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UPDATE: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain will be releasing on September 1, 2015. The game will be split into two different installments, with the first version of the game being Ground Zeroes. Ground Zeroes will primarily feature series star Big Boss as the main protagonist. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes will be priced at $29.99 retail/$19.99 digital for the Xbox One, PS4, PS3 and Xbox 360. The Xbox One and PS4 versions will be available digitally for $29.99.
Video game developer for Konami, Hideo Kojima, took a moment during the 2013 Game Developer's Conference to reveal the big news — Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is real. Here's what you should know about this game, its many trailers, and the rumors surrounding the game's lead character.
1. A 5-Minute Trailer Was Released
Hideo Kojima revealed a trailer for the fifth Metal Gear Solid, which has been subtitled The Phantom Pain. Naked Snake aka "Big Boss" is in the lead role for this entry in the long-running stealth video game series. A bunch of memorable, dramatic scenes feature Big Boss as he's seemingly revived and given a new arm to contend with. The trailer can be seen above. Game Informer even released official gameplay footage as well.
2. Two Other New Games Are Really Part of Metal Gear Solid V
Last year at the VGAs, a trailer for a game titled The Phantom Pain was shown (first trailer above). Intense speculation followed. Gamers everywhere reasoned that the game was simply a teaser for a new Metal Gear Solid game. Even more rumors circulated about what the game really was as more related news surfaced. A development studio from Sweden called Moby Dick Studios was supposedly behind the game. And during the VMAs, the devs behind this studio were even seen sitting at a Konami VIP section. Hideo Kojima kept up the facade for a while until he finally came outright and announced that The Phantom Pain is actually Metal Gear Solid V. As for Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes (second trailer above), it's also a part of the same game.
3. Hideo Kojima Tweeted About the Connection Between All Three Games
For fans that are still confused about what this game is in connection to the two other games spoken about before, Hideo Kojima tweeted out the above response. Click on the link outlined in blue within the tweet to read the full message.
4. Voice Actor David Hayter May Not Voice Snake This Time
David Hayter, the voice actor who has voiced Solid Snake since 1998, may not be voicing the lead protagonist for this entry. After apparently watching the new trailer, he sent out the above tweet. Geoff Keighley recently finished an interview with Kojima and this rumor was proven true:
5. The Game Will Be Released on Current-Gen Consoles
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain will be available on the Xbox One, PS4, PS3 and the Xbox 360 at an unannounced date. Tomoyuki Tsuboi, president of Konami Digital Entertainment Inc., released an official installment on this upcoming sequel:
Following the success of METAL GEAR SOLID 4: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS, we have extremely high expectations for METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN. We hope to expand and revolutionize the METAL GEAR SOLID franchise utilizing the FOX Engine, while providing fans the high-quality and immersive experience they have come to expect from Kojima Productions.
For anyone who wants to know where Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain falls within the chronology of the series, look below:
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (1964)
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (1970)
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (1974)
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Year TBA)
Metal Gear (1995)
Metal Gear 2 (1999)
Metal Gear Solid (2005)
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2007)
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2014)
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (2016)
Buy Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain here.
Buy the Collector's Edition of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain here.


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Arrow Season 1 Episode 7 : Muse of Fire
Oliver encounters a mysterious woman, Helena Bertinelli, daughter of mob boss Frank Bertinelli, who he can finally be himself with, but he soon comes to realize she's hiding dangerous secrets of her own. Helena is on her own personal mission of vengeance and Oliver is caught in the middle. Meanwhile, Tommy is blindsided by an unfortunate turn of events and turns to Laurel for support.
Episode Guide
Season 01
Season 02
Season 03
Season 04
Season 05
Season 06
Season 07
Season 08

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Moyers and Company
While red state Republicans rail against Obamacare, the question of whether their poor constituents are eventually covered under the law's Medicaid expansion may ultimately come down to state budget realities.
When Medicaid was signed into law as part of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, 17 years passed before the last state, Arizona, opted in. But Judy Solomon, vice president for health policy at the nonpartisan research institute Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, says the context is different this time, and that states will be won over more quickly. "I don't think its going to take 17 years," she says. "I hope it doesn't take 17 years."
Solomon thinks it's only a matter of time before all states agree to adopt the expansion, either by accepting the plan laid forth by Obamacare or by working with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to find a different method of achieving the same end. Both Arkansas and Iowa have signed into law alternative models for using Obamacare funding to help low-income residents: Arkansas, for example, will use the money to buy private insurance for 250,000 of its residents. "The politics are such that everyone wants to put their own stamp on it," Solomon says. "I think what we're seeing now is that the states which will come in in 2014 or 2015 will be states with some variation on the Arkansas model or Iowa model."
Even as the administration scrambles to get the Obamacare health care exchanges up and running, the Medicaid expansion is gaining traction. Ohio Gov. John Kasich circumvented his state's normal legislative process Tuesday to expand Medicaid to 275,000 low-income Ohioans, citing both his responsibility as a Christian to help the poor and the expansion's economic practicality for his state. New Hampshire legislators will meet in November with the hope of reaching bipartisan consensus on how to expand Medicaid. And Maine Gov. Paul LePage recently suggested he would be willing to work with the federal government, like Iowa and Arkansas did, to find a way to expand affordable health care options for his state's low-income residents. Both Kasich and LePage are Republicans, and, like the New Hampshire Senate, both initially opposed the president's signature law.
Earlier this year, Florida Gov. Rick Scott — a former health insurance executive and, initially, one of Obamacare's staunchest opponents — went up against his state legislature to push (unsuccessfully) for using the law to help poor Floridians get insurance. Oklahoma, Indiana and Pennsylvania are considering alternative models like those passed in Arkansas and Iowa. Virginia is holding a gubernatorial election on Nov. 5 in which the frontrunner, Democrat Terry McAuliffe, has pledged not to sign a state budget that does not include the Medicaid expansion. His Republican opponent, Ken Cuccinelli, filed the first suit against Obamacare while serving as Virginia's attorney general.
In fact, a report earlier this month by the Kaiser Family Foundation supports the budgetary arguments for the expansion advanced by many Republicans who formerly opposed the law. The study found that the 25 states that have opted in will spend less money than the states that have not. "State spending growth was slightly lower for the 25 states that are moving forward with the Medicaid expansion (4.4 percent) compared to the remaining states (6.1 percent)," the report's authors write.
Here's why: In 2014, Obamacare's individual mandate will require almost all Americans to have some form of health insurance — Medicaid included — or pay a penalty. As the insurance exchanges get underway and HHS publicizes the Medicaid expansion, Americans who live below the poverty line and are already eligible for Medicaid but never applied for the benefits will apply for the first time, regardless of whether they are in a state that opted into the Medicaid expansion. So all states Medicaid rolls will see an influx of residents who live below the poverty line, a cost that will be shared with the federal government — as it currently is — with an average of 57 percent of the costs covered by the federal government and 43 percent covered by the states.
But in the 25 states that did opt in, the federal government will use Obamacare funding to cover the costs of those who were previously ineligible for Medicaid but are now eligible — that is, new enrollees who earn between 100 percent and 133 percent of the poverty line. These states will save on medical services to the uninsured for which states normally foot the bill, such as emergency room visits and mental health services. So by opting into the expansion, states will be able to insure more people for less.
These arguments could eventually change minds in big states like Texas, which at the moment is producing some of the politicians most vehemently opposed to Obamacare. "Texas is so dug in," Solomon says, but "politics can change. I think the pressures even in a state like Texas will come from counties. The big counties there spend tons of money on indigent care."
It was a similar push from overburdened indigent care facilities that eventually convinced the Arizona legislature to sign on to Medicaid in 1982.
It ultimately comes down to a budget decision for state governors, Solomon says. "I'm hoping that the pragmatism will trump the ideology."


