he grasped her hand and lightly touched it to his lips.
"Who's that?" Mao interrupted circling her glass of water with her index finger. They were still sitting at the party. Every now and then either Mao or another person coming to wish her aunt, or one of the three posse kids would interrupt the story.
"That was your grand father's lover. He used to run the famous Nizaki Television stations but what ended up happening was he sold that corporation after it turned out that the people employed under him were trying to make his little daughter a singer. One of those people was Meisa. That was how he met the free spirit and however attracted he was to Meisa he would be sure to keep her apart from his family and his beliefs. His attraction to her made no sense." Yui said sounding quite annoyed at this point. Mao could understand. There was a fierce loyalty that Yui had to Mao's own grandmother Nao. It was the same for Mao as well but she'd always kind of known that her grandmother and grandfather hadn't really loved each other so much as stayed together.
"And is that my darling Erika?" Meisa said ducking to look behind Takuya who simply nodded looking proud of his little beauty that was sitting in a corner with her mother. Meisa bowed taking her leave and rushed towards Erika who seeing Meisa brightened up.
"Meisa!" Nao's attempts to hold Erika back from the scarlet woman did nothing.
"My my you look all dolled up today. Is there any grand occasion?" Meisa said looking at Erika who was wearing a traditional kimono. She shrugged.
"Dad said I couldn't be walking around in a nightgown."
"Well...you can't be. Showing off those feminine curves and all that. How dare you?" Meisa herself was wearing a practically night gown like dress. For a moment they stood in silence until Meisa sighed in boredom.
"I'm so bored."
"Then why did you come?" Nao said coming up behind her daughter and Erika turned to look sharply at her mother. It was impossible that her mother was being so rude.
Meisa blinked unfazed for a moment before breaking out into her normal smile once more and started speaking to Erika again. "What kind of a party is this anyways? There's music but no dancing?" She said shaking her head in clear disapproval of the idea.
"I would love to dance!" Erika exclaimed in her child like innocence and immediately Meisa dragged her out onto the empty floor. Nao hit her forehead. She had no idea why Erika was so completely blind to her surroundings. Sometimes she wished that girl would wake up and look around her for once.
"Well this is all good and well I suppose but we really ought to find you a boy to dance with don't you think?" Meisa said in her typical tone of flighty-ness. Erika looked at her confused. She wasn't quite sure of what her father would think of that. He'd always been a bit of a prude about these things. She had decided to not piss him off today too.
"It's okay honestly. I don't even know what I'm missing so. Dancing with you is fine."
"What do you mean you don't know what you're missing?"
"I've never danced with a boy Meisa." Erika spoke with no ashamed tone or excited tone. There was just the simple fact stated but Meisa looked as if Erika had told her she had cancer.
"What?" She exclaimed her head automatically starting to shake to protest the minor detail of Erika's life. Erika immediately started to open her mouth about how it wasn't a big deal or anything but Meisa opened hers first.
"You...you give me two seconds with your dad all right?" With that Meisa disappeared into the crowd leaving Erika standing on the floor alone. Erika grinned around a little awkwardly and promised to murder Meisa when she returned.
Erika edged away from the dance floor walking backwards but not looking where she was going she tripped on a little crack in the floor and got ready to hit the ground in her clumsy-ness. She shut her eyelids preparing for the shame.
But the impact of the ground never came on her as she realized that someone had wormed their hands around her waist and caught her arms in their hands. She blinked her eyes open to look at her savior.
Him? He had saved her? But...but how? He wasn't even supposed to be here.
"Erika." He voice was soft and silky and he pulled her up on her feet grasping her hands in his but of course being the girl she was Erika just as quickly stepped at least a meter apart from him.
"Jin what are you doing here?" She questioned looking not quite that pleased to see his face yet again. He would have thought that at least as a best friend she would have missed him just a bit.
"I- I'm-" But he could never finish it because it was too late and now Jin could see that right behind Erika was his own father and Erika's father.
It was too late.
"Ladies and Gentlemen! May I be honored to finally tell you the occasion of this party?" Erika's father started off and Erika turned to see Meisa and him standing side by side.
Meisa looked at him like a woman angry and disappointed. She glared at him in a way that would never let anyone know that they were lovers.
Erika looked at her father in confusion and her eyes flickered back to Jin whose face was starting to line with some sort of shame.
"I'm very pleased to announce the engagement of my best friend's son Akanishi Jin," At this Erika's eyes flicked back to him. For a moment Jin thought he could see the slight pain in her eyes at the fact that he was getting married.