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I've never really minded being short (5'3") and my height -- or lack of -- is a benefit for back of the van snoozing. If I lay on my side and bend my knees, I fit quite nicely on the bench in the 3rd row. I set an alarm on my phone and cover with one of the blankets I keep in the car in case I break down on a freezing day. You would be surprised how well I can sleep like that.
Today was not a car-napping day. But my butt was dragging and the thought of taking a nap was enticing. Finally at lunch I closed the office door, turned off the lights and crawled under my desk. Like the back row of the minivan, the space under my desk is perfect for SPN (short people napping). Apparently this is known as "pulling a George Costanza," from the TV show Seinfeld.
- In the back row of the van
- Under my desk during lunch
- On the floor of the dolphin pavilion at the zoo (Girl Scout field trip)
- Sitting up at the coffee table with my hands resting on the table top waiting for my nail polish to dry.
- In a sleep study room
- On a massage table -- probably not so unusual
- In the movie theatre (Mike said I fall asleep in the last 5 minutes of good movies)
- In the driver's seat of the van during afterschool pick up. I woke up when a teacher knocked on the window after all the other cars had left the lot.
- In the awesome "egg" chairs at the Indianapolis Central library. Every. single. time. Those things are like a womb -- warm, dark and cozy.
- Shhh...don't tell my priest...but I may have nodded off once or twice during church.
- And more than once, sitting on the couch, computer on my lap, mid-blog.
Funny, I can sleep in all those places, but for a long time the one place I couldn't sleep was my own bed. But since I've started using a CPAP machine for my sleep apnea, my chronic insomnia is nearly a thing of the past.
If I had a sleep bucket list, I'd love to take a nap in a tree house (one of those awesome creations on TreeHouse Masters), on a hammock under big leafy trees in a forest, and in the JW Marriott near Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. Ok, so I've done that one, but seriously, it was the best bed and comfiest pillows I'd ever had the pleasure of sleeping with.
Where is the strangest/funniest/coziest you've fallen asleep? What would be on your sleep bucket list?


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Student Services
Marist is a wonderful place in which to live, learn, work, and play, and we hope you enjoy your time here to the fullest. As a vibrant and supportive college community, we have many services in place to make your life here as comfortable, enjoyable, and rewarding as possible. Our beautiful and lively Murray Student Center is the campus hub for many student-centered activities and support services. Here, you can pick up books, Marist gear, and all your technology needs. Marist takes your physical and emotional wellbeing very seriously, and our team of professional caregivers are dedicated to helping you thrive and succeed. Student-athletes also have unique academic needs, and we work to ensure they are met. Getting to and from the airport? We've got you covered.
Marist is your community, and we're here to support you.


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I agree. I nearly choked when I saw that remark about CLIs and not human. But you said it much better. Let me paraphrase, and see if it fits.
GUIs are fine for some people who need handholding for infrequent tasks or initial exposure. But CLIs give the advantage of fewer hand movements, and (most important for power users) the ability to script common actions or have programs drive other programs. One of the most frustrating thing about the Mac for me is that I can't really script anything. Sure, OneClick helps, and AppleScript can trap some of the interesting things, but I really can't tell anything "move the mouse to the topmost file that begins with F, and click there". That's too tricky. So what we really need is both. GUIs to help the casual or beginning user, and CLIs for the frequent or power user. Let's also consider one other factor in HCI design. I personally have a brain wiring that makes icons nearly useless, and I understand about 10% of the population are like me. I have to stare at each icon individually and name it, so that the next time I come to that icon, I can recall the name, and then access the meaning of the icon. If you simply present me with a dozen icons or so, I must tediously go through and determine the word for each icon. Thank the maker for tooltips... I just wish they would come up faster! If a tool has a way of turning all the icons off, I usually do that, or if it has a way of replacing all the icons with words, I even prefer that. So for the 1 of 10 people in the population like me, please, please, please give words near the icons, or provide tooltips. Otherwise, I will swear at you every time I have to use your program. -- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker
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QC Kinetix (Huntington)
Huntington regenerative medicine, Huntington sports medicine, Huntington joint pain treatment, Huntington back pain treatment, Huntington knee pain treatment
QC Kinetix (Huntington) provides non-surgical regenerative medicine treatments for joint pain to residents of Huntington, WV, and surrounding areas. Our biologic therapies are a perfect solution for anyone seeking alternatives to surgery for pain. QC Kinetix can help you find the right treatment for your pain. We can help you get relief without the need for surgery so that you can return to your daily activities as quickly and painlessly as possible.
Huntington is a city in Cabell and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the county seat of Cabell County, and the largest city in the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area, sometimes referred to as the Tri-State Area. A historic and bustling city of commerce and heavy industry, Huntington has benefited from its location on the Ohio River at the mouth of the Guyandotte River. It is home to the Port of Huntington Tri-State, the second-busiest inland port in the United States. As of the 2020 census, its metro area is the largest in West Virginia, spanning seven counties across three states and having a population of 359,862.
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A few months ago, Erin Foster sent over a photo of some fun candy sushi she and her girls made after getting the idea from California Grill…
This Disney-inspired treat has become one of their family favorites, and I wondered how many more of us have tried our hands at Disney dishes. After all, how many of us have tried a certain dish or food in a Disney park or resort and thought, "I wish I had the recipe for that!"
Cooking at Home, Disney-Style
As it turns out — lots of us have! I received dozens of responses via twitter, facebook, and email from readers who have had great success with creating their favorite Disney favorites at home. Here are a few that came with photos — just click on the links to get the recipes:
Erwin sent a delicious photo of some Chicken Corn Chowder from Boma simmering on the stove:
Shannon actually sent along her photo of Le Cellier's Filet Mignon with Wild Mushroom Risotto and White Truffle Herb Butter a few months ago via Facebook:
Erin Foster also sent along a great photo of the Artist Point-inspired kids' "paint-a-cookie" dessert. She and her girls make these en masse for parties! The paint pots were bought at a local arts store and filled with frosting!
Finally, Stephanie, the founder of TeacupsAndToasters.com sent along another Boma soup — Coconut Curry Chicken Stew!
Now, if you're like me, you're ready to hit your kitchen and get cooking. But first, here are a few resources for cooking Disney recipes at home that I know you'll enjoy.
Disney Cooking at Home Resources
If you're interested in making Disney dishes at home, there are a few sites you should check out:
- Kristen from Cooking with Mickey includes in her repertoire several videos where she demonstrates cooking Disney dishes in her kitchen. She began the Cooking with Mickey series in 2007 for the Sorcerer Radio Community. In 2009 she became the restaurant critic for the Disney Dining Experience, a segment on the Character Breakfast Podcast.
- The Disney Chick includes recipes once or twice a month in her blog. She walks us step-by-step, via photos, through creating some fantastic Disney favorites.
- The All Ears Net Recipes Page includes updated recipes for just about every dining option in Walt Disney World. If you can't find the recipes anywhere else, you can probably find them here!
Also, you can always purchase one of the Disney Cookbooks produced by the Disney parks and resorts!
Finally, if you're at the Disney parks or resorts and find a dish you'd like to duplicate, simply as your server if the chef will be willing to share the recipe. More often than not, you can simply give your server your email address and the chef will send along the recipe. Talk about customer service!
Let Us Know About Your Successes!
Have you sampled a Disney recipe at home? Post a comment to this blog or drop me a line via twitter, email, or facebook! I'd love to hear about what you've made!


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The Eye of the Chained God
In the aftermath of the plague demons' attack on Fallcrest, Roghar's
inspiring optimism has played a significant role in the rebuilding of
the town. Albanon, meanwhile, has not recovered so well. Tormented by
his experiences and his near-transformations first by Vestapalk then by
Kri, he has retreated to Moorin's tower, where he immerses himself in
books. He is the last member of the Order of Vigilance, touched by both
the Voidharrow and Tharizdun - he feels as if he stands on the brink of
The Nentir Vale has been ravaged by the abyssal plague
and the plague demons. The area is lawless and suspicions runs rampant.