If only she knew. "To my own daughter who has now come of age! Erika!" Erika looked to her father in shock as he came up to her and gave her a pointed look. Her face glazed over with no real expression. Her father came around and pushed her into Jin's side and to keep herself from falling again she found her hands land on his chest. Jin had finally become what he'd promised to be.
A strong, dependable husband. Her husband. She looked up at him but could not find much that seemed to flicker something in her.
She fell to the ground for a moment feeling her legs turning weak at the thought. They betrayed her...they did not offer her the strength she so desperately needed to survive this announcement.
Now what would come of all her dreams of love, romance and most of all passion?
As she looked up to her father's face and at Jin's and consequently her mother's guilty features she laughed slightly.
Of course! She was Toda Takuya's daughter. Why on earth would her wishes matter?


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|The ASL Group started operations in 1974 in Singapore as a sole proprietorship of Mr Ang Sin Liu engaged in the trading of scrapped steel material under the name "Ang Sin Liu Hardware".
|With the increase in construction activity in the 1980s, Ang Sin Liu Construction (Pte) Ltd ("Ang Sin Liu Construction") was incorporated to undertake building construction works.
|Ang Sin Liu Hardware purchased the lease of a shipyard land in Jurong to undertake ship-breaking activities
|Ventured into shipbuilding. First barge completed and sold.
|We tapped into the growing domestic and Indonesian market for ship chartering and logistics services by diversifying our business into the provision of tugs and barges.
|Completed and delivered our first bunkering tanker for a local customer.
|Incorporated Ang Sin Liu Shipyard Pte Ltd
|1992 -1995
|Completed and delivered a series of 4 bunkering tankers for the Singapore Shipping Group.
|Purchased the leased hold shipyard land in Batam, Indonesia. Incorporated PT ASL Shipyard Indonesia.
|Admist Asian financial crisis, ASL Project Services secured various contracts for the marine transportation of 1.0 million tonnes of rocks and building of series of barges and lub oil tanker.
|1998 -2003
|Completed and delivered a series of 17 units of harbour tugs for PSA Marine, Port of Napier and Redsea Marine.
|Secured contract for transportation of 2.1 million tonnes of armoured rocks 1.75 million to the West Natuna Transportation System.
|Our founder, Mr Ang Sin Liu resigned from our Board. He is currently an advisor to our Board.
|ASL Marine was publicly listed on the main board of Stock Exchange of Singapore (SGX).
|Commenced operation of 5000 tonne lifting capacity floating dock in Batam, Indonesia.
|Commenced operation of new 260m x 60m graving dock. Incorporated Jiang Men Hongda Shipyard Ltd in Guangdong, China, our first investment in China where we held 60% stakes.
|We secured the first shipbuilding contract for the construction of cutter suction dredger
|Commencement of operation of 2 medium sized (230m x 32m and 180m x 28m) graving docks in Batam.
|In December 2012, we acquired the 100% interest of VOSTA LMG, a specialist engineering company with bases in the Netherlands and Germany.


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Sept. 30, 1919-July 24, 2013
Maecella Atwood Cavanaugh, 93 years, of Monroe, MI went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at 3:30 AM at Fountain View of Monroe.
Born September 30, 1919 in Detroit, MI, Marcie was the daughter of the late Lester and Delphine (Pfluge) Spencer. Marcie attended Monroe Public School. She went on to further her education by attending Executive Training School at The Boston Store in Chicago, IL.
Marcie was employed as an executive for the LaSalle Division of Macy?s Department Store in Toledo, OH for 29 years. She retired in 1975.
On October 2, 1937 Marcie married her beloved husband Henry A. Atwood in Newport, MI. Sadly, he preceded her in death on April 3, 1981. Finding love a second time, Marcie then married Richard P. Cavanaugh September 24, 1983 at Christ Lutheran Church. Sadly, he too preceded her in death on July 19, 1992.
Marcie was a 60 year member of Christ Lutheran Church in Monroe where she sang in the choir. Marcie was very civic minded and was a member of the Thrift Shop of Monroe, Altrusa, General Federated Women?s Club, Eastern Star, and was a life member of The Sawyer Homestead. Marcie also sang for 10 years with the Sweet Adeline?s, River Raisin Chapter in Monroe.
Marcie enjoyed playing cards, gardening, crocheting, square dancing, and camping. Most of all Marcie enjoyed family.
Marcie is survived by her loving daughter in law: Judie A. Atwood of Monroe, four cherished grandchildren: Gregory S. (Alison) Atwood of Columbiaville, MI, Kimberly S. (Bruce) Doig of Nashville, MI, Todd M. (Sandra) Atwood of Monroe, and Chad A. Atwood of Monroe, and four treasured great grandchildren: Sara, Spencer, Aaron, and Nathan. In addition to her parents and husbands, Marcie was preceded in death by her son Spencer Atwood.
Visitation will be held on Thursday (today) from 4-8 PM in the Bacarella Funeral Home, 1201 S. Telegraph Rd. in Monroe, MI, 48161. On Friday, July 26, 2013 she will lie in state at Christ Lutheran Church in Monroe from 10:00 AM until funeral services celebrating her life at 11:00 AM. The Rev. Dennis Bux, pastor of the church will officiate. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Christ Lutheran Church or a charity of the donor?s choice.
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Review: Tacrine has limited efficacy for Alzheimer disease
ACP J Club. 1998 Mar-April; 128:46. doi:10.7326/ACPJC-1998-128-2-046
Source Citation
Glennie J, for the Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment (CCOHTA). The efficacy of tacrine and the measurement of outcomes in Alzheimer's Disease. CCOHTA Technology Overview: Pharmaceuticals. 1997 Jul; Issue 5.
To evaluate the efficacy of tacrine on cognition, functioning, and behavior in patients with Alzheimer disease.
Data sources
This review is based on data reported in a separate study commissioned by the CCOHTA.* Studies published in English or French were identified from a literature search (1990 on) and 3 unpublished sources.
Study selection
Randomized controlled trials that studied the effects of tacrine on cognitive and functional outcomes in patients with Alzheimer disease and met criteria for scientific quality were selected. Cost studies were also retrieved.
Data extraction
Data were extracted on study design and methods; sample size and follow-up; and measures of cognition (Mini Mental State Examination, Alzheimer Disease Assessment Scale-cognitive, Cambridge Mental Disorders of the Elderly Examination-cognitive, and Abbreviated Mental Test Score), functioning (Progressive Deterioration Scale, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale, Rapid Disability Rating Scale, and Functional Life Scale), and behavior.
Main results
10 randomized controlled trials (5 crossover and 5 parallel designs) involving 2136 patients (range 12 to 650) met the selection criteria. Meta-analysis was not done because of variations in dose, treatment duration, and outcome measures. 4 studies (3 parallel, 1 crossover) reported varying degrees of improved cognitive outcomes with tacrine, and 6 studies found no difference. 1 study found an improvement in functioning. Withdrawal rates caused by adverse effects ranged from 18% to 25%. Hepatotoxicity occurred in 12% to 64% of patients; autonomic or cholinergic adverse effects were mainly gastrointestinal and occurred in 72% to 92% of patients. 1 cost study showed that use of tacrine was associated with a 17% reduction in cost over that which would have been incurred without tacrine.
Tacrine has a small, clinically unimportant effect on cognition for patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease; no improvement in functioning is seen. Any beneficial effect may be outweighed by side effects.
Sources of funding: The federal, provincial, and territorial governments of Canada.
For article reprint: CCOHTA Publications, 110-955 Green Valley Crescent, Ottawa, Ontario K2C 3V4, Canada. FAX 613-226-5392.
*Wolfson C, Moride Y, Perrault A, Vida S. A study of the efficacy, effectiveness and economic impact of tacrine in Alzheimer's Disease. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment (CCOHTA); 1997.
It is unusual for this journal to review a position paper from a public agency, but the assessment by Glennie highlights important controversies in determining the effectiveness of disease-modifying therapy for Alzheimer disease. The conclusion that tacrine's unpredictable and modest potential effectiveness may be offset by the high risk for side effects leaves little justification for prescribing it, given the availability of a safer and efficacious alternative—donepezil.
Equally important to the clinician is the conclusion that the technology used to evaluate the efficacy of tacrine has serious methodologic flaws. The outcome measures used in the main tacrine trials, and in the clinical trial used to gain U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for donepezil, lack proven validity and reliability (Clinician's Global Impression of Change), sensitivity to change (Mini Mental State Examination), or clinical relevance (Alzheimer Disease Assessment Scale-cognitive), and most are unsuitable for the clinical setting. As well, no standardized method exists to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment for Alzheimer disease in individual patients.
Behavior, social functioning, and activities of daily living are more meaningful to clinicians and families than performance on cognitive tests. When relevant outcomes, such as time to nursing home placement or number of problem behaviors are chosen, tacrine shows additional benefits (1, 2), which are also likely to be found with the newer, less toxic, cholinesterase inhibitors. New research instruments developed to improve the evaluation of behavior, functioning, and global change (3) should be adaptable into efficient, office-based tools. Clinicians should routinely inquire about the activities of daily living, social functioning, and behaviors of their patients with dementia, regardless of whether they are receiving treatment for Alzheimer disease.