Only safe as long as they hide, the heroes scout as close as they dare.
But with Vestapalk growing ever-stronger and plague demons on the rise,
they know they have to act soon. The world cannot afford to wait any
As they journey toward the greatest concentration of
demons they learn they are on the right path and they gain an ally. Kri, believed dead, resurfaces with wisdom garnered from the Chained God.
It seems even Tharizdun himself is against Vestapalk.
The Abyssal Plague Trilogy
The Abyssal Plague Trilogy consists of three books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
Main series The Abyssal Plague


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Live near McDonalds? Your house price could be de-valued by 24%
In partnership with Fastsaletoday, the organisation Journalistic conducted a study on the effect brands on your high street have on your house price.
And while there will obviously be lots of contributing factors besides brands affecting house prices in individual neighbourhoods, some of the results were shocking to say the least.
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Hide AdJournalistic, a not-for-profit organisation which collaborates with publishers and companies, analysed data from the Land Registry combined with its own primary research on 27 towns to compile the results.
It found that if you live near a McDonalds or Asda it is likely to de-value your home, compared to Hob Salons and Zaza which has the opposite impact, increasing the value.
According to the study, Primark, Peacocks, Claire's, Poundland and Iceland all consistently have a negative impact on house value along with McDonalds and Asda.
The same study also showed that, as well as Zaza and Hob Salons, Waitrose, Marks and Spencer, Prezzo, Carluccios and M&Co can help drive up the value of your house.
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"Search over the last few years has moved from Give me what I typed to Give me what I want", says Amit Singhal from Google. His team tries to find patterns in the list of queries that return bad results, obtained from other Googlers or from users. Tweaking the ranking algorithm to favor some web pages in certain conditions is difficult because the results may change in unexpected ways.
One of the most important patterns from last year was that people expected to see fresh pages for queries related to recent events. For example, a search for "Google Finance" didn't return Google's financial site many days after the launch.
Mr. Singhal introduced the freshness problem, explaining that simply changing formulas to display more new pages results in lower-quality searches much of the time. He then unveiled his team's solution: a mathematical model that tries to determine when users want new information and when they don't. (And yes, like all Google initiatives, it had a name: QDF, for "query deserves freshness.") (...)
The QDF solution revolves around determining whether a topic is "hot." If news sites or blog posts are actively writing about a topic, the model figures that it is one for which users are more likely to want current information. The model also examines Google's own stream of billions of search queries, which Mr. Singhal believes is an even better monitor of global enthusiasm about a particular subject.
The visible part of QDF is the recently launched Hot Trends site, but this is just the tip of the iceberg. For queries related to things that are suddenly popular, Google's ranking algorithms are biased towards recent web pages. You may see results from Google News inside the search results pages or a blog search OneBox at the bottom of the page. Google also seems to be crawling pages at a much faster pace and not just for popular sites that are frequently updated, like they did before. I often see some of my posts in the search results hours after they're published.


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Natural Factors SlimStyles PGX Granules makes it easier than ever to lose weight easily and effortlessly. The new unflavoured PGX (PolyGlycopleX) has been granulated for superior dissolving and mixing qualities and can easily be sprinkled on cereal, yogurt or salads without imparting additional flavour. Alternatively, just add it to a glass of water. The granules still retain all the superior benefits of PGX, including the highest viscosity in the intestinal tract, providing a greater feeling of fullness. PGX surpasses the viscosity of all other fibres by far under acidic stomach conditions. Even more outstanding, in the alkaline conditions of the intestine, PGX becomes much thicker than any other fibre blend, quickly giving a sense of fullness and curbing appetite. Try the new SlimStyles PGX Granules and enjoy quick and easy weight loss.
The SlimStyles weight loss program is different. It has been clinically proven, is completely safe, natural, and is a highly effective means to greatly diminish appetite, making it much easier to eat less and lose weight almost effortlessly.
SlimStyles also contains Glucomannan, a water-soluble dietary fiber that is derived from konjac root (Amorphophallus konjac). Like other forms of dietary fiber, glucomannan is considered a "bulk-forming laxative." Glucomannan promotes a larger, bulkier stool that passes through the colon more easily and requires less pressure-and subsequently less straining-to expel. Glucomannan is a purified fiber from konjac root that is available as a bulk powder to be taken in hard-gelatin capsules or used as an ingredient in food. Glucomannan has been used in connection with the following conditions:
- Constipation
- High blood cholesterol
- Insulin resistance syndrome (Syndrome X)
- Type 2 diabetes
- Obesity
The PGX Program
When beginning the PGX program or any other weight loss program, it is important to remember that in order to lose weight, your body needs to burn more calories than it consumes. Exercise of course, increases the amount of calories burned in a day, helping to increase the amount of weight one can lose. Almost as important when trying to lose weight is decreasing the amount of calories that you consume, which can be difficult when your body keeps telling you to eat. PGX will help you to comfortably eat smaller portions and will help reduce appetite. If you have another diet in mind or are currently on a different program, go ahead and use PGX, it makes every diet work better.
Correcting Your Appetite
Scientific research has now proven that there is a link between blood sugar and appetite. When blood sugar levels go up and down many times throughout the day, it can signal the brain to eat many times. Blood sugar is important for health. Everyone needs the right amount of glucose (sugar) in their blood to maintain energy and power bodily functions. In fact, too little blood sugar can be dangerous and the brain responds by creating hunger signals we recognize as appetite. By eating, the body restores its blood sugar to appropriate levels - at least until the next drop triggers hunger again.
PGX helps correct appetite by supporting healthy blood sugar levels. The below graphs demonstrate the important role that blood sugar plays with regard to appetite. Figures 1 and 2 track the blood sugar levels of an overweight woman throughout the day, using a continuous glucose monitor - first without PGX when she had a poorly controlled diet and no exercise, then with PGX and diet and exercise. The "x" signifies how often her blood sugar levels dropped during the day. As the second graph shows, regular use of PGX smooths the spikes in blood sugar. Unlike many "diet" products that try to aim to suppress appetite, PGX addresses appetite by addressing rises and falls in blood sugar.
PGX Benefits:
PGX Helps You to Lose Weight
For almost everyone, the math behind weight loss is simple: your body has to burn more calories than it consumes. There are 3,500 calories in one pound of fat. If you burn 500 more calories than you consume each day, theoretically you will lose one pound a week. It is for this reason that all sensible diets focus on a combination of exercise and calorie reduction. PGX does not burn calories, but it can make eating fewer calories each day much easier for you, helping to correct your appetite and helping you decrease the size of your meals.PGX Supports Healthy Blood Sugar Levels Already within a Normal Range
Most foods in the Western diet are highly processed. Convenience foods and "fast food," especially, are laden with highly refined carbohydrates. These foods are too rapidly digested by the body, causing increases in blood sugar levels after meals. This rapid rise triggers the body to release insulin to bring blood sugar back down again. Coupled with a current or chronic blood sugar level imbalance, this creates a pattern in which blood sugar erratically rises and falls - it's the so-called blood sugar roller coaster.PGX Helps Support Healthy Cholesterol Levels Already within a Normal Range
PGX addresses cholesterol by increasing the excretion rate of blood cholesterol. The liver packages the cholesterol into bile acids and sends them to the small intestine for fat breakdown.PGX is Safe and Stimulant Free
With all the benefits of PGX so far described, one might expect there to be drawbacks to using it, perhaps even unpleasant side effects. However, PGX is made from natural products and has been proven to be safe in two published studies.PGX is High in fiber
PGX is an excellent source of dietary fiber. According to current Health Canada recommendations, healthy adults should consume at least 25 grams of fiber (both soluble and insoluble) every day. It is well-known that fiber is good for you, but the effectiveness of fiber is proportionate to its ability to hold water.