Calvin H. Hirsh, MD
University of California, DavisSacramento, California, USA
Calvin H. Hirsh, MD
University of California, Davis
Sacramento, California, USA
1. Knopman D, Schneider L, Davis K, et al. Long-term tacrine (Cognex) treatment: effects on nursing home placement and mortality, Tacrine Study Group. Neurology. 1996;47: 166-77.
2. Kaufer DI, Cummings JL, Christine D. Effect of tacrine on behavioral symptoms in Alzheimer's disease: an open-label study. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 1996;9:1-6.
3. Ferris SH, Mackell JA, Mohs R, et al. A multicenter evaluation of new treatment efficacy instruments for Alzheimer's disease clinical trials: overview and general results. The Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 1997;11(Suppl 2): S1-12.


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Dublin's north inner city is dirtiest urban area in State
An Taisce inspectors highlight problem of empty buildings in many town centres
Litter on Emmet Street in Dublin's north inner city. Dublin city centre got a clean rating for the first time in 18 years of monitoring but the area to the northeast of the city centre was found to be exceptionally dirty. Photograph: Alan Betson.
The anti-litter league assessment of 42 towns, cities and urban districts carried out by An Taisce for Ibal found a marked improvement in litter levels, with all but seven towns achieving a "clean" rating.
Of those not achieving clean status, five – Tallaght, Dublin Airport's environs, Mullingar, Tipperary town and Portlaoise – were found to be "moderately littered".
Castlebar was "littered" but Dublin's north inner city was a "litter black spot".
Dublin city centre achieved a clean rating for the first time in 18 years of monitoring but the area just to the northeast of the centre was found to be extremely dirty.
"The worst-performing sites were not just littered but subjected to long- term dumping and neglect. Upper Buckingham Street and Marlborough Place [off O'Connell Street] were both in a terrible state," An Taisce's inspectors said.
Dublin City Council is aware of the problem and plans, with the support of the Garda, to call to houses in the area where it believes residents leave their rubbish in the streets instead of paying for waste collection.
Legal action
Under the initiative, which is to begin this month, householders will be asked to prove they are disposing of their waste in an authorised manner either by using a waste collection firm or taking their waste to a regulated facility. Those who cannot will face legal action.
Ibal chairman Dr Tom Cavanagh said he was also particularly concerned about the roads around Dublin Airport.
"While the airport grounds themselves are spotless, the roads from it are littered. Tourism Ireland invests hugely in selling Ireland as a green, unspoilt island and the country needs to live up to this image from the moment visitors set foot here. Clearly this isn't the case," he said.
While more than 80 per cent of towns secured a clean rating from An Taisce, the growing problem of empty buildings in town centres was putting these achievements at risk. Average commercial vacancy rates were just over 20 per cent but in some town centres the inspectors noted that as many as one-third of properties were empty.
Town centres
"The issue needs to be tackled on a more systematic level, with a person in each local authority allocated responsibility for saving town centres, as has happened in Limerick, Wexford and elsewhere . . . It is not just the clean environment that is at stake, these premises are part of the very lifeblood of the town," Dr Cavanagh said.
In the few towns where litter was a problem it was often public parks, approach roads and recycling areas that dragged down the rating. The recycling facility at the Mayo County Council yard in Castlebar was described as "shocking". Confectionery wrappers, cigarette butts, fast-food packaging and chewing gum were the most common forms of litter last year.
"Faced with the power of the gum lobby, our Government is failing to act for the common good, by protecting the profits of the gum industry over the environment in which people live," Dr Cavanagh said.
A spokesman for the Department of the Environment said the gum industry had made a €9.6 million commitment to "responsible gum disposal" campaigns.
Ireland's cleanest town will be announced today.


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Any ScienceBunny (TM -ER) who attends a conference today as penance has to do a couple of years with the real auditors. Eli, for example, just got paid for a trip the Rabett took in December last. Kate Marvel is doing time in Purgatory
This put Eli in mind of a comment last year by Francis Collins, NIH Director when asked what the most important thing Congress could do to help scienceI used to be a scientist but then I took a work trip and now I fill out paperwork full time— Kate Marvel (@DrKateMarvel) September 22, 2016


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Ten chefs remain. Does this mean Restaurant Wars?