PGX Supports the Excretion of Cholesterol
In the colon, PGX is highly prebiotic, meaning that it is readily fermented into healthful short chain fatty acids, healthful substances that are important to colon health (Jenkins, et al., 2006). The predominant short chain fatty acid produced by bacterial action on PGX is propionate, a natural substance that is very important in colon health.
Propionate has been shown to induce the production of healthy bifidobacteria, suppress the growth of undesirable microbes such as Candida albicans, and lower the stool pH. Propionate is taken up by the liver and plays a role in decreasing the liver's production of cholesterol and free fatty acids. As with other viscous polysaccharides, PGX also increases the excretion of bile acids. With lower levels of bile acids in the blood stream, additional bile acids are produced by the liver out of blood cholesterol resulting in lower blood cholesterol levels. Therefore, PGX increases the excretion of fat (cholesterol-rich bile acids & triglycerides) through the stool.
PGX is High in Fiber
PGX is an excellent source of dietary fiber. According to current FDA recommendations, healthy adults should consume at least 25 grams of fiber (both soluble and insoluble) every day. Unfortunately, most Americans are consuming less than half of the recommended amount due to their current diets. Everyone knows that fiber is good for you, but the effectiveness of fiber is proportionate to its ability to hold water. PGX rapidly absorbs water and maintains its gel-like viscosity throughout the digestive tract. As a result, a 5 gram serving of PGX is equivalent to as much as 20 grams of some other fibers. In fact, to achieve the same results you would have to eat 4 bowls of oat bran to equal one 5 gram serving of PGX! Of course, it is important to eat foods high in fiber, but adding PGX to any diet will allow you to reach the recommended daily amount easily.
PGX Frequently Asked Questions
What is PGX?
PGX (PolyGlycopleX) is a unique complex of highly-purified, water-soluble polysaccharides (plant fibres) developed using advanced EnviroSimplex technology. This technology combines these natural compounds in a very specific ratio making PGX an effective weight loss aid and dietary supplement. PGX was invented by researchers at InovoBiologic Inc, Calgary after many years of extensive research. PGX is available in Ultra Matrix soft gelatin capsules as PGX Daily, as well as in granules, meal replacement powder and capsules.
What is PGX Daily?
PGX technology has produced PGX Daily Ultra Matrix Softgels - an advanced delivery system for optimum results. 'Ultra Matrix' refers to PGX granules suspended in a matrix of medium chain triglycerides (MCTs) - healthy fats from purified coconut oil. PGX Daily disperses and becomes viscous slowly in the stomach and digestive tract. Most other fibres do not become as viscous as PGX, become viscous too quickly or do not become viscous at all. PGX Daily maintains its viscosity throughout the entire digestive tract (including the colon) which means that the glycemic index and subsequent blood sugar regulation is greater. Also, thanks to the thermogenic properties of the MCTs in the capsule, PGX Daily can result in an extra 25 - 50 calories burned daily.
How do I use PGX?
To enjoy the full benefits of PGX, try to take some before each and every meal. Be sure to drink at least 250 mL (8 oz) of water per 2.5 gram serving of PGX. Start with 1 to 2 softgel capsule of PGX Daily before each meal and increase by 1 capsule per meal every 2 to 3 days. If you are prone to digestive upset, increase the dose at a slower rate to give your body time to adjust. Some people find 2-3 softgels or 2.5 grams of PGX granules to be effective. Others require the maximum dose is 6 softgels of PGX Daily or 5 grams of PGX granules in order to reduce portion size. Continue to increase the dosage until you experience a significant reduction in hunger and between-meal food cravings. Do not exceed 6 softgels or 5 grams up to three times per day.
Does PGX have side effects?
PGX is a highly concentrated and highly effective form of fibre. It can take time for your body to adjust. To avoid minor side effects, such as increased gas, bloating, loose stools or constipation, it is best to start with small amounts of PGX and then gradually increase your intake as your body adjusts. If you take PGX consistently, and increase the dose gradually, it is likely that you will be able to consume a highly effective dose, without these effects, within a few days to a week. To decrease any possible side effects, it is important to drink a large glass of water with each dose of PGX.
Why should I incorporate PGX into my diet?
PGX is an excellent source of dietary fibre. In 2004, the average person in Canada and the United States consumed about 13 g of dietary fibre per day (Statistics Canada, 2005). The dietary reference intake of fibre for those 19 to 50 years old is 25 grams for women and 38 grams for men. Unfortunately, to achieve the greatest benefit, the dosage required (e.g. 20 grams of more) is often difficult to achieve with other fibre supplements. Moreover, it is difficult to obtain highly viscous fibres from our day-to-day food choices. In contrast, PGX is an easy and convenient way to add viscous soluble fibre to your diet.
How fast can I expect to lose weight?
Participants in a study who exercised and followed a 1,200 calorie/day diet lost on average 1-2 lbs per week. This is considered healthy weight loss. For some people weight loss is not immediate, while many people lose more weight depending upon their consistent use of PGX and other lifestyle factors. PGX makes following a calorie restricted diet easy because it controls appetite due to its water solubility (absorbs many times its weight in water) and its ability to reduce and diminish cravings for starchy and sugary foods.
It is important to differentiate between weight loss and fat loss. As fat weighs less than muscle tissue, many people actually experience weight gain when they begin a reducing regime. Also, for some people, the additional water they drink with PGX can temporarily add weight, since a litre of water weighs 1 kg or 2.2 lbs. While fast weight loss may seem ideal, it is important to remember that we gain weight gradually over a period of time. Losing weight the same way is "healthy weight loss" and will help reduce the risk of regaining the lost weight.
How do I know PGX is working? How much do I have to use to lose weight?
It is recommended that you start with a lower dose of PGX for the first 3 to 7 days to see how your body adjusts to the increase in fibre intake. An increased amount of PGX, to its active dosage (10-15 grams per day or 2.5 - 5 grams per meal) will produce noticeable reductions in appetite and cravings. Many people who have just started taking PGX feel energized and notice their clothes fit better even though they have not changed anything else except taking PGX everyday.
Does PGX contain gluten?
PGX softgels and PGX granules are wheat/gluten free. While we make every effort to ensure that our raw materials do not contain gluten, it is possible that some products may contain trace amounts if there are products with gluten being processed in the same manufacturing facility where the raw materials are produced. PGX meal replacement drink mix products cannot be stated as gluten or wheat free.
After taking PGX is it possible to still be hungry?
For some people, yes. One explanation is that when blood sugar has been out of control or imbalanced for a long time, and the body has not been using insulin properly, the brain can still send out powerful messages to eat. When you take PGX every day these strong messages become weaker. The inappropriate messages to eat are no longer needed when blood sugar becomes balanced and the brain is satisfied it will get the glucose required to function.
I've tried other diets. How is PGX different?
PGX isn't a diet, but it can make any weight loss plan or diet work better. Research has shown that people who gain weight and have difficulty losing weight, often spend much of their day on a 'blood sugar roller coaster' with blood sugar alternately surging and plummeting, leaving them tired or irritable and leading to frequent and unhealthy food cravings. PGX helps re-train your body and eliminate the blood sugar roller coaster so you don't crave "bad foods" and so you can better control your appetite. With PGX you can achieve lasting results.
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You know what the toughest part of this SoSG Streaking game is to administer? Creating the grid each round. Not only have I made tons of errors trying to recap who won, but on a day like today I'm having to get up, turn on an episode of "Little Einsteins" on the DVR to occupy the kids, and then hustle over to powerpoint to make the new grid and then upload it.
Not that this is all about me, though. Congratulations on Spank and Mr. Customer for advancing:
One more matchup this afternoon. Proposition post (again game-related) will go up some time after 11am, and all bets are closed at 1p sharp.


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Although probably some day analog television will became completely obsolete, the need for an analog video capture API (such as the Video4Linux API) will live on, as there will still be several practical needs for such. Consequently, we need still plan for the development of future v4l APIs.
Here are a few thoughts about development on the next generation API:
- We should not split control over video and radio on /dev/video and /dev/radio. The main problem with it is in simultaneous work of multiple video/radio programs - actually we have single device and control over it should be collected in one place.
- Userspace program should be able to select cards and tuners and so on, no need to keep cards database in kernel.
- We probably need to provide some official user-space library with more intellectual and more natural programming interface (probably with the ability to support several operation systems)....a present discussion of such can be found here.
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By George Ankers
Whichever way you look at it, 100 international caps is an incredible achievement.
When Steven Gerrard leads England out at the Friends Arena to face Sweden, he will become only the sixth man to reach that milestone for the Three Lions.
Twelve-and-a-half years of national service, four major tournaments and 19 goals. An impressive record but did we ever see as much from the Liverpool icon in an England shirt as we might have done?
At his best, Gerrard made matches his own but those games, those days when the mood struck him and he bulldozed himself and his team out of whatever dire situation, were almost all in Reds colours.
The Champions League final of 2005. The FA Cup triumph of 2006. Basically every single thing that happened in 2008-09. When he clicked, Gerrard used to be unstoppable.
While he had moments of brilliance and can still change games, none of his truly great moments have been for England – and not just because there are fewer such games. It never quite clicked.
Luck played its part. Absent from the World Cup 2002 squad in South Korea and Japan with a last-day-of-the-season injury, who knows what Gerrard might have achieved that summer. A spontaneous combustion of game-changing excellence could have made that quarter-final against Brazil oh so different.
From then on, the 'Golden Generation' tag took hold of the Three Lions. Nobody came out of it looking particularly pretty. For Gerrard, that period of "stuff all the big names in one team and expect it to work out" logic hamstrung him more than most.
On the basis that, while possessing such devastating attacking ability, he could also run about a bit, he was too often expected to be the legs in a midfield partnership with Frank Lampard. It famously – repeatedly – did not take.
Even on the occasions when the Chelsea stalwart was not next to him, though, the sense of inhibition that increasingly colours his more recent performances crept earliest into his international outings.
There have been glimpses of his all-conquering potential. His part in the 5-1 demolition of Germany was one. Dragging a listless England side to finally beating Andorra in an otherwise reprehensible 2007 match was another. Even when clearly past his best, the Liverpool skipper stepped up with the national armband to be a key influence at Euro 2012.
But has he been as consistently telling a contributor as much as his soon-to-be-fellow centurions? It is hard to see him on quite the same level.
Peter Shilton, Bobby Moore, Bobby Charlton and Billy Wright all have far stronger claims to genuine international legend than Gerrard. Even David Beckham, the most recent to break the 100-cap barrier, made more of a habit of bailing England out when it mattered than the 32-year-old.
Perhaps it is simply a reflection of the amount of international matches played these days than in eras gone by. Matches like Wednesday's nothing friendly are all too commonplace. The century of caps is inevitably slightly devalued and reaching it in such a meaningless match must feel slightly less special.
For all that mitigation, though, some ceremony and reward is due to Gerrard. His generation may have turned out more copper than gold but the midfielder has done more than most despite never having a team built around him in the years when it should have been.
Like the trophy cabinet from his club career, Gerrard may not have as much to show for his international exploits as befits his ability. But, as with that night in Istanbul, he will always be able to look at his 100th England cap and be proud.
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Democrat Voters Confused: "I Didn't Realize I Would Be The One Who Was Going to Pay For It Personally"
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Back in 2008, when then-candidate Obama promised Joe the Plumber and the rest of America that he intended to spread the wealth around, most democrat and liberal voters embraced the notion of wealth redistribution under the guise of equality. A universal healthcare plan, that would be free for all Americans, was the promise from the candidate of hope and change.Tens of millions of Americans jumped on the bandwagon waving their flags, fainting at his appearances, and fawning over his every word.
None ever thought about where the money would come from for all this new found wealth he promised to bestow upon them.
But those who understand that socialism, communism and governance by the collective are failed experiments, warned where that money would come from. It would be taken by force from the toils of the middle class, and it'd impoverish them in the process.
Now the myrmidons who once vehemently supported the policies of President Barack Obama without question are coming to the realization that when Obama spoke about spreading the wealth he actually meant their wealth too!
Cindy Vinson is one such supporter. This month, like many Americans who have health insurance through their employer or private insurers, Vinson got an unwanted awakening to the reality of government sponsored wealth confiscation and redistribution:
Cindy Vinson and Tom Waschura are big believers in the Affordable Care Act. They vote independent and are proud to say they helped elect and re-elect President Barack Obama.
Yet, like many other Bay Area residents who pay for their own medical insurance, they were floored last week when they opened their bills: Their policies were being replaced with pricier plans that conform to all the requirements of the new health care law.
Vinson, of San Jose, will pay $1,800 more a year for an individual policy, while Waschura, of Portola Valley, will cough up almost $10,000 more for insurance for his family of four.
"I was laughing at Boehner — until the mail came today," Waschura said, referring to House Speaker John Boehner, who is leading the Republican charge to defund Obamacare.
"I really don't like the Republican tactics, but at least now I can understand why they are so pissed about this. When you take $10,000 out of my family's pocket each year, that's otherwise disposable income or retirement savings that will not be going into our local economy."
Both Vinson and Waschura have adjusted gross incomes greater than four times the federal poverty level — the cutoff for a tax credit. And while both said they anticipated their rates would go up, they didn't realize they would rise so much.
"Of course, I want people to have health care," Vinson said. "I just didn't realize I would be the one who was going to pay for it personally."
Prior the passage of Obamacare Congressional switchboards lit up with 99 out of 100 Americans urging their representatives to throw the legislation out.
They didn't listen. They passed the bill without even reading it. In fact, they didn't even make it public until a few hours before the vote and by then it was too late.
For people like Mr. Washcura and Ms. Vinson it must have been pretty funny to see Republicans, Libertarians, and anti-establishment extremists getting frustrated and angered.
They must have looked on with glee and a sense of victory.
You're not laughing anymore are you, Ms. Vinson?
Now that Ms. Vinson and Mr. Washcura know they are the ones footing the bill to provide free health care to the "less fortunate" out of their life savings and retirement accounts, they're very quickly coming to the realization that they've been bamboozled by the very person who promised them hope, change, free housing, free gas, free phones, free medicine and a host of other government-issued services.
Socialism is an awesome idea, isn't it?
Until it's you who has to foot the bill.
Ms. Vinson wanted hard working Americans to feel the pain, to give up their life's work for equal wealth distribution, and she voted to force these mandates on unwilling Americans at the barrel of a gun.
Who's in front of the barrel now, Ms. Vinson?
You, and the rest of the 50 million people who elected Barack Obama to not one, but two terms, deserve the pain that's coming.
You asked for it. Now bask in it.


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For the first time since last October, I taught two classes back to back today. It's something I used to do with very little thought, but now it's a huge consideration.
The classes were both amazing – such wonderful, kind and funny knitters, so eager and ready to learn, so thrilled with the tiny tips we all shared among ourselves.
The first was my Combination Class, always a good one. This was a very smart group, though, so I was able to toss a LOT of stuff at them.
My afternoon class was supposed to be Lorilee's Continental Knitting Class. I felt as though I might be letting the women down a bit, not being Lorilee, but by the end of the class I felt secure that I'd given them a good time and they learned a lot. Good times!
Today were some of the most enjoyable classes I've taught, and the location cannot be beat! Stirling is an amazingly beautiful place. Before lunch yesterday I rode around the loch, a lovely trip, and then rode around campus.