It doesn't?
Have we escaped Restaurant Wars this season? That might be for the best, methinks. It was getting stale and tired and unnecessary. I feel like we need to whip out our bagpipes or sing "Auld Lang Syne" to mark its passing. I'll pause for a moment while y'all do that.
For this week's Quickfire Challenge, the chefs drive their product-placement-mobiles to an "oyster farm" to harvest as many oysters as they want/need. John seems to have lots of bivalve experience, as does D.C. favorite, Bart. The only expertise Josie demonstrates is in being annoying.
Back in the Top Chef Kitchen, Padma and Emeril ask the chefs to make oysters on the half-shell: Five of the chefs get to do a hot preparation, while the other five do a cold preparation. They have 25 minutes and the winner gets $5,000.
I will confess that for many, many years, I loathed oysters. Hated them. Gagged over their texture. About three years ago, I ate a dozen oysters because I lost a bet, and you know what? I can't get enough of them now. Watching Padma and Emeril taste the chefs' oysters might be the first time in Top Chef history that I am legitimately, honestly jealous.
Emeril didn't like Bart's champagne-oyster dish, Josie's chorizo-influenced oysters or John's New Orleans-style oysters. He liked Lizzie's currant-peppercorn prep, Micah's fried oysters and Brooke's oysters with salsa verde. Top Chef Ego Olympiad Micah wins the challenge. As my grandmother used to say, "He sure does think a lot of himself."
This week's Elimination Challenge involves cooking for Seattle's Rat City Rollergirl's team. The chefs are asked to self-form squads of two and make a dish inspired by their assigned derby girl's name (which you'll find further on in this recap). Most of the cheftestant pairings make sense to me, but Bart gets stuck with Josie. He very gentlemanly says he doesn't mind. But dude, the rest of us mind! We don't want you stuck with her. This is no bueno.
Later that night, the chefs watch a roller derby match at the team's rink, and Josie whoops and hollers and generally drives everyone a little crazy. Back at the chefpartment, Josie calls herself a tree, repeatedly points to her chestal and crotchular areas and tells Micah he's closeted. Ooooookay. Then, just in time, the camera cuts to Bart in his awesome pink and blue and green paisley shirt which should bring joy to even the most curmudgeonly curmudgeon. But I'm still not happy he has to cook with someone who must embroider her own name on every sweatband she wears around her head.
The next day, the chefs cook for the roller derby party at the skating rink. Judging them, or their food, rather, are Emeril, Padma, Hugh and Tom. Here's what they made:
Teriyaki Terror (Josie and Bart). Steak teriyaki with forbidden rice, beet blood and green papaya salad.
Jalapeno Business (Micah and Lizzie). Crab-stuffed jalapeno with avocado crema and onion-pepper relish.
Eddie Shredder (Stefan and Kristen). Corn puree, chicken liver and sunny-side-up egg.
Kutta Rump (John and Brooke). Thai beef with lobster-jasmine rice and Thai slaw.
Tempura Tantrum (Sheldon and Josh). Tempura yuzu curd with shiso, Fresno chili, sweet potato and vanilla.
John, Brooke, Micah and Lizzie are called to Judges' Table first for having the two best dishes of the night. Emeril praised the perfect cooking of Brooke and John's dish, and said he was pleased that Micah and Lizzie's jalapeno didn't overpower the crab inside it. Hugh announces the winning team, which is Brooke and John.
Next up before the judges: Josie, Bart, Sheldon and Josh.
Josh's twee cap and douchestache fight Josie's self-branded sweatband for camera time. Tom tells all four of them that their dishes missed the mark. Padma asks Josie and Bart who did what in their dish. Bart looks pained when Tom tells him his cooking, in general, is under-seasoned. Tom criticizes Josie for not knowing when something isn't seasoned well. Josh seems surprised even to be there, then pulls a CJ and says he thought the stuffed jalapeno was concession-stand food. Tom and Padma correct him and tell him the components in his dish just weren't good.
So, who's going home tonight? Washington's remaining cheftestant, Bart, who goes up against CJ in the online series, "Last Chance Kitchen." Two tall drinks of water duking it out in the same room as Colicchio. I do believe I have the Vapors.
Up Next Week: Cooking dishes from previous seasons, Lizzie getting angry (!!!!), Wylie Dufresne, Jonathan Waxman, bad meat, Chris Cosentino and confusion and angst over some sort of iPad-looking device at Judges' Table.
Blymire recaps new "Top Chef" episodes each Thursday.
Futher reading:
* 'Top Chef Seattle,' Ep. 7: Berry basic
* 'Top Chef Seattle,' Ep. 6: Faris thee well


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People don't trust government. And why should they? Politicians lie, they prevaricate, they over promise and under deliver.
Lines like "Make America Great Again," "Move America Forward," and "Yes We Can" have resonated from the presidential political campaigns of the 21st century. How can we trust the government when it doesn't seem as though we have moved forward, that we have done anything or that greatness will be achieved again.
National campaigns aren't the only ones to make promises. Remember "Excellence Everywhere"? Or "Good Government," "Get 'er Done," or "The Right Priorities"? And when it's time for reelection, a whole new slew of promises come pouring from the mouths of politicians as if they have forgotten the ones they made just a few short years before.
Yes, people do not trust government. The May report from the Pew Research Center confirms that our national government has seen a steady decline in public trust since 9/11. Today, only 20 percent of Americans trust Washington politicians "just about always" or "most of the time."
While local government fares better in the public eye, its approval is nothing to write home about. The National Research Center reported in October of 2016 that public trust in local government hovers at 50 percent. That's right. Only one out of every two Americans trust their local government.
One reason public trust in local government is as high as it is (relatively) may be because people believe they can have more influence locally than they have nationally. When people perceive a problem locally, all they have to do is replace the captain of the ship for all to be well. What if replacing George III had been Washington and Jefferson's solution instead of creating a new nation?
Now local government officials have been on a kick to improve their image with the public. Politicians have been talking about opening the books, transforming government, promoting transparency and so on for the better part of the past decade.
Ironically, the politicians who write specific ordinances or resolutions to transform government are often targeted in their re-election bids. Those encouraging forensic audits are often so maligned they never get elected.
It is easy to campaign on a promise to clean up corruption; it is hard to actually clean it up. We need more than a revolving door of politicians.
What is the solution? How can any resident hope to hold public officials accountable?
Agreeing with Geoff Mulgan's sentiment that, "The responsibility for good government lies not just with governments themselves but also with every other part of the system they operate in, including media, non-governmental organizations, and the public," we proposed the Contract with the Community.
The Rock River Times took its collective decades of political experience from both sides of the aisle and three terms of local public service to analyze the issues facing our community and determine if there was a way for the promises made by local public officials in their campaigns to be fulfilled.
Through this process, we identified 10 measurable areas requiring accountability from public officials and wrote our first column providing an overview of them and what we hope to accomplish through the Contract (click below to read each area):
- Transform government processes.
- Transparent budgeting.
- Reduced tax burden.
- Maximize efficiency.
- Grow the local economy.
- Safer streets.
- End culture of corruption.
- Improve student outcomes.
- Increase community health.
- Adopt best practices when available and blaze new trails where no best practices are found.
We spent the nearly three months detailing how local public officials can and should fulfill each point of the Contract. Through that time, many office holders and candidates for office expressed support for the Contract.
Over the coming weeks, we will be visiting with our elected and appointed public officials and ask for them to sign the Contract. We'll get their insight into the document, and we will publish the list of signees on our website for the public to see which of their representatives are willing to make themselves openly accountable to "We the People." As we go forward, we will continue to publish the Contract with the Community series, tracking the performance of our local officials.
"Good government only happens when the people working in it do their jobs well." Sometimes it's hard for us to know what jobs our public officials should be doing. The Contract with the Community series will serve as a resource for Rockford and Winnebago County residents to know what their government should be doing and to make sure their government does it.
Trust in government is hard to come by. Not only do we need a resource to hold our public officials accountable, we deserve it. We hope our Contract with the Community can help achieve those ends.
The Contract with the Community is our 10-point plan to ensure a better government for the citizens of our community. Read the complete series here.


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Friday, December 12, 2014
How is my book doing?
This is the first time that I have had a book on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle versions. However, the motivation for the book was to prompt men who are already active in lay ministry to consider strengthening their calling by responding to the deeper calling of ordination to the permanent diaconate. Maybe even the marketing message (largely by word of mouth) whether it leads to men reading the book or not, it might lead to that first discussion with the man's wife, then with his pastor, and finally with the director of deacon formation in his diocese. Even after this, the book is still very much worth reading and thinking about. Are you really sure?