Today I went for a nice ride into Bridge of Allan, then headed off to the Tesco in Stirling (I passed over the old stone bridge to get there)
Why am I riding? Partly for sanity – being on a bike keeps me focused and happy. And partly for pain. I cannot lie, I'm aching and just sitting on the edge of a mighty flare up.
I'm being sensible, missing some of the fun stuff I'd like to engage in (the Stitch & Bitch talk tonight) and using the energy I have to do some stretching and bike riding to keep the pain levels in check.
I'm certain I'll be dandy, the beds here are very comfy and every morning I wake up a new person, but right now I'm feeling the fibro in a HUGE way.
There are several women here who also suffer from fibromyalgia – we've been comparing notes on what works for us, it makes me feel less alone. I wonder if we'll have a chance to just sit and chat during the next few days!
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by Mike Salazar
Recouperating is supposed to be the easy part. You lie on your couch hypnotized by your television or you're snug in your bed and dead to the world, and all the while you're growing. That's the plan, anyway. Workouts tear down muscles; food nourishes muscles; rest and sleep let muscles grow stronger and bigger.
The problem with this approach is it's reactive, and thus limits your ability to recuperate. You train and eat, then you wait to grow. Instead of sitting on your glutes or lying on your lats waiting, why not take action to recover and grow faster?
Some of you may be thinking, Not another recuperation article. Why should I have to work at resting? I'd rather skip reading about sleeping and just sleep. Fair enough — most people should indeed be able to recuperate by following a healthy diet and merely allowing enough time and sleep to occur between workouts. But recovering from workouts won't give you all the muscle growth you're looking for. You want to recover and then grow stronger and bigger to the greatest extent possible. In effect, you want to superrecuperate, and therein lies the difficult part, especially for a hardgainer.
If you're not growing, it might seem logical to schedule more time between workouts. Indeed, sometimes this is a solution. Many pro bodybuilders train bodyparts only once per week, but most of those same bodybuilders train with more intensity and/or volume than we recommend for the average hardgainer. Another solution is to take action to speed up the recovery process. The faster you recover from workouts, the faster you'll grow.
Bodybuilders frequently welcome muscle soreness and even exhaustion as signposts to future growth. Although the tight discomfort caused by lactic acid buildup is a natural part of overload training and you may indeed be exhausted after a strenuous workout, these are not physical states you should prolong. To the contrary, if you take action to increase them in the gym, you should take action to decrease them when outside the gym. The harder you train, the more effort you need to put into recuperation. To maximize gains, you have to help yourself recover because only when you fully recover can you fully grow. Use these seven tactics for boosting recuperation.
Seven Strategies for Boosting Recuperation
Recovery begins during the workout. Take as long as you require between sets to return to normal breathing and to replenish the majority of your strength and energy. Generally, one or two minutes are sufficient. The time will vary between exercises. Heavy compound lifts, such as squats and deadlifts, typically require a longer rest period than pushdowns or wrist curls.
Another key to intraworkout recuperation is stretching. Too many trainers dismiss stretching as something done by weekend toners, not hardcore bodybuilders. In fact, the harder you train, the more effort you should put into stretching, not only because it boosts safety, but also because it boosts recovery. Dorian Yates, to name one decidedly hardcore bodybuilder, spends a sizable chunk of his gym time stretching. He knows doing so aids circulation, reduces lactic acid buildup and elongates his muscles. Stretch before and after your workout, as well as between sets.
Immediately following your workout, endeavor to stay comfortably warm. If your skin is warm, nourishing blood flow will stay elevated longer, which helps reduce lactic acid buildup.
Get at least eight hours of continuous sleep each night. Additionally, when possible, take a daytime nap of 30 minutes to one hour.
Ideally, have a sports massage at least once per week. Among the benefits of massage are relaxed muscles and nerves, increased circulation, lowered blood pressure and improved flexibility. Put succinctly, a competent professional massage is one of the best things you can do to boost physical recuperation. Many champion bodybuilders include them as essential parts of their routines. However, not everyone can afford regular massages, and not everyone has access to trained professional massage therapists. A good alternative is a hot whirlpool bath, a sauna or simply a long hot bath. Heat offers some of the same benefits as massage — relaxing and loosening muscles and improving circulation.
Mental stress can sap your strength, energy and recuperation. Severe cases of anxiety need to be treated professionally, but lesser cases can usually be alleviated by dealing with the root cause, and everyone can benefit from proactive techniques. Yoga reduces physical and mental tension and promotes recuperation. Jay Cutler is a yoga enthusiast. The aforementioned massage or bath may also prove helpful. Meditation can reduce stress and light physical activities may have a similar effect. Whatever form of stress reduction you choose, make time in your waking life for peaceful activity or inactivity during which you either focus on nothing at all or focus on anything other than the worries of everyday life.
When your workouts are stale and gains come slowly or not at all, often the best strategy is to avoid the gym for a week or two. Alternatively, you can focus on circuit training or cardio during that time or adopt a lighter training cycle for four to six weeks. Don't make the mistake of "sucking it up" and continuing to train heavy. Intense workouts drain not just the targeted muscles, but also your physiological, nervous and endocrine systems. Your body needs an occasional vacation from heavy sets in order to return to the work of tearing down and building up muscle with revitalized vigor. Even if you don't believe you're overtraining, take at least two oneweek breaks from the gym per year. The pleasant truth is that a week on some tropical isle where the days consist of nothing more strenuous than massages, whirlpools and naps may be exactly what you need to reach your physical potential. Daydreaming about it sure is relaxing, too.
8. Increase Your HGH
Professional athletes and bodybuilders depend on it to hone their competitive edge. Celebrities see it as a secret weapon to look and feel years younger. For those who can afford it, HGH (Human Growth Hormone) therapy isn't just an option, but an essential element for fitness, linked to amazing physiological enhancements: increased lean muscle mass, reduced body fat, greater endurance and faster recovery, as well as improvements in mood, sleep, skin tone and sex drive, among other positive effects. Sleep increases HGH but not all the time. An alternative is to supplement with products such as Biotech's Growth Factor 9.
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In this episode, I play a new song from John Howie Jr; I discuss the new podcast that Aimee Mann does with Ted Leo; I talk about specifically choosing joy when it is an option; I talk about why I love the Church of the Subgenius, comic books; my experience with Penn Jillette's movie Director's Cut.
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We're rocking and rolling with two icons of '60s pop. First, it's the voice behind some of the most well-known songs from the girl group era: La La Brooks, of the Crystals. La La sang the lead on the classic hit "Da Doo Ron Ron" when she was just a teenager! She shares stories of her time singing for Phil Spector, and starring on Broadway. We'll also visit with Gretna, Louisiana's Frankie Ford, whose early '60s hit "Sea Cruise" set the New Orleans R&B scene sailing on the charts.
- Open Bed: Da Doo Ron Ron Phil Spector
Phil Spector Session, unpublished instrumental outtake - House on the Hill Art Neville
Minit Records, Charly - I Dig Rock and Roll Music Peter Paul and Mary
The Very Best of Peter Paul and Mary, Rhino - Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio The Ramones
Weird Tales of the Ramones, Rhino/Warner Bros. - Claudette Everly Brothers
The Classic Everly Brothers, Bear Family - Rock House Roy Orbison
The Legendary Roy Orbison, Sony - Sweet Little Sixteen Chuck Berry
The Great Twenty-Eight, Chess/MCA - Why Do Fools Fall in Love The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon
The Doo Wop Box, Rhino - Instrumental: All About My Girl Jack McGriff
The Sue Records Story, EMI - Maybe The Chantels
The Doo Wop Box, Rhino - The Boy from New York City The Ad Libs
Best of the Girl Groups, Vol. I, Rhino - Then He Kissed Me The Crystals
Phil Spector: Back to Mono 1958-1969, ABKCO - SEGMENT: La La Brooks
Listen - Instrumental: Think Steve Cropper
Dedicated, 429 - Dedicated to the One I Love The "5" Royales
Dedicated to You, Rhino - Dedicated to the One I Love The Shirelles
Billboard Top Pop Hits, 1961, Rhino - Dedicated to the One I Love Steve Cropper with Lucinda Williams and Dan Penn
Dedicated, 429 - River Deep, Mountain High Ike & Tina Turner
Proud Mary: The Best of Ike & Tina Turner, EMI - Da Doo Ron Ron The Rolling Stones
Greatest Rarities, Vol. 1, unpublished - The Long and Winding Road The Beatles
Let It Be, Apple - End Bed: This Boy George Martin & His Orchestra
Off the Beatle Track, CEMA
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- Open Bed: Rockin' at Cosimo's Lee Allen
The Cosimo Matassa Story, Prosper - Where You At Lloyd Price
Creole Kings of New Orleans, Specialty - Mojo Hannah Little Esther Phillips
Blues & Soul Power, Warner UK - Driftin' Herbie Hancock
Takin' Off, Blue Note - Tipitina Professor Longhair
The Cosimo Matassa Story , Proper - Chickie Wah Wah Bobby Marchan
The Best of Ace Records, Rock 'n Roll - Instrumental: Bop Sit-In Blues Edgar Blanchard
Creole Kings of New Orleans, Specialty - The Monkey Speaks His Mind Dave Bartholomew
Crescent City Soul: The Sound of New Orleans1947-1974, EMI - Alimony Frankie Ford
Sea Cruise: The Very Best of Frankie Ford, Music Club - SEGMENT: Frankie Ford
Listen - Instrumental: Over the Waves Wayne & the Velvetones
The Best of Drew-Blan, Night Train - Sea of Love Cat Power
The Covers Record, Matador - Sally Go 'Round the Roses The Jaynetts
Best of the Girl Groups, Vol. I, Rhino - Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love) Swingin' Medallions
Nuggets from Nuggets, Rhino - Down the Line Buddy Holly & Bob Montgomery
Rockin Bones: 1950s Punk & Rockabilly, Rhino - Beat it On Down the Line Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead, Warner Bros. - Down Yonder (We Go Ballin') Smiley Lewis
The Cosimo Matassa Story, Proper - Rockin' Bones Ronnie Dawson
Rockin Bones: 1950s Punk & Rockabilly, Rhino - Dry Bones The Delta Rhythm Boys
Jump & Jive 'Til One O'Clock: Anthology Vol. 2, DEE-JAY - End Bed: Trombone Dixie The Beach Boys
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Navigating a rickety footbridge over a river chasm can be dicey enough for explorers. In an all-new Disney adventure, what lurks below that bridge may quicken their step to get to the other side: Crocodiles!
A ravine of menacing-looking crocs, pools of hippos, bushwalks along untracked terrain and other thrills await guests on Wild Africa Trek, a unique wildlife experience scheduled to launch in early 2011 into the deepest, most-remote reaches of Disney's Animal Kingdom.
Reservations can be booked beginning Oct. 15, 2010, for the three-hour, expert-led adventure that will immerse guests in the realms and wildlife thrills of far-off Africa – without leaving Walt Disney World Resort. In small groups, guests on the Wild Africa Trek will enjoy an "up-close-and-personal" experience with African wildlife species that make their home in Pangani Forest as well as other areas of the park's Harambe Wildlife Reserve.
As part of the adventure, guests will clip onto a lifeline as they step to the very edge of a cliff to get amazingly close to the hippos and crocs waiting just below. Talk about cliff-hangers!
Adventure-minded guests will have the experience of a lifetime as they get immersed in an authentic African safari experience that only Disney can deliver," said Michael Colglazier, vice president of Disney's Animal Kingdom. "We are thrilled to be offering this unique outdoor adventure aimed at active vacationers, taking interactions with the incredible animals that inhabit the Harambe Reserve to the next level and literally blazing new trails in our park."
Highlights of what's in store for guests on this add-on adventure:
- Trekking with experienced guides through areas of Harambe Wildlife Reserve that aren't explored during regular Disney's Animal Kingdom experiences.
- Navigating through fern and vine forests on a bushwalk that sets a course for adventure.
- Clipping into a harness attached to a safety line, crossing a seemingly precarious rope bridge over the Safi River and cliff-hanging at the edge of gullies that are home to hippos and crocodiles.
- Experiencing the thrill of "over-landing" in customized open-air vehicles following the edge of a magnificent, wide-open savanna.
- Unwinding from an unforgettable adventure at a private safari camp for wildlife viewing. At this station elevated above the savanna, guests savor sample tastes of Africa as their adventure draws to a relaxing and satisfying close.
Wild Africa Trek will be offered several times daily at Disney's Animal Kingdom. Groups will be kept small, consisting of no more than 12 trekkers per safari.
Reservations for Wild Africa Trek can be arranged by calling 407-WDW-TOUR (939-8687). Pricing for this unique adventure will vary seasonally. Guests who reserve a booking from Jan. 16-Feb. 26, 2011, may take advantage of an introductory offer starting at $129. Park admission is required for participants.
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Athletics Hall of Fame – October 7, 2006
Lisa Johnson Ard graduated Cum Laude from Coker University in 1988, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education, in addition to experiencing a stellar career with the Cobra women's Basketball Team. When Ard joined the Coker squad in 1985 she was named the team's Most Improved Player.
During her next three years, she was named to the NAIA all American Team ('86, '87, '88). She was named the C. G. Timberlake Athlete of the Year in her senior year. While at Coker, she participated in many extracurricular activities, including the Commissioners, the Student Admissions Council, intramurals, and working in the Financial Aid office.
Since graduation, she has experienced a very successful teaching and coaching career. She was named Sumter School District Two Teach of the Year in 1996. In addition, Ard was named to the Mid-8 Coach of the Year 1992, '93, '94. She has led Crestwood High School's women's baseball team to the play offs every year since 1998. She was named Girls's Coach of the Year in 2004 and Region 6AAA Coach of the year in 2005. Ard is currently a teacher at Mayewood Middle School and Head Women's Basketball Coach at Crestwood High School.


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The great author Robert Anton Wilson called the pseudo-skeptics "fundamentalist materialists" and "irrational rationalists" in this interview. His points are spot on.
"DAB: One of your recent books is The New Inquisition: Irrational Rationalism and the Citadel of Science. Maybe you could tell us a little bit about this book.
RAW: I coined the term irrational rationalism because those people claim to be rationalists, but they're governed by such a heavy body of taboos. They're so fearful, and so hostile, and so narrow, and frightened, and uptight and dogmatic. I thought it was a fascinating paradox: irrational rationalists. Later on I found out I didn't invent that. Somebody else who wrote an article on CSICOP, that's the group they all belong to: Committee for Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal. Somebody else who wrote about them also used the term irrational rationalism. It's a hard term to resist when you think about those people.
I wrote this book because I got tired satirizing fundamentalist Christianity, I had done enough of that in my other books. I decided to satirize fundamentalist materialism for a change, because the two are equally comical. All fundamentalism is comical, unless you believe in it, in which case you'd become a fanatic yourself, and want everybody else to share your fundamentalism. But if you're not a fundamentalist yourself, fundamentalists are the funniest people on the planet. The materialist fundamentalists are funnier than the Christian fundamentalists, because they think they're rational!
DAB: They call themselves skeptical.
RAW: Yes, but they're not skeptical! They're never skeptical about anything except the things they have a prejudice against. None of them ever says anything skeptical about the AMA, or about anything in establishment science or any entrenched dogma. They're only skeptical about new ideas that frighten them. They're actually dogmatically committed to what they were taught when they were in college, which was about 1948-53, somewhere in that period. If you go back and study what was being taught in college in those days as the latest scientific theories, you find out that's what these people still believe. They haven't had a new idea in 30 years, that's all that happened to them. They just rigidified, they crystallized around 1960."