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text: Santa Maria is all about action and adrenaline. Standing in the front of the skiff casting at a cruising, unsuspecting 100 lb tarpon is very hard to beat or even describe! It is something that has to be experienced and tarpon fishermen all over the world will relate to and nod their heads listening to stories about tangled presentations and premature hook sets from seasoned fisherman that simply got overwhelmed by the situation! With the exclusive license for Santa Maria we fish the vast protected waterpark using only 4 boats at one time offering rested waters and fish that most likely have never seen a fly before. The advantage is more fish and more room for mistakes when presenting the fly. We have seen flies landing on the tail of the fish, having the tarpon do a 180 and totally destroy the fly. This is not something you see on more heavily fished spots. Santa Maria is pure World Class! It's as simple as that!


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I believe the answer to the gap year question is simple. "Take the time off! Invest in yourself. Do what you need to do to so when you enter college you are ready to embrace the experience with focus and determination."
The college years should not be entered with hesitation or reservation. Don't allow your enrollment in a college to be an accident of circumstance. College campuses are full of students who don't know why they are there. As a result, many of them leave early.
When you enter, do so with a sense of purpose—a conviction that that college campus is where you need to be in order to lay the foundation for future success and happiness. And if you need to take some time away from the classroom to get your head clear or just to try something different before getting started, good for you!
My experience is that colleges value the added maturity and perspective students bring with them after having taken a year off—especially if that time has been spent productively. I can't imagine that admission committees wouldn't welcome students who contribute to a broader range of life experiences.
Having said that, you have two options with regard to declaring your gap year intentions. One, you can inform the admission committee of your intent when you apply for admission. Two, you can apply for admission without reference to the gap year and then, upon gaining admission, seek a deferral of your enrollment for a year.
I recommend the latter for two very practical reasons. Despite the tacit endorsement of the gap year by admission officers, you don't want questions about your intent to enroll to enter into their deliberations.
More importantly, though, it will be much easier for you to complete the application process while you are still in school. You will be in rhythm with the rest of your peers as you complete your applications and you will have direct access to your school-based support system (counselor, teachers, coaches, etc.) as you pull together the various elements of your applications. Attacking the college application process 8-10 months after graduation will put you at a disadvantage, as you might not have easy access to the people and information you need.
In the final analysis, don't assume that you need to go to college just because "it's what you do after high school." We don't all work on the same developmental "clock." For some, college makes great sense right after high school. Others, however, find great benefit in taking some time off. The "gap year" is an opportunity to be embraced—I wish more students would feel confident in taking advantage it!
Peter Van Buskirk is an author, consultant, speaker and creator of the Best College Fit™ Resources. Visit www.TheAdmissionGame.com to learn more about Peter and his student-centered approach to college planning.
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Amanda Littlefield, fifth-grade teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School in Miami, has been named Teacher of the Year by the local Wal-Mart Supercenter.
"I was shell-shocked,� she said of how she felt when she found out. "It was a complete surprise.
"Mr. (Frank) Hecksher said something to me about needed in to be in school the next day, but I never thought it would be for something like this.�
The presentation was made earlier this month at the school where Littlefield teaches and Hecksher serves as principal.
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There are a lot of misconceptions and preconception about Hong Kong as a city, and being a weird mix of local and foreigner, I want to expose Hong Kong's beauties to you all through my eyes.
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text: Nature's Farm Camp is an overnight summer camp where kids can reconnect with food and nature - growing, foraging, cooking, making, building and exploring. This 5 day/4 night adventure happens on a gorgeous 50 acre farm and nature center in northwest Illinois (in Orangeville, to be exact). Open to kids ages 8-13. Space is limited, online registration is open.


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Why is this important to being on path, living with integrity and following your passion?
When we learn how to maintain the state of growth and do our best to stay out of survival mode, we're able to utilise more of our brain. It's time to get a little bit science here as I mention sections of the brain. There are three sections to the human brain and each is responsible for different functions:
- The reptilian brain controls the body's vital functions including heart rate, body temperature, balance, etc. It is also very rigid and we're unable to think creatively when we're functioning from the reptilian brain;
- The limbic brain is responsible for emotions and has a strong influence over our behaviours; and
- The neocortex is responsible for abstract thought, imagination, decision making, remembering and consciousness. It is flexible and has unlimited learning abilities.
When we are functioning from a state of stress, in fight or flight mode, we operate from the reptilian brain. When we operate from the reptilian brain we are unable to think creatively and therefore unable to make the optimal decision for whatever situation we're in at the time.In turn, when we're operating from the reptilian brain we also cannot make optimal decisions that could be key to keeping us on path and living our life's purpose!
The key is to stay operating from the neocortex.
To do that, we must stay out of stress and fear mode when it's not essential to save our life. A great challenge of our modern life is that we're continuously placed under large amounts of stress, through what we see on TV, hear on the radio, or feel through the constant presence of social media. Even simple tasks such as driving can be stressful on the body.
Exercising, running, yoga, pilates and retreats are ways to help live a less stressful life.
The fight or flight response is great if you have an immediate threat to avoid, such as running from a sabre-toothed tiger. In our life today, this isn't such a common situation, but the fight or flight response is triggered more than ever because of our hectic lifestyles.
This, in turn, brings stress to the body creating a haven for illness to begin.
How to operate from the neocortex
Now that we know that the aim is to function from a place of growth and operate from our neocortex, how do we do that?
- Avoid stressful stimuli - this includes the fear mongering perpetrated by the media, stressful relationships, and unrealistic work deadlines.
- Embrace calming activities - yoga, meditation, walking in nature or along the beach have each been proven to lower stress levels and therefore improving your health and wellbeing.
- Have more FUN - chat with a good friend who is a positive influence, avoid the Negative Neds and Nancys, and laugh, play, sing, dance and be joyful.
- Stop gossiping - focusing on negativity and the flaws of others creates greater negativity within you and also creates stress. That which you fault in others is just a mirror of what you see within yourself. Next time you feel like talking about someone else, ask yourself what it is in you that you identify with as the flaw you're projecting onto him or her.
- Get off the coffee - coffee is a stimulant, it puts your body into protection mode and therefore you operate from the lower levels of your brain. Ever notice how after a cup of coffee you feel wired and scattered. Like you have more energy but it's misdirected and that could be because you're not operating from your neocortex.
Action steps
It's all well and good reading about this, but unless you actually take action NOW to make a change in your life, you're going to continue operating from your reptilian brain and staying off path. Wandering aimlessly through life and not living your life full of excitement.
If you're ready to live a life of fulfilment and get on path to be living your purpose, take out a piece of paper and note down three things that you can do TODAY to reduce stressful stimuli in your life, and then GO AND DO IT!
Jen Kaz trained and taught yoga in London in 2008. In early 2010 she returned to Perth and began teaching QiYoga. www.qiyoga.org


text: Thorlabs Inc. has released its PA500 series of polarization analyzers for measuring fully and partially polarized light from fiber optic and free-space input. With a 30-nW to 3-mW power range and a typical measurement rate of 30 Hz, the four models collectively cover wavelengths from 450 to 1600 nm with an accuracy of ±1 percent. The analyzers come equipped with PC-independent control modules; software compatible with Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000 and XP; and LabView support.


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In general anyone who would like to avoid the flu syndrome should get the flu shot. Certain groups of people are especially recommended to receive the vaccine yearly according the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
- Children aged 6 months to 18 years.
- Household contacts and out of home caregivers of children less than 6 months old.
- Pregnant women.
- People who are 50 years or older.
- People of any age who have other underlying medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes, or malignancies.
- Nursing home residents and anyone who cares for them.
- Health care workers.
People who should not get the vaccine are the following:
- Anyone who is severely allergic to eggs.
- Anyone who has had an allergic reaction to a previous flu shot.
- Anyone who has had a recent febrile illness (should wait until the fever resolves before getting the vaccine.
- Anyone with a history of Guillan Barre within 6 weeks of having received the flu shot.
- Children less than 6 months old.
Biggest misconceptions about the flu shot is that it can give you the flu. The vaccine in the form of the shot does not give you the flu. Rarely, it can give you mild aches and possibly a low grade fever for 1-2 days. The nasal spray form of the flu vaccine, however, can give you a mild case of the flu. There are no supplements such as vitamin C or D which have been shown to prevent the flu. Other than the flu vaccine, the most effective means of prevention and spread of the flu is washing your hands and staying home when you are sick.
So what did you learn? Which of the following statements is correct?
A. Flu shot is not necessary if you take plenty of vitamin D supplement
B. The flu shot can give you mild flu-like symptoms
C. The flu shot is recommended for all children 6 months and older.
D. Pregnant women should avoid the flu shot.
E. If you miss the shot and get the flu, you should still show up at your job and work your buns off.
The correct answer is C.


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Hey hey... almost 20 years ago I interviewed Michael Morley of the Dead C, Gate, Tanaka Nixon Metting, Wreck Small Speakers etc. Buy everything you can with his name on it.
Here is the proof (and the only Kitschchao advertisement I know of):
(originally from Nice Pooper issue 3, interview done over the phone April 13 1994)
Friday, March 28, 2014
The Dead C, Gate, etc : Michael Morley 1994 Interview from Nice Pooper issue 3
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