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DALLAS — Delta Air Lines will soon require owners of service and support animals to provide more information before their animal can fly in the passenger cabin, including an assurance that it's trained to behave itself.
The airline says complaints about animals biting or urinating or defecating on planes have nearly doubled since 2016.
Starting March 1, Delta will require owners to show proof of their animal's health or vaccinations at least 48 hours before a flight.
Owners of psychiatric service animals and of those used for emotional support will need to sign a statement vouching that their animal can behave. But owners will be on the honor system — they won't have to show, for example, that their dog graduated from obedience school.
The new requirements don't apply to pets, for which owners pay an extra fee. Delta, American and United all charge $125 each way for small pets in the cabin. Pets that don't fit under a seat must fly in the cargo hold, also for a price.
Delta's policy change arrives with the number of animals in the cabin increasing.
A rift has grown between disabled people who rely on trained service animals, usually dogs, and passengers with support or comfort animals, with many in the first group suspecting that those in the latter are just trying to avoid paying $125.
However, owners of comfort animals, including veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome, often say that they wouldn't be able to travel without their companion.
John Laughter, the airline's senior vice president of safety and security, said there are insufficient rules in place to screen animals for health and behavior issues.
Last June, a 70-pound dog flying as a support animal bit another passenger several times in the face on a Delta plane in Atlanta. The victim was hospitalized.
Delta is seeking a balance "that supports those customers with a legitimate need for these animals" while maintaining safety, Laughter said.
Sara Nelson, president of the largest flight attendants' union, praised Delta's decision. She said passengers abuse the system to bring untrained animals on board, and if it isn't stopped it could lead to a crackdown that will hurt veterans and the disabled "who legitimately need to travel with these animals."
Eric Goldmann, a sales representative in Atlanta for a health care company, posts pictures on Twitter of support animals that he thinks should have stayed home. He says owners are abusing the system and creating safety hazards.
"These dogs are everywhere, they're out in the aisles," he said. "Planes have to be evacuated in 90 seconds in an emergency. If animals get in the way, people will panic."
Although exact figures aren't available, airline employees say dogs and cats are the most common animals on planes, but there have been sightings of pigs, snakes and turkeys too.
Delta's new rules are aimed at two categories: service animals, which receive specific training to help blind or disabled passengers; and so-called emotional-support animals, which require no training at all. Both fly for free and are not required to be caged during the flight.
The emotional-support group has been growing rapidly, and it is the target of most of the new Delta procedures. Delta, the second-biggest U.S. airline by revenue, said it transports about 700 service and support animals every day, nearly 250,000 per year. More than two-thirds are emotional-support animals. That does not include animals for which owners pay a fee to keep in a carrier under their seat during flights.
The boom in animal travel has prompted airports to add places where pets can relieve themselves.
Federal regulators have interpreted a 1986 access-to-travel law to allow support animals in airplane cabins and in apartment buildings that do not allow pets. That has created a cottage industry of online companies that help people establish their pet as an emotional support animal.
Airlines must allow support animals in the cabin, although they can require owners to present a letter from a doctor or other medical provider who can vouch that the human traveler is helped by having the animal there. Delta will now ask to see those letters 48 hours in advance.
The Transportation Department, aided by an advisory committee of airline and passenger advocates, has been considering tightening the definitions of service and comfort animals but missed its own deadline last year.
The airlines also complain that they have no way to verify that doctors who sign off on comfort animals are qualified to decide if someone needs the emotional support. Last year an undercover reporter for a Los Angeles TV station found a chiropractor willing to sign a letter allowing the woman's dog to fly for free if she paid his $250 fee.
American Airlines and United Airlines said they were reviewing their animal policies. Both reported seeing a significant increase in the number of emotional-support animals since 2016.
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Recipe: Luke Nguyen's salt & chilli squid
Hardie Grant
Growing up in Australia, food was an intrinsic link to my Vietnamese heritage and culture. Everything 'Vietnamese' I'd learnt as a child was passed on to me through the memories and knowledge of my parents, and the other families in my Vietnamese community. They shared these gifts with us, within our own 'little Vietnam' in the Sydney suburb of Cabramatta. Our lifestyle, cooking and language were a version of our parents' own upbringing.
Through all this, I was inspired to go to Vietnam. I felt a pull to discover the country and people on my own, and to hopefully understand more about the lives of my parents and my own life in Australia. But first I needed to follow the strongest of my passions — my dream of opening my own restaurant, where I could showcase traditional Vietnamese food within the contemporary Sydney dining scene. My restaurant, Red Lantern, is more than a restaurant to me. It has been my dream fulfilled, but it has also taken me beyond my dreams and around the world, to expand my life and love of food and culture — far more than I ever could have asked for.
It brought to me Vietnam, where my journey to further understand my heritage, history and culture still continues, years later. Heavily schooled in southern cuisine, I wanted to learn about the country's regional specialties, travelling not only to particular spots to visit my family, but also to areas where I had no relatives, links or knowledge: a discovery for the soul and the stomach!
In this book, The Food of Vietnam, I begin my culinary discovery in southern Vietnam, where I trace my extended family. I meet my mother's sisters — Aunties Eight and Nine, who show me where they, and my Mum, were brought up. After sharing their favourite family recipes and street-food spots, they introduce me to my cousins from the Mekong Delta.
Later I visit the fishing folk of Mui Ne, who work the ocean waters by night, and in the early mornings prepare tonnes of seafood by hand, expertly cutting, slicing, drying and packing their catch for sale right along the beachfront. In the quiet fishing town of Quy Nhon, I learn the ancient art of handmaking tofu, and visit the famous Thien Huong Pagoda, where I am taught age-old vegetarian dishes, before being blessed by the pagoda's revered Buddhist monk. The terrace fields of Da Lat, filled with exotic vegetables, local flowers and herbs, reflect the colonial influences of the French, who introduced the coffee plantations that now flourish under local hands, and satisfy the country's own huge appetite for coffee drinking, their coffee also exported around the world.
This first journey through Vietnam taught me so much, and I'm still learning something new every day. A lifetime of travelling, talking and eating throughout the country may not be enough to discover all that Vietnam has to share, but the people's stories and their memories are all in some way tied up in any single dish that is prepared; each technique is the word and practice of someone before them. I love to listen and watch as knowledge, history and culture is told through the form of food.
Chargrilled Phu Quoc salt & chilli squid
SERVES 4–6 as part of a shared meal
This dish was taught to me by a local Phu Quoc fisherman. He told me he would regularly make this dish on board his boat, while out in the deep sea, where he would not have many ingredients to cook with. It took him only 30 seconds to describe the recipe to me. I also made this dish on a fishing boat, after catching my own squid. So try to get the freshest squid you can — alive and kicking if possible. As you can see, the recipe is incredibly simple, but it is oh, so delicious.
- 1 whole squid, about 600 g (1 lb 5 oz)
- 2 red bird's eye chillies, sliced
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
- Lemon sauce
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/ 2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon ground white pepper
Pull away the squid's head, slice it open and remove the guts, cartilage and ink sac. Pat both sides dry with paper towels or a clean cloth. Place on a chopping board, skin side up. Using a sharp knife, cut a crisscross pattern into the squid, being careful not to cut all the way through.
Pound the chilli to a paste using a mortar and pestle. Mix in the salt until well combined.
Evenly coat both sides of the squid with the salt and chilli mixture. Chargrill the squid over medium–high heat for 3 minutes on each side, or until golden brown.
Meanwhile, put the lemon sauce ingredients in a dipping bowl and mix well. Cut the squid into bite-sized pieces and serve with the lemon sauce.


